A/N- Hey guys! Alyss Mei and I are back with the LAST chapter of HALLOWEEN THIEF! OMG! 12 chapters…huh, how about that? Heehee anyway, hopes you guys love the ending, and hope you all love this chapter! Thank you all for the amazing reviews! I read each and every one of them, and it means the world to both of us that you guys just take the time to read our stories, so thank you guys so much, and hope you like the FINAL chapter of Halloween Thief!
Jerry's POV (since I didn't do it last chapter)
Oh…rise and shine Jerry….rise and shine. I woke up groggily from my bed…man last night was crazy…what's going to happen to our dojo? Is it…done for? I haven't heard from Jack and Kim. Wait….KIM!
Oh my flipping god, we forgot about her! She was in the bathroom…we just went for ourselves. We forgot about Kim! That means….she's dead. Oh no…wait Jerry don't panic, maybe she got out. Maybe, she already escaped or something. I grabbed my phone from my nightstand, and dialed in Kim's number. No answer. Oh, great. She's not dead, is she? She can't be. Kim can't be dead. I could feel myself hyperventilating. Kim's not my girlfriend or anything (EW!) but she is my friend. I decided to call Eddie. Luckily, he picked up.
"It's Eddie, talk to me," I heard his voice.
"Eddie! It's me, Jerry!" I shrieked.
"Oh, hey, what up man?" He said, with a little more concern in his voice.
"Eddie…yesterday when we found out the dojo was going to explode, we forgot about Kim!"
"WHAT?" He screamed. So, I'm not the only one. "Okay, don't panic. Call Jack. Maybe he knows."
"Okay…after all he didn't run with us. Did he?"
"Hey, we couldn't hear or see anything because of Milton screaming like a girl."
I chuckled. "That was mostly me. You know, my Columbian War Chant," I admitted. "Alright, I'm going to go call Jack. Bye."
"See you later."
Eddie hung up, and I dialed in Jack's number. Thankfully, he picked up as well. But he sounded awful.
"Hello?" Jack croaked.
"It's Jerry. What's with your voice, man?" I said, almost laughing.
"Hey, you woke me up! I kind of slept late yesterday!" He said.
"Sorry." I said. "So, anyway, I was thinking and yesterday in all that tension…we forgot about Kim."
Jack laughed. "Now you realize?"
"You're laughing?" I was almost shocked. Jack's laughing? I thought he would be the first one to cry under the covers.
"Dude…she is fine! I saved her! She's at my house right now!"
A flush of relief washed over me. "Oh, thank goodness! I was so worried!"
"Yeah…you haven't thought about Kim until now." Jack said annoyed.
"Whatever. So, what happened? How'd you do it? Did you guys kiss yet?" I laughed.
I knew what Jack's answer would be. It would probably go along the lines of "Shut up, Jerry!" or "Ugh, I don't like Kim! We did not kiss!" but Jack's answer was nothing like that. Instead it was…I think the opposite.
"Maybe," I heard Jack mumble. "Listen, I have to go…thanks for waking me up for nothing by the way."
"Dude, you made out with Kim? Swag!" I laughed.
"What? No I didn't! It was nothing like that…she just gave me quick little kiss for me saving her life, that is all!" He said defensively.
I was almost annoyed now. "Dude, she freaking kissed you, man. Now you HAVE TO ask her out! Hey, you want me to be your wing man? I make a good one! Eh?"
"No! I don't know if I'm ready for that yet…and the last time you meddled, which was yesterday by the way, I ruined Kim's birthday. So, no thank you!"
"Please?" I begged. "Hey, if you won't ask her out, I know plenty of guys that are willing to pay me to get her to go out with them."
"Seriously?" I could feel a pang of jealously in Jack's voice.
"Yeah! So, what do you say? You going to ask Kim out? I'll plan everything out for you! It'll be epic!"
"Okay, you know what, fine," He said irritably. I silently cheered. "Knock yourself out, do whatever. But let's just fix this issue okay? Have you forgotten that our dojo is just burnt stuff on the ground right now? You know what…you'll believe it when you see it. Even it's hard for me to believe."
