Randy and the Tomboy Part 2: Life in the Fast Lane:

Summary: Howard feels jealous and excluded when Randy spends more time with Cindy which caused him to get stanked by the sorcerer.


After ninja blacked out from getting wounded by the robo-gorilla, who later got destroyed, Cindy has the opportunity to hide the ninja in a different room, far from the sights of others, and to work on his stomach wound. She's lucky that she found shelter in the janitor's closet. Once inside the closet, she gently sets the ninja aside and pulls out her own first-aid kit. She never leaves home without them, just in case.

In order to heal the ninja's wound, Cindy needs to take his mask and whatever he's wearing at the upper part of the body off. But she thinks for a moment, in a quick way. No one had ever seen the ninja take off his mask before, or reveal his true identity to anyone. But she wonders.

Wouldn't it be cool to see who's behind the mask and not tell a soul about it?

Cindy took a deep breath and pulls the mask off of the ninja. Once the mask is off, the ninja suit disappeared to reveal the ninja's identity at last. But Cindy grew shocked at the mystery person.

The ninja is no other than Randy Cunningham, the boy she became friends with since she first came here. Was he trying to kill himself to save the school from a monster attack?

But enough of that. She needs to heal him up before he dies of blood loss. So she takes off Randy's sweater and shirt and bandaged his stomach wound, careful not to blush at the sight of Randy's bare chest. Once finished, Cindy puts her first-aid kit away and waits for Randy to wake up.

Randy stirred as he opens his eyes. The last thing he remembered is witnessing Cindy defeating the robo-gorilla alone, with nothing but her … superpowers to help her. He felt dizzy as he placed his hand on his head to keep himself from getting dizzier, but he didn't expect his own hand to be bare.

What the juice? Randy thought frantically as he looks at himself. The bandage wrapped around his stomach where the wound is, and he's not in his ninja suit anymore. Also, he's inside the janitor's closet.

Did Howard take the mask off of him to work on his stomach wound? Randy looks around the janitor's closet and quickly spots the ninja mask lying on the floor, along with his red shirt, sweater and backpack. But there's someone sitting beside his personal items. It was a girl. No, not a girl. A tomboy. Randy recognized her easily.

"Cindy?" Randy spoke for the first time since his battle against the robo-gorilla.

"Hey, sleepyhead." Cindy replied casually.

"What's going on? And why am I half-naked?"

"One, you were injured by the monstrous robot, so I took the honor of defeating him and get you to safety before someone gets suspicious, mainly Heidi Weinerman."

"Yeah, but I was the ninja at that time."

Randy quickly covers his mouth after he said that, and blushed madly. No one was supposed to know the secret identity of the ninja. No one but himself and Howard.

This is so wonk here! Randy thought frantically. The Nomicon's not going to like this.

"You're going to tell everyone that I'm the ninja, are you?" Randy asked Cindy with a suspicious look on his face.

"And risk getting embarrassed and putting the lives of the ones you loved most dear as risk?" Cindy replied. "I don't think so."

Now this confused Randy.

"Why not?" Randy asked Cindy.

"One, Heidi barely knows your name, and it's best if we keep it that way so that she won't get suspicious about you." Cindy explained. "Two, I was the one that took of the mask while you were unconscious, so I'm technically putting my life at risk. And three, you will most likely be the one that is the least suspected in this town since a lot of people thought that the ninja is some popular athletic guy."

Cindy took a deep breath and continued questioning Randy.

"When did you become the ninja?"

"A week before the first day of school." Randy answered.

"Who else knows about you being the ninja?"

"Howard."

"Heidi's younger brother who made Heidi ticked during the interview earlier and yelled Double Dip at the end of the interview?"

"Yep, that's the one."

"How did he found out?"

"I sorta revealed it to him two days after the first day of school." Randy felt nervous and a little guilty. "I couldn't keep it a secret from him any longer and he sorta found out with his mind."

