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We now return to the studio to see… Stinky and Allison? Despite the sudden appearance, they both have excited looks on their faces.
"Hey, guys! It is your old friends!" Stinky grinned. "Stinky & Allison!"
"For those who are confused why we are here and not Drake & Ashley or even Wally & Catherine. Well, I think Xero must have mentioned it at least once, but after this is the penultimate episode!" Allison smiled.
"That's right! And usually around that time, Xero & Maurice are preparing to enter a helicopter to go all of the way to the Megamix Dome." Stinky explained. "However, because Drake has a LOT to talk with Xero & Maurice about, he decided that he, Ashley, Wally & Catherine will prepare earlier!"
"Because of that, they will be unavailable this time around." Allison said before frowning. "To be fair, Drake said if they did the normal preparations, they would be able to get everything done on top and then some. But…"
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We now cut to a completely different studio. On it, there was a large screen with two controllers connecting to it. Ashley then walked on-screen while holding a microphone.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! And of course, non-binaries!" Ashley smiled. "Welcome to the Multiversus exhibition match!"
The crowd that had gathered cheered.
"In this corner, hailing from the Land Down Under!" Ashley announced. "The Literal Kick-Boxing Kangaroo! Um, Wally!"
The crowd cheered as the kangaroo jogged on-stage with a towel around his neck. He then did a few punches before jumping up and psyching himself up.
"And in the other corner, who is one-half Japanese and one-half British!" Ashley announced. "The Sweet N' Sour Girl! Catherine!"
The crowd again cheered as the young woman strutted on-stage with one hand on her hip. Unlike Wally, she wasn't as animated, but just let her determined glare do the talking. She glared at the camera before nodding her head. She then turned her glare to Wally, who returned said glare.
"And overlooking this match needs no introduction!" Ashley smiled. "He is the Mayor of Night Town! The Midnight Sun himself! Drake!"
The vampire came on-stage with once again the crowd cheering for him. Normally, he would play to the crowd, but he merely nodded before walking over to Wally and Catherine with his hands behind his back with a stern look on his face.
"Now, you know the rules. Best out of five wins." Drake said. "If you lose, you lose. There is no point trying to weasel your way out of it."
Wally and Catherine nodded their heads sternly.
"That is why Ah refuse ta lose." Wally said.
"Same here. I'd rather die than not give it my all." Catherine nodded.
"That is what I want to see." Drake said. "Alright. Prepare yourself for the first game."
Wally and Catherine nodded their heads before glaring at each other.
"Nothing personal. However, I need to grind you into the dust." Catherine said.
"Funny. Ah was about ta say the same thing." Wally noted.
With that, they both walked over to the controllers. Drake just watched with crossed arms and a stern glare.
Cacey on the other hand, blinked twice before walking next to Ashley.
"...All this just to see who covers the original Devil May Cry and who covers the reboot?" Cacey asked.
"Normally, I would agree with you. But this is a better alternative than their unprofessional reaction to Fire Emblem Fates." Ashley sighed.
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"Yeahhhhh, maybe it is better to prepare ahead of time." Allison winced.
"Seriously." Stinky muttered, rolling his eyes. He then brightened up. "But hey! That works out! Because that means WE get to run the entire recap!"
"Agreed! This may be the final time we get to appear on this recap sooo…" Allison said before smiling. "We are going to make the best of it!"
"So yeah, I think we already explained enough!" Stinky grinned. "Let's go to the action! And hoo boy! Did we have a LOT of action!"
"Indeed! First things first, we will start with the people who failed to survive the section, but still managed to get an elimination!" Allison nodded.
TARZAN
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/TARZAN
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 400
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
Stinky and Allison both paused.
"...Well. We are not off to a strong start." Allison frowned.
"Well, what do you expect when one of your eliminations is Fred Fredburger from Billy & Mandy?" Stinky shrugged.
Allison giggled. "Basically, Fred was being… Fred towards Tarzan and his opponent who, semi-spoiler, would be the one who would eliminate him. Needless to say, both of them were annoyed by Fred's ramblings, but thankfully Tarzan decided to eliminate Fred without eliminating him."
