Wishes of The Mermaid

Summary: Kimiko gets turned into a mermaid and is captured by Chase.

Chapter One: Catch Of The Day

(A/N) Chamiko Mermaid AU! This is a request from the lovely bloodstone38 on devinatart xx I know I have other Chamiko stories to work on and I am trying my best, but I'm struggling with writing my other multi-chapter stories at the moment. My motivation and inspiration has been pretty low lately, plus I've been working a lot lately so don't have as much time to write. I'll keep working on them though and shall try and update as soon as I can. xx Anyways, onto the story :3 xx

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown or any of the characters. If I did Chase and Kimiko would have been married xx

I am in so much trouble.

If there was one thing Kimiko was always good at it was getting herself into the most troubling of situations. This time, however, she felt she had truly out done herself.

The young women starred in muted horror at the ridiculous situation she had managed to get herself into, wondering how on Earth she would get herself out of this one.

She was stretched out on a beaten rock in the middle of the calm ocean, the sunlight sparkling off the foaming waters. The waves crashed against the surrounding clusters of sea rocks and jutted out coral reef, spraying water high into the air. The thick, salty sea air wafted all around. High above her, their shadows occasionally passing overhead, the seagulls glided across the whistling winds, squawking and chirping loudly - Kimiko would swear it sounded as though they were mocking her.

Her trembling, dripping wet hands reached forward, running down her lower half, scarcely believing what she was seeing or feeling. Instead of her hand meeting with the coarse fabric of her favorite blue shorts and the smooth feeling of the bare skin on her legs, her fingers flinched at the cold, wet, slimy feeling of scales.

Oh goodness... this cannot be happening...

Where her legs should have been now there was a long, slender tail with two fins at the bottom. The tail began at her waist, it's glittering scales starting off as a bright shade of red, turning brighter and brighter further down the tail until they turned into a bright shade of pantone at the tip of each translucent fin.

I have a tail, Kimiko thought in disbelief, yanking her hand back as though scolded. I have ... an actual... tail!

It was then when her hand meet with skin and not the feeling of her brand new tank top did she realize something else had drastically changed. Gulping down the mounting dread, Kimiko dared to look down at her upper half. She barely held back the cry of surprise and horror.

Her top was now gone! Instead all she had on her upper body was a red shell bra, a small orange starfish adoring the center between each shell cup.

Oh ... dear... Dashi ...

Embarrassed, Kimiko covered herself with her arms, panicking as she looked around to find something, anything, to cover herself with! Of course there was nothing so could use. She was in the middle of The Barrier Reef after all!

I don't believe this! What am I going to - ouch!

Kimiko felt a sharp pain in her right arm and quickly glanced down at her wrist. Wrapped around it was the cause of this unusual transformation. Her now least favourite Shen Gong Wu, The Aquamarine Charm. It was one of four Shen Gong Wu to reveal itself today, and this had been the one she had been sent to retrieve. Well, 'sent' wasn't really the right word. Demanded was more accurate - oh, what a great idea that had been.

When Dojo had told her and the guys that The Aquamarine Charm was hidden somewhere in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, Kimiko had immediately called dibs on it. She'd always wanted to visit there, and besides, it was definitely the more preferable option of the four places to go. The other Shen Gong Wu were hidden in the coldest of places; The North Pole, The Himalaya mountains and Antarctica. None of which appealed to any of the warriors, especially not to the Dragon of Fire.

After a fiery, warning glare - along with the issue of physical threats to their persons - the guys hadn't dared challenge her on her dib rights. With that settle, Dojo dropped had her off on a small, sand patch, leaving her to happily explore. She'd been quite content to go look for the Shen Gong Wu here, and had been planning on catching some of the sunshine, maybe lounge about on the beach and work on her tan until Dojo returned to pick her up after she had found the Wu.

Unfortunately that plan had went up in smoke when she found the Shen Gong Wu resting innocently on a small rock.

