Description: After the execution of Cody, Rolento made a strike to the city's defenses. Each sectors were attacked. Sakura, Jiro, and Rock were put together along with the police and few of the Rebels to prepare themselves for the incoming forces of the Shank Squad and Mad Gear.
Prison. Man it sucks. But it's also one of the major components of the defense of Metro City. There's several hundred inmates banging on the bars -- they know what's up, and they'd be itching to lend a hand to the invading Shank Squad forces -- especially if it meant a hefty reward for their efforts.
Sakura Kasugano still doesn't like the idea of -protecting- these forces, but with proper justification, she can see that it's necessary. She's currently dressed in a black, sleeveless t-shirt and baggy camoflage pants... along with a doofy black beret riding atop her head. She also has a baton for some reason. ... Better not to ask, hm?
Slapping the baton into her palm nervously, she eyes the northern front. Barricades line the outside of the prison encampment, vigilant police officers kneel before them with riot shields, keeping their eyes open for incoming troops. Nothing yet. Turning to Jiro, Sakura seethes slightly. "I hate just waiting around like this..." Pacing around, it seems she might be getting just a -bit- anxious. There's plenty of police officers still ready for the strike, but really... it's just too quiet.
Provided that most of the Rebels have plans to ambush the leader of the Shank Squad, there aren't too many of the members around. Few of the men have gathered along, wielding rifles, guns, and other sort of fun equipment to use.
But with the few around, it leaves the fighters to try their damnest to protect the prisons. In contrast with Sakura's anxious way, the Stray Dog himself is rather content with waiting. He feels to be in peace as he's entertaining himself with a jazzy song with his harmonica.
The attire? The same thing. Trenchcoat, black cargo pants. The difference remains that he's wearing a crimson scarf. After a moment of Sakura pacing around, Jiro lifts an eye open while placing the instrument on his chest.
"They'll come. We'll just curbstomp them when they do." And then, Jiro goes back to playing the harmonica. This time, a more uplifting song.
Not everyone has seen fit to re-arrange their outfit. There's one young man here clad much as he normally is -- with one slight alteration. Seated on the hood of a police car and clad in black leather pants and a black hooded complete sweatshirt whose only distinguishing characteristics are the pair of massive white angel wings imprinted on the back -- seems to take just fine to waiting. With his hood pulled up over his head, Rock Howard looks out over the Northern Front with eyes red with focus. "Relax, Sakura," grunts the youth, face concealed by shadow save for a tuft of blond and the reflection of red irises.
"We'll deal with what gets here when it gets here." The youth is resolute. He's used to dealing with impossible odds, maybe. "Just focus on the fighters. Let the cops handle everything else." Standing upright on the hood of the car and stretching his legs, Rock adds, quietly, looking backwards at the other two for a second and narrowing his eyes. "The trenchcoat looks really stupid, by the way," he remarks, to Jiro. "So, uh, do me a favor and don't die in it. Okay? You can die tomorrow, when you have a better outfit." It's Rock's way of telling someone to be careful. Hopefully.
Chen is not as gifted in ninja arts as the other two -- which would be why he decided to get a head start. Of course, he doesn't even make it out of the room before Duo Lon pulls his disappearing act -- which would be enough reason for the Chinaman to throw up his hands in defeat.
Of course, he keeps walking. When he gets to the stairwell, though, he leaps over the railing, and rebounds off the railing of each successive floor to make his descent all the quicker.
He then springs out the door, once more taking an assessment of the scene. No need to jump in just -yet- or anything, right?
Well, Sakura probably is very familiar with the old phrase 'Careful what you wish for', right? Hopefully she won't be regretting her words, because action's going to be coming soon, really soon. Whoever's keeping watch from the station has time to report what's headed their way.
Making their way down the streets are a platoon of Shankers and Mad Gear... ers, the dull roar of humvee engines and tanks growing louder and closer as they advance. Obviously the humvees are taking the front, and amongst one of those cool looking jeeps is the distraught, yet determined Captain of the brigade, Li Xiangfei. As usual she was in her rather baggy Shank Captains uniform, dark-brown gas-mask with tinted visor over her face, and weaponless bandolier.
Her mission was simple and straight forward, and she was very pleased that she'd be able to take charge; despite the very tough position she was in, she had made it clear that she wanted as few casualties as possible.
She knew of course that would be a lost cause in the long run, but she was trying, and felt this would be a simple mission overall.
Two 'warning' shots are fired from the tanks, to create an opening for the other soldiers to rush into the fray and get the war starting once again, she unhooks her radio and throws her free arm outward, "Losing is -not- an option here, men! Fight with all your spirit and I guarantee victory! Chaaarge!"
Lucky for her, most of the soldiers have gotten used to her rather Yu-gi-Ohish commands.
Rolento'd asked Brad to do a bit more than walk around town, publicising him like crazy. And really, you couldn't blame him, could you? After all, Fight Club. Seriously. That much badass, contained in a good 160 pounds of lean, tanned muscle, and you expected Rolento NOT to utilize it? The man simply wanted Brad to go Durden on the rebels' asses. He could do that. He could do that easy.
It's for this reason that he's riding in the back of LiX's humvee, listening to her orders and pep talks. She did a good job of it, and had him psyched, despite her rather staggering tendancy to punch his girlfriend around, and beg to have his babies. The actor's currently wearing a brightly-colored, stiff-collared hawaiian shirt, and a pair of ripped up, shitty pants. Something you could buy at a thrift store, but obviously tailored exclusively for him... look at the way it clings to that body! His hair is perfectly mussed and spiked, and he's got a 5 o'clock shadow goin' on... as well as a pair of enormous sunglasses perched on his nose, orangish-pink in color. A woman's bathrobe, pink with ducks, is in his hands. He's ready to pull a Fight Club. He's got the DurdenWear, he's got the attitude, where's the enemy?
As LiX finishes her stirring address to the troops, Brad tilts his head to the side and offers her a broad smile. "Nice job, Captain. I think you've convinced them they aren't gonna die, but can you make sure of it?"
"Haha! Yeah!" Johnny shouts from his position riding /on top/ of a light tank racing along towards the prison at a good clip, crouched down and holding onto the tank with one hand, the other resting the butt of his AK-47 against his hip. "The time is at hand Brothers!" He shouts back to his Mad Gear brethren, having chosen to separate himself from Brad and Xiangfei and join the other Mad Gearites in the charge. "It's time to break our friends and cousins out of this vile joint, the very same place that the corrupt Mike Haggar so unjustly banished them!" Lifting his AK into the air and firing off a stream of lead towards the heavens, Johnny Switchblade turns back to the group behind him and calls out, "It's is time to take back our city! WE FIGHT FOR OUR OPPRESSED BROTHERS!" His uncharacteristic braveheart-esque speech draws a wave of cheers and answering fire towards the sky. "ONWARD!" he screams.
Ooh, warning shots! As the sound of the shells rocks the prison complex, split-seconds before the shells themselves land, Sakura once more slams the baton into her palm, snapping it in two. ".. Ah, snap." Shaking her head, she throws up a fist, then points to the tanks! "Look alive, guys!" shouts Kasugano, leaping out the door and flitting her gaze across the many forces gathered here. So much for Rock's warning to let the cops do this. Her fists shine with blue energy as she looks out upon the enemies... "Chaaaarge!"
It's a good thing the police officers gathered here had already opened fire on the humvees though -- even before Sakura's declaration. Funny, that. Some are already forced to pull back due to the exploding mortars, but by and large -- it looks like the defenders ought to be able to hold for a while. Only time will tell!
COMBATSYS: Sakura has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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While the Stray Dog plays a more uplifting song, he catches Rock's opinion of clothing style. He lifts a hand out to lift the middle finger, before he resumes playing the instrument.
