(The Arena)
The night of the tournament quickly came. All 270 of the fighters, including the mystery fighters which none of the other fighters knew about, had arrived and had settled into the hotel.
SSBFreak and Unknown1 sat in two chairs in the announcer's booth, each of them having a microphone resting on the desk built into the wall underneath the window overlooking the ring and bleachers.
The setup for the dome was basic. The bleachers went all the way around the arena, which was a simple square ring surrounded with rubber ropes. The ring was suspended in midair by several incredibly strong cables. Even with this, the ring was strong enough to handle all of the big guys in the tournament at once. The family and friends of the fighters had a special seating, and the only area of seats not packed with screaming fans was the empty eliminated seating section, which was big enough to hold all of the fighters in the tournament. The sound booth was attached to the wall a good ways away from the announcer's booth, and was visible from the ramp where each of the fighters would come from when announced.
Each of the members of the security force had taken their squad of men and had scattered around various parts of the dome. SSBFreak looked at Unknown1 and nodded.
"Everything ready?" He asked. "Lighting?"
"Check."
"Microphones?"
Unknown1 pressed a few buttons. "Check."
"The first fighters ready to come out?"
"Check."
"Okay. I guess we can start."
"You start us off and explain everything."
SSBFreak nodded. "Okay." Switching on his microphone, SSBFreak started his announcement.
"Welcome, one and all, to the first ever Megamix Tournament!" SSBFreak said. At the mention of the tournament name, the entire crowd cheered. "I'm SSBFreak, and this is Unknown1. We're your hosts and we'll be announcing the tournament until the end!"
A huge, white portal suddenly appeared underneath the arena, then vanished, turning invisible. A field of energy then surrounded the arena.
"Now, the arena is surrounded by a force field, so no eliminated fighters can get thrown into the stands." Unknown1 added. "And, paying homage to the original UVR, anyone thrown from the arena gets pulled into the portal and deposited into a random node for ten minutes, just for everyone here to see how well they fare!"
A huge, multi-paneled TV box lowered and stopped about a hundred feet off the arena.
"Our cameras will be focusing on different fighters for those who can't see the ring too well." SSBFreak continued. "And if someone is eliminated, you will all see who gets credited for it."
"If anyone doesn't know about the UVR, let us explain…" Unknown1 said.
"Get on with the fighting, already!" A red hedghog shouted from the crowd.
(Dome Hotel; 57th Floor)
"Okay, so are you all aware of what we're to do?" Bison asked the table of villains.
Because none of them came out for at least a section, Bison had decided to gather the main villains of the tournament and explain his plan. The main reason they all agreed to help Bison was because they would all get unimaginable power if they succeeded.
"Yes. And we could pull it off so much easier if we had more help." Heihachi Mishima sighed.
"Well, that can easily we solved." Bison replied. "How many people can you guys get? I can manage Balrog, Vega, Birdie and possibly Garuda."
"I don't have that many." Rugal Berenstien explained, looking down. "I can only manage Vice and Mature."
"I don't have much more." Heihachi said. "Lee and Kuma I can manage. Anna Williams is also a possibility."
"Normally, I would have Billy with me, but he's concentrating on actually winning the tournament, so we may as well count him out." Geese said. "Ripper and Hopper are my only other men with me."
"I don't have anyone with me." Gannondorf said. "Bowser won't want to join us, I can tell you that."
"I'm flying solo, too." Yuber, dressed in his sleek, black suit, added simply. His black hat hid his eyes from everyone else. "I don't have henchmen."
"I don't have anyone working for me personally." Mizuki said. She smiled. "But I'm sure Earthquake and Gen-An would be willing to work for us if the price was right."
"Well, it seems that I can clearly muster the most firepower." Magneto said. "Sabretooth, Mystique, Toad, Pyro, Juggernaut and Blob."
"I'm sure I can grab a few of Spidey's most hated foes to help." Electro said confidently. "But don't expect Venom or Sandman. They go solo."
Setsuna grunted. "The only person I can manage is Mukoro, but I'm sure he'll do fine."
King Lion was the final member of the villains to talk. "I can get Gozu, Mezu and Joker with no problem."
Bison nodded. "That should be fine. I'm pretty sure I can gather help from the likes of villains like Valgas and Sigma."
The villains looked at each other, and nodded. It was time to put the plan into action.
(The Arena)
"And now, before we start, I'd just like to mention one more detail." SSBFreak said.
Before he could continue, a deep and menacing laugh echoed through the stands, followed by a demented, deranged laugh. Everyone looked around to find the owners, but found nothing.
"No need to worry, folks!" Unknown1 said. "Look up."
Looking up, everyone saw two giant, white gloves floating down from the roof, the deranged one twitching wildly and surging with electricity.
"Straight from Super Smash Bros., it's Master Hand and Crazy Hand!" SSBFreak said. "At the end of every section, these two will actually alter the shape and effects of the arena, making the fights much more different!"
"Well, I think that's enough talking, SSBFreak." Unknown1 said into his microphone. "I think these people want to see the tournament start!"
A spotlight was aimed at the curtain where the fighters would come out. Everyone cheered as they waited.
The first fighter was about to step into the ring…