HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RYAN YOUNG! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Ryan: -Unenthusiastically blows on a party whistle-

Ladies and gentlemen, today is the first birthday of "The Legend of the Thunder Child" series! Exactly one year ago, I began to write this story, not knowing where it would get me! But one year later, I have made so many friends! So thanks for R&R and let's get on with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown

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

68: Ryan's Heritage: Part I

Ryan, Kimiko, Omi, Clay, Raimundo and Chase's ghost watched Dashi as he skidded round the corner and vanished behind one of the temple buildings.

"That was Dashi?" said Raimundo.

"As a teenage Wudai Warrior" said Chase "This is before he took his Xiaolin duties seriously and worked hard to become Grand Master"

"Kinda like you Raimundo" said Clay as he chuckled to himself.

"DASHI!" roared the female voice again, making everyone jump, "GIVE ME MY DIARY BACK!"

They all looked behind him to see a young girl with dark red hair and green eyes come charging out of the dormitory with a temper that would rival Kimiko's.

"Oh my god…" gasped Kimiko "Wuya?"

"Also as a teenage Wudai Warrior" said Chase "She was the Xiaolin Dragon of Earth before she joined the Heylin side, losing her Earth element, which slipped into Clay's bloodline"

Wuya growled as she skidded around the corner and shot after Dashi.

"Oh god…" groaned an annoyed voice behind them, "Not again…"

"Why does he continuously have to take her diary?" sighed another voice.

They all turned around to see an old man wearing the blue and white temple Master robes, next to him was another young boy. Like Dashi, he was also bald, but he had hair growing from the back of his head that was tied up to form a long pony tail.

"Let me guess" said Raimundo "Master Monk Guan?"

"Yes" said Chase "Well…Wudai Warrior Monk Guan, Dragon of Water and the peacemaker between Dashi and Wuya"

"I'm normally the one trying to stop Raimundo and Kimiko bickering too…" sighed Clay.

"Who's the other person?" said Omi.

"He's Master Dowryan" said Chase "He was our temple master"

"What about you?" said Ryan. Chase said nothing as he pointed over to an old oak tree. There meditating in the shade was Chase.

"Xiaolin Dragon of Fire" said Chase "Well…I lost my powers of Fire after I joined the Heylin side, the fire element went into Kimiko's blood line"

Ryan looked towards a temple building that was near the tree, a beautiful looking girl with light brown fluffy hair that flowed beyond her shoulders walked out. She smiled as she looked over at Chase and crept up behind him.

"Who's that?" said Ryan as he pointed at her, Chase's face broke out into a full smile as he looked at her, for a moment he looked like he was about to cry.

"Ryan…Have you ever wondered that you are my clone, yet you have brown hair?" said Chase as he looked at him.

"That girl…" said Kimiko "She has your brown hair! Who is she?"

"Naomi Emi…" sighed Chase "The Dragon of Thunder, The most beautiful woman in the world…She is also your mother…"

"My mother!" gasped Ryan.

"Wait a minuet!" gasped Kimiko "She can't be his mother? Can she?"

Chase said nothing as he watched Naomi creep behind his younger self before jumping over him and landing in his lap.

"WHOA!" gasped Chase as he woke from his meditation, "Naomi! Don't do that!"

Naomi giggled as she put her arms around Chase as kissed him on the cheek. Chase smiled as he looked down at her; she smiled back as she moved her hands around the back of his neck and kissed him full on the lips.

"This is too confusing!" said Ryan as he turned to Chase "This all happened one thousand five hundred years ago!"

"Don't worry" said Chase "All will be explained…Moving on to a few years later…"

Suddenly the whole scenery began to dissolve around them; they were now standing inside the dormitory. They could see Chase pacing the floor with an apprehensive look on his face.

"This bit I'm not too proud of…" sighed Chase as he watched his younger self walk up and down, "Remember when you and Kimiko…how to put it? Slept together…"

Suddenly a loud pain filled scream filled the air, making everyone jump.

"That scream" gasped Ryan "That was Naomi!"

"You two were lucky to escape Kimiko getting pregnant…" sighed Chase "Me and Naomi on the other hand…"

Another scream filled the air which made the younger Chase fall against the wall.

"Damn it…" groaned Chase "How could I…And to my own girlfriend…"

Another pain filled scream filled the air, but it was cut short. A quieter, higher pitch cry was heard instead. A man walked from one of the rooms near Chase and smiled at him.

"Congratulations" said the man "You're the father of a healthy baby boy"

Chase took a deep breath as he walked into the room. Ryan followed him, which was easy because he was invisible to everyone in the room. He saw Naomi who was panting heavily and holding a small bundle in her arms.

"Chase…Honey..." said Naomi as she looked up at him, "Look…"

She handed him the bundle, Ryan peeked over his shoulder as he watched Chase unwrap it. He gasped as he saw a tiny face looking back at him, a small tuff of brown hair poked out from the top of the bundle and tiny little brown eyes looked up at him.

