Chapter 6 — Last Chance: Taken
(Stage 1) MATCH 1: Megan vs. Fortune.
"Regen." Fortune whispered. The White Magic spell slowly healed her as she took damage; it was shown by magenta particles of light around her body.
Megan already knew this strategy even without her Sharingan, so she conserved it. As a matter of fact, she wanted to challenge herself and not use it at all in this match. She started the match, charging at Fortune with kunai knives in both hands.
"Come on." Fortune murmured.
Megan suddenly disappeared and then used Double Team. 10 clones of her surrounded Fortune then.
"Rains of Light, fall!" Fortune beckoned many thin rays of light to descend on the entire Chamber, taking out every clone of Megan. "They all were clones?"
"Yep." Megan's voice was heard directly behind her. The squirrel reappeared in an instant, kicking Fortune into the air. She planned on using the Lions Barrage.
However, since Fortune has psychic ability, she was able to detect Megan's next move—the kick to Fortune's sternum. Fortune caught Megan's leg and pulled her to where they were laterally facing each other directly in midair; Megan was now above her.
"Right where I want you." Fortune said internally, starting her plan to win the match. Fortune's left eye gained a glowing red bird-shaped symbol called Geass. It allowed her to manipulate her target's mind to her own desires. She demonstrated this when Megan suddenly fell to the ground after looking at the Geass. Fortune commanded Megan to stop attacking and lie down on one spot while she finished her.
"Checkmate. Northswain's Glow!" Fortune called out, summoning five towers of light to emerge from the ground under and around Megan—each one directed to illuminate her.
After the light faded, Megan was nowhere in plain sight. Fortune thought she had the match won, until she realized that Megan's power was still in the air, and it was large.
Megan suddenly appeared from the top of the Chamber, dropping on Fortune with her best fire attack—the Dragon Flame Jutsu.
Fortune was caught off guard, being swallowed up in the intense heat and being depleted of her energy. Megan was the victor.
/\/\/\/\/\/\
MATCH 2: Cheeks vs. Gigi.
Various Bean Titans foresaw the outcome of this match before the two of them entered the chamber. It was already proven: Gigi has lost in the first match of any tournament she participated in because of unlucky circumstances. Before the induction, Gigi decided to train up, but she forgot to restore her energy afterwards.
Now that she is in a match that could put her closer to the 12th spot in the New 12, things are not looking too good for Gigi.
To start the match, Gigi runs into Cheeks, unaware that he had previously picked up webbing skills.
"Let's do this." Cheeks uttered, shooting web lines at her feet and grasping the webs to gain control of her legs. He pulled on the webs, lifting Gigi off of the ground and into the air. Cheeks slammed her on the ground behind him, and she did not get up after that.
"It's over?" Cheeks wondered, seeing the poodle lie motionless. He went over to her and moved her to the side of her body.
"Forget it, you win...!" she told him, refusing his help.
And with that, Cheeks was the winner.
/\/\/\/\/\/\
MATCH 3: Congo vs. Tiny.
"Hey, this match isn't gonna go like that, comprende?" Tiny said before the match started.
"I know that already, let's just get on with it." Congo responded in his mind. He ran in towards her.
"Iron Tail." Tiny said, whipping her tail at Congo, smacking him into the air.
Congo recovered by bouncing off of the ceiling and propelling towards Tiny with two long cords of web. He threw them at the ground (in an "X") and left a space where Tiny was standing.
"Gotcha." Congo uttered, grasping his hands to command the webs to seize her arms and legs. "It's gonna end like this, Tiny. Towering Funnel!" At his words, a pillar of white webbing bursted out from the ground beneath Tiny, consuming her whole while causing great damage. When Congo released his hands, the tower of silk dispersed and left Tiny in the middle of the Chamber, who suffocated from the narrow prison she was in. Congo advanced.
/\/\/\/\/\/\
MATCH 4: Hippie vs. Tracker.
Hippie had the Sword of the Storm and the Blade of the Nebula on his back.
"You gonna 'Wu' your way to victory, Hippie?" Tracker asked.
"Well, starting on the next match. For you, no." the rabbit replied, dropping his swords plus the Crest of the Condor, the elemental Wu that upgraded anything wind-based.
"That's new..." Tracker murmured.
"Myself, Ears, Nibbler, and Nibbly can beat someone without using Shen Gong Wu as much. I can prove that, so don't misjudge me. As a matter of fact, I can end this match in one move."
"I'd like to see you try!" Tracker said, running toward the bunny ready to use Sky Attack. Tracker was the only dog who was able to use a couple of flying moves because his ears are long.
"Wudai Star, Wind!" Hippie called out, as his body then turned into a silhouette, but with blue lining on the edges. "Helio Tornado!" At this command, Hippie swiftly turned into a "pod", energized by violent wind. It was the wind form of Ears's Tornami Twister, for Hippie used the power of the Sword of the Storm before the match began.
He propelled himself into Tracker, forcing the dog to the back of the Chamber within a couple of seconds. Since he had taken so much pressure from the pod and the wall, Tracker was unable to recover. Hippie advanced.
(Semifinals) MATCH 1: Megan vs. Cheeks.
Cheeks immediately started the match, shooting several strings of web at Megan.
