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We now turn into… Mist. Covering the entire studio. However, it then started to clear up to reveal Drake and Ashley still dressed as Alucard and Dhaos respectively.
"Good evening…" Drake introduced with a fake Translyvanian accent. "Welcome back to this scary section!"
Ashley rolled his eyes. "And scary it is."
Drake's smirk vanished before glaring at his friend. "Dude, come on!"
"I am just saying." Ashley said before breathing in and out. "But yes, let's cross that bridge when we get to it. Because there are a LOT of stops on said bridge."
Drake rolled his eyes. "Whatever. But yeah, even for the tournament's standards, this section has been extra crazy. It seems that Xero is right to celebrate Halloween in this section. But again, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's go over the people who have gotten an elimination, but failed to make the cut."
RAINBOW MIKA
NODE: STREET FIGHTER V
ENTERED IN: Section 8; Number 168
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
HEIDERN
NODE: KING OF FIGHTERS XIV
ENTERED IN: Section 10; Number 204
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Now you may be wondering why we put both Mika and Heidern together even though these two and their respective opponents haven't interacted with each other. Like at all?" Drake asked.
Ashley rolled his eyes. "You could thank Beetlejuice from the animated version of his titular show."
"Basically Palutena from Super Smash Bros and Gaia from Battle Arena Toshinden were fighting each other. However, if you know Beetlejuice, you KNOW that he will not settle for a "Normal" section!" Drake smirked.
"He went and literally turned both people into paper airplanes and threw them to two particular fights." Ashley sighed. "In this case, Palutena towards R. Mika and Gaia towards Heidern. The two merely threw them out of the ring without much thought. And that is literally just the start."
"On the flipside, it is pleasantly surprising to see Heidern make a last-minute save for the Ikari Warriors." Drake noted.
"Yes, while not one to brag about, I am still impressed that he has lasted this far. Especially since he didn't saw that much screentime in the main tournament." Ashley agreed. "Also, it is refreshing to see a Street Fighter who isn't Sakura last this long."
"Indeed. Which makes it painful for us to lose both of them, but we WILL cover them." Drake said.
AURON
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/FINAL FANTASY X
ENTERED IN: Section 9; Number 190
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"And proving THE resident badass of Final Fantasy X is Auron!" Drake grinned.
"Indeed, he is proving his worth against the card-wielding assassin, Oswald from King of Fighters XIV." Ashley nodded with a smile. He then sighed. "Though the final attack against him was because of a stray shot."
"Hey, it sucks that it ended so anti-climatically, but what are you going to do?" Drake asked. "That didn't make the battle any less fun."
"True… But even then, during his respectable showing, it seems that Halloween is when his story ends here." Ashley sighed.
KULA DIAMOND
NODE: KING OF FIGHTERS XIV
ENTERED IN: Section 9; Number 191
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"And thus Kula is proving why she is one of the most iconic women in King of Fighters!" Drake grinned.
"Yes, while Falke from Street Fighter V tried to use her mid-range weapon and Psycho Power to overpower Kula, the cyromancer has demonstrated that she is used to fighting people with similar fighting styles!" Ashley agreed. He then paused. "...Permission to go off-topic."
Drake raised an eyebrow. "Permission granted?"
"I still can't believe she used her snowman attack from Regulation A." Ashley noted.
Drake's eyes lit up at this. "I know, right? Though to be fair, Kula having a snowman move IS canon."
Ashley jumped at this. "Come again?"
"Yeah. In XIII. But instead of dropping it on her opponent's head, she uses it as an anti-projectile shield." Drake explained.
"Wow… Kula's ice powers really DOES have variety." Ashley said in awe.
"And then some!" Drake grinned. He then sighed. "But alas, she is the last one to get eliminated this round. But now, let's focus on the people who DID survive the section!"
LUNA LOUD
NODE: THE LOUD HOUSE
ENTERED IN: Section 5; Number 108
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 8
"Holy and unholy magic! She did it! She actually did it!" Ashley exclaimed, putting his hand to his mouth.
"Yeah, she actually managed to tie with Goofy for THE MVP of Tournament of Kikai!" Drake grinned. "But it was close though."
