Thanks for R&R! Time for me to resolve the most cliffhangest cliff-hanger yet! Read and find out…

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

52: Phoenix Kimiko

Control room…

0:21:51 till Cannon fire…

Raimundo, Omi and Clay gasped as they watched Ryan tip the whole bowl down Kimiko's throat. Ryan grinned as he let Kimiko's body fall to the ground where she fell flat on her face. Ryan and Hannibal grinned as they watched her slowly get to her feet and stumble about as if she was learning to walk.

"Kimiko!" gasped Raimundo "Are you okay?"

"I…don't know" groaned Kimiko "I feel dizzy…at the same time…powerful…incredibly powerful"

She giggled slightly as she smiled up at Ryan.

"I feel so powerful…" said Kimiko as she bat her eyes at him, "It feels…great…"

She sighed happily as she ran her hands over Ryan's scales, gently gripping him as she pressed her body against him. She suddenly screeched in pain as she fell to her knees, clutching her stomach. She felt like her body was about to explode as her D.N.A. was being rewritten into her demon form. Her head began to grow into a long birdlike beak filled with razor sharp teeth, there was the sound of bones cracking as her skeleton began to change, her body became more streamline and her arms began to grow longer and morph into wings. Her legs became hard and scaly as her feet expanded into long sharp talons. Her skin began to change into red, orange and yellow feathers and the hair on her head burst into flame, forming three large flaming feathers that stuck out of her head. Tail feathers sprouted from her back and razor sharp claws grew from the end of her wings, like fingers on the end of her wings. She screeched like an eagle, almost deafening everyone in the room.

"Wow…" said Jack, partly on awe, partly in fear, "A real live phoenix!"

"I can't believe it…" sighed Raimundo sadly, "She's gone too…"

"Ahh!" roared Kimiko as she spread her wings and scattered flaming embers from her burning crest on her head, "I feel so alive and powerful!"

"Two down…" said Hannibal as he turned to the others, "Three to go…"

"Mr. Bean!" said Omi "You promised us that we could leave alive!"

"Very well…spoilsports…" sighed Hannibal as he turned to Guardian Angel, "Guardian, please setup some transportation for the trio…"

"What about Ryan and Kimiko?" said Clay.

"They will stay here under my supervision" said Hannibal as he turned to the two demon creatures, Kimiko smiled as she nuzzled her beak on Ryan's chin, Ryan smiled back as he stroked her head, his hand impervious to her flaming crest.

"Aww…" said Hannibal as he saw Omi, Clay and Raimundo's face's droop, "Don't worry, you're still invited to their Heylin wedding…That's if you live to see it…"

The three of them gasped as all the clones moved to the door, blocking their exit.

"Hey! You said you won't kill us!" gasped Clay.

"I know" said Hannibal "But I didn't say that Ryan and Kimiko won't kill you…"

Ryan and Kimiko growled as they stepped behind Hannibal.

"I've been waiting so long to permanently shut that mouth that can't use slang!" growled Ryan at Omi, who grabbed his lips as if he was protecting them.

"Soon I won't have to listen to another hoedown saying…Ever!" roared Kimiko as she puffed smoke from her mouth at Clay.

"And you Pedrosa!" roared Ryan "All those pranks…How would you like to have your brain removed and hidden from you!"

Y…Y…You wouldn't dare!" stuttered Raimundo as he stepped back.

"Try us!" roared Kimiko.

"Okay my loyal lovebirds…" said Hannibal "KILL THEM!"

Ryan and Kimiko looked at each other and nodded as Ryan lifted one foot above Hannibal and sent it down hard, flattening Hannibal into the ground. Raimundo, Clay and Omi stared at where Ryan's foot touched the floor. Ryan slowly raised his foot to reveal a small flat bean on the floor.

"Okay Kimiko" said Ryan "Let him have it!"

Kimiko nodded in agreement as she opened her mouth and blasted Hannibal with fire. She turned to Jack, he squealed as he fell over backwards and fainted, she suddenly began choking on an ember; she tugged at her feathers as she pointed at her neck.

"Don't worry!" said Ryan as he dived beside her, "I got you!"

Ryan hit her back hard and she spat out a small ember. They both looked up when they saw Omi, Clay and Raimundo looking at them.

"Oh…" said Ryan "Err…This is awkward…"

"What the hell is going on?" said Clay as they all stared at them.

