Description: Kentou Verses Mad Gear! Will the little orphan that could hold off the conquering Army of Katana's invading Mad Gear gang? Can the boy single-handedly save Southtown from being ransacked by the feudal hordes of American Otaku?! (Spoiler: No.) After a very prompt defeat, Kentou is given an ultimatum! Join Mad Gear or face almost certain punishment! What will he do?!
Another peaceful day on the Outskirts of Southtown.
Quiet. Tranquility. Calm.
....Somewhere else.
As the car on the highway whizzes by, Kentou's long braid and bangs flutter in the breeze.. sitting on a concrete sidewall along the freeway just at the edge of town. The boy ponders long and hard, peering over a half-crumpled street map which he struggles to keep mostly unfurled in the breeze of zooming cars.
"Hmm...Shiranui Dojo.. iiiiiiiissss..." Twisting the map one direction as his head leans the other, squinting at the fine print, "...Thereeee...ish.. I think. Kinda.. Or.. wait," Squinting a little closer as he leans his head in. Running the tip of his tongue along his lip in contemplation as he flicks his fingertip at the little mark representing the Dojo.. Realizing then that its actually a bit of ramen noodle. '_'
"..Or maybe not.." Licking his fingertip clean as he goes back to puzzling over the confusing highways.
Aaaaargh! Why do all the GOOD Dojos to challenge have to be someplace way, way out of town!
Leaning his head back up as he looks way into the distance, holding his hand up to shield his eyes from the sun as yet another car stirs the young boy's wushuu uniform and braids.
"..Maybe I'll go back into town inst..inst..Kak! HAK!" Coughing with a disgusted look at a passing diesel truck spewing smog. Ugh. XP
That passing Diesel truck stops, and it's colored a REALLY odd color. The work on it's side. The fact that the Semi is really. Damn. Large. And perhaps because it stops and something comes out. Katana steps down from the open doors, slow, steady, and with an odd samurai helmet, a football jersey with the number replaced with a Japanese symbol on it, and armor all over. He's rather... different for the area.
Walking out, Katana spreads his hands. "JAPAN! I AM BACK WITH YOU! HOOCHOOO~!" He cries, weapons still holstered as he looks around. And .. the only one that isn't staying away from the man happens to be Kentou, a long braided looking youth. And that's whom Katana heads towards now! He looks to be, at least, somewhat like seven feet tall, wearing sandals as well as older, and newer, objects. And if Kentou knew anything .. he is a member of MAD GEAR.
"YOU THERE!" Katana, or Sodom, speaks up, pointing towards the boy. "The MAD GEAR GANG has goten lost. We wish to know where the heart of Japan is located! You, clearly the same as us in your heart, will lead us to the core of Japan, so that we may finally be one with it!"
Raising a fist, Katana responds. "Otherwise, you do battle with the Shogun of the Mad Gear Gang! Your safety will be at risk, for I am highly skilled. Since I am Japanese, my power is unbeatable! So listen, and I will not harm you! HAAAIIIIII! Januuuuuuuuuuuuui!"
No, he doesn't know what he always says.
Kentou finishes his fit of coughing with a cleansing sneeze, rubbing under his nose with outstretched index finger before blinking at the parked huuuuuuuuuge Semi. o_o ... Was he.. just driving on the wrong side of the road?
And out of this mammoth smoking conveyance steps forth what may well be the largest man Kentou has ever laid eyes upon. Yes.. Taller and bigger than 'Water Buffalo' Kuntou of the Crazy Six Dojo. Bigger than 'Thousand Pork' Jiau of the Stuffed Chicken, Barbequed Cow Kung Fu House.
Tall enough, in fact, as the helmed shogun approaches.. Kentou looks the man in the eye.. While sitting cross-legged on a concrete wall nearly five feet tall itself.
THe youth's incredulous look continues for a looong awkward silence as this potential ally boasts and pontificates like a conquering horde on the border of civilization.
