Description: Free-for-alls are bad enough without a soccer-ball launching Shinobu running interference. (Winner: Ingrid)
The Dome Arena has attracted a large crowd. Normally this would be a crowd of mostly Taiyo students excited that a SNF was being held at their school. While the majority of the crowd consists of either Taiyo students, staff and alumnus, there are now genuine fight fans here who genuinely respect the abilities of those here.
When the goalie of Taiyo found out about this match, he had to admit that it seemed stacked in his favor with a match type that utilizes most of his strengths and also gave him the home field advantage. On the other hand he has to acknowledge the fact he's facing an opponent who has defeated him in the past and a complete wild card. When he arrives to the ring, he carries a mesh bag with only four soccer balls as opposed to previous appearances. Something about the rules must have something to do with this. He takes out three of the soccer balls out of the mesh bag, and performs a chip shot on the bagged soccer ball sending it into the crowd giving them a souvenir but making sure not to harm them.
The mostly Taiyo crowd lets out a roar in support of the soccer star. If these fighters want to win, they're going to not only going to need to compete against their opponents they're going to need to compete against the deafening wall of sound that has come to support their soccer star.
Ingrid walks in shortly after Roberto, head turning around and scanning the area. A smile sets on her face when she sees the crowd, enjoying the thought of fighting in front of so many. She gives a small wave in case anyone had noticed her walking in, and then looks around, scouting out the location of the ball shooter that was supposed to be here. She's fought Roberto twice before, and he's bested her in each of them, so she'll have to be very careful; especially since she's on his home turf.
And then there's Momoko, who she's witnessed fighting before, but doesn't truly know the capabilities of. It would be interesting to find out, and also give her an idea of Yurika's strength as well. She stops pondering the coming fight and walks over to Roberto, giving him a friendly smile, "It's good to see you again; I see you've decided to re-enter tournament matches. I hope this means you're doing better?" There's a kind tone to her voice.
Momoko is... not a Taiyo High student. She's not even a junior high student, really -- school is less of a requirement and more of a state-sponsored privelege in Japan. And for all intents and purposes, Momoko can learn anything she puts her mind to -- tutors are fine!
Nevertheless, she might just look into that 'school' thing after seeing so *many* people turning out for a fight. "Wowwwwww..." she beams, stepping onto the field, eyes wide with wonder. "Sooooo many people! This will be fun!" she affirms to herself, clenching her fists in anticipation! The not-quite-twelve-year-old barely looks old enough to =be= on the field, let alone kick butt upon it -- yet that's what she's here for! True, she was substituted onto the fight card as a last-minute replacement, but the girl from the southern coast of Japan is more than willing to take her place among the weekly participants of Saturday Night Fight!
... She is a bit nervous though. Neo League fights have been one thing -- this is a fight against =multiple people= in front of =people= and =cameras!= She may be used to crowds, but this ... will be different. Walking up to Roberto, she smiles and bows before him. "Hi! You're Roberto Miura, right? Right? Right?" She repeats stuff a lot, it's a habit. Pointing at her nose, she beams, "I'm Momoko, I'll be fighting you today!" Never mind the size or age differentials. And then she walks over to Ingrid. "Oh... I know you! You fought... um... that witch person, right? It's good to see you again!" Another bow!
She hops back, hips swaying slightly as she draws in a deep breath, attuning herself to her own fight rhythm as the announcers launch into their schpiel. "Good luck to both of you! I'll do my best, you should too!"
In the control room, Shinobu leans over the levers and buttons that make up the launcher controls, peering at them closely. "Now, if you press this button...", the technician starts to explain before a *thump* sounds, and a ball whistles off over the heads of the competitors. "I said, /if/ you press this button..." *thump*. "Don't... stop that! It's not time yet!" Shinobu pauses, finger poised on the button as she looks up cluelessly, blinking with wide eyes. "Anyway, /this/ button controls that launcher, and if you pull this lever and press this but-" *thump* There's a pause, and then a resigned, "I'm sure you'll figure it out."
COMBATSYS: Roberto has started a fight here.
