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(The Arena)
Eleven fighters stood in the ring (or sat and ate bananas, in the case of Donkey Kong), but knew that the section wouldn't officially start until there were thirty again. Everyone waited in anticipation for the first fighter of the next wave to come out. Some people were hoping for a challenge while others were hoping for some help from a nodal companion. However, the curtain opened and the next person emerged.
"HALLEC!" (S3)
Kathy sighed. "Great. I was hoping my ears would get a rest after Peggi got tossed." She muttered.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" The tall barbarian screamed at the top of his lungs as he raced down to the ring waving his two battle axes.
Nightmare looked and saw Hallec racing over. The demonic Azure Knight held up Soul Edge and blocked the blow from Hallec's axes. "What do you hope to accomplish, foolish mortal?" Nightmare asked.
"I no stand by as you continue slaughter innocents and stain Earth with blood!" Hellec roared. "You pay for deeds!"
With that, Hallec jumped back and let out another inhuman battle cry.
Nightmare observed his opponent. "He's got a strong soul…This could be interesting."
"RYO SAKAZAKI!" (KOF)
Eiji Kisaragi started screaming death threats from the Eliminated Seating as the blonde-haired man emerged from the curtain and strode down to the ring. Ryo did his best to ignore his sworn enemy (as Eiji was getting carted off by security) and instead focused on his current mission.
"Yuri and Robert fell pretty easily. Even father didn't manage to do much damage." Ryo shook his head. "I have a lot to live up to here if I want to avenge my family in this tournament."
However, Ryo was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he didn't realize that he was getting close to the end of the ramp. Ryo promptly fell facefirst into the arena and landed on the canvas.
Up in the Eliminated Seating, Takuma, Yuri and Robert did a collective facepalm.
"CAPTAIN FALCON!" (SSB)
(Forever he will be my hero)
(And I'm living up the way!)
(And not just only for tonight…)
(And now that I'm not just a dreamer)
(And I know I've got what he's got!)
(And not just only for tonight!)
The crowd erupted with cheers as Captain Falcon emerged to his theme song from F-Zero GX. Saluting to the crowd, Falcon charged down the ramp at breakneck speeds and leapt in.
Falcon quickly ran over to Donkey Kong. "I'm impressed, DK. You actually managed to eliminate Ryu back there." He nodded. "Maybe there's more to you than meets the eye."
DK simply stood there, cleaning his ear and smacking his lips.
"You may wanna watch out, though." Falcon replied. "While I was up there in the Ready Room, someone else isn't going to take too kindly to you eliminating Ryu."
"SAGAT!" (SFA3)
"And there he is, now!" Falcon said as he turned back to DK. "Look, if anyone asks, I was talking to you about the after-party!"
With that, Falcon was off, leaving nothing in between DK and the tall, bald man coming over with a furious look on his face.
"You are in for a world of hurt, my friend." Sagat said, narrowing his good eye. "I've been waiting for a fight with Ryu for a long time and I certainly wasn't expecting someone like you to take that chance away."
DK blinked and raised an eyebrow. Was this human talking to him?
"You may be a stupid ape that I otherwise wouldn't give a lick of attention to, but you made the wrong man mad." Sagat continued, pulling his arms back and gathering energy. "Let's see how you stand up to this!"
"And now…Mystery Fighter…Number…Thirty-One!"
"PYRAMID HEAD!" (Silent Hill)
The audience near the entrance ramp screamed in fear again as the inhuman creature emerged from the curtain. The huge, brown pyramid helmet looked like it weighed nothing to the dirty and bloody human-like being as it dragged its huge sword down to the ring.
Pyramid Head finally landed in the ring. All of the females in the ring wisely chose to stay away from it, but Link stepped forward, a determined look on his face.
"I've faced beings ten times worse than you, spawn of evil." Link said as his eyes narrowed. "Do your worst."
Pyramid Head, not one to be intimidated, pulled its huge sword into the air and swung it down at the hero of time.
Up in the Eliminated Seating, Hell's Chef's red eyes deepened as he clenched his fists. The others sitting around him quickly scooted a little further away from him.
"SHADOW MAN!" (MM)
Being another popular Robot Master, Shadow Man received a much warmer reception than some of the others did. Still, Shadow Man paid it no mind and raced down to the ring silently, clutching a ninja star in his hand.
Seeing an easy elimination, Shadow Man landed in the ring and made a beeline for Pai Chan, whom was still clutching her broken arm, but no longer crying. However, Pai saw Shadow Man coming and swung her good arm, striking the robot in the face.
"If you think that I'm going to go down so easily, you've got another thing coming." Pai said through a tear-stained face.
"You have a broken arm. You can't continue." Shadow Man shook his head.
"I can manage." Pai replied. "I've pulled through in worse situations."
