Match of the Millennium

Description: With the help of his reindeer assistant, Santa Claws has nearly finished packing his sleigh for the big night! There's just one problem: two of the action figures have come to life and decided that it's time Santa got the sack... literally! Battling it out in the workshop above the big red bag, the winners will be free to spend Christmas as they choose, while the losers will be stuck in a prison of dyed canvas! We've overheard Rudolph and Santa discussing their reluctance to end up imprisoned again, so the fighting is sure to be ferocious!

[CHOI]
'Twas the night before Christmas, when up at the North Pole
Inside Santa's workshop there was nary a soul
For all the elves were out there on strike
Fighting with Santa over benefits and a wage hike.

It was upon a shelf, that was far too large
Big enough to fit a container off a barge
But this was no logistical choke on the supply line
But rather something that was considered quite fine.

For at Santa's workshop, on this most holy night
Was the scene for a Christmas Saturday Night Fight
With four men disguised as toys in boxes against the black,
Standing on a great stage above a massive red sack

For in each of the boxes were big enough for a man,
Where people stood waiting to carry out the plan,
A fight most entertaining, while the cameras would watch,
Hoping for violence and men being kicked in their crotch.

In the largest of these boxes, was a teeny gremlin
Dressed in robes redder than the likes of the Kremlin
With a belly so slim like a tube filled with jelly smeared
And a billowing mess of white hair in the shape of a beard.

The midget, the man, hardly up to a knee,
Looks up out of the box clear covering to see,
As he looks out, the box shakes and bucks
As the little man cries out, "What are those jerks?"

[CHANG]
One box had to be bigger than the others.
Or it would have been if Chang had his druthers.
You see Chang is a bit fat. But don't tell him that, or you will get more than a pat.

He's wearing a reindeer costume.
So small it is on him, it looks like he exploded out of it, BOOM!
It's a miracle he was able to fit into it.
He had a lot of grit.

His belly is hanging out. Thankfully his privates are covered, no doubt.
But his fat butt tore up the back. There might be a peek of crack.
Now we move on.
Chang patience is almost gone.

"Uh Choi? Can I get out already? That box is tiny! I don't like it. When do we fight? Do we have to fight our way out of the box? I can do that!" There is a slight pause as he awaits an answer, then he adds. "I don't know if my costume will last the whole fight. It's a bit tight!" Then answer or not, he breaks the box to get out because this wasn't fun anymore.

[MERRICK]
Chang made the magic happen. It was his escape from his tiny prison, that caused the boxes and bags next to the massive giant Christmas tree to rustle and shake. A shiny green round ornament fell from its perch, falling and shattering along the ground. This ornament, it turned out, was the herald, trumpeting the arrival of a much bigger pest.

Moments later, a black bag fell along the round, the 'head' of that bag hitting the ground between Chang and Choi loud enough for an ugly horrific 'cracking' noise to be heard, before the bag fell and was finally still. It wasn't a typical gift, nor was this the typical wrapping paper...this was some sort of latex, more reminiscent of a bodybag, save for a red bow taped on to the front, and around the 'foot' of the bag dangled a toe tag. In red marker the words "Don't open 'till X-MAS" could be seen. All was silent all through the house, this macabre gift laid out before the two.

Suddenly, someone was stirring. Swiftly and suddenly the shining steel tip of a blade ripped through the bag, and slowly started slicing its way down like a shark's fin. When it was open enough, the gift that lay inside slowly started to sit up, his neck at an odd angle and bulging in one side in a terrible way. The black and white attire he wore was distinctive, like a mall ninja's wet dream come true, and almost built into the skull-like mask he wore were two goggle lenses. All black at first, white dots opened and got wider, until they were taking in the world, and appearing to 'focus'.

"Alright, busters. Who drank all the eggnog?"

The voice was smooth and relaxed, very low energy. Suddenly his head twitched and he appeared to 'crack' his own neck back in place even as his entire body twitched and spasmed at the sudden sensation. Those goggles opened and shut rapidly until a moment passed and he seemingly returned to normal.

"So, which one's Black Peter? I'd volunteer, but y'know. I don't wanna."

[MOONDYNE]
From a corner of the workshop there is a very large gift-wrapped box--taller than it was wide, like it contained a small fridge, or maybe one of those long fold out rubber slides they used to buy you when you were kids--slip 'n slides, which turned out to be super unsafe, yeah they don't make those anymore. The package shakes back and forth for a moment, the insides bulging out before the very carefully wrapped paper begins to puncture and tear from within--like one might expect a red-nosed chestburster to come erupting out there--but nope, it's actually the white-furred and robotic looking hand of Moondyne Mouse!

"It's Morphin' Time! Hiyah!" she bursts out, and her usual white plasticky storm trooper looking armor has some new additions--Red Power Ranger armor, though the helmet is a see-through visor and more or less open around the mouth and face, including two special holes for her mouse ears to fit through.

Apparently whoever or whatever got her into this has her more 'in-character' than she usually might be for an SNF, a huge paycheck or a reprogramming--whichever works!

"Rita's minions have escaped--" she turns to her comrade, who she is at first puzzled by the Sam Fisher eye goggles and bodysuit, getting more of a 'Cloaker from Payday 2' vibe from--and points at Choi and Chang, her long thick cable tail flicking behind her.

"Lets go!" cue the sick theme music. Or whichever--something appropriate.

COMBATSYS: Moondyne has started a fight here on the right meter side.

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                                  |======-\-------\0         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Merrick has joined the fight here on the right meter side.

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                                  |-------\-------\0          Merrick
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                                  |======-\-------\0         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Chang has joined the fight here on the left meter side.

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Chang            0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Merrick
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                                  |======-\-------\0         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Choi has joined the fight here on the left meter side.

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Chang            0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0         Moondyne

[CHOI]
Choi just has to shake his head.

"See buddy boy, this is why I'm the brains, and your the brawn." Choi explains as the tiny Korean man slices his way out his box. The little man is wrapped in a full sized Santa Suit. Almost big enough for Chang, but obviously fitted for Choi with desperate tailoring and some pillows stuffed strategically. Pulling the Santa cap from over his eyes, he inspects his partner's suit. "If I was the reindeer, how are you supposed to ride on me or pull a sleigh? As to why it's all .. funny..." Choi looks to his opponents, and it finally clicks.

