The Great Jecht's Troubles (Open)

[malachi]

The man walked into the Tram Common area, which was unusually quiet today, rather than the usual hustle and bustle. Tucked under his left, armored arm was a stack of papers. In the man's other hand, a black sword with a red decal on it held in a backwards grip. The sword itself was almost as tall and wide as the man himself, but he carried it with ease. The man walked over to the wall, planted his sword, blade first, into the ground besides him and put the stacks of papers down, pulling one out. He laid the paper against the wall and pulled out a roller of some sort and a pail of glue he had just bought. The man then rolled the glue onto the paper, letting it soak through and stick to the wall. On the paper was this:

Citizens of Twilight Town!
Are you plagued by robbers and punks?
Harassed by dogs or other wild animals?
Need something taken care of quickly and easily?
Then be sure to look for this man!

Below these words was a well-drawn picture of the man himself, giving a reassuring a smile and a thumbs up to whoever happened to be reading this poster

THE GREAT JECHT

I'll take care of any problem that rises!
So find me in the Tram Common or Market Street area right away!
Fees to be negotiated upon meeting. GREAT JECHT not responsible for property damage or loss of life and limb.

The man called Jecht smirked and rubbed his shoulder, admiring his handiwork. He hoped this would help boost business, something he hadn't gotten in a week. Most of his munny had gone to the posters, since he hired a girl to make them. Cute girl, too, Jecht thought, Should've gotten a date with her. Ah well. Jecht picked up his stack of papers and dislodged his sword. He continued plastering his face all over the Tram Common and Market street until you couldn't walk five feet with seeing Jecht's reassuring grin.

"There! That oughtta get me some munny!" Jecht exclaimed to no one in particular, "I just hope it ain't one of those 'Clear the junk in my backyard" odd jobs. I hate those so much." Ever since he got here, Jecht was put off by Twilight Town. For a while, he couldn't understand why. Then he realized that Twilight Town was too quiet. Too peaceful. Too... dull. Jecht wanted to hear rioting fans shouting his name as went to win the Blitzball Tournament. He wanted to hear the shrieks of Fiends as he cut them down effortlessly. Here, there just wasn't anything exciting to do and it bored Jecht to tears. Sure, there were cute girls around and good food, but that it was it. Speaking of which...

"Man, I'm starving," Jecht muttered and he meandered over to the cheapest outdoor restaurant he could find. When he got there, he paid for a rather large order burger and fries. When the plate was delivered, he ate the food messily and loudly. Table manners were not Jecht's thing.

[jordan]

Jordan wandered down into Trams common. The warp was particularly rough this time and Jordan took the time to tuck his red shirt and light blue tie in. Then straightened the ensemble.

Another world Jordan was unfamiliar with. This was really becoming quite regular now and Jordan was still undecided if he disliked it or not. On one hand he was having fun and gathering a lot of info. On the other he had ketchup. KETCHUP!!!! Jordan panicked a little then wiped the sauce on a handkerchief. Now where was he. Oh yeah, on the other hand the warping was a pain and he couldn't control where he went.

Jordan spotted a poster with a rather well built man on it. He had armor on his right arm but no where else. "That man has remarkable confidence to only wear that and call himself the great Jecht. I don't know why but I would like to meet him." Jordan said absent mindedly.

Again Jordan's mind wandered, it did this a lot. The ketchup was making him hungry and so he decided to go get something to eat. He had a decent amount of munny and so didn't have to worry much about overspending. He ordered a small pizza and some ketchup. Jordan had everything with ketchup. As he began eating Jordan spotted another man at another table. He was sure he had seen the man before but couldn't look at him again without arousing suspicion.

So Jordan picked up a knife and cut a hole just big enough to see through in his pizza box and looked a the man again. This time Jordan realised who it was. It was that great Jecht man that had posters up. Jordan would have liked to talk to him. A man such as Jecht could be a goldmine of information. Jordan cursed his lack of social skills and just sat eating the pizza and trying to think of a way to talk to Jecht.