(Hotel; Lobby)
"So you're saying that this Trident guy from your node is what's absorbing the shards of the Master Emerald?" Knuckles asked.
Xavier nodded. "I've seen what he's become with my own eyes. The power from that shard has turned him into some kind of monster." He replied.
"How do you think it happened?" Kid USA asked.
"Now that I know what that gem is, I know exactly what caused this to happen. Trident is a being created with ancient Atlantean technology, and is capable of some magical abilities that even I cannot duplicate." Xavier replied. "I take it that the Master Emerald is just as ancient as Atlantis."
"If not more." Knuckles replied. "And it's got near-infinite power when all the shards are together. How else do you think it can keep my island afloat in the air?"
"Well, here's what I think happened. When Trident picked up the shard of such an ancient and powerful gem, it clashed with his natural ancient technology." Xavier replied. "The Atlantean and Echidna powers and technology merged into one, forming a creature whose sole purpose now is to get stronger."
"By collecting the shards of the Master Emerald." Blue Mary nodded. "It makes perfect sense."
"Then when do-" Billy started to say.
That's when the doors to the dome burst open, revealing a huge, green monstrosity that lumbered into the lobby and towards the group. The being had huge muscles and was now more than twelve feet tall due to all of the shards it had absorbed. In fact, if it weren't for the familiar headgear the being was wearing, it would have been impossible to tell if it was actually Trident.
"Holy crap!! Is THAT what we're up against?!" Ally Gator asked.
"I'm afraid so." Xavier shook his head. "He can sense the power of the Master Emerald coming from the shards you've collected."
"How can we stop this thing?!" Rawk Hawk asked.
"We can't!" Knuckles shook his head.
"WHAT?!" Everyone else asked as one.
"The only thing that can defeat that thing is the power of the Master Emerald and I don't have enough shards to pull off anything with it!" Knuckles replied.
"Well, what do you propose we do now?!" Mickey Rogers asked.
"CHARGE, MEN!!!" A new voice roared.
"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Another voice screamed.
Two small beings leapt into view and attacked the creature with blunt objects several times. Everyone instantly recognized them.
"Get back in your place, maggot!!" The Servbot yelled at the transformed Trident. "Have you no shame?!"
Annoyed at the antics of the two, Trident swatted the Servbot and Rabbid off of him.
"What do you two think you're doing?!" Lilly Kane shouted.
The Servbot smirked. "Providing a distraction, civilian." He replied. "Now!!"
Trident looked over his shoulder and saw Gadget Z holding a huge rocket launcher aimed right at him.
"Oh my god!! Metal Gear!!!" Gadget Z shouted as he fired a rocket at Trident. "BLARRRRRRRRGH!!!!" The rocket struck Trident, knocking him backwards and away from the group.
"I can't believe we just got saved by three little psychos." Koopinator shook his head.
"The point is that they've stalled him!" Knuckles said. "Everyone follow me! Let's regroup and get out of here!"
Everyone quickly left the lobby, followed by the Servbot, Rabbid and Gadget Z. Once they were gone, Trident stood up. The blow from the rocket had thrown his concentration off, so he couldn't pick up the energy from the large shard anymore. Trident turned and lumbered off to find another one.
(The Arena)
"CHARLOTTE!" (SS)
The Frenchwoman emerged from the curtain to a loud cheer. Charlotte waved to the crowd a couple of times before she made her way down to the arena.
Yamazaki saw her come over to him and gave a smirk. "You looking for something, toots?" He asked.
Charlotte instantly had her sword out and was pointing it directly at Yamazaki's throat. "I'm looking to take you out, you scum." She said. "People like you make me sick."
Yamazaki laughed and lashed out his arm, snapping it off of Charlotte's forehead and stunning her long enough to make her stagger back. "Good, because the feeling is very mutual, lady." He replied.
Shaking her head, Charlotte readied herself. "You'll pay for that one." She said darkly.
"GORDON BOMAN!" (KE)
Scratching his hairy chest, the huge cop marched down to the ring, his hand on his tonfas.
Gordon saw Iori beating on Ryo and made his way over, eyes narrowed. "That's no way to treat a downed man, pal." He warned, getting Iori's attention. "I'm not afraid to fight dirty to get that message through to you."
Iori gave a smirk. "A cop as large as Chang Koehan. Not only is that amusing, it's somewhat ironic." He mused. Ryo Sakazaki was seen crawling away from him, but Iori seemed to forget about him. "So you think you can show me how to fight?"
"Indeed. You think you can take me on?" Gordon asked, getting into his stance.
"Please. You're just a bigger target." Iori scoffed, but kept his smirk as he got into his stance.
"BLAZEMAN!" (FT)
Scanning the ring for opponents, Blazeman raced down to the ring and leapt in, starting his run through the tournament for the second time.
Landing in the ring, Blazeman spotted Kathy over to the side. Walking over Ryo Sakazaki's downed form, Blazeman went over to the ranch girl.
