Disclaimer: Xiaolin Showdown is a product of Kids WB and Cartoon Network so I don't own it. I'm simply going to use its characters to entertain myself and others through the power of fan fiction that is all.
Summary: Sequel to Code Xiaolin. After finally finding the key to Omi's materialization, Jack and the gang must now search Xanadu for an anti-virus to rid Omi of W.U.Y.A.'s infection for good. With new powers and upgrades, the Xiaolin Warriors face even more deadly W.U.Y.A. attacks, dangerous new monsters, and even the occasional famous transfer student! The question is can they do it?
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Speech on Xanadu"
"Speech of those possessed by W.U.Y.A."
Chpt. 5: The Xiaolin Temple
The gang had just snuck back into the academy after another mission to Xanadu's fifth sector; Shen-Gong. As usual, Jack had proposed the trip. This time, however, it was to uncover some insight on the reason the activated Towers would now glow with a purple aura instead of the usual red one. To the Xiaolin Warrior's disappoint, the mission ended in failure. Kimiko and Clay had lost all of their lifepoints while searching for the key and Raimundo was later devirtualized by a pack of Mantas while defending Omi when he was searching for the valuable information.
Speaking of the gang's tiniest member, he was now returning to his and the genius' dorm from the showers. Jack had already been in and out, claiming to be way too exhausted from all the decoding and scanning he had done that day. Omi, on the other hand, decided to take his time in cleansing himself of the everyday dirt and grime that would always find its way onto his body ever since he became real. Well, as real as a formally virtual boy could be.
The tiny monk climbed sleepily into his bed, but he tried his hardest not to sleep. He didn't want to tell anyone this because it wasn't like him to show any weakness, but for the past few days Omi had been having terrible nightmares. These bad dreams usually involved giant golems made from rocks, talking green dragons, emerald fire consuming everything, and, most disturbing of all, his friends held prisoner in stone cages while he sat at the side of two strangers who just cackled evilly with every effort the others made.
Tonight was no different in that aspect. The little gnome had unwillingly succumbed to the bliss of sleep only to find himself running away from one of the rock golems. He tried again and again to summon his trusted Shimo Staff, but the tiny ice stick never showed up. Like always, the green dragon appeared and carried him off to safety. That is, until the emerald blaze was launched from the hand of a red haired witch and both he and the talking dragon were both captured. He was then placed in chains and led to a sort of arena where he watched the others get released from their imprisonment only to fight futilely against the stone golems. Once they were weakened, he would hear the same piercing laugh and he would be powerless to stop it. Then he woke up in a cold sweat, thankful that something like that could never actually happen and that all his friends were safe and sound. They were safe and sound, right?
---OMI---
The next morning Omi stared emptily into his bowl of milk and soggy cereal. Usually, he'd be able to enjoy the most important meal of the day even after waking up from the horrible nightmare. But last night, even though the events had been essentially the same, it just felt so real to him and he had no idea why. Being the one to notice these types of things, Jack spoke up first.
"Are you okay Omi? You look a little out of it this morning," the red head noted, placing his fork onto his plate after swallowing eggs. Omi gave his usual happy-go-lucky smile before replying.
"Everything is perfectly fine Jack! I feel as clean as a daisy!" he chirped.
"Fresh as a daisy," Raimundo corrected, biting toast. "Omi, we've really gotta get you help on using slang and analogies."
"For this one time, I will agree with you Raimundo," the red robed boy replied. "My slanging skills have much to be desired, but for the time being, I must be excused." The young bald monk stood and pushed his wooden chair up to the table without waiting for a response.
"Any idea where he's goin'?" pondered Clay, continuing to eat.
"No clue, but I'll get to the bottom of things," Jack announced, also getting up from the table and exiting the cafeteria.
"Should we follow them?" asked a concerned Kimiko.
"Probably, but I don't feel like movin' right now," the Brazilian answered without much thought.
