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We now return to Drake and Ashley grinning widely at the camera.

"Andddddd we're back! And what did I tell ya?" Drake greeted. "No gimmicks and no wheel does not equal no fun!"

"And hoo boy, there has been a LOT of "fun" to be had here." Ashley said, rolling his eyes. "But first things first, let's cover the fighters who have gotten an elimination."

ZANGIEF

NODE: STREET FIGHTER V

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 221

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

BIG GUY ALERT!

"The Red Cyclone has managed to suck in another victim into his muscled vortex!" Drake grinned.

Ashley looked at his friend and co-host in disbelief. "Seriously?"

"...You would suck at Kayfabe, buddy…" Drake muttered. "Anyway, his next victim was actually Charizard from Super Smash Bros himself!"

"Indeed, Zangief has demonstrated that his boasts about his muscles… Are not just boasts." Ashley noted. "He actually managed to tank the claw swipes and fiery attacks of the fire Pokemon."

"It has gotten to one point that Charizard tried to use one of his signature moves on Zangief, the Seismic Toss, made famous by the anime!" Drake grinned. "The attack landed… Technically."

"But Zangief has shown that he has more stamina than we thought and took advantage of Charizard having his guard down, not expecting his opponent to recover so quickly to eliminate him." Ashley noted. "It seems that he truly lives up to his title and is a strong foe for ANYONE."

"And a certain someone notices this and decides to use indirect ways to get rid of him." Drake said, rolling his eyes. "But I am getting ahead of myself."

PUDDING FONG

NODE: TOKYO MEW MEW

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 224

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

CHOWDER

NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION/CHOWDER

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 225

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

"Once again, we are putting these two together because like stated before, like Donkey & Mushu, it feels sorry to separate these two." Drake said.

"Indeed, the two have proven to be a powerful pair." Ashley noted. "First off, they were double-teaming against Chicken Little from Kingdom Hearts."

"Which on paper should sound like fighting a Goomba, but… Chicken Little has actually proven that he is a decent threat?" Drake asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, while he IS the first summon Sora gets in II, he IS a very useful summon." Ashley noted. "Not unlike Simba in I or Wreck-it Ralph in III."

"And it forces Chowder to use up his Final Smash on him." Drake smirked. "Meaning he finally broke the two-elimination streak CN: PTA has and is now its current sole MVP!"

"Next, they finally realized that Starfire from DC Comics was in another hero group and got talking with each other." Ashley said before frowning. "However, Joker from Super Smash Bros was fighting Starfire at the time and did not appreciate having his current addition to his hare… I mean, team, go interrupted."

"Despite being a little ball of delight this entire time, Pudding is still hurt by the disappearance of Ichigo & Retasu." Drake said before wincing. "And she demonstrated this by showing him what she thought of his actions compared to what is really happening."

"...Do you think they would have gone much further if they didn't have a job to do?" Ashley asked.

"Most definitely." Drake said before sighing. "But while CN: PTE and Tokyo Mew Mew need the eliminations, there are more important things than bragging rights."

TOM

NODE: TOM & JERRY

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 220

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

DONKEY KONG

NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/DONKEY KONG

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 242

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

BIG GUY ALERT!

Drake chuckled nervously. "Just like with Pudding and Chowder, it is impossible to talk about these two apart. Buttttt… For opposite reasons."

"Pretty much." Ashley said, rolling his eyes. "For context, ever since DK first entered the arena, Tom made a bad first impression by accidentally hitting him over the head. So whenever they are not interrupted, they would spend most of the arena having a… Well, chase."

"However, Tom has finally had enough and decided to fight back and he actually proved that like Jerry, he could fight back while provoked." Drake noted. He then smirked. "Heh. Those two have a lot more in common than they would like to admit."

Ashley actually laughed at this. He then sighed. "Anyway, the match got so intense that they ended up brawling right out of the ring. No, really, they literally fought in a fight cloud and ended up moving out of the arena. So… Technically, they eliminated each other?"

"It wouldn't be the first time it happened." Drake pointed out. "It happened to Pichu and Landis from the second Megamix Tournament."

"Ah, fair enough." Ashley said before sighing. "Also, this would be the part where I would say that DK would be another victim of the cursed Smash Ball, but…"

"Wait, wait, WAIT!" Drake said with a big grin on his face. "Not yet! You can eat crow later!"

Ashley rolled his eyes. "But other than that… I noticed that all of the fighters that have gotten an elimination, but still didn't survive have all gotten two eliminations."

"Yeah, I noticed that too." Drake mused. He then smirked. "Well, at least it showed that they are willing to go down fighting!"

"Indeed!" Ashley smiled. "Well, let's go to the people who DID survive the section!"

