Megis and Yogu: Part Deux (Invite)

Thread PL: 50,000

Items: Sparking Water | Jet Squirrel | Postboy Shirt

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Helping his cousin out with opening up the Dragon School sure was challenging work. And it hadn't taken long for Yogu to miss big city living. The sleepy little village the dojo was situated on the edge of was close enough to Central City that he could make a day trip if he wanted, but his new bike, the illustrious Hunka Junk 2.0 was having problems. He'd still be in the wilderness for a while, tinkering on it with spare parts the villagers offered him. Though the boredom and ceaseless quiet was getting to him, staying in one place and having some kind of routine was actually nice. It was something he could see himself doing for a time. Maybe he was growing up.

So, of course, something had to happen to mess with his life the moment it was piecing back together. He was supposed to be sitting in the dojo assembling training dummies from sacks of rice, rope, and wood logs. Instead, Yogu was on an unannounced break. He took in his surroundings again on the deck, trying to pull some new insight. But the kid just wasn't the basking in the majesty of nature type. "I could use a smoke..." He had gotten caught trying to steal a pack from the store in town. Since then he'd been trying to make nice with the locals for his cousin's sake, so it had been a while. "Guess I'm kickin' the habi-" Then something that he'd had an actual nightmare about happened. He sensed that guy's energy. Megis.

That crazy guy who screamed about the president and protecting the earth, who then tried to eat him. He was here. Well, nearby. And Yogu could just tell by the building rage he had sensed that Megis knew this damn clown was nearby too. "D'aw crap..." The damage to the Tenka'ichi Budokai stage flashed in his mind. "Notgoodnotgood...!" That nutcase was going to destroy this place! And the village! The goo monster coming here and swallowing up all the townspeople would be all his fault! "What the hell am I even gonna do?! It's not like I can just do what I did last time!" Any answer to that space elf form or that voice he's been hearing has eluded him, probably because he had no clue where to start. "Well, some answers would be pretty damn helpful right now!" Even if Yogu could 'go big mode' as he so articulately has dubbed it, the state it left him in would probably stop his heart. "Where's Choh when ya need him?!"

"Guess I got no choice..." He says, stepping off the deck and following the Megis-y vibes his mind's eye felt.

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It did not take long stumbling around the wilderness to spot the guy; he stuck out like a sore thumb in this rocky terrain. There was also the fact the guy was obviously marching his way right toward the tired boy. They were still close to the village. If things got heated... No, they wouldn't. Yogu had this.

When Megis gets within earshot, the boy screams, "HEY! MEGIS! I'M NOT REALLY FEELIN' IT! YA THINK WE COULD JUST GO GET A BURGER AND TALK THIS OUT?!" Worth a shot. It wouldn't be the first time Yogu did that with a sworn enemy! Last time, they even became friends! Until she blew up a big boat, had her demon buddy chain him up and torture him for months, and broke his heart. This time might end differently, though. Roll of the dice.

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He is here!!!! Trying the peaceful option first, what a good guy. Good guy Yogu, they call him

Total WC: 592

What the hell was this guy talking about? It was him coming all the way to this remote little hideaway to KILL Yogu. Right? The Majin asks Yogu if he really expected the unstable little creep to talk. Yogu looks to the sky as though lost in thought for a moment, then shrugs. The kid gets a little tense when Megis starts rolling down the hill, thinking the move was some sly bowling ball attack. But no, they would have peace for now. "Can't wait to see how long this lasts."

Oh, right, he was supposed to say something to the guy! "Huh? Oh, uh- Well, I thought you were just gonna attack me, so... Hm. Um, well... Ya can't fight me! Cause I'm hanging... Out with family...? At that village thataway." He turns and points back in the vague direction of the hamlet. "I really don't got beef with you, man. That was all just sparrin' that went a little too far. And hey, I'll admit it, you were right about needin' people for future threats. Ya got me to start training a lot more seriously for any future bad guys that come knockin'. Even started doin' it full-time at my cousin's dojo."

