27/11/05
Characters: Leona, Edge
Gedo Street
Gedo Street is a bit quieter than the rest of Southtown. Few people venture
here, mindful of the reputation Gedo High students have in Southtown. While
this reputation may or may not be deserved, it serves to keep all but Gedo
students, faculty, and the more courageous people out of the area. As such,
the Gedo students have made it their own. The walls along the street are
covered in graffiti, but upon closer inspection it isn't the normal nonsense
of usual gangs. Indeed, the walls are lined with many surprisingly well-done
murals, and the stylized writing is hardly offensive; some messages are even
inspirational.
In the middle of Gedo Street, the dilapidated yet thriving Gedo High rests.
From behind its walls, shouting can often be heard; from the wild yelling one
might expect around here to the uniform, forceful shouts of a martial arts
class in training.
[Exits : Gedo High, Northeast to Downtown, and South to River
Bed ]
It has been a fairly quite afternoon throughout Southtown. Sundays are
thankfully like that given most people were up late tuning into the usual
fighting action that happens the day before. Of course Gedo is probably one of
the few places that isn't so serene due to there always being some gang members
up and ready for some mischief if the chance presents itself. It has been some
time since the Ikari woman has wandered down this street to visit Gedo high.
With things being so hectic all around she hasn't had time to really take a
break to come around to challenge Daigo for another training session. $r At
least it seems most of the Gedo people remember Leona since she has yet to be
bothered by any of the punks she has passed on her way to go to the school.
Finally after recovering from that fight with Rugal she was given some off time
by her commander so she figured she would attempt to get another training
session in with the Gedo boss whom she hopes to find around this afternoon.
Unfortunately, getting to the Boss can often require busting through his advance
lines. As little as he probably appreciates that in certain cases. Currently
hanging about the front gates is a large posse of rag-tag youngsters, some
chilling up against the walls and chatting away about what sort of action they
found last night, others simply slouching in a variety of surly postures all
around. Truth be told more than a handful look to be a little hung-over, though
naturally there's no underage drinking happening in this town. God forbid! A few
yards away from the main crowd is a group likely to far more specifically catch
the eye, half a dozen of the tougher looking faceless punks ringed in a
half-circle around a brightly clad youth.
"I told 'em! Anytime, any place, there's no screwing around with Gedo. Ehehehe!"
Jerking a thumb back at himself as he reaches the climax to a riveting tale of
beating down random hapless fools from other schools, Edge for a moment fails to
notice one of his companions pointing something out to him. Giggling away for a
few seconds, the poking and pointing only comes to his attention as he runs a
hand back over his mouth, wiping away a few errant specks of saliva. "What're
you jerks looking at?" Swinging lazily around on his heels, hands thrusting into
his pockets, the purple punk's eyes fall on the approaching Leona.
"...heh." Pausing to spit a half-chewed ball of gum off into the gutter, Edge
swaggers forward to meet the young woman with a grin twisted onto his lips,
cricking his neck to one side and staring pointedly into her eyes. "Not much
here for you, flower. Might wanna turn around and go back somewhere nice... I
hear they've got a pretty little hat sale on downtown." Snicker. Does he even
know who she is? Very possibly, but he's not letting on, idly beginning to
circle Leona as - behind him - his six subordinates widen their spread a little.
Dark eyes fall upon the Gedo member speaking to her before they briefly glance
about at the others. None are really familiar face, but then she isn't too
familiar with most of the gang beyond Daigo himself. She halts her forward
progress and that rather emotionless face glances between the people moving
around her before looking back towards the rather outlandish looking leader of
the small group. "I am here to see Daigo Kazama. If he is here tell him I wish
to have another fight with him." It comes out sounding more like an order than a
request, that's for sure. The Ikari woman is not the type to be nice and flowery
with what she says. Getting straight to the point always reaps better results
anyways. Even as the group finishes circling her she keeps her ground, not a
trace of nervousness or the like being hinted at in her movements. It will take
a bit more than some street kids to make her feel uneasy.
A fight with Daigo? /Another/ fight with Daigo? The forceful request causes Edge
to falter briefly, a flicker of surprise registering in his expression.
Regardless of who exactly Leona is or what her purpose might be, being handed
orders from any non-Kamaza - let alone a woman - registers as quite the upset.
