Meet the Father
Chapter: 3 Good Impressions
By Orion101
Disclaimer: I do not own any character in this story that has appeared in the television series. All of the characters present here are the property of Disney Channel.
A/N: Finally updated sorry for the slump I was busy with some important stuff but I'm back now and will be ready with regular updates for the near future.
"I'm telling you that guy had me walking so long I thought my legs were going to fall off," Fu said as he sat on the couch and fanned himself. His friend and friend's daughter were still busy laughing at his discomfort.
"Well Fu you can hardly blame Scott for not knowing you don't get walked regularly, besides he has a point you really could stand to lose a few pounds," Min said in between chuckles. He just glared at her as he tried to catch his breath.
"Hey I'll have you know this is just folds of fur sagging it just makes me look big," Fu Dog retorted.
"Fu Dog there isn't enough fur on a wooly mammoth to compensate for that much mass," Lao Shi said as he was trying to hold in a laugh as well. They were all preoccupied so they didn't notice when Scott walked in and saw them all laughing.
"Hey gang what's so funny in here, I like to laugh how about letting me in on the joke," Scott asked? Min and her father stared nervously until Lao Shi spoke up.
"Oh we were just thinking about a joke Min said just a moment ago," he quickly said.
"Well what was it" Scott asked.
"Yes, indeed why don't you tell us daughter," Lao Shi said passing the buck to his daughter.
"Well it was um. What do you get when you buy a chair with a broken leg? Ripped off get it," she said and laughed half heartedly at the joke she just made up on the spot.
"Yeah I guess," Scott replied not sure what to say he then turned his head and looked at something peculiar.
"Do you always let your dog sit on the couch Lao Shi," Scott asked as his glance turn to Fu Dog sitting in a very non dog like position on the couch. The older man quickly noticed this and acted fast to avert his guests suspicions.
"Oh thank you for bringing that to my attention Scott, bad Fu Dog get off the couch this instant," Lao Shi said grabbing a nearby newspaper and rolling it up to make the scene look more convincing. Fu of course was very irritated at this but he did as he was told and begrudgingly sat down on a position on the floor.
"Anyway Lao Shi I was wondering if you had any plans this afternoon," Scott asked.
"Why yes as a matter of fact Fu Dog and I were going to go fishing," Lao Shi said.
"Well great why don't I come along with you then," Scott suggested. At first Lao Shi looked a bit apprehensive about this but he saw his daughter looking at him and relented.
"Of course Scott that would be wonderful," he said.
"That's great and by the time you two get back I'll have dinner ready for the three of you," Min said. She then noticed Scott looking at her strangely the glance at Fu and quickly realized her mistake.
"I meant the two of you, that's it," she quickly said to cover up her mistake.
"Oh I understand completely with a dog this old you've had it so long you probably think of it as one of the family," Scott said gesturing to the canine in question who was at the moment was looking very peeved.
"It's a good thing I brought some fishing gear I'll be right back," he said as he walked up the stairs to the guest room. As he left Min hugged her father.
"Thanks for giving him a chance father," she said as she left to get started in the kitchen. When she left Fu turned to look at his pal.
"I guess this means the odds of me making a bigger catch then you this year is out of the question," he joked.
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"So this is the lake where you catch fish huh, good golly it's huge." Scott said as he admired the lake from their vantage point. They then reached the shore of the lake where they rented a boat and went to work getting out in the middle of the lake.
"Scott I've noticed something since we got here you don't seem to have any fishing equipment with you," Lao Shi pointed out.
"Oh that's where your wrong my friend I do, have it in my pocket right here," he said as he then took a small object out of his pocket.
"I think I've seen one of those things on television, it's a Swiss army knife," Lao Shi said. Scott shook his head in reply.
"Not just any Swiss army knife my good man, its specially made cougar claw Swiss army knife, with over fifty different features," he said proudly as he unfolded a compartment in and inexplicably it turned into a fishing rod. Lao Shi was astounded by what he saw and considering he was the latest in a long line of Chinese Dragons was not easy to do.
"How did you do that, I can't believe a fishing rod could come from something that tiny," Lao Shi exclaimed as he looked over the newly formed fishing rod again.
"Oh its standard issue among Cougar Scouts," Scott said with pride.
"Cougar Scout's that's some sort of Boy Scout group is," Lao Shi asked?
