Description: Midnight Madness! The unlikely duo of Bison and Hayato face off against the more-likely duo of Haggar and Chun-Li. Who will win? Who will survive the coming of the night?? (Winners: Haggar and Chun-Li)
Midnight. An unusual time to fight... but with the 'theme' of the fight, hardly surprising. The graveyard's been done up right, but Bison... as usual, Bison just doen't care. His mind is on his opponents. Not his 'teammate'--he expects Hayato'll respect the rules, and play 'fair', whatever that means--to Bison, that means that he can rely on Hayato to do his job. No, Bison's thinking about Chun-Li. He was ordered, a few weeks ago, to beat her. To make her sweat. Unfortunately, he'd forgotten just how good she was, and he was the one who got beaten.
And, of course, Mayor Haggar. A man who is very much his antithesis. Their history goes back a little further... but it's just as bad, and it makes Bison just as angry, thinking of the money... of that damn officious mayor. It's been a long time comin'.
Some of Bison's anger expresses itself... in a low, hitching laugh, as he strides into the designated fight area. "Heh heh heh... you gon' pay for that million bucks tonight, _Mayor_ Haggar..." Subtle is not what Bison is, and he turns to one of the mannequins, smashing it with a thunderous blow, the head bouncing along the ground.
"C'MON!" he shouts, gratingly. "LET'S GET THIS GODDAMN PARTY STARTED IN HEAH!" ... no, subtlety is not his strong point. But then, would one -expect- a man named 'Bison' to be subtle?
Mayor Mike Haggar has dressed up for the Halloween fight!
Which is to say, as it's basically impossible to get a properly sized costume on short notice, he bought a wig, didn't shave for about a week, and attached some clip-on skulls to his chest strap and called it a 'barbarian'. He's still wearing his dark khakis and boots, but has gone ahead and done away with his tank top for now. He has a few (synthetic) furs draped over his shoulders, which he shrugs out of when the camera crews signal that they're live.
His authoritative lips (very authoritative) purse as Bison spends some time FLIPPING HIS SHIT, and he makes sure his fightin' gloves are pulled on tight. "I said it before and I'll say it again - prize fighting is a fully sanctioned activity within Metro City limits, and the office of Mayor is authorized to ensure that winnings make it to the winner." He cracks his knuckles. It's like /thunda./
A cemetery is the last place Chun-Li wanted to be tonight. Fortunately, it's not necessarily a legitimate graveyard, but it's creepy nonetheless--and midnight, too! Even still the woman tries to put on a smile for the match coordinators as she's briefed. A two versus two; she can handle that sort of fight. Besides, it's a breath of fresh air. It's been a long time since she's had a good one!
When the time is right, she--much like the other contenders--emerges into the foggy scenery with an uncertain expression on her pale face. Brown eyes flicker about and survey her surroundings with scrutiny, peering at the oddly-moving shadows as she ambles along in her traditional blue silk qipao affair. Mannequin or no, the decrepit, aging faux bodies are eerie as heck in the dark, midnight fog.
Breathing in deeply, the woman lets her wits return to her as she calms her on-edge nerves. She's the World's Strongest Woman! What can possibly hurt her?
When the infamous Bison bellows, she's swiftly reminded of one such thing. Fortunately, their previous encounter left her in relatively good shape. She just hopes that she can do it once more. The imposing boxer is given a brief look--moments after, she's beelining for her designated teammate, Mayor Mike Haggar.
"Good evening," she offers, greeting the mayor with a bow of her head and a friendly smile. "It's an honor to fight along side someone such as yourself. I admire the good things you have done for Metro City, and I am eager to see what you can do in combat." Pausing, she lifts her arms up, a fist pressed into her palm at chest level before she bows respectfully to the man.
"Please, let us do our best!"
The American-style Halloween is a fairly recent development in Japan, but Hayato Nekketsu is happy to play along, especially since this fight is happening in the US. With that in mind, he's decided to dress up. His outfit... is actually the same, but he took some older articles of clothing that we already a bit beaten up and made them moreso. The ends of the jacket sleeves are tattered, there's a tear in one of the knees of the track pants, things like that. He's also taken the effort of rubbing dirt all over the clothing, to make it look like he's crawled through a lot of soil. His face is made up in a pale, faintly blueish shade, with darker marks under the eyes, and around his neck... a noose, with the end of the rope hanging down his back. He fits right in, here in the graveyard!
