(The Arena)
The twelve remaining fighters were either waiting for the next section to start or preoccupied with some of the other fighters. O'Chunks and Bison were the biggest examples of the latter, as the two continued their brawl even though the section had long-since finished. No one dared to step in and tell them that, though…
The audience continued to cheer for the survivors, and that meant that the next round of fighters were about to make their entrance. Several of the people glanced up to the entrance curtain.
"WOLF O'DONNEL!" (SSB)
Adjusting his fingerless gloves as the audience gave a loud cheer, the gray wolf gave a smirk as he strode proudly down to the arena, blaster in hand. When he reached the end of the ramp, Wolf leapt somersaulted into the arena, spinning several times before landing gracefully on his feet. The audience went wild for his show.
Captain Falcon didn't look amused and made his way over. "No one likes a showoff, pal." He warned.
"Jealous that you didn't think of making an entrance like that?" Wolf taunted. "Because I KNOW you're capable of it."
Falcon fidgeted uncomfortably. Wolf gave a laugh, drew his blaster and rushed over to fight Spiderman.
"KAGEMARU!" (VF)
Eiji's eyes widened slightly as he spun in place to face the entrance ramp. Standing outside of the curtain was Virtua Fighter's blue-clad ninja, whom had his arms folded and was gazing down at the mulleted ninja himself.
In a flash of smoke, Kademaru had teleported down into the arena, appearing in front of Eiji.
Jaycee saw Kagemaru come in and got into her stance as well. "If you're fighting Eiji, you're fighting me as well!" She said.
Eiji silently held out his hand, signaling Jaycee to go no further. Eiji folded his arms and stared silently at Kagemaru as the blue-clad ninja did the same to him. After what seemed like an eternity, the two jumped into action and rushed each other.
"TERRY BOGARD!" (KOF)
The audience cheered as the Southtown Wolf emerged from the curtain and waved his hat around. Placing his cap on his head, Terry ran straight down the ramp and into the arena.
Nightwing saw Terry come in and instantly held up a nightstick to block a punch from the newcomer. "Got some issues with me or something?" He asked. "Did I arrest a relative?"
"Nah. I'm just itching for a good fight." Terry said, flashing a smirk. "I know someone like you can deliver…Right?"
Nightwing smirked back and got into his stance. "You even know who you're dealing with?" He asked.
"Evidently not." Terry said as he got into his stance.
"SQUIRREL GIRL!" (MC)
Dr. Doom's eyes snapped open. "Oh, no. Please don't let it be her." He said as he slowly looked over his shoulder.
The audience cheered as the spunky girl dressed in what looked like a fur leotard stood outside the curtain, giving a happy, overbite smile. Her squirrel tail waved around behind her gently and her arms rested on her hips.
Squirrel Girl bounded down to the ring and leapt in, quickly going over to Doom. "Hiya, Mister Doom! Hey, thanks for letting me use that time machine again!" She said.
Doom shifted uncomfortably. "Uh…Right…Don't mention it…Seriously." He said. "Uh…Look, you don't suppose you could fight someone ELSE here, would you?"
Squirrel Girl looked around. "But who else here is pure evil?" She asked.
"Him. He is." Doom said, pointing out Bison.
"Oh! Thanks a bunch, Doomy!" Squirrel Girl said as she scampered off. Doom looked visibly relieved.
"BALD BULL!" (PO!)
The Turkish boxer stood silently outside the curtain, gazing down at the ring. When he was ready, Bald Bull took a couple of steps back, crouched low and rushed down to the arena in a Bull Charge. The audience went nuts.
Captain Falcon jumped back as Bald Bull's huge fist soared past his head. "Whoa! You trying to take my head off or something?" He asked.
"You ask no questions!" Bald Bull insisted as he crouched low again. "Now get ready!"
Falcon smirked. "Fine. It'll just chalk up as another victory to me." He said.
Bald Bull narrowed his eyes. "I NEVER lose…" He said darkly as he charged.
"BROCKEN!" (WH)
The German robot stood outside the curtain, seemingly scanning the arena for potential threats. Seeing Ness and seeing that he was a huge source of psychic energy, Brocken activated his leg thrusters and hovered into the arena, arms behind his back.
Ness looked up and watched as Brocken hovered down until he was in front of him and on the canvas. "Um…Can I help you?" He asked.
"Indeed you can. I seek to neutralize the biggest threat. That would be you." Brocken said, lifting an eyebrow before getting into his stance.
Ness narrowed his eyes and pulled out his bat. "I hope you don't expect me to go down without a fight." He said.
"I don't expect you to fight without at your fullest potential." Brocken said. "Now get to it!"
(Dome; Hallway)
"Okay. I get searching the hallways for any of these wrongdoers, but what's so special about THIS hallway?" Stryker asked as he followed the self-proclaimed leaders of the security force.
