Hello everyone! I'm sorry Ryan isn't here, but he has found…New company…Thanks for R&R anyway! On with the story…

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

25: Tricks and Traps

The seven of them crept up to where Chase and Wuya were looking over Jack's shoulder at his map. Ryan poked his head around the corner to see what was going on.

"What are they doing?" whispered Kimiko as she nudged Ryan.

"According to this" said Jack "The Eclipse Reactor is right at the end of this corridor right in front of us"

Ryan narrowed his eyes as he looked around the room; he looked up and saw they were all hiding behind a large statue of a dragon like monster. He decided to climb up it to get a better view of the room. He stopped climbing as he noticed Chase move his head towards him.

"We're being watched…" said Chase in a dark voice as he looked up at the statue.

"More Magi-Knights?" said Wuya. A grin spread across his face as he looked back at her.

"Yeah…" said Chase "More Magi-Knights…"

"Phew…" thought Ryan "For a moment there I thought he had spotted us…"

Crack…

"Huh? What the…"

Crack…

"Uh oh…"

CRACK!

"OH SHI…"

There was a loud crash as the statue Ryan was on gave way and collapsed on the floor. As Ryan looked up sheepishly at Chase, Jack and Wuya, he could hear someone, probably Kimiko, groan and slap her forehead.

"Uh…" said Ryan "So much for my big entrance…"

"So…" said Chase as Ryan got to his feet and brushed the dust off himself, "I see you have worked out we have been up to…"

"Yeah, Yeah…We worked it out, we're intelligent, we managed to follow you here, We're so great…" sighed Ryan "Cutting to the chase, Chase…Heh, funny…We're here to stop you from getting the Eclipse Reactor…if it does exist…If not, we'll just kick your ass anyway"

Jack laughed his evil trademark laugh as he rolled up the map of the Lost Halls and put it in his coat.

"I don't think so" said Jack "Me and Chase are taking the Eclipse Reactor and we are going to take over the world! MWA HA HA HA!"

"Laugh all you want!" said Omi as they all jumped out of their hiding place and went into their fighting poses, "We will be the last ones who will be laughing"

"I think you know what he means…" sighed Raimundo.

"Whatever…" sighed Jack as he, Chase and Wuya turned towards the doorway that leads to the Eclipse Reactor.

"Hey!" yelled Ryan "We're not finished with you!"

Chase grinned as he looked back at them.

"Well we are" said Chase "Why don't you talk to these two people…"

There was a loud crash as two giant suits of armour came crashing through the wall.

"Magi-Knights!" cried Dojo as he and Colza disappeared under Clay's hat.

"Bon appetite!" called Jack as the three of them disappeared through the door. Ryan tried to make a dash for the door, but the two Magi-Knights stood in his way.

"Uh oh…" said Ryan "Look's like we're stuck here for a bit…"

The Magi-Knights lunged at them, one went for Ryan. It swung its huge metal fist at him; Ryan rolled backwards dodging its fist as it hit the ground. The ground crumbled away, Ryan heard the rubble hit the floor far below them. He swung his fist again; the back of his hand hit Ryan hard, sending him into the air. He hit the ceiling with a loud thud and fell to the ground. He looked up and saw the others fighting the other Magi-Knight and losing spectacularly. He gasped as the Magi-Knight lifted Ryan up by the feet and held him upside-down. It threw Ryan into the air and caught him so he was upright in his fist. Ryan groaned as it began to crush him in his fist.

"Don't worry Ryan!" called Kimiko as she leapt onto the Magi-Knight's head, "I'll bail your butt out of trouble!"

She summoned fire to she fists and slammed them on the Magi-Knight's helmet, she yelped in pain as her fist hit the hard metal. The Magi-Knight grabbed Kimiko in its other hand and held her so she was next to Ryan. He raised an eyebrow at her as she looked sheepishly at him and blushed.

"Nice bailing…" said Ryan sarcastically, "Next time, try and…Argh!"

They both cried out as the Magi-Knight clenched its fist, slowly crushing them. Ryan groaned as he looked over at the others, Omi and Raimundo were in the other Magi-Knight's fists and Clay was pinned to the ground by its foot. Ryan tried to push his arms out, trying to open the fist he was trapped in.

"Must…Break…Out!" cried Ryan as he summoned all his strength, "Wudai Overdrive!"

There was a crackling of electricity as Ryan's body went black, he's hands became long electrical claws as he shoved himself free of the Magi-Knight's grip. The Magi-Knight swung his fist at Ryan again, but Ryan clapped his hands together, creating a magnetic bubble around him that blocked the attack. He then focused his chi at the Magi-Knights, and slowly he forced their hands open and raised the foot from on top of Clay, freeing them all.

"There was no need for that" said Omi as they all jumped to Ryan's side, "I had it under control"

"You're welcome Omi…" sighed Ryan in a sarcastic voice as he rolled his eyes, they all looked up as they saw the Magi-Knights recuperate and charge at them again.

