Snyderverse Neptunia Snippets
by Derald Snyder
Snippet 36- Rematch of the Century
Timeline- Somewhere after Snippet 32.
"Laaaaaadies and gentlemen!" declared the announcer standing in the center of the boxing ring. "It is my pleasure to welcome you to... the Rematch of the Century! Emotions will run high during this all-out fight between two of Gamindustri's hardest hitters! And now, the combatants!"
"First up, in the red corner, she's a previous CPU of Planeptune, full of dreams and fighting spirit! I give you: UZUME TENNOUBOSHI!"
(Music- 'Dynamic Capacity', Megatagmension Blanc + Neptune vs Zombies)
Uzume climbed into the ring as the crowd cheered, wearing an orange muscle shirt and black exercise shorts, doing a few jabs and punches before thrusting an arm into the sky!
"Go Uzume! Go Uzume!" Neptune called from the front seats, Nepgear and Umio sitting at her sides.
"And now, her challenger! In the blue corner, it's a former soldier in the Leanbox Army, one-time bodyguard of Lady Vert herself... Give it up for PEACH C. MACINTOSH!"
(Music- 'Yellow Heart Theme', Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory)
The busty, buff blonde leapt up and over the ropes, turning a flip on her way down and landing on both feet, the crowd going wild at the unexpected entrance! Peach then thrust both arms into the air, her D-cups bouncing slightly under her white tank top, turning to acknowledge the crowds.
"Yeah, Peach!" A-Mac called from his seat, flanked by his father and younger sisters.
"Last time these two faced off, it was Macintosh who came away the victor in a surprising upset!" the announcer elaborated. "But Tennouboshi definitely made her work for it, and you better believe she's been training hard for this rematch! This contest could easily go either way! And now, the referee to explain the rules!" With that, he climbed down from the ring, Peach and Uzume walking to the center of the ring, the referee soon joining them.
"All right, now I want a good clean match. Tennouboshi, no transforming, got it?" the announcer said, Uzume nodding in response. "Right... attacking the eyes or the groin means immediate disqualification. In case of a knockdown, you go to the corner I tell you to, and you stay there until I tell you come out. Understood?" Both girls nodded. "Right, failing to stand under your own power by the ten-count results in me calling knockout. Any questions from the red corner? Any questions from the blue corner?" Both Peach and Uzume shook their heads. "Alright, to your corners and wait for the bell to start the match."
"Better watch out, Peach, that I don't squish you like your namesake!" Uzume taunted as the two separated.
"I beat you once, I can do it again!" Peach shot back as she went to her corner, where Adrian was standing outside the ropes.
"Being confident in your abilities is good, but remember that pride comes before the fall," her fiancee advised. "She's fast on her feet, and she's gonna be dancing around you. Don't let her confuse you, got it?"
"Right," Peach nodded.
"Alright, good luck," Adrian said before moving away from the ring.
(Ding!) went the bell.
(Music- 'Solid Park', Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2)
Uzume and Peach charged at each other, the former opening with a few quick jabs to the face! Peach, however, came back with a right hook that sent the redhead stumbling! Uzume managed to recover and block the blonde's follow-up, scoring a few body blows to the torso! Peach then hit Uzume with an uppercut that knocked her off her feet, but Uzume managed to roll backwards and recover!
"What an opening! Both girls seem to be giving it their all!" the announcer exclaimed, the crowds going wild at the intense combat! Peach approached cautiously, ducking a hook from Uzume and hitting back from a right straight, sending her into the ropes! But Uzume seemed to spring off said ropes and strike back with an unexpected high kick, hitting Peach in the chin and sending her to the mat!
"Down!" the referee called, pointing Uzume into the nearest corner.
"And Macintosh hits the mat first! Talk about unexpected!" the announcer cried. "But she's getting right back up, and boy does she look mad!"
"Cheap shot!" Peach yelled, rubbing her chin. "All right, no more Miss Nice Sergeant!"
