Angel: Apparently the new Ducktales has been cancelled, or at least that's what some sources say when I look it up. I have only seen a few episodes of the new one. The old one I never saw, so there's no nostalgia, at least for me. By the time the original stopped airing, I was like...4 or 5. I wasn't born by the time it came around. I'm not sure if Big Hero 6: The Series will meet that same fate, but if it is...
Fight me, Disney! Do not turn into Nickelodeon with how they treat their shows! One of these days I need to make a rant about the three main channels for kids disrespecting cartoons or just cancelling them outright.
Another favorite~!
The school bell rings as Randy walks down the hall with Howard and his girlfriend. "I'm telling you, my mom's on an epic cleaning jag. There's nowhere in my house I can hide this thing," He holds his bag protectively.
"Closet?" Howard asks him.
"Cleaning it."
"Basement?"
"Cleaning it," Randy responds again.
"Your attic?"
"Attic's creepy," He glances around in fear.
"Why not just give it to Smith?" Howard gestures to the brunette, who crosses her arms.
"No can do, my house is being cleaned by a maid today."
"What about your grandpa?" Howard raises a brow at her.
"Who?! No WAY am I giving it to him! He might be affiliated with the Ninja and Kunoichi, but it needs to stay that way without endangering his life," She defends back and he holds up his hands in defense. Since her grandfather is blind, she had no idea if she could really leave it with him. True, he got through that fiery path of death when helping Randy out, but she was not taking any chances. He could accidentally touch it and get possessed, he already mixes things up with food...
Randy opens his locker, takes out the Sorcerer's Ball, and puts it on a shelf. He then places a hat over it. "There. Sorcerer Ball all hidden," He closes his locker with his foot, sweeping his hands. "Ninja and Kuno: one. Forces of Evil: a-zero."
A loud thud occurs, alarming the three.
"What was that?" Randy wonders as they look out the window.
"Hmm, I'm going with Forces of Evil," Howard turns to them. Trees are knocked down as animals run out screaming just like humans would when a monster arrives. The cars jump up and down as a large, white and purple robot emerges with a roar. His face from his screen changes when he sees a bunch of cars in the parking lot. He claps his hands like a baby.
"Smokebomb!" Ninja and Kunoichi appear.
"What the freeway?" Ninja's eyes widen as cars are being pushed right towards them.
"Ah!" They jump over an incoming car and it crashes. Two cars barely miss them and Kunoichi lets out her hair to stop them. One of them goes so fast that it causes Kunoichi to spin around, getting her caught in her own hair. Ninja jumps and hits a pole, sliding down. He snaps out of it as he sees the robot moving cars like a toddler would. Kunoichi hops over and he jumps, pulling her away as a car hits the lamp post. A few more follow and Ninja grabs the end of her long hair.
"Brace yourself! The hair's getting raised!"
"Oh my god, why?" She murmurs before he pulls hard, causing her to spin around again. She stops herself, wobbling around a bit as she's dizzy now. "Oh, that's not fun..."
He leaps with her in tow, jumping from car to car before landing between two at very close range. "I fate fighting traffic!" He pushes them away so that he does a split. "Which is why I take the bus," He spins his scarf and throws it at the bus nearby, capturing the rearview mirror. Kunoichi hangs on as he swings, propelling themselves into the air. Kunoichi lets go and spins around, taking out her tessen swiftly. They land in front of the robot with weapons ready.
"Ninja sl—huh?! Robot power. Do not disconnect?" Ninja pulls out a capsule from the robot's stomach, shutting him down. He drops the cars and his robot pieces fall apart right in front of them. Kunoichi sighs a bit at the flaming cars.
"Kunoichi Hydro Hand," She tosses two, dousing the flames with the water. "I just...what was Viceroy thinking?! This is so sad..." She thought he was smarter than that, but no, something that was in the robot shuts it off on its own...
"Huh...ha!" Ninja tosses the capsule and it breaks when it hits the floor. "Smokebomb!"
"So I just-" Randy makes a popping sound once the two join Howard for lunch. "And problem-o solved-o."
"It was the most dumbest robot ever, beating the one we faced when your dad was making robots for McFist," Amy shakes her head. "What is happening with villains today?"
"Ninja and Kunoichi: two. Forces of Evil: a-zilch. It's just too easy, baby."