"In terms of her both getting eliminated AND getting killed!" Ashley winced. "She and Ryu were about to be the victim of one of the twisted "manicures" of Vivi from Brain Dead 13. However, even with all of her fatigue, she never gave up and struggled to escape and when Vivi's guard was down, she smacked her behind and sent her out of the ring!"
"So now Luna has even dealt with people that would kill her, proving that she wants to stay!" Drake grinned. "But the question is… Would she be able to keep up this momentum?"
RYU
NODE: STREET FIGHTER V
ENTERED IN: Section 9; Number 212
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Ah, Luna's elimination is the perfect segway into Ryu's own." Ashley said. "Basically, before Vivi interrupted them, he and Luna were fighting each other. However, Buzz from Kingdom Hearts was on the latter's person."
"When Vivi trapped the two in the ropes, Luna dropped Buzz on the ground." Drake said.
"However, Ryu showed some real movie savviness by recognisable that Buzz was actually alive." Ashley noted.
"...Which is weird because Ryu's entire schtick is that he is this old-fashioned warrior. Where and when did he have the time to watch Toy Story?" Drake asked.
"Maybe Ken forced him to watch it?" Ashley shrugged. "Anyway, Ryu not only told Buzz that he knew that he was alive, but also that he would close his eyes so he could use his laser to free him."
"Yeah, and so Buzz does and what does Ryu do? Eliminate him?" Drake asked.
"To be fair, Ryu is probably the only person who caught on to Buzz's act." Ashley pointed out. "Sure, it is not honourable or even in-character for Ryu to do, but if he didn't, Buzz would most likely get a free ride."
"Yeah… I guess." Drake mused. "I wonder if lightning will strike twice with Woody."
"I don't know… If Xero pulls the same stunt he did when he introduced Buzz, people may catch on." Ashley warned.
WOLF O'DONNELL
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/STAR FOX
ENTERED IN: Section 9; Number 193
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
ROSALINA & LUMA
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/SUPER MARIO GALAXY
ENTERED IN: Section 7; Number 138
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 5
INKLING
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/SPLATOON
ENTERED IN: Section 10; Number 202
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
PAINWHEEL
NODE: SKULLGIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 10; Number 205
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
Drake chuckled nervously as Ashley just looked frustrated.
"And while the episode had a lot of highlights, I think this one is the biggest one." Drake chuckled nervously.
Ashley just groaned before holding his head. "Alright, let's just start so we can get through this quicker."
"Okay so basically Mai from King of Fighters XIV was fighting Inkling and Rosalina & Luma and their nodal companion, Lucario were fighting Painwheel and Wolf were fighting his own nodal companions, Marth and Roy." Drake explained. "Also, Joe from King of Fighters XIV has gotten a punishment from the wheel and now he has gotten rancid breath."
"A random fact to point out, but I could assure you that we have our reason for mentioning it." Ashley muttered. "Anyway, Beetlejuice, being Beetlejuice, couldn't help, but try to do something big."
"First off, he breathed his own bad breath, sending the cloud towards the fight between Painwheel and Rosalina, Luma & Lucario." Drake explained. "Because of the visible stench lines coming out of Joe's mouth, Painwheel assumed that it was Joe and attacked him."
"NEXT, when the Super Smash Brothers that were fighting Painwheel tried to go after her to save Joe. However, Beetlejuice threw a banana peel in her path and…" Ashley started before growling. "Okay, can I stop right there? How could Rosalina slip on a banana peel? She is FLOATING."
"...The main way she slipped on Diddy Kong's Down Special banana peel or the minigame, Trip Navigator in Super Mario Party or…" Drake started.
"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT! ANYWAY, Rosalina ended up sliding towards the fight between Wolf, Marth and Roy." Ashley said. "She crashed right into Marth, knocking him out of the ring. Startled by this, Roy ended up tripping over Wolf, who saw this coming and ducked, causing the other Fire Emblem lord to go out of the ring as well."