BENTLEY

NODE: SLY COOPER

ENTERED IN: Section 10; Number 210

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4

"Literally from the tip of his shell, but Bentley continued to show us that he is a survivor!" Drake grinned.

"Indeed, while not on his own as he was forced to ask Ratchet & Clank and Menat from Street Fighter V to help cover him against Robo-Fortune from Skullgirls." Ashley nodded. "However, he does so to hack her brain. ...Wait, is that even allowed?"

"I've seen weirder things." Drake shrugged. "And like the super-genius he is, he did it and knocked her out of the ring!"

"...How did he manage to do that?" Ashley asked.

"Probably the same way Coco Bandicoot managed to hack Nash's brain in Crash Nitro Kart." Drake said, waving it off.

RATCHET & CLANK

NODE: PLAYSTATION ALL-STAR RUMBLE/RATCHET & CLANK

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 222

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

"Speak of the devil…" Drake said before wincing. "While Ratchet & Clank had a great round last time, that doesn't mean they are… Immune to clumsy rounds."

"Yes, while they were helping cover the aforementioned Bentley, Robo-Fortune has proven why she needed to be triple-teamed on." Ashley nodded. "She knocked Ratchet into Menat from Street Fighter V. Even though it was Ratchet who has gotten the elimination, that was clearly a Robo-Fortune moment."

"But Ratchet & Clank helped avenge Menat by using his Final Smash on Robo-Fortune. Sure, it didn't eliminate her, but it gave Bentley more than enough time to hack her." Drake said. "Plus, he had fun making Robo-Fortune run for the hills."

"Well, not the strongest round, but still more than what the other PSASBR fighters have done so far." Ashley smiled. He then frowned. "You know the node needs the eliminations."

Drake just sighed. "Again, a subpar roster could ruin a brilliant game."

GRENINJA

NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/POKEMON

ENTERED IN: Section 12; Number 252

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

YURI SAKAZAKI

NODE: KING OF FIGHTERS XIV/ART OF FIGHTING

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 237

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

"ANOTHER results pair-up. There have been a lot of this section." Ashley mused.

"Eh. That means time to focus on other things!" Drake said, waving it off. "Anyway, Yuri and Greninja are our Limit Break of the section!"

"Yes, at first, the two were fighting each other." Ashley said. "However, they keep getting interrupted by Daisy from Super Smash Bros and Lucia from Street Fighter V."

"So Yuri and Greninja decided to put their differences aside to perform a Limit Break, knocking the two of them out of the ring!" Drake grinned.

"I noticed that Street Fighter and King of Fighters are making a comeback." Ashley smiled.

"Yeah, despite their slow start, they seem to be getting decent scores every round." Drake nodded. "Not to say downplay Greninja's accomplishments though."

"True. But unlike the Okron Tournament, the Pokemon has been… Relatively tame?" Ashley asked, raising an eyebrow.

"...Must be worn out from said tournament." Drake shrugged. "Or at least the voters are, anyway."

SPYRO THE DRAGON

NODE: SPYRO THE DRAGON

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 232

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4

"Continuing his great streak is THE Spyro!" Drake grinned.

"Indeed, his next elimination was of Vega from Street Fighter V. Despite the latter being known for his literally deadly speed, Spyro has shown that while he is not as fast, he is agile enough to overpower the matador." Ashley said.

"His other elimination is Nakoruru from King of Fighters XIV!" Drake said. "Another speedy fighter with her own attack hawk!"

"Spyro… Ended up literally frying Mamahaha, just like Mushu did to Shan-Qu's hawk." Ashley winced. "After that, he booted him out of the ring. ...With Nakoruru literally jumping in after him."

"...It is shocking, but not that surprising." Drake frowned. "Besides, Edge of Destiny and the third game, where even then, you have to CHOOSE between Mamahama or the wolf, Shikuru, Mamahama have always been together. Even in XIV."

"Ah… So that is why Spyro felt bad. It must have reminded him of him and Sparx." Ashley said, sadly. His eyes widened in realization. "Wait a minute. If Dumbo is allowed to have Timothy with him, why not Spyro and Sparx?"

"Force of habit? I mean, Spyro didn't have Sparx with him in the Battle of the Luminaries." Drake noted.

"But that was because he wasn't even INVITED to the first one. He was an emergency last-minute addition!" Ashley pointed out. "Sparx wasn't even there! So there is no reason to invite him alongside Spyro!"

"True…" Drake said, scratching the back of his head. "Xero has some weird standards."

"You don't have to remind ME twice!" Ashley snapped, pointing to his phone.

Drake just let out a deep sigh.

SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG

NODE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

ENTERED IN: Section 11; Number 226

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

SIMBA

NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/THE LION KING

ENTERED IN: Section 12; Number 251

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

"And here we have our FOURTH double recap!" Drake grinned.

"...Makes you wonder why we didn't do Bentley and Ratchet & Clank together." Ashley muttered.

