In an instant, everything changed. It was no longer about being the best. It was about keeping the planet from falling into the wrong hands. Bison proved his strength by knocking Link out in one forceful blow. His Psycho Crusher was strong enough to send Link flying for hundreds of miles. Now, it was up to Akuma to take Bison down, as well as his mystery opponent...
Bison: Well, maybe he wasn't suited to fight you after all. Since I can't beat you, he never would've stood a chance. Now, I've come for revenge, Akuma. I considered that elvish fool might turn against me, so I took other measures. I will be getting my revenge, but someone will do it for me. A fighter that has impressive power. Possibly even greater than yours.
Akuma: Don't waste time bragging about how talented of a fighter you've discovered. Just present him and I will see for myself!
Bison: Fine, since you're dying of suspense. Allow me to introduce to you your next opponent. Oh, he's very strong indeed. It took two warriors working together to defeat him in the past. Now he's back and stronger than ever! Also, he's mad about what happened in the past, so this should be an interesting fight.
Bison revealed the fighter that would be Akuma's opponent. He had the body of a reploid. He had a mostly black and white body, but with green around the abdomen. He had eyes completely light blue, with darker blue slashes around them. He also had a red crystal engraved in his forehead. The fighter gripped his energy sword and faced Akuma.
Bison: It is my great pleasure to introduce to you, the mighty Sigma! He was beaten in the past, but what can't kill you can only make you stronger. He's harnessed the power of the Zero Nightmare, a power that nearly crippled him the last time he came in contact with it. His power is unparalleled. Unless, you can actually stand a chance against him.
Akuma: Bison, you can recycle all the opponents in the world. No hunk of scrap metal could ever rival my power.
Sigma: Is that a fact?
Akuma: Yeah. You were beaten by X and Zero. Do you realize their power can't come close to mine?
Sigma: They were the only fighters who will ever beat me. You won't, and after you're dead, this planet is toast!
Bison: Uh... Sigma. The plan is to conquer the planet, not nuke it!
Sigma: Your plan sucks! Conquer the planet and use the humans in experiments, HA! The experiments will kill them anyways, so why not just destroy everything now and get it over with.
Bison: I didn't rebuild you from scratch to disobey my commands! Now do as I say, or I'll...
Sigma: You'll do what, Bison? My power is far greater than yours! Attempt and you'll bite the dust! You had no idea what you were getting yourself into when you rebuild me. You can't begin to comprehend the chaos that will begin.
Bison: SHUT UP! I bring you back to life, and this is how you repay me! You will pay for your treachery!!!
Sigma: Rot in hell.
Sigma drew his energy sword and in a split second, he slashed at Bison. Akuma looked on as he saw Sigma slash at Bison faster than anything he's ever witnessed in his entire life. A little while after Sigma finished his assault, Bison broke into small chunks of flesh. Sigma had diced Bison to bits, and Akuma could barely see it.
Sigma: Use the humans in experiments, ha! From now on, I'm doing this my way. I'm destroying this planet. That is, unless you actually think you can stand up to me.
Akuma: So you beat Bison. He and I are two different warriors, so it doesn't matter much, does it?
Sigma: Let's see if it does...
Sigma phased out. Before Akuma could find him, he was kicked to the side by Sigma. Sigma assaulted Akuma with blazing fast punches that he failed to block. He power punched Akuma down through the ground below and used his eye beams on the area where Akuma was buried underground. Akuma exploded up from underground before the eye beams hit him and causes the fighting area to go pitch black.
Sigma: Oh, this again. It won't do you any good against me.
Since it was pitch black, the fight could not be watched, but grunts between the two fighters could be heard. As the darkness began to fade away, Sigma used an energy orb to blast Akuma away, then sent 3 more after him. Each blast did sizeable damage and Akuma was launched to a mountain.
Sigma: So far, this fight is mildly entertaining. But I'm somewhat disappointed. This is all I can scrounge up from the Earth's champion? This is pathetic!
Akuma (thinking): How could he fight against my Shun Goku Satsu? I am one with the darkness, so that allows me to get around in the nether void. So how did he get the upper hand in there? And what can I do now? I can't believe how much stronger he is over me. I might only be able to defend myself for only a short while longer.
Sigma: Yeah, you might only be able to do that, Akuma.
Akuma: WHAT! How did you read my thoughts?!
Sigma: I don't know why Bison equipped me with a brain link, but it comes in handy. One might say I live off of the fear of others; it's my motivation in life.
Akuma: Grr... right now it's my motivation to short circuit your ass!
Akuma powered up as much as he possibly could. He got ready to use his Messatsu Gou Hadouken. Sigma stood without a care in the world. He knew no matter how much Akuma would power up, he could still take him out. Akuma took advantage of this fact and continued to power up and gather energy for his attack. When he felt he had enough, he fired an incredible blast at Sigma. The blast made contact quite hard and created a mushroom cloud of dust.
Akuma: You were too overconfident in your abilities. But be glad I had to use everything I had to destroy you.
The dust started to settle. Akuma formed a frightened look on his face when he saw a figure standing in the dust.
Sigma: That was everything you had? Then killing you will be easier than I thought.