..."Um.."..
Kentou sloooooooowly glances down to the map, then sloooowly back up to this Martyr of Might-Be, "...The Otaku convention is riiiight over here." Tapping his fingertip on the corner of his map as he holds it up helpfully. "...Neat Darth Vader mask though.. You're kinda missing the cape though. And.." Leaning a bit over conspiritorously, lifting a hand as he stagewhispers, ".. He wasn't Japanese... Might wanna fix that."
No sense in embarrasing the poor guy infront of his friends, afterall! Kentou is helpful like that, beaming brightly as he helps out this nice, certainly insane stranger. ^.^
Driving on the wrong side of the road? Would YOU go infront of the Semi? Clearly it is the RIGHT side then. There will be no one saying they can't, especially with what is INSIDE the truck as well. There's a whole gang just sitting inside! For now, though, Katana looks towards Kentou, the mask obscuring his face. Kentou does not speak for a while. Katana wonders, perhaps, that he has caused the younger martial artist to go blind at his might, power, and greatness.
This is not the case, although Kentou does slightly get it right. "It is? We are close then! We have almost made it to the heart of Japanese culture! Ahahah! I knew we were close!" He turns, beginning to go towards the Semi.
And then he hears it. It causes the armored man to stop. It is not a nice stop, but more of a jerking to a stall motion from a word or such, and as the whisper comes from closeby, Kentou, Katana does all he can to not reach for the wakizashi's within his armor. Instead, he turns slowly. "I ... am a SAMURAI!" Katana corrects Kentou's mistake, his body slightly trembling with nerd rage, despite him not being a nerd, he was a Japanophile! "I am an honorable Samurai warrior.. and you have just dishonored me with your tirade! Darth Vader.. how would you mistake such a Western weakling with a Japanese strong man such as the Samurai! You .. You must be ... a Japanese traitor!" Katana says. "I found you! You do not follow the code your ancestors had! The spirits tell me of your disobedience, and the stench of overcooked ramen floats in the air... how could you did this to your past! STAND! You will face the Shogun of Mad Gear, or you will be cut down anyways for you insolence towards the head Samurai!"
The Wakizashi are finally drawn, one in each hand, and while he doesn't look rather good at using them, he looks strong all the same. The Semi starts to back up traffic, cars beeping, and a block up on the road stopping. But this hardly bother Katana.
There were .. MORE DIRE things to be dealt with!
The boy smiles brightly as his clear directions have helped this very, very, veeeeery confused.. and deeply disturbed.. fellow on his quest for the Otaku convention. Feeling rather proud of himself for being so helpful Kentou folds up his map and settles his fists on his hips, eyes closed and smiling. ^___^
However, at the abrupt blurting of fury the boy's cowlick springs out of place, jolting out of his contented zen as he stares at the furious man. His expression growing more incredulous as the corner of his lip twitches, chuckling a little nervously as he slowly raises his hands, palms towards the raging Darth Samurai, "Uh.. I think.. um.. there's a misunderstaaAAaaa!"
Voice ending in a sharp squeak of surprise as the Otaku Goliath brandishes those paired Wakizashi. Yeek!
"..He..Heeeeey now.." Kentou lifts his hands in calming surrender as he slowly rises to his feet... Ontop of the five foot concrete barrier. Which means he's only three feet taller than this American Samurai, "Lets not be too hasty here.. Ah.. Eh-heh! I.. I think your costume is ..is beautiful even! Veeery pretty! Yeah.. And... Whoaarethosereal?" Tilting his head forwards as he squints at those gleaming blades. Those don't LOOK like tinfoil wrap mockups. o_o;;
Oh.. now he's trying to talk his way out of the trouble he got himself into, is he!? Well Katana will have no such thing! Especially as the boy, standing on the concrete barrier now, looks at him and says there's a mistake. Of course there's a mistake. Kentou had the GALL to not understand! And there is nothing that the Shogun of Mad Gear would not do to reclaim such honor, lost to such ... such a loud mouth!
