A/N:Hey y'all, hopefully I'm not being too dragging with this arc, hope you enjoy this chapter
"Well folks after just five minutes the great lakes city elementary surprised us with an early goal over the best team of royal woods middle school, let's see how the team lead by Lynn loud Jr will change the course of the game" Lincoln commented excitedly as he and the audience watched over the match where Lynn and Margo were ready to kick off again
"Margo, you go up front this time" Lynn said strictly making Margo confused
"Me? But we're trailing and we'll need our best player to-"
"I know you're not the best player here Margo, but you're pretty close enough believe me, besides who else can I trust than my number one sports partner for this task? I'll pass you the ball in a good spot and you'll finish it for me OK?" Lynn assured Margo putting a hand on her shoulder making her smile softly
"Alright Lynn I'll try my best I promise, but you'll have to shake off that blondie whom I'm pretty sure has a thing for you" Margo replied nudging Lynn teasingly making Lynn roll her eyes
"Leave her to me Margo, she maybe good at physical strength but I'll be damned if I lose to an attacker in one on one match-up, just remember not to hold back when I pass you the ball" Lynn said as she put the ball on the kickoff spot before the referee whistled prompting Margo to pass to Lynn to start the game again
Lynn then proceeded to circulate the ball between her and her teammates and they started making progress up the half of great lakes city team, for despite their determination they couldn't deal with their swift continuous passes among one another and quick dribbles and movement, and it wasn't long till Lynn found herself marked by Becky yet again when she received the ball
"Well it's nice seeing you again cute face, but I have match to win so I'll need you to move out of my way" Lynn said teasingly making Becky blush
"You really think I'm cute?! I-I mean you're not going anywhere today Lynn" Becky said as she brushed off her minor gay panic
"Fine, then it's you against me" Lynn said rubbing directly towards Becky with the ball who stood her ground and prepared to react to her fients and dribbles with a stern face, however Lynn simply smirked as when she just got directly in front of Becky she used her heel to lift the ball into the air right above the shocked Becky before chasing it and leaving her behind with an open jaw and disbelief
"And that folks was the heel lift! Another trademark move by the young genius himself Tsubasa Ozora, and Lynn used it to shake off Becky and leave her in the dust!" Lincoln commented excitedly sounding too hyped for a friendly game between two schools
"You know I'm supposed to be the analyst here but it seems you'll be doing a better job at explaining what's going on...oh well, less work for me" Grouse said laying back on his chair with comfort
Meanwhile on the pitch Lynn continued her way down the wing when three defenders started running towards her
"You may have gone through Becky but we won't let you pass!" Said one of the defenders
"YEAH!" Exclaimed the other two
"I CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL OF YOU BY MYSELF!" Lynn roared in reply like a ferocious tiger as she accelerated towards them in a straight line with eyes filled with fire, but instead of lifting the ball with her heel she kept running in a straight line using her powerful physique to send the defenders flying despite their sliding tackles and shoulder charges before continuing her straight run
"AMAZING! Lynn uses the fierce tiger Kojiro Hyuga's straight line dribble and shakes off four whole players now!" Lincoln exclaimed in disbelief
"Do you really have to point out the source of the move everytime loud?" Grouse said in annoyance
"Maaaaaybe" Lincoln said embarrassingly rubbing the back of his head
Meanwhile Lynn continued her run before finally spot Margo in front of the penalty area making her grin
"Margo! Get us back level!" Lynn said before passing a through ball in front of Margo
"Margo is running towards the ball! Is she going to put them level?" Lincoln commented curiously as Margo with huge focus and determination
(Yes...yes I will score! I maybe not as talented as Lynn, that's why I had to work hard to keep up with her...so that we can both keep playing together! So that we fulfill the promise of representing the national team together when we grow up! So in order to keep up...for people like me who are not geniuses...HARD WORK IS OUR ONLY OPTION!) Margo thought to herself as she hit the ball as hard as she could
