The risk of kindness... (Matthew)

[seishounohana]

He offered her a hand up.

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Um... her mind was at a blank right now... was this... an apology?

... Well, there was no harm done right? It... was just a kiss. Nothing more. She hesitantly raised a hand for a while, before grabbing it and letting him raise her up to stand again. She quickly looked away, pretty much embarrassed.

"Look, I don't say this much so it is hard to say this... but I am sorry. I misread you I guess. We cool?" Well, she... couldn't really see his face right now. Well, OBVIOUSLY she was looking away... hiding the blush that tainted her face with a pale red.

"Yeah..." she said, her voice sounding a little weak as her courage faltered a bit. Her lips kind of feel strange now... for some reason.

"Well kids, sorry to break this soap opera up. But It seems you have something I want."

"Who the fuck are you?"

Emily took a step back, shaking the blush off her face and taking a hand into her bag, grabbing a familiar set of metal fans. She kept quiet, and went on to listen to whatever would go on... but ready to defend herself despite the fact that Mathew already went in front and took a defensive stance.

...

That was kinda cool, actually.

[Sean Barker]

"Hey, no worries, I'm just the Warden of the California Correctional Facility. Sorry to tell you, but since the girls a witness she has to go too. Your fight against my expirament was deffinitly too much for you to have too much fight left in ya."

Sean's smile would grow to showing a few teeth on one side. He'd approach as well closing the gap a little bit himself. He wasn't totally sure of himself, and all he'd need to do would be tap his hip twice for his friends to take care of this, but he didn't believe that to be nessicary. The girl wouldn't be much of a hassle. He had seen recordings of her fights.

"Why dont you save me the trouble and just come quietly. No promises that you will like anything that happens from here on, but it will be easier to deal with, besides waking up in a strange place."

[Mathew Amtrum]

So the guy knew that much did he? Well it was true that he was in no condition for a real fight like he was just an hour ago. But he was not one to just give up and accept his fate. Not unless it lead to profit and he was certain that profit was not a part of this. Still any doubts about what he wanted was dispelled when he said it was about the fight with his experiment? That had to be Leon.

So thats why he could move so fucking fast.... Still there has to be a way out of this. There is always a way out of this. Come on Mathew think, it is just one guy. You can still take him. Even if you are beat up.

Mathew's face was locked in a frown as he shrugged. "Emily, get out of here." He would say not turning back to face her, he didn't dare take his eyes off this guy. He knew this was going to be trouble. "Well Mr. Man, you are right about one thing. I am certainly at a disadvantage. But if think I am down for the count they you are sadly mistaken." He would say with a snarl as he launched himself at the man as he approached. He was going for one of his classic moves from back home, a move that no one here had seen him do. Considering how sore he was and how limited that made him it was his ace in the whole for the moment and he planned to make it count.

Mathew would dive forward at the man turning the dive in to a roll before pushing his hands against the ground to propel his feet upwards aiming to donkey kick the man in the chest, with luck that would knock him off balance allowing him to perform the next part of the combo. Should that be the case Mathew's body would then fall down with gravity as he shifted his weight causing his body to spin in to a sweep kick at the man's ankle. If nothing else he was hoping to buy time for him and Emily to get out of there.

"Go!" He would yell to Emily if his attack worked. At the least one of them might be able to get out and then word of what happened could get out. That might be his only hope if he got locked up, and if it was his only chance he was going to take it.

[seishounohana]

"Hey, no worries, I'm just the Warden of the California Correctional Facility. Sorry to tell you, but since the girls a witness she has to go too. Your fight against my expirament was deffinitly too much for you to have too much fight left in ya."

... Fought against his experiment? She glanced towards Mathew... the fight earlier caught this man's attention... but what did he want with him?

Well, a worry about someone else aside... he said Emily had to go to the Correctional Facility as well. What!? For what? Being a witness?! Um?!

This mustn't be her lucky day... first this guy over here stole her first kiss, and now... she's going to get sent to a correctional facility for reasons she doesn't really think would be normally reason for her to go into a correctional facility. She's not stupid, just basically clueless... and generally a little too panicked/flustered to actually take a moment and think about it clearly.

"Why dont you save me the trouble and just come quietly. No promises that you will like anything that happens from here on, but it will be easier to deal with, besides waking up in a strange place."

"Emily, get out of here."

"B-bu-" she stammered, gripping her metal fans tightly... Then...

"Well Mr. Man, you are right about one thing. I am certainly at a disadvantage. But if think I am down for the count they you are sadly mistaken."

She watched as Mathew basically make a dash towards the man, but her worries continued to grow... considering that he looked as if he only just matched her own speed right now. Maybe it's because of his wounds and fatigue! Dammit... and to think he was bleeding too!

