Angel: This is the last update before they're moved to Tuesdays and Thursdays. I repeat, this is the last daily update of this story for this month. Tomorrow is my final, my last test, for the school semester. I have to write out the rest of the series, and I can't upload anything if it's not finished ^^' I doubt I'll go back to daily updating before I get to the last episode, well last special if you wanna put it that way. And I also have good news:
ICarly is getting a revival! YAAAAAAAAS! Jerry Trainor, Miranda Cosgrove, and Nathan Kress are all slated to return, though nothing's been said about Jennette McCurdy as far as I know. And best of all, Nick's not handling it because if they did, they'd make it horrible! Sorry to those who still support them, but I just no longer can out of what they've done to their shows.
Also, Yellowdrake26 made another picture of Amy because she's awesome like that. It's so cute, go check it out on her DeviantArt page!
And with that, I will see you guys on Tuesday!
Amy adjusts Randy's combed hair as he adjusts his bow tie, and then puts on red glasses. He's wearing a light purple suit, showing himself off.
"Does this make me look like I'm a parent or guardian?"
"Uh, it screams parent or guardian!" Howard exclaims at him, the brunette rolling her eyes. The two are trying to get into a movie without having to get an actual parent or guardian at the McFist-O-Plex. The movie is Splatterday Fright Cleaver, and if a teenager was under 17 with no parent around, they couldn't get in. Their parents would never let them go even if they asked, and Amy? Well, she doesn't wanna get in because she hates slasher films. Even though she can get tickets for free, this is one movie she's okay with not seeing. She is totally fine if they wanted to see it, but this one she's out on.
"Age-inappropriate movie, ready to be seen, by us!" Randy strolls past the ticket booth. "Two tickets, please. One for me, and one for this young fellow. Of whom I am guard-enening-ing, or parent...Old enough! Me! And we have our good friend Amelia here, which means we get free tickets."
The boy turns to look at Amy, hearts in his eyes. She smiles nervously with a wave. He then looks at Randy closely and remembers that he's seen him before. Sometimes he'd pick up Amy from work and she did mention to him once that he's her boyfriend.
He puts down a sign 'no one admitted without parent or guardian.' Not only would he fall for that, but he hates Randy for being Amy's boyfriend.
"I can't believe that didn't work!" Randy complains as he puts his disguise in the trash.
"I can," Amy speaks up as she catches up with them.
"Well, this day's in the toilet. Thanks a lot, Smith!"
"Just because I work there doesn't mean I can do anything about the age requirement," She looks at him in annoyance. "We'd get in serious legal trouble if I or anyone else tried to change it."
"If only we had a real guardian."
"Yeah, somebody who cared about our well-being enough to take us to a movie we're too young to see!" Howard points out. The Nomicons buzz and Randy pulls his out.
"Hey, maybe Nomicon's got an idea!"
He looks up to see Howard's annoyed look as Amy takes out her own Nomicon. "Okay, it probably doesn't have an idea, but it can't hurt to look." Howard blinks at him. "Okay, it can hurt to look, but I have to, so-" He shloomps inside the book, falling into the trash can. Amy opens up hers and falls onto the sidewalk. Howard just stares at them with that same look.
They fall through a black and white tunnel before landing on top of a house. Randy looks up with a small groan, Amy adjusting herself to sit on the roof. They look towards a cloud of smoke.
"Moments before his imprisonment, the Sorcerer's mighty orbs were flung to the four corners of Norrisville," They're actually watching the moment where they and the first Ninjas were battling against the Sorcerer. The four power balls get scattered. "The evil within corrupted all."
A random villager grabbed an orb from the ground, his eyes turning yellow. He then turned into a monster, running towards First Ninja and Kunoichi. They kick and punch him to the ground, First Kunoichi flinging her scarf. She catches the orb and flings it away from the villager, turning him back to normal. First Ninja takes the power ball from his partner.
"We recovered one and tasked a noble warrior with the sacred duty of guarding it from the Sorcerer." They handed it to a robed person, who took it. He stood in front of the orb in a temple, nodding to the First Ninjas. They bowed to him and then closed the doors.
"Every four years, the Ninja and Kunoichi, if there was one, must quest to the enchanted temple and replenish the Noble One's supplies."
"A quest! Yes!" Randy cheers after they read the scroll. "Day officially out of the toilet!"
