Chapter 4: Rooms and the First Match
"Okay this hallway contains the rooms." Master hand informed the gathered brawlers, pointing to the first door, "This one is for you Nick." The door opened and the room was completely red.
"Okay I have a slight thing for the color red but I'm not obsessed. Can I alter the décor?"
"You can do whatever you want to the room. As long as you can do it yourself." The hand retorted.
With a flash of light Nick powered down from his Ranger form and pulling out his wand headed into the room loud noises emanated from the room as the door shut.
"Well since he seems to have things well in hand." Master hand muttered turning to gesture at the next room down. "Here is your room, Spyro and Cynder."
"Thanks." The purple dragon responded walking into the room. Nodding his companion followed as well.
"Wait your sticking the both of them in the same room?" Sparx asked confused.
"Yes is that a problem?"
"Not really I'd just recommend knocking on any doors they could be behind is all."
This pattern continued as each person was issued a room. Then after getting an hour to prepare they were summoned back to the main hall to start the first fight.
Fox perched himself on the edge of a table "So who's fighting who in the first round?"
Master hand sighed saying "Get off the table Fox. And since we have so many new participants We've decided to have the first round be a little bit of an exhibition. Where each of the contestants fight an enemy from their worlds. Starting with…" A large screen came down with a single box in the middle scrolling rapidly through pictures of the contestants. Finally stopping on an image of Nick. "Okay so you head through that door to the arena floor, while the rest of you head up to the stands however you wish." He pointed to a door which Nick started through with a smirk. "Oh one more thing as of this moment your strongest abilities are now limited to your final smashes. Such as Shadow your Chaos Blast. Samus your Hypermode, Fortesque it's your super armour and Gattling gun, Cynder and Spyro your elemental furies, Metabee your Medaforce attack, Beyond you use a volley of explosive batarangs, Robin and Cyborg yours are mostly identical in being a Titan's strike involving your entire team, and the rest will figure their's out when the time comes."
"So mine is?" Nick prompted stopping by the door.
"Battilizer."
"Nice. I hope you guys can take the heat." He joked striding through the door still demorphed.
Meanwhile the rest of the contestants headed for the stands. Shadow vanished with a flash of blue light. Sonic raced off through the halls towards the arena, Cynder took herself and Spyro through her shadow cloak. Samus rolled into morph ball and hopped into the air duct. Fox ran off after Sonic with Falco close behind him, Metabee teleported into the stands with his transport ability the remaining stragglers came in soon after. They looked below them to see Nick striding out into the arena with the cape on his back fluttering behind him. "He certainly looks sure of himself." Beyond muttered.
"That's because he knows something we don't or he's confident in his abilities." Wayne responded from behind him.
"Gah! Wayne don't sneak up on me like that, I'm getting better at the sneaking thing but you were always the pro."
"Obviously you still have training to do. But anyway I want to pay attention to this."
Master hand announced "The match will start momentarilly but due to technical difficulties our commentators will not be able to take part in the first few matches."
Nick stood on one side of the arena waiting to see his opponent. To his surprise a dark seal appeared on the ground across from him and a familiar form rose from it. Facing him silver and blue armour glinting in the sunlight stood Koragg, "Well, well, well Red wizard I never thought I'd see you again. This time you will fall by my sword!"
"I never thought you'd be dumb enough to face me again. But if you're so determined to be beaten again I'll gladly grant your wish." Nick shot back, yanking the cape from his shoulders and tossing it aside, then pulling out his wand. He flipped it open and extended the tip punching in three numbers '1-2-3' "Magical Source, Mystic Force!" he pointed his morpher towards the sky hitting enter as the same voice from before echoed around him "Galwit Mysto Ranger." A spell seal appeared in the air above him and a ghostly shape flew down settling behind him, rasing it's arms he matched it's movements before using the surge of energy to leap upwards passing through the Seal his Ranger uniform appearing over his clothes. Then his helmet appeared over his head. The light faded and he stood once again on the arena floor, "Fearsome as fire! Red Mystic Ranger!"
"Now we shall see who the true warrior is." Koragg stated calmly drawing his sword.
