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[Ertyx]

CHAPTER 10:


INT. SABATO STADIUM- MORNING

(The stadium is filled with cheering fans, once again. Dirk sits down in the stands, no longer a participating contestant in the tournament. Grace, Kiki, Spike, Lester’s android, and Kaizo Ryuuga enter the stadium and make their way to the sidelines. Mr. Sabato looks at them, in confusion, wondering where Helga is.)

Mr. Sabato: Where’s Helga?

(The other contestants shrug.)

Mr. Sabato: So, it would seem that one of our contestants is late! We will be postponing her fight! If she doesn’t make it here before the final match, then she will forfeit! So, without further ado, we will begin our second fight! Grace Swanson vs. Kiki Jones!

(Grace and Kiki step up to the stage and get into their battle stances.)

Mr. Sabato: Begin!

(Kiki rushes at Grace and tries to punch her in the face. Grace barely manages to dodge her fist. Kiki swings her other fist at Grace, landing a devastating uppercut to her chin. Grace is sent into the air, but she manages to land on her feet, using her hand to balance herself. Kiki doesn’t give Grace much time to relax, quickly rushing in for another attack. Kiki tries to kick Grace in the face, but Grace catches her leg. Grace quickly stands up and punches Kiki in the face. Grace tries to land another punch, but Kiki quickly recovers and spins underneath her fist. She sweeps Grace’s feet out from under her and then kicks her in the back, on her way to the ground. Grace hits the ground and then coughs, rolling onto her stomach. She picks herself up off the ground, while Kiki takes a few steps back. Grace rushes at Kiki, stumbling a bit along the way. Grace appears to be growing angry. Kiki sticks up her foot and kicks Grace in the face, knocking her away. Grace lands on her feet and firmly stands her ground. She rushes at Kiki, again. Kiki and Grace punch each other’s fists. Grace swings her other fist at Kiki and Kiki blocks it with the bottom of her foot. Kiki grabs onto Grace’s wrist, leaves her foot on Grace’s knuckles, uses the leverage to lift her body off of the ground and kick Grace in the chin. Kiki lets go of Grace’s wrist, does a back flip and lands on her feet. Grace stumbles backwards, breathing heavily.)

Kiki: You’re really tough! I’m glad we’re friends!

Grace: Friends?

(Grace clenches her fist and punches Kiki in the stomach. Kiki plants her feet firmly on the ground and doesn’t budge, despite coughing up a little bit of spit. Kiki spins around and kicks Grace in the face. Grace’s lip busts open and blood sprays on the stadium floor. Grace plummets to the ground and this time she doesn’t get up. In a few moments, the paramedics jump up onto the stage and put Grace onto a stretcher. As they take her away, Grace manages to open her eyes. She looks at Kiki who is hopping off of the stage.)

Kiki: That was a great fight, Grace! Let’s hang out when you’re feeling better!

Grace: We’re not friends, you bimbo…

(Grace falls unconscious, once more. Kiki did not hear Grace and is still beaming, with a smile on her face. All of a sudden, Helga walks into the stadium, eating a slice of pizza.)

Mr. Sabato: Helga! Where were you? We were worried you weren’t going to show up!

Helga: I vas hungry, so I vanted to finish my breakvast.

Mr. Sabato: …Ok. Well, since you’re here we’ll start your match. Next up we have, Spike Thomas vs. Helga Olga!

Spike: Dammit! I thought I might get a freebie!

(Spike and Helga make their way up to the stage.)

Mr. Sabato: Begin!

(Spike disappears, in a flash, just the same as in his fight with Pitbull. He appears behind Helga and kicks her in the back of the head. Helga doesn’t budge, still eating her pizza. Spike grabs one of her pigtails and hangs onto her back, attempting to pull her to the ground. But, Spike just tugs on her hair, while she stands there eating. Spike lets go of her hair and disappears, again. He appears in front of her and punches her in the stomach. She belches and then continues eating.)

Spike: Why the hell are you eating, in the middle of a fight?!

Helga: ‘Vat fight?

Spike: This one! WE’RE FIGHTING!

