Description: Working from the intel passed on by Agent Travedi of Interpol, Guile heads into one of Shadaloo's most heavily-guarded prison camps in order to rescue a very important figure for the Thai Resistance. However, getting the General out of there means that Guile and Soma have to go through one pretty impressive brick wall...
Things are finally coming to a head, pushing onward toward the final confrontation, if things go as planned, what happens here will end up pushing the Thailand forces back into position and it won't be long before Shadaloo gets what's coming to it. If things go badly, the lose could be enough to give Shadaloo back the edge, and with the international situation what it is, Thailand could officially find itself under Vega's thumb. But Guile's not about to let that happen.
So far things have been going rather smoothly for the Vigilante as he managed to get through the compound with his newfound ally Soma with little incident and without getting caught, but the next step is where things would start to get tricky. Crouching on the roof of the prison complex, leaning over a parcel of plastic explosives as he cautiously sets the detonator, making sure everything was set in perfect place.
For all of the frustration Soma had felt about this situation from minute one, when Guile gives the order to move on the prison camp a scant few days later, the ICPO agent felt a little trepidation in his heart. Something about the way he got the info... he doesn't trust Riko Koganei any farther than he can throw her. He has this nagging suspicion that they'll show up and find the right person but under a cordon of ten bajillion guards, perhaps.
Never mind that ever since he entered Thailand, some strange... sense has been pricking at the back of his neck, like the feeling that someone is looking at you from behind. It's beginning to make him a little jumpy, mostly because he knows it's Not Normal.
The infiltration itself, at least, gives him something to focus on. As Guile leans over the insertion point at the prison's top floor, Soma himself is keeping his eyes peeled for pursuit or oncoming guards. Both hands are wrapped around the grip of his M9 as he sweeps it across his field of vision expertly... but his grip is perhaps a little too tight, the knuckles a little too white from the strain. "I'll say this, Lieutenant... you do good work."
A faint smile crosses the stony-faced soldier's lips as he looks up from the task at hand, "If I didn't do good work, I'd either be dead or I would have gotten my men killed. It's the second that pushes me to be the best." The more serious look falls back across his face as he turns back to the explosive, setting a few more wires in place with a steady hand before he presses a button on the detonator, the word 'ARMED' popping up onto the screen in intense red letters, giving all the more weight to the word.
Things are about to start happening rather rapidly, although whether they manage to keep going or quickly come back to a screeching halt is all up to whether or not Guile has done his job right. Standing up from his position and motioning for Soma to follow after him, he quickly makes his way across the roof far enough to be out of the blast range before laying down prone, the secure rooftop leaving nothing in the way of substantial cover, like a convenient vent fan that would have made all this blowing a big hole in the roof unneccessary. His fingers curl tightly around the remote detonation switch in his hand, thumb hovering over the button while he waits for Soma to join his position.
It's a practical answer; Soma is coming to expect and appreciate that sort of thing about Guile. And while he has his own set of private thoughts about Agent Chun-li's decision to step away from Interpol for a while, he at least is assured that the men she's chosen to work with are both highly competent and highly principled. "You're a better man than me," the undercover agent says, slipping his gun back into its shoulder holster underneath his black bolero coat. "I'd be thinking the second answer, but I'd be doing the first."
Ducking across the roof at a crouching run, Soma joins Guile in a low crouch, keeping his eyes peeled for more intruders. That was the plan: the ICPO agent keeps watch and lets Guile handle messy things like C4. "Of course, in my line of work you're usually alone."
"Even when you're alone, you've got people counting on you; Friends, family, the people just trying to live their lives every day without having to worry about a monster like Vega. That's what you need to fight for." The veteran soldier's words seem to flow with a near overwhelming sense of emotion, seeming to flow straight from the serious man's heart. He's doing his best to get his partner focused on the fight at hand, to know it's about more than just freeing some general that'll help them kick Shadaloo's ass.
Guile only gives Soma a moment to let his words sink in before he presses the button, setting off the charge with near defeaning noise, sending a powerful wave washing over them as bits of shrapnel go flying every which way, but most of the force gets directed downward, pounding a substantial hole into the roof of the prison complex and undoubtedly setting off any alarms that might be in place.
Even before the smoke has cleared, Guile's on his feet, darting toward the hole at full speed and diving down into the complex itself, landing against the floor and rolling before quickly rising back up in a ready position, eyes quickly taking in the new location.
Boom.
Soma's no stranger to explosives -- he's probably not as experienced with them as Guile; his education focused more on disarming a bomb -- but the shock and sound of it still jar him somewhat, making his teeth grind as he struggles to keep his jaw shut and his mind focused. It's not easy, but he pulls it off, and as the smoke clears he notices Guile is already on the move. Smirking somewhat, he reaches into his jacket for his Beretta again and, running across the roof at a crouch, drops into the hole after his partner in this endeavor, landing with catlike grace on his feet and immediately swinging his firearm to bear on the room.
"We're not going to have much time," he says to Guile offhandedly, suddenly frowning as that prickling feeling on the back of his neck seems to come back. Odd. "Everyone in the compound must have heard that."
