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"And now, the moment you've all been waiting for!" A loud booming voice said as lights began to illuminate the stage. "Here comes Shad! The wonderful, talented, crazy, psychotic, scar-"

"Alright, that's enough Jim." Shad said with a scowl as she walked out on stage in her W.T.F. outfit. "I'm never letting you near the microphone again." Glaring in his general direction, she turned to face the camera and got into her 'announcer mode'.

"Hello once again!" Shad said. "And welcome to the second season of W.T.F.! I know it's been awhile, but hey, what can you do about it. Anyways, I've got some great news. The network was so impressed with the response my show got last season, that along with a second season, they gave me my own website! It's www. shadswtf. webs. com (just delete the spaces and you're all set)." Shad said happily. "Of course I had to design it and find a web hosting site for it myself, cheap bastards. And after everything I did for them." She muttered quietly. Shaking her head she smiled. "Isn't that great!"

Suddenly a tall man dressed in a black overcoat and wide brimmed hat appeared on stage. "As requested, I transported the funds you gave me to the president himself." The man said with an unnerving smile. "And he sent this message in response. He said to thank you for the money, and though he usually refuses bribes, he has decided to make an exception for you. However, do not expect this to happen again." Smirking evilly, he tucked the paper back in his pocket. "I know I'm a few days late, but I was held up at the airport. Sorry." Though he didn't look it in the least.

Shad chuckled nervously as she glanced at the camera. "Eh heh heh, well thanks for all your help Akubane, but I'm sure you're very busy so I won't keep you any longer. Later." And with that she shoved him off the stage and out the nearby exit. "Oh boy, talk about bad timing. I knew I should have added another two grand to his payment. That'll teach me for trying to get by cheap." She muttered as she walked back on stage to continue her show.

Facing the camera, she started again. "Now I'm sure you've all seen the first season, but I'll explain the rules again just in case." Shad stated. "This tournament is invitation only, so the fighters come and go as they please. They are fighting to win these tokens." Holding up the small coin, she continued. "Which they get by winning matches. If a fighter has a token they are required to put it up for their match. Now since some fighters had tokens at the end of season one, I have decided to let them 'roll over' to this season. It's not exactly fair, but who cares. It'll be more fun this way." Pausing, she took a breath. "Once they earn enough tokens, they can use the prize machine. It costs five tokens to use it, plus one extra to put up for their next fight, for a total of six. As usual, the prize machine is filled with random items along with the W.T.F. Championship belt. And to keep with tradition, any fighter who gets an item from the prize machine is required to use it in their next match. Now, what else?" Shad asked out loud as she tapped her chin in thought. "Oh, that's right. Weapons are allowed, but killing is not. Well that's it for the rules, what's next." Hitting herself upside the head, she grinned. "Setup, duh." Snapping her fingers, she waited as the ring came up out of the center of the floor. When nothing else happened, Shad tapped her foot in annoyance. "Jim." She said threateningly. "Aren't you forgetting something?" Still, nothing happened. "Hmm, perhaps I should talk to Aisha about your behavior. I'm sure she'd love to put you in line." Before she could even blink, her table and chair appeared before her. "Thanks." Shad said, once more in her cheerful mode.

Sitting down, she faced the camera and smiled. "And now it's time to start our show!" She said happily. "Now, after some thought, I decided that the best way to start this season would be to bring out our champion from last season and have him fight first. So Caboose, come on out!"

The blue armored fighter strutted out on stage with his championship belt flung over one shoulder, and headed towards the announcers table. "So who has the honor of fighting me, the W.T.F. Champion?" He asked haughtily.

"Wow, that belt has sure gone to his head." Shad muttered quietly. Clearing her throat, she smiled at her show's first champion. "Actually, since there were so many fighters that seemed to be upset when you won, I set this up to be a grudge brawl, and any fighter is allowed to participate."

"And what exactly are the rules for this match?" Caboose asked with a gulp.

