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

74: Rebuilding Life

Three days later, back at the temple…

Three days had passed since the Second Great Heylin war had ended. The Xiaolin Dragons were shocked at what they found waiting for them when they returned. There was no temple, just black ash and ruins. The survivors were either busy tending the wounded or burying the dead. They were glad to see that Hannah, Lizz, Colza and the others were alive, beaten down and tired, but still alive. However Kimiko secluded herself from the others as soon as they arrived, not even her friends could even get through to her. As they slowly began to rebuild their lives, Kimiko would appear from nowhere from time to time to help out, helping the wounded and rebuilding the temple. But she would work in silence with a face that made everyone who looked at her be driven to tears. But after finishing her task she would vanish from the temple and wouldn't be seen for hours on end. They once found her in her makeshift room once; face down on her bed, crying into her pillow. They decided to let her be for the moment but when Hannah brought her some lunch a few minuets later, she was gone. But each night, she would climb onto the roof and look up at the sky. She's watch the moon float through the starry sky and the Shadow Ecliptis, blanketed in a dark shadow.

"Come on Ryan…" said Kimiko as she looked longingly into the sky, "I know your still alive…Please…Come back to me…"

There was a brief silence, as if she was waiting for a reply.

"Come on…" whined Kimiko as she sat up, "Please!"

There was another brief silence.

"Ryan!" yelled Kimiko "Please!"

She cried as she leapt from the roof and ran into what was left of the forest, she cried as she ran blindly and collapsed onto the floor. She would then trudge back to the temple with dirty clothes and bits of plants in her hair. Raimundo and the others would watch her from a distance as she would walk to her room and cry herself to sleep.

"Poor girl…" sighed Hannah "I've never seen her so upset ever…"

"She's sadder than a dog that lost his tail wag…" sighed Clay.

"Every night she'd sit on the roof" said Omi "But every night she becomes more and more hopeful that Ryan would show up…"

"Oh…" sighed Lizz "She's not going to like tomorrow then…It will tear her apart…"

Next Day…

Raimundo poked his head into Kimiko's room, she was fast asleep. She had her arms around her pillow and she was hugging it tightly.

"Kimiko" said Raimundo softly, "It's time to get up…"

Kimiko groaned as she moved her pillow over her head. Raimundo knew she was dreading this day, praying that it would never come.

"Kimiko…" said Raimundo in his most reassuring voice, "I know you wished this day would never come…But you have to face it…"

Kimiko said nothing as she removed the pillow from her face, her eyes were bloodshot and her face was soaked with tears.

"Kimiko?" said Raimundo "Are you okay?"

She sniffed as she sat up and looked over at what was left of her room, only some of her clothes and make-up.

"I dreamed of him last night…" said Kimiko "He took me for a walk through the forest during winter…"

She smiled slightly as she wiped some tears that began to fall from her eyes.

"I began to feel cold…" said Kimiko "So he removed his own coat and put it on me…"

Her lip wobbled slightly as her head lowered.

"Rai…" sobbed Kimiko slightly "I miss him…so badly…"

Raimundo said nothing as he crouched down near her and put an arm around her; she lent her head on him and cried slightly.

"You ready for today?" said Raimundo "You don't have to do it if you don't want to…"

"No…" said Kimiko as she stood up and began to look through her clothes, "I have to…"

She sniffed a bit as she picked out a dress and began to look through her makeup.

"Okay…" said Raimundo "Do you want to be left alone?"

She nodded as she looked out the window, Raimundo sighed as he left the room and saw that everyone was waiting for him outside the room.

"So?" said Lizz "How is she?"

"Sort of positive…"said Raimundo as he shrugged his shoulders, "But she still misses Ryan…"

"Oh…" said Hannah as she lowered her head, "Well guys, today is going to be really hard for her, so we have to be as supportive as we can for her"

They all nodded as they went outside to where everyone had gathered.

Later…

Everyone except Kimiko stood around a large object that was covered in a sheet. They stood in silence as they waited for Master Fung to walk towards the sheet.

"My friends…" said Master Fung "Today, we remember the lives that were lost to protect the temple from the Heylin side…"

The wind blew through the temple grounds, it was a cold breeze and it made most people shiver slightly.

"Many of these lives were friends…" said Master Fung "Many were friends, many were family…But they were all loyal members who gave their lives so that peace continues to exist"

There was some sniffing and tears from the crowd.

"And it is on this day…" said Master Fung "That we honour them…"

He looked up as he saw Kimiko emerge from the crowd and walk towards her friends with a brave face.

