A/N:Sorry for not updating in so long y'all, hopefully you'll like this chapter as a compensation
It's been a while since Ronnie Anne started training to get to Lynn's level and best her in the friendly match, ever since then she and Becky have improved their abilities and even used unorthodox sources to improve their gamestyle, and a week later the awaited date has come and the stands in the playground of the Chavez school was filled with a surprising amount of people for a friendly match, all the while a certain family was looking for seats to watch
"Come on everyone hurry up! We need to find a place to sit to watch our girl Ronalda shine!" Frida exclaimed carrying several number one gloves and small home-sewed flags with Ronnie's faces on them, all while calling out the rest of her family who followed soon
"Relax Frida it's just a friendly game between some kids how filled could it possibly be?" Hector said trying to calm down the overhyped Frida as they finally found some seats to take and sat besides each other eagerly waiting for the game to begin
"Don't underestimate the lengths these parents will go to just to see their kids participate in something even as small as this Hector, I'm surprised we didn't even find all seats taken" Rosa replied to Hector's remark
"Well Mrs.Casagrande I can't say you're wrong" a familiar voice said from Rosa's right as the Casagrandes turned their faces to the direction of the voice to see none other than Lynn loud Sr along with his huge family except for Lincoln
"Babe!"
"Boo boo bear!"
Bobby and Lori exclaimed happily as they embraced each other with huge smiles on their faces
"Wow, less than an hour in this city and those two are already being sappy, imagine my shock" Lola said sarcastically prompting Lori to slightly growl at her
"Well well it's quite a pleasure to see you all here, how generous of a family to come all this distance just to see their girl lose" Carl said with a smirk
"Hey! I'll have you known young man our LJ is so good that she even outdoes her old man here when it comes to sports" Lynn Sr said proudly
"With all due respect sir, looking at your body it's not that much of an acomplishment" Carl replied simply making Rosa gasp in disbelief while Luan and Lola holded their giggles in
"Well well we have a snarky one here huh? We'll see what that snarkiness does good to you when Royal woods school wins this game you...meanie" Lynn Sr replied trying to get back at Carl
"Let's just sit down and watch the game honey" Rita said putting a hand on his shoulder as he sat down with a sour face and the family soon followed, while Bobby and Lori sat besides each other
"Now wait a minute here babe, where's Lincoln?" Bobby asked in confusion
"Oh you'll see in three...two...one" and as Lori finished her countdown a familiar voice went through the speakers
"Hello everyone! I'm Lincoln loud here filling for the sick commentators today with my analyst for the match Mr.Grouse! You have anything to add before this game Mr.Grouse?" Lincoln exclaimed from the commentators cabin with a headphone and a mic sitting besides him was an unenthusiastic looking Grouse surprising the Casagrandes
"Well loud I'll be real with you, the only reasons I'm here is that it's always a treat to watch my sports buddy Lynn loud junior play and I found out that this job pays a ridiculous amount of money so I might as well try analysing this match before going for the real thing" Grouse replied simply
"As for me I figured it'd be a good way to practice commentating if I were to ever start a YouTube channel someday, you know, if the comic artist gig doesn't work out and all, plus this place is much more comfortable and open than the stands" Lincoln said stretching his body in the open space
"And how the heck did you convince them to replace the commentators?" Grouse asked curiously
"Faked a deep voice and acted like an old man, the hair already helps" Lincoln replied with a grin
Meanwhile down in the stands came a determined girl wearing a purple headband
"Well then, I suppose it is time to give my girl a boost" said the smiling girl who was none other than Sid, carrying a huge flag with Rij onnie Anne's face on it
"SCORE! SCORE! RONNIE ANNE!" Sid chanted loudly and repeatedly while waving the flag around hyping up the game before it even starts as the louds and Casagrandes looked at her impressed
"Well someone's already excited" Lori said pointing at Sid
"Well ever since they made it official she's been ridiculously attached to Ronnie, so not a surprise there" Bobby replied explaining her excitement
"Well whatever the result is today, I congratulate Ronnie for trying to win" Lori said with a grin
"Oh believe me when I say she's going to do more than try babe, she's been training a lot with Becky and they're ready to win this for sure" Bobby replied simply "speaking of which I wonder how they're doing down there" Bobby said curiously wondering about how his sister is preparing for the game
The royal woods eighth grade team was talking amongst each other in their dressing room with obvious confidence in their faces for their victory over the great lakes sixth grade was assured, amongst those talking was the young genius of royal woods herself Lynn loud junior and her best friend Margo
"Are you sure it was a good idea to leave Paula behind, I mean I know she's constantly injured but she's a surprisingly great playmaker" Margo said commenting on the absence of Paula
