RPG World Tournament Chapter 2: The Tournament RULES!

Cosmetor: Hello! This is the second chapter, and the first one with a coherent plot. Bonus points to anyone who found the double meaning in the title. I wish to remind everyone that I don't own any of these characters, not even Malapa. I'll tell you what game he's from when his identity is revealed.

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It was truly a spectacular site. The stadium was packed with people of nearly every sentient race in existence. There were workers constantly tinkering with machinery in the stage itself. On one end of the stadium was a massive screen which currently had nothing displayed. On the other end were the rooms that the competitors stayed in between fights. Above those rooms, there was a single throne.

The throne was occupied by what seemed to be a giant, animated, gloved hand. Its thumb was in a support on the back of the chair. It rested its fingers on the throne like a human would rest his arms and legs. Small robotic hands were attatched to the ends of its "arms". One of these hands was holding a microphone. The strange creature raised the microphone to what would be its face and started to speak, its image appearing on the giant screen.

Hand: Greetings to everyone in the stadium, fighter and viewer alike! For those who don't know, my name is Master Hand, and I am both the host and sponsor of the tournament! And now I'll read the rules:

1: All contestants enter in groups of 3. They can also enter alone or in pairs, but those who do so will be grouped up into threes.

2: The fights have one group fight one other, random group. The losing group is eliminated from the tournament, and the winner will proceed to the next round.

3: The groups participating in a fight will be announced when the previous fight ends.

4: All fighters will be fully healed before a fight begins.

5: Once a fighter is down to 0 HP, that player is out of the fight but can be resurrected. When all fighters of a group are down to 0 HP, that group loses unless one member miraculously comes back to life.

6: Anyone who dies will be resurrected by our hired healing crew.

7: All enhancement spells will be dispelled before a battle.

8: Items may be used, but must be provided by the fighters.

9: No attacking the audience!

Master Hand:I think that's all of the rules. The audience will be pleased to know that the tournament has yielded an amazing turnout of 31 teams and 4 loners! And here they are!

The big screen displayed a very long list.

Teams

1:Team Launcher(Mag, Linear, Gre from Evolution)

2:Team Psi(Ness, Paula, Jeff from Earthbound)

3:Team Disney(Sora, Donald, Goofy from Kingdom Hearts)

4:Team Crono(Crono, Marle, Lucca from Crono Trigger)

5:Dragon Knights(Ryu, Nina, Cray from Breath of Fire 4)

6:The Exorcists(Yuri, Alice, Zhuzhen from Shadow Hearts)

7:Baron's Heroes(Cecil, Edge, Rosa from Final Fantasy 4)

8:Warriors of Twilight(Kite, BlackRose, Mistral from .Hack/INFECTION)

9:Team Alis(Alis, Odin, Lutz from Phantasy Star)

10:Team Mario(Mario, Geno, Mallow from Super Mario RPG)

11:Yuna's Guardians(Tidus, Wakka, Yuna from Final Fantasy 10)

12:Radical Dreamers(Serge, Kid, Guile from Chrono Cross)

13:Team Junior(Kotemon, Renamon, Patamon from Digimon World 3)

14:Liberation Army(Tir, Cleo, Pahn from Suikoden)

15:The ARMs(Ashley, Lilka, Brad from Wild ARMs 2)

16:Team Lumina(Musashi from Brave Fencer Musashi and Rue, Mint from Threads of Fate)

17:Team Gobli(Gobli, Mark, Neko from RPG Maker)

18:Team Valkyrie(Lenneth, Arngrim, Jelanda from Valkyrie Profile)

19:Team Seru(Vahn, Noa, Gala from Legend of Legaia)

20:Team Atlamilla(Max, Monica, Steve from Dark Cloud 2)

21:Team Xeno(Fei, Elly Citan from Xenogears)

22:Magic Knights(Hikaru, Umi, Fuu from Magic Knight Rayearth)

23:Blue Rogues(Vyse, Aika, Fina from Skies of Arcadia)

24:Team Chocobo(Chocobo, Mog, Shiroma from Chocobo's Dungeon 2)

25:Team Dragoon(Dart, Shana, Lavitz from Legend of Dragoon)

26:Team Avalanche(Cloud, Barrett, Tifa from Final Fantasy 7)

27:Team SeeD(Squall, Riona, Quistis from Final Fantasy 8)

