A/N: Can you say CLIMAX? -trumpets-
Oh, and by the way...the titles of the fights are the songs they're singing to, and Cricket and Victor are the only ones who are still stop-motion animation. The rest are normal humans again.
The Fights
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Fight One- Behind These Hazel Eyes (Joe Bermudez/Josh Harris Radio Remix)
Erik and Amanda opened their eyes. Both felt as if they had been hit in the head by a truck.
"Erik..."
Amanda noticed that she was in different clothing. She looked down to find...
She was in a very odd looking outfit. It was a pure white dress with some considerable cleavage, which came to a point. The point had a little white clip with a black heart on it. The dress was short, and her legs were covered in black and white striped tights. On her feet were white rubber boots with black soles which were surprisingly easy to manuever in. The short sleeves were off her shoulders and came about a quarter down to her forearm, and ended in black fabric. The rest of her arm was bare, and she found she was holding a white staff with a black tip at one end. The other end was curled and, when Amanda flicked the staff, a little green spark came off the tip. She found she was wearing a tattered, short black cape and a black and white pointed hat was perched on her head. When looking in one of the many mirrors in the black room they were in, she found that a light black blush was on her suddenly pale cheeks.
Amanda turned to Erik, who groaned and shifted, his eyes opening. He was wearing the exact opposite of what Amanda was wearing, colorwise. He sported dark black robes that fell all the way down to the tips of his black boots, this time with white soles. A small white heart was on his black belt. His sleeves were long and ringed with white, and his staff was white with a black tip, curled at the other end like Amanda's. His gloves were no loinger on his hands. A white hat was on his head, swirled with black.
Realizing something was wrong, his hand flew to the right side of his face, and met diseased skin instead of the reassuring porcelain of his white mask.
"No...!"
A girl's voice boomed over an invisible loudspeaker.
"Sorry, Erik. No masks in this battledome."
Like a cue, a gigantic green monster formed out of the thin air. It's black eyes found the two wizards, and it's smooth skin rippled as it growled deeply.
"You two will be battling envY."
The voice vanished, and the green monster roared, shattering some of the mirrors that were on the wall.
Erik and Amanda exhanged horrified glances and dared to exchange a few whispers.
"How do we kill THAT thing?"
"Heck if I know."
"Music?"
"Shoot."
Both transported themselves through the air onto opposite sides of the monster. Erik snapped his fingers, taking advantage of his new powers, and a little bit of a beat came on. Judging by the jolty guitar, it was clearly a remix he was aiming at.
"Sing!" he mouthed to Amanda as he took aim and dared to shoot a large fireball at envY.
Amanda gulped, and started letting out a few notes. It wasn't long before she let out the first few lyrics.
Seems like just yesterday...you were a part of me...
The monster whirled around to find Amanda. It growled and swiped at Amanda, missing her by about an inch. Amanda grabbed her hat and ran around it, shooting and singing as she went.
I used to stand so tall...I used to be so strong.
Your arms around me tight, everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable, like nothing could go wrong.
She slowed down and allowed the monster to chase her, dodging its blows expertly.
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hangin' on...
She aimed and fired a particularly large spell, which hit envY right in the face. It shrieked in pain and swiped at its face, which now had a large burnmark. Amanda kept going.
Here I am, once again!
I'm torn into pieces!
Can't deny it, can't pretend!
Just thought you were the one!
She took a shot at envY's claw and missed this time, causing the monster to be angered. (While all this was happening, Erik was planning his attack as he stayed behind the monster.)
Broken up, deep inside!
But you won't get to see the tears I cry!
Erik and her switched spots by teleporting. Erik finished for her.
Behind these hazel eyes!
Now he did a constant shooting attack as he ran behind the monster, taking care to let it follow him with its black eyes.
I told you everything...opened up and let you in...
You made me feel alright for once in my life...
Now all that's left of me is what I pretend to be
So together, but so broken up inside.
He used the tip of his staff to take a physical slice at the monster's tail. It shrieked in pain again, so angry now that it chased Erik around the large room that they were locked in.
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hangin' on...
He ran up the wall and flipped off of it, shooting at envY's back as he went. He got two perfect shots in, leaving large, gaping holes where he shot.
Here I am, once again!
