Angel: Three days ago was the one-year anniversary of Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem being released, after all the delays that is. I don't really mention this series that often, but it is my favorite mystery series, and that game was AWFUL! Worst game ever, even more so than Ransom of the Seven Ships or Creature of Kapu Cave OR The Shattered Medallion! And if you don't know what I'm talking about, good! Don't ever check out Midnight in Salem because it sucked so hard XD
It was hands down the worst graphics I ever saw from the series.
Ninja and Kunoichi narrow their eyes, standing next to each other. "With this Ninja Slice..." They cut open a ribbon with a sword and a fan. "We hereby declare Norrisville High's new library open for reading!" They turn to the students, everyone cheering. The band plays and Ninja holds up a fisted hand.
"Smokeb-"
"Scuzi, Ninja and Kunoichi," Luigi taps their shoulders and they look up at him. "But I'm a-openin' my new pizzeria. Maybe you-a come cutta da ribbon for Luigi?" He nudges them slightly and the two give each other a brief look.
"We don't really do ribbon cutting," Ninja murmurs gently.
"But you just a-do a-ribbon cutting," Luigi gestures to the library.
"Yeah, yeah, but only cause we destroyed the old library. Turns out, Tengu Fireballs in a room of books? Not so good."
"Just like in the cafeteria and the gym," Kunoichi remarks, a hand on her hip as she raises a brow at him. He smiles sheepishly behind the mask. Sometimes he could get a little teensy carried away with the Tengu Fireballs.
"I give you a free-a pizza pie..." Luigi gestures to an open box with a pizza inside. Ninja's eyes shake as he stares at the beautiful pizza, which forms into Howard's face.
"And you both said no? You said no to a free pizza pie?" He demands them when they meet with him at Randy's house. "Did you put that idea in his head?" He points to Amy accusingly.
"Actually, no. For once I did not have to convince him to not do something while the idea was right in front of him," She comments, earning a sharp gasp from him.
"Uh, it didn't seem very Ninja-ish," Randy glances away while playing one of his games. He and Amy are playing Grave Puncher together.
"It's totally Ninja-ish!" Howard protests to them. "Celebrities use their names to get free stuff all the time!" He stands in front of him, placing his hands on his hips. "Why do you think Brock Octane does those corn chip commercials?"
I love my Macho Cheese CrunchRitos
A bunch of corn chips fall over Brock, who catches one. "Macho Cheese CrunchRitos!" He then takes a bite, and it's revealed that a shower head is pouring the chips on him. "You man enough to shower in 'em?" He then eats them as they fall.
I love my Macho Cheese Crunch-
"I thought he did those for the money," Randy rubs his chin and while he's distracted, Amy wins the game. He groans at this and she laughs, clapping for her victory.
"2 out of 3!" She pumps her fists and he pouts, a hand on his cheek.
Howard scoffs at this. "Money. He does 'em for the free corn chips. I'll bet he's got a house full of those things."
"You think that's why he does those salsa commercials?" Randy asks him.
Brock dips a chip in salsa, bathing in it. He gives a thumbs up.
"That's exactly why he does those salsa commercials!" Howard points at them. "Who has a houseful of corn chips and no salsa? That could be your house, guys," He smirks, crossing his arms.
"I'm not really a corn chip guy," Randy states to him.
"And I'm more into potato chips," Amy eats a potato chip from a bag nearby to prove her point. "Besides, we're not celebrities, we're heroes. Those are two separate things."
"They are not! You're pizza people!"
"Get Luigi on the phone," Randy points to Howard dramatically.
"He's number one, two, and three on my speed dial!" Howard dials him and Amy turns to the purple-haired boy.
"You're not really doing this, are you?"
"You mean, we?" Randy wraps an arm around the girl, pulling her closer. "It's only one guy, and then we're done. I can't do this without you, we're a package deal Ames!"
"Well..." She rubs her chin in thought. "I guess we could be fine with just one, but that's it! No more, no less!" She holds up a finger.
