UXD: There are quite a few people who aren't reviewing, where is everyone?

Ryan: (Sarcastically) What? Is there such thing as a lack of reviews?

UXD: Whatever, anyway…I have almost finished Apocalypse Clone! I've probably got quite a few chapters, but I have planned them out and should be done by…next weekend if I work my ass off!

Ryan: You've never worked a days work in your life!

UXD: Don't make me call Chole!

Chole: (From far away) Ry-Ry! Chaos Helmet!

Ryan: Aww crap…

UXD: Anyway, on with the story…

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

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

08: Stealth Raid

Outside Panda Bubba's lair…

Dojo and Colza landed on the outside of Panda Bubba's lair, they all climbed up onto the wall where they hid last time they were here.

"So what's the plan this time?" said Raimundo.

"I think we should just raid the place" said Omi "Charge in and kick everyone's butts, person who kicks the least loses the promotion"

"Will you stop talking about the promotion" said Kimiko "It's starting to get on my nerves"

"I think we should sneak in" said Jack "I did it before and got into the treasure room easily"

"Whoa" gasped Ryan as he jumped, "Where did you come from?"

Everyone gave Ryan a blank stare.

"Don't you remember Ryan?" said Kimiko as she raised her eyebrow at him, "You invited him along"

Ryan thought for a moment.

"Hmm…I don't remember saying that" said Ryan "My brain must have struck off of a moment…"

"Anyway" said Raimundo "Last time we picked Jack's plan over mine, we all got our butts handed to us!"

"Guys?" said Jermaine "I have an idea, but it's going to need all of us, including Jack…"

Later…

"And that's the plan" said Jermaine. Everyone looked at him with their mouths open.

"That is brilliant!" said Jack "Why didn't I think of that?"

"Because you're a dope" said Kimiko as she rolled her eyes at him.

"How did you come up with it?" said Raimundo. Jermaine grinned as he looked out across the grounds of Panda Bubba's lair.

"I watched Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve" said Jermaine "The principles are basically the same"

"Okay" said Clay "Let's get this rodeo started"

"Great" said Kimiko "Let's go over the plan again"

They all huddled up as Kimiko pulled out her PDA, which had a map of his lair that Jack gave her.

"Okay, we have three teams: Alpha, Beta and Gamma" said Kimiko "Alpha will have Clay, Raimundo and Omi, Colza will take them to the front gate and stir up the guards"

Omi jumped up and down excitedly as he, Raimundo and Clay got prepared to fight.

"Beta will have me and Jermaine and Gamma will have Jack and Ryan" said Kimiko "While Alpha is distracting the guards, Dojo will take Beta and Gamma to the roof where we will sneak in"

Ryan, Jack and Jermaine nodded as Kimiko zoomed in on the map of Panda Bubba's lair.

"Beta will head here, the main computer room to shut off the security system, I'll do the hacking and Jermaine will back me up" said Kimiko "Ryan and Jack will head to the treasure room and pick up the Shen Gong Two"

"Question" said Ryan to Kimiko, "Why can't I defend you? Why do I have to go with Jack?"

"You are the one Panda Bubba is expecting" said Jermaine "And we need Kimiko to shut down the security system, plus Jack knows where to go and you said you would keep an eye on him"

Jack rolled his eyes as Kimiko shut off her PDA.

"Let's grumble!" said Omi as he climbed on Colza.

"Rumble" said Raimundo as he and Clay followed him.

"That too!" said Omi as Colza took them near the front gate, Jack, Kimiko, Ryan and Jermaine got onto Dojo and he took them to the roof.

One of the guards yawned as he lent against the doorway, it was now getting late in the evening and he was glad that his shift was almost over.

"Excuse me?" said a man as he walked up to the guard, half hidden in the shadows.

"Finally!" sighed the guard as he stood up, "Are you taking over my shift?"

A grin spread across the man's face as he stepped closer to the guard.

"Yes" said the man "I am"

"Great!" said the guard "I'll see you tomorrow and…Hold on, your not in uniform?"

The man said nothing as he punched the guard hard, causing him to fall over onto the ground.

"Nah" said Raimundo as he stepped out of the shadows, "The uniform cramps my style…"

"Hey!" yelled one of the other guards, "Intruder alert!"

"Come on guys!" said Raimundo as Clay and Omi came out of the shadows, "Let's kick some panda butt! Blade of the Nebula! Wind!"

Raimundo swung his sword, sending a wave of air pushing the guards away.

"Fist of Temigong!" yelled Clay as he struck the ground, "Earth!"

A ripple spread through the ground, knocking the guards to the ground.

"Orb of Tornami!" yelled Omi "Ice!"

A rain of ice fell from the ground; guards slipped on them and fell into a pile.

"This is simple" said Clay "We just got to keep this up until Ryan gets the Shen Gong Two"

"Yes!" said Omi "And this fighting will help us with our promotion! Let's us get our sport masks on!"

