Episode 7: Learning the Art of Beautiful Battling

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 7: Learning The Art of Beautiful Battling
In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.
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“You're-you're a gingerbread man!” exclaimed Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee.
“Ah yes,” chuckled the Ginja Ninja. “That would be why I am called the Ginja Ninja. Hi there, Pretty Princess Man. It's been way too long.”
“Yes is has,” Pretty Princess Man returned. “Things have been good up till now. Now darkness is flooding Gorgeous and there seems to be nothing that can stop it. We have come here in the hope that you may be able to teach us the fabled art of Beautiful Battling. If we were to learn this, than the darkness may be contained.”
“My thoughts exactly,” the Ginja Ninja replied. “If the land was not in this present state, I don't know if we'd have ever seen each other again Pretty Princess Man, but as things are now, I have but only one option if the land is to continue. Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee follow me, and you shall learn an ancient art, revered by all of the Gorgeousians and feared by those who oppose it.”
“Very well,” Bonnie returned.
Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee followed the Ginja Ninja for awhile across the Rainbow Bridge and away from the Forest of Hope. Now neither Pretty Princess Man nor Bonnie the Bumblebee had been on this side of the Rainbow Bridge, for there had never been a reason to cross the bridge.
Puzzled by what may be on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge, Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee questioned the Ginja Ninja, “Where are we going?”
“Nowhere,” answered the Ginja Ninja.
“What?” asked Bonnie confused.
“Nowhere,” restated the Ginja Ninja. “If you want to learn how to battle without harming Gorgeous itself, you must rely completely on the land. If we knew where we were then we would have some of our own foolish wisdom, and you cannot be a Beautiful Battler if you are holding to your own understanding.”
“Well are we nowhere now,” asked Pretty Princess Man.
“I have traveled the land of Gorgeous through and through,” the Ginja Ninja replied. “It takes me awhile to get lost, and I must be lost, if I am to truly teach you the art. It is not enough for just the two of you to be lost.”
“Okay,” Bonnie said, “but how are you to become lost if you have traveled this land many times?
“Ah, I do not know,” the Ginja Ninja said, and laughed. “I guess you two'll have to figure that out.”
“This is getting out of hand,” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee said. “Pretty Princess Man what do you suggest? And why are we following the Ginja Ninja if he won't ever lose himself?”
“That's a good question,” the Ginja Ninja said with a smirk that only grew as he waited for the two heroes to figure out why they were following him.
“What do I suggest?” repeated Pretty Princess Man. “Well we all need to become lost if the two of us are to learn how to become Beautiful Battlers. The Ginja Ninja will not ever lose himself in Gorgeous so the only way for him to become lost is if we are not in Gorgeous. We are following the Ginja Ninja because he is leading us to another world, one in which he can become lost.”
“Wow,” the Ginja Ninja answered. “Pretty Princess Man, when did you become so smart? I was thinking that we would be here for a few hours at least.”
“When I stopped hanging out with you,” Pretty Princess Man countered.
Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee laughed at this and the Ginja Ninja just shrugged his ginger shoulders and tried to pass it off as nothing. The heroes continued on, following closely behind the Ginja Ninja, as it was hard for them to contemplate the existence of another world, yet, due to the recent events, the concept didn't seem too outrageous for them to comprehend.
Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee and Pretty Princess Man traveled behind the Ginja Ninja traveling through places in the land of Gorgeous that they had not even dreamed existed. The Ginja Ninja led them into a cave that he called the Charismatic Cavern. The cavern led down, deep into the heart of the land of Gorgeous.
There was no source of light in the cavern, yet the cavern had a sense of warmth. Once they had reached the bottom of the cavern and there was nowhere else to go, the Ginja Ninja smiled and a flash of light spawned out of nowhere. The light was blinding, and when Bonnie and Pretty Princess Man had regained their sight, they were someplace that was unrecognizable.
“Now we can begin. The art of Beautiful Battling is not applicable in the land of Gorgeous, but in every land that exists. Beautifully Battling takes in the peace and joy from the land and utilizes it to give oneself strength. This form of combat will not only strengthen yourselves but the land as well. Now that I have no idea where we are at all, we can begin.”
With that, the Ginja Ninja sat down and began to breathe in and out slowly. Then he disappeared and reappeared right above Bonnie's head and brought down his leg upon her head, with his ginger red hair flowing in the wind the entire time. Bonnie collapsed to the ground, yet the land looked untouched, but Bonnie was more exhausted than she should have been.