Their Nomicons buzz from their bags. "Oh-ho! Perfect timing, Nomicons. We've got exciting news, buddies!" They open up their books, their faces falling smack dab on the pages once they're shloomped in.
They fall and for once, land on their feet this time in a village. Randy stands up with a smile. "Howard, Ames, and I are gonna use the Ninja and Kunoichi to get free pizza. How Bruce is that?"
Grumbling is heard and they look up ahead to see a bunch of shadows appearing. The two gulp as the crowd approaches and they scream, only for the people to throw them up in the air repeatedly. Amy blinks in surprise while Randy is laughing, and they see something in the sky.
"The Ninja and Kunoichi belong to everyone. So you're saying we should go for more than free pizza! Like free everything? I like the way you think, Nomicons!"
"Okay, that's enough now," Amy tries to tell the crowd and they throw the duo further into the air to vloomp them out.
"Howard!" Randy exclaims in alarm, pointing to the books. "Nomicons say go big!" He's no longer standing in front of them, though. "Howard?"
The door opens behind them and they turn around. "Huh?"
Howard steps in while wearing a suit and sunglasses, his hair styled into a ponytail. "Bubbie, baby, call me Hollywood Howie," He hands the two business cards and they read them.
"Hollywood Howie? Ninja/Kunoichi Agent?" The taller boy turns to look at him. "Why would the Ninja or the Kunoichi need an agent?"
"And how long were we in the Nomicons for you to make business cards or even get that suit?" Amy raises a curious brow.
"Cause Ninjas and Kunoichis know bubkis about show business. And 30 minutes. Now suit up, Mr. Big Scarf and Ms. Fabulous Locks. You got a commercial in 20," He smirks down at them.
"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Randy gestures to him. "I can't believe you already got me a commercial!"
"This doesn't happen often, but I'm impressed, Howard," Amy looks up at him. He did all of this while they were in the Nomicons.
"Boy-chicks, I already got us a commercial!" Howard gestures to himself, Randy, and the brunette. The two laugh and Amy points up at them.
"Remember, this is only supposed to be for one commercial!"
They start with the Game Hole, where people are playing games. Ninja and Kunoichi are one of them, and they glance over their shoulders.
"Hm? Hi, there. I'm the Ninja of Norrisville."
"And I'm the Kunoichi of Norrisville," She introduces herself.
"We don't always play video games, but when we do, we play at Greg's Game Hole," Ninja jerks a thumb behind him. Greg approaches the two.
"I'm running a full price special right skeenow, everything full price!"
He wraps an arm around the two. "Greg's Game Hole: It's Hole-licious!" They exclaim in unison, pumping fists.
Howard and Ninja take a game token, playing some games. "This is amazing! We have so many tokens, we can't die!" Ninja holds up another token from their pile. Kunoichi steps up to them, drinking a shake.
"And we get everything free from the Food Hole too!"
"We're immortal!" Howard cheers, taking a mountain of coins as the two boys laugh. He starts inserting them into games, having the time of his life.
Next is Charlie Clucker's after the manager begged them to since hearing about Greg's Game Hole getting them. Kunoichi would've said no, but she felt like it was unfair if she had. So she agreed to it.
"In battle, there's only two sides: Good and Evil," Ninja starts off.
"But here at Charlie Clucker's, there's 16 sides to choose from!" Kunoichi announces, the number 16 appearing above their heads.
"And you can have 'em all with Charlie's new All-Sides Combo!" Ninja cheers as the two lean against the counter.
"Hey, we'll take the pizza salad, ooh marshmallow poppers and what is...what is that, borscht? You have that here?"
The boys laugh as they're pigging out on food, Amy simply eating some fries. Randy takes a big bite out of his sandwich.
Then they do a commercial for glasses. She was gonna say no, but Ninja insisted that she do it since he doesn't want to do commercials without her. It just wasn't the same for him if he did it without her, though he had to promise to buy her some fro-yo.