"Well…" said Kimiko "It's hard to explain…"

"Why don't we explain?" said a voice from nowhere. They all looked to the side as they saw Chucky and Dojo appear from under the Shroud of Shadows with the Ruby of Ramses, Changing Chopsticks and the Crystal of Demonica.

"Dojo?" gasped Raimundo "I thought you two ran off?"

"Before you start" said Ryan "Could you turn us back?"

"Crystal of Demonica!" said Dojo as he held it up, "As I was the one who cursed them, I can revert them back without the help of the Rio Reverso…"

Ryan and Kimiko yelled in pain as their bodies returned to normal.

"Oww…" groaned Ryan as he slowly got up.

"Okay" said Chucky "The explanation to my great and clever plan! When we were locked up, I happened to find out that Dojo still had the Crystal, the Ruby and the Shroud in his nose and I had stowed the Chopsticks in my shirt"

"We then cleverly devised the plan with Ryan while you guys were snoozing" said Dojo "We were to have me and Chucky to "escape", but as soon as we rounded the corner, we hid under the Shroud and sneaked back in"

"But Ryan and Kimiko both drank the soup!" said Omi "We saw them!"

"Ahh! What did you really see?" said Ryan "You saw us raise the bowl to our mouths, but not drinking anything!"

"But I saw you tip the bowl upside-down!" said Clay.

"That is where the Ruby came in" said Chucky "While hidden, we used the Ruby to hold the soup in the bowl and away from Ryan and Kimiko's lips, giving the impression that you drank the soup!"

"We then faked the mutation of the soup with the Crystal Demonica and…Well, the rest is self-explanatory…" said Ryan.

"Hannibal let his guard down after he thought we turned to your side" said Kimiko as she brushed the last bits of singed feather from her hair, "So we were able to stomp him into the ground"

"Yeah…" said Raimundo as he walked towards Ryan "Just one thing…Those insults…"

"Well…" said Ryan as he blushed, "We had to make it very convincing to Homer Rod Bean here…"

Clay, Raimundo and Omi narrowed their eyes at Ryan and Kimiko as they moved backwards.

"Hey guys!" said Kimiko as she blushed as red as Ryan, "We were only kidding!"

"Yeah!" said Ryan "If it weren't for us, you guys would have been as Clay would put it, Texas Toast!"

Clay and Omi said nothing as they ran forward and hugged her.

"We're just glad you're still Kimiko" said Clay.

"Yes" said Omi "You may be a girl…But you're our girl…"

"Aww…" sighed Kimiko as she hugged them back, "Thanks guys"

"Heh heh…" laughed Ryan nervously as he looked at Ramundo, "So we all square?"

THUD!

"Oww!" yelled Ryan as he clutched his head.

"Now we're square" said Raimundo as he smirked to himself and dusted his hands.

"What do you mean we are four sided shapes?" said Omi as he scratched his head.

"Don't worry about it, little partner" said Clay as he sorted out his hat, "It means we are fine"

Ryan looked up as he felt Kimiko put her arms around him.

"Do you know how muscular you look in your Heylin Demon form?" said Kimiko as she smiled at him, kissing him on the cheek.

"Do you know how incredibly beautiful you looked in yours?" said Ryan.

"How beautiful?" said Kimiko as she lent on his shoulder and walked her fingers up his chest.

"It doesn't matter what form you're in" said Ryan "It doesn't matter how beautiful you are…I love you…nothing…"

"Nothing can change that…" said Kimiko. She giggled as Ryan rolled his eyes at her.

"You use that line a lot" said Kimiko "It's like your catchphrase, isn't it?"

"Yeah…" said Ryan as he thought for a moment, "Maybe I should think of a new one?"

"Nah" said Kimiko "Keep this one…I think it's sweet every time you use it…"

Ryan smiled at her as he stared into her eyes. There was no need for anymore words, Kimiko flung her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"Oh boy…" sighed Clay as he turned away, blushing. Raimundo had to physically turn Omi away as Ryan and Kimiko went deeper into the moment.

Hannibal groaned as he looked up from the floor, he could feel his rage building up as he saw Ryan and Kimiko standing over him, making out.

"Ryan…" though Hannibal "This is the last straw! This time…You will die and you will die NOW!"

So everything turned out okay…Or is it? The cannon is still firing in almost twenty minuets! Will everything be okay? R&R!