"We told you! The script says that there's gonna be some action here pretty soon!" Max said.
"I'm surprised you know which hallway to go to." Maggey scratched her head. "All of these hallways look alike to me."
"That's why WE have seniority, kid!" Psymon laughed.
"You betcha! We know this place inside and out!" Max nodded.
"Because you spent the night fighting the bad guys here?" Stryker asked, although somehow knowing he was wrong.
"Nope! Spending the night aimlessly wandering the hallways and not getting anything done!"
Stryker sighed. "Why did I accept this job?"
Gonzo, bringing up the rear, looked down at Niko. "How the heck are you expecting to be of any help here?" He asked.
"Hey! Just because I'm short, it doesn't mean I'm useless!" Niko said. "I mean, I've gotta be as tall as that rabbit-thing and he's LEADING us for reasons I still don't understand!"
"He's also a homicidal maniac that enjoys random bursts of violence." Gonzo said. "Just…Try not to get in the way, alright?" Niko pouted.
Psymon looked at his watch. "Keep it quiet, guys! There should be some baddies coming around here any second now!" He said.
Suddenly, as if on cue, around the corner came three figures, and ones that were known quite well amongst the security force. Kano was bringing up the rear and appeared to be following Balrog and Vega.
"You louses know that even Bison can't stand up to Shao Kahn at full power." Kano said. "If your boss tries to double-cross us, then consider yourselves already dead!"
"Are you finished? I hate listening to ugly people, so I stopped listening as soon as you opened your mouth." Vega said, bored.
"And I will assure you that you'll be the first person I gut if Bison double-crosses us." Kano threatened.
Balrog remained quiet. He was getting paid for his services and that was all that mattered. The first sign of Bison backstabbing Shao Kahn and Balrog would be sure to make himself scarce.
"Well, lookie here!" Max said. "Some no-gooders talking about something assuredly evil!"
"Oy! Stop bein' so noisy!" Kano said.
"Kano." Stryker said, stepping forward. "You're in on this, aren't you?"
Kano scoffed. "No matter. You ain't gotta chance against Shao Kahn anyways." He said as he stepped forward as well. "In fact, I could probably gut ya here and now if I wanted, and I'm starting ta think that I do."
Jo-Beth narrowed her eyes and stepped up alongside Stryker. "What if I was helping him?" She said.
Vega gave a smirk. "My. A delicate little flower wants to stand up to us." He said. "This could be interesting."
"Ew. Forget it, you old geezer. You're WAY too old for me."
Vega narrowed his eyes and silently put on his mask.
Balrog looked back and forth between the two sides before sighing. "Why is it that things like this always happens?" He asked himself.
(The Arena)
"LANDIS!" (ST)
The audience cheered for the Reaper-crazed Winger as he stood outside of the curtain with a maniacal grin. His scythe rested across his shoulders and he looked more relaxed than anything.
"Plenty of souls for the Reaper." Landis muttered to himself. "Time to start collecting…"
Landis leapt all the way down to the ring, spreading his wings to give himself more distance. Wolf looked up and saw him coming down, then jumped back as Landis hit the canvas.
Seeing his attack fail, Landis got into a stance and smirked wildly. "Struggle all you want! You can't run from the Reaper!" He taunted.
Wolf drew his blaster. "We'll see about that." He replied. "It's worked for me THIS far."
"And now, Mystery Fighter…Number…Five!"
"CONAN!" (River City Ransom)
Standing outside of the curtain was a blue-clad young man with glasses. Calmly adjusting his glasses, Conan ran down to the ring, just moving his legs, and leapt in as the rest of his gang, the Generic Guys, cheered wildly.
Landing in the ring, Conan ran at Luigi and kicked at his head. Luigi saw the attack coming and quickly leaned back. As Conan was recovering, Luigi got out of the way and stared him down.
"Hey! I wasn't ready for that!" Luigi said.
"You gotta expect things like that." Conan said. "If I take you down, then the Generic Guys will get the respect they deserve."
Luigi blinked. "Not exactly the best shout-out." He said.
"MITSUKO!" (BR)
Standing outside of the curtain was a middle-aged woman with a fair set of muscles. Cracking her knuckles, Mistuko gave a smirk as she ran down to the ring and leapt in.
Doom saw Mitsuko come in and make her way over to him. "You looking for a challenge, woman?" He asked. "You're a fool to think you have a chance against the mighty Doom!"
"I'm more than a challenge for you." Mitsuko said. "Observe."
Mitsuko engulfed herself in a white light, and when it cleared, Mitsuko had turned herself into a giant boar, which roared at Doom.
Doom stood in silence. "Hmm…Interesting."
