Author's Note: This story is NOT a sequel or prequel to any of my stories; it is set in an entirely different universe than XS BEYOND or XS Future Time and has absolutely no relation to them. This story takes place after the final episode of Xiaolin Showdown and will continue from where Raimundo became leader. I would like you to review when you can, only if you like this story. I will reply to the reviews you send me! Please tell me what you think of this chapter, I only take requests that sound original and if you say please!
Jack Spicer was in his secret laboratory, sulking about his many humiliating defeats. He only had one Shen Gong Wu in his possession, but the Monkey Staff's powers weren't useful enough to take over the world. Wuya had left him, plus most of his friends like Vlad and Cyclops were on vacation or setting up their own world domination schemes, Jack knew they would be all failing miserably.
"What does an evil genius have to do to get some help around here? I miss Wuya and…um…the other villains to share my evil laughter with. I'm so depressed that I can only sneer evilly or make an evil armpit noise," he thought.
He demonstrated his evil armpit noise, but realized it was more of a depressed armpit noise. Suddenly there was a knock at the door; this only meant that someone had seen his advertisement on world domination.
"Sweet! Finally, a person who wants to team up with me!" he squealed, running over to the door and swinging it open.
He got a fright from the menacing figure that approached him, taking a leap backwards so he was a safe distance away from the visitor. The man wore a golden helmet on his head; it was shaped rather like a large bucket with a slit for seeing through. He had extravagant golden shoulder pads, his flowing robes were deep violet. The stranger reached out with his golden gauntlet, he was holding the flier that advertised Jack's profession.
"You are Jack Spicer, am I correct?" questioned the man, his deep voice was echoing and foreboding.
"Yes I am! I'm pleased to see that you wish to be my assistant!" Jack replied, trying to sound polite around the tall visitor.
The visitor stepped into Jack's abode; his shoulders were almost as wide as the doorframe. He made heavy stomping noises as he walked, indicating he was wearing metal boots. Jack gulped; it would take him a while to get used to his menacing presence.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Zhen. I thought that you deserved help finding the Shen Gong Wu, do you know anything about ten legendary blades?" he questioned the boy genius.
Jack shook his head "Apparently there are hundreds of Shen Gong Wu, finding a particular one will be pretty tough."
Zhen lifted up both of his hands; dark energy began to swirl around the room.
"The more people we have looking for them, the more likely we'll be able to find them," he whispered.
From the shadows that formed behind Jack came four figures, their forms were dark and mysterious. Jack identified them as people who were taller and more muscular than he was.
"W-who are these guys?" stuttered Jack.
Zhen chuckled softly, the four figures chuckled too.
"They're friends who will find more Shen Gong Wu for you," the violet robed man said.
Another day began at the temple, Raimundo was eager to see what his first task would be. He was going to be fully responsible for training his fellow comrades to the Shoku warrior level, the final level before they would become fully fledged Xiaolin warriors.
"What a glorious day! Hello Raimundo!" said Omi as they met in the corridor.
Raimundo was glad that Omi wasn't too upset about the fact that he was leader, the air warrior smiled.
"I can't wait for a new Shen Gong Wu to be revealed; hopefully this one will have more useful powers than the ones we've discovered in the last couple of weeks," he said to the water warrior.
Kimiko and Clay walked up to them, Raimundo was glad to see that they seemed eager to carry on with their adventures.
"Mornin' partner! Got anything planned about your new duty as a leader?" the earth warrior asked.
"I don't think anyone will be sure about what's happening today, I think things will be a lot more different now we have three major villains to deal with…or four if you count Jack," the fire warrior said.
They all turned their heads towards Dojo; the scroll guardian had just entered the room. His bizarre looking ear infection that he had received suddenly was a signal that a new mystical artefact had just revealed itself.
"I hope you guys are happy, this new Shen Gong Wu is a massively powerful one!" he shouted, calling them over to the Shen Gong Wu vault where Master Fung would read from the scroll.
The four brave monks rushed into the vault room, Master Fung was ready to explain the effect and name of the new object. The warriors were guessing what the power would be, thinking about the powers that the other Shen Gong Wu didn't have.
