-Ch. 9 Bad Rock Hunting-

After Lee and Yuki finished playing a ton of video games, they watched a movie marathon for many hours. Lee became very tired and passed out, facedown in his bowl of popcorn. Yuki looks at Lee with concern. "Um…are you ok?" she asked sweetly. "Kids! Come here! I need to show you something!" Master Yo shouted. Both of the canine students jump up in reaction to the loud voice. "Eeek! Not so loud, please!" Yuki pleaded. Then, she looks at Lee, who had butter all over his face, and giggles. The two enter the room where Yin, Yang, and Master Yo were waiting. Lee was still half asleep and didn't look very happy. "Alright, do you remember that black rock thing Yuki found in the outhouse?" Yo asked. "No, we were busy fixing the roof of that cruddy poop hole! We weren't even here! Why'd we have clean it? Those noobs did it! Not us!" Yang complained. "You want to go around cleaning the entire town?" Yo asked, annoyed. "Shut it, Yang! I had plans today, and I'm not going to let you ruin them!" Yo was annoyed. "Anyway, have a look at this, " he says impatiently. Yo holds out the Dark Stone Fragment and a hologram emits from it. "Whoa, 3-D!" Lee commented. "This is the Dark Tower, said to balance the Dark and Light forces in this world, which you would know if you read your Woo Foo history books, " Yo continues. Lee and Yang role their eyes, annoyed at Yo's statement. "On with it, old timer!" Lee says impatiently.

Master Yo levitates a Woo Foo textbook and chucks it at Lee's head. "OWCH!" he cried. "Stop interrupting! And stop calling me old or you're sleeping outside, fox!" Yo snapped, "This stone piece seems to be sensing the presence of another just like it in the tower." "…And?" Lee yawns. "We need to retrieve the stone piece from the tower, before any villains like those guys who work for that Lord Ivex person, " Yo explains, "And, by 'we', I mean YOU." Lee yawns again. "…Alright…I guess. Hopefully, it'll be fun or at least a little entertaining." he mumbles. Yuki smiles and s she blushes. "Yay! That's almost the spirit, Lee!" she giggles, "What do you say we get ready to leave, everyone?" Yin then pauses for a moment. "Uh, Master Yo? Where is this Dark Tower?" she asks. "How the heck should I know?" he replies, "Just walk around town or the outskirts until you see a huge, menacing black tower that looks like this!" Master Yo hands Yin the Dark Stone Fragment. "You should probably take it with you," he told his students, "It should lead you to the tower and the stone part. DON'T YOU DARE LOSE IT!"

The four students prepare to embark on their journey to find the missing Dark Stone Fragment. "See ya later, Master Yo!" they all called. "You too! And stay out of trouble! Yin, Yang, watch those two canines! Who knows what kind of problems they'll cause?" Yo yelled back. "HURTFUL!" Lee and Yuki cried. The Woo Foos leave the dojo and began to search for the Dark Tower. They finally arrive in front of a tall, black tower. "Argh! That took longer than it should have! Let's get that stupid rock piece so we can get back home and relax!" Yang says fiercely, "…Say, how come this is the first time we're seeing this gigantic building anyways?" "Yup, no doubt about it, this has GOT to be The Dark Tower…" Yin states. "What makes you say that?" Lee asks. Yin slaps him in the back of the head. "Ow!" he yelped, "What did I do?" She rolls her eyes and the four enter the large doors of the tower.

