The toons took their places in the stands as Buster, who's up in the left control booth, drove Chaos 2 into the arena.
"CHAOS 2!"
The crowd cheered as Chaos 2 spun on the spot.
"Go Buster!", Babs shouted. Just then, Razer entered from the opposite gate.
"RAZER!"
The crowd cheered again as Razer did its 'salute' to the audience.
"Let's go, Calamity!", cheered Cosette.
"ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!"
"So, it's Chaos 2, under the controls of Buster Bunny, who knocked out Destructosaur & Firestorm to get this far, and Razer, driven by Calamity Coyote, responsible for the demise of Rattus Rattus & Kronic the Wedgehog. Our House Robots for the first quarter-final battle are Shunt, and Dead Metal, ready to cut someone up."
"3...2...1...ACTIVATE!"
"Chaos 2 & Razer, built by two of the smartest students from Acme Loo."
Both robots were slow off the mark, as Chaos 2 quickly drove past Razer, who turned on the spot & faced its opponent.
Buster is feeling quite afraid right now. He wants to get behind Razer & avoid getting crushed by his opponent's claw.
"Chaos 2, a wee bit nervy, trying to avoid that crushing beak. Who can blame him? We all saw what happened to Rattus Rattus earlier in the contest."
Chaos 2 drove toward Razer & fired the flipper upon contact. Buster's robot popped itself a bit upward & past Razer, who turned toward Chaos 2 again.
Buster tried several times to get his robot behind Razer, but Calamity kept his robot facing toward Chaos 2, thanks to the front spiky wheels & the rear omni-wheels.
"Chaos 2 is trying to get behind Razer, but Calamity Coyote, one of the best drivers here, is not gonna let that happen."
At this point, Buster was starting to lose his patience. So he drove Chaos 2 into the pit release tire. But as Chaos 2 backed up, Razer came from behind & pinned Buster's robot against the wall. This made Buster jump with fright.
"Chaos 2 activates the pit release, but Razer's coming in on the attack! Razer got him right where he want him!"
"Oh no!", Babs exclaimed. She then covered her face with her hands & said, "I can't watch!"
Razer then lowered the claw into the rear of Chaos 2. The claw easily pierced into the rear polycarbonate panel & continued on, until a large cloud of compressed air erupted from Buster's robot.
"Razer's got a grip on Chaos 2- OH! And I think that was Co2 that we just saw there! Razer has punctured Chaos 2's Co2 canister!"
Razer, with Chaos 2 still in its grip, reversed & turned to a CPZ, where Shunt is currently stationed. Razer then drove forward & pushed Chaos 2 into the House Robot.
"Chaos 2 is in real trouble here! Now Shunt gets to have a little bit of playtime!"
Shunt fired its axe & landed a blow on the flipper of Chaos 2. Razer then pulled Buster's robot out & lifted its claw, which raised Chaos 2 completely off the ground.
Razer lowered the claw again, then re-raised it. This time, Chaos 2 was free from Razer's grasp & quickly drove away.
"Chaos 2 is up & away now, but I wonder if that flipper is still working, because without Co2, Chaos 2's flipper will work no more."
Chaos 2 retreated to the other side of the arena. Razer chased after its opponent, but Chaos 2 drove past Razer & quickly maneuvered to Razer's side.
Chaos 2 then pushed Razer toward the pit, but they both ended up going past it & Chaos 2 pinned Razer into the wall instead.
Buster then flicked a switch to activate the flipper, but nothing happened. After the damage done to the Co2 tank, Chaos 2's flipper is completely disabled.
"Chaos 2 with an opportunity here, to throw Razer out, or at least overturn him, but I see nothing from the flipper, and that does not surprise me, considering what just happened moments ago."
With the flipper out of commission, Chaos 2 backed up & released Razer. Both robots then charged head on, which resulted in Razer getting under Chaos 2 once again.
Razer lowered the claw as it backed its opponent into another wall. The claw then dug into the flipper of Chaos 2.
"Razer has Chaos 2 in his clutches again. Ooooh! Chaos 2, caught between a rock & a hard place now."
Razer held Chaos 2 down for a moment before it released its opponent. Chaos 2 then quickly drove away from Razer.
However, Chaos 2 continued running until it drove straight into the pit, much to the audience's delight, as the smoke went off.
"Chaos 2 running away now- oh, Chaos 2, what are you doing?! He's driven himself into the pit! What does that accomplish?! Certainly nothing for poor Buster Bunny!"
