Sixth Months Later

"Have you had enough yet boy? Or are you still going to fight for your freedom." The Sorcerer said after he had punched me in my stomach. I would have thrown up, but there was nothing in my stomach. I was only fed three times a week. I needed to fight for my freedom; I had just had another vision the month before. I escaped from the Sorcerer. And I had been able to defeat him. At least I think I did. I wasn't able to see the rest of the vision. The last thing I saw was me in the air with my sword about to slice the Sorcerer. Ever since I saw that vision, I've tried to escape. There was still hope for Norrisville to be saved. But that vision would never come true, unless I escaped.

"I'm never going to give up. I may be your prisoner now; but someday, I will kick your honkin butt." I say to the Sorcerer who is now frustrated. I know I may have scars and wounds all over my body now, but I know that things are going to change. I saw it myself.

"I feel sorry for you. You actually think that you can defeat me. The first ninja couldn't defeat me; he had to lock me down here in order for everyone to be safe. Yet, I still was able to cause destruction. What make you think that you can defeat me?" The Sorcerer gave me an evil grin. I'd tell him why I thought I could defeat him, but that might make things worse.

"Because I am the ninja."

"Were. You 'were' the ninja. Now you're just a fifth-teen year old boy who's my prisoner. And you shall stay that way for the rest of your life. A prisoner." The Sorcerer leaves in a smoke of green fog. He may think that I will stay here as a prisoner; but soon, hopefully very soon, the ninja will come back to save all of Norrisville. I may be Randy Cunningham today, but someday, I will be the ninja. The ninja shall save Norrisville, put the Sorcerer back in his place, and Randy Cunningham will be playing Grave Puncher with his two best friends.

Kaitlin's POV

"Howard! Over here, quick." Howard and I had just entered the almost destroyed Norrisville High school building. We had gotten Intel that the mask and the book may be somewhere in the building. Another one of my sources had told me that if we find the man in the cowboy hat, then we find the mask and the book. I wasn't sure who this man was or what he even looked like. All I knew was that he wore a cowboy hat. Howard and I had fought through stanked monsters to get here. We lost Debby Kang last week when she had found out that her boyfriend had gotten staked. Theresa was staked from crying last night because she was afraid that she might not live to see the day the ninja saves us all. We lost Bash. No really, we lost him a month ago when we set out to get some more supplies. I guess he saw something interesting and got distracted.

"I'm coming Kate!" Howard hits a monster in the face with his sword. Then he runs into the safety of the school with me. We run deeper in the hall way so that the monsters won't see us. "So how are we even going to find the mask and the book anyways? There's all this huge broken pieces of concrete everywhere, and the school is huge. This is going to take forever." Howard was right. We'd probably have to spend the night. If we look through this school, look at ever inch, and the mask and the book isn't here. All our hard work to help the Randy will be for nothing.

"We'll have to spend the night. If the mask and book are here, then we'll have to do any means necessary. Remember, this is all to help Randy." Howard agrees with me and we begin to head toward the science room. Ashes were everywhere; it's hard to believe that this was where we learned. It looked like a fire was here. Howard and I begin to look through the ashes, hoping to find at least the mask or the book. I felt Howard grab onto my shoulder.

He whispers to me, "Kate, someone's coming. Quick, behind the desk." We both jump behind Ms. Driscol's old desk. We listen as we hear foot steps walk into the room. It wasn't a monster. But it was a person, a survivor like us. I tried to see who it was but there back was facing me. But I did see a cowboy hat. It was him! I was going to stand up and confront his. But, I didn't want to alarm him.

"I know why you are here. Come out from behind that desk. Both of you." The man in the cowboy hat demands us. Howard and I do as told. We stand up from behind the desk. I lift my head up to see the man in the cowboy hat.

I knew who it was. What was he doing here in Norrisville? My dad told me that he live in Ohio. "Uncle Jonny. It's you, what are you doing here?" I say excitedly. Uncle Jonny wasn't really my uncle; he was my dad's best friend. I had known him all my life. We went fishing together, went on hikes together. He was the one who taught me how to skateboard.

He begins to smile, "Kaitlin? Come here Kit-Kat," That was what he would call me when we were together. But sometimes he would call me Kat. We both run up to each other and hug. "I haven't seen you since last summer Kat. How have you been? Well, I know how we've all been for the last sixths months."

"Wait, you know this guy? I've seen him all around Norrisville. He was our bus driver, at McFist's holiday party, and he's always walking around our school." I forgot Howard was standing there.

"Oh, Howard this is my Uncle Jonny. Uncle Jonny, this is Howard." I introduced them to each other.

"I know why you two are here. You're here for the mask and the Ninja Nomicon. I can't give them to you; I can only give them to Randy. The ninja is the only person that I can give the mask and book to. It is my job to make sure that Randy does only good for all of Norrisville, and not evil. I would like to help you, but Randy is the only one who I can give them to. I'm sorry." I look at my uncle in confusion, why doesn't he trust me. I can understand why he doesn't trust Howard; I mean he just met him. He hasn't known Howard since he was born so he doesn't know what Howard will do.

"Uncle Jonny, I know this is important and all. But millions of people's lives are being taken away. People are losing loved ones. Only Randy can help them. And if I have to live on without Randy in my life, this life. I'm going to die." He looks at me with a straight face, "Uncle, I'm in love with Randy." As soon as I say that I was in love with Randy, his eyes widened.

"You're in love with Randy?" I nod slowly with my head down. The room is silent for a while. My uncle speaks again. "Okay, follow me." My uncle leads Howard and me into the janitor's closet at the end of the hall. Uncle Jonny goes inside real fast, while Howard and me wait outside the closet. He comes back out with Randy's old book bag and hands it to me. "Here, take this. He won't be able to escape unless he has the mask and the Nomicon. But when you get to him, you need to put the mask on Randy, and then you have to open up the book and place it in between you and Randy. The both of you will be sucked into the book. There, you will need to prove that you are both in love. You both need to show that you can over come anything. You will both be challenged to have to take a big risk. I'm not sure what the risk is, but all I know is that if you and Randy fail, you will lose all memory of ever meeting Randy and will be sent to your house with your father. And Randy will be trapped in the book for who knows how long. Please be careful." I nod to my uncle and tell him I will be careful. "Over here." He brings Howard and me to a hidden hole that was in the ground. "You need to go in here, down there is where Randy is. Try not to get caught. I hope you can save him."

"Thanks uncle Jonny. I promise that I'll help Randy. Bye." I wave bye to me uncle, and with that. Howard and I go into the hole that will take us to Randy. I hope this works.