Then again... perhaps he's picked up rumours of the quiet mercenary, as soon
enough the surprise is replaced with a wide, cocky grin.
"Hehe! Of course your Majesty, step right on through. So sorry to stand in your
way!" Bowing flamboyantly, one arm tucked about his midriff and the other
lashing outward briefly, Edge takes a sidestep around Leona to leave her facing
his compatriots. Straightening up behind her he once more burrows his hands
deep, smirking at the back of the blue-haired girl's head. "But seriously. I
reckon you've not been here before, or you'd know damn well I can't just let
some upstart walk in and talk to the Boss. You get clearance first, and he's not
told me to expect anyone."
"...let alone some scrawny little girl." The comment sets off some excited
activity from the nearby kids, and they're spared a self-satisfied glance by
Daigo's lieutenant.
It does seem the prolonged absence of being around Gedo has caused the small
reputation Leona did have around here. "It has been a few months, yes." is her
reply to not being around here. In fact the last time was just a bit after the
tournament in which she represented Gedo in. Not one of her better performances
either. In fact the poor performance is why she hasn't been around much. More
focus was put towards training and after becoming a finalist in the King of
Fighters with her fellow Ikari, Leona has felt she deserves another shot at
fighting the Gedo boss.
She doesn't turn around to regard Edge as he moves behind her, but instead she
reaches up to pull her dogtags up from around her neck with one hand while the
other gathers her blue locks into a ponytail. She ties the hair up with the tags
and then casually glances between the gang members surrounding her. "I'm ready.
You may all attack." she tells them as her feet spread about and she raises her
hands.
COMBATSYS: Leona has started a fight here.
COMBATSYS: Edge has joined the fight here.
"..." Edge stares at Leona for a moment as she gets herself prepared, his eyes
slightly narrowed and smirk frozen in place. Goading bypassers into fights is
always a route to good times, but this is almost unprecedented - maybe she
really did come to see the Boss. "HA!" Barking a short laugh, Yamada's lips curl
upward, eyes glittering as he relishes the fight to come. Degrading comments
aside, the girl looks to be equipped well enough for a decent fight. Should look
good when doing to it, too... though hopefully she's not too tough. Getting
shitbeat by women is becoming all too common.
"You heard her! Get yer fat asses into gear!" Attention snapping to his
entourage, a finger snaps out to indicate the Ikari as he gives the cry. There's
a noticeable hesitation from the six youths before they produce a brutal
collection of weapons and break into a dash for the waiting woman. "GAME ON!" As
they run forward, Edge gives Leona something a little more pressing to think
about, whipping a hand from his pocket to snap a shining switchblade for her
back. Taking a step away with the motion and spinning about to face away from
her, he waits just shy of a heartbeat before unleashing a second flying dagger
with his other hand.
COMBATSYS: Edge successfully hits Leona with Double Blade Strike.
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Edge 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Leona
The brow of the Ikari furrows slightly and she quickly takes in the situation.
Even as the group rushes in at her. It might just be the distraction Edge needs
to get a clean shot at her. The first knife doesn't quite hit the mark, though.
Leona had not left out the wild haired fighter from the equation afterall. She
knows Gedo isn't below taking cheapshots. As she spins about the blade clips her
side and and she swings around to use her forearm to keep the other knife from
hitting anything vital as it sinks into her skin.
Letting out a bit of a grunt as she pulls the blade out she tosses it aside and
then reaches into her coat. She then quickly slings her hand outwards to throw
something at Edge first before spinning on her heel to sling another at some of
the other gang members moving in to grab her. She then dashes to the side and
leaps up to land on top of a dumpster before spinning about and keeping her back
to the wall. If she is going to be fighting a group she is going to have to play
smart and leave as little openings as she can.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Edge with Earring Bakudan.
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Edge 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Leona
Kaboom! Barely having time to hop back after his second knife toss, Edge finds
himself the target of a rather lovely little present from his new friend.
Glancing down at the shiny object as it clatters down between his legs, it seems
to take a moment for the crazy gangster to realise he needs to /not be where he
is right now/, and that moment is all the explosive needs to do its job. "GAH!"
The exlamation is high pitched and pained as a rush of burning flame consumes
the punk briefly, sending him off his feet and onto his back a few paces away, a
little smoke working off his stylish clothing.