I'm torn into pieces!
Can't deny it, can't pretend!
He landed on his feet without making a sound.
Just thought you were the one!
Broken up, deep inside!
The monster finally turned to face it, growling deeper than ever. It had rammed its head into the many walls of mirrors, and a few pieces of glass were stuck in its head.
But you won't get to see the tears I cry!
He touched staffs with Amanda, and they sang together:
Behind these hazel eyes!
Now they transported to spot after spot, taking one shot before moving to another place, hoping to confuse the creature. Both sang together.
Swallow me, then spit me out?
For hating you, I blame myself!
Seeing you, it KILLS me now!
No, I don't cry on the outside...
Both ended up at the same place, right in front of envY. They sang the shrillest, highest notes they could.
Anymooore!
It shrieked louder than ever this time, falling over backwards. It struggled on the ground, failing to get back up on its feet. Erik and Amanda took the opportunity to hack at it, both physically and with magic.
Here I am, once again!
I'm torn into pieces!
Can't deny it, can't pretend!
Just thought you were the one!
Broken up, deep inside!
Erik nodded to Amanda, who ran up to the monster's chest, stopping where its heart was and singing alone.
She plunged her staff deep into the monster's heart, yelling now.
But you won't get to see the tears I CRYYYY!
The monster whimpered, and disappeared, leaving Amanda to fall about 9 feet. She landed hard on the floor, squeaking a little because of the impact.
Erik crossed his arms and finished.
Behind these hazel eyes...
They vanished, leaving the room to melt into shadows.
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Fight Two- What You Waiting For?
Willy stumbled a little bit, groaning. At the same time that he groaned, he heard another one.
Holli.
He tried to cry out, but Holli cried out with him. Both spoke at the same time.
"You're checkered!"
And both looked down at their bodies.
Holli and Willy were in checkered jumpsuits. Not only that, but their skin was checkered in black and white as well, along with their hair. Their eyes were both a shade of black, matching their wild attires. Both sported black and white jester's hats on their heads that, even when they swung their heads, stayed on firmly. The pattern stayed on throughout, as if someone had painted over them without realizing that they were painting on a person.
Both stood together, and noticed that Holli's pattern blended into Willy's perfectly.
The trouble was that they could only move and talk in unison.
"What do we do?"
They took a look around the large room they were in. It was covered in colorful swirls, which meant that they stood out perfectly.
A girl's voice started talking over a loudspeaker.
"Care to scrap with doubT?"
The voice vanished.
A shadow took form in the middle of the large room, its eyes glowing a deep yellow. Its antennas twitched as it gazed upon the pair, and a crooked, barely visible grin came upon its face.
Holli and Willy gulped, and a piano started playing out of nowhere. They sang together.
What an amazing time...
What a family...
How did the years go by?
Now its only me...
They ran to either side of the monster, and stood facing one another across the room. The shadow simply watched from one to the other, wondering in silent amusement what they would do next. The beat became much faster.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...
Both ran under the shadow, slapping hands with one another as they went. Now they circled it, both singing in unison.
Like a cat in heat stuck in a moving car!
A scary conversation, shut my eyes, can't find the brake...
They turned to the thin air and started talking to it like it was a real person.
What if they say that you're a climber?
They turned to the other side, answering for the air.
Naturally I'm worried if I do it alone!
They turned back.
Who really cares, 'cause it's your life, you never know! It could be great!
They both stuck out a hand and touched doubT. It let out a wail, and as they removed their hands, they saw that a checkerboard pattern was left where their hand had been. They looked at their hands, and found that they could move it without having to be in unison with each other; not only that, but it was normal.
They grinned and kept going.
Take a chance 'cause you might grow!
Oh, oh oh...
Now they ran around, connecting every part of their hands with doubT, causing it to wail even more.
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin' for?
Now they tried their arms. Slowly their old arms and hands returned.
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin' for?
Now doubT concentrated on something as the jesters kept ticking and tocking. They heard a hissing voice in their heads.
"Take a chance, you stupid hoe!"
Suddenly they felt weak, like they couldn't go on. But the mental blow wasn't too bad, and they went on, trying not to let doubT hack at their brains.
Like an echopedal, you're repeating yourself!
You know it all by heart, why are you standing in one place?