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"Yeah Ingrid, I'm better. I just needed to step away for a bit. I'm just sorry about how I behaved in our last fight. This should be fun." Then he looks down towards the even younger girl. "Yes I am Roberto Miura. Nice to meet you." He gives a bow to both girls.
The barely audible pleasantries is ruined he sees the soccer ball flying to the field. Those goalie reflexes kick in and he suddenly makes a diving save catching the soccer ball. "I don't think they're gonna wait for us from the machine. We better getting things going now."
After glancing between his two opponents he lets the soccer ball he caught drop to the ground. "Ok, ladies. Lets see what you're made of." He makes a run at the soccer ball and kicks it. As the ball moves towards the two females it swirls in the air. He put so much spin on the soccer ball not even Roberto Miura himself knows where it's going other than a general area and both women are in that area. Eventually after the ball sort of wobbles to and fro in the air it darts towards Momoko.
COMBATSYS: Momoko has joined the fight here.
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Momoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Roberto
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has joined the fight here.
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Momoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
Ingrid smiles to Roberto, "I'm glad to hear it." She turns then and gives an equally friendly smile to Momoko, "And it's good to see you again as well, Momoko." She looks up as soccer balls begin to sail over their heads and laughs lightly, "No, I don't believe they are. I suppose they thought the spectators would get bored if we just stood around talking all day, hmm?" Her stance loosens, and she backs away, just in time to notice Roberto kicking the ball in her general direction. She moves into her fighting stance, comfortable and relaxed, and nods slightly as the ball veers in it's course away from her. Good, that will give her the time she needs to study them both. No rushing in for Ingrid!
COMBATSYS: Ingrid focuses on her next action.
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Momoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Roberto successfully hits Momoko with Long Shot.
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Momoko 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Roberto 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Shinobu has joined the fight here.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Roberto
So... Roberto had =no idea= the ball would veer off towards Momoko, hitting the girl squarely in the face? *WHAM* The oddly stylish girl with the dolled-up hair goes =sailing= backwards, shoulderblades carving a shallow trench in the grass as she falls. Remember to replace your divots, Roberto!
Rubbing her nose, she nonetheless isn't the type to stay down long! Springing back to her feet, she grins back at Roberto: "That was a nice shot! But I think I'm going to pick on Miss Ingrid for a while, okay?" True to form, the sprightly girl leaps into a triple forward flip, clearly trying to wow the audience with her flexibility! "Momoko is on her way!!" ... Or maybe she's just building up momentum for a sudden shift of momentum, in which she twists about in a 180, stopping in an inverted handstand, her back to Ingrid as she snaps her heels at Ingrid's face for a quick one-two! Wham, bam!
Shinobu peers over the controls once more, and then shoves one of the levers back and forth, tapping a button. One of the ball machines wobbles, and then launches a ball Momokoward. Surprised, Shinobu leans over to the announcer's mike. "Ah, sorryyy!", she calls out, before the technician sighs and mumbles, "You're supposed to try and hit them, it's okay." Shinobu turns about with an "Ehhhhh? Really?!", as the technician gives her an 'are you for real?!' look.
Roberto cringes when the not quite 12 year old gets a soccer ball planted in her face. As the soccer player moves to the next soccer ball he keeps an eye out for the soccer ball launcher while he moves towards Ingrid. He fakes left and right fancy dribbling work and spins around the ball before swinging his foot at Ingrid's legs before attempting to back track away from her.
COMBATSYS: Momoko successfully hits Ingrid with Bananeira Dois Golpes.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Roberto
COMBATSYS: Ingrid counters Light Kick from Roberto with Sun Upper.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Roberto
Ingrid turns to face Momoko, who kindly warns her of the attack before she makes it. She carefully watches the girl come in as she flips forward and comes in to attack. She doesn't seem to make any obvious defenses, her eyes on Roberto as he begins to come towards her. She intends to roll with the kicks and use them as momentum towards Roberto, but that idea suddenly goes crashing down when the kicks hit her harder than she was expecting, stumbling backwards and flinging a hand up to her face where she was kicked.
