Pao kicked off hard from the ground. He was careful to gain several feet in altitude this time. He spared a glance around to see if Alec was surviving, but didn't see him. Must be higher up, and there's no way I'm looking up there! He sighed in determination. "Okay, let's try this again!"

Pao swerved around the pitch for several minutes, getting hit in the arm, leg, and side--but not in the cauldron. He was beginning to get frustrated when PLUNK! a rock fell into his helmet cauldron. "Alright!" he yelled, punching the air. In the process, he managed to graze another stone, which ricocheted off and CLUNK! into the cauldron. "SWEET!" Except.. that probably wasn't the best way to catch these things. Sooner or later the rock would win and his knuckles would lose.