The Rumbling

## Chapter Info

**Chapter 23: The Rumbling** is the twenty third chapter of Furry Fight Chronicles.

## Summary

The chapter starts with Muko standing up to face Kalita. Muko observes that her hair is longer, thinking that it's part of her power-up. Feeling invigorated, Muko asks Kalita to fight her seriously. Kalita concedes by leaping at Muko and giving her the strongest punch she can throw. The punch makes Muko imagine that she's in a field during a storm, causing her to get electrocuted. Kalita punched Muko hard enough to slam her head first into a tile wall, knocking her out instantly.

Cookie is surprised at Kalita's ability to defeat Muko in a single blow, pointing out that Muko is a damage sponge. Kalita tells Cookie that she has one week to pay her debt. Cookie asks Kalita to wait. She remembers the speech that Kalita gave at Cafe Carrots about people looking down on bikers, yet she notices that she's working as a loan shark, contradicting herself. Kalita tells Cookie to not try understanding biker principles before informing her that she quit the Roda Kira Gang. This surprises Cookie, who remembers that she was one of its founding members.

Cookie states that Kalita doesn't need to be a biker to live by her principles, yet she observes that Kalita works for a loan shark because she needs money. This annoys Kalita, who points out that Cookie asked money from a loan shark. Cookie states that the solution is for Kalita to be her Combagal and form a tag team with Muko. Cookie's idea wakes up Muko, who is excited to have Kalita as her partner.

Kalita asks Cookie why should she team up with her and Muko. Cookie mentions the Tendonchi Tag Team Championship, which is the second most important furry fighting tournamenent after the Queens of Fighters Tournament. The tournament happens twice a year, with the current one starting two months from now. The prize for beating the Tendonchi Champions is 500,000 Moni. Cookie suggests splitting the money with Kalita once they win the tournament.

However, to fight the Tendonchi Champions, many teams of Combagals participate in the Tendonchi Challenges, a trio of challenges made by the Tendonchi Masters of Gastronomy, Arcade, and Pink Businesses. Cookie believes that, upon completing the Tendonchi Challenges, Muko and Kalita can become the new Tendonchi Champions by using Kalita's strength, Muko's cunning, and her help. Cookie originally meant for Nyarai to take the challenges with Muko, who is excited to have Kalita as her partner. Cookie asks Kalita if she will fight for her after learning all of this.

Kalita refuses, much to Muko and Cookie's dismay. The two of them latch to Kalita's leg, begging her to take the offer. Kalita kicks off the pair from her leg. Cookie asks why Kalita why she won't be a Combagal. Kalita states that there is no point in furry fighting since it's all predetermined. Cookie counters by stating that the current Tendonchi Champions use a shoot style, meaning that they fight for real. She states that Kalita won't beat them unless she's trained by Cookie, who tells her that the current Tendonchi Champions are Skully and Bolouma from the Cyclone Crushers.

The chapter ends with a commercial of Snuggly. She's taking a bath and is ready to leave. Her manager, Mugpug, comes in and tells her to collect the bath water of her tub in little bottles. Mugpug then promotes the Snuggly Bath Water at 500 Moni per container. Snuggly then wonders who would buy such a product.

## Continuity

* Cookie brings up Kalita's speech at Cafe Carrots during Chapter 5.
* Kalita explains that she left the Roda Kira Gang, which is explained in Chapter 28.
* The Queens of Fighters Tournament is brought again after its first mention in Chapter 2.

## Trivia

* The opening scene where Kalita defeats Muko despite her power-up is a satire of how heroes get a boost in their fighting abilities after an emotional breakthrough. In this case, Kalita defeats Muko easily because that's not enough to cover the difference in fighting ability in real life.