SNF 2005.10 - Bao & Megumi vs Chun-Li

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Saturday Night Fight!

It's the weekend thing that is in for all for those who wish to participate to collide together. The sun hasn't descended yet. In fact, with the afternoon light, the sun remains as strong as ever. Glimmering in the air, the light radiates towards those below.
The woodland looks beautiful, but it is a shame that the animals won't stick around. With the lights, cameras, and the group of people ranging from the Howard Camera crew to tourists and residents of the town, it is no wonder why the animals will not come out of hiding.
Space has been made through the forest, a border of 'Do Not Cross' is attached.
Within the very center of the area is none other than the Chinese Psycho Soldier prodigy, Bao! The Huggable Bao is bouncing around, stretching his arms up, then he bends over to touch his toes while waiting for the other fighters to show up.

"o/` I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready! o/`"
"o/` Spongebob Squarepants, Spongebob Squarepants, Spongebob Squarepants! o/`"

Megumi arrives in...different fashion than she usually does. No taxi; she's driving a motorcycle (with attached sidecar), taking it fairly slow to go through the forest. Once she sees a crowd, Megumi stops the bike, tosses her helmet into the sidecar, and gets off. She'll be approaching the line, but taking a bit of time to do so; mingling with the audience some, it seems. Talking, trying to build hype, giving out one of her red wristbands to someone, that sort of thing. But eventually she breaks the rules... ...and crosses the line that isn't to be crossed. "Weird match if I ever saw it, but I guess that's sayin' something." She steps beside Bao. "Guess you're ready, right?"

Chun-Li's second limelight match in as many weeks; a startling return to the public eye for the woman who never revelled in such attention in the first place. But a battle is a battle. As she approaches near-silently through the depths of the surrounding forest, her mind is focused entirely upon what is to come - not upon the audible crowd or the cameras she will be expected to pander to, but on the two opponents she is set to face and the challenge this will pose.

The Tai Chi mistress has heard only of one of these warriors - the one named Megumi. They have been briefly acquainted in the past, and Ms. Andou has found herself quite the level of fame both in and outside Southtown. The other... Bao? A mystery. And she has been careful not to research, allowing herself to be surprised and intending to adapt to the unexpectedness of the situation. It will be yet another facet in tonight's test.

As the powerful woman makes her way through the gathering then, she is almost entirely undisturbed by the sounds that greet her arrival, only instinctively offering a smile to either side and finally.. when she has arrived in the designated 'ring'.. a bow to each of the four sides, hands clasped together at her chest and body angled to the perfect respectful degree. Oddly, she even seems oblivious of her opponents until she now turns to face them, giving a fifth and final bow to the curious pair. Her eyes flicker over each, an eyebrow curling slightly at sight of the youngster - but she has learned not to understimate a foe.

"I am prepared when you are," she says softly, offering just a slight smile before falling seamlessly into her stance, raised upon her toes and raised arms shifting gently in a soundless rhythm. Stoicism veils her expression, and the world's strongest woman awaits the challenge...

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li has started a fight here.

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Chun-Li          0/-------/-------|


With the arriving partner, Bao lifts his head up, stopping from what he's doing stretching-wise. Instead, he giggles and he leans himself back up. He greets Megumi with a pleasant smile on his face, "Aye! I'm ready, miss pretty lady!" He whisks his body up.
Then, he bows, letting the mushroom-shaped hat flop to the front of his face.
Then, the arrival of the Strongest Woman makes her way into the ring, bowing towards each of the people around. Bao's eyes widen in surprise. His mouth gapes open, then he starts bouncing up repeatedly and clamping his hands together, "Chun-Li! Teach me!" The child wants to learn Kung Fu, after all.
However, he stops giggling, then he says, "I'm ready! Good luck!" He looks at Megumi, giving her a thumbs up and a goofy gri, "We can do it!"
He turns to face Chun-Li, lifting both hands up and he bounces himself, facing directly at Chun-Li.

COMBATSYS: Bao has joined the fight here on the left meter side.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Chun-Li


COMBATSYS: Chun-Li has joined the fight here on the right meter side.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Chun-Li


COMBATSYS: Megumi has joined the fight here on the left meter side.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/-------|


Ready. Ready. Ready. Seems everyone is ready. Megumi gives a quick hand-wave to Chun-Li in response to the bow. Pretty casual response to that kind of gesture, but friendly enough. "Guess that's all of us, and...yeah, I'm sure we've got a good shot at this." Megumi thrusts a palm out towards the distant Chun-Li, creating a small, sparkling red energy ball. It flies out towards Chun-Li, and once it's fairly close in Megumi's estimation, she clenches the launching hand into a fist, making the ball detonate in mid-air; hopefully to catch her opponent in its radius.

COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Chun-Li with Burst Orb.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/------=|


Chun-Li blinks coolly in response to Bao, gaze flickering back to him and an eyebrow curling once more. "Teach you?" She muses, before one side of her mouth twitches upward, "It's up to you to learn..." Tailing off, her attention goes back to Megumi and is instantly focused upon this older of her two opponents. Prepared as the woman is for this rather curious booking, she is not prepared for the feeling drawn out by what Megumi throws her way - a vignette of dread rising in her gut, a remembered fear that always exists somewhere within. Eyes widening, the world's strongest woman finds herself too surprised to move quickly... the orb of energy scattering into her side and causing her to stagger briefly.

Her alarm is over as soon as it begun however, her keen mind identifying this strange energy as something she has experienced before; and not solely from the hand of villains. Athena Asamiya. She vows to find out more about this, but now, the fight. Whipping herself around to dash in toward her two waiting foes, Chun-Li is forced to make a snap decision between them - the unknown quantity, or the assuredly experienced fighter? It's not the most complex of problems. With her body bowing low, fingers on one hand brushing the floor, the Strongest Woman in the World launches her first attack.

"SPINNING BIRD KICK!" Legs lancing out to either side as she inverts her posture with unbelievable ease, Chun-Li flies in toward Megumi with her famed series of strikes, whipping around not unlike a human hurricane. It has begun.

When Megumi preps for the first strike, Bao is busy readying himself, slapping both cheeks while murmuring, "You can do it." Clap clap. "You can do it." Clap clap. After the chant is made, Bao sees that Chun-Li is chargign forward with that spinning bird kick strike. Sliding his right foot forward, the child sprints towards Chun-Li, "Here I come!" The young boy is dashing straight towards Chun-Li, then he takes off into the ground.

~ I'm Sonic the Hedgehog...! ~

Of course, he does't have quite enough power to channel the Psycho Power. So instead, Bao is somersaulting along the ground, then he springs up into the air. Bao prepares to shift his weight to where he can tilt his head over.
With the head tilted over, Bao is dropping down towards the human hurricane like an atomic bomb.
The power of the Bao headbutt, which will likely shake the ground on impact.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li successfully hits Megumi with Spinning Bird Kick.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/-======|


What the hell is he doing? Megumi looks over to Bao at a really poor time; while Chun-Li is spinning in with flying feet. Being confused with just what he's up to with all that clapping and chanting leaves her distracted, and really, she kind of expected him to be targeted first. So when she looks back to Chun-Li...Chun's already there. Megumi tries to cartwheel backwards, but that just means she's caught in the sides with kick after kick, sent spinning to the ground from a failed evasion. Definitely a strong, telling set of blows; it takes her a moment to get back up.

But she does stand, and Megumi...stays back. Watching, thinking, planning.

COMBATSYS: Megumi focuses on her next action.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/-======|


COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Bao's Heavy Kick.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/-======|


After Megumi is spat away from the flurry of powerful kicks, Chun-Li unfolds from her signature technique with equal grace to how she initially entered it, dropping into a half-crouch and then rising to her feet... or not. With an exhalation of air she throws herself fully down, a tensing of trained muscles propelling her backward in a short skid that sees Bao's incoming atomic headbutt miss entirely. That actually seemed like quite the powerful assault - a lesser fighter may have felt that one for some time.

"Nice try," the woman comments, not unkindly, as she moves into action. Stepping forward whilst rising off her haunches, she reaches out to grip the Psycho Soldier with both hands, attempting to scoop his fallen form into a sudden throw rather akin to one used by the Ansatsuken practicioners. Can we say, Seoi Nage? Twisting her body, Chun-Li aims to turn fully around, tossing Bao heavily to the floor to what was once previously behind her.

The end result? The Chinese warrior will be facing Megumi, and should have a good chance at evading whatever the pink-haired prodigy might throw her way next. Meanwhile she'll sink into a deep stance, silent, tensed and waiting.

COMBATSYS: Bao endures Chun-Li's Medium Throw.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/-======|


Coming down like a comet, Bao crashes towards the ground. The ground rattles and shudders uncomfortably. Wow, that was quite a headbutt. As soon as the fissure ends, Bao is getting back up to his feet, then he urks towards Chun-Li when she gets up to grab him.
Bao's eyes widen when the woman lifts him up, giving him a sudden throw. Bao braces for the incoming shot, drawing his hands together at the same time. witht he powerful ball of energy forming in his grasps, Bao channels forth the Psycho Ball.
Bao lands heavily on the floor, but he releases the small blue orb towards Chun-Li's direction, "PSYCHO BALL!" The power of the orb is quite immense, just about the same property of Megumi's preivous attack.

