Vile: And so, after time to think of how to write this, here's Mac third fight in the Neo World Circuit! It's almost deadly how tense this could be.
Punch-Out! Second Round
Chapter 14: Ninja Art: Boxing
Mac was enjoying a well-earned break from taking out Grave Digger. "Thirsty?" Megan asked, handing him an energy drink.
"Thanks." Mac replied, taking the drink and taking a swig.
"Hard to believe you're only three matches away from the Championship! And I thought you'd be rusty when you came back, Mac baby!" Doc said.
"I kept working out as a hobby. Who knew it would come in handy?" Mac asked, making Megan and Doc laugh.
Then, Mac's eyes widened in suspicion, looking back and forth. "What's wrong, Mac?" Megan asked.
"Did you ever get the feeling… you were being watched?" Megan and Doc started looking around as well, but couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. "Eh, maybe I'm just feeling things." He wasn't aware of a pair of eyes staring at him from above…
*The Next Day*
Mac climbed into the ring, Doc and Megan nearby. Oddly, like the battle with Morgan Jab, there was no opponent in the ring. 'What is it this time?'
Boxer Stats: Kogako Nindo
Rank: Neo World #2
Fight Record: 22-4 (21 KO)
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 131 lbs.
Age: 27
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Signature Move: The Blossom Strike
Rendition of Punch-Out theme: Variant focusing on the soft flute often seen in Asian culture
Starting Heart Count: 10
*Pre-fight Slideshow*
Scene 1: An unknown person handing Kogako Nindo an envelope.
Scene 2: Kogako Nindo running across rooftops in the dead of night.
Scene 3: Kogako Nindo looking down on Mac, Doc, and Megan training while hiding in the above rafters.
Scene 4: A close-up of Kogako Nindo's face, her mouth and nose covered by her mouth guard, her eyes locked in a fierce stare.
*End Slideshow*
The round display showed that it was Round 1.
All of a sudden, a small smoke bomb went off in the ring. When the smoke cleared, a figure was in its place: A well-endowed woman, having hip-length black hair in a ponytail and closed eyes, standing with her hands in front of her face, positioned similar to a ninja hand sign. She was clad in a dark blue outfit reminiscent of female ninjas, her mouth and nose covered by a piece of cloth. Dark blue boxing gloves were on her hands. Her eyes opened, staring at Mac. "목표는 발견. 미션 시작. (Mogpyoneun balgyeon. Misyeon sijag. (Target sighted. Beginning mission.)" She deadpanned, moving into a battle stance.
'Another girl? Jeez, I can only imagine where this is gonna go.' Mac thought.
"She hides in the shadows, and comes out to strike. Time for you to tell her to TAKE A HIKE! Go, Mac!" Megan cheered.
The referee then got in. "Fight!"
"준비. (Junbi. (Ready.))" Nindo moved her hands in front of her similar to a hand sign, her right hand being in front of her left. Her left fist then moved back for a quick wind-up. Mac saw it coming and dodged, but Nindo didn't react. Mac was able to sock her, but she quickly vanished, leaving behind a log: Substitution technique. "바보. (Babo. (Fool.))" After a second, Nindo re-appeared in another smoke cloud, nailing Mac off-guard with a right uppercut. "준비." Another hand sign, identical to the last. Mac dodged the punch and socked Nindo, making her vanish again. "바보." Nindo appeared for a counter uppercut, but Mac dodged it. "Ehhh?" Mac was able to perform two strikes before she zapped out of the stun. Nindo then quickly moved to her left, not saying a word but preparing for an uppercut. It was slow coming, so Mac got an idea. Right before she went for it, Mac socked her once. It caused her to enter a stun, so Mac punched her four more times before she broke out. "준비." This time, her left hand was in front of her right, and Mac saw a yellow flash. This was a hint, so he quickly socked Nindo, earning himself a Star in the process.
Star Count: 1
"가다. (Gada. (Go.))" Nindo moved to her right and wound up for another uppercut, going slow with this one as well. Mac timed it well and socked her before her attack, stunning her. Mac was able to nail her four more times. "준비." The left hand was in front, and Mac saw the yellow flash, so he punched Nindo for a Star.
Star Count: 2
Nindo went for her left uppercut, but Mac, not thinking, dodged it and socked her afterwards. "반격 (Bangyeog. (Counterattack.))" Nindo vanished in a smoke cloud and re-appeared, but Mac dodged the counter uppercut. "젠장! (Jenjang! (Damn!))" With her out of it, Mac socked her four times before she recoiled. "준비." Nindo performed a hand sign with her left hand in front, making a yellow flash, so Mac nailed her for a Star.
