"Lasso Boa Boa!"

Jack dodged out of the way before the Wu wrapped around him; he didn't see how the Lasso would help Rai in their Showdown until he started using it as a whip. Then it made sense.

"Reversing Mirror!" Jack called as the Lasso came back, whipping the Wu out in front of him.

The Lasso froze, then spun around to attack Raimundo; the boy jumped out of the way before it could finish, waiting until it crashed into the wall before pulling it back. Jack had decided to a Showdown he called "Counteract", where the first to be hit by their opponent was the loser. Sure, it probably didn't count if his own Wu attacked him, but the thought of being slapped by the Lasso wasn't appealing. He wasn't sure how long he would use it anyway; Jack was getting smarter, and had called a Sheng Yi Bu Dare that forbade Rai from using his Wudai Weapon to fight. Jack's part was that he could only use the Reversing Mirror once every five minutes.

"Sure you don't want to give up?" Rai asked as he twirled the Wu over his head.

Jack jumped out of the way when he slapped it down, then twisted to avoid when it when it shot up. He tripped over his coat and fell on his rump.

"Gee, wonder why that thing's useless," Rai taunted, getting ready to whip the Lasso again.

Jack stared down at his coat, then smirked at Rai as he shrugged it off, kicking it away before getting into a wide stance.

"C'mon Rai-Rai," he said. "I don't got all day."

Rai's jaw tensed, then he shot forward and swung the Lasso again. Jack dodged it, as expected, but was almost taken by surprise when Rai threw a punch. Almost. Stryker had been pulling fast moves like that out in training, so he was getting the hang of spotting them. He grabbed Rai's wrist and twisted his body as hard as he could, angling himself so that, when Rai was pulled over, he landed with a smack on the ground. He looked up in time to see Jack ready a punch of his own, and blocked it with his foot. He kicked out with the other but Jack as already out of the way, Reversing Mirror poised in case Rai tried the Lasso again. Rai looked down at his Wu for a second, then threw it next to Jack's coat. Jack stared at him in surprise, then he did the same with the Mirror. It'd only been three minutes anyway.

Let your opponent waste their energy first, he could hear Stryker saying. It might take a lot of work, but they'll fall.

Let's hope so, Jack thought as Rai leapt towards him.

He sidestepped quickly, then ducked down when Rai sent a kick at his head. Rai shot a foot out to trip him, but Jack jumped back and threw a quick jab at his head. Rai dodged left, then right when Jack sent another one. These were easy moves, so he knew Jack was trying to wear him down. He did a backflip and stopped in a more relaxed fighting position, waiting for Jack to advance.

"What's the matter?" he asked when the redhead stayed where he was. "Did I pick up on you strategy too soon?"

He furrowed his brow when Jack's eyes shot up and his jaw dropped. He turned when a large shadow passed over him and his stomach clenched. This suddenly became very, very bad.

"Hello boys," the giant Hannibal Bean greeted with a snaggletooth grin. "Mind if I play too?"

Rai turned green when one of his giant vines came crashing towards him. He leapt out of the way, barely getting his leg out of reach, and then jumped when Hannibal swept it across the ground. He managed to grab onto a rock and pull himself up, out of harm's way, but froze.

Where was Jack?

"Jack?" he called, unable to find the other boy. "Jack!"

"Oh Jaaaack!" Hannibal cried, his grin widening. "Don't tell me I killed ya already!"

"If you say so, Jellybean!"

Hannibal caught sight of Jack, hovering with a smirk on his face only a few feet off the ground. Hannibal raised his vine off the ground as Jack's wristwatch started beeping loudly.

"Aren't ya gonna turn that off?" Hannibal asked him.

"Why don't you?" Jack taunted, holding his wrist out to him.

Hannibal's eyes narrowed, then he swung his vine down to crush Jack where he flew.

"Reversing Mirror!"

Hannibal's jaw dropped as his vine snapped straight back and blasted him in the face. The pressure of the blow sent him rocking back, almost knocking into the platform where the monks and the Jack Pack were watching. The vibrations of his movement knocked Rai off his rock and flat on his stomach. He groaned and shakily pushed himself up, catching a glimpse of Hannibal before he got a full view of something else.

Jack's boot.