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(The Arena)
“Well, Geese, you are the latest Superstar.” The Millennium Star offered. “What will be your Superstar stage?”
The blond man smirked before crossing his arms. “I believe that it is self-explanatory. Just like Miss White before me, I wish to have my home stage: Geese Tower.”
The crowd went wild at this. Tumble on the other hand, frowned.
“Um, Mr Howard, could you be a little bit more specific?” Tumble asked.
Geese merely let out a hearty laugh. “Yeah, the parts of the tower DID change over the years.”
“I know that Geese is filthy rich and all, but how does he keep finding the time to renovate every time?” Mai muttered.
“Now seeing this is, for lack of a better word, a 3D stage, I might as well go with that.” Geese explained. “I wish to have Geese Tower… Or in this case, Howard Estate from Tekken 7!”
As the crowd cheered again, the Millennium Star’s eyes lit up. “Oh, right. I have forgotten that you cameoed in said game.”
“So you not only have a Fatal Fury stage, but technically also a Tekken one too?” Tumble smirked before typing into his phone. “Alright, I am sending the blueprints as we speak!”
The Millennium Star nodded his head before he started to spin around while emitting a bright light. When the light cleared, the arena changed once again. The ground now had a brown circular pattern with a black octagon that had a giant white kanji in the middle and the ropes were a deep red.
However, what was noticeable that floating around the arena was a squaric floating platform and on said platform were a series of Japanese adornments like samurai armour, Eastern dragon status and even Japanese sliding doors with a mural on it. There was even a flaming torch at each corner.
“When I think of Tekken, I usually only think about the only environment interacting with the fight between the walls, enclosing the arena.” The Millennium Star explained. “So that is why I had all of your stuff SURROUNDING your arena rather than inside of it.”
“...You clearly never played Tekken 4.” Coco said, shaking her head.
As the Millennium Star looked down at Coco confused, Geese just let out a hearty laugh.
“It’s fine, it’s fine. I don’t really mind that my collection is only there as an aesthetic.” Geese reassured. “Besides, take a look at the remaining fighters.”
Everyone looked around in confusion. Then, Eggman’s eyes bugged out behind his sunglasses.
“Hey! There are FOUR Big Guys here!” Eggman pointed out.
The remaining fighters jumped when they saw this.
“Hey, you are right! I do not recall the last time a section had THIS many Big Guys surprised.” Ganondorf said in awe.
“I am so glad that you all noticed!” Tumble beamed before frowning. “...Because seeing that this happened, there will only be ONE official Big Guy. No chosen Big Guys.”
Rocket frowned at this. “Well, THAT is anticlimactic considering you made a big deal about having special Big Guys in the last section.”
“True. But it can’t be helped.” Metaknight shrugged. “Us Big Guys have been doing quite poorly. ESPECIALLY in the third quarter so we intend to show that our status isn’t just for show and yet the chances of surviving the section is more difficult when we enter the arena.”
Geese, Ganondorf and Eggman all blinked twice at this.
“Who invited my man, Metaknight?” Ganondorf asked.
“Bro thinks he’s on the team.” Eggman added.
With that, the three official Big Guys let out hearty laughs while Metaknight impatiently patted his foot against the now-wooden floor while everyone else looked around in exasperation.
“Yyyyyep, we don’t need a chaotic arena to have a chaotic section.” Chairperson muttered, slumping her arms.
The Millennium Star chuckled nervously. “S-So I assume that this is to your liking?”
Geese proudly nodded his head. The Millennium Star returned the nod before making the former’s star descend so he could step off. Axl then looked around.
“Wait, I thought Geese is American?” Axl asked, scratching the back of his head.
“Because he is a huge weeb.” Mai said without missing a beat.
Geese’s smirk immediately dropped as Axl slammed his fist into his palm.
“Ahh, so he is just like Chipp!” Axl said in realisation.
“I don’t need to hear that from YOU, Little Miss Head-Over-Heels-For-An-Italophile!?” Geese snapped.
Sailor Jupiter blinked twice. “Wait, you mean Andy Bogard?”
“Now that I think about it, not only was his stage set in Italy in Fatal Fury 2, but Team Fatal Fury was representing the country in the very first King of Fighters.” Coco noted.
“Wow, it is clear who called the shots in THAT decision.” Ganondorf snarked.
The Millennium Star and Tumble chuckled as they looked at each other and nodded. Time to announce the new fighters as Geese’s iconic theme played through the speakers.
“KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA!” (StH)
(Here I come, rougher than the rest of them)
(The best of them, tougher than leather)
(You can call me Knuckles, unlike Sonic I don't chuckle)
(I'd rather flex my muscles)
The red-furred echidna came out to an enormous cheer and his theme from Sonic Adventure 1. Knuckles scratched the back of his head, feeling a little overwhelmed by the large reception.
“Is it me or are the crowds somehow BIGGER than when I entered in the Tournament of Kikai?” Knuckles asked. “I guess the second live-action movie AND my own series really helped out with that.”
With that, he did a few practice punches before jumping up into the air and gliding down towards the ring.
(I'm hard as nails, it ain't hard to tell)
(I break 'em down whether they're solid or frail)
(Unlike the rest I'm independent since my first breath)
(First test, feel the right, than the worst's left)
Knuckles then made his way over to Eggman before dropping to the ground and landing on the ground before punching his fists together.
“Okay, Eggman, I am your next opponent.” Knuckles challenged.
The mad scientist frowned. “I don’t suppose you would believe me if I said that I was actually in our node’s locker room for most of the night.”
“Actually, I do. A couple of our nodal companions entered the item shop.” Knuckles explained before raising an eyebrow. “However, while I admit that you are genuinely innocent in terms of villain plots, I don’t feel comfortable leaving you alone.”
Eggman merely scoffed. “I’ll take it as a compliment then.”
Knuckles then got into a boxing stance and got ready to make the first move. Suddenly, a red piece of paper floated between him and Eggman, confusing the two. They then noticed the same pieces of paper floating around the rest of the arena. While bewildered, some fighters crouched down to pick up the pieces of paper with Knuckles speaking out loud for everyone.
“To Xuan Dou Zhi Wang, the twisted fusion of jealousy and spite. You play the victim for not being invited to the third Battle of the Luminaries and instead of making the best of it by doing something productive, you instead tried to stop it.” Knuckles read. “We may not be able to change your hearts for the better tonight, but we will make sure that you don’t change everyone's hearts for the worse. The UVR, regardless of which one it is, will live on.”
There was one final line that Knuckles was about to leave out. However, Geese’s theme was then replaced by acid jazz.
(You never saw it coming!)
“Signed, the Phantom Thieves of Heart!” Knuckles concluded.
“JOKER!” (SSB)
Instead of focusing on the Ready Room, the spotlight focused on the Sound Booth that showed the black-clad Phantom Thief swatting down on it with a cocky smirk on his face. Needless to say, the crowd went wild.
(You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes)
(You're done in)
(By the time it's hit you, your last surprise)
Joker then launched a grappling hook at the ceiling before riding on it while to Last Surprise. He then let go of it before doing a series of flips in midair before gracefully landing on the canvas.
Ganondorf rolled his eyes. “Show-off.”
“Joker is just being Joker.” Metaknight said, shaking his head.
Once in the arena, he looked around for a moment.
“Ganondorf and Eggman already seemed to be preoccupied.” Joker mused before narrowing his eyes behind his mask. “Which leaves one more person.”
With that, he walked forward towards Geese while getting out his knife. The blond man saw this and raised an eyebrow.
“Let me guess, you think you can change my heart?” Geese boasted.
“Maybe not exactly change my heart and I know that not only you are far from the biggest threat to this tournament but in a way, BENEFICIAL towards, it is just not in my nature to turn a blind eye on a villain in power.” Joker said, shrugging his shoulders. “Especially those who abandoned their loved ones.”
Geese smirked, crossing his arms. “Said the boy who couldn’t keep it in his pants.”
Joker winced at this. “I-I don’t understand what you mean.”
“Riiiight. Look, you are still a runt, if you have to let your hormones go wild, be my guest.” Geese said with a shrug. “But don’t take the moral ground of drinking respect women juice.”
“I am NOTHING like you!” Joker roared.
“Of course you’re not. I actually don’t care what happened with MY life.” Geese taunted with his smirk growing larger.
Joker growled before summoning his Persona, Arsene.