Soon, a terrier starts running towards Jiro, barking loud for Jiro to hear what he's saying. "...Hrm." The Stray Dog gives the stray a pet and a biscuit, "Run along now." The dog runs off once more.
With the scout gone, Jiro grunts, "We got..." *BOOM!* "...**** it." He tightens his fists, then he cracks his knuckles towards the incoming soldiers. "Alright ladies and gentlemen. Let's crack heads." He notices the soldiers rushing in. Wait. "...Brad Pitt?" Tch. Then, his eyes focus up to see a familiar face. "...This trip here gets better and better..." He exhales, then he crouches low.
The Stray Dog is ready. Time to Keep Rollin'.
COMBATSYS: Jiro has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Jiro focuses on his next action.
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"Hey. Officer. I need to borrow your car." There was more Trouble than Rock was expecting. A whole lot more, in fact. He wasn't expecting tanks. Naivete, maybe. But now that trouble is here? Well, now it's time to deal with it. A cop, somewhat confused, gets out of his cop car, and Rock trades the hood for the driver's seat and starts the thing up as he has one realization: "I have no idea how to drive a car," he grunts. "But it can't be much different than a motorbike." One hopes. That said, Rock takes off, slamming his foot as hard onto the pedal as he would were he playing an arcade game.
Not such a smart idea. Rock doesn't so much drive towards the humvees, discarding all caution to the wind in favor of launching himself at the enemy forces like a ground-bound missile with a human warhead. "CRAP. CRAP. CRAP. Too fast. Too fast. Way too fast." The point at the end of Rock's collision course? The humvees that lead the charge. So much for tactics.
COMBATSYS: Rock has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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LiX reclips her radio, and.. Somehow its completely slipped her mind that she had a guest riding along with her, so when she hears Brads voice suddenly, she straightens up and quickly looks over her shoulder, unseen eyes wide in shock and her face red as a beet, "Wh.. I.. Wh.." she lets out a tiny squeak, and then rubs the back of her head, letting out an overly girlish giggle and for that moment completely forgetting about her worries. That's pretty much all the response she can give before the driver gives an alarmed yell, opens the door and dives out of the gradually deccelerating vehicle. "... Huh? G'ah!" if allowed, she would grab the teen heartthrob by his robe and leap out of the vehicle, golden chi abruptly swirling around her form as she stares at what could inevitably be a head on collision.
Yeah, she can't drive either.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Xiangfei gathers her will.
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Brad's face warms considerably at the giggling girl's reaction to his presence... sometimes it's nice to have a fan. He opens his mouth to say something along the lines of "Just do a good job", but the driver is, by this point, screaming and diving out of the vehicle. Which, you know. Not good. Li Li grabs his woman's robe and tugs him out just in time, and Brad goes rolling across the floor, coming to his feet after a moment of searching about for his Hi I'm A Popular Bitch sunglasses. These are placed onto his too-masculine face, and the actor proceeds to get into the mindset of one Tyler Durden. Too cool for YOU. An exaggerated, Pittish fighting stance is gone into, Brad's arms waving about in an overtly silly imitation of many ninja and/or Tai Chi artists warmups. He ends in a very cocky, very open boxing position, eyes on the three fighters waiting to defend. "So, you kids going to do anything but sit there?"
COMBATSYS: K9999 has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: K9999 focuses on his next action.
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Johnny's eyes go wide as the police car rockets towards the lead humvee and its passengers bail. "Sonnova... Looks like I have to bail these squares out..." Johnny mutters as he does a foreword flip off of the moving tank, which a pretty impressive feat for a lowly street ganger, and lands softly on the pavement in a crouch. "It's a good day for a rumble..." Johnny tells himself from his crouch before rising and tearing off towards the other fighters, his steady gaze fixed on the two, though he's not quite close enough to realize exactly /who/ he's running towards...
COMBATSYS: Johnny has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Johnny focuses on his next action.
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Okay, so the gas-masked Li-X and =BRAD PITT= are flying towards our intrepid band of teenagers now? And Rock's trying his hand at a demolition derby? WTF, over!?
Raising an eyebrow at her teammate's antics, Sakura continues running out to face whoever's, y'know, looking out here. And with Rock making an opening, Sakura figures she may as well fire the opening shot for -her- team. And anyone who's watched the fighter with the beret (and her long white headband) ought to know what kind of ammo she prefers: blue energy, founting from her hands. Though with 'Brad Pitt' and 'Li-X' so close to one another from that roll, Sakura shakes her head. "Man, when movie stars go bad! Geez... Kei's gonna kill me for this, but..." She thrusts her hands forward, sending the blossom of cerulean flame barreling towards the two lovebirds. "HADOOOOOUKEN!" At nearly three meters in size, it ought to be more than enough to at least nip the both of them if they aren't careful!
"How the mighty have fallen. What will the press say?" In regards to Brad Pitt.
Rock's display of drivering skills, or lack of, earns a gaped jaw from the Stray Dog.
"..."
He immediately facepalms, "I do hope you gained your driver's license some time ago, Sakura." He glares, especially seeing how Rock has handled himself. It's a good thing Jiro took driving lessons for cars and motorcycles. He isn't their valued delivery boy for nothing. ...Even if his attitude isn't all of that.
After the humvee's display, Jiro sighs, "Doesn't anyone bother learning how to--- Meh, **** it."
The Stray Dog comes down from his crouched position, aiming to clothesline the following soldiers coming his way. But it doesn't stop there, because the Stray Dog is aiming to greet the taller man by leaping up and driving his arm at the man's neck.
Diving clothesline.
"Sup?"
"Damn!" Rock grits his teeth as his borrowed police car blazes a trail towards the rows and rows of humvees. He's just had an unfortunate realization, #2 of a set: If you crash into a humvee, you will probably die, Rock. It's not as smart as you initially intended. The alternative is to drive right into someone. But there are no obvious fighters, not to Rock's sight, and he's not up to the idea of driving a car into a regular person. Why? Because that's certain death, and Rock isn't quite ready to kill people yet. Call back in a few more years. "Damnit. Damnit. Great idea, Rock. Practically Nobel Prize... Damn!"
Slamming on the brakes as Brad and Li-X are illuminated by the glow of his headlights, Rock spins the wheel as hard to the side as he can, skidding sideways with a squeal of burning rubber and protesting engines. But that doesn't mean he's going to throw away a prime offensive situation. Rock's driving isn't the best, but, through /sheer luck/, the fighter manages to halt the vehicle no more than a foot from Xiangfei. No attack, apparently.
Until Rock pops open the driver side door and kicks it open as hard as he possibly can, anyways.
COMBATSYS: Rock successfully hits Xiangfei with Random Weapon.
- Power hit! -
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COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Xiangfei with Large Hadouken.
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LiX takes a moment to glance over her shoulder to Brad, and just gives a little wave to him once she sees he's ok. And now, it was time for the fight to start!
The decelerating humvee makes some very very weird motions though, swirling around on the street. She zips forward, ignoring the car for the moment which apparently was a big mistake. When the door swings open, she slams into it and goes reeling backward into the parked humvee behind her, and then not long after that the large fireball smashes into the girl right afterward.
The girls head is spinning at that point and collapses flat on the ground, clearly needing a moment to process what just happened. All she can feel at the moment is pain, and plenty of it.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei focuses on her next action.
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COMBATSYS: K9999 slows Large Hadouken from Sakura with Dust Wave.
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Well shit. There's an enormous ball of fire headed his way, and the Hollywood superstar simply throws up his arms, wincing behind those big gaudy sunglasses. Nobody signed him up for fireballs, right?! Luckily for the celeb, as that ball streaks towards him, the dust and rubble from Rock's speedy stop interferes, though a dustologist or somebody would probably point out that something'd been done to the dust. Making it buffer, angrier, mega-dust! It wasn't Pitt's fault though, right? Anyway, the fireball, now a pithy little thing(on his side), smacks against his forearms, doing a little more than singing his robe. Bringing a scowl to his features and a growl out of his mouth. "YOU ARE SO LUCKY I'M NOT OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, GIRL!"
