"Okay...let's get things going! Our first battle will be the Orange Team vs the Violet Team." Magenta Voice said. "So...let the battlefield be made!" she said pressing a button as the battlefield shook. Both teams were surprised to see their chosen hideouts begin to float into the sky before converging on a massive battlefield made to suit each castle.

"Whoa...now that was just strange." Odd said.

"They can just make the forts merge onto one field? Now that is something." Kazuichi said.

"Now...if there are no more questions or objections...let the game begin!" Magenta Voice said as fireworks went off, signaling the start.

"Warriors of the Tanaka Empire, prepare for battle!" Gundham called.

"Okay, let's get organized and plan our attack." Glimmer said.

"She's not wrong. We can't just rush in. And we have no idea what they're planning right...crap." Fuyuhiko said seeing them having sent out a few fighters into their territory. "They already decided that quickly?"

"Master, what is our objective now?" Peko asked.

"Defend the perimeter. Don't let any of them get near the fort." Fuyuhiko said.

"Hmm...this feels too forced. They formed their attacking force way too quickly." Nami said. "What are they planning?"

The Orange team quickly hurried out to see Adora, Yoko, Riku, Gonta and Rias approaching their fortress.

"They only sent five? Seems like an under estimation considering their team's smaller than ours." Indigo said.

"The quantity and quality aren't dependent variables, Indigo." Scrapper pointed out. "We're dealing with a magic warrior princess, a Keyblade Master, and a powerful devil all in one team."

"Not to mention that Yoko's Synchronization allows her to copy just about any ability." Tenko said.

"We need to hurry and defeat them quick." Peko said.

"Peko! Wait! Did you hear that?" Fuyuhiko's voice shouted.

"What my…" Peko said before she stopped motionlessly.

"Peko?" Indigo asked.

"Defeat them." a voice said as Peko turned against the Orange team.

"Peko, what the hell?!" Fuyuhiko asked.

"It's brainwashing. Someone on the other side is controlling her!" Dynasmon said.

"You aren't too far off." the voice said as Shinso came out of hiding from behind the rocks.

"NIce work, Shinso." Adora smiled. "That brainwashing of yours is pretty handy."

"How did you do that?" Indigo asked.

"You can thank this." Shinso said pointing to his mask. "I can alter my voice to sound however I want with this device."

"We used Fuyuhiko's voice since Peko wouldn't question her own master." Riku said.

"Okay, that was actually pretty smart." Indigo said.

"Now Violet team have advantage?" Gonta asked.

"We sure do, big guy." Adora said. "Charge!"

"Damn it!" Fuyuhiko said pulling his knife out and clashing with adora as the others headed for the Orange teams fort, Peko causing disruption among the fighters. "They played us. Everyone! Defend! Don't engage or answer!"

"Peko shouldn't be too much of a problem. Just a good smack should get her back to her senses." Dynasmon said.

"Yeah, that's right. Midoriya got freed by breaking a finger. We just gotta knock her out." Fuyuhiko said. "I'll have to do it since I caused the problem. But you, get inside and protect our flag. We can't let them win this way." Fuyuhiko said.

"Okay!" Indigo said as the others headed inside. "It's time we shelled their base with some artillery! Long range squad, let em have it!"

The defenders of the base fired projectiles in the form of explosive arrows, fireballs, and other things were fired at the base only to hit some invisible barrier.

"What the?" Indigo said.

"Hehehe. Nothing can break through my barrier!" Bartolomeo said standing on the castle.

"Crap, Barto's on their team, I forgot! We're never getting past his barriers." Indigo said.

"Seems Scrapper was right. They didn't underestimate us, we underestimated them." Nami said.

"Hmm...how high can Barto make his barriers?" Scrapper asked.

"He does have a range but he can definitely surround the base." Indigo said.

"Then let's break 'em!" Boxer suggested. "How durable can they be?"

"Okay...let's try and get in." Indigo said as she and Boxer charged at the barrier with a few punches only to injure their hands in the process.

"Sorry Indigo senpai, but even you guys can't break my barriers." Bartolomeo said.

"Wow, Bartolomeo's impressive. I can see why he's a valuable member to Jexi's team." Adora said.

"Oi, Adora-senpai! Don't worry about the base, just get in there and get their flag!" Bartolomeo said.

"You sure you've got this?" Adora asked.

"Don't worry. I can handle this!" Bartolomeo said. "Besides...that Shinso guy...he's gonna be our key to victory."

Inside the fort…

"Hmm...I've only gotten to three of the Orange Team's members but it doesn't look like any of them are the flag." Shinso said walking with Rias.

