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"No worries, Lieutenant."

I said it as a way to try and cheer her up as I helped her out of the dumpster and to her feet, dusting her off before we marched back into the Battledome. After all, it could have ended much worse for her. Anyway, we squared off and waited for the match to begin.

Kaokie lunged toward me with an alarming speed, her rapier circling about as it honed in on its target. I sidestepped the blade and palmed it to the side, narrowly avoiding a very pointed end. Not missing a step, she continued the thrust in a twisted arc, forcing me to leap backward and out of the way entirely. Over and over she lunged and thrust her blade and over and over I was forced to dodge or parry. It took some patience but I eventually spotted the gaping hole in her defense and, after ducking under what could have been the final strike, spun around and caught her by the hooves. Kaokie hit the ground hard and lost her grip on her weapon. I stood above her, holding my hand out to help her back up.

"No worries," I said. "Just try again until you get it."

"Oh, I've got plans for you, pal. Bweh heh heh..."

I took him out for drinks. Poor guy had a rough bout with Emma and I felt bad for him. 3nodding

TNP: "Don't blink."

That smile. 3nodding

Er... no. sweatdrop

Nazynri~

"Okay, Emma, let's do this."

While it was clear to see neither of us were at our full potential it still felt like it was going to be a close match. I couldn't do my usual "Don't blink" thing that I loved so much but it didn't matter. I was still fast. I adopted a simple defensive stance, bringing my wings in close to my body. Emma began the offensive by launching bolts of lightning at me. The speed of the bolt was not faster than my mind or my eye but it was just as fast as my body. I moved to dodge but the bolt clipped one of my wings as I moved. Emma shot bolt after bolt at me while I was forced to dodge. I took to the skies, feeling a bolt of lightning tear through my left leg. Once I was safe in the air and out of Emma's range I clutched at my leg and tried to numb the pain.

"Ow, ow, ow," I repeated and massaged my leg until I couldn't feel it anymore. Then I looked down at Emma, who was preparing what looked to be a real doozy of a spell. Probably an ender, if I guessed right. I dive-bombed her before she could finish and flared my wings at the last second, causing her to flinch. When she opened her eyes I had my hand glowing faintly and directly in front of her face. She held up her hands and smiled.

"Well done," she said. "Just make sure not to get hit so much next time."

TNP: "Alright, let's make this fun."

ninja ((You've gotta be kidding me. XD))

"A cheeseburger? You're insane."

Ivan charged down the weird metal cat-thing and prepared to blow him to pieces with dark magic but was stopped short when I managed to break through and start regaining control of my body. We collapsed to the ground and I managed to signal the judges, marking our surrender.

ninja

Ivan had seen Scribbler's destruction and couldn't help but laugh. He walked away from the debris, not realizing that she was being revived by the Dome itself. He lost the match by default.

"Chirp!"

I fluttered around as a finch for a minute, able to adapt to the form pretty readily. I didn't mind. I guess I should have seen it coming, being overconfident and all. Ivan, however, was raging and furious. The moment the spell faded and we transformed back he took over completely and shut me out with a deadlock I hadn't seen in some time. I watched him summon two spears made of pure darkness and strike Emma from behind, declaring this his well-deserved vengeance. I struggled to take back my body but Ivan's bizarre fury was too much.

TNP: "All right! This is more like it. Let's go!"

"I don't plan to hold back."

While I may have not been intending to hold back, Ivan was somewhere else in thought. His and my sync were so messed up that I couldn't summon phoenix fire, Ivan's darkness, or even the myriad of weapons I had at my disposal. My speed was shot to hell and my strength was little more impressive than a nine-year-old girl.

All-in-all it was a poor fight.