Evan soon left the military base, wondering what to do once he was alone.
"Psst! Hey, Military Boy!" Onyx's voice whispered loudly.
Evan looked over to see Onyx leaning against the wall. "Onyx? What are you doing here?" he then asked.
"I wanna talk to ya." Onyx said.
Evan sighed and walked over. "I'm really sorry about turning in those guys to my dad, but I just wanted him to be happy."
"I know, and I saw you guys on TV," Onyx replied. "You were trying to stop your dad."
"I'm sorry if I didn't tell you earlier." Evan pouted.
Onyx gave him a punch in the arm.
"Ow!" Evan yelped, rubbing his arm.
"That's for not telling me sooner." Onyx said before hugging him then.
Evan then blushed to her.
"Say, do you wanna go and get some ice cream?" Onyx offered.
"Sure." Evan replied.
The two soon walked off together.
"Don't betray me again, or this'll get worse." Onyx smirked, shaking her fist at him.
"Yes, ma'am." Evan nodded.
The two then walked away.
"Baa~" Sheep bleated to the group.
"Oh, we understand," Justin said before fist-bumping with Sheep. "Thank you for helping us."
"Baa." Sheep smiled.
"That's nice of you to say." Justine smiled back.
"What did he say?" Alexandra asked.
"We're allowed to come to his and Swanky's wedding." Justine replied.
"A wedding for animals?" Alexandra asked before shrugging. "Eh, I guess I could come to that. Stranger things have happened."
Sheep waved to the others as he was going back to his girlfriend as the others waved back.
Jidou groaned as he was slowly waking up. "Where am I?"
The others stood over him. Jidou let out a small yelp.
"Okay, before you say or do anything, let's talk." Henry told the boy.
"Yeah, about that tiger stuff," Eddy said. "Can I use that for my next scam?"
Henry gave Eddy a deadpan glare as this was not the time for that.
"What?" Eddy replied.
"I see you defeated my boss, and I also see that the lovely lady isn't hurt." Jidou said to them before looking over at Jo.
"Kid, I'm flattered, especially since that you have the common sense to know I'm a girl, but I'm not interested in you like that." Jo told him.
"Maybe some day?" Jidou asked.
"Uh... Sure, why not?" Jo shrugged.
"Is this kid dumb or what?" Eddy grumbled.
"Shh..." The others told him so he wouldn't hurt Jidou's feelings.
"I didn't break anything, did I?" Henry asked Jidou.
"No, I'm sure I'll be okay in a couple of days." Jidou said to him.
"What was that whole tiger thing about though?" Abby asked.
"It's from my mother..." Jidou said.
"Whatya mean?" Brianna asked.
"There is a demon inside of me," Jidou said. "The Japanese Tiger Demon. It was to only be used in emergencies. You would not believe how much I've wanted to use it against my father who is a tiger himself."
"So both your parents are tigers?" Trent asked.
"No, he is a metaphorical tiger," Jidou explained. "Tiger parents push and pressure their children to attaining high levels of academic achievement or success in high-status extracurricular activities such as music, using authoritarian parenting methods, but my mother had genetics from her own family that included the Tiger Demon called Byakko."
"What about your siblings?" Justine asked.
"I don't believe so," Jidou replied. "I don't want them to suffer like I do."
"And all those hand signs you were doing?" Jo asked. "What about that?"
"We are ninjas from the Hidden Leaf Village apart of the Jinnouchi Clan." Jidou replied.
"If that's true, then why did you leave the village?" Jo asked.
"My father," Jidou sighed. "After he found out we had musical talent, he decided to make us work together and make a band so he could make money off of our success and being really rough on us all the time, barely caring about what happens to us."
"Sounds like Joe Jackson," Cindy said as she soon walked by. "Hey, guys, you okay?"
"Yes, we are." Double D said.
"Just wanted to make sure." Cindy replied.
"You just came from nowhere." Alexandra said.
"Eh, I'm just finding a lot of strange places around this city," Cindy said. "You'll get used to it. Hey, isn't this kid from that band Shoyu Weenie?"
"Yes, I am." Jidou said to her.
"We're finding out more about him," Henry told Cindy. "He has pretty interesting stories."
"I love to hear stories." Cindy replied.
