The Dream Stalker
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| “The Dream Stalker” | |||||||
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 8 | ||||||
| Written by | Brandon Sawyer | ||||||
| Directed by | Jeff Allen | ||||||
| Original airdate | November 26, 2005 | ||||||
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"The Dream Stalker" is the forty-seventh episode of Xiaolin Showdown. It was written by Brandon Sawyer and directed by Jeff Allen. It first aired in the United States on Kids WB on November 26, 2005.
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[edit] Plot
Master Monk Guan is meditating in the main training area of the temple when he senses evil. He has Dojo Kanojo Cho awaken the others to search the temple. They find nothing, which causes Raimundo Pedrosa to complain. He attempts to sleep in the training area, while the others head to bed after Guan dismisses them. Meanwhile, Hannibal Roy Bean, disguised as a wasp, breaks into the vault, and steals two Shen Gong Wu.
The next evening, a blue, jellyfish creature attacks a slumbering Master Monk Guan. Kimiko Tohomiko, Clay Bailey, and Omi wake up and attempt to attack the creature. The jellyfish monster seems unbeatable and defeats them easily. It suddenly vanished after almost delivering the killing blow. A moment later, Raimundo, brandishing the Blade of the Nebula, arrives to aide his comrades. The events confuse the Xiaolin Monks. They assume that Jack Spicer is responsible.
The monks head to Jack Spicer’s house to investigate, but discover that the jellyfish monster attacked him as well. They were able to recover a recording from one of the Jack-Bots to discover what had happened. Something had transformed the Jack-Bots into blue statues, indicating the use of the Sapphire Dragon. They return to the temple to discover that the Sapphire Dragon and the Shadow of Fear are missing. Master Monk Guan explains that Hannibal Roy Bean combined the Shadow of Fear with the Moby Morpher to manifest Raimundo’s greatest fear. Hannibal compliments the monks for uncovering his plot and prepares for the next phase.
The monks decide that Raimundo must stay awake until they can counter Hannibal’s attack. During their attempts, Dojo detects the activation of a new Shen Gong Wu. Clay volunteers to stay and keep Raimundo awake while Kimiko and Omi retrieve the Shen Gong Wu. Shortly after they leave, Kimiko returns to present Clay with the Longi Kite. She suggests that Clay should go because the new Shen Gong Wu is Earth elemental. He accepts the plan and flies to join Omi and Dojo. Raimundo inquires about the new plan, but Kimiko allows him to fall asleep. Hannibal Roy Bean drops his Kimiko disguise and enters Raimundo’s dream.
Omi and Kimiko are on route to the new Shen Gong Wu, the Shadow Slicer, which creates a hologram to trick opponents. They discover the Shadow Slicer in a monkey cage at a zoo. Jack Spicer arrives to rally the monkeys with the Monkey Staff, claim the Shadow Slicer. Clay then arrives to snatch the Shadow Slicer from him, and lands near the others. They question his presence only to realize that Hannibal had tricked him. A monkey steals the Shadow Slicer from Clay. Blue flames surround the monkey and turn him into a statue. The jellyfish monster is looming above the Xiaolin monks.
Raimundo awakes within his dream and begins to explore his mind. He discovers his greatest fantasies, but they gradually turn to nightmare with Hannibal Roy Bean’s taunting. Raimundo dismisses this at first, but presses into deeper fears. Raimundo attempts to thwart Hannibal by approaching his seemingly unreachable friends. Hannibal then shows Raimundo how his fear affects his friends.
The fight with the jellyfish monster is going badly. The Shadow Slicer is being tossed around, several monkeys already having fallen victim to the jellyfish's flame. Eventually, the jellyfish goes for the Shadow Slicer, and Omi gets there at the same time. He challenges the jellyfish, which morphs into its real form as the Sapphire Dragon, to a Xiaolin Showdown. The others comment that the Dragon does not have any Wu to wager, but Omi counters by saying that the Dragon itself is Shen Gong Wu. He wagers his Orb of Tornami in exchange for the Dragon himself. The Dragon animates a sapphire monkey and turns a rhino into a sapphire statue/slave, making the Showdown a Cosmic Clash. The challenge accepted, the area morphs into a challenge zone and the fight begins.
Raimundo is horrified. His inner self tries to comfort him, and the two eventually decide to confront their fears. Hannibal morphs into a massive, demonic creature and begins fighting Raimundo, taunting him viciously. After an intense battle on both fronts, the Sapphire Dragon seems to claim victory, changing all the monks into statues. However, by this point, Raimundo has defeated Hannibal Bean, successfully conquering his fears and winning the Showdown for his friends. The challenge zone reverts to normal, as do the monks, who are more than a little confused as to how they won. They look up to see an image of Raimundo the sky, who congratulates them and introduces them to his inner self. He then falls asleep.
The monks head back, looking half-dead from fatigue. Staying up for so long has had an effect on them as well. They return the Sapphire Dragon to its proper place, and are about to head to bed, when a perky and well-rested Raimundo comes down to greet him. He offers to go do intense training, and the episode ends with the tired monks giving Raimundo thoroughly annoyed looks.
[edit] Shen Gong Wu
[edit] Shadow Slicer
In a monkey cage at a zoo.
[edit] Xiaolin Showdown
Cosmic Clash Showdown - Omi, Kimiko and Clay VS Sapphire Dragon/Monkey/Rhino - Jungle Judo - Last team standing Wins
Fighting For: Shadow Slicer
Warriors: Orb of Tornami
Sapphire Creatures: Sapphire Dragon
Winners: Warriors
