Note: I might have embellished the Lunar Locket's power a little. I have no access to the episodes so I go by memory and online research. Anyway...I hope you like this new chapter. The next one will be even better. I promise.

He never needs to know what happened. Jiayi was standing outside, eyes closed against the bright sunlight as it warmed her face. Over the past week, she had refused to leave Jack's house. She refused to speak about what occurred the day she freed Jack from the Sphere of Yun. "Jack…how much longer must I stand here waiting?" she finally asked.

"Just a second! I finally found it!"

The joy in his voice made her half-smile. "Are you sure that you want to do this?"

"Of course! Look, he got to do it, right?" Jack saw her begin to frown. "I know that he did! This is going to be great; I promise!"

Jiayi's eyes opened, shining a brilliant amber in the sunlight. She stretched her arms over her head, yawned, and examined her boyfriend for a moment. Jack had been in high spirits since being freed, but this was a new level of elation that was nearly contagious. However ridiculous it might be. This could be fun, she thought. Tossing her jacket to him, she raised an eyebrow. "Are you ready then?"

"Are you kidding?! Let's do this!" He tied her jacket around his waist and lifted the staff in his hand. "Monkey Staff!"

She shifted into her tiger form, muscles stretching and bones popping pleasantly. When she looked over at Jack, she had to stifle a laugh. So it really does turn you into a monkey? What was I expecting when he said 'Monkey Staff'? Jiayi saw the cautious look on his face as he approached her and she allowed herself to snicker. "Just because you look like a monkey…doesn't mean that I'll eat you. I'm not a real tiger."

"I know! It's just…kind of scary." Jack carefully climbed onto her back and settled in comfortably. His tail wrapped around the staff and he put his arms around her. "Alright. I can do this."

"You do realize…you're just riding on my back. I'm doing the hard part here." She smirked and let her tail swish back and forth. "Lunar Locket!" He held on tighter as lightning began to strike around them. "Yes, this is absolutely necessary!" Jiayi bounded forward down the road, reveling in the sensation of air rushing through her fur. The sound of thunder and lightning only urged her to run faster. She passed through cities and towns, filling the citizens with fear at the sight of a large monkey riding on the back of a blue tiger, surrounded with lightning.

Jack gradually opened his eyes and gaped at the swiftly passing landscape. They had passed the urban areas and were now racing through a field of tall grass and boulders. Cattle rushed to get out of their way and he released a laugh. She seemed to be in a good mood that day. He had hoped that this would cheer her up; she had been acting a little strangely since freeing him from the Sphere of Yun. Of course, the idea to do this had come to him when he was half-asleep. He had written it down and when he read it the next morning, it made very little sense. But when she read it, she smiled. Now he knew that his plan was working. She released a roaring laugh that made the cattle run even faster.

This…feels great. Why? I can feel it. Evil. It's rushing through my veins right now because I know it's not right to do this, but it feels so good! Jiayi leapt high into the air to get over a boulder and heard Jack shout triumphantly. The cattle were wailing pitifully as they tried, and failed, to outrun her. "Where are we going?" she called over the rush of air.

"Uh…" He frowned, having not thought this far ahead. "Maybe the Xiaolin Temple? Yeah! Yeah, let's go scare those losers!"

"Excuse me? You do remember what side I'm on, don't you?"

"Er…yeah, but you're my partner, right?"

She paused in her steps, tail swishing back and forth. "Jack…we'll continue slowly for a while. We need to talk." Instantly, she felt his fingers dig deeper into her dark blue and black fur. "Not about us. It's…about something else."

Jack could hear it in her voice. Anxiety. Almost fear. He wondered if she would finally tell him about what happened before he was released from the sphere. "What's wrong? Did C.Y. do something to you?"

Jiayi winced and was glad that he could not see it. "This…is not about Chase Young." She could feel him relaxing slightly. "I have a question about the monks. When I was taken, what did they do?"

He sat up straight on her back, his brow furrowing. "Uh…well Guan came back with Kimiko and Raimundo. I was pretending to be asleep. I didn't like the way they kept glaring at me. Anyway, I guess they were upset. Guan kept pacing and Kimiko was trying to find your phone signal or something."

"And Raimundo?"

