" Yeah?" " Ricko Benny Giordano." "Come on in." "Welcome to the Blue Monkey." "Welcome, friends." "And a warm welcome to the Buddy Righteous Orchestra." "And without any further ado please welcome the lovely Lula Lillywhite." "Okay, mac, that's enough." "Nice and slow." "That's right, put the butter knife away." "Come on." "Move it before we throw you out." "Wait." "Let him stay." "It's okay." "Let him go, see?" " You know, we could use a guy like you." " "We"?" "Me and the boys, see?" "Stitches, Mr. Shine, Mr. Pibbles and Knuckles." " Yeah." "Well, actually, my real name is Joe." " Mr. Pibbles." "What exactly does your organization do?" "Why, me and the boys sort of run things around this town." "Know what I mean?" "Say, how'd you like to...?" "It's all right." "You can put them down now." "How'd you like to be a member of the most feared gang in the city, see?" "What activities does your gang participate in?" "Stitches, break it down for him." "We fix things." "Know what I mean?" "Make sure money goes to the right places around here:" "The horses, casinos, banks." "You follow?" "You are involved in crime." "Now, did I say that?" "Enough has been said." "Your activities are of no interest to me." "I wish to be no part of your group." "So a prima donna, eh?" "Get out of here." "Go on." "Beat it, altar boy." "What are you, crazy?" "You out of your mind?" "What's up with this guy?" "Well, what are you all standing around for?" "We got a delivery to make for Aku." " Do you mean the great and powerful Aku?" " Of course." "The master of darkness, the shogun of sorrow, the big boss himself:" "Aku." " And you have dealings with Aku in person?" " Sure." "All the time." " What's it to you anyway?" " Please forgive me." "I thought you were..." " Small time?" " Well, no." "L..." "Oh, so now Mr. Goody-Two-Sandals feels like talking, eh?" "Please understand." "I have spent my lifetime preparing to come face to face with Aku." "Fulfilling this goal would forever change my life." "Okay, boy." "We'll give you a shot." "But you gotta pass a little test first, see?" "You know, to prove you got the stomach for it." "Here's the skinny." "It's not a hard job, but your heart's gotta be in the right place, see?" "One of our clients, see, hasn't been paying his protection money." "So he needs to be rubbed out." "You tell him the Society for the Preservation of Animal Love has sent a surprise gift as a token of appreciation for his ongoing love of animals, see?" "Then you got 20 seconds to hightail it out of there and then it's "bang." The gift that keeps on giving." " Well, kid, how'd it go?" " It went exactly as planned." "The old man took the package." "I said my lines exactly as I was supposed to." "He never suspected a thing." "After which, I immediately left the premises." "He never knew what hit him." "You should not be concerned with any further payment problems with your clients." "Pretty cold-blooded, kid." "I'm impressed, see?" "A price must be paid for disobedience." "I like this guy." "Boys, meet "Jackie the Blade."" "Looking pretty good there, huh?" "Yeah." "Nice-looking suit." "Sure." " Terrific." " I like the shoes." "With all the accouterments, see?" "Yeah, great." "How come he gets the cool name?" "All right, you knuckleheads, listen up." "We're here to talk about a very big job." "One of very special interest to the big boss himself." " Aku?" " That's right, Jackie." "Now, nobody's ever pulled this one off, see?" "But with you on our side, we'll smoke it." "And we will get to meet Aku?" "Not only will you get to meet him, but if we pull this off successfully the big boss will make us richer beyond our wildest dreams, see?" "Boys, say hello to the Public Works and Utilities Building." "Hello." "It's a well-kept secret that deep inside this building lies the legendary Neptune Jewel, see?" "And it's our job to get it out." "You mean, we gotta fit inside that little thing?" " What is the importance of this jewel?" " Here's the short version, Jackie." "Long before you was born or I was born or anybody was born the Neptune Jewel was kept inside this mountain, see?" "Legend has it, it was placed there by an ancient