UXD: Thanks for R&R. What? Only five R&R?

Ryan: Ha! UXD sucks!

UXD: (¬¬) Err…Let's get on with the story…

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

Xiaolin Showdown: Legend of the Thunder Child III: Apocalypse Clone

05: Unknown Enemies

There was a bright flash as the mountain shook. It shot up into the sky, beyond the clouds. The ground crumbled away from around them, leaving them right at the edge of the island and right at the bottom of the island as it floated in the void of space. Vines and branches grew uncontrollably all over the mountain, turning it into a giant climbing frame. Ryan spun the Thorn of Thunderbolt around his hands, psyching himself up. Jack looked down at his Splinter Suit and began typing on his watch computer. Chase just sighed as he attached his Reversing Mirror to his belt, he hated doing showdowns that he didn't need to do. Ryan threw his Wu into the air; with a flick of his finger he made the Wu land straight in his pocket as it came down. Jack pushed a button on his watch and his Splinter Suit began to charge up. The three of them looked at each other as they finished preparing themselves.

"GONG YI TAMPI!"

Ryan and Chase shot off at top speed into the maze of branches and vines. Jack followed them just behind them.

"Hurry up Slowpoke!" called Ryan from ahead, "For a boy genius I thought you could make yourself faster!"

Jack sniggered as he began typing on his computer watch again.

"Well Ryan" sighed Chase as he looked at Ryan, "Look's like it's just me and…"

There was a sudden whoosh as Jack shot past the both of them.

"Ha ha!" laughed Jack as he looked backwards, "My Splinter Suit allows me to run faster, jump higher and maximises my strength!"

"A pathetic suit for a pathetic boy…" sighed Chase. Jack grinned as he turned to run ahead.

"Watch out losers!" called Jack "It's a long way down!"

Chase and Ryan looked behind them; the mountain they were running up was crumbing away from him right behind their feet. They both went into top gear as they sprinted up the mountain towards the forest of vines. Jack was first to jump into the vines, followed by Chase and Ryan. Jack swung from vine to vine as he shot thought the forest undergrowth at lighting speed. Ryan grabbed on to a branch and swung himself around; he picked up enough speed to fling him high above the forest. Chase took a more skilled approach as he leapt from branch to branch. Ryan looked down from the treetops as he flew across the trees, he saw Jack swing from branch to vine like a monkey.

"One hit wonder…" said Ryan as he pulled out his Thorn of Thunderbolt, "Let's see if I still got it… Thorn of Thunderbolt!"

He aimed it at Jack, both of them were travelling fast; the chances of Ryan hitting him from that height were one to a million. ZAP! A bolt of thunder shot from the Thorn of Thunderbolt and flew towards Jack; it would have missed if the bolt wasn't magnetically attracted to his suit. It homed in on him and hit him hard, sending him falling to the ground. He grinned as he swooped down low, keeping his chi focused as he flew into the undergrowth. Chase was first to jump out onto the last stretch of the mountain, Ryan flew out second and Jack managed to cut his way out using an energy scythe. There was a loud rumbling as the ground crumbled away under the undergrowth, sending the forest falling into the clouds below them. The last remains of the mountain were getting smaller as it continued to crumble away beneath them. Ryan saw Chase ahead of him, the Chaos Helmet almost in his grasp. He picked up speed, trying to catch up with Chase, how he wished he still had his Heylin Time Warp powers. Jack laughed as he shot past Ryan, now Ryan was third with Jack in second and Chase in first.

"What to do?" thought Ryan "If I lose this Wu, I may be the one who loses the Singala promotion!"

He looked ahead as something clicked in his head.

"Idea! Hit Chase and make him fall over, Jack crashes into him, leaving me to get the Wu and the Singala Promotion!"

He grinned as he pulled out the Thorn of Thunderbolt and aimed it at Chase.

"Thorn of Thunderbolt!" yelled Ryan as he fired a bolt of lighting at Chase, it shot through the air and shot right at his back. But just as it was about to hit him, he spun around.

"Reversing Mirror!" said Chase. Ryan's eyes widened as the bolt bounced off and shot at Jack, he fell over and rolled into Ryan, knocking him over. They both cried out as the ground fell away from beneath them, sending them falling into the clouds.

"Wind!" yelled Ryan as he blasted off Jack's body and flew up to the last remaining bit if land. He grabbed the edge with one hand as it slowly began to fall away from under him. A foot gently rested on his hand and began to push down hard.

"Too late Ryan" said Chase as he looked at Ryan and waved the Chaos Helmet above him, "But once again…I win"

He moved his foot onto his head and shoved him of the platform, sending him plummeting through the grounds. There was a bright flash as the mountain came back down to earth.

Dojo swooped through the air as he caught Ryan on his back before he hit the ground.

"Got him!" said Dojo "Next stop, Xiaolin Temple!"

"Ryan" said Kimiko as she rested Ryan's bruised head in her arms, "What happened? Are you okay?"

"My old man whooped my ass…" groaned Ryan as he looked at his arm, it was black and blue and probably fractured where Jack's metal suit hit his body.

"Tut tut…" sighed Omi "I wonder who will lose the Singala promotion?"

Ryan growled as he kicked Omi, and sighed as he let Kimiko try to clean him up a bit.

"Don't worry partner" said Clay "I'm sure you still have a chance of getting the promotion…"

Ryan sighed again as he sat up and slumped his shoulders. Kimiko put her arms around him.

"You did your best" said Kimiko as she kissed him on the cheek, "You're still the best in my eyes"

Ryan smiled as he rested his head against hers. Omi looked behind him with teary eyes.

"I…I…I thought I was the best in your eyes…" whimpered Omi. Everyone else rolled their eyes as Dojo shot off towards the temple.

Meanwhile…

Chase looked up at the sky as he watched Dojo fly off. He then looked down at the Chaos Helmet and the other Wu in his hands and sighed.

"Useless junk…" she sighed as he threw them over his head and walked off, "I don't need toys to use mind control…"

The helmet rolled along the floor and gently tapped the boots of someone who was behind him. The figure bent over and picked up the helmet, and then looked up at Chase from under his dragon skull mask.

"Took you long enough…" said Chase without turning around, "So then Logan…How have you been?"

"Can't complain" said Logan as he noticed something wrong with Chase's voice, "Been busy doing stuff to help you conquer the world…"

"Really?" said Chase as he turned around and looked at him, "I think you're lying…"

"Oh come on" said Logan "I am one hundred percent loyal to my master"

"Oh really?" said Chase "And does your master happen to go by the name of Hannibal Roy Bean?"

Logan looked at him for a moment. A grin began to grow across his face.

"So you're not as stupid as he said" said Logan "So you have worked me out, I'm impressed…"

Chase narrowed his eyes as Logan grinned at him from under his mask.

"You're just like your brother…" said Chase "Cocky, but humorously stupid…"

"Me and my bro takes after our father" said Logan. Chase sighed as he turned away from him.

"I grow tired of your traitorous presence…" said Chase "Tell that jelly bean you call master, not to interfere with my plans"

There was a bright flash as Chase disappeared into thin air. Logan grinned as he looked up into the air; a bird with black feathers with red tips was circling high above them.

"Don't be too sure Chase…" said Logan "Master as already begun to dig his way into your plans…He will take over, and I will get the ultimate power…and then I will get revenge on Ryan and his little princess of a girlfriend…"

UXD: Logan's back…

Ryan: Evil son of a bitch! I'll kill him if he comes anywhere near me and Kimiko!

UXD: Yes…Kill him…R&R…