Description: Cammy reports in about what she's been up to while he oversees the training of fresh recruits. On a whim, he sends her down to soften them up a bit, to separate the wheat from the chaff. Apparently, there was a whole lot of chaff.
Ah, it's been a while since Vega's been outside! The blue sky, the bright sun, the chill of an oncoming winter... Perfect weather for training the scores of replacement soldiers that are needed to replace those lost in Thailand.
Far off in the northwestern edge of China, right on the boarder between Xinjiang and Mongolia, Shadaloo forces are overseen by a small number of upper elite soldiers and their great leader, all safe and secure in a big truck stuffed to the gills with weaponry. Machine guns, mortars, pistols; you name it' there's probably a rack full of them. A second, smaller truck is parked nearby, one of those covered military jeeps used for light load and passenger transport. In the back of it, resting upon a thick metal chair, sits the dictator himself, dressed in his impeccable red uniform, his cloak removed and bundled up to the side for now. With unflinching eyes, he looks down upon the valley up ahead, the great expanse of browning grass marred by a lake of crimson uniforms and the occasional tufts of smoke belched by spent shells. Some distance ahead of the recruits, there seems to be a smaller troop, but in lieu of clothing and skin, they menace with metal limbs and lifeless optics for eyes. Combat drones, nothing more, made to be destroyed and snuff out any worthless soldiers that don't deserve to serve in Lord Vega's army to begin with.
Cammy heard Lord Vega was out here, and it's been such a long time since she saw him! Not only does the Doll miss him a bit (*sniff*) she's sure he'll be interested in all the experiences she's had, no doubt mostly to be filed away somewhere in Shadaloo's databanks, but possibly a few might even be worthy of attention from the Big Hat Himself.
So she's cadged a Shadaloo helicopter of her own, flown by a couple of troopers while she herself is settled in the door on the side of the chopper with her boots resting on the top part of the skids, clad in a fresh Doll uniform, complete with the little tie and with fresh blue body paint on her legs.
As soon as the chopper has touched down nearby she leaps out, and looks around for where the Master is. Hmm. She gets a hint of a mobile throne up there on the brow of the hill, so she quickly trots that way, until she is in the presence of Lord Vega. She offers him a salute, and then waits, waiting to be addressed. Or not addressed. Maybe he's busy.
When isn't Vega busy? It's not as though he ever goes on vacation, nor does he keep pets or anything. His job /is/ his downtime, for what anyone could possibly thing! Granted, the thrill of crushing people always seems to bring a smile to his lips, so maybe he really is just doing what he loves...
No, not loves. A black-hearted creature such as himself could never /love/ anything, even in jest. He /enjoys/ it.
"Cammy," he says for his greeting once the Doll comes close enough to hear it. He needn't even look up to see who it is, and thus his gaze remains fixed on the men below. Most of them are making good time through the valley, only small injuries inflicted by the likes of landmines and returned gunfire. Hell, some of the fresh meat even manage to snipe down a few of the robots off in the distance. It brings a grin to his face while he hunches over, both elbows on his thighs. Some of these men will be worth keeping after all. "Come." He gestures toward the interior of the jeep he's in. There are small benches running along either side of the bed, usually used for troops to squat on while being carted to and fro.
"Yes, Master Vega." Cammy replies, and promptly hops up delicately into the jeep, to settle down on one of the benches off to one side. She draws her knees up to her chest, and wraps her arms around them tightly, with her chin resting on her knees, getting comfy on the not very comfy bench.
Her gaze wanders between Vega himself, and the spectacle in the distance - new Shadaloo troopers being broken in, or, perhaps, just merely broken. Blue eyes blink impassively at the life and death struggle out there, but they are really doing rather well, by mook standards. And no pain, no gain, right?
Watching solder wannabes tangle in the Chinese countryside soon bores her though, and her gaze eventually settles permanently upon Vega, who seems far more entranced by the spectacle than Cammy could ever be.
