Chapter 13
Intermission 1
Angel's Staff
I silently went through the brush. I could hear the loud BANGS of the fireworks. It was the 4th of July, after all.
I had been sent out to retrieve the Angel's Staff. It was very important, as Chase said.
But, the Angel's Staff was in a museum full of people, which meant I couldn't be seen. When your an evildoer, you need to keep a low profile if you know what I mean.
The night was dark, the rare trees casting shadows. It looked like something out of a 20th century Japanese anime movie.
"Shroud Of Shadows." I whispered, and became invisible, sneaking past the security cameras and through the gate, and past the fountain and into the big museum.
Luckily, no one was in the museum. They were all watching the magnificent fireworks.
"Now...which door is it?" I whispered to myself, still having the shroud on me.
I opened a random door.
It turned out to be a room with a lot of showcases.
Diamonds...Rupees...and...The Staff of Angels!
I closed the door, and looked for Cameras. None.
I took the shroud off.
How do I get to it without setting off an alarm? Hm...Ah ha! One of the guards must have a key. Geez...this is starting to turn into a cartoon...
I put the shroud back on, and crept out of the room.
These stupid cameras are getting in the way...I'll just get rid of them.
Now my goal was to turn off the cameras and erase their memory. That was probably in a room with a guard.
I looked room through room, and finally found the room I was looking for.
The guard was asleep, and there were keys on his key-chain.
There was a note on how to operate the systems. Figures...noobs...I thought, and read the note.
After this...yes! The cameras were shut off and erased. The carefully grabbed the key, and continued back into the room where the staff was.
I unlocked the transparent case, and grabbed the staff.
"Pardon me, but what are you doing?" I almost jumped out of my skins. But I turned around, and the mellow voice revealed a girl. She wearing a white hat with a purple ribbon, and white dress with lavender decorations, and white gloves. She held a white umbrella. Her face was hard to see because of the hat, but she had white eyes and brownish-orange hair. She had a British accent. I couldn't tell what tell what she was wearing on her feet.
I stared at her. "I'm taking this."
"You can't. It belongs to the museum. My father found it." She replied with a bit of anger.
"It's a Shen Gon Wu. It can't just sit in a museum."
"A Shen Gon Wu?"
"Yes, you heard me, now I must be off. Shroud Of Shadows!" I said, and disappeared.
The girl must be blind and have good hearing, for she grabbed the staff. I held onto it.
"You just won't give up, hm?" She said, tightening her grip. "Then I'll just have to pull it away from you."
The staff was glowing. "Nope. What is your name?"
"For what? My name is Sophie!" She tugged.
"Sophie, when two people are fighting over a Shen Gon Wu, they must battle in a Xiaolin Showdown to win it. Sophie, I challenge you to a Showdown, since you don't have any Shen Gon Wu. A Showdown is just a regular old fight, with a twist. The game is...fight till we can't anymore. Do you accept?"
"I...accept."
"Good. Gon Ye Tampai." I said, with a smirk.
The room turned circular, and the showcases scattered about.
"What am I suppose to fight with?" Sophie asked.
I laughed. "You have an umbrella right there! Use it."
She charged at me, but I flipped over her and kicked her in the back. She fell down. "Had enough?" I taunted.
Sophie got up. "I don't think so." She picked up a small glass case, and threw it at me.
I held up my arm, and it shattered at touch as it would have with anyone. I smirked. "Nice try. Monkey Strike!"
"Repulse The Monkey!" Sophie yelled, and I flew back from the thrust, braking 3 cases, glass shattered everywhere.
I gritted my teeth. Sophie came closer with her umbrella. She pointed it at my neck. "Had enough?" She mimicked.
I smiled. "Nope." I raised my hands, and all the glass flew at her.
She shielded some with her umbrella, but the rest hit her back.
"Had enough?" I said, holding my hand out.
The room turned to normal, the cases unbroken along with the contents inside of them.
Sophie got up, and stared at me. "Maybe our paths with cross."
"I think they shall as the threads of destiny mix upon themselves." I said, and left.
At Chase's Castle...
"Chase...why are these so important?" I asked.
"They are very powerful...as you have witnessed with the Space Staff. And we couldn't let that insect, Jack Spicer, get a hold of them." He replied.
I looked at the Angel's Staff. I wonder what it does.
"But now.." Chase said, and I perked up. "We must prepare. There are more evil and good ones out there. And as you know, Hannibal will be one of them."
I turned around, and glared at the name of Hannibal Roy Bean.
Where The Xiaolin Warriors Are...
Dojo arrived at the museum. The fireworks had stopped, and the museum was closed except a girl sitting on the small ledge of the fountain.
Omi and the other monks walked up to her.
Omi approached her. "Excuse me, honorable stranger, do you perhaps know where the Angel's Staff is?"
The girl nodded. "Yes. It was in the museum."
"What do you mean 'was'?" Rai asked.
"It was taken away by this girl in black with brown hair. She challenged me to a...um...'Showdown'. I had lost. I was trying to protect that staff."
"Do you think that girl was Milah?" Kimiko asked.
"It might be a hunch, nut I think it was." Clay said.
The girl stood up. "I am very sorry...Was that girl evil?"
Omi nodded. "Very."
"I am so sorry..." The girl apologized. "Oh, my name is Sophie by the way. Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Just don't let any Shen Gon u get into the hands of evil." Omi said.
At Jack's basement...
"Well, did you get it?" Wuya asked to Jack.
"No! It was gone! I saw those monks leave when I got there. They must of took it." Jack pouted.
"Don't be so sure." Wuya said.
Darcie came steaming down the stairs. "Just as Jack said, that stupid Shen Gon Wu is gone!"
Wuya turned around in thought.
…
"So, what do you say?"
"I don't think so."
"Oh, come now."
"No! Giving up...it is not an option!" The words were fuzzy, some where hard to make out.
"Fine. Take this!"
"N-"
