(The Arena)
The six remaining fighters stood in the arena silently, hoping that this section wouldn't include so many 'big guys', because that meant that there wouldn't be as many eliminations required to finish. While most of the fighters waited without movement, Billy was wiping sweat from his forehead and Kirby was still doing his victory dance. Everyone else wisely choose to ignore the ball of pink.
Suddenly, everyone heard cheering. They looked towards the entrance curtain to see whom was entering.
"WAN-FU!" (SS)
"Well, I'm glad that these guys are letting me fight with my favourite weapon." Wan-Fu mused as he carried his huge, stone pillar on his shoulder. "That new weapon I was given just isn't me."
To a loud cheer, the giant Wan-Fu stepped into the arena and scanned it. The only one that looked worth his time was Mewtwo, so Wan-Fu stepped over Kirby and Blazeman to get to him.
"So…I take it that you're expecting a fight?" Mewtwo asked, his arms folded.
"Uh…Yeah. If it wouldn't be too much trouble." Wan-Fu shrugged.
"Don't worry. It's not." Mewtwo said as he got into a stance. "Let's see what you and that stone pillar are capable of."
"MUKURO!" (LB)
The psychotic lunatic came out from the curtain to a series of boos. At first glance, people probably would have thought him to be just a really weird guy with an ever weirder weapon. What people that never played Last Blade didn't know was that Mukuro, like Basara of the Samurai Showdown node, was already dead. Just a zombie that used to be the biggest killer of his time.
Mukuro staggered down to the arena and jumped in. Billy saw him and narrowed his eyes.
"That guy's evil. He probably knows what's going on." Billy thought as he walked over.
"LEO GALLEN!" (S3)
"Everybody with your fists raised high!"
"Let me hear your battle cry tonight!"
"Stand beside or step aside!"
"We're on the Frontline!"
Leo, the last member of the Six Knights of Zexen, came out to a loud cheer and 'Frontline' by Pillar. He waved to the crowd, gripped his axe and walked down to the arena.
"Everybody with your fists raised high!"
"Let me hear your battle cry tonight!"
"Stand beside or step aside!"
"We're on the Frontline!"
Leo couldn't help but feel uneasy about his chances. Only four of the Six Knights had been invited to the tournament, and the others (Chris, Borus and Percival) hadn't done that well. Roland and Salome were given invitations as well, but opted to stay behind and protect Budehuc.
The middle-aged knight shrugged and took to the ring. Once he got in, he saw hat he was the only Suikoden fighter in the arena.
"Well, I guess the only thing I can do is wait for someone else to show up." Leo mused as he lashed out at Xigbar with his axe.
"LAU CHAN!" (VF)
"And so, at long last, the aging father of Pai Chan has entered the arena." Unknown1 said.
"And the strangest thing? His hair never turned that gray until Virtua Fighter 5!" SSBFreak added.
Lau was pleased that his daughter had managed to get an elimination way back in Section One. Lau glanced up to the Eliminate Seating and saw Pai cheering wildly, probably louder than anyone else was cheering.
When Lau hit the arena, he did what Pai did: Go for a Street Fighter first. Lau walked over to Chun-Li and bowed politely. Chun-Li returned the gesture. "I hope you do not hold back, young lady."
"I certainly won't." Chun-Li said. "I only hope that your age doesn't slow you down."
Lau chuckled as both Chinese fighters advanced on each other.
People were surprised to see the lights shining on the entrance curtain so early, but looked anyway to see whom was entering next.
"And now…Mystery Fighter…Number…SEVENTEEN!"
"FAUST!" (Guilty Gear)
"Standing on the side of the road"
"The crowd is passing by"
"But I can only hear them"
"You see, I'm blind in both eyes"
"So I'm yelling at the top of my lungs"
"Somebody help me now"
"So they brought a man before me"
"And I didn't know how"
"He could make a difference, but was it gonna hurt?"
"The next thing that I know…"
"He was spitting in the dirt"
The bag-headed doctor came out from behind the curtain and floated into the arena using his umbrella, Mary Poppins style. The song he had chosen was 'Doctor in the House' by B.O.B., and it was blaring through the speakers his entire trip down to the ring.
"Is there a doctor in the house?"
"Is there a doctor in the house?"
"Is there a doctor in the house?"
"Is there a doctor in the house?"
"Check it!"
Faust felt really lucky that he had been chosen to fight in the arena. Now he could help heal patients and have a blast at the same time.
The first thing the doctor did when he entered the arena was go for Kirby, whom was still wearing Ralf's bandana.
"The doctor is in!" He shouted in glee.
(Hotel; Stairwell)
"Okay. If what Vivian told us is true, Junior Maximum should be somewhere n the sixth floor." D! said.
"Then let's hurry up!" J. Maxx shouted.