"CEASE!"
The crowd cheered as Razer did a victory spin before the 'salute'.
"What a battle that was", Craig said as he appeared at the balcony. "Chaos 2 drives himself into the pit in a terrible suicide move! Razer goes through to the semi-finals!"
The crowd cheered as Calamity celebrated in the control booth.
"Yes!", Cosette shouted. "Good job, mon amore!" Buster & Calamity both made their way to the balcony for an interview with the host.
"Come on out, lads", Craig said with a microphone in his hand, beckoning Buster & Calamity. Once both toons arrived, Craig knelt next to Buster & spoke with him first.
"Buster, you've showed some impressive driving against Destructosaur & Firestorm, and now...you've driven yourself into the pit. What happened?"
"I panicked", Buster replied. "I didn't want my robot to get destroyed, and once I saw the Co2 coming out, I knew my flipper's gone. There's no way I could win without my flipper."
"So basically, once the flipper was immobilized, you just copped out?"
"I didn't want to take any chances. I lost my flipper, and that was enough damage for me."
"Quite a shame. Will you be back next time?"
"Certainly. I had a lot of fun here."
"Looking forward to it. Ladies & gents, let's hear it for Chaos 2!"
The audience cheered loudly before Craig turned to Calamity.
"Calamity, what an impressive machine you have. Were you expecting a much longer, harder battle than this?"
"I sure was. I was expecting him to flip me at least once, but once I had a grip on him & disabled his flipper, that's when I knew this fight was mine."
"You're through to the semi-finals. How do you feel about that?"
"I feel great. I got revenge for my girl, and now I'm gonna win it all for her."
"Good luck out there. Go ballistic for Razer!"
The crowd cheered again as Calamity waved to everyone in the stands.

Once Buster appeared in the pits with Chaos 2, some of the toons cheered for him as Babs walked up to her boyfriend.
"Well", Buster started, "that could've gone a lot better."
"I'm sorry you lost, Buster", Babs said.
"It's alright, I still had fun competing." Calamity then appeared behind Buster with Razer.
"That's all that matters", Calamity said to Buster, "just having fun."
"You're right, Calamity. Good luck in the semi-finals."
"Thanks." Buster then started pushing Chaos 2 to his pit table, with Babs following. Cosette then approached Calamity with a smile on her face.
"Good job, mon amore", Cosette said before she & Calamity kissed.
"Thanks, honey", Calamity replied. "That was easy as pie."
"Darn it!", Plucky exclaimed, hoping he would shout out 'the cake is a lie' again.
"Yeah, not this time", Calamity said to Plucky, before he wheeled Razer to his pit table, with Cosette walking alongside.
A few moments later, Furrball has Tornado on a cart & is now pushing it toward the arena.
Tornado is now fitted with the spinning disc, which Furrball hoped will be of good use against Pussycat.
"Hey, Furrball", Sweetie called out. Sweetie is flying along with her arena crew, who are carrying Pussycat. Her robot is now armed with the 8-toothed spinning disc.
"Hi, Sweetie", Furrball greeted back. "Got that disc fixed?"
"Nope, I'm using a different one." Sweetie then landed on top of Tornado & took a look at the spinning disc. "You have a disc too?"
"Yep. I figured this would be a good time to use my spinning disc."
"I see. Well, good luck, Furrball."
"You too", Furrball replied as Sweetie flew back to her robot. Just then, a thought struck Furrball. "Hey, Sweetie."
"Yeah?", Sweetie turned to the blue cat.
"I wanna make a bet with you."
"Oh?"
"If you beat me, I'll never bother you again."
"Okay. And if you win...?"
"Then I get to eat you."
"What?!", Sweetie exclaimed in shock. Even Fifi was caught by surprise over what Furrball just said.
"You heard right", Furrball said.
"But, bu-but", Sweetie stammered, "we made a truce! You said you changed! You said you weren't gonna attack me & Sneezer again!"
"I know", Furrball said as he wheeled Tornado to the arena. Sweetie then turned to Fifi.
"What happened to him?", Sweetie asked.
"I have no idea", Fifi replied. "I dunno what he eez planning here."
"Whatever it is, I don't like it one bit."

The battle board appeared on-screen & "CHAOS 2" is being crossed out as Jonathan spoke.
"What a quick exit for Chaos 2, such a great competitor. Razer goes through, and next up is Tornado against Pussycat."