Howard looks annoyed at that statement for some reason and Amy glances to her left, waving at Heidi. Heidi waves back, as does Theresa who she's talking to. Heidi has thankfully kept her promise, since Amy is close with her, but she did have to promise for an exclusive interview with her and Ninja.
"You got that right," Howard narrows his eyes.
"It's also weird that Heidi knows who we are," Randy whispers to her.
"Relax, I trust her. She won't do anything to jeopardize our jobs to protect Norrisville," Amy replies back.
"Or, maybe we're too good," Randy brags, gesturing to himself and Amy. "Do you think that's possible, to be too good?"
"You're not too good. It was too easy!" Howard retorts to him, a bit peeved by the bragging. "You unplugged a robot. No offense, but your enemies are a joke," He chuckles with a smug face, raising a brow.
"Uh, yes offense," Randy places a hand on his hip. "And you have no idea what you're talking about. No offense. Ames, back me up on this."
"Ahhh, I have to agree with Ran. Even though today's robot was a joke, McFist and Viceroy have done a lot worse, intentionally or not. Don't forget, McFist tried to get rid of the Game Hole!" Amy holds up a finger.
"For a shoe store," Howard gives a deadpan look.
"What about when he made a time machine out of a porta-potty? He could've been using that to destroy us in the past," She crosses her arms.
"Dumb."
"Well, what about the time he tried to get everyone to forget about us with Lucius O'Thunderpunch?"
"...Okay, that wasn't dumb, that actually almost worked," He agrees with her.
"Exactly, so you don't know what it's like dealing with someone who keeps wanting to destroy you," She makes her point clear.
"Um, double offense! I know exactly what I'm talking about and what it was like. If I was your enemy, I'd beat you every time," Howard crosses his arms with that smug look. The two take one look at each other and bust out laughing.
"You beat us?!" Randy jerks a thumb to himself and Amy.
"Yes, me," Howard laughs, pointing to himself. "Beat you," He then points to the two of them. "I am a mastermind," He points to his brain. "I can get you to do anything I want."
"Anything?" Amy smirks a bit knowingly and he sweats a bit in embarrassment.
"Well, not my homework or make me lunch, but pretty much everything else!"
Randy laughs as he takes some fries from the lunch lady. He walks off, but Howard just stands there. Amy raises a brow at him, glancing at Randy.
"Yo, Mastermind, you coming?" He calls out to the obese boy.
"Ah, I'm waiting for the chili fries," Howard has a devilish look on his face.
"I'm not falling for that one. I hate spicy stuff anyway," Amy waves a hand, walking off to go find a table.
"There's chili fries?!" Randy falls for it though as he comes back to the counter. "Why did I order the fries-fries?"
"If you want the chili fries, I'll take the fries-fries off your hands," Howard smiles, pointing to his own fries. Randy grins and gives Howard his lunch.
"Thank you, buddy." Howard walks off with a smile. "Uh, one order of a-chili fries, a-please," He holds out his hands.
"Chili fries is on Chili Friday. Today is fries-fries, and he got the last of 'em," He points at Howard sitting across Amy, who eats a fry.
"Mastermind!" He points to his forehead. "Also, could you grab some ketchup?"
Randy groans, glaring at him. He gets the ketchup and begrudgingly sits down with the square pizza. "You dare call yourself a pizza when I had fries instead!"
"There's no need to make the pizza feel bad about itself," Amy rolls her eyes.
"Yes there is! Why didn't you believe him like I did?"
"Please. A world where Howard can beat me mentally? That's crazy!" Amy tells him.
"Is that a challenge, Smith?" Howard questions, pointing at her.
"Yup. Bring it on," Amy narrows her eyes in a daring way. "Whoever loses has to admit that they're smarter!"
"I'll do you one better. I'll give you all my desserts for a month if you beat me, which you won't!"
"And if I lose, I'll make you lunches for a month!" She slams a fist on the table as they stare each other down. He burps and she turns away in disgust.
"Schnasty!"
"I've scoured every inch of this wretched town," Evil Julian complains in the boys bathroom, talking to the real Julian. "Yet the Power Ball evades my grasp."
"If I were you," Julian speaks up timidly. "And I was-slash-am, I'd check the last place I-slash-we had it."