Helga: ‘Ow do I alvays get stuck fighting such puny opponents?

Spike: Puny?!

(Spike leaps up, in order to punch her in the face. But, just as he jumps up she puts the pizza in front of her face, going to take a bite. He punches the pizza, hitting it against her face. The pizza falls and hits the ground. Spike lands on the pizza, slipping and falling. Helga looks at her hand, which is covered in pizza sauce. She clenches her fist and looks at Spike, filled with rage. She tries to punch Spike, but he quickly leaps away. She punches the stage and cracks the ground beneath her fist. She runs at Spike, full speed ahead.)

Spike: You must be pretty dumb if you think you can catch me.

(Spike disappears, just before Helga reaches him. She tries to grab him, but her hands just pass through thin air. Spike appears behind her and kicks her in the back of her leg. But, instead of harming her, it merely alerts her to his location. She turns and tries to hit him with the back of her hand, but he is already gone.)

Spike: Hey, Godzilla! Over here!

(Helga sees Spike, taunting her on the other side of the stage.)

Spike: Toro! Toro!

(Helga clenches her fists and her face turns red. She rushes toward Spike, filled with anger. Just before she reaches him, he disappears. She stumbles forward, catching her balance at the edge of the stage. She swings her arms around, trying to keep herself from falling face first off the edge of the stage. Spike appears behind her only foot, keeping her on the stage and presses his body up against it. He pushes as hard as he can against her foot, eventually pushing her off the stage. She falls face-first onto the ground, causing a miniature earthquake throughout the stadium. The paramedics rush over and slowly and painfully get her onto a large stretcher. Spike hops off of the stage, smirking.)

Mr. Sabato: What a fight, huh folks! That just goes to show that you should never count out the little guy!

Spike: I am not that small, asshole!

[inori]

why must they fight? D:

[Ertyx]

why must they fight? D:

who?

[inori]

who?

Everybody! D:
(Lol am I making any sense?)

[Ertyx]

Everybody! D:
(Lol am I making any sense?)

not really. lol it's a tournament, they're supposed to fight. lol

[inori]

not really. lol it's a tournament, they're supposed to fight. lol

NOOOOO THEY HAVE TO STOP!! XD

[Ertyx]

CHAPTER 11:


Mr. Sabato: Next up will be Kaizo Ryuuga vs. Lester Malone’s android!

(Kaizo and Lester’s android walk up onto the stage.)

Dirk: Even if he doesn’t have a chance in hell at winning this match, at least I can see how he fights.

Mr. Sabato: Begin!

(The android rushes at Kaizo, but he disappears, similar to Spike.)

Dirk: Wow! He’s about as fast as Spike is!

(Kaizo appears behind the android and kicks him in the back of the head. He disappears again and then appears in front of the android, kicking him in the stomach. He rapidly disappears and reappears all around the android, kicking and punching him multiple times. The android stumbles around, unable to keep up with Kaizo. Its head spins around, signifying that it is starting to malfunction. Dr. Malone, who is sitting on the other side of the stadium, begins to freak out.)

Lester: What the hell is going on?! How is this possible?!

(Kaizo rushes toward the android and punches a hole through its chest. The crowd goes wild, as Kaizo removes his arm from his chest. He then grabs the back of the android’s head and pulls it toward his knee. His knee collides with the android’s head, smashing it to pieces. The android falls to the ground and shuts down. The paramedics walk up to the stage, put the remains on a stretcher, bring the body over to Dr. Malone and drop it on the floor next to him.)

Lester: Dammit! How could my beautiful creation be destroyed by a human?! There’s no way a human fist could have penetrated your metallic exterior!

Spike: That sounded pretty gay, bro! But, hey, whatever you’re into!

Mr. Sabato: That ends Day 2 of the tournament! Two days from now, we will hold the semi-finals! I hope to see each and every one of you there!

(As the fans rise to their feet, Dirk quickly gets up and rushes after Kaizo. Kaizo is making his way out of the stadium and heading for the hotel. Dirk rushes across the street and finally catches up to him.)

