Chapter 2: The Gathering

"Now to assemble the fighters!" Master Hand cried beginning the process.

Samus Aran sat in her Gunship running tests with her old PED suit, trying to find an alternate energy source. Suddenly a bright light began to fill the ship, acting instinctively she grabbed the PED suit and reactivated it. Seconds later the spot where her ship was floating was empty… Both Samus and her Gunship were gone…

Fox McCloud and Falco Lombardi were helping with maintenance on their Arwings. Fox was running a check on the displays in the cockpit while Falco adjusted the fuel-lines leading to the right engine. Just then a familiar light engulfed both them and the Arwing. And moments later they both vanished…

Danny Phantom glided over Amity Park talking animatedly on the phone to his best friend turned girlfriend Sam Manson "I'm sorry Sam, I know I'm late. But the Box Ghost attacked me and I had to help clean up the Post Office he used to attack. I swear I'll be there in about 2 minutes max…" Suddenly he noticed a bright white light begin to surround him. "What the hell?" Then he was gone…

Sonic the Hedgehog raced through Green Hills with his friend Tails close on his heels. Suddenly turning a corner he spotted a shapeless cloud of what looked like… light floating ahead of him. Digging his shoes into the dirt he skidded to a stop less than two feet from the thing. "What on Earth is this thing?" Behind him Tails rounded the corner and wasn't able to stop in time he slammed into Sonic from behind causing both of them to tumble into the light. And vanish…

Shadow stood upon a cliff, not out of desire to be alone surprisingly enough. While he still wished that most people would stay away from him, he was here to meet someone. Rouge the Bat. Longtime friend and member of the unofficially named 'Team Dark' they had recently started going out together. They had agreed to meet here before deciding what to do that night. Suddenly a white light appeared in front of him, "What the fuck?" he muttered taking a step towards it. Lifting a hand he started charging a Chaos Spear but his foot grazed the field and with a flash he vanished…

Spyro the Dragon stood on the outside of a cave at sunrise. A month, it's been a month since we defeated Malefor. And put the world back together. I'm pretty sure I know what she said back in the core but I'm too afraid to ask her in order to be sure. Or to tell her my own feelings… I find it kinda funny actually in a rather pathetic way, I can face the biggest enemies in the realms without shirking yet when it comes to romance I'm shaking in my scales. He shook his head at this.

"What are you doing out here Spyro?" Questioned a voice behind him.

Glancing back he grinned and moved over slightly on the ledge. "Morning Cynder. I was just watching the sunrise and thinking."

She wandered over and sat next to him. "Oh really? Did it hurt?"

Spyro looked annoyed at Cynder. "No it didn't, Cynder."

"I'm just teasing you, silly. What were you thinking about?"

He blushed slightly glad he was able to hide it with his scales except for a slight darkening of their coloration. "Just stuff, you know how I'm glad we're alive. That the world's safe, and also wondering what the others think happened to us." He felt slightly bad about lying to her but couldn't bring himself to admit what he was really thinking.

"Oh…" She started sounding slightly disappointed but then trailed off staring at something below them underneath the ledge. "Hey Spyro what's this thing?"

He peered over the edge next to her and saw a cloud of white light hanging right below the ledge. "I don't have any idea Cynder. But I have an idea how to find out. Gimme a minute then I'm going to need you to hold my hind legs."

"Why?" she asked confused.

"I'm going to poke it. But it's too close to the ledge for me to use my wings without hitting the rock."

"With what? Your bare claws. You're nuts!"

"Not with my claws, that's why I said gimme a minute." He shot back then concentrated and his eyes glowed green and a narrow pillar of rock rose from the ground next to the dragon. It was about an inch thick, and three feet long. He whacked the base of it with his tail and caught it in one paw. Then he walked back over to the edge saying, "I'm gonna use this. I'm not completely crazy."

"Oh. Well that makes more sense then." She responded then he leaned over the edge as she grabbed his hind legs with her paws and slowly lowered him further. "Is that good Spyro?"

"I don't know, gimme a second to see." He called back reaching out with the staff, he was just shy of reaching it, "I need about one more inch Cyn."

"Okay." She called back and he was lowered a little more. Now he could reach the light with the staff. Once it touched the light flared and he felt a strange tingling shoot through his body. On the ledge Cynder felt the same sensation rush through her from her front paws, "What's happening Spyro?"

"I don't know, but pull me up quick!" He shouted back but before she could they both vanished.