Afterward, however, he looks to Xiangfei, and winces. The girl had gone from peppy to bloody in a good second, and Brad felt pretty crappy about that. "Oh, jeez. Lady, you should watch out for doors. Here." He steps somewhat in front of her, again going into that ridiculous fighting stance. "You'll have to get through me, right? She might be crazy, but she's still a lady." Nevermind him threatening Sakura just then.
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Johnny with Strong Punch.
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His eyes going wide as Jiro jumps out from outta nowhere and clotheslines him, Johnny is sent flying backwards to his back, his head smacking against the pavement solidly. "What the hell?! Stray Dog?! What are /you/ doing here?" Johnny asks incredulously as he begins to rub his bruised neck. Pushing himself back up to his feet, Johnny doesn't really seems very intent of a return attack right now, instead he simply runs his hand through his greasy hair and stares at Jiro. "What the hell's going on, are you fighting for these bastards?!" Johnny inquires, a look of confusion on his face.
COMBATSYS: Johnny takes no action.
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"Driver's license?" asks Sakura, glancing over her shoulder at Jiro. "Nope! I learned everything I need about driving from the movies!" Considering the prodigy's uniquely effective method of training new skills, that's probably not far from the truth.
Kasugano didn't expect her fireball to be the straw that broke the Chinese fighter's back though.... the door slamming open, sure, but not that far. Wincing, Sakura raises a hand to her mouth. She knows darn well who LiX is, and can't help but feel a great deal of sympathy for her. "Atchaaa..."
... Luckily, Brad Pitt steps up to cover her. Quirking an eyebrow at the superstar, Sakura folds her hands over her thighs, bowing in introduction. ... In the middle of a battle? Yes -- shut up! "It's an honor to meet you, sir! But you're on the wrong team here... you'll forgive me, right?" Forgive for what, exactly? Maybe the fact that Sakura's started to dash towards Mr. Pitt, or leaping into a somersault, might be construed as a bit hostile. See, most fans just mob to take photos of their favorite movie stars, rather than take Sakura's approach of snapping out of the spin, unleashing a double-fisted axehandle onto Brad Pitt's Emmy-winning face. "Yut-taaah!"
The Stray Dog looks towards Johnny, frowning at the man when he is staring at him with an incrudelous look. "Yes." That's all he states. The young man looks over towards Johnny, before stating. "Let's just say that I hate Rolento a lot, and he seems to share the same opinion of me." He shrugs.
"I'm not a fan of Mad Gear. -At all-." He stares at Johnny, frowning at the man, "I see that you are with them as well... Sad to say." He looks over towards Johnny, "I hate Mad Gear, I hate Rolento. But..." He shrugs, "I like you. Like I like Kyle. So I'll give you the same chance that I gave him. Given that this will fail, turn yourself away from this." He shrugs softly, "Otherwise..."
He pockets both of his hands, "Give me everything you have in this fight." His eyes focus at Johnny, "No hard feelings in this fight. Trust me, I don't turn back from stuff once I start."
COMBATSYS: Jiro focuses on his next action.
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Rock leaves the door ajar for a second, clearing his throat. And catching his breath, mostly. "Never. Getting into a car. Ever. Never again. Jeez." Planting one boot on the ground, Rock climbs out of the car, shutting the door behind him. It had the kindness to fall off, hitting the ground with a clunk. Rock hit it /really hard/, after all. The 'leader' seems to be down, at least momentarily, which is fine with him. And then... there's Brad Pitt. No kidding. Or maybe he's seeing things. Or maybe not -- Pretty people has a sort of Highlander-style sixth sense. They just /know/. But there are more important things to deal with. Like making sure the leader doesn't get back up and keep leading. It's dishonorable, but there's more at stake than just honor.
"Hey!" Rock exclaims, to the fallen leader, running his (her?) way and aiming a punch straight down. It's not a fighter's punch; just a punch made to ensure that somebody stays down. "This prison doesn't have your name on it. Only name I see on it is Metro City, and that's /never/ going to belong to you guys."
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei interrupts Jab Punch from Rock with Esaka.
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LiX groans as her fingers curl inward, and she struggles a little to get up to her knees. The irony here is while she looks like she just came from, well, a car wreck, her indestructible plexi-glass passes the ultimate test, suffering little more than a deep crack. A rather nasty sounding, muffled cough comes from the girl, and she shakes her head as her entire body trembles, ".. please stay... aside Mister Pitt," she hisses as calmly as she can, seeming completely unaware that Rock is even approaching.
She's suddenly slipped into a different mindset, shaking her head as she whispers to herself, "I can't lose, I musn't lose, I -won't-." Acting on instinct, when Rocks fist zips toward her she flops onto her back, the strike hitting her in the side and handsprings upward, heel slamming into the blondes chin as she yells, "SHUT UP!!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits K9999 with Sakura Otoshi.
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Mr. Pitt had since fallen into a -very- Durden-esque mindframe. Nevermind that he was really K9999, and this was probably some berserker aspect of the base personality overtaking the mental reconditioning. In any case, as Sakura runs towards him and somersaults into the air, bringing both fists down towards his face... well, the celebrity simply beams, and takes those sunglasses off, staring straight towards the girl. No fear in his eyes, no hesitation in his tone or stance. He was /ready/.
"Bring it, sister."
And as her fists slam into his face, Brad goes down for a bit, hunched over, holding his nose, exaggerating whatever pain he felt. "Oh, awgh..." Blood drips from his hands as they cover his nose, and the man snickers, shaking hs head, standing. Running a bloody hand through his hair, and turning back to Sakura. "That's all you go-" A snarl when Rock punches Xiangfei, even though the girl performs admirably in return. "That's gone a bit far, pal!" He moves to grab Sakura, pink robe fluttering with his motions, and tries to throw the girl into Rock. If she doesn't hit him, he just kicks at the other man, and in an ideal situation, would have both of them shoved back into that carseat. The sitting down is followed by Brad delivering a hefty straight-kick to the door, slamming it into both of them.
Oh, and he's laughing. Durden indeed.
"This will /NOT/ fail Stay Dog," Johnny says with emotion. "Metro City is the only home I have. Mad Gear welcomed me into it's arms when I was just a bum living on the streets. They're the only family I've ever had. And that /BASTARD/ Mike Haggar is trying to kill my family. Lock us up at every turn!" Johnny spins and points towards the prison. "Those guys in there? They're just like you an me Stray Dog. You, me, and Kyle. Three guys with a bad rap. We need to stand up for our selves Jiro. We need to stop letting /THEM/ push us around. No Jiro, I ain't gunna stop. But ain't gunna fight you either. You aren't my enemy."
Turning away from Jiro as if the discussion is over, Johnny reaches into his jacket and pulls out a switchblade. Concentrating on the blade for a split second before the weapon springs to life with blue fire; Johnny whips the blade towards Sakura. "They are," he mutters as the blade flies towards its target.
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks K9999's Sudden Slam.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Johnny
COMBATSYS: Johnny successfully hits Sakura with Rocket 88.
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Rock 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 K9999
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Johnny
Err... what? Sakura had only just landed from her double-fisted smash when her opponent turned on her, and suddenly made a grab for her! ... Well... that's not gonna work, Sakura realizes, and just as Mr. Pitt grabs her wrist, Sakura jerks it away just as quickly.
Of course, she's still -connected- at the time, finding herself tugged along anyway. She's hurled towards Rock, but due to her alarmed state, she's able to kick out in midair, righting herself and landing in a crouch just shy of Rock.