They then vloomp out of the Nomicons.
"The sewer?" Howard complains as they're walking in the sewer system. Kunoichi is holding a pan that's covered along with other cooked stuff. Howard is holding snacks, that are supposed to be for the Noble One. "Our day just went from in the toilet to under the toilet!"
Ninja is holding the Nomicon, which is guiding them to the Noble One. "We got flushed! Nomicon flushed us!"
"Oh, stop complaining. Every Ninja and Kunoichi have to at least check up on the guy," Kunoichi shakes her head. "Hope he likes all the stuff I cooked for him. And you better not be eating all those snacks that we had to get ourselves!"
He whines as he moves his hand away from the bag.
"Yeah, this stinks," Ninja chuckles at his joke, the two rolling their eyes. "You get it? Stinks? Cause we're in the sewer," He chuckles again and the girl groans.
"That's your one! That's your one bad joke! There better not be a number two!" Howard warns him.
"You just said...! And we're in..." Ninja lets out a laugh as Kunoichi facepalms. "How am I not supposed to...? Phew! Okay. Nomicon says the temple's around here somewhere...Hm," He looks up ahead at a dead end, a tunnel letting out water. He steps forward and looks around.
Kunoichi and Howard notice a symbol nearby a tunnel entrance. "Uhh, Ninja?" Howard calls out, only to be shushed.
"Ninja, you might wanna consider listening to him for once," Kunoichi tells him, and then she gets shushed. She blinks at him in disbelief.
"I'm searching! Maybe behind this waterfall. I'm going in!" He dives forward and then hits his head on the wall. She winces at the sound, looking away. Her hair presses on the symbol, and the water stops, revealing that Ninja hit his head against the door. Then some more water splashes onto him.
"Good call on the waterfall."
He groans as he stands up, squeezing his scarf dry.
"This is why you need to listen to others, Mr. I can find it myself," Kunoichi remarks as she steps forward. The two open the doors, looking up ahead to see the power ball. The two gasp at it.
"There's the power ball! The Noble One must be close," He glances around the room, but sees no one. "Hello? Anybody here?"
"We're the current Ninja and Kunoichi? We're here to give you some food?" Kunoichi calls out, and then a cloaked person steps out of the shadows.
"Uhh," Ninja taps Howard's arm and he looks up ahead. The person steps down from the platform, staring at them.
"What'd you bring me? What'd you bring me? What'd you bring me?" He asks rapidly, rushing over and taking all the food from both Howard and Kunoichi. He digs into the bag, still asking the question.
"Wow," Kunoichi blinks at him.
"Man, it's like the guy hasn't seen snack cakes in four years. Am I right?" Ninja questions jokingly, glancing at the others.
"And he's not gonna," Howard murmurs, reaching into the other bag. Kunoichi's hair slaps it away and he glares up at her.
"Howard! Stop," Ninja scolds him and the person removes the hoodie to reveal that the Noble One is Plop Plop.
"Howard?"
"Plop Plop?" The three ask in surprise.
"You guys!" He cheers and the two boys rush forward, hugging him. Kunoichi steps forward with an amused smile, joining in on the hug.
"I can't believe you're the Noble One First Ninja and Kunoichi were talking about!" Ninja exclaims at him.
"I know! They were all 'you wanna?' And I was like 'not really.' And they said 'weren't asking.' And well, 800-year-old story short, I'm the guardian of the ball," He explains to them.
"Guardian? Did you say guardian?" Ninja wonders curiously and Kunoichi shakes her head at him, knowing where this is going.
"Yeah! He said guardian. Pull the mask out of your ears."
"I don't have a mask in my-" Ninja pulls Howard forward. "Howard, we need a guardian." He blinks at his friend. "To go to the movies?"
He gasps sharply at the suggestion. "Dude, no. He's supposed to guard the ball, remember?" Kunoichi looks up at him. "I mean technically, he's old enough, but still. You can't just use him to get into that movie."
"Ooh," Plop Plop leans in towards Howard, having heard them. "What's a movie?"
Ninja just chuckles at the question. "Only the very fabric of our dreams woven into a magical tapestry of light and sound."
"Sounds fun!" Plop Plop smiles, turning towards Howard. "Actually, it sounds like witchcraft."