"Alright, see you in an hour then?"
"Sure…bye Jerry."
"See ya," I hung up…and did what I had to do. I called Milton.
"Hey Jerry," I heard Milton say dully.
"Milton…you'll never guess what I just heard!" I said grinning, and told him everything…that Kim's alive. And that Jack and Kim are finally a couple.
Part Two: Kim's POV
As soon as I stepped into the strip mall, I felt like dying.
It's gone…the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy is gone...forever. The guys and I stood in front of the dirt, and coal and we couldn't believe our eyes…for second I thought my eyes were deceiving me. There were many people staring at it behind us as well. I really wanted them to leave. Rudy's office…the mats…the doors…everything…gone. All from one explosive. I stepped inside the charred and rubble and heard a crack. I looked down and saw…it was a photo frame. I picked it up. I could faintly see six people smiling at my faces…one of them is me.
"Guys…look at this." I said my voice cracking. They all came up and stared at the burned photo in my hands.
"That was when we won our first competition together," Jack said facing me. I nodded.
"Funny how this survived." I said…my eyes seemed to never pull off from it. It was the only piece of the dojo we had left. Tears were falling out of my eyes, and landed on the picture. I also noticed the Boo signs were just ash now…all my Halloween decorations for nothing. All that time I spent for nothing. But I realized something…
Today was Halloween.
I couldn't believe it…already? How could it…
"WHAT HAPPENED?" We heard a shocked voice, snapping me out of my thoughts. We turned around to see Rudy, his eyes so wide, it could've fell out of his head. I forgot…we haven't really told him anything about this. "I leave you guys in here alone for a couple of hours last night, and THIS is what you do?"
"Rudy," I said telling him to calm down. "Marcus attached an explosive into this dojo."
"He did? But last night, I got a call from Officer Collins at like midnight, saying he was arrested."
"He's arrested? YEAH!" Jerry said, showing a high-five signal to Jack. Jack just shook his head. He put it down.
"Jerry, we're all happy about it. Trust me," Milton said.
"We would be…if our dojo hadn't blown up." Eddie said.
"Okay, someone PLEASE explain to me, how MY dojo got BLOWN UP!" Rudy screamed. Milton came up to Rudy, and told him everything that happened last night…I would've explained, but I think it would've been better for Rudy to hear from a primary source…not from someone who locked herself in the bathroom, and cried like she had no life. When I looked at Jack, he seemed deep in his train of thought, like he forgot something, but didn't know what. I was intrigued by his expression.
"Well, even though Marcus got arrested, what are we going to do about this? Everything is gone! Even…" Rudy's eyes widened.
"What?" I asked.
"THE CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS!" Rudy screamed. He looked like he wanted to go in a corner, and cry. "No! What are we going to do? Now it's gone for good! What am I going to do? How am I going to live? Who's going to feed Tip-Tip? What's-"
"RUDY!" Jack screamed. "Calm down, I remember saving your things! They're…" His voice trailed off.
"Jack, where is it? I know I handed it to you, so don't you blame me!" Eddie said.
"So guys who wants some Falafels?" Jack said, trying to escape. Luckily I caught his arm, before he could start running.
"Jack….where did you leave it?" I asked slowly.
"I put it in a bag! It wasn't that hard!" Rudy said.
"I don't remember where I put them!" Jack blurted. Our eyes widened. For the first time, I was…disappointed in Jack. How could he not know where he put them? Just two days ago, we finally found it, and "reunited" with it…now it's gone…AGAIN!
"What do you mean you don't remember?" Rudy asked, almost hyperventilating.
"Okay, Jack…just retrace your steps. Where did you last have it?" Milton asked Jack.
"Well…I don't know after I jumped in the lake, what happened last night was fuzzy…all I remember is Marcus showing up, the bomb exploding, and saving Kim…I don't know why."
"You jumped in a lake? WHY?" Jerry said in shock.
"By the time I saved Kim from the dojo, there was like five seconds left! The lake was our only option from getting caught on fire!"
