Twilight Rising Chapter 1, a Yu-Gi-Oh + Xiaolin Showdown Crossover fanfic

Zypher: Short and sweet, as I've gone back to reread things and with some careful idea pulling from me online sis years back, I've decided that Darkness Reign is getting a complete overhaul in writing. It was bad, plot direction was bad and improved writing has no place in trying to finish it up. It's likely I'll throw a summary chapter and call it a day with that one as I focus on working on this one to completion. As mentioned back in the side story in Book of Legends, this will be a bi-weekly update story to make sure that I have chapters written ahead of time and give time for others to work.

So for this, new title, new plot and new elements that play closer to Xiaolin Showdown's normalcy in canon and perhaps a few divergences since it will of course be a game of one section of three parties fighting, moved up to four with Chase's appearance in the second then five with Hannibal Bean for the third then of course, end of the world battle by the fourth and final section. This story will be long of course and hopefully keep up to it along with the writing of Book of Legends but as stated, writing ideas down instead of going off the chain from the thoughts in your mind as you begin has significantly helped me so much better to write ahead and get better updates out of me. Also after taking a gander at the Xiaolin wikia, I learned there are some listed Shen Gong Wu from the game that I will also make a note of here. So now, I present to you my upgrade to Darkness Reign, Twilight Rising.

Summary: 1500 years ago, Wuya the Heylin witch was sealed away in the puzzle box. 100 years later from that event, a new evil began to form, planning on the growth of an empire of darkness only to be foiled by their own power. Now, in present day, the Shen Gong Wu are active once more and the grander evil to challenge even Wuya begins their means to recreate their plan. All it takes is a pinpoint of Light.

Twilight Rising

Chapter 1

I had that dream again. Floating in a sea of black for who knows how long til my vision bleeds red with the licking flames as it encompassed a feudal styled city. Ash and smoke took over the air as clouds above were heavy with rain that didn't fall but crackled with the energy of lightning and rumbled with thunder like drums. While everything went on around me, only one thing stood out. The tall, looming shadows of monsters, piercing red eyes holding me in their terrible gaze. But even so, I never felt anything akin to fear. At least, when I had these dreams in middle school it was never a problem. Yes, even as a kid these dreams had haunted my every being. A kid such as I never knew why everything was ablaze, a kid such as I knew nothing of these creatures that stood before me and had me cowering. But what change that day when the dream first haunted me as I stood, crouched down in fright of their imposing presence, I felt a hand, so soft and warm, resting on my cheek.

That one small touch reassured me that they weren't dangerous despite the danger they obviously posed with the fire still burning behind their unknown form. To this day, these dreams had frequented only so often but now, as I was in high school, they came more and more. As if warning me of something to come. When that became known to me, I tried to ask them, to voice out the question that burned at my core but before I could ask such a question, I woke to a cold sweat. Their longing gaze left me wondering, wanting to know why these dreams come to me. What these creatures want with me...

Maybe I'll forever be unable to know...

Yugi woke to another dream escaping his subconscious, the bite of the question he had longed to ask those figures shrouded in shadows still on the tip of his tongue. He sighed, running a hand through his mussed hair before hearing his grandfather calling him from downstairs.

"Come along, Yugi! You don't want to miss your big day!"

"Be down in a sec!" he called back before stretching, dream lost now. Today was indeed a special day. Yugi smiled as he pulled over his leather-back journal and opened it to a fresh page. He had thought long and hard on what he had planned to do with his future and for some time, he had the idea to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and go into archaeology. Then the dreams had occurred, making him write down every instance he had with the recollecting dream. He felt there was more to it, that there was a reason behind it. Each word flowed onto the page of his inner monologue, writing out a story that had gotten quite the response from Sugoroku. Even though Yugi never told him exactly where the ideas were coming from, the written pages had him enamored and he told Yugi to follow the passion of being a freelance writer, use it to travel the world and pull great books just from the atmosphere of a new location, and use the beauty of the land to spin fanatical tales realistic or otherwise for the public to read. Yugi had mulled over the thought and decided to take up the offer, knowing that there was a decent sized publication studio in Tokyo he planned to visit.