Ninja lets out a boastful laugh, Kunoichi sitting next to him. "There's one thing my ninja sword-"
"And my Kunoichi fan," Kunoichi adds in.
"That they can't protect us from: the sun's damaging ultra-violet rays."
"Which is why we go to Put on 'Em Glasses!" They put on a pair of glasses, the owner nearby smiling.
"They have the Brucest shades in the Cheesest styles," Ninja crosses his arms and so does she, touching her back with his. They put on two more pairs. "Cheesest?" He lifts down the middle. "Are you serious? Who wrote this?"
The two laugh as they're surrounded by a bunch of sunglasses, Amy wearing the same pair as Randy. "We're celebrities!" He throws up a pile of sunglasses into the air.
"Yes!" Howard cheers next to him.
"Everything full price!" Greg announces from his commercial with the two.
"Greg's Game Hole: It's Hole-licious!" The three cheer again.
"I can't believe it..." McFist comments from his office as he just finished watching it.
"I know. Full price?" Viceroy asks in disbelief. "Why even make a commercial?"
"They're sell-out!" McFist addds in. "Flim-flam men...people. Bucksters. Doesn't seem very Ninja-ish. I want 'em!" He grabs the screen.
"Sir, that's genius!" Viceroy cheers behind him with a wide smile.
"I know!" McFist smiles at him. "Wait, which part did you think was genius?"
"The part where they think they're doing our commercial but they're actually walking into a trap."
"That's the part I thought was genius too," McFist points at the scientist. "Love it when we're on the same page!"
Howard exits a porta-potty, taking a carrot and having a bite. He walks up to a king porta-potty and a queen porta-potty. "Hey, babes, how you doin' in there?"
"Uh..." Ninja and Kunoichi step out at the same time. He's wearing a bikini over his suit while she has on a court jester hat. "What's this have to do with porta-potties?"
"Like, really. A jester hat?" Kunoichi points to her head.
"Hey, we're not just sellin' latrines here," Howard shrugs at them. "We're sellin' a lifestyle."
"We're the Ninja and Kunoichi. We should be doing something Brucer than latrines," He complains at him.
"Ya gotta do it, kid," He then leans in to whisper. "I already used the one they gave us."
"Besides, if you knew anything about stardom, it's that you have to start small," Kunoichi tells him. "Not that I'm in it for the fame."
"Ninja! Kunoichi!" Gene approaches them. "Here's what I'm picturin'. You two emerging completely satisfied from two of my signature latrines!" He gives two thumbs up, walking past them.
"Break a leg, kids!" Howard hands them some newspapers.
"Ugh, fine!" The two turn around and close the doors behind them.
Howard's phone rings and he answers it. "Go for Hollywood Howie!" He steps away to talk to whoever is on the phone. "Uh huh...oh, you want to hire the Ninja and Kunoichi? Uh huh...you're offering what?!" His glasses fall off in shock.
Ninja and Kunoichi step out with chuckles. "If you need a pristine latrine, look no further than Gene LeVINE."
"Cut! Cut!" Gene calls out and everything stops. "It's LeVEEN! It rhymes with pristine. Also latrine. And Gene. Everybody back to one!"
Ninja exhales as they step back inside. "I'm telling you, we should be hitting it big right now," He tells his girlfriend through their comm. "Not this small stuff. It's just not doing it for me anymore."
"You have to remember that without them, we wouldn't be getting this much recognition. Brock Octane is in movies and games, and he started with those chip and salsa commercials. Just tough it out," She shrugs a little.
"Fiiiine," He groans, rolling his eyes. She raises a brow, starting to think that the 'celebrity' thing is getting to his head.
"Uh huh," Viceroy nods as he's on the phone with Howard.
"What'd he say?" McFist puts an ear closer.
"Uh huh."
"Are they in?" McFist asks again impatiently.
"Uh huh."
