Description: Hurricane Hime presents an open challenge to a mysterious Neo League newcomer who's been dubbing herself 'Angel Papillion'. Watch for tumbles and rolls and high-flying action! Grace, poise and superhero monologues! Kicks and punches, papers and ribbons! Even if fighting isn't your fancy, this show is still a must-see! (Winner: Himeko)
And so the Hurricane Hime WORLD TOUR comes off to a bang-up start? Now that tournaments and such are over, it seems that the heroine by that name has a whole lot of work to do. And the Neo League has presented itself as a great way for her to kick off her promotions!
But there's one area she's never quite covered before, and that's taking on opposite schools. An open challenge has been presented to one of the students, one that she doesn't know much about, but she always did think gymastics were neat. And because she wasn't able to get a pass, it looks like the meeting place will be the long-yarded football field, that could use a good cleaning, there's sports equipment littered all over the place!
"mmMMMMMORTALS!!!" is the pink-clad heroines battle cry, and while there's no door for her to kick open, she does leap into the field with a flying kick, drops, and strikes a very heroic pose before the populous camera crew, pacific students and more! And they're all much too stunned by the get-up, attitude, and all to really give a very verbal response. Stunned silence continues, as she stands up straighter, and grins broadly, pointing to herself, "I shall single handedly defeat all opponents of Pacific to not only show the greatness of Saikyo, but to remind all students that it's cool.. TO READ! Bring forth my opponent!"
Another power pose follows, followed by even harder silence. It's tough being a heroine.
A Neo League challenge that Alexis herself did not manipulate? It was very odd for her to receive a call for 'Angel Papillion' and accept the challenge, especially since it happens to be a cross-school challenge! How she is going to manage to explain this one to the other students and faculty, she does not know.
Letting Vanka fix the pretty blue and gold butterfly mask upon her face, she nervously whispers, "Do you know much about this Hurricane Hime? I have not had a chance to review any of her fights yet!" Giving a little shiver when the cool Autumn air rushes through the littered football field, the gymnast frowns. "Oh! Vanka! I need my ribbon today, can you go fetch it for me?" When her friend rushes off to get the cane and ribbon, Alexis watches Hurricane Hime's entrance in stunned silence along with the rest of her classmates. This is so far beyond the little fight club they had going back in Russia.
When the ribbon is tossed toward her, she catches it in her left hand and gives it a quick whip to make sure there are no knots in it. Then she prepares to make her entrance.
Running along the length of the field, she vaults up onto one of the tackle sleds and spins around in a very dainty circle, the ribbon trailing behind her. Cupping her hands together, she looks directly into the nearest camera and blows gently into her hands, sending a sprinkle of blue and gold butterfly sequins out toward the viewer's at home as well as the crowd that has built up around them.
"You have very noble goals," 'Angel' says to her opponent with a smile. "Good luck!" She twirls the ribbon around again, allowing it to cascade about her but not letting it touch the ground as she hops down off of the sled.
Ah, there is one other odd thing about the young Hime, and that is she's wearing an oversized pink and white t-shirt as well; with her fannypack circled about her waist. It doesn't looks as cool as her usual black scarf, no, but it'll have to do the job for now!
But now it's her turn to be stunned, seeming quiet suprised by the artistic, graceful, and elegant entrance of her opponent. ".. Now that's just silly," Hime replies flatly, her arms crossed as she shakes her head. "Silly indeed, prancing about like a snow fairy, with your glitter and your ribbon.. But your mask.. Your mask is..."
Hurricane closes her eyes, hands clenched into fists as she shakes.. She trembles.. And suddenly bursts her left hand forward with a HUGE THUMBS UP! "Angel Papillion! Your mask is SUPER AWESOME! I had a feeling the moment I saw your name you'd make a great opponent! Before we do battle I have to know.. Are you a superhero!?" Apparently she did see the name. Or maybe she's bluffing! It's hard to tell with that bright grin of hers.