"Oh, thank you so much," Evil Julian smiles at him. "Never thought of that, except I did!"
Julian flinches for him snapping. "Terribly sorry, Evil Me. Perhaps it is here. I'll look again," He bends down to the rock platform he's standing on in the Land of Shadows. "Hard rock, endless void, gargoyle head...Nope, not here. Ah, let me check the bag one more time," He opens up the pink bag that Howard threw in there, and he puts it over his head.
"You've checked the bag, you fool!" Evil Julian then squints and sees something inscribed on the bag. "What's this? If found, return to Randy Cunningham." He gasps, looking away since that's where the Sorcerer's Ball was in. "Interesting..." He chuckles evilly as he leaves.
"Alright, class, three more minutes to finish your atomic models," Mrs. Driscoll tells the science class.
"And while they do that, I'll keep my eye on you," Jerry places a finished model on her head, smacking her bottom.
"Oh! Mm. Oh, Jerry! You still got it."
"Ugh, why did I watch that?" Amy gags a bit, turning back to her assignment. Sometimes the students wonder why she was even still a teacher when she instigated inappropriate behavior. She finishes her model while Randy is still making his behind her.
"Swiping my fries does not make you a mastermind," He tells Howard, who isn't doing his work.
"You're right," He knocks his pencil off the desk. "Oopsie daisy, dropped my pencil."
Randy turns around to get it, and Howard switches the models so that he has the finished one. "I mean, you can't even do your own homework," Randy states, rebuilding the model again. "How could you be a mastermind?"
"Oops," Howard knocks off his pencil again. "Oh, I am such a klutz."
Amy turns around to them. "Or keep a pencil on the table apparently," She raises a brow and then looks at Howard's work, her mouth opening in shock. Randy goes to get the pencil again and Howard switches the models a second time.
"Now, a true mastermind would, like, I don't know, they would, um..."
"Get you to do my homework without you knowing it?" Howard smiles smugly, a hand on his cheek.
"Yes! Yes, exactly," Randy gestures to him, looking towards Amy who has a small wince on her face. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Miss D!" Howard holds up a hand, while Randy's finished model is in front of him. "Done with my model thing."
"Excellent work, Mr. Weinerman," Mrs. Driscoll tells him.
"Your model is the atomic bomb!" Jerry compliments the boy.
"A!" She puts a paper on his model. "But Mr. Cunningham, I'm afraid yours is a nuclear disaster!" Randy gasps at the frowny face model that Howard made. "D!"
"What the juice?" Randy asks in disbelief. "How did you-?"
"Master...mind."
"Ahh!" The taller boy groans at this. Howard drops his pencil again, smirking at Amy.
"Whoops, dropped my pencil again."
"I'm not falling for that one," Amy deadpans as she's already turned around to face her work, which she finishes.
"Dang it," Howard grunts at this, pointing at her as his finger shakes. "I will break you...!"
"Oh boy," She rubs a temple.
"Fine, you tricked me. You tricked me twice," Randy admits to Howard, who's reaching towards something in his locker. "But I'm onto you. It's not gonna happen again. You know why? You're not a mastermind." He sees Howard jumping up, but can't get whatever he's trying to reach. Randy gently pushes him out of the way. "Here, let me get that..." He takes it and turns around to see Flute Girl in front of him...and he's holding a bouquet of flowers...
"Bouquet?"
The girls behind Flute Girl giggle just as Amy comes back from the bathroom. "Ah!" Randy flinches, looking around for a place to hide it. He then growls at Howard, who pulls down a rope that wasn't next to him until now. A banner emerges from the ceiling, along with confetti. The banner reads 'Randy hearts Flute Girl'. Everyone except Amy bursts into laughter as she sees it. She tries not to let any emotion show on her face. Howard grits his teeth at her as he clenches his fists.
Flute Girl scoffs at the embarrassed Randy. "In your dreams, Cunningham," She then storms off, the two girls laughing again.
"Uh...no, but I didn't...I don't even..."
"Mastermind!" Howard brags again as Amy slowly backs away. She turns around and leaves the hallway, Randy throwing down the bouquet and stomping on it.
"Ames, wait!" Randy runs after her, passing by Evil Julian.
