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Who the hell came up with moving cacti? Worst idea EVER. [Open]

May 21, 2009 00:03

Characters: Isako and whoever wants to log some good ol' cacti killin'
Content: Cactuar are attacking the ships!
Setting: 4423 and Winding Way. (They're in the same area since they were both doing repairs)
Time: Daytime. Sometime.
Warnings: Isako's got a gun. I'd be careful.

( There's gonna be a lot of cactuar juice when this is over )

jean dispar, ≠ yojimbo mifune, ≠ maxim, ≠ muguruma kensei, ≠ cloud strife, kurosaki ichigo, hiruma youichi, marluxia endleofan, ≠ ling yao / greed, ≠ shimada kambei, ≠ takasugi shinsuke, jenka, dimo, ≠ zack fair, ≠ yuuko "isako" amasawa, ≠ monkey d. luffy, ≠ sakata gintoki

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gypsymothdance May 21 2009, 05:23:22 UTC

This was utterly heartbreaking. Of all the things she would ever fight, the last she ever expected to go up against was cactii. She had a strange fondness for plants of the desert, known for being both beautiful and deadly, much like herself. It was like fighting a piece of herself, which horrified her in more ways than one, and a little part of her wanted to run and hide in her room until it was all over ( ... )

seventh_hero May 21 2009, 09:42:28 UTC

As Cloud emerged from the relative safety of the inside of the ship, his boots loudly clanging as he scaled the metal steps, the shipwright was, in every sense of the word, ready to repel the assault. His wrists thickly girded with a pair of bolted-metal bands, waist and back steadied by a broad leather belt, and his shoulders padded with steel covers, the left one thicker and more pronounced than the other, he emerged with eyes as sharp and wits as keen as the large, crushing blade he bore ( ... )

d_luffymonkey May 21 2009, 13:50:11 UTC

As asked by Zeetha, Luffy was staying right before the Winding Way, a monstrous barrel of water beside him as the powder monkey stayed crouching behind a wooden crate that he took down himself personally as a shield as he cast a look at the cactuars. The boatswain had told him to be careful and only act if the defences were breached - said defences held up rather nicely for the moment as the teenager kept his eye on the cactuars.

He wasn't really sure what Zeetha was up to, but... well she said it'd help, and Luffy trusted her. Besides what harm would water do anyway? Maybe they were scared of it or something... well, whatever the case. The powder was sure he'd do it anyway.

The cactuars fell prey to Jean's dancing (which Luffy never noticed), only seeing a few of the living plants slipping from Cloud's reach and immediately acted at once. He grabbed a pail and dunked it with water before stretching iy over and without so much as a warning, dumped a bucket of freezing ice water right onto the cactaii.

gypsymothdance May 21 2009, 21:13:46 UTC

That was enough dancing. They were getting too close. The first ones were closing in range. Her final spin slowed to a stop and flowed straight into a fighting stance, fans held at the ready. It was time for some real action ( ... )

seventh_hero May 22 2009, 08:30:17 UTC

His body little more than a blur, Cloud's strong legs carried him across the battlefield, just ahead of Jean and her ranged attacks, through quick and furious lunges; with his titan sword clutched tightly in his hands, he exploded from one spot, mowing down a line of unwitting enemies in less than a second, only to stop, turn, and shoot off in a different direction with the same deadly result ( ... )

d_luffymonkey May 22 2009, 08:56:09 UTC

"Right!" The danger wasn't too close to the ship now, and he could always quickly stretch back if the situation called for it after all. That thought in mind, the powder monkey quickly got into action and leaped out from his spot, jumping high into the air and staying up long enough for the needle shower to end before falling down, bringing his arms behind him as he did so while going closer and closer to the horde of cactuars...

Now!

"Gomu Gomu no Rifle!" the powder monkey shouted before snapping both his arms forward and delivered a two-fisted punch right onto the nearest cactii's face with enough force to make it fly back with a couple of its friends. Luffy didn't stop there however, crouching down once he landed and stretching his leg to deal a sweeping kick to them. "Gomu Gomu no Muchi!"

gypsymothdance May 22 2009, 16:50:32 UTC

This was Jean's first time seeing that "rubber body" of Luffy's that Zeetha had mentioned, and she was sufficiently impressed. Not only were the attacks long and powerful, it took a lot of guts for someone to punch a cactus, which was why her own punching gauntlet was still laying on the ground, only to be picked up in case of an emergency. And then, if she hadn't been sufficiently awed by Luffy, there was the fighter from the 4423 with the biggest sword she had ever seen, who was literally tearing up the battlefield ( ... )

seventh_hero May 23 2009, 05:22:55 UTC

As more of the cactii creatures approached, gradually surrounding the enclosed area, Cloud suddenly found it prudent to switch between strategies; moving as quickly as he could, through quick, hard leaps, he continued to move like a cutting arrow, and as soon as he successfully mowed down a few of the enemy, he would kneel down carefully, thrust his sword down in front of him, and safely shield himself behind its flat, solid body for a moment.

Cloud narrowed his eyes, cringing a little as a shower of needles jabbed against his sword and makeshift shield. Once the lethal rain ceased, he jumped up quickly, taking his sword with him, and resumed his attack.

"Are you both alright?" he shouted to the others during one of his defensive positions.

d_luffymonkey May 23 2009, 15:50:20 UTC

In the heat of the battle, there was no time to react, no time to think at all other than his next immediate course of action to take - Luffy gritted his teeth as he continued to take down each cactuar one by one, wincing as he felt the needles jabbing into his skin. Though he was made of rubber, sharp objects like needles and other stuff was still able to cut into him; it was the blunt objects like bullets and cannonballs that'd bounce off him.

"Gomu Gomu no Gatling Gun!" shouted the powder monkey as he brought his fists forward in a barrage of continuous never-ending punches, still bringing down the living cacti despite his somewhat bloodied knuckles by now - worse came to worse, all he'd need was a good trip to the infirmary and a couple of days' rest ( ... )

gypsymothdance May 23 2009, 16:38:38 UTC

"Yeah, I'm fine!" Jean shouted back to Cloud. Only a few needles were even scratching her so far. The gauntlet was not only a good weapon, but with the metal bracer attached, it was also good protection for her arm. Unfortunately, that also meant she had to keep her left arm back to keep it safe, meaning she was fighting one-handed instead of her normal two-handed barrage.

But she noticed a good line of them in the ground, and couldn't pass up the opportunity. "Blue Dragon..." She took a step back, then charged forward a few steps before leaping forward, leg extended in front of her. "KICK!" The flying kick plowed straight through the cactuars, knocking them over into each other like dominoes ( ... )

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