Angel: I would've skipped this episode, but at the same time I couldn't because of the ending in this episode that I wrote. So it was essential to write this one, writing the ending in any other episode would've been lame. Plus, I need the ending to fit in this one XD
A fight is occurring in the boys' bathroom, Kunoichi and Ninja kicked into a stall. Pradeep has been stanked into a monster. He opens up the stall, but the duo aren't inside it. He looks around in confusion. "Looking for us?"
He looks up to see the two hanging onto the ceiling. Together they swing, kicking him into the opposite wall. "Listen, Pradeep, it's Gravy Friday in the caf, so it'd be aces if we could wrap this up like now. I would leave, but I can't leave my partner alone. We're a team!"
He's earned a punch to the face, getting knocked into a wall himself. Then Monster Pradeep grabs him and roars in his face. After being slightly disgusted by the breath, Ninja headbutts him, landing on the ground.
"I can't believe I'm in the boys' bathroom, but I do what I have to for unstanking monsters," Kunoichi shakes her head slowly. Monster Pradeep swings forward with his horn and they dodge out of the way, stepping back. Ninja kicks him into a stall. Bash comes into the bathroom, holding a comic book.
"Gotta make some room for gravy fries! Better take a Mr. Grumpy!" He walks into a stall.
Kunoichi and Ninja, who didn't hear him, kick Monster Pradeep out of the stall. He raises his horn into the air.
"Ninja Horn Slap!" Ninja flings his scarf forward, knocking the horn out of the monster's hands. It hits the sink before flying past Kunoichi.
"Whoa!" She exclaims, stepping back a bit. "That could've been me!"
The horn slides into the same stall that Bash is occupying. "Huh?"
Ninja goes to snatch it, but it's picked up by Bash. "I'm uncomfortable around curly things. I'm gonna straighten it." He tries to straighten the horn, but ends up breaking it, releasing the stank. This confuses both Kunoichi and Ninja.
"Huh? That's weird," Ninja glances to his partner.
"We didn't even destroy his horn..." She murmurs slowly.
"But hey, Gravy Friday is not the day to look a 3D-Stankin' in the mouth. Smoke bomb!" He and Kunoichi fist bump before they both disappear.
Pradeep turns back to normal, coughing. The Ninja's silhouette appears from the stank cloud and Bash steps out of his stall. "Bash Johnson? You vanquished the monster!"
"I wouldn't call it a monster," Bash glances at the stall he was just in. "I've taken bigger ones."
Randy looms over something on the table in front of him.
"One day a year, the lunch lady scrapes the grease traps into a chunky meaty mudslide of yum," He puts a napkin over his shirt. "Today is that day. Gravy fries, prepare to be in my mouth!" He removes the napkin, only to see an empty box.
Amy arrives at the table with her gravy fries, eyes widening at the empty box. "Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?!" He follows the trail of gravy to find Howard sitting next to him, his mouth and arms covered in gravy.
"In my defense, gravy fries."
"And I counter with, How could you do this to your best friend?!" Randy exclaims loudly.
"Relax. Just get back in line."
Randy looks to the line, but they've already been sold out. "Heh. I could really use a change of subject right now," Howard smiles nervously from Randy's blank face.
"Oh, it's okay," Amy waves it off, sliding her gravy fries to Randy. "Just take mine."
Howard and Randy gasp at her action and she stares at them. "What?"
"You've giving me your gravy fries?" Randy's eyes shine in awe, clasping his hands.
"Well sure," She smiles a bit. "You didn't deserve to get yours eaten by Howard. And he's had enough anyway," The brunette directs a look at Howard and he flinches. "Help yourself, I always bring a back-up lunch for me anyway."
"No fair!" Howard exclaims at her as Randy smiles eagerly. "Should've thought of back-up lunches...hey Smith, can you-"
"No," She replies quickly. "And I wouldn't even need to make them if you didn't always take our food."
Pradeep bursts into the cafeteria. "Bash Johnson is the Ninja!"
"Jackpot!" Howard pumps a fist as everyone gasps at the news. Bash walks into the cafeteria.
"Yay Bash-a-ray!" Pradeep lets the bully go in first, and he sees all the looks directed at him.