"Right after graduation." he said, putting the finishing touches into his journal before closing it. Checking the time, he squeaked in alarm as he hopped out of bed and ran for the bathroom. His friends would be there soon and he still had to eat. Sugoroku had two plates of toast, eggs and bacon waiting when he came down and Yugi hopped into his seat to eat with a happy declaration of 'itadakimasu'. "So how does it feel to finally be a graduate from Domino High?" he questioned as he began eating as well. "Oh it feels great, jii-chan. And to be able to do my writing would be great too." Yugi replied. "I'm sure you'll excel just as you did in school. I don't doubt that. I can't to see what best-seller you'll have out there when you get done." Sugoroku said with an aged smile. Yugi returned the smile and nodded as the two continued to eat. His mother had already contracted him, demanding pictures of the graduation ceremony which Sugoroku promised to get plenty of when it begins. After Yugi finished did they hear the bell of the game shop door ring.

"Hey, Yugi! We're here!"

The boastful cry made him laugh as he pushed himself away from the table and ran out to greet his friends. Jounouchi grinned as he ruffled his hair. "Thought we would be sitting here waiting for ya!"

"No, that was you and your indecisive clothing choices." Kaiser, his younger sibling though older than the last child of the family Shizuka, commented. "Oh shut up!" Jounouchi barked and he laughed. "Come on guys or we'll be late for rehearsal." Yugi commented as they all headed out and began heading for the school.

In another part of the world, there was a single but expansive temple known as the Xiaolin Temple. This was the home base for a precious sect of children known as the Xiaolin Dragons but only as studious underlings taught under the care and lessons of their master. Right now, these four preteens; Omi, Clay, Raimundo and Kimiko were doing what they will to distract themselves from their latest failure. "Someone should go and try to cheer him up, don't you think? He still seems pretty bummed about losing the Sword of the Storm." The raven-haired girl spoke as she looked to the two before her. "Well he should be. He was very foolish..." The smaller male stated but a glare from the girl had him change his tune right quick. "I mean I should appease him with my infectious good spirit." he assured before walking over to where a third male brooded over his brief lounge on a pot. "Hello Raimundo, my usually good loving friend, allow me to turn that frown upside and down." he spoke demurely, even committing to a handstand to drive the point home. But that only got the smaller a bitter look as Raimundo moved from where he rested to head into one of the buildings. The smaller flipped back upright, frowning himself as he looked back but a quiet urge from the girl made him follow the other and he went to do so, commenting of how he would be able to win the next item to come their way once he took some time to listen to his explanation of the mystic item and redeem himself for his failure. But yet again, it bode to be the wrong choice of words as he was kicked hard from the building to land at the feet of the other two.

"Seems like my spirit wasn't enough..." he bemoaned and the girl sighed. "Let me try." she said as she wandered into the building. "Hey, Rai, I just got a copy of Goo Zombies 2. 500 new levels." she offered, holding up the game system. "I'm not in the mood." he grumbled. "Come on, 500 new levels." she urged, waving the system but again, her offer was rebuffed as he waved away, bypassing yet another, more elderly figure, without a second glance. "He really is out of it. He would never pass up a game of Goo Zombies 2." she murmured. "Goo Zombies...2?" The elder had questioned before shaking his mind of the thought as he looked to the girl. "Ah...I see...I'll go talk to him." he spoke as he followed after Raimundo, catching him just before he left. "Don't even, Master Fung. I already know I screwed up. I had the skill to beat that guy. Not to mention I'm not as fat."