Megumi is left wondering once more just what the hell Bao is trying to do, tripping around like that. At least this time it's because he got tossed, though. As Bao launches his attack, Megumi does likewise, diving headlong towards Chun-Li, one fist extended as her body twirls through the air. That fist is wrapped in red energy, aimed to try and slam into Chun-Li's stomach. The other hand is ready to swing down to the ground and cartwheel Megumi sideways if she's successful, but it's definitely an 'if.'

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Bao's Dan Kougeki - Front.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/-======|


COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Megumi's Spiral Knuckle.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/=======|


To a fighter like Chun-Li, the strange manner in which Bao whether her assault is almost instantly apparent - both in the tension within his small frame and in the way he impacts the earth. So when she slides back into her stance, the world's strongest woman is prepared for the very worst - she has already taken the scope of Megumi from that intense first attack, and so when the twin assaults come...

With a dramatic swooping of the winds, the comrades' opponent is gone, her gold-filigreed form vanishing in a blur as powerful legs tense and release to send her soaring upward in a high backflip. She comes around above the 'stage', breathing in deeply after her effort, but wastes no time in drawing her hands to her hip and then throwing them forward - the accompanying burst of blue-white chi enough to keep her hangtime running. "Kiii-"

A golden pinpoint flares, and the Tai Chi mistress hurls her arms forth, bearing palms glowing with this manifested energy. "KOUKEN!" The pinpoint coalesces abruptly to a small globe that launches out toward Bao at whiplash speed, its path cutting a graceful spiral in the air as it closes. The projectile's owner meanwhile allows herself to drop with equal grace to the ground, spinning when she hits a crouch to face Megumi, gaze fixing upon her with a focused intensity.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li successfully hits Bao with Kikou Ken.

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Bao              1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/=======|


This is not a good day for the young prodigy in proving himself to be a formidiable opponent. Bao is starting to get back up to his feet, twitching few times. He immediately presses his legs back up to where he can press himself back up. Bao offers a giggle, then he smiles at Chun-Li, "Alright! That was good! " She managed to back flip away from his blast. Man...
How awesome.
But, when Chun-Li lashes out the small globe, Bao's eyes widen in shock. "Oowwwww!" Bao is stumbling back, taken in by the full brunt of the strike. The youth lands on his back, groaning in pain.
Bao is clutching onto his chest, "Ow... that hurts... so much..." The young boy immediately pulls himself back up to his feet, smiling. "I can handle this!"
However, something stops him. It is an odd look on his face as he is feeling that something is taking over. It is the epithiny of power taking over his small body. The young child clutches onto his chest, shutting his eyes while he takes everything in his mind.
He takes a step towards Chun-Li while the attention is drawn towards Megumi. His eyes undergo a purple glow, the ground around him rattles.
Rattle, rattle. Rattle.
The vibration suddenly becomes stronger as the resonation heightens. Bao is becoming engulfed with a flash of light. The power, sleeping in dorment inside of the youth, is now preparing to unleash itself.
"Ahhh...."
...This is very unexpected, even to Bao. The uncontrollable body warped in him suddenly makes itself known as the light is blasting itself out of Bao's body.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
The vibrations become more violent as Bao launches himself off of the ground. With his back arching, the light becomes bright... appearing as nothing more than a dome of raw power.
The uncontrollable power... sleeping in the mere child...
...is unleashed.

Megumi lands harmlessly as Chun-Li gets out of the way, though it takes her a moment to get moving again. A moment long enough for Chun to paste Bao. But right as that happens, she rushes at Chun-Li and tries to grab an arm at the wrist. If she gets that, she'll yank back to try and pull Chun off balance, then swing her free arm at Chun-Li's neck in a forward, then downward motion to try and take her down to the grassy surface. Should it work, perhaps it'll give Bao extra time to do...whatever he's doing with that energy-burst. Hopefully.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li blocks Megumi's Medium Throw.

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Bao              0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/=======|


COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Bao's SP Psycho Ball.