"Oh, they're simple." Shad said, grinning evilly. "The first person to knock you out wins."

Paling, Caboose began to slowly creep backwards. "Actually, I've changed my mind. I don't want to fight right now; I'm not feeling very well." He squeaked. "Maybe later." Just as he was about to run off, he found himself surrounded by three fighters. "Now Church, Tucker, I know we can work this out so there's no need to fight." Then glancing at the third fighter, Caboose cocked his head in confusion. "Who are you, and why are you trying to hurt me?"

"My name's Sasuke and I just want to fight." The angry teen said.

Glancing back and forth between the three fighters, Caboose closed his eyes and awaited the inevitable, which came quickly and painfully. Church punched Caboose in the head while Tucker and Sasuke both aimed for the chest, and in less than a second, Caboose found himself on the ground moaning in pain.

"Well it looks like the three of you tied." Shad said. "But since I don't really feel like giving out tokens right now, will you take an I.O.U.?" The three fighters' facefaulted and Shad laughed. "I'm just kidding, not about the tokens, but about the I.O.U. Nothing is awarded for this fight since it wasn't exactly fair to begin with." When the fighters looked ready to protest, Shad narrowed her eyes. "Since this was actually a grudge match, I could make you all give up two tokens. And since you would have only won one that means you'd all lose a token. What's it going to be?"

"Whatever." Church said as he walked off the stage, followed closely by Tucker. Sasuke snorted and followed after them as well.

"Now that that's over with, could I get a medic to get my champion off the stage?" Shad asked. When she saw two nameless medics race out on stage and drag Caboose off, she smiled. "Thanks." Straightening out her papers, Shad turned towards the hallway when she heard the sound of footsteps. "Oh, Train, it's good to see you again." Shad said as the unruly haired sweeper walked out on stage. "Though I am surprised to see you so soon, I figured you and Sven would be off blowing your reward money somewhere."

"Funny you should mention that." Train said nervously. "But, our target, kinda…got away." He mumbled quietly.

"I figured as much." Shad said with a shrug. "That Sephiroth just loves to put holes in my plans. Not to worry though, I always have a backup for these types of situations."

Getting rather worried from the look in her eyes, Train backed up a few steps. "Well since you're aware of the situation and have already made plans to remedy it, I guess I'll be going now." Turning towards the door, he was stopped by a sudden drop in temperature. Glancing back at the announcer, a cold sweat began to form on the back of Trains neck when he saw the evil glint in her eyes.

"Not so fast." Shad said with a grin. "Since I was generous enough to give you a bounty with a huge reward, never mind that you lost him, I think you owe me a favor in return." Seeing Train pale, Shad smirked. "You will have to fight a match on my show."

Letting out a breath he'd been holding, Train sighed in relief. "Phew, is that all, I thought you'd demand my supply of milk or something. A fight is no problem; I've been meaning to train for awhile now, but I've been too lazy lately. I'd love to fight."

Shad's smirk grew wider as she listened to her newest fighter. "Wonderful, just sign here on this contract and I'll get you set up with a match." Placing the thick stack or paperwork on the table, Shad pointed to the X on the bottom of the first page and handed over a pen.

"No problem." Train said as he scribbled his signature. Dropping the pen, he cracked his knuckles. "So when do I get to fight?"

Sliding the newly signed contract into the box beneath the table, Shad grinned. "Right now. MakubeX why don't you run the randomizer for a match, and then I'll pick out his opponent." Suddenly the giant screen turned on and random numbers and letters flew across it. A few seconds later it stopped and Shad began her 'start of fight' ritual. "Ok this is going to be a K.O. match, no weapons allowed. And I think your opponent's going to be…Hiei!"

"Awe man, I can't use Hades." Train grumbled. "That sucks."

"Trust me, this is for the best." Shad said with a smile. "You might stand a chance against Hiei if he doesn't have a weapon." Then she muttered quietly. "When hell freezes over."

