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"What's up everybody!" Shad called out with a wave as she walked out on stage. Stopping in front of the camera, she grinned. "Welcome to minisode 4 of W.T.F. my loyal viewers. Tonight we have another fantastic match for you guys so I hope you're ready!" Snapping her fingers, she watched as the ring, table and chair moved into place.

Ignoring the chair, Shad leaned against the table and smiled at the camera before continuing. "Now since I'm in a bit of a hurry, let's bring out our fighters for the evening, Ichigo and Kurz!"

The orange haired fighter in black shinigami robes and the blonde haired military man came out on stage a few seconds later, Ichigo covering a yawn behind his hand and Kurz glancing around the warehouse curiously. Ichigo, being quite used to things by now, simply climbed into the ring to wait for the match to start. Kurz on the other hand walked up to Shad with a frown on his face. "Hey, where's the audience?" He asked. "I was told there'd be some hot chicks watching tonight, but no one's here except us."

"Of course no one's here, they'd probably get seriously injured when you guys fight and I don't need any lawsuits for medical bills." Shad replied, eyeing the Mithril soldier like he was stupid for even asking.

"Well then, I'm outta here." Kurz said, turning on his heel. "There's no point in sticking around if there's no one here to show off to."

"Before you leave, you may want to take a look through this contract you signed." Shad said, waving a thick stack of papers in the air and smirking. "There's a section in there about what happens to you and your things if you leave the show without fulfilling your obligations. You may want to read it before taking your leave."

Kurz paused, his foot a few inches off the ground and paled slightly. Turning back towards Shad, he gulped. "W-which things does the contract refer too?" He asked timidly. The smirk on her face told him everything he needed to know and Kurz headed back towards the ring, his shoulders drooped in resignation.

"I thought you'd see things my way." Shad said as she tossed the stack of papers over her shoulder. Mentally patting herself on the back, she grinned. "I knew saying something vague like that would work, though I have to admit I'm a little curious about what things he thought I was referring too. Perhaps I'll have to look into it." She muttered quietly to herself as Kurz walked towards the center of the stage. Once Kurz was in the ring, she pushed herself away from the table and headed towards the fighters. "Now I know you two are dying to find out what your match is going to be, but that'll have to wait a little while longer. I've got a prior engagement that I just can't miss so unfortunately I won't be able to host the minisode tonight."

"Oh thank god!" Ichigo breathed out happily, only to cower in fear when Shad turned an icy glare towards him. "W-what I m-meant was…um…what a shame." He finished lamely.

Rolling her eyes, Shad continued. "Now as I was saying, since I will be unavailable, and this show just wouldn't be the same without me, I've had a group of scientists clone me so I will still be able to be here even when I have something else to do. So everyone please welcome Dahs, my evil clone!"

From the side of the stage came an exact replica of Shad, right down to the evil smirk. "Thanks Shad, it's great to be here on our show."

"Actually, it's my show." Shad stated. "You're simply a clone remember." Seeing her twin nod, Shad grinned. "Since that's settled, why don't you go ahead and take over now. As you can see the fighters are all set, you just need to call up the randomizer and then deal with the match. You do know what to do, right?"

"Of course." Dahs replied. "I am to make sure that they are insulted, beaten and humiliated every chance I get."

"They grow up so fast." Shad said, wiping a fake tear from her eye. Glancing around the stage, she smiled. "Well since you've got everything under control I'll be leaving now. Have fun Dahs, and do try to keep the damage to a minimum!" She called out before disappearing down the hallway.

Once Shad was out of sight Dahs turned to face Kurz and Ichigo, that evil smirk still on her face. Watching as the two fighters paled slightly, she immediately turned the smirk into a gentle smile. "Finally, she's gone. I doubt I could've kept up the façade any longer." She said softly as she walked over to the ring. "My name is Dahs; it's very nice to meet you."

Ichigo and Kurz turned to each other with puzzled faces before looking back at the clone in front of them. "Um, I'm Ichigo." Ichigo finally said when Kurz remained paralyzed next to him. Not that he blamed the soldier, he half expected the evil clone to turn into some crazy creature and start eating him or something.

Seeing the looks on their faces, Dahs chuckled sweetly. "Oh you don't have to worry; I'm not mean like that evil lady I was cloned from. I came over here to introduce myself properly before we commence with the horrible fighting."

