Description: The fight to free one district of the city turns ugly; Guy proves that ninjas have real ultimate power!
Not very unexpectedly, Rolento had his men prepared for the full-scale onslaught of the police precinct. It was only a number of hours before they began to advance towards the barricades; Tanks began to fire, blowing aside cars and assorted junk, machineguns spraying over the police heads. They are rather severely outgunned to say the slightest -- with helicopters surging overhead, raining down on those situated on buildings. Some RPG's go off into the air, but none of the helicopters have any real difficulty evading the less then practiced aim. Humvee's filled with men scream down the street. One blows up from an RPG, but they are similarly well-trained. Tanks then hit the barricades, ploughing through them as men mounted on top unload their large-caliber machineguns. Police cars detonate. The turrets fire, obliterating the sides of buildings. The police are sent running backwards, simply not having the raw power to stop the vehicle assault. They are in the beginning of what might be a long retreat.
That is, unless the Mayor and Guy have anything to say about it.
Rolento's tactics were perfect. He attacked the flank first, drawing attention away from the prison. He then pushed the front, drawing out the heavy hitters. That leaves the Prison less then fully defended, which is truly Rolento's true goal. Outside reclaiming this district, that is.
One of the helicopters drops a zipline, and Rolento quickly flashes to the street and lands in a crouch just past the barricade. Mr. Big should be just behind as well. A thrown knife takes down an officer, returned fire easily evaded. He begins to shout orders, directed with baton, for pockets of resistance to fall under fire. Probably the best way to stem this onslaught is to shut up the commanding officer, isn't it?
Landing softly on his boot-clad feet after repelling down from the helicopter behind Rolento, Mr. Big smoothly unstraps his Army-style helmet and adjusts his mirrored aviator sunglasses as the German quickly dispatches an officer and begins to bark orders. Unclipping the zip line from the combat webbing of the vest worn over his olive drabs, Mr. Big casually slides two large batons from behind his back and follows after Rolento, taking time to tighten his leather fingerless gloves as he prepares to jump into the fight.
It almost looks like everyone on the police side of things are falling back - except for at least one very visible person who isn't falling back. The only addition to his usual outfit is a bulletproof vest - everything else is the same as he's commonly seen. Loose olive pants, orange-plated boots, one strap over his chest. And, of course, an inferno of rage in his eyes. Mike Haggar steadily advances toward where Rolento has landed, following reports from police officers and watchmen scattered around. He calmly issues orders via one of those FBI-like headset things, all the while advancing. In his right hand, over his shoulder, is clenched a very large, very sturdy sack. It's lumpy.
So. The shit...is finally going down. Guy's known this has been coming for quite a while, and he's done his best to prepare, but there's only so much one can do with the limited resources available. Outgunned much? Yeah. If there's one thing the defenders have a clear, awesome advantage in, however, it's good ol' Metro City SPIRIT! HOO YEAH! It's a shame there aren't any cheerleaders. Still, it's not quite enough to turn the tide - at least, not yet.
So frankly, it's up to those who don't need fancy things like guns and helicopters to fight to even the score. Enter Guy. He's not in a position of command today, though he's certainly capable. No, he needs his focus to, what else? Go after the head of the serpent. But maybe taking off a claw or two first might work better. Simply dashing past any opposing soldiers/tanks/whathaveyou that may be in the way, he leaps up, flipping forward at Rolento, foot extended. It's not much of an attack, actually. It's more like Guy's just using him as a jumping off point - the target? The helicopter's zipline.
COMBATSYS: Guy has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Rolento has joined the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Haggar has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Guy has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Rolento blocks Guy's Light Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Mr.Big has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Rolento 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Guy
There doesn't appear to be any surprise as Guy runs towards Rolento. He merely lifts up his forearm, shifting his stance and taking the kick dead on. He pushes away, attempting to divert the ninja from his chosen path of zipline-age with a grunt. The baton is twirled in a somewhat lazy manner, Rolento's eyes narrowing in contempt. "So how is Cody doing?" he asks almost casually, while gesturing at Big and then pointing towards Haggar. Apparently, it's not the commando's intent to punch the Mayor at least initially. He knows he can throw Guy off with the mind games. But Haggar? Piss him off, and he just smashes you harder. Not condusive to victory. The battle continues to rage on in the background. The police have managed to stall the humvee and troop advance, but continue to fall back when the tanks and helicopters enter the fray.
