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The camera turned on to a grinning Drake and Ashley.
"Anddddd we are back!" Drake greeted. "And boy do WE have a big section for YOU!"
"Indeed! It's been a while, but the next section has come out and as usual, it has a lot of great stuff!" Ashley nodded. "So let's just dilly-dally and go into it! Starting with the people who have gotten an elimination, but fail to make the cut."
MISS PIGGY
NODE: THE MUPPETS
ENTERED IN: Section 18; Number 370
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
Ashley frowned. "And already we are starting awkwardly."
Drake chuckled nervously. "What Ash meant is that it is hard to talk about Miss Piggy's third elimination without talking about ANOTHER fight."
"I suppose we have to make due." Ashley sighed, shaking his head. "Anyway, Miss Piggy and her soon-to-be elimination, Bark the Polarbear, was actually fighting different opponents. However, Bark's opponents ended up crashing into Miss Piggy, making the latter opponent eliminate him."
"Bark, of course, was pissed by this and tried to return the favour by eliminating Miss Piggy while she was down." Drake said. "Of course, Miss Piggy heard this and got MAD! Not helping Bark kept pushing her buttons. Miss Piggy had enough and "HI-YA"ed him out of the ring."
"...I think this may be the most… Consistent elimination streak we had thus far." Ashley noted, slumping his arms. "On one hand, all three of her eliminations showed that she is NOT one to be trifled with. But… At the same time, it's more than a bit clumsy."
"Just like Miss Piggy!" Drake smirked.
MULAN
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/MULAN
ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 382
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Again, ANOTHER elimination, we have trouble talking about without spoiling another elimination early on." Ashley said, rolling his eyes.
"Basically, it is the aftermath of a fight where Mulan picked up Boingo from Hoodwinked! to throw him out of the ring." Drake explained before frowning. "It is kinda sad that we can't explain that much."
"To be fair, Mulan didn't do that much. She merely threw Boingo out of the ring while the wheel was spinning." Ashley explained.
"Kinda cheap. But Boingo IS the one who eliminated Carmelita Fox sooo…" Drake said before shrugging.
THE PANDA KING
NODE: SLY COOPER
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 403
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Finally, a proper battle we could talk about in full!" Ashley said, rolling his eyes.
Drake chuckled nervously. "So yeah, the Panda King did good, fighting against Ben Tennyson from Cartoon Network: Punch-Time Explosion. With the former using his fireworks and Flame Fu and the latter using his various forms!"
"Unfortunately, as demonstrated in the show, the power in Ben's Omnitrix is not infinite and they ended up malfunctioning." Ashley frowned.
"The Panda King was a honourable fighter and realising that Ben won't be able to repair his Omnitrix in the ring, eliminated him in the form of a Mercy Kill." Drake said before frowning. "Okay, so the eliminations we are showcasing thus far aren't that impressive! But I promise you, things will heat up when we cover the fighter who survived the section!"
MS. FORTUNE
NODE: SKULLGIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 404
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"See? Already an improvement!" Drake said.
"Indeed, Ms. Fortune and the earlier-mentioned Mulan from Kingdom Hearts were using their athleticism and respective weapons at each other!" Ashley nodded. "However strong and witty a warrior Mulan may be, she never faced anyone who uses their literal HEAD as a weapon!"
"And I think Ms. Fortune knew that and took full advantage of that!" Drake grinned. "Also, she has gotten a reward from the wheel. A Smash Ball!"
"I don't know what I am more afraid of…" Ashley muttered. "Her potential Final Smash and the hurricane of puns seeing that she will enter the next section…"
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
NODE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 412
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Hoo boy… Think we are not being detailed with the elimination descriptions thus far, well, don't worry, we have a DOOZY of one for you." Drake said, chuckling nervously.
Ashley rolled his eyes. "Basically, Sonic was fighting PaRappa from Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale. However, the latter was the first victim of the wheel. And what did Monokuma make them do? A rap battle, of course!"
