(The Ghost and the Twilight fly their way to meet with the Xiaolin Monks. The young royals are with the Ghost crew while the Sugar Rushers and I are with Anakin and Ahsoka)
Anakin: So what's this I'm hearing about a Shen Gong Wu going off?
Me: According to Dojo, the new Wu is called the Diamond Daggers. They have the power to absorb reflective energy and unleash it at the opponent. It's much like a weaponized version of the Reversing Mirror.
Vanellope: A Wu like that could mean trouble in the wrong hands. Where is it?
Me: Clay told me the Wu's somewhere in a forest in Springfield.
Ahsoka: Then what are we waiting for? Let's go get it.
Me: Not just yet, Ahsoka. We need to grab some Wu first. (Opens com-link channel) Hera, you and the others go on ahead. We need to make a pit stop at the Temple first.
Hera: (Open channel) I'm on it.
(The Twilight makes a sharp right, heading for the Xiaolin Temple while the Ghost continues to Springfield)
Leoladdin
Chapter 2: Marriage Troubles
The next morning at the palace, the prince Jack Spicer storms out of the garden and through the Sultan's chamber in a fit of anger.
"I've never been so insulted in my whole life!" Jack complained as he stomped past Iroh.
"Wait, Prince Jack! You're not leaving so soon, are you?" Iroh asked as he stumbled, but not before noticing a patch of his pants missing, revealing Jack's black-and-red undergarments.
"Have fun finding someone to marry her!" Jack yelled angrily before leaving the chamber.
"Oh, Dawn!" Iroh sneered in realization as he left for the garden to meet with his daughter. "Dawn! Dawn!" Before he got the chance to approach her, however, Dawn's pet lion, Regulus cuts him off with a piece of Jack's pants in his mouth. "Confound it, Regulus!" He tries to pry the cloth out of the lion's mouth, only to fall backwards and rip a smaller piece off. He looks at the piece in his hand. "So, this is the reason Prince Jack stormed out!"
"Oh, father." Dawn said as she took the cloth out of Regulus' mouth. "Regulus was just playing with him, weren't you, Regulus?" Regulus comes over and lets her pet him and hug him. "You were just playing with that overdressed, self-absorbed Prince Jack, weren't you?" She takes her moment to cuddle with Regulus until she looks up to her ticked off father. "Ahem."
"Dearest, I really wish you could stop rejecting every suitor that comes to call." Iroh said. "The law has stated that you…"
"…Must be married to a prince." The two of them said simultaneously as they walked over to a bird cage containing over a dozen doves.
"…By your next birthday." Iroh finished.
"The law is wrong." Dawn sighed.
"Wrong or not, you only have three more days!" Iroh stated as Dawn brought a lone dove out of the cage.
"Father, you know how I hate being forced into this." Dawn retorted. "If I do decide to marry, I want it to be for love."
"Dawn, I want you to know that it's not only this law." Iroh let out a heavy-hearted sigh. "I'm not going to be around forever and well, I…" He gently takes the dove out of Dawn's hands, slightly upsetting her. "I just want you to be taken care of, provided for."
"Please, try to understand. I've never done a thing on my own." Dawn replied as she swirled her finger in the fountain water, petting the fish. "I've never had any real friends." Hearing that comment, Regulus looks up at her and growls lowly. "Except for you, Regulus." Satisfied, the horned lion goes back to sleep. "I've never even been outside the palace walls."
"But Dawn, you're a princess." Iroh reminded her.
"Then, maybe I don't want to be a princess anymore." Dawn replied before splashing the water.
"Ooohhhh!" Iroh exclaimed and started stammering before turning to his daughter. "The Gods forbid you should have any daughters!"
Regulus looks up for a moment in confusion. Dawn glances at the dove cage before going to it and yanking open the door, letting all of the doves free. She watches them fly away.
