Chapter 3
Mario: Welcome back, Zelda.
Zelda: Thank you, Mario. Sorry about that.
Mario: It's ok. Sabin and Magus are entering the ring, now. Looks like Sabin is declaring himself the winner before the match has even begun.
Zelda: Alucard doesn't look all that worried. In fact.... Did I just see him yawn???
Mario: Looks like he did. There's the starting bell, and Magus is starting things off with Fire 2!
Zelda: Too bad nobody told Magus that Sabin brought a Fire Shield with him. Sabin's shield has absorbed the fire, and he retaliates with a suplex. Ouch, I bet that hurt.
Mario: Magus recovers, and uses Ice 2. Looks like that Fire Shield couldn't stop that! Sabin doesn't look too happy.
Zelda: Can you blame him? I don't know of anybody who would look happy after being hit on the head by an oversized ice cube! Sabin is casting a spell.
Mario: Magus has disappeared! Sabin must have used Vanish on him. What could Sabin have planned for Magus?
Zelda: Sabin casts Doom! Magus reappears just in time for us to see him collapse to the ground.
Mario: Sabin is declared the winner, and Magus is being carried off to be revived. Don't worry folks, there is a special field in the arena that prevents fatalities. Magus will be fine after a short nap. And on a lighter note, it's time for our first interview.
Zelda: Our first guest is Aerith, from FF7. How are you, dear?
Aerith: I'm great. It's good to be here, Mario and Zelda. Would either of you like to buy some flowers?
Mario: Sure, I'll buy some after the interview. Remind me, ok?
Aerith: You got it.
Zelda: I don't get it. Didn't you get killed by Sephiroth??? How can it be that you're here?
Aerith: What, you've never heard of Life 2? I'm sure the Squaresoft developers haven't.
Zelda: Huh? What's Life 2?
Mario: It's a spell for bringing the dead back to life with max hit points.
Zelda: Oh.
Aerith: Yeah, I can't believe you didn't know that.
Mario: Anyway, How about filling us in on how you did in the prelims?
Aerith: Sure. In my first match, I was put up against Mega Man, but he was disqualified for using an energy weapon.
Zelda: What was he thinking??? All competitors are told the rules.
Aerith: I know. Anyway, my second win was just as easy.
Mario: Who were you up against?
Aerith: Sephiroth. I beat him because I was using my "Make anyone who uses a Masamune, fall out of the ring" materia, and boy was he mad !
Squaresoft developer (rushing in): We at Squaresoft deny all rumors of that materia! It doesn't exist!!! We also deny all rumors of Aerith being brought back from the dead in fanfics! So just disappear, you figment of some weirdo fanfic writer's imagination!
Aerith (throwing out the Sqaresoft developer): Anyway, I lost my third match to Rydia.
Zelda: Grrrrr.... I'll umm, be right back.
Mario: Sit down, Zelda! As for you, Aerith, thank you for talking with us.
Aerith: No problem. Now, how many flowers would you like to buy?
(Commercials play for the TV viewers)
Mario: Welcome back. Next up are Cecil and Alefigazo.
Zelda: Ahem!
Mario: I mean, Cecil and Bob. There's the starting bell.
Zelda: Bob Lunges at Cecil with his spear. Cecil is grazed, and retaliates with his sword to Bob's Midsection.
Mario: Bob is knocked down! The ref is counting.
Zelda: Bob is up at 4! Cecil Swings at Bob again. Bob gets hit, but at least he's still up this time.
Mario: Bob uses his Flammie drum.
Zelda: There goes Flammie. He flew overhead, and is gone now. What was the point of that?
Mario: I have no idea, but Bob looks kinda embarrassed.
Zelda: Cecil is taking the opportunity to attack again. Aww, he missed.
Mario: Bob is really taking that Flammie thing, seriously. Just look at him have at Cecil!
Zelda: He missed! Now he hit! Cecil is on the ground! The ref begins his count.
Mario: Bob isn't stopping! He's grabbing Cecil, and throwing him from the ring! Well, I guess it's a ring out. Bob wins the match!
Aw man, I was hoping Cecil would win. Oh well. Next chapter, the first tier fights come to a close with Crono vs. Edgar, and Ryu vs. the defending champion, Samus Aran.