There's a good reason for that, of course. The effectiveness of the troops directly involves his ambition, his goals. What would it matter to a simple tool-slash-container what happens to them? Then again, if weakest rungs of an organization causes the entire house to fall, then what? The Doll would do well to take interest in such things. Once again, on the other hand, it's not very important, is it? After all, it won't be the girl's own consciousness driving her body in the end.
The creak of his seat is loud in the relative silence, even over the noises from the valley. When he sits up and turns his head toward his visitor, he actually looks pleased. There is no disapproving frown, no danger of being yelled at such as was the case for the last meeting. "What do you have to report?" he asks. As always, it's business before pleasure. With Cammy here, he might as well hear about her version of the things that have happened. It's a cruel thing, given how most of his underlings are under surveillance most of the time anyway, and the smarter ones know it. Perhaps making people squirm is just how he vents his frustrations, as a normal man would pound sandbags.
"I discovered Angel as per your orders, Master." is the first thing Cammy says. "She was attempting to co-opt a manager of one of our nightclubs in Hong Kong but rather than agreeing to her scheme he reported it to me. We fought in the managers office, and she was hurt, as per your instructions, before being allowed to return to her fellow NESTS members with the message to leave Shadaloo alone."
"But as well as that, while going about my normal business I have had a number of encounters which may be of interest to you. While in London on business I was attacked by a man who calls himself Freeman. He was quite a potent fighter, though he was not able to defeat me in the end. Ruthless, and obsessed with murder. He reminded me of Balrog very much. I don't think he is associated with any faction, it was a random attack. I doubt he realised that I was a Doll when he attacked me.". Poor serial killer should be careful just which little girl he picks on. "Maybe he could be an asset to you, Master.".
She thinks for a little before moving on to other things. "The lesser known warrior known as Zach was found in Thailand, I thought it would be appropriate to gauge his skill as he is one of those Shadaloo is keeping an eye on. He himself has improved a little but not really worthy of your attention, except someone called Adelheid Bernstein suddenly arrived on the scene to protect him. This Adelheid said he knew me.". She shrugs a little. "I think I could have beaten him if he was on his own but as it was he knocked me out and the two escaped. Sorry master.". She blushes a little at that.
"And, I encountered Adon at the base, I understand he is now a member of Shadaloo, but he was being very disruptive and trying to prevent me from going about my duties. There are so many disruptive people about the base lately. It makes work harder than necessary.". Cammy would almost pout a bit at that, but Vega knows how Cammy loves Juri, who is the most disruptive person of all, as it is. "I did discipline him myself but thought maybe you should know as well."
"And I encountered a few other new warriors in my travels as well. Hakan, the Turkish oil wrestler, and a woman called Maki, and someone called Alma Towazu. I don't think any of them are particularly important to Shadaloo except the last one. He mentioned that Rose was in Southtown? Doing something to oppose Shadaloo I think. I am not sure what.".
And for the sake of completeness, and honesty, Cammy finishes with "And there were some others I met as well but I do not think they are all that relevant to you. Not fighters, or very young fighters.". She'd hate to lie. But really, Vega isn't going to care about Quon, is he.
It just so happens that Vega is in a good enough mood to not press upon anything in particular. Even the notice of Cammy's sole loss brings a twitch to one corner of his mouth, but nothing more. No, instead, he starts to look thoughtful, taking in every bit of information. Who truly knows which of those tidbits might be useful and which are, indeed, fluff? One hand comes up to his chin, index finger bent and stroking across the front of it. For nearly half a minute, he's quiet, now taking to look back upon the valley.
"You've done a good job, considering." His hand falls back to his thigh, its twin joining as he stands upright. The shocks of the jeep compress and give, the vehicle rocking once. He has to step out of the thing to stand up fully, walking up to the very edge of a sheer cliff at the valley's edge. A wave of his hand beckons the Doll to follow him.
"Adelheid may need to be taken care of, but he is, as of yet, an unknown value." Oh, sure, he's the son of one of his competitors, but it's not as though he has ever seemed to have the same lust for power. "Coming back relatively unharmed is good enough." It also shows the young man's compassion; a flaw that is common in heroic types and an easy thread to pull when necessary.