"We will, pal. Just be patient." D! replied. "Look, it's going to take us till the end of the night if we go everywhere together. What I suggest we do is split up and search for the kids separately."
"An excellent plan, citizen." Chang said, placing a hand on D!'s shoulder with a nod.
"So who goes where?" Clark asked.
"That's what we'll decide here."
"Why did we come here, anyway?" Asuka asked, looking up at the endless flight of stairs.
"It's the closest place we could get into." D! explained. "So let's figure out who's going."
After a couple of minutes, the choice was made and the teams were picked. Anyone not chosen was told to help clear out any villains they came upon.
"Okay, so are we all satisfied as to the choices?" D! asked. When no one objected, the black boxer nodded. "Okay. Let's move!"
With that, the large team split up, going in separate directions. Dan's team left the stairwell and continued down the hallway outside. They were told to search for one of the targets in the dome, so they had a bit of a hike to get there.
"I'm scared, Dan." Mika told the pink-clad man beside her. "What if we can't stop Bison's plan?"
"We will, Mika." Dan replied, although a little unsure of himself. "Well, try not to think about it."
"I'll try."
"Hold it right there."
The team turned around and saw Heihachi Mishima standing before them, flanked by Earthquake and the brainwashed Roy.
"You aren't going anywhere." Heihachi said.
Dan narrowed his eyes. "Well, this is great. What're we going to do?"
"Go on."
Dan looked at saw Andy Bogard stepping forward, Bridget and Lei Wulong with him. "What are you guys doing?"
"You go on and continue the search." Andy replied. "We'll try to catch up later."
Dan nodded. "Okay. You guys be careful."
"We will." Bridget said with a smirk.
With that, the remainder of Dan's team rushed off, leaving Andy, Bridget and Lei to fight Heihachi, Earthquake and Roy.
"You really think you can stop this, don't you?" Heihachi asked.
Andy nodded. "We won't let this be accomplished." He said.
"You've all got determination. I'll give you that." Heihachi said. "But you're all still annoyances in the end." With that, he got into his stance. "Now let's get started."
(The Arena)
"SODOM!" (SFA3)
Japanese music played through the speakers as Sodom stepped out and nervously waved to the crowd.
"Okay. All I have to do is avoid Billy Kane and I'll be good." Sodom thought. He knew how over-protective Billy was of his sister, and if he ever found out that Lilly had been kidnapped, not only would he have killed Joe for failing to protect her, but probably Sodom also for relaying the message.
So, in short, Sodom decided that it would be best for everyone if Billy stayed unaware of Lilly's predicament. Seeing the Billy was in a fight with Mukuro, Sodom slipped around him and searched for a fight with Blazeman, seeing that he didn't have an opponent yet.
The TFS'er saw him coming over. "You wanna fight, eh?"
"I guess so." Sodom shrugged.
"Okay. I may as well see what you've got." Blazeman said with a smirk as he drew his sword again.
Sodom responded by pulling out his Sai and preparing for a battle.
"GORO DAIMON!" (KOF)
The final member of Team Japan came out from behind the curtain and yawned, stretched, and walked down the ramp. Once he got to the end of the ramp, Goro rolled into the ring.
Once in the arena, Goro waked over to Xigbar, pushed him to the ground and flipped on top of him. Xigbar shouted in pain and kicked Goro off of him.
"What the heck was that for?" Xigbar shouted once he was on his feet.
"Well, we need to fight, don't we?" Goro shrugged.
"CAPTAIN FALCON!" (SSB)
Douglas Jay Falcon came out, waved to the cheering crowd and raced down to the arena and speeds that would make people say he was the fastest of the SSB bunch (which he probably was).
Captain Falcon jumped into the arena and saw Mewtwo fighting Wan-Fu. He went over. "Hey, Mewtwo! How's it going in here?" He asked.
Mewtwo gave Wan-Fu a claw swipe, but received a hard kick for his troubles. "I'm sort of in the middle of something here, Dougas." He growled.
Seeing that Mewtwo wasn't going to talk to him, Falcon decided to run off and start a fight elsewhere.
"HALLEC!" (S3)
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The huge Indian (wearing his favourite skin, by the way) came out and let out his patented battle cry, holding an axe in each hand. Most people sitting close by had to cover his or her ears, because Hallec's roar sounded louder than Peggi's talking, if that was at all possible.
Hallec ran down to the ring and quickly went over to Leo. "It good to see you still in arena, friend!" He greeted.
"I've only been in for about a minute, Hallec." Leo replied, an eyebrow raised.
"Doesn't matter." Hallec said. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
"Do you HAVE to do that so close to me?" Leo asked, trying to regain his hearing.
