Glitzville (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
The blimp docked in the middle of Glitzville as they all walked out. "Wow, this place is amazing!" Lucy exclaimed.
"I can't wait to see the fights!" Luigi grinned.
"Come on, let's go into the Glitz Pit!" Natsu exclaimed as they all took off into the building.
The Glitz Pit (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
"Wow, it's cooler on the inside!" Lucy said.
"Amazing..." Erza said as they suddenly heard a lot of cheering and screaming.
"THIS FIGHT IS GOING STRONG AND IT SEEMS EVEN THE CHAMP IS HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THIS ONE!" A voice yelled as they all walked to the doors to see the fights. "WILL RAWK HAWK DEFEND HIS TITLE OR WILL THE CHINESE RAINBOW DRAGON BE OUR NEW CHAMPION?!"
Rawk Hawk fell on one knee. "I have to admit...you're strong. I seem to have underestimated your power a little."
"I'm not through with you yet!" She said and ran over to him. "CHI SIGN: EARTH DRAGON SKY DRAGON KICK!" She yelled, but then Rawk Hawk managed to grab her leg. "What the...?!"
"However...i'm not out yet." He said and threw her to the ground as he then jumped back to a wall. "PREPARE TO GET RAAAAAWKED!" He yelled and then launched himself, slamming into her as she yelled in pain.
"Oh! Looks like Rawk Hawk is making a comeback!"
"I'm not done yet!" He said as he ran up and punched her straight to the ground, knocking her out.
"WE HAVE A WINNER!"
Rawk Hawk folded his arms and chuckled. "You've put up a good fight, but in the end, I remain victorious." He said.
"That was quite an epic match! What do you have to say for yourself?"
Rawk Hawk smirked. "No one...and I mean NO ONE will take my title! She put up a good fight, but not even she took me down." He pulled up his championship belt. "NO ONE WILL TAKE MY TITLE!"
"Well he's cocky..." Natsu said.
"Guys, look!" Mario pointed up to see that the belt is holding the Crystal Star.
"Oh baby!" Goombella exclaimed.
"Alright, let's take it from him!" Natsu smirked.
"Wait." Erza said. "I have this feeling we have to fight him in order to get the Crystal Star. So that means we'll have to fight in the Glitz Pit."
"Heh, we get to pummel some fools." Natsu chuckled.
"How bad can it be?" Gray asked as they walked out. "So where do we sign up?"
"Good question." Wendy nodded.
"How about we got talk to that security guard?" Mario asked, motioning his head over to a guard.
"It's worth a shot." Natsu nodded as they walked over to a guard. "Hey, where do we sign up?"
"You want to sign up?" He asked as they nodded. "Very well then, I will take you over to Grubba." He said as he led them to Grubba's office.
Grubba's theme (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
"Mr. Grubba, we have new fighters."
"Well send them on in!" He said as the guard nodded and sent the gang in. "Holy mother of..." His eyes widened. "I do not believe my eyes! Fairy Tail has come to the Glitz Pit...even the Mario Bros!"
"You know about us?" Mario asked.
"I've heard stories about you guys, yes." Grubba nodded. "This will be amazing! Once everyone sees you on television, everyone will be flocking over to the Glitz Pit like no one's business!"
"This goes on air?" Luigi asked.
"It sure does!" He grinned. "Anyway, I've already came up with names for y'all."
"What are they?" Mario asked.
"You boys." He smirked. "Mario will be called the Great Gonzales while Luigi over here will be called The Eternal Understudy."
Luigi sweatdropped. "Can I have a better name than THAT?" He asked, but Grubba looked at the others.
He looked at Natsu. "Salamander." To Gray. "Ice King." He went to Erza. "Titania." He looked at Wendy. "Sky Dragon Sorceress." He went to Lucy. "Celestial Goddess." He looked at the Exceeds. "The Winged Demon and the Diva Cat."
"I'm WHAT?!" Carla yelled.
"I actually like those names." Lucy said.
"Terrific! Now, I'll send Jolene in here to get you all set up." Grubba said. "Hey Jolene, we got some fighters here!"
Jolene walked in a few seconds later. "I'll show them arou-...you're kidding me."
"Nope! Your eyes DO NOT deceive you!"