"What are you looking at?"
Everyone stares in silence before Randy breaks it by laughing. Amy does so too, holding her stomach. "Come on!" He slaps his knee. "Oh, I have not laughed this hard in a long time," He wipes away a tear and notices that no one else is laughing. "Eh, wait? You guys actually believe that Bash is the Ninja? Bash? Bash."
"O.M. Wowzers!" Heidi exclaims from her table. "Totally makes sense."
"Yeah, being a butthead is the perfect cover for the Ninja," Morgan adds in.
"All year I've been getting wedgies from a hero," Bucky looks at Bash in respect. "What an honor!"
"Did you know about this?" Howard whispers to his friends, getting looks from them. "Sorry, got caught up in the hoopla."
"Bash is the Ninja?" The bully just looks in confusion, not understanding. "I'm Bash. That means...I'm the Ninja? I'm the Ninja!" He lets out a cheer along with everyone else. Randy growls in annoyance as he narrows his eyes.
"Do you know who the Kunoichi is?" A random student asks Bash.
"All I know is that this makes Kuno my woman!" Bash jerks a thumb to himself. Amy gags at the thought, turning away.
"Okay, I hate being called that," She murmurs to her friends, though she's glad that no one is mistaking a random girl for the Kunoichi.
"Tell me, woman," Howard smirks, getting an annoyed look from Amy.
"Yeah, woman!" Randy calls out in laughter.
"Okay, the both of you never ever call me woman again," Amy tells them, giving the two a warning look. "The way you say it is lacking humility."
A gravy fry is taken by a rat, and he crawls back to the Sorcerer's lair to enjoy it. He's about to dig in when the Sorcerer takes it from him. He looks towards the ground in disappointment. The Sorcerer lets out a small breath.
"There's a strange mix of jubilation and gravy in the air today," He summons one of his orbs. "What have we here?" He sees the moment of the Ninjas leaving.
"Smoke bomb!"
"Pleased to meet you, Ninja!" He grins once he sees Bash coming out of the stank. He lets out an evil laugh.
"This is bad, guys," Randy starts as the three are running laps. Amy is running next to Randy, Howard lagging behind them. Amy's hair is in a ponytail again.
"You're not the one running laps on two baskets of gravy fries," He holds his stomach.
"A, one of those baskets was mine," Randy gives him an accusing look. "And B, I'm talking about everybody thinking Bash is the Ninja. Keeping the Ninja's identity a secret is Nomicon 101."
"Uh, hello?" Amy speaks up and he glances at her.
"We're different, we found out by accident," He keeps his eyes forward.
"Bet your cheese we did," She mutters under her breath before speaking. "Look, Ran, relax. I know you're the Ninja. You know you're the Ninja. Howard knows you're the Ninja. Isn't that enough to distinguish from the fact everyone thinks it's Bash? So what if they think he's the Ninja? It only matters that we know our identities and that's all."
"Uh, you're the smart one, remember? How can you not see the risk? Trust me, something wonk is gonna happen to Bash," Randy argues back as they run past a window. They come back around and see that Bash is in front of the math class.
"If Y equals 2...then X equals...poo!"
The students let out a laugh. "Poo is correct! A plus for the Ninja!" The math teacher declares, Howard sweating as he catches up with his friends.
"Oh...are you kidding me?" Randy gives a look of irritation. Bash isn't even the Ninja, and he's getting good grades while Randy is barely struggling! Amy sighs a bit, patting his shoulder in sympathy.
Bash! Bash!
The school presents Bash with a golden statue right in front of the building.
He's Bash Johnson!
Turns out he's a Ninja and he's better than you
Randy glowers at the statue.
Bash! Bash!
Randy, Amy, and Howard dodge incoming dodge balls.
He's Bash Johnson!
Bash himself is getting a massage from Coach Green, being exempt from class because he's the 'Ninja.'
Turns out he's a Ninja and he's better than you
Randy gets a dodgeball to the face.
Later, they see rose petals being thrown as a path is being made for Bash. He even has a tropical drink in his hands.
"That's right, that's right. I'm the Ninja," He brags to everyone nearby. A whole parade of students are marching behind him. "Bow down before me," He chuckles, Sundown trying to sweep up the petals. Randy looks at him in annoyance.
