Author notes:Welcome to the eighth chapter of Combat Racing. This chapter will feature Samurai Jack competing in a DEATHMATCH! Enjoy! I do not own Ed Edd n Eddy, Johnny Bravo, PowerPuff Girls, Code Named Kids Next Door, Billy and Mandy, Freakazoid, Samurai Jack, Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends, Courage The Cowardly Dog, and Dexter's Laboratory, they belong to their respected owners. I also do not own any of the racing tracks, they belong to Naughty Dog's Jak X, although I do own the vehicles, except for Freakazoid's Freakmobile.
Chapter 8:Act 1:DEATHMATCH:Part One
2100 Haven City Building...
In a large room in 2100 Haven City Building, what looked liked robot drones were talking amongst each other. One of them, wit the number "Droid 21" was the first one to speak in a robot tone.
"We haven't seen Samurai Jack yet though!" the droid said.
"Yeah I know, and our orders were to get rid of him whenever we see him. I hope our next challenge we will be able to face against him," a robot named "Droid 56" said.
As if on cue, a red portal appeared on top of the large room, and in this portal was an evil looking demon, which was the robot's droids master, Aku. He was speaking with them through the portal.
"Hello my faithful minions, did you get rid of the samurai yet?" the evil demon asked.
"Not yet my lord, we haven't been able to see him in the competition thus far," droid number 56 said.
"I see, well, whenever you see him make sure you destroy him!" Aku said.
"We will, my lord," droid number 26 said.
"As for the competition? How is everything going their?" Aku said.
"We are winning challenges, but some of the people on the racing team are losing, like this Mandark guy," droid number 26 said.
"I see," Aku said with a little agitation and looked at the robots with evil eyes.
The robots shivered in fear.
"B-but we are still going to win the Paramount Emerald for you, Master," droid number 26 said in a little scared voice.
"Very good then, I hope to hear more news from you soon," Aku said.
"Yes master," droid number 56 said as the portal disappeared. "You heard Aku, if we face the samurai in the next challenge, then we should destroy him."
All the other robot droids agreed...
1901 Haven City Building,11:00PM
It was a quiet night in 1901 Haven City Building. Well, not all that quiet. A man with a white robe, known as Samurai Jack, was walking quietly down his room, to make sure no one would hear him.
Now that I'm here in the past, I must go back to my hometown and slay Aku, like I promised my father, Jack thought as he kept walking quietly down the hallway until he got to the main room with the mini bar and big screen TV.
When he was about to touch the doorknob to exit the building, a voice said, "Leaving Jack?" It was Josh.
Jack didn't turn to face him. "I have to go Josh, my people need me." he said.
"But Jack, the whole world could be at stake if you don't help. The Paramount Emerald could fall into the wrong hands, like Aku," Josh implied.
"Not unless I go back to my village and destroy him," Jack implied back.
"But Jack, do you know where your going? Do you know where Japan is from here? I mean, it would probably take a long time for you to go back to your hometown," Josh said.
"No matter how long it takes, I will destroy Aku," Jack implied.
"But if Aku gets the power of the Paramount Emerald first, then that could cause him to destroy you, even with your magical sword," Josh implied.
Jack thought about this. He's right. If Aku gets the Paramount Emerald first, then not even I can beat him. Jack then turned and faced Josh. "Okay then, I'll stay."
Josh then walked up to Jack and put an arm on his shoulder. "I know how it is being away from home for such a long time," Josh said. "Don't worry, you'll get their someday."
"I know. Thank you Josh," Jack said.
"Your welcome," Josh said as he let go of Jack's shoulder and went off to his room. Jack did the same. Little did they know that someone was watching them...
Aku's Lair...
The evil demon wizard Aku was looking at the events that just unfolded with Jack and Josh using his crystal ball. He had a smile on his face.
"I was hoping that the fool would go back to his hometown. No matter how far he would have traveled, he still wouldn't get far enough when I obtain the Paramount Emerald," Aku said. "And when I do obtain it, I will become more powerful then before and finally destroy the samurai once and for all!" he said as he laughed evilly through out his lair. His echoes could be heard from miles away...
Somewhere in Haven City, in a restaurant...
Jack was sitting by himself, drinking water quietly while listening to the nice and slow music in the restaurant. The restaurant wasn't that expensive, nor that cheap. It reminded Jack of the restaurants in his town in Feudal Japan. He didn't want to think about it though, because it would just make him miss his old town even more.
"Thank you for the water," Jack said to the bartender in the restaurant as he began to leave.