Oddly enough, despite the explosion, there is no alarm. No people rushing in to stop Guile and his companion. Oddly enough, there isn't a single person in the room. It's like someone cleaned up everyone in the area already... That or someone doesn't seem to mind the two making their entrance in. Whatever the case might be, it is deadly silent, even after the explosion and the two enter in.
Quiet is bad. Very bad
Things should be going to hell in a hand basket, people running everywhere, flashing lights, loud sirens, something. If things aren't happening, they've either found the wrong place... or someone is waiting for them. Guile takes in one more quick look about the surroundings before looking toward Soma, and it's obvious from the look in his eyes how he feels about this, "We're in trouble. Let's hurry up and try to find the general, if he's even here. Keep your eyes open, though, I'm pretty sure it's a trap."
"I'd really like for it not to be," Soma mutters, and that's the truth. He can't dismiss the idea that Guile might be right, though. Something is up with this scenario... and if he was really given false intel after that whole rigamarole in Bangkok, then there's going to be a very unpleasant future in store for a few ninjas who consider themselves above the law. "Of course, if wishing could make things true we probably wouldn't be here in the first place, would we?"
Setting his jaw, the ICPO agent checks his sidearm and then stalks after Guile, arms held down in front of him and making a V with his two hands around the pistol's grip. Sometimes the stuff you see in action films really does happen in real life. "I'm wondering what KIND of trap, though... my self esteem is pretty good, but I don't think Shadaloo would go to all this trouble just to get rid of little old us."
The door to the stairwell opens and a single figure emerges as the two chat. It's Ken, who is dressed not in his usual clothes, but a black gi with a Shadaloo logo on the back and on the right side of his chest. His body has a few needle points here and there as well as serious brusing around his wrists. Looks like someone had a rough time of it.
"You two better leave this place. Wicked things are here."
It doesn't take Guile more than a moment to recognize his brother-in-law, and just as quick it's obvious to him that this isn't quite the undisciplined playboy he's used to (and for the first time in his life would actually prefer to be dealing with). All sorts of things he's learned over his stay here in Thailand start to pull themselves together in his head to the only possible conclusion, "If Vega hadn't mucked around in your head to turn you into his little pawn, you'd already know it's pointless to try to get me to turn back." He pulls in a deep breath, his massive chest expanding as he sets himself more firmly into a combat stance, hands raised in front of him as he locks his eyes on Ken's, "I'm pretty sure talking won't solve anything now, so I'm just going to have to beat some sense into your head since Eliza's not here."
You don't have to be his brother-in-law to recognize the individual in the black gi, though it probably doesn't hurt. Guile is quicker on the uptake, but Soma knows his fighter dossiers -- it's his job, after all -- and he just blinks at the Vigilante's statement. In an instant, he swings his arms up and trains his gun on Ken... for all the good it's going to do. "I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason why Ken Masters is here and talking like a mental patient," he quips, because such statements are obligatory in this sort of scenario.
However, after a moment he suddenly blinks, and then his eyebrows narrow in either concentration or pain, forehead wrinkling. Guile just said "mucked around in your head", and the ICPO agent speaks to his partner without taking his eyes -- or his aim -- off Ken. "It's... in his head. That same feeling I've had ever since I came into Thailand. I can... almost SEE it. What the hell is going on here that I don't know about?!" He'd heard rumors, of course, that Vega had some sort of supernatural power at his command, but even at Interpol's highest levels that was more water cooler gossip than anything else. To find out there's a chance his power might not only be real, but linked to Soma's own abilities...
COMBATSYS: Ken has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Soma has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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"Just because I say you SHOULD leave it doesn't mean that that I don't expect you to," is the simple reply as Ken takes his hands and holds them to his side. A dark purple energy develops between his palms, clearly something he's never done before. "But just like my boss, power is the only thing you understand, huh? ...So be it." That said, Ken gives loud cry as he lets a ball of energy fly right for Guile. His form is just like his Hadouken, but the energy that comes out is more like something Vega would toss rather than Ken Masters, Champion of America. It looks like the battle has begun.
COMBATSYS: Guile blocks Ken's Psydouken.
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It would be obvious to anyone who knew anything about Ken Master's fighting style to see what was coming as he started to gather his energy, Guile was quick to raise his guard as the blast of energy comes in at him, arms crossed in front of him as he wards it off. As it hits, he feels the strange sensations flowing up and down along his arms, his teeth clenching as he shrugs off the unusual energy. "Feels just like Vega and that doll of his."
It's not how he wants things to work out, but things are more important than his own personal desires, and he's quick to try to push an offensive, launching himself off of the ground, flying over the floor with more speed than he should have gotten from that, pulling his knee out to the front of him.
Mind controlled? Brainwashed? Something. It doesn't seem to matter to Guile, and thus it doesn't matter to Soma either; if they've got to take down the blond-haired prettyboy fighter to get to where they're supposed to be, then so be it. Squinting, Soma keeps his M9 trained on Ken and fires off a few warning shots. This might sound dangerous, what with Guile looking to put the hurt on him at close range, if the ICPO agent were actually aiming for either of them. It is, in fact, what people usually call "suppressive fire"; an attempt to keep Ken off balance and give Guile the opportunity he needs to hit home.