"The costume isn't beautiful or pretty! It's...... Co.. COSTUME!?" Katana asks, the hands clenching on the wakizashi as the young boy seems to get himself into even more trouble, and the Shogun .. he would just not have it! Not at all!
"These Wakizashi are perfect for dealing wit trouble makers like you .. and if you dare to greet a Samurai such as me with such insults, then I'll show you how real they are!" As they spin in his hands .. slowly, because blades are not supposed to spin, and he's just rolling them in his hands, Katana moves closer towards the boy. "I've already warned you.. but the time for warnings are over! KO NAI KAWAII DESU MAI!" He cries out, before rushing towards the boy on the wall with one of the Wakizashi, the blade shining in the light at the Shogun attempt to extract vengeance upon the young one!
"You of words have dishonored me!"
COMBATSYS: Katana has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Kentou has joined the fight here.
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Kentou 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katana
COMBATSYS: Katana successfully hits Kentou with Medium Strike.
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Kentou 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Katana
%Oooohboy. Thats gunna hurt.
The youth's eyes widen as mere Earth logic is no match for this otaku's rampage. The boy's lips purse into a small 'o' as he closes in, "..N..Now lets be reasonable about.." A pause,
"..Your name is pretty dancing baby?.. .. What?"
Unfortunately his total confusion let his guard completely drop as that blade strikes across the boy's side! "YIIAAAAAAI"
The youth immediately leaps to the side, hopping down from the concrete wall and landing on the asphalt of the halted freeway. Taking another couple steps back as wide eyes move to the hand covering his side. Briefly lifting his palm just enough to see the redness there.
"T..That crazy fanboy stabbed me.." o_o "....Oh it's on now." >.<
The boy wonder stamps his bare foot hard enough to rattle a few discarded soda cans nearby. Fists lifting to shoulder level as his lips press firmly into a tight frown. "FINE then Dancing Baby! You want some genuine Japanese culture?"
A shift in stance, fists whirling in a tight sequence before held aloft once more, "LET ME SHOW YOU SOME!"
With another STAMP of his foot, the boy -dashes- forth with fairly amazing speed! Highway debris kicking up in his wake as he zooms forth in a dead sprint, "SHINSOKU!"
His image visable for another moment before he -stamps- his foot again, using that impact to -vault- himself forth like a human spear in a wide stance, fist-first, "YARI!"
COMBATSYS: Katana blocks Kentou's Shinsoku na Yari.
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Kentou 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Katana
As the boy dashes forwards, fairly amazing speed preventing the Mad Gear Gang leader from doing anymore than staying on the defensive! As highway debris is kicked up from the assault, Katana can barely see the boy as he rushes forwards, and with a quick reaction, more out of necessity and through not wanting his mask damaged, brings the armor on his arms infront of the rushing spear like strike straight towards him!
The fist slams into it, and the metal slams hard against his arms.. but his arms are not his face! Such pain, while still pain, is more bearable! The Shogun of Mad Gear looks onto the boy. "I .. am not a dancing baby! I am the Shogun of the Mad Gear Gang! Metro Cities most feared crime group! And you stand before the very leader! Whose Japanese heritage, strength, and courage will fall any problem, or honorless boy such as yourself... and don't you dare aim for the ceremonial mask!" Katana makes things clear alright, and yes, Katana stabs. The Wakizashi are plainly not just for show. And as the boy cries out his moves... well, Katana certainly likes that alright! Now they're getting into the Japanese thick of it!
And with the younger warrior so close .. what could he do? Oh, he'll show you what he can do! Katana grabs out for the Japanese warriors arm as it had been slammed for him, in the end, and attempts to get ahold of it before he fully lands, planning to yank Kentou into the air with him, before taking him and twisting him to face the ground .. and jumping down that concrete wall with Kentou looking face first all the way!
