JCA Extended: Chapter Three
A few months had passed by. Jade finished her first year of high school and was excited to be finished for the summer. Since Lydia arrived, Jade had been going to Section 13 more often to go to her fitness classes. Though she was just a kid and was as fit as could be, she just liked having fun! Jackie was perfectly fine with this since it meant more alone time for him and Viper, who were getting serious in their relationship. Lydia and Valmont were getting along well and were spending as much time with each other as possible. Who knew that one person could make such a difference!
Lydia smiled excitedly as she posted a memo of the new fitness class she would teach. She had great success with the Tone Up class and the recently added Pump it Up class, which was an intense cardio class and wanted to add a class that featured a talent of hers that nobody yet knew she had. Martial arts. She had a fourth degree black belt in taekwondo and loved the sport. She was familiar with all sorts of martial arts but taekwondo was her favorite. She decided to call the class Ninja Up to follow a common naming trend for her classes.
"I hope people will come to this one!" she thought to herself, "Heh who knows, maybe there's some fellow ninjas out there already!"
"You know martial arts?" Jade exclaimed when she came to Section 13 later that day.
Lydia laughed. "Yep! Oh and I love it, I hope people will come!"
"Well you can count me in because I am well-trained in the ancient art of butt whoop!" Jade replied enthusiastically.
Lydia laughed again. "Loving it! I wonder if anyone else knows this ancient art!"
Later on, Lydia was packing up her work supplies when she got surprised by someone wrapping their arms around her waist from behind and kissing her neck.
"Hello darling" Valmont said flirtatiously.
Lydia giggled and turned around. "Hey babe!" she answered as the two shared a kiss.
"I heard you're a martial artist" Valmont said after the kiss, "Jolly good! I know a few moves myself so don't be surprised if I kick your butt."
Lydia laughed. "Oh you are so on!" she replied as the two kissed again.
Tag walked by the office and stopped at the door. "Easy you two! You need the oxygen!" he called out playfully. Valmont and Lydia separated lips and laughed.
"Way to ruin the moment Taggart Christopher!" Lydia answered as she tried to throw a stress ball at him.
Tag laughed. "It's what I do, Lydia Marie!" he replied teasingly as he ran off. "Such a kid!" Lydia exclaimed as she hugged her boyfriend.
"Ninja UP!" Lydia said out loud as she set up her martial arts class. She was wearing her white dobok pants, a black tank top, and her black belt with her name woven in blue thread, both in English and Korean, and had four stripes to indicate the degree of her belt. People started coming in quickly, including her usuals: Captain Black, Tag, Jade, Jackie, Viper, the Enforcers, Tohru, Uncle, and Valmont, who were especially interested in the martial arts class since they were well familiar with it.
"Hey guys! Get ready to get your buuuuutts kicked!" Lydia called out.
"Oh! I am so scared!" Jackie replied sarcastically, which made everyone laugh.
Just before class started, in came three people who were new to Lydia's fitness classes: the Ice Crew. The whole class got quiet for a moment and stared in curiosity.
"Whoa, what are they doing here?" Viper whispered to Jade. "Beats me, but hopefully they're won't be trouble" Jade answered back.
Lydia got excited. "Hey guys, welcome! I'm glad you made it! Oh man this class is gonna be awesome!" she said happily. The Ice Crew gave a slight smile at her friendliness but stayed away from the rest of the class. There was still tension even though Ice, Cobra, and Fist were working hard to reform. Lydia had great respect for the three youths, however, and wanted to make sure they felt welcome and appreciated.
"Alright everyone! Welcome to my new class! I am really excited about this since I love martial arts. I have a fourth degree black belt in taekwondo but am familiar with pretty much all martial arts. I know a few of you guys know martial arts already, which is great because I can bust your butts harder" she said with a wink, which made everyone laugh.
"Alright, and that's how you do a back kick! Let's work on combining that with the roundhouse kick" Lydia instructed as she demonstrated two common kicks in taekwondo. The entire class was impressed with her perfect accuracy with the kicks and the amount of strength she exerted each time. The class practiced the combo while those trained in martial arts worked on kicking combinations.
Lydia walked around and smiled. "Geez Hak Foo, kick any harder and your leg might fall off!" she teased Hak Foo, "But your form is amazing! Keep it up!" She walked over to the Ice Crew, who had been practicing by themselves. "Wow you guys are great! Best trio in the class in my opinion! Keep it up!"