His colleagues fare little better, four of them going down in desperate rolls as
their 'uniforms' are set aflame by the second explosion. Three end up in a
disarrayed pile with the fourth still lit by fire and rolling about with
panicked screams. Owned.
However, the two Gedoites that remain standing have proven to be far quicker on
their feet - leaping aside in either direction to avoid Leona's attack, and then
following her at a dead sprint. Reaching the dumpster at the same time, one of
them (known as Chunky) makes a wild swipe with a short length of chain - leaving
the other free to attempt a scramble up the right side, hopping up next to Leona
and swinging his full weight into a double booted kick. "Gedo RULES!"
COMBATSYS: Leona blocks Edge's Medium Strike.
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Edge 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Leona
The odds get a bit better, but still she has to keep her wits about her. It
looks like their little leader still has some fight left in him and the other
two seem to be at lease a bit more skilled than the others that got caught in
the blast. That chain is a bit unwieldy at least so it isn't too hard for Leona
to jump upwards and over it as it comes into trip her up, but it also buys the
second of the two flunkies to get in and come flying in as she regains her
footing. Of course he probably didn't expect the woman to be so stout as she
barely budges as she uses her arms to take the brunt of the impact. She isn't
giving the thug much chance to realize the error of getting in close either.
Hands reach out quickly to grab the gang member by his shirt to swing him around
and attempt to slam him right into his awaiting friend with the chain.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Edge with Quick Throw.
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Edge 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Leona
"Oh shi-" Gang member number two - handily dubbed Scrawny for quick reference -
finds himself seized by Leona before he can do a great deal about it, still
recovering as he is from that effort-consuming kick. Flying through the air in a
tattered bundle, he impacts with his comrade a moment later and the two go
hurtling away in a ball of tangled limbs, trailing that nasty looking chain.
It's this latter that proves the downfall of Edge, as he's already picked
himself up and begun stalking back toward the action only to be met with the
whiplashing metal links directly across his cheek.
Staggering to one side with an irritated shriek of pain, bending double for the
time it takes to wipe a hand back across his flayed flesh, Yamada needs a moment
to recover. But when he does... he's pissed, one look at the crimson stain on
his fingers is enough to cement this, and with a scathing glare at the survivors
of his seemingly useless pack he starts off toward Leona. "Can you assholes do
ANYTHING?!"
Breaking into a sprint, Edge springs upward when he covers the distance,
vaulting onto the dumpster and spinning to face the young Ikari. "Let's go for a
ride, flower. Ehehehehehe!" Reaching out to encircle the woman with both arms,
if he can get the intended grip he'll pull her off her perch with a leap and a
twist backward, aiming to bring her crashing her down noggin-first to the
concrete.
COMBATSYS: Edge successfully hits Leona with Brainbuster.
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Edge 1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0 Leona
It might not be that they can't do anything. It might be more that they are
fighting someone with a bit more discipline to their fighting style. While Ralf
and Clark might have a bit more of a crude style, Leona has gone the route of
using more refined tactics....even if alot of people complain they are
underhanded. She does underestimate how strong Edge really is though. When he
grabs her she was just going to try to overpower him only to find herself being
lifted and thrown off the dumpster and slamming hard onto the ground.
She lets out a bit of an annoyed growl as she starts to stand up. Though she
took the hard hit she seems to recover from it fairly quickly. With the odds
dwindled down to just her and Edge at least her chances are quite a bit better
on actually getting to see Daigo now. Though she is doing her best not to expend
all her strength before getting to talk with the Gedo boss. She sheds off her
coat and tosses it aside before taking a deep breath and narrowing her eyes on
the other fighter. "Now, I suppose I should get serious." she murmurs quietly
before sprinting forward and pulling her arms back. She then slings them forward
with hands touching at the palms as a greenish colored orb is created and then
spikes outwards in an attempt to tear through the remaining Gedo member.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Edge with Baltic Launcher.
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Edge 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\0 Leona
Edge kipups to his feet after forcefully introducing Leona's skull to the
ground. Swinging around to face his recovering opponent, he actually takes the
time to pick something out of his teeth with the tip of a switchblade, rooting
around before flicking outward to dispose of the lunchtime morself.
"Ehehehehe..." He sure does like to giggle a lot too. Tucking the weapon away as
Leona begins to charge forward, one might think he would be abruptly cut off
/in/ mid-chortle, but this fails to be the case. Hammered by the flashing spikes
of chi energy, the purple punk continues to express amusement for the entire
duration, perhaps kidding himself that this has gone better than expected...