“HELGA G PATAKI!” (NASB)
The pink-clad adolescent blonde smirked as she cracked her knuckles together while eyeing the arena. She was about to make her way down the ramp until…
(Whaaa!)
(Hey! That's pretty good!)
(Wha-! No one asked you!)
Helga’s eyes bugged out before looking up at the Sound Booth to see the trio smirking at her.
(I've got myself just a little bit of love that I wanna spend on you)
(But baby, I'll never get that chance to dance that romance with you)
(Oh, no, 'cause you're always hittin')
(And kickin')
(And putting me down)
It seems that Helga was the Sound Booth trio’s latest victim with Static-P’s It’s Not Like I Like You playing through the speakers and making the audience laugh. Needless to say, Helga was already grinding her teeth in anger.
“Oh, come on! I don’t even do that anymore!” Helga scolded. “Did you even watch the Jungle Movie!?”
“Still, you ARE the face for Western Tsunderes sooo…” Shadow said with a shrug and smirk.
“Alright, that’s it!” Helga growled. “I admit that I was laughing at most of your pranks on the fighters, but if you think I am going to let you get away with it!”
Aila smugly crossed her arms. “Oh yeah? How?”
Helga narrowed her eyes further.
“With my Golden Magic Slingshot!” Helga yelled.
With that, she held up a golden slingshot. Shadow, Astaroth and Aila’s smirk vanished.
“Golden Magic Slingshot?” Hank the Cowdog said in his animal tongue from the audience.
“Golden Magic Slingshot?” Heather from Total Drama Island said, unwittingly parroting what Hank just said.
“I thought it was a spear and a magic helmet.” Foxxy Love concluded.
Helga glared at the people who vocalised their confusion. “No! With my Golden Magic Slingshot? Doy!”
As the crowd went wild from the cartoon reference, she pulled out a pebble from her pocket and readied her slingshot. Despite initially being taken off-guard, the smirks of the Sound Booth Trio returned as they got ready to dodge it (or in Astaroth’s case, tank with his bulky body).
…That was until Helga aimed at someone else.
The Millennium Star’s eyes bugged out at this. “Hey, why are you aiming at…”
That was then Helga fired her pebble which struck the Millennium Star. Defining all laws of physics, this had pulled the star flying TOWARDS Helga. The blonde smirked before getting out a bat and quickly reading it before smirking when the Millennium Star came close. The silver star was sent flying towards the Sound Booth where the trio’s pupils shrink in horror.
POW!
That was the sound of the Millennium Star crashing into the Sound Booth trio, knocking all four people down. Groans could be heard as Tumble frantically flew over to check up on them. Helga smirked, proud of her work before happily walking down the ramp while the crowd went wild.
“They are definitely seeing stars!” Helga chuckled.
“Ugh… Who is the genius that thought creating a projectile that pulls targets TOWARDS the user was a good idea?” Astaroth groaned.
Finally, Helga entered the arena. However, her good mood soured as she made her way over to Coco. The she-bandicoot noticed Helga’s change in expression and while she was confused at first, she immediately got the hint.
“...You didn’t appreciate me calling out Toph and by extension, the rest of you Nicktoons for your theft.” Coco said, looking exasperated.
“Look, Toph may be my rival in terms of pranks, she deserves to be in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 just like everyone else!” Helga shot back.
“Okay, but to steal OUR elemental wheels?” Coco challenged.
“Oi, cut us some slack. Not even the likes of Sandy or Jimmy could create elemental wheels.” Helga scolded. “They have to be created by magic, not science!”
Coco shook her head. “Ugh, whatever. Like I said, I avenged both my node and Spyro’s when I eliminated Toph, but I don’t mind expanding our revenge to the rest of Nickelodeon.”
“And now, Mystery Fighter… Number… FORTY-SIX!”
“VIVI ORNITIER!” (FFIX)
The adolescent-looking black mage came out to an enormous cheer as the main theme to Final Fantasy IX played through the speakers (though said song came a little late seeing that the Sound Booth Trio was still recovering from Helga’s attack). He was stunned by the warm reception while adjusting his hat while blushing (though you couldn’t tell by the darkness around his hat.)
Giving a shy wave, he looked up at the Eliminated Seating and once he did, he had a sad look in his eyes.
“Kanji isn’t in the Eliminated Seating. I was really hoping to see his reaction to me showing up as a Mystery Fighter.” Vivi lamented.
Giving a shrug, he made his way down the ramp and was about to step in. However, he stumbled at the final step before falling onto his face. He groaned, propping himself on his hands before getting up and adjusting his hat so it wouldn’t come up.
Vivi then got out a magic staff before he started to cast a spell. He then raised it in the air to finish said spell. A bolt of electricity came out of nowhere and struck Geese, causing him to cry out in pain and Joker jump in surprise.
“Ack, what the?” Geese said before turning his head. “So we have a former security team member.”
Joker turned to see Vivi running over. “Oh, so this is the Vivi Kanji told me about!”
The black mage’s eyes widened at this. “Wait, Kanji told you about me?”
“Of course. Not only were you on the same security team, but you were the one who managed to take on the original boss of the Tales series by yourself.” Joker reassured.
Vivi again gave an unseen blush. “Oh, thank you. I just wanted to help where I am needed.”
“Well, you are definitely needed here!” Joker said, jerking his thumb towards Geese. “As much as I hate to admit, I know that I have to do a 200% fighting this guy alone.”
The crime lord merely scoffed. “Fine by me. Let’s be fair and try to give you a semblance of a chance.”
Vivi nodded his head before reading his staff. “Right. Let’s do it!”
“POISON!”(SFAS)
The pink-haired wrestling manager came out to an enormous cheer (especially from the trans community). However, she hardly made it any mind as she had a serious frown on her face. Not that she didn’t enjoy the reception (in fact, on a normal night, she would eat it all up), but she had something else on her mind.
She looked up at the Eliminated Seating. Particularly Antonov and Max Brass who looked like they were talking with each other. Seeing this made Poison’s frown grow.
“The G.A.W. is most likely going to collaborate with the ARMS association at least once after this tournament and considering how varied said ARMS fighters are, the H.W.A. are in trouble.” Poison noted. “I have to pull out all of the stops if I want to keep up with their momentum in hype.”
Fortunately, she already knew where to start so she got out her whip and cracked it against the ramp before making her way down to the ring. Once she was in, she lashed out her weapon.
…Which wrapped around Knuckles before pulling him away from a startled Eggman and towards Poison.
“Hey, what’s the big idea?” Knuckles asked.
“Look, Red, I really need a huge favour from you.” Poison said.
Knuckles raised a suspicious eyebrow. “Favour?”
Poison then crouched down to Knuckles’ level and started to whisper in his ear. The echidna’s eyes bugged out before the two turned towards Eggman. The egg-shaped man just continued to watch in confusion as Poison continued her spiel.
“So yeah, that is why I need your help.” Poison explained.
Knuckles blinked twice. “Umm, you ARE realising that you are referring to a spinoff OF a spinoff.”
“Look, I know that this is more than a stretch, but if I am right, it wouldn’t be the weirdest thing that happened at these things.” Poison scolded. “I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.”
“Alright, alright. Fair enough.” Knuckles said, rolling his eyes. “Fine, I’ll help you. Just one problem. No matter what happens, Eggman rarely gets out of his Egg Walker unless willingly. And after what happened in the Tournament of Kikai with Bloo, I don’t think he will ever get out of his vehicle in the middle of an UVR tournament.”
“Yeah, and considering how many times he tricked you, I doubt he wouldn’t catch on if we tried to trick him out of his Egg Walker.” Poison noted.
Knuckles looked annoyed. “...Was that really necessary?”
“Yes.” Poison smirked without missing a beat. It then faltered. “But yeah, is it really THAT hard to get him out of it?”
Knuckles paused. “Well, to be fair, the reason that he never got knocked out of his Egg Walker was because nobody actively TRIED to pull him out.”
Poison’s eyes lit up. “Well, there is a first time for everything, especially at this tournament! Come on!”
Knuckles then shrugged before the two stood up straight while getting into a stance. Eggman just continued to watch confused before shrugging.
“Looks like it is 2-on-1s for me in this tournament.” Eggman said.
Poison narrowed her eyes. “Okay, it is time to say goodbye to Dr. Eggman and hello to El Gran Gordo!”
“K’!” (KoFAS)
The white-haired, leather-skinned young man came out to an enormous cheer from the fangirls, but he just grunted in annoyance while walking down the ramp with his hands in pocket.