"Because Ratchet's elimination of Menat was not only an accident, but she was his ally?" Drake shrugged.

Ashley shook his head. "Anyway, the two were having trouble dealing with Chaos, even in his zero form. At the same time, they noticed Kuriboh from Yu-Gi-Oh! Constantly multiplying and even with Crush from Spyro the Dragon trying to smash as many as he could, he just kept multiplying."

"So Simba thought up a plan. He would suggest that Shadow ACTUALLY throws his Chaos Emerald to… Well, Chaos, turning it into his first form." Drake smirked.

"Sure, it sounds crazy, but first things first, they have to lure Kuriboh into Chaos so that they could take advantage of his Detonate move!" Ashley grinned.

Drake blinked twice. "...How did Simba, someone who literally lives in the wild know about Kuriboh's Detonate and not ME?"

"Well, Wally and Catherine DID say that Timon and Pumbaa got their own cartoon." Ashley admitted with a shrug. "Maybe he picked it up during that time?"

Drake paused. "...Simba DID made cameos in that show."

"Anyway, seeing Crush isn't exactly the sociable type, they had to get rid of him first." Ashley said. "So Simba came up behind Crush while he was lumbering around, trying to squash the real Kuriboh, Simba ran behind him and tripped him out of the ring."

"Next, they lured the many Kuribok into Chaos' body so that he would explode and ended up knocking out both of them, making it easy pickings for them." Drake smirked.

"An unorthodox alliance."

NORBERT & DAGGETT

NODE: THE ANGRY BEAVERS

ENTERED IN: Section 12; Number 259

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

Drake immediately smirked before sneering at Ashley who rolled his eyes.

"Well, well, well?" Drake smirked. He then started to type on his phone.

Ashley looked on in disbelief. "Really?"

"Yeah, really!" Drake said before someone answered the phone. "Xero, I know that you and Maurice are already watching this thing, but…"

"No, no, this is MORE than alright!" Xero said. It sounds like he was smirking. "I have been waiting for this ever since I saw what happened in the ring!"

Ashley's eyebrow twitched. "You are insufferable."

"And you have little hope." Drake said. "And not even the type of little hope that Junko likes."

Ashley growled before getting up to his feet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, for this segment, I will go solo on this one to cover Norbert & Daggett from the Angry Beavers." Ashley announced before getting up to his feet. He then mumbled under his breath. "...The curse."

"LOUDER!" Drake roared.

"And they broke the curse!" Ashley shouted.

We now focused on Wally and Catherine who were smirking just as much as Drake.

"For context, it was when DK and Tom were fighting each other. DK tried to use his Smash Ball, but Tom hit it out of his hands and towards the Angry Beavers and right into Daggett's mouth." Ashley continued.

The camera then went back to him before he looked at Drake.

"Actually, before I continue, can I say something?" Ashley asked.

"Fine, but no dilly-dallying!" Drake said.

"...Like I said, Daggett got the Smash Ball by getting it hit into his stomach forcibly." Ashley said. "Does that mean that the source of the curse is taking the Smash Ball WILLINGLY?"

Drake's grin vanished as he started to think. "That's… A good point. The moment it was used, it was because it was done so in a way where it CAN'T get stolen."

"Worst case scenario, they would have been eliminated WITH the Smash Ball." Xero added.

"So now with the means to finally beat the curse, they decided to go over to the fight between Lucina from Super Smash Bros and Nariko from PSASBR and activate it. Using…" Ashley started before picking up his tablet. "Hulks out and sings… His heart out. ...Is that supposed to be a reference to an episode."

"How should I know?" Drake shrugged.

Ashley shook his head. "So yeah, Norbert & Daggett has demonstrated that they are major threats in the ring. If they could break the cursed Smash Ball, they could do anything because they could prove that they could deny all impossibilities!"

With that, everyone started to clap for Ashley. The purple-haired wizard let out a scowl before sitting down with his face turning beet red.

"...Thanks for the show, Drake! I was actually getting annoyed by his pessimism in the last section!" Xero grinned.

With that, he hangs up on Drake who was still smirking.

"Two more fighters to cover… Two more fighters to cover…" Ashley muttered.

PETE

NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/CLASSIC DISNEY SHORTS

ENTERED IN: Section 12; Number 261

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

BIG GUY ALERT!

"Okay, so we have gotten intel from Orange-Ratchet himself on WHY Pete… Did what he did." Drake piped up. "Turns out that he learned about the tournament from Maleficent, but he was ignoring him most of the time."

Ashley turned towards Drake, still blushing. "Really? He completely ignored her on where they were going."

"But to be honest, after the large amount of NOTHING Maleficent did in the third game, I would be hesitant to take what she says seriously too." The vampire muttered, rolling his eyes.