While Bison does his best to piss off, well, everyone. Hayato just stands there, shinai in hand, and cracks his neck a few times. He gives Bison a few unfavorable glances, but for Haggar and Chun-Li he's all grins. "I wonder who it is that gets to come up with all of these ideas? Must be a great job." He flips the shinai around, then smacks the blade down into the palm of his left hand. "Now I'm ready for anything you folks can dish out, so let's have some fun!"
COMBATSYS: Haggar has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Birdie 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Vanessa
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Haggar 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Haggar has left the fight here.
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Vanessa 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Birdie
COMBATSYS: Haggar has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Hayato has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Haggar 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hayato
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Haggar 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hayato
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: M.Bison has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Haggar 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hayato
Bison? Rued? Never. He's -such- a nice boy, just misunderstood. Okay, that's a lie. Bison didn't bother to dress up for the fight, but his face makes a wonderful frightmask anyways, a little piggish, beady-eyed... and mean. So mean. The man is about to unleash another tirade when the clap of Haggar's hands sounds... and like a tyrannosaurus rex, Bison stops, and orients on the sound. Not that it's hard to find Haggar, the man's pretty huge.
He smiles. It isn't a pleasant smile.
Hayato's here too, he heard the man come in, and Chun-Li... but Bison's pretty simplistic; he focuses on Haggar, who drew his attention first. "_Mister Mayor_," growls Bison, "How you enjoyin' that money you stole from me, hmm? Bought yer wife somethin' pretty? Cabana boy maybe?"
Bison's sneer grows, as he starts slamming his fists together, repeatedly--they're gloved, but still... "Yeah, I been waitin' for this...!"
COMBATSYS: M.Bison gathers his will.
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Haggar 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hayato
Haggar makes an awkward mimic of Chun Li's bow out of an abortive effort to present a hand for shaking, and settles into his stance, arms spread wide, feet planted. It's dark, but Haggar is accustomed to night fighting - Mad Gear doesn't usually move at broad daylight these days. He's already pinpointed the other three fighters by their breathing - Chun-Li's lighter, controlled breathing - Hayato's strong breaths that are similar to his own - M.Bison, sucking air like a wild beast.
He can also locate M.Bison because the man is punching his own fists over and over. That's a red flag. He growls, almost too quietly to be heard, "My wife is dead." Then he explodes forward, ragged black 'hair' whipping behind him as he jumps in a single bound from here to there, hands seeking M.Bison's supple, tender neck (note: may not be supple or tender) to pull him up in a chokehold, back over his body, and suplexed down to the ground. It's not the usual wrestling move from the mayor - this one's meant to hurt a lot more than actually do damage.
With the arrival of zombie Hayato, that makes four.
Turning her attentions from Haggar toward the Burning Phys Ed teacher himself, Chun-Li offers a smile and a small wave, bowing her head politely to the man. A thoughtful look passes her features, the surly Bison forgotten as she studies the choice of costume he has decided to wear to the creepy venue. A few moments later the Chinese fighter smiles brightly and chimes, "You're a Thriller zombie, right??"
Right or wrong, the woman's attentions are swiftly drawn back as the Mayor's expression turns somewhat grim, his growled words drawing a deep frown over the lips of Chun-Li. This fight will be a bit unnerving, she privately decides. Is Bison purposely trying to push the man's buttons? Whatever the case may be, Bison draws aggro off of Haggar, leaving the woman somewhat perplexed.
So, left to her lonesome, the woman shrugs easily and regards Hayato once more. "Looks like it's just us, mister Nekketsu," she offers, bowing her head once more...before she lunges forward, drawing both arms back before she summarily thrusts them forward, her palms aimed for the man's sternum. "YAA!"
COMBATSYS: Hayato endures Chun-Li's Medium Punch.
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Haggar 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Hayato
Hayato nods in response to Chun-Li's observation as he looks over at Haggar and Bison. "I think the mayor deserves this one." Isn't Bison on Hayato's team? Yeah, that's not really going to make a difference. The gym teacher looks back in time to see Chun-Li starting to charge toward him. "And yeah, like the costume? Now all we need is a Vincent Price recording for a voiceover." Hayato might have been better served moving than talking, because Chun-Li manages to slam both palms squarely into his chest. Hayato grunts but doesn't move back.
