SNF 2004.02 - Dan versus Cody

Description: Dan provides a warm Southtown welcome to the American fighter. (Winner: Cody)


Howard Arena

"LLLLLLLADIES AND GEEEENTLEMEN! Welcome to the second week of Saturday!
Night! Fight!"
The roar from the crowd is a bit less noticeable than last week's given the
absence of Athena fans, but the hardcore fighting fans easily fill much of
the stadium.
"Tonight, we have a more traditional match for you! You'll remember him from
our premiere fight, the one and only master of the Saikyo school of martial
arts, Dan Hibiki!"
"ORARARARARARA!" A pink ball of Saikyo energy bounds onto the arena floor,
rolling along to a point near the center, whereupon it unrolls to become Dan
on one knee, shaking a forearm at the crowd. "YATTA ZE!"
"And our second fighter comes to us all the way from Metro City in the US of
A, please welcome CODY DAAALTON!"

"Oh, dammit, I thought you told him not to use my last name! What do you
mean you-- hey! Stop pushing! Jesus, fine." This conversation, though
inaudible in the size and noise level of Howard Arena, nonetheless precedes
Cody's initial stumble out onto the arena, climbing onto the stage and
giving the audience a sort of half-hearted wave.
Cody is a MASTER SHOWMAN. Except not.

Dan gets to his fight, folding his arms imperiously as Cody steps onto the
arena floor. "Greetings, worthy challenger!" he booms. "Feel lucky that
tonight you get to feel the strength of the arm of Saikyo! OSHAAAA!" Again
with the forearm shaking. "A once in a lifetime chance such as this is one
to treasure! Don't take your loss too harshly, as all will fall before the
might of mighty Dan Hibiki! Now let's get this party started!" He shifts
into a fighting stance, bouncing on the balls of his feet and looking
entirely unlike someone who got his ass kicked last week.

"Right, now, so who's my victim for the ni..ght..." Cody turns, spots Dan,
and starts gaping, all in one clean movement. He doesn't say anything for at
least ten seconds... at which point his eyes tear up and he bursts into
laughter. "AHAHAHAHAHAAAa! Y-you're PINK!" he chokes out, his eyes tearing
up. "And you... oh my god! AHAHahaHHAHA!"
Luckily, Cody manages to pull himself together rather quickly, though his
eyes are still moist. "R-right," he coughs, straightening up and cracking
his knuckles. "L-let's get this show on the road." This said, he drops into
his typical fighting position, ready to beat this pink guy vigorously. In
the spleen.

"Of course!" Dan thumps his chest proudly. "Pink is the color of the mighty
warrior! If you cannot respect that, you will lose this fight! Now, get
ready, because here we go!" Always one to start off the fight, Dan launches
himself into a running charge at Cody, kicking off into the air, and coming
down in a smooth but rather textbook jumpkick.

COMBATSYS: Dan has started a fight here.
COMBATSYS: Cody has joined the fight here.
COMBATSYS: Cody dodges Dan's Medium Kick.

Cody, despite his shaken-up state, is still nimble enough to evade an attack
as simple as that. He bounds backwards, out of the reach of Dan's leg, and
counterattacks; as the pink one lands and rises again, he lunges forward,
arm stuck out in an attempt to clothesline Hibiki.

COMBATSYS: Dan fails to interrupt Fierce Punch from Cody with Seoi Nage.

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Cody             0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0              Dan

Dan lands with a thud. As he straightens, he smirks at Cody's pathetic
attempt at a punch. It's coming in too fast to block, but he should be able
to mitigate the damage if he can just grab Cody's arm...
Or, you know, the punch could HURT LIKE FREAKING HELL. Dan barely has time
to get a grip before Cody's punch lands, sending him rocketing backward
several feet and tumbling along. He rolls to a stop, coming up on one knee
and rubbing his cheek. "You pack a mighty fine wallop, but it won't help
you!"