"Wait…" I said, thinking hard from last night. Even for me, last night was kind of a blur…probably because of the drowsy medicine Jack's mom gave me…but also after jumping in the freezing water, I couldn't think straight. But I tried remembering from the part when Jack busted in the door to the girl's bathroom….he was holding a bag….I remember that…and also holding my hand….we both ran out and I heard the automatic voice saying "5 seconds until explosion". And Jack took off his jacket, and threw a bag into the bush….wait…the bag!
"Jack! I remember where you put it!" I said, looking at him.
"It sure took you long enough!" Eddie said. I gave him a threatening look, causing him to back away.
"Where? Are they alright? Did they make it?" Rudy said.
"Let's hope!" I said. "Jack you left it near the lake!"
"Oh, thank god! I was afraid it was gone for good!" Rudy exasperated.
"Alright Jack, go get it!" Milton said his eyes widening.
"Yeah, you should, and go fast!" Jerry said looking along with him.
"Run Jack! RUN LIKE THE WIND!" Eddie said.
"Why?" Jack asked, confused. Even at first I was confused as to why Jerry, Eddie and Milton were telling them to run. When I looked in the direction to where the guys were looking at, I realized why. I grabbed Jack's shoulders and turned him around, so he could see what we were all looking at. And Jack immediately dashed to the direction of the lake….inches away from Frank.
Well, this just proves…that Marcus was right…what's been happening in the past 24 hours.
Nothing Gold Can Stay.
(Jack's POV)
God Frank, slow down!
The minute Kim flips me to see Frank running over to the lake; I dashed to catch up with him. I will not let him take those documents. Over my dead body. But I had to admit Frank was fast. For someone who got held back, still sitting with seventh graders when he should be in college, he's pretty good at athletic related things.
I ended up inches away from Frank, and caught his throat, and swung it back. I ran faster than ever towards the bushes, where I left the bag, and I saw it hanging on branch. Smiling with relief, I was centimeters away from the strap being in my hands, when someone tugged on my leg, and caused me to fall flat to my stomach. I saw Frank grab the bag, and start running back. Quickly, I rose up and caught up with him once again, and clutched on his collar.
"Hand it over," I growled.
"Yeah right," He scoffed. He threw a punch, but I caught it. I gave him a spin-kick, and he fell to the ground. Frank gave a villainous look, and rose up angrily and gave me a kick causing ME to fall backwards. But that didn't stop me. I flipped to my feet, and he started throwing punches. I dodged, and did something I haven't done in a long time.
I did a Flying Dragon Kick, causing Frank to fall to the bushes…he looked weak, and he gave a grunt, closing his eyes. I walked over to him. I was going to check his pulse, to see if he was…you know….but turns out that was a big mistake.
He kicked me hard in the stomach, and I fell to the ground, clutching it in pain…it felt like it was bleeding, even when that wasn't possible. He gave me a smirk and threw a punch in the same area, causing the pain to sting even more…I couldn't move, because of all that pain…for the first time Jack Anderson was defeated…by Frank. Frank tossed me over like a burger patty and I could feel him kick my back…and I screeched in pain…what was happening? Was I really getting defeated by FRANK?
"Wow! For the first time, I actually won this round! Well, this just proves that if I can't have this, then no one can." He gave me weird smile, and threw the bag, to the direction of the lake. "Happy Halloween, Jack!" He said. And he ran out of the lake with an evil laugh. Forcefully, I rose up even with the pain in my stomach and back, and sprinted towards the lake, and luckily just as it was about to reach the water, I caught it. My heart race slowed, and I let out a huge sigh of relief. Once again Jack, you have saved the day.
Although, just running that few feet, made my back hurt like crazy…man Frank kicked that hard! I limped towards the dojo, clutching my stomach, and hunching on my back like an old person, with the bag wrapped around my shoulders. For a minute, I felt like I saved the day and that I was indeed a hero. I felt like I really did save something valuable.
But when I saw the Bobby Wasabi with his face red, screaming at the others in the ashes…that feeling drained away.
They all looked at me, with a little relief, but mostly anxiousness. Kim was the first one to run up to me, with the guys' right behind her. "Jack! You're okay! I was so worried." She looked at my position, and her relieved smile faded away.