"Oh, you're so lazy Rai!" the short Japanese girl scoffed, punching him in the arm and causing him to let out a small yelp.
Outside, Omi took deep breaths in order to regain his usual composure. For some reason unknown to even himself, he had to get out of there. It was like something started calling him and he just had to answer to it. Scanning the surrounding area, Omi was able to determine that what ever was calling him was coming from the forest near the school.
"My, my, pleasure to see you this morning Mr. Omi Crud." Said boy jumped in surprise at the mysterious voice. Turning slowly, Omi discovered that the voice belonged to the even more mysterious Chase.
"Um... it is nice to see you as well Chase Young," Omi replied nervously.
"Yes, I suppose it is," the hazel eyed boy said nonchalantly. "I went looking for you the other day, but Spicer implied you were in some sort of trouble. I'm glad to see you're alright, but I must say you look a little troubled. Are you sleeping well?"
If Omi was in his right mind at the moment, he would've asked Chase why he knew those things. But alas, the tiny teen only shook his head, prompting the raven haired boy to speak again.
"I see. Well, I hope you feel better soon, I'd hate for something bad to happen to you." Chase said before patting Omi on his bald head like a household pup. Giving one of his famous smirks, the raven haired super idol strolled on his merry way, whistling an innocent tune in the process.
"Omi!" the out of breath red head cried. He would've gotten there a lot sooner, but he was stopped by one of the teachers to give help on their lesson plans for the day.
"Hello Jack," Omi answered blankly.
"Damn, I missed Chase! What'd you guys talk about?" the genius asked, his obsession swelling up. "Wait, wait, wait! I meant to say 'How are you feeling?'" he corrected.
"I am fine," the boy replied in the same tone. "Jack, there is something in the forest. I have to go investigate."
"You sure you feel something?" Jack questioned. "Okay, after class, all of us will---"
"No!" Omi shouted, "This is something I must do, right now. There is something out there that will provide an answer to my burning questions." No longer finding the patience to wait or further explain the situation any further, Omi quickly dashed into the thick brush of trees that made up the forest surrounding the school.
"Argh... damn little imp!" Jack growled to himself, also finding his feet dragging him into the forest. Looks like he'll be missing a few periods this morning. Not that he cared too much; he already had near perfect grades, so this little escapade shouldn't affect his final grade too terribly.
---JACK---
The genius ran left and right through the surprisingly thick forest trying his hardest to keep up with the renegade Omi. He also made a mental note to himself to exercise more. He was getting more and more tired with each step he took, but he couldn't stop just yet. As a genius, Jack's curiosity often got the better of him. Something was calling Omi? It was in the forest? Was it W.U.Y.A.? If so, how and why? These questions haunted the panting goth as he swerved to his right to avoid tripping over a tree branch appearing from seemingly nowhere. He cursed Omi for being such a speedy little garden gnome at this point. Physical activity just wasn't his thing.
Soon enough, he reached a small clearing and saw there was nothing but a house in the middle of it all. Wait, looking closer, Jack determined that it wasn't a house. Walking up further to it, the genius decided it looked more like a sort of temple. A temple in the middle of the forest? It didn't make much sense, but all of a sudden that was the farthest thing from his mind. He had now found Omi. The worst part is he was on the ground in the fetal position. Okay, Jack took back that curse now.
"Hey, Omi!" he shouted, finding just enough energy to run over to his frightened little buddy. "What's going on?! Who did this too you?!" Jack demanded an answer. There was no doubt in his mind that this had been the doing of W.U.Y.A.! Why was she after him? What threat did he pose? How much longer will---
"Jack..." The genius' head snapped towards Omi shaking form the second he heard the boy speak. "Inside! We must go inside of that temple, but the nightmares..."
