UXD: Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for R&R! To introduce this next chapter is the winner of "Guess who's in the next showdown"… (Drum roll)…Lady Lizgon AKA DeafLizgon! Congrats!
DeafLizgon: Yay! I won!
UXD: Her correct answers were: Ryan, Kimiko and Jack
DeafLizgon: But who's number four?
UXD: Why don't you start the story and we can find out
DeafLizgon: Okay! Ultimate Xiaolin Dragon doesn't own Xiaolin Showdown! Okay, done! Now on with the story!
Xiaolin Showdown: The Legend of the Thunder Child
17: The Heart Devine
"Are we there yet?" groaned Kimiko, "We have been walking for an hour…"
"I don't know" sighed Ryan "But it is down here somewhere…"
Kimiko found an opportunity to question Ryan.
"How do you know it is down here?" said Kimiko.
Ryan stopped in his tracks; he looked up at the roof of the cavern, the icicles glistened as water dripped from them.
"I can feel it…" said Ryan "I feel a strong healing power coming from this cavern…It must be the Heart Devine…"
He walked away from the path and towards a large wall of ice.
"Ryan…I must ask you something…" sighed Kimiko looking down at the floor, trying to avoid eye contact with Ryan.
"What?" said Ryan as he lifted his hand to the wall. He brought his hand away, and with a swift punch, he struck the wall causing it to shatter. As the ice fell away, they saw that there was a large cavern that was half full of water, there were icebergs floating about in this gigantic underground lake, and lying on the middle iceberg was a glowing blue object.
"Is that…The Heart Devine?" said Kimiko.
"Looks like it" said Ryan as he jumped down onto the first iceberg, "Err…You were going to ask me something?"
"Err…Are you…" Kimiko stuttered as she tried to think of a way to ask about Ryan's dark side without creeping him out, she eventually gave up, "…Never mind…"
She jumped down and landed next to Ryan, the iceberg wobbled under the extra weight. Kimiko began to walk towards the edge of the iceberg, when she felt arms move around her waist. She sighed as she looked up at Ryan, who had moved right behind her.
"Ryan…" sighed Kimiko "Now isn't the time for…whatever you going to do to me…"
She tried to keep a straight face, but felt a warm feeling move through her hips which made her smile.
"Don't worry" said Ryan as his grip around her tightened, "You can do what you want to me later, but for now, we're going for a swim…"
Kimiko gasped as she looked over the edge of the iceberg, the water was surging wildly around.
"Ryan!" gasped Kimiko "We can't swim here! The drop is a few hundred feet!"
"And?" said Ryan
"Even if we survive that!" protested Kimiko "We can't survive the sub-zero temperature of the water!"
"Oh, don't worry!" chucked Ryan as he lifted Kimiko up and moved towards the edge, "We will be fine!"
"No! No, Ryan!" squealed Kimiko as she struggled to get out of his grasp.
"Oops…" said Ryan in a cool, calm voice as he lent over the edge and let his body fall. Ryan plummeted down towards the water, with Kimiko wrapping her arms as tight as she could.
"AHHHHHH!" screamed Kimiko, as they fell closer to the icy water.
"…5…4…" counted Ryan. Kimiko looked down, guessing that Ryan was counting the seconds until they hit the water.
"…3…"
"DAMN YOU RYAN!" screamed Kimiko "IF WE SURVIVE, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
"…2…"
Ryan reached round to the back of his belt and pulled out a staff.
"…1…"
He held the staff above his head, the water only a few feet way from them he said,
"…Wing's of Huricun!"
There was a sudden whooshing noise as Ryan pulled up, missing the water by inches. He shot up into the air above the icebergs and headed towards the Heart Devine. Kimiko still had her eyes shut tight; she still had her arms wrapped tightly around him, with his arm around her back for extra support.
"Kimiko?" said Ryan,
"Ah…" stuttered Kimiko "Are we…Are we…dead?"
"Why don't you look and see…"
She opened her eyes and looked down, she saw that she was no longer falling towards the water; she was now soaring high above the icebergs.
"How…How?" stuttered Kimiko as she looked up at Ryan.
"Wing's of Huricun" said Ryan "I've started to carry this around along with my sword"
Kimiko glared at him with a mixed look of anger and relief.
"Ryan…" growled Kimiko, "We survived, that means I'm going to kill you!"
Ryan laughed as he began to descend towards the Heart, his laughing made Kimiko giggle, and they were still laughing when they landed on the iceberg.
