Hello again! Let me start by apologising because I was ill all weekend, so I was unable to R&R or update, let alone get out of bed. But the weekend didn't go to waste, is spent most of my time writing LOTTC II: The Blood of the Dragon, I'm now on chapter 12! Thanks for R&R the last chapter! Oh, and Hanbags? You have been very helpful with your R&R, so I'm letting you and two other people (who I have yet to decide…) be in The Blood of the Dragon as…(Drum Roll)…Kimiko's friends! Anyway, on with the story… (WARNING! THIS IS WHERE THE STORY'S STRONG LANGUAGE STARTS…)

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

Xiaolin Showdown: The Legend of the Thunder Child

25: Day of Sorrow

Next Day…

The sun shone through the window into Omi's room, the small monk began to wake from his dreams of him being the greatest Xiaolin dragon ever.

"Another day…" yawned Omi as he got out of bed and put on his robes, "Another chance to become the greatest Xiaolin…"

He was cut short by Dojo entering the room calling.

"Good morning Omi!" said Dojo

"Good morning, Dojo!" said Omi as he walked out his room, "Do you think you will need help with Raimundo today?"

Dojo slivered over to Clay's room, "Yes, he seems to be getting harder to wake every day"

Omi walked over to Raimundo's room and peeked in, Raimundo was fast asleep, his face in his pillow. Omi walked up beside him and took a deep breath.

"RAIMUNDO!" yelled Omi at the top of his voice.

"ARRRRR!" cried Raimundo as he shot out of bed, his heart in his throat, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!"

"Good morning, my good friend Raimundo" said Omi as he causally walked out of his room, "Dojo, Rai's up! What about Clay?"

"I'm up…" yawned Clay as he walked out of his room and towards the kitchen.

"Three down, two to go…" said Dojo as he moved to Kimiko's room, "Kimiko! Wake up!"

No answer.

"Kimiko?"

Still no answer,

"She probably with Ryan…" sighed Omi. Raimundo walked past them, still half asleep.

"I don't know…" yawned Raimundo "They weren't very happy with each other last night…"

"Ryan?" said Dojo as he moved towards Ryan's room, "Are you up?"

Again, no answer.

"Ryan? Have you seen Kimiko?" said Omi as he pulled back his curtains. His room was empty as well.

"Hey!" said Omi as he walked into Ryan's room, "Look, a note!"

"What's it say?" said Dojo as he climbed up on Omi's shoulder. After reading the note, Omi dropped the note on the floor; his mouth was open with shock.

"I…I…I…" stuttered Dojo.

"I know, Dojo…" gasped Omi.

"Hey Omi!" called Clay "Breakfast is ready!"

Omi ran out of the dormitory and towards the kitchen.

"Clay! Raimundo! Read this!" shouted Omi as he threw the letter on the table. Raimundo and Clay both looked at the letter, their jaws dropped as they went through the letter. There was a brief silence after they all looked at the letter.

"Oh my god…" gasped Raimundo "I can't believe he would do such a thing…"

"I know he had a problem with his dark side…" said Clay "But did he have to leave us like that?"

"Where could of Kimiko have gone?" said Omi "It's not like her to run off like this…"

"Do you think she went after him?" said Clay. Raimundo thudded his fist on the table.

"Damn that asshole!" shouted Raimundo "How dare he abandon her! We have to go after him!"

"Yes" said Omi "He may know where Kimiko is"

"Whether he knows where Kimiko is or not!" yelled Raimundo "I'm going to grind his ass into the ground!"

Clay, Omi and Dojo looked at him as continued to hit the table.

"Err…Rai?" said Clay "You need to calm down a bit…"

Raimundo took a deep breath,

"Yes…" sighed Raimundo "Okay…I'm sorry"

"Okay then!" said Dojo, rolling up the letter and putting it aside, "First breakfast, and then…"

He felt Raimundo's hand round his neck.

"We go now!" said Raimundo as he dragged Dojo outside, "Clay! Omi! Are you coming?"

