Dasmon bounced off a barrier with a loud "Oof!"
"Dasmon! You okay?" Starkin yelled, leaping into the sky suddenly. Everyone looked around for him, but all of a sudden, a huge shape streaked downwards from the sky and took out a moogle Gunner.
"You're racist, kupo," Kayi heard Peter say. "You always take out the Gunners first."
"No, they just always happen to be the one conveniantly not looking in my direction until I do attack," the Dragoon retorted.
All of a sudden, an arrow with a flapping floateye on it suddenly started whizzing above everyones' heads, as if looking for the perfect head.
"Uh-oh..." The Blue Mage was watching the Roulette fly around with intense interest. The Roulette slowed, switching favorites from Zhiraz... To the Elementalist viera... To Kayi... And it stopped on.... Starkin.
"Oh no! Not again!" the Elementalist exclaimed, more in annoyance than dismay. The Rouletter flickered above her head, but nothing happened. A red headband adorned with symbols of protection flashed, and the Death spell was negated.
The nu mou Sage raised his mace and called forth a buffetting amount of wind.
"Hold on everyone!" Zhiraz yelled, throwing his arms around the nearest object avalible, which, unfortunately, was Layla.
"Eech! Get off of me, you! I already have enough male creatures trying to stick their hands up my shirt!" Layla snarled at him.
"Whoops," he muttered, latching onto a boulder.
The whirlwind tore at them. Although it rendered them helpless, it also provided a barrier against any attacks until it finally died down.
"Layla!" Starkin yelled, gesturing towards the other side of the field where the Fighter, the Elementalist, the Blue Mage, and the bangaa Gladiator were starting a group attack.
Layla winked beguilingly and nodded.
Kayi watched next to Willy the Ninja (who was lamenting over his lost shirt) as Starkin leaped in bounds towards them, Layla following besides. Both weapons were drawn. The clash was inevitable.
The Elementalist and the Blue Mage split off to the sides as Layla tumbled into the Fighter.
"Damn! Pablo, you're ssuch a nutball!" the Gladiator yelled and attempted to pry Layla off Pablo, who was yelling; "Get 'er off me!" GET 'ER OFF ME! FIO'S NOT GONNA LIKE THIS ONE BIT!"
Starkin tackled the Gladiator, bumping him aside. A clash now ensued between the two bangaa.
"Sonya! Watch out!" Willy yelled, tackling the Summoner to one side. She tripped, and the Summoner's headdress fell off.
"Carbuncle!" Sonya yelled, waving a hand towards Zhiraz, Willy, herself, and Kayi. The moogle-like fairy hovered in the air as a Reflect was cast.
Zhiraz's aim was good. Two arrows stuck straight out of the Blue Mage's turban, nearly wrecking the feather in the process.
"Darn! Missed again!" the Hunter muttered, notching another arrow. But a flashing ball of light flew out of nowhere, draining quite a bit of his energy away and drawing it back to the Sage.
"YAAAHH!!" Willy the shirtless Ninja yelled, charging forward, waving two swords. He caught up to the Sage and started to hack away.
Kayi turned her attention to Zhiraz, who was leaning on his greatbow and panting.
"Here," she said, drawing an X-potion out and giving it to the critical Hunter, who drank it in one gulp.
"Thanks, missy," he said. "You make this old Hunter wish he met you before Kathereen," he said slying, notching up a few more arrows.
Benjamin the Gladiator was too busy fighting the Dragoon to notice that his opponent was swiftly pacing, weaving them in an intricate pattern and running him in circles. Benjamin, or Ben, or Jamin, as his friends called him, was getting quite dizzy before he realized the trick. He swung his sword, hitting the flat of it against Starkin's ribs. A few cracks were heard, and Starkin gasped in pain.
The Dragoon held an arm to his side and leaped forward, impaling Benjamin on the feathery-seeming spear.
Layla whipped out her blade with her free hand and stabbed it into Pablo.
"Starkin!" Layla yelled, running over to him. Layla felt around Starkin's chest and ribs, murmuring softly.
The Blue Mage was waking up witha soft groan.
A fireball raced towards Sonya- the Summoner was blown backwards!
"Oh, you don't!"Zhiraz yelled, racing over to him. But the saber flew upwards, blocking the arrows. Zhiraz cursed and knocked forward with the greatbow, only to be parried again. They were swordfighting!
By the looks of the battle, Zhiraz was out of his element. The Blue Mage was winning-
"Heya!" Kayi yelled, racing forward, sword raised. It flashed down, gleaming, and he fell down with a thud.
"The engagement it decided!" the Judge yelled. Kayi suddenly noticed that the Judge's armor was different than from the future! Instead of thecrests, there was only a breastplate, and the blue coloring was green. "This match goes to.. Clan Crystal Bane!"A green aura flooded the field, and when it disapated, everyone was standing.
Layla and Starkin were the last to come.Starkin was breathing in hard gasps, and Layla was looking very concerned.
All of a sudden, a floateye appeared out of nowhere.
"Hello?" it chirped. "Hello? Clan Crystal Bane?" it asked.
"Yes, are you-"
"I'm Thrumbi the Floateye of Clan Fey. Half of the clan is sick from chocobo pox, and no one can fight, 'cause even Wells is way too busy taking care of everyone. Sorry- gotta cancel! See ya!" it chirruped and took off.
Just as suddenly, Starkin collapsed with a moan.
"Starkin!" Layla cried, kneeling down beside the twitching Dragoon. "I think that he cracked a few ribs- let's go see a healer right now!"