Description: Megumi acts as the Chaos Agent in the fight between the Teenager Team and the Midlife Crisis Team. (Winners: Sakura and Yun)
Tonight seems to be a night for unusual matches. Tag matches tend to have a strange flow to them anyway, certainly much different from simultaneous fights. But now the 'special ref' (read: "Beat everyone up equally") condition applies too. Megumi got here way early since she had a bunch of rules to go over, assurances to the producers that yes, she'd be fair, and so on. So it's no surprise that she's already waiting near the middle of the stone floor, but slightly off-center. No announcer hype for her; she's part of the match but isn't meant to be the 'star' of it like the two teams are. There's a pretty good crowd built up tonight, though some people have shunned the arena in favor of watching bigger matches like Ryu taking on Athena.
Regardless, it's go-time. The lights momentarily dim, then come back on to their usual brightness to get everyone's attention. "On the left side!", an announcer's voice calls out over the speakers. "Mixing youth and energy with traditional martial arts, here is Sakura and Yun!" Cheers go up; Yun's done well in some recent exhibition bouts, and Sakura's fairly popular. Once they're settled in, the announcer will move on.
"And coming in from the right aisle, experts of 'performance' arts Boxing and Wres...Lucha Libre!" -- The announcer slipped. He knows Ramon's a legend in Mexico and corrects himself. "Vanessa and Ramon!" More cheers follow. Ramon's got a limited popularity here automatically due to his status in Mexico, and Vanessa appeals to some of the more adult members of the audience.
"Huh." That was the sum of Sakura's thoughts when she was handed her fight card. Fighting alongside that mysterious stranger who ran off in the middle of a fight... against the luchadore who she fought earlier this week, and a boxer she knows only a little about. 'Huh,' indeed.
Really, though, she'd walked over to Yun and called together a quick strategy meeting. It was mutually determined that they hit the adults until they fall over. Meeting adjourned!
But on a more serious note, it was decided that Yun go first. So while Sakura steps onto stage, waving brightly back at the Howard Arena crowd, she pretty much hangs back on the first row of bleachers. "Go get 'em, Yun!" Anything else she might have to say can wait.
The cheer is met with a thumbsup and a grin from the young Chinese warrior, before he finally turns towards his opponent. It's that... boxing lady again. The old one. And this time, she's in the company of some... eyepatch and lime-clad freak. With a sigh, Yun has to wonder if she LIKES being the company of freaky people like Xiangfei and Ramon. But... well, to each their own. He slams a fist into an open palm, before bowing at his two opponent, finally ending up in a defensive stance. "Come on, then!"
Performance arts?
Well! Since Vanessa's mood is already soured by the so-called Chaos Element in all of this, the reference only makes her expression turn even more towards a sneer as she makes her way towards the center of the arena. The matchup doesn't seem all that bad, all told... she knows she can take Yun without issue, but Sakura she's uncertain about. She's never witnessed the girl's tactics-- she only knows to watch for signature manuevers that are akin to her Idol. Go figure.
Squaring her shoulders and rolling them once, she casts a glance towards Ramon, giving him a light nod before stepping forward in the ring, clearly denoting the fact that she's taking point in this particular round. Smirking at Yun, she cracks her knuckles, giving a brief two-finger salute to both him and Sakura.
"Hey there, kiddo," she says to Yun, her tone condescending. "You finally pick up some worthwhile lines or are you still lookin' to spit out high school jargon? Here, I'll stike a deal with you-- for every shit stupid line you come up with, I'll knock out one of your teeth. We'll call it operant conditioning-- simple behaviour mod. Sound like a plan?"
COMBATSYS: Vanessa focuses on her next action.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/-------|
There's definitely enough hispanics in the arena to make up for a lack of normal crowd, most of them here for Ramon. He's the greatest hero in Mexico, and that does spread around the world -- even if only for the minorities. Striding towards the ring in his classic black spandex and white stripes, although not wearing his mask given the less then traditional fight, Ramon's fists are pumping in the air. He's enormously good at this manner of showboating, leaping up a couple times and blowing kisses towards the crowd. He does have something interesting; Three crimson roses are held in his left hand, brought to his nose in a deep breath as he passes into a ring.
"Hola, senioritas!" This is said with a flamboyant bow towards the other side, including Megumi -- who is given a bright smile. "Let's have a fair fight, no?" Two roses are tossed into his left hand, before he throws the pair outwards. One lands before Megumi, and one before Sakura. They are actually very expensive ones, although poor Yun only gets a salute with the third. Something he probably prefers. The good faith and casual greeting does go over better with the crowd however, Ramon waiting for Vanessa before placing the third in his teeth.
"May I give yours to you with a heated tango?" is offered teasingly to Vanessa upon her approach, eyebrows raising as he grins with the rose in his mouth. This is, of course, said while being broadcast all around.
...A rose. Megumi looks down at it as it lands at her feet, and kneels down to pick it up and look at it. Ramon's mood seems to be working as he planned; she'd been in a pretty 'flat' mood up until then, but that actually makes her laugh, if only briefly. "Thank you, but bribery isn't going to work, okay?" Her tone's teasing; she's probably not really accusing Ramon of anything. Dashing off to the side to set the rose out of the arena floor, Megumi sees that Vanessa's getting ready to move, and starting trash talk to boot. Close enough to a Start of Fight gesture, she figures. "Begin!", Megumi announces just to make it official. Thrusting her right palm forward, she sends a small sparkling red ball towards Vanessa, and once it's fairly close she clenches her open hand into a fist. The sphere explodes in mid-air near Vanessa, trying to catch her in a wide, weak energy spray, as Megumi starts to walk back to the center of the ring to be close enough to properly 'ref' this match.
Smiling weakly as the rose is tossed her way, Sakura picks it up and holds it back up to Ramon. She's seen enough action movies to know not to -smell- the thing, though. (omg its a trap) "Heh. Thanks!" she chirps back, settling back into her seat on the bleachers, leaning forward upon her knees. Huh, so the boxer's starting off? This should be interesting.
"... Hahahahaha. Oh man, give me a break." mutters Yun to himself, his grin remaining. "You make it sound like a challenge, but I can't see how anybody could NOT insult you with the kind of company you keep." But any more trash talk is interrupted as Yun spots a ball of chi... heading for Vanessa? That's the perfect chance. Yun immediately dashes forward, leaping into the air with a strange grace only someone as energetic as Yun could do, flips forward and DIVES down with a foot extended aiming for Vanessa's red head, hoping to match the speed of a projectile.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Vanessa with Burst Orb.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Vanessa counters Raigeki Shu from Yun with Parrying Puncher.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/-----==|
If not for the fact that Ramon's doing a whiz-bang of job of distracting her, Vanessa -may- have had time to prepare for Megumi's random attack. Sneering at him causes what she's come to see as the Most Annoying Attack Ever to do its dirty work en force, her teeth gritted as the vapors of energy bite against her skin. Shaking her head, she offers a -pointed- glare at Megumi, but not for so long that she doesn't see Yun coming. The kid broadcasts like nothing else, and that alone gives her more than enough time to sidestep the attack-- and worse-- *SLAM* her fist against the side of the kid's head once he lands.
