The camera faded in and three shadows could be seen moving around the back of the stage. Kaoru hobbled onto the stage using a cane, her cast now gone, and smiled into the camera. "Hello, everyone and welcome to another episode of Kaoru's Toyland. Please excuse the movement behind me. Mr. Director is showing a few people around the stage, apparently my case is still under investigation, and they are looking for clues.
"Ignoring the people behind me, let's get on with the show!" Kaoru walked over to the stage table and picked up a toy that looked exactly like Jet the Hawk. "I'd like to introduce my new toy, Jet: Permanent Rival!
"So what does Jet: Permanent Rival do, you ask? Well, that answer is very simple. Is there a person you don't like? What about that one really tall kid who always insists on challenging you to basketball only to beat you and laugh at you? Well, Jet: Permanent Rival will be able to do something about this problem!"
Kaoru set the toy on the floor next to her, "As you can see, this toy is slightly taller than the normal Jet so that it will be more versatile.
"But Kaoru, how does any of this help me with my bully and or enemy problem? That's an easy one! Jet: Permanent Rival will constantly try to outdo its targets, A.K.A your bully and or enemy's, at their hobbies. Is your bully a football player? Then Jet: Permanent rival will strap on some cleats and get ready to play some football. Is your enemy your opponent in the championship chest tournament? No problem! Jet will sit down across from him or her and play a game of chess."
Kaoru snapped her fingers and the Jet: Permanent Rival opened its eyes. "Jet, I think it's time to show some people what you have in you."
Kaoru opened the back stage door and Decoe walked through the door and on-stage. "For this show, I had Decoe here, build a robot from our Robo kit and have him trained specifically for...?"
"Baseball!" Decoe said. "Volker!" A robot the exact size of the Jet toy walked through the stage door and stood behind Decoe.
"Well fans, this is Volker, and he will be demonstrating the uses of this toy. Jet, Volker just challenged you to baseball."
Kaoru walked over to the side wall and told everyone to step off the stage. After the stage was clear, Kaoru flipped a switch on the wall and the stage floor lifted up and turned over. The new stage was covered in all the necessities of a baseball field such as the four bases, a pitchers mound, and foul lines.
"Okay you two, line up." Volker and Jet stood in front of Kaoru, standing at attention. "We are just going to play by simple rules for the show. Jet, you will be up to bat first. Once you have three strikes, you will switch places. The first person to hit ten balls wins."
From the background, the shadows stopped short and turned around noticeably. "Um Kaoru," the director called, obviously having heard the conversation on stage, "I don't think that's a good idea. The studio is pretty small, you may break something."
"No problem Mr. Director. Volker, Jet, try to only hit grounders. Okay, Mr. Director? It minimizes damage that way!" The three shadows in the background hesitated for a few seconds before nodding to each other and continuing their work. Kaoru smiled to herself, "Play Ball!"
Jet and Volker picked up a bat and glove and took their respective places on the field. Decoe blew a whistle and the game began. Volker pitched three fastballs, all missed by Jet and caught by Kaoru who was playing catcher. Jet and Volker switched places which quickly ended the game with Volker hitting the first ten pitches Jet threw at him. Decoe ended the game by blowing his whistle again and everyone gathered in the center of the field.
"Thank-you Decoe, Volker," Kaoru nodded at them. "So, as you can see, Jet: Permanent Rival is a great toy to have for competitions. Now let's take a look at some of our happy customer videos. Cream, who is up in the director's booth, will hit that switch for us. Cream?"
"Does this toy actually win anything? He hasn't won anything since I bought him. Do you think I should return him to get a new one?" asked a young boy wearing a football jersey.
The cameraman answered from off-screen, "Kaoru's Toyland has a no refund no exchange policy. Sorry Kiddo."
A teenage girl chewing bubble gum was inspecting the Jet toy closely. For a second a look of dissatisfaction crossed her face. "Okay, let's pretend for a second that our rival's hobby is por..."
The screen flashed blank for a couple seconds saying, "I'm sorry. We are experiencing technical difficulties. Please stay tuned."
"What the hell is this piece of junk?" Jet the hawk screamed as he threw down the Jet toy. "Who is trying to portray me as this loser?"
"That would be Kaoru."
"That stupid hare? Where does she get off trying to...No...No...That's it..." Jet jumped onto Type-J and flew off.
When Kaoru reappeared on-screen, she seemed to be staring at the off-stage monitor. "Am I the only one who thinks that a lot of our happy customer segments end that way?" she asked into the camera. She sighed audibly, "I guess that means I have to wrap up the show."
Kaoru smiled widely, "This is my 'buy something from me smile.' So, come one down to Kaoru's Toyland today to buy your very on Jet: Permanent Rival. It only cost...something...and I should warn you of...side effects...so...REMEMBER TO READ ALL WARNING LABELS!"
A.N.
I would like to thank MyMusesSpeakToMe for submitting this idea to me. Unfortunately, I don't know much about Jet so this was a fun research project.
No Hares were harmed in the making of this tv show.
Please review and have a nice day.
