KING OF FIGHTERS:IN THE PITS!

Ch.11:DOWN TO THE THREE!

The final match of the Pit Fighter semi-finals was set to begin as both Kyo and Heavy D went downstairs to the pit to fight it out in the final match.

"And once this fight is over,the three of you will fight in the supreme finals,and we'll go over the details of the championship there."said Vinnie.

"Well then,let's hope those two get it over with and soon."said Ryo.

The two fighters took up their fight stances and waited for the word.

"BEGIN!"said Vinnie.

Kyo threw his fireball across the floor at D,but the boxer did a Soul Flower and blasted the flame away.

He then thrust forward with a Blast Upper,but Kyo dodged it and slammed a few punches into his chest.

D shrugged them off and launced a series of lightning punches into Kyo's chest in turn and then slammed another Blast Upper on him.

Kyo fell up against the wall behind him,but just as he did,a series of long metal spikes began to stick out rapidly around him.

He then reliased what would happen if he stayed on that wall and jumped away from it,just as the middle spike stuck out where he stood.

"Man!"said Kyo. "Whoever came up with this crazy-ass ring must've been on a lot of crack!"

"Yeah,you could say that with these sickos."said D.

"But if Iwas you,i'd concentrate on the match right now."

"Sure thing."said Kyo and then he launched into his overhead kick,slamming D right on top of his head.

"WHAMM!"

D rolled across the floor and clutched at his head.

"Oooohh...baby--pulled a fast one there eh?"he said.

"Yeah,think you can beat that?"said Kyo grinning.

D got back up again.

"Just watch me work."he said.

He charged at Kyo again and did another set of lightning punches on him,but Kyo kept up a good defense.

D saved the last punch a secret,as he thrust forward with a Rolling Soul Driver that smashed right into his abdomen.

Kyo went down once again in turn.

Once he was down,he saw the floor shift apart on both sides to reveal a green colored pool of boiling acid.

"What th--?"said D looking around.

Kyo then jumped at D and slammed a spin kick into his side,knocking him down to the floor.

"HEY!"said D.

"Like you said,pay attention to the fight."he said.

"Man,you gotte be kiddin'me!"said D.

"Whoa,that's going a little too far don't you think?"said Ryo.

"It's all the tournament organizer's idea."said Vinnie. "Don't worry,the middle platform they're on should hold for quite a while and they'll be all right,provided they don't fall in of course."

"Ya know,I think I saw a stage like that on a certain video game once."said Terry. "But let's just hope there won't be any fatalities by the time this is over."

"You said it."said Ryo.

D jumped at Kyo and was about to do an overhead punch,but Kyo was way ahead of him as he jumped up at him and did a Flame uppercut spin.

D fell to the floor again.

"Had enough?"said Kyo.

"Not--on your--life!"said D between breaths.

He then charged again at Kyo and did a twin set of Rolling Soul Drivers at him.

Kyo jumped and back-flipped away from them both.

"You've fought well,D."said Kyo. "But this whole thing's getting dangerous,and I gotta end it now."

"Like hell you will!"said D as he charged at him again.

Kyo then charged up a powerful fireball in his left hand and flung it at D at full force!

"WHAAAAMM!"

D went down so hard,he lost consciousness.

"KYO IS THE WINNER!"said Vinnie. "THE GRAND FINALS ARE COMPLETE!"

"Okay--now get outta there,Kyo!"Said Terry.

Kyo picked up D and bolted through the elevator door,just as the rest of the room was filled with the same boiling acid.

Kyo made it back upstairs and placed D on a nearby bench.

"You three have done it."said Vinnie.

"You've all fought long and hard to make it to the rest of the finals."

"You mean..it's not over yet?"said Kyo.

"No,in case you don't recall,this is only the grand finals."said Vinnie. "The Supreme finals are next.

In the supreme finals,you'll face a championship of three more powerful and brutal fighters who are the reigning champions of the recent Pit Fighter tournaments.

And here they are on the screen above!"

The video screen that hung above them showed a photo of three experienced fighters.

One was a medium built man wearing yellow gi pants,boots and a black belt and had dark blonde hair.

The next was a large built man with a sandy blonde buzzcut and was wearing blue leotards with white boots,and the third man was a size smaller,but was well-muscled and had light brown hair and wore a set of red gi pants with a black belt.

"They are..."began Vinnie.

"...KATO the karate expert,BUZZ,the pro wreslter,and TY,the kickboxer!

You three will be facing these three warriors in a final set of pits here in the dome,and once that's over,you will face each other in final combat..and the last one standing..shall face---a grand suprise!"

Terry,Kyo and Ryo were a little stunned by all this,it looks like the rest of the tournament was going into overtime,but they weren't going to let a trio fo has-beens stop them.

And who is the mysterious organizer watching them all like a hawk?

There was only way to find out!

NEXT IN CH.12:THE SUPREME FINALS BEGIN AND IT'S TERRY VS KATO!