Inside a laboratory, dozens of TVs were assembled as eyes were looking at them while floating. Three other figures were standing beside a couch with a girl sitting on it.
"Leduc, Hive, meet Peacock: Lab 8's magnum opus!" the tall man said.
"So this is project Peacock. I've read your papers, but I'm embarrassed to say I can barely follow them." Leduc said.
"I'll explain. Project Peacock is equipped with not one but two synthetic parasites." The tall man said. "Lab 0's Project Painwheel was created similarly but more...extreme measures were taken with her."
"Two synthetic parasites? It must be tough with the soul pollution regulation." Hive said.
"Indeed. With the combined weaponry and the installed Argus System, not only can she see everything, but she emits powerful Z rays, disrupting the Skullgirls very essence." The man sid.
"Hey gramps, shut it-I'm watching something here." She said.
"Yeah, pipe down!" said a small bird.
"That's the Avery Unit. She's, well...she's supposed to be the special link between the parasites and Lab 8's arsenal, but she's done things with it we couldn't even imagine." The man said.
"Seriously, Doc Avian, shut it! It's getting to the good part." She said. "Oh wait, here it comes!"
Suddenly a flash occurred as a scream was heard and something crashed down into the lab. The resulting portal then shorted out all the TVs.
"Hey! Who turned off the TV! Great. Now I gotta wait till next week to see how it ended." She complained.
"A contender of that tournament must've arrived. Youre not entered in it, so I haven't had time to tell you." Dr. Avian said to the girl.
"Well whoever this guy is, he's about to get a face full o' lead!" the girl said.
"I found him. He's in the server room."
In said room, Yosuke groaned as he got up. "Man. They must have the portals spit out in different locations to make it more challenging." He said.
The girl then entered the room. "You got some nerve trashing my marathon's, headphones."
"What the? What sort of freak of nature are you?" Yosuke said looking at the girl.
"Name's Peacock. Now can you tell me your's so I know what to put on your tombstone?" She said.
"The name is Yosuke Hanamura. Wait, tombstone?" He said in shock. Familiar music then started to play.
Wage Slave in the Boonies by Day, Hero by Night!
Captain Ressentiment
Yosuke Hanamura!
"This again? Really?" Yosuke complained before Peacock pointed a gun at him. "Ya got five minutes to tell me why I shouldn't blow your head off."
"Alright, girlie i get it. Youre looking for a fight, is that it? Seeing as how you weren't on any of the lists of fighters, how about fighting alongside me. Since you aren't officially a fighter, we won't have to fight each other. We can split the prize fifty fifty." Yosuke said.
"Sorry, but you got another problem, me." Peacock said.
Can you all feel the drama?
Yosuke VS Peacock
"I'll gladly pay ya tuesday, for a Knuckle sandwich today!" Peacock said.
"Is that from an old cartoon? I'll have fun beating you up." Yosuke said drawing his two kunai.
Ladies and Gentlemen it's….SHOWTIME!
"Poifect." Peacock said pulling out a comically large gun. She fired it at Yosuke, who dodged the shots by jumping out of the way. "Show time, George!" Peacock shouted before tossing out a bomb with arms and legs.
"That is all kinds of messed up!" Yosuke said. "But it won't stop me. Go, Jiraiya!" Yosuke said summoning Jiraiya.
Jiraiya hit Peacock with a Sonic Punch and followed up with Yosuke slashing away the bomb. "Dang. You ain't half bad. Yo! Tommy! Time for a flattening." Peacock shouted as a large weight with two tons on it fell from the sky. It hit Jiraiya and Peacock then pulled out some laser eyes.
"Eyes… of Argus!" She shouted they fired multiple lasers at Yosuke, who got hurt by them.
"Ow, dang! That smarts! That's it, no more holding back!" Yosuke said dashing at light speed. He comboed Peacock who was still resetting from her last attack, launched her and then uses his V-slash.
