Description: Cody edges out Whip early in the match, but Ralf turns the tide, later falling to Vice. Megumi and Leona duke it out for the nail-biting finale! (Winners: Ikari Team)
Sometimes, someone is hit with a truly inspired idea as to where to stage a fight; somewhere like on a moving double-decker bus, or some local, scenic area. The ones responsible for these ideas often gain some modicum of respect from their peers, for having such a good idea.
And sometimes, some dick says, 'Hey, let's have a bunch of these guys fight on top of a tower in the middle of the Korean DMZ! It'll be great.' And, for some reason, he doesn't lose his job and it happens anyways.
It is for this reason that Cody, along with his teammates and once more clad in his prison jumpsuit, rests boredly on a bench on top of a very tall tower smack dab in the middle of the Korean DMZ. You look one way, and there's North Korea, its forces patrolling its border. You look the other way, and there's South Korea, in the same situation.
Cody, however, has other things on his mind. "I'm cold. What retard thought _this_ up?"
From one place where the Ikari are hated to another. It seems the person who schedules these fights as a bit of a twisted sense of humor. Standing with the other Ikari once again is Leona, though she didn't have to fight last time she is well prepared to fight given the mess their opponents caused last round. She is clad in a black tanktop with jeans and combat boots with twin belts crossed to where they hand on one hip carry various small explosives and a few throwing knives in them. Much like that last fight she doesn't seem to be going first. Instead she stands with arms crossed and gaze focused on the fighting area as her blue hair gets lightly blown about by the breeze. "Be careful Whip. Don't put it past them to try something to up their chances of winning." she tells her team mate as she glances briefly to the other Ikari woman. "Me and the commander have your back."
Megumi is much more open about her affiliations this time. Her entry in Round One, at a french vineyard, had been a surprise. It's not much of a secret now however, so she's sitting with Cody and Vice at that bench. Where Cody's complaining about the cold, she's...much less expressive, merely sitting there silently, with a distant, blank expression. Not much in the way of team spirit here.
It certainly wasn't Whip's idea. Fighting on top of a tower, no matter how tall or wide this particular tower is, does not particularly give the youngest Ikari as many advantages as she would enjoy on more common terrain. However, there they are, and there Whip is staring off the side of the tower and over the terrain that stretches out before them. Particularly, North Korea. Sure fighting on the top of a tower... but fighting just on the border of North Korea, which does not particularly care for the Ikari due to their many mercenary campaigns within the region.
Hell, she wouldn't be surprised if they went ahead and booby trapped the entire structure.
Taking a quick about face to the side of the tower she returns to her comrades. As per her usual, she is wearing her typical combat uniform. Something somewhat reminiscent of Nazi Germany, or Shadaloo, pick your poison. She nods towards Leona, "Don't worry. I've read this team's dossier, and I know there is nothing too underhanded for them. Thankfully for myself, I've never been accused of being fair either." She then gives both a quick salute before walking out into the middle of the top of the tower to await the first challenger.
As she does, she reaches into one of her pockets and pulls out something. It's a red and green length of cloth, looking quite similar to the bandanna that Ralf wears. Moving her gloved hands deftly, she ties the material around her left arm. The end result is that she's wearing a band around one arm... which just makes her look even more like a Nazi than ever. However, she seems to want to borrow some of the luck or skill that her commander showed in China.
Indeed, the second-eldest Ikari is present, all dappered up for this chilly high-rise event. Sure, it's his..second trip back to the land of dogburgers in the past month, and it's probably due to the prior mission's influence that this place isn't a big, radioactive, smoking crater right now. Is it going to his head, however? Mm, maybe a little, just a bit. Whip was here too, and on the trek here, all three of them had a short talk about the irony of coming back so soon! They're safe, however, as no idiot, aside from maybe that Kim Jong-Il whacko, would do anything as public as snuff them out in the middle of a worldwide event.
Today, Jones is adored in a lovely white shirt, the texture made of long vertical ridges, tight enough to show off his awesome physique for someone his age. Hell, for anyone HALF his age. The lack of sleeves mean that only two thin straps over his shoulders keep the fabric up, and with his kevlar vest currently off and sitting on the nearby bench, along with his favorite (and freshly-washed) bandana, he looks every bit the abusive Latin man that every non-endowed American office shmuck has come to hate. The shirt is left untucked, hiding the cloth and brass-buckled belt holding his heavy cargo pants up, with those stuffed into thick steel-toed boots.
"Just kick their asses so we can get back home, huh? This is your shot, newbie! Don't disappoint me!" Way to keep the pressure off, isn't it? He stands next to Leona, rather than sitting, his big arms folded across his chest as his jaw grinds into a couple pieces of Juicy Fruit.
COMBATSYS: Whip has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Megumi has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Cody has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Ralf has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Whip
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Cody 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Leona has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Cody 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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%Homecoming, of sorts. While Vice had no memory of her origins, she always had a unconcious aversion to coming to anywhere -near- this area. No longer. Dressed in something akin to her normal clothing... but it was black. Completely and utterly black. Black leather gloves on the ends of her hands, black stockings on her legs, tucked into black boots... she looked like she was dressed for a funeral, perhaps. And perhaps she was.
"Cody. Shut up and go." she snarls, twisting her head to the side to level a glare at the large American, the Orochi woman hunching forward to rest her forearms on her knees. And that was all she said. She didn't look pleased to be here, in the very slightest.
COMBATSYS: Vice has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Cody 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ralf
"Get a massage or something, Jesus," Cody scowls at Vice, rising to his feet with a stretch and scratching tiredly at the back of his head. Yawning, he stumbles out into the middle of the tower to meet Whip, looks her up and down, and then grunts, "You again, huh? Well, good luck, kid," he adds, quickly breaking into another yawn and backing away, rolling his shoulders in preperation.
As is typical, a KoF Official moves out to in betwen the two, checks them both for readiness, and then raises his hand into the air. "Ready..." And down goes the hand! "FIGHT!" The official, who saw Cody's last fight, immediately _flings_ himself backwards, attempting to get out of the way of the American's explosion forward...
But it doesn't come. Instead, he almost overbalances and falls over, yawns again, and then turns to yell at Vice, "Did you put something in my lunch?"
He seems to quickly remember that he's in a fight now, however, and suddenly snaps his right foot backwards and up, launching a large rock that may or may not have been there originally into the air. As it falls, he whirls about and slams the side of his foot into it, launching it at Whip's chest like some kind of death hackysack.
COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Whip with Bad Stone.
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Vice 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Cody 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Ralf
Moving over to Vice, Mature watches for a while then stiffles a yawn before asking, "Did you put something in his lunch?" Apparently unaware and only vaguely paying attention. Where did the blonde come from anyway..? It doesn't matter, maybe she used her ninja skills of blending or something. Still she finds something like a post to lean against, or maybe she'll just use Vice. "He's a good meat shield, but I wonder if he can keep up the same energy we saw from him last time.. mmm? " The blonde stiffles a yawn for a moment then glances over at Megumi with consideration. . how long could she possibly stay like that.
Standing on the other side of the ring, Whip just waits patiently for Team Evil to get their act together. It doesn't seem like they have the spazfest-ness that was Team Strongest! Of course, topping that would be quite a feat indeed. However, as Cody walks forward she doesn't percieve him as an immediate threat. After all, he hasn't even moved into fighting position just yet and, well, she hasn't either all told. Voodoo remains within its holster, and she stands with her hands behind her back.
Of course, this is before the stone comes flying at her. Suddenly her eyes both widen and she moves to try and knock the incoming projectile away with her wrist before it hits her in the chest. Instead, it flies directly towards its target and hits home, impacting with her chest as the young woman winces visibly in pain. She gruffs slightly, holding one of her arm across her chest while she gives the convict a quick grin.
"Very nicely done, Cody. I should have suspected something like this from someone who brainwashes young women into fighting for them." She then reaches behind her back and slowly draws Voodoo from her holster, taking her time it looks like. She then states calmly, "How you live with yourself is beyond my reckoning, though perhaps you are just a doll dancing along someone else's strings yourself. Regardless, this is your deadline."
With a quick snap of the azure whip across the ground, the kindness drains from Whip's face. She then swings her whip overhead, gripping it around one of the many cameras taking aerial views of this fight. Using this, she swings like a pendulum directly towards the convict. Intending in full to pay him back for his attack by kicking him in the chest as she swings towards him with at a blinding velocity!
COMBATSYS: Cody blocks Whip's Hook Shot.
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Vice 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Cody 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Ralf
"I didn't put a -DAMN- thing in your lunch, CODY!" Vice snarls towards the man, the leather of her gloves creaking as she curls her fingers into fists, straightening her posture as she sits on the bench. Ignoring Mature at first, Vice casts a glance over towards Megumi, until she lifts her eyes up to her counterpart. "Of course I didn't. It wouldn't do to have our -dear- Cody get hurt too badly, hmmm?" Vice says with a mocking sort of voice, before twisting her head back towards the fighting area, and spitting. And from her position there, she then glares across at the opposing team. Ralf first... but Leona in particular. Something off about that one.