Once again Kurz and Ichigo exchanged looks, this time it was Kurz who spoke up. "You mean to tell me that you're actually a nice version of the psycho chick that runs the show?" He asked bluntly. Seeing her nod, he shrugged. "If you say so, but I must say it's a little difficult to believe. From what I know about her, Shad would never have let you on the show if she'd known you were nice. Which leads me to believe that she's planning something and you're helping her out."

"I agree, Shad always has everything planned out and seems to know what's going to happen long before it does. I can't imagine her not knowing you're nice." Ichigo added.

Dahs shook her head. "You don't believe me, I figured as much." She said sadly. "It's true that Shad wanted an exact replica of herself, right down to the evil smile and deranged personality, but the scientists screwed up the cloning process and this is how I turned out. To save their lives I agreed to pretend to be like Shad so she'd think I really was an exact clone. I know it's hard to believe, but trust me when I say I'm nothing like her." When the two fighters simply continued to stare at her, she wrinkled her nose in annoyance. "Well I'm sure you'll figure out I'm telling the truth eventually, but until then I'd better at least try to put on her show tonight." Turning back towards the table, she saw a small piece of paper sitting on the surface near the chair. Picking it up, Dahs read what it said. "Oh, I guess she forgot to get the prize from the machine after the last match so she wants me to remember to give it to you guys to use. I'll be back in a second." And just like that she was gone.

"…I have a really bad feeling about this." Ichigo muttered as his eyes scanned the room.

Kurz nodded in agreement. "I know what you mean."

Seconds later there was a high pitched scream and Dahs came running back out onto stage. Glancing back over her shoulder, she climbed up on the table and hugged her knees to her chest whimpering.

"…um, are you okay?" Ichigo asked politely as the clone continued to whimper in what he could only assume to be fear.

Dahs looked up with wide eyes and sniffed. "N-no." She said, wiping some tears from her eyes. "I'm scared of snakes."

"Snakes?" Kurz questioned.

"Yes, snakes." Dahs said with a nod. "I reached into the prize machine to get your prize for the fight, and there was a snake in there! It touched me with its tongue and everything!" Burying her head she began to rock back and forth on the table.

Ichigo scratched the back of his head before sighing and climbing out of the ring. Walking over to the table, he placed a hand on Dahs' shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. "It's okay now, the snake is gone. Why don't you come down from there and take a seat." He said calmly.

Nodding, Dahs slowly got down off the table and sat down in her chair. "Sorry I'm such a wuss." She said as she wiped another tear from her eye. "But I'm fine now, thanks for your help."

"Anytime." Ichigo said with a nod as he headed back towards the ring.

Once Ichigo was back in the ring, Dahs took several deep breaths before standing up. "Well since I can't stand snakes, and they're really dangerous too, you two won't be using a prize in this match. I'm also going to skip the randomizer since I know all the matches she has in there are extremely hazardous. Instead, why don't you two recite poetry or something like that. What do you think, is that an acceptable match?"

The two fighters didn't even need to think about it, they immediately answered an affirmative. "I think it's a great idea." Ichigo said, thankful that he wouldn't be forced into some crazy match this time around. He might not be a poetry nut, but that definitely sounded better than anything the randomizer could come up with.

Kurz smiled widely and pulled a book out of his pocket. "That's perfect, I love poetry." He said happily. Ignoring the slightly shocked look on his opponent's face, he leafed through the pages before stopping on his favorite poem. "If you don't mind I'd like to go first." Seeing their nods, he continued. "I'll be reading The Raven by Edgar Allen P-." He was cut off by a rather loud noise that sounded suspiciously like someone clearing their throat. Turning towards the noise, he gulped when Shad came out on stage.

Shad calmly walked out on stage and headed straight towards her table. Raising an eyebrow at her clone, who appeared to be trying to disappear into the floor, she frowned slightly. "Well I guess you were a failed attempt after all." She said with a shake of her head. "I knew I should've paid the extra grand to get some decent scientists. Oh well, it's too late now." Reaching behind her back, the evil smirk found its way onto her face. "Since you're no longer needed, I got you a going away gift Dahs. This is George, and he's going to be staying with you for awhile." Pulling the small python out of her bag, she held it out to Dahs.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Dahs screamed as she bolted from the room.