"Well that makes sense."

"I just have one question though." Randy asked Cindy. "Before I blacked out, you have … superpowers and you used it to destroy the monster."

"Yeah, what about it?" Cindy responded.

"How did you get them? I told you my secret, so you have to tell me your secret."

"Fine. I was born with them. I inherited those powers from my dad, who inherited his from his mother and so one and so on. To make a long story short, superpowers were the family gene from my dad's side of the family ever since."

This time, Randy was amazed. Cindy must've been born lucky to have inherited awesome superpowers. It seems that Cindy and her family are like the legendary 8th wonder of the world.

"I know." Cindy told Randy who is still amazed. "Pretty cool right?"

"Yeah." Randy replied.

Just then, the bell rang.

"CRUD!" Randy and Cindy yelled at the same time. "We're going to be late!"

So Randy quickly puts on his clothes, placed the ninja mask inside his bag and runs off to class. Cindy runs along with him.

()()()()()

At Spanish class, the Spanish teacher, Ms. Jorge was about to start class when Randy and Cindy ran inside the classroom and took their seats in time. As Ms. Jorge is lecturing the class, Howard noticed something different about Randy. Instead of the usual slacking off, Randy is speaking to Cindy.

Well that's weird. Howard thought. Randy never hangs out with anyone but me. I don't like this.

()()()()()

At the end of the day, most teenagers took the bus home. Howard gets aboard on one of the buses whose driver is no other than Chuck. Chuck is tall with a brownish-orange moustache/beard combo, knobby knees and blue eyes. He wore a brown fedora-esce hat a white T-shirt with a few green stripes and brown combat boots. Unbeknownst to Howard and everyone else, Chuck was the guy that gave Randy the ninja mask last summer, but his intentions remained unknown.

"Hold up, Chuck!" Howard said to Chuck. "Cunningham's not here yet. Can't leave without him."

"Sorry amigo, no time." Chuck replied. "My girl's dancing at Bling-Bling's Tavern tonight only in Mellowbrook. Can't miss her good dance moves."

Near the school entrance, Cindy was about to walk home when Randy came by.

"Uh, I know this'll sound awkward, but …" Randy tries to speak. "Can I walk you home for today? As friends?"

"Sure." Cindy replied. "As friends."

So Randy and Cindy walked home. Unbeknownst to the both of them, Howard quickly spotted them as Chuck drives the bus away from the school.

()()()()()

After school, Howard is reading comics at the tree-house where he and Randy spent most time together when they were little kids out in the field, not far from the city. As he reads away the latest issues, Randy shows up.

"Hey dude." Randy greeted.

"Hey Cunningham!" Howard yelled excitedly.

But Howard's excitement faded as Randy pulls Cindy up to the tree-house.

"Hey." Cindy greeted.

"Hey what's with the eyelashes?" Howard yelled at Randy.

"I brought friends to this tree-house before." Randy explained.

"Yeah, but never a girl! What if I want to strut around nude?"

"I guess I should go." Cindy said to Randy as she prepares to leave.

"No, no, you can stay." Howard told Cindy as he looks through a pile of comics to look for something that is suitable to the fairer sex. "Let's see here …AHA! How about GravePuncher Man vs. the Zombie Hag?"

"Sure." Cindy replied as she takes the comic from Howard and starts reading it, interest forming in her eyes as she reads away. "I love GravePuncher Man comics. They're the cheese!"

"Well that was weird." Howard told Randy. "I'd though she likes girly comics."

"She's different, Howard." Randy replied. A smirk formed on his face as he picks up a comic and reads. "And I like a woman who is different than the others."

"Cunningham, we're living in the age of cooties. I can't believe the risk you're taking."

"Well, that's how life goes, buddy. It's part of nature's cycle."

"You learned that from the book, didn't you?"

"So I have bro. So I have."

"I hate that book."

