I do not own any of the characters except for Arabella.
~Arabella's POV~
We were gathered in the mall's courtyard to watch Jack perform his awesome skateboard trick.
"You can do it Jack!" I called out as he got into place.
"What's going on?" Rudy asked.
"Jack's about to do a hippie jump over the chair, then 360 flip into an Ollie." I explained to Rudy.
"That's not Ollie that's Phil." Rudy said pointing at the man on the ground, "And he's gonna be killed."
"I got this baby, first job in my country I was speed bump." Phil said confidently.
Jack did his trick flawlessly and everyone cheered. "It gets hotter every time." I told him as he walked over and put his arm around me.
"Mind if I snag your axe, and take it for a scrape?" Rudy asked as we all looked at him confused, "Skateboard, can I borrow your skateboard?"
"Have you ever ridden one before Rudy?" Jack asked in disbelief while handing it over.
"I'm a third degree black belt, I think I can handle a little rolling toy." Rudy said very arrogantly.
"Okay, knock yourself out."
Rudy stood on the skateboard for two seconds before it went flying from under him and he fell to the floor, "Oh, wrong choice of words." I cringed then looking at Rudy.
"I think he just knocked himself out." Eddie groaned.
"No, I didn't." Rudy groaned. Then the skateboard fell on him.
"Now he did." Jerry said and we all just looked down at Rudy.
Don't you get all tough with me, I'm saying won't you come kick it with me? and we can have a ball,
run up the wall, this is how we do, and no matter how much, I chop and punch, it's not as cool as kickin' it with you.
Here we go, let's start the party, chop it up
like it's karate.
everybody, don't you get all tough with me, I'm saying won't you come kick it with me? and we can have a ball, run up the wall, this is how we do, and no matter how much I chop and punch, it's not as cool as kickin' it with you.
Later we all walked into the dojo after school.
"Hey guys, I've got a very big surprise." Rudy announced.
"Please tell me you're finally getting these smelly mats cleaned." Milton begged.
"Yeah, they're so moldy every week we have to give them a shave." Jack complained.
"Like seriously, you gotten changed them, I have see mold that bad before." I said.
"Yesterday, when I got home my grandfather got a whiff of me, cried and said I smelled like the war." Eddie said.
"I'm not talking about our mats, I'm talking about this!" He gestures to the object hidden under an orange sheet.
"Whoa! A wall sheet." Jerry exclaimed, "It's beautiful."
"It's not a wall sheet!" He removed the sheet and revealed a large flat screen TV.
"Dude that's sick." I said sitting down on the bench.
"Huh? It's a brand new Hi-Def, Surround Sound, LED, Flat-Screen TV!"
Eddie picked up the remote, "Ah man! It's 'Ninja Space Monkeys' is on."
This isn't for watching 'Ninja Space Monkeys'.Would you give me that!" he snatched the remote back, "This is a teaching tool so we can study our tournament videos. Milton. Let's start with your match."
Milton rolled his eyes, "Here we go..."
"No, it's okay Milton." Rudy said playing the video, "This is all about learning from our mistakes. Now watch carefully. Okay here you're meeting your opponent."
"That kid beat Milton? He's tiny." Eddie laughed.
"He wasn't that small Eddie!" Milton defended.
"Uh, yeah he was! The ref just helped him out of his stroller." Kim said and we all laughed at the video.
"I don't care how small my opponent was, he was very tough." Milton defended again.
"Uh she, she was very tough." Jack corrected and I laughed again.
"Come on, Milton. We were joking." I said to him.
"You know what? I'm out of here." Milton stood up.
"Aw, come on dude, where are you going?" Jack asked.
"Somewhere where I can get a little respect." Milton stormed out of the dojo.
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A few minutes later Jack got our attention, "Hey what's going on outside."
I looked at Milton was talking with Joan, "I don't know let's check it out."
We all ran out and Joan was gasping for breath "Milton got him everybody. That was the longest 30 feet of my life. Get him out of here! Take him away." Joan said and two officers took the guy away.