She watched for a few more moments; just how is he holding up? He must be more than fatigue right now... hopefully not in pain... just hopefully... and to think that this man came in right when Mathew was injured.

... If Mathew's little show an hour earlier caught his attention, he could've just come in right in the middle of his fight with Leon...

... He waited on purpose!

She just had to help him one way or another, regardless of her current abilities. Emily ran a few steps forward to join Mathew's assault when-

"Go!" He would shout out, causing her to stop in her tracks.

A millisecond would pass in the outside world when in Emily's mind, it took 5 minutes. She forced herself to snap out of it, making a dash towards the door using a curved path, hopefully to keep out of the man's reach by staying close to the walls.

Someone has to know about this!

Mathew was too close to the warden so she just couldn't risk using her fans right now without the risk of hurting Mathew instead!

Feeling bad for having to go, she went as fast as her legs could take her. 'RUN!'

[Sean Barker]

"Hm?"

sean unfolded his arms and stood ready for the boy. Amazed he was able to muster so much speed considering the beating Leon did. This kid was something else really. But it wasn't fast enough, there was no way he would last too much longer. Sean put up his dukes, and turned slightly, with one leg forward, a brawlers stance. He was of course a street fighter at heart. Back in the day the only ones that rivaled him where... Well. Thats for another time. Then, the kid dropped into a quick roll.

'Did he just trip?-!!'

after he finished that thought, feet shot out into his chest, knocking him back with a sound of pain, a grunt as the force knocked air out with sound behind it. The girl!

Sean landed on his two feet sliding backwards and hit hsi hip twice, immediately the room was charged by hospital dudes who had some interesting looking rifles. Loaded with tranqualizer darts of course. Sean pointed at the girl and they would open fire.

"Not bad kid."

Sean would pull his arm in his Qi becoming visible as his body became alittle highlighted, his eyes turning white, his muscles bulging beyong belief as he shot towards Mathew, his Strength had increased 3 times full, his hair insanely spiked from the energy as he would aim to plow his fist right into the kids mid section.

[seishounohana]

'Just a little closer!' She said, running swiftly towards the door... her mind too preoccupied with using her energy in running. Exhilarating, but terrifying at the same time.

Her eyes couldn't help but glance at Mathew and how he was faring, good. He got him down a bit - but there went a glance of a black shadow. Someone pointing something at her.

A gun? Not likely considering the shape.

TRANQUILIZER!

'The heck I'm going down without a fight!'

She stopped for a second, spinning with her hand facing away, flat as if pressing against a wall. Her efforts would put the light tranquillizer darts away from her.

...

She stopped when she was convinced that there were no more, ending up facing Mathew... adrenaline rushing in her veins as she quickly would try to turn to resume running away but-

A little stinging pain on the front side of her hip would make Emily look like she was now just standing there for a few seconds before she fell sidewards, slipping away into unconsciousness.

[Mathew Amtrum]

Bingo!

Mathew thought to himself in triumph when he felt his feet connect with the man's chest. His body fell down and he began to do the sweep kick only to find nothing but air there. That meant the man was able to avoid the second part of the combo. That was a pity but he wasn't going to give up. He was moving slower then normal due to his aching muscles and it took a real effort to do even this. But he wasn't going to just sit down and be taken by this guy!

Rolling back Mathew would slowly pick himself up wincing as he did so. Then suddenly he felt a powerful blow to his stomach. In his current state not even the Earth Dragon Coat was able to stop his eyes from bulging with pain. Dropping back down to his hands and knees Mathew would begin coughing and hacking trying to regain control of his airflow. He heard the thud of Emily's body to the side of him and he would let out another grunt of pain as he tried to stand up again.

His muscles would scream in protest as he slowly inched his way up on to his knees without the support of his hands. And providing he was not struck again he would start to slowly rise on to his feet struggling to stay up.

I... won't.... let... it... end this way!

His face turning in to a determined scowl and his green eyes ablaze with a fire deep within. Mathew hated to lose and while he knew this was a hopeless fight, one that he should just yield to in order to keep his strength he was determined to go down fighting at least. It was a matter of pride now.

[Sean Barker]

Sean noted the female had been subdued. Poor thing, oh well, she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He looked back to the new project and saw he was trying to stand up? What an insanely interesting subject these "Dragons" where. Not a damn one of them seemed to know when to go down. They never knew when they where conquored. Sean charged his arm with another power burst.

"You should know when your beat. Though I'm surprised you still have THIS much fight in you."

One more punch, his fist would plow through the boys upper back, to put the boy out for the time being. He'd let the highlight to his outer image flow away, and Sean would whipe his hands on his pants. Shaking his head, he would order the men to gather up the downed kids and bring them along.

"Hmm, put them in the same cell, treat Leon's wounds and then put him in there too. Should be interesting enough."