"No more Mr good person!" said Omi "Wudai Orion Formation!"

They all leapt into formation, their bodies becoming super charged with their elements as they went black with coloured outline.

"Wudai Crater Earth!" yelled Clay as he stomped on the ground; the earthquake knocked the two Magi-Knights to the ground.

"Wudai Neptune Ice!" yelled Omi as he slammed his fists on the ground, water flooded out of the ground and under the Magi-Knights, freezing them to the ground.

"Wudai Star Wind!" yelled Raimundo as he summoned a strong gust of wind, the pillars in the room creaked as they slowly topped over from the gusts of wind, burying the Magi-Knights under rubble.

"Wudai Mars Fire!" yelled Kimiko as showered the pile of rubble with fire, water began trickling out of the rubble as the Magi-Knights forced their way out and stood up, soaking wet.

"Wudai Supernova Thunder!" yelled Ryan as he slam-dunked a ball of yellow electricity onto a wet patch on the ground. Sparks cracked as a huge voltage of electricity shot towards the Magi-Knights; they shook as the electricity fried them. There is a loud thud as they fall to the ground and lay there twitching.

"Clay! Raimundo!" called Ryan as they saw the Magi-Knights slowly get to their feet again, still twitching. Clay immediately grabbed Ryan by the waist and through him into the air. Raimundo grabbed Kimiko by the waist and threw her at Ryan. Ryan and Kimiko's fingers interlocked as they flew above the two Magi-Knights. Fire and electricity flowed over their bodies as they split up and shot at the Magi-Knights.

"FIRE AND THUNDER!" yelled both of them together as they turned into fiery bolts of thunder, "THUNDER FLARE!"

They both shot through the metal armour, piercing right through the Magi-Knights. The both fell over and hit the floor with a loud thud.

"Oh yeah…" said Ryan as he flexed his arms and deactivated his chi, "We kick ass!"

Raimundo stepped over to one of the knights; he gave it a quick kick as he looked into the large burn hole that went right through the armour.

"Nice one Kimiko" said Clay as he stood beside Raimundo as looked at the hole, "That's almost a perfect circle!"

Ryan rolled his eyes as he looked at the hole he made in the Magi-Knight he went through, the hole was rather crudely cut.

"Show-off…" mumbled Ryan as he looked down the passageway towards where Jack, Chase and Wuya ran down.

"Come on!" called Omi as he ran down the passageway, "We got to stop them!"

They all leapt over the suits of armour and ran after him.

"Hmm…" though Jack as he lent his ear on the vault door as he fiddled with the dial, "1…2…Err…3…"

"Are you sure it's here?" said Chase as he paced the corridor, "There are thousands of vaults here"

"Shh!" shushed Jack "I'm sure of it"

"Well, well, well…" said Colza as they all came around the corner, "I see you still haven't found it yet?"

Wuya snarled as she glared at them.

"What happened to those Magi-Knights?" growled Wuya.

"Those tin cans?" laughed Kimiko "We took care of it, they're on the scrapheap now…"

There was a loud click as the vault unlocked; it creaked as it slowly opened.

"Ha! Check it and weep!" cheered Jack as he ran into the vault, "The Eclipse Reactor is ours!"

Wuya and Chase spun around and ran after Jack; the others ran after them into the vault. They all gasped as they saw what was in the vault…There was nothing.

"What!" gasped Jack as he check the map, "It is here! I'm sure of it!"

Chase groaned as he slapped his forehead.

"I knew this was going to be a waste of time…" sighed Chase "The Eclipse Reactor is just a legend!"

"So this has been a big waste of time?" yelled Wuya as she grabbed Jack's coats and shook him.

"Heh heh heh…" laughed Omi "This has been a wild swan chase! A dead herring!"

"Wild goose chase, a red herring, little partner" sighed Clay. Wuya growled as turned to them; she raised her hands in the air as she threw a green fire ball at them. They scattered as it landed in the centre of them. The force of the ball of fire, made the floor beneath them crumble way from beneath their feet. The seven of them cried out as they plummeted down into a deep pit. Half way down, the hole split into two holes, forcing the team apart. Colza, Dojo, Clay and Raimundo fell down one hole, and Ryan, Kimiko and Omi fell down the other.

Jack chuckled as the three of them looked down the hole, watching the dragons split down the two holes.

"What suckers…" laughed Jack "Now they think there is no Eclipse Reactor, we can go to the vault next door and get it without them bothering us! Ha ha ha!"

Chase sighed as he looked up at Jack.

"Come on Jack" sighed Chase as he and Wuya walked out of the empty vault, "Let's get the Eclipse Reactor…"

Jack smiled with glee as he followed them to the vault where the Eclipse Reactor was being held.

"My plan is going just as I planned it…" said Jack to himself, "And this time, Ryan won't be able to stop me again…"

More twists in the story, with their twisty turny twists…I don't know what I'm saying…Oh well, where have everyone gone?

Now, outside the story, I better find Ryan before he and his new friend does something bad…R&R!