"Witchcraft with popcorn!" Howard tells him, Kunoichi pinching her nose.
"And we're back to fun! Aww, but I gotta guard the ball," He gestures to the power ball floating in the center. "Oh well. Say hi to the witches for me. Ooh, is that lasagna?" He opens up the pan and gasps sharply. "It is! Did you make this?"
"I sure did," Kunoichi tells him. "All for you."
"How come you never cook for me like that?" Ninja whines at his girlfriend, who turns to him.
"The kitchen fiasco two days ago?"
"...Alright, fair," He admits sheepishly.
"He's our ticket to getting free tickets to that movie! Do something!" Howard demands to the two, Kunoichi pushing him away gently.
"No. I'm not doing it because I don't even wanna see it."
"Uh, quick question," Ninja speaks up to Plop Plop. "Do you have to guard the ball down here? Couldn't you take it with you if you guard it, I don't know, somewhere else?"
"I don't know. You're the Ninjas, you tell me," Plop Plop shrugs, gesturing to himself.
"Can we?" Ninja pleads with Kunoichi.
"We don't know if taking it with him will have any effects..." She rubs her chin, turning to the ball. "I mean...we had a power ball with us, and it didn't affect us. Hypothetically, he could? But I would still be careful. I can tell this is his first time out."
Though, if other Ninjas had come in here before, they would've let him out sooner. Why that was the case, she didn't know.
"Okay," Ninja takes the power ball. "I'm telling you we're going to the movies!" He throws the power ball into a paper bag. Plop Plop jumps up in excitement.
"Going to the movies! I don't know what that is!"
The three cheer as they leave the room, Kunoichi sighing as she follows after them. "Okay, just the movie, and then he has to come back!"
As soon as they were gone, the room shakes and the floor cracks open. The Sorcerer looks up from his lair, sniffing the air. A smile comes to his face.
"The sacred seal has been broken! Soon, my power ball will possess whomever holds it!" He laughs evilly in his lair, just waiting for his time to come.
"Are you sure you're over 17?" The employee at the ticket booth asks skeptically, raising a brow at Plop Plop. Howard snickers behind him while he's eating the snacks.
"Over 17. Heh. Ah, yeah. I'm just a bit over 17. I'm 800 years old!" He brags to the boy, and Randy pops up behind him.
"3. We will take 3 free tickets please," Randy smiles nervously, as he didn't want anyone questioning Plop Plop's existence. If he's been around the same time as the Nomicons, chances are no one's supposed to know who he really is either.
The boy glances at Amy, who sighs and shows her employee card. "He's legit. Let 'em in..."
The two boys laugh as the employee allows them in reluctantly. Randy kisses Amy's cheek. "Thanks Ames!"
"Not sure if it's worth it, but enjoy the movie," She tells him and he hands her a 20 dollar bill.
"Go wait for us at McFlubbusters for lunch," He leans in to whisper in her ear. "I think that guy has a crush on you, and I don't trust him."
He glares at the employee, who glares right back at them. Amy glances between him and her boyfriend. "I need to have a talk with him one of these days, but I'll see you there."
She tiptoes and pecks his lips, walking off with a wave.
"I'm totally gonna spoil it for her," Howard grins to himself, his friend hitting his shoulder lightly from behind.
"Dude, no. Ames HATES those kind of movies. I took her to one once and I regretted it immediately."
The two boys shiver in their seats while Plop Plop is just staring at the screen. The 'woman', clearly played by a man, lets out a scream as a cleaver is raised above her. Plop Plop eats another handful of popcorn.
"We are not old enough," Randy holds his head in fear.
"Nope!" Howard covers his hair, squeezing his eyes shut.
"I'm gonna be afraid of the dark," The taller boy comments as his eyes even look frightened.
"I'm gonna be afraid of the light!" Howard recoils back a bit. Plop Plop isn't scared at all, since he's never seen a movie like this to really be afraid. Plus, he's seen a lot of scary things back when the First Ninja and Kunoichi were still around.
"Bring the ball to me..." The Sorcerer's voice speaks up and he looks around in confusion.
"Did you say something?" Plop Plop whispers to the cowering Randy, who shushes him.
"You didn't hear anything?" Randy doesn't answer his question as he's too busy looking at the movie. Plop Plop glances around, but there's no one else in the theater besides them.
