Description: You'd think the title says it all. But you'd be wrong! Read to find out!
"What do you want this time, Bison?! We don't got time for you right now!"
A gust of wind blows between the fighters ruffling the boy's clothing in the air dramatically as he glances over to Sakura. Fists clenched in front of him and shifting his feet into a ready fighting stance knowing full well that in a situation like this that Mike won't be backing down any time soon, Shingo stares down the boxer.
Regardless of how previous fights against the violence-prone American went, he doesn't care. This time is going to be different. He's quite a distance away from home and any immediate medical attention. Hell be damned if he's gonna get knocked out by Bison out here of all places. To say this area is rural would be an understatement. A nice country-side setting. He doesn't even remember why he's out here. Training probably. But it doesn't matter how he got here. All that matters is how he's getting back to the city. On his own effort or dragged.
Right now. The move is on Bison. He still has the chance to walk away.
Standing a few dozen feet away from the Japanese fighters, Bison towers over the both of them, staring down at the duo with a twisted grin spread across his nasty face. If they thought that the Valentine's Day exhibition was the last they'd see of the massive American, they were wrong. He doesn't forgive or forget any of his grudges - always looking for an opportunity to beat the everliving shit out of any of his rivals. It's just an added bonus that the schoolgirl is Ryu's student.. he can consider it payback towards the ansatsuken master, as well.
"No time, huh? Well shit, I guess I shoulda called ahead. But since I'm here, it would be a waste of -my- time to just turn around and walk away. And time is money, kids.." says the boxer calmly, thick arms folded over his broad chest as he shifts his gaze between the two of them. "Not that you punks would know that. I bet you still get allowances from mommy and daddy, hmmm? Well, tell you what, after I'm finished pounding you two into the fuckin' dirt, maybe I'll pay a visit to your parents too. You know.. explain what happened, how I'm sorry it had to come to such a violent conclusion.. and then maybe I'll put them in the hospital, too."
Shrugging his shoulders, Bison lets out a deep, dangerous chuckle as he cracks his neck to both sides. "Or maybe not. Who the fuck knows?" Unfolding his arms and dropping them down to his side, the big man narrows his eyes at.. Shingo. "You're first, bitch." With a sudden burst of movement, the Syndicate thug takes off in a dash towards the boy, rearing back with his right fist and throwing it forward in a powerful straight punch.
Sakura nods back to Shingo, staring back towards Bison. Looking just a faint bit weary from her recent training session, she's more than happy to stand back and keep her distance for the moment, drawing in a long breath as she waits. She knows Bison's past history with regards to these sorts of things, after all. He wouldn't be threatened by just Shingo and herself, with how he managed to turn things around on the two before... which is why she doesn't even refrain from cupping her hands by her side, gritting her teeth as she watches.
Though when Bison launches into her attack, all lights are green! Which is to say that Sakura's hands glow with a cerulean aura, which flickers off her hardened, nearly cynical smirk. "You don't need to go to all that trouble just to get to the hospital! Heck, we might even call you an ambulance!"
There was something she was forgetting, though. Oh, right -- thrusting her hands forward and loosing the blazing blue orb at Bison as he runs past: "HADOOOOOOUKEN!"
As Bison rushes towards Shingo, a (familiar!) metal fan whistles through the air, unburdened by things like wind resistance and questions like 'Where the hell did that come from'!
Well, if you were really wondering, the sharp projectile was loosed by none other than Mai Shiranui, supreme kunoichi, who /leaps/ up from the tall grass as if there were a hidden trap door or something there. Maybe there is?
The ninja executes a picture perfect flip, tosses the fan with a practiced motion, and lands lightly on her feet. "Ha! No looks like you're outnumbered!" pause, "...oh, uh, I'll explain why I was following you guys... later."
In other news, the fan splits into three, curving in multiple directions to attack from different angles! Plus, it's just more painful that way.
COMBATSYS: Shingo blocks M.Bison's Dash Straight.
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M.Bison 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|=------\-------\0 Shingo
Surprise, surprise. Bison wants to do this the hard way. As always. On top of that the boxer wants to go as so far to threaten their parents? Oh hell no. There's no problem really with threatening just himself. But when you threaten his family and his girlfriend's family? Hell is going to break loose. "You bastard. You won't get the chance!" There's a glint in Shingo's eyes from all the emotion building up inside him. Anger. Fear. Concern. Courage. All mixed together and blended into a smooth frappe of motivation chock full of all essential vitamins and minerals.
Bison's mighty fist smacks hard against Shingo's raised forearm. But either from adrenaline making it's way through his body or from just not caring, he barely feels it. The most seen is dust kicked up from being shifted back from the force. But unlike the first time they fought, Shingo is not alone. He has Sakura and...Mai(?!) backing him up. And both launching projectiles at the boxer. So it would probably be in the boy's best interest to get out of the way as fast as he can.
But not without leaving Bison a return present for that lovely Dash Straight. His other fist clenches hard and abruptly flies up in an uppercut motion at Mike's lower jaw. "You're not so tough!" Upon connection or not, Shingo uses the opportunity to leap back out of range of the attacks from his support but to still put him to fill the space between them and Bison. His role to tank and keep the black man off their backs as best he can.
COMBATSYS: Shingo successfully hits M.Bison with Aragami Mikansei.
- Power hit! -
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|===----\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Mai's Kachou Sen.
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|===----\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Sakura's Medium Hadouken.
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M.Bison 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|===----\-------\0 Shingo
Somewhat surprised that Shingo manages to hold up so well under the force of his dashing straight, Bison is unprepared for the boy's swift counter-attack. The uppercut strikes him under the chin, but only succeeds in shifting his head back ever so slightly.. it should be clear that the boxer isn't going to be taken down very easily by relying on fisticuffs. "Hahaha! Pathetic!" mocks the massive man, preparing to lash out with another punch..
But Shingo's backwards leap carries him out of the range of any immediate attack from the boxer, and the arrival of Mai seems to steal away his attention. Turning to face the busty ninja, Bison's grin - and his eyes - widen. "Holy SHIT, lady! You bring enough breasts for the rest of the class?" he says incredulously, bringing up his forearms to defend against both of the projectiles headed his way - first absorbing the schoolgirl's chi, then knocking all three fan portions out of the air. If nothing else, Bison is tough.. he's proven he can take down Sakura and Shingo together, but the arrival of this third person might seal his fate.
Not that he would admit it. He's here, and now he's going to finish things, one way or another.
"Just you two fucking wait.." he growls, before turning back around to face Shingo. It's clear who his primary target is.. and he rushes back in towards the man, stopping a foot or two away and suddenly executing a quick 360-degree spin. Anyone who's fought Bison before knows that what usually follows such a manuever is.. pain. And lots of it!
While the arrival of Mai's fans isn't really unwelcome -- suffice to say it's a good thing Sakura already lobbed her Hadouken towards Big Mike. The Ansatsuken prodigy quickly sidesteps in avoidance of the kunoichi's cry, before she realizes it's not another threat. For a moment, she seems a bit hostile -- though it passes when she realizes she's being helped. Turning back to the impending threat -- which is to say, Bison -- the schoolgirl quips, "Y...yeah, that's -totally- not suspicious at all, Mai!"