"No problem," the bartender called back.
After Jack left the restaurant, he heard a scream in a near by alleyway. At first Jack didn't think nothing of it, but when he heard the scream again, followed by a shout for "Help!" in the alleyway, he knew it was serious. When he was about to head their, a voice said, "Who in the world is screaming like that?"
Jack recognized the voice as people called him Double D. Jack turned to face him.
"I don't know, but it sounds serious," Jack said as he was about to run in the alleyway again.
"Wait, I'll come with you!" Edd said as he began following him.
"I can handle myself," Jack implied.
"I know, but I'm coming anyway," Edd implied.
"Okay," Jack said as he and Edd went into the alleyway.
After walking around through a maze for a few minutes, the screams stopped.
"Maybe the victim escaped," Edd said. Just then, not to far from where Jack and Edd was, they heard the same scream again, this time close. "Maybe not." Edd said as both he and Jack followed the scream.
"Shut up, you worthless piece of trash!" a guy said when Edd and Jack found a dead end. On this dead end a bunch of guys were beating on this girl. Jack and Edd couldn't see the girl, because the gang were kicking her on the ground. One of the guys then covered her mouth.
"How horrible! I will not stand this!" Edd said as he and Jack approached these boys. "You their, stop what you are doing RIGHT now or else I'll call the authorities!"
The gang of boys turned around and faced both Edd and Jack. Some of the boys looked like they were in their young or mid twenties. "Buzz off!" one of the kids said as they were about to stomp on the girl again.
"I am sure your mother told you not to hit on poor defenseless girls," Jack said with a calm voice.
The gang then faced the two again and waled up on them in a circle.
"You wanna piece of us?" one of the boys said. Their were six of them. Edd then started getting nervous.
"Now now, theirs no need for violence," Edd said nervously.
"Heh, what a wimp! And look at this guy, wearing a dress!" one of the boys said laughing. This one was fatter then the rest of the boys.
"We do not wish to fight. All we ask is to-" before Jack could finish his sentence, one of the boys punched him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground.
This made Edd mad. "How dare you!" he shouted.
"What are you going to do abou-" before one of the boys could finish his sentence, Jack got up from the ground and karate kick the boy straight in his jaw. Edd was surprised by this.
"Why you-!" one of the boys said as he began charging at Jack. The boy punched the air, as Jack dodged the punch and kicked the boy right in the stomach, causing him to fall down.
"Oh my, all this senseless violence!" Edd shouted.
"If you do not like violence, then I suggest you go and call some help," Jack said.
"No, I'll stay and-" before Edd could finish his sentence, one of the boys jumped on him, causing him to fall to the ground.
Jack then kicked the boy in the head, causing the man to recoil and get off of Edd.
"Go, now!" Jack said as he began fighting with more of the boys.
Edd just stood their, watching Jack fight. I can't leave, I must help Jack somehow! Looks like I've got no choice but to fight! I must find a weapon! Edd then looked around for a weapon, when he saw a pipe on the ground. He picked it up.
Meanwhile with the fight with Jack, Jack was punching and kicking from left to right, but no matter how many times he knocks down a boy, they just keep coming back up. Just then one of the boys grabbed Jack from behind.
"Heh, we got you know," one of the boys said as he began punching Jack in the stomach. As soon as the boy landed one punch, he was knocked in the back of his head, causing the man to fall down unconsciousness.
"What the-" the boy said holding Jack, but he didn't finish his sentence as Edd rushed to him with the pipe and knocked him out good.
"How I hate violence!" Edd said.
"Sorry Double D, but it looks like your going to do more violence," Jack implied as one of the boys charged at him.
Jack dodged his punch and punched him in his stomach, then punched him in the face, causing him to fall down. After that Edd rushed to one of the boys and tried to hit him with his pipe, but the boy dodged it with ease. He was about to punch Edd in the stomach if it wasn't for Jack, who rushed to him and kicked him in the face. Another boy came rushing to them, but Edd hit him in the head with the pipe, causing him to fall down. To make sure that he would stay down, Edd kept hitting him with the pipe. He was so busy doing it he didn't realize another one of the boys coming from behind, but Jack stopped him and punched him in the face, causing him to fall down. Edd then stopped hitting the boy and looked at Jack.
"Gees, I hate violence!" Edd said.
"I know, but we had no other-" before Jack could finish his sentence, the last of the boys rushed to Jack and kicked him right in the stomach, causing him to fall down. It was the fat one.
