The Z Fighters React To Death Battle! (Take 2)

by SkorchNTorch

(Adopted from JLyman) After a mysterious being gives a series of videos to Bulma, the Z Fighters were left with the option to watch every, single one. What did they do? You guessed it! Join the Z Fighters, and maybe a few others, as they watch one of the greatest web series of all time! Rated M for... you already know.

12. Ryu vs Scorpion (Updated)

"So… you're a demon?" Dende asked, standing next to the newcomer.

"Sort of." The man replied. "A long time ago I got screwed over, so I cut a deal. That in turn screwed me over even more."

"That's why they call you Spawn? As in, Hellspawn?"

"Pretty much." Spawn nodded.

"So… what are you doing here?" Dende asked with a raised brow.

"I… I have no idea." Spawn shook his head. "I was fighting an old enemy, and then… I killed him. I remember that much, or at least, hurt him badly. But then… I just found myself here."

"Was there like, a big explosion that may have sent you here?"

Spawn now paused, thinking over what had happened. He had been fighting a re-incarnated violator, and he had lost Leetha. But then, he was able to bring the dead to his beck and call. Suddenly, he heard something. 'The worlds are expanding', there was a flash of light. Then… he was here.

"I honestly don't know how I got here." He shook his head, looking down at the small green alien. "Remind me, this IS earth, right?"

"Yeah." Dende replied. "It just might not be your earth."

"Well crap." Spawn muttered, folding his hands and leaning forward. "Wouldn't be the first time… But I feel… the same. So, I'm not in Greenworld again…"

"Hey, I think I may know some people who can help." Dende suddenly spoke up, getting Spawn's attention.

"You sure they won't freak out when they see me?"

"Nah, you should see some of the creature's they've dealt with…" Dende rolled his eyes with a sigh.

Down Below…

Everyone had decided to keep watching, as the next battle seemed to be more of a martial arts battle, although one of them seemed… odd.

(*Cues: Invader – Jim Johnston*)

"Two marquis warriors, arcade rivals since the 90's, now facing off for true superiority." Wiz began as rows of old arcade cabinets were shown. Finally stopping at one named Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat.

"Ryu, Street Fighter's wandering world warrior." Boomstick introduced the first fighter who was wearing a typical white gi, and had a red headband. Surprisingly, he didn't seem to be wearing shoes.

"Isn't that the guy Akuma was fighting against in his battle?" Gohan asked. "I know they mentioned him more than once."

"May have been." Roshi shrugged. "He actually kinda looks like him."

"And Scorpion Mortal Kombat's spectral ninja from hell." Wiz added as a shot of a man wearing a yellow gi appeared. He had a chain with a spear on the end in one hand, and his eyes seemed to be burning.

"Wasn't Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat?" Goku asked, thinking back to the second episode they watched.

"Yeah, he was the guy in charge of the whole thing." Krillin nodded.

"He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!"

"And it's our job to analyse their weapons armour and skills to figure out who would win… A Death Battle!"

(*Cues: Street Fighter Assassin's Fist - Dragon Punch*)

The doors closed, then re-opened on a very calm sunset, as the camera panned down, the man in white (Ryu) was shown silently walking down a dirt road. Off in the distance, what looked like a temple could be seen.

"Endlessly walking the earth and improving his fighting skill is the life of Ryu, the Japanese martial artist without a home." Wiz began. "Having dedicated his life to martial arts, Ryu's journey seems eternal."

"So, he's a karate hobo?" Trunks asked.

"That's a harsh way of putting it." Bulma began.

"But there's more to this karate hobo than meets the eye." Boomstick suddenly spoke up.

"Oh, c'mon…"

"Ryu was dumped on a temple doorstep by some douchebag parents, Ryu was taken in, raised and trained by the mysterious Gouken. From that moment on, Ryu dedicated his life to martial arts. Probably on some sort of parental vengeance quest."

"Well, not exactly." Wiz answered. "Ryu… never seemed to care too much about his parental lineage. While he did search for answers, he never sought them out. Their either deadbeat parents, or just dead."

BACKGROUND

- Height: 5'9"

- Weight: 150 lbs

- Birthday: July 21st, 1964

- Dislikes: Spiders, Wearing Shoes ("The first one makes sense, the second one… that's weird." Chi-Chi remarked.)

- Capable of Sleeping Anywhere

- Has Eyebrows So Epic They Cannot Be Contained By His Headband (This left a few of the fighters confused, but when they got a closer look at Ryu, they agreed.)

- Widely Considered To Be One Of Capcom's Main Faces

"I still think he'd want to know who his family was." Piccolo reasoned. "Maybe he doesn't care too much about them since he never had a connection with them. But does he not wonder who they were?"

"He probably does, but it seems like he spends more time training than trying to figure out who his parents were."

"Ryu was trained alongside his best friend and rival, Ken Masters. Gouken taught them the Ansatsuken, or Assassin's Fist fighting style."

The name 'Assassin's Fist' did get a reaction, as a few of the fighters seemed to snap to attention at the name. It was one that seemed… ominous. Not to mention they had seen what Akuma could do.

"But the name is actually a bit misleading. While originally designed as a means to murder, Gouken's personal take on the Ansatsuken is based around karate, kenpo, judo, and NOT killing people. But rather self-defence, inner peace, enlightenment, and strength to protect innocents."

"Which is bullshit if you ask me." Boomstick said flatly. "What's the point of having badass martial arts skills if you aren't gonna beat the shit out of some people?"

"Because most martial arts are designed to be used as a way of self-defence, or used to bring inner peace, not to harm those below you." Krillin answered flatly.

"…unlike the ways of his violent brother, Akuma, who, ultimately, would prove to be his undoing." Wiz added, showing the scene of Gouken and Akuma fighting, and Akuma once again murdering his brother and leaving his sigil on blood on the wall.

(*Cues: Street Fighter Assassin's Fist - Lake Run*)

"That… That's just not right." Goku muttered, still not having an easier time seeing the bloody aftermath.

"Oh yeah, he can finger paint."

"Dude, what the hell?" Krillin said after a few moments of disgusted silence. "That's still not funny."

Thankfully, they had gotten their shock and anger out the first time and just kept moving.

"Well the Assassin's Fist isn't your average McDojo style. His Ryu Shoryuken is an uppercut so powerful, it launches his victims sky high. The Hadouken uses a fighter's willpower to fire a blast of energy and destroy evil things, like... waterfalls." Boomstick continued.

The scene cut to Ryu standing on a darkened beach. He looked out at a large tidal wave that was fast approaching. He took a deep breath in, then took a stance, beginning to move his arms in a circle.

"It looks like he's trying to use a Ki blast." Goku remarked.

"Well, this Hadouken seems a lot like a Ki attack, using the inner energy of whoever's using it." Roshi remarked.

"Unlike Ki attacks it seems like anyone can use them." Vegeta remarked. "They seem… weaker."

"You sure about that?" Bulma asked. "Is Ki inherently stronger?"

Vegeta didn't reply, unsure of how to. Ryu meanwhile, seemed to have created a ball of energy which was sparking like it was conducting electricity. As he seemed to be struggling to hold it, the wave got closer, and the ball was growing larger. Finally, the static sphere seemed to form into a much more solid ball, one which appeared to be made of pure energy with a look of pure energy, he unleashed the blast.

"HADOUKEN!" Ryu shouted as the blast was fired, indeed seeming like a Ki blast but… different. Discernably so, regardless, the blast sliced the tidal wave in half, and the whole thing seemed to dissipate into calm ocean waves. Everyone watched in surprise, not expecting Ryu's Hadouken to be so powerful.

"Wow." Goku finally said.

"Shouldn't the tidal wave keep coming though?" Trunks asked. "If he split it in half, would that have destroyed it?"

"Well… maybe." Bulma answered. "IT depends on the size and speed of the wave. Plus, I don't know what the Hadouken is made out of, so that may have played and part in it.

ANSATSUKEN FIGHTING STYLE (This got most of the fighters interested to see some of Ryu's fighting style)

SHORYUKEN

- Translates to "Rising Dragon Fist"

- Generally, Ryu's Most Powerful (and Well-known) Technique

- Really, Really Annoying To Pull Off With An Arcade Stick

HADOKEN

- Translates to "Wave Motion Fist"

- Contrary To Popular Belief, Not Actually Made Of Fire ("Then what's it made of?" Someone asked.)

TATSUMAKI SENPUKYAKU

- "Tornado Whirlwind Leg"

- Can Safely Pass Over Many Projectile Attacks

JOUDAN SOKUTOGERI

- Forceful Enough To Bounce Opponents Off Of Walls

MIND'S EYE

- Ryu Focuses And Can Negate Any And All Damage Form An Opponent's Attack

"Interesting." Piccolo remarked. "He seems to be more of a traditional martial artist rather, who only sparingly uses Ki-like attacks."

"If he's been training for his entire life, he's probably good at taking damage as well as giving it." Gohan added.

"And... physics?" Wiz added, clearly not sure how to describe what he just saw.

"And finally, the Tatsu, uuuh... Tatsu...maki...senpuu..."

For once, most of the watchers didn't feel like making fun of Boomstick because they weren't sure they could pronounce that either. Thankfully, Wiz was there.

"Tatsumaki Senpukyaku."

"I HAD IT!" Boomstick shouted. "Anyway, the thing I totally know how to pronounce, gives the finger to gravity and lets him briefly fly around like some humans helicopter kicking machine."

"Okay, that would be kinda cool to learn." Gohan admitted. "Sure, we can already fly, but a spin kick like that seems… unique."