Jolene had to pull herself together from letting out a fangirl scream. "Come right this way, I'll show you around." She said as they followed her.
Glitz Pit
"Now, you may have been in different fighting scenarios before...but here in the Glitz Pit, it's completely different." Jolene said. "Whatever Grubba says about certain conditions, you'll have to obey those conditions. It's what we do around here." She said after showing them the Champion's room, the Major Leagues and now the Minor Leagues. "And this is how you'll contact Grubba."
"It looks like a Game Boy Advance." Mario said.
"It's the best communicator that we could find. Now, press it." Jolen said as Natsu pressed the button.
"Woohoo! Looks like you're up and ready to fight already! I like your style! Alright, your first match will be against the Fairies of Terror." He said. "Now, since you have one heck of a team, I'm gonna have to split you up a little if that's alright with you." He said. "Since there's four of them, I'm considering having Salamander, Ice King, Titania and the Celestial Goddess for this."
"We're going against Fairies?" Lucy asked.
"They're tougher than you might think." He said. "As for this match...I want you to go all out. Let the Glitz Pit know that you mean business!"
"Got it." Erza nodded as the guard came in.
"Alright, let's go." He said.
"Good luck out there, you guys. We'll be cheering for you." Wendy said as they nodded and walked out.
"And now, we have a special treat for you today. For the first time ever, Fairy Tail has come to battle it out in the Glitz Pit!" Grubba exclaimed as the audience screamed. "Yeah, that's right! FAIRY TAIL!" He yelled as he noticed the gang coming up. "And these guys...are going against Cirno, Daiyousei, Rumia and Wriggle Nightbug!" He announced as they stepped up. "Yes, it's a fight against the Fairies of Terror!"
"How many times do I have to keep telling you? I'm a firefly, not a fairy!" Wriggle exclaimed.
"Oh give it a rest, Wriggle." Cirno said.
"Now, who will win against this battle? Will the Fairies reign supreme...or will Fairy Tail knock 'em out? Let's get ready...TO BATTLE!"
Beloved Tomboyish Girl (Touhou 12.3: Unthinkable Natural Law)
Fight #1 – Cirno, Daiyousei, Rumia, Wriggle Nightbug – The Fairies of Terror.
"So you're the so called Fairy Tail, huh?" Cirno asked. "Well you're not going to get past us!"
"Be careful, Cirno!" Daiyousei told her.
"I can handle it!" Cirno said.
"THEN LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS!" Natsu yelled as he jumped up. "FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!" He yelled.
"Aaah! I wasn't ready!" Cirno yelled as she flew up. "Freeze Sign: Perfect Freeze!"
"Night Sign: Night Bird!" Rumia called out.
"Firefly Sign: Meteor on Earth!" Wriggle called out while Daiyousei fired simple danmaku.
"You call this freezing? I'll give you colder!" Gray said. "ICE MAKE: CANNON!" He yelled and blasted Cirno away.
"Gah!" Cirno shook it off. "Oh yeah?!" She yelled and launched icicles at Gray, but he dodged them as Erza ran over to Rumia and attacked her, but she blocked.
"You can't see me in this darkness!" Rumia laughed. "What are you gonna do about it?" She asked as she went over and kicked her, but Erza caught her foot and tossed her over to Daiyousei.
"Ooof!" Daiyousei winced.
"FIRE DRAGON'S BRILLIANT FLAME!" Natsu yelled.
"WRIGGLE KICK!" Wriggle yelled, aiming right for Lucy, but she grabbed her by her whip. "What the?!" She yelled as she was thrown down.
"That's not a real kick! This is a real kick!" Lucy said. "LUCY KICK!" She yelled, kicking Wriggle right in the head as she was kicked up in the air.
"Alright pretty boy! You asked for it!" Cirno said. "Ice Sign: Icicle Machine Gun!"
"Ice Make: Shield!" Gray yelled, blocking the icicles from the shield as she ran up to her. "ICE MAKE: LANCE!" He yelled and slashed through her.
"AGH!" Cirno yelled as she fell on knee. "I'm not done yet!" She growled as she launched icicles at Gray, but he blocked them.
"ICE MAKE: HAMMER!" He yelled, hammering Cirno to the ground and knocking her out.
"Ow..." Cirno groaned.
