MXC: Fox Kids Edition

Rated T for Mild Violence

Summary: What happens when your favorite cartoon characters from one of the best Saturday Morning Cartoon blocks of all time compete in the world's most toughest competition in town? A whole lot of pain, that's what!

Disclaimer: If you must know, me and The Amazing Ghost Musician do not, and I repeat, DO NOT own anything related to MXC. MXC, also known as Most Extreme Elimination Challenge in USA and Takeshi's Castle in Japan, is owned by the Tokyo Broadcasting Station. Anyway, this will be another MXC fic co-written by me and The Amazing Ghost Musician as if you didn't know. Yes, this will take place in an alternate universe in which what happens if MXC were owned by Disney and Fox. Speaking of which, this episode of MXC will involve contestants who have appeared in the best Saturday Morning Cartoon block of all time, FOX KIDS! So grab yourself some Doritos, Taco Bell and let the pain commence!


Chapter 3: Dirty Muddy Balls


After the announcer was finished saying his usual bit, the camera switched back over to what seemed to be a muddy field that Kenny was standing in. Meanwhile, he looked right over to see Vic Romano cupping a ball with his hand, all while having a smirk on his face.

"Hello and welcome back!" Vic said to the camera before turning to Kenny, "Kenny, how are you holding up over there?"

"This sucks, Vic! I don't wanna do this!" Kenny whined.

"Sorry to hear that, Ken." Vic replied, "But we have to demonstrate our next event to the viewers watching at home since we all know the producers love the idea of Kenny Blankenship testing out every event for the fans' enjoyment. That equals ratings, my friend."

"I wish they would blow you up instead of me!" Kenny said, crying out angrily to Vic.

"Sorry, not my problem, Ken." Vic shook his head before saying to the Captain, "Captain Tenneal, tell us about our next event."

The Captain nodded over to Vic before saying to Vic, "This next event you're seeing right here is called Dirty Muddy Balls. The object is that our contestants must catch this brass ball before it hits the mud. If it hits the mud, you're out. Now as we see right here, we're gonna test out this new state-of-the-art brass ball here with our very own Kenny Blankenship."

"I really don't want to do this…" Kenny muttered to himself.

"Too bad, Kenny." Vic replied before saying to the Captain, "Okay Captain, launch the ball now!"

After he was given the go-ahead, the Captain immediately flung the ball right into the air with his ball cannon, forcing Kenny to run for his dear life in order to catch the falling brass ball. He immediately looked up and before Kenny himself knew it…

*BAM!*

The brass ball knocked him right on his head, falling down onto the mud feeling knocked out.

"Ohhhhh, I knew it was a mistake to be back on this show…" Kenny muttered painfully.

"Welp, looks like these new brass balls work, so it's now time to begin Dirty Muddy Balls!" Vic exclaimed, "Captain, do the honors!"

The Captain immediately grabbed his whistle before shouting, "GET IT ON!"

The first contestant the camera focused on was a man decked out in red and blue spandex with a red mask that mostly resembles that of a two-eyed spider.

"I'm friendly and radioactive!" Said a certain Marvel superhero.

"First up for the FOX Kids Action Team, it's the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!" Vic pointed out.

As Vic continued talking, Captain Tenneal launched the brass ball right in the air, forcing Spider Man to run out of the gate all while trying to see where the ball was gonna land.

"I bet his Spider Senses are tingling, Vic." Kenny pointed out.

"If that is what I think it means, Ken, I think…" Vic said, holding out his sentence for a second.

He held it in long enough for Spider-Man to stick out his webs and grab the oncoming brass ball, forcing him to catch it in order to score for his team.

"...he's done it, Ken!" Vic replied, finishing out his sentence.

"Is that even allowed here?" Kenny pointed out.

Vic obviously shook his head before saying, "It doesn't say anything that involves using powers to catch brass balls, as long as the ball's caught, Ken."