Akuma had used up all his resources fighting Sigma. But with Sigma still standing and without much damage sustained, can Akuma find some other way to take out Sigma? Is Link still alive, and will he get back in the fight for the Earth? And what about the rest of the Smashers; will they arrive in time to offer their assistance? Stay tuned and find out...
Bison: Well, maybe he wasn't suited to fight you after all. Since I can't beat you, he never would've stood a chance. Now, I've come for revenge, Akuma. I considered that elvish fool might turn against me, so I took other measures. I will be getting my revenge, but someone will do it for me. A fighter that has impressive power. Possibly even greater than yours.
Akuma: Don't waste time bragging about how talented of a fighter you've discovered. Just present him and I will see for myself!
Bison: Fine, since you're dying of suspense. Allow me to introduce to you your next opponent. Oh, he's very strong indeed. It took two warriors working together to defeat him in the past. Now he's back and stronger than ever! Also, he's mad about what happened in the past, so this should be an interesting fight.
Bison revealed the fighter that would be Akuma's opponent. He had the body of a reploid. He had a mostly black and white body, but with green around the abdomen. He had eyes completely light blue, with darker blue slashes around them. He also had a red crystal engraved in his forehead. The fighter gripped his energy sword and faced Akuma.
Bison: It is my great pleasure to introduce to you, the mighty Sigma! He was beaten in the past, but what can't kill you can only make you stronger. He's harnessed the power of the Zero Nightmare, a power that nearly crippled him the last time he came in contact with it. His power is unparalleled. Unless, you can actually stand a chance against him.
Akuma: Bison, you can recycle all the opponents in the world. No hunk of scrap metal could ever rival my power.
Sigma: Is that a fact?
Akuma: Yeah. You were beaten by X and Zero. Do you realize their power can't come close to mine?
Sigma: They were the only fighters who will ever beat me. You won't, and after you're dead, this planet is toast!
Bison: Uh... Sigma. The plan is to conquer the planet, not nuke it!
Sigma: Your plan sucks! Conquer the planet and use the humans in experiments, HA! The experiments will kill them anyways, so why not just destroy everything now and get it over with.
Bison: I didn't rebuild you from scratch to disobey my commands! Now do as I say, or I'll...
Sigma: You'll do what, Bison? My power is far greater than yours! Attempt and you'll bite the dust! You had no idea what you were getting yourself into when you rebuild me. You can't begin to comprehend the chaos that will begin.
Bison: SHUT UP! I bring you back to life, and this is how you repay me! You will pay for your treachery!!!
Sigma: Rot in hell.
Sigma drew his energy sword and in a split second, he slashed at Bison. Akuma looked on as he saw Sigma slash at Bison faster than anything he's ever witnessed in his entire life. A little while after Sigma finished his assault, Bison broke into small chunks of flesh. Sigma had diced Bison to bits, and Akuma could barely see it.
Sigma: Use the humans in experiments, ha! From now on, I'm doing this my way. I'm destroying this planet. That is, unless you actually think you can stand up to me.
Akuma: So you beat Bison. He and I are two different warriors, so it doesn't matter much, does it?
Sigma: Let's see if it does...
Sigma phased out. Before Akuma could find him, he was kicked to the side by Sigma. Sigma assaulted Akuma with blazing fast punches that he failed to block. He power punched Akuma down through the ground below and used his eye beams on the area where Akuma was buried underground. Akuma exploded up from underground before the eye beams hit him and causes the fighting area to go pitch black.
Sigma: Oh, this again. It won't do you any good against me.
Since it was pitch black, the fight could not be watched, but grunts between the two fighters could be heard. As the darkness began to fade away, Sigma used an energy orb to blast Akuma away, then sent 3 more after him. Each blast did sizeable damage and Akuma was launched to a mountain.
Sigma: So far, this fight is mildly entertaining. But I'm somewhat disappointed. This is all I can scrounge up from the Earth's champion? This is pathetic!
Akuma (thinking): How could he fight against my Shun Goku Satsu? I am one with the darkness, so that allows me to get around in the nether void. So how did he get the upper hand in there? And what can I do now? I can't believe how much stronger he is over me. I might only be able to defend myself for only a short while longer.
Sigma: Yeah, you might only be able to do that, Akuma.
Akuma: WHAT! How did you read my thoughts?!
Sigma: I don't know why Bison equipped me with a brain link, but it comes in handy. One might say I live off of the fear of others; it's my motivation in life.
Akuma: Grr... right now it's my motivation to short circuit your ass!
Akuma powered up as much as he possibly could. He got ready to use his Messatsu Gou Hadouken. Sigma stood without a care in the world. He knew no matter how much Akuma would power up, he could still take him out. Akuma took advantage of this fact and continued to power up and gather energy for his attack. When he felt he had enough, he fired an incredible blast at Sigma. The blast made contact quite hard and created a mushroom cloud of dust.
Akuma: You were too overconfident in your abilities. But be glad I had to use everything I had to destroy you.
The dust started to settle. Akuma formed a frightened look on his face when he saw a figure standing in the dust.
Sigma: That was everything you had? Then killing you will be easier than I thought.
Akuma had used up all his resources fighting Sigma. But with Sigma still standing and without much damage sustained, can Akuma find some other way to take out Sigma? Is Link still alive, and will he get back in the fight for the Earth? And what about the rest of the Smashers; will they arrive in time to offer their assistance? Stay tuned and find out...