"Milton what happened?" Rudy asked.
"This little squirrel-boy took down the Seaford Snatcher. Don't change hero, don't ever change." Phil said backing into his restaurant.
"I was just trying to..."
"Do the right thing?" Joan cuts him off, " Well you did mister, and because of your bravery... I award you with this plastic badge." she held up a small badge, Which makes you an honorary Mall Cop." And she pinned to his sweater jacket and salute.
"Milton this is awesome. I can't believe you did this." Jack said.
"Yeah, congrats bud." I smiled.
"Well I did." Milton said with confidence, "I certainly did!"
Kim, Jack, and I were all at the skate ramp after school, Jack was on the actual ramp while Kim and I stood to the side watching.
"Whoa! Dropping in!" Jack shouted as he slide down the side and back up to us.
"Yeah Jack! That was awesome." I smiled, and Jack said thanks. Then Rudy came walking over holding a skate board.
"Rudy, what are you doing here?" Jack asked noticing him too.
"Uh, came to thrash." Rudy said, in a an attempt to sound cool.
"Last time you were on a board, you ended up thrashing around in pain." Kim pointed out.
"Well this time I'm going to show this board whose boss and skate this pipe-half!" Rudy told us.
"Half-pipe." I corrected.
"Half-pipe!" Rudy repeated confidently. " I'll rock any pipe you've got broseph!"
"Broseph?" Jack said confused.
"What's with the skateboarding all of a sudden?" Kim asked, "Why is it so important to you?"
"When you get to a certain age Kim, you stop doing fun things like, skateboarding, and...Riding the mechanical pony outside the supermarket." Rudy said.
"Rudy, you're too old to skateboard, just face it you can't do this." Jack said.
"Wow." Rudy said sadly, "Maybe you're right, I mean I don't even know why I came down here today. The torch of youth only burns for so long and... Today it's been snuffed."
"Rudy, wait! You're not leaving." Kim stopped him.
"I'm not?" Rudy asked confused.
"No.Your our Sensei, and you've never quit
on us, and we're not gonna quit on you. We're going to help you do this."
"What are you doing?" I asked her.
"I'm not going to let this man's torch go out. Okay Rudy, the most important thing to do is..."
"I know Kim!" Rudy interrupted her. "Just go for it!" As he said jumping of the ledge landing harshly and rolling a few meter while groaning in pain. As we all cringed at his pain.
"Great start Rudy!" Kim exclaimed, "Next time you might want to try it with your board."
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"Where's Milton? He missed homeroom." Eddie asked us.
"Uh, I bet he's at home polishing his badge." Jerry said with a scoff.
"Come on I think what he did at the Mall yesterday was pretty cool." Jack defended Milton, "Maybe it will give him some self-esteem."
I looked over at the stairs when I heard people start to laugh and I saw Milton "It gave him something all right." I muttered before we walked over to him.
"Milton? What you wearing?" Jack asked awkwardly as everyone was staring at him.
"My uniform. It's part marching band part Starfleet... And all attitude." Milton said setting him foot up on the bench.
"You know that plastic badge doesn't give you any real power right?" Jack reminded him.
"Oh I've got power...And I'm not afraid to use it sister." Milton shouted in his face. He turned around and walked over to Troy who was giving a wedgie to some kid. "Excuse me. I'm gonna have to ask to dewedgify that boy."
"What?" Troy asked angrily.
"I said step away from the nerds' underpants, mister."
"Wait." Troy froze, "Dude, you're the kid that
took down the robber at the Mall. I uh, I, I don't want any trouble."
"Good, now move it, fella!" Milton exclaimed. Troy ran away and Milton proudly put on his aviators. He attempted to walk away in a cool way but managed to back into a locker that immediately put him in fight mode.
"Well that was interesting." I said, "I'll see you after class." I gave Jack a kiss before I left to class.
