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Kyrie was a bit quiet for a while, observing the musicians and Marcela Saavedra. She seemed like a woman of skill and integrity…probably something that the dragoness herself had completely thrown to the wind as of late. She smiled politely, bowing graciously in the most flamboyant manner as the woman complimented her. “Mademoiselle Saavedra, if you should learn one thing about Master Verde’s companions, it is that we are all full of unexpected surprises.” She purred beneath her breath, giving her a charmingly coy smile and a playful wink.

*Marcela courtsies to Sara.*"Please understand that I am not trying to be rude. Far from it, we want to be accommodating hosts. It's just that this land is very isolated in comparison to Gaia Prime. It's not personal." *she smiles.* "It's a shame that only one of these Boxadors can continue, because I would enjoy conversing with you more." 3nodding

*With the crowd quieting down, Mac is finally able to get in a word in edgewise.*



"¡Ay, Caramba! Such intensity for my first match. ¡Now I KNOW the audience is as hyped as I am!"




"Indeed. While this is all very exciting, we'd like to review the rules of this unique final battle. Rule numbero uno...."




"NO RINGOUTS! NO ESCAPE FROM THIS FIGHT!"

*As if one cue, or perhaps actually on cue, the water drains from the moat around the hexagon. The nets contract to make a cage-like arena. No way out now.*



"Rule numero dos: one minute time limit."

*The monitor changes to display:*






*Mac glances at the next rule and jumps up on the table* "¡Rule numbero tres....!" *He raises his hand into the air.* "¡¡If a Boxador declares a Finishing Move and succeeds, the REWARD IS DOUBLED!!"



"However...." *Min holds up a finger to Mac before he can say anything.* "If the Boxador who declared a K.O. fails to end the match their finishing move....if their opponent gets up from it....that Boxador loses. In an already high-risk high-reward situation, the stakes can go even higher."




*Mac glances at the next rule and jumps up on the table* "¡Whoa whoa whoa whoa! ¡That seems way too harsh!" eek




"It's matter of honor and trust. If a Boxador makes a pledge and fails to deliver on it, then they cannot be trusted. A Boxador whose actions that cannot live up to their words lose the audience's trust. Instead of letting that deteriorate, it's more honorable to accept the loss as punishment."




*Mac shakes his head as he clutches* "Now I can see why almost no one does this. It's suicide if you fail...." sweatdrop




"True, but the success would be worth the risk if accomplished.

For the case of El Temblor Verde, he would be able to skip up to 100 total ranks and challenge the 400th Ranked Boxador.

If El Fregar Menta wins, he can reset his record to 0 wins and 0 losses...but also skip up to 50 ranks to challenge the 450th Ranked Boxador."



*Alberto carefully places Limanzanas into an Emergency Induction Port...*hic*...on Dendrobis' person. Oh my...*"The first one to 100 sales wins. If you win, you can pick the location for our date. I'm going to believe in El Temblor Verde too." *Alberto seems to favor Dendrobis' idea more now. He dashes off and sells limanzanas like a madman. He only has before the round ends to sell his stock.*

*Both competitors walk to the center of the ring. Verde extends his fist for bumping.*

'¡Just a bit more, I can feel it! ¡My Nagual is so close to awakening!'

*This time, Menta bumps the fist respectfully and takes his fighting pose.*

'I'll take him down and show Pluma de Relampago what I can really do!'



*Marcela hands the sheet music to both bards and ladies of faith*"We are to perform as one orchestra. The goal is to provide maximum support for the performance itself. Give it your all, and commit to the song. I will provide vocals to assist in melding everyone's performances together."

*The Screen changes to show Mascaras Apuestas - Cattala Crepúsculo*

*Marcela starts to sing, and she provides a similar power to the Ladies of Faith that they do to the Boxadors. Their abilities, senses, and awareness are heightened during this performance.*


*Once the performance starts, La Arbitra declares...*"¡Boxaran!"

*There are a few warning beeps, and an internal systems warning sounds*

Caution, your systems are not calibrated for this variety of snack item.

Override dangit! I'll have to manually compensate for the citrus.

*Alberto takes of in a flash, but Dendrobis is very very still. Finally, she speaks*

Commencing operation S.N.A.C.K (Serve Natives Alberto's Cuisine Kick-assingly) in 3...2...1...

*Dendrobis moves at the speed you'd expect from a robot, and talks just as fast. While she dashes around the lower levels of the arena, handing out the snacks and collecting money for them, she fires Limanzanas from her arm cannon to the folks in the upper decks. Suddenly, Dendrobis's tongue-grapple shoots out from behind her neck, and she uses this to swing up to the upper areas. She collects money from the treats she fired up earlier, and fires the tasty snacks to hungry sports enthusiasts below.*

*Señorita Colada is taken by surprise at first.* "So this is what it feels like...."

*She feels the rythm and follows Sara's lead. She plays her trumpet at the appropriate parts. She feels the energy flow through her, and can feel connected to everyone involved...like they're linked. It's almost overwhelming for her. It's hard to believe that Marcela was able to coordinate all of this so well.*



*'I can feel it....' From Menta is a mint-green aura shooting out from the mask. It envelops him, and even gives him a bunny tail. The little rabbit Nagual seems to vanish during this portion.*





"¡CHECK THAT OUT, FOLKS! El Fregar Menta's Nagual is pulsating! It looks like...well....a rabbit." *Mac clears his throat* "El Fregar Menta makes the first move! Such vigor and vitality! It's like he hadn't faceplanted twice!



"El Fregar Menta is kicking off that Espejo de Goma in a 1-2 pattern, effectively getting a second step. He's using it to speed up even more. He has the durability and dexterity to handle it at the moment."



"He's following that same pattern, and is bouncing around and picking up speed. But...where'd he go?" *Menta is moving so fast that Mac lost track of him.*

*'You may be motivated, but I won't let that same move work on me again.'*



"EL TEMBLOR VERDE JUMPS STRAIGHT UP AND DOES A RIGHT CROSS!

*'Take thi...OOF!"*



"El Fregar Menta may be faster, but so is El Temblor Verde. Menta was intercepted and has been launched to the right."



*Mac whistles* "¡El Temblor Verde grabbed onto El Fregar Menta and is being pulled along with him!"

*'¡Bastardo! As if I'd make it so easy!'*



"El Fregar Menta has counter-counter grappled El Temblor Verde and...dios mio...what am I looking at...?" *He wipes his goggles.*



*Mac laughs* "¡We should call this El Tumble Menta! The two are grapple locked in mid-air, and bouncing back and forth! ¿¡How long can this go on!?" ((0:00 - 0:08...except picture this in mid-air with them grapple locked by the arms...with inappropriately epic live music at the same time. xd ))

Meanwhile, in the world of limeapple commerce...


"Gracias. Here is your change. Here's your...." *Alberto's jaw drops at Dendrobis' speed. He shoves the change back at the customer and pulls out a boomerang-like coin-operated limanzana container. He loads it full of five limanzanas and throws it to a customer. They use it like a portable vending machine, and it flies back. He does this four more times. He'll have to pull out all the stops.*

Oooh, nuh-uh I am not loosing like that!

*Dendrobis changes tactics. She begins firing Limanzanas at signaling patrons who are juuuust out of range. She fires three at once, raises her blaster and gives each one the tiniest little blast, which carries the tasty treats that little bit further, and also toasts them to perfection so that they arrive at their customer fresh and hot. A moment later, she grappleswings by to collect the money. Many patrons find they need only raise their hand and say "Limanzana!" And by the time they say "por favor, the food is already in one hand while Dendrobis swooshes by to collect the cash. It becomes apparent that people might be ordering snacks for the added bonus of frog/robot delivery. Dendrobis even fires Limanzanas at Berkana, Kyrie, Shadow, and Wagner*

“Oh!” She was about to respond to Wagner. “Well, perha-“ And suddenly Kyrie is pelted with a hot treat right in the head. Make that two, considering Shadow was in her arms! Thankfully…the dragoness’s scales are a bit fire-resistant…and the toastiness of the treat doesn’t necessarily cause her any harm, but being pelted by leave a bit of a bruise on her brow. If she was more than just a half-dragon, she probably would have erupted into the full girth of her bestial form to snap Dendrobis’s head off…but thankfully she really didn’t have the ability to do just that. Instead, she placed Shadow gently in her seat…giving him one of the treats before pelting the robotic frog with the remaining one!

Can anyone say ‘Food Fight’?

Kyrie caught a glimpse of Berkana’s actions out of the corner of her eye. Grabbing a key from her pouch, she grips it to her closed fan and makes a high pitched whistling sound. The magic within the key fortifies the fan, making it as strong as a baseball bat as she takes a swing. The end bit of the tasty treat flies sky high into the crowd on the other side of the stadium!!!

Does that make it a home run?

Shadow ate his treat greedily before he was set on the ground. Looking around he saw treats flying!! His eyes widened and with a few flaps of his wings he shot into the air to capture the flying treats! Happy squeaks came from Shadow as he zoomed around. Treats were flying! Best day ever!

Sara continued playing. The parts of the music were coming together perfectly. She was focusing on the notes so much that she didn't notice Shadow zooming about nor the fight going on. She had to give this her all.