A/N: As promised, I am updating much faster this time (: Hope you all enjoy...
The two Pedrosa's began to run towards the blazing fire, a look of panic fixed on both their faces. Kimiko hesitated, watching them. Everything was happening so fast. First the show, then Enrique kissed her, and now this. What was going on? She shook her head, now wasn't the time to be worrying about it, she had to support her friends.
"Rai, Enrique, wait up!" She called, darting towards them. Finally the brothers stopped. They stood yards away from the circus, panting heavily and watching in horror at the burning ruins.
"What...what happened?" Enrique whispered, the first tear rolling down his tanned cheek.
Rai didn't answer, he just stared blankly forward. Then he began to walk towards the dying embers. He looked all around; nothing had survived, there was no one here. He kicked at the tent sheet with his foot. A bright spark lit up and then died. Suddenly, a croaky voice shouted from underneath.
"Wind!" Raimundo said instantly, blowing the tent up. A charred man lay underneath, his body was badly burned, and he looked weak and tired. Raimundo knelt down at his side and helped support him.
"Enrique, call the ambulance," he muttered, and then turned to the man. "Are you alright?"
"I...I think I will be, thanks to you," the man replied gratefully.
Raimundo gave him a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry about it. Could you tell us what happened?"
"I'm not sure; it was all a bit of a blur. I was right at the front of the stage with my wife and our two children. Fernando was doing his act, and then suddenly, there was this loud bang. I turned around and this big robot was stood there, I don't know where it came from. It blew everything up. Everything was on fire...my wife started to run with the kids, I followed behind them, and then the tent fell on me. I couldn't see anything else. I just hope...they're still alive..." he said, shuddering.
"A big robot?" Kimiko asked, bending over them. Behind them Enrique picked up a white card.
"Hey guys," he said. "Any ideas who Jack Spicer is?"
Raimundo and Kimiko turned around simultaneously.
"Spicer did this?" Kimiko asked.
"It looks like it. Split up, search the area, see if you can find anyone else." Raimundo ordered them.
"Hey, Rai, you're not my boss you know. You can't order me around!" Enrique growled at him.
"Enrique, now is not the time! Just do what I say, I'm trying to help. Do you want to find Mama and everyone else?" Raimundo shouted angrily. Enrique paused, then glared at him.
"Okay, fine."
After scouring the entire area, the three of them met up at what used to be the entrance of the circus where an ambulance was waiting.
"You guys find anything?" Raimundo asked, as he helped the injured man into the ambulance.
"I found these two kids, this ones fine, just a bit shaken up," Kimiko said, indicating a trembling child at her side. "Her sisters unconscious though," this time lifting up her arms to show the charred girl she was holding.
"I found your friends hat, nothing else though," Enrique informed them, holding up Clay's cowboy hat.
Raimundo nodded.
"Well Clay and Omi wouldn't have run away, they would have fought the fire, and since they're not here, they must've been captured." Raimundo said, his forehead creased in thought.
"By this...Jack guy, right?" Enrique guessed. Raimundo nodded.
"What about your family?" Kimiko asked.
"Well, if he decided to launch an attack now rather than just at your place, Jack's probably after them too, you know, to hurt the Xiaolin leader," Enrique suggested. Raimundo looked at Enrique with surprise.
"What you think just 'cos you're the 'chosen one' means you're the only one with brains," Enrique growled at him.
"Look guys, this is no time for sibling fights!" Kimiko shouted at them, "We need to go to Jack's base,"
"Oh yeah, great idea Kimiko. One problem; how do we get to Jack's base. In case you hadn't noticed we're short one Dojo," Raimundo said sarcastically. Kimiko scowled at him.
"Hey, you don't need to take this out on me okay Rai." Before he could answer she took her phone out from her pocket and lifted it to her cheek.
"Konbanwa Papa. Hai. Watashi ha Amerika heno san mai no kippu wo konya yorokobu hitsuyou tosuru. Hai. Arigatou Papa. Sayonara." She said. Then smiled and closed the phone. She looked up at the two Pedrosa's. "Papa's got us three plane tickets to America. We just need to get to the airport in three hours." Raimundo's eyes lit up, he flung his arms around Kimiko.
"Kim, you're the best! What would I do without you?" he asked, beaming at her. Kimiko blushed slightly and laughed.
"Rai, you would be lost without me. Now c'mon lets go," she told them, leading the way into the town.
"Dude, who is her papa?" Enrique asked Raimundo in amazement.
"Toshiro Tohomiko," Raimundo told him proudly.
"You mean..."
"Owner of Tohomiko electronics, that's right."
Enrique gazed at Kimiko in front of them in astonishment. He smiled quietly to himself.
"Now I like her even more..."
A/N: and so Raimundo, Kimiko and Enrique's epic journey begins (: Sorry if its a bit short, hope you enjoy nonetheless. By the way, I used babelfish to translate what Kimiko's saying so it might be a bit wrong haha. She's supposed to be saying "Good evening Papa. Yes. I need three tickets to America tonight please. Yes. Thank you Papa. Bye" But it might be VERY wrong haha. Please review!