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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 12:53:17 GMT -5
Needless to say, Couric was disappointed, having expected that the clouds would look different from above than they did below. He didn't know what he had expected them to look like when looked down upon, but he had hoped for something different.
"Then again, knowing my luck, it'd probably be something that scarred me for life if they did..." He laughed a little, imagining that the clouds looked scary as hell from above, managing to scare him shitless somehow.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 12:54:01 GMT -5
Korin gave her some time, and as he did, he read her thoughts... "So, you're an android, here to see if I can help you control your powers?" "Whatthehell?" Now she's really freaked... she needs another moment...
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 12:57:48 GMT -5
Couric had no clue what was going on over with Julia and Korion, but he could hear some of it. /Talking cats...Only thing that could be weirder than that are green people who can grow new limbs./ He thought, not realizing that they actually existed....and were on Earth. Boy, was he in for a helluva surprise.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 13:03:58 GMT -5
"You just... read my... mind..." "I sure did, and it's not a good place to be right now from what I heard in there..." Korin sighs... Julia stares in awe...
"C-can you... help me... then?" Korin hears Julia's question, and thinks on it a little... "To be honest... I don't think you have enough control over your powers right now... I can't help you... yet..." "But..." Julia's hopes were shattered... should've expected that from a talking cat... "Hey let me finish. I want you to go back to the surface-" "ARE YOU CRAZY?!" Julia yelled. "Man, this girl's scary all of a sudden... how did that happen?"
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 13:06:40 GMT -5
Couric turned quite quickly, obviously hearing Julia's shriek, a brow raised. /Are you crazy? We're on the top of a tower that hasn't somehow been knocked down with a talking cat. We're all crazy./ He thought, laughing a little at the mental admission. He decided to walk over, now actually interested in what they were talking about.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 13:14:18 GMT -5
Korin tries to continue... "Okay, let me finish, please." "You better have something good to say, cat." "Look, I was going to say that you really don't have anything to worry about. There's a place in Hercule City full of martial artists who are much more suited to help you right now, and they're perfectly capable of defending themselves against your abilities." "...really?" This wasn't such bad news after all to Julia.
"Yeah, now to demonstrate just how much of a risk you're actually not to some people, I'd like you and that kid to spar. He'll show you just how capable someone can be at defending themselves against you." Julia freezes... "You want me to fight... that kid...?" "Yeah. He's no ordinary kid, y'know."
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 13:18:02 GMT -5
At this point, Couric blinked and was about to point to himself and ask if the cat was truly talking about him when he remembered that he, Julia, and Korin were the only ones in the building at the moment. "If I were an ordinary kid, I'd be paste on the ground right now.." He began, looking up Julia, face turning a bit red, but not enough for him to lose consciousness. Apparently, he had gotten used to the woman being around after seeing her a few times.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 13:27:58 GMT -5
"But still... you can't be serious..." Julia doesn't seem comfortable with it... though Korin's perfectly fine.
Julia looks at Couric, and pleads... "Tell this cat he's crazy, please. We can't fight!" Part of her wants it, though... her subconscious programming twitches inside of her mind...
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 13:32:04 GMT -5
Couric took a deep breath and then let out a loud sigh, turning to face the cat. He was about to say no when Korin spoke.
"What's wrong, stupid? Afraid of hurting a girl?"
"No! It's just tha...."
"Kid, keep being a coward and you'll never be able to win that tournament of your's. What're you gonna do if you have to fight a cute girl there?" Korin interrupted, having dug the information out of the teen's mind, the Saiyan immediately responding with a glare at the feline.
"F-fine...I'll fight her...."
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 13:37:30 GMT -5
"You're both out of your minds..." Julia lets out a sigh... and steps over toward Couric.
"You know, I've never been in a fight my whole life. This is nuts no matter how I look at it..." She doesn't take a stance or a pose... she just stands there... not really sure how to continue from here on out.
"Good, now just don't break anything and don't fall off." Korin's words as he walks out of the way to watch."