It was a starfish shaped bracelet made of the gemstone Aquamarine, in the simmering sunlight it glimmered and sparkled every shade of blue imaginable. The pendant's beauty was tarnished though by the ugly, purple tentacles, riddled with tiny suckers, that stretched out from under the pedant, acting as a strap to attach around the wrist of the wearer. According to Dojo and the scroll, this Shen Gong Wu allowed whoever wore it to transform into a mermaid, allowing them to explore the infinite depths of the seven seas, much like the Gills of Hamachi - its sister wu.

Kimiko hadn't planned on trying it out, put off by the unattractive looking fastener. She'd picked it up and had been about to place it in her satchel when a freak wave smashed into the rock she was standing on, showering both her and the wu in a wave of salty water.

She'd stood there dripping wet, growling in frustration at having her outfit ruined when it happened. The Shen Gong Wu had started to glow in a radiant flare of amber and gold, signally its activation. Kimiko had dropped it on instinct, startled that it had activated without her calling its name.

It had barely hit the ground when the tentacles draping lifelessly from the star shaped crystal shot upwards, coiling around her wrist, their suckers viciously latching onto her skin. It felt like each sucker had thousands of rows of tiny, sharp teeth, all of which were digging into her skin as deeply as they could, desperate to not let go.

Kimiko had cried out, instinctively trying to pry the thing off her as the tentacles continued to slither around her arm, bringing the star shaped pendant to rest on the upper side of her wrist.

Seconds later a strange, bubbling sensation filled her stomach, quickly coursing through her. Her body began glowing, shimmering and glittering blue like sunlight reflecting on water. The next thing she knew she had lost her balance on legs that didn't feel like her own, and with a cry she had fallen backwards to the ground, her legs gone, replaced with a tail!

The blasted Shen Gong Wu had turned her into a mermaid, without her telling it to do so!

Now here she was trapped on a small rock in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef, all alone, her PDA and mobile phone having mysteriously vanished along with her clothes, leaving her no means to contact Dojo or the guys to tell them to come and help her out. Not only that but the Shen Gong Wu was refusing to budge from her wrist, leaving her trapped with a tail!

"Well at least it can't get any worse than this," Kimiko huffed, crossing her arms across her chest - extremely self conscious of how little she was wearing.

"You should know better than to tempt fate like that, Dragon of Fire," A heart stopping familiar voice spoke smugly from behind her. "She never backs down from a challenge."

Kimiko slowly looked up, her ocean blue orbs meeting golden pools with black slits. She felt her mouth drop open, her heart leaping to her throat. Clad in menacing black and green armour, his long, black hair billowing behind him, stood the last person she had expected to see. The Heylin warrior...

"Chase Young," Kimiko gasped, blinking in astonishment.

"You're looking a little washed up there, Dragon of Fire," Chase smirked, folding his arms.

"What are you doing here?" Kimiko shouted up at him, balling her fists.

She awkwardly tried to turn herself around, struggling to move her heavy tail. She gave up with a huff of frustration, settling for twisting her upper body as best she could to face the dark warrior.

"Looking for the Shen Gong Wu of course," Chase replied casually with a shrug. "Though it appears you have already found it."

"Evidently," Kimiko rolled her eyes. "And as you can see it seems rather reluctant to part with me, so why don't you stop wasting your time and do us both a favour and buzz off?"

She did not like being this close to him, especially not when she felt so vulnerable. There was no way she could fight him while she had this tail, her only defence would be her flames - and she wasn't sure that would do her much good in this situation.

Chase seemed amused, titling his head as he looked at her.

"I can think of a way to remove the wu from your person. Though I don't think you'll be too keen on the idea," Chase smiled slyly, taking a menacing step forward.

Kimiko's instincts flared to life, screaming of the oncoming danger. She knew exactly what Chase was implying doing, and knew full well that he wouldn't hesitate on doing it either. He'd quite happily cut her hand off if it meant getting what he wanted.