Rolling her eyes, Shad picked up her chair and took a seat. "Don't worry about her, I still love you George." She said, kissing the snake on the top of its scaly head. Placing George around her neck, she waited for him to get comfortable before looking up at the fighters in the ring. "Now, what to do about the two of you." She mused. As their faces began to pale, Shad smirked. "I know, we'll have a race since we don't have that much time left. The first one to reach the prize in the prize machine wins."

"Wait, I thought the snake was the prize." Kurz said in confusion.

"No, George is my pet snake." Shad said. "Sometimes he comes to the show with me and goes exploring. Obviously he likes to hide in the prize machine. Anyway, the real prize is still sitting there and the one who reaches it first wins. Ready, race!"

The abrupt start of the match caught the two fighters off guard and it took them both a few seconds before they jumped out of the ring and raced off down the hallway. At first it looked like Ichigo was faster and he quickly took the lead, but once they reached the hallway Kurz was right on his heels and gaining fast. The doorway that led to the prize machine came into view and they nearly collided as they slid into the room. With the prize machine in sight, Kurz and Ichigo let loose one last burst of speed and dove towards the machine with their hands outstretched. Two hands crammed into the prize slot with enough force to make both fighters wince, but they ignored the pain long enough to grab into the prize.

"I win!" They both shouted at the same time. Turning to glare at each other, they were about to start arguing when one of their hands accidentally hit the 'on' button of their prize. 100,000 volts flew through their bodies so fast they didn't even have time to blink. Seconds later two slightly crispy fighters lay twitching on the floor, a taser clasped between their hands.

Shad heard the tell-tale sign of someone being electrocuted and smiled. "Well I guess tonight's minisode is over folks, hope you had fun. Next time I'll make sure to give you an amazing match since we had a few minor…technical problems. I'll see you all next time. Later." Waving at the camera, Shad pulled out her phone and punched several buttons. "Yeah, I need clean up in the prize room. Oh, and make sure you bring some gloves they're a little toasty."

Behind the Scenes

"Hurry up!" The lead scientist called out. "We don't have much time."

"I know, but something's not right with these numbers." Another scientist said. "If we don't make them exact, who knows what she'll do to us."

"We can't think about that right now, first let's just worry about getting this clone done on time." The third scientist said.

"Enough chatter, engage the machine." The lead scientist said as he crossed his fingers and prayed for the best.

The large machine in the center of the lab came to life and lit up the room like a floodlight. Colored lights flashed on and off as a loud humming noise filled the room. A vent from the top of the machine released steam and the humming turned into whistling. A few moments later the lights all dimmed and a hissing was heard as the large door opened and a body appeared.

"We did it, she looks just like her!" The lead scientist shouted with joy. "An exact copy!"

Just then the clone coughed and then began to speak. "Um, would you be so kind as to get me a glass of water please, my throat is a little dry." The clone asked politely.

The three scientists looked at each other and paled. "We are so dead."

ooooo

Shad hurried down the hallway and out into the cold night air. Heading down the street, she checked her watch and smiled. "Perfect, I'll get there just in time." Three more turns and several blocks later she found herself outside a small building with boarded up windows and peeling paint. Pulling open the door, she stepped inside the well lit restaurant and walked up to the counter. "Hey Bob, I'll have one of your half priced pizzas." She said with a grin.

The old man called Bob turned around and smiled. "Ah, it's nice to see you Shad. Usually you don't come in until after your show."

"Yeah, well I just couldn't pass up the chance to have one of your awesome pizzas for half off." Shad said with a shrug as she sat down on a stool. "I got the show covered long enough to grab a bite to eat, but I need to be quick so put a rush on my order." Seeing the owner nod, Shad sat back and relaxed.

Fighter's Standings

Sephiroth—

Ryu Hayabusa (Controlled by Kharma…and Shad)—1—

Vash—

Tucker—1—

Alucard—

Hiei—

Ichigo—Draw with Kurz.

Kurz—Draw with Ichigo.

Champions

Season 1 – Caboose

Season 2 – Aisha

Since the tokens are no longer being used, from now on the fighter's standing list will show all fighters who have fought so far this season and how many matches they've won. I've also added a section for previous champions so you'll always know who won each season. If you'd like to see a running list of all the fighters who have been on the show then click on the Fighters Standings link on my web page.

And now, Anime Trivia!

In One Piece, who likes to cook?