It's here chapter 18! The chapter when the final dragon is introduced!
Me: Now usually I have the dragons introduce themselves but the thing is…the new Dragon of Light is not here! Grr.. he escaped and disappeared when I wasn't looking. The #$% oops sorry but he is being such a pain, oh well I still like him. I'll at least give you his name. His name is Toya Iwahara like Kimiko he's from Tokyo Japan. He's 16 years old, that is all I will say about him you'll have to learn the rest later.
Raimundo: Hey don't forget the winner of the contest appears in this part of the story.
Me: OH that's right! Because she got the answer right to the meanings of Long and Rong's names, Ocean Wave Kira will be making an appearance in this story! But in the story we'll just call her Kira.
Ocean Wave Kira: I appear now? Oh cool do I get to see any action? Can I beat up Jack Spicer?
Jack: Why does everyone want to beat me up?
Me: Because they like to make you cry, and the answer to your question Kira is…we'll see.
ON with the chapter!
The next morning Aurora looked at her surroundings and for awhile was confused to where she was, until she remembered what had happened last night then it all became clear. Quietly she changed into the new clothes that she found on her bed, she looked at herself in the mirror and thought it wasn't bad looking just different to what she was use to wearing. She looked at the other girls in the dorms all of them were still sleeping she looked at Kimiko's alarm clock to find it was 6:30 in the morning.
"Well I've always been the first one up no matter where I live I guess", she said to herself and left to let the other's sleep. As she walked by the boys dorm she could hear their snoring, it was hard not too they were so loud the ground almost felt like it was shaking. 'How can they sleep like that?', she thought to herself and continued to explore.
Aurora gazed in awe at the temple it looked much different then how it looked to her at night, then again she was half asleep and it was dark. She coudln't believe how beautiful the landscape was, it made the homesickness ease up a bit and relax her.
"Well good morning young monk", said Master Fung as he walked out the meditation room upon seeing her. Aurora turned and bowed in respect towards him.
"Good Morning Master Fung", she said then rose her head.
"You are up earlier then the other's I see", he said with a smile.
"The early bird catches the worm does it not?", Aurora said with a smile.
"I suppose it does", he said nodding in agreement. "How is this place to your liking? I know its strange being away from home so suddenly, but I believe in time you will also consider this place home".
"I think your right Master Fung, and this place is so big and beautiful I think I'll like it here very much", she said and sighed looking at the rising sun.
"I am glad to hear that young one, please enjoy the rest of your day", he said then walked off smiling.
Later after the rest of the gang woke up and after they had breakfast they all met in the training grounds for their first lesson together.
"Ok listen up", Rai said after he and Aurora had trained enough to start lessons as a group, "here's how its going to work. We'll have it four on four, you guys must try all your hardest to defend yourselves and your team mates. Work together and don't let us knock you down for once we do its over. This is a teamwork excercise you must learn to trust each other completely. If not then you'll never be successful when it comes to a Cosmic Clash Showdown or team showdowns where we all fight as a team." The new pupils swallowd hard and looked at each other wondering if they could really trust each other.
But as they got into their teams they had no choice, each new pupil got out their designated Shen Gong Wu and waited for their mentors first attack. Clay started using his earth element to shake the ground underneath them, as the shaking increased the ground beneath them started to crack. Quickly Violet used the Demeter's Gloves to surround them in a small tight forest of trees to protect them. Kimiko then used her weapon to burn the tree's down. That was when things started to go wrong, Violet fully prepared to grow new tree's to protect them was stopped when Yaro used the Rings of Barak and tried to shoot arrow sparrows out of the sky to keep them from attacking. This of course only made them twice as powerful as they bursted into a stronger fire.
"Yaro you idiot! Lightning causes fires! What is shooting lightning gonna do?!", Melodie shouted and growled, "let me take care of this!". She then used the Collar of Echoes and by releasing a wave of sound vibrations was able to put the fire out on the birds, she smirked at Yaro who only glared in return.
