Chapter Seven : Duplicates

Disclaimer – Angelic Layer does not belong to me but this storyline and the characters do. This entire story is based on a few dreams I had. Some of the characters names are from other stories and mangas. I also don't own any of the crossovers that I might of used.

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Ivy placed the headset on her head and pressed the side buttons, causing the wings to extend. She then took Fuzuki of her shoulder and tossed the angel into the layer.

"May the power of the full moon light your path, Fuzuki, fall in!"

Markus did likewise. Throwing in a short boy angel that seemed to be the polar opposite of Reiyami. With long smooth black hair going down past the nape of his neck and a Hawaiian shirt completed with a pair of knee length swim trunks, just looking at Naito made you feel the suns rays.

"Go on forever just like to world, Naito, turning and turning it never stops. Angel, fall in."

Ivy staggered a sweat drop. What a long entry… pretty odd too.

"ANGELIC FIGHT, PEOPLES!!"

The Asian girl's train of thought was cut short by Annie's high-pitched shout. Ivy returned her attention to the layer just in time to see Naito rushing towards her, head on.

Fuzuki muffled a sneer as she snapped forth her leg, wrapping it around the boy angels extended arm. She cartwheeled forward, crashing her opponent upon the shiny white table.

What an old trick. Just how long has this guy been playing?

The green haired girl angel followed it up with several swift kicks the opponent's stomach. Markus gritted his teeth as his angel's health plunged downward.

Ivy sent the message for Fuzuki to jump back. This isn't gonna be fun if he doesn't even put up a fight!

The kimono clad angel stared down on Naito, waiting as he scrambled to his feet. Then the boy angel charged.

This time, Ivy didn't even bother striking back. Instead Fuzuki just sidestepped to the left. Naito sped past as Markus cursed under his breath. Again he ran towards his opponent and again she dodged.

Ivy yawned subconsciously, a clear sign that this was way too easy for her. Markus responded with a sharp frown.

"Alright time to kick it up a notch I see."

Suddenly, Naito was behind Fuzuki. A hard hook punch forced her to the edge of the layer. A looked of surprise showed on her face, mirroring her deuses emotions. Fuzuki slapped her hand down on the layer and flipped herself upright.

Ivy took a glance over her headset and bit her lip. Fuzuki was less than two inches from the layers edge. Markus smirked and explained as his angel appeared behind the girl angel and spin kicked her to the other side of the layer.

"You see when Naito's HP goes below 50, he can enter a hyper mode that makes him much faster than normal. You looked bored so I decided to kicked it up a notch."

Panic flooded Ivy as Naito came in for what looked like the final charge. Then an ancient quote entered her mind.

The fast are weak, the strong are slow. To overpower the enemy focus on them alone.

At first Ivy didn't know what it meant. But soon found out when she put up her shield, the blue light sending Naito back a good foot or two. Then giving the other angel no time to get back up as she rushed forward with all the speed she could muster and rapid kicking the opponent who was just sitting up. Naito flew to the layers edge and jumped rather painfully to his feet.

Fuzuki flipped back, regaining the distance between her and Naito. The boy deus looked across the table at her with mild surprise. But Ivy had frozen her face in an emotionless mask and not a single clue of what she could possibly be thinking escaped.

Markus clenched his teeth and his angel disappeared again. However Ivy and Fuzuki didn't fall for it again.

The kimono bedecked angel whirled around on one leg with the other sticking straight out. Sure enough a heart beat later, Naito became visible and hit the layer, skidding to a halt.

Ivy gave a tiny smiled on the inside. So this is the trick eh? Just focus on the opponent and nothing else and you'll fight better. Just stay calm.

Without a moments notice, Fuzuki vanished. Naito, like everyone else that was watching looked around the layer.

Then there was a swoosh heard from directly above the Hawaiian angel causing him to look up.

This was just what Ivy had hoped he would do. Spiraling down at dizzying speed, Fuzuki flipped the right way up in mid air and aimed a roundhouse kick at Naito. It connected with his chin and the boy angel flew back and landed no more than a hair's width away from the layers edge.

Markus was fuming and looking exceptionally angry.

"That's it! I wanted to keep this a secret but I guess that I'll have to use it!"

Ivy merely blinked at this but did a small double take when four Naitos started running in circles around her. But then to the opponents surprise, the girl deus closed her eyes.

Some top-secret move… all right… listen carefully which one is the really Naito? Listen to the sounds of feet. Where is it coming from? … Fuzuki there!

The kimono adorned angel leaped forward, fist drawn. A sharp crack was heard and one of the Naitos flew back while all the others vanished. His handed twitched but he couldn't rise to his feet.

"Fuzuki, win!"

Ivy let here emotions flood back in and let out a long soft sigh while being cheered for by two very enthusiastic friends.

Whew! That was a long battle…

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