"You must bring it closer..." The power ball glows from inside the popcorn bag, and Plop Plop's eyes turn full on green like the ball. His mouth also looks frightening as he stands up, grunting evilly.
"Where you going?" Randy turns to him. "The movie's not over!"
Plop Plop snaps himself out of it and then a death happens on-screen, getting Randy's attention. He chuckles and sits back down.
"Yes! Four stars up!"
The two are left shaking as they leave the theater. "That was...with the..." Randy slices his neck with his finger, imitating one of the points of the film. "And the..." He lets out a fearful scream. "You know, now I get why Ames hates them."
"Best day I've had in 800 years, I'll tell you that much!" Plop Plop replies, hands on his hips.
"Couldn't have done it without you, Plops," Howard says gratefully, which is a rare thing for him. Plop Plop chuckles and the two boys look a bit sad to see him go. Plop Plop suddenly gains the same expression, shrugging.
"Well...I guess this is goodbye," He sniffles sadly and Randy smiles wistfully. "Waterworks starting," There's tears in his eyes as he turns around and leaves to go back to his post. He glances over his shoulder. "Oh, and the Kunoichi...she's your girlfriend, huh?"
"Yeah..." Randy smiles, rubbing his arm bashfully.
"Never let her go, man. Never let her go..." He then turns around and starts walking again.
"You can't let him go!" Howard protests to Randy, gesturing to him.
"He's gotta go back sometime," Randy frowns a bit. "We promised Ames."
Not only that, but he has a duty to protect the power ball like their predecessors instructed him...they couldn't just go back on that...
"Cunningham, PJ McFlubbusters has a super spicy Appe-teaser Pleaser Platter that requires the signature of a parent or a guardian!" Howard explains, jerking a thumb at the retreating Plop Plop. "Then after that he can go back!"
"The Diarrhea Del Fuego!" Randy exclaims in realization. "We won't have to wait until our tongues are of age! Oh, Plop Plop~!"
"Yes, I was just walking away," Plop Plop suddenly walks in from behind them. "And I heard my name, thought you might need me."
"What would you say to PJ McFlubbusters?" Randy questions with a big smile.
"I would say, nice to meet you, Mr. McFlubbusters," He replies, thinking that it's a person and not a restaurant.
"And he'd say, please! Call me PJ!" Howard jokes back and they run off while giggling.
Amy stares at Plop Plop, baffled while watching him eat. She's sitting right next to Randy as they're eating the Diarrhea Del Fuego. She's had that same expression ever since they arrived at the table. But she didn't get a chance to ask why as they immediately started ordering the second they sat down.
Howard gasps and licks at his milk as the food was steaming. He lets out a sigh of relief.
"Best meal I've had in centuries!" Plop Plop eats the meat off a chicken bone whole. "Centuries, you guys. Centuries. Well, this is the second best meal. The first one was that lasagna," He points to Amy with a wide smile.
"Plop Plop, you're amazing! You're not even sweating!" Randy compliments him.
"Oh, that's because my tongue's covered in calluses," He shows them his tongue and Amy cringes, taking a sip of her milkshake.
"Why? Oh, no, wait, don't tell me," Howard stops himself. "I don't wanna know."
Plop Plop lets out a burp and it turns into a purple cloud, Howard chuckling.
"You're awesome."
"Yeah yeah, you're great, but can I borrow my boyfriend for a second here?" Amy stands up, giving him a look. "In private?"
"But the-"
She grabs his arm gently and pulls him out of the seat. She brings him a few feet away so that the other two don't hear.
"She must really like him," Plop Plop stares after the two.
"Eh, she's okay," Howard shrugs at her. "When she's not being a nerd, that is." He reaches out to her milkshake.
"Don't even think about it, Weinerman!" She calls out and he grunts, recoiling his hand back.
"What is he doing here? I thought you said that you'd take him back after the movie," Amy whispers to the boy, who wipes off the sauce from his mouth.
"The Diarrhea El Fuego, Ames! Only allowed when signed by a parent or guardian!"
She sighs lightly, placing a hand on her hip. "Don't you think using him all these privileges is wrong? Sure, it's nice to give the guy a day out in the real world, but it's past the point of just going to a movie and then going back. What if something happens to him?"
"He's fine," Randy waves it off. "And he doesn't mind."