"And I will show you my skills as well! DAIMYO THROW!"
COMBATSYS: Katana successfully hits Kentou with Daimyo Throw.
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Kentou 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Katana
KLONG
The boy's fist, flying faster than the wind, strikes true! .... Right on the armored plate. o_o
The moment holds his wide stance for a moment, his fist remaining lodged against that braced armor.. The wind whipping past him from that speedy assault until calming.
At which point Kentou yanks his hand back and grips his wrist, "OwOwOwOw!" @.x Shaking his hand out quickly to get some feeling back into his fingers, "..Geez.. What are you even made ooOOoof!!"
The diminutive little boy is very easily snatched and swept off his feet! Flailing about like a ragdoll as he's held fast. Wide eyes stare at the oncoming ground as he flinches, "...Oooohthisisgunna-"
*WHAM*
The youth is bluntly speared into the concrete wall. His whole body jarring awkwardly from the impact. Limbs twitching as he then slowly flops to the side once released, "..erph.."
oppling onto his side as his eyes spin in opposite directions.
"..Hah..Ikn..take allayall on.." The boy babbles as four.. no.. five more Katana's have lept into the fray! All dancing around in a blurry circle.
The youth, undeterred by the absurd amounts of punishment he's already taken.. forces himself back to his feet in jerking, halting steps. Wobbling back and forth in something approximating an unintended drunken style of Kung Fu.
Well then.. He'll just have to punch them all at once!
"..F..FUUHAKEN!"
The boy -RUSHES- in the vaguely general direction of the Mad Gear Shogun once more! Dazily roaring the technique name as he launches his assault! Fists flying rapidly in a torrent of strikes, channeling his speed leaving only after images of his knuckles visible in the air as he attempts to take wild-swings at that entire army!
COMBATSYS: Kentou successfully hits Katana with Fuuhaken.
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Kentou 1/------=/=======|===----\-------\0 Katana
The entire army is ready for you Kentou! .. But that doesn't mean they actually achieve what their intent was. As the boy rushes, fists flying all over in strikes, the Mad Gear Shogun attempts to prevent the strikes! His body braces for the fists, and he tries to move into a position to take advantage of the strikes, but to no avail, he cannot find a place to move into to GAIN this advantage, so what happens is Katana trying to move into a wall of strings, swings, and fists! He weathers the hand storm, but cannot find a successful position!
Such is the plight of the Shogun. Finally pushed back enough with the final strike, Katana shakes himself off, the speed and after images finally disappearing for him. He can finally see the youth. Who has dented his ceremonial mask, has beaten into some of his armor, and has out speeded him to a degree that he was not happy with at all.
Or perhaps.. he is! "Such promise .. such speed! YOU! Boy! Your choices ... are to continue to pay for your dishonoring of the Mad Gear Shogun, or to join Mad Gear to pay instead, for your dishonoring! Make your choice!"
What has kept the strikes light, the armor, has kept himself on his feet, his history. Katana has learned, more through trial and error, mostly error, Haggar's suplexing hurts like a freight train. And has perfected the art of the roll.. for a large man like him. He is still very bad at it.
With the boy in so close though, the Mad Gear Gang Shogun has a perfect shot at showing him just why you never underestimate anyone! Rugal had, and even he had some trouble putting out the spirit of the Mad Gear Shogun.. even if he crushed him into the ground afterwards. Katana... was no match!
Both Wakizashi are brought back, the Mad Gear Shogun bringing a blade upwards from below, holding it in reverse, before the other one is brought from the side, over to the other, slashing with his might.. but not his speed! He is not that precise in his actions, "WAKIZASHIIIIIII FIERCE MOON STRIKE! KOONOOBAAA!" And then slashing down with it.. A MOON! .. A badly made one.
.. It's more like a 3, isn't it?
COMBATSYS: Katana successfully hits Kentou with Fierce Strike.