"Turns out he's from the Hidden Leaf Village where Irma and Naruto were from, but they never said anything about you guys." Jo added.
"That's because we left right after the Nine-Tailed Fox destroyed the village." Jidou explained.
"And your family?" Jo asked.
"Most of them still in Japan," Jidou said. "Like my favorite cousin Natsuki and our great-grandmother, Sakae. Natsuki and her friend Kenji also have OZ accounts."
"The Wizard of Oz?" Ed asked.
"No, Ed," Cindy told him. "OZ is a virtual reality site where people have avatars to work, communicate, play sports, and/or fight with other avatars."
"Smart little girl." Jidou replied.
"You have no idea." Eddy said to him.
"Can I trust you to never hurt me or my friends ever again?" Henry asked Jidou.
"You have my word; I was only following orders," Jidou replied. "You know, I envy you, Henry Chan. You have a wonderful family and you're not alone and how it doesn't hurt you with how people can treat you like a monster."
"Well, you're half right, I guess," Henry shrugged. "But thank you, Jidou. How would you like to be friends with us?" he then offered.
"I've never had any friends like you guys." Jidou replied.
"Never say never, because you do now." Henry told Jidou.
"Really?" Jidou asked. "You all will be my friends?"
"Well, I will, and I'm sure the rest of the gang will too," Henry replied. "Right, guys?"
The others looked to each other before looking back.
"We sure will!" Brianna smiled, speaking for all of them.
"Thank you all, but what about my father?" Jidou asked. "If he finds out I left, I'm dead."
"I have an idea," Henry replied. "Do you have any spare clothes?"
"Yes, I do." Jidou said.
"What're you thinking?" Alexandra asked her boyfriend.
"I'll tell ya later, hang on." Henry said as he went with his doppelgänger.
The two boys soon went away for a few moments before coming back.
Ed looked at both of them, looking confused. "Which one is Henry?" he then asked.
"Exactly!" Double D said, seeing what Henry had in mind. "He's going to take Jidou's place to fool his father!"
"But won't Henry get stuck with that jerk and get abused like Jidou and his brothers and sisters?" Ed asked.
"No, Ed, I'll be back in a couple of minutes," Henry replied. "I'm gonna scare him, making sure that he will never pull that stunt again. Double D, do you still have that teleportation ray gun?"
"Yes, I do." Double D replied.
"Then let me have it," Henry said. "I need to go to Japan."
"All right, just a moment." Double D said as he got the device ready.
"I'm going to make sure you and your brothers and sisters aren't slaves to your father ever again." Henry told Jidou.
"You don't have to do this." Jidou said.
"I want to, we're friends." Henry told him.
"Thank you." Jidou replied.
"You'll stay here, and I'll be right back." Henry said.
"Very well." Jidou replied.
"There we go," Double D said. "It's all set."
"All right, Double D, let it rip." Henry said.
Double D soon held out the device and shot Henry with it, taking him straight to Japan.
"Please be careful." Jidou whispered as he looked worried for his doppelgangar.
Eventually, Henry appeared in Japan and looked around. He soon wandered around for a bit until he soon saw his family's doubles who were the Jinnouchi group who all looked like alternate counterparts of him and his siblings. Jikiru was the double for Stanley, Juki was the double for Suzie, Jiruchi was the double for Alan, Juka was the double for Anne, Joichi was the double for Tom, Jitan was the double for Flip, Jurietta was the double for Nancy, Juwa was the double for Mimi, and Jouto was the double for Scooter, and there was their father, Master Jiao Jinnouchi.
"The resemblance is startlingly uncanny." Henry said to himself.
"Where is your older brother?!" Jiao demanded.
"W-W-We don't know." Juki replied.
"What do you mean you don't know?!" Jiao glared. "We can't do this without him! You know I love you all like my own sons and daughters..." he then smiled innocently at first.
"Y-Y-Yes, Father, and we love you too." The Jinnouchi siblings replied out of fear.
Henry rolled his eyes. "Not even Kaz is this bad and he's not even Ami and Yumi's father... I've had enough of this..." he then cleared his throat, took a deep breath, and soon jumped out from the bush he was hiding behind and soon came to see the Jinnouchi siblings and their father.
"Ah, there you are, Jidou," Jiao replied. "Where have you been?!"
