Thanks for R&R! Here is the chapter that Hanbags and DeafLizgon have been waiting for…I think…Anyway, I may have gone a bit over board, but then again, I did write this quite a long time ago…Just enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

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

35: The Art of War: Part II

Temple Courtyard, 14 hours, 23 minutes left…

"Chucky approaches!" called the lookout monk from atop of the lookout tower. Ryan, Dojo and Colza were in the vicinity as Chucky Choo flew through the air above the temple. He landed on the ground, his obese belly flattened out on the ground as his giant body rested on the ground.

"Phew…" gasped Chucky "That was the most exhausting flight I have ever done…"

"That is the only flight you have ever done" said Master Monk Guan as he and other monks climbed off his body, "You are a very lazy dragon"

"Meh meh meh meh…" mocked Chucky as he shrunk down, "I'm not fat…Well, I'm not that fat…"

Ryan rolled his eyes as he looked down at Colza; her face was slowly twisting with fury. He looked over at where Dojo was standing, and saw he wasn't there.

"Huh?" said Ryan "Where's…"

"LYING CHEATING YO-YO THIEF!" shrieked Dojo as he dived at Chucky; his hands went around his neck.

"ACK! Dojo!" chocked Chucky as he was shaken back and forth, "Good…to see…you too!"

"What's with all the noise?" called Raimundo as he came around the corner. He saw Dojo trying to gnaw Chucky's tail off and immediately dashed to separate them.

"Let me at him! Let me at him!" roared Dojo as he struggled in Raimundo's hand, "That no good cheat gave me a fake yo-yo!"

"How many times can I say I'm sorry?" said Chucky as he brushed dirt of his Hawaiian shirt. He looked up and saw his sister, whose face had gone red.

"Hey sis!" called Chucky as he waved to her, "I heard you were dating Dojo…"

"YOU TWO-FACED SON OF A BITCH!" shrieked Colza as she dived at Chucky; her hands went around his neck.

"ACK! Sis!" chocked Chucky as he was shaken back and forth again, "Good…to see…you too!"

Raimundo sighed as he pulled Colza off Chucky as she tried to claw her way into Chucky's skull. He now had two dragons trying to wriggle out of his grasp.

"Let me at him! Let me at him!" roared Colza as she struggled in Raimundo's other hand, "That no good swindler kept on stealing all my things!"

Ryan sighed as he lent his forehead on his hands as he saw Raimundo walk off with two dragons wriggling in his fists like fish.

"Well that was a fine howdy do…" said Chucky as he brushed the dust of his shirt again and sorted out his toupee. Ryan looked up as he saw Master Monk Guan walk towards him.

"Are you the one they call Ryan Young?" said Guan as he looked down at him. Ryan nodded as he bowed politely to him.

"It is good to finally meet you" said Guan as he bowed back, "I have heard many things about you, son of Chase…I must say, you are shorter than I expected…"

Ryan rolled his eyes, Guan chucked at the look on Ryan's expression.

"So it seems your father has finally declared war on the temple" said Guan as he looked up at the Shadow Ecliptis, "It must be hard to fight an enemy that in a way is a part of you…"

"Yeah…" sighed Ryan "The whole "I am your father" Darth Vader thing…"

Guan sighed as he knelt down on one knee so his head was level with Ryan's.

"Ryan, I feel the same way about him" said Guan as he rested a hand on his shoulder, "We were both close friends long ago"

"Don't worry about me" said Ryan as he gave him a small smile, "I want to get my own back as much as you do…"

"Ahem…" coughed a voice behind them. Ryan and Guan looked up as a girl was standing behind them, she had her hair tied back and was wearing a robe that was very similar to Guan's, but had a more feminine design to it. She had one hand on her hips and in her other hand she was holding a Spear of Guan with the number 819 on it.

"Good to see you again Ryan" said the girl, she smiled as Ryan's eyes widened.

"No way!" gasped Ryan "Lizz?"

"I see you have already met my apprentice" said Guan as he stood beside her.

"You're Guan's apprentice?" gasped Ryan again.

"Yep" said Lizz "After you and Kimiko left Tokyo, Master Monk Guan was visiting where I trained"

"I had never seen a girl who had so much potential as a hand to hand combat expert" said Guan as he rested a hand on her shoulder, "So I took her on as my apprentice"

"Wow…" said Ryan "What did Hannah and Kelko say about that?"