"The point is to come up with an insult that actually -stings-, sweetie," she tells him chidingly, the initial assault against her person made by the quasiref all but forgotten. "As is, I don't think you're in -any- position to talk. After all, you figured out pretty quickly last time how far your so-called skill got you with me. Now come on-- put some -feeling- into it. I might tag out out of sheer boredom at this rate."
"Is it against the rules to flirt with cute ladies?" Ramon states towards Megumi, but this is also in a laughing tone. It's doubtlessly a joke, although what he said to Vanessa was probably genuine. Flexing his arms a few moments, the impact of crimson chi to his erstwhile partner is met with a wince. But then a cheer, thrusting his arms in the air anew. He hops back and forth on the line just behind, ready to enter in a heartbeat. "Andele, andele! Show him who he's messing with! If you knock him flat, all the tequila you can drink!" Motivation is always a key factor, after all.
Megumi glares right back at Vanessa, too. It's pretty obvious there's not much good will on her part towards the boxer, but she lets it go for now. As Yun gets struck away by Vanessa's defense, Megumi leaps towards him and flips over so that her head is going over his. As she sails past, her hands thrust down to grab at his collarbone, and try to press him down to the ground forcefully. She'll bridge her feet back after the takedown and try to hop away, if all goes well.
Sakura scratches her chin at Ramon's cheer to his partner. Does Vanessa drink a lot of tequila or something? Huh. And then Megumi lashes out with an attack towards her partner -- that too would be a bit of a problem. Gritting her teeth, she throws up her fist instead. "Don't get discouraged! You can take 'er, Yun!" Is she talking about Megumi or Vanessa, though? Only time will tell!
COMBATSYS: Yun dodges Megumi's Flood Reversal.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/-----==|
Agh. Friggin counter punches. They're never particularly enjoying to be on the recieving end of. But Vanessa issued a challenge, and it's not one Yun is going to back down from just yet. As Yun staggers back from the punch, he just notices the flying Megumi in time, and in doing so immediately tucks into a somersault forward, letting Megumi fly past and rolling back to Vanessa and once again trying that open palm thrust attack. She can't keep that arm up forever...
COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Yun's Kobo Kushi.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/----===|
Much as she'd -love- to put this kid in his place, there's other things at hand. Throwing up her arms the moment that Yun attempts his next attack, the redhead blocks it with ease, feeling very little force behind the blow in the interim. Shrugging it off, she chuckles, backpedalling a few paces-- closer to Ramon this time. "You know, kid-- much as I'd absolutely adore smacking the crap out of you, it'll have to wait. Sad to say, you're -way- too far down on the food chain for me to even consider wasting the energy." Turning on her heel, she all-too-casually strolls back towards Ramon, smacking the man's shoulder with a bit more force than need be. "Go get 'em, Tiger," she says, adding, "And next time you come up with a distraction, try -not- to do it when I'm about to get attacked, mn?"
COMBATSYS: Vanessa takes no action.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/----===|
Anticipation is screaming in Ramon's features as Vanessa comes back towards him, good eye locked unwaveringly on Yun but grin still very wide. It's obvious he wants in on this particular action. The smack of the shoulder appears to be like a switch. Ramon then bursts into the ring, jogging with his head down with immense speed and a challenging smile towards the opponent opposite. "This is what I'm talking about!" is laughed, before he hurls himself in a dive towards Yun. But it's cut off abruptly, the flying hispanic landing in a spinning crouch as he attempts to feint and grasp Yun by the neck from behind. And if such works, he'll take a one-way trip in a backwards suplex to the ground with bone-crunching force. "Ole! I can take this hombre, Vanessa! Just sit back and watch!"
Megumi lands on her hands as Yun simply gets out of the way, and takes a moment to set herself back on her feet. By then, Vanessa's starting to walk out and Megumi runs to try and catch up to her. Too late. Vanessa's out, Ramon comes in. Well, she's already got her momentum built up anyway...so she runs towards Ramon. He'll get towards Yun, just not immediately. Before the suplex can be attempted, Megumi swings a quick side-kick at Ramon's stomach. She's simply trying to strike him, rather than persistently bar him from getting to Yun, so if he tries to go around after the kick, he won't be met with any resistance on her part.
Sakura stands up as soon as Ramon leaps into the ring, fist clenched as she stares back at the fighters assembled. Well, at least she sees Megumi jumping in -- that's a plus! But really, she feels anything she could say here would diminish from the true honor of the fight. ... Or something like that. So she shuffles nervously back and forth, watching the fighting.
COMBATSYS: Yun dodges Ramon's Tiger Neck Chancery.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/----===|
"Yeah, from the looks of your 'target audience' I can see exactly what's on your food chain." mutters Yun, obviously not quite ready for Vanessa to make her retreat. But so be it. Yun has other things to attend to. With his eyes fixed upon Ramon, he watches each movement as he leaps towards him, and at just the right time, Yun is rolling just at the side of Ramon, stopping only briefly to deliver a HEAVY palm strike right to his side before he cartwheels back and away.
"-Come on-, Ramon!" Vanessa shouts from the sidelines as she sees Yun dodge out of his path, a bit more vehement than any of the other 'rooting' teammembers. There's obviously the competative aggression, but that could be thanks to her aggravation. The free-floating agent ala Chaos that's presented herself is one of the boxer's least favorite in the ring, which is saying something. "You -can't- tell me you can't take this guy!"
Snickering at Yun, Sakura watches the fight with rapt interest. Twisting the rose back and forth in her fingertips, she suddenly winces. Whoops, the thorns. OH NOES THEY'RE POISON! Mere seconds afterwards, Sakura keels over, blood dribbling out of her mouth.
No, she's just twisting the rose. Nothing adverse happens. C'mon, she's just watching a fight, there's not much more to do, other than wince when someone she proxy-apologized with chucks attacks at her teammate.
COMBATSYS: Ramon blocks Megumi's Light Kick.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/----===|
COMBATSYS: Ramon dodges Yun's Strong Punch.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/----===|
There's a grin as Vanessa cheers for him, even if it's really more yelling at him not to mess up. "I will, seniorita. You better make this worth my while when I am done, no?" His forearm raises, almost casually deflecting Megumi's assault aside before twisting away from the one done by Yun. Sidestepping in an impressive manner, he attempts to follow Yun's cartwheel -- and the second he lands, the hispanic darts forward and tries to grasp him by the arm. If such works, he'll be then /hurled/ towards Megumi as hard as he can, with another 'Ha!' breaking into the air. It's his turn to be hit -- it appears that some manner of teamwork with the Chaos Referee isn't against the rules, either. "Going to take more then that to stop Lucha Libre!"