"Pardon me for just a..." He sighs in defeat as Randy skids around the corner. He finds Amy leaving to go outside and he grabs her arm, standing in front of her.
"Ames, it's not what you think!"
"I know Howard played a part in it, but seeing you giving that bouquet to Flute Girl, just...ugh!" She groans in disdain, snatching her arm away and storming off.
"But I'm not that kind of guy!" He slides to a stop in front of her. "I don't go tomcattin', that's Stevens! That doesn't even count, he tricked me!" He points to inside the school. Amy glances upwards and narrows her eyes. He turns around and winces to see a blimp with Howard's face on it, the banner behind it reading, 'Ginny, will you go out with me? Randy.'
"That could be anybody," He argues back, but then another blimp with just the last name Cunningham appears. He narrows his eyes in annoyance. "Oh come on!"
"Who is this Ginny person?" She points up to the sky as the blimps pass behind her.
"What?!" Randy exclaims that she's even asking, earning a slap to the face.
"Just admit I'm a mastermind and if you had to face me in battle, you would lose," Howard tells Randy as they're walking in the gym. Randy has a frown on his face as Amy calmed down once Randy told her what their friend did. For her sake, he wasn't going to tell Howard her reaction since she deserves the win at this point. Howard didn't see it, so it technically didn't count.
"Never!" Randy turns around stubbornly. "After what you did earlier? You almost ruined my relationship!"
"Nothing personal, that one was gold," Howard smiles a bit, earning a glare in return.
"After that, I'm definitely not admitting anything!"
"Well, then I highly suggest you take two steps to the left," The shorter boy informs him.
"No!" Randy denies immediately, thinking it's another trick. "No, I'm not doing anything you say! Me? Master of my mind."
The door opens to let in Bash and some other basketball players, slamming Randy to the wall. He groans as he gets back on his feet, dizzy. "Not you. Me. My mind...Ow!" The door opens again to let other basketball players. Randy stumbles over to the left. "Now I move to the left, but not because you told me to, because I want to."
Morgan kicks the door open and slams him into a wall again. She and her dancers flip into the gym, Randy falling onto the floor. Amy thankfully opens the one farthest away from him, dressed in her track outfit. She looks down at Randy and gasps, covering her mouth.
"Ran! Are you okay, what happened?"
"Master...mind," Howard simply points to his head, Randy shouting and running away.
"What did you do?" Amy accuses her friend.
"This time, it actually wasn't me."
Her Nomicon buzzes from the back of her top and she takes it out. "I gotta take this." She runs all the way into the girls' locker room, making sure no one is watching. She hides behind a garbage can and opens up the book.
Randy runs past Evil Julian trying and failing to get his attention. He ends up in the bathroom, taking out his Nomicon. "Nomicon, you gotta help me. I think Howard might actually be a-"
"Mastermind?" Howard pops up behind him, causing the boy to scream and push him out of the stall. He then sloomps inside and Howard laughs. "Mastermind."
Randy falls and lands on a branch, the same one that Amy is currently sitting on. "Whoa, hey! Watch it," She warns him as she points down, revealing that they're dangling from the side of a cliff.
"I'm losing it, Nomicon," Randy looks up to the sky. "Howard isn't really a mastermind, is he? I mean, he's Howard! We're the Ninja and Kunoichi!"
"He almost got me with the Flute Girl thing, I'll give him that," Amy crosses her arms. "It was really hard not to let him see that it hit me...Sorry for slapping you, by the way."
"It's okay..." He pouts a bit, hugging the girl. She pats his back, feeling bad that he keeps falling for Howard's tricks.
"Anyway, Howard's just trying to prove you wrong, and trying to get me to fall for it. I'd just watch myself if I were you," She advises him and he frowns at that.
"How is he even able to-"
A rope attaches to the branch and they look up to see a doodle Ninja on one side, and a doodle Kunoichi on the other as they surround and enemy. All of them are holding weapons and they battle it out. The strikes turn into the advice.
"The unexpected is never expected."
Doodle Ninja cuts off the rope, causing all of them to fall. Ninja grabs the rope while throwing his scarf, capturing Doodle Kunoichi's waist. They watch as the enemy falls.
"Okay, alright. Howard masterminds me because he expects I'll do what he expects me to do."
"Correct," Amy nods in agreement with him.
