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Shadow's Return - Desperate Times

This one didn't change much, but I did tweak a few sentences! Tell me what you think!

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They were walking on the deserted land, once called China. All four of them were exhausted, hungry and thirsty as they tried for months to survive the new power hungry, world Domination villain. Clay, who had a lot of trouble walking from his wounds, had a heavily wounded Omi in his arms as the younger one tried his hardest to stay awake. Kimiko, who had a broken leg, was being supported by Raimundo, who had just as much bruises as the others, while he was using his wind to keep everyone from disappearing behind the darkness that was spreading all over the country.

The, very much unprepared, monks finally had a clear way of escaping after fighting against horrifying Shadow beasts. Feeling despair as they lost the temple as well as the entirety of the country, they tried to find an empty cave for them to rest. Their hearts now without hope of any kind of victory.

It took them a few more hours of walking, but eventually, they found a big cave and collapsed on the ground.

Clay used the last bit of his energy and Element to block the entrance, but not all the way as to let the air reach them. Kimiko made a small fire to keep them warm as she, soon after, laid down to rest. Raimundo took Omi and started to bandage the small one's wounds first. The wind wielder could only think about the events that led to this. "Was this what Jack was trying to tell us back then...?" He thought, as he finally let Omi get some much needed sleep.

A few hours passed, the three monks were sleeping, but Raimundo could not. Worried about everyone, his eyes would not close as his anxiety was through the roof. But eventually, he calmed down, closed his eyes and thought about the happy days.

Before him.

"A year after the timelines merged back together, the monks were back into their usual routine. Rai was trying to perfect a new move he had been creating for weeks, jumping around, kicking and flipping. Until someone hurriedly knocked on the Temple door. Omi and Kimiko were the ones to open the door, but they got on their guards as soon as they saw Spicer waiting to enter.

"Jack Spicer" Omi almost screamed. Making Clay and Raimundo curious. "What are you doing here?" He asked, as the Earth and Wind wielders approached them.

"You look kinda different, what happened to you?" Kimiko half mocked, seeing as the Albino had a bandage against his left eye, was not wearing anything black and his hair weren't spiky or standing up on his head. His right foot had a cast and he had a crutch to help him stand on it.

"Look, I found something and I don't have time to explain everything... can I please come in?" Jack asked, looking really anxious. The four monks looked at each other, thinking for a moment. But then Raimundo stepped in.

"If it's another one of your schemes we aren't gonna fall for it, you can leave now! Be-bye!" Raimundo said, as he slammed the door shut in Jack's face.

Jack sighed. "Fine. But if you end up needing my help, don't count on me this time..." They heard, as the Albino walked away.

"Psshh, as if we'd need his help!" Raimundo mocked, making Kimiko and Omi laugh. Clay, however, was not amused.

"We done needed his help multiple tahmes in thuh past, ya know..."

"True, but we weren't all together! We did need his help against Wuya, but we didn't need his help for Chase!" Raimundo said, with a smirk.

"Yeah, ya might wanna re-think that." Dojo said, approaching them. "Jack was the one who went into the ying-yang world to get back your Chi. If he hadn't been there, Chase would've won!" The Dragon added.

"Wait, Spicer was the one who did that? I thought it was you, Dojo!" Kimiko asked. "

Me? Oh no, no no no no, I would never go into that world alone willingly. Even if it is to save the world..." Dojo replied.

A few days later, the sky started to darken behind the mountains. A big flock of birds were flying away from it as they heard many weird beastly screams.

And Master Fung wasted no time. He opened the Wu vault and made everyone go in, as it was their only safe spot in the Temple that was close enough to hide into.

Then, darkness quickly spread all over. And before they knew it, the Monks were running for their lives, away from the burning Temple..."

Raimundo's eyes shot open. Sitting up and looking around, he found that they were still in that cave. And with the sky permanently black, it was very difficult to tell the time. He sighed as he started to question his position as a leader. He had no ideas on what to do. Was Master Fung right for giving him this title? "Absolutely not..." He thought. "What am I supposed to do now..?" He looked around again at his teammates to make sure they were somewhat okay. And seeing as they were indeed still alive and alright, he sighed.

And heard a nasty loud growl close by as he did.

Chills ran down his spine as he went to wake up Kimiko so she could kill the small fire, but she did so as the growl woke her up instantly. As the other two woke up as well, they all stayed as silent as they could be, as to not give their positions away. The Shadow beast walked around and soon was joined by more beasts. They surrounded the entrance to the cave, trapping the monks. One beast started to growl even louder as it approached the boulder Clay created. When it went to destroy it, however, something, or someone, stopped it.

As the monks kept their silence, they heard a battle taking place, and one Shadow beast by one, were all dying under the sound of, maybe swords? The monks weren't sure but it sounded like metal. But as soon as the sounds died down, the mysterious person took down the boulder with one single swing of his metal scythe. The monks were face to face with the cloaked figure, looking at them with uncertainty until more growls were heard in the distance. The unknown person looked behind them and used their element, Metal, to tied the monks together and transport them to his ship. Throwing the monks in the back seats, he sat at the driver's seat and took off into the sky.

The monks were completely disoriented, not knowing who was their possible saviour or where on earth they were going, but they noticed that the ship strongly resembled one of Jack's ship from the early days when they all met. Specifically, the one Jack used to escape and face Wuya.