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Kentou 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Katana
Somewhere, within that hurricane of wild but blazingly quick punches.. The youth can feel his fist finally striking something! The last few strikes peppering the armored figure and successfully pushing him back a fraction. Possibly even TWO fractions!
In the aftermath of the assault, the boy wobbles a step forwards.. Clearly way, waaaaay off-balance from the excessive offense as well as his the fact that he still can't see straight from that punishing wrestling slam from earlier.
Even if Kentou didn't get the stuffings smashed out of his head, the boy would have an awful hard time making sense of Katana's just and honorable offers. As is.. the boy babbles, "..Play.. Metal Gear..? Wha?.."
But, he doesn't even own a Playstation!
Of course, by the time the boy looks up to try and reconfirm precisely what the man just said, instead he sees an incoming flurry of silvery blades, "..Ohcrap-"
In raw desperation, the boy -pushes- himself backwards. An awkward hurling motion than a true defense.. But probably the only reason he's still in one piece as those blades cleave cleanly across his chest and middle. Spurting gouts of blood in their wake as the boy's expression widens, his jaw slacked in a silent scream of shock as he topples backwards and flops onto the asphalt. Arms folding over his middle as he rolls onto his side.. Blood already beginning to pour outwards away from him as he grits his teeth..
Ooooooohthathurt.. Ow Ow Ow..
COMBATSYS: Kentou takes no action.
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Kentou 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Katana
As the boy doubles over, bleeding, Katana looks down to him. He doesn't understand, having gotten the short end of the stick... but Katana, being the horrible Gang Leader that he is, merely puts the blood stained weaponry back into his armor. "Now, boy, do you see the might of the Mad Gear Gang!? Few can go against us! And with me at the head, none will soon! A new era... join me! Or bleed. ...That's alot of blood. It'd probably be good to keep it in you." Katana speaks up, shaking his head. And then he cries out to everyone around as the boy lays on the ground, bleeding. "THIS is what happens to those to insult or resist the Mad Gear Gang! TH..." ... Katana stops for a moment. Looking around. There's something that's causing his voice to fail. It doesn't reach far. The air is full, with the sounds of horns~ Honking because there is no way past the huge Semi on the wrong side of the street. He also forgets what he was going to say.
"Kid. You just remember this. The Mad Gear Gang.. is strong! Because we are filled with the Japanese spirit! No one can stop us in our way, because of our strength as well as the spirits. Our Ancestors flow through us like rivers of power, and the cherry blossoms spiral around us, to show our needed way of life!"
Taking out a paper fan, he begins to fan a paper butterfly upwards and leans backwards, rather happy with his performance. It was rather unexpected, but then, of course Katana was stronger than just anyone! So maybe not Kyle or Tony or Hotaru or Rugal or Athena... but Katana was plenty strong!
"So... what will you do now? Will you join Mad Gear? Will you leave? Or will you continue to fight your losing battle? Young-san, you are showing me that perhaps you need to practice under the stars with a sensei of much power! Kawaiiiii!"
The Shogun .. is just a bit weird.
COMBATSYS: Katana takes no action.
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Kentou 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Katana
Oooookay this really hurts now!
The youth continues to grit his teeth as he keeps his arms folded over his bleeding chest. Crumpled on his side as his eyes shift upwards slowly.. glistening gaze staring at those blooded weapons, unable to help but feel a measure of relief as they're put away.
The boy shifts a little, but squeaks in pain at the effort. No.. definitely not going to be getting up again. Thankfully this madman has stopped his attack.. And started to talk again!
Thankfully, stabbing pain has a way of putting even confusing things into clarity. Notably this bizarro's accent. He wants him to.. Join a gang? Uuuuuuuuuh... Kentou is definitely thinking not..
But then this medival behemoth may not be the sort that takes 'no' for an answer. Erngh.. With this injury, there's no way he could fight him off now. Heck.. The boy begrudgingly admits.. he didn't do so hot even before he got stabbed.
