Ninja Spirit: A Whole New Adventure
Part 1: Changing Life's
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On the East Coast…Tampa Bay
"GIVE THAT BACK YOU LITTLE BRAT!" The constant thumps of the girl's small feet pounded throughout the whole house. Then as if a switch had been hit it stopped and another girls scream was heard.
"AAAAHHHHHHHH!!! MY HAIR!"
Downstairs Mr. Corey J. Miller sipped his tea, reading the newspaper, not even acknowledging the girls' screaming. He sighed and folded the paper in half, stood up, and put it under his arm. He slowly walked over to the front door and opened it he stood there and held out his hand. Just then three blurs, one orange one purple and one pink came dashing down the stairs.
The three blurs came to a halt right by him. The first jumped up into his arms and kissed him on the cheek, "Bye Papo!" She jumped back down her two ponytails slapping her in the face as she did so. She dashed out the door pulling on a pair of roller blades as she did so.
The second girl hugged him quickly, "See ya!," Before running out the door her roller blades already on, pulling her long hair into a bun, "YOU BETTER GIVE ME MY JOURNAL BACK OR I'M GONNA POUND YOU!" Mr. Miller laughed and hugged the last girl.
"Bye Dad." She ran out the door and leaned down to latch her roller blades on "See ya later!"
"You three be good! I don't want to get a call from the principal again about fights, talking or flirting in school!" The girls ignored him and started skating down the road. Mr. Miller sighed and scratched his head, "I don't see why I always say that. They never listen to me."
The three girls stopped about a block later. The older one grabbed the light pole and spun around in a circle, "So what are we gonna do today?"
The small one laughed and plopped to the ground and tugged on her own ponytails, "Maybe we could go to the beach. I hear there are killer waves today."
The light brown haired girl, in purple, sighed, "I don't know….I mean it is getting kind of boring skipping school. Maybe we should go. Besides don't you have that big test in Math today Natter?"
Natter looked up from her place on the ground, and stuck her tongue out, "Yeah well Math sucks."
"I agree with you there. I don't want to go to school. I mean Josh and his goons won't leave me alone and its getting kind of annoying." The elder crossed her arms.
"Why don't you just sock 'em one? Right in the kisser! Pow!" The medium sized girl punched the air.
"Storm, Storm, Storm." The older girl sighed, "What have we told you about that. We aren't supposed to fight in school. Mr. Miller said if you get in one more fight he's going to send us off to military camp and then you know what will happen? They'll shave our beautiful hair off! Ruby does not like being bald!" She whimpered and stroked her own hair, looking conceited instead of the innocent look she was looking for.
Storm made a fist and punched the pole. Ruby and Natter gulped, as an imprint appeared on it, "I don't care, see if those idiots can get near me with those clippers. I'll show them." She kicked the pole and it bent in half.
The other two girls backed up a little just as a yellow bus pulled up beside them. The doors opened and the bus driver haled them in, "Come on time for school."
The girls sighed at being caught and walked onto the bus. The kids stopped their conversations and then started whispering to each other. One of the older students stood up and pointed at them, "Look it's the freak sisters!"
Ruby grabbed Storm by the collar as she dove towards him. She reached her hands out, he was just out of her reach, "Let me at him! Let me at him! I'll tear him to shreds! I'll…."
"Sit down you three!" The girls looked back at the bus driver and slowly sat down in the empty booth. All the people around them made noises of disagreement. One even went as far as yelling to the bus driver, "You're letting that trash on the bus?! My father's gonna here about this!"
Natter sunk down in her seat. But Ruby just sat up straighter. Storm's eyes went red and she looked as if she was about to dive towards the nearest person and bite their head off.
California….
"Come on Colt give it back!" Tum Tum jumped up and tried to grab the bag of tootsie rolls from his brother.
"Tum Tum, what are you doing? Your diet was going so well. You've lost so much weight." Rocky mocked angrily as Colt tossed the bag to him.
Tum Tum stopped and sighed in defeat, "Ok fine." Rocky and Colt smirked and high fived each other. At their disadvantage Tum Tum snatched the bag from Rocky and dug in.
"Ah sweet candy!" Just then Mr. Douglas came in then kitchen. Colt yawned in boredom and leaned back on the counter.
"Hello boys!" The boys nodded to their father.
"Hi dad." Tum Tum mumbled through his filled mouth. Mr. Douglas sighed as he saw the bag of candy.