[malachi]

Jecht finished his burger and fries and was busy licking his fingers free of the messy sauce that the cook always drowned the burger in. The Great Jecht had no need for silly things like napkins. As he started to get up to leave, he noticed the man next to him who had just recently arrived was looking at him... through a hole he apparently cut in the pizza box he ordered. Jecht smirked. It wouldn't be the first time someone tried to hide themselves looking at him oddly. He got that a lot in Twilight Town. Maybe it was because of his rough nature and his habit of kicking ruffians through buildings. Maybe it was because he always walked around barefoot, even when the ground was scorching hot. Maybe it was even those odd spikes over his left shoulder and right leg when he fought battles. Whatever it was, Jecht didn't care. He didn't like being stared at if he was going to get praised for something along with it.

So, Jecht walked over to the man, grabbed the pizza box lid and crushed it, leaning down so he was face to face with the man. Of course, he didn't crush the pizza itself, just the lid. Jecht didn't like wasting good food. Or food, in general, really. He put his sword behind the man's chair, so he couldn't pretend to excuse himself.

"Boo." Jecht said, "Ain't anyone ever tell ya it's rude to stare, Fancy Suit?" he asked.

[jordan]

Jecht walked over to Jordan and crushed the pizza box's lid. Then thrust his sword into the ground behind Jordan's chair. Because of this inside Jordan was screaming like a little girl but his tall, lanky form gave away no emotion.

"Boo. Ain't anyone ever tell ya it's rude to Stare, Fancy suit?" Jecht asked

Jordan waited til he'd calmed before speaking. He hoped he hadn't annoyed Jecht. It would make it hard to get any info. "Of course they did but it's my job to collect info among other things. For which I need help. Do you know anything about this place? Someone with the pride to call themselves The Great Jecht must have quite a lot of knowledge". Jordan said calmer now.

Jordan then reached back and made a rather clumsy grab at Jecht's sword then pulled it from the ground and handed it back. Still trying to be polite he motioned for Jecht to sit down. "slice?" Jordan asked turning the pizza box.

Jordan hoped Jecht wouldn't notice the lack of depth perception the had showed by almost missing his sword. If he did it would show Jordan's weakness and the Turk hated that.

[malachi]

Jecht listened to the man's words... and smirked. The man had said the magic words. Jecht did notice the fumble, but said nothing of it. Just the knowledge that Fancy Suit wasn't as made of stone as he liked to put on was all Jecht needed. Jecht took his sword (noting that Fancy Suit had to be fairly strong to even lift the huge thing) and planted it next to him, keeping his hand on it, just in case.

"So you saw my poster then, Fancy Suit," Jecht said, "Good, means word's getting around." When Fancy Suit offered a slice of pizza, Jecht took it. He loved free food. He ate this one about as ill-mannerly as he did his recent meal. "Knowledge, huh? Sure, I can tell ya about this town." Jecht said through a mouthful of pizza. He then told Fancy Suit what he knew about the place, the big locations, including the mansion (although Jecht never really went into it, so he had no clue if anything was happening there, despite kids' rumors). He mentioned that they'd occasionally have what Jecht called Fiends. However, upon describing them, Fancy Suit would note that the "Fiends" were more Heartless and Nobodies.

"That's it, really," Jecht said, popping his neck, "aside from that, this place is boring. Good people, good food, but it's too quaint for my tastes. That all ya want, Fancy Suit?"

[Whatever]

While the two were having their conversation, two yellow eyes watched from the shadows. During Jecht’s explanation, suddenly as if out of nowhere a man ran past them and snatched the pizza box from Jordan while running for it. The man looked like he was some homeless bastard, even smelled like one that had not washed in months.

The man was actually a Heartless, although not visible on the outside. Before he became a Heartless, he had been a slave, so he never truly understood much of the outside world. When he got free as a Heartless, he learned some things and couldn’t get his own food. This left stealing for him, although he usually killed his victims, but currently he was not in the mood and thought he might be hungry.

