I do not own 3 Ninjas, characters are the originals Max E. Slade, Michael Treanor and Chad Power.

It is December 14th; Tum Tum is 17 and in High School is taking Cooking class and so far is at the top of his class and is the only one of the 3 brothers with a jaw strap for facial hair. Colt is a police officer, using his Ninja training on the field to help take down the perpetrators; he is 21 and is always trying to keep his anger in check. Rocky is 22 and is in College, his last year of becoming a teacher in science.

All of the boys are home, Colt finally sat down at the dinner table, having turkey with sliced up potatoes, carrots, and stuffing.

"Was that the chief?" Sam asked and Colt nodded as they began to put food onto their plates.

"Yeah, just wanted to thank me for doing the interrogation for Detective Warren" Colt answered and Sam looked at him from across the table. Colt waved his hand down, "I didn't hurt the guy, I just got into his face. The chief just wanted to thank me for not doing anything… reckless."

"So, how's school Rocky with becoming a teacher?" Colt asked to change to subject and put a fork full of dark turkey meat into his mouth.

Rocky swallowed the stuffing he'd just been chewing, sitting at the far end of the table, "pretty nice actually, I've sent off my resume and filled out an application for a few different schools."

"You'll soon become some lucky students favorite teacher" Jessica commented sitting at the other end of the table directly across from him. Sam to her left and Colt to her right with Tum Tum to Colt's right.

Tum Tum looked around the kitchen while everyone continued eating and then took a quick drink to swallow his food as he got an idea. "Hey Mom, could I prepare dinner for Christmas Eve?"

Colt looked at Tum Tum and raised his right brow, "do we have a chef brewing up in the family?" he smirked and Jessica smiled.

"Actually… I think we do, he's at the top of his class Colt" Jessica looked at Tum Tum and smiled sweetly at him. She could tell he wants to show his brother's how well he cooks, "of course you can."

"I love using spices and mixing things together, I have started making my own things during some lunch hours and had the teachers and friends try it. The teachers have been asking what I am doing while I cook now" Tum Tum blushed and Rocky put a fork full of his stuffing into his mouth.

"That is really cool Tum Tum, loving food as a kid… except peas" Rocky winked at him and Tum Tum chuckled and Colt gave him a wide eyed look before laughing, "he still hates peas!" To that Rocky and Colt both laughed while their parents shook their heads with big smiles on their faces.

"I hate peas," Tum Tum says under his breath with a smirk on his face, he then looks at Colt, putting some of his carrot into his mouth. "So – when was the best time you got to use your Ninja training?"

Colt swallowed his food and took a sip of his drink, setting down the glass, "almost every time is fun. They never expect it… the best time must have been when I climbed the fence in an ally way after the thug fell to the ground. He was stumbling around all frantic so I jumped off of the top and did a flip to land facing him. I don't think I've ever seen a guy stop so abruptly to get a kick to the head… or wait" Colt put his hand around his jaw in thought. "I'm positive there was a better one."

Sam shook his head, "I was there Colt… " He looked up and smiled, "I'll admit it was interesting to watch. We got a lead, and Colt and I took a back area while two others went into a building" he smiled at Colt and put the last of his white turkey meat into his mouth.

"Well two guys came up behind Dad and I, guns on us and told us to drop our weapons so we complied" Colt shrugged and put the last of his turkey into his mouth. "So we turned to face them to see that one of our guys was being held hostage… so I went loose in saying 'I can see of why these guys would want to do what they do' and Dad looked at me like 'what the hell are you pulling?'"

Sam chuckled and Rocky raised his eye brows, "no way, you didn't…" and Colt nodded, "oh but I did… I was like 'you guys get all of the special stuff; get your adrenaline pumping when doing a transaction. Honestly it sounds more exciting than the work I do' and the one guy was like 'well why the heck did you become a cop?' So I said 'cause my Dad wanted me to walk in his footsteps' and then I put my hands down. The hostage was starting to panic with how I was acting."

"So what did you do Colt?" Tum Tum asked, he knew his brother but loved hearing these kids of stories from him and Dad. He just finished his plate and took Jessica's empty plate to the sink.

"I continued on and walked towards them to say 'you guys may fear us but we actually fear you all so much more! We're frightened of what you all may cook up next! I'd honestly love to have my enemy on their toes twenty-four seven' and then the hostage struggled as I got closer and said, 'the heck you think-' and I turned around to backhand him" Colt raised his finger and Sam sat back in his chair watching Colt tell the story. Tum Tum taking Rocky's plate next and then Jessica getting up to help him with the dishes.

"The men didn't expect me to backhand one of our own guys, by that time I was right next to the one holding the hostage and kicked out his right knee from behind to quickly turn to the other guy and chop him across the neck. Right in the Adams Apple to stun him into dropping his gun to grab his throat. I then went to the guy on the left, hostage free and turned to face him so I could then kick at his chest, he grabbed my foot which I expected so I jumped and kicked him across the face, knocking him senseless to fall onto my back and knock him down" Colt looked at Sam, "the other guy wanted to go for Dad then."

"He started coming towards me while I quickly went to pick up by gun, only Colt got up faster than ever, the guy having picked up his gun when he first started for me. Colt kicked the gun out of his hand first, the man then tried to strike Colt with his left fist, I held my gun at the ready and watched Colt grab his fist. Twist his arm back to nail the man in the stomach with his knee to knock the wind out of him. Let go of his hand to stand in front, the man slowly falling for Colt to give off one of his fighting cries and punch him square in the chin – knocking him out cold" Sam said proudly.