COMBATSYS: Rolento focuses on his next action.
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Rolento 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Guy
His head swiveling towards Rolento's gesturing, the corner of Mr. Big's mouth twitches up into an amused sneer as Mayor Mike Haggar stalks towards them. Lazily spinning first his right baton as he begins to casually advance towards the Mayor, then switching to the other for a few rotations, the Southtown Gangster gestures towards Hagger with a baton, then towards his own chest. "Hey there Bubba!" Mr. Big calls out across the battlefield. "How's that pretty little daughter of yours doing? Does she miss me?" the Chrome Dome Don asks with a lusty chuckle. "I suuuure miss her. I'll have to get to know her a little better after we're done taking over this pissant little town of yours," he adds arrogantly, his mirrored aviators trained on the Mayor as he nears.
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big focuses on his next action.
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Rolento 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Guy
Smart move, Rolento. Haggar's something of a berserker - anger only makes him even better at what he does, which is to crush all human. Mr. Big, now, is apparently not as well learned. Upon Big's taunting, now that Haggar is withing a semi-reasonable distance, the Mayor slings the bag off of his shoulder and drops it before him, a few things - some very solid looking, others glinting in the light - spilling out. He crouches down, picks up one of these solid objects, and straightens. "You look hungry, Big. Have a snack." He takes one step forward, brings his arm back, then pitches the object in his hand at Big's mouth with all the technique of a major league player. By the way - it's a brick.
Even with his course partially diverted, Guy's more than agile enough to twist about in midair and snag the zipline, regardless of Rolento's interference. Twirling about it, he's got a solid hold, and he wastes no time in beginning a hand over hand ascent toward the helicopter. He does, however, stop for a moment to respond to Rolento's taunting, voice cold with fury. "Shut up." It's not terribly verbose or elegant, but it nicely convey's Guy's feelings on the matter. And on the off chance that it doesn't, well. That's why the sneaker ninja hangs off the zipline with one hand for a moment, reaching into a pocket with the other, and flinging a small shuriken down toward Rolento. Afterward, he resumes his climb. Yeah, it's fair to say that he's pretty damned pissed off right now.
COMBATSYS: Rolento overcomes Thrown Object from Guy with Thrown Object.
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Rolento 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Guy
The response to this thrown weapon is rather simple. Rolento merely interposes his baton, and it sinks in a solid inch. Wrenching it free and tossing it aside, Rolento then yanks out a slender wedge-knife. It is hurled straight up, intending to impact Guy in the hand. Before Rolento crouches and leaps, a rather spectacular amount. His free hand grasps the zipline a couple meters below the ninja, baton held in his mouth as he begins to climb upwards. "Schtay deh hall away frm mah halicpter!" is hissed out in a muffled manner, Rolento appearing to not be pleased. "Ccct dah line!" is called up, and a Shank Squad member peers out and pulls a lever. The zipline immediately snaps off, the helicopter ascending immediately thereafter. Whether Guy will be able to grasp hold of it or not is another matter. These are expensive urban-camo Russian Hinds, damnit!
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big overcomes Thrown Object from Haggar with Ground Blaster.
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Rolento 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Guy
"Hah! A snack? No thanks, I already ate!" Mr. Big shouts with a grin as he whips his baton towards Mike Haggar, causing a large flare of fiery chi to erupt from the ground and race along the pavement towards the Mayor. Superheating the flying masonry and causing it to explode harmlessly with the rising licks of chi-flame as the Ground Blaster passes underneath the brick, the blaster continues on unconcerned as he makes it's way to the honorable Mike Haggar.
COMBATSYS: Haggar endures Mr.Big's Ground Blaster.
