Well, here's Chapter 3. I would also like to point out that I own none of the cartoon / anime characters in this fanmake. So nobody sue!
There was a loud cheer as a firework was set off; it was finally time for Gyatso's party. Just as Aang had predicted, everyone in Shireville was there, and have a grand old time.
Some of the Shireville toons were sitting down on the wooden tables; drinking ale and smoking while chatting to friends. Others were enjoying the incredible display of fireworks that Grim was setting off, while other toons like Aang were dancing to the music. On one table, two boys named Sokka and Zuko were having an arm-wrestling contest, while their girlfriends Suki and Mai watched with amusement. Close by, a Mutant named Wolverine (X-Men) was roasting sausages over a barbeque with his adamantium claws, for the other X-Men (and other Marvel and DC superheroes). He wore an apron with the words "Kiss the Chef" and a French cooking hat (whatever it was called). Nearby, Otis the Cow (Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard) and his barnyard buddies were stuffing themselves at the vegan buffet that Gyatso had catered. Meanwhile, three Martians named B-Bop A-Luna, 2T Fru-T and Do-Wah Diddy (Butt-Ugly Martians) where performing on stage; the three of them being very good singers.
"Hello, Hello! Lou Pickles! Good to see you! Welcome! Welcome!" Gyatso said, to his guests. He was greeting everyone near the huge tents were the drinks were being served.
Meanwhile; at the table with a pint of root-beer in his hand was Beast Boy; his green eyes following a certain blond girl as she danced to the music. He swallowed nervously as he watched her sway her hips to the beat. At this point Aang dropped out of his dance sat up beside him.
"Go on, Garfield! Ask Terra for a dance!" he said, noticing his eye contact.
(A/N: In case anyone's wondering, Garfield Logan is Beast Boy's real name)
Beast Boy glanced nervously at Terra.
"Uh…I'll think I'll just have another root-beer," he said, getting cold feet. Aang was not going to take no for an answer though.
"Oh, no, you don't!" Aang then grabbed his best friend's shoulders and heaved him into the dance; Terra immediately catching him and pulling him into a close dance; the Changeling went as red as a tomato; Aang laughing at him in the background.
As Grim let off another firework that shot off into the distance; Gyatso was at the moment was sharing some of his adventures with some very young children.
"There I was; at the mercy of three monstrous Oni! And they were all arguing amongst themselves about how they were going to cook us, whether it be turned on a spit or whether they should sit on us one by one and squash us into jelly!" Gyatso said exaggerating the key moments; all the children gasped.
"They spent so much time arguing on just how to kill us, that the sun's first light cracked over the top of the trees…poof!" he sprang forward, scaring them all.
"And turned them all to stone!" he finished his tale; recalling the adrenaline rush of his previous adventure.
(A/N: In case anyone is wondering, Oni are orge-like creatures from Japanese folklore, who will be playing the role of Trolls in this series.)
Grim was at his cart, laughing at the enjoyment of the party, he took three more of his fireworks and set them off, unaware of the interlopers behind his back.
Out of the tent behind the cart appeared a kid roughly the same age as Aang, who happened to be a blue rabbit, wearing a red jumper. His name was Buster Bunny.
"Quickly!" he punched the other side of the tent; another kid came out except he was a green duck wore a white T-shirt, but no pants. This young toon was named Plucky Duck. Moving with cat like agility, he ran forward and jumped on to the cart and began rummaging around for a certain firework.
The blue rabbit turned his neck to see Grim entertaining younger children. The wizard was setting off one of his fireworks that transformed into a flock of firebirds; leading to the children trying to catch them.
Plucky pulled out a firework, which was like a long white pole. Buster shook his head.
"No, no! The big one! The big one!" he said in a hushed voice. Plucky then dived back in and pulled and long curved red one. Buster smiled and nodded in approval.
Then Plucky ran back into the tent; Buster nonchalantly chewed on a carrot and pretended to be passing by and then zipped back into the tent as well.
"Ah, Shrek and Fiona. Welcome! Welcome! Are all these children yours?" Gyatso greeted the two ogres who seemed to have a large supply of baby ogres with them; the two parents just nodded happily.
"Good gracious, you two have been productive!" Gyatso said jokingly.
Suddenly; the old monk's ears twitched; then in a burst of panic he grabbed Aang out of his seat.
"It's Icky Vicky!" He cried out, pointing at his twitching ears. Aang then turned to see a mean looking girl with reddish brown hair scanning the crowd. People screamed when they saw her.
