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

51: The Betrayal of Ryan

Detention room…

0:29:57 till Cannon fire…

"Everyone! Listen up!" yelled one of the clones, "The great Hannibal demands your presence again!"

"What?" groaned Raimudo as he woke up and checked his watch, "He only gave us…half an hour to sleep…Now I really hate him!"

Kimiko groaned as she woke up, she reached out to try and find Ryan, but she then realised that while she was sleeping, Ryan had sat down and moved her onto his lap where he had been stroking her hair continuously while having his eyes closed, but not in sleep, but in deep thought.

"Ryan?" said Kimiko as she raised a hand to his cheek, "You okay?"

"Yes…my dear sweet Kimiko" said Ryan as he smiled down at her and cradled her in his arms, "Never better"

Kimiko managed to put a small smile on her face as she curled up in his arms.

"Kimiko…" said Ryan "I've made my decision…I know what to do"

"You do?" said Kimiko "What?"

Ryan looked up as he saw two clones carrying Dojo and Chucky, they both winked at him as they disappeared into the dark corridors.

"I can't tell you just yet…" said Ryan as he looked down at her, "All I can tell you is this…No matter what happens, I will always love you…Nothing can change that…"

Kimiko began to cry as she rested her head on his chest.

"Ryan…" cried Kimiko "There has to be another way…I love you too…"

"I'm sorry…" said Ryan "But it's time…"

Kimiko cried even harder as she hugged him.

"Please Kimiko…" said Ryan as he kissed her forehead, "No more tears…for me"

Kimiko sniffed as she looked up at Ryan. She smiled as she kissed him with another loving kiss.

"No matter what happens…" said Kimiko "I did it all with you…"

"That's the spirit" said Ryan. He looked up as the clones opened the laser door to their cell.

"This way Ryan and Kimiko" said the clone politely, "Master Hannibal has hoped that your stay has been most pleasurable and would be honoured if the great son of Chase would join him for your Heylin initiation, please this way, you too, Lady Tohomiko"

Ryan and Kimiko just stared at the new "polite" clones.

"Wow…" said Kimiko as she stepped out of the cell, "Didn't know that Hannibal was such a gentleman…Kind of creepy…"

"He's just showing off…" sneered Ryan as he held onto Kimiko's arm, "But not for long…"

He lent near Kimiko's ear.

"Kimiko…" whispered Ryan "I have a plan…"

"What is it?" whispered Kimiko.

"It's very tricky…" whispered Ryan as he put his arm around her, "But this is what we do…"

Control room…

0:25:00 till Cannon fire…

"Ahh…" sighed Hannibal as he stared out into space from on top of Guardian Angel's head, "Jack my boy…Someday I'll teach you how to be true evil…It's the bees' knees…"

"Hey, thanks!" said Jack "I sure I will…Hey! I am true evil!"

Hannibal laughed as he looked at his fuming face.

"Hey Guardian?" said Hannibal "Where are my guests? They're late"

"They're on their way master" said Guardian Angel.

"Excellent" said Hannibal "I love it when a plan comes together…"

The three of them looked up as the Dragons were escorted into the room.

"Ryan! Good to see you!" said Hannibal "I hope my new thought processes for the clones is an improvement to the rude clones of Chase's army"

Ryan rolled his eyes as he was pushed towards the centre of the room.

"So then Ryan?" said Hannibal "What's it going to be? Heylin? Or your girlfriend's death?"

Ryan sighed as he turned around and looked at his friends. Kimiko had both hands on her mouth as she waited with anxiety to hear his answer. Raimundo, Omi and Clay were looking at him with faces saying "Not Heylin! Not Heylin!"

He finally turned to Dojo and Chucky, they nodded in his direction. Ryan nodded back as he took a deep breath and looked back at Hannibal.

"Hannibal…" said Ryan "I have chosen to…"

"NOW!" yelled Chucky. Dojo and Chucky immediately bit the hands of the clones that were holding them.

"Run away!" yelled Dojo as the both of them shot out of the room, chased by a whole wave of clones. Ryan was about to move, but more clones leapt on him, holding him in place. He looked up at Hannibal as he slowly clapped him.

"Oh bravo! Ryan, bravo!" said Hannibal "I thought you could come up with something better than trusting them two geckos…"

"That was the plan?" gasped Kimiko.

"Damn…" groaned Ryan as he lowered his head in shame, "I messed up again…Sorry guys…"

"It seems my offer to the Heylin side doesn't appeal to you?" said Hannibal "What if I sweeten it?"

"How?" said Ryan.

"Not only do you drink the Low Mang Lone soup…" said Hannibal "But Kimiko drinks it as well…"

The two of them gasped as they stared at him.

"Turn him down Ryan!" yelled Kimiko "I'd rather die than live an eternity of evil!"

