The system was down yesterday so I couldn't read any stories, so I'm guessing no one had read mine…Anyway, I got very lazy here and couldn't be bothered to title them, so I just called them "The Art Of War: Part's I, II, III and IV" Thanks for R&R if you did!

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

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

34: The Art of War: Part I

Temple Main Hall, 23 hours, 34 minutes until invasion…

Master Fung gathered everyone in the main hall for an important meeting, the Dragons sat on their cushions as they sat with the rest of the temples monks in neat rows, facing Master Fung as he stood at the head of the room.

"Everyone…" said Master Fung "As we all know; the Heylin forces of darkness have grown ever so strong…Strong enough to conquer the world…"

A wave of muttering spread through the crowd as everyone looked at each other.

"Naturally, the Xiaolin order is the first main obstacle to the Heylin" said Master Fung "So we're the first on the list to be attacked, for our Shen Gong Wu will be very useful to anyone wanting to conquer the world…So it has come to this, a stand off to protect the world from doom, we must rise to defend this temple…"

The muttering became louder as people began to become nervous and uncomfortable.

"Yes my fellow monks…" said Master Fung as he looked at them with a sort of worried face, "The Second Great Heylin War has begun…Dashi defended against evil once before, and we must do the same!"

Temple Courtyard, 23 hours, 32 minutes left…

Master Fung led Ryan and the others onto the courtyard, where people were running around, trying to get things ready.

"Master?" said Omi as he tugged at his robes, "There are far too many Ryan clones to Xiaolin Monks…How are we going to beat them?"

"I have called in help from all corners of the globe" said Master Fung "Any Xiaolin monk we could find will gather here to help us"

He looked up as he saw Dojo and Colza take off in opposite directions.

"My only hope is we can bring them here in time…" said Master Fung.

"What can we do to help?" said Kimiko.

"Help prepare our defences" said Master Fung "Help prepare our attack, anything that will help"

The five monks nodded as they ran off in opposite directions.

"Wudai Crater Earth!" yelled Clay as he leapt over the wall and slammed his foot on the ground hard. A fissure shot through the ground, opening up a long trench that snaked its way around the temple.

"Wudai Neptune Water!" yelled Omi as diverted water from the river to fill the trenches up to the brim.

"Good work" said Master Fung as he came to inspect their work, "It's a very good trench"

"Yep, that's a mighty fine trench" said Clay "But it won't hold them back…"

Ryan though for a moment when he realised something.

"Hold on!" called Ryan as he ran off into the temple, "I've got an idea!"

Moments later he came back, holding what looked like a backup generator. He pulled out two large wires and connected one side of them to the generator and dipped the other side of them into the water. He grinned as he flicked the on switch and watched the generator buzz.

"Good idea Ryan" said Master Fung, "I must consider this for your promotion…"

"Humph…" scoffed Omi as he dipped his finger in the water, he only felt a small jolt enter his arm, "Not very powerful…"

"Wudai Supernova Thunder!" yelled Ryan as he put his hands on the generator, yellow arcs of electricity began to flow through the wires, the arrows on the power level on the generator went from green to red. Omi yelped as the electricity gave him a very painful shock. Master Fung shook his head as Omi rubbed his hand.

"Wudai Star Wind!" called Raimundo's voice from above. Everyone looked up as a large tornado blew over them and went into the wood, sucking up any rock it could find. The tornado then turned around and headed back to the temple, dumping the rocks behind the temple wall.

"The fortifying of the walls is almost done!" called Raimundo from above, "Kimiko! Finish it!"

"Wudai Mars Fire!" yelled Kimiko as she torched the rocks, slightly melting them into the wall.

"Excellent work" said Master Fung as they gathered around them, "Now go help anyone who needs it"

Temple Courtyard, 20 hours, 25 minutes left…

Kimiko walked out of the main tower after helping set up the lookout post when she saw Ryan against the wall with his head leaning on his shoulders.

"Ryan?" said Kimiko as she stepped up to him, "You okay?"

Ryan lazily moved his head and looked up at her, before he could open his mouth to speak; he let out a huge yawn.

"Oh my god" said Kimiko as she stood next to him, "Look at you, you're exhausted"

"No…" yawned Ryan "I'll be okay…"

"You didn't get any sleep last night because you where in space, didn't you?" said Kimiko "Come on, I'll help you to your room…"

"No…" yawned Ryan as he removed her arms from around him, "I'll be fine, I just need to sit down…"

"Dojo and Colza approaches!" called one of the older monks from the lookout tower. Ryan and Kimiko both looked up as Dojo and Colza swooped over the temple, their backs loaded with Xiaolin warriors from around the world. Kimiko put her arm around Ryan to help support him as they both walked towards the landing point. They both stood on the outskirts as they watched the warriors climb off the dragon's body.