"Why don't you ask us yourself?" said a voice from behind them. Ryan looked behind them as Hannah and Kelko walked towards them.

"Hey! What are you two doing here?" gasped Ryan.

"Well Lizz said she was going to the Xiaolin temple" said Hannah, "So me and Kelko both decided to join her too!"

"Yeah…" said Ryan "But I think you're both missing the point, this isn't some little get-together, this is war"

"They can help" said Lizz "Guan has loads of highly trained warriors, yours truly include, you got Hannah who has high-tech communication gear and Kelko is a expert when it comes to medical stuff, plus they know how to fight"

"That's all fine and dandy" said Ryan "But remember, this is war, if you stay here, I can't guarantee your lives"

"We understand" said Lizz "Anyway, we're only wasting ourselves at home, we're more useful here"

"Very well" said Ryan "Tell that to Master Fung, he will surely let you guys stay"

"Ryan!" called Omi as he ran through the temple courtyard "Have you seen…"

He gasped as he saw Guan and the others in front of him.

"Ma…Ma…Ma…" stuttered Omi as he saw Guan looked down at him and smile.

"Good to see you again Omi" said Guan as he bowed to him.

"Master Monk Guan!" said Omi as he dashed to his side, "Its see good to so you! I mean it's to good see you so! I mean…Oh; my tongue is all tied up…"

Guan chucked as he patted the bald monk on his head.

"It is good to see you too" said Guan "I need you to take me to Master Fung"

"Right away!" said Omi as he bowed to him. He then led them to where Master Fung was. Before he turned the corner, Guan looked back at Ryan, who was now looking up at the Shadow Ecliptis again.

"Master?" said Lizz as she looked up at him, "You okay?"

Guan sighed as he looked down at her; he then looked back at Ryan.

"Nothing…" said Guan "I was just looking at his hair…"

"His hair?" said Lizz "What's wrong with it?"

"Nothing…" said Guan "It's just…he has his mother's hair…"

"His mother?" said Lizz "Who's she?"

"Ah…Never mind" said Guan "We must go see Master Fung now"

Guan walked off, leaving Lizz to look at Ryan, but she eventually went after Guan as he headed into the temple.

Main Hall, 12 hours, 1 minute left…

Everyone gathered in the Main hall to give Master Fung a progress report. Ryan looked over at Kimiko; she seemed to be in a better mood now that three of her best friends were here with her.

"Raimundo, Kimiko" said Master Fung "Defences?"

"We've fortified the east and south walls" said Raimundo "We're beginning our work on the west wall next"

"Excellent" said Master Fung "Ryan, Lizz, Attack?"

"Dojo, Colza and Chucky are shipping in as many warriors we can find from all over the world"

"We're arming them with the weapons that we and this temple have" said Lizz "We're also preparing the catapults"

"Good work" said Master Fung "We need to make sure everything is done soon"

He looked out the window; the sun was just beginning setting over the horizon.

"We must get everything set before ten o'clock" said Master Fung "Then you should all get a good night's sleep"

They were all about to leave, when suddenly there was a loud roaring noise, sounding like something was falling from the sky. They all scrambled outside to see flaming balls of fire falling out of the sky, crashing with a thunderous roar as they hit the ground on the far side of the temple fields to the south. Ryan leapt up onto the temple walls with the Falcon's Eye to see what was going on.

"Falcon's Eye!" said Ryan as he zoomed in on the flaming crash site. Spaceships, obviously of Jack's design, were hovering out of the smoky craters. They landed on the ground and opened up. Swarms of Ryan clones, dressed in black uniforms and metal masks came spilling out onto the landscape. Ryan looked up as more spaceships began falling from the sky.

"It's begun…" said Ryan "Chase has begun orbital dropping his troops to Earth…"

"What do we do?" said Lizz. Ryan turned around to see everyone looking at him.

"Keep working!" called Ryan "They still have to prepare their attack too! Tell the lookout tower to keep us up-to-date with what they are doing, we have twelve hours left! Let's move it people!"

Everyone ran off in opposite directions as Ryan ran to the Main Hall to tell Master Fung what had just happened.

There you have it…Another chapter…Okay, bye now! R&R!

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