This takes after the Tigress/Gizmo rumble and everyone wanted to get to know Gizmo more and add some embarassing moments with one of the Five. Trust me, it's pretty hilarious.
Chapter 7: Getting to Know Gizmo
A few hours after the Tigress-Gizmo smackdown rumble, everyone settled down in the kitchen to sort of get to know Gizmo a little better. Crane asked, "So, who's the genius behind the name 'Gizmo'?"
"Actually, that's me. I came up with the name." Cody said.
"Oh, really? How come?" asked Viper.
"It's kind of a long story. When we were kids, I saw him in my room in Shiverpool-- we were living in an igloo at this point-- fixing an ice skateboard and surfboard at the same time and I was actually impressed with what he did, so I named him Gizmo, just to give him a little nickname. He seemed to like it a lot."
"That's incredible." Po answered.
"They were long-lost brothers." Lani said.
"Long lost?" asked Tigress.
"That's right."
"Why?" asked Monkey.
Gizmo sighed and said, "Well, it's kind of a long story, but there was this ginormous blizzard coming in and the wind was blowing so hard. Then, some freak wind blew towards our house, and I woke up to find out what it was and I tried to find everyone and nobody was there. Soon enough, chucks of ice from the roof fell off and Cody ran in and got me away from there. He gave me a place that we can be safe in away from the wind, but it wasn't enough. The wind broke through the floor and because the wind was fierce and hard, Cody tried to hold me tighter, but it became so fierce, it just broke through another part of the floor and I flew 80-something feet from the sky into the far side of the earth."
"Wow. You flew up 80 feet from the air?" asked Po.
"Absoultely."
"What was your reaction to it, Cody?" asked Mantis.
"I was devastated, man. I felt as if he died or something. There were two things running through my mind: either he survived or he disappeared. We were all in shock and anguish afterwards. It was a constant stuggle for us that one part of our family was gone."
"So, what happened after that?"
"Well, I was flying towards the earth and it took 3 hours from Antarctica to North America and it landed he in Los Angeles, California. I remember I didn't wake up, but I heard thunder and lightning and it was rainy outside and within a few hours, someone took me in and gave me a place called home. Often, I took my approach to skating and surfing later on. It's like I never left, because it was my birthplace anyhow." Gizmo said.
"Los Angeles was your birthplace?" asked Viper.
"Of course. I just turned 14 several weeks ago and it feels really good, you know, being a teen and all that. I have so much attention going on and it's awesome."
"What did you do in L.A., dude?" asked Joe.
"Surfing, skating, being a musician and all that, hanging out with friends, but underneath all this, I still remember Cody and I get a little homesick and I missed Shiverpool a lot."
"How old were you went you went back to L.A.?" asked Mantis.
"I was 8. And I found Cody when I was 12 when I first came to Pen Gu Island. I've lived there for a year and a half to be closer to my brother."
"So, you guys had a lot of catching up to do?" asked Po.
"Yeah, we did." said Cody.
"I can understand most of us flying 80 feet in the air and Crane always flies within 40 feet, because big air doesn't suit well for him. One time, when he went 200 feet in the air, he quickly got back down to the ground and after only 4 seconds, he threw up." said Monkey.
"It was only one time!" Crane exclaimed.
"You threw up after you went 200 feet in the air and got back on the ground?" Joe asked.
"He even puked on Shifu's robe." said Mantis.
Joe, Cody and Gizmo laughed hysterically about this ordeal. Crane suddenly felt embarassed and his cheeks blushed a little. Then, he said, "First of all, that wasn't even funny and that happened to be a traumatic experience and secondly, I didn't even know Shifu's robe was laying down on the floor. I didn't know if he was here."
"How did Shifu react to it?" asked Lani.
"Let's not get to that part, please."