"We're on it partner!" said Clay as he and Omi ran out after him.

"Hello, young monks" said Master Fung as they ran past him towards the vault, "What seems to be the…"

"No time to explain!" said Raimundo as they entered the vault "Kimiko's missing; letter in the kitchen will explain"

"How are we going to find him?" said Omi as they went down into the vault, "He could be any where!"

"The same way we found you when you ran away because of Vlad" said Raimundo as he opened on of the drawers and pulled out the Crystal Glasses.

"Well? Where is he?" said Omi as Raimundo put the glasses on.

"Tai Ma fields…To the west!" said Raimundo as he put the glasses away and sprinted out of the vault where Dojo had grown to his enlarged state.

"Where to?" said Dojo as they jumped on him,

"Tai Ma fields!" said Omi "And put your foot on it!"

"Step on it, partner" sighed Clay as they took of into the sky.

Far away, deep under a mountain range…

Kimiko opened her eyes; her head was throbbing with pain, as she looked around the dingy cage that she was locked in. She tried to stand up, but her headache made her fall back down.

"Kimiko!" cried a voice in her head.

"Ryan…" groaned Kimiko.

"Kimiko…I'm sorry…" said the voice again.

"Ryan…Where are you…"

"Kimiko…When this is over…I will come back to you…"

"Ryan!" cried Kimiko "Please! Help Me!"

"Kimiko…" said the voice as it became quieter and weaker, "I love you…"

Kimiko rolled over, her mind were playing tricks on her. She looked up as she heard someone come into room; her eyes were still unfocused so she couldn't make out who was there.

"I see sleeping beauty has awakened…" said the person who had entered the room.

"Who's there?" said Kimiko as she got to her feet.

"I see that knock on the head had made you forgetful…"

Kimiko's eyes began to focus, she looked up at the figure, and she had long red hair, evil yellow eyes and a long black dress.

"Wuya…" groaned Kimiko "What...Where am…Wuya!"

She was suddenly over come with rage; she lunged at her, her fists spewing flames. There was a sound of flesh and bone hitting metal at high speeds and Kimiko fell backwards. Wuya laughed as Kimiko laid there, blood slowly trickled from her nose as she lay gasping for air.

"You can't escape!" laughed Wuya "That cage is designed to be fire-proof and shock-proof!"

Kimiko shuddered as she coughed up blood. She tried to stand up, but her arms and legs were busted from charging at the bars of the cage.

"What…do…you…want…" groaned Kimiko as she watched the blood flow onto the floor, soak into her clothes and into her hair.

"Chase doesn't want you…" said Wuya as she walked around the cage, "He wants his little "Science Project"; you are just the bait…"

"You…mean…Ryan…"

"Yes" cackled Wuya, "And as soon as we get him to join us, I can finally dispose of you and you friends…Permanently!"

"No…Ryan…" groaned Kimiko as got to her feet and limped towards Wuya, blood dripping from her nose and hair. "He…wouldn't…betray…me…"

"No, your right" said Wuya as she walked out the room "You're absolutely right!"

Kimiko looked at her.

"Ryan won't betray you…His dark side will!"

Kimiko slumped onto floor as she heard Wuya laugh as she left the room. She rested her head in her hands; the tears that fell from her eyes fell into her hands and mixed with the blood that fell from her nose.

"Ryan…" sobbed Kimiko "You're not one of them…"

She looked down at her clothes, they were ripped and blood stained. She removed her hair bands and let her hair fall down; her hair was clotted with blood.

She looked at her watch, 9:30 am, she had been there all night, and her head began to grow woozy as she lay on the floor. As her eyes grew heavy, her mind filled with thoughts of Ryan, when she first met him, how his good looks and personality made her fall in love with him, followed by their first kiss. With the last of her energy, she whispered,

"Ryan…I love you…"

Will Ryan come back to rescue Kimiko? Will Chase's plan succeed? Will Ryan and Kimiko be together again? Or will they be apart forever? Find out next chapter! (R&R!)