"Of course Margo, Paula's position needs a lot of work so it's important to give her a chance to rest and maybe miraculously even recover from her injuries at last, and besides, we don't a chance creator against these bunches, if we just push with all our force right off the bat we'll finish this game in twenty minutes max" Lynn replied assuring Margo about their victory
"Alright girls enough chit chat gather up, let's get ready to get to the pitch" the coach said clapping loudly to gain her team's attention before getting the captain's badge
"So captain Lynn, anything to say before the game?" The coach asked giving her the armband
"Yes...just one thing..." Lynn said as she wore the armband "...just a reminder to everyone in this room that the fierce lioness uses all its strength to catch a little rabbit, I don't care if we're going against sixth graders or not, their team asked for this match and they will absolutely get it, when you shoot, I want you to shoot like you're playing against a world class goalkeeper! When you pass I want you to think you're passing against tactically genius volantes! When you dribble I want you to think you're dribbling against iron wall defenders! when you defend I want you to imagine you're defending against fierce ruthless strikers and genius dribblers! Let's pull our absolute best in this game and tear them apart to the point of making them forfeit after just the first half, I want you all to put your absolute best into each and every single move you do on the pitch to the point where the hardest thing to do would be to not injure or hurt the opposition, this is how this game is played and this is how we'll climb our way so that all of us can represent our national teams in the future! AM I CLEAR GIRLS?!" Lynn yelled in a stern tone getting her message across to the team
"YES CAPTAIN!" The team shouted out in reply showing their fighting spirit making Lynn grin in satisfaction
"GOOD! THEN LET'S GET OUT THERE AND SHOW THEM THE GENERATION THAT'LL TAKE OVER THE SOCCER WORLD IN THE FUTURE!" Lynn yelled at the top of her lungs putting her whole team into "game-mode". As she and the rest of the team ran out of the dressing room with shouts of excitement as if they were going into a war, all the while their coach tried to catch up with them
"Hehehe, good one loud, there's a reason I made you this team's captain" The couch remarked with a giggle as she ran after her young soccer army
Meanwhile in the dressing room for the local team the silence filled the air with worried anxious faces all over the team, with the only ones showing different emotions being Ronnie Anne and Becky, as the two were talking about how they were gonna use their new techniques they found the atmosphere to be unsettling, and stopped chatting as they slowly started to feel the fear from the other members of the team, Ronnie Anne looked at them with a sad expression, the worst mindset they can enter this game with right now is fear, and seeing how everyone looks anxious and scared Ronnie Anne decided to take it upon herself, for she took the captain's armband and put it on before hopping on a seat in the middle of the room
"Hey everyone, can I have your attention?" Ronnie Anne said clapping her hands to gain her team's eyes and ears
"Listen, I know everyone in this room is scared, it's the first time we went up against a team from a middle school level, let alone one as strong as the Royal woods middle school, and I know you're all scared of screwing up and doing a mistake, but we have to remember that we prepared for this match all week, and I know you all are worried about losing today but you have to know, I was also worried about losing, I was so hellbent on winning this game none of you have any idea, and while I still want to win this match, I also want each and every one of you to just put their best into the game, I don't care if we lose by a margin of four today, I don't care if we get utterly humiliated, I just want to see each and everyone of you pull their all into this game. And hey, as cliche as that sounds...have fun on the pitch y'all" Ronnie Anne said gently to assure her teammates, and as she kept going with her speech the more assured and confident everyone looked, to the point where by the end of the speech, they were all standing up and proud with determined faces, faces that made Becky and Ronnie Anne smile widely
"Now that's what I'm talking about! Now how about we get out there and show them our best?!" Ronnie Anne yelled happily
"YES CAPTAIN!" The team responded loudly their voices now filled with confidence and determination
"Then onwards everyone!" Ronnie Anne exclaimed as she led her team along Becky through the tunnel on to the pitch to begin their match alongside their coach
"And here they are folks the two teams have come on to the pitch, how do you think this game will go Grouse?" Lincoln asked providing commentary
"Let me tell you something loud as long as your sister is playing even as a goalkeeper the Royal Woods eighth grade will win by a difference of at least four goals" Grouse replied confidently making the casagrandes groan in annoyance
"Well I wouldn't be so sure myself, after all there is no guarantees in this game, we'll just have to wait and see" Lincoln commented as the two captains of the teams Lynn and Ronnie Anne came to the centre circle to shake hands before kickoff