Megumi finds her kick barely glancing Ramon, but it's not frustrating her too much. When Ramon goes past her to take on Yun, she doesn't move. She's waiting for a chance to go at him, and thinks she has it. ...Then she /knows/ she has it, because Ramon's trying to set up a throw. 'Ref teamwork' is permitted if it's well timed, she figures. So when Ramon tries his grapple, Megumi sprints to join in. If Ramon manages to throw Yun successfully, Megumi will try to catch Yun's head with her hands and sling him towards the ground. If Ramon isn't quite so successful, she's going to try what he attempted; grab an arm and toss Yun away.
Snickering at Yun, Sakura watches the fight with rapt interest. Twisting the rose back and forth in her fingertips, she suddenly winces. Whoops, the thorns. OH NOES THEY'RE POISON! Mere seconds afterwards, Sakura keels over, blood dribbling out of her mouth.
No, she's just twisting the rose. Nothing adverse happens. C'mon, she's just watching a fight, there's not much more to do, other than wince when Ramon tries to sling her partner into Megumi's path. All these arm tosses -- jeez! "C'mon, Yun!"
COMBATSYS: Ramon successfully hits Yun with Arm Whip.
- Power hit! -
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Ramon
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COMBATSYS: Yun dodges Megumi's Medium Throw.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/--=====|
Uh... somehow the arm whip sends Yun reeling. But SOMEHOW Yun manages to stumble out of the way of Megumi's attack. He stumbles and bumbles, eventually landing on the concrete a few ways away from the Chaos Agent. This isn't going so well for him, is it. But he's quick to get back up, and this time, he's more determined than ever. He handsprings forward with amazing speed, ending up right before Ramon and in a crouch, before rising up and twisting to deliver quite the uncomfortable reverse powercheck!
"YEAH! That's more like it!" Vanessa calls out, grinning broadly at Ramon's manuvering, either of her hands clasping together as she watches the fight unfold. At this rate, she's just hoping that the man lands an attack. Biting her lower lip, waits to see the outcome of the hispanic's assault-- which, once it comes... Well. Let's put it this way. Were Vanessa a soccor mom, she'd be the one everyone hated on account of Too Much Shouting on the field.
Whooping loudly at the successful attack, the redhead adds a barbed, "Nice to know your hand-to-hand skills are just as clumsy as your -verbal- fisticuffs," to Yun, straightening as she allows for a light chuckle. "Friggin' idiot," is mumbled, either of her hands going into her pockets as she rocks back on her heels.
"Alright, Ramon!" she calls out, "You weasel outta this one and I -might- bother with doing something -nice- for you tonight!"
COMBATSYS: Yun successfully hits Ramon with Tetsu Zankou.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Ramon
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Yun 0/-------/=======|
"Something nice?!" Ramon turns towards Vanessa with a rather dirty look on his face. But his innuendo is deftly silenced as the other man strikes him rather deftly in the gut, the Lucha Libre realizing too slow and not positioning his forearms in a proper defense. It's his turn to be distracted it appears, doubling over and grasping his stomach with a comical 'Whuff!' of exiting air. Trembling a moment, wind completely knocked out of him, he still manages to hop forward. The pain flares upwards most definitely, but the attempt right now is to use it to better advantage. Tumbling just before impact, Ramon unleashes a double-footed strike towards Yun's stomach, attempting to strike him a healthy distance away. "Ha!" is stated meekly. He still needs breath in his lungs, after all.
Megumi's slam-attempt fails on account of Yun actually being thrown faster and harder than she expected. He goes right by her grasp. But he's got his reprieve anyway, as Megumi looks to Ramon and rushes him. "Sorry 'bout this, but fair's fair," she remarks as she leaps at Ramon's head. Specifically, she's trying to jump up, wrap her thighs around his head, then bridge backwards to swing his body to the ground. It's a maneuver someone like Ramon should recognize quite well.
Man. Sakura doesn't know what to think when Ramon looks around like that. Here she thought Vanessa would be the -recipient- of a bunch of tequila, and now she's talking about giving out rewards? What gives, here? At least she's pleased that Yun has managed to snap himself out of Megumi's grasp... and even moreso when she starts heading towards Ramon. Smiling somewhat, she still keeps shuffling from one side to the other. Watching from the stands is one thing -- watching from arena level is something else!
COMBATSYS: Yun dodges Ramon's Rolling Sobat.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|=====--\-------\0 Ramon
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"And what about you? You've got all the grace and beauty of a drunk rhino." remarks Yun, despite the fact he probably shouldn't be bothering with Vanessa. But somehow, he manages to deftly knock away Ramon's kick even while taunting Vanessa! And while he's got the idea, Yun leaps into the air and once again drives a foot down into the hopefully vulnerable Ramon!
Tequila, sure.
Though Vanessa's sure Ramon's got something else in mind after her last comment. Either way, they're even-- she was distracted, and now he is.
"Aww, that was terrible," she says, her voice failing to get to the combatent's ears for the time being. No need to discourage the poor boy. Unlike Sakura, however, the redhead is beginning to pace, not quite unlike a caged wolf. Her eyes are locked on the pair in the arena, hands still stuffed in her pockets.
Come on, come on...
"Correction," she shouts at Yun, "A rhino that can kick your sorry ass from here to kingdom come!" Seeing Megumi's attack causes her to snort a little bit of laughter, calling out, "Aren't you supposed to ask 'im out on a -date- first?" to the pink-haired girl, trying not too look -too- pissed at the wrestler for being too slow for comfort.
COMBATSYS: Ramon blocks Megumi's Storm Hold.
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Megumi 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Ramon
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COMBATSYS: Yun successfully hits Ramon with Raigeki Shu.
- Power hit! -
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Megumi 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Ramon
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Ramon does skip backwards as Megumi comes towards him, but there's a mild amount of surprise. It's indeed far from an unknown move by all accounts, although he does manage some manner of block. His forearms raise, stopping the grip of the uber-thighs; Although he's still slammed into the ground upon his knees, managing to squeeze out and stumble backwards. He glances around, wondering for a moment where Yun is.
And then finding him, as his legs impact the back of the poor hispanic's head and drives him face first into the ground. There's a rather comical sound of horrible pain, before the Lucha Libre yanks himself to his feet. He's now stumbling towards Vanessa, grasping his head and then managing to slap at her less then prudely while falling on his back. A rest to regain his wits would be very nice. "I wish more girls fought me like that." is stated, somewhat dreamily.
COMBATSYS: Ramon takes no action.
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Ramon
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Snorting at Ramon's comment, Vanessa moves in this time without hesitation, her eyes centered solely on Yun as her speed takes her across the space between them and straight for the young man. With her left foot slamming down, the moment the right follows in front of it is the same second that she throws herself into a -harsh- uppercut to the youth's jaw, her voice raised in a clipped shout as the manuever is carried through
Megumi rises from her not-wholly-successful takedown on Ramon, and turns her head to Vanessa, laughing. "Are you sure it's smart to taunt someone who's better than you?" Then she's going after Yun, rushing in to swing her own punch at him. This one's aimed at his ribs, a straight punch with a sparkling red film of energy surrounding her fist. In fact, it's what's going to do the damage, not her hand. If she makes contact, the energy will blast into him. If he's not there, it shoots into the air in front of her and fades away, regardless.
