"The Brave 12 and the Tribe that Jumps Good"
The Brave 12 were enjoying dinner in the forest at night. As they sat and rested, a figure behind J.D. took a bowl of soup from behind him and placed it back; when he looked back, it was empty.
"That's weird," J.D. commented. "This bowl was full."
"Hmm," muttered Sakura. "That is weird."
When they weren't looking, a figure sneaked up behind them and stole their turkey, which they noticed and chased after. It was jumping through the trees and was a great jumper. They came to a stop, and he appeared in front of them. It was a dude. He held the turkey bones in his hands.
"Sorry."
Jack took the bones. "What sort of creature are you?"
He starts laughing and jumps behind Jack. "I man like all of you."
"I've never seen a man fly without wings," Jack observed.
"I no fly," said the Man. "Jump good."
He jumped thousands of feet into the air, which was an incredible sight to watch.
"Wow!" remarked J.D. "That's a high jump."
"No kidding," Laney replied.
With a toe tink, the man landed.
"Jump really good," Jack added.
"Yeah," the Man replied.
"Can you teach us how to jump good?" J.D. asked.
"Tribe, show me," replied the Man. "I show you all tribe. Tribe show you how to jump good."
They followed the man as he carried Jack through the forest, and it was amazing to see how high this man could jump. They arrived in a clearing, and Jack stepped out after landing, and the man made a call. Monkeys with green faces and white fur landed.
"Tribe," the Man said.
He was speaking to them in their language.
"Wow," J.D. exclaimed. "These creatures are incredible."
"Yeah," said the Man. "They tribe."
"You are one of these creatures?" Jack asked.
"No, I man," the Man responded.
"Then how?" Laney asked.
"They raise me," the Man explained. "They say that long ago I was with other tribe."
A flashback reveals he was once a slave on a robot tank with slave propel treads. He was a young boy when a monkey from the tribe discovered him, and he fled, becoming a new member of the tribe.
"And so I became an honorary member of the tribe, and as you can see, all tribe jumps good, so I jump good," said the Man.
"We can see that," J.D. replied. "It's amazing."
"I agree," Vince added.
Later, they were eating a lot of fruit, and it was good fruit.
"This fruit is delicious," Lisa commented.
"Mmm," Laney murmured.
"It sure is," Lincoln said.
Suddenly, they heard birds crying as they saw them leaving the trees. The man and the monkeys stood up and realized what was going on.
"Danger!" shouted the man. "Must hide!"
"What's going on?" J.D. asked.
But the man and his tribe went into the trees. They were eating when they noticed a group of red-faced gorillas with pink fur approaching them. They pushed them away and began devouring all the fruit.
"Hey, that's not your food," J.D. pointed out.
"Leave now, and you won't get hurt," Jack warned.
They, however, saw it as a empty threat and laughed at them.
"So that's how you want it to go down?" Vince asked.
They each grab a bamboo pole, and J.D. throws a pebble at a gorilla, who sees them and roars. They charged at them, hitting them in the stomach and head with their poles, and severely beating them. The Man and the Monkey Tribe were amazed by their fighting abilities as they scared the gorillas away. The Man and the monkeys descended.
"Who were they?" J.D. wondered.
"Other tribe," the Man explained.
"I take it they don't like you at all," Jessie remarked.
"No, they don't," the Man replied.
"Why don't you defend what is yours?" Jack asked.
"We peaceful like flower," the Man continued. "No, not how to protect ourselves." He became enraged. "OTHER TRIBE TAKE FOOD, SMASH HOME, AND NEVER LEAVE US ALONE! We pick up pieces. We plant somewhere else."
They were bothered by their lack of protection.
"We scared," the Man added. "Now, like before, we find a new home."
"We could show you how to defend yourselves and how to protect what is yours," J.D. suggested.
The man was ecstatic and leaped into J.D.'s arms.
"And we show you all how to jump good!" added the Man.
He communicated with the Tribe.
They barked.
"They agree," the Man said. "We learn how to fight and defend."
"And you'll show us how to jump good?" Jack asked.
"No," the Man said. "I mean, yes."
They prepared themselves.
"Let's do it," cried the Brave 12.
They attach a rope vine to a tree and hang a snare trap from it. Set up a log ram trap and created all kinds of varied traps and weapons out of vines and pebbles. They then showed how to fight with bamboo bo staffs to the tribe. It was now time for them to learn how to jump well.
"Let's do it!" declared the Man.
The tribe tied heavy boulders to their arms and legs, and heavy rocks to our backs. They had to move slowly and wait for their bodies to accept the weight of the rocks and boulders. It took hours of blood, sweat, and tears. They successfully jumped over a pole eight hours later. Their bodies have adapted to the weight, and they are now faster and stronger. When the rocks fell off, they put everything through its paces. They jumped thousands of feet into the air, and it was incredible. When they landed again, their training was complete.
"You jump good," the Man said.
"We sure did," J.D. affirmed.
They got ready to leave.
"Thank you, my friend," J.D. said.
"Yes," Jack agreed. "Thank you for what you've shown us."
The Man hugged them. "Friends."
They left and headed to investigate a war cry they heard just down the road. They saw the man and the Tribe successfully fighting the Gorillas. Not only that, but they had them all tied up, and the man stuffed fruit into the gorillas' mouths.
"Never come again," the Man said.
They were launched very far away. The tribe had triumphed. They were very proud of them. They then left the forest. But they know they'll meet the man and the Tribe again.
Continues in Part 11.