Cammy beams. Praise! Thats what Dolls live for. "Thank you Master!" she says, some happiness edging into her normally flat voice as she jumps off of the bench quickly to follow along at his side, and a little behind him.
"Very well, Lord. Does that mean that you wish me to meet Adelheid again?" she asks, looking up at him with faint curiosity. "And maybe, but he threw me into a building and it collapsed, and he was wanting to leave quickly rather than try and find me. It is fortunate that I am fairly tough and that it happened in Thailand, where support was readily available.". A slight pause, and she adds, "But you are right, I do not think he would try and kill me."
As unnatural as it feels, the girls /do/ need praise once in a while. They're the only ones that get any sort of praise that isn't some reworking of "you did what I asked, as I thought." Well, it's just as well. Seeing how upset people get over assassins that can look and act like such natural girls sometimes is always a great source of malicious delight.
"Do as you wish," Vega answers, both of his arms pulling up and crossing across his chest. The metal armbands clink against one another, but it's a posture that doesn't last long. "In the meantime..." He turns and brings two fingers to his lips, blowing out a shrill whistle. Out from the mobile armory comes a pair of uniformed soldiers, lowly-ranked yet beyond the sort of gruel testing needed for the fresh blood below. "Send them two crates." A wave of his hand indicates the recruits, and in a moment, the pair salute and answer with a loud "Yes, Lord Vega!" They scramble off to prepare two crates of fresh ammo and new automatic weaponry, items that will be launched over the cliff and left to parachute down.
That done, he turns back to Cammy and asks, "Why don't you give the fresh meat a surprise?" It sounds like a request, sure, but the way that his eyes and mouth have taken an awfully malicious smile makes the point clear: he will have his new playthings roughed up a bit, and if she doesn't do it, well...there are other ways.
COMBATSYS: Shadaloo Squad has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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"Very well, Master. I will see if I can find Adelheid Bernstein then, but I will not spend too much time doing it.". She then watches the two soldiers silently as Vega orders his minions about, until they are out of earshot. "You want me to try and kill them, Master?" Cammy asks, in a quiter voice. She shrugs, sure that if he doesn't, he'll tell her to stop, right? So she trots off after them, quietly, and fairly sneakily, while they are engrossed in throwing crates over the lip of the cliff.
So the first Doll related thing they notice is when Cammy leaps on one of them from behind and tries to bowl him over in a throw. Throwing him away from the cliff edge though, that really wouldn't give Master Vega time to say stop, now, would it.
Besides, she might miss, and she doesn't have a parachute.
COMBATSYS: Shadaloo Squad blocks Cammy's Hooligan Suplex.
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"/Try/ not to kill them all," is the last thing that Cammy hears from Vega before she throws herself into the frey. After all, the point of this is to find which soldiers will rise up the ranks, not to slaughter them senselessly! Well...perhaps except for whomever dies right off the bat. If they can't take a simple ambush, then there's no future for them anyway.
Below, yells are heard as one of the recruits notices the aid floating down. A temporary retreat is called and the groups split off, ducking behind trees and rocks and whatever seems handy. The crates touch down safely, soon suffering the splintery invasion of knives and crowbars as they're ripped open, munitions passed out. With a fresh gun and clips in every hand, the men should be ready!
What they don't expect is an attack from behind.
One unwitting recruit is picked up, letting out a yell. The men about him are quick to respond, however, two of them gripping the first by the belt, softening the impact from 'fatal' to merely 'incapacitating'. "From the rear, right side!" In surprising unison, the rest of the nearby recruits turn and open fire on the little blonde girl. Lead flies from two angles, the rocky cliff next to her preventing an easy retreat!
COMBATSYS: Shadaloo_Brute has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Squad's Pincer Movement.
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Cammy leaps straight up into the air, an impossible height, as lead starts to spray, even if it is incapacitating lead. Bullets have an incapacitating mode? The Doll doesn't want to test /that/ out, as she lands nearby one of the soldiers. "Yes master!" she cries out in response to Vega.