"What nightmares?!" Jack cried. "What's the matter with you?!" He'd never seen Omi like this before. The little guy was always smiling and so happy and cheerful. It was beyond unusual to see him in such a shaken up state. Suddenly, Jack felt an ominous presence surrounding both him and Omi, and like that, it disappeared. As soon as that presence left, Omi slowly calmed down and stood up to his feet. "Are you okay now?" Jack asked with the utmost concern.
"I believe so," the young monk nodded. "Jack, there is something that I must tell you that I have been keeping secret from you and the others."
"What is it?" the red head asked sternly.
"For the past few days, I have been having these terrible nightmares," he admitted. "Every aspect of them always remains the same as well as the flow of how it turns out. In these nightmares, I see golems of stone ruthlessly attacking everything in their path, a talking guardian dragon, and an evil witch." He had decided to leave out the part about his friends being tormented for their sakes. "I did not tell you before because I did not want to trouble any of you." The bald boy hung his head low, expecting Jack to make some sort of remark about how stupid he was for bottling something important like that up. To his shock, it never came.
"If we explore the temple, your nightmares should stop, right?" asked the gothic teenager.
"I believe so," Omi mumbled in reply.
"Then let's go inside so we can get this over with!" Jack smiled, placing a hand on the younger boy's shoulder. Omi smiled and gave the red head a look of thanks as they shoved the broken doors of the temple aside. Inside, there was a thick coating of dust over just about everything. Jack coughed, clearing dust away from a nearby table. Omi stumbled over to a dusty bookshelf and pointed at one of the, amazingly, newer looking books. The genius reached up and grabbed the book, opening it to examine the contents...
And he couldn't believe what he saw.
---KIM---
'I wonder if they came back yet.' the Japanese girl thought to herself. She was sitting in her Spanish class staring out the window as the teacher went over the criteria for their next class project. It was already near the end of second period and they still hadn't returned. The dark haired girl was getting worried. Not a word from Jack or Omi since they both left breakfast. No text, no phone call, nothing of the sort. She doubted that they were even still on campus. Maybe they went to lab and didn't tell them. Maybe---
The sound of the dismissal bell drowned out the remainder of her thoughts. Gathering up her things, she was greeted by the ever-helpful hand of Jermaine Jordan. He smiled warmly at her as he offered to carry the girl's things. Kimiko felt a pang of guilt begin to gnaw at her heart. In truth, she planned on breaking up with Jermaine that day in order to see if there really were hidden feelings inside her for Raimundo.
"Let's walk to the gym together!" Jermaine suggested as he held both his her belongings in his arms.
"Uh, sure!" Kimiko finally decided. This was probably her only chance, so she decided to take it. "Jermaine, I, uh... wanted to talk to you about something..." she mumbled softly.
"Oh, okay," he replied cheerily. "What about?" The two then exited the classroom and decided to take the outside path in order to reach the gymnasium. Kimiko then opened her mouth and let hang there for a moment. She couldn't form the words. She didn't want to make him angry, but it needed to be done. Finally, she was able force it out.
"Let'sbothagreetoseeotherpeoplebecauseIthinkthatImightlikeRaimundo!"
"Sorry, what was that?" Jermaine asked, unable to decipher her gibberish.
"Look, I really like you Jermaine," she began again, calming down a bit.
"That's good," he winked, "'cuz I really like you too. You mean a lot to me Kimiko!"
'Great...' she sighed to herself. "You see, that's just the thing. I think that might like someone else too..." She kept going, not giving him room for interruption. "It just wouldn't be fair to you to let those feelings get in the way. Please understand; I don't wanna hurt you, but…"
"You won't," the dark haired male cut in abruptly. "If we break up, you'll be happier, right?" He paused, waiting for Kimiko's response. Slowly, the Japanese girl nodded. "All right then, go ahead. I'm not gonna lie and say I'm not bothered by this, 'cuz I know I am. But tryin' to keep you to myself is selfish. Besides, I knew this was coming, sooner or later."