"So I have to expect what he expects me to do, and do what I don't expect myself to do. What does Howard expect me to do?" He shakes his girlfriend slightly by the shoulders.
"Please don't make me slap you again..."
The doodle Ninja simply grabs Randy's leg and throws them off the branch. Amy lets out a scream. "I did not expect that!"
Howard has since left the bathroom and is now making a bench out of butter. He whistles as he slaps some more butter onto it.
"Pardon me, fellow student," Evil Julian stands in front of him, and he looks annoyed. "I seek your companions, Randall and Amelia Smith. The...happy couple," He grits his teeth at the reminder, looking away.
"Who?" He asks in confusion.
"Randall Cunningham and Amelia Lynne Smith. The youths with whom you are often spotted, and have been known to be courting for months now."
"Randy and Smith? Oh, he's in the can. I don't know where Smith is, and I don't care. Now leave me alone. I'm mastering a mind here!" Howard retorts back and Evil Julian chuckles...well, evilly as he walks away.
"Ohh, butter bench," Howard looks at it proudly. "You are my greatest creation!" He kisses it, licking his lips. Amy appears in the courtyard, saying hi to Flute Girl and Debbie. She then notices Howard and groans, pinching her nose.
"Not again..."
She steps up to him from behind, crossing her arms. "Trying to trick us again?"
"Ahh!" He yelps, turning around to see her. "Don't do that! But while you're here, have a seat," He gestures to the bench.
"Nice try, I can clearly see it's butter. And you would never be that chivalrous to offer me a seat in the first place."
"AHHH!" He shouts to the sky in anguish. "Just...ONE TIME! Give me the win!" He exclaims, earning a wide-eyed look. She backs away awkwardly. He then drops his face a few seconds later with a blank look. "Whatever, Julian's looking for you and Randy."
"Julian?" She blinks in confusion. Even after the whole NomiAmy incident, Julian never wants to talk to them alone, only her. But maybe it was important, though something has been off about Julian ever since Snow-Klahoma...the most obvious is that he's wearing white now, even with his hair. She's not sure if this was a phase or something else entirely, but it wasn't sitting right with her...
"I'll go see if I can find him," She walks off, Howard chuckling as he rubs his hands.
Randy opens the stall, screaming when he sees Evil Julian standing in front of him. "Hello, Randall."
"Julian?" He asks in surprise, wondering what he wants.
"Your friend, Howard, told me I might find you here. I was also wondering if you could contact Amelia for me, I had something to ask you both."
"If it's something concerning Ames, you need to back off!" Randy defends, pointing a finger at him. "You don't usually try to pull stuff like that off, Julian!"
"Heavens no," He waves his hands a bit nervously. "Nothing like that. I believe you have in your possession a certain glowing green orb of infinite power. Perhaps you or Amelia could tell me where it is?"
Randy blinks, staring at him. "...Howard told you?" He questions after a few seconds.
"Yes," Evil Julian nods his head.
"Howard?" He asks skeptically.
"Yes."
"Howard?" Randy raises a brow, thinking that Howard is trying to play him again.
"Yes."
"Told you?"
"Told me," Evil Julian gestures to himself.
"Howard?" Randy crosses his arms.
"Yes."
"I'm sorry, just one moment," Randy rushes into the stall behind him, laughing. "Howard, not this time! You think I'm gonna do what you expect, but no, buddy! If the unexpected is never expected, then get ready to not expect what I'm expecting to do. So, what is the last thing Howard would expect me to do?" He rubs his chin, gasping.
He opens the door, pressing his hands together with a laugh. Evil Julian joins in, and now both of them are laughing in joy, though for different reasons.
"We're laughing!"
Howard licks off butter from the trowel, Amy approaching him. "I couldn't find Julian, and I've texted Ran three times! What could he be doing?"
Laughter is heard and Amy turns around to see Randy coming up to them. "Hilarious! Saved ya a seat," Howard gestures to the butter bench, the brunette facepalming.
"You didn't expect me to do it. I didn't expect me to do it," Randy points to Howard, gesturing to himself. "I'm not even sure you expected me to do it!" He points at Amy, who raises a brow. "But I did it. Oh, boy, I did it!"
Howard grins, glancing at the bench. He then clears his throat. "Why don't you take a load off and tell me what the juice you're babbling about. Please sit." He gestures to the bench again.