By the time Whip's swinging at him, Cody's turned back around, and just in time to see said swinging; with a shrug, he plants his feet and tightens up his chest, and when the little monkey-girl impacts him, the only effect is that he slides slightly backwards from the impact. Whip, on the other hand, is left essentially standing on his chest!
"'Sup," Cody intones, in a possibly purposeful reference to his last KoF fight, in which he carried out an almost similar maneuver and response against Chris. The second part of the response, at least, is different, as rather than utilizing some fancy maneuver, Cody simply rocks backwards and then _throws_ his forehead, and his body along with it, directly at Whip's face.
COMBATSYS: Whip dodges Cody's Fierce Punch.
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Cody 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Ralf
Megumi isn't paying much attention to Vice or Mature right now. Their glances, their little quips to her, these go unanswered. She's got her eyes rooted to the match going on, interested in it despite her currently rather subdued range of expression. A quick nod after his opening move, then...she just looks confused when Whip starts talking to Cody. Megumi's keeping quiet, though.
However, Whip is not there by the time Cody comes at her with that head butt. Kicking off quickly with her boots she continues swinging, this time towards the other direction and then back and behind Cody, leaving the headbutt to ram heads with open air. She then swings up and around, actually managing to land on top of one of the protective shields covering the cameras from unintended fight damage. She stares down at her opponent with her arms crossed.
"Is that all you have to say then." The hard edge to her eyes grow more intent, "Much less than a doll, a puppet. Who is pulling your strings then Cody? Not that it matters, like the girl you're using... once your use is done, you'll be tossed aside." She then leaps back and behind the camera again.
Snatching the camera again, Whip prepares for yet another of the same variety. Being her signature, one would suspect seeing it often... and here comes Whip, rocketing towards Cody's face. This time she fully intends to slam the heels of her boots against his chin.
COMBATSYS: Whip successfully hits Cody with Hook Shot.
- Power hit! -
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"Don't compare me to them," Cody growls up at Whip. "I'm not here because I want to be." And then she's swinging in again, and this time Cody attempts to simply leap to the side, out of the way. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.
he kick connects solidly, blasting the American backwards off the tower. What happens next is caught on video only by a fan on the ground, taping what little he can see of the fight on a digital video camera.
A set of long, vertical banners has been hung on the sides of the tower, advertising KoF, and, as luck would have it, Cody is falling right next to one of these. About halfway to the ground, he rips a knife out of his back pocket and plunges it into the middle of the decoration, riding it down like many pirates ride sails, or loose women.
It doesn't do much to stop his fall; luckily, it wasn't mean to. As he hits the end of the banner, still a good twenty feet off the ground, he grabs onto one ripped half of the tapestry and, through some absurd manipulation of the laws of physics, turns his fall into a swing. And by 'swing' I of course mean a swing combined with running along the wall, which carries him, over a few seconds, back up the entire length of the tower. As he nears the top, however, he releases himself, launching into the air, impacting with one of the set-up cameras, and kicking off it, flipping forward once in mid-air as a cover for releasing a silver streak - the same knife he used on the giant banner - towards Whip.
The American himself slams into the top of the tower in a crouching position, one fist resting on the ground; the impact causes a massive dent and several aftershocks of creaking. He rises to his feet almost immediately, and amazingly his heart does not immediately explode from the amount that must have raised his blood pressure.
COMBATSYS: Whip slows Knife Throw from Cody with Desert Eagle.
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Cody 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Ralf
The blue-haired Ikari stays quite through the start of this match. Then again she isn't known to be the type to cheer on people, even if they are her friends. Her gaze stays focused on the fight for the most part, though occasionally she will glance towards the bench of the oppossing team. Vice and Megumi are familiar, but the other one doesn't seem like a familiar face. Then again Mature may be a new face to the halfbreed something seems to make Leona bristle much Vice does. Trying to ignore the slight irritated feeling she has she tries to keep her focus on Cody and Whip. "He's tough. Do you you think she can take him?" she quitely Ralf without even sparing him a look.
...He just went over the edge. Megumi stares as Cody's sent off the tower, and even in her currently 'stunned' mental state, that worries her. She gets up from her team's bench, asking aloud, "Cody?", as if he's in any position to answer. Cody's tough, he could probably survive the fall anyway, but it worries her regardless. When he emerges back onto the tower again without too many big injuries, her relief is obvious. Exhaling, she sits back down. Still not as expressive as she probably should have been in that situation, but the sentiment was there.
"Nice hit newbie, yeah!" comes the enthusiastic yell from Ralf, the sound of his clapping hands heard easily enough through the thin air. It's a damn shame that the guy comes back though, all thinking he's Tarzan and whatnot. A wince crosses his face as the silver streak flies, but..mm. He has to admit (silently of course, not aloud) that..it was handled in a rather interesting fashion. It's hard to shoot something like that, when it's so quick.
"She damn well better," he replies curtly, glancing over at the blue-haired half-breed. "You girls are trained to take down guys twice your size, she'll be fine..and it not, I'll clean it up. This is her chance to show us what she's got, you know?" NO PRESSURE, WHIP!
Watching Cody fall from the tower, Whip once again lands on another camera fixture. Standing on top of the metallic shielding that covers it she gets a bird's eye view of what happens to Cody. She states coldly, "Game Over, Cody." And then turns her back towards him to look towards her next opponents. Even if Cody somehow manages to survive the fall, he'll be in no condition to fight after hitting the ground. Even a fighter cannot simply endure their body slamming into the ground at the speed it'll be going when he reaches the ground.
However, she turns around when she hears the stunned gasps as people notice Cody managing to -run- up the side of the tower again and return to the fight. Her eyes widen considerably, and a grin comes to her features, "Again, well played." As he swings around and towards one of the cameras, kicking off of it and towards her, she catches the silver streak flying directly towards her. In a flash of movement that could only be well-trained reflex she pulls the Desert Eagle from its holster, the hand cannon being aimed directly towards the knife. She intends to knock the knife out of the air - after all, knives vs. bullets the result should be obvious right?
Well, that's not quite the case. The knife does have quite a bit more bulk than her bullets, and with the strength of Cody its momentum is impressive indeed. However, that doesn't stop Whip's well trained eye from slowing down the projectile and slightly changing its path. In the end, however, she ends up with the knife jammed into her thigh painfully.
The result knocks her off of her perch and down towards the ring again. She lands with a thud, and a groan... however, she still has a smirk. Staring at Cody she states calmly, "You are represented by the company you keep, Cody. You say you're here because you don't want to be, but I don't believe so. You're here because you don't want to free yourself." She narrows her eyes slightly as she states, "I know better than anyone though that you can free yourself, if you truly wanted to. Besides, would you rather be used as a puppet, then tossed aside as trash?"
All the gasp, and such seemed to start the redhaired Orochi woman from glaring across towards Leona and Ralf, belatedly gazing to the spot where Cody had made his drop, her bored gaze watching him hop back in the ring again. Dismissing that sight with a snort, Vice returns to her glaring, although... this time, the glaring was focused upon Whip, and the way the Ikari was fighting... and her words. The glare fades in an instant, as a slow, slow grin spreads across her lips, a lower-pitched chuckle of dark mirth shaking the woman's shoulders. "They just don't -get- it, do they, Mature...?"
Cody doesn't like to hurt girls. He never has, and he probably never will; this method of thinking even made it hard for him to fight Poison, even though she's a total bitch-skank, way back when. There comes a time, however, when every man has to suck it up and punch a girl in the face to prove he's right. This is one of those times.
"You shut your mouth!" roars Cody, suddenly erupting forward and charging across the towertop towards Whip, meaning to simply reach through whatever guard she raises - assuming she does, and doesn't simply remove herself from being anywhere near him - and grab her face by the _entire face._ "You don't know anything about me _or_ my situation, you little snot!"
Assuming this maneuver works, he proceeds to lift her up by - by the face - turn about, and pitch her across the towertop. Not that damaging, no, even if it works, but a great stress reliever.
COMBATSYS: Whip blocks Cody's Quick Throw.
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Cody 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Ralf
Soon enough, Whip finds that Cody is shutting her mouth the easy way - by wrapping his hand over her face. Of course this means she soon finds herself being whipped around and swung across the tower top. Or at least, she would if she had not gripped his arm tightly with her gloved hand just after he releases her. Sure, this little maneuver yanks the hell out of her arm, but it's certainly less damaging than being slung across the ground. From there, she stares silently at Cody.
"I know enough. I know that you don't really want to do this, and I know there is something keeping you from escaping yourself. However, don't you presume that I don't know what that's like." Her glare hardens as her gloved hand grips tighter and tighter into the convict's wrist, "However, if you will not release yourself, then I will release you. By cutting all your strings, one by one."
