Samurai Jack, the final Conflict

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Episode 1 – The Moral of the Story

Part 1-The Reunion of Friends

(This episode takes place Nine years after Jack first arrived in the future to battle Aku, the world hasn’t changed since he came, it is only more free because of him, he has had many battles and is now battle scarred from head to toe, he travels through the busy streets of the city, a beggar comes up to him and asks him for change, he says he doesn’t have any and when the beggar tries to mug him he cuts off his hand, of course because it’s samurai jack it’s obviously a robotic hand and the guy will probably blow up afterwards, jack moves on upset at the fact that he did that, unaware that Aku watches weary from his dark tower, he sighs to himself thinking of ways to defeat the samurai)

Aku-(tapping his fingers off of his enormous chair, he speaks with a low, angry tone) “foolish samurai, the odds of a person such as yourself getting into the past are as slim as the chances of the sun falling out of orbit, SO JUST GIVE UP” (he is irritated, he looks at the screen one more time and slumps back) “my word this is boring, how much longer till the samurai gives in, it doesn’t make any sense, I have faced countless of warriors through the past and none of them have persisted themselves for nine long years at most 3 if they are strong minded but NINE, BAH!!!!!!!!” (Aku smashes his fist into the water, lifts his hand up and sighs again) “Perhaps the time has come to accept defeat” (thinks to himself) “who is to say that if I let him return to his past that something will happen to me in this present, this is something I must research if I am to truly know what to choose” (he looks back into the water when the ripples clear, he shakes his fist) “mark my words samurai, your reign will be over one way or another, I just need time”

(The scene turns back to Jack entering a bar, he walks through the doors with his straw hat on, his suit is really dirty and he is fighting the cold, he sits down at the counter and the barman walks over to him, the barman is a short tough looking alien with six eyes and an eye patch around 2 of them)

Jack-“hot water, with blades of eucalyptus leaves”

Barman-(remembering his face) “heheheheh same old order, same old jack, silent as ever”

Jack-“hot water, with blades of eucalyptus leaves”

Barman-“listen, you’ve ordered the same thing for almost 6 weeks now, maybe you should just try ordering a beer”

Jack-(raising his head but being ignorant) “and maybe you should try getting new ingredients for your paying customers, (putting his head back down) hot water, with blades of eucalyptus leaves, and make it with extra mint”

Barman-“jack, listen, I keep telling you, the eucalyptus plant was extinct with the coming of the dark ages, by that I mean like 40 years after Aku arrived, so please just order something else”

Jack-(smiles) “alright, Hot water, with blades of parsley sprinkled with chestnut”

Barman-“how bout a whiskey, would that do”

Jack-(looking up) “I have never heard of this……..whiskey”

Barman-(playing a joke) “oh it’s a magical brew made from deep within the caverns of the Moylan people, gods savour it’s sensual taste”

Jack-“does it have alcohol in it”

Barman-“not if you don’t want it to”

Jack-“alright, water and whiskey then”

Barman-“sigh” (turns around) “one whiskey on the rocks then”

Jack-“uh rocks?”

Barman-“it means ice”

Jack-“oh, but I ordered water”

Barman-“its frozen water”

Jack-(thinks it over) “that’ll do”

(A few minutes later Jack receives his drink, he takes a sip of it and nearly gags on it from first sips)

Barman-“good stuff huh”

Jack-(coughing) “Tasty”

Barman-(watches as jack downs his drink and sets it on the table) “uh you’re really supposed to sip that”

Jack-“oh, well may I have another”

(The barman turns away with the empty glass, jack sits there waiting, after a short while he feels a little strange, obviously from downing a shot of whiskey too fast, a man next to him laughs)

Jack-“pardon me but I seem to have misplaced my funny bone, enlighten me with your joke”

Man-(looking up to him, cloaked) “if you mean share me wee sensation then I’d be insulted if I didn’t, I thought I recognised that voice” (removes his hood, the man has a completely bald head but is very large in size, he also has a goatee and moustache ensemble) “my gosh Jack its bin ages”

Jack-(taking off his hat to get a better view, still doesn’t know who it is) “I am sorry sir, I do not recognise you”

Man-(insulted) “Ach, do not recognise me, I’m just about the only pal you’ve got in these parts, I battled with ye side by side through thick and thin years ago”

