Chapter 54: Chicken Jack:
Jack's POV:
I have had many bizarre adventures, but there is one that had to have been my most embarrassing yet. It all started with a man whom people were afraid of. He would walk through the streets, and everyone would stay out of his way. At the time, my friends and I were at Endive's.
"I do hope you've enjoyed the soup," says Miss Endive.
"It was good," I said.
"I forgot, what was it," asks Miss Endive.
"Jill and I had the fish," says Peter.
"I had the chicken," I said.
I then stood up and bumped into the man I mentioned. At the time, I had no idea who he was. "Oh, I am so sorry..."
The man was furious. "That's it!" He then zapped me. "Always bumping into me! ALWAYS! Oh, great, just what I wanted. Another trip to the Manicurist." He then left.
"That was odd..."
"Where is Jack," asks Jill.
"That man must know," says Peter, "we better follow him."
Jill and Peter then left. Strange, it was as if they did not realize I was there. I then tried to walk after them, but then I bumped into someone.
"Hey, you messed up my jeans, you dirty chicken!" He then tried to attack me, but I jumped out of the way.
"I mean you no harm," I said. They all laughed at me and walked away. Something strange was going on, but then I saw what it was when I looked at my reflection. I have been transformed into a chicken! I could not believe it, but then someone grabbed me.
"You look like a good chicken, and I could use a good chicken!"
. . .
The man then took me to some kind of gladiator pit. It seems that they are forcing animals into combat. Even though I was a chicken, I could still read, and I saw that a sign says this was the 'Creature Combat Club'. I had to fight a robotic beetle that looked like one of Aku's Beetle Drones, a mechanical snake, an Arachnid Cyclops, a Mutant Earthworm, then came a giant rat, the Finisher. I managed to defeat them all.
. . .
I then faced many opponents, including a mechanical centipede.
Chorus: Metal and men clash once more to the end
Warriors above with the power to kill descend
Militia of blood troops of hate march to die
Soldiers of Hell veterans of death arise
Prepare for attack
Your body will burn
Endless war
There's no return
Prepare for attack
Death will arrive
Your orders are clear
No way to hide
Fight till death
Senseless death of all mankind overtakes
Armored assassins destroy at will your escape
Children of sorrow are trampled into the grave
There is no future no [Chorus: flipping] world to [Chorus: be] save [Chorus: d].
Prepare for attack
Your body will burn
Endless war
There's no return
Prepare for attack
Death will arrive
Your orders are clear
No way to hide
Fight till death
Gods of steel unleash their destruction on man
Reign of death what is the final command
Scepters of hate are dropped upon the Earth
Clouds of terror destroy all hope of rebirth!
One day, while my captor was eating, I was starving. I had no idea the life of a chicken would be this difficult. He then looks.
"Oh, how thoughtless of me." It seemed like he cared, but... "I forgot the lasagna. Silly me."
Then there was a knock on the door and my captor answers it.
It was Viceroy. "You Cacciatore," asks Viceroy.
"Si, that is me," says Cacciatore.
"My name is Viceroy and I saw your Sam... I mean Chicken. Plain, ordinary, non-warrior chicken." He knew it was me. "Lord Aku has a special tournament and your chicken could enter."
"Really," asks Cacciatore.
"That's right," says Viceroy, "it's your chance to play with the big boys. You want in?"
"Oh, yes, Mr. Viceroy, yes I do!"
"Good, but I suggest you start looking like you're one of the big boys."
. . .
So, my captor bought some new clothes, using the money from my forced victors. We were on our way, but then my captor bumped into the wizard.
"Hey, watch where you're going," says my Captor, "you almost hurt my prize-winning chicken!"
The wizard then turned him into a chicken and at the same time, turned me back. The wizard then left.
"Jack," Jill and Peter said as they arrived.
"We have been looking all over for you," says Jill.
"Where were you," asks Peter.
"It is a long story," I said.
. . .
We were at Endive's. "So, the chicken, right," asks Miss Endive.
"No," I said as I slammed my fist, "no chicken!" Jill and Peter were uncomfortable and Miss Endive and her apprentice, Panini who was hiding behind her were scared. "I mean... I will try the fish." Miss Endive and Panini then fall to the ground.
Aku's POV:
"Are you sure he is the samurai," asks Ashi.
"Silence," I said, "Mung Daal, prepare the chicken!"
LIV
In the next chapter, Aku creates his own twisted version of the Powerpuff Girls.