"Yo she's really chill!" Ice told his friends.
"For reals, yo!" Cobra replied as he finished a roundhouse kick, "I wish everyone around here could be like that. Guess we still have to prove ourselves."
The Ninja Up class maintained a good attendance. Lydia had fun teaching martial arts to newcomers and watching the trained do their own level of talent was impressive! "Great job today!" she began at the end of class, "Have an awesome weekend and make sure you come Monday because I have a surprise!" After the bow, class was dismissed.
"You're gonna make me wait until Monday to find out the surprise?" Jade asked anxiously.
Lydia laughed. "Duh! It'll make it more fun!"
After class, Tag and Lydia walked around while Valmont was taking a work call. "Liddy I am so excited about your nieces coming to town!" Tag exclaimed, "I haven't seen them in forever!"
"Oh I know!" Lydia replied, "I can't wait to have them for a whole month! I think everyone is gonna like them here, they are just a ton of fun to be around!"
"Indeed!" Tag added. He laughed. "Hopefully Cassie won't try to pull too many pranks on me!" he stated, which made Lydia laugh as well.
The next day, Kaysha, Charmaine, and Cassie McPeek stepped off the plane with big smiles. "Hellooo San Francisco!" Charmaine said enthusiastically, "Can you believe we've lived in California for all these years and have never been to San Fran?"
Cassie laughed. "I know right!" Kaysha smiled and nodded quietly in agreement.
Kaysha was the oldest sister at 21 years old. She stood tall at 6'3" and had long black hair with dark brown highlights, light tan skin, and pretty brown eyes. She had just finished her junior year at the University of California and was getting anxious to graduate. She played basketball for the school and was a 3 time MVP, leading the women's team to the championship three times in a row and winning all three times. On the side, she was a DJ who played at different sports venues around Los Angeles and was going to school to become a music producer. She had a more quiet disposition, not talking often, but was a sweet girl nevertheless.
Charmaine was the middle child at age 19 and had an energetic and friendly personality. She was 5'11" tall and had short dark brown hair, lively brown eyes, a beautiful smile, and the same skin tone as her older sister. She had finished her sophomore year at the same University and was going to school to become a respiratory therapist, something she was passionate about since she was asthmatic. She loves basketball, football, and surfing, and just hanging out with friends.
Cassie was the youngest at 17 years old and was approaching her senior year of high school. Different looking than her big sisters, Cassie had long blonde hair with streaks of red, blue, orange, and green running through, bright blue eyes, and a mischievous smile. Her trademark was Converse shoes, which she wore all time. She wanted to go to CU with her sisters and study to become a video game producer, since video games is her favorite hobby. The three girls were the daughters of Nathaniel McPeek, Lydia's brother and a long time friend of Tag's.
Lydia's text ringtone went off. "Hey we're here! Meet us in baggage" Kaysha texted her.
"They're here, Tag!" Lydia exclaimed as she and Tag were walking through the airport, "They want us to meet them in baggage!".
A few minutes later, they stood in baggage waiting for the McPeek girls. "Heeeeeey!" Charmaine exclaimed as she ran from the entrance to baggage to the duo.
"Charmaine!" Lydia exclaimed, "It's so good to see you!" she said as she gave her niece a hug.
"Kaysha, you look great!" Tag exclaimed as he gave the oldest a hug.
After both got to chance to hug the oldest two, Lydia started looking around. "Hey girls, where's Cass-" "Boo!" Lydia and Tag jumped and started laughing when they turned around and noticed that Cassie had scared them.
"Cassandra McPeek! You just arrived in San Francisco and already you're pranking us!" Lydia laughed as she hugged her youngest niece.
"It looks like we're gonna be competing again, Cassandra Jocelyn!" Tag added playfully as he hugged Cassie.
Cassie smirked and whacked his behind teasingly. "You bet we will! And good grief guys, it's Cassie to you!"
Lydia laughed. "Oh girls, I am so excited to have you here for the month!"
Later that evening, Tag was watching the girls unpack while Lydia was ordering pizza for delivery. "Wow Cassie, you have enough hair products?" Tag asked with a laugh while Cassie unpacked a large tote of hair products. "That's probably the only thing that's girly about you!" He laughed more while Cassie smacked him.
"Shut up, Tag, it's chill to look good!" she replied with a twinkle in her eye.