"Are you okay?" Rudy said taking off the bag from my arm.
"No…my back isn't doing so well. Frank kicked it….that held-back, frizzy haired freak," I said lying down at the nearest bench to rest my back.
"That idiot!" Jerry said. "Oh…it's ON!" And he did his "Columbian War Chant" again, or as I like to call it, "Jerry's Girl Chant".
"Hey, still in the ashes here!" Bobby Wasabi said, his face still as red as a tomato. Rudy went over to him immediately, and they started discussing something I didn't quite catch.
"Here Jack; let me fix that for you. You know, I am technically qualified to be a physical therapist. I can give massages anywhere, anytime!"
I almost hyperventilated, when Milton came closer to me. Not to be mean or anything, but I don't want him and his bony hands ANYWHERE near my injured back…I'm picturing an even worse condition. "You know what Milton, I think I'm feeling better already I'm just going to-"
CRACK!
"OW!" I screamed, not being able to breathe for a second, as Milton had massaged my back for…well…three seconds.
"Jack, are you okay?" Eddie asked me.
"Ow that hurt…that was awful…that…" But my voice trailed off, when I realized…it wasn't hurting anymore. It was good as new. "That fixed my back. Milton, thank you!" I said turning to him.
"See, what did I say?" Milton said proud. I rose from the bench, and Kim took a seat right next to me.
"How'd this happen?" Kim asked me. Before I could answer, I heard Bobby Wasabi and Rudy arguing over something. My back was hurting so much, I couldn't register the fact that Bobby Wasabi was here…and he looked at the remains of his dojo…no wonder that his face is red hot.
"First tell me how that happened," I said, gesturing to Bobby's crazed expression.
She let out an anxious sigh. "Bobby Wasabi found out about the explosion of the dojo. He came rushing in, and things were getting ugly. But if you ask me they were none too pretty to begin with." She murmured. I gave a little smile. "He's been screaming at Rudy for the past fifteen minutes, how it was his responsibility, and that he's going to get fired, and he has to repay the damages."
My eyes widened. "What? Well, we need to stand up for him!"
"Jack, we tried." Jerry chimed in. "But that girly, dress-wearing, karate fighting MANIAC, won't believe us! Not even Kim, even when she puts on her 'cute and innocent' face." Jerry said gesturing to Kim's cute and innocent face…but if you ask me, she looks cute all the time. Really, Jack, really?
"I think those words can only come from you, Jack." Milton said sitting next to me.
"You're pretty much our only hope from getting Bobby to not fire Rudy…at the least he should be relocated or something…but not fired. We don't want him scrubbing turtle butt again." Eddie said.
Without a second thought, I got out of the bench and walked towards Rudy and Bobby. They both looked like they wanted to cry.
"Bobby, please…" I began.
"That is IT!" Bobby scolded Rudy. "Look at this! Everything was in here! And this was ENTIRELY your responsibility! YOU'RE FIRED!" Bobby screamed with a flip of his long hair.
"No!" I screamed. "Bobby, please hear me out! This wasn't Rudy's fault! He had nothing to do with it!"
"Oh, so would you like to explain to me why I'm STANDING ON ASHES!" He boomed in my face. "And that's Mr. Wasabi to you, boy!"
"Okay first off, you could use a mint Mr. Wasabi!" I snapped, covering my nose. He narrowed his eyes, so I just started reciting what happened from last Saturday night; from the first time we met Marcus thinking that he was a good friend and how Rudy's awards and qualifications got stolen…I explained how we escaped from detention…how we found that weird recording device Marcus planted…how I got framed for the robbery…how Truman bailed us out…and how Marcus was the one to attach the explosive…all the way to today, which happens to be Halloween. Bobby's expression calmed a bit, so….hopefully that's a good sign.
"Mr. Wasabi, Rudy is a great sensei. He did everything he could for all of us. It was all Marcus...he put the bomb in the dojo, when it was closed, so Rudy couldn't possibly be responsible. Now I know we can't get your dojo back by saying this but…whatever happens, please don't fire Rudy. At worst case, relocate him. He may not be our sensei anymore with all this, but he can be a good sensei to others. Please. If you still want to blame someone for this, blame me. I should've tried and deactivated the bomb when I had the chance."