And now he's got things just how he wants them. Chun-Li might have just struck him, but he's got a longer reach. Spreading both arms wide, Hayato suddenly swings both his fists in toward Chun-Li in an attempt to smash her on the ribs on both sides of her torso at the same time. He then takes a half step backwards in order to get up enough room to lift his leg up then snap his foot forward into her stomach.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Haggar's Quick Throw.
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Haggar 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Hayato
Bison's neck is neither tender nor supple. In fact, it is rather thick and gristly. Still, Haggar gets his grab and lift... but Bison isn't some newbie fighter who doesn't know how to take a fall. Sure, he hasn't practiced it as much as he could, but he knows Haggar is a wrestler, a dirty grappler of other men. Still, the man has a good grip; Bison's eyes bug out a little as he's grabbed and lifted.
But when Haggar turns to slam him into the ground, Bison curls up, absorbing the impact on his extremities, using some of his own prodigious physical strength to blunt the effect. It also gives him enough time to plant his feet and pull back, wrenching out from Haggar's grip, just as he also punches outwards, aiming his right fist for Haggar's nose.
"She dead, huh... prob'ly better off then!!" he shouts, staying true to his crude, rude form.
COMBATSYS: Haggar Toughs Out M.Bison's Medium Punch!
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Haggar 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Hayato
M.Bison's right fist, roaring through the air like a freight train, smacks solidly into Haggar's nose. He feels something give, and a line of blood trickles down. What doesn't happen, however, is any slowing of movement as the Mayor crashes right through, hands locking onto the boxer's wrist and yanking him forward, off-balance.
The wife thing, meanwhile, has already evoked its one-shot reaction. Haggar has had a lot of time to cope, and now he's just angry on general principle. He steps forward right after pulling Bison, and locks both of his hands together, chopping his meaty forearms down at the boxer's spine. "I thought you knew how to punch, boy!"
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li blocks Hayato's Strong Kick.
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Haggar 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Hayato
With the fight in full swing, it's difficult for the Chinese martial artist to discern what is going on around her. For now, she leaves Bison to Haggar--the man seems more than capable enough to handle the unruly boxer, after all, and she's more than content to duke it out with the Burning Phys Ed teacher. There's a tiny smile on her lips as she thrusts her arms forward, her palms smashing into the man's sternum. He takes the blow full-on; Chun-Li's brows furrow just a bit.
Mere moments pass before the man acts. Lifting her arms, the woman draws both of them upwards, to intercept the blow from both sides against her forearms with a grunt. He's strong--the force from her block alone sends a lance of pain down her bone. But she toughs it for now; stepping back, she drops her arms as he swings a foot out, catching the foot in her palm.
Looking up, the woman grins. "Maybe if you ask the SNF crew nicely they can get you that Vincent Price voice over?" she asks, before she leaps upwards and arcs over the man's head. Just beyond the apex the woman whips a leg outwards and twists her body at the torso, a quick, swift kick aimed to catch Hayato at the temple.
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li successfully hits Hayato with Light Kick.
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Haggar 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Hayato
Hayato spins around to track Chun-Li as she jumps over him, sweeping out in front of him with an amr held in a defensive position. It's a good idea, but fails to work out in practice. Since he can't actually see the moment when the kick is launched, Hayato isn't able to correctly position his arm and takes a kick to the temple which sends him reeling. Getting smacked like that is a good way to leave you seeing stars.
As he stumbles back Hayato suddenly jumps as he feels himself backing into someone. Spinning around... it turns out to just be a mannequin, which topples over from the impact. Hayato shakes his head, then turns back around to face the /actual/ threat, in the form of Chun-Li. "Well, it's a little late now. Besides, I'm kind of busy." The gym teacher grins, then charges over toward Chun-Li with his shinai held high. As he draws within range he lashes out with a quick series of horizontal slashes before lifting his arm up and aiming a strike at right where Chun-Li's neck meets her left shoulder.
Apparently somebody on the SNF crew was listening, though. A few moments after Hayato speaks, a creepy voice starts echoing out over the graveyard. "Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand..."
COMBATSYS: M.Bison interrupts Double Lariat from Haggar with Buffalo Head.
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Haggar 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Hayato
Well, then, Bison and Haggar have something in common! They're both angry. Bison's taunt fails to produce any additional reaction, but he wasn't counting on that... actually, hell, he's just runnin' his mouth, because that's what he does. Haggar pulls Bison forward, and out of position for a punch, to be sure, but as he is pulled forward, he's already adjusting; his stumble is stopped as he steps forward with his right leg, then he turns... and sees Haggar's doubled up fists coming.