Amy shakes her head at this, not really letting herself get angry by the attention he's getting. She already knows that Bash is just using this to get the perks, since he was unaware that he even was the Ninja earlier. Bash would never last as the Ninja. And there was the fact that he called her woman, which she hates!
"I'm a super villain, Viceroy," McFist states to the evil scientist. "I should not be helping my wife select bedroom furniture FOR MY STEPSON!" He hasn't been made aware yet of the false truth that Bash is the Ninja.
"Hannibal, just pick a bed. Which one would Bash like better? Rocket ship or race car?" Viceroy points to the pictures of the catalog in front of them. "Ooh, sign me up for enchanted castle!"
The Sorcerer appears from the pod. "McFist!"
Both of them yell in alarm from his sudden arrival. "A fascinating piece of information has come into my possession. The Ninja's true identity."
"Wow," McFist blinks in shock at the fact the Sorcerer figured it out before they did. "Kind of blindsided me with that one."
"With this knowledge, you can finally destroy the Ninja and find out the Kunoichi's identity before destroying her too!"
"Destroy, of course. Right away," McFist stands up.
"Question," Viceroy stands up. "What makes you sure that he knows her identity?"
"Call it a hunch," The Sorcerer grins wickedly. With the way Bash speaks of Kunoichi, he has to know who she is, and vice versa. A secret like that couldn't be kept forever.
Marci suddenly contacts the office via intercom. "Hannibal, the decorator's here!"
He presses the button, wiggling his fingers awkwardly. "Uh...just one second, sugar balls."
"What are you waiting for?!" The Sorcerer shouts at him.
"What are you waiting for?!" McFist points to the scientist. "INITIATE MCEXTERMINATION PROTOCOL!"
"But sir, once activated the McXP cannot be stopped for any reason," Viceroy explains to him.
"JUST DO IT!"
"Okay," He presses a button, an army of robo-apes falling in front of them.
"Hannibal? Now," Marci urges her husband.
"Coming. Coming!" He looks up at the Sorcerer nervously. "Look, I got a thing to do..." He glances at Viceroy. "Handle this. I'll be back in time to destroy the Ninja and Kunoichi." The business man walks off, Viceroy crossing his arms with a slight hum.
"Behold..." The Sorcerer holds up the orb in his hand. "The true face of the Ninja!" He replays the moment where Bash stepped out of the stank, but because the robo-apes are in the way, Viceroy doesn't see it.
"Do you mind?" He pushes them away. "I can't see."
"Destroy the Ninjas and I will be free!" The Sorcerer grins wickedly, laughing evilly before he disappears. Viceroy pushes away the last robo-ape, but the ally is already gone.
"Please tell me you saw that," He turns to the robot.
"We got it," He locks in Bash as the Ninja.
"See, punching is fun," Bash hits his fist against his palm. "But kicking, that's real fun."
The three best friends turn to each other with blank looks. Anyone in Norrisville knows that...
"Ninja? Got a little treat for you~" Principal Slimovitz sings as he and the Lunch Lady appear.
"Found some extra gravy between the fryer and the wall," She hands him some gravy fries.
"Oh, gravy fries...my tongue's wicked happy right now," Bash chuckles in delight, eating a fry.
Randy whimpers at the sight, walking away sadly to the boys' bathroom. Amy elbows Howard in the arm.
"Ow!"
"You just had to take his gravy fries," She scolds, her Nomicon blinking from her backpack. "We're not done talking about this, Howard." She goes off to the girls' bathroom.
"Pretty sure we are," He scoffs at her.
Both of them open up their books in their respective stalls, and end up falling until they end up in the dojo room.
"What the juice, Ninja Nomicon?" Randy demands the samurai sitting in front of them. "I thought revealing my identity would be bad, but clearly it's awesome. I mean, I'm the Ninja. I should be getting parades and statues and gravy fries. Where's my gravy fries?!"
"I gave you some," Amy stares at him blankly.
"Yeah, but now I want my own..."
