Chapter Four

Lights turned on, and the cameras started rolling. A little penguin with blank-looking eyes, a pouch on his belly, and demon wings stood there.

"Welcome doods! Uh, I mean, viewers! This is the PlayStation Channel! I'm your host, the great unofficial mascot, Prinny! Here, we answer questions and explain what's been going on prior to this story! So… How do I explain this?"

A screen turned on behind Prinny, showing a woman with brown hair in a bun and holding a camera. "This lady here is called Bleu, formerly the CPU of the nation Deeyo, our main antagonist dood! She wants to throw dirt on not only us, but every game universe so that people will bring enough faith to make Deeyo return! And no one wants that, right? Like, no one owned a 3DO…

"Previously, she followed the Playstation All-Stars to the castle belonging to Demitri Maximoff. Yeah, the vampire guy. She proceeded to gather info, and stretch the truth o make herself look like some sort of savior!… Now here's our guest-star and witness, Jun Mihara!" Lifting up a wing, a pink rabbit skipped over with a cheery face.

She cleared her throat, reading what was on the prompter. "Hello everyone!~ There are quite a few question you have I see~ We might as well start with: 'Where on Earth did some of these new All-Stars come from, where are Evil Cole and Raiden?' Prinny, would you like to answer the first part?" In response, the penguin nodded.

"You see doods, about a year ago, a girl named Pupuru stepped into the world of Playstation All-Stars for her new quest. At the same time, the chick known as Neptune was also trying to help find her friend's stolen powers. Months later, more All-Stars were welcomed! It started with Dart, Abe, Scorpion, Mr. Grimm, Doc Nefarious, and Captain Blasto."

"Keep in mind, Nefarious is busy currently, and Blasto can't participate because he's friendless!" Jun sneered.

"Later on, Crash and Spyro got the message that it was a good time to escape from Activision so they could see some old friends. Jeanne helped 'em hide, so they ended up joining. To top it off, over summer, the All-Stars even found more potential characters! Gex, Nikki, Morrigan, and almighty Lord Laharl!" Prinny then cleared his throat after all that.

Jun giggled. "That last one was really dragged by Morrigan… Anyway! There;s also the 'not worthy or rival-less' characters who should become All-Stars: Juan Aguacate, Jeanne de Arc, Solaire of Astora, and Tomba... On the subject of Raiden, he seems to be occupied in Lowee for his own reasons. Evil Cole went to hang out with some weird doppelganger-gang!"

"Hope this answered enough about the characters! Now, story-wise, during March was the start of the 'Eighth-Generation Console Wars', where the All-Stars fought the Smash Bros. and… Uh… Microsofties? Is that what we should call 'em dood?" Jun only shrugged in response. "Anyway, everyone settled differences due to a backstabber! But I won't spoil it…"

"After a few months, the All-Stars took a vacation, where Bleu first showed up to stalk them along with Cliora!" Jun chirped.

"Yep. Zeus then came up with the suggestion of a tag-team, and it eventually lead to our rebellion against her, dood! We gotta stop Bleu by any means, so the best way was the get back any support we lost over the month because of her!"

"If you're still confused, we pretty much got invaded by some nobody who is just the personification of the 3DO! We're hoping to regain shares that have plummeted!… But, since this is only airing in Playstation-exclusive areas, I don't know if this will do much." The bunny then gave a saddened look.

Prinny sighed as well. "Maybe we'll find a way to make this broadcast multi-platformed. Until then, tune in next time! For your 'Chapter Four' news, this has been Prinny and Jun Mihara, dood!"


"We're getting beaten here by a cat… Trust me when I say you should take the word of fellow reapers, Kane. Because I'm pretty sure Gregg was telling the truth about felines." Mr. Grimm said while polishing his scythe.

It was true though, Sweet Tooth and Kratos were getting batted around by Toro with his 'Oni stance'. The presence of Dollface firing missiles or Gex's quick movement didn't help them at all. Even when Mr. Grimm sent out a 'Death Spawn', their small hitboxes gave a good enough advantage along with the white cat activating his own Level Two.

