Three Delivery: Pain From the Past
A/N: So, this is my first attempt at a Three Delivery story, so please be kind. It's really just speculation or my idea of Tobey's dark past, which I thought of after "Fear Factor". I hope it's plausible and entertaining. If not, I apologize; this is my first story with this show and characters. Just so you know, the italics mean that it is a flashback.
Chapter One
Kong Li laughed evilly as he stood behind his prize: his master's cookbook. Lying behind Kong Li was the body of his master; killing the old fool had been much easier than Kong Li first expected. Now Kong Li had what he needed to have all the power he desired and to unleash it on Chinatown.
Getting closer to the book and holding it in his hands, Kong Li grinned as he could almost feel the power of the recipes coursing through his veins. Keeping the book close in one of arms, Kong Li used his free hand to lift the ground below him, making him shoot up through the roof of the temple and out into the streets of Chinatown. Landing safely on the ground, Kong Li picked himself up and opened up the cookbook.
Raising his hands, the recipe pages ripped themselves out and hovered in the air in Kong Li's grasp. Laughing, Kong Li closed his eyes and used his magic to cause the ground to crack and form a pot out of the pavement. Satisfied, Kong Li set the book and the recipes down and began cooking up Hell for Chinatown.
*$THREE DELIVERY*$
Little did young Tobey Young know as he looked out the window that night, but his life was going to change forever. Sitting on the side of his bed lat at night, little Tobey heard weird and frightening noises coming from outside. Jumping down and hurrying over to his window, the young boy looked down to see a man dressed in dark clothing working in the street.
The young boy suddenly jumped in surprise as his door opened and his mother stepped in. "Tobey, what are you doing up at this time of night?" she asked.
"I couldn't sleep…" Tobey replied. "Mom, there's someone out in the street. Whatever he's doing, I have a bad feeling about it."
"Relax, hon…" his mother walked over to him and picked him up before walking him over to his bed. Setting him down and putting the covers over him, she said: "Honey, don't worry. I'm sure it's just a street performer. You know there are a lot of those in tourist attractions, right?"
"But no one's watching him…" Tobey gripped his sheets.
"Maybe he just isn't a very good one…" Mrs. Young tried to assure her son that all was as it should be. Bending down and giving him a kiss on the forehead, Mrs. Young turned and left the room, closing the door softly behind her.
*$THREE DELIVERY*$
Finishing the recipe, Kong Li laughed as he raised his hands; a large tidal wave of water emerged and crashed down the roads of Chinatown. Laughing evilly, Kong Li watched the show.
*$THREE DELIVERY*$
A younger Mei Hua sat at the booth of her son's newly opened restaurant. The restaurant had only been opened for a day, and already her son was getting impatient and angry. Mei Hua had tried to tell her son that it was only the first day and that people would come soon, but young Calvin Wu wouldn't hear of any of it. Just 45 minutes earlier, Calvin had left the building to advertise his restaurant to any passerby's.
Suddenly, Calvin entered the building as if he were out of breath. "Calvin, did something happen?" she asked her son.
"You wouldn't believe it, mom!" Mr. Wu gasped. However, before he could go on, Mei Hua could hear the screams of people outside. Jumping from the booth, Mei Hua rushed out of the shop to see people running for their lives as a giant tidal wave came toward them.
*$THREE DELIVERY*$
Mrs. Young came down the stairs and was about to sit on the couch when her husband burst through the door. "Honey, what's wrong?"
"You wouldn't believe it!" Mr. Young said frantically. "The entire city is being flooded. I couldn't believe my eyes, but it looks like there is some man in the street that is controlling it!"
"You don't mean that man only a couple feet from here?"
"Yes." Mr. Young finished. "Come on, we have to get Tobey and get out of here!"
*$THREE DELIVERY*$
As Mei Hua got closer to where the flood was coming from, she was surprised to see that the perpetrator was none other than Kong Li; her best friend. He as well saw her, and he simply grinned at her as she got closer.
"Kong Li…" she asked. "How did you get the cookbook?"
"Our master met a…unfortunate end." Kong Li said in mock sorrow. "But before he passed, he declared that I was the rightful owner of the cookbook now."
"You're lying! You killed our master!"
"Well, I see that I was wrong to try to trick you…" Kong Li's grin widened. "You are far too clever to fall for my tricks." As Kong Li spoke, he put his hand into the pocket of his cloak and pulled out an orange fireball. "Let's heat things up, shall we, Mei Hua?"
Mei Hua quickly leapt into action, and had jumped to the side before Kong Li blew the fire toward her. Roaring in rage, Kong Li spun around in a circle, trying to hit her, but young Mei Hua was able to evade. Kong Li only succeeded on lighting the nearby houses on fire.
*$THREE DELIVER*$
Mr. and Mrs. Young got to the door to their son's room and nearly kicked it down. When they got inside, they were horrified to see their son cowering by the window, which smoke was entering the room from.
"What the hell is going on out there?" Mr. Young asked as he walked over to the window. Young Tobey scrambled over to his mother, just in time to miss the sight of the window exploding due to the pressure and heat right in his father's face. As Mr. Young hit the floor with a sharp shared of glass lodged in his neck and his face scorched black, Mrs. Young screamed, grabbed her son by the wrist and led him down the stairs.
Just as the two were about to reach the door, a beam fell from above and landed on Mrs. Young, pinning her down. Tobey turned around and ran to his mother's side. "Mom, are you okay?"
"Groaning in pain, Mrs. Young managed to make out: "Tobey, save yourself! You have to get out!"
"But, mommy…" tears started to flow down Tobey's cheeks.
"Don't worry about me, sweetie." Mrs. Young said firmly, despite the pain. "I'll be fine. I promise."
Tobey hesitated to leave his mother, but finally turned and escaped the soon to be blazing inferno after a stern "GO!" from his mother. Just as Tobey got out, the whole house went up in flames.
Completely oblivious to a child escaping from his fire, Kong Li threw two punches at his former friend, but the enraged Mei Hua blocked them and trapped his arms in place, defeating him with a kick to the gut.
Kong Li rolled across the cement and came to a halt in front of his fallen book and recipes. Kong Li quickly stood and tried to stuff the recipe pages in his cloak, only to be lifted off his feet. Looking in horror at the woman he had betrayed, Kong Li saw that Mei Hua was lifting him in the air with her mind power.
"Master never taught me that!" Kong Li could only think of this statement in his shock.
"Perhaps I was the fool, Kong Li…" Mei Hua got closer to her former friend. "I trusted you; perhaps he never taught you because he could sense what I could not…" With a cold glare, Mei Hua used her mind to toss her new enemy away. Kong Li screamed as he soared through the air and out of sight.
Looking toward the chaos in city, Mei Hua picked up the cookbook, but soon noticed that the recipes were gone. Cursing, she looked up to see the recipes floating down on the city. She had more than one hard task ahead of her.
*$THREE DELIVERY*$
After getting far away from the tragedy in his life, young Tobey scrambled into an alley before sitting against a wall, bringing his arms around his knees before starting to sob. However, he was brought out of his sorrow as he heard screaming. Tobey suddenly jumped in surprise as a man slammed right into a dumpster.
As the man slowly got out of the dumpster, Tobey started to shake and cover his eyes. "Please don't hurt me, sir!" Young Tobey begged.
Watching this pathetic child, Kong suddenly grinned as he got an idea. Stepping closer and kneeling down to the terrified child enough for him to embrace him, Kong Li lied: "You poor thing, I would never hurt you. I can see that you have suffered and are lost. I believe I can help you…"
End of Chapter One
A/N: As I said, first story with the show. I hoped you liked it.