()()()()()

The next day, lunch was in the air as Howard prepares to eat with Randy, only for him to witness the fact that Randy is having lunch with Cindy instead. What's worse is that the table that Randy and Cindy are eating is nearly filled with other students.

Godammit! Howard thought angrily as he scans for a possible seat in the cafeteria. Why can't Cunningham ditch that girl and hang out with me like old times? Is that so hard to do so?

Then, Howard spotted a possible seat. The bad news is that the possible seat is located in a certain table in the cafeteria.

The geeks' table.

Rather than sit in the corner and eat his lunch away as kids throw garbage away to the trash can and some ended up hitting on him, Howard ended up taking the possible seat in the geeks' table. What made Howard a little ticked off is that he's sitting next to no other than … Bucky. Norrisville High's biggest geek who, according to Randy, got stanked more than once in one semester.

"Hey." Howard muttered to Bucky as he eats his lunch away.

"Howard?" Bucky replied, the look of surprise formed on his face, later turns into a smile. "This is the first time anyone has ever sat next to me since Band Appreciation Week."

"Yeah, yeah." Howard looks at Randy and Cindy, then back to Bucky. "Listen, I'm looking for a friend who won't leave me for a girl for one second."

"You've come to the right guy! I haven't got a girlfriend since forever!" Bucky stands up and faced the classmates. "Everyone! Howard and I have decided to become friends!"

Everyone laughed as Howard sinks down to the floor, feeling embarrassed. This is going to be a long, long day.

()()()()()

Meanwhile, deep underground just below Norrisville High, the sorcerer was as usual sitting in his little stool in his underground prison. He had failed to gain enough chaos to escape from his prison and it's all thanks to the ninja. His only companion, the sewer rat sat and gave the sorcerer eye contact.

"Oh, blasted this day!" The sorcerer cried in rage. "Not a single soul is miserable enough for me to unleash my chaos! What is wrong with this day?"

The rat only squeaks, not able to speak real words and despite all that, the sorcerer understands him.

"Why if only you could talk like any other human in the world, I'd understand you better." The sorcerer told the rat. "But this'll do for now."

The rat squeaks again, then some more.

"What's that?" the sorcerer asked the rat, a smile formed on his wrinkly green face. "You noticed that one boy; one fat boy is near depression, all because his best friend is in love with a unique female?"

The rat squeaks once, meaning that he answered yes.

"Now this sounds delicious," the sorcerer replied with an evil smirk formed on his face. "We'll just sit back and let this little love triangle continue until the jealous fat boy becomes miserable. Miserable enough for me to stank him!"

The sorcerer broke into an evil laugh with the rat joining him as well. But the sorcerer stops laughing when he noticed the rat coughing up a hairball.

"You were pretending to be a cat again?" the sorcerer asked the rat. "Weren't you?"

The rat squeaked once.

"This is going to be a long, long day."

()()()()()

Howard felt that his day had not gotten any better. Every time he tries to get Randy's attention, Cindy ended up getting in his way, without even knowing it. And when there's a monster attack going on recently, thanks to McFist who is still seeking revenge on the ninja for breaking into his office yesterday, Cindy and Randy disappeared from the crowd and by the time Howard could reach to them, bruises and scars were shown on the both of them. He wants answers from Randy. Right now.

Fortunately for Howard, it was break-time and Cindy had to go to the girl's washroom with Randy waiting outside the door. Granted that Randy is alone for a while since Howard knew that girls take a longer period of time in the washroom than the boys.

"Cunningham." Howard spoke to Randy. "We need to talk."

"About what?" Randy asked, looking a little suspicious.

"Cindy, of course. Look I know that we're best buds and that she's your girlfriend for about two days, but …"

"But what?"

"What is happening to us? We used to be so close since forever. Now we're falling apart."

"Howard," Randy tries to explain, feeling a little guilty for doing so. "I know that we're great buds and that we spent a lot of time together, despite what the Nomicon had told me since the Battle of the Bands, but there's a thing as spending too much time together."

