I do not own any of the characters except for Arabella.
~Arabella's POV~
Everyone was seated into Rudy's car, I was sitting in the passenger seat and the others in the back. "What is taking Jerry so long?" Eddie complained, "We're going to miss the movie."
"We're going to see a movie?" Kim asked.
"You guys told us we were going to get pizza." I finished.
"That's because if we told you two we were going to see, 'Secret Agent Moose' you two wouldn't have wanted to go." Jack replied.
"That's because it's about a secret. Agent... Moose!" I empathized every word in the title, "And you guys suck at picking movies!" Jerry danced his way to the car, happily.
"Where have you been?" Eddie asked him.
"Check out my necklace," Jerry show us his necklace, "Yeah I got it from one of those crane machines. That's a moon rock bro. From the moon."
"You really believe that rock's from the moon?" I inquired in annoyance.
"What you think they fill those arcade crane machines with junk?" Jerry countered back.
"Oh great," Rudy said, "now I'm boxed in by a car full of bald dudes. Jerry, tell me how much room I have."
Jerry walked out of sight for us as he was standing by the trunk of the car, " Ah, come on back Rudy, you've got plenty of room." He told him as Rudy started to back up, " Little more... Little more... A little..."
The sound of car crashing onto another car made us all jump in fright, "That's good." Jerry said.
"Okay that was not my fault." Rudy defended himself which was followed by a sound of a car doors opening, "Oh great, now they're getting out." Rudy grabbed my shoulder to get my attention, "They look like Shaolin Warriors."
"Yeah, they do?" I said, looking at them through the review mirror.
"Where'd they go?" Rudy asked when they disappeared.
"What are Shaolin Warriors?" Eddie wondered which was followed by at least five bald men, wearing orange gis jumping onto th car causing us to shriek.
"Those are Shaolin Warriors." Rudy said.
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.
We got back to the dojo, in the company of the Shaolin Warriors a while later, to sort out the entire situation. Rudy handed one of the monks his driver's license. "This picture on your driver's license does not look like you." One Shaolin warrior said.
"Well I just wanted to look good for the picture, so I got a few highlights in my hair." Rudy responded.
"Oh..." Shaolin warrior nodded before turning to the other Shaolin warrior and spoke to him in a foreign language, "Highlights..." causing them all to laugh. Rudy snatched back the card.
"I hope we did not startle you when we jumped on your car." Another guy said apologetically.
"Oh, no we get it, as a Shaolin Warrior you're conditioned to react to the vibrations in your environment." I assured.
"That and we thought mister highlights
was going to pull a smash and dash." The previous Shaolin warrior said.
"I know, he does look like someone who would do that." I nodded earning terms of agreement from the warriors.
"You guys are the greatest martial artist that ever lived." Jack begin, "Your discipline, dedication, and focus, are legendary."
"I must say you have a very beautiful dojo." The second Shaolin warrior complimented.
"Would you like us to give you a quick demonstration?" Rudy offered.
"Oh, we'd be honored." The first guy smiled and the Shaolin warriors backed away while we prepared. Jack, Kim, and I were the ones that preformed one of our routines with ease, and ending it with a, "Wasabi!"
"Very impressive!" The second guy praised us, "If you would like maybe sometime you could come to our temple and train with us. Perhaps this weekend?"
"We'd love to."
"That would be awesome."
"Now, hold on..." Rudy interrupted them with a scoff, "I've got a lot on my plate, let me check the old sched..." he picked up a piece of paper, "Mm, got a date with Carol Friday night, I can move that to Wednesday. And then bounce Donna to Thursday..." he hissed, "The twins... the twins... what am I gonna do with the twins?"
I walked behind Rudy and what it was and, deadpanned, "Rudy, that's a pizza menu."
"Okay, I'm in." Rudy said quickly.
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
We walked into the temple, gaping at all the advance martial artists that were training, "This is officially the coolest place I've ever been." Jack said in awe.
"We get that a lot." One of warriors said smugly before continuing their tour through the temple. We stopped by a fire and the two warriors bowed respectfully.
"We knew this was our home when we broke ground with a pickaxe, and sparked the eternal flame that's burned ever since." The second Shaolin Warrior explained.
"What happens if it rains?" Milton asked.
"Still burns." The first Shaolin Warrior answered.
"Well, what about strong winds?" Milton asked.
"Still burns." The Warrior repeated.
"How about if it were to be..."
"What are not getting about still burns?" The Warrior cut off Milton.