"Come on…" sighed Kimiko, tying to stop giggling, "Let's get the Heart, find the others and head back to the temple"
Ryan grinned as he walked past her,
"Say no more"
There was a sudden rumbling noise, as icicles started to fall from above.
"Uh oh…" gasped Ryan as she looked up.
"Cave in!" shouted Kimiko "Grab the Wu and let's get out of here!"
Ryan ran towards the Heart and reached out to grab it, but a ice boulder from above landed in front of him, knocking him backwards.
"Ryan!" cried Kimiko as she ran to him.
"No! Get back!" shouted Ryan as he looked up, there was another rumbling noise as a large black drill fell from the roof and with a thud; it hit the iceberg, making it shake violently.
"What the hell is that?" gasped Ryan as he moved backwards to avoid being hit by falling ice.
"It's the Moler 2000!" cried Kimiko "It's Spicer!"
The cockpit opened out to reveal Jack Spicer; he was wearing his standard black coat, yellow goggles…and a red scarf with yellow polka-dots. Ryan and Kimiko took one look at him and lost the ability to stand, they both began to crack up.
"Hey Jack…" giggled Kimiko "Is that the new look for evil world conquerors?"
"No!" shouted Jack "My mum forced me to…"
"Aww…" said Ryan in his immature baby voice making Kimiko burst into laughter, "Did the widdle boy get dress by his mommy?"
"Shut up!" yelled Jack, "Any way, the Heart Devine is mine!"
"Not if I can help it!" said a voice from above. There was a sudden flash of purple as a large ball of blubber fell from the roof and hit the iceberg with a thump, making it shake more than when the Moler 2000 hit it.
"What now!" gasped Ryan as he fell over again from the second impact.
"Oh no you don't!" yelled Jack "The Heart is mine, Tubbimura!"
The dust settled to reveal a very over weight ninja.
"Ooookay…" said Ryan
"Let's just grab the Wu and dash!" whispered Kimiko as she helped him up and dashed towards the Heart. Jack and Tubbimura noticed they were heading towards it, and dashed towards the Heart as well. They all leaped towards it, their arms stretched out to grab it.
"Got it!" they all cried at the same time, the Heart began to glow with a golden light.
"Jack, Kimiko and…Err…" said Ryan looking at Tubbimura.
"He's Tubbimura, Ryan" whispered Kimiko.
"Thanks, Jack, Kimiko and Tubbimura…I challenge you all to a Xiaolin Showdown Tsunami! Last to fall off the iceberg wins!"
"Ok!" said Kimiko "I wager the Star Hanabi!"
"Very well" said Tubbimura "I wager the Tangle Web Comb!"
"Fine…" sighed Jack "I wager the Wing's of Huricun!"
"Hey!" yelled Ryan "That's mine!"
"You left it lying on the floor! You snooze, you lose!" laughed Jack
"Fine…" growled Ryan "Then I wager the Sword of the Tempest!"
There was a sudden splash, as the Silver Manta Ray surfaced below them,
"Kimiko! Ryan! There you are!" called Omi as he emerged from the cockpit, "Have you found the Wu?"
"Yes, they have!" called a voice from above, they all looked up and saw that Dojo had flown through the hole in the roof with Raimundo and Clay on his back.
"I see you friends have come to see you fail…" said Tubbimura
"Hey, Tubby! Is your ego as big as your waistline?" growled Ryan.
"Don't disappoint me Ryan, Chase Young speaks very highly of you…"
"Chase…Young?" gasped Kimiko
"Let's just get this over with!" groaned Jack, "I'm freezing my ass of here!"
"Let's Go! XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN!"
DeafLizgon: And that's Chapter 17 over and done with.
UXD: (Headphones on) When you can't help but follow…
DeafLizgon: Err…UXD?
UXD: It puts you right back where you came…
DeafLizgon: UXD?
UXD: LIVE AND LEARN! Hanging on the edge of tomorrow!
DeafLizgon: UXD! (Yanks headphones off)
UXD: Oww! What?
DeafLizgon: The story's finished!
UXD: Is it?
DeafLizgon: Yes!
UXD: Oh…Okay then! Everyone! R&R! Now if you don't mind…
(Grabs headphones back from DeafLizgon)
UXD: There's a face searching far, so far and wide…there's a place where you dream you'd never find…
(DeafLizgon sighs as she slaps her forehead)