"I don't know how a person can fly by doing that but then again I've stopped questioning a lot of what we see on this show." Piccolo shrugged.

"He also has a powerful step kick he calls the Joudan Sokutogeri." Wiz continued. "A move that hit the opponent with enough force, it can bounce them off of a wall. Which usually allows him to follow up with a Shoryuken."

"Hey, we don't have a translation for that." Boomstick commented. "I'm on it!"

The screen changed to an English-to-Japanese translator, and Boomstick typed in 'Joudan Sokutogeri'. No one wanted to believe what came up.

"AND DIRREAH JOKE FOOT?! AHAHAHAHAHA!" Boomstick was heard doubling over in uncontrollable laughter.

"That… that can't be the translation…" Bulma muttered, looking it up on her phone, only for her face to pale when she saw that indeed, that was the literal translation. By now, most of the fighters were laughing uncontrollably at just… how dumb that sounded, Gohan seemed to be thinking about the wording of it.

"That has to be a joke. That can't be serious!" Goten laughed.

"Is it some sort of mistranslation?" Piccolo finally managed to ask, his grin making it hard to speak for a few moments. Even Vegeta thought it was kinda funny. Chi-Chi admittedly was somewhat disgusted, but knew that everyone was going to laugh regardless.

"Hang on, I think the issue is they're mispronouncing the kanji…" Gohan mused.

"What does it do?! Kick people in the stomach so hard that he gives them immediate IBS!?" Boomstick laughed. "Seriously. It's gotta suck if someone just ate chili…"

"Okay, now he's just trying to be disgusting…" Chi-Chi muttered.

"With the CORRECT kanji it's more like... 'High Level Leg Blade Kick'.

"Oh, that's what it was." Gohan blinked.

"You know it's "Diarrhea Kick" forever in my mind now, right?" Boomstick asked.

"Same."

"Gotta agree with him."

"I think it's better that way."

"Ugh… whatever…" Wiz sighed.

"And in recent years, Ryu's move list has expanded once again! He now has access to what are known a 'V-Trigger' moves, these attacks require Ryu to use a lot of his saved energy, but can easily turn a fight in his favor."

V-TRIGGER MOVES

- Entering The Stance For Them Give Ryu Extra Speed And Attack Damage

- Cannot Be Used For Extremely Long Periods Of Time

DENJIN RENKI

- First Stage V-Trigger Move

- Ryu Charges His Attacks With Denjin Energy

- Hadouken Has Increased Damage And Can Stun Opponents

KAKKO FUBATSU

- Ryu Charges His Fist With Wind Energy

- Gives Him A Powerful Parry Attack

"And should Ryu need to really change things up, he can unleash the Shinku Hadouken!" Wiz added as Ryu unleashed a titanic Hadouken fire ball. It reminded most of the fighters of the full formed Spirit Bomb of Kamehameha.

"Ryu would enter the first World Warrior Tournament in order to finally test his true skills." Wiz continued, annoyed. Footage played of Ryu fighting his was through all matter of opponents. Ryu's martial art skills were clearly the best though, as he seemed to remain undefeated. "He swept through the nine powerful combatants before taking on the champion, Sagat."

A large man wearing only shorts and with an eye patch over his left eye appeared. He and Ryu looked at one another, and it was clear he had nearly a foot and a half on the wandering warrior.

"Sagat…" Gohan mused. "I wonder if that has anything to do with those old stories of King Suriyenbodi."

Everyone turned and looked in confusion at Gohan.

"King what?" Someone finally asked.

"Uh, King Suriyenbodi." Gohan explained. "He was an old Thai legend, about a King nicknamed the Siamese Tiger King who loved to compete in Muay Thai, the countries martial art form. He became renown as one of the greatest warriors to ever live."

"What happened to him?" Goku asked.

"Well, it's just a story, and there was never a conclusion to it that I remember back when I had to study world cultures in High School. But it's believed the story was based on an actual warrior, but no one knows if he was actually a king or not."

"Well, that would explain a few things." Piccolo spoke. "In East Asian culture, the tiger and dragon have been considered equal rivals, and Ryu's name literally translates to 'Dragon'. So if these two formed a rivalry, it would make sense."

The scene showed Ryu and Sagat fighting, the larger man's style was clearly a match for Ryu. However, it was clear Ryu was trying to make Sagat slip up, but no matter what he did, the larger man seemed to have a counter measure. Finally, Sagat managed to avoid another one of Ryu's attacks, and punched him in the chest, sending him to the ground.

"Well, you can't win them all." Chi-Chi shrugged, feeling somewhat bad for Ryu.

"After a long and strenuous fight, Sagat was set to take the win. However, despite being a member of the infamous crime organization Shadaloo, more on them in a later episode, Sagat respected Ryu's skills."

"You have fought well for one so young." Sagat remarked, reaching out to give Ryu a hand.

"Well they seem to at least have some sort of connection."

"…until Sagat made the mistake of being a good sport and trying to help Ryu up." Boomstick then spoke.

"Oh no." Was collective said by a few.

Ryu's eyes suddenly opened revealing they were an almost demonic red and orange. Yelling in fury, he launched upwards and hit Sagat with a Shoryuken that dug DEEP into Sagat's chest. The man stumbled backwards, gasping in shock as blood seemed to almost explode like a geyser form his wound, everyone watching was left genuinely speechless.

"DUDE!?" Goten finally got out.

"WHAT THE HELL!?" Vegeta shouted.

"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Roshi exclaimed.

"Forget what that was! He just KILLED Sagat!" Goku yelled, feeling genuinely angry at what he had just seen. "Sagat was willing to help him! Why would he do that?!"

Ryu looked at his hands, now covered in blood, and his eyes widened in horror. "What have I… done?" He whispered, before falling to his knees, staring in shock at his hands. This reaction caused most of the fighters to pause their rage and look on in confusion.

"Wait. So, he didn't mean to do that?" Trunks asked.

"I'd say so." Piccolo nodded. "Unless they were about to reveal that Ryu's a sociopath or something, I can't think of any reason why Ryu would ever do that…"

"I have a bad feeling this has something to do with the 'Raging Demon' thing Akuma could pull." Vegeta then mused, now thinking things over.

"What do you mean?" Goku asked, confused.

"Look, Akuma and Ryu are form the same world, that much we know." The Sayian Prince began. "Akuma had the power to tap into the Raging Demon, which appeared to be like a twisted version of a Super Sayian. Even if it's not the same in terms of transformation, we saw that black hedgehog could change and gain powers through those stones. Add to that Akuma and Ryu seem to have very similar attacks, and I think whatever twisted powers Akuma called on, Ryu may have accidentally tapped into."

Vegeta's explanation was sound, and honestly, frightening. For all the sayians, going super didn't depend on if you were good or bad (loosely speaking), but if Vegeta was right, that meant there was essentially an Anti-Super Sayian power, that rather than focusing on the power and training of one's inner self, focused on the fury and hatred in someone's blackened soul.

"…Instead of taking it, Ryu gave him a surprise punch SO HARD it ripped his chest open and nearly killed the guy. Dick move, Ryu. Dick move." Boomstick finished sounding disappointed.

"Boomstick has never spoken truer words." Bulma said, then blinked. "And I cannot believe I just said that."

(*Cues: Street Fighter IV - Theme of Evil Ryu*)

"The fight with Sagat left Ryu a changed warrior, this was the first time Ryu discovered the power buried deep within him, the power… of The Satsui no Hado. Literally speaking, the Surge of Murderous Intent."

"Well, I think that answers that." Roshi frowned. "And could you not get any blunter than Surge of Murderous Intent?"

"After seeing what it did to Sagat, I don't think there's anything other than that I would call it." Goku remarked, still not sure how to feel about Ryu's attack.

"Still not as good a name as the diarrhea joke foot." Boomstick commented.

SATSUI NO HADO

- A Form Of Ki Based Around Man's Evil Nature (This freaked out a few of the fighters, and confirmed Vegeta's suspicions)

- Greatly Increases The Speed, Power And Ferocity Of Its User

- Grants Access To The Most Fatal Ansatsuken Technique, The Raging Demon

- Has An Addictive Quality, Making It Hard To Turn Away From

- Causes Hair To Turn Red, Eyes Glow White And Teeth To Sharpen

- Literally Strips Its User Of Their Humanity

"A Ki form based on man's evil nature…" Gohan read in shock, before turning to his dad and Vegeta. "You don't think…"

"I don't know." Vegeta shook his head. "Still, this isn't something any of us should try and figure out."

When Vegeta was telling people something may be a dangerous idea, it hit home to everyone around him that this wasn't something to mess with. Even Vegeta seemed genuinely unnerved by it.

"So, do you think Akuma was in this form like… constantly?" Trunks asked.

"I could believe it." Goku nodded. "His hair, his eyes, the fact that he killed his own brother… I think whoever Akuma used to be is long gone."

"There isn't a form of this that any of you know of, right?" Chi-Chi asked rather unnerved by what Ryu now looked like.

"Not that I know of, and if there is… may the Gods help us." Piccolo said solemnly, deep in thought.

Skorch was fast asleep when something shot by him in his dreams. It looked like someone he knew, one of the Z-Fighters? He couldn't tell… All he could see was that they were dressed in all black.

"The Satsui no Hado gives Ryu incredible power but at the expense of his humanity. He can tap a portion of this power to safely enhance his attacks." Wiz explained as Ryu was shown fighting, clearly without the Satsui having fully taken over.

"That just seems like a bad idea…" Roshi remarked.