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Rolento 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Guy
Right after throwing that brick, Haggar kneels down and takes another brick and one of the shiny objects from the sack, and then begins to charge. Interestingly, he's not roaring in rage or anything like that, though he's very clearly super pissed. When the Ground Blaster comes up, he doesn't even seem to notice, taking the hit and plowing right through it like a bat out of hell. Now it can be revealed that the object in Haggar's right hand is a knife. "I insist." The wrestler takes a quick step to his right, turning to the side and bringing up both arms. Blade leading, brick coming right behind it, Haggar executes a clothesline-like maneuver right at the pimp's face.
COMBATSYS: Guy overcomes Thrown Object from Rolento with Thrown Object.
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Rolento 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Guy
Continuing his climb, Guy's making good progress when what's this? A knife coming his way? Surprise, surprise. He never would have expected ROLENTO of all people to throw a KNIFE at him. At this point, even though it's well-thrown and quite deadly, Guy knows how to deal with it. With a hard yank, Guy flips upward, inverting himself, before flinging two more shuriken even as he does so, one knocking the knife off course while the other zips back toward Rolento.
What's this? Now Rolento's the one getting angry? Fine by Guy, as at the apex of his totally awesome flip, he latches onto one of the helicopter's struts with his ankles, swaying back and forth underneath it, taking a moment to properly orient himself. Doing all that stuff is all well and good, but it's damn hard, and now he's swinging upside down from a helicopter. Suddenly, this seems like a significantly less-good idea that before.
COMBATSYS: Rolento overcomes Thrown Object from Guy with Thrown Object.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Guy
In a rather unique manner, Rolento manages to smack the shuriken out of the air with his baton. While it's held in his teeth. It misses by less then an inch, and his precious beat-stick is getting badly knicked. As the zipline is cut, Rolento as well lurches up, having managed to better grip the line and leap at the last moment. With a grunt he grasps the base of the helicopter as well, about two meters away from Guy himself. The Shank Squad member in the Hind appears to be unhappy by this, but Rolento snarls out. "Climb! CLIMB!" And they do, beginning to arch high over the battlefield. Rolento releases the baton, grasping it in his right hand. Reaching down, he manages to grasp a small blade from his vest. With his teeth. He then spits it at Guy, aiming to hit him in the shoulder even as he appears quite prepared to start using his stick for unscrupulous reasons. Now able to speak, "I will make sure you die this time!"
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big dodges Haggar's Double Lariat.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Guy
Ducking low under the brutal lariat, Mr. Big's mouth widens into a wolfish grin as Mr. Huge's arms whip out overheard. "You're pathetic," Mr. Big says simply as he brings his left baton up to try and smack Haggar in the face after the Mayor's attack slows. "Don't worry though, after your body grows cold I'll make sure Jessica has a /new/ daddy." Mr. Big obviously didn't get the memo about not pissing Haggar off. If the first backhand hits, Mr. Big will follow it up by leaping in the air and dragging his right baton into Haggar's jaw, the weapon held in a reverse grip as the uppercut threatens to carry the huge man into the air with him.
COMBATSYS: Haggar blocks Mr.Big's California Romance.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Guy
The Mayor drops his dual-wielded weapons for now, whirling about and bringing one arm up to take the baton strike on the forearm. The uppercut is also somewhat blocked, Haggar's other arm half-catching it, though he's still dragged up into the air a bit. This is something he uses to his advantage, as his arms seek to lock around Mr. Big and drag him downward. Haggar growls, "If you don't shut the hell up, I'll kill you right here." Now, assuming Big doesn't pimp his way out of his grasp, Haggar will turn him upside down, curl up his legs, then jam about half of his body down below his feet, and - in midair! - begin to spin rapidly as he comes down. Anyone who knows about piledrivers knows it's already painful enough when done right - Haggar's purposefully botching this one a bit on the Big side.
COMBATSYS: Guy overcomes Thrown Object from Rolento with Thrown Object.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Guy
Doing an upsidedown crunch to shift the position of his head, Guy does a rather unorthodox thing, and catches the knife neatly in between his teeth. "I'hv ahready tol' oo, oo can't ki' ee!" Swaying back and forth a bit to build momentum, Guy swings himself upward, flipping up toward the door to the helicopter. Somewhere in there, the knife is pulled out of his mouth and chucked once more at Rolento. When the Bushin practitioner lands, well. I can't imagine the soldiers inside are going to be very happy to see him.