With that, Whip reaches down and yanks the knife from her thigh, tossing the bloodied instrument across the ground. She then suddenly leaps up and over Cody's larger frame. This time she intends to wrap her whip around his neck. Regardless, she will land behind him... though the result will decide her next move...
COMBATSYS: Cody blocks Whip's Zed.
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The whip finds solid purchase around his neck, and Whip does, in fact, pull off the shoulder throw she was going for. The only downside is that rather than flying away from the girl, Cody essentially rolls over her shoulder and maneuvers so as to land on his feet next to the girl.
This, of course, is a perfect opportunity for an attack, and he takes it, attempting to slam his fist violently into her stomach, with enough force to cause her to bend over. And, should that blow succeed - and have its' desired effect - he lifts his hands up above his head, clasps them together, and slams them into the small of the bent Whip's back. Double Axe Handle for the win.
COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Whip with Fierce Punch.
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And does it ever... suddenly Whip finds herself bent over forwards as the fist impacts with her abdomen with enough force to cause spittle to fly from her lips in a harsh cough. The followup, then, comes down upon her with enough force to send her rushing into the top of the tower face first! The result is impressive, and certainly rocks the poor girl's world. However, as soon as it is over she gets right back up and flips backwards, and away, from Cody.
Wiping some blood flowing from her newly injured nose, she smirks. "A brawler, should have known better than to tangle with you up close. Then I suppose it's back to the other strategy." What other strategy? Oh my goodness, it's exciting! Oh wait... she's just snapping her whip to latch onto one of the camera cranes so she can swing once again. This time, rather than directly going towards Cody though she swings far out and far over the side of the tower. Then, using this momentum she swings backwards like a pendulum.
Oh, and just for an added bonus, one can distinctly hear her yelling out, "Hook Shot!" ... Wait, she doesn't normally do that. Well, it did work for Ralf that one time...
COMBATSYS: Cody endures Whip's Hook Shot.
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Wince.
"Jesu..OI! What're you doin' out there, watch for that shit!" Grunt. Ralf folds his arms across his chest, his jaw a bit tight as his teeth press together, not quite grinding, though the desire is there. At least her next attack hits..though she's using it so much, it's sure to be well-telegraphed by now. The way Cody just..did he even TRY to avoid that? It just doesn't sit right, and Jones mumbles under his breath as the match continues.
Cody, apparently, is getting the hang of this; when Whip swings back and calls out her attack name, he rolls his neck to the left and right, bares his chest, and draws his hand back. And as the girl swings in, he roars, "Criminal..."
And, as Whip swings mightily into him, he uses the force of the blow to spin about and slams his fist towards the spot in between the now-hanging Ikari's shoulderblades. He also finishes his roar! "UPPER-"
Whatever remains of the attack name is cut off by the sudden eruption of a large, chi-laced whirlwind around where Whip _should_ be hanging, unless she engages in some truly fancy acrobatics.
COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Whip with Criminal Upper.
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Honestly, not this time. She wasn't expecting Cody to out-and-out just absorb her attack like that. Block, perhaps, dodge, maybe... but just endure it like that. Thus when the uppercut comes, Whip's eyes widen in shock and soon she is sent flying upwards - Directly Upwards! One can watch as she twists, spinning into the air as her body is wracked with the pain and traces of chi trail from her clothes.
However, Whip is far from over. On the way down, rather than trying to move away from Cody she aims towards him like a rocket! Falling head first and directly towards the convict before twisting her body again to land on her feet, all the while brandishing Voodoo and trying to bring it down viciously across his face and shoulders. Regardless of whether it hits or not, she speaks in her calm... eerie tone:
"Shall We Dance?"
COMBATSYS: Whip successfully hits Cody with MAX Sonic Slaughter EX.
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And, indeed, her first attack finds home. However, it is far from the last lash. Soon enough she begins the familiar back and forth motion of rapid whip strikes that accompanies her Sonic Slaughter. All the while she holds her hands over her stomach, her head slightly aimed downwards while she gives her victim a hard glare from beneath her bangs. Which each lash her strikes grow more rapid, until finally she is whipping so fast that the dust and debris along the ground is whipped up into a mini-tornado around her feet! Finally, twenty-five vicious lashes later, she kneels down and knocks her victim up and away in a powerful upwards swinging strike. Meanwhile she takes a moment to brush the hair out of her eyes...
Cody would probably fall down, but he doesn't get a chance to, the whip strikes actually causing tears in his jumpsuit after the first few strikes. When the final strike comes, he launches up into the air, spinning about, and slams back into the top of the roof, causing another large dent.
It takes him a few moments to stir from that one, climbing slowly to his feet and shaking his head vigorously to get rid of the stars he's seeing. "Not bad, kid," he calls out to Whip, nodding appreciatively. "I'm pretty sure you didn't hit me with that one last time. Probably a good thing, too. ... Right, then. Here we go!"
And the American is once more into the breach, rushing forward with the same gusto he had earlier despite the gashes along his shoulders and upper torso that have now begun to ooze blood, quickly adding red to the brawler's palette.
He stays simple this time, however, extending his arm as he nears Whip and attempting to simply run into her, clotheslining her to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Whip with Medium Punch.
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Whip -was- pleased with that last attack. After all, it did do quite a bit of damage to Cody. Although, sadly, he was probably used to physical abuse from his prison buddies. After she is finished though, it is apparent that she is closed to finished as well. She moves slowly, painfully after the rush of that last attack is gone. For this very reason she ends up being clotheslined into the ground when Cody plows towards her.
However, Whip does get up again. It's apparent she's near the end of her rope though... her eyes, at least the ones that can be seen from beneathe her bangs, are unfocused and her steps uneven. She then speaks in sweeping tones towards Cody, "Well done, Cody. However, does your victory mean anything. Work your fingers to the bone, sit and watch the world go by... while your problems multiply." She scowls at this, "Your blindness is perverse."
She then holds up Voodoo and stares at it quietly, "Though you may not thank it now, I'm here for your own good. To wake you from your dream... hate me, show me your scorn, but if you free yourself." She then kneels down while her eyes harden further at Cody, "You'll thank me in the end..."
With that, she rushes straight towards Cody and attempts to grab ahold of him from behind. If successful or not it'll decide her next move...
COMBATSYS: Whip can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Cody dodges Whip's Zed.
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However, in the end she fails. Cody simply moves out of the way. With that, and a few more stumbling steps, she collapses to the ground. Breathing heavily she states, in a pained tone, "Sorry... commander." right before she passes into unconciousness.
"Kick their ass commander...." are the only words that Leona gives to Ralf as she starts to step over in the direction of where Whip falls. She may be a bit disappointed in the other mercenaries performance, but it looks like the jailbird seems to be more skilled than she would like to admit. Her attention is pulled away from the opposing side long enough to lean down and check on how bad off her fellow merc is hurt. She then hefts the girl up over a shoulder rather easily. "Another time..." she says while reaching to drag Voodoo along to clear things up as Ralf steps up. "Leave it to the two of us to finish this." She sets Whip down to rest on the bench then turns to once again face the forward and watch the fight.
Tch. The gum between Ralf's teeth is spread across the front of his teeth, jaw opening as he inhales. The resulting inward bubble cracks loudly, soon followed by more harsh chewing. "Reel the ki--" he starts to instruct simply as he turns to pick his jacket up off of the bench. Leona's already on the ball! Whip..mm. It's hard to say how she did; Cody has pulled off incredible stunts, but..he's just a criminal, hero though he was. Tough bastard, but..god. She was horribly off her game today. With a wet 'thoo', the Ikari expels his gum over the edge of the tower, undoubtedly to fall on the head of some poort jackass walking beneath. The vest is slipped on, the man taking his time, leaving the front open so he can dig through the inner pockets. More gum is pulled from its wrapper and stuffed into his maw, the paper stuffed into his back pocket.
"Good work, runt," he says to Whip, at least, picking his bandana up and folding it into a triangle, walking into the 'ring'. Another crack is heard from his mouth as he ties his red and green fabric atop his crown, all slow and dramatic-like. ..Pff.
Get out of the way indeed. A simple duck and sidestep carries him away from Whip, and then she passes out, and all is well. The American drops to one knee to catch his breath, as Leona carts his first opponent away, and looks up to see who his next oppone oh it's Ralf. The brawler sniffs and, breath caught and beaten into submission, rises back to his feet, greeting the brick of meat and muscle that is Ralf with a nod. They've met before! "Ralf."
COMBATSYS: Cody takes a breather.
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COMBATSYS: Cody takes no action.
