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"No…no" Randy whimpered. How could it all have gone so wrong? Randy scanned the scorched earth he was sitting in, to his side was Henry groaning in pain from his probably broken ribs his hand covering his face with his hands, and next to the now deforested forest was Mac and ninja Howard lying unconscious in a crater. Howard sat to the side eyes filled with terror. Worst of all first ninja limp body was held up by his throat by the man who did all this.
"Your little plan failed kid…" Evil Randy said dropping First ninja to the ground. He walked over to where Randy sat, an evil aura surrounding him. He stepped on the cracked sacred stone that had failed to seal him.
"Well at the very least, this was educational….for you I mean. You learned an important lesson…." Evil Randy said standing in front of Randy who was shaking in terror. "…You can't win"
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The night before….
Randy was currently training in Doug's backyard. He couldn't sleep again, too many nightmares. Whenever he closed his eyes, he could still see the visions, the visions of norrisville's demise, and all because of him. He sat down by a bush and began to stare at his calloused hands. He gripped them, trying not to feel so helpless. He needed to get his mind off of this, luckily he didn't feel as help as he did yesterday, because now they had a way to beat Evil Randy. That put Randy's mind at ease a little. He heard the crunch of leaves to his side and he ducked behind the bush instantly to conceal his presence. He peered out of the bush to see the messenger and S. ward smith waiting by the street, they had with them a box with intricate designs that resembled the norisu symbol. Suddenly from the roof first ninja jumped down to meet them, Randy ducked further into the bushes to hide from their field of vision.
"Were you able to do it?" First ninja asked.
"Yeah, yeah" S. ward smith said handing the box to the air next to him, the messenger corrected his blind companions aim and guided him to first ninja's hands. "It wasn't easy but we made you a new sacred stone"
"Thank you" First ninja said opening the box and gazing at the sacred stone. "With this, we can win"
"No you have a chance at winning" Smith said. "But you know that don't you?"
"Based on what you told us…" The messenger said finally speaking up. "This new Tengu demon, he is, half human, this might not work on him"
Overhearing that made Randy's heart sink. That plan was the only one they had, they spent hours trying to come up with a plan and this was the only sliver of hope they had a winning. He looked at first ninja hoping he would assure them with 100% guarantee that all was not lost.
"It'll work" First ninja said.
Randy sighed in relief.
"It has too…" First ninja said, despair and crippling doubt present on his face.
Randy sucked that sigh right back in.
"There is the other way…" The messenger said.
"I told you, I cannot do it, using that method would take someone with astounding mental strength" First ninja said shaking his head.
"But you are a legend, if anyone can handle it—"The messenger continued.
"I have lost hope before…." First ninja interupted. "I am not as strong as you believe. I was not even strong enough to tell my team that this plan may fail. That method will not work for me, right now this is the only hope we have" He gestured to the sacred stone.
The messenger and Smith shared a look of unease. First ninja nodded at them to leave, they did as he commanded. First ninja made his way back to the house.
Randy slumped on the ground and bite his lip feeling once again extremely helpless.
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It was not late afternoon and the whole team was present. The air was tense and serious. They were going through final preparations for their plan. They reviewed and reviews the plan again to let it sink into their brains. Randy couldn't keep help but think about 'if' this plan went wrong, Evil him was now back at full power, how would they escape? How would they win then?
"Ninja are you listening?" First ninja scolded. Randy snapped his head back to attention like he was kid caught snoozing during class. "Are you ready? You are essential to the plan"
"Mhmmm…I got it don't worry. I'm the bait, I lure him out then, we do what we do best" Randy replied.
"Good" First ninja said nodding. "Ninjas prepare yourselves, this might be the hardest battle you will ever face"
"Great pep talk" Mac said with a deadpan.
"Let's move!" First ninja said. Everyone yelled 'yeah!' and dispersed and left the house wearing their talismans, all traveling to their positions.
Randy was to about to leave, but decided he needed to make a detour to his house first and get something that they might need. He looked back at his team mates, should he tell them what he was planning? No, they wouldn't understand. Besides it was just a last resort. Hopefully one he wouldn't have to use….