"Where's the General?" Soma demands, over the din; after firing, if there's nothing preventing him from doing so, he slams the gun back in its holster and prepares to mix it up in a slightly more traditional way. "We don't have time to screw around!"
COMBATSYS: Soma assists Guile.
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COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Guile's Knee Spike.
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Guile's knee meets with Ken's arm and Ken is able to repel him away. As he goes though, Ken tries to reach Guile's shirt and pull him back in before he has a chance to regain his footing. Should he get this hold, he'll roll back and throw Guile into a nearby wall with the help of his leg giving a mighty push off. "If you didn't have time to waste, you shouldn't have come here... Because all you are going to do is THAT!" Ken exclaims with rage in his voice.
COMBATSYS: Guile Toughs Out Ken's Jigoku-guruma!
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It's as if Guile isn't even bothering to keep out of Ken's grasp as he goes for his shirt, even seeming to allow himself to roll into the motion as he's hurled toward the wall. But rather than slamming into it in an inelegant mess, the Vigilante manages to turn himself around in mid-air so that as the wall approaches, Guile's foot hits it first before his legs can kick him back off of it, launching himself right back at Ken, "What's a waste of my time is having to deal with you, either you're a worthless layabout who can't be bothered to do more than flirt with ring girls or you go and let yourself get turned into the weapon of some madman." Halfway toward his target, he starts to spin in mid-air, his arm fully extended and ending in a fist as he brings it around from behind aimed right toward Ken's head.
Soma raises an eyebrow as these two fighting titans duke it out. It's not a pleasant feeling, knowing that you're the inexperienced proverbial 9lb. weakling in a deadly dance of three individuals... but he's a servitor of the law, and that means he has a job to do no matter what the cost. "Did the cliche lines come with the brainwashing..." he mutters, shaking out his arms and then diving into the melee with impressive foot speed, looking to hopefully get BEHIND Guile's strike and, extending his hand, drive his index and middle fingers into a very particular nerve point in the small of Ken's back. The actual physical strike doesn't do much, but the sudden burst of pain might be something quite different entirely.
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Guile's Spinning Backfist.
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COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Quick Throw.
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Ken causally brings up his arm again to block Guile's blow. It was fast, but Ken's fast too. Really fast. This is further proven as he effortly dodges Soma's nerve strike attempt. "And despite all this, you can't hold a candle to me... funny world, HUH GUILE?!" It seems like Guile's words have started to make Ken mad. This might not be a good thing. Ken reaches for Guile once more, this time trying to throw him toward a different wall, using a roundhouse after the toss to 'help Guile' on his way with a bit more added thrust. Soma gets ignored for right now, but that likely won't last for that much longer.
COMBATSYS: Guile dodges Ken's Tsukami Nage.
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With more speed than one would normally expect, Guile manages to slip down and to the side as Ken lunges for him, leaving Ken to go right on past him as he circles around toward the back in one smooth motion, "You're cocky as always, Ken, even when you're nothing but someone else's toy. You may have more skill, but you just don't have the heart, which is why no matter what titles you win, Ryu will always be better than you." It would seem that trying to make Ken angry worked for him this time, and hopefully that strategy will start to throw him off his game. Even as Guile's talking, he's already cocking back his fist and as he finishes he brings it down like a hammer toward the back of Ken's neck.
Ken is about as fast as Soma expected, but that's information he can use to his advantage, after all. Sliding to a stop on the floor, he spins and then jumps, catching the wall and then spiralling through the air at Ken's back again. It's not exactly honorable, but Soma and Guile don't have time for honor, either. Even as the black and silver blur of Soma leaps across the space between the wall and Ken, there's a flash as he draws his two signature daggers and, closing with the brainwashed Masters, slashes both in an X-shaped pattern at him. "You know each other?" he directs at Guile, for the hell of it. Conversation... gotta keep talking. Gotta put that disquieting power he senses out of his mind.
COMBATSYS: Guile successfully hits Ken with Strong Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Fierce Strike.
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Ken gets nailed right in the back of the neck by Guile's attack, sending him forward toward the knives. Ken manages to roll away from the x-slash though, getting back to his feet once more. "You bring up Ryu, Terry brings up Ryu. If you want me to be in his shadow so much... THEN THAT'S WHERE I WILL STAY!" Ken pulls his fist back, letting dark purple power surround it as he races for Guile, trying to raise the fist up to make one heck of an uppercut that will likely hurt a lot... That is, if it hits. It's Ken's famous move, the uppercut that brought him to world fame... But with a noticable Shadaloo style to it. Again, Soma is ignored, but Brainwashed Ken is even more of a jerk than non-brainwashed Ken.
COMBATSYS: Guile blocks Ken's P Shoryuken.
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Seeing the famous strike coming straight at him, Guile is quick to react, bringing his arms in front of him to help block the attack and even jumping slightly as it collides, sapping the furious uppercut of its full force but nonetheless knocking him a good four feet off the ground and three feet back. "The reason you're in Ryu's shadow is only because of yourself. You lack will power. Do you really think Ryu would be so easily manipulated into working for the likes of Vega? If you want to prove yourself, fight it! Fight it for yourself, for Eliza, for your son!" Rather than simply lashing back out at Ken, he simply holds his position, watching to see what he'll do next. Soma's questions are ignored on his side as well, but only because he can't risk getting distracted enough for Ken to take the upper hand.
