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

56: Ibis Cannon Fire

Near the Ibis Cannon…

0:02:49 till Cannon fire…

Ryan and Chase were still charging down the walkway at supersonic speeds, blasting each other with energy as they avoided the falling walkway behind them. As they were running at top speeds, they managed to reach the Ibis Cannon within two minuets; they both leapt onto the cannon itself and were now running up the side of it towards the top. Chase ran ahead of Ryan and then leapt in front of him.

"Tarantula Eating Noodles!" yelled Chase as he spun at him with his fist and legs out. Ryan gave himself a speed boost as he dived right into him.

"Anaconda Fixing TV!" yelled Ryan as he spun his legs together at him. He hit Chase's attack and spun himself into the air. Thanks to the high speeds they were running at and the low gravity, Ryan was able to land back on the cannon and continue running towards the peak of the cannon.

"Hedgehog Running Fast!" yelled Chase as he charged at Ryan from behind, Ryan slipped back over him and spun though the air. He regained his balance and landed back on the cannon, he skidded back a bit but was able to get his grip back and continued to run up the cannon.

"You're not going to stop me!" yelled Ryan as he slowly began to catch up with him. His eyes widened as he saw Chase come at him like a ton of bricks.

"Butterfly Fooling Moth On Cyprus Tree!" yelled Chase as he darted left and right really quickly, giving the allusion of multiple Chases.

"What the?" gasped Ryan as he ran right into Chases. BAM! Ryan fell from the cannon again.

"Heh…" chuckled Chase as he walked Ryan hit the side of the cannon and bounce off the wall, "Moth fooled…"

Ryan managed to grab onto a small ledge, he looked down below him at the Shadow Ecliptis, it was a very long way down and with no wind to help him fly, it would be like a fly hitting a windscreen. He looked up; he could see the peak of the Ibis Cannon pointing directly at Earth. He narrowed his eyes as he saw Chase jumping down towards him. He hauled himself up the ledge and ran at Chase.

"Wookie Kicking Butt!" yelled Ryan as he swung his foot at Chase.

"What?" said Chase "Wookie Kicking…" BAM! Ryan kicked Chase hard, knocking him out of the way. Ryan didn't even look back, he continued on his path to get to the end of the cannon before it fired.

Ryan gasped as he heard a buzzing noise around him.

"Oh no! The firing sequence has begun!" gasped Ryan "I'm running out of time! I'm not going to make it at this rate! Got to go faster! No time too waste!"

There was a hissing noise as the sides of the tower began to open up; Ryan could see the Ibis cannon right in front of him, so he jumped directly towards it. He grabbed on to the side of the cannon and began to run up.

"Almost there!" said Ryan to himself, "Don't worry Kimiko, I haven't failed yet! I won't fail you this time!"

Suddenly a large arc of energy shot up in front of him.

"WHOA!" gasped Ryan as he skidded to a halt to stop himself from hitting it, but because he was running up a vertical slope, he fell back a bit.

"Got to be more careful…" said Ryan as he climbed back up. Suddenly a blast of energy from below him hit the cannon near him; Ryan looked down to see Chase still after him.

"Damn it man!" yelled Ryan "Will you stop bugging me?"

Chase said nothing as lobbed more black energy balls at him. Ryan didn't have any time left to attack; all he could do is head to the top while dodging Chase's attacks and the energy arcs that were jumping out of the cannon's side and hope he would make it without being fried to a crisp, blasted by Chase or falling to his death.

"Got to think happy thoughts…" thought Ryan as he tried to take his mind off the perils around him, "I can do this!"

An arc flared up right near Ryan, a wave of sparks flowed over him, causing burns all over his clothes and skin. He yelled in pain as he tripped up and fell against the cannon, he held onto it with one hand because the other was burnt. He gasped as Chase leapt above him and grinned menacingly at him.

"It's a long way down…" said Chase as Ryan looked below him at the drop, "If that doesn't kill you, the energy from the cannon will!"

Ryan's eyes widened as he saw an energy arc build up behind Chase. He grinned as he loosened his grip on the cannon.

"Goodbye Chase…" said Ryan as he let himself fall, Chase looked at him with a confused face before noticing the arc behind him, he roared in pain as the energy hit him and fully discharged into him. He fell from the cannon and shot past Ryan who had grabbed back onto the side.

"Goodbye Chase…" called Ryan again, "See you in hell!"

"Hmm…" thought Chase to himself as he fell through space, "A minor flaw in my plan…Very well, stop the cannon from firing…But it's not the end Ryan…"

"Heylin Warp Portal!" yelled Chase, there was another bright flash, and Chase was gone. Ryan gasped for air as he sighed with relief; he picked up the pace as he continued up the cannon towards the top.

"Holy crap!" gasped Ryan as he checked his watch, "The cannon will be firing soon! I got to get to the top!"

Ryan charged up the cannon at top speed, he dodged left and right to avoid the energy arcs, there were more and more of them as he got closer to the top. He finally reached the last part of the cannon and ran up it to reach the end; he could hear the cannon warming up as he got closer to the top.

"Come on…" thought Ryan as he gritted his teeth, "Almost there…"

He leapt off the end and spun through the air above the cannon, as he flew through the low gravity, he could see the energy building up far below him in the core of the Shadow Ecliptis. If he succeeded, he would stop the Ibis Cannon from firing and save the world, if he failed, both he and the world would be blown to oblivion, Ryan first.

"This is it!" yelled Ryan as he raised the fake Tesla Dynamo in the air, "Fake Tesla Dynamo! Do your stuff!"

He swung with all his might, throwing the Tesla Dynamo into the ball of energy that was building up below him.

The Reactor Room

0:00:10 till Cannon fire…

"10…"

"Heh heh heh…" laughed Hannibal "It has been ten billion years…But once again…Eight Elementa have been gathered to power the great Eclipse Reactor!"

"9…"

The sphere that held the seven Elementa stopped spinning and lowered itself to the ground so Hannibal could reach it.

"8…"

"Now…" said Hannibal "Let a glorious new age of darkness rein over this land again! But this time…May it last forever!"

"7…"

He raised the Tesla Dynamo into the air; it hovered out of his hand and floated to its slot on the reactor.

"6…"

Suddenly the whole reactor began to buzz loudly, as the room filled with a rainbow of coloured lights.

"5…"

Hannibal grinned as he looked at the computer screen, the final checks for the firing sequence were finished and the final seconds were counting down.

"4…"

"Heh heh heh…"

"3…"

"Mhua ha ha ha ha!"

"2…"

"AH HA HA HA HA!"

"1…"

"BWAH HA HA HA!"

"0…Ibis Cannon fire…"

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