COMBATSYS: Rolento overcomes Thrown Object from Guy with Thrown Object.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Guy
Rolento ducks his head, and the knife impales the commando's beret. It seems to hit something rather hard; A couple grenades then slip out, falling towards the ground. Snapping his head forward, he knocks the hat off before snapping out his foot and kicking it. There's still a grenade within it, making it a somewhat heavy projectile. The torture, of having to use his hat for a weapon. Snapping up, he braces upon the helicopter's bottom rung and lurches towards Guy. Who will find he can't slide open the door, since a Shank Squad member has locked it. They are now about 10 stories above the ground, as the Shank Squad member begins to make faces at Guy through the armored plate-glass while silently laughing. "We will see...!"
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big blocks Haggar's Screw Piledriver.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Guy
"Get your hands off me you sonnovabitch!" Mr. Big shouts as he tries to wriggle out of Haggar's mid-air grasp. Though, not quite able to free himself from the Mayor's clutches, Mr. Big /is/ able to keep himself from getting pushed too far downward below Haggar's considerable weight. Managing to hold his helmet on his head as they plummet, the Army issue manages to break the collision as the two crash into the ground, saving Big's beautiful melon. Separating himself from Haggar and rolling away on the ground, Mr. Big brings himself up into a crouch and glares at the Mayor from behind his mirrored sunglasses.
"Nice trick Bubba," Mr. Big mutters, "But not nice enough. You rule over the city ends here," Mr. Big pledges just before leaping towards Mayor McHuge, his batons crossed in front of his head as he rotates like a corkscrew, aiming dead center from Mike's shiny chest.
COMBATSYS: Haggar counters Cross Diving from Mr.Big with Hammer Thru.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Guy
Haggar rolls back from the piledriver, scooping up his Cody tribute weapons as he does so. "This is where you're wrong, time and time again. I do not rule this city. I /run/ this city. Metro City is not mine, it's the people's, and it's my responsibility now to make sure that the people are happy. And you worthless clowns--" Here, a pause, to sweep Big's approaching batons away with his knife. "--are making a whole lot of people unhappy." And now, anger fully present, a scowl like the damn Grand Canyon on his face, Haggar steps in toward Mr. Big and brings the brick solidly down onto his head. "Nobody will rule over Metro City."
COMBATSYS: Guy overcomes Thrown Object from Rolento with Thrown Object.
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Rolento 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Guy
Oh, the door's closed, is it? Well, hm. Normally, Guy would just jump up and kick the shit out of it, but, uh. Very high. Chance not that that's a good idea. And to top it off, Rolento's thrown his hat. Solution: clinging to the side of the doorway, Guy flings a shuriken at the hat, which neatly catches it, the momentum carrying it back toward Rolento, grenade and all. Special delivery, baby! And then back to the matter of the door. Door, meet knee. Clinging to it, Guy begins to pummel the shit out of it with one knee. The leverage isn't too good, but Guy kicks hard. It's a bit risky, but when you're this high, what isn't?
COMBATSYS: Guy successfully hits Rolento with Thrown Object.
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Rolento 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Guy
Rolento is not about to attack his own hat. He has his limits. Besides which, in his present position there's not really any way he -could- stop it. Attempting to shift out of the way, he's impacted dead in the top of the head. The grenade bounces off and flies away, but the beret manages to get situated back upon his head and magically stay there. Despite being impaled twice. Gritting his teeth -- Guy's denting the shit out of the door, armored glass cracking -- he leaps and grasps the base support just below Guy with both hands. The baton is in his mouth again. Then he snaps up, swinging and attempting to entwine his legs about Guy's neck from behind in a suitably acrobatic manner. And then start strangling him with the power of mighty thighs. And yes, his beret stays on. The helicopters continues to flit overhead. The battle remains mostly even at this stage, the commanders busy. But Rolento's heavy artillery continues to push the police back more and more, Haggar ignored for the time being.