"These are sexy Christmas outfits!"

"So you got the skintight catsuit kind of setup, Buddy Boy. Yeah, like you want some ladies to Donner your Blitzen. And I have this breezy open outfit like Fabio. You know, without that embarrassing skullet." Choi gestures with a clawed glove to the duo if opponents. "Cool mysterious sexy action ninja with skull goggles. Doll. And and a storm trooper Mouse doll? I mean I guess some kids wanted a My Size Spangles, why not a Motorcycle Mouse from Mars." He pats his own head. "Don't think too hard buddy boy. We have to just focus on the spirit of Christmas... And tearing up these freaks with our- Black Pete?" Choi adjusts his shades, pushing up his Santa hat from over his eyes in the process. "I don't think there is a Black Pete. I mean, from what I read-"

Black Peter peers in from the side of the workshop table.

"Can I help with anything Sant-"

"NO" Howls Choi.

COMBATSYS: Choi takes no action.

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Chang            0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0         Moondyne

[CHANG]
He looks at Choy a bit confused. "You're not big enough to be Santa. If Santa can't afford to eat, how can he get all those presents, ya know?" He scratches his beard, then answers his friend's question. "Duh, Reinders can fly! So you could carry me no problem." He rolls his eyes like it was a stupid question. "Same for the sleigh."

He then looks at himself. To be fair, he didn't know what was sexy or not. Choi would know better Chang has no choice but to agree. "I love being sexy." He makes a pose, and he wasn't sexy at all. He thinks he is, and he's happy now. That's what matters.

When Choi gestures to their opponents, he's getting pumped up. He looks at them. "They look weird, but I can kick their asses." He gets pumped up to attack. It's going to be something big and amazing. He's so ready. But that goes out the window when Black Peter distracts him and makes him look in his direction.

COMBATSYS: Chang takes no action.

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Chang            0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
Still sat upright, still remarkably close to the festive holiday duo, Merrick looks between them, 'Peter' and his partner, the robot mouse creature. His head tilts slightly at the sight, the lenses in his goggles shuttering as if they were rapidly blinking in surprise, or perhaps they were just adjusting to the light in the room. It was hard to tell.

"Well, I see some creatures are stirring. I knew that old song was bullshit."

Was he speaking to any of them in the room? Only to himself? What's known was there was a sudden flash of light centering from Merrick himself, and a bit of smoke billowing up into the sky. And instead of a lanky tacticool ninja, there was only an empty bodybag, flat at the feet of Chang and Choi.

Until Merrick announces his presence behind them by quickly drawing two shiny black handguns, cocking the hammers back on both and firing both at the large center mass of Chang as if ammo grew on trees. As if he were shooting a couple of projectile pez dispencers, and not two very lethal weapons. In mere seconds both guns are empty and smoking, and Merrick is slowly nodding his head.

"Well there's my therapy done. That felt great."

[MOONDYNE]
"I'm fully poseable with a spring loaded feature!" Moondyne quips, throwing a punch at Christmas Happosai Krueger there, aka Choi--of course, as Moondyne reals back for the punch, her image flickers and distorts, in a very peculiar VHS-type fashion. It almost looks like she skips ahead from after the windup to being closer to Choi than previously appeared, like just within striking distance of him--before her fist might sail toward his front or chin area.

This is all while Merrick just begins opening fire on Chang over there, which is a bit distracting to say the least!

COMBATSYS: Choi blocks Moondyne's Shadow Self.

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Chang            0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0         Moondyne

[CHOI]
Heartbroken, Black Pete descends back into the Nether Lands from whence he came.

Santa Choi grumbles as he turns back around- just in time to see a sping-loaded punch. For a moment, he seems ready to tumble away, before the distortion starts. As he begins to roll, he suddenly finds that his clothing is- absolutely miserable. It's absolutely miserable to dodge in. Before he can openly state how much of a bad idea this was, Moondyne surges back on the tape, unleashing a staggering haymaker right for his chin. Mid roll, legs flailing in the air, and making high pitched panicked whines, he manages to block with the only thing around. Moondyne doesn't get the bald santa's chin- where was his beard- but comes roaring in a lot lower.

Right into his bowl full of jelly.

The fist slams right into the gut, and even with all those pillows, the tumbling midget is sent hurtling across. Landing into a roll, he grabs his gut. "The HELL? Are you some kind of Mighty Mouse? Mighty- Mighty Metal M*****". Choi doesn't actually say M*****, but only those who are watching the scene through Disney+ can enjoy the fully uncensored version of this fight! Choi staggers up, fluff and stuff falling out from under his suit as he readies his claws. "Buddy boy!" Choi calls out to his partner as he falls under fire. "I think they messed up our costumes!" Choi deduces aloud.

Before he starts to dash at Moondyne.

Rushing fast and low, Choi suddenly trips and falls into a tumble, the baggy clothing being too much for him. Bowling shoulder over heels, he just manages to break from the tumble by digging his claws into the workshop surface. Sparks flash from the wood as he keeps them stable, the little man guiding himself straight for the mouse. With a leap, he lets loose a double claw slash aimed right for Moondyne's legs and chest. All bringing a manic cackle- before correcting into proper santa sounds. "HEE HO HEE HO HEE HO!"

From the same place Black Pete left, a small snowman like figure in a blue jester outfit peers in at the sound of the laughter.

COMBATSYS: Chang endures Merrick's Terminal Glockoma.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Choi successfully hits Moondyne with Hishou Shissou Zan.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0         Moondyne

[CHANG]
Chang hears it first, the shooting. He has time to turn around, but he's not the sharpest or the most agile fighter in the room, by far. He looks at the now empty smoking guns and takes the bullets like they actually were Pez. "Ouch, that's painful! MEANIE!". The bullets did nothing to help with the Reinder costume. It just makes it that much worse, as well as makes it red at certain places.

Chang is now angry. "Ok, you want pain, I will show you pain." He starts to bring his big iron ball into play, as he revolves first over his head, then continues to revolve it, but at a sharp angle, toward Snake Eyes, as payback, to show him the meaning of pain, at least if he has his way. "I am going to have a BALL!"

