Summary: Rachelle Cunningham was your average girl but on entering High School she was chosen to be the next Norrisville Ninja, with Monsters and Robots out there she will be pressed to be the hero Norrisville needs while keeping it a secret from those around her.
Disclaimer: I don't own Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja or any of the characters in the show so no suing.
Chapter 05: The McFist Reveal
"Whoa!" Rachelle shouted as she was fighting various drawings that resembled the stanked monsters she's fought over the last two weeks.
After that incident with Spicer, the Nomicon decided it was time for her to continue her training and brought her into the book every night after she got home. Mostly to make up for the lack of training she was supposed to do during the Summer when she got the job
That was on her though for tossing the book and not bothering to open him until after her first fight-er at least she thinks Nomicon is a he-she doesn't really feel right calling Nomicon an 'it' considering he's a sentient book.
"Ninja Sword!" Rachelle called out running past the Stanked Juggo and Bucky before kicking the Stanked Cynthia in the face. "Ninja Kick! Ninja Snatch!"
Using her scarf she pulled the items and sliced them up before giving a cheer as she twirled the sword, resting it on her shoulder as if she was doing a victory cheer in a video game.
"Oh yeah, who's bad?" Rachelle crowed not seeing the last Stank Monster behind her. "I am, that's who-."
She was cut off when a soccer ball slammed into her.
"... Oh right I forgot to destank Theo." Rachelle muttered right as the surroundings changed when words appeared in front of her after 'Theo' turned into scribbles that evaporated.
'Always be on Guard for anything lest you lose Sight of what's Important.'
"Oh come on Nomi, I think I've earned the right to do a little messing around," Rachelle said taking the mask off to have the costume disappear, not really paying much attention to the meaning of that message considering she doesn't get half the things this book tells her. "I mean I've kicked so much butt that my feet hurt."
The words began to move with Nomicon drawing an annoyed face at her.
'Arrogance can lead to defeat should you not temper it.'
"Hey I'm not arrogant!" Rachelle denied, crossing her arms in annoyance.
She swore she saw the annoyed face roll his eyes before Stanked Theo appeared and literally kicked her out of the book with a yelp.
As she disappeared, Nomicon changed the surroundings to match a feudal era village, liking to be in something familiar, especially with the frustration he was feeling at how his new Ninja was being.
Never before has he had a 'student' who was so… So-... She wasn't anything like the other Ninjas.
Not opening the book when she first got it. Goofing off with her abilities and not taking his lessons seriously. She even used her abilities to make an appearance when nothing was happening that required her and that's not counting how she tried to see if there was a technique for that weird sport that she wanted to try out for.
Okay sure she did fine when it came down to it and put her Ninja duties above a lot as she should and sure he did cave in a little when it came to lending her some gymnastics before she took the mask off due to how she did stop the stanked monster and robot attack instead of worrying about the tryout. The fact that doing so without her knowing did make the lesson he had sink in a bit also helped.
But it doesn't make her any less frustrating, especially with that arrogance she was beginning to gain with being the Ninja.
'At least she's not like Antfee.' Nomicon reminded himself thinking of one of the mistakes he made when it came to Ninja's especially with what happened. 'Still I only have to deal with this for four years and hopefully the next one won't be as frustrating.'
After 800 years of training ninja's these next four years should pass by fairly quickly.
The next morning, Rachelle grinned as she walked with Howard on their way to school.
"How bruce are these McKicks?" Howard asked with a grin as both he and Rachelle were wearing brand new shoes.
Rachelle laughed. "Only the most brucest shoes ever." She answered thinking back on how much these babies cost, with them being worth every cent.
"McFist has made yet another product that I literally can't live without."
"You said it, we would totally die without them," Rachelle said knowing she was being dramatic but she didn't care. "Check it we're McFist teens from head to toe! I have McKicks, McSkinnies, McTank, McHairband and of course my McHoodie!"
Finishing that up by pulling her hood up, Rachelle remembered how all of this cost her about one hundred and seventy-three weeks of saved up allowance combined with twelve promises to mow the lawn, seven snow days full of shoveling and finally one hundred and twenty-thousand Diet McBubble Slam bottles being redeemed.
It was a lot of money but she earned that money with all of the chores she did and saved up weeks in advance to do so.
"And I have my McShorties, McTops, I even have a mouthful of McFillings." Howard bragged, however unlike Rachelle he got his by going through acts of using his Mom's credit card, his Brother's secret piggy bank and his Dad's insurance.
"McFistios is my complete breakfast." Rachelle added as this was always a bit of a game between the two before her eyes widened at seeing Howard lean against a car.
Not just any car but a McFist one.
"My ride of choice is the McCedes-," Howard was cut off as it drove off, the lack of the car sending him falling down with a spin making Rachelle giggle. "Okay maybe not that one but it will be someday."
"I can agree to that," Rachelle helped Howard up as he rubbed his back a bit irked from the fall before they continued towards school. "McFist is so bruce, he's the cheese! Heck his name should be Bruce McCheese!"
He was her hero.
…
Meanwhile across town, McFist was currently in a call with the Sorcerer who was less than happy with the progress in destroying the Ninja.
