'Ken' VS 'Joe and "?"'
Ken stood at the opposite side of the arena as the red and white pokeball sped through the air. He was a brash warrior, quick to take action, but this time he felt the need to slow himself down and survey the scene. His wild blond hair draped over the sides of his face and fell into a small pony-tail behind him. His red gi was adorned in a belt of blue, his wrists hugged by yellow bands. He stared curiously at the ball which now was falling to the ground. Was it a weapon? Ken quickly got into a defensive position. The ball seemed almost to fly open as a polished blur began to materialize, now free from its home, or prison. Ken took a step back as his eyes contemplated this apparent apparition, which was now solidly forming in front of him. Even the tournament master, hooded in his own mystery and power, seemed to be curiously gazing at the skeptical.
Within a moment's time, this faded figure soon took its solid form in front of Ken, a sight which sucked the breath of those who witnessed it, with the exception of the smug smile which had crept onto Joe's face.
The creature that had emerged from this ball rose 21 feet in height, with a body that trailed it for ages. It was a sea serpent, stained aqua blue with a pale, yellow underbelly. Jagged white fins, tinted in that same blue, jutted out from amongst its body in a pattern which slid from his head to his flippered tail. His black eyes locked menacingly onto Ken, four sharp fangs protruding from a rectangle of spots, two long catfish like 'whiskers' hung lazily to either side of its face. Ken swallowed hard as he fearfully stared at an obstacle he had never faced nor contemplated. The pokemon, known as a gyarados, playfully slapped the pokeball back toward Joe, making it slide across stone and into Joe's foot. Joe stooped down, picking the ball up.
"Thanks Posideus."
Instantly the menacing look became one of love and affection, aimed straight at Joe. Yet it was hard for anyone but Joe to notice this, as even in its most cheerful pose, the gyarados looked threateningly dangerous. The gyarados then turned his attention back to Ken, that same menacing glare returning to his face. Ken was noticeably pale.
"Composure…get composure now Ken." Ken thought.
Ken stood firmly in his defensive stance. He clenched his teeth as he looked upon the enormous beast.
"All right big guy, let's see what you got." Ken said as he managed to take a step forward.
"Mist!" Yelled Joe to his pokemon.
At the moment of command the serpent caused a cold haze of raindrops to fill the arena. Ken peered through the haze, still able to see the form of his monstrous opponent. Ken shivered. He wanted to attack, but he just couldn't. He held his defensive position as Joe watched carefully.
"Again Posideus, Mist!" Joe directed.
Another sheet of rainy fog filled the air and created an even more difficult scene to view. Ken peered through the mist, barely able to make out the outline of the hulking monster.
"No. He's forcing me to defend. This thing has me all shaken. He's taking me away from my natural style, I have to attack before I lose him in this stuff. I have to attack him now!" Ken thought as his fists tightened.
Ken's hands came together at the palms, his bent fingers having space between their opposites. A bright glow splashed around his hands as he let his chi flow outward to his palms. Beams of light escaped from his fingers as he squinted toward the partially concealed gyarados.
"Hadoken!" He yelled, mirroring the attack he had learned with his friend Ryu.
A ball of speeding fire bolted straight toward the pokemon, and the quick thinking Joe hollered his next command.
"Hydro Pump, now Posideus."
In an instant Posideus launched thick geysers of icy water toward Ken, which first depleted the fireball into steam, and then found its way to the blond-headed warrior, slamming him with the force of a fire hose.
Ken stumbled backward as he threw his arms up to protect his face.
"No way!" Someone gasped from the waiting room.
A small pair of eyes peered over the side of the floor, soon followed by another.
"That dinosaur is so cool!" The first miniature, hooded figure exclaimed.
"That's not a dinosaur dummy!" The second responded.
"Yes it is!"
"No it's not!"
"Oh yeah? Then what is it?!" The first asked in defiance of his reasoning.
"It's…uh…well it's kind of like a…er…hey look! I think it's going to attack again." The second figure distracted.
Both hooded figures continued to watch the action.