"However, should his desire to win become so great he would even commit murder. The Satsui no Hado can overwhelm him and he will lose control becoming Evil Ryu." Wiz concluded, showing Ryu looking shockingly close to Akuma. With red hair, white eyes, fangs, everything.

"Now we're talking!" Boomstick exclaimed.

"In many regards, Evil Ryu is Ryu's powers pushed to eleven. He has enormous power and durability, even to the point of almost being immortal in this form. He can even blast a skyscraper into smithereens without breaking a sweat."

Everyone watched as the now evil Ryu unleashed a single blast, and an entire skyscraper cane crumbling to the ground. That mount of power was impressive, firghtening concerning, and somewhat awe-inspiring, all at the same time!

"He gains the power to teleport short distances, including through attacks." Boomstick continued with the analysis. "Even more impressively… or terrifyingly, depending on who you ask, despite Gouken never teaching him this, Evil Ryu can use the Ansatsuken's forbidden technique, the Shun Goku Satsu, more commonly known as the Raging Demon."

(*Cues: Street Fighter IV - Akuma vs. Ryu*)

Ryu once again showed the horrifying power of the Raging Demon on the man named Ken, the screen going black and the insignia appearing on his back.

"When using the Raging Demon, Evil Ryu turns the sins of its victim upon them, inflicting the pain they've caused others before eradicating their soul outright." Wiz continued.

Ryu struck a man wearing all red, who began screaming in agony.

"It is not my fists that will kill you. But your past sins." He growled as the man seemed to be disintegrated.

"…So, dumb question." Goku spoke up, having been questioning something. "What if he uses it on someone who isn't inherently evil? And if it turns the sins of the victim against them, doesn't that technically mean he's not the worst person in the room?"

"I think it doesn't matter who you are or why you use the Raging Demon, the power is beyond what anyone should use." Piccolo answered. "And since its whole purpose is murder, I doubt it cares if someone's a liar or a murderer."

"It was this exact attack, which Akuma, a master of the Dark Hadou, used to murder Ryu's master." Wiz added. "Since then, Akuma has been haunting Ryu, tempting to succumb and fully commit to the dark Satsui No Hado as well, basically, this is "Karate Star Wars"."

"Anyone here know what Star Wars is?" Someone asked.

"I get the feeling it'll be in a later episode." Bulma shrugged.

"Oh, you call everything Star Wars." Boomstick groaned.

"Well, some even speculate that Akuma is Ryu's father." Wiz countered, surprising a few of the fighters.

"That… actually makes a bit too much sense." Gohan began but realized what they were getting at. "Before Akuma became overcome with the Raging Demon, he did kind of look like Ryu… I know it's a stretch, but if the reason Ryu can use so many of the same abilities Akuma can, wouldn't that point to some sort of familial bond?"

"I doubt it." Roshi replied. "It seems like just about anyone can use these powers. The Hadouken is just a Ki attack, so it stands to reason with enough training, anyone could pull it off."

"So, I guess Akuma really is just some sort of weird anomaly." Vegeta conceded. "We know he's Gouken's brother… and that's about it."

"Mother of God...It is "Karate Star Wars"!" Boomstick declared in disbelief.

"Another theory that doesn't hold too much weight is that Akuma is actually Ryu, from a separate timeline." Wiz added.

"Dude. Stop." Boomstick groaned. "With all the timeline crap we're gonna have to deal with when we get to Scorpion… let's just ignore that theory.

"Fair enough." Wiz agreed.

"I mean… I guess he could be him from another timeline." Goku said.

"But wouldn't that mean he's Gouken's brother?" Goten asked.

"…I think I see why they decided not to pursue this."

"But Gouken's teachings instilled a powerful belief in Ryu. If he can resist and shun this dark temptation, he can attain an even greater power."

"What could be more powerful than literal 'Instant Hell Murder'?" Vegeta asked.

"By detaching himself from all emotion, he enters an altered state of consciousness. This boosts his speed, power, and can do all sorts of crazy shit to his abilities."

"This is the Power of Nothingness." Wiz stated. Admittedly, most of the fighters thought that… The Power of Nothingness? Honestly…

"Stupid name!" Boomstick coughed.

"Yeah. Kinda…" Roshi muttered.

POWER OF NOTHINGNESS

- Foil To The Satsui No Hado

- Assembles States Of Being Found In Buddhism

- Brings A Hyperawareness Of The Universe To The User

- Boost's One's Strength And Speed Without Losing Clarity Of Thought

- Causes Eyes To Glow Blue-white

- Can Be Used To Withstand Even The Dreaded Raging Demon (This shocked most of those present, the Raging Demon seemed to be unstoppable, but this form could withstand it?!)

"So, the power of nothingness is like a Super Sayian form a normal human can reach?" Goku asked.

"You seem to be comparing the Super Sayian form to a lot of things recently." Vegeta remarked.

"Well, it's a sort of measure I guess…" Goku shrugged.

"I mean, you may be somewhat right with your statement Goku, but them seems more like a state of mind sort of thing."

"The Power of Nothingness is more focused than the Dark Hado, allowing Ryu complete control over his mind and body. As well, the Power of Nothingness doesn't feed off of a person's negative power. In fact, it's the ying to the Hodo's yang, focusing on self-control and inner peace. Gouken even once used this power to separate himself from his soul in order to survive Akuma's Raging Demon. Surprise! Obi Wan is still alive!"

"Wait. Gouken's still alive?!" Trunks exclaimed.

"Gotta love retcons…" Boomstick muttered.

(*Cues: Marvel Vs Capcom 3 - Theme of Ryu*)

"Even without the Satsui no Hodo or the Power of Nothingness, Ryu is still remarkably tough. He can take on numerous thugs at once, has been impaled and kept fighting, was strong enough to overpower the genetically-created super warrior Seth-"

"Seth? Some sort of ultra-warrior and them call him Seth?" Vegeta asked in disappointment.

"Oh yeah. He's also fast enough to dodge point blank gunfire!" Boomstick added as Ryu did just that.

"Yet as Evil Ryu his aura's so strong he can just walk through bullets." Wiz added as Evil Ryu was seen approaching two men firing at him. The bullets tore through him… but seemed to have no effect on him.

"Your attempts are pathetic." Was all Evil Ryu said before punching a hole clean through one of the soldiers' chests.

"That being said, being the Street Fighter poster boy doesn't mean he's the top world warrior. He's lost a number of matches fair and square against the likes of M. Bison, Oro, and even his best friend Ken. And depending on who you ask, a few of the Marvel characters as well." Boomstick added as some of Ryu's defeats flashed by.

"Hm. Disappointing." Vegeta remarked. "For someone with so much power, I would've assumed he could've won more…"

"The same could be said about you." Roshi then added, making Vegeta turn and look agitated at him. "Is it better to give into evil to ensure victory? Or is defeat a way for a warrior to realize their flaws and improve on them?"

Vegeta was actually left in silence. Thinking over what the old man had said. Admittedly, he had a point, but he still didn't think Ryu could win without going full-force, even if that meant using the Raging Demon.

"In Ryu's defense, many of these losses may stem from his struggle to contain the power of the Dark Satsui no Hado, which is obviously quite difficult to do in the middle of a battle." Wiz added, proving a fair point.

"But if you're around when Ryu unleashes his full potential, stay the hell out of his way!" Boomstick concluded.

"My name is Ryu, and the ultimate power has awakened within me!" Ryu shouted, his fists forming flaming energy as the doors closed. Bulma paused the video and turned to the others.

"He's certainly different from what we've seen before." She remarked.

"I think Ryu might be the most… human." Piccolo nodded. "He's not someone with super powers in the traditional sense, but he also doesn't have them completely under control either. His struggle is one that I think almost anyone can relate to."

"Yeah, just with less instant murder powers." Krillin added.

"I'd kinda like to meet the guy." Goku spoke up. "If the Kamehameha and Hadouken have anything in common, it'd be cool to see which one is stronger."

"I think you'd probably kill him in a straight up fight dad." Goten added. "Unless he turns into Evil Ryu, I don't think there's a chance strength wise he could even hurt you."

"Well, we could still train together." Goku shrugged.

Overall, the feelings were mixed about Ryu. Most of the fighters liked him, and though some of his powers were interesting, but the Satsui no Hado his 'Evil Ryu' side made a few nervous. They also wondered if this 'Scorpion' guy could hold up against him.

When Bulma pressed play, a notice appeared on screen:

Mortal Kombat's timeline is WEIRD. It's gone through at least three reboots and at least one total disregard for more than ten years of stories. With that in mind, we will be mainly focusing on Scorpion's story from Mortal Kombat 1-3, as well as aspects from 9, 10, 11 and Deception. For the most part, the facts will remain unchanged, but Scorpion will have a few new moves, but he hasn't gone through the transformation he did in MK X and 11

Also, don't ask about the Battlewave or Malibu comics… Or the cartoon. Some things are better left to internet critics.

- Wiz and Boomstick

"…alright then." Roshi simply shrugged. Not knowing anything about this 'Mortal Kombat' (aside from what Shang Tsung's battle had told them) and decided to roll with it. Suddenly, the notice was rolled up like a screen as Skorch appeared.

"Hey, uh… Just gonna warn you guys. This gets GORY." The entity said with utmost sincerity. "Just warning you now so Chi-Chi can't get pissed at me later. Bye!"

Before anyone had a chance to question the entity, he had jumped up and pulled the screen down again. Showing a pyramid with a fiery pillar shooting out from the top, and bloody corpses were strewn around.

(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)

"From Earthrealm to Outworld there were few who didn´t fear the ruthless cryomancer clan known as the Lin Kuei." Wiz began as a man in blue was shown forming what at first looked like a Hadouken, but when he his attacker, he was frozen solid instantly.