"Don't be too hasty Ryan" said Hannibal "Think about it…You can finally live a life with your girl, with no threat from anyone…"

Ryan looked around him as the control room dissolved into a large black bedroom that had a balcony that over looked a dead bleak wasteland. Ryan gasped as he saw himself looking out across the wasteland, only with evil looking robes and his Heylin black hair with blood red streaks. Dark Ryan turned around as someone entered the room, a girl with long black hair and cold red eyes. Ryan gasped again as he realised it was Dark Kimiko. She was wearing a long black gown and had black lipstick, mascara and eyeliner. She smiled at Dark Ryan as she handed him a small bundle of black cloth in her arms. Dark Ryan smiled back as he put his arm around Dark Kimiko's waist and began to unwrap the bundle, Ryan gasped a third time as he saw in the bundle was a baby.

Ryan blinked as he saw the room return to normal, the first thing he saw were Hannibal's yellow eyes staring back at him.

"So Ryan?" said Hannibal "I can give what you just saw…and more…"

"I…I had everything…" said Ryan "Power…Wealth…The whole world in my palm…"

"But what's the world compared to Kimiko's love?" said Raimundo.

"But…we were happy…" said Ryan "Just Kimiko and me…"

"No Ryan" said Kimiko as she shook her head, "You can't go through with this!"

"If we join the Heylin side…" said Ryan "All our pain will end…We will finally have the life we wanted…We will be together until the end of time!"

Ryan grinned as he held his hand out to Hannibal.

"You have a deal" said Ryan "What do me and Kimiko have to do to serve you?"

Everyone gasped a Hannibal grinned back at Ryan.

"YOU BASTARD!" cried Kimiko "After all we have been through together and you're just going to turn your back on me!"

"Kimiko…" said Ryan, ignoring her angry tears as they fell from her eyes, "I was born a Heylin…I can't run from my destiny forever…I am a Heylin"

"Then drink deep from the forbidden potion of the Dragons!" said Hannibal as he handed Ryan the pot of Low Mang Long soup, "Once it touches your tongue, your fate is forever sealed!"

"NOOOOOOO!" screamed Kimiko as she fought her way from the clone that was holding her, she ran at top speed at Ryan, but she was too late. Ryan had already put the pot to his lips and downed the whole soup. Kimiko collapsed to her knees as she stared up at him with her mouth open. She prayed that what she just saw didn't happen, but Ryan turned the pot upside-down, a single drop fell from the rim, signifying that Ryan had drunk the whole soup.

"How could you!" cried Kimiko as she burst into tears that flooded the floor around her, "You bastard! I have no boyfriend!"

"Trust me…" said Ryan as he put the lid back on the pot, "You'll thank me for this…"

Suddenly Ryan screamed in pain as he fell to his knees. His head began to grow into a long lizard-like snout filled with razor sharp teeth, there was the sound of bones cracking as his skeleton grew from human bones to dragon bones. His skin began to harden to form shiny scales and the hair on his head began to harden into spines which spread down his back. A long tail sprouted from his back as the transformation was complete. Kimiko continued to cry as Ryan roared at the top of his voice, slashing his razor sharp claws in the air.

"HA AH!" cheered Hannibal as he stared at Ryan "I did it! I finally turned Ryan to the Heylin side for good! Imagine the unimaginable things I can do with his power!"

"Hey!" roared Ryan as he stood over Hannibal, "Remember our deal!"

"But of course" said Hannibal "The girl…"

Kimiko gasped as two clones grabbed her and pulled her to Ryan. Raimundo, Clay and Omi tried to struggle out of the clones grasp, but more clones came to help restrain them.

"You fucking cheat!" yelled Raimundo "I swear I will kill you for this Ryan!"

"I thought I could give the Young family a chance…" said Omi "I was wrong…"

"Ryan! How could you?" yelled Clay "To your own friends…Your own girlfriend!"

Kimiko struggled as the two clones held her in front of Ryan. He growled at her as he lifted her off the ground by the neck and held her in the air, Hannibal began to laugh evilly as he handed Ryan another pot of Low Mang Lone soup.

"This will be very interesting…" said Hannibal "I look forward to seeing Kimiko's Heylin Demon form…"

"A toast…To us…" said Ryan as he put his fingers in Kimiko's mouth and held them open, "May this be the start of a beautiful, loving and evil relationship that will last until the end of time…"

Kimiko tried to bite his fingers, but her teeth didn't even scratch his scales. She closed her eyes as she felt the rim of the pot touch her lips, and the sound of the soup flowing towards her tongue.

Ryan's gone Heylin…And so is Kimiko! What's going to happen? What will Kimiko turn into…Is this the end of the Xiaolin Dragons? Also, there is less than half an hour before the cannon fires again! Will they be able to save the world…Or even themselves? Ha! You have to wait until Monday to find out…R&R!