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 13:45:33 GMT -5
Couric shot a final glare at Korin before shifting into his own fighting stance. His feet spread apart, left side facing Julia while his elbow raised to form a ninty degree angle, atleast, that'd be the case if he was standing straight up. His left hand partially clenched, forearm seeming like a shield due to the way Couric held it. His right hand found its place near his stomach, fist clenched, the back of his hand facing the ground, arm held close to his body.
To an experienced fighter, this would probably give away the fact that Couric was right handed and likely punched more often with that hand. But then again, the Saiyan wasn't experienced enough to come up with a stance that didn't give away a few things.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 13:49:21 GMT -5
"Well, I don't know how this works... you'll have to go first..." Julia's face cringes as she expects the worst... and if nothing happens any time soon, she'll open one eye slightly to peek out... She tries to bring both her arms up in some lame amateur fighting stance... she really doesn't know what she's doing.
Just what exactly is Couric supposed to do about fighting someone like this?
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 13:52:14 GMT -5
/She really doesn't know anything about fighting...so how the heck did she manage to climb up here...? Couric asked himself, sighing a bit. Realizing that he'd probably have to take the initiative, he charged towards Julia, swiftly jabbing towards her stomach with his right hand once he got closed enough, figuring that he may as well start things easy.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 13:59:09 GMT -5
Julia's eyes opened wide, feeling the punch go straight in to her gut... "Oh God that hurts..." She gasped... she bent forward... but then without realizing it, she retaliated by sending a palm strike to the side of the boy's head.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 14:02:49 GMT -5
A bit surprised that the punch had gone through easily, though he really shouldn't have, he was caught off guard just as easily by the strike to the side of his head. Couric winced and stumbled sideways a few inches. /She hits that hard? And she's never fought before!?/ Without realising it, he found himself clenching his left hand into a fist, moving to pseudo-uppercut the android, bringing his fist up to hit her in the jaw.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 14:12:43 GMT -5
Julia doesn't know what's making her move like this, but she realizes just how fast she is... She watches the child prepare his fist at his side and swing it... so she leans back, seeing Couric soar up over her... but she spins around and aims a roundhouse kick for his kidney, to send him straight in to the wall of Korin's house or whatever up here, if it connects. "I can't be doing this..." If she connects, she'll also apologize all of a sudden and try to figure out just what happened.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 14:18:28 GMT -5
Noticing Julia lean back to dodge and move to kick him in the kidney, Couric placed his right elbow in her foot's path, effectively blocking the strike, though the force still sent him flying towards the wall.
/Is she just joking around? She can't fight but she can hit this hard and react that quickly?/ Thursting his left hand outwards, he released a shockwave of energy to push him back towards Julia, descending as he approached. Fist drawn back, he felt his feet make contact with the ground, skidding towards Julia. Using the added speed to increase the force of his punch, aiming to hit her right...in the chest unfortunately enough it seemed.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 14:27:27 GMT -5
Couric was very fast... Julia screamed... my God that hurts... the punch connected. She stumbles back, hand over one of her breasts, groaning in agony... "These things are sensitive you know... damn... ugh... OW!" She swings her arm around hurling a few blasts of energy as if out of nowhere, not even realizing she was able to do what she was doing until she did it... they all flew at Couric to pound on the kid... each one filled with Julia's irritation at her pain.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 14:33:31 GMT -5
Expression immediately turning to absolute embarrassment as he realized where he had just hit Julia, his face turned bright red...And then he noticed the spheres of ki that she had just flung at him, the Saiyan's eyes widening, trying to draw his arms up to serve as some sort of defense, but being just a bit too slow to manage. Each blast hit their mark, burning into Saiyan's skin, causing quite a bit of pain.
/Damn...What the hell is she!?/ He thought, drawing up his right hand and taking aim at Julia, firing off four blasts towards the android, each aimed for a different part of her body, moving forward as he launched his attack.