"You're not going to boss us around anymore." Henry glared.
"WHAT did you say to me?!" Jiao glared back.
"You got corn in your ears? I said this abuse stops NOW!" Henry told him. "You're a monster and should be thrown in jail! We're not meal tickets so you can make money off of us, we're supposed to be a family!"
"Big Brother, please stop," Juwa frowned. "Father is already in a bad mood."
"I don't care!" Henry said.
The Jinnouchi siblings gasped to that.
"Listen, all of this is making me angry and if you don't change your attitude and start listening to your children, I'm going to show you the true meaning of pain, you dragon!" Henry threatened Jiao.
Jiao narrowed his eyes with a growl. "You selfish brat, I'm going to teach you a lesson that you will never forget!"
"Father, NO!" The Jinnouchi siblings cried out.
"Fine... I tried to warn you, but now you've made me angry." Henry glared with green eyes which of course only meant one thing.
Jiao was going after him to slap him, but Henry grabbed his wrist and squeezed it, crushing the bones. The Jinnouchi siblings looked a bit horrified.
"What has gotten into you, Jidou?!" Jiao glared at Henry before looking into his eyes. "Wait... You're not Jidou!"
"It's not him?" Juka replied.
"That's what I said, you baka!" Jiao glared before glaring at Henry. "Who are you?!"
"Wouldn't you like to know?!" Henry glared before flinging Jiao across the room, making him hit the wall before he looked to the Jinnouchi siblings. "Get out of here, now! I don't want any of you to get hurt ever again."
"Who are you though?" Jurietta asked.
"Let's just say I'm a friend of your brother's." Henry told them.
The Jinnouchi siblings then and ran off, leaving Henry and Jiao by themselves. Jiao soon got up and looked up in horror to see that Henry was now big and green, snarling at the Japanese man.
"What ARE you?" Jiao asked. "WHO are you? Where is Jidou?!"
Henry looked down at him, growling and picked up him by his shirt which made Jiao yelp.
"Your son doesn't like how you're treating him and his brothers and sisters, so I'm going to help them escape from the likes of YOU," Henry snarled at the man. "If you're smart, you'll listen to me, or you'll be smashed from where you stand."
"Put me down, you monster!" Jiao struggled.
"The only monster I see is you!" Henry glared.
"If you kill me, where are my children going to live?" Jiao asked. "They have nowhere else to go."
"Not from what I heard, I'm going to help them, and they're never going to deal with you ever again!" Henry glared.
"You remind me of Jidou," Jiao glared back. "He has a Demon Tiger inside of him, he's a demon. I was going to abandon him a long time ago, but his mother interfered, so I let him stay, he has no friends, all the others call him a monster," He then grinned. "A demon... It was thanks to me, and I don't regret it!"
Henry soon grabbed Jiao and dragged him off somewhere.
"Let go of me!" Jiao demanded. "Where are you taking me?!"
Henry didn't answer him as he kept dragging him.
"Let me go and maybe I won't KILL those kids!" Jiao demanded. "Do you hear me? I'll kill ANYBODY who stands in my way! I am Jiao Jinnouchi!"
Eventually, they were at the prison, and Henry was back to normal though and had Jiao with him.
"May I help you?" The warden asked.
"This man should be in jail." Henry told him as he had a secret plan.
"For what?" The warden asked.
"Nothing!" Jiao replied. "I didn't do anything!"
"You've done horrible things to your children and more!" Henry glared.
"You got no proof!" Jiao glared back.
"Oh, no?" Henry replied, taking out a tape recorder he kept hidden in his shirt and soon played it to show the warden what Jiao had said about his family and how he would even kill them.
"I... I... I..." Jiao stammered.
"You... You... YOU ARE COMING WITH ME!" The warden glared, dragging Jiao away.
"No! You can't do this to me! That kid set me up!" Jiao cried out. "I'll be back, kid! I WILL BE BACK!"
Henry then smiled as he got Jiao arrested and soon came back to the Jinnouchi siblings to tell them that they wouldn't have to worry about their abusive father anymore.
"You did that for us?" Jurietta asked.
"I sure did." Henry smiled.
"You mean we're free?" Juka asked.
"Yes, you are." Henry told them.
