200th Review! I've been working on my sequel…"The Blood of the Dragon" and I must say, I think this one will be as good as this one, maybe even better! I've also been thinking up the story line for the two after that…"Apocalypse Clone" and "Future Perfect" and the Presque to this story "Shadows of the Stasis Tank"

Anyway, let's get on with my story, the sooner this is done, the sooner I can post the next story!

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Xiaolin Showdown: The Legend of the Thunder Child

47: Lethal Training

"Whoa Nelly!" cried Clay as he raced down the canyon at top speed, dodging falling rocks and moving walls, at the same time trying to avoid the huge boulder that was chasing him down the canyon.

Omi gasped for air as he swam up into one of the few air pockets that were in the underwater maze.

"Got to go left…or is it right?" said Omi as he looked down into the gloomy depths of the maze "This maze is most confusing, and very hard to breath in!"

He gave a sigh as he held his breath again and swam back under the water.

The strong winds that were blowing at Raimundo were so strong that gravity wasn't taking effect. He desperately clung onto the floor; his fingers were dug in the ground. He slowly dragged himself forward and pulled himself behind a wall that was sheltered from the wind.

"God…" groaned Raimundo "I've been windswept before, but this is crazy..."

Suddenly the wall began to give way and a hole appeared in the wall. The wind blasted Raimundo, sending him flying across the ground.

There was a sudden rumbling noise as the passageway behind Omi in the underwater maze closed behind him, trapping his foot in the stone wall. He pulled with all his might, but he couldn't get out. He panicked as he felt his lungs screaming for air, they felt like they were about to implode.

Clay could see the end of the canyon; he sighed with relief as he dodged the last of the traps and headed towards the exit.

"Yee Haw!" cheered Clay "Looks like I've completed my challenge!"

There was another rumbling noise, Clay looked behind him and gasped, and the boulder that was chasing him had sped up and was now moving faster than him. He began to run faster than he had ever run in his life.

"Boy…" gasped Clay "I knew I shouldn't have had though extra pork chops…"

He suddenly screeched to a halt, for a second boulder appeared from the exit and rolled towards him.

"Uh oh…" gasped Clay.

Kimiko leapt from platform to platform, and one by one, they fell into the flames.

"Damn it!" cried Kimiko as she almost slipped into the fire, "No more platforms left!"

She looked around, the fire around her as slowly growing towards her. Embers began flying up and landing on the platform, burning way what little platform was left. There was a loud cracking sound as the platform toppled over, sending Kimiko plummeting to the fiery pit.

"Okay! Times up!" called Master Fung as he pushed another button on the nearby wall. The fires suddenly went out; leaving Kimiko to land safely on a net that was hanging between the fire generators. Just as Omi was about to drown due to lack of oxygen, the water level dropped, leaving Omi lying on the floor gasping for air. The giant fans slowed down, letting Raimundo fall to the floor before he crashed into the wall. Finally the boulders that were about to crush Clay stopped and rolled out the way so he could climb out of canyon.

"Well done, young monks!" said Master Fung as he and Dojo walked up to them, "Your courage and skill is admiral!"

"Thank…" groaned Raimundo as he nearly collapsed next to him.

"Are we ready for Ryan?" groaned Omi, who was still gasping for breath.

"Yes…and no" said Master Fung "Although you have preformed well in the challenges, you have only proven your physical strength. Only you can prove whether you are mentally and emotionally strong enough"

The monks looked at him with clueless looks on their faces.

"I think he means that you need to be strong on both inside and outside" said Dojo as he jumped off Master Fung's shoulder, "Don't worry I don't understand either"

Master Fung bowed as he walked off to do so meditation, leaving Dojo and the monks.

"So…" sighed Dojo, who was trying to make conversation, "That wasn't so bad…"

The four monks glared angrily at the little dragon. Kimiko's clothes were blackened by soot and her shoes gave of the slight smell of burnt rubber, Omi was soaking wet and still trying to get his breath back, Raimundo had multiple bruises on him because he was blown in to parts of the obstacle course, and Clay was covered in dirt and his ten gallon hat had been battered with stones.

"Err…Never mind" said Dojo as he slivered off.

"So now what?" said Clay as he brushed as much dirt off him as possible and sorted out his hat.

"First things first!" called Kimiko as she walked off towards the dormitory, "Shower and a new change of clothes, then we plan on how to storm Chase's lair!"

"I get the shower second!" said Raimundo. Omi sighed as he walked into his room and pulled off his wet clothes and dried himself. He could hear Clay and Raimundo mumbling as they sorted themselves out, Clay with a new hat and Raimundo was probably sorting out his hair. Omi looked at his clock, 4:30. He sighed as he looked out of the window; he had the rest of the day off. Usually he would be training now, but the new advanced training had worn everyone out.

Kimiko walked into the shower rooms and got into the showers. Even though he had been baked over an open fire for almost half an hour, she always had the water on very hot, because she is the Dragon of Fire. The hot droplets of water rained down on her hair and body as she gently massaged her face. As every tense muscle in her body began to loosen, she sighed as she reached out for the shampoo.

"Ugh…What a day…" groaned Kimiko as she ran her hands through her hair, separating it with her fingers to remove the knots from it. She looked up into the shower to give her face a good rinse as she thought about her next plan of action.

"Now, when we get Ryan…" said Kimiko to herself, "How should I have my hair? I don't want it to get in my way during the fight against Chase, but I would like to look nice when Ryan returns to the good side, same with any clothes that I wear…"

Her train of thoughts were cut off by a sudden rapping at the door.

"Yo Kimiko?" called Raimundo from the other side, "You in there?"

"Give me five minutes Rai!" called Kimiko.

"Hey Rai" said Clay as Raimundo walked into the dormitory, "Want to play a game of Texas Hold'em?"

"Nah, Kimiko is coming out of the shower soon" said Raimundo "I want to get in there before anyone else does"

"Fine with us" sighed Clay as he looked at his hand.

"Hey Omi, do you want the shower after me?" said Raimundo.

"No thank you Raimundo" said Omi as he looked up from his hand, "I've had enough water for one day"

Suddenly the calm afternoon air was broken by the sound of helicopter blades, Raimundo sighed as he looked out the window.

"Hey guys, Jack is here…" said Raimundo.

"What? Now?" groaned Clay "But I was winning!"

"Let's get this over with…" sighed Omi as he got up and walked out of the dormitory, "So I can get back to our game"

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