28:Team Stan(Ari, Rosalyn, Kisling from Okage:Shadow King)

29:Team Arcana(Rooks, Sylph, Teefa from Arcana)

30:Team Djinn(Isaac, Garet, Mia from Golden Sun)

31:Legion of Warriors(Kombat Machine, Patriot, Pyro from Electronica)

Loners

1:Malapa(withheld on request)

2:Benjamin(Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest)

3:Eric(nameless hero from Dragon Warrior 1)

4:Alucard(Castlevania:Symphony of the Night)

Master Hand: Now since the four loners can't decide on a team arrangement, we're going to have a preliminary battle royale between all four fighters! The first one to die is ejected from the tournament! Now let's get things started!

The display screen changed to display a message.

Round 0

Deciding Match for Team Loners

Malapa vs. Benjamin vs. Eric vs. Alucard

The four contestants stepped into the ring and stood in a square formation.

Benjamin was the most prominent figure, standing proudly in his blue armor and wielding the mighty Excalibur.

Eric was similar but less impressive, displaying the weapons used by his ancestor, the legendary hero Loto.

Alucard walked in quietly, wearing the clothes of an English gentleman and carrying a plain fencing saber that nonetheless gave off a near-tangible aura of power.

Malapa was the most normal-looking, and thus actually stood out among the three knightly figures. He wore blue jeans, a trench coat, a hooded cloak that completely concealed his face, and simple shoes.

The display screen changed again, this time to a countdown. Master Hand counted with it.

5!

4!

3!

FIGHT!

Malapa reacted almost instantly, tramsforming into awhite spark, flying over to Eric with amazing speed, and changing back to normal before Eric realized the match had even started. Malapa kept him off balance with a right hook, a jab, and an uppercut, then flew into the air above Eric and slammed him into the ground. Malapa finished him off by firing a blue energy bomb from his head which erupted in a fairly small explosion, leaving only Eric's equipment and no trace of Eric himself. Alucard and Benjamin were amazed by Malapa's speed and power.

Master Hand: Eric was the first to die, so team 32 is Team Loners, made of Malapa, Benjamin and Alucard! And since only Malapa did anything, he gets to be captain!

The four fighters go to there respective hotel rooms. The screen displays Master Hand.

Master Hand: And now here's the post-fight interviews!

Malapa was shown on the screen.

Interviewer: So how do you feel about the match, Malapa?

Malapa: The rest is going to be mich harder. I can sense it.

Interviewer: That's nice. Now, why did you choose to attack Eric?

Malapa: It was him or Ben. Ben is more useful. His different weapons and elemental magic cover my own weakness well.

Interviewer: And that is?

Malapa: Secret.

Interviewer: That's nice. Now on to Alucard.

The screen changes to display Alucard.

Interviewer: What do you think of Malapa?

Alucard: I like his way of fighting. My instincts tell me he's a threat to my life, but I rarely trust my instincts.

Interviewer: Interesting.

Alucard: I also sense another spirit laying dormant in his body.

Interviewer: Uh-huh. Moving on...

The screen shows Benjamin.

Interviewer: So, are you satisfied with this turn of events?

Ben: I'm just glad Malapa got Eric and not me.

Interviewer: Well, that's to be expected.

The screen changes to Eric:

Interviewer: Eric, do you hold a grudge against Malapa at all?

Eric: Nah, I'm not a bad sport. He deserved to go to fight and I didn't. I'm just gonna prepare for next tournament.

Interviewer: Great! Though you may have a while to wait...

Eric: Whatever. That just means more time to train.

The screen changes to display Master Hand again.

Master Hand: And there you have it, folks! Now is the beginning of round 1, and the first real fight in the tournament, Team Mario versus Team Alis!

Round 1

Match 1

Team Mario(Mario, Mallow, Geno from Super Mario RPG) versus Team Alis(Alis, Odin, Lutz from Phantasy Star)

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Cosmetor: Sorry for taking such a long time finishing the second chapter. I had trouble thinking of teams. Now I ask the readers, who do you want to win? Team Mario or Team Alis? Tell me in a review, if you want.

Edit:I had to go back and edit the entire story because Fanfiction.net wouldn't space out the lines unless I did it twice on each line. Does anybudy know how to do that? What I did before doesn't work.