From the waiting room, several pairs of eyes followed the action as well. It was hard for many to see the gyarados through the mist, despite its gigantic size. Yet some of these warriors seemed to follow both fighters with ease. Ken was easier to spot though. He was uncharacteristically timid and defensive. Fear of this beast seemed to be seizing his body. Ryu and Fei Long in particular noticed how Ken had been thrown off of his element.
It was then that Ryu felt it, the feeling of eyes staring coldly at him. He turned to find the blue and black clad ninja known as Sub-Zero giving him a steely look. Ryu returned the stare, then turned to watch his friend's battle.
The mist technique had worked well, swallowing the gyarados in a thick, rainy fog. Ken tried to keep his eyes on the monster, but was having a hard time of it.
"I wish I was out there!" Hercule stated to the fighters around him, "I'd whoop that monster good. Why he doesn't look so tough. Just a bunch of fancy water tricks! Haha! I would send that Posideus thing home with my fists."
Thirteen pairs of eyes all rolled at once.
"Okay, let's finish him off Posideus." Joe yelled in enthusiasm.
"Now what?" Ken asked himself as he clenched his teeth.
He could slightly make out the sound of the pokemon's own enthusiastic snort.
"Posideus, Hyper Beam!" Joe requested the catastrophic move from his pokemon.
The towering sea serpent immediately complied with his master's wish, drawing in power for this next attack. A bright glow began dancing around the gyarados as it concentrated on filling its body with energy.
This move seemed to have two weaknesses that Ken caught onto right away. The first weakness was that the now glowing serpent was more easily viewed through the fog. The latter was the beast's concentration on absorbing energy, leaving it open to attack. Without another moment's hesitation, Ken made his move.
He raced toward the luminous creature, fury in his eyes, a hope, a glimmer, to strike his opponent down. He stopped underneath the monster, gulping once before clenching his fists.
"Shoryuken!"
Ken's body sprung up as his dragonpunch came into action. As he flew up in his attack, his chi exploded through his leading fist, setting it aflame.
The strike was perfect as Ken's flaming fist hit the giant water snake underneath its mouth. The great gyarados yelled in pain and frustration, but kept its body steady as the stone beneath them, its mind still focused on gathering energy. Ken came plummeting down, landing on his feet.
"Shoryuken!"
Again Ken sprung up with his attack and again he dealt a direct blow. The water logged sea serpent once again took the fiery fisted attack with a sharp roar but a maintained focus.
Ken himself was frustrated. His flaming dragonpunch had set many opponents on fire, if even for a short moment their body would be engulfed in flame and they would feel the true effect of Ken's chi. Yet this water demon was different, it weathered such fire attacks and kept its composure. The persistent Ken would not let this deter him however.
"Shoryuken!"
For the third time Ken ascended in his signature uppercut, flying up toward the monster's head with great speed and force. His fist inched toward his target. The beast quickly slung its head back, making Ken's attack miss. Ken reached his peak, then began his decent back to the ground. But as the karate master fell back toward the arena floor, the mighty gyarados released its gathered energy. A beam of pure power protruded from its mouth and careened directly into Ken. The force was indefensible, crashing into Ken's ribs and sending him flying under its pressure. His body was slammed into the stands, another victim of the 'out of the ring' rule.
The hooded tournament master stood up this time, staring at the delighted Joe.
"Joe and his pokemon win, Ken loses!" He yelled so he would be audible to everyone.
"Good job Posideus." Joe complimented his pokemon.
The gyarados almost seemed to smile as Joe recalled it back to its pokeball and exited the arena floor.
The two small hooded figures ran over to the defeated Ken. He seemed dazed, but was not quite unconscious. They grabbed his head and feet, and Ken winced in pain.
"Hey, do you think your grandpa has one of those dinosaurs?" The smaller one asked his counterpart as they carried Ken off.
"I don't think so. I think I would have noticed it by now if he did."
"Oh, that would be so cool if he did."
The two little helpers disappeared around the corner. The ring was now open for the next two opponents.