Wincing lightly as Ramon eats the next round of attacks, Sakura scratches the back of her head. Heck, she -wants- to trash-talk with Vanessa and Yun, but really... she feels like she might be better off letting -them- go at it. And again, anything she says in a fight can and -has- been used against her -- prompting a wary glance back in Megumi's direction. ... Though at least Megumi's doing her bit to fan the flames this time -- as well as adding to them. "Dodge it, Yun!" she calls out, cupping her hands over her mouth. She knows first-hand that whatever Megumi can dish out -hurts!-
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Yun with Crimson Blast.
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Ramon
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COMBATSYS: Yun dodges Vanessa's Dash Puncher.
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Megumi 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Vanessa
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Ramon
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Unfortunately, Yun isn't quite fast enough to deal with both attacks at once. He merely ducks out of the way of the punch... but just EATS the attack from Megumi. Boy, that didn't work so well, did it? He rolls around on the pavement, obviously singed and burnt in a very bad way... but that doesn't stop him. "THAT'S it." He's obviously wounded, judging by the bleeding from his cheeks, but he's got one good stand left on him... And by this, he RUSHES towards Vanessa, crouching low and then attacking with an elbow. What's next? A shoulder check, followed by a MASSIVE upwards punch to send grandma flying!
COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Yun's You Hou.
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While Vaneasa is caught by the shoulder check, she's bright enough to bring her arm up to take hold of the youth's offending limb, the gesture just about as condescending as everything else she's said to him thus far. Sneering at him, she keeps her hold on the arm, using it as leverage to drive a solid punch into Yun's gut by way of response. Megumi doesn't even get the time of day in this case-- what words she has for her will be said later, as made obvious by a tell-tale glance offered to the girl with no little amount of acerbic ire put behind it. Oh, the things she could say.
But! Back to eviscerating Yun... o/'
Ramon leans up, resting his forearms on his knee and rubbing the back of his head. What's with him getting hit there? His bruise from Zaki had almost completely faded, but then Mr. Kung-Fu wigs out and strikes him again. But his attention shifts from the fight to Sakura, hand waving to catch her attention. "Do you like my rose, seniorita?" is shouted with a grin. "Hand picked, you know."
Megumi waits for Yun's shoulder strike, then makes her move. When it's obvious that he's not going to launch Vanessa, Megumi tries to take her down to the ground. Stepping in and reaching at the arm Vanessa just used to punch, Megumi tries to yank backwards, spin, and put one knee forward in a kneeling posture as she tries to toss Vanessa over and past said knee.
Sakura blinks, holding out the rose to look at it. "Huh? What'd you do, rip it outta someone's garden? Classy!" Laughing a bit, she nods cheerfully. "Thanks, though! It's the thought that counts!" And then she turns back to the fight!
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Yun with Fierce Punch.
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Yun doesn't take that well. Ow. That did not feel good. At all. In fact, the punch knocks the wind right out of Yun's breath, leaving him to walk away slowly and retreat back to Sakura. "Hahaha... damn. Sorry about that. I didn't do so hot. It's up to you now, though!" he says, smiling and slapping her hand as a friendly gesture and a tag.
COMBATSYS: Yun takes no action.
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Ramon
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Smirking lightly as Yun tags her in, Sakura nods briskly in reply to Yun. And... hands him the rose. "Here, hold onto this for me!" And then she dashes out to meet Vanessa with a broad smile upon her face. "Hi there! Guess I get to show you how well I can box, huh?" She leaps towards the boxer with a flurry of rapid punches -- though the experienced boxer might note with ease that the punches are much too far away to actually hit. ... That might be because Sakura's not actually -trying- to hit with them, but instead, whip her foot overhead and bring it crashing down upon the redhead's shoulders. Granted, the hem of her skirt might not be quite as distracting to Sakura's female opponent as to, say, Ramon -- but she's going for the element of surprise here! "Hriii-haa!"
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Vanessa with Aikido Techniques.
- Power hit! -
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COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Sakura's Flower Kick.
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Megumi 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Vanessa
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In this -particular- case, Vanessa's more than just thrown. Hitting the ground the moment that Megumi's assault pulls her away from Yun, the redhead grits her teeth, releasing no immediate sound of distress at the obvious pain that comes soon thereafter. What -does- follow is laughter-- laughter that doesn't keep her from keeping the worst of Sakura's attack at bay. Once that's over, she gets to her feet, idly watching her 'new' opponent out of her peripheral vision while Megumi gets the most of her attention.
"If being a 'higher calibre' of fighter meant being like you," she says, "I'll gladly take getting my ass beat." All the while through saying this, the boxer is advancing somewhat on Sakura's position, but for all intents and purposes appears to be paying absolutely no attention to her.
Until the last possible second, of course.
Within range, Vanessa throws herself into another attack, the small amount of space needing coverage little to nothing by comparison. Should the attempt land, it's pretty simple-- one punch aimed for the girl's side while the other comes up to slam into the side of her head, either of the boxer's arms alight with amber energy-- though it's not exactly the SUPER BRIGHT OMG SPECTACULAR that most people see around here.
"What? Ruining a garden for you isn't good enough?" Ramon states in a pouting tone, now managing to get to his feet and flexing his shoulders in a careful grunt. He appears to have shaken off the worst of the pounding he's gotten, although he does pay slightly more attention at the momentary fanservice. Not enough to be an old-man lecher, however. He gives Megumi a bit of a wave then, before returning his attention to Vanessa getting spanked. And is less then happy. Ah, well; Not everyone is as laid back as he is.
"Good, because that's what's going to happen to you!" Megumi shouts to Vanessa. That may be what she's planning on, but she's not working on it right now. Instead, she's returning Ramon's wave, then rushing to get to the fresh fighter from the first team, Sakura. Her hands reach out for Sakura's arm, as her shoulder tries to press against Sakura's chest. If she gets this, she'll turn slightly, and flip Sakura over-shoulder, down to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Sakura dodges Vanessa's Forbidden Eagle.
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COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Sakura with Strong Throw.
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COMBATSYS: Ramon takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Ramon takes no action.
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Megumi 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Vanessa
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COMBATSYS: Ramon takes no action.
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Well, the fact of the matter is, the ref seems to be hustling this match along a lot more than any of the fighters -- was that how it was planned to be? Because as soon as her kick rebounds from Vanessa's guard, she finds fists heading her way -- and takes the appropriate action of leaping backwards.
Right into Megumi's awaiting grasp, and finding herself flipped over the ref's shoulder and into the hard stone floor of the arena. "Gnnh!"