“Whip better get her shit together. It is already a pain having to deal with all of this. We don’t need more bullshit.” K’ muttered.
With that, he reached the bottom of the ramp. However, before entering the arena, he stopped before igniting his hand in fire. He then swung the hand with the flame upwards before punting the projectile which sent it flying forward.
Chairperson yelped before throwing herself to the ground to avoid getting burned. K’ raised an eyebrow from behind his sunglasses before shrugging and entering the arena before making his way towards the Chairperson as she was getting up.
“You maniac! Why did you attack me!?” Chairperson roared.
“Well, it wasn’t on purpose, but I merely wanted to take out my boredom and frustration on somebody and I didn’t care who.” K’ said, again shrugging his shoulders. “So I basically played roulette with my flames and you lost.
Chairperson’s eyes bugged out. “So you didn’t care who you attacked with that flame?”
“What? You’re deaf or something? I JUST said that I didn’t care!” K’ scolded.
Chairperson narrowed her eyes. “Ooh, I already hate your attitude! What is it about the King of Fighters representatives needing a Lecture Attack from me?”
“Yeah, no, random or not, I am glad that you are my first victim.” K’ muttered. “If there is one thing I hate more than the KoF is authority.”
Chairperson slumped her arms. “If you hate the King of Fighters so much, why do you always enter…”
“OH MY FUCKING FLAME!” K’ yelled at the top of his lungs, startling Chairperson. “I KNEW THAT WHEN I AM NOT SURROUNDED BY JACKASSES, I AM SURROUNDED BY DUMBASSES BUT HOW DOES EVERYONE NOT REALISE THAT I NEVER ENTER THOSE THINGS WILLINGLY!?”
“SABREWULF!” (KI)
The bluish-furred werewolf let out a loud howl (making those standing close to the Ready Room cover their ears in pain) before bounding down the ramp on all fours without paying any attention to the audience. He then leapt into the arena without a second thought before looking around.
Mai saw him coming in and frowned. “Who let the untamed beast out of his cage?”
Sabrewulf’s canine hearing perked up before he glared at the guilty party. “Said the broad that can’t enter one post-UVR tournament without going into a violent rage against anyone from Super Smash Bros!”
“Excuse me!?” Mai said in disgust.
“Honey, if I had arguably the most goriest Death Battle, even by its series’ standards, with Jon Talbain and yet I can enter the arena without an electric collar and yet YOU don’t, you are doing something wrong!” Sabrewulf snapped.
“Shut up! You want me to burn your fur!?” Mai challenged.
“Like you would have the chance to use your glorified candle powers when I am done with you!” Sabrewulf said, baring his claws.
(Dome; Hallway)
Penny, Suga Mama, Snoopy, Garfield, Scooby, Dot, The Pyro and Shuichi walked down the hallway. However, while they were looking for Xuan Dou Zhi Wang, they were also talking with Snoopy.
“Sooo yeah, that is the gist of the UVR.” Penny explained.
Snoopy merely looked in awe. “Wow… To have so many people from different worlds… Oh, sorry, nodes came together to enter such a huge tournament.”
“And that is not even getting into the side plots.” Garfield said, rolling his eyes. “And trust me, we don’t have enough time to explain THAT!”
“Wow… This… This universe is so amazing.” Snoopy said in awe. “I can’t wait to tell everyone back home about this.”
Dot’s eyes lit up at this. “Oh, right! I have to ask! How are WE different?”
“Dot, come on. Snoopy only met us for a little while.” Penny frowned. “I don’t think there is enough time to figure out the difference between us.”
“Actually, you would think that, I already noticed quite a lot of differences between you a lot.” Snoopy said.
“Really? Like what?” Scooby asked.
Snoopy put his finger on his chin. “Well, let’s get the most obvious one out of the park. My Garfield has always been a snarker, but he is much nicer.”
“...As if we needed further proof that A Cartoon’s Final Fantasy is a fanfic.” Garfield snarked.
“So is this whole story. What’s your point?” Dot shot back.
Snoopy merely chuckled. “He was also quite the magic enthusiast, so eager to learn all of the different types of magic possible.”
Garfield blinked twice. “Okay, maybe not as out-of-character as me being nice, but in some ways, that is even in MORE weirder.”
“Really? But you wouldn’t be our mage if you didn’t like magic.” Snoopy said.
Garfield gave a bored look. “I mean anything to make my life easier.”
Dot rolled her eyes. “Anywayyyyy, what about me?”
"Honestly, you are mostly the same. But while you seem to be more… Insightful about the universe.” Snoopy explained.
Dot rubbed her chin. “In other words, your Dot doesn't dabble in breaking the fourth wall.”
“Um, yeah, I have no idea how you said that, but I will just have to take your word for it.” Snoopy said, blinking twice.
Dot giggled. “So how did we meet?”
“Well, we met up when I saved you from monsters. After that, I noticed that you had sheet music that I lost and asked you for it.” Snoopy said before chuckling nervously. “Then, you said that you’ll only give it back if you take me.”
Dot’s smile vanished as she blinked twice. “Wait… Isn’t that a plot from Mermaid Melody?”
Everyone else just looked confused. Penny then piped up.
“Sooo… What about me?” Penny asked, pointing to herself.
“Well, you seem to be mostly the same.” Snoopy said before pausing. “Though you seem even more… Assertive.”
Penny tilted her head to the side. “Assertive?”
“I don’t know. Maybe it is because you are a champion, but while our Penny doesn’t hesitate to help, she mostly seems to be in the backline.” Snoopy shrugged.
Penny nodded her head. “That sounds about right. I mean I WAS like that before entering the Tournament of Kikai.”
Scooby paused. “And me?”
“Well, you seem to be mostly the same. Though I think you remind me of the Scooby at the start who is quite timid and doesn’t like fighting.” Snoopy explained. “However, there is this strong heart that always wanted to protect his friends.”
Scooby’s eyes lit up at this. “Really?”
“Of course, you are the wielder of the Shield of Friendship!” Snoopy offered. “I assume that my Scooby is just as brave as Snoopy and Garfield.”
“Definitely a fanfic.” Garfield snarked.
Scooby glared at Garfield for this. Suga Mama and Shuichi paused before looking at each other.
“Must be nice to speak animal.” Shuichi noted.
“Yeah, Lord knows what I want to know what Puff is thinking.” Suga Mama said, holding down the poodle in her hand.
“Considering the choice words I have for Bebe and Cece, no, you don’t!” Puff muttered.
Shuichi paused before walking over to Scooby’s side while they were walking.
“So… You are a Hero of Heart, huh?” Shuichi asked, getting Scooby’s attention.
“Yeah, even though I am basically copying Goofy’s fighting style from Kingdom Hearts, my Hero of Heart really sounds cool!” The Great Dane grinned. “To be someone like that…”
“Really? That doesn’t seem THAT far-fetched.” Shuichi said.
Scooby looked at Shuichi, confused. “Hm?”
“I mean basically giving your Goofy’s shield is definitely out there.” Shuichi admitted. “However, you have shown time and time again in the arena that you ARE a brave person. Basically, when you fought the Tales swordsman with the giant blade, the greedy monk and even that Grim Reaper fanatic.”
Scooby paused for a moment at this.
“Yeah, about that…”
Shuichi raised an eyebrow. “Hm?”
“I was actually TERRIFIED when I found out that I received my Mystery Fighter invitation. I mean how can I not?” Scooby asked. “I’ll be facing people who shoot fireballs out of their hands and carry giant swords as if it was nothing.”
Shuichi paused. “That… DOES sound about right.”
“Even getting advice from Velma and Shaggy, I was still freaking out.” Scooby frowned. “I was just hoping to leave the arena with all of my limbs intact. Then, I noticed something like waiting in the Ready Room.”
Shuichi raised an eyebrow. “And that is?”
“I was in the same section as Garfield.” Scooby said.
Shuichi merely paused, silently asking the brown-furred dog to continue.
“Garfield and I may not not have gone on dangerous adventures like the Heroes of Heart, but we DID go all of the way back.” Scooby explained. “Sure, we obviously don’t get along, but at the same time, I knew that I could trust him as a potential ally.”
Shuichi nodded. “It also helps that Garfield was actually a platform fighter.”
“Exactly! I thought that I would be alright if I had Garfield as an ally. But then I found out that SNOOPY was also invited here.” Scooby noted. “I felt even more at ease.”
“Really? But Snoopy didn’t have prior fighting experience before entering this tournament.” Shuichi noted. “In fact, YOU had more fighting experience than him.”