"Never having to fire a bullet… Colt took them both out" Rocky observed, a smile on his face at hearing how his brother handled the situation without even losing the two men.

"At first I didn't want Colt pulling such a trick, once he said I wanted him to follow in my footsteps I just had to keep watching as I noticed they were buying it. They had no idea we were father and son," Sam said and got up from his chair, Colt did the same for the rest of the dishes to be washed.

"Can we all go shopping tomorrow? I want to get the rest of my shopping done for Christmas" Rocky asked while drying the dishes as they were passed to him.

"Sounds like an idea, I still have some things to get" Jessica said and Sam smiled while taking the dried dishes to put them away, "alright, we leave in the morning… I know that Colt and I are far behind as far as presents are considered."

Within a few minutes the dishes were all done, Tum Tum picked up elastic up from the kitchen drawer and shot it at the back of Colt's head, which made him spin around to see a smiling Tum Tum. "Lets have a go out back Colt."

Colt grinned, "you're on and you'll pay for getting me with that elastic!" Colt accepted and Colt quickly grabbed his grey and dark blue jacket and his shoes. No need for heavy jackets as there isn't a lot of snow on the ground. Tum Tum grabbed his half red and half black winter jacket and shoes. Rocky grabbed his jacket white and green collared and shoes, "someone has to referee and jump in when an opportunity presents itself."

Once outside Colt and Tum Tum stood a few feet away, both in their fighting stances. As if a whistle was blown they both came at each other at the exact same time, Colt swinging his right fist for Tum Tum to block and shove his arm away to come in to knee at him.

Colt saw this coming and raised up his left leg to block, Tum Tum then backed up once his leg hit Colt's and both stood there for a few seconds before coming at one another again.

Colt stopped and struck out his right foot for a high kick, Tum Tum ducked and kicked out at Colt's left leg and successfully tripped him. Sam walking up to the back window just in time to see this happen, "come here honey…" he called and Jessica came over to watch.

Tum Tum did a flip with his right leg out to strike Colt in the chest, Colt however rolled away and got to his feet to have Tum Tum throw a punch at his chest and Colt grab his fist and pull him in to attempt striking him in the side of the head. Tum Tum grab his wrist in blocking and twist his arm around, Colt let go of his fist for Tum Tum to then punch Colt in the chest.

Colt had his chest hardened for the impact to barely be fazed and spin around to get his arm free from Tum Tum and then upon facing him spun his leg out to trip Tum Tum who jumped to dodge it.

"They love doing that… testing each other" Jessica commented and Sam nodded, "yeah… at first I didn't like it but over the years it has grown on me to watch. Knowing that if they do manage to hit one another the other isn't really fazed because he sees it coming… and I think Rocky is getting ready to jump in." Jessica looked at Rocky and he has a grin on his face, his hands out as he is preparing to jump in.

Colt grabbed Tum Tum's arm and moved him onto his back and tossed him onto his back on the snowy ground. Once getting his arm back Tum Tum put his hands behind his head on the ground, arched his back and sprung onto his feet just as Rocky jumped onto Colt's back and effectively knocked him onto the ground.

Tum Tum picked up some snow and Rocky got off of Colt's back, and just as Colt got up he did a back flip to avoid the on coming snow ball. Colt then quickly crouched down and grabbed some snow and chucked it at Rocky, Rocky had been distracted in smiling at Tum Tum to dodge the snowball from hitting him in the shoulder.

Jessica went to the back door then, a smile on her face as she'd started watching the boys running around, jumping and throwing snowballs at one another. "Boys… we had better have snow left for Christmas morning!"

Rolling to a halt, Tum Tum looked over, "what was that?" he asked to get a snowball in the side of the head and shake his head to get it off.

"I want snow on the ground for Christmas morning" Jessica stated and Colt then got nailed in the butt to give out a yelp and look at Rocky. "Hey! I need to sit on that later you know!" and chucked one at Rocky for him to duck.

"Well don't have your back facing me or I'll keep aiming for it!" Rocky warned and Colt glared to get hit in the back of the head, he turned to look at Tum Tum who'd held his hands up.

"Mom told me to do it!" Tum Tum stated for Jessica to laugh at her youngest saying that, "I did not!" she called out and closed the back door to see Sam laughing while watching out the back window.

Colt looked at Rocky then and ducked just in time to dodge another ball and throw one back at Rocky to get him in the leg. Out of the blue Tum Tum jumped onto his back, this time Colt working to stay on his feet and keep his balance. Before he knew it Rocky ran up and tackled them both to the ground.

Laughing and then rolling on the ground to lie there, looking up at the night sky with big smiles on their faces, snow in their hair and all over their clothes in different spots.

To Be Continued…

How did you like it? I realized that my first 2 stories are only 1 chapter so I wanted this one to have more to it. To have fun, I hope I kept the boys all in character.

Please Review your opinions, thoughts, suggestions, etc. I have it set so anybody can give a review. They are all greatly appreciated.

If anybody hasn't seen what each of the guys look like right now, I have a link:

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Started: Thursday September. 25, 2008

By: SLITH