Hello, I still don't own anything, here's the story while I go cry in peace.
"Well Zeno, good work, it appears that you managed to not place fifth this time," Vlad said already on his way to his room.
"Why you little," Zeno yelled.
"So enlighten us Zeno, who exactly did you fight that was so tough, because I can tell from your score that you lost," Vlad said again. Zeno growled, and then prepared to pounce on the old man, who's powers were currently negated.
"I think I'll leave before things get messy," Mog said disappearing with a nervous grin.
"I'll tell you who I fought, I fought some guy with weird air and water powers," Zeno said.
"You fought the Avatar, no wonder you lost, you weren't any match for him," Azula said glad that she could make fun of him, as she wasn't in last.
"Be quiet, you didn't do so good yourself pretty little princess, who'd you fight," Zeno asked.
"For one you little brat there's more of a difference in our scores than there are between me and Xana, so shut up. And if you want to know who I fought I fought some guy with a sword who could duplicate himself," Azula answered.
"Danny has a sword," Vlad asked. He didn't seem to know that he still couldn't duplicate.
"No, I believe she was referring to Ulrich, one of my enemies," Xana said.
"What makes him so tough. Or do you already rule your world," Azula asked. In her mind there was no way that a kid like him could fare against Xana.
"Oh he's never alone, there are one or two others, but the main reason is this. I have just been able to manifest myself in human form, before I was locked in a supercomputer called Lyoko. Now that I am free my power has multiplied far greater than you could ever count," said Xana.
"And who might I ask did you fight," Vlad asked the only one who had beaten him.
"The entire teen titans, they were pathetic," Xana answered. Slade was surprised, he had apparently beaten the teen titans without much trouble, of course it helped that he knew their weaknesses. "And who did you fight Vlad."
"I never did catch her name, but I believe she was Vexus's foe," he answered. "And who did the rest of you fight."
"I fought some ghost kid, your enemy Vlad," Shego said.
"Yes, how did he do," Vlad asked.
"He could have done better, but I suppose he could have done worse. He was helpful though, I learned that my glow can effect ghosts too," Shego said. Vlad cringed as she said that last part.
"I myself fought against Kim Possible," Slade said.
"Was she difficult," Shego asked.
"Yes, her skill was above you when we left, but now you are stronger than her," Slade said, meaning that he had trained her well. He just hoped that Shego would take it that way, he knew that she was easily angered.
"Good, then I'll have some fun when this thing's over," Shego said. After they had all said who they had fought they reasoned that Vexus must have gotten stuck with Zeno's enemy. He, however, refused to believe that it was Zatch who had fought Vexus, as in his mind he was far too weak, he tried to argue the case that it was another mamodo. For awhile he wanted to believe that it was Zofis that Vexus had fought, as he had heard about Zofis being a threat to the good mamodos. Xana however countered by saying that Zatch's electrical attacks, though weak, would had been incredibly effective against Vexus, as she was metal and would likely had been flying. Zeno pretended to accept this, but deep down he didn't.
Night fell, and with it most of the villains, save for Slade and Shego who were sparing in a gym that Mog had created, were in there room. This is the account of their thoughts, starting with Azula.
'It seems that this tournament is going to be harder to win than I thought, but imagine if I do. I'll prove that I'm better than anyone else in the world, or worlds. Still it's hard to imagine that there are nine other dimensions, all apparently more advanced than our own' . . . 'well, Wuya didn't seem all that advanced though.'
. . . I just realized something, the account of the villains thoughts is putting me to sleep very quickly. So I have decided to skip to the important part. But first I'll go over some minor details. Ah yes, here we. Vlad ticked of Zeno again so everyone had to go to sleep to him pounding on Vlad's door. Azula continued her mental soup opera. Shego and Slade were training, until Shego went to sleep in the lobby not wanting to hear the percussion coming from Vlad's room. Well, that just about covers it. Oh, and Vlad has a black eye, proving that Zeno does have his moments.
. . . Alright, here we go, the interesting part.
"Come in Slade," Xana said hearing the knocking on his door.
"So, have you discovered anything about our gem?"
"Sadly no. However, I have uncovered something about our operation," Xana said hiding back his anger.
"What would that be."
"That were not as secret as we thought. When I destroyed Mog's cameras in the last challenge I saw that he knows about our operation. Fortunately I can erase his mind. However that requires us to-"
"Engage him in combat," Slade said finishing.
"Precisely," Xana said. "I have also discovered how to destroy the gem. What one must do is first separate it, and then destroy all ten pieces at once."
"Good, so why not when we defeat Mog we just take the amulet and be done with it."
"Because, I still have yet to learn how to separate the accursed jewel," Xana said getting up.
"Exactly how do you plan to get to Mog."
"Simple, we go my way. That way our little drummer boy won't notice us," Xana said calling Zeno, the 'little drummer boy'.
"Great, being transferred into data has never been something that I have wanted to do."
"Well then, you better start wanting to do it," Xana said grabbing onto Slade, who was glaring at him angrily, and then, Xana sent them both threw the power lines that the building had been outfitted with. They appeared in Mog's bathroom, and unfortunately for the unlucky pair he happened to be taking a bath at the moment.
"What are you two doing here," Mog yelled.
"Getting shot through the power lines and blinded by you taking your bath," Slade said not fully over being sent through the power lines.
"Well I'm afraid you've both been disqualified," Mog yelled as the bath disappeared.
"Yes, about that. I know that you may think that you control the tournament. But actually, we do. We've just been using you to keep attention away from us," Xana said.
"I do not take that much attention away."
"Naked hairy people can be real attention grabbers," Slade said. Mog instantly looked down thinking he was naked, though he wasn't. Slade took the opportunity to punch Mog straight into a wall.
"That's it," Mog yelled summoning Vexus's missiles. Around two hundred fired at our heroes- um, villains, though all Xana had to do was simply hold up his hand to stop them all.
"Pathetic," Xana said firing an energy beam at Mog which knocked him unconscious, "No wonder your old apprentice, Robin I believe, could beat him. He's more of an idiot than Odd."
"I still say we take the gem and be done with it," Slade said eyeing the jewel.
"Yes, but remember. We still have no idea how to use it, granted Mog doesn't either, but then again, look how he turned out," Xana said.
"Agreed."
"Now then you hairy idiot, this shouldn't hurt a bit. Oh wait, of course it won't, you won't remember it," Xana said sending an electric current that destroyed Mog's memories of their plans.
"Excellent, now if you don't mind I'll walk this time," Slade said leaving before Xana could send him back through the power lines. His way back was somewhat uneventful, save for Zeno getting a black eye from him to match Vlad's, but other than that uneventful. That was until he got to his room were he thought of something that hadn't crossed his mind before. "How can Xana use his powers outside a challenge?"
Dun, Dun, Dun. I only take four reviews, give or take (I prefer give) a few, then I'll update. The question is, what will the next challenge be, and who will be eliminated, not to mention how Xana could use his powers outside a challenge. All will be answered in the next chapter of The Tournament of Villains.