"And where is Julian?" Amy asks him curiously.
"I did the unexpected," Randy jerks a thumb to himself. "Who's the mastermind now?" He laughs boastfully.
"And that would be?!" His girlfriend wonders, trying to lead him onto what the heck he's even talking about.
"Seriously, I think you should sit down."
"You sent Julian to ask me for the Sorcerer's Power Ball," Randy starts off, about to sit to Howard's excitement. Amy would warn him if she wasn't already confused. "And you expected me not to give it to him." He stands up, causing Howard to grit his teeth and facepalm. "So I did the opposite, I gave Julian the ball. Stick that in your master mind."
Amy opens her mouth in horror.
"I didn't send Julian to ask you for the Power Ball," Howard tells him simply.
Randy's eyes widen as he chuckles nervously. Howard blinks at him and Randy turns to Amy, thinking she did it, but she shakes her head no slowly. "Yes, you did. Cause if you didn't, and she didn't, that means I gave Julian an orb of ultimate evil and I didn't do that, did I? Did I do that?"
"Seems like you did," Howard shrugs at him and Randy groans.
"Why would Julian want the power ball, and more stupidly, why would you give it to him?!" Amy holds her head in a panic.
"I don't know! Maybe it had to do with what happened on his birthday?" He sits down on the bench, which obviously doesn't hold up as it falls around him.
"...This was your plan, wasn't it?" Randy glances at his friend.
The shorter boy groans at this. "I hate to say it, but...mastermind."
"We have to get that ball back."
"But something doesn't make sense, Julian seemed fine after we threw the gargoyle head away in the Land of Shadows. He didn't even seem to remember what happened, actually. So why would he suddenly remember about it now to ask for it...?" She rubs her chin. Randy stands up and tries to run, slipping on the butter. He lands flat on his face, holding out an arm.
"Ames?"
She sighs knowingly and takes his hand, dragging him away gently.
"Tough to top this one. Tough to top this one..." Howard taps his cheek, looking away in thought.
Evil Julian opens the door to the courtyard, jumping happily as he laughs in glee. "Finally, the ball is mine! And I am the master of its power!"
"Smokebomb!" Ninja and Kunoichi appear on the other side of the parking lot. He runs over to him, only to trip and fall on his back.
"Stupid butter."
Evil Julian laughs at him and Kunoichi helps him stand up. "Listen, Julian, we don't care how you got that ball."
"Randall gave it to me," Evil Julian smiles at the ball, snuggling it.
"I said we don't care!"
"Well, maybe a little bit, because obviously the boy was stupid enough to believe that his friends told him to give it to you," Kunoichi glances at him.
"You're not helping," Ninja pouts at her, turning to Evil Julian. "Point is, we need it. So give it." He holds out his hand, and Evil Julian just chuckles. Ninja ends up laughing too. The two laugh and Kunoichi glances between them, wondering what went on in that bathroom...
"No!" Evil Julian holds up a hand, sending green flames to knock them backwards. They hit a car that was not moved from the robot's rampage, hit one of the blimps Howard still had, and crash back into the car. They look up and gasp to see the blimp falling down and exploding.
"Oh thank god, I don't have to look at that anymore..." Kunoichi murmurs to herself in relief. Ninja turns to Evil Julian.
"Please, Julian, you don't want to do this."
"Oh, I very much want to do this," Evil Julian floats over to them. He raises a hand, lifting up Kunoichi from her spot. He brings her over as she struggles, glaring at him. He unravels her hair and ties her up in it.
"But Julian, you're not evil," Ninja tries to make him see reason.
"That's exactly what I've been saying to him! There's no reason for you to want the power ball again...unless..." Her eyes widen slowly.
"Exactly, Kunoichi. No, I'm not Julian," He smiles evilly.
"What?" Ninja asks in slow-motion, his eyes going wide.
"I'm Evil Julian...from the Land of Shadows!" Evil Julian tells him, garnering no response. Kunoichi groans in disbelief.
"Basically when we were trying to save him from being pulled into the Land of Shadows, Julian split into two parts: normal, weird Julian, and an evil one."
"Thank you! Julian wears all purple, I wear all white!" Evil Julian gestures to his body. Ninja stammers awkwardly, looking away. He didn't really pay much attention to either of them to really notice, and it seems no one else did either.
