And now, a story inspired by firedragon24k's The Glitz Pit! I hope you guys enjoy. BTW, I do not own his OC, Dragon Puncher. Reviews will be very much appreciated, including suggestions for the next battle! Read, review, and as always, enjoy!
Battle 1
The lights came on, one by one. The blue stadium seemed to shine in its own light. The audience applauded as the host, Matt, came up for the first time.
"Let me just say this." Everyone fell silent. "It is an absolute honor to be hosting the battles that will be commenced, right here in the Superstar Stadium! Now, without further ado, let's meet our judges!" A roar of applause followed.
"First, a stadium fighting veteran. I'm sure you've all seen him on television quite a couple times. Here comes Rawk Hawk!" The veteran walked out on the stage, waving to the applauding audience, and took his seat at the judge's table.
"Second, a more popular favorite, the brains of all the Koopalings, Ludwig Von Koopa!" Another smattering of applause followed, as Ludwig walked up in the same fashion, and took the middle seat.
"And finally, the guy that dominated the Glitz Pit championships, the Fire Breath Punisher, Dragon Puncher!" The audience produced the loudest applause so far as the OC went up on the stage, took a bow, and sat down to the right of the other two judges.
"So, before we announce the competitors for the first, and probably not last, battle that the Superstar Stadium will see, let's talk about why the judges deserve to be here. Rawk, we'll start with you."
"Well, I've been in the Glitz Pit, an arena similar to this, and let me assure you guys, those battles are intense!"
Everyone applauded at this.
"So, on the subject of that matter, I decided to come here. Let's hope the first battle lives up to my expectations!"
"All right. Ludwig, you're next."
"Bowser's Castle got a bit... how you say, boring. So I came to ze Glitz Pit, and ze battles there... Man, they vere better than ze ones I saw anywhere else. So I guess I came here to continue that."
"Some nice words from Ludwig, there, Dragon, you're last."
"As the host of the Glitz Pit battles a few times, I've seen what it's like in a battle. Whomever these two competitors may be, I think - no, I know, that this will be an awesome opening battle!"
The audience applauded at his statements, as Matt climbed up to his referee position.
"And now, the moment you've all been waiting for! For the first ever Superstar Stadium matchup, let's meet the competitors!" A roar of applause followed as a silhouette of the first competitor appeared on the left side of the arena, beside some blue doors.
"First, the loyal assistant of Princess Peach. But I assure you, he has become much more than an assistant. Now he wants to prove his point by beating today's competitor! Ladies and gentlemen, the Mushroom Retainer... Toad!" The audience cheered for him as the silhouette filled in and the blue doors opened. Toad stepped out and bowed to the audience. He strolled to the middle of the stage, and waved at the audience, which took a while to settle down.
"So, Toad, what brings you here to the first Superstar Stadium game?"
"Well, it seemed like a nice opportunity for me. Whomever my competitor is, I know I'm going to have a great time!"
"Well said, Toad, well said!" At the end of that comment, the lights dimmed again, and a spotlight shone on the red doors, on the other side of the arena.
"And his challenger, by his side every step that he took, his favorite mushroom girl... Toadette!" The silhouette filled in again, the audience applauded, and Toadette stepped out and walked to the middle of the stage.
"Toadette, what brings you here for the first matchup?"
"I saw this as a chance to show myself that I can, you know, handle things out there."
"Ok, here's how it works. You each get ten minutes to damage the other as much as you can. If a knockout occurs, then the other person wins. If it doesn't, the judges will decide. And now, it's time to start the match!" The audience cheered as the fighters took their battle stances. "Are you guys ready?"
"Yes!" The two Toads spoke in unison.
"Let the first battle begin." The lights dimmed, and an electronic voice spoke.
"The game begins, in three..." Toad winked at his other combatant.
"Two..." Toadette smiled back.
"One..." They took their ready stances.
And then...
The air horn sounded.
BEEP!
"And there they go! The first match of the Superstar Stadium is now underway! What a historic moment for the two fighters, folks!" Toad tried to slam her with a back knuckle, but Toadette blocked and threw a jab of her own. Toad stepped to the side and dodged the hit. He put an arm behind her head and swept her feet, throwing her to the ground.
"Oh! Toad with a nice calf throw, there! But it seems like Toadette is unfazed." Sure enough, Toadette was already getting up, and used her first super move.
"Ice Flower... Transformation!" She was absorbed in a blue light. When it cleared, her cap was blue with white spots, but her hair was still the same color. She shot an ice ball at him. He dodged, and the ball flew past and froze a patch of the wall behind him.
"Time to bring the heat! Fire Flower... Transformation!" Toad was absorbed in a red light instead. When that cleared, his cap was yellow with red spots. He shot a fireball at the wall. It bounced off the wall and hit her. They spent a few minutes of the ten minute limit trading fireballs and ice balls.
"Wow! Neither of them is really hitting one another. They're very evenly matched, and I like it! The timer's down to three minutes, and it looks like it's going to be a battle of the elements!" Toadette was still shooting, while Toad was heading right into it.
"Fire Flower Strike!" He dodged almost every shot, getting hit a couple times, and threw a punch to her face. She blocked, but it was almost as painful as a blow would have been. The move was a bit slow, but powerful.
"Counter!" She spun around and threw a roundhouse kick, which hit him dead in the center of his face. He recoiled and slid backwards.
"You're good!" He complimented his challenger.
"You as well! But..." She stepped back. "I think it's time to finish this." The timer was down to thirty seconds.
"Thirty seconds remaining." The electronic voice signified this.
"Ice Flurry..." She charged up an ice ball with her hands.
