Chapter 7 - And the Journey Begins
Submitted September 4, 2005 Updated February 23, 2009 Status Incomplete | JackxOC The Dragon of Thunder suffers a terrible fall, and thinks the others betrayed her. Turning to the world of the Heylin, she wants nothing to do with the Xiaolin Dragons. Jack however, might discover her new identity...
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Chapter 7 - And the Journey Begins
Chapter 7 - And the Journey Begins
Jack Spicer x OC[br]
DISCLAIMER: Nothing new[br]
BASIC SYMBOLS: "Talking", Thinking, IIIIIchange setting, XXXXXFlashback[br]
"Will you tell me yet?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What about now?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What about in a minute from now?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What if I asked you nicely?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What if I turned you back into your human form?"[br]
"No. And you wouldn't anyways."[br]
"Come on, Wuya. It's only fair that you tell the person who's actually going to be doing everything what exactly he's going to be doing."[br]
"No. You'll find out soon enough."[br]
I sat back in my chair, turning my attention back to where I was going, but it wasn't long before I turned back.[br]
"Well, then, how much longer until we land?"[br]
"We are very close now, my boy. By the way, you should be ready to continue shortly after we land."[br]
"By the way, you should be ready to continue shortly after we land!" I mocked, in a ghoulish tone. "That's what you told me at 4:23 this morning! I need a break. I need to sleep... I need to quit listening to you!"[br]
"But isn't it funny how you continue to listen, even with all that you complain about? Now, why is that?" she asked rhetorically. I glared in her direction before I turned away in a huff.[br]
We sat quietly for roughly another 10 minutes before she spoke again.[br]
"You'll be landing just over there." she directed, pointing to a small clearing in the dense forest. I did as she said, lowering myself out from the sky carefully. Even in this spot, there were still many plants, and I could hear them snap and split below the weight of my aircraft.[br]
I stood up and stretched, turning off the ignition as I did. There was a series of cracks throughout my body, as it was finally allowed to be free and moving again. I yawned, and continued to stretch.[br]
"Are you done yet?" asked Wuya, with a frustrated tone hiding in the depths of her voice. "You'll want to get going soon if you want to make it to a suitable place to rest tonight."[br]
"Why with the hurrying Wuya? It's not even noon yet, and we've been flying for forever. I've listened to you so far, can't I have a short break? Even just 15 minutes?"[br]
She let out a long, irritated sigh. "If you must..." she finally let out.[br]
"Ahh...Yes." Smiling, I went to my Refrigerator Bot, and took out an apple. I cut it up into 8 neat slices. It's like surgery for me, they have to be perfectly symmetrical. Each and every one of them. After this, I got out the peanut butter, and scooped the apple slices straight into the jar. Biting into it was heavenly. The combination of sweetness, juiciness, and crispiness was enough for me, but that extra bit of flavour and texture from the peanut butter? Ahhh...I could eat this all day. I licked my fingers clean as I finished, and Wuya looked back at me.[br]
"Ready to go now?" she sneered.[br]
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, I suppose...Jack Bot, get my bug shield out of Storage Bot." It jumped to attention, and carried out my orders immediately. "Robots, check. Comfortable footwear, check. Food and supplies, check." I pressed a button on my bug shield, which looked just like one of those GPS anklets that they put on criminals, and a nearly transparent bubble appeared around me. "Bug shield, check." I opened the door, and walked down the ramp leading to the forest floor. I closed it as I stepped off with a simple press of a button. "Aircraft cloaking and anti-theft system..." I pressed another button on my watch, and it disappeared before my eyes. "Check." I turned to my robots, and then to Wuya. "Ghostly witch thing, check...Well, which way do we go from here?" I asked, looking around at the trees.[br]
Without hesitation, she began to float away. "This way." she called. Looking back at my robots, I motioned for them to follow with just a tilt of the head. And so the long hike begins.[br]