She swiped her hand in front of her threateningly, her eyes narrowing as her lips curled back into a snarl. "Come any closer Chase and you'll be ashes in the wind before you can blink."

"Then by all means," Chase said smugly, taking a defiant step forward again, opening his arms wide in invitation. "Fry me."

Did he think she was bluffing? If there was one thing Kimiko would not do it was make a threat without being fully willing to follow through on it. You didn't bare your fangs unless you could bite.

"Well since you asked so nicely," Kimiko growled, readying to conjure her element to the tips of her fingers. "FIRE!"

She drew back her hand towards herself, then pushed outwards to send a ball of flames hurtling towards the Heylin warrior. Only no flames sizzled to life in her hands. Kimiko blinked, looking at her hand in confusion. She tried again, shouting more forcefully. Again nothing happened.

"What the... why isn't my fire igniting?" Kimiko frowned, trying with all her will to summon the fires. Fire come on! I need you!

She lifted her head when she heard Chase chuckle. "Mermaids are creatures of water, therefore fire has no place within your being. So long as you remain a mermaid, the connection to your element will be severed."

So she couldn't connect with her fire as a mermaid? Kimiko swallowed, trying her best to hide the fear she was feeling. With no fire and no way to fight back should Chase attack she was basically a sitting duck! Desperately her eyes darted around, looking for anything that could help her. All she saw was the sparkling sea, winking invitingly.

Looks like I only have one option, Kimiko thought worriedly to herself, biting her lip. Time for a swim.

Subtly, she glanced at Chase then towards the rocks edge, judging whether or not she'd be able to grab onto the edge and haul herself over and into the sea quick enough before Chase could get to her. She knew her tail was quite heavy from trying to move it a few seconds ago, and she wasn't sure she'd have the strength or the speed to be able to drag herself over to the edge quick enough. Unfortunately, she didn't have the luxury of any other options. This was her only choice. Fleeing would be a kick to her dignity and pride, but she refused to stay here and be killed by a monster like Chase.

As inconspicuously as she could she crept her fingers along to the side of the rock.

"No fire then?" Kimiko laughed nervously, stalling for time. "Today just isn't my day, is it?"

"Don't even attempt it, Little One," Chase bit out, narrowing his eyes.

"Attempt what?" Kimiko asked innocently, batting her long lashes.

She knew there wasn't really any point in being coy - she knew he knew exactly what she was about to do. He'd just caught on a lot faster than she had hoped. But then again, she expected nothing less from him.

"Try to run away and you'll regret it," Chase's silk like voice threatened. "I am in no mood for games."

"Uh, hello?" Kimiko lifted her tail, thwacking it off the ground with a splatting sound. "How do you expect me to run? In case you didn't notice I don't exactly have legs to run with."

"You know exactly what I mean," Chase replied, taking another step forward. "I am warning you one last time, Dragon of Fire. Do not attempt to flee."

Still her fingers crept along the rock, grasping hold of the edge. She would need to be fast, relying on her upper body strength to help her pull herself over the edge. After that she would just have to hope that she could figure out how to use the irksome tail fast enough so she could swim away. Master Fung has always said she was a fast learner - time to put that to the test.

"You're not my master, Chase." Kimiko glared at him defiantly. "And since when do you care about Shen Gong Wu? I thought they were 'merely a clutch for true power' in your eyes. So why are you going on after this one? Trust me when I say being a mermaid isn't as fun as it's made out to be."

"I had no intention of using the Aquamarine Charm on myself."

"Shame, I think you'd look pretty fetching as a merman," Kimiko joked half heartedly. For a second she thought she saw the corner of Chase's lip twitch into a genuine smile at her joke, but she shook it off. "If you're not planning on using it then why do you need it?"

He's probably just trying to appease Wuya so she'll stop hounding him for Shen Gong Wu, Kimiko guessed, finding herself feeling an ounce of pity for Chase being stuck with Wuya as an evil partner. Then again, it was his choice.