"Yo," Jerry beamed as he pulled me and Jack away from the group, "I'm feeling a little gassy, I wonder what would happen if I..."
"Don't even think about it Jerry." Me and Jack cut him off in disgust as he lifted his leg towards the Eternal Flame.
"Alright, Jack and Bella, yeah I'll save up for a really big one." Jerry assured, us a thumbs up before walking away.
"Our Grand Master meditates here alone every night." The second Shaolin warrior told us, "When the light of the moon, dances upon the peacocks tear."
"Ok, can you liberate?" I requested.
"Around 9-ish." He clarified. We all nodded, finally getting it. So we all followed the Warriors to another group of Warriors. Milton, Jerry, and Eddie stayed near the Eternal Flame with the second Shaolin Warrior. We were watching as the Shaolin Warriors and was surrounded by thick wood blocks, not even planks, readying himself.
"That is Zang Lu." The first warrior told us. "Guardian of the temple, and next in line behind the Grand Master to control its destiny. By willing his mind a Shaolin Warrior, can make his body withstand any force that comes against it." Zang broke the two blocks beside him before breaking the two behind him.
"Dude that was incredible." Jack gaped.
"You should consider yourselves lucky... Very rarely do we allow outsiders within our sacred walls." Zang glared to us and I gave him a glare, "Now you are just being rude."
"Well we're not really outsiders home-slice." Rudy smugly, "In fact you're looking at a
couple of black belts right here. So if you think about it we're all part of the same martial arts fam..." Rudy tried to break a board with knee but failed and his expression turned into a pain one, "Wow, that's a thick piece of wood."
"Zang Lu, you are to train these students in the Shaolin way." Our guide told the glaring man while Rudy stumbled away in pain.
"Unfortunately I do not have the time, nor-"
"It is a request from the Grand Master."
"Very well." Zang Lu said with a forced smile, "Follow me."
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
"We call this, the path of fire." Zang Lu told us as we reached some bricks that were stacked together on the ground, "These tiles are heated by the same natural gas that fuels the eternal flame." He threw some water on the tiles and they sizzled. "The path of fire challenges us... to block out pain, and increase our discipline."
"And one time we used it to make a really big pancake." The other Shaolin Warrior added with a proud smile before going serious when he received a glare from Zang Lu.
Zang Lu then slowly started to walked across the tiles and they could literally hear his feet burning while he just exhaled deeply and when he was done, he looked at us with challenge.
"I got this. I've got just as much discipline as anyone else." Kim said cockily while walking forward and taking off her shoes, "I mean not to mention the fact that women can handle ten times more..." she placed one foot on the burning tiles and screamed, "Ah! Sweet cheese that is hot!"
"Let me show you how a man does it Kim." Jack said smugly, throwing a wink at me. Jack exhaled and stepped up on the burning tiles, "See? Mind over matter. I'm feeling absolutely no pain..."
"Hon, your feet are on fire." I cut him off.
"My feet are on what now?" Jack said.
"Fire!" I repeated.
"Fire! My feet are on fire!" He screamed as he put his feet in the bucket of cold water.
"So uh, that's how a man does it Jack?" I smirked and looked at him smugly.
"Not funny Belle, I just barbequed my piggy's." Jack said unimpressed, "I don't see you trying."
I rolled my eyes and took off my shoes, I flipped my hair, "I got this." I stepping on the burning tiles, and walking like a normal person. "That was very painful but very challenging."
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
The Shaolin Warriors had decided to do a little performance for them and when they were down, we clapped, impressed by the warriors' skills. "And now... in honor of your visit, we have prepared a special demonstration of our Shaolin skills."
"Belle, Jerry, can you believe how strong..." Jack cut himself off, looking at the empty chair on the other side of me. "Jerry? Hey, where's Jerry?"
"Why do I have feel that is something bad will happen." I replied.
"He said he was "ready to blow", then left." Eddie told us.
"The flame!" Jack and I realized.
"Jerry! No!" Jack yelled as we ran towards the Eternal Flame. Jerry farted on the flame, causing a giant explosion, throwing me back into Jack as Jerry flew into Zang Lu.
"You! We open our home to you and your friends and you dishonor us?" Zang Lu yelled at Jerry. I rolled off of Jack, groaning. He popped back up, helping me stand up too. Jerry started a blows a raspberry and started to laugh.
"Yo, I'm not even a little bit sorry, that was awesome!" Jerry laughed.