"Because he's unaware of it, of anything you're doing! Something's not right about this, Ran..."
"Like what? There is no way this is gonna come back to bite us," He places a hand on her shoulder. "Stop worrying."
"You said that when Debbie found out our identities. Sorry if I've lost a little faith since then," She rolls her eyes and he walks back to the table. She follows after him as he sits back down.
"I don't see why you can't just stay up here and guard the ball."
"Yeah! You could live in my garage!" Howard adds in, Amy taking another sip of her milkshake.
"Does your garage have a sacred seal that protects me from getting possessed by the ball's evil?" Plop Plop wonders in excitement, and Amy spits out her milkshake right onto Plop Plop's face out of shock.
"Come again?!" She blinks at him.
"No, it doesn't have that. Stupid garage," Howard grumbles, apparently not letting that sink in.
"Wait, so right now, you're not protected by the sacred seal? Why did you come with us?!" Randy asks in disbelief.
"You said it was okay! At least, that's what I heard underneath that mask. It is hard to understand you," He gestures to them with a meatball.
"We didn't know about the sacred seal!" Randy stands up in determination. "We have to get you back!"
"You should have told us about the sacred seal way before any of this!" Amy frowns deeply at Plop Plop. "I would've never wanted to put you in danger had I known that!"
"Check! Check please! Ma'am? Ma'am? Sir!"
The power ball glows from the brown bag near Plop Plop's feet.
"Just a little closer, and he will finally be under my control!" He grabs another power ball. "Bring the ball to me, to the Eye of Eternities!" Plop Plop's image appears and the man's eyes turn green.
"Over here! Check, please? I wanna give you money!"
"Ahh...Ran?" Amy stands up, backing away slowly at Plop Plop. The man growls and stands on the table. Howard grabs his cloak from behind.
"Hey, where you goin'?"
He turns around to snarl at the boy, who screams and recoils back. "Yelp!" He grabs the ball and jumps onto the floor, running off.
"Wait, no, Plop Plop! Howard, pay the bill! We gotta go stop him!"
"But wait-!" Randy grabs his arm before Amy could explain to him and runs off.
"I don't have any money!" Howard states what she was trying to say.
Apparently PJ McFlubbusters has a valet as Principal Slimovitz pulls up with his car. Plop Plop bursts out of the doors, followed by the two teenagers.
"Plop Plop!"
"Stop!" Amy holds out a hand. The principal steps out of his car, only for Plop Plop to get in the driver's seat. Amy and Randy get into the back, Howard squeezing in through the window. Amy jumps and reaches the passenger seat, buckling in along with the others.
"Go, go, go!" Howard urges him, another employee rushing outside as the car takes off.
"You turn this car around right now!" Randy orders Plop Plop, who doesn't listen.
"Are you crazy?! We dined and ditched! Are you trying to get us McFlubbusted?!" Howard shouts at him.
"Which is what I was trying to say before I got dragged outside!" Amy rubs a temple.
"We have to get the ball back where it belongs!" Randy tells his friend.
"That's exactly what I'm doing!" Plop Plop makes a sharp turn, the brunette hugging her seat as she cringes nervously. The Sorcerer is controlling the car himself by having his hands at ten and two.
"Pick a lane!" He growls and then drives between the two lanes. "Use your signal!"
Amy reaches out and tries to gain control of the wheel, but Plop Plop pushes her off. She looks at him in shock and then he reaches the school.
"Plop Plop, this isn't you. It's the ball!" Randy insists to the man, who gets the power ball from the bag. The brunette tries snatching it again, but he wrestles it away from her.
"Tell me something I don't know."
"That was it. That was the thing I thought you didn't know," Randy deadpans and Amy turns around to the two.
"You wanna help me with this?!"
Howard takes off his seatbelt, trying to get the ball back, but he's too strong. "Uh..." Howard looks at Plop Plop as the power ball turns him into a monster. He rips the car to shreds after his transformation, which is kind of like a sumo wrestler. Amy lands safely on the road, looking up at him in disbelief as he walks towards the school.
"It's Ninja ti-" Randy tries to run, but he still has his seatbelt on. He groans, takes it off, and falls onto the road. Amy stands up and walks over, helping him up. He dusts himself off and they run after Plop Plop, transforming while running.
