//------------------------------// // Final Round // Story: Equestria Ninja Girls: Viper Kai // by AmethystMajesty25 //------------------------------// The referee asked, “Ready?” The two rivals were laser-focused at each other and waited for either of them to strike. “Fight!” Both girls continued to stand in their fighting stance and wait until one of them strike. Lightning Dust approached forward, but she didn’t attack and let Bright Eyes stepped back. They continued to stare down until Lightning kicked, but Bright Eyes blocked and followed it up with a right punch. However, Lightning countered it and hit Bright Eyes with a kick to her chest, but she didn’t fall and stepped back to gain balance and her friends were looking a bit nervous on the outside. Bright Eyes moved away from Lightning while in her fighting stance until Lightning charged towards her with a flying front kick, but Bright Eyes dodged her attack and threw a right again, but Lightning Dust blocked it and performed a roundhouse kick, but she did a kip-up to dodged Lightning’s kick. After that, both girls went at it and countered each other’s moves until Bright Eyes pushed Lightning with force, but Lightning didn’t fall down. Lightning got back into her fighting stance and ran towards her opponent, but Bright Eyes did the same and she slid down to dodge Lightning’s incoming attack. Bright Eyes got up and turned around, only for Lightning to performing a flying kick on Bright Eyes, sending her straight off the ring. Luckily, Lancer and Shark caught her from taking the fall while Leo and Princess Twilight sighed in relief. “Are you okay?” Lancer asked. Bright Eyes answered as she got off from her friends, “Yeah. I’m fine.” Sensei Kai observed Bright Eyes and looked at the scoreboard on the TV monitor. Lightning Dust scored one point, making it 1-0. Bright Eyes got up on the ring and went back to her starting position with Lightning Dust on the opposite side. They got back into their fighting stance and the referee shouted, “Fight!” Lightning Dust started off with a fierce punch, but Bright Eyes reflected her attack and Lightning kept on attacking her. But Bright Eyes continued blocking her attacks until she knelt down and spun at the same time. Lightning stepped back and spun too, but Bright Eyes swept Lightning off her feet and fell down on the ground of the ring. Following that move, Bright Eyes got up and stopped Lightning from getting up and punched Lightning on the face. Sensei Kai was surprised that Bright Eye’s starting to catch up to his best student. Bright Eyes got up and moved back while her friends and the rest of the crowd cheered for her. The TV monitor shown the scoreboard with Bright Eyes earned a point, resulting in a tie with 1-1. Meanwhile in the crowd, Casey suggested, “Bright Eyes should end the match with this round. Right?” “Nope. It’s not over yet. One of them has to score three points to win.” April answered. Casey nodded, “Ah, gotcha.” Sensei Kai continued observing the match as Lightning Dust got up and went back to starting position with her opponent. The competitors went back to their fighting stance as The Rainbooms and the Turtles looked on. “Fight!” The referee shouted as both competitors resumed fighting each other again. Both girls countered each other’s attacks until Bright Eyes kicked Lightning, but Lightning performed a back handspring to recover until Bright Eyes charged right at Lightning and performed a frankensteiner on her and punched her in the face after that. Bright Eyes got up and stepped back to let Lightning recover while Sensei Kai was unhappy and grew desperate to find a way to eliminate Bright Eyes. Back to the TV monitor, the score was shown 2-1 with Bright Eyes taking the lead. After Bright Eyes scored a second point, Lightning Dust became angrier than ever, “I am not losing to a pipsqueak like you!” “That’s what happens when you underestimate the little ones. They catch you off guard!” Lightning Dust growled as she glanced at Sensei Kai, who nodded, telling her to show no mercy. Grinning wickedly, Lightning Dust nodded and faced Bright Eyes again. Lightning threw two punches and Bright Eyes blocked them. Then Lightning threw two more and Bright Eyes again blocked, but Lightning Dust swung a spin kick and hit her knee. Bright Eyes screamed in pain, “Aarghh!” “No