All that was left was a staff made of solid rock that stuck up from the ground at the base of the cliff. The only sign that the two dragons had ever been there…

Deep in the ruins of London, still shattered after the fight against the Demon and the explosion of The Cathedral Spires, lay an Egyptian Tomb. Within was an Egyptian Princess and a Medevil Knight. The Princess was named Kia and the Knight was Sir Daniel Fortesque. Both were dead after the spell that resurrected them had broken. But suddenly Fortesque stirred lifting his head opening his one remaining eye, What the heck? How am I alive again? He wondered for a few moments before a white light engulfed him. After a minute Kia remained in her tomb once again alone. Fortesque was gone…

Robin lunged at Slade swinging his Bo staff fiercely, but the older man blocked it easily grabbing the staff and using it to launch Robin across the rooftop. Twisting in the air he landed on his feet then lunged at Slade again. Grabbing him by the back of the collar he dragged Slade off his feet in order to throw the villain across the rooftop. But as he did a strange light engulfed him and moments later both Villain and Boy Wonder were gone…

Meanwhile across town at Titans Tower Cyborg and Beast Boy were busy playing Video Games. Their current round over Cyborg was bragging again "Boo-YAH! I win again BB."

"Whatever, I'm grabbing a soda." The green shape-shifter muttered before heading into the kitchen. While he was ducked inside the fridge a bright light flared from the direction of the Couch. Jerking his head up he glanced around confused "Cyborg? Where'd you go?" He called looking around but the Cybernetic Super Hero was gone…

Far away in Gotham City, there lives a Vigilante called The Batman. Currently Batman aka Bruce Wayne sat in the Batcave in front of his computer checking on all his most common foes. All seemed quiet in the city tonight. Suddenly a bright light began to engulf him, reacting quickly he tugged the cowl up over his face. Then he was gone…

Fast forward 50 years. Batman Beyond soars over the Gotham City of the Future on patrol for any activity. But Shriek, Inque, or Spellbinder didn't seem to be active tonight and neither did any of his other enemies. Landing on a rooftop nearby he touched the comlink in his mask's right ear saying "Wayne no sign of any activity tonight. I'll keep my comm. On if anything comes up but I was wondering if I could knock off for now, I have a test to study for tomorrow. And I kinda have to pass."

"What's it on?" the aged but still firm voice questioned.

"Government." He responded simply.

"Alright, head home if anything comes up I'll let you know, and you do the same."

"I will, thanks Mr. Wayne." He responded taking off again. After barely flying for five minutes he felt a strange tingling course through his body. But before he could touch the link there was a flash of light and he vanished…

Anyone who follows the Robattle circuit would recognize the black and yellow Metabot that battled in the arena. "Kiss your bot goodbye!" Metabee yelled firing his chaingun at his opponent, Brass, a sailor type Metabot. The shots hit home disabling it's right arm. Dodging it's return attack he prepared to fire his Seeker missile when he felt a strange sensation run through his circuits. "Ikky, what the hell are you doing over there?" He shouted turning towards his partner and Metafighter. But upon seeing him he noticed that he looked as confused about what was happening as Metabee himself was. Before he could say anything further he was blinded by a flash of white light. The world famous Metabot was simply gone…

Cloud sighed as he looked over the remnants of Midgar. The city that had once been his home was destroyed, again, by some idiot with Genova's DNA. Worse yet, all of the Soldiers had been exterminated, leaving Cloud all that remains. He sighed again. "I wish… I wish I had an opponent, a good one. Someone new, someone I haven't fought before." Suddenly, a shooting star flew across the darkening sky, and was accompanied with a bright light that enveloped Cloud. When the light dissipated, all that remained were a few dozen material.

Nick rode his motorcycle down the roads followed closely by his parents Udonna and Lianbow. They were returning to Briarwood because his parents were needed to help with the rebuilding of the magical world where the Mystic Mother resided. Because of the drain he and his friends had put on the Magical Source her powers were diminished and she needed all the help she could get to fix her palace. He on the other hand was coming back to keep a promise he had made to someone. Another former member of the Mystic Force Power Rangers. Suddenly he felt a familiar surge of energy course through his body and he was engulfed in bright red light. Seconds later he sat on his cycle garbed in the jumpsuit and helmet of the Red Ranger. Before he could do more than widen his eyes a strange tingling feeling ran up his arms and body then he vanished leaving his motorcycle to wipe out on the side of the road. And his parents to stop and stare at the spot where he had disappeared…

Author's Note:

There you have it folks, the fighters have been assembled. I tried for some humor with people when it was appropriate. I hope I did okay, anyway R&R! And no there is no intended Highlander reference with the title.