"I am pleasantly surprised that Tarzan's opponent let him have the elimination. Especially considering how niche their node is." Stinky noted. "Granted, it obviously worked out for him, but still."
"Well, Stinky. Do YOU want to unironically gloat about eliminating Fred Fredburger?" Allison asked.
Stinky paused. "...Also true."
BIG DADDY
NODE: PLAYSTATION ALL-STAR BATTLE ROYALE/BIOSHOCK
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 417
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"...And now we have gone to the opposite extreme." Stinky winced.
Allison chuckled nervously. "It is a little hard to talk about this fight because it is a part of a huge fight."
"Semi-spoilers. It was between the new alliance and the Big Guys for this section." Stinky nodded. "Along with the Guru from Sly Cooper."
"Not to sell the Guru short. It was literally hopping from Big Guy to Big Guy, taking control of them." Allison noted.
"However, he can't keep it up together and when alone with Big Daddy, Mr Bubbles himself shows exactly WHY you shouldn't mess with a horror-game monster." Stinky winced.
FRED FREDBURGER
NODE: THE GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY & MANDY
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 421
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Ironically enough, there is actually more to talk about with Fred getting an elimination than Fred getting eliminated." Allison admitted.
"Personally, I think you could only say 'He shouldn't have survived that' in so many variations, but eh. Whatever floats your boat!" Stinky said, rolling his eyes.
Allison glared at Stinky. "Anywayyyyy, Fred was fighting the Duck Hunt Duo from Super Smash Bros. Well, the Duck Hunt Duo was trying to fight. Fred was being…"
"Well, Fred. Basically rambling a lot and being in his own little world." The mechanic muttered. "Eventually, Fred managed to get his hands on a Smash Ball. However, he managed to do it. Well, we will actually cover that soon enough."
"Duck Hunt Duo got out their own Smash Ball and tried to use their Final Smash first, but Fred dodged the initiating hit." Allison frowned. "By being too distracted by the Smash Ball in his hands."
"That was when Fred finally used HIS Final Smash. One that is… Fitting for him and his node." Stinky grunted in disgust.
Allison nervously chuckled. "Well, at least he looked like he had fun."
"And if what we heard from Xero is correct, he may have the potential to have 'even more fun' at the next tournament." Stinky muttered before rolling his eyes. "Funnnnnnn."
"Maybe we should get into the fighters who survived the section." Allison chuckled, nervously.
ROCK HOWARD
NODE: KING OF FIGHTERS XIV/FATAL FURY
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 422
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Well, spread my cursed Ki wings!" Stinky smirked. "Sure, he barely managed to do it, but Rock survived the section."
Allison giggled. "Nice reference. But yes, he was doing good against Ms. Fortune from Skullgirls. While SHE had a lot of options, HE had more skill and the moves of two of the strongest fighters in SNK history."
"But in the end, Rock managed to take advantage of a major weakness of Ms. Fortune. Even when they are separate, her body still counts as one." Stinky agreed. "All it took was her head to literally roll to the wrong place and it was easy picking for Rock to use his Shining Eagle on Ms Fortune's body, knocking it out of the ring."
"Rock literally got by the skin of his teeth. Especially since he was literally one draw AFTER Fred Fredburger, but at least he has an elimination that he could be proud of." Allison smiled.
RANNO
NODE: RIVALS OF AETHER
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 424
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Remember when we were talking about Fred and Tarzan from Kingdom Hearts?" Stinky asked before jerking his thumb towards Ranno's picture. "THIS is the guy who the latter was getting."
"While it is somewhat of a meme to point out how offensive this pacifist actually is, that still doesn't change how impressive Ranno did for his tribe." Allison noted.
"Yeah, make no mistake. Tarzan didn't make it easy with his strength, spear skills and nature-based magic." Stinky said. "But Ranno overwhelmed him with his martial arts, natural poison and tongue attacks."
"Ranno may not know it right now, but he helped ease his node for the upcoming third Battle of the Luminaries!" Allison smiled.
BENTLEY THE YETI
NODE: SPYRO THE DRAGON
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 425
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Avenging his nodal companion, Sheila is Bentley!" Stinky grinned.