Mercy!” Lightning Dust shouted. She kneed Bright Eyes in the gut, punched her left and right, and knocked her back with a palm strike. Bright Eyes looked up just as Lightning spun in the air and nailed her to the mat with a hard kick. Then Lightning Dust threw down her fist and struck Bright Eyes across her face, cracking her glasses and giving her a black eye! The Ninjas gasped as the girl laid there, groaning in pain. Sensei Kai gave the ninjas a smug grin, “I told you, only the strong will survive!” Back to the match, the referee said, “Point: Lightning Dust! The score is tied. The one who get's the next point wins!” Then he saw Bright Eyes who was in much pain, “Can you continue?” Lightning Dust looked at her and taunted, “What’s the matter, Four Eyes, still too much of a coward?!” Bright Eyes tried to get up, but winced as her side hurt, as well as her face. Lightning Dust laughed, “Is that the best you got?” Bright Eyes tried to get up again and managed to get to her hands and knees, but fell back down. “Pathetic! Just give up, Bright Eyes! You can’t win!” Lightning Dust taunted again. Leo said in his mind, “Come on, Bright Eyes! Don’t let the fear win!” Princess Twilight added in her mind, “Do not lose focus, my student.” “C’mon, Bright Eyes! Don’t give up! We believe in you!” Blade Swipe shouted, as the rest of the ninjas and the crowd of CHS students and citizens encouraged Bright Eyes to get back on her feet. Bright Eyes looked up at her opponent and glared, “I let you intimidate me into backing down!” ( She took a deep breath and slowly got back to her hands and knees. Then slowly, she finally stood back up and told Lightning Dust, “I'm not letting you intimidate me again! And I am not gonna let you and your bullies win!” The Ninjas and the crowd cheered. Lightning Dust said, “Then I guess I'm just gonna have to break your leg again! Just like how Shark broke your boyfriend’s arm!” Bright Eyes growled, “He’s not that kind of guy anymore. His name is Swift Wing. And you’re not breaking any limbs of mine tonight!” Then she stood on one leg, while holding her right hand out for balance and holding her left hand in a striking pose. The Ninjas and Princess Twilight were surprised that Bright Eyes learned a new fighting stance that they’ve never seen before. Lightning Dust began reflecting her opponent’s movements and it caught her off guard without even realizing it. Both competitors glared at each other as the referee shouted, “Ready? Fight!” Sensei Kai shouted, “Finish her!” Lightning Dust roared and charged at Bright Eyes by swinging a kick. But Bright Eyes spun around to avoid her kick and then she back-flipped with a pele kick, nailing Lightning Dust in the head, knocking her to the mat. Sensei Kai and his Viper Kai students stared in shock while the Ninjas smiled in wonderment. The referee shouted, “Third point! CHS wins!” The crowd and the Ninjas congratulated and applauded Bright Eyes for her outstanding performance. As for Sensei Kai, he growled, “Unacceptable!” He rushed forward and leapt into the air about to land a hard kick onto Bright Eyes, when Leo came out of nowhere and knocked him back with a counter kick. Kai stood up as Leo stood in a stance, “So you wanna rumble, freak? C’mon then! Let’s finish this!” As for Lightning Dust who was covering her face, went to the locker room and the rest of the Viper Kai students followed Lightning to check on her. Then, Karai stepped in and kicked him in the nuts from behind. Kai shouted in pain, “Aarghh!” As Kai continued laying on the ring, Karai held Kai’s head and made him kneel as she slowly moved her right arm to get ready to use her deadly hand chop. Karai whispered to him, “Mercy is for the weak, we do not train to be merciful here. You’ve chosen a path to become the enemy. An enemy like you deserves no mercy.” Kai became afraid of her and Karai was ready to hit a devastating blow on Kai as she yelled. But instead, she stopped and comically tweaked Kai’s nose, “Honk.” Karai let Kai go and Leo told him, “It’s over, Kai! You lost.” Sensei Kai got up on one knee and replied, “Nah! As long as I stand, this will never be over!” Then suddenly, The Viper Kai students were back in their normal clothes and tossed their gi in the ring to Sensei Kai. He looked at them and questioned them, “What is the meaning