Dirk: Hey, Kaizo!

(Kaizo stops and turns around to face Dirk.)

Dirk: Hey, I just wanted to ask you how you learned to fight like that.

Kaizo: Why?

Dirk: Uh, just wanted some pointers, you know. I figured it might help make me a better fighter!

Kaizo: If you don’t mind me asking, why would you want to be a better fighter?

Dirk: Well, it’s something I enjoy doing.

Kaizo: You enjoy hurting others?

Dirk: No, not necessarily. I just enjoy the sport. It’s all about the competition!

Kaizo: I’m sorry, but I don’t understand. I don’t think I ever will.

Dirk: Then why did you enter the tournament, if you don’t like to fight?

Kaizo: I have my reasons.

Dirk: Well, for someone who hates to fight, you sure are good at it!

Kaizo: I guess so. I’m not really sure that I know what I’m doing.

Dirk: Really? Well, how did you learn to fight?

Kaizo: I’m mostly just improvising.

Dirk: …What?!

Kaizo: I just work out, you know, stay in shape and then when I actually have to fight someone… I just wing it.

(Dirk stares at Kaizo, in disbelief.)

Kaizo: I apologize for hurting you the other day, but I had no choice. I need that prize money and I will sacrifice my sanity to get it.

(Kaizo turns around and walks into the hotel. Dirk drops to his knees, horrified that he lost to an amateur.)

[inori]

.....(interesting) the Adriod......

[Ertyx]

CHAPTER 12:


INT. DIRK’S ROOM

(Dirk is sitting at the edge of his bed. After a while, he quickly gets up and grabs the wine sitting on his dresser. He throws the glass against the wall, smashing it. All of a sudden, he hears a knock at the door. He calms down and opens the door. Grace and Spike are standing in the hallway.)

Grace: Hey, you alright? We didn’t see you at the party, so we got worried.

Dirk: Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just kind of tired.

Kiki: There you are!

Grace: Shit!

Kiki: I’ve been looking everywhere for you! Hi, Dirk!

Dirk: Hey, Kiki.

Kiki: We should all hang out!

Spike: Nah, Dirk says he’s tired and so am I. I’ll see you guys tomorrow.

(Spike walks away and Dirk shuts his door.)

Kiki: GOOD NIGHT, SPIKE! Then I guess it’s just you and me!

Grace: Are you sure you don’t want to get some rest? You’ve got a match early tomorrow!

Kiki: I’ll be fine silly! I barely got any sleep before our match!

(Grace sighs, unable to make any more excuses.)

Grace: What do you want to do then?

Kiki: I don’t know! We could do lots of things!

Grace: Why do you want to hang out with me, anyway?

Kiki: Because, I want us to be friends!

Grace: Why do you want to be friends with me? You don’t even know me!

Kiki: I’ve never had a friend before. It sounds like fun!

Grace: What do you mean?

Kiki: I mean, I’ve never had a friend before. Other than my family, you would be my first!

Grace: You can’t be serious, everyone has a friend!

Kiki: Not everyone has a friend! I don’t! I just told you that! Pay attention, silly!

Grace: But, how is that even possible?! You never had a friend? Not even one, at some point when you were a kid and in school?

Kiki: Nope. A lot of kids made fun of me, when I first started school.

Grace: Why?

Kiki: I tried to play with the other kids, but they all made fun of me!

Grace: What for?

Kiki: I got into a lot of fights, growing up. There was this one time, I got into a fight, over a game of kickball!

EXT. KIKI’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL- 16 years ago

(A flashback plays of a kindergarten version of Kiki playing kickball. Kiki runs up and kicks the ball, nailing another kid in the gut. He hits the ground and vomits. Kiki runs around the bases, laughing. She appears to not even realize that she hit the kid. Once she reaches home plate, she starts hopping up and down. She looks over and sees everyone crowded around the kid that she hit. One of the kids looks over and sees Kiki hopping up and down.)

Kid #1: You think that’s funny!

(Kiki stops hopping and stares at the kid, confused.)

Kid #2: You made Brain puke!