"...Kinda a missed opportunity to not have PaRappa do a rap battle with KNUCKLES, but then again, I don't think Orange-Ratchet planned said rap battle from the start, anyway." Drake mused.
Ashley jumped. "Knuckles RAPPED?"
Drake looked at Ashley in disbelief. "Yes! In his theme song in Sonic Adventure 1 and his levels in Sonic Adventure 2! I even sang one of his songs in the Halloween Section Recap!"
The purple-haired man blinked twice. "But why though?"
"That is definitely a conversation for another time, but for now?" Drake asked before looking at the camera. "Basically, it is like a PaRappa rap where Monokuma raps and Sonic and PaRappa raps after him. This lasted for the entire section!"
"At the end though, PaRappa was exhausted. Despite being from a rapping game, he never rapped for THAT long before." Ashley frowned. "That is in contrast to Sonic who obviously has a lot of stamina due all of the running he's been doing. Poor Sonic has no choice but to eliminate him seeing that PaRappa was literally feverish from all of the rapping."
"Not the best way to get an elimination, but it can't be helped." Drake said, sadly.
SHEEP MAN
NODE: MEGAMAN
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 398
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Already more or less doing more than his battle record in the Battle of the Luminaries is Sheep Man!" Drake grinned.
"Granted, he merely tied his previous record, but HE did survive this section." Ashley admitted before sighing. "But it seems his animosity for the Spyro the Dragon node never changed."
"Organic or robotic, I don't see that many sheep that WOULD tolerate Spyro the Dragon." Drake chuckled nervously. "And Sheila the Kangaroo learned that the hard way."
"Not for lack of trying though. She proved to use her natural jumping and kicking abilities to counter Sheep Man's electromancy." Ashley explained. "She even almost kicked him out of the ring!"
"But Sheep Man used his… Lack of a better word, desperation moved to split himself into four electric clouds and when the final cloud crashed down, Sheep Man took the time to throw Sheila out of the ring." Drake noted.
ELLIS
NODE: BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 410
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
PENNY PROUD
NODE: THE PROUD FAMILY
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 411
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
BUBBLES
NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION/THE POWERPUFF GIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 15; Number 306
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 9
ISABELLE
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/ANIMAL CROSSING
ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 387
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Now you may be wondering why we are covering FOUR fighters at once?" Ashley asked. "Especially since they didn't fight together. At least a four-person group."
"Well, that is because these four decided to form an alliance!" Drake grinned. "At first, Penny and Isabelle were going to double-team Bubbles and Ellis until Penny had the grand idea to have all four of them join forces!"
"While it is kinda a last-minute thing on Penny's part, I think it is a great idea. Ellis is one of the biggest faces of the smallest node in the tournament, Penny and Isabelle are from more light-hearted nodes and while Bubbles is obviously the most popular one, it is clear that fatigue is starting to get to her." Ashley noted. "They have to depend on each other or else they may get destroyed."
"So the ladies went to work by going with their 'original' pairs with Isabelle and Penny interrupting King of Fighters XIV's Benimaru and Playstation All-Star Battle Royale's Kat & Dusty!" Drake explained. "Isabelle and Benimaru were both fighting with each other and while the latter was hesitant about hitting Isabelle because… Well, she is ISABELLE, the adorable pooch demonstrates that she doesn't need to be held back on!"
"Penny's fight with Kat & Dusty on the other hand is much more surprising! Apparently, she had her father's snacks from the Halloween special where she could turn into a buff superhero!" Ashley added.
"AND it is the only snack that Penny actually likes! Seriously, why is THAT fact glossed over in the actual episode!?" Drake exclaimed. "Seriously, it is one of Oscar's prominent facts that he sucks at snack-making!"
"Um, right…" Ashley said, blinking twice. "Anyway, with her super-transformed form, Penny managed to overtake Kat and throw her out of the ring!"