"I swear today is the day that I will destroy the Ninja, forever." McFist promised, internally sweating from the heated glare the Sorcerer was sending him while Viceroy held up a McPad.
Not believing him for a second the Sorcerer narrowed his eyes. "I presume you have a plan?" He asked looking from McFist to Viceroy knowing fully well who the brain between the two was.
"Of course I have a plan-," McFist coughed in his mechanical hand before glancing at Viceroy to whisper. "What is the plan?"
Rolling his eyes at his boss, Viceroy stepped forward. "I've come up with-." He began only for McFist to jump the gun.
"I've come up with-er… What did I come up with?"
'Why do I work for him?' Viceroy found himself wondering for the millionth time since he met the man but let it go.
"We lure the Ninja into a custom made trap of my own devising."
"Lure-Ninja-Trap-MY OWN DEVISING!" McFist quickly said, attempting to get all of the credit.
All of this shouting was doing nothing but annoying the Sorcerer. "Fools, how do you expect to lure the Ninja into a trap?" He asked in a scathing tone. "In case you've forgotten the Ninja has proven quite capable with fending off anything we throw at him."
This new one in particular was really starting to bother him a lot more than the other past ones for some odd reason, the energy this one puts out with each appearance feels… Familiar compared to all of the others.
"Yeah, what are we going to use as bait fool?" Viceroy asked crossing his arms while McFist was sweating, trying to come up with something.
"Well it has to be something important, something he would have to save… A Cat!" McFist exclaimed, throwing a fist up while Viceroy pinched his nose in frustration. "Heroes save cats right?"
"Only in comic books," Viceroy muttered, deciding to help him out despite knowing fully well he wouldn't receive any credit as usual. "I was thinking a pillar of the community, someone beloved by all?"
He stressed on those last few words as a hint to McFist but as usual it flew over his head. "What like that monkey astronaut down at the zoo?" He asked angrily with Viceroy resisting the urge to face palm at this idiocy. "He's not so great!"
"I was referring to you." Viceroy deadpanned no longer being subtle.
McFist blinked and smiled at Viceroy as if that was a compliment. "You really think I'm more beloved then Neil Apestrong?"
The Sorcerer had enough. "SILENCE!" He roared the the sheer volume of his voice making the two mortals fall to the floor in terror. "If you want your reward, you will destroy the Ninja!"
As the call ended, McFist turned a glare towards Viceroy. "This better work Viceroy… I WANT MY REWARD!"
'How exactly did you become a businessman?' Viceroy couldn't help but think given how his boss sounded like a greedy child that was just told no for the first time.
Still the man had to be doing something right because he has been running McFist Industries long before Viceroy joined up, so he kept those thoughts to himself.
"Question, can McFist do anything wrong?" Rachelle asked with them reaching the school, still talking about Hannibal McFist. "Answer is no! That's why I'm his number one fan."
Howard who was cleaning his ear out with his pinkie pulled it out to flick ear wax away as he quirked a brow. "I thought you were the Ninja's Number one fan?"
Slightly hesitating, Rachelle laughed. "I can have more than one hero Howard." She said given how she can't really be the Ninja's fan anymore considering she was the Ninja.
As she said that however there was a slight pang of guilt as she's been having a rather hard time keeping being the Ninja a secret, it was just so hard not to talk to anyone about it with the exception of the Nomicon and he wasn't exactly a conversationalist.
Howard was her best friend and she was keeping this from him.
'But perhaps the Ninja can become his friend too?' Rachelle thought before shooting that idea down. 'No, knowing Howard he would probably try to include me on that friendship or brag about it to the whole school which could make him a target from Spicer, these random robots and the Sorcerer, that would make it difficult.'
So back to the drawing board.
While she was lost in thought, Rachelle didn't notice a building being airlifted down in front of the school-thankfully it didn't land on her but she did walk right into it. "Ow, building that's a building!" She muttered holding her nose in pain, hearing various snickers over what happened while Howard outright laughed.
"Smooth Cunningham." He teased with Rachelle giving him a light-hearted glare before the Principal spoke up holding a megaphone to be heard over the chatter of the curious students.
"Hey Rachelle you alright?" Rachelle turned to see Theo who no doubt saw that bout of clumsiness with her walking into the building.
Standing next to him was Debbie Kang who was a rather short girl with long dark blue hair and blue eyes wearing a light coral shirt, dark khaki pants and slip on shoes, the short girl didn't seem all that interested in the conversation as she was eyeing the building intently.
"Y-Yeah," Rachelle squeaked out in embarrassment at this happening. "Just need to watch where I'm going."
Slowly she lowered her hand off of her nose, wincing a bit as it still stung, but Theo tilted his head. "Well it doesn't look too bad, just a small bruise," He said before smiling. "That's good."
Rachelle gave a nod, not saying anything else to avoid adding to the embarrassment of Clumsy Cunningham making a comeback.
Howard just rolled his eyes at this sight. "Oh barf." He muttered to himself.
"Ssh." Debbie shushed as she was trying to hear the Principal speak, earning a disgruntled look from Howard.