Suddenly a short man dressed in all black appeared in the ring. "Damn, he's fast." Train muttered as he joined his opponent in the ring.

"Now Hiei, I'd prefer you don't use any of your demon strength this time since weapons are not allowed." Shad told the spiky haired fighter. "However, if you feel it is necessary, I will be forced to do that as stated in your contract."

Narrowing his eyes, Hiei grunted. "I will have no need to use that much power on this human." He stated.

"I wouldn't underestimate me." Train said with a smirk as he got into a fighting stance.

Before Hiei could respond, Shad clapped her hands together. "Ready, fight!"

Rolling his eyes at the annoying woman, Hiei barely managed to dodge the fist that was aimed at his face. Glaring at his opponent, he dropped into his stance.

"You're a lot faster than I thought." Train said in awe. "Most guys wouldn't even be able to see that punch, let alone dodge it. This is going to be fun."

The two fighters danced around the ring at speeds that were almost invisible to the naked eye, and Shad had to resist the urge to laugh. "To bad you can't use your demon speed huh Hiei." She said with a smirk.

Ignoring her comment, Hiei continued to dodge the punches that his opponent threw at him as he tried to come up with a strategy to beat him. There was no way he'd lose to a mere human. The problem was that this humans speed almost matched his own and unless he used his demon speed (which he'd rather die than do), he was going to have to outwit the man across from him.

"As fun as this is, could we get serious now?" Train asked, stopping in his rampage. "How am I supposed to train if you don't attack me?"

"This fight would be over by now if I didn't have to abide by the contract rules." Hiei muttered as he glared at Shad. "Damn woman."

Seeing as his opponent was once again distracted, Train decided to end the fight in one hit. Throwing all of his strength behind it, he punched Hiei in the stomach. "Oww, oww, ow!" Train whined as he pulled his very sore hand back. "What are you, made of bricks?"

Smirking, Hiei pulled back his fist. "Demon bodies are stronger than humans." He stated calmly. "And if you thought that hurt, wait until you feel this punch." Without another word, Hiei let his punch fly and nailed Train in the jaw. With a 'crack', Train flew across the ring and came to rest on the ropes.

"And the winner is Hiei." Shad said with a smile. "But since you didn't pull your punch any, I'm not going to give you any tokens. In fact, I think I'll give them both to Train instead."

Clenching his fists, Hiei growled at Shad as he stomped towards her. "What do you mean woman?" He asked angrily. "I did everything you said, those tokens are rightfully mine."

"I believe I told you not to use your demon strength, but you seemed to have punched Train a lot harder than if you had used your normal strength." Shad said as she fixed the paperwork on her table. "In fact, you should feel lucky that I'm not going to make you pay for his hospital bills."

Clenching his teeth, Hiei stormed off the stage muttering obscenities along the way.

"You can get up now Train." Shad said, still not looking up from her paperwork. "And I must say that was a brilliant performance. What did you do to make that cracking sound?"

"Oh, I just broke this stick." Train said as he stood up and brushed off his clothes. "I don't understand why you wanted me to do that, but if that makes us even, I'm glad to do it." Walking over to the table, he held out his hand. "It's been a pleasure doing business with you."

"Tell Sven we're even for now, and I'll let him know when I get more information on Sephiroth." Shad said as she shook Train's hand.

"Will do." Train said as he started to walk off. Pausing suddenly, he tuned to face Shad once again. "Just curious, but what are you going to do with that contract I signed?" He asked. "I don't really have any intention of fighting on the show again."

"I'll be keeping it for…collateral." Shad said evilly.

Paling, Train pulled out his cell phone as he headed off the stage. "Hey Sven, we've got a problem…"

Waving as he disappeared from sight, Shad turned back towards the camera. "Well, how about we get back to the show, MakubeX what's our next fight going to be?" When the screen stopped, Shad continued. "All right, this is going to be a…tightrope match." She said. "Well that's definitely random." Shrugging, she continued. "And the fighters are Ichigo and Naruto!"

