Entropy shrieked when she slammed into Zephyr, knocking his Hammer down into the arena. Chase cocked an eyebrow at them challengingly; Cinder was on the ground, a hand to her mouth as blood dripped through her fingers.

"Must you waste your time?" Chase sighed as Zephyr set Entropy in a seat and glared at the warlord. "I'm missing my nephew fight an idiot."

Zephyr let out a cry and lunged for Chase. Chase sidestepped him easily, grabbed the back of his shirt, and flung him into the railing. Zeph hit with his back and slumped to the floor, wincing as shock after shock of pain raced through him. Chase stepped to him and grabbed his collar, lifting him high above his head. Cinder kicked her leg out to trip him, but Chase only backed up and slammed his foot on her calf, pleased when she shrieked. Entropy tried to rip Zephyr from her uncle's grasp, only to receive a blow to the sternum for her efforts.

"You're all rather pathetic," Chase told them, squeezing Zephyr's throat.

A bolt of lightning shot at the platform, just barely missing Chase's ear. The overlord dropped Zephyr on the ground and squinted at Jack, who was rather battered and bruised from the fighting, the Eye of Dashi in his grasp. They only glared at each other for a moment, because Stryker grabbed Jack from behind and tossed him back, to which Chase smirked. Entropy pulled Zephyr out of the way as Chase leapt off the platform to get a closer look at the fight.

"I told you no Wu," Stryker growled when Jack got to his feet.

"And I told you to leave," Jack snarled back. "Guess we both need to listen better."

Stryker scowled and threw a punch at his adversary's face, to which Jack leaned away and grabbed his arm; Stryker grunted when he felt Jack's bony knee connect below the belt. He grabbed Jack's hair and slammed his forehead against the bridge of his nose. Jack's knees quivered and he slumped to the ground when Stryker let go, clutching his face as Stryker kicked him away. He landed on his back as a bright light flashed; when they were able to see again, the terrain had shifted back to the field they had been in. Jack stayed on the ground, clutching his face, and Stryker turned away.

"And here I thought you'd never fulfill your potential," Chase said as he came closer to the gate surrounding the field.

Stryker stared at him, then smirked and straightened.

"And here I thought you'd..." he started, suddenly holding his hand out behind him. "Be a little smarter than to fall for this."

"Shard of Lightning!" Jack shouted as he bolted up shoved the Shard into Stryker's hand.

Their friend heard this and zipped to the gate, watching the boys disappear as Chase's eyes grew wide. Before he could blink he was in the closed off area, staring at the two boys as they smirked at him.

"What..." he started.

"I don't think he gets it, Jackie," Stryker said as he leaned against Jack's shoulder.

"No, he definitely doesn't get it, Strykey," Jack agreed, crossing his arms and stroking his chin mockingly. "Should we explain it to him?"

Chase's eyes zipped from one boy to the other, trying to understand why it was that they had snapped back into place, as if they hadn't just thought about killing each other. Zephyr slumped against the gate as Cinder pulled herself up and stared at them; Entropy stayed on the ground and just groaned.

"Please tell me...they didn't..." she asked.

"If they did...I'm going to kill them..." Zephyr growled, using the fence to straighten himself.

"You see, it's rather simple," Jack started, loving the look on Chase's face. "We've played a little trick on ya."

"Yeah," Stryker added. "And the monks and the Heylins and...our friends..."

The boys looked over at the others and gave them big, apologetic grins. Their friends just glared.

"...Love ya guys," they called to them.

"Really?" Zephyr asked, looking up at the sky. "Good. I hope you're prepared for my brother's reaction, then."

Everyone turned to see Dojo flying overhead; the monks dropped from him and landed easily on the other side of the gate, tilting their heads when they saw Jack and Stryker together.

"...We missed something, didn't we?" Rai guessed.

"You were saying?" Chase growled.

"Sure, now that the gang's all here," Stryker taunted.

Chase scowled as the boys separated and started circling. This wasn't how he had pictured things going, but he would certainly find a way out of this.

"So you played a little trick," he snarled. "Why? What have you gained from this?"

"Oh a lot actually," Jack started. "Like, we got you stuck in a cage."

"And we distracted you enough to allow the monks to take something rather special to you," Stryker added.

This brought Chase's glare to the monks. They took a step back.

"But enough about what we gained," Stryker continued, stopping at Chase's right. Jack did the same on his left. "Lets get to the point. We want a Showdown, uncle."

Chase gave a laugh of indignation.

"You want to fight me?" he snarled. "Ridiculous."

"Yeah, we know," Jack said, crossing his arms as he smirked at the man. "I think we're a little too high in skill now to fight you."

Chase's eyes flashed angrily. Jack's face flickered, giving away his fear, but he held firm. Today they were going to make a statement, no matter what the cost.

"If it makes you feel any better," Stryker started, mostly to divert Chase's attention. "We can fight with our backs turned."

A low growl came from Chase's throat, then he jumped high into air and pointed an attack at Jack.

"Monkey Strike!" he shouted.

"Repulse the Monkey!"

Chase shouted as Jack dodged his attack and threw him aside. He managed to do a backflip and land in a crouched position, staring at Jack with wide eyes.

The weight of what just happened sunk in for everyone, and their jaws all dropped. Chase caught sight of Stryker's grin behind his friend; Jack's face was serious, and his fighting pose was eerily familiar.

"You taught him my moves!" Omi cried as he jumped onto the fence and started shaking it. "No one is to know them but me!"

"Well maybe if you all were smarter, you would have stopped me," Stryker laughed.

"Oh!" Entropy cried, catching Cinder and Zephyr's attention. "That's why their fighting looked familiar!"

"What?" Cinder asked.

"They were sparring!" Entropy told them as she stood and came to the fence. "Stryker basically spent that whole Showdown teaching Jack to defend himself against Chase!"

"...Dang." Zephyr croaked. "So the whole thing was an act."

"Thank goodness," Cinder sighed.

Chase growled and lunged at Jack again.

"Mantis Kick!"

"Cheetah Leaping Tree!"

Jack leapt over Chase, leaving him to Stryker.

"Viper Strike!" Stryker yelled.

Chase was blown to the ground by the attack, and Stryker landed beside Jack with a confident grin on his face.

"You wanna make this official now, uncle?" he asked. "Or do you still wanna see if we're serious?"

Chase's face twisted in anger, then with a roar his eyes turned gold and his skin turned deep green. Stryker and Jack stepped back as Chase transformed into his lizard form and snarled at them, his wide jaws full of fangs. Cinder, Zephyr and Entropy jumped over the gate, but Stryker motioned for them to stay. The monks seemed to struggle with what to do, then followed them over the gate.

"You wish to fight me?" Chase roared. "Fine. Fight me like this!"

Jack and Stryker smirked and assumed their fighting stances, back to back.

"With pleasure." they said.