“You’re right. But Snoopy, unlike Garfield, is openly supportive. Sure, he’s a bit of a spotlight hog, but he also encourages me to do my best.” Scooby explained. “Despite being the least experienced in the tournament, I think he is braver than a quarter of the fighters. Though THAT has its flaws too.”
“Yeah, I saw how over-competitive he was during that tennis match.” Shuichi winced.
“Yeah, I did NOT envy Garfield in the slightest. Point is, the reason I did so far was because I had help.” Scooby said. “In hindsight, I am surprised I managed to end on a decent note after both Snoopy and Garfield had been eliminated.”
“Really? I think you did just fine against that elementalist ape.” Shuichi reassured.
“Because while he LOOKS like he could rip me in two with just his hands, his demeanour makes me feel that he doesn’t want to.” Scooby noted with a small chuckle.
“True…” Shuichi smiled.
Scooby then sighed. “But yeah, the reason I did so well is because of Snoopy and Garfield. And now, Snoopy not only had the most unfair elimination in the tournament, but also thinks that he is somewhere else.”
Shuichi frowned. “Snoopy…”
“I… I don’t know what I will do. But… Even if this Snoopy is not my own, in a way, he definitely feels like my own.” Scooby said. “I wouldn’t even be wandering around this dark place if it wasn’t for the case.”
Shuichi paused before putting his hand on his chin.
“...So putting you on a team of all strangers may not be the best plan to get the most potential.” He mused.
Scooby looked at Shuichi, confused. “Wait, what?”
The detective jumped, realising that he said his thoughts out loud. “Um, well, you see.”
“Oh my gosh!”
Scooby jumped before turning towards the direction of Snoopy’s shout. Shuichi did the same, along with everyone else and their eyes bugged out when they found three unconscious people on the ground.
“Oh no!” Penny gasped.
“Garfield!” Snoopy shouted.
The orange cat jumped. “W-What?”
Snoopy winced. “Sorry, force of habit.”
While confused, everyone ran over to the downed man to see who it was.
“Wait, isn’t that?” Penny asked.
“N. Brio, Tiny Tiger and Ripper Roo!” Shuichi groaned.
Around this time, they heard groans from the Crash Bandicoot characters, signalling that they were waking up.
“H-Hey, are you alright?” Penny asked, concerned.
By this time, Brio woke up groggily before looking around at the concerned faces.
“H-Huh? What happened?” Brio asked.
“You tell me, boy. We just literally came across you zonked out.” Suga Mama said.
Tiny frowned. “It was Scary Axe Man!”
Ripper Roo, instead of laughing, was actually shuddering. However, everyone merely blinked twice.
“Well, THAT narrows it down.” Penny snarked.
“He was referring to Barbatos Goetia.” Brio said, rubbing his head.
Everyone’s eyes bugged out at this.
“W-Wait, if that is the case then…” Shuichi started.
Brio then patted himself. After a couple of seconds, he frowned before looking at the others.
“My Star Piece is gone.” Brio frowned.
Everyone slumped their arms in defeat at this. The Pyro then spoke.
“Yeah, you’re right. Barbatos is the worst kind of fun police.” Dot muttered.
(Dome; Electrician’s Office)
“Okay, be careful everyone.” Carmelita warned. “Assuming that all of them are inside of the Electrician’s office, they should have the numbers.”
“So what?” Ralf scoffed. “WE have the skills.”
“Don’t be so reckless, Ralf!” Whip scolded. “Fake or not, they DO have Psycho Mantis.”
“And that traitor, Ace.” Sakura growled.
“EVEN STILL, THEY WOULD BE FACING AGAINST NOT ONLY UVR CHAMPIONS, LET ALONE THE GREAT HAOHMARU, BUT ALSO THE SECURITY TEAM AND A LOT OF WORTHY FIGHTERS!” Haohmaru shouted at the top of his lungs.
R. Mika smiled at this. “Looks like Haohmaru has gotten his groove.”
Naesala rolled his eyes at this. “Joy…”
Genjuro paused for a moment. He then gave a smirk.
“Well? My bloodlust isn’t getting any tamer.” Genjuro said.
“Your bloodlust is NEVER tame.” Rimururu scolded.
“But otherwise, yes. Even if we don’t know we will end it here and then, we still need to hinder them.” Kasumi added.
Everyone nodded their heads. They then made their way forward. However, Samus noticed something that made her go wide-eyed from behind her helmet.
“Umm… Why is the door open?” Samus asked.
Everyone’s eyes bugged out at this. Indeed, the door that was supposed to lead to the electrician’s office was open.
Wave blinked twice. “Maybe… Because they don’t know that WE have Star Pieces.”
“Perhaps.” Carmelita said before narrowing her eyes. “Come on!”
Everyone nodded before rushing over to the door. Carmelita then rolled into and aimed her shock pistol.
“FREEZE, DIRTBAGS!” Carmelita shouted.
…Only to see no one there. No Xuan Dou Zhi Wang. No Drake. Just an unconscious Cole.
“Cole!” Storm gasped as Carmelita ran over to him and crouched down.
She then felt his pulse before looking at the others.
“He is alive.” Carmelita explained.
“Oh thank Babylon.” Jet said in disbelief.
“But-a… Where is literally everyone else?” Wario asked.
“Did they sense we were coming and retreat?” Guy asked.
“Then, why not take Gabe? They could use him as a hostage or meatshield.” Naesala said, putting his hands on his hips.
“Good point. Sure, he is not as important as Xuan Dou Zhi Wang as Drake, but still missed potential on THEIR part.” Magilou frowned.
“...Sometimes I truly wonder who would actually be a villain in a pre-resurgence era tournament.” Yuri snarked.
“But if they DID retreat, where did they go?” Isla asked. “In fact, they had forgotten, everyone is turning the dome AND hotel upside-down to find them.”
“I do not know, Isla.” Carmelita said before frowning. “But considering how resourceful Xuan Dou Zhi Wang could be, I don’t like where this was going.”
(The Arena)
“LUONG!” (KoFAS)
The dark-haired Asian woman came out to an enormous cheer. She just gave a flirty smile before doing the yoga pose, the Dancer, showing off her flexibility to the ground which made the crowd cheer even louder. Once she was satisfied, she made her way down the ramp.
Once she stepped in, she frowned before looking around at the current fighters.
“Hmm… half of the new fighters aren't even in the arena yet and already this arena is looking chaotic.” Luong mused. “I could HELP Metaknight with Ganondorf seeing that the former is Dedede’s friend, but knowing him, he actually doesn't mind taking on Ganondorf on his own. I better play it safe until I find an opponent that doesn’t gather too much attention.”
Meanwhile, Sabrewulf pounced forward before swinging his claw downwards while Mai did a flip to avoid it. She then got out a fan to throw it at him until…
“Dun-dun-dun! Hey!”
Suddenly, a green blur came out of nowhere and rammed into Sabrewulf, knocking him and startling everyone. Then, said blur went back to grab onto a taken back Mai and continued on until they both landed on top of a dragon statue on the outer square surrounding the arena, showing that blur was the latest fighter, riding on a rope.
“Um… ROBIN HOOD!” (SSS)
The green-clad vigilante immediately cast Tumble a death glare, making the die shrink back.
“Oh, sorry…” Tumble apologised before stifling a cough.
“MONSIEUR HOOD!”
The archer just groaned while rubbing his temples with one hand before speaking in his French accent. “Sacre bleu, I am bracing myself for when Fiona comes out and they call her ‘Fiona OGRE’ despite she is clearly the only Fiona in the Shrek roster.”
Mai narrowed her eyes. “Um, excuse me?”
Monsieur Hood’s face immediately brightened up before turning to Mai. “Oh, forgive me, Mademoiselle!”
With that, he grabbed Mai’s arm and proceeded to aggressively kiss it, causing the ninja to react in disgust before pulling it away.
“Um, excuse me, Pepe Le Pew, I am actually taken!” Mai roared.
Monsieur Hood just frowned at this. “You mean by Blandy Bogard? Trust me, Miss, you can do SO much better than him.”
Mai’s eyes widened at this.
“Hey!”
Monsieur Hood turned to see Sabrewulf glaring up at him from the ring.
“Who do you think you are!?” Sabrewulf growled.
A glint appeared in his eyes. “Who am I?”
Sabrewulf immediately frowned when she heard this. “W-Wait, you are not going to…”
“Oh, Merry Men!” Monsieur Hood said, cupping his hand to his mouth.