"Ran, we can't reveal our identities to everyone," She shakes her head at him. "McFist would be after the both of us, he wants to destroy us, remember? And what about the Sorcerer? He'll use that for his own advantage and rule the world!"
"But...gravy fries!" He protests to her. "And Bash keeps bragging that he knows you and you're his girlfriend, don't you want that to stop?"
She grunts at the reminder of the woman comment. "Yes, but I don't risk my life, and also yours, just to prevent it. Perks or not, we can't do that!"
The samurai pulls out a sword, showing the Ninjas first and then their faces. Then writing appears on the blade.
"Once the Ninjas are known, they can never be unknown. Yes, that's what I'm talking about. I've been unknown for too long," He punches his fists together. "Time to let Norrisville know who the real Ninjas are!"
"Wait, Ran, no-!"
There's a flash and the Nomicon releases them. Both of them step out of the bathroom and Amy turns to him sharply.
"What are you thinking?!" She whispers so that no one else hears. "Telling everyone you're the Ninja? Are you crazy? Please, think about what you're doing."
"Why should I? He gets to enjoy it." Randy looks to Bash dancing, everyone cheering him on, even Howard.
"This is the best Ninja show I've seen in a long time." He sees the glares from his friends. "No offense."
Randy storms off to his locker and opens his backpack. He takes out his mask and turns around to face his best friends. Howard gasps at the mask in his hand.
"So Smith was telling the truth! What are you doing?"
"I'm grabbing life by the gravy fries," Randy jerks a thumb to himself. "And you told Howard? Traitor!"
"I am not a traitor," The brunette rolls her eyes. "Just so you know, I told him out of concern for you!" She crosses her arms defensively.
"Y-You did?" Randy stammers, his whole face turning red. He snaps out of it and storms down the hall.
Slimovitz approaches the crowd. "Okay, everybody to class! Except you, Ninja. You do whatever you want."
"Cool!" He cheers at this. "I'm gonna go nap in your office."
Everyone around gasps, wondering if that was even allowed. Slimovitz hands him a pillow and a blanket with a smile on his face.
"Sweet dreams."
Bash walks off and comes into the same hall as Randy. He sees the bully and stands in the way. "Hey! Get out of the Ninja's way!" He demands the tall boy.
"I was about to tell you the same thing," Randy points at him. Amy skids into the hall and sees the two.
"That's very confusing. What are you-"
A robo ape suddenly breaks through the wall, having tracked Bash. He grabs both Randy and Bash in his hands and Amy gasps sharply. He looks at the two boys, analyzing Randy first. Then he looks to Bash and once he has a match, he throws away Randy. He hits the wall, landing on the ground.
"Ran!" Amy runs up to him, bending down to check over him. "Are you okay?" She asks softly.
"I am, but I'm pretty sure Bash is in trouble," He looks up as the bully is straddled to a table.
"We got the Ninja."
The robo apes run off and they look outside the hole to see McFist's hovercraft. "What happened to Bash?" Howard joins their side.
"Something bad...I knew it. Revealing your identity is dangerous," Randy gestures to the situation. "That's exactly why I didn't do it."
"Hm," Howard and Amy give him a knowing look.
"Okay, okay. I was going to do it, but I didn't. So let's move on," He sags his shoulders with a blank look.
"Not until you say it," Amy places her hands on her hips.
"Say what?" Randy asks her in confusion.
"That you were a jealous shoob and that you did a stupid thing," She smiles in amusement, crossing her arms.
"What?" He complains at her as Howard pulls out his phone. "Ames, you know me!"
"Do I? Do I really?" She giggles and he sighs in defeat.
"I was a jealous shoob and I did a stupid thing."
"This is gold, but shouldn't you guys..." Howard doesn't even have to finish his question.
"We're going, we're going," The two step away to transform, jumping out the hole to chase after them. Ninja then suddenly slides to a stop, pointing at Howard.
"And you're deleting that recording." He runs up to the robots as Kunoichi turns around to Howard.
"Send me a copy if you can," She mouths to Howard, who gives her a thumbs up.