"Hold on!" Bulma exclaimed. "If they can do that, that means they're altering the temperature and dropping it to negative six-and-a-half-million!"

"Which is…?" Goku blinked in confusion.

"Thirteen thousand times colder than absolute zero! That temperature doesn't even exist!"

"In this world, I guess it does." Piccolo dryly replied.

"No one, except the Shirai Ryu; a clan with some serious balls." Boomstick continued as a group of yellow-clad ninjas were shown standing across from the blue Lin Kuei. "Not only did they defect from the Lin Kuei, but they regularly mock them by wearing obvious pallet-swaps of their clothes, just to tell them to suck it!"

"Admittedly, that does take some balls." Vegeta nodded. "Leaving a clan is one thing, but wearing the same clothes with different colors is just… Wow, that's insulting. I like it."

"So, you're saying we should wear clothes in the opposite colors of Frieza's men?" Goku asked. Vegeta was about to tell him he was an idiot, but he paused.

"That… that actually could work." He admitted under his breath.

"They also like to pull classic pranks like annoying phone calls, short-sheeting their beds, running their underpants up the flag pole, ordering twenty pizzas to their base, TP-ing Lin Kuei homes and constantly slaughtering their loved ones."

What had admittedly started out as something funny turned to the horrific as a gory battle was shown. Heads were sliced off, eyes were gouged out, torsos were impaled, guts were ripped out… Now the fighters realized what Skorch had meant by 'This is gory'.

"Makes sense." Piccolo shrugged. "They abandon them, mock them on a daily basis, what do you expect them to do?"

"Haha, got ´em!"

"Honestly, I can't even be mad at this point." Krillin sighed shaking his head.

"From the Shirai Ryu came Hanzo Hasashi, the hellish ninja of vengeance, fueled by eternal hellfire." Wiz stated as a shot of a man came into view, he wore the yellow clothing of the Shirai Ryu.

BACKGRUOND

- Real Name: Hanzo Hasashi

- Height: 6'2"

- Weight: 210 lbs.

- Physical Age: 32

- General of the Shirai Ryu Clan

- Kombat Styles: Ninjutsu, Pi Gua, Hapkido, and Moi Fah ("They misspelled 'Kombat'." Bulma frowned.)

- Strongly Prefers Foes To Come To Him

- Creator Ed Boon's Favorite Character

"Surprisingly for a warrior so legendary, his origins were remarkably humble. At first. Before he became the stuff of nightmares, he was once an ordinary young child..." Wiz continued, as a shot of a young boy was shown walking with his parents.

"Aww…" Chi-Chi cooed softly.

"...whose father just happened to be a deadly assassin." Wiz added matter-of-factly.

"Kinda wonder what that would've been like." Goten mused. "Your dad kills people for money, and yet… cares for his family?"

"Sometimes bad people do care for their families." Krillin replied. "I've seen it on the force, you kinda feel bad for them."

"In hopes of sparing him from a violent life of regret and murder, Hanzo´s father forbade him from ever joining the clan." Wiz added.

"Well, at least his dad seemed to care for him." Gohan said. "And it seems like his dad tried to do the right thing."

"Unlike potentially getting your kids killed and dragging them into literal wars…" Chi-Chi muttered.

"Did you say something?" Goku asked, looking to his wife.

"No."

"Sorry son, you're not allowed to be awesome." Boomstick said.

"Well, his father's choice is somewhat understandable in this case." Roshi shrugged, taking a drink. "I mean, it seems like these guys didn't have abilities like us or even Ryu, so maybe he was trying to help him not become like the others. It's like with Kratos and his son, he didn't want his kid becoming like him."

"That makes sense." Vegeta nodded in agreement. "But knowing how these fighters' lives tend to go, I get the feeling he's going to end up joining anyways."

(*Cues: Lower Mines/The Pit - Mortal Kombat Deception*)

"However, as time went on, Hanzo became desperate... Why? Nobody knows."

"Probably thought you were never gonna hear that again." Boomstick snarked.

"He needed a way to support not only himself but also his wife and son. Faced with few other options, he reluctantly disobeyed his father and began the life on a ninja assassin."

"Huh. Ten seconds later, that's gotta be a record." Vegeta blinked.

"As a badass ninja, Hanzo is exceptionally skilled in Ninjutsu, Pi Gua, Hapkido and numerous secret Chinese martial arts. He's known for his extreme speed, accuracy and lethal strikes. But it´s his weapon of choice that earned him the nickname Scorpion." Boomstick explained as Hanzo was shown fighting, before opening a cabinet with what looked like a rope with a knife attached to it.

(*Cues: Scorpion's Theme - Mortal Kombat 9*)

"GET OVER HERE!" Scorpion yelled as he the rope blade into (who the fighters assumed) was Sub-Zero, the blade drove deep into his skull, and then Scorpion literally ripped his head clean off with a single yank, then threw a knife at the decapitated head, pinning it to a tree. The eyes seemed to glaze over and roll into the back of his head. Some of the weaker-stomached watchers felt genuinely sick at what they had just seen. It was like Kratos' head-lantern… but somehow more disturbing.

"I warned you." Skorch remarked, appearing from somewhere and sipping on a slushy.

"That… how did…" Gohan began.

"Setting aside the sheer brutality of that, how strong is Scorpion?" Piccolo finally asked. "If he's strong enough to rip a man's head off while it's impaled on a rope blade… That actually explains why he was such a feared assassin."

"You alright?" Goku asked, seeing his wife seemed rather unnerved.

"Yes… It's just… I wasn't expecting that." She finally sighed.

"Hey, we can leave if you want."

"No, I'll be fine." She shook her head.

"While his kunai-in-a-rope is iconic and deadly, I´m more partial to whatever the hell that snake creature is that lives in his hand!"

There were confused and shocked looks as Scorpion's palm seemed to open, and a weird, serpent-like creature came out. This was quickly followed by a box in the bottom left corner, reading:

This only appeared in the 1995 Mortal Kombat Movie. It has never appeared since.

"Well, in whatever form, it impales the opponent and pulls them in close, usually for a sweet uppercut to the jaw."

MOVE SET

Kunai Spear

- Closest Real-life Counterpart Was Called The Rope Dart

- Also, Previously Depicted As A Mace, Or A Serpent Creature

- Hellfire Punch

- Fire Breath

- Leg Takedown

- Flaming Backflip Kick

- Scorpion Sting

- Blades of Doom

- Demon Dash

"Scorpion's Kunai is similar to an ancient assassination weapon used in the Tang dynasty called the Rope Dart." Wiz explained as a man was shown spinning a rope dart around, literally wrapping it around his leg, arm, and moving unnaturally fast, but never seeming to lose balance.

"I wanna learn that!" Trunks exclaimed excitedly.

"It's extremely difficult to master, making Scorpion's finesse all the more impressive." Wiz immediately spoke then.

"Aww…"

"Not to mention you're spinning a knife around. That just seems like you're asking to be hurt." Bulma added.

"But you look like a badass doing it!" Skorch suddenly interjected, falling from the ceiling and landing in a stance before spinning a rope dart around, finishing his demonstration by throwing the rope dart dangerously close to Krillin, but ended up spearing a bag of chips and a soda, pulling them back to him then disappearing.

"Did he just do that to steal our food?" Gohan asked.

"I don't get it. The door is right there." Krillin blinked, looking to the large open doorway.

"He's also professional with several weapons like long swords, twin katanas and axes. But never think if he doesn't have a sword he can't hurt you, because like all great martial artists, sometimes all he needs are his two fists and a really bad day… Which believe me. He friggin' GOT."

"I'd ask what happened, but I think that might be in slightly poor taste, also, I think we're about to find out." Goten frowned, having sensed a pattern in these battles.

Scorpion then slid at his opponent, and used his legs to knock his opponent to the ground.

"Toasty!" A random man announced, appearing in the corner.

"Scorpion's weaponry and kombat prowess were put to the ultimate test by the legendary Lin Kuei warrior Bi-Han, a.k.a. Sub-Zero." Wiz stated, showing Scorpion and Sub-Zero's ferocious battle. However… Scorpion seemed to be losing. Without warning, Sub-Zero froze Scorpion slowly, Hanzo Hashai's body slowly freezing, and it was clear he was dying. "Tragically, in some iterations, Scorpion and Sub-Zero were childhood friends who spared against one another."

"Wow." Goku blinked. "Bulma, you said that kind of cold isn't possible, right?"

"It shouldn't be…" She mused. "But I'm curious how Sub-Zero has these powers."

"Shirai Ryu scum…" Sub-Zero said, showing no remorse for his old friend.

"That's terrifying."

"Their clans had been fighting for years, this seemed to be the inevitable outcome." Vegeta frowned. "Still, it almost feels like cheating if Sub-Zero simply froze him."

(*Cues: Soul Chamber Theme - Mortal Kombat Trilogy*)

"And things didn't go so well for our yellow-clad ninja. Next thing he knew, Scorpion was waking up in the Netherrealm."

Scorpion was shown slowly pulling himself, up, looking around in shock at the sights of impaled bodies and the screams of the damned.

"More commonly known as Hell. Bet you wished you listened to Dad now, then maybe you could have ended up in a happier place, with your murdered wife and kid-" Boomstick said in an almost casual tone.

"Wait- What!?"

"-oh yeah, they're dead too."

Everyone looked in shock at Hanzo's wife and very young child huddled together in fear, both frozen. And tragically, clearly dead.

"I really hope he kills Sub-Zero now." Trunks said through gritted teeth.