[MOONDYNE]
The effect was of course surreal, but also subtle--Moondyne's fist hadn't actually sprung out as if on a spring--but the visual effect perhaps was something like it--or more like the visual image of her flashed into two very different places at once. Perhaps to the human eye it looked something like it just extending outward. The impact of the fist however is... harsh, likely leaving Santa Choi a bit rattled.

"I'm Mighty Morphin' Moondyne Mouse! Rawr!" she does however seem to be in the 'spirit' of the season, or at least this effect, staring right at the tumbling strange little man as he comes right for her.

Now, normally she'd have been able to ward off this kind of attack, but the claws are new--and she also probably isn't operating at peak efficiency--the claws sending bits of plastic--part of her costume--and digging into the real armor of hers beneath, causing some cries of pain. Yes pain. She does feel it.

Stepping back, Red Ranger Mouse brings up her right boot and tries to bring it down in a heel drop ontop of Choi before he's able to slink away from her.

COMBATSYS: Choi dodges Moondyne's Quick Strike.

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Chang            0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Merrick blocks Chang's Tekkyuu Dai Kaiten.

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Chang            0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
Was Merrick concerned that his opponent outweighed him by an ungodly amount, or that there was a Cyrus-sized wrecking ball coming his way? He didn't seem to react with any kind of fear, instead letting his body go perfectly limp as he tilted his head at the moment of impact. On one hand this caused him to go flying as the giant iron weapon smashed into him with extreme prejudice. On the other hand the way he flipped through the air was entirely too controlled, and entirely too relaxed.

He hurtled through the air until he reached a nearby branch of that massive tree, then he sprang off to hurtle through the air like a blackclad comet toward the big man Chang. At the very last moment he stopped ninja flipping and seemed to fly toward his face with legs apart and arms outstretched. And assuming that the massive bearded ball-loving bear couldn't move out of the way in time, that would mean that Merrick was stood on the man's shoulders, his hands grabbing at the man's ears, digging his heels and pulling with his biceps with all his might. And just to add insult to injury he sneered at the bigman under his mask, and thrust out his chin to use it as a weapon, to dig it into the man's eye socket just to cause as much pain, damage and irritation as he could.

"Don't tell me you're gonna make a whole bunch of ball puns this whole fight. Speaking of, let's try taking away some depth perception, so you can't throw that thing as well. Yeah, that's a great idea."

[CHOI]
Even with the oversized suit, Santa Choi was slippery.

His rising slash sends him upwards, sagging as fluff and feathers scatter around. The little creature in the corner watches quietly, bouncing on his heels meekly as he stares. Landing low and with flourish, he inspects his claws briefly as the hat slips over his eyes again. Lifting it up, he sees just in time the queenly stomp hurtling right his way. He yelps. The stomp comes, snagging something that had slipped out from his saggy pants. The little man lets out a squeak, before he pulls, pulls, and finally, it tears right off.

The fake beard that was stuffed in his pants, that is.

"You sentai-sagging morphing rodent!" Choi snaps as he tumbles back, the beard ripped clean from him. Adjusting his hat, he surges straight back at Moondyne low and fast. Slashing once with a grazing swipe, he would then try to clamber up from behind the mouse. Should he make it to her shoulders, he would begin to stab his claws into her shoulders and helmet, laughing merrily all the way. "Ho Hee Ho! I mean. I think it's Sentai. CHANG!" He calls out to his deer partner, rolling away to a crouching stop after the stabbing attempt to adjust his glasses. "BUDDY BOY! That thing May Lee does. Is that called Sentai?"

"or is it Hentai?"

COMBATSYS: Chang fails to interrupt Aggressive Throw from Merrick with Tekkyuu Hien Zan.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Moondyne blocks Choi's Zujou Sashi.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[CHANG]
"Boom, Chang brings the pain!" He says though he didn't understand how his opponent could be so controlled and relaxed about it all. He also certainly couldn't react fast enough as Merrick sprang around. He did try though, and his leg went high. Too high for a man his size, but not high enough to catch Merrick.

Merrick has no problem getting on Chang's shoulders, and grabbing his ears. Because of the kick, Chang is trying to not fall backward. But it's a losing fight, especially with how his opponent makes sure he will. "Get it off, get it off!" He screams and finally falls backward. "LET ME GO YOU PEA!" He flops around, trying to get him off of him, or perhaps he's trying to get back up. He seems to have trouble with either. He's not answering about the ball puns comment, as it completely went out his little mind to be filled only by his current predicament.

[MOONDYNE]
"Ack!" Moondyne is beset upon by the smaller, clawed and santa suited man--clearly nothing is wrong with that sentence--as she brings her arms up to try and fend off the stabs from the claw--reaching back behind her to try and throw the man off--which is aided by the fact he's rolling that way anyway.

"I'll sag you--cool off!" and just like that, she crouched lower to the ground and what looked like a storm of snowflakes begin to gust up from beneath Choi, trying to lift him up and whirl him around with the strange holographic weather, likely trying to make him land on his head!

COMBATSYS: Choi easily escapes Moondyne's Weather Wizard!

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/-----==|=======\==-----\1         Moondyne

[CHOI]
Choi flinches as Chang takes the heat from Merrick.

"Sorry buddy boy!" He cries out, as he turns back over to his opponent. Already, the pressure begins to shift. "Is this the power of any enemy-" Choi suddenly coughs, as he continues. "A weather mouse? I swear this kid stuff gets weirder every year." Scoffs Choi as he pulls at his saggy outfit. The sneer is hollow, though, as the blast of cold wind begins to balloon his outfit. Costume inflating like the top 50 search of Lighting Spangles off Bing, Choi gives a whimper. Then suddenly, right before he blows away, there is a flash of steel. A ripping sound. And with that, the jacket and hat of the Santa outfit is torn free.

And there, it reveals where Santa is keeping his presents.

Topless short of shredded pillow, Choi was wearing a big red sack as a big pair of boxers. While it was puffed up as much as the top was, the nearly naked Choi is already on the flanks of Moondyne, the little man always moving, always shifting like lightning. The nasty bruise on his abdomen, -through- the pillow, reveals how fragile this speedster is, even with the Santa getup. But as he cleaves from behind the mouse, he doesn't squander much time with fancy tricks. This time, he goes for the gams of the fancy rodent, tearing at the plastic leg armor with a pair of scissoring swipes. "You think your wind tricks will catch me. Well. Blow me!"

