The Writer's block is still there…And it ain't moving…Anyway, thanks for R&R!
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Xiaolin Showdown: Legend of the Thunder Child III: Apocalypse Clone
33: The Second Great Heylin War
"Run!" screamed Dojo as Ryan charged down the metal corridor with Dojo around his neck, clinging on to dear life.
"I'm…puff…running…huff…as fast as I…can!" gasped Ryan. He skidded around a corner and sprinted as fast as his legs could run.
"Come on!" yelled Dojo "They're coming!"
Ryan gasped for air as he ran through the metal corridors. He wanted to run as fast as he could, but his legs were beginning to cramp up. He yelped as he stumbled and fell to the ground. He looked behind him as he heard the sound of the Ryan clones charge down the corridors towards them; he quickly scrambled back to his feet and down the corridor, his footsteps echoed on the metal floors. He knew if they stopped running, they would die. His eyes widened as Ryan realised something.
""Come on!" called Ryan "They're coming!"
Kimiko gasped for air as Ryan pulled her through the metal corridors. She wanted to run as fast as she could, but her legs were beginning to cramp up. She whimpered as she stumbled and fell to the ground. She looked behind her as she heard the sound of a hundred people charge down the corridors towards them; she was quickly pulled back to her feet and down the corridor, their footsteps echoed on the metal floors. She knew if they stopped running, they would die."
Ryan began to slow down as he realised that this is the place that he dreamed about, this is where he and Kimiko were killed.
"Ryan!" cried Dojo as he started hitting Ryan's head, "You're slowing down!"
Ryan looked behind him, the Ryan clones were closing in on him. Ryan began to pick up the pace; ahead of him was a door, the same door which led to the room that they died in during the dream. He stopped outside the door and looked at the button, should he risk pushing the button and going into the room that will claim his life? His hand became jittery as he slowly reached out to push it.
"What's the matter with you?" yelled Dojo as he slivered down his arm, "Let's go!"
Dojo punched the button and the door slid open, Ryan eyes widened as he saw that it wasn't the room that he died in, it was a hanger.
"Quick!" cried Dojo as Ryan ran into the room, "The Ark Angel!"
Ryan reached into his pocket and pulled out the mini dragon statue and slid it across the floor. It shook before finally expanding to its full size.
"Dojo!" said Ryan as he pulled the green dragon off his head and threw him towards the Ark Angel, "Get the engine started! I'll try to hold them off!"
Ryan ran back to the door and locked it as Dojo scrambled up the ramp into the hold of the Ark Angel. The door began to shake as Ryan clones began to ram the door, trying to break it down.
"Come on Dojo…" said Ryan to himself as he braced the door, "Hurry up…"
Dojo dashed to the control panel and hit the start-up button, the engine revved like a car again as it started up. He jiggled the steering controls so the Ark Angel took off and hovered above the floor slightly, he turned the ship around so the bay doors were still open. Ryan looked up as the door finally came crashing down, he made a dash for his life as the Ark Angel began to head out through the laser shield that protected the hangar from the vacuum outside. He summoned a boost of wind chi that blasted him through the air, landing him into the Ark Angel, just as it shot out of the hanger.
"Phew…" sighed Dojo as he lent back in his chair, "That was too close…"
Ryan came stumbling into the room, gasping for air.
"Dojo!" complained Ryan in a breathless voice, "Don't you think you were cutting it a bit too close? If I went through that laser shield, I would have died in the vacuum of space!"
"Not really" said Dojo as he looked back at him, "A special trick Dashi told me, if you go into a vacuum, you're Wudai Overdrive are automatically activated"
Ryan raised an eyebrow at him as he sat down, still breathing heavily.
"You're Wudai Overdrive protects you from the vacuum and gives you up to a few hours air to breath"
"Oh…" said Ryan "That's kind of cool…We should…"
BANG! The whole Ark Angel shook.
"What the hell was that?" gasped Ryan as he scrambled out of his seat, a warning message appeared on the radar, indicating that about twenty five ships were on their tail, blasting them with lasers.
"Seems like Chase has learnt how to use more of Jack Spicer's technology" said Dojo "We need to get out of here! Fast!"
Ryan grabbed the controls and swerved the ship, causing Dojo to fly out of his chair and hit into the windshield with a splat.
"Damn it!" said Ryan as the Ark Angel's body took more hits from the enemies laser fire, "We can't take any more of this…Idea!"
He served the controls around and directed the ship towards Earth.
"Ryan!" cried Dojo as he pulled his face from the windshield, "It'll take too long to get to the temple; they will shoot us from the sky!"
He gasped as a flicker of fire burst from the nose of the Ark Angel.
