Sector LN, Part 1: The Nine Witches

NOTE: This arc is a crossover with Little Witch Academia, and the events of the anime are mostly canon. However, none of the anime's events are relevant, only basic knowledge of the characters featured here should be needed.

Planet Avalar; Grunty Industries

High within Avalar's Hivory Mountains lay the foundation of Grunty Industries, famous the world over for the manufacturing of magical medicines, magic-powered technology, and even magical foods. However, the wisest people would know of the horrors that take place in this factory, from the skin being shed off unicorns, the waste being condensed into pills (with just that extra drop of cream to make it taste good), or the snot that the man-sized bees were sneezing into the honeycomb cereal.

Today, the president of this corporation was walking out onto a landing pad. Aside from being a disembodied skull in a jar, she dressed cleanly and professionally, a jet-black suit to go with her shoes and hat, made lovely by the purple patterned tie.

"This woman is Gruntilda Winkybunion, one of the biggest business tycoons on both Avalar and Galaxia. While the governments see her as an admirable businesswoman, we Kids Next Door know better. In the past, she kidnapped a young girl named Tooty with the intent to steal her beauty, and then she tried draining the life force out of her home island. On both instances, she was bested by a sentient bear and bird called Banjo and Kazooie, both of whom became famous KND operatives. But that was over 28 years ago. Banjo and Kazooie are retired operatives and have successfully run Grunty off their island."

Gruntilda and her vice-president, an obese bee called Capital B, faced up and waved as a cargo ship appeared to be landing down. A band of humanoid dinosaurs began to load crates into the factory.

"Recently, she has begun working with the notorious Kremling Krew, and there's no doubt that, through their resources, she has become an even bigger crime lord. Her appointment into the Corporate Presidents has further increased her status as a threat. That's why all Kids Next Door sectors are encouraged to collect whatever info we can in the hopes of bringing her down."

"Who needs info, Diana? We know that she's evil, so all we need to do is take the fight to her!"

A sentient weasel in a floating chair and a metallic left arm and eye began to carve open the boxes and study the materials. "Ah, Saurian Moon Seeds, yes, good, und here ve have ze Red-Eye fossils, ah ze eyes do stay intact, ja, and vhat marvelous stones, is vhat zey use to build zeir temples, ja? Vell, President Grunty, you can always count on zose reptiles to deliver ze goods, yes? A good eye for quality zey have, a very good eye indeed."

"I sure hope so, Von Kriplespac. See what you can do, and do not slack!" Grunty ordered.

"Perhaps now we can design a more suitable body for Dr. Quack." Capital B suggested. "He got stuck in the elevator again and I'm tired of picking him up."

Indeed, a water dispenser with pink liquid and a duck's head inside was knocked over in the elevator. "Quack! You're gonna be begging for me when Trivial Pursuit comes on!"

"Hm?" Professor Kriplespac looked over at another box, which appeared to be shaking. "My, my, did K. Rool offer us ein pet? Hold on, little vermin, Doctor Kriplespac will cut you open, ja?" The weasel floated over with a knife and cut the box open. "JAAAA!" Colorful smoke exploded from the box and engulfed the room, throwing Capital B and Kriplespac into a coughing fit.

"Sorry, Grunty! But today, you're going out of business!" The smoke cleared, unveiling seven witches in gorgeous silver gowns and hats, with their apparent leader, a red-eyed witch with brown hair, wielding a large beige bow. "Sector LN, tear this place down!"

"Leader" of Sector LN

Japanese, Muggle-born witch

"Numbuh Try" ATSUKO KAGARI

"It's about time!" A salmon-haired witch with green eyes twirled her broom, lighting it on fire. "I was gettin' sick of sitting in a box!" She aimed her broom around the storage room and set it all aflame like a flamethrower.

Pilot of Sector LN

American, half-blood witch

"Numbuh Fly" AMANDA O'NEILL

"RAAAK! Kriplespac, B, get them, you fools!" Grunty ordered. "Dispose of them and their fancy tools—AAACK!" A laser bullet sent the witch flying down the hall. The bullet originated from the gun of a short, navy-haired witch, her pupil-less green eyes fixed on her target.

Tech Witch of Sector LN

German, Muggle-born witch

"Numbuh Brains" CONSTANZE holy f***, that's a long name

Capital B and Kriplespac retreated down the hall, the latter pressing a remote that sealed the room. Spikes grew on the ceiling as it began to come down. "Jasminka, hold it up while we get the door open!" Akko ordered.

"Okay, Akko." replied a chubby witch with pink hair in large pigtails, having finished a donut before raising her arms and keeping the ceiling aloft with all her might.

