The crowd once again teems with tangible excitement as the final two teams of the second bracket of fights are raised into the Grand Arena. Even though a lot of viewers lost money from the previous fight, the performance seems to have made up for it, so nobody is all that upset.
"Time really flies when you're watching people kill each other, huh? Well, don't worry, after this fight there's still plenty more bloodshed to be had in the upcoming brackets! Though, they will require a bit more setting up than these rounds, so I again implore you to explore the services the Arena provides during the break period. Anyways, enough about the future, let's talk about the present! The first of our last two teams here has the theme of EVIL! Dot and Cheatsmith have both shown how powerful they can be by embracing the power of darkness and cruelty, so they should certainly make for a powerful foe to face off against!"
Dot, still in Harold's body, grins and fist bumps Cheatsmith, which seems rather uncharacteristic for either of them, but nobody bothers to question it.
"And who might be going up against such dreadful foes? Well, it's only natural that it would be a team given the theme of PRIDE! Could Garf and Antoinette be the heroes who stomp out these opponents, or will they simply be another stepping stone for evil's ascent?"
Antoinette grins, though nobody else can tell since there aren't any cameras specifically zoomed in on her this time. Garf waves into the crowd at his brother, who nods sternly. The sound of the horn echoes throughout the Grand Arena, and Antoinette promptly summons her Stand and hops onto its back, while Garf punches one glove into the other before hopping towards Dot and Cheatsmith. Dot and Cheatsmith both jump in opposite directions with surprisingly good coordination, and rush Garf down from the sides. Garf quickly slides backwards, and orients himself so that he's facing both Dot and Cheatsmith, before going for an uppercut to Cheatsmith's chin. To Garf's surprise, though, Dot blocks the attack with his hand, holding back Garf's fist with little effort. Dot grins a wicked grin, and headbutts the dome around Garf's head, shattering it and sending Garf reeling backwards. Garf quickly brings up his fists to defend his now-exposed head, just in time to block a powerful punch from Dot which sends Garf skidding halfway across the battlefield.
"Hey, hey, let me in on some of the fun, alright?" Cheatsmith laughs, raising an eyebrow at Dot, who grins in return.
"Sure thing, bud." Dot grabs hold of Cheatsmith and flings him towards Garf. Cheatsmith pulls out a cleaver while traveling through the air, and gracefully lands just in front of Garf, bringing the cleaver down towards his head. Garf manages to grab Cheatsmith's wrist with one of his gloves, and forcibly bends it back, causing a sickening crack to be heard as the bone snaps. Cheatsmith bites his lip in pain, narrowing his manic eyes. He doesn't back off, though, and instead brings forth another cleaver with his remaining hand, swiping at Garf from behind. Garf can't react in time, and the cleaver splits through his skull with ease. Garf's grip on Cheatsmith's broken arm releases and he slumps to the ground, his eyes rolling back in his head. In the audience, Garfunkel closes his eyes and frowns slightly, but doesn't say a word. Cheatsmith turns around to look back at Dot, but reels back in shock at what he sees. Harold Ford's body is splayed on the ground, ripped open like a sausage skin with writhing blackness oozing from every opening. Colorado Springs is on the ground next to him, torn to shreds. Cheatsmith's eyes twitch in shock and awe, as he finally focuses on the figure standing proudly atop Harold's forehead, leaning on a needle firmly planted into one of Harold's eye sockets.
"AHAHAHA! What a GOOFBALL! Couldn't even tell his own body apart from a big swarm of ants! And then once he was exposed to the open air, it was all just poof! And now he's gone. How quaint!" Antoinette throws her head back and cackles, projecting her voice using an Arena-provided voice amplifier that she was given after being victorious in the first bracket.
"Y-you...what have you done?! Nobody...NOBODY...messes with my friends!" Cheatsmith screams, the shock in his eyes being replaced with fury and bloodlust. Cheatsmith pulls the cleaver out from Garf's skull and runs towards Antoinette, bounding through the air and plummeting towards the proud ant feet-first. Antoinette skitters to the side, and Cheatsmith lands on Harold's body, splattering what little blood is left inside all over his boots. Antoinette clambers up Cheatsmith's foot and onto his leg, holding firmly while he wildly shakes his leg about to get her off. Antoinette is, however, caught off guard when Cheatsmith begins swinging the cleaver at his own leg, leaving large gashes everywhere it hits, and even managing to take off one of her legs. She continues climbing despite this, and within no time, she gets onto Cheatsmith's head. Cheatsmith continues swinging at her and throwing himself around, even diving to the ground to try and get her off. Antoinette holds her ground through it all, and plunges her needle through Cheatsmith's scalp, repeatedly chipping away until she breaks through his skull and into his brain. Even after having his brain impaled, Cheatsmith doesn't give up, and it isn't until Antoinette stabs through the brain several times that Cheatsmith finally stops moving. Antoinette holds her fist high in the air in a sign of triumph, as she is transported to the victors' area alone, and preparations for the next bracket begin. While Derek cleans up what's left of Harold and Cheatsmith, Ciqufrinz himself enters the Grand Arena to retrieve Garf's body, and once he's removed it from the vicinity, he uses his Stand, Gods & Glory, to reanimate the fighter, before sending him off to the victors' area with the rest of the surviving competitors.
