King of Fighters:In the Pit!

Ch.10:THE GRAND FINALS BEGIN!

Now that the semi-finals were over,and the rest of the fighters all headed back to their homes and homelands.

The remaining fighters of Terry,Kyo,Ryo,Clark,Xiangfei,and Heavy D were all gathered before MR.Vinnie back in the tournament battle dome to await the final matches to fight in.

"Okay folks,you're all here."he said. "First off,congrats on your efforts to make it here. But i'm sure as you all know...it ain't over till it's over.

Which is where the grand finals begin.It's as simple as the last set of battles.Excpe this time,you fight it out in one of our specially desinged pits here at our local battle dome.

The three of you shall fight it out three one three as you did before,unitl only team remains.

And once that team is the one left standing,the they shall be the ones to go on to face the three reigning chamions of the last Pit FIghters contest.

"And you will learn of their identities eventually,provided you make it to the final matches.

Now...shall we begin?"

Vinnie lead the six fighters to a set of pits.

He stepped up to the first

"This shall be the one where you six shall fight it out with each other."said Vinnie.

The pit below was a metal surface with iron cages on both sides and chains that hung down from the clear plastic ceiling.

"This first pit is called Iron Blood."said Vinnie. "In it,are many ways for you to draw and lose blood.

This is the place where you must battle it out for the right to make it to the supreme finals. If you're up to it,okay--let's go!

But--who shall be first!"

Terry stepped forward.

"I'll be first."he said.

"And so will I."said Clark.

"Ah-ha--battle of the hat werers eh?

Well then,let's not tally any longer and get busy!"said Vinnie.

The first two titans follwed Vinnie into a pair of elevator doors.

Terry stepped into the one on the left while Clark stepped into the one of the right.

They both closed and they were both taken downstairs the current pit arena.

Once they arrived,they both got out of the elevators and awaited the word from the boss man to begin.

Suddenly,Vinnie's voice was heard on the intercome speaker attached to the left wall.

"Alright boys,ya ready?"he said.

"Ready!"said Clark.

"Ditto!"said Terry.

"THEN BEGIN!"said Vinnie.

Terry did a Power Wave at Clark,but he simply jumped over it and came at him with a Gatling Punch attack.

Terry ducked it and then slammed him with a Rising Tackle move,knocking him to the floor.

The rest of the fighters watched the battle unfold.

"Come on Terry,"said Ryo. "win this one so you and I can duke it once again."

"I'm kind of hoping that Clark there would win,since his buddy Ralf didn't make it."said Kyo.

"Hey don't matter who it is,as long as the rest of us can fight in the next match."said D.

"Yeah,same here."said Li.

While back in the ring,the two titans continued with their clash.

"You may be a good street fighter,Bogard!"said Clark. "But your skill is outlcassed against an Ikari commado's skills."

"I've fought twice as many guys as hard as you and twice as big as you,Steel."said Terry. "So..come on then,chump,come on!"

Clark charged at Terry and did another attack on him.

He jumped into the air and did a fist dive attack at him.

Terry jumped out of the way just as he slammed his fist down upon the floor in an air dive move.

Terry then did his Burn Knuckle at Clark and flew straight at him.

But to his suprise,Clark dodged it,tripped Terry with a leg sweep,and then grabbed the back of him in a grapple move.

He brought him up and threw him backwards in a suplex slam and then brought his elbow down into his back,hard!

"Man,those Ikaris sure play it rough!"said D.

"Tell me about it."said Kyo. "You should've seen the way their boss Heidern plays."

Terry crawled back to his feet,depsite the pain he was feeling,but kept up his defense,not willing to give it in.

"Hey,come on!"said Clark taunting him.

"I'll come on,all right!"said Terry as he tried for another attack.

Terry and Clark collided each other's moves into each other,both trying to gain an advantage.

Clark thrust several of his punches at him,but Terry ducked them and tried for a leg-sweep.

The commando jumped over it and then slammed both fists down on his shoulders.'

The Lone wolf fell backwards,but back-flipped to his feet again.

Suddenly,a set of spingle spikes began to appear around where they stood.

"WHOOAAH!"said Clark as one almost grazed him.

The two fighters then jumped backwards from them.

