Ryan: Ladies and Jentalmen, I would like to apologies on UXD's behalf for the lack of interesting things in his author notes. He hasn't been that creative since he had joined Staffs. But he tried to put the effort in for today's story!

Chole: RY-RY! –Glomps him-

Ryan: Oh god…

Jiggy: PASTA!

Ryan: Pasta?

C.C.: Jiggy! You're looking very makey outy today… -Giggles and bats her eyes at him-

Jiggy: AHH! –Runs away with C.C. chasing him-

Ryan: ¬¬ Thanks for R&R…On with today's chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

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

58: Falling to Earth

Everyone jumped to their feet as they ran to the window, just as Raimundo said; Earth did look lightly bigger than it did a few minutes ago.

"Hmm…" thought Jack "Hannibal must have made changes in the Shadow Ecliptis's orbit, making it closer to Earth"

"Why would he do that?" said Kimiko "Did he think he'd make the Ibis Cannon more accurate?"

"I don't know" said Jack as he stepped up to a control panel, "Hold on a sec…Hey Kimiko? What was the password again?"

"I think it was Naomi" said Omi as he ran beside him.

"Naomi…" said Ryan.

"Ryan?" said Kimiko as she turned to him, "You okay?"

"That name?" said Ryan "There is something about it…"

"What?" said Kimiko.

"I don't know" said Ryan as he shrugged his shoulders, "It's in my head, but I don't know why"

"That name seems familiar too…" said Dojo "But I can't remember too…"

"Here we go" said Jack as he typed the password into the computer, "Huh? Strange…Hannibal has shut down the power to all the areas of the Shadow Ecliptis, except the Core"

"What about us moving closer to Earth?" said Raimundo.

Jack began to type again, suddenly a timer appeared on the screen with a picture of an arrow from the Shadow Ecliptic pointing towards Earth. Jack's mouth fell open as he stared at the screen.

"Jack?" said Ryan as he poked him, "What's wrong? Is it bad?"

Jack said nothing as he continued to stare at the screen.

"Where's the volume?" said Omi as he gently slapped Jack on the face. Jack suddenly screamed his girly scream, making everyone jump.

"There it is…" said Clay.

"AHHHHHH!" cried Jack "Where all doomed!"

"What?" said Raimundo "What is it?"

Jack said nothing; he let out a small whimper as he fell to the ground.

"Great…" sighed Kimiko "He fainted again…"

"I'm not surprised…" said a voice from the doorway, they all turned around to see Chase in the doorway.

"Chase Young!" growled Omi as he leapt into position, "If you have come looking for trouble, you have found it!"

"Do not worry little one" said Chase "There is a far bigger problem we have to tend with than me…"

"What do you mean?" said Raimundo as he cautiously moved towards Omi.

"Look" said Chase as he stepped towards the window, "Earth is getting closer…What does that tell you?"

"That…The station's orbit is getting smaller?" said Ryan.

Chase groaned as he rested his head in his hands.

"No…" groaned Chase "Hannibal has shut down everything, including the Orbital Rockets"

Kimiko gasped as she cupped her mouth.

"But those are needed to keep the place in orbit!" gasped Kimiko "Without those…"

"That's right…" said Chase as he looked at the timer on the screen as it just ticked over to fifteen minuets, "The Shadow Ecliptis is falling to Earth!"

"WHAT!" gasped everyone, including Jack who woke up as he heard Chase say it. Chase said nothing as he nodded.

"But that's crazy!" gasped Raimundo.

"Yes" said Chase "I don't know why, but after the Ibis Cannon misfired, Hannibal cut off the whole power supply and disabled the Orbital Rockets, this place crashing to Earth will have the same effect as the Ibis Cannon"

"It seems that he will stop at nothing to turn the world into smoke and ash" said Omi "He is truly an evil…bean like person…"

"But there is a big difference…" said Chase "As soon as this place hits Earth, not only will the surrounding area be engulfed in fire and debris, so will this place"

"Not only will he destroy the world…" gasped Ryan "He will take out us with it!"

"NO!" squealed Jack as he grabbed Chase's legs, "I don't want to die!"

"Get off me!" growled Chase as he kicked his foot hard, sending Jack into the wall, "It isn't over yet…There is still a chance"

"Hold on a tick…" said Dojo "If Hannibal and Guardian Angel is still alive and is on this space station, won't the impact kill them too?"