And it's right about then that a glowing switchblade embeds itself in her forearm. "OW! CRAP! -- what the heck?!" Her gaze snaps to Johnny for a moment, but she doesn't spend much time on it -- instead, she darts over to Brad Pitt and tries to snare him around the neck, pulling him into a headlock. The knife... is still in her forearm at this point, but that doesn't stop her from trying to squeeze the life out of the Se7en star! ... Of course, if she manages to catch him, she'd hold the grip for a while before delivering a nerve chop to the neck, upon releasing... "You're next, big boy!"
Sigh. Just like Kyle. In truth, Jiro is rather hurt that he has to fight the guy. But in turn, the young man is disappointed and sadden thatt he man can't bring himself to fight him. "...Meh."
Morality sucks.
Jiro gives off a sigh, then he shakes his head. "...I'm not going to fight you either, then... You don't deserve a back strike." Instead, the young boy immediately turns towards Sakura, "...We switch." He calls out, then he looks over toward where Brad Pitt is at. So he starts circling along the man's way, crouching low and he crouches low.
Whether Sakura is successful or not with the hold, the young man steps and remains crouched, waiting for Brad Pitt to turn around.
COMBATSYS: K9999 successfully hits Rock with Sudden Slam.
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Rock 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 K9999
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Johnny
Rock is struck hard by K9999's powerful kick, even though Sakura was able to stop the assault of her own body through her own machinations. But that's fine. Rock's not dont yet -- he's still barely harmed by all the combat going on. "Guh," he grunts, looking straight at Brad and narrowing his eyes. "I had no clue you actually knew how to fight. I do know this, though. I think you're the biggest asshole in Hollywood!" Rock takes an aggressive swing at "Brad," but... instead of making contact with his fist, he insteadall but disappears.
Rock has bigger fish to fry, aside from lucky and surprisingly skilled actors. Fading into a blur of rapid motion, Rock instead darts around his opponent like a bullet, launching straight ahead towards another target: Johnny, whom he approaches with shocking speed, one elbow directed at his target.
And so, things were about to get out of control really quick- Which perhaps was to be expected.
With Xiangfei still fighting, it's seem that at least on the Shank side of things, the soldiers were still fighting against the police with their usual ferocity, but it's too early to tell if they're getting off with a good start yet or not.
The Captain brings a hand to her covered forehead, swaying a little, but shakes it off. Her blurred vision remains on Rock and she charges at him like a bull to a cape. Her body giving off a light glow, she continues murmuring to herself, backflipping and soumersaulting toward the teenager, and once she's close enough, moves to grab his shoulder and turn him around. Which immedietly would be followed up with a palm strike to his chest, followed by a massive blast of chi from her opposite.
COMBATSYS: K9999 blocks Sakura's Sakura Strangle.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Johnny
COMBATSYS: K9999 dodges Jiro's Strong Throw.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Johnny
Brad was more than used to women trying to cling to him(see: Li-Li Xiangfei), but Sakura's approach was ridiculous. The Hollywood celebrity is pulled towards her, arms flailing, sunglasses falling to the ground, and turned about, his head caught between her arm and a noticeably soft place. Dong Hwan spends his days /wishing/ for this kind of treatment. Them's just the perks of being a movie star, though... and besides that.
Brad wasn't all that impressed.
The man barks out a growl and wraps an arm around Sakura's stomach, throwing her backwards. Following this, he notices Jiro running towards him... crazy Stray Dog. The heart-throb manages to work his rings around to the point where all the pointy ends are facing the right way, and gets into that crazy, "bring-it-on" fighting stance again. Jiro moves to grab him, Brad steps aside, and then takes a step back, putting his weight into his right hand. Shenwoo style. "Come ON! You guys fight all over the world, and this is the best you've got?!" His beringed right arm flies forward, a heavy blow aimed to the back of Jiro's head.
COMBATSYS: Johnny counters Hard Edge from Rock with Tirohonda.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Johnny
"Hah, you think you got some talent son?" Johnny asks as Rock flies towards him, elbow extended. "Think again!" Johnny shouts as he flips foreword over Rock's head, reaching down and grabbing the blonde around the neck in an inverted headlock. Throwing his chest foreword as he lands behind Rock, the Switchblade Luchadore keeps his firm hold on the young Howard's neck, tossing the boy over his shoulder. "This is adult business son..." Johnny says, though he takes a moment to glance at all the kids around him... well, at least Brad Pitt is an adult... kinda. "...go home and play with your toys."
Clearly, Sakura does not do this -- but she does let go, and she does charge in towards Johnny instead. Lucky for her, Rock seems to be drawing his fire. But that's perfectly okay! Sakura can still attack from a distance -- and in this case, that means falling back onto her specialty. Hands cocked to her side, palms spreading open to reveal a light blue orb of energy, electricity crackling... hey wait, this isn't...
"Shinkuuu...."
Oh snap, yeah it is. Sakura's hands thrust forward, unleashing the pulsing, trashcan-sized projectile at Johnny. "HADOOOOOUKEN!"
The police officers seem to be holding their own against the incoming soldiers -- every advance made by the Shank Squad seems to be reversed by another surge of the battling policemen. They've got a job to do! So while some men are down, the passion of those remaining is enough to make up for it...
COMBATSYS: Jiro fails to counter Drill Fist from K9999 with Backlash.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Johnny
This is poor planning on Jiro's part. Because when Brad Pitt turns over to face Jiro, the Stray Dog is prepared for his fist to come his way. So he lunges forward to grip at the hand to keep him from striking the youth's direction.
Unfortunately, Jiro fails to capture the fist, and it hits home towards the cheek when he turns the fist's way. His head cocks to the side, and the Stray Dog goes flying towards the ground, rolling away and groaning in pain. "Ugh...." He grumbles.
COMBATSYS: Rock counters Majinga from Xiangfei with Joudan Crack Counter.
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Rock 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 K9999
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Johnny
Rock has seen this technique before. Red eyes lock on to the movements that the Captain makes as he makes them, a flash of instinct and emotion crossing his eyes. Nevermind the taunting of Johnny and Brad Freaking Goddamn Pitt. He /knows/ this one. He wouldn't even have to think about it. It's just instinct. Rock grabs the Captain's first arm with both of his hands, stopping the attack dead in its tracks with a perfect counter-application of force. "Too..." Rock immediately turns the momentum of the fight around, leaping forward to deliver a punishing kick to his opponent -- a forward flipping kick, all but identical to the Crack hShoot.
"... EASY!" The impact is immediate and resounding, and Rock hits the ground on his feet. "That technique," he grunts. "I've seen it before. I know it."
LiX can only grunt, the soldier twitching when her arms are grabbed- It's no suprise at all to her really; she just just hoped that the suprise of 'not Xiangfei' pulling it off would catch him off-guard.
The chance didn't pay off unfortunatly though, the Captain goes staggering again and crashes flat on her back, her breathing still labored and the pain becoming more intense within her. While her recovery is a little slow, she does manage to sit up again, shaky hands joining togeather as she growls to herself- Her golden chi flares up and around her form again, it's clear that even at this point she's not going to give up.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei gathers her will.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Johnny
Brad turns from the falling, flailing Jiro, snickering to himself about overconfident teens. "Think us celebs don't know jack." The older man pulls his gaudy bathrobe over his shoulders a bit more snugly, and looking around for the next person to punch around. After all, he had a job to do. Make sure Rolento got what he wanted out of this mess. But just then, Pitt turns to see Rock beating on an already downed girl. Again. There's a bit of something wrong with that. A lot of something wrong, actually. Brad snarls, and takes a step forward, hands reaching into his pockets.
