Cyra POV
When the three of us and a bunch of Jack's robots arrived in Tokyo, the four Xiaolin warriors I was told about were already there. I recognized Raimundo right off the bat, but the others I had yet to meet.
Although I would have liked to meet all of them, I knew getting the Shen Gong Wu was top priority, so I soared downwards to where none other than Raimundo was holding the Shroud of Shadows in the middle of a pond.
One of the Jack-Bots beat me there, and shoved him off the oversized lily pad he stood on and into the pond, causing him to drop it. I quickly grabbed it, and said, "Thanks for finding the Shen Gong Wu, Raimundo."
He glared at me, and I smiled, shifting my gaze to each of them and added, "I'm Cyra. Pleased to meet all of you."
"So this is who Raimundo lost the Sword of the Storm to? A girl?" The short bald one asked bluntly, causing Raimundo to shoot him a dirty look.
I giggled a bit and replied, "I guess that's me. And who are you?"
"I am Omi, Dragon of Water!" He exclaimed proudly.
The girl on his left side with green hair in three different ponytails said, "I'm Kimiko, Dragon of Fire."
And lastly the cowboy on Omi's right introduced himself as Clay, Dragon of Earth.
I couldn't help being excited to meet all of them, but our introductions were cut short by Jack arriving behind me, crossing his arms in triumph.
Distracted by Jack, I was too late as Omi jumped up and knocked me over making me drop the Shroud of Shadows.
Kimiko wasted no time attacking the other robots, and tossed one at Jack before he could swipe the Shroud. "Ow… Thorns…" I heard him complain from the bushes he was thrown into.
Before I could get up, Clay shouted, "Cannonball!" And jumped into the pond, grabbing the Shen Gong Wu.
I flipped back up onto my feet and side kicked him in the chest, tossing him backwards. Then Raimundo and I both took hold of the Shroud of Shadows, and I challenged him to a Xiaolin Showdown. "Bring it." He grinned, obviously thrilled that he got a second shot at taking me down.
"We'll each stand on a rock in the pond, and try to knock each other into the water. First one down loses." I explained, coming up with a challenge on the spot.
"Sounds good. But just to make it a little more fun… I challenge you to a Shen Yi Bu Dare!" He replied, pointing at me.
"Shen Yi what? Ok, now I'm sure they're making stuff up…" Jack exclaimed, looking over at Wuya.
"Would you mind filling us in partner?" Clay asked.
"I must admit… Even an expert like myself does not have this knowledge." Omi said puzzled.
Their dragon said something, but I was trying to figure out what a Shen Yi Bu Dare even was. I had never been in a Xiaolin Showdown before; only read about them, so this was all new to me. Luckily no one else but Raimundo seemed to know either.
"It's something I came across in my studies. It's like a double dare. Each contestant wagers two Shen Gong Wu; winner takes all." He explained, staring me down grinning.
I smiled back in excitement laughing, "Then I guess I'll get five Shen Gong Wu…"
"Not after I toss you in the water you won't." He replied enthusiastically.
"So which Shen Gong Wu do you wager?" I asked.
"The Eye of Dashi and the Two-Ton Tunic against your Sword of the Storm and Fist of Tebigong." He responded.
"Sounds good to me." I said, letting go of the Shroud and jumping onto a near-by rock.
"How about every now and again we swap Shen Gong Wu?" He asked, and I replied, "Sure sure whatever you want. Now let's do this."
"Let's go, Xiaolin Showdown!" He yelled.
With that, the water in the pond rose up dramatically, and the air became stormy and gray. All of the rocks around us rose up; jagged and thin, and giant fish swam beneath us. Raimundo and I stared each other down, and I felt a rush of excitement. I had never been doing such amazing things before… pushing my skills to the limit vs difficult opponents in high stake battles. It was exhilarating, and I wanted more.
"Gong Yi Tampai!" We yelled, and the showdown began.