"You shouldn't let your guard down!", Omi shouted as he released a huge wave of water at them, Rai then used his wind element to lift them in the air. And the four were stuck in a water tornado with only one way of escape. Aurora quickly used the Ring of Shadows, turned into a shadow, and slipped out of the watery vortex.
"Violet grow a tree towards you guys!", she shouted. Violet nodded but before she could both Melodie and Yaro used their Shen Gong Wu, Melodie trying to break the dragons concentration and Yaro trying to evaporate the water. But wind carries sound and water conducts electricity so both attack were thrown back at them, Omi and Rai let them go and they fell on Aurora also shocking her from the conducted water.
They failed to work as a team as they got up their mentors sighed and shook their heads. Quickly Yaro and Melodie turned on each other.
"Way to go idiot!", they said in unison.
"Don't you know that water conducts electricity? You could have killed us you dolt!", Melodie said ringing the water from her hair.
"I can say the same about you with sound and wind! Idiot wind carries sound and since we were in a vortex it was thrown back at us! You could have made us all deaf!", he countered steamed.
"Well maybe if you guys listened and waited for Violet to grow a tree to break the vortex and grab onto it then maybe we would not have done so badly", Aurora said annoyed with the both of them.
"All I heard was Violet grow a tree", Yaro said glaring at her "what was I suppose to do? You didn't say anything about that!".
"You should have assumed easily that the plan was for you to grab onto the tree and get out of the vortex", Aurora said annoyed. "Are you that stupid?".
"Why you!", Yaro said putting up his fist ready to pounce on her while Melodie and Aurora were ready to do the same. Violet tried to calm them down to no avail.
Finally their mentors had enough, "That's enough!". They shouted in unison.
"It was all your fault that you lost", Rai said in full leadership mode. "You didn't work as a team at all, everyone of you is at fault, so you'll all be punished."
"Wait Violet shouldn't get punished", Yaro said knowing this was coming. "She didn't do anything, we was just trying to calm us down and the only one who didn't mess up with her Shen Gong Wu".
"That's right!", Melodie and Aurora agreed, (though they wanted to smack Yaro for saying they messed up with their Shen Gong Wu).
"That's the point she didn't do anything", Clay said harsh but fairly, "she didn't tell you guys anything. Even when yall was arugin she just shyly tried tah calm yah down. A Xiaolin dragon must have a voice if wanting anyone to listen and respect them. She came here for confidence I've seen her grow and shrink again and again, Violet needs to have a voice if anyone should listen to her", Violet winced hearing Clay's words. She didn't like it even though it was the truth. "Violet I say these things because I care, if yah just spoke up and stopped Mel and Yaro from usin their Shen Gong Wu then maybe ya'll would've done better, remember that."
"I will Clay, I'm sorry", Violet said fully ashamed in her lack of confidence and voice.
"And you Yaro", Kimiko said making Yaro stiffen. "You have got to stop letting your ego rule you! Because of your hotheadedness not only did you not think your actions thouroughly but you also almost got your team mates seriously hurt! You need to think when the proper time it is to use the Shen Gong Wu you decide to use, you can't always depend on it to make things better. There will be times where you wont have them at all! Think before you act is something you really need to learn for future fights!".
Yaro didn't say anything he knew it was the truth but it still hurt to hear it.
"Melodie you also need to think about your actions", Omi said Melodie pouted knowing he had to say something. "You need to think about your surrounding enviorment and if it is a good time to use your skills or not. There will be time where you need to wait in order to take action. You must have patience that is something everyone must learn!" Melodie sighed and nodded knowing he was speaking the truth.
"Now were down to you", Rai said looking at his pupil who looked at Raimundo almost shocked. She thought that she had done nothing wrong it wasn't her fault that the other's didn't understand her plan. "Because of your assumption that your teammates would get your plan you lost, you should have explained your plan to everyone not just tell one person to act thinking the other's would follow. Being part of a time is to work as one but that doesn't mean you all share the same mind. You need to quit assuming that people will understand what your thinking just because you say it, you must share your thoughts that is true success to teamwork."