Theo just rubbed his neck not meaning to make it hard for his childhood friend to hear the Principal while Rachelle suddenly found her hands interesting before glancing at the sky to see the aircraft that lowered the building fly away leaving a smoke message 'Buy McFist$$$'.
'McFist?' Rachelle was now interested in seeing her hero was involved in this.
"I am splitting at the seams to introduce the new McFistory History Pavilion!" The Principal finally managed to get out over the chatter of students.
"Oh come on, a History Pavilion?" Rachelle asked with some slight disappointment at her hero for doing this, doing a face palm as Howard agreed.
"Epic McFail."
Their disappointment made Debbie glare at them. "Are you two a couple of chowderheads?" She asked in annoyance. "History is important to know about."
"It's dead people," Howard exclaimed further annoying her as he twirled a finger in the air. "Whoopdeedoo, so interesting."
"It's more than that!" Debbie looked infuriated by the lack of interest. "Why is it that this school is filled with idiots."
A bit fearful that her anger would make her a prime target to be stanked, Rachelle intervened. "Howard that was a bit too much, I might not find history interesting but Debbie is right about it being important." She said with Howard scoffing as he turned away with his arms crossed.
At the same time, Theo was doing the same to Debbie. "Not everyone is interested in this type of stuff Debbie, besides don't let Howard get to you." He said knowing that it would be a waste of time for her to argue with him.
Debbie still had a glare but she relented. "He's still a chowderhead."
"Hey!" Howard whipped around to glare at her with Rachelle groaning.
"Oh sweet cheese, this is turning out so wonk." She muttered to herself with Theo giving an apologetic look for his friend.
"This generous new addition to our school is a gift from our lovable Norrisville Philanthropist, entrepreneurial and mustache enthusiast Hannibal McFist!" The Principal declared as the man himself came down with a freaking Jetpack with Rachelle's eyes shining at actually seeing him.
"Oh man this is so bruce!" Howard cheered at seeing him, giving a laugh as he fist pumped. "McFist forever!"
McFist gave a wave to the students while passing them before giving the Principal his jetpack while grabbing the Microphone not caring as the Principal toppled over due to the weight of the Jetpack. "You're too kind but this isn't about me," He began before getting into it with a scream. "THIS IS ABOUT THE CHILDREN!"
Pausing for a second, McFist cringed at some of the weird looks he was given for his outburst having to remind himself that he wasn't yelling at Viceroy or the Board of his company before he coughed to recover from the outburst.
"Also snack bar is free until noon!" He exclaimed knowing how many of the children think with their stomachs and it worked as they all ran in.
"And he's back!" Howard said giving Rachelle a fist bump before they ran in.
Theo was about to follow before he noticed how Debbie looked at the building with narrowed eyes. "Something wrong?"
"Hm?" Debbie came out of her thoughts at Theo's question. "What was that?"
"You have that look on your face that's usually reserved for when you find an article for the school news." Theo pointed out knowing how his friend was given her school activities as a reporter.
"I don't know, something about McFist just bothers me." Debbie said, unsure of it herself before deciding to shelf that to look into later. "Come on we better see what they have."
Upon entering the McFistory Pavilion, the students were greeted to a hologram of a muscular young man in a black shirt and jeans, holding a dandelion. "Hi, I'm Brock Octane, the teleprompter reading says 'History' it's all around us." With that said he blew on the dandelion with it creating bubbles showing various points of history. "Like Dinosaurs, the wheel, those guys with hats!"
"Okay why can't History Class be this exciting?" Rachelle couldn't help but ask given how she was barely passing it despite the school year just beginning.
Howard said nothing, just poking the bubbles, snickering as they popped.
"This Pavilion is filled with interactive, animatronic displays of famous Norsvillians. That's right, History even happens HEEEEEERE!" With that said he flew off with the wall behind him opening up to show various animatronic robots.
"History.." Howard couldn't even finish his sentence while he stood there dumbfounded.
"Is the straight up cheese!" Rachelle finished for him looking very excited.
"Figures they would be interested in it with it being robots." Debbie commented, but she couldn't hide the interest in her tone while Theo was already looking at a few of them before coming up with an idea.
Clearing his throat, Theo went to walk over towards Rachelle to ask if she wanted to look around together only for a giant roadblock to get in his way.
"Cunningham over here!" Howard grabbed her by the arm and pulled her away. "Check out the legendary crushing Carp Quarterback, Johnny Bueno!"
Seeing that happen, Theo hung his head while Debbie shook her head at the sight.
It's becoming quite a common sight for her the last few days with either Rachelle disappearing when a Ninja situation happens or Howard unintentionally stopping Theo with talking to her, it would be a little funny if it wasn't sad.
"Theo seriously just talk to her," Debbie pressed, lightly elbowing her friend. "This is really getting old."
"She's hanging out with her friend, I can't just walk up there and intrude," Theo protested, fidgeting a bit when a thought crossed his mind. "Do you think they're-?"
He cut off without finishing but Debbie got the gist of it and the sheer idea made her chuckle at how her friend was being. "I might not know Cunningham that well but I really doubt that those two are a thing," She said seeing the two act more like siblings than anything else. "But if you don't hurry then someone else might make a move."
