0It had started as a typical day in the Bobby Wasabi dojo. Everyone had been training for the up coming tournament and now they were taking a break. Rudy had seemed very tense and stressed, but that was how everyone else felt, so they merely dismissed it. That was, until the accident.

A loud crash had came from Rudy's office, and they all were quick to find the source. When they walked in, Rudy was face down on the floor, bleeding. Some type of hammer was on the floor and the window was broken into tiny shards. Next to Rudy, was a bloody katana and a note.

Jack was first to get to their sensei, scared of what might have happened, and Eddie and Jerry were quick to help too. Kim, on the other hand, had her eyes locked on the katana and note. This looked like the katana they had out front just barely different. Almost like the one that had been stolen from the dojo when they had that party...

Eyes sweeping the area for other clues, Kim picked up the note, reading it aloud.

"Hello Sensei Rudy's students. I'm sure this all comes as surprise to you. Who would be brave enough to take on a third degree black belt in karate? The answer is surely no one. Unless they knew that Sensei Rudy was nothing more than a joke. A fake. Have you not noticed the lack of skill he acquires? Why are you still training with, as all the other Bobby Wasabi dojo's sensei's call him, The Useless One, The Unskilled One, and The Unworthy One? Have you not noticed that he goofs around more than trains you? He is a complete idiot and unable to defend himself. Look around, is he not unconscious? How do you know I'm not still there, standing behind you? I know your little tricks, I've been watching this dojo since Jack joined. This is, in all reality, his fault. So Jack, how do you stop this? The answer is simpler then you might think or believe. Surrender. Come with me and no one else gets hurt. Or you could ignore this warning and next time your so called sensei may not make it out alive. The clock is ticking Jack. Trust me on this. It's time for your friends to go home or face their worst nightmares. You have 48 hours to give yourself up, or say goodbye to Sensei Rudy."

Jack froze where he was standing, when Kim finished the note. He was here? In Seaford? No, no, no! He couldn't be! How did he find him? Why must he go after his friends again? Why could this guy not leave him alone!?

"Jack?" Eddie asked softly. "Are you alright dude?"

"Huh? Yeah. Let's get Rudy some help before the poison sets in and hurts him even worse." Jack answered, picking up Rudy with the help of Jerry.

Milton was the first to address the poison comment. "Poison? Rudy's been poisoned? How do you know?"

Everyone waited for Jack's answer, while he attended to Rudy's head wound. He didn't look up or speak for a few minutes, checking his sensei over for other injures, which he was surprised not to find. What was even more surprising was that he had let him live. This was a first for him. What did he want in exchange, Jack wondered.

"Jack, what poison?" Milton prodded again.

Jack finally looked up. "It's an amnesia poison. It makes it's victim forget everything that happened in the past eight months. I found the needle mark, so Rudy was no doubtingly poisoned. Though if he forgets everything that happened the last eight months, that means he forgets..." Jack trailed off, and started to fall backwards, Jerry barely catching him.

"He forgets what?" Kim asked gently.

"He forgets us. He won't remember a thing about any of us. Milton, Jerry, and Eddie have only been here for seven months, and Kim and I have only been here for five. He won't remember a thing about being our sensei."

Jerry took that moment to speak up. "He'll know me. I may have just joined, but I always hanged around here for the past three years. I just recently got the guts to join."

Everyone merely soaked in this info, until an idea hit them all. Not even asking if others had ideas, they spurt them all out at once.

"You could, We should, convince, eat, order, Nachos, him that we're, at Falafa Phil's, Rudy's students!" all five burst out at once.

"Really Jerry! Nachos?!" Jack yelled at him.

"Of course." came an extremely familiar voice behind them. "Jerry's always hungry. Though still skinny as a rail. But who are you, and what are you doing in my dojo?"

"Rudy! You're awake! That's a huge relief." Kim spun on her heals, helping the karate sensei up.

"Um, do I know you?" he asked.

