And here's where Jason and Max give each other encouragement advice!
Chapter 9: Pep Talk
As everyone got in the class, Headmaster Wing was already there along with the other student instructors and Wing was pretty much surprised to see them come in so early and he said, "Good afternoon, everyone."
"Afternoon, Headmaster Wing." everyone replied, while bowing to him.
Headmaster Wing bowed back as well as well as the other student instructors and he said, "Class will start in a little while and since Max, Blackhawk, Tae Kwan Do and Logan's class don't start until 3:00, they're more than welcome to observe what we do."
Jason nodded his head at this and was in full agreement on this one and he said, "I'm cool with that."
Seconds later, Max and Jason were heading towards their instructor place and he could tell from Jason's face that he was kinda uncomfortable with that conversation he had with Tigress and he just couldn't help but feel embarrassed for him and he said, "Sorry about that, Jason."
"About what?" asked Jason.
"About what Tigress said to you." Max replied.
Jason lets out a deep sigh, turned to Max and patted his head, mussing his hair up a little bit and said, "Don't worry about it. I still see it as an honor to actually meet her."
Max smiled at that particular outgoing and knew that Jason's strange turn of events ended pretty good and he said, "You're taking it really well."
"Why wouldn't I?" asked Jason.
"Me and Tigress...for some reason, she sees me as a threat whenever I visit the Jade Palace or when I have to take a challenge that's suitable for grown-ups. But I've accomplished a lot already; from leading a dangerous mission, taking down many villains and attempting to do some tricks and that sort of thing." Max replied.
Jason seemed completely wide-eyed about all the stuff Max had done before and he asked, "Really?"
"Yeah, all before I turned 10." Max answered.
The fact that Max could do all those things before he was 10 has immediately made Jason amazed and surprised at the same time and given that he's younger, it just blows his mind in ways he can't imagine. He then asked, "How did you manage to accomplish those tasks?"
"Well...someone has to do it, right? Tigress has always underestimated me at everything I wanted to do or want to do because I'm too young or too small. It kinda made me want to believe it for a while, but I used that as motivation for me to go forward with the task and tackle it head-on. I'm not gonna run away, cry, hide or feel scared at all. So...I just believed in myself and faced the challenge with a big smile on my face." Max answered.
"Amazing...I just wish there were so many kids who could be like you. Despite your age and all, sometimes the person who underestimates you end up being underestimated themselves because they feel like they're being threatened by someone different than them and they wanna try to bring you down, but you keep holding your ground and never give up. What you just told me embodies everything of what we do every day and it's an awesome pleasure to train you so I can learn from you." Jason stated.
"Wow...thanks." Max said, amazed.
Jason lets out a deep sigh and said to Max, "Believe it or not, you're even more special than I thought you were before. I just wish that..."
Jason paused himself because he was almost giving too much away from himself and Max asked, "Wish that what?"
"That I could've been like you or had someone like you years ago." Jason replied.
Headmaster Wing came in the MMA ring room where he saw Jason and Max conversing together and he said, "It's time, Jason."
"All right, I'm on my way." Jason added.
Jason looks back at Max and he asked, "Wanna watch us train?"
"You bet!" Max exclaimed, excitedly.
Max gets to see Jason train? This is gonna be great! Stay tuned!