"Hoo Hee Hoo!"

COMBATSYS: Choi successfully hits Moondyne with Fierce Strike.
- CRAZY Hit! -

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/----===|=======\==-----\1         Moondyne

[MOONDYNE]
Something about this holiday special already isn't seeming so family friendly--maybe it's the claw-handed Santa winding up nearly nude, or the fact he's currently tearing off Moondyne's costume--I mean, one might expect him to do that, but c'mon.

"Aieeee!" Moondyne is basically mauled by the very short Krueger-esque individual, getting a lot of her costume torn off and revealing armor underneath--which the claws also slice into, like the black bodysuit she wears beneath her armor to insult the thin coating of synthetic fur that lines her body. The armor beneath the costume is more her clothing in this case, which perhaps is a disappointment to some.

Red Ranger Mouse is left with just the helmet on, really, after that, and likely the shoulder pads, now down to whatever she had on beneath it--like her regular gear, which is now torn in several places.

"Ngghhh--I'll blow you alright--" Moondyne whips around, with the cylinder at the end of her tail sailing right for his head!

COMBATSYS: Moondyne successfully hits Choi with Evasive Strike.
Glancing Blow

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/---====|=======\=====--\1         Moondyne

[CHOI]
"Jeeze, and you have a mouse suit too?"

Santa Choi gripes as he gives a short hop back. He lets out a snide retort, as he carefully inspects Moondyne's exposed fur. It seems he considered it part of the costume." What is it with these furries. I bet you're one of those weirdo Spangles ones too. I remember those in prison." The little man sighs wistfully. As the tail lashes out, he was dipping low. UNfortunately for him, there isn't much more low to go. He opts to scramble in after Moondyne; for that effort, he is rewarded with a blow across the side of his head instead of squarely on it. Blood comes from the cut as it flows from his bald head, the little man squealing. "Just the tip!" Santa Choi screams as he scrambles up into a crouch, blood pooling over his brow. "Now it's your turn little mousy!"

The sack of Choi sends him sailing up, flitting up high. Claws out, he skips the rising swipe in order to bring all his miniscule weight down hard with a double swipe. This time, he would be aiming for the top, attempting to shred the upper suit after having so savagely ripped the lower leggings.

"HEE HOO HOO HEE!"

COMBATSYS: Choi successfully hits Moondyne with Crushing Strike.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/---====|=======\=====--\1         Moondyne

[MOONDYNE]
"You're the one wearing a human suit... gah!" Moondyne is still apparently aware of herself on some level here, even after all the blows she's sustained, and damage--she is however trying to defend herself from the small clawed man trying to crawl up ontop of her, her tail connecting at last. The helmet and shoulder pads of the Red Ranger costume are torn off as threads of her light blue hair also go flying, and whatever is assisting with the Red Ranger bit gets knocked loose, apparently.

"Give us a kiss, Sandy Claws~" Moondyne snarls and grins, grabbing at Choi's shoulders and firing beams out of her eyes and into Choi's, whatever horrible mind scrambling or neural link is she attempting here?! Probably a bad idea for all involved if it's the latter...

COMBATSYS: Moondyne successfully hits Choi with DNI Blast.
* Attack Of Opportunity! *

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0         Moondyne

The beams of light from Moondyne's eyes fire directly down into Choi's eyes, think that one scene from Korgoth the Barbarian when Specules the Magician returns home and gets to the brain melting--yeah, kind of like that. The light is neon pink, enveloping the smaller man's eyes as Moondyne's nails dig into his shoulders and she pulls him closer... closer.

"Oooh yess~" there is a husky moan from the mouse as she proceeds to pull up information right out of him, the process is somewhat unpleasant for her subject if overly forceful, which right now she does not care to avoid being.

Black trousers and a red and green striped shirt envelope Moondyne's frame, covering the ripped and torn armor, and a black dusty fedora rests atop her head, again, cutouts for the ears--and a familiar clawed glove is brought up as she drops him and steps backward, the beams gone but her eyes still glowing that neon pink, apparently now more 'herself' now that the costume was removed, but she's now also a bit more Choi...

[CHOI]
... And Choi was a bit less like Choi.

The little midget was cleaving through the helmet and shoulder pad. Sneering, Choi looks up to realize... something was wrong with this costume. "Hold the sec." He sputters, as it suddenly clicks. He looks over to Chang, wiggling away as Moondyne reaches for him. "CHANG! BUDDY BOY! THIS IS A MOUSE A REAL-" And then, he is seized. His eyes locking in, he is helpless as the mouse connects to him. Eyes glazing over from behind the sunglasses, his jaw goes slack, as suddenly he is dropped. He sits there a moment, claws out, legs out, rocking back and forth until...

"MOUSY!"

Choi gives a stilted, infantile sputter, as he drools. His brain wasn't feeling to good. But dressed in his santa sack like a diaper, he eventually stands back up, unsteadily, as he sways side to side on weak legs. His brain felt fried. But as he speaks, his nervous system didn't seem to be doing so good either. "Duuuuh.... OUchie Wochies! Mousy go boom boom head! Chang Chang Bwa! BWAAAAAA!" Choi begins to cry loudly, as he flails his claws about wildly, bawling as he flails them after Moondyne weakly. It was beginning to get his brain back together, sure.

But it seemed that the aggressive nimble speed of the little man was all but gone.

COMBATSYS: Moondyne blocks Choi's Random Strike.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0         Moondyne

[MOONDYNE]
"That was a lot of fun, eh?" Moondyne barks in laughter and contempt after she pulls back from the small man, now momentarily reduced to a gibbering and drooling mess. "Don't worry, the brainwaves will settle down soonish--not that you apes have much of them to begin with... heh~" she catches the nearly blind punch in the palm of her new claw glove, turning the attack away, before straightening up and placing her palms together in a ninja-esque pose. Yes, ninjitsu and Krueger-chic are coming together, a bit too well, perhaps--like chocolate and peanut butter.