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Bao              0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/=======|


Watching Megumi come her way is rather difficult when Chun-Li begins to sense the upsurge in psychic energy from Bao. He may be strange in appearance and manner, for a fighter, but she cannot dent he clearly has reason to be within this exhibition of talent... it's not something she particularly desires to encounter any closer, though, if she has any particular say in the matter. The pain imparted by this energy has yet to be great outside of her encounters with Shadaloo, but..as Megumi exhibited - it stings more than might be expected, and carries an unidentifiable element.

Though unsurprisingly, the Strongest Woman in the World is not lingering long upon such thoughts at this stage; these will come later, along with possible questioning with either or both of her younger opponents. For now, she forcedly stays her mind from focus upon the Psycho Soldier as Megumi approaches, and on rising slowly to her feet she almost seems to accept that she is caught - instead of attempting to get away from the speedy Aikido manuever, she flows with it and ends up cushioning the force of her fall greatly. Enough that she is up in an instant, squirming away from Megumi and kipupping to her feet in time to meet...

Energy. Just the sensation of its prescence causes the woman to clench her teeth, brow furrowing in concentration as she staves off the mental assault and the images it brings to bear. She may be adjusting slowly to this power, but only slowly. "No!" The cry comes with a hint of desperation, and Chun-Li whips herself into another airbound backflip, rising high above the forest arena before crashing down on her two feet as the energies begin to diminish.

Breathing hard, the woman exerts her will to remain in action, keeping one eye on the unbelievable Bao whilst stalking forward to Megumi and then picking up speed at the last instant. "Your powers are interesting," she has time to comment quickly to the girl, her tone strained, as she darts around to one side and aims a simple roundhouse kick across the shoulders. "HA!"

Such power...
...It quickly dies away...

Bao is left on both knees as every trace of the enregy is getting away from him. Bao lowers his head for a moment, then he rubs his forehead, "Eghn...." Such a powerful exhaustion of energy, normally uncontrollable by the youth. Bao is staggering against the ground. Tilting his head back, then tilting forward, the youth is staggering rather drunkenly with a giggle.
"...I... I can do it!" He looks towards Chun-Li, then he exhales a sigh. Finally able to catch his breath, Bao zips towards Chun-Li, leaping forward.
"Time for...."
The body glows with a blue energy while he curls into a ball. The young child is rolling towards Chun-Li as he says, "MONKEY BALL!" The young boy is dashing out towards Chun-Li, aiming to crash right at the back of the Strongest Woman.

COMBATSYS: Megumi blocks Chun-Li's Medium Kick.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           1/-------/=======|


Megumi brings up her arms just in time to take the high kick there, instead of on the shoulder. Still hurts, just not so badly. "Been a while since I've heard..." She jumps back as Bao sails in like a human cannonball. "...Anyone describe it like that." Then once she sees the outcome of Bao's assault, Megumi puts her hands together in front of her, creating a bright red energy-ball of her own. It hovers for a moment, then with a light push, she sends it flying at Chun-Li.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Bao's Hontai Kougeki - Crush.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           1/-------/=======|


COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Megumi's Crimson Comet.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           1/-------/=======|


Monkey ball? The call causes Chun-Li to half whirl around even as she lowers her leg from Megumi's quickly raised guard. On taking in the sight of Bao shooting toward her in a spinning globe of energy - in two senses - she is a little startled and almost thrown off entirely. However, with evasion born from instinct the woman shifts herself into a defensive stance and promptly whirls in a pirouetting motion to zip around the incoming boy. Coming around facing Megumi through the dissipating fireworks, she smiles slightly.

The words about to pour from her lips die quickly though, her mouth making a small 'o' as her body is flung into yet another agile manuever - this time dropping low to the ground, the woman performing an impromptu gymnastic split to cause the pink-haired girl's projectile to whistle overhead. "It's been a while since I was attacked by anything like this," Chun-Li finally responds from her new location, the smile only very momentarily returning before she pushes herself back to her feet through aid of an applied palm.

Once standing, she does nothing more for the moment, restoring her regular stance and glancing between her two opponents quickly. Back and forth, not lingering upon one but trying instead to focus on both during the same instant. Megumi has proven herself most able to attack and defend the world's strongest woman, but Bao has not been properly judged yet - his power seems unusually high.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li focuses on her next action.

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Bao              0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           1/-------/=======|


When Bao is charging towards Chun-Li as the ball of death, he shuts his eyes, hoping for the best of the impact. Unfortunately, Chun-Li zips past him... And the youth extends both feet outward to skid himself into a complete halt. Bao eeeps, immediately projecting himself to where he can get a good look at Chun-Li. "Man... she's fast...' He looks at Megumi, then he says, "...Any idea what we can do?" He pads close to Megumi, then he starts to gather the Psycho Power from within him.
Stepping his right foot downward, he hardens his stance while tightening his fists. The Psycho Power erupts from the youth as he channels the power.

