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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 16:54:35 GMT -5
As soon as Shiro was sent flying, Cacao decided to follow his example. She instantly blurred out of view, reappearing directly in front of the genie in mid-air, going for a kick to the face. Only, she went right through a fading image of the rotund man, foot smashing into the wall. But she shot right off it and launched herself towards the clown, aiming to strike him in the gut with a Megaton Punch.
Needless to say, he caught her arm and quickly spun, throwing the fourteen year old into the opposite wall. Smacking into it back first, she uttered a swear before sliding down into a sitting position on the ground.
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 17:01:05 GMT -5
"Uhm..." Ace just blinked a few times at that. "Yeah..."
"Won't you care to try, Ace?"
"Eh...not really..." Ace said, scratching the back of his head.
"Come on!"
"Alright!" ce grumbled, then he did the same thing as the other two, After Imaging his way behind the genie, throwing a punch for his head, only to fall through Mister Popo's own After Image and receive a blow to his back, sending him flying into a wall, which he slid down and landed on his head.
Folding his arms across his head, he grumbled, "This is why I didn't want to try..."
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 17:04:06 GMT -5
Shiro sat up, rubbing the back of his head. "Ok, so we have our trainer, but where are we actually gonna train? That clearing outside?"
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 17:07:34 GMT -5
Cacao got back on her feet, wincing a little thanks to the pain caused by the collision. She had certainly been convinced, though she wished that it hadn't required her to be slammed into a wall...
"Probably..."
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 17:11:23 GMT -5
Ace fell from the wall onto his face. Groaning, he got to his feet. "That's where I trained..." he said, rubbing the back of his head. "Out in the clearing on the Lookout..."
"Oh yes. That's the best place to train here, for the type of training I have in store," Mister Popo said, his smile once again in place.
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 17:13:17 GMT -5
I suddenly feel absolutely terrified, Shiro thought upon hearing those words. He couldn't understand why, however, and just went with the flow. "So what sort of training do you have in store?"
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 17:16:25 GMT -5
/We're going to die, aren't we...?/
Cacao kept up a calm front, keeping an eye on the rather disturbing genie. God only knows what Mister Popo was thinking at that exact moment...and the hybrid would rather not find out.
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 17:20:04 GMT -5
Ace swallowed nervously, glancing at Mister Popo. "Yeah...what kind of training do you have planned...?"
Mister Popo's smile turned to a sort of grin. "Oh, you know," he said. "The long, arduous, unbearable, torturous kind of training. It'll make you beg for rest and make you hurt in places that don't exist."
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 17:25:03 GMT -5
Oh, so that's why I was scared; because he trains like dad does. Shiro swallowed and went over his notes on surviving such training. "Quick question, how many of the people you trained made it out alive?"
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 17:29:55 GMT -5
/Knew it.../ She mentally sighed.
But a small part of her still believed that the training couldn't be too bad. After all, she had dealt with the most annoying and psychotic four year old in the history of the universe, nearly having her arm bit off by said child.
This training couldn't be worse than that...
...could it?
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 17:34:58 GMT -5
Mister Popo's expression didn't falter as he said, "Oh, all of them have survived it...physically, at any rate. But mentally, some of them became jabbering mental patients and died miserable and alone in some shack in the woods. And all of my students still have nightmares. Now, follow me." Placing his hands behind his back, he walked outside.
Ace shook his head. "Oh man... I've got a BAD feeling about this..." he mumbled, but he slowly trudged outside after Mister Popo. He was already starting to hurt just thinking about the training to come...
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 17:38:04 GMT -5
"Join the club," Shiro muttered as he followed after Ace. Although, he had to admit, he wasn't quite as worried now. He'd been raised under hellish training, so he knew he could deal with the psychological torment. He just wasn't sure he could do the physical sometimes. Meh, death's not so bad.
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 17:42:23 GMT -5
/Mentally and physically slaughtered.../ Cacao noted mentally, her expression reflecting just how she felt about the idea of this training at the moment. In other words, she looked horrid and partially scared, mainly because she was starting to think that it might be as bad as dealing with Nachi...only for a much longer period of time.
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 17:48:56 GMT -5
Once outside, Mister Popo turned to the three. "Now. First part of your training. Try and hit me."
Ace visibly flinched. Oh god no... Not this again... I tried doing it with ki last time...and that turned out... He shook his head at that, the memory earning a shudder. "I'd really rather no-"
"Quiet!" Mister Popo snapped, and the air seemed sucked out of the immediate area for a second or two. "Now, as I said. Try and hit me."
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 17:52:03 GMT -5
Didn't we already try that? And fail? Shiro sighed, and closed his eyes. He focused on his ki, already knowing he'd need all the speed he could get to do this.
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 17:54:52 GMT -5
Cacao just stood there, a bit worse off mentally than the other two before the training had even begun. She wasn't about to step forward and try to attack Mister Popo for a second time without seeing what the genie would do to whoever attacked first. Even the idea of it scared the shit out of her....
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 17:59:29 GMT -5
Ace swallowed nervously, then just slowly got into a stance for a quick take-off. "This...is gonna hurt..." he mumbled, before he shot forward at Mister Popo. Before he was even close enough to throw a punch, he was met with Mister Popo's staff in his face, and was knocked flying. "Well...direct approach even worse than a sneak attack..." he groaned as he got up from the ground.