And... now that she sees the situation is more firmly in hand, she keeps her distance. Narrowing her eyes into slits, she keeps an eye on Bison and his furious fists, waiting for an opening. "Don't let him get to you!" she shouts back to her two teammates, her ribcage heaving as she beckons forth chi from the earth, the wind, her heart, and, uh, whatever those other elements are. Point is -- it's all swirling into a blue aura focused upon her two opened hands. "Haaaaa...."
COMBATSYS: Sakura gathers her will.
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M.Bison 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|===----\-------\0 Shingo
"Ohohoho," Mai looks shifty, covering the lower half of her face with a fan, "How kind of you to notice."
And then she breaks into a sprint, planning to dart in and give Bison some trouble before he gets too focused on pounding Shingo. It looks like it really, /really/ hurts, which suddenly makes the kunoichi wonder if it'd be wiser to stay back and attack from afar. Too late to think twice now!
Mai leaps /high/ into the air, almost suspended there despite the whole gravity thing. Her arms whip out, holding two open fans like wings - and then, the bird of prey lashes out with a powerful (if /highly/ telegraphed) kick to the face!
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Shingo with Turn Punch Final.
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M.Bison 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|=======\-------\1 Shingo
A furrowed brow reveals a frown on the young Japanese man's face. He should be happy that his uppercut made it past Bison's defenses. But it's not that. Nor that the he easily swatted away Mai's fans and absorbed Sakura's hadouken. He just doesn't understand what it is that drives Bison to such violence. "Not if I have anything to say about it! Let me guess, you probably weren't hugged as a child, huh?" Shingo retorts to him commenting about the two girls being next. Such a gentleman isn't he?
However Yabuki is made to eat his own words when Bison throws him for a loop with his attack. The boy was predicting another straight punch or maybe an uppercut to equal off the one that he gave. Instead, he finds himself watching Mike stop short of what should be the punch to spin around and backfist him right across the jaw sending him into a spin off his feet. Damn those backhands that his face just loves to seem to attract.
But that's not all folks! Shingo may have been struck and struck hard, but like his opponent, it's going to take more than that to drop him. Refusing to fight against the turning punch, Shingo lets his body go and then some. Contorting his body to add even more speed behind the spin initiated by Bison's attack. There is a method to his madness. The method is that he hopped into the air with the attack and after a few rotations while in mid-fall his leg shoots out to crack against the bigger man's temple shin-first. Clenching the words through his teeth from the pain, "SHINGO KIIIIIIICKU!"
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Shingo's Shingo Kick.
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|=======\-------\1 Shingo
COMBATSYS: Mai successfully hits M.Bison with Deep Kick.
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M.Bison 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Mai
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|=======\-------\1 Shingo
Letting out a deep laugh as his fist plows into his much smaller opponent, Bison raises his powerful forearm into the path of the boy's leaping kick. His foot slams solidly into the boxer's arm, but the thick appendage doesn't even shake from the the impact.
Unfortunately, focused as he is on defending against the highschooler's attack, the massive man is unprepared for Mai's kick from behind. Struck in the back, Bison stumbles forward - more from being unprepared for it than the actual force of the blow. Letting out a frustrated growl, the Syndicate thug shoves out with both arms to push Shingo backwards - trying to keep him at bay while the man shifts his attention to someone else.
With a bellow of physical exertion, Bison whirls around with startling speed, building momentum as he comes back around to face Mai. Gathering up all his titanic strength, the brutish fighter strides forward and throws out a single right fist - the pinnacle of his physical power.
Wincing as Shingo takes the massive punch from Bison, she nevertheless has a task at hand. "Hang in there, Shingo..." As per her training, she can't let herself be ruled by emotion. But... she should fight with her heart, just the same. Ryu's so confusing sometimes. Point is -- she sees Bison charging for Mai instead, and that's enough to give her cause to react, and put that gathered energy to good use. It's not an all-out fireball or anything, no -- but it =is= a rather large one just the same. She winces as Mai delivers the kick -- even shouting, "Good one!" as encouragement. But... there's a Shingo Kick with Bison's name on it. Giving just enough time for that to take effect, she launches a larger fireball -- it's nearly half her size! -- in her boyfriend's wake, hoping he can hear the call -- "HADOOOOOOOUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Mai with Gigaton Blow.
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M.Bison 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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|=======\==-----\1 Mai
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|=======\-------\1 Shingo
WHAM. FREIGHT TRAIN TIME.
Mai barely has enough time to land from her triumphant boot-to-the-head when Bison barrels into her, fist first. Being in midair, the powerful blow sinks into her stomach with enough force to double the kunoichi over.
...and send her flying several meters back, where she disappears into the tall grass. She doesn't even groan or make any noises. Presumably, her complete and utter attention is being paid to trying to regain the ability to breathe.
So it's a really good thing the she had loosed her next attack before Bison put all the world's hurt into her, otherwise she might not contribute to the fight anymore due to severe bodily harm.
Three fans, as long as baseball bats and more than that wide, circle the battle high in the air. As if they knew what was going on, they all turn at once and dive towards Bison, bursting into flame as they get near!
Finally, Mai manages to say something: "..."
Well, it's really more of a pained gasp than anything, but it's progress.
The pressure is off of him for the moment and while normally this would be a good thing. In this fight all it means is that someone else gets to play victim now. Who exactly, Shingo hasn't figured out as yet. Having been heaved to the ground by Bison's sudden shove to turn his attention elsewhere. But whoever it is doesn't matter to him. He doesn't want to see anyone of the girls getting hurt if he can help it.
"Running Bison?! Am I too much for you?!" He shouts out behind the man charging away from him to taunt him back in his general direction. Alas, it's too little too late. Shingo watches and grimaces when the lovely (Sakura's still cuter) Miss Shiranui gets fisted right into her gut by the devasting punch Bison is so fond of. When she vanishes into the grass he suspects the worse and that only pushes him further into action. "Is that what it takes for you to feel like a man?! To run away when you're having trouble to take on ladies?!" Some more taunts. It's like waving the cape in front of a bull. It's just asking for the horns. And to seal the deal he pushes off into a charge of his own behind Bison. Leaning forward to place his shoulder first and placing his other palm facing outward on top of the shoulder to offer as a brace to make sure that full force is felt.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Shingo's Ge Shiki - Kake Hourin.
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M.Bison 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|-------\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Mai's Mizudori no Mai.
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M.Bison 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|-------\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits M.Bison with Large Hadouken.
- Power hit! -
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M.Bison 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Sakura
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|-------\-------\0 Shingo
Watching with an amused smirk as the busty ninja goes sailing backwards, Bison chuckles and casually glances upwards towards the trio of flaming fans. As they rain down upon them, he casually knocks each one out of the sky before they get a chance to strike his body. His hands get a bit burnt, but nothing that he can't handle. And since it's clear that Mai is out of the fight, at least temporarily while she recovers from the brutal puch, that leaves Bison to turn back to Shingo. As the boy charges towards him, the massive Bison simply stands his ground - Shingo's shoulder ramming into his chest.. but it's like a bird flying into a mountain, and the boxer doesn't move an inch.