COMBATSYS: Himeko has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Alexis has joined the fight here.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Alexis
Alexis has never been called silly before. Lashes flutter beneath her mask as she blinks, about to ask why she is so silly when the other is not, but Hurricane Hime explains it quickly enough. "You may not find it so silly when you see it in action!" There is nothing smug about her words though, in fact they seem entirely too cheerful for a fighting opponent.
"Oh! You like the mask? It's lovely, non?" Angel is obviously as French as the girl who plays the part. "Sadly, I'm not a superhero yet! All great superheroes must have great beginnings, and I haven't found my place yet!" Someone has snuck a peek or two at her brother's comic books. Enough so that she knows the basics of what being a hero would entail. "But you, Hurricane Hime! You're obviously a hero and I feel honored that you'd choose me as your opponent!"
All while talking, the ribbon has remained in motion. For now, she seems content to just allow it to continually cascade about her, the elegant and flowing motions reminiscent of a gently sloping waterfall.
"How'd you wish to do this, I've ne--"
Her question is interrupted by the announcer's voice, coming from off-camera. Finished introducing them, and chatting about their stats and styles to himself, he calls the fight to begin. There are no bells or whistles, just a loud voice.
Somehow, that's a bit of a letdown.
"Ha HA!!" Hime lets out with a very Saishu-esque burst, uncrossing her arms in order to properly drop into her fighting stance, very ansatsuken in manner but with more spunk as it were. She does like the mask though, it's won Alexis many many points in her favor. But it's the humbleness that catches her even further off guard. She must be facing a newbie! It might be in her best interests then to hold back just a little bit. Only a little though!
"You've got a lot to learn, Angel, but don't worry you'll catch on soon enough. Just know that today, is a day that solifies your destiny! You will either become my ally.. Or my rival! Hurricane Hime, SANJOU! (Go!)"
The little Hurricane bursts forward then, starting the match with a leap into the air and twisting in mid air. The Angels greeting is with a flying back kick, aimed right at her neckline, "Lets see what planet you're -really- from!"
COMBATSYS: Alexis endures Himeko's Medium Kick.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Alexis
"Earth," Alexis deadpans. She's not moving from her spot at all, the ribbon is still swaying in a wave pattern as she spins it beside her. She slides one foot back, preparing to drop into a splits position as the foot careens into her body just below her neck. The force of the kick pushes her back several paces before she lets out a pained squeak and rubs the fingers of her free hand against the area.
"That hurt," she pouts as her body slides down to the damp ground in the splits now. Holding the cane out at her side, she begins to create a horizontal snake-like pattern with the ribbon. Increasing the ribbons speed, she uses her free hand to push her back up to her feet and then takes two leaping steps toward Hurricane Hime. Snapping the ribbon forward, two small fangs of energy form at the end of it acting as though they were teeth as they lash out to bite her foe.
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Alexis' Serpent de L'eau.
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Himeko 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Alexis
While Hime isn't entirely certain what tricks her opponent may have up her sleeve, but she is almost hoplessly compelled to keeping an eye on it. She has a faint idea of knowing how they work, see. But she also looks a little apologetic, "Er, sorry! I guess you'd better eat more Wheaties, huh?"
Actually she may not have had time to finish that sentance, before she knows it, she's dealing with acrobatics and the ribbons lash, and she pulls a flat, paperback book from her shirt, which those fangs of energy end up slamming into instead. "Nngh! Wow, crazy! But watch this!"
She's already lashing back as she leaps backward, one hand slipping to her thighholster. And when she whips her hands forward, a series of green card-sized sheets of paper are flung forward, acting like a whip and aimed for Angel's wrist. If she catches the wrist, she snaps the 'rope' like a shockwave, that'd snap the girl quickly up into the air and slam back onto the turf!
COMBATSYS: Alexis blocks Himeko's Picture Pages.
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Himeko 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Alexis
Paper? That is the style of her opponent? To fling construction paper at her? Alexis watches as the paper forms a whip and lashes out toward her wrist. Oddly enough, she simply holds her wrist there and allows it to be caught but once she's snapped up into the air, she breaks free from the paper-hold and spins herself back to the ground with only the smallest thump as she lands. Cat-like graces do come in handy sometimes.