His head snapping back as the brick hits him solidly in the face, breaking one of the lenses of his sunglasses and causing Mr. Big to spit out a wad of blood onto the ground before turning his hateful gaze back on Haggar. "You are a fool Mike Haggar," Mr. Big say with a sneer. "The people own nothing. You are the one who's creating this strife. Without Mike Haggar there would be no Mad Gear. Your very presence threatens the people you claim to love. Innocents are dying by the hundreds. Stand down now and no more people need die." Gripping his batons tightly, Mr. Big breaths heavily as he stares at Haggar, knowing full well that the chances of his surrender are close to nothing.
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big gathers his will.
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Mr.Big 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Guy
The Mayor backs away toward his sack full of bricks and knives as Big talks, almost casually leaning down to pick them up. "Mad Gear was around long before I was, punk. If you want to get technical about it, without Mad Gear there would be no Mike Haggar." He slings the sack back around his shoulder. "And if I stand down, then what? Let Rolento take over? Let him crush the life out of people through dictatorship? The people of Metro City I know would rather die than let that happen. Like I said before." Haggar's other hand comes up to the sack, and he breaks into a spin. "You'll have to take this city over my dead body! And I mean that!" The entire sack, the very heavy sack, now soars directly at Mr. Big.
COMBATSYS: Guy dodges Rolento's Quick Throw.
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In response to this, Guy's options are slim. As much as he would love to get inside the helicopter, right now there's a bit of a different priority. Dropping downward, away from Rolento's mighty vice-like thighgrip of death, nearly straight downward, a drop that, if he screws up? Well, Guy's going to be falling a long, long way. Happily, he doesn't, grabbing onto the very bar Rolento's on, shifting his momentum to bring him swinging around toward his militaristic foe, leading with his feet in a vicious kick. If he's lucky, who knows? Maybe he'll even kick Rolento through the door. Boy, wouldn't that be something.
COMBATSYS: Guy successfully hits Rolento with Kamaitachi.
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Mr.Big 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Guy
Hapless Rolento is impacted dead in the back, and is indeed driven through the already broken door of the helicopter. He crashes inside, knocking over a couple of the Shank Squad members in a less then desireable manner. Shuffling outwards immediately thereafter, Rolento hisses while rushing forward. He strikes out with his baton, attempting to strike Guy straight in his head with the baton, attempting to keep him from slithering within. No more words. This has transgressed mockery, by most accounts. Two men trying to kill each other -- nothing more and nothing less, helicopter continuing to whirr around far overhead.
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big endures Haggar's Large Thrown Object.
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Mr.Big 1/---====/=======|==-----\-------\0 Guy
"Fine," Mr. Big answers as Haggar picks up the sack. "I wouldn't have it any other way." Launching himself into a full on sprint, Mr. Big raises his batons in front of him, which begin to shine with a faint blue glow. As the sack of bricks and knives fly towards him, Mr. Big doesn't even flinch as the bag slams into him, turning his shoulders painfully. Mr. Big doesn't even seem to notice though, as his right eye glares at Haggar through his broken sunglass lens.
"Prepair to die Mike Haggar," Mr. Big growls as the tips of his batons crackle to life with bright cobalt electricity, an arc of lightning as thick as a man's arm dancing menacingly between the shafts of his weapons. Struggling to hold the batons together under the sheer force of the brutal electricity, Mr. Big rush into Haggar and extends the sticks towards his meaty head. If the Mayor's noggin should break the contact between the batons the electrical backlash will be huge, flinging both men away from the impact of the huge lightning strike of an explosion with a deafening thunderclap.
COMBATSYS: Haggar endures Mr.Big's MAX Blaster Wave.
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Guy
Oh, you'd've liked it if that blast had knocked the both of us away, wouldn't you? All bystanders see is Haggar crouch just before Big gets to him, and then there's the explosion obscuring pretty much everyone's vision. But what Haggar has done, see, is catch Mr. Big's ankles in a deathgrip just before the explosion went off. When everything clears, there's Haggar, looking very banged up, and Mr. Big, ankles in his grasp. The Mayor's shoulders heave with labored breath. "I don't think... you quite managed it, Big." If Big is going to get out of Haggar's grasp, he'd better do it soon...