Food Supplier of Sector LN

Russian, half-blood witch

"Numbuh Increase" JASMINKA ANTONENKO

A blonde witch with round glasses and short, rounded hair hurried up to the door and sang, "O Key Spirits, come to my rescue!" A little ghost popped out of the keyhole, taking the shape of a key and unlocking the steel door.

Ghost Whisperer of Sector LN

Finnish, pureblood witch

"Numbuh Series" LOTTE JANSSON

"Thanks, Lotte! Let's move, team!" The others got out of the room, with Jasminka following slower to keep the ceiling raised, then letting it smash down once she was out.

"You won't get away that easy!" A beautiful witch with bright blonde hair and green highlights cast magical chains from her wand that binded Capital B and Kriplespac in place.

"Which way did Gruntilda go?!" Lotte asked.

"I'll find her." Amanda stated, mounting her broomstick. "You girls just clear out the staff." And she took off down the hall like a rocket.

The bodiless witch in question managed to get into an office, locking the door. "I can't believe those Kids Next Door! If I don't do something, I'll be no—MAAAAH!" The door blew open, blasting Grunty against the opposite wall.

"Think you can hide from me?!" Amanda said, taking land.

"You can't defeat me!" Grunty yelled, raising her wand. "I'll end your life, little missy!" She fired green bursts of magic, meant to kill Amanda in a flash, but the American was swift in evading them, making it up to Grunty and kicking the wand out of her hand. "YAAAAK!" Amanda punched through Grunty's glass case and yanked her skull clean out.

"Heh, if you were alive, this would be super dark. Oh well. AAAAAND TOUCHDOWN!" Amanda raised the witch like a withered football and SMASHED Grunty into a thousand pieces.

A pale-skinned witch with pink hair and gloomy red eyes entered the center of the factory, a massive pit of toxic waste. "It sure is a shame all this waste has to go to waste. Well, at least the explosion will be cool." The ghostly witch shook up a bright yellow potion and chucked the whole bottle into the pit.

Potioneer/Healer of Sector LN

Filipino, pureblood witch

"Numbuh Body Count" SUCY MANBAVARAN

The seven witches took flight in the skies above the mountains, watching all the honeycomb-shaped towers combust into emerald flames. "The children of Avalar will be sleeping well tonight!" Akko declared. "Thanks to the combined efforts of the NEW NINE WITCHES!"

…

In reality, Akko was posing proudly atop a chair in front of a picture of Gruntilda. "And that's my plan!"

"WOOHOOOOO!" Amanda cheered, whirling her arm. "LOVE that plan! Let's do it, Diana, COME AWN!"

"Very impressive." Diana replied in sarcasm. "But there are a couple of holes in your plan. The first one is that YOU'RE NOT THE LEADER." She reached up and grabbed Akko by the ear, pulling her back to earth.

Okay, I lied. Akko is the Spy of Sector LN. The real leader is

British, pureblood witch

"Numbuh Pro" DIANA CAVENDISH

"And second of all, we can't just barge into a facility and start shooting it up, wands blazing. Gruntilda is highly valued by both the Corporate Presidents and the government, and not to mention her powerful underworld allies. If we were held responsible for her destruction, both the KND and Luna Nova would face the consequences. It would do us all a bad name."

"She's right." Sucy replied, casually dripping potion drops on little bugs in a cage. "I mean, why do you think no one's tried to kill Dr. Eggman? The robots at Mechanos treat him like a god." The bugs morphed into jellybeans before exploding into googly eyes.

"Also, where were WE in that little fantasy?" asked an orange-haired witch, folding arms alongside her gray-haired friend.

"Yeah! You said 'Nine New Witches,' but it was just you seven."

"Oh, well you two turned into mice and were hiding in Diana's pockets." Akko replied, jumping back to her feet.

"What?! We wouldn't DO that!" they both shouted, heads steaming.

Fashion Designer and Botanist of Sector LN

British, pureblood witches

"Numbuh Snap" HANNAH ENGLAND

"Numbuh Saga" BARBARA PARKER

"Look, you guys," Diana sighed, "I'm only briefing what the Supreme Leader discussed with all of us Sector Leaders. We're all required to keep our eyes and ears open for weaknesses in Gruntilda's ranks, but there's a chance neither of us will have the honor of stopping her."

"But that's no fun." Akko moaned.

"It's how it is, Atsuko. Now, if you wouldn't mind sitting down so I can finish this briefing, that would be swell."

"Hmmm…" Akko grumbled, going back to her seat.

"Hehe, you two have something in common." Jasminka said to Constanze, who grumbled as well.

