Today's the chapter that we find out about who gets promoted to Singala level, place your bets now! And thank you for R&R!

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

77: Warriors of the Four Seasons

The next day, the Main Hall…

Ryan, Kimiko, Raimundo, Clay and Omi stood in line in front of Master Fung. To their side watching them were Hannah, Lizz, Kelko, Dojo, Colza, Chucky and Guan. Master Fung said nothing as he closed his eyes and walked up and down the row, opening his eyes to inspect each person. He then stepped back so he had his back turned to them.

"Young monks" said Master Fung "Without your help…The second Great Heylin War would be still raging, and the world would have been lost"

He smiled slightly as he turned around to face them.

"However" said Master Fung "Do not forget that without the help of your friends, you would have failed"

The five of them watched him, listening to him with great interest.

"Like I said long ago" said Master Fung "Four of you would have levelled up to the Singala level at the same time…"

Kimiko sighed as she looked towards the ground.

"Kimiko?" whispered Ryan "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing…" sighed Kimiko. Ryan smiled warmly at her as he moved closer and held her hand.

"It doesn't matter…" whispered Ryan "It's just a new sash…It doesn't make you any less of who you really are…"

Kimiko smiled as she looked up at him.

"Thank you…" whispered Kimiko as she kissed him on the cheek. Master Fung looked their way and they both stood back to attention.

"Now then" said Master Fung as he stepped towards a chest that was sitting behind him, he bent over and removed the large padlock that kept the box closed. It creaked as it opened; Master Fung reached in and pulled out four dark yellow sashes. He then smiled as he turned to the others.

"Omi…" said Master Fung.

"YES!" yelled Omi as he punched the air and bounced happily towards Master Fung. There was some clapping from Lizz, Hannah and the others as he stood in front of Master Fung with a large grin on his face.

"Congratulation Omi" said Master Fung "You are the Singala Dragon of Winter"

"Thank you Master Fung" said Omi as he bowed to him; he then turned to the others, trying so hard not to give them a smug grin.

"Way to go Omi" said Clay as they both high-fived.

"Heh, no largie!" said Omi.

"Biggie" corrected Raimundo.

"Pedsora, Raimundo" said Master Fung.

"Woo hoo!" cheered Raimundo as he did a small victory dance; he spun around and moon-walked towards Master Fung. Everyone else clapped as he approached Master Fung.

"Congratulation Raimundo" said Master Fung "You are the Singala Dragon of Spring"

"Thanks Master Fung" said Raimundo as he took the sash; he then walked back towards the others beaming.

"Go Raimundo" said Ryan as both of them hi-fived.

"Bailey, Clay" said Master Fung.

Clay said nothing as he walked forward and stood in front of him.

"Congratulations Clay" said Master Fung "You are the Singala Dragon of Autumn"

"Thank you kindly" said Clay as he took the sash and tipped his hat politely at him. Kimiko sighed as she looked to the ground again.

"Well Ryan…" sighed Kimiko "Looks like your next…"

Ryan sighed as he put an arm around her. Master Fung smiled as he saw this and pulled out the last sash from the chest and closed it.

"And the last Singala Dragon…" said Master Fung.

"Young, Ryan…" muttered Kimiko.

"Tohomiko" said Master Fung "Kimiko"

"WHAT?" gasped Omi, Raimundo, Clay and Kimiko at the same time. Master Fung smiled as they all looked at Kimiko in confusion.

"But…But I can't…" said Kimiko as she looked at Ryan, "Ryan should get it, he got his Singala powers way before us?"

She looked at him; he was looking back with a smug grin on his face.

"Wha…Wait…" said Kimiko "You're up to something, aren't you?"

Ryan's grin got bigger as he looked at Master Fung.

"Master Fung is waiting for you…" said Ryan as he put his hand on her back, "Don't keep him waiting"

Kimiko turned to Master Fung and slowly walked towards him.

"There must be some kind of mistake…" said Kimiko.

"No, no mistakes" said Master Fung as he handed her the last dark yellow sash, "Congratulations Kimiko, you are the Singala Dragon of Summer"

"See?" said Ryan as he stepped forward and hugged her, "I told you…"

Hannah, Lizz and Kelko cheered as she looked around bewildered.

"But Master Fung" said Omi "Ryan was able to do all his Singala moves"

"I know" said Master Fung "This is why I am going to give him this…"

His hand went into his sleeve and came out with a fifth Singala sash; she smiled as he gave it to Ryan.

"Congratulations Ryan" said Master Fung "You too are also a Singala Dragon of Spring"

"But I don't understand" said Kimiko "You said only four would level up"

Master Fung smiled as he looked at her.