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"Where is he?" Mac questioned from his hiding spot among the trees near norissville high's forest. "Johnny nicewad should'a been here 5 minutes ago"
"Shhh, there he is" Ninja Howard said. Pointing at the open field, where Randy wearing his hood stepped in to view.
Randy looked to the shadows casted by the trees, he saw Howard, Henry and first ninja standing there. First ninja nodded and Howard mouthed 'good luck'.
Randy sighed then grabbed the paper talisman that had been shielding him from Evil him's senses from his jacket, he held it in front of his face. He closed his eyes then opened them with steely determination and ripped the talisman in half.
High above they sky something came traveling alarmingly fast. It crashed into the earth half a yard away from where Randy was standing. From the smouldering crater stood Evil Randy. He stared at Randy with emotionless eyes, which Randy returned.
"Stopped hiding, huh?" Evil Randy said, walking towards Randy. "You either finally decided to do the right thing and give up, or this is a trap"
"I don't know" Randy said pulling the 800 year old mask over his face. "You tell me"
Randy dashed and swung his fist with all his might, unfortunately for no reason. Evil Randy had caught his fist effortlessly with one hand.
"Last time we fought I was low on power. How do you expect to beat me now when I am at my full power" Evil Randy asked rhetorically. But Randy answered anyway.
"Because this time, I'm just the distraction" Randy taunted smugly.
Evil Randy's head snapped up when two ninja's came crashing down on him with their dragon fist and meteor hammer. Evil Randy let go of his younger self's fist and tried to block, but the impact from both the attacks combined created an explosion of energy, that blew Randy away. As randy skidded to a halt he looked up to see Henry and first ninja jump out of the cloud of smoke.
"Do not give him time to recover!" First ninja yelled at the treetops.
"That's our cue" Mac antfee said. As he and Ninja Howard jumped down from the trees, Howard began hurling ninja flash balls into the smoke, inciting an angry "arggghh!' from within. Mac wasted no time activating his ninja commit sprint and began zipping around hitting Evil Randy with fist that travelled nearly Mach 1. Ninja Howard took every moment Mac wasn't near Evil Randy to throw a bunch of Ninja balls at him.
Randy and Henry began 'gathering the fallen winds' and doing the other necessary move before releasing a double Ninja airfist at Evil Randy.
As Evil Randy was being assaulted at all sides, he grit his teeth and sprouted his wings to try and get some distance.
"Oh no ya don't!" Randy said pulling out his ninja chain sickle causing the other ninjas to do the same. "Ninja chain sickle!"
The chain sickle's tied around various parts of Evil Randy as he tried to fly higher. The ninjas pulled with all their might keeping Evil Randy only a few feet above the ground. They began to drag him closer to the forest.
"Just a little more…" Howard (not ninja) whispered behind the trees holding a rope that connected to the ground. "c'mon…"
"I HAVE HAD IT!" Evil Randy roared dropping to the ground with all his might. The impact was heavily multiplied by Evil Randy's super strength, thus creating a crater and causing a mini earthquake which knocked everybody to the floor, except for Evil Randy.
"You know what?! I was trying to hold back so I wouldn't kill any of you and damage the future! But you all look like big boys right?! You can take it right?!" Evil Randy said his face and forearms turning pitch black and his nails sharpening to a deadly blood red colored point. His wings sprouted to their full length giving him an imposing silhouette. A white shape appeared on his face that resembled the tengu's mask complete with the blue markings near the eyes, sans the yellow beak. "So why don't you take it all!"
He erupted in a supernova of fire. First ninja and Mac wasted no time using hydro-hand to shield them and their comrades. They were just barely able to block it. The forest behind them however was not so lucky, it was completely levelled.
Evil Randy stood in a ring of fire. The very air around him felt nauseating and heavy. His red eyes were slits that stared down the team of ninjas. He wasn't playing around anymore, they had better seal him now or else.