She dodged them with ease, after activating her Sharingan. "I was watching the last match, Cheeks... that strategy won't work." she told him.
"Grr..." Cheeks uttered, before unleashing countless web lines around the entire Chamber. After a minute, he stopped, and Megan was still unharmed.
"You done?" Megan asked.
"Gotcha. Entangle!" Cheeks called out, slamming his hands together to command every bit of silk to crush Megan.
The squirrel smirked. "Big mistake..." she thought, using Flash Step to grab a few of the web lines before escaping the entire cluster. Megan had disappeared.
"Where'd did—what?" Cheeks said, finding the silk wires around his body, completely immobilizing him.
Megan held on to one of them with her teeth, while using hand signs. "It's over! Dragon Flame Jutsu!" Upon her words, a thin wave of fire consumed Cheeks and made him suffer major damage.
He had enough of the fight. Megan won.
/\/\/\/\/\/\
MATCH 2: Congo vs. Hippie.
"Dude, why didn't you get in with Mooch and Sly already?" Congo asked.
"That's what I'm tryin' to figure out. I don't know what I did." Hippie replied.
"Honestly, I think you deserve it. The three of you are too good not to be together in the group. So... I forfeit." Congo announced.
"Are you sure, son?" Sweet questioned through the PA System.
"Yeah."
"All right then. Hippie advances."
FINAL MATCH: Megan vs. Hippie. (The match began as soon as Megan was replenished from her previous match.)
This is their third match against each other, and it will be the tiebreaker match, as both combatants have beaten each other once.
Megan's first opponent in the Bean Titans was Rocket, who is swift on his flight speed as Hippie is on his feet. She thought that if she could sense his quick movements like she did with Rocket, the match should not be a problem. Unfortunately, Hippie is on a completely different level than Rocket is. Not only is Hippie quicker, but he is also more skilled and diverse in his own abilities. This would be a tricky match because both Megan and Hippie know each other's strengths well.
After fifteen minutes, both of them (now exhausted) wanted to end the match in any way possible.
"I thought that I'd never have to use this... but it's the only way this match will end." Hippie murmured. He assumed his Wudai Mode again and then put on the Crest of the Condor, enhancing his wind abilities. Next, his personal Shen Gong Wu (Sword of the Storm and Blade of the Nebula) leviatated around him. The Crest of the Condor glowed in the same color as Hippie's outlining, which caused both swords to merge together to form a new Wu—the Spear of the Hurricane. The Crest transformed into the hilt of the spear, placed in between and connecting both of the sharp-edged Wu. Yes, it was a double-edged spear.
"I have to win this..." Megan said to herself. She then pushed the limits of her Sharingan past the maximum point. She did not know it, but her pupils changed once again.
"This is finished! Spear of the Hurricane!" Hippie shouted, spinning the spear once and then swinging it once, fiercely. Upon the swing, a gigantic vortex of air began to violently vibrate the entire Chamber.
"Got it!" Megan mentally uttered, successfully reading the power of the air coming at her. With Megan also being a Blue Mage, she was prepared to counter with a move of her own. "Summoning Jutsu, Blade Dance!" A weasel, wielding a scythe, jumped into the massive force of wind with a cyclone of razor sharp air of its own.
It was a clash like no one had ever seen before—it was enough to break through the protective glass of the Danger Room.
"GET DOWN!" Mystic warned the Titans in attendance. Every one of them got down on the floors around the spectating areas to avoid any casualty.
Soon, the wind settled down. Some of the watching Titans got up to see what happened inside of the Chamber. Hippie was motionless, unable to compete any further... Megan was on her knees, taking steady breaths with her arms crossed, both covering the cuts that she had taken. They were shocked to see that Hippie had lost, yet elated to see that Megan earned the 12th spot in the New 12.
After Hippie was escorted to the Healing Room, the other 11 New 12 members gathered around Megan so that she would not have to use so much effort to move. Sweet, as leader of the Bean Titans, personally stood before them to congratulate their efforts. Ewey healed Megan as he talked.
"Congratulations to the twelve of you. You are hereby worthy to be named the New 12. Rest up guys, because your journey begins tomorrow morning at eight. Pack up too—you're gonna be gone for about a month so that you can get accustomed to each other. Any questions?"
"Can we party?" Bongo asked.
"No. See you then." Sweet replied, leaving the Danger Room. Sly followed him.
"Good going, banana-for-brains!" Slowpoke said, putting his brother in a headlock.
"Where'd Lucy go?" Christina asked.
"She's going to bed. Have you not heard the saying: 'The early bird gets the worm?'" Mooch responded calmly, while watching Felix and Bonnie dance around the Chamber.
"I like Lucy's idea. 'Night guys!" Hoppity said, exiting the Danger Room.
Ewey looked at Megan after she healed her. "Megan, your Sharingan eyes... they're different."
"What do they look like?" she asked.
"Like edged flowers, basically. One from the new lines I see, and the other from the red color." Ears told her. This was Megan's Mangekyo Sharingan, and she did not have to kill anyone to gain it.
Megan shifted her eyes back to normal (gray).
"This is gonna be some team..." Mooch murmured after monitoring his team, walking off to get his rest.
/-/