The Jinnouchi siblings looked to each other and soon cheered from about freedom from their father.
Juwa and Joutro hugged Henry as tears ran down their faces. "Thank you!"
"It was no problem," Henry told them as he hugged them back. "Also, I don't know when yet, but I'm going to help you find your cousin Natsuki. She sounds important to you guys."
"Then it looks like this is it..." Joichi said. "Shoyu Weenie is no longer a band. I've never felt happier."
"Thank you, um, what's your name?" Jitan asked.
"Henry Chan." The Chinese boy replied.
"Chan... You're the son of that guy that Dad's been trying to go up against for years, Charlie Chan?" Juki replied.
"I didn't know about that, but yes, my father is Charlie Chan." Henry said.
"And is it true that he has ten children?" Jikiru asked.
"Yes, there's me, Stanley, Suzie, Alan, Anne, Tom, Flip, Nancy, Mimi, and Scooter." Henry nodded.
"Could we have our brother back now?" Jikiru asked.
"I can get him back in a snap, and I'm sure my friends back in CN City can get you to your cousin if you all come with me." Henry suggested.
The Jinnouchi siblings looked at each other then nodded to the oldest of the Chan Siblings.
"Okay, just come with me," Henry said. "The hotel should be able to have rooms for all of you if we can find a place to put you all until we find a way to get you to your cousin."
The Jinnouchi siblings huddled together as Henry took the device out before soon teleporting them away from Japan and back into CN City.
"Maybe Kim Nakamura will come visit with her friends," Jitan commented. "She loves visiting with her friends."
"Kim Nakamura?" Henry asked. "Who's that?"
"One of our only friends who has a crush on Jidou," Jitan explained. "She lives in America somewhere, we don't know where, but she left with a gymnastics team a long time ago. She used to visit us a lot whenever Father wasn't around."
Soon enough, Henry came back with the Jinnouchi siblings.
"Henry! You're back!" Eddy beamed.
"What? You didn't think I was?" Henry replied.
"Well, Alexandra was worried about you." Eddy said.
Alexandra just glared at him.
Jikiru, Jiruchi, Jorchi, and Jinita were staring at Justine, Abby, Brianna, and Cindy.
"Uh, do we have something in our teeth?" Cindy asked.
"I've never seen such a beautiful American girl such as yourself." Jinita replied.
"Oh, please, I'm not beautiful, I'm plain." Cindy said.
"Ease up, I'm spoken for and so are these guys." Abby firmly told the boys who looked interested in them.
"Abby's right... Even if she wasn't exactly nice about it," Brianna said. "Don't worry though, you'll find someone amazing someday. Like, your brother Jidou is right here and he's happy to see you guys."
"Guys? Is that you?" Jidou asked.
The Jinnouchi siblings had tears in their eyes and hugged their big brother.
"The nightmare is finally over." Juka smiled.
"Where is Father?" Jidou asked.
"In jail, thanks to Henry's help." Juwa replied.
"And I'm going to help you guys get to your cousin Natsuki and your great-grandmother Sakae, it'll take some time though, but you can count on me to help you out." Henry promised the Jinnouchi siblings.
"And us too!" The rest of the group added.
"Thank you all, and if I may, I have a request, with your permission of course." Jidou said.
"Sure, what is it?" Henry asked.
"Please allow me to take the lovely lady out to dinner and a movie as an apology." Jidou replied.
"Jo will be happy to go with you." Henry said.
"Wait, what?" Jo blinked.
"Jo, come on," Henry told her. "Some dinner and a movie won't hurt you."
"Oh, all right," Jo shrugged. "I guess it won't hurt."
"Why does he think that Jo is a lovely lady?" Eddy whispered to Ed and Double D. "I mean... Jo looks more like a boy than anything else."
"You know I can hear you, right?" Jo deadpanned.
Eddy then looked over at the jockette and chuckled nervously.
"Maybe he can tell that Jo is an interesting person deep down and would like to get to know her better." Double D shrugged.
"Plus it's a one-time thing like that date Mike went on with Wendy at that dude ranch where Shaggy was feared because of his ancestor." Ed spoke up.
"When did you get so philosophical?" Eddy rolled his eyes.
"It varies." Ed replied.