In a quick movement, she assumes Choi's previous hunchback stance, very closely mimicking his body language from before as she darts out with that claw hand, trying to stab him!

"Eh buddy boy? Here we go!"

COMBATSYS: Moondyne successfully hits Choi with Knife Hand.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0         Moondyne

[CHOI]
Choi was very confused.

He -thought- he was santa. But his sense of self was awry. He was in a sack, he was mostly naked, and he is bald. Set up like a big baby with two handfuls of hedgeclippers, well, not that big, he was trying to make sense of where he was. Santa Claus? North Pole? Reindeer? Action Man? As he looks around dully after his slicing, he trudles away in steady slow saunters, looking around in wonderment. "... Santa?" He says, as he looks at Chang. "Rudolph?" And with his back turned, he turns around as Moondyne descends. Instinctively, he sweeps his claws but-

And he is impaled.

"... bbbbbwwaAAAAAAAAA!" Santa Choi sobs as he flails, before pinching his earlove with one hand. THe other hand? Well, Choi started sucking his thumb, the claw grazing his cheek lightly as he sucks his nook, even as the knife impaled his chest. Falling off the hand backwards, he curls up in a fetal position, bleeding and sucking pathetically. "Muuuuh... muuuuuuuh.... muuuuuuuh." WAs that it? Was he done?

"Muh-uh-uhRRY CHRISTMAS!?"

Choi suddenly uncurls out, staring at his thumb, and all around. "Bwa? WHat the- WHAT?" He sputters, sniffling. "What the helly welly has boom boomed? UWU!?" He makes a squeak, as he slashes his claws against each other. He was still not quite thinking clearly, but as he bleeds and staggers, he looks across at Chang. "RUDOLPH!? MOUSE!? ACTION MAN?! JINGLE ALL THE WAY?!?" He continues to slice his claws, as they burst into flames. Turning around to Moondyne, he suddenly leaps, lunging swiftly through the air at Moondyne into a spinning double claw strike, all while surrounded by flaming chi.

And from the corner, a former governer of California peers in in the same spot the last two did.

COMBATSYS: Moondyne blocks Choi's Shin! Chouzetsu Rinnekoro Totsuha.

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0         Moondyne

[MOONDYNE]
The knife glove slides in and out of the man's chest swiftly, she's not vindictive, not at all--and it's a fluid motion, designed to leave little chance to counter attack. The knife-tipped gloved fingers slide together in an anxious, eager manner, the edges grindign together softly as blood drips from their tips--and as quick as they were there, they are gone again, as is the fedora. She still remains in the striped shirt and trousers for the moment, and boots.

The spinning blades are casually avoided by Moondyne, up until one catches her in the side and runs up along her shoulder as she tries to shield herself with her arms--this taking a bit more effort than turning the momentarily stunned man's punch before, it releases a loud and bright spark from her side.

"Oww--way to ruin the post mind dive afterglow, you little gremlin--c'mere--" she turned and proceeded to leap into a jump kick toward Choi, her booted foot turning sideways as it was aimed toward his chest.

COMBATSYS: Moondyne successfully hits Choi with Medium Strike.
Grazing Hit

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Chang            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
Meanwhile, Merrick decided he got all the mileage he could out of this impromptu submission hold, and slinked away off Chang's shoulders. Slipping behind the big man, Merrick found something interesting: A life-sized barbie doll, wearing skis and holding ski sticks. Deciding this could be very fun, he grabbed the plastic blondie in a fireman's carry and started spinning like a ninja-tornado, hurling himself bodily at Chang and flinging that Barbie at Chang's face like an improvised whip or polearm. As Merrick was still holding on to its hair, that meant it's somewhat dense plastic body would be making its way to deliver pain. But more importantly, those skis and sharp ski-sticks she was still holding, were -also- traveling his way. This had the potential to be very bad.

"How's your eye?"

COMBATSYS: Chang blocks Merrick's Light Random Weapon.

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Chang            0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[CHANG]
Chang manages to get back up, shaking his head to clear it and blinking his poor eye. He's angrier than he was.

When he turns around, all he notices is a flurry of sharp objects coming toward his way. He doesn't even know what he's looking at really but instinctively brings his arms in front of his face to protect it. It hits them well, but the damage is minimal compared to what it might have done to his face.

"No more damage to the eye, enough!"

He screams that as he removes his arms from his face, and he's ready to do an attack of his own. He cracks the knuckles of his left hand, then unceremoniously tries to uppercut the man who so far keeps hurting him. Unfortunately, he's not the fastest man. He also keeps looking more and more ridiculous the more the fight goes on, as the reindeer costume deteriorates.

COMBATSYS: Merrick interrupts Fierce Strike from Chang with Dragon Punch.

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Chang            0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
Well, Barbie wasn't long for this world, upon impact with the powerhouse Chang, it seemed she collapsed into plastic parts that scattered every which way and soon Merrick was looking at an angry Korean mountain while holding a decapitated doll head. It was tossed aside, and the lenses of the ninja's mask narrowed as he watched what the big man was doing. And instantly, sprang into the air, leaping IN to that attack as he shouted out.

"Hey I can do that too! SHORYU-"

SPLAT

"Ah fuck!"

His picture perfect dragon punch made contact, connecting with the big man, but unfortunately there was a difference in size and power between the two fighters. And when they impacted, with Merrick's fist crashing up into Chang's bearded chin, that massive Chang-sized fist brutalized the ninja's entire body causing him to hurtle ass over tea kettle and landing sprawled out on the floor. He instantly flipping backward up to his feet, but was standing a bit woozy as he looked around in a daze.

"Ok, ok, that was a good hit. Good job, doughboy, I'm proud of you."

[CHANG]
The barbie is forgotten by Chang as soon as it is plastic parts snowing like a winter storm of plastic for a second. Then it settles on the ground, perhaps to mess with one or more combatants later in the fight.

After, the dragon punch of Merrick, hitting its marks, makes Chang wince for a second, but it does stop him from doing his uppercut, and it doesn't stop him from staying on the offensive. He lets out a belly laugh as he prepares again.

"You have little fists. You hit like a fly."

This time, Chang uses his big iron ball as a close-range weapon, aiming towards Merrick's ribs while he is Woozy. Chang is also blinking with his damaged eye, perhaps that's still bothering him a bit.

