CHAPTER 10

VENGEANCE

COLE'S POV:

The blood was boiling through my head. I was furious. I've never been this mad before. Things were being thrown out of proportion. I couldn't think straight. I was just driving all over the road without a care in the world of where I was going. That was the problem. I didn't have a clue about where Jimmy Wedge and his gang could be. I couldn't concentrate on anything but my vengeance. All that concentration just made me crash into a pole. Luckily, I was alright, but the car wasn't. My anger was taking over. I climbed out of the car and kicked the hood, furious at the world. I will get revenge on Wedge no matter how long it takes. Unfortunately, without a car, I was useless. I couldn't get anywhere without one. Who knows? Jimmy and his gang are probably out of the borders of the city by now. I wanted to give up, but I just had to find someone to fight with. I looked to see a shadow that kind of looked like one of those apes. Even though he may not have caused the problem, he was an enemy and I needed a punching bag right now. I ran up towards him.

"Hey, you there," I screamed, "Stop walking and come and face me."

"What do you want with me?" he asked, "I haven't done anything yet."

"I hope you didn't make plans to."

"What are you doing?"

"I need a punching bag and your the only thing out here to take down. I wanted revenge on someone, but it's not turning out like I planned. Hope you know some good fighting skills."

"Come on, man, don't do this. You don't know who your messing with."

I didn't listen. I just did whatever I would do. I kept him quiet by punching him in the mouth. I double kicked him across the head and knocked him down. He got up, but I kicked him back down, this time sending him off across the sidewalk. I ran up to him and jumped down on his stomach, hearing a few ribs crack. I needed a break. I started panting and before I knew it, he came up and hit me in the face, knocking me to the ground. He jumped on me, looking me deep in the eyes and holding out his fist.

"What's your problem, man?" he asked, "You don't go out and take someone down for no reason at all." He paused to punch me in the face. "You've got some issues. You need to see someone about it." He punched me again. "I don't mean to go hard on you, but if you wanna fight, I'll give you a fight." He punched me once again. "You got anything you wanna say for yourself?"

"No." That word came out firmly and clearly. I used my feet to slingshot him off me and send him off into the air, making him land on the road. I stood my ground. "I bet your tired of me already."

He ran up towards me, but I took every amount of action I had. I ran up and started punching him over and over and over again. I couldn't stop myself. He couldn't stop me. I had his arms trapped and placed away from his face. I just kept going. I couldn't stop. I finally did when I ended up kicking him in the head, making something fly off and causing him to fall on the cold, autumn ground. I looked closer to see who this thing actually was. When I looked, I didn't gasp, I didn't widen my eyes, I didn't even beg for forgiveness. It was him hiding inside a costume. Hiding his face where no one could see his embarrassment. It was him. Jimmy Wedge.

I fell on my knees, hoping I could relieve the anger I was placed into and hopefully understand the mess I'm in. Tears escaped from my eyes, but they were hidden away quickly when the rain started. I heard the sound of a car head towards my way. It was the car Sam had brought. He saw that I was here and got out of the car to help me.

"Just leave me be, Sam," I said, "I've caused enough trouble for one day."

"Cole, we need to get you out of here," Sam said, "I don't want to be placed in the middle of a crime scene."

"Let me do something before I go." I walked away from Sam and walked right towards Jimmy, who's unconscious body laid on the ground.

He wasn't completely unconscious, so I knew he could see this. It was time to stop keeping all I have a secret. I knew this would be the biggest mistake of my life, but I did it anyway. It's time to show this guy what I really have. I used spinjitzu. I spinned him around until I finally stopped and made him hit a wall, making him slide to the sidewalk. He was completely unconscious this time. I knew I made a mistake. I fell to my knees again, this time not hiding my tears and clutching my side. Jimmy must have wounded my side while I was fighting him and I didn't even noticed. Sam ran up to me. I was in too much pain to get up.

"Cole, the authorities are gonna be here before we ever leave," Sam said, "We need to get out of here now."

"I can't move," I said, "My side is wounded."

"Here, let me help you up." He helped me up and dragged me to the car. He sat me in the backseat as he placed himself in the passenger seat, with John driving. Sam looked at me. "What were you thinking?"

"I had to do it, Sam. I didn't have a choice."

"Yes, you did. You didn't have to go after Jimmy. Vengeance is not a problem solving idea."

"I was tired of Jimmy coming after us, okay. I thought giving him a fight would keep him away." I winced in pain as I tried to sit up. "I wanted to show him what I was capable of."

"What was that strange move you did? You never told us you could do something like that."