Ooo there's a lot of them. And a big ugly one. She's not near the big ugly one just yet though, so she does another jump, this one a big smaller - just enough to sail over the head of one of the little ones, landing right behind him so she grab try to grab his waist and haul him over in a suplex.
COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Shadaloo_Squad with Strong Throw.
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It isn't long before the commotion going on behind the single, particularly large recruit catches his attention. Looking as though overstuffed into his uniform and with his head shaven clean, his stubby ears pick up the gunfire going on behind him eventually. He lifts his head, turns around, and--OH GOD, an attack from the back! "Behind us, behind us!" he yells out, far after the first cry ever rose up.
In the meantime, the smaller men can hardly believe that they see! Cammy looks like she's flying to them and the hail of bullets stops. So rapt are they by the sight that their reactions are far too dulled to do anything about her when she lands. A man is easily picked up and smashed into the ground, skull cracked against the root-strewn grond. That's two down! "T...get her! Hold her down!" The single voice spurs everyone on, and soon there's a rush of bodies trying to catch the Doll, men willing to jump over other men, like bees covering a hive if they can capture her.
But wait...what's that? The brutish man has caught up to the group, bellowing loudly as his enormous right arm lifts up and curves outward, apparently willing to smash through not only Cammy, but his own fellow recuits as well!
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Brute's Spinning Clothesline.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Squad's Human Wave Attack.
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Cammy is just too fast, as the Killer Bee rolls underneath the fists of the brutish man, only to then rise up into a leap as she goes sailing over the heads of a mass of soldiers who are trying to wrestle her to the ground. There are targets everywhere, but one of the squad who was at the back of the human wave draws her attention.
She flips towards him, and one leg lifts up, to snap out at the back of his head in a lightning fast strike. "Stay focused!" she mutters to him. Really, he's not even /facing/ her, what is this? Meh.
COMBATSYS: Shadaloo_Squad endures Shadaloo_Brute's Spinning Clothesline.
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COMBATSYS: Shadaloo_Squad fails to interrupt Light Kick from Cammy with For Lord Vega!.
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"What in the hell IS she?!" "Bring her down!" "Where--she's not here!!" The rank and file are in utter confusion now. A couple of men are trapped under the others in a massive dogpile, while the latercomers mistakenly think that they're actually holding Cammy down. The big brute is too slow to realize that she's not by his side, punishing people for their incompetence. His arm swings through the pile, scattering soldiers all over the place.
After a few seconds, he realizes that there's no little girl in the mess! "Where did she go?" he wonders aloud, then hears the sound of a man being, well, kicked to death! Okay, maybe not to death, but he's down, and that's as good as dead by what the /actual/ soldiers have told them. Fail to pass here, and they'll die anyway. It sure is hard, being part of Vega's army.
The very memory spurs a rush of adrenaline in the giant. "Stop flying around!" he shouts, bringing up both arms, trying to slap his hands together on either side of Cammy's throat!
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Brute's Guillotine Choke.
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Cammy thinks this big guy is moving in slow motion or something. Who knows how she manages that, maybe Dr Senoh knows. Maybe she's got special glands that secrete combat drugs or something. In any case, dodging the attack is apparently 'No Problem' for Cammy, as she rolls forward again under the meaty paws.
To bounce up, in the midst of the squad. She starts laying into them with a fury of kicks, anybody too close getting a boot aimed at their jaw. She glances over to Lord Vega, just to check whether he's pleased or not. Maybe she's hitting them too hard? Maybe she's not hitting them hard enough?
COMBATSYS: Shadaloo_Squad blocks Cammy's Light Kick.
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Whatever Vega thinks at the moment, it's apparently not strong enough to warrant acting one way or another. Silently, he's a little disappointed; he thought that maybe /one/ of these men might be able to at least /touch/ his favorite Doll. But no; it's like she's dancing around them, the peons trapped in an ocean of molasses.
The brute's hands clap together, but there's no neck between them! He looks confused for a moment, then bellows out in abject frustration! "Stay still, damn you!" He balls one hand up into a fist, clasping the other hand around it. Both are pulled back and up, behind his head, then he rushes forth in an attempt to hammer the jumpiness right out of the little pest!