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits Guy with Mekong Delta.
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Mr.Big 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Guy
COMBATSYS: Haggar successfully hits Mr.Big with Giant Swing.
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Rolento 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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With a roar, Haggar wrenches Big right off his feet, pulling him across and around, feet pumping madly as he begins to spin. Big is brought perpendicular to the big man's body pretty quickly, but after three spins, his usual amount, Haggar... keeps spinning. Soon, the outer edge of the circle described by Big is just a blur, as Haggar takes this move far further than it's supposed to go. Wounds in his arms reopen, flying out from him in a faint spray as they just get taken right off his skin. Then Haggar suddenly leans back and releasing, sending the pimp hurtling through the air directly at the above helicopter. 'sup.
What results is somewhat comical. The Hind is rather high in the air, after all; Ten stories to be precise, and with Rolento brawling in the troop transport section it's not in a good position to evade. Mr. Big impacts the massively armored bottom, causing a comical dent. The helicopter wobbles heavily, lurching downwards as the rotors being to warp in the air. It doesn't appear to be badly damaged -- these things could take multiple RPG's -- but it doesn't stabilize until back at building level, beginning to raise up. Which might be bad for Guy, who's still stuck outside. Whee!
And ow. Really, swinging from the bottom of a helicopter is a pretty crappy position to defend in, especially if you're in the process of trying to swing your way up into the helicopter proper. Just as he planned, Rolento swats Guy on the head with his baton with a sharp cracking noise, causing Guy to sway a bit, a dangerous thing considering the situation.
Still, Guy is both agile and tenacious, retaining his grips as he swings back the other way, impacting the bottom of the helicopter, but only for momentum as he pushes off and swings back the other way. Except what's this? Incoming! Acting quickly, he grasps at one of Big's batons as the bigger man (hahaha) goes by, attempting to swing it around at Rolento, thereby clearing the entrance, whether Big hangs on to the stick or not. At least, that's the plan.
COMBATSYS: Rolento fails to counter Random Weapon from Guy with Deep Kick.
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Mr.Big 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Guy
The incoming projectile is somewhat surprising. Rolento leaps with his leg extended, but is impacted dead on with the weapon and flashes backwards. He impacts the back of the helicopter hard enough to cause it to wobble hellishly once more, sliding down into a sit and shaking his head in a bewildered manner. With a grunt he manages to get unsettled to his feet, blood pouring from various locations upon his face. He is not going to lose this battle. In theory. In practice, he totally is. "..."
In spite of being totally dazed from being tossed over a hundred feet through the air and slamming into the bottom of a helicopter, or maybe because of it, it's rather hard to tell at this point, Mr. Big is able to retain the iron grip on his baton as it is snatched by Guy and swung with tremendous strength by the ninja. Flung through the air and inside the helicopter, Mr. Big slams against Rolento as the pair fly into the side of the chopper. "Uhhh... what the hell happened...." Mr. Big groans as he rolls away from Rolento and attempts to gather himself to his feet.
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big focuses on his next action.
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Rolento 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Guy
Haggar happened. And now, with Mr. Big up there in the helicopter as well, the Mayor is left without any current adversaries. Hopefully Guy can take the two of them on for now. In the meantime, Haggar turns to the side, barking out a few more orders to the somewhat beleaguered (too many vowels holy crap) police force, and also charging at the nearest tank. A quick hop brings him on top of it, where he begins to beat at the hatch, a few bullets either bouncing off of his vest of scoring small wounds on his arms. Hell, after his rumble with Big, this is something like a vacation.
COMBATSYS: Haggar takes no action.
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Rolento 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Guy
Entrance gained! The helicopter may not be so death-defyingly high at this point, but it's still a good feeling to actually be standing on something again. However, there's still the small matter of Rolento being a bastard who essentially killed Cody, and then there's still the matter of the scumball lying next to him. No, Guy's not about to savor the feeling of standing up. Why? Because he's still super-pissed off, and he's got a job to do. Not just for himself, but for the sake of Cody and the rest of Metro City's fallen. For the sake of those who still stand to suffer under Rolento's dictorial rule.