"Indeed! He was fighting Sheep Man from Megaman, someone who has an in for Spyro the Dragon so it isn't that strange to see him attacking another Spyro fighting." Allison noted.
"But while Sheep Man definitely didn't make it easy for him, Bentley has brawn AND brain is able to overpower and outsmart Sheep Man!" Stinky noted. "He even used a move that I didn't even know he had."
"Yes. While Bentley's deflect isn't used that much, a projectile deflector is always nice to have!" Allison nodded.
PEACOCK
NODE: SKULLGIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 426
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"And here we have our little homage to the old cartoons, Peacock!" Allison smiled.
"Her dream comes true when she gets to fight against THE Mickey Mouse from Kingdom Hearts!" Stinky smirked. "And unsurprisingly, both of them were giving their A-Game."
"Even with Peacock getting the 'Floor is Lava' penalty from the wheel, it did little to slow her down!" Allison added. "In the end, while Mickey gave his best, Peacock managed to overtake him with her strongest super."
"Not going to lie, I thought Mickey was one of the few that was a shoe-in for the final section." Stinky frowned.
"Agreed. Especially when you compare his score to Donald and Goofy's." Allison noted. "But I suppose this late in the game, it is harder for people to make it all of the way to the end."
BUGS BUNNY
NODE: LOONEY TUNES
ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 390
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 5
"...But that's clearly not stopping Bugs!" Allison smiled.
"Yeah! Even though he stopped getting double-digit eliminations, he is still going strong!" Stinky smiled.
"And he doesn't have to sacrifice his Looneyness to do so!" Allison smiled. "Basically, he used the classic 'Make the opponent think that he got him in his own hole' trick with Birdie from Street Fighter V!"
"But it doesn't add there! At this point, Bugs finally gets to throw the world how he fights in Multiversus!" Stinky smirked. "By using his tunnelling and safe trap combo!"
"Oh, I am SO happy that we got to the point that we could see that!" Allison smiled. "Especially since there is a Limit Break in every section!"
"That's right! Unlike most platform fighters, the game has 2-on-2 in mind." Stinky noted. "The opportunities of that system in a tournament like this are endless!"
THE JOKER
NODE: DC COMICS
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 419
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
Allison gulped nervously. "...As much as I hate to admit it, it would make sense that a villain would get a double elimination."
Stinky blinked twice. "Wait, that's not true. Bowser, Eggman and Wario all not only got double eliminations, but also got the top slot, didn't they?"
"Yes, but while Bowser could still be the villain, he could also be an ally, Wario is a pest on his worst days and Eggman actually HELPED the Security team!" Allison pointed out. "The Joker was the only one who was on the villain' side from the start!"
Stinky paused. "Also true…"
"But yes. The Joker has proven that while he is making jokes every second, he is MUCH more dangerous than he looks." Allison winced. "He proved that by shooting the leg of Zakuro from Tokyo Mew Mew with a gun. Granted, it is more likely a non-lethal bullet, but still."
"Also, to rub it in Zakuro's face, it threw a canister of gas at Sonic the Hedgehog to knock him out of the ring." Stinky frowned. "Why? To show how easy it is for him to get eliminated."
"Well, he better enjoy his time in THIS section, but he may not have that much fun in the NEXT section." Allison said, narrowing her eyes.
Stinky chuckled at this. "True dat, true dat!"
SAMURAI JACK
NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION/SAMURAI JACK
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 402
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"Heh! Ashley was right! Samurai Jack would redeem himself for getting brainwashed in the last section and he did so!" Stinky grinned.
"Indeed. And he managed to get the TOP SECOND slot as well" Allison smiled. "His first elimination was against Snake Man from Megaman. He was not having that much trouble against the robot."
"But then, Samurai Jack showed that you could use moves from ANYWHERE. Even from flash games on the old Cartoon Network site!" Stinky grinned. Said grin vanished. "Damn, I feel old!"
Allison giggled. "Anyway, Samurai Jack used shuriken and a club from one of said flash games, Code of the Samurai to overwhelm Snake Man."
