Kenzumi was walking home from the supermarket one evening after buying some stuff that he needed for himself. The weather was already cooling down as the hot weather started to leave Japan. He was also happy that no rhythm soldiers were out trying to attack him. Back when Ms. Beatia first arrived, a bunch of soldiers confronted him and the others to take their rhythm. But now, other than the two big attacks after the first one, they didn't have to face a single soldier. He didn't know if it was because she didn't want to send more down, or if she was planning something new.
It was then that she saw someone familiar. He saw Marshal, along with two new faces, a boy and girl that looked like her, carrying a bunch of pots, lightbulb, rocks, barrels, and a soccer ball.
"Hey, Marshal!" Kenzumi called out to him.
The three stopped and turned to Kenzumi. "Oh hey Kenzumi. How are you doing?"
"I'm doing good. How was Hawaii?"
"It was cool. Me and the rest of the gang sang a cool tropical song."
"That's nice to hear. And are these two friend of your's?"
"They sure are."
"I'm Miss. Ribbon." Giggled the pink girl. "And we should hurry back, Joe's waiting."
"Just a moment Ribbon." Marshal then pointed to the blue boy with glasses. "And this is Cam." Cam did a nod to his head.
"He looks like a smart guy." Kenzumi said.
"No, he's actually a blank slate."
"Oh."
"Can we go now?" Miss. Ribbon said.
"Don't be so stubborn Ribbon." Marshal said.
"But I want to see Joe train. And this guy probably has somewhere to go."
"Actually, I can come watch him train. I haven't seen him in a while."
"Cool!" Miss Ribbon said with glee. "Now lets's go!" Miss Ribbon then continued to walk down the sidewalk.
"Forgive her behavior." Marshal said. "She can be pretty stubborn at times."
"I heard that!" Miss Ribbon called out.
Marshal sighed and he and Cam kept going down the sidewalk carrying the stuff they were holding. Kenzumi followed, wanting to see Karate Joe after a while.
Queen Rhythmia at at her throne, waiting for General Nixxiom to come and get the info on her agreement on the plan. As much as she didn't want him to perform the plan, she felt like she had to. From what she could tell from his behavior, if she denied him from performing this plan, he would snap.
Then, on cue, General Nixxiom came through the door of the throne room, his face the mixture of excitement and seriousness. This actually put Queen Rhythmia on guard, as she was worried about him actually attacking her.
"Your highness?" General Nixiom said, kneeling down.
"Yes?" Queen Rhythmia said.
"I am here to receive your conformation on my plan for rhythm taking."
Queen Rhythmia hesitated, but after a few seconds of thinking, she said, "I will allow it."
"Thank you your highness."
General Nixxiom got up to leave the room, but before he could exit, Queen Rhythmia called him out.
"Nixxiom."
"Yes, your highness?" General Nixxiom said, stopping at the doorway.
"Are you mad at my mom?"
"Of course not your highness. Why would you think that?"
"Well, when she chose Luis over you to be general, weren't you offended?"
"Now now, I'm sure she just wanted to help him with his time, and while I do not agree, I would never hurt her if she ever comes back."
Even though General Nixxiom sounded honest, Queen Rhythmia couldn't help but think he was lying. She did see her mom pick Luis when she was choosing generals, and she saw Nixxiom giving her a nasty look as he left the room. So deep down, he was furious at her mom, and no doubted wanted to get payback on her.
Good thing her mom wasn't able to come back, so he couldn't harm her like that. Then again, she did miss her, and wanted to see her again.
"Okay, you may start preparing your plan." Queen Rhythmia said.
"Again, thank you, your highness." General Nixxiom said, and he left the room.
At this point, Queen Rythmia was at a loss. She didn't want anything bad to happen to her mother, but she couldn't admit that she was the one that banished her in the first place. So all she could do is stay in her throne and wait.
Kenzumi and Marshal and his friends finally arrived to the location of Karate Joe. He was out in a field just outside the city, and with him was a boombox.
"Hey Kenzumi!" Karate Joe said, noticing him.
"Hey Joe." Kenzumi said. "How've you been?"
"Good. I haven't seen you since we we rescued Eglantine from Queen Rhythmia."
"Yeah, good times."
"Can we get on with the training please?" Miss Ribbon said impatiently.
"Right." Karate Joe said. "Let me turn on my boombox."
"What's Joe training for now?" Kenzumi asked.
"He's going to perform a combo move." Marshal said.
Kenzumi knew what he was talking about as the song progressed. As when the one of them threw a lightbulb at Joe to punch, all of them threw a bunch of pots. Karate Joe punched all of them in a series of punches, ending in an upper punch with a barrel. He did this several times throughout the song, ending with one last combo.
"How did I do?" Karate Joe asked.
"You didn't miss a single one!" Marshal said.
"And you smashed through the combos!" Miss Ribbon said.
"Nice." Said Karate Joe.
"You really do seem to be getting better and better." Kenzumi said. "Your master must have the highest ranking belt. I hope we can meet him some day."
"Maybe you will."
"Well, I gotta go now. My mom expects me to be home soon."
"Okay, see you later."
So Kenzumi continued on his way home, wondering if or when he will meet Karate Joe's master.