Jack sighed as he looked down at his hand, where the bandages had been taken off. The bruising and swelling was enough to make the teen sick to his stomach, resulting in him looking up at the ceiling when he heard the door open,
seeing that it was Kim and Milton.
"Hey guys." He smiled, trying not to let the nervousness slip into his voice.
That's right. Jack Brewer, who has beat the toughest opponents in karate, was nervous about a small surgery on his hand. Which made sense, since it it didn't work, he had to be done forever.
"Hey Jack. You feeling ok?" Kim asked.
"Yeah. I'm good."
"Really? Cause you seemed nervous earlier. I mean REALLY nervous. You were like-"
"I get it." Jack answered with a exasperated tone in his voice.
"Trust me, we'll all be here when you wake up." Kim smiled as Milton added.
"Except Jerry, who might get bored, but that's Jerry for you."
Jack laughed when he heard that before Milton and Kim were told to leave, Milton waved while Kim, who had been holding his good hand, squeezed it before letting go and walked out.
While Jack was being prepped and taken into surgery, the Wasabi Warriors were all in the waiting room. Milton was looking through crossword puzzles, Rudy was looking through 'Karate weekly', Jerry was asleep and Kim was pacing around nervously.
"Kim, stop pacing. Jack will be fine." Milton told her as she fumed, grabbing his shirt.
"You don't know that, Milton Krupnick!"
"Kim, put him down." Rudy said, absent mindedly as he flipped a page of his magazine, Jerry snorting awake as he groaned.
"Where did Shakira go?"
Kim put him down, rolling her eyes at Jerry's comment before she heard her sensei say.
"He'll be fine. These doctors didn't go through six years of school for nothing."
"Wait. Six? Why do they only have to go through six and we have to go through 14?"
"You mean twelve, Jerry." Milton pointed out.
"So kindergarten and preschool were for nothing? Thanks a lot, mami." He muttered before he started speaking fluent Spanish.
The rest of the Wasabi Warriors rolled their eyes as one of the doctors came out.
"Brewer?"
Rudy stood up, along with Kim.
"How is he?"
"His hand will be fine. He's waking up right now, and you can see him, since his parents won't be back for awhile due to work, but don't overwhelm him." He explained before leaving.
"Hey guys. Let's go see Jack." Rudy smiled as the Wasabi Warriors got in the elevator, as they noticed they had reached the maximum amount of people.
"Guys, maybe one of us should take the stairs so we don't cause the elevator to collapse." Milton told them.
"Oh please. This is a cheep prank where it changes every time someone comes in so they get freaked out." Rudy explained as he clicked the button.
Surprisingly, the elevator held up as the kids ran out, terrified of what would happen.
"Seriously, did you not hear a word I just said?"
"No we did. Sometimes you just aren't exactly...accurate." Kim explained as they went to Jack's room, where he was just waking up, Kim gently grabbing his hand.
"Ugh." He groaned as his eyes opened.
"Hey Jack." She smiled.
"Hey. Where are my parents?"
"At work. They'll be back later." Rudy told him.
"How's your hand?" Kim asked, looking down at it as it was now in a cast.
"It's ok. It's sore, but I'll live."
"Good."
Then the room was filled with a awkward silence before Jerry spoke up, seeing Milton's guilty face.
"Hey Rudy, come prove to Kim and I that the elevator is a cheap prank."
"Oh, I don't really wanna-"
Jerry grabbed her arm as they both left, the sensei following behind as Milton sighed, sitting beside him.
"You ok, Milton?"
"Sorry, Jack. I just feel guilty. I pushed you to stay in DC and help Funderburk, I pushed you to go after the liqutoniom, and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have ever done that. I'm sorry."
"Milton, I don't blame you for what happened. If anything, I blame myself. I should've stayed down, and shouldn't have gotten back up. We could've stopped ourselves from this entire thing. If I hadn't stopped that agent, none of this would have happened."
"Jack, I'm glad it happened. I just wish you didn't get hurt. That one is on me." Milton sighed.
"Again, if anything, I'm to blame. Or Funderburk is. He set the whole thing up."
"Holy Christmas Nuts! You're right! It's not our fault, it's his!" They both laughed before they came back in, Rudy grinning while Kim scowled.
"Come on, Kim. Admit it."
"Fine. The elevator is rigged." She groaned, throwing her head back.
"So when can I go home?" Jack asked.
"They said you can go home as soon as your parents get back, but they don't want you to do karate till after the cast is off, and they want you to be EXTREMELY careful."
Jack nodded at the news his sensei delivered before he smiled.
"This is kinda like the Wasabi code. 'We swear by the light of the dragon's eye, to be loyal, and honest, and never say die."
"Never say die, Jack. That's exactly what you're doing." Rudy smiled as he walked closer to Jack.
"Wasabi?"
All the other placed their hands in the middle before throwing them in the air.
"Wasabi!"
"Well, we'll check on you tomorrow." They all said as they left, before Milton asked Jack.
"Does this mean we broke the Wasabi code?"
"Of course not. We are being loyal, by not telling them. We are protecting them, Milton."
Milton nodded before saying.
"See you tomorrow, Jack."
And left, leaving Jack alone, thinking.
'Did we break the Wasabi code?'
The end.
Well guys, that's the end, but if you want a sequel, I'll do it soon.
I'm rather proud of this book, but if you Kickin it writers have any constructive criticism for me, I would like some.
Thanks for reading!
Susz13.