"I can't wait to meet your secret underground base friends, Tag!" Charmaine stated, "With luck, maybe Kaysha will talk to one of them!" She, Cassie, and Tag laughed as Kaysha smiled and rolled her eyes.
"You'll meet some great people, I promise" Tag replied. "As a matter of fact, you might see three boys around your ages, every time I see them acting like themselves I'm reminded of you three; their personalities are similar to yours!"
Charmaine smiled. "Tag are you trying to play Cupid here? she asked teasingly.
Tag laughed. "You're just gonna have to find out, darlin'!"
"Hey Liddy! Are we gonna get to meet your British BF while we're here?" Cassie asked Lydia once she got off the phone.
Lydia laughed. "Well duh! You girls will like him, he's very sweet! And there's these three boys around your age that you'll have to meet as well!"
Kaysha smiled. "Tag just told us that- you guys must have some sort of brilliant plan or something!"
Lydia and Tag looked at each other and laughed. "You're just gonna have to find out, darlin'!" Lydia exclaimed.
Monday morning came. Lydia had gotten permission for the McPeek girls to hang out at Section 13 while she worked. Since they were new to San Francisco, she wanted them to stay with her until they felt comfortable.
"Wow! So this is it!" Charmaine exclaimed when Lydia took them to the secret entrance of the secret organization.
"This place is sweet!" Cassie added.
Lydia smiled. "It's pretty cool here! And remember, it's a secret organization with a secret location, so mum's the word, capiche?" The three girls nodded in understanding. "Alrighty, I have to get to work, but you three can hang out and do whatever around here as long as you stay out of trouble!" she said with a wink.
Kaysha grinned. "Don't worry, Liddy, it's not the first time I've had to babysit!", which made her and Lydia laugh. "Psh!" Charmaine and Cassie said at the same time while making a sarcastic face at them. While Lydia went into her office to meet with a client, the three girls started wandering around Section 13.
"Excuse me, but who are you three?" Captain Black asked as he approached them on his way by.
"Oh! Uh, we're Lydia McPeek's nieces, here for the su..summer" Charmaine stuttered out of they weren't in trouble for wandering!
Captain Black smiled. "Oh! Welcome to Section 13, I'm Captain Black" he greeted as he shook their hands.
"Thanks! I'm Cassie and these are my sisters Charmaine and Kaysha" Cassie added while pointing out her older sisters.
"You're welcome to walk around and relax!" Captain Black said, "Let me know if you need anything!" He smiled as he walked off.
"Cool guy!" Charmaine exclaimed. "Hey I have to use the restroom, I'll meet up with you guys in a little bit!"
"A'ight, sounds good" Cassie replied.
Charmaine then walked off. A few minutes later, while she was looking for her sisters, she accidently ran into a tall guy with spiky dark purple hair and several piercings.
"Hey watch it yo!" he said angrily.
Charmaine drew back in surprise. "Oh! Uh, um, sorry man" she said nervously as she started walking off.
MC Cobra looked at her better and flushed a bright pink. "Whoa, she's pretty, yo!" he gushed in his mind. Charmaine smiled when she noticed he didn't look angry anymore and walked off to find her sisters. MC Cobra frowned at himself. "Yo I should have apologized and asked what her name was!" he thought to himself. He didn't know who she was or where she came from but he was hoping he would see her again.
"Yo Cobra, you a'ight? You seem kinda distant" Ice asked Cobra as they were working. Cobra stopped daydreaming and flushed slightly in embarrassment.
"Yeah I'm fine, yo" he began, " Dude earlier I saw this really pretty chick and she must be new because I've never seen her before. It's driving me crazy because I don't know her name or nothin'!"
DJ smirked. "You should have asked her what her name was, lover boy" he said which made him and Ice laugh.
"For reals! Never pictured you as the in-love type, yo" Ice added.
"I'm not!" Cobra said, "I never was into finding a girl to fall in love with, hanging out with you guys is my thing! But this girl is...I don't know, bro, I can't stop thinking about her. I don't know what's going on with me."
Lydia was typing up a nutrition recommendation sheet for a client while her nieces played on their phones. "Almost done, girls!" Lydia said to them. They then heard a knock on her office door. The four turned around and Lydia smiled.
"Hello darling!" Valmont said as he walked in. "Hey sweetheart!" Lydia exclaimed as she got up and kissed him.
