Boston's Newest Star

Jaakuna Sakka:

"Nnnooooo," I shout, watching as the sprinkles in the ceiling turn on and unleash an ocean of water. It falls onto me and my paper army.

I watch as my paper guardian, my paper dragon, and all my paper ninjas begin to fall apart. They try to escape. The paper guardian raises his arm to try and protect himself but it's no use. My paper dragon tries to fly but its wings are already too wet.

The dragon roars as it falls to the floor. My paper guardian's soggy arm breaks off. All my paper ninjas fall darken as they fall and break apart. Seeing this, I dip my feather pen in the ink jar and try to write something.

"Despite the water," I shout, writing as fast as I can. "Jaakuna Sakka will still win! He summons more paper nin--No! No! No!"

I try to write. I try to summon more paper ninjas but the ink won't stay. The water makes the ink run off the page.

"No," I shout, watching the ink runs off the page and onto the floor. "Come on! Come on! Come on!"

This time, I try writing harder, pressing the pen more firmly. However, this doesn't work either. The ink is still running, and worst, I rip a hole in my notebook.

"Nnnooo," I shout, dropping my pen and grabbing the paper. Holding it up, I look through the hole and see the Green Emerald Ninja and the Red Rose Ninja.

"The end," the Green Emerald Ninja says, running toward me. Dropping the paper, I step back as the Green Emerald Ninja jumps into the air. He jumps high into the air before flipping around and shooting out his leg. Kicking and knocking me to the floor again, I hold my chest and watch as the Green Ninja grabs my wet notebook.

Holding it with both his hands, the Green Ninja rips it in half.

Red Rose Ninja:

"Nnnoooo," Jaakuna Sakka yells as shadows fall off him and disappear. Noon and I watch as, after ripping the notebook in half, the dakura tchingu jumps from it. It jumps onto the ground and tries to flee but it's useless.

Quickly pulling out my chigiriki, I throw one end of my weapon at the fleeing dakura tchingu. It hits the dakura tchingu and the dakura tchingu jumps out of the ground. It freezes before turning to dust.

With the dakura tchingu destroyed, Jaakuna Sakka is destroyed as well. His robe and hat vanish and are replaced with a regular shirt and pants.

"Hey," Noon says, leaning forward. "It's the writer from before! The one that tried to show Gunner his script."

"But Gunner threw," I say, pulling back my chigiriki.

As he slowly returns back to his normal self, the writer, still on his knees, looks around.

"Ahh," he moans. "Wher--Where am I? Why am I on my knees? What happened?"

Moaning as he scratches his head, the writer pushes himself up. As he pushes himself onto his feet, the writer sees us and screams.

"Oh my god," he shouts.

"What," I scream, turning around. Pulling out my staff, I look around. "What? What is it?"

I look around but don't see anything.

"Uhh, Emica," Noon says, tapping my shoulder.

"What?"

When I turn to her, Noon points at the writer.

"Oh my god," the writer shouts again. "It's you! And you're here too! Oh my god! The Green Emerald Ninja and the Red Rose Ninja! I can't believe it!"

The writer goes on and on, saying how unbelievably it is we're standing in front of him. As he goes on, Akio and I look at each other. I then look at Noon as she hovers beside me.

"Well, at least the guy feels better now," Noon says. Akio, Noon, and I watch the writer go on for a bit longer before stopping. Walking over to us, the writer steps on something and looks down.

"Ohh," he says, bending down to pick up a piece of paper. "This is...a page from my script. The one I wrote for the movie I'm working on. I wanted this to be in the movie so much, but Mr. Gunner said no."

The writer then sighs and lowers his hand. As he lowers his hand, the piece of paper drops from it.

"Emica," Noon says, "Walk up to him."

"What?"

"Walk up to him," Noon says again. "And repeats everything I say."

Looking at Noon, I understand her plan and walk over to the writer. Placing my hand on her shoulder, I tell him what Noon says to me.

"Don't give up," I start. I look down and grab the piece of paper from the floor. I then give it back to the young writer. "This 'Mr. Gunner' person may not want it, but someone will. All you have to do is keep writing and keep searching. It may take a while but ask yourself this. Will it be worth it?"

"Now nod your head, smile, and leave."

I nod my head, smile, and leave. Turning around, I walk back to Akio.