He grins, and it is very feral. Far too close to even think about avoiding the man... he instead takes the situation head on.
Literally.
Haggar's fists meet the thickest part of Bison's head--and the impact is likely to be as bad for him as it was for Bison, if not a bit worse.
"Yeah, I know how ta punch... AN' I CAN USE MY HEAD TOO!!"
M.Bison's head is like a wall, but Haggar is used to punching through them. In any event, nobody has a good time here, and they both go staggering back. "That explains a hell of a lot."
Haggar takes a few steps back, attempting to smooth his unruly mustache by habit, which has grown slightly bushy - he normally has to trim it daily. Some hair from the wig is getting in his eyes, and it generally looks at odds with his formal, patrician mannerisms. He wrings out his hands, smarting from the headbutt, and instead steps forward for a kick.
As Haggar stomps his left foot forward, a bit of moonlight gets through the clouds to play across his face - he no longer looks truly angry, and he definitely doesn't look like he's enjoying the fight. He looks more like he's set out to stomp on a cockroach, a slightly nauseated expression on his face. It's clear: the boxer just disgusts him.
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Chun-Li with Scolding Slash.
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Haggar 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Hayato
Landing with a muted thud of rubber soles on earth, the woman is very much as alert as can be. Eyeing Hayato as he reels, the woman braces herself, legs slightly crooked and heels planted as he stumbles toward recovery. When he moves rather suddenly in a startle so too does Chun-Li startle; lifting her arms, she prepares for the worst! Which just seems to be a frightened Hayato and some lifeless mannequin. A tiny grin edges over her lips.
"Oh, you never--" Above, Vincent Price's voice fills the graveyard, causing the woman to blink a few times and look up before she grins. When she looks back, Hayato's shinai is suddenly there and in her face, striking her repeatedly before she's struck with his meaty arm and sent stumbling backwards. She crashes into a fake tree, the foam bending beneath her weight.
"Ohh," Groaning lightly, a hand presses to Chun-Li's forehead before it wanders, gingerly rubbing her neck. That hurt--there's no doubt about it. That just means she has to make hers hurt just as much! So, to aid her, Chun-Li whips into action. Dashing forward, she stops several feet short of Hayato, leaping up into the air and landing in a handstand. A split-second later her legs split forwards and backwards, her arms crooking before she shoves off and flips forward. At the same time a leg whips down with frightening force, to slam painfully into the Phys Ed teacher's chest. "HAH!"
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li successfully hits Hayato with Sen'en Shuu.
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Haggar 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/---====/=======|=======\=------\1 Hayato
You don't ever want to get in the way of Chun-Li's legs, seriously. Hayato disregards that to his peril, attempting to hold off the kick with the one arm that he's able to get into place in time. He's not able to properly position the limb and brace himself, though, so Chun-Li's kick just drives the arm right into Hayato's side and keeps going until he's swept right off his feet and sent crashing to the ground, right into a couple of 'corpses'. Mannequin limbs go everywhere.
Hayato pulls himself back to his feet with a grunt, kicking away an errant arm in the process. "That's a pretty nice kick you're packing there!" He cracks his neck a few times, which... actually kind of hurts, thanks to friction from the rope around his neck. He'll have to remember not to do that again. "Let's see some more of that!" Hayato sets himself, tensing up his arms and legs and his body begins to glow with blazing orange energy. Hayato may have the appearance of one who is dead, but his Burning Spirit certainly lives on!
COMBATSYS: Hayato gathers his will.
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Haggar 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/---====/=======|=======\=====--\1 Hayato
COMBATSYS: Haggar successfully hits M.Bison with Light Kick.
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Haggar 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/---====/=======|=======\=====--\1 Hayato
That's one hell of a kick. Bison grunts, as Haggar's foot finds him; he didn't really move, but his bid to move forward past the kick didn't really work, Haggar packing a lot of strength in that leg. He grunts. But the impact, while pretty bad, is not terrible... and it's firing Bison up something fierce. "Hehn," the boxer comments, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Guess you got somethin' after all," he says. Undeterred by the kick, Bison surges forward again, peppering Haggar with quick jabs--but they're just setups, really, no force behind them... until suddenly, Bison plants his feet, leading with his right.