COMBATSYS: Guile focuses on his next action.
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Disparity in skill aside, this is a particularly frustrating fight for Soma. Ken is apparently able to read his moves and be out of the way almost before he can make them... but at least the Vigilante's psychological warfare seems to be having an effect. The ICPO agent is good for a lull in the action, himself; he takes a deep breath and circles Ken, daggers at the ready, not attacking just yet. "Somebody's influencing you, Masters... this isn't the real you. Do something about it, because we don't have time for your identity crisis to mess up this mission!" Oh, you're a regular Dr. Phil, Travedi.
COMBATSYS: Soma focuses on his next action.
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Now Ken just gives a loud shout of rage toward Guile and Soma's words. Now he is just getting really really angry. While the pair are likely thinking this is a good thing, so did Terry. Until the end of the fight showed him differently. Putting his hands together, Ken lets out another blast of Psycho Energy go right for Guile, trying purposefully to peg him right in the face.
COMBATSYS: Guile negates Psydouken from Ken with Sonic Boom EX.
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Immediately as he sees one of Ken's trademark attacks building, Guile's hands pull back toward either side, fists bursting out in blue chi before launchimg them forward at superhuman speed, the chi pulling back into long blue slashes on either side of him before his hands cross over, the two slashes of chi combining into a whirling disc of energy before launching itself out at the approaching ball of energy, stopping it in its path as the two create a small explosion, sending the shockwave out across the battlefield, "Prove that you're more than a puppet, Ken. I don't want to bring Eliza any bad news."
He keeps using that energy... well, fine. Soma frowns as Ken displays his supernatural power once again, but resolves not to be left out of this fight entirely. Reaching into his jacket, he withdraws a tiny throwing spike -- a ninja-like throwing dagger -- and holding it in one hand. He concentrates, forcing power into the spike, which begins to glow with a brilliant silver light, the edges crackling with a sort of black light that's hard to focus on. "Well, if this power can keep you under their control, maybe some of the same will knock you out of it," Soma mutters, before flinging his hand out and hurling the spike at Ken. If it hits, the physical damage is negligble, but the spike detonates into a sparkling silver burst of Soma's own Psycho Power.
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Soma's Nova EX.
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Ken brings his arm up to block the blow from Soma, attack just causing his arm to bruise a little. Ken is a powerhouse, but a perfect fighting machine, he isn't. As Ken speaks of his wife, the King of Fighters Champ just gives Guile a narrowing of his eyes. He leaps forward, trying to give him a punch to the face. It looks like he isn't talking much anymore... Just fighting, seeking to give out just a small hint of the undescribable pain he's endured over the last few weeks.
COMBATSYS: Guile Toughs Out Ken's Jab Punch!!
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As the fist comes flying in at Guile's face, he does nothing to move out of its way, simply rolling his head slightly as it comes in, coming back up without looking even the slightest bit dazed, his stony features completely undisturbed by the punch. With his quick recovery, the soldier pushes the advantage of surprise, lunging forward with his arms spread out to either side, attemping to ensnare Ken between them, spin him around and haul him up across his shoulder before launching himself up into the air with a single, powerful kick and coming back down in a crouch, letting the other fighter take all the force across his spine before he tosses him aside.
At least someone's here to carry this fight. Soma notes the high-speed clash between Guile and Ken carefully, and tries his damndest to find some way to make a move. As the Vigilante makes his move against Ken by effectively eating a punch to the face, Soma crouches, and then leaps into the air, looking to meet Ken midflight and then knock him right back down to the ground with an aerial kick.
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Guile's Backbreaker.
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COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Soma's Light Kick.
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Ken gets grabbed by Guile, but as he is bring brought down, he is able to weasel out of the hold so that he lands his shoulder on the ground instead of his back on the knee. Eliza's raving about Ken's incredible flexibility is clearly not just lover's bias. Rolling back to his feet, he brings up his battered arm to block Soma's blow once more. "I haven't even gotten REALLY angry yet... But you two still stay here?" Ken gives a smirk as he widens his stance a bit. "Then SO BE IT." Ken leaps for Guile, this time trying to give him a powerful but swift kick to the face.
COMBATSYS: Guile endures Ken's Light Kick.
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Once more Guile stands there and takes the abuse, rolling back as Ken's foot takes him full on in the face, this time recovering a bit more slowly, but he's still able to bring himself back out of it rather quickly, it's obvious that unlike most prettyboy fighters, Guile can take a good solid hit to the face and keep going, "I can't surrender now, not this time. I won't damn this country to be crushed under Vega's fist!" The soldier's arms quickly lash out for the leg before Ken can retract it, and if successful swing him over his shoulder and send him colliding with the floor before letting go.
This is ridiculous, and the frustration of the fight is starting to show on Soma's face as he lands. Never mind that he was hoping there wouldn't be anyone here guarding the General at all, now he and Guile are facing one of the planet's best fighters who's in something very close to a Psycho Powered steroid rage and conveniently has forgotten he's one of the good guys. Lovely how that works out. "I don't get paid enough for this," Soma mutters.