"Man, first Hiei, and now this guy?" Duncan chuckled. "Man, Jo sure knows how to pick 'em."
"Duncan... Zip it." Henry said.
"Yeah? Or else what?" Duncan replied.
"Jo will make your nightmares come true?" Henry suggested.
"I'll be quiet then." Duncan replied.
"That might be the best thing to do." Henry said.
Duncan just rolled his eyes in defeat.
"I just hope Kim doesn't get tore up about this date." Jikuri said as Jidou was going to go out on a little date with Jo due to his crush on her.
"Maybe she won't." Juwa replied.
"I hope you're right." Jikuri said.
"I guess this Kim girl means a lot to you guys too?" Henry asked.
"Well, she IS a family friend." Jikuri told him.
"Well, don't worry," Henry replied. "I'm sure we'll find this Kim girl somewhere."
"We'll worry about that later," Cindy said. "Um... You and Jidou should switch back though. No offense, but you guys kinda look the same."
"Ah, it's okay, I know what you mean." Henry said.
And so, the Jinnouchi siblings were going to stay at the hotel for a while until the others could help them out more later.
"Our heroes have saved the day once again and everything turned out well in the end," Ben soon narrated again. "Jo and Jidou soon went out on their date."
"It's NOT a date!" Jo cried out.
"You said it was earlier!" Ben replied. "You're a girl, he's a guy, you're doing something. It's obviously a date."
"Whatever!" Jo rolled her eyes. "Just finish up with your stupid narration."
"Then I will," Ben replied. "And you have fun with your boyfriend."
"He's not my boyfriend!" Jo glared.
"Sure, if you say so," Ben replied. "Anyway, in the thrilling, long-awaited conclusion, the two soon went off together. Hopefully I will myself soon with that woman Hazel who helps out Snooper and Blabber from The Detective Agency."
Ben's phone then buzzed and he got a text message from Hazel which said "Are you busy tonight?". Jo rolled her eyes as Ben soon walked off to text with Hazel as she walked off with Jidou.
"So, uh, what do you do for fun around here?" Jidou asked Jo as they explored the city together.
"Well, we have this place called Club Paradise that Bugs Bunny owns." Jo replied.
"Let's go there then." Jidou said.
"All right, but we gotta dress up a little, it's kinda fancy." Jo said.
They soon went into the clothing store to get some new clothes.
"This is the only time I'm gonna be wearing a dress now." Jo told Jidou.
"Aww, why not?" Jidou replied. "You're beautiful. You should show it."
"No, I can't, because I'll get made fun of." Jo told him.
"Who cares? They are just jealous because they don't have inner beauty like you." Jidou replied.
"I hear that a lot." Jo shrugged as she soon wore a midnight blue dress that matched her eyes.
"Now that's a good look for you." Jidou smiled to the jockette.
"Um, thanks, man," Jo replied. "Man, I feel really weird wearing this."
"You look so beautiful." Jidou said.
"Whatever," Jo said. "Let's just get this over with."
Jidou wore a suit as they left the dress shop together and they soon went to get in line for Club Paradise.
"Nice dress, Jo!" Kevin laughed. "I guess you ARE a girl!"
A shadow hand soon whacked Kevin away, making him yell out and crash into his house.
"Hey... I didn't do that..." Jo blinked.
"Actually, that was me." Raven said as she came to see her cousin as she was shown to be with Robin.
"Raven?" Jo replied. "What are you doing here?"
"We're on a date," Raven blushed. "Me and Robin."
"Hey, Jo." Robin waved to the jockette.
"Hey, buddy," Jo smirked a bit to the leader of the Teen Titans. "So, you two took my advice after that trouble in Tokyo, huh?"
"Pretty much..." Raven admitted before seeing Jidou. "That's not Justine. What's going on?"
"I am Jidou Jinnouchi," Jidou replied. "I will be Jo's date for the night."
Raven looked confused and looked at her cousin.
"Long story, Cous." Jo told her.
Raven shrugged a bit, but soon went along with it. Magilla Gorilla soon came out as the bouncer and began to let people inside once the doors were opened that night.
"Disneyville has House of Mouse, we got Club Paradise," Jo said. "Not sure what Nicktropolis has though."
"Wait a minute, who's this young man with you?" Magilla asked Jo.