Gex brushed himself off while pointing lasers at Toro. "Quite the formidable one. I would make some sort of witty TV quote, but I'm far too focused at the moment." In response, Sweet Tooth cackled.

"By 'witty', you mean 'dated'? They weren't even too funny back then! The only references people will get nowadays are anime or SpongeBob ones." Afterwards, he began laughing more evilly.

Toro was a bit distracted by what they were talking about. "Not entirely true. There are some movie references people get like- Nyaa!" He was then smacked by Kratos' blades, who whirled a quick combo.

"Son, at least use your Level One! I'm bound to be more reliable than your second one!" Zeus growled.

"Silence! The Ghost of Sparta shall not require your petty help!" Kratos shouted in turn.

Gex smirked. "Do I really need to say it? This is Sparta!… Then again, we're in a sky city, perhaps that line shouldn't apply." In anger, Kratos destroyed the Gecko with his 'Divine Reckoning'.

Kuro began laughing. "That's what you get for using those kinds of jokes really. At least Neptune's series say game-related or relevant stuff that's bound to make people chuckle a bit." Mr. Grimm stated.

"Don't be patting your wife so much! It's getting really annoying you know!" Sweet Tooth growled as smacked Kratos with his chainsaw. Both of them were then attacked by Toro's diving-kick, just as the timer ran out.

"TIME UP!"

All of them nearly froze in place.

Sweet Tooth and Mr. Grimm came in last.

Gex and Alfred were placed third.

Kratos and Zeus were second.

Toro Inoue and Kuro took first place with their maximum score of three kills and five points.

"Well… That battle went by faster than I thought. Might be because we were all distracted." Alfred remarked, looking in the distance. "Is the doll-mech attacking this place normal?"

As the two cats danced in victory, Mr. Grimm watched the Iron Maiden destroy more things. "From what I've heard, yes. Though she shouldn't be alive, as much as I want to return her soul to the underworld. Regardless, this sort of chit-chatter is what threw us all off." He then created a fissure in the grounds with his scythe. "I'm going back to Planeptune's basilicom to see how Histoire is holding out." Upon that, Sweet Tooth felt his eyes light up.

"Can I come? Can I? Can I?! Please? I wanna see the mini-Grimm!" He begged like a child.

Just as Grimm wanted to instantly refuse, Toro raised his paw. "I would like to see also! We might as well make our first impressions now, right?" Gex was hesitant along with Kratos, but it seems that the reaper didn't have too many options.


Kat, Raven, Cole, Zeke, Isaac, and Carver waited inside of the dojo. "Master Onion is here as always, but where's the one who told us all to come here? All I see are some bats." Sgt. John mumbled as they swooped around the group.

After spotting them, all of the bats began surrounding a puff of smoke. Morrigan and Lilith emerged as the small flying mammals formed their wings. "I was afraid you would leave me hanging off the edge of boredom. Had that happened, and I would have gone home… But, you All-Stars don't disappoint~" She took note to the partly conflicted Zeke and Carver. "Ah, so you like what you see?~"

"Don't try and flatter yourself! Monsters like you shouldn't get cocky… After all! It's all of us against you, even if this is a free-for-all!" Kat snapped at her, activating her gravity powers. This only amused Morrigan further however.

Raven was mostly quiet until now. "Either way, bat-brain here I don't think can compare to shifters and… Whatever the others do." Lilith was easily offended by her words, spreading out wings and giving a pout. She then fused into Morrigan's being, who was now fully prepared to battle.

Lifting an arm, Morrigan shot out her first move. "Soul Fist!" Isaac Clarke used his kinesis to deflect the attack. Jumping out of the way, the blast went towards Cole, who used a shield to absorb it. "Kill limit of five. No more, no less~… I'm going to save up for a Level Three, just for you~"

Those words made Kat dread whatever plot she had in mind. Morrigan was clearly her primary target for this match, only needing to change it up if really needed or if anyone got in the way.