Landing from his aerial kick, the ICPO agent lands in a crouch and then pushes back off from the ground, sending him into a quick forward somersault toward where he perceives Ken may land if Guile has his way. Both daggers, having been secreted on his person, suddenly make a reappearance as Soma brings both to bear and all but drives them into the ground. He's only aiming for something non-vital -- the shoulders, perhaps, or the hips -- in order to distract Ken, but as the fight gets on longer, the agent resolves that more direct ways of attacking are in order...
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Guile's Strong Throw.
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COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Random Weapon.
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Ken slides into an more easy going stance, just ducking under the arms as Guile comes for him and then the bullets that comes for him. It's like guns were almost useless against him. While he seems to zip by the bullets, he is soon face to face with Soma. "Persistant little gnat, aren't you? You just make this last far longer than it needs to." That said, Ken just tries a couple of punches for Soma's face.
Although Ken's focus letting up on him would seem to be a blessing, Guile doesn't seem too excited about his less experienced ally getting put on the receiving end of the world-famous fighter's assault, "You're starting to piss me off, all that skill and you're just using it to help some mentally unbalanced monster rule some piece of shit country!" The soldier's starts to swing his foot around toward the back of Ken's knee, trying to put him off balance.
COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits Soma with Medium Punch.
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Ken threw 'a couple' of punches but he only needed to land one. Despite his lithe build and speedy fighting style, the Interpol agent is actually quite adept at taking the occasional punch to the face without trouble if it helps him get in better position... but he underestimates Ken's strength just a little bit and the first fist connects with his jaw solidly, sending Soma stumbling back along the floor to stop in a crouch. "Yeah, I'm annoying that way," Soma mutters, putting a hand to his now bleeding lip, the comment a little muffled by a mouthful of what feels like cotton.
However, it's going to take more than that punch to keep him down, and when he perceives Guile's intent the Fighting Novelist ducks forward and, with a single sweep of his arms, stows his daggers back from whatever hammerspace they came from... but at the same time, a new pair of daggers made of the same silver-black light that Soma evidenced before appear in his hands, and he simply tries to stab forward and drive them both into Ken's chest. It's not like being PHYSICALLY stabbed, but the knives have their own way of dealing damage to an opponent that Ken might be familiar with in his current state.
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Guile's Light Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Soma's Gemini.
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|=====--\-------\0 Soma
Ken races a hand to block the daggers, which shatter against his palm. There are some small cuts in his hand now though, a bit of blood dripping to the ground. Ken just stablizes his leg so the kick doesn't harm him as much. Most people would be overwhelmed by two skilled fighters at once but Ken seems to be handling himself rather well, if not having the upper hand. "Pity" is all he says to both Guile and Soma, aiming another punch, this time one right for Guile's nose. Despite the assaults on his body, Ken seems to be doing alright... Of course, there is a reason why he's one of the greatest fighters in the world.
COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits Guile with Jab Punch.
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Ken 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Soma
With the fight wearing on, and more and more his anger at Ken, a champion in the country he loved beyond all else, a man filled with such wasted potential standing in his way, Guile was starting to lose his precise, calculated movements as well as his awareness of what was happening around him. The punch took Guile full on in the face, knocking the man slightly off balance, blood starting to dribble down from his nose, down across his lips and chin. His eyes narrowed, staring daggers at Ken, "It makes me sick to think of everything you've got that others only dream of and how you treat it like it was nothing! You goddamn worthless son of a bitch!" With that he lunges forward, arms and legs moving at a frenzied pace, their motions seeming to be completely random as he sought to bring Ken down by the sheer volume of attacks coming at him from nearly every direction.
Guile is an entire world away now; Soma has, in fact, put himself in what could be called a sort of trance in order to keep up the pressure on Ken. As the Psycho Power knives crash against Ken's guard, Soma doesn't even stop to breathe; he instantly turns and throws out a series of quick jabs. Each punch, however, is a feint; the true attack comes in another nerve strike, this one aimed directly at Ken's chest and a nerve cluster just above the sternum. "Shut up and fall over already," Soma growls. This is getting to him... and reinforcements are going to be here any minute, for sure.
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Guile's Total Wipeout.
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Ken 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Soma
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Medium Throw.
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Ken 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Soma
Ken is there... Ken is not there. In a flash of movement, Ken is able to dodge all of Guile's attacks, weaving and bobbing like he was some sort of ghost. Of course, Soma has to try and do his attack, but Ken dodges without even looking at it. Times like this people wonder if he's even human... He doesn't say anything to Guile, though his eyes narrow as he clenches his fist with anger. He moves toward the fellow American blond, his fist soon streaking toward the air, aiming itself for Guile's chin with even more power and speed than his usual Shoryuken. Looks like Ken's pulling out his neat tricks too.
COMBATSYS: Guile blocks Ken's Shinryuu Ken.
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Ken 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Soma
With Ken so easily avoiding his assault, even Guile's indominatable will is starting to sag, he can't even lay a finger on him. But failure isn't an option and the Vigilante's will power seems to recompose itself as Ken launches his famous uppercut, arms immediately shooting out to intercept the assault, but still finding himself blasted back by the force of it all, landing a good six feet or so away, if not especially badly hurt. "This is just going to keep going until one of us falls from exhaustion if you keep this up." He goes back to watching Ken's movements, trying to find something he can exploit.