"CHUNG PAIHU!" (KE)
The old man with the cane wasted no time in running down to the ring. Leaping in, Chung made a beeline for Terry Bogard, comically kicking up dust as he ran.
The first thing Chung did when he arrived was kick Nightwing away, leaving himself to face Terry instead.
"Uh…Can I help you?" Terry asked.
"Mister Bogard! I have been a fan my entire life!" Chung insisted. "I've always wanted a chance to face you, and now that I've got a chance to face you in your prime, I want to take it!"
"Man. All that talk about games in the future just confuses me." Terry said, holding his head. Nevertheless, he got into a stance. "But you're on, old man! Let's see what you've got!"
"It'll be an honour, sir!" Chung nodded.
"BAD MR. FROSTY!" (CF)
"Down in the workshop, all the elves were making toys…"
"For the good, gentile girls and the good, gentile boys…"
"Then the boss busted in. Nearly scared them half to death…"
"Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whisky on his breath…"
"From his beard to his boots, he was covered with ammo…"
"Like a big, fat, drunk, disgruntled, Yuletide Rambo…"
"Then he smiled as he said, with a twinkle in his eye…"
"Merry Christmas to all…Now you all gonna die!"
Cracking his knuckles in a similar fashion to Mitsuko, the living snowman walked down to the ring and stepped in casually to Weird Al.
Jaycee, watching the fight between Eiji and Kagemaru, turned to see the snowman come in. Seeing him as a challenge, she rushed over and kicked at him, only to see her foot go through his torso. "Ack! What the?" She asked.
"You stupid or something, sister?" Bad Mr. Frosty asked with a smirk. "I'm made of snow."
"Oh…Yeah."
"But you know what? Since you just attacked me, I think I can make the time to fight ya." Mr. Frosty said as he yanked Jaycee's foot out of his torso and shoved her away.
"AIR MAN!" (MM)
The audience cheered as the memetic Robot Master emerged from the curtain and made his way down to the ring, his Japanese-sung, remixed theme song blaring through the speakers. Leaping in, Air Man looked around for a fight.
Brocken suddenly saw Air Man come in. "Hmm…He might prove to be a bigger threat." He said. "Time to start thinking strategically."
Brocken went over to Air Man. "You realize that Squirrel Girl is here, right?" He asked.
Air Man paused. "Oh, is she?" He asked. "Where?"
Brocken saw Squirrel Girl over by Bison and O'Chunks and pointed her out, but Squirrel Girl had already seen him. Squirrel Girl and Air Man silently eyed each other and they walked closer, glaring into each other's eyes, as if daring the other to act first.
Brocken looked back and forth between the two and smirked. When these two so-called invincible fighters fight each other, one will eliminate the other and leave the survivor an easy target…
Suddenly, Squirrel Girl and Air Man clasped hands in partnership, then turned their gaze to the surprised Brocken.
"Oh…" Was all Brocken could say. "…Blast it."
(Announcer's Booth)
"Air Man and Squirrel Girl are TEAMING UP?" SSBFreak asked. "We're all doomed!"
"You need serious help, man."
(Field of Lava)
A lone, square platform stood in a field of lava in one of the worlds of Super Mario 64. Two figures stood on it, looking out at the lack of life. Needless to say, neither of them were very please with themselves at the moment, and even-less pleased with the destination they had ended up in.
"Yeesh. I don't like this place." Octohead shook his head. "This heat will do serious damage to my skin."
"You're made of clay, you genius." Mimi folded her arms.
"I'm made of clay AND I'm an octopus. I got it even worse." Octohead pointed out.
"Whatever. You're looking for an excuse." Mimi accused. "You're just mad that you didn't do as well as you would have liked."
"You're a fine one to talk, kid." Octohead smirked. "Then again, I guess a little girl like you would be in way over her head in an event like this."
"Hey! I'm a better fighter than I look!" Mimi insisted. "I know I could beat a has-been like you in a fight!"
Octohead stood in silence. "Forget it. I don't fight kids." He said. "Besides. My arms give me an advantage against you."
Mimi smirked. "Try me." She said.
Giving a sigh, Octohead approached. "You know what? Fine. You want a fight with me? Let's fight." He said.
Mimi's black eyes suddenly turned white. Suddenly, Mimi's head twisted around until it was upside down, after which four long, spindly, black legs emerged from her neck. The long legs lifted Mimi off the ground, turning her into what looked like a grotesque spider-like being, Mimi's former body acting like the head of the monster.
Through all of this, Octohead could only stare up at the creature that had used to be the little, green girl.
"Huh…Well…This could suck…"
(The Arena)
"CRUMP!" (PM)
Giving a crooked chuckle, the portly figure charged down to the ring and leapt in, hoping to start a fight with someone he could beat.