The robo apes grab the ropes, being lifted up in the air. The two look up at the ship. "Ninja Chain-sickle!" Ninja throws his chain while Kunoichi throws her hair. He gets the back of a robo ape while she gets the edge of the hole, her hair having extended. Ninja pulls the robot off the ship. The two jump away so that it crashes and explodes on the sidewalk. Ninja catches the head as Kunoichi goes flying into the air. He gives a worried look before silently signaling to him that she's gonna get some intel. He salutes to her, watching her fly off.
"Don't worry, Bash. The real Ninja's coming. Even though you did eat his gravy fries."
"Get over it," Kunoichi mutters from a red and black intercom that's imbedded into their right ears from their masks.
"I will not!" He presses a finger to his right ear.
"I don't get it. For that kind of money, a decorator should tell you more than paint the walls blue," McFist arrives in the control room, grumbling.
"Everything's ready to go," Viceroy reports to him. "Just waiting for the robo apes to deliver the Ninja." He looks up as the rope lowers from the ceiling. "They're here."
Kunoichi looks down from the ceiling, using the shadows to camouflage herself. "THEY'RE HERE!" McFist screams happily. "Time to exterminate the Ninja!"
They place Bash down and McFist steps up to the window. "Robo-Apes, before you vaporize him, let me get a look at his weasely little Ninja face," He presses his face to the window. "Better get the Sorcerer on the horn. It was-"
One of the robo apes takes off the gag from Bash and McFist yells in alarm, holding his cheeks. Viceroy has just gotten into contact with the Sorcerer when his boss pushes past him. He quickly works at the keyboard.
"Hang up! Hang up!"
Viceroy narrows his eyes, placing his hands on his hips.
"Hey, thanks for the ride home!" Bash tells the robo apes, failing to realize the trouble he's in.
"Bash is the Ninja?" Viceroy asks in disbelief as Kunoichi eyes the 11th grader.
"Impossible!" McFist exclaims next to him. "There is no way my stepson has thwarted every evil scheme I've ever hatched with the Kunoichi! If Marci finds out I've vaporized her son...let's just say, it's not good," He glances around nervously. "Shut it down!"
"I told you once you initiate the McExtermination Protocol, there's no shutting it down," Viceroy reminds him.
"Why would you build it like that?" McFist asks in shock.
"You told me to."
"Why did you listen to me?!" He looks outside in a panic.
"This is making my toes sweat!" Bash calls out as he's being lowered towards a vat. McFist slams at the glass.
"He's not the Ninja!"
The robo ape nearby points at his ears. "You also told me to make it sound proof," Viceroy explains, causing McFist to shout in frustration. He hits at the glass, Kunoichi falling from the ceiling while McFist is distracted.
A robo-ape approaches another one. Kunoichi lands behind the second one, pulling out her fans. "Hey Larry, where you been? In the can again?" He laughs, but then Larry punches him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Larry then sees a robo ape approaching Kunoichi, grabbing him and throwing him into the vat. Kunoichi blinks at the robo ape.
"Ahh...thanks?" She asks in confusion.
"Larry! What's gotten into you?" A robo-ape asks Larry, who removes his head to reveal himself as the Ninja.
"Ninja!" Kunoichi gasps in surprise.
"Uh-oh, why are you wearing Larry?"
"Because once the Ninja is known, he can never be unknown," Ninja glances up at Bash. "And if you'd known it was me, you would've never let me in."
"So you disguised yourself as a robo-ape to get inside. Brilliant!" Kunoichi beams behind her mask.
"Processing. Processing..."
"Ninja Surprise Rescue!" Ninja runs up to the robo-ape, cutting him in half.
"Still processing..." The halves fall in front of the two and Ninja turns to Kunoichi.
"What's the situation?" He asks her and she steps forward.
"McFist has a McExtermination Protocol that's gonna destroy Bash, and he can't stop it. He lost his cheese when he saw that Bash was supposedly you," She turns to him. "Thanks for the help."
"What wouldn't I do for you?" He waves it off and she smiles behind the mask.
"Bash, we're here to save you," Ninja looks up at the bully.
"I'm the Ninja. I'm here to save you!" He retorts back, causing both of them to facepalm.
"No, Bash. He's the Ninja," Kunoichi gestures to her partner, face palming. "You know what, never mind..."