COMBATSYS: Guile focuses on his next action.
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Ken 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Soma
Don't stop, don't think. Soma doesn't bother to worry about his aborted nerve strike. Even as Ken weaves around his attacks, the agent keeps the pressure on, hoping if nothing else that he pushes Ken to make some sort of mistake attacking Guile, or a crack in his defenses... something. Moving foward, he snaps one dagger out of his sleeve and makes a sweeping crescent strike through the air with it, aiming for whatever he can hit at this point, the path of the attack leaving a silver flash in the air in the low lighting.
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Medium Strike.
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Ken 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Soma
"If this is a battle of endurance, Guile, you and your friend will lose. I can keep fighting like this for ages. Hell, bring a friend if you want!" Ken announces proudly as he races for Guile taking a brief moment to leap out of the way of Soma's strike after he launches his attack. Should he get to Guile, he'll take his leg and kick it straight up for Guile's chin before bring it down on his shoulder.
COMBATSYS: Guile interrupts Inazuma Kakato Wari from Ken with Sonic Boom.
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Ken 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Soma
Things are starting to push Guile too far, especially Ken's attitude, "You want to see who can outlast who? I'll show you what I can do if you want to keep it up!" As Ken comes in at him, Guile's hands are already pulling back in preparation, tightening into fists and sheathing themselves in glowing blue energy, waiting right for the perfect moment, his hands swing forward just as Ken starts to launch his strike, crossing in front of him as Ken's leg takes him across the chin, knocking him back, but the blue disc has already formed, launching itself right under Ken's guard.
Soma can hear the contact being made and while his expression doesn't change, perhaps his energy does, somewhat. Feeling the rush of air as Ken sails overhead from his assault on Guile and the Vigilante's subsequent counterattack, then undercover agent plants his foot and lashes out with one dagger. With a flick of the wrist the blade detaches from the hilt, a length of strong wire snaking out into midair to snatch Ken by anything available -- an arm, a leg, the throat if necessary -- and quite roughly slam him back into the floor at high speed. He doesn't speak, because he can't waste the breath, but this is a now or never situation.
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Soma's Wishing Star.
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Ken 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Guile
> ////////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
Ken figures that a counter was possible, but he didn't think that Guile would be able to pull one off with the speed he just used. He flies back a bit, find himself his clothing snagged by his hand. He is dragged to the ground, but he lansd on his hands and knees before wiggling out of wire's grip before he tries to take Guile and take him by his hair and throw him toward a nearby wall. "You only are able to get anywhere because you have a friend... That's why you even have a CHANCE. What's wrong, Charlie not returning your calls so you have to resort to the B-Team?"
COMBATSYS: Guile interrupts Medium Throw from Ken with Flash Kick.
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Ken 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Guile
> ////////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
The Vigilante seems far from willing to let things lay as they are, and now it would seem that trying to piss off the opponent was starting to work against Ken instead of the other way around. As Ken rushes in to grab him, Guile switches himself around, putting his arm in Ken's and letting him start to toss him around, but before he even leaves the ground he launches himself up into a massive somersault, his foot fully extended and moving so fast it leaves a contrail, pulling himself out of the throw, but messing up his landing, hitting the floor with a heavy thunk, "I think you've pushed yourself to the limit, I think that's all you've got anymore, Ken. I don't need the A-team with you wearing yourself out so easily."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Lieutenant," Soma bites out as he snaps the wire dagger back into place. He'd be lying if he said the remarks of BOTH the other people in this fight weren't just a little bit annoying, but he's not here to have his ego stroked, he's here to rescue a political prisoner. Keeping with his theme of not letting up for a second, the undercover agent takes a deep breath and then, in one smooth motion, makes another nerve strike toward Ken's side. However, THIS time it's with one of his daggers, making the strike all the more powerful... and a halo of silver-black Psycho Power coursing through the blade doesn't hurt, either.
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Soma's Sagittarius.
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Ken 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Guile
> ///////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
Tired? That's the world's biggest understandment. While Ken is fueled by Psycho Power right now, not does can it rip people apart when used improperly, but he's fighting after weeks of brainwashing which seemed more like torture. His body is covered in sweat by this point, though his power seems to grow and increase. Ken just gives a grin as he looks toward Guile, merely giving the 'Come get it' motion, as he prepares himself for something.
COMBATSYS: Ken focuses on his next action.
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Ken 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Guile
> ///////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
Unfortunately, it would seem Guile may have been bluffing a bit at how much more of this he could take, the Vigilante was practically exhausted by all the effort he'd just put in, and his guard was starting to drop. He didn't even have time for words as he dropped to one knee, panting heavily as he tried to regain himself enough to keep going, to finish things.
COMBATSYS: Guile drops his guard to recover.
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Ken 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Guile
> ///////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
While not physically in as much pain as these other two fighters, the fatigue of keeping up a constant assault on Ken is beginning to show on Soma's face as well, the dark skin and silver-tipped hair matted with a thin but present film of sweat. He doesn't feel Guile coming out of his periphery to keep up the assault and hopes the Vigilante is up to continuing, but in some ways the rest of the world is miles away at this point. Leaping at Ken, the undercover agent ducks low, then slashes upward at Ken with one dagger before continuing on in a pinwheeling sort of motion to follow up with a second. He's flagging... and time is so limited...
