Jack versus Cad Bane
Chapter 1: Aku Meets Cad
Aku was meeting with a shadowy figure well known throughout the galaxy in being a first class bounty hunter. But as the shadowy figure revealed itself, it was none other than Cad Bane himself.
"I am very impressed with your work as a bounty hunter" said Aku who was reviewing some of the footage that Cad Bane did against the Republic forces.
"It's a hard job, but somebody has to do it" replied Cad.
"Listen, I have a pesky problem with a samurai, known as Samurai Jack" continued Aku.
"Let me guess, you want to hire me to take out someone who doesn't really pose a real threat to you?" asked Cad.
"Bah, fool!" roared Aku as he then showed the footages of Samurai Jack taking down the number of his forces, "This samurai has been a burdensome pest for me for some time. I need an expert exterminator, namely someone like you that'll squash him for good."
"Hmm, interesting, he only prefers primitive tools as weapons" said Cad as he reviewed the footage.
"Now go!" said Aku.
"Not unless if you provide me a price for the samurai" continued Cad.
"Hmm, I will go as high as 100 million, but that's the final offer, or you will not be the one to take down the samurai" said Aku.
"Fine by me" said Cad as he left heading toward his ship and took off.
Yet as the bounty hunter was well prepared to find Samurai Jack, the same samurai in question was on his way in a far away land in search for another possible chance for him to get back to his own time period. He had heard of rumors of an ancient Aztec-like pyramid housed a time machine that'll be able to transport him back into time. The legend was said that it was used by the Aztec Gods to venture throughout space and time, and it would be the right amount of use for him if all of this were true. Yet as the samurai ventured into the jungle, an old priest noticed the samurai intruding in his territory.
"You must have heard about the time machine in the pyramid haven't you?" asked the priest.
"Yes, and I need to get through this thick jungle to get there" replied Jack.
"Stay away from the pyramid, it's a cursed place, no one should venture there" continued the priest who was trying to get Jack not to go any forward.
"I think I can handle it" said Jack.
"But of course, are you prepared to deal with whatever dangerous creatures also lie in our jungle here too?" asked the priest who continued with Jack.
"Whatever this place can throw at me, I can handle it" replied Jack who was getting rather impatient.
"Fine, you may go ahead samurai, hope you know the consequences if you fail" sighed the priest who knew previous warriors had traveled the same path, only to fail.
Yet as the samurai ventured into the jungle, the priest headed to his hut and began to meditate, it was only just then that Cad Bane had landed his ship which was monitoring the area. Cad knew that Samurai Jack was in the area, but this thick jungle was preventing him from doing his job.
"Another one" sighed the priest who stopped his meditation as he got out, Cad Bane looked more sinister to the priest than the samurai who was previously there, as he stood outside his ship.
"I am looking for a samurai" said Cad, "have you seen one here?"
The priest did not trust Cad Bane at all, and didn't care if that was his name at all, he could sense that Cad was a very sinister being indeed versus what he felt about Samurai Jack who was only a few hours here earlier.
"Be gone!" roared the priest, "This is not a place for you!"
"That's a pity you will have to say that" replied Cad as he came toward the priest, "I am going to ask you nicely one more time, where is the samurai that was here earlier?"
"And tell you where he may have gone, never!" replied the priest.
Cad then was easily impatient by the priest, as he grabbed the priest by his throat.
"Now tell me, where is the samurai!" roared Cad who wasn't happy that the priest knew something, and wasn't going to tell.
"He went into the jungle!" cried the priest, "He was searching for our ancient pyramid that housed a time machine!"
"Thank you for your cooperation" laughed Cad as he lets go of the priest's throat, "I will be leaving my ship here until I find this samurai."
Yet as Cad Bane entered the jungle, Jack who was quite a few miles ahead in the jungle was unaware that Cad Bane was out to hunt him down for good. The samurai used his sword to chop down the veins that were in his path, along with also to scare off any snakes that were around him. Suddenly, a lion leaped out of the bushes nearby, thinking that Jack was a meal for itself.
"I am not here to harm you" said Jack who was trying to calm down the lion who obviously didn't want to listen.
The lion then began to chase the samurai throughout the jungle, even getting himself off his path that he was on. The samurai leaped up upon a tree, and swung from a vein, having no other choice but to kick the lion down to the ground with his bare feet. The lion then scampered away after the incident. Yet as the samurai continued to venture into the jungle, a certain Cad Bane was already on his trial. The bounty hunter looked down at a specific path that the samurai had once traveled on, and sniffed it.
"This was fresh about only an hour ago" said Cad, "I must be close, but I need to get on the samurai's path fast if I want to please my employer."