"Ooooooh!" Charmaine and Cassie said teasingly. The couple stopped kissing and laughed. "Well well, who do we have here, Liddy?" Valmont asked with a smile.
"These are my nieces I've been telling you about!" Lydia exclaimed. "This is the oldest, Kaysha, the middle girl, Charmaine, and the youngest, Cassie!", pointing each of them out.
"Well girls, how do you do?" Valmont stated as he greeted each of the girls. "I hope you won't tease us too much while you're here" he added jokingly.
Charmaine giggled. "Can't promise that but we'll try!"
Valmont laughed. "Smashing. I'll see you later tonight, darling" he told Lydia as he kissed her goodbye and left to go back to his office.
"Wow Liddy, cute boyfriend!" Charmaine exclaimed.
"He was chill!" Cassie added, "I've always loved British accents!"
Lydia laughed. "Thanks girls! But don't think about stealing him, he's all mine!" she said teasingly as the four laughed together.
Later that night, Lydia and her nieces were stretching for the Ninja Up class. "I haven't done taekwondo since I tore my ACL last year!" Charmaine exclaimed, "I hope I still have some smooth moves!" she added as she finished tying her red belt.
Lydia smiled. "Oh I'm sure you'll do great! Once a butt kicker, always a butt kicker" she said teasingly which made the four laugh.
Soon enough, the class started coming in. Jade looked on in amazement at the sight of the McPeek girls. "Whoa, so this must be Liddy's surprise!" she said to Viper, "Who are they?" Lydia smiled as they walked up to her.
"Hey girls! These are my nieces, Kaysha, Charmaine, and Cassie. They're here from LA visiting for the month!" she introduced.
Cassie smiled. "Waddup guys!"
Jade smiled. "Hey! I'm Jade Chan, and this is Viper."
Soon, the girls were introduced to Jackie, Tohru, Uncle, and the Enforcers. "Dude. They look good!" Finn told Ratso on the side. Ratso laughed. "Don't tell me you're gonna hit on them! They're so young!" he said teasingly. Finn smirked. "Well it couldn't hurt, now could it?" Chow nodded. "I'm kinda with Finn on this one!" he added as he looked at Cassie.
Before class started, the Ice Crew walked in a bit more confidently than before. They were starting to gain some respect from the others though Jade stilll resented them. MC Cobra gasped.
"Yo! That's the girl I saw earlier!" he pointed out to his friends when he saw Charmaine.
Ice raised his eyes. "Huh, she looks good, yo. Blonde chick ain't too bad either" he exclaimed as his eyes fixed on Cassie.
"Hey guys!" Lydia exclaimed as she walked over to them with the McPeek girls, "These are my nieces Kaysha, Charmaine, and Cassie. They're here visiting for the month!"
The Ice Crew stared in fascination at the sight of the beautiful girls. "Nieces?" they all thought at once.
Charmaine smiled at MC Cobra. "Hey you, I'm Charmaine. What's your name?"
Cobra's heart started to race a little bit. He had never seen anyone so pretty! "Uh...MC Cobra yo" he nervously stuttered, "Well uh, my real name's Shane Gray, but...".
Charmaine smiled. "Good to meet ya, Cobra!"
Cobra smiled sheepishly. "Thanks, yo. Hey uh, sorry about earlier, I...uh...shoulda been nicer."
"It's all good, man!" Charmaine replied, "Hope to see you around more often" she added with a wink, which made Cobra blush.
"Yo dude, I'm Cassie, what's your name?" Cassie asked Strikemaster Ice. "They call me Strikemaster Ice!" he replied proudly, not wanting to reveal his true name.
Cassie smirked. "Strikemaster Ice, huh? That's chill. If you know martial arts, prepare to get your butt kicked!" she replied teasingly as she walked off. Ice tilted his head in confusion. "Okaaaay" he thought. Kaysha and DJ Fist were a bit too shy to introduce themselves to each other but they did smile at each other.
"Alright guys!" Lydia called out to the class. "Welcome! Ya'll have probably met my three nieces, Kaysha, Charmaine, and Cassie by now. They're gonna hang out with me for the next month and agreed to help me out with my classes! Today I thought we would have some fun, so after doing a few warm up drills we're gonna have a mini tournament!" Everyone in the class got excited.
"Awesome!" Jade exclaimed.