spirit who gave the jewel special powers to control all the waters of the world, see?" "Naturally, Aku wanted the jewel's power so evil could control the world, which it should." "But then, this no-good, goody two-shoes, good-for-nothing got in the way, see?" "I don't know how she did it, but she beat our boss." "And she summoned the forces of nature to guard it:" "Earth." "Wind." "And Fire." "And so Earth, Wind and Fire have guarded the jewel for centuries, see?" "Making it impossible for Aku to get his hands on it." "And since the big boss himself couldn't close the deal it's been centuries since anybody's even thought about it." "So you see, see?" "You'd have to be pretty nuts to try to swipe the Neptune Jewel." "At least that's what I thought, until I saw Jackie here in action." "The way you cleaned up them robot thugs at the Blue Monkey made me think we're just nuts enough to pull this one off." "So are you game, Jackie?" "To stand in Aku's presence, I would consider no feat too great." "Way to go, Jackie." "That's pretty cool." "You know what you're doing." "All right, here's the plan, Jackie." "We strike this Sunday at midnight, see?" "You will never possess the Neptune Jewel." "You will not escape." " Come and get me." " Insolent fool!" "Hey, look." "He did it." "Way to go there, Jackie-boy!" "What do you know about that?" "That's really something." "Who dares to summon...?" "Oh, it is you." "Yes." "You see..." "Do you forget that you are forbidden to come here?" "Yeah, boss, I know." "But this time we really got something." "Something big, see?" "What can you possibly have that the almighty Aku cannot attain?" " The Jewel of Neptune." " What?" "It cannot be." "The power to control all the water of the world." "Only for you, my lord." "Yes." "It truly is the magical jewel." "But how did such an elusive treasure come into your possession?" "Well, it wasn't easy, master." "But we got a little help from our newest member." " Come on out, Jackie." " Jackie?" " Actually, it's Jack." " You!" "What the heck is going on, man?" "You will not defeat me so easily." "Yes." "It won't be easy, but it will be worth the effort." "The sword!" "Why is Jackie fighting the big boss, boss?" "I don't know, see?" "But we'd better save Jackie before he ain't no more." "No tricks will save you this time, Aku." "Aku!" "Easy there, Jackie-boy." "What?" "Where am I?" "What happened?" "Can you believe this guy?" "What happened, Jackie, is that we saved your life." "You what?" "You see, you lost your mind back there and started to duke it out with the big boss." "So we nailed you over the head, man." "Lights out." "And here we are." "Yeah." "We saved you before Aku had a chance to put you out of commission permanently." "I cannot believe this!" "What's not to believe?" "We saved you like you saved us." "No!" "You do not understand!" "You must take me back immediately!" "Aren't you listening, Jackie?" "We can't take you back." "Aku would destroy you, see?" "Besides, we couldn't even if we wanted to." "When we dragged you out, Aku's castle disappeared." "Who knows where it'll pop up next." "Hey, what's all this about anyway?" "You got some death wish or something?" "No!" "You don't understand!" "I have deceived you." " Hey." "You mean, you ain't one of us, man?" " No." "You are criminals." "It is not honorable." "You see, long ago this land was good, its people honest." "But then Aku came..." "It does not matter." "My quest continues." "I am sorry about the deception, but it had to be done." "Now, if you please, the jewel." "We don't have it, see?" "We gave it to Aku." "Mr. Pibbles?" "Yeah, you know, during all the commotion, I kept it." "You know, for safekeeping." "Thank you." "I must return it to its proper place." " Wait, Jackie." "Let us do it." " Why?" "Well, all this crime business has suddenly put a bad taste in my mouth, yeah." "Yeah, we're going legit, see?" "For our first gig, we're gonna return the jewel." "It's the honorable thing to do." "I feel you will be happier on the path of righteousness." "Goodbye." "Yeah, I think we will too." "Sucker." "Step right up." "Get your water right here." "Only 500 smackers per ounce."