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

39: Doomsday

Meanwhile, far away from the battle…

Kimiko sighed as she watched the rain drizzle down the cockpit window; she could see her gloomy face looking back at her with saddened eyes. She sat back in her seat and looked around the Silver Manta Ray; Clay was sitting next to her with the Wu bag on his lap, snoring loudly with his hat tipped over his face. In between them was Dojo who was trying to get to sleep, but couldn't get himself comfortable. In the co-pilot seat was Omi, he had his nose in a book on the world's greatest warriors. And in the pilot seat was Raimundo, steering the Silver Manta Ray through the rainy skies. He looked back at her as she raised her legs and tucked her knees under her chin, hugging them with her arms.

"Kimiko?" said Raimundo "You okay?"

"Meh…" mumbled Kimiko as she rested her cheek on her knees so she was looking out the window. Omi sat up in his seat and looked over at her.

"Do not worry Kimiko" said Omi "Ryan is sure to be okay as an A!"

"A-okay…" sighed Raimundo.

"That too" said Omi as he sat back down. Kimiko sighed as she looked up, she felt a bit better after thinking that, Ryan's a tough kid, he'll pull through.

"Cheer up Kido" said Dojo as he gave up trying to go to sleep and crawled onto his lap, "Although…He is up against a huge army…"

Kimiko's face began to screw up as if she was about to cry.

"Dojo!" whispered Raimundo to him, "What are you doing? She's very sensitive at the moment..."

"Don't worry Kimiko" said Omi as he climbed between her and the still sleeping Clay, "Ryan is not just a Xiaolin Warrior, he's the ultimate warrior!"

Kimiko sniffed as she managed to smile up at the little bald monk.

"Well…" said Dojo "He is up against copies of himself…"

Kimiko's lip began to quiver as her head drooped.

"Dojo!" said Raimundo "Quit it!"

"But they are no match for the real Ryan" said Omi as he patted her on the back, "They will fall up against the original"

Kimiko wiped her eyes as she looked at Raimundo, who was smiling and nodding with agreement.

"Thanks guys…" said Kimiko as she put on a brave smile.

"I just hope he doesn't get swarmed by clones…" sighed Dojo. That last sentence finally snapped the fragile line that kept Kimiko from her loneliness from Ryan. She burst into a loud sob as she buried her head into her arms.

"Thanks Dojo…" groaned Raimundo.

"Sorry…" yawned Dojo "You know I don't think before I speak when I'm tired…"

There was thudonk as Dojo was thrown into the cockpit window.

"Kimiko" said Omi "Ryan is too skilled of a warrior to die in battle, plus he has Master Monk Guan to help him…"

"I know…" cried Kimiko "But…I wanted to help him…I want to be by his side…"

"I know what you mean…" sighed Raimundo "I feel so useless just running away…But we got to do what we got to do, and so does Ryan…"

Kimiko sighed as she curled herself in a ball and lent on the chair.

"Come on Ryan…" thought Kimiko to herself, "Do it for me…"

Back at the battle…

"YAH!" roared Ryan as he accelerated forward, his twin blades out like lances as he skewered a number of clones on his swords. They all melted into purple sludge as Ryan leapt into the air. He looked down and saw Guan below him, about to be attacked from behind.

"Guan!" yelled Ryan "Got your back!"

Guan looked behind him, just as Ryan came down and flattened the clone.

"Thanks Ryan" said Guan as he and Ryan went back to back, "Your father would be proud"

"He will find out soon…" said Ryan as he summoned yellow electricity to his metal swords, "Wudai Supernova Thunder!"

A blast of energy shot out from his swords and cut a large hole in Chase's army as they tried to advance on them.

"Ryan!" called Jermaine's voice over his radio, "The clones have reached us! We can't hold them back!"

"Damn it!" said Ryan as he pulled his Spear of Guan from his back and swung the blade on its chain, removing the heads of a number of clones, "They're advancing too quickly! Lizz!"

"Yeah?" said Lizz's voice.

"Watch yourself!" said Ryan as Guan spun around him, defeating more clones, "They will be upon you soon!"

"Gottcha!" said Lizz. Ryan was about to get back in the fray, when a large black and red dragon crashed into him, pinning him to the ground. It roared in his face as it bared its razor sharp teeth.

