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:music: QuítaleQuítaleQuítaleQuítale el tapónpónpón, quítaletapón…:end music: Yeah Kingdom Hearts isn't mine. Don't want it. :continue: Ese pobre lechón, que murió de repente…:On with the story:
VI: Final Round
Takeshi and Yuffie stood on opposite sides of the platforms, waiting for their round to begin.
"It starts now!" Yuffie back flipped, throwing three shurikens. Then she quickly jumped sideways.
Takeshi ran to his right dodging the first two shurikens, only to have the third one pinch him against the floor.
"Ah! C'mon!" He said as he struggled to pull it. Seizing the opportunity, Yuffie sprinted toward him, taking out another shuriken in her hand. Takeshi brought out his rod and blocked the first attack. Yuffie slashed in different directions, only to be blocked again, and again. She moved away her other hand to pick another shuriken, but as soon as she did, she felt her weapon lost. Takeshi took it right in front of her nose.
Stunned by the sudden tactic, Yuffie back flipped to gain distance. "How'd you do that? That's mine!" She demanded.
"Had some 'fair fights' with some 'friends' at home!" He said as he cut off a piece of his denim, letting himself free. Takeshi went straight for her, lifting his rod. Yuffie quickly pulled a small, black ball and threw it on the ground and a white cloud surrounded them both just as Takeshi stroked.
The cloud was swept by the wind, revealing that he only cut a piece of wood in half.
"What the-!...Oh, right. Ninja."
"Over here!" Yuffie called, with the three shurikens in hand with a fire spell cast of them. Yuffie quickly threw them, expecting the boy to dodge; and he did. She threw her giant shuriken at him with speed.
Takeshi only though of hitting it like a baseball, He grabbed his rod in one end and batted the shuriken out of the arena with a powerful force.
"That was the only one I had!" She complained as she watched. Her weapon slammed against on of the coliseums walls, near the caged door, with a loud bang.
Both competitors felt the ground move below them.
"How heavy is that thing?"
"It's not THAT heavy!" She turned to him, then to the gates beyond her weapon. "Something else did that,"
"What else?" Takeshi asked nervous. The caged doors opened slowly.
"(Great! Not that mutt again) Must be Hades three-headed pet, Cerberus!"
Again, the floor trembled as the giant creature was coming to light. To their amazement, the giant beast didn't three heads, but one, covered with a helmet that looked feline with spikes. The body was shaped like a lion with a pair of small wings, and a flail like tail.
"Well, maybe he got a new pet." Yuffie said amused.
"Um…Yuffie? Is there an exit 'round here?" Takeshi asked, stepping back.
"Sorry. No exists. We have to fight and win against it. So you better not let him win!"
Almost on cue, the Sphinx Heartless leaped from the gates and landed close, sending them both to opposite sides avoiding the damage.
"Rough cat." He grinned. "We have to beat his face up!"
"How are you gonna beat it? I doubt you can jump THAT high!" Yuffie said. "Leave it to me!"
She picked up her giant shuriken and threw it towards the Heartless helmet, bouncing back and returning to its owner.
Takeshi ran to the left side. The creature followed him as his target; it gathered energy at the tips of the many horns, forming a colorless sphere in mid air. When the Sphinx released the energy, the sphere turned yellow, then quickly disappeared.
The sky darkened and was covered by thunders. The thundering continued to the ground, ripping part of it away. A large one struck Takeshi, stopping his tracks. He could feel every inch of his body paralyzed by the shock, holding back the pain for what felt like hours. After the burning effect, the boy's vision clouded as he leaned to the floor. He could swear that he was done for, until someone picked him up.
"Get focused, Meathead!" Yuffie ordered him. "This is not the time to slack off!"
"W-what was that?" He asked getting on his feet.
"A Thundaga—and a strong one. Make sure you don't get hit again.
"How are we going to beat it then?"
"I'm thinking about it." Yuffie said as she was about to close her eyes, but the fast footstep coming their way would mean otherwise. "Just run!"
Both ran up the stools where Alexa was watching all. Takeshi sprinted toward her and stopped right beside.
"Why aren't you helping?"
"Is your battle. If I would have bothered having a pass, I would fight."
