Tournament of Anime Heroines
Part 2: Enter the Heroines
Kagome and Sango (who was magically changed into her demon slayer uniform) were suddenly transported into a moonlit coliseum. The stood in the center of an arena constructed from a circle of Greco-Roman pillars. The arena was decorated with red-satin banners with gold trimmings hanging loosely from the ceilings. Also gracing the arena were flower chains made from various exotic flora.
Kagome and Sango were not the only ones standing in the arena. There were six other young woman standing there as well. One was Kagura, Naraku's somewhat faithful henchwoman.
Another was a 14-year-old girl with short black hair wearing a yellow bandana, red t-shirt, and a pair of blue jeans.
Another was a 12-year-old girl with long pink hair wearing a blue headband with a silver medallion, a red Chinese shirt, and white shorts.
Another was an 11-year old girl with short pink hair wearing a pink dress, red gloves, and red boots. She also had cat ears and a tail with a red ribbon tied around it with a bell.
Another was a 16-year-old girl with long red hair wearing a red shirt, yellow armor, blue cape, white gloves, and black boots.
The final one was a 14-year-old girl with long, blonde hair tied into pigtails and odangos wearing a sailor outfit with red boots and white gloves.
Almost everyone (excluding Kagura) was a bit dazed and confused about their situation, each looking here and there.
"Sango," Kagome whispered.
"Yes!" Sango answered.
"I have a bad feeling about this!" Kagome replied.
"Welcome champions one and all!" A female voice boomed.
Everyone was startled by this. They all turned around towards the voice. Before them stood a woman standing atop a fairly tall podium. She was an ape-humanoid, similar to the Master of Games himself. She had tan fur with patches of black here and there. Her figure was both muscular and voluptuous. Her hair was long and white. She adorned a white toga with golden bracelets.
"I am your hostess, the Mistress of Games!" she announced. "I welcome each and every one of you to the Tournament of Heroines!"
"A friendly competition between young heroines from various worlds!" the Mistress said.
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A clip is shown of Sango throwing her large boomerang Hiraikotsu at a mob of demons.
"Sango. The skilled demon slayer in search of the demon Naraku."
Another clip is shown of the red-headed girl casting a magical spell.
"Lina Inverse. A wandering sorceress and bandit killer skilled in high magical abilities."
Another Clip is shown of Kagome shooting a light arrow into the air.
"Kagome Higurashi. A modern-day schoolgirl traveling through Feudal Japan in search of the Shikkon Jewel shards."
Another Clip is shown of the pink-haired catgirl spinning in a circle and ringing a bell.
"Zoey Hanson. Leader of the MewMews who was infused with the DNA of a Iriomote wild cat."
Another clip is shown of the long, pink haired girl throwing a lot of kunai.
"Sakura Haruno. A hot-headed ninja whose chakra control is only matched by her intelligence."
Another slip is shown of Kagura jumping into the air and waving her fan forward, sending forth a gust of wind.
"Kagura. A wind sorceress demon who reluctantly serves the great demon Naraku."
Another shot is shown of the blonde, pigtail girl taking of her tiara and throwing it.
"Sailor Moon. The leader of the Sailor Scouts who is also the reincarnation of the Moon Princess."
The final clip is shown of the black-hair girl charging up an energy ball and releasing it into an energy beam.
"And finally, Pan. The granddaughter of Son Goku and the strongest female with saiyan blood ever to live."
An image of each young woman is shown.
"Eight brave champions, but only one shall win!"
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Lina Inverse stepped forward.
"So what sort of prize will we get when we win?" she asked.
"When the tournament is complete, there will be plenty of magnificent prizes." The Mistress said, "And, of course, the winner shall prove that she is the greatest young heroine ever to live."
Everyone was excited ad pleased by all of this. Kagome, however, was a bit dubious and slightly worried. The Mistress noticed this.
"If there happens to be any among you who does not wish to participate, may she speak now and say so!" The Mistress said.
She took hold of her amulet hanging around her neck.
"Anyone not willing will gladly and safely be sent back to her home world" said the Mistress.
At this point, everyone - excluding a few – began to talk amongst themselves. Kagome gripped Sango by the shoulder and pulled her forward.