The plant of his feet lets him suddenly apply a great deal of rotational force, allowing him to whip his right fist around in a thunderous hook punch aimed for Haggar's temple, a true bellringer.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Haggar with Hook Punch.
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Haggar 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\1 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/---====/=======|=======\=====--\1 Hayato
Mignon wait
The jabs basically bounce off Haggar as he continues to push in toward M. Bison, like shooting rubber bands at Superman. His left hand comes up to just palm his beautiful, chocolatey black head, and he sees the incoming punch just too late to do anything about it.
Haggar tries to break the arc of the swing with his extended arm, but his elbow fits neatly into Bison's, and the boxer still whips his fist up and around into his temple. His head snaps to the side, the poorly-worn wig flying right off, sweat shining in the moonlight from his forehead. The scene pauses, cut in sharp black-and-white relief, and we go to the commercial.
LEGEND OF BATTLE HAGGAR!!!
LEGEND OF BATTLE HAGGAR!!!
The Mayor almost drops to a knee from the punch, but is sturdy enough to recover and wheel back around, and around, and more around. "...won't get me again!" His arms launch out, rigidly standing to either side, his legs pumping as he propels himself forward, spinning rapidly. "HOOOYEAAAAAAH!!" Nearby mannequins are struck and splintered apart like some kind of debris tornado.
As Hayato flies, Chun-Li's powerful leg slams into the ground, grass and debris flying as her heel leaves a nasty, considerable dent in the earth. Fortunately, Hayato fares just a little bit better, recovering with a grunt as he rises to his feet. The woman's response is a smile, the two fighters' fight a sharp contrast to the exchange between the spiteful boxer and the Metro City mayor. She tries to push their fight aside--she needs to focus on the Burning Phys Ed teacher right now, after all.
"Thank you," she replies, smiling brightly as he compliments her. "You're no slouch either. That shinai really hurts." Her neck STILL aches from before. But she can't let her body focus on the pain. So when Hayato invites, the woman nods her head. "Very well. Here I go!"
Regardless of the blazing orange energy around the man, Chun-Li barrels forth. Closing in, she hikes a leg up and chambers it at the hip for a split second; another split second later the leg fires off, a blinding series of rapid, lightning-quick blows delivered with the heel of her ivory boot at the man's chest with unrelenting force. "YAA! YAA! YAA!"
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li successfully hits Hayato with Hyakuretsu Kyaku.
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Haggar 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\1 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/--=====/=======|=======\=======\1 Hayato
Hayato's eyes narrow in concentration as Chun-Li cocks her legs back, and then he's pushing out both arms as she launches into her flurry of kicks. The first one slips under his arm, glancing off it and striking him in the chest. That's enough to knock him off balance and then he has no chance. Even more blurred kicks drive into the teacher's torso, sending him staggering away and clutching at his stomach with his left arm. He doesn't completely double over, though, and after a moment he's got a grin back on his face. Even if a slightly pained one.
The teacher clenches his fist tightly around his shinai as he stands back up. "Well, looks like I'm going to have to get serious, or maybe pretty soon I won't need makeup to look this bad." That same orange light surrounds Hayato's fist and then he suddenly lunges toward Chun-Li, rearing back for a devasting punch to the head that's not going to stop until it reaches the ground.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison interrupts Spinning Clothesline from Haggar with Turn Punch.
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Haggar 1/-======/=======|=======\==-----\1 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Hayato
"Oh, don't you worry, Mayor. I got you. I got you." The words are delivered in an almost calm town of voice--deceptively so. All his rage and anger are being channeled now, poured into his fist... concentrated anger turned into pure kinetic energy, waiting to be unleashed. But the time isn't right... not yet... not yet... -now-.
That time, that moment, is just s Haggar's spinning clothesline tags Bison across the chin; it whips him around, then provides the additional burst of momentum Bison needs... to push himself into a thrusting punch. His right fist screams outwards, hooking up and over just the faintest amount before it smashes into Haggar's face, knocking the Mayor away from the boxer, at least enough for the rest of that spinning technique to miss.
"THAT'S FOR MY GODDAMN MONEY!!" roars Bison. It's only a mil--Bison's lost more than that rolling the dice--but it's principle. The Mayor -stole- from Bison, and he'll never forget it, unlike the name of the girl who was entertaining him three hours ago--Cindy. or Mindy or Jane. Somethin'.