"Run for your lives!" Dudley Puppy (Tuff Puppy) yelled before running off. "It's Vicky!"
Dozens of other guests did the same, screaming all the way.
"Quickly! Hide!" Gyatso said in near panic. Aang then pushed Gyatso into the main tent; they then hide among the crowd and covered their clothes over their faces.
"Twerp!" Vicky called out; then after a few seconds she growled and then stormed off. Gyatso and Aang gave a sigh of relief (and so did anyone else nearby).
"Thank you my boy," Gyatso said. "You're a good lad Aang." The older monk's tone became very serious. "I'm very selfish, you know. Yes, I am. Very selfish…I don't know why I took you in after your mother and father died, but it wasn't out of charity. I think it was because, of all my numerous relations, you were the only one that showed real…spirit."
"Gyatso, have you been at the Duff Beer?" Aang asked, slightly taken aback.
"What? No! Well, yes…but that's not the point…the point is Aang…uh…" Gyatso stopped as he was unsure of what to say next.
"Ah, you'll be all right," he finished lamely as he took a swig of beer.
In a nearby tent, Plucky had stuck the firework into the ground and lit it; the sparks travelling fast up the firework.
"Done!" he said proudly.
"You're supposed to stick it in the ground!" Buster said in alarm as he pushed it towards him.
"It is in the ground!" Plucky yelled back as he pushed it forward.
"Outside, dumbass!" Buster yelled in worry; the sparks near the fuse.
"Hey! This was your idea!" Plucky cried out before finally the firework erupted; lifting the tent of its hinges. Both boys laid on the ground; covered in soot.
As the firework travelled; it exploded and everyone appalled, thinking it was set off by Grim. Then it took the form of a giant dragon. It roared and then raced down towards the party. Everyone noticed this and began to run in panic like extras in a Godzilla movie.
When Aang noticed this, he immediately ran off and grabbed Gyatso; who was walking sluggishly and not noticing the raging firework because of the ale.
"Gyatso! Watch out for the dragon!" Aang cried as it came closer.
"Dragon? Nonsense! There hasn't been a dragon in these parts for a thousand years!" Gyatso said as he waved off the thought. Aang then saw how close the 'dragon' was and he tackled his uncle to the ground
Everyone then ducked as the dragon passed over head towards the horizon and in an instant…KABOOM!
It exploded into a million fireworks; filling the evening sky with light. Everyone immediately forgot the danger and jumped up and cheered, including Aang and Gyatso.
"That was totally sweet!" Buster said, getting off the soot that was still on his clothes.
"Let's get another one!" Plucky said with an insane grin on his face.
However before they could an angry wizard snuck up from behind them, grabbed them by the ears (if Plucky had any ears) and started twisting them.
"OWWWWWWWWW!" The boys both screamed in unison as they turned around and saw Grim looking at them with a stern look on his face.
"Busterworth Bunny III and Pluckington Duck VII. Why am I not surprised?" he said in annoyance.
Soon afterwards, Grim had Buster and Plucky washing dishes and cups by hand, as punishment for their antics. Suddenly, the guests began cheering.
"Speech, Gyatso, speech!" a Toon called out.
"Speech!" Aang yelled in agreement, soon the entire party was roaring for Phil to make a statement, putting down his Yahoo soda, he went on to the stage.
"My dear Airbenders and Firebenders!" he called out, a huge cheer went up.
"Earthbenders and Waterbenders," another cheer.
"Tennysons!" Another cheer.
"Saturdays!" Another cheer.
"Marsh's!" Another cheer.
"Broflovski's!" Another cheer.
"McCormick's!" Another cheer.
"And Cartmons!"
"Hey!" Eric Cartman (South Park) yelled out angrily, "That's Cartman, you old hippy!"
Gyatso waved dismissively, making everyone laugh.
"Today is my 111th birthday!" he called out.
"Happy Birthday!" the Toons all yelled out
"Alas, a hundred years is far too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable Toons. I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve! And that goes double for you, Eric Cartman!" Gyatso barked; there was a dead silence as everyone looked around blank-faced while Grim sat in the background and smiled.
"I…uh…have things to do…" Gyatso mumbled, taking something out of his pocket and hiding it behind his back.
"I've put this off for far too long…" he whispered to himself; everyone stared at him in confusion.
"I regret to inform you this is the end…I'm going now…I wish you all a very fond farewell," he said. He then stared at Aang who was looking back at him in worry.