Suddenly, a series all dressed in green suddenly stood up in the audience (along with a man in a brown robe holding an accordion.) Everyone’s eyes bugged out before Sabrewulf slapped his forehead.
“...You ARE.” He groaned.
(Ta, da, da, da, da, da, whoo)(I steal from the rich and give to the needy)
(He takes a wee percentage, but I'm not greedy)
(I rescue pretty damsels, man, I'm good)
(What a guy, ha-ha, Monsieur Hood)
(Break it down)
With that, he and the Merry Men then did a jig without everyone looking in exasperation.
“Okay, this is ridiculous… He is not even involved in the Goketsuji feud.” Geese muttered.
Joker and Vivi looked at Geese confused. “Goketsuji feud?”
“Ugh… Don’t ask.” Geese groaned.
Monsieur Hood then gestured towards Mai.
(I like an honest fight and a saucy little maid)
(What he's basically saying is he likes to get…)
(PAID!)
Monsieur Hood then glared at Sabrewulf.
(So, when a werewolf in the bush grabs a lady by the tush)
(That's bad, that's bad, that's bad, that's bad)
Monsieur Hood then advanced towards Sabrewulf while snapping his fingers. Said blue-furred canine just narrowed his eyes and got into a stance.
(When a beauty's with a beast it makes me awfully mad)
(He's mad, he's really mad)
He then pulled out a knife.
(Now I'll take my blade and ram it through your heart)
(Keep your eyes on me, boys, 'Cause I'm about to striiiiii-)
“Musasabi no Air!”
Then, a red blur came out of nowhere and collided with Monsieur Hood, knocking him on the ground. The Merry Men all stopped singing and gasped.
(Dome; Shrek Super Slam Locker Room)
“Man, 21 years later and that is STILL annoying.” Fiona muttered.
(The Arena)
Monsieur Hood groaned before looking up to see Mai glaring down at him with a furious look on her face.
Monsieur Hood narrowed his eyes. “What was THAT for!?”
“First off, didn’t we have enough songs?” Mai snapped. “This isn’t a freaking talent competition!”
Monsieur Hood blinked twice at this. “But… Isn’t the main gimmick of this tournament to generate hype? Sure, you could do that just like a WWE match, but you could also do that like America's Got Talent.”
Mai paused. “...I am not going to even entertain that reply because I want to focus on other things.”
Monsieur Hood rolled his eyes. “Real mature way of changing the subject.”
“Secondly, Blandy Bogard!?” Mai snapped. “How DARE you say that about Andy!?”
“Miss Shiranui, I could assure you, with the long list of crossover cameos under your tight belt compared to the absolutely goose egg Andy has. There is a reason why he never appeared in any cameos!” Monsieur Hood said. “You’re too good for him! He is a loser!”
It was then a flaming aura surrounded Mai, startling Monsieur Hood. The red-clad woman was now gritting her teeth in pure rage.
“S-Should I start running?” Monsieur Hood asked.
Mai gave a creepy grin and she nodded. Needless to say, Monsieur Hood got up and ran off with Mai giving chase.
“Well, at least she is ranting about something else for a change…” Geese/K’/Luong/Metaknight/Ganondorf/Joker said in unison.
Sabrewulf blinked twice before raising a finger. “Um, I’ll just stay here.”
“ELIZABETH!” (P4A)
Joker’s eyes bugged out before looking up at the blue-clad, white-haired elevator attendant who came out to a loud cheer. Holding a bulky book in her hand, she started to… Dance. And not a “mainstream” dance either.
“Woah-oh…” Joker frowned.
“What is it?” Vivi asked.
“I am just going to say that, but Elizabeth is much stronger than she looks.” Joker warned.
Geese paused before looking up at the ramp to see Elizabeth who was still doing her weird dance.
“...You’re right. I wouldn’t have known just by looking at her.” Geese snarked. “Guess I just have to take your word for it.”
When she reached dancing, she nodded her head before walking down while stepping into the ring. Once in, she raised her free hand to summon a tarot card.
“Thanatos, if you may.” Elizabeth said.
Then, a giant, dark-clad Persona carrying multiple coffins on their back appeared. Thanatos then swung its arm upwards, sending a series of blue flame pillars towards Ganondorf and Metaknight. However, unlike with Mechanica and Eggman, both Smashers saw it coming and jumped back to avoid it before glaring at the guilty party.
“And WHAT, may I ask, is THAT for?” Ganondorf growled.
“Isn’t it obvious? I am approaching you for a fight.” Elizabeth said, walking while talking as if it was obvious.
“Even still, to attack with a sneak attack is dishonourable.” Metaknight scolded.
“But isn't that part of the game? Even by accident, people keep interrupting each other’s fights.” Elizabeth explained. “Whether it would be with a stray projectile, being knocked into each other or even tripping over each other. Oh, and don’t even get me started on the aftermath! Would the person who got their fight interrupted avenge their honour? Or was their fate sealed the moment someone walked over it? Oh, and that is not even getting into the environmental hazards of the Superstar stages.”
Ganondorf and Metaknight both blinked twice at this.
“I wish to see what kind of chaos I will cause. So naturally being a Big Guy, I wish to take both Big Guys on.” Elizabeth said before raising a finger. “Regardless of the poor streak Big Guys have at these things, what they lack in elimination streaks, they make up chaotic fighters.”
Ganondorf and Metaknight paused before looking at each other.
“...They really said ‘Well, if we are going to bring in one Big Guy for this section, better make it count’.” Ganondorf muttered.
“ABSA!” (RoA)
The grey-furred electromancer goat came out of the Ready Room. Examining the arena for a few seconds, she nodded her head while raising her arms. This resulted in a series of tiny storm clouds on the ramp.
Suddenly, she took into a lightning bolt and zoomed forward at the same speed as one, zooming from cloud to cloud. While the audience was startled, they then cheered at the display. She then landed in the arena still in her lightning bolt form but turning back into her regular stance, startling a nearby Axl.
“Woah, where did YOU come from?” Axl asked, getting Absa’s attention.
The goat looked at Axl as if being told fire was cold. “...The Ready Room. My name was literally announced just a few seconds ago.”
“That’s not what I…” Axl said before slapping his head. “Ugh, never mind.”
“I noticed your fight against that Special Ops agent.” Absa explained. “I wish to test my electromancy against it.”
“Oh really?” Axl said before smirking. “Well, there may not be a lot of electromancers in my node, but I know that I should be able to take it.”
“Ah, because a common trait of electromancers is their speed and you assume that just because you are a chronomancer, you will easily subdue me because to the obvious conclusion that no matter how fast lightning strikes, it can’t outrun.” Absa said.
Axl’s grin vanished. “Umm, maybe?”
“Well, that is your downfall. Because while I admit that my electromancy’s speed is irrelevant against your chronomancy, I noticed that you can only use your power scarcely while I have MY power all of the time.” Absa explained, raising a finger.
Axl frowned. “Y-Yeah, but…”
“But even then, you still have your sickles? Yes, I must concede that you outrange everyone in my node, but at the same time, like most zoners, you are limited in close range.” Absa explained. “I concede that my triumph over you isn’t a guarantee, but it is at least over 60%. Those are not unreasonable odds to go against.”
Axl paused. “...Are you sure your name is Absa and not Asuka?”
“KAGURA MUTSUKI!” (BB)
The black-haired colonel of the NOL with an absurdly-large broadsword (and making Cloud cross his arms with jealousy). He smirked before waving to the crowd with his free hand, especially towards the women.
“Thank you, thank you ladies!” Kagura grinned. “You are too kind!”
With that, he walked down the ramp, carrying his sword as if it was nothing. He then stepped into the ring before making his way over to Sailor Jupiter and Rocket and swinging his broadsword towards the latter. However, the Guardian of the Galaxy saw it coming and yelped before flipping backwards to avoid it.
“Hey, what the hell was THAT for!?” Rocket roared.
“You have been causing this electrifying lady trouble ever since you entered the arena and I will not stand for such injustice against women!” Kagura roared.
Sailor Jupiter raised a suspicious eyebrow. “Aren’t you the creep who hit on that rabbit girl in the last Battle of the Luminaries?”
“Okay, okay, okay. I admit I was a little forward on women when I should know better.” Kagura offered. “Look, I just can’t help complimenting a beautiful woman when I see that.”
He then looked over Sailor Jupiter.