"How has no one else noticed this?" He shouts in disbelief. "Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't even mention it to him, Amelia."
"Huh?!" They blink at him in shock.
"I-I'm not Amy. What?"
"Oh, please, the eyes made it obvious for me," Evil Julian waves it off.
"What?! ...Wait a minute, how come you didn't mention it to me?!" Ninja crosses his arms at her.
"I wondered if it was the same Julian, I thought it was a phase he was going through. I never said it was a different Julian, not that I had hard evidence to proof that. But sure, let's ignore the honkin' fact that he knows my real identity!"
"No matter," Evil Julian gestures to himself, chuckling. "Everyone will know who I am, and you will be my queen after I crush your world!" He looks at the power ball, which glows green. He spins around onto the parking lot, emitting green flames towards Ninja. He scrambles to get out of the way, but gets blasted in the air anyway. Slimovitz's destroyed car lands on a tree and then he lands in it, Evil Julian's evil laughter continuing.
Kunoichi manages to get free by taking out her fans, cutting her hair. Evil Julian lifts up in the air, using the power ball to strike green lightning.
Kunoichi's hair grows back just in time for her to snatch Ninja's waist, and throws him away. He lands in front of the tree, which explodes behind him. He takes out his sword, blocking the magic with it.
"Ninja Block! Ninja Block! Ninja Block!" He jumps into the air towards Evil Julian. "Ninja Kick!" He kicks him to the ground, landing in front of the evil entity. He tries to swipe the ball and Kunoichi tries throwing her hair to try and get it. Evil Julian keeps moving his arm around to keep it away from the two. He then grabs Ninja and smacks him against the cement repeatedly.
"Much stronger than regular Julian..." His eyes swirl around. Kunoichi manages to get it at the same time that his hands touch it, both of them pulling hard. Evil Julian then beams at something up ahead.
"I do not like the look of that smile," Ninja comments, and he's right as Evil Julian is looking at the robot parts. The same robot that Viceroy sent to attack, that somehow didn't get cleaned up.
"Oh boy..." Kunoichi murmurs at this.
Evil Julian controls the arm with the power ball.
"Ah!" The arm punches Ninja away from the ball, pulling Kunoichi's hair forward slowly. She plants her feet to try and stop it, eventually throwing a fan at the arm to make it let go. She runs over to Ninja, both of them looking up to see the robot forming into a new form. The power ball is placed inside where the power capsule was, glowing green. Evil Julian laughs evilly.
"A Sorcerer Ball-powered robot? How are we supposed to beat that? I could barely say it!"
A foot steps in front of them, and Evil Julian grabs the two of them, spinning Ninja around. He throws him into a wall and Kunoichi's hair pries her free so that she lands safely. Evil Julian stops focusing on her to reach Ninja.
"The unexpected is never expected," Ninja states, flipping onto his feet. Kunoichi backflips to reach his side. "What's the plan, Kuno?"
"A robot powered by a Sorcerer's Ball? You got me," She comments to him.
"Evil Julian expects us to fight him, which means we need to...Ninja Run Away!" He grabs her hand and runs off, Evil Julian punching the wall.
"I would argue against this plan if it wasn't for the circumstances!" Kunoichi calls out.
Howard breathes a sigh of relief, tossing away an empty cardboard roll. "It is hard...wonkin' work...being a mastermind."
Kunoichi and Ninja skid around the corner, causing him to smile. "Right on time..."
"Ninja! Kunoichi! Whatever you do, do not run between these trees!" He points to plastic wrap wrapped around the two trees.
"Okay, that is the saddest attempt to trick us ever by Howard," Kunoichi rolls her eyes. "I can clearly see the plastic wrap."
"Good ol' Howard!" Ninja compliments him. "Everytime you expect him to do the expected, he does."
Howard snickers as he sees them run for the trees, yelping as Evil Julian comes into view. He chases after the duo, who look up ahead at the trap.
"Ninja Mastermind Leap!" The two grab hands and jump over the plastic wrap, looking over their shoulders once they land. Evil Julian sees it and tries to maneuver around it, but trips and rolls right into the trap. He struggles to get out, but ends up on the grass wrapped in it.
