Randy couldn't believe that he was doing this. Last week in school, Heidi reached out to the Ninja on her blog to come out for an interview. Howard practically begged him to do it and he agreed. 'Ok. Let's do this.'

"Ya. SMOKE BOMB!"

Randy dropped a smoke bomb on the stage below and it released a red smoke. He fell down from the upper stage beams and got rid of the smoke with ease. The crowd cheered loudly when Randy as the Ninja appeared.

"Welcome to the 8000th Annual Norrisville Ninja Day!" Heidi announced as the curtain came up revealing her and Howard sitting down. He ran across the stage to give everyone high fives. "I'm your host, hey-yo, Heidi Weinerman. With me, because my mom said I had to is Howard." He rolled her eyes once she mentioned her brother.

"HA! Double dip!"

"Nobody even remembers that!" Heidi said as she leaned toward her brother.

"And give it up for the Bucky Hensletter orchestra!" Bucky proceeded to hum a silly tune and he played his triangle. "Now pound your palms for Norrisville's favorite hero, the Ninja!"

Randy came in gave Heidi a high-five and had Howard move so he could sit closer to Heidi.

"LOVE YOU, NINJA!"

"And I love you!" Randy shouted as he jumped into the crowd.

"It's an all-dizzle cele-brizzle of N-Ville's resident bacon saver!"

"Look at him up there, peacocking like he deserves this!" McFist commented.

"I totally deserve this!" Randy shouted.

"Ninja Day! He's so busy buying his own hype, he'll never see us coming." McFist destroyed the TV with his robot arm and then shouted at Viceroy, "How's it going down there, Viceroy?!"

"Done. You're welded into your pants."

"So, if I said I had to pee..."

Viceroy put another piece of red, yellow, and white armor around McFist's chest then said, "I'd say don't."

"McFist, why have you summoned me?" The Sorcerer demanded.

"We're just about to kick off my latest plan. I call it... What do I call it?"

"Operation Replace The Ninja With Lucius O'Thunderpunch So The Students Of Norrisville Will Abandon Him And Put Their Faith In The Wring Hero Thus Rendering Them Helpless When The Sorcerer Strikes."

The Sorcerer and McFist looked at Viceroy who took out an arm for McFist's armor. "I don't know. It feels a little wordy."

"I like it," The Sorcerer told them.

"I love it! Suit me up!"

Viceroy and the Robo-apes put the last of McFist's armor. He punched the ground leaving a crack in the ground. the Sorcerer smiled evilly as Viceroy clapped. "Now we're talking."

Back at the Ninja Day, Heidi was replaying some of Randy's past fights from the past few months. "This isn't only about me. I mean, I couldn't save you if you didn't always need saving."

"Double dip!" Howard shouted.

"Ninja, you cannot be any Brucer which is why..."

Principal Slimovitz came out with a plaque. "The Ninja of the Year award goes to..."

A giant robot covered in saws came out. "Giant robot!"

"What? Giant robot? But he wasn't even nominated!" Then he looked at what everyone else was looking at. "Oh..." The giant buzzsaw robot was going the block and slicing everything in sight. "I'm on it. Keep that plaque warm for me, P-Slimmy."

Randy ran off then Slimozitz commented, "I hate it when the students call me that. But when you say it, Ninja, it just works."

Randy ran over the crowd and stepped on Bash's head to get a big jump. "YEAH, Ninja stepped on my head!"

Randy used his chain sickle to get on the arm of the robot and was about to destroy it but it was destroyed by a missile. Randy fell to the ground and looked around. "What the missile?"

"I know you could've handled that, Ninja. Just thought I'd lend a hand... cannon."

"Mysterious hero zing!"

A few people in the crowd were cheering but Randy was confused and suspicious. "And you are...?"

"Lucius O'Thunderpunch, at your service!" Cannons came from his back and he fired streamers and confetti in the arm.

"Lucius O'Thunderpunch, that's not a real name."

"Why it must be, it's all over these pre-shrunk vintage tees." Lucius fired t-shirts in the crowd that said, "I've been Thunder Punched" and all the students were fairly happy with them.

'Okay, this is way too suspicious. He just showed up after a robot from McFist did and now is buttering up the crowd. This is too coincidental.'

Randy went on the stage and then told him, "Hey, so you probably don't know this, but it's kind of my day."