"It was not your lack of skill that had made you lose the Sword of the Storm but your lack of knowledge. Such is what set you back and lose the Wu. Hopefully this will teach you that a battle can be won with drop of knowledge than a sea of force." he spoke astutely and Raimundo groaned. "Can no one speak normal around here?" he mumbled, the proverb lost to him as much as Omi's rambunctious and everlasting rambles of how he was the "expert" at everything to be a Xiaolin monk and therefore their teacher at learning how to be one or Clay's massive vocabulary of Texan slang that had nearly everyone except Kimiko lost when he speaks. "You'll figure it out in due time. But for now I'm going to learn about this Goo Zombies 2." Fung spoke as he turned, attention now focused on the handheld technology that became quite a staple to the temple since Kimiko's arrival. Raimundo huffed before deciding that if he were to better prepare himself, he would indeed win back his honor and pride after such a humiliating loss to someone ten times his size. Deciding that maybe the master's words were actually truthful, as if they never were before, he decided to head to where the ancient scroll of the Shen Gong Wu sat and began the long instance of actually studying up on what he needed to know for the next time Tubbimura became an issue.

When they arrived, the school grounds were packed with teenagers talking animatedly at the prospect of their upcoming freedom for the ties of school life if they weren't attending a higher learning afterward. "Man look at all these people. And to think a few of them you wouldn't think they'd pass." Jou commented. "You were among them along with Honda I hope you know." Kaiser pointed out and laughed when his sibling decided to catch him in a playful headlock. "Shut it you." he groused playfully and Yugi smiled at his two friends before deciding to head for the gym to line up with his class with Ryou and Diamond, Diamond calling to Jou, Honda and Kaiser to move their behinds before they were left behind. That got them running along after them. Once inside, the group talked to themselves of what their next set of plans were.

"Well I'm going to look for a decent paying job that isn't food based. Still gotta live up to my old man's debts." Jou mumbled with a sigh. "I'm sure you'll get there. You and Kaiser both." Yugi replied. "What about you, Yugi?" Diamond asked. "Oh me? Well tomorrow I'm going to look into a publishing company. Jii-chan said what I've been writing should be looked over and if it's as good as he tells me, I may be able to freelance stories and travel." he explained and Ryou clapped excitedly for him. "That sounds great! I would love to travel like that but we're going to continue our studies and find some work similar to our father's." Ryou said. Yugi nodded and they continued to talk, much to the distaste of one of their ex-friends. Anzu Mazaki stood off to the side, in the same class as them but after a year, the once bubbly freshman decided she wasn't good enough to stick around with them. From there on, she parted ways only to become the nastiest thorn in their side. That kind of betrayal had hurt Yugi terribly but with the comfort of those around him, he was able to overlook it and put it behind him. At the same time, Diamond had made sure to graciously give the girl hell for what she did and made her resolutely stay back to give Yugi the time he needed to heal. She knew well that something would happen to add karma to her actions. She didn't know what but the ever classic 'women's intuition' that Jou and Honda always found reason to joke about what enough to tell her she wasn't wrong in what she thought. After some time, the vice principal called everyone to attention for practice. As they did their practice for graduation, another event was happening in another section of the world.

Deeply buried in the ancient land of China, there laid a temple and in that temple was a burial chamber. That chamber held two coffins shaped to resemble the great sarcophagi of Egypt. Inside laid ashes of fearsome creatures from over 900 years ago that nearly wrought havoc upon the world. If not for the perilous efforts of Master Monk Guan, the world wouldn't be as it were now. The chamber, always silent, had its first vestige of sound. The soft sound of something skittering about the darkness. The sounds continued to scratch about before a single solid red eye looked out, piercing the thick darkness. A thin pupil fell into place and glanced about before the shadowed thing screeched as it crawled about the wall before finding a thin crack. With a hiss, it slipped through the crack, going further and further up before reaching above ground. It shrunk to the fearsome sunlight but screeched again, spreading out wings that were apparent to being nestled close to its body before taking off, destination in sight.

They have waited long for the light's return and now it was here. As the prophecy dictates by the great guardian that had protected this temple.