Well, at least the adrenaline's flowing =now=. Sakura smirks back at Megumi -- though she knows this is just her role. It's not like it's a free-for-all, or she's pitted solely against Megumi, after all -- she can shrug it off! "You're off the hook this time, Megumi!" she snaps, but right now -- well, waiting for Vanessa might be the smartest course of action for the schoolgirl. Locking her elbows by her hips, clenching her hands into fists, a wind starts swirling around her, rustling her uniform into motion with a vibrant torrent of energy. "C'mon, that was pretty lame! Ain'tcha got anything pretty like this?" She's watched Vanessa fight, but it'd be foolish to just rush into things, right?
COMBATSYS: Sakura gathers her will.
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And slowly, Yun breathes... attempting to get his mind off the fight and the adrenaline rush it was. In fact, he has to sit down and cross his legs to do so. For now, it looks strangely as if he's meditating. "Don't let her do you in, Sakura! She's got nothing but a big mouth and a deep throat."
At this point, Vanessa takes the time to get back up to speed. Chuckling again at Megumi's response to her, she spits on the ground between them, some minor flecks of blood coming along with the saliva. The mere fact that the girl is so angry is giving -her- reason to be calm. "Stupid *!@()_! cooze," she says, condescendingly, either of her hands going into her pockets. "You're too slow to figure out who's already won." Ooo, cryptic! Either way, she loosens one of her hands from her pocket to wave off Sakura's comment, that same limb used to swat Ramon on the shoulder-- softer this time.
"Have at," she tells him, turning to face the center of the ring again. Shouting back to Yun, "Not as deep as your's, I'd wager! How'd you get in the fighting circuit, anyway? Suck off enough judges, or do they just pity you -that much-?"
COMBATSYS: Vanessa takes no action.
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The swat is met with an exaggerated ow, but still Ramon has absolutely no hesitation as he bolts across the ring once more. He appears to be slightly dazed and in a bit of pain, but that's not going to get in the way of totally spanking Sakura. Although he's well aware that she'll probably not be so polite about withholding chi this time around. .oO( Well, if she creams me, Vanessa has to play nurse...) is the last thing to go through his mind before he leaps up in the air. Twisting, he attempts to land behind the charging Sakura and then dip her backwards over his knee in an almost romantic manner. "Adios!" is then commented, before spinning around and unleashing her towards hopefully the ground in a one-way trip.
Megumi isn't so much angry, as just loud. And when the back-and-forth of sexual remarks begins, she stays out of it and laughs softly. Not so loud as to disrupt things, but still laughing. Then Vanessa leaves and Ramon steps in. Well, she still has that disruption job to do, and moves in. Charging at him, she lets out a yell as she attempts to plow a spinning elbow-strike into Ramon's chest.
COMBATSYS: Ramon successfully hits Sakura with Arm Whip.
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Wait, wait, isn't it the ref's job to break up this wanton interchange of sexually-themed remarks? Sakura would cry foul! ... If she weren't being attacked by Ramon, anyway! It's not often she feels the need to bend over backwards for a man, but the luchadore is very persuasive! Where leverage is involved, anyway. Jerked back, and then tossed once more to the arena floor, she's ... a bit slower rising. Maybe the reason would be the intense pain she seems to be huddling under herself as she stumbles to her feet. Or maybe it's the fact that it isn't pain -- but the brilliant hues of a brand new baby fireball. "Shinkuu..." Crackling with electricity, the swirling sphere suddenly sprouts into a two-meter-wide maelstrom, Sakura's palms spreading wide to accomodate it. And then she shoves it hard towards Ramon. He should remember the rest! "HADOOOOOOUKEN!"
Fortunately, the Twin Dragon knows when to quit. "Cheer up, lady. I'd imagine someone as old as you is smart enough to be caught in these kinds of games! Guess I was wrong, though." Most adults would... probably be chastizing him for this sort of thing. Which is good, as Yun has slowly discovered when the trashtalking becomes childish. Not as soon as most, but he learned!
Yes, well. No one ever said Vanessa was good at keeping her yap shut. Especially when it comes to an insult war. Cannot... resist...!
"Nice try," she calls back at him, "But I'm having a hard time feeling insulted." Rolling her shoulders again to loosen them up, she instead focusses her energy on cooling down rather than continuing the banter, her eyes focussed largely on the grouping ahead of her. It's a good fight so far-- if not for the annoyance of having a fifth wheel.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Ramon dodges Megumi's Random Weapon.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Ramon with Shinkuu Hadouken.
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The elbow-strike is simply ducked by Ramon, who skips backwards while laughing and blowing Sakura a kiss. "Don't worry, many girls fall for El Diablo Amarillo Ramon!" is teased, but unlike Vanessa and Yun it's completely playful and nothing near serious. Sakura at least is likely to know that fact. But then she begins to summon an onslaught of energy, which causes Ramon to widen his eyes and shrink backwards. "Wait! Wait! Don't--Aye!" He then bursts into a run straight towards her, going low before /leaping/ as hard as he can.
But he's lost in a yelp of pain as the blast overcomes him; Smoke billows around, and covers the ring up to a meter. Where is he? Limp on the ground out of sight is the most likely one.
...Until he suddenly raises in a billow behind Sakura, grinning devilishly and attempting to spin her towards him. "Ha!" is then said, before he attempts to check her with his shoulder onto her back.
What happens next is much more lecherous, as he flares with crimson light and attempts to yank her into something of a standing straddle. Before then beginning to spin like a tornado, whisking the remaining smoke away and then /slamming/ her head-first towards the ground, as the roar of a tiger bursts through the arena. "HA!" is bellowed out, unless he doesn't grab her. Then he'll spin in place and fall over. But the tiger roar is coming out, one way or another!
Megumi's flashy elbow-strike simply fails to connect. It's not too big a surprise. And she does wince some at just how well Ramon got blasted by Sakura, glad that she doesn't have to add any more to that for now. Turning to Sakura, Megumi brings her hands in front of her to form a bright red ball about the size of her head. It sticks to her right palm, she pulls it behind her head, then flings it towards Sakura.
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Ramon's Tiger Spin.
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COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Sakura with Crimson Comet.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Vanessa
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Well, as much as she might enjoy the dance Ramon is pulling her into, she really is gonna have to decline that particular offer at this point. But really, the fact that he's still -standing- is a point of annoyance. She saw how hard Yun was hitting him, and it's just ticking her off, now! So frustrated is she that she completely overlooks the crimson attack screaming in towards her from the side, which utterly blasts her off to the side, sending the unprepared Ansatsuken prodigy flailing off in mid-air. Thrashing about as the void seeps its way through her skin, she finally lands -- and at this point, is more than a -little- ticked. Mm... but no, she can't attack Megumi for it -- nope! She just charges back at Ramon, shouting, "I ain't worried at all!" And she isn't, apparently -- for she spins about into a rapid aerial kick, thundering around into one, two, and hopefully -three- spinning kicks aimed at knocking the Mexican's block off. "Shunpuuu-kyaku!"
"You can do it, Sakura! They hit you hard, but you can hit harder! Go go go!" Yun has abandoned the insults and the bickering. Instead, he's supporting his teammate thick and thin, almost leaping up from his sitting position before realizing how much pain he's in.