Korin simply smirked as he watched, pondering just who would come out the victor.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 14:48:26 GMT -5
Julia, by now, is in touch with her powers... she's in the moment... she's a fighter... Watching the blasts come her way, she leaps up, somersaults a little, and lands directly before Couric. Right in front of him, she now swings for another palm strike for his face... but if this one lands, she'll grab on to the boy's head... it wasn't exactly a palm strike.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 14:54:44 GMT -5
Couric would have to have been an idiot to not notice Julia move to leap, taking two steps back just as her palm came to strike his face, her hand just barely missing his face. The Saiyan's left hand shooting out to grab onto Julia's wrist. If he actually manage to get a good grip, he'd pull back, bringing his head back and then forward to smash his forehead right into Julia's. Otherwise, he'd just try to pull his hand back as quickly as possible while firing a blast towards her stomach with his free hand.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 14:57:45 GMT -5
Couric caught grip on Julia's wrist... his headbutt went straight in to her... wait... Her other hand dashed in the way to catch his head. Now she would grab... and unless Couric gets his head out of there, he's going to feel his ki start to drop. Meanwhile... Julia starts to realize what's happening... just almost...
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 15:03:50 GMT -5
Unfortunately, Couric's head had already been in motion, thus he couldn't really do much to avoid Julia's grasp on his skull. Unfortunately for Julia, Couric had begun to get a bit too into the fight, drawing both hands up, clenching them into fist as a glow emitted from his palms. "Let...GO OF ME!" He shouted, unclenching his fists and firing off a beam of energy towards Julia's stomach while they were in such close proximity.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 15:07:21 GMT -5
Julia was blown off from Couric, and hurtled through the air... then she fell... uh-oh... "WHAT THE-?" She reached out and with a slapping sound her hand managed to grab the railing of the tower... she hung there dangling, having almost fallen all the way down. "A little... help...?" She lets out a little moan.
But Korin intervenes... "Don't help her, Couric!" "WHAT?! BUT I'LL FALL!!!" Backing away, and his voice shaking, Korin maintains his point... "Don't help her... I have my reasons, and it would be in her best interest if she got up from there herself." "But..."
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 15:12:26 GMT -5
Couric felt a small bit of sweat drip from his brow, having used maybe a bit too much energy to get Julia away from him. It wasn't until a few seconds later that he'd realize what he had just done by using a beam attack. /SHIT!/ His mind screamed, about to dash over when Korin interrupted, the Saiyan turning towards the cat.
"But if I don't help her up, she'll fall!"
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 15:15:29 GMT -5
Julia growled, and tried all she could to raise herself up... currently she was just using her regular human muscles... she'd gone out of the zone... she wasn't in tune with her abilities any more... "I can't hold on much longer..." "Don't be like that... it's simple, really... just focus... like you did while you were attacking Couric..." "Stupid cat. If I let go, I fall, and I DIE! How much focus do I NEED?!" Korin just goes quiet, with a sweatdrop formed beside his head.
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 15:20:10 GMT -5
Couric found himself conflicted. /The cat is telling me not to go help her...but if I don't, she'll fall and be killed. What the hell is he trying to do...?/ He asked himself, trying to decide what HE should do. Unknowingly taking a single step forward, Korin glanced towards him, shaking his head no. /If she were normal, she'd have fallen by now.../
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 15:24:15 GMT -5
Julia growled, her arm burned... but then suddenly... WHOOSH She managed to get her android strength working... but at the same intensity as she was trying to use her civilian strength... she threw herself in to the sky above... now she was screaming... and she was falling... THUD Her feet landed on the roof, shaking the tower slightly... then she began to slip... and she was soon back where she started... dropping off the edge and grabbing the railings... "Someone tell me what just happened... please?" She managed to pick herself up and crawl back in to the tower... and stand up... absolutely speechless... shocked...
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Post by unholylssj on May 16, 2009 15:29:53 GMT -5
"Yup....You're definitely not normal..." Couric muttered, a bit in awe by the fact she just thrown herself through the air and onto the roof of the building, a sweatdrop rolling down the back of his head. The teen glanced towards Korin, a brow raised as he pondered just how the cat had known she'd be able to help herself back up....until he remembered that she had kicked him with enough force to send him flying into a wall.
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Post by Katatonia on May 16, 2009 15:33:06 GMT -5
"So... I am powerful after all... but you've been fighting back well... which means you're powerful too... and even when I thought I was going to steal your energy... you blew me way off. So Korin was right... not everyone's in danger." She shifts herself closer toward Couric, and bends her knees a little, assuming a simple but much less amateur stance... eyes on the alert, and hands at her sides, unclenched, ready for any use.
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