"Don't worry Shinso, they were only at the entrance. I'm sure the member with the flag is deeper inside." Rias responded.

"Oh I'm not worried. Hey!" he said calling over a brainwashed Ranma. "Tell me...who is the flag?"

"The flag is...Tenko." Ranma said.

"Ah...that's a good answer." Shinso said. "Now there's no need for so much guess work. Okay. Ranma, Gajeel, Applejack...go find Tenko and take her to our base." he said as they dispersed.

"This is getting crazy. Shinso's brainwashing is turning everyone against each other. It looks like I'm on my own here…" Tenko said.

"So the plan is to lure Tenko out?" Rias asked.

"Possibly. But I doubt she'd approach the guys with ease considering how she feels about men. Applejack is a maybe but...I've got a plan in case she doesn't take the bait with any of them." Shinso said. "Hmm? Rias...go and handle that Royal Knight. He just entered the fort. I seem to have attracted some unwelcome attention." he said seeing Inosuke down the hall.

"Are you sure you can…" Rias asked.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine." Shinso said.

"Hahaha! So you're the brainwashing demon causing trouble! Well...you're about to become my springboard!" Inosuke said charging him before finding his blades wrapped up in two different rope like scarves. "What the?"

"Nice try...but even something as sharp as a sword won't cut these." Shinso said pulling them away from Inosuke. "You really fight like a wild animal, don't you?"

"Rar!" Inosuke said charging with a punch.

"He's not as dumb as he looks. He knows answering my question will get him under my control." Shinso said. "But...not like I need it to beat him." he said as the scarves were tossed again and quickly restrained Inosuke. "The scarves around you are a special capture tool used to subdue powerful villains. I was taught to use them by a hero at my school."

"Huh?! Who the hell would give a weakling like you private lessons?!" Inosuke asked.

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't even know them." Shinso said quickly knocking him out. "That took way longer than I hoped. But the noise should have definitely gotten some attention. Time to get to work." he said adjusting his mask's settings.

"It came from down here." Glimmer's voice could be heard.

"Hope this works. Only got one shot." Shinso said before finishing the adjustments. "Tenko! Help!" he shouted in Himiko's voice.

"Himiko?! Wait a second… Himiko's not in this battleground." Tenko said. "Nice try, Shinso, but you can't fool me with that."

"I know that was a long shot...I knew you wouldn't fall for it. But that's okay...I just needed to distract you...even for one second." Shinso said as the cloth quickly wrapped around Tenko.

"The flag is captured!" Ed said, having turned the corner before taking a running leap at Shinso. "Minds are not your salad bar!"

"Oh no! How did you find me?" Shinso said acting scared.

"(Don't say anything. You'll just fall for his trap.)" Tenko thought.

"Hmm...actually...even if he does fall under my control, he's going too fast to stop." Shinso pondered. "Guess I'll have to improvise." he said letting go of Tenko as he jumped to the side.

"Whew…That was close. Can't believe I'm saying this to you, but…Thanks." Tenko said as she went for cover.

"Great. Thanks to that idiot, things just got ten times harder. So...I'll make it harder for them." Shinso said. "Protect Tenko! The Orange Team is your enemy!" Shinso shouted as Gajeel broke through the floor to divide Ed from Tenko.

"(This doesn't look good. At this rate, there won't be anyone left…)" Tenko said looking to her King Cerberus nunchucks. "(Well, if I'm going to lead them to a bitter defeat, then I'd rather go down with the fort. I'm going to stand...and fight.)"

"Heh...doesn't matter how many she takes down. I'm not working alone in the brainwashing." Shinso said approaching Yoko who had some fighters with her. "How'd your job turn out?"

"It worked perfectly. Adora, Riku and Gonta are keeping them busy outside while we snuck in." Yoko said.

"Rias' dealing with Dynasmon and my soldiers are fighting Tenko and Ed. This keeps up, the rogues are gonna fall from infighting." Shinso said.

"Then we better leave before they figure that much out." Yoko said.

"Couldn't agree more." Shinso said as the two ran out.

"Oh no, they've gone. Ngh…What should I do? I can't leave the fort. Is there anything here that I can use?" Tenko asked herself. "Wait a second. If this is a fortress, then surely it must have…" she said before she spotted gunpowder. "Gunpowder… And where there's gunpowder...there are cannons!"

Tenko acted fast and ran as much as she could to find the cannons that she needed.

"This should do it." Tenko said loading one of the cannons before lighting the fuse.