"Garudyne! Blow Away!" Yosuke said as Jiraiya summoned a large Whirlwind, Yosuke spinning with it.
Dr. Avian, Leduc and Hive were all watching this. "He's pushed Peacock this far back? Who is this young man?"
"Here he is. His name is Yosuke Hanamura. He's from Inaba in Japan. A high school student." Leduc said. "He's a competitor in the Furious World tournament."
"Ah, I see. With the skullgirl looming, we may need help. If he beats Peacock, we'll team them up." Dr Avian said.
"But what if he loses to Peacock?" Hive asked.
"Then I suppose we'll use his body for the next weapon." Dr. Avian said.
"Count on that, Doc! I ain't done yet!" Peacock said.
"No way I'm losing either. I dont wanna become some freak in a laboratory." Yosuke said.
"You know we can hear you." Leduc said.
Yosuke and Peacock battled hard, each's hyper gauge filling up.
"Time to introduce you to my friend, Lonesome Lenny. Fall down… go boom!" Peacock said dropping a giant bomb above Yosuke. "Crap, crap, crap." He said as he started running.
The bomb exploded as Peacock put him in a sack.
"The Gang's all here!" she said as she and her posse started whaling on the bag.
"Ow! Ow! This is really getting old." Yosuke said. As the George bomb continued attacking, Peacock lit a cigar and tossed it, making the bag and Yosuke explode.
"And that's that. How long before you can get the TV's up and…" Peacock said before feeling an arm grabbing her leg. She saw Yosuke holding onto it. "Don't...count me out….just yet." He groaned.
"Why you… get off!" Peacock said as Yosuke got up.
"It's all or nothing! Brave Blade!" Yosuke said as Jiraiya gave an uppercut to Peacock. Yosuke then slashed from every direction in Midair.
"Youre finished!" Yosuke said going for the finish.
"That's enough!" Dr. Avian shouted, stopping the two. "You win, Mr. Hanamura. I dont want you destroying the work i did on her. I would like to make a proposition." He said. "My name is Dr. Avian. I am the head scientist here at Lab 8."
"So you created her, right?" Yosuke said as Peacock got up. "I was just gonna ask her to team up with me considering you never entered her."
"You wrecked my marathon! Why would I wanna work with you?" Peacock complained.
"While peacock is an Anti-Skullgirl weapon, she is tenacious and acts recklessly. I want her to have experience in the field. Take her with you and have her gain that experience." Dr. Avian said.
A camera then came down. " We have our first official team up! Yosuke Hanamura and Peacock are now partners in battle. Better get out there, the other fighters are already getting anxious for a fight with you since you're the weak one." Said a small squeaking voice.
"Who are you?" Yosuke said.
"I'm Dedenne, I control the communications and are the eyes in the sky over all the cameras." She said.
"SQUACK! Hey, get aload of this, Peacock! The Theonite Resonance Detector is picking up a massive reading downtown!" Avery said.
"It's her, boss! The Skullgirl is on the move!" An anvil with arms and legs said.
"Skullgirl? Does this have to do with the Skull heart?" Yosuke asked them.
"Indeed. This is more than a tournament, the Skullgirl is real, and has a vendetta here in New Meridian. She must be eliminated." Dr. Avian said.
"Hot Damn! Put some Coffee on, and Gimme 15!" Peacock said running into her room.
Narrator: With the arrival of the Skullgirl, Yosuke has now stumbled upon the laboratory known as Lab 8 and has teamed up with one of its latest creations.
"Weren't you at the beginning of this thing?" Yosuke asked the narrator.
"The authors must really want him to stick around and commentate on the teams." Avery said.
"Authors? What the heck are you talking about?" Yosuke said before Peacock came out.
Narrator: Yosuke Hanamura, the user of the Persona Jiraiya, and Peacock, a living cartoon weapon. No team can be more efficient than these two.
"Ready, everyone? It's time to paint the town red!" Peacock said posing with Yosuke.
"As if this day wasn't gonna get any weirder." Yosuke said.