The heavy wooden stone doors slam shut, making a very loud crashing noise. Yuki was so surprised by the noise; she jumped up right into Lee's arms! The two stare at each other, silently for a few seconds. They both blush, but Lee realizes what happened and drops her. "Ouch! Landed on my tail!" Yuki cried, "Hmph, well, that was rude." Lee walks ahead of her and blushes. "Smooth move, idiot!" he thought to himself. When Yuki was sure Lee could see her, her faced turned as pink as Yin's and her tail wagged. "Come on! What the heck are you doing, weirdoes?" Yang yells. "Yeah, yeah, don't get your stupid ears in a not, bunny boy!" Lee growls. "Sorry guys! Just spaced out a bit. I'll catch up really fast." Yuki said sweetly. "I heard that, noob! What to say that to my face?" Yang threatened Lee. The four students come together at a trail with two paths. Yin looks begins to study the surrounding area. "Hmm…you know what? I think we should split up, so we'll cover more ground," she suggests. "That way, we'll have an easier time finding the stone piece! What a good idea!" Yuki praised. "Way to state the obvious, Princess Noob," Yang teases. "Eh, shut it, Yang!" Lee says, "Wait a sec, that means only one person gets the stone. How are the people who don't have the stone piece gonna find the new one in the tower?" "Dang it…didn't think about that," Yin said with discourage. "Hang on, I got it. I don't need no directions from any rock! I'll use my highly trained Woo Foo warrior skills to find that rock myself!" Yang boasts. "Well, I guess it's settled, I'll go with Yuki and we'll take the stone piece. And you can take Lee with and go with your, uh warrior instinct, " Yin states. "Fine, " Yang snorts, "Just don't get in my way, Lee!" "Phtt! How about you stay out of my way, long ears," Lee growls back. "Hahaha! I bet you I'll find that whatever stone piece first!" Yang brags confidently. "Don't count on it, Yang! I'm pretty fast," Yuki replied, a bit eager. "Yeah right! I'm not losing to you, Yang. You both are going down!" Yin taunted. "Oh yeah, huh? It's ON! You little girls can eat my dust!" Lee chuckled. "Ready? Set? Go!" the four students yell. The two duos run off in opposite directions.

Yin and Yuki were just walking, so they decided to start a conversation. "…So, how's it been going today?" Yuki starts. "Well, okay, I guess, kinda just felt like relaxing today. So much for that," Yin responds, "How about you?" "Can't complain here, "Yuki answers, "Oh, and I like it at here the dojo. I've been having lots of fun with you and the others. Learning Woo Foo is so much fun! I really have to thank you, Yang, and Master Yo." "No problem! It's been cool having you around too! Like having a sister! Finally someone other than Yang in the dojo, all he wants to do is play video games and break stuff, he's so stupid!" Yin rants. "Oh he's just trying to have a little fun, " Yuki giggles, "I miss my parents though, I have to visit them soon. I'm sure they want to see me too." "For a second, I thought you forgot your parents you were even staying here!" Yin laughs. "No way! I'd never forget that!" Yuki replied heartily. "Say, what was up with you back there?" Yin asks curiously, "You know with Lee? The awkwardness, the blushing, the slowing down; what was with all of that?" Yuki's ears perk up and she blushes really hard. "N-nothing!" she stutters, "N-nothing a-at all!" "You sure? It's not like its extremely obvious or anything, but are you sure you don't have a huge crush on Lee?" Yin asks with sarcasm. Yuki's ears droop and her face turns as red as a tomato from embarrassment. "…I…I…I just t-tripped and h-he w-was j-just m-making sure I was a-alright," she stammered, "T-that's all! N-nothing else!" "Yeah, sure," Yin rolls her eyes. The two girls continue walking searching for the stone fragment.

Yang and Lee were competing against each other to find the fragment. "I'm gonna find it first, and you know it!" Yang insists, "Just give up, already! I've got more experience with stuff like this than you! I know what I'm doing!" "Oh please! You're just as confused about where that stupid rock is than me!" Lee growls. "You wanna bet, fox boy?" Yang teases. "Don't call me that, you carrot chomping rodent! I'll cook you in stew, then eat ya!" Lee hollers. "Ha! You don't have the guts!" Yang bellows, "Even if you did, you'd be too busy staring at Yuki! Hahaha! Think no one notices? Everyone does!" Lee blushes and gets very angry. "….Gwar! You're paying for that, Yang! Hit! Haut! Ho! Here I go!" Lee charges at Yang. "Whoa! I was only joking!" Yang snickers. Lee leaps at Yang and begins to swing his fists at him. He dodges all of his punches. "Learn to take a joke! But if you wanna fight, that's cool too!" Yang sneers. He jumps at Lee and the two begin fighting. The boys continue brawling and their fight cloud approaches the girls. "Whoa! What the heck is that thing?" Yin asks frantically. "I don't know, but we better run!" Yuki panics. The two try to flee from the chaotic cloud, but it hits them. Yin, Yuki, Yang, and Lee are knocked down off the edge of a cliff.