"As for Bubbles and Ellis, they decided to interrupt the fight between Sho from Battle Arena Toshinden and Prince Phillip from Kingdom Hearts." Drake explained. He then paused. "It seems that not even the nodal companions of the new alliance. "
"Well, Sho decides that all's fair in love and war and decides to do a Limit Break with Phillip and to be fair, both men manage to have the girls on the ropes." Ashley noted before shaking his head. "But that was when Monokuma of ALL PEOPLE saved the girls by making Sonic and PaRappa kick some of the fireballs from Sho's part of the Limit Break back at the men. There, it was easy pickings for Bubbles and Ellis to eliminate them."
"It looks like the newly-formed alliance is off to a great start!" Drake grinned. "Also, BUBBLES HAD TIED LUNA LOUD FOR THE MOST ELIMINATIONS PERIOD!"
Ashley winced. "Drake, really!?"
"Aw, come on! It is 100% warranted this time!" The vampire insisted.
"I mean I could understand why, but still…" Ashley said, wringing his finger in the ear. "Hey, can we talk about this after we cover the current MVPs? Knowing you, you will still have a lot to shout about."
"Yeah, you are right. This is more about the alliance than the individual girls, anyway." Drake admitted.
MICKEY MOUSE
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/CLASSIC DISNEY SHORTS
ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 395
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
"Mickey Mouse is still in the house!" Drake grinned. "With another grand elimination!"
"Indeed, this time, it was against his nodal companion, Xigbar!" Ashley smiled. "Though to be fair, he copied his friend's Sora strategy when fighting Xigbar."
"To be fair, even I know that you can't just rush at Xigbar Keyblade-a-swinging. You have to be smart, not strong." Drake said. He then smirked. "Good thing that Mickey is both smart AND strong!"
"Indeed. There is a reason why Death Battle had him fight YODA from Star Wars." Ashley nodded.
ZAKURO FUJIWARA
NODE: TOKYO MEW MEW MEW
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 408
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Heh. I have a feeling that Zakuro would continue the streak of the Mew Mews doing well, but getting THIRD place in the rankings?" Drake asked with a descending whistle.
"Indeed. While her first elimination of Yoshi from Super Smash Bros is more clumsy, her fight against Miss Piggy from the Muppets is more impressive." Ashley noted. He then paused. "Say, since when are they friends?"
"They are in-universe celebrities. They probably met each other at a red carpet event." Drake said, waving it off.
"Yes, but Miss Piggy is from a Muppet live-action comedy skit show and Zakuro is from a magical girl anime!" Ashley pointed out.
"...Dude, seriously, if you are going to question every little thing, you are going to short circuit." Drake frowned. "I am genuinely worried about you overloading when you become my co-host for the third Battle of the Luminaries."
"Oi…" Ashley muttered.
CLICK!
"He says before spending nearly the entire fourth section of said tournament freaking out before fainting." Catherine smirked.
Wally just snickered.
CLICK!
"But yes, despite both women being friends, they didn't hold anything else against each other." Drake grinned. "In terms of strength or words. In the end, Zakuro came out on top."
BUGS BUNNY
NODE: LOONEY TUNES
ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 390
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"What did I tell you? Having a target on his back from being a Big Guy did little to make good ol' Bugs falter!" Drake grinned.
"To be fair, Happy Child from Tokyo Mew Mew, despite the Saint Blue Crusaders' streak, managed to almost do so." Ashley explained. "Not only was he taking full advantage of his teleportation, but also heard Bugs' mind, preventing him from using his usual tricks on him."
"So Bugs did a different yet still classic trick. The good mirror gag." Drake grinned.
"Basically, Bugs acted like a reflection for Happy Child copying all of his moves perfectly." Ashley explained. "Happy Child was able to keep up, but that's all it took him to let down his guard ONCE for Bugs to get the other hand."
"However, his elimination of the Panda King from Sly Cooper was given to him by the latter." Drake frowned.