"How dare you!" Edd said as he rushed to the fat boy, but the fat boy punched Edd in the face before Edd could get a chance to hit him.
"Haha!" the boy laughed.
Both Jack and Edd got up, Jack rubbing his stomach and Edd wiping blood off his face. Jack and Edd looked at each other. Edd didn't know why, bet he and Jack were somehow forming a plan with their head. Jack nodded and then Edd nodded. Edd rushed to the fat boy, while Jack did the same.
"Heh, it's hopeless, do you really think-" before the man could finish his sentence, Edd past him and grabbed Jack's arm. With Jack's arm both Jack and Edd ran on the wall.
This made the fat boy shocked. The alleyway walls were close enough, with Edd on one side of the wall and Jack on the other. With them on the walls, they both ran to the fat boy and they both dropped kicked him in the head, hard, causing him to fall down, unconscious. After that both Jack and Edd got down from the walls, and gave each other a high five.
"I can't believe we actually did that!" Edd exclaimed.
Jack just smiled.
"Oh yes, the girl!" Edd said, turning his head to the ground, seeing a girl, about 19 years old, looking at both Jack and Edd in shocked.
"Are you all right?" Edd asked as he extended a hand to the girl.
"Yes, thank you so much!" the girl said as she got up and kissed Edd on the cheek.
This resulted in Edd blushing. Jack just smiled...
A few minutes later...
Edd, Jack, and the girl, who's name was Alice, just got through from leaving the police station, putting the gang of boys behind bars. Alice just got through explaining that he was dating one of the boys. Though when she found out that he was part of a gang, the girl dumped him, but the boy wasn't going to let that happen, and gathered his boys to beat up the girl.
"Well, I hoped you learned a valuable lesson from this," Edd said.
"Yes I have, from now on I'm going to make the right choices, and go to college," Alice explained.
"Really? That's great! I'm glad your making the right decisions!" Edd said proudly.
Alice smiled. "Thank you for what you've done!" she said as she walked off, waving to both Jack and Edd.
After that Edd and Jack walked backed to 1901 haven City Building, talking about the past events that just happened. After walking in the building, they found out that Blitz, the guy who interviewed Edd before, was in the room.
"Well well well, if it isn't one of the best rookies in racing!" Blitz said.
"Me, the best rookie?" Edd asked.
"Yes, your one of the talks in the track!" Blitz said.
"Anyway," Josh said, walking to them, "since you and Jack are one of the best rookies in DEATHMATCH so far, you get to get a sneak peak of the Paramount Emerald." Josh explained.
"Really?" both Edd and Jack said at the same time.
"That's right!" Blitz said.
"Hey, what about the rest of us?" Eddy said, listening to the conversation. "We all worked really hard to!"
"Yes, but your not as impressive as both Edd and Jack here!" Blitz explained.
"Why you-!"
"Anyway, let's go, I've got a feeling your going to like what you see!" Blitz said as he started to walk out of the door. Both Edd and Jack followed.
"I can't stand that guy!" Buttercup said.
"Me neither, that guy gives me gas," Freakazoid said as the whole room stared at him with his weird comment. "Well it's true!"
Haven City, DEATHRACE building...
The DEATHRACE building was huge. Their was a water fountain in the first floor, glass walls, people walking in and out of elevators, which were the DEATHRACE staff. The place looked pretty expensive. Blitz, followed by Edd and Jack, lead by other rookies, were headed for the elevator.
"We keep the Paramount Emerald in the basement floor," Blitz explained.
"Why is that?" a teenage rookie said. He had spiky brown hair, green lenses goggles, a black mask covering his lower face, wearing a red shirt and a pair of black shorts, and has a black glove on his left hand and a yin-yang watch on his right wrist.
"The reason why is because it's heavily guarded, that way no one can steal it," Blitz explained.
"But now that your showing us this emerald, won't their be a higher chance of someone stealing it?" Edd asked.
"That's why it's heavily guarded," Blitz said as the elevator came down. It was bigger then any normal elevator, probably could hold 100 people. Everybody got in.
After going down for a couple of minutes, the elevator opened and everyone came out. The basement didn't look like a basement at all. It looked more fancy then that. It was shiny, clean, even had a couch and a TV in the corner. Blitz lead the rookies down a hallway. After walking for a couple of minutes, they stopped at a safe.
"Here it is. Beyond this safe is probably one of the most beautiful emeralds you have ever seen," Blitz implied. On the side of this safe, a mini computer was on the wall. Blitz approached it, and entered a code. After he entered the code, the safe opened. All of the rookies stared in amazement. "Beautiful ain't she?"