"It was spinjitzu, okay. I'm a ninja. I had to keep it a secret because if I told you, my Sensei would have my head. I know I made a mistake, but I only did it because he did it to Rick."

"Rick did it because he was tired of you lying for him all those years. He doesn't mind the pain."

"Sam, calm down, man," John said, "Your acting like a crazy psychopath. Look, Cole, just rest up until I get you to my grandfather's. He's a retired doctor, but he still helps people. We'll questioned you there."

I tried to rest, but it was hard to do with my aching side. I closed my eyes at the least, trying to think of everything that happened today. I made some mistake. Some mistakes that could get me in the worst trouble possible. I tried to put it out of my mind and worry about it later. I just wanted all of this to be a dream. Just a dream.

SENSEI`S POV:

Mayor Borg called and explained about some fighting going on in the east part of the city next to some of the restaurants in town. He said there were some things we needed to see, so I brought everyone along. Once we arrived, I almost gasped at the scene. I wasn't just worried about all this. I was worried about Cole as well. He hasn't been home in the past few hours. I was hoping he would be home before we got the call, but he wasn't. I'm sure he's here if not anywhere else.

We got out of the car and walked up to Mayor Borg. He was busy with some video footage. He turned off the footage before I could see it. "What happened here, Mr. Borg?"

"Oh, Sensei Wu, thank goodness your here," Borg said, "I apologize if I'm in a bit of a rush. I've had a very long day and this just makes it even worse. Even the footage that I just saw just makes it even more worse. But, to answer your question, a young man was dressed up like an ape and was beaten up until he became completely unconscious. Luckily, the paramedics said he should wake up, but their not very sure. I'm not sure why that young man was dressed up as an ape in the first place. We've had problems with those apes since yesterday, which explains why I've been so busy. Oh, why do these things always happen in the city?"

"I saw it," someone said to one of the police officers, "I saw the whole thing. I've got the whole thing on camera. Mr. Borg has the footage. He'll show you what I saw. I was the one that called the police."

"Sir, can you describe the person that started this whole thing?" the officer asked.

"I can't really explain much because it was so dark, but it looked like he was wearing a lot of black. Oh, and I think he had black hair."

I drowned out the rest of what they had to say and turned back to Mr. Borg. "Do you have any evidence of who could be responsible for this?"

"Yes, I do," Borg said, "Someone video taped it and gave the footage to me. I've watched it at least three times. I can't really see who it was. If I show you the video, do you think you could figure it out?"

"Let's see if I can."

Borg showed the video and at first I couldn't see who it was. It was someone who was fighting another person. The one that started the fight was down and started to get punched in the face. I could finally see his face. Once the fight was almost over, the person that started the fight walked up to the man, who was unconscious, and used spinjitzu on him. That made me bring my attention back.

"Stop the video and rewind it." Borg rewinded it and I looked until I saw the ground scene. "Stop there." He stopped it. "Can you zoom in?" The video came closer and so did the man's face. Once I got a good look at him, I recognized who it was. "I know who it is. It's Cole."

"Cole Brookstone? Your student? The ninja of earth?"

"Precisely."

"Oh, no. This is serious. Sensei Wu, I need you to do a favor for me. I'm going to tell the police about this, but I need you to keep an eye out for Cole. Speaking of which, do you even know where he is?"

"I don't."

"Oh, this is bad. We have a runaway criminal on our hands. Although, I wouldn't call him a criminal. I won't let the police arrest him, but if he doesn't show himself in three days, I'll have no choice but to let the police have him. If he does show himself before that time, I need him to call me so we can discuss about some issues. I think you may know what I mean."

"I understand, Mr. Borg."

"Then it's settled. You and the others go home and get some rest. I hope to see you again soon."

"I hope so as well."

I walked back towards my students and told them to get back inside the car. As we were driving home, no one said a word. I was hoping we could find Cole before he does something else. I know exactly what Cole has done. I was in his shoes once. I remember it all bit by bit.

COLE GOT HIS REVENGE, BUT NOW HE'S A WANTED CRIMINAL. WE'LL, HE'S NOT REALLY A CRIMINAL, CONSIDERING THAT HE'S A HERO, BUT HE STILL DID SOMETHING BAD.

I WONDER WHAT BORG IS PLANNING. WHAT DID SENSEI WU MEAN WHEN HE SAID HE WAS IN COLE'S SHOES ONCE? SO MANY SECRETS IN THIS CHAPTER.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT SUMMER HAS STARTED WHERE I LIVE. IF IT'S SUMMER WHERE YOU LIVE IN, HAPPY SUMMER!

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