Pure training allows her enough time to deal with Roberto, quickly pointing forward with her free hand and making a disk of energy form in front of herself, the kick hitting it rather than her legs and freezing him in his tracks. She whips her left arm up and removes her right from her face, the psychic energy flinging him high into the air. She backs off slowly, "You're stronger than you look, Momoko."
COMBATSYS: Momoko dodges Shinobu's Thrown Object.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Roberto
Falling 'forward', Momoko pivots back to her feet, resuming her earlier sashaying to the beat. Constant movement is the little girl's trademark, after all! But just as she's about to see that Ingrid's okay, the girl tilts her head to the side from the distinctive *puh-THOOP* of a soccer ball being fired, followed by Shinobu's announcement. If it weren't for the sound, Momoko wouldn't have thought to look! Luckily she does, and leans back, letting the ball pass harmlessly overhead! "... Wow... now I get it!" She flips back to her feet, approaching Roberto now... only to hear a compliment from Ingrid. "Really? Really? You think so?" chirps Momoko, clapping her hands lightly.
... All play and no fun means Momoko doesn't get a paycheck, though! The girl cheerfully announces, "Okay, Mr. Roberto, it's your turn!" before rushing out in his direction! She doesn't move for a =traditional= attack vector, though -- she's aiming to ram him with her backside! Once, twice, thrice! "Peach-at-taaaaque!"
"Oh, it's like a videogame... that explains why they're so small down there!", Shinobu muses. The sweatdrop behind her is almost audible. "Okay, then!" Switching ball launchers, she levels one towards Ingrid, and then starts to jam on the button hurriedly. *thumthumthumthumthump!* goes the launchers, as a flurry of balls are sent towards Ingrid, two of them bouncing in mid-flight as they fly at her. "Don't you think that's overdoing it?", comes the voice of the technician. "Stop confusing me...", she whines, swapping launchers.
COMBATSYS: Roberto fails to interrupt Peach Ataque from Momoko with Bicycle Kick.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Roberto
Roberto barely has time to get up before seeing Momoko flying backwards into his face. "Are you kidding me?" As his mind begins to work out possible responses to that. He begins to turn around and perform some acrobatics of his own. He leaps into a back flip but the entire motion is completely aborted. Stopped the butt end of Momoko's butt and hits the ground face first. "Uggggh..."
Suddenly the Taiyo's crowds voice has been lowered. Roberto's gonna need to get the crowd back but first we need to see if he gets to his feet.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid dodges Shinobu's Thrown Object.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Roberto
Ingrid looks over when the corner of her eye sees movement, noticing the ball flying right towards her head. She ducks down and then leaps up into the air, adding a backflip to please the crowd, and then lands right back in her spot, the ball bouncing away harmlessly. She winces a little as Roberto's attempt to counterattack fails with his face getting smashed into the ground. Well, she hasn't gotten the chance to test Momoko yet, has she? She takes a step forward and then flings her arm forward in an underhand motion, a brightly glowing ball of energy flying out and floating towards the young fighter.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Momoko with Sun Shot.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|=====--\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Roberto
No, no Ingrid hasn't had a chance to test Momoko!! But... in all honesty, she's being 'tested' by three attack vectors at once! Not exactly a =fair= test, really... but the little girl manages, sometimes.
She's =really= not used to all the projectiles flying around. It's just not natural! ... Even if Momoko can manage her own, here and there. So when she sees the prim, proper, and polite Ingrid huck a sunshiny fireball her way, Momoko's... actually a little spellbound. "Wh...what is th--" Deer in the headlights, here! Momoko realizes what's going on only a split-second before the solar flare hits her, but by that point, it's a =bit= too late! Knocked onto her bum yet again, she rubs her face. (NO SHE IS NOT CRYING SHUT UP.) That kinda stung, she realizes! Pushing back to her feet, she waves to the other opponents. Maybe...
Aww screw it. "Mr. Roberto, I hope you don't mind..." Ingrid is =scary=, so she'll attack the other strong-looking guy! And she starts off by running towards him again, leaping into a backwards somersault, pivoting so as to kick him twice, sideways, before pivoting back to her feet! "Yaaaa!"