"Maybe we should talk to the folks at the network about this, Vic." Kenny replied, "Because some of our fans might consider that to be cheating."

"We'll see if you're right, but either way, it's gonna stand regardless." Vic replied as well, "And the Fox Kids Action Team scores it 2-1."

After Spider-Man stepped off the course with his brass ball in hand, the camera switched right over to the next contestant who was dressed in a long teal shirt, blue-gray coat/pants and had brown hair with buck-teeth.

"I have more money than the rest of you idiots combined!" Montana Max screamed out.

"First up for the FOX Kids Comedy Team, Montana Max from Tiny Toon Adventures." Vic replied.

"Ugh, I hate this little loudmouth D-Bag." Kenny groaned with disgust, "This loser thinks he's better than anybody else."

"Well Ken, his bank account pretty much says otherwise." Vic nodded.

Montana Max immediately took off running at the gate, all while trying to look up towards the brass ball that was being shot in the air. The pre-teen millionaire looked to catch it all around his hands when all of a sudden…

*BAM!*

The brass ball came down and smacked Montana Max right upside the head so hard that it sent his entire body straight down the mud.

"Oh my goodness, what a hit!" Vic said, cringing painfully at the hit Max took from the brass ball.

"Haha, he got hit harder than the stock market!" Kenny replied, all while laughing at Max's pain.

Vic nodded before replying, "And with that hard hit burned in our brains, that's gonna be our MXC Impact Replay!"

While Max laid himself out unconscious on the mud, the MXC Impact Replay started to play out in its entirety, mostly focusing on the part where the big brass ball smacked Montana hard on his forehead.

"As you see right there, Ken, just one hard bang right upside the forehead is what did this little money-grubber in." Vic pointed out.

"Looks like all the money Montana Max had right now is gonna be spent for his concussion bills, Vic." Kenny smirked once again.

"Right you are, Ken!" Vic nodded, agreeing with Kenny.

After the Impact Replay came to an end, the camera shifted back over to the next contestant, who just happened to sport a long red trenchcoat, complete with long brunette hair, a long red hat with a golden stripe, a yellow sweatshirt and sleek black gloves.

"Nobody still knows where I am!" Carmen Sandiego shouted.

"And next up for the FOX Kids Action Team, it's the one and only Carmen Sandiego!" Vic exclaimed.

Kenny suddenly turned to Vic before asking, "Isn't she the #1 female criminal mastermind that's known for stealing stuff and getting away with it?"

"Indeed she is, Ken!" Vic nodded.

As the two continued to talk, Carmen immediately started running through the gate while she looked up at the brass ball that was coming down on her.

"Look at her, Ken, she's coming in on the drop zone…" Vic said as he pointed right up to the oncoming ball.

Carmen attempted to leap up for a catch only for the brass ball to land an inch away from her, forcing Carmen to belly flop right into the mud.

"...and flops right into the muck." Vic replied.

"I knew where in the world Carmen Sandiego was all along," Kenny said before replying with a smirk, "She's now flat on her face."

"Right you are, Ken." Vic nodded, agreeing with his partner.

As Carmen continued rolling around in the mud in pain, the camera instantly scrolled back to the gate where a big overly muscular man dressed like a blue tick was standing with a prideful smirk right on his face.

"I'm blue, da ba dee da ba die!" The Tick shouted.

"Coming up next for Fox Kids Comedy, the man known as The Tick!" Vic exclaimed.

Kenny then proceeded to ask Vic, "Hey, if he's dressed as a superhero, shouldn't he be on the action team?"

"Well, Ken, The Tick is a show that's mostly for laughs despite him being a superhero." Vic pointed out.

The Tick immediately took off running past the gate, all while looking up to the sky to see where the brass ball was gonna land. Knowing that the ball proceeded to fall down to the right, The Tick reached out his hand to attempt a one-handed grab only for the ball to bounce off his hand and fall right into the muck while The Tick fell down to the side.