"Ryan Young…" said Chase's ghost beside Ryan, making him jump, "You have just seen your own birth…You were born a few days before Wuya declared war on the temple"

"Aww!" squealed Kimiko, making Ryan jump again, "You were sooooooo adorable!"

"Yeah…" sighed Ryan as he blushed, "But you still haven't answered my question"

Chase's ghost smiled as he rested a hand on Ryan's shoulder.

"A week later…" said Chase. Suddenly the surroundings changed again, they were now standing in the temple courtyard. Chase was standing with his back to Naomi, who was holding their child in her arms and had tears streaming down her face.

"Chase…" cried Naomi "Please…For me and Ryan…"

"I can't…" said Chase "Guan and Dashi need me against Wuya…I have to…"

Naomi's head lowered as she began to sob. Chase turned around and cupped her cheeks.

"I promise you…" said Chase "I will return…But what I want you to do is leave the temple and don't come back until it is safe, okay?"

Naomi sniffed as she looked up at him, he lent forward as he kissed her lovingly on the lips. He smiled as he looked down at the bundle in her arms.

"You too little Ryan…" said Chase as he stroked his son's cheek, "I need you to look after your mother for me…"

Naomi smiled as she looked up at Chase; he smiled back as she turned around and walked off to where Dojo was waiting. Just as Dojo began to take off, Naomi turned back and called to Chase.

"Chase!" called Naomi "Remember! I love you! Nothing can change that!"

"Nothing can change that…" said Ryan to himself.

"Ryan?" said Raimundo "You okay?"

"Yeah…" said Ryan as he shook his head, coming out of his trance, "I'm just…confused at everything…"

"Me too" said Raimundo.

"What happened next?" said Kimiko as she looked up at Chase's ghost. He sighed as he lowered his head.

"The first Great Heylin War" said Chase "And my undoing…"

The scenery changed again, they were now standing in a clearing in the woods, everyone gasped except Chase and Omi, who saw this when he travelled back in time to stop Chase but failed. Chase was holding the pot of Low Mang Lone soup and was talking to Hannibal.

"Hannibal…" said Chase "I've made my decision…I want the ultimate power…"

"Excellent" said Hannibal as he rubbed his roots together, "You know what to do…"

"Chase!" gasped Kimiko "What were you thinking?"

"I don't know…" said Chase's ghost as he lowered his head in shame, "My desire for power was too strong…strong enough for me to…"

He sniffed as a tear fell from his eye.

"…Betray my own true love" cried Chase's ghost "I was going to marry her after the war"

There was a loud roar as Chase grew into his dragon form, followed by the deep laughter of Hannibal Roy Bean.

"What happened when…Naomi found out?" said Ryan, who was still quite hesitant to call Naomi his mum. Chase began cry harder as he turned away.

"I can't…" cried Chase "I'll send you there without me…"

Suddenly the scenery changed again, they were now standing on a hill. The sky was filled with black clouds and a cold wind blew. In front of them was Grand Master Dashi, Dojo and Master Monk Guan, Ryan could see that in Dashi's arms was a bundle which was unmistakably Ryan.

"Ryan…Look…" gasped Kimiko as she covered her mouth. Ryan's mouth fell open as he saw that Guan and Dashi were standing in front of a gravestone. He began to breathe harder as he saw what was inscribed on it.

"Here lies Naomi Emi

Mother of Ryan Young, Lover of Chase Young,

Born July 14th 479

Died June 31st 500

"I love you Chase…Nothing can change that…""

Ryan lowered her head as he closed his eyes.

"Ryan?" said Kimiko as she put her arm around him, "It okay…"

He looked up as the scenery changed again; Chase's ghost appeared in front of him.

"Naomi couldn't believe that I went over to the Heylin side" said Chase "She was driven to insanity, and then…She took her own life…"

"She killed herself" said Omi "But what about…"

"Ryan was left in Dashi's hands" said Chase's ghost "He was only five days old when he lost both his parents…"

Ryan said nothing as he rested his head in his hands; Kimiko hugged him as she tried to comfort him.

"But what about Ryan being alive 1500 years in the future?" said Clay "Did he do the same thing as Master Monk Guan did?"

"I do not know what Guan did to prolong his life" said Chase "All I know that when he did, he lost his water element, which slipped into your bloodline"

"What about Ryan?" said Omi. Chase said nothing as he lowered his head.

"It is a pain even worse than losing Naomi to suicide…" said Chase "I murdered him…"

This is where things get interesting but complex, Ryan was born 1500 years ago, but then he wasn't. But I will explain it on tomorrow's chapter. Yes, Ryan's mother has finally been confirmed, Naomi Emi, Dragon of Thunder 1500 years ago!

Things you should know about this chapter, Ryan and the other didn't travel back in time, they just saw the memory of Chase's past. Even so, Omi didn't appear because after he went back in time and came back to the future, he stopped himself from being frozen, thus he never went forward in time to go back so he never went back in time. (You see, this is exactly why I hate time travel with causality!) Plus the fact there was two Chases. Chase's ghost who was telling them about his past self.

R&R!