That is, until the massive hadouken strikes him in the back, sending him stumbling forward from the impact of the chi. Dropping to one knee, Bison remains in that position for only a few moments, before standing back up and growling at Shingo. "Heh. Need your fuckin' bitch to attack me from behind for you to stand a chance, huh?" he mocks, moving forward towards the boy and then ducking low, before he comes back up in an explosion of force.
COMBATSYS: Billy has joined the fight here.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|-------\-------\0 Shingo
Well... apparently Bison's learned from prior battles that hitting Sakura leads to getting hit by other people. Which suits the girl just fine, except for the way both her friends are getting absolutely =floored= by the brutal punches. Gritting her teeth, Sakura brings her hands back to herside, bristling at the derogative flung her way... even though it's being shouted in Shingo's. Cupping her hands by her side once more, she shakes her head. "Smart people know when to run, Bison! It just seems that you need reminders!" she shouts back, cerulean energy spilling once more into the space between her palms. Narrowing her eyes at Bison, she shouts, once again: "HADOOOOOOUKEN!" She can do this all day, really -- considering how far away she is, sending a blazing ball of lukewarm death screaming towards Bison is the only rational move.
COMBATSYS: Karin has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|-------\-------\0 Shingo
Elsewhere from the battle, Karin was doing what she normally does in between training for her re-match against Sakura. This pretty much consists of explaining to her butler, again, why she participates in Street Fighting while window shopping at a local mall. She shoots him a glare, while crossing her arms, "Shibazaki. I already explained it to Oto-san, and he's fine with it. Besides, you certainly wouldn't suggest that I quit after losing to that Sakura girl. That would be beyond stupid." Her butler swallows with sweat appearing across his brow, while Karin's attention is suddenly drawn by the sound of someone yelling in the distance. She had heard the sounds of fighting earlier, though she had figured it was simply the local gangs trading blows in some territory war. However, the name of the move... and the voice in particular attracts her attention. An excited grin comes over her face, "Shibazaki, tell Oto-san that I'll meet him for dinner in a bit..." before dashing off in the direction of the fight. The butler can only sputter and call after Karin as she goes.
A few moments later, Karin arrives at the scene of the fight. Approaching from behind Sakura she watches at first to assess the situation. She holds her hand over her mouth as her distinctive laugh rings out through the immediate area, "Kasugano, teaming up with a group of people to fight against one boxer?" However, she soon realizes who the boxer is, having seen his face before. This... could be a troublesome thing. For now though she just leaves her rib towards Sakura as is, almost certain that things might get messy soon.
COMBATSYS: Karin focuses on her next action.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|-------\-------\0 Shingo
Mai, in the meanwhile, rolls over on her back and stares up at the sky, eyes watering. That really, /really/ hurt. She struggles to her feet, staring blearily at the fight and trying to catch her breath.
COMBATSYS: Mai takes a breather.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|-------\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Shingo with Uppercut Punch.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|======-\-------\0 Shingo
Calling Sakura a you-know-what really gets to Shingo. It's like adding fuel to the fire. Cause you know. Kusanagi-ryu kobojutsu uses flame. Uh yeah. The mocking comments angering the boy into letting it cloud his judgement and giving Bison the opening he needs to duck in with that payback uppercut he was expecting earlier. This is why Shingo should fight more boxers. To get accustomed to all the bobbing and weaving that they do with their punches. Given that it doesn't seem that Bison bobs and weaves much.
Anyways the uppercut solidly hits him in the square of the boy's jaw sennding him tumbling back rolling over on himself multiple times before finally coming to a stop face down in the grass. No, he's not quite dead yet. The fact that his body rises and falls shows that he's still breathing. For now. Moving however is something totally different. More on this story as it develops.
COMBATSYS: Shingo takes a breather.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|======-\-------\0 Shingo
"Hey! I'm pretty sure my Mom taught me somethin' about never hitting ladies, but I make exceptions when I have to..." There are things in this world that are possible, and some things that aren't. This, at first glance, might seem like it belongs in the latter category. Theres's a voice. A British-sounding voice. And it's coming from the sky. But that shouldn't be possible, right? Why, after all, should there be some English guy flying around above the fight? Only, he's not flying. He's falling. Like a rocket. Or, rather, like a helicopter, after having made what must have been one amazing leap straight up into the air from somewhere nearby. Perhaps he caught sight of the fight, somehow?
As he plummets, Billy Kane's silhouette gradually comes into view, gripping his red staff by the end as he falls through the air like an asteroid. He's got pretty huge velocity as he's coming down, in fact. And... he's coming down right on top of the resting Shingo, both feet together and aimed at the Junior Kusanagi's head. "You're Kusanagi's sidekick, right? Haven't you heard, kid?!" He's about to hit the ground -- the only variable is whether or not Shingo is underneath him when he does. "Smoking's bad for you!"
COMBATSYS: M.Bison dodges Sakura's Medium Hadouken.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|======-\-------\0 Shingo
Looking rather vicious and feral at the moment, Bison glares with wild eyes and a sadistic smirk as he watches his uppercut send Shingo sailing backwards. And then his attention is grabbed by the voice coming from above, his gaze shifting upwards. From the accent alone, he has a good guess about who it is, and when the falling figure comes into view his suspicions are confirmed - backup.. good. He needed it, although he wouldn't be one to admit so. "I owe you one, you cockney bastard!" says Bison, before sensing a very familiar heat on his back.
Stepping to the left with only milliseconds to spare, the boxer watches as yet another hadouken goes sailing past him. Slowly turning around to face Sakura, he seems somewhat surprised to see another girl of similar age standing close to her. For a moment he entertains thoughts of taking the fight straight to the schoolgirl.. but then he spots Mai laying on the ground a short distance away. Taking off in a dash towards the downed ninja, Bison stops momentarily to pick up a large branch that must've been knocked off a nearby tree in a storm. Approaching his target, the boxer hefts the heavy piece of wood high up into the air, before bringing it crashing down on the prone woman's midsection.
Gritting her teeth as Shingo gets hit by the wrecking-ball that is Bison's knuckles, Sakura forces herself to keep her mind in the fight. Anger is useless! ... Well, unless you're Bison, of course, in which case it's everything. But not in Sakura's -- for when she's angry, she =knows= she gets unpredictable and such. But still... what the heck? As if Mai's springing out of the woodwork wasn't bad enough, out spring a rival from Sakura's past and some... weird... Brit with a big red stick! Even amidst all this fighting, Sakura may as well be a spectator -- not a scratch on her yet, and yet her friends are being attacked! What's the deal with that?!
Well, whatever the reasoning, Sakura's not about to let Bison get away with it. She's not sure about the Brit, but she's almost sure that Bison's about to fall over, and figures the best thing she can do at the moment is help him in that goal. Her weapon of choice? Could it really be?
Duh. "HADOOOOOOOOUKEN!"
Karin was right, when she notices the staff-wielding Brit coming down like a helicopter and on top of the teenaged boy that was trying to catch his breath. However, this isn't what gets on her nerves. Moreso the fact that Sakura has, in her mind, deliberately ignored her! She scowls, "Are you listening to me, Kasugano!?" She brushes her hair back over one shoulder, and then turns to face where Billy is descending. If Sakura won't pay attention to her words, then perhaps she'll just have to remove all distractions and force her to listen.