"Are they out?!" He wonders in fear.
"Perfect. See you tomorrow," Viceroy hangs up the phone with a small smile. "Good news."
"They're out!" McFist cries out in lament.
"I said good news!" Viceroy points out.
"So they're in?" He smiles eagerly.
"Yes they're in!" Viceroy presses a button, projecting a hologram of a set with stage lights. "And the minute I say 'action,' it'll be fade to black for the Ninja and Kunoichi." A bunch of lasers then take the holographic duo out. "Forever!" He chuckles evilly.
"I love it!" McFist exclaims, pumping his fists. "Small note: I'm saying 'action'." He wiggles his fingers together with an evil smile.
"...Hm," Viceroy leaves silently.
"What kind of agent are you?" Ninja asks while Howard is driving a golf cart full of the free stuff they've accumulated over the past few days. Including the port-a-potty, which has flies over the top...Kunoichi is sitting up front while he's eating a chicken leg. "I'm sick of wonkin' around with these small-time shoobs." He's starting to talk like Howard now...
"They may not be the big break you want, but they're still generous enough to give us all this free stuff for our trouble," Kunoichi points to everything. "At least consider that, you ungrateful wonk."
They drive past a billboard of Brock. "But Brock Octane is just a movie hero. We're actual heroes! We're bigger than pizza and chicken and port-o-poopers," He tosses a chicken leg into the trash and Kunoichi sighs, pinching her nose.
This is why heroing and celebrity life do not mix...
"Sweetheart, don't get your scarf in a knot. I'm way ahead a ya. Behind that door is a commercial Brock only dreams he could get," He points up ahead to a studio of sorts, but this was all only for the trap set by McFist and Viceroy.
Ninja gasps sharply at this. "Howie, babe. You did good," He pats Howard's cheek. "You did real good. Bring it in." He pulls him and Kunoichi into a hug, patting Howard's back.
"Thank you, Howard," Kunoichi says in a strained tone, unsure if she really wants to do this anymore. This all just felt too much all of a sudden, and she was fine just being a hero.
"Hey, while you're at it, dump the small-time shoobs," Ninja looks over his shoulder at their agent.
"Ninja, no! Our business means the world to them!" Kunoichi protests to him. "You can't just fire them!"
"Ay, you got it. Who's my number one boy and girl?" Howard asks back and she turns around to him.
"Howard! You're my agent too, you know! So don't dump them!"
"Baby doll, baby doll, I hear ya. But it's two against one, I'm sorry. That's just how show business works, now go on," He waves her off and she narrows her eyes.
"You know, if you were a real agent, there'd be a contract involved and then I'd have to agree. However, there are plenty of boundaries that say you cannot call me baby doll," She warns him and he puts up his hands in defense. Nevertheless, she goes inside anyway, hoping she can talk Ninja out of his decision.
"Heh-heh-hey, Gene! Bad news, kid," Howard looks at his fingers casually.
"I thought we were in this together, but now you can just do things like that without my input?" She hisses to him and he shushes her, placing a finger over her lips underneath her mask.
"I'm doing this for us, baby," He gestures between him and her. "Those small-time shoobs are bringing us down, and we deserve more than this."
"I don't bite off more than I chew," She places a finger on his chest, pushing him away. "Can't you at least reconsider?"
"Maybe, after we get the huge payoff from this one!"
Kunoichi groans, facepalming at him. "Hello? Anybody here?" He calls out as they're in the middle of darkness.
A light flashes and they have to shut their eyes as they look away briefly. "Welcome...Ninja and Kunoichi," McFist greets them in a director's outfit.
"McFist?!" They exclaim in unison. "What the juice?"
They pull out their signature weapons.
"There they are. The new faces of McFist Industries!" McFist states, confusing them.
"What makes you think we'd ever agree to be the faces of our sworn enemy?"
"Well," Viceroy gets onto his feet. "Your agent said three of every product we've ever made from now until forever would do the trick," He gestures to a pile of McFist stuff.