"TAKE THIS! EAGLE SHOOOOOT!" Margo yelled loudly launching the ball from her kick violently, making the ball crawl across the grass with a low shot so powerful it tears the grass across the way without losing momentum or strength, flying like a wild eagle into the bottom corner of the net, and despite the goalkeeper's best attempt to make the save the ball pierced the bottom corner of the net making the result 1-1
"She...she did it! Margo's eagle shot destroyed the pitch across the way and pierced the goal to make it 1-1 in the 15th minute of the game!" Lincoln commented loudly
"Are we actually watching a normal game of soccer loud? Or have we been tricked into watching a sports movie?" Grouse asked in confusion
"I don't have an idea Grouse...and I'd rather stay that way and enjoy it, and now ladies and gentlemen we watch as the team celebrates its drawing goal!" Lincoln commented on the team huddling up and hugging Margo tightly
"Hehehehehe! Nice going Marges I knew you could do it big girl!" Lynn said happily as she ruffled her hair teasingly
"Hehe thanks captain, but we still have to score the winning goal! Let's go everyone!" Margo exclaimed as she took the ball from the net and ran towards the center circle of the field prompting Lynn to grin proudly
"Hehe, wouldn't expect any less from you Margo" Lynn said to herself before facing Ronnie Anne "And Santiago, your goal was fancy but I'm afraid it'll be worthless in the end, because now it's my turn to turn this around" Lynn said confidently while pointing to herself with a grin
"Don't get too cocky Lynn, there's still ten minutes left this half and we will be the ones to turn it around" Ronnie Anne replied before going to centre circle with a sad looking Becky
"Sorry Ronnie Anne, Lynn is just as skilled as she is strong, I could barely do anything to stop her back there" Becky said in a disappointed tone apologizing for allowing Lynn the chance to create the equalizer
"Don't sweat it Becky, Lynn was titled best player of her level across the country several times, it's normal for her to be skilled enough to get past you, let's just focus on scoring the lead again, got it?" Ronnie Anne said assuring Becky with a smile making Becky feel a bit better
"Alright alright, let's show them what the great lakes golden duo can do, you dribble down the field and wait for me to get in the box and pass me a long ball and then I'll rise above everyone and fire a header into the net!" Becky exclaimed excitedly hugely confident of her idea
"Alright let's do it! At least you won't turn into a tomato when you're away from Lynn" Ronnie Anne said teasingly making Becky roll her eyes
"And the game restarts with ten minutes on the clock to go on the second half! Let's see if the royal woods middle school can turn it around!" Lincoln commented excitedly as Becky passed the ball to Ronnie Anne before running towards the penalty area of the opposition
(Becky is an incredible jumper, so even against middle schoolers I'm not worried about her receiving a cross, all I have to do is run into the right position and cross it to her ) Ronnie Anne thought to herself as she ran across the pitch getting herself in a good area to pass an accurate ball
"You're not going anywhere!" Growled Margo as she rushed like a raging bull towards Ronnie Anne before sliding down to rush at her with a fierce sliding tackle
"Tch...you have guts Margo but I've got skill!" Ronnie Anne said as she sidestepped away from the tackle
"No you're not going anywhere!" Margo yelled as she used her hand to stop the sliding before swinging her leg as fast as she could backwards towards Ronnie Anne
"What the- AGH!" Ronnie Anne was caught off-guard as Margo's leg snatched the ball away from her like a preying eagle and pushed her to the ground
"What an amazing tackle by Margo! The skilled Ronnie Anne has lost this one on one and lost possession! And what's that?! Lynn's already in the great lakes city's penalty area! Did she expect Margo to snatch the ball from her so easily?!" Lincoln commented with disbelief as Becky and Ronnie Anne were shocked to see Lynn being indeed in the box
"Dang it! Don't let her out of your sight guys!" Becky yelled commanding the three defenders at the back
"Got it!" The three defenders replied in unision as they closely surrounded Lynn while Margo watched from afar with a grin
(Heh, Lynn's used to being marked constantly as our ace striker, it doesn't matter how many marks her, she never loses in aerial duels!) Margo thought to herself as she progressed down the pitch
