Beyond the Shadows

Chapter 4

The daily training was a little bit hard without the thermo- suit because In only found out a day ago and I had never done this before in my life.  We started off the day with stretches and kill and take out moves.  So I could easily take out a guard without killing him or him seeing me.  "This was useful for the break out." my dad called it "so we can get in and out without being seen. Stealth is key."  We trained for hours on end and I felt a heavy sweat that continuously dripped down my neck.  This was not the only thing I felt,  the continuous pain on my left foot from kicking the bag the wrong way.  I felt like this for 12 hours before my dad said "Practice over."  He only said it because I had been practicing all night and it was time to go to school.  If school wasn't what my mom wanted for me he would have kept me home for the rest of the 38 days practicing.  But I would rather stay home.  

I got on the bus and as soon as I got on everybody was staring at me.  They then started laughing because I forgot to get my shirt on after practice.I got some looks from girls and they smiled I did not realize that since I had been training that my abs where toned into a six pack.  So I reached into my bag and pulled out a shirt and sat down next to Joesph and put on my shirt. The laughing died dow and I was heading for jail ever so slowly on the bus ride to school.  Of course Jack was on the bus and he was the bully on the bus.  He never got caught probably because my bus driver didn't care.  He was picking on a smaller kid and he was just so mean about it.  So I had to do something. 

"Hey pick on someone your own size!"  I said and I thought it was really cheesy, but it worked.  He stopped and said, "Like who?"  

"Well if you throw the first punch it will be me."  So he started to swing his arm and punch for the face.  Movement was limited since we were on the bus but my brain started calculating possible places to move and how to go about it like I was a fighting robot.  I jump to the side and shoulder threw him and stepped on his hip dislocating his shoulder.  It was self defense so I didn't think I would get in any trouble.  He staggered up as he yelled in agony at his left shoulder.  But he kept going and he tried to kick at me while restraining his arm.  I grabbed at the 2nd kick he threw.  It was successful and I had the opportunity to finish him but instead I just gave out his knee and threw him on the seat next to him.  I left the fight with only a scratch from the bus seat when I had to shoulder throw him.  The bus driver never said a word. 

When I had gotten into the main hall of my school,  I heard a hoarse voice say, "Mr. Fukaga."

I was summoned to the principals office and he had a wide doubtful smile on his grom face.  I saw the confusion in his eyes when he started to speak. 

"Mr. Fukaga, I have heard that you got into a fight on the bus." He said 

"Actually it wasn't a fight because I was just protecting an inoccent victim of bullying.  You are the one who promotes the videos in trying not to be a bystander and help out and here I am, your more-than-a-bystander you wanted."

"I never said I wanted a fight, but for protecting someone that was a victim of bullying I give you my graitude and respect, but what in heaven's name did you do to him?"

"I only reversed the flow of his muscle tissue to stop him from punching me in the face and I just reversed his attak by following through with the momentum of his first punch then taking advantage of his misfortune, lack of training, no common social skills, and his vulnerability in one swift skillful attempt to take him down and the attempt was successful!"  I was talking like a highly trained martial arts master.  It was amazing. 

"What?"  The principal said.

Basically I just took advantage of him and dislocated his shoulder." I said with a grin.

"Well we will fix him up and suspend him for the next 8 weeks until he faces trial for harassment and bullying.  And you can now leave.  But first, thank you, Mr. Fukaga. 

And I walked out of the principals office with a roaring cheer in my head, but it wasn't in my head everybody was clapping for me and then I realized how fast gossip gets around.  So I walked to 1st period with my smile as wide as my whole face.

                                                                This will change my middle school experience for the next couple of years and even for my kids when they go tot school here.  Probably.  I could tell that this was going to be a good day.