Musaki's moment of triumph...
Chapter 25: The Triumph
Several minutes later, everyone turned to Musaki and started cheering for him and they surround him in a circle. All of a sudden, they picked him and Zeke up in the air, as a sign for their triumph. Zeke looked at Musaki and asked, "Why are they picking us up?"
"Dude, it's a victory." Musaki said.
"A hero's victory." Shifu said.
"What he said."
Zeke chuckles and said, "You know, I think I could get used to this."
"Me too."
When they got to the bunkhouse, they set them down the ground and everyone smiled at him, knowing how proud they were of both of them for fighting Tai Lung. Shifu came up to Musaki first and said, "I always figured you could be destined for greatness and defeating the monster that I have created lets me know that you are destined for greatness."
Musaki chuckled and said, "My parents always told me that I could be destined for greatness when I was a kid. I guess that time was now."
Then, Shifu turned his attention to Zeke and said, "I've only known you for a month, but it feels like eternity. I cannot tell you how proud I am of your accomplishment to defeat Tai Lung. Even though Musaki did rough him up in the end, you still did well."
Zeke chuckled and said, "It's cool. Both of us did awesome."
"Yes, you both have done...awesome."
"Whoa! Shifu said 'awesome', dudes!" Mikey exclaimed.
Shifu turned to Mikey and stared at him in a very sarcastic look on his face and said, "I got it from Po. Who'd you expect?"
Mikey chuckled and said, "I never thought old dudes would say 'awesome', except for sensei."
Spinter sighs heavily and said, "Well, it worked on you."
Shifu gained his attention back to Musaki and Zeke and smiled at both of them and told them, "Your parents would've been so proud."
"They already know." Musaki said.
"How do they know?" asked Leo.
Musaki and Zeke looked at each other and then, turned to Shifu and answered, in unison, "Because they look out for us."
"Where?" asked Donny.
They both looked up at the sky and the other turtles did as well, when all of a sudden, a white light appeared out of nowhere and down came two angels, both pandas. Both of them came towards both Musaki and Zeke and they were all smiling at them.
"Hey, mom. Hey, dad." Musaki said.
"Hey, guys." Zeke said.
"Hello, boys." Sakamoto said.
"We just saw you two fight Tai Lung from there and Musaki, I was super-impressed of your Wuxi finger hold. Who taught you something like that?" Musaki's mom asked.
"Lucky guess."
"Zeke, I am super proud of you as well. Your first battle with Tai Lung and you participated by beating him down and giving him what he deserves." Sakamoto said.
"Well, Musaki told me that Tai Lung killed you guys and I figured I was gonna get him back for what he did to you." Zeke said.
"He got what he deserved."
The turtles, Splinter and Zuko were in shock that these were Musaki's parents. The first thing Mikey screamed on his mind was, "Ghosts!"
Both of them turned around and saw Mikey looking increasingly anxious abiut them floating them. Sakamoto chuckled and said, "Who are they?"
"These are our new friends-Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, Splinter and Zuko. They're from New York, except for Zuko, who's from China." Musaki said.
"Guys, these are our parents." Zeke said.
Splinter came to them first and said, "It is an honor to finally meet the parents of Musaki and Zeke."
"Well, we live in the afterlife, but thanks anyway." Musaki's mom said.
"Which part are your parents from, Musaki?" asked Leo.
"Well, my mom's side is from China, some parts of China and my dad's side is from Tokyo."
Splinter was suprised to hear that Musaki's dad is from Tokyo and asked, "You were from Japan?"
"Yes, I was."
"Amazing! You guys must have some fun in Japan." Mikey said.
"Sometimes."
"Well, we came over to tell you how proud of you both for defeating Tai Lung and that we will continue to watch over you." Musaki's mom said.
"All right. Nice meeting you." Splinter said.
Sakamoto laid his eyes on Tigress and he floated towards her and said, "I can tell that you have a problem dealing with my son."
"How do you know?" asked Tigress.
"One, I am his father and second, I have eyes for this sort of thing, because I can see everything from down here up there. When Musaki gets older, treat him with respect."
"Well, I will try, but that does not mean that I'll stop being vocal about him."
"We've got our eyes on you."
Both of them flew up in the air and went back to heaven and the skies turned back to blue. Leo looked at Musaki and said, "They must really love you both, right?"
"They always do." Musaki said.
"They're parents. It's their job." Zeke said.
"They're supposed to support us, love us, guide us and watch over us. And we're lucky to have them."
"I am glad you feel that way." Shifu said.
Was that a cool chapter or what? But this story ain't over yet!