As the orange and blonde haired fighters came out on stage, Shad watched the nameless stage workers string a rope from one ring post to the one across from it. "Damn." She muttered in disappointment. "I was hoping the rope would be higher. There's no way they can get hurt from falling that far."

Pausing as he reached the ring, Naruto scratched his head in confusion. "Now are we supposed to fight on a rope?" He asked.

Giving the boy a look that said 'are you an idiot', Shad rolled her eyes. "This is just a guess, but I'd say you stand on it." She said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Haven't you ever been to a circus?"

"Of course." Naruto huffed.

"Then stop asking stupid questions and join Ichigo in the ring." Shad said slightly annoyed. "I do have a schedule to keep."

Glancing at the ring, Naruto was surprised to see his opponent already on the rope. "How long have you been up there?" He asked.

"The entire time." Ichigo replied boredly. "Could you hurry up, I've got Hollows to get rid of."

"Stupid…makes…look…easy." Naruto grumbled quietly as he entered the ring. Climbing onto the post, he very slowly edged his way onto the rope. "All right, I'm up." He stated as he rocked back and forth.

"Ok, the rules are simple." Shad said as she watched the two in the ring. "First to fall off loses, and anything's legal. Ready, fight!"

Ichigo pulled his zanpakuto out and pointed it at Naruto. "If I were you, I'd fall off before my attack hits you." He said as he got ready to strike. "Otherwise, you might die."

"We'll see about that." Naruto said as he brought his hands together. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Suddenly three copies of Naruto appeared on the rope as well.

Shad watched as the rope began to dip towards the ring. "Wow, and it's another brilliant move by Naruto." She said sarcastically.

Of course Naruto, being dense as he is, didn't catch that. He only heard the compliment. "Well what did you expect?" He said with an air of superiority. "I am a genius."

"Hey, genius." Ichigo said with a slight smirk. "The rope's about to break."

Naruto looked down just as the last thread snapped, and he and his clones dropped to the ground in a heap. With a 'poof', the clones disappeared and Naruto was the only one in the ring. "Wait a minute." He said as he suddenly realized something. "How come you didn't fall too?"

"I solidified some of my reitsu." Ichigo said with a shrug. "How do you think I've been able to stay up here this whole time."

"B-but that's cheating!" Naruto exclaimed as he faced Shad. "That makes me the winner."

Slapping her forehead, Shad groaned. "What part of 'anything's legal' do you not understand?"

"Oh." Naruto said sheepishly. "I forgot."

"Shocking." Shad muttered. "Well, since Ichigo won, you owe him a token. Hand it over."

Grudgingly, Naruto tossed a token over to Ichigo before storming off the stage. Ichigo pocketed his coin and followed right after.

"Ok, on to our next match." Shad said with a smile. "MakubeX, who's it gonna be?" When the screen stopped, Shad almost choked on her tongue. "Are you serious? He actually responded finally? Bastard sure takes his sweet time. Anyway, this is going to be a 3 count pin match and weapons are allowed. The fighters are…Grif and Sesshomaru!"

Grif came out slowly and wandered into the ring. "Dammit, why do I always have to fight?" He whined as he climbed into the ring. "I never should have let Simmons convince me to sign that stupid contract."

Ignoring the remark about her 'stupid contract', Shad waited patiently for her other fighter to join them. When several minutes had passed and there was still no sign of him, she tapped her foot in annoyance. "Would you hurry up and get your ass out here!"

"That is no way to talk to me." A deep voice said from the hallway.

"I'll talk to you however I want." Shad said in annoyance. "This is my show, and I make the rules. I don't care if you're a guest or not, you will abide by them."

"I am a Lord, and no mere human has the right to tell me what to do." Sesshomaru said smugly. "Besides, were you not the one who requested I fight?"