Ken stood at the opposite side of the arena as the red and white pokeball sped through the air. He was a brash warrior, quick to take action, but this time he felt the need to slow himself down and survey the scene. His wild blond hair draped over the sides of his face and fell into a small pony-tail behind him. His red gi was adorned in a belt of blue, his wrists hugged by yellow bands. He stared curiously at the ball which now was falling to the ground. Was it a weapon? Ken quickly got into a defensive position. The ball seemed almost to fly open as a polished blur began to materialize, now free from its home, or prison. Ken took a step back as his eyes contemplated this apparent apparition, which was now solidly forming in front of him. Even the tournament master, hooded in his own mystery and power, seemed to be curiously gazing at the skeptical.
Within a moment's time, this faded figure soon took its solid form in front of Ken, a sight which sucked the breath of those who witnessed it, with the exception of the smug smile which had crept onto Joe's face.
The creature that had emerged from this ball rose 21 feet in height, with a body that trailed it for ages. It was a sea serpent, stained aqua blue with a pale, yellow underbelly. Jagged white fins, tinted in that same blue, jutted out from amongst its body in a pattern which slid from his head to his flippered tail. His black eyes locked menacingly onto Ken, four sharp fangs protruding from a rectangle of spots, two long catfish like 'whiskers' hung lazily to either side of its face. Ken swallowed hard as he fearfully stared at an obstacle he had never faced nor contemplated. The pokemon, known as a gyarados, playfully slapped the pokeball back toward Joe, making it slide across stone and into Joe's foot. Joe stooped down, picking the ball up.
"Thanks Posideus."
Instantly the menacing look became one of love and affection, aimed straight at Joe. Yet it was hard for anyone but Joe to notice this, as even in its most cheerful pose, the gyarados looked threateningly dangerous. The gyarados then turned his attention back to Ken, that same menacing glare returning to his face. Ken was noticeably pale.
"Composure…get composure now Ken." Ken thought.
Ken stood firmly in his defensive stance. He clenched his teeth as he looked upon the enormous beast.
"All right big guy, let's see what you got." Ken said as he managed to take a step forward.
"Mist!" Yelled Joe to his pokemon.
At the moment of command the serpent caused a cold haze of raindrops to fill the arena. Ken peered through the haze, still able to see the form of his monstrous opponent. Ken shivered. He wanted to attack, but he just couldn't. He held his defensive position as Joe watched carefully.
"Again Posideus, Mist!" Joe directed.
Another sheet of rainy fog filled the air and created an even more difficult scene to view. Ken peered through the mist, barely able to make out the outline of the hulking monster.
"No. He's forcing me to defend. This thing has me all shaken. He's taking me away from my natural style, I have to attack before I lose him in this stuff. I have to attack him now!" Ken thought as his fists tightened.
Ken's hands came together at the palms, his bent fingers having space between their opposites. A bright glow splashed around his hands as he let his chi flow outward to his palms. Beams of light escaped from his fingers as he squinted toward the partially concealed gyarados.
"Hadoken!" He yelled, mirroring the attack he had learned with his friend Ryu.
A ball of speeding fire bolted straight toward the pokemon, and the quick thinking Joe hollered his next command.
"Hydro Pump, now Posideus."
In an instant Posideus launched thick geysers of icy water toward Ken, which first depleted the fireball into steam, and then found its way to the blond-headed warrior, slamming him with the force of a fire hose.
Ken stumbled backward as he threw his arms up to protect his face.
"No way!" Someone gasped from the waiting room.
A small pair of eyes peered over the side of the floor, soon followed by another.
"That dinosaur is so cool!" The first miniature, hooded figure exclaimed.
"That's not a dinosaur dummy!" The second responded.
"Yes it is!"
"No it's not!"
"Oh yeah? Then what is it?!" The first asked in defiance of his reasoning.
"It's…uh…well it's kind of like a…er…hey look! I think it's going to attack again." The second figure distracted.
Both hooded figures continued to watch the action.