"Cirno!" Rumia exclaimed, but Erza elbowed her in the gut, and then kicked her to the ground where Natsu finished her off with a fire punch to the face.
Glitz Pit
"Oh! The Fairies of Terror were no match for Fairy Tail! It seems that this is just the beginning!" Grubba exclaimed.
"Heh, that was nothing." Natsu smirked as they walked back to the Minor Leagues.
"That was so amazing!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Yeah, you guys are awesome!" Mario said.
"That was an interesting fight." A voice said as they looked to see at a swordsman leaning on a wall. "You guys are something else?"
"Who are you?" Gray asked.
"The name's Cloud Strife." He introduced himself. "The thief right there is Sothe."
"Hey." He waved.
"The guy over there is Lucario."
"I've met Mario and Luigi before." Lucario said.
"And the woman over there is Minene Uryuu."
"Sup?" Minene waved.
"Shouldn't there be more here?" Mario wondered.
"They are, but they usually just hang outside until it's time for them to fight." Cloud told him.
"Ah." He nodded as Gray walked over and pressed the button.
"Oh! I like your style, you just can't get out of the action!" Grubba chuckled. "Alright, your next opponent is Cloud Strife, and since he uses a sword, I've decided to just let Titania take care of this. I have one condition for this. Can you mainly use your Purgatory armor? Everyone wants to see you in your deadly armor!"
"Understood." Erza nodded and then requipped into her Purgatory armor.
"So I'm going to be fighting you in that, huh? Interesting." Cloud unsheathed his Omnisword. "Good luck out there."
Erza nodded. "You too." She said as they both walked out when the guard came in.
"For this amazing matchup, we have Titania from Fairy Tail going against the Omniswordsman, Cloud Strife!"
"Don't hold back, Erza." Cloud said.
"I'm not planning on to." She said, readying her Purgatory sword.
"LET'S GET READY TO BAAAATLE!"
Blinded by Light (Final Fantasy XIII)
Fight #2 – Cloud Strife – The Omniswordsman
Cloud immediately ran to Erza and slashed her several times, but she blocked every single attack and then countered with a powerful slash, causing him to wince. "Not bad..." He said as he kept attacking while Erza kept blocking...until he decided to sweep kick her down as he then jumped up to impale her, but Erza blocked it and then countered as she then got up.
"You're very skilled with your sword." Erza said.
"Thank you." He said as they both attacked each other, but they clashed and looked each other in the eye as they jumped back and attacked each other again, both of them showing no signs of slowing down or holding back as he then slashed upward to disarm Erza. "Farewell." He said and then used Omnislash while Erza yelled in pain from every attack until she was knocked away from the final attack.
"Oh! It seems like Titania is having a difficult time with Cloud! Will she survive?!"
Erza fell on one knee while Cloud pointed his sword to her. "Any last words?"
"Don't underestimate Fairy Tail." She said as she got up, resummoned her sword and slashed him several times but he blocked until Erza kicked him and then slashed upward to disarm Cloud.
"No!" He yelled and then Erza slashed him multiple times until he fell to the ground in defeat.
"AND TITANIA MAKES A BRILLIANT COMEBACK! THE OMNISWORDSMAN HAS BEEN DEFEATED!"
Erza sighed and then smiled at Cloud. "That was a good battle." She said.
Glitz Pit
"I knew you'd never give up!" Natsu grinned. "That was awesome!"
"Thanks." Erza nodded and then Cloud walked in.
"Hey, Erza." He said as she turned around as he extended his hand. "That was a great battle."
Erza nodded as they both shook on it and then Mario pressed the button. "Woohoo! You just keep going like no one's business! Alright, for this next fight I am choosing The Great Gonzales, the Eternal Understudy and Salamander for this fight...because you will be going against the Sonic Heroes!"
Mario blinked. "Come again?"
"Everyone loved the Nintendo and Sega console war! Show that hedgehog whose boss!" Grubba ordered and then turned off.
"That's right...you guys were rivals back in the day." Lucario said.
"I never thought Sonic would be here." Mario blinked.
"Well this is going to be quite interesting." Luigi said. "...And I wish I had a better name than that." He muttered as the trio walked out.
