Kosmic

I have put my 'Of the Age' story on hold due to the reason I can not make my mind up on certain areas. I will continue to work on City Xiaolin Showdown and my side story Just Wrong 3. Since I am putting one of my stories on hold, I am going to attempt a story I have had on my mind for a long time now.

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Rescue

Raimundo was on the beach with a couple of his friends, taking turns on the waves washing ashore. It was a beautiful day with the sun shining down, no clouds blocking its rays and the ocean breeze gave a refresher to anyone on the beach. Raimundo was enjoying it as he finally came off a good wave, allowing someone else to have the next one.

Unfortunately for Raimundo, his day was going to change for the better and the worse. As he waited on shore for his next turn, he heard a quick scream. No one else have seemed to have heard it, but Raimundo jerked his head in the direction of where the noise came from. He immediately turned and ran in the right direction, after all, he was the type of person who cares if someone was in trouble.

Raimundo ran until he got near an old fishing dock. There was a warehouse that looked run down along with its dock. What grabbed his attention was a brand new speed boat; by the look of the boat, it had belong to someone rich.

Raimundo looked over at the warehouse and saw a person in a black, nice suit. Raimundo now knew something was way off. He thought someone must be captured and the time had come to take action. If there was anything else on Raimundo's mind, it was his desire to be a hero. He didn't have his cell so he could not call the cops anyway.

Raimundo rushed at the guard fast, the man went to grab something from his belt. It was too late for him, though, as Raimundo made a quick leg sweep, knocking the man off balance. As the man fell, Raimundo, with another quick move, pushed the man and made him fall with more force. The man hit the ground hard and was out cold instantly.

Raimundo went to a window to see who else he had to deal with. He saw two other men as well a tied down girl. All Raimundo could see about the girl was she had black hair and wore a green short sleeve shirt with a smiley face and a black skirt. Thoughts ran through Raimundo's mind as he wondered what these people could have done to her.

Instead of going where the men were guarding, Raimundo searched around for another entrance. He found a ladder that lead up to a door at the top. He used it and opened the door as quietly as possible, the door creaked but it was not loud. He then walked over to an overhang just above the men and girl.

Raimundo jumped, landing on the shoulder of one of them. The other guy acted quickly and tried to hit Raimundo, but Raimundo was swift and flipped only to have the person he was on get hit on the back of the head with a nunchuck. He was definitely out and the girl now took notice of what was going on.

Raimundo made a quick look around for something to use for protection, finding a pipe as the man tried to hit him. Raimundo ducked just in time then rolled to the pipe, he flipped to his feet once he grabbed it. Raimundo was lucky he was raised by a family who owned their own circus, because he had to learn and train with the best of them.

The man swung his nunchuck, only to get it tangled in the pipe. Raimundo took the opportunity and swung the pipe at him and hit him in the chest. The guy lost his grip on his weapon and Raimundo swung the pipe again to throw the nunchuck to the side. The guy quickly swung with his fist, only to get hit with the pipe in the arm. In a swift movement, Raimundo hit the man in the head, knocking him out.

The fight was over and Raimundo ran over to the girl. She looked happy but he could tell she had been crying heavily. Raimundo untied her and pulled the gag from her mouth, not noticing it until now. "Arigatō", she told Raimundo before closing her eyes. He checked to see if she was okay and was relieved to find she was only asleep.

"What did these guys do to you?" Raimundo asked, worried what this girl went through.

Raimundo picked her up bridal style and left the place. He made it back where his friends were and they wondered where he went, but seeing a girl in his arms made questions come to their minds.

"Help me bring her to my home and I'll tell you guys everything." This was all Raimundo told them in a quick and serious tone.

Raimundo had made it home and placed the girl in a bed. His father saw him carry her in and lay her down. He gave Raimundo a look that said 'you better explain'. Raimundo did and his father took it all in.

"First off, Raimundo, you should have called the cops. That was really reckless of you." Raimundo's father stated in a fatherly tone.

The boy nodded, "I know, but I didn't have my cell phone."

"On the other hand, I am proud of you. I am going to call the cops for this girl." Raimundo's father spoke, then left him.

Raimundo went back to the girl to check on her, noticing she was awake. She sat up quickly then spoke rapidly to him, but Raimundo could not make out a word from her; she spoke a different language then him. He only knew Spanish, Portuguese, and English. The language she spoke rang through his mind, but he could not remember what it was.

"Calm down, do you know Spanish, Portuguese, or English?" Raimundo interrupted her and spoke it three time in all three languages.

She looked blankly at him, it was as if she did not understand him. "Eng... engli... English" She spoke but it was poorly, like she barely knew it.

"Ja.. Japanese" She spoke again as Raimundo started to remember. He knew only a bit of Japanese from animes he had seen.

It was then the doorbell rang and Raimundo followed as the girl went to the door. His father was already there with the cops. Raimundo and the girl's eyes widened, the cops looked like the three men he fought to save the girl.

"Thank you sir, we were looking for her..." The guy began to speak, only to be interrupted by Raimundo.

"You were the guys that had her tied up!" Raimundo yelled, then stood between them and the girl to protect her.

"Raimundo, stop this at once!" Raimundo's father yelled at him as one of the men glared daggers at him.

That man ran in to punch Raimundo, blowing his cover in the process, but he was angered that he was beaten by him. He connected his fist to Raimundo then heard a whistle being blown. He turned to Raimundo's father who blew the whistle.

Raimundo hit the floor, due to the punch, and the girl was grabbed as she tried to run. All three men took out nunchucks, ready for a fight with the older man. Raimundo's father backed away calmly, allowing them to run off.

"They're in for a surprise." Raimundo said, then chuckled as did his father.

As the three men ran with the struggling girl, they were stopped dead in their tracks by five large cats and a lion tamer. Two of the large cats were lions, two were tigers, and the last looked liked a mix between the two. As they took a couple steps back, they bumped into something large. One turned to see a very large, muscular man.

"I am guessing you don't know about the Pedrosa's. We are a huge family that owns one of the largest circuses around the world." The men turned to Mr. Pedrosa and Raimundo.

"Let the girl go or become a chew toy or the next human pretzel." Raimundo said and they listened to him; they had no chance in this fight.

"Raimundo you get to have the fun job; find out what's going on with this girl. The fact that these guys got a call from the police and had uniforms tells me you have work to do." Mr, Pedrosa said as Raimundo worried about what he got himself into.

End of Chapter

Kosmic

I know you all already know the girl is Kimiko. So what adventure will Raimundo have with her? Also, he better brush up on his Japanese or maybe Kimiko on her English. Other chapters will be longer, this is just the opening. Please review if you enjoyed!