He may not say anything to this effect, no, but the sentiment shines brightly in his expression, grim, super-pissed, and not finished by a long shot. Taking a step or two toward Rolento to close the distance, Guy raises a foot and attempt to force Rolento against the wall with it, as if analysing a bug on a pin.
COMBATSYS: Guy successfully hits Rolento with Light Kick.
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Rolento 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Guy
Still unsteady from being hit by Mr. Big in a manner that's not quite befitting anything else, Rolento impacts the back of the helicopter, coughing bloodily and staring hatefully at Guy. The Shank Squad within this cramped area raise their weapons, but don't dare fire within. Bullets ricochet. Everyone would die but these three most likely. "Mr. Big. Please stall Guy... And then immediately leave the helicopter." Why is that? Well, it might be that Rolento has just yanked out four grenades. His fingers are through the pins, and with a snap of his hands they go clattering around. The Shank Squad people scream, the pilots as well. Rolento snaps out, attempting to grasp Guy and /yank/ him off balance -- before diving out the helicopter, hopefully just in front of Mr. Big after he does something suitably painful to Guy.
And then flame erupts from the Hind, bursting out the armored windows and the two cockpits. Smoke billows, and it spins crazily before striking the ground and detonating a second time. Ouch.
Wasting no time as he watches Rolento dispatch four grenades, Mr. Big leaps towards Guy, shooting his batons out towards the ninja's neck, attempting to scissor his sticks around the man's neck and lift him into the air. If he's able to get a good grip, Big will then turn Guy around and slam him on to the chopper floor headfirst, hopefully dazing him enough for the grenades to do their work. Hit or miss, Big will then make a hasty exit, leaping out of the helicopter after Rolento moments before the grenades detonate.
In far less interesting news, Haggar has finally managed to get the hatch of the tank off, and he promptly disappears inside it. There's a brief bout of screaming before any Shank Squadders inside it exit violently through the now open hatch. Then Haggar pokes his head out again, before vanishing inside. The turret begins to jerkily turn over to where the helicopter is exploding. Now Haggar has a tank, even though he has no idea how to drive it, and doesn't realize it's out of ammo. The point is he has a tank!
COMBATSYS: Haggar takes no action.
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Rolento 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Guy
COMBATSYS: Guy endures Mr.Big's Million Dollar Buster.
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Rolento 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Guy
COMBATSYS: Guy interrupts Mine Sweeper from Rolento with Bushin Hassou Ken.
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Rolento 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Mr.Big 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Guy
This one, you can be sure, will go down in ninja history as being a rather badass moment. As Rolento's grenades go scattering around, and the man himself puts Guy off-balance, Big sticks the virtuous street ninja and slams him down. He does not, however, let that detract him from his current goal. Even as he's driven into the ground, Guy's hands reach out and nab two of the grenades, the ninja rolling away a foot or two after he impacts the floor of the helicopter, coming up to his feet smoothly.
Working on a very tight timeline, Guy slips out of the helicopter, hanging onto it with one hand, juggling the two grenades with the other, before releasing his grip, grabbing one of the grenades with his newly freed up hand, and pushing off downward, sending him hurtling at Rolento as they both fall. Catching up swiftly, Guy then proceeds to punch his nemesis once or twice before the grenades in his hands go off, creating a massive explosion between the two.
This happens almost too fast for Rolento. He finds himself punched a few times, already rather hurt by the horrifically improbable event of Mr. Big being used as a weapon. The explosion sends him backwards -- but not before a final assault is managed. He snaps out his right hand, almost groping. One last grenade is used, and attempted to be sent down the front of Guy's pants. Rolento then impacts the ground a blazing heap, rolling to a stop a fair distance away.