The monks tried to ask the mysterious person questions, but they were left with silence as they noticed that the person had a deep wound on the right side of his torso, right below his arm. They tried to take the person's hood off, but he simply used his element to tie the monks to the seats. They tried complaining, but the person pushed a button on the dashboard to isolate them in the back with a glass window, separating the driver from the annoying monks crying for answers.

All they could do in that moment, was look outside and pray they weren't being kidnapped by one of his lieutenant. But as they were flying off, they saw Chase's lair in the distance, getting closer. Whoever that guy was, he was taking the monks to Chase Young.

Passing through an invisible barrier, they made their way into a landing zone directly into the lair. As they landed, the mysterious individual set the monks free, opened the cockpit door and jumped out. The monks soon followed them, but before they could ask questions, Chase entered the landing zone. "You found them! Good job." He said to the person, but the overlord was met with silence as well, as the young person walked past him, leaving the room without even a glance at the powerful man.

The Monks were on their guards, but they soon became confused as Chase started to speak. "Welcome, monks. My warriors will show you where you will stay. Please get some rest, we will discuss everything once your wounds have been dealt with." He said as he also left the room, leaving two of his warriors to lead the way for the monks.

They followed the orange and brown jungle cats and were brought at a stop in front of a hallway with a set of four doors on their left and two doors on their right. There also was a giant door in front of them at the end of the hallway. One of the warriors then transformed back into their original form and explained that the doors on the left were bedrooms and the two doors on the right were bathrooms. Specifically, bathrooms separated for each gender.

The monks quickly went to wash their filthy bodies and almost infected wounds and found that Chase provided fresh clothes for them. They got dressed up after bandaging their wounds and went to bed for a much needed rest.

The next day, their wounds mysteriously healed overnight thanks to Chase's magic infused soap the monks used, and Clay was the first one to wake up and leave his room.

Unfortunately, the cowboy got lost as he tried to find some food. But as he was passing by a random door, it opened and Jack was the one to step out.

They bumped into one another and Jack pushed him away surprisingly hard. "Watch it you braindead little-" but stopped as soon as he looked at who he pushed away. "Oh.. it's you.." Jack sighed, and Clay finally got a good look at him after seven months without seeing the albino.

The boy's hair was longer, just enough to cover his ears and his eyes, his body looked more muscular, but he still looked small in comparison to the bulkier country boy. His left eye, however, had a nasty scar starting from just above his eyebrow going down to his cheekbone that also went over another older scar. That other scar was right under his eye in horizontal, making it look like an upside down cross. To top it all, Jack wore glasses. He had never seen the boy with anything other than his weird goggles! He wore black boots with a green short sleeve shirt and blue jeans, and his hands were hidden under a pair of brown gloves.

Disregarding the paler boy's new look, Clay shook his head. "Nahce ta see ya again too, pahrtner." He replied, with a small smile while the other monks were joining in on the conversation.

"So, that's where you've been all this time." Raimundo added as soon as he was close enough. "What happened to you?" He added, raising an eyebrow at Jack's new look.

Jack shook his head. "Actually, not exactly.." He said while walking past the monks, ignoring Raimundo's question. "Anyway," he added as he looked back at them with an actual small smile, "welcome back!" and left the hallway where the monks all stood.

Raimundo sighed. "Well, we should probably get something to eat..." He said as the others nodded.

"But where could it be? Chase Young seems to have changed the layout of his lair." Omi responded.

"And it doesn't look like he wants us around more than we want to be around..." Kimiko pointed out. She crossed her arms and looked at Raimundo. "Any ideas, Rai?" She asked, but Raimundo shook his head gently.

"Sadly, no..."

"Well, we're not gonna fahnd out by stayin' hair" Clay added. Raimundo nodded and started walking where Jack had been going moments before. The monks followed their leader and, eventually, they finally arrived at the dinning room. To their surprise, a buffet was waiting for them. But they were cautious. What if this was another trap? But as Raimundo approached the table, he found a note saying that they could dig in and to meet him in his meeting room when the monks would be done.

And it was signed by Chase.

So, they ate all their stomach could handle. Since they didn't eat much as they were on the run, the food was greatly appreciated. While they were finished and trying to relax, a panther entered the room, transformed into their original form and told the monks to follow them.

Once they arrived in Chase's meeting room, the warlord stood up as Jack was right beside him. "Xiaolin monks, I knew you would survive! Unfortunately, we do not have time to relax as I'm sure you're aware of the situation we are in."

"Well duh!" Raimundo replied. "But we don't know who or what has taken over. Mind filling us in?" He added, raising an eyebrow.

"And what about that person who saved us? Who are they?" Kimiko asked.

"Why are you helping us, Chase Young?" Omi added.

"What happened ta ya, Jack?" Clay wondered, looking at the albino with concerns. Which made the albino blush slightly and look away as he still kept a neutral face.

Chase sat back down. "That is what we are here to discuss."

The monks looked at each other and nodded. Raimundo looked back at Chase with a determined look as his teammates did the same. "Alright, then we're all ears." Chase smiled.

"Then take a seat so we can begin!"

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Shadow's Return

Hey guys! So, I'm sorry for the lack of update, I'm re-writing my story. Hope you like the new version!!

I will delete all old chapters and repost the first rewritten chapter soon!

Part 1