After rehearsal, the group returned to their homes to get ready. Yugi smiled as he looked to the freshly pressed graduation gown waiting for him on his bed along with his cap. He went to change before meeting his grandfather downstairs and the two left to head back to the school. Once there, he found and met up with his friends while Sugoroku went to take a seat in the audience and from there, things proceeded normally. As the time for graduation to start, they all went to line up with their classes as the Principal spoke the usual how the graduating classes meant a lot to the future of the world and that he expected to see plenty move on to bigger and better things. Afterward, the valedictorian spoke her piece about the graduating classes as well as the upcoming juniors that will becoming seniors themselves soon after they left. With all the speeches given, the principal began to call out names of each student to hand their diploma to. Once Yugi was called and took his diploma, Sugoroku cheered for him as he took pictures for the family photo album. An hour later, the graduation ceremony ended and the group met up once more with Sugoroku.

"Man I am so glad to be out of here!" Honda cheered.

"You got that right, bro!" Jou added as he clapped hands with him.

Yugi chuckled as he removed his cap, leaving him open to having his hair ruffled by Kaiser. "So, Yugi, gonna become a big author soon?" he questioned. "I'm hoping so. I have the place in mind I want to get to but not til tomorrow." he answered. "Especially when I'm treating you all to burgers at Burger Palace. So let's get you all out your gowns and over to the eatery." Sugoroku said and they cheered before making their way back to the game shop. A red eye looked over the edge of the rooftop, the shadow creature giving a low bellow before deft claws catapulted it over the rooftops after the group. The mission was at hand and it just had to work on making sure a certain sect of people cultivated the power within so he was ready. As it were now, it can't do much except guide him to his final purpose.

Later that night, Yugi was preparing himself for bed after bidding goodnight to Sugoroku. Fastening the last button on his pajamas, he smiled as he climbed into bed. "Oh I hope this company will hire me after a few pages from my journal." he murmured to himself, yawning softly before laying down. Back in the Xiaolin Temple, Raimundo was up all night, looking through the ancient scroll, learning everything he needed to know to help him the next time a Shen Gong Wu appeared. Clay had come in to tell him that he should retire to bed but Raimundo refused to, not wanting to pass up on getting to know what he needed to. Clay had shrugged it off before leaving and by the wee hours of the morning, Dojo had stepped in, nose red and runny as he were before when the Sword of the Storm had appeared. "You know when I said I was allergic to the Sword of the Storm...well I think I was...I was..." He was interrupted as he sneezed a mixture of smoke and meager embers, causing Raimundo to tumble from his seat in avoidance as the dragon managed to launch himself into the air and stuck his claws into the gap of the wooden roof above.

"...wrong..." he finished lamely.

Between the two sides, they didn't know that soon, their worlds will collide in a manner that would bring about a great calamity.

The next morning, after a hearty breakfast and an enthusiastic good luck from Sugoroku, Yugi was on his way to Tokyo. Around the same time, Dojo had gathered everyone into the room to mention the reveal of another Shen Gong Wu. "The Shroud of Shadows...whoa..." Clay commented as they watched the scroll animate the use of the Wu. "Why is it disappearing and reappearing like that?" Omi questioned. "Could the scroll be messing up?" Kimiko asked. Raimundo shook his head. "No, it's the Shroud of Shadows. A Wu that allows the user to become invisible." he commented and Kimiko nodded, in awe of what Raimundo was able to do when he committed himself to something. Even Fung was impressed and made it well known as Dojo hopped down from the table.

"Come on. The sooner we get this, the sooner my sinuses will clear up." he mumbled as he changed into his larger form and after a quick change of clothes for three of the gang, they were on their way. In Tokyo, Yugi had arrived at the building and smiled as he looked at the glass double doors that would hopefully lead him into a future he could work with as he stepped inside. Molded to the shadows, a red eye peeked out before the creature parted from it to follow behind Yugi as he went up to the reception desk. As he talked with the woman there, the creature molded to his shadow and became content only for a split second before it shuddered at the presence of the revealed Wu so close by. After being told the head of the company was out, Yugi got a time to return before heading back out, pulling the creature along with him. "Hmm, I have time and I'm in Tokyo. I suppose I can do a little sightseeing." he said as he began to walk. Showing blackened teeth, the creature hissed a little before pulling away and moved ahead of Yugi. Sticking upon a light pole, it glanced in his general direction and once he looked up, his gaze caught the red. Seeing that red eye, Yugi stopped on a dime. He couldn't look away. The eye drew him in, swirling, pulsating. Everything from the hum of the cars to the sound of the people walking past him had faded away. Slowly, the scenery around him began to fade, changing, morphing. Becoming just like his dream as his vision grew red with fire. A fierce stab met the inside of his skull, making him hold it in pain.