"It's for you LJ!" Margo yelled as she kicked the ball into the air as hard as she can crossing it towards Lynn
"Margo passes a long ball towards Lynn! But it seems too powerful and high! Can Lynn even reach this ball?!" Lincoln exclaimed confused at Margo's powerful cross
"Loud you live with her, don't act like you don't know your own sister's abilities" Grouse commented unenthusiasticly
"Mr.Grouse you're talking to someone who thought Zinedine Zidane was a manga character for way too long, I know nothing about sports in real life" Lincoln replied in a self disappointed tone
Meanwhile on the pitch the ball was flying right across the pitch as it eventually reached the penalty area of great lakes making Ronnie Anne sigh in relief at how the ball was for Lynn to meet with it, Lynn on the other hand however grinned like the Grinch on a Christmas night
( Good call Margo, you knew I can meet with any ball you cross my direction, but you wanted to force me into this situation to show them what they're truly dealing with...well I won't let you down...) Lynn thought to herself as she jumped in the air like a veteran acrobat, shocking everyone at the height of her jump
"S-she reached it! Lynn loud Jr reached the high ball!" Lincoln yelled in shock as Lynn prepared to strike the ball in the air
"FEAST YOUR EYES AND WATCH IN DESPAIR SANTIAGO! THIS IS MY..." Lynn yelled proudly as she swinged her foot upwards over her head as hard as she could before hitting the ball with immense force "...OVERHEAD KICK!" Lynn screamed as she kicked the ball with an incredible overhead kick sending a meteor of the ball down towards the goal, the goalkeeper could only watch in hopelessness as the comet falling from above pierced the net while she and the defenders watched with open jaws, all the while Lynn landed elegantly on her feet and looked at the goal to grin widely before slowly walking back into her half of the pitch leaving not only the opposition, but the audience in shock and disbelief
"I-it's...IT'S A GOOOOOOOOAL! LYNN LOUD JUNIOR WITH AN AMAZING ACROBATIC GOAL! SHE TRULY IS THE ROYAL WOODS GOLDEN STAR! AND IT'S 2-1 FOR ROYAL WOODS!" Lincoln screamed in absolute hype as Lynn's teammates huddled around her hugging her tightly
"You did it captain!" Margo yelled happily as she hugged Lynn
"Well it was thanks to your nice pass that I was able to pull this off Margo!" Lynn replied enthusiasticly as she hugged Margo back, all the while Ronnie Anne and Becky watched in disappointment and disbelief
"Amazing...what a jump that was...even I couldn't reach such a height and agility to pull this off..." Becky said as she looked at Lynn dreamily
Meanwhile Lynn looked at Ronnie Anne with a smirk before pointing a finger towards her "Ronnie Anne Santiago!.." Lynn called out grabbing Ronnie's attention "...now you see the true ability of the genius Lynn loud Jr!" Lynn yelled proudly as she pointed to the sky with one hand while beating her chest with the other provoking Ronnie Anne and making her growl in annoyance
"God even her monologues are amazing..." Becky said in disbelief with eyes of admiration making Ronnie roll her eyes before slapping the back of her head
"Focus Becky! We're still on a game here" Ronnie Anne said sternly in an angry tone
"Ow! What's the big deal Ronnie Anne?! You're the one who lost the ball against Margo!" Becky replied angrily rubbing the back of her head
"Ugh just give me the ball immediately at kick-off OK?" Ronnie Anne said in an annoyed tone before going to the center circle while Lynn and Margo got back to their positions
"You know Lynn...it's not usual for you to give a monologue like this, what was up with that?" Margo asked Lynn curiously as Lynn focused on the angry frustrated look in Ronnie's eyes
"Heh..just wait and see" Lynn simply replied before running to her goal making Margo confused
"Well folks, with just a few minutes to spare royal woods middle school find themselves in the lead, let's see if great lakes city will respond before the end of the first half!" Lincoln commented enthusiasticly
"How long can you keep up this hyped act loud?" Grouse asked in an annoyed tone
"As long as this match keeps feeling like an anime Mr.Grouse" Lincoln replied simply
Down on the pitch Becky looked at Ronnie Anne's frustrated face with concern "Umm Ronnie Anne is everything okay?" Becky asked in worry
"Just.Pass.The.Ball" Ronnie Anne replied sternly in a cold voice and Becky simply obliged upon hearing the whistle for kickoff, and the second Ronnie Anne received the ball she raised her leg in the air and positioned herself in a position all too familiar