COMBATSYS: Roberto blocks Momoko's Folha.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|=====--\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Roberto
Turning the launcher near Roberto, Shinobu says, "Ahhh, this is kind of fun! But... also kind of lame, you know..." She then pulls the lever and slams on a button, firing it off towards the soccer player, and then angling the launcher down, firing off another which bounces off the ground. "... it's not nearly as good as my portable... the graphics are kind of fuzzy.."
COMBATSYS: Shinobu successfully hits Roberto with Thrown Object.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|=====--\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Roberto
When he sees Momoko flying towards his head with a somersault kick and as she does so, Roberto, shifts to the side one step bringing together his hands, both balled into to catch the kicks as if they were soccer ball shots. He doesn't pull them apart but instead rears back and then shoves his fists into Momoko as if pushing a soccer ball away. Too bad Roberto is too busy treating Momoko like a soccer ball to adequately deal with the one flying at his head. *WHAM* Karma's a bitch ain't it.
Ingrid blinks when the ball hit's Roberto, "Oh, my." They weren't kidding around! Are those military strength cannons they're firing those out of? She moves forward quickly, deciding to get back into the fray. She runs in and jumps forward and lands on her hands, springing forward and sending herself high into the air. She does another flip, quite obviously trying to pump up the crowd to make up for just standing there for so long, and then brings a hard flying axe kick right down in the area of Momoko's head.
COMBATSYS: Roberto successfully hits Momoko with Strong Punch.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Roberto
COMBATSYS: Momoko dodges Ingrid's Heavy Kick.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Roberto
Oof! Momoko's a bit too close to try and get away from Roberto. She wants to keep up her footwork, but the sudden shove is a bit too much! ... It also looks pretty lousy for Roberto to be pushing down an eleven-year-old.
At least he didn't headbutt her like some other soccer player we know.
She does spring back to her feet afterwards, though! And just in time , for with Ingrid closing in with an axe kick, the young girl from the seashore finally =does= get out of the way, backflipping out of the way of the kick! "Wow!! This is an exciting match!" she chirps out, upside-down!
But she doesn't bother righting herself, standing on her hands -- instead she twists around sharply, bringing both kicking legs to bear in a rotating, one-two-three kick! "Yaa! Yaa! Yaaa!"
Obviously, the cannons are channelling Shinobu's enthusiasm and spirit!... just don't ask how. She then pauses as Roberto gets nailed, blinking. Then, she actually takes a moment to look at the controls, studying them... and her brain actually starts to work on that. "Oh, maybe if I actually aim..."
COMBATSYS: Shinobu gathers her will.
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Shinobu 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Roberto
Maki
Roberto gets some room to breathe and he backs off to one of the soccer balls on the ground. While he's backing off from the action he lets his body relax and fingers wiggle as he goes into a goalie's ready stance. From this stance Roberto watches and waits. Who knows? Now that he's actually has been hit by those soccer balls he may be including them in his plans.
COMBATSYS: Roberto focuses on his next action.
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Shinobu 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Roberto
COMBATSYS: Momoko successfully hits Ingrid with Short Kick.
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Shinobu 0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Roberto
Ingrid is probably one of the only people around short enough to get hit in the head with a handstand spinning kick from Momoko, and get hit in the head she does. Her head snaps to the side three times as the feet smack her in the temple, and she staggers sideways, managing to keep herself from being knocked to the ground. She then thinks for a moment, eyes going to Roberto. She's picked on Momoko long enough. And yet... Yes, it's decided. She does, essentially, nothing. And she was getting flashy, too! Still, with the look he has she really doesn't want to go running into a trap.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid focuses on her next action.