"Oh, right, here, have a hat." Lucius O'Thunderpunch put a hat on Randy's head but Randy wasn't super pleased with it. He took it off and walked to Principal Silmovitz, "Can we get back to Ninja Day? I believe I was in the middle of accepting a beautiful plaque."

Inside Lucius O'Thunderpunch's suit, McFist told Viceroy, "Viceroy, initiate phase two?"

"Coming right up, or should I say down?" Viceroy snickered at his joke.

A comet was coming down and everyone was scared. "That's a hawkin' comet!" Heidi shouted.

"This one's an old favorite of mine. Ninja Air Fist!" Randy was preparing for the Air Fist but Lucius O'Thunderpunch beat him to the punch.

"O'Thunderpunch Comet Stopper!" A large cannon come from Lucius O'Thunderpunch's back and he destroyed the comet with ease and it rained candy.

"He saved us, with flavor!"

"Uh, thanks, but I had that," Randy told him.

"Ooh, sorry. Just trying to help."

Randy sighed internally. He didn't trust Lucius O'Thunderpunch but maybe this was the break he needed. After all, he's been protecting Norrisville for over 800 years. "Sorry. I'm used to protecting Norrisville by myself. I'm the Ninja and I've been handling myself just fine. If you are trying to be a hero, then you need to be prepared to handle it. Otherwise, leave the heroing business to me. Norrisville has a hero, I'm not sure it needs another one."

McFist wasn't prepared for Randy's reaction but nevertheless, planned to continue with his evil plan. "Hey, buddy. We're all on the same team, eh, buddy." Lucius O'Thunderpunch pulled Randy into a hug and a pretty tight one as well. He also gave him a noogie and that was the last straw for him.

Randy shoved Lucius O'Thunderpunch off him and said, "We are not a team!" This action caused a missile to come from Lucius O'Thunderpunch's back and it destroyed Principal Slimovitz's car.

"Ninja, you blew up my car!"

"But... I... It was his."

"Don't worry. I'll fix it." Lucius O'Thunderpunch took a grenade from his chest and threw it at the car and it somehow fixed the car in the blink of an eye.

"Good as new, Slim-diggity."

"I like that even better than P-slims." Lucius O'Thunderpunch ran on the stage to give everyone a high-five.

Randy groaned. 'This is getting out of hand. I don't even care about the Ninja Day anymore.' Once Lucius O'Thunderpunch passed him again, Randy said, "Will you stop that? Being a hero isn't about being a show-off. Besides, it's not your day, it's my day!"

Everyone gasped at Randy's attitude. "Not with that attitude it isn't. I present the Ninja of the Year plaque to Lucius O'Thunderpunch!"

"WHAT?! But he's not even a Ninja!"

"No plaque necessary. For me, it's not about that." Lucius melted the plaque and put it on his chest. "For me. it's about free fro-yo!" Lucius brought out a yogurt cannon and shot yogurt into the crowd.

"Seriously, no one is going to fall for that." Randy looked and Howard's mouth was on the yogurt cannon. HOWARD!" Howard was shot off the cannon and into the crowd. "I protect this school every honkin' day. I've been doing it since the school opened over 50 years ago. These people love me. No way Thunderpunch is stealing my thunder."

Throughout the day, it seemed to be a competition between The Ninja and Lucius O'Thunderpunch.

In the gym, a flamethrower robot. The robot was making everyone run away in fear as it set everything on fire.

"Smoke bomb!" Randy appeared ready to stop the robot with his sword but before he could do anything, something froze the robot solid. "What the juice!" Lucius O'Thunderpunch came in and destroy the robot with ease.

"Thunderpunch!"

"Did somebody say snow cone?" Lucius O'Thunderpunch turned part of the ice into a pick snow cone flavor.

"Pretty sure nobody said snow cone," Randy commented.

"Nobody didn't say it. You got tooti-fruity in that thing O'T.P.?" Howard asked.

"OH! He is stealing my thunder!"

"Smoke bomb!" Randy was ready with his sword to fight a robot minotaur. "Let's do this." Randy was about to fight but Lucius O'Thunderpunch came in. He started to ride the robot like a bull-rider. "Whoa! Hey! Look out! Hey hey! Hey, I think that's eight seconds." As he was riding the minotaur, he shot out all sorts of merch: towels, shirts, toys, and more.

"I got a beach towel!"

"What a boss keyring! I wish I had keys."