"Going back to Painwheel, Joe and Lucario, Mai somehow got roped into it for some reason. Though considering her short temper, the reason could be about ANYTHING." Drake said, rolling his eyes. "But yeah, the Inkling realized that she had a great chance to finally get Mai off of her back and rolled her Splat Roller towards the four and rammed into them, sending all four of them out of the ring."
"Well, at least Mai, Painwheel, who was clinging onto Joe and Lucario before getting rammed into, used a footstool jump and sent both of them out of the ring." Ashley muttered.
Drake gave a descending whistle. "I knew that Beetlejuice hated "Normal" things, but to do all of this!"
"I swear, didn't he learn ANYTHING from Bowser Jr. from the Okron Tournament?" Ashley asked.
"To be fair, not only does Beetlejuice have cartoon physics endurance, he LOVES riling people up." Drake admitted.
Ashley just groaned.
BENTLEY
NODE: SLY COOPER
ENTERED IN: Section 10; Number 210
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"See? What did I tell you?" Drake smirked. "Bentley's wheelchair is a super one!"
"Indeed. I thought he would have trouble against a strong woman like Rainbow Mika from Street Fighter V." Ashley said in awe.
"And remember that stray attack that knocked out Oswald which gave Auron from Kingdom Hearts an easy elimination?" Drake asked. "That was Bentley's sleep darts. So Auron decided to return the favour for the free elimination by… Fighting him?"
"Auron is a hero, but he isn't a saint." Ashley reminded. "But yes, Bentley and his chair had demonstrated that he could not only take on a ripped female wrestler, but also a no-nonsense swordsman!"
BOWSER
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/SUPER MARIO BROS
ENTERED IN: Section 9; Number 197
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
"Making up for his… Indirect elimination from the last round is Bowser!" Drake grinned. "Unlike King Dedede who was the Really Big Guy all of the way from Section 1, he has proven why he is worthy of the title!"
"Indeed! He was up against not only Heidern, but also Kula, both from King of Fighters XIV." Ashley agreed. "He was putting up a good fight. But of course, Beetlejuice just HAVE to be Beetlejuice."
"We kinda forgot to mention it, but Beetlejuice stole the Smash Balls of a couple of Smashers and gave one to Jack." Drake explained. "So now, they use it on Heidern and Kula!"
"Bowser, being Bowser, doesn't like to be upstaged so he used his OWN Smash Ball, turning into Giga Bowser and smashing the two King of Fighters people out of the ring." Ashley said. He then sighed. "Unfortunately, he is now cursed because he now has that cursed Smash Ball."
"IS he cursed?" Drake asked, raising an eyebrow. "Technically, Wolf more or less took it before Beetlejuice took it before giving it to Bowser. So the question is, is Bowser cursed, is Wolf cursed or are three of them cursed?"
"Oh Shane, no!" Ashley winced, putting his finger. "I don't even WANT to think too deeply about it!"
BEETLEJUICE
NODE: BEETLEJUICE: THE ANIMATED SERIES
ENTERED IN: Section 10; Number 198
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
JACK SKELLINGTON
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
ENTERED IN: Section 10; Number 199
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"And best for last are the duo of Beetlejuice and Jack!" Drake grinned. "I can't think of a more fitting ending to the fighters of this Halloween section!"
"Might as well because a good chunk of it is pretty much the Beetlejuice show." Ashley said, rolling his eyes.
Drake chuckled nervously. "Now despite putting Beetlejuice and Jack together, we are actually going to talk about the latter's solo match against Simon from Super Smash Bros."
"Unsurprisingly, Simon is no stranger to fighting children of the night. However, Jack has proven to not only be a strong melee fighter with his Soul Robber, but also a strong MAGICAL fighter with his spells from the Kingdom Hearts games!" Ashley agreed.
"Simon fought hard, even saving himself once when Jack knocked him out of the ring, but while he may have fought Dracula, you do NOT mess with the Pumpkin King!" Drake smirked.
"Next, Beetlejuice has done his final trick for the section. And to be fair, despite hating rules, he DOES have some respect for certain traditions." Ashley said. "Particularly the obligatory Limit Break for the section. However, Beetlejuice didn't want to focus on one fight, but instead two."