Gritting her teeth as Ramon misses his one big chance, Vanessa is nonetheless hoping that he manages to find some way out of this assault. It's already pretty obvious the kind of wear and tear the fight is taking on him... might be all her after this, something she's not totally looking forward to, bu they-- crazier things than her potentially winning it have, in fact, happened.
"Come on, Ramon," she murmurs to herself, her gaze oddly intent on the man. If she could -will- him to do something extraordinary, now would be the time.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Ramon dodges Sakura's Shunpuu Kyaku.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Vanessa
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Every single strike of Sakura's is deftly dodged by Ramon. He manages to skip backwards, but doubles over gasping while mopping his head. He hazily eyes Sakura, before literally waving her away as if dismissive. "Bah! You're too much." And thus he jogs back to Vanessa swiftly, and attempts to pinch her in the thigh for his manner of tag. "You better make getting whipped worth my while, seniorita... But I guess I already said I like it rough, no?"
COMBATSYS: Ramon takes no action.
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Ohhh, great.
Her time to take on the storm. "Here's hoping I make a dent," Vanessa replies to Ramon, grinning lopsidedly. "Nice dodge back there."
Once again, the move is pretty simple. Tense. Sprint. Once she's gotten herself in line, it's time for a sharp uppercut to the girl's jaw, a light grunt of exertion coming from her in the meantime. She's had more than enough time to rest up, but not as much as she'd like.
Megumi starts to chase after Ramon, but stops when she realizes the obvious: He's tagging out. Okay. Now that Vanessa's in, Megumi waits to see how that uppercut will go, then regardless of outcome she makes her move. She's charging in from the side, and hoping to tackle Vanessa to the ground before bringing one fist up and punching at Vanessa's face. She's not as accomplished at punching as the boxer, but she can do fairly well with them from time to time.
COMBATSYS: Sakura dodges Vanessa's Dash Puncher.
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"Okay, that's -way- more than I wanted to hear..." replies Sakura to Ramon's last comment... but really, it's only because she was still so close to the pair from her spinning kick that she was even around to hear it. Blanching somewhat, she tries to shake that particular thought out of her head. "Guh. You two are =creepy= together!" Not as much as, like, Vice and Freeman, but at least they don't serenade each other on the battlefield!
Well, not in the same way.
Where were we? Oh, right -- the meter-wide bloom of cerulean blue energy forming in her hands, right before it's delivered to Vanessa, airborne: "HADOOOOOUKEN!"
"Attaway! He's worn down! You can do it! I'm sure you can!" Yun is practically aching to get into the fight now. He's frankly amazed by Sakura's fighting ability, despite all the rumors that she's just a plaguerizer of someone else. True, he can see that her moves have a striking resemblence to that of Ryu, whom he teamed up with recently. But there's... something else. Some unseen element. Whether that's enough to carry the youngsters on remains to be seen.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Megumi's Combo Throw.
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COMBATSYS: Vanessa dodges Sakura's Medium Hadouken.
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Two matters at hand here. First and foremost, Megumi's attack, which is blocked quickly, the rest of the intended manuever sidestepped in favor of getting the -hell- out of the way of the energy blast that's headed in Vanessa's general direction. Breathing out a huff of air that she's been holding, the boxer keeps the proximity between herself and Sakura, saying, very plainly, "We're -not-. -Together-." My, -someone's- vehement.
Tha said, she opens up with a blindingly fast flurry of punches-- or, rather, will, should the first hit connect. This blow, aimed solely towards Sakura's abdomen, is meant to stagger her. Should that hit, the rest come in a dizzying array across her head and chest, ending with a sharp shot to the side of her head.
"Not yet, at least!" Ramon calls out towards Vanessa, laughing in a very amused manner. This time he blows a kiss towards the boxer, twirling the rose he set aside and again placing it in his lips. He's then descended and attacked by a grue, devoured in a screaming fury. In reality, he just continues to observe with arms newly crossed -- that would be far too anticlimatic.
Megumi doesn't quite get to bring Vanessa down as planned, but she seems okay with it. Picking herself back up, she vaults at Sakura. "Spiral..." Her body begins twirling through the air, headfirst as her right fist goes forward with her usual sparkling red surrounding it. "Knuckle!" This one's aiming relatively low, going for Sakura's stomach.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Sakura with Crimson Spiral Knuckle.
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COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Sakura with Machine Gun Puncher.
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So Sakura gets to be the centerpiece of a knuckle sandwich! Chalk it up to a tardy evasion on Sakura's part, but the redhead's barrage of punches hammers her backwards sharply, knuckles smashing repeatedly into her face and torso and doing a really awesome job of sending her right into Megumi's trap. As if she wasn't mad enough about receiving the brunt of all of Megumi's attacks this match already, she gets even more of that spicyhot void creeping into her back! Oh, yays!
But as Sakura's starting to double over from the pain, she might just have one more trick up her sleeve! Short as they may be, anyway. And since she's dropping to one knee anyway, it might help her odds of aiming the crackling energy swirling together into her palms into some tangible form -- which just happens to be aimed at Vanessa! Go figure. "Shinkuu.... HADOOOOOUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura has reached second wind!
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Poor Sakura. She's being beaten pretty badly. But Yun isn't going to give up on her just yet. He grits his teeth, remaining silent so Sakura can focus.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Sakura's Shinkuu Hadouken.
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Gaping at Sakura's blatant disregard for her injuries, Vanessa does her best not to start sputtering in response to it, though her expression shows her surprise well enough. Shaking her head, she doesn't let it stagger her in the least-- if that's how it's gonna be, that's how it's gonna be. Bringing both he arms up as the blast of energy threatens to envelope her, she grits her teeth at the pain that comes from it, but doesn't waver.
Watching for Megumi peripherally, the redhead goes into what's clearly an assault meant more for speed than anything else-- huffing out a semi-breathless "One, -two-!" she starts in with a left hook to the girl's side, while her other fist comes up in a similarly quick uppercut.
Ramon watches.
COMBATSYS: Ramon takes no action.
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Watching Megumi is probably a good idea. As Vanessa goes into a one-two combination, Megumi flicks her wrist off to the side. A thin line of energy flows up her hand, up to her shoulder. Then it goes down her body, travelling down one leg to end at the bottom of her shoe. Once it's there, Megumi jumps towards Vanessa.
The energy launches off her foot, stopping halfway between her and Vanessa where it expands into a huge cone with the tip pointing at the boxer, open end towards Megumi. With a yell that comes across somewhat like 'DeeeeYAAAHHH!', she descends into the cone feet-first and it resumes its movement, flying at Vanessa with intent to smash right through her.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Sakura with 1-2 Puncher.