Haggar skids back from the hit, feet twisting about awkwardly as he's knocked out of his spin, spitting out blood and a tooth - he feels around on the ground until he finds the tooth, blowing on it and slipping it back into his pocket as though it were another day at the office.
He wipes away blood stuck in his stubble as he stands back up, and steps back, trying to melt into the night. He holds his breath, and closes his eyes, going back to those pitch-dark fighting instincts he's had to earn up against Mad Gear, circling away from the scuffle of Hayato and Chun-Li's fight, trying to get behind M.Bison. Were he a more subtle man, he would draw this out, trying to unnerve the boxer. As it is, he just doesn't want to be right in front of him when he suddenly explodes forward. "You mean /Cody's/ money."
Haggar hits like a bag of bricks and knives, trying to wrench the boxer off his feet and fling him up into the air, one hand pointed up.
"ROLL THE DICE!"
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li blocks Hayato's Burning Cross Counter.
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Haggar 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/-======/=======|====---\-------\0 Hayato
With a coy smile of sorts does Chun-Li withdraw her leg, brown eyes apologetic as she regards the aching teacher. She says nothing, however; instead, she keeps her gaze fixed on the zombie costumed Hayato, not letting the man stray from her sight--even though, behind her, Haggar and Bison make quite a spectacle, roaring and throwing nasty punches at one another. The sound of Haggar getting struck resonates, and in response Chun-Li flinches.
Otherwise, she's entirely focused.
"Very well, mister Nekketsu," the woman offers in response, a bright smile edging across her lips. Another bow of her head and the woman narrows her eyes, watching as that orange aura of chi erupts. His burning fist observed, Chun-Li lets her heels part, legs braced as he comes racing forward. And as the punch drives for her head, arms reach up and fold, intercepting the nasty blow and energy around it against her arm. It startles her, a gasp and cry escaping the Tai Chi Mistress' lips as she's then sent stumbling backwards.
He hits...very hard.
Without a word the woman moves, dashing forth once again in an attempt to lift a knee and strike the man in his stomach before she switches her legs up, a leg coiling at the hip before it snaps upwards to deliver a nasty vertical kick to his jaw. "HAH!"
COMBATSYS: Hayato fails to interrupt Medium Kick from Chun-Li with Devastation Kick.
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Haggar 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/=======/=======|=======\-------\0 Hayato
Hayato starts swinging up his own leg to meet Chun-Li's attack, but the Chinese woman is better at the kicking game. He's not into attack position yet when her knee strikes him in the stomach and having only one foot on the ground just makes it all the worse for him. It's all he can do to keep his balance at all, so even though he's able to see the followup kick coming he simply isn't able to react to it. The teacher's head snaps back as Chun-Li's foot crashes into his jaw, sending him staggering back before falling over. And as he falls, the rope around his neck manages to get snagged on a mannequin that's securely propped against a gravestone.
The rope goes taut as Hayato hits the ground, and it's not quite long enough for him to fall all the way down. He begins scrabbling at his neck, then reaches up the rope and yanks on it, hard, snapping off the mannequin limb that it got entangled with. Then, coughing a bit, Hayato uses both hands to loosen up the noose around his neck. "Phew... that was a close one!"
COMBATSYS: Haggar successfully hits M.Bison with Gamble Slam.
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Haggar 0/-------/--=====|=======\=======\1 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/=======/=======|=====--\-------\0 Hayato
Haggar hurls M.Bison into the air, but doesn't let it end there. He leaps up right after him, hands hungry for his body. "Gamble--!" He seizes him, and goes into a dizzying spin as he drops back to the ground, shaking the earth and knocking over mannequins as he impacts in a perfect german suplex. He rips himself back up off the ground, vaulting to his feet, and just slamming the boxer back into the ground after, where he bounces straight up.
Haggar finishes it all by crouching and getting under him, hands up, knee thrust far forward. He catches M.Bison over his head, a blue light flashing briefly around him, and just brings him crashing down onto his knee. "--SLAM!"
Mike Bison... -broken-? The assault is incredible--Bison, as cocksure as he is, should be regretting his words, under that assault. He should be humbled by the massive assault. The only problem is...
He really isn't. Bison's body rolls away from Haggar... and maybe for a moment it does in fact seem as if he's down, down for the count. Then he gets up. It sure looks like he's in pain... but his eyes are blazing, almost red with anger. And he spits--spits blood, and a tooth. Unlike Haggar, he doesn't retrieve it.