"Magi Staff Striker!" Nick called back transforming his staff into the long sword that was his signature weapon. Then with a cry they lunged at each other swords clashing with loud clangs. Leaping backwards Koragg leveled his sword horizontally below the center point of his shield.
"Behold the eye of the Master!" The shield split revealing a red gem set inside it that resembled a slitted eye. "Wolf Attack!" He shouted shooting the blast towards his opponent. Backflipping repeatedly Nick dodged the attack turning his staff back from sword to sceptor he finally landed pointing the top of it at the ground in front of him he cast a spell.
"Right back at you. Reflectus Torgo!" a large mirror erupted from the ground in front of him deflecting Koragg's latest launch of his wolf attack back towards him with double the speed.
Sliding backwards from the impact the 'Night Wolf' set his feet again and growled "You've gotten fast Red Wizard. But you will never defeat me."
"Really? Cause you haven't seen anything yet. Legendary Source Mystic Force!" He cried entering the code on his morpher. The transformation matched that of last time "Element of Fire, Red Legend Warrior."
Charging energy into his sword it glowed with a black light "Dark Magic Strike!" Koragg cried swinging downward loosing a massive wave of dark energy at Nick.
"Code 1!" Nick countered punching the appropriate button on his staff. Making a circle in the air in front of him he spun around as the spell charged, thrusting the staff into the middle of the circle "Firestorm!" a massive storm of nearly white-hot flames blasted out of the staff and towards Koragg.
The two attacks collided head on. Causing a huge explosion that obscured the field with dust. Most of the others were unable to see what was happening, Samus tried scrolling through her visors to thermal but it was whited out by the after effects of the explosion. Then as it cleared they saw the two fighters standing on either side of the arena battered but still ready to fight.
"You may finally present a worthy challenge red wizard, but it does not matter!"
Instead of responding Nick looked around the arena trying to find an area that would give him an advantage. Then he spotted an item floating through the air above Koragg's head. Charging forward he leapt upward kicking off his opponent's shoulder and swung his Lion Staff into the object shattering it. As it broke he felt a new surge of energy. He landed and called out "Fireheart!" Knowing the dragon was behind him he backflipped into the air landing astride it. Pulling out his new morpher he squeezed the button "Red Dragonfire Ranger!" the transformation completed and he stood there armed and ready to finish Koragg off once and for all. Sending a blast of energy from the one staff at him Nick lunged forward while he was off balance slamming one staff upwards into his gut, knocking him into the air then leaping up after him a powerful kick in the back sent the Night Wolf slamming into the side of the arena.
"Had enough yet?" He called mockingly. Koragg's retalitory wolf attack answered his question. "Guess not." So Nick threw both staffs at him, they hit and flew back towards their owner but instead of catching them he started directing them with his magic as they flew in dizzying circles around him before he swung each hand forward in silent command for them to strike again this time they expended a lot of energy into repeatedly striking Koragg. Then they finished and the Night Wolf fell to the ground admist a massive explosion.
Feeling tired after the unaccustomed battle Nick released his Battleizer and powered down to his human form. Turning he left the arena pausing only to pick up his cape and reattach it to his shoulders.
Up in the stands the other combatants were talking about the match. "Did you see that, no matter what was thrown at him he was ready and countered it with out a problem." Danny observed to Fortesque who nodded in agreement.
"Hmmm… I wouldn't mind facing him one day." Shadow muttered to which Samus standing behind him silently agreed.
Filing out the brawlers all gathered in the main hall again. "Now for the next match. Our next contestant will be…" The screen scrolled through the images rapidly until settling on a teen with green eyes and hair as white as snow, "Danny Phantom!"
The young halfa strode up in human form. Blue eyes glinting with a dangerous light. "What's my final smash?"
"The Exo-suit."
"Sweet. Now to go kick some major butt." He replied striding through the doorway.
The other smashers repeated their actions last time in order to reach the arena. Nick pulled out his wand and teleported himself using a minor spell.
Author's Note:
So they have rooms and Nick has won his first match. Now who will Phantom face? You'll just have to keep reading to find out.
Ready… Set… Brawl!