Round Three: Headstrong! Niri's Nakama
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"Niri, you be careful out there,"
"You know I will,"
"Be careful, but kick his ass,"
"Of course, of course. Hand me those gloves, eh?"
"Here ya go. I still can't believe you're wearing that,"
"Hey, I figured it'd remind them what I was once...and I look damn good in it!"
"Think you're father is objecting?"
"Well, I think he's rolling around in his grave...,"
"EH?!"
"Either from disappointment, or from laughing his ass off,"
"...I really don't hope you don't anger his spirit,"
Niri grinned as she looked at herself in the mirror, "Herman, my father was always understanding, and he always let me do my own thing when he wasn't giving me early training. He'd understand,"
"I hope so," the Fishman sighed loudly, "I still think that the ring selection for this fight was rigged,"
"Of course it was!" Niri glanced at him as she tied the gloves over her hands, "But, I won't let it get to me. Foxes are always known for their trickery, so I'm not surprised that Foxy's little cannon chose his ship for the fight," she put the final touches on her outfit and rose from her seat, "Okay, I think I'm ready!"
Herman grabbed a blue cloak from the closet in the Sexy Foxy's costume room, "Let's go...Champ,"
"Damn right!"
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Sitting in a large set of stands outside the Sexy Foxy, the remaining Axe-Heads waiting for the fight to begin. Shina was doing her best to be all calm and collected while Kimeru casually sipped on her drink between handfuls of popcorn.
Shina glanced at her nakama, "How could you be so relaxed?!" she hissed, "You know what Foxy can do, you know that she doesn't have much of a chance,"
The swordswoman slurped her drink loudly, "Maybe small chance, but it's still a chance,"
Dusty nervously tapped her foot against the stands, "Man, this is gonna be rough," she turned to her nakama, "I've seen Foxy fight in this Combat Game before, and he's not to be underestimated! Besides his Noro Noro Beams, his punches are friggin' powerful!"
"Cahn' be 'at 'owe'ful...," Azu muttered, his mouth full of food.
The kitsune pointed to the numerous members of the Foxy Pirates, "You wanna repeat that?!"
Azu swallowed his food, "Alright, so he's cunning and powerful enough to gain all these people for crewmembers, but you gotta remember something, Dusty," a grin crossed his face, "Niri's the daughter of a Marine Captain, and she's been training with Herman. Besides, if she can hurt Axe on a daily basis, she's gonna clobber Foxy," he grabbed one of his hotdogs, "Unless of course the Noro Noro Beam freezes her and she's sent flying like Shina was,"
Popcorn from behind hit him in the back of the head.
Dusty's ears drooped, "But if she looses, we lose four nakama! I bet I know who Foxy wants: you, me, Kirsty...and someone else, I dunno,"
The other Axe-Heads were doing their best to keep themselves occupied until the fight started. Chizuru was waiting quietly with Pingu sitting next to her, looking severely pissed off what the predicament he was in. The penguin, as a pirate, knew there was nothing he could do until his friend won his freedom, so he'd just have to wait until the fight ended to see how it went.
Kirsty was chewing her fingernails like crazy, and DJ was taking a page from Dusty's book and tapped his feet against the stands. His speed increased with each tap, and soon enough, he made two holes in the floor.
"Crap..,"
Austin was stuffing his face with junk food he got from the food booths, not really looking all that worried. Sora, on the other hand, was enjoying Pingu's situation. The blue-furred Sky Fox glanced at his nakama.
"That mask suits you...," he commented casually.
"Don't make me kill you, Fox," Pingu growled, a vein throbbing in his head, "Niri will win me back, just you wait and see,"
"If she doesn't, that means I get to have your spot on the bed,"
Pingu glared at him.
The sky suddenly began to darken as loud music boomed out of nowhere. Dusty sighed and rubbed her hands together, "It's starting," she murmured, looking up at the sky. Her nakama followed suit to find two very large images were plastered on the dark smoke clouds that filled the air.