"Oh, you guys should've seen it. It was so funny. Soon after Shifu found his robe, he sniffed it and saw the puke stain on his robe. He was mad as heck and gathered all of us in the palace, looking like a very mad, furious old animal that looks like someone pulled a prank on him and wasn't laughing about it. We even saw him robe-less and it was completely both weird and hilarious. Po had to cover him with a blanket to prevent embarassment, but then Shifu wanted answers and suddenly we all pointed at Crane, because Monkey and I saw him puke on the robe." Mantis said.
Mantis laughed hysterically over this memory and Monkey let out a few snickers and Crane was disturbed about any of this. Then, Cody laughed also and asked, "So what happened after that?"
"Oh, he had to do Shifu's laundry for a whole month, plus including some heavy training after our training hours. We were the only ones enjoying his misery without Shifu noticing." said Po.
"It was crazy. I was disgusted when I had to was his 'delicates' and let them out to dry. I was sick to my stomach." Crane said.
"How long did it last?" asked Gizmo.
"It lasted for 4 weeks." Viper answered.
"The most painful 4 weeks ever."
"Yeah, but you got used to it, right?" asked Z.
"Yes and no, but I had to do what he said, with few complaints and no problems. After that, I was happy that I served those painful punishments, because it was brutally painful, including the training. I left with minor cuts, scars and bruises on my wings, legs, and back. All I had to do was attack Shifu, try out some heavy exercise equipment that I didn't want to take part of because of my height." Crane said.
"Wait, you mean, you're--"
"Skinny." said Po.
"Dude, two words, gain weight." said Gizmo.
"Four words-- You can shut up, please."
"That's five." said Cody.
"Okay, I think we've had enough fun for this. We're sorry, Crane. I didn't know you would have the most embarassing moment ever. All because you flew 200 feet in the air? It happens to every one and I've seen birds do it at 100 feet and half of them were scared like baby eggs." said Gizmo.
Crane smiled and chuckled at the remark and said, "Yeah, you're right. I have to admit my embarassing moment was pretty funny after a while, thought I didn't find it funny, but I was laughing inside whenever someone talks about it."
Viper took a notice of Gizmo's necklace with a Z carved on the center and asked, "Who gave you that necklace?"
Gizmo looked at the Big Z necklace and replied, "Big Z gave it to me. I was only 5 years old when he gave it to me, when he came to Shiverpool. Never removed it since."
"How come you had those?" asked Tigress.
"Well, I just thought everybody wanted a little thing to let people think they're Big Z, but I've actually made my own line of Big Z necklaces like 10 years ago and everybody seemed to like them. I stopped making them when I 'faked' my death somehow later." Z said.
"Why did you fake your death? I mean you were awesome then and why?" asked Po.
"One day, I messed up on the contest and winning became a big deal for me, but this guy--Tank Evans-- comes up and shows off his moves and I wanted to copy what he did and then, I fell from across the waves and fell down on the water. When I looked at the reaction of my fans, I didn't want anyone to know that I was loser, so I ended up faking my death and hid myself away for 10 years until this guy, Cody, came to my life and brought me back out here and continued doing what I'm capable of doing."
"You've never told us that." said Mantis.
"Neither did we." said Po.
"I can understand fans giving up on you, but you giving up on your fans? That's crazy. You just have to accept yourself for who you are and nobody's perfect." Po said.
"You make it sound so easy." said Z.
"That's how I go by."
"So, Gizmo. Are you most likeable?" asked Viper.
"Everybody in the entire island likes me a lot. I'm kinda hoping I would be liked here." Gizmo said.
"What makes you say that?" asked Crane.
"Well, when I'm in a new place or see new people, I get painfully shy around them and thoughts just came to my mind, like do they like me or something. So, I try not to prevent myself from seeing new people, but it's really hard to be around them at all."
"We're cool with you, already." said Po.
"You are?"
"Absoultely. Why wouldn't we?" asked Monkey.
Gizmo smiled and said, "I think I'm gonna like it here."
To be continued...
There's more adventures on the way coming up! Also, if you guys got Cartoon Network, you might've seen "Surf's Up" yesterday. If not, you could always get it on DVD or Blu-ray. Laterz!!
