And here's this year's costume contest!

Chapter 21: Costume Contest

Almost immediately, everyone gathered around to participate in this costume contest to show who's best in show this year and which costume stands out from among the rest. Po walks by with his best samurai costume to kick off the contest and said, "Hello, everyone! Welcome to the super-awesome costume contest here! The best thing about Halloween is that it's the one day of the year where you can dress as whoever you want and no one can tell you what you shouldn't look like. In this one, we get to showcase who's awesomer in every costume you show up in. So...for everyone that wants to show it off, go for it! Our amazing judges will look at the costume to see who stands out from everyone and they choose who thinks should win. Are you all ready?!"

Everyone started cheering for this occasion and they can't wait to show it off to everyone and Po said, "Awesome! And no matter who wins, we're all winners because we can wear whatever costume we want!"

Not long after, several of the kung-fu masters showed off their costumes while doing some kung-fu poses. Most of the costumes range from samurai's, scary vampires, zombies, monsterous beasts, mummies, pumpkins, fairies, kings and queens, their favorite members of the Furious Five, the Dragon Warrior, dragons and everything in between.

Everyone became awestruck by the costumes the masters wore and then it came time for the students to show it off. The young 19-year old leopardess Ami went out to show off her amazing costume and did some incredible kung-fu moves and just showed off her fun side as she posed. That alone captured Phoenix's attention very quickly and he just became captivated by her amazing moves and fierce confidence as well as her beautiful looks. He just became floored with everything she's got and he said, "I think I'm in love."

"Slow down, bro. She's too good for you." Tsunami added.

"So you say." Phoenix responded.

After Ami showed off her costume, the rest of the students followed suit and gave it all they got while having some fun along the way, just being fun and silly for once while also showing some moves as well. Everyone applauded and cheered for these young kids who go all out and for once, let them be themselves for a day. All of their trainers were completely awestruck by their students' performance and just applauded for them.

Po comes out and he said, "These are the future kung-fu masters of tomorrow and let's hope that they can have fun while doing it too. All righty, then. We're gonna freestyle it as we see almost everyone in the Valley of Peace coming in with their costumes. Let's bring them out!"

Almost everyone from the Valley of Peace showed off their costumes and each of them showcased their individuality in many ways from their costumes and their personalities. Most of the costumes glowed in the dark while some have wings, plastic fangs, claws and everything else in between ranging from the old and young. The judges looked at those costumes and they seem to see which ones stand out the most.

Next thing, the Bushido-Akio clan comes over to show off their costumes as Mako and Reiko came in as married mummies, Cody as a rotten pumpkin, Tsunami as a pirate, Samurai as a huge dragon and Phoenix came out as a huge king. Ami looks at Phoenix's costume and that attracted her even more and showcasing his goofy side made Ami very interested in him. Some of her friends could tell that this guy is definitely setting sights on her and one of them said, "He's cute for a panda."

"Isn't he?" asked Ami.

Next up, several of the youngest Bushido-Akio kids came in to show off their costumes and do some moves and after that, the Elemental Hazards came in with their costumes. Takami and Tamaki came in as guard prisoners, Skyler as a vampire, Kiba as a pirate, Faith as Master Tigress, Layla as a werewolf, Kalia, Borko and Kovu as babies, Hope as the Dragon Warrior, Kaizer as a black ninja, Chronos and Zack as clowns. They all took the stage with mounds of grace and afterwards, Ryo came in as a black warrior twirling his swords around like he's a born ninja.

Most of those outfits impressed the judges the most, but they were definitely not prepared for what's coming up next. Max takes the stage with his most daring and amazing outfit to date; a scary, creepy clown costume with killer zombie/vampire makeup wearing a black cape with a clown costume added with the clown makeup and that captivated the crowd.

Even four of the Five were stunned to see the costume in full display as Max walked across the palace, making his most scariest poses and faces he could ever come up with. The judges were totally captivated by this and it was clear that this is not an ordinary clown costume. Kiba cheered and howled for Max in his most enthusiastic way possible as he exclaimed, "You're killing it, man!"

Unaware that Tigress has emerged to take in the festivities, Max is completely overwhelmed but awestruck by the crowd cheering for him and he did not expect a huge reaction from that costume he wore and just remained very humble about it. As Tigress looks around, she sees a silhouette of that clown costume moving and she felt like that nightmare is coming back around and then, the silhouette grew bigger as she sees Max walking by. Max spots Tigress for a quick second and waves at her, but Tigress reluctantly waved back at him, worried about what he'll do next.

Max was greeted by mounds of high-fives and fist bumps from his friends from the MMA class, cheering him on as he left the stage and Max said, "That was awesome."

"You did awesome, bro." Samurai added.

Phoenix gave Max a big high-five as for that amazing costume and how he got the crowd on their feet and it just solidified Max's amazing growth as he took it all in.

Just then, Ami comes over and sees Phoenix high-fiving Max some more and she asked, "Hey, is that your brother?"

"Yeah, that's my brother." Phoenix replied, seemingly proud of Max.

Ami goes towards Max and kneels down to his level and said, "Hi, there. I'm Ami. Your costume is the bets costume I've ever seen."

"Thank you." Max replied.

Just then, a couple of girls his age were saying 'hi' to him and complimenting on his costume and it initially shocked some of his brothers that Max has gotten almost every girls' attention and it even took Kiba, Ryo and Chronos by surprise that Max is gaining loads of attention. Kiba and Samurai were both shocked, but completely rooting for Max in their own ways.

"Future babe magnet." Kiba said, wagging his tail.

"All right, Maxie!" Samurai cheered.

Max won the costume contest and got the girls! Final chapter coming!