"The garden..."

He opened his eyes, looking into the swirling vortex of red. "The what?" he whispered, the first he had ever heard a voice in such a situation even though the situation itself was unorthodox.

"The garden..."

Slowly, something began to appear in the vortex. A garden as the voice spoke appeared before him, a large pool filled with koi and stones on the shining surface. Something faintly glow in the water's depths. The image was burned into his mind before everything was sucked away, leaving him back to reality. He nearly stumbled as he was brought back to awareness and looked around. Nothing changed and nothing seemed out of the ordinary except for the idea of his destination. "The Imperial Garden...I should give it a look." he murmured before wandering off. The creature hissed as it watched before following. Up in the air, Dojo flew quickly towards the direction of the Wu. "Ah, Tokyo. Home sweet home." Kimiko commented. Dojo made it to the garden in question and landed, everyone hopping off while he shrunk down in size. They all glanced into the lake and Clay whistled. "Hoo wee, look at those fish!" he claimed and Raimundo shook his head before looking ahead and spotted the faint glow. "Hey, look at that!" he called, leaping up to land on the stone before reaching in. "What could it possibly be...?" Kimiko began before Raimundo pulled out the gradient shroud from the water. "Except what we're looking for!" she gushed and he grinned. "Nothing to it." he said before something else came from thin air, shoving him into the water and causing him to lose the shroud. Everyone else looked on with wide eyes as another figure came from the skies, revealing itself to be Tubbimura as he landed heavily upon the rock Raimundo once settled on and reached in for the shroud. "I thank you for locating the Wu for us. I'll be taking this now." he spoke as their archenemy, Jack Spicer, and the spectra witch Wuya floated above with his army of robots, notoriously named Jack-bots, settled in behind him. The other three growled before leaping into action. Omi charged in first, kicking Tubbimura out of the way while Kimiko took on a few of the Jack-bots, using one to fling Jack himself into the nearby bushes before he could grab the shroud.

"Ow...thorns..." he whined pathetically.

Around this time of them fighting, Yugi had walked in on the scene and stopped. He watched in awe, Clay leaping up high before landing in the water to make Tubbimura slide to the other side of the pond before reaching in to grab the shroud. "Got it!" he called but Tubbimura wasn't done in completely, using the edge as leverage to fling his huge body forward. The large ninja knocked into Clay and caused him to drop the shroud. 'What's...going on here...?' Yugi had thought before deciding that hiding would be a viable option while whatever that was occurring before him continued. Tubbimura reached in to get the shroud, pulling it up while Raimundo grasped it at the same time. "Seems we are at an impasse so thus, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown." he spoke as he looked to Raimundo, the Wu glowing in their hands. "We will each stand on a rock and try to knock the other off the rock."

"Alright, I'm game but to make things a little more interesting, I challenge you to a Shen Yi Bu Dare." Raimundo commented. "A Shen Yi what...? Now I know you all must be making this up." Jack groused as he walked up once he freed himself from the brambles. 'Xiaolin Showdown? Shen Yi Bu Dare? What is going on?' Yugi had thought as he continued to watch. "The Shen Yi Bu Dare. I know what that is but to fill in the others, why don't you tell them what it is, Raimundo." Dojo spoke, eyes shifting with the fact that he actually didn't know anything about the challenge before them. "Can do. It's a little something I pick up during my studies. Think of it at a double dare. We bet two Shen Gong Wu instead of one. Winner takes all."

"So I'll leave with five Shen Gong Wu. This should be easy."

"Not when I'll toss your sorry behind in the water you won't."

