Everyone waited patiently for the next section to start. The only people who weren't waiting were Crunch and Nash who was still butting heads. Suddenly, cheering was heard. Everyone waited to see who was the next fighter to come out from the entrance curtain.
"GEMEL!" (StH)
The monochrome robot stood on the ramp scanning the arena. Activating the jets on his feet, he flew towards the ring.
Once he had landed, Tails immediately walked over. "Gemel, long time no see!"
"Yes, it seemed like forever since I actually use my weapons." The robot said looking at his hands. "It feels weird."
"Well, you have Espio, Blaze and me so if you are still trying to remember, you got just ask for some double-teaming." Tails supported.
"Thank you. So who is the biggest threat right now?" Gemel asked.
"Can't really say so far." Tails said. "Stay away from the fight between the bandicoot with the metal arm and the mechanical shark though. I don't think they take too kindly to people interrupting their fight.
"PRINCESS PEACH TOADSTOOL!" (SSB)
Coming out to the Super Mario 64 theme and a loud cheer, the pink-clad princess stepped out blowing kisses to the audience. Lifting up her dress so she doesn't trip, she made her ring to the ring and stepped in.
Zelos raised an eyebrow before stepping over with a big grin on his face. "Hello, beautiful."
"Um, pleased to meet you?" Peach asked not really sure how to react.
"What a princess like you doing in a dangerous place like this without an escort?" Zelos smirked. "How about I stick by you for a while?"
"Ah, such a gentleman!" Peach smiled before she frowned. "Unfortunately, there is something that is stopping me from doing so."
"What's that?" Zelos asked confused.
He then got a frying pan from Peach as a response. "I already got one red-haired unwanted suitor after me. While you are easier on the eyes, I don't need another one."
(Super Smash Bros Locker Room)
"An unwanted suitor after Peach? I already have enough trouble with Mario!" Bowser snarled. "Who is he? I will rip off his head! I will burn him to a crisp! I will turn him into ribbons! I will…"
"…Bowser, I think she is talking about you." Zelda said flatly.
"Oh…"
"TYTREE CROWE!" (To)
The green-haired green-clad man leaped out of the entrance curtain with a loud shout. Running down the ramp with an excited grin and his way.
Marth turned around to see him rushing over. "May I help you?"
"Yes. Sharpen that sword and put it to good use because I am looking for a fight!" Tytree grinned putting up his fists.
Marth grunted in annoyance. "You remind me a lot like Roy."
"Ah, really?" Tytree said scratching the back of his head. "Thanks, man."
"That WASN'T a compliment!"
"RYO SAKAZAKI!" (KoF: MI)
The orange-clad fighter did a few fighting stances before making his way into the ring.
Once he got in, he looked around. "Hmm… I wonder who I should go for first."
Suddenly, Espio reappeared in front of him surprising him.
"What the heck!" Ryo exclaimed.
"Pardon me for the scare but I was merely looking for a fight." Espio said readying a kunai.
"A ninja lizard?" Ryo asked in disbelief. "What's next? A green bomb-throwing duck?"
"BEAN THE DYNAMITE!" (StH)
Espio immediately slapped his head.
"What? What I say?" Ryo asked confused before looking up at the entrance curtain.
(Cuz we gon' rock this club)
(We gon' go all night)
(We gon' light it up)
(Like its dynamite!)
(Cuz I told you once)
(Now I told you twice)
(We gon' light it up)
(Like its dynamite!)
There he saw a green duck spinning a bomb on his finger. The young man stood with his jaw dropped down to the floor. Bean excitedly ran down the ramp with an excited look on his face. Using Ryo's head as a springboard, he leaped high into the air. Ryo didn't even flinch. Espio shook his head with a sigh.
Bean then started to throw down bombs onto the fighters. People like Vega and Diddy easily avoiding them and some got battered by explosions.
Once he landed, Peach immediately walked behind him and slapped him upside the head.
"What were you thinking? You can seriously hurt someone like that!" Peach scolded.
Bean blinked twice rubbing where he was struck. "Um, you DO know that was the point, right?"
"ACE!" (SF: EX)
The dark-haired man clad in leather walked down to the arena with an emotionless look on his face.
Once he had stepped in, he made his way over to Bridget.
"Oh, howdy-doo, mister!" Bridget greeted.
Ace didn't reply. He simply got into a fighting position.
"One of those guys who thinks talk is cheap, huh?" Bridget asked. "All right. A little less conversation, a little more action here."
Ace then shot out his hands. "Beast!"
A ghostly figure of a lion's head then shot out of Ace's hands and straight into Bridget knocking him away.
Zelos and Tytree looked at the scene with wide eyes and a slack jaw. They looked at each other in disbelief.
(Announcer's Booth)
"Um, why do Zelos and Tytree look so shocked?" Orange Ratchet asked.
"Because Beast is an exclusive Tales of move." Tinyrocket explained.
SSBFreak looked confused until he snapped his fingers. "Oh, Ace is a ditto fighter."
"EDGE!" (RS)
The purple-clad delinquent made his way down to the ramp with his hands in his pockets and a mischievous smirk. He then stepped in.
Ryo raised an eyebrow before going over. "Benimaru, what are you doing here? You weren't in the Maximum Impact series."
"Excuse me?" Edge asked with a confused expression.
"Oh, never mind. You are too short." Ryo said bluntly.
Edge's eyebrow then started to twitch. "Excuse me! Oh, now you done it, blandie!"
With that, he got out a knife out of his pocket and stabbed forward.
Ryo yelped narrowly avoiding the attack. "Benimaru AND Yamazaki rolled into one!"
"CHLOE VALENS!" (To)
The blue-clad knight (also known as the Queen of the Sword Rain), got out her sword and made her way down to the arena with a serious look on her face.
Once in, she ran over to the fight between Zelos and