"...hehhehheh... your boy Cody... he back in prison now? Takin' it like a girl? Maybe you shoulda gave the money to him instead of stealin' it for yourself..." Bison jolts forward, pain forgotten for a moment as he bellows, "I WANT MY DAMN MONEY!" And then he's swinging, firing a classic one-two left jab-right cross combination, aiming once again for Mike Haggar's chin.
The Raging Bull is in fine form tonight--fine form for him, at least.
COMBATSYS: Haggar counters Medium Punch from M.Bison with Power Swing.
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Haggar 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 1/=======/=======|=====--\-------\0 Hayato
Haggar, meanwhile, is in a zone. The sound of fighting all around him, the quietness of the gravestones around him, a thug in his face... it's all the ingredients that add up to his gangbusting days, putting a narrow, focused intensity in his mind. He sways back, away from the jab - and then his hand shoots up, locking on Bison's wrist and halting it cold, as though he had punched into absolute zero.
A slow smile spreads across Haggar's face. "I'll make sure when we finally pin you down for something, you get to share a cell with him for a while and see exactly who takes what."
Then, Haggar pulls. With a single tug, he wrenches M.Bison right off of his feet, and whips him once, twice, three times over his head. He gives one more great spin, taking a step forward, and pitches the Boxer with all of his strength, right over Chun-Li and Hayato's heads. Then he drops to a knee, breathing hard. He could use a moment. Will he get it?
Proving to be just a wee bit faster than the teacher, Chun-Li's twofold strike lands, sending the poor teacher sprawling back into the ground a few feet away. For a moment she stands her ground, arms raised as she assumes a neutral stance, waiting for the man to get back up. But when he begins to struggle the woman's expression shifts from a neutral calm to a worried look, brown eyes wide as she takes a few steps forward. Fortunately, Hayato is capable enough to snap the rope and spare himself from an early demise. Chun-Li offers a sigh of relief, followed by a small, lopsided smile.
"Sorry about that," she apologizes. "I didn't mean for that to happ--"
It's about then a whistle of bulk and muscle sounds from above. Blinking twice, the woman looks up...and watches as Bison sails overhead toward the distance. Glancing back over a shoulder, the woman spies Haggar taking a knee. He's still up?
She smiles brightly and gives the Mayor a thumbs up.
"Please forgive me mister Nekketsu," Glancing back to Hayato, Chun-Li smiles apologetically. "I can't let my teammate down, so..."
Pushing off her heels, Chun-Li moves swiftly, attempting to close in on Hayato. She'll crouch low, sliding the distance between and closing it off before she suddenly leaps into the air. Whipping her body around, she delivers an upwards angled turning kick...followed by another, and another; ten vicious rotating kicks that ascend upwards, carrying Hayato with her into the air!
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li successfully hits Hayato with Hazan Tenshou Kyaku.
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Haggar 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 M.Bison
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Chun-Li 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Hayato
Hayato responds to Chun-Li with a friendly laugh. "There's nothing to forgive!" Although that doesn't mean Hayato is just going to stand there and let Chun-Li kick him around! When she comes at him Hayato starts running at an angle to her, intending to force her to change the angle of her run... but when she leaps into the air that no longer matters. She's moving at too high a speed for Hayato to simply keep moving out of the way, so his only chance is a dive... but Chun-Li's foot catches him in the stomach as he's flinging himself aside, launching him into the air.
Higher and higher Hayato gets bounced by Chun-Li's repeated kicks before he's finally allowed to keep sailing up... until gravity takes over and brings him back down. Falling, falling... and conveniently there's an open nearby. With a heavy thud Hayato falls into the open pit, adding six extra feet to his fall. But then... a pale hand shoots up from the grave, digging into the dirt as a groan echoes from within the grave. Heaving himself up, Hayato crawls out then pushes himself up to his knees, then his feet. His legs wobble a bit as he takes a faltering step, looking even more like a zombie. He then drops to a crouch, taking a deep breath and looking at the ground. With a grunt he lifts his head, then gives Chun-Li a shaky grin. "Well, in this particular fight I don't really care about holding things up for my partner... Guy's a bastard. But..." His legs tense, "I'm gonna give it everything I've got, for myself!" The last words come out in a shout as Hayato suddenly puts all his remaining energy into leaping toward Chun-Li. Arms and legs trailing behind him, Hayato has absolutely no intention of even trying to land well. He's just concentrating on aiming himself toward Chun-Li, eyes burning and barking out a laugh as he tries to slam his fist into her with a flying punch... followed shortly thereafter by his body, which quickly becomes dead weight as the last of the energy that was sustaining him leaves. He's still concious, but in no condition to move for a bit after a stunt like that.
