"Yeah! That's it! Left! Right! Grab! Then toss!" Usopp was chanting as Luffy was doing practice on several dummies in preparation for the ARMS tournament.
"Wow, things are getting serious with these guys." Vector said. "Sort of brings back memories of my boxing days watching those two go at it."
"I...don't think we need a reminder about that…" Genis said.
"I never even told you. It was as if it was yesterday." Vector said.
"We know. You fought against a kangaroo in the finals, you lost your temper and set the arena on fire and got banned for life. All of this we know." Ranma said.
"Worst part is that kangaroo was crowned winner. Hate that guy." Vector said.
"Speaking of crowning moments of glory, I think Dave's come a long way since we first saw him." Jude said.
"Tell me about it. At first, he wanted to gain power so he would catch up to us and try not to slow us down. Now, he's become so much of a badass that not even Brainiac stood a chance." Natsu said.
"Well, I...I couldn't take all the credit." David said. "The Alolan Guardians were the reason I was able to defeat Brainiac."
"Still, it's a pretty amazing feat. I think after we come out on top in the ARMS competition, we should celebrate that victory of David's." Jexi said.
"I agree." Hope said.
"But first, we gotta win ARMS and the championship pot. So much money we can spend." Vector said.
"So, how's Knuckles trainings going?" Linkle asked.
"It's going good. We're giving him a tough time and he's fighting back. He's gonna be primed for 3 victories in a row." Vector said.
"Hold on there, croc. How are you so sure Knuckles is gonna win? Luffy's more adept to fighting in a competition like this." Pit said.
"I just do. It's my...boxer's instinct." Vector said.
"Okay, you just made that up." Dan said. "Luffy's gonna come out on top. We can feel it."
"Of course, we can't count Yang out." Hope said.
"Huh? Oh yeah yeah." they said not caring much.
"Are you guys not even caring about me?" Yang asked.
"Its obvious with so many stars, you're gonna be the underdog in this thing." Blake said.
"And what, may I ask, is wrong with that?" David asked.
"Nothing. Blake's just pointing it out." Ruby said.
"Look, no offense, but...you aren't really what they consider boxing material. Sure you boxed in Furious Fists Redux, but that's about it. It was a fluke." Vector said.
"Man, talk about cynical." David said.
"Enough about that. Let's just focus on getting these three prepped up for the tournament." Jude said.
"Speaking of tournaments, did you guys hear the news about Heihachi Mishima?" Ramona asked.
As Luffy and Ussop left the room and the others went to check on Knuckles, Yang kept hitting the sandbags.
"This is my moment. I'm gonna lead the new era and show people i can do this." Yang said before breaking one open.
As this was going on, off at a nearby dojo, several of the fighters there had been taken out with ease by an unknown fighter who had taken the sensei's robes.
"Who… who are you?" one of the fighters asked.
"Someone who ended up in these strange lands. These lands that lack an ocean." he said. The light shined on him to reveal a young man with short tan hair and a bandage on his cheek. "For now...I just seek strong opponents." he said before looking at a flyer for ARMS.