Ashley blinked twice. "If the Panda King was in charge of the celebration fireworks, why did he enter the tournament if he had such a late draw?"
Drake merely shrugged. "Probably didn't expect him to last the section seeing how well the Sly Cooper gang outside of the main trio did. Also, this is a bit off-topic, but…"
Ashley raised an eyebrow. "But?"
"I don't think the Megamix Tournament and Battle of the Luminaries ever had a firework finale." Drake said.
"Yes, I don't think so either." Ashley nodded before smiling. "Another thing to look forward to when we make our eventual trip to the Crossover Dome!"
"I know, right!?" Drake grinned. "I want to gush more, but we are at the final part!"
TARZAN
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/TARZAN
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 400
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
SAMURAI JACK
NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION/SAMURAI JACK
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 402
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"An odd pair to end on, even though there are a lot of similarities between these two, but bare with us." Ashley said.
"First off, Samurai Jack was fighting Turbo Man from Megaman. However, the lies from Keith from LiEat I were starting to go out of control so the two put away their differences and joined by Mulan and Ms. Fortune decided to get rid of them." Drake explained.
"Samurai Jack decided to go for the head and take out Keith. Unsurprisingly, because Samurai Jack was a skilled warrior and Keith was an… Indirect fighter, the battle didn't take much." Ashley explained. "Keith even surrendered."
"No, it is the SECOND fight where things get complicated." Ashley frowned. "Samurai Jack and Turbo Man have gone back to fighting, but then Gorilla Grodd from DC Comics has mind-jacked Turbo Man. …Okay, how does THAT work? Turbo Man is a ROBOT?"
"After what happened with Psycho Mantis, I tried not to think about that type of thing…" Drake muttered.
"O-Oh, right, sorry…" Ashley frowned.
"It's fine. But yeah. The reason why Grodd brainwashed Turbo Man was to use him as a weapon against Tarzan. NEXT, he freed Turbo Man, only to brainwashed Jack and have him eliminate Turbo Man." Drake said before scoffing. "Prick."
"However, with the help of the Panda King and Bugs, Grodd's psychic powers bounced back at him and he ended up being brainwashed, making it easy pickings for Tarzan to eliminate him." Ashley lamented. "What a depressing way to end up as the top slot fighter."
"Yeah… Especially since he is unconscious right now." Drake frowned before sighing. "Regardless, that is everyone. We'll say goodbye to Yoshi, Kat & Dusty, Miss Piggy, Mulan, Boingo, PaRappa, Ben, Turbo Man, Sheila and the Panda King!"
"And we welcome Sheep Man, Tarzan, Samurai Jack, Ms. Fortune, Zakuro, Ellis, Penny and Sonic!" Ashley smiled. "Now let's go into the stats!"
CURRENT MVPS
STREET FIGHTER V: Sakura Kasugano - 4 (Eliminated)
KING OF FIGHTERS XIV: Yuri Sakazaki - 7 (Eliminated)
SUPER SMASH BROS: Rosalina & Luma - 6 (Eliminated)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Big the Cat - 4 (Eliminated)/Shadow the Hedgehog - 4 (Eliminated)/Doctor Eggman - 4 (Eliminated)/Cream the Rabbit - 4 (Eliminated)
SPYRO THE DRAGON: Agent 9 - 5 (Eliminated)/Spyro the Dragon - 5 (Eliminated)
SLY COOPER: Bentley - 4 (Eliminated)/Sly Cooper - 4 (Eliminated)
KINGDOM HEARTS: Goofy - 8 (Eliminated)/Donald Duck - 8 (Eliminated)
PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE: Jak & Daxter - 4 (Eliminated)/Ratchet & Clank - 4 (Eliminated)
MEGAMAN: Gutsman - 2 (Eliminated)
DC COMICS: Starfire - 3 (Eliminated)/Beast Boy - 3 (Eliminated)
TOKYO MEW MEW: Kisshu Ikasatashi - 4 (Eliminated)
SKULLGIRLS: Parasoul - 3 (Eliminated)
BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN: Eiji Shinto - 1 (Eliminated)/Sofia - 1 (Eliminated)/Ellis - 1 (Still in the ring)
CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION: Bubbles - 9 (Still in the ring)
MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Luna Loud - 9 (Eliminated)
"I know that I already shouted this, but she did it, she really did it!" Drake grinned.