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After school Jack and I did what we always do, he rides his skateboard and I jog next to him trying to break my record of running a mile. My last time was 3 minutes and 29 seconds. We stopped when we saw Milton walk over to us.
"Uh Jack...Mall regulations forbid skateboarding in the courtyard." Milton reminded him.
"Milton we do this all the time." I told him restarting my timer because someone had to stop me while I was in the middle of running.
"So, I'm gonna have to ask you to stop."
"Yeah, not gonna happen." Jack said unamused.
"Never hurts to ask." Milton gave in.
"Bye Milton I'm going back to my run." I called to him as I ran away with Jack. "Come on, I'm aiming for 2:16."
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Jack, Rudy, Kim and I all walked into the dojo after a long brutal day at the skate ramp.
"Not bad for your first day. We were lucky we found your tooth." Jack held Rudy's tooth up and he took it.
"I'm pretty sure, it could be worse." I said looking at Rudy's wounds with a worried look.
"You know it's funny... You never really think about
your spleen until you see it." Rudy told us with a painful expression.
"You just had to encourage him." Jack said to Kim as Rudy stumbled to sit down.
"I'm trying to help him." Kim defended, walking over to Rudy who was sitting down on the chair. We turned to see Milton still in his new uniform with a man in a suit inside the dojo.
"Milton, what's going on?" Jack asked.
"I warned Rudy there was mold on the mats. He didn't take care of it, so it was my duty to inform the Health Inspector." Milton explained putting a toothpick in his mouth.
"You bought a health inspector in here... I hope he doesn't find my collection of rocks and seashells."
"You collect rocks and seashells?" Jack asked.
"Well, yeah, I'm like looking at the sea creatures and collecting seashells, because I find it fascinating." I said to him.
"No, no, I have a health certificate right here that says everything is up to code." Rudy pointed to the paper on his wall.
"That's your dog's vaccination record." Milton corrected him, "Expired."
"There is nothing wrong with this dojo." Rudy assured the inspector.
"You've got a raging case of mat mold. Until you take care of it, I'm shutting you down." The health inspector told Rudy.
"Way to go Officer Milton. You did what the termites, rats, and roaches, couldn't." Jack said sarcastically.
"Okay, in my defense I brought in the rats to get rid of the termites and the roaches." Rudy told the inspector.
A guy walked in carrying a box and it hooted, it's probably Rudy's owl. "Ah, Rudy the owl you ordered is here." Jack cooed.
"Again... I brought in the owl, to get rid of the rats, so..." Rudy explained. The inspector just put up an orange flyer with closed on it and walked out.
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Eddie and Jerry ran into the dojo, "Closed? What happened?" Eddie asked.
"This beanpole ratted us out to the Health Inspector." Kim spat pointing to Milton.
"What?" Jerry exclaimed in surprise, "Dude, are you insane, you brought a Health Inspector down here? He didn't find my cheese making locker did he?"
"You what now." I asked and giving Jerry a look.
"You make cheese in your
locker?" Jack asked incredulously, "That's disgusting!"
"Oh...So you love my quesadillas but you don't
want to see where they come from, huh?" Jerry asked pointedly.
"Ever since you got that plastic badge you've been put of control." I said to Milton.
"Well when I see something wrong it's my job to do something about it." Milton shouted in my face.
"Why don't you do something about your breath? You can use a mint sister!!" I shouted back. Milton exhaled in my face then left.
"Hey I just met these guys in the parking lot, they gave me a great price to steam blast the mats." Rudy told us as he walked in, "They even said they could do it tonight."
"Great if we pass the inspection, the dojo can reopen tomorrow." Jack said.
"That gives us tonight, Rudy we have time to go back to the Half Pipe." Kim jumped in.
"Oh, seriously Kim." I said to her.
"We are not giving up. Get in the car!" She ordered.
"No, no, no, I uh, uh, Jack and Bella's right." Rudy tried to back out, " It's a little dangerous and I finally stopped leaking."