Karin dashes towards where the Brit is descending upon Shingo, fully intending to use his downward motion and diverted attention to her advantage. When she finally arrives she pulls back her fist behind her, pausing briefly as she focuses her strength, before thrusting forward with a palm strike towards Billy's chest. Though perhaps not as impressive as Sakura's flashy fireworks and explosive fireballs, it certainly is no less effective.
COMBATSYS: Mai dodges M.Bison's Random Weapon.
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|======-\-------\0 Shingo
Mai's eyes go wide when Bison looms over her, looking angry. She /was/ going to enjoy a nice moment of quiet, but that's too much to ask for. The kunoichi rolls out of the way, scrambling to her feet and hopping a few more feet backwards. She wants to put a large amount of distance between the two, understandably.
Which is why she plays the ranged game, whipping out two more fans, one bladed, one heavy and weighted. "Hey, tough guy!"
Mai throws the first fan, letting it whistle right /past/ Bison, hitting a lone tree in the field. A large branch is promptly sheared off - and then she throws the blunt one! It curves around gracefully, making a U-turn to hit the falling branch at high speeds. That's enough momentum to send the hunk of wood spinning towards the back of Bison's head!
Needless to say, Mai looks pleased at this bit of ninjaery.
COMBATSYS: Shingo counters Deep Kick from Billy with Tsuki Hiji.
- Power hit! -
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
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|==-----\-------\0 Mai
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|=======\-------\0 Shingo
First mistake would have to be that Billy announced his presence before making his attack. Not like it was something short and simple like 'Hi' though. Noooo, he had to explain about his mom and hitting girls and then comment on how Shingo is Kyo's sidekick. Too much talking for a fight when someone wants to make a sneak ambush attack. It takes away from the all idea of 'sneak ambush' attack and all. But maybe, just maybe that was Billy's goal. To alert Shingo that he was about to get stomped on.
And the boy is very thankful for that opportunity. It was enough advance notice for him to roll over onto his back to sight the rapidly descending stickfighter. Groaning from the pain of still being winded from Bison's uppercut, he nonetheless takes a deep breath oO(Get up Shingo...get up!)Oo and narrowly avoids getting his skull smashed in by Billy's boots. By rolling backward across his shoulders out of the way and then lunging immediately forward with a elbow to the Brit's gut before he even touches the ground. Standing up into his fighting stance to face his new enemy.
COMBATSYS: Billy dodges Karin's Hou Shou.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Sakura
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
> //////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Mai
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
"Oh, I get it." Billy takes Shino's elbow without flinching. He takes a single step back, but his completely bare chest seems to soak the majority of the blow with relative ease. "You don't smoke anyhow. Good work, kid. Keep it up." For a few moments, Billy looks down at the blow that Shingo struck against him, barely reacting as he remarks in Bison's direction, "Hey, don't you go get too cocky, Yank. This if your fire and your fat. I'm just doin' my job. But--" Around now, Karin hurls her own attacks at Billy, connecting with a fistful of air as the Brit waves backwards once, to the side, and then forward again. This time, though, Billy thrusts his staff straight out towards Shingo's throat. A seemingly straightforward stab, right? Well, not quite. "Alright, kids. I'm gonna give you one -- one -- chance to turn tail and run before I put the lot of you in the damn hospital, y'hear? I don't get off on beating the snot out of the Mickey Mouse Club as much as my colleague here does."
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits M.Bison with Small Hadouken.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Sakura
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M.Bison 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
> //////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Mai
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: M.Bison endures Mai's Large Thrown Object.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Sakura
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M.Bison 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Karin
> //////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Mai
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
Leaving the heavy branch imbedded in the ground where Mai was moments before, Bison cracks his knuckles and begins to move towards her. That is, until the hadouken strikes him in the side, causing him to stumble to the right as the damage finally adds up and takes it's toll. Knowing that he's on his last legs, the massive man rushes straight -into- the branch sent flying his way, the wooden projectile splintering on his solid frame as he charges straight through it.
"Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" bellows the enraged Syndicate thug as his powerful legs carry him towards the ninja. Lashing out with his right hand, he aims to grab Mai tightly around the throat. If a grip is found, he lifts the busty woman off of the ground, holding her aloft and smashing his left fist into her face a full four times - the final punch using up the last of his remaining strength - before tossing her to the side.
Either way, he collapses shortly after, dropping to his knees and obviously lacking the energy to continue.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison can no longer fight.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Karin
> //////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Mai
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Mai with Ultimate Wild Smash.
- Power hit! -
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ]
|=======\======-\1 Mai
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
"I thought you were just thinkin' aloud again!" shouts Sakura over her shoulder at Karin. She's much too busy watching her Hadouken land true to do much else, after all -- and boy, does it =ever=. She's also kinda paying attention to Mai's trickery -- heck, =anything= so long as it involves Bison going down and =staying= there. She wishes she could be a bit closer to Shingo's side, but her rainy-day rival is her sunny-day friend at the moment, coming to her boyfriend's rescue!
Hey, wait, there should be jealousy involved here, right? ... Nah, Sakura's in battle-mode, so she sees things as they are rather than as her adolescent mind might want to react. ... Which means that as soon as Bison falls down... well. "Don't let him..." Er. Any advice on -that- count would be kinda pointless, huh? Sakura rushes over to Mai's side, checking to see if she needs any help -- but keeping a close eye on the fight involving her boyfriend and her self-declared arch-rival...
COMBATSYS: Sakura focuses on her next action.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ]
|=======\======-\1 Mai
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
The Kanzuki Heiress 'tsks' slightly as her attack misses. The gaijin is much more maneuverable than she had expected. Also the interference from Shingo had not helped matters much either. She glances over her shoulder as Sakura finally addresses her. She smirks, but doesn't reply for now. She's also in battle mode, and since Billy dodged one of her attacks, she owes him another one. It wouldn't be Karin if she didn't feel personally insulted every time somone didn't stand there and take her attacks like they should.
Karin returns to her combat posture as Billy comments towards her and Shingo, to which she responds, "Mickey Mouse Club?" before laughing in her typical fashion. She then rushes forward again, this time using her momentum while lifting her leg up into the air, preparing to quickly kick the Brit across the side while he's still concentrating on Shingo. After all, it's his fault for underestimating one of the Kanzuki Zaibaatsu!
Mai begins to backpedal away from Bison, but misjudges just /how/ fast the boxer is moving. His hand clamps around her throat - this can't be good. She struggles and flails, but that's put to an end with the first punch. The next three are just overkill, slamming into the already unconscious kunoichi's face. When she's tossed away, Mai doesn't move.
Which is a bad thing.
COMBATSYS: Mai takes no action.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Sakura
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|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: Mai can no longer fight.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ////////// ]
|=======\-------\0 Shingo
COMBATSYS: Shingo blocks Billy's Ippon Zuri Nage.
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Billy 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Shingo
The Kanzuki heiress makes her appearance and Shingo couldn't be more glad. Save for if it was Sakura herself coming to his aid. But he guesses he'll have to settle for Karin instead. Although it doesn't look like that Billy is going to tear himself away from the boy and focus on the fighter in a better condition. How lucky for Shingo. Then Bison goes down taking Mai with him. He hoped he could've avoided the ninja take such a cataclysmic blow. But it couldn't be helped. He'll have to make it up to her somehow.