Jack-(still confused) “hmm……..no still don’t see it”

Man-(thinking to himself) “I’ll give ye a clue” (stands up and takes his broadsword out of his back and holds it up in front of Jack) “how’d you like a thumb wrestle, first man to win pays the tab, although I’d prefer playing blade wrestling me self, what about it…..stranger” (jack gets a clue as to who it is)

Barman-(seeing this) “Scotsman put that down, you might get you self hurt”

Jack-“yes, it is you, (gets up from his seat, Scotsman puts his sword back, jack extends a hand) Scotsman, it’s been such a while”

Scotsman-“aye it has jack, aye it has” (shakes his hand then pulls him into a hug and squeezes him, lets him go) “hey barman, get my stranger friend here another round on me” (looks to see that the barman has already gotten jack another drink, points to it) “on second thought I’ll just pay for that one”

Jack-“so my good friend……”

Scotsman-“call me jimmy, ma friends do, and your mine”

Jack-“alright, Jimmy, what brings you here to this part of the city”

Scotsman-(giving jack his drink and paying the barman) “well I heard that you were in town so I thought I’d come and say hi, also I wanted to show you this new contraption I got just last week” (he reveals his leg, it’s no longer a machine gun but a real bionic leg) “I got it off some guy in the countryside, said it was his grandpa’s but I could have it for 16 credits”

Jack-“impressive, and how’s the misses by the way”

Scotsman-(sits down in sadness) “sigh, dead I’m afraid”

Jack-“I’m sorry to hear that”

Scotsman-“bout three years ago it happened, she was mistaken for a bear, shot right through the heart, don’t know how the hunter could’ve made the mistake seeing as how she’s got the eyes of a gentle lamb and the looks of the rising sun”

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Jack-(thinking to himself of how exactly he could see that hideous woman for anything else but a beast) “I am very travel weary”

Scotsman-“aye, that’s right, you’re still looking for Aku aint you, how’s that going”

Jack-(takes a sip of his drink) “I have no heard of word of him in over a year, it’s like he has disappeared from site (looks down on himself) “perhaps I shall never return to the past”

Scotsman-“how longs it been since you came here”

Jack-“nine years, nine long years and still I haven’t found my destiny, perhaps I should give up”

Scotsman-“well that’s funny, because I heard he was looking for you”

Jack-(looking up) “since when”

Scotsman-“a while ago, a bunch of men from a group of infidels was telling me that Aku’s watching you from his big fancy tower plotting his next move, wonder what it’s gonna be”

Jack-(thinking to himself while taking another sip) “there’s a new phrase I learned for this type of situation, and I feel it is best when I say……..who gives a crap”

Scotsman-(looking shocked at this expression) “wait, what you saying jack, are you saying………”

Jack-“I’m not saying anything, Aku has been looking for ways to defeat me for so d*mn long I don’t really care what he plots next, I’ve already lost sight of what my goal was” (even jack is shocked at his expression) “what am I saying, I, I must go”

Scotsman-(grabs him) “jack, listen you cant just go losing your mind like this, letting yourself lose it is the key to Aku’s victory, before you know it you’ll be lying face down in the mud”

Jack-(breathing) “you are right”

Scotsman-“good” (getting up from his seat) “you look tired, why don’t you stay at ma place”

Jack-“you have a place”

Scotsman-“right above this pub, I spend half my life in here you know”

Jack-“what about your village”

Scotsman-“oh I got bored of that place ages ago, I live here now, and I wont take no for an answer”

Jack-“then I insist that I stay just one night”

Scotsman-“auch don’t be daft, stay as long as you want, I INSIST”

Jack-“no it is……..”