"Oh, Howard, nooo," Kunoichi groans, facepalming at this. Why on EARTH would he do that knowing who McFist is?
Ninja sheathes his sword, giggling in glee. "This is doing the trick." He starts playing and taking stuff. Kunoichi grabs his arm and pulls him aside.
"What're we giving them all this stuff for?" McFist asks in disdain.
"We're not," Viceroy retorts back. "Don't you remember the plan to destroy them?"
McFist blinks in realization. "Oh yeah. I still get to say action though, right?"
"I don't care if he gave me all the money in the world, I'm not doing this commercial for McFist," Kunoichi denies viciously, narrowing her eyes as she clenches her fists. "This is all a set-up to either destroy or capture us!"
"But look at all this Bruce stuff!" He gestures to the pile. "How can you say no?!"
"Like the way I'm saying it now! Nooooo!" She points to her mouth behind her mask.
"Stop being a nag and just do it!" He pleads with her.
"A nag?!" She exclaims at him in disbelief. "Says the one getting caught up in all the fame! Demanding expensive stuff, dropping small-time businesses, and now you wanna work for McFist? This is why I wanted to do one and just get it over with!"
"Fine! I don't need you! I don't need anyone!" He crosses his arms.
"Fine! Then I quit! Sayonara!" She storms right out the door, slamming it. Ninja chuckles awkwardly as he walks up to McFist.
"Sorry you had to see that, she's just a little high-strung right now. So...um, where do you want me...Mr. McFist?"
"Oh, I don't know. Um, right here," He gestures to a red x on the floor. "On this X. I say action, you hit the X. Me, action. You, X." He smiles widely as he backs away towards Viceroy. "Remember: Don't hit the button til I say action."
"But we wanted both of them," Viceroy reminds his boss.
"So we'll just drag her back by force after we destroy him, so what?! Remember, action."
"You wanna say action! I get it!" The evil scientist snaps.
Ninja's phone rings. "Ah, so sorry, it's my agent," He points to the phone.
"Stars. Am I right?" McFist replies with a blank look.
"Hey! Just wanted to let you know, I got rid of your other sponsors."
"And I just got rid of Kuno. She was dragging me down anyway," Ninja glances away in slight relief.
"Well, none of them are too happy about it."
"Not too happy? Those small-timers were lucky to get us, no me, in the first place," Ninja explains to him.
"Uh, Ninja..." Howard glances away nervously from his phone.
"It's show business, not show-friendedness. Oh, and if they think they're getting any of their stuff back, they're wrong!" He looks up nervously at an angry Gene, Charlie Clucker, Luigi, the Shades Lady, Greg, and Sinjin Knightfire. Kunoichi's eyes widen in horror. "Ninja out!"
They all grumble and Howard winces.
"Please, calm down. He's acting like a jerk and doesn't know anything," Kunoichi tries to calm them down, to no avail. They are unfortunately near a vent. In the Sorcerer's Lair, he's snoring while meditating. His rat runs up to him while squeaking, trying to get his attention and failing to do so. He pulls on the chain, stank rising from the left hand. It lifts towards the top and the rat sweeps his hands, his part done.
"Alright, Ninja, lights, camera, act-"
Just before Ninja could step on the X, Kunoichi crashes through a wall, hitting the ground. The blast knocks the two villains back and they look up.
"Kuno?!" Ninja turns around to her, and then sees the six monsters emerging from the hole. "Ah! What the Gene?"
Gene is a tall monster with large arms and a plunger for a weapon, hitting Ninja with it. "Ow!" He hits the basketball net and then is flung backwards until he slides to a stop near the exit. Howard opens the door.
"Protect the face! It's our moneymaker!" He then clicks his teeth and closes the door. A bunch of pizza flung at the wall and Ninja gasps before they all explode. He emerges from the smoke, soaring over all the monsters. He sees Monster Luigi looming over Kunoichi. He grabs her waist by the scarf and then pulls her over.