"So master, what new power is ready to be added to our arsenal?" Omi questioned.
Master Fung read from the scroll that Dojo opened, from the animated diagram inside; the warriors could see that it was a sword shaped object.
"The Vorpal Sword is a magical blade, although it looks blunt, its edges are extremely sharp. It enables the user to battle opponents much larger than themselves, altering fate so that the smaller fighter may win," their wise master explained.
The black stick figure on the magic diagram demonstrated this ability by neatly slicing a giant into a dozen pieces without struggling, the team was impressed.
"It's great, but its power doesn't seem as massive as our other Shen Gong Wu. Take the Mikado Arm for example," Kimiko said.
"Hang on a minute!" shouted Dojo "This sword is the second blade in a very powerful family of Shen Gong Wu. They are called the Ten Swords of Legend!"
Raimundo raised an eyebrow; he seemed confused as his team mates.
"Wait a second; did you say the Vorpal Sword is the second legendary sword? What the heck happened to the first one?" he asked.
Master Fung smiled; he put his hand on Raimundo's shoulder.
"Young warrior, you have spent so long fighting for the side of good that some of your early memories have been forgotten. The first sword is already in our possession," he explained.
Raimundo looked back on their past adventures; suddenly he realized what his master meant. The other warriors remembered too and smiled with Raimundo.
"The Sword of the Storm!" they shouted together.
"I'd like to spend a few minutes reminiscing, but we have a Wu to find!" Dojo announced, ready to fly off to the sword's location.
Soon they were flying over the clouds, getting closer and closer to their destination. They hoped to get there before stronger villains arrived, the four warriors were not so prepared to fight someone like Hannibal Bean or Chase Young.
"I wonder if Jack has quit being a villain, he might have given up after he realized that we have all the Shen Gong Wu except the Monkey Staff," Kimiko said.
"Our victory may be less sweet, we have already beaten him many times," Omi added.
Raimundo flexed his muscles, he was hoping to get some action pretty soon. He had already mastered his Shoku abilities, none of the villains would expect him to be so powerful.
"That may be true, but it'll be a great chance to give my powers a spin!" yelled Raimundo, the excitement was too much for him.
Dojo swooped down and landed, they were in the middle of a quiet coniferous forest. The Xiaolin warriors thought that it was a good idea that Dashi hid most of the Shen Gong Wu in tranquil places. The four heroes walked forwards, hoping to find the magical artefact as quickly as they could.
"Aha! I spot one Vorpal Sword! This mission's turning out to be as easy as riding a mad bull while juggling flaming hay bales!" cheered Clay.
"Sure, if you find that easy," sighed Raimundo.
The Vorpal Sword was stuck firmly in a tree stump, it was a very curious weapon. It looked extremely blunt, not even sharp enough to be able to cut an apple. The metal it was made from seemed to be dark blue with flecks of purple, its hilt and hand guard were silver. Clay managed to pull the weapon from the stump, he saw that it was much longer than it appeared to be.
"That was too easy, there must be a catch," whispered Kimiko.
Jack Spicer slowly descended from the sky, he was using the Helibot on his back to fly. He had his arms crossed and was smiling at them, he seemed unusually calm and confident.
"It's too late, we already have the Wu!" exclaimed Raimundo.
"The only way you can get it and call a showdown is if you prize it from Clay's fingers!" Omi added.
Jack landed on his feet and sniggered, he was already holding the Monkey Staff.
"I think that'll be easy, I have some extra help!" he laughed.
Suddenly, the four shadowy warriors appeared behind him. They each were covered in a black shroud, completely disguising their features. Omi and his fellow warriors were ready to fight, Raimundo stood towards the front of the group.
"Who are these creeps? Are they new Jackbots?" asked Kimiko.
"Whatever they are, none of them scare me! I think it's about time for me to use my Shoku abilities for the first proper time!" Raimundo bravely announced.
He stepped forwards and began to focus his chi energy into his hands; green light began to surround them. Raimundo then forced his hands forward, releasing a sudden burst of energy.
"Shoku Libra Technique; Vicious Gale!" he yelled.