"So Bash isn't the Ninja, but the Robo-Ape is the Ninja," McFist looks up at Viceroy, rubbing his neck. "Oh boy, this one has gone off the rail." The robo-ape that Ninja threw comes back to life, causing McFist to shout. He lands in front of the two partners.
"Must exterminate all Ninjas and unmask the Kunoichi," He looks at both Ninja and Bash."
"Bring it on!" Ninja runs forward, but the robo-ape punches him, sending him flying into the vat. Luckily, he stops himself at the edges, just barely over the vat.
"Ninja!" Kunoichi tries to race over to him, the robo-ape grabbing her from behind, reaching for her mask. His scarf falls into the vat, a robo-ape jumping on him to make him fall.
"Robo-Apes...are really...heavy..."
"And really strong," Kunoichi grunts, trying to break free.
"Hey Robot-Monkey! I'm gonna kick you in the mouth!" Bash reaches out and kicks the robo-ape, knocking him off balance. This gives Kunoichi the chance to grab him by her hair.
"Kuno Save!" He exclaims as she pulls him away, the robo-ape falling into the vat and disappearing.
"Ow."
"What did I say about using my name to call out attacks and maneuvers?" Kunoichi deadpans before Ninja sees that she's about to be unmasked. She sweats nervously, and he runs over to them. He leaps into the air, leg outstretched.
"Ninja Kick!"
He kicks the robo ape off her and she pulls her mask back down to cover her face. "That was a close one."
"Get me down from here! I'm hungry," Bash calls out, about to get into the vat. Ninja slices it off, McFist running away from the glass. The vat falls onto the ground. Once Bash is placed on the ground, Kunoichi slices him free with her fan. Bash hollers, pumping his fists.
"Ninja, Kunoichi, thanks for saving Bash," McFist speaks up. "Why don't you stick around so I can destroy you!"
"Some other time, McFist. Smoke bomb!" They throw down their smoke bombs, releasing pink and red smoke.
"Sir, the Sorcerer is on line one," Viceroy reports to him, the control room lowering to McFist's level. "Marci's on line 2."
He groans, rubbing a temple. "Give me whoever sounds less mad." He picks up the receiver. "Hello?"
The Sorcerer lets out a yell so strong he knocks out all the glass from the windows.
"Students of Norrsiville," Ninja announces to all of the students. "Bash has something he wants to say."
"Alright, I ain't the Ninja, you dummies. And Kuno's not my woman."
"Boo!" Pradeep calls out, the students laughing at him.
He gets an irritated look at the laughter. "But I'm still Bash Johnson, and that makes me better than you!" He hollers, bumping right into his statue. It tilts over and he looks up in alarm before it falls on top of him. "Hey! Get me off of me! HELP!"
"Karma," Kunoichi smirks, crossing her arms. Pradeep walks up to the dup.
"I'm sorry, Ninja," He has an apologetic look on his face. "I don't know how I could've thought Bash was you."
"I don't either," Ninja gives a slightly annoyed look for people thinking Bash was him.
"I never doubted it for a second," Kunoichi states, grinning at him. "After all, he's way more loyal than Bash is."
Ninja blinks at her in surprise, smiling softly at his teammate.
"So, who are you guys, Ninja? And are you and Kunoichi really dating?"
Both of their eyes widen slowly, blushing behind their masks. Ninja coughs, tugging at his scarf awkwardly. "W-We're sorry, young band geek, but we must remain unknown, our relationship having the same treatment-"
"Not that we're hinting that there is one," Kunoichi adds in nervously, waving her hands.
"Of course, of course, we're...good friends!" Ninja rubs the back of his neck. "And with that, smoke bomb!" He throws down the smoke bomb and both of them disappear.
"Definitely the real Ninja. Woo! Those things smell like fart," Pradeep pinches his nose, coughing. Everyone leaves Bash behind as the school day is already over. Randy and Amy join Howard's side, both of them awkwardly silent. Randy lightly kicks the grass as Amy whistles, looking away. Howard glances between the two, shrugging it off.
"Listen, I know it's a bummer that no one knows you're...you know," Howard speaks up. "But I know you guys are you know who, so I brought you gravy fries!" He holds up two boxes, one for each of them. "I kinda felt bad you never got to try 'em, Smith."