"Kuno?" He shakes her a bit as Monster Luigi spits out pizza dough. He spins them and then they turn into pizzas for him to throw. They separate into 8 slices and Ninja grabs Kunoichi bridal style, running off. "Ninja Weaponized Pizza Dodge!" He slides to a stop as Kunoichi opens her eyes.
"Oh, my head..."
"Kuno!" He hugs her to his chest while she's still in his arms. "Thank cheese."
She smiles up and snuggles into him slightly. But then it drops when she realizes something.
"I hope you know this is your fault!" She points up at him. "They heard what you said and then got stanked!"
Monster Shades Lady shoves a pair of sunglasses on them, which wrap around their faces and he drops the girl.
"I can't see!"
She punches them and they slide over to the X. McFist gasps, putting the megaphone to his mouth. "And...ac-"
Monster Sinjin holds up one card, and then a deck appears in his hand. "Whoa!" He tosses them at Ninja and Kunoichi, who are just getting back on their feet.
"Uh oh."
The cards wrap around the two, lifting them in the air and throwing them into the buffet table. Ninja jumps onto the table while Kunoichi's hair gets her back on her feet. Food is suddenly thrown at them to the left.
"Ahh! Stop it!" Ninja exclaims at Monster Charlie Clucker, who is...a chicken.
"A chicken...not that deadly or hard-hitting as the others," Kunoichi has a deadpan look on her face.
Monster Gene rushes towards them and they leap into the air as he smashes into the table. Ninja uses his scarf on one of the stage lights to get them down safely, looking up at the other monsters. Monster Greg is a token machine with fangs and sharp claws.
"Skee-growl!" He emits tokens at them and they duck their heads.
"What the honk are they so mad about?" Ninja pulls out his sais, catching tokens. Kunoichi pulls out her fans as Monster Sinjin fires cards at her. She spins around the fans and then spins her body around in a circle to dodge the cards flying towards her. The Nomicon's advice manifests around Monster Greg. "The Ninja and Kunoichi belong to everyone. I gave them to everyone and now they're mad at us!"
"Not the point that's trying to get made!" Kunoichi calls out while still spinning.
"Oh, I gave them to everyone, which means they don't belong to anyone because they aren't mine to sell!"
Monster Luigi pushes his companion away to throw a pizza. Ninja tries to dodge, but his sais are covered in tokens, and it knocks him into Kunoichi. She loses her balance and falls onto the X with a thud. Ninja steps backwards, about to touch the X. McFist smiles, but then Monster Luigi is pushed out of the way. Kunoichi stands up as Monster Shades Lady throws her glasses onto Ninja's face.
"Ah! She put on 'em glasses. She put on 'em glasses!"
Kunoichi throws the end of her hair to crack it like a whip to prevent another card being thrown towards her. Then she flips over Ninja and grabs Monster Shade Lady's leg to trip her.
"Blast them! They're on the X!" McFist shouts to Viceroy using the megaphone. "Why aren't you blasting them?!"
"You didn't say action," Viceroy reminds him. Before he could, a plunger is thrown into the duo, knocking them off the X. McFist facepalms at this. Ninja lands in the middle of all the monsters, followed by Kunoichi.
"I know you're upset. But the Ninja and Kunoichi are no longer for sale! So feel free to destank. At your convenience." They do nothing of the sort as they step forward and Kunoichi turns to him. "Or now would also be good." Still nothing as Kunoichi's eyes widen, stepping back a bit. "And destank! On three: one, two, three and we are destanking..."
Monster Luigi punches them in the faces with his mustache, and they slide over to the X. "Come on! Almost there," McFist urges as Viceroy is just itching to press the button.
"Get on the X!"
They flip over it to McFist's frustration. He tosses his megaphone.
"Why didn't that work?" Ninja asks incredibly as they stand up. "How do we destank six angry sponsors?"