Luigi saw Crump come in and pushed Conan away. "You're…Crump, right?" He asked.
Crump laughed. "That's right! Everyone knows me! The all-powerful Crump!" He said, hands on his hips. "I can take whatever you throw at me and remain unharmed!"
"Oh. You must be a different Crump then." Luigi scratched his head. "Mario told me that the Crump he fought was a complete pansy."
Crump was steaming mad by now. "The great Crump will not let you get away with such a remark!"
"PESMERGA!" (ST)
Standing tall and silent outside of the curtain, the literal Black Knight scanned the ring, although it was hard to tell due to the visor of his helmet covering his eyes.
"Yuber's not here yet." Pesmerga lamented. "I suppose I'll have to last until he shows up."
Setting his sights on Captain Falcon, Pesmerga made his way over, although briefly stopping to let Brocken run by, Air Man & Squirrel Girl hot on his heels. Captain Falcon saw Pesmerga coming over and held up his hands. "Looks like he's looking for a fight." He noted. "I guess I can give it to him."
"You look tough. I desire an opponent until Yuber enters." Pesmerga said simply. "For your sake, I should hope that you don't disappoint."
"Bring it on, buster!" Falcon taunted.
"And now, Mystery Fighter…Number…Six!"
"USOPP!" (One Piece)
Laughing heartily and clutching his trademark slingshot, the long-nosed pirate made his way down the ramp.
"They obviously saw me as the best of the Straw Hat Pirates and invited me!" Usopp convinced himself. "I don't see Luffy or Zoro entering this thing!" He waved up to the crowd, where the rest of his crew watched on, looking disappointed. "Wish me luck, guys! I'm gonna clean up!"
Usopp jumped into the ring and pulled a handful of pellets from his satchel. Taking aim at Spiderman, Usopp fired his slingshot, causing all of the pellets he had fired to explode the instant they landed around Spiderman. This caught the web-slinger off-guard, but he landed upright after getting caught in a couple of explosions.
"Man. That's the second-longest nose I've ever seen." Spiderman said as he rushed at Usopp.
"What kind of guy walks around in brad daylight in an outfit like that?" Usopp asked himself as he loaded his slingshot again. "This should only take a minute…"
"WONDER WOMAN!" (DC)
The males in the audience went wild as Wonder Woman emerged from the curtain, her lasso at her side. Ignoring the catcalls the men were making at her, the dark-haired heroine marched down to the ring, ready for a fight.
Her first target was Doom, who was standing aside by himself for now. Doom saw her coming over and sighed. "Woman, Doom has no time for you at the moment." He said.
"Then MAKE time." Wonder Woman said, eyes narrowed as she got into her stance. "I will PERSONALLY take you down here and now."
"You make Doom laugh." Doom said as he got into his stance as well. "But very well. You wish to die early, then so be it."
"You know who you're dealing with, Doom." Wonder Woman said sharply. "I wouldn't be so overconfident."
"BENIMARU NIKAIDO!" (KOF)
Now it was the females who went wild as "I'm So Sexy" blared through the speakers. The long-haired man stood outside of the curtain before running his hands through his hair, electrifying it and making it stand on end. His job done, Benimaru ran down to the ring and leapt in.
Landing gracefully on his feet, Benimaru looked around for someone to fight. He saw that people like Spiderman and Captain Falcon were still in the ring, so he thought he'd go over and fight one of them.
Benimaru went forward two steps before a screaming rabbit was slammed into the side of his face. Staggering to the side, Benimaru looked down and saw Spanx and Redmond standing there, the latter holding onto his head. Spanx looked overly excited.
"Why the heck are you wanting to fight this yutz so much?" Redmond demanded before pausing. "Oh. He controls electricity, doesn't he?"
Benimaru lifted an eyebrow and got into his stance. "Looks like I gotta take care of these two first."
The music suddenly changed, turning into something that sounded epic and majestic.
"And now, the final fighter of this section…"
"As well as the reigning champion…"
"SAKURA KUSANAGO!" (SF4)
The audience erupted with cheers as the eager schoolgirl emerged from the curtain, eager to get things started. Sakura quickly reached the end of the ramp and leapt in.
"Let's see…I don't think Ryu-san is due out for a while." Sakura said before setting her sights on the feud between Bison and O'Chunks. "Oh! Maybe I can take out Bison!"
Sakura raced across the ring and jumped into battle, kicking Bison in the face and sending him flying backwards. This caught O'Chunks by surprise.
"Lass, Aye dun need the help at the moment." O'Chunks said. "Aye wanna kill Bison for everything he's done."
"That makes two of us." Sakura winked at him. "Come on! I'll help you!"
O'Chunks paused, then smirked. "Aye. Let's get him."
Bison snarled as he got to his feet. "You fools will pay for this!" He challenged.