First he has to take care of the staff aimed to his throat. It comes quickly and almost succeeds. That is if Shingo's reflexes weren't equally as quick, grabbing the pole just as it is about to slam into his neck. It is then he responds, "You're gonna give us one more chance? Look, mister, the guy you came here to help? He just got taken out. And there are still three of us left. Odds are that you're gonna end up like him. How about you reconsider your offer?" And the staff is released. Eyes on Billy to see if he's dumb as he looks.
COMBATSYS: Shingo focuses on his next action.
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Billy 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Shingo
COMBATSYS: Billy endures Karin's Light Kick.
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Billy 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Shingo
WHAM! Karin nails Billy -- or does she? Lifting his palm upwards, Billy just /snags/ the attack out of the air. It looks like it did a little bit of damage to his hand (which isn't a good place to hurt when you fight with your hands), but he's not terribly harmed. In fact, he seems to be in an outstanding position to follow up against a more likely target. Namely, Shingo. "Well, gee, kid. When you put it that way... I guess I don't have much of a choice, now, do I?" Even though he's a bit of a ways away from the focusing Shingo, Billy reacts all the same, stabbing outwards with his staff. This time, however, the red weapon splits into three pieces, stretching all the way to Shingo. "You wanna burn, kid?! Lesson one!" As the cane snatches at Shingo, it abruptly ignites. No, more like an explosion; an explosion of one single lightning fast attack, directed right at Shingo's forehead.
Frowning as Mai seems to have passed out... Sakura considers using her secret healing powers to resuscitate her back to the world of the conscious. ... If only she had such secret powers! Still, she can stop to at least make sure Mai's breathing and her pulse is pounding.
... Yeah, let's not dwell on that, hm? Satisfied that Mai won't die, and Bison won't be getting up to otherwise disturb her, Sakura charges right back into the fray. Now, though, she feels like she can unleash her full power upon Billy -- who, if she recalled from the words she'd heard while fighting Bison, was not exactly =nice= to her boyfriend. Especially since Kane keeps taunting him using words like 'burn' and 'smoking'. Grr.
"Teacher! I have a question, first!" It's a brazen attempt to distract Billy, of course, but the crackling orb of energy that forms in her palms as she closes the distance to the Brit might actually be a more effective distraction. "Can =this= burn?" she asks as the sphere grows to nearly half her size, the energy barely contained by the rapid spinning. "SHINKUUUU----HADOOOOOOOUKEN!" Here's to hoping Karin and Shingo know how to get out of the way of this super-sized missile of chi, and that Billy =doesn't!=
Karin can't help but smirk just a bit when she feels her attack hit. Admittedly she didn't put much power behind it, though it was intended to just get his attention if nothing else. However, instead, she notices how he simply caught her attack with his hand! A vein pulses to life on her forehead as she drops back down into her fighting stance and glares towards Billy, "Stop playing around and fight!" However, this is right before she notices a bright glow coming from Sakura's direction. Though she herself believes that ki attacks are a waste of energy better spent directly on the opponent, she cannot deny that a good hadouken is a frightening looking weapon. Especially when it's rushing towards you! Or, in this case, someone right next to you. So rather than preparing to attack Billy again she quickly scrambles out of the way; falling backwards on her butt as she watches the ki ball fly towards Billy. Afterwards she growls towards Sakura, "You have a lot of nerve, Kasugano! Were you trying to hit me with that attack, or did you simply not think, as per usual?" The heiress takes her time lifting herself up off the ground and, thus, forfeits her turn. Not that she cares... she likes taking her time to sound nice and arrogant, after all.
COMBATSYS: Karin takes no action.
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Billy 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
> ////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Shingo
COMBATSYS: Shingo fails to counter Blazing Cane Thrust from Billy with Tsuki Hiji.
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
COMBATSYS: Shingo can no longer fight.
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
Is it really too much to ask for badguys that can see that they are outnumbered and outmatched and decide to take their fallen comrades and execute a strategic retreat? Apparently so! For here is Billy Cain in this very situation deciding that he wants to show how 'badass' he can be by picking on an injured Shingo instead of dragging Bison's incapacitated body to safety or Bison's car or whatever. As long as they left. But that would be the smart thing to do. And bad seemingly doesn't do the smart thing often. Or at all. Funny considering how he thought that Evil will triumph over Good cause Good is dumb.
The flaming staff streaks in at his weakened and battered body. Shingo's tough but he isn't that tough. Yet. His body tenses in anticipation, an arm held up high ready to knock the stick away with another one of his elbows. Fighting with Mike Bison previously took it's tool on him though and the 'Moon Elbow' is only a paltry version of what it is normally. It manages to deflect the attack from his head, which is fortunate, but right into his midsection. Shingo crumples in half from the momentum of stick shoving itself into his stomach coupled with the explosion and is sent sliding back through the grass, landing face down on the ground again. Groan. He still breathes! Sakura doesn't have to find another boyfriend any time soon. Yay.
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Billy with Shinkuu Hadouken.
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Billy 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
Retracting his staff with one snap of his wrist, Billy shakes his head at Shingo as he drops. "Oooh. That had to sting. I guess you guys don't want to run away, huh?" Heaving a little sigh, Billy turns his head to the side, watching in near slow-motion at Sakura's massive hadouken flies his way. "Well, alright, then. We'll play it that way, I guess. Jeez, you kids don't know when to quit, huh?" And then he blocks the Shinkuu Hadouken with his face. Which, naturally, results in Billy getting himself forcefully snapped backwards and right onto his back. It's not a huge hit, but he definitely felt this one, even if he's shrugged off the previous. But he's back on his feet in a split second, wiping some blood from his nose and sporting a fresh black eye.
"Nice shot, kiddo. I felt that one. Hey, blondie! You remind me of somebody, so I'm gonna give you a special chance to take a hike. So take a hike, toots. You, though..." Pointing straight at Sakura with his staff, Billy just shrugs his shoulders. "... I guess you're not gonna turn tail, huh? Well. Okay." As soon as he finishes that 'okay', Billy /screams/ forward like a bullet, grasping his staff with his left hand and charging Sakura in one lunge, swinging his cudgel towards her head with one solid show of force.
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Sakura with Heavy Strike.
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Billy 1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
"Pfft! Heck no! I was just figuring anyone of your skill would have no problem getting out of the way!" Sakura might not =normally= be the type to stroke Karin's ego, especially considering how much the blondie puffs it up herself, but with her boyfriend falling over... well, she's running out of conscious friends, and she'd hate for her rival to turn on her! Which is why, in her infinite wisdom (HA HA HA) she'd decided to focus on attacking Billy.
It's funny though, seeing an Englishman following the American President, Teddy Roosevelt's advice -- walk softly, and carry a BIG-ASS STICK. And as Sakura's turned her sights on Billy, the Brit's turned his stick on her -- much to her own detriment. See, schoolgirls... don't really take well to being whocked upside the head. Especially not when said blow's impact is enough to send her spinning like a top, dizzily spinning towards the ground.