"That is why he has cut off the power to everything except the Core" said Chase "He has sent the Eclipse Reactor, along with the eight Elementa into the Core and has taken refuge in there"

"The Core is the only place that can survive the impact on Earth" said Jack as he made a map of the Shadow Ecliptis appear on the computer screen, "It has much thicker plating than the whole place put together"

"Then what do we do?" said Kimiko.

"We team up" said Chase. They all looked at him.

"Hannibal and Guardian Angel on their own are easy opponents for me" said Chase "But when Guardian Angel and Hannibal are together, their might is far greater than mine"

He glared at Ryan as a smirk appeared on his face.

"So…" said Ryan "Big bad Chase bit off more than he could chew, eh?"

"Don't mock me boy" growled Chase "Don't forget you need me as much as I do…"

"Why?" said Kimiko.

"Hannibal has put up a shield around the central Core that can only be broken by my magic" said Chase "So you see, unless we work together, none of us will live to see another day…"

"So, we can't get into the Core without you and you can't get to the Core without us" said Chucky "Seems like a reasonable arrangement"

"Then it is settled" said Omi "Chase will help us to the Core, as long as he gives his word to not do any of his underhand trickery!"

"You have my word" said Chase.

"So do you have a plan?" said Ryan. Chase nodded as he walked up to the computer screen.

"Wait another minuet!" said Dojo "Where's Wuya?"

Chase smirked to himself as he shoved Jack from his seat at the computer and sat down.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Shadow Ecliptis…

"Damn it! I'm lost!" yelled Wuya as she got to a crossroad, "Where the hell is Deck R-4? I want Shen Gong Wu!"

Back in the Control room…

"She won't be bothering anyone for a long time…Heh…" chuckled Chase.

"So what's the plan?" said Ryan as they all gathered around the computer screen.

"Well, as you can see on the screen" said Chase "The main route to the Core as been sealed off by Hannibal and we can't get there via the Reactor Room, but all is not lost because there is another way in"

He pointed to the map at a place called the Core Cooling Plant.

"This supplies the Core with water to keep it from overheating" said Chase "It is also the only other way in"

"Okay" said Kimiko "So what will we do?"

"Hannibal knows that he can't block that entrance off, or the Core will overheat" said Chase "So he has probably over run it with clones"

He got up from his chair and walked towards Omi.

"Me and Omi will cut a path through them" said Chase "Allowing the other to sneak through, do you think you can handle it?"

"There is nothing I can't handle" said Omi.

"Good" said Chase "After we get into the Core's Cooling Plant, Raimundo and Clay will drain the water from tank A and get into the Cooling Plant's control room via the pipes"

Chase looked over at Clay and Raimundo.

"You will then open the water gates to the central core to let Kimiko and Ryan through to the last part of the core"

"We can do that" said Raimundo "But we will need someone to guide us"

"Jack can do that" said Ryan as he turned to him, "Jack can stay here and tell us what to do via walky-talky, Dojo? Chucky? You two keep an eye on him so he can help us"

"Good, and now for Ryan and Kimiko's task" said Chase as he turned to the couple, "You to must penetrate the energy fields that keeps the energy from the Core from escaping and shut them down, allowing the rest of us to catch up"

"Me and Kimiko? No sweat!" said Ryan as he put his arm around her; she smiled back at him as she rested her head on him.

"Do not be too sure of yourselves" said Chase "The energy fields is an extremely hazardous place, you have to have your wits about you only to just barely survive"

Ryan and Kimiko both gulped as they looked at each other.

"After you have shut down the energy fields" said Chase "All you need to do to get down to the Core where Hannibal and Guardian Angel should be, to do that, all you do is take a fast water slide down one of the cooling pipes"

"Then what?" said Jack.

"Once in the Core, we get to the Eclipse Reactor which should be now located at the far end of the room from us" said Chase "We reactivate the Reactor and then…"

"I will reposition the Shadow Ecliptis back into orbit" said Jack.

"Can you do that?" said Dojo.

"Leave that to me" said Jack "You just get into the Core and get the Reactor up and running"

"No problem Jack" said Ryan.

"Okay everyone!" said Omi "Let's roll and rock!"

Joe: EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!

Ryan: -Slaps forehead- UXD said he was going to do something creative, not random…

-Yamato walks on with a pink frock on-

Yamato: I'm going to kill him…

Ryan: That's it…This is too random for me, I'm going before something else happens like Kaida turns into cheese…R&R everyone….