Midnight Showdown

Third Person P.O.V.

It was high time for the fight between Hugo and Fire Claw. After getting healed by the Dragon Warrior, Fire Claw followed him and found him, Furious Five, and the Tiger Twins fighting a losing battle against Hugo the Hippo. It was a one on one between the tiger and hippo as they were in a grappling hold until Hugo lifted him on his shoulder.

"Time to crush you!"

He leaned back and smashed Fire Claw into the ground, then pinned him down with his weight.

"Get... off... me!" Fire Claw screamed and used his fire breath to try and torch the hippo off, but Hugo's thick skin made him feel nice and warm.

"Ahh, it was feeling a little chilly out here. Thanks cat boy."

He then felt an electric chain around his mouth and something furry around his neck. He looked and saw Jokester along with one of the Tiger Twins trying to pull him off. Huntress was helping as well, but all of them were in a weakened state from fighting earlier while Dragon Warrior and Fire Claw were in the building.

"Man, this dude is really heavy."

"No kidding... but we gotta stop him."

"(laughs) You think you can win? You make big mistake against me."

He grab the arms and chain and started swinging everyone around like a toy.

"Whooooaaaa!"

"(screams)"

"This is too easy."

Hugo started toying around with the three of them until he got tackled in the back by Fire Claw. Jokester extended himself to act as a net for his companions so they didn't crash into the wall.

"You guys alright?"

"Yeah," Huntress replied. "We're fine now, thanks to you!"

Hugo picked up Fire Claw and smashed him against the ground, then threw him against the wall. He took the dumpster bin and threw at him. Fire Claw managed to catch it, but it plowed him into the wall a bit. Fire Claw pushed himself out of the wall and was rammed right back into the wall by Hugo.

"You're nothing but a pain. I'll make you regret it."

He then lifted Fire Claw into the air, but he didn't get a chance when he heard an ear-splitting shriek. He dropped him, and covered his ears giving Fire Claw a chance to get away. Quick Jade then came speeding around to make a tornado, however it barely lifted Hugo off the ground. He managed to use the wind to get out of the tornado and smashed the grounds. The impact made the ground erupted around him and scattered everybody.

"(groans) Hey where is... Sis!" One of the Tiger Twins was badly injured and couldn't move. That last attack knocked her out.

"Is there any way we can stop this guy?"

"You'll never beat me!"

"Ugh, this fight has gone on long enough." Fire Claw said to himself.

Fire Claw decided it was time to get serious and he didn't know it, but his stripes turned red, a fiery aura surrounded, and his super strength kicked in. He then plunged his hands into the ground and pulled out a huge chunk of the ground. Everybody except Hugo couldn't believe their eyes.

"Whoa!"

"What the-?"

"Remind me not to make him angry."

Fire Claw threw the boulder with ease at Hugo, but the hippo managed to intercept it. He then threw it back at the tiger who caught it and with his strength, crumbled it to pieces.

(roars)

Fire Claw then punched the ground and made pillars of fire shoot up from the ground. Instead of aiming directly at Hugo, they went around him.

"What is cat boy up to?"

When the circle was complete, the whole ring erupted from the inside. The ring of fire didn't spread, but it actually did a little damage against the hippo.

"Ouch!"

"Finally, he felt some pain. Now to deal even more."

"(growls) Alright, you asked for it."

But right before he could start running, ice was shot in front of him and it erupted into pillars. It was blocking Hugo from the others like a barricade. Then, a shadow was seen on the ice but Hugo saw nobody there when he turned around. He turned back and a dark-powered net was shot at him wrapping around his body. The figure turned out to be one of the ninjas when he came out of the ice.

"You guys are having a fight and you don't invite us? What kind of friends are you?"

Everyone looked up and saw the Ninja Guardians standing on a rooftop.

"Where have you guys been?" Emerald asked

"Didn't know there was a little excitement until now."

"We've been looking for you guys all over town."

"Glad you made it." Fire Claw said relieved.

"Whoa, look at you."

"What?"

"Dude, your stripes are all red and you look like you're on fire."

Fire Claw looked at himself and was surprised at what he saw. A smile then grew on his face.

"I think i'm gonna like this."

"Judging from the looks, I'd say his potential kicked in."

"It's different from ours, any idea?"

"It doesn't have to be exactly the same as ours. His potential, his own way of using it."

"So there's more of you, don't matter. Hugo is too strong for all of you."

