The King of Fighters '9X: Chapter Two

The King of Fighters '9X: Chapter Two


By Rune

After witnessing Kyo's quick defeat of Athena, Ness began to have doubts about fighting. Tracy noticed this, and ran to Ness's side. "Ness, I know you can do this!" Tracy said, "You're way stronger than him! You beat Giygas, remember?" Ness remembered his defeat of the cosmic destroyer, and all of his doubts were swept away. "Thanks Tracy," He said with a smile, "Now go wait in the stands." Tracy ran back to the stands and began to cheer Ness on.

"Hey kid," Kyo said in an irritated tone, "Let's fight already!" Ness pulled out his Legendary Bat and dashed forward as fast as possible. Kyo was caught off guard and Ness got in a good hit in the shoulder. Kyo rubbed the spot where Ness had connected and began to growl. "You'll regret that, kid!" Kyo yelled. Fire began to engulf Kyo's hand. "Now you'll feel the power of Orochi!"

Kyo ran towards Ness and connected with a flaming blow to Ness's face. Ness reeled back and began to concentrate. "PSI Special Omega!" A blast of PSI power shot towards Kyo and knocked him square in the face. He flew back into a tree and didn't seem to be able to get up. The crowd quieted in amazement, but that didn't last long. The cheering became so loud that police soon came onto the scene to quiet the crowd down.

Ness walked back to the stands and fell back next to Tracy. "Ness!!!!!" Tracy screamed happily, "You actually won! I didn't think that you'd actually be able to beat a Kusanagi!" Ness sighed and passed out.

Tracy stared at her brother for a few seconds, but figured that he probably just needed the rest. She watched the rest of the fights until Ness woke up. "What'd I miss?" He asked groggily, "Nothing too exciting, I hope." Tracy detailed the rest of the fights after Ness had passed out. The Ikari Team had defeated the Korea Team rather easily (it helps to have someone of the Orochi bloodline in your team). The Kyokugenryo Team absolutely crushed the USA Sports Team, which had barely made it past the medium level. She also told him that there would be more fights tomorrow, so they had to come back.

Ness took Tracy out of the stands and was about to return home when Athena Asamiya appeared in front of him. "Thank you so much," Athena told him, "You've helped the team so much and we don't even know your name." "My name's Ness," Ness replied, "I live in the first house on the hill, if you want to know." "Great Ness, but there's another reason I wanted to talk to you," Athena said nervously, "We kind of have a problem. We need to stay in Onett for a few days, but the hotel is already full. So, um, this is kind of hard for me to say... could we stay at your house for a while?" Ness smiled. "Sure, no problem," He said, "We'd be glad to let you crash at my place, right Tracy?" "Sure!"

Ness and the Psycho Soldiers returned home together. Ness's mom greeted them all with pie, which Kensu rapidly devoured, and Ness told her about the events that had taken place. She was completely unfazed, as usual. When he told her about how the Psycho Soldiers needed a place, she readily agreed to let them stay. By that time, it was past nightfall and everyone needed some sleep. Kensu and Chin stayed in Ness's room, while Athena slept in Tracy's.

Soon it was morning and everyone went down for breakfast. Ness's mom had prepared a huge pancake breakfast for the warriors, and everyone ate heartily. After breakfast was finished, Ness decided to show the Psycho Soldiers around town. He was about to leave when a knock was heard on the door. Ness opened it to see Kyo Kusanagi, who had put a bandage around the part of his shoulder where Ness had connected with his bat. "Hey kid," Kyo said, "I heard Athena was crashing here. Where is she?" "Hey Athena," Ness called, "Kyo's here to see you."

Athena came down the stairs and greeted Kyo. "How're you doing?" he asked her, "I didn't hurt you too much, did I?" "Hee hee, nah," Athena said with a smile, "It seems you took quite a beating from Ness though." "Yeah, the kid is pretty strong," Kyo said, "But I just wasn't ready." Ness and Athena both let out a laugh.

Ness proved himself to be more than a match for a Kusanagi. Now, what's next? And where's Iori, who should've been there to hound Kyo? Next time, in KoF 9X!