Ashley returned the gesture. "Even then, how did he figure that this was a talent show?"

"Because of the cast doing showy things like Don Octavio, Kisshu, Luna Loud and even Rosalina on occasion." Drake explained before shrugging.

"Okay, but why would he think MALEFICENT would enter a TALENT SHOW?" Ashley asked.

"Again, after 3, I am not going to take what she says seriously." Drake muttered.

Ashley shook his head. "Anywayyyyyy, regardless of this entrance, I think that Pete has managed to turn it around for himself!"

"Yeah, despite fighting in just a tutu, Pete has demonstrated that while rarely winning, he has enough tricks learned over the years to take on the best of them." Drake said before wincing. "She even ended up breaking the Wii Fit Trainer's leg from Super Smash Bros."

"AND he eliminated Zangief with a cheap shot. Normally, we would frown upon that kind of attitude." Ashley frowned before sighing. "But let's face it. He is severely handicapped right now so I guess no one could blame him."

"And spoiler alert: He is going to get his weapons and Kingdom Hearts outfit back." Drake said before pausing. "I still don't know if that is an upgrade or a downgrade."

Ashley rolled his eyes. "Anywayyyyy, if Pete could do this well while he is handicapped, he should do much better when he is fully-prepared this time."

STARFIRE

NODE: DC COMICS/TEEN TITANS

ENTERED IN: Section 12; Number 247

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

"And we end with not a bang, but a… whimper?" Drake asked.

"...Yes, but it is completely justified this time around." Ashley frowned.

"I know, I know. I just didn't know how to phrase it!" Drake insisted. "Anyway, this is another story "fight". Basically, Starfire has found out that Chowder & Pudding are investigating the villain plot so they have spent the majority of the section talking about it. Well, at least after Pudding got rid of Joker."

"In the end, Chowder and Pudding decided to let themselves get eliminated by Starfire so she could reunite with their other ally." Ashley explained.

"So yeah, she got the top slot while doing the least amount of fighting." Drake shrugged. "But hey, this means that this won't be the last time we will see of her. Especially since they are going to be more villains in the next round so look out for her!"

"Kinda an anti-climatic way to end it off, but ah well." Ashley shrugged. "Anyway, we'll say goodbye to Tom, Zangief, Pudding, Chowder & Kimchi, Daisy and DK."

"And welcome Starfire, Simba, Greninja, Norbert & Daggett and Pete!" Drake grinned.

"Heh. I can't believe it took us this long to have a somewhat balanced set." Ashley mused.

"Yeah, five surviving fighters and five new fighters." Drake noted. "Thanos would be proud."

Ashley rolled his eyes. "Anyway… Onto the stats."

CURRENT MVPS

STREET FIGHTER V: Sakura Kasugano - 4 (Eliminated)

KING OF FIGHTERS XIV: Joe Higashi - 3 (Eliminated)/Yuri Sakazaki - 3 (Still in the ring)

SUPER SMASH BROS: Rosalina & Luma - 6 (Eliminated)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Big the Cat - 4 (Eliminated)

SPYRO THE DRAGON: Agent 9 - 5 (Eliminated)

SLY COOPER: Bentley - 4 (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)/Protoman - 1 (Eliminated)

DC COMICS: Clayface - 2 (Eliminated)/Raven - 2 (Eliminated)/Starfire - 2 (Still in the ring)

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: Chowder - 3 (Eliminated)

MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Luna Loud - 9 (Eliminated)

"Well, it took a while, but CN: PTE has finally gotten a character with more than two eliminations." Drake noted.

Ashley blinked twice. "Okay, I could understand PSASBR, but why CN: PTE? Don't they have some of the best cartoon characters of all-time?"

Drake just shrugged. "Hell if I know, but eh. At least it is not like they are getting a decent amount. MY concern is that Starfire and Yuri should join her."

"Starfire. Even without plot relevance, she is very well-loved." Ashley noted before grimacing. "Even with her recent comic. Or rather, her DAUGHTER'S recent comic."

"EW!" Drake (along with Wally and Catherine) yelled in disgust.

"As for Yuri… It is going to be tough." Ashley frowned. "Especially since it is rare for one King of Fighters rep to last more than two sections. She has a large hill ahead of her."

"Speaking of the two ladies, Starfire gets to choose which envelope to pick." Drake noted. "The choices are Mystery Reserves, Big Guy Blocker, You're the Boss and King of Smashers."

"However, Yuri looks like she wants to ask Starfire for her pick seeing that Monokuma did a forceful takeover last round." Ashley said. "Question is would Starfire allow it and regardless of which woman, who would pick it."

"Don't go away, we will be right back with either women's choice and the best batch of fighters!" Drake grinned.

LINK TO SECTION RESULTS: archiveofourown / works / 25531129 / chapters / 80993530