"Goodbye…" he whispered, not a second later; he vanished
There was an uproar as people jumped up in surprise, including Aang. The only one who wasn't surprised was Grim…
Far away from the party, through the dusty ground could be seen footprints as someone invisible ran up the stony stairs and entered the home; Gyatso then reappeared and chuckled himself, in his hand was the ring he picked up in Zim's cave.
He smiled and put it in his pocket and then entered his living room, grabbing one of his walking sticks.
"I suppose you think that was terribly clever," Grim's voice caught him by surprise; he stood against the mantle piece looking irritated.
"Oh, come on Grim! Did you see their faces?" Gyatso laughed, getting a backpack out and stuffing it with clothes and other belongings.
"That's what you said before they kicked you out of the Southern Air Temple for using you're airbending to launch fruit pies at the other monks. But that's beside the point. There are many magic rings in this world, Monk Gyatso, and none of them should be used lightly!" Grim scolded in a strict tone.
"It was just a bit of fun!" the monk said in protest. And then he sighed. "Oh, you're probably right as usual…you will keep an eye on Aang for me, won't you?"
"Two eyes, as often as I can spare them." Grim nodded. "Well, if I had eyes…" Then a puzzled look came on his face. "Actually, I'm beginning to wonder how I'm able see at all…"
"I'm leaving everything to him," Gyatso continued as he packed his pipe.
"What about this ring of yours, is that staying too?" Grim asked.
"Yes, yes, it's in an envelope on the mantelpiece," Gyatso said absent minded. Grim turned to look.
"No…wait, it's…here in my pocket…" Gyatso then took the golden band out of his pocket.
Grim turned to look, sensing something amiss.
"Heh…isn't that an odd thing…yet after all why not? Why shouldn't I keep it?" the old airbender said, his eyes fully fixed on it.
"I think you should leave the ring behind, Gyatso," Grim said. "Is that so hard?"
"Well no…" Gyatso said. But then he added, "and yes…"
"Now it comes to it, I don't feeling like parting with it. Its mine! I found it! It came to me!" Gyatso yelled ferociously.
"Hey, there's no need to get angry," Grim said, trying to calm Gyatso down but without success.
"Well if I'm angry it's your fault!" Gyatso snapped at Grim but then returned to his ring, he then smiled maliciously and began to stroke it.
Grim was taken aback. In all the years he'd knew Gyatso, he never seen the monk act like this. Something was wrong…
"It's mine…my own…my precious!" Gyatso whispered, his eyes turning dark and inhuman.
"Precious? It's been called that before…but not by you," Grim observed, becoming more concerned.
"Argh! What business is it of yours what business I do with my own things?" Gyatso said angrily.
"I think you've had that ring quite long enough," Grim said sternly.
"You…you want it for yourself!" Gyatso accused, putting up his fists.
"Gyatso!" Grim yelled angrily, sending Gyatso flying back against the wall. The room began growing dark. And Grim's voice rose like thunder.
"DO NOT TAKE ME FOR A CONJURER OF CHEAP TRICKS!" Grim roared; as the shadows around him deepened; the candles on the mantle turning into blue flames. Ghost-like apparitions began flying around the room. "I AM NOT TRYING TO ROB YOU!" But then the room returned to normal as Grim calmed down.
"I'm trying to help you," Grim said gently. Gyatso's attitude suddenly changed, he began to weep and came forward and embraced his old friend. Grim bent down and rubbed his head gently.
"All your long years we have been friends, trust me as you once did…let it go," the wizard encouraged.
"You're right Grim…the ring must go to Aang..." Gyatso swallowed hard, he took a deep breath and gathered his things before heading out the door.
"Its late, the road is long…yes it is time," Gyatso said as he began to walk out the door but was stopped by Grim
"Gyatso…the ring is still in your pocket," he said, following him, eyeing him like a hawk.
Gyatso turned around sheepishly; he took the ring from his pocket and looked at it. He then shut his eyes and began to turn his hand, soon the ring fell off and it fell to the floor.
He sighed before heading out into the darkness; he halted and looked at Grim, a saddened look on his face.
"I've thought of an ending for my book…" Gyatso began. "'And he lived happily ever after, until the end of his days'."
"And I'm sure you will, my dear friend," Grim said as he came over.
"Goodbye, Grim," Gyatso said, holding his hand out.
"Goodbye, Monk Gyatso," Grim clasped both his hands in Gyatso's; who smiled and then began his long trek.
"The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began…" he sang as he went out of the gate and into the night.
Grim smiled as he watched his friend depart.
"Until our next meeting…"
Well, that's chapter 3! Please read and review folks!