The Apprentice

"The Apprentice" is the thirty-fifth episode of Xiaolin Showdown. It was directed by Ray DeLaurentis and written by Stephen Sandoval. It originally aired in the United States on Kids WB on May 7, 2005.

Overview

Chase Young looks for an apprentice. Either Katnappé or Jack will be able to win it. Katnappé has reprogrammed the Warriors' U-bots to be evil. Master Fung informs the Warriors that their new threat is Chase Young, and he must teach the four monks to be deceptive to triumph. However, Omi is too trustworthy. After Chase chooses Katnappé to be his apprentice, Jack turns to the Warriors and asks to join the side of good. Omi trains Jack the best he can to release all the evil that is inside of him, but after Katnappé attacks the Temple, Jack takes off with the Warriors' Wu, which tests Omi's trust.

Synopsis

To defeat their newest and most powerful enemy, Chase Young, Master Fung teaches the Warriors the art of deception. He asks the Warriors to reach the top of the cliff, and he wants them to deceive each other in order to get to the top first as Clay says "I get it". Raimundo tells Omi to look to the right as the former jumps on the latter being distracted. Raimundo jumps on the cliff before Omi. Clay says "how about a hand, partner" when he walks up to Omi to take the latter. Clay swings Omi around and slams him to Raimundo's back. Then Omi and Raimundo fall off the cliff as Kimiko and Clay climb on. Omi rubs his head when he says "I see you offered me a hand, only to deceive" while Raimundo rubs his head. Omi says "I have learned my lesson" as he runs to the cliff again. Then it shows Kimiko, Clay, Omi and Raimundo climbing on the cliff. Omi says "I shall never be deceive again!" as Kimiko has an idea how to deceive the former. Kimiko pretends to be hurt when she says "ow, my leg!" which Omi sees as he climbs back down to help her. Kimiko gives Omi her hand then she tossed the latter towards Clay and Raimundo when they are climbing back up. In the end, Kimiko wins, and the others conclude that Omi needs to learn to be less trusting towards others, as he was tricked the most often during the drill. At Jack Spicer's lair, after having a big fight with his new Robo-Jack, Chase Young appears and offers a challenge: Jack and Katnappé will race to get the next Shen Gong Wu, and the winner will become his apprentice. The Shen Gong Wu happens to be the Woozy Shooter. When the Warriors try to get it, they encounter their U-bot counterparts, only to realize they have been re-programmed by Katnappé in order to stop the monks, and so Katnappé takes the Woozy Shooter.

While the Warriors are despairing over the U-Bots' betrayal, Jack comes to the Xiaolin Temple, saying what a failure he is. Omi suggests that he stay in the Xiaolin Temple and fight for the side of good---to which he readily agrees. The next morning, Omi and the other monks send Jack to do all their chores. While Jack is sleeping, Clay Bailey notices the U-Bots are stealing the Monsoon Sandals, the Lotus Twister, the Ring of the Nine Dragons and the Shroud of Shadows. Then Katnappé uses the Woozy Shooter, putting all the Warriors in a hallucinating state. Jack wakes up, and Katnappé attempts to use the Woozy Shooter on him, but he uses the Reversing Mirror to reflect it back onto her. While the Warriors snap out of their state, they attack their U-Bots. However, Jack notices all the Shen Gong Wu at his disposal and runs off with them, much to Omi's disappointment.

Jack presents the stolen Shen Gong Wu to Chase and Wuya, and Chase agrees to take him in as his apprentice. Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay but Omi regrettably care for Katnappé after last night. Katnappé called Omi cute and he agrees but Clay pulls him away from her. However, when Katnappé is alone, she attempts to sneak around to steal more Shen Gong Wu from the vault but Master Fung locked the doors. Katnappé is noticed by Omi when the latter tells the former to rest her injured paw. Katnappé tells Omi that she was just lonely. Omi tells Katnappé that he has the U-Bots to bring Katnappé bandages while they keep her company. The U-Bots carry Katnappé while the latter says "this is so thoughtful of you" to Omi. Katnappé asks "how can I ever repay you" when Omi is walking next to her. Omi tells Katnappé "perhaps you should turn to the side of good". Katnappé says "what if I found a way to return all the Shen Gong Wu that Jack stole" and "I know where he keeps them". Omi asks Katnappé "why would you help me?" Katnappé says "because you are so, so cute" while she pinches Omi's cheeks then she stops. Then Omi says "so I have been told". Katnappé says "but if I help you, you have to keep our plan a secret" and "the others would never trust me" as she glares evilly. Omi and Katnappé are on the brick wall and jump down to enter Jack Spicer's house. Omi kicks a door as he and Katnappe walk inside a room. Omi tells Jack "time for my revenge, Jack Spicer!" and he does a flying kick at him. Jack's head comes flying off while Omi says "huh?" while it rolls to him. Omi jumps onto Katnappé's arms while his eyes bulge when he says AAHHH!!! I DID NOT WANT THAT MUCH REVENGE!!"