That night, Team Akko's room

That night, Akko was already under her covers, except unlike the norm, Akko had her legs exposed as opposed to her head. This was only because she wasn't sleeping; she was video chatting on her crystal ball, which displayed the face of a boy with bowl-cut hair, half-covering his blue eyes. "Hi, Akko. You're not busy up there, are you?"

"Hi, Lee! No, just waiting to go to bed." Akko replied, her arms wrapped around the ball. "The rest depends on my eyelids." She smiled.

"So, did you enjoy meeting Wendy the other day?"

"Yeah! Me and her really hit it off. Though it was kind of awkward, considering that Romeo guy was in the same sector."

"Was he still upset that we ganged up on him?"

"A little bit, but they were pretty sweet people. Hard to believe Wendy was just as talented as Diana, but nowhere near as snobby."

When Sucy entered the room, she noticed how Akko was leisurely swaying her legs in the air. A smirk found its way on the potion witch's face.

"Yeah, but I don't think Wendy had that luxury growing up. If you want someone to compare to Diana, try Sector V. Or at least Sheila Frantic; she's all around talent."

"Heek ke-ke-ke-ke-ke…" Akko began giggling.

"Hyeah, it is pretty funny."

"No no, I think someone's tickling me. Sucy, i-hif's that's hyou, sto-hop it!"

"I'm over here, Akko." Sucy replied from the desk, smiling at the large spider that was crawling around Akko's feet.

"That reminds me, though," Akko continued, restraining her laughter, "I saw some of your Earth operatives fight in Heaven's Arena on TV. It's a little disappointing they didn't invite the other KNDs. I bet Jasminka would've made some hefty progress."

"Well, in all's fairness, most of the action seems to happen on Earth. And because those operatives have been through so much, the arena guys prob'ly figure they'd make great fighters."

"Hmm… You know, that's just what we need." As Akko spoke, Lotte walked in—she repressed a gasp at the sight of the spider. She quickly grabbed her broom and swept the spider off, but Akko decided she'd had enough and KICKED Lotte in the mouth, without actually looking. "We need a way to make ourselves known to the universe. I mean, there were hundreds of sectors in Field Day, but it feels like only a few of them gained recognition. We need to show them all that other planets have strong sectors, too, including mine!"

"Well, you won't have much luck unless a catastrophe happens. And even then, the Earth sectors will be the first ones people will count on, not some random alien sector. No offense; heh, it's not like my sector would be one of them."

"Yeah, well just you wait, Lee." Akko pressed her face to the ball, giving Lee a view of the inside of her nostrils. "Sector LN will be the ones to 'Wow' the crowd! And here's how we'll do it!" And in a second, she was on her feet with the covers dropping on the floor. "Lotte, Sucy, get the others! I have an important announcement to—hey, what's wrong, Lotte?" She noticed her friend wiping blood off her teeth with a napkin.

"You kicked me in the mouth!"

"You were tickling her." Sucy informed.

"GRRRRR!" Lotte shot her an infuriated look.

Once everyone was gathered

"You want to do… what exactly?" Diana asked, wondering if her ears were deceiving her.

"We need a way to market ourselves, make other KNDs wanna call us for help in case of times of crisis!" Akko spoke passionately from the top bunk. "So, I say we challenge the strongest Earth sector to a battle! It'll be Luna Nova's Nine New Witches against Earth's 11 top dogs!"

"Absolutely not. We won't acquire fame simply by picking a fight with alien sectors. We can easily prove ourselves as operatives by completing missions as we are assigned."

"But I don't just wanna complete missions. I joined the KND to make kids happy, to inspire them to believe in their selves, just like Chariot did for me. And if we can fight the most famous intergalactic sector, even if we don't beat ALL the members, and record it for everyone to see, it'll inspire others to keep trying!"

"You don't have to say more to convince me." Amanda decided. "If it's about upstaging upper classmen, I'm always game."

"Plus, we could always make some new friends out of the deal." Lotte figured. "I remember Constanze pairing up with that Artie boy on Field Day. And she even beat him during that quick fight, hehe."

"Exactly! That's why I think we have a chance at beating them!" Akko said optimistically. "Come on, Diana. Even you were saying their Supreme Leader was overrated."

"Hmm… Well, I must admit, I would like to see if Sector V holds true to their fame."

"DIANA!" Hannah shouted. "You used to hate everything Kagari did, why do you keep spoiling her now?!"

"I'm starting to miss the good old days." Barbara folded arms.

"I would think you two would jump at the chance to humiliate a sector who thought they were better than us." Sucy replied.

"Weeeell, when you phrase it like that…"

"Then it's settled!" Akko cheered. "We're going to make Sector V respect us! And soon, all the others will, too, and we'll spread encouragement to all kids everywhere! YAY!"

"How do we even know where they live?" Lotte asked.