"Tum Tum, why? Your diet was going so well. You lost so much wait and now your pigging out." Colt and Rocky laughed as Mr. Douglas said almost the same thing Rocky had just said to an angered Tum Tum. Mr. Douglas looked at his sons strangely but smiled, "Are you excited about the move?"
"Oh yes! I still can't believe your doing this. I mean its so close to grandpa!" Rocky murmured in excitement.
"Yes well I have gotten use to it now. Your grandfather is a big part of your life…" He looked them in the eyes, "And so is Ninjitsu. I respect that now. And I would be honored to have my boys be trained by such a great person." Rocky and Colt looked at each other and smiled. "Well boys I hope your are all packed because tomorrow were leaving."
"We know dad you've told us tons of times." Colt said and patted his dad on the back. Rocky smiled and looked his brother in the eye. The sudden growth burst Colt had made him almost as tall as himself, just by a few inches, and from what it seemed Colt was still growing. His voice had become deeper and his hair, which had grown quite a bit, was now shorter from the haircut he had just gotten the other day. It reached just above his ears and had the same 'look' he had all his adolescent years. Rocky had tried to convince him to get a new look but Colt had stubbornly refused.
But Colt wasn't the only Douglas that had changed. Tum Tum, the once chubby boy, ok so he was still a little chubby…had lost at least 15 pounds. His hair had gone from its dark brown to a lighter brown and he, like Colt, had grown taller also. He wasn't far as tall as Colt or Rocky, but compared to his small size he once had been. You see Tum had gone in reverse; before Ninjitsu he had been an ok height and then over the years he had gotten shorter and then just this last month he had grown taller. (AN: Ok I just wanted to say, did any one notice that Tum Tum got shorter in each movie? That kinda freaks me….^_^)
"Yes well are sure your ok with the move? I mean we'll be leaving all your friends. You'll have to start all over." As the boys sighed and realized their father wasn't going to give up until they said they were bothered by it. Truth be told Mr. Douglas was the one who was scared. He didn't want to change his work place. He had earned a name for himself here. But there HE would have to start over.
Mr. Douglas shook his head, "Your mother should be home any mi…. I'll get it." Mr. Douglas ran and picked up the ringing phone.
"Hello…Oh yes…. Tomorrow, that's right…. Oh really…that sounds…. Oh don't worry I won't tell them…. It's going to be great…that's wonderful…they'll love to…. oh I'm excited for them! What a surprise…. Yes you'll meet us right? Ok see you tomorrow night." The boys looked at their father fascinated, he smiled, "That was your grandfather…he says that you should be ready to…well I can't tell you, But he did tell me I could tell you this: A Ninja should expect the unexpected. Be ready for a whole new adventure."
The boys all looked at their father once more before running upstairs intent on figuring out what was planned for tomorrow.
Back in Tampa Bay…
Mr. Miller sat in his study meditating. He freed his mind of all its worries. The girls should be getting home any time now had he had to break terrible news to them. Just as he reached his peace he heard the front door open and slam and then open two more times.
He smiled as he heard their brawling.
"Why'd you slam the door in my face?!" Storm yelled and slammed her backpack down on the table.
"I didn't! I didn't see you behind me! I swear, don't have a cow! Besides didn't you slam the door in Natter's face?" Ruby smirked and crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. Natter whimpered and rubbed her forehead.
Storm's eye twitched in anger. "Well…I didn't mean to! I didn't see her!"
Ruby grinned, "Oh you didn't? I saw the look you gave her at lunch. Just because dad gave her a peanut butter sandwich and you a lame old tuna. You were going to attack her I swore I saw that look on your face." Ruby taunted, "Tsk Tsk! I'm disappointed."
Storm dived towards Ruby her arms outstretched, "Argg I'm going to get you!"
Mr. Miller stuck his arm out and grabbed Storm by the collar. She choked slightly. "What were you about to do my dear Storm?"
"I was just going to…. rip her hair out and shove it down her throat and then…MMHMMMM."
Mr. Miller put his hand over her mouth, "Control your anger. Remember your training!" Storm grinded her teeth together and pulled herself from him.
She slowly dropped to the ground and crossed her legs she closed her eyes and breathed deeply, "I will not take my anger out on others. I will not hurt others…." She whispered under her breath, "Unless they deserve It." and then slightly louder, "The purpose of Ninjitsu is not to conquer others but to conquer the weakness' within ones self." She popped her eyes open and jumped to her feet, "There! OK. Now can you excuse me?! I've got to go practice."
Without waiting for an answer Storm started towards the back yard. Mr. Miller cleared his throat, "Storm stop right there."