"For the record, I just wanted to see Splatterday Fright Cleaver!" Howard calls out while still in his seat.
"Smokebomb!" The two appear in front of the entrance to the school. "We don't wanna hurt you, but if you take one more step-"
Monster Plop Plop growls at them and Ninja readies an air fist. "Ninja Air Fist!" It hits the belly and comes flying back at them. The two yelp as they leap out of the way, and the doors burst open by the Air Fist. "Uh oh."
Monster Plop Plop pushes them into a wall and walks inside, going over to the mural. Ninja then stands up as the two emerge at the doors.
"Pretty much everything else we got is gonna leave a mark. You sure you wanna do this, Plop Plop?"
"There is no Plop Plop!" He denies, looking over his shoulder. "Only chaos!" He runs for the Eye of Eternities.
"Get ready for some hair burn, then," Kunoichi unleashes her hair. She throws it while Ninja throws his scarf.
"Yoinks! Ninja/Kuno Sumo Snag!"
He grabs the belt while she wraps her hair around his body tight. The two slide forward and then are hurled forward, kicking him from behind. He lands on the mural as they fly towards him, spikes coming out from their feet. They hit the ground, but still slide against the floor as Monster Plop Plop drags them around.
"Can't...let...you!"
"You don't have a choice!" The Sorcerer speaks through Monster Plop Plop, controlling him the whole time. He spins around the two with both hands.
"Kinda regretting the Sumo Snag!" He calls out to his partner.
"You think?!" She retorts back before he tosses them in opposite directions.
"Ow!" They both cry out in unison.
"He's even stronger than my hair..." Kunoichi rubs her head in pain.
"Plop Plop, what you're doing is wrong!" Howard shouts from the hole, and the monster stops in place. "You're sticking us with your third of the Appe-Teaser Pleaser Platter!"
"Howard!" Kunoichi exclaims in disbelief as Monster Plop Plop roars at him.
"Or Cunningham and Smith will spot you. They're covering me," He chuckles nervously as he steps back.
"Ninja no they won't!" Ninja yells as the two kick him into a row of lockers. He roars, preparing himself. Ninja cracks his neck and Kunoichi cracks her fingers before spinning around her hair. Ninja stands like he does and the two yell. The girl just shakes her head before they charge forward at each other. This sends a small shockwave, with the two smushed against his stomach.
"We know you're still in there, Plop Plop!"
"You have to fight it!" Kunoichi looks up and he grabs them, throwing them into the mural. The two groan in pain and he growls down at them.
"You kept the ball safe for centuries...until we came along. Well, just me and Howard, Ames didn't really do anything. This isn't your fault!"
Monster Plop Plop's face turns back into his human one. "Huh?"
He then snaps out of it. "Fool! When you removed the ball, you broke the seal! Now he is mine!" He laughs evilly and then jumps, the two trying to scramble out of the way. He lands on their backs and Kunoichi groans at this.
"Please, if there's any of you, you can't give that ball back to the Sorcerer! Remember your duty!"
Monster Plop Plop's face changes again as he chuckles. "Duty."
"Ha ha, duty," Howard laughs along with him. Kunoichi rolls her eyes.
"You trusted us, and I totally shoobed you. But if we get you back-"
"it's too late, you guys," Plop Plop speaks as he sits up. "The seal is broken. My time as guardian is over." He tries to fight back as Kunoichi turns to her partner.
"We have to snap him out of it and then make him invulnerable to being possessed!" She gestures to the monster as Ninja helps her up.
"Can't fight him...much longer..." Plop Plop manages to say.
"We need to get you away from the Sorcerer's power. But you can't go back to the temple. Where will you be safe?"
"Eye color...changing..."
Their Nomicons flash from their suits. "Huh?" They take out their books, which gesture for Plop Plop to go in them.
"The Nomicons?"
"I get it now! The Sorcerer can'tin open the Nomicons. We've seen that once before, right?" Kunoichi starts off.
"Yeah, when we lost them...so if we shloomp him in, he'll be safe! The Sorcerer's magic can't reach our Nomicons to control him!"
They open up the books in unison and they float over to Plop Plop.
"No!" The Sorcerer shouts at the bright lights coming from the books. They turn Plop Plop back to normal. "Noooooo!" He laments at his failure, the ball nearby. Kunoichi picks it up with her hair, since it protects her from being corrupted. They look up at Plop Plop.