Yogu felt like he had this whole situation under control now, feeling quite confident about that little speech he gave. He puts a hand on Megis' shoulder if the Majin lets him, "So, sorry for embarrassin' ya and tasin' you 'til you turned into a little puddle. And for callin' ya Shrimpy." Yeah, it was totally Yogu that won that fight. The boy smiles and even half-expects Megis the Conqueror to apologize for eating him!

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Yogu attempts to apologize and puts down some fighting words.

Total WC: 871

Stopping Yogu from attacking him?! "The hell would I wanna attack you for?!" He would find out why soon enough. It seemed like the two of them running into each other again was a matter of coincidence. Great, because Yogu's words were getting through to the fuming Majin! That was a relief. He didn't want to have to explain to his cousin why their dojo was leveled. The boy waits for some kind of apology but doesn't receive one. His face slumps as Megis tries to cover his ass about the whole absorption thing without having to say sorry. Yogu opens his mouth, the very beginnings of a series of insults, but stops himself. The guy said he was one of the strongest people on the planet, the Majin was trying to compliment him. "'Least I think he is." So the boy swallows his pride and goes, "Y-Yeah... Sure."

Then came the mention of his dear cousin that the boy was leeching off of for a place to sleep. "Yeah, Choh. My cousin from my mom's side. ...Wait, how the hell do you know Chomei?!" Yogu stomps his foot and points an accusatory finger at Megis. "You didn't try to eat him, did you?! If you did, I'll wallop ya! And if he knew ya tried to do it to me, he'd do the same!" Now all that was on his mind was just what this little guy was doing here if it didn't have anything to do with sweet revenge.

But that gets all forgotten about the second that Majin starts making some wild claims! "Oh Puh-lease! You, the winner? Me, embarrassed? I had ya fallin' apart in front of that crowd. Hell, the last time I saw your face, it was falling off and dripping into a crack in the floor!" The boy realizes that he might've gone too far there. "Alright, I'll admit, ya pushed me to my limits. Past 'em, even. You're probably the toughest cookie I've gone at crackin'." Megis wasn't the only one having problems with admitting defeat. "But, come on. Now that I know your tricks if we went hand-to-hand- With no funny business like you tryin' to EAT me, I've got ya beat." Yogu realized he shouldn't have said that the moment it left his mouth.

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Total WC: 1,255

The intricacies of Majin absorption were lost on Yogu. It was swallowing something up in some mad craze and leaving nothing behind. It was exactly like how he ate! But it was good to know that Megis never tried to eat Chomei. Despite his description of his cousin being a little off... A bum? An alcoholic? That wasn't the Chomei that Yogu knew! "Psh, this Choh guy probably just looked and sounded like Chomei, and ya met my Chomei after." Stranger things have happened. "He'd never wind up as some kind of loser like that! He's, like, the toughest-coolest guy I know!" Although it was strange that this Choh guy Megis was going on about had the same sounding name as the Cho that Yogu knew.

Yogu's face goes red at the mention of that little bean he'd popped in their previous fight. He didn't have a response, a cutting blow to his pride. "Oh yeah, well, if that was a tournament match, you woulda got disqualified for tryin' to kill me!" He could've used that same excuse for the bean, probably. But that one would sting for a while. Yogu still had the flower-petaled thermos with him. Going back and scavenging through rubble after all of that was asking to get arrested, but it had been along for his journey for so long! Sometimes on lonely nights, he talked to it. It had its whole own soap opera going on. There was just no leaving it behind.

To the boy's surprise, Megis was being alright. Cordial, even. He even promised not to eat- ahem, 'absorb' him. Hearing that was enough for Yogu to immediately respond, "Sure. I'll keep ya to that. Let's brawl!" That last bit still made the boy uneasy. If you asked him, he was always a suitable owner for his power! Okay, good enough was probably more accurate. Hey, wait a minute! He was ready to call it for the day before this guy showed up! So much for a smoke and a nap.

"You wanna fight here? 'Could do it at the Dojo. As long as you promise not to wreck the place."