"W-what's this?! Is Ronnie Anne planning to shoot right from kick-off?" Lincoln said in shock and confusion as the audience watched in disbelief while a certain someone was showing signs of concern
(Ronnie Anne...what are you doing? Are you OK?) Sid thought to herself with a concerned frown as she watched her Ronnie Anne furiously swing her leg to kick the ball with gritted teeth and angry eyes
(Lynn...that cocky smile...that arrogant voice...that provocing monologue, you just wanted to make fun of our hard work the last week with that overhead goal..WELL TAKE THIS THEN! THIS SHOT WILL SHUT YOUR ARROGANT MOUTH UP! DRIVE SHOOOOOT!) Ronnie Anne thought to herself as she hit the ball as hard as she could before kicking into the air to form a bending arc in the sky
"RONNIE ANNE USES THE DRIVE SHOT FROM THE CENTER CIRCLE! CAN SHE SCORE WITH THIS INSANE ATTEMPT?!" Lincoln yelled in disbelief making Grouse cover his ears
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LOUD STOP SCREAMING!" Grouse yelled angrily
Meanwhile Ronnie Anne's shot was curving in the air before curving down like a blue comet towards the right top corner of the goal
"This is it folks! It looks like Ronnie Anne will bring the score level!" Lincoln commented on the flying ball not paying attention to someone running towards the goal post
"NO YOU'RE NOT!" Lynn yelled loudly out of nowhere as she jumped on the goal post before bouncing herself towards the ball
"W-what in the?! Lynn is using the post to jump towards the goal! It's as if she predicted that Ronnie Anne would do this insane move!" Lincoln commented in shock
"You're not the only one with a special shot here! And if you have the drive shot Santiago then you should remember clearly..." Lynn said before hitting the ball with her leg "I also have my...TIGER SHOOOOT!" Lynn yelled before kicking the ball as hard as she can with her tiger shot, and as a result formed a ball as fast as a bullet, and as spinning as an electric chainsaw thanks to combining the drive effect and force of the drive kick on the ball with the immense force of the tiger shot, and as the blast of a ball flew past the shocked face of Ronnie Anne it slightly bruised her cheek, but Ronnie Anne barely fazed due to her immense shock and disbelief...and before anyone can comprehend what happened...the ball finally stopped in it's tracks...after hitting and damaging the iron wall behind the great lakes city goal and penetrating the net leaving a huge hole in it. And the keeper could only open her jaw while standing still in disbelief...and if Ronnie's drive shot made the pitch and stands gasp in surprise Lynn's tiger shot rebound put everyone in a state of shocking silence, only after a few seconds was Lincoln able to grab his mic with shaky hands from the shock
"G-GOOOOOOAAAL! IN A SWIFT GENIUS MOVE LYNN KICKS BACK THE DRIVE SHOT HEADING TOWARDS THE GOAL WITH HER OWN TIGER SHOT! AND THE RESULTING FORCE AND SPEED ON THE BALL WERE TOO MUCH FOR ANYONE TO STOP! AND WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A TYING GOAL TURNED INTO AN ASSURANCE GOAL FOR ROYAL WOODS! THE RISING STAR OF ROYAL WOODS DOES IT AGAIN!" Lincoln yelled in shock at the insane goal scored by his sister as he watched her teammates swarm her and jump all over her happily while the great lakes elementary watched in shock and sadness
"Lynn you crazy maniac you did it! We have an assurance goal thanks to your insane shot!" Margo exclaimed happily ruffling Lynn's hair while hugging her along with her teammates
"Hehe, thanks everyone, but we didn't just score the assurance goal, take a look at their so called captain for a minute" Lynn said with a smirk as she pointed towards Ronnie Anne
Ronnie Anne was still processing the shock that just happened a few seconds ago, so much so she wasn't fazed one bit by the tiny trail of blood running down her cheek from the bruise caused by Lynn's shot, as she started shaking violently and gritted her teeth at the crushing truth of what happened before clenching her fists tightly, Becky looked at her concerned about her facial expressions and body language
"R-ronnie...are you OK?" Becky asked worryingly as she tried to put a hand on Ronnie's shoulder, but just as she was about to do so Ronnie Anne suddenly groaned in pain before dropping on one knee and rubbing her leg in pain making Becky gasp in panic
"Ronnie Anne what's wrong?! Are you OK?! What happened?!" Becky asked in a panicked tone getting down to her level and checking on her before Lynn walked towards them