She halted and turned back slowly. When she saw the serious look on his face she gulped. She fell to her knees, "I'm SO sorry! I didn't mean to hit him! It's just he kept on nagging and nagging me! I couldn't help it!" She broke down crying.
Mr. Miller's creased his eyebrows together, "You hit a boy?"
Storm's crying instantly stopped and she looked up, she obviously had been faking, "Ummm…no!" She hopped back up, "I was just practicing...err…I mean…"
Mr. Miller crossed his arms, "Yes well…I'll let it slip. But we all need to talk." He motioned for them all to sit and they obliged, "I'm afraid I have some bad news."
They all on instinct groaned. Natter banged her head onto the table, "Not again."
Mr. Miller sighed, "Well girls, you remember how I was looking for that new job?" They nodded, "Well I got a call today, and well, I got it."
"And how is that bad?" Ruby said and looked into her compact and applied pink lipstick.
"Well we have to move." Ruby's lipstick went off her face, the long pink streak appearing. The girls' shocked faces echoed each other.
"No way…." Natter blinked. Then their blank faces erupted in smiles, "WE'RE MOVING!!!!"
Mr. Miller gaped as they hopped on the table and hugged, "You're not upset?"
"NO! This is majorly cool!" Ruby laughed and hugged her sisters.
Several hugs and a few screeches later the girls sat down smiles lighting up on their faces.
"Umm…. where are we moving?" Natter asked in confusion.
Mr. Miller smiled, "That's the best part. Today I contacted an old friend of mine. He says until we find a place to stay we can live with him at his cabin in California. But be warned you will not be a guest in his house. You will be treated as he would treat his own family. OH yes and it seems that you will be trained with him and his grandsons. He was my master and now he will be yours. I barely know anything compared to him."
Ruby stood up and looked at him, "Brain over load." Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell backwards, unconscious. Mr. Miller ignored her and turned to the other two, "Do you understand?"
They nodded mutely. "We leave in a week so get to packing."
~~~End Chapter 1
Hey people! Well I just wanted to note a few things. The thing that Storm said was exactly what my sensei Howard told me to do to control me anger. And when she said: The purpose of Ninjitsu is not to conquer others but to conquer the weaknesses within oneself…that's the rule of JIKC. Japanese International Karate Center where I trained.
Well look out for my next chapter! And I would appreciate reviews.
Part 1: Changing Life's
******
On the East Coast…Tampa Bay
"GIVE THAT BACK YOU LITTLE BRAT!" The constant thumps of the girl's small feet pounded throughout the whole house. Then as if a switch had been hit it stopped and another girls scream was heard.
"AAAAHHHHHHHH!!! MY HAIR!"
Downstairs Mr. Corey J. Miller sipped his tea, reading the newspaper, not even acknowledging the girls' screaming. He sighed and folded the paper in half, stood up, and put it under his arm. He slowly walked over to the front door and opened it he stood there and held out his hand. Just then three blurs, one orange one purple and one pink came dashing down the stairs.
The three blurs came to a halt right by him. The first jumped up into his arms and kissed him on the cheek, "Bye Papo!" She jumped back down her two ponytails slapping her in the face as she did so. She dashed out the door pulling on a pair of roller blades as she did so.
The second girl hugged him quickly, "See ya!," Before running out the door her roller blades already on, pulling her long hair into a bun, "YOU BETTER GIVE ME MY JOURNAL BACK OR I'M GONNA POUND YOU!" Mr. Miller laughed and hugged the last girl.
"Bye Dad." She ran out the door and leaned down to latch her roller blades on "See ya later!"
"You three be good! I don't want to get a call from the principal again about fights, talking or flirting in school!" The girls ignored him and started skating down the road. Mr. Miller sighed and scratched his head, "I don't see why I always say that. They never listen to me."
The three girls stopped about a block later. The older one grabbed the light pole and spun around in a circle, "So what are we gonna do today?"
The small one laughed and plopped to the ground and tugged on her own ponytails, "Maybe we could go to the beach. I hear there are killer waves today."
The light brown haired girl, in purple, sighed, "I don't know….I mean it is getting kind of boring skipping school. Maybe we should go. Besides don't you have that big test in Math today Natter?"
Natter looked up from her place on the ground, and stuck her tongue out, "Yeah well Math sucks."
"I agree with you there. I don't want to go to school. I mean Josh and his goons won't leave me alone and its getting kind of annoying." The elder crossed her arms.
"Why don't you just sock 'em one? Right in the kisser! Pow!" The medium sized girl punched the air.