The emerald was really big, light green, and had a beautiful shine on it. It looked new. And somehow, when the all the rookies looked at it, they felt a little stronger somehow.
"Well, what do you think? Pretty impressive eh?" Blitz asked.
"I gotta say, that's one pretty emerald," the rookie with spiky brown hair said.
"Yes, it is quiet ravaging!" Edd exclaimed.
"Well, whenever your don looking at it, you can come take a tour of the building if you like!" Blitz said.
"Sure, I wouldn't mind!" another rookie said. "After I examine it more closely!"
"No, that's not possible, their are lasers in their that won't allow anyone to get in, and only I know the code," Blitz explained.
"Oh, well then I'll take a tour of the building," one of the rookies said.
"Splendid!" Blitz said.
After staring at the emerald for few moments, all of the rookies left to follow Blitz, except for Edd. Jack noticed this.
"Are you coming Edd?" Jack asked.
"Yes, I-" before Edd could say anything, a white light appeared out of nowhere, blinding both of them.
"What is this?" Jack asked, covering his eyes.
"I don't know!" Edd said, doing the same.
Just then a voice, out of nowhere, said, Soon, everyone I knew will be free from their torment.
After the voice said that, the white light disappeared.
"What in the world was that?" Jack said.
"I-I have no clue," Edd said.
"Hey, you guys coming?" Blitz asked.
"Yes!" Edd called out as he and Jack went back with the rookies.
"Whoops, forgot to close the safe," Blitz said as he went back and closed the safe. "All right then, let's go."
As he and the rookies left, the same voice that Edd and Jack heard said, Yes, soon their torment will be freed.
1901 Haven City Building...
Jack and Edd just got through getting the tour of the whole DEATHRACE staff building. It was pretty fun, seeing how the sport was made and all that. But Edd and Jack weren't thinking about the building, they were thinking about what just happened in that safe room.
"Do you think it was just our imagination Jack?" Edd asked.
"I doubt it, we both heard the voice," Jack said.
"Hey Jack, Edd, how was the tour?" Josh asked.
"Um, it was lovely Josh," Edd said.
"Yes," was all Jack said.
"Lucky, we worked out butts hard winning these challenges, and yet we can't see the darn thing!" Eddy said, throwing up his hands.
"Cheer up Eddy, at least you get to play with your toes," Ed said.
"Anyway, your next challenge will be starting in a couple of moments," Josh explained. "Your challenge today is a DEATHMATCH."
"I don't like the sound of that. What are you supposed to do in a DEATHMATCH?" Edd asked.
"A DEATHMATCH takes place in a stadium. In this stadium you will be fighting against other competitors using your weapons in your car. The last one standing wins," Josh explained.
Edd sighed. "Why must everything result in violence? Where's my gate number?" he asked.
"It's number 2. Jack will be joining you to," Josh said.
"Okay then, Jack, let's go," Edd said as he and Jack went to the garage...
2100 Haven City Building...
Ten of Aku's robot droids were looking at the board for the challenge. They found their names next to a sigh that said DEATHMATCH.
"Let's go," droid number 23 said...
Gate number 2...
"Ladies and gentleman, are you ready for one of the most exciting challenges in DEATHRACE?" the announcer said with energy.
The fans roared with excitement.
"How I regret violence," Edd said.
"Sometime we don't have a choice Double D," Jack implied.
Jack's car was white with black stripes on it, but mostly white. It was medium sized. It looked like any other normal racing car. Jack had a basic machine gun on top.
"I suppose," Edd said.
Just then the gate opened. Jack and Edd drove out of it.
"What a big stadium," Jack commented.
The stadium was big, could probably hold over 100,000 people in it. The stadium had what looked like sand, metal ruins all around it, some of them leading to ramps. On top of the stadium was a little studio in it, where the announcer was.
"That's right ladies and gentleman, get ready for one of the most exciting challenge of the season!" the announcer stated.
Edd looked around in the stadium. Their were other driver coming out of their gates. Ten of them looked like robots.
"Hey Jack, are those robot droids the one you mentioned?" Edd asked.
Jack turned around and saw the ten robot droids. "Yes," was all Jack said.
"And now I will explain the rules. In this challenge the competitors must battle each other with the weapons they have in their vehicles. The last one standing is the winner!" the announcer explained.
Edd then looked around again. Their were about 30 competitors in the competition, including the robot droids. Just then a light shinned on top of the stadium, which was red...