COMBATSYS: Merrick endures Chang's Crushing Strike.

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Chang            0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
"Yeah, flies just nibble. But they get you eventually, when you're cold in a box."
He's talking tough, but when he sees Chang charge in with that wrecking ball, he shakes his head and just seems to stand there, with his arms outstretched, and when that massive iron sphere smashes into him, for just a second it looks like he goes two dimensional. He flies up flipping like a flapjack as his limbs go this way and that, the man seemingly unconscious in the air.

But in a split second Merrick is back to the land of the living and when he comes down, he flips down behind the big ball-wielding reindeer. In the palm of each of his hands are two bands, with razor-sharp claws even as he rakes each of them across the big man's back(or at least attempts to). That was just the distraction, as the real goal was him pivoting to the ground, spinning in a very flashy dragon tail legsweep, trying to get the big man off balance and slammed into the ground.

"In your case, it'd probably be less of a box and more of a small room."

COMBATSYS: Chang Toughs Out Merrick's Armed Combo!

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Chang            1/------=/=======|=======\==-----\1          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[CHANG]
"Oh boy!! Just like a cartoon!. You're a CARTOON! Choi! He's a CARTOON!!!"
Yes, for a second, while Merrick seems unconscious, Chang gets obsessed over how Merrick looks and even looks in Choi's direction, giving Merrick his back. But his face is quick to turn into a disappointed frown when he feels the ninja's blade against his back. As if the reindeer costume needed more damage. This thing was going to fall apart. The question of if chang was wearing any underwear was up in the air. So for the sake of everyone involved, let hope the reindeer costume lasts the whole fight.

Chang manages to turn around enough to see Merrick do his leg sweep. Chang doesn't try to move out of the way, instead of letting it happen. He doesn't fall, but the contact with his leg is felt by the big man.

" Ouch, I am just big-boned. I am not fat!!!" Then he adds. "You want my leg? You get it!!!
And just like that, CHang kicks. It's not a high kick by any means. If he's lucky, he might catch Merrick into his guts, but it might be more likely he will simply miss. The fat reindeer is not a good kicker.

COMBATSYS: Merrick blocks Chang's Strong Kick.

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Chang            1/-----==/=======|=======\====---\1          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
Chang wasn't a good kicker, but at his size he didn't need to be skilled. Because for all of Merrick's "superior" training and ninja trickery, he was suddenly forced to deal with a speeding truck heading toward his skull. The way he negated this impact was unusual, by leaping into the air and bringing the soles of his boots up, letting them smack into Chang's kick and feeling his ankles shake from the vibration. As he leapt backward and landed on one knee and one foot in a classic 'superhero' landing, he winced under his mask as he felt bones crack and ankles twist.

"Big bones, huh? Think those are thicker than the average rolled up tatami mat and bamboo stalk? Also, totally unrelated to anything..."

As he speaks, his left hand goes to the beautiful looking katana hanging on his hip, and with a flick of his thumb he unsheathes that blade barely a quarter of an inch. Just enough for its shine to catch the light, and just enough for the Batsmaru keychain to dangle from the hilt menacingly. That was before the entirety of Merrick flashed and flickered as if he were a conflicting mesh texture, and then he was gone. Except, not really.

In actuality he was standing behind the big man, his sword now in his hand, and he was breathing heavy. He finished his train of thought idly, even as he flicked blood(?!) from the blade, and started to slowly sheathe it once more.

"You ever listen to the Cranberries, big man?"

COMBATSYS: Chang blocks Merrick's Lingering Zombie.

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Chang            1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[RAIDEN]
The battle rages on!

Yet....there's droplets of water descending from the sky. One drop, two, three...then a bloody storm is over their heads! Rain fallls hard enough that the air becomes visible and the air drops more than a few degrees in temperature. Crackles of light dances along the heavens, branching out like a great tree spreads over the plains. Lightning dances, and it is followed by the sound of crashing thunder, the sound as forceful as a battle drum and as rattling as an earthquake.

Something was coming.

Lightning strikes the ground, and in place of that ground is a man dressed in white, blue, and black garments, depicting multiple kanji and amulets. On his head is a harvester hat which largely prevents his face from being seen. His hands, covered by fingerless gloves, rest at his sides. He looks up, his eyes like the great storm itself, looks towards the combatants and his voice sounds like the silent breeze, yet bears the authority of heaven.

"No one dies today."

COMBATSYS: Raiden has joined the fight here.

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Chang            1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne
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Raiden           0/-------/-------|

COMBATSYS: Raiden has left the fight here.

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Chang            1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[CHANG]
As Merrick definitely does a weird block, Chang seems confused. Granted it doesn't take much to confuse him.

" You're weird," He says, before adding. "All my bones are related to other bones. D'uh, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do anything!!!" Totally misunderstanding the point. His eyes stay on Merrick especially when his left-hand goes to the katana. He doesn't know what he's going to do with it.

Then as Merrick does his attack, droplets drop as a storm is forming. That's a blessing in disguise as Chang covers himself, and manages to block the attack from Merrick that could have been very dangerous otherwise. There is a god watching over big fat dumb guys apparently.

Then the storm is really pouring, and where it hits certain spots on Chang's arms, the water is tainted red. Chang is about to attack when he gets distracted by the appearance of Raiden.

"What the hell, what where? Crazy!"

He looks all around, seeing Raiden, and finding Merrick too. He decides the easiest thing to do is to continue what he was doing, hitting Merrick, or trying to. Instead of going for Merrick up close, he uses his iron ball again. He does a quick overhead rotation of the ball and chain, getting it to reach maximum extension, trying to hit Merrick on the head, or wherever else. He's not a doctor, he doesn't care what is damaged.

COMBATSYS: Merrick dodges Chang's Hayai Tekkyuu Dai Kaiten.

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Chang            1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
"What the hell?"

His cool one-liner and the fight forgotten, Merrick looks around curiously and stands to his full height, wandering off and incidentally completely accidentally dodging the wrecking ball headed for his skull. He was focused on the fact that a sudden thunderstorm just happened inside Santa's workshop...inside the North Pole. That didn't tend to happen by itself, which meant something inside here was the contributing cause.

