Chapter Four

Devastation

It had been a week since we had come home with Raimundo and he still wasn't back to his full strength. Master Fung told us not to worry about it; he just needed rest, but I wasn't so easily calmed. I hadn't left Rai's side since we got home.

"Kimi, why don't you train with the others? Jimmy and Emily could use your help with a few things."

Rai and I were sitting under the Bonsai tree and watching the other Dragons ( and Dragons-to-be ) training in one of the obstacle courses we hadn't used in a while; Emily was having trouble with our mechanical alligators.

I sighed and leaned into Rai, "You can stop trying to get me to leave you alone Rai, 'cuz it's not happening. I'm staying right here."

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me, holding me close and kissing my head, "You're hopeless Kim. I've told you, I'm fine. Give me a few more days and I'll be training again too. I hate just sitting around…"

I smiled against him and continued to watch the other monks; Omi and Clay had already completed the obstacle and were trying to yell directions at Emily and Jimmy. I could feel Rai chuckling in his chest.

Rolling my eyes I pushed off his chest and walked over to the monks, "Last time I listen to you…" I said over my shoulder as I walked over to the obstacle course. Smiling I leaped off the ground and landed perfectly on one foot on one of the moving bamboo poles. I heard Clay yell something at me, pretty sure it was something about Emily and the alligator I hopped my way over to her.

"Need some help?"

She was trapped in the alligator's jaw and nodded her head vigerously.

I smiled and stuck my foot on the bottom half of its mouth and pulled up with my hands; the jaw came creaking open and Emily jumped out.

"Thanks…"

I flipped out of the way as its jaw came crashing back down and smiled, "No problem…I used to hate that thing too."

She smiled and turned on her heal and jumped to finish of the course, I turned the opposite way and found Jimmy standing on the other side of the Log Swings. I walked around them and stood beside him; his face looked worried.

"Don't think about it too much, if you think too hard you'll definitely get hit."

He looked up at me, his eyes a little bit wider than they had been a second ago.

Okay, note to self: don't say something that's negative.

I nodded and put a hand on his shoulder, "Don't be scared Jimmy. Rai hated this part of the course too, but he was as stubborn then as he is now; he never quite. He just kept trying."

He nodded and looked back at the logs; he didn't move a muscle.

I laughed a bit and stood behind him, leaning down to his ear, "You're an Air Dragon. Use your element to help you."

This gave him a little more confidence and he took a deep breath and stepped closer to the beams. Focusing his energy and taking another deep breath he clapped his hands together; the logs all sprang to the sides and he jumped through without being touched.

I smiled and clapped my hands, "Good job!"

He stood on the other side with a huge smile on his face and he quickly jumped through the rest of the course and to the end where Omi, Clay, Emily and now Rai were waiting.

"Come on Kimiko! Let's see if you still have got them!"

Rai rolled his eyes, "You mean got it."

"Whatever."

I laughed and walked over to the logs; watching them closely I could almost see them slow down in front of my eyes until I saw a clear passage, as quick as a cheetah I ran through and made it to the finishing line in a few seconds.

"Nice job, Kimi." Said Rai as he squeezed my shoulders, "always said you'd be a good teacher," he added into my ear.

I smiled and was about to say something to Emily when Dojo came quickly over to us, interrupting me. "Hey guys, we got a problem here!"

We all stood in the Temple entrance room and looked at my laptop screen; the whole world was in chaos. In every country on every continent buildings were burning and people were running and screaming everywhere.

"Raphiel." I said through clenched teeth.

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Sorry that it's a little short :) I really need to study for a quiz I have tomorrow and I have a show coming on that I just have to watch first. Enjoy!