One may notice, though, that rather than fall over like any rational person would -- she drops to one knee, clutching her head. Oh man, that's gonna sting in the morning. She rockets back to her feet afterwards, though, gritting her teeth from the pain. She's still a bit wobbly though -- but that's about to be rectified. Kasugano breaks into a rapid run for Kane, drawing in close to deliver a rapid series of punches at his face. It's a distractionary measure, though -- the real attack is a bit slower in coming. Her festive St-Patrick-green skirt lags behind her high-swung leg just a bit, as her foot comes crashing down at the man's shoulder. "HRIIII-HAAAAAA!"
"Hey Blondie"?! She hmmphs as she is referred to be Billy in such a way. He must be ignorant, or living under a rock to not know who she is. Smirking, she holds one fist upwards close to her face while that same vein continues throbbing vibrantly. Is she upset? Oh, yes indeed. She turns towards Sakura as she yells out to her, and replies, "Well still, I'll pay you back double for that later! Let's get this stupid cockney out of the way first though..." but she is suddenly silenced when Sakura is struck, rather hard, with Billy Kane's... err... cane. That looked like it stung quite a bit, even if Sakura's head is notoriously hard from her way of thinking.
Thus the blonde heiress walks up besides Billy after his attack is finished, "Alright, alright. I can see when I am clearly beaten. After all, I wouldn't want to be on the recieving end of that stick of yours. I'll be going now..." while she shrugs, holding both hands in the air to either side. However, anyone that knows even a little bit about Karin knows that this is a ploy... especially since she admitted she was -beaten-. If that doesn't set off some alarms in the other school girl's head, then nothing would. Her intention is to distract Billy and give time for Sakura to stand up again, while at the same time properly 'thanking' her opponent for underestimating her. This comes when she opens her eyes again, a wild look within them, and a smirk on her face appears, clearly arrogant. And with that she brings both hands downwards into fists, intending one to strike Billy on his other shoulder.
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Billy with Flower Kick.
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Billy 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
COMBATSYS: Billy dodges Karin's Strong Punch.
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Billy 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
Whoosh! Billy rockets forward continuously, even after Sakura strikes him with her axe-like kick. In the process, he completely blazes past Karin's blow, not struck by it in the least. Instead, he simply charges closer and faster towards Sakura, a broad grin encompassing his entire face. "You kids are pretty good -- Color me impressed, both of you! I'm enjoyin' this more than I thought I was. Forget pride -- this isn't about pride anymore. This is just fun, now!" He does, indeed, seem pretty thrilled by the prospect of fighting them like this. Sakura runs towards Billy as Billy approaches her... and then he makes his attack. Whipping his staff around and around, Kane leaps upwards, roaring: "Sen'en... SAKKON!" It's like a rising uppercut. It is one, in fact, executed with a big stick. And it's probably going to sting.
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Billy's Sen'en Sakkon.
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Billy 1/----===/=======|=======\==-----\1 Sakura
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Karin
"Right, right, whatever..." came the Taiyo student's retort when it was still valid. Sakura, unconcerned about another of Karin's veiled threats? Since when is that anything new? Truth is though, she was attacking Billy anyway, as Karin would be sure to notice. ... Though the combat =does= take an interesting turn, even if her boyfriend Yabuki and her occasional friend Shiranui are lying beaten and broken upon the ground along the way of getting to 'funtime.' Sakura had always enjoyed fighting, seeing it as 'fun' -- it's just when it turns blatantly violent, as per Bison's spin on it, that it gets frustrating. This, in other words, she can handle.
The Ansatsuken prodigy is a bit pleased that Karin's decided to stick around -- that admission of defeat was =way= out of character for the blonde. And for the first time in the past few minutes, a smile creeps onto Sakura's face -- even as that uppercutting staff comes around. Crossing her hands over one another into an 'X' pattern, her padded vambraces absorb the stinging blow from Kane's staff -- though that's not to say her arms aren't heavily shaken in the process. It hurt that much -blocked-, so Sakura can only imagine what it would do otherwise! But even still, Sakura's forced backwards from the blast, shoes squealing against the pavement from the sheer force of the blow!
Fortunately -- or unfortunately for some -- she's at a greater range now. Which means that she can pull out another one of her specialties -- hands rocking to her side, she spreads her palms into a familiar pattern. It's probably getting annoying by now, but she's been told to stick with what she's good at -- and she can tell that kick, fun as it may have been, didn't hurt Billy as much as her last fireball. Try, try again! Her hands thrust forward, unleashing a second crackling behemoth of a fireball out at Billy -- one that she hopefully won't have to worry about Karin getting in the way of. "SHINKUUUUUUUU--HADOOOOOOOUKEN!"
The blonde can't help but to roll her eyes a bit as another one of her strikes misses its mark. Billy is a slippery devil after all, yet somehow her rival seems to be having no problems. This just makes matters much worse, especially since Billy doesn't seem to be even paying much attention to her at all. Sakura's taking the bruises, and she's giving the bruises... meanwhile all Karin has to her name is a small red mark on his hand. Extremely annoying. However, rather than sitting there fuming all day, Karin springs back into battle and to try and get a few licks in herself, before Sakura robs them all. Of course, after that last hit, even if Kasugano blocked it, it doesn't seem like Sakura will be able to stick around much longer.
Karin notices Sakura powering up another large attack, and decides to try something. After all, once again Billy isn't facing her, so it should be easy to hit him right? Well... that hypothesis has been proven wrong twice before in this fight so maybe not. However, she reaches forward, trying to grab Billy's arm so she can redirect his force he just used from his attack to try and spin him around, and right onto her knee! Of course, this assumes that she can grab onto his arm...
COMBATSYS: Karin successfully hits Billy with Arakuma Inashi.
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Billy 1/--=====/=======|==-----\-------\0 Sakura
> /////////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Karin
COMBATSYS: Billy dodges Sakura's Shinkuu Hadouken.
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Billy 1/--=====/=======|==-----\-------\0 Sakura
> /////////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Karin
Karin successfully spins Billy around and drives him, gut first, right into her knee. She then rears back, and does it again, clearly enjoying this. You can see it in the smirk she has when she then takes Billy's arm and says, "Gomen!" in a snide voice before flipping him over her shoulder and onto his back... hard! However, once she is finished she feels the sudden rush of wind caused by Sakura's Suck Hadouken...
That actually works out pretty funny -- because he's snatched by Karin and struck /hard/, about as hard as Sakura's Shinkuu Hadouken earlier, he manages to avoid the second such attack. He'll have to thank Karin later on. But eventually he /does/, in fact, get himself loose. Rolling away and finding himself on his feet, Billy takes a few steps back towards Bison's inert body, prodding him a couple times with his staff. "Hey, yankee. Looks like we're losing, here. I'm staying, though. This is fun. If you're conscious, you probably ought to flee, now." And that's all the concern he demonstrates towards Bison before he re-assumes a fighting stance, stick in hand.
"Alright, ladies. Looks like this might be your win -- but that doesn't mean I'm going to forfeit before the game's over. You ready for the endgame? Because here it comes!" And then Billy hops up, lighly, into the air... and begins to whip around and around, dragging his chain staff around behind him. In fact, he's dragging a multitude of staffs behind him. Somehow, inexplicably, one has multiplied into countless, creating one titanic flail of red wood that Billy is about to bring down on Sakura like a hailstorm.