"That's exactly what we have Lee for!" Akko held up her crystal ball. "Lee, think you can take us to Sector V's school tomorrow?"

"I'll send you the coordinates. Hehe."

Gallagher Middle School, the next day

Gallagher had to be reconstructed after the events three years ago, and a middle school had been built in with the elementary. The members of Sector V sat waiting for class to begin. "Alright, class," Ms. Rothmorgan began, "who's ready to learn about World War II?"

"BOOOORIIIIING." The class chorused.

"Can't we learn about King Malladus killing a bunch of people?" a boy asked.

"No, I wanna read about the Nature Wars!" a girl followed. "Viridi is so awesome!"

"Look, I don't care if the KND have a more interesting version of history." She rolled her eyes. "World War II deserves just as much respect as any other war, and unless there's a giant monster running around outside, I want no mention of the KND in this class."

"SECTOR V OF THE KIDS NEXT DOOR, WE CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL!" a squeaky high-pitched voice bellowed from outside.

"Of course we can't." Ms. Rothmorgan sighed in defeat.

"It's coming from outside." Aurora Uno said, everyone going to the window. There seemed to be nine witches outside on the playground, with a brown-haired one using a magic-made megaphone.

"YOU HEARD ME!" Akko continued. "The Nine Witches of Luna Nova challenge you! Your time in the spotlight has come to an end!"

"Akko, the pitch is too high!" Lotte whispered. "You need to adjust your magic level."

"EHHH, BLIMEY!" Sheila Frantic kicked open the doors, cupping hands over her raccoon ears. "Can't a girl cut class and run around the school without all this PAIN?!"

"That's one of them! She's Sheila the Sunny Fist!" Lotte recognized.

"Here come the rest!" Amanda pointed. Within moments, the nine members of Sector V had exited the school. The windows were filled with students and teachers alike, eager to know what invaders were challenging their strongest group of kids.

"At long last." Akko said with a smirk. "Sector V."

"Eh… who are these guys again?" Mason asked.

"EEEK! It's her!" Artie panicked, hiding behind Harry at the sight of Constanze. "She wants to kill me! Her silence says it all!"

"And it wasn't the mega blaster she hit you with?" the elder triplet remarked.

"Hmmm…" Constanze growled at him.

"We're Sector LN from Avalar!" Akko replied. "The Nine New Witches of Luna Nova. We're here to challenge you to a fight!"

"Sigh, does it have to be now?" Chris asked. "The teacher's gonna make us stay late at this rate."

"Maybe we should wait until school is out for them." Lotte suggested.

"Well, not right now; I mean, we have to set up the cameras and maybe have it in a place with lots of people."

"Look, we were planning to catch a movie tonight." Chris replied. "I dunno what this is about, but we don't feel like fighting."

"What, are you chicken?" Amanda remarked.

"Not really. Just don't think it's worth our time."

"Oh, so you DO think you're too good for us!" Akko retorted. "ARROGANT HARDHEADS!"

"Akko, calm yourself." Diana whispered.

"Alright, look, how about this." Aurora began. "We'll have a test fight with you, and if we're impressed, we'll schedule a serious fight."

"That's more like it! So, how should we do it, one-on-one, or all at once?"

"No, just Sheila against all you will be fine. She doesn't go to this school, so she can test you while we get back to class."

"Huh? But that doesn't sound fair."

"No, it'll be fine, trust me. Let us know when you're done, Sheila." The others turned to head back in.

"STREWTH! I'm not holding back!" Sheila PUNCHED her fists together and unlocked Light Fury, turning her clothes and hair to solid gold.

Everything happened so fast, you would need slow motion to process it all. First, Sheila zipped to Diana at lightspeed and punched her square in the face, the heiress flying back as blood flew out. Then, Sheila linked her fists and bashed Akko in the head, her skull cracking. Next, she grabbed Lotte and Sucy's faces in each hand and smashed them against the pavement. She spun toward Constanze and whipped her with her tail, then flipped and kicked Amanda across the jaw. She swung a mighty punch into Jasminka's stomach, the chubby witch firm on her feet while sickness overcame her.

She then set her sights on Hannah and Barbara—they bowed to Sheila and said, "Please spare us."

Haruka looked back for a moment, seeing all the witches on the ground, except Jasminka, who was holding her stomach. "Huh. Two seconds. Not bad."

"Well, Oi'm not impressed." Sheila shrugged. "Come back in about three years when you're a little bit stronger."

"Grrrr!" Akko propped herself up with her broom. "Hey, that's not fair! You didn't even give us time to prepare!"

"Well, that's kinda Sheila for ya." Mason replied, wrapping an arm around his mate. "She's the Light of our team! Always leads us to greatness! Heck, she makes the Pirate Emperors look like pushovers."