Scotsman-“SHUT IT” (they walk off laughing with each other, jack puts his drink down and they head up a flight of stairs leading to Scotsman’s house, the scene ends)

END OF PART 1

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Part 2 – Speak of the Devil

(Samurai and Scotsman sit down in this quaint little home above the establishment, Jack settles in on the couch while the Scotsman prepares some drinks, Jack is surprised at the amount of cleanliness that’s inside the house, he sniffs the air and it has the scent of pine in it)

Jack-“your home is…..so…..interesting”

Scotsman-(through in the kitchen) “you like it, I think it’s a dump, I’ve been meaning to get a few hogs in the place but the landlord doesn’t allow little pets, cheap old guy as you can tell”

Jack-(sarcastic) “hmm, too bad” (minutes later the Scotsman comes in carrying plates of haggis, dumplings and stew, he brings out tankards filled with fresh highland spring water and sets them all on the table) “I did not know we were having dinner”

Scotsman-(looking at him funnily) “dinner, you must be off it laddy, this is my mid morning snack”

Jack-(looking at the clock) “but its 7pm” (the Scotsman grins and gives him a little punch in the arm, jack sniggers) “oh right a joke”

Scotsman-(they laugh together, Scotsman becomes serious) “so laddy, have you given any thought as to finding a bird recently”

Jack-(confused) “actually I’ve caught and met many birds in my time”

Scotsman-“oh ho, ho, and what were they like”

Jack-(thinking) “hmm, well I believe one was an eagle, eagles do not taste like chicken by the way, which reminds me of the time that I was transformed into a chicken so I met many birds that week”

Scotsman-(staring blankly at him) “rrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhtttttttt” (sighs) “let me rephrase that, have you given any thought into finding a girl, or starting a family”

Jack-“no, girls are for people who are willing to part with their destinies and settle down into marriage, my destiny is not fulfilled and therefore it is not yet time”

Scotsman-(sighing again, takes a bite of his haggis, and then sets it back down) “jack, what would you say if I knew of a way to get you home”

Jack-“then I’d say forget it, there’s not really much point anymore”

Scotsman-“well it’s just that I’ve bin hearing some things off some people, and they’ve given me some directions to a guy who might’ve been able to help, I went to see this man and he gave me a map, told me only to let you see”

Jack-“a map”

Scotsman-“aye a map, and when I got home that day I couldn’t resist opening it, and you know what I found” (pause) “I found that it was a map of all the different positions Aku takes his oversized black hair in the nose of the earth to whenever someone finds it”

Jack-(confused) “uh, black hair”

Scotsman-“sigh, his blooming tower, anyway I followed the map and found there were only 4 known positions, and one of them is right smack dab in this here city”

Jack-“but I’ve been here for weeks, why have I not seen this tower yet”

Scotsman-“because it’s hidden ya dodo head, didn’t you notice weeks ago they put up a new complex that’s about a mile high”

Jack-“I did actually”

Scotsman-(jumping from his seat) “well there you go then, you’ve found his lair so go speak to him”

Jack-(thinking it over, getting up from his seat, then slumping back down) “forget it, he’ll just move again, there is no point”

Scotsman-(getting angry) “ALRIGHT, ENOUGH MISTER MOPPIE TEARY EYED WEASEL MAN, your forgetting one important factor in this, and that’s your destiny, YOU WERE SENT HERE TO CHANGE THE FUTURE FOR ALL OF US, (points to jack) Aku tricked you, sent you to the future and destroyed your palace, and your just gonna sit there and let him do that to this world”

Jack-(shaking his head) “I don’t get it, people seem happy with this reality, why change it”

Scotsman-“that’s not the attitude I want to hear, your gonna change it because it’s not a very good reality, a reality that’s ruled by an evil entity that’s about a million odd years old is not the kind of reality I want to be living in, name one person who you haven’t helped who has told you that they are happy with the way they live”

Jack-(thinking to himself) “hmm, well there was this talking ant I met, but he was squished several seconds later but in that short time he seemed pretty happy”

Scotsman-(staring at him again) “I’m gonna need a little more than that jack”

Jack-(thinking) “alright, then there was none, all of them have been affected by Aku, but who cares, if everybody is affected by Aku then so be it, I’m tired of living in this d*mn reality where I’m being chased every day, a price on my head that is still yet to be claimed and you know why, it’s because I have struck fear into the hearts of everyone that has stood against me, no one wants to challenge me anymore and quite frankly it’s a relief but also it’s boring the hell out of me” (standing up, pinching a haggis and scarfing it down) “nobody will tell me anymore about how I should shape my destiny” (he walks past the table preparing to leave silently) “you must forgive me Scotsman, our time together might just have to come to an end”

Scotsman-(getting up and walking over to jack, he puts a hand on his shoulder and jack looks up) “I have something else for you laddy, something you might not like” (he takes something from his broach and presents it to jack, jack unravels it and it appears to be an old painting of some kind)

Jack-“does this have any significance to the situation”

Scotsman-“aye, (pointing to a black smudge on the page) see that, that’s Aku” (points his fingers to another place) “and see this” (jacks eyes become wide as he sees an image of a frail old man lying dismantled and bleeding in a corner) “that’s your father”

Jack-(clenching his fist) “where did you get this?”