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Sakura with Dai Senpuu.
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Sakura
> /////////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Karin
Groaning loudly as he's prodded with the stick, Bison's face-down body begins to show some signs of movement. He must've passed out after the sheer exertion of delivering his last few brutal punches on Mai's face. "What.. the fuck.." he mumbles, starting the slow process of standing back up.
=Might= be their win. It's not the cockiness of someone who's assured themselves of victory (cough, cough), and it's not the moan of someone relegated to their own fate. Which means that Sakura was at least partly right before about Billy's outlook on this fight -- it's just for fun.
Unfortunately, Kane's definition of 'fun' also involves a metric tonne of PAIN. It's not often that Sakura can be brought to near-unconsciousness from one single flurry of attacks -- but that's exactly what happens as the crimson hailstorm of staves gouges her skin, bashing bruises into her repeatedly, and generally makes for a most unpleasant experience if you take her screaming into consideration.
It's worth mentioning, though, that Sakura doesn't scream as much as one would =expect= a 92-pound shrimp to scream. And she certainly doesn't act like it -- for as the storm ends, she's still on one knee, panting heavily from the exertion. "If that's the last move in your bag, it wasn't enough!" And her bag... well. She does have more, really. But with what she just choked back, it's a bit too much for her to attempt another super-sized fireball. Instead, she opts for something a bit leaner -- a mailbox-sized orb aimed right for Billy's stomach. "HADOOOOOUKEN!"
Before Sakura is hit by Kane's next attack, Karin takes her time in gloating a bit... as she likes to do. She holds one hand next to her face while she looks down upon Sakura, even if they are both about the same height. She hmmphs, "Even after intentionally holding him still for a few seconds, you couldn't even hit him." before breaking out into her typical laugh! That is, right before a rain of crimson brutally strikes Sakura into near unconciousness. She runs closer to Sakura, "Sakura, are you alright?!" However, her answer comes soon to her in the form of a Hadouken, flying right by her. She smirks... she doubt she could even stay awake after being so brutally attacked. It seems that even now Sakura is somehow her superior.
Not that she likes it at all though! Perhaps she could at least take him down before Sakura gets a chance however... but at this distance, what could she hit him with? She glances around for a bit before her eyes come to rest... on a manhole in a street! She quickly rushes to it and tries to lift the heavy metal plate out of the ground; that is before she realizes its simply too heavy to throw over that long distance. Instead she notices a brick, probably knocked loose sometime during the fight, laying near her foot. She takes the brick in hand, rears back like a pitcher, and then slings it at Billy's head! "BRICK-DOUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: Billy dodges Karin's Thrown Object.
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Sakura
> /////////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Karin
COMBATSYS: Billy dodges Sakura's Small Hadouken.
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Sakura
> /////////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Karin
Billy's reputation as a former King of Fighters is well-deserved, it seems. As bricks and hadoukens fly his way, Billy weaves in and out, easily evading as he edges nearer and nearer to Sakura. But by now... he's paying some attention to Karin, as well. "Hey, kid. You're not too bad, either. I'm about to finish this fight, though. You might not wanna stick around. I ain't gonna hurt you, but that doesn't mean I'm going easy on you, either!" At about this time, Billy almost casually whips his forearm out, slinging the tip of his staff at the bridge of Sakura's nose in one arc. It'll barely connect if it hits, but it's so fast as to be virtually invisible; the end of Billy's staff turns into little more than a blur, a blur which might just end Sakura's fight.
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Sakura with Staff Poke.
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Billy 0/-------/=======|=======\====---\1 Sakura
> /////////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Karin
"I'm fine..." comes the white lie from Sakura's lips. Her arms, legs, and face lined with tiny red stripes and bruises, she hardly looks capable of, y'know, running a marathon or anything. For what it's worth, she does use the few seconds she has to regain her breath accordingly.
Not like it =matters=, with how quickly that staff comes around to slap her in the face. No, not just the nose -- the cheek comes with it. Effectively trout-slapped about, Sakura gains an almost giddy smile on her face -- punch-drunk, is she? But just the same, she rolls her upper torso with the blow, flinging herself into a wild drop-kick at Billy's upper torso for his trouble. "GYNNNYAAA!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura can no longer fight.
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Billy 0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Karin
Karin is, of course, not exactly happy that her Brick missed Billy. Though she's amazed that Sakura's attack missed as well. Billy is really way above both of them in ability... not that she'd ever admit to defeat of course. The Kanzuki Zaibaatsu prides itself on winning at everything, no matter the means, and Karin upholds that standard. Even as she winces when she watches Sakura get struck again by Billy's staff, and that time it seemed to have taken its toll. Sakura is apparently not getting up again after her drop-kick. So... that just leaves her and Billy doesn't it. She hmmphs, and crosses her arms while regarding him with an arrogant look on her face.
"Just because you managed to beat Sakura, I suppose you expect me to just throw in the towel hmmm? As your people say... not bloody likely!" And with that she uncrosses her arms and brings them to her sides as that wild look enters her brown eyes. She rushes towards her opponent now, trying once again to do something similar to what she did at the beginning: use her speed and momentum to attack Kane full on with a powerful palm strike. However this time she has his full attention, though she doesn't exactly look worried about that!
COMBATSYS: Billy dodges Sakura's Strong Kick.
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Billy 0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Karin
COMBATSYS: Billy parries Karin's Hou Shou!
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Billy 0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Karin
And thus, not all that far from her boyfriend, Sakura fell to the ground. Still with that goofy grin on her face -- heck, it certainly wasn't what she =expected= when she and Shingo had happened upon Bison, some time ago...
Slowly coming to his senses. Shingo stirs from unconsciousness with grunts and groans of someone suffering aches and pains from being hit way too often and way too many times. Also from breathing in dirt while laying face down on the ground. A deep breath and the boy is on his knees. Slightly disoriented he shakes his head to clear his vision and get his bearings. Just in time to see Sakura get struck by the staff of the Englishman. And trust me, it isn't the prettiest sight to see when one reawakens. He balls his hands into fists and mutters under his breath. Frustrated at himself for not being able to do anything to help. However, the mere fact that it wasn't Bison that got his hands on her is enough for him to not do anything drastic. Like rush in to tackle somebody over. Which wouldn't happen really given that he's repeating his mantra to himself, "Be cool, Shingo. Gotta stay cool." And now to think how is he going to carry both Sakura and Mai. Unless Karin offers to help.
"Listen--" Billy gets cut off as he bobs under Sakura's last-ditch kick, stepping forward and into Karin's oncoming attack. "--Kid! I don't want to fight you, alright? So just scram! This is over!" But she's still coming, relentlessly. Fine. He'll end this another way. "You know what? Don't you dare say that I didn't warn you!" Seizing his staff like a giant baseball bat, Billy cocks it back as Karin rushes forward with her own attack... and then swings. The result? He connects with Karin's palms, sundering he rstrike completely... but he keeps following through, intent on grabbing her, lifting her, and hurling her. Hurling her really, really, far, in fact, into some nearby trees; giving him enough time to get away, if it works out. In short, Billy's aiming for a home run, and Karin's the ball.