"Agreed." Vegeta nodded, genuinely pissed at what he had seen. Sure, he understood that the Lin Kuei and Shari Ryu had been killing each other for ages, but murdering their children… It brought back some memories of events he wanted to keep buried.

Enraged at Sub-Zero for apparently killing all he'd sworn to protect, Scorpion scored a second chance striking a deal with the sorcerer Quan Chi. In exchange for his loyalty, Scorpion was resurrected as a phantom of the Netherrealm."

"I offer you redemption." A man whose entire skin was snow white with odd purple markings was seen speaking to the dead Hanzo. "Fight for the Netherrealm in the Mortal Kombat Tournament, and I shall help you find Sub-Zero. Avenge your brothers, ensure you find peace, for what he did to your family…"

"Sad thing is, I can't tell if this guy is good or bad." Gohan mused. "I mean, yeah, he's in hell. But… I don't want to assume anything yet."

"I have a bad feeling this guy is gonna screw him over like Malebolgia did to Spawn." Krillin added. "It's the old 'Don't make a deal with the devil' kinda thing."

"…will you do that for me? General Hasashi?" The white man asked.

Scorpion looked at his hands, his eyes beginning to glow white, and fire appearing in his hands.

"My name… Is Scorpion." Scorpion declared, looking right up at the camera. Scorpion teleports out of the ground, lands and engulfs himself in flame, roaring in defiance. Now decked out in new armor, with a mask that looked like a scorpion and a black hood.

"Okay, he looks pretty cool." Goku remarked, liking Scorpion's gi and getup.

"And being reborn as a demon of vengeance has its perks. Scorpion can now teleport, summon fire at will and create portals in and out of the Netherrealm he was spawned from, literally dragging others to Hell!"

WRAITH ABILITIES

- Teleportation

- Commonly Used to Surprise Enemies From Behind ("So he can use instant teleportation?" Gohan asked surprised.)

- Netherrealm Portals

- Quick Access To The Underworld And Back At Any Time, And Can Take People With Him

- Control Over Hellfire

- Explosive Fireballs

- Summoning Flames Under His Opponent

- Surrounds Himself In Harmful Flames

- Can Breathe And 'Dash' With Fire

- For A Long Time, Couldn't Die

"Seems like being a wraith kinda gives you some cool powers." Goten mused.

"I get the feeling it would destroy your soul… or humanity… or something." Roshi countered. "These demonic powers tend to do that to ya."

"I'm still unsure if he's a hero or a villain." Chi-Chi remarked. "He seems like he wants to do right by his clan, but he also seems like he'd go to far."

"Whilst there, his +1s can enjoy such tourist locations as Lava Pit and witness the corpse-burning celebration called: The Festival of Torture. Fun times!" Boomstick finished, and there were a few disgusted looks at the bodies impaled on spikes being dropped into lava.

"Wow." Someone finally said.

"The Netherrealm is the source of Scorpion's demonic power and his strength rises simply by his being there." Wiz continued.

"Fascinating." Piccolo said, watching the screen. "That could mean he could effectively never run out of power. He could keep jumping in and out of the Netherrealm."

"Scorpion is so vicious he can perform no fewer than sixteen different Fatalities."

Scorpion threw his kunai into Shang Tsung, then jumped into the air, his chain now glowing white-hot. Scorpion disappeared into the ground, pulling the chain all the way around Tsung, then jumped into the air, and seemed to slice Tsung in half. This was then followed by another shot of Scorpion forming a fire ball and through it through a man's chest, to everyone's disgust the man's heart dropped down into the open hole, still beating. Scorpion then sliced the man's face off and it slowly slid off. The corpse fell to the ground, and the brain began to slide out.

"That's it. I can't watch this." Chi-Chi said matter-of-factly. "That's just… horrific. How could anyone ever come up with something so gruesome?!"

"You call it gruesome, I call it 'awesome!'" Skorch laughed.

"I don't care, I can't watch this, let me know when they fight… hopefully it'll be less horrific…" Chi-Chi muttered, leaving.

"He can rip a person´s head from their body - spine included." Wiz continued as Scorpion was shown tearing a man's head off.

FATALITIES

Toasty!: Scorpion's Signature Fatality. Scorpion Takes Off His Mask, Revealing A Skull Face And Breathes A Long Stream Of Fire, Burning His Opponent To Their Skeleton

Annihilation: Summon Numerous Of His Dead Shirai Ryu Clan Members Rise From The Ground To Utterly Destroy The Opponent

Hand From Hell: Scorpion Raises His Hand To Summon A Giant, Fiery, Skeletal Hand That Grabs The Opponent And Drags Them To Hell, Immolating Them In The Process

Scorpion Sting: Scorpion Morphs Into A Giant Scorpion, Stabs The Victim With The Stinger, And Rips Their Torso With His Tail

Spear Shot: Scorpion Tosses His Spear At The Opponent's Head

Spine Rip: Borrowed Wholesale From His Rival Bi-Han, The Original Sub-Zero, And With An Ironic Twist

Boss Fatality: Scorpion Shoots A Spear Into The Victim Which Pushes And Makes Them Fall Into Lava

Lava Pool: Scorpion Manifests A Pool Of Lava Below Him And Descends Into It Whilst A Second Drags The Opponent In As The Victim Is Burned By The Hellfire

Split Decision: Scorpion Unsheathes His Sword And Slashes His Opponent Through The Waist. And Destroys Their Head.

Nether Gates: Scorpion Takes Out His Spear And Stabs His Opponent In The Chest, Then Wraps It Around The Opponent's Neck. He Then Opens Up A Portal Leading To The Netherrealm Behind Them, And Kicks Them In It

Stop Ahead: Scorpion Emits A Ball Of Flames From His Hand And Fires It Through His Opponent's Chest, He Then Proceeds To Slice Their Face Off

Who's Next?: Scorpion Summons A Pillar Behind Him And Throws His Spear Into His Opponent's Head. He Then Pulls Out His Victim's Head, Throws It Against The Pillar And Impales It There With His Sword

You're Next: Scorpion Covers His Entire Body With Hellfire And Lunges Towards His Opponent, Decapitates Them, And Spears Their Head

Everyone present just looked on in a mixture of disgust, but were also almost impressed… Yet they couldn't quite say why…

"That's not something you just do, that's art right there." Boomstick declared.

"That's disgusting, but also kind of cool." Roshi mused. "I feel like I'm going to hell for saying that though…"

"He can also remove his hood, revealing his true face." Wiz added as Scorpion ripped his hood and face off, revealing a demonic flaming skull.

"AH! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING!?" Boomstick (and a few of the fighters) screamed in terror. "KILL IT WITH FIRE! Er, wait…"

"He can also create portal to the Netherrealm, can destroy a person's whole body, leaving their spine intact until he decapitates them, summon dead clan members to rip the opponent apart, and can even turn into a giant scorpion."

"How original." Vegeta dryly remarked, but was also somewhat interested in how that was possible.

"Or a penguin.' Wiz added.

"Wait. What!?" Goten and Trunks exclaimed in disbelief. But then saw Scorpion turn into a penguin.

"That might be the weirdest thing in this whole franchise… and that's saying something." Boomstick declared.

(*Cues: Lower Mines/The Pit - Mortal Kombat Deception* again)

"Despite his lethal arts, Scorpion is FAR from the strongest Kombatant in the Mortal Kombat tournament." Wiz then said, and a few confused looks were given.

"From what I've seen, how is he not?" Goku asked. "Even against Shang Tsung, Scorpion is clearly faster and deadlier. Not to mention Scorpion's swords seem far more lethal than Shang's."

"Well, they did say there were a lot of weird fighters in the tourna-what the hell is that thing?" Krillin began but trailed off in disbelief at the sight of a nearly twelve-foot, four-armed creature suddenly landed in the fighting ring. He laughed before firing a fire ball at Scorpion.

"He looks kinda familiar." Vegeta added, now seeming much more interested in what was going on.

"But don't think he's a slacker, Scorpion has defeated lethal warriors across multiple worlds. He's conquered sorcerers, demons, cyborgs, Shokan's, necromancers and eventually avenged his death by defeating Bi-Han." Wiz added.

"But… Things kinda get weird here folks." Boomstick said, and everyone could hear him folding his hands as he inhaled. "First off: Raiden, thunder god and protector of Earthrealm made a deal with Scorpion: don't kill Sub-Zero, and he'd try to restore the Shari Ryu."

"How's that confusing?" Goten asked. "It's a pretty sweet deal."

"I should kill you for what you did…" Scorpion seethed, pointing to Sub-Zero in anger. "But I will spare you, for my clan…"

"Don't forget what he did to you Hanzo." Quan Chi said, appearing next to Scorpion.

Quan Chi created an image, showing Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei slaughtering the Shari Ryu, and Sub-Zero was shown slicing Scorpion's family across the gut, then freezing them.

"This Quan Chi guy is lying." Trunks suddenly said, dead serious.

"What makes you say that?" Vegeta asked.

"Quan Chi wanted Scorpion to fight for the Netherrealm, right?" Trunks asked. "He also said he'd help him get revenge. Sure, Sub-Zero's goons probably killed Scorpion and most of his clan. But if these guys were anything like some of the samurai and warriors I've read about, they would most likely follow some form of Bushido."

"You have any idea he was reading all this?" Vegeta asked, looking to Bulma.

"No. He's been spending some time at the library, I had no idea he was learning all this."

"The third rule was Benevolence or Mercy." Trunks then added. "I can get them killing the warriors, it's what they've been training to do. But killing their kids? It just… seems wrong. Also, if Quan Chi wants him to fight for hell…"

"…chances are he's kind of an asshole." Vegeta finished. "That makes sense."

