Srry I took so long with this update, I kida lost the hard copy of this fic and had to track it down, that and I recently moved. It seems like you always lose something when you move. Well, sorry again and here is the long awated third chapter of Code: Chinatown
ttfn (ta ta for now)
Detective E Yin
And now w/o further ado ON WITH THE FIC!
Kong Li disappeared leaving Ulrich to think about what was said
"He's full of it... Nana isn't keeping something from me, is she?" he asked
Sue froze, she couldn't very well tell him that their enemy was telling the truth.
( POV Sue)
I scramble for an answer that Ulrich will believe because I know Nana would have a fit if I revealed the cookbook to him. I'm not sure exactly how I should do this. So I say that as far as I knew Nana was being truthful to him and he seems to buy it.
"Well, that was interesting" he says as we start back
"Yeah, it was" I agree wincing inwardly at the blatant lie I had to tell.
(POV Ulrich)
I listen to Sue and let her think I believe her, but I know when I am being handled. She is hiding something from me, I just know it, but I can't prove anything. So after we return to the restaurant I go into the garden to practice and clear my head, but that had to wait until Nana, Sue, Sid and Tobey get through in the garden. So I do some stretching in my room to pass the time.
I get into the garden and start my workout.
"Ulrich..." it's Nana "Is something wrong?"
"No, I'm fine" I reply wincing inwardly at the fact that I knew that was a lie and apparently so did she.
"You seem distant, I was wondering if something happened" she said
"Oh... Sue and I... we met up with this strange guy on our delivery route and he said that you were keeping something from me. He also nearly knocked Sue off her bike with a staff that had a dragon's head at the top"
I heard her mutter a name under her breath, but it was too soft for me to understand what she said. As she speaks the name her face seems to lose color.
"Nana, what's wrong?" I ask
"I do not know what he could be..." I know those words are false as soon as they leave her lips, but I just don't know how I know that.
She gives an exasperated sigh
"Ulrich if you are going to live here and work with us you need to know the truth. I think that it is best you hear it from me than him."
"Who is he, Nana?" I ask
"A man I once called my friend, his name is Kong Li" She replied "Before I tell you anymore you have to promise that you will tell no one what I am about to tell you, thus far it has remained a secret and please don't make me regret my decision to let you know it"
"I promise Nana, no one will know of this unless you tell me that it is okay to tell them" I said solemnly I know that it had to be serious by the look in her eyes and the tone of her voice. It was low leaving no room to question why, not that I would have asked anyway.
(Third person)
Mei Hua walked to the Scholar Stone and entered the combination to get out the magical cookbook that she had held secret from the world for so long.
"This is not just an ordinary cookbook, it is magic, each recipe is a spell that does something different, some can seem innocent and harmless but in the wrong hands this book could spell disaster for Chinatown and the rest of the world." She said "this is what Kong LI wants, it once belonged to our master, but he stole it to try and take over the world... I managed to stop him, but in doing so I had to scatter the pages of the book."
"How have you kept the rest of the world from being effected?" Ulrich asked
"I put up a force field years ago to keep Kong Li and his magic contained within the borders of Chinatiown. If I hadn't he would be unstoppable"
"Who besides us is there to stop him?"
"That would be..." She started
"Us" Sid finished from where he stood in front of the door, Sue on his right Tobey on his left
"So you did know, Sue" I said feeling slightly betrayed
"Ulrich, I didn't know that Nana was going to tell you, I was told this had to be a secret." She said
"Ulrich, do not be angry with her, she was doing as she was told by me." Mei Hua stated "If you are going to be angry at anyone about this it should be me. I was the one that said to keep this, I had no idea Kong Li would use it against me"
"I know what it means to swear to someone that you would keep a secret, I've been there before, so I guess as hurt as I am I can't be angry because I would have done the same thing if the roles were reversed." Ulrich sighed "Now maybe I can actually help you guys, I do know some martial arts"
"You're pretty talented, I saw the way you knocked the wind out of Kong Li"
"You did WHAT?" Mei Hua demanded
"I'm fine, Nana, our phys. ed. teacher was a Penkak Silat instructor and he gave lessons after school. I was one of only two students to participate in those lessons." Ulrich explained
"Still, you shouldn't have been so foolish, he could have severely hurt you" Mei Hua scolded
"Shouldn't we see how good he is before we start judging his decision to strike Kong Li?" Sid asked
"You want to spar me?" Ulrich asked
"Yep,"
Ulrich and Sid sparred for a few minuets and it ended up a draw, it was obvious that what Ulrich might have lacked in brute force he more than made up for in agility.
"You are good, but still I am concerned that Kong Li is better" Mei Hua said "it worries me that you went blindly against Kong Li, not knowing what he is capable of"
Ulrich sighed "What style do you use, I've never seen some of those moves"
"Xiaolin animal style, I use a lot of tiger style" Sid replied "but as Nana said we're still learning so we haven't figured out which animal we are yet"
"But what about you, Nana, ceartainly you have an animal" Ulrich turned to Mei Hua
"Dragon, but when I was young I was a crane"
"Could you teach me Xiaolin martial arts?" Ulrich asked
"Of course Ulrich," Mei Hua replied "I just ask one thing, that you help my guardians protect the cookbook and Chinatown"
"I will Nana, as long as I am in Chinatown I will help them... no I will be one of the team" Ulrich said
"Thank you Ulrich" Mei Hua said graciously
"It's no problem, Nana"
To Be Continued...