Mia bit her lip from laughing as Jay picked his sister up and bounced her as he looked at his teacher.
" So, what do we do?" He asked
Wu sighed. " We only have one option. We have to leave your sister here and battle."
Jay's eyes widened. " B... But you know as well as I do-"
" I'm well aware, Jay." Wu sighed. " But now is not the time. We need all hands on deck. That includes yours."
" Master Wu, I can battle you know." Mia piped up matter of fact. " I'm an elemental master of wind lightning fire and water. I could easily -"
" Mia, you are too young. And inexperienced. You need to stay here."
The black cat strolled in. " Listen to the smelly old man." He meowed.
Master Wu blinked. " ' smelly old man '?!"
Mia giggled nervously. " Oh, well you see....."
Jay shook his head and set his sister down. " Anyway, since we have to leave you, we decided to call in a special ninja."
" Special ninja?" Mia echoed as she turned
And there, standing at Wu's door, was her dear Nelson.
Mia gasped, then took off running. " Nelson!"
Nelson caught her and spun her. " Oh my goodness it's been so long."
Mia laughed as her Boyfriend set her down. " Right? Almost two months!"
" Two months?" Jay echoed
Nelson nodded. " Family business."
Jay laughed and shook his head. " Wow. Who thought such loving wife and husband would be separated for two months?"
Nelson grinned. " Yeah. But I'm back."
Blackie walked to the boy. " Hmmm.... This will not do." He mused
Mia raised a brow. " What now?"
Blackie flicked his tail on disapproval. " He smells old!"
" I do?" Nelson sniffed his sleeve. " I can't smell anything."
Mia rolled her eyes. " He's just saying he wants you to wear a dress he makes and one of those fancy leather hats."
Nelson blinked, clearly confused. "A dress... and a fancy leather hat?" He glanced at Blackie, who sat proudly with his tail curled around his paws, a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Yes," Blackie purred, raising his nose in mock sophistication. "Only the finest attire for the company of my Mia. A gentleman should dress the part, after all."
Nelson chuckled and gave Mia an amused look. "You sure know how to pick your pets."
Mia shrugged with a grin. "He has a point, though. I mean, you have to keep up with the family style, right?" She reached up to tweak Nelson's nose playfully. "But we'll worry about that later! I'm just glad you’re here."
Wu, though watching the reunion with a fond smile, cleared his throat to bring everyone’s attention back. “As heartwarming as this is, we still have a mission to prepare for,” he said, his expression growing serious. “Mia, I’m entrusting Nelson to look after you while we’re gone. And Nelson,” Wu’s eyes locked with the younger boy’s, “I’m counting on you.”
Nelson stood up straighter, giving a firm nod. “You can count on me, Master Wu. I won’t let you down.”
“See? Told you I didn’t need a babysitter,” Mia said with a teasing poke to Nelson’s shoulder, her tone a mix of pride and affection.