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Bearing a slight grin, Ralf regards Cody somewhat fondly. Just not in the horrible yaoi slash sense, thank god. "Good work trouncing the girl. She's obviously got a lot to learn." At least this, the reunion of somewhat-teacher and somewhat-student, can be had, the young man a refreshing sight when you consider the vile, rather angry-looking wenches behind him.
"Let's see if I can save some face from the last tourney, huh?" What an embarassment that was, and honestly..Ralf's really wondering just what Cody thinks of him. After all his bravado, he got downed so easily, but..then again, he WAS up against Sagat. For now, he rolls his shoulders and head, waiting for the call to resume the match. As soon as it IS called, Jones wastes no time in going on the offensive; a common thing for the thick-headed merc. The meager distance between he and the jailbird is quickly closed, the last half-dozen feet travelled in midair as the bandana-adorned one jumps, swinging his right leg out and in to give his body a bit of a spin. The crazy drop kick, just to keep in line with the rest of the tournament, is announced with a loud "RAAALFUUU" as he, ideally, grinds his spinning boots into the blonde's face.
COMBATSYS: Cody blocks Ralf's Ralf Kick.
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Cody never actually got to see Ralf fight: he never watched any videos of the fight, and he was rendered absent/unconcious almost immediately in it due to the bacterial delights of a bad batch of german sausages. As such, he's not too sure what to expect from the Meatbrick he's about to face.
Although it quickly becomes apparent that he at least has strong legs, as the Ikari flings himself through the air and slams into the only moderately surprised Cody. And only moderately surprised is good, as he manages to get his arms up enough that the blow only sends him stumbling backwards rather than flying.
A stumble that he recovers from as quickly as possible, launching himself at the recovering Ralf, head ducked low. "Come on!" he roars, as he charges, "Can't you do better than that?!"
His challenge issued, the American draws one fist back in mid-charge... a fist that suddenly erupts with that sweet, sweet blue light. Slowdown, as usual, follows, and then Cody is once more trailing hazy blue images and boasting a sudden speed increase.
The blow(s) that follow this time, however, are fairly standard as far as Violent Shitbeatings go, as it is, in fact, simply a Violent Shitbeating, a dizzying array of jabs and hooks sent at Ralf's face, shoulders, and stomach, ending with a deceptively simple shoulder throw directly into the floor.
COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Ralf with Final Destruction.
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Thud, thud.
Ralf's feet may grind against Cody's skin, but the arms were NOT the desired target! The arms will have to do, however, and the second sound was him landing heavily on the ground. Maybe one day, he'll learn to land gracefully from that. Still fresh in the fight, he turns and gets up quickly, pushing with his arms enough to reach a crouch, and from there, standing is easy.
..And now, he's right in the way of Cody's fist. The kid is like..damn. The blur of speed is great, and each of those punches meets with the meat-filled Ikari, who gets pushed back with each strike, head tossed left and right with rapid hits. The fluffy finishes eventually, however. It has to, and Ralf stumbles back, arms flailing to keep from falling over completely.
"Shit.. Why didn't you do that last time, you bastard ass?" Despite being battered, his spirits are apparently good, and he shifts his jaw back and forth to work the dull throbbing out of it. His gum? Still safe! Ducking in slightly, somewhat mimicking Cody himself, Jones dives right back in, actually aiming to run past, his left arm out to try and hook the hoodlum by the waist.
COMBATSYS: Ralf successfully hits Cody with Super Argentine Backbreaker.
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The hook, and Cody's weight, lets Jones swing around behind the young lad, his right hand clamping down on his shoulder to pin it against him.
"Lemme know how the view is, huh?" he asks, and with a heavy grunt, forcibly slings the bird into the air, nice and high! Rolling his shoulders, Jones steps under him as need be, arms extended with his hands up and, ready..squats slightly, catching the Metro hero's spine with his head, those hands there just to keep the kid from being folded over him. The floor vibrates with the strain, but it's good and strong, it'll hold. Immediately, the backbreaker recipient is tossed to the floor, discarded.
Ow.
Cody's reaction to being thrown in the air and then Backbreaker'd is identical to the reaction of a rag doll, and when he's discarded he can't really complain, instead flopping to the floor and simply writhing in pain, even if it doesn't last very long. And, indeed, before long, he's back onto his feet, staggering quickly away from Ralf and wiping some blood from the corner of his mouth.
"A wrestler, huh?" he realizes, aloud, and nods. "Right, then. Here's just hopin' you're not better than Big Mike." With a sniff, Cody rushes in once more, feinting left and then diving to the right, attempting to circle Ralf, come up behind him in a crouching position, spin about, and slam his fist into Ralf's butt in a totally sweet uppercut.
Followed, of course, immediately by the eruption of a massive whirlwind that threatens to engulf even the meatstack that is Ralf Jones.
COMBATSYS: Ralf blocks Cody's Criminal Upper.
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The butt-punch..denied. Well, partially. Whether it was a mimicry of his own assault on Shinobu, or the crim's own special blend of herbs and spices, it doesn't matter. From this day forward, Cody can say that he's touched a man's ass, and outside of prison, at that! Jones pulls away, his closest leg lifting, and..god. The boy's fist smacks right against his ass, the Ikari's movement letting the knuckles at least slide up the whole cheek, which still hurts like a son of a bitch.
"DAMMIT, BOY!" is all Ralf spouts, quickly turning and answering with his own, opposite strike. Coming up from on high, he brings his fist down toward that mop of blonde hair with a vengeance. The rush of wind wisps around him, not enough to toss him aside as he, like an idiot, fights against the torrent, fist igniting in a brilliant flash of reddish-orange fire and wisps of smoke, streaming about with the last coils of the whirlwind.
COMBATSYS: Cody blocks Ralf's Bomb Punch.
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Well, that's never happened before. Ralf, amazingly, simply proves too much Dude for the whirlwind and fights even through its' existence. Cody manages to get his arms up to blockt he fiery punch none the less, however, and because Ralf is large and his hand is on fire the American decides quickly that his #1 priority is currently to GTFO.
It is to this end that he throws himself backwards, sliding briefly along the tower floor before rocking up onto his shoulders and curling into a roll that, when finished, leaves him in a crouching position. "Not bad!" he calls out, rising to his feet and, in one fluid motion, drawing a switchblade, opening it, and flicking it through the air at Ralf like a dart. He doesn't feel nearly as bad about throwing knives at 'Commander Jones' as he does about throwing them at Whip!
COMBATSYS: Ralf dodges Cody's Knife Throw.
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Mmph! So close, it really was. If only that damned wind weren't there, it might have been a clean hit..but as it is, it puts Cody on the defensive, scurrying back to try and avoid a further assbeating. It's only natural.
The kid's reply is, admittedly, so simple that it's welcome. It takes little more than a jerking of his bulky mass off to one side, the whistle of steel slicing through the air quite audible. Better hope Leona's out of the way, or he's REALLY gonna have shit on his hands.
"Is that how you treat a knife, huh?" he asks, bending over, reaching for a small chunk of concrete that had come loose from the previous fight. Looking stern, he tosses the stone up, catching it in his hand with a plop. Then, with only a small windup, he slings the thing at the younger man. "Take care of them, ass!" Might've hit a sore spot there, or something.
COMBATSYS: Ralf successfully hits Cody with Thrown Object.
- Power hit! -
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The chunk of concrete impacts Cody's bared and braced chest and _shatters explosively._ Which really shouldn't have happened at all! And the reason that it did shall be forever a mystery.
Either way, however, the impact of the projectile drops Cody to one knee. He's hardly down for good, however!
"Don't you lecture me, too!" snarls Cody, launching himself immediately back to his feet and whirling about, storming out of the 'ring' over to the bench where Vice and Megumi and Mature are resting, shooing them aside. "Get out of my way!"
When they do - or even if they don't, really - he grabs the bench and tears it from where it has been bolted to the ground, whirls about, and charges at Ralf, meaning to club him about the head and neck with it.
COMBATSYS: Ralf dodges Cody's Random Weapon.
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Casting a glare in Cody's direction, Vice attempts to stop him with presence alone. Something that doesn't seem to work, evidently. With a harsh shove, Vice shoves Mature off of the bench as Cody moves towards them, the Orochi woman then rising to grab Megumi's shoulder, and yank the pink-haired psion off of the bench, to a stand with her beside where the bench once was. "You're crossing lines, -Cody-." Vice says, her tone laced with dark threat. She doesn't act on the threat yet, no... that would likely come later.
Megumi...does clear out. At first she doesn't know what Cody was planning to do, but if he's going to yell like that? Okay. She gets up and gets away from the bench, leaving at least some of it open for Cody to use. Aside from doing as asked, the only confirmation Cody'll get from her is "S...sorry," as she waits off by the side. Incidentally, Vice grabbing her and pulling her ensures she definitely left the bench open.
AMAZING! Ralf didn't know the awesome power in throwing rocks!