They heard doubT's voice in their heads as their arms went back to normal with their hands.
"Born to blossom, bloom to PERISH!"
Holli and Willy sneered in unison, blowing the attack off, even though their arms suddenly felt heavy with exhaustion.
Your memory will run out 'cause of your sex chromosome!
They looked at each other and pretended to whisper as they ran up doubT.
I know, it's so messed up how our society all thinks for sure...
They faced doubT again.
Life is short, you're capable!
Oh, oh oh...
The shadow was screaming in their heads as they worked on their feet and legs.
"Look at your watch now!"
Holli and Willy felt confusion clutter their heads. Looking at each other, they replied.
You're still a super hot female!
The confusion was still there, and they tried to fight through it as they finished their feet and legs and tried their torsos.
"You've got your million dollar contract! And I'm still waiting for your hot track!"
Their hearts felt heavy this time, and the confusion became thicker than ever.
Suddenly they thought, "Why am I doing this? This is hopeless!"
They looked at each other for support, and the feeling would leave for a few seconds before returning, allowing them to keep working on their torsos.
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin'
Whatcha waitin' for?
They jumped off the shadow's back. Not only was doubT's back now covered in checkerboard squares, but the only thing that wasn't them was their heads and hair; they had their clothes, their skin, their own actions back. They held hands and kept their eyes glued together as doubT mockingly shouted back.
"Whatcha waitin', whatcha waitin', whatcha waitin', whatcha waitin', whatcha waitin' for?"
They slowly sang together, feeling unattractive now as they worked on their hair and faces.
I can't wait to go back into Japan
Get me lots of brand new fans
Osaka, Tokyo, you Harajuku girls...
All of them returned back; they were now perfectly Holli and Willy again. The hats were even gone. They looked at each other and grinned as they sang together.
Damn, you've got some wicked style...
Go!
They ran around doubT, now physically tearing at its skin...or what's supposed to be its skin. The shadow tried every weapon it had now.
"Look at your watch now!"
Willy yelled at Holli to remove the frown that had come on her face.
"You're still a super hot female!"
The shadow mentally attacked Willy, and he slipped. Holli shouted, "You've got your million dollar contract!"
Willy smiled weakly, and they faced Shadow and shouted.
"AND WE'RE ALL WAITING FOR YOUR HOT TRACK!"
They let Gwen Stefani take over their singing as they focused all of their confusion, hopelessness, and pain upon doubT. Slowly it filtered from their minds, and they felt happy and cheerful once again. The shadow gave a shout as their pain went into it, and it finally collapsed onto the ground as the song faded away and the pair and room vanished.
To this day, they still never finished their song.
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Fight Three- Shut Up
Victor shook his head to clear it. He heard Cricket stretching next to him and an exhausted sigh escaped her mouth. He looked at her, and his eyes widened.
Cricket was dressed as an Arabian thief, as was he. Her pants were a very, very light pink and they were baggy, and she wore white slippers that curled up at the ends. Her thin stomach was exposed, and her shirt matched her pants (light pink, baggy long sleeves) but was decent enough to cover up her chest nicely. A light pink, transparent veil was draped over her mouth, and her hair was pulled into a ponytail. A matching sword was in her bare hands.
He was wearing a long sleeved, white, closed shirt, with one of the sleeves rolled up to show a scarab bug tattoo on his left arm. Gloves with no fingers were on his hands, so his bare fingers poked out of the black leather. A brown, open vest was on top of his shirt, reaching down all the way to his blue pants, which were so long that they were rolled up enough to fully expose his own brown, curled slippers. A sword like Cricket's was in his hand, and he reached up to feel his hair. It was his normal style again, put up with his old bang still sticking out.
He spoke, his English accent still there, even with the new getup. "Cricket, do you have any idea where we are?"
Cricket in response took a look around. "Some really, really big room, bigger than the lunchroom at school. That's saying something."
Victor took a look around as well. "It's freezing in here! There's snow and ice in the corners!"
A girl's voice was heard from nowhere in particular.
"Forget the ice. Check out my friend, feaR."
Something appeared in the middle of the room. It was a giant...
Tarantula? (Forgive me, I'm running out of ideas.)