That made Theo fidget a bit more leaving for Debbie to slowly push him towards where Rachelle and Howard were now looking over the statue of Monica Mow, Norrisville's sweetheart.
"Look I'll distract the Chowderhead while you talk to her," Debbie told him willing to help him out with this if only to avoid any further mishaps happening. "You owe me for this."
"Debbie you rock!" Theo said to her with a grateful look as she gave a nod with a smirk.
"I know." With that she pushed him right behind Rachelle nearly making him bump into her with Theo barely catching himself before she tapped Howard on the shoulder. "Mind if I talk to you for a bit?"
Howard blinked in surprise, some suspicion in his eyes at the thought of Debbie Kang talking to him. "Why?" He asked showing a semblance of a brain in there to know this was unusual.
"Just something I want to do for the paper and I'm curious to hear about your role in the Talent Show." Debbie said and like that he smirked.
He did love being the judge, perhaps if he explained his view he might be able to regain the glory he did lose there.
"Well if you really want to." Howard said letting Debbie steer him away as she turned to wink at Theo.
Rachelle saw the wink and was completely confused by what just happened before Theo coughed nervously, which earned him a concerned look from Rachelle. "You alright Theo?"
"I'm fine, just er… Some chips in my throat from the snack bar," Theo lied as he saw the snack bar while thinking of an excuse. "So what do you think of the Pavilion?"
"It's the Cheese so far," Rachelle answered, a grin showing. "You think they'll use this to replace the actual History Class?"
"Stranger things have happened," Theo said actually interested in that idea himself before steeling himself. "Want to look at some of the exhibits together?"
Rachelle looked momentarily surprised before answering. "You sure? I thought you came with Debbie," She said looking to the side where she saw her talking with Howard. "Come to think of it, why is she talking to Howard I thought she hated him?"
Internally panicking, Theo quickly got in front of her blocking the view of the two. "She figured she should get to know him a little," He lied through his teeth, sweating a bit. "I said she was being a little too hard on him and suggested that maybe they could try to get along."
"That was pretty bruce of you Theo." Rachelle said sounding impressed as Theo looked happy by that. "So which one did you want to look at?"
Looking around, Theo pointed one out. "How about that one?" He suggested with it showing Neil Apestrong.
"I'm still surprised by this one," Rachelle wasn't sure what to think when they approached the animatronic monkey. "I mean astronauts are cool and all but a monkey one?"
"Well he's a beloved gimmick down at the zoo, people love animals."
As they spoke, Debbie was slowly getting aggravated by Howard who was talking about his mean judge acting, resisting the urge to punch him when he spoke about the acts he denied with one of them being Theo.
'How did he think something like that would work?' Debbie thought in disbelief at the idiocy of that idea alone. 'He should've realized that would backfire on him.'
Howard paused from his story with a frown as he saw that she wasn't paying attention. "So why did you really want to talk with me Kang?" He asked, the question actually catching Debbie off guard. "I might be a chowderhead but I'm not stupid."
'That's debatable.' Debbie thought but she will admit she was impressed that he actually saw through the ruse.
Perhaps there was a brain in there, but she had to keep him busy.
"Theo suggested that I get to know you." Debbie lied with Howard blinking before turning to see Theo with Rachelle, that action nearly made her curse as she was trying to prevent that from happening.
"What the juice?" Howard muttered before it clicked as he saw how nervous Theo was being. "Oh I get it, distract me while your friend makes a move on my friend, clever ruse Kang."
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Debbie was trying to come up with something to keep him from ruining it.
"Relax Kang I'm not going to try anything." Howard said rolling his eyes.
Howard knew that he's a jerk, he would openly admit it unless not doing so benefited him in a way, but he wouldn't interfere with his best bud getting a date. Now he might threaten Theo later because Rachelle was like a sister to him but that's the extent of it.
Well that and it was funny seeing Debbie Kang with a surprised look making him wish that he had a camera as that was like a shooting star, blink and you miss it.
All chatter was stopped when McFist stood next to a covered animatronic, looking irked but putting on a smile. "Behold the centerpiece of the McFistory Pavilion," He began, struggling to keep this appearance up. "The most important person in Norrisville History, the Ninja!"
Rachelle's eyes widened as the tarp covering the statue was removed to showcase the Ninja, wielding its own sword in a cool pose.
"Makes sense the Ninja is the oldest being around," Theo commented as Rachelle stared in awe. "So he is history."
'Then why am I getting a D in it?' Rachelle couldn't help but think as she found this awesome.
Sure it wasn't really about her, but she was the Ninja now and she was present for this unveiling so her day was the straight up cheese right now!
"Yes… I sure do love the Ninja," McFist looked like he swallowed a lemon which confused a couple of people. "If I was ever in mortal peril, I'd sure want the Ninja to save me."
"Anyone would." Rachelle said remembering how she thought the same before High School.
Rachelle then blinked, remembering that Ninja who saved her and Howard back in '05, the one she modeled her Ninja identity after.