"What the hell're you so pissed off about, huh?" Sure, he doesn't know the details, and as Whip said..it's all in the company. If he knew any more, he'd tell Cody to stop being such a pussy and do something different about his situation, but..he doesn't, so Jones can only be confused as all hell about the situation. Well, Cody's, that is. Not the bench coming toward his head, which is avoided with a swift duck to one side, the concrete scraping under his boots. The Ikari's retort is quick and simple; digging his right foot in, his right fist swungs up toward the back of Cody's head, hopefully with a solid impact. Then, another; a short string of rapid, strong jabs, the air quickly becoming saturated as each swing is coupled with a potent blast of fire.
COMBATSYS: Ralf successfully hits Cody with Vulcan Punch.
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Being shoved off the bench was for her own good, but Mature still pretends like Vice had done her some sort of huge diservice. "Tsch." She says and picks herself up, "Vice you -" But she's stopped by the fight. The exchange now looking so furious that Mature can't even pretend disinterest. It wasn't that she cared particularly much for how well Cody did at this point. He had beaten one person and now was perfectly allowed by her to get himself absolutely murdered by Ralf. However she still enjoyed watching the murdering happen. So moving back over toward Vice, Mature smirks and says, "These men sure know how to pay. .It looks like you're in for some fun.. mmm, bring me back some later.." Apparently Mature is mistaking Cody for already down.
This just in: benches don't make good shields, and said bench, which Cody is attempting to use to block Ralf's assault, bends from the first few blows and then snaps in half, leaving Cody to be hammered with the latter parts of the Ikari's assault, which leaves him bloodied, on the ground, and slightly on fire.
He's slower to get back up from this latest assault; he's tired and battered, and it's starting to show. He's not _quite_ done yet, however, and he still manages to climb slowly to his feet and then stagger backwards before discarding both halves of the now-ruined bench. "Heh... you're better'n I thought you'd be," he informs Ralf, shaking his head from side to side and adding to himself, quietly, "Alright, calm down... catch your breath..."
And calm down he does, dropping into a squat and taking a few deep breaths. It only takes a moment, however, and then he's back up, scooping his hand along the ground as he rises and producing a chunk of concrete similar to the one Ralf threw at him. He looks at it, and then at Ralf, and then simply smiles, tosses it a few times into the air, and then chucking it through the air at the Ikari like a baseball.
RIGHT AT THE DANGLIES.
COMBATSYS: Ralf blocks Cody's Bad Stone.
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Narrow-eyed, Vice glances over towards Mature, a snarl growing on her lips as her grip on Megumi's shoulder tightens. "-Fun-? Maybe. None of them look like they break well..." Vice begins, the grip on Megumi's shoulder already slackening, as a subtle hunch enters her shoulders. "...the blue one." Vice says, staring across at Leona with a almost thoughtful expression. "...maybe later..." Vice hisses, dropping her gaze to the ground, as her hand drifts away from Megumi's shoulder.
Huh, it appears the resilience of the skill that Cody displays ends up impressing the blue-haired Ikari more and more. Though his temper is probably going to be what causes him to lose out to Ralf if things keep going as they are. Dark eyes remain locked on the two men fighting for the time being, an occasionally glance back to make sure Whip is fine. The looks from the two women across from her are ignored for the time being as the halfbreed tries to keep herself calm and focused.
It's not Ralf's sharp reflexes that help him.
It's not even his crotch-protective radar going off.
It's nothing like Jones is THAT bad enough a dude to take a shot in the danglies.
*CLUNK*
It's a hollow sound the rock makes, though Jones still winces, reflexively. The projectile bounces off as he takes a step back in a way MOST unnatural. "Sss...son of a BITCH!" Still, he bends over slightly, and right there on national TV, grabs his crotch. The bulge is very pronounced, just..this large, curved surface; either the Ikaris breed some porn stars on the side, or he was serious in his claim of wearing a cup to the next match! Take your pick, you'll have to dig in there to check.
"You DICK!" he yells out, the gum squashed between his teeth as they grit, and like that, the merc runs in on Cody, bellowing a deep, bestial roar as he tries to simply tackle the fighter down.
COMBATSYS: Ralf successfully hits Cody with Umanori Vulcan Punch.
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Seriously, Ralf's getting a MITE pissed off at all these people going for his babymaker! Tackling Cody to the ground, he scoots up, pinning the boy's arms to the ground, and then? Ooooh, then..the sweet, sweet flurry of two-fisted punches for his face, left, right, left, over and over again, followed by one more that he has to rear back for, fist clenched tightly as he SLAMS the thing down with god-given justice.
Don't. Hit. The balls.
After that last punch, Cody's skull may actually be more ovular, as the blow forces the American's head into the floor with such force that it causes yet another crater-dent in the ground. It would be likely that he wouldn't recover from that if he didn't immediately begin moving, slamming his hands into the ground and pulling himself out from under Ralf just enough to snap his legs up and wrap them around the beefy man's waist. And then it's that sweet blue light once more, Cody erupting in blue afterimages after the requisite slowdown period and slamming his fists into the ground with such force that both Ralf and the now-Ralf-riding Cody are propelled to their feet - well, to Ralf's feet.
What follows from there is a trio of potentially devastating punches aimed at Ralf's face, after which Cody leans to the right and then jerks himself to the left and leans backwards, actually swinging around so that he's now facing Ralf's back, before sitting back up and launching another trio of blows at the back of Ralf's head. From there he grabs onto the top of the man's skull, unwraps his legs, swings back - holding himself up by Ralf's head, mind you - scrunches up, and jams his feet into the small of the Ikari's back, pushing off, soaring through the air, performing roughly half a backflip _in_ midair and falling heavily onto his stomach, where he lies still.
COMBATSYS: Cody can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Cody successfully hits Ralf with Dead End Irony.
- Power hit! -
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Again! Again the boy just..defies all laws of physics, moving his mass quickly, drawing power from god only knows where. Not having expected to be LIFTED at all, Ralf really has no way to defend himself, his arms flail as he attempts to keep upright, unable to with the uh..unique hold. As such, the man's head becomes little more than a living punching back, bobbing back and forth between strikes, THIS time, his face marring with reach streaks here and there from skin gaining tiny rips across the cheekbone, jawline, and brow. Kid's got spunk, that's for damn sure. Jones can only marvel as he's beaten and summarily tossed, he himself laying flat out on his stomach, issuing little more than groans at first.
Mmm. "Aaah CHRIST," he barks, lifting himself up, holding his face in one hand. "You hit hard, you little cocksucker!" Mmph. Getting up, he has to shake his head to clear the slight haze from having one's brain sloshed around in your head as if it was a teacup ride. When he's able, he leans over just far enough to smack a hand on the back of Cody's shoulder. "Goooood fucking hits, kid. Gonna feel this for like a week, now." With nothing more to say than that, Ralf starts walking, slowly, back to the Ikari side, grabbing for a towel to wipe his face off, wincing a bit at the little cuts and areas starting to bruise.
COMBATSYS: Ralf takes a breather.
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COMBATSYS: Ralf takes no action.
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With a tsk Mature says lazily, one arm on Vice's shoulder as if Vice were nothing but a sign post for her to lean on, "Looks like he broke, " though Mature says it as if it hardly matters if it is Cody or Ralf who broke. "I suppose that makes it your turn.." Mature murmurs with a brief yawn and seems she needs a new sign post. She moves off Vice and considers Megumi for a moment then asks, "Megumi-chan, are you any good to lean against..?" Perhaps she could use her head.. Megumi is a bit shorter than Vice afterall.
"Uh?" Megumi's not sure what Mature's getting at, and the confused stare given to Mature should make that clear. Once Cody goes down though, after Ralf's done with the post-match banter, Megumi moves to try and help Cody up, get him back to their team's bench. Again, not particularly expressive, she's sort of 'blank' about doing this. Withdrawn, very much so...but still trying to help Cody up if he needs it.
"...he always does soooo well, doesn't he, Mature...? It's a pity he's -filth-." Vice says, before she looses a disturbingly girlish giggle... after which Vice rolls one shoulder to remove Mature's little lean. Ever so slowly, Vice's unsteady gaze drifts over towards Ralf, as the woman's posture straightens, and a amused-looking grin inches it's way up unto her lips. This should be...
"Fun." Vice says, vocalizing the tail end of that thought. And for a good amount of seconds, the hunched woman stands on her corner of the arena, allowing her arms to dangle in front of herself, her face pointed towards the ground... although her eyes were rolled up in her head, the very tops of them staring across at Ralf. More seconds pass... and then right before Ralf's little 'break' was up, Vice throws herself unto her front, catching herself upon her palms at the last moment. Closing her eyes, Vice arches her back, thrusting her chest out towards the opposing team as she moans a pleasured, overloud moan, gathering her feet beneath herself along with that motion, Vice gathering herself to her feet soon after.