"So you've seen Fight Club, right, Lady Killer?" He grins, and pulls out a bottle with a wick sticking out of the top. Inside is a chalky, not-quite fluid liquid. Clearly, this is not mineral water. "Well, I snagged some of the props from the set, and tested all those bomb-makin' theories out myself." From the other pocket, he pulls a Zippo lighter, and flicks it open. The flame is set to the wick, and... well, the obvious happens. "Anyway. This is me, saying "Fuck you for beating on a girl like that." Brad looks around(in case any Kasagi kids are trying to throw him), and tosses the bottle towards Rock. "Enjoy it!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Johnny with Shinkuu Hadouken.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|=======\======-\1 Johnny
"Hadouwhat?" Johnny repeats as Sakura cries out. Spinning around at the sound of her voice, Johnny's eyes grow wide as he watches the large fireball fly towards him. "Oh," he says right before the hadouken slams into his chest, the blue energy dissipating off of him and sending him flying backwards and skidding along the ground. "You little tramp..." Johnny mutters as he picks himself off of the ground and slaps his smoking leather jacket.
"You'll pay for that!" He promises as he pulls another switchblade from his vest and unwinds a chain from around his waist. "Take this!" Johnny yells as he rushes towards Sakura, both the chain and blade erupt in the same blue fire as before. As he closes in on the schoolgirl, the flaming knife slashes at her again and again, as the spinning chain beats her about the head and neck. Blue fire seeming to drip off of the weapons during the duration of the attack, Johnny begins to slow after a few dozen strikes have flown, hit or miss.
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Johnny's Rebel Rouser.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Johnny
Slashing, again and again, chain spinning... yeah... that's not gonna work too well for Sakura. Luckily, her reflexes tend to agree with her, allowing her to thrust her forearms up to fend off the chain and the blade -- one forearm for each! She steps back with each strike, shaking her head with a mildly cocky grin. "Listen, pal, I dunno why you're so intent on beating me up..." Winking back, she grins -- "But I got news for ya! I ain't just some random schoolgirl!"
And she then intends to prove her point, backing away again and curling her hands around another bright blue ball of flame. This one... isn't quite as long-winded, just a vanilla ball of energy. "And it's Ha-dou-ken, like so..." Her palms rocket forward, the bloom of flame rushing out to envelop Johnny's upper half. "HADOOOOUKEN!"
Now. Jiro is pissed off, and he isn't too happy with the older man towering over him. "Son of a bitch...." He growls, then he is starting to get back up to his feet. Now the Stray Dog is annoyed. The young man doesn't do anything, except crouching low to meet with Brad's back.
He remains low, as if he is preparing for a football tackle. He growls with an annoyed tone, looking like he's ready to do something. Violet flames erupt from the young man's hands, erupting with the purple fiery chi that Kain usually wields. His teeth grits as he is concentrating and focusing his hatred directly at Brad Pitt.
COMBATSYS: Jiro focuses on his next action.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Johnny
COMBATSYS: Rock overcomes Flame Burst from K9999 with Double Reppuken.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Johnny
Rock backs away from the fallen Xiangfei, eyes narrowed with confusion and suspicion. That style... it's not a rare style. But this /version/ of it? This precise style? There's something strange. But for the moment, Rock has something greater to deal with. Namely, the fire. Spinning around on his heel, Rock cringes as Brad throws fire at him. "A... a /girl/?!" he barely has time to rasp. That cuts the possible identities in half. Which doesn't please Rock at all. "After everything you've done here... everyone you people have hurt... you've got the nerve to... Bastard! I'll teach you a lesson..." Rock's fists blossom with purple chi, the warrior whirling around. One handful of raw power meets the flaming soap, dispersing it immediately. But he's not done. He still has one more fist, hurling a projectile towards his opponent. "... in justice!"
Words are pretty much going in one ear and out the other with Xiangfei, her knees shaking and it's pretty clear she's hell bent on causing some damage here. Within her focused concentration, she lets out a gurgled growl, her eyes never leaving Rock, seeming unable to recognize the blonde Howard she'd been pining over just a week ago. Her golden aura roars brighter for just a half-second, and then becomes a light blue aura again that races to her right hand as she races forward again, "I'm -NOT- going to lose!!" she cries, hopping forward yet again and adding to the assault of the already busy Howard. The technique is repeated again, astoundingly sooner than the berserk chinese girls usually known to execute.
COMBATSYS: K9999 overcomes Double Reppuken from Rock with Armcannon Blast.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Johnny
Brad's already turned his back on Howard, looking for somebody else to punch in the face. This fight was going pretty well, for a catastrophe. Of course, he doesn't expect the other prettyboy to scream out jealous insults and rip through his projectile-bomb with purple hate. That's just... not in the movies, you know? Brad turns to Jiro as Rock starts mumbling something, and as he's about to ram his fist into the Stray Dog's face... well, he hears somebody screaming about Justice.
The robe-clad superstar turns around, seeing purple death screaming towards him, and Brad reacts marvelously quickly. Assuming another exaggerated, macho-man fighting position, he pulls a taser gun from one of the pockets(For the butch female fans), and brings his left hand into a karate-style clenched fist-at-the-side thing. Curiously enough, his sleeve overcomes the full length of his fist, and the actor's eyes narrow. He lets that taser go crazy, a line flying towards Rock, embedding itself in his shoulder. Systematic shocks are sent from the gun to the other fighter, and... well, loud explosions accompany those systematic bursts. Though, people probably(hopefully) won't notice the way his hidden arm shakes. He's just clenching his fist hard. That's all. Srsly.
That taser line? Yeah. It cut through Rock's Reppuken, by the way. Heavy-duty stuff.
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Johnny with Medium Hadouken.
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"Gaaah!" Johnny howls as a second hadouken slams into him and sends him flying once more. Rolling along the pavement yet again, Johnny slows to a halt, motionless in his crumpled heap. "Gahh.... and we were.... so close..." Johnny mutters softly before his world goes dark.
COMBATSYS: Johnny takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Johnny can no longer fight.
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Sakura is pleased to see that her Hadouken landed as intended... crazed people attacking her like that are a serious drag, y'know? ... Though that look on his face was kinda sad. As much as she enjoys blasting people with stuff, she doesn't really want to permanently injure or anything, right...?
"C'mon, Jiro, stay with us here..." calls out Sakura, noticing her friend in dire straits. And then she notices that Rock is going animal crackers over the notion that the person he was fighting was, indeed, of the female persuasion. "Rock, chill OUT already... a fight's a fight! This is the twenty-first century now, okay? Geez..."
Shaking her head, she glances over to LiX. The girl's had more than her fair share of hurt-hurt, so Sakura instead trains her sights on the Brad Pitt impersonator -- though he's doing such a darn good job, no one can tell! "Hrm..." muses Sakura. "After this is all over, can I have your autograph? My friends back home would never believe it if I told 'em I was fighting you." Of course, as she says this, she's currently in the process of dashing forward to deliver a most powerful uppercut his way, her fist gleaming blue as she rockets it up into the superstar impersonator's ribcage. "Shooou'ooooou Ken!"
The Stray Dog is very pissed off, and he is very unpleased with the man. He is going to show what Brad Pitt know how he feels about him. The young man is starting to approach the man as he slides over to one side. While looking at Sakura, the young man nods. "Alright... asshole..." The Stray Dog hisses, turning his back over to face the taller man as he runs behind him. He crouches to the side, waiting for the man to turn his way.
"Just for being a jerk..." Jiro is aiming to turn Brad Pitt around whether Sakura is successful or not with her uppercutting attack. Why?
...Well...
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei successfully hits Rock with Majinga.
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COMBATSYS: Rock overcomes Armcannon Blast from K9999 with Raging Storm.