"I wouldn't call these guys Samurai." Roshi added. "They're more like ninjas, but your point stands kid."

"No! That wasn't me!" Sub-Zero exclaimed in disbelief when he saw the images. "Hanzo-"

The scene cut to a group of warriors standing in what looked like a throne room. Suddenly, Scorpion appeared.

"Scorpion?" One of the warriors asked. Scorpion slowly held up the skull and spine of Sub-Zero, but he seemed… sad. He let it fall to the ground, shattering when it hit the floor.

"Figures." Roshi shrugged, taking a drink.

"What?" Gohan asked.

"He finally got what he wanted, but it wouldn't bring him happiness." Roshi remarked, somewhat solemnly. "I feel bad for the guy. Lost his family, his clan, his life, and the one thing he thought could make him happy proved to be a mistake."

"Yeah, that kinda sucks." Gohan nodded.

"Buuuttttttt…" Boomstick began.

"Here we go." Vegeta rolled his eyes.

"…it turns out that that Sub-Zero guy was kind of innocent. The man actually responsible for the death of his family was Quan Chi. Who was disguised as Sub-Zero."

"I can't even laugh. I just feel bad for the guy." Roshi blinked.

"After everything he went through, everything he lost, he ends up serving the guy who took everything from him?" Piccolo remarked.

"Well, hopefully Scorpion figures that out and get revenge." Goten added.

"Yeah, but it he lets revenge consume him, he'll be right back where he started." Goku then spoke. "I'm with you Goten, I really hope Quan Chi gets what's coming to him. But it also could lead to more problems, we don't know what Quan Chi can do."

"…you know, that guy he swore himself to and has been working for this whole time? Man, Scorpion's kinda like the Charlie Brown of Mortal Kombat."

(*Cues: A Charlie Brown Christmas - Christmas Time is Here (Instrumental)*)

Quan Chi knocked Scorpion down a flight of stairs. This got a good number of laughs.

(*Cues: Sub Zero's Theme - Mortal Kombat Legacy*)

"As penance for his mistake, Scorpion dedicated his life after death to protecting the late Sub-Zero's younger brother... Sub-Zero." Wiz continued with his analysis, showing Scorpion fighting alongside a man who looked a lot like Sub-Zero, but had an eye across his right eye, and different closing.

"So, Sub-Zero's brother is named Sub-Zero?" Krillin asked. "Is his dad's name Sub-Zero as well?"

"And here's where things get weird." Boomstick sighed. "See, after the events we just talked about, like, ninety-seven percent of the fighters were killed and brought back as revenants under Quan Chi's control."

"So, Quan Chi can bring the dead back to life as his slaves?" Bulma reasoned. "That's… twisted."

"About twenty years later, things had gotten better for Scorpion actually." Boomstick continued, showing Scorpion was human again. "Thanks to Raiden, Scorpion and a few others were freed from their revenant forms. And he got to keep his powers!"

"That's… pretty good actually." Piccolo reasoned, then frowned. "What went wrong?"

"Scorpion re-formed the Shirai Ryu clan and began training new warriors." Wiz continued, showing the now human scorpion training with a young boy. "However… Scorpion's powers now were powered by his pain and anger, so he had to re-live his worst nightmares in order to use them."

"That's not the worst thing." Bulma reasoned. "He's still got his regular training."

"Then Scorpion decided screw the peace and tranquility he had achieved; Quan Chi was alive and he had to die."

"Reasonable." Vegeta agreed.

"And… he succeeded!" Boomstick said in surprise.

"GET OVER HERE!" Scorpion roared in anger as he impaled Quan Chi with a kunai and pulled him closer, then in slow motion decapitated him.

"Woo! Go scorpion!" Roshi cheered. "Burn in hell you albino freak!"

"Hm. I would've tortured him a bit more, but good on him." Vegeta smirked.

"Hopefully he can finally find peace." Bulma nodded.

"However, when Scorpion killed Quan Chi, anyone who was a revenant was forever stuck as one." Wiz said in a grave tone. Immediately the cheering stopped.

"You gotta be kidding me!" Goku growled in anger.

"This also unleashed the fallen Elder God Shinnok, the God of death." Boomstick sighed. "And even after that was dealt with, Scorpion no longer had the essential immortality he had."

"Until then, if Scorpion ever died of physical attacks, he'd just be sent back to the Netherrealm." Wiz explained. "Now… It's kinda up in the air."

"Well, at least we were able to explain the timeline." Boomstick said matter-of-factly.

"Mortal Kombat 11 then literally re-wrote the entire timeline before erasing everything that happened. For the second or third" Wiz flatly stated. "That's why we're only using Scorpion from Mortal Kombat 1-9."

"Oh c'mon!" Boomstick groaned annoyed. "Ugh… and despite being a total chump to pretty much everyone in the Mortal Kombat universe, Scorpion still found time for shooting three's, hitting homers, and hosting his own cooking show!" Boomstick said as Scorpion was shown playing sports and standing in a kitchen.

"This week on "Cooking with Scorpion", learn about chopping..." A voice over spike as Scorpion wa shown smashing an axe into a chicken. A caption reading "Yes...this is real..." appeared.

"Yeah, I'm not gonna trust anything that guy makes. Does he even eat anymore?" Boomstick asked.

"That's your biggest question?" Bulma asked. "Where'd he learn to cook?"

"I think he forgot to even cook it." Gohan added.

"Aside from his weakness for the culinary arts, Scorpion's win-loss record is not as intimidating as you might think. But consider the outrageous scope of his competition." Wiz remarked, showing some of the fighters Scorpion had gone up against.

"True." Gohan agreed. "If they're anything like Shang Tsung or the four-armed dude, the fact Scorpion's so feared is commendable."

"Any way you look at it, it's tough to be much more of a badass than a fire-breathing skeleton ninja from Hell." Boomstick concluded.

"Very true!" Goten agreed energetically.

"I am Scorpion, vengeance will be mine!" Scorpion shouted as the doors closed.

Bulma paused the video and everyone looked to one another.

"If it was strictly a fight based on martial arts prowess, I believe Ryu would win." Piccolo began. "Scorpion's powers and weapons may give him an edge, but I think Ryu's skills outmatch Scorpion's."

"Sure, but Scorpion's powers are probably going to help him win the fight." Gohan replied.

"What about the Raging Demon?" Vegeta asked. "It's whole point is to turn the victims' sins against them before destroying them. If Ryu can hit Scorpion with him, that's all it should take."

"I agree with Vegeta." Goku nodded. "Ryu's martial arts can help him keep Scorpion unable to get a lethal strike."

"I gotta say Scorpion's going to win though." Gohan shook his head. "If he can take Ryu to the Netherrealm, that's all he needs to do."

In the end, Vegeta, Goku, Goten, and Bulma decided to vote for Ryu, while Roshi, Gohan, and Piccolo were voting for Scorpion. When asked, Chi-Chi begrudgingly admitted that while she like Ryu, she had to say Scorpion might win.

"Alright, the combatants are set. It's time to end this debate once and for all." Wiz stated matter-of-factly.

"IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!" Boomstick declared.

(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)

The doors opened to a mountain side. It was oddly peaceful and quiet, Ryu appeared walking along a dirt path. He finally came to a stop looking down at the valley. There were reddish-leafed trees and some buildings down below.

"So. This is the fabled Fire Garden…" Ryu mused, looking down. "Well, let's see what they have to offer…"

(*Cues: Street Fighter IV - Volcanic Rim Opening Version*)

"GET OVER HERE!"

Ryu didn't turn to where the voice was coming from, but suddenly snapped his hand out and grabbed Scorpion's kunani, the yellow-specter ninja appearing not long after.

"I expected better." Ryu remarked, looking at Scorpion. The latter didn't say anything.

FIGHT!

Scorpion didn't waste any time, suddenly disappearing into flames then trying to strike Ryu from behind. The fighter managed to block them, seemingly having an idea of where Scorpion was coming from. Scorpion began trying to strike Ryu with a series of high-then-low punches, but Ryu seemed to almost recognize the style and knew how to block it.

"Shoryuken!" Ryu shouted, using his signature uppercut attack. It connected with Scorpion's jaw and suddenly zoomed in, showing Scorpion's jaw bone. And a few teeth seemed to be knocked out. The hit knocked Scorpion into the air, but the Shari Ryu grandmaster disappeared into flames again, and came flying out behind Ryu. This time the attack succeeded as Scorpion punched Ryu in the back, before grabbing his leg and flipping him into the air. Without missing a beat, Scorpion performed a spin kick similar to Ryu's. Jumping back, Scorpion seemed to wait for Ryu to make his next move, and Ryu was clearly shocked by what had just happened.

"How did you…" He asked in disbelief.

"Come here!" Scorpion shouted, shooting his Kunani again.

Ryu took a stance and fired a Hadouken at the incoming spear, the energy blast completely disintegrated the spear and seemed to be heading straight for Scorpion. The ninja once again disappeared into fire then reappeared directly in front of Ryu. Scorpion hit Ryu three times in the chest, with the last hit his hand burst into flames and hit Ryu hard, showing an x-ray of Ryu's ribs clearly taking damage form the attack.

"I could do without the anatomy lesson…" Bulma grimaced.

"Just hope they don't break the Bro Code." Roshi spoke up. Bulma and Chi-Chi seemed confused, or didn't want to think about it, while some of the guys realized what he was getting it and sharply inhaled.