"Oh Jermaine!" Kimiko cried. "That's so sweet of you. Still, I'm really sorry about this. Is there anyway I can make it up to you?"
"The only way you'll make this up to me is to realize how you really feel about this other guy," Jermaine answered simply. He gave her another of his 'everything'll be okay' smiles before handing her books back to her and walking ahead a little.
"See ya later! I promised coach I'd help get out the equipment!" the dark skinned teen yelled back to her with a grin, disappearing into the sudden crowd of students.
Kimiko felt relieved. That was far easier than she had expected, but still, she detected a trace of sadness in the chocolate eyed boy's voice. She hoped he'd be alright and things would go back to normal between them. Oh, that's right! Now she could see if Jack and Omi had returned from where ever they were. Jack would be nice to talk to right about now...
---JACK---
"Come on Omi, pick up the pace! If we miss this class, then surely someone'll come looking for us!" Jack called to his shorter friend, the gymnasium becoming more and more visible with each step taken. Looking at the time on his black cell phone, the genius decided that they had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, however, Jack made sure to memorize the first few pages of the book he had found for references later. Omi had questioned him continuously about its contents, and he was assured it was nothing major.
The monk hoped that he would be able to return to the temple with the others later. As it was, the place was far too dusty to find anything really helpful. Upon reaching the locker room, Jack and Omi were greeted by Raimundo and Clay, both dressed in their phys. ed. attire.
"Hey, where've you guys been?" asked the Brazilian. He was dressed in a white shirt and blue, loose-fitting gym shorts.
"Ya coulda called or somethin'," the Texan put in, also dressed in a white shirt and light brown shorts.
"We made a very important discover," Omi replied. "We are most sorry to have worried you." He bowed to show his respect.
"Chill dude, we knew you'd be fine," Raimundo said in an all-knowing voice.
"Good that you have faith in us!" Jack said, patting his friend on the back. "We'll meet you guys outside in a bit after we change. Tell Kimiko we're back too. She's probably been worried."
"Can do, partner!" Clay said, giving them both the thumbs up sign.
The small group split up after that last word, the genius and monk heading for their gym lockers. After changing, the boys were ready to join the class outside when they heard the sound of grunting coming from the back of the locker room. Being curious, Omi went off to see what was causing the noise while Jack followed behind. Peeking from behind a small corner on the wall, the tiny lad spotted Jermaine lugging some hurdles. The curly haired teen spotted them and immediately speaking.
"Could you give me a hand with this? We're supposed to be runnin' today and these things are killin' my back!" he stated. Omi readily agreed and Jack also nodded in response. As each boy carried a stack of hurdles, all of a sudden a purple cloud of smoke appeared in the locker room.
"W.U.Y.A.?" Omi mouthed to himself. The cloud instantly attacked the three, causing each one to drop their hurdles. They managed to dodge easily, Jack pushing Jermaine to the floor on the left while Omi dove to the right.
"Man, what is that thing?" Jermaine asked in complete shock. "A ghost?!"
"You could say that," Jack responded. "And were the ghostbustin' squad!" Without waiting any more time, the W.U.Y.A.'s ghost attacked again, this time heading for Jack and Jermaine.
"That is odd," Omi noted, standing up. "I believe it is me it should be after."
"Then why's it after me?!" the red head cried, jumping back and leaving Jermaine alone. Turning its attention yet again, the smoke cloud went for the chocolate eyed teen. In his shock, he didn't bother to block as the ghost filled his lungs with its gas. Jack and Omi quickly ran to check and make sure he was okay, only to have both of them punched away.
"What is the meaning of this, Jermaine?!" Omi yelled.
"Yeah, what's that about?!" Jack added.
Jermaine merely chuckled as he fired a blast of purple energy from his fingertips, knocking Omi into a wall, unconscious. Angrily, Jack jumped onto his back in order to restrain him, but soon found that the boy's strength increased as well. He was tossed onto the floor like a rag doll and Jermaine casually made his way over to the unconscious Omi. He picked up the small monk before turning to Jack.