"Go, get in the car!" She pushed Rudy out the door "Come on" she called back to us. "Come on."
"Jack, Jackie," I said looking at him, "We could just go with the flow and see what happens."
"Right." Jack replied back, wrapping his arms around my wrist, he leaned down to kiss me.
"Jack! Arabella! Car now!" Kim shouted at us from outside and Jack groaned.
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At the Skate Park we all stood on the half pipe and Kim was telling Rudy what to do.
"Alright Rudy, get in there and tear it up." Kim started.
"I don't wanna tear it up, if I do I won't grow another one, I'm not a starfish!" He said to her, terrified.
"Jack, who's the old dude?" Randy asked walking over.
"Who you calling an "old dude"? I have half a mind to call your parents." Rudy said to Randy and I face palmed.
"Back off, Randy." Jack said.
"That guy's not a skater." Randy said.
"He's just taking a break, he's been skating the ramp for an hour." Kim lied.
"Yeah. Why do you think he's so sweaty?" Jack said, jumping on Kim's lie.
"Certainly not from fear." Rudy lied, quite unconvincing.
"Does he have moves?" Randy asked.
"Does he have moves?" Kim repeated mockingly, "Moves? Of course he has moves, who wouldn't come up here without any moves."
"I don't have any moves." Rudy whispered.
"You have moves!" Kim said firmly.
"No I... Kim I appreciate you trying to help me but... I've learned my limitations. I'm never going to be a skateboarder and that's okay. Now excuse me." Rudy walked over to Randy "Son." he paused and stepped up on his skateboard "Son." he repeated "This is your house and I respect that. I shan't stay any longer. As the hand shake was to my generation the high five is to yours. So won't you give me what you kids say some up top?"
Rudy raised his hand "Whatever gramps" Randy high fived him and it sent Rudy down the ramp. He lost his skateboard but did this awesome trick and caught it coming back up to where we all were.
"What just happened!?" Rudy yelled in shock.
"Dude that was the sickest move I've ever seen." Jack shouted.
"Props dude" I fist bumped him.
Randy and his friends got on to their knees "Mad respect! Do it again!"
"Perhaps I could tear it up just a bit!" Rudy went to go take off again but Jack pulled him back.
"No, no, no guys, guys shows over, let's go Rudy." I stopped him by grabbing his arm, "Get in the car, we're leaving while you're still alive."
"No, can't I just..."
"Get in the car!" We all shouted cutting Rudy off.
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When we arrived at the mall we saw Milton in the dojo and Joan and some of her security guards running towards it. We all ran in to see what was going on.
"What's going on?" Rudy asked as we ran in.
"These guys you hired were robbers. And Milton took them all down." Eddie explained.
"Milton?" I said shocked.
"Here they are officers! Take 'em away!" Joan ordered, and ran in with the officers. "Oh, I've got to get a scooter this beat's killing me." Joan take a breath, "You Sir, are getting a plastic citation, for your bravery. A plastic Medal of Valor. And a beautiful plastic sash for your..."
"No Joan, stop!" Milton cut her off, "I don't want any of this. I know I was acting like a jerk. It's just I was tired of being teased and I wanted a little respect from you guys."
"Dude just because we busted on you, doesn't mean we don't respect you." Jack patted his shoulders.
"Yeah, Milton what you did was incredible." Rudy praised him.
"Thanks, but I just want things to go back to the way they were." Mitlon said taking off his badge, "Joan...
Please take this badge back."
"Ow..." Joan said in pain, "That was the pin. She's gonna bleed." She said taking her walkie-talkie, " I need some backup, officer has a boo-boo." As she sobs.
"Hey, tonight we celebrate no robbery." Phil said. "Free falafel on me let's go!" they all cheered and we walked out.
I stopped and looked at the others, "We forgot Jerry and Eddie. Hold up."
I walked back into the dojo and Jerry sighed, "Oh, thank you Bella."
"You're welcome." I said, and we all ran over to Phil's.