Scotsman-“I got it from the same man who gave me that map” (taking his hand away from it) “he told me that a famous oriental artist drew this painting while being held captive by Aku, the story is that Aku wanted to preserve his victory over the mighty emperor by painting a mural in his honour, so he stole the best artist in the world from his city and forced him to paint this while he murdered the former king of an ancient temple, Aku didn’t like the artistry so he banished the artist and threw away the picture into the depths of the world, it’s been there ever since, I came to the conclusion as soon as I heard the story, I’m sorry you had to see this jack, you needed to come to your senses”

(Jack stands cold and firm, he clenches his fist, throws the picture into the air and slices it into pieces, he turns around angry)

Jack-“show me to him”

END OF PART 2

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Part 3-The Simple Journey

(Jack and the Scotsman leave the building and head to where Scotsman had told jack to go, they run through many streets to get to their destination, once there they stop at the doors of the giant building)

Jack-“this does not look very secretive to me”

Scotsman-“well this is where the map says it is, so there’s only one way to find out”

Jack-“and what did you have in mind”

(the Scotsman brings out his broadsword and prepares himself for an attack, suddenly the doors begin to open and he stops in his tracks, once the doors are fully open, a hoard of Aku’s drones appear, all bug like in shape and form, they stand in separate lines like in an army, jack and the Scotsman prepare themselves for the worst but are surprised when the bugs create a path, they both stand for a few awkward moments then walk slowly into the building, looking back to check if someone’s trying to play some kind of joke but no, jack and the Scotsman walk freely into the building, the drones follow them inside, once inside it looks completely normal, nothing unusual about it, jack ponders over this, takes about 6 ½ steps and suddenly falls through the floor, the Scotsman from where he is standing falls through the floor as well, the drones soon follow them, when they eventually land they are in a different place, the place where jack normally encounters Aku, the hall is filled with fire like stones and deep caverns)

Jack-(preparing his sword) “I have a bad feeling about this”

Scotsman-“well what do you expect a cup of tea”

(A few short seconds later and a rumble is heard, followed by a quick flash of light, a black ball appears floating and swirling in the sky and Aku’s form begins to take shape, he sits on his Atlantic sized throne and stares at the samurai)

Aku-(looking around the room for a second, putting on a voice) “oh, back so soon, I was just preparing cookies, you’ll have to come back a little later”

Scotsman-(pointing his sword) “enough of the granny business, tell us where you keep the time portal, and we’ll let you keep your head for another day”

Aku-(thinking it over) “hmm, ok” (raises his arm, a flash of light occurs and a portal appears in the middle of the room above Aku, he points a thumb to it) “there you go hop in”

Jack-(confused) “excuse me”

Aku-“what do you want, a boost, I said get in”

Scotsman-(trying to figure out the situation) “alright, what’s going on, an evil wee cretin such as yourself doesn’t just let his all time nemeses just walk away totally free of harm”

Aku-(sighs) “fine, you want to battle then, (points) there’s the drones, beat some of them up (waves, he’s being sarcastic) see you in thirty seconds”

Jack-“enough jokes Aku, what is going on”

Aku-“it’s always the same with you warriors” (putting on voices and holding his hands in a clench above his cheek) “oh Aku, why are you being so nice to us, surely we do not deserve this act of kindness from someone such as yourself, please enlighten us with your decision taken, (getting back to reality now) for heavens sake jack, you think if this were a trick I’d let you in here right now”

Jack-“well, it did seem pretty simple”

Aku-“good, then it’s not a trick, so hop in”

Jack-(thinking) “hold on” (Aku sighs) “how do I know your not lying”

Aku-“sigh, always the same old jack, alright I’ll level with ya, (getting sympathetic) over the past so many years, I have watched you destroy countless amounts of drones and dismantled every one of my armies, I have seen you take down the universes greatest bounty hunters and even fought you a few times myself, and sitting here for the past 9 years watching you beat the life out of everything I throw at you has made me come to this one conclusion” (shouts this) “YOU IRRITATE THE FRICKEN HELL OUT OF ME” (talks normally) “so there’s the time portal, there’s your way home, so go”