The four Woo Foo students continue falling into the dark pit, all knocked unconscious. Right before they hit the bottom, three energy platforms appear and catch Yin, Yang, and Yuki. "Gotcha!" a mysterious voice said, "Oh look, you have a Dark Stone Fragment! I'll be taking that!" "Wait where's the fox?" another voice asked. "Fox?" questioned a third voice. Lee was right about to hit the strange, dark floor of the pit. "OH NO!" the three voices shriek. One of the beings that created the platforms creates another one just in time to save Lee. "Phew! That was TOO close!" the first voice gasps. "Great going, you worthless idiots!" the second voice barks, "Do you have any idea what would have happen if that stupid flea bag touched that floor? The entire world's balance of Darkness and Light would become undone, and the Light and Dark worlds would be destroyed! All of existence would've ended! It would've ruined our master's plans!" "Yeah, I know…" the first voice said, terrified. Lee's tail hangs off the platform and the tip barely touches the floor. A tiny follicle of fur from his tail touches the floor and it begins to spark violently.

The three beings reveal them selves to be strange shadow creatures. The second one, the leader, steals the Dark Stone piece from Yin. "Yes, this is excellent!" the leader exclaims; "Now we have obtained two Fragments! One from these animals and the other from here inside the Dark Tower! Won't the master be pleased?" "Too bad the rest of them weren't in here, huh?" the third creature says. "If that were true, the first phase of the master's plan would already have been completed, you fool!" the leader snaps. "Let's show the stone pieces to the master!" the second creature states. "First, get these four fur bags up to the cliff ledge, we can't afford to let them fall in the Floor of Darkness, " the leader ordered. The shadow creatures' carry the Woo Foos up out of the tower, seal the way leading to the Floor of Darkness, and leave.

The students finally wake up to find themselves outside of the tower. "Ugh…Ow my head…"Lee groans. "…Is everyone okay?" Yuki worries. "What the heck happened, and where are we?" Yang questions. Yin begins to look for the stone fragment, but cannot find it. "Ahhh! I can't find the stone piece! It's gone!" she screams. "Oh man… Old man Yo's gonna kill us…" Lee moans. "I sure hope no bad guys got a hold of that stone," Yuki wishes. The four students return to the dojo, weary and not looking forward to their punishment and what dastardly affairs could take place with the Dark Stone Fragment missing. Yin explains everything she remembered what happen on their mission to Master Yo. "What? You lost it?" he roared, "Gah! I specifically told you NOT to lose that stone piece! Do you know what could happen if someone with an evil mind has that in theirs hands? Very bad things! End of the world-y bad things!" All of the students are ashamed. Lee speaks up for his friends. "B-but, Master Yo, It wasn't their fault! See…it was mine…" Lee spoke. Everyone looked surprised. "You see…I started a fight with Yang and accidentally pushed everyone off of a cliff. We all passed out, so maybe we lost it when we fell, " he continued. "Is that so?" Yo stated, "Why on in the world would you pick a fight with your ally? You moron! You're going to facing some fierce punishment, Lee!" Lee looked really upset. Yuki stared at him, amazed by his actions. "…He…He took the blame for us…that's so…noble…Oh, Lee…" she thought to herself. Sadly she could not think of anything to say, because she wasn't sure what really happened. "Wait a sec…we woke up out side, so that means we fell in some trap or someone moved us!" Yang pointed out. "…You're right, Yang!" Yin said, "…Wait…Yang…right? Whoa…Anyway, yeah, that could mean someone stole it from us when we were unconscious and moved us so we couldn't follow them!" "…That's very good, kids…I suppose this means it wasn't entirely your fault after all, Lee. I'm sorry for yelling at you, " Yo apologizes. "Hehe, no problem, " Lee says, still a bit shaken up, "Sorry for starting that fight, Yang…" "Oh, no sweat! We're bros; well not literally, but come on, even friend bros fight! I kicked your butt anyway!" Yang chortled. "Don't push it, dude, " Lee said, a bit annoyed. "Well, none of you are on punishment, but don't let down your guard! In fact, double it because who ever took the stone piece may have been working for that Ivex guy, " Master Yo preaches. "So, is this like a win or a loss? Or what?" Yang wondered. Lee pulls a freshly baked oatmeal pie out of nowhere. "Who cares?" he exclaims, "I got pie!" Yin, Yang, and Yuki drop to the floor, laughing at their friend's randomness.