"So you're leaving me for your girlfriend?"

This caused Randy to get a little angry.

"Okay, first of all, Cindy's not my girlfriend. She's a very good friend. And second, you seemed pretty jealous."

"Me? Jealous?" Howard gets ticked off. "If Cindy was a good friend to you, then how come you're keeping the ninja identity a secret from her? What if she's got deep, hidden secrets that she can exploit to my sister?"

"Actually, Cindy already knew that I was the ninja."

"Say WHAAAAAAAAAT?" Howard is shocked to hear Randy's response. "Did you tell her about that?"

"She figured it out on her own." Randy explained. "That's why she and I were late in Spanish class yesterday."

"Does the Nomicon know about this? It did tell you that friendship is a weight you cannot carry."

"I've spoken to it last night about Cindy knowing my identity."

"And what did the Nomicon say about it?" Howard starts to grow confident. "That you can't have a girlfriend while being the ninja?"

"What did I just tell you? She's not my girlfriend."

"Sure she is."

"Anyway, the Nomicon's okay with Cindy knowing my secret, since I didn't just tell her that I was the ninja and figured it out all on her own. And the Nomicon's okay with her, as long as she doesn't tell anyone about it."

"But looks can be deceiving, Cunningham! Even a calm tomboy like Cindy can be an alpha bitch from the inside!" Howard yelled, tears coming out from his brown eyes. "All I know about her is that she's taking you away from me, and making you think that she's more important than me. You're my best friend, and you need to get rid of her now while you still have the chance!"

"What about your opinion on Debby Kang?" Randy yelled, his feelings becoming hurt within seconds. "You've always thought that she was a bitch to you, but even she can be helpful and calm on the inside!"

"Debby Kang's not important right now. What's really important is that as long as you're with Cindy, your life will be screwed!"

Randy felt hurt after what Howard had told him. But he didn't cry, for fear that the sorcerer would stank him. Instead, he turns his back on Howard and walked away. He was upset.

"Where are you going?" Howard asked.

"When you're ready to get along with Cindy without going ballistic and becoming a jerkass to her, come find me." Randy told Howard as he walks away. "Until then, I'd rather be alone."

Howard couldn't help but feel guilty for what he had done to push Randy away from him. He thought that he would lose Randy forever if he continued to hang out with Cindy, but he was wrong. He yelled at Randy for being with Cindy and what did he lose?

His life-long best friend. Howard felt so alone in the crowded hallways. As Howard stays where he is, Cindy finally comes out of the bathroom.

"Hey, Howard." Cindy greeted Howard with a tired look on her face. "Where's Randy?"

"He left." Howard replied sadly. "What took you so long in the bathroom?"

"It's a woman's thing. See ya in Science class."

"See ya."

Then Cindy walked away, leaving Howard all alone in the now empty hallway. After a few seconds of silence, Howard got down to his knees and cry.

He ruined his friendship with Randy.

This is all Cindy's fault! Howard thought angrily. I wish she had never come here in the first place!

()()()()()

Meanwhile, deep underground just below Norrisville High, the sorcerer heard Howard's cries and finally smelled his misery.

"The time had finally come." The sorcerer said evilly as he creates his stank which then flows into the air vents. "Go, my little chaos of misery! Fill the fat boy's heart with chaos and rage! His jealousy will bring enough chaos for me to be free once and for all!"

()()()()()

Above the sorcerer's prison, Howard continues to cry in the empty hallway, but stopped when green stank circled around him before it entered his body, Howard started to feel weird. He looks at his hands that started to become claws. He panicked, His brown eyes turned yellow, and then everything went dark.

He lets out a loud howl.

()()()()()

Randy walks along the empty hallways alone, feeling upset and hurt. What was Howard thinking? He couldn't believe that Howard would be such a jerkass to Cindy behind her back. Just because he became friends with Cindy doesn't mean that Howard would start acting like a jealous jerkass.