"Those were some beautiful words," Akio whispers to me.

"Thanks," I say. "My hosuto has something to do."

"Understand," Akio replies. Smiling, Akio and I bow our heads before splitting up. While Akio climbs up and out through a window, I disappear through a door on the side of the building.

As I step outside and make sure no one is around, I pull out the red rose from my pocket.

"Are you ready," I ask. Noon nods her head. Holding out my hands, I chant the magical incantation.

"A beautiful red rose closes."

Noon Encarnacion:

Walking back into the studio where I was before the whole 'Jaakuna Sakka' event started, I jump a little when I see Freddy standing there, along with a bunch of paramedics.

"Ohhhh shoot," I think, mentally slapping myself on the forehead. I turn to Emica, only to see her looking at me.

"You forget about Freddy. Didn't you?"

"Hey, between all the paper ninjas and the paper ninjas and you begin disarmed and outnumber, it's a miracle I didn't forget this place."

"Noon," Freddy yells. I turn back to Freddy and see him running to me. Grabbing my shoulders, Freddy pulls me in.

"Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?"

"I'm...fine," I answer.

Letting out a sigh when he hears this, Freddy raises his head.

"What happened to you? I mean, after I was locked in the closet, you just ran off. Where did you go?"

"I went to hide somewhere else," I answer quickly. "I hid in another building. I only came out after seeing the Red Rose and Green Emerald Ninja defeat the person being controlled by the dakura tchingu."

"You saw them," Freddy asks. "Oh, you are so lucky!"

"Yeah," I say, looking at Emica is who floating beside me. "Yeah, I am. But anyway, I'm fine. Are you okay?"

"Am I okay," Freddy repeats. "I'm fine. I was locked in a closet the whole time."

Freddy and I both laugh when Freddy said this. As we laugh, someone screaming interrupts us.

"I am fine," a familiar voice says. "I am fine! You can leave me alone now!"

It takes me less than a second to recognize the voice and I see Emica's shoulders drop.

"There you two are," Max Gunner says, walking out from the building and greeting Freddy and me.

"You two. Oh, I am so happy you two are okay. That means the movie can go on!"

Max Gunner then raises his arms into the air. While he does this, I lean to Freddy.

"He just got tied up and kidnapped by magical paper and all he cared about is the movie?"

"The shows must go on," Freddy whispers. I roll my eyes and shrug my shoulders.

"But wait," Max Gunner says, pulling his arms back in and rubbing his chin. "Shoot! We don't have the second boy!"

"The second boy," I repeat.

"The classic love triangle," Max Gunner answers. "Two boys but only one girl. Shoot! We don't have the second boy. We were going to hold auditions but with all of this, ahh. I need someone. I need someone who can be him. Wait, you!"

Nemo Farid:

"Are you lost," Akio asks me.

"No I am not lost," I answer. "I know which way the exit is."

"Then why are we still here?"

"Because instead of jumping from building to building and over the wall, you choose to switch in here! Now we have to walk out of here."

"You're the one that wanted to---"

Before Akio can finish, we both yell someone shouting and turn.

"You," some old, bald guy in a white suit says, pointing at me. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh me," I say. "I'm, uhhh, here for, uhhh...."

"Are you for an audition," the old guy asks.

"Audition? Audition! Yes! Yes. I am here for an audition. For your movie. You're making a movie, right? Or it is a commercial?"

While trying to imagine myself smiling while holding whatever it is I'm supposed to be holding, I hear a familiar voice and look around the old man.

"Noon?"

"Nemo," Noon says, walking up to me and the old man. "What are you doing here?"

"I am here for a.....movie," I say slowly. "And not a commercial."

"Wait," the old man says, "You two know each other? This is even better!"

The old man then grabs and shakes my hand.

"Young man. What is your name?"

"Uhhh, Nemo Farid."

"Well, Nemo Farid. My name is Max Gunner, and I have a question to ask you. How would you like to be Boston's new star?"

"What," I yell.

"What," Noon shouts.

"What," the person standing beside Noon asks.

"Well, maybe not on the same level as these two," Max Gunner says, "But still. The three of you, working together on this new movie, you're all going to be Boston's most famous love triangle."

"Love triangle," Akio repeats.

"Love triangle," I repeat. I then look at Noon. At the same time, Noon is looking at me.