"Not if we hit the Earth's atmosphere first!" said Ryan "Those ships are designed to protect the Shadow Ecliptis, not for re-entry through Earth's atmosphere!"
Suddenly, the whole of the cockpit was filled with an orange light as fire erupted around the ship, shaking it violently. Ryan grinned as he saw the enemies on the radar fly away from them.
"Now we're clear of the Shadow Ecliptis…" said Ryan as the fire died away, signalling that they were back on Earth, "We must warn Master Fung and the others!"
Back at the Temple…
"Did what just happened…" gasped Raimundo "Happen?"
"Yep…" gasped Clay "It happened right before our eyes, what we saw was what just happened…"
"I still don't understand it…" gasped Kimiko "One moment, everything's fine, next moment, half the moon is missing!"
They all stared with gob smacked faces as they looked up at the moon that now had a large smouldering crater and had bits of rubble orbiting it.
"This is not good…" said Master Fung "If Jack Spicer and Chase are the ones controlling that thing, he could destroy wherever we hide…"
"Hey! Look!" said Kimiko as she pointed into the sky, "Something's come from space!"
"I see it!" said Raimundo. A large fireball was falling from the heavens and was heading right towards the temple.
"Falcon's Eye!" called Colza as she pulled the Wu out and zoomed in on the fireball, "It's the Ark Angel! It's Ryan and my Dojo!"
The Ark Angel hovered above the temple, scattering dust as the landing gear came out, and it landed on the ground with a loud crunch.
"Ryan!" cried Kimiko as she ran to him as he came down the ramp from the hold, "I'm so glad you're okay! I was so worried!"
"Kimiko!" said Ryan as he scooped her up in his arms hugging her tight, "You wouldn't believe what has happened!"
"I don't care…" said Kimiko softly as she nuzzled her head on his chest, "I was so worried about you; I'm so glad your okay…"
Ryan smiled as he put a hand on her head, stroking her hair.
"Doji!" cried Colza as she wrapped her body around Dojo's, "You're alive and well!"
"Yes, yes, I know!" said Dojo as he tried to wriggle out of her grasp, "We have something extremely important to tell you!"
Ryan's eyes opened as he remembered too, he was so busy in the moment between him and Kimiko that he almost completely forgot.
"Oh yeah!" gasped Ryan "Master Fung! We're in hell of a lot of trouble!"
Master Fung frowned at Ryan.
"Ryan" said Master Fung "No matter what the situation, you shouldn't use bad language, and there is no excuse for…
"Chase is going to launch a full on attack on the temple!" blurted out Ryan. Master Fung looked at Ryan with slightly shocked eyes.
"A…full on attack?" said Master Fung, he began to sweat as Ryan and Dojo nodded franticly.
"Does that mean he has an army?" said Raimundo.
"Yep" said Ryan "And you're not going to believe what it is made up of"
"How many troops?" said Clay. Ryan thought hard as he counted the number of clones he had seen.
"Hmm…Give or take a few…" thought Ryan "About five thousand…maybe more"
"FIVE THOUSAND?" screeched everyone around him. Master Fung went pale as he held onto a fence to stop himself falling over.
"Looks like we have some explaining to do…" said Dojo.
Later…
Ryan stood in the centre of the meditation room as every single resident of the temple listened to what he had to say. He told them about how Jack said he wasn't responsible for the Shadow Ecliptis, how they stumbled across the Ryan clone room, how they were captured and how Chase told them about the Ibis Cannon and used it to blow up the moon. He then told them that he and his clone army were invading the temple to steal the last of the Elemental Wu to gain full power over the Ibis Cannon, achieving the ultimate, unstoppable power.
"And that's everything…" said Ryan. He looked at everyone in the room; half had looks of disbelief, the other were just plain shocked.
"An army of Ryans?" gasped Raimundo.
"The power to destroy planets?" gasped Kimiko.
"Everything I said is true" said Ryan "Cross my heart"
"This is not good" said Master Fung as he stroked his chin, "It looks like we have no choice…We must prepare for their arrival…"
"How long till they get here?" said Omi as he stood up.
"Hmm…" thought Dojo "It's a pretty large army, and they need to make preparations…so I think by sunrise tomorrow"
Ryan looked out the door, the sun was just rising, and that gave them twenty four hours to prepare for the assault.
"Everyone!" said Master Fung "We must prepare; you know what you must do!"
Everyone nodded as they exited the room.
"Young monks…" said Master Fung "Prepare yourselves…"
They nodded as he left the meditation room and looked up at the Shadow Ecliptis.
"So be it…" said Master Fung to himself, "It has begun…The second Great Heylin War…"
If you don't know, the first Heylin war was Dashi vs. Wuya…Anyway, it war time! R&R!