And it just so happened, the cause was a pesky God of Thunder, standing very impressively in the midst of the maelstrom. Merrick looked the man up and down, while leaning his elbow against the Thundergod's shoulder(or perhaps bicep...the man was very tall.).

"Well here comes a new challenger, am I right? Say...have I seen you around somewhere, do I know you? I know you're not my proctologist, I'd recognize that smell."

During this riveting conversation, the ninja looked over and noticed Chang, and those mask lenses narrowed in anger and annoyance once more.

"Hey, we gotta TiVo this talk for later, I have a fight to finish. Hey can I borrow this?"

'This' meaning that impressively wide hat, as Merrick reaches up to snatch it right off the Thundergod's head. In a split second he was back in Chang's face, and swinging that hat at the man's head and face like it was a large, oversized hand. Of course, it was still a hat, but maybe this bitch slap would hit Chang where it -really- hurt. Down in the soul somewhere.

COMBATSYS: Chang endures Merrick's Improvised Smack.

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Chang            1/---====/=======|==-----\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[CHANG]
Chang is dumbfounded. Merrick simply moved out of the way, like, not even on purpose. At least it didn't look on purpose. Maybe he was just playing with him. Now Chang was getting confused. So confused he just keeps watching Merrick, as he talks, then grabs the hat of that other guy. He doesn't even react when Merrick tries to hit him with the hat. He just takes the blow in the face.

"What?! STOP! , don't touch me with lightning hat!" Yes, he said lightning hat.

In return, he uses his iron ball, in an upward movement. It's like another uppercut, but this time using the ball. He wasn't putting all his strength into this one. It looks more like he wanted to make Merrick back up instead.

COMBATSYS: Merrick blocks Chang's Medium Strike.

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Chang            1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[RAIDEN]
Raiden stands there, tall. His hands curl around his back and his eyes stare ever forward. Raiden doesn't appear as if he is going to enter the fight, but rather....a judge for the fight. When the battle is over, he will be the deciding vote for when it is over. All the same, Merrick comes over to him and requires his hat. This is not Mortal Kombat, but rather some kind of other tournament.

A different kind of fight.

So, Raiden simply speaks. "You may." and watches as his hat is taken and used as a blunt instrument against another fighter. To Raiden, this was a battle between skilled warriors. How they adapt to changing circumstances is a mark of such skill. Alas, Raiden's had likely has some strange hidden mystical qualities, but it doesn't look like it worked for Merrick's intentions.

"Equally matched."

Raiden says, his words, though soft, which both Chang and Merrick's ears like that of a the wind blowing, a whisper that reaches their very souls. "Try new tactics." Is....is the thunder god making this a teaching lesson?

[MERRICK]
"Hey, that gives me an ide-"

Merrick was interrupted mid-sentence by a large iron ball crashing up into his chin and launching him into the air. There was no cartoony flip this time, merely his neck launching backward with a sickening 'crack', his chin quite clearly traveling up into his face, even under his mask. He went into the air like a boneless fish, and hit the ground on his back, arms and legs splayed outand his head turned at an unnatural angle.

Then the sound of celery breaking filled the hall, as his head and neck each 'snapped' and cracked back into their original positions, his jaw forcefully lowering back down as he cried out in a horrible agonizing wail of pain.

"gives me an idea!"

Kipping up to his feet immediately, he looked around to point at Raiden, clicking his tongue and presumably winking, though it was hard to tell.

"This one's for you, Nine-Volt!"

Now, where did he get that from? In his right hand was a small black taser, its prongs immediately being 'thrust' up at the big man's unfortunate groin. And of course, it would be a lot worse when Merrick clicked it 'on', and left it at full power. Of course its circuits would fry and melt long before it could take down a bruiser like Chang. But it would still be a fun surprise. That's what Merrick assumed, anyway.

COMBATSYS: Merrick successfully hits Chang with Medium Strike.

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Chang            1/=======/=======|====---\-------\0          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[CHANG]
Truth be told, he's not listening to Raiden. Most of the time he forgets Choi and Moondyne are even around, so the other talking guy is not really getting into Chang's brain. His attention is on Merrick.

The way he gets hit with the iron ball, makes Chang grin. "Bam!" he simply says.

He's surprised when again, he gets back up. He's even more surprised when he gets the black taser at his crotch. He's about to say something, but it doesn't come out as Merrick clicks on the said taser. He moves in weird ways, getting shocked quite a lot. Even when it's fried, he still moves weirdly. Was Chang brain fried? It wouldn't make much difference. The weird movements seem to turn even weirder as he seems to do a sexy belly dance. It's horrible really, there is nothing sexy in seeing that big fat belly moving around. That dances ends with a blinding flash of chi light. Assuming Merrick is shocked, horrified, or other unmentionable feelings, Chang then unleashes a sotrm of punches, iron balls hits, and slams, while screaming!

"THOSE ARE MY BALLS MAN!!!! COME ON!!!!".

At least that's what Chang sees in his mind, but right now, his mind is not wired correctly. It's even worse then usual. His body is doing his own thing. All his body knows how to do is violence. The body tries to strike Merrick with the iron chain, to stagger him, then it builds all his strength, into a single upwards smack of the iron ball, to try and send him flying away. The only thing that did happen from his 'fantasy', is the balls comment. But if anyone asks him, he did do a very sexy dance. He's a very sexy man.

COMBATSYS: Chang knocks away Merrick with Tekkyuu Dai Ousatsu.

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Chang            0/-------/---====|=======\====---\1          Merrick
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Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[MERRICK]
Merrick is smashed with yet another iron ball attack, and goes careening violently and viciously into the base of that Christmas tree. He hits so hard there is a loud 'CRACK!' sound, and he slumps slowly to the ground like a bug sliding off a windshield. For a second he twitches there, facedown like an electrified corpse. Then one of his hands raise into the air, showing that in his gloved hand was...another device. Was that a taser, or a gun? No, it looked more like a plastic detonator. The wire was swinging in the air, a glowing green light beeping every so often. And from the base of that detonator, were a pair of red blue and green wires, all leading haphazardly to the red 'X' painted along the ground. The red 'X' that Chang had to have found himself in, in order to swing that last attack. That 'X' was surrounded by Christmas gifts still in their wrapping paper, and every one of them currently beeping and glowing red, when that trigger is squeezed.

