Thanks for R&R! My story is SO CLOSE to finishing, almost at the 80 mark (NEW RECORD!) I'm writing the last two Future Perfect chapters at the mo…Anyway, today we finally see who Guardian Angel is! Let's find out…

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

47: The Original Ryan

Control Room…

3:25:17 till Cannon fire…

"He can't be the original Ryan!" gasped Kimiko "He's a…monster!"

"He can be if he was made by Heylin Genome Splintering" said Chase. He walked towards the window and looked down at the planet.

"Genome Splintering is very different to regular cloning, you can't just clone someone left, right and centre" said Chase "You first need to create a clone that is the…how should I put it…the heart of all the other clones"

"Chase created me as the basic design of the "Apocalypse Clone"" said Guardian Angel "He then used me, as the original, to work off in designing his ultimate warrior"

"As Guardian Angel wasn't of any set species, not only could I alter his D.N.A. to make humans" said Chase "I could make Heylin Dragons as well…"

"Not only did each and every clone come from me" said Guardian Angel "I also control each and every one of them via telepathy…"

"Telepathy…" thought Ryan "He controlled me when I was on the Heylin side…"

"Ryan?" said Kimiko as she looked at him, "You okay?"

"No…" said Ryan "Is this who I am? Just some copy of another copy?"

"Yes" said Chase "Put it this way, I cloned myself to make Guardian Angel, then I cloned Guardian Angel to create "Apocalypse Clone Type R-4, Codename: Ryan""

"So I am just a copy…" said Ryan as his head drooped.

"Yes, but not just any copy" said Chase "You were designed to be the test dummy to test your effectiveness against the Xiaolin Dragons, Logan was your version two backup"

"Out of the four test designs, Joe, Kathryn, Kiera and you that Chase made from me" said Guardian Angel "Your design was the one Chase would use to conquer the world!"

Chase grinned as he looked at Ryan's confused and upset face.

"So Ryan?" said Chase "How does it feel to be a minority…You're not great Ryan Young you thought you were, you're just another one of these clones, created for the sole purpose to serve me!"

Ryan clutched his head as he collapsed to his knees.

"No!" cried Ryan "It's not true! It can't be!"

"Master!" called Guardian Angel "Someone has broken into deck R-4, they has stolen all the Shen Gong Wu"

"Must be the other Dragons…" said Chase as he sat down in his chair.

"They're heading towards Hanger 9" said Guardian Angel "Shall I set an ambush?"

"Yes" said Chase as he looked over at Ryan and Kimiko, "Capture each and every one of them…"

Hanger 9…

3:19:51 till Cannon fire…

Sirens began to wail around them as they ran through the hanger. Jack screamed his girly scream as he ran through the door screaming, "They're coming! They're coming!"

"Dojo!" called Raimundo "Get that Ark Angel up and running!"

They all looked at the door as waves of clones came running in.

"We got to hold the fort till Ryan and Kimiko get back from the core!" called Clay as he; Omi and Raimundo went into their fighting stances. Jack and Chucky panicked as they ran up into the Ark Angel, its engines were warming up, getting ready to take off. Raimundo lunged at the clones, only to be knocked back as five of them ganged up on him. Clay and Omi were swept away as the clones hit them. The three of them landed in a pile as they were surrounded.

"By order of Chase Young" said one of the clones "You're to accompany us to the control room"

"Never!" yelled Omi as he shot into the air, "Leopard Attack!"

Omi bounced off the clones, hitting them with a barrage of punches. But one clone was ahead of him, and counter attacked with a back hand attack. Omi fell to the floor; he gasped as he looked up and saw a bunch of clones about to land on him. He closed his eyes when suddenly; a purple flash filled the room. Omi opened his eyes and saw every single clone frozen in the air.

"What the?" gasped Clay as he, Raimundo and Omi stared at them in awe.

"Hurry" said a voice behind them, "Ryan and Kimiko are in danger, and you must rescue them"

They turned around to see the mysterious girl who set Ryan free.

"Who are you?" said Omi.

"My name isn't important" said the girl "Go now! Quickly! To the control room!"

"Can't argue with that" said Raimundo "Let's go!"

They all scrammed into the Ark Angel; the engines began to rev up as it slowly hovered into the air, before flying out into space.

"Pathetic creatures…" sighed the girl as she looked at the clones, "Ashes to ashes…Dust to dust…"

She waved her hand, and slowly each and every clone began to disintegrate into dust. She sighed as she looked out at the hanger doors.

"The Xiaolin Dragons…" said the girl "They are the true evil force of this universe…They are responsible for my masters suffering…I'm only helping them because they're the only people who can defeat Chase, another enemy of my master…"

She let out a soft sigh as she vanished into thin air.