But still, he really shouldn't yell at Howard. He's his best friend, and Randy felt bad about what had happened earlier.

Then, the Nomicon started glowing from inside Randy's backpack. Randy took notice of it and quickly went to the boys' washroom and occupy himself to the last stall on the left. He opens the book and his spirit was quickly pulled into the book. Inside the book, Randy landed inside a dojo.

"What is troubling you at this time of hour?" the Nomicon asked Randy.

Is the Nomicon concerned about what Randy felt? Well this is weird.

"I just lost my best friend." Randy replied sadly. "All because of a pointless argument about a girl."

"Was the girl, Cindy?"

"Yes, but I don't really get it. Why would Howard be such a jerkass to her all the time? What did he see through her that made him a jealous jerkass?"

"Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life threatening."

"Honestly, I really don't blame him for being jealous. We often fight for the smallest reasons, and it's both our faults. Maybe I shouldn't be that upset to him."

"Don't be too hard on him, ninja. Sometimes friends fight each other for even the smallest things, like fighting over for the last piece of pie, or a girl. … Is Howard jealous because Cindy is with you?"

"No. He's jealous that I was spending more time with Cindy than I was with him. He even thinks that Cindy is bad news."

"I see. Despite my better judgment towards Howard earlier this year, I think he's not used to you meeting other people."

"You think?"

"Positive. At first, I'm not used to you having a friend because you are the current ninja, but now, I got used to it. Maybe Howard would do the same within time."

"I hope so, before the Sorcerer took notice of Howard's jealousy."

Just then, both Randy and the Nomicon heard a howl from the real world.

"Speaking of which, I think that's your cue to leave and go ninja."

The Nomicon lifts Randy's spirit back into the real world, just in time to not get injured from a monster attack. Randy quickly puts on the ninja mask and quickly transform into the ninja. He ran out of the boys' washroom and look down the damaged hallway. Most of the locker doors were either broken in pieces or on the floor. The ninja then spotted the stanked monster smashing through the wall of one classroom with something in his claws.

The ninja realized that something that was in the monster's claws wasn't the object he held most dear. It was a hostage, and the hostage is ... CINDY! The ninja knew that a female being held hostage by a monster is cliché, but what's new is that Cindy is using her ghost powers to damage the stanked monster, but the stanked monster refused to let her go.

The ninja quickly scans the monster, in order to find something that he held most dear. But when he took notice of the monster wearing Howard's shirt, the ninja backed up.

"Howard!" the ninja cried. "No."

The stanked monster, Howard, noticed the ninja and quickly rushed towards him, purposely throwing Cindy out of the way, who kept on attacking him with her ghost powers.

"Leave him alone, you big bully!" Cindy yelled at the stanked Howard as she keeps on attacking him.

But the stanked Howard slams Cindy to the wall, knocking her out in the process.

"CINDY!" The ninja cried as he witnessed Cindy not moving on the floor.

Before the ninja could make a move, the stanked Howard grabbed him and pinned him to the ground. The stanked Howard was about to claw the ninja, but the ninja quickly made a cut on his monstrous arm, causing the stanked Howard to cry in pain.

"There's got to be a way to de-stank Howard." The ninja whispered as he tries to find something that the stanked Howard would hold most dear.

A green arrow pointed to the stanked Howard proceeded by a red circle. The ninja looks closer to see what the Nomicon is trying to tell him.

"Don't reason with him. Fight him!"

The ninja tightened his grip on his sword, dashes towards the stanked Howard at full speed and plunged his sword deep into his chest. The stanked Howard cried in pain – not sounding like a monster, but sounding more like Howard.

"I-I-I can't do this, Nomicon." The ninja cried. "I-"

But the stanked Howard pinned the ninja down while he was off guard. He then realized what had happened to Howard, but it was a little too late. The stanked Howard claws at the ninja's stomach wound (that was nearly healed) and digs deeper. The ninja had no choice but to let out a blood curling scream. The stanked Howard stops clawing when he heard the ninja's scream.