Katnappé tells Omi "eh, that's just one of his stupid robots" while she pushes Omi off her and says "now for the Wu". Then Katnappé walks to the picture of the safe and removes it from the wall and tossed it to the ground as Omi walks to her. Omi says "looks like a most difficult safe to spin". Katnappé corrects him as she says "to crack" and says "but it is Jack's safe" then she says the combination to open it to reveal a sack of the stolen Shen Gong Wu inside. Jack appears behind Omi and Katnappé. Then Jack says "well, look who's here?", "leader of the kung fools and his pet" as Omi and Katnappé turn around. Jack reveals more of his robot clones as Katnappé screeches then Jack tells his robot clones to attack. Omi and Katnappé dodge the Robo-Jacks. Omi leaps onto a Robo-Jack arm and destroys one of the Robo-Jacks. Omi dodges the laser that Robo-Jack aims at the former. Katnappé kicks two Robo-Jacks away from her. While trying to reclaim the Shen Gong Wu Omi and Jack get into a Xiaolin Showdown—a game of "Truth or Lie." Jack's house releases a massive cloud of balloons big enough to stand on. One player asks the other a yes or no question, and if he answers truthfully, nothing happens, but if he has the courage to provide a false response, the balloon he's standing on will pop. The players may pop balloons on their own and jump onto new balloons, but whoever hits the ground first loses the Xiaolin Showdown.

Sneaky as ever, Jack starts by popping Omi's balloon, and Omi bounces back up of another and returns the favor. Omi asks Jack if he only does evil because he feels small and worthless. Jack says no, but this turns out to be a lie, so his balloon pops and Jack falls to a lower one. Jack asks Omi if he only became a Xiaolin Warrior because he feels like a geek with a big head. Omi says no, and this turns out to be a truth, so Omi's balloon doesn't pop. However, Jack points out that Omi's got a big ego, which Omi denies, but this turns out to be a lie, so Omi's balloon pops and he has to use the Silk Spitter to make it onto another one. Then Omi asks if Jack stole the Shen Gong Wu only because he thought he wouldn't be good enough to be a Xiaolin Monk. Jack says no, but this is another lie and using the Lotus Twister, he grabs onto another balloon. Jack then asks, "Did you really believe me when I agreed to turn good or did you just take me in because you wanted to prove your friends wrong?"

Omi says that he really did believe in Jack and that he was genuinely saddened and disappointed when Jack betrayed him---and this turns out to be a truth. Jack's surprised but then says he was planning on double-crossing him and the other monks all along, but this turns out to be a lie, and as a result, Jack's balloon pops and he falls to the ground, losing the showdown.

However, Katnappé's nowhere to be seen, having snuck out of Jack's yard with the Shen Gong Wu, joined by the U-Bots. However, the U-Bots have been reprogrammed again, this time by Kimiko, and they disarm and bind Katnappé. Omi steps out with the others and explains his actions: he had a feeling that Katnappé would eventually double-cross, so he decided to double-cross her first and had Kimiko reprogram the U-Bots.

Then back at the Xiaolin Temple, Omi shows his new sneaky tricks by playing poker, combining bluffs with sincerity, and secretly sticking aces up his sleeves after Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay toss their cards at him as the latter three leave the table.