Studying her opponent intently, the gymnast hangs back, allowing the ribbon to spin around herself again. As the ribbon twists in circles about her body a blue-green energy begins to build up along the edges of it. Each rotation of the ribbon creates a new sparkling flare of prana-chi as she continues to focus and concentrate on the soft, swaying movements of the ribbon.
COMBATSYS: Alexis gathers her will.
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Himeko 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Alexis
Paper and so much more if one were to ask the heroine! But she's actually a bit suprised to see the gymnast react so cooly to her attack. Alas, the element of suprise has been nerfed a bit, but nothing to worry about yet! The heroine simply grins, book tucked carefully in one arm. "Not bad!"
Though actually, the ribbon trick is extremely cool! Himeko even looks a little bit jealous upon seeing it. "Mmmngh.. Well, that's pretty cool too, but! Style is even more stylish with strength to back it up!" Rushing forward again, Hime sweeps low and tries to press her shoulder into Alexis' gut. Her opposite arm reaches up toward the ribbon-spinning arm, to ultimatly heft Alexis onto her shoulders, and then slam her onto the ground, "Waauf!!"
COMBATSYS: Alexis blocks Himeko's Medium Throw.
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Himeko 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Alexis
Though her ribbon arm is grabbed, Alexis has no intentions of dropping it just yet. While the energy continues to build around her, leaving a bluish-green glow emanating from the ribbon, the gymnast is hefted up onto Hurricane Hime's shoulders. With a loud, "Wauuugh!", she tumbles to the ground. Before hitting the grass, she prepares to flip into a somersault upon impact. This lessens the blow to an extent, but she still looks a little pained from it.
Allowing the ribbon to finally stop its ever graceful swaying, she takes a moment to toss the cane into the air and waits until it lands upon one of the training sleds. The cane clatters to the sled first, the ribbon flowing down precisely and folding itself somewhat neatly as it does. Turning to face her foe, 'Angel' beams a tooth-pinging smile at her and then launches herself into a roundoff back-handspring. Upon her descent, she tries to land so that her legs are latched around Hurricane Hime's neck, where she can then squeeze tightly before she twists her body sharply to the right in a full body motion that will allow her to send Hime flying across the field as she tosses her.
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Alexis' Yurchenko Toss.
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Himeko 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Alexis
Himeko strikes a little pose, one arm in the air and the other in front of her chest, sentai style after her throw, "Yosh!" She's very sure that she's looking very very cool at that moment, but just like that her opponent is back on the attack! Hime DUCKS when the cane is harmlessly tossed, putting up a supreme defense of ducking and covering her head, "HAH!!"
Oh wait, that wasn't the attack, the leg grasp is! Because of her weird position, Alexis may get the grasp, but the actual execution is a smidge sloppy, since she's easily twirling to get upwright, hit the turf, and slide back a little on her feet. "Hup! Wow, that.. That was really cool!! This is amazing, I've never fought an opponent with such style before!"
ZOOM! Goes the hurricane heroine, and with a small hop, bursts forward with a flying kick, and should it land, "The sky!!" Her hips twist, snapping the opposite leg forward. "The sea!! and.." And then finally she twirls around, with a sobat kick of sorts as the finished! "The OKINAWA!!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Alexis with Xou da Xuxa.
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Alexis
"Thanks!" Alexis lands on the ground, once more in a cat-like stance. Crouched low for a moment before she springs back up to her feet, willing to get back into the thick of things. She may better have stayed crouched, as she gets up she's kicked in the chest. Arms come up in an attempt to block Hurricane Hime from hitting her further, but the second kick nails her on the side of the head, forcing her backward against a matted football dummy. Pressed against the dummy with nowhere to go, the third kick hits her full on as well, nearly taking the mask off.
"You're very powerful," Alexis whimpers out as she tries valiantly to ignore the throbbing pain in her body. "That's why you're the hero and I'm not!" She does not seem too upset though. Quite the opposite, really. She may be doing very poorly right now but she's going to try to give it her all!