"You and your friends must leave." Zang Lu demanded. A gong chimed, all the Shaolin Warriors kneeled as an old bearer man walked through us. "My apologies for disturbing you Grand Master Po."
"A great power has entered the temple." The grand master Po said.
"Right back at you Po." Rudy said proudly, I rolled my eyes at this.
"He is here to fulfill...The prophecy." The Grand master continued.
"What prophecy?" Eddie wondered.
"It has been foretold, that a dark cloud would threaten our temple. But, that a great warrior
would arrive to save it."
"That warrior is here." Grandmaster Po said confidently and all the Shaolin Warriors gasped as he turned and pointed towards Jack and Jerry, "You!"
"Me?" Jack asked hopefully.
"Yes, you!" Grandmaster Po confirmed, "What is your friends' name?"
"Ah, that's Jerry." Jack answered as Grandmaster Po pushed Jack aside.
"Jerry! You are The Chosen One." Grandmaster Po declared.
"Nah. No, no." Rudy said in denial.
"Uh, I think Grand Master eyebrows needs a nap." Jerry suggested.
"Surely you are mistaken Grand Master." Zang Lu argued properly. "This boy cannot be him."
"There is a way to be certain, Grand Master." The first warrior offered. "We must see if he possess the three diamond mark of The Chosen One."
The Grandmaster Po turned Jerry around to see the diamond marks on the back of his neck, "Diamond. Diamond. Diamond! Jackpot! We have a winner!"
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
"You guys believe Jerry's The Chosen One?" Eddie asked later that afternoon as all of us expect for Jerry were ready to leave.
"Please, Jerry's not The Chosen One." Milton denied, "Even he's not dumb enough to believe that."
"I may think you underestimating his intelligence." I snorted and the next second music started to play and Jerry was being carried towards us in a palanquin.
"Chosen One in the house, yo!" Jerry said smugly, stepping out of it wearing the same orange gi as the other Shaolin Warriors, but with an elaborately designed cape. He even shaved his head.
"Okay, you know this is ridiculous." Rudy said, looking at us, "I have to tell them Jerry's not The Chosen One." He stepped up and towards the Warriors, "Can I say something?"
"Of course." Grandmaster Po said, "You found him, which means... You are the enlightened one."
"Jerry is The Chosen One and you heard the
Grand Poobah, I am not too shabby myself." Rudy said proudly with a grin.
"Here are fine silk robes... for the friends of The Chosen One." A man came out and handed us a rode each.
"Oh sweet."
"Wow."
"What's soft cloth."
"You know, maybe we can stay a little bit longer." Kim said admiring the ride, "Um, I'm gonna need this in a petite hun."
"Gather around everyone, it is time for me to teach you the way of the swag." Jerry said.
"Oh...I'm sorry, what is 'the way of the swag'?" A Shaolin Warrior asked.
"Check it chi..." Jerry snapped his fingers and music started playing. He did his signature dance and all the Shaolin Warriors started to dance along.
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
Since Jerry had been proclaimed the Chosen One they had decided to stay in the Shaolin Temple for a a while longer. Milton and Eddie were sunbathing while some guy served them drinks, Rudy was getting a massage while I sat on the ground and did nothing.
"Take it easy you, I am enlightened." Rudy told the guy giving him the massage, followed by the sound of the gong.
"Everyone." Zang Lu shouted angrily, Everyone, I have summoned you to tell you...Jerry is a liar.
He is not The Chosen One."
"Uh, hello." Jerry said, turning around to show everyone the three diamonds on the back of his neck, Zang Lu used a tissue to wipe them away in one movement which everyone to gasped.
"It was never a birthmark, it was a mark caused by his cheap necklace." Zang Lu revealed.
"To be honest, in his defense, you don't say it has to be permanent." I chimed in.
"You have deceived us." Grandmaster Po ignored me. "Oh, you are going to ignore me." "You and your friends are banished from this temple, forever!"
"You heard him, get out!" Rudy ordered.
"You too, Rudy." I dragged him out of temple too, despite his protects.
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
"I have never been so embarrassed." Rudy said angrily as we all walked in the dojo with our luggage.
"Oh, you want to talk about you are being embarrassed, there are many things that you did are embarrassing, Rudy." I declared.
"Shut up, Bella." He snapped at me, "A whole temple of Shaolin Warriors is unfairly questioning my integrity." We all started to unpack in anger silence. "Did you guys see these sweet towels I took?"
I gave him a disappoint look, "What? They expect you to take them."