"Game faces, little partner" said Clay. Omi looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"That makes no sense whatsoever" said Omi.

Meanwhile…

Dojo landed quietly on the roof and Jack, Ryan, Kimiko and Jermaine moved towards a skylight. Jack pulled out some strange tool, opened the skylight and they all jumped down into a dark corridor, lit only by the faint moonlight shining through the windows.

"Okay" whispered Kimiko "Me and Jermaine will head to the computer room to shut down the security system, you and Jack will head to the treasure room to get the Shen Gong Two"

"Okay" said Ryan "We will standby until the system is shut down"

Kimiko smiled as she kissed him on the cheek.

"Watch out for Panda Bubba" said Kimiko "I don't want to bail your butt out again like I usually do"

Ryan smiled as he turned around and followed Jack into the darkness of the mansion. Kimiko turned around and headed towards where the computer room was.

"Hmm…" sighed Jermaine as he followed Kimiko down the corridor.

"You okay?" said Kimiko as she looked back at him. Jermaine sighed as he looked up at her.

"I have a bad feeling about letting Ryan and Jack go alone together" said Jermaine. They both turned a corner where they bumped into a guard, after a merciless beating, they took his key-card and opened the door to the computer room, and luckily there was no one there.

"I understand what you mean about Jack, but what's wrong with Ryan?" said Kimiko as she sat down at a computer and began to type on the keyboard.

"No offence" said Jermaine "But I don't trust him, I swear I have seen him before someplace, and it gives me a bad feeling"

Kimiko sighed as she looked up at him.

"I know Ryan has had his faults" sighed Kimiko "He is rather reckless at certain times, he makes the odd mistake and he almost got me pregnant once…"

Jermaine's eyes widened as she continued with her list.

"But he always comes through for us in the end" said Kimiko as she went back to the computer, "Plus I love him, he treats me right"

"Hmm…" thought Jermaine "I still don't completely trust him…"

"Oh well" sighed Kimiko "Once you get to know him, you'll see…"

The computer beeped as she pushed a button. The whole mansion's security system came up.

"Yes!" said Kimiko "We're in!"

Meanwhile…

Jack and Ryan were standing on either side of the treasure room doors, waiting for Kimiko to unlock the room. There was a beeping noise as the door silently slid open.

"See Jack" said Ryan as they both stepped into the room, "She's knows what she's doing"

"Whatever…" sighed Jack "I could do that…"

They both walked through the room, antiques and treasures from around the world covered the walls.

"Come on Jack" said Ryan "You're the one who has been here before, where does he keep the Wu?"

"Over there" said Jack as he pointed to a table on the far side of the room, "Just beyond the laser tripwires"

There was another beeping noise as the lasers switched off.

"Let's go" said Ryan as they both walked across the room. The approached the table and looked on the desk, there was a large chest on it. Jack sighed as he looked around the room as Ryan tried to open the chest. His eyes inspected each item as he walked towards a glass cabinet, his eyes widened as he saw what was in it.

"There it is…" said Jack as a grin spread across his face, "This is what I came for…"

Ryan looked up and saw what Jack was looking at; it was a large metallic sphere.

"Jack…" said Ryan as he raised an eyebrow and went back to the chest, "It's an oversized ball bearing, big whoop"

"It's not just a ball…" said Jack "It's…

"Done it!" said Ryan "I've opened the chest…but its empty…No wait, there's a note"

Jack turned his attention away from the sphere and looked at the letter Ryan was holding.

"Dear Ryan. Good work, I'd knew you'd get this far, now hear this, the Shen Gong Two is in the main hall where I'm also keeping your girlfriend hostage. If you want to see them both, come and join me, and don't worry about being interrupted, it will just be me and you, your old friend, Panda Bubba."

"What?" said Ryan "Kimiko isn't being held hostage? She's with Jermaine"

Suddenly Ryan's phone rang; he opened it up and heard a distressed Jermaine on the other end.

"Ryan!" cried Jermaine "I'm sorry! Kimiko's been kidnapped! There was nothing I could do!"

"Ah…" said Ryan "Panda Bubba's smarter than I anticipated…"

Ryan turned towards the doorway and ran off.

"Jack!" called Ryan as he looked back at him and saw he was trying to touch the metallic sphere, "Don't touch anything! Kimiko no longer has control over the security! If you touch it, we'll be locked in with no way out!"

Jack grumbled as he put his hands in his pockets, Ryan then turned away and ran off towards the main room where Panda Bubba was waiting for him.

UXD: Dun dun… (Psst! Ryan! Line!)…

Ryan: (Duh…)

UXD: (Thanks)…DUH! Kimiko's been kidnapped! Panda Bubba's waiting for Ryan! Some other third thing! R&R! CYA Monday!