Heh heh heh…I have taken control of your computer, the internet and soon the world! Hear my name and fear me! I am Hannibal Roy Bean! And once I have defeated Chase and taken control of Ryan, I will rule the world! MUHA HA HA HA HA!

(UXD, Hanbags, DeafLizgon and Jiggy enters the room)

DeafLizgon: Is that who I think it is?

Jiggy: Oh boy! A jelly bean!

(Jiggy picks up Hannibal and eats him)

UXD, Hanbags and DeafLizgon: EWW!

Jiggy: Hmm…A bit salty…Nah! (Spits him out the window)

Hanbags: (Slaps forehead and sighs) Jiggy…

DeafLizgon: (Turns slightly green) That's just not right…

UXD: Let's just get on with the story, before we all throw up…

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

Xiaolin Showdown: The Legend of the Thunder Child

41: Hope and another Chance

Ryan suddenly began to panic, midnight was drawing closer and he could feel his dark side growing in strength. He managed to break away from Kimiko's craving for passion and took a few steps back.

"Sorry…" sighed Ryan "I must go…"

Kimiko's head drooped as she tried to fight back the tears; she took a deep breath and looked back up at Ryan.

"Okay…" she said quietly. She walked over to Ryan, kissing him on the cheek. "Don't worry; we will get you back…Somehow…"

She gave him a small smile as she turned towards the temple and walked away from him.

Suddenly pain flooded his body; he collapsed onto his knees, clutching his chest as if he was having a heart attack.

"Ugh!" groaned Ryan, his breathing was irregular and his whole body was sweating. Kimiko heard him groan and spun around, she saw Ryan lying on the floor gasping for air. Without thinking, she ran to his side and supported his head in her arms.

"Ryan! What's happening to you?" she cried as Ryan's body began to feel cold.

"Shadow…of Fear…" groaned Ryan in a hoarse voice, "It has…become active again…Losing control…of…my body…"

"What should I do?" said Kimiko.

"Get…away…from…me…" groaned Ryan.

"What about you? I can't leave you like this…" said Kimiko.

"I…don't…want to…hurt you…"

"Kimiko!" called a voice from the temple, "What are you doing?"

Omi, Raimundo and Clay came running out of the temple.

"Kimiko, you should not be out this late" said Omi "You should be…Ryan!"

The monks saw Ryan in Kimiko's arms; his eyes were slowly beginning to glow with evil again.

"Ryan! Release Kimiko and prepare for defeat!" yelled Omi.

"Kimiko…Go!" gasped Ryan as he rolled out of Kimiko's arms, trying to restrain his dark side from coming out and attacking. Kimiko was about to move towards Ryan again when Clay behind her, shouted "Third Arm Sash!"

She dived forward, her hand reaching out towards Ryan, but the blue sash wrapped around her waist and pulled her back.

"No!" she cried as Clay pulled her back, "Ryan!"

Ryan watched her as she struggled against the Third Arm Sash; he sighed as he turned his back and shouted "Heylin Warp Portal!"

There was a bright flash, and Ryan disappeared.

"What the hell were you thinking?" said Raimundo as he unwrapped Kimiko from the Third Arm Sash. Sh was about to reply when Clay interrupted.

"You could have ended up like a turkey on thanksgiving!"

Kimiko tried to speak again, only to be interrupted again by Omi.

"It was very foolish of you to go against Ryan Young alone! He is evil, just like his father!"

Kimiko began to grow angry; she turned away from Raimundo, Clay and Omi and stormed off.

"Where are you going now?" said Raimundo. Kimiko turned and looked at them; her eyes were filled with anger and determination.

"I'm going to think about how to get him back" she said. Raimundo, Clay and Omi gasped as she said that.

"That is most unwise!" said Omi "Ryan is evil!"

"No he's not" argued Kimiko "He is good!"

"But he is Chase's son!" said Raimundo.

"He is good!" said Kimiko as her voice rose, "His told me there and then!"

"Come on Kimiko" said Clay "You know what Chase is like, there's a good chance that Ryan was lying to you"

"He was telling the truth…" sighed Kimiko as she looked into the starry sky, "I felt it in his voice…"

She ran a hand over her arm where Ryan had touched her, "I also felt it in the gentle touch of his hands as he held mine, in the softness of his kiss, and in the smoothness of his fingers as he ran them over my…"

"Okay! Okay!" said Raimundo "You've proved your point! Just don't go into too much detail…"

"So?" said Kimiko as she looked up at the others with puppy dog eyes, "Will you help me?"