"This is dumb. Why did I come here?" I complained, trying not to trip on the thick undergrowth.[br]
"Be glad that you brought that shield of yours!" Wuya snapped, tired of hearing my complaining. "These bugs probably would have carried you off by now without it. And be glad you have those robots to carry all of your stuff too!"[br]
"Yeah yeah yeah. I know." I responded, waving her off. "Do we get any breaks soon?"[br]
"I'm only going to let you take one break, so you better use it wisely. And you don't get to stop until it's dark, otherwise you'll take too long."[br]
"Ugh. No, I need that break right now." I sighed, falling over into the grass. I lay on my back, staring up into the forest roof. I watched as the braches and leaves swayed in the light breeze. It was so peaceful and enchanting, I nearly drifted off to sleep, if it weren't for Wuya yelling and hollering.[br]
"Jack, while you take a break, I'm going to go and see what's ahead of us. I only hope that you're ready when I get back."[br]
"How long do I have?"[br]
"I don't know. Just don't get too comfortable." With no more words, she flew away into the distance where I could no longer see her.[br]
“She’s gone. Finally.” I rolled my eyes, then continued staring at the trees above. Without a word, I got up and began making myself supper. Chicken and rice with a mushroom sauce. Oh, I can’t wait. I thought, rubbing my hands together in anticipation.[br]
I lay down in the grass, rubbing my stomach, satisfied with my meal, when Wuya arrived.[br]
“I’m surprised Jack, you’re not moving as slow as I thought you were.” She admitted.[br]
“I told you that you were rushing. Always yelling for me to go faster, when already my legs were going to give out beneath me. Any faster, I’m sure I would have broken the world record for fast walking.”[br]
“You laugh about it now, Jack, but I’m sure that you will be completely drained after all of this.”[br]
“You know, I agree with you. I have always felt that you drain the life out of me, just by being there.”[br]
Wuya rolled her eyes and sighed. “Come now boy, we have to continue on. It’ll be dark in a few hours and you need a spot to set up camp.”[br]
Jack gave one last stretch before he got up and thus continued their journey.[br]
Overdue? I think so.[br]
[br]
DISCLAIMER: Nothing new[br]
BASIC SYMBOLS: "Talking", Thinking, IIIIIchange setting, XXXXXFlashback[br]
_________________________
And the Journey Begins [br]
Jack's POV/Flying to Forest[br]
Jack's POV/Flying to Forest[br]
"Will you tell me yet?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What about now?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What about in a minute from now?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What if I asked you nicely?"[br]
"No."[br]
"What if I turned you back into your human form?"[br]
"No. And you wouldn't anyways."[br]
"Come on, Wuya. It's only fair that you tell the person who's actually going to be doing everything what exactly he's going to be doing."[br]
"No. You'll find out soon enough."[br]
I sat back in my chair, turning my attention back to where I was going, but it wasn't long before I turned back.[br]
"Well, then, how much longer until we land?"[br]
"We are very close now, my boy. By the way, you should be ready to continue shortly after we land."[br]
"By the way, you should be ready to continue shortly after we land!" I mocked, in a ghoulish tone. "That's what you told me at 4:23 this morning! I need a break. I need to sleep... I need to quit listening to you!"[br]
"But isn't it funny how you continue to listen, even with all that you complain about? Now, why is that?" she asked rhetorically. I glared in her direction before I turned away in a huff.[br]
We sat quietly for roughly another 10 minutes before she spoke again.[br]
"You'll be landing just over there." she directed, pointing to a small clearing in the dense forest. I did as she said, lowering myself out from the sky carefully. Even in this spot, there were still many plants, and I could hear them snap and split below the weight of my aircraft.[br]
I stood up and stretched, turning off the ignition as I did. There was a series of cracks throughout my body, as it was finally allowed to be free and moving again. I yawned, and continued to stretch.[br]