Okay she knew now that every four years a Ninja is chosen, for good reason given how the Sorcerer is trapped beneath the school but what happens to the Ninja after Graduation?
Was there something more to go on?
She'll have to ask Nomi-.
McFist coughed. "I want the Ninja to save me," He repeated as if trying to give a cue but nothing was happening before he finally shouted. "I WANT THE NINJA TO SAVE ME!"
Suddenly the Robo Ninja's eyes glowed bright red before its sword sliced right through McFist's pants to grab his underwear as it took to the ceiling. "What the juice?!" Rachelle asked in surprise.
"I think the Animatronic was supposed to do something else given the cue," Theo suggested thinking that something went wrong with its programming as McFist was yelling that he was in mortal peril with the Robo Ninja giving him a wedgie with its sword.
Grabbing his tie where a hidden microphone was, McFist whispered in a strained tone. "Less wedgie, Viceroy."
Behind a thick, one way glass Viceroy was having the time of his life as he messed with some controls. "If it doesn't look real the trap won't work." He said snickering at the payback he was getting against his boss, increasing the wedgie a bit.
This was currently his favorite part of his job.
"It appears that we are experiencing a robot uprising at this time," Principal Slimovitz began in his Megaphone. "I advise all students and faculties to RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"
A crowd of people began to rush towards the exit, Rachelle using that as cover to separate from Theo, reaching into her hoodie pocket as McFist was yelling for someone to get the real Ninja.
"You won't have to wait long McFist, it's Ninja-O-Clock!" Rachelle muttered, managing to hide behind a podium to slip the mask on, checking for cameras first.
"Rachelle?!" Theo shouted as he couldn't find her over the sea of people.
He was trying to find her because he heard stories of what happened when people get trampled on during a panic, really it was amazing that no one got injured so far.
"Theo!" Theo turned his head to see Debbie running towards him with Howard right behind her given how they were officially outside.
"Wait-where's Cunningham?!" Howard asked not seeing his best friend.
"Lost her in the crowd." Theo got out looking pained given how he got jabbed every few seconds by someone's elbow with the crowd.
Hearing that, Howard pulled out his phone to try and call her. "Come on pick up," He muttered not wanting to explain to Sabrina that something happened. "She's not picking up, oh this is bad."
Debbie however frowned, wondering about something as whenever there was a situation, Rachelle would always disappear.
Rachelle was in the upper rafters of the Pavilion, decked out in her ninja gear when she heard her phone ring and she cursed when she saw from the screen that it was Howard.
"Sorry, but I'll have to get back to you." Rachelle said silencing the phone to put it up only to see the Nomicon glowing in her bag. "Nomi?"
Taking it out as she opened it, Rachelle was surprised that she wasn't shloomped into the book, instead the book flipped itself to a certain page with words appearing.
"Beware the Enemy who wears the Hero's mask!" Rachelle gave a nod. "I see that Nomi, that Robo Ninja won't know what hit it."
After all what else could he mean? This Robo Ninja was wearing the Hero Mask of the Ninja and was clearly the enemy.
Closing the book, not seeing how the words were jumbling to show frustration, Rachelle noted how quiet it was, especially since both McFist and the Robo Ninja were gone.
"Hello?" Rachelle called out, jumping down there with her sword out walking between the exhibits despite how it probably would've been smarter to stay in the shadows. "Mr. McFist? Robo Ninja?"
Seriously where were they?
Her thoughts were interrupted when the way out was closed by a solid steel door as green lasers trapped her in the room with the Animatronics. "Hey what gives?!"
Was Spicer behind this?!
It would make sense given how he was into making Robots, though he didn't seem like the type of person to make an elaborate ambush like this… Then again she only met him once so what does she know?
"It worked, he's been duped!" McFist cheered in the hidden room with Viceroy, the man was ignoring how sore his butt was from the extreme wedgie attack finding this well worth the pain. "We duped the Ninja!"
"Almost like it was planned." The sarcasm was strong with Viceroy while he rolled his eyes.
Back with Rachelle she heard a noise making her turn in time for a metal, rocket powered football to slam in her head sending her flying into a podium, leaving an indent of her body on it.
"What the juice?" Rachelle groaned out in pain, sliding off of it before seeing who threw it. "Johnny Bueno?!"
So it wasn't just the Robo Ninja who went crazy but Johnny Bueno?
Rachelle had no time to think more on it as Bueno threw the football again leaving for her to jump over it, but she kept moving as it followed her. "Okay enough of this! Ninja Snatch!" She called out wrapping her scarf around it before spinning until she had it fly back into Bueno. "Ninja Reverse!"
Instead of being hit by it, Bueno jumped up and caught it like any professional Football Player would.
"Have to say you're definitely lifelike." Rachelle muttered a bit stunned, her back to another Animatronic as its eyes began to glow. "Alright Bueno let's do-."
Monica Mow opened her mouth giving a sonic shriek that slammed into Rachelle blasting her towards the lasers. Not wanting to find out what would happen should she touch them, Rachelle wrapped her scarf around a nearby podium to prevent from hitting them while swinging back to the ground only to jump to the side when Monica slammed her feet right where she used to be.