Giant light beams shined out of the Sexy Foxy's fox figurehead and projected two images of bounty posters of Niri and Foxy. Itomimizu flew around in the sky on his giant bird, "Today's final Davy Back Fight game will feature our own 'Silver Fox' Foxy and the acting captain of the Axe-Head pirates, Niri Zolaro!"
The stands roared with applause for the two opponents as smoke began to billow out of the ears of the figurehead. Itomimizu flew lower, circling the Sexy Foxy, "In the left corner, is a man with a record of 921 wins and only 1 loss, our Oyabun...FOXY!!!"
Stepping out of the smoke, the familiar fat figure of Foxy appeared. He wore blue boxing gloves, boxing shoes and his orange suspenders.
"Next up, the Axe-Head's acting captain, former marine turned pirate sporting a bounty of 38,000,000 Beli...," Itomimizu paused as two large figures stepped through the smoke, "Niri Zolaro! Accompanied by her coach, the Fishman Herman, who was once originally part of Arlong's pirate crew back in the East Blue if you can believe it!"
Herman sighed, "Why'd he have to bring that up?"
"Relax, alright?" Niri held up her black boxing gloves, staring at the audience, "Yeah, give it up, folks! Gimme some love!"
"YEAH! GO NIRI!" Kirsty screamed at the top of her lungs, "KICK HIS ASS!"
Dusty cupped her hands over her mouth, "Niri, watch out for his Beam, and don't fall for any of his tricks!" she yelled, earning some angry boos from all around.
Herman rubbed Niri's shoulders, "You ready, kid?"
"As ready as I'll ever be," Niri exhaled loudly, "Let's rock!"
(Author's Note: Guys, get ready for some fanservice here!)
Niri threw her blue cloak off and instantly everyone in the audience gasped loudly at what they saw.
"Hey!" Dusty shot to her feet, pointing at her nakama's outfit, "She's wearing my first costume I wore in the Davy Back Fights I used to participate in when I was a Foxy Pirate! She looks great in it!"
Azu, along with the rest of the male and even some of the female members of the Foxy Pirates, fell out of their seats, their noses gushing blood like a fountain.
The shipwright gave a thumb's up, "N-Nice...Niri!"
Niri's outfit was something that was surprising to even her nakama. It was a skimpier version of a Marine uniform. She wore a very short blue skirt that went down to mid thigh and a short, tight button shirt that showed more cleavage and belly than any normal uniform would allow. The only thing that didn't make anyone go nuts were her blue leg guards.
DJ gawked at Dusty, "Y-You used to wear that?!" he stammered, his face going red.
Dusty glanced at him and nodded, "Yeah...you shouldn't be surprised, DJ-kun, you've seen what the other girls of the crew wear. That costume was a welcoming gift from Porche,"
Kirsty shook her head, "It's a nice costume, but if you wore something like that, it's no wonder Dimitri and his friends came at you,"
"Hey, I can dress as sexy as I want, the clothes have nothing to do with that perverted furry and...DJ-kun, are you okay?"
DJ was kneeling to the ground, his face red and both hands covering his lower face. Small drops of blood dripped out from between his fingers.
Chizuru giggled, "He's so innocent, isn't he?"
Austin rolled his eyes, Baka... he looked at Niri and rubbed his chin, I wonder if Kirsty would wear something like that for Devon? he mused.
"Oi, Fishman!" Itomimizu flew down lower to the figurehead, "Only the fighters can be in the fight area. You'll have to leave,"
Herman nodded and tied Niri's hair in a ponytail so it wouldn't get in her way, "Good luck, kid...," he whispered before diving off the figurehead and into the water.
"Pipipipipipip!" Foxy laughed as the fighting arena was cleared, "You'll regret making that wager, girl!"
Niri turned to him and punched the air a few times, "And you'll regret taking Pingu away from our crew, pal! I may be a girl," she smirked, "...but I can kick your ass just as easily as my baka captain!"
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"ACHOO!" Axe sneezed loudly and wiped his nose, "Geez...someone must be bragging about my power somewhere,"
Devon rolled his eyes.