I felt someone's hands grip my shoulder…I turned around to see Kim. "No, Jack…it was my fault. I could've done something, but I was so upset about yesterday being the worst birthday ever, I went into the bathroom, not even knowing what was happening. If Jack hadn't come for me, I would've been dead. So, if anyone, blame me for not doing anything."
"No," We heard the guys say in unison.
"Blame us." Jerry said walking over to us. "We're the ones who met Marcus. If we didn't bump into him, and if we didn't talk to him, none of this would've happened."
"Yeah…we're sorry guys." Milton said. "We really are."
"British guys are stupid!" Eddie said. "Lesson learned."
"Guys…" Rudy said facing us with a hint of a grateful smile. "Thanks for backing me up. But Bobby's right. It's my dojo, therefore I was responsible. What he wants to do with me is what he wants to do. But thank you."
"Please Mr. Wasabi." I said facing him. Instead of him screaming at me, with his foul breath, he had tears in his eyes, and he pulled me into a tight hug, to the point where I couldn't breathe.
"Jack…you remind me so much of your grandfather." He said, almost crying.
"Can't…breathe…" I said as a response, choking the words out. He quickly let me go, and blew into a handkerchief.
"Well, you really do." He said. "You're loyal…courageous…trustworthy…and you have a good heart. Just like him. I miss your granddad more than anything."
Images of my granddad popped up in my head. "He would've wanted me to do this." I said, softly. "Just don't take Rudy's job away. We went through so much hard work to keep his job by getting those qualifications…it would be a waste if you fired him."
"You know what?" He said. "I think you're right Jack. You guys are too important to me…to the Wasabi Code." He walked towards Rudy. "You can keep your job, Rudy."
Rudy gave a grateful smile, and hugged his knees. "Thank you! Thank you so much! How can I ever repay you?"
"By letting go!" He screamed, pushing Rudy off. We laughed, with huge smiles on our faces.
"Wait…" Milton said, looking around. "That problem is solved but…what about this?" He gestured to the remains.
"We're going to have to rebuild this. My gift for you people. And…" He winked at me. "For your grandfather."
I smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Wasabi."
He gave me nod. "You people are lucky I owned this slot of the mall. Otherwise, I'd be having a hard time with mall owners."
Kim smiled. "How long will it take to rebuild?"
"Possibly a month or two…its October now, isn't it? Then, by January you should have a new dojo, which I hope you don't blow up again!"
"Hey, with Jerry and Eddie…you never know." Milton said laughing.
"Hey!" Eddie said.
"Dude…I think it's true." Jerry said. We all laughed.
"So, where will we be training for the next three months?" Rudy asked.
"I have a studio right next to my mansion that I trained in with Jack's grandfather…you are welcome to use it. Just don't tell anyone. I don't want them attaching another explosive."
"We won't," Rudy said, eyeing us. "Right guys?"
"We swear!" We all said in unison.
"Then it's settled!" Bobby said. "I'm going to meet up with the builders who built my mansion right now, to start it. Happy Halloween my fellow Wasabi Warriors. And Jack…I know you'll do great things…just like your grandfather." He gave me wave and with a flip of his black hair, walked off, with his ninja crew behind him. Once he left, we all cheered with joy.
"Jack, thank you!" Rudy said, giving me hug, jumping up and down like a little girl. "How can I ever repay you? Falafels on me? Free trophy? ANYTHING!"
"Hey I got one! Why don't you get off?" I said sarcastically, but still laughing. He pulled away and gave me a grateful smile. The rest of the guys came over to me, and gave me a hug.
"Jack, you did it! We got our dojo back!" Milton said.
"We all did it!" I said, giving everyone grateful smiles.
"Too bad this one is gone, though." Eddie said, looking down. Jerry nudged him.
"Chill out, bro! Our new dojo is going to be double swag!" Jerry said. "Stop thinking about the negatives, think positive, man!" He turned to me, and gave me the bro-hug. "Jack, I don't know how you did it, but well played my man, well played!"