(Eliminated Seating)
Chris sighed and sat back. "Hopefully, Leo can make up for our performances." She said. "If he loses, we'll need a lot more training than I thought."
"Ah, don't say that, Lady Chris." Cecile said from her seat beside Chris. "You were just taken off guard. That's all."
Chris chuckled. "Yeah, I guess. Thanks, Cecile."
"Anytime, Lady Chris."
Chris looked around the Eliminated Seating. "I wonder where Borus and Percival are. I haven't seen either of them since Borus went to enter the arena."
"Maybe they're fighting over a girl other than you." Cecile said with a giggle.
Chris smirked. "Heh. That would make my life a lot easier."
Meanwhile, Alvan watched as Gunter came in and sat down. "Great performance, Gunter."
Gunter narrowed his eyes. "I wouldn't throw stones if I were you, Alvan. Not when you were almost eliminated upon entry."
Alvan was silent for a few seconds before sitting in his seat, pouting. Gunter smirked.
"I only hope we can get at least one more elimination." G. Done said from behind the two. "Rolf and Roomi are the only ones from our node whom haven't entered the arena yet."
"Well, at least they both got really good draws." Gunter said.
"Yeah. With the number Rolf got, I wouldn't be surprised if he's in the last section of the tournament."
On the other side of the Eliminated Seating, Kaede was sulking. Sure, he wasn't expecting his node to do especially well, but he was thinking he could manage at least one elimination. Instead, he was the first one in the section to fall. And what made maters worse was the fact that Kojiroh and Juzoh had managed TWO eliminations each before they got eliminated.
"I don't think I can take any more of this." Kaede sighed. "If I get over-shadowed one more time, I'm gonna scream."
"Hey, look." Juzoh said, pointing at the arena. "Mukuro's winning the fight against Billy Kane."
Kaede's eye snapped open.
(The Arena)
"WHIP!" (KOF)
The young Ikari Warrior (and sister to K') came out to the sound of Kaede screaming. Looking at the Eliminated Seating, Whip saw Kaede getting dragged away. Shrugging, Whip took to the ring, her namesake weapon in her hand.
Whip jumped into the ring and looked around for a fight. She decided on Blazeman, whom had just knocked Sodom into Captain Falcon.
"You too, huh?" Blazeman asked.
Whip shrugged. "May as well."
The TFS'er nodded. "Okay. Let's do this."
"SANDMAN!" (MC)
Flint Marko came out from behind the curtain, dressed in his usual green shirt and brown pants. Flint smirked down at the arena and ran ahead, towards the ramp.
Once Sandman was in the arena, he turned his lower half into sand. His first act was to turn his right fist into a hammer and swing it at Goro. The large fighter saw this and jumped back. Sandman's fist hit the canvas, causing sand to fly out in all directions.
"Hmm…I can't say I have ever fought a man such as you before." Goro said. "How about a battle?"
Sandman smirked. "As you wish. It's your funeral."
"J. CARN!" (WH)
The portly Mongolian came out to a mixed reaction and laughed heartily. J. Carn gazed around the arena, looking for any attractive women. Whip was too young for him, so J. Carn settled for Chun-Li once he was in the arena.
Chun-Li saw J. Carn coming over and sighed. "Great. Another womanizer." She left her current fight and kicked the approaching Mongolian in the face, sending him flying away. Chun-Li the resumed her fight with her current opponent, Doctor Faust.
"CHUNG PAIHU!" (KE)
The old man came out from behind the curtain and adjusted his treasured cap. Holding his staff, Chung ran down to the arena as fast as his old legs could carry him.
Chung was hoping to fight Terry, but seeing as he was already eliminated, he decided to seek a fight elsewhere.
That someone was Hallec. Chung waked over to the huge man and looked up. "I desire a fight, sonny. I noticed that you don't have an opponent, so I chose you."
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Hallec roared, sending Chung flying back ten feet with his voice. "You have fight, friend! You no hold back!"
Chung coughed as he got to his feet. "Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"
"And now the final fighter of this section…"
"YURI SAKAZAKI!" (KOF)
Yuri, Takuma's daughter, Ryo kid sister and Robert's girlfriend, came out to a loud cheer. Looking up to the Eliminated Seating, Yuri saw her father, brother and boyfriend cheering her on. Yuri smirked and ran down to the arena.
Takuma, Ryo and Robert had all fallen. Yuri was the last hope of Kyokugen Karate to get an elimination, and she wanted to make everyone proud.
Once Yuri hit the arena, she looked around for allies. Unfortunately, she couldn't find any, so she simply ran over and kicked Kirby, knocking Ralf's bandana off his head.
Kirby uprighted himself and looked at Yuri with an accusing glare.
"Come on, you ball of puff! Let's fight!" Yuri said, getting into her stance.
Kirby smiled, instantly losing all anger.