Kiki: I did?

(Kid #1 storms over to Kiki.)

Kid #1: What did he ever do to you, huh?!

Kiki: All I did was kick the ball!

(The kid pushes her, but Kiki only stumbles slightly. She gets mad and punches him in the face. The kid falls to the ground and grabs his face, crying.)

Teacher: Kiki!

(Kiki turns around and sees the teacher running toward her. The teacher grabs her arm and pulls her toward the building.)

Teacher: Young ladies should not behave this way!

Kiki: But, he pushed me!

Teacher: No “buts” young lady! I’m calling your parents!

EXT. PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE-16 years ago

(Kiki is sitting outside of the principal’s office. She is swinging her feet back and forth, waiting for her mom and dad, to stop talking to the principal. The yelling can be heard from outside of the room.)

Dad: She was playing kickball, sir! If you’re playing a sport, you should expect that someone could get hurt! It was an accident!

Principal: Brian wasn’t the only student injured by your daughter!

Dad: The kid pushed her! She was only standing up for herself!

Principal: The reason does not matter! A young lady should never resort to violence!

Mom: So, you’re saying that it’s okay for a young boy to fight back!

Principal: That’s not what I meant.

Dad: That’s what you said!

(The principal sighs and covers his face with both of his hands. He removes his hands and stands up from his seat.)

Principal: The bottom line is that this can’t happen. I will not allow students fighting, in my school.

(Kiki’s father sits up from his seat and leans in, looking the principal in the eyes.)

Dad: I will not allow my daughter to be punished, for sticking up for herself.

(Kiki’s parents get up and leave the office. Kiki looks up at her parents.)

Kiki: I’m sorry! I won’t do it, ever again!

(Kiki’s father leans down and smiles at his daughter.)

Dad: You’re not in trouble, sweetheart. You didn’t do anything wrong.

(Kiki smiles and hugs her father. He lifts her up and carries her out of the school, followed by her mom.)

INT. KIKI’S ROOM-16 years ago

(Kiki is in her “My Little Pony” pajamas. She climbs into her bed and her mom tucks her in. Her mom sits down on her bed and smiles at her, while she caresses her head.)

Mom: Sweetheart, I want you to know that just because you didn’t get in trouble, doesn’t mean that hitting a person is okay. You need to understand that you didn’t get in trouble, because he hit you first. Don’t just hit someone, because they make you angry, okay.

Kiki: Okay!

(Kiki’s mom kisses her forehead and then gets up from the bed.)

Kiki: I love you, mommy!

Mom: I love you too, sweetie!

INT. KIKI’S HOMETOWN-16 years ago

(Kiki is skipping down the sidewalk, following a butterfly. Suddenly, a group of children run up and push her to the ground. The boys start throwing rocks at her. She screams and cries for help. Four boys come running around the corner tackle and beat up the group of boys. Now that Kiki is free to get back on her feet, she gets up and helps beat up the group. The group of kids runs away, bruised and bleeding. The eldest boy picks up Kiki and carries her away, while the other boys follow.)

Kiki: Thanks, guys.

Eldest boy: Anytime, sis.

(Tears gush out of Kiki’s eyes, as she wraps her arms tight around her brother’s neck.)

INT. KIKI’S ROOM-Present Day

(Kiki and Grace are sitting in Kiki’s hotel room, eating ice cream and drinking wine. Kiki is sprawled out on one end of her bed, while Grace is curled up on the other.)

Grace: Wow, I wish I had brothers like that. Four of them?

Kiki: Yep!

Grace: I’m an only child, so I can only imagine how cool it would be.

Kiki: Yeah, they’ve always been there for me. They wanted to come to the tournament and watch me fight, but they all have jobs and they couldn’t get time off. I understand, though. They said they’d come another year!

(They sit in silence, for a moment.)

Grace: So, you never made any friends after that?

Kiki: No. Everyone hated me. I went to the same school, until I graduated, so it was all the same people. All the guys hated me because they were afraid of me and all the girls hated me because all the guys hated me.

Grace: School must’ve been pretty rough.

