Hey, guys! Thanks for your reviews! I'm glad you guys didn't forget about this story, and now it's time to really up the game! The beginning of the special Tournament arc begins now! Now, for those who are curious, I will clear up a few matters. This arc is inspired by Sonic Battle, but only slightly, in the sense that the Sonic characters are fighters. It's actually mostly inspired by the tournament fights in the anime Dragonball Z. Also, for those asking about the romance between BeastBoy and Rouge, don't worry, I'll have more of that in here. Now, this introduction is getting a bit too long, so on with the story!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Teen Titans, or Sonic the Hedgehog.

Chapter 11: Signups.

"Well, this is cool!" BeastBoy said, walking into the common room, holding an open newspaper in front of him. "It says here the city is celebrating the grand opening of an events square with a fighting tournament. Anyone's welcome! There's no fine print about superheroes or anything! Sounds awesome!" he said, looking at everyone in the common room. Everyone was just staring at him. "What?" he said.

"Oh, nothing." Cyborg said. "We're just all surprised you actually know what a newspaper is."

BeastBoy laughed. "Of course I know what a newspaper is! A daily installment of comics, that's what! I just saw this article while flipping to the comics section. What do you say, guys? Want to try? It'll keep us in shape. After that Black Doom guy, things have been real quiet, after all."

Everyone looked at each other. BeastBoy did have a point.

"All right." Robin said.

"I'll give it a shot." Cyborg said.

"It should be most fun!" Starfire exclaimed happily.

"It'll be something to do, anyway." Raven said. Everyone looked at Shadow, who had still been staying with the Titans. Shadow looked up from reading a book.

"Do your best." he said. Everyone glanced at each other, shrugged, and began walking out of the tower.

A little while after everyone had left, Shadow let out a little chuckle, and disappeared in a flash of blue.

Outside the tower, the Titans were on the the shore of their island, ready to head to the mainland, when Shadow appeared in a flash of blue.

"Like I said, do your best...because I won't hold back." he said, smirking. Smiling, Shadow and the Titans headed together to the location of the tournament.

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The place the tournament was at was a very wide, square area. It was essentially a stadium without a roof, surrounded by stands around a large raised square platform. There was a line beginning to form at the application booth, and applications were about to start, but when the person at the head of the line saw the Titans and Shadow entering the building, he panicked and pointed their presence to everyone, clearing the line out in an instant. Not a single person reappeared at the line.

"Can a tournament even be held with only six people?" BeastBoy asked. From behind, a familiar voice was heard.

"Oh, it won't be just six, guys." it said. The Titans and Shadow turned to see Sonic and the gang at the entrance, looking energetic. "We just couldn't resist when we heard, so most of us are signing up! Charmy, Big, and Cream have decided to stay out, though."

"That's great." Robin said. "Now a tournament is definitely able to be held. I won't hold back if I face any of you."

"Wouldn't want you to." Sonic said, flashing a thumbs up. Everyone headed up to the booth for signing up, but when they got close, a light blue puddle of water formed in front of the booth.

"Huh?" everyone said. Before their eyes, the puddle began forming into a strange, somewhat humanlike creature made of water, with green eyes and a very transparent body.

"Chaos?" Knuckles said disbelievingly. The creature turned to Knuckles and made a few noises that sounded like splashing. "What? I can understand him...I see. You were allowed to pay a visit for a day, and you heard us talking about the tournament, and decided to try?" he said. Chaos made another splashing sound. "I see. Sure, you can try. But I warn you, we're tough."

Chaos simply punched a watery fist into a watery palm, then stepped up to the frightened looking receptionist, and signed a signature, oddly leaving the pen and paper very dry. Everyone else followed suit, but there was still only fifteen people. One more was needed to hold an official tournament. Just as it seemed the fun would be canceled...

"Mwahahaha! Don't worry, the tournament shall go on!" came a voice from the entrance. Looking back, the group saw Dr. Eggman standing there, looking sinister with a smirk on his face.

"Eggman? What are you doing here?" Sonic said.