"Are you done yet?" asked Wuya, with a frustrated tone hiding in the depths of her voice. "You'll want to get going soon if you want to make it to a suitable place to rest tonight."[br]
"Why with the hurrying Wuya? It's not even noon yet, and we've been flying for forever. I've listened to you so far, can't I have a short break? Even just 15 minutes?"[br]
She let out a long, irritated sigh. "If you must..." she finally let out.[br]
"Ahh...Yes." Smiling, I went to my Refrigerator Bot, and took out an apple. I cut it up into 8 neat slices. It's like surgery for me, they have to be perfectly symmetrical. Each and every one of them. After this, I got out the peanut butter, and scooped the apple slices straight into the jar. Biting into it was heavenly. The combination of sweetness, juiciness, and crispiness was enough for me, but that extra bit of flavour and texture from the peanut butter? Ahhh...I could eat this all day. I licked my fingers clean as I finished, and Wuya looked back at me.[br]
"Ready to go now?" she sneered.[br]
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, I suppose...Jack Bot, get my bug shield out of Storage Bot." It jumped to attention, and carried out my orders immediately. "Robots, check. Comfortable footwear, check. Food and supplies, check." I pressed a button on my bug shield, which looked just like one of those GPS anklets that they put on criminals, and a nearly transparent bubble appeared around me. "Bug shield, check." I opened the door, and walked down the ramp leading to the forest floor. I closed it as I stepped off with a simple press of a button. "Aircraft cloaking and anti-theft system..." I pressed another button on my watch, and it disappeared before my eyes. "Check." I turned to my robots, and then to Wuya. "Ghostly witch thing, check...Well, which way do we go from here?" I asked, looking around at the trees.[br]
Without hesitation, she began to float away. "This way." she called. Looking back at my robots, I motioned for them to follow with just a tilt of the head. And so the long hike begins.[br]
IIIII Mid-Afternoon IIIII[br]
"This is dumb. Why did I come here?" I complained, trying not to trip on the thick undergrowth.[br]
"Be glad that you brought that shield of yours!" Wuya snapped, tired of hearing my complaining. "These bugs probably would have carried you off by now without it. And be glad you have those robots to carry all of your stuff too!"[br]
"Yeah yeah yeah. I know." I responded, waving her off. "Do we get any breaks soon?"[br]
"I'm only going to let you take one break, so you better use it wisely. And you don't get to stop until it's dark, otherwise you'll take too long."[br]
"Ugh. No, I need that break right now." I sighed, falling over into the grass. I lay on my back, staring up into the forest roof. I watched as the braches and leaves swayed in the light breeze. It was so peaceful and enchanting, I nearly drifted off to sleep, if it weren't for Wuya yelling and hollering.[br]
"Jack, while you take a break, I'm going to go and see what's ahead of us. I only hope that you're ready when I get back."[br]
"How long do I have?"[br]
"I don't know. Just don't get too comfortable." With no more words, she flew away into the distance where I could no longer see her.[br]
“She’s gone. Finally.” I rolled my eyes, then continued staring at the trees above. Without a word, I got up and began making myself supper. Chicken and rice with a mushroom sauce. Oh, I can’t wait. I thought, rubbing my hands together in anticipation.[br]
IIIII After Dinner IIIII[br]
I lay down in the grass, rubbing my stomach, satisfied with my meal, when Wuya arrived.[br]
“I’m surprised Jack, you’re not moving as slow as I thought you were.” She admitted.[br]
“I told you that you were rushing. Always yelling for me to go faster, when already my legs were going to give out beneath me. Any faster, I’m sure I would have broken the world record for fast walking.”[br]
“You laugh about it now, Jack, but I’m sure that you will be completely drained after all of this.”[br]
“You know, I agree with you. I have always felt that you drain the life out of me, just by being there.”[br]
Wuya rolled her eyes and sighed. “Come now boy, we have to continue on. It’ll be dark in a few hours and you need a spot to set up camp.”[br]
Jack gave one last stretch before he got up and thus continued their journey.[br]
_________________________
Overdue? I think so.[br]
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