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Definitely a she, huh? The odds that there are two ladies who fight like this are pretty low. He knows precisely who it is. Or, at least, he's pretty sure. Gears click into place. No wonder she didn't want him to go to Metro City. So, with his attention still on Brad Pitt after there exchange of blows, he barely registers Xiangfei as an opponent. Rather, just as something that pisses the hell out of him. Pulling his hood down with one hand, Rock looks over his shoulder, leveling red eyes at her as she approaches with her massive assault. He makes absolutely no attempt to dodge; he's just /standing/ there, as though he wants to take it.
"Doesn't matter how hard you hit me, Xiangfei. Not much is gonna cut me deeper than you already have," he says, with a glower. That glower -- disappointment? -- turns quickly into anger. He's struck by the Majinga and HURLED at Brad Pitt's taser, his body blistering with energy. First golden; Xiangfei's. Then, something else. Something bright, shimmering blue. Something vastly more intense. "You're NOT getting through here," he roars. Though reeling from one blow, he's still able to orient himself towards his opponent in mid-air, even as his entire body explodes with a torrent of blue chi of impossible fury. "You're not taking this city," he's burning with rage, now, essentially. Fury and rage. "You're both going to prison... but you're gonna be on the wrong side of those bars, you hear?! Raging... STOOOOORM!" Pitt's taser is useless in the face of this attack. And now? And now he has to deal with the inferno of chi that is Rock Howard.
LiX continues to pant, even after her techinque, she doesn't seem satisfied- she just looks to Rock, his voice terribly familiar.. And her blurred vision starts to clear, staring at the young man as he flies backward.
At first there's some confusion, and she brings a hand to her forehead again. At first she starts to feel guilty, incredibly guilty, but the sudden reminder of the consequences in failing this mission makes her stand up straight again, "NO!!" she cries, her vision quickly shifting to 'Brad' and the obvious trouble that he's in- And hell, the trouble that the attack squad in general is in. She clasps at her head, and with another shriek she races at Rock again, this time her right hand drawing outward and waiting untle the blazing chi of the raging storm falls before striking at his gut again. If that were to connect, her fingernails curl inward and a powerful blow slams into the tagged spot.
COMBATSYS: K9999 dodges Sakura's Shou'ou Ken EX.
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COMBATSYS: K9999 endures Jiro's Strong Throw!
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COMBATSYS: Rock successfully hits K9999 with Raging Storm.
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After turning the man around, the Stray Dog is having Brad Pitt face the direction where the young man is at. "Hey asshole." He growls out as he throws both hands in front of the older man. He turns the hand over, throwing the middle finger out.
Afterwards, the first thing that the Stray Dog does is send a foot towards the man's gut to send him sprawling towards him, then, the young man is turning around to wrap both of his hands along the back jaw of the man. Then, the young man immediately lifts his body up, dropping his weight down as he attempts to smash the jaw against the shoulder.
THE STONE COLD STUNNER! OH MY GOD! Jiro has put Brad Pitt in the Stone Cold ****ing Stunner!
And the Stray Dog points a finger at Brad Pitt.
"Bitch."
The celeb's face pales as he sees the three attacks headed his direction: A Stone Cold Stunner from Jiro, a Big Blast Of Hate from Rock, and a Big Uppercut from Sakura. Here's how /that/ went down. First, Jiro grabbing Brad takes him well out of range of Sakura's uppercut. Secondly, Rock's Blast of Hate smacks Pitt right in the ratty-pants wearing ass. Thirdly, Brad practically /hugs/ Jiro as he Stunners him. Masochistic, maybe? Of course, his ass hurts a lot. Maybe he's not thinking straight.
Brad manages to maneuver himself, through that kick and thrown, towards a place where there's a lot of tools within reach. Nevermind that his face hurts, he's bloody, and his ass is killing him... Jiro's got him in a headlock. The Stray Dog pulls Brad up, and then slams his jaw against his shoulder. Brad falls off afterwards, dazed...
And his coat catches on a doorframe on the way down. As does his shirt. In a moment, Brad Pitt is stripped of his upper clothing, tanned, sculpted upper body revealed to the women and men who care to look. Abs, pecs, scars, he's got it /all/. Add that nice sheen of sweat he's got going, a bit of dirt on his form... mmm. Pittalicious.
Maybe while you're all staring, you won't notice him grabbing a jagged piece of metal. He's growling, again, planning on revenge no doubt. "Alright, kids." Muscles flex as he pulls himself up. "It's time to stop this mess, I guess." A quick laugh after that. "Heh... I rhymed! What the hell." Brad stands, testing the metal for weight and sharpness by throwing it, catching it, and then nods. He turns quickly, right arm flashing in an arc across the three Good Guy's faces, bringing that piercing metal end across all of them.
COMBATSYS: Sakura fails to interrupt Drill Fist from K9999 with Shou'ou Ken.
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Ooh, jagged metal! Wonder what that feels like!
Sakura, much as she wouldn't mind finding out the real answer, is really =much= too eager to find out first hand. She's still close to the impersonator, and in a way, she thinks she has a chance of landing another rising uppercut upon him before he can get too far away! "Shooou'ou----"
She's wrong, of course, and the blade ravages the poor schoolgirl's face, eliciting a cry of "KYAAAA!" as she's knocked back to the ground, bleeding.
That... wasn't how it was supposed to happen, by the way.
COMBATSYS: K9999 successfully hits Jiro with Drill Fist.
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The Stray Dog finishes putting the bastard into the Stone Cold Stunner, and that leaves for the young man to take some steps back from the superstar. And when his shirt is revealed, the young mans snorts, tightening his fists as he prepares to drive his fist straight into the man's gut. But...
Wait. That person is Xiangfei? Huh. No wonder why things seemed familiar. But he gave the benefit of a doubt, "Hmph, working with terrorists..." He shifts his head towards the incoming swinging metal coming at him. He's raising his arm in an attempt to block it.
Unfortunately, he's given a hefty smack across the cheek, which sends him sprawling back. "ARGGHH!" The Stray Dog is busy staggering against the ground, then he spits off blood. Needless to say, the Stray Dog isn't looking happy at all. So instead, he is going to deal with the man his way.
The Stray Dog is sprinting straight towards KQuad, charging his way while he is extending his right fist back,a nd then he launches it forward, aiming to send it to the superstar's gut.
But it doesn't look like he'll stop there.
COMBATSYS: Rock blocks Xiangfei's Senri Chuu'ou.
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COMBATSYS: Rock counters Drill Fist from K9999 with Joudan Crack Counter.
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"Didn't you hear me?!" Rock reacts with a flash of movement. There's something more than just determination fueling the kid now; it's more than just talent, or even skill or training. Instinct. Instinct and heaps of anger, really. His movement is practically invisible to the eye. It's movement without thinking -- practically predictive. One hand snares Xiangfei by the wrist, stopping her blow. Not all of it, however -- Fingernails dig deeply into his sweatshirt /and/ his shirt, breaking skin and doing some damage. The other hand catches the jagged piece of metal right in the air, fingers squeezing it tight. So tight that blood begins to stream down Rock's hand and wrist; superficial wounds, but the effect is there. "I'm not going to let you do as you please!" With one wrenching pull, Rock rips the jagged metal from Brad's hands, releasing Xiangfei and whipping forward to kick Pitt squarely in the face.
Landing on his feet, Rock grabs his sweatshirt through the hole that Xiangfei left behind, ripping it off, too. At this point, it's just restricting him. Throwing the garment -- which has been torn right between the two angel wings printed onto the back -- through the air, Rock resumes his combat stance, eyes darting from one foe to the next. "Come on."
"I heard you, and I don't -care-!" her muffled voice shouts back to Rock, and jerks back best she can from Rocks momentary hold, her body refusing to calm down and shaking in rage and panic, "Let.. GO of me!" she falls over once he releases his grasp, tumbling to the side and gets back onto her feet.