COMBATSYS: Bao gathers his will.

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Bao              0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li
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Megumi           1/-------/=======|


Dimitri has reconnected.

Dimitri has dropped a connection.

Megumi has a little more than just energy to fling around though, watching as Chun-Li bounds around. To Bao's question, she replies, "Keep pouring it on. No fancy stuff, just...hound her down, I'd say." Once Chun has landed however, Megumi charges. She sprints after Chun-Li, expecting evasions and anticipating things like long leaps to get away. It's entirely possible -- even likely -- that Chun is faster than her though. But if Megumi can keep up, she'll try to grab Chun-Li by a hand, and twist it sideways; an Aikido hold that will try to turn the forearm's bones into one another. Potentially painful, that.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li blocks Megumi's Medium Throw.

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Bao              0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1          Chun-Li
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Megumi           1/-------/=======|


Chun-Li initially darts away from Megumi, sinking down upon her famed legs and virtually sliding to one side in a blur. However, once the girl is able to close this new distance, the Tai Chi mistress proves herself to be focused once more.. twisting her seized arm in such a way that the hold is broken with only the merest grating of bones. She knows how effective such techniques can be - an out and out evasion would have been dangerous. Now though, she is able to slip away from the Aikido motions of the young fighter, once more dropping low and this time...

"TENSHOU KYAKU!" Acting on the fastest instinct possible she launches herself upward of one hand, whipping her right leg up into a kick designed to catch Megumi upon the chin - propelling her heavenward in preparation for what follows. With two deft twists of her hip and the use of an alternate foot for each blow, the world's strongest woman looks to strike all three times, gaining height each time, before finally allowing her opponent to fall back to earth. For her part... Chun-Li aims to extend her aerial status as long as possible, gaze flickering to Bao once she is done.

Man, Chun-Li is so tough. It's too hard to beat h er. Oh well, Bao will have to try his best. Megumi did say that he should not bother with anything fancy, bu just take her down fast and quickly. The young boy sprints over to meet with Chun-Li's distance.
With a powerful thrust, Bao is aiming to whip the leg right out towards Chun-Li's face...
... Until he sets it down while he skids over to a close angle. Tightening his body and his stance, Bao extends both of his hands forward. "YAAAAAHHH!!!" Purple energy engulfs his hads, swirling along his grasp as the rapid energy dance. The Psycho Power is aiming to capture Chun-Li in is grasp.

COMBATSYS: Megumi endures Chun-Li's Tenshou Kyaku.

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Bao              0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1          Chun-Li
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Megumi           1/--=====/=======|


Megumi does something...very strange. When Chun-Li begins a series of spinning, rising kicks, Megumi uses this to launch herself. It's a very painful way; feet slamming into your head rarely helps your physical condition, but it does get her going quite high. And as Chun-Li begins to descend, Megumi does too. She lets out a loud yell, as a thin red energy ray shoots off her feet and stops a few inches short of Chun-Li, above her head. The ray expands into a massive, spinning cone with the tip pointing at Chun-Li, the open end towards the descending Megumi. She lands in it feet first, and when she does, the cone resumes moving, trying to smash Chun down, hard.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Bao's Psycho Ball Reflect.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/------=|


COMBATSYS: Chun-Li blocks Megumi's Exceed Charge.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1          Chun-Li
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Megumi           0/-------/------=|


As Bao closes upon the Tai Chi mistress he finds himself the closest yet to attaining success. Landing in a half-crouch right next to the dimunitive psychic, the woman has, however, not lost track of his progress and is not put off by the feint he throws before her. Sliding to a standing position before the retreating limb, Chun-Li pauses only for a heartbeat - long enough to see those palms thrust toward her - before bending herself with athletic precision /around/ the outthrust attack. Psycho power licks at her bandaged midriff but fails to take hold, though soon enough the chance is taken from it.

"What-?" Blinking rapidly, the world's strongest woman catches the red glimmer from Megumi in the corner of her eye, and with desperate speed she hurls her arms about her upper body, crossing them to form a sturdy guard with which she soaks a good deal of the damage that would otherwise be wreaked by the pink-haired girl's crazy technique. Even so... Chun-Li is launched backward a good eight feet, boots scuffing up narrow furrows in the forest floor.