Terry then did a Crack Shot move on Clark,but the commando blocked it off and then did another Gatling attack on him in turn.

The Lone wolf had an idea as he grabbed Clark's wrist,threw him over his shoulder,and once he landed on his back,Terry slammed a hard fist into his face!

"KRRAAAKK!"

Clark was out cold,and the first to be down for the count.

"Oh yeah,he won!"said Ryo.

"Man,he's the best!"said D.

"We'll see."said Kyo.

Terry helped Clark up and carried him over his shoulders as they both exited from the right and took the elevator upstairs.

Once he arrived,he placed Clark on a bench and adressed Vinnie.

"Terry Bogard shall be the first to advance to the supreme finals!"he said.

"That's good to hear."said Terry. "I admit Clark was good,but he overestimated his own skils to begin with."

"Now then."said Vinnie. "Who wishes to be next?"

"I do."said Ryo as he stepped forward.

"And so do I."said Li Xaingfei as she did the same.

"Opposite sex match again eh?"said Vinnie. "This should be good.

All righty then,head downstairs to the pit and await your turn."

The two fighters took the lifts and were downstairs in the pit ring.

Ryo and Li made it to the same pit and stood across from each other.

"Ready?"said Vinnie.

"Yeah!"said the two fighters in unison.

"THEN FIGHT!"

Li Xiangfei led the attack as he flipped forward and landed directly in front of Ryo.

Before Ryo could figure out what she was going to do,Li thrust her hands forward and slammed him in the chest with a fireball.

Ryo fell backwards,but managed to keep his feet on the ground.

Li then thrust at him again and did a flying shoulder ram.

Ryo then did a Kyoruken uppercut on her and sent her to the floor in turn.

"OOF!"went Li.

Ryo lightly bounced on his heels as he waited for his opponent to get back up.

Li did so and went at him again.

She did a spin kick,but he dodged it,causing him to do a flying kick,but Li dodged it and once he was on the other side of the ring,Li charged at him and slammed a flying elbow smash into his chest.

"UNNGHH!" replied Ryo.

Suddenly,a pair of axe blades flew from both sides of the ring,straight at the two fighters.

Both Ryo and Li dove to the floor as the twin blades flew over them.

"They're trying to make this match more--interesting eh?"said Ryo.

"I thought it was getting interesting enough already."said Li.

The pair got back up and then continued their fightfest.

Ryo and Li traded off kicks with each other.

Li hit Ryo in the chest with a mid kick,while Ryo did a high kick,but she managed to duck it,allowing her to do a leg-sweep on him.

Ryo fell to the floor,but back-flipped to his feet.

"You're gonna have to do lots better than that,china-girl."he said.

Xiangfei growled.

"Oh,I can do better---just watch me!"she said and charged at him again,

But just as she got close enough,Ryo slammed his lightning punches at her,hitting her in the chest with it,and finished it off with a super thrust punch that sent her flying across the room and landed her head up against a steel wall.

She was the second to be defeated,and Ryo was once again the winner.

"Yeah,he did it!"said Terry.

"Man,for a long timer,he's sure something."said D.

"Yeah,but let's just see how he makes it in the final matches."said Kyo.
By the way,D-Man--we're next,you ready?"

"Always man,always."said D.

As Ryo escorted the still dazed Li Xiangfei,both Kyo Kusanagi and Heavy D were ready to enter the arena.

"Whoever wins this match,shall be the final contenstant to enter the supreme finals."said Vinnie. "You guys ready?"

They both nodded.

"Then get to it!"said Vinnie.

While back at the secret control room,the secret organizer was watching the rest of the matches unfold.

"It's almost time."he thought. "Soon,these three will soon face the three famed Pit Fighters in the most hard-hitting fights they ever faced!
And soon--Terry Bogard--you and I shall dance again--HAHAHAHAA!"

NEXT IN CH.11:THE FINAL MATCH OF THE GRAND FINALS GOES OFF AND THE FINAL WINNER IS DECIDED AND THE PIT FIGHTERS WHO TERRY AND CO.WILL BE FIGHTING ARE INTRODUCED AS WILL THEIR FINAL FIGHTING ARENAS AS THE SUPREME FINALS BEGIN! SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT CHAPTER!