Windy Wayfarer
Chapter 3: Problems in the Future
Disclaimer: I do not own Samurai Jack or any of the characters involved except for Guardian W. Wind
Wind and the Samurai stared in confused as the three young men gazed at them expectantly.
"What do you want?" Wind asked
"Can you do any more of that jumping slicing thang?" one of them asked
"What do you mean?" the samurai asked
"Jack, that was the most incredible thing we seen in all our lives. We wanna see you do it again." Another explained
"I'm sorry, but we have somewhere we must be going." Wind explained pushing past them.
"If you wouldn't mind, would you be able to tell me where I might get a drink?" The samurai asked them
"A drink? Sure, over there." They said pointing at a door in the wall.
"Thank you." He said bowing to them. He walked past and knocked on the door.
Three slits slid open each revealing one eye.
"What do you want?" the creature asked
"I wish for liquid refreshment." The samurai replied
"What?" he asked
"Yo man Jack just wants a drink!" one of the teenagers shouted
"A drink? Why didn't you just say so?" the slits slid shut and the door opened revealing a three eyed creature. Wind and the Samurai entered and looked around. An assortment of creatures and robots, as well as some humans sat at tables surrounding them.
The Samurai sat down at a table and waited, when a waitress approached
"What will you have?" She asked
"Just some water." He replied
"Alright, and you?" she asked Wind
"I'm fine." He replied
"Alright then." The waitress walked off
"What do we do then?" The samurai asked looking to Wind
"We find a way for you to return to your home." Wind replied "Once we complete that task you can slay Aku and make sure this." Wind signaled with his arms "Doesn't happen."
"Who are all these creatures, and metal men?" the samurai asked looking around
"The creatures are beings from other worlds, as for the metal men, they're robots, after you were sent hurling into the future there was no one to stop Aku from expanding, eventually the Earth became too cramped and he sought off to explore other worlds. From there he found and conquered other races and enslaved them here on Earth, or on their home planets." Wind explained
"So, Aku's reign of terror spread to other worlds as well?" The samurai asked
"Yes." Wind replied with a nod as the waitress came back with a glass of water. She put it down in front of the samurai and walked away. He drank it slowly, and shivered at the taste of the boiling liquid.
"Things have… changed." The samurai said putting the glass down.
"Yes. Thing have changed drastically. This is why you must defeat Aku." Wind replied "Come, we must be leaving." Wind said standing up, as he did another alien behind him stood and the two hit their chairs against one another.
The alien turned to face Wind who kept his back to him.
"Hey! You got something to say?" The alien asked
Wind remained quiet
"Hey! Look at me when I'm speaking to you!" The alien shouted
Wind remained where he was.
"So, a wise-guy ay? We'll just see about that." The alien said pounding his fist into his palm.
Wind disappeared as the alien threw a punch. He quickly stabbed into the alien's mid-section.
"What the?" he said before passing out.
Wind pulled his spear out of the alien's body and looked to the Samurai.
"Excuse me." A voice called to them from below.
They both looked down and saw a dog wearing a monocle and excavation hat standing in between them.
"How may we help you?" Wind asked seriously
"No no, I'm looking to help you!" The dog replied "Come, come." He said leading them to a private booth.
When the door shut the waitress that served the samurai threw a hood up over her head and told her boss she was taking a break. She made her way through the city's back alleys until she reached a black tower. There she approached a fire-pit and shouted.
"Lord Aku! I have news for you."
Aku rose from the pits recessed and glared at her "What do you have, that could possible interest me? The great Aku?" he asked
She held up a board that flashed with the samurai's image.
"What?" Aku shouted "So, after all this time. My spell has finally ceased… All these years I've waited for this day…" Aku said to himself
"What about me my lord?" The waitress asked
Aku looked back to her "You have done well bringing me this information."
"Do I receive anything my lord?" She asked
"Oh yes! An eternity in the pit of torture!" He shouted grinning as the floor opened up and she was dropped inside.
Aku turned to the back of the flames and held up his hand, a small portal opened showing the samurai and wind with a few dogs.
"So, he's brought the brat with him too." Aku said glaring at Wind who sat silent and still in the image.
Back to the Samurai and Wind.
"Hello to you both, my name is Sir Colin Bartholomew Montgomery Rothchild, the third, and these are my companions: Drifus Alexander, and Angus Mcduffy." The small dog explained
The Samurai stared at them intently
"What are you staring at?" Angus said to him
"I'm sorry for my rudeness, but… where I come from… Dogs do not talk." The Samurai explained
The dogs gasped and one of them produced a small machine from somewhere and scanned The Samurai
"It all fits, he's over three-thousand years old. You my friend, are a living fossil." Colin explained
Wind looked to the Samurai who sighed
"Now that we've introduced ourselves, what is your name?" Colin asked
"Guardian W. Wind." He answered
"And you?"
The Samurai thought back immediately to the three teenagers
"Jack-"
"Jack-"
"Jack was all-"
He returned to the present. "They call me… Jack."