"Yo!" called one of the warriors, "Ryan! Kimiko! Good to see you!"

They both looked in the direction of the voice to see Jermaine walking towards them.

"Hey Jermaine" said Ryan "Glad you could make it…"

"I saw the whole moon thing on TV" said Jermaine "I knew that Chase was up to his old tricks again"

"But this isn't any old battle" said Kimiko "This is war"

"Dude, I ain't going to sit around and watch people die, I want to kick his Heylin butt too!" said Jermaine "Anyway, you mess with my planet, you're messing with me"

Ryan smiled as he and Jermaine hi-fived; they then went their separate ways to help around the temple.

Temple Dormitory, 17 hours, 1 minute left…

Kimiko paced the dormitory, muttering to herself and making small wining noises. Ryan walked past and saw her acting like this so he walked up to her while she wasn't looking.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no…" mumbled Kimiko "Not long until…Oh…I don't want to think about it…"

"Kimiko?" said Ryan "Are you okay?"

Kimiko jumped as she spun around, her heart was beating loudly in her chest as she puffed heavily at him.

"Ryan!" said Kimiko in an annoyed tone, "Don't do that!"

Ryan said nothing as he watched her pace the room, the same worried look on her face hadn't changed.

"Kimiko?" said Ryan "Are you…freaking out?"

"No…" said Kimiko as she shook her head franticly at him, "No, no, no, no…I'm just…thinking, yeah, I'm thinking about what to do…Why? Is there a problem with that?"

Ryan sighed as he shook his head slowly.

"You're freaking out, aren't you?" said Ryan. Kimiko began to breathe heavily as she moved forward, wrapping her arms around him.

"Oh Ryan…" said Kimiko in a voice that sounded like she was going to cry, "I've haven't felt this nervous since the day Mala Mala Jong invaded the temple…The monks here tried to stop him, but failed…What if the same happens here?"

"Now Kimiko…" said Ryan softly as he stroked her hair, "Calm down…"

Kimiko rested her head into his chest, her deep breathes began to sound like whimpers as she hugged him tighter.

"Ryan…When we fight…" said Kimiko "I'm strong when I'm with other people, I feel like I can take on the world…But when I'm alone and swarmed by loads of enemies…I panic…In reality I'm weak…The battlefield is no place for a girl like me…"

"Kimiko…" said Ryan as he heard her cry into his arms, "It's okay to scared, being scared means you know not to take risks…"

"But I can't do this…" cried Kimiko "When a fight becomes this big, everyone's tempo picks up except mines, leaving me behind…I feel so…vulnerable and alone…"

"Kimiko" said Ryan in a stern voice as he cupped her cheeks and tried to raise her head, "Look at me"

Kimiko sobbed as she tried to look away, her eyes had a hint of shame in them.

"Kimiko" said Ryan in a more stern voice, "Look, at, me"

Kimiko lowered her head even further, her hair forming a veil over her face.

"Kimiko!" said Ryan in his most commanding but gentle voice, "Look at me!"

She snivelled as she plucked up the courage to look him in the eye, her cheeks were drenched with tears and so were Ryan's hands.

"You're not weak, you're far from that" said Ryan "I know you, you have the strength to over come your fears"

Kimiko managed to put a small smile on as she wiped her tears away.

"You're going to fight with us and you're going to help us win" said Ryan "I know this because that is what the girl I love is like…She is brave, fierce and will stop at nothing to make sure she comes out on top…"

She cried again as she hugged him tightly again, Ryan smiled as he gently planted a kiss on her forehead.

"Thank you…" whispered Kimiko as she looked up at him, "I love you so much…I'm just so nervous"

"Me too Kimiko" said Ryan "I love you too…"

She smiled with tearful eyes as she felt his hands gently rub her back.

"Ryan?" asked Kimiko "When the going gets tough…Will you be by my side to help me?"

"Like I said when we were in Tokyo" said Ryan "I will do anything for you, just say the word…And I'll be there for you…"

Kimiko smiled a huge smile as she put her arms around his neck, kissing him with a kiss that was filled with the love they shared with each other. Their lips made a small smacking noise as Ryan rested his forehead on hers and stared into her eyes.

"Ryan…" said Kimiko "You know I'll do anything for you too…Just call my name, okay?"

"I will" said Ryan "I will"

They kissed again before they both walked hand in hand towards the temple courtyard to see what else they could do to help improve their chances in winning this war.

R&R! This is UXD signing off…2005, plus 1…