Getting used to becoming teachers is a struggle for existing Shoku Warriors with their schedules being completely thrown off. The first morning was hard for the first week since the new monks raised with the sun and were hands on. Something that Clay discovered when he found Apikalia in the courtyards practicing a form of martial arts. Way she moved in place was graceful like an ocean's wave from the way she placed her feet. How she placed her feet on the ground with each step she took had Clay crossing his arms. Watching her without making her known since he usually came here to do his Tai chi to center himself. What he was seeing in this girl after their first meeting brought back memories of his mother during square dances.
"Something interesting you see in me?" She asked slowly, turning to him.
"Just a stroll down memory lane for me," He softly smiled at mental images of his mother, "Ones I haven't thought about since I was knee high to a grasshopper."
"You must share with me some time," She placed her hands behind her back, "Would you like to join me?"
"You one for a Tai Chi lesson?" He asked.
She happily clapped and allowed him to take a place a foot beside her before he started the two of them through his morning routine. She copied him one movement at a time that had him lightly correcting the placement of her feet to her hands. Had them laughing the whole time about her having to leave her feet as he was all hands when trying to teach her. Was being observed by Raimundo from one of the spots from the opened rooms that looked upon the courtyard. He wasn't in much of a mood to drink the tea that Lady Kaori brought him when he found Clay and Apikalia. Them interacting stirred a sensation in him that he saw color red in the worst way. One that Lady Kaori knew well from her own past before she took a seat next to him without him noticing.
"Jealousy and anger can be toxic," Lady Kaori's voice struck a chord in him, "One that took me down a dark path and left me losing everything I once loved."
"That bad?" Raimundo asked her.
"I haven't seen my sister for 500 years for what I did," Lady Kaori spoke with regret, "Raised my son all by myself until he became of age. Then helped me train the new monks we now see."
Raimundo ended up deciding instead of watching from a distance and not saying anything about what was making him angry for no reason. He bowed to her when he got to his feet and made his way out of the room in a hurry to join Clay and Apikalia. Put a smile on Lady Kaori's face before Shu Yung ended up crawling onto her shoulder with an annoyed expression.
"Dojo still as bothersome?" Lady Kaori asked her as she reached a hand up to her.
"Old lines and old moves." Shu Yung rolled her eyes.
She happily smiled as she reached up with one of her hands to stroke the soft scales of her only friend in a slow manner. That stopped when Shu Yung got a familiar case of the shivers that struck her, telling her that a single Shen Gong Wu had awakened. This had her falling off Lady Kaori 's shoulders and twisting where she landed with words being mumbled. Told Lady Kaori that it wasn't just one Shen Gong Wu that was in the process of awakening. On to her feet when Dojo came flying around the temple about a whopper of a Shen Gong Wu. Which had Lady Kaori side stepping him to mark her way to the scroll. Unrolling the ancient piece of parchment and looking upon what was awakening.
"Fluta-Yula," Shu Yung read the description, "Bamboo flute with the ability to put anyone to sleep, the sleep lasts for about 20 minutes or if a loud enough noise is made it can wake you up."
"Interesting, but not what I hoped." Lady Kaori sighed.
Deciding who was going wasn't much to argue about once Shen Gong Wu was revealed. Master Fung was the one who suggested Kimiko be the one to go with the girls. Raimundo, Clay, and Trent actually stepped aside when Omi ticked off Kimiko with his sexiest statements. Meaning Ping Pong was left since he kept his mouth shut and to himself.
"This is where we start picking Shen Gong Wu?" Amber asked Kimiko.
"I got it guys," Kimiko was ready to give her the tour, "This way."
Way Ping Pong was side bumped by Amber in a playful sense with Apikalia being the one to steady him. Showed to Raimundo the foundation of a team was already forming between them. One he ended up elbowing Trent in the side for a clear explanation. Made the Canadian sighed knowing he was going to spend the better part of the day talking.
"Where are they going?" Omi asked out of curiosity.
"Crosby, Merseyside." Dojo couldn't give an except location.
"Beach area," Shu Yung corrected him, "Noticeable quicksand areas."
This was where who was going to take them was debated over between the dragons with Raimundo complaining. It was pointed out by Dojo, he was always the main ride for them 'cause with the main source of transport. Besides the fact he was with Dashi when most of the Shen Gong Wu were hidden. Shu Yung just laughed at each of the arguments used by Dojo with a shake of her tail. Asking him if he ever learned to share his duty as getting the monk around. Besides bashing his basic knowledge of all Shu Yung locations. Fact Raimundo was going to miss going to the beach ended. He started listing all the cool's things he could teach everybody to have fun in the sand.
Which ended when Shu Yung blew a kiss to Dojo to wish him good luck on the side lines on Lady Kaori's shoulders. Before taking her real size for four chosen monks to mount her. They took the Two Ton Tunic, Ruby of Ramses, Woozy Shooter, and Tangle Web Comb.