Control Room…

3:07:10 till Cannon fire…

"Won't be long till your friends are captured" said Guardian Angel "Then there will be no one who can defy my master…"

Chase grinned as he approached Ryan and Kimiko. They both went into their battle stances as they spun round, looking at each clone that was around them.

"Heh…Give it up Ryan" said Chase "There is no way you can take on me AND Guardian Angel AND all my clones!"

"Watch me!" growled Ryan.

"Guards!" barked Chase "Take Kimiko away! I want to see how good Ryan is against me…alone"

Kimiko gasped as clones began to drag her way.

"No! Ryan!" cried Kimiko as she tried to fight her way back to him.

"Kimiko!" cried Ryan as he tried to get to her, only to be pulled back. He reached as far as he could, trying to grab her outstretched hand. After much struggling, he managed to get his hand around her wrist and held it tightly.

"Never let go of me!" cried Kimiko as the clone began to pull harder, "Please Ryan! Never let go!"

"I'll never let go!" said Ryan as he held onto her with all his might.

"Huh?" gasped Guardian Angel as he felt something building up in him, "No…It can't be…"

"What's wrong?" said Chase as he looked at him. Ryan managed to pull Kimiko from the clone's clutches; she ran forwards and hugged him tight. Ryan wrapped his arms protectively around, as if he was shielding her from harm.

"ARRRRR!" cried Guardian Angel as he felt like his head would explode, "It's that unidentified energy source again! Too powerful!"

He screamed in pain as he thrashed his tentacles about.

"Stop them!" yelled Chase "Capture them and take them away!"

The clones closed in on them, it was hopeless for Ryan and Kimiko.

"Ugh…Master…" groaned Guardian Angel as he tried to fight back the pain, "Incoming…ship…"

"What?" gasped Chase "Nothing can get past the Shadow Ecliptis's shields…unless…"

He gasped as he saw the Ark Angel fly up in front of the control room window. The airlock opened and out came Wudai Raimundo with the Fist of Temigong on his hand. Ryan and Kimiko saw him mouth "Fist of Temigong!" as he flew flat out at the window.

"Brace yourself!" yelled Ryan as he held onto Kimiko. Raimundo hit the glass with all his might, shattering the glass. Suddenly everything in the entire room was sucked out into the vacuum of space. Guardian Angel activated his metal sphere shield, protecting him from the vacuum. Chase, not being affected but the vacuum, dodged the clones that were being sucked out into space. Ryan and Kimiko were sucked out as well, but as soon as they left the room, their Wudai forms activated, protecting them from the vacuum. As there was no air in space, they couldn't talk to one another, so Raimundo pulled Ryan and Kimiko to the airlock of the Ark Angel. Once they were on board, the Ark Angel turned around and shot off into the distance.

There was a loud clang of metal as metal shutters covered the broken window. There was a hissing noise as the room's air refilled. Chase got to his feet as he resorted his hair and brushed the dirt form his clothes. There was another hissing noise as the metal sphere around Guardian Angel opened up.

"Uhh…" groaned Guardian Angel "That strange power source…What was that?"

"A minor error in my plans…" said Chase "But easily correctable…"

"The source of power came from Ryan…" said Guardian Angel "No, it was Kimiko…"

"It was both of them actually" said Chase "A part of Ryan's test plan that had unpredicted results…I designed Ryan so Kimiko would have a bodily crush over him, but I didn't foresee that that crush would bloom into love…"

"Love?" said Guardian Angel. Chase nodded as he looked at his radar; the blimp on the screen representing the Ark Angel had just disappeared off the screen.

"It seems this "love" between Ryan and Kimiko generates small traces of light energy in their bodies…" said Chase "Beings of evil, such as you and yours truly, are sensitive to this…"

"The light element? The one of the most powerful of all the ten elements?" gasped Guardian Angel "But how is that possible? They are just kids!"

"I know, there are many things I do not know about how love produces light energy, or if Ryan and Kimiko knows about it" said Chase "But we must act fast if we're to stop them before they harness it…We must spilt up Ryan and Kimiko…permanently!"

Meanwhile, a single clone was hiding around the corner, listening in on Chase and Guardian Angel's conversation. He grinned an evil grin as he moved back into the shadows.

"So Ryan and Kimiko have another secret power, making them even more powerful…" said the clone, "Those two lovebirds will make a fine addition to my team, that is that they take my offer and drink the Low Mang Lon soup…"

He grinned as he rubbed his hands together with glee. The clone poked his head out to check on Chase, he grinned as he saw Guardian Angel.

"No guards, no protection…" said the clone as he reached into his uniform and pulled out the Chaos Helmet, "Look's like this bean going to hit the jackpot…"

I've never noticed this, but almost every chapter ends with a cliff-hanger. And with each cliffy, you all keep your eyes hooked on the story! Anywho, the Xiaolin Dragon's are safe for the moment, but what of the girl who "saved" Raimundo and the others? What are her true motives? And what of the last clone at the end? R&R!