"Whoa!" gasped Ryan "Some of them are Heylin Dragons?"

It raised its claw at him, when a large circular saw hit it, sending it clear off Ryan. He watched the saw buzz back to Kronego, who grinned as he caught the saw as a yo-yo again.

"Don't let your guard down kiddo" said Kronego as he went back into the fray.

Back at the temple…

Lizz stood on the temple wall as she watched the battle alongside her squad of archers, who were also on the wall. The clone army had swarmed their way through the first wave and had just broken their way through the second wave, on their way to the first line of defence. She looked up into the sky as she saw Colza and Chucky fly backwards and forwards, ferrying wounded warriors to the temple and reinforcements to the frontlines.

"Lizz" called Master Fung's voice, "Are you ready?"

"Ready" said Lizz, she nodded to the archers who cocked their bows with arrows, "Fire!"

Another stream of arrows rained from the sky, taking out many clones again, but they still kept on swarming towards them.

"Okay…" said Lizz as she held her Spear of Guan and gripped it firmly, "Get ready everyone!"

But something happened that no one expected, the clones leapt up into the air and flew over the first line of defence.

"What the?" gasped Lizz as she almost stumbled off the wall, "They can fly?"

There was no more time for preparation, the clones had managed to get past the first defence, and there was nothing between them and the temple.

"Great Dashi's ghost!" gasped Master Fung "They can fly like Ryan?"

Lizz couldn't respond to him, a clone had dived into her, knocking her down from the wall. She cried out as she hit the stone floor whit a loud thud.

"Ugh…" groaned Lizz "Damn it…"

She looked up as the clone that knocked her down, jumped on top of her. She roared as she kicked him off herself hard and got to her feet.

"Oh…Big mistake!" growled Lizz as she shot at him, wielding the Spear of Guan. She spun around, sending the blade out towards the clone. It wrapped around its legs and pulled it to the floor. Lizz leapt on it like a cat and gave it the beating of its life.

"Ouch…" said Hannah as she looked at her, "Nice one"

"Thanks Hannah…" said Lizz as she lent on her spear, getting her breath back. Hannah smiled at her, then her smile did a 180 degree spin on her face and her eyes widened.

"LOOK OUT!" screeched Hannah as she pointed into the sky. Lizz looked up into the sky and gasped, twenty clones had jumped over her and they all dog piled on her.

Back at the battle…

The battle had gotten far too intense to handle, Ryan was been jostled and hit from all sides as more and more of his fellow warriors fell to the swarm.

"Lizz!" said Ryan as he jabbed his sword into the chest of a clone, "What's going on? Lizz?"

"Take this!" yelled Lizz's voice "And…that! Get…back…"

"Lizz!" yelled Ryan "This is useless! Get out of there!"

"Ryan…" yelled Lizz's voice as the radio signal began to get weak, "It's…no use…Too many…Hannah!"

Ryan gasped as he heard Hannah scream.

"Lizz!" yelled Ryan "Evacuate the temple!"

"I…can't!" yelled Lizz's voice "We've…overrun…can't…No…NO…AHHHHH…"

There was a cracking noise as the radio cut out.

"Lizz? Lizz!" yelled Ryan "LIZZ!"

He gasped as a Heylin Dragon dived at him, he duck and stuck the Spear of Guan in its tail, where he gave it the coupe de grace with both of his swords. He looked up, more and more of his fellow warriors were falling to the clones. Ryan bit his lip as he looked at where the clones were coming from, it seemed endless. He knew that the battle was lost.

"RETREAT!" yelled Ryan at the top of his voice, "RETREAT!"

That echoed louder than any other noise on the battle field, and soon everyone was running away from the clones. Ryan ran as fast as he could through the crowd, when suddenly someone stepped in front of him.

"Hello Ryan…" said Chase. Ryan gasped as he tried to skid to a halt.

"Chase!" gasped Ryan. Before he could react, he felt the sharp stinging pain of his knuckles on the underside of his chin. He flew through the air, the wind gently blowing against him, before hitting the ground with a thud. And he knew no more…

I like that thudonk noise…Anyway, everyone has been butt whooped! (I have banned myself from saying Dun Dun Duh!) What will happen next…R&R! Now to avoid Hanbags and DeafLizgon…(Runs off)