"Hope you got better since the last time I've seen you, because it will make it all the more better to beat you" Lynn whispered while shaking Ronnie's hand tightly making her slightly cringe
"Act high all you want Lynn but today we're going to teach you some humility I promise you" Ronnie Anne replied
"Hmph I hope so, I didn't come all the way from Royal Woods just to have a boring sixty minutes on this pitch, don't make me regret deciding to play this match" Lynn said in a stern tone before letting go of Ronnie Anne and taking the ball to start the kickoff, as Ronnie Anne walked off to her half of the pitch eager to start her face off against Lynn
"And since Royal Woods are the guests they'll be taking the kickoff folks, let the match begin!" Lincoln said excitedly and as if on cue the referee blew the whistle to start the kickoff, and Lynn wasted no time as she instantly passed the ball to her best friend Margo before running like a flash towards the great lakes goal
"And with the starting seconds of the game Lynn is already running towards the opposition's goal waiting for a long pass from her teammates! An expected move from the young sports genius Lynn loud junior!" Lincoln commented
"We all know who she is loud jeez" Grouse said in an unenthusiastic tone
Meanwhile down the pitch Lynn was already on the verge of the penalty area and decided to stop to wait for the pass, as she looked behind her to see where Margo was she was suprised by Ronnie Anne right by her side
"Impressive, so you've decided to man mark me as well as attack eh? I don't think that'll work out for you Blond cutie" Lynn said as she tried to run and make herself space to recieve the ball, however and despite the small blushand confusion she had from the remark Becky was constantly following her and any openings Lynn tried to take to escape were covered by three of the defenders leaving Lynn completely surrounded
(Tch, no openings then, no matter, I can still outjump them in height and head the ball into the net from a long pass, but just what is taking the others so long?) Lynn thought to herself as she looked around the pitch to see Margo finally running on the side making her smile widely
"MARGO! PASS IT INTO THE PENALTY AREA!" Lynn yelled commanding Margo
"But you're surrounded! Are you sure about that?!" Margo asked in concern
"Don't care about that! I can beat them in an aerial duel easily!" Lynn replied confidently as Margo nodded in understanding before sending the ball into the penalty area with a long pass
"Margo uses the lack of defense on her side due to the excessive marking of Lynn and crosses the ball into the area! Is it gonna be the first goal already knowing Lynn's physical ability despite her height?" Lincoln said adding excitement to the game
"Of course she will loud why are you asking? You live with her you should she'll easily head the ball into the net" Grouse said annoyed at Lincoln's attempt at commenting
Lynn saw the flying ball heading towards her direction and licked her lips in hunger for scoring before jumping at high as she can, with the three defenders unable to jump even as close to her height, looking like she was flying in the air waiting for the ball
(Watch in despair Ronnie Anne, a goal scored the starting seconds of the game! This is my scoring heade-) Lynn's line of thought was quickly cut off as she suddenly saw someone jump not just to her level but also be able to cover her and reach the ball before her to head it out of the pitch for a corner kick making Lynn's eyes widen in shock
"And it's cleared! The young sports genius have been beaten in an aerial duel! Unbelievable!" Lincoln yelled in disbelief as his eyes widened at the failure of his sister to score
"Wait WHAT?!" Grouse yelled in confusion
As Lynn landed she shook her head to brush off the surprise clearance before Becky walked up to her
"Well did you like my clearance brunette cutie?" Becky said with a smirk "I mean I'm just saying it to get back at you for the whole 'blond cutie' comment you know I don't actually think you're cute or anything nooo of course not HAHAHAHA" Becky said quickly and nervously with a half hearted laughter and sweat on her forehead making Lynn confused
"Come on Lynn it's ok, we'll score from this corner!" Margo said taking the ball and heading to the flag to play the corner
"Right! This time you won't best me in the air blondie" Lynn said with a slight growl before running off from her to prepare for the corner
"*sigh* she called me blondie" Becky said dreamily before she got a slap on the back of her head from Ronnie Anne
"Focus Becky, it's time for the counterattack tactic, keep your marking on Lynn and prepare yourself" Ronnie Anne said sternly as Becky rubbed her slightly pained head
"Ow...yes Ronnie Anne sorry hehe" Becky said with a sheepish smile
"OH and one more thing, just talk to her after the match girl you have it so bad for her it's obvious" Ronnie Anne said teasingly nudging Becky's arm before running off to the edge of the penalty area making Becky roll her eyes
"And the corner kick will be played folks, let's see if Lynn can score this time!" Lincoln said as Margo crossed into the penalty area towards Lynn, who once again jumped higher than the whole defense
(This is it, this is the opening goal!) Lynn thought to herself as she swinged her head with full force against the ball and hit it successfully making her grin, however...