"Oh, he almost had it, Ken." Vic groaned.

"I don't know what kind of superhero he is, but he sucks at being one." Kenny pointed out.

Vic nodded right away before saying, "Well, to each his own, Ken. Here's another look at it on replay."

As The Tick pounded his fist onto the muck in pure anger, the replay of his run started to play out in its entirety, focusing on the part where he attempted a one handed catch only for the ball to get tapped back onto the muck.

"You see right there, Ken, he tried to snatch the brass ball away but it got flipped down onto the muck." Vic replied.

"Yeah, he goes down faster than a speeding bullet, Vic." Kenny pointed out once more.

Vic nodded right away as he said, "Indeed."

Once The Tick's replay came to an end, the camera scrolled back to the entrance gate to focus on a teenager decked out in a red jumpsuit with a helmet that resembled a metal tyrannosaurus.

"It's Morphin Time!" shouted the Red Ranger.

"Here up next for the Action team, it's Jason Lee Scott, better known as the Red Ranger!" Vic replied.

Kenny spoke out loudly, "Just to let our fans know, Vic! It's Jason, the original Red Power Ranger, and the only one that matters."

"Right you are, Ken!" Vic nodded. "He's also considered to be the leader of the entire group himself. Without his leadership, we wouldn't even have the Rangers to begin with."

While the two men continued to talk though, Jason took off running trying to look up where the brass ball was heading. Knowing the ball was falling down to the right, Jason immediately leapt up for a grab and catched the brass ball with his hands. But once he caught it however, the ball was flung out of his hands while at the same time hit the sticky muck.

"Uh-oh, he let that ball go, Ken! That was a mistake!" Vic pointed out quickly.

"I don't know what kind of leader this guy is," Kenny shook his head before smirking out, "But I think they should've gone with that Tommy guy."

"I think you're probably right, Ken!" Vic nodded, agreeing with his partner.

As Jason found himself still face down into the muck, the camera switched right over to the next contestant, who strangely enough turned out to be a certain Tasmanian devil who was busy speaking out gibberish. In fact, his gibberish sounded so weirded out that it immediately got Kenny Blankenship confused.

"Abuaghagahahaggh!" Taz shouted.

"What the heck did that guy say?" Kenny asked Vic face-first.

"I honestly don't know, Ken!" Vic shrugged in response, "However, I can tell you that coming up next for the comedy team, the Tasmanian Devil! He, of course, is the star of his own show, Taz-Mania!"

"Yeah, that was my kind of show, Vic." Kenny nodded before asking, "Although I have one problem though."

"What's that, Ken?" Vic asked.

"His kids look like him." Kenny pointed out.

Vic turned to his partner feeling very annoyed, "Kenny, that's disrespectful."

"Why? It's actually true." Kenny nodded.

Before Vic could speak however, he turned to action to see Taz spin all around the muck like a madman, all while at the same time trying to focus on the brass ball that was falling from the sky. Without any warning at all, Taz managed to latch onto the falling brass ball, catching it tightly for Taz to score a big point for his comedy team!

"Well, be that as it may, he's got it!" Vic exclaimed.

"I gotta say, this little man just called my bluff, Vic." Kenny pointed out.

"You got that right, Ken." Vic nodded.

Kenny nodded as well before pointing out, "I'm also glad that Taz didn't eat the ball though."

"I agree, Ken." Vic replied in agreement, "Anyway, let's go down to Guy and see him try to get an interview with the winner himself."

Right after Taz was busy celebrating his little victory spin, the camera shifted over to the grassy field where Taz was standing right beside Guy LeDouche, who looked a little giddy standing next to the wild animal himself.

"I can't believe you caught it just like that!" Guy exclaimed before asking Taz, "How must you feel right now to score for your team."

Taz didn't speak one glimpse of English though, although he did reply the best thing he knew how:

By spinning all around Guy and shredding every ounce of his clothes, leaving the field marshal in his heart-shaped boxers!