"Bring it on!" Uzume taunted as she came out of the corner. She easily dodged the blonde's right straight, giving her a few body blows before backing off, easily dodging Peach's enraged swings! "Come on, you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn!"
"Shut up!" Peach yelled as she lashed out with a roundhouse- but Uzume ducked and swept Peach's other leg out, sending her to the mat again! But Peach was immediately back on her feet, managing to hit Uzume with a full-body tackle that sent her into the ropes once more! Unlike last time, however, she didn't pursue in order to avoid retaliation. Uzume dashed in a gave her opponent a few jabs to the face, ducking under Peach's hook and striking back with an uppercut! The blonde stumbled back, but kept her balance-
(Ding!) the bell rang to end the round, but Peach apparently didn't hear it, still trying to lunge at Uzume as the referee came between them! Adrian and a few others jumped into the ring and managed to pull her away, forcing her into her seat on the corner, some water being sprayed into her face!
"What the hell was that, Sergeant?!" Adrian got into his lover's face. "Losing your cool like that gets you killed on the battlefield! She played you like a damn violin! Are you a music instrument, or a CQC instructor?!"
"A CQC instructor, sir!" Peach shot back.
"Then stop letting her control the pace of the match!" Adrian pointed out. "Anticipate her moves, look for an opening, then strike! Remember your training!"
"Yes sir! Understood, sir!" the blonde nodded, her fiancee's harsh tone having managed to snap her out of her anger.
"Seconds out!" the referee called. Adrian promptly climbed out of the ring, an NPC removing the stool as Peach stood up.
"Well, what a first round that was! Tennouboshi clearly had the upper hand at the end there!" the announcer stated. "Can Macintosh reset and turn things around?!"
(Ding!) At the bell, the two women charged toward the center- but Peach kept her fists up in a defensive stance this time, managing to block Uzume's attempted jabs. The redhead then went for a body blow, but Peach managed to dodge to the side- only to get hit with a kick to the left thigh! She shrugged it off, though, striking back with a high kick that Uzume narrowly avoided!
"Hey, what happened to that fire you had earlier?!" Uzume taunted again. But Peach refused to take the bait this time, backing off a little in order to force the CPU to make a move...
And move she did, Uzume suddenly jumping up high with her fist cocked... but Peach suddenly jumped too, her head colliding with Uzume's ribcage, eliciting a cry of pain! The two fell back down to the mat, but Peach recovered faster, grabbing the redhead around the waist and hurling her into the corner! Uzume barely managed to regain her feet when Peach started slamming her in the face with hook after hook!
"Oh no! Uzume, get outta there!" Neptune yelled from her seat.
"Oh, what a reversal! This looks like Macintosh's round so far!" the announcer commented. Uzume tried to kick Peach in the stomach, but another punch sent her tumbling to the mat! "Tennouboshi is down! The ref has ordered Macintosh into the other corner!"
"5! 6! 7!" the referee counted, Uzume getting herself up on the ropes, then standing straight once more. "You good?" the ref asked, Uzume nodding in response. "Okay, fight!"
(Can't let her corner me like that again,) Uzume thought grimly as Peach came out of the corner to confront her once more... the blonde struck with another hook, but Uzume blocked, though she was sent stumbling. Peach then kicked at her knee, causing her to tumble to the mat again, but she got herself up on the ropes, resting on them for a moment before standing up again.
"Nothing wrong with tapping out," Peach spoke up.
"Not done yet," Uzume shot back, ducking another swing, then hitting Peach with a blow to the ribs! Peach then grabbed Uzume and hurled her across the ring, Uzume rolling to dissipate momentum, then rolling in the opposite direction to avoid a jump kick from her opponent! At that point, the bell rang, the referee getting himself between the two ladies.
"Tennouboshi was dominated that round, only getting a few blows in!" the announcer commentated. "How will she come back from a beating like that?!"
"Lady Uzume, what are you doing?!" Uzume's NPC trainer reprimanded as she sat down in her corner. "You know you can't stand toe-to-toe with that woman in human form! You don't just stand there and get your head beat off!"