"He was pretty mad and Guan told him to stay at the temple. Something about what happened while he was gone. What did happen?"

"…doesn't matter…just continue…"

"Okay. So he was talking to the others and suddenly came over and told Wuya to go with him. She said something about him betraying someone," Jack finished. "So what happened? Does this have to do with what Chase was saying? About Raimundo trying to be your hero?"

Without warning, Jiayi started to run again. He held on tightly, heart racing with fear. Hero?! I need no hero! I'm strong on my own! But Guan…She recalled the despair in his eyes when he fought her. The reluctance he showed before aiming for the final attack. The young woman shook her head. "Fine. Xiaolin Temple it is then."

Shift P.O.V

"Huh? Where'd that lightning come from? It was sunny just a second ago."

"I don't know. The forecast didn't say anything about lightning." Kimiko looked out at the sky and her eyes widened. Normally, lightning struck when it was cloudy. The sun was still out and shining brightly, but there was an intense amount of lightning striking in the distance. It seemed to concentrate around one small area and almost seemed to be moving toward them. "Okay, that's really weird. Do you think it's-?"

"Something evil? I bet you're right," Clay agreed, tipping his hat forward to shade his eyes. He stared at the mass of electricity and frowned.

"We should go to it before it reaches the temple!" Omi announced, ready to fight.

"No way. We're not supposed to leave the temple," Kimiko stated. "Has anyone seen Rai? I haven't seen him since breakfast."

Before anyone could answer, Dojo coughed to grab their attention once more. "Before I was rudely interrupted, I was trying to say that Master Monk Guan left something really important here. He said to keep it safe until he comes back so-"

"The Blade of Renshu?" Kimiko read the label over his shoulder. "Is it a shen-gon-wu?"

"Not officially, but it could be considered a pseudo-shen-gon-wu."

"Pseudo? So what does that mean?"

"It's a sword that can summon ice," Dojo bluntly replied. "It's just not in the scroll. It was made by a legendary blacksmith. Renshu Xun. I met him once. He was pretty cool."

Clay's eyes were now going wide as he stared at the horizon. He felt his mouth falling open slightly and reached over to tap Kimiko's shoulder. "You reckon that's evil?"

She turned to look and snorted. Her face turned red and she covered her mouth, her body shaking with laughter. "Wh-what are they doing?!"

Omi followed her gaze to find a Monkey Staff-wielding Jack Spicer riding on a tiger Jiayi with lightning striking around them wildly. He burst into laughter, falling to his knees.

Shift P.O.V

Good to know. So the next time I need to horribly take people by surprise, I'll just do this, she thought with humor as she shifted back to her human form. Jiayi accepted her black hooded jacket from her boyfriend and grinned mischievously. "Sorry everyone…I couldn't help myself. Is Guan here?"

"He left earlier, but he'll be back…" The small green dragon stared at her for a moment before looking away. "Not you."

"Hm? Oh…I'm sorry. Do I offend you in some way?" Her hips swayed back and forth, her short black skirt swishing with the movement.

"You know each other?" Kimiko glanced from the dragon to the other girl.

"This one! Is she the one everyone's been making a fuss about?! Really?" Dojo turned toward Jiayi with a look of disdain. "She's a creep!"

"Oh…am I really?"

"What kind of creep follows someone else's master around and goes so far as to become evil just to get them to notice you?! You were always watching him! Like a creep!"

She raised an eyebrow and leaned down toward him. "Hm, but you know…Dojo, right? You know that you're just as creepy as me." Jiayi listened to the three monks question her and the dragon, but froze when a figure appeared in the doorway. There he is. I wondered when he would make an appearance.

Raimundo walked past everyone, not sparing a glance at her, and went to the edge of the forest. Jack watched this and gave Jiayi a curious look. She shrugged and he wanted to dismiss this, but it still bothered him. There was something 'off' about the monk.

"You should go talk to him," Kimiko spoke up. "I'll go with you. I mean, I don't know what happened when he left that day, but he hasn't been acting the same. And no one's seen Chase Young. Did you guys kill him or something?"