of this!?” “We saw what you’re trying to do. We lost. There’s nothing we can do about it. You need help, dude. So, we quit.” Lightning Dust explained as she and the rest of the former Viper Kai students walked away. Before the former Viper Kai students were exiting the building, Donnie told them, “Hold up, before you guys go. We figured Sensei Kai wouldn’t take defeat, so we had a little back up plan...” Just then, police sirens came from outside. Kai looked back in surprise before glaring at the ninjas. “What did you do?!” Sensei Kai angrily asked. “Why don’t you take a look at the TV.” Donnie said as he and the ninjas explained about the camera footage of his students stealing the charity money and giving it to him, which Twilight broadcasted on the screen. She even showed camera footage from CHS, showing the Viper Kai students causing trouble from the lunchroom to the soccer field. Not only that, there’s also footage from CPA, showing the Viper Kai students vandalizing the hallways to the auditorium with spray-paint. The audience gasped and murmured about the footage. Principal Celestia, Principal Cadence, and Vice Principal Luna approached him. Celestia said, “Mr. Kai, you have anything to say about this?” Sensei Kai didn’t answer as two police officers entered the building and arrested Kai. The two officers escorted Kai out of the building and Kai shouted the Ninjas and his former students, “You will pay for this! All of you!” After that, Principal Celestia and Cadence walked up to the former Viper Kai students and gave the Young Ninjas’ punishment to the Viper Kai students. “You guys are going to be in detention every week until this school year ends.” Principal Celestia told them. Principal Cadence added, “Same goes to my students as well.” Lightning Dust told them, “You know what, we at least deserve that kind of punishment. So, we’re sorry.” After Lightning apologized, she ran to get the trophy from the ring announcer and approached towards Bright Eyes. Lightning offered Bright Eyes the trophy, surprising her and the Ninjas. “Congratulations, Bright Eyes. You earned it.” Lightning Dust said. Bright Eyes received the trophy from Lightning Dust and Lightning patted her on the shoulder, earning her respect and walked away to join her comrades. And before they left, the former Viper Kai students bowed to the Ninjas to show their respect. The Ninjas bowed back to them to show their respect as well, thus forging peace between two dojos. The former Viper Kai students exited the CHS gymnasium, and the ring announcer announced, “Now with that’s out of the way, let’s give it up for this year’s new champion, Bright Eyes!” Confetti started falling from the ceiling as The Ninjas and the crowd celebrated with Bright Eyes as she raised the trophy up in the air like a champion. Thus, Viper Kai was defeated and the Ninjas saved CHS. Minutes later, the Ninjas threw a beach party in honor of Bright Eyes. The CHS and CPA students were enjoying themselves partying and playing around at the beach. Swift Wing gave his friends some drinks and he sat down on the table with them. “So, what are you going to do next, Swift Wing?” Bright Eyes asked him. Swift Wing answered, “Well, since Rumble, Heath, and I helped you guys win, Principal Celestia decided to give us detention for one month. That’s all I can say.” “It’s alright, buddy. We forgive you and your pals. But still, we got a lot of catching up to do.” Lancer told him. “Oh, you bet.” Swift Wing said. Bright Eyes smiled at the boys and then she glanced at Pauly Sentry who was talking to her brother, Flash Sentry. She cleared her throat and asked them, “So Pauly, how did you meet Flash and how are you related to him?” “It’s a long story.” Pauly said. Then, Rainbow Dash spoke up through the mic, “Alright, everybody! This song is for our students, Crystal Prep’s dojo, and most importantly, our champion, Bright Eyes!” The crowd cheered and applauded as Bright Eyes blushed. Pinkie Pie clapped her drumsticks and counted, “1... 2... 3... Go!” The Rainbooms and Turtles played a rocking beat for their concert. At the climax of the concert, Rainbow Dash, Sunset Shimmer, and Leo performed guitar solos one by one. Everyone in the beach partied on while the Rainbooms and Ninjas continued to rock on and perform onstage to celebrate their victory.