“Or in your case, your talent.” Kagura said with a straight face.
Sailor Jupiter’s eyes widened when she heard this before she wrapped her arms around Kagura’s neck and proceeded to choke her with a deep-red blush.
“Don’t say things like that in public, let alone where the entire multiverse could hear!” Sailor Jupiter scolded.
Despite this, he gave a small smirk. “A-A-Ah, come on. Y-Y-You know that you are destined to play Snow White.”
“S-S-SHUT UP!” Sailor Jupiter roared.
Rocket just watched the whole thing with blinking eyes. “...All that is missing is Star-Lord, saying something to somehow make the situation even MORE weirder.”
“SHIKI!” (SS)
The dark-haired, twin swordswoman came out to an enormous cheer from the men. However, she merely looked around with an expressionless look on her face. Suddenly, she vanished in a purple sphere of energy, startling everyone.
She then reappeared in the arena, right next to Luong, taking her by surprise.
“My, you sure know how to make an appearance.” Luong said in awe.
Shiki merely looked up at Luong, not breaking her appearance. Luong paused before frowning.
“Those eyes… They look like Leona… Does that mean she has some kind of demonic power or…?” Luong thought.
“...You.” Shiki finally said.
Luong’s eyes widened at this. “Me?”
“You… Are no amateur.” Shiki noted.
Luong raised an eyebrow. “Well, I am still relatively new to the gaming world, but I like to think I made up for my late start.”
Shiki paused. “Very well… Show me your skills…”
Luong shook her head before getting into a stance. “Yep, definitely like Leona.”
(Dome; Restaurant)
Mama, Gino and Jill Evans all looked in pure disbelief. In fact, all of the Swatchling butlers were doing so. The only people that WEREN’T do so were the only customers there.
Cruella, Jasper and Horace were scarfing down a bunch of food on their plate, looking more like wild animals on a hunt. Maleficent just sat next to them, simple with a cup of tea while Pete had his own plate of food though not as big. The latter two were just staring at the two exasperated.
“Good grief! Learn how to savour!” Mama said in disbelief.
“Savour!?” Cruella exclaimed during bites. “You should be grateful that I am even eating this common food! I am Cruella De Vil! I only eat the most quality food!”
“...You seem to be scarfing down this ‘common’ food just fine.” Jill muttered.
“That is because I haven’t had a bite to eat since we came to Fictograph City, let alone the Crossover Dome!” Cruella exclaimed. “I spent most of our time either stuck on the roof and being chased by a murderous robot from FIVE NIGHTS AT FREAKING FREDDY’S!”
“...You DO know that the Map Bot is one of the ONLY jumpscares that doesn’t cause a Game Over, right?” Gino frowned.
“Shut up! I do not care about logic! In fact… I do not care about ANYTHING right now! Not even my original plans when coming here!” Cruella scolded. “All I care about is getting enough energy so I can escape this accursed dome! I swear that between this and the last Battle of the Luminaries!”
Pete paused before looking at Maleficent. “Do you think we should remind her that the second and third Battle of the Luminaries take part in not only completely different domes, but completely different cities altogether?”
The fairy rolled her eyes. “Don’t ask just foolish, obvious questions.”
Jill glared at Maleficent. “You ARE aware that the only reason why we are letting them eat here is because we are too scared to refuse if you say no.”
“I am just going to repeat what I told Pete.” Maleficent said, though she clearly had a smirk when she heard this.
The restaurant staff groaned as Cruella and her cronies continued to eat with them wondering what would they tell… Well, everyone that the specific people that Drake banned from the Battle of the Luminaries.
They were so preoccupied with said terrible trio that they didn’t notice two people walking past the entrance. One absentmindedly turned their head towards the door as they were walking past. However, the moment they saw Cruella, Jasper and Horace, they not only stopped themselves but also held out their hand to stop the person they were walking in. Said person was confused, but when they looked in, they completely understood.
They then paused, looking at the three. Before looking at each other. And then looking back at the three. They then silently realised that they had to do something so they entered the restaurant.
A Swatchling butler looked up. “Greetings… OH!”
The two people in question were a couple of shadowy figures that looked like Mediaeval knights. One was tall and skinny and the other was short and heavyset.
“F-Forgive the inconvenience, but a lot of us happen and… We have some… Unique customers this time around.” The Swatchling apologised.
“Yeah, we noticed. In fact, we came in here BECAUSE of said unique customers.” The tall one admitted.
The Swatchling gave an unseen frown. “Please, I understand your frustration, but…”
Unfortunately, the two didn’t listen. They just walked past the Swatchling and towards the group. Everyone frowned, not liking where this was going. Maleficent looked up and groaned.
“Don’t look down, Cruella, but we already have your first heroes.” Maleficent muttered, alerting her group to the side.
“Oh, joy…” Jasper muttered.
Horace frowned.
“Oh, you should have thought of that before you became desperate to be a clout-chaser.” The tall one said.
“Yes, well…” Cruella muttered.
It was then everyone looked at the two in confusion.
“Wait… What?” Cruella asked.
“You heard him! You are just PRETENDING to be Cruella De Vil, Jasper and Horace to get clout!” The short one added.
Everyone blinked twice.
“...Wow, out of everyone I expected a potential customer to yell at Cruella and the others, I didn’t expect THAT.” Pete said.
“PRETENDING!?” Cruella said in disbelief.
“Yes, pretending. Why would those three be eating in here as if it was nothing despite being banned?” The tall one challenged.
Everyone just frowned before more or less giving the same response in unison. “Welllllll…”
“Though I wouldn’t mind coming here despite being banned.” The short one admitted.
The tall one immediately slammed their fist onto the head of the short one, making the latter’s head shake violently.
“We are not here to eat, you moron!” The tall one scolded. “And even if we did, we are UNABLE to eat!”
The short one held onto their head to stop the shaking. “Oh, right!”
Jasper and Horace’s pupils shrink when they witness the exchange between them.
“Look, point is we don’t appreciate tryhards like you!” The tall one said.
With that, the tall one got out a katana with ragged edges and the short one got out a mace. Jasper and Horace jumped in their seats when they saw this. Maleficent on the other hand, raised an eyebrow.
“If you wish to have your way with them, you have to go through me first.” Maleficent said.
Pete’s eyes bugged out at this. “Wait, really?”
“I do not know why, but… They interest me.” Maleficent noted before getting up from her seat.
Pete frowned before getting up. “Woah-oh. I better help out too! Unlike everything in this place, I actually DO mind if you destroy this so I am going to lighten your load so you spam your ‘meteors of heaven’.”
Maleficent glared at Pete. “By THAT logic, I should make sure that you don’t traumatise the staff with ‘boom-de-boom’.”
The cat winced at this. “H-Hey, those are two completely different things!”
Cruella shook her head. “Even to this day, I still don’t get why Maleficent keeps Pete…”
Suddenly, Jasper and Horace grabbed Cruella by the arms before pulling her away from the counter and to the corner of the restaurant.
“H-Hey!” Cruella shouted as Jasper and Horace let go of her. “What is the meaning of this?”
“Miss De Vil, are you SURE that you are unable to use your powers while holding her Soul Edge?” Jasper asked.
The aristocrat blinked twice at this. “E-Excuse me?”
“Please, this is important!” Horace pleaded.
“What kind of question is that? No!” Cruella snapped. “If I did, you would know because…”
It was then Cruella’s pupils shrank before looking to the side towards the shadowy knight, holding their respective weapons. She then looked back at Jasper and Horace.
“Wait, are you implying…” Cruella said, jerking her thumb towards the two.
Jasper and Horace both nodded their heads, looking worried. Cruella paused before looking towards the incoming fight.
“...As much as I hate to admit it, but if you are right, then maybe things would be better if we never came here.” Cruella frowned.
“Well, I guess we'll never know NOW!” Jasper and Horace roared in frustration.
(Dome; Rooftop)
“Put. Us. Down!”
“Yeah, you are not even hot enough for me to want this to happen!”
That was the protests of Ell Blue and Freddy Krueger as they, along with the still-unconscious body of Drake, were carried by their new guests all of the way up the stairs of the rooftop. The rest of Xuan Dou Zhi Wang were following them. When they were finally on the roof, it was then they finally put down the three.
“Okay, I’ll give you ten seconds on why I shouldn’t make your worst nightmares come to life!” Freddy snapped.
“Wait, Freddy, to say that I didn’t appreciate being carried like that is an understatement, but let’s not forget WHO carried us up here!” Ell Blue warned.