"Arrrghhhhh! Ninja commit sprint!" Mac roared obviously not intimidated. He zipped towards Evil Randy at full force. But his face was full of pure shock when he realized he had been caught mid run by Evil Randy's hand. He didn't even see him, just like he didn't see the palm strike that slammed mac into the ground. Creating another crater and an explosion of air from the impact of Mac's face connecting to the floor. Evil Randy raised his head slowly and menacingly, the absence of his voice only made him more intimidating.
The remaining ninjas gulped. But they held their ground, except for Ninja Howard who tried to scoot away until First ninja held him by the scarf. Randy's knees were shaking, First ninja noticed this and sighed.
"Remember, we don't have to win" First ninja said placing a reassuring hand on Randy's shoulder. "We just have to get him into the right spot"
Normally that would fill Randy with confidence. But knowing how First ninja has already lied in the past to keep up morale, Randy's faith in First ninja's words wavered. But he had to try, he had to.
Both Randy and Henry charged their air fists and yelled in unison. "Ninja air fist!"
A solid hit on Evil Randy's chest. Except Evil Randy stood in the smoke unaffected as if he was hit with a calm breeze, he took a step intending to walk slowly to them. Both Randy and Henry stiffened then charged more air fists. They released a volley of air fists. One after the other unrelenting in force and power, But all to no avail as Evil Randy kept walking each air fist hitting him directly on the chest but did not slow him down. First ninja threw a smoke bomb at Evil Randy clouding him and everyone's vision.
"Hiding again?" Evil Randy growled.
"No" First ninja emerged from the smoke screen below Evil Randy in a crouch. The energy dragon formed around First ninja's fist and he delivered a deadly uppercut using all his might. Evil Randy had no time to dodge as the fist connected with his chin, creating an explosion of air that blew away the red smoke. Evil Randy was about to topple backwards, the ninjas let out a sigh of relief, but instead Evil Randy shot his head forward head butting First ninjas with so much force it shot him like a cannon ball past Randy, ninja Howard and Henry.
"Taunt him" Henry whispered to them. "We just need him to take a few more steps"
"On it" Ninja Howard said. "Hey you shoo-"
He was interrupted by Evil Randy moving in a blur and socking ninja Howard in the gut. He had already passed the area they needed him to be. He threw a now unconscious ninja Howard to the same crater Mac was currently lying in. Henry looked at Randy whose face had nothing but pure terror on it. Randy couldn't move, his body paralyzed by his fear.
Evil Randy walked up to Randy and was about to grab him. When he was hit by a rock thrown by Henry who had sneaked a few feet away and was standing on the open field. Evil Randy's head snapped towards where Henry was standing. Again as a blur he stood in front of Henry.
"Glad I got your attention" Henry said. "You monster"
That sent pure rage through Evil Randy's body. He picked Henry up by his throat. "What did you call me?"
"I called you a monster….you monster" Henry said, defiance in his eyes.
"I'd bite my tongue if I were you kid, I need the other ninjas alive, but I don't need you to be, so shut it or else I might do this" Evil Randy said, using a thumb and placing it over one of Henry's ribs. He pressed and with a sickening crunch Henry's rib broke like a twig.
Henry howled in pain, as Evil Randy dropped him. Henry staggered back as Evil Randy turned to put his attention back to his younger self. But Henry had other plans.
"What's wrong…" Henry said holding his ribs, breathing heavily. "Don't like being called a monster? Monster"
Evil Randy breathed sharply through his nostrils and began walking towards Henry again. Henry kept taking steps back, shooting a glance at Howard. Henry was luring Evil Randy to the spot they needed him to be on.
"C'mon you freak.." Evil Randy's hand moved like lightning breaking another one of Henry's ribs. He bit his lip hard drawing blood and staggered but continued to move backwards.
"I think…" Henry stopped moving and crumpled as Evil Randy stood there looming over him. "You're just like the sorcerer"
That was the last straw, Evil Randy's deadly claws ignited in flames and he struck Henry's face, scarring and burning the right side of henry's face. Henry cried out in pain, the entire right side of his face felt like it was melting.