Pivoting her body sharply away from Hurricane Hime, she spins inward. As she builds momentum she cracks her leg out toward her foe, snapping it in a motion somewhat reminiscent of a speedy whip and nearly making the same audible noise as the lag lashes forward.
COMBATSYS: Alexis successfully hits Himeko with Petite Fouette.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Alexis
Hurricane Hime's eyes widen, she wasn't intending to knock the mask off at all, so the moment it comes flying off, the pink-clad girl looks.. Well.. Completely horrified! It's not often the girl looks very sympathetic either, she flailing her arms and interrupting the sentance, "I'm SO SORRY!"
Amidst her panic, she realizes a little too late that there's a kick headed her way, and that cracking sound makes the kicks result look cooler- Which is her staggering to the side and holdling her arm. That was rather unpleasent! She looks apologetic still though, and shakes her head, "No way.. You're definatly showing the heart of a hero, and that's what's important but.. I knocked off your mask! I.. I ended your career before it even started..."
With a slight slump of her shoulders, her guard just.. Drops, as she rubs the back of her head guiltily.
COMBATSYS: Himeko takes no action.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Alexis
Surprised by the sudden outburst, Alexis brings her hands up to her face. "Eeep!" Her back has been to the cameras so it might not be all that bad. Quickly righting the mask, she looks over at Hurricane Hime and brings her left index finger up to her lip. "Shhh! If you don't say anything, no one will know!"
Maybe it'll work.
She turns to beam a dazzling masked smile at the cameras and gives a little finger-wave to the crowd. In the worst case, even if she's revealed it's not going to be much of a career ender. It might upset her parents a bit since it would be taking her focus off the gymnastics, but she's sure she can put out any fires there!
She does not head toward Hurricane Hime again. It's not right to attack an opponent when they're down, 'least in her way of thinking! She launches herself into a standing backflip and floats over the head of Hime to land upon the sled where she tossed the ribbon not too long ago. There she remains, crouched and waiting, trying to prepare herself for what's to come next as she attempts to regain composure after the near revelation.
COMBATSYS: Alexis gains composure.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Alexis
Ok, note to self: Be more careful! Hurricane Hime for a moment was poking her pointer fingers togeather.. But then there's a possibility presented.. Yes, a possibility that the secret could still, in fact, be a secret! Convinced that must be the case, Hime positivly BEAMS, and gives a thumbs up to her opponent! "Hey, good call! Very well, Angel, lets continue, show me your moves!!"
"Well, I mean after I show you mine! PREPARE YOURSELF!" Hurricane doesn't lose sight of the gymnast, of course, so she's on the prowl once again, with the intent to inflict stylish pain! She reaches both hands behind her head, and then once she's close she swings diagonally downard; this time there's an entire dictionary in her grasp. Where did that even come from?? "Take this!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Alexis with Medium Punch.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Alexis
Flattened atop the sled with a large book, Alexis squeaks loudly and her arms flail out at her sides. Groaning, she gives her head an impatient shake and points a finger accusingly at Hurricane Hime. "I do not think that hitting people with books will want to make them read!" A tsking motion is made with the finger before she pushes herself out from under the heavy book and tumbles off the top of the sled to land neatly on the ground beside her foe.
Rising to her feet, she reaches out toward Hurricane Hime. Intent on latching her arms about the girl's waist, she hopes to lift her over her hip and twist to the side to drop her to the ground below.
COMBATSYS: Alexis successfully hits Himeko with Quick Throw.
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Bam and BAM! Hime bounces back a bit, and places the book back from.. Wherever it came from! And when she's chided, it's all taken in stride, with a lazy shrug and a shake of a head, "Well, maybe not -you-, unless you catch the subliminal message! The subliminal message is very important!"
Now, Hime actually isn't too bad with throws, when she's snatched up, there's a little bit of struggle, but the lift and slam is very successful, making her hit the ground with an 'oof!'. The loop she's knocked for is very brief, she rolls back once to get to her feet and pauses for some odd reason. It's a very brief pause, once she is charging forward again, like a little train, she hops, twirls around, and slings a reverse roundhouse kick at the gymnasts side. "You have to read between the lines!"