...And then the fight goes to hell. From the sewers, people begin to pour out behind Rolento's advance. Rebels -- many holding RPG's. Humvee's explode and surprised Shank Squad people fall. And then the distinctive sound of Stingers being fired. Three Hind's go down in a flurry of flame, the remaining ones immediately snapping away and out of sight. The tanks remain where they are, turning machineguns to fire, but this has turned sour. Very sour. The police push forward at the same moment, and Rolento's army is driven... Backwards, about as much as it can while thusly pinned down. They start attempting to retreat, forming pockets around shattered vehicles and tanks. Someone calls for a full retreat, and the tanks begin to roll backwards.
This has definitely not been poor Rolento's day...
COMBATSYS: Rolento can no longer fight.
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Mr.Big 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Managing not to get himself killed after jumping out of the helicopter, Mr. Big lands in a solid crouch on the pavement. "Ah crap," mutters as he watches all hell breaking loose. Running over to Rolento's prone form, Mr. Big scoops the German up onto his shoulder and begins to tear off towards one of the tanks, totally ignoring Guy in the process. "We gotta get out of here Rolento, we gotta regroup," Mr. Big tells his unconscious friend as he tosses the man on top of a tank and leaps up after him.
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big takes no action.
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Mr.Big 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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Haggar's tank slowly and jerkily comes to bear, turning the whole thing and not just the turret toward the tank Big has just moved toward. With an abrupt motion, the tank leaps backwards, nearly crushing an already-wrecked car. With a loud, somehow audible grunt from Haggar, the tank then lurches forward, moving toward them fairly clumsily before abruptly coming again to a full stop. "Screw this!" Haggar climbs out of the tank again, leaping forward onto the barrel of the turret. It obligingly crunches and bends with a shriek of metal. The big man jumps up and down a few more times until the thing just comes off, and he bends down and drags the thing up, effectively having what is now the biggest pipe ever wielded. With both hands, he leaps off the tank, charging whatever space there is between him and the pimp, and levels the thing at him. "Your war is OVER!"
COMBATSYS: Guy dodges Rolento's Grenadier.
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Mr.Big 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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And though Rolento's quick, it's a rather difficult thing to put a grenade down someone else's pants in the middle of an aerial explosion, especially if they don't want it there. Blown away from Rolento, Guy's landing, while rough, isn't nearly as bad as Rolento's, the ninja managing to roll with the impact a short distance before managing to halt his progress in a crouch. Standing up, Guy turns around, putting his back to the flaming heap that is Rolento being carried off by Big, and then does his funny little ninja handsign salute thingy, bringing two fingers up in front of his face before snapping his hand down and to the side. Though he's burnt, hurt, and not in terribly good shape, Guy's not in terribly bad shape, either. Even though Rolento can't hear him, he whispers, "Such is the fate of those who oppress the weak." At that point, having been sufficiently dramatic, Guy runs off to go help mop up the rest of Rolento's forces, aiding the police where he can. A ninja of justice's work is never done.
COMBATSYS: Guy takes no action.
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Mr.Big 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Haggar
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COMBATSYS: Haggar successfully hits Mr.Big with Random Weapon.
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Mr.Big 1/----===/=======|===----\-------\0 Haggar
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His eyes growing wide as Haggar runs at him with Huge Pipe, Mr. Big is just too stunned to make a move as the pipe slams into his chest knocking him back off the top of the tank. Still clutching onto the end of the pipe as he flies, it's all Mr. Big can do to try and charge up another electrical blast before he loses consciousness. "Screw... you..." Mr. Big mutters as he thrusts he unleashes a large electrical blast at the metal pipe connecting both Huge and Big.
COMBATSYS: Mr.Big can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Mr.Big successfully hits Haggar with Blaster Wave.
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COMBATSYS: Haggar takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Haggar can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Guy has ended the fight here.
Mr. Big's thrustful blast goes right into Haggar, knocking him flying back - and into the arms of a few resistance guys who quickly drag him out to someplace relatively safer. He, however, is still at least barely concious. He has enough energy to raise one fist into the air, and, grimacing and bleeding, bellow "YEAH! For Cody and Metro!" And then he slumps.
Log created by Rolento, and last modified on 11:13:28 11/01/2005.