"What?" Takeshi complained, then began questioning and accusing her nonstop. Yuffie turned her attention from them to the battle ground, and saw the Sphinx gathering energy again. The clear sphere that had appeared turned red this time and vanished. The Sphinx opened its mouth, shooting a flaming ball toward them.
"Guys, move!" Yuffie screamed as she jumped out of the way. Takeshi ran aside as Alexa flashed back in the opposite stools, still watching.
The Sphinx attacks were still after Takeshi, while he evaded them. "(Why am I always the target!)"
Yuffie cast another fire spell on three more shurikens and threw them at the Heartless main horn. Instead of bouncing off, the shurikens hit the target, stopping the Sphinx movement.
Three giant flaming spheres appeared from the sky and fell directly on the Sphinx, throwing it to the ground.
"What the hell happened!" Takeshi yelled. Yuffie stood near him as she pondered the question.
"Never underestimate the Great Ninja Yuffie!" She grinned.
"That still doesn't answer the question!"
"Never mind that, just follow my lead!"
"What lead!"
"Sheesh, you really do have a problem as I thought!" Yuffie turned. "Look, you can jump high but you can run fast." When Yuffie said this, Takeshi opened his mouth to complain, only to be suddenly interrupted. "Make sure you run around distracting it until that white sphere turns red again."
He nodded without questioning her, and then ran to the beast. Yuffie make farther near the stools, lighting up six more shuriken.
"Hey Clankface! Over here!" Takeshi tempted the creature when it was heading for Yuffie. The Heartless tried to smash Takeshi with its flail, breaking the solid ground where it landed. It quickly started to generate energy with the same hovering sphere, then, it blinked blue.
"Now?" He yelled.
"It was blue! Try to get to high ground!" Yufiie responded back. Takeshi sprinted toward the stools, when the sphinx's attack turned to ice stalagmites following his path. The crystal clear ice suddenly trapped Takeshi's right leg, while he fell.
"Would you hurry up!" He screamed knowing his situation, then realizing that the beast was almost upon him.
The Sphinx raised its head, and then opened its mouth as a spray of fire escaped from it, torching the way in Takeshi's direction. The boy's eyes widened as the wall of flame came nearer and nearer. In vain, he covered his face, knowing what was to come.
Then, he felt the trapped leg become loose and was pulled as the wall of flame bypassed him.
"C'mon! Get up! You're heavy!" Said Yuffie struggling. She quickly let go of him, letting him stand up on his own. She then threw her five remaining shuriken to the beast horn, immobilizing it again.
The giant fireballs appeared from the sky as before, pummeling the Sphinx in a haze of red smoke. The Sphinx began to glow as Takeshi and Yuffie wastched from afar.
The body of the Heartless disappeared, letting escape a small geart to the air; then leaving the whole arena silent.
"Good thing it's finally dead." Takeshi sighed in relief.
"You should thank ME for saving your butt back there! Adding tha my plan worked!" Yuffie shouted with pride.
"You were the one who said run around!"
"Well I'm not gonna be covering you all my life! If THAT'S the kind of Heartless that follow you, you're gonna learn something else beside hit & run!" She pointed at him.
"Meaning?"
"You're gonna learn magic!" She demanded.
What…Well if you know so much, you better start teaching me now!"
"I'm not gonna teach you! Go ask Leon!" She said, heading for the Exit. At that instant, she saw another boy, similar to Takeshi with red hair and yellow eyes. She blinked, and the illusion disappeared. Yuffie glanced back, peeking Takeshi and Alexa walking to the exit too.
"What?" He asked annoyed.
"Weren't you—there at the—" she stammered. "Forget it! I must be exhausted." With nothing else to say, she left the arena, leaving Takeshi wondering her last would be question.
"I still don't get her problem." Takeshi said indirectly to Alexa, who instead of speaking back, stared at him. "Why didn't you help!"
"It's going to aid you in the future."
"That battled! It almost left me with no future! Whatever lets go."
TTR
"What the hell is Hades up to wrecking my arena?" Phil complained to Hercules. "If he's gonna break it this way, that underlord freak should bring the Titans!"
Author's note:
Yay! My finals are over! Now I can concentrate here!. R&R