Freddy’s eyes widened before looking at the despair clones. Sure, they didn’t have their colours for obvious reasons, but there was no way that they could mistake them.
“Cruella De Vil… The Joker… Junko Enoshima…” Freddy noted.
The three despair clones in question paused at this.
“That’s our names. Don’t wear it out!” Cruella’s clone smirked.
Ell Blue and Freddy jumped at this.
“We can do far more than talk! We can laugh!” The Joker’s clone said before doing so.
Junko’s clone then puts on a pair of glasses while speaking intelligently. “Well, laughing is not important in everyday life, it is necessary to revel in the despair of our victims.”
By this time, everyone else reached the roof.
“Is everyone alright?” Ciel asked.
“Oh, sure, I LOVE being carried off like that!” Freddy snarked.
Shirley paused before noticing something.
“So it isn’t just Cruella, the Joker and Junko.” Shirley noted. “We also have Tsumugi Shirogane and Harley Quinn.”
“That’s right! Wherever pudding goes, I am sure to follow!” Harley’s clone laughed.
Ruriy blinked twice. “Wait… I thought you HATED the Joker.”
Harley jumped at this. “Excuse me!? When would I ever hate my man?”
“Well…” Ruriy started.
“Um, guys? I think we could answer that, but we have to do things plain and simple first.” Tsugumi’s clone frowned, adjusting her glasses.
“Well said, my lovable watered-down version of me!” Junko smirked.
“Indeed. Now, we are going to do this, and do this once.” Cruella said in Xuan Dou Zhi Wang.
“So better not blink!” The Joker laughed.
Ell Blue narrowed his eyes. “Oh yeah? What is it?”
The despair clones just stared at them. They then did something that made Xuan Dou Zhi Wang go wide-eyed.
They all went down on one knee and BOWED towards them.
“Please! Let me join your plan to destroy the UVR timeline!” The despair clones said in unison.
Everyone just stood absolutely stunned by what they saw and heard.
“Wait… What?” Brazel asked.
“Take a look above us.” Cruella said.
Everyone obliged and if they weren’t shocked before, they were definitely now.
“What the fuck!?” Blast said in disbelief.
“What… What is this!?” Lee gasped.
“Whatever it is, it is new even for THIS tournament…” Dragon frowned.
Ell Blue paused before he continued to look up at the sky. He then looked down at the new despair clones. Before looking up at the sky.
“...Okay, real talk. I think Xero built the Crossover Dome on a burial ground.” Ell Blue said.
Freddy rolled his eyes. “If that is the case, that wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest.”
(The Arena)
“KRUNK!” (CB)
The blue-furred baboon let out a hearty laugh while beating his chest and playing to the crowd. A few seconds of showboating, he nodded to himself before making his way down the ramp and stepped into the ring.
Once in, he saw Coco fighting Helga and narrowed his eyes at the latter. Being as passionate about racing as he was, he decided to make his way over to Helga to give her some choice words about Nickelodeon’s theft.
Suddenly, he stopped himself mid-step.
“Wait… If I help Coco, she would likely do more damage due to her having far more games than I do.” Krunk said before frowning and crossing his arms. “I may have accepted that Terra is clone of Earth, but I still want to show Terra’s might.”
Realising that there was no way to stand out when fighting alongside Coco, he decided to sit down and wait for a potential opponent.
“And now, Mystery Fighter… Number… FORTY-SEVEN!”
“GENZO SHIBATA!” (Kemono Michi)
The audience was confused as the dark-haired muscular wrestler with his bangs covering his right eye. Despite this, he did a few squat jumps in a way to psych himself up before playing to the crowd. However, a few got hyped.
“Well, that is to be expected.” Genzo said with a small frown. He then narrowed his uncovered eye. “It’s a good thing that I had other things to focus on.”
With that, he rushed down the ramp at top speed before leaping in without a second thought. He already had his target. Giving a big leap, he did a jumping dropkick.
…And right into Sailor Jupiter’s face. The electromancer was sent crashing into Kagura, knocking the two down while Rocket looked stunned.
Rocket then glared up at Genzo. “Hey, those are MY eliminations! Get your own!”
It was then Rocket noticed that Genzo was looking down at him with his uncovered eye glowing red with a creepy grin on his face.
“H-Hey, are you flarking stupid or something?” Rocket asked, narrowing his eyes.
Genzo didn’t say anything. Instead, he went on the offensive and lunged himself towards Rocket. The rodent’s eyes widened before he was about to burrow in the ground to avoid it, but Genzo was deceptively quick and managed to grab Rocket before he could get away and lifted him up by his tail.
“Oi, you better put me down on the count of three or else I will cut your eyes out!” Rocket roared.
“...Cute.” Genzo said.
Rocket paused. “...What?”
Genzo’s eye turned into a heart.
“You are so CUTE!”
With that, he proceeded to hug Rocket tightly. Needless to say, the raccoon-like alien immediately started thrashing, trying to escape.
“H-Hey, what’s the flark your problem!” Rocket said in a mixture of anger and fear.
“So fluffy… So soft…” Genzo said, dreamily while rubbing his face against Rocket’s fur.
By this time, Sailor Jupiter and Kagura finally got up while groaning from the sneak attack. They then glared at the guilty party.
“Hey, what was THAT for!?” Sailor Jupiter roared.
Genzo briefly stopped before glaring at Sailor Jupiter while glaring at the guilty party. “You are nothing, but a bully! How dare you and that blond man attack this poor creature!?”
It was then when Sailor Jupiter, Kagura and even Rocket were completely stunned by what they heard.
“What?” Rocket said.
“Umm, you DO see the last section, right? He is actually more dangerous than both of us.” Sailor Jupiter frowned.
“This little guy?” Genzo said, pointing to Rocket. “He wouldn’t hurt a fly!”
“Excuse me!?” The Guardian of the Galaxy roared.
Sailor Jupiter slumped her arms. “So this is how the Irken felt when that Tales swordsman thought Christopher Robin was… His original self.”
“Okay, I don’t know what type of drugs you were taking before entering the arena.” Kagura said before narrowing his eyes. “But you do NOT assault like a lady.”
Genzo blinked twice. “Why not? I do it all of the time.”
Kagura’s eyes bugged out before looking deadly serious.
“...You need someone to teach you some manners.” Kagura said, darkly.
“Like I need to hear THAT from a couple of bullies!” Genzo spat.
“Hey! Don’t you dare ignore me!” Rocket shouted, still struggling to Genzo’s grasp.
Sailor Jupiter just frowned. “...I think this was obvious a long time ago. But UVR Tournaments are more… Varied after the second Battle of the Luminaries got cancelled.”
Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch the exchange and needless to say, the animals took a step back.
“LAMBDA-11!” (BB)
The white-armoured blonde Murakumo unit floated outside of the Ready Room while examining the arena with her visor.
“SENSORS INDICATED THAT RAGNA IS CURRENTLY WITH THE GROUP TRYING TO LOCATE THE XUAN DOU ZHI WANG SO HE IS ACTIVELY TRYING TO STOP THEIR PLANS.” Lambda-11 noted. “SO NEW MISSION: KEEP THE TOURNAMENT GOING.”
With that, she floated down the ramp before entering the arena. However, she raised her wings which were floating swords and fired towards the three-way of Ganondorf, Metaknight and Elizabeth. However, the three sensed the projectiles coming and the former two thought quickly while using their own swords to block the projectiles while the latter… Moved around the swords non-chatently.
“For a hunk of junk, you have a lot of nerve.” Ganondorf said, narrowing his eyes.
“I MERELY WISH TO ENTER YOUR BRAWL TO PROTECT THE TOURNAMENT.” Lambda-11 said.
“Even still, we…” Metaknight said before doing a double-take. “Wait, protect the tournament.”
“YES, THE MORE THE AUDIENCE IS ENTERTAINED BY OUR FIGHTS, THE STRONGER THEIR RESOLVE TO NOT WANT TO LET XUAN DOU ZHI WANG, THUS INCREASING MORALE.” Lambda-11 said before raising a finger. “AND OUT OF THE CURRENT FIGHTS EVERYONE IS INVOLVED IN, YOURS HAVE THE MOST POTENTIAL.”
“Oh, I get it. The more chaotic our fight, the more we are actively fighting back against Xuan Dou Zhi Wang, right?” Elizabeth asked,
“AFFIRMATIVE.” Lambda-11 said.