"Yeah, that's what they all say," replies Cody. "And then I hit them in the
face with a pipe. That's always fun," Cody replies, before going on the
attack again. He takes a few steps forwards and then bounds into the air,
arcing through it towards Dan. As he drops, he brings his hands together and
uses them to make one Super-Sized fist, bringing it down towards Dan's head.

COMBATSYS: Dan blocks Cody's Medium Punch.

Dan gets back to his feet just in time to catch Cody's wrists in one hand.
As Cody lands, Dan wriggles around, trying to get in position just behind
Cody. Hopefully, if the Amerikaner isn't too quick for him, he'll be able to
get an arm around Cody's neck, and THIS time he'll shout "ULTIMATE HEAVEN
AND EARTH SELF-TAUGHT SKULL CRUSHER!" And with that, his fist will come down
on Cody's head...for a world-class noogie.

COMBATSYS: Dan successfully hits Cody with Kyuukyoku Tenchi Gadou Zuki.

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Cody             0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0              Dan

"What? Man, what the hell are you yelling about?" asks Cody, as he gets an
arm around the neck; he is quickly answered, in the form of a NOOGIE.
"AOSDIGNDKJas!" he almost-squeals, trying to twist out of Dan's grip and
failing miserably. Eventually, he gives up with trying to twist free and
merely, with a growl, basically flops over, trying to pull Dan with him and
slam his head into the stage floor.

COMBATSYS: Dan dodges Cody's Medium Throw.

Dan knows when enough's enough, though, and lets go just as Cody tries to
yank him down. He pushes off the floor with his hands, twisting around in
the air to face straight down. He throws both of his fists forward, creating
a massive blue ball of chi. The range is just short enough that it'll plow
into the floor if it doesn't hit Cody, rather than dissipate. "GADOUKEN!"

COMBATSYS: Cody blocks Dan's Gadouken.

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Cody             0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0              Dan

Cody collapses to the ground with a thud after Dan's weight dissapears,
rolling onto his back just in time to throw up his hands, stopping the chi
ball from blasting him in the face. "Goddamn chi stuff or whatever," Cody
grumbles, rolling backwards to his feet. "I can do that, too, you know! ...
sort of," he informs Dan. "Just watch me!"
With a cry, Cody steps forward, coming in low and launching an uppercut at
his opponent; as the fist impacts with where Dan's head ideally is, a
man-sized blue whirlwind, laced with blue streaks of chi, whips into
existence, knocking the space where the Saikyo master should be around.
Let's just hope he's still there.

COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Dan with Criminal Upper.

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Cody             0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1              Dan

Dan lands on the ground facing Cody, ready to start in on another
attack...when he comes straight at Dan. "Yipe!" He tries to leap backwards,
but the uppercut catches him square in the chin while the wind buffets him
around, tossing him to the ground. Dan's not getting hit -too- often, but
when he does, man does it hurt.
Dan rolls backward and onto his feet, though he looks a little unsteady.
"Okay, time to quit playing around," he announces, rubbing his chin. He
leaps at Cody, spinning around for a single roundhouse kick to the head.
"HISSHOU!" If that connects, he launches into a combo that attacks points
steadily lower on Cody's body, ending with a rising spinning kick. "BURAI!
KEN!"

COMBATSYS: Cody fails to interrupt Hisshou Burai Ken from Dan with Strong Throw.

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Cody             0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0              Dan

Cody's right hand snaps out, trying to grab onto Dan's ankle... and it does,
temporarily. Unfortunately, it proves a bit too hard to hold onto, slipping
out of his grasp and still impacting with his head. This is followed by a
veritable buffet of blows, the last of which sends Cody into the air and
then back down onto the ground a few feet from Dan; he's back on his feet in
a few seconds, however. "Ow."

Dan lands in front of Cody, both arms outstretched and giving him the
thumbs-up. "Yoush! You see, I am unbeatable!" Spotting an opening, he leaps
in toward Cody; a shot hop, bringing his leg up in a Muay Thai flying
kneekick. "OSHA!"