"See you in Xanadu!" he said before jumping out of a nearby window with Omi in his arms.
Jack swore repeatedly as he took out his cell phone, dialing Raimundo's number and placing the phone to his ear.
"Raimundo!" he yelled when he heard the Brazilian pick up, "Jermaine's somehow been possessed by W.U.Y.A. and he's kidnapped Omi. Round up the others and I'll meet you at the lab!" The chestnut haired boy was trying to say something, but Jack had already hung up and was on his way to the lab.
---RAI---
"What is taking Jordan so long?!" Coach Guan asked tired of waiting for his young helper to arrive. "Pedrosa, Bailey, go see what's taking him so long." The two mentioned boys did not hesitate to stand.
"Sure, sir," Raimundo replied, "But Kimiko should come with us!"
"Fine, I don't care," the older man replied. "Just hurry it up already! We're already starting class late enough as it is!" he bellowed.
"Yes sir!" the three replied, heading past the locker rooms and into the park where Jack should be by now.
"Jack, wait up!" Kimiko cried, spotting the genius' fiery red hair.
"No time!" he called back, continuing his mad dash. "I just saw Jermaine run past here with Omi! My guess is that under W.U.Y.A.'s control, he's gonna send Omi to Xanadu were the Scyphozoa is waiting!"
"Not if we can help it!" shouted Raimundo. "Let me at 'em, I'll kick his W.U.Y.A.-fied butt!"
"He's still human Rai," Clay reminded his friend. "He's just bein' controlled at the moment."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..." mumbled the emerald eyed boy.
A few moments later, they had reached Jack's house to find that the door had been kicked down. Knowing it was the work of Jermaine, the four heroes rushed him and spotted him running up the steps.
"Not so fast!" Raimundo yelled. The Brazilian leapt into the air and delivered a spinning kick to the back of Jermaine's head, making him drop Omi. Jermaine counterattacked with a punch to Raimundo's chest causing him to stumble downstairs. The possessed boy also jumped down the stairs, ready for round two. Raimundo quickly sprang to his feet, tackling Jermaine to the floor. "You guys go on ahead!" he commanded. "If W.U.Y.A. possessed him, then there should be an activated Tower, right?"
"Be careful!" Jack warned, realizing he was right. He ran over to the stairs and began shaking the still unconscious Omi. "Oh, this'll never work!" he cried. With all his strength, he smacked Omi as hard as he could across the face.
"Water!!!" the now awake monk screamed, swinging his fists around wildly.
"Settle down, partner, we gotta hurry to Xanadu and deactivate the Tower!" Clay explained.
"You are right, I had almost forgotten," Omi said, rubbing the red spot on the left side of his face.
"You sure you'll be okay Rai?" Kimiko asked out of concern.
"I'm fine!" he stated before being tossed onto the floor then thrown onto the sofa. Hesitantly, Kimiko followed Jack and the others upstairs as they entered the genius' elevator. Sitting down in his swivel chair, Jack pulled up a map of Xanadu to detect the activated Tower.
"W.U.Y.A.'s attack is coming from Sector 1; the Ice Sector!" he announced to the others. Clay and Omi immediately headed for the scanners, not needing to hear any more. As Kimiko turned to leave, Jack grabbed her by the shoulder. "If ya don't mind, I'd like to help out on Xanadu this time. You remember the procedures, right?"
"Of course!" Kimiko nodded. The two exchanged a high five as they switched places at the supercomputer. Entering the scanner room, he saw Clay and Omi were already standing ready.
"You comin' this time, partner?" the cowboy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course!" the goth answered simply, stepping into the remaining scanner.
"How wonderful! You will finally get to see my new combat skills!" Omi shouted excitedly.
"And you guys'll see mine. I've upgraded myself since last time!" the genius smiled to himself.