"Release me!" He demands them. "I will destroy you all and Amelia shall be mine! I will turn you inside out!"
"Wait, he knows that you're-"
"Yup," Kunoichi confirms with a nod. "Though, with that minor threat just now, I'm not too worried anymore." He's literally acting like a baby in front of her. Plus, he has nothing to gain from telling the world that she's the Kunoichi any way. He just wants her as his...queen.
"But how'd you know I was gonna pull a wall of plastic?" Howard looks up at them.
"I masterminded your mastermind," Ninja explains, pointing to his head.
"Then I...have nothing left to teach you."
"So you're gonna stop with this mastermind nonsense, right?" Kunoichi crosses her arms. "Because you do know that you lost the bet?"
"AGH! I can't believe it! Not even the blimp thing got one reaction out of you!" Howard complains, the two glancing away and whistling quietly.
The power ball glows, getting their attention. "I WILL UNLEASH DARKNESS!" Evil Julian breaks free and floats in mid-air. "ON YOU ALL!"
Ninja's scarf and her hair grab hold of him. "We don't think so!"
"By the way, I am not interested of your offer," She narrows her eyes in annoyance.
"Ninja Robot Toss!" They throw him into the sky and he screams. "Ninja Ball Destroying Ring Fling!" They then throw their rings at the power ball.
"Oh my," Evil Julian murmurs before the power ball explodes in the sky.
"Ninja and Kuno: 3. Forces of evil: Still zero!" Ninja replies before they see Howard's horrified face, wondering if they really did just murder him.
"Ah, don't worry, that was Evil Julian," He informs their friend.
"Whoo! Oh ho ho, good. That would've been a tough one to come back from."
"I don't like him in that way, but I don't dislike him enough to KILL him! Good lord, that's scary..." Kunoichi sweats a bit. She would've liked to believe that he'd know they would have a different reaction since they're not ACTUAL murderers.
A bird looks up at the sky as a comet crashes, but it was actually just Evil Julian, though he is now encased in the machinery from the robot due to the explosion. His face is also a bit more distorted, and his hat has a purple streak going through both the front and back of it. The skull in front of his hat is also much bigger. The power ball glows from his chest as it was not destroyed and he wakes up, giggling evilly.
"I hope he leaves Ames alone and won't target her in school," Ninja says in worry as he takes off his mask, Kunoichi doing the same.
"Eh, I don't think he's coming back to school now since that's not really Julian anyway," Amy shrugs at him. "He's not exactly standing out to the teachers to notice his absence at this point. Though I won the bet!"
"Ohh!" Howard complains at this and sighs wearily. "You're smarter than me...but giving up my desserts is gonna be so honking wooooonk...!"
She rolls her eyes at him. "Though, I'm wondering where the real one is now..."
"Why do you even care?" Howard asks her in disdain.
"Because if that wasn't the real Julian, then obviously something happened to the real one!" She narrows her eyes in defense. "People may not like him, I don't in a romantic way. But we're still the Ninja and Kunoichi, we have to protect Norrisville. That includes all the people, even ones that we don't associate with on a daily basis. Take a look at Bash, we saved a bunch of times, despite the fact that he's a jerk."
"Mm-hmm," Randy nods in agreement with her, hands in his pockets. "Ames is right."
"And you're not jealous?" Howard smirks a bit and Randy lets out a small growl.
"...No."
"Are you sure~?" Howard teases him.
"Howard, stop it. There is nothing going on between me and Julian, and nothing ever will," Amy deadpans at the shorter boy.
"I'm totally fine!" Randy wraps an arm around her.
"Are you 100 percent sure?"
"...Yes," There's some hesitance from Randy there.
"Because it seems like-"
"SHUT UP!"
Angel: Okay, so I have the next four episodes done. I need more time to finish the series, so I will only be updating Tuesdays and Thursdays next week until I finish season 2. But I also have one last final exam this week (I had another one, but it got cancelled at the last minute). And this final, the one I do have? It is 100 questions, in the span of 3 WHOLE hours. And that's because it's cumulative. No notes, and I have to be recorded.
I'm not taking this test until Friday since I'm still studying for it. I will continue daily updates until episode 81, which is...I believe Thursday. After Thursday, next week chapters will come out only Tuesdays and Thursdays.