"Thanks Jerry," I said.
Kim came out and gave me hug. "Thanks to you Jack, we got our dojo back. And the certificates, so…I guess this story did have a happy ending." Kim said. I hugged her back, and when she pulled away our eyes met once again. There seemed to be some…affection…in her eyes. We heard Jerry cough loudly, but that didn't stop me from staring at her eyes.
"Well, uh Jack, thank you once again!" Milton said. "We're just going to uh…head over to Falafel Phil's and uh, celebrate! C'mon guys!"
"Nah, I think we can just stay here." Eddie said. Jerry once again nudged him.
"We're leaving them alone." Jerry said gritting his teeth. "Let's go my peeps! Hopefully Phil will give us some free Falafels!"
"I heard they have a combo meal and free drink special!" Rudy said. They're faces all brightened, and they ran over to Falafel Phil's, which surprisingly wasn't harmed from the explosion. Kim just stared into my eyes but sadly I notice her face suddenly darkened.
"Kim? You okay?" I asked.
"I'm fine it's just…" Her voice trailed off. "Remember how you gave me that necklace for my birthday?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, when I overheard you telling bad things about me, I threw it on the ground, and I don't know where it is anymore."
At first I wanted to tell her it was okay and that it wasn't her fault that she lost it…but then I felt something on my jeans pocket. I took it out, and saw a golden necklace with the letters KC engraved on it. I looked at Kim, and gave her a smile, while she was looking down at her feet. I lifted her head, and locked the necklace around her neck.
"I believe this necklace belongs to you, Kim." I said, smiling. Her face suddenly brightened, after double-checking the pendant, and smiled at me.
"You still had it!" She said smiling. "Jack, this was the best present I ever got. I shouldn't have thrown it away. Just don't tell the others that I liked yours the best."
I laughed, and pulled a strand of hair away from her face. She laughed softly.
"So, you really think that this story has a happy ending?" I asked.
"I don't know…you tell me." She said. I leaned in, and for once without interruptions, kissed her. And when I pulled away, we both ended up laughing quietly.
"So, was that one real, or just another thanks-for-saving-my-life one?" I asked.
She laughed. "I'm going to go with real," She said smiling.
"I think this story did have a happy ending." I said. Her face brightened.
"I think so too…what's weird to me is that we kissed while standing on nothing but ashes…on Halloween."
"Well, this wasn't how I envisioned our…second…kiss." I said, laughing. "So do you want to catch up with the guys…get some free Falafel?"
"Sure," She said smiling. I took her hand, and we both walked out of the dojo, and towards Falafel Phil's. As we were all laughing and eating, I started recollecting everything that happened in the past week…there were hard times, there were scary times. There were romantic times, and there were funny times. But as Kim was leaning on my shoulder, and as were laughing with the guys, like nothing bad ever happened, I realized I couldn't feel happier. And I know that my granddad would be proud of me…that even though he's not physically with me, he's still there…in the heart.
One thing is for sure…this is one Halloween I will never forget.
Important A/N- The End! Tear…the story is over! But don't worry; we have an EPILOGUE coming up as promised! Hope you guys liked the ending! And see? No Cliffhangers! You're welcome! Although, we don't see how we can make a cliffhanger for the last chapter of the story…we're not that evil, guys! Or are we? Loll! So, anyway, Jack and Kim have finally admitted their love, and the Marcus finally got arrested! And, the Wasabi Warriors are getting a new dojo! In the epilogue, I'll jump into three months later, when the dojo is rebuilt, and ready for opening in Kim's Point Of View, since I ended it with Jack's this time! So you guys can see how the new dojo turned out to be…better, worse or the same!
Once again, thank you so much for reading our story, and reviewing! It means the world to us! Thank you guys so much! And now that this story is over, we will go to Locked In and finish that…maybe Alyss Mei and I will work on another story…after we finish Locked In! She's a really good friend of mine, and an amazing writer…I love working with her! Writing this story with her has been amazing! She's so sweet and again an amazing writer! So working with her has been incredible!
LOVE YOU GUYS! Thanks for reading Halloween Thief!
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-Taylor and Alyss Mei.
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