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Karin with Sen'en Sakkon EX.
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COMBATSYS: Karin has left the fight here.
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Karin is shocked at Billy's speed and sheer skill, especially when he manages to so simply send her flying far and far away from her! She definitely wasn't expecting that, nor was she expecting the sudden impact from the trees! *kerthud, crack, snap, break... fall* She grunts as she finally hits the ground, upside down with her face in the dirt, and curled up quite like a ball. After a moment she stands up, painfully rubbing her neck with one hand as she groans loudly, "Damn bastard, this isn't over yet though. I'll show him the power of Kanzuki-ryu Kakutoujutsu!" She then springs out of the foliage in her battle pose, looking summarily rediculous with leaves peeking out of her curls while she glances around.
Gone, and he took his black boxer friend with him. She tsks, "Ran like a coward I'm sure. He must of realized who he was dealing with..." and then she laughs to herself "Ohohoho!". She then notices Shingo, once again moving around and making motions to carry both Mai and Sakura away. However, she has other plans. She reaches into her pocket... and blinks as she pulls out a couple of acorns. Tossing those aside, she reaches in again and now pulls out her cell phone. She dials a number quickly, then puts it to her ear, "Shibazaki, send in my personal Helicopter. And tell the pilot I'll be bringing a wounded passenger with me." She then snaps her phone shut before walking over towards Shingo. She smirks towards him, "So you're up. I thought you'd be down much longer after that. I guess you're not as weak as you look."
At first he makes no indication to Karin. He's too preoccupied ensuring that his girlfriend isn't hurt too badly and that she's breathing along with all that other good stuff. It's totally not an excuse for him to cop a feel. Not that he would need an excuse or that he is copping a feel. Cause he's not. Her health is more important than playing touchy-feely with her unconscious body. Such thoughts would never pervert his mind anyways. He's too much of a goody two-shoes for that.
Once that's taken care of he then looks to Karin and nods, "Thanks...I think." He gazes at the two felled female fighters and then speaks to the blonde girl again, "So, um, you've got someone coming to help out, right?" All this time he hasn't left Sakura's side and from all appearances isn't faring too well himself. But he's shrugging it off until he knows that both her and Mai will be fine and given medical attention soon.
Somewhere in the distance the distinct sound of helicopter rotors are heard. With that as background noise, Karin grins towards the boy, "Something like that." She then moves towards Sakura, and by extension, Shingo too. Though he might as well not even be there as she reaches down to lift her up. She has fought Sakura before so she knows the other schoolgirl is fine, and expects she'll be running around chasing Ryu again soon. As tries to heft Sakura onto her shoulder she says, "Kasugano-san and I have unfinished business... and having her laid up in a hospital bed just wouldn't do. So instead, I'll take her someplace where she can recover much, much faster. Courtesy of the Kanzuki Zaibaatsu, of course."
Karin regards Mai and Shingo for a bit longer, "You look well enough to carry yourself and that... half-nude person to a hospital don't you. You look like a strong fellow." She then stands up, now carrying Sakura over one shoulder as the sound of rotors approaches ever closer. If one looks up they could see a Helicopter flying overhead with the unmistakable decal identifying it as the Kanzuki's property. Slowly it begins to lower its ladder after the pilot decides it would be too dangerous to land in the middle of the wounded people nearby.
"H-hey! Wait!" Shingo blinks as Karin moves to pick up Sakura, "You mean you're not going to help out here?" He doesn't like the idea of the other girl picking up his girlfriend alone and carrying her to the helicopter. He is downright astonished that the heiress doesn't even show concern for their wellbeing. But if all of them aren't going, then Sakura isn't going. Plus. He has a better idea, "And what makes you think that's the faster way? I know where she can recover in matter of minutes!" Yes. This is his leverage, being in no condition to effectively stop Karin from getting her way. Still doesn't mean he won't give it a shot. "Same thing for Miss Shiranui. If you could just give us a ride back into the city..."
Karin isn't totally heartless, though just enough that she doesn't care about Shingo and his predicament. Nor does she believe him for even a little bit when he suggests that he can heal her within minutes. She just hmmphs, and reaches up for the ladder when it reaches her hand while the downdraft of the rotors wildly blows her hair and uniform around. She speaks, over the din of the rotors, "Fancy that, I know a way to have her recover in a matter of minutes too! But I'm afraid Oto-san would be upset if I brought more than one person along with me..." lie "... so I guess that leaves you and the half-naked lady in quite some trouble. Though I'll have Shibazaki dial 9-1-1 and tell them your location - I am feeling rather generous after all."
Egotistical, spoiled brat anyone? Yes. And unless Shingo does something soon he won't be able to do anything to stop Karin. After she grabs ahold of the ladder, the helicopter begins to retract it... pulling both the blonde haired Heiress and her rival up with it.
Something soon, say like, Orochinagi?!?!?! Luckily for Karin and her helicopter, Shingo has to yet learn that technique of Kusanagi-ryu. In lieu of this he has to react faster than his body wants to so that he can dive for the ladder as well. You know, that ladder that is being retrieved with it's two occupants. Seeing that he is going to miss his chance, the boy is about to give up. Ha ha, fat chance of that happening when it concerns his girlfriend.
A firm hand reaches out and grips onto the lowest rung of the rope ladder. "I'm serious! There's someone who can get her back to one-hundred percent in literally a few minutes!" If the ladder is being retracted, he's going to be retracted with it. "I can understand if you don't believe me. But trust me on this! Look, if I'm lying then you can take her no problems. If I'm right then you can take care of your business with her that much quicker! All I'm asking is that you give me and Miss Shiranui a ride back into town and I'll take you to my friend. Then you can see for youself that I'm telling the truth." If that doesn't work. He might have to ignite the gas tank with a burst of flame.
Of course, Karin isn't too worried about Shingo. As of right now he's just an annoyance to be rid of, and is hardly in any condition to stop her from doing what she wants. However this isn't to say he can't still be annoying, especially when he manages to grab onto the ladder which she was holding onto. She shouts down towards Shingo, "Listen, boy, I'm not about to compromise. Now then I suggest you either let go or we'll detatch the ladder while we're over a lake. Either way, it's going to be rather unfortunate for you." She is close enough to the side-door that she can leap inside the passenger's cabin of the helicopter. She sets down Sakura in a seat, and securely straps her there before returning towards the door of the helicopter. Luckily for her, Shingo isn't likely to climb that much farther... not in his condition. She hmmmphs, and then slides the door shut. Once done, the helicopter begins to rise upwards..!
Up, up, and away! The aircraft lifts off to become airborne once more. The air around it becoming even more turbulent from the rotors picking up speed to assist in the elevation. The boy grips on closer to the ladder as though he were going tug the aerial vehicle down with all his Herculean might! That is if he had Herculean might. Sucks to be Shingo right about now. Especially as he is forced to watch the helicopter take to the skies with his girlfriend within. The only reason he releases his hold being that he doesn't want to leave Mai, as scantily clad as she is, all alone out here. Chances are that whoever happens upon her wouldn't be as much as a gentleman as he is to her. But mark his words, Karin is now on his list.
Log created by M.Bison, and last modified on 21:19:11 08/05/2005.