"Y'all want something?" Kathy asked suspiciously.
"A fight, for the most part." Blazeman said with a smirk. "That was a pretty impressive elimination you did on Wile E. Coyote. You think you can take me on and try to improve on it?"
Kathy smirked. "Ya think little ol' me can't beat y'all?" She asked, readying her whip. "Then just let me show ya what I've got!"
"POTEMKIN!" (GG)
The huge mountain of man emerged from the curtain and rushed down to the ring, leaping in normally.
Fox McCloud looked up and saw Potemkin coming down. His eyes snapped open. "Get out of the way!!" He screamed as he raced off to find someplace safer to stand.
Potemkin hit the canvas, causing everything in the arena to fly off the ground for a couple of seconds. Looking around, Potemkin saw Sagat exchanging blows with Donkey Kong (although DK was blocking everything as if playing patty-cake with Sagat's fists). The huge man made his way over, towering over even Sagat.
Sagat suddenly noticed the larger man. "You looking for something?" He asked. "I'm a bit busy."
"You're fighting an ape that doesn't even seem to know you're attacking him." Potemkin pointed out. "How is that busy?"
"I'd rather not say." Sagat sighed.
"SHERMIE!" (KOF)
The males of the audience went wild as the redhead woman emerged from the curtain. A tune playing through her head, Shermie made her way down to the ring and leapt in gracefully despite the fact that the bangs of her hair were covering her eyes.
Athena saw her come in and quickly rushed over. "How are you still alive?" She asked Shermie. "We all saw you and your team dead."
"I'm certainly not complaining." Shermie replied with a shrug. "So what's the first order of business? Getting the girl with the broken hand out of here?"
Athena looked over at Pai and saw that she was handling Shadow Man well enough with just one hand. "I'm not sure. It doesn't look like she's losing speed…"
Shermie nodded. "Then I think I may just go over and fight that Captain Falcon fellow over there." She said as she walked off.
"MUSAFAR!" (GF)
(I'm not light on my feet)
(Now I clank and I squeak)
(But my voice sounds the same when I speak)
(My hand looks like aluminum foil…)
(Does this mean that I need a tune-up or a change of oil?)
The robotic fighter of Galaxy Fight emerged from the curtain and made his way down to the ring to a surprisingly warm reception. "Metalhead", a song from the Donkey Kong cartoon, was playing through the speakers.
(I'm a Metalhead. A Metalhead. A Metalhead. A Metalhead.)
(I'm a Metalhead. A Metalhead. A Metalhead. A Metalhead!)
Kid Muscle watched Musafar come in and rushed over. "A robot fighter?" He asked. "This guy can't be as bad as fighting Warsman."
Musafar gave Kid Muscle a hard punch, sending the wrestler across the ring. Kid Muscle quickly got up and wiped his mouth off with his fist.
"Okay. I stand corrected. This could be good." Kid Muscle said as he rushed at Musafar.
"RICO!" (S3)
"Kathy!" The stout girl called out as she raced down to the ring with her hammer in tow.
"Rico, over here!" Kathy said, blocking a blow from Blazeman.
"You think we can team up like we did last year?" Rico asked. "I felt a little better knowing that I had a partner then."
Kathy grinned. "Sure thin, gal-pal Gimmie a hand with this guy, will ya?" She asked, pointing at Blazeman.
"Of course!"
"I still can't get over the fact that that kid is a girl…" Blazeman muttered as he held up his arm to block a swing from Rico's hammer.
(Dome; Hallway)
Despite the fact that he was eliminated from the competition, Bowser felt elated. Sure, he didn't win, but he had managed to do a heck of a better job in the ring than Mario did, and that was reward enough for him.
"I'm not sure how well that cowardly brother of his did, not that it matters to me." Bowser shrugged. "The fact that even he did better than Mario is all the more a reason to make fun of him when I see him."
Bowser suddenly saw something out of the corner of his eye. At closer inspection, he saw that it was a green gem shard sitting against the wall.
"Hello. What's this?" Bowser asked aloud as he picked up the shard. "Man. This thing's pretty shiny. Maybe I can turn it into a couple of decorative stones for a statue at my castle…"
"Actually, we'll be taking that shard."
Bowser turned and saw two Mortal Kombat sorcerers, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, coming over. Shang Tsung was holding an orb of green fire-like energy in his hand and Quan Chi was brandishing his weapons.
He may have not been the brightest bulb in the box, but Bowser knew why these two wanted the shard. "You guys are working for that Bison creep, aren't you?" He asked with a smirk.
"Pretty sharp for an overgrown turtle." Shang Tsung said with a snide smirk.
"Hand over the shard and maybe we won't take for soul." Quan Chi said.