Ryu yelled as he finally seemed to snap and hit Scorpion back. He hit Scorpion in the gut, then drove an elbow into the back of his head, followed by the (now infamous) diarrhea kick.

"Tatsumaki Senpukyaku!" Ryu shouted as Scorpion seemed disoriented by the attack, and wasn't able to teleport away this time. The kicks hit the specter, one after another. The second his feet hit the ground, Ryu hit him with a Shoryuken.

"For an undead ninja from hell, he's kind of getting his ass kicked." Gohan said.

Scorpion jumped off of Ryu's chest, giving Ryu a kick to the jaw as he went. While mid-air Scorpion summoned his twin katanas out from thin air and landed. Rushing forward, he seemed to be aiming for Ryu's waist with one of them, and the other one… It was hard to tell. Ryu saw Scorpion coming and took a step back, clearly preparing for something. When Scorpion came within striking distance, Ryu seemed ready to counter the potentially lethal slash across his waist. Only for Scorpion to drop the sword.

"What?" Was collective asked in confusion.

Shulk!

Ryu yelled in pain as Scorpion used the second sword to slash him across his chest. Blood flew upwards, along with the cut as everyone realized what Scorpion had been doing.

"Interesting move." Goku remarked. "I'm surprised Ryu fell for that."

Scorpion went for a lethal blow, bringing the sword towards Ryu's neck, but Ryu seemed more prepared, striking with a single hand, he blocked the sword. This was followed by what looked like a blueish shockwave as energy seemed to surround Ryu's fists.

"KAKKO FUBATSU!" Ryu shouted as he delivered a single, but clearly powerful punch directly into Scorpion's chest. The specter fell to his knees, as if all the energy was knocked out of him. Ryu began charging another powerful blast, wind, and Ki energy seemed to be swirling together. "SHINKU… HADOUKEN!" Ryu shouted as he unleashed a powerful blast which sent Scorpion flying backwards. He landed on his knees and didn't seem to move.

"I don't think that would kill him, but it seems to have hurt him pretty badly." Piccolo frowned. "Actually, I think the only thing that could kill Scorpion would be the Raging Demon."

"Two demons going at each other? That seems like a bad idea." Chi-Chi frowned.

"Yeah, but it'd be awesome." Trunks shrugged.

"Let me finish this…" Ryu growled, walking towards Scorpion. Pulling back to unleash a finishing blow, Scorpion grabbed Ryu's fist as it came towards him. "What?!" Ryu blinked in shock.

"YOU WILL JOIN ME IN HELL!" Scorpion roared, and the two disappeared into fire.

(*Cues: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Rising Action 1*)

Screams of agony and wails of terror could be heard as bodies were burning, being impaled and apart. This was cut off though, when Scorpion and Ryu crashed onto a lava-stone ground.

"Huh." Ryu blinked, casting a quick look around. "Wasn't expecting this…"

Scorpion yelled and fired a demonic fireball at Ryu. The warrior shot a Hadouken in response. Like with the kunani, they crashed into one another and seemed to cancel each other out.

"Neither of us has reached our full potential!" Ryu shouted.

"As if that matters!" Scorpion retorted.

This time thought, Scorpion seemed to have the advantage, he teleported behind Ryu and punched him in the back of the head, then teleported in front of him and pulled off a backflip kick again, but this time his feet were on fire. He landed and slashed Ryu a few more times with his sword before kicking him hard in the chest.

"GET OVER HERE!" Scorpion yelled as he impaled Ryu with a spear. He pulled him back with inhuman force and drove his sword clean through him. Blood flying out from behind Ryu.

"Ouch. That has GOT to hurt…" Goten winced.

"Well, just from judging the entry position of that blade, Scorpion didn't hit Ryu's lungs, but he's probably severed his spine." Bulma frowned. "I'm curious if Ryu is gonna try and get out of this."

"Raging Demon." Vegeta shrugged. "Calling it now."

"You will BURN!" Scorpion yelled, pulling his mask off and revealing his flaming skull head.

"Y'know. Take away the yellow gi and give him a leather jacket and some spikes, maybe a chain… You've got a death metal album cover right there." Krillin said, looking at Scorpion's demonic form. Scorpion unleashed his flaming breath, incinerating Ryu completely. Scorpion watched Ryu burn for a moment, then turned and walked away.

And was immediately hit with a powerful Hadouken.

"WHAT!?" Scorpion roared in anger and fire was suddenly blowing away and replaced with a darker fire. Ryu's eyes opened, revealing there were now a blood red.

"Surprised?" Evil Ryu grinned, revealing his sharp teeth.

"No, not really." Piccolo dryly said. "It'd be a pretty one-sided fight if Ryu couldn't use the move that could potentially one-shot Scorpion."

Scorpion seemed more annoyed than anything, and shot another fireball at Ryu. This time, Ryu simply punched it, and it dissipated.

"I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I'M MADE OF!" Evil Ryu shouted.

The possessed warriors clashed once again, but this time, Ryu had the upper hand. He unleashed a flurry of blows onto Scorpion, following them up with a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, followed up by a Shoryuken. While Scorpion was in the air, Ryu grabbed his foot and slammed him into the ground face-first. Before the specter could move, Ryu stomped of Scorpion's skull, then grabbed him and threw him once again.

"SHINKU… HADOUKEN!" Evil Ryu screamed as he fired another giant Hadouken. It wasn't clear what happened, but then Scorpion literally dashed through the blast. Everyone stared in amazement at that, and a few noted how weird he looked, as his entire body seemed transparent, showing his entire skeleton. He dashed through Ryu, much like how the Raging Demon allowed the user to pass through attacks, then grabbed Ryu by the throat, holding him over a hellfire burst before dropping him and summoning a sword. As he swung down, Ryu performed a kick from the ground then connected with Scorpion's sword, and shattered it. Then hit Scorpion in the chest, showing several of his ribs crack.

"GOTCHA!" Evil Ryu shouted before teleporting behind Scorpion, and the screen went black. There was a flurry of punches, and the Demon's insignia appeared, but when the screen brightened again… Scorpion was gone.

"Wait, he can teleport away from that!?" Goku exclaimed in disbelief.

"Well… Huh. I never thought about that." Roshi blinked.

"Oh, c'mon!" Vegeta yelled exasperated. "How can Scorpion be that fast?!"

"They're in the Netherrealm." Gohan added, and everyone thought it over. "Didn't they say Scorpion's power would continue to grow the longer he remained in the Netherrealm?"

"Yeah, but… They never said there was a limit to that power, right?" Trunks thought.

"Not that I recall."

WHAM!

Scorpion slugged Evil Ryu right across the jaw knocking him back.

"Pathetic." Scorpion growled. He drove the kunani into Ryu, and used it as a sort of lasso, slamming him back and forth into the ground, before spinning him and throwing him towards a wall of spikes. Only to teleport behind Ryu, grab him out of the air and spin before slamming him to the ground, and driving a sword into Ryu's shoulder. Perhaps in shock form the blood loss, or the Satsu No Hado, but Ryu grabbed Scorpion and threw him off of him. However, he seemed to breathe heavily, and the Satsu No Hado seemed to wear off. "Concentrate... I will NOT succumb to evil!" Ryu breathed, Scorpion was preparing for an attack when Ryu's eyes turned white.

"What power is this?!" Scorpion asked, seemingly genuinely surprised. Ryu began summoning another powerful blast as he spoke.

"I walk the path of the true warrior. THIS IS THE POWER OF MANKIND! SHINKU-HADOUKEN!"

Scorpion seemed frozen in awe at the blast, and didn't try to escape. The Shinku-Hadouken consumed Scorpion, and when it dissipated, he was nothing but a charred skeleton.

"Wow. I wasn't expecting that." Goku blinked. "Do you think that could kill him?"

"Maybe. It's not a physical attack in the typical sense, so it may be enough to kill him." Vegeta remarked, thinking it over.

Ryu fell to his knees, breathing heavily. It was clear he was out of energy, but he didn't let the evil consume him.

"I walk a path... with no end." Ryu said quietly.

"How's he gonna get out of the Netherrealm?" Goten suddenly asked.

Before anyone could ask, Scorpion's bones started moving, and Ryu seemed horrified. In a burst of Flame, Scorpion was alive again, wearing his gi, and his skull flaming.

"I WILL CRUSH YOUR BONES!" Scorpion roared.

"Ah, I guess you were wrong." Bulma said flatly, realizing Ryu wasn't going to win.

Ryu got to his feet, only for Scorpion's sword to be thrown at him. It dug into him… vertically, with the top of the sword just beginning to slice his throat.

"Oh no." Chi-Chi winced, having a feeling this was going to be excessively gory.

Scorpion ran forward, and dashed through Ryu again, but stabbed his kunani into him. He then began wrapping the chain around Ryu, forming an 'X' across his chest. Then the chain began to heat up and Ryu screamed in pain as his skin was burned and the sword was forced deeper into his chest. Pulling back on the chains, Scorpion summoned his other sword and proceeded to slice Ryu at the legs, and after a few moments, they began to slide off, bone and muscles clear. Scorpion then yanked on the chains and Ryu was sliced into pieces by the chain and sword, blood and organs flying as his body came apart. Scorpion then kicked Ryu's skull into the air and shot one last kunani at it, it went through the back of his skull and out the front, chunks of his brain clearly attached.

"FATALITY!" A deep voice suddenly shouted. "Scorpion wins!"

"Ugh… That's… that's just disgusting…" Krillin winced.

"I think I see why there was that warning earlier." Goku frowned, a bit taken aback by Ryu's brutal end. Chi-Chi felt sick and honestly had no words. Hell, even Vegeta felt unsettled by just how brutal Scorpion had gotten. It seemed less like defeat in the end, and more like some twisted type of torture that Scorpion enjoyed.