Star Count: 3
"준비." This time her right hand was in front, so Mac didn't jab. The wind-up for the jab was too quick, so Mac merely dodged the incoming jab and punched her afterwards, making her vanish. "바보." Nindo went for her uppercut, but Mac dodged. "저주. (Jeoju. (Curses.))" Mac socked her twice. Once she was back up, Mac gathered his Stars into his fist. Nindo saw it and quickly rummaged through her gear to find something. By the time she found and grabbed a smoke ball, Mac had already socked her with his Star Punch. Nindo reeled from the punch, twirling twice to try and stay up, but she eventually fell down.
Meanwhile, the smoke ball flew into the crowd, exploding in front of Aran Ryan's face and turning his face black. Angered, he leapt on top of his seat. "OI! Watch where yer aimin' that Star Punch, boyo! There's people watchin' this fight!" Mac secretly grinned at Aran's outburst.
Kogako Nindo Knockdowns: 1
Round Time Left: 1:21
Star Count: 0
1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6!
Kogako Nindo quickly jumped to her feet, shook her head, and adjusted her mouth guard before getting back into position. "당신이 날 도망 칠 생각하지 마라! (Dangsin-i nal domang chil saeng-gaghaji mala! (You WON'T escape me!))"
"Come on, come on! Fight!"
Kogako Nindo Stamina: 7/8 of max.
"준비." Left hand in front for the hand sign, so Mac socked her during the glow for a Star.
Star Count: 1
"가다." Nindo went for her right uppercut, and Mac mistakenly dodged and punched her afterwards, causing her to perform her substitution technique. "반격." Mac easily dodged her uppercut, however. "안돼! (Andwae! (No!))" Mac punched her three times and decided to use his Star for good measure, socking her upside the head with his Star Punch.
Star Count: 0
Kogako Nindo Stamina: 11/16 of max.
Nindo then turned to have her right side facing Mac, her eyes closed. As she did, cherry blossoms began to swirl around her. "보라... (Bola… (Behold…))" Then her eyes shot open, glaring at Mac. "내 힘! (Nae him! (My power!))" She quickly pulled a left strike that nailed Mac in the right side of his neck.
The jab nailed a certain nerve, and Mac yelled out. He felt his right arm go slack, and he couldn't get it to move. "M-My arm!" Nindo quickly moved to her left for her uppercut. With his right arm disabled, Mac couldn't get out a counterattack, so he had to dodge to the right. 'At least the paralysis didn't affect my legs.'
With his remaining arm, Mac managed to punch her afterwards and force her to vanish. "반격." Nindo went for her uppercut, but Mac dodged. "Ehhh?" Despite having an inactive arm, Mac was able to deal a delayed combo of four hits before she recovered. "준비." Her left hand was in front, so Mac hit her for a Star.
Star Count: 1
"준비." Left hand in front twice in a row, so Mac was able to hit her again.
Star Count: 2
"준비." Three in a row, so a third punch warranted a final Star.
Star Count: 3
Mac felt feeling return to his arm, able to move it again. However, the round ended right then with the bell.
Little Mac Stamina: 11/16 of max.
Kogako Nindo Stamina: 9/16 of max.
*Intermission*
"내 임무는 널 이길 것입니다. 난 실패하지 않는다. (Nae immuneun neol igil geos-ibnida. Nan silpae haji anhneunda. (My mission is to defeat you. I shall not fail.))" Kogako Nindo said while standing on one foot on the turnbuckle, holding a shuriken in front of her face menacingly before docking it, closing her eyes in meditation.
"Don't worry about her attacks, Mac. She may be quick, but you can still do it! Believe it!" Doc told Mac as Megan rubbed his shoulders. Mac still looked determined, having taken barely any damage.
*End Intermission*
The round display showed that it was Round 2.
Kogako Nindo hopped off the turnbuckle, still on her knees. Her eyes looked up at the camera. "나는 미디어 놈 아니야. (Naneun midieo nom aniya. (I'm not one for the media.))" Then, with blinding speed and accuracy, she whipped a shuriken at the camera, breaking it and sending it into static.
The referee got in. "Fight!"
"가다. (Gada. (Go.))" Nindo went for her right uppercut, but Mac intercepted with a jab, punching her four times during the stun. "준비." Her right hand was in front, so Mac merely dodged and punched her after. "바보." Mac saw the uppercut coming and dodged. "안돼!" Mac punched her once before unleashing a three-Star Star Punch, socking Nindo hard. She twirled twice before slumping to the floor.
Kogako Nindo Knockdown: 1
Round Time Left: 2:41
Star Count: 0
1! 2! 3! 4!
