She's All That At Home...

She's All Sweet at Home, But the Princess Girl can Bring It On.


Jack was hiding out in his room. Again. No more than for the simple reason that... well... He kinda had something that didn't really belong to him.

And he sorta had it without the people who really owned it knowing he had it.

In other words, he had stolen another Shen Gong Wu.

But he really needed this one! The Danger Sneakers could detect any danger for miles by emitting a loud buzzing noise. Of course, he hoped that meant danger to him and only him, or that could be a distraction when they got there.

I'm hoping you know who "they" are. Because all four of them, probably five, were coming to get him soon.

He ran to his bag of other Wu he stole and looked through it to see if he had, maybe accidentally grabbed the Shroud of Shadows.

"Let's see... Monkey Staff, mine. Yin Yo-Yo, theirs. Jet Bootsu, theirs. Reversing Mirror, theirs. Eye of Dashi, theirs. Denshi Bunny, theirs... Hmm... I AM SOO IN TROUBLE!" He said, holding the Denshi Bunny and the Reversing Mirror against his head, furious with... himself.

"Alright, what to do, what to do... Wait... If the Reversing Mirror does things in reverse... then if I use it on me... I won't be visible!!" He said, happy he figured out some plan.

But what happened wasn't entirely... like... THAT.

"REVERSING MIRROR!" He said, looking directly into the mirror. There was a flash, and a really high-pitched squeal, then...

"HuH? Wah---AHHHHH!!!"




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"YOU GUYS! Get in here, quick!" Raimundo called. The others gathered around him, in front of the Shen Gong Wu Vault. He pointed to where the Wu used to be before...

"It appears we have been robbed until we cannot see." Omi said, looking for any other Wu.

"Um, robbed blind." Clay offered. Kimiko frowned. "Guess we gotta go get them back, huh?"

Raimundo lead the way outside. "Pity. I was looking forward to a peaceful day today. Instead, we have to deal with Jack Spicer."

"Hey, I wanted to relax today too, but the faster we do this, the faster we can not be in Spicer's house." Dojo said, flying the four to the infamous "lair" of their "arch" nemesis. Or, "nemesis".

Riiiiight.

"Spicer! Alright, we'll make this easy on you. Hand over the Wu, blah blah blah, and we'll leave. Jack?" They looked into the cold dark basement. Creeping down the stairs slowly their heads turned this way and that looking for the pale boy. A tiny tinkle instead caught their attention.

"JACK! We know you're there."

'Well, here goes nothing...'

"I'm not Jack!"

"What do you mean 'You're not Jack?' You're the only one here, and we can recognize your sissy voice. Get out of there and give us back our Wu, you thief!" Kimiko yelled. They heard more shuffling.

"What are you talking about? I'm not Jack!" 'Why aren't they buying this? Just get the hint and GO AWAY!'

"Alright, I REALLY didn't want to do this, but if I have to come in there and get you, then I will!" Before "Not Jack" could protest, Rai was lunging towards the pile of junk and pulling his hand out. They landed backwards with a loud "Ow!"

Only, it wasn't his hand.

"Whoa!" They said. A pretty girl with full pink lips, bright red hair and pinkish eyes blinked up at them. Her hair was cut a little below her shoulder, and her eyes were huge. She stood up so they could fully see her. She was wearing a short leather skirt with a sleeveless red shirt and black calf high boots. In her hair was a black and yellow ribbon, to keep the hair out of her face.

"I TOLD you. I'm not Jack."

On the way to the Temple...

"So, wait, how did you get stranded in Spicer's lab with all the Shen Gong Wu? Who exactly are you?" Kimiko asked. The girl bit her lip.

'Crud... alright, think fast.' "My name isssss Ja..csic..ah... Jessica. Yeah. And I wasssssss... waiting. Forrrrrrr... Jack... to show up and... help...me. With my...math?" They stared at her questioningly for a moment. "I'm...being tutored by him. I used to get C's, but now, I get B+'s!" She said, cheerily. 'God, I'm too sweet for myself, I'm making ME sick...'

"Well, he had to be good at something, I guess." Kimiko said. "He's lousy at everything else."

"I AM NOT!" Everyone looked at "Jessica".

"What?"

"Uhm. I meant, I am not...going to sit here... and be ignored. 'Cuz I'm hungry?" The Xiaolin Warriors looked at each other, slightly confused, but took her to get something to eat anyway.

"Well, we got the Wu back, and that's all that matters." Clay said, going to put them back. Kimiko and Omi helped while Jessica continued to eat. Raimundo just sat and watched her.

"Uhmm... Diiiid you want some?" She said, holding up an apple. 'Please don't let him know it's me. Please don't let him know it's me...'

"Sure!" Rai said, catching the apple Jessica tossed over. "So why do you go to a jerk like Jack Spicer for help?" He asked, biting into the apple hungrily. 'Jerk? Heh, that's me.'

"Umm... my mom knows his mom." Jessica got up to leave, but Raimundo stopped her.

"Uh, hey, did you want a tour of the temple? So you don't get lost?" Jessica blinked. 'Crud. Now what'll I do? Okay, just go with it. And hopefully nothing weird happens.' "Tee-hee! Sure! That sounds really nice." Rai blushed.

Jessica smiled, but inside, he was feeling uneasy. 'Yipes. This can't end well...'

Raimundo showed her around, each time he showed her something different, he tapped her shoulder, and pointed excitedly, like she was some sort of small child.

'I...Have...To...End...This...NOW!' "Umm... where's the bathroom?" Raimundo took her hand and guided her to the bathroom, practically planting her there. Jessica went inside, and quickly started looking for a way out.