Kiki: Yeah, but I guess if it hadn’t have happened that way, then I wouldn’t be tough! Then, I wouldn’t have entered into this tournament and we never would’ve met!

Grace: Yeah, I guess you could look at it like that.

Kiki: …Grace.

Grace: Yeah?

Kiki: I’m glad I nailed that kid with a kickball.

Edited by Ertyx, 24 April 2012 - 08:06 PM.

[Ertyx]

CHAPTER 13:



INT. SABATO COLISEUM-MORNING

(The four remaining contestants, Spike, Kaizo, John, and Kiki, line up at the sideline. Grace and Dirk are sitting next to each other in the bleachers. Grace yawns.)

Dirk: You sound pretty tired.

Grace: Yeah, I didn’t get much sleep last night.

Dirk: How come?

Grace: Kiki and I were up until 4 in the morning, just talking.

Dirk: Really? I thought you didn’t like her.

Grace: I didn’t, but she’s not who I expected. She’s actually pretty cool.

Dirk: You said you were up until 4 in the morning?

Grace: Yeah.

Dirk: Kiki looks like she got plenty of sleep.

(Kiki is at the sideline, happily hopping up and down.)

Grace: That girl has way too much energy.

Mr. Sabato: We have reached the semi-finals for this year’s tournament!

(The crowd lets out a loud cheer of approval.)

Mr. Sabato: Our first match for the day will be Kiki Jones vs. Samurai John!

(Kiki skips up to the stage, followed by John.)

Mr. Sabato: Begin!

(John unsheathes his bamboo blade.)

John: I do not wish to harm you, fair maiden!

Kiki: You talk really funny! Say something else!

(John looks at Kiki, in confusion.)

John: Um, what would you have me say, dear maiden?

(Kiki bursts out laughing.)

Mr. Sabato: Uhhhh, are you two going to fight or what?

Kiki: Oh yeah!

(Kiki lunges at John, with her fist ready. John dodges her fist and whacks her in the stomach with his blade. Kiki lands on the ground and grabs a hold of his bamboo blade. She yanks it out of his hand and thrusts the hilt of it into his stomach. John hunches over. She smacks him in the chin, with the hilt. John grabs his face, as she tosses it aside. She kicks him in the face, launching him off the stage. John lifts his head off the ground, but quickly falls unconscious. Mr. Sabato walks over to Kiki.)

Mr. Sabato: So, Ms. Jones, you have made it to the finals! Do you have anything you would like to say to your fans?

Kiki: I have fans!?

Mr. Sabato: Of course!

Kiki: That’s freaking awesome!

(Part of the crowd cheers and the rest of them laugh. Mr. Sabato laughs at Kiki’s naïve response. Kiki skips off the stage, humming to herself.)

Mr. Sabato: Next up will be the final match of the semi-finals! Kaizo Ryuuga vs. Spike Thomas!

Dirk: Spike’s done for. Spike and Kaizo are both insanely fast, but Spike is weak and Kaizo is strong. If Kaizo even lands one hit, Spike won’t wake up for a week.

(Spike and Kaizo are facing each other on the stage. Sweat is seeping from Spike’s forehead.)

Mr. Sabato: Begin!

(They both disappear in the blink of an eye. The crowd sits in silence, waiting for the two fighters to reappear. All of sudden, Kaizo appears and rams his foot into the stage. Spike appears beneath Kaizo and leaps out of the way. Spike flips around Kaizo, dodging his kick. Spike grabs Kaizo’s hair and flings him aside. But, Kaizo doesn’t make it very far, before planting his feet to the ground and disappearing. Spike freaks out and disappears, once more. Spike appears on the ground, lying on his back. He quickly rolls backwards onto his feet, dodging Kaizo’s punch. Spike leaps to the side, dodging a follow-up punch from Kaizo. Spike turns and tries to run away, but Kaizo grabs a hold of his collar and spins him around. Spike turns around, just in time, to be punched in the stomach. The punch launches him across the stadium, into the wall beneath the stands.)

Mr. Sabato: Amazing!