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Shinobu 0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Roberto
So... there's a moment where she's not being attacked? WELL HELLO THERE! Momoko backflips away from Ingrid and Roberto, pausing for a moment. She's been getting hit pretty fierce this battle, but she hasn't been =delivering= on the damage! She starts off by dashing at Roberto, "DO!" launching into a one-two snap kick! "RE!" She then whirls around for a roundhouse! "MI!" Then drops low to one hand, "FA!" spinning around for a two-hit sweep kick! "SO!" Then she'd handstand, "LA!" spin around for two more kicks like she had with Ingrid, "TI!" And to finish it off, she'd bring both feet down with an aim to kick off of his chest into a backflip a final, DO!"
Y'know, if she's successful with all that, and everything!
"Okay, let's do this!" With that, Shinobu targets two of the launchers, shifting them around before them slapping both buttons in rapid succession... to fire off two balls at two angles at one target. And Ingrid is at the intersection of soccer line and ball path, it seems, as they hurtle through the air. It could be said that things have been 'kicked up a notch'.
COMBATSYS: Roberto fails to interrupt Momoko no Do-Re-Mi Canto from Momoko with Bicycle Kick.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Roberto
The home field advantage has done nothing to help him. As soon as he sees the start up he begins his turn around but for some reason he gets caught by the snap kicks before he can even go into the move he gets caught up in the flurry of attacks and soon after he's sent skidding to the ground in a mass heap.
It's at this point the Taiyo fans become hostile and trash begins to start raining into the ring. It's not looking good and Roberto has some work ahead of him if he wants to appease the crowd to the point that tomatoes don't start hitting the floor.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid endures Shinobu's Thrown Object.
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Shinobu 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 1/------=/=======|=======\=------\1 Roberto
Smack, smack. One might question Ingrid's sanity as she runs away from the soccer balls that fly her way and towards Momoko and Roberto, but seemingly doesn't try to stop them from hitting her. They smack into her from behind, and send her flying forward, causing her to lose her balance and fall face first onto the ground, sliding forward a little. If only she had turned to the side, she could have avoided them! She lays there for a few long moments, and then suddenly looks up with a sneaky smile on her face.
It's a trap!
A flash suddenly surrounds her, and a dull looking ball of sphere of energy forms in her hands, and she blows it towards Momoko, who she's now right next to.
COMBATSYS: Momoko blocks Ingrid's Sun Burst.
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Shinobu 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Roberto
Well... Momoko doesn't =normally= go all kicktastic all in one burst like that... but Roberto's fearsome soccer-ball kicks were... well, fearsome! So if she's gonna do her best like she'd promised, she's gotta pull out all the stops! But... beating on Roberto won't mean she's immune to attacks from Ingrid, as the sudden flash of energy flaring at her left would indicate. "Wow..." comments the 11.96-year-old, "I don't think I've seen anyone else throw those before!" Technically, Nanako has, but... well. She just didn't recognize it as such then.
But... Momoko isn't at a range she can get out of the way of the attack, unfortunately. She =can=, however, take a bit of the wind out of its sails! Curling her thumbs and index fingers into a heart shape, she turns to the ball of enormously bright light, an intent expression on her face. "Here... we... GO!" A bright pink light erupts from her 'heart', expanding into a sphere! And it's that =sphere= which Ingrid's solar flare collides with, in a shower of pink- and gold-colored motes of light!
A much smaller, fainter version of the unusual energy mass does continue through the impacting shield, knocking Momoko back a few steps, but nowhere near as much as it easily =could= have. "Oof... that was pretty neat!!"
But there's no sense in prolonging the battle further -- Momoko leaps in, dropping low to the ground and slamming a simple low reverse kick to Ingrid's shins. "Yaaa!"
Sliding her hand across the controls, Shinobu narrows her eyes. "One left!", she shouts out dramatically, and then punches the button before then hitting it again. Somehow, one ball is launched, and then a faster ball fires after it, whacking it into a swift blur of black and white. It's only a moment before it contacts, and... Momoko is the target this time!
Roberto peels himself off the the sticky trash covered floor then takes a moment to gain his bearings before taking a look at his opponents and shuffling over to a soccer ball and begins juggling it as he makes his way to Ingrid. He gets close and pops the ball up in front of Ingrid's face before thrusting a foot with a crushed aluminum can stuck to it into her gut.