Revealed Shen Gong Wu

Woozy Shooter

Main article: Woozy Shooter The Woozy Shooter is a Shen Gong Wu that when used, emits a purple fog at a person. Anyone who comes in contact with this fog goes on a hallucination for a short period of time. It can affect multiple people at once, and it is based off a trumpet. It was found on the side of a valley

Shen Gong Wu Tally

Xiaolin Monks

1. Mantis Flip Coin
2. Two-Ton Tunic
3. Eye of Dashi
4. Third-Arm Sash
5. Fist of Tebigong
6. Jetbootsu
7. Monkey Staff
8. Tangle Web Comb
9. Golden Tiger Claws
10. Changing Chopsticks
11. Sword of the Storm
12. Helmet of Jong
13. Falcon's Eye
14. Sapphire Dragon
15. Serpent's Tail
16. Orb of Tornami
17. Star Hanabi
18. Lotus Twister
19. Longi Kite
20. Sun Chi Lantern
21. Heart of Jong
22. Shard of Lightning
23. Silver Manta Ray
24. Crystal Glasses
25. Wushu Helmet
26. Thorn of Thunderbolt
27. Tunnel Armadillo
28. Ju-Ju Flytrap
29. Silk Spitter
30. Sweet Baby Among Us
31. Ruby of Ramses
32. Mind Reader Conch
33. Shadow of Fear
34. Crouching Cougar
35. Monsoon Sandals
36. Mosaic Scale
37. Monarch Wings
38. Lunar Locket
39. Gills of Hamachi
40. Black Beetle
41. Sphere of Yun
42. Emperor Scorpion
43. Zing Zom-Bone
44. Fountain of Hui
45. Moonstone Locust
46. Shen-Ga-Roo
47. Woozy Shooter

Jack Spicer

1. Shroud of Shadows
2. Ring of the Nine Dragons
3. Tongue of Saiping
4. Glove of Jisaku
5. Sphere of Yun

Chase Young

1. Lasso Boa-Boa
2. Eagle Scope
3. Wushan Geyser
4. Reversing Mirror

Jesse Bailey

1. Wings of Tinabi

Lost Shen Gong Wu

1. Sands of Time (hidden in the future)

Battles

Truth or Lies

Omi and Jack both touch the Monsoon Sandals at the same time, starting a Xiaolin Showdown. Jack wagers his Lotus Twister against Omi's Silk Spitter, and the game is decided upon Truth or Lies.

When the showdown begins, Jack's house disappears, and many balloons with different symbols rise out of the ground. Omi and Jack each get on a balloon, and the showdown starts. Jack pops Omi's balloon, and Omi pops Jack's balloon. Omi asks Jack if he seeks world domination because he feels small and worthless, which Jack denies. The balloon confirms this was a lie and pops, sending Jack falling. Jack asks Omi if he works so hard because he has a big head, which Omi denies, telling the truth. Omi lies about his ego, however, and his balloon pops. Omi asks Jack if he took the Wu because he was afraid of failing at good, which turns out to be a truth, although Jack says it was a lie. Jack asks Omi if he believed him when he joined the temple, and Omi says he did, which is a truth. Jack Spicer claims he was going to fool them all along, which was a lie, causing him to fall all the way to the bottom, and winning the showdown for Omi.

Did you know

• Raimundo is laughing for the fifth time after The Journey of a Thousand Miles, Tangled Web, In the Flesh and Days Past. Plus, this is the third time that Clay is heard laughing.
• This is second episode that Omi suggests that Jack fights on the side of good after Citadel of Doom but the latter refused.
• Plus, this is the second episode that a male monk "teams up" alongside a female antagonist but this time, it is a ruse to fool him unlike In the Flesh when a male monk teamed up alongside a female antagonist because the first time, it wasn't a ruse to fool him.
• This is the third episode that someone wagers the Lotus Twister after In the Flesh and The Last Temptation of Raimundo during a showdown.
• When Jack doesn't want to wake up early from his nap during this episode references when Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay didn't want to wake up early during the episode The Return of Master Monk Guan.
• When Katnappé is drinking soda while she is sneaking around during this episode references when Raimundo drank soda at the beginning of the episode In the Flesh when his butler gave him. Plus, Jack Spicer is drinking soda while he is tanning during the episode Omi Town (episode).

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