"Monica Mow?! But you're Norrisville Sweetheart!" Rachelle protested finding this very wonk.
As if on cue, Robo Ninja, Brawn Brickwall, Neil Apestrong and a Robo Lion joined the field, surrounding her. "Destroy the Ninja!" They said in perfect synchronization.
Narrowing her eyes, Rachelle got ready "Let's make history!"
"Viceroy, here's how I see the next five minutes playing out," McFist said with a grin, the two now ignoring the fight going on, not seeing the Robo Lion destroyed with the claw hitting the electric wall separating them from the room. "Ninja destroyed. Sorcerer escaped! Me rewarded, with the superhuman ability of my choosing!"
Already having heard this multiple times, Viceroy looked tired. "Congratulations sir, I don't know how you did it." He said in a dull, uninterested tone full of sarcasm.
Sarcasm that went over his boss's head. "Sometimes I even amaze myself," He said a wide grin on his face. "What sort of power should I ask for?"
"How about the power to recognize sarcasm?" Viceroy asked annoyance now in his tone, none of them seeing the Ninja getting blasted into the ceiling by Monica's sonic scream.
McFist chuckled. "When would I ever use that?" He asked with a smirk while Viceroy just stopped with a face palm.
A bit winded as she was falling back to the ground, Rachelle used the momentum to her advantage slicing through Brawn Brickwall with her sword, ducking as Neil Apestrong went to jump on her, using her scarf to snag him by the head and launch him into Robo Ninja who sliced through him.
"Friendly fire at its finest." Rachelle commented only Monica to use her shriek to blast the sword out of the Ninja's hands and come at her with her ribbon sash electrified with Rachelle jumping around to dodge it along with her tiara which was pretty sharp given how it sliced through a podium. "What kind of pageant did you enter to get this?!"
Seeing as how she couldn't get to her sword, Rachelle pulled some nunchucks out of her suit, already figuring out that it had just about everything she would need as she used it to knock the tiara out of Monica's hands and used her scarf to wrap around her feet before making her fly into the lasers where she was electrocuted, the head flying at Rachelle who grabbed it only to hiss in pain.
"I knew she was hot but this is ridiculous-oof!" Rachelle's pun was cut off when Bueno shoulder tackled her into another podium leaving for Robo Ninja to point a sword at her. "Everyone's a critic."
Rachelle was trying very hard not to pant as this was the most intense fight she's ever been in with being the Ninja and she was wondering how much easier if could've been if she just stayed in the shadows instead of jumping down into the fray of things.
'Always be on Guard for anything lest you lose Sight of what's Important.'
'Arrogance can lead to defeat should you not temper it.'
Those two lessons went through her head with Rachelle quickly catching the sword between her hands before it could stab her, the suit protecting her hands.
She let her guard down when she realized how quiet it was and throughout this fight she was being arrogant which lead her to being kicked around.
"I owe Nomi an apology." Rachelle muttered now seeing what the Nomicon was trying to teach her the other day.
Seeing Bueno moving to help Robo Ninja, Rachelle kicked the Robo Ninja off of her, grabbing its sword to slice through Bueno making him explode before throwing the sword to impale Robo Ninja, sending him flying into the lasers which caused for him to explode with his head shooting out through the roof to crash into the Principal's car.
"On the one hand the ability to fly would be pretty cool," McFist was still debating what type of power to ask for while Viceroy tensed as he saw the status of the fight. "Then again teleportation has a nice ring to it. I'm in the Office-BAM-I'm in the Lab-BAM-I'm in the Mall!"
"Sir, you better take a look at this." Viceroy interrupted poking a hole in his fantasy with McFist seeing all of the Animatronics destroyed making him snarl in frustration.
"Stupid real Ninja destroyed everything!" He shouted, slamming his robotic hand into the wall. "I'll deal with him myself, Viceroy get me the McTerminator-."
McFist blinked when Viceroy simply held out a Bolo tie that had the company logo on it.
"This is the McTerminator?" McFist asked in disbelief, taking it. "It looks like a stupid bolo tie!"
"Just put it on." Viceroy told him, not wanting to hear anything negative about his work.
McFist grumbled as he did so. "These things are ridiculous, I could never pull these off-." His complaining died out when the Bolo Tie began to expand over his boy, covering it in green armor with the hands being cannons. "Oooh now we're talking."
Rachelle will admit she jumped when this giant robot came crashing through the wall, but she got ready. "Hand over McFist you giant robot of-... I'm sorry which Historical Norsvillian are you supposed to be?" She asked now thinking she should probably pay more attention to History after this mess.
"I'm the guy who destroyed the Ninja!" The robot bragged earning a befuddled look from Rachelle.
"I think we would know if anyone destroyed the Ni-." She was cut off by a punch to the face which caused her to hit the lasers like some sort of pinball before she collapsed to the floor, disorientated. "Okay I see what you're going for now."
Shaking her head, Rachelle jumped right as this robot shot lasers at her, landing on a Podium before jumping again, this time landing on the robot as it began to stumble when she jumped, kicking it to the ground, causing for the robot to growl.
