Hello! I'm back on my feet as far as updating, at least for a little while heheh. Anyway thanks a million reviewers! Please enjoy chapter five.

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Chapter Five-Trouble's Return
He gripped the rails of the ship with tension. I haven't been here in years, was the thought that pondered in his head. The ship was finally nearing the coast. His face grew unhealthily white as he scanned his eyes over the desolate beach. Was this really what he'd left so long ago? He reluctantly stepped onto the soft sand of Mineral Beach. His face still pale slowly grew adjusted to the bright sun after he cautiously removed his sunglasses. He knew that he would not be welcome by many of the villagers, but he didn't really care. He'd come to do one thing and one thing only.
He slowly made his way to the Poultry Farm. He didn't know exactly what to expect, but he knew that it would not be a pleasant homecoming. As he walked he couldn't seem to find anything that he couldn't tie some sort of memory to. The sight of Yodel Ranch brought back one of such memories. He was vividly reminded of the young girl, May that was abandoned by her mother, and the thought of that sent a volt of guilt coursing through his body. He ignored it stubbornly and continued to the Poultry Farm, which he soon approached. When he did he was surprised to find a small girl with golden-brown hair staring up at him strangely. She grimaced and ran in the opposite direction.
"Daddy!" she yelled alarmed. "Daddy, there's a strange man over there!" The "strange man" found himself not only frozen in place but also in thought. What could he do? He couldn't possibly run now. Then a man with orange hair, Rick approached the stranger. When he could finally make out the stranger's face his mouth instantly went dry and although he had plenty to say he wasn't quite capable of talking. His eyes transformed to the size of saucers as the "stranger" gave him an evil smirk.
"K-Kai," was all Rick could get out. As he looked into the face of the devilish being that had ruined his family, memories flooded Rick's unstable mind, memories of the vile acts of the manipulative scoundrel standing in front of him. His face turned beet red and anger began to vigorously surge within him. Finally Rick's ability to speak returned. "I can't believe you had the nerve to come back you, you devil!" Kai just continued to show off his evil smirk. He certainly knew how to make Rick tick. This is utterly unreal, Rick thought to himself.

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"Danny!" Karen called out "Danny come take your medicine!" Instantly Danny came racing down the stairs to take his medicine. He'd become very serious about making sure that he got better so he never hesitated to take it. He had drastically transformed from a sick, depressed child to a healthy, happy student. Yes, he had come a long way.
Karen was contentedly washing the dishes when she saw it. She suddenly glanced up from her dishes and out of the window, and there right at the entrance of the Poultry Farm was Rick confronting...Kai. She responded to the unbelievable sight by dropping the dish she was clutching. It made a piercing crash to the floor, which made her jump. She continued to watch her husband and she knew instantly that he was primed for a fight. She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that when Rick got angry he could easily lose control of his actions. He could do something he'd regret any moment. All of this triggered her to race outside to her husband's side.
At first Danny found the broken dish incident amusing, but when his aunt fled from the house he began to get concerned, for his aunt was not by any chance alarmed easily. Suddenly Nikki flew into the house out of breath.
"Nikki, what on earth is going on?" Danny questioned with his worry lines easily visible on his forehead. Nikki shot him a blank stare and gingerly shrugged.
"I don't know," Nikki answered quizzically, "but Dad's REALLY mad." This had come as no surprise to Danny. His uncle got mad all the time, but his aunt's alarmed nature still concerned him so he decided to go outside and see what was going on. He went outside to find his hotheaded uncle confronting a strange man...with dark skin...and a purple bandana. What? Why did his characteristics remind him of someone? Suddenly the "stranger" glanced past red Rick and set his gaze on the small pink-haired boy in the distance.
"Well lookey there," he replied intensifying his evil smirk, "a chip off the old block." Danny gave him a quizzical expression while he cocked his head in confusion.
"Uncle Rick, who is this guy?" This question caused Rick's face to get even redder. His lips were moving, but nothing came out. He seemed to be in a state of mere shock. All this left Danny totally baffled. Instead Karen answered Danny.
"Danny," Karen shakily began, "t-this is Kai...your father." Danny's mouth hit the floor as he stood awkwardly gawking at...his father. He simply could not believe it.
"M-my father?" he questioned in utter disbelief.
"That's right, son," Kai wasted no time adding as he approached Danny. Danny was too shocked to do pull away from his father's embrace. Rick was absolutely enraged by this action, and he lunged at Kai in a fiery fury. Karen pulled him back only driven by the fear of her reckless husband doing something he'd really regret. Then she somehow got every one in the house.

Lillia wondered what all the ruckus was about so she went downstairs totally unaware of what she'd find. As she made her way down the stairs she saw that familiar, striking, purple bandana, which almost caused her to fall down the stairs, but luckily she made her way to the floor before she fell. Fortunately it was a minor fall and she was back on her feet in no time.

"W-what's Kai doing here?" she asked as calmly as possible. "A-am I dreaming?"

"I'm afraid not, Lillia," Karen dismally replied.

"Well then, where's Popuri?" Lillia had the happiest expression on her face, but her expression was crushed when she received her answer.

"She's back in the city," Kai replied without hesitation.

"Well for heaven's sakes, why?"

"Well, I just came back here to retrieve Danny. I'm taking him back to the city."

"Over my dead body!" Rick screamed enraged.

"Oh please, don't tempt me, Rick," Kai demanded. Suddenly Rick and Kai began waving fists in front of each other.

"No stop!" Danny yelled stepping between his uncle and his father. "Don't fight!" Both men looked at him in disbelief for a moment.

"Yeah, you want to go back to the city with your old man, don't you, uhhh..."

"Danny!"

"Yeah right, Danny."

"I can make my own decisions. I don't need you to bribe me."

"So you'll come with me?"

"Give me one good reason why I should trust you?" Kai crossed his arms and thought pensively, but came up with nothing.

"You're feisty aren't you? Okay, okay you win...for now." And with that Kai fled from the house.

"Good riddance!" Rick shouted in disgust. A stony silence followed.

"He'll be back though," Karen stated truthfully. Rick sank his head into his hands dismally, for Karen was right. He wouldn't be shaken by all this, not yet. He'd fight to the bitter end. This is terrible, Rick thought, my nightmare is coming true. Then young Danny placed a reassuring hand on his uncle's shoulder.

"It's okay, Uncle Rick. I'm staying here no matter what it takes," he assured giving Rick a warm smile. Rick looked up at him and got back on his feet.

"You're right, Danny. We're not going to let that flea-bitten father of yours win!" Rick stated triumphantly. "We'll fight to the death!"

"Oh give me a break," Karen replied rolling her eyes.

"What?" Then all of a sudden everyone erupted into laughter. They would not let Danny go. They would fight to the bitter end no matter what Kai did.

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Yeah! I'm done. Thanks so much for reading. I'll do my best to update. Please R&R!