"Don't worry blondie, she'll be OK, but the force required to shoot a drive shot with an effect that lasts that long is too much on the body of a sixth grader like herself, she'll be out of commission for the rest of the half but in the second half she should be able to play" Lynn said before getting to the level of the grunting pained Ronnie Anne
"Do you know why you'll never beat me Ronnie Anne? No matter how many weeks, months or even years of training you get? Because you're so short minded it's actually kind of pathetic, all this training is to just best me, that's all what you want to gain, just beating me and not thinking about anything else...I on the other hand have higher hopes than a simple dumb rivalry..." Lynn said to the pained Ronnie Anne on her knee before standing up and casting her shadow upon her "...I dream of becoming the number one player in the world! To win everything that can be won both individually and with my teams! To make my mark on the history of the game! To make the whole world yell the name LYNN LOUD JUNIOR THE GENIUS FROM AMERICA! That's why I cannot lose to you...because I can't simply lose to someone with such little ambition and dream...an ambition so selfish it basically caused the loss of the team...how disappointing...for a moment I thought it was gonna be a match worth the travel, but might as well end it in the first half and get this boring match over with.." Lynn said with a disappointed tone as the end as she walked to her half of the pitch, meanwhile Becky watched in disbelief as Lynn gave her monologue before looking down at Ronnie Anne who looked absolutely crushed, and it wasn't just her pained leg, every little trace of determination and energy left her face and what was there was just a sweaty face and a shaking body clenching its fists and squeezing the grass with it in anger, but the way her fists were clenched Becky could say it wasn't just anger...there was a hint of desperation and sadness she saw from how slowly she was shaking, she then slowly approached her and got down to her level
"Ronnie Anne...I know what she said was harsh but don't let it-"
"No Becky she was right...I was so lost in wanting to prove I was better than Lynn that I forgot about all of you and your hardwork, I'm sorry...I'll just sit the rest of the half out.." Ronnie Anne said as she dragged herself across the pitch to the sidelines making everyone confused
"I-it looks like Ronnie Anne's leg won't be able to pull her throughout the rest of the half..even with just five minutes left this half it's a huge blow to great lakes who have just conceded a heartbreaker of a goal...oh man I hope Ronnie Anne will be OK..." Lincoln said in a sympathetic worried tone as the rest of the audience watched in worry, especially Ronnie's family and her significant other Sid
And while her family was mainly worried about her physical condition Sid also noticed something off about Ronnie Anne, it's like the huge energy she radiates suddenly disappeared, she had a bad feeling about how she was feeling and she couldn't help but frown in worry
(Ronnie Anne...what's happening with you?) Sid thought to herself with worry for her girlfriend
Meanwhile on the pitch Becky and one of her teammates came to play the kickoff, however their minds were nowhere near focused on the game as they watched a miserable looking Ronnie Anne from the sidelines, so as the whistle blew they restarted the kickoff carelessly and Becky ran aimlessly with the ball her eyes still on Ronnie Anne
(Ronnie Anne...what happened to you...you had so much energy and passion and then it all just-) Becky's train of thought was interrupted as she was tackled by Margo and the ball was stolen from her to her shock
"Nice one Margo! Let's end this game once and for all! I already scored with my left and right legs...time to complete the perfect hat trick!" Lynn exclaimed pointing at her head and Margo nodded in understanding as she began running down the wing, with the great lakes team movement looking very slow and sloppy not to mention very demotivated
"Margo is running down the wing with no player from great lakes even keeping up slightly, it seems Ronnie's inability to play on top of the third goal has made them very demotivated and down in the dumps.." Lincoln said in a pity tone as he watched Margo make her way easily down the right wing while Lynn ran towards the penalty area between scared and confused players who did little to nothing to stop her due to their newborn fear of the short prodigy, all the while Ronnie Anne watched with clenched fists and gritted teeth
Lynn finally made her way into the penalty area and waved her hand at Margo "Margo! Eagle pass!" Lynn yelled as she waved to her