The robot quickly got up to blast again with Rachelle dodging at the last second with it destroying the wall, creating a way out. "Is shooting lasers all you can do?" Rachelle couldn't help but ask only for the robot to try and step on her. "Forget I asked."
Jumping once more, she pulled a grappling hook out of her suit and wrapped it around the head, pulling it off to reveal McFist, leaving for the man to be stunned as Rachelle froze in shock.
"Hannibal McFist?!" She asked not expecting to see her hero in this robot-wow it was a good thing she didn't try to slice it like the other ones.
Shaking that thought from her head, Rachelle was wondering if he was forced inside of this suit to fight her considering he was in peril from the Robo Ninja-... Along with the other Animatronics who were designed to kill the Ninja.
And this place being a trap.
"It can't be." Rachelle whispered remembering what the Nomicon said before the fight happened.
'Beware the Enemy who wears the Hero's mask.'
"But you can't be the enemy, you're Hannibal McFist," Rachelle tried to deny despite how it was all starting to make sense. "You manufacture awesome!"
"It's called McAwesome!" McFist corrected, surprised that the Ninja actually thought that about him and was proud of it before giving a rather dark smirk. "It comes out next month, give me your home address and I'll send you a case."
On hearing that, Rachelle looked down. "What better mask for the enemy then that of the most beloved man in town." She glared at her former hero, now fully accepting the idea.
"That's right Ninja, the most beloved man in town is about to blast you in the face!" McFist fired a cannon at Rachelle only for her to roll to the side as the lasers were finally deactivated when the cannon beam hit them.
Now holding her sword once more, Rachelle glared at McFist. "You won't get away with this McFist, I'll tell everyone about you." She promised only for the man to smirk.
"Nobody will believe you, I am Hannibal McFist I practically own Norrisville," McFist boasted with the Ninja glaring. "The only reason I haven't turned the town against you is because you are just as beloved as I am… For now."
"Then I'll stop you right here, right now." Rachelle promised about ready to charge only for McFist to blast the support pillars causing for the Pavilion to shake, knowing he was outmatched currently and didn't want the Ninja to risk attacking his exposed head.
"Right now doesn't work for me Ninja, we'll have to reschedule." McFist rocketed out through the ceiling that was starting to cave in.
"Oh juice!" Rachelle began to jump from fallen debris to fallen debris to reach the ceiling, barely making it out right as the Pavilion collapsed with her seeing the jet that McFist had earlier take off. "Just you wait McFist-."
"Ninja!" Rachelle turned to see the students were rushing towards her, Howard was actually in the lead. "Did you save McFist?!"
Eyes widening, Rachelle was about to spill the beans on the true nature of Hannibal McFist, but she saw how nervous the students looked for the man and how they were praying that he was alright and she understood what the man meant.
He was truly the most beloved icon in town besides the Ninja, the man who manufactured everything that made Norrisville what it was today. The man who made PR movements and donations every other week to further enhance his reputation to the point where everyone would never accept that he was the bad guy.
Not even if the Ninja said anything about it. Like how McFist couldn't do anything to the Ninja publicly she's unable to bring him out into the open without public backlash. So publicly they were at a stalemate.
So swallowing some anger, Rachelle closed her eyes. "Yes he's safe." She said with the students cheering as she dejectedly threw a smoke bomb.
A few minutes after that, Rachelle was rushing through the crowd, pocketing the Ninja Mask. "Man this is so wonk."
How can she handle thi-.
"There you are Cunningham!" Rachelle jumped as she saw Howard with a slight glare. "What the juice sis? Do you realize how Sabrina would kill me if I had to tell her you were gone?!"
Rachelle gave a slightly nervous laugh at that, happy that Howard didn't call her Mom, feeling guilty at ditching her friend. "Sorry Howard, I couldn't get out for a bit, where's Theo and Debbie?"
"History Class, it's going to start soon especially with the McFistory Pavilion destroyed." Howard answered with Rachelle grimacing. "I know, back to books right?"
"Frankly I think I've had enough of History for one day." Rachelle couldn't help but say as they rushed to class.
"Show yourself McFist!" The Sorcerer growled as he was present in McFist's office with a dark look, having heard what happened.
Not only did once again their plan failed in destroying the Ninja but now the Ninja was aware of McFist's true nature losing the element of surprise that could allow for the Ninja to destroy everything they built up.
McFist and Viceroy were currently crouched beneath his desk, hiding in absolute fear. "Just keep quiet and he'll go away." McFist whispered but the Sorcerer's head whipped around as he heard that.
"No I won't!" He snarled making the two nearly wet themselves in sheer terror.
"... Yes he will." McFist whispered hoping against hope.
"Show yourself or you will never get a chance to get your wish!" Sorcerer said with McFist hesitating.
"He's playing you, don't fall for it," Viceroy warned before blinking. "Wait why am I hiding? You're the one he's mad at."
"Because I write your paycheck." McFist hissed at him with Viceroy accepting that sound reasoning as the Sorcerer screamed in annoyance at the two for being cowards.
"I'm fine Mom." Rachelle complained as Sabrina hugged her the moment she walked into the house.