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Fierce Strike.
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Ken 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Guile
> ///////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
Ken hrms as he sees that Guile is weakening. While Soma is a decent fighter, he doesn't hold a candle to Ken, which is shown as he dodges another series of blows as if he knew what Soma was going to do before he did it. Still, he has helped Guile be at Ken's level and perhaps given him the edge to win this fight.
But now, Guile seems to have tired first, or at least been more desperate. This is Ken's one chance. He has to take it for all its worth. Racing for Guile, he takes to the air, extending his leg as he spins about like a top of death. Should Guile get caught up in the assault, he will be hit with a mutlitude of blow, hopefully enough to take him out of comission for this fight. As it stands now, Ken's looking like a blooded mess... But even so, he still fights like a demon.
COMBATSYS: Guile blocks Ken's Shippuujinrai Kyaku.
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Ken 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Guile
> ///////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
It would seem that Guile wasn't out of it yet, his arms shooting up as Ken starts his assault, each blow being knocked aside as it comes in, his forearms getting covered in bruises, small trails of blood coming down their entire length, but somehow the Vigilante manages to stand up to the incredible assault, his chest heaving furiously as he stares Ken down, "This isn't over yet, not by a long shot. I'm going to beat all of Vega's little orders out of your head until you have some goddamn reason!"
Once more Guile's fists cock back, blue chi flowing around before he brings them forward once again, slicing through the air, a blue disc of energy forming in front of the soldier and blasting out toward Ken at breakneck speeds.
Okay, that's it. Soma seems Ken blur by him and launch like a comet at Guile and decides now is as good a time as any to catch his breath. Ken's weak but the fight's not over, and he can't keep this up forever... especially given his ham-fisted inability to land a clean hit on Mr. Masters. "Lieutenant, if you happen to have some sort of secret plan or trick," Soma quips, getting back into fighting stance and watching the other two fighters intently, "now's the time to pull it out."
COMBATSYS: Soma gains composure.
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Ken 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
COMBATSYS: Guile successfully hits Ken with Sonic Boom.
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Ken 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
Ken tries to dodge the Sonic Boom, but he finds himself getting hit right in the gut with it and flies back into a wall. A few ribs crack, but Ken still finds himself coming back to his feet. He widens his stance as he gets a few good breaths to get back some of his strength. He isn't going to be giving up yet... Even when his body is telling him he has no other choice. "He's going to stay to the end... Mostly because he thinks he can win this, figuring that Vega or the rest of his people won't come back yet."
COMBATSYS: Ken gains composure.
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Ken 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
He's got the edge at this point, and there's no way in hell he's going to let it pass, even as tired as he is. Ken's going to fall, and it's going to be now! Guile rushes across the ground toward Ken, hand cocked behind his head as he charges, bringing it around like a hammer toward Ken's head as he finishes off the movement, "Why don't you just learn when you stay down?"
There's GOT to be a way to end this. Even if it means putting Ken Masters on the mat. Seeing Guile hitting his proverbial second wind, the agent hurls himself sideways through the air and, with a flick of the wrist, throws out one wire dagger again, the bright metal blade scything through the air with a faint whistling sound, its orbit looking to slice right across Ken's back. It's not really a serious strike -- more like a distraction -- but anything that keeps Mr. Masters from either escaping or counterattacking, at this point, is welcome.
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Guile's Strong Punch.
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Ken 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Medium Strike.
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Ken 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
Ken weaves out of the way of Guile's punch, crossing to his left side to give a punch for Guile's check before he moves out of the way of the knife strike as he leaps back to make a triangle between himself, Guile, and Soma. "Because... That's not me," he answers simple.
COMBATSYS: Guile Toughs Out Ken's Medium Punch!!
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Ken 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
The punch strikes Guile like it was hitting a brick wall, the soldier isn't even close to phased by the attack, but his reaction is quick, arms lashing to grab hold of the arm before it has a chance to pull back, attempting to pull him over his shoulder and toss him toward the far wall, "It's going to be you pretty soon if I have any say over it."
Even when he's on his last legs this ain't getting any easier, is it? Maybe the old good cop, bad cop? Soma cracks his knuckles and drives another nerve strike at Ken's chest at roughly the same time as Guile's strike; it's shallower than others he's tried, but also a little easier to do... and Soma needs all the advantage in speed and accuracy he can get. "This is stupid. Why the hell are you helping Shadaloo, anyway? We don't have time for this nonsense!"
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Guile's Quick Throw.
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Ken 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks Soma's Quick Throw.
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Ken 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
Ken gets pulls and thrown by Guile, but he lands on the wall with his feet to push off. This happens about the same time he gets struck at the chest, but he is able to move enough that the nerve strike doesn't hit exactly where it is supposed to. Agility is Ken's speciality after all. Landing on his feet, Ken just grunts at Soma, "You don't understand... Until you do, keep your mouth SHUT." This fight is taking forever, but he refuses to give in. He races for Guile again, trying to his famed uppercut turned evil, rolling on the ground a couple of times before breaking out the flaming uppercut.