COMBATSYS: Alexis dodges Himeko's Medium Kick.
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Alexis
"You're very punny," Alexis replies with a grin, diving under the leg that is being twirled toward her. Coming up on the other side of Hurricane Hime, she giggles and then bounces up atop the football dummy. With her back toward the cameras once more, the gymnast bounces up onto a cage full of equipment. Glancing back at Hime over her shoulder, she flips backward in a double body twist. During the trajectory of her descent, she curves her body so that comes in at angle. Before flipping past her foe, she swings her elbow out to the side and makes an attempt to connect it with the side of her head.
"But subliminal messages don't work! Maybe I could absorb it via osmosis though?" Trying to make a gracefully elegant landing, her toes point downward and if she is not stopped, she pirouettes quickly in order to face Hurricane Hime once more.
COMBATSYS: Himeko interrupts Quick Punch from Alexis with Ghost Writer.
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Alexis
Alexis' response is almost enough to make Hime laugh out loud right then and there.. But she doesn't. Still though, that was a pretty good response that makes her already cheery grin just a little brighter. She wasn't quite so perky when she was a newbie in her day though, a fact she's much too embarassed to admit. Not to say she still isn't new now, but she's got lots of experience under her belt so far! The way of Saikyo is mighty!
Alexis is making a lot of use of the equipment though, a whole lot more than the heroine even is, so she looks impressed when she takes things up into the air. The reaction is instinctive, she simply drops into a crouch, allowing the 'ooohs' and 'ahhs' of the crowd be heard, and just moments before the elbow comes out, she grips her oversized paper fan, holds it upside down and rockets upward, a tail of glowing energy trailing below as she smacks the glowing weapon into the attack; there's a collision, but she continues to rocket upward, the paper-shaped tail snapping back up into the fan one 'page' at a time in rapid succession, so it sounds like a spray from a machine-gun upon contact. "I can help with that! Here's a bright idea!" Of course, Alexis still has a chance to upright herself. Just not without a little parting gift!
Peridot eyes widen beneath the mask as she watches the glowing energy trail behind the fan as Hurricane Hime snaps it up into motion against her elbow. Alexis grins, offering a quick, "Great control," as she continues the attempt to land and spin. Papers rocket toward her at an alarming rate and because she's attempting the rather graceful move, she's no chance to get out of the way of them. "Eeeeek!" Each piece that bounces against her body, leaving tiny dots of red on her bare skin which will turn into nasty purple bruises later.
The fight has begun to take it's toll on Alexis. Breathing ragged, she silently thanks Mother Nature for offering them a chilled day on which to fight. It has managed to keep her from breaking into a heavy sweat. She goes through the motions of wiping at her brow despite this and then lunges toward the sled once more.
This time, she does not flip or vault up onto it. Grabbing the cane of the ribbon in her right hand, she snaps the silk material forward, causing a nice cascade of the ribbon before she spins around in an attempt to show off for the crowd.
Coming out of the slow spin she snaps the ribbon once more, allowing the pull of the silk to draw the cane out of her hand a ways. Catching the cane, she turns quickly and tosses it toward Hurricane Hime as though it were a boomerang. As the cane sails toward her it becomes encompassed by a soft blue energy which, should it connect, will unleash a wave of energy. Once at its full extension, Alexis grasps the very end of the ribbon and snaps the cane back toward her hand.
COMBATSYS: Himeko interrupts Boomerang Throw from Alexis with Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Alexis
Himeko hasn't been that flashy in the past. With plenty of training, LOTS of training, she'd been able to make many of her technique more presentable on a quasi-professional level! And really that's what Saikyo is in the end, flash over power, but Hime can put in enough to get the job done. The poor girl looks like she's wearing down, and while Hime is almost on the same boat, she's got plenty more to dish out! "You bruise easy. You definatly need to eat more Wheaties!" she notes, giving a finger-shake of her own.
