A Scuffle South of the Border

With that he drew a vibroknife and lunged across the counter. Fred batted him away with a powerful blow to the cranium, but then his freinds approached. One of the tatooed blitz-gangers drew another vibroknife, while the third pulled out Fred's sword! He moved around the counter to flank Fred, while the first theif started getting up. Fred hesitated as most Taco Hell patrons and employees ducked for cover, while the orcs and wookies roared in pleasure and placed bets on the outcome of the engagement.

"Joo ees dead, leetle man!" taunted the ganger. "I vill kill joo and take the Taco Hell cashhhh register, Ha Ha Ha!!!"

"You're not gonna kill anyone." Ryudo said grimly, emerging from a back room. He was wiping his soapy hands clean with a rag. "Scum like you... you make me sick!!!"

"And what are joo going to do, Taco Boy? Even the two of joo are no match for our weapons! Pendejo!"

Ryudo raised his hand into the air. "Destined Kitchen Tools! Empower me to defeat evil!"

A giant glowing spatula appeared in his hand. The blitz-gangers were unimpressed. They began to laugh uproariously "Ha Ha Ha!! Spatula power?! That is so... estupido!!"

"Silence!" said Ryudo. "Prepare to die! By the Power of the Spatula - I banish you to Hell!"

Before Fred's unbelieving eyes the boy leapt over the counter and drove the spatula into the lead ganger's throat. The man gurgled for a second, and then his entire body exploded in juicy chunks, spraying blood everywhere.

"Cabrone! Joo killed Raulito!" howled the ganger with Fred's sword. He swung at Ryudo, but the boy smashed the attack away with a metal bracer concealed under his long-sleeved Taco Bell uniform, then thrust the spatula into the man's stomach. With a hoarse scream all of the man's internal organs popped out of his mouth simultaneously and splattered all over the ceiling. Screaming in horror, the last ganger tried to run, but Ryudo flung the spatula into the back of his head, causing his skull to fracture and fly everywhere like pieces of shrapnel, denting tables and smashing windows.

Fred retrieved his sword, armor and rucksack, finding his towel tucked safely inside. "Thank you for your help." he told Ryudo.

"Don't mention it." said Ryudo. "Just protecting my store."

"RYUDO!!!" the manager screamed, walking in. "HOW MANY TIMES, RYUDO???!!! HOW MANY TIMES!!!??? CLEAN THIS MESS UP, NOW!!!"

The manager left. "What a hardass." Ryudo sighed. "Oh well. Listen up, Fred, and listen carefully. I know about your problem, and I want to help. I don't want anything to happen to Betty or Astra. The Evil Twin Brother of the King of Nerds is not to be trusted."

"What are you talking about?!" Fred exclaimed. "How do you know about Astra?! Who is..."

"Go to the restroom, Fred! All will become clear in the restroom." Ryudo said and turned to cleaning, paying Fred no more heed.

"Hmm..." Fred thought. He did feel... something after that Mexican Pizza Value Meal. Perhaps Ryudo's advice held merit.

1. Fred enters the restroom.
2. Harboring certain suspicions, Fred leaves the Taco Bell.

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