The Wrath of Ninja Toad

"BANZAI!" Todd screamed as he sailed down on top of Lance. He landed on him with a whump.

"Toad get off me you little maniac!" Lance shouted.

"Now feel the true terror of Ninja Toad!" Todd whooped. "Behold the deadliest of all martial arts! The Tickle of Death!"

That was when Todd mercilessly started to tickle him. "TOAD!" Lance half-screamed and half-laughed. "You…ha…lunatic! Cut it out!" He tried to fight back.

"And now foolish mortal!" Todd called out. "Here is your…Hey! Wait a minute! Don't do that!" They were both rolling around on the bed wrestling. "The ninja reigns supreme! OW! It is useless to resist…OW! I TOLD YOU IT IS USLESS TO RESIST SO KNOCK IT OFF WILL YA?"

"GET OFF ME TOAD! HAHAHA! I MEAN IT!"

"ADMIT MY SUPERIORITY!"

"NO…HA! STOP IT! HA! HA!"

"SAY IT!"

"NO WAY!"

"YOU WILL ADMIT THAT I AM NINJA TOAD! WHOA!"

"YOU ARE A TOTAL NUTCASE! THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE! NO! NO!"

"What is going on…?" Spirit rushed in and looked at the scene. "In here?"

"I am administering Ninja Justice!" Todd shouted. "Or at least I would have if someone didn't keep fighting back!"

"Spirit," Lance gasped as they rolled around. "Get him off me! Get him off me!"

"Just admit to my superior ninja skills!" Todd shouted.

"Never!" Lance fought back. "Take this!"

To his surprise Todd grabbed him in a sleeper hold. "LET GO OF ME!" Lance shouted.

"What in the world…?" Roadblock walked in.

"Roadblock will you get this nutcase off of me?" Lance shouted. "He thinks he's some freaking ninja! Ow!" The next thing Lance knew he was on his stomach. Todd held both of his arms behind him and was sitting on his back. "Tell him to let go! Tell him…"

He was interrupted by a strange sound. He turned his head and saw both Spirit and Roadblock laughing hysterically. "This isn't funny!" Lance snapped.

"The heck it isn't," Roadblock was now laughing so hard, tears were falling down his face. "Well you can't say we didn't warn you!"

"I told you he took his training seriously," Spirit slapped his knees.

"Just get him off me!" Lance shouted. "Or do I have to bring down the house?"

"All right Toad," Roadblock giggled. "You can let him go. I think he's learned his lesson."

"Okay," Todd did so. "Still think I'm delusional?" He put his hands on his hips with pride.

"No I think you're dead," Lance threatened him with his fist. Todd instinctively yelped as backed off.

"Calm down Lance," Spirit said.

"Calm down? The little nutcase here attacked me!"

"I only tickled you ya weenie," Todd made a face.

"Why did you tickle him?" Roadblock asked.

"Well since we're not allowed to hit each other," Todd scratched his head. "I improvised."

"Fine I'm gonna improvise on your face!" Lance snarled.

"No you are not," Roadblock stepped in front of him. "Okay Toad, you proved your point."

"Now do you believe I am a ninja?" Todd said.

"What I believe you are is a lunatic!" Lance snapped.

"All right," Roadblock said. "You've had your fun. No harm was done. Let's go kid."

"I hope you get KP duty for life!" Lance shouted after him.

"Calm down," Spirit told him. "He didn't mean any harm."

"He attacked me!"

"He didn't exactly hurt you," Spirit pointed out. "Except in your pride."

"Well he still shouldn't be attacking people!" Lance snapped. "He should be punished! Punish him! I want vengeance!"

"Well then how about you sneak up on him and tackle him?" Spirit asked with a raised eyebrow.

"What kind of talk is that? What…wait a minute…" He looked at Spirit. "You knew he was gonna do it didn't you?"

"Well yes and no," Spirit said. "I thought he was going to ambush you tomorrow on the training ground."

"But…" Lance blinked.

"Remember those tests I mentioned?" Spirit said. "Expect the unexpected? That's also part of your training in martial arts."

"So our tests are to attack each other?" Lance blinked.

"More like surprise each other," Spirit said. "Now let's see if you can do it to him."

"You people are nuts," Lance blinked. "First you tell us not to hit each other then you tell us to attack and beat each other up."

"No," Spirit said. "The test is to surprise. No serious fighting. Wrestling is permitted but no powers or anything serious. I'm sure you can handle that."

He winked and left the room. Lance sat back on the bed. What kind of tests are these? First they tell us to get along then they want us to attack each other. And not to hurt each other?

That's when it hit him. "These people are nuts," He blinked. "These people are freaking nuts."