"I said that only four will be promoted to Singala warrior together" said Master Fung "What I didn't say that one of you would level up before the others, not after"

Raimundo, Omi, Clay and Kimiko all stared at him with their mouths open.

"Ugh…" groaned Dojo as he slapped his forehead, "He did it again…He is seriously making it up as he goes along…"

"This causes for a celebration!" said Master Fung, "We must celebrate the end of the Second Great Heylin War and the new Singala Warriors…Which reminds me…"

He grinned as he clapped his hands; there was a bright flash as the Dragon's sashes appeared on their bodies.

"Whoa…" said Ryan as he looked at the others, "Nice fit!"

"Oh! Oh!" said Dojo excitedly, "What are we waiting for? Its time to PAR-TAY!"

Later…

The once silent hallways of the Xiaolin Temple were now filled with people cheering and enjoying themselves as the celebration was in full swing. People from the local village came with food and music that would last them way into the night. Raimundo, as always was the first to strut his stuff when it came to music and it wasn't long till he was there showing off his dance skills. Seeing that his moves were attracting lots of attention, Omi challenged Raimundo to a dance-off. Once the food had arrived, Dojo, Clay and Chucky made themselves the official food testers and wandered around the buffet, making sure they got at least one of everything. Colza sighed as she watched them, making note of how many anti-acids she would need to give them the next morning. Lizz was on the floor laughing like mad, seeing that Hannah had just stood Raimundo and Omi up by besting them at the dance-off. However, no one seemed to notice that two people were missing…

Meanwhile, the cliff-top over looking the temple…

"Are we there yet?" said Kimiko who held on to Ryan, "You know I hate wearing blindfolds…"

"But you do like surprises, don't you?" said Ryan as her grinned at her.

Kimiko sighed happily as Ryan sat her on the grass and sat down beside her. Ryan grinned as he pulled out the Star Hanabi; he waved it in the air, signalling to the temple.

"Okay…" said Ryan as he hid the Star and removed Kimiko's blindfold.

"Huh?" said Kimiko as she looked around, "Why are we here?"

They both looked up as something flew into the air from the temple, it shot high into the sky before exploding, sending a shower of rainbow coloured sparks into the air.

"Fireworks!" cried Kimiko excitedly, "I love fireworks!"

"I figured that" said Ryan as he smiled at her, "I arranged this especially for you…"

Kimiko smiled as she turned to him and hugged him tight.

"I love you so much…" said Kimiko as she kissed his cheek, "You always knew how to please me…"

Ryan smiled as he nuzzled his head against her.

"I love you too…" said Ryan. They both stayed there in each others arms, watching the colours flash through the sky.

"Ryan…" thought Kimiko "You've done so many nice things for me…I want to do something for you…"

She grinned to herself as she ran a hand gently down his leg.

"And I know exactly how I'm going to show you how much I love you…"

Later that evening…

The party was beginning to wind down and people from the village were leaving. Raimundo and the others were now sat around what was left of the buffet table talking about everything and nothing. You could tell when Hannah was talking about beating Raimundo and Omi because Lizz would burst into laughter again, which made everyone laugh too. Clay, Dojo and Chucky were floating around the table, finishing the last pieces of food. They were joined by Master Fung and Master Monk Guan who congratulated the Dragons on their new promotion. But they were all having so much fun, they didn't notice two dark shadows sneaking towards the dormitory in complete silence. The shadows both crept along the dormitory and both turned into Kimiko's room, quietly whispering to one another.

"Are you sure you want to do this again?"

"Umm…I'm not so sure…"

"Because…If you don't want to, I'm not going to force you…"

"Well, my head is saying no…But my heart and my body says yes…"

"Well?"

"Umm…It's just…I don't what this to be a repeat of last time when we first did it…"

"Don't worry…I've got this…"

"Ah! Where did you get that?"

"Let's not look at where I got it…Let's look at what I'm going to use it for…"

"Well…If you have that…Then…Okay, let's do it…"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes…And do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because…I love you…"

"Me too…I love you too"

Silence…

"Come here…Come join me…"

"Okay…"

More silence…

"Ahh…"

"Mmm…How does that feel?"

"Ahh…That feels so good…Just having you beside me…It feels like it will last forever…"

"Really?

"Yes…It's like…No, nothing…"

"No, please tell me"

"Well…When I'm with you I feel like…"

"You feel like what?"

"I feel like…I'm in a…A sweet dream…"

And we all know what's going to happen after we hear "Sweet Dreams", don't we? (We also know who those people were who said it and what they were doing…)

I still can't believe that this story is almost over…One whole year…One whole year of Thunder Child…the longest waste of time I have ever done…And I, like everyone else, has loved it! R&R everyone!