"Get a sweater guys! You're going to the southern most part of the Ice Sector," Kimiko announced from the other room. She then began the procedure. "Transfer, Clay; transfer, Omi; transfer, Jack!" The doors around the three shut tight and a small gust of air filled the chamber. "Scanner, Clay; scanner, Omi; scanner, Jack!" They began to float in midair as a metal ring around the scanner began to scan their bodies up and down as their identification cards appeared on the screen. "Virtualization!" Kimiko hit the enter key on the keyboard as a stronger gust of wind whooshed inside the scanners followed by a bright white light.
Once the virtualization process had been complete, Jack, Clay, and Omi found themselves standing on a narrow strip of frozen land that was connected to a large glacier.
"That there glacier must be where the Tower's located!" concluded Clay.
"It is!" Omi confirmed. "I can sense its presence from here!"
"Kimiko, call up the vehicles!" Jack ordered.
"Um... okay," she replied. Seconds later, Clay's Serpent's Tail appeared before him as he jumped on. "What about you and Omi? Should I send the Longi Kite?"
"Omi can ride with Clay," the elfen genius responded. "I have my own mode of transportation." He pushed a button located on the shoulder of his black overcoat and a small helipack automatically strapped onto his back.
"Amazing!" Omi gasped.
"Marvel later, the Tower's more important," said Jack.
"Right," the Japanese girl began. "There aren't any monsters in sight for the moment, so you guys should be fine. I think I should go give Raimundo a hand downstairs."
"Thanks Kim, we can take it from here," said Jack.
"Take care of yourself!" Clay added.
With that, the Japanese girl took the ear piece from her ears and headed for the elevator while at the same time the others proceeded to cross over to the large glacier. Downstairs, Raimundo was toughing it out with his super powered rival.
"Ya think you're so tough, eh?" he asked, running up to deliver a series of kicks to his face. All of which were blocked by a single hand. At the last kick, Jermaine grabbed Raimundo's leg and swung him around the room then suddenly let him go, sending him back against a wall. While the Brazilian moaned in pain, Jermaine launched a wave of purple energy blasts at his chest.
Luckily, the blasts weren't strong enough to kill in a single blow, leaving the brunet slightly injured. That wasn't enough to stop him though; he ran back towards his enemy and delivered a sweeping kick along with a right hook across the jaw. The possessed boy smirked before leaping into the air and attempting to smash his fist into Raimundo's face. The brunet rolled out of the way and caught his attacker off guard with a hard kick to the stomach.
Kicking him across the living room, Raimundo presumed Jermaine would be unconscious and headed his way up the stairs to join the others. Kimiko then emerged from the hall, looking worried. Her face lit up when she saw that Raimundo was alright, for the most part at least. Then her face went back to its previous worried state.
"Look out!"
Raimundo turned around just in time to have Jermaine's fist connect with his jaw.
"Alright," the Brazilian spat, "Now I'm gonna be serious!" Jermaine chuckled before responding.
"Come, fool."
---OMI---
"There it is!" Omi shouted as they arrived atop the huge iceberg. He and Clay dismounted the floating dragon tail and Jack disabled his helipack. The three managed to make a fair distance to the Tower before being stopped by Clay.
"What's the hold up?" asked Jack.
"These cracks in the earth here ain't natural," the cowboy explained. "Somethin' tells me we got another trap on our hands!" As if on cue, the ground opened up to reveal four Bloks surrounding the trio, lasers ready to fire.
"As always..." the genius groaned, taking out his trusted yo-yo. The others drew their weapons of choice as well while Jack immediately started his assault. "Ying Yo-yo!" The genius' weapon missed its target's Eye of W.U.Y.A. by mere centimeters, leaving him open to attack.
"Big Bang Meteorang!" shouted Clay, flinging the oversized boomerang at one of the Bloks. His weapon merely struck the creature on the side, causing it to spin uncontrollably.