Just as the two made it out, they heard explosions. "Cannon fire?" Yoko pondered.

"But there's no point. Cannonball's can't penetrate Bartolomeo's barrier. So why light them?" Shinso said. "She would definitely know that. Then...the other purpose would be to…Get out here!" he shouted as no one came. "They aren't coming. Don't tell me. Did she actually…"

"Phew...it was a tough choice...but I made the right one." Tenko said looking to the defeated brainwashed soldiers.

"She went and turned the plan upside down." Shinso said. "We have no choice then. Gonta!"

"Huh?" Gonta said turning to see the two. "Gonta hear you."

"There's something troubling we need to bring up." Yoko said. "Tenko...has told us she hates bugs."

"Why Tenko say such a thing? It make no sense." Gonta said.

"We know. But you can change her mind about it. Maybe take her back to our place for a special insect meet and greet." Shinso said.

"Yes. Gonta will have her love bugs!" Gonta said charging into the fort.

"I was hoping we wouldn't resort to that but...we didn't have any other choice." Shinso said.

"I…didn't know Gonta was so passionate about insects." Adora said.

"Yes. He truly loves bugs and goes berserk when he hears someone doesn't like them." Yoko said.

"So we're going to use his love of insects to our advantage." Shinso said.

"That's a heck of a backup plan." Adora admitted.

"But...that's also why no one can say it to his face." Yoko said. "Or at least, when he's in earshot."

Back inside the fort…

"Okay...we've lost a number of our fighters. But maybe if we regroup outside we can turn this thing around. We still have…" Tenko said before feeling the ground shake. "Now what?" she said before seeing Gonta at the end of the hall.

"Tenko...hate bugs. Only bad people hate bugs...but Tenko good person. So...Gonta help Tenko love bugs!" Gonta said.

"Uh oh… I don't know what Shinso and Yoko said, but it didn't sound too good." Tenko said as she took a deep breath and brought out King Cerberus. "Sorry, Gonta. But if you're gonna get me out of here, you're gonna have to knock me out. I'm going to stand and fight! This...is Tenko's last stand!"

"Gonta...Gonta will not back down!" Gonta said.

Tenko started by slamming a chain into the ground, creating a massive glacial blade from the ground. Gonta evaded as he leaped away. "Gotcha!" Tenko said as King Cerberus extends to full-length, crackling with lightning. "You can't escape! I've got you now!" she said hitting Gonta dead on. "Yes!" she said before seeing Gonta grabbing the other end. "What the…"

"Gonta...gentleman. Gentleman...help women!" Gonta said as he ran down the hall.

"Oh no." Tenko said being pulled with him as he hurried out.

"Here he comes!" Yoko said as they saw Gonta run outside with Tenko not far behind.

"Wait stop! Uh...I love bugs!" Tenko said before Gonta came to a screeching halt. "Really? That's all it took? I'll have to remember that next time this happens."

"Oh, great. She stopped Gonta!" Adora said.

"Yeah but...were she a second sooner…" Shinso said pointing to the line.

"And the match has concluded! Violet Team wins!" Magenta Voice said.

"I lost. I let my guard down too quickly." Tenko said. "But still…It wasn't really all bad. Sorry about that whole misunderstanding, Gonta."

"It okay. Now Gonta know Tenko love bugs. Gonta will show Tenko Gonta's friends when tournament over." Gonta said.

"Erm…Sure. I'll take you up on that offer. But, if I had to lose to anyone on that side, I'm glad it was you, Gonta." Tenko said.

"Tenko mean well. Gonta happy to hear such praise." Gonta said.

"And now...we will announce the next match! It will be..Yellow Team vs Blue Team!" Magenta Voice said.

"Somehow I had a feeling it was going to come to this." David said.

"A clash of dueling minds!" Ibuki said. "The two strategists, testing their intellect against one another on the field of battle! Just saying it makes me all pumped!"

"Aren't you being a little too dramatic there?" Cheetah asked.

"Sorry, that's…just how she is." Titanica said.

"I can see that." Cheetah said.

"Come on, Cheets. You fought us both at KOF. So you know what we're both capable of." David said.

"Yes. And between the both of you, I can easily see it going either way." Cheetah said. "Besides, on the bright side, if keeps Khan off your back for the time being."

"Yeah. Besides...this is going to be so much fun." Jexi smiled. "Let's get going already."

"You sure seem pumped about this, Jexi." David said.

"You know I am. A chance to fight like this...doesn't come every day. So...gotta make the most of it." Jexi said. "And in the end, we're gonna win no matter what!"