"To be honest, mate, the fat girl kinda hurt my knuckles." Sheila whispered.

"They don't need to know that."

Meanwhile, the spectators had burst into laughter, pointing at the visitors. "Those witches thought they could beat Sector V?!"

"Hey, Halloween is over, nerds! Go back to Hogwarts!"

"Man, Twitcher is gonna explode when they get a load of this!" said a boy who had recorded the incident.

"Bet I can get more Followers than you!"

"We'll see about that!"

"Alright, EVERYBODY sit down!" the teacher ordered. "If anyone's getting Followers, it's me, and they BETTER be you all following my lecture! (Still, no reason to pass this chance up.)"

Jasminka, Hannah, and Barbara helped them get back on their feet, with Akko and Amanda helping their selves to stand. "I've never been so humiliated." Diana said with anger. "This was a waste of our time. Come on, girls, let's go back home."

"We can't give up that easy!" Akko stated. "We give it a try, and if we fail, we try again! That's our motto!"

"Akko, we're far below their level, and they know it. That's why they sent their strongest operative to get it over with quickly. And personally, I don't feel the need to degrade myself, so let's go." And Diana marched off the school grounds, firm in her standing. Feeling saddened and discouraged (and also bleeding), the others followed her.

The eight other witches were about to mount their brooms, with Akko intending to transform and hitch a ride on one of her friends. Sucy took out a pink healing potion and passed it around to her friends to stop the bleeding. Amanda couldn't help but notice how upset Akko looked, a look she commonly had whenever Akko was discouraged. Amanda shared her sentiments; after all, those Sector V kids were probably having a laugh right now, acting like it was the easiest thing in the world to beat them. The very thought angered Amanda.

"Wait a sec, what are we doing?!" the red-haired witch broke the silence. "Are we really gonna let some brats from this…this backwater galaxy knock us around?!"

"Amanda, it's no use." Lotte replied. "All they need is their strongest operative to beat us. We wouldn't last a chance against all of them."

"This isn't about actually beating them. It's about making them respect us! They think just because they're the top dogs, us alien sectors don't matter. Well, I'm tired of people looking down on me. First it was the ogres and giants in my elementary school, then it was Diana, and now it's these brats! You're with me, aren't you, Akko?! Let's try again, just like you said!"

"YEAH!" The red-eyed witch was once again brimming with motivation. "You're right, Amanda! Let's show Sector V we mean BUSINESS!"

"Well, I will have no part in this." Diana replied. "I want to get back to more important matters, like stopping Gruntilda. And as your leader, I order you to abandon this meaningless-"

"Come on, Akko, let's find someplace secret and get some combat practice in!" Amanda said, mounting her broom.

"Sounds good to me!" Akko poofed into a mouse and landed on her friend's shoulder. "Squeak, squeak!" And they took off across the neighborhood.

"You know, that girl is so easily influenced, it frightens me." Diana sighed.

After school was out

"I still can't believe Disney bought DC Comics." Aurora said as they were walking back to the treehouse. "I mean, if it's not money they're after, what do they want?"

"Bet you they're gonna buy out Warner Bros. next." Mason replied.

"Haha!" Artie laughed, staring at his phone. "Check it out, guys, they're already making memes about the fight!" The video in question was titled, Gotta Go Fast, Sheila, and replayed the two-second clip of her thrashing the nine witches.

"Gotta go FAST! Sooonic—Gotta go FAST! Sooonic—Gotta go FASTER, FASTER, FASTA-FASTA-FASTER!" The last bit replayed her bashing Akko in the skull. There was also a picture of Hannah and Barbara bowing to Sheila, labeled That moment when you realize Jesus is back.

"HEY! Sector Dweeb!" The nine kids looked around, confused. "Up here!" They looked up and saw Amanda and mouse-Akko on a broom. "We're not finished with you, yet! It's time for Round 2!"

"And you BETTER say 'yes'! Or ELSE!" Akko shouted.

"Wah!" Artie yelped when Constanze snuck up behind and held him at gunpoint. "Eeek! It's the classic 'take the weakest member hostage' trick!"

"Ugh. What the heck is your problem, anyway?!" Chris asked.

"I'll tell you what my problem is." Amanda landed and marched up to the Uno son with a vengeful smirk. "Wanna know a little history about me, Uno? My ancestors were American wizards who were oppressed by Malladus back in the day. They were sick of the abuse, so they decided to move to Avalar. I got American blood in me, and we hold a grudge."

"Hm. Seems like an awfully convenient backstory." Chris smirked.

"Well, the fact is it's true, so I think I deserve a little payback. 'Least you can do is give it to me."

