There is no excuse for not posting something up sooner, there just isn't. I've been kind of relaxed this summer and writing has been the last thing on my mind. I was busy closing out my summer classes. The good news was that I ended up passing the one of them with an A! I had trouble figuring out how to make "Mike" appear OOC.


Chapter 3

Owen's P.O.V

Next morning, 11:30

I couldn't believe Mike was found. Don't get me wrong, being reunited with Mike just days before his funeral was surreal. It felt like all my pain and suffering had been worth it because I received great joy later. Now I was never a real believer, but having someone answer the prayers from my soul was magical. I may still be in shock, but maybe there was more to this religious nonsense than I had first thought. I may not be ready to believe it was God who answered my prayers, but I was ready to say there was someone watching over me.

"Owen," Amanda snapped, "Snap out of it. Flint and Kid Q are here."

"Hey Amanda. Where's Connor?" Flint asked.

"He left. He promised to leave once Mike was found."

"Connor was one of us?" Mike asked stunned.

"He's always been one of us. You must have been pretty concussed," I lied trying to test his memory.

"Yeah I guess so," Mike mumbled to my astonishment. Either he was concussed or was not the real Mike. I hoped, for our sake, this was the real Mike.

"What do you remember?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.

"Apart from how to talk, I can't really remember anything." Mike claimed. Part of me thought I had caught him in a lie. If he was able to remember I was a Supah Ninja, he would be lying about not remembering anything. However, my logical side said he wasn't being literal.

"Two questions," Flint interrupted, "One, where was Mike found. And two, since Connor is no longer in the group, can you take the blindfolds off of me?"

"No. You need to reach Fight Level 2 first and he was found in an abandoned warehouse near Central Park." Amanda answered. Flint groaned and allowed himself to be blindfolded yet again.

After making our way through the tunnels, through which Mike was staring at his surroundings the whole trip there, we reached the dojo.

"Ah, Mike. It's so glad to see you," Hologramps exclaimed jubilantly upon our arrival.

"Nice to see you to Hologramps," Mike greeted. Odd. He's never called Grandpa Hologramps before. Could the Mike standing in our dojo actually be JellyFace. All things considered, I needed to find out if he was still in jail. After that, DNA. That would be a challenge.

"I've got my own agenda to attend to. How about if Mike fights Yamato to see if he retained any of that fighting instinct after he was gone for so long?" I suggested.

"That's an excellent idea Owen. Kid Q, start up Yamato," Amanda cried. After Yamato was set up, I made my way to the computer. I had just booted up the computer when Amanda came over.

"What's on your mind? I know you think he still possesses his current arsenal of moves," Amanda asked, momentarily startling me.

"I'll show you. Mike's been acting a little strange. So strange I'm getting suspicious. I'm just gonna check the internet to see if I'm right." I hit enter and blinked a few times. I was right. According to police reports, JellyFace escaped earlier in the week.

"I think he's impersonating Mike," I whispered, "If he indeed is JellyFace, we need to figure out his plan and stop him. Just to make sure, we will need some DNA. Any suggestions?"

Amanda thought about it for a couple seconds before claiming she had an idea.

"Let's use the shuriken as a distraction. I will show him his weapon, the shuriken, while you sneak behind him and throw your own pile of shuriken at him when I give the signal. With any luck, he will be hit. Backup plan is the dart system." It sounded like a good idea to me and I took my position.

After Mike finished sparring with Yamato (he progressed to Fight Level 3), Amanda brought him over and showed him some shuriken. I snuck around, grabbed some of my own, and waited for the signal.

"And this is how you use them," Amanda said. Figuring this was my cue, I threw the shuriken at him. Unfortunately for me, his reflexes decided to kick in as he avoided the first one I threw at him. The toss almost hit Amanda.

"Watch where you're throwing that thing," Amanda cried, "Besides, that wasn't the signal! Hologramps! Activate the automatic dart system."

"You have a dart system," Kid Q asked surprised

"Sorry. I never got the signal. Besides, someone's reflexes kicked in." I mocked running after Mike, completely ignoring Kid Q's question. I did my best to avoid the darts, but got hit by a few.

"Gotcha," Amanda cried shortly. One of her shurikens had connected with Mike's leg. Finally.

"Flint. See if you can get that shuriken off Mike's leg and analyze it. We need to know if he really is JellyFace." I cried.

"Who?" Flint asked.

"We'll explain later. Just do it," Amanda hollered.

"If I do it, will you take off my blindfold?" he asked.

"You are unbelievable. Just do it!"

Flint obeyed and headed over to where Mike was still dodging the darts. He didn't have any luck as JellyFace proceeded to attack him. As he was getting beat up, he managed to snag the shuriken. He fought back as hard as he could but ended up having the shuriken knocked out of his hand and under the generator. The next kick sent Flint flying backwards and he didn't get back up.

"Did we have a plan B?" I asked nervously.

"Nope. We're just gonna have to fight him," Amanda gulped.

"Great. Just great."


Sorry for the long wait. Next chapter will include my first fight scene(s). Amanda and Owen vs JellyFace, and the Ishina vs the Sun Warriors.