𖥻 Stupid! + Kickin It

⨳ wax on, wax off

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Jack and Eliza sat on the bench in the dojo, chatting away, forgetting about the huge karate tournament right in front of them. "Kim! You just won a match in the All Wasabi Invitational!" Rudy gasped as Kim grinned widely. "This has to be the best moment of your life!" He exclaimed. "Well actually" She was cut off by the sensei. "Boring!" He turned around to the others. Kim rolled her eyes at his words before looking over to Jack and Eliza. Lately, she found herself doing that often. "It's all tied up." Rudy announced to the kids as Kim sat on the bench. "If we win, we're the number 1 dojo in the Bobby Wasabi chain. Jack, you're up. Are you ready?" He questioned.

"Well, yeah, but I thought Bobby Wasabi was going to be here." He spoke as he grabbed his helmet. "Bobby can show up whenever he wants." Rudy scoffed before the sound of a gong interrupted the conversation. "Or he's here now." Eliza nodded. Bobby Wasabi came rolling in on an electric scooter. "Oh! I was hoping to slip in unnoticed." Bobby frowned. April scoffed lightly, trying not to insult the man. "So, how much is my Pittsburgh dojo winning by?" He questioned, sitting in his throne. The kids were quick to get up and surround him in excitement. "We're kicking butt!" Jerry exclaimed which caused Bobby to erupt into laughter.

April hastily slapped the back of his head once she realized he wasn't going to stop. "Oh, you're serious?" His eyes widened. They all nodded. "Well, let's do this!" He clapped. "Jack, you can do this." Rudy put his hands on Jack's shoulders. He nodded with a small smile on his face. He already knew he could, but he didn't mind the pep talk. Eliza still got up to wish him good luck. "You got this, Jack." She smiled, giving him a quick hug before returning to the bench. "Hey. How come I don't get that?" Jerry asked, his eyes widened.

The girl simply rolled her eyes. "Because, you'd faint if I hugged you." She stifled a small chuckle. April glared at the two before looking down and fiddling with her gi. "Before the match begins, I have an announcement. This month, there will be an article on the principles of the Wasabi code in Karatefancy Magazine!" Bobby announced "The winning dojo will receive a gift from me, and the winning sensei will appear on the cover with me." The crowd applauded.

"Do you guys know what this means?" Rudy whispered. "If I'm on the cover with Bobby, people will finally know how great I am!" They all looked at eachother weirdly before looking back at Rudy. "And humble." He mumbled with a false smile. The minute the fight started, Eliza and Kim were the loudest people in the dojo cheering Jack on. The fight was quickly over. After a few punches, Jack kicked the kid, knocking him over. "Winner!" A man called out, pointing in Jack's direction.

. . .

Eliza and April walked right into the dojo. They were too caught up in their conversation to notice the creepy wax figure standing in the middle of the building. Once Eliza turned her attention away from April, she was met with the sight. She let out a small yelp, almost tripping on her feet. "W-What is that?!" Eliza pointed, looking up at it. April was still trying not to laugh at her friends frightened state. "We don't really know either." Jack shrugged, standing next to Jerry who also looked confused. "It's a dude." He stated simply. Rudy hugged the statue. "It's not a dude! It's a piece of film history!" He looked dreamily at it.

"This is a statue of Bobby Wasabi!" "Okay. So, it's a dude made of wax." April crossed her arms as Rudy gave her a disappointed look. "How is this stupid statue supposed to show everyone we're his number one dojo?" Eliza asked. Rudy covered the wax statue's ears. "Don't you dare talk in that tone!" Rudy exclaimed. April's mouth opened and closed. She couldn't even come up with an insult. "When Bobby comes here for the picture tomorrow, you better act greatful!" He furrowed his brows.