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"Pipipipipipip! Before we begin, let me just say that just because you're a girl, I won't go easy on you," Foxy grinned, "You'll get the same punishment I give everyone else,"
"GIVE HER A SPANKING!" a familiar voice screamed from the audience, followed by a large thump, which was followed by a high-pitched yelp.
Niri's eyebrow twitched, but she kept her cool, "That's just fine, Foxy," she pounded her gloves together, "Any last words?"
"Pipipipip! Don't worry about the Sexy Foxy being busted up during this game, Zolaro, I have many good shipwrights under my command, so go nuts!"
An evil grin crossed Niri's face, "Thanks for your permission...,"
In the audience, DJ, whose nose was plugged with tissues, gulped, "Man, Niri-san's creeping me out," he shivered, "...and we're all the way over here!"
Chizuru whistled loudly, "I can feel the major vibe she's giving off clearly...she's really gonna let this guy have it, ain't she?" she shook her head, smiling a little, "Foxy made the mistake of challenging the daughter of Captain Zolaro,"
"But, she challenged him," Kirsty pointed out as the sky finally cleared up.
Itomimizu took to the air again, "It's time to get the Combat Game of this Davy Back Fight between the Foxy Pirates and the Axe-Heads started! The prize are four new crewmates! The rules are this: First off, if anyone falls off into the water, they lose! Any and all weapons on the ship can be used by either fighter, and any fighter can fight with whatever style they wish! There is not time limit here, folks, so let's hope that it's a good fight. Let's get this fight underway!"
Foxy chuckled, "We usually start this off with a tradition between fighters," he walked over and held out his gloves, "The fight can only start when both fighters' gloves touch each other,"
Niri raised an eyebrow, "Alright...," she raised her gloves and touched his, "Like this?"
"FIGHT!"
An evil glint appeared in Foxy's eye, "Noro Noro Beam!"
Shit...! Niri cursed silently as the beams of glowing rings hit her, "O...h...cr...a...p,"
"Pipipipipip!" Foxy laughed, "That was easier than I thought. Now, to show you something that I love using in these fights," he pulled back his arm, "Kyuubi Rush!"
Dusty covered her eyes, "I can't watch this...!"
Foxy unleashed a flurry of quick punches that collided with Niri easily due to her slowness thanks to his Noro Noro Beam.
Azu squinted at the fight, "The punches are hitting her, but she doesn't look like she's being affected by them,"
"Just wait for about twenty more seconds," Dusty muttered, shaking her head.
Foxy pulled back his fists and walked away, smiling, "I got Straw Hat with this before, but since you're a normal human, you'll feel more pain than he did," he looked at the slowly changing face of Niri, whose cheeks were moving to the side very slowly, "Thirty seconds are up!"
Niri suddenly reverted to normal speed, but as she did, her body was pummeled by invisible blows. As she was pummeled, she was forced backward towards the edge of the figurehead, getting closer and closer to the edge.
"What the hell is going on?!" Kirsty shouted, watching her friend closely, "What's happening to her?"
Dusty sighed and lowered her hand away from her face, "When he uses Noro Noro Beam and punches people with Kyuubi Rush, Oyabun's attacks are dealt to his opponents, but it only takes full effect when the Noro Noro Beam wears off," she explained, "While the enemy doesn't look phased at first, when they can move normally, the combined power of the Kyuubi Rush's punches attack their body,"
"Hey, she's okay!" Azu cheered, "Go Niri!"
It was true. Though she was close to the edge of the figurehead, Niri had survived the attack. Her nose and mouth were bleeding and she already had some bruises forming on her body, but she just seemed to shrug it off. Looking around, Niri found that Foxy wasn't on the figurehead anymore.
She wiped the blood from her mouth and made her way to the deck of the ship, "You can hide all you want, Foxy, I'll kick your ass either way," she called out, "Where are you?"
"Pipipipip!"
Niri turned to the sound of Foxy's annoying laughter to see that a door nearby was wide open, Foxy's laugh echoing from inside the ship.