"I know, she baited me and I took it, hook line and sinker," Uzume sighed, taking a drink of water.
"Right, so instead of charging like an idiot, try to get in her blind spots!" the trainer said.
Meanwhile, in Peach's corner, Adrian was giving his own advice. "Look, you're not gonna be able to take her out in one punch. This is an endurance match, so don't wear yourself out. Let her waste energy with acrobatics, not you, got it?!"
"Yessir," Peach nodded.
"Seconds out!" the referee called, the trainers and assistants promptly vacating the ring...
(Ding!) the bell rang, and the two women cautiously approached one another. "Looks like a slower start to this round," the announcer observed. "The two ladies are sizing each other up, looking for any opening or weakness..."
"I'm gonna get you this time," Peach growled. "I almost had you last round..."
"I won't make the same mistake this time," Uzume shot back. "You know everyone here's rooting for me to win, right?"
"Not everyone; my family's here too," the blonde retorted.
"Yeah, they must feel uncomfortable in enemy territory!"
"Shut up and bring it, valley girl!"
"And your mom wears army boots!"
"No, I do!"
"Is that why you're so slow?"
"That's it!" Peach charged at Uzume in her trademark Peach Tackle, but she was ready for it, blocking the impact with her arms even as she was sent flying back into the ropes... and then the ropes sprang back, Uzume leaping off them with a double-footed kick that hit dead-on, knocking Peach head over heels!
"Down!" the referee called. "1! 2! 3! 4! 5!" he counted, until Peach was up again, one hand over her chest. "You okay? All right, fight!"
"What a reversal by Tennouboshi!" the announcer cried. "Macintosh looks a little shook up, but she's ready for more!" Gritting her teeth, Peach feinted a straight, before going for a low sweep that knocked Uzume off her feet! The CPU rolled away and took a defensive stance as her opponent approached, ducking a hook, and jabbing her in the face a few times! But then Peach managed to push her into the corner, before slamming punch after punch into her face!
"Oh no, not again!" Nepgear gasped worryingly.
"Get out of there, Uzume!" Umio yelled.
This time, Uzume let her legs give out, Peach's punch hitting the corner post as she slid down to a sitting position, causing the ref to intervene! "Down! She's down! Get to the corner!" Peach reluctantly backed off as the referee started the count...
"Take the 8-count! Breathe!" Uzume's trainer advised. So she waited a few seconds before pulling herself up the ropes and standing straight once more...
"Tennouboshi's back on her feet, but she's fading fast!" the announcer stated. "She's gonna have to pull something drastic to pull out the win here!"
"I'll give you one last chance to tap out honorably," Peach offered honestly.
"Rain check," Uzume grunted, taking her stance once more.
"Fight!" the referee ordered, Peach charging in again, but Uzume kept her guard up, blocking her punches and the occasional kick.
"Come on, Peach! Finish her!" A-Mac yelled.
"Do something, Uzume! Never give up, remember?!" Neptune also yelled, standing from her seat with her hands cupped to her mouth. "Do something awesome, flashy!"
"That might be difficult when Miss Peach knows all her moves!" Umio pointed out.
(Not ALL my moves,) Uzume hid a smirk. She was, in fact, deliberately sandbagging to try and lure her opponent into a sense of impending victory...
"Will you just go down already?!" Peach cried in frustration as her left hook whiffed, going for a roundhouse kick...
(Now!) Uzume ducked the kick and charged, grabbing Peach around the waist and hurling her into the ropes! "How about we go UP instead?!" As Peach bounced back, the redhead hit with an uppercut, sending her into the air! She then jumped and hit her with a rising kick, then another uppercut, then using a diving headbutt that drove them back to the mat with a resounding (CRASH!)
"Whoa! Who saw that coming?! Just when we think she's done for, Tennouboshi busts out a move you'd see in pro wrestling! The crowd has gone bananas! Uzume is celebrating! The referee is counting on Macintosh!" the announcer narrated...