"I'm gonna try this again! Ying Yo-yo!" This time, the black and white yo-yo hit dead center of the creature's eye, making it explode into tiny pieces which vanished shortly after.
Meanwhile, Omi took on a Blok of his own. He jumped into the air, extending his Shimo Staff as he did so. The green skinned fighter then threw the weapon as a javelin, striking the monster at its weak point. "Two more until victory!" he shouted triumphantly.
Back downstairs, things with Raimundo were going less than excellently. His super powered opponent proved far superior in strength and intelligence and continued to make that clear, especially in terms of strength. Kimiko didn't hesitate to jump in and help the poor Brazilian, but even she proved not to be enough to stop the possessed fighter's rampage.
"Snap out of it Jermaine! Don't let yourself be controlled!" Kimiko cried. Jermaine only smirked before grabbing her roughly by the arm and swinging her around as she screamed.
"Put her down you psycho bastard!" Raimundo blindly attacked with a high jump kick to the head, freeing the captive Kimiko. Once again, Jermaine stood and attacked Raimundo with a hard punch to the midsection leaving the struggling Brazilian winded. "Crap..." he muttered weakly.
Looking at the pathetic sight, W.U.Y.A.'s puppet turned away and began heading up the stairs while emitting an evil cackle. Kimiko rushed back to Raimundo's side pondering where Jermaine could be going. And then it hit her! The only thing worth going to! The underground lab.
---JACK---
On Xanadu, the warriors managed to defeat the first set of Bloks only to be faced with a second. Clay blocked oncoming laser fire with the use of his boomerang while Jack tried to come up with a plan of attack. Omi, being reckless, ran out to fight. The monk used his staff to pole vault in front of an enemy monster. The cube-like creature spun its head around as if it were about to fire a laser, but instead rings of fire came. Omi gracefully avoided all of the rings, but failed to notice the second Blok firing its ice laser.
"Look out Omi!" Jack yelled, jumping in front of the unsuspecting monk, resulting in his own left leg becoming encased in ice. The two of the creatures advanced upon them both, ready to strike.
"Big Bang Meteorang! Earth!"
Clay's sudden attack managed to take out three of the four opposing menaces, leaving room for the last to send a battery lasers towards Jack and Omi. The genius thought he was done for when suddenly a wall of ice appeared, separating them all from the Blok.
"Excellent work Clay!" Omi congratulated, giving a thumbs up.
"Thanks li'l partner, that means a lot comin' from---" For some reason, the cowboy stopped in mid-sentence as if something was about to go wrong. "Hey hold on! Why's this happenin'?" he asked as he found himself being devirtualized.
"Materialization, Clay!" laughed Jermaine. Being possessed by W.U.Y.A. had somehow enlightened him on all of the supercomputer's functions. Next he set his sights on bringing in Jack, leaving Omi to face down the Scyphozoa. Speaking of which...
"Shimo Staff! Water!"
With all the monsters now destroyed, Omi now had a clear passage to the activated Tower. Jack encouraged him to hurry and take care of it when the monstrous jellyfish began to descend from above. The suddenly frightened warrior shakily drew his staff in an effort to fend off his attacker.
"Omi, get back! I'll be there to help you as soon as I can!" Jack cried, striking the ice over his leg over and over again. "Break, dammit, break!"
In the material world, Clay emerged from the scanners to see Jermaine typing furiously at the keyboard. No doubt he was trying to materialize Jack next. The blond wouldn't let that happen! One was already enough. While he still had the element of surprise, Clay pushed Jermaine onto the floor and proceeded to body slam him while locking his arms around the other boy's torso.
W.U.Y.A.'s puppet didn't even have to put up that great a struggle before he was able to wrestle away from Clay's clutches. The cowboy was flung to a wall and fell to the floor as he grabbed his chest in pain.