"Hey Kimiko…" whispered Hannah "You okay?"

Kimiko sniffed as she nodded. Master Fung looked at her and saw that even though she had a brave face, he could see the pain in her eyes. He sighed as he put his hand on the sheet and pulled hard. The sheet fell off, revealing a statue of a young warrior wielding a sword and ridding a dragon. Kimiko's lip began to tremble as she looked at the stone it sat on with all the names of the fallen. Her eyes began to water as she looked through the list, her eyes briefly stopping at Kronego Kanojo Cho's name on the list. But her eyes froze when she found a name just below Kronego's name. She looked at the name hard, wishing that what she could see was fake, but there in clear letters was the name…Ryan Young. Kimiko began to lose it; she couldn't hold it in any more. She screwed her face up as she began to cry uncontrollably.

"Ryan…" cried Kimiko "I love you!"

She immediately felt someone move near her, so she spun around and hugged them, bawling her eyes out.

"It's okay…" said Hannah as she rubbed her back. Lizz sniffed as she turned and walked away.

"Lizz?" said Raimundo "You okay?"

She nodded as she turned around, tears were in her eyes.

"Yeah…" sniffed Lizz "It's…just so sad…Most of the people who fell were friends…But Kimiko losing Ryan…It's just…"

She stops as he lowers her head, Raimundo sighs as he puts an arm around her. She sniffs and wipes her eye as she rests her head on his shoulder. They both looked up as they saw Kimiko move from Hannah and walk towards the statue, she reaches into her robes and pulls out Ryan's Tesla Dynamo. She cried as she gently placed it at the foot of the statue among the flowers that lay at the foot of the statue.

"Goodbye Ryan…" cried Kimiko as she buried her face into her hands, "You were the best thing that ever happened to me…I'll never forget you…"

Later that night…

Raimundo, Kimiko, Clay and Omi sat in the half built Main Hall. The cold wind was still blowing through the temple was still making most people shiver. They all looked up as they saw Master Fung walk into the room.

"Young monks" said Master Fung "I have news regarding your Singala promotions…"

They all stood up and stood in a line, except Kimiko who was still looking out the window.

"Kimiko?" said Omi.

"Yeah, yeah…" sighed Kimiko as she slowly got to her feet and got in line.

"As you know, the world is once again grateful for saving the world" said Master Fung "And your reward?"

He clicked his fingers, a monk walked up to him with a bundle of dark yellow sashes. He removed the top sash and showed it to the monks.

"Ooooo…" sighed Omi.

"This is your reward for saving the world…" said Master Fung "You've grown since you were promoted to Wudai Warrior, both mentally and physically, it is now time to prepare for the next level…"

Raimundo and Omi's eyes lit up as they stared at the dark yellow sashes.

"Wait, hold up partners" said Clay as he though for a moment, "Master Fung said that only four of us would get the promotion…"

Kimiko looked up at him as he said that.

"Oh yes…" said Raimundo "One of us wouldn't level up at the same time as us…"

Kimiko bit her lip as she lowered her head.

"Please Master Fung" said Omi "Who did you chose?"

Master Fung sighed as he looked at Kimiko.

"You must discover that for yourself…" said Master Fung as he left the room, taking their sashes with him.

"I hate it when he does that…" sighed Raimundo "So…Who's not getting the promotion?"

"Isn't it obvious?" said Kimiko quietly "It's me…"

They all turned and looked at her; her head was still hung low.

"Don't say that" said Raimundo.

"Yes" said Omi "And the way I see it, there are four people here, so we should all get the promotion"

"But what about Ryan?" said Kimiko, as soon as his name passed her lips, her eyes began to water again and her voice became a depressing cry, "What about Ryan?"

They all lowered their heads as Kimiko began to sob harder.

"He got his Singala powers before anyone else!" cried Kimiko "But that's not the point…"

She sniffed as she turned her back on them.

"When Ryan was fighting, you guys were trying to hide the Wu…But all I did was worry about him…" cried Kimiko "When he was ejected into space…Raimundo tried to fight, all I did was cry…When he sacrificed his life for us…"

Kimiko couldn't go on, she wailed loudly as she fell to her knees.

"I don't deserve the promotion" cried Kimiko "I don't even deserve to be a Xiaolin dragon!"

"Don't say that, Kimiko…" said Raimundo as he bent down and reached out to touch her shoulder. But as his hand touched her, she sprang to her feet and ran from the hall, leaving the others stunned.

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