Whether by fate or design, as soon as she gets to her feet after that little stretch, a sharp ring sounds over the towertop, signaling the end of Ralf's rest period. But Vice doesn't advance upon Ralf... she just remains standing, shoulders hunched... and her eyes turned downwards, swaying from side to side as if she were a cobra under a snake charmer's spell.
COMBATSYS: Vice focuses on her next action.
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Ralf? He actually...stops. Yeah, he had almost reached the starting point again, now freshly towelled while the throbbing in his face quelled to a simple dull aching, what does he first see? Vice. ..Stretching. Like.. Uh. ...That..what?
Noticably perplexed, he tries to shake the thoughts of 'what the fuck' from his mind, and then, the match starts once more! It's a shame that there's no huge crowd able to fit up here, really, it is..
Holding back, as if preparing, Ralf is..a bit wary. His opponent doesn't seem to be attacking, but..is she sizing him up? Surely, there's been plenty of that. Soon, more time passes that Jones really cares to deal with, so he just does what he knows: rush in. The distance closes, and a big, steel-toed boot is planted right in front of Vice, giving him a firm grip on the foundation as he curls a fist, pulling his arm up in a vicious uppercut, the swing streaked with firey orange. With the odd woman hunched over like that, he intends to make this a good one.
COMBATSYS: Vice endures Ralf's Bomb Punch.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Vice 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Ralf
Cody accepts the help back to the be-- well, the spot where the bench used to be. Once they're there, the only thing he does is pull Megumi's head down towards his and whisper into her ear, "There is... another... Sky walk... er..." And then he drops down to the ground and rolls over to relax and half-watch the rest of the fight. Perhaps that was some base attempt to make Megumi laugh, or maybe he's simply delirious from the concussions. Who knows?
It was a good hit, for all intents and purposes. The firey fist slams into Vice's face, drawing a shout of pain from the woman as her posture straightens involuntarily from the force of the blow... although... her feet remain where they are. At least... until Vice falls to one knee before Ralf, her body shaking with a dark little chuckle. "Is that -it-?!" she snaps, as she attempts to take hold of both of Jones' shins with both of her hands... hopefully before the man can hop away. But that would only be the beginning, if she got that far.
She would then tug sharply backwards, intending to make the Ikari fall flat on his back, before Vice rises to her feet, shouting a wordless sort of roar as she leans back... and tries to toss Ralf as hard as her Orochi-tainted strength could take him. Hopefully... he wouldn't land very well.
COMBATSYS: Vice successfully hits Ralf with Black End.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Vice 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 Ralf
Megumi gives Cody a strange look after that. "Another wha...?" In a better frame of mind she'd probably at least recognize the reference. But it'd still be confusing. Well, whatever. Once Cody's where he can rest, she helps him down to the ground and then, likewise, looks back to watch the match.
That's not how things are supposed to happen! Ralf punches, people fall down! It's written in the book like that! You know, the book, where they write the things!
Jones's luck and agility don't really hold out; having connected cleanly, he expected the woman to at LEAST stagger a little. After all, it was directly at her head! Mm. She's quick enough, however, as if already grabbing for him before being punched. Slung so, he really has no way to stop himself, he lacks the training to right himself in this situation, surprised..and he's heading right for Mature and Megumi! Whether they break his fall, or move as he skids on his back along the ground, his head crashing into and THROUGH the concrete rim to get him dangling on the side..he goes down, pretty hard. At least, thank god..he doesn't have to repeat what Cody did. He's just too god damn heavy.
There's a hearty groan, but Ralf gets back up regardless! One hand is on his head, the other pushing him up, raising him to simply a crouch with his eyes squinted.
That hurt.
FUCK, that hurt.
There's another shake of his head, then a slap to his cheek, followed by an immediate wince from the brilliant idea of slapping a cut bruise! "Ass!" Pushing up off of one of the sturdier sections of the wall behind him, the Ikari dashes in once more, again content to try and tackle his opponent to the ground. After something like THAT, he's few qualms about hitting a girl in the face.
COMBATSYS: Vice blocks Ralf's Umanori Vulcan Punch.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Vice 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Ralf
Vice snorts. She was hoping he'd fall off the damn tower, but... he seemed a bit of a stubborn sort. Vice liked that... at least until it got annoying. As Ralf charges her... Vice takes a step away, before charging him in return, the Orochi fullblood hissing something uncomphrensible at the man. Judging from Vice's vocabularly, it was likely a curse. Or six. With rapid steps, she charges the man... until the collision. Ralf hit Vice like a load of bricks, the man's sheer size and weight winning out to slam Vice into the concrete of the tower, the entire building seeming to shake. But he either wasn't able to, or didn't think to pin Vice's arms.
Before Ralf could follow up that tackle with something more meaningfully painful, Vice lashes her hands out at the man's face, hopefully digging her fingernails into those lovely cut bruises he was showing before. If she should do so, Vice would slash her fingernails across the man's cheek, before grabbing him roughly by the shoulders, and throwing him bodily off of her, before beginning to rise to her feet once again.
COMBATSYS: Ralf dodges Vice's Death Blow.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Vice 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Ralf
"Oh my my my, Vice dear is so violent when she starts to play. I hope that man is as sturdy as he looks.. When she was younger she always broke her dolls.. of course.. they were living too.." Mature comments while watching the fight with a smile lingering across her lips and a rather sadistic glee to her expression. She was seeming to almost have as much fun with this as Vice was and all Mature got to do was watch and occasionally flash slits of thigh and a bit of cleavage. . All for Ralf's benifit of course.
All for Ralf's benefit, yeah, IF HE'S WATCHING. As nice as it'd be to ogle Mature up a bit, he's kind of got some CRAZY PSYCHO trying to throw him around! As such, all of his attention is fixed on the Orochi aide.
Weight aside, Jones is all ready for a good old-fashioned beatdown, plenty ready to swing like mad after nearly being dropped off the tower! His arm had just lifted, fingers curled to form that fist, when..strange. He must not have pinned Vice down well enough, because the woman's claws (and that's all you can really call them, claws) lash out. Leaning WAY back, he's scarcely able to avoid an impromptu nose job! There's a very quick exhale, a puff of relieved breath before a new one is drawn in through gritted teeth. Flexing the muscles in his gut and legs, his upper body swings forward, forehead primed and on a collision course for Vice's face, just..just wanting to headbutt. Her. Into. The. GROUND.
COMBATSYS: Ralf successfully hits Vice with Strong Punch.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Vice 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Ralf
Oh, it hurt. -Damn-, did it hurt.
Again, it seems like the entire structure rumbles with the impact of Ralf's forehead into Vice's nose, a low gurgle the only sound Vice -could- make with the assault, the woman going limp for a moment. Just a brief moment... until her eyes open, blood streaming down the sides of her face from her oddly-bent nose... until her hands quickly lash out at Ralf's neck, hoping to take the Ikari there.
If that grip was found, it would tighten, likely constricting Ralf's intake of air. With a harsh jerk, Vice would yank Ralf to the side, giving her enough space to rise to her feet in front of him... before Vice hefts the meaty Ikari bodily off of his feet, with a cry of "HA!" Whirling him around, Vice would then slam him, using her grip on his throat, into the floor of the tower -again-, moments before launching herself up into the air above him, bending her legs beneath herself, so that she would land with her knee-first. Hopefully, in Ralf's gut.
COMBATSYS: Vice successfully hits Ralf with Withering Atlas.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Vice 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Ralf
Slam, slam, slam. Ralf just wasn't in the right spot, wasn't quick enough to avoid the grab, and..Vice just treats him like so much of a meaty ragdoll. The floor shudders with each collision of Ikari against concrete, dents and cracks quickly forming where he'd been slung, and once more when the woman sees fit to jump up, landing squarely in his gut. His gum, the poor wad, is immediately spit up at her as he forcefully exhales. All the while as he's on the ground, his right arm is out, fingers curled into a tight, tight fist. Yeah, he's hurting, this..fuck. He doesn't think he's ever been tossed around like THIS. The knees to his gut are the final straw, however, and with the last of his energy, muscles strain to pull his right arm up, sitting up as best as he can in his final attempt to deck Vice right in the kisser.
Crazy bitch.
Only, not just one swing. It's all he can do to swing and try to knock her down, get on top of her again, and rain a flurry of blows against her pretty face. Go down, damn you! DOWN! ...And then, after that, he's really spent, simply falling onto his side.
COMBATSYS: Ralf can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Vice blocks Ralf's Umanori Vulcan Punch.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Whatever tactics the Bad Dude used, the manuevers he used seemed pretty damn effective. The way she twitched out of the way of the spat wad of gum, put her in just the right position for the first punch to slam into her jaw, snapping her head backwards as she sorta falls unto her back beside him. Finding herself straddled soon after, Vice raises her eyes up to Ralf, the first blow of the flurry of blows squashing her head against the floor... but again, Vice has her arms free. Grabbing a fistful of his clothes... or his shoulders, if that wasn't applicable, Vice heaves the man off of herself, and to the side, staggering a bit as she rises to her feet, one of her hands rising to her still-bleeding nose, gently guiding the broken bone back into place with a hiss of pain.