"Running, eh?" Niri calmly walked towards to the door, "Alright, I'll play Cat and Mouse," she murmured, entering the ship and closing the door behind her, "Let the hunt begin,"
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Dusty groaned again, "She shouldn't have done that. The Sexy Foxy has plenty of rooms and booby traps inside! Niri's really gotta be careful, or else she's screwed!"
"Is that all?" DJ asked her, "Knowing Foxy, there's something else up his sleeve,"
"Well, he does put on these disguises," Dusty scratched her head, "But she needs to be careful with that too, because they're so good, they fooled even me!"
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"That is the most retarded costume I've ever seen...,"
Foxy fell to the floor, "How could you say that?!"
Niri stared at the ridiculous disguise Foxy wore over his fighting outfit. She had tracked him to one of the rooms in the Sexy Foxy, and when she found him, he was wearing a costume that was pretty much a big fake head with large eyeholes. His costume and his acting were horrible...Niri recognized him easily.
"On second thought, you look sexy!"
Foxy shot to his feet, "Really?!"
"Just kidding!" Niri ran over and punched him so hard, she split the fake head in two and sent Foxy flying a few feet before he landed on his back, his nose bleeding. Niri shuffled from side to side, tapping her gloves together, "I'm not stupid like Straw Hat Luffy, Foxy, you won't get me with those so called tricks!"
Growling, Foxy climbed to his feet, his nose bent in a few places, "Why you...!"
"Another thing, fatass...,"
Again, Foxy was on his knees, "That was uncalled for!"
"You're too damn sensitive!" Niri ran at him and threw a hard uppercut, sending Foxy a few feet in the air.
"Damn you...!" Foxy glared at Niri as he fell and aimed his gloves at her, "Noro Noro...,"
"Not this again!" Niri cursed and dove behind a piece of furniture in the room, "Can't get me from here!" she yelled, "Gonna have to do better than that!"
She sat there, waiting for Foxy to retort, or for him to make a move, but she didn't hear anything.
"Hey, fatass, you hear me?"
Nothing. Not even the familiar sound of Foxy dropping to his knees and complaining. Slowly, Niri poked her head around the corner and facefaulted when she saw that the door on the other side of the room was wide open and Foxy wasn't in the room anymore.
"Oh, you sonofa...," she climbed to her feet and ran out of the room, "If this is a fight, then actually fight me!"
She turned a corner and ran right in front of Foxy's gloves.
"Pipipip...Noro Noro Beam!"
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"Man, I can't stand this waiting!" Kirsty wrung her hands, "It's one thing to wait a fight out while they're in view, but it's a whole other thing if they're in an area where we can't see where they are!"
Chizuru glanced at her, "Nervous?"
"Of course I'm nervous! Why aren't you nervous?!"
"Because, I know that Niri will pull through this,"
"Oh, what, you get a psychic vision or something?"
Chizuru chuckled lightly, "It rarely works like that, but as a captain, substitute or not, we have to have faith in her. Sure, she's not superhuman like Axe or yourself, and she may not have a Devil Fruit, but even those who don't eat Devil Fruits can be strong in their own way. Just be patient,"
A series of loud explosions suddenly filled the air as large chunks of the Sexy Foxy blew away, dark smoke rising from the wreckage.
Kirsty gawked, "OH C'MON!"
Chizuru sighed, "Sorry for this, but you need to relax and keep quiet...," she stood up and reached out, pinching a certain spot on her shoulder. Almost instantly, Kirsty hit the floor. Azu and DJ stared at what just happened.
"What did you do?"
Chizuru sat back down and crossed her legs, "I read in her medical books important joints and pressure points, so that I could maybe use that information in a battle in the future. I read that if I pinched a certain area of the human body, I can render them unconscious for a short time,"
The two men just kept staring at her.
The navigator pulled off her hat and fanned herself, "Look, I'm hot and I wanna get outta this place, I really didn't want to put up with her panic bursts, alright? Don't judge me, you would've done the same thing,"
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"Foxy Counter Blow!"
CHOMP
"AHH! SONOFABITCH!!!"