"That's a first," Amy raises a brow as she takes one.
"So honkin' Bruce!" Randy cheers, eating a handful. His eyes widen in disgust. "This isn't gravy, isn't it?" He points to his mouth.
"I had to improvise," The taller boy covers his mouth in disgust. "Also, those aren't fries."
Amy drops her box out of shock, her hands twitching. Randy groans as he runs off to go throw up. Howard takes a few bites and keeps eating it, walking away.
"Howard! So gross!" Amy runs off to go puke behind a bush. She might not have eaten it, but seeing him eat some was equally as disgusting...
"Blegh. That was the most disgusting thing I've ever tasted," Randy hangs his head as he's sitting on Amy's couch. It's game night tonight, and the boys decided to have it at the brunette's house, since her parents are once again out of town. She's making something in the kitchen while Howard has his feet propped up on her coffee table. Unfortunately due to an...incident earlier when she was helping Randy back, she had to change into different clothing. Now she's wearing a grey stitched sweater with long sleeves, and light blue shorts with white socks over her feet.
"I can't believe you even ate them, Howard," Amy states, glancing over her shoulder.
"What? It's gravy fries," He rubs his belly, and then it grumbles. His eyes widen and the two turn to the obese boy. "And now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta go wreck Smith's bathroom."
"Get away from my bathroom, because my parents have banned you after last time," Amy turns around to glare at him.
"Aww, but I don't wanna run to my house and I gotta go now...!" He whines at the brunette.
"Well, you should've thought of that before you laid waste in my parents' bathroom. You made it smell so bad, I had to clean it for 2 days straight. Just go to your house."
He groans, opening up the front door, turning to her with a glare. "You just made an enemy today, Smith..." He slams the door shut and she rolls her eyes.
"He'll get it over by the time he gets back," Randy scoffs at Howard and Amy walks up to him, giving him some tea.
"Here. For your stomach."
"Thanks," He takes it from her, grabbing a sip. "Ugh. Sorry I threw up on your clothes on the way over, Ames..."
"That's okay," She moves a bang away from her face as she sits down. "I think after today, I'm glad I didn't have gravy fries."
"They're the best!" Randy exclaims at her, taking another sip. "I mean, how could you not go a day without gravy fries? Well, you could just make 'em, but that's not the same."
"I guess there's always next year," She smiles a little, clearing her throat. "Um...Ran, we're still friends, right?" She scratches her cheek nervously and he blinks at her in confusion.
"Of course, Ames. Why would you ask that?"
"You know...because of Pradeep's...question," Amy coughs awkwardly into her fist and he blushes, clearing his throat to make his face cool down.
"Oh! W-Well, yeah, we're still friends...I-I mean, it's cool with me if it's cool with you. We're always gonna be partners until we have to stop being the Ninjas. Even afterwards, we'll still be best friends," He smiles, hands over his knees. She smiles back at him, grateful for the reassurance.
He glances at her lip and sees something. "You've got some milk on your lip. Let me get it." He scoots forward and reaches out his thumb, slowly rubbing the little drop of milk. Amy flinches, blushing deeply. Randy's eyes widen as he realizes how close they are. He removes his thumb, staring at the soft, pink lips. He wondered what they tasted like...
He leans forward and Amy does too. Their lips are about to touch-
Howard slams the door open, causing the two to scamper to opposite sides of the couch. Amy covers her mouth, eyes wide as Randy is panting, clutching the part of his shirt where his heart is.
"I'm back!" Howard doesn't seem to notice their expressions or think about what they were doing before he came in. "Alright, Smith, get me some snacks cause I'm not stopping till I beat Cunningham's high score. Grave Puncher!" He holds up the game, sliding it into Amy's system.
"S-Snacks. Right," Amy stammers, scrambling onto her feet and running into the kitchen.
"C-Can I have some?" Randy mumbles to her and she clears her throat.
"Y-Yeah, I'll get you something."
"What's up with you two?" Howard stares at the two of them as he's about to start the game.
"Nothing!" They reply in unison and he shrugs, starting to play. Both of them look anywhere but at each other, wondering what just happened.
Were they about to kiss...?