"Thank you, Ninja and Kunoichi."
"For what? If it wasn't for me, you'd still be safe in that temple," Ninja tells him. "I should've known something was wrong when you kept trying to tell me," He glances at Kunoichi.
"To be fair, I didn't know about the seal either, so it's my fault too..."
Howard goes over to join them.
"But I wouldn't have seen a movie, or eaten Appe-teasers or that lasagna. Or hung with you guys. Today was my best day ever! And I've had like centuries worth of days."
Kunoichi smiles behind her mask.
"We'll miss ya, Plop Plop."
"Well, you two can visit me anytime you want. In the Nomicon!" He floats into the books, leaving behind only his robe. The books close and land on the mural, along with his clothes.
"So is he like...naked in there?" Howard wonders, holding up the robe.
"Ugh, I don't wanna know," Kunoichi replies in disgust.
"Let's hope not, buddy," Ninja picks up the books, handing his girlfriend her Nomicon. "Let's hope not."
Thankfully, Plop Plop isn't naked inside the dojo as he's sitting between First Ninja and First Kunoichi.
"Guys! I'm in the book! With First Ninja and Kunoichi!"
The two just shake their heads while mediitating."
Howard and Kunoichi wave to him before the books are closed. Ninja looks at Kunoichi's hair, which holds out the ball to him.
"Once again, we have been entrusted as guardians of a power ball," Ninja wraps the ball in his scarf, which also protects them from corruption.
"Great. That is never a disaster all the time," Howard remarks and Ninja looks at the ball, then at his girlfriend.
"Actually? I think Ames should guard it."
"Really?" She wonders in surprise as he places it back in her hair. "Why?"
"Well, after today, it's clear that you have much better instincts than I do. And...I oughta trust you more with stuff like this. So...I believe in you to keep it safe."
She smiles sweetly behind her mask, leaning forward and hugging him. "That's sweet, Ran. I'll do my best."
"I know," He replies, hugging her back as he rests his chin on her shoulder. "Howard, we wonked up today," He turns to him, his arms still around his girlfriend. "Together, we must make it right."
"Alright, let me get this straight," Howard starts off as they're back at PJ McFlubbusters. Because they dined and dashed, they have to pay off their bill by washing dishes. Randy and Amy are wearing hairnets, aprons, and gloves. Randy is washing while she's drying. Howard is also wearing Plop Plop's robe for some reason. "Nomicons can shloomp an entire Plop Plop, but it can't wash a single dish?"
"For the record, you haven't washed a single dish," Randy points out.
"Cunningham, please. I'm wearing 800-year-old silk here."
"So then just take it off," Amy deadpans at him.
"Hey!" The manager calls out. "Get scrubbing! Them Appe-teaser Pleaser Platters ain't gonna pay for themselves!"
"Hooo boy," Randy murmurs and Howard steps down, washing as well.
"Thanks a lot for making us do this, Smith."
"I'm not the one who left without paying, so how exactly is being the responsible one my fault?" She raises a brow.
"Because you didn't spot me! That's the deal!"
She growls at him slightly in annoyance and then throws a towel at him.
"Hey!"
Randy steps in between them.
"Ah! Come on, guys. My best friend and my girlfriend need to get along," He wraps an arm around them and Amy crosses her arms. "Now say you're sorry."
They both sigh in unison. "I'm sorry," Amy only says and Howard grins.
"I accept your apology."
She gapes her mouth open in disbelief. "You little-!"
"Now say you're a shoob-zilla," Randy guides them.
"...I'm a shoob-zilla..." Howard mutters and Amy lets out a laugh, hugging her stomach. She points at him as Randy laughs too.
"You're a shoob-zilla...!" She giggles as he gives them a wide-eyed look.
"What?! SMITH! Say you're a shoob-zilla!" Howard screams at her as the two continue laughing.
"And that was for ruining our date when you kept eating soupsicles," Randy grins smugly at him, earning a pout.
But then suddenly they look up with smiles as the dishes are taken away from them. They're suddenly standing in front of an audience. "Ah! Another great episode! Thank you guys so much!"
"Goodnight, everybody!"
"See you on the next one!" Amy waves to them as they walk off, Randy holding her hand.