Then it shinned yellow, and after it shinned green the drivers were off.
"Okay then, this can't be that hard-OH MY!" Edd said as a big monster truck started to come toward him with fast speed.
Edd would have been ran over if he hadn't dodged in time. Edd then started driving to the other end of the stadium, seeing Jack fight off with some people with his machine gun, but the monster truck was still after him, trying to run him over.
"You make a pretty easy prey!" the driver of the monster truck said.
"Not likely!" Edd said as pushed a button.
Just then in the back of Edd's car, a compartment opened and oil started leaking out of it. The monster truck started to slip and slide until it crashed into another car, causing the car to explode and the monster truck to be flipped upside down.
"That was close," Edd said until another car from in front of him started firing a machine gun at him. "Luckily Dexter installed a shield to this car!" Edd said as he pressed a button and a shield popped up.
The bullets of the machine gun started to bounce of the shield. Edd then stepped on the gad pedal and started heading for the car full speed. He then collided with the car, causing the car to explode and leaving Edd's car scratch less due to the shield. After that another car, this one long, started firing homing missiles at Edd. But thanks to the shield, the missiles bounced off of Edd's car, causing them to turn to the driver who launched them. The driver saw this coming and dodged it by pressing a button. When he did, his wheels went up, causing the missiles to go under the car's wheels and hit the wall in the stadium. Just then Edd's shield gave out, due to the damage it took.
"I've got more missiles where that came from!" the driver said as he kept pressing a button simultaneously.
Missiles then started to pour out from the top of his car like crazy.
"Oh my!" Edd said as he quickly pressed a button.
When he did, a machine gun appeared on top of his car and started shooting out bullets. The bullets then collided with the missiles, causing hem to explode. After a few minutes the driver ran out of missiles.
"Not bad, but I've got another trick up my sleeve!" the driver said as he pressed a button and something that looked like a laser appeared on top of his car.
"What is that?" Edd said as he pressed a button. "I've got to scan it."
Scanning unknown weapon, a computerized voice said. After a few seconds it said, Warning! Warning! The gun is a highly toxic laser that can destroy anything in a 5km radius!
"Oh my!" Edd said as a laser fired from the gun.
Meanwhile Jack was having a hard time with the robot droids, because no matter how many times Jack shoots at them, they just kept dodging. Also the robot droids keeps surrounding Jack, usually to bump his car into a wall.
"By order of Aku, you will be eliminated!" one of the robot droids said.
After a few minutes driving, Jack saw a metal ramp right in front of him. I'll use that to lose them! Jack thought as he started driving their full speed.
When Jack got to the tip of the ramp, he hit the brakes and turned around, causing the robot droids to jump the ramp.
I think I lost them, Jack thought. just then Jack thought everything was okay, he felt a sudden force that recoiled him and his car to the wall of the stadium.
Meanwhile Edd was having a rough time with the driver chasing him, as he kept shooting his laser.
"Hold still and It'll be quick!" the driver said.
"I'd rather not do that," Edd said. Suddenly, while Edd was driving, he saw that another car was headed his way at full speed. The driver was probably going wait until the right moment to unleash a weapon on Edd. "At the speed his going, if I time it right..." Edd said.
When the driver in the back of him got through charging his lase, he said, "Your finished!"
"Now!" Edd said as he pressed a button.
Just then the machine gun went back inside Edd's car, and a missile appeared on top of his car. He then pressed another button, causing the missile to launch itself at the driver in the front of him. When the missile impacted on his car, the car exploded and went up in the air. Edd then sped up and drove under the car in the air. The driver behind him wasn't so lucky, as the car in the air landed on him, causing his car to explode into debris. Edd then kept driving to look for Jack.
"Well, that was close," Edd said. After driving for a few minutes, he saw Jack, only getting beaten by the robot droids. Before Edd could react, one of the robot droids bumped into him, causing him to be bumped by another one. Jack started to swerve, hitting one of the walls hard. Jack's car was damaged. Inside of the car, Edd saw that Jack was also unconsciousness. When Jack was unconsciousness, one of the robot droids with a missile on top of it's car fired a missile to Jack's car. Jack was completely hopeless.
"Jack!" Edd said as he started heading to his direction...
Author notes: Oh no! Is this the end of Jack? Fins out in the next chapter! Also, one of the users here in fanfiction asked me to make him a cameo appearance, which is in this chapter. You know who you are, and don't worry, you'll race soon.