Chapter 3
They soon arrived at the airport. They went through the security checkpoints quickly and found a place to sit waiting for them to be called for the flight to China. Jason stood up and looked around. He said, "Oh no. Zack here comes Larry." Zack groaned. A muffled voice from the mass of clothing between them asked, "OO eeh Airy?"
Larry walked up and said, "Jason Lee Scott and Zachary Taylor. And who is it under the hood? Andrea the female turtle?" Jason said, "Larry Peterson." "Wha ia oo ya?" came from the hood. Master Jowl, stood and asked, "Jason, Zack would you introduce me to your friend?"
Jason said, "Master Jowl, this is Larry Peterson. He says he knows about the mutant turtles but claims that there is no such thing as a female one." "Well young man, it is strange that you know of them at all, since they are only 9 years old at this time, and half of them are spread out across the world."
Larry said, "Somebody found out. There are comic books about them." "Well those comic books would obviously be wrong then, since they are only 9, so I suggest you forget everything you think you know about them." Larry said, "Well I know one thing." He stuck his face into Andrea's and said, "There are no female turtles." Master Jowl laughed. "That is where you are wrong the most young man. No female turtles indeed. Ha ha." Larry growled as he walked off.
The intercom picked up before any the three could ask Master Jowl. "Now Boarding Flight 1296 to Beijing." Jason asked, "That us?" Master Jowl nodded. "That is us." Jason said, "Ok let's pick up our stuff and go."
Master Jowl took the lead, Andrea grabbed her carry-on which had her game boy in it, and followed him, Zack was next. Jason grabbed his carry-on which had his writing and drawing equipment.
Master Jowl led them to the line, and there they waited until they got to the Ticket counter. The person behind the counter checked their tickets and passports. She said, "Excuse me sir. The young lady in the hood. Does she have a passport?" Master Jowl stared into her eyes until she stared back. "She does not need one." He said in a hypnotizing voice.
"She does not need one," she said in a monotone voice. Then in a normal cheery voice she says, "Have a nice flight sir. Try to keep the young ones out of trouble while in first class." She winked at him.
"Thank you ma'am," Master Jowl smiled. He led his students down the gangplank to the plane, whispering, "If I ever catch anyone of you doing that- with out sufficient good reason - I'll ... I don't know..." Jason smirked and said, "Why would we need to?" "I don't know, but that technique is for emergencies only." Jason smiled looking at Andrea. He asked, "Isn't this fun?" "MM ka-a ot."
Jason asked, "Why does the hood make it hard for you to talk?" Andrea lifted the hood to show 2 or 3 scarves wrapped around her face and head barely missing her eyes and covering everything else. Jason said, "Oh. Was hoping we could talk. Guess I'll talk with Zack the whole trip."
Zack looked from Andrea to Jason and said "I think your mom is a bit overprotective." Jason replied, "I can understand her worry, bro. Andrea would be taken away and dissected to see what makes her tick." Master Jowl had a secretive smile on his face. "Where we are going, Andrea need not hide her face." Jason asked, "They expect that kind of stuff?"
"Not exactly. My old friend is a High Ranking Shinobi - or a Ninja Shaman. They battle many kinds of kappa (monsters) and keep others imprisoned. While it is rare, they do come across good kappa, or other good non-humans, it happens time to time, and are friends. I have a feeling that one of them has a lot in common with Andrea." Jason asked, "Master, I thought Ninja's were Japanese and we're going to China." "You can find Ninjas in all parts of world Jason, including New York." "New York?" Zack asked. Jason asked, "Why New York?" Master Jowl sighed. "There are some near Angel Grove too." "Cool."
A stewardess walked up, "Anything to drink?" Master Jowl ordered Tomato juice, Andrea lifted off a scarf to say clearly enough, 'Ginger Ale', and Zack ordered Coke. Jason ordered a sprite and the waitress walked off.
Zack had been wanting to ask Master Jowl something. "So who is this one that has a lot in common with Andrea and why?" Master Jowl smiled that smile again and said, "That you will have to wait and see."
Another stewardess walked up and asked, "Would the children like something to read?" Andrea held up her Game Boy. Zack said, "I would like something please." She handed over one of the latest Japanese Comics still in Japanese. On the cover were four turtles with weapons and all wearing red bandanas. They seemed to be in a New York setting even though the artwork was Anime. Zack, "What the.. Turtles? This is weird."
Jason took the comic and said, "Master. Look. This is what Larry was talking about." Master Jowl nodded. "Word is getting out somehow. But you must not believe everything you read. The others are much too young." Jason nodded and said, "Only thing that's bad is that it's in Japanese."
Zack laughed. "Master Jowl can read Japanese, can't you, Master?" "You want him to read us the story." Jason pulled out some paper and started drawing Andrea as a cool looking Ninja Turtle. The drinks soon came. Zack nodded. Master Jowl looked contemplative as he sipped his tomato juice. Andrea spoke up, "I would like to hear it too, please Master."
Jason said, "Go ahead. It'll pass the time." "That comic is just a story. It's not real. But I have a real story for you." Master Jowl said. "It is about the meeting of seven of different Arts who were told that their students would save the world from many different forces."
Now:
Mikey interrupted, "Who were the Masters?" Venus looked down and answered, "I do not know." "Master Jowl used different names." Arte said. Leo asked, "Tell us the story maybe we can figure it out." Venus nodded. Master Splinter broke in before either Venus or Arte could speak. "That is a story for another time, let us finish the story we are on now."
Venus said, "Perhaps you should skip to the meeting Andrea." "Okay," Arte said.