Jack-(thinking this over) “I don’t know”

Scotsman-(to jack) “don’t listen to him Laddy, the mans obviously trying to trick your wee brain into accepting this so called offer without knowing where you’ll end up”

Jack-(jacks eyes grow weary, he stares into the portal thinking) “perhaps your both right” (Jack walks slowly towards the portal, the Scotsman calls over to him)

Scotsman-(to jack) “what in blazes are you doing laddy, can’t you see this is some sort of trap, who knows if that portal will even lead you back to this here planet, it might just send you hurling through time and space never to be seen again, THINK ABOUT IT” (jack stops for a moment then moves slowly on, he nears the portal and stops to think, he turns around to look at the Scotsman then to Aku)

Jack-(to Aku) “tell me Aku, will this portal lead me back to my past, or to some other past”

Aku-(to jack) “if you must know, it will be leading you to exactly the precise moment in which you left, right after I sent you here, except you will be older of course”

Jack-(scratching his chin) “this does seem too good to be true” (points to Aku) “how do I know it will lead me to the time you say it will”

Aku-(Aku looks to jack wearily, he waves his hand and suddenly a vision comes across the portal showing the moment when Aku sent him into the future) “there, that is where you will end up, exactly as it was only 5 seconds later”

(Jack stares blankly into the portal, the Scotsman is shouting to him to reconsider although Aku tells him to quiet down, jack struggles with his decision, he doesn’t believe Aku but at the same time wishes to go home, and cannot fathom a chance like this to come so easily, Jack sniggers, Aku and the Scotsman wonder what’s so funny)

Aku-“why do you snigger at this time Samurai?”

Jack-(to Aku) “because, there is something you are not telling me, why else would you allow me to travel back into the past leaving you in the future only for me to destroy your younger self if there wasn’t a reason why you wanted me to do so, WHAT IS THAT REASON”

(Aku closes the time portal, he realises that jack has found out his secret, he stands up from his mighty throne and towers over the tower, he outstretches his arms and speaks in a mighty tone)

Aku-“because samurai” (getting an evil look on his face) “you can never defeat Aku, haven’t you figured it out, it is not so hard to understand you know, even your father was able to fathom it” (jack looks intensely at Aku) “even if you were to travel into the past and destroy me there it would make no difference for you see I cannot be destroyed and therefore will still exist, your father fought me when you were just being born at the time and he defeated me easily, but about 7 years later I RETURNED, mightier than ever, that is why even if you travel to the past you will never be rid of Aku, I will keep coming back, even your mighty sword will not be enough to destroy me, now do you understand”

Jack-“yes I do, even if you are beaten you will still return, that is why no one has ever defeated you”

Aku-“correct Samurai, so it is utterly pointless to try, because try as you might I will only return stronger than before, you will fail no matter what you do”

(Jack lowers his head in defeat knowing that Aku is right, the Scotsman tells him that they’ll find a way but Aku silences him)

Jack-“no he is right” (to Aku) “I will find a way to defeat you, even if it takes me another 9 years, I’ll find the answer, I swear it”

Aku-(laughs in his face) “you actually expect that I’ll let you find that answer, think again, I will not let you leave this fortress, I am no longer afraid to accept defeat because I’ll only come back, again, and again, and again” (Aku keeps repeating this till the point where jack cant stand it anymore, he draws his sword and charges towards Aku, the Scotsman prepares himself for the worst as the scene ends with aku laughing in his face)

END OF PART 3 END OF EPISODE 1

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hey guys, this is just something new i'm working on, i wanted to make aku a little more like the series but i couldnt for this kind of style just now, i'll try to make him like that in later episodes.

tell me what you think.

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hmm i was hoping some of my saijan reunion fans would have read this, maybe i'm he only fan of samuri jack around here.

oh well, maybe i should stop making this but i do have a few good ideas, my next fan fic should be better though.

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hey man, sorry but right now i don't have the time to read your final chapter from saiyan reunion and this fan fic...but i really like how you write, my fan fic sucks compared to yours...

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thanks anyhow