Now then the came coming her way? Suddenly Hurricane is hit by a massive wave of inspiration, one so powerful that she winds up and just SLUGS the cane and the energy that explodes from it, causing a shockwave and suddenly papers just fly -everywhere-, "First a public service announcement, for those who haven't figured out my name!"
Her gloved hand nice and red- Not that anyone could see it, is thrown up into the air, as she strikes a pose. "I am she, whom does not allow ILLITERACY!"
With Power Ranger like *whoosh*es, she flails her arms, "The Virgin Saikyo Fighter who is as cool... As STAYING IN SCHOOL!"
Whoosh whoosh, wh- whoosh! "The defender of knowledge, the champion of justice! I am..."
As the papers flutter to the ground like snow, she strikes the most powerful pose of all, hands thrown out in front of her Skullo-style, "The winner of this match! HURRICANE... HIMEEEEEEEEEEEE!!"
Papers fluttering around her, Alexis just stands there and stares, completely dumbfounded as she sends the ribbon into a figure-eight spiral at her side, trying to bat away stray papers before they can pummel against her. "I eat more than enough Wheaties, I think you just underestimate the power that you have!"
She remains silent for the announcement, but once it's complete she cocks her head to the side in a curious manner. "Did you just like, totally steal that from Darkwing Duck?"
What's this? Hurricane Hime is claiming to have won the match? 'Angel' is not down though! She's not out! She's not been pinned or run out of energy! Hmph! Without paying attention to what she's doing with the ribbon, she coils it up tightly, making a tiny vortex of her own. A two-step backward leap is made, the ribbon unfurling in Hime's direction. The tiny vortex widens above her before it begins to descend, and once it does Alexis quickly yanks back on it, hoping to capture the other girl and send her flying off of her feet.
COMBATSYS: Alexis successfully hits Himeko with Snare Whip.
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Himeko 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Alexis
Hurricane Hime refuses to bring herself down from her high, that high that tells her that everything is ok, that everything is under control! She's actually waiting for an applause that, quite frankly, never comes. First she puffs out her cheeks.
Then she leaps, having the bejeezus scared out of her when she turns to face Angel Papillion, and she cries, "W- Wait a minute! What are you doing still standing! I finished you off! Y- You came back from the dead to rag on my awesome pose that's so... That's so..."
Hmn, she should have done something about that little vortex and capture. She's not very lucky in slipping to the side, and instead is slung head over heels, crashing to the ground in a very uncomfortable position. She flumps onto her tummy afterward.
".. D- Darkwing Duck??" she cries, pushing herself off the ground and holds her nose. "that is -so- not even! Allow my moves to do the talking!" That's when Hime decides to grab a little air, first she dashes and then leaps into the air, curls into a ball, and starts barelling toward Alexis like a little pink cannonball. Hmnn. Where'd she learn that move from?
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Alexis with Medium Punch.
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Himeko 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Alexis
Alexis was truly not expecting her opponent to turn into a little pink cannonball and come barreling toward her! Swinging the ribbon in front of her as swiftly as she can in a circular motion, she hopes to send it outward and slow down the movements of the oncoming girl but she fails. Hurricane Hime's body hits hers and sends her sprawling back on the grass rather unceremoniously, the ribbon flying up in the air to land at the ground near her. "Waaaauuugh!"
Should Hime have followed with her when she fell, 'Angel' is quick to shove the other off of her so that she kip up to hers and twirl about to face her foe once more. In a sinuous movement, her left foot is extended high behind her and she drops her torso forward while reaching down to grab the ankles of the girl that just nearly destroyed her balance with that confusing ball-attack. Should she manage a firm enough grip on Hime's ankles she yanks them sharply and hefts the girl up into the air before allowing her to drop to the ground while she rights her own body and stands normally once more.
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Alexis' Needle Scale.