"And now, for this match, we have a serious rival battle! We have The Great Gonzales, The Eternal Understudy and Salamander against Team Sonic! Yes, that's right...the battle against Mario and Sonic is still raging on!" Grubba exclaimed.
"Never thought I'd see you here, plumber." Sonic smirked.
"Same to you." Mario said.
"Eternal Understudy?" Tails asked Luigi.
"Don't ask..." Luigi sighed.
"You don't look so tough." Knuckles cockily said.
"We'll see about that." Natsu cracked his knuckles.
"Let's get ready...FOR A RIVAL BATTLE!"
What I'm Made of (Sonic Heroes)
Fight #3: - Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles – Team Sonic
Mario and Sonic ran over to each other as they both punched each other, but their fists connected to each other as they both jumped back as Sonic charged up a Spin Dash as Mario pulled out his hammer as Sonic took off but Mario hammered him away as he jumped up and punched Sonic to the ground, but he recovered before he hit the ground. "Heh, this is going to get interesting." Sonic smirked.
"Take this!" Tails exclaimed as he began punching Luigi, but he jumped up and used Luigi Missile to knock him away. "Argh..." He said as he flew up and dropped a bomb directly to him, knocking Luigi away. "Bulls-eye!"
Knuckles punched Natsu in the stomach and then punched him up in the air. "That was nothing!" Natsu exclaimed as his fist burst into flame. "FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!" He yelled, but Knuckles got out of the way, but the shockwave from it was enough to send Knuckles away as he then ran to him and punched him repeatedly.
Mario and Sonic both ran to each other as they both jumped up to punch each other, both hitting each other in the face as they were launched back, but they got up after landing on the ground as Mario absorbed a Fire Flower as he threw fireballs. "Simple fireballs isn't enough!" Sonic smirked as he used a Homing Attack to hit him, then he grabbed him and threw him to the side.
"What are you gonna do about it?" Tails smirked while Luigi closed his eyes and electricity started coming out of his hands. "What in the...?" He wondered as Luigi opened his eyes.
"THUNDER!" He yelled as it hit Tails as he yelled in pain and fell to the ground as Luigi then gave quite the nasty uppercut on him.
"Shovel claw!" Knuckles exclaimed as he dug underground as Natsu looked around until he got an idea and punched the ground really hard, causing pieces of the ground to go flying and exposing Knuckles. "...Oh no."
"There you are!" Natsu smirked as he ran over to him and pulled him out, and then tossing him up in the air as he jumped up and punched him down to the ground. "FIRE DRAGON'S BRILLIANT FLAME!" He yelled as Knuckles was hit by it and poor Luigi and Tails were caught in the crossfire.
Mario and Sonic were both on one knee, panting. "What do you say we finish this?" Sonic asked.
"Way ahead of you." Mario said as they both ran to each other and started beating each other up. Punches, kicks, headbutts, sweep kicks, you name it. They then ran and gave one final punch to the face as they both backed up and started panting.
"I-It's no wonder...why they call you...the number one hero of the Mushroom Kingdom..." Sonic gave him a thumbs up before collapsing.
Mario panted too. "You put up a good fight..."
Luigi used one final Luigi Missile...and incredibly, it was a misfired one, giving extra firepower to him and Tails was out for the count. "Mama mia..." He said and fell down, panting. "That was something..."
Knuckles was struggling to get up as Natsu walked over to Knuckles. "I...I can't believe it..." He muttered as Natsu put his foot on top of Knuckles.
"You better believe it." He smirked.
"Team Sonic has been defeated! The Mario Bros and Salamander have won!"
"This guy was your rival?" Natsu asked.
"Yep." Mario nodded.
Glitz Pit
"You might want to take a rest after that. You got severely beat up." Lucario advised.
"That seems like a good idea..." Mario nodded as Erza pressed the button.
"I was at the edge of my seat after watching that fight!" Grubba exclaimed. "Now for this next battle, I want Titania back in the ring...because we got another sword fighter out there." He said.
"Who is it?" Erza asked.
"The Hero of Hyrule himself, Link!"
"He's here too?" Luigi asked.
"So are Samus and Captain Falcon." Lucario replied.
"Now, I want you to show no mercy to Link! He's got tons of weapons so I want you to give it your all and show him the true meaning of terror!" Grubba ordered as Erza nodded.