COMBATSYS: Momoko successfully hits Ingrid with Light Kick.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/-----==|=======\=------\1 Roberto
COMBATSYS: Ingrid dodges Roberto's Heavy Kick.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/-----==|=======\=------\1 Roberto
Looks like it's Ingrid's turn to get double teamed! Pulls herself up off of the ground while Momoko deals with the attack, sparkles seemingly going everywhere as her attack smashes into the pink barrier. And when Momoko steps out nearly unharmed, Ingrid is seriously impressed. "That's an interesting technique you have there." She tries to jump out of the way when Momoko kicks at her legs, but doesn't make it in time, her feet getting kicked out from under her and sending her to the ground after she jumps. On the upside, it twisted her body low enough that she goes beneath the trashcan wielding foot. Again she springs back to her feet, this time moving forward to Roberto. She raises her hands above her head and swing them down together, a large stream of glittering energy pouring out from her hands in an attempt to saturate him with it.
COMBATSYS: Momoko parries Shinobu's Thrown Object!
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/-----==|=======\=------\1 Roberto
So this is the very last soccer ball, it seems? Well... Momoko wasn't really paying attention to most of the =rest= of the soccer balls that had been launched -- she's so far involved in the fight that she's just been tuning them out! But... this one? Well... let's just say she's paying attention, shall we?
"Oh, oh!" Soccer and capoeira go hand-in-hand as the sports of Brazil, and the World Cup is HUGE in Japan... so she's bound to know just a little about the sport! So when the soccer ball comes flying towards her, Momoko knows just what to do!
Ram the ball with her forehead, directing the force of the ball towards Ingrid instead! "Ei!"
COMBATSYS: Roberto fails to reflect Sunbeam from Ingrid with Shining Clutch.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/----===|=======\==-----\1 Roberto
Shinobu blinks, and then says, "Man, that wouldn't have missed if I was..." And with that, she marches out of the control room, coming through the stands and getting some stares... though nobody seems to have enough of a clue to fling anything at her. With a spring, she hops over the railing, landing atop one of the launchers and kicking it open to reveal the soccer balls themseves. "... I don't have to rely on this dumb ol' thing!"
COMBATSYS: Shinobu focuses on her next action.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/----===|=======\==-----\1 Roberto
Roberto sees the blast of energy coming and his hand begin to glow of course he didn't see it coming until too late so he catches the blast of energy on the chest, flying backwards doing multiple forced flips until he hits the ground face first in some tossed cheese fries.
The Taiyo crowd has gotten even more hostile and more trash hits the arena floor. The booing and hissing filling the arena when before there was loud cheering. The Taiyo crowd is not happy with Mr. Miura's performance.
COMBATSYS: Momoko successfully hits Ingrid with Thrown Object EX.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Roberto
%Ingrid seems somewhat pleased by Roberto's inability to turn her own energy against her; it's a bit of a philosophical quandary to her when it's managed. Unfortunately she's forgotten one of the rules of fighting multiple opponents. Keep your eye on all of them. The soccer ball rushes forward and smacks her right on the back of the head, causing her to pitch forward and stumble, nearly tripping over Roberto. She manages to keep herself righted, but turns to look where the ball came from. Momoko, hmm? She smiles a little, "Two can play at that game." She picks up the ball from off the ground and drop kicks it, sending it right back at her.
COMBATSYS: Momoko dodges Ingrid's Large Thrown Object.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Roberto
Wow, Taiyo is ... not a place Momoko wants to go if they're that unruly! Though maybe she can pump them up with a little dance! ... Maybe later. There's a soccer ball headed straight for her and all!
The Psycho Soldier wannabe doesn't have =too= much trouble evading the blow, though -- the fact that Ingrid was dropkicking it was enough of a sign that she should get out of the way! And that she does, diving into a tumble and rolling right underneath the ball!
"Aahh..." she chirps, springing back to her feet afterwards, "You two are pretty tough to beat!" But she won't ease up on Ingrid just yet -- Roberto seems like he's getting beat up by the =fans= now! D: Instead she just drops into =another= low tumble, this one illuminated by her rather bright pink aura! "Phoenix... ARROW!" It may not have the panache of Athena's move -- but she's definitely got the tenacity, hoping to kick Ingrid four times in the midst of her tumble before snapping out for one final blow!