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Himeko 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Alexis
The element of suprise! Though really, Hurricane Hime has so many ways to sling out something new.. By the time she fights a second time she's out of cool stuff! But after feeling that impact, she's feelin' good! And she's not -really- mad at Alexis, just a little.. Overexcited. It looked like the defense was going to be interesting at least. She doesn't follow, however, she sort of bounces off of 'Angel', uncurling only to land on her feet and stirkes another pose. "Yosh!"
She's still done nothing with the equipment! Maybe she's only good with paper and books? It very well could be true. She has to admit though, Alexis' throw right there? That was graceful. That was CLASSY. Unfortunatly she's all too ready for it, as soon as she takes the air, she flips and regains balance to land on her feet again. "Angel Peridot, your technique, your moves, your potential has moved this young hero! But I believe it's time for me to put an end to this match for real! I hope you're ready for my finishing move!"
She punches her free hand into a fist, "And show you -why- they call me Hurricane Hime!" And she proceeds to strike another series of poses, and a little dance for extra measure. You know, like how Sailor Moon does before her big move! "Hah! Hoh! Hah! Hyah! Hah!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko gathers her will.
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Himeko 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Alexis
Something is happening, and Alexis knows just what it is. While it is masked with the little poses and dance, she can tell that Hurricane Hime is up to something. She can sense it!
She wastes not a moment pondering on it, instead leaping high into the air in pursuit of the excitable girl she's fighting. "Thanks," she replies, her soft voice chirpy even though she's been put through the ringer with this match. "If the match is to end, it will end," she says, shrugging her shoulders while she's in the air. Plummeting through the air to land right beside Hurricane Hime as the final word leaves her mouth, she makes a grab for her shoulders. Managing to take hold of them she leaps skyward again, taking the pink-clad girl with her. Curving her body backward into an arch, she'll whip Hime over her before diving into a roll toward the ground.
COMBATSYS: Himeko endures Alexis' Quick Throw.
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Himeko 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Alexis
Hurricane Hime is making it quite clear that she's up to something! But what it could be, is anyones guess!She's more likely looking like she's making a bit of a fool of herself, but they're simply undereducated. They don't have a true eye for cool! By the time Alexis reaches Hime, she's not done yet, and is as such snatched up and carried skyward, "W- Waugh! Wait a minute!!"
It's like a very short rollercoaster ride as she sails up into the air, but figure out at the last moment what her fate is! Slung like a rag doll she hits the turf with a very very heavy thump, impressive for a girl with such a small frame, and she bounces off the ground with the impact, "NNNNGGGH!!" And yet when she does, despite the pain ringing in her body, she manages to backflip and land into a crouch, and then uses that perfect position to bursts forward before Alexis can even fully recover from the roll! Ideally she would be sending two flyings kick dead into her opponent, "The sky! The Sea!" and then twirls into a third, much stronger sobat that would send her opponent reeling back, "The OKINAWA!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Alexis with 3-2-1 Contact.
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Alexis
Of course that isn't the end of it, as Hime slips her hand to her thighholster and cries, "You won't get away!!" She slings out her whip of card-sized papers to catch Angel in mid-flight, her feet dragging along the dirt until she pulls back and completely reverses the momentum. As the gymast comes flying back, she's inturrpted by a shoulder check, that stops the flight dead, "OSA!" and proceeds to follow up with a spinning kick, two high kicks, and then a backflip kick to knock the girl into the air. "haaaAAAAAAAA!!"
She crouches, grabs her paper fan and rockets up into her opponent upon decent, swinging the much brighter glowing fan so that the energy that trails with it bursts up in one big hit instead of its previous flurry of smaller! "THE OSAKA!!"
Eyeing Hurricane Hime as she bursts forward, Alexis springs out of the roll and attempts to dive into another. As she draws up to her feet, she's greeted with two kicks to her stomach, and a third that sends her skidding backward along the grass. "Ooouf!" This time, she avoids the football dummy, but it really doesn't make much of a difference.
Attempting to regain her balance, she swings about in a graceful twirl only to find the construction-paper cards whipped out at her again. Airborne not of her own volition she flails her arms about but the movement stops dead as she's hit in the chest by a bony shoulder. "Augh!" That seems to have hurt more than the kicks, but it looks like things are not even done yet. A rapid succession of kicks as her spinning into the air once more and as she begins a ragdoll's fall to the ground she's batted up into the air by brightly glowing fan.