In the meantime, the dwindling piles of grounded soldiers remain on the ground, some trying to hide in the grass, others pretending to be dead. Let the idiot capture her attention, that's what they're going for, even as they all lift their guns and take aim...
COMBATSYS: Shadaloo_Squad calculates Shadaloo_Squad's next move.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Brute's Shadaloo Smash.
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Cammy rolls back away from them quickly, leaving the brute to go sailing through the space which she occupied a little while ago, flailing at the air. He really is too slow, that guy.
She's just congratulating herself on making him look like the big fool he is when she hears the sound of weapons being cocked and aimed behind her. Uh oh! She turns to face the lined up squad, and charges desperately at them. After a couple of paces she leaps into the air, aiming at them boots first, hoping to have an effect on them rather like a bowling ball on a line up of skittles.
COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Shadaloo_Squad with Spiral Arrow.
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Is there nothing these men can do?! Just as their shots are lined, the focus of their attacks...she doesn't shy away, oh no. Is there no fear in this woman? Can she see the Matrix?! Bullets, fists, nothing has helped! And yet she just flies in toward them, kicking them up into the air like some sort of crashing human wave! One after the other flies upward and smashes into the ground below. In the midsts of all of the chaos, clips are spent and any stray grenades are let loose. Their own safety be damned; if they can't win here, even greater horrors have been promised!
Of course, this really sucks for the bigger guy, the slow one. He's left to stand in the middle of all the chaos, and indeed, is the very last man left standing! "You...you...!" He has no words to express his rage, not a single one! So again, he just yells out, doing his damnest to try and grip, to grab, to crush, to smash...all while wading through the very face of war.
COMBATSYS: Shadaloo_Squad can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Shadaloo_Brute Toughs Out Shadaloo_Squad's Shock and Awe!
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Squad's Shock and Awe.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Brute's Bone Grinder.
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Cammy is, of course, just too fast. Like a tiny blue bolt of lightning she emerges from the scattered skittles, powering away from them like she's got springs in her legs. She does a few flips in the air - she's just showing off now - to land, boots skidding against the earth as she comes to a halt, far away from any grenades or the brute's fists.
Now there's just a pile of downed people, and one slow witted, ugly chap in the middle of the carnage. Now he has the Doll's /full attention/. It sucks to be him. "LOCK ON!".
And after the shout she hurls herself at him, a blur of kicks and grabs. He better get out of the way of this or it'll be dozens of bruises!
COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Shadaloo_Brute with Killer Bee Assault.
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With the rest of his mates down, the brute doesn't really have anyone to hide behind. There's no one to cover home, no one to take advantage of the fact that he's front, center, and keeping the enemy busy. That's /supposed/ to have been how things happened! Unfortunately, Cammy is just too quick, too strong. She's also a girl, which is half of the reason why the man left standing is raging so hard. His face is a deep red with running blood, cheeks puffing with heavy, hardly-controlled breaths.
And then he just gets kicked to oblivion!
Battered to and fro, kicked hither and yon, it's amazing that the guy doesn't just explode in some sort of fine red mist. What's more is that, even after landing, he's still for but a second before bellowing his way back to his feet again! So many have died to that very same move, and yet he's not only alive, but still moving, still capable of such volume. "Stupid little-- Just you--it--NNGAAAR!!" He can't even fashion a proper sentence, so incensed is he! Both of his fists pound at his own head, trying to kill any sense of pain, any lingering spasms from crushed nerves or near-fractured bones. "To hell with it!" He winds up his arm, swinging the thing in a windmill fashion. Once again, as always, he runs head-on toward Cammy, that fist spinning faster, and faster, and faster, until he finally swings with all of his might!
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Shadaloo_Brute's Kiloton Blow.
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Cammy remains too fast for the unfortunate brute. After she's practically kicked him to death, he just goes for a punch, with even less subtlety than Mike Bison. The Doll is actually a little surprised, this guy is far tougher than the other Shadaloo troopers who just got beaten into pulp.
