The sparks flew as Ampharos rose from a stage as music played. The crowd cheered.
"I welcome you all, ladies and Gentlemen, to the finals of…. FURIOUS UNIVERSE!" Ampharos said. "For days, countless teams have gone across space and time to receive badges to enter here, and now, we are down to 8 finalists! Its gonna be hotter than the Vytal Tournament up in here! Dedenne, would you be so kind to introduce the teams?"
"Of course, chairman!" Dedenne said. "These final eight teams are the most elite and powerful teams out there. I will introduce them as when they punched their tickets, and here they come!"
Out first came team AWD and Toxic.
"A team of thieves who have stolen their way into the first entrance...the Venom Thieves!" Dedenne said. "Lead by...Toxic! Lets get a quick interview! So, what are your drives for winning? Besides the money of course?"
"I would have to say...seeing how much I can steal before this tournament ends." Toxic said.
"And is Team AWD on the top of their game as well?" Dedenne said.
"Why are you asking that? Do you even know who we are?" Drapion said.
"Its fine, Drapion. We are a team of thieves and elite treasure hunters. We are always at our top game." Weavile said.
Suddenly, loud music broke the stage.
"Hey you all out there… ready to ROCK?!" a girls voice said.
"Oh no… not her." Toxic groaned.
"You know her?" Drapion asked.
"Her name is…." Toxic begna before the loud music started out.
'Welcome us! My name is Noise! I'm a guildmaster and we are the amazing music guild….Rhythm Knights!" Noise said.
"Wow! I see Rhythm Knights are as fired up as always, and they know how to put on a show. I can barely get anything out with this music!" Dedenne said floating over. "So Noise, how's it feel to be in the finals?"
"Pretty cool. Sure, I only joined so I could play, but seeing as how I'm here, we may as well win." Noise said talking to an amp.
"Uh, over here sweetie." Dedenne said.
"You'll have to forgive her. Our master is blind and can't see." Kricketune said.
"I may not have sight, but I still got rockin sounds!" Noise said hitting another cord.
(Cue- Persona 3: Mass Destruction)
"Oh, i know that theme music!" Dedenne said as Spectra walked in. "He's here folks! The former Vexos leader who now leads his own team. He wields the powers of the electric dragon Zekrom and has gathering the most elite. Its Spectra himself. Leader of….Spectra Force! Following him of course was Night Raid, Dark Pit, Motor aka Sissi, Seryu and Kurome, and of course their newest members, Ryuko and Satsuki! As well as Crime Sorciere!"
"It's no surprise we'd come in third. But aside from the fact of winning here, we also want to see out of me, Jexi and Hope, who is the strongest." Spectra said.
"Of course! Everyone has been debating which of you will take home the prize. But what makes you sure youre the one to win and the strongest?"
"To be honest, I don't care much for the prize. I only want to fight Jexi and Hope." Spectra said.
"We'll thats gonna be a problem, since this next group could beat you to one of them. They were beat in the fire nation by Hope himself, but theyre back to burn again. Its the fire guild of merciless destruction….Hell's Executioners!" Dedenne said as Emboar and his guild arrived.
"Of course we had to give it our all to even make it here. And we have a new member replacing Heatmor. Heatran, get over here!" Emboar said as a cage was brought in with a live Heatran inside, roaring in anger. "He's a wild one so we put him in the cage for the crowds protection."
"Now I'm a little scared. Can that Heatran even be controlled, let alone know who to fight?" Dedenne asked.
"Hehe. Can it?" Emboar said before turning to Magmortar. "Can it?" he asked as Magmortar shrugged. "50 50. But no ones gonna die! Except Hope, cause he's gonna burn alive on a spit!"
Suddenly, Sweet scent filled the air as Heaven's Garden came in.
"Well look who it is… the Nature Lovers." Magmortar said.
"You didnt really expect us to follow the will of the mother tree and not make it to the finals, did you Emboar?" Venusaur asked.
"Oh my goodness! In with a calming entrance that fills the stands with a blissful scent. Its the plant and nature guild, Heaven's Garden!" Dedenne said.
"Yes. And by the will of our mother tree, we will make sure no plants are harmed here." Grace said.
"And with your Link, Grace, competing, its sure to be unpredictable." Dedenne said. "Er, is it just me or does she look more, down than usual?"
"She just is unnerved that Meisters of the DWMA are on the tournament grounds." Venusaur said.
"They're destroying the plants and need to pay, especially Maka Albarn!" Grace said.
"Hahaha! What a load of crud!" said a voice as in walked a lone yet familiar villain.
"And here is our next team, who's only sending their leader out. He's the villain you love to hate, a master of evil and….who wrote this intro?" Dedenne asked.
"I did. For I am Amadeus Flux! Leader of….the Universal Villains!" Flux said.
"Wheres your team? You have to have one or you're-" Tatsumi began.
"Silence my weak soldier friend. I only came on my own because my team is preparing as we speak and I hate for anyone to prepare for them before hand. After all, I have about as many members as Jexi and Hope has. Hahahaha!" Flux said.