The woman most likely heard about the Pavilion incident, the teachers probably called to tell the parents what happened.
"Hold still," Sabrina let Rachelle go as she inspected her before gasping. "Where did this bruise come from?"
A bit panicked, Rachelle quickly calmed down when Sabrina was looking at the one on her nose. "It came from walking into the McFistory Pavilion because I wasn't watching where I was going," She said in a deadpanned tone. "You can ask Howard who found it funny."
That lessened the concern that Sabrina was showing given she knew of her daughter's clumsy nature at times before she gave her another bone crushing hug with Rachelle trying not to cry out as she did have some other bruised parts from the fight against the History Animatronics.
Those she couldn't explain to her Mom.
Eventually Sabrina did let Rachelle go much to the teenager's relief as they were watching TV with it showing the News, just finishing up telling of the Pavilion and the near Robot Uprising with McFist giving a formal apology for what happened with the promise of ensuring that nothing like that would ever happen again.
"I should hope not." Sabrina said while Rachelle glared at her former hero knowing fully well that wouldn't be the case.
But she'll be ready from now on.
Not just for him, but for Spicer and the Sorcerer as well.
Three enemies and only one of them is sealed up, she'll work on catching the other two eventually.
"And in other news the live action Grave Puncher movie is set to be out soon with a scene being shot here in Norrisville with the Special Effects Artist Quentin Beck overseeing things." That caught Rachelle's attention at the thought of the Grave Puncher movie finally coming out this year while she grinned.
She can't wait for it to come out.
Seeing her grin, Sabrina smiled at seeing how excited Rachelle was for this movie and wondered if she should reserve some tickets so they can see it.
To Be Continued…
Oh man this took way too long to type out and I am so sorry but I really hope everyone enjoyed who I did this episode chapter. I took a few liberties with adding stuff in to make it longer, show a small cameo that will show a future villain for Rachelle's rogue's gallery and added in Theo and Debbie despite how Theresa and Debbie never appeared in the episode.
I wanted to try and flesh out some of the characters a little bit like adding a bit to Howard's character and show Rachelle's Mom who now made her second appearance. Also I want to eventually change the tone of the story as right now it's like Canon with it being a little goofy but eventually I want to add a few serious moments.
Plus it was fun to add a bit more to the Nomicon with two extra lessons and to show his thoughts-I personally see Nomicon as a he because with how he's sentient so it's weird to call him an it, I might add more to it or I might not but right now he's a bit annoyed with Rachelle's mannerisms when it comes to being the Ninja.
Finally a bit of an explanation on why McFist never tried to turn Norrisville against the Ninja was the same reason how Randy couldn't tell people that McFist was the bad guy as both of them were public icons beloved by Norrisville leading to their fight being in the shadows rather than out in the open.
So let's get to the Reviews so I can get this chapter out.
Foxchick1: Thank you, I felt like those two would make good enemies for Rachelle along with another future one that was mentioned in this chapter. Yeah Julian and Jack might get along or Jack might find him annoying until he becomes Evil Julian so who knows?
Lala Norisu: Yeah Maleficent will take advantage of any knowledge she gets on the Ninja, that's for sure.
Rmarcano321: Yeah, I figured this story would be awesome to do with a GB added to the mix. While you do make a compelling argument to why Bash is a bully I doubt abuse is the reason because Mrs. McFist really cared for him and McFist does care in his own way or perhaps to keep his wife happy. It could be because Bash was spoiled along with having McFist be his role model in a way leading for him to act out a bit more due to McFist being a villain. Don't know about the Sorceress thinking that the Ninja is the same guy within 800 years but the Sorcerer knows it's a different person because of how personal his beef is with the Ninja and McFist isn't really the brightest guy around but you make a good point immortality being realistic compared to other powers.
In Brightest Day: Yeah but Rachelle doesn't know about them because Spider-Man isn't a comic in her world and at this point Danny if he does show up in the story isn't revealed in Amity Park as of yet.
Guest1: If you don't like this story or any of my stories then don't read them, I'm not forcing you. But I do hope you have a nice day.
Nightmaster000: Haha thank you, it was a lot of fun to type. And yes both Maleficent and Jack Spicer will bring a lot more to the story along with the third addition to the Rogue's gallery. I think the Sorcerer will either try to eliminate this new threat or use it to his advantage if he ever learned of Maleficent. Jack and Rachelle will be frienemies in a way as they will fight but at times they will talk casually with each other after a bit but I do plan to make Jack to his full potential as I felt like he could've done better in Xiaolin Showdown. I'm cool with pitches and ideas but I'm making no promises on accepting them, thank you.
LemonJuice: Yea sorry for the long wait after reading this one. Pft hahaha Jack and Rachelle being like Perry and Doofenshmirtz is a funny image and I can't get that out of my head now. I'm happy you liked the moment between Theo and Rachelle in the last chapter as I did expand on that a bit more on this chapter.
Zela Night: Thank you and while it did start out as something close to that with only small changes it's expanding into a bit more due to the butterfly effect in a way. I hope the change to this episode makes it better.