Welcome to the newest chapter of Anime Wars: War World! I've been kinda gone for a while, but I'm back with a vengeance here! I do not own anything but the story and characters that I created.

The smell was rancid. That was the only way to describe the chef's cooking within the prison cell. As the heroes Goku, Naruto, Yusei, and Ichigo awoke, that same smell wafted through their nostrils as they all sat up against one of the four walls.

"You know, I'm kinda getting used to the smell," Goku muttered as he took in what smelled delicious in his mind. "I'm actually really hungry now..."

"Goku, you are one of the weirdest individuals I ever met," Yusei replied as he put his hand over his nose and mouth. "And I have met some pretty weird guys..."

"Hey Yusei, what is that mark that you have running down your eye there?" Naruto asked as he rudely pointed to the mark. "It's kinda weird..."

"Well, when I was imprisoned wrongly, I was given this mark," Yusei replied. "It's actually a tracer that they use to find you if you ever escape..."

"You were in jail before?" Ichigo asked with widened eyes. "Seems kinda suspicious if you ask me..."

"What, you don't trust me now?" Yusei asked as he turned to Ichigo. "I'm pretty sure I haven't done anything to not earn your trust..."

"OK guys, let's not argue with each other," Goku muttered as the tray of food was placed inside the cell. "Anybody gonna eat their grub?"

"Go ahead Goku, I'm not even hungry," Ichigo murmured as he leaned up against his wall. "I just can't stand this damn place anymore…"

"Stay strong Ichigo," Yusei urged as he gave the Shinigami a sympathetic smile. "We will escape from here, we just need to figure out how their technology works and if maybe we can overpower it somehow."

"What I don't understand is how simple machinery can suppress energy that we produce naturally," Ichigo inquired as Goku and Naruto nodded in agreement. "It almost seems impossible right?"

"In this place Ichigo Kurosaki, you must believe in the impossible," a voice explained within the darkness as Rel emerged from the hidden door, smiling broadly.

"Rel Dover, what do you want?" Goku asked as Rel's smile turned into a grin.

"What's with the hostility?" Rel asked innocently as he clapped slightly. "I came here to simply congratulate your victory. I also wanted to wish you luck on your first true challenge as well…"

"Wait, true challenge?" Naruto interrupted as Rel snickered.

"You thought that was it?" Rel asked as Naruto slumped back against the wall with his eyes widened. "Oh no my young friend, we just begun. Allow me to explain your first challenge, called the Great Maze. It's quite simple, escape from within the giant maze that we have set up in the arena and you win the challenge."

"I'm guessing it won't be that easy though?" Yusei asked as Rel chuckled.

"Always observant Mr. Fudo," Rel complimented. "Yes, it will prove to be quite difficult. But let us save the fun for within the maze shall we? Now since you slept so long, we decided to hold the games in a few hours. Unfortunately for you, in a few hours it will be nighttime."

"You expect us to navigate a maze in the dark?" Naruto asked as Rel laughed.

"I don't "expect" you to do anything," Rel replied as he opened the hidden door. "You can refuse the challenge if you like. Of course you will be disqualified and your universes will be destroyed and you yourselves will be sent to the mining planet to mine for the rest of your days. But if you would like to back out, now would be the time friends."

"You're lower than pond scum Rel," Ichigo murmured as Rel mock saluted him.

"Have fun in the challenge heroes," Rel whispered as the door slid close before him. "I hear the challenge will be quite the femme fatale…"

"Femme fatale?" Naruto wondered as Goku shrugged. "Sounds like it's going to be a fight between females…" All of the heroes exchanged glances as they all realized what the next challenge would consist of.

"We're fighting women of our universe aren't we?" Yusei asked as everyone nodded in response. "Uh-Oh…"

Yes, I have been gone for so long and I'm really sorry for the short chapter. But the next will be long, so I wanted to introduce this one to the people. So please review and keep up with me guys!

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