"Yep I was pack leader for six years," Scott said as he cast his line into the water.
"You don't say," Lao Shi said as he cast his.
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Min was currently busy in the kitchen cooking dinner for the three of them for when they returned to the house, she was in the middle of the rice when someone flew through the window. It turned out to be a fairy Min turned to see her and smiled.
"Hello Arania it's good to see you again," Min greeted her old friend.
"It's good to see you to, I heard you just got back home from America," Arania stated.
"Yes, I did although I'm surprised you found out this soon," Min admitted.
"You know us fairies, we here the news as it happens. Anyway I also heard you brought home a new beau and that he's a human," Arania asked? Min began to raise her eyebrow as she began to look at her friend.
"Why yes he is, and just what are you getting at Arania," Min asked?
"I was just wondering how he took the shock when you told him," Arania asked genuinely curious. Min began to fidget as she got a little nervous.
"I haven't exactly told him I'm not human yet," Min admitted. She then turned to see her friend giving her a suspicious eye.
"I'm surprised you haven't told him yet. He is the first guy you actually brought home to meet your father so I figured it was serious with this one," Arania explained.
"We are serious Arania it's just I don't want to tell him right away, he can be just a little bit up-tight," Min said.
"You are going to tell him though right," Arania asked.
"Of course I am I'll definitely tell him before our relationship goes any farther," Min said. The two of them then began talking about their previous dating experiences and how the went wrong. While this was going on the boys were currently catching some fish in their boat. Fu Dog of course couldn't catch anything but Scott and Lao Shi were making some good catches.
"Ha I can feel another fish tugging on my line right now and this feels like a big one, I just might beat your record," Scott bragged as he began to pull upwards then without warning a huge creature similar to a coy fish and a frog rose from the water and sucked him up with its tongue. The creature then dove back down underwater leaving the surprised Lao Shi and Fu Dog looking in amazement.
"How could you forget that Amung was vacationing here this week," Lao Shi yelled at Fu Dog.
"Hey I can't keep track of everything besides it's not like I knew the guy was going to come here when I first heard about it. Oh man Min is going to have our heads on a platter when she finds out about this." Fu said.
"Not if she doesn't find out about it she won't," Lao Shi said he then transformed into his elongated Chinese Dragon form and dove down into the water after the creature. After a few seconds he spotted it and grabbed it by it's back fin, he then proceeded to drag the creature to the surface. Once they reached the top of the lake he wrapped his body around the monster and constricted it like a python until Scott was spit out and onto the boat. Fortunately he was only unconscious; Fu Dog moved to check on the young man and opened his eyelids to make sure they hadn't gone to the back of his head.
"Don't worry it looks like the guy's fine looks like our skin is saved after all," Fu Dog explained. Lao Shi then unwrapped himself from around the creature's body and flew back to the boat where he turned back into his human form and looked at Amung very crossly.
"Hey, hey sorry about that I didn't know that guy was with you Lao Shi, but you know I can't resist fresh human," Amung explained himself.
"Be that as it may do you have any idea how much trouble I would have been in if my daughter had heard her boyfriend got eaten on our fishing trip," Lao Shi yelled! The fish creature then looked at Scott and nodded knowingly.
"Oh so this is the guy she brought back with her sorry, if I had known I wouldn't have tried to eat him next time you bring a human here though give a monster some heads up okay," Amung said before diving back underwater.
"Say what do we do when the guy wakes up, none of us brought any mind erase potion with us," Fu Dog said worried.
"No need for that, we'll simply tell him that he fell from the boat passed out and was hallucinating," Lao Shi simply explained.
"Are you really sure he'll buy that Lao Chi," Fu Dog asked?
"Of course he will, you do not understand the way human minds work you see when they witness something they can't explain they refuse to accept it and any alternative explanation they accept as fact. How do you think we creatures have managed to remain undetected from them for centuries," Lao Shi stated. Fu Dog looked a little unsure; at that moment Scott began to stir.
"Huh what the, where did that giant fish go," Scott asked as he looked around.
"You mean what happened to the fish after you fell out of the boat," The older man tried to correct him.
"No I mean the giant fish that popped out of the lake and swallowed me whole, I've got to tell people about this," Scott started saying frantically. Lao Shi the leaned forward and started whispering into Fu Dog's ear.
"Make sure we get a mind erase potion ready when we get home," he said.
End of Chapter 3