“What did you do?” Bonnie asked, panting from exhaustion.
“Ah,” the Ginja Ninja said. “You are feeling the effects of Beautiful Battling. In order to compensate for the pain the land would feel, it takes the energy from the foe of the Beautiful Battler, causing the land to gain strength, and rendering your opponent more and more useless as the battle carries on.”
“This style of battling is scary, if you are the opponent,” Bonnie said, still trying to catch her breath.
“Than you two better learn quick if you want to live and save the land of Gorgeous,” the Ginja Ninja said.
“You wouldn't,” Bonnie gasped.
“Oh, I would. The best way to learn is when your life is on the line, and unfortunately, unless you two learn how to Battle Beautifully, you cannot best me,” the Ginja Ninja explained.
“Bonnie, we need to learn fast,” Pretty Princess Man said.
“No kidding,” wheezed Bonnie.
Pretty Princess Man unsheathed Purity, but the Ginja Ninja appeared behind him and disarmed him, effortlessly. “No weapons,” the Ginja Ninja explained. “Beautiful Battling requires one to be in tune with the land and nothing else. Once you have mastered it, then and only then can you even imagine using a weapon.”
The Ginja Ninja then spun and punched Pretty Princess Man in the stomach causing him to fly back 100 feet and expending some of his energy. “Pretty Princess Man!” cried Bonnie.
The Ginja Ninja vanished suddenly and then formed by Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee at the same time. There seemed to be two Ginja Ninjas fighting the heroes.
“How?” asked Pretty Princess Man while dodging the attacks of one of the Ginja Ninjas.
“The land is fighting with me,” replied both Ginja Ninjas simultaneously. “The land has produced a replica of me and is fighting by my side. Beautiful Battling truly is a powerful art, and realize that I am the master.”
“This is impossible,” Bonnie complained, trying to stay alive. “Bees of the Blue lend me your strength, I cry out to thee now!”
“What did I say to Pretty Princess Man?” asked the Ginja Ninja, as he jumped up to the height that Bonnie was now at and placed his hand on her head, absorbing the power the Bonnie had just used. Bonnie's wings and stinger faded, and Bonnie began to fall down to the ground.
“NO!!” screamed Pretty Princess Man, as he though about all of the good times that Bonnie and he had enjoyed together: from skipping through the Forest of Hope, to joining the corn in a melodious song, to ballet lessons, to just enjoying their time on the land. Then a strange thing happened. The land caught Bonnie, not the ground, but the land. The second Ginja Ninja caught Bonnie, and changed shapes to a colorless man who radiated every feeling in existence that was pure.
“Ah,” the Ginja Ninja remarked, “you are learning Pretty Princess Man. I cannot tell you how to Battle Beautifully, it just has to be felt and learned from experience.”
Pretty Princess Man then gave thanks to the land for everything that it provided. He thought about how the land grew the food that he ate, how the cycles of the land replenished the basic needs, and the colorless man then began to take shape. The man began to form a replica of Pretty Princess Man.
The Pretty Princess Man replica started to charge at the Ginja Ninja, yet the Ginja Ninja merely thought, and the replica disintegrated. “Nice try, Pretty Princess Man, but you cannot hope to fight me with the land, as I myself am so in tune with the land.”
Pretty Princess Man then rushed to Bonnie's side. “Bonnie are you alright?”
“Yes, thanks to you,” Bonnie said. Bonnie then thought about all of the times she enjoyed with Pretty Princess Man and all of her energy was restored. “Come on Pretty Princess Man, let's show this Ginja Ninja that he is messing with the wrong people.”
“Ah, you have determination now,” the Ginja Ninja said. “Very good. My training is almost complete.”
Bonnie and Pretty Princess Man vanished together and Bonnie appeared in front of the Ginja Ninja. He started to back up, but Pretty Princess Man was behind him. Pretty Princess Man grabbed the Ginja Ninja by his ginger hair and threw him against the ground. Then he lifted his fist and began to bring it down upon the Ginja Ninja.
But when Pretty Princess Man brought his fist down, nothing was there. He punched the ground. Bonnie stood there awe-struck.
“What?” asked Pretty Princess Man, but then he lifted his head and looked around. The sky was dark and the ground was bloodstained. They were no longer in another world, but at, what was to them, the Castle of Adoration.
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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.

Sorry

Sorry that I have not been updating as I said that I would. I don't really know what has happened, I have either been really lazy, or busy. I will continue updating as scheduled from now on and Episode 7 should be up on Thursday. I hope that you continue to read Pretty Princess Man as he tries to save the land of Gorgeous from the Amor Association.

Thanks,

-Andrew