Or perhaps he's just insane. Regardless, the attack chews him up and spits him
out, causing Edge to hurtle backward in a crouch, lips curled into a grin and
eyes bloodshot yet bright. "Pretty little attack! Let me show you how Gedo does
it..." With a definite overtone of 'we don't need no stinkin' chi' the gangster
rises to his feet and begins to cackle once more as he dashes in, ducking low
shortly before reaching Leona and taking a deceptively long sidestep before
rushing in with a shoulder tackle.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" Should she be staggered by his assault, what follows is the
pulling forth of a long, sharp knife. Continuing to walk forward into the woman,
Edge makes a wide series of slashes, slices and stabs with the blade, head
thrown back in psychotic merriment by the time he's made the final cut.
COMBATSYS: Leona blocks Edge's Slash Out.
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Edge 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1 Leona
The hit slams in on target and the energy is quickly dismissed after the Gedo
member gets tossed back so not to expend more than she needs to. She has to
admit this one is much more resilient than the others, which is probably why
they were all following his orders afterall. The giggling is getting a bit on
the annoying side though. She never really did like having to fight masochists
since they seem to take more punishment before getting knocked down. Her eyes
remain fixated on Edge though as he rushes in and as he is sidestepping to try
to find an opening she is already turning about to prepare for impact. The
shoulder slams into her, but the Ikari barely budges from the impact and before
Edge can even manage to whip out his knife to continue his assault the mercenary
is swinging a knee upwards to plant into his gut. She really doesn't feel like
being stabbed again if she can help it.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Edge with Light Kick.
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Edge 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Leona
If the sound of Edge enjoying himself is annoying, then Leona can consider it
snuffed for the time being. His jubilation cut off the moment every last ounce
of breath is forced from his lungs, the purple-clad Gedo gangster is forced
backward in a graceless stagger, one hand clutching at his gut while the other
fumbles its sharp burden. "Shit," he curses once he has his breath back, looking
upward to cast a sharp glare at Leona. "Bit strong for a pretty litte thing, eh?
Heh..."
Looking away with a sudden smirk, Edge falls silent. This leaves the sound of a
clinking chain nicely audible as Chunky - who has got back to his feet with
surprising stealth for a tubby kid - sneaks up behind the Ikari and attempts to
wrap the links around her throat. "Daigo gets all the luck!" Finishing his
musing with a crazy fervour, Yamada turns his attention very noticeably back to
Leona, dropping into a three-step sprint with the drawing back of one hand. Time
to suckerpunch the captured girlie.
"SEIYAA!" ...we pretend not to notice the brass knuckles adorning Edge's fist.
COMBATSYS: Edge successfully hits Leona with Fierce Punch.
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Edge 0/-------/=======|=======\==-----\1 Leona
Shit, so much for thinking all the others were out of the fight. Leona had let
herself get distracted enough that she only gets one hand in the way of the
chain as it tries to wrap it around around her neck. The tubby gang member
manages to at least hold her still enough for Edge to come in and slam his fist
against the Ikari rather solidly and she slumps just a bit before gritting her
teeth and letting out a low growl. Soon she is standing back up straight and her
muscles strain some as she leans forward to heft the big guy up off his feet and
swing him forward into Edge in an attempt to knock both away. This is taking
more out of her than she expected. She better end this soon or she might just
have to come back another day.
COMBATSYS: Leona successfully hits Edge with Strong Throw.
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Edge 1/----===/=======|=======\===----\1 Leona
The students gathered around are getting into this about as much as might be
expected - everyone involved is taking a nasty pounding, so all in all? Just
about the perfect streetfight for a bored audience, the punishment doled out on
either side enough to encourage plenty of betting as to will fall down first.
And who will take longest getting back up.
One thing is certain; Chunky's role in this exercise is over. Dragged overhead
by Leona and slung forth at his superior, there's little he can do aside from
barrel freely into Edge. The two go down in a violent explosion of cursing from
the latter, he eventually untangling himself and pausing to stamp down /hard/ on
the back of the tubby gangster's head. There's a little spluttering gurgle
before the boy lies completely still, and Edge turns back to Leona with a
dangerous smirk, running a hand back across his mouth.