Cole was rapidly using all sorts of attacks on his competitors. Since Kat was so distracted, she didn't notice the conduit already have a Level One and use it on her, hitting Morrigan in the process as both exploded.

When the succubus respawned, she smirked. "Quite impressive so far." When Kat returned, she proceeded to use her gravity kick. "You're not very focused it seems." Morrigan commented. "What's wrong? Are you angry about something? Such aggressive force when you slide and kick all over the place, aiming for me… I sense some envy in you."

In anger, Kat used all of her might against Morrigan. Isaac Clarke was occupied freezing Cole then shooting grenades to the other foes. After filling up his meter, the engineer approached the two women then activated his Strategic Shot.

Morrigan threw down Kat, taking her AP, but was then frozen by Isaac. After exploding once again, the succubi seemed annoyed upon respawning. "Sneaking up on people? Hope you're ready to pay for such an act." She didn't hesitate at all when attacking him, using more power by striking the engineer with her wings that constantly changed shape.

Just as Cole wanted to use another 'Human Bullet', Morrigan took notice and grabbed him. "Vector Drain!" She flew a bit upwards, then backdropped MacGrath on the head, taking his AP as well. "This AP thing you all obtain… It's as nice as the souls I like to take from unsuspecting victims. Just a little bit more~" Due to clashing so much with Kat and taking power, the demon was already at Level Two.

At the same time though, Kat was also ready to use her Gravity Typhoon. Rising into the air, she began dropping spikes onto the three opponents. "Shoot! Isaac, step up your game, I know you can do better than this!" Carver exclaimed.

Once they all returned, the walls of the dojo were kicked down by Master Onion, and the MAWLR was roaming the city. "Huh? Does this happen normally?" Morrigan wondered. Kat prepared to toss some pots at the succubus with her powers, but was stopped by Isaac Clarke using a 'Suspended Ripper' then used another Level One.

While Kat was frozen by him, Morrigan shuffled over to Cole, who tried to block off any combos. "Kind of wish I did save up on a Level Two or Three now, this match is getting pretty crazy!" Rolling behind the demon, he slammed her back with his amp.

Protruding the conduit with drills in retaliation was enough. She grinned. "Lilith… It's time for you to come out now." Ridding of the blue aura around her body, the other succubus reappeared.

Both stood on a flock of bats that emerged. "Fall deep into an Eternal Slumber!~" Lilith giggled, snapping her fingers to make pink curtains blind the others. The two then jumped and flashed around before everyone else.

Since it was only a scene, Morrigan earned herself three kills only, yet gave a very satisfied look. "Mhmhm! I see you're all speechless… Don't be scared, I was only giving a taste of my power~" Lilith fused back with the original succubi, who was given shocked looks by everyone else.

"Huh? What happened? I got light-headed and some visions, but not the kind like I would be used to." Isaac Clarke then shook his head in pain.

"Is this what it's like to be killed by a demon such as her possibly? Geez, I said to go easy... Some of us aren't used to your forms of attack methods." Cole pointed out, almost paying no mind to the dizzy Isaac and furious Kat.

"Aww, but sweetie, I was~… Perhaps you're just not match for me after all." Cole was a bit shocked by the sudden sugar-coated insult, but neither him or Zeke could retort since Kat launched a Level One right at Morrigan.

Passing through the succubi's being swiftly, Raven held a large orb of energy, then crushed it in her hands that killed off both Morrigan and the dazed bystander Isaac. "Like I said, she shouldn't have competed with shifters." She calmly boasted. Those two kills ended the match.


((Originally, Sweet Tooth was going to say more than Gex's references being dated and make a more 'relevant' one as an example, but I decided it was stupid.

Yes, Prinny hosting a small Q&A and some recaps is going to be a thing. Had to put him somewhere. Besides, if Prinny hosted the news, I might actually bother to watch it.))