Thanks for R&R! I have finished Apocalypse Clone! Anyway, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

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

50: A Deal with the Devil

Control room…

1:06:46 till Cannon fire…

The metal door to the control room slowly slid open, revealing Ryan with the fake Tesla Dynamo in his hands. As he walked into the Control room, he saw to his left was Clay and Omi, to his right was Raimundo. Just a head of him was a wall of clones. Beyond that wall was Kimiko, who was incredibly relived to see Ryan was well and here to save her but at the same time, scared because Jack Spicer had a laser cannon to her head. Next to Jack was Guardian Angel, and between him and Jack was Hannibal, glaring menacingly at Ryan from Jack's shoulder with the Chaos Helmet on his head.

"Well, Well, Well…" said Hannibal "We meet again…"

"What's going on here?" said Ryan "Why is Hughie Rio Bean running the show?"

Hannibal growled as Ryan slowly walked towards the wall of clones that separated Hannibal from Ryan.

"Hannibal is controlling the clones and Guardian Angel now and Jack sold us out!" said Raimundo "But Chase and Wuya are nowhere to be seen"

"Okay…" said Ryan "On with current matters, Hughie, here's the deal, you release Kimiko or I'll be making Black Bean soup from you…And I mean black as in black and blue!"

Ryan glared at him as he cracked his knuckles. Hannibal laughed as he nudged Jack; he reacted by jabbing the gun in Kimiko's back. She gasped as she felt the metal against her skin. This edged Ryan to try and advance on the clones, but they held him back.

"Don't try and call the shots Ryan" said Hannibal "Unless you want her dead!"

Ryan looked at Kimiko, he could see how scared she was and Ryan didn't want to loss her. He sighed as he swallowed his pride.

"Okay…You win…" said Ryan as he came out of his offensive stance, "Just don't hurt her…"

Hannibal grinned as he saw he had Ryan in the palm of his hand

"Very well" said Hannibal "Before we start, I'd like congratulate you on getting to the Reactor room not once, but twice"

"You didn't leave any guards there the second time" said Ryan.

"Didn't have to" said Hannibal "All I had to do is put your little princess in danger and you immediately stop your futile attempts to steal my Elementa and come running to her side like a loyal dog you are"

Ryan glared at Hannibal as he jumped onto Kimiko's head.

"Now then Ryan, hand over the Tesla Dynamo, nice and slowly" said Hannibal "That is if you care more about saving the world than your girlfriend…"

A small smirk appeared on Ryan's face as he pulled out the fake Tesla Dynamo.

"If I give the fake to him, not only will he take it to the Reactor and blow it up" thought Ryan "I also get Kimiko back without losing the real one, I can kill two birds with one stone!"

Ryan cautiously walked towards Hannibal holding the fake Tesla Dynamo out, Jack then walked out with Kimiko in front of him, still holding the gun in her back. Ryan held out the Tesla Dynamo so Jack could grasp it firmly, Ryan then reached out so he held Kimiko's arm firmly.

"You've turned into a big time criminal…" said Ryan in a slightly sarcastic voice as he smirked at him. Jack sneered as he pushed Kimiko towards him and pulled the Tesla Dynamo from his hands. Ryan pulled Kimiko towards him and she put her arms around, hugging him tightly.

"Finally…" said Hannibal as Jack gave him the Tesla Dynamo, "I finally have all eight Elementa…Guards, capture them!"

Ryan, Kimiko, Clay, Omi, Dojo and Chucky were suddenly swarmed by clones; they were restrained and disarmed of all their Wu.

"What the hell?" gasped Kimiko "You said you set me free if we gave you the Tesla Dynamo?"

"I did" said Hannibal "But I didn't say you could leave…"

Hannibal laughed as everyone was fitted with the anti-elemental neck braces.

"YOU NO GOOD SON OF A BITCH!" roared Ryan as he tried to lunge at Hannibal, "I'LL KILL YOU!"

Hannibal laughed again as he hopped towards Ryan.

"Now that I have officially won the second Great Heylin War" said Hannibal "Now is the time to decide whether or not you will obey the new law"

"What are you saying, you no good vermin?" said Clay.

"Ryan?" said Hannibal as he pulled out a large dragon shaped pot from thin air, "How would you like to join me?"