COMBATSYS: Hayato can no longer fight.
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Will he get it? HELL NO. Bison gets tossed... and such is his rage that even when he lands hard--on his head--he's up immediately. And roaring. The higher functions are off, but not all the shoppers have purchased their goods--that's the only reason Bison's still moving at all. Chun and Hayato have been having their own private battle, because... well, let's face it, NO ONE should be teamed with Bison unless it's Balrog or Vega.
But they may feel the passing breeze of a charging Raging Bull, Bison screaming as he aims to just take Haggar's face off with his true signature technique. His will, his strength, his rage go into a single punch, a punch with the strength to rip the air around his fist...
The Gigaton Blow. It's Bison's most fearsome technique, and one of his simplest... but his body's already faltering, the fact of the damage catching up to his current reality. He hasn't even bothered to check on Hayato and Chun-Li, but their fight must at least be more polite than Bison and Haggar's.
In any case, punch delivered, hit or miss, Bison goes down, at least long enough to be confirmed as KO'ed...
COMBATSYS: M.Bison can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Haggar counters Gigaton Blow+ from M.Bison with Hammer Thru.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Haggar is still down, breathing hard, blood dripping occasionally from the lost tooth in his mouth. Man, he was looking forward to a steak tonight, but there's no way his dentist will let him eat one now. Maybe he'll convince Jessica to make some kind of steak shake while he's lounging in his recliner half-dead from morphine with the Gears game on...
He hears Bison coming for him, and looks up. Half of his face remains in shadow, but the moonlight catches his left eye, sending out a bright flash.
The Mayor doesn't even hesitate as he steps directly into the teeth of M. Bison's greatest blow, shoulder first. He contacts Bison's forearm, his skin ripping as he shoulders it up and away, but it's a flesh wound compared to what could have been. He hands lock together as he stands up straight, and he blitzes a hard blow directly into M. Bison's chest. Ribs crack, and he sends him flying far, far up into the air, and behind him.
Haggar maintains that pose, the SNF night vision cameras catching every moment of the amazing deflection of the Gigaton Blow. He slowly lowers his arms, then shrugs his shoulders with a pair of pops, exhaling.
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li dodges Hayato's Deep Strike.
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Left to fall freely to the earth, Chun-Li also descends, albeit a touch more graceful than the Burning Phys Ed Teacher does. Hitting the ground in a deep crouch, her arms outstretch for balance, brown eyes fixed on the pit into which poor Hayato disappeared. She hopes he's all right. Worried, the woman rises to her feet and begins to pace forward, cautiously creeping up on the hole.
But then, suddenly, a pale hand shoots out from the edge, drawing a startled cry from the woman, who stumbles back in response. A split-second after she realizes it's NOT a zombie or mannequin come back to life (somehow) and offers a small, sheepish grin.
"It's quite all right," the woman replies, nodding her head. "I think this fight was between the two of them anyway. I'm glad we got an opportunity to fight, Mister Nekketsu. You are a powerful man." But when he promises to give his all for himself, the Tai Chi Mistress smiles broadly and nods her head. "Very well. Do your best! I will give mine, as well!"
So when he leaps the woman watches, his laughter drawing an even broader smile over her lips. But just before the punch lands, Chun-Li whips in a blur to the side, deftly avoiding the attack altogether. When he finally collapses the woman kneels and rests a hand on the teacher's back. Is it over? It certainly seems it, but--
Glancing over her shoulder, she spies Haggar overpowering Bison and ultimately sending the boxer flying. In a way, it was much-deserved justice for the Mayor. Giving Hayato a pat on the back, she bows her head and offers a small, "Thank you for the fight." Then, with a small stagger and grunt, she rises to her feet and wanders back, to congratulate Haggar for the impressive display, as SNF officials begin crowding the mock cemetery.
COMBATSYS: Chun-Li has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Haggar has ended the fight here.
Log created on 18:07:08 10/26/2008 by M.Bison, and last modified on 17:44:01 10/31/2008.