"..." She opens her mouth as if to speak but says nothing, too lost in the rush of adrenaline and the flow of combat. Darting in suddenly toward the recovering Megumi, the powerful Vigilante spins around her airborne foe and slides in with an uppercutting palm-thrust, launching her right arm upward into the blow. It could hurt, if it connects.. not least given the subsequent crashing to earth.

Man... there is no stopping Chun-Li, the young boy exhales softly, frowning at the result of the fight. The young child falls to his knees, trying his best to remember wha he was doing. "Man... she's powerful..." He sands up, "No! I won't give up!" He pulls up determined look on his face, then he is rushing towards Chun-Li. He has to get himself to continue the fight.
Bao leaps into the air, making his way towards Chun-Li. The young boy immediately launches his right leg over towards the back of CHun-Li's head. It's rather weak, but it should be quick enough to get the Strongest Woman's attention.

COMBATSYS: Megumi counters Fierce Punch from Chun-Li with Flood Reversal.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|=======\====---\1          Chun-Li
[                    \\\\\\\\\\  <
Megumi           0/-------/-----==|


Megumi emerges from her cone-dive to find herself under immediate assault. She's tired after taking that many hits to the head and responding with a 'big gun' that was underwhelming in its effects, but not so tired she can't defend herself. Chun-Li's upward palm strike is stopped, grabbed at the wrist as Megumi takes that arm, and spins behind Chun-Li, wrenching the limb upward. She continues to spin, emerging back in front of Chun-Li from the other side -- having gone in a full circle around her. Megumi lets go of the wrenched arm, grabs Chun-Li's other arm, and uses it to pull Chun off balance while Megumi's free arm swings up to wrap around Chun's neck and apply downward momentum. A fancy but only moderately harmful takedown.

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Bao's Light Kick.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|=======\====---\1          Chun-Li
[                    \\\\\\\\\\  <
Megumi           0/-------/-----==|


Chun-Li's eyes widen perceptibly as her strike is turned against her, and she is subsequently taken for a ride by her younger foe. "Nngh!" The final slamdown is accompanied by a pained grunt from the woman, though she is saved the worst of Bao's strike at least - his momentum clearly not compensating for something wholly unexpected from his partner. The kick whistles past Chun-Li even as she rolls into one shoulder to get up from the grappling manuevers of Megumi.

One upright, the Strongest Woman in the World dances backward with just a quick roll of her shoulders to shrug off the lingering discomfort, making distance from Megumi with quick movements of her feet. "I knew you were talented," she says slightly breathlessly, drawing her hands to her side and seeming to focus for a moment before she continues, "Your record against Sakura is supposedly excellent..." It's no diminishing comment, made with a respect between two warriors born from similar respect felt by Chun-Li toward the aforementioned schoolgirl. It changes nothing, but it's merely a recognition.

Back into the action though, and Bao may find himself gaining a moreorless free strike. It takes a few seconds for a burst of chi to erupt from between the curled fingers of the world's strongest woman, though when it does the power is reasonably immense. A billowing inferno of blue-white surrounds her hands, and with a building cry she charges forward toward the strongest of her opponents. "Kaaaaa-" Whipping her arms around in an arc until she presents both palms forward and open, Chun-Li appears to be hurling a projectile - until her intent becomes all too clear, she aiming to close with Megumi and thrust the raging bundle of power forward to pummel her into submission. "KOOOOUSHOU!"

Respect she has, and there is no holding back as a result.

The young boy exhales a sigh,then he looks at the oler woman. He has to do well. She has managed to get away from all of his strikes. While pressing himself backwards, Bao is position himself to where he can channel the Psycho Power. The hands grip into the air while he leaps back from both Megumi and Chun-Li.
He calls out, "PSYCHO BALL!" He extends both hands ouward, sending the projectile ball of psycho energy right at Chun-Li's back, "Like dodge ball!"

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li successfully hits Megumi with Kikoushou.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0          Chun-Li
[                            \\  <
Megumi           1/-------/=======|


Megumi is still pretty close to Chun-Li after the takedown. "Maybe, I don't really keep track of matches with her though, not something I'm too focused on..." She expected a reprisal of some kind; a kick, perhaps. She was ready for a a kick. A big blue chi burst was not what she expected, and Megumi tries a bit too late to backflip away from it. She's caught in it, pummeled by the chi, and sent flying into a tree. Megumi slumps to the ground after that, and she's not getting up. Instead, she just throws her arms wide apart, creating a paper-thin red energy 'wall' that flies off towards Bao, trying to go over him. After that...well, she's conscious, but not moving; it only takes a quick count to confirm she's been eliminated from the match by any reasonable standard.