"This is going to get interesting." Erza said as she walked out the door once the guard came by to get her.
"Now...fir this next battle, we have Titania going against the Hero of Hyrule himself!"
Link looked at Erza and then unsheathed his Master Sword. "So, I'm going against you, huh?"
"Yep." Erza nodded and summoned her sword.
"Let's get ready...FOR BATTLE!" Grubba yelled.
Title – Legend of Zelda (Super Smash Bros Brawl/Wii U)
Fight #4: Link – The Hero of Hyrule
Erza and Link both ran straight for each other and slashed as they ended up clashing and looked at each other as they jumped back as he then pulled out his bow and arrow at her, forcing her to summon her Adamantine Shield to block several arrows as she then ran and slashed him before he could fire another arrow. "Take this!" He said, charging up his Spin Attack and then unleashed it, trapping Erza and then knocked her away.
That didn't seem to faze Erza as she ran over and slashed him several times until he jumped back and pulled out a bomb and then he threw it, but she went into Flame Empress armor and ran through the explosion like it was nothing. "What?!" Link exclaimed as he got hit with some fireballs from Erza as she then slashed him several times, but he blocked with his shield and countered, then he pulled out his boomerang, and then Erza went into Blank Wing Armor and flew up after he threw his boomerang. "You little..." He growled as he fired more arrows, but with her maneuverability, she easily dodged the arrows, but then he pulled out his hookshot and fired, as he then caught her leg. "Gotcha!" He said and pulled her in.
"Nice try." Erza said as she slashed down to break the hookshot as Link's eyes widened, as he then reached for his Megaton Hammer and attempted to hammer her, but she summoned her own hammer and countered with it...and amazingly, the Megaton Hammer shattered once it connected to Erza's hammer.
"No!" He exclaimed as he then clenched his fists. "Alright that's it." He said as he put his palm to the ground. "DIN'S FIRE!" He yelled, but then he got hit by Erza who went back to Flame Empress and then slashed him straight to the ground, knocking him out.
"We have a winner! The Hero of Hyrule was no match for Titania!" Grubba exclaimed.
"You've put up a good effort." Erza told Link as she walked away.
Glitz Pit
"Wow, I never thought I'd see Link struggle." Lucario said.
"That was a first." Luigi said.
"She used everything against him, poor guy." Gray said as Wendy pressed the button.
"Poor Link didn't know what hit him!" Grubba chuckled. "Alright, for this next match, I would like the Sky Dragon Sorceress to battle against the Keyblade Hero!"
"What's a Keyblade?" Wendy wondered.
"You'll find out soon enough. Now, I want you to unleash your full potential against this guy, understood?" He asked as Wendy nodded. "Good, oh...and bring your Diva Cat friend as well." He said and then turned off.
"I am NOT a diva!" Carla growled.
"Well this is going to be interesting." Goombella said. "I'll look in my tattle log to see what the heck a Keyblade actually is." She said as the guard came out and took Wendy out with Carla.
"Now for this next match, we have the Sky Dragon Sorceress and her Diva Cat friend against the Keyblade Hero...Sora!"
Sora looked at Wendy. "I'm fighting a little girl?" He blinked before shrugging and then summoning his Ultima Weapon.
"Th-that's...terrifying." Wendy said.
"Don't show him any fear, child." Carla said as Wendy nodded.
"Now, let's get ready...FOR BATTLE!" Grubba yelled.
Road to a Hero (Kingdom Hearts II)
Fight #5: Sora – The Keyblade Hero
Sora ran over to Wendy and slashed her several times, but she quickly dodged his attacks. "SKY DRAGON'S WING ATTACK!" She yelled, knocking Sora away.
"Fire!" He yelled, using Firaga at her, but she quickly rolled out of the way while Carla flew over and slashed him with her claws. "Gah! Get off of me, you crazy cat!" He exclaimed, slashing Carla away.
"SKY DRAGON'S CLAW!" She yelled, launching Sora away but he Aerial Recovered and then used Strike Raid, as it hit Wendy.
"How rude! You can't just throw your weapons away like toys!" Carla growled.
"Keyblade Wielders do it all the time." Sora shrugged. "Thunder!" He yelled as she was hit with Thundaga, as she was screaming in pain.
"Wendy!" Carla clenched her fists. "You rotten...!"