"It's okay," Jo replied. "He's with me."
"I've never seen him before." Magilla said.
"Don't worry, this is a one time thing, plus he's a friend." Jo said.
"Well, okay, if you say," Magilla shrugged and then let the two go inside as Raven and Robin followed after as they were dating tonight themselves. "Raven with Robin the Boy Wonder? I thought he liked that Starfire girl."
Jidou looked around in awe. "This place is amazing."
"Yeah, it sure is something else." Jo said as she led him inside to a table.
Scott, Lightning, and Chicken were there with their girlfriends and as soon as they saw Jo, they did a spit take.
"Is that Jo?!" Scott asked.
"Wearing a dress?!" Chicken added.
"I can't believe it..." Lightning said. "Jo is a woman!"
Scott and Chicken looked annoyed and aggravated.
"What?" Lightning asked. "What'd I say?"
"Seriously, what do ya see in him?" Chicken asked Ellody. "You're so smart and he's so... Well... Ya know..."
"Well, he makes me happy, even if he isn't exactly all there." Ellody replied.
Chicken rolled his eyes a bit from that.
"All right, before any of you get any ideas, I know, I'm wearing a dress, and I'm hanging out with this kid, but this is a one time thing!" Jo glared. "I know I promised I'd be a little nicer, but so help me, if you make fun of me for this in school later or spread stories about me, I WILL HAUNT YOUR NIGHTMARES FOR ETERNITY! GOT IT?!"
The others soon nodded quietly and nervously.
"Good! Now let's all have some fun!" Jo then told them. "Hit it, Mojo!"
Mojo nodded as he soon began to play music for everybody.
"D-Do you want to dance with me?" Jidou asked Jo.
"Eh, sure, why not?" Jo shrugged.
The two soon went to move out onto the dance floor with the other couples as they also got up to dance to the song before someone bumped into Jo.
"Oh! I'm sorry about that, Jo." Ms. Keane said as she was dancing with Professor Utonium.
"Ah, it's okay, Ms. K," Jo said before seeing who her teacher was dancing with. "Ah, the Professor? I had a feeling about you two during the last Parent Teacher Night in school when you were telling him about Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup."
"Yes, you see, Professor Utonium and I are going out now," Ms. Keane smiled. "You won't believe how excited the Girls were."
"I can imagine." Jo chuckled.
"Who's this young man with you?" Professor Utonium asked.
"My name is Jidou Jinnouchi," Jidou bowed to the two adults. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Never seen him before." Ms. Keane said.
"He's from Japan, he kinda has a thing for me," Jo told them. "I'm taking him out tonight to be nice."
"Aww... That's very sweet of you." The Professor replied.
"Yeah, I try to be." Jo said.
"Well, we'll let you kids be," Ms. Keane smiled. "You have fun now."
"You too, Ms. K, you have fun with the Professor." Jo replied.
Ms. Keane and the Professor soon went back to dancing as Jidou and Jo went back to their own dancing.
"Sorry if I keep stepping on your foot," Jo said to Jidou. "I'm not that good a dancer."
"You're really good though, at least, I think so." Jidou said.
"That's very nice to say," Jo replied. "I'm just not much of a dancer. Also, I hope the others can find your cousin so you can maybe live with her and don't have to worry about your old man anymore. I mean, I'd never do that stuff to my own kids if I have any."
"You have no idea of all the abuse we had to take from Father," Jidou said. "And he wanted to make sure that I had no friends all because I have a demon inside of me!"
"Well, don't let him get to you and ruin your night, okay?" Jo said. "You don't have to worry anymore as long as The Cartoon League is by your side."
"The who now?"
"We're basically heroes with our own amazing abilities."
"Wow!"
The two continued to dance, and soon the song ended, and everyone applauded from the music.
"Evening. Evening. Good to see ya. Evening. Nice date, Doc." Bugs Bunny chuckled as he walked from the crowd with his own date who was of course, Lola Bunny.
"That's the famous Bugs Bunny in person!" Jidou beamed. "This night keeps on getting better!"
"Yeah, yeah." Jo shrugged.
It was mostly a good night for everyone, especially for Jidou, even though it wouldn't last long.
Then soon enough, Jo was taking Jidou back to the hotel.