COMBATSYS: Megumi can no longer fight.

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Bao              0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0          Chun-Li


COMBATSYS: Chun-Li endures Bao's Dan Kougeki - Bound.

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Bao              0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0          Chun-Li


However, late for any reaction as the Strongest Woman in the World may be, she does have the prescence of mind to tense her powerful form and take the psychic inferno like a warrior true. This time the effect of the strike is less than it has been, mentally, merely the briefest rush of indistinct emotion bubbling up from the woman's well-concealed interior. The physical effect staggers her by itself, though, and she stumbles... hands dropping to her side and clenching involuntarily to fists.

"Ow," she breathes helpfully, attention flashing onto Bao now he has made himself so unmistakably well known. "There's a reason I was avoiding that..." with the hint of a smile she straightens herself, breathing in a lungful of air and then surging forward, her whole body rocking back on one leg once she closes with the Psycho Soldier. Cue a simple but potentially effective thrust kick - aimed to propel the boy back onto his rear before he can manage any more painful energy balls!

COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Bao with Aura Mend.

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Bao              0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0          Chun-Li


COMBATSYS: Bao dodges Chun-Li's Medium Kick.

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Bao              0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0          Chun-Li


With Megumi taken out by the power, Bao's eyes widen. "Oh no!" he frowns, then he looks over towards the girl. He grimaces at the huge wave of energy engulfing her. Bao shields his eyes from the raw power, wincing at the chi erupting around Megumi, "Ahhh!" He looks over to see tha she is slumping to the ground. He runs after her to see if he can help her up, "I'll save you!"
...A little late for that, Bao. The boy looks at the energy, his eyes widen.
..But, there is something about hat wall. Ah! He remembers it now! He rushes straight into the wall, remembering what it does from watching the matches! He shuts his eyes, bracing himself.
...Ooh... tingly! It's like riding the slide.
Few of his wounds from the impact fades away. But Bao turns his attention owards Chun-Li, who is attempting to swing her incoming foot at Bao. The young child shifts to a more evasive stance, then he somersaults away from Chun-Li. "I'll avenge my partner in battle!"

~ ... You can do it, Bao... just act like one of the Kung Fu masters like on TV! ~

Bao sprints straight towards the Strongest Woman, then he lunges himself forward right into the attack position. Bao is thrusting his right out towards Chun-Li with a quick punch, then he is spinning around while leaping into the air. He winds his right leg out towards Chun-Li's head. "YAAAHHH!"

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li interrupts Heavy Kick from Bao with Strong Throw.

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Bao              1/---====/=======|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li


After hurling her evaded thrust kick, Chun-Li immediately reassumes her stance with a turn toward Bao.. forcing her focus and resolve to return after her furious tussle with the boy's downed partner. Attention now solely upon the tiny Psycho Soldier, it comes as little surprise that the world's strongest woman is entirely prepared for his headlong rush. "You have potential," she remarks to Bao as she takes his punch, barely flinching as it strikes her midriff - impacting tensed and bandaged flesh. "And power."

"But you lack something!" Stern-faced as she steps back from the subsequent kick thrown by the boy, the woman suddenly turns this slight momentum into a flip backward off her feet. However, rather than complete the flip she scissors her legs and clamps her thighs down upon Bao's head as he spins through with his ineffective assault. "HEEEYA!" Whipping backward with a furious extension of effort - such a manuever barely able to be executed even by her - Chun-Li completes her unorthodox assault by releasing Bao from captivity shortly before she can touch down to ground once more.

Allowing him to crash to the floor after boldly going where no boy has gone before, the Chinese woman sets down in a crouch from which she is speedy to recover, about-turning and taking a step back to fall into a defensive stance near the countered psychic. "But you did say you wanted to learn..." She flashes a small grin.

While he does manage to complete the strike against Chun-Li's stomach, Bao is immediately tucking his head up as he springs forward for the kick. With Chun-li aking a step back from the kick, Bao is put into the position where Chun-Li flips backwards. The thighs clamp agains Bao's head, and the young boy's eyes widen. The young boy is held captive by the strongest woman. But what does Bao think about being captive in the position that he's in?

~ ... I think I see heaven.... ~

This comes short when Bao is touched to the ground. Argghnn! Bao's eyes are swirling around, groaning in pain. "...Aie ya ya.... I think I see more of pain instead..." He groans a bit, then he looks up at Chun-Li, then he stands back up to his feet. "I want to learn more!" He beams, then he looks at the Strongest Woman. He extends both of his hands forward, then he calls, out, "HERE'S MY POWER!!!!" Bao channels forth a large, blue sphere of energy. The sphere gradually increases in growth. With the growth of the Psycho Power erupting in his hands.... Bao concentrates the power, "Eghnnnn..."
Then, he unleashes the huge ball towards Chun-Li. "....saaaiiii!"

COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Bao's MAX Psycho Ball.

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Bao              0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0          Chun-Li


Despite the lighter expression she shows briefly, Chun-Li is still very much within the rhythm of this fight. Grin faded completely now, when Bao voices his desire she gives a businesslike nod of her head, a light 'hmph' of assent the reply to the Psycho Soldier's chirped request. Tightening her stance with a snapping clench of muscles, the world's strongest woman then watches with an intent gaze as her astonishingly young opponent channels the full extent of his energies. The woman was not speaking lightly when she declared her interest in this power - so like /his/ but with a subtle difference that seems to lie in the intent. Like chi, but so very unlike it at one and the same time.

"I'm ready!" The call comes almost as an affirmation to herself, as Chun-Li moves with the very surging of power forth from Bao. Twisting her form sidelong, she springs off one mighty leg to cut into a diving leap over the maelstrom, feeling it billow at her skirts and the ribbons binding her hair, and deeper than that - licking at the fabric of her being. It's curious that this dimunitive would-be warrior seems steeped in a far greater amount of this power than the more skilled girl currently lying prone

But without further time for ponderance, the Strongest Woman in the World curls around willowlike in the air, bringing one leg around in an arc as she descends toward Bao, the other reaching out behind in a mirror image. Effectively she is executing another gymnastic split when she finally completes her manuevering - but this time it is offensive. The extended leg is intended to catch Bao from head to toe, the woman noiseless aside from a slight expulsion of breath as she seeks to finish this.

COMBATSYS: Bao fails to interrupt Sen'en Shuu from Chun-Li with Hontai Kougeki - Crush.

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                                 |=======\-------\1          Chun-Li


COMBATSYS: Bao can no longer fight.

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                                 |=======\-------\1          Chun-Li


After Bao's Psycho Ball is hurling pas Chun-Li as she leaps over the powerful maelstrom. His eyes widen in amazement. "Wow..." He frowns a bit, then he is starting to sprint towards Chun-Li. He isn't going to go down without a fight. Bao tucks his head in, calling out, "Here... I... COME!" Bao launches himself towards Chun-Li, preparing to crash agains her. But before he can even get a chance to leap off of the ground, he is crashes irght into chun-li's leg.
The young boy is caught from head to toe, then he is slammed to the ground from the impact. "Aahhhhhh!"
Wham! Bao is twitching several times, then he gives a thumbs up. ...Thenhe collapses into the land of unconsciousness.
He'll at least dream of being caught between Chun-li's legs.

Chun-Li's likelihood of making a flawless landing is somewhat reduced when Bao crashes into her in mid-bound, and the impact actually jars her to one side in the air. Though she manages to recover herself well enough, tucking both legs in so she lands in an unsteady low posture, knees bent and back bowed, the world's strongest woman still needs a moment to recover. Physically she is in reasonable condition but mentally... the accumulated effect of Psycho power and tactical decisions against more than one opponent is now seriously weighting upon her. Enough that the voice of an accouncer cutting in to declare her victory goes right over her head.

Standing where she is for a collection of heartbeats, watching Bao with something halfway between alert focus and groggy uncertainty, the Chinese woman finally relaxes and straightens up, hands falling loosely to her side and her bearing rather more casual than she would normally assume. "You did well, Bao. Keep practicing and you'll go far," she murmurs to the unconscious boy, shaking her head to clear her thoughts before looking toward Megumi. Consideration, and then a spark shines in her eye. With a sudden renewal of vigour she makes her way over to the fallen schoolgirl.

"When we've rested... I'd like to talk about what you can do, if you don't mind..." The words are voiced in a low tone, inaudible to the SNF audience either present or at home, and Chun-Li pauses only a fraction longer, to bow deeply to Megumi, before turning upon her heel and making her way back through the forest. The pace will be slow but the walk will be refreshing - that was as curious a match as first impressions suggested...

Megumi had been mostly content to just lie down against the tree as the fight went on. When it's over and Chun-Li is walking up however, Megumi looks up. "...Eh? Oh, I get it." She thinks she knows how that talk will go, anyway. Then Megumi gets up, and with little fanfare returns to her motorcycle. Helmet put on, engine activated, and Megumi rides off.

Log created by Bao, and last modified on 10:19:22 10/30/2005.