Niri stumbled back, wincing as a large, fox-shaped bear trap was latched around her arm, the metal teeth digging into her flesh. Her blood dribbled down her arm and dripped onto the floor while Foxy laughed evilly at his trick.
"You know, I'm really gettin' pissed off here," Niri tried to grab the trap to pull it off, but was unable to get a good hold because of the glove.
"Pipipipipipip!" Foxy smiled, "At this rate, I'll have four new crewmates very soon! You're a tough one, how's about you come over to the Foxy Pirates?"
Niri grinned, "I'm sorry, I already belong to a crew lead by an idiot of a captain,"
"An i-i-idiot?!" Foxy fell to his knees, "I'm an idiot?!"
"YES, BECAUSE YOU KEEP LETTING THESE THINGS GET TO YOU!" Niri screamed before throwing a hard right hook.
Foxy took the blow and skipped along the floor of the Sexy Foxy, a few of his teeth missing. The fat man rolled to a stop and lay facedown on the floor. Niri walked over to him slowly and nudged him with her foot. He groaned, but didn't get up.
Niri grinned, "That's right, don't mess with me!" she snorted and walked out of the room, "Kicked his ass!"
As she walked through the halls of the ship, Foxy pushed himself off the floor, a large bruise forming on his cheek, making his face look worse than before, "I won't be beaten that easily...!"
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"Guys, look! She's back!"
Kirsty groaned and held her head as she staggered to her feet, "What happened...?"
"You fell asleep," Chizuru shrugged, "I'm surprised you did that, but more importantly, Niri's back on the exterior of the Sexy Foxy,"
"Oh, she is?" Kirsty blinked a few times and turned to look at the large ship in front of her, "Hey, she is!"
Sure enough, Niri was back on the top of the deck, making her way to the figurehead of the Sexy Foxy, a large grin on her face.
"Yeah, go Niri! Kickass!" Azu shouted, clapping his hands, "Kickass hotty!"
The others clapped alongside Azu while the Foxy Pirates were boo'ing at her and the absence of their captain. Dusty couldn't believe what she was seeing! Could her friend actually have beaten her old captain that easily when only one other person in the Grand Line kicked his ass? Joy and disbelief filled her entire being until a dark shadow moved behind her friend.
"NIRI! BEHIND YOU!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.
She heard Dusty's cry and without taking another second to question it, she spun around and landed a hard roundhouse on the side of Foxy's head. The fat man spun around and fell to the floor, "D-Dammit...,"
Niri lowered her leg, "Still moving around, huh, Foxy? Guess this means the fight's still on,"
"This is amazing!" Itomimizu screamed into the microphone from above, "Even though she possesses no Devil Fruit like a certain straw hat, Niri Zolaro is able to not only injure Foxy, but also stand from the punches he usually delivers! It seems that this girl is harder to take down than many other opponents he's come up against! The last girl Foxy fought was beaten with a single punch!"
Shina groaned and lay down, burying her head in Kimeru's lap, "Hide me," she begged.
"Dude, that's hot,"
Kimeru shot a glare at Azu, but looked back at the fight, "I wonder what's giving her the edge she has here?"
Niri walked over to Foxy, "I'd stay down if I were you...,"
Foxy chuckled, "Is that so?"
With surprising speed, Foxy performed a leg-sweep and Niri fell onto her back, surprised by the move.
"Ow...," she winced, "That smart,"
"Pipipipipip!" Foxy got to his feet and stood over Niri, "My turn!" he cackled, holding out his gloves.
Shit, not this again!!!
"Noro Noro Beam!"
Once again, Niri was covered by the beams of glowing rings. Foxy laughed and grinned widely, "I'll admit, girl, you're tough for a normal human and you're not as stupid as a lot of people...but that's the only thing you have to use against me!"
I hate this fatass...
"Kyuubi Rush!"
Once again, Niri was assaulted by a flurry of punches.
Dusty covered her eyes again, "Geez...she's gonna be sore after this,"
After a short time, Foxy pulled back his arms and stepped away, "Thirty seconds!"