"Well, let me think about it for a se-No." Bowser said as he pocketed the shard (where he had put it, the sorcerers would never know). "You want it that badly, then fight through me. I've been itching for a fight ever since I was tossed."
"That'll be the last mistake you'll ever make, fool." Shang Tsung replied as he got into his stance. "You've outnumbered."
Bowser gave a toothy grin. "But not out-powered." He said. "Bring it on, you putzes!"
(The Arena)
"MAXIMA!" (KOF)
K' and Kula watched from the Eliminated Seating as their Canadian cyborg friend made his way down to the ring. Maxima rotated his arm a couple of times before stepping into the ring.
R. Mika saw him come in and bounded over. "I've heard that you're one heck of a powerful fighter." She said. "What say we go toe-to-toe for a bit?"
Maxima smirked. "Okay, but I'll have you know that I'm a lot stronger than I look." He said.
"I once beat Zangief in a street fight." R. Mika said with a smirk.
The smirk vanished from Maxima's face. So did the colour.
"CRONOS!" (BR)
The tan-skinned, white-haired prettyboy stood outside the curtain and scanned the ring.
"Doesn't look so bad." Cronos said as he unfolded his arms. "I can have half these people beaten in no time."
With that, Cronos engulfed himself in a white light. Those unfamiliar with him stared in shock at what he had become. These people were half-expecting Cronos to turn into something majestic or powerful.
Instead, what they got was a little penguin about one-third the size of Cronos himself. In his penguin form, Cronos slid down the ramp on his stomach and leapt into the ring.
Ironically, this transformation made Cronos a lot quicker, and he was across the ring in a flash, kicking Captain Falcon in the face.
"What the?! Where'd you come from?!" Captain Falcon asked.
Shermie couldn't help but giggle. "That's kind of cute." She noted.
"VICTOR!" (DS)
The Frankenstien-like robot came out and made his way down to the ring, electricity running through the two antennae on his head.
The first thing Victor did when he landed in the ring was go over to the fight Nightmare was having with Hallec. When he got close enough, Victor swung his huge hand and gave the Azure Knight a hard punch to the face.
Nightmare growled as he recovered. "So another one wants to throw away his…" He trailed off when he realized something critical. "Wait…He doesn't have a soul?! How am I supposed to feed on something without a soul?!"
Victor smirked. "I think I may have just uncovered your weak point." He said.
"You do good job." Hallec said. "We fight demon now?"
"Yes. We fight demon."
"ETERNAL CHAMPION!" (EC)
The crowd cheered as the Eternal Champion came out from behind the curtain, his glowing blue face and hands being the most prominent parts of his body considering that he was wearing traditional robes.
"Not much success thus far, but Xavier managed an elimination and Larcen did fairly well." The Champion nodded as he stepped into the arena. "I'd say that it's about time to show these people what our node is capable of."
The Champion saw Pyramid Head and made his way over. "I can sense that you are a being of pure evil, demon." He said. "While I'm not saying that you're the only pure evil one in the tournament, you are still far too dangerous to be left alone."
"Good. Some help." Link sighed with relief. "I was wondering if I would get out of this alive."
"Step back, boy. This thing can't kill me. You are but a mortal." The Champion said.
"You don't have to tell me twice." Link said as he walked off.
"TOPPO!" (S3)
The silent juggler was tossing a few juggling balls and rings to himself as he looked around the ring. Putting the objects he was juggling away, Toppo made his way down to the ring and stepped in.
Link was walking away from the fight between Pyramid Head and the Eternal Champion when the Master Sword yanked him in Toppo's direction. "W-What?! What just happened?!" He asked.
Toppo saw this and walked over, his eyebrow raised in curiosity.
The closer Toppo got, the wilder the Master Sword shook. "What the heck's going on with this thing?!" He asked. "It's never acted this way before!"
Toppo, however, seemed to have a good idea. Because the silent juggler had wielded the Master Sword for a good portion of the previous tournament, the sword seemed torn as to who was the owner. However, Toppo wasn't about to let Link know that.
"And now, the final fighter of this section…"
"WARIO!" (SSB)
Wario gave a hearty laugh as he slapped his belly. The crowd went wild as Wario waddled down to the ring and jumped in without a second thought. This was his second time in this tournament and he had a blast the first time, so now he figured that it would only be better.
Yamazaki looked down at the overweight smasher coming over and ducked under a sword swing from Charlotte. "You think you can give a pal a hand?" He asked.
"I ain't your pal, buddy." Wario said before eyeing Charlotte. "But I'll give you a hand because you look like ya need it."
"It means no difference. Two scum helping each other is the same as fighting one scum on his own." Charlotte shook her head. "I won't lose to the likes of you two and I won't rest until I take the both of you down!"
"She likes to hear herself talk, doesn't she?" Wario asked.
"I was going to ask you that." Yamazaki replied. The two shared a laugh before rushing Charlotte together.