The Tallest pointed and laughed at the viewing screens onboard the Massive, pilots peaking over their shoulders to watch the live Battle Royal battles.

"Woah, look at that one! That weird shape-shifty thing is going to kill that human!" Purple laughed. "I'll bet you five monies the human will die full of spikes."

"Deal," Red grinned, staring at the screens. "Those two defects are really well matched. I wonder which one will win."

"Hey, why do we even HAVE judges if the opponents are going to kill each other?" the Purple Tallest looked questioningly at his partner. "Not much to judge there."

"I don't know," Red admitted. "They just seem to be more like game-makers to me. We can't bother ourselves with coming up with ideas to kill off a bunch of defects and losers. We're too busy."

"We should just call them game-makers, then," Purple concluded.

"They call themselves judges," Red replied. "Haven't you been listening?"

"My Tallest," a pilot interrupted the Tallest. "One of the judges is here to see you."

Both turned to see a black hooded figure standing behind the meek pilot. It bowed before approaching them.

"A gift to entertain yourselves with and make the battles more interesting," it pulled out a round device with blue, green, yellow, and grey buttons on its surface. "This device will affect weather patterns within separate sections of the continent on Planet Doom. The color corresponds to the section and the pattern on the button is a symbol for the type of weather. Different combinations will have different affects. Just a small gift from the judges."

The Tallest looked over it.

"What does this line-y one mean?" Purple pointed to a button.

The judge had disappeared.

"That's getting annoying," noted Red.

Judging time! All entries are located in the Battle Royal community for easy access.

Those who qualify for the next round are:

Skullene (win by default)

Sancho (win by default)

Pepper and Mint

Benedict

Shawn

Nyx

Once the judging is complete, I'll post who ACTUALLY makes it to the next round.

The criteria and bonuses for Round Two will be announced when the winners are decided. For now, send in your questions and comments while the judges judge. For judges: remember to send in your grades for the entries to me. The two default winners have contacted me and asked to be judged as well.