"Agh, Guy no like!" Guy shrieked out in a panic, going so far to cover himself. He found himself shivering in fear and confusion all while looking at Taz with a raised eyebrow, "What is wrong with you?"

Taz then suddenly let out a burp before smiling to Guy, "Sorry, I was hungry."

The camera switched right over to the studio where both Kenny and Vic sat still in their seats looking very speechless and confused of what they saw between their eyes.

"Did that little freak just eat Guy's clothes?" Kenny asked his partner.

"I think he just did, Ken." Vic nodded.

Kenny then shook his head before sighing in regret, "Oh boy, the network is gonna get us for this one, Vic."

"Well hopefully, they'll be able to censor that in no time," Vic nodded, "But anyway, let's get right back to the action!"

The camera immediately turned it back over to the entrance gate where a man with brown hair, blue jumpsuit with yellow gloves/boots and a laser visor in his eyes was standing with a determined look in his face.

"I seriously can't see!" Cyclops shouted out.

"And up next for Fox Kids Action, Cyclops from the X-Men!" Vic replied.

"I'll tell ya, this guy's reputation is worse than Vanilla Ice's." Kenny smirked out, referring to Cyclops himself.

"That's definitely true, Ken!" Vic nodded.

"One thing is for sure, Vic!" Kenny nodded as well, all before declaring these words from his lips, "Cyclops is the worst leader that ever lived."

"I wouldn't argue with that, Ken!" Vic nodded once again.

Before Kenny could say anything however, the two men watched Cyclops take off running all while looking up at the sky to see where the brass ball was gonna land. He soon looked up again to see the ball coming down very close behind him, forcing Cyclops to move backwards in order to make it easy for him to attempt a grab. He lent his arms out only for the ball to smack him right up the chest, knocking Cyclops right down onto the muck.

"Oh, and Cyclops gets it chest-first!" Vic shouted.

"I bet that sun blocked his eyesight," Kenny replied, "But then again, he's blind anyway so I don't feel bad laughing at him."

"I definitely do not pity you, Ken!" Vic shook his head. "Let's take another look at the replay."

While Cyclops was busy clutching his chest in intense pain from that brass ball hit, the camera switched over to the replay where Cyclops's entire run was being shown from front to end, mostly focusing on the part where the brass ball came down hard all over Cyclops's chest.

"He tried his best to clinch onto the ball, but karma struck him right into the chest, Ken." Vic replied.

"Yeah, that brass ball broke his heart, Vic." Kenny pointed out with a wide smirk around his face, "Now he knows how Jean Grey feels."

"Indeed!" Vic nodded as the replay came to a quick end.

The camera then shifted right back to the starting gate where a woodpecker with all blue fur and red furry hair was standing there looking a bit psyched and pumped up.

"Hahahahaha!" Woody laughed.

"And coming up last for Fox Kids Comedy, it's Woody Woodpecker!" Vic pointed out.

"Wait Vic, wasn't he a character from the 1940s?" Kenny said, asking his partner.

"Yes, he is, Ken." Vic nodded back, "But believe it or not, he actually had a show on Fox Kids!"

"Really? I've never really seen that show." Kenny shrugged very unsurely.

"You obviously need to watch more TV, Kenny." Vic said, rolling his eyes to his partner out of annoyance.

Before Kenny could say anything though, he watched as Woody Woodpecker took off running towards the muddy field, all while looking up to the sky to see where the ball would land. Knowing that the ball would land somewhere right to the left, Woody Woodpecker attempted to go for a one-handed catch himself, but instead backsplashes onto the mud, failing to catch the ball as it dropped down into the crowd.

"Too bad Woody's gonna watch him on a stretcher." Kenny pointed out.

"Unfortunately, Ken." Vic nodded, "Let's take another look."

While Woody continued to lean onto the mud in pain, the camera switched right over to a replay of Woody Woodpecker's run, where it was focusing mostly on the painful backsplash Woody did on the way down.