COMBATSYS: Guile blocks Ken's P Shoryuken.
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Ken 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Guile
> //////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
It would seem that the uppercut is all but useless against Guile, once more his hands come up to block the famed attack, taking it full on the forearms and getting launched back a ways. If there was anything Guile was famous for (aside from his hair) it was being a tough nut to crack. Even if things weren't working out as he planned, he kept pushing onward, he'd win no matter how long it took. He quickly moved in, his foot aimed right at Ken's knee with the goal of cracking it enough to slow him down.
"I understand plenty, Masters," Soma bites out, his knuckles whitening as he increases his grip on the daggers in his hands. "I know that someone most of the world thinks of as a hero is here supporting a power mad dictator and can't even tell the people he's fighting why. That's not just sad, buddy, that's PATHETIC." The knives disappear into his sleeves; in a burst of light the energy-formed daggers return, and Soma drives them together at the hilt, creating a sort of polearm of crackling, sparking silver-black light. "And I really don't have time for you to work out your issues, so either get the hell out of my way or suffer the consequences!" With a roar, he leaps at Ken, the light-formed weapon slashing eye-searing circles through the air.
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Guile's Heavy Kick.
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Ken 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
COMBATSYS: Soma successfully hits Ken with Ashvinau.
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Ken 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
Ken weaves like he usually does, but while he able to move his leg out of the way, the knives actually nail him and dig into his chest. Ken staggers back a few steps with a growl, but he still just reaches out for Guile and pushes aside Soma, trying to take him and roll back a couple of times before throwing him toward the same spot on the wall he got sent a few times.
COMBATSYS: Guile endures Ken's Jigoku-guruma.
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Ken 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Guile
> /////////////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Soma
Once more Guile stands completely in the path of the attack, letting Ken simply pull him in and throw him out, hitting the wall hard and rolling as he hit the floor, pushing back up to his feet in single motion mere feet away from his opponent, he wasn't going to take this as it. Suddenly he seems to swell with energy, as if out of nowhere, his eyes narrow down to mere slits as he glares at Ken, his hands pulling back to either side and finding themselves sheathed in glowing blue energy, "I'm going to end this here and now!" His hands flew forward, streaming chi once more, crossing in front of him and forming a disc, but this one seems to swell even larger until it suddenly begins to whirl around Guile's body so fast as to almost appear to be a single ring surrounding him, the power of it pulling in, trying to suck Ken into the vortex.
Feeling the weight of his strike sink into Ken's flesh emboldens Soma, for sure; he conveniently ignores the sudden rush of both power and accuracy he felt when he let his anger at Ken flow to the surface. He doesn't bother with words as Ken streaks past him at Guile; instead, he dives back and once again lashes out with a wire-dagger, looking to snag the wire around whatever of Ken's bodyparts is handy and simply yank him *into the ceiling* at high speed. Not elegant, but the time for grace is pretty much over.
COMBATSYS: Guile successfully hits Ken with Sonic Hurricane.
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Ken 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Guile
> ////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges Soma's Wishing Star.
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Ken 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Guile
> ////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
Ken is at the end of his rope... Or beyond the end of his rope considering that he was fighing so long while he was in so much pain. But he finds that he gets caught up in Guile's massive special attack, and is send spinning around in the vortex until he is spat out again, going through the door he came in.... But he doesn't come back up? Where did he go, only time will tell.
COMBATSYS: Ken takes no action.
> //////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Guile
> ////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
COMBATSYS: Ken can no longer fight.
> //////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Guile
> ////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
After uses all of that force, Guile drops down to his knees, panting heavily, practically drenched in sweat by now. Things didn't go according to plan, but he managed to pull it off. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is that he wasn't able to free Ken... hopefully he wouldn't run into him again until he found a way to free him from Vega's control.
Finally he pushes himself back to his feet and looks over at Soma, "That was a hell of a fight, let's go find the general."
COMBATSYS: Guile has left the fight here.
> ////////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Soma
And just like that, it's over. A frown works its way across Soma's face as he stows his daggers inside his sleeves... or coat... or whatever arcane place he hides them. "He got away," the agent murmurs, stating the obvious. Even though something's not right about that man, Soma's natural instinct is to bring him in on charges. A cop's mindset is rigid that way, sometimes.
But there's more important things to do right now. Wiping a hand across his sweaty brow, the ICPO agent nods at Guile and draws his M9 again, just in case, dropping back into spy mode with little more than a deep breath. "He'd better be here," Soma mutters, glancing around in the darkness. "Or I know some people who are about to have a really, really hard time of it."
COMBATSYS: Soma has ended the fight here.
Oh you can bet your rear that General Sonthi Boontaratglin is there, and not just himself but a platoon of his soldiers as well. These aren't high-tech cells so it's easy to just blast the lock from each cell and get those doors open. It's pretty much smooth sailing from there, once the General is free, and after noticing that the other parties downstairs were similarly generally successful, it doesn't take long to arm them up and bust out on their own as well, but a little chauferring back to base care of the two agents wouldn't hurt, right?
Yeah, that pretty much about wraps that up. Mission Complete.
Log created on 21:44:47 06/30/2007 by Soma, and last modified on 00:28:12 07/08/2007.