"Got it! End this match Lynn!" Margo yelled before kicking a low eagle shot towards Lynn's direction
"A-and Margo suddenly shoots an eagle shot! And it's heading right towards Lynn who made her way easily among the demotivated defense!" Lincoln commented as he watched the low ball headed towards Lynn's direction
"Time to end this game once and for all!" Lynn exclaimed before jumping and launching herself like a bullet towards the fast ball as no one was able to react as fast as her to stop her before hitting the fast ball with her head and changing it's direction to launch it towards the bottom corner of the goal, and just like the last three goals the defense and goak could only stand there and do nothing, but instead of being shocked or disbeliefed they just let a collective sigh of sadness and disappointment
"And Lynn loud Jr completes her hatrick at the last seconds of the first half! What a tragic ending to what we thought was gonna be a great fight by great lakes elementary, Lynn and her teammates celebrate in joy as their win has been sealed! Heartbreaking for the great lakes girls who had an incredible start..." Lincoln commented with a pity tone for the losing team, watching as Becky and the rest just looked at the ground with sad expressions, on the contrary the royal woods middle school rejoiced around their captain for the third time, hugging her and lifting her in the air
"Good job captain! This match is surely sealed now!" Margo exclaimed happily with a smile before looking at Lynn and noticing a small frown on her face
"Hey captain is something wrong?" Margo asked in concern
"No Margo I'm glad about the hat trick but I'll be honest...I expected more out of Ronnie Anne and her team today, guess it wasn't worth the hustle after all" Lynn said in a disappointed tone
"Seeing Ronnie Anne shoot that drive shot really gave you hope eh?" Margo asked with a comforting smile
"Yeah...but I guess I'll never find my true match any day soon, ah well now they have no choice but to forfiet, we'll be able to go home sooner and train for better matches than this one...speaking of which.." Lynn said before cupping her ear to hear the referee blow the whistle three times
"And that's the first half folks...an absolute heartbreaker of a half for the great lakes city girls, I wonder if they'll be able to even play the second half with these demotivated faces" Lincoln commented in a pity tone as the great lakes elementary slowly walked to the dressing room looking down and in the mud while the royal woods middle school ran into theirs all joyful and cheery, and on her way to the dressing room Lynn took one last look at Ronnie Anne was still sitting on the sidelines, sitting on the grass all weary and devoid of any emotion, she sighed a sigh of disappointment before chasing her teammates to the dressing room
Meanwhile Ronnie Anne waited till the whole team got into the dressing room before finally standing up and walking slowly towards the dressing room, her heavy steps indicating she doesn't want to go in there at all, feeling ashamed of how she failed her team under her leadership, specially after seeing how absolutely distraught the whole team was, but she knew it was her responsibility to own up to her mistakes and face them, so with teary eyes and shaky fists she slowly walked into the dressing room
Meanwhile, Sid saw the expressions on the team and Ronnie's faces from the stands with a pained sad expression, feeling terrible for them and wishing she was as far away from the pitch as possible at the moment, seeing everyone like that after they seemed so bright and joyful, seeing her beloved Ronnie Anne get dangerously angry then instantly devoid of any energy or positive emotion...those sights just broke her heart
"Ronnie Anne..." Sid said to herself sadly barely holding the flag in her hand "...I...I have to talk to her!" Sid said sternly before running down from the stands and sneaked quickly to the dressing room wishing to help Ronnie Anne in any way
(Ronnie Anne...what happened to you...I'm not gonna let this end like this..I will help you somehow!) Sid thought to herself as she ran towards the dressing room in the tunnel
(I swear...you'll turn this around...and I'll help you with that!) Sid thought to herself before finally reaching the dressing room in her desperate attempt to get the team's motivation against the young prodigy, her hardworking loyal best friend and the rest of the team in a mission that seemed almost impossible right now
A/N:Aaaand I'm ending it here, sorry for the cliffhanger :p