"I got keys!" Lucius took the head off of the robot and kicked it far into the sky. "He's way ahead of you, Ninja. Decapitation zing!"

Randy walked away and wasn't happy at all. "I can't believe it. O'Thunderpunch stole my o'thunder."

Lucius noticed this and asked, "Aw, Ninja, where are you going? I was just about to engage Karaoke Mode!" Lights and speakers started to play crazy music.

"Fine. You like him so much, let him protect you. I'm out of here!" Randy smoke-bombed away and this made McFist very happy. The Ninja was gone.

"Viceroy, it worked! He's gone! The Ninja's throwing in the scarf!"

Viceroy knocked on the main communication device for the Sorcerer and tried to get his attention. "Uh, hello, Mr. Sorcerer?"

The Sorcerer appeared and asked, "What is it?"

"The school is all yours."

"Tell McFist to find the most vulnerable student and crush him!" The Sorcerer laughed evilly as he disappeared.

Viceroy turned back to McFist. "He said..."

"I heard him!"

"Um, Mr. O'Thunderpunch, will you sign my triangle?" Bucky asked.

"You got it, kid." Lucius O'Thunderpunch bent the triangle to make it completely straight and he laughed like it was a good joke.

"You made it a straight angle!" Bucky cried.

"Ugh! Stupid O'Thunderpunch! Stupid Norrisville! UGH! Stupid not wanting the Ninja around anymore!" Randy kicked a nearby trashcan in frustration. Randy went inside a nearby shed and took of his mask. "I don't get it, master, they're supposed to be celebrating me, not Limpy O'Blunderdork." Randy slid down then opened the Nomicon and entered it.

There was a drawing of a Ninja fighting a dragon and the ninja defeated the dragon easily then the drawing put down his swords.

"When the Ninja is no longer needed, the Ninja shall lay down his sword. So that's it, they decide they don't need me anymore and I'm done? You realize how wonk that is? What about the Norisu clan's honor?!" The dragon blew fire on Randy then he left the Nomicon.

It was starting to rain as Randy stood up and looked at his mask. 'If I'm done, then I'm done.' He put the mask in his pocket and then walked off. 'I already knew that I would be leaving Norrisville when they didn't need a protector anymore, I might as well prepare myself to leave.'

Randy went to the Gamehole to hang out with Howard one last time before going home to leave. "What do you mean you're leaving?!"

"Howard, I already planned to leave when Norrisvile didn't need me. So, I'm going back to Japan to visit my home. The place where my clan originally came from or maybe find another Ninja Clan and help them. Besides, Norrisville has O'Thunderpunch now. I'm taking the next plane tonight to go back to Japan."

"So you're quitting? After over 800 hundred years! What happens when Norrisville needs you?"

Randy just shrugged and said, "O'Thunderpunch will handle it." Then he returned to his game of Tug Tug Press."

Back at Norrisville high, Bucky had been stanked and was attacking the other students. Principal Silmovitz was freaking out as well. "EVERYONE RUN AWAY!" He ran into Lucius O'Thunderpunch and asked, "Why aren't you handling this?"

Lucius O'Thunderpunch, who was playing on his phone, said, "Turning into a monster was his idea. O"Thunderpunch out!" Lucius O'Thunderpunch then strutted away.

"But we gave you a plaque, I'm so disappointed." Principal Slimovitz was then stanked into a monster and started attacking people as well.

As people were transforming, The Sorcerer was growing stronger. He laughed evilly at the plan working. "After centuries in this wretched hole, my chaos will set me free!"

Back at the Gamehole, Randy was nearly finishing up the game but Howard was watching the green vortex forming in the sky. "Uh... Cunningham?"

"Hold on, I've gotta press. Or is it tug?"

"You've tugged your last luck."

Randy got a game over on his game. Randy groaned. "Ugh, I knew it was press."

Howard walked over to Randy and said, "Uh, before you start a new game, I think you should know there's a stank-nado over the school!"

Randy crossed his arms and said, "I'm sure O'Thunderpunch has it all under control."

"You're not gonna do anything just because he wonked all over your Ninja Day?"

"They gave him Ninja of the Year! Howard, not a ninja! I've been a ninja for over 800 years!"

"Exactly! He's just some guy who gives out awesome free stuff. But's he's not a ninja, you are."

"They don't want me."

"Who cares! They need you."

Randy gasped after Howard said that When the "Ninja is no longer needed".