"Ya got me, husky. Now let's see you...run."

Earth. Shattering. Ka-Boom.

COMBATSYS: Merrick can no longer fight.

[                      \\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////                   ]
Chang            0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne
[                         \\\\\  <
Choi             0/-------/--=====|

[RAIDEN]
Raiden narrows his eyes at what he was seeing. He wasn't trying to encourage dirty tactics, as the wise know that committing to dirty tactics invokes the wrath of twice as dangerous. It appears that is the case here, as soon as Chang was struck in the nethers, he returned the pain of that tenfold. Raiden looks as if he will raise his hand to declare the winner, except for Merrick's final solution.

A bomb.

Raiden didn't move though. This was yet a final solution. Yet Raiden will not be made a liar of. As the detonator begins to make that noise, he lifts his finger. The bombs will not harm Raiden as they likely should, but - he's going to likely save/preserve Merrick's life with no small amount of magic. But Chang? Chang may yet survive.

COMBATSYS: Merrick successfully hits Chang with If It Makes You Happy....
Glancing Blow

[                         \\\\\  < >  ///////////                   ]
Chang            0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne
[                         \\\\\  <
Choi             0/-------/--=====|

[CHANG]
Chang is not even sure where is right now. His mind s still scrambled, from the taser attack. It doesn't register to him he just beat his opponent apparently. the word 'run' sticks in his mind, however, and he does just that and then leaps forward and slides on his belly, his iron ball extended before him because he can't roll on it. Somewhat it makes the explosion less lethal as he got away from it. But now, he's knocked out as he slides on his belly further. If he happens to hit Moondyne while doing that well... The god of big fat dumb guys strikes again. Whatever is the case, after sliding some more, he doesn't move.

COMBATSYS: Chang can no longer fight.

[                         \\\\\  < >  ///////////                   ]
Choi             0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1         Moondyne

[CHOI]
As the fedora and claws fade, so returns more of Choi's sense of self.

Quickly getting past his toddler tantrum into his brooding edgelord of the teenage years, he struggles heartily as he breaks into a tumble down the table. Meanwhile, the melee between Merrick and Chang escalates. As Choi takes a moment to recover from his relentlessly swift dive to sit up. Then, with a flash of lightning and roar of thunder, a storm god appears. Before he can object, Choi suddenly finds a Mouse In His Pocket. As he rolls, the passing kick just managing to clip his ribs. Whimpering, he comes to the ground, collapsing to the ground. That in itself might not have stopped him. But he was slow. Too slow, too slow to recover....

As Merrick begins to set us up the bomb.

Choi adjust his glasses, staring awestruck along with the former governor at the thunder god, the bomb, Chang, Merrick, and then the Mouse. He can't escape in time, it seems. He swallows hard, as the former governor takes cover. "I am beginning to question the festive spirit of this fight, bu-bu-butterbouy!" The little man in the red diaper declares.

ANd then, the explosion.

As the dust clears, there is no sign of Choi. Just a sliding Chang. But what was on that Chang? Was it- yes. It was. Riding on top of the Reindeer was the Jolly Old Saint Choi, covered in flames. Bursting out from behind the back of the jolly old reindeer, the bloodied and beaten blur blasts by, blazing with the holiday spirit as he bounds from behind. Claws out, sunglasses cracked, and body bleeding, he vaults off his onrushing titan of his partner, unleashing a desperate all or nothing final attack with his buddy. Claws out, he gives a defiant diving slash from above, with both claws, attempting to cleave at Moondyne as he sails past-

Right off the workshop table.

"HOO HOO HOLY SH-"

His words are cut short by a colliding smash.

COMBATSYS: Choi can no longer fight.

                                  >  ///////////                   ]
                                  |=======\-------\1         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Moondyne blocks Chang's Hiki Nige.

                                  >  /////////                     ]
                                  |=======\-------\1         Moondyne

COMBATSYS: Moondyne parries Choi's Houkou Tenkan!

                                  >  /////////                     ]
                                  |=======\=------\1         Moondyne

[MOONDYNE]
Raiden appears, all sorts of freaky shit goes down--as it is wont to do in SNFs, to be fair--or is this Midnight Channel? Does it matter at this point?

The flaming form of Choi impacts against Moondyne as she brings her arms up to block the attack--sliding backwards on her boots as she forms a huge holographic grid of hexagonal shapes in a shell-shape around her--blocking and deflecting the claws of Choi as he proceeds to slide along the edge of the table and winds up crashing into something.

Moondyne Mouse is left a bit of a sparking, hunched over panting wreck for a moment, the shield dissipating before she reaches a fist up towards the sky and a bright ball of energy flares at the fist's peak, the mouse giving a growling snarl of triumph before it flashes and winks out.

With a bit of a limp, (largely from the large mark scored along her right side from Choi before) she turns and drags the man up from past the table from where he crashed into the floor by his shoulders. The dark cracked sunglasses of the strange, short man made him look almost insectile, less real.

"Now how about that kiss for real, bwahaha~" Moondyne licked blood off Choi's face and over her own mouse-liked buck teeth, giving the camera a big wink, before she pops a big glowing Chinese fan into view to block what comes next... uh oh.

[RAIDEN]
Perhaps it was by Raiden's powers that no one has died. But the Thunder God stood exactly where he was before, his hands clasped behind his back, yet strangely, his harvester hat found itself back onto his head. How the hell did he do that? But it appears that Moondyne is the last one standing in all of this chaos. Raiden's gaze turns towards Moondyne as she gives that cry of victory, and her strange post-victory celebrations. But a God does not judge the actions of mortals.

"You have won this day."

He begins to turn on his heel as if to leave. "YOu will cause no further harm to them, or I will return." and so does Raiden turn his back on the battle, even as the storm continues to rage on, washing away the blood and the tears and the pain. Even if Raiden lifts his arm into the air, a bolt of lightning striking him and remaining for a mere instant before Raiden disappears int othe heaven, the bolt retracting back into the sky.

The battle was hard one, so much so that even the Elder Gods took notice.

Log created on 21:08:02 12/11/2021 by Choi, and last modified on 23:23:44 01/12/2022.