"Sure I did, but that was back before your brother left." Shad replied. "I figured it would be fun to set you two up in a grudge match, but since he left that idea went right out the window."

"You should feel honored that I was even willing to consider the idea of fighting on your pathetic show." Sesshomaru scoffed. "And now that I have that I have decided to grace you with my presence, you should be on your knees thanking me."

"No, you should be honored that I even bothered to invite you." Shad said before pausing to think. "Never mind, I changed my mind; I don't want you on my show anymore. Later." Giving him a dismissive wave, she turned her head and proceeded to ignore the demon before her until she heard a growl. "Oh no, it looks like I pissed off the puppy. But before you do something you will regret, I suggest you calm down."

"You dare insult me?" Sesshomaru bit out, completely ignoring her suggestion. "I should kill you for your insolence."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say." Shad said boredly. "But since you signed my contract, you gave me the right to take your lands if you ever threatened me. So would you like to calm down now, or should I have my lawyer talk to your lawyer?"

Clenching his teeth, Sesshomaru took a few steps away from the table so he wouldn't be tempted to strangle the infuriating woman. "I am calm." He stated slowly.

"Good boy, now why don't you join Grif in the ring so we can get this match started." Shad said as she sat back in her chair.

Muttering curses under his breath, the normally stoic demon lord climbed into the ring.

"Ready, fight!" Shad said, and then as an afterthought added. "Oh and Sesshomaru, you can't kill him either."

With a roar, Sesshomaru flew at Grif and pinned him roughly to the ring floor. "Count woman or I may be forced to immobilize him, permanently."

"1…2…3. And Sesshomaru is the winner!" Shad said as the demon stood up and stalked over to the table. "Don't you want your token?" She asked as he stood before her.

"Destroy my contract." Sesshomaru demanded. "I refuse to be a part of this useless show any longer."

"Because I'm feeling generous, I'll let that comment slide." Shad said as she pulled a stack of papers from beneath the table. Handing it over, she smiled as she watched Sesshomaru melt the contract with his acid. "And just so you know, I never really had you sign the real contract." She said with a smirk. "It was just a bunch of gibberish."

Giving her a glare, Sesshomaru turned and swept gracefully out of the building.

"Man, he must have felt like an idiot." Shad said, chuckling softly. Glancing into the ring, she rolled her eyes. "Grif, the big scary dog is gone now, so get the hell out of the ring."

Slowly, the armored fighter stood up. "I don't suppose you'd let me destroy my contract?" He asked hopefully.

"Not." Shad said. "Now beat it, I've got another match to start."

With a sigh, Grif climbed out of the ring and headed down the hallway towards the common room.

"Now that problems over with, how about we start our next match. Makub-." Shad began, only to be cut off by a phone ringing. "Eh, excuse me." She said sheepishly. "But I have to take this call, fighter business and all." Pulling the cell phone out of her pocket, Shad turned her back to the camera and flipped open the phone. "Hello…yes…now, but I'm not finished yet…are you sure…fine, I'll be there soon." With a soft click, she closed the phone and turned back towards the camera. "Well, something came up with some possible fighters, and it looks like the show's going to have to end a little early. Later." And with a brief wave, she walked off stage and the camera faded to black.

Behind the Scenes

"Akubane, this is Shad." Shad said into the receiver. "This is the fourth time I've left you a message, where the hell are you? You said you'd have the money delivered yesterday, but I haven't heard from you yet. Call me when you get this message." Hanging up the phone, Shad groaned. "I just know that something bad is going to happen." She whined.

ooooo

Sven pulled his phone out of his coat pocket and rolled his eyes when he recognized Train's number. Placing the phone to his ear, he cringed when he heard Train's words.

"Hey Sven, we've got a problem…" Train said nervously.

"Please tell me Shad hasn't decided to kill us." Sven said as he silently prayed to any God he could think of. "I mean it wasn't our fault that Sephiroth got away."