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Blatant disregard for injuries? Heck, that's probably Sakura's biggest strength! Adrenaline lets her keep carrying on long past the point her body ought to have shut down -- and even as blackness creeps at the edges of her vision, she knows darn straight she =has= to do better than this. It's much too early for the girl to just fall over... but really, maybe it's a better idea to sit down and regroup? Yeah... especially once Vanessa hammers into her with a left hook and an uppercut. Just ... totally not Sakura's day, for even a light sidestep wasn't enough to carry her out of the way. "Gnnh!" Stumbling backwards, she heads for the railing around the arena, slapping her hand on Yun's shoulder. "Guh, enough fun for me right now! Swap time!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura takes no action.
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This is it. It's up to Yun now. Despte the fact that he's fairly wounded, Yun knows that he has to get this done. He pumps himself up briefly, before he finally LEAPS forward and goes RIGHT into attacking Vanessa. He's holding no punches this time, as he's FLYING forth, aiming a punch right for Vanessa's face and hoping to whatever God there is that it lands.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Vanessa with Exceed Charge.
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COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Yun's Ze Sho Hohou.
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As Vanessa watches Sakura tag out, the majority of her attention go towards Megumi. She knows that move-- she saw it before. Bowled over by the force of energy that's put into it, the boxer is sent reeling, her body skidding a good five feet under the force of impact. There's energy left in her, sure... but her anger is what's overriding everything else. It's taking god only KNOWS how much force of will to keep from outright -strangling- the pink-haired girl for the interference-- instead...
"What the -shit- was that?!" she shouts at Megumi, getting to her feet as she looks ready to haul off on the girl. "You -stupid- !@*()* -IDIOT-! You're a goddamn REF, not a member of the *@()_!) fight!"
Shouldn't she be focussing on Yun? Eehh, yeah.
"So much for not letting your personal goddamn feelings get in the way of fairness, eh?" Close enough to Megumi now, the boxer blatantly spits in the girl's face-- but there's still one last thing to take care of.
Yun.
Whether or not she's broadcasting, whether or not he sees it coming, whether or not she's staggered.... she's still got every bit of anger propelling her towards him that she'd -more- than happily level into Megumi for the offense. Nonetheless... should it land, it's brutal.
First, an outrageously powerful left hook to the side of young man's head, followed soon thereafter by a painful strike to his abdomen, the velocity of it akin to a hurricane. Imagine that! There's wind literally encircling said fist! Fireworks and pritty effects aside...
Once it's carried through, landing or not, Vanessa falls to her knees, coughing sharply, either of her hands placed on her thighs, her gaze going over her shoulder towards Megumi.
Oh, she'll fight this. Rest assured, she will. If it weren't for the rules in place, that would've been aimed solely at the girl herself.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa can no longer fight.
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There's actually a wince done as Megumi unleashes that particular assault, and Ramon definitely looks unhappy. He furls his fingers, mumbling something about wanting a fair fight while shaking his head. The normally happy-go-lucky person is apparently phased by that particular assault, appearing to commiserate Vanessa rather then anything else. But he makes no outburst, instead crossing his arms and preparing to enter the match -- When she stops yelling that is. Jogging into the ring, he finally attempts to lightly grab Vanessa by the back of the shoulder and give her a reassuring squeeze. "It's alright, Vanessa. Even if we lose, what's it to us?" He does slowly shake his head at Megumi with a frown, before cracking his neck. He's in absolutely no shape to fight, but his willpower appears unbroken in the slightest. "But I'll do my best! C'mon!"
COMBATSYS: Ramon takes no action.
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Megumi merely smirks as Vanessa gets angry, bringing up an arm to catch the spit on her forearm. Gross. She doesn't say anything, she doesn't flinch at the rage directed at her. She just lets Vanessa haul off for one last assault on Yun, and joins in on it. Thrusting her right palm out, she sends a tiny energy ball at him, then clenches her fist once the sphere's near him to make it detonate.
Sakura winces as Vanessa gets nailed with that cone of pain. Having been on the receiving end of it, she can wholly respect the measure of ouchie that Vanessa is experiencing at the moment -- and can really see where she's coming from on the retaliatory spitting. But... well. This is just a fight, and one in front of cameras no less. Kyosuke took her to task for unleashing her anger, even -here-... and well. Yeah. She just hopes Yun doesn't feel the burn too much. "C'mon, Yun! Let's win this thing!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Yun endures Vanessa's Gaia Gear.
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COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Yun with Burst Orb.
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"Hehehehe. You sure got a mouth on you. And what's this? Yun not even... bothering to defend himself from the glorious hurricane and punch combo? No... not what anyone was expecting to say the least. He just stands there, and takes it. And even as the punch drills him and the winds rip his very flesh, Yun grins. The burst orb shatters around him, only adding to the onslaught Yun recieves. But still... he grins. "My master, well, both of my masters, taught me something." the Yun boy states, coughing from the pain. As he speaks, he limps towards Ramon. His cap idly falls off his head and to his feet as an aftermath of Vanessa's attack, revealing the brown hair he was born with. "... and that is that you shouldn't try to go against the tide, but rather..." step, step, step... almost to Ramon. And when he reaches him, he stands still for a moment. A dreadful, silent moment, before Yun IMMEDIATELY moves into action, sending a deadly elbow, shoulder check, and then rising fist straight at the Luchador! "... but rather go along WITH IT!" he yells, and the very winds Vanessa sent after Yun seem to appear behind him, if nothing for a nice little display. ... And after that assault, Yun is finished, slouching over and crouching to the ground. The last roar of the Twin Dragon of Raging Gusts.
COMBATSYS: Yun can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Yun successfully hits Ramon with You Hou.
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There's actually a look of concern on Ramon's face, although he doesn't do anything. "Man, you alright?" is asked with hand slightly extended, but then Yun streaks towards him. There's a yelp of surprise, but the luchadore doesn't quite dodge the final assault. Every strike impacts him in a rather brutal manner, but he doesn't collapse. He stumbles drunkenly to the right, grasping his face and coughing up a handful of blood. Eyeing it dreamily, he then stumbles towards Sakura. Before managing to break into a run, and finally /diving/ towards her with a large roar. Red streams behind him, and he attempts to strike her a dazing blow in the face; Before striking with a combination of kicks and punches, ending with a hellish dropkick towards her head. Then he collapses on his back, coughing roughly and deciding it's not condusive to move for the near future. "...Sorry." is managed to get croaked in Vanessa's direction, and he sounds very genuine about it.
COMBATSYS: Ramon can no longer fight.
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Megumi stops to administer a count, to see if Yun or Vanessa can return to the battle. They really don't seem to be up to it though. So Megumi declares something, yelling to make sure the crowd hears. "Vanessa is eliminated! Yun is eliminated!" And then it's down to Ramon, who's obviously on his last legs, and Sakura who isn't much better. Megumi thrusts her palm out again, creating another small energy ball that sails to Sakura. Same as before, she clenches a fist to make it explode near her target.
COMBATSYS: Sakura dodges Ramon's El Diablo Amarillo Ramon.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura fails to slow Burst Orb from Megumi with Small Hadouken.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura has reached third wind!
