X.A.N.A.'s Final Hour

"So you are X.A.N.A.," said Ulrich.

"In the flesh," said X.A.N.A.

"Then prepare for your death," said Ulrich.

"You are no match for me," said X.A.N.A.

"We'll just see about that," said Ulrich as he drew his sword.

"Ulrich don't be stupid," said Yumi.

X.A.N.A. drew his sword and got in a fighting stance.

"Let's see how a normal human matches up with a powerful dark lord," said X.A.N.A.

"I am the one that has been sent to kill you," said Ulrich.

"Really now, let's see if you can," said X.A.N.A.

X.A.N.A. and Ulrich then walked towards each other and their blades clashed. Ulrich and X.A.N.A. exchanged blocks and attacks as they moved around the room. X.A.N.A. put some black energy into his word and swung at Ulrich. Ulrich blocked but was thrown clear across the room.

"Yeah, you really killed me there," said X.A.N.A. sarcastically.

"ULRICH!" yelled Yumi.

Yumi went for Ulrich but X.A.N.A. got in her way.

"Where do you think you're going?" asked X.A.N.A.

Yumi took out her fans and stepped back.

"Oh, I'm so scared," said X.A.N.A.

"You should be," said Yumi.

Yumi threw both fans at X.A.N.A. He dodged both fans and then looked at Yumi. She was smiling. X.A.N.A. looked behind him to see both fans heading straight for him. He moved to the right and dodged the first. But the second caught his left arm. X.A.N.A. didn't cry out in pain instead he used the ring to lift Yumi into the air. Then he shot electricity through he body until it fell limp. He set her on the ground.

"Who's next?" asked X.A.N.A.

Six arrows then hit X.A.N.A. He fell over and looked around.

"Nice shot Samantha," said Jeremy.

"But I didn't shoot those," said Samantha.

They looked at Legolas but he didn't have his bow an arrow drawn.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" yelled Odd.

Odd was standing on a ledge at the top of the entrance hallway.

"That's it, enough playing around," said X.A.N.A.

X.A.N.A. threw a blast of dark energy at Odd but it was deflected by another blast.

"Zillion, you were always the one messing up my plans," said X.A.N.A.

"I was young and just learning," said Zillion.

"I don't care," said X.A.N.A.

"So that's your excuse for locking me up in an ice cube for six years," said Zillion.

"All right he's asking for it, I say we all attack on three," said Samantha.

"AHHHH!" yelled Gimli as he ran at X.A.N.A.

"Or we can do it now," said Zillion,

Zillion, Aragorn, and Samantha ran at X.A.N.A. Legolas set up his bow and arrow and waited for a clear shot.

"LEGOLAS GO AND FIND THE OTHERS!" Yelled Aragorn. "AND TAKE THAT OTHER KID WITH YOU!"

Legolas and Odd left the main hall and searched for a way to access the dungeon. X.A.N.A. was doing pretty good fighting off three people at once. Samantha had her hunting knife out, Zillion had his claws drawn, Gimli had his axe, and Aragorn had his sword. Eventually X.A.N.A used an energy blast to throw everyone to the ground. He then summoned dark spirits to hold them down. Jeremy recognized these spirits all too well. X.A.N.A then turned to Jeremy.

"You remember these don't you," said X.A.N.A.

Jeremy didn't say anything he just stared at them in horror.

"Well Jeremy, you're the only one left, and you're a servant. You have no powers, you can't save your self, so you're out of luck," said X.A.N.A.

X.A.N.A. walked over to Jeremy and picked him up by the throat.

"What are you going to do Jeremy?" asked X.A.N.A. as he smiled evilly.

Then Jeremy heard a voice in his head.

'Jeremy just let go,' said the voice.

"Good bye Jeremy," said X.A.N.A.

X.A.N.A. tightened his grip on Jeremy. Jeremy began to glow green. X.A.N.A. dropped him and backed up. The dark spirits saw this and let go of the others and vanished.

"This is not possible, you… your not supposed to have powers," said X.A.N.A. as he looked at Jeremy in horror

Jeremy didn't say anything. He raised his hand and green electricity shot from it. It hit X.A.N.A. knocking him over. The electricity pulsed over his body. X.A.N.A. couldn't even cry out in pain. Aelita and the others ran back into the main hallway. Aelita put her hand on Jeremy's shoulder. The green glow and electricity coming from Jeremy went away and Jeremy fell limp in Aelita's arms. X.A.N.A.'s body lay motionless on the ground. It was all black now and his eyes had rolled backwards. Aragorn went over to help Ulrich while Zillion went over to Yumi.

"Is he dead?" asked Frodo.

"I'm not sure," said Gimli.

"Someone poke him," said Odd.

"How about this," said Ulrich.

Ulrich shoved his sword into X.A.N.A.'s stomach. His body crumbled into ashes.

"Yup he's dead," said Aragorn.

Minute's later Jeremy awoke to see Aelita's warm green eyes staring at him. When his eyes opened she immediately brought him into her embrace.

"Jeremy, I thought I lost you," said Aelita.

"What happened?" asked Jeremy.

"You killed X.A.N.A.," said Aelita.

"How?" asked Jeremy.

"Don't you remember, you started to glow green and then there was a sudden burst of green light," said Aragorn.

"Who would have thought that a servant could have possessed such power," said Legolas.

Everyone was so focused on Jeremy that they forgot about something.

"THE PRECIOUS WE HAVE IT AT LAST!" shouted Gollum with glee.

"Oh no you don't you little maggot," said Sam as he went for Gollum.

Gollum took off and Sam followed. Merry and Pippin also went to go give Sam a hand.

"Ok, that was the most unexpected thing I ever saw," said Tara.

"I second that," said Frodo.

Gollum led Sam, Merry, and Pippin on a wild goose chase through the castle. Eventually they ended up in X.A.N.A.'s room. Gollum had nowhere to go except out the window. If he did go out the window he would fall to his death. Gollum searched around the room for a way out. He grabbed onto a torch and tried to get on top of a bookcase. When his weight was on the torch it opened the wall that held the entrance to the place where the ring was made. The hobbits ran into the room and saw the open passage. They went over to it to see Gollum looking down the chute. Pippin ran over and shoved Gollum; he slid down the chute and landed on the floor. Merry, Pippin, and Sam followed close behind.

"You hobbitsies will never get the precious, NEVER!" shouted Gollum.

He jumped on the table. Merry and Pippin ran around it to prevent Gollum from escaping. Gollum then jumped into the melting pot that was above the fire. For some reason X.A.N.A. still had the fire going. When Gollum landed in the melting pot he yelled in pain and tossed the ring in the air. Gollum scrambled out of the hot pot and the ring fell in.

"NO! THE PRECIOUS!" yelled Gollum.

The ring was melted down and only melted gold was left.

"Didn't anyone teach you not to play with fire?" asked Sam.


One more left>