"In the meantime, I'll deal with Sheila." Akko decided, turning back to normal. "You haven't begun to see what I can do, yet!"

"Hehehe! You are kinda funny, I'll give ya that! Orright. Round 2 it is."

"Fine, but we better make it quick." Chris said. "We still need to pick Dillon and Vanel up for the movie."

"Oh, we won't give you that luxury." Amanda smirked.

With that, both pairs of opponents met back on the playground, taking up opposite sides to avoid interfering with each other. "I'll let you decide when to start this time." Chris said. "Chances are I'll knock you out in one punch."

"Yeah, well I got news for you." Amanda drew out both a wand and a rapier. "I took fencing lessons when I was younger, and I kicked butt. 'Course, I did have my own unique style."

"Nothing wrong with that."

"And one other thing I forgot to mention." Amanda linked the wand with the rapier, transforming it into a larger, golden sword. "My grandfather is the one who moved to Avalar. And he fell in love with a Solaran from Galaxia's Sun." Her red hair seemed to transform into a raging fire, just as flames ignited around her skirt. "That means I'm one-fourth Solaran. And we LOVE a good fight! HAAAH!" The witch LUNGED at Chris with a strong kick, blade aflame as she slashed at him. (Play "Let's Just Live" from RWBY!)

"Heh! This is better than I coulda hoped!" Chris said, dodging the blade and punching a fireball at her face. He lit his fists on fire and countered her blade with equal strength, but when Chris could feel his knuckles cutting, he decided to fly backward. Amanda channeled more fire through her sword and extended the flame, slashing the ground and erecting a great wall of fire, Chris dodging to the right. "She's a Solaran, alright. Either that or she's been in her fair share of combat." He watched as Amanda began to spin through the flames, amassing them back on her sword as her radius increased. Chris stood in place and tried to grab them in his own hands, and he grabbed Amanda's sword when she spun toward him.

"'Guess that's my cue!" Sheila said, quickly reentering Light Fury and zipping up to PUNCH Akko—the witch anticipated such an attack, and so she quickly changed into a fly, the wind from Sheila's punch blowing her upward. Then Akko became a slug and plopped onto Sheila's hand. "NNNHH! 'ey, get off me!" Sheila shook her hand, but Akko sported a joyful smile, wiggling her slimy body. Sheila lit her other fist and brought it down, but Akko became a spider with plunger legs and flipped to the underside, causing Sheila to punch herself. The force knocked Akko to the ground, but she recovered and leapt over to bite Sheila's leg. "YOW! You bloody bug!" Sheila used Light Feet and ran around to shake her off, but Akko's teeth remained lodged in the flesh.

Amanda stabbed her sword into the ground and maneuvered the fire underground, Chris jumping away as it sprouted up beneath him. It became a Fire Snake, gnashing its fangs at the Uno, but he grabbed both ends of its mouth, holding it back as he began to slurp the flames in. "He's a Dragon-type bender?! Dammit!" Amanda called her flames back, and to confirm this, Chris formed flame wings on his back and flew at her, doing a Torpedo Spin that Amanda blocked with her sword. Chris stopped and did a flip-kick, Amanda throwing her arms up while holding onto her weapon, but Chris seized the chance to blow fire at her chest and send her back.

"Is this really the best you got? I had harder battles in my sleep." Chris said. He flew at Amanda and pushed against her sword, the girl trying to stay firm on her feet. Chris blew fire at her face, Amanda enduring and merging the fire with her hair. Anger was clear in her eyes as she swung a kick up at his stomach, the force sending him airborne. Amanda followed this by leaping up and kicking Chris down to slam against the concrete. She landed on her feet and said, "Heh. Too tired to get u-" But then Chris grabbed her leg and slammed her down, tossing her away afterwards.

"Nah, I just thought I'd let you get some hits in. You're really not that tough, to be honest." This statement fueled Amanda's anger, her hair rising higher as she fired twin beams at Chris, who easily grabbed them and swung them up and down like they were jump-ropes. Amanda swung them to the sides and ran down the middle, intending to pierce Chris with her sword, but the Uno readied both hands and blocked. His palms were punctured, but he was able to take the sword and fly away, ripping the wand from it and throwing both items apart.

Sheila stopped running lightspeed, but Akko wouldn't come off, so she grabbed the spider and threw her away—Akko morphed into a giant purple bat with gorilla legs and flew down to STAMP Sheila in the face, changing back afterwards. Sheila bounced back to her feet and ran to PUNCH her, but Akko was revealed to have a springy snake neck that stretched yards backward, and she grabbed hold of the Faunus's arms before the head came back and dealt the most painful headbutt. This time, Akko changed back, but was not prepared when Sheila kicked her in the leg, then the Faunus spun around at lightspeed before hurling her opponent to the roof of the school.