"Sword of the Storm!" I called, and spun the sword causing wind to rush towards Raimundo at high speeds.
"Two-Ton Tunic!" He said, which made his tan tunic turn giant and heavy, keeping him from being blown over. "Sorry Cyra, I'm not going anywhere." He gloated, evading my effort to push him off.
"Eye of Dashi!" He yelled, pointing the jewel he held at me as it shot lighting in my direction.
"Fist of Tebigong!" I said, pulling out the glove from behind my back, and using it to absorb the lightning, therefore countering his attack.
"Come on, are you even trying?" I asked, pleased at my evasion technique.
Then a giant fish came out of the water and took the Fist of Tebigong from my hand. "Wait, what is this?" I asked, not sure what was going on.
"It's the Shen Yi Bu switcheroo." Raimundo responded, holding up his Two-Ton Tunic for the Koi to take.
Then they came back up from the water and handed me the Two-Ton Tunic and Raimundo the Fist of Tebigong.
"Now what will you do to stop the Sword of the Storm?" I mocked, and used the sword to make a raging whirlwind come up from the water that swept Raimundo from the rock he stood on.
"Whoa..!" He yelped, and flew up into the air unwillingly.
"Fist of Tebigong!" He yelled, and used it to drop to the rock's edge, but broke it off and slid down the side, closing in on the water. "Ugh…" He groaned, using all his effort to stop right before falling in.
Then the waves started stirring, and the giant Koi jumped up to switch the Shen Gong Wu again.
"Uh oh…" Raimundo gulped, and then the fish took his Fist of Tebigong that was keeping him clutched to the rock. "Hey!" He shouted, slipping further down slowly. The fish took my sword, and gave it to him while I received the Fist of Tebigong. Soaked and barely holding on, Raimundo held on with all his strength. I felt a twinge of worry, but tried to disregard it as I watched quietly to see what he would do next.
"You're going to have to choose. Drop the Sword of the Storm, or fall." I pointed out.
Raimundo simply grinned at me and responded, "K, I choose fall."
My eyes widened in shock, as I watched him let go of the rock and tumble closer to the water.
"Raimundo!" One of his friends yelled.
Then he did something unexpected… He put the Eye of Dashi on the Sword of the Storm and said both of their names right before touching the surface of the water. With that he glided above the water with the sword in front, and soared into the air towards me.
"What..?" I gasped astonished. "See, told you I was a Dragon of the Wind." He laughed proudly flying above me.
"Sorry, but it's game over." He said, and by taking a deep breath, he exhaled and a gust of wind went straight for me.
"Two-Ton Tunic!" I said reacting quickly, using the only thing I could to keep my footing. Then he circled around me at high speed, and slowly lifted me up, despite the tunic's weight. "Whoa… Hey..!" I called, astounded.
"Later!" He snickered, and with a light push, sent me tumbling into the water and winning the showdown.
With a flash of lightning, everything was back to normal, and I laid in the water, coughing after swallowing some. Raimundo landed gracefully on a rock, and put down the Two-Ton Tunic he was holding to reach out his hand for mine. I smiled gratefully at him, and took it shyly.
"That was a pretty good move you pulled back there… didn't know you knew that much about the Shen Gong Wu. I underestimated you quite a bit, but I won't do it again." I said, letting him help me to my feet.
"Thanks, you're not the only one." He smiled.
I bent over and picked up the tunic, handing it to him in gratuitous defeat. "I wish you would reconsider your alliances… It would be great to have you on the Xiaolin side." He added.
"I have my reasons, but maybe someday." I replied quietly.
"We should hang out sometime at least… You know… Like a da…" He started, but was interrupted by his friends coming over to him and congratulating him. I tilted my head to the side, wondering what he was going to say, but then saw that it was time to go.
I wasn't really looking forward to it… knowing there would be hell to pay for how badly I messed up this time. Some way I would make it up to Jack, and now I knew what to expect from the Xiaolin Monks, and eagerly awaited the next time we would get to meet in battle.