"I can't live like this anymore! I need out!" He said, opening the window and jumping out with ease. 'Hmm... I'm more agile as a girl. I wonder what else I can do...' He started to think... about... flowers. And puppies... and ponies... and fluffy animals... 'Woah. Hmm. I don't think I'm gonna try that again.'

Jessica made her way to the Shen Gong Wu vault and pushed the door open, just in time to see Kimiko come out, her face really red.

"Kimiko? What's your problem?" Jessica asked, forgetting her girlish politeness.

"Hmm? Oh. It's you. Listen you. I soo know what you're up to."

'Aww maaan. I am soo busted!' Jessica thought, looking scared. "Y-y-you do?"

"Yeah. I do. Look, it's okay if you like Rai. I'm totally cool with that." Jessica's jaw dropped. 'Oh, you have GOT to be kidding me.'

"SO NOT!" She yelled, crossing her arms, again, forgetting she was now a SHE. "I am NOT some fruit cup, no matter how much you like to think I am. Uh..." She turned back to Kim, who had her head tilted.

"I don't think you're a fruit cup at all... as you're a girl. But you're not going to get any guys looking like that. Come on, we'll try on some of my stuff, you look about my size." Jessica reached back for the vault as Kimiko dragged her back to her room.

'Noooooooooooo!'

After three hours of extreme dress up, Kimiko had given Jessica some sound tips, and allowed her to go while she helped Omi with the dishes.

'Finally! Now, with no further CREEPY interruptions, I can get the heck outta here!' She rushed to the vault, dodging behind a bush to avoid being seen by Raimundo.

Her hand stretched to the door of the vault, but not before...

"Jessica? What are you doing, going in there?" Tears started to come down Jessica's face, but she quickly wiped her eyes and turned to see Clay, holding a small boom-box.

"Oh! Uhm... I was... looking around. I was curious!" She said, cutely enough to convince Clay, and make herself sick.

"Aww. Well, aren't you a handful. Come on, then. I got something we can do that'll keep us both busy! Dancin'!" He said, holding up the boom box.

Jessica looked excited. "Really?"

'Square... dancing? Noo...NOOOOO! This CAN'T be happening. This HAS to be a dream. Any moment I'll wake up, and I've just been hit too hard, and...' But there she was still, spinning in a messy promenade, Clay swinging her "To and Fro'".

After five minutes, Clay left, to fix them a snack, as he was hungry after soo much "FUN". Jessica made a hasty scramble, once more, to the Shen Gong Wu vault.

This time, she actually made it inside. She shut the door behind her and located the Shroud of Shadows and the Reversing Mirror. They could keep everything else, and the Monkey Staff, she supposed, was still back in her room.

'Wait... If I go back now, and they catch me...

Rai: T_T I can't believe I actually LIKED YOU! (windkickhurt)
Kimiko: O.O I dressed you in MY clothes! (punchslappain)
Clay: -.-'' I was square dancing with YOU?!? (knockbackouch)
Omi: ?.? Jack Spicer is a GIRL? (watchwondercurious)

'Hmm... not the best plan. Okay, plan B.'

"Jessica!"

"JESSICA!!"

"Jessica, where are you?"

"Hey, guys! Look what I found!" She held up the Yin-Yang Yo-Yo, and the four dragons gasped.

"Jessica, go put that back!" Raimundo warned, moving towards her. But she took several large steps back, trying to keep them all away. She was DONE with all of their craziness and messed up rules. She wanted to go back to using masculine pronouns to define herself again.

"But it's such a pretty Yin-Yang Yo-Yo!" She said, "accidentally" activating it.

"Huh?" She said, "tripping" over a rock into the vortex, and allowing it to close behind her. "OH NO!!!" was all they heard of her as the girl was sucked into the Yin-Yang world.

"JESSICA!!!"

"Whew. Now, let's get this over with. Yin-Yang Yo-Yo!" She said, opening the portal in the Shen Gong Wu Vault, then immediately activating the Shroud of Shadows. The Reversing Mirror wasn't too far from where she was, so it was easy to whip off the Shroud, turn back to her original self, and re-activate the Yin-Yang Yo-Yo again, slipping back into the Yin-Yang world.

Leaving behind only a note.

Signed by Jessica.

Dear Guys:

I had a whole buncha fun with you, and I hope we can do it again sometime! I saw Jack in the vault when I went exploring on my own again. Sorry, but I took out some stuff, the floor was open. Isn't that weird? Anyway, Jack was in there, and he took the Yo-Yo from me. I guess I went to the wrong spot. But he's taking me home now, and letting me remain free. But he's going to erase my memories, so you can't ever EVER contact me, 'cuz I won't know who you are. Thanks for everything!



Love, Jessica.




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"I can't believe she's not gonna remember us." Raimundo said, about 45 minutes after the note was left. They had gotten around to scouring the grounds to see if Jessica had reappeared anywhere, and found the short letter.

"I know. It stinks, but we'll never forget her. So it'll be okay. I know it." Kimiko said, holding Rai's shoulder.

Clay grinned. "Yup. That girl was some kind of square dancer, though." They all laughed.

Jack's Mansion...

"I made it? I MADE IT!! OH, thank goodness, I made it out alive!! WHoohooo! YEAH!" Jack said, jumping up and down. He had fully returned to normal, with the Yin-Yang Yo-Yo in hand. So he only got two Wu out of it. He had gotten out alive, hadn't he?

Still...

It was KINDA cool wearing a skirt.

END!