"Fire Flurry..." Toad did the same with his fireball. They broke them into little pieces.
"Looks like these Toads are giving it everything they've got!" Matt was getting excited. The judges watched intently.
Suddenly, the shards fired at each of the combatants. The shards of ice and fire hit each other and exploded in a brilliant light.
"Fifteen seconds remaining." The Toads kept at it. The audience counted down, each number getting louder.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven..." The shards increased in number, and some of them flew past the competitors by millimeters. They began to charge up their final hits.
"Six, five, four..." One of the shards blew through Toadette's hair. Another grazed Toad's arm.
"Elemental Final..." The blue and red spheres grew bigger. They said the final word.
"Strike!" The spheres flew past each other and hit the competitors, who tried to block.
"Looks like this battle is coming to an end, folks!"
"Three, two, one..." The spheres slowly overwhelmed the two Toads, and, with one second left, two explosions filled the arena with red and blue smoke.
BEEP!
"Wow! Now that is what I call an explosive finish from our first battle! Let's see the damage." Both Toad and Toadette were on opposite walls, knocked to the ground.
"And it looks like it's a double-"
"Vait!" Before Matt had time to finish his verdict, Ludwig called out. Toad's right arm started to move. He planted it on the ground and pushed himself up. The crowd cheered.
"And look at that! What an amazing recovery by the Mushroom Warrior! It looks like we have a winner! But to prove that, let's start the Knockdown Timer." A timer flashed on the screen, counting up.
"One, two, three, four..." The audience chanted again.
"When the timer gets to ten, we'll declare a winner." Matt mentioned.
"Five, six, seven-"
"Stop the clock!" Matt cried out. "Stop it!" The timer stopped at 8.35 seconds, since it was counting in hundredths. "What is he doing?" Toad was walking to the other side of the arena, to where Toadette was. Speaking of, she seemed to be moving, but the judges didn't know for sure, which was the reason the clock was stopped. "I don't think we can announce a winner just yet, folks." The audience caught on, and began cheering a little.
The closer Toad got to her, the more signs she showed of not being done just yet. When he finally stood over her, she opened her eyes. The crowd cheered wildly.
"And there it is! Another phenomenal recovery! Well, this will have to be decided by the judges." Toadette took Toad's hand, and he pulled her up. They waved to the audience. "Rawk Hawk, we'll start with you."
"Rawk on, guys! That battle was awesome!" The applause grew at this. "I liked the way that it escalated, you know, from the melee at the beginning to the projectiles at the end. Speaking of the battle style, both of you are just... You guys are so evenly matched! I mean, look! Every time he throws something..." He gestured to Toad. "She blocks it, then just throws a counter. Bam! It all happens so fast."
"Ludwig, what are your thoughts?"
"I totally agree vith Rawk. You guys vere so even! Like, seriously. Zhat final strike at the end... I mean, it's just shards of flame and ice flying around.". He mimicked them with his hands, making zooming noises. Everyone laughed. "Ze fights at home are nothing compared to zhis. And Roy and Wendy can get pretty serious." The audience laughed again.
"Dragon, you're last."
"Well, well, well. I have three words. That. Was. Epic!" The audience applauded another time. "I especially like this one part, the part where Toad threw his Fire Flower Strike. Can we see that again, please?" The instant replay showed. "Let's see..." Toad dove through the shards, then tried to hit Toadette in the face, who blocked. "Stop!" The video paused right as he was making contact. "Look at her face right now.". Everyone turned. "She's grimacing in pain. And she blocked it. Imagine what the real hit would do. Now forward..." The video resumed, with Toadette spinning around and countering with a roundhouse to the face. "Stop!" Again, the video paused right at the hit. Dragon tried to look speechless.
"I didn't even know a girl could do that, did you?" The audience laughed, then applauded. "I mean, she just took a hit from a super move, then she decides to counter? I'm telling you, that is one daredevil girl. I like it!" Another roar of applause followed.
"Okay. Nice speeches, all of you. But now, it's time to make your decision. Rawk, who do you think is the winner of this battle?" The lights dimmed.
"Well, it's a tough decision. But I think the winner is Toad." The audience's applause grew louder, as Matt lifted Toad's arm up.
"That's a point for the Mushroom Retainer! Ludwig, how about you?"
"Vell..." He contemplated this. "I think the vinner vould be the girl." Toadette's arm was lifted, to more applause.
"There's a point for Toadette! Dragon..." The lights dimmed further. "It all comes down to you. Who do you think is the winner of this battle?" Dragon sighed.
"Let me just say that it would be an absolute honor to fight one of you guys one day. Whatever my decision may be, just know that you both will come out as winners. Both of you are phenomenal fighters. I mean it.". He took a pause. The audience held their breath, not knowing that they had ceased to breathe. Toad held Toadette's hand. Dragon walked out to the middle of the stage.
"This battle belongs to..." The spotlight shone on the middle of the stage. Dragon took someone's hand. He thrust it up into the air.
"The Mushroom Warrior! Toad!" The audience ensued in their liveliest applause yet.
"And there we have it! Toad is our winner!" Toad came up and pat Dragon's back.
"Good job, man." Dragon said to him. Toad broke away, ran up to Toadette, and held her tight.
"You did good, Toadette. You did very good." Toadette broke away.
"You did too, Toad. You deserved it." They waved to the audience again, the cheers filling the entire room.
"That's it for tonight, folks!" Matt was facing the camera, saying his last goodbyes.
"Join us next time on Superstar Stadium, where battling in a cage can make you famous on stage! Good night!"
And so, the first battle in the stadium's history came to an end.
To be continued...
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