"I thought I had to lay down my sword because I wasn't needed. Turns out, I just wasn't wanted. Ugh, my ancestors would be so disappointed in me." Randy walked to the window and watched the stank-nado grow in size.

"We haven't been wanted lots of times. We're freshmen! Well, you're an 800-year-old freshman, but dude, you should really be used to this by now."

"You're right. Let's go!"

They got back to the school and things had gotten worse. Everyone was running in fear. "They so need me." Bucky threw a bus and it blew up just inches in front of Randy and Howard.

"Cunningham, mask."

"Right." Randy ran into the shed and was quick to put the mask back on. He ran to Principal Slimovitz and knocked him out first then flute Girl nearly ate him but he was quickly able to escape and knocked her out.

Next was Bucky and spider Julien, they tried to attack him but Randy was quick to dodge their attacks and he knocked them out at the same time.

Accordion Dave was up next, he tried to attack Randy with his arms but he dodged every attack. "Bring it on!" Randy jumped on his arm on the next attack and knocked Dave out. Randy soon saw Lucius O'Thunderpunch sitting at the steps of the school. "O'Thunderpunch!"

"Ninja, what are you doing here?"

"Um, are you that blind?! There's a mass standing going on. Why aren't you stopping it?"

"I don't feel like it."

"Don't feel like it? Heroes don't get to "Not feel like it"."

"Who said I was a hero?" Lucius O'Thunderpunch opened his chest and a cannon came out and it fired a shirt in Randy's face.

"Okay," Randy said as he took the shirt off of his face.

"Oops! Sorry, wrong cannon." An enormous cannon came from Lucius O'Thunderpunch's back and it fired at Randy. He backflipped to dodge the attack and continued to avoid the attacks. "Ninja missile snatch!" Randy used his scarf to take the missile and he threw it back at Lucius O'Thunderpunch.

"Yikes!" The missile hit the so-called hero knocking him away and knocking the plaque off of his chest.

Randy picked up the plaque and told Lucius O'Thunderpunch, "I bailed on the school. And you? Well, you're a jerktastic shoob. Mm-hmm." Randy then did the only thing he could he was going to destroy the plaque from Ninja Day. "Looks like nobody's getting Ninja of the Year this year." Randy threw the plan in the air. "Ninja plaque slash!" He destroyed the plaque and everything turned back to normal.

"NINJA!" The Sorcerer fell to his knees and screamed in anger.

"Wow! So... that happened. Yeah, just glad you're all ok." Lucius O'Thunderpunch said nervously.

"That guy's no hero. He didn't do anything. Ninja saved the day."

"And he yelled at me."

"He didn't give two hoots about us during that monster attack."

"Yeah!" "We love you, Ninja!"

"Whoa, hey, look at the time. I'm gonna jetpack!" Lucius O'Thunderpunch flew away in the blink of an eye, however, his jetpack released tacos from the sky.

"It's ok, you can eat the tacos."

Everyone cheered as they happily ate the tacos then Randy walked over to Howard. "Thanks, man. I got so caught up in wanting to be wanted, I forgot what it meant to be needed."

"What? All I heard was me chewing."

"Smoke bomb, buddy, smoke bomb." Randy used his scarf to leave and return to being the protector of Norrisville.

Later that evening the two friends were chatting and playing video games. "So, you really plan on leaving once you aren't needed, what does that look like?"

"No idea. I've been living in Norrisville since my clan came here hundreds of years ago. I've thought about going back to Japan and seeing what's changed since I know it's changed so much since I left." Howard stayed silent after Randy's comment, he didn't seem happy that Randy was going to leave after the Ninja wasn't needed anymore. 'When I leave, Howard won't have a friend anymore.' Then he said, "Hey, who knows how long it will be? Maybe I'll be here until I'm a thousand years old or older. Who knows? But Howard, no matter what happens, you are still my best friend. Deal?"

Randy held out his fist for a fist bump and Howard smiled, "Deal."

As I mentioned in my other RC9GN, I have been very busy lately with school, work, summer classes, and preparing for my last year of college. I can't guarantee an update schedule as of right now. I had the majority of this done, just not a lot of time to work on it. Summer classes in college are 16 weeks packed into 5 weeks, and this includes labs. I'm usually studying, working, or relaxing and I don't often remember to do my fanfiction. Anyway, I would love to see fanart if you have any, I have a Tumblr and DevianArt page, links are in my bio.

Thanks for reading. Bye. :)