"We'll split everyone up by rank and skill level and see who kicks butt the most!" Lydia instructed, "Let's get started by running around the room a few laps and doing some roundhouse kicks!" After the warm-ups, Lydia divided up the class and had the lower ranked student spar first. Lydia and Kaysha helped referee while Cassie and Charmaine served as coaches for the opponents. After a while, it was time for the higher ranks to spar. "Alright! Ooh now this is the best part!" Lydia said excitedly. "Let's start with Jade and...ooh, Cassie!" she called out.
Cassie smiled and got in position. Charmaine would coach her while Jackie coached Jade. "Want me to take it easy on you, kiddo?" Cassie asked teasingly.
Jade smirked. "No way! I'm not afraid of good competition!"
After the signal, the two girls got into sparring stance and strategically planned out their moves. Jade assertively jumped for a flying side kick and Cassie ducked, turned around, and roundhouse kicked her hard on the side, which caused her to fall down. Jade tried a few different moves but Cassie successfully counteracted all of them. After two matches, Cassie was declared the winner and the two rotated out. "Geez you're good!" Jade exclaimed.
Cassie smiled. "Thanks kid, but you were pretty kick butt yourself! Not too bad for a shorty!"
A few more opponents had matches, with some of the matchups being Jackie and Hak Foo, Tohru and Tag, Valmont and Finn, DJ and Kaysha, and Viper and Charmaine. After beating Viper soundly, Charmaine prepared for a match with MC Cobra.
"Aww man!" she thought to herself, "I have to fight a hot guy! Yeesh hopefully I won't be distracted by how good looking he is!"
The two got in position. "Hey man, don't be crying when I kick your butt!" Charmaine said with a mischievous grin. Cobra picked up her sarcasm and smiled the same way. "Yo girlfriend, I was about to say the same thing!"
When the match began, Cobra did a spin hook kick which Charmaine ducked and counteracted with a successful spin hook kick. Cobra was only able to score three points on Charmaine, while she scored nine on him.
"Yo! I can't believe I got beat by a girl!" he thought to himself at the end of the matches.
Charmaine bowed to him in respect and grinned. " Hah I called it! But uh, good job, dude!" she said , "You actually busted some nice moves out there!" Cobra flushed slightly. "Err...uhh..thanks yo! You were really good too!"
Strikemaster Ice and Cassie were last. "Yo you're going down, girl" Ice said arrogantly. Cassie smirked. "We'll see about that, Ice boy" she taunted. When the match began, Cassie automatically went towards him and knocked him down with a roundhouse kick. Ice quickly got up and threw a roundhouse-back kick combo only to be counteracted. He was unable to score a single point on his black belt opponent.
After the match, Cassie smirked at Ice. "Looks like you ain't nothin' but an Ice cream sandwich!" she said teasingly as she went away laughing.
Ice frowned. "Yo she's a jerk!" he complained to his friends, "She's too sassy and mischievous!"
DJ narrowed his eyes and smiled teasingly. "Dude. You are so hot for her!" he said, which made him and Cobra laugh. Ice blushed a little and sighed. "I know. Yo she's gonna drive me crazy while she's here!"
Lydia smiled. "Alright guys, that was a ton of fun, we'll have to do that again soon! I like seeing everyone's competitive side! And if you got your butts kicked today, well...train harder I guess! Class dismissed!"
Everyone was about to leave after the bow when Tag smiled. "Hey wait a sec! Now there's one more matchup I wanna see! Lydia and Valmont, get in the ring for one!" The whole class cheered as the two laughed.
"Really Taggart!"Lydia exclaimed.
"Well hey we never got to see you fight!" Chow said.
Lydia sighed and laughed. "Okay okay!"
Charmaine and Kaysha refereed and prepared for the match.
"Win or lose, I will obviously still love you, though know that you're going down, darling" Valmont taunted flirtatiously.
Lydia laughed. "Whatever you say, pretty boy!"
The match then started and the two were off. The fight was intense as she and Valmont were scoring points on each other, constantly tying the match. 10 seconds left! Lydia stopped for a moment and thought about her final move. The score was tied. Valmont came at her with a butterfly kick which she ducked and bam! Roundhouse kick to the chest. Lydia won the match! Valmont panted hard, trying to catch his breath.
"Jolly good you are!" he gasped in surprise. Lydia smiled.
"Told you I'd kick your butt" she said with a wink which made them laugh and kiss. "Alright alright! Show time's over" Lydia called out to her "audience". "Girls kick butt!"