It was the smirk that he gave her after her question that really put her on edge. An evil smirk filled with dark intentions that sent a wave of fear washing through her body. Goosebumps tingled across her bare flesh - she wasn't sure if it was chilled by the cold breeze streaming her wet tresses behind her, or the dangerous vibes she was getting from being in the presence of The Prince of Darkness who was obviously concocting some sort of devious scheme.

"You know what?" Kimiko said with a forced laugh. "I don't think I wanna know."

She really, really did not want to know what insidious plans for the Shen Gong Wu Chase had when it was currently attached to her and showing no signs of letting go any time soon. Whatever it was it wasn't going to be good, and she wanted no part in it.

She gave him one of her best smiles. "Sayōnara."

With that her other hand shot out towards the ledge and she made as if to pull herself over. She didn't get far, only having managed to partly pull herself over the rocky ledge when Chase shot forward, grabbing her roughly by the upper arm and yanking her back onto the rock. She let out a scream as she felt herself being picked up into the air and tossed over Chase's shoulder.

"Hey! Let me go!" Kimiko shrieked, battering her fists off of Chase's back - which wasn't the best idea considering his back was covered in armour, but she was just too angry and desperate to care. "Put me down, right now!"

"Calm down, I'm not going to kill you," Chase said before casting a wicked grin over his shoulder. "Yet."

"Oh, how comforting," Kimiko said with a sarcastic roll of her eyes, still beating her hands against his back, ignoring how her hands were throbbing. "Let me go you bas-"

Her words were cut off when thunder roared loudly, fork lighting striking down from the sky where they were standing, exploding in sparks of electricity all around them. Kimiko screamed, clenching her eyes shut and burying her head into Chase's back. Everything began to spin.

When Kimiko finally did open her eyes she saw she was no longer at the sea, but instead in an all too familiar palace. Chase had transported them to his home. Kimiko swallowed, her eyes widening. Why had he brought her here? She looked around, seeing the jungle cats lingering in the shadows all around the liar, their tails swaying behind them, their ears perked and dark fathomless eyes watching the pair curiously.

Chase shifted her in his arms, and she let out a shriek as he swirled around. She barely had time to register the crystal clear waters of the pool, or the near by waterfall pouring into it, the lulling sound of its water echoing throughout the lair, before Chase tossed her backwards over his shoulder. Kimiko cried out as she flipped backwards in the air with a loud splash, her tail hitting the water first, the rest of her body awkwardly tumbling in after it.

After a few moments of fumbling about in the water in confusion, Kimiko was able to calm herself long enough to swim upwards and break the surface of the water. She spluttered and cursed, tossing her wet tresses over her head and out of her face. She clutched onto the pools edge, scowling furiously at the smirking warrior.

"What do you think you're doing!" Kimiko all but screamed, hitting her fists off the water's surface angrily. "Why did you bring me here?"

Chase knelt down on one knee beside the pool, his eyes dancing with amusement, locking with the furious mermaids.

"Your current predicament proves beneficial to me, young Dragon," Chase told her, reaching down and grasping a long lock of her wet hair, idly twirling it in his fingers.

Kimiko whacked his hand away, pulling her hair over her shoulder. She pushed herself away from the edge of the pool, trying to put some distance between her and The Heylin Prince.

"How much do you know about mermaids?" Chase asked casually, titling his head as he examined her.

"Not much other than they turn into monsters when they come onto dry land," Kimiko told him, shivering at the thought of turning into a hideous beast like Dyres had. "Why?"

"Indeed they do," Chase said, chuckling at her discomfort. "However, they also have the ability to grant wishes."

"I think you're confusing me with a genie," Kimiko scoffed, crossing her arms tightly across her chest.

