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Tryout Fic 6: Village"Again". "Oh-ho don’t you think you’ve had enough for one night Cloud?" responded the jolly barman. "AGAIN" repeated Cloud with a cold menace in his voice. The barman gulped before complying with the drunken swordsman. Time had not been kind to Cloud, the once graceful chariot had lost his "spark", his "coup de grace" or perhaps even his "confidence". As Cloud sat there mourning his unexpected defeat, elsewhere the contest was truly only beginning. Sephiroth held his masamune blade straight up viewing Squall through an artists pose. Squalls confusion was evident and the wise words of Aeris filled Sonics head "Once you begin thinking about defeat you have already lost". A quick glance the north upper stadium greeted Sonic with a view of his next opponent. Samus stood as always with elegance and an odd sense of mystery. While she supposedly was checking out her possible future foe, she failed to waste the chance in seeing Sonics fear as Sephiroth once again drew blood. "Is..Is it over?" whispered a frightened Tails outside the stadium. A final slash followed by a grim croak filled the air. Knuckles bowed his head and answered "It is now". Knuckles stared at his spike encrusted fist for a moment, he inspected the wound he received from Snake and was pleased to see that it was almost healed. While the bitterness of a lost bet fresh in his mind he instructed Tails to return to their dorm to avoid having to converse with the rabble down in the local bar. After Snake had won another round of pool and for a third night running had cleared Guybrush out he decided to return to training. Rejecting his offer for a match of insult arm wrestling he left the "entertainment hall" for a smoke followed by an unofficail tournament. "MARIO!!" Shrieked an excited plumber. "Look-a what I found!". Mario examined the blood soaked object before unleashing a squeal that sounded like a cross between a terror scream and laughter. "Ape...Hand?" he questioned. It’s-a Donkey kong’s arm!" Luigi answered "I picked it up from the stadium!" he continued cheerfully. "You hava made mama proud! I thanka you!" he responded fighting the urge to passionately kiss his brother. "You pathetic scum of the deep, you shall not be able to resist my awesome powers! Henshin a… Ugh" before Joe could finish his dramatic speech Jill Valentine had pumped his body full of hot lead. The surrounding crowd cheered as the limp body of the once "super" hero was dragged away. While this was only an unofficial tournament the worry was evident on the face of Ms.Aran. "You gonna be ok?" questioned Knuckles. "Sure" nodded Tails as he prepared to enter his temporary bed for the night. "I’m going out for a walk so, see you later" he responded coldly. On his way out of the dorm building he caught sight of Snake giving in to his urges. Knuckles pounded the building in a rage smashing chunks in the process. How he longed to be able to repay his arch foe. The second mismatch of the tournament was already underway where already the already dispatched Vivi faced the another eliminated contestant Auron. Once again however Vivi proved that magic isn’t a match for a sword. After Auron had plucked the remains of the black mage from his massive sword he was ready for Jill. As Knuckles finally reached the stadium he witnessed Snake standing there awaiting the matchup . Knuckles lunged into Snake fueled by raw fury. Snake was alarmed at his haste and quickly reached into his pocket for his pistol. Finding only cigarette butts he soon became alarmed. Knuckles took great pleasure in sinking his massive fists into the soft subtle body of Snake. Snake sunk to the ground portraying no discomfort for the blind. The crowd gasped in unexpected Shock. "Wow that Knuckles really something isn’t he?" commented Megaman. "Huh?" mumbled Link "You’re only glad he won since you’re the one who will have to fight snake!". "Yeah I know" admitted megaman scratching his metallic back. So what did you think about it Crono? "..". Before Crono could voice his opinion the news had filled the stadium that Sam Fisher would be unable to fight Knuckles due an unexpected Foot problem". "Bahhh that freaking coward" screamed Link making it evident to all that he had one too many that night. "Well it’s Jill against Knuckles in the final, Who do you think will win Crono?" "..." "Shh it’s starting" interupted Link before Crono could respond. Knuckles knew that his ambition for revenge had been satisfied but he also realised that he needed the prize money from this tournament to finally pay the ransom to eggman for his precious Master Emerald. Knuckles began the fight as he always did, hand to hand combat combined with speed was a force that few could resist. Jill however was the exception. She was highly experienced at dodging and escaping from Zombie encounters and she was not going to allow this echidna to get the better of here. Knuckles darted towards her once again, but again she leaped out of the way launching another round of gun fire on him. Thankfully for Knuckles his skin acted as an armour and weakened the blow. Knuckles knew he had to change his moves and so he took to the sky. As he was gliding towards Jill, his arms outstreched something put him off his stride, Was it Jills overwhelming beauty, the look of utter dismay on Samus or perhaps the fact that Snake was on a nearby rooftop wielding a sniper rifle ? We shall never know. Either way Jill took her chance to penetrate the soft forehead of the echidna with a healthy round of fire. As she accepted her prize money she posed with her guns while winking cheekily at Samus. Will the fur fly in the catfight of 2004? Rest assured more drama is afoot. Next Entry Back |