[jordan]

Jordan listened intently remembering as much info as he could. then Jecht popped his neck. Jordan nodded as Jecht finished.

Then Jecht asked if that was all Jordan wanted to know and Jordan nodded again. "Yes thank you, Jecht. Jordan said then paused as the hobo grabbed the half empty pizza box. "Perhaps not. Jecht can you handle yourself. cos we should probably hunt that guy down." Jordan noted and stood going after the man.

[malachi]

"... Kid, are you seriously asking whether The Great Jecht can handle himself?" Jecht said, a little perturbed at the perceived slight. However, he didn't think he'd get an answer, as Fancy Suit ran after the homeless man that had stolen the pizza. Jecht shrugged. Guess I spoke too soon. Too bad I ain't getting paid for this. Jecht ran after Fancy Suit, but decided not to go too quickly. He'd rather not have to exert himself too much if he wasn't going to be needed.

But, hey, at least things were happening.

[Whatever]

While running, the Heartless opened the box and ate some of the pizza. Food, food, food! He ran towards the Sandlot while sensing Heartless there, feeling the two people behind him, he was certain that he could surprise both of them. Heh, sneak, steal, run, kill, and even the Heartless are fed with two new hearts! He joked to himself.

As he rushed into the Sandlot, there were four Shadows moving about as well as two Soldiers and two Air Soldiers in the air. When he ran in, the eight looked up and started to move by the man's command. "Hah! Think you can beat us?" He shouted while spatting pizza all over the ground at the two men, then with a leap forward suddenly a large Heartless appeared from the Corridors on which the 'hobo' jumped. This was a Tailbunker, "we feast on hearts today! Of this Jecht person and the other weirdo," he told the Heartless. The Shadows, Soldiers, and Air Soldiers attacked the two pursuers.

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Heartless
Shadow x4
Soldier x2
Air Soldier x2
Tailbunker x1 (This one is in the air with 'Whatever' on it.)

[jordan]

Jordan followed the hobo into the sandlot where he amased the heartless and summoned another. OH COME ON!!!!! Jordan yelled at the heartless and got into a fighting stance. He was annoyed at the hobo before but now!

Jordan looked around. Most of the heartless were easly defeated but a pain in numbers.

Jordan lifted his hand. "Haste." he yelled. then ran forward at double speed and grabbed a shadow then he pelted it at a soldier defeating both. the Jordan dashed back away from them.

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Haste: doubles speed for 3 posts [4 post cooldown, 2 uses per thread

[malachi]

Jecht chuckled. From the sound of things, this guy was some new type of Fiend, or at least one that could talk and command others. Jecht then went from a chuckle to an outright laugh as his body changed. Spikes appears on his left shoulder and over his right leg but under his pants leg.

"THIS is what I'm talking about!" the former Blitzball ace exclaimed, "Finally, some action around here! Even if it is against a buncha weak punks." He then charged into the fray and began the fight.

Jecht's fighting style was much like him, rough and unfocused. He targetted the first soldier and unleashed a ferocious combo of punches, kicks and sword swings, his wild sword swings and the magical, fiery energy that pumped through his body lashing out those too unfortunate to be close to that Soldier. After taking care of that post, he raised his free, armored hand, clenched into a fist and charged magical energy into his arm, making it look like it was on fire.

"Come on! One of ya just try and come after me! This old man needs his exercise!" he exclaimed.

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Charging a move!

Triumphant Grasp: Charging completes next round.

[Whatever]

The 'hobo' on the Tailbunker blinked at the sight of the two jumping right into battle. The guy he stole the pizza of used some sort of magic called 'Haste', at least he yelled that word. He quickly threw one of the Shadows at a Soldier while the other Soldier was getting pulverized by Jecht, whose body gained some changes. Great... Both use types of magic to boost themselves, apparently? He watched the Soldier that had been pummeled entirely fade into Darkness.