"Storm, Storm, Storm." The older girl sighed, "What have we told you about that. We aren't supposed to fight in school. Mr. Miller said if you get in one more fight he's going to send us off to military camp and then you know what will happen? They'll shave our beautiful hair off! Ruby does not like being bald!" She whimpered and stroked her own hair, looking conceited instead of the innocent look she was looking for.
Storm made a fist and punched the pole. Ruby and Natter gulped, as an imprint appeared on it, "I don't care, see if those idiots can get near me with those clippers. I'll show them." She kicked the pole and it bent in half.
The other two girls backed up a little just as a yellow bus pulled up beside them. The doors opened and the bus driver haled them in, "Come on time for school."
The girls sighed at being caught and walked onto the bus. The kids stopped their conversations and then started whispering to each other. One of the older students stood up and pointed at them, "Look it's the freak sisters!"
Ruby grabbed Storm by the collar as she dove towards him. She reached her hands out, he was just out of her reach, "Let me at him! Let me at him! I'll tear him to shreds! I'll…."
"Sit down you three!" The girls looked back at the bus driver and slowly sat down in the empty booth. All the people around them made noises of disagreement. One even went as far as yelling to the bus driver, "You're letting that trash on the bus?! My father's gonna here about this!"
Natter sunk down in her seat. But Ruby just sat up straighter. Storm's eyes went red and she looked as if she was about to dive towards the nearest person and bite their head off.
California….
"Come on Colt give it back!" Tum Tum jumped up and tried to grab the bag of tootsie rolls from his brother.
"Tum Tum, what are you doing? Your diet was going so well. You've lost so much weight." Rocky mocked angrily as Colt tossed the bag to him.
Tum Tum stopped and sighed in defeat, "Ok fine." Rocky and Colt smirked and high fived each other. At their disadvantage Tum Tum snatched the bag from Rocky and dug in.
"Ah sweet candy!" Just then Mr. Douglas came in then kitchen. Colt yawned in boredom and leaned back on the counter.
"Hello boys!" The boys nodded to their father.
"Hi dad." Tum Tum mumbled through his filled mouth. Mr. Douglas sighed as he saw the bag of candy.
"Tum Tum, why? Your diet was going so well. You lost so much wait and now your pigging out." Colt and Rocky laughed as Mr. Douglas said almost the same thing Rocky had just said to an angered Tum Tum. Mr. Douglas looked at his sons strangely but smiled, "Are you excited about the move?"
"Oh yes! I still can't believe your doing this. I mean its so close to grandpa!" Rocky murmured in excitement.
"Yes well I have gotten use to it now. Your grandfather is a big part of your life…" He looked them in the eyes, "And so is Ninjitsu. I respect that now. And I would be honored to have my boys be trained by such a great person." Rocky and Colt looked at each other and smiled. "Well boys I hope your are all packed because tomorrow were leaving."
"We know dad you've told us tons of times." Colt said and patted his dad on the back. Rocky smiled and looked his brother in the eye. The sudden growth burst Colt had made him almost as tall as himself, just by a few inches, and from what it seemed Colt was still growing. His voice had become deeper and his hair, which had grown quite a bit, was now shorter from the haircut he had just gotten the other day. It reached just above his ears and had the same 'look' he had all his adolescent years. Rocky had tried to convince him to get a new look but Colt had stubbornly refused.
But Colt wasn't the only Douglas that had changed. Tum Tum, the once chubby boy, ok so he was still a little chubby…had lost at least 15 pounds. His hair had gone from its dark brown to a lighter brown and he, like Colt, had grown taller also. He wasn't far as tall as Colt or Rocky, but compared to his small size he once had been. You see Tum had gone in reverse; before Ninjitsu he had been an ok height and then over the years he had gotten shorter and then just this last month he had grown taller. (AN: Ok I just wanted to say, did any one notice that Tum Tum got shorter in each movie? That kinda freaks me….^_^)
"Yes well are sure your ok with the move? I mean we'll be leaving all your friends. You'll have to start all over." As the boys sighed and realized their father wasn't going to give up until they said they were bothered by it. Truth be told Mr. Douglas was the one who was scared. He didn't want to change his work place. He had earned a name for himself here. But there HE would have to start over.
Mr. Douglas shook his head, "Your mother should be home any mi…. I'll get it." Mr. Douglas ran and picked up the ringing phone.