"You didn't -think- you could defeat me..." Vice snarls. "-DID- you?" That cry comes before she steps towards the fallen warrior, delivering a harsh kick to his side with the toe of her boot, the blow intended to sorta help move him back towards his side of the fighting area. "-Shit-. From the way Cody was fighting... I thought you -filth- to be tough." she says. Nevermind the fact that Cody did most of the work on Jones.
COMBATSYS: Vice takes a breather.
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COMBATSYS: Vice takes no action.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Leona
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Things seem to be turning out much differently than they did in China just a few short days ago. Sure Ralf was knocked down in both cases, but this time they are against much more skilled opponents it would seem. She unfolds her arms to walk towards Ralf to do much the same that she did for Whip. She hefts the larger Ikari up and moves him to set the big lug down to let him take his short nap. "A final stand. I guess it is my turn to pull some weight."
She finishes talking to her unconcious friend then stands up while reaching to pull her dogtags from around her neck and then slowly turns on a heel to look towards Vice. She stares down the woman while she uses the dogtags to tie up her hair into a loose ponytail to keep it from getting into her eyes then she starts to step towards her opponent. A small moment passes before the Ikari is quickly in motion, a hand whipping out forward as she lunches forward to impale her hand right into Vice's stomach.
COMBATSYS: Vice fails to interrupt Grand Sabre from Leona with Mithan's Robe.
- Power hit! -
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Ralf can hardly even hear, through the breathing and all. No trash talk passing his ears! He refuses to hear it!
"God..damn," he sputters out, flopping onto his back. "You're an ugly little bitch when y--" He pauses, apparently now getting a good look up Vice's skirt...shame they wear shorts underneath. The kick collides with him, but as he's a sack of meat, he just kind of grunts with it. Far from having exherted himself to the point of unconsciousness, he'll gradually pull himself back over to the Ikari bench. At least that one is still secured, and he can sprawl out.
Or, Ralf gets pulled by Leona beforehand.
The hand buries in deep and then with a bit of a snarl Leona pulls her hand out while kicking Vice in the gut to knock her back. "You bleed, so you can be beaten." she says in reply and then settles into her more traditional fighting stance as she continues to stare down Vice. Yeah, someone is pissed.
And as Leona charges her, Vice opens her arms a bit. Watching, waiting for the right moment to lunge forward, and attempt to lash out her hands for Leona's sides... except the other Orochi just moved too fast. In fact, with the way Vice lunged... that made the blow that much more painful. Dropping a hand to clutch at her belly moments before being kicked, Vice does indeed stagger backwards, and fall to one knee, the woman releasing a constant hiss of pain as she opens her wide, angry eyes up to stare dead into Leona's, Vice not looking intimidated at all. By the slow way she was getting back up, perhaps she should be.
The action isn't so nonstop as before, Leona is being slow and calculating for now it would seem. Her eyes remain locked with Vice's and when the other woman seems to hesitate in moving the Ikari decides to take that chance to lash out again. Instead of a straight forward attack she crouches down and leaps into the air straight up, twisting her body about to backflip as a hand reaches to one of her belts and quickly tosses a small object towards the other woman. As for the jump? It was only to seperate the two some more because once that object hits, either it be Vice or the ground, it is going to put a nice hole in the ground when it explodes.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Vice with Earring Bakudan.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Leona
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And indeed, the bomb does explode, catching the redhaired Orochi before she can fully get up. But despite the fact that the explosion blacked her skin, and burned the clothes on her front and her arms... and likely the flesh beneath... Vice gets up again, her stand not... entirely stable, but she was doing reasonably well, considering the beating she had been taking. "-Filth-!" Vice shouts, lunging forward at the blue-haired woman, as she attempts to jab her fingernails into Leona's face. With a slashing twitch of her fingers, Vice would rake her nails across Leona's face, before quickly lifting up a knee, hopefully striking Leona in the belly, and away from herself. Hopefully.
COMBATSYS: Leona blocks Vice's Death Blow.
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The explosion and the time it takes Vice to recover gives the Ikari plenty of time to get herself ready for any sort of retaliation. And when it comes in she doesn't even flinch as she reaches up to catch her hand by the wrist. The knee comes in though and slams into her stomach causing Leona to let out a slight grunt, but she only shakes her head and pulls Vice close to almost be nose to nose. "And here I thought you would be a challenge." she murmurs quietly then quickly releases the woman's hand to throw her own outwards at about stomach level as a gathering of green energy gathers then spikes out in an attempt to impale Vice.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Vice with Baltic Launcher.
- Power hit! -
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Leona
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Indeed, Vice's stomach is impaled by the successful blow, the impaling energy dashing straight through Vice's gut. Blood leaking from the wound begins to darken the black silk of her clothing as Vice slumps a bit, staggering backwards from the successful strike, both hands reaching up to Vice's belly, the woman wavering in place for a moment. Curling her lip in a snarl... Vice doesn't even attempt to look up before she lunges forward, hoping to catch Leona about the waist. Should Vice get a hold of the woman there, she would turn her upside down... before bashing her into the ground. Once.. twice... three times, before Vice uses what's left of her energy to toss Leona away, the Orochi woman slouching unto her side atop the ground soon after, hit or miss.
COMBATSYS: Vice can no longer fight.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Leona
COMBATSYS: Vice successfully hits Leona with Withering Surface.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Leona
The close quarters fighting along with perhaps letting her anger control her actions ends up leaving Leona quite open to Vice's attack. She attempts to just overpower Vice while holding her ground, but the other woman ends up being stronger than expected and the Ikari goes up and over a few times while being slammed about. She gets tossed aside and lands in a backwards roll that leaves her croched over, that same look of concentration on her as she stands up and dusts herself off. "Is that all?" she says quietly and doesn't even take time to go back to her side for her rest period. She keeps her ground and looks towards Mature and Megumi to see what one decides to come in next.
COMBATSYS: Leona takes a breather.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Leona
COMBATSYS: Leona takes no action.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Leona
Uh-oh. That's two down. Cody's out, Vice is out...this leaves just Megumi, who's really not sure she wants to be here. But once the area's clear and Leona's had her prescribed rest period, Megumi steps forward. The first thing she does is cough. Not an 'ahem' style cough, but an actual, if brief, coughing fit. Once it passes, she thrusts her right palm forward to create a sparkling red energy-ball. It's not very large; about the size of a softball. But it flies out at Leona, and once it's close, Megumi closes her hand into a fist. The ball explodes once she does that, spraying itself over a small area.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Leona with Burst Orb.
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Megumi 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Leona
So this is the one that caused all that trouble? Well Leona has fought against the girl before, but given the situation of it being a team battle she never really attacked her much. Leona knows enough that the girl isn't acting like everything is working up top. Her arms raise and she covers her face to let the shower of energy rain down on her, she doesn't seven seem to make any other real attempt to get out of the way or block it. She just weathers the little storm and stalks forwad to lash out a hand for Megumi's hair. "Let's knock some sense into you or at least try." Of course if she grabs she is going to twist about then heft the other girl about to slam her headfirst into the ground like a football.
COMBATSYS: Megumi counters Ordeal Buckler from Leona with Flood Reversal.
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Megumi 0/-------/-----==|=======\===----\1 Leona
Megumi does not want her hair to be grabbed. She stood still while Leona was approaching to try and make her grab, but when the hand goes out? Megumi's own hand reaches up to catch Leona's hand at the wrist and palm, turning said hand around before twisting it sideways, with enough force to flip Leona over and down to the ground. "G...go away!" Despite her success in deflecting the attack, Megumi does not look confident at all. No, she's frantic. Stressed out.
Frantic and stressed maybe, but apparently good enough to surprise Leona and ground the Ikari. She growls some as she rolls onto her stomach then pushes herself to her feet. "Can't seem to snap out of it, huh?" Yeah, she is more talking to herself than anything right now, but who knows if the words might get through. She then tries to take shot to sweep Megumi's legs out from under her. She needs an opening so she can do what she wants.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Megumi with Gravity Storm.
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And then the opening is made. As soon as the other woman is taken off her feet she finds herself going airborne by a cycle of vicious kicks that knock her higher into the air. With a bit of a feral grin Leona reaches for something that looks like a grenade and clips it onto the backside of Megumi and then pushes off to quickly get away from the giant explosion that soon happens. She rolls forward and kips back to her feet while looking over her shoulder. "You are going to have to do alot more than throw me around to make me go away."