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 18:03:45 GMT -5
Where the heck did that staff come from!? Shiro stared, then grit his teeth and flashed forward, his aura focusing around his legs as his Meditation technique activated. He turned before he entered reach of the staff, trying to come at Popo from behind, but the staff still managed to trip him up, sending him sliding face first into a potted plant. "How..."
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 18:07:30 GMT -5
Having seen the others be dealt with quite easily, Cacao gulped and launched herself forward. Stopping mere inches away from Popo, she moved to leap over his head and kick him in the back of the head...only that never happened. As soon as she jumped, the staff met the top of her head and then struck her gut, knocking her into one of Popo's many trees...but not through it.
Needless to say, she looked and was dazed.
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 18:12:58 GMT -5
Mister Popo now had lifted his staff above his head and spun it deftly between his fingers, making a faint whistling sound.
Ace stood up slowly. "Hmm... I have an idea..." Letting his ki flare around him for a moment, he dropped into a fighting stance. Notably, it was the one for Wolf Fang Fist. "Let's see if this works..."
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 18:20:54 GMT -5
Shiro got up and turned to face Popo again. He also noticed Ace entering the Wolf Fang Fist's stance and smirked. Alright, Ace, while you get ready, I'll steal his attention. And he dashed forward again. His aura flared up suddenly when he approached Popo, and his speed was boosted even higher than before. The sudden change in speed apparently caught Popo off guard enough for Shiro to avoid his initial pole strike and go in for a punch, but he only felt air and a sharp pressure in his stomach. He saw the real Popo in a crouch, staff thrust forward with both hands, before Popo picked him up on the staff and threw him back inside the building.
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 18:27:28 GMT -5
Cacao managed to push herself up into a sitting position, still somewhat dazed thanks to the blow to the head. She watched as Shiro went in to attack Popo...only to fail. Grunting, she got to her feet and began to concentrate, a bright glow escaping her form as she prepared for her attempt at hitting the genie.
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 18:31:07 GMT -5
"Okay... Try this one!" Ace rushed in, throwing a barrage of open-palmed strikes at Mister Popo, each one earning a resounding clack as they were blocked by his staff. And when Ace went to throw the final kick, he got hit by Mister Popo's staff in an EXTREMELY uncomfortable location, and was knocked flying, landing on the ground and curling up in a ball. "That...hurt..." he whispered.
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 18:38:04 GMT -5
Shiro grunted, and got up, rubbing his stomach. That's gonna leave a bruise. He went to take a step forward, but stumbled over a piece of the building that had broken off when he hit the wall. He looked at it and grinned as an idea formed. Pulling his leg back, he punted the rock straight at Popo, who blocked it with his staff.
Except instead of just being knocked aside, the impact caused the ki Shiro injected into the rock to explode, sending shards of stone and dust all around the Genie. While the cloud was up, Shiro dashed forward again, ending in a slide forward meant to trip the genie up. He passed straight through the cloud without hitting anything. Where did he go?
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 18:43:56 GMT -5
Powering up, Cacao paused as she noticed the cloud of dust and the faint figure that could be seen behind it.
/Now's my chance...!/ She took off towards the cloud, clenching her fist tightly. She tore through the dust cloud like a knife through butter, prepared to punch whoever was on the other side. Thankfully, she noticed just who was mere seconds before she would've punched Shiro.
/Then where the hell is...!?/
OOC: Powered Up
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 18:53:04 GMT -5
Ace slowly got to his feet, but then just dropped down to one knee again. "Jeeze...that hurt...more than anything I have ever been hit by...ever..." he groaned, slowly getting to his feet again. "Alright, Popo...where'd you go to?" he whispered, looking around the Lookout.
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 18:59:21 GMT -5
4.
Not again! Shiro flinched when he saw Cacao about to punch him, but felt nothing. Well, thank goodness some people know how to stop themselves, he thought. He heard Ace asking the question they were all thinking, followed shortly after by a low swishing sound behind him.
"Boo."
Shiro was flung forward, Popo standing where Shiro had been only a moment ago, staff thrust out like a spear. Shiro crashed face first into a pillar and slid down. "Ooooowwwww."
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Post by Cacao on Feb 27, 2010 19:08:54 GMT -5
Cacao turned a mere second after Shiro went flying, realizing just what had caused it. She threw a hard right hook towards Mister Popo's face, only for it to go through a fading image of the genie. Then she felt something grab onto her arm and fully turn her back in the direction she had come from.
Before she could even react, the staff smashed into her back and sent the hybrid flying right towards the tree she had hit earlier...and once again, the tree withstood the impact of the fourteen year old hitting it face first.
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Post by Ace on Feb 27, 2010 22:50:16 GMT -5
Ace watched this display of Mister Popo effortlessly avoiding all of their attacks. With a slight grin, he quietly snuck around behind Mister Popo an then rushed at him. And, of course, went right through a flickering after image of the genie. The staff swung through an image of Ace, whc aimed a sweep kick at Mister Popo's legs, only to feel the staff meet his own feet, and then a second later it met his face, and he hit the ground.
This...is not going well...
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Post by Shiro on Feb 27, 2010 23:22:05 GMT -5
5.
Darn it, this guy's even faster than Ares. Shiro thought, as he turned and glared at the genie, who looked completely indifferent. Not tired, not amused, not even bored. He just stood there, a completely neutral expression on his face.
To say it annoyed Shiro would be an understatement.
Snarling, the young human dashed forward again, after imaging first above, then behind, then left, then right, before finally stopping right in front of Mr. Popo, a glowing fist flying towards the genie's face.
Of course, he passed through air, Popo now being twenty feet away.
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