"I'm telling you that guy Zang Lu had it out for me." Jerry continued to insist.
"I believe you, Jerry." I told him.
"You do?" Jerry asked surprise.
"Yeah, They said there was a mark for the chosen one, then Zang Lu had it for us when we arrived there, then that the mark had to be there permanent." I said.
"Yeah, I don't think Zang Lu liked that the fact
I saw him turn off the eternal flame." Jerry spoke nonchalantly.
"What are you talking about? That flame has been burning for over a hundred years." Milton reminded him.
"Well, he and some other dude shut it off." Jerry replied, "Then I heard Zang Lu say something
about extinguishing two flames at 9:00."
"Wait, isn't 9:00 when the Grand Master meditates alone?" Eddie asked.
"Yeah, It is." I confirmed, "I wondered why, that's odd."
"Yo, what about the prophecy about a dark cloud threatening the temple?" Jerry asked.
"What are you saying?" Rudy asked.
"I'm saying what if Zang Lu is the dark cloud?" Jerry suggested, "Yo, we gotta go back!"
"Jerry! Let it go, okay, you're not The Chosen One and we're not going back. We were banished." Kim called after him.
"I don't have to be The Chosen One to have a gut feeling something's wrong." Jerry glared subtly, "And if you guys don't want to come with me...I'll go by myself."
"So you're going back to a place you're not welcome, to face a hundred of the fiercest
martial arts Warriors in the world! By yourself?" Jack asked.
"Yes. Yes, I am." Jerry nodded.
"Then, I'm coming too." I immediately volunteered.
"Bella." Kim hissed.
"Listen, I grow up with Jerry, I believe in him, you guys never see him serious about stuff like this. And that I can't let him get badly injured."
"Thanks, Bella." Jerry said.
"Come on, let's go." I said as we sprinted out of the dojo.
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
We all, yes all, the gang joined, as we popped our heads out of the entrance, checking to see if the coast was clear. We all dressed like the Shaolin Warriors with an addition with the bald heads. "I cannot believe we shaved our heads for this." Kim grumbled. Ok, most of us were wearing bald caps.
"I cannot believe your head is shaped like a lemon." Milton pointed out.
"Jack, are you okay?" I asked noticing him putting a little more weight on me than he normally does.
"I don't know how to say this but... My hair was my best friend." He whimpered. I rolled my eyes at him. "Babe, you are wearing a bald caps, your hair is still there, when you take it off." I said to him. "Yeah, I know, it just feels weird without it." Jack replied.
"Listen, we just have to blend in and get past those guys." Jerry whispered, "Okay, then we can split up and warn Grand Master Po."
We started to walke when a Shaolin Warrior stopped us. "Excuse me, where are you coming from?"
"Um..." Milton said, "Where the soul of the sacred tiger...Meets the spirit of the half moon."
"I do not know what that means." The guy said confused.
"We went to the movies." I said.
"Oh." The Shaolin Warrior shrugged, letting us pass and we quickly split us, searching for the Grandmaster.
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
After having run around for a while, we heard a noisy the eternal flame and rush over to see Jerry fighting Zang Lu.
And while Jerry was single-handily defeated Zang Lu.
"Jerry, how did you do that?" Kim exclaimed when Zang Lu was knocked to the ground.
"You just defeated the fiercest warrior in the entire temple." Jack said in disbelief.
Jerry looked down at his hands before looking at the Grandmaster, "He gave me..."
"I gave you, what you gave me. Friendship." Grandmaster Po said proudly, "You came back.
Risking your life to save mine."
"I didn't come back alone." Jerry smiled at us.
"Now I understand why I felt such power. When the Wasabi Warriors are together... There is no greater power."
"He's right guys." Rudy smiled proudly, "Bring it in!" He said as we all placed our hands on each other, "You too Grand Master."
"Wasabi!"
...( ゚ヮ゚) (゚ヮ゚ )
"Well Grand Master Po, maybe we'll come back and visit you sometime." Jerry said when we were about to leave.
"You and your friends are always welcome here Jerry." Grandmaster Po said and the two bowed to each other. Jerry turned to walked away, not even noticing that he was stepping onto the burning tiles.
"Oh whoa, whoa!"
"Jerry what are you doing?"
"You just walked over tiles that were 600 degrees, without flinching." Kim said in disbelief.
"Maybe I am The Chosen One." Jerry smirked, walking away from us.
"Wait for it." I said when was followed by a loud scream of pain.
"Nope."