(Mr. Sabato walks over to Kaizo, who is already walking away from the stage.)

Mr. Sabato: Mr. Ryuuga! You have made it to the finals! Do you have anything to say to your fans?

Kaizo: No.

(Kaizo leaves the stadium, while the crowd watches on in awe.)

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CHAPTER 14:



Grace: Damn, what a jerk!

Dirk: What the hell’s his problem? Is he that arrogant?

(Dirk clenches his fists, filling up with anger. The paramedics scoop Spike’s unconscious body off the ground. Kiki rushes up the stairs to greet Grace and Dirk. The fans are making their way out of the stadium, eagerly awaiting the final match.)

Kiki: Hey, guys! Did you enjoy the match?

Grace: Yeah, but Kiki are you sure you’ll be alright fighting that guy?

Kiki: You mean, Kaizo? Yeah, it’s just a fight! It’ll be fun!

Grace: …If you say so.

(Grace and Kiki look at Dirk and see that he’s still quite angry.)

Grace: Dirk, are you alright?

(Dirk doesn’t answer. He just continues to clench his fists, angrily.)

Grace: Dirk?

(Grace puts her hand on his shoulders. He snaps out of it and looks at Grace, in confusion.)

Dirk: Huh?

Grace: Are you alright?

Dirk: Uh, yeah, that just really bugged me. Guys like that have no respect for anything or anyone.

Grace: Don’t worry about it; it’s got nothing to do with you.

Dirk: It has everything to do with me! I lost to that guy! How could I lose to someone like that?

Grace: Fighting ability has nothing to do with your personality or morals, Dirk. Just accept that he beat you and work to get stronger.

Kiki: Yeah! What Grace said!

(Dirk looks away, still somewhat angry. He soon gets up and leaves.)

Kiki: What a sourpuss.

Grace: Haha, yeah, I suppose you’re right. Well, forget about him, he’ll get over it. I’m starving, let’s go get some lunch!

Kiki: Alrighty!

(Grace gets up and walks down the steps, while Kiki somersaults down the steps.)

INT. SABATO HOTEL

(Dirk is walking down the hall, when he sees Kaizo swiping his card to enter his hotel room.)

Dirk: Hey, Kaizo!

(Kaizo stops and looks at Dirk, who is running up to him.)

Dirk: What’s your problem, man?

Kaizo: I’m not sure I follow?

Dirk: Why didn’t you say anything to your fans? They come out to the tournament to see you fight, everyday! Don’t you respect them for supporting you?

Kaizo: I find it hard to respect those who support me hurting others.

Dirk: Then why are you here?! If you hate fighting so much, what’s the point?! You’re such a hypocrite!

Kaizo: You’re right, I am a hypocrite. Every time I step onto that stage, I die a little inside. But, I will do it a thousand times over if I have to.

(Kaizo steps into his room and slams the door shut. Dirk turns and punches the wall, cracking it a bit. He storms off, not at all trying to calm down.)

INT. DIRK’S ROOM

(Dirk is washing his face off in his bathroom, finally trying to calm down. He hears a knock at the door. He steps out of the bathroom and opens the door. He sees Grace and Kiki. They’re both holding fast-food take-out bags. Kiki is stuffing her face with curly fries.)

Grace: Hey, you calmed down yet?

Dirk: A bit.

Grace: You want to go for a walk; we’ve got to work off all this food!

Kiki: Hahahaha! Grace you don’t need to work off anything, you barely ate!

Grace: At least I don’t eat like a pig!

Kiki: I don’t eat like a pig! Pigs are tiny, there’s no way they could eat as much as me!

Grace: God, you’re such an oinker!

(Kiki sticks her tongue out at Grace and then continues to shovel her fries into her mouth.)

INT. THE STREETS OF TOKYO

(They’re walking down the street, Dirk and Grace walking normally, while Kiki tries to balance on the nearby rails.)

Grace: So, Kiki do you have a plan for your fight next week?

Kiki: Not really, I don’t make plans for fights. If I do, I’ll just try too hard to make the fight go a certain way. If he sees through that, then I’m screwed. I’ll just improvise.

