User blog:Spyral370/Ipamon: The Anna Saga (Part Five)

(Note: The following fanfiction you will read is considered non-canonical, and does not affect the main timelines of both Patapon and AoW)

"Round Four...FIGHT!"

 Ring! 

I was circling around Anna intimidatingly, and so far I could sense the fear in her. As I was strafing around her, I was thinking of some way to actually defeat her, because attacking her head on didn't work...lighting fast speed didn't work either...

There must've been some weakness...

 Think, Ipamon, think... 

 "Instead of striking her at the front, test her rib cage." 

 "...It't not that easy." 

...

I inspected her body for a true weakness to exploit the maneuver to wound her sides...but I couldn't! The head: She blocks with her arms. The stomach: She blocks with her arms! The torso and her sides: She blocks both with her arms...!

Wait...

...her arms...

...without proper usage of her arms, she wouldn't be able to fight properly. If I could just break them enough, they would not function anymore...

....that's it.

The weakness...are her arms!

I put my game face on.

I simply wait for her to dash for me, and she did. She went for a straight, but I leaned, grabbed her arm and punched the forearm. She went for a hook, I grabbed her arm, chopped it downward. Uppercut, grabbed it, repeatedly struck it.

It's working! Her arms are actually wearing out! Her prosthetics are nearly broken! Just a bit more...

And so I kept doing this tactic, until she recoiled...and her arm mechanisms completely broke apart.

"NGH?!?!" Anna was shocked. She desperately tried to move them, but to no avail...she was open to all forms of attacks...

...payback time.

I ran up to her, and gave her all that I've had. I voraciously punched her body and head in all directions: Straight, hooks, uppercuts, jabs, swipes, you name it...and every strike I landed satisfied me. She was getting hit all over the place, and this time her blood splattered, as well as her bones cracking...

...now to finish her.

I grabbed her head and laid it down so her head was facing upward towards the ceiling...and I gave her a severe fist beat down I've ever had...

 She deserved it...she will suffer...! 

 WHACK! 

 WHACK! 

 WHACK! 

</I> WHACK! </I>

</I> WHACK! </I>

</I> WHACK! </I>

</I> WHACK! </I>

</I> WHACK! </I>

The more I punched her face, the faster my speed was, and the more violent I became...

...and the more I revision Anna beating down Taiapon and killing her...

...now it's Anna's turn.

More blood drenched from Anna's face, and I could almost feel her face caving in slightly as I hear her skull crack.

As I continued pummelling her and bringing her slowly to her grave, I was getting more savage...

 Yes....YES...more...MORE!! This ho will die!!! DIE!!!--- </I>

Before I could go any further...I halted.

 Wait a second...what am I doing...? This...this isn't me...this isn't what I've wanted to do... </I>

 Why am I doing this...? Have I really been too savage to turn into...a monster...? Is this really all worth it...? </I>

 No...just because someone has killed my loved one... </I>

 ...doesn't mean I should return the favour. </I>

And with that...I gently let her lay on he ground.

At least she has something to think about.

The room was quiet. The waves of silence swished around the entire room, as no one...said a word...

...until the referee began counting...

1...

2...

3...

4...

5..

"Anna...ANNA! Get up, ANNA!" One of her friends yelled.

"ANN! What's going on?! Rise up now!!" Another one screamed.

Anna was just...lying there, coughing bleed, twitching, and with her eyes closed...

6...

7...

8..

9..

...10!!!

"IPAMON!!! YOU DID IT!!!" Naughtyfins cried of joy.

"HOORAY FOR IP!!" Yarida yelled.

"Hahahaha!!! I KNEW HE HAD IT IN HIM!" Rage wolf howled.

All of the Patapons then jumped into the ring and ran towards me. Some praised me, while the others lifted me up...literally. Anna's Halacandran friends were inspecting Anna and muttering. Some of them were willing to help drag her to the corner of the ring and sit her up. Thankfully...she was still alive, but near dead...

Me...?

I didn't know how I felt...

...usually you want me to feel happy, joyed, relieved, whatever the word is...but...

...I didn't. It wasn't just...joy...

...I still felt like a bit of me isn't there still...

...half of me is still gone, because I still remembered...

...Taiapon...

The people lifting me up lowered me down, and they brought me to the referee and the announcer.

"Now, Ipamon! Do you have any words to state after your victory against our champion, Anna Logue...?" The announcer directed his microphone to me.

Everyone was quite yet again...this time to hear me speak...

But I didn't have any ideas on the top of my head at that moment, because I was still wondering why avenging Taiapon and beating down Anna in revenge didn't make me happy...

...then it hit me, and I began to speak...

"...H-Hello..."

Everyone leaned in closer...

"I...

...at first...I yearned to be in this fight against Anna because I epwanted vengeance against her...because not only did she insult our kind that easily...but she even took the life of my best friend...I wanted to show her never to mess wi us, and I wanted to return the payment as well...

...but now I realize, and I know say...

...I do not wish to prove that the Patapons...are superiority better than the rest of you...and I believe Patapons and Non-Patapons alike, aren't better than each other...

Just because each of us have different sets of statuses in life...doesn't mean we should act haughty and proud against each other...because in reality...we are all the same in scale...and we all...have the same dignity...

...so now, from this moment on, I want all of us...to respect each other for being who they are...and what they do. I want everyone to not act like they are a god compared to someone who has slightly less status than them...and I want you to forgive those who are spiteful towards you, and be patient to those who do boast against you..."

I look at Anna, who looks at me...

"I now know that vengeance isn't the only solution to everything, and boasting isn't right, because we all have the same standards, whether Patapon...or not...

Anna Logue...may you remember these words I am saying...and cherish it."

Anna...just continues blinking at me...then she slowly nodded in reconciliation...

"...that...is all I have to say."

Every then cheered and applauded loudly...then one by one they all stood up and continued applauding and cheering for me.

"Well said, Ipamon." Sonarchy grinned.

"That was touching..." Naughtyfins teared up.

"I salute to you, Ip" Yarida smiled.

"Great job, my friend" Buzzcrave said.

I looked swept and gazed at the faces of everyone...and smiled...

The announcer asked one more final question...

"So Ipamon...what do you want to do right now...?"

I hesitated...

"I...just want to go home."

And with that, everyone applauded for me again while the Heroes gently led me to my house...

...later on, it actually turns out that revenge and boasting don't solve anything at all...

...and that half of my life returned to me.