From the waiting room, several pairs of eyes followed the action as well. It was hard for many to see the gyarados through the mist, despite its gigantic size. Yet some of these warriors seemed to follow both fighters with ease. Ken was easier to spot though. He was uncharacteristically timid and defensive. Fear of this beast seemed to be seizing his body. Ryu and Fei Long in particular noticed how Ken had been thrown off of his element.
It was then that Ryu felt it, the feeling of eyes staring coldly at him. He turned to find the blue and black clad ninja known as Sub-Zero giving him a steely look. Ryu returned the stare, then turned to watch his friend's battle.
The mist technique had worked well, swallowing the gyarados in a thick, rainy fog. Ken tried to keep his eyes on the monster, but was having a hard time of it.
"I wish I was out there!" Hercule stated to the fighters around him, "I'd whoop that monster good. Why he doesn't look so tough. Just a bunch of fancy water tricks! Haha! I would send that Posideus thing home with my fists."
Thirteen pairs of eyes all rolled at once.
"Okay, let's finish him off Posideus." Joe yelled in enthusiasm.
"Now what?" Ken asked himself as he clenched his teeth.
He could slightly make out the sound of the pokemon's own enthusiastic snort.
"Posideus, Hyper Beam!" Joe requested the catastrophic move from his pokemon.
The towering sea serpent immediately complied with his master's wish, drawing in power for this next attack. A bright glow began dancing around the gyarados as it concentrated on filling its body with energy.
This move seemed to have two weaknesses that Ken caught onto right away. The first weakness was that the now glowing serpent was more easily viewed through the fog. The latter was the beast's concentration on absorbing energy, leaving it open to attack. Without another moment's hesitation, Ken made his move.
He raced toward the luminous creature, fury in his eyes, a hope, a glimmer, to strike his opponent down. He stopped underneath the monster, gulping once before clenching his fists.
"Shoryuken!"
Ken's body sprung up as his dragonpunch came into action. As he flew up in his attack, his chi exploded through his leading fist, setting it aflame.
The strike was perfect as Ken's flaming fist hit the giant water snake underneath its mouth. The great gyarados yelled in pain and frustration, but kept its body steady as the stone beneath them, its mind still focused on gathering energy. Ken came plummeting down, landing on his feet.
"Shoryuken!"
Again Ken sprung up with his attack and again he dealt a direct blow. The water logged sea serpent once again took the fiery fisted attack with a sharp roar but a maintained focus.
Ken himself was frustrated. His flaming dragonpunch had set many opponents on fire, if even for a short moment their body would be engulfed in flame and they would feel the true effect of Ken's chi. Yet this water demon was different, it weathered such fire attacks and kept its composure. The persistent Ken would not let this deter him however.
"Shoryuken!"
For the third time Ken ascended in his signature uppercut, flying up toward the monster's head with great speed and force. His fist inched toward his target. The beast quickly slung its head back, making Ken's attack miss. Ken reached his peak, then began his decent back to the ground. But as the karate master fell back toward the arena floor, the mighty gyarados released its gathered energy. A beam of pure power protruded from its mouth and careened directly into Ken. The force was indefensible, crashing into Ken's ribs and sending him flying under its pressure. His body was slammed into the stands, another victim of the 'out of the ring' rule.
The hooded tournament master stood up this time, staring at the delighted Joe.
"Joe and his pokemon win, Ken loses!" He yelled so he would be audible to everyone.
"Good job Posideus." Joe complimented his pokemon.
The gyarados almost seemed to smile as Joe recalled it back to its pokeball and exited the arena floor.
The two small hooded figures ran over to the defeated Ken. He seemed dazed, but was not quite unconscious. They grabbed his head and feet, and Ken winced in pain.
"Hey, do you think your grandpa has one of those dinosaurs?" The smaller one asked his counterpart as they carried Ken off.
"I don't think so. I think I would have noticed it by now if he did."
"Oh, that would be so cool if he did."
The two little helpers disappeared around the corner. The ring was now open for the next two opponents.