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Total WC: 1,613

The story about Chomei was quite troubling. "He's not my uncle! But, yeah, I probably should have a chat about that." Regardless, his cousin seemed quite over that period of his life, so it might be best to let whatever happened lie. It still struck him as odd, seeing he wasn't the only bum of the family. Maybe his whole family was just a bunch of stubborn losers. Whatever. That could wait. He had to deal with Megis first.

The idea of actually participating in an actual tournament wasn't something Yogu considered. Especially after getting trounced by his sisters in every single one he joined growing up. He'd be all for it if it were something like the Tenkaichi Budokai! But something like the one he heard about happening on Arcose and that Kamek place would freak him out. Interplanetary martial arts was a scale too big for him. There were already too many fighting styles to keep track of on Earth! Still, a tournament would be nostalgic. "Ya know what, sure! If some big shot tournament happens next year, I'll be there to boot you out of it before ya get any ideas of winnin'!"

Now it was time to focus on the actual fight instead of making up hypothetical future fights to discuss. Megis didn't sound like he wanted to fight in the Dojo. Limitations didn't seem like his style. But it was Yogu's. It forced you to have to get creative. Chomei being around for the fight was an issue. "I told ya he's not my uncle! But Cho's gonna be out for a while helpin' out the village. He'll probably be gone an hour or two, at least. And it's not like I need him or any advantages or beans or WHATEVER to beat you! You'll see."

Yogu turns around and wordlessly starts walking back to the Dojo.

A few minutes later, they arrive out front, just on the edge of the village. "Come on, let's get inside. I don't need ya scarin' the kids here." Yogu did a good enough job of that already. He pops open the gate and strides back up onto the deck, throwing open the screen door. The boy gestures to the Dojo inside as if to say, "Ta-da!" and stumbles in. "This place was built to take a beatin' so you can throw ki blasts around'n'stuff. But I dunno what its' limits are, so don't go smashing everything like last time!" How was he going to do a Kamehameha in here?! "Maybe if I aim it towards the doors, it'll juuuust fit."

Yogu stands there quite casually, hands in his pockets. "Alright, let's get this done so I can go take a nap!" He would stay on the defensive. He felt that would work much better than launching himself head-first at the guy punching and screaming. The clown almost lost an arm the first time he tried that with Megis.

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Yogu wimps out and fights in tha dojo.

Total WC: 2,097

Megis had no plans of wasting any time at all. No tour was needed. Yogu could appreciate that about the Majin. That no-nonsense getting right down to business schtick was the closest thing to a leadership trait this guy had. Yogu had to take this seriously! He'd never trained in a dojo before, but he knew losing here would embarrass the Dragon School! The exaggerated image of Chomei chewing him out and kicking him out of the house played in his now very distracted mind. So distracted that he was not prepared for what Megis was doing! And the sight of what the squishy spinning ball was doing distracts Yogu even further, "I knew it! Of course ya had some weird bowling ball move!" And boy, was it a move.

Megis launches and hits his target dead on! With bone-breaking speed, the ball impacts! The boy becomes a soundless blur, bouncing off the support beams like a pinball. After a few seconds of becoming a living bullet, he goes right through the back wall of the Dojo. A Yogu-shaped hole that sunlight creeps in through is left in his wake.

A moment passes, and Yogu comes limping back in through the hole he left from. Smoke trailed off him. He looked like a bus had just crashed into him. The boy huffs and puffs, eyeing Megis before turning around to assess the damage. "Aw, crap! Cho's gonna wring my neck for this! Haven't ya ever heard of warmin' up to the crazy stuff?!" Yogu could hardly recall a time when Chomei was even annoyed by him, so that would likely not be happening. Still, the guilt hung heavily on him. "How the hell am I even supposed to defend against somethin' like that!" And just how many moves did this guy have that Yogu didn't know about?!