"It's not just about us selling ourselves out...well, more you than me. You really made them mad when you dumped them!" Kunoichi informs him. "There's only one way to make it right."
The doodle arrows point to all the free stuff McFist offered them, and then all the free stuff they got from their former sponsors.
"Of course, the stuff! We gotta destroy the stuff!" They swing over the group of monsters with their scarves.
"Ninja Kuno Corporate Sponsorship Destroying Tengu Fireball/Lightning Strike!" The two exclaim in unison, using their power ups to destroy the piles. Kunoichi gives a severe shock to the pile outside so that it gets scorched, Howard in the stall they had.
"Ninja Agent Snatch!" Ninja saves him before he could get electrocuted. The monsters turn back to normal, the stank going back into the Sorcerer's lair. The rat agonizes defeat since the Sorcerer is in deep meditation still.
Howard groans at all the destroyed stuff, turning to his friends. "Why, Ninja-la? Why?"
"It was the only way to show them we don't mean business," He then turns to the group of people. "Small, hardworking independent businesspeople of Norrisville, I insulted you. And for that, I apologize."
"And I'm sorry for his behavior," Kunoichi jerks a thumb to him.
"It's okay, Ninja and Kunoichi. We got a little hot there ourselves," Gene speaks up on behalf of the group.
"Now our agent will give you a ride back to your places of business," Ninja declares and Howard chuckles, back in his normal clothes.
"Agent? No, I don't see an agent. Just me, Howard Weinerman, innocent bystander." He turns around, about to leave, only to be met with Kunoichi. She's crossing her arms along with a glare on her face.
"Do it," She snarls angrily and he turns right back around.
"You know what, as an innocent bystander, I will gladly help out!"
"Everybody in the golfcart!" Ninja announces as Howard gets into the driver's seat. "Smokebomb!" He throws it and they all cough.
"Really?" Kunoichi coughs harshly from the fart smell.
"Sorry. I probably didn't need to go full smokebomb on you there," Ninja chuckles awkwardly as they drive off.
"I didn't even get to say action!" McFist shouts, but he just did, causing an explosion in the gym.
A few days later, he's standing in front of the gym that has a velvet rope. "I declare the new gym open for...gym!" The people cheer as he cuts the ribbon with a pair of golden scissors. Luigi approaches him.
"Pardonne, Mr. McFist. You-a cutta dat ribbon so good, I was wonderin'..."
Howard lets out a deep sigh. "I can't believe we're walking away from this," He gestures to the gym.
"It just isn't Ninja-ish," Randy tells him.
"Yeah, you're right...Commercials are small time anyway. But movies!" He puts on his sunglasses. "I'm thinkin' Ninja and Brock Octane and Kunoichi. Buddy cops. Day before retirement."
"But buddy cop movies always have two people, not three," Randy raises a brow at him.
"Oh. Then Kunoichi can be the jaded love interest for Ninja!"
"Where is Ames, anyway?" Randy looks around for her, stepping away from Howard as he keeps talking. He's not really interested in the fame anymore.
He finds the brunette talking with her grandfather, the girl letting out a laugh as Mr. Smith scolds Ninja's shoob attitude that came from the commercials. Randy frowns a bit, remembering how he acted with her and causing her to quit. He acted like a total wonk because the fame getting to his head, something she wanted to get away from.
"Ames?" He rubs his arm as she looks over her shoulder. "I'm sorry for letting the fame get to my head. I didn't mean to call you a nag, I just acted like-"
"An ungrateful shoob?" She crosses her arms with a smug smile. He laughs sheepishly as Mr. Smith chuckles under his breath.
"Well, yeah. I just wanted us to be bigger that I forgot what was important: That we're supposed to be a team. And I should've backed out like you did."
"It's okay," Amy tells him, kissing his cheek. "You're my ungrateful shoob."
He smiles down at her, hugging the girl. He's incredibly lucky to have a forgiving and understanding girlfriend.