"What?" Eggman said. "Can't an evil genius come just to enjoy a friendly tournament? I haven't been able to rebuild a proper army since the incidents with Metal Sonic and the Black Arms, so just relax. I've only come here to test my newest minion." he said. Coming into the doorway, stood a reasonably tall, blue robot. It looked like an upgraded Metal Sonic, with more spines, which were stiffer, and even green robotic eyes to match Sonic's color. "I'd like to introduce...Mecha Sonic! Stronger and more under my control than Metal Sonic was. If he wins this tournament, I'll know that he's the perfect minion for one of my future plans!" laughed Eggman.

"We won't let that happen!" Robin said.

"We'll see, Boy Wonder. We'll see." Eggman said, walking Mecha Sonic up to the signing booth, where Mecha gripped the pen suprisingly lightly for a fighting robot, and signed his name, and placed the pen down, turning to Eggman.

"Log in confirmed. Standby for battle when appropriate." Mecha Sonic said in a robotic voice, much like Metal Sonic's.

"He's going to be a tough opponent..." Shadow said. "I can feel it..."

Meanwhile, while BeastBoy was watching the crowds fill into their seats, he was dimly aware of someone stepping up near him. He became highly aware once he felt two soft bulges against his back. He stiffened up.

"Uhh...let me guess...Rouge?" he said meekly, turning around to see a smiling bat. "You've entered, too?"

"Of course, Beastie." she said. "Just don't hurt me too bad if we get matched up against each other, okay?" she said, making a small pout with her lips, then smiling and walking to rejoin the group. BeastBoy hurriedly put his palms flat against each other.

"Please don't let me get matched against Rouge...please don't let me get matched against Rouge..." he prayed, chanting the phrase.

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Once time had passed and the seats had been filled to maximum capacity, the spectators watched from their seats, and the contestants from the grounds around the platform, as a black garbed announcer came onto the center of the platform, holding a microphone. Looking around at the audience, he began speaking into the mike.

"Ladies and Gentlemen!" he said, and the noise around subsided greatly. "We are here to celebrate the opening of this celebration center with a tournament of powerful fighters! And we have assembled here the greatest battlers of the city! So, without further announcement, let us turn to the screen to see what our randomized matchups are!" he said, gesturing towards a large screen on one end, where eight columns each with a slot for a picture on top and bottom, with a "vs." in between each group of pictures. The slots for pictures began randomly shuffling through pictures of the fighters, until after a while, with a beating noise much like a large drum, each roulette of pictures stopped, until the matchups were seen.

"And there you have it, folks! Let our machine announce the matchups!" the announcer said, and a deep voice issued from the speakers located around the area, announcing the matchups in a booming voice...

BeastBoy vs. Rouge

Espio vs. Robin

Chaos vs. Shadow

Knuckles vs. Starfire

Omega vs. Amy

Raven vs. Tails

Vector vs. Mecha Sonic

Cyborg vs. Sonic

"And those are the official matchings, everyone!" The announcer said. "We will begin the battles very shortly, as our warriors prepare themselves. Get ready for some surprising battles!" he said, and stepped off of the platform.

Everyone began to talk amongst themselves, or wish luck to their friends, or wish for a good match with their opponents. BeastBoy slowly turned his head over to the side, and looked at Rouge, talking amongst the group happily. Turning back, he then looked straight up at the sky.

"Why? What's it take to fulfill a simple request?"he yelled out to the heavens.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

Whoops, poor BeastBoy might be in trouble! Well, now you guys know the matchups! And yeah, I thought you guys would enjoy a special guest appearance by Chaos! Plus, I needed another participant, and I didn't want to put in Charmy, Big, or Cream. Heh...

Also, don't think I picked all of these for personal preferences. Except for BeastBoy vs. Raven, all of these matches were done randomly, by putting pieces of paper in a bowl, and having someone else pick out the little slips for the matchups.

Well, I hope this satisfies you guys for now, as well as makes you anticipate the next chapter, and eagerly await it!

And yes, I am a review addict, so keep them coming, and the chapters will keep on coming! See ya!