She wasn't completely unaware of the situation, it was obvious to anyone watching the Mad Gear and Shank Squad soldiers were growing at a greater disadvantage- But as Xiangfei continues to press on in the fight, it seems to be providing inspiration for the others to keep up their assault as well, "And you think I'm going to let -you-? I'm not going to lose, I'll defeat you!" she continues to press onto rock, staggering as she sweeps low, a ring of smoke bursting out from below her, and blasts upward, shoulder first toward Rocks chest, "I'll defeat all of you!!"
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits K9999 with Rhino Ravager.
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The fist homes in towards the face of none other than Brad Pitt's stomach. The fist feels like a bat towards an upset stomach. However, the Stray Dog doesn't stop there. The Stray Dog immediately draws his fist out to strike along the stomach and face. A straight punch towards the face, another punch towards the stomach, another punch towards the face once more, then the Stray Dog swings his right arm up to send the elbow out to strike at Tyler's stomach. To top it off, the Stray Dog immediately launches his right hand out towards Brad Pitt.
He lifts the man up so he can get a good look at Brad Pitt.
"Smile for the camera, mother ****er!" He hisses angrily, then he winds his left fist back. "SEI!" Crouching low, the young man positions the right hand out as he growls, "-DO-!!" The fist lunges forward towards the chest of K9999/Brad Pitt, sending him flying straight towards the broken humvee.
"Lay down, asshole."
He motions a thumbs down.
COMBATSYS: Jiro counters Arm Mutation from K9999 with Backlash.
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Brad hits the ground hard, spitting blood in copious, gross amounts, managing to pull himself to his knees, and then feet. Jiro might notice that the celebrity's clearly out of his gourd now, standing, snickering as the blood just... god, it's everywhere. Face, chest, stomach, everything. It's starting to wreck his pants, even. He's on his last legs, and he can't last much longer.
Which is why he lunges for Jiro, a growl leaving his lips. Naturally, this doesn't work as well as he wanted to, and the movie star winds up in whatever bizarre turn-around Jiro wants to make things. Because really, that's the way these things end. Hilariously.
Pushing back to her feet amidst Xiangfei's muffled screaming, Sakura rubs her face. Ow, ow, her face. So many bloody scrapes, and all of them dealt by... Brad Pitt.
Her friends at Taiyo will -never- believe this.
Though... when it's all said and done, it seems Xiangfei's still standing, and that Brad Pitt person isn't. And this -is- still a battle, despite Sakura's best intentions to let Xiangfei slide through here. Turning back to face Xiangfei as she rises, Sakura gives her a remorseful smile. "C'mon... just let this slide. You said it yourself ... this is a war." She takes a deep breath, her hands adopting the flared formation they know well by now. The ball of flame that forms is second nature. And the shout... it almost needn't be voiced.
But she still steps through the motions anyway, the flickering flames rushing out from her hands at Xiangfei. "Hadouken!"
Eyes focus at the celebrity. The eyes suddenly become feral as he is now drawing himself to move with instinct. Brad is like a prey for the Stray Dog as he is more of a predator.
Why didn't it work out the way the way that Brad Pitt wanted it too? Well, that was because the young Stray Dog is lunging forward to strike at him is halted by the youth grasping to the incoming arm, and he aims to swing the man around and around.
This leaves for the Stray Dog to give the man a Giant Swing repeatedly, until he finally draws the man close to him to where the Stray Dog holds Brad Pitt up.
"Nighty night." The Stray Dog leaps into the air, and he drops his weight down, aiming to slam Brad into the ground head first.
The Stray Dog gets up, and he places his hands into the pocket while spitting at the ground. "Disappointing."
COMBATSYS: Rock interrupts Tenpou Zan from Xiangfei with Rising Tackle.
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With Brad Holy Freaking Goddamn Pitt handled by Jiro, Rock has one last threat to deal with. The more important threat, perhaps -- in fact, almost likely so. Xiangfei. As his opponent charges towards him once again, fueling the entire Shank Squad assault, Rock simply crouches low to the ground, his palms barely touching the pavement to balance himself out as he waits and watches her approach, eyes set on the visor of her gasmask. "You're not who I thought you were," he says. "I've got two things to tell you, that in mind. First, date's off. Secondly..."
Rock's timing is impeccable. As Xiangfei approaches, Rock immediately twists forward and /towards/ her, soaring straight up like a corkscrew as he drives his foot up into Xiangfei's chin and carries her upwards into the air. "... I held back the first time we fought! This is what my black blood is /really/ made of... Rising TACKLE!" Rock hits the ground on his feet. Xiangfei probably doesn't. "If you're going to get up," Rock says, seething... "Do it now, so I can knock you back down again."
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Xiangfei with Medium Hadouken.
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LiX gasps and wheezes, slouching a little as she stares at Rock and again she goes crashing to the floor, after taking the air... Her head snaps upward, somehow someway moving again just to get knocked back once more by Sakuras hadouken. She falls onto her back, chest rising and falling rapidly, and she slowly sits up, feeling like she's going to pass out any moment. She unhooks her radio, and she sputters, "R.. Retreat.. That's an order.." and she lets the instrument fall to the ground once more. A hand to her side, she then shakes her head ".. You seem to have me confused for someone else. I don't have any interest in dating you," she slaps her hands togeather, "I -can't- 'let this slide'! This is important to me!" she musters up the last of her strength, and as predicted she storms toward rock, a cloud of smoke blasting behind her, and she shoulder rushes at the man- If that were to connect, it's followed by a double-palm strike, and then finally she swirls around with a spinning thrust kick to the mans gut, "HAAAAAAAAH!!!"
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei has reached second wind!
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The area around the fight has /long/ since been cleared of civilians. People simply didn't want to be around such madness with that much violence around. Of course, considering how rare it was to see people out anyway with the escalading violence everywhere, even with the passes, people still don't leave often. For now, the streets are owned by the police, the Shank Squad, and the 'revolution revolutionaries'.
Or, at least, if it weren't for the black vans, looking like something from the SWAT team's wettest dream, that's approaching from down a street, ignoring traffic lights and stop signs. The vans pull up to surround the area, and that's when the soldiers start piling out the back, taking defensive cover and locking and loading as a young woman, dressed in a sharp suit and wearing a pair of sunglasses climbs out, hair tied back in a bun and looking rather stern.
The woman approaches the edge of the fight, arms crossed, and then pushes past to the first officer who looks like he might be in charge. She gestures to the gold stars on her shoulders, and says something to him, and there's a /brief/ argument before she turns away and gestures some soldiers over, announcing to the police in general, "Major Kent, United States Army!" Her finger points out at Brad Pitt. "That man is leaving here with us."
Brad just... god, this fight went bad. "Durden" lies on the ground in a puddle of his own blood, convulsing here and there, various gouges and /many/ bruises along his arms and sides showing off exactly how beaten he was. And, since he'd done so well with dealing with attacks so far... it should come as no surprise when, shakingly, one hand slams into the dirt, shaking with fury, or pain, or /something/.
A growl escapes Pitt one last time, even as the vans pull up and two sharp-looking army dudes come to grab him. He's taken by the arms, and one informs him, "Mr. Pitt, you need to come with us." Pitt doesn't like people telling him he's unimpressive, or whatever crap Jiro pulled at the end, though.
So his arms clutch at the boy's jacket, and if he manages to grab him, Pitt pulls Jiro forward, and slams his forehead into Jiro's own. That is, if the weary, bloody, tired celeb can make the grab. If not, either way, Jiro gets a good deal of blood spat at his face, either after the grab or as Brad finally faints, carried away by Lacey's men. Thank god for 'girlfriends'.
COMBATSYS: K9999 can no longer fight.