Grace: Good point.

Dirk: Kiki, you’re a pretty good fighter. What kind of training have you done to get to where you are?

Kiki: Not much, really. I just sparred a lot with my brothers and I fought with a lot of the neighborhood kids growing up. I never really practiced.

Dirk: What the hell? Kaizo said almost the same damn thing! He said that he doesn’t know what he’s doing. He just improvises! I don’t understand it! I’ve trained day in and day out and yet there are fighters like you two that can just wing it and be the best fighters out there!

Grace: Dirk, you’ve got to realize that there is always going to be someone out there who’s better than you at something.

Dirk: Oh, yeah! Well who’s better than Kiki and Kaizo, huh?! No one’s better than them otherwise they wouldn’t be in the finals!

Grace: How do you know that there isn’t someone out there even stronger than them, that didn’t enter the tournament?

Dirk: How do you know that there is?!

Grace: You better calm down, asshole! We’re your friends here! We’re not out to get you like you seem to think we are! What the hell is your problem?!

Dirk: I can’t stand it! He kicked my ass, like it was nothing! But, he doesn’t even try! He doesn’t even care! This was something I thought I was good at, but I come here and I find out that I’m nothing! All that time training was wasted!

Grace: You grew up in a small town. You should’ve known that the world is a big place, filled with a lot of people; people that may have trained harder than you, or may be more talented than you.

Dirk: Yeah, but I didn’t expect to lose my first fight!

Grace: First of all, you beat out over 200 other competitor’s scores to reach that fight. That in itself is an accomplishment. Second of all, you ended up being paired up with one of the people that went on to the finals! It’s not like he got his ass kicked the next match he had! You’re kicking your own ass harder than he did!

Kiki: Haha! Good one, Grace!

Grace: Just train harder and then come back next year. Maybe, you’ll have a shot then. Or maybe, you’ll even get to have a rematch with Kaizo. But, that won’t happen if you don’t try again!

(Kiki leaps down from the rail and lands in front of Grace and Dirk.)

Kiki: Guys, I want you to promise me something. I want you to promise me that you’ll both come back next year. No matter what the outcome of my match is, I will come back next year. But, it won’t be the same without both of you here. Can you promise me that you’ll come back and we’ll hang out just like we’re doing right now?

Grace: Of course!

(They both look at Dirk.)

Dirk: …Yeah, I promise.

(Tears run down Kiki’s cheek. She leaps at them and picks them both up, hugging them.)

Kiki: Thank you, so much! I love you both!

Dirk: Kiki!

Kiki: Yeah?

Grace: We can’t breathe!

(Kiki quickly drops them.)

Kiki: Heheh! Sorry!

INT. COLISEUM-ONE WEEK LATER

(Kiki and Kaizo are standing on stage and the bleachers are packed. The crowd is cheering, happily awaiting the start of the final match. Bars rise up from the side of the stadium, stopping the two contestants from leaving the stage. Mr. Sabato lifts his microphone up to his mouth and smiles.)

Mr. Sabato: LET THE FINALS….BEGIN!

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CHAPTER 15:

(Kaizo disappears, but Kiki stands still showing no fear. Suddenly, she dips her head to the side dodging a punch from Kaizo. He leaps into the air and tries to kick the side of her head, but she ducks underneath his leg and slides in behind him. She cracks him in the back of the head with her left fist. The crowd goes wild, completely surprised that Kaizo has been hit for the first time since the tournament began.)

Dirk: Holy shit!

Grace: She landed a hit!

(Kaizo falls forward, but quickly catches himself using his hands. He does a handstand and then swings his legs around, kicking Kiki in the face. Kiki does a side-flip in midair, landing on her feet. She runs at Kaizo, blood flying off of her lip. He disappears. She stops and quickly turns to her left. She puts up her elbow and blocks his kick.)

Grace: How does she react in time?!

Dirk: She’s just that good! She’s been fighting for so long, that she can somehow sense him coming! At least, that’s what it seems like.