The energy transformed into a blast of wind, it was focussed enough to punch through solid rock. One of the shadow warriors behind Jack leapt forwards and raised his hand in the air, Raimundo was shocked to see him unleash a similar wind blast that cancelled out his Shoku move.
"How is that possible?" Omi gasped.
Jack laughed loudly, his cohorts did the same. Raimundo wiped the sweat from his brow and kept his eyes on the one that used wind powers.
"My friends have unique skills of their own! Maybe you should demonstrate, Fuu-Ki," Jack said, allowing the warrior with the wind powers to step forward.
The shadow warrior removed his black shroud, the Xiaolin heroes gasped as they witnessed the villain's appearance. He was a yellow skinned being with two short horns emerging from his forehead, he had a wide mouth with two fangs sticking upwards. His clothes were like the jet black uniform of a Heylin warrior, a cold aura surrounded him. The monster had his long black hair in a ponytail; it swayed gently in the air currents that surrounded him.
"My razor winds cut to the bone, are you ready to be defeated?" questioned the new villain.
"I wasn't focussed, this time my attacks will hit!" Raimundo shouted.
The wind warrior leapt forwards, striking Fuu-Ki with many karate chops. It wasn't long before he was pinned up against a tree by Raimundo, the shadow warrior smiled evilly. With a quick hand movement, Clay was blown over by a gust of wind. This caused him to drop the Vorpal Sword, it was quickly picked up by another gust. The magic blade came flying towards Raimundo, luckily he managed to catch it before it struck him. Raimundo's eyes widened, he realized that he had grabbed the sword at the same time as Fuu-Ki.
"Well, I believe we have a Xiaolin Showdown beginning!" chuckled the monster, both fighters stood and looked at each other.
Raimundo held out a Shen Gong Wu to wager, it was the Manchurian Musca. Jack tossed the Monkey Staff to Fuu-Ki, the villain managed to catch it.
"Looks like we have our Shen Gong Wu to wager! You can decide the name of the game," Raimundo said.
"These Shen Gong Wu, do they only have the ability to change you into animals? No matter, I shall decide the rules of the game. The game shall be a simple three lap running race, are you ready to play?" Fuu-Ki asked.
The environment changed to a circular track that floated above an endless void, there were trees floating about. Raimundo's allies stood on one large floating platform stationed above the course, Jack and the other three shadow warriors stood on another platform.
"Gong Yi Tanpai!" Raimundo and Fuu-Ki shouted together.
Both fighters began sprinting; Raimundo was ahead of his villainous opponent. Without warning, Fuu-Ki summoned a gust of wind to try and blow Raimundo away. Luckily, the Shoku warrior cancelled the gust out with the swirling winds around him.
"You can't use my own element against me! I'll show you who's the real commander of air!" Raimundo yelled.
He suddenly blasted himself forward with a jet of air; Fuu-Ki did the same and managed to catch up with Raimundo. Fuu-Ki began trying to attack Raimundo with swift punches, the Shoku warrior needed to think of a way to avoid getting hurt as it was the final lap already.
"Manchurian Musca!" Raimundo yelled, activating the power of his Shen Gong Wu to become a small fly.
"Great idea!" cheered Kimiko with the other warriors.
Now he was a puny insect, he could avoid Fuu-Ki's swats and still manage to fly fast.
"How do you like that, yellow face?" Raimundo buzzed.
"Get rid of that bug!" Jack shouted to the wind manipulating monster.
Fuu-Ki laughed, he created a gust of wind that held Raimundo back. The transformed warrior couldn't fight against the wind, he was blown backwards suddenly.
"No, I should've thought more carefully!" yelled Raimundo as he returned to his ordinary form.
Fuu-Ki passed the finish line, to their dismay; the Xiaolin warriors had lost the showdown. Fuu-Ki stood holding the Monkey Staff, Vorpal Sword and Manchurian Musca. Kimiko ran towards Raimundo as the scenery returned to normal, she offered to help him up but he could manage himself.
"Wow, looks like I'll start my collection now! I can't wait to beat you losers again!" laughed Jack Spicer as he flew into the air holding the Wu that his ally had given him, the four shadow warriors vanished as mysteriously as they appeared.
The Xiaolin heroes gathered around Raimundo, they were upset because Raimundo's first leader mission was a failure.