Jiayi began to walk toward the young man, keeping a leisurely pace so Kimiko could keep up with her. "Kill…? Are you joking? Even together, I doubt we could kill him. And anyway…I'm not sure he'll talk to us. Look at him." The young man was now sitting in the grass, staring almost vacantly out at the forest. We didn't kill Chase Young. We only wounded him. Honestly, I'm surprised he hasn't come after us yet. Not that I'm worried in any way.

The two girls paused a few feet behind the boy and observed him. He made no move to turn around. "Hey, Rai? You okay?" Kimiko called to him. He remained still, not even glancing over his shoulder. "Jiayi's here. Did you see her when she got here? It was hilarious!"

"…yeah, a real riot…" he muttered in reply.

Kimiko beamed. "There he is. Why don't you turn around? We can talk about what happened." She saw him tense. "Or not. We don't have to talk about that. We can talk about whatever you want to talk about, Rai. We just don't like to see you this way. You haven't been yourself lately."

"Alright." He turned toward them and met Jiayi's gaze directly. There were dark circles around his eyes and a certain wickedness to his stare. "Let's talk about him then. Let's talk about the guy you were in love with, Jiayi." Raimundo watched her half-smile fall to a deep frown and stood. He took a few steps toward the girls and frowned back at them when he realized that they were stepping away from him. "What's wrong? I thought you wanted to talk. You said we could talk about whatever I wanted. I want to know what made you fall in love with that guy."

She narrowed her eyes and took another step back. "Look…now isn't the time. Or the place." The more she looked at him, the more anxious she began to feel. I know what it is. I saw it for myself last week. Evil. It's in his eyes…in the way he's talking. But why? He hasn't done anything horrible yet. He's redeemable. If I can just figure out how. If Guan was here…

"Master Monk Guan! We protected the Blade of Renshu as requested!" Omi said loudly.

Jiayi released a nervous laugh. "Hear that…? Guan's back. I need to talk to him so…if you'll excuse me. We'll just have to pick this back up later, hm?"

Guan greeted her with a nod when she approached him. There were many things that needed to be said, but would go unspoken. She knew that he regretted fighting her and she regretted fighting him. She regretted running away and he regretted not trusting her. "I suppose you heard that the Blade of Renshu is here."

She looked at the sheathed sword in his hands and raised an eyebrow. "…what about it?"

"Your father created this weapon. I believe that you should have it."

Jiayi glanced from him to the blade and back. "Alright…but why? Why should I need a blade? I have claws." Tucking her hands into her pockets, she awaited his explanation. Everything he did, he did for a reason. Though she was curious as to why the blade had never been offered to her before.

Guan's gaze went momentarily to Raimundo. The young monk was still standing several feet away from the building and seemed to be fixated on them. "Due to certain…new circumstances...I believe it would be safer for you to carry a sword."

What you mean is, if I have to fight Raimundo, I should use a weapon equal to his rather than risk gutting him with my claws. She nodded and accepted the sheathed blade. "Thanks…and I'm sorry about how I acted before."

"I apologize as well for not trusting you." They were both watching Raimundo now as he started toward them. "If you must use this blade, be sure to use it wisely. I trust that you remember its power."

"I remember my father messing with it in the snow…" she replied with humor. When the young man was close, she saw a brief smirk flash across his face before he passed her and walked to his room. What exactly happened? Jack said that he walked off with Wuya. What did they do? Did she corrupt him? Jiayi put the sheathed sword over her shoulder and tilted her head. "I don't know what happened…but it can't be good. There's a storm brewing there."

"I agree. That is why I will stay here to keep a close watch over the young monks. Though I would prefer that you stay here as well, you are free to do as you wish."

She yawned widely and grinned when he gave her a perplexed look. "Well you know…I'd rather not be separated from Jack if I can help it."

"You are still certain that are happy with him?"

Her grin grew almost terrifying. "Of course. Hm…you missed my big appearance today. I came in with Jack on my back and lightning striking around me." Instantly, Guan's frown deepened. "Well…it's funnier than it sounds. You had to have been here to see it," she said with a shrug. As she started to walk away, intending to rejoin Jack and plan their next move, she could feel eyes locked on her. Every sway of her hips, every step, every swish of her long, dark blue hair. It was all being taken in with eyes that burned a hole in her back. So…who is it now?