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Coming of Fear

"Ugh. Why must there be so many bugs in the jungle!?" Kimiko screeched as she continued to swat at the insects that swarmed all around her. Today she was clad in a pair of blue jeans and a black, long-sleeved shirt so the heat from the environment was getting to her as well. Raimundo chuckled slightly at the fire dragon's predicament. She shot him a glare and quickened her pace.

Not that long ago, Dojo flew the monks to a small island that was far off from the coast of Brazil. Since the island was so small Raimundo suggested that they split up into two teams to cover more ground. Clay and Omi left to go search the west side of the island while Kimiko and Raimundo had the east. So far, neither team was having any luck.

"These bugs have got to go!" Kim sent out a ring of fire all around her body to singe every last flying annoyance that bothered her. She let out a sigh of relief when she was completely 'bug free'. Sadly, a new swarm began to make its presence known. She was about ready to start burning down the whole jungle when Raimundo placed a hand on her small shoulder.

"Kim, relax. The sooner we find the Shen-gong-wu, the sooner we can leave this bug infested place. But for now you need to calm down a bit." Raimundo said in a calming voice. Kimiko looked up at the wind dragon and sighed.

"Sorry Rai. I'm just a little frustrated right now."

"Still worried about that feeling of yours?"

"Yeah a little," a random dragon fly zipped past the girl's ear," And these stupid bugs aren't helping the situation at all!" She was about to throw a fire ball when Rai caught her hand, the one with that wasn't burning, in his.

"Chill Kim…"

"Right, okay. I just don't understand why they keep coming." Kim mumbled in anger.

"Maybe they are just attracted to your sweet smell Kim. I'm surprised that every bug hasn't tried to attack us with the amount of perfume that you use." Once again a glare was sent toward the Shoku Warrior.

"Yeah okay. I still wish I could figure out what could be bothering me. I was hoping the feeling would go away but it stuck with me ever since we left." The small Japanese girl sighed causing her companion to frown.

"I don't know what it is that is bothering you Kim, but I'm sure whatever it is we can get through it. We've been through some pretty rough situations before. I'm sure this feeling of yours is nothing serious. Trust me on this okay?" Raimundo said while flashing a wide grin. He intertwined their fingers together. Kimiko blushed but she didn't pull her hand away from his. She offered up a smile of her own towards the boy. Without warning, Kim kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you Rai."

Unnoticed by the two monks, a certain red head was watching the whole scene from a nearby tree. Jack sat there, perched on the end of a limb with a blank expression on his face. A seed of jealousy spouted from within his stomach. Figures she would have feelings for that air head.

As quietly as he could, Jack hopped onto a different branch attached to another tree. This was quite a simple task with the Monkey Staff. He continued moving from tree to tree until he was sure he was far away from the 'couple'.

"It's not like it is a great surprise that those two would end up together. Hell, I'm honestly surprised they haven't announced it to the whole world yet." Even though he didn't want to admit it, his heart was still a little crushed about the moment he witnessed.

I wish I was able to make her smile like that, he thought, but it will never happen. After all, she would never want someone who is evil. I don't deserve to have someone like her. Not after…

Jack slumped against the trunk of the thick tree he currently inhabited. He pinched the bridge of his nose to dispel the forming headache. "I just need to find the damn Wu and get away from this jungle quickly." He said to himself as he continued his search. If he remained focused on the task at hand, what he saw between the two monks would leave his mind.

Suddenly, Jack came upon a cliff side near the end of the tree line. Just above the top of the trees, there was a cave in the wall of the cliff. A golden glow was emitting from the inside.

"Nice going forgetting your heli-pack Jack. Lucky for you, you still have the Monkey Staff. Otherwise today would have been a very bad day." Jack muttered to himself as he climbed the tree close to the cliff side with ease. Now all I got to do is grab it and-

"Jack Spicer!"

Jack let out a 'girly scream' and latched onto the current branch he was on. Looking down at the base of the tree, he spotted the cause of his distress glaring up at him. Damn, of course they would catch up to me…

"I was wondering when we would see that ugly mug of yours Spicer," Raimundo sneered up at the boy, "For a moment there, I thought for sure you would realize just what a loser you were and decide to stay out of our way. Too bad your just too thick about it." Jack gritted his teeth. He was about to retort to that comment when he felt a sudden feeling of rage flare in his heart. He placed a hand on his chest and shut his eyes tight. Please not now…

Kimiko and Raimundo noticed this; both had matching looks of concern visible on their faces. Sure Jack was their enemy but it wouldn't make it very noble of them to let the guy suffer from whatever it was that was ailing him.

"Jack?" Kimiko called to get the red head's attention. He remained still and silent. She pulled out the Mantis Flip Coin from her jeans pocket. For some reason she felt as if she should check on Jack. Jack finally took a deep breath, stood up, and looked down at them with dull, emotionless eyes.

"I don't have time for your pathetic insults Raimundo." He said in a monotonous voice. Jack turned from the couple, and then continued to climb up to the top. To say that the monks were shocked was an understatement. Jack always had some kind of comeback. That is what they would always do; the monks would send insults towards the Goth and he would send a snappy response back while sending his Jack-bots to fight them off. There was no insult. No Jack-bots to fight.

"Just what is his deal today?" Raimundo said as he crossed his arms. Kimiko used her Wu and began to follow Jack up the tree.

"Hey Kim, what do you think you're doing?" Rai asked the girl, receiving no answer. Emitting a frustrated sigh, Raimundo used his power over the wind to help him glide up through the air to catch up.

Jack finally made it to the top of the tree. The mouth of the cave was just a few feet away from his spot. Kimiko and Raimundo were not too far behind him.

"I can easily make it over there. Just one good jump and-"A sudden chill ran up his spine as he glanced over to the cave. There was someone inside already holding the Shen-gong-wu. The person was shrouded in the shadows but he could clearly see that it was a woman. He knew that it wasn't Wuya because this woman had pale skin that practically glowed from the light of the wu. Also her hair, which the color was hard to distinguish, only came down to her shoulders.

A wicked grin spread across her face. Even though Jack knew she had her gaze set on him, he couldn't see her eyes. That was something he was thankful for. Something deep inside his gut told him to get away from her. He needed to get away from her now.

Kimiko, along with Raimundo, reached top as well, both landing on a branch just below the red head. It was obvious they didn't notice the woman with the Shen-gong-wu just yet.

"Thought you could get away from us, did you Spicer? Now it's time for your-"

"Rai look!" Kimiko shouted pointing to the woman in the cave. The woman drew back the string on the black bow, causing a ruby red arrow to form out of thin air. Her grin grew broader. Jack wanted to move but he was stuck. He was paralyzed by his fear of this woman. There was something not right about her...

"Nightmare Bow." The woman hissed as she released the arrow. The arrow flew so fast that Jack barely had any time to move before it pierced his heart.

"Jack!"