"You see right there, Ken, he tried to go for that one-handed catch himself, but that backsplash into the muck did him in." Vic pointed out as well.

Kenny smirked before saying, "He won't be doing much pecking for a while."

"That I can be assured of, Ken." Vic nodded as he added, "Anyway, that's gonna do it for Dirty Muddy Balls, both teams score as usual with the score being the usual, a tie of 2-2."

Once the score was shown for everyone to see, the camera transitioned over once again to the studio where both Kenny and Vic were standing next to what seemed to be two identical duck/beaver hybrids. Both of them had on backwards hats and decked out in the same blue overalls.

"Hey Vic, who are these two duck things standing before us?" Kenny pointed out.

"Well Ken, since you enjoy Taz-Mania and all of it's hijinks, I figured I'd introduce you to these two very inventive platypuses." Vic replied, "Kenny, meet Daniel and Timothy Platypus."

Kenny proceeded to shake one of their hands, only to feel a tight grip coming from Daniel himself, "Hey fellas, I'm so glad to meet you two. I love all the cool and wacky stuff you guys do along with your friend Taz."

"Hey, it's always a pleasure, Mr. Blankenship." Daniel nodded to Kenny.

"You kinda got a strong grip though." Kenny chuckled, "Making me hurt my hand."

"Thank you regardless." Daniel nodded once more with a chuckle himself, "Since you are a very big fan of ours, we want to show you a prototype of this awesome thing me and my partner came up with."

"That's right, Daniel." Timothy replied, nodding to his partner while at the same time pulling out what seemed to resemble some sort of mechanical ball. "Anyway, here you all go!"

Kenny and Vic looked very intrigued at first, examining the device closeup before Kenny let out a very small chuckle of satisfaction.

"Wow, this looks like a gigantic quidditch ball." He replied.

"You may think so at first, but what you're holding right there in your hands is what me and Daniel call the Dream Machine 3000." Timothy pointed out.

"Interesting concept, so how does it work?" Vic asked.

"Welp, all you do is close your eyes and think of the one thing you're dreaming about." Daniel pointed out as well, "Think of something very satisfying instead of the same old bad dreams you're having."

"So Mr. Blankenship, if you would, just clench your hands onto the ball and close your eyes."

Kenny looked hyped as ever, smirking with anticipation, "All right, here I go."

"Whoa, careful there Kenny!" Vic said, warning Kenny face-first, "You don't wanna get blown up again, or worse–"

"Geez, calm down, Vic!" Kenny replied, rolling his eyes to Vic, "What's the absolute worst thing that can happen to me? Get blown up or something?"

Vic immediately rolled his eyes himself before backing away and saying, "Right, forget I asked. Go for it, Ken."

With Vic out of the way, Kenny closed his eyes tight for several seconds when all of a sudden…

*BOOM!*

A bomb exploded in front of Kenny, making him burnt all over in a bit of a cartoonish effect.

"Kenny, are you okay?" Vic said, shrieking out in concern.

Kenny didn't respond truth be told, instead, he ended up falling face first to the floor painfully.

Daniel and Timothy let out a very small nervous gulp up their throats, seeing how badly their invention went for him.

"Oops, I guess we should've told him we needed more time to fix the adjustments." Daniel replied.

Vic shook his head before hitting Daniel in the head with his fan, "You two are really not the brightest beings on earth are you?"

"Explain that to your partner!" Timothy said, pointing out to an unconscious Kenny.

Stick around, because when MXC comes back, we infect you all with Staff Infectors! So stick that where the sun don't shine, roughneck!


Man, Kenny's having one hell of a bad day, huh? Can't blame him. LOL

Looks like this is gonna be a stalemate at least. Which team will break the tie in the next event known as Staff Infectors? We'll find out for sure. But until then, make sure you leave out a review and feedbacks as usual since they really help me out so much. Keep on chillin', folks!