Kogako Nindo tried to get up, her elbows shaking. "아니... 지금. (Ani... jigeum. (Not… now.))" She slumped back to the mat.
5! 6! 7! 8!
"당신이 날 도망 칠 생각하지 마라!" Nindo flipped back up and got back into position.
"Come on, come on! Fight!"
Kogako Nindo Stamina: 11/16 of max
Nindo posed with her left side facing Mac, cherry blossoms swirling around her. 'Uh-oh.' Mac thought.
"가을... 내 앞에! (Ga-eul... Nae ap-e ! (Fall... before me!))" She rushed forward for her Blossom Strike, but Mac, seeing it coming, dodged to the right, as she was aiming for the left side of his neck. Mac socked her afterwards, causing her to vanish in her cherry blossom swarm. "반격." Her uppercut was coming, but Mac dodged it once more. "저주." This time, Mac was able to hit her seven times during the stun before she zapped out.
'Man, this is easy.' Mac thought.
"준비." Her left hand was in front, so Mac socked her for a Star.
Star Count: 1
She went to her left for an uppercut, but Mac counterpunched her and made a five-hit combo. "준비." Her right hand was in front, so Mac merely dodged her jab and socked her. "바보." Mac dodged her uppercut. "Ehhh?" Mac hit her twice. Mac continued comboing until she was knocked down for the second time, twirling around before falling over.
Kogako Nindo Knockdowns: 2
Round Time Left: 1:24
1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7!
"당신이 날 도망 칠 생각하지 마라!" Nindo flipped back up and got back into position.
"Come on, come on! Fight!"
Kogako Nindo Stamina: 1/2 of max.
"준비." Her left hand was in front, so Mac socked her.
Star Count: 2
Nindo stepped back and posed, her right side pointed at Mac. "보라... 내 힘!" When she rushed forward, Mac dodged and socked her, causing her to vanish. "반격." Like before, Mac easily dodged it. "젠장!" Mac socked her six times in the combo, then gathered his Stars, unleashing a two-Star Punch, depleting the rest of her energy. Kogako Nindo was socked so hard that she backflipped, but she landed on her feet and knees, glaring at Mac again. "RRRRRAAAAAAAAHHH!" She rushed forward with her fist, Mac rushing at her as well with his own yell and fist. The two of them punched past each other, like a typical samurai movie moment. Neither moved for a few seconds. "Ngh!" Then, Nindo grapped the right side of her waist in pain, slumping to her knees before falling face-first to the mat.
TKO!
*Cue Kogako Nindo's variant of the victory theme*
"Hah hah, yeah!" Mac cheered, throwing his fists in the air before quickly catching Megan, who had jumped on him. He spun her around once, both of them laughing, before holding a fist up in victory.
*After the Match* *Cue Kogako Nindo's version of the after-match theme*
"Good moves, Mac baby! Practically a perfect run!" Doc Louis told him. "You deserve a chocolate bar! …Eh, maybe not! HA HA HA HA!"
Little Mac
Fight Record: 13-0 (13 KO)
New Rank: Neo Major #2
Unused Quotes
*Intermission*
"당신이 할 수있는 일은 내가 예측하지 않은, 없습니다. (Dangsin-i hal su-issneun il-eun naega yecheug haji anh-eun, eobs-seubnida. (There is nothing you can do, that I have not foreseen.)"
*Won Match*
Kogako Nindo backflipped and took a ninja pose with her back to Mac, her eyes closed. "내 임무가 완료되었습니다. 작별 인사, Little Mac. (Nae immu ga wanlyo doeeossseubnida. Jagbyeol insa, Little Mac. (My mission has been completed. Farewell, Little Mac.)" She threw a smoke bomb at her feet, vanishing under its cover.
Unused Little Megan Cheer
"A ninja might be quick and tough, but against you, she's just weak stuff!"
Doc Louis Tips
"Ok, Mac. No need to handwave this. You gotta be first!"
"Looks like she's not playing around here. Remember: Cherry blossoms mean DEATH, so DON'T let her land that Blossom Strike!"
"Watch that Blossom Strike, Mac baby! If it hits, you'll lose half your arms and half your power!"
"She's studied your moves, Mac. Dodge the right ways, or she'll slam ya!"
"Ok, so a female ninja's a kunoichi, right? Turn her into a "KO-nichi" with your Star Punch! HA HA HA~~!"
Vile: Only one fighter stands between Mac and the Neo World Champion. Can he defeat the next fighter? Stay tuned to find out! Leave a review if you liked this chapter! Ja ne!
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