And at the same time, Cindy, who had regain consciousness, shot a ghost ray at the monster's back, directly. Because of this and the fact that the ninja is near dying, the sorcerer's stank left Howard's body, turning him back to normal.

"NO!" the sorcerer's stank cried as it retreats back to the air vents, and to the sewers where the sorcerer is forever imprisoned with a rat to socialize.

Howard rubbed his head and looked over at both Cindy and the ninja. Both Howard and Cindy paled as they rushed to the ninja's side. Howard took off the ninja's mask, allowing the ninja to change back into Randy Cunningham, and placed the mask in his pockets.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do it!" Howard cried as he tries to shake Randy awake. "Speak to me, Cunningham!"

But all Randy could do is look at his friends as he finally loses consciousness.

"Cindy, call 911!" Howard cried as Cindy dials 911 on her iPhone.

Minutes after Cindy called, paramedics arrived and examined Randy.

"His pulse is weak." One of the paramedics cried. "Get him to the hospital!"

The paramedics strapped Randy onto a stretcher and separated him from Cindy and Howard. They put all three teenagers in the ambulance, and it drove off quickly. Howard cried for Randy as Cindy comforts him along the way.

()()()()()

Hours later, Randy woke up. He tries to get up, but he felt a huge pain on his stomach wound for the third time. He looks around and noticed that he was in the hospital. He then noticed Howard and Cindy resting on the side of the bed. Both of them have been there for hours. Randy pats Howard on the back.

Howard wakes up, looks at Randy and smiles happily.

"Cunningham!" Howard cried happily. "You're alive."

"Why shouldn't I?" Randy joked. "I don't go down that easily."

"Listen, Howard." Cindy spoke to Howard. "I'm sorry about what had happened in the last two days since I moved here. I guess you were kinda … overprotective of Randy earlier."

"Oh it's not your fault, Cindy." Howard replied. "It's my fault."

"Your fault?"

"I guess Cunningham was right about me being a jerkass to you before. I acted like I was a spoiled, selfish brat, and all I have done since yesterday was keeping you away from Cunningham. Can you ever forgive me?"

"Don't worry, Howard." Cindy replied with a small smile. "I forgive you."

"And Cunningham, I'm really sorry for what had happened today." Howard told Randy. "I let my jealousy on Cindy get in the way."

"It's okay, bro." Randy replied. "I'd be jealous too if you were to spend more time with someone I don't know. Did anyone asked about what happened?"

"No. But Cindy told them that we ran into a fight between the monster and the ninja. And they bought it."

"And Howard hid your mask before anyone gets suspicious." Cindy explained to Randy.

"Thanks. You guys are the best."

"Yep. The best friends a ninja could have." Howard replied. "The best friends a ninja could have."

()()()()()

Extra Scene:

At McFist's HQ, the sorcerer is having contacts with McFist and Viceroy.

"Once again you two have failed me."The sorcerer told McFist and Viceroy. "But that's not what I want to tell you."

"Then what do you want to tell us?" McFist asked.

"The ninja's got a new ally. A unique female who is half-human and half-ghost. I will now show you the ninja's ally."

The sorcerer shows McFist and Viceroy a hologram image of a girl who is possibly 14 years old. She is short who has pale skin, icy aqua eyes and short, reddish-brown hair with blue highlights on her bangs. She wore a purple headband, a lilac sleeveless hoodie, black leggings, a pair of white 80s slouch socks, a pair of lilac sneakers, a black wristband and lilac kneepads.

"As long as this female is at the ninja's side, our plans will never reach to their goals. You must either keep her away from the ninja, or make her a full ghost for all eternity."

"We'll find the girl, Sorcerer." McFist replied evilly. "And when we do, I will not hesitate on making her a full ghost, and soon the ninja will be long gone."

"Do. Not. Fail. ME!"