Tubbimura gave a huff behind the mask. "What do you wager?" Raimundo grinned and nodded. "I bet the Eye of Dashi and the Two Ton Tunic against your Sword of the Storm and Fist of Tebigong." Tubbimura nodded, dropping his end of the shroud. "Hai, I accept." he said, bouncing off his own fat to settle on the other side of him. "How about every now and again we swap Shen Gong Wu?" Raimundo suggested and Tubbimura gave another huff. "Enough talk! To battle!"

"Fine by me!"

"Xiaolin Showdown!" Both called and soon, the area began to shift and warp causing Yugi to gasp as he was taken in right along with them. When the area finished changing, he was on a lower outcropping of rocks while the monks and the Heylin teams stood on higher platforms. Between them stood Raimundo and Tubbimura as the koi fish, once tiny was now as big as a whale, leaping from the water between the two combatants. Clay, Omi and Kimiko watched on, just a tad worried about the success of this round compared to before. "I hope Raimundo knows what he's doing..." Clay muttered. "How could he? Omi doesn't know what's going on and he's the acclaimed expert." Kimiko stated.

"Gong Yi Tan Pai!"

"Sword of the Storm!" Tubbimura called, spinning the sword like a propeller blade and to Yugi's amazement, the sword began to stir up a gust of wind to try and blow Raimundo off the pillar of rock. "Two Ton Tunic!" he called back, the simple flowing tunic now changing into an iron chest plate that brought him to his knees but did the job at giving him weight so he wouldn't be blown off. "He did it!" Kimiko cheered along with the others while Dojo suffered another congested attack of his sinuses. "Ugh...Raimundo better finish this quickly before I burn my nose off." he groaned. Behind Yugi, the creature peeked, red eye gazing at the two in the Shen Yi Bu Dare. It examined closely and began its careful analyzation. As of now, the child was weak. All of them were. If all goes as according to plan, their minds will easily be feasted upon by the power that is to soon come. It can only hope that there will be no drawbacks of the next step. "I'm not going down that easy!" Raimundo claimed. "Eye of Dashi!" Bringing up the charm, it unleashed a powerful bolt of lightning straight for Tubbimura. "Fist of Tebigong!" he rebutted, bringing up the giant fist and absorbed the lightning. "You have to try better than that to defeat me!" But per the additional challenge, the giant koi fish rose up from the water, hovering before Tubbimura before a whisker coiled around the Fist of Tebigong.

"What manner of trickery is this?!"

"It's the Shen Yi Bu Switcheroo!" Raimundo confirmed, raising the tunic for the second koi to take as both dove back into the waters below before coming back up to trade off the Wu, giving Tubbimura the tunic and Raimundo the fist. "The switch has put you at a disadvantage now! Feel the full sting of my sword!" Tubbimura boasted as he began to call upon another gale from the sword, catching Raimundo in the gust and sent him off the edge but luckily for him, he reached out to grasp at the stone with the Fist of Tebigong to keep him from hitting the trepid waters below. After some time however, the koi came back up for another round, taking the fist from him and the sword from Tubbimura, trading off both before diving back into the waters. With the stone soaked from the reentry, Raimundo was beginning to lose his grip. Yugi watched in worry. "Come on, you can't fall now..." he whispered. "You can look now." Clay commented, single eye glancing to Dojo who had covered his eyes out of fear. He peeked between his fingers before sitting back up nonchalantly.