"Thank you for the nice evening, I had a fun time." Jidou smiled.
"Yeah, that was pretty fun," Jo said. "I guess you kinda deserved a break after the trouble you and your siblings went through, and we'll find a way to get you guys back to your cousin. Maybe she'll let you live with her."
"That would be nice." Jidou nodded.
Jidou then looked over to see a yellow rose and he picked it up to give to the jockette. "This is for you."
"Oh, well... Thank you," Jo said. "It's really nice."
"You're welcome... Well... I guess I better get some sleep after the day I've had." Jidou said.
"Yeah, sounds good, kid," Jo said to him. "Good night."
"Good night, my lady." Jidou said before kissing her on the cheek before going back into the hotel.
"Wow..." Jo whispered.
"So, how did it go?" A male voice asked her.
Jo yelped as she saw Henry sitting on the bench. "How long have YOU been there?!"
"Eh, long enough, I guess." Henry shrugged.
"You here to spy on me or something?" Jo rolled her eyes then.
"No. Even though Duncan and Eddy wanted to." Henry said.
"Typical of 'em." Jo replied before she then went to the bench and sat down next to him, staring at the flower.
"Something on your mind?" Henry asked.
"It's just... No guy's ever kissed me before..." Jo said. "I just thought maybe guys weren't my thing, and that's when I met Justine after I saved her from Hunter Dastardly one night."
"You still love Justine, right?" Henry asked.
"Of course I do, but no guy's ever treated me like a real woman like this kid does." Jo replied.
"Well, he really seems to like you." Henry said.
"I can't imagine why." Jo shrugged to herself.
"But I do," Henry said which made Jo look at him. "Because you understand what it's like to get hurt by a family member."
Jo didn't say anything, but he was right. She did get hurt mentally, but not physically. "It hurts so much..." she admitted softly.
"I know it's tough, but you can work through it, even if it might hurt, it's best to keep moving forward." Henry advised.
"And we're going to help them, right?" Jo asked.
"Of course we are." Henry replied.
"How'd you get so wise anyway?" Jo asked. "Because you're almost in college?"
"My parents just raised me this way, I guess," Henry shrugged. "My mom always had great advice."
"Don't tell the others this, but you're my favorite out of the group, because you've helped me get through a lot," Jo said to him. "To be honest, you've always been like a big brother to me."
"That's very thoughtful for you to say, but don't worry, I won't tell the others about this." Henry promised.
Jo held out her hand then. Henry did the same and the two then shook hands.
"Great," Jo said. "I'm not in love with that kid, I just thought I'd do something nice for him."
"That was good of you, Jo," Henry nodded. "Even taking him to Club Paradise. We'll be sure to tell Mike what we can when she, June, and Dee Dee come back. I'm glad she's getting out more though, she seems stressed here sometimes."
"Can't say I blame her," Jo shrugged. "She's the leader and those bullies give her crap for being into girls and being an orphan, not to mention whenever she visits Nicktropolis and Eddy loses his mind whenever that Otto Rocket kid is concerned."
"Plus we gotta make sure she doesn't do TOO much since she does so much for us." Henry said.
"Right." Jo agreed.
"Well, I just thought I'd see how your night went," Henry said. "I'm gonna head home. Good night, Jo."
"Good night, Henry." Jo replied.
"By the way, you look great in a dress," Henry then said. "Don't let people get to you."
"Thank you." Jo said.
"Of course." Henry said on his way home.
Jo looked at the dress she bought tonight in its bag and decided to hold onto it rather than returning it to the store as she soon went home as well.
It was an nice evening for everyone, including Evan and Onyx. Evan sat on his bed that night as he thought about Onyx as he felt like he had fallen in love while Onyx felt the same way so much that Mitch making gagging noises and sticking his tongue out at his sister couldn't bother her.
"And that concludes our thrilling story for today," Ben concluded the story as he was at the coffee shop with his date, Hazel. "I have to say, it turned out so good in the end!"
Hazel was a beautiful blonde woman in a white blouse with a red jacket, a red skirt, and black flats.
"Thank you for seeing me," Ben beamed to the woman. "So nice to meet you in person, Hazel."
"Nice to meet you, Ben." Hazel smiled.
Ben smiled back then turned at the fourth wall. "Good night, everyone."
The End