"Oh no, it's nothing like that." Train said and Sven released the breath he'd been holding. "She seemed to figure that we'd lose him, so she was really rather calm."

"Then what's the problem?" Sven asked.

"Well…I accidentally signed a contract for her show and she decided to keep it for collateral." Train said quickly. "You see she had this plan for one of her fighters and she asked if I'd help her out. And since we did kinda owe her, I agreed. She told me I just had to temporarily sign the contract and then she'd destroy it after the show, but I guess she changed her mind."

Taking a deep breath, Sven forced himself to not crush his phone. "YOU IDIOT!" He screamed. "Do you have any idea what you've done? That contract lets her do anything she wants, not just with you, but with me as well!"

"But you didn't sign it." Train said.

"No, I wouldn't be that stupid." Sven said through clenched teeth. "But since you and I are a team, I am bound by the contract as well."

"…" Train was silent as he thought about what he'd just done. "You're going to kill me aren't you?"

"Death would be too good for you." Sven said darkly as he hung up the phone.

ooooo

"All right, I'm here." Shad said as she stepped into the dark warehouse. "Now do you have my order?"

"Of course, one copy of 'Super Smash Brothers BRAWL' as requested." A hooded man said as he walked towards her.

"Hurray!" Shad said happily as she took the game and hugged it.

"Um, you know that's just a video game right?" The man asked. "There's nothing special inside."

"Oh I know." Shad said. "But since there are several fighters in here I want on my show, my lawyers suggested I buy the game. Something about marketing or whatnot, I wasn't really paying attention. He figured if I bought the game then I'd be more likely to get the characters to fight, plus, I really want to play it. Well, thanks for bringing it to me. Later." And with a smile on her face, Shad walked away.

"That is one very strange woman." The man said as he climbed back into his delivery van.

Fighter's Standings

Sephiroth—Got away from the sweepers, now on the loose.

Ryu Hayabusa (Controlled by Kharma)—Blown up during his fight with Sephiroth. Presumed dead.

Vash the Stampede—3—

Church—1—Beat Caboose. No token change.

Tucker—2—Beat Caboose. No token change.

Sasuke—3—Beat Caboose. No token change.

Naruto—3—Beaten by Ichigo.

Caboose—1—Beaten by Church, Tucker and Sasuke. No token change. Currently W.T.F. Champion.

Ichigo—2—Beat Naruto. 1 token awarded.

Kurama—3—

Aisha—5—

Donut—1—

Hiei—5—Beat Train. No tokens awarded since Shad had rigged the fight so Train could have the tokens.

Grif—2—Beaten by Sesshomaru. No token change.

Shikamaru—

Train—2—Lost to Hiei, but was awarded Hiei's tokens since Shad rigged the fight.

Sesshomaru—Beat Grif. Destroyed his contract and left the show. Permanently.

Now I know there were more fighters last season, but my list was getting pretty long so I decided to cut out the fighters that have left the show permanently, the ones who have been banned and the fighters who will probably not return. This doesn't mean that they are gone permanently, who knows, some of them may be back eventually. If you'd like to see a running list of all the fighters who have been on the show then click on the Fighters Standings link on my web page.

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for! Anime Trivia is back!

1.) In Black Cat, what is the name of Chronos' leader #1?

2.) In Dragon Ball Z, what planet is Piccolo from?

3.) In Bleach, what number Espada is Ulquiorra?

4.) In Fruits Basket, what animal does Haru turn into?

5.) In Blue Gender, what are the Blue?

Bonus Question:

In my fanfic 'Do you know the muffin man', who exactly is the muffin man?

And to make things even more fun, the first person to review and answer all the questions correctly can choose something from the list below:

May add a question to the anime trivia.

May set up a match, pick out fighters and match stipulations and who you'd like to win. (Keep in mind it may be changed slightly to fit with the story) Or you can write a match and I'll try to include it in the show.

May add/remove a fighter from the show. (Excludes Ryu Hayabusa)