Watching the pummeling, he just continued to eat the pizza as he wanted to finish it before he entered the combat. While he was there anyway, he pulled up a hand and ripped a hole in the air as a Corridor opened itself. There he let the Corridor stay while letting his Darkness flow around his body. He hoped to attract more Heartless this way.

Since the two were concentrating their attacks on the Heartless down there, the 'hobo' didn't bother to join the fray until he finished the pizza. The Tailbunker kept flying next to the Corridor.

Two of the Shadows had been hit by Jecht's swings and one of the sunk into the ground to try and attack Jecht from behind. The other moved forward as well to attack Jecht along with an Air Soldier that made a dive at Jecht. The last Shadow sunk into the shadows as well and tried to attack Jordan from behind. The second Air Soldier attempted a dive at Jordan at the same time.

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Heartless
Shadow x3
Air Soldiers x2

[malachi]

Jecht didn't see the two Shadows dive into the ground to ambush him... but that's not what he was aiming at. He was looking at the Air Soldier diving towards him. He smiled and suddenly rocketed forward, twirling in the air like a drill. As he his hand grabbed the Air Soldier, the energy hit him multiple times, even as Jecht stopped in mid-air and hoisted the Air Soldier in front of him. He then released the energy, blasting the Air Soldier with it and letting him fly out of his hands.

"Don't cry now!" Jecht exclaimed as he landed on the ground. Then one of the shadows had the nerve to scratch Jecht. Jecht flinched from the hit and turned to see the two Shadows. He smiled and rushed at the two Heartless, launching another wild combo at them.

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Triumphant Grasp: Cooldown time: Two Rounds

[sentinel]

A cloaked figure walked aimlessly through the town, wandering the streets of this place with no proposed goal on his mind, or, at least, no proposed goal that he was willing to put effort in completing at the moment. Right now, the figure just wanted to take a break, but right now, he was just bored, in all honesty. He knew Roxas, Axel, and... somebody else he couldn't think of at the moment loved going to this stupid place, so he hoped it would be non-stop thrills and excitement were around in every corner. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and unless he forced himself to lose a few brain cells, he was not going to consider mailing things or doing tricks for crowds as enjoyable activities. The only neat thing he found was this ice cream thing that was okay, he decided.

Perhaps he just wasn't looking hard enough. The cloaked figure wandered into another section of this town, the Tram Common area. No, there was very little chance that fun things could be here, but who knows? Maybe a mugging might happen here. At least that would be something. But no, this section looked just as uninteresting as the last.

Perhaps the man just wasn't able to take breaks. The plan had to be moved forward, after all. However, just as he was about to find a nice secluded place for himself to summon a Corridor, he noticed a poster. The cloaked figure walked up towards it, and began reading.

The Great Jecht, huh? Well. That might be interesting.

The man sneaked around until he saw two people chasing after a man with a pizza box. One of them was this 'Great Jecht'. Well. This is definitely interesting. The figure pulled his hood over and then teleported away. When he reappeared, he materialized in the sandlot, behind the homeless man's field of vision, and heard the homeless man reveal he could summon Heartless. This just got interesting.

"You know, dudes like you need to relax," the man spoke under his hood, and then pulled out his weapons, two purple colored arrow guns. He then fired three tracking shots at the human on his mighty steed.

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Teleport: Xigbar shifts from one position in space to another.
(Cooldown: 3 posts)

Homing Burst: Xigbar is much less patient in this mode of fire, and fires a trio of red arrows at his opponent, with these arrows having the ability to track their target until they hit their mark or are deflected/destroyed.
(Cooldown: 1 post)

29 Shots Left

[jordan]

Jordan was impressed by Jecht and how strong he was. He also noticed the difference in the two styles. Jordan was like a flood, cool and focused. Were as Jecht was more like a forest fire, burning the heck out anything even remotely close to him.

Jordan still moving at double speed and saw the shadow approch. As it rose from the ground he turned and kicked it in the face before turning back. He then punched the air soldier through the chest. Jordan quickly backflipped his foot smashing through its face, or lack of face anyway.