[L-Money]

Billy felt herself get pulled upward through the water. She gasped for breath as she and agent shields, who could be called just swords, broke the surface of the water. She grabbed the ice, which was even colder than she remembered it, and with what little strength she had, climbed out of the water. She was so glad Longarm had a strap and was still on her back. She looked behind her to the open water and saw that no one else was coming out. Worried but not wanting to risk freezing to the ice, Billy stumbled to the rocky side of the arena and watched the open water. She decided to empty the barrel of her gun of the water and then put her gun at the ready while waiting for someone to come out of the water.

Combat
None

Status
Aura: 34%
Energy:  50%
Semblance: not active
Long arm 4/9

[MonsterManic]

Clutching his only weapon left tight in his hand Setsuna swam straight downwards, mentally trying to calculate how long it had been since Smokey's semblance was active and how long they'd been underwater, but he couldn't put an exact number on the duration. All he could hope for was that Calen was conscious at the end of all this underwater scuffling.

In the meanwhile he was preparing for the worst case scenario, that being Calen eliminated from the fight due to low aura or for some other reason. If it came to that Setsuna could still definitely win, but he needed more than a single dagger to do so. That being said, he could see the outline of his weapons now lying on the bottom of the lakebed, but it would take longer to return to the surface with them.

With the pressure mounting he only had time to grab Harmony and Discord - thankfully the magnetic bits withstood the impact with the floor - before pushing off hard and ascending again, leaving the bit in his hand on the floor. You were too busy trying to kill my teammate to notice your own one drowning. Setsuna thought bitterly, returning his shield to his left shoulder and swimming upward. Still a ways to go - endure it!

Setsuna's Stats:
  ● Aura: [██████████] 100%
  ● Weapons in hand: Discord [Buster Sword]
  ● Semblance: ACTIVATED - 30 SECOND DURATION REMAINING

[Kingnoname1]

(I forgot to add the 2% extra I should have taken the last post from Ice leached strength.)

As the long seconds stretched on their weight magnified hundredfold by his circumstances Calen could have sworn entire minutes had passed. Intellectually Calen knew it couldn't have been that long considering how little they were moving but that voice was getting quieter as time passed. Looking up Calen saw a too large figure swimming down to be Billy and Calen hated how thankful he was that Setsuna was coming to save him. It could be one of the referees hopefully, putting an end to this ... it would be an insult to call it a brawl, Calen thought to himself fostering that fire of rage and tried to get it to pulse through his body. Mostly fruitlessly as the icy water continued to leach Calen's remaining strength away but it never the less kept his mind focused.

Enduring another barrage of knees to his face as Calen still couldn't risk quick movements of his core disrupting his shock canceling mental exercises. This left his extremities still open to fighting back but even without the icy water leaching away his strength it wasn't one he was winning. Another trio of dagger thrusts even weaker than before followed by another two fruitless attempts of escaping Smokey's grip with his semblance Calen was getting nowhere with the same line of attacks but there wasn't much else he could do. Letting go of his sword wasn't an option even if he was only in this position because of that damned blade. It meant too much to just throw away and Calen found another small pocket of rage as Setsuna's weapons plummeted around them. Wasteful, careless and he thinks he is coming to save ME.' Calen thought to himself finally managing to fire himself back up, his aura flaring up even as it continues to be ground down but Smokey's relentless attacks.

Status.
Aura: 29%(Aura enhanced knee 8%, Normal knee 3%, hugging 1%, +3% from Ice leached strength)
Semblance: 60%(Another another two uses uselessly used)
Status: Ice leached strength: All attacks at -2%, All damage taken at +1%(I'll calculate it)

Attacks
3x2% Ice leaden dagger thrusts.

[ReaperJoe]

Smokey was winning this underwater battle.  He couldn't see the scoreboard from underwater, but judging from how Calen's aura was flaring up, how his attacks seem to be getting weaker and weaker, and how stale his tactics had become, it was fairly clear who was currently on top.  That's why it was really, REALLY inconvenient that his semblance just had to time out right here and now!  All he needed was a few more seconds!

At least, for an absolute guaranteed victory.  All things considered, Calen was still in a pretty big bind:  his legs were wrapped up, his attacks were weak, and Smokey was still kicking.  Literally.