But, meh. Cammy never did like Mike Bison.
She cartwheels off to one side, and the tremendous punch hits nothing but air. "Bison does that sort of foolish thing. And he's much better at it than you... but he loses, just the same." she informs the unfortunate mook. "Stay still!" she commands, and she leaps up a short distance - before going down on her hands, into a handstand. Blue painted doll legs snap out towards the brutes neck, to attempt to wrap around his head firmly - and then drag him with bone crunching force into the floor.
COMBATSYS: Vega has joined the fight here as a boss!
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COMBATSYS: Vega blocks Cammy's Frankensteiner.
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This looks like the end for the poor guy, doesn't it? He's thrown everything he's got, been beating to all hell, and this...this blonde /demon/ is just going to wipe every one of them out. And so easily! What's worse is that punch, so strong, so sure, lodges itself deep into the rocky cliff face, all the way up to his forearm. He struggles to try and pull it free before those legs come down to finish him off. His world is in slow motion, even as his flesh is scratched with every tug, his wrist threatening to dislodge itself with the efforts...
And then all of a sudden, the girl disappears from his view. Instead, Vega's wide back obscures most of his vision. The dark Lord himself had shimmered into existance in but a moment, a hand raised up to simply catch the Doll's feet by the ankles, holding them firm between his fingers.
"/Enough/," he says, his voice firm. "Some of these may still be /useful/." Cammy has a choice: she can back down now, or...well, does she really want to face her master's wrath?
COMBATSYS: Vega takes no action.
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Well, thats a bit of a non-question, really. Of course she doesn't!
Unfortunately she's been caught in a rather compromising position, too, on her hands, her feet clutched by the ankles. "Sorry, Master." she says, all contrite. She did assume he'd stop her if he wanted her to not leave them permanently damaged! She does her best to look up at him even though she's upside down, her braids lying in a long trail on the ground. At least she's agile enough that she can walk on her hands with no problem. "Did I do well?" she asks, hoping he's pleased with her performance.
Vega does, of course, release Cammy's ankles after a moment, and waits for her to regain a proper posture before bothering to speak further. He dusts his hand off on the breast of his uniform. It's a wasted effort, however, as he turns right around, staring down the large man before him.
"The hell're you lookin' at?! Get me outta this damn thing!"
Oh...oh, no. That won't do at all.
In a flash Vega grasps the brute's elbow. The look on the recruit's face immediately changes. In an instant, he knew this was a bad idea. If he weren't so slow, perhaps he'd have known better than to mouth off to the man before him. He may not yet know why, but it just...it feels like no matter how bad it would have been to suffer Cammy's blows, this is another beast entirely, something far, far worse.
With a single tug, now only is the brute's arm pulled free from the cliff wall, but the man himself is sent flying clear to the other side of the valley! Colliding with the far wall, even his thick skull finally gives way to the sweet respite of unconsciousness.
That done, the Master turns back to his little assassin. "Well enough," he finally answers, even as his body lifts off of the ground. His feet relax, letting the toes point downward as he hovers higher. "Now fetch the stupid one and bring him back to the base. Let the rest rot for all I care."
COMBATSYS: Vega has left the fight here.
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Cammy 0/-------/-------|
Cammy pushes herself up in a little bounce when her ankles are released, and does a flip in mid air, landing on her boots with a crunch. Just in time to watch impassively as the brute gets thrown across the valley by the psychopowered Vega! Ouch.
Though in truth Cammy was half expecting an arm to come off, so really, she thinks he got off pretty lightly all things considered.
She looks up at the floating Vega with a determined look that seems a little bit comical on her round baby face - at least for those who didn't see her eat the Shadaloo squad for breakfast - and salutes him. Victory pose! "Right away, Lord Vega!" she declares, and immediately heads off at a jog, trekking across the valley towards the unconcious victim. The Doll can move at a fast trot no problem but it'll still take a while to reach the unfortunate mook...
Log created on 13:05:05 11/06/2010 by Vega, and last modified on 21:06:29 11/06/2010.