Aurora processed it and realized he was right she nodded and said. "I know".
"Good now about your punishment...." he said but then his voice trailed off as he stared off into space. He then cupped his hands and the white orb appeared, the Chinese characters glowed dark they then turned from saying 'Light' to 'Glow'. The last and final dragon had awaken.
"Its the last dragon!", Kimiko exclaimed excited, "the Dragon of Light has been revealed."
"Do I even have to say it?", Dojo said slithering with Poki carrying the Shen Gong Wu scroll. "Even if I dont' I'll say it anyway, Shen Gong Wu alert". He then took the scroll and showed everyone the shen gong wu that activated. "Its the Nova staff, it has the ability to illuminate a light so bright that even if you close your eyes your blinded. It can also turn the user into light itself and the user can use light energy to manipulate great weapon to have while in the dark."
"Ok I'll get the glasses and find out where it is", Clay said running to the vault, "ya'll wait to see if Rai wakes up."
"I wonder who the Dragon of Light is", Aurora said out load staring at her mentor in curiosity, "and what he or she is like."
At that moment Rai was again in the same scene as before but instead a bright white beam directed him over Tokyo, Japan where Kimiko was from. He got closer and closer till he came to a bright meadow with the sun shining brightly above him, his surroundings was all bright and happy. It was very beautiful but someone didn't think so.
"Aww what the hell is this?", said a voice annoyed. Rai turned to find what was to be the Dragon of Light but the thing was he looked completely the opposite of what he thought. He was tall for someone who was Japanese about as tall as Rai he had dark black hair and eyes, he wore an all black outift with leather pants and a leather jacket covering a black muscle shirt. His hair was spiked along the frame of his face and he looked liek a real deliquent. "Why am I an a bright meadow with a guy here in my dreams?", he said looking at Rai with an annoyed look an his face.
"Is this one of those gay dreams that some guys have?", he said and kicked the ground. "I know for a fact that I am not gay."
"Well aren't you all mister bright and sunshine", Rai said sarcastic "and I have to say this dream of yours might be telling you that your a big softy, mister bad to the bone".
"What was that punk! No one messes with Toya Iwahara and lives to tell the tale!", he said stomping up to him ready to punch him straight in the jaw.
"Ahh so that is your name", Rai said not shaken a bit "well Toya I'll be seeing you later. You'll be confused but I'll explain everything to you later. Till later punk!". He was then carried away by the white light from before he could hear Toya cry, "Coward". Before he was brought back to the temple. He looked at his friends and they were all ready to go fully loaded on Dojo. Rai hurried and climbed on him also they then flew into the sky.
"So where we headed?", Dojo asked.
"Tokyo", Rai said and smiled at Kimiko's happy expression at the name of her home town. "Let's go meet us a new friend".
"I hope he's ready for this great decision and the challenges up ahead for him as well", OMi said a little worried.
Rai laughed and smirked, "OH I think he'll be just fine, and more then ready for any challenge that we put him against".
To be continued....
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Well that concludes chapter 18!
Me: Things are going to get pretty heated in the next chapter! Its sure to be a blast!
Toya: hmmph mmph hmmph
Rai: Why do you have Toya all tied up?
Me: so he can't escape! He has to introduce himself in the next chapter and Kira! *smiles evily at the tied and gagged Toya*
Rai: Wow I sure don't want to get on your bad side.
Me: Should I take the gag off? I wonder what he has to say, *takes it off*
Toya: WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU! THERE WONT BE ANYTHIN~ mmph hmmph mmmph
Me: *puts gag back on and sighs* shut up already sheesh. Anyway expect a lot of action, a lot of drama, and even a little budding romance *winks and smiles*. OH and because of Toya's harsh language I will be chaning the rating to T in the next chapter and of course because of the violence. So look forward to it! Bye!
Poki: meow meow mewo *take care*