"6! 7! 8! 9!" the ref counted. But Peach managed to climb to her feet at the last moment, dazed but not yet out...
"And Macintosh is up! I'm surprised she can still move after taking an impact like that!" the announcer said in disbelief.
"Oh, come on!" Uzume complained. "That was such a cool finisher, too!"
"In your face, Uzume," Peach gave a tired grin. "How 'bout we end it... with one final blow?"
"...K, I'm game," Uzume nodded. (Last time, we ended up in a cross-counter, and...) She slowly moved toward her opponent, both she and Peach getting up to running speed...
But at the last moment, Uzume ducked, her right fist slammed Peach in the stomach!
"SHIN..."
Her left fist impacted Peach's ribs-
"SHO..."
Said fist then made contact with the blonde's chin-
"RYU-KEN!"
The audience gasped as Peach was sent flying from the rising uppercut, her back slamming into the mat! Uzume landed on her feet, grinning tiredly as the referee started the count.
"Get up!" Adrian yelled to his fiancee. Peach made an effort, turning on her stomach, slowly pulling up to her hands and knees... but everything swirled in her vision...
"7! 8! 9! TEN! You're out!" the referee declared. The crowds erupted as Uzume leapt up in victory, landing on her knees as several people swarmed into the ring, the CPU getting hoisted into the air! Meanwhile, Adrian and a few others dragged Peach back to her corner, spraying water in her face...
"Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by knockout, in one of the most exciting comebacks seen in martial arts history... The Dreamland Punching CPU! UZUME! TENNOUBOSHI!" the announcer screamed at the top of his lungs!
"Way to go, Uzume!" Neptune cried as she, Umio, and Nepgear joined her fellow CPU in the ring!
"That last uppercut was amazing!" Nepgear said in admiration. "Did C-Sha teach you that?"
"Nope, figured it out from watching her!" Uzume gasped out, still grinning ear-to-ear.
Meanwhile, Peach had slid under the ropes and out of the ring, now sitting with her back to the wall, Adrian kneeling beside her... "I'm sorry... she faked me out," she mumbled, tears at the corners of her eyes.
"Hey, it's okay, you did your best," her lover reassured her. "You made her earn that victory- not many people in Gamindustri can claim that."
"He's right, you know." Peach looked up to see her father, flanked by A-Mac, iPhone and iPad. "I never imagined that my little girl who always tackled me to the floor would one day be throwing down with the CPUs themselves... I'm very proud of you, Peashy."
"I gotta loooong way to go before I catch up to you, that's for sure," A-Mac added.
"Indeed, I doubt my brother would last fifteen seconds against someone like Tennouboshi," iPhone stated.
"You're still number one in our books, big sister!" iPad exclaimed, pumping her fists.
"...Thanks, you guys," Peach smiled, letting a tear fall down her cheek.
"Hey!" the group looked to see Uzume leaning over the ropes. "What are you doing, moping down there like that? That's not like you, Peasy!" She promptly climbed down beside her rival... "Come on, one loss ain't the end of the world! That coulda easily went the other way, you know! Come on, get up!" She began to lift Peach back up to a standing position, Adrian holding up her other side... "You're just upset because you lost with the whole world watching... So tell you what- next rematch, it'll just be you an' me! No TV, no papers, no Internep! What do you say?"
"...I accept," Peach grinned. "And I promise not to tell anyone when you lose!"
"When I lose? As if!" Uzume laughed, grabbing the blonde in a friendly headlock.
"Well, at least there's no hard feelings," Nepgear observed from nearby.
"Yeah, the only reason this ended up as big as it did was because they wouldn't stop giving betting superchats on my streams!" Neptune sighed. "Hopefully this event finally puts an end to all that...!"
"You do realize you can just shut off superchats whenever you want, right...?"
*Snippet 36- End*
A/N: In case you're wondering about the 'pro wrestling' move Uzume pulled, it's actually Incineroar's Max Malicious Moonsault from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I wonder where the heck she learned that from...?