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Wincing as both Yun and Ramon eat massive amounts of damage, Sakura pushes back to her feet. She'd been kinda leaning against the railing, see... and all this carnage was just a lot to bear, y'know? "Man... I feel for ya!" she says -- though really it could apply to everyone in the ring! ... Except Megumi, anyway, but that's a given: H8 the ref and all that.
But just as she's starting to pull herself back into the ring, she finds Ramon charging forwards at her. It's... a bit easier for her to get out of the way than she might have expected, due to her much-needed stint recovering on the sidelines -- she leaps into a quick roll, getting herself out of the range of that series of attacks. "... Hey, it's all good..." she quips -- just before she sees Megumi's bursting attack rushing towards her. Her hands flash out, and she manages to cry, "HADO--" -- right before that red orb overpowers her, knocking her back a few steps, forcing her to one knee.
Hand to the ground, she pushes back to her feet -- shoving her fist back at Megumi. "C'mon, Megumi! Y'gonna hit me again, or call the end of this?" She could probably be forgiven for her defiant response, but really... she =is= holding back a few choice words, her uniform a bit tattered from the multiple run-ins with the floor.
To Vanessa's credit, she doesn't exacerbate things. Instead, she manages to keep her eyes off of the girl for the time being, seething or no. Anything she does now might throw things off balance-- and the last thing she wants is for anything to come in the way of her taking her to task for the blatantly bad way this entire affair was handled. While she does keep a distance, she's closer than she probably should be, having gotten to her feet to observe the rest of the fight. Seeing Ramon take that hit causes -her- to wince... but all she can do now is wait for the final outcome.
Cringing as the blow fails to meet its mark-- and equally exasperated by the fact that the teenager she's fighting against seems to once again manage to overcome the odds, the redhead merely makes her way over towards Ramon, using what INCREDIBLY MINOR strength she's got left to try and assist him out of the arena. However...
To Sakura, "Maybe we'll actually have a real match sometime in the future," her tones even. "You fought really damn well. Same for Yun, all shit-talk aside. But I think we've -both- got a bone to pick with our so-called ref. If I'm gonna lose, I'm gonna lose on my own terms. This was complete bullshit. Given some of the crap she was pulling on you, I'd say you've got just as much room to complain."
Then, to Ramon, "C'mon, tiger. Let's get our sorry asses to a friggin' bar already."
Megumi starts a count when Sakura's knocked down to a knee. But once Sakura is back on her feet, Megumi stops that count and walks up. "No, I think that's enough. Let me take care of the announcement." Vanessa's words don't even phase her, she's ignoring the boxer. Instead, she reaches for Sakura's arm, and raises it up high. "Your winners! Sakura and Yun!" And after that, she lets go of Sakura's arm and begins to walk off.
COMBATSYS: Megumi has left the fight here.
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There's at least a good bit of strength left in Ramon, who manages to get to his feet with some leverage from the other girl. His stance spreads, but the hispanic appears stable. Smoothing over a few tatters in his clothing and adjusting his eyepatch, another glance is thrown towards Megumi before Sakura and Yun are given a thumb's up. "Good show, amigos." is stated in seemingly unfeigned friendliness, before he grasps his back and grunts. Nothing is said about Megumi, and he actually attempts to drag Vanessa off -- with just as much INCREDIBLY MINOR strength -- as if to remove any final temptation of retribution. "Booze? Yeesh, I need to get acquainted with the floor a few hours before I can /think/ of booze..." He grasps his head as he says this, reeling mid-step. For Ramon to say this, he must of got his bell rung very well indeed.
Sakura lets her arm be raised up. but really... there's only a nominal smile across her face as she does so. Gotta respect the fanbase, and all that. Though... she mumbles apologetically to Megumi, so that the microphones might have a harder time picking it up, "Nothing personal, right?" The slight huffiness afterwards could either be attributed to her feeling of a job well done -- or the sheer exhaustion that comes from forcing her body to exceed its limits yet -again-.
As Megumi walks off, though, she walks over to Vanessa and Ramon, offering her hand to each of them in turn. Whether they take it -- well, their call. By this point, her smile's a bit more lucid. She really doesn't like holding grudges for long, see. "Good fight! It was really close, considering!"
And only -afterwards- would she check on Yun. Medics are already rushing in by that point, really... "Hey, partner. Awesome job there!"
Medics? He doesn't need medics! Besides. Medical costs are something that will deplete his money, and that's money that's being depleted from his village. "... Geh." mumbles Yun, slowly getting up and TRYING to get some sense back into him. That fight really took everything he had. "Unf... yeah, good fight. Good fight. You're destined for great things, you know." he remarks to Sakura. He slowly lifts his body, walking towards Ramon and Vanessa, offering them both handshakes as well. "Hehehe. That was a good fight. Great fun. You guys are REALLY strong. Don't let a loss against some asshole in a cap discourage you. You guys are really something. And that girl? Heh. If you do plan on going against her, I'm sure she'll be no problem. If I can beat her, albeit with some help from a friends. Good luck with that."
Shaking Sakura's hand with a weak smile, Vanessa nods her head to the girl, saying, "Yeah. Good fight. One've these days I wouldn't mind an honest to christ rematch-- no frills." Should be obvious what she means there. "Just... lemme get this poor bastard off to a plaec he can rest. I'll catch you two later." Funny-- no insults towards Yun. Things're much different -out- of the context of a fight, though. Anyone could tell you that.
Keeping hold of Ramon, she doesn't move until he's offered his own sentiments, her arm keeping a -gentle- hold on his midsection so as not to cause any further discomfort. "Better take you back to your hotel room in that case," she says. "Give you a chance to rest up. Me, personally, I'm gonna get a headstart."
The hand pump is returned in good fortune by Ramon, and it appears he's unbothored by the end of the fight really. No held grudges from visible accounts, although he does wince in pain. He does wait for Yun to also handshake, throwing a final thumb's up. "I want to match you personally sometime." The hispanic is pointing at Yun, quite challenging -- but still in an amiable fashion. "Not seen someone as acrobatic as me, yet." But then he begins to limp off, apparently needing to collapse one way or another. "Aww. Not your hotel?" is pouted at Vanessa, but without his usual gusto. Looks like it's almost possible to beat the innuendo out of him after all.
Ah, well, good! At least Vanessa's calmed down a bit -- the schoolgirl might've had to clock her one if she started that whole cursing nonsense again. Kasugano just gets through nights like this with the realization that it's all 'business' in a sense. Possibly even her future career path!
But even still, she's glad she can get good vibrations from people afterwards. Nothing like having a walk with your dog interrupted by someone out for blood, or anything like that, right? Eh. She returns Vanessa's and Ramon's comments with a bright smile. "Take care, you two! And, er, if you ever want street fights, don't think I won't take you guys up on it!"
But really, she has to defer to her teammate, offering him a shoulder if he cares to accept it. "Yeah. She's been beaten before, just takes a bit of luck." Laughing softly, she walks Yun towards the exit. Maybe not the -best- fight, but a good one.
Log created by Sakura, and last modified on 08:14:35 04/24/2005.