It struck Yogu for the first time just how utterly ridiculous his fighting style was. "I'm a martial artist that knows, like, three moves!" Did they even give you a belt and gi at that level? When he put it to himself that way, the gap between him and Megis suddenly seemed so much wider. He didn't just need to train. He needed to learn! The boy turns around to face his enemy, nostrils flaring. "Guess last time really was a fluke. Damn." Okay, so he would need every advantage his grubby little hands could take.

And so what if his knowledge limited him? He'd just have to get creative, is all. The boy springs into action, jumping back into the center of the Dojo! All along the way, he throws out wave after wave of ki blasts Megis' way. His goal was to blind or distract the Majin long enough to throw himself up into the rafters and suppress his ki, with any luck disappearing entirely. From there, his plan was to keep dropping down and taking potshots, forcing Megis to play whack-a-yogu.

"Boo!" Yogu says, dropping down parallel to Megis. The rebel was already stanced up for his attack, and the energy was building. "Kamehameha!" He shouts, firing the attack at Megis and aiming it so the beam would fire through the screen door and over the village.

Yogu's judgment from before was not correct. The head of the door frame and some of the floor were cut right through, still singeing. "Wuh oh..."

"Forget it! Can't let up until this guy goes down!" The boy starts forcing himself forward. All this fighting sure was getting tiresome...

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Yogu distracts himself and tanks the Cannonball like a chump! 120% Damage goes his way.
Yogu uses UT || Ki Suppression to be tricky and mess with Megis.
Yogu uses Medium Attack || Kamehameha to blast Megis away! Incoming damage is 30,000 (60%)! This tech has the HOMING variant.

KP: 6/6 -> 2/6
MP: 0/6 -> 2/6
Damage: 0% -> 120%
Total WC: 2,683

Megis seemed disappointed by Yogu's ability to eat shit within seconds of a fight starting. Fair enough. "Hey, I did say I wasn't really feelin' like brawling." Regardless, he still agreed to the fight; if the boy wanted to nap, he'd have to punch his way through this.

Yogu's plan works out wonderfully! The Majin's all turned around and confused by his sudden disappearance. Perfect for blasting them away! The move connects real clean, going in Megis' gullet and out his back. "And you should try blockin' instead of eating everything that comes your way!" Was that the go-to move with every Majin? It sure did creep him out.

Yogu could only chuckle at Megis calling him out for using tricks. "Nahnahnah, a trick is throwin' your head across the stage at someone! What I just did was outsmart ya." He was right about one thing, it wouldn't work again. That was okay because Yogu still had enough energy left to wallop this guy! And that was just about to happen, but... "Huh? Oh, sure...?" He could give the guy a moment. He looked like he was- "What the hell! He's snorin'?!" Megis was out like a light on the Dojo floor! Yogu's cautious at first as he approaches. For all he knew, Megis was faking and would jump up and eat him. But no, the perilous pink donut was asleep. He stands over his snoring foe, unsure of what to do now. "Does this mean I won?"

Well, he could go back on his break now. At least until this guy woke up. The boy tiptoes around Megis and walks out of the Dragon School, leaving the Majin unattended for some time.

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A while later, Yogu returned with a big brown paper bag from McBao's. Finally, he had his double bao burger. If Megis was still asleep, the smell of greasy fast food might just jumpstart the lazy glutton. Yogu searches through the bag and pulls out his fries, leaving the sack of grease by Megis. "I wasn't sure what to get ya, so I grabbed the ten-piece Baonuggets. They didn't put any sauces in the bag, so they're gonna be dry."

Yogu displays his own Majin-like eating tendencies, downing the double cheeseburger in three bites. Ketchup and mustard stained his pants and the Dojo floor. He asks between his few bites, "Sho- 'Scuse me- You still on that whole President thing?" The boy takes a long, loud sip from his soda while awaiting a response.

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Lunch time! Yogu uses his SPARKING WATER, flavored as a Medium Bao-Cola from McBaos. +4 MP!

KP: 2/6 -> 4/6
MP: 2/6 -> 6/6
Damage: 120%
Total WC: 3,100