"His next victim was Infinite from Sonic the Hedgehog. And as much as this is an anti-Infinite train here, in all fairness, he wasn't bothering anyone except Sonic himself." Stinky admitted. "Regardless, Samurai Jack saw him as too much of a threat to go in any further and used his Smash Ball to perform his Final Smash on him.
"Oh, AND he got a Smash Ball from the wheel!" Allison beamed. "So he got a new one!"
ELLIS
NODE: BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 410
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
BUBBLES
NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION/THE POWERPUFF GIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 15; Number 306
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 10
PENNY PROUD
NODE: THE PROUD FAMILY
ENTERED IN: Section 20; Number 411
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
ISABELLE
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/ANIMAL CROSSING
ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 387
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
GARNET
NODE: STEVEN UNIVERSE
ENTERED IN: Section 21; Number 430
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Hoo boy! Now we are covering this new alliance AGAIN, but we are also doing so with its newest member, Garnet!" Stinky grinned.
"Remember when we were talking about Big Daddy from Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale along with the Guru?" Allison asked. "Well, the Big Daddy was also facing off against Jean Bison from Sly Cooper and Gnasty Gnorc from Spyro the Dragon, having a Big Guy three-way. The new alliance decided to stop them from causing too much damage."
"However, Urien from Street Fighter V and Fo Fai from Battle Arena Toshinden both decided to interrupt things and make things more dangerous." Stinky frowned. "Not helping is Captain K'Nuckles from Cartoon Network: Punch-Time Explosion was forcing Isabelle to fight him and won't let her help her new allies."
"For better or for worse, K'Nuckles was stubborn and actually gave Isabelle a harder time than most people would think." Allison said. She then paused. "Then… Isabelle decided to use her Final Smash, she instead decided to use… A different one."
"Okay, try to keep up because I am still trying to wrap my mind around it myself." Stinky admitted. "You know how the Runawayguys have charity video game streams? Well, one of those many streams has them playing Soul Calibur VI and for those who don't know, there is a Character Creator."
"And what is one of the many Character Creations? Buff Isabelle." Allison said. "How could I put this mildly? It is Sakura Oogami from Danganronpa mixed with Isabelle while wielding Astaroth's weapon."
"Thus the sudden cameo of the Sound Booth trio from the Megamix Tournament." Stinky muttered. "So yeah… THAT was her Final Smash. Well, K'Nuckles isn't the worst person I met in my life, he definitely learned the hard way not to mess with Isabelle."
"Oh dear… Now Drake is going to make that a Final Smash at the third Battle of the Luminaries." Allison frowned.
"Heh. If Xero somehow survives Ashley's visit to the Crossover Dome, I would be surprised." Stinky chuckled before stifling a cough. "But anyway, the alliance went to work on the Big Guys and the blood-thirsty men."
"Garnet, Bubbles and Ellis managed to take care of Jean Bison, Gnasty Gnorc and Fo Fai around the same time." Allison noted. She then smiled. "But while Garnet showed off her strength in terms of physical prowess, she also showed off her strength as a MOTHER figure!"
"You know how Xero foolishly let a Little Sister follow the Big Daddy around?" Stinky asked. "Well, Garnet sang the Little Sister a lullaby, making her go to bed before gently tossing her out of the ring. And as pissed as the Big Daddy was at Garnet, his main priority is protecting said Little Sister so he dove in after her."
"Really shown off Garnet as a fighter AND as a person!" Allison smiled. "As for Urien, Penny and Isabelle did a Limit Break. Where they started to… Hip-hop dance."
"...I mean, it IS a part of the Proud Family so why not? Hell, that is actually a major scene in the movie." Stinky admitted. "But yeah, Penny and Isabelle managed to use their… Fresh moves to deflect Urien's attacks back at him and overwhelm him with Penny giving the final blow."
"I am pleasantly surprised." Allison said in awe. "I knew that this alliance would help most of the girls. But ALL?"
"I know, right?" Stinky asked. "And with its latest member in Garnet, Penny really knows how to pick them! However, at the same time, they are ironically painting a target on their back."
"Indeed. And this will show up in the next section." Allison nodded, solemnly. She then brightened up. "But hey, that is everyone! We'll say goodbye to Mickey, Sheep Man, Tarzan, Ms Fortune, Zakuro, Sonic, Fred Fredburger and Big Daddy!"