"Oh Lynn hits the ball with her head but Becky is hitting it from the other side! It's a heading duel between the two!" Lincoln commented excitedly
All while Lynn and Becky were both hitting the ball with their heads fighting on its direction, and despite her efforts and determination Lynn couldn't overcome Becky who was able to head the ball away from the penalty area as they both fell down to the ground
(Impossible...she was nowhere as strong as this a week ago...) Lynn thought to herself in complete disbelief at Becky overpowering her, however if that wasn't enough she looked back to look for the ball only for her eyes to widen at another shock
"Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between it seems that it wasn't just a clearance! Becky has actually passed the ball towards Ronnie Anne who is running straight towards the royal woods goal! It's unbelievable!" Lincoln exclaimed while holding his head in disbelief
Just like Lincoln pointed out Ronnie Anne was running free across the pitch with nothing to stop her in the midfield due to the rest of the team gathering in the great lakes penalty area for the corner, allowing her to run free with only two defenders in front of her guarding the goalkeeper from Ronnie Anne
"DAMMIIIT! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SCORE!"Lynn yelled angrily as she hopped off the ground and ran as fast as she could towards Ronnie Anne, however and to her surprise, she found herself unable to catch up to her as fast as she wished, if anything she made very little progress to catching up to her despite Ronnie Anne running with the ball
"Tch..DEFENSE! SLOW HER DOWN TILL I CATCH UP TO HER!" Lynn yelled in command
"YES CAPTAIN!" The two defenders replied as they blocked Ronnie Anne's path making her slow down her run before looking back at Lynn and smirking, putting her in a state of confusion as she was closing in on her
(What's with that smile? Even if she can dribble through them she won't be fast enough to get past them before I stop her...and she's barely passed the centre circle and 10 meters away from goal she can't shoot from there, why is she smirking?! This attack is over!) Lynn thought to herself as she almost got to Ronnie Anne with eyes full of determination before she saw Ronnie Anne stop and raise her leg and her arm parallely
(W-wait a minute...is she gonna...no way...no way! There's no way she can shoot that shot!) Lynn thought to herself
Meanwhile the audience watched dumbfounded by what Ronnie Anne was doing
"What is she doing?! Is she gonna shoot from this position?" Bobby said in confusion
"She must be panicking...OH NO OUR BABY IS PANICKING!" Frida exclaimed in a panicked tone
"I don't care where she shoots from I know she can do it! SCORE! SCORE! RONNIE ANNE!" Sid chanted waving the flag with Ronnie Anne's face repeatedly
"Wait a minute...this stance...this movement...is she going to do it?!" Lincoln wondered out loud
"Do what? What's going on? I'm already lost and it hasn't even been ten minutes" Grouse said unsure of what the heck was happening at Ronnie Anne was prepared to shoot
"LYNN! LET ME SHOW YOU THE FRUIT OF MY TRAINING! DRIVE SHOOOOOOT!" Ronnie Anne yelled in fury as she shot the ball high into the air, making it fly in the sky above the pitch
"Good job Lynn! You forced her to shoot the ball out of the field!" Margo remarked happily, however, Lynn looked nowhere as thrilled, in fact she looked distraught
"No...it's not going out..." Lynn said in a tone of disbelief and shock making Margo confused
As the ball continued flying in the sky it seemed that it was straight headed to out of the pitch for a goalkick, for it's height continued and it didn't seem like curving at all, in fact the goalkeeper waited for the ball to get out for a goalkick, however...the ball then suddenly curved like an arc while flying and like a falling comet it flew straight into the roof of the net penetrating it after an immense curve, the second the goalkeeper looked at the ball behind her her jaw dropped in disbelief...and she was not alone, for everyone watching in the stands and on the pitch would simply watch in disbelief as the ball that looked like no threat dropped straight into the net flying like a meteor
A moment of silence took over the place completely as everyone tried to absorb what just happened
"I-it's...IT'S A GOOOOOOAAAAAL! SHE DID IT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN! SHE DID IT!" Lincoln yelled in immense disbelief and insanity as he hopped up and down repeatedly while Grouse was blinking twice trying to process what happened
"THAT'S MY RONNIE ANNE!" Sid yelled happily as the crowd cheered for Ronnie Anne's fantastic goal