The other monks looked at each other for a moment.

"Okay Kimiko" sighed Clay "If you believe he's good, I will help you"

A smile grew on Kimiko's face, "Thanks Clay! What about you Omi?"

"Well…" thought Omi "If Clay is, then so am I"

Her smile grew even bigger as she looked over at Raimundo, who was looking kind of angry.

"I'm sorry Kimiko" said Raimundo "But I refuse to help my enemies, especially that slime, Ryan!"

Kimiko's smile disappeared as Raimundo looked away.

"Ryan brought us nothing but bad luck!" said Ryan. Tears began to fall from her eyes as Raimundo walked away. He looked back and saw her crying.

"Damn it…" thought Raimundo "I can't stand to see her like this…"

"Fine…I will help you…" sighed Raimundo as he looked back at her, "Not for Ryan, but for you…"

"Thanks guys…" said Kimiko as she smiled and ran to them, wrapping them all in a big hug.

"Oooo…" sighed Omi to himself "Another girl hug…"

Back at Chase's Lair…

Ryan groaned as he managed to push the last remains of his good side to the back of his mind where it couldn't cause any more trouble for the time being.

"Stupid parasite…Trying to take over my body…" grumbled Ryan as he walked through the dimly lit corridors of Chase's lair, "The sooner my good side is gone, the better!"

He took a quick peek at his watch, 12:02. Wuya and the others would be asleep by now, and Chase would deep in his evening meditation. Being soulless, Chase doesn't really sleep, but he hated being disturbed. Ryan gave a big sigh as he walked to his room, with no Wuya to annoy, Chase to train with or the others to talk to, he was bored. He pushed open the doors to his room and walked in.

"Maybe some sleep will make me feel better…" yawned Ryan as he made his way towards his bed, "Evil can wait until to…"

He suddenly stopped in his tracks, the air in his room felt different. He looked around the room, certain objects around his room showed signs of being touched and his bed was in more of a mess than this morning. His eyes slowly searched the room.

"Who's there?" said Ryan as he turned around, "Show yourself!"

There was a purring noise coming from the darkness.

"Oh great…" thought Ryan as he gave a small groan, "Katnappè…"

Katnappè walked out of the shadows and made her way towards Ryan.

"Hello, Ryan…" she purred as she walked around Ryan, her eyes were moving up and down, scanning Ryan's body.

"What do you want, Katnappè?" sighed Ryan. Katnappè gave him a smile as she walked over to his bed and sat down on it. She stared at him, purring loudly with a grin on her face.

"I did something for you…now; I want you to do something for me…"

"Okay…" sighed Ryan "Tell what you want, and I try and get it. What do you want? More cat related stuff?"

"No…"

"A new cat suit?"

"No…"

"Then what?"

Katnappè got up from Ryan's bed and walked towards him,

"Katnappè, if your just wasting my time, please leave…" groaned Ryan "If not, can you please answer my question, what do you want?"

She purred as her arms moved around Ryan's waist, making him feel uncomfortable.

"I want you…Ryan Young…" she said as she moved forward and kissed him. Ryan tried to break free from her, but her arms were wrapped tightly around him with her lips locked onto his. For some reason, her kiss made Ryan's good side enter his mind briefly.

"God Ryan…" groaned Ryan's good side in his head, "You make me sick! Being kissed by Katnappè…Ugh!"

Ryan gave an angry grunt as he agreed with him. Katnappè came out of the kiss and began rubbing her head on his chest like a cat.

"I hate to say it…" thought Ryan to himself, "But my good side is right…"

"Ryan…" sighed Katnappè as she lay on his bed, "This is going to be a night to remember…"

Ryan gave another angry grunt as Katnappè gave him a sexy smile, waving a finger at him, signalling him to join her on the bed.

"This is going to be a long night…" groaned Ryan as he slapped his forehead.

First Kimiko, then Katnappe…I wouldn't like to be in Katnappe's shoes when Kimiko finds out that Kat has made a move on her boyfriend, but I digress…R&R everyone, and thanks for reading!