Ch. 5: Fire Walks, Rock n' Roll, and Bass
"Good morning everyone," called out Ribbitta from a microphone, "and welcome to the N1 Net Music Grand Prix! I'm your host, Ribbitta, and this is a great day to see Net Ops & Net Navis battle it out and play Music Chips! Remember this: once in the Grand Prix, you get to fight and play the best Music Chip you could think of that's perfect for this match. If you lose or draw you have to join your opponent as a "back-up singer" and "member of the band"."
Mr. Higsby called out on his microphone, "The first Net Music match of today are two allies against each other; the fiery and tough Mr. Match & TorchMan vs. the still attractive Maddy & WackoMan! And what solo Music Chips are they going to play?" Ribbitta replied, "Only they know!"
Lan is sitting overhead, watching the whole scenario. "Let's see if comrades do have the strength to fight each other." The crowd cheers, Lan watched the match between the former World 3 agents is starting!
Maddy was voted to go first as she called out, "'Rhythm of the Night (Moulin Rouge)' Music Chip in, Download!" Sexy images and wonderful dancing passed right by WackoMan & TorchMan while the song was heard in the background!
As the song ended, Lan sighed, "Too bad for Maddy that she needs to go to a beauty contest."
It's now Match's turn; he called out, "'Walk Through the Fire' Music Chip in, Download!" Flames filled the battlefield and warrior-like images formed while the song was heard in the background!
As the song ended, everyone found out that he still wants to have a rematch against Lan Hikari, and he's burning to get back at him!
Ribbitta shouts into her microphone, "What a performance! When they say some things never get old, they really mean it! Mr. Match has gained himself a partner! That's right folks, not only the winner gets a copy of the loser's Music Chips, but they also get themselves' a growing band! Let's see if this band will go up well against the others in the final round." Mr. Higsby meekly said, "Yep, I'm still in this tournament in Commander Beef's band."
Mr. Higsby called out on his microphone, "The next Net Music match of today are two allies against each other; the infamous and rich Gaust Magnus & MagnetMan vs. the electric rock star Count Zap & ElecMan! And what Music Chips are they going to play?" Ribbitta replied, "Only they know!"
Lan is sitting overhead, watching the whole scenario. "I hope you win this one, Count Zap." The crowd cheers, Lan watched the match between the blood brothers is starting!
Gaust went first as he called out, "'Are You In or Out?' Music Chip in, Download!" Evil & cruel images and violet movements passed right by MagnetMan & ElecMan while the song was heard in the background!
Count Zap simply sad, "No." And then called out, "' Hot Pitootie - Bless My Soul' Music Chip in, Download!" Awesome rock n' roll images and great music passed right by MagnetMan & ElecMan while the song was heard in the background!
Checking out the Popularity Meter as the song ended, Count Zap has finally defeated his brother, with style in fact!
Tesla shouted at her husband, "I should've known better than to have you compete! And MagnetMan and I can perform a much better Cross Fusion!"
Ribbitta shouts into her microphone, "What a performance! If you love rock n' roll, do it with strength! It seems like Count Zap defeated Magnus Gaust! Let's see if this band will go up well against the others in the final round."
Mr. Higsby called out on his microphone, "The final Net Music match of the first round are two infamous Net-Battlers; the magical and magnificent curry chef at #2 Curry, Yahoot, & MagicMan vs. the mysterious Kid Gospel (Grave) & Bass! And what solo Music Chips are they going to play?" Ribbitta replied, "Only they know!"
Yahoot was confident, but something on the flat robotic face of Shuryou Gospel's was almost positive that whatever he's got will leave Yahoot in the dust!
Yahoot went first as he called out, "'Bohemian Rhapsody' Music Chip in, Download!" rocking images and awesome visions passed right by MagicMan & Bass while the song was heard in the background!
The audience enjoyed the song very much.
Surprisingly, neither Kid Gospel nor Bass seemed to be affected by the song.
MagicMan chanted, "Yahoot, this is a new quirk; the song against Bass didn't work!"
Kid Gospel just calmly said, "'Rest in Peace' Music Chip in, Download!" horror movie screen shots passed right by MagicMan & Bass and the arena turned into a gigantic haunted graveyard while the song was heard in the background!
Bass just simply smirked, while MagicMan is frozen stiff in fear! He lost and now he has to be a teammate with Bass in the 2nd round!
Checking out the Popularity Meter as the song ended, both songs were almost equally popular, but Kid Gospel cometh!
Ribbitta shouts into her microphone, "Ooo! What a performance! It seems like horror film classic songs can defeat heavy rock sometimes! Let's see if this band will go up well against the others in the final round."
"This is your reporter Ribbitta," Higsby added, "And Mr. Higsby." Together they said, "See you next time!"
Lan gasped in horror to see Yahoot spooked out of his wits by Shuryou Gospel just using a 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' song! "If Bass can wield devastating power behind Music Chips, what will defeat him? Now I've got a few problems to deal with; first who I'm becoming, second my relationship with Maylu's becoming grave and I don't know why and when, third this tournament's going to be Chaud's fault, forth a strange energy is coming forth thanks to some sort of Music Chip Program Advance Chaud used, and finally it involves Shuryou."
MegaMan groans, "Yeah, and now that Bass is with him, it's going to be hard to beat them, even at Music. If my math's correct, that's not our main problem; if Kid Gospel keeps up, not only Yahoot will be with him, but so will Mr. Match, Maddy, Count Zap, Gaust, Miyu, and Sal too!"
Lan figures something out, "So far, Dex and I used oldie songs just for the fun of it; Maylu and Yai used romantic ones, giving me a message that she basically needs me; Chaud and Tory didn't pay attention to the dangers ahead; Mr. Higsby and Maysa did their fight of rivalry, but the Commander's need to see this mission through lead him to victory; Sal and Miyu did this to tell us what may be in the future, involving us and our friends; Maddy and Match didn't know about this but now are burning to get back at us, regardless of whose team they're on, even though I'm still their best-loved customer and acquaintance; and now Shuryou and Bass are in this for the powerful energy that awakened in the Undernet."
MegaMan said, "My guess is that our mission now endangers not only your personality crisis problem, but also your relationship with Maylu (and mine with Roll), the safety of the real world, and the Cyber World." Lan nervously grinned as sweat dropped, "Exactly my thoughts."
(A/N: You send me your guesses in reviews, and some different ideas if I made some mistakes)
To be continued…