Megumi gives a really eloquent reply to Leona's question. It consists of one word. "What?" And then Leona's moving in to do a leg sweep, and...Megumi freezes up. It's only right as Leona's leg is about to hit that Megumi tries to leap over it, and by then it's too late. She goes down, and she's too dazed to do much about what Leona does. Hooking a grenade to her? Megumi reaches back to try and pull it off, but...too late. It explodes, and while the sight of her is quite obscured in the meanwhile...
...Her voice makes the effect obvious, as she screams, crying out in agony. When the dust clears, she's just getting started on getting to her feet, and one might notice a few cuts on her now. She's gone from physically fine, to quite battered, all in the space of a single grenade. Better than the average person would get though; they'd probably be dead.
Megumi rises, and...stares at Leona. Just staring. Shocked. Hurt. Thinking. Trying to clear her head.
COMBATSYS: Megumi focuses on her next action.
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Megumi 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Leona
Over on the sidelines, Cody props himself up onto one elbow just long enough to yell into the ring, "GET IT TOGETHER, KID! KEEP YOUR MIND IN THE FIGHT!" He promptly collapses again, clutching at his side. Ralf Jones has fists like small trucks.
The Ikari woman turns back around to face the dazed fighter and steps forward some while pulling one of the throwing knives out. "If you don't give up and let us help you I will have to do this the hard way." Given what she has done so far it makes one wonder how much worse could things get for the other team. She takes a moment to charge that blade with some of her energy, the knife now glowing blue when she flicks her wrist to throw it towards Megumi's legs.
A scream that twitches Vice back to reality. Lifting her eyes to face Megumi, Vice furrows her brows as she begins to drag herself backwards away from the fighting area, hand over hand, her eyes narrowing upon the girl, as her breaths leave her in pained gasps. That... expression wasn't good.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Megumi with I-Slasher.
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Leona
Ralf Jone's small trucks are currently holding a towel to his face. "Kick her ass, Leona!" he manages to belt out. Poor guy though, he doesn't even know Vice is down. That Vice, she's got arms like..uh..small trucks too.
Meanwhile, Whip moves to stand up. She had regained her conciousness a while ago, and thankfully the knife wound in her thigh is clotting nicely. "You can do it Leona!" She shouts, jumping up to cheer some.
Ugh... maybe jumping up and down on her bleeding leg wasn't a good idea. She flops back down against the bench with a heavy thud, and begins applying pressure to her newly reopened wound...
...Knife. /Knife./ Megumi's eyes shoot wide at the sight of Leona brandishing a knife on her, and, again, she freezes up. "Help...me?" Then the blade's in her legs, causing her to fall to her knees, screaming once again from the pain. After a few moments though, she gets up. "No...not like that..." A red glow surrounds her hands, taking on the shape of a bright, sparkling red ball about the size of her head. "That's not helping! Hit me up here!" Despite her words, it's not said in an eager tone. Megumi sounds very upset right now. The ball sticks to her right hand, and she pitches it at Leona, aiming for her upper body in general.
COMBATSYS: Leona blocks Megumi's Crimson Comet.
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Megumi 1/----===/=======|===----\-------\0 Leona
At least the confusion seems to make it a bit easier to handle dealing with the girl a bit easier. Though she can't say she likes dealing with these little bursts of energy that keep getting sent her way. Arms go up again to cross and take the brunt of the blast. Still moving forward to close the distance she only briefly flicks her gaze towards the other Ikari and just gives a small nod before returning her attention to her opponent. "Need to show me where 'here' is exactly. Until then I just have to shit beat you." she murmurs then throws her arms down to sex a X shaped wave of chi to bowl Megumi over.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Megumi with X-Calibre.
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Megumi 1/---====/=======|===----\-------\0 Leona
Megumi just can't seem to get her act together at all. As Leona leaps up, Megumi raises her arms to defend herself, and yet...she's not quite poisitioned right. The wave slips underneath her defense, striking her in the chest and making her stagger back. "Stop it, stop it, stop it!" She might've kept repeating that phrase, if she wasn't interrupted with another short coughing fit, one that keeps going as she brings forth another red glow, this one surrounding her right fist. And once it's formed, Megumi makes a long step in and punches at Leona's face, letting the energy discharge ahead once her hand is fairly close.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Leona with Crimson Blast.
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Megumi 1/=======/=======|=======\-------\0 Leona
That one....did not feel good. Despite as tough as the Ikari woman might be, the point black shot to the face slams into her then if that wasn't enough that extra blast of energy sends her tumbling away. Not before she managed to be sneaky with what she is doing though. While falling staggering backwards she managed to unflick one of the explosives attached to one of the belts and it lands close to Megumi as the last seconds tick away and the explosive goes off. Leona on the other hand is getting back to her feet after that sharp blow to the head and is attempt to clear the cobwebs.
COMBATSYS: Megumi fails to slow Earring Bakudan from Leona with Burst Orb.
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Megumi thrusts her palm out at Leona again, perhaps unaware of what was just done with setting a 'bomb' nearby. The small orb forms...for just a split-second, then it vanishes as she puts her hand to her forehead, wincing as if she'd just been struck. That's not what happens, until a second or two later...when another explosion goes off, knocking Megumi off her feet. She stays down at first...but then slowly, gradually starts to get up. Her coughing is getting more pronounced though. Loud, hacking...miserable. But she's trying.
"You really don't know when to stop." she says while tilting her head. True she might be acting tough and all, but right now she isn't looking to be in the best of shape either. Her breathing is heavier and there is a bit of a limp in her walk when she starts walking towards Megumi again. Right now she really doesn't care about winning. It is more about just trying to knock this girl out for christs sake. Those energy blasts don't feel good at all. So she decides to give Megumi a taste of her own medicine. Hands are once again thrust outward and the green energy gathers in them and then spikes outwards to blast into Megumi and impale her while Leona lets out a feral growl and her eyes narrow. "Stay down."
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Megumi with Baltic Launcher.
- Power hit! -
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Megumi gets to her feet, shakily. She looks about ready to fall back over at any moment, though. When Leona's hand comes in, she tries to evade...but she's just too hurt to get much mobility going. The blast strikes her and knocks her back another few steps, but she's on her feet. "No, if I...if I go down, you won't..." She doesn't finish her sentence, instead leaping at Leona and trying to wrap her arms around Leona's waist.
If she gets it, she'll spin behind Leona, then jump backwards, bridging her body over while twirling. A low altitude version of a jumping, spinning backwards suplex, more or less.
COMBATSYS: Megumi can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Leona with Tornado Slam.
- Power hit! -
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Battered, bruised and damn near running on empty. Leona lowers her arms while hunching over some from the overexertion of using so much energy. That is enough time to give Megumi that opening to pick up the Ikari woman like a rag doll and slam her into the ground hard enough to crack the area beneath her. Slumping over Leona stays still for a moment before finally getting up fully. She doesn't say a word, but instead she steps over the fallen fighter and walks towards her comrads while shaking her head at them. "I hate Korea...." Is all she says while walking past them and removing the dogtags to put them back around her neck.
COMBATSYS: Leona has ended the fight here.
Megumi isn't quite fallen. Moving slowly enough that officials declare her eliminated, though. She's moving, getting up...and with Leona still up, she begins to back away. Crawling backwards away, more like, she can't even get up. But she doesn't want to be anywhere near the Ikari team right now, and she's trying to get away, even as they're leaving...
Mature seems vaguely unconcerned with all of this and then lets a indifferent 'huh', at the outcome. Unlike most fighters, Mature didn't give a damn about tournements like this, apparently, her motives were different. So she rather unceromonously walks over to Vice and crouches down, "Did you have fun dear?" She asks with a sweet smile, then a glance toward Megumi continues, "I think she is near broken.." Cody isn't even given a glance to consider.
Much like Leona, Vice herself was leaking blood, and nearly out of energy. Curling her lip up at Mature, Vice shakes her head swiftly, nodding over towards Megumi. "-Almost-. We need to get -her back-." Vice says, the last two words said with a hiss. Not a hiss of anger, mind, but one of pain. Shakily, Vice begins to get to her feet, the moments rest afforded by Megumi's fight having given her that much, at least.
It's about this time that Ralf finally pulls the towel from over his head, looking up with squinted eyes at the sun. Leona is..up, good, good. What of Vice? A quick glance over in Team Evil's direction shows..well. A trio of people all splayed out, either unmoving or unconcious...preferrably the latter!
"Ho..holy..shit!" They won! They..uh. Oof. The rush of blood didn't help his wooziness any, a headache from being slammed into concrete so much already heavily pounding. "Good.. Nice work, kids.." he utters, sitting back again, placing the wet towel over his face once more. "You done your commander proud.." There's enough room for Leona to sit, and being the well-prepared types, there are ice packs in a coolie, mixed in with beer and whatever the girls wanted. Rest first; anything else can wait a minute. Besides..he's too damned happy, here.
Log created by Megumi, and last modified on 08:59:11 06/08/2005.