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Stepping away, she looks back at Rock, shaking her head. "C'mon, take it easy on her. Long story..."
It's easy to overlook the fact that there's a whole bunch of gunfire taking place right now. The police seem to be turning the tide against the Shank Squad battallions, keeping the vast majority of them from gaining a foothold, and cowing the rest to turn tail and run.
With the de-facto commanders falling to the three defending teenagers, though, morale takes a steep nosedive. The humvees are mostly crippled, and the tanks aren't able to carry many people -- so the vast majority of the soldiers start hoofing it.
Those remaining take off as soon as their captain gives the order, naturally. No more reason for them to stick around, after all -- the battle's all but lost. Though the Shank Squad did manage to land some serious hits on the prison complex, there's still more than enough wall remaining to keep the inmates contained -- for what few holes remain are soon covered by the armed policemen rushing outside, now that the coast is significantly clearer.
... Well, until those vans roll up. "Wh...what the heck are they doing here?!" Cupping her hands over her mouth, she calls out, "It's about -time- you guys showed up!" Clueless much? Geh.
COMBATSYS: Jiro counters Sudden Slam from K9999 with Bull Fist.
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Everything seems to be going quite well for Jiro. Considering his performance as of late, everything is a big improvement for the young man. This is why he is feeling quite pleased to see that the feds are arriving. "Oh good, the United States army is here..." He growls, "About ****ing time." He looks over towards the incoming man, the Stray Dog grunts as the man is attempting to headbutt him.
While the blood does spit against his face, the Stray Dog hisses angrily while lifting the man up by the throat, then he turns to draw Brad Pitt towards the black van. "Well, you guys want him? Well... fine." Jiro draws a fist back, giving a growl.
"SEI!" A fist winds back, then he lunges forward to give off a powerful punch towards Brad Pitt's stomach while hissing. "-DO-!" With the fist flying to the man's stomach, he sends Brad flying straight to the van's entrance or the door, if it's closed.
Dusting his hands off, the young man says, "He's all yours."
COMBATSYS: Rock counters Chou Pai-Long from Xiangfei with Gedan Crack Counter.
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Two palm strikes? He's got two hands. Each one is used to catch LiX's attacks, stopping her basically cold in her tracks. "They're retreating," Rock grunts. "You're not. You're not going anywhere but jail. Tch. You're just like him. Just like my father. The same sort of greedy, evil person that stomps on everyone they can. Problem is... you're not Geese Howard." Rock squeezes, applying a little bit of careful pressure to LiX's palms. "And when you run into someone stronger than you, someone who isn't going to let you suck on the blood of good people like a parasite... it's over. Just like today. I don't care what you've been up to here, but it's... OVER!" Rock raises his leg in one deft kick to LiX's chin, aiming to not only strike her but to rip off her gasmask with one blow, unless she actually moves into the blow to prevent it. He's through with games.
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Xiangfei with Flower Kick.
Glancing Blow
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If the military woman is worried about the gunfire, the fighting, and the general chaos, she doesn't seem to indicate it. The woman simply reaches into her jacket and withdraws a pistol, releasing the safety as a group of soldiers escorts her forward, keeping an eye on the chaos and only opening fire at the Shank Squad when it seems they're in risk of being shot. Of course...whether or not the bullets are intended to hit anything... ...that's a different matter.
Sakura is given a glance, and Major Kent almost pauses for a second before she pushes up her glasses and then moves on, looking at Xiangfei, then Rock, then Jiro before she shakes her head and resumes walking forwar- "HEY!" The woman glances back over her shoulder as Brad is sent past her, and for a second her gun shifts over to Jiro. She stares at him for a minute, and then lowers it. "...fucking civilians." She turns her back to the whole mess, and tucks the pistol away again. "Fucking fighters. They can put on a nice, happy dog and pony show, and the next thing you know, they think they know how to fight a war." She's going to keep walking (unless interrupted, of course) to the fallen form of Brad Pitt, and have the soldiers restrain him and heft him up into the truck. The woman will climb into the back with the other soldiers, and...well, the rest of the fight? People are on their own, it seems, as the rearmost vans start to back away.
LiX is suddenly on an adrenaline rush, golden chi swirling around her form- It'd been a while since she felt that rush, her unseen eyes widening mid-attack.
She simply growls in rage as Rock speaks, though she's not hearing what he's saying, interrupting with a, "Shut up! Shut the hell up you -creep-! You -jerk-! MORON! You don't know me! You don't know what I've been thr-" in her struggling in obession of taking Rock down, she does end up smashing right into the kick, her feet somewhat digging into the ground and instantly dashes forward again only to get whalloped by Sakuras flower kick and crash to the floor once more.
Xiangfei's refusing to stop, as perhaps being expected, body slumping forward as she stands again, "You make me -sick-, Rock!" she lashes her palm again to strike at Rocks chest, and if that connects, she spins around and slams her elbow into the tagged area.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei can no longer fight.
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Sighing faintly as her kick crashes into Xiangfei, Sakura just... takes a step back. Rubs her forehead. The Army woman cursing her head off? ... Well Sakura's just ticked off enough to reply. "Pfft! If you Army folks knew how to run a war in the first place, d'ya think a bunch of TEENAGERS from JAPAN would hafta do your work for ya? Sorry we couldn't be as forward-thinking as you guys, but, uh, we'll be more'n happy to let you run the -next- war that breaks out."
Of course, her fever's running just a bit hot from having to help take down her friend. "Jiro... once they get done, take 'em both inside. I'm grabbin' a bite to eat." And with that, 'Major Kasugano' walks inside, adjusting the beret atop her head. Kent's not the only one pulling rank here.
COMBATSYS: Sakura has left the fight here.
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Lowering the hand, he has no need to say anything else after all. He took care what he needed to do. He looks towards Sakura and nods, "Alright." He turns his attention towards the fight between Rock and Xiangfei, "... We'll need to get inside."
He pauses, "...When you two are done killing each other." He wipes the blood that was spat off of him. Then he spits out his own blood. "Tch..."
COMBATSYS: Jiro has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Rock counters Senri Chuu'ou from Xiangfei with Joudan Crack Counter.
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Rock actually begins to walk away once LiX takes her first fall; he's done fighting, and he's going inside while the cops clean up to prepare for the next wave. Xiangfei's ranting and raving both seem to fall on deaf ears as the shirtless blond walks away, right hand still dripping blood from Brad Pitt's jagged makeshift weapon and his other forearm bruised from knuckle to elbow. Until, that is, Xiangfei makes her assault from behind. And, before much of anyone has an opportunity to blink... Rock just whips around to grab Xiangfei's fist, redirecting her formidable force and directing the female fighter straight into the asphalt. Painfully. "Predictable," he grunts, voice more full of disappointment than anger. A few of the policemen left over from the battle gather around, riot shields and pistols at the ready. Rock simply jerks a thumb towards the fallen Chinese girl. "Take her away."
LiX can't do much about it- In one swift motion she's crashing onto the ground once more, her eyes still wide, breathing labored and she sits up again, choking as she holds her neck.
"I.. I can still fight.. I can.. I won't lose," she groans, she getting up to her feet again; but as Jiro, Rock, and Sakura are making their way off, her mind clears up and she realizes it's over.
And that's where the panic comes in, the girl clutching her head as she remembers the 'consequences', while she's lost a huge amount of strength, she's fairly sure she has enough to fight her way free, the masked fighters hands raising again as she shakes her head, taking slow steps back from the policemen.
Despite of Xiangfei's resistance, she is captured by the police and is taken inside the cell.
...Unfortunately for the officers, Xiangfei does manage to break free from the jail after kicking the officers where it hurts, thus getting away safely.
Log created by Jiro, and last modified on 18:49:53 09/06/2005.