Its eight eyes were a threatening red, and its "fur" was jet black. Its large pincers snapped open and closed hungrily as it found the thieves.
Victor remembered what Jack had said, and remembered his gift: Bravery. He shook as he glared at the large arachnid, and he barely heard a guitar starting to play rock.
Cricket shouted, "Victor! Go!"
A thought crossed his mind: I have no idea how that giant spider got there. Whatever it is, it's going DOWN.
He started singing as he brandished his sword.
There you go!
You're always so right!
It's all a big show!
It's all about YOU!
He walked toward it fearlessly, looking it straight into its eight eyes. It hissed as he came closer, with his sword still brandished.
You think you know what everyone needs!
You always take time to criticize me!
He bravely took a slash at feaR, and cut part of what was supposedly part of its face. It shrieked and as Victor took off quickly, Cricket jumped from one part of the room, taking over for Victor.
It seems like everyday I make mistakes!
I just can't get it right!
It's like I'm the one you love to hate!
She jumped fromm the wall, her sword out in front of her.
But not today!
Victor and Cricket started slashing at feaR, trying every part they could reach and singing in unison.
So shut up, shut up, shut up!
Don't wanna hear it!
Get out, get out, get out, get out of my way!
Step up, step up, step up, you'll never stop me!
Nothing you say today is gonna bring me down!
There was a small guitar break in which feaR bit them in varios places, injecting not venom, but liquid fear into their arms. They fought off the feeling togethe, now constantly singing together as they kept dodging feaR.
There you go!
You never ask why!
It's all a big lie!
Whatever you do!
They stepped in front of the beast and sung at it.
You think you're special!
Victor spoke up.
But I know!
Then Cricket.
And I know!
Then Victor.
And I know!
Together they sneered in its face.
And we know!
That you're not!
They started bouncing off the walls and ceiling, making feaR lose track of where exactly they were.
You're always there to point out my mistakes!
And shove them in my face!
It's like I'm the one you love to hate!
But not today!
They attacked feaR once again, this time digging the swords into its back, neck, and legs. The beast shrieked in pain and tried to attack the thieves, but they now knew its tactics and dodged expertly.
So shut up, shut up, shut up!
Don't wanna hear it!
Get out, get out, get out, get out of my way!
Step up, step up, step up, you'll never stop me!
Nothing you say today is gonna bring me down!
Is gonna bring me down!
Will never bring me down!
The music slowed down, and Cricket whispered in Victor's ear, "Go on Victor. Get it."
He walked slowly up to feaR, who was whimpering because of the pain but hissed nonetheless in Victor's face. It tried to bite him, but Victor plunged his sword into one of his eyes.
Don't tell me who I should be!
He did two other eyes.
And don't try to tell me what's right for me!
He stabbed another eye, then another, and two more.
Don't tell me what I should do!
He brought his sword up, and shouted.
I don't wanna waste my time!
He stabbed the middle eye deeply, forgetting the beast's cries of pain.
I'll watch you fade awaaaaaay!
He took his sword away, breathing deeply.
So shut up, shut up, shut up, don't wanna hear it.
He quickly sliced off the two fangs as Cricket started slicing the body quickly and expertly.
Get out, get out, get out, get out of my way!
Step up, step up, step up, you'll never stop me!
Nothing you say today is gonna bring me down!
The song finished up as they disappeared, feaR melted away, and the room vanished.
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As for Pebbles...
Pebbles was in a small room, sitting on a chair. She looked back to see that the door she had come through was still locked shut, and she sighed.
"Pebbles?"
She turned to face forward, and saw TK standing in front of her. She smiled wearily.
"Your friends are fighting right now, they should be done soon."
She gulped. "Who are they fighting?"
"They have been split into pairs and given temporary powers. The Opera Ghosts are fighting envY, the Chocolatiers are fighting doubT, and the Victorians are fighting feaR."
"But why aren't I fighting?"
TK smiled again. "Miss Amanda, you'll be getting your fair share of fighting during this sort of quest. Whoever runs Infinity didn't give you a monster to fight, maybe because they're saving you for later, so to speak."
Pebbles nodded. "Okay...are they alright?"
A group of people walked into the room as Pebbles asked this question.
Together they shouted, "Heck yes!"
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A/N: -dies-