"This seems pretty suspicious!" she whispered.
"How so?" Sango whispered back.
"For some reason, this all seems very familiar" Kagome replied, "It's like I've heard of something like this before."
"Well it's all new to me!" Sango said, "I'm not sure anything bad can come from this. And if anything does happen, we're pretty capable of handling it."
Sango then stepped forward.
"I accept the challenge and choose to stay!" Sango proclaimed.
"Very well!" the Mistress replied, "Anyone else wish to stay."
Kagome then felt pressure upon herself. She stepped forward.
"I'll stay and compete to" she proclaimed.
She then leant towards Sango.
"If you go, I'll go!" Kagome said, "Just in case something suspicious happens."
A menacing laugh then came from the edge of the group. It was Kagura.
"If you two are competing," she said slyly, "I'll stick around as well!"
Kagome and Sango were a bit disturbed.
"How did she get chosen?" Sango whispered to Kagome.
The Mistress of Games looked upon everyone.
"Three volunteers!" The Mistress announced, "Who else wishes to stay or go?"
The other young woman gathered into a huddle and whispered to one another. In a few seconds, the group broke up with Pan standing forward.
"Looks like we're all in for it together!" Pan announced.
Lina, Zoey, Sakura, and Sailor Moon nodded in agreement.
"Then it is settled!" The Mistress declared, arms raised into the air, "The tournament is on!"
She then took her amulet and shone it in the air above the others. A red light then shone from it, projecting a large, red orb of light. Everyone gazed up.
"The tournament is split into three competitions!" the mistress announced. "Each one shall test your abilities to their fullest"
An image of a long desert road is shown in the orb.
"First is the Test of Speed!" she said, "A strenuous one-mile race to the finish!"
The image then changes to that of an ancient temple filled with various traps and wild animals.
"Then it is the Test of Smarts!" she said, "A challenge to see who can escape this gargantuan labyrinth filled with dangerous traps and problematic puzzles."
The image finally changes to a dojo where several shadowed figures fight one another.
"Last there is the Test of Strength!" she said, "A free-for-all melee to see who shall be the last man, or in this case, woman, standing."
The image, along with the orb disappeared. Everyone shifted there attention to the Mistress of Games.
"These challenges shall not be easy!" The Mistress continued, "I assure you all, not everyone will make it. At the end of each challenge, several of you will be eliminated. Anyone who still does not wish to compete say so now or forever hold your peace."
Everyone remained quite, staring determinately at the Mistress. The Mistress chuckled.
"I thought so!" she said as she raised her amulet high in the air, "Let the games begin! On to the first test!"
With that, lighting struck each of the contestants and the Mistress, making them disappear without a trace.
End of Part 2
Next: Race to the Finish
Well, now you know who's all here! If the character you hoped would appear showed up, congrats to you; if not, too bad.
During the planning stage I had many ideas for contestants. In my earlier plans I thought of including such characters as Botan (YuYu Hakushou), Nami (One Piece), Dori (Magical DoReMi), Robin (Witch Hunter Robin), and Cardcaptor Sakura. Unfortunatley (or Fortunatley) they never made the cut and I ended up with the line-up we have now. There are many reasons why I have included certain girls as contestants and excluded many others. First, I did not want to bog the tournement down with nothing but magical girls. Unfortunatley, many of the young female anime characters out there ARE magical girls (good non-magical anime girls are hard to find). Also, I didn't want to plauge the torunement with female characters that play second-fiddle to more popular MALE anime characters. With a bit of trial and error, we have the eight contestants as shown here.
As you can tell so far, the torunament heads into a different direction than the one in "Tournament of Anime Heroes". Instead of a mere fighting championship, the tournament is a series of different gaming events, the latter being the figting you're all wating for. If were hoping to see a mere fighting fic, I'm afraid to dissapoint you. The fact that the fighting part of the tournament plays a very minor role in the fic should be another major bummer to most of you. Basically, I wanted to create this fic so that it is not just another "Tournament of Anime Heroes" with female characters replacing the male ones. So, as such, ecpect to see major devinations.
What do you think so far? Like? Dislike? Please review. Constructive criticisms allowed, but no flames. Review!