"Carla...I can handle this." Wendy said. "SKY DRAGON'S ROAR!" She yelled, blasting Sora away before he could even Dodge Roll out of the way.
"GIVE ME STRENGTH!" Sora yelled, using Ragnarock on Wendy, as she tried to run away from the attack, but she cried out in pain when some of them got her and then he used Sonic Blade.
"ENOUGH!" Carla yelled and scratched him with her claws, but Sora slashed her away and then used Firaga.
"Stupid cat..." Sora said.
"Carla!" Wendy shouted, looking at Carla who was badly damaged as she glared at Sora. "That's it...no one hurts Carla... NO ONE!" She yelled as she sucked in a lot of air.
"Whoa...i'm feeling a little light headed here..." Grubba said.
I gotta stop her before we all suffocate! Sora thought, but then Wendy transformed. What the...?!
Dragon Force (Fairy Tail)
"THIS IS FOR CARLA!" She screamed as Sora then went into Valor Form, as he had the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades out as he ran over to her, but Wendy disappeared.
"Huh?!" He exclaimed as Wendy kicked him from behind as he tried to counter, but she then kicked him in the head and then grabbed him and threw him to the side.
"SKY DRAGON'S WING ATTACK!" She screamed.
"Gah!" Sora winced as he got up and then used Ars Arcanum, but Wendy grabbed both of his Keyblades before he could execute the move as she threw them to the side. "No!"
"Shattering Light: SKY DRILL!" She yelled, as Sora was screaming out in pain as she jumped up and kicked him down but he Aerial Recovered and resummoned his Keyblades, but then Wendy appeared from behind as he tried to counter, but she immediately disappeared and hit him with all kinds of wind attacks.
What kind of girl IS she?! Sora thought as he attempted to use Blizzaga Pursuit but Wendy appeared in front of him and then elbowed him in the gut and then used an uppercut. Is she teleporting or...no...she's really fast all of a sudden. He thought as he recovered. "SLOW!" He yelled, as Wendy seemed to be running at a normal pace. I knew it. He thought as he used Thundaga on her
Wendy winced from the Thundaga, but then she punched him, but he blocked with his fist and then sweep kicked her, but then she used her roar to knock Sora up in the air...and then the Slow spell wore off as she was right in his face. Don't tell me it wore off already! He thought as she punched him straight to the ground.
"SKY DRAGON'S WING ATTACK!" She screamed as Sora yelled in pain before he hit the ground as she then landed...and when the smoke cleared...Sora was knocked out.
"WE HAVE A WINNER! THE SKY DRAGON SORCERESS BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THE KEYBLADE MASTER!" Grubba yelled.
Wendy went back to normal as she said nothing but she picked up Carla and went back to the Minor League room.
Meanwhile...
Glitz Pit
"Honestly Hades...I don't know why you signed us up for the announcers of the Glitz Pit." A boy muttered.
"Oh cheer up, Cody. It's your fault for jumping in the portal to this universe. You also dragged Yukari and Mokou in as well...even your sister."
"And right now, she's being tortured by Grodus. I'm not too fond of that."
"You know...i'm wondering something. If the Rosalina from our universe is getting tortured...what's going on with the other Rosalina of THIS universe?"
"Probably in the Mushroom Kingdom...I have no idea." He shrugged as they both knocked on the door to Grubba's office.
"Come in!" He said as the two of them walked in. "Ah, you're the guys who wanted to be the announcers of the Glitz Pit." He said as they both nodded. "Good, because my voice is about to go from all of that yelling." He said and gave them two microphones. "Here you go." He said. "Now uh..." He looked at the boy. "What do you they call you?"
"Heh, just call me the Worldwalker."
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Now I KNOW what you're thinking about the fighters and you can forget about that, Yen Sid sensed no incredible force to take out the universes in this and brought everyone here. (See Sora's Adventure in Flipside if you want to know what the heck i'm talking about) It's just totally different. And yeah, I could've done Cody's ideas about different Mario enemies for the Glitz Pit, but I actually went ahead and changed the Glitz Pit enemies to different people from different franchises!
As for G, Flash and anyone ELSE from the forum reading this...pay NO attention to Hades and Worldwalker! ...Maybe except for Alicia because I know she read Next Generation.