After folding her arms she felt herself begin to submerge. With a panicked gasp she spread out her arms, keeping them skimming through the water to help keep herself a float on the one spot. She used her tail as best she could, trying to treat it as she would her legs. She put it out in front of her a bit, keeping it moving gently up and down to. It wasn't easy.

She glanced at the ledge at the edge of the pool, wanting to move back towards it so she could use it to easily stay a float. But that meant getting close to Chase again - something she wasn't too keen on doing. The further away from him she was the better.

"There are many creatures of legend that can grant one wishes. Genies, fairies, trolls, and... mermaids," Chase listed off, finishing with appointed glance at her tail under the water.

So this is why he went after The Aquamarine Charm. He wanted something to grant his wishes.

Wishes were an easy way of achieving whatever sinister goals he had in mind. Of course when he sensed this Shen Gong Wu Chase would have went for it. It presented him an opportunity to acquire a magical entity that could grant wishes. Kimiko imagined any other magical creature, such as the ones he had listed, would not want anything to do with someone as evil as Chase. Even the creatures of the dark side wouldn't want any dealings with him... well... unless they were happy getting a knife rammed in their back the moment their usefulness ran out.

"Hmm and most usually come with a price tag attached," Kimiko pointed out, quirking an eyebrow.

What price would a mermaid ask? she wondered.

Chase smiled chillingly. "Many of these creatures usually do ask for some form of token, favour or price in return for bestowing wishes. Mermaids are no different. They usually grant but three wishes onto anyone who captures them, what they ask for in return is their freedom."

"So let me get this straight, I have to grant you three wishes and then you'll let me go?" Kimiko shook her head in disbelief, almost laughing. "Even if I could grant wishes I would never grant any of them too you! You'd only use them for evil!"

Chase having access to any amount of wishes could only lead to chaos. With his obsessive thirst for power he'd no doubt use them to gain more power, making him impossible to defeat. He was already hard enough to fend off, never mind throwing more power into the mix! She didn't need Mind Reading Conch to know what else he would wish for; the demise of all his enemies - Heylin and Xiaolin alike, and world domination.

If she really could grant wishes she would rather die than grant them to Chase. She refused to play a part in the downfall of all that was good, nor would she be a pawn in his malicious evil plot to take over the world! She would not stain her hands with such evil!

"I cannot force you to grant me my wishes, but I can assure you that the Aquamarine Charm will not allow you to revert back to your human form until you do. When mermaids are captured they must grant the captor a wish as a means of trade for their freedom."

Did he think she would willingly stay here cooped up in one of his pools? Vanity be damned, if she had to crawl out of here as some hideous creature then so be it. She wouldn't stay here and grant any wishes for Chase - not that she knew how to tap into that supposed power anyway.

"I can assure you Chase I will not stay here like some pet goldfish!" Kimiko said with a snarl, narrowing her eyes venomously.

"You'll stay here until you fulfil my wishes," Chase said smoothly, resting his chin in the palm of his hand. "And I strongly advise you against your plan to leave the water to escape here in your mermaid's true form."

Chase smirked when Kimiko's eyes widened in surprize at him having guessed her plan so quickly - again.

"When a mermaid transforms into their beast form they lose all sense of themselves. They become nothing but senseless monsters hell bent on destruction. If you chose that path I will leave you to be consumed by your own destructive nature - see how your conscious can wrestle with that once you revert back."

That startled her. If what Chase said was true then leaving the water meant she'd truly turn into a monster in every sense of the word. And Chase being the cold hearted, sadistic creature that he was would let her go on her destructive rampage, knowing full well how such destruction would leave her writhing in guilt at her actions. Even if said actions weren't really her doing, now that she knew what would happen if she did go onto dry land, it would be partly her fault as she knew what would happen. All that pain and suffering would be her fault.

She wouldn't dare leave the pools waters now, knowing that. She was trapped. Either she would have to wait here and bind her time until the guys - hopefully - figured out where she was, and come to her rescue, or she would have to think of some other means to escape. Regardless, she would not allow herself to stay here for long.