COMBATSYS: Cody blocks Dan's Light Kick.

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Cody             1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0              Dan

Cody throws a forearm up, catching the knee with it and preventing too much
damage from happening. "I've never met someone who's unbeatable before," he
retorts, "And if there is one somewhere, I'd bet he doesn't wear pink!" With
a grunt, he steps backwards and hops into the air, twisting about and
snapping his leg out at Dan's neck.

COMBATSYS: Dan blocks Cody's Crack Kick.

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Cody             1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0              Dan

Dan throws up his arms, barely catching the kick before it strikes him. Even
then, the force sends him skidding back along the floor for a few feet.
"After tonight, your opinion will change! Your ass is grass!" He launches
himself into the air again and flies at Cody, snapping out three quick kicks
at what he judges to be the appropriate moment. "DAN DAN BOOT TO THE HEAD!"

COMBATSYS: Dan successfully hits Cody with Dankuu Kyaku.

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Cody             1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0              Dan

Cody, with a grunt, springs backwards; unfortunately, the kick goes rather a
lot farther than he expected it to, and he ends up getting two of the kicks
in the chest, which sends him flying backwards, landing roughly on his back.
Snarling now, Cody hauls himself to his feet once again, cracking his
knuckles once more. "Alright, then. No more mister nice guy!" he growls,
lunging forward.
As he nears Dan, Cody lifts up one leg, bringing it around in a roundhouse
kick. And... FLASH OMG. There's a burst of blue light, a slight pause in
time accompanied by a battlecry from Cody, and all of a sudden the American
is trailing blue afterimages as he unloads kick after kick at Dan.
Near the end of the massive kick combo, Cody's momentum actually carries him
(and hopefully the bekicked Dan) into the air several feet; if he's still
carrying Hibiki by then, he ends it with a massive axe kick straight down
into the floor.

COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Dan with Dead End Irony.

The Dead End Irony, so appropriately named, goes exactly as Cody plans. Dan
is caught in the whirlwind of kicks, slammed around like a rag doll. The axe
kick sends him smashing down to the ground, and he even bounces once or
twice. He lays there for a moment, and the announcer is about to declare
Cody the winner, when...
"NO! I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!" A pink glow forms around Dan, and he pushes
himself off the floor, getting to his feet. "OSHA! There is no way you can
put me down that I will not get back up again!" He rolls along the floor at
twice the normal speed, but not really anywhere near Cody.
"ORARARARARARARARA! You may have hit me three times, but the fourth will not
occur!" From the roll, he springs into a high jump, shouting "YAHOO!" as he
soars clear over Cody's head. "A ruffian like yourself can never beat the
ultimate master of Saikyo!" As he lands, he spins around, shoving a
V-for-victory sign at his opponent. "Now, gimme whatcha got!"

..
...The pink aura fades, and Dan goes from looking confident to rolling his
eyes up. He wobbles for a moment, then falls backward with a dull thump. And
this time, he doesn't get up.

COMBATSYS: Dan can no longer fight.
COMBATSYS: Dan has left the fight here.
COMBATSYS: Dan successfully hits Cody with Chouhatsu Densetsu.

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Cody             0/-------/-----==|

Cody honestly has no idea how to react to this. Having landed a safe
distance away from the downed Dan, he just stares as the Saikyo master goes
through his taunt routine and then collapses. After he doesn't get back up,
he glances around nervously, dusts off his hands, then announces, to the
(hopefully roaring) crowd, "Uh... I win?" A very keen observation.

"AND A TRULY STUNNING VICTORY FROM OUR AMERICAN FIGHTER!" the announcer
gushes enthusiastically. The crowd roars its appreciation as well, though
half of them are by now used to seeing Dan lose. It's the -way- he loses
that they generally enjoy watching. "Thank you all for coming to Saturday
Night Fight! We hope to see you here again next week!"

Log created by Kobun, and last modified on 09:27:34 04/23/2005.