"Particularly Wario from Super Smash Bros versus the Penguin from DC Comics and Rawk Hawk from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year-Old-Door and Storm from Sonic the Hedgehog." Drake explained. "Beetlejuice and Jack used the latter's Limit Break when he did it with Sora. But considering that Beetlejuice is in the mix, it is more… Halloweeny!"
"The Limit Break was a success, defeating both pairs and making it easy pickings for them to get eliminated." Ashley said before pausing. "With… Beetlejuice eliminating Wario and Rawk Hawk and Jack eliminating the Penguin and Storm, right?"
"Right!" Drake grinned. "Jack Skellington may have gotten the top slot, but Beetlejuice is THE MVP of this section."
Ashley rolled his eyes. "And then some… In any case, we'll say goodbye to Mai, Rawk Hawk, Wario, Rainbow Mika, Lucario, Joe, Roy, Buzz, Palutena, Auron, Kula and Heidern."
"And welcome Beetlejuice, Jack, Inkling, Painwheel, Bentley and Ryu." Drake grinned. "Now let's get into the stats."
CURRENT MVPS
STREET FIGHTER V: Sakura Kasugano - 4 (Eliminated)
KING OF FIGHTERS XIV: Joe Higashi - 3 (Eliminated)
SUPER SMASH BROS: Rosalina & Luma - 6 (Still in the ring)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Big the Cat - 4 (Eliminated)
SPYRO THE DRAGON: Agent 9 - 5 (Eliminated)
SLY COOPER: Murray - 2 (Eliminated)/Bentley - 2 (Still in the ring)
KINGDOM HEARTS: Goofy - 8 (Eliminated)
PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE: Jak & Daxter - 4 (Eliminated)
MEGAMAN: Napalm Man - 1 (Eliminated)/Megaman - 1 (Eliminated)
DC COMICS: Clayface - 2 (Eliminated)/Raven - 2 (Eliminated)
TOKYO MEW MEW: Kisshu Ikasatashi - 4 (Eliminated)
SKULLGIRLS: Parasoul - 3 (Eliminated)
BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN: Eiji Shinto - 1 (Eliminated)/Sofia - 1 (Eliminated)
CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH TIME EXPLOSION: Blossom - 2 (Eliminated)/Mojo Jojo - 2 (Eliminated)
MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Luna Loud - 8 (Still in the ring)
"Not that many changes..." Drake said before grinning. "But with Luna's tying with Goofy, it is quality over quantity."
"Indeed. But the question is, would she be able to survive another round?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know." Drake frowned, putting his hand on his chin. "On one hand, there is only one Big Guy surviving, that being Bowser and his Really Big Guy status is gone."
"On the OTHER hand, spoiler alert: We will be getting two plot-related fighters in the next section." Ashley agreed.
"Also, we don't know what the theme of the next round is." Drake said. "The choices are King of Smashers, Mystery Reserves, Unleash the Despair and Big Guy Blocker."
"Unlike most people, Jack doesn't know what to pick." Ashley said. "So we are left in suspense."
"It can't be helped…" Drake said, grimly before looking at the camera. "This isn't our place to say it, but a tragedy has recently happened to Orange-Ratchet and he is currently trying to deal with it with his family."
"As much as we love this tournament, real life comes first." Ashley said, sadly.
"That's right. So there is a strong chance that the next update will be much later." Drake agreed. With that, he let out a deep sigh. "And thus ends the Halloween section."
"So it does." Ashley said. "Come on, Drake. We have a lot of cleaning to do."
The wizard then smirked.
"Because we have to get ready to practice our golfing later!"
Drake returned the smirk. "Oh hell yeah! Only Mario could get me interested in the old fogey sport! Wally, Catherine, you coming?"
"Are you kidding?" Catherine shouted from off-screen. "We already picked out our outfits!"
"Aye, we will be seeing ya on the green!" Wally added.
Drake nodded before turning to the camera.
"I promise that we will be back when Orange-Ratchet is back, but for now, I hope what we did is more than enough to tide you over until then!"
LINK TO SECTION RESULTS: archiveofourown / works / 25531129 / chapters / 77586944