"I am not granting your wishes, Chase! I wouldn't know how to even if I wanted to!" Kimiko whispered, her fiery orbs locking with his challengingly. "Which I never will"

"Then get use to your new home," Chase smirked, rising to his feet.

"Yarou," Kimiko spat in Japanese.

With all her energy she pulled back her tail and swatted it as hard as she could through the water, sending a wave of water in Chase's direction. Chase's let out a grunt of anger as the water smacked into him, soaking his long hair and causing it to mat against his face and armour. The look he gave her was murderous.

"Now Dragon of Fire, your stay here can be a pleasant, or an unpleasant one," Chase spoke in a quiet, dangerous voice.

He clicked his fingers and on cue jungle cats emerged from their hiding places, surrounding the pool. They growled threateningly, unsheathing their claws. Kimiko glanced around at the imposing sight of the tigers, lions and panthers, all looking a tad too hungry for her liking.

I really hope they don't eat fish, Kimiko cringed.

"What are you going to have them do? Maul me to death? What good will that do you?" Kimiko challenged, her voice pitching fearfully, causing her to wince.

She pushed at the water, trying to move into the centre of the pool to get away from the snarling jungle cats. She'd already been on the receiving end of their sharp claws and fangs and was not in any hurry to re-live the experience.

"If I grow tired of your stubbornness then yes," Chase smirked, crossing his arms. "If you do not comply with my wishes then you are of no use to me alive. I'll find someone else to use the Shen Gong Wu on. Besides, my cats are always in need of a new chew toy."

Kimiko felt her lip tremble. Don't let him scare you, that's what he wants.

"You're not going to let them kill me," Kimiko shouted, trying her best not to let her voice falter again.

"Oh really?" Chase drawled, sounding amused. "And why is that?"

"You wouldn't risk it. If what you say is true about the wu not coming off of me until I grant your wishes, then how can you guarantee that you'll be able to get it off me when I'm dead? What if you do and the charm doesn't come off? How do you plan on getting your wishes then?" Kimiko steeled her gaze, not allowing Chase to glare her down. "Your plans will be up in smoke and it'll be your own doing."

Chase didn't look impressed, a scowl set firmly on his face.

"And being mean to me isn't exactly the best way to get me to grant your wishes now, is it?" Kimiko added for extra measure, knowing full well there was worse fates Chase could bestow upon her other than death.

Chase must have issued an unspoken command to the jungle cats, for they began backing away, giving her a bitter look as they left.

Kimiko sighed in relief. She glanced back up at Chase, finding his golden orbs watching her intently.

"Time is something I have plenty of," Chase said, flicking his wet bangs, which were clinging to his skin uncomfortably, out of his face. "You'll eventually do as I wish, whether you like it or not. Your stubborn nature will only last so long."

"Don't count on it," Kimiko retorted. "I can be pretty stubborn."

To a fault, some would say.

"As can I," Chase countered. "However, unlike you, I have no weaknesses that can be... exploited."

Her father, Raimundo, Omi, Clay, Dojo and Master Fung flashed through her mind. Some of her most cherished memories played in her head, sending a painful throb in her heart as Chase's implication sunk in. She had people she loved. People who she would gladly give up her life to protect... and Chase knew it. If he didn't get his way eventually, he would use her loved ones against her without a flicker of remorse. He didn't care about them, or anyone, and had no qualms manipulating, hurting or even killing them to get his way.

Kimiko knew in that instant that Chase had set the sands of time against her. She had too escape, soon. If she didn't Chase's patience would wear thin and he'd follow through with that thinly veiled threat. Her friends and families life's were now on the line now.

She didn't know what she'd do if it came down to her loved ones being hurt or following through with Chase's wishes.

She never wanted to find out.

She had to escape...

(A/N) Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed xx I'd love to hear your theories, thoughts, opinions, ect :D xx