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Landing in the middle of a coastal town in the middle of England had Ping Pong breathing in ocean air and smell. A sweet, enveloping and warm smell filled the nostrils of Kimiko and Amber inhaled. Amber allowed Shu Yung to perch herself on her shoulders after she shrunk in size.
"I am reminded of home." Apikalia happily sighed.
"What is your home life like?" Kimiko wondered what Apikalia's hometown was like.
"Family owns the biggest cattle in all of Hawaii," Apikalia answered her, "Ito Ranch."
Kimiko could only be shocked as he had something to tell Clay when they got back from this Shen Gong Wu retrieval. Had her trying to imagine how he would react to this bit of information about Apikalia. Which she kept with her when a familiar noise overhead had her looking up. Came in the form of brass and gunmetal looking bots with hands that were long and sharp, metallic claws. Glowing red eyes didn't really stick fear into the monks watching them hover.
"Jackbots," Ping Pong excitedly pointed out, "This means he is going to show up soon."
"Who?" Amber and Apikalia asked not to be understood.
"Foolish genius, horribly immature, Jack Spicer." Kimiko wasn't pleased he was here.
"Long time villain of the monks in a humorist manner." Ping Pong's eyes widened with excitement.
"Really," Amber was impressed, "Makes me want to meet the guy."
Kimiko sighed when the view of someone with a Helibot on his back was enough motivation for them. Kimiko was the one that had Ping Pong show them where the beach was located outside of the town. Amber raged along despite wanting to stick around and see Apikalia distract Jack. Gave Apikalia a chance to show off her elemental manipulation over the Jackbots. Being that the metallic material that made up the bots gave her a perfect chance to introduce herself. Up she put her with a hair accessory made of native wood from her home land. While removing a yellow and brown comb, with brownish green teeth as her eyes looked to the sky.
"Tangle Web Comb," Apikalia aimed for a few bots, "Metal."
The strands of hair become metallic strings that wrap around her fingers of her other hand like thin piano wire. As other ends are individually wrapped around control circuits of the bots within seconds. She tested the distance by flexing her fingers that each strand was connected to. When each bot lightly bumps into the other with a clanking sound being made.
"Hey," Jack's voice made her smirk, " I don't have the time to repair your glitching circuits."
Answer he got was that one of the bots under Apikalia's control gave him the equivalent of a middle finger. When that shining digit went into the air before those red eyes was all that redirected his attention. By charging at his own bot to correct the gesture that seems to be aimed at him. Left to lose his means of flight when another boy under Apikalia ripped the propellers apart. To the ground before he came crashing down with those five bots following him. Forming a ring of sorts as Jack laid eyes on Apikalia and metallic strings hanging from her fingers.
"I am sorry about that," Apikalia smiled at Jack, "I volunteered to distract you while my fellow monks went to awaken Shen Gong Wu."
"They're more of you." Jack was in shock.
"I'll let you figure that one out," She flexed her fingers, "I hear you're a smart one."
Jack witnesses the strings snap cleanly from his five fallen bots and curl up into small balls of twisted wire. That fit perfectly in Apikalia's palm that she juggled with that one hand with Jack watching. Didn't seem to work well enough when Jack shook his head out of anger to get focused. Giving the order to his bots that were off toward the sandy shores of older dunes north of a coastguard station. Lay in pieces after facing Kimiko using a woozy shooter with Ping Ping using Two Ton Tunic and Amber using the Ruby of Ramses. The three of them all moved when they saw the swarm impressed Kimiko. All she had to do was give clear and simple orders when they began to attack.
"Bamboo flute is ours." Amber and Kimiko allowed Ping Pong to claim the Shen Gong Wu.
"Not that it was a fight." Shu Yung recalled the sight.
Ping Pong started to jump up and down from the pure joy he felt at actually being a part of a fight and Shen Gong Wu retrieval. The difference between hearing about third person and witnessing first hand. Had Ping Pong filled with pride about what he had got to experience in person; as he swung the flute around.
"If I didn't know," Kimiko noticed something about Ping Ping, "He's a fanboy of sorts."
"You should see his homemade action figures." Amber hinted.
"That I got to see." Kimiko liked the sound of that idea.
"That is something to worry about." Shu Yung crossed herself as she watched Ping Pong.
Upon hearing that Ping Pong happily insisted on showing Kimiko himself with great pride about his work. Going on about how he stuck to details of each monk's appearance when he created them.
"Let's get that back," Kimiko pointed to the flute in Ping Pong's hand, " ... then you can show me, deal?"
"Deal." He cheered as he ran around in circles.
Shu Yung agreed with Kimiko about getting back since there wasn't much further for them to do here. On her back they went with Apikalia joining them with souvenirs in the form of a metallic string.