"I wasn't worried..." he mumbled, scratching his cheek. "The Shen Yi Bu has turned against you." Tubbimura spoke as he watched, waiting for him to fall. Jack hummed, pleased by what he saw. "Seems he has the evil you were looking for, Jack." Wuya pointed out. "It has a certain flair yes, but I'm still waiting on the evil laugh, ya know." he replied. On cue, Tubbimura began to laugh as he taunted Raimundo on his choices, all of which could cost him the showdown. "Now that's what I'm talkin' about!" Jack praised, grinning all the while. After getting his laughter in, Tubbimura looked to the slowly sliding Raimundo. "You only have two options now. Drop the Sword of the Storm or fall!" Smirk still present, Raimundo glanced up to him. "I choose...fall!" he said before releasing his hold on the rock. "Raimundo!" Kimiko cried. "No, you're going to lose!" Yugi gasped. "Eye of Dashi! Sword of the Storm!" Raimundo roared, combining the two and the fusion proved feasible as he glided over the water and towards Tubbimura. "Whoa! Most inventive!" Omi said, rather impressed of the other's quick thinking. Hovering before him, Raimundo continued to grin as he watched him. "Fist of Tebigong!" Tubbimura snapped, swinging at him but went through him instead, making him tsk. "Shoulda done your homework." he spoke before blowing, bringing on a gust of wind at him. "Two Ton Tunic!" Wu in effect, Tubbimura was saved from being blown away but Raimundo wasn't done there, creating a wind vortex around him and pulled him up into the air despite the weight of the tunic. "A-ah! Put me down! Put me down!"

"Alright."

With a shove, Tubbimura fell like a rock to the waters below. "Later!" Raimundo jeered as the scenery changed back, allowed the dragon of wind to hold the four Shen Gong Wu while Tubbimura plummeted into the shallow water. "And this is why I had you beat." he claimed before leaping over him and back to the others. "Way to go, Raimundo!" Kimiko cheered once again as the others gathered around him. "And I can breathe again" Dojo claimed, taking in a deep inhale but a bit of pollen brushed across his nose and he twitched. "Or not..." he groaned, sneezing off to the side and caught Jack in the blaze. Scorched from the chest up, he glanced back at him with a sneer. "Gesundheit." he grumbled before taking off with his Jack-bots and Wuya behind him. Yugi had stood, clapping happily that the other had won. "How fascinating. Xiaolin Showdown..." he murmured as he went to walk off when Kimiko caught sight of him. "Oh, hello! I hope we didn't disturb you or anything!" she called and he jumped as he turned. "Oh no, not at all." he said as he walked over to them. "I couldn't help but notice you all as I was walking along." Dojo wisely hid himself in Clay's hat when he began to approach but lifted it up enough to tell him that they shouldn't be discussing matters of the Wu to normal folk. "I see...so you didn't see anything that happened moments ago, did you?" Kimiko questioned. Yugi rubbed the back of his head shyly. "Would it alarm you if I said yes?" They gasped before looking to each other.

"You don't think..."

"He couldn't have..."

"But he most certainly could have been..."

"Let's ask the little pardner..."

With a nod, Omi turned to face Yugi who had watched them quizzically. "So what is your name?" Omi questioned. "Yugi, Yugi Motou." Omi nodded as he walked around him. "And you said you were here...so did you then see the showdown that had commence here with one Tubbimura and one Jack Spicer?" he asked again and Yugi nodded. "Yes, yes I was. I was in full hopes that your friend there was going to win." Hearing this, Dojo peeked out from under Clay's hat. "Then you were there in the showdown?! No fooling?!" Dojo questioned and rubbed his chin. "Hmm...he could be another Xiaolin Dragon...we will have to consult to Master Fung about it." he explained. "Another Dragon...and the master did not know about this...most odd..." Omi spoke. "Well I suggest if the little guy ain't busy, we can take him back to the temple now. No need for us to keep hanging around here." Raimundo spoke. They all nodded in agreement before looking to Yugi. "How about it?" Yugi pondered the idea before giving a nod. It was something new and definitely exciting to explore and he could imagine to books he could write on this adventure he was about to embark on. "Well I didn't have much else planned for today aside from dropping by the publication office so I would gladly take the trip to see the master and see if what you'd say is true."

"Most exciting! And if you are a new dragon, allow me to be the first to welcome you." Omi said, shaking his hand. The others did the same but when Dojo did, he received a terrible vision. One of blood, fire and destruction. He nearly jerked himself back when Yugi released his hand and shook his head. "Whew, better not eat weird stuff after dinner..." He said to himself a he grew into his larger dragon form and everyone climbed on with Clay helping Yugi aboard before Dojo took off for the temple. Below, the creature glanced up and watched before blackened teeth showed in a grin.

The pieces were set in place. Now the game is to begin.