A/N: Hello dear readers. Have you missed me? I know I have ;) Now I know that my dedicated fans (all two of you) have been wondering what happened to their favorite fanfic author (favorite may be a slight exaggeration). Well, as much as I enjoy writing, it seems this little thing called college keeps getting in the way. I know, what a bummer. But the important thing now is that I'm back and ready to rock your world view! well something like that...

Chapter Five: Chasing the Tail

"It's like we're always a day late and a ticket short for this rodeo," Clay commented as Dojo hurried back to the temple.

"Yeah, but now we know what we're up against," Raimundo replied.

"How can we stop Wuya? She's grown too powerful," Kimiko said.

"We have to try," Raimundo said, knowing full well they didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell.

"And Omi?" Kimiko asked. It was the question on all their minds, but they were too afraid to ask it.

"We fight to get the Ying Yo-Yo back from Wuya. It's our only chance," Raimundo said, determinedly.

"Only one problem, we're missin' the Yang Yo-Yo," Clay spoke up.

"What!" Raimundo spun back so fast he nearly fell off Dojo's back.

"Watch it, boys and girls. Seatbelts aren't standard on this luxury ride," Dojo called out as he balanced out his body.

"It was one of the wu missin' from the vault," Clay explained.

"That must mean Omi has it," Kimiko added.

Raimundo looked out to the horizon. He nodded, mostly to himself as he went over the situation in his head.

"Then we still fight to get the Ying Yo-Yo."

Wuya led her army of warrior cats and stone soldiers up the fields, toward the Xiaolin Temple. She always did love to make an entrance. The ground leveled before her as the temple grew into view.

She motioned her minions to continue forward. Jack stood beside her, watching as her troops moved out.

"Make sure there is no one left to disrupt me when I come," she said to one of the rock monsters. It led the warriors onward to battle.

"Well, Jack?" Wuya turned to the silent Goth boy at her side. "Isn't this what you wanted? Soon the world will be drenched in 10,000 years of darkness and evil will reign supreme!"

Jack looked up at the skies, seeing already the foreboding black clouds on the horizon. They were coming in quickly to mark the beginning of the end and although this was what was Jack had been boasting about ever since the second grade, something didn't quite settle right with him.

He nodded along, hoping that would satisfy Wuya's sudden curiosity.

"You aren't getting cold feet, now are you?" She asked with a sterner look growing on her face.

Jack could tell he wasn't fooling her.

"What? Heck, no! Those Xiaolin losers had what's coming to 'em," Jack said, trying to cover the half-hearted feeling inside.

This seemed to please Wuya, who smirked at the memories of throwing Chase Young and Omi into the Ying Yang world. This time would be different. No more betrayals, no more magic boxes, and after today, no more Xiaolin warriors. Everything was coming up roses for Wuya, or, as she preferred, everything was coming up darkness.

Jack couldn't get out of his mind the near lifeless body of the little monk. It was a disturbing thought he wanted vanquished from his mind. However, every time he closed his eyes, he saw nothing but Omi being swallowed by darkness. No matter how different they had been, he somehow couldn't help but feel displeasure of the task he had committed. He only hoped that the other Xiaolin warriors had gotten his message from the camera-bot he intentionally left behind. If Wuya had found out, he knew he would be minced meat. But since he was still breathing, he figured she hadn't noticed.

"Jack," Wuya called, making the boy jump out of his thoughts. "It's time."

The sneer on her lips let Jack know it was time to head to the temple, or what was left of it.

They walked through the main entrance, unopposed. Unconscious bodies of the temple masters were being dragged away as Wuya walked forward.

Heading for the vault, Jack noticed the small bean body of Hannibal Bean bouncing his way out.

"Seems that some wu are missin'." Hannibal said, hopping up a large stone to be heard better.

"The other dragons could have them or… Omi," Jack chimed in.

"That doesn't matter now," Wuya said. "We have far more than enough to conquer the world. Besides, if those fools think that mere wu will stand up against me, they have another thing coming."

"So what now?" Jack asked, looking among the wreckage.

"We wait," Wuya said as she saw the outline of a large green dragon in the distance, "and it appears, not for very long."

Raimundo could see the temple being raided from above. There was no time for planning, just attack. The three warriors jumped off Dojo landing in their battle stance, they charged forward, knocking out their enemies as they went.

"Crest of the Condor! Blade of the Nebula!" Raimundo blew away three warriors in his way. "We have to get to the vault!"

"Cat's Eye Draco! Arrow Sparrow!" Kimiko sent her fire birds through the opposing stone warriors. "I'm on it!"

She ran forward, only for a stone hand shoot up from the ground and grabbed her leg. Her face made a hard impact to the ground.

Clay wrestled his own share of rock minions.

A smile played on his lips.

"This sure is my element," he said, getting into stance. "Longhorned Taurus! Big Bang Meteorang!" The large boomerang cut through the air, leveling the stone monsters before him.

Kimiko still struggled against her attacker.

"Clay! Hurry to the vault!" Raimundo cried out, trying to hold off more and more warriors.

Clay nodded and headed out fast. Knowing his goal was to reach the temple vault, he left the fighting to Raimundo and Kimiko.

He found the vault room empty. Wondering if they were already cleared, Clay checked on the vault. There appeared to no more theft of their shen gong wu.

Raimundo and Kimiko ran in, shutting the doors behind them. Clay hurried and helped brace the doors. Their bodies pressed hard against the entrance, feeling each brute force trying to break in.

A low rumble shook the ground. Cracks formed on the floor, opening a chasm where Wuya, Jack and Hannibal Bean rose from. Wuya's lips curved into a malicious smile and parted as she began to laugh manically in a booming voice that made the even the walls quiver in fear.

"This is not good," Kimiko said, holding her stance beside her companions.

"Quite right, my dear," Wuya replied, "it's downright evil!" She raised her arms, commanding a multitude of soldiers from the earth.

"Crush them," she ordered.

Her minions charged, plowing down anything within their path. The dragons held their ground, watching the temple crumbling around them.

"Now!" Raimundo jumped up and over the first attacker.

Kimiko followed suit, flying over each massive rock with ease. Clay took the low ground, knocking the legs out from under them. Soon, the offenders were nothing more than mere rubble.

Wuya simply rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers. The walls crumbled in and the three warriors braced themselves against the stone and glass falling from above. They soon found that they were surrounded by the former warrior 'cats' and even more stone soldiers.

"You can break my toys, I have plenty more."

A/N: Reviews are good for the soul! Btw, apologies for my past chapters.. all those grammatical errors...T_T I think i may need a Beta reader or something...