"Gee Rai; I don't know what to say. I know you tried your best," Clay sighed.
Raimundo smiled, the other warriors guessed that something was up.
"I didn't try my best. I bet a less useful Shen Gong Wu so I could just see how powerful Jack's minion was," he said, grinning.
Omi's eyes widened.
"A most wise move! I wonder who those shadow beings were, they had something eerie about them. They were definitely not created by science," he said.
Eventually they flew back to the temple, wondering if Master Fung would know anything about Jack's new allies. They soon met their master, he was sad to hear that they had lost the Vorpal Sword.
"I still can't believe that you lost to Jack Spicer, he seems to have grown stronger with his new shadow warriors," Fung said.
Omi stepped forward.
"Master, one of the warriors was called Fuu-Ki. Do you know anything about him?" questioned the water monk.
Master Fung grew tenser; the heroes could tell that he knew that name.
"It seems that Zhen is back again…" whispered Master Fung.
"Zhen? Who's he?" Kimiko asked.
The wise master cleared his throat before speaking.
"Some time ago, I was a student at the temple just like you. When the old master decided he had enough in his old age, a new master would be selected to take his place. There were two candidates, me and Zhen. We were the strongest warriors at the temple during the time; it would be hard to choose one of us. Just as my master was going to select the new leader of the temple, he sensed the evil energy inside Zhen. Without hesitation, he selected me as the new master; Zhen had been practising dark magic to make himself grow strong enough to become master and summon demons. When I became leader, the evil within Zhen overwhelmed him. There was no good inside him; me and the monks of the temple had no choice but to seal him away. Before he was banished, he swore to one day return. One thing I don't understand is how he got out, no living thing can break the sealing spell, unless it is only his four servants who have returned," he explained.
The warriors were silent; it seemed that they had more evil villains to fight.
"I guess we'll have no choice but to train harder," Raimundo sighed.
They heard the footsteps of someone approaching Master Fung from behind.
"Luckily I have someone who'll help you," Master Fung said.
Out from behind him came Jermaine, he was sporting his Xiaolin robes that he wore when he last saw them.
"How's it hanging? I haven't seen you guys in a long time!" he said with a smile, Omi ran towards him.
"Jermaine, you have returned! Everything is hanging perfectly straight!" shouted the water warrior.
"Glad to see you again dude," Raimundo said.
Master Fung put his hands on both Jermaine and Raimundo's shoulders.
"Since you are both Shoku warriors, you should be excellent sparring partners. I expect that you will train the others to be fine Shoku warriors too," their master explained.
Omi frowned; he threw his arms in the air.
"Jermaine is a Shoku warrior too? Why are we so behind?" he yelled.
"Relax; I'm not a chosen one. I can't do any of the elemental mumbo jumbo that you guys can do," Jermaine sighed, somehow knowing that Omi would be a little bit jealous of his status.
Back at Jack Spicer's evil base, Zhen was pleased with the efforts of Jack and his shadow warriors.
"Thank you for brining the Vorpal Sword, Jack Spicer. When we have nine mystical swords in our possession, the final sword will appear! With it we can rule the mortal realm!" chuckled Zhen.
Jack laughed with the villain too.
"You're really useful to me, I'll have to repay you somehow," he said.
Zhen chuckled once more.
"Don't worry; you shall be paying me soon, once we have those annoying Xiaolin warriors out of our way!" he said.
He took a great long look at Jack Spicer's body; he noticed that it was young and quite nimble.
"Yes, and I know what you'll give me," Zhen thought.
Back at the temple, Omi was looking at the night sky. He was thinking about the new villains that they had encountered today.
"Don't worry Raimundo, tomorrow will be a brand new day. I am sure that you will be able to complete a mission as our new leader successfully," he thought.
Trivia: A Vorpal blade features in Lewis Carroll's nonsensical poem 'Jabberwocky'. Although the word means nothing, this word has been used to describe any magical artefact in multiple RPG games.
Libra is an astrological sign, it is one of three signs with the element of air.
Fuu-Ki is an 'Oni' demon from Japanese mythology, he can manipulate the winds to blow his enemies away.