Inside his royal chamber, Iroh starts contemplating on his daughter's decision to marry. "I have no idea where she gets it from. Her mother was never this picky." Just then, a looming shadow falls over him, startling Iroh. He looks up and sees his advisor, Murdoc. "Ooh, oh. Ah, Murdoc, my most trusted advisor. I am in desperate need of your wisdom."
"My life is but to serve you, my lord." Murdoc said with a bow.
"It's this suitor business. Dawn refuses to choose a husband. I'm at my wit's end." Iroh explained as Chicken clucked and repeated his last two words. "Oh, ha-ha. A cracker for you, little chicken!" Chicken cringes in disgust, but Iroh stuffs it in his mouth before the former got the chance to react. Chicken starts grimacing as he struggles to eat, making both Iroh and Murdoc laugh.
"Your majesty certainly has a way with dumb animals." Murdoc commented, making Chicken glare at him. "Now then, perhaps I can divine a solution to this thorny problem."
"If there's anyone in the world that can help, it's you." Iroh said happily.
"Ah, but in order to pull it off, it would require the use of that beautiful blue jewel on your finger." Murdoc suggested.
"Wait a minute, my ring?" Iroh questioned. "But it's been in the family for years."
"I know, but it is necessary to find the princess a suitor. Don't worry." Murdoc reminded him with a bit of emphasis on the word "princess". He then aims the viper head of his scepter towards Iroh. The viper head's eyes glow red, darkening the room as Murdoc's voice slows down and deepens. Iroh's eyes glow red with a hypnotized look. "Everything will be fine."
"Everything… will be… fine." Iroh complied in a monotone manner.
"The diamond, if you would." Murdoc requested.
"Here, Murdoc." Iroh complied as he gave him the ring. "Whatever you need will be fine." Murdoc pulls his scepter back and the room returns to normal.
"You are most gracious, my liege. Now run along and play with your little toys." Murdoc commanded.
"Yes… that'll be… pretty good." Iroh replied, still hypnotized as Murdoc and Chicken exit the chamber. Once they're outside of the room, Chicken spits out the cracker and gags in disgust.
"That's it! That is the last straw! If I so much as choke down on one more of those moldy, nasty crackers…Bam! Whack!" Chicken complained as he starts punching the air. Murdoc pulls down a rope, revealing a secret entrance to his chambers.
"Calm yourself, Chicken."
"Then I'd grab him around the head. Whack! Whack!" Chicken continues to rant.
"Soon, I will be sultan, not that addlepated, tea-guzzling baboon." Murdoc spoke over Chicken's complaints.
"And then I stuff the crackers down his throat! Ha-ha!" Chicken laughed as the pair entered the chamber and slam the door shut.
Night has fallen and a shadowy figure walks through the palace garden. The shadow, identified as Dawn in disguise, reaches over to the palace wall and starts to climb it. She's suddenly tugged from behind by Regulus.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Regulus." Dawn apologized to her lion. "But I can't stay here and have someone live my life for me. I'll miss you." She starts climbing again, and Regulus helps her up to the top. He begins to whine and whimper sadly. "Good bye." She leaps over the wall as Regulus lies down, sad that she had to leave.
(The Twilight lands outside the Xiaolin Temple. We exit the ship in time to notice another ship land right next to us)
Anakin: I don't recognize a ship like that.
Me: But I can. That's the Rogue Shadow. And if that's the Rogue Shadow, then that means…
(Two people and a teal platypus wearing a fedora exit the Rogue Shadow and notice us)
Smoke: Archer?
Me: Smoke! What are you doing here?
Smoke: Arkham Knight, Kylo Ren and Nova Prime have kidnapped Perry's owners and friends and have taken them to Springfield Forest.
Me: Hold up. Springfield Forest? That's where the Diamond Daggers are.
Raven Queen: Diamond Daggers?
Anakin: It's the new Shen Gong Wu that's revealed itself. The Ghost crew and the young royals are on their way to meet with the monks there.
Smoke: In that case, we need to grab whatever Wu we can here and get to the forest right away.
Me: You just read my mind, buddy. You readers may review if you like. Archer out.