He managed to break free from the dark net and busted right through the ice. He jumped into the air and was about to bodyslam Huntress, who was in a weak state. The red ninja saw this and rushed to save her.

"Huntress!"

He came in at the last second and pushed her out of the way, just before he got squashed.

"No!" His orange brother screamed and turned into a tiger. He dug his claws and teeth into Hugo's skin, but it didn't hurt much.

"Hey, get out of my skin!" He said and rolled over him. The red ninja managed to push him off his brother, who reverted back into his turtle self.

"You okay?"

"I'm tough bro, i'll be fine." He said as tough as he could sound.

"How can stop this guy? His thick skin makes it impossible to hurt him." Quick Jade said

Huntress was watching the others fight as she tried to come up with a plan to take the hippo down. He was engaged with 2 of the ninjas and despite all the hits they could land, he barely felt the pain. However, when they pulled off a windmill trick by swinging one of the two around, the attack connected with Hugo's face and thus did some damage.

"What?"

"Something wrong Huntress?" Emerald asked

"It might be me, but did hitting his head, (grunts) actually do some hard damage?"

"Really?"

"One way to find out." Dragon Warrior said, backed up a bit, and charged towards Hugo like a bull. The black ninja assisted by making a shield for himself.

"Need a step up?"

"You know it." The Dragon Warrior said and as he got close, the ninja crouched behind the shield and the Dragon Warrior jumped off of it and into the air. He then used his fists and dealt a blow to Hugo's head. He felt the Dragon Warrior's true strength and it hurt him real bad.

"Ouch!"

"What? That actually worked!?"

"His head's the weak spot!" The male Tiger Twin spoke.

"(growls) I will not... lose to the likes of you people."

The ninjas tag teamed up with everyone who could still fight and they ganged up on Hugo. First, he was frozen at his feet so he couldn't move. Then, Fire Claw gave the dark ninja a boost and he aimed above while Fire Claw threw a fist square at Hugo's face. Both of them dealt a blow, but were immediately grabbed and thrown away. He then punched the ice at his feet, only to be grabbed from the back by Huntress and the red ninja. Using their super strength, they held on tight and was able to distract him so that everyone else could get in a blow.

"You 'hit' can't 'hit' stop 'hit' me." 'hit'

That last hit sent him to his knees.

"One more hit and he'll be finished."

"Who wants to have the glory?" The blue ninja said. Before anyone could say anything, Dragon Warrior was the first to speak.

"I know one person who should get the honor."

"Of course."

"Fire Claw should get the honor."

Everyone was surprised to hear that, especially Fire Claw. "You started this fight before any of us got here, you should be the one to finish it."

Fire Claw couldn't believe his ears, but a smile grew on his face under the mask.

"Thanks pal. Appreciate it."

He cracked his knuckles one by one as he walked to Hugo, excited on the inside. Everyone got out of the way, and watch in amusement for the final blow. Fire Claw grabbed Hugo by the neck and his fist began surging with power. It even glowed intensely so they could see it.

"Let me go!" Hugo said choked up

"Your fun's over buddy." He said and with all he had left, dealt a killer left hook straight to the face. Hugo's head hit the ground so hard, he was knocked out for good.

"Don't bother waking up, punk."

"You tell him, big guy!"

"Time to take him in and call it a night." The blue ninja said.

"Yeah, I could use a breather." Jokester said.

Everyone recollected themselves and each other, the purple, black, and blue ninjas tied him up real tight, and everyone took him to jail. Once they did that, they went back their own dorms and called it a night.

Epilogue

A week after taking down Hugo, things were back to normal for Animal City. In school, Po and Tye were in the locker bay of the 200 hallways.

"So we good?"

"We're good."

Po and Tye shook hands and things were better between them. Po and Tye then left and the panda came across Danny and Serena.

"Saw you two shake hands and smiled. Things better between you two?"

"Yeah, after the whole hippo situation we 'reconciled' as he put it. Of course, he'll continue to pursue his own path but will help us when we need it or the other way around."

"Wait, he's gonna keep fighting crime by himself?" Serena asked surprised

"Every other day, it may not sit well with the others but that was the deal we made a week ago."

"Well, if you're happy big guy, we're happy for you."

"Yeah, just glad you guys are friends again."

"Yeah, but don't expect it to be this simple. I bet it they'll fight again."

"No we won't, our friendship is awesome! It won't break that easily."

"Wanna bet?"

"Oh brother." Serena said and left the two to argue.

All that mattered was things were back to normal between the panda and tiger.

Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed the story and please review.