"Tch! Some kinda fighter you are. How'd you meet the Boss?" What, no sarcastic
comment? No jibe on her gender? Apparently not. Though he allows little time for
an answer, stuffing his hands back into his pockets for a moment and then
hurling them out palm-first. "Whatever. GET PAST /THIS/!!" Tongue lolling
outward after he excitedly screams, the figure Edge is suddenly obscured from
Leona's view as a thousand flashing pieces of steel barrage out from his
extended hands, a tunnel of cutlery emerging to slice forth at the Ikari with
the horrific shriek of metal against metal.
COMBATSYS: Leona blocks Edge's Strike Out.
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Edge 0/-------/-----==|=======\====---\1 Leona
The Ikari tosses the chain away now that no one is gripping it and she manages
to steady her breath while reassuming her fighting stance as Edge recovers from
being bowled over. "Quarter finals of a tournament." Is about all she gets out
though before she finds herself on the defense again. Those blades hurtle in
towards her and given the wide area they are covering she does her best to
crouch down and cover her face as well as more vital areas. ONce the barrage is
over There are a few knicks and cuts over her clothing and bare skin, but
nothing extremely deep aside from one resting in her leg. That knife gets pulled
out and the mercenary pushes off her feet in a sprint after the knife is tossed
away and she then leaps forward quickly while slinging a kick outward to knock
Edge off balance.
COMBATSYS: Edge fails to interrupt Gravity Storm from Leona with Spinning Axe
Kick EX.
COMBATSYS: Edge can no longer fight.
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Leona 0/-------/------=|
The boot of the mercenary slams home against Edge's chest and it buys her all
the time that she needs to continue her assualt against him. She flips about to
slam another boot against him to knock him upwards and then she lands in a
crouch to push off and slam into his backside to knock him even higher while her
hand slaps a small device to the jacket of the Gedo member before pushing off of
him to send him higher again while hurtling herself back to the ground before
the timer goes off and Edge goes bang up in the air.
A tournament? There's no hiding the spark of interest in Edge as he lowers his
hands, a look of something approaching respect going out to the woman as she
pulls herself up with only nominal damage. That attack.. doesn't fail often, and
she's certainly proving herself worthy of a meeting if nothing else. "Heh. One
of those hotshots who hangs out in penthouse suites, sipping goddamn champagne,
eh?" Smirking as he backpedals away from the charging Ikari, the punk tenses
himself fully - preparing for the kick she aims his way.
"I should try that sometime!" Flashing a toothy grin, he attempts to weave
around the incoming strike to no avail, the expression wiped from his face to be
replaced with a repeated cringe of pain as he's carried high above the street.
And then... boom. It takes a few moments for Edge to fall back to earth, and a
few assorted utensils manage it before he does, knives and brass knuckles
tinkling down in a light rain. When he finally lands, smoking and cursing, there
seems no immediate inclination to stand up again. Fingers gritting against the
tarmac, and bloody saliva dribbling from one corner of his mouth, he continues
muttering a stream of curses under his breath whilst letting his damage body
recover.
Scrawny has taken rather less damage than his companions, and it's this
gangmember who comes forth as spokesman for the downed Gedoites. "Uh... I guess
this means you can go through... but next time won't be so easy! We'll make sure
Daigo's expecting you."
Too much time and energy spent here today. Even if she doesn't look too worse
for wear she is still breathing pretty heavily after such a work out. "Hotshot,
no." is all she says as she rises back to her feet to respond to the downed
opponent while she reaches up to remove her dogtags and let her blue hair fall
loose once again while the dogtags get pulled back over to rest across her neck.
"I'm an Ikari. We don't let ourselves be spoiled by such things. It would only
make us weaker." She doesn't even look towards the other gang member as he pipes
up and instead she goes to retrieve her jacket and pull it back on. Only then
does she turn to regard the scrawny Gedo student with that unemotional gaze that
just bores into him. "Inform your boss I will be back around some other time and
tell him thanks for the hospitality and entertainment his subordinates have
provided me with this afternoon." Next time she can only hope Daigo will be
around. She rather not try to fight him given her current shape. The small group
of punks gave her more trouble than she is ready to admit. So instead she turns
about to go back the way she came and tend to the scraps and cuts she has
recieved today.
COMBATSYS: Leona has ended the fight here.
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