Shinobu gets whacked from behind by a crumpled flyer, and the turns towards the crowd with a soccer ball and a stern expression, raises it... could she really... and the ball goes up, her leg gets ready to kick... and she snaps it out as the ball goes low... catching her heel and sending it back towards the fighters. She exhales, looking over her shoulder as she narrows her eyes. The ball hits the ground at a fierce spin, throwing a furrow through the ground with its force as it heads at Momoko again, curling and then bouncing into the air. Apparently, she's inclined to give it a second shot - literally - and intercept one airborne girl!
Roberto slowly gets up to his feet covered in consession food gunk and mutters as he looks at the mass of fans continuing to throw things on field. With each item that hits him, causes him to get pumped up. He cracks his neck as he looks to the other two. The soccer ball bouncing from foot to foot.
COMBATSYS: Roberto focuses on his next action.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Roberto
COMBATSYS: Ingrid counters Phoenix Arrow from Momoko with Sun Upper.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Shinobu 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Roberto
Taiyo seems to be getting rowdy, but Ingrid wouldn't want to be in Gedo if they had one of their star athletes getting pounded on like Roberto is. They'd likely jump the stands and rush the fields! She looks over to Roberto and gives him a small comforting look before turning her attention back to Momoko. The attack seems to be a powerful one, but at the same time it's a bit slow. Ingrid gives a small spin and then leans forward, pointing in the air. A disk of swirling energy forms in front of her, and Momoko Phoenix Arrows right into it, the energy disappearing as it wraps around her and holds her solid. Ingrid then makes a grand sweeping motion with her arm and Momoko gets flung up into the air. ...she gets flung /way/ up into the air. The white haired young woman blinks a little, "Oh my, I hope I didn't overdo it..."
COMBATSYS: Shinobu successfully hits Momoko with Thrown Object.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Momoko
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Ingrid 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Roberto
yyyyyyep she overdid it.
Momoko goes =sailing= into the sky! She doesn't even get to land her punishing series of kicks upon Ingrid like she'd planned! Instead she's treated to the unfriendly Taiyo skies courtesy of Air Holmann!
Twisting about in mid-air, she's aaaalmost got things under control before landing... y'know, except for that SOCCER BALL screaming out of nowhere (also known as Shinobu's foot) which totally =clocks= Momoko right in the tummy! Wham!
That soccer ball just happens to carry her =far=, far away from Ingrid, who she was rather close to before -- and sends her flying like a little pink missile right into Roberto! Oh noes!
COMBATSYS: Momoko can no longer fight.
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Roberto 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Ingrid
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Instead of grabbing one soccer ball this time, Shinobu hefts up an armload. "Dumb launcher... try doing this!" Flinging them up, she throws out a spin kick, connecting with a number of balls and sending them flying in Ingrid's general direction. While not a one is aimed, they tumble through the air, bouncing across the field towards the pale-haired fighter. Speaking of overdoing it...
COMBATSYS: Roberto just-defends Momoko's Change-Up Kick EX!
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Roberto 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Ingrid
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The star striker learned his lesson from the first time he got nailed by Momoko's backside and while she drops down too quickly for him to completely evade he sidesteps it just enough that he could perform a spin move out of the way. "Maybe now I can perform that move been trying to do all day!"
He breaks into a full run, jamming his knee into Ingrid's gut and then he performs that same backwards flip kick he had failed to perform on Momoko twice. Only this time his foot is completely covered and chi. "EeeeeeARGH!!!"
COMBATSYS: Shinobu successfully hits Ingrid with Thrown Object.
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Roberto 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1 Ingrid
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COMBATSYS: Ingrid counters Blazing Juggle from Roberto with Sun Delta.