"That was kinda awesome." Trunks commented. "Even with the raging demon, Scorpion somehow came out on top!"

"I think is teleportation was a big advantage there kid." Roshi remarked.

K.O.!

The doors closed, then opened again.

"HOLY CRAP! THAT WAS AWEOSME!" Boomstick exclaimed. "SHOW IT AGAIN!"

"Please don't…"

"While Ryu's martial arts training and control over both the Satsui No Hado and the Power of Nothingness were incredibly powerful, it would take more that pure strength to put Scorpion down."

"But don't think Scorpion had this in the bag for the word go. Ryu had a tactic that would guarantee Hanzo's death, and another that might have. First up, the soul-killing Raging Demon was all Ryu really needed in order to put Scorpion down for good. The issue was, well, Scorpion can teleport, and kinda saw it coming."

"This wouldn't be an issue against someone like Akuma, but Ryu has very little practice with the soul-destroying attack." Wiz continued. "Also, the power of nothingness could have potentially been what Ryu needed, but the second Scorpion transported them both to the Netherrealm, things got bad for him."

"Yeah, no duh." Roshi scoffed. "He died."

The old man's remark got a few stifled laughs forms some the fighters.

"See, the longer Scorpion remains in the Netherrealm, the more powerful he becomes, with np limit to that power."

"So, Ryu lost the second Scorpion grabbed him." Trunks summarized. "How was that a fair fight then? How could Ryu have been expected to be Scorpion if he couldn't bring him onto an even playing field?"

"However, an interesting fact is the Netherrealm actually has more than a few portals out of there." Boomstick added. "It just sucks for Ryu he didn't know that."

"Once trapped in hell with Scorpion, Ryu stood little chance in the long run." Wiz remarked.

"Zero chance if Scorpion just upped and teleported him into a pool of lava, which he could totally do! Scorpion was just too hot to handle.

"Why didn't he just do that?" Goku asked, bewildered.

"He probably believed in some form of a fair fight." Gohan shrugged.

"The Winner is Scorpion." Wiz concluded as the doors closed.

Before anyone could comment on the episode, there was a knock at the door, and Chi-Chi went to answer it. About five seconds later, a nervous: "Goku? Vegeta? You uh… you're gonna wanna see this…" Was heard.

The two sayians looked to one another in confusion, then went to see what was going on. Standing on the door was Dende, and…

"Spawn!?" Goku asked in disbelief.

"Do I know you?" Spawn asked confused.

"No.. but… it's a bit of a story…" Goku chuckled nervously, unsure how to talk with the guy who literally dethroned the creator of the entire world.

"These are the ones who can help?" Spawn asked looking down at Dende.

"No. He's an idiot and he's an asshole." Dende replied, pointing to Goku and Vegeta.

"Then why did you bring me here?!" Spawn growled, clearly agitated by something.

"Because his wife can probably help." Dende added, pointing to Vegeta again.

"Hm."

"Hold on. How did you get here?" Vegeta asked, feeling on edge about… well, Spawn being here.

"I have no idea." Spawn shook his head. "All I know is I was fighting back on my earth, then I just… was here. And all that I heard was 'The worlds are expanding'."

"Hey, who was OHMYGO-" Bulma began but screamed in fear when she saw the towering figure of Spawn standing in the doorway. "Skorch, if this is some kind of joke-"

"Who the hell's Skorch?" Spawn asked.

There was a tense silence for a few moments, then Spawn shook his head.

"That's for the try Dende, but I don't think they can help." Spawn remarked.

"Okay, do you have any idea-" Bulma began.

"Again. NO." Spawn cut her off in annoyance.

"Hey, you don't have to be a jerk about it! What's so important that-"

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR INTERFERING WITH WOMAN!" Spawn roared, ripping off his mask and exposing his true face.

Goku and Vegeta seemed both pissed and shocked, but also unsure about what they could do. They had seen Spawn in the Death Battle… So Vegeta did the most level-headed thing and lunged at Spawn.

Without saying a word, Leetha came to life and grabbed the sayian prince, pinning him to a wall and covering his mouth.

"Look. I'm sorry." Spawn sighed heavily, seemingly collecting himself. "A lot of shit just went down back where I come from. I don't know what'll happen while I'm gone. I believe… I believe I finally purged Violator, at least for now… But I can't expect things to remain calm for longer than a few hours." Bulma listened, understanding where Spawn was coming from.

"I get it." Goku nodded. "You're unsure what the next fight will be."

"Yeah. And unlike the kinda cartoonish stuff I've been seeing here, I'm dealing with creatures from the depts of the ninth circle of hell."

Spawn held out a hand and Leetha let Vegeta go, and returned to Spawn.

"Okay asshole…" Vegeta scowled. "If you wanna-"

"What's Spawn doing here?!" Goten asked in disbelief.

"Again. How do you know me?" Spawn asked, confusion returning to his voice. Everyone now had come to see what was happening, and they were all taken aback by Spawn's appearance.

"We… we have this friend." Goku finally began. "And he's kind of a God? Maybe?"

"He calls himself an entity, a watcher." Piccolo corrected Goku, then decided to tak over. "His name is Skorch. Regardless, he sort of travels throughout the worlds, and he's seen a lot of stuff."

"I've never heard of this… Skorch." Spawn frowned. "But, if he's traveled dimensions… do you think he may be able to help?"

"Maybe…"

"Where is he?" Spawn asked. "Actually, never mind. Look. Can you send me home?" Spawn flatly asked.

"I- I hate to break it to you, but I don't think we can." Bulma frowned. "I mean, we could call Shenron and-" Spawn was about to interrupt and ask another question, when he felt like he was being pulled. Suddenly, an electrified portal seemed to grow behind Spawn. The demon motioned for everyone to move back, and he grabbed one of his guns. Eventually, the portal showed what looked like a basic computer room.

"That's my place alright." Spawn remarked as he felt himself being pulled back into his world. "Good job."

"That wasn't me…"Bulma blinked nervously as the portal closed. There was a silence as everyone tried to process what had just happened, until Gohan broke the silence.

"What was that?" He asked, looking for the entity to get an answer. Everyone else was at a loss for what to do next. Spawn had been here, that wasn't just a hallucination. This could be something bad… Still, it's not like things could get worse…

"Holy crap." Roshi suddenly said, taking his glasses off. "I can't be…"

Everyone moved back to the lunge in confusion, and everyone stared in horror at what the next battle would be. The screen was pink, and on the left was a face no one recognized, but on the right…

"Someone call Hercule. Right. NOW." Bulma ordered.

It was Majin Buu…

Meanwhile Skorch was sitting on the roof of his food truck, looking at a tablet.

"I just… don't… get it!" He muttered. "Maybe some reviews will get my mind cleared. First we have one form 'AdventureKing2017', who wrote:

This was a very cool fight, one of my favs because Goliath is such a badass gargoyle. Everyone must be waiting for the Goku vs Superman death battle. But me? I am waiting for the MASTER ROSHI vs Jiraya :D yaeaaa lets see the turtle hermit throw down don't you think?

Anyway, casual question, what do you think of the recent death battle videos these days? pretty cool if compared to earlier seasons?

"That should be fun when we get to that fight." Skorch nodded. "As for the more recent battles? I'll be real. I'm not digging them. Some of them are just characters I couldn't care less about, like Weiss vs whoever it was, some are just based on series' I don't know too well yet, like Psycho Mob 100, My Hero Academia, and Yu Yu whatever. Then there's some I just really hate. Namely; Deadpool vs The Mask. It should've been easy to make chaotically fun! But… No, just make stupid 4th wall jokes that stopped being funny the first hundred times people have used them. Music was good though. And I really enjoyed Static Shock vs Miles, THAT is Death Battle done right! Next, we have one form 'VolcanicFlare', who wrote:

This story is so much fun to read! And I especially can't wait for when you get to the Kirby vs Majin Buu episode! That one is going to be my favorite chapter!

"Well, you can all stop asking for it. It's the next chapter." Skorch sighed, lying back on the rooftop. "Oh, uh… Not you Flare, I just have a LOT of people asking for it. Next we have a review from 'akeiser45', who wrote:

Now i may not remember much of Gargoyles. and never have i seen the X-Men Animated TV Shows... but yeah i don't think that Beast could win against Goliath...

Great chapter as always. keep up the great work!

"Check it out. The X-Men cartoon was great! Finally, we have one from 'TorrentAB', who wrote:

Ok, so I went back and just realized, Bulma mentions Kirby in chapter 13, but none of the fights have involved Kirby so far, was that a mistake or am I missing something?

"…whoops. My bad."

"Anyhow everyone, next time is gonna be really interesting! It's the most requested battle eon the fic's history! And I hope you'll all enjoy! If I missed your review, don't worry, I read every single one. However, I have a bunch of other stores I need to update, but I'll try not to leave you guys hanging for too long and-"

Skorch paused and looked around, feeling a presence he hadn't in a long while.

"HEY SKORCH!" A voice suddenly shouted. "THIS IS PAYBACK FOR THAT NIGHT IN RIO! KISS MY ASS YOU FLAME-HEADED FREAK!"

"Deadman?" Skorch blinked. "Why would he be here? He usually stuck to his own Death Battle fic… and brought… villains… to…"

Skorch seemed to pale as he realized what Deadman had probably done. There was one villain in all of Dragon Ball Z that Skorch knew Deadman would throw in his face… One he had helped deal with a week or two ago…

"This ain't gonna be good." Skorch muttered.