(Kiki reaches out, with her free arm, and grabs Kaizo’s leg. She swings him over her head and tries to slam him into the ground. He swings his free leg around and lands on it. He thrusts his captured leg forward, throwing her off balance. She stumbles back and he rushes forward. He tries to punch her in the face, but she dodges. She tries to punch his chin, but he dodges. He tries to kick her in the side, but she catches his leg. She tries to punch him in the face, but he dips to the side and wrestles his leg out of her grip. He punches her stomach and then lands a devastating blow to the side of her face. But, Kiki stands her ground and thrusts her forehead into his. He stumbles back and she rushes up, elbowing him in the stomach.)

Grace: Damn! She might just win!

Dirk: I think you’re right!

(Kiki uses her free arm to land a powerful uppercut to Kaizo’s chin. Kaizo falls on his back. He quickly turns over and lifts himself up, supporting his body with his hands and knees. He wipes the blood from his forehead. He stands up and turns around, facing Kiki.)

Kaizo: You’re pretty violent for a young lady.

Kiki: I’ve been told that, before.

(Kiki smiles at Kaizo. Kaizo sighs.)

Kaizo: Unfortunately, it doesn’t make this any easier.

(Kaizo disappears. Kiki closes her eyes and listens. Kaizo appears beneath her. He goes to kick her into the air, but she drops onto her back clutches his outstretched leg in between both of her legs. She flips Kaizo into the bars behind her. She rolls up and rushes over. She grabs his head and slams his face into the bars a few times. Kaizo becomes increasingly angry.)

Kaizo: No….NO….NOOOO! I WON’T LOSE, NOT WHEN THERE’S SO MUCH AT STAKE!

(Kaizo reaches both arms out and grasps the bars, stopping Kiki from being able to thrust his face into the bars. The bars collapse from the force of his hands. He kicks her in the stomach and turns around clubbing her in the face. He grabs her by one of her ponytails and pulls her face toward his knee. Her face collides with his knee and she falls to the ground, unconscious. Kaizo wipes the blood from his face and walks away from her body, disoriented. The bars, that are surrounding the stage, lower and Kaizo steps down, stumbling around. Mr. Sabato walks over and helps him over to a nearby bench. Grace rushes down to check on Kiki. The paramedics are putting her on a stretcher, as she leaps onto the stage.)

Grace: Kiki! Kiki! Wake up! Are you okay?!

(Kiki’s eyes flutter open, but just barely.)

Kiki: I don’t know why, but I can’t feel my toes. Did I win?

(Grace laughs and wipes the blood off of Kiki’s face. The paramedics carry her away.)

Mr. Sabato: That was an excellent fight Mr. Ryuuga! I hope you plan on returning next year?

Kaizo: More than likely.

Mr. Sabato: Excellent!

(Mr. Sabato lifts the microphone to his mouth.)

Mr. Sabato: Well, folks, that’s the end of that! I would like to thank all of you for coming out here and supporting these magnificent fighters!

(Two men walk over, carrying a large check for three million dollars. They hand it to Kaizo Ryuuga.)

Mr. Sabato: I am honored to present a check for $3,000,000 to Mr. Kaizo Ryuuga!

(The crowd cheers and claps.)

Mr. Sabato: Do you have anything you’d like to say, this time?

Kaizo: Um, no, I still have nothing to say. Other than…. Thank you for this Mr. Sabato. Words cannot describe how much I appreciate receiving this money.

(Kaizo bows to Mr. Sabato and then quickly leaves the arena.)

Mr. Sabato: I can’t wait to see you all next year! Have a wonderful year, folks!

(The crowd begins to leave the arena, as Spike walks up to Dirk, covered in bandages.)

Dirk: Hey, you’re finally awake!

Spike: Yeah, so I missed the finals, huh.

Dirk: Yeah.

Spike: I take it Kaizo won?

Dirk: That’s right. But, I got to say, Kiki put up a damn good fight.

Spike: Then I guess that’s that. I’ll see you next year?

Dirk: You can bet on it.

(Dirk and Spike shake hands and then leave the coliseum.)