- Power hit! -
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Ingrid smiles at Roberto as he manages to perfectly defend the kinetic missile that Momoko had turned into by Shinobu's soccer ball. She nods to herself as he prepares to rush her, aiming to jump out of the way just when he reaches her. He comes closer fast, and is almost on her a- Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! She'd totally forgotten about Shinobu! The soccer balls bounce off of her and knock her backwards, completely disrupting her defense. There's no time to get out of the way now, he's almost there, so she's left with only one option. A bright flash forms around her and she leans forward, a little planar triangle of energy forming as she taps at the air, and a huge disk of energy forming just beyond that. For a moment the fans get a view of Roberto trapped inside the disk, right next to Ingrid with his knee extended. Then the disk starts raising up into the air slowly and tearing at the young man, and Ingrid leans forward and gives him a little salute. The energy then disappears and he's allowed to fall, Ingrid raising her arms and summoning up her power and then holding them outstretched to Roberto, a large symbol of the Eternal Goddess interrupting his fall and searing him a little more before he's finally allowed to hit the ground.
Shinobu pauses, and then looks up to Roberto as he flies up, and then downward again. She then hefts up a soccer ball, and pauses... it wouldn't do to hammer on Ingrid further, and Roberto doesn't look to be a good position... and so she holds off. Wrinkling her nose a little, she folds her arms over the ball, waiting for the conclusion.
COMBATSYS: Shinobu takes no action.
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Roberto 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Roberto stumbles to his feet barely able to stand. Each step agonizingly slow as trash continues to hit the floor. Then a crumpled up paper plate flies towards Ingrid's face and ironically enough, the goalie swats the trash away before he grabs at Ingrid as he makes a leap into the air. If all goes well with the grab, he'll send her back to the ground with a shove from chi engulfed hands.
Regardless of what happens, Roberto is hitting the ground regardless and is not getting up though he'll still remain conscious.
COMBATSYS: Roberto can no longer fight.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Ingrid
COMBATSYS: Ingrid blocks Roberto's Shining Save.
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Shinobu 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Ingrid
Ingrid can't relax yet, not when Roberto manages to pull himself back up again. She's getting tired, but she has to stay vigilant. She's fairly glad another soccer ball doesn't come flying at either one of them; she'd be hard pressed to escape it, and it'd just be insult to injury to Roberto. Ingrid stays in her easy stance as Roberto comes forward, getting grabbed as he jumps up into the ground. Everything seems to be going according to plan, but when she's flung back to the ground she seems to be in control, twisting her body and landing on her feet, her knees bending enough that she barely manages not to fall, and then slowly stands back up. Now she can relax. She lets out a sigh of relief, walking over to Roberto and kneeling down next to him, "Are you alright?" She means emotionally as much as she does physically.
Shinobu stares down at Ingrid, and then looks away. "I didn't help you win or anything, okay?", she says from atop the machine. "That would be annoying...", she adds in a softer voice. She looks down to the other fallen fighters, and exhales, before looking up to the crowd. "Hey! You guys better not throw anything else, or I'll start throwing things back!"
The goalie rolls over to his back and lays down dedicating the remnants of his energy to keeping trash from hitting him. Looks like the Taiyo student body has decided to completely ignore Shinobu's threats of return fire.
Roberto turns towards Ingrid while trash continues to rain down, "You know. I'll be happy to talk about it in a less hostile environment."
COMBATSYS: Shinobu has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Ingrid has ended the fight here.
"And I had been told that Taiyo High had a friendly student body... I suppose that remains to be seen." Ingrid stands up and looks over to Shinobu after giving Roberto a small nod, deciding to seek him out sometime later. This really wasn't the best fight for him to re-enter the fighting world. She then smiles at the young fighting savant, and lets out a humored laugh. "Helping me? If you had thrown those any harder I wouldn't be standing."
"Whatever!", Shinobu calls back as she hefts up a load of soccer balls, and then spin kicks them at the crowd... not hard, of course, but enough to scatter a fair number of people. "You better get going.. while I get in trouble!", she says as she leaps towards the crowd!
Well, somebody wanted a soccer hooligan theme... looks like they're going to get a bit more of a actual riot than they bargained for!
Log created by Momoko, and last modified on 18:42:49 02/23/2007.