"Sooo can you tell me what the heck just happened there loud?" Grouse asked hoping for an explanation for the miraculous goal
"Oh of course! What Ronnie Anne did now is called the drive shot! It's a special shot featured in the captain Tsubasa manga that first appeared in 1986, it was very successful to the point of making several continuations and-"
"No one wants a nerdy lecture on your mangas loud! Just tell me what in the world was that shot" Grouse said interrupting Lincoln's rant
"Oh yeah sorry, the drive shot is special shot that requires tons of skill and practice, basically you have to shoot the ball with great strength into the air while rotating it with your leg quickly, once the strength of the shot stops taking full effect and force the gravity along with the rotation drive effect on the ball send it down like a rocket into the net! It must be timed perfectly and the strength must be perfectly set up according to the distance from goal, so the fact Ronnie Anne did all that perfectly is amazing!" Lincoln said explaining the shot
"So you're telling me that a sixth grader shot a shot from a fictional Japanese comic book?" Grouse asked in disbelief
"Yup!" Lincoln replied
"...This game will not make any sense at all is it?" Grouse asked sarcasticly
"I'm gonna be real with you My.Grouse I hope it stays that way, now let's see the great lakes city team celebrate their amazing goal!" Lincoln commented as Ronnie Anne ran around happily while her teammates piled on her with hugs
"You did it Ronnie Anne!"Becky exclaimed as she hugged her teammate tightly and squeezing her
"T-thanks Becky but I wouldn't have done it without your pass and strength...now can you let me go before I run out of oxygen?" Ronnie Anne said in a weak tone as her face turned red
"OH sorry!" Becky apologized with a sheepish smile as the team laughed together while the eighth grade team watched in disbelief
"T-they scored against us...in the fifth minute of the game.." One of the defenders said in worry
"What do we do now captain?" One of the members asked Lynn hoping for an answer and the whole team had their eyes on her, but out of the whole team Lynn looked like the one in distraught the most, frowning down on the pitch and refusing to face anyone which made Margo worried
Margo walked slowly towards Lynn before putting a gentle hand on her shoulder "L-Lynn? Are you OK?" Margo asked in concern for her bestie, and as if on cue Lynn started giggling slowly and quietly before it escalated to immense joyful laughter making everyone confused
"Well well well, it seems this game is going to be exciting, good to know, but don't panic girls, this is just the beginning, we're going to turn it around!" Lynn exclaimed happily encouraging her team to calm down and assuring the now smiling Margo
"YES CAPTAIN!" The team replied with a new sense of determination thanks to their captain's aura
"Well folks what an unexpected start, the sixth graders golden duo of Becky and Ronnie Anne surprised us with great skill and strength that allowed them to put their team ahead in just the first five minutes! What surprises does this game have for us next?" Lincoln exclaimed
"I know you're trying to add excitement loud but I'm pretty sure this is a genuine question everyone has right now" Grouse commented on Lincoln's enthusiasm
"I know that's how I said it too! But the hyped tone is stuck with me and I can't help but talk this way now!" Lincoln said in an excited tone
Meanwhile the two teams got back into their positions and prepared to kickoff the ball again for the eighth graders, however as Lynn put the ball on the centre of the circle she and Ronnie Anne glanced at each other, with both of their eyes filling with fire and determination and they tried to intimidate one another
(I'll give it to you Ronnie Anne Santiago, I have never expected you to get so much better in just one week, but that doesn't change the outcome, we're going to turn this around!) Lynn thought to herself
(Lynn loud junior, despite the goal I scored you stayed determined, even happy that you're trailing behind, I can tell that this match is far from over...both figuretavly and literally, but we will not lose today believe me) Ronnie Anne thought to herself
(The winner in this game and face-off...will be me!) Ronnie Anne and Lynn thought to themselves at the same time as they got ready to get into the battle once again, waiting eagerly to face-off like wild animals
A/N:And that's it for now, sorry again for the long hiatus but I wasn't into writing for a long time now, not to mention I've been having new fixations lately that distracted me. But I do hope you're enjoying this arc so far