"That was the last thing you'll ever say!" Evil Randy said raising his claw once again.
"No…this is" Henry said through gritted teeth. "Howard now!"
Howard pulled the rope causing the earth beneath Henry and Evil Randy to collapse. The sacred stone in the bottom of the pit fall activated sucking anything near it, into it. Evil Randy couldn't fight it and was dragged into the scared stone, unfortunately Henry couldn't either. As he was about to absorbed by the stone, first ninja dashed over the pit and tackled Henry out of range.
Randy snapped out of his fear paralysis and ran to Henry and first ninja. First ninja removed Henry's mask and had cut of a bit of his own headband and used it to cover the right side of Henry's face. Randy slid next to them and began waving his hands around.
"Ninja art of heal" Randy said letting the healing light hit the covered part of Henry's face.
First ninja squinted at Randy. "Isn't that technique forbidden?"
"Well, I-technically yeah, but..oh hey he's done healing" Randy said, uncovering Henry's face. He stopped the bleeding and reduced the burns so it wouldn't be anything serious, but he couldn't completely heal henry.
Three claw shaped scars ran from Henry's forehead down his right eye and ended on his lips.
"T-tell me the truth guys…" Henry croaked out.
Both ninjas leaned in close to listen.
"….Can I still win the norrisville high beauty pageant?" He said with a small smile.
Randy laughed and first ninja just chuckled.
"Glad you're still with us" Randy said to Henry's right.
"Who said that?" Henry asked curiously. Randy and first ninja looked at each other, both with a look of concern.
"Henry…"First ninja said. "Close your left and keep you right one open"
Henry did as he was asked. "I-I can't see anything, are you sure my eyelid is open?"
"I'm afraid, you are now blind on your right side" First ninja said sombrely.
"Oh…." Henry said gulping.
"Who knows, maybe you'll look good with an eye patch?" Randy said with a nervous smile.
"First ninja please guide my hand so I can slap Randy"
"Perhaps later" First ninja chuckled. "For now we rest, it is over"
Howard came running to their side to celebrate with them, he began praising himself and his 'rope pulling skills'.
Randy nodded. He felt amazingly relieved, he felt as if a humongous weight was lifted from his shoulders. But just as fast as it had left, that weight returned and nearly toppled him, as the pitfall erupted in an explosion that sent all of them flying. It caused henry to fall on his injured face and knock his still broken ribs around. From the smoke a hand shot out and grabbed first ninja by the throat. Fully depriving First ninja of oxygen causing him to pass out.
"No…no" Randy whimpered. How could it all have gone so wrong? Randy scanned the scorched earth he was sitting in, to his side was Henry groaning in pain from his probably broken ribs his hand covering his face with his hands, and next to the now deforested forest was Mac and ninja Howard lying unconscious in a crater. Howard sat to the side eyes filled with terror. Worst of all first ninja limp body was held up by his throat by the man who did all this.
"Your little plan failed kid…" Evil Randy said dropping First ninja to the ground. He walked over to where Randy sat, an evil aura surrounding him. He stepped on the cracked sacred stone that had failed to seal him.
"Well at the very least, this was educational….for you I mean. You learned an important lesson…." Evil Randy said standing in front of Randy who was shaking in terror. "…You can't win"
Randy backed up in fear and took off his ninja mask, he turned his back to Evil Randy so that he could not see what Randy was doing. He had no choice left but to use his last resort.
"Don't feel bad" Evil Randy said. "I respect you not going down without a fight, I mean I still think it was stupid, but I respect it. Hey what are you?..."
Randy turned and in one hand was his ninja mask and sai, on the other was the sorcerer's powerball.
"Don't!" Evil Randy creamed trying to dash to Randy. But he was too late Randy stabbed the ball releasing a shockwave of energy that blew Evil Randy away. But before any more concentrated evil could let loose Randy covered the ball in the mask, allowing the mask to absorb the Powerball's energy. The mask turned a dark green and the red lines turned black.
Randy shoved the mask on his face and everything went black….
what? I like cliffhangers, especially when they're not done on me