"Indeed. Bubbles has managed to tie with Luna Loud for the most MVPs overall." Ashley nodded with a smile.
"Hey, didn't something like this happen with Pikachu and Rainbow Dash?" Drake asked.
"Yes, yes, it did. And Pikachu went all of the way to win!" Ashley noted. "Do you think that means…"
"It is a bit early to tell, but with her new alliance with Isabelle, Penny and Ellis, she should have a decent chance." Drake noted.
"It isn't just Bubbles, this alliance is beneficial to all four of them." Ashley reminded. "Ellis may have survived the section, but she is still tied with Eiji and Sofia. She needs all of the help she could get to get the sole spot of the MVP for Battle Arena Toshinden."
"Indeed. Now normally, this is the part where we will tell you that we will wait to see what Samurai Jack would pick. Especially since he is currently unconscious." Drake muttered. He then brightened up. "But Xero actually gave us some info to share with you guys!"
"Basically, the next round will be a Mystery Reserves round. And because it is going to be the final one!" Ashley added. "Because of that, it will be special!"
"Because it will feature not one, not two, but THREE Reserve Mystery Fighters!" Drake grinned.
"I must say, even though Xero is SO going to have a classic mob with pitchforks and torches, this is a good call!" Ashley mused. "He is really being on the ball to make sure that EVERYONE is included."
"Yeah, however, unfortunately, we won't find out who the Reserve Mystery Fighters are along with the new fighters until next week!" Drake frowned. "Orange-Ratchet is going to play Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe."
"But THAT works out because tomorrow is Tinyhammer's birthday and he intends to spend HIS week playing Kirby and the Forgotten Land!" Ashley smiled. "But first, he wants to get in some last hour WarioWare: Get It Together and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe first!"
"I'll say stay tuned, but yeah, we are going on a break." Drake shrugged with a smile.
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Wally and Catherine paused.
"Well… The side story was… Woof." Wally noted.
"Indeed, it is woof." Catherine nodded.
"So aye… Looks like Maki is NOT the mole." Wally noted.
"Yeah, she is another Red Herring. But to think that she was actually talking with Shuichi and Himiko." Catherine noted. "What I want to know is why she was being secretive about it."
"Aye, sure they are not a part of the security team, but they should still be of SOME help." Wally nodded. "Though that is just the tip of the iceberg. Ah am just stunned that it is SANS who is the mole."
"Except it isn't. But first things first, it makes sense that it is 'Sans'." Catherine mused. "After all, Maurice said it himself all of the way at the start, Sans would never accept a job like this unless forced."
"AND he is the only security team member who DIDN'T get in a Side Battle" Wally nodded. "AND he is arguably overpowered when he DOES fight."
"But still… TSUGUMI SHIROGANE!? SHE was Sans the whole time?" Catherine asked.
"It actually makes sense how she was able ta fool everyone. She IS the Ultimate Cosplayer, after all and she was able ta switch between various characters on a dime." Wally noted. "What AH want ta know is how a cosplayer, Ultimate or not, was able ta kill Marie AND Xehanort."
"Also, whoever is destroying the cameras are on the HEROES' side seeing that Dexter and the others managed to get to the others just fine." Catherine noted. "In that case, who are they and why are destroying the cameras so beneficial?"
"Woah…" Wally muttered. "Just when ya saw it all."
Catherine then looked at the camera with a worried look. "We will stay tuned. For every question answered, it is always a new one."
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LINK TO SECTION RESULTS: archiveofourown / works / 25531129 / chapters / 94717156