Jack stepped forwards, taking the lead. "Yes, you know her, and the rest of us! We're your new students."

Rudy looked unconvinced. "Uh huh. Last time I checked, I only was taking on three new students, not five. And one of those were Jerry. The other two were, oh what were their names? Eddie and Wilton? Eddie and Milton? Yes, that's it, Eddie and Milton and that's in a month. I can see that they're here, so what are you two doing here? I remember you from tournament. You took down my star student. You were with the Black Dragons." Rudy spat out the last part with so much disgust that you could see the hate in his eyes.

"And you." Rudy quickly turned on Jack. "Who are you? I've never seen you around Seaford at all. Which dojo are you with, mister black belt?"

Jack thought quickly. "My grandfather was Bobby Wasabi's sensei. I was planning on coming to train in one of Bobby's dojo's and chose this one."

"Oh, well in that case, welcome to my humble dojo. But that still doesn't explain, why she is here. Black Dragons are not welcome here." Rudy instantly softened at the explanation for Jack, but stiffened when no one explained why Kim was here.

"I'm not a Black Dragon! Look! Here's my gi. It's one that's issued to the students here! And your star student is Jack! Lesna was never a worthy adversary and you know it." the words were out of her mouth before Kim knew it.

Rudy suddenly saw red and in three paces crossed the room to stare Kim in the face. "Never talk about Lesna like that again. I promise you'll regret it."

The four others backed up a few paces, hudling in a circle. "Who's Lesna, Jerry?" Milton asked.

"She was the star student before Rudy kicked her out. She was caught stealing from Rudy and it was hurting him. He lost two students because of the drastic change in lesson charges, before he found her bragging about it. Rudy was ripping. I'd never seen him so angry in my life. And then us three joined and that helped him tons, but the damage was still done. He doesn't like talking about her. Ever wonder why the only star student pictures of the student and sensei are only with you and Rudy, Jack?" Jerry explained.

Jack shrugged. "I never thought about it before." he answered after a few seconds.

Jerry was quick to supply the answer. "Because there are no files, no pictures, no trophies , no records of any kind whatsoever that Lesna Riller went to this dojo. You know how belts are often used for many students? He burnt the belts that she wore. It was a good $175 bucks he burnt just in belts. Bo Staffs, Numchucks, anything she might have used, was gone."

"Wow... She really upset Rudy huh?" Jack looked at his sensei, who was currently arguing with Kim. "I wish he had told me. I could've helped him."

"He's doing better now. Ever since you and Kim joined, that extra money has helped him some. But that's why we have to go tournaments for our belts, and we have to help get new Bo Staffs and Numchucks when the old ones break. He doesn't have the money to replace them. Before Lesna stole his money, he was well off. Keyword is before."

The four karate students looked at the sensei sadly, all of them feeling slightly guilty for not being a better friend to Rudy. Jack picked up his bag and slung it over his shoulder. Hugging his friends, and then Kim, he walked up to Rudy, hating himself for what he was going to have to do.

"Hey, Rudy, can I talk to you for second?" he asked nervously, trying to ignore the weird looks he was getting from his friends.

"Um, sure. What do you need Jack?" he responded, trying to be somewhat cheerful.

"I, uh, I need you to, um," Jack stumbled over his words, trying to remind himself what was at stake here. "I need you to watch this with everyone. It's important and may help jog your memory." he pushed out the words and gave Rudy a big hug.

Putting a DVD case in his sensei's hands, he looked on with sad eyes. "Well, I guess this is goodbye." he said more to Rudy than anyone else.

Rushing out of the dojo, he tried hard not to cry. Once again he was being hunted. And once again he had just lost his only real friends and family. It just seemed that life had a curse on him. Just when his life was getting better he was back. Jack merely wanted out. Hopefully his friends would see that.


And welcome to my first ever Kickin' It fanfic! I started this show a week ago and am half way through the third season! I love it! Well I hope you enjoyed and please, review! Thanks everyone, have a great day!

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