"Blimey, that was annoying." Sheila sighed, deactivating her fury. "Well, no one survives after a hundred good spins. Not without a full stomach, hehe." She turned to rejoin her friends.

That was when Akko zipped up in the form of Road Runner, albeit with a longer, pointier beak that she used to pierce Sheila in the back. Sheila punched back, but Akko had zipped away, reverting to normal.

"Now I see, huff, huff." Akko panted, smirking confidently. "When you go lightspeed, you exhaust much more energy than going at normal speed. Lucky you have your Mobian reflexes to help with that. But I got enough speed to keep ME goin'!" Akko transformed into a cheetah with Road Runner legs, running at breakneck speed to get behind Sheila—who lit her tail up with light and began twirling it at lightspeed, causing it to inevitably whack Akko again when she tried to bite it.

"Just because you know one little weakness doesn't make you any faster than me!" Sheila used Midas Body and ran lightspeed again, Akko trying to run equally fast, but Sheila was able to grab her tail and slam her back and forth against the ground. Sheila then sunk her teeth into the makeshift tail, forcing Akko to cry in pain before changing back. But in this weakened form, Sheila leapt above Akko and smashed her head against the ground.

Amanda had to resort to shooting flames at Chris, but he effortlessly ate them up. "Grrrr! You think you're the only one who can take the heat?! I know you're holding back with me, Uno! Why don't you give me what you got?! Heck, give me ALL you got! Stop treating me like a child and give me every ounce of fire you have, FULL FORCE!"

"Hmph. You asked for it." With that, Chris ripped off his headband. Amanda was struck with horror at the sight of his Combustion Eye. The eye glimmered like a small sun as a red aura took shape around Chris, with horns like a demon. Immeasurable power began to build in his eye, and he would unleash it all at Amanda.

"Stop." Amanda said, getting to her knees as her flames died. "I… give up…"

Chris's Fury switched off. "Yeah, I would, too."

To Sheila's surprise, Akko was able to stand after that attack, blood leaking from her nose and mouth. "Alright… you've left me no choice. It's time for my secret weapon." Akko grabbed her satchel and drew from it a beige staff with a golden ornament and seven crystal orbs dotted around it. "Shinyyyyy ARC!" The staff shone with a great light before morphing into a large bow, with which Akko pulled back an arrow of light.

"AKKO, DON'T!" Diana shouted. "SHE'S A LIGHTBENDER, SHE'LL-"

But Akko loosed the arrow, hitting Sheila dead on as the light exploded! That was because she easily blocked it with her hand, Sheila spinning her arm and the light along with it. "Bad idea. Shinyyyyy FIST!" And Sheila sent it back in the form of a bright green fist. Akko kicked her legs with all her strength to dodge the attack, but Sheila held onto it with light strings, redirecting it to punch Akko in the back of the head. The witch coughed blood and stumbled forward at a fast pace, unable to see or think clearly with a throbbing pain in her skull. Sheila seized this chance to run up and punch Akko in the gut so hard that she flew across the playground and slammed against the swingset. Akko collapsed on the ground, out cold. (End song.)

"AKKO!" Diana cried, the first one to run to Akko's aid. One of her eyes was half-closed, and they were both murky. "Akko, say something! Are you okay?!"

"Nnnnuuuhhh… my teacher is a fish…" Akko mumbled.

"Great. We're done." Chris said. "Alright, team, we have a movie to get to." He was about to walk away.

"Wait!" Amanda shouted. "Huff… You could've ended that fight anytime. But you were holding back. Why?! Do you think I'm just a child?! I'm OLDER than you! We all are! And you act like you own the universe!"

"Because I'm sick of it all."

"What?…"

Chris sighed. "The year was 2032. Or, as I call it, the Worst Year in All the KND. It began with a simple graduation ceremony. We watched a giant girl join the KND. And just as I was expecting a nice, normal day, Cheren was all, 'Sector V, I need you to go on a big space mission to help Nebula save the universe.' When we came back, we ended up losing a teammate, and Dillon was upset for days. But all of a sudden, we have to go on ANOTHER adventure to save Cheren's girlfriend from Big Mom, and I got humiliated by a guy in a pots and pans suit. But then we won, and the day was saved. But can you guess what happened NEXT?!"

"Oh, boy…" Aurora sighed.

"FUCKING SEVEN LIGHTS AND THIRTEEN DARKNESSES! An entire month of nonstop pain and worrying! My mom and dad died, the whole universe died, and for three years, it was nonstop training, never knowing if we would be strong enough to win. We gave up our humanity and became monsters. And after all of it was done, after three fucking years of fear and turmoil, I just want a break. For three years, all people cared about was getting stronger, getting more powerful, and all we want now is to live in peace. And where was YOUR sector during all that? Where were you while we were risking our lives?"

