I was out in the courtyard with everyone waiting for Jack to do his trick "What's going on?" Rudy asked walking out of the dojo "Jack's about to do a hippie jump over the chair, and then a three sixty flip into an olly" Kim explained "That's not Ollie that's Phil, and he's gonna get killed" Rudy said worriedly, Phil looked up "I got this baby, first job in my country I was speed bump" he said before lying back down, I grimaced but shook it off, Jack managed to pull it off and we cheered, he came back over to us and high fived Phil "Min if I snag your ax and take it for a scrape?" Rudy asked, we all gave him looks of confusion "Can I borrow your skateboard?"
he asked, Jack handed it to him "Have you ever ridden one before Rudy?" Jack asked "I'm a 3rd degree black belt I think I can handle a little rolling toy" Rudy replied "Okay knock yourself out" Jack said, Rudy got on the skateboard and slipped straight away, he landed on his back and we all groaned "I think he just knocked himself out" Eddie said "No I didn't" Rudy said, the skateboard came back down and landed on his head "Now he did" Jerry said, we all crouched down next to Rudy and helped him out.
After school the next day we all went into the dojo, Banana greeted me by jumping into my arms "Oh hello baby" I said in a baby voice, he licked my nose and I giggled "That is so cute" Kim said petting his head, I nodded and sat on the bench "Hey guys I've got a very big surprise" Rudy announced "Please tell me your finally getting these silly mats cleaned" Milton said "Yeah, their so moldy that every week we have to give them a shave" Jack said after dropping his bag down "Yesterday when I got home, my grandfather got a whiff of me, cried, and said I smelt like the war" Eddie said, I snickered and scratched Banana's tummy
"I'm not talking about our mats, I'm talking about this" Rudy said motioning to the orange cover on the wall "Woah, a wall sheet, it's beautiful" Jerry said in awe, I rolled my eyes and Milton sat next to me on one side, while Jack sat on the other, Kim and Eddie occupied the other bench while Jerry stayed stood up "It's not a wall sheet" Rudy said, he pulled off the cover to reveal a flat screen T.V, he earned words of approval from the guys "Oh man, it's 4:30 ninja space monkeys is on" Eddie said grabbing the remote and returning to his seat "This isn't for watching ninja space monkeys" Rudy said taking the remote from him
"This is a teaching tool so that we can study your tournament videos. Milton let's start with your match" Rudy said switching on the T.V "Oh here we go" Milton groaned "It's okay Milton, this is all about learning from your mistakes, now watch carefully" Rudy said, he played the video and we all found it rather amusing "Okay, here your meeting your opponent" Rudy said "That kid beat Milton? He's tiny" Eddie said causing us all to laugh "He wasn't that small Eddie" Milton said in annoyance "Uh yeah he was, the ref just took him out of his stroller" Kim said "I don't care how small my opponent was, he was very tough" Milton said defensively
"Uh, she, she was very tough" Jack corrected causing us to laugh even more "You know what? I'm outta here" Milton exclaimed getting up from his seat "Oh c'mon dude where you goin?" Jack asked turning on the bench "Somewhere I can get a little respect" Milton replied before storming out of the dojo, I rolled my eyes and we all turned back to the screen, Rudy switched it on to Eddie's tournament video seen as Milton left, but even though Jack was watching the T.V, his hands were on another level, they started off around my waist but then one started stroking my leg, it was hard to concentrate on one thing one my mind was completely on another,
there was suddenly a loud commotion coming from outside and we all ran to see what it was "Milton got him everybody" Joan shouted out of breath "That was the longest 30 feet of my life" she said "Milton what happened?" I asked "This little squirrel boy, took down the seafood snatcher, don't change hero, don't ever change" Phil said going back into his restaurant "I was just trying to..." Milton started "Do the right thing, well you did mister, and because of your bravery, I award you with this plastic badge" Joan said pinning the badge on his shirt "Which makes you an honourary mall cop" she said proudly
"Milton this is awesome, I can't believe you did this" Jack said both in confusion and surprise "Well I did" Milton said after looking nervously at the badge, I knew something fishy was going on, no way could Milton have done that "I certainly did" he said raising a hand, Joan nodded and the guys all gave him a pat on the back, I did the same not wanting to seem jealous, but I was still thinking it all over.
After out training was over Jack was walking me home, well, he was on the skateboard going really slow "So how do you do it?" I asked motioning to the board, he shrugged "It's like riding a bike, you never forget" he said, he suddenly stopped and I gave him a confused look "Get on" he said pointing to it, I shook my head nervously "No way" I said backing up, he jumped off and pulled me over "C'mon, just stand on it, I promise I won't let you go" he said,
I trusted him "Okay" I sighed, I shakily stood on it, and he was behind me with his hands wrapped around my waist "Okay, now just relax" he said, we started moving and I giggled, it was quite fun "Okay it's not that bad" I said as he helped me off "See, and I didn't let go" he said with his hands still on my waist "Okay, you keep your promises I guess" I said resting my head on his shoulder "Yeah I do" he said rubbing my back a little.
I was at school the next day a little late, Rudy had gone somewhere before school time and when he came back he bruised, so I had to help him out a bit, he didn't say much, just mumbled something about a flame being snuffed, whatever the hell that meant "I bet he's at home polishing his badge" Jerry said in annoyance, I guessed they were talking about Milton "Hey guys" I greeted "Where were you this morning?"
Kim asked, I sighed "Rudy bruised himself somehow so I took care of him, he kept talking about a flame being snuffed, it was pretty weird" I said, she nodded but looked like she knew something "Anyways I think what Milton did at the mall yesterday was pretty cool, maybe it'll give him some self esteem" Jack said "Uh, it gave him somethin" Kim said, I looked at the stairs to see Milton in some kind of police uniform, we all walked over to him "Milton, whatcha wearin?"Jack asked "My uniform, it's part marching band, part Starfleet, and all attitude"
Milton replied, I rolled my eyes "You know that plastic badge doesn't give you any real power right?" Jack asked hopefully "Oh I've got power, and I'm not afraid to use it sister" Milton said "Excuse me" he said heading over to the lockers where a kid was getting wedgied, Milton stopped the kid from being wedgied, but only because the bully knew he took down the robber at the mall, I still didn't believe it.
I took Banana for a walk later on and ran into Milton "Hey Milton" I said "Hey Danny" he said happily, I sighed "Milton, did you really take down that guy yesterday?" I asked, he looked in thought "Well yes, in a way" he said nervously, I sat on the bench and motioned him to sit with me "I was mad, and I got a lemon drink, so I tried putting some more lemon in the cup but I squirted myself in the eye, I dropped the cup and lemon, the robber slipped on it and I fell on top of him, you guys looked like you had a new found respect for me when Joan gave me that badge,
so I just went along with it" he said, I knew it, he couldn't have taken that guy down "I won't tell the guys Milton, but I think you should, and if not, just don't go too nuts on this whole mall cop thing okay?" I asked, he nodded and I headed back to the dojo with Banana.