Time to do that other thing. That quick thinking thing.. Which isn't precisely Kentou's strongest suit. But then.. Darth Otaku here isn't exactly the sharpest bulb in the kitchen.
"M..Mad Gear? O..Oh! Mad Gear! Owch.. Oh yeah! N..now I remember!" The youth babbles as he slowly pushes himself back, forcing his back up along the concrete wall to better sit up. Leaving a trail of crimson in his wake, "..Wow..F..forgive me I.. D..Didn't realize I was speaking t..to ACK a leader of great power and OI wisdom!.." Dragging his head up just enough, looking up to the massive, monolithic warrior with one eye shut. His brow bleeding from the impact of that head-slam earlier, "..I..I'm.. Honored at ..your OW offer b..but.. I can't! T..There is... Is another Gang in town ERK! T..They're a gre..great and.. Powerful army of warriors and.. I.. I dare not betray them!" His one open eye shifting about quickly.
"..B..Before I can j..join OWOW You must confront them and.. show them your vast and infinite Japanese might! F..For they are foreign devils.. Yeah.."
Ooooooooohboy that better work because Kentou really doesn't want to get stabbed again. Ohman this hurts..
COMBATSYS: Kentou takes no action.
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Kentou 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Katana
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Another Gang!?" Katana asks. He is surprised. Very surprised! Who would DARE create another gang that would be able to rival the Mad Gear Gang! Even if it probably wouldn't be directly in opposition to Katana and the Mad Gear, he takes it like it would have been, or has been, and looks to the younger boy. " A great... ARMY of warriors?! And you're with them?!" HMMM. Now this makes things different. He would need to show them might .. because .. they taint the land of Mother Japan?!
"You are quite helpful.. and I will make sure you, boy, will be free of their oppressing ways and be free to join the Mad Gear Gang, a place where your abilities will be put to good use, and you will become part of something great!" The armored man looks around.. WHERE could they be!? With his clearly superior Japanese might and intelligence, he will find who would create an opposition to the Mad Gear Gang! They would clearly be weaker, but Katana would not let such a thing stands. "Those foreign devils... they ruin Japan's good name!" And with this, it seems that the boy is certainly getting him, because Katana turns about and hurries to the truck. Screams, yelling can be heard in the honking air. "There's another gang!" "Another?" "We will look for this gang, and then claim dominance and merge with them, with us on top, to help bring a new age to Mad Gear! They'll be Mad Gear as well, but we won't be what they are! But first... we must find them. So get this truck moving, and STEP ON IT! THAT WAY!"
And then the Truck pulls back, doors closing, before rocketing the wrong way up the street. ONWARDS.
TO TAKE CARE OF THE POWERFUL ARMY OF WARRIORS!
COMBATSYS: Katana has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Kentou has ended the fight here.
Kentou squeezes his eyes closed as Katana roars his outrage! His mighty form becoming an iron monument to raw indignation. Turning his head away with his shoulders tensing.. expecting the very worst, possibly becoming shishkabob or hurled to his doom into the concrete once more..
The youth's eyes slooowly peek open after a moment. Realizing that he isn't paste.. blinks his eyes back open. Listening to Katana's declairation of War upon this nebulous yet doubtlessly dastardly rival gang. Quickly nodding his head emphatically, agreeing with this mighty warrior's sagely judgement as he watches the man quickly leap back to his Semi and roaring off like a freightrain on wheels.
The boy coughs once in the wake of the diesel smog.. before slumping back against the concrete wall, "...I can't believe that worAKE!" Wincing yet again as his arm tightens over his middle. Wincing yet again.
This is going to need a bandaid. ... Probably a lot of bandaids.
Mom always did tell him to use his head. .... Maybe she had more of a point than he thought.
Log created on 00:34:45 09/02/2007 by Kentou, and last modified on 15:31:03 09/02/2007.