"And welcome the Joker, Rock, Ranno, Bentley, Peacock and Garnet." Stinky grinned. "Now let's go to 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: Ellis - 2 (Still in the ring)
CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION: Bubbles - 10 (Still in the ring)
MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Luna Loud - 9 (Eliminated)
Stinky gave a descending whistle. "I know Drake has a lot on his plate so it can't be helped, but I am sure that he is kicking himself right now for missing this."
"Yes, Bubbles is officially the MVP for the most eliminations, taking it from Luna Loud!" Allison smiled. "I know I am just repeating what other people said, but I am still in awe that she managed to do so well when her nodal companions only wish they could do so well."
"Yeah, I think the closest that could try to keep up is Samurai Jack, looking at his score so far." Stinky nodded.
"Also, well, Bubbles getting the MVP overall is the highlight, Ellis' moment shouldn't be ignored." Allison warned.
"Indeed. She managed to break up the tie and became the sole MVP for Battle Arena Toshinden." Stinky smirked. "Heh. I kinda knew that if there was one person to do so, it would be HER."
"Again, that alliance really helped out big time! Sure, it has gotten some unwanted attention, but who could argue with the results?" Allison smiled.
"Also, well, not a record, Garnet is the first Reserve Mystery Fighter to not only get a Double Elimination, but also gets the TOP slot." Stinky said before smiling. "Congratulations, CJH48 on not only having your Mystery Fighter choice make it to the next section, but get the top slot!"
Allison blinked twice. "Wait, I thought their name was supernova_hearts."
"Yeah, but CJH48 is their username when they fave the later Tournament of Kikai recaps." Stinky explained. "How did I know this? Because they commented on the section, telling us that."
"Ah." Allison noted. She then paused. "Though I suppose I could understand why you called them by their DA Username, I think it is because of their Archive/Fanfiction username. You know, for the people on FF?"
"Yeah, you're right." Stinky frowned. "Sorry."
"It is alright." Allison smiled. "Regardless, again, supernova_hearts, congratulations on having your Mystery Fighter slot get the top slot."
"AND the choice of the theme of the next section!" Stinky grinned. "She chose 'Big Guy Blocker'. Only because it is the lesser of two evils."
"Xero decided to combine it with another theme." Allison smiled. "Reserve Mystery Fighters!"
"That's right! There will be three more Reserve Mystery Fighters in the next section!" Stinky grinned. "We will gladly explain more, but I think it is best to explain in the next part of the recap!"
"You do NOT want to miss it!"
CLICK!
Wally blinked twice. "Why did ya stop? Don't we usually have our plot talk at the end of the NEW section?"
"We do. However, Tinyhammer asked us to help him with the votes." Catherine explained.
Wally's eyes widened in realisation. "Oh, that's right… Wait, so that means."
"No, he isn't going to write the section results and the new section first." Catherine corrected. "HOWEVER, he STILL wants to count the votes first and figure out who eliminated who."
"So basically he doesn't want ta write the actual results, but rather the outline for it?" Wally asked.
"Pretty much." Catherine nodded.
"Aye…" Wally said. He then let out a deep sigh.
"Hmm… What's wrong?" Catherine asked.
"Ah don't know. It is just that… Ah am just a little bummed that this is what we are basically doing now that the Tournament of Kikai is almost over." Wally frowned.
Catherine returned the frown. "Yeah. I will gladly admit that I complained. A lot. However, I admit that I had more fun than annoyance."
"Ah… It was nice reacting ta all of the fighters and nodes." Wally added with a sad smile. "And now it is over. Ah mean. Sure, we will have the third Battle of the Luminaries and the Okron Tournament should make a return soon, but…"
Catherine put a hand on Wally's shoulder. "I totally get you… But it can't be helped. Who knows? Maybe Tiny will find something to fit us in."
"Yeah… Ya are probably right…" The boxer said. "Who knows? Maybe it is right under our nose…"
LINK TO SECTION RESULTS: archiveofourown / works / 25531129 / chapters / 97186779