Switching over to Xanadu, Jack finally grew fed up with playing it safe, and used his Ying Yo-yo full force to shatter the ice that imprisoned his leg. The assault on his self resulted in the loss of twenty life points. The elf-like red head hissed as electricity surged around the wounded limb and he swore irately when he noticed that the Scyphozoa had already started draining Omi's memory.
Jermaine laughed as he successfully took Clay out and started the materialization sequence for Jack. According to the monitor, Omi's memory was draining fast as well as Jack's remaining life points.
"Not so fast!" a voice echoed from the elevator. As the metal cabin came to a halt, Raimundo stepped out, followed by Kimiko. Both charged abruptly, pushing the possessed scholar into the wall, trying to hold him there for as long as possible. "Hurry up Jack!" the Brazilian groaned, pushing with all his strength.
"Alright, it's up to me now!" the genius began, preparing assault. "Omi, this one's for you! Ying Yo-yo! Darkness!" As Jack flung the yo-yo from his wrist, it began glowing with a dark aura. Just as over half Omi's memory had been drained, the yo-yo struck the creature around the area of its Eye of W.U.Y.A., causing the Scyphozoa to release the drained monk. Not wanting to stick around any longer, the cowardly monster opted for a swift retreat.
"Ugh, my head," Omi moaned, rubbing his throbbing cranium. "What happened?"
"Just hurry to the Tower; I'm not sure how long the others can last!" Jack responded, exhausted from battle. The tiny warrior nodded, closing the remaining distance between him and the Tower.
"Your efforts are futile! W.U.Y.A. shall one day have her victory!" Jermaine screamed as he began to mildly shock the two restraining him. Sending them to the other side of the room, he charged up a deadly amount of electricity in both hands, preparing to shock them to death. As he drew closer near them, tears began to form in Kimiko's eyes as she clung to Raimundo for dear life. The Brazilian wrapped an arm protectively around her as he prepared to suffer the brunt of the assault.
To their surprise however, all that came was a loud thud to the floor.
"Tower deactivated," sighed Omi as the last bit of data fell to the end of the purple Tower.
Raimundo and Kimiko also sighed in relief as a potential crisis was averted. The two then realized the position they were in and blushed furiously, not daring to look at the other.
"I'll bring in Jack and Omi," Kimiko stated, getting up and dusting herself off.
"And I'll wake up the big guy and Sparky over here," Raimundo declared.
"No, let Jermaine sleep," the Japanese girl suggested. "You wouldn't wanna explain this to him, would you?"
"Good point," the Brazilian said after mulling the thought over for a bit.
---RAI---
By the time all the confusion had cleared up, all classes were over and it was almost time for dinner. For taking so long to return to class, Jack and the others were considered as skipping and were given four hours of detention each. Jermaine didn't even know why he was there. As far as he knew, he blacked out in the locker room, and now he was sitting in detention with the others.
"This is so messed up!" Raimundo complained silently to Jack. "We save the world, yet we're the ones with detention!"
"Just be glad that's all we got! Things could've been a lot worse!" replied the genius.
"Yeah, now that W.U.Y.A.'s possessin'' our classmates to do her dirty work, the real battle's just begun," input Clay.
The genius sighed as he began to rub his temples in frustration. Great, this was just what he needed right now.
After the seemingly unfair punishment was served, the four had dinner and returned their dorms, ready for a good nights sleep. One red haired genius, however, could only think of the temple he and Omi had explored earlier. More importantly, the book he found in the temple. He silently got out of bed and walked over to his bookshelf to make sure he was absolutely right in his assumptions. As always, he was, and placed the book back on the shelf.
The book he and Omi had found in that old abandoned temple earlier had been the exact same one Chase had give Omi a little while ago.
---TBC---
Let's see, I started working on this chapter November 25, and I didn't finish until January 28. Writer's block much? I'm sorry guys, I really wanted to update on Christmas, but I lost my Internet connection last month and didn't get it back until, like, just now. I don't have much else to say in my defense... please leave reviews. Ja ne!