"Uh, that was….nerve racking." Dedenne said before heroic fanfare was heard. "Speaking of heroes...we comes our champions of the past two Furious tournaments. Welcome...the Dimensional Heroes!"
The crowd was on fire as the massive team strode into the arena.
"So thats Jexi the hunter. What stride he carries." Venusaur said.
"Yup, that's Gold's Son alright. I've heard the stories." Noise said.
"He really looks great. He's just like him." Grace said.
"We're….here!" Jexi shouted as the rest of the team cheered.
"So Jexi, you think you can win here and take another notch to the belt?" Dedenne asked.
"I don't care much about winning, I'm just here for fun and to help my friend Hope." Jexi said.
"Agreed. He has been hoping for this. To see which of us leaders are in deed the strongest." Spectra said.
"But I wont hold anything back on him. He wants I fight, I think Spectra and I will give him one." Jexi said.
"And speaking of your friend, here he comes now! Hit it!" Dedenne said.
(Cue- Persona Q Shadow of the Labyrinth: Light the fire up in the night [p4 version])
"Last but not least in our finalists is a rookie team, but they have a ton of potential! With faces from the Assault Force, as well as warriors from all over. Welcome...Shining Hope Squad!" Dedenne said.
Hope came out with his team. And everyone was seeing him and his members.
"Hope, over here! So, everyone thinks you're the rookie here. Yet, with an impressive line up from the Assault Forces and the next avatar, you're probably gonna head to the final round to fight your best friend, right?" Dedenne asked.
"Yeah. I may be new to this, but I wanna show people that an underdog like me can make it all the way. I gotta prove that I can take the hits, and deal em back!" Hope said.
"Whoa! I like him!" Noise said.
"I've never seen a color fighter with so much drive." Grace said. "I wonder if I should give him a bouquet."
"And now, with our 8 teams here, lets explain the rules of the final battles!" Dedenne said.
"I can handle that. Each battle between teams will be at least a max of five single battles. Once a team gets three wins or more, they move on. Also, one other thing, during this first round of matches, Only the guilds will make somethings called wages: betting against the teams they oppose. The first day, which is tomorrow, we have four matches, then 2 the next with the final match held on the third. Today will be a day of training for tomorrow. So, here are the matches!"
Dimensional Heroes vs Rhythm Knights
"Alright! Were up first, Jexi!" Natsu said. "I love going first!"
"And were up against Noise and her squad. It'l be interesting to see what they can do." Jexi said. "Hey, good luck, Noise."
"Same for you, color kid!" Noise said shouting to them.
Hope Squad vs Venom Thieves
"It figures we'd clash against Toxic's team in the first round." Hope said.
"Hope you're ready to pack your things up, Hope. Because they won't be there for long." Toxic smiled.
"Hope! You show Weavile whos boss, got it?" Nami asked.
"You're not even on the same team!" Drapion shouted.
Spectra Force vs Heavens Garden
"So we dont get to face the heroes, but Spectra Phantoms Team?" Venusaur asked.
"Despicable…" Grace said. "All of them… just look at them!"
"Hey. You better not be counting me too!" Mine said.
"We're more charming than despicable." Lubbock said.
"Even when back from the dead, you sure dont change much, Lub."
Universal Villains vs Hells Executioners
"Ah. So I face the loser team tomorrow. Cakewalk." Flux said.
"That blonde loser is goin down! And we got the perfect weapon to take whatever team hes got." Emboar said.
"Oh really? Then I'll make my wager now. If you win, you may kill me on the spot. I win...you have to disband and join the Universal Villains." Flux said.
"Hah. I like that. A bit of practice on you before going to blue boy. All right. Wager accepted." Emboar said as the two shook.
"I suppose we'll do ours too." Venusaur said. "Spectra. If we win, you and your team most completely cover every interior of your ship in plants as well as replant destroyed forests all over."
"Sounds interesting. But if we win, you must ally your guild with our team." Spectra said.
"No! My cute link, dont do it! I dont want to work with assassins and a emo angel." Grace said.
"I'm here too, you idiot!" Vanaati said.
"We accept. Better safe than sorry." Venusaur said.
"Oh, is it my turn?" Noise asked. "Yes! Okay, here's how its gonna go. You win, I'll ally my guild with yours. I win, Rainbow Dash and Soul King Brook have to quit your team and join Rhythm Knights."
"Whaddya think you two? Sound like a fair bet?' Jexi asked.
"If we lose, I'll be off this team not only, but I'll leave Luffy too." Brook said. "But that wont happen. We can win."
"Yeah. As fun as a music guild sounds, I'm cool where I'm at. Wager accepted." Rainbow said.
"Then at last, me. If you win, I'll retire from being a thief and return everything I've ever stolen." Toxic said. "But if I win….you have to quit….being a hero."
Hope gulped. But then he clenched his fist. "I accept!"
Everyone cheered loudly in excitement after such an amazing pairing between these 8 teams.
"See ya all tomorrow everyone! The fireworks begin tomorrow!" Ampharos said before fireworks were fired. "I said tomorrow!"