With his semblance now deactivated, Smokey couldn't simply block the dagger strikes by sticking his foot out, so instead he didn't even bother, unleashing another flurry of knees to Calen's face, while his arms continued their quest to snap his opponent's legs in half.  The only thing that could end this barrage is the sound of the buzzer indicating one of them had lost.  That, or someone interrupts them...

Smokey's combat data
Aura: 38.5% (6% from dagger attacks)
Semblance: 10 SECOND COOLDOWN BEGINS!  5 SECONDS REMAINING AT START OF NEXT TURN!
Matchstick: 6/7
Dust: 14/14 Fire, 14/14 Ice

Attacks: 
Aura-enhanced knee to the face (8%)
Heavy knee strike (4%)
Continued Squeeze (1%)

[L-Money]

Billy couldn't decide what dust bullet type to use. She could use her electric bullets, but that would risk shocking Smokey. She could use fire dust and explode them all, but how effective would that be above water? Billy decided to use her ice dust bullets to freeze everyone in place when they are getting out of the water. One to have an advantage on the enemy team and two, to tell Smokey off.

"What's taking them so long?" She wondered out loud as she started to shiver.

Combat
None

Status
Aura: 34%
Energy:  50%
Semblance: not active
Long arm ice dust 9/9
Normal bullets 4/9

[MonsterManic]

Get away from him! Setsuna mentally screamed as he was now close enough to clearly see Calen's predicament. Still even if Smokey's semblance was no longer active - which he had no idea if it was or not - the arms wrapped around Calen's spindly legs would make the escape hard enough. The obvious course of action was to distract Smokey so Calen could shoot out of the water with his semblance - but how?

Focusing all his speed into his legs for kicking the knight sped upward with both hands now holding the enlarged sword. His trajectory would bring him up underneath Smokey at a slanted angle so as he passed he could take a hard swing from Smokey's hopefully blind spot with both hands.

Field Effect:
  ● Underwater [Reduced momentum from sword swings, -5% damage]

Combat Log:
  ● 2-handed swing w/ Buster Sword [6%]

Setsuna's Stats:
  ● Aura: [██████████] 100%
  ● Weapons in hand: Discord [Buster Sword]
  ● Semblance: ACTIVATED - 25 SECOND DURATION REMAINING

[Kingnoname1]

Calen grinned widely as he finally felt movement in Smokey's grip, he had worn the huntsman in training down. Just in time as it turns out Calen leaned back to avoid Smokey's knee strikes and position his opponent above himself. This made it easier for Setsuna's attack to hit as well as to prepared for Calen's turn for doing something that will probably not work. Leaving Setsuna in his figurative dust Calen engaged his semblance three times to shoot both him and Smokey right up to the surface in moments and smashing straight through the ice. Then Calen found what he was looking for, Billy Bone already taking aim at the two, Calen then used another blast of his semblance hopefully sending all three crashing together. The exhaustion hit Calen like a physical blow from so many Semblance uses the gaunt boy could only grit his teeth and managed to power through at least for now, this fight must have less than twenty seconds left Calen pleaded for his body to keep moving. Combined with the twenty seconds or so underwater meant that Calen was well and truly running on fumes.

Although finally out of the icy water Calen's body was still heavily worn down from his time beneath and needed to minimise any future damage until Setsuna reemerged. Trying to keep Smokey between himself and Billy to dissuade Miss Bones coming volley. Minising Smokey's attacks would be harder to avoid so instead Calen fell back to an old friend, taunting. 'Ah hello Miss Bone, hope you didn't take Master Smokey's abandonment of you too personally. I suppose we were having too much fun for him to help you.' Calen called out. Calen was aware that his aura was too low to survive a focused attack, particularly a focused attack from two opponents but he needed to stay up for as long as he could so his teammate could reemerge.

Status
Aura: 26%(-1% for hugging+2% from Ice leached strength)
Semblance: 40%(Four uses used to smash Smokey through the ice)
Status: Ice leached strength: +2% damage taken and -2% damage done(I'll calculate it)

Attacks
12% Smashing Smokey through the ice
4% To both Smokey and Billy crashing them togeather.

[ReaperJoe]

Calen's sudden movements were, quite frankly unexpected.  So was the sword swing from Setsuna. When did he get underwater, anyway?  But the thing that surprised Smokey most was being rocketed through the water by the scrawny boy he'd been holding on to for the past 35 seconds.  He's not used to being moved period, so when he suddenly finds himself in the air, it takes him a second to figure out exactly what's going on.

That being said, if there's one good quality Smokey possesses, it's resilience.  That's why despite taking several hits and staying under icy water for so long, Smokey's eyes are still crystal clear and razor sharp.  So when he sees Billy taking aim as Calen tries to rocket the two toward her, Smokey manages to react.  If Calen hadn't been numbed, beaten, and otherwise exhausted from his icy sojourn, he might've noticed Smokey shifting his grip so that his hands grasped his ankles, or might've wondered why it was so easy to reposition Smokey despite his overwhelming weight difference.

That is, until Calen starts spinning, too.  Smokey has no intention of stopping Calen's suicidal dive into Billy.  Quite the opposite, actually, it works out for them. If his plan isn't clear to the audience yet, it will be as soon as they hear, "BATTER UP!" and see Calen's face being swung directly at Billy.  They'll still crash together, sure, but Calen's almost certainly going to get the raw end of the deal.  Hopefully, Smokey's hint is enough to clue Billy in to swing for the fences.

Smokey's combat data
Aura: 16.5% (22% from sword swing, ice crash, and collision)
Semblance: Immovable Object available next turn!
Matchstick: 6/7
Dust: 14/14 Fire, 14/14 Ice

Attacks: 
Enhancing Billy's next attack, double damage if it connects

[L-Money]

Billy had never been fishing before but she supposed waiting with a gun pointed at a barrel had something to do with being patient? How did that phrase go about shooting fish in a barrel? That was how people fished right? When there was a sudden crash through the ice, Billy shot one round wildly into the air in surprise at the blur. Then in the instant, she heard Smokey say "BATTER UP" Billy quickly flipped her gun upside down and into hammer form. She swung as hard as she could at Calen's face, timing it just right for them to hit a touch down. At least that's what Billy thought was the phrase?

Combat
1 ice bullet round shot at Calen 7% damage
A hammer swing to Calen's face 5% damage

Status
Aura 30%
Energy 50%

Semblance inactive
Longarm Ice dust 8/9
normal rounds 4/9

[MonsterManic]

Setsuna loved getting a face full of air bubbles from Calen's hasty ascent. At least he felt his sword swing connect, though the weight paired with the water removed more than half the force he put into the attack. Following Calen's path upward albeit at slower speeds he first thrust his sword out of the water then clambered onto the ice himself, instantly shivering as his wet body felt the air of the arena.

Getting adjusted to fighting on land again he looked over to see Calen's face about to be smashed in, so picking up his sword he charged straight at Smokey from the side with no intention of concealing his attack at all. One blink at the screen depicting their aura gauges and Setsuna knew that he could sneeze on Smokey and he'd be out. Holding his sword behind him with both hands the knight executed a diagonal upward slash as soon as he was in range to do so.

Combat Log:
  ● 2-handed swing w/ Buster Sword [11%]

Setsuna's Stats:
  ● Aura: [██████████] 100%
  ● Weapons in hand: Discord [Buster Sword]
  ● Semblance: ACTIVATED - 20 SECOND DURATION REMAINING

[Kingnoname1]

Half exhausted and elated to be out of the water Calen didn't notice Smokey shifting his grip until it was too late and found himself being swung directly at Billy like a baseball bat. Luckily Smokey wasn't the only one who can halt momentum and Calen used one of his few remaining semblance applications to halt Smokey's swing or at least himself, slowing the swing down enough to evade the hammer swing Calen never the less made himself an easy target for Billy's ice round. The chill from ice cut deep into Calen's already half frozen body and almost leached all the warmth from his body. Almost. Twisting his legs hard Calen sort to at last free himself from Smokey's grip and strike hard against Billy, confident that as Setsuna rose up out of the water he could finish off Smokey.

Three weakened swipes with his glaive were all Calen could offer before the shivering got so bad he could barely hold his weapon. His body not so slowly failing him Calen was only left with his mouth and cruel tongue. 'No response? Not surprised I suppose, abandoning sportsmanship is one thing but I'm surprised Smokey, you of all people would abandon others so easily?' Calen gloated somehow managing to put some degree of an edge to his words despite his entire body shaking, excluding the frozen bits. The flaring up of Calen's aura had faded to a dull ember of it's former glory and Calen knew he was good as out of the fight, but that didn't stop him from trying to return the pain he endured as many times over as he could manage.

Status
Aura: 17%(-7% for ice round+2% from Ice leached strength)
Semblance: 35%(One use to halt Smokey's swing and dodge Billy's hammer blow.)
Status: Ice leached strength: +2% damage taken and -2% damage done(I'll calculate it)

Attacks
3x4% glaive swipes at Billy.

[ReaperJoe]

Smokey growled in a mix of frustration and anger as Calen managed to avoid the swing of the hammer with his own semblance.  On top of that, since Smokey was no longer under the effect of his own semblance, his own momentum allowed Calen to twist his leg free and escape.  Still, that victory would be very short lived, as Immovable Object was just about to come up.  At least then he won't have to listen to Calen's mouth.  What the hell is he on about anyway?  ...Why is Billy wet?

Whirling back around to face the fight, the gunslinger draws out his ice dust cartridge and spies Setsuna clambering out of the water.  Unfortunately for him, Calen's dashing gave Smokey a heck of a headstart.  After loading the ice cartridge into the revolver, Smokey flips the switch that transforms the gun into the volley form.  There's no way Setsuna will be able to get to him in--what the hell, how'd he get so close so fast?

Setsuna's speed comes as a shock to Smokey, who had been spending the entire fight focused on the other opponent. Taking another step back, more to buy time than anything else, he raised and leveled his gun at the knight charging at him.  Unfortunately, the cooldown on his semblance will take too long to time out, and as Setsuna gets in range to make his strike, it becomes clear Smokey won't have time to get--

There's no friggin' way I'm leaving this tournament only firing one shot.

Setsuna would see Smokey lower his weapon, almost dropping it to his left side.  The crowd might think Smokey had accepted his fate, but Calen might recall a relevant discussion early one morning in a training range:  Matchstick jumps up and to the right. 

*ka-KA-Ko-KOOM!*

Smokey pulls the trigger of his weapon.  Using aura-enhanced strength to try in vain to contain the gun's recoil, Smokey nevertheless will score a point-blank shot at Setsuna.  With the ice dust loaded in and the wild spread of the weapon, everything from Setsuna's arms to his head will be covered in ice, effectively blinding him and restricting his upper-body movements.  Unfortunately, Matchstick's power comes at a cost.  The spread of the weapon will also ultimately hit Calen, as well as Billy.  The brunt of the damage would either hit Setsuna or miss wildly, but considering how low Billy's aura is, the blast might still knock her out of the fight.

Speaking of knocking out, it's time to discuss what happens to Smokey.  Without the aid of his semblance, Matchstick's recoil is enough to launch Smokey back.  Hard.  As in, Smokey is lifted off his feet and sent flying into one of the stone outcroppings.  His aura is already low, and between the force of his weapon and his head slamming into the rock, Smokey is knocked unconscious.  Setsuna's sword never connects, but a buzzer sounds for Smokey nevertheless. 

As for Billy, even if she isn't knocked out, she'll be in a tight spot.  But frankly, she would've been in a worse spot if he didn't take the shot.  Smokey's not the saving type, nonmoving objects don't get to rush in to save the day.  But he can be an obstacle that gives her a fighting chance.  And so, he leaves the rest of the fight in her hands.

Smokey's combat data
Aura: -4% (12% from Matchstick [2% per round fired] and 8% from slamming into outcropping)  Status:  Unconscious, possibly concussed
Matchstick: 0/7
Dust: 14/14 Fire, 7/14 Ice

Last Hurrah!:  Point-Blank Volley! at Setsuna ((20% + 3% ice) x 6)  Immovable Object inactive!  Damage reduced by 2/3.  Upper torso and face encased in ice
Side Effects:  Splash damage to Calen and Billy (5% each, negligible ice dust).  12% + knockback into rocky outcropping for additional 8% to Smokey.

[L-Money]

Billy swung her hammer and missed? But it was the perfect setup!? It would have been Smokey's last hurrah! No matter, it was "go time." I would be team fighting at it's finest. She had been attacked by Calen's Glave as she tried to block it with her hammer, only to get her hands cut up. As she looked to him to give her a clue on what to do next, she heard him say something about firing his gun only once. She sighed and tried to jump out of the way only to get blasted in the back by ice. She spun around to scream at Smokey, only to see him knocked out. "You idiot." She said defeatedly as she went to pick him up and drag him off the stadium.

Status
Aura 13% OUT
Energy 50%

Semblance inactive
Longarm Ice dust 8/9
normal rounds 4/9

[Moth]

To put it simply, this match had drawn Prism to edge of her seat. Literally. Once Smokey had smashed through the ice with Calen, Prism had sprung to her feet. The hyperactive hummingbird faunus was literally at the barrier of the arena, bouncing on her heels with her hands on the wall as she watched with baited breath as she'd watched the two disappear underneath the water, then a third as Billy followed, and then finally a fourth as Setsuna himself dived. To say the entire arena had been on edge hadn't been inaccurate - it's not everyday the action's literally taken where the cameras couldn't follow.

All they could do is stare at the hole in the ice, and steadily watch the aura counter on the side of the ring tick downwards.

She'd burst out cheering for the fledgling knight when Setsuna had reemerged from the icy water with Billy in his arms, dumping the woman on the sidelines before diving back in after Calen. Watching Calen literally shoot out of the water like a cork had made actually make him snort, and some dark part of her had found a certain amount of vindictive joy in watching Calen be used like a baseball bat - but he'd managed to stop it short with his semblance, leaving Prism to bury that weird feeling with her loud cheering for her friends.

She could at least wince in sympathy as Smokey attempted one last all-out attack, watching him knock himself unconscious with his own gun. She'd managed to get a concussion with it in it's normal form, she knew the gun's kick - she could only imagine how badly that hurt while in volleygun form. Calen's last few clumsy swipes combined with the wide spread of Matchstick just kicked Billy's aura into the red, and with a loud cheer the hummingbird faunus had literally leaped out of her seat, her updraft kicking in and hovering several feet above the stadium as the victory went to Aztec. Winning was fun, but it was even better to see her friends win.

Now all she needed to do was go congratulate the two on their winnings, maybe take them some hot chocolate, and casually rub Calen's face in the fact he spent most of the match clinging like a burr to Smokey.

[MonsterManic]

To say that Setsuna was knocked senseless wasn't too far from the truth. One second he was close enough to reach out and slap Smokey across the face to knock him out of the fight. The next he was flying away from the fight, crashing into the floor close to the frozen lake. His upper body felt like it'd been given a bathe in dry ice whilst he was soaked, and being hit so hard it felt like his physical body was left behind could only mean his Semblance had forcibly ended.

Trying to get up proved more difficult than just feeling groggy. Smokey's last gasp of glory had left Setsuna's entire upper body coated in a gleaming layer of ice, covering everything but a single left eye. It was a perfect living ice sculpture. He tried to growl in annoyance but all that came out of his sealed lips was an unintelligible mumble. This is going to hurt, he told himself. Staggering to his feet took the better of ten seconds, but once he got his grip he almost fell over again since his entire body was still off balance from the intended sword strike.

No other way but forward. With his one free eye Setsuna ran headlong for the closest pillar, closing his eyes the moment before impact. Normally he'd have taken worse, but his Semblance shutting down meant slamming into something the equivalent of a brick wall actually felt like it, Aura or no. With a pained groan he fell backward, the hand holding his sword opening and dropping his weapon. He'd have to see his sister later for the concussion he was sure he just gave himself, but for now there was some after-battle pleasantries to tend to. Whether that actually was Prism hovering above the stands cheering her lungs out or just his brain acting up he couldn't tell.

"Hey. Billy." Setsuna called, limping after his former opponent as she dragged a unconscious Smokey off the stage. "Thank you for the match. I'm sorry I tried to drown you." Shards of ice fell off his clothing as he extended a shaking hand toward the girl, already stumbling and wobbling from the collision.

Setsuna's Final Stats:
  ● Aura: [███-------] 39% [46% from Matchstick Volley, 10+5% from wall collision]
  ● Semblance: FORCED RECHARGE - 30 SECOND DURATION REMAINING - Damage taken + 50%, Damage done - 50%