Thus, she crashes to the ground. Her body trembles from the mass amount of damage it has just sustained, and she doesn't move at all. Laying there, she stares up at the clouds that float by in the sky her body awash with pain. Quiet whimpers can be heard after that, but she doesn't cry. Like a true gymnast, she decides to finish off this "routine". Kipping up to her feet, she offers a weak smile to the camera and gives a slow thumbs-up sign to show that she's still alive after a finisher like that. Barely.
The normally graceful gymnast wobbles on her feet and she shakes her body a few times. "Okay, Hurricane Hime," she calls out weakly. "I know..." Coughing, she clutches her stomach hoping that she hasn't sustained any internal injuries. "... I should be down... but a good gymnast never gives up! I will continue until I can no longer move!" Another coughing fit takes over her and she waves that she intends to continue. She knows that this is her last chance, and even if she loses it has been a very good workout!
With her last ounce of energy, she races across the field toward Hime. Springing into a roundoff back-handspring which was seen earlier, she tries to give this her all! Legs fly out toward her foes neck, and should they latch on will give a tight choking squeeze before she just flips her body over with what little strength that remains and then falls to the ground, face first. Hands just barely shoot out in time to stop her face from colliding with the grass, and after this attempt she lays there and allows a victor to be named.
COMBATSYS: Alexis can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Alexis' Yurchenko Toss.
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Himeko 0/-------/----===|
Hurricane Hime, quite frankly, can't wait to see her moves on television. She's sure it must be a lot cooler than she imagines it! Though still, when the gymnast makes those whimpers, there is an intense pang of guilt in the heroine's stomach. Come to think of it, maybe she went way too far this time around. Maybe she shouldn't have slung out so many guns for this girls first.. Was it her first league fight? ".. Nngh.. Geez.."
She rubs the back of her head again as her opponent gives her final words. there's definatly heart in them, and it makes her smile a bit. "All right then come at me!" Though she realizes at that very moment, she's starting to wear down as well! Will she be able to keep up her tight defense? Well.. It doesn't look it at first, with the legs getting their hold and geting a good choke. She is probably the envy of more than half the onlookers at that very moment! But upon the flip, she manages to slip free, and the announcer knows at that very moment who the winner is, when she's the one left standing!
The Pacific folks seem a little disappointed, even if it was a fantastic show in the end, and gives a polite applause to the powerpose the pink-clad girl gives. "Yeeeeaah!"
The winner declared, this is usually when Hime makes a break for it, but this time, she heads to Alexis' side, dropping to a crouch with her hands on her knees. "Hey, Angel. That.. *whew* That was an amazing match. I really think we should meet again!" ... "Erm.. I'm sorry I got a little rough there.."
'Angel' lifts her head and sets a quick glance on Hurricane Hime and then looks down again. She doesn't want the other girl to spot the tears of pain that have worked their way into her eyes. Exhaling slowly, she nods. "Don't... ow... worry about it." Alexis would offer a smile, but she's in a bit too much pain to do so.
"Good... fight. Congrats!" Though her voice is rife with pain, it's still got a cheery edge to it. She may have lost (again!) but practice makes perfect, and once she can manage to drag herself off of the field, she's going to the dormitory to make a call to someone who might just be able to help her on the 'practice' part!
Himeko smiles bright again, "Hey yeah it was! You know, if you want to practice another time, you can stop by Hibiki Dojo, I'm usually there a lot!" She stands up once more and brushes off her tummy, then gives a salute to the new fighter. She's not exactly sure why, well, aside from the mask, but she really likes this girl! She decides it's better not to help the girl off, instead she heading her own way to go back and go and fix herself up a bit. Yes, she can feel it! One day that girl will e her rival!
Log created on 19:38:42 11/13/2007 by Alexis, and last modified on 08:47:55 11/18/2007.