Niri's body went back to normal just as the collective power of Foxy's punches came to her. Again, she was pummeled mercilessly, and with each punch, she was pushed into the figurehead. Deeper and deeper she was forced into the wooden figurehead of the Sexy Foxy until the attacks ceased. Foxy leaned over to see Niri was laying very still, "Pipipipipip! Looks like you lose. I had a good fight though, so I'll treat your nakama well,"
Foxy stepped over the Niri-shaped hole in his figurehead and threw his arms in the air, smiling widely as his crew chanted "Oyabun" over and over again.
"922 wins!" Foxy shouted, "922 wins and four new nakama!!!"
"Aw crap," Dusty hung her head, "She lost,"
Azu scratched his head, "Man...least it was a good fight. The fight parts we saw, anyway,"
"This sucks," Kirsty groaned, "Anyone wanna take a guess who's gonna be taken?"
"Pipipipipipip! Still the champion!"
"...you? A Champion? Bullshit!!"
Foxy froze at the sound of Niri's voice, "No way!" he slowly turned to see Niri climbing out of the hole she made, her hair covering her face now that her ponytail was wrecked, "Normal pirates always fall to my Kyuubi Rush and Noro Noro Beam! You're not like Straw Hat, you don't have a rubberbody, so how can you still be standing?!"
Niri spat out blood and wiped her mouth, panting a little, "Those things are nothing but tricks, Foxy. You think those tricks will work on me?" she grinned behind her hair, "HA! I'll show you what happens when you take nakama...," she lifted her head and Foxy flinched when he saw a startling look in her eyes and her wicked smile, "Especially Pingu!"
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At that moment, both Devon and Axe jumped nearly three feet in the air. They were trying to enjoy a snack when a cold chill ran down their backs. Axe turned to Devon, his face pale,"Did you feel that, too?"
Devon nodded slowly, "Y-Yeah...you know what that was, right?"
Axe nodded "Oh yeah," he gulped, "Niri's pissed off level just went through the roof! I hate to be the poor fool who's in her path of destruction right about now...,"
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"Noro Noro Beam! Noro Noro Beam! Noro Noro Beam!"
Foxy fired shot after shot as Niri ran at him, but each one was easily dodged by the woman in the skimpy costume. He had seen the look in her eyes and for once, he was absolutely terrified!
"Noro Noro-!"
"SHUT UP!!!" Niri screamed at the top her lungs as she threw a hard punch.
The black fighting glove hit Foxy square in the face and with amazing power behind it, the punch sent Foxy flying off the Sexy Foxy and right into the stands, blowing a decent sized hole in the audience.
DJ, Azu, Kirsty, Austin, Sora, Pingu, Chizuru, Dusty and Herman (who was watching from the top) stared in shock at what they had just seen.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" Dusty shouted, "What kind of punch did Niri just do?!"
Azu gulped, "I dunno...but she put a lot of anger into it,"
Chizuru nodded slowly, "I read that when put in extreme situations, normal human beings can call on superhuman strength! It seems that with her anger, Niri was able to draw out that power,"
The rest of the Axe-Heads looked back at the unconscious Foxy who was covered with broken planks of wood, then back at Niri, who stood silently on the Sexy Foxy's figurehead, her hair blowing in the wind.
She wiped more blood from her chin, "Hell hath no fury...like Niri pissed off!"
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Kilnorc: And the final round of the Davy Back Fight is complete! I had some trouble with this, because I wanted it to be original, but I wasn't sure how to make it so much like that without using elements from Afro Luffy's fight with Foxy. All in all, I think this ended pretty well. I know the saying at the end isn't how it goes, but I had to modify it to give Niri a cool line.
On the next chapter of Bloodline...
Dusty: I can't believe that Niri won! Oyabun must be getting old and too fat...
Porche: Oyabun, she didn't mean that...Dusty!
Niri: A deal's a deal, Foxy. Gimme Pingu and the Siren triplets...unless you're going back on your word to Davy Jones?
Azu: Nice angle!
Spoils of the Davy Back Fight
Axe: Shina...it's beautiful! Thank you so much...hey, wait a minute, what is this? A bill?!