"I… Sigh, we were still in school." Amanda spoke hoarsely, her anger replaced with shame. "We only joined KND back in May."

"Exactly. You're still rookies. You have no idea what we've been through, and you never will."

"…You're right." Amanda turned away in shame. "You have no reason to respect us. We don't deserve your respect."

"Amanda…" Lotte spoke solemnly. Amanda almost never showed such humility. She took far less damage than Akko, yet she seemed to take the biggest wound to the heart.

As Lotte was wiping the blood off Akko's face, the Asian witch brushed her hand away and stood, limping over to Sheila with a firm expression.

Sheila gave a sigh, hands on her hips. "Old Chris, always overdoing it. Huh?" She felt someone grab her tail, looking back at Akko, whose knees were twitching. "Blimey, you still wanna fight?"

"No matter how much I bleed… I'll never stop trying." Akko gasped. "If you break my arms, my legs, or my eyes… I'll keep trying to beat you."

"…" Sheila grinned and reached a hand up to her shoulder. "I happily acknowledge you as my equal."

"Whoa!" The statement caught Mason by surprise. "Did you hear that?! Sheila doesn't even consider Maddy her equal, and they're evenly matched!"

"That's a sign of true respect right there." Harry said. "Unlike Chris, Sheila was actually fighting seriously."

"Hm. At least someone had fun." Amanda sported a light smile.

"Yeah. But I will admit, you do have gumption." Chris said. "If you're really set on beating us, I might know a way to help. On Moonbase, we have a Mission Simulator that can take you to a virtual simulation of operatives' missions. We use it to train sometimes by setting it to the highest difficulty. If your sector used it, you can play all our missions and face all the same battles we did."

"No offense, but we don't need that." Amanda replied. "Your experience may be years ahead of ours… but the nine of us will make our own experience. We'll go on our own missions and get our own bruises. And one day, we'll be as strong as you are! Isn't that right, Akko?"

Akko remembered saying something similar once. She could tell by that look on Amanda's face that she took a hint from her. "Yeah… we will!"

"Hey, Haruka!" Sheila yelled. "Get this bloody girl some medicine! She needs all the healing items she can to beat me!"

"Right away, Sheila!" Haruka ran up.

"Move aside." Sucy nudged her off. "My potions are WAY more effective than your mummy wraps."

"I'd much rather be poisoned by Sucy than some stranger, anyway." Akko remarked. "But it's not pretty fair to our fight."

"Ah, that's hogwash, it is." Sheila stated. "No matter how good you are, you'll never win by yourself. That's why we have mates."

"It sure is…" Akko nodded, completely agreeing.

"We're never gonna catch that movie." Artie sighed, still being held at gunpoint.

"Hmph." Constanze grunted, not caring.

After Akko was healed, both sectors watched as they resumed their fight. Since Akko's Shiny Rod was useless against Sheila, she had to be more clever and think quicker in her shape-shifting. "Sheila may be your Light," Amanda said to Chris, smiling at their brawl, "but Akko is ours."

"I can see why. I can't tell what it is… but there's a similar energy about them. I can feel it."

There was once an ancient tradition where two people become brothers when they exchange blood.

Akko became a parrot and flew above Sheila, then became a rhino to Ground Pound her. Sheila fired a Light Beam straight up, but Akko became a rattlesnake as the light flew straight through her spring-like body. She landed and caught Sheila, beginning to squeeze her, and Akko grew cat claws to tear at her face.

Nowadays, people stopped doing that because it was disgusting. However, there came a new tradition where two opponents clashed on the field and spilled each other's blood.

Sheila ran yards away and raised her hands, beginning to gather the sunlight and form a giant Light Sphere. Sheila charged a great jump and hurled the Light Sphere dead on, but Akko became a Blastoise with a silver shell and bumped it back at her opponent. Sectors V and LN decided to sit down and relax, knowing their friends would be busy for awhile. Some straying students were drawn to the fight, recording it on their phones.

For when their blood mixes together on the surface of the field, a mutual respect is formed. A sign of true rivals fighting together with equal passion and power.

Akko became a bull and charged at Sheila, who spun her fist, ready to punch her in the head. That's when Akko became a unicorn and PIERCED Sheila's fist, but the impact was strong enough to bend the horn, dealing as much pain to Akko. "I expect you all to clean that mess up!" Ms. Rothmorgan yelled.

"BUG OFF!" Akko and Sheila told her. "We don't go to this school!"