"Hello…Oh yes…. Tomorrow, that's right…. Oh really…that sounds…. Oh don't worry I won't tell them…. It's going to be great…that's wonderful…they'll love to…. oh I'm excited for them! What a surprise…. Yes you'll meet us right? Ok see you tomorrow night." The boys looked at their father fascinated, he smiled, "That was your grandfather…he says that you should be ready to…well I can't tell you, But he did tell me I could tell you this: A Ninja should expect the unexpected. Be ready for a whole new adventure."
The boys all looked at their father once more before running upstairs intent on figuring out what was planned for tomorrow.
Back in Tampa Bay…
Mr. Miller sat in his study meditating. He freed his mind of all its worries. The girls should be getting home any time now had he had to break terrible news to them. Just as he reached his peace he heard the front door open and slam and then open two more times.
He smiled as he heard their brawling.
"Why'd you slam the door in my face?!" Storm yelled and slammed her backpack down on the table.
"I didn't! I didn't see you behind me! I swear, don't have a cow! Besides didn't you slam the door in Natter's face?" Ruby smirked and crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. Natter whimpered and rubbed her forehead.
Storm's eye twitched in anger. "Well…I didn't mean to! I didn't see her!"
Ruby grinned, "Oh you didn't? I saw the look you gave her at lunch. Just because dad gave her a peanut butter sandwich and you a lame old tuna. You were going to attack her I swore I saw that look on your face." Ruby taunted, "Tsk Tsk! I'm disappointed."
Storm dived towards Ruby her arms outstretched, "Argg I'm going to get you!"
Mr. Miller stuck his arm out and grabbed Storm by the collar. She choked slightly. "What were you about to do my dear Storm?"
"I was just going to…. rip her hair out and shove it down her throat and then…MMHMMMM."
Mr. Miller put his hand over her mouth, "Control your anger. Remember your training!" Storm grinded her teeth together and pulled herself from him.
She slowly dropped to the ground and crossed her legs she closed her eyes and breathed deeply, "I will not take my anger out on others. I will not hurt others…." She whispered under her breath, "Unless they deserve It." and then slightly louder, "The purpose of Ninjitsu is not to conquer others but to conquer the weakness' within ones self." She popped her eyes open and jumped to her feet, "There! OK. Now can you excuse me?! I've got to go practice."
Without waiting for an answer Storm started towards the back yard. Mr. Miller cleared his throat, "Storm stop right there."
She halted and turned back slowly. When she saw the serious look on his face she gulped. She fell to her knees, "I'm SO sorry! I didn't mean to hit him! It's just he kept on nagging and nagging me! I couldn't help it!" She broke down crying.
Mr. Miller's creased his eyebrows together, "You hit a boy?"
Storm's crying instantly stopped and she looked up, she obviously had been faking, "Ummm…no!" She hopped back up, "I was just practicing...err…I mean…"
Mr. Miller crossed his arms, "Yes well…I'll let it slip. But we all need to talk." He motioned for them all to sit and they obliged, "I'm afraid I have some bad news."
They all on instinct groaned. Natter banged her head onto the table, "Not again."
Mr. Miller sighed, "Well girls, you remember how I was looking for that new job?" They nodded, "Well I got a call today, and well, I got it."
"And how is that bad?" Ruby said and looked into her compact and applied pink lipstick.
"Well we have to move." Ruby's lipstick went off her face, the long pink streak appearing. The girls' shocked faces echoed each other.
"No way…." Natter blinked. Then their blank faces erupted in smiles, "WE'RE MOVING!!!!"
Mr. Miller gaped as they hopped on the table and hugged, "You're not upset?"
"NO! This is majorly cool!" Ruby laughed and hugged her sisters.
Several hugs and a few screeches later the girls sat down smiles lighting up on their faces.
"Umm…. where are we moving?" Natter asked in confusion.
Mr. Miller smiled, "That's the best part. Today I contacted an old friend of mine. He says until we find a place to stay we can live with him at his cabin in California. But be warned you will not be a guest in his house. You will be treated as he would treat his own family. OH yes and it seems that you will be trained with him and his grandsons. He was my master and now he will be yours. I barely know anything compared to him."
Ruby stood up and looked at him, "Brain over load." Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell backwards, unconscious. Mr. Miller ignored her and turned to the other two, "Do you understand?"
They nodded mutely. "We leave in a week so get to packing."
~~~End Chapter 1
Hey people! Well I just wanted to note a few things. The thing that Storm said was exactly what my sensei Howard told me to do to control me anger. And when she said: The purpose of Ninjitsu is not to conquer others but to conquer the weaknesses within oneself…that's the rule of JIKC. Japanese International Karate Center where I trained.
Well look out for my next chapter! And I would appreciate reviews.