Everyone gasped as he opened the pot under his nose and showed it Ryan, his eyes widened as he saw a dragon's tail poking out of the dark brown liquid.

"Low…Low Mang Lone soup!" gasped Ryan.

"No!" cried Kimiko "Don't do it!"

"I would never join you!" spat Ryan.

"Are you sure?" said Hannibal as he waved the pot under his nose, wafting the sweet taste of the soup to try and tempt Ryan into drinking it, "How would you like to have real ultimate power?"

"How would you like to bite my ass?" roared Ryan as he tried to lunge at Hannibal again, only to have one of the clones hit Ryan on the back of the head, causing him to fall to the ground.

"Join me and your friends will stay alive" said Hannibal "Refuse, and I will kill them…Kimiko first!"

Ryan snarled at Hannibal as he was pulled to his feet by the clones.

"Take him away!" commanded Hannibal "Let's give him a moment to think it over…"

He grinned as Ryan was dragged away, yelling at him.

"I have done it…" said Hannibal "I have done it! MWUA HA HA HA HA HA!"

Detention room…

0:59:59 till Cannon fire…

Chase opened one eye as he heard voices coming from one end of the detention room. Ryan, Kimiko, Clay, Raimundo, Omi, Dojo and Chucky were being one after the other into the room. One by one each person was locked up in there own cell, except Ryan and Kimiko, who Hannibal for some reason put them in the same cell.

"Ahh…" said Chase "Finally…It's nice to have a bit of company…"

"Oh ha ha Chase…" said Raimundo as he sat against the wall of his cell.

"So what's the news from that almighty baked bean?" sighed Wuya as she watched Chase go back to his meditation.

"Ryan!" said Kimiko in a worried voice as she faced him, "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know! I don't know!" groaned Ryan as he sat on the floor and rested his head in his hands.

"Keep quite and you will find out…" sighed Dojo.

"Damn that asshole!" yelled Ryan as he punched the wall of his cell, "He's got me in a no win situation…"

"Ryan!" called Omi "You mustn't join the Heylin side…again"

"Omi's right" said Clay "If you do, we stay alive, but he will probably try to convert us too, or worse, gets you with your new brainwashed Heylin mind to kill us!"

"But if I don't join, you guys will die anyway! Can't you see?" said Ryan, he sniffed as he turned to Kimiko; she held his hand as she could see tears in his eyes.

"I could save the world…but lose you…" said Ryan "I'm…I'm not strong enough to make this decision…"

"Ryan…" said Omi "I would gladly die if it means the world is safe"

"I know that…" said Ryan "But I'm not strong enough to lose you…I love you Kimiko…"

Kimiko put her arms around him, hugging him gently. They both lent forward and kissed, not a passionate one, but rather one that was filled with the purest kind of love and affection for each other. Kimiko smiled as she looked up at him.

"Do you know what that kiss told me?" said Kimiko.

"What?" said Ryan.

"You will make the right decision…" said Kimiko as she smiled at him, "I trust you…"

She let out a large yawn as she check her watch, none of them had had a proper nights sleep for a while.

"Ryan…" whispered Kimiko "Sleep by my side one last time? Please?"

Ryan said nothing as he nodded. They both curled up on the floor together, before quietly falling asleep, with Ryan curled around Kimiko, protecting her till the end.

Detention room…

0:44:44 till Cannon fire…

"Psst!" whispered Chucky.

"Uhh…" mumbled Ryan as he woke up.

"Psst! Ryan!" whispered Chucky "Get over here! Me and Dojo have come up with another plan!"

Ryan yawned as he moved away from Kimiko and rested his head against the cell wall so he could hear him.

"What?" yawned Ryan "This better be good…"

"It is good!" whispered Chucky, "You know we were disarmed of all our Wu? Well it turns out there were still a few stuck in Dojo's nose…And I have a clever plan to get us out of getting killed…"

"Hmm…" thought Ryan "Lay it on me…"

"Okay" whispered Chucky "What we do is this…"

Will Ryan take the deal and join Hannibal? Or will he turn down the offer and have everyone killed? There is a chance there will be Dragon Ryan, Kaida…Don't forget to R&R!