Chapter 8
POV: Omniscient
A couple days later, there was a match between Emerald and Mercury and Coco and Yatsuhashi the next day, and I went out to watch it. I had a feeling I already knew the winner, but I wanted to see how they went about it.
Port: For the match tonight we have Emerald and Mercury of Haven against Coco and Yatsuhashi of Beacon!
Finally, the randomizers started up. There were 4 this time, instead of 2, like usual. I was sitting with the rest of the team. Ruby had chosen a spot right next to Velvet, who I think made up around 30% of the cheering we heard. Either way, the randomizers chose a forest quadrant, a geyser quadrant, a grain field, and an urban jungle. Looking at it, it kind of reminded me of Mountain Glenn. The field and forest were behind Emerald and Mercury. As soon as the countdown was over, Emerald and Mercury stepped into the field. Yatsuhashi and Coco just glanced at each other, before Coco took out her gun. The crowd went crazy. She fired into the field, and her gun acted like a lawnmower, cutting down all of the grass. When all of it was gone, Emerald and Mercury weren't there! Yatsuhashi and Coco just waited in anticipation for the blow they knew were coming, but from where, they didn-
Yatsuhashi: Look out!
He pushed Coco out of the way, and blocked a giant kick from Mercury. Mercury began absolutely wailing on them. Mercury was all over the place during the fight, something neither Yatsuhashi or Coco could keep up with with their oversized weapons. At one point, Mercury hit the back of Coco's gun, making the barrel go into Yatsuhashi's stomach. Coco quickly switched it back to briefcase form, something she should have done a while ago, and swung and Mercury, who was still behind her from the kick. He easily jumped backwards, and fired off two shots from his shoes. They spun around each other, but each one managed to still be aimed at either Yatsuhashi or Coco. They easily blocked them, Yatsuhashi cutting through one, and Coco hitting the other to the side. When they turned back around, Mercury was breakdancing, and firing the shots into the air. They have to be controllable, or else he wouldn't be able to keep them in the air like that. After even just a few seconds, he had a tornado whipping around him, made up of hundreds of whatever that projectile is. Then, they all were flung at Yatsuhashi and Coco, who couldn't block all of them. They were dazed for a second. Coco was hit a lot harder that Yatsuhashi was, since she was more of a glass cannon. Coco stumbled back in the mist that the explosions had created, when Emeralds sickles came out of nowhere, and looped around Coco with chains attached to the back. Coco was dragged into the forest.
Yatsuhashi: Coco!
That was when he was hit in the face by Mercury. Unfortunately for Mercury, he didn't get out of reach in time, and was grabbed by Yatsuhashi, who threw him into the geyser fields, and followed with a jump. This was the kind that I've seen destroy entire streets in a single blow, and Mercury just used his feet to catch the sword, and then he sprang up off his back throwing Yatsuhashi off. Yatsuhashi landed on his feet though, and the close combat quickly resumed. They both seemed to be at a stalemate, until Yatsuhashi was kicked onto a geyser, which activated in his face. While he was blinded, Mercury got off a finishing move.
I didn't see much of what happened to Coco in the trees, but the next thing I saw was Coco sent flying next to Yatsuhashi. Both were unconscious.