A/N: I stayed up to almost two in the morning a few nights ago writing a paper for English. Needless to say, it sucked. I decided to hurry up with this chapter in order to remind myself that writing can be fun.

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Wuya sighed in relief as she approached Tubbimura's house. As far as she could tell, neither Chase nor the monks had arrived yet. She was honestly surprised by this. It wasn't like Chase to delay in his plans. Perhaps he was beginning to get cocky. Oh, wait, he was always cocky. Careless, is what she meant.

Hannibal had dropped her off about a mile away from the ninja's dwelling. They had agreed that he would wait twenty minutes before going to the monks. This way, she had a bit of a head start. She still wondered why he was going to them at all. Oh, well. Knowing Hannibal, he had some sort of plan in store.

She phased through the wall and entered the small house. It wouldn't be too hard to locate her former cohort in evil. And judging by the smell of sweat and dog biscuits, he was most likely in the next room.

He didn't notice her when she first entered the room. He was busy practicing some rather difficult looking moves with his sword. She quietly observed him for a few minutes. It was actually impressive how hard the fat man was focusing. Hm, if something like this impressed her, she had definitely spent too much time with Jack.

It was funny when he finally noticed her. He had turned on his heel to practice a downward swing, and he spotted her out of the corner of his eye. He shrieked in surprise and fell to the ground.

He quickly scrambled back to his feet. "Wuya!" he gasped. "Why are you here? And why are you a ghost again?"

"Long story," she answered dryly. "But believe it or not, I'm here to help you."

"Help me?" he echoed. "With what? Wait a minute, you are not here working with Jack Spicer, are you? If so, I want no part of whatever scheme he's hatching!"

"I'm not here with Jack, you fool!" she snapped. "I'm here to warn you about Chase Young."

"Why would I need to be warned about Chase Young? We haven't even spoken to each other in months!" he exclaimed.

"To put it simply, Chase wants to turn you into his mindless slave," she stated. Okay, that was a bit of an exaggeration, but, hey, whatever worked. "If you don't want this to happen, I can help."

"And what's in it for you?" he asked. He knew from experience that the witch never did anything from the kindness of her heart.

"I'm trying to do everything I can to thwart Chase at the moment," she explained. "So, do you want my help or not?"

He thought for a moment. This whole situation was very confusing. Why was Wuya a ghost? Why did Chase wanted him as a slave? This was all so sudden. But he knew the witch would want an answer soon.

"Um...yes. I want your help?" he half said and half asked.

"Good," she replied. She raised her tentacle like arms to the man's face. Hannibal had managed to give her a small amount of power back. It was just enough to perform a certain spell. "I'm going to put a few blocks in your mind. They're virtually undetectable, so you should be safe from whatever magic Chase tries to put in your head."

He seized up as he felt an odd sensation move through his skull. It was a weird mixture of pain and itching. He was glad that it only lasted a few moments.

"I can't guarantee that this will keep you completely safe, but at least you won't be a complete drone," Wuya said.

She laughed to herself on the inside. Although she did put up a mind block, she added a little something extra. It was a bit like what chase had done to Katnappe. When the time came, all she had to do was suggest the idea of betraying Chase, and the thought would soon consume Tubbimura's mind. mind

Suddenly, a chill swept through the room. The ghost shuddered a she sensed a familiar presence approaching.

"You never saw me!" she said to the ninja before flying out of the room.

Before he had a chance to question what her problem was, a familiar figure stalked into the room. Tubbimura's eyes widened as he gazed at the Chinese immortal. He wasn't surprised to see the tigers flanking the man's sides, but he was surprised to see both Jack Spicer and Katnappe with him.

"Hey, Tubbimura!" Jack greeted. "Long time, no see!"

"Indeed, Jack," he responded. "May I ask what brings you all to my home?" Though he tried to sound indifferent, he was on guard. What was going to happen? Well, Jack certainly didn't seem too mindless. At least, no more than usual.

"I have a proposition for you, Tubbimura," Chase said with a grin. "I have decided to bring all the evildoers in the world to my side. If you come willingly, you will be able to join the Heylin and I will teach you true evil, along with my other two apprentices here." He gestured to the two teens by his side. "But if you put up resistance, I will have no choice but to use force. And Ashley can tell all about how unpleasant that can be. But know that either way, you have no choice. So, what will it be?"

Well, that sounded a lot better than what Wuya had described. He had been trying to rise in the Heylin ranks for years! But stil...

"How do I know I can trust you?" Tubbimura demanded. "The last time I was around you, you shot me out of a catapult!"

"I may be evil, but I am a man of honor," Chase replied. "I promise you that if you come to my side now, I will not cause you unnecessary harm."

Before he could reply, they were interrupted by a loud crash. The monks had just kicked in the wall behind him and were in their fighting stances.

"What's going on now?" he cried. "I don't even have any Shen Gong Wu!"

"We are not here for any Wu, Tubbimura!" Omi declared. "We are here to stop you from joining the side of Chase Young!"

"Hey, this isn't any of your business!" Jack protested.

His master held up a hand to silence his apprentices. "So, you lot have figured out my plan, have you? I suppose I should ask how, but I think I already know. It doesn't matter anyway. There's nothing you can do to stop me. So why don't you brats run along and play with your Wu?"

"That is where you are wrong!" Omi cried.

"Chase, we challenge you to a showdown!" Raimundo said. "If we win, you leave Tubbimura alone!"

"Oh, so you do know how to fight without Shen Gong Wu!" Chase snickered. "Alright, I'll accept your challenge. Me against Omi, Jack against Raimundo, Katnappe against Kimiko, and...Clay can fight a few of my warriors."

"Should I take that as an insult?" Clay demanded with a scowl.

"Take it however you will," Chase replied. "But what happens if I win?"

"Then we won't stop you from taking Tubbimura, duh," the Brazilian teen replied.

Tubbimura felt a bit insulted that nobody was asking his opinion, but wisely decided to keep his mouth shut.

"We each will fight our opponents until someone drops," Raimundo declared. "If someone from the opposite team has already won their battle, then those two will fight. The last one standing wins."

They all moved outside to ensure that they would have plenty of fighting space. They each faced their opponents and got into their fighting positions. Tubbimura grabbed a bag of chips to snack on while he watched.

"Gong Yi Tanpai!" they cried in unison.

Omi and Chase wasted no time in starting their fight. Chase wasn't so much fighting as blocking and dodging the small monk's moves, muck to said monk's chagrin. It always amused the man when Omi used the moves he taught him. It would be good to use against the little one at some point in the future. But for now, he could just have some fun.

Clay quickly jumped from side to side as two tigers lunged at him..

Thinking fast, he pulled a green and black striped rope out of his pocket.

"Lasso Boa Boa!" he called.

He used the rope to swing into a nearby tree. The tigers quickly followed him.

Kimiko was both surprised and irritated to see how easily Katnappe was keeping up with her. Chase must have been training her around the clock. She gasped as the blond girl managed to land a kick in her stomach. Okay, it was time to take this up a notch. She did a backwards flip into the air.

"Judolette Flip-Fire!" she declared.

Katnappe cried out as she saw the flames shooting towards her. She quickly pressed herself into the ground to dodge them. Kimiko took this as an opportunity to kick the side of her adversary's head, knocking her out cold.

Although Jack had become a significantly better fighter, he was still no match for Raimundo. The Shoku warrior already knew all the moves and strategies he did, if not more. But since Ashley had already lost, he knew he couldn't let his master down(even though the immortal could easily handle all of the monks on his own).

"I never thought I'd see the day when you could actually keep up with me in battle, Spicer," Raimundo panted.

"Don't let that new belt of yours go to your head," Jack replied.

Thinking fast, he faked a move to his left. When his opponent turned in that direction, Jack aimed a punch at his head. Unfortunately for him, Raimundo had predicted this. He grabbed jack's wrist and flung the young genius to the ground. He then stepped on Jack's neck to ensure he wouldn't get up.

Seeing this, Chase decided it was time to end this fight. He punched Omi hard in the chest, sending the young mock flying into a nearby tree. His warriors had already defeated Clay, so they came back to his side.

"You both take on the Fire Dragon," he ordered. "I shall fight the Wind Dragon."

He had to admit, Pedrosa was taking his duties as leader seriously. He had gained quite a bit of skill since they had last fought. But it still wasn't good enough to defeat him.

He quickly dealt the teen the same treatment he had given Omi. Looking to the side, he saw that his warriors had defeated Kimiko. He smirked when he noticed all the scratch marks on her face.

"It appears we have won," he observed.

With a snap of his fingers, he transported himself and his minions(including Tubbimura) back to his citadel, leaving behind the defeated monks.

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From a hill above them, Wuya and Hannibal observed the action.

"This is good. Everything went according to plan," Hannibal said.

"What? Did you plan for the monks to lose?" Wuya asked.

"I never thought they would win. I just wanted to see how they would do against Chase and his new minions," Hannibal explained. "And since you put that spell on Tubbimura, we can get some real inside work done."

"Indeed we can," Wuya agreed.

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A/N: I think I'm getting better at fight scenes. Yay!

Have you guys been on xiaolinpedia lately? According to it, Xiaolin Chronicles should premiere Sunday. We'll have to wait and see if that's true or not...

Also, me and Raverlynn have been brainstorming ideas for this story. Prepare yourselves, because it's going to get EPIC!