Metaknight frowned behind his mask. “S-Si, but…”
“Well, I am convinced, you can join us!” Elizabeth said, cheerily.
Ganondorf jumped. “Don’t put words in our mouth!”
“I WOULD HAVE JOINED EVEN IF YOU REFUSED. REGARDLESS, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.” Lambda-11 said. “NOW SHALL WE BEGIN?”
“Well, technically speaking, YOU are the only one beginning.” Elizabeth corrected before smiling. “But other than that… Yes, let’s!”
Ganondorf and Metaknight paused before looking at each other with exasperated faces.
“Woman…” They said in unison.
“HIDEO SHIMAZU!” (RS)
The middle-aged Japanese language teacher adjusted his thick-rimmed glasses while straightening his tie. After making sure his appearance was presentable, he ran down the ramp and leapt without a second thought. Normally, he would be more wary, but he needed to make a beeline towards the Chairperson.
“Seihaken!” Hideo shouted, sending out his palms and sending out an energy ball that looked suspiciously like Ryu’s Hadoken. Said projectile went into K’s chest, making him stagger back.
The pyromancer stood up annoyed. “You have a lot of gall attacking me, old man.”
Hideo narrowed his eyes. “Ignoring the fact that Chairperson is my nodal companion and it is a teacher’s job to protect students, you have an extremely bad attitude.”
“And why should I care? Especially from a node that is only in this tournament because one of your assholes appeared in Street Fighter V.” K’ spat. “And even then, it is most likely a one-hit wonder.”
“He’s worse in person.” Hideo frowned.
“Thank you for coming to my aid, Mr. Shimazu.” Chairperson said, sighing in relief. “Even now, I am surprised that I managed to survive the section.”
“Well, I think you are strong in your own way.” Hideo offered. “Regardless, if you are still feeling worried, I am willing to double-team. Just remember that there is no reason for you to slack off.”
Chairperson bowed her head. “Yes, sir. Regardless of my limited fighting ability, that is no excuse to not give my all.”
“Ugh, you are going to make me blow chunks like the British dumb blond.” K’ muttered.
“SOREY!” (ToAS)
The brown-haired Shepherd held his sword with one hand while using the other one as a visor to scan the arena. He then looked up at the Eliminating Seating. Mikleo, in a major contrast to his more serious face in the arena, gave a warm smile before waving at Sorey. The latter smiled before returning the wave before walking down the ramp.
“But it feels weird not to armatize.” Sorey frowned. “I know that it can’t be helped, but how can I show the potential of Zestiria if one of my Seraph friends are rarely in the same ring together.”
Giving a shrug, Sorey soon reached the end and stepped in, already knowing who to go for. Narrowing his eyes, he rushed forward towards Sabrewulf.
Sabrewulf looked up and saw the boy coming before narrowing his eyes. “Well, it looks like there are a lot of fools who don’t know the meaning of the term self-perseverance.”
Sorey didn’t say anything. He then put his sword back into his sheath before making a square with his hands. Sabrewulf blinked twice.
“Um, what are you doing?” Sabrewulf asked.
“Oh, sorry, I had forgotten that your current design is based on the 2013 version.” Sorey frowned.
“As opposed to what?” Sabrewulf said.
“Well, you, or rather your 1994 design was inspired by the Sabreman series, particularly the design in Knight Lore.” Sorey explained.
Sabrewulf’s eyes widened at this. “I… Never expected anything to remember something like THAT.”
Sorey proudly beat his fist against his chest. “I am an archaeology enthusiast so naturally I like to think I am an expert on games based on it!”
Sabrewulf slumped his arms. “Imagine being one of the more iconic werewolves in fighting games and you got remembered for being based on an obscure series.”
“SHINTARO KUNO!” (PI)
The pink-haired brother of Buntaro and bike enthusiast adjusted the goggles around his head. He smirked before cracking his knuckles and walking down the ramp while his brother cheered him on.
Once in, he ran towards Krunk and punched the baboon in the face, causing him to stagger back.
“H-Hey, how dare you strike me!?” Krunk roared.
“Nothing personal, dude. I just want an easy elimination.” Shintaro said, cracking his knuckles.
Krunk’s eyes bugged out at this. “Easy elimination!?”
“Yeah, you are the first racer in Crash Nitro Kart AND you are classed as a Turn class in Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, the worst class?” Shintaro sneered.
Krunk winced at this. “S-So? I am clearly faster than you!”
“Considering that the ones in the Turn class are usually for pets, I strongly doubt it.” Shintaro taunted, shaking his head.
Krunk growled. “Okay, what you race on?”
“Me? I ride motorcycles.” Shintaro said.
Krunk paused before letting out a laugh, making Shintaro jump.
“W-W-What the hell are you laughing at?” Shintaro asked.
“Motorcycles? Do you think overrated mountain bikes can ride around giant space stations, floating skyways or random Christmas sweet land!?” Krunk taunted.
Shintaro growled. “I KNOW I can!”
“Oh, please. Just go back to Excitebike.” Krunk taunted.
“How dare you insult its legacy!?” Shintaro roared.
Krunk continued to laugh while getting out a red, spiky fruit. “Oh, I shall dare alright!”
A good distance away Coco and Helga looked in disbelief.
“...Um, what the heck was that?” Helga asked.
“I can’t speak for the goggles kid, but you have to remember that Krunk’s only appearances were in racing games.” Coco reminded.
“Man, and I thought the Babylon Rogues were the only ones who treated the arena like a racetrack.” Helga muttered.
“And now, the final fighter of this section…”
“LUIGI MARIO!” (SSB)
The green-clad younger brother of Mario came out to an enormous cheer. He just blushed while scratching the back of his head from the extremely warm reception and waved back. Despite this, he didn’t look too happy.
“Typical. Had Mario lasted-a one more section, we would have double-teamed together.” Luigi lamented before sighing. “Let’s hope-a that I can last a couple more sections if I want to double team.”
Realising that there was nothing to do about it, he then did a high jump (which was normal for him) as he landed in the arena. He then looked around to see everyone was already preoccupied.
“Oh, sweet! I don’t have-a into a fight right away!” Luigi said, brightening up. “Now what to-a do? I am a little scared-a of that Geese guy seeing that he was able to eliminate my brother, but if I face him NOW, I will-a have Joker and Vivi as allies and after Hoops 3-on-3 and Sports Mix, I know how dangerous black mages could be.”
With that, he walked towards the fight. Only for Monsieur Hood to run past. But the moment he did so, the Frenchman immediately skidded to a stop and looked at Luigi.
“You! You have your bow from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks Of Hope, right?” Monsieur Hood asked.
Luigi blinked twice. “Um, I do. Why?”
Monsieur Hood’s eyes lit up before running around to Luigi and wrapping his arm around the plumber, startling him. Around the same time, Mai ran forward, still furious at Monsieur Hood.
“Ah ha! Tough luck for you, lass!” Monsieur Hood boasted. “I got myself a fellow European green-clad archer!”
Luigi shifted his eyes towards Monsieur Hood in horror. “Wait… WHAT!?”
Mai narrowed her eyes. “Oh, Super Smash Brothers are finally stopping being cowards and…”
It was then Mai’s collar activated again, shocking her. Monsieur Hood just smirked.
“To finish your question, yes, Super Smash Brothers are fighting back!” Monsieur Hood taunted. “And this time, they are collabing with other nodes!”
“D-D-Don’t put words in my mouth!” Luigi pleaded.
“Oh, fine then! I can take on any node!” Mai taunted.
“Hah! You will eat your words, my lovely Japanese lady!” Monsieur Hood sneered.
Luigi slumped his arms. “Mama-mia…”
Even though we technically have two “normal” Superstar changes, the number of Big Guys haven’t gone down and even if there weren’t, due to the fighters’ determination and… Impulsiveness, they weren’t going to let the tournament die anytime soon.
(Unknown Location)
A man let out a bored sigh as he sat at a desk while writing down something on some papers. He then looked around the room it was in. It was quite dull with faded colours all about and the only furniture being his desk, his chair, a few file cabinets and a second chair for someone to sit on.
Then, an intercom buzzed on his desk. The man raised an eyebrow before pushing a button on it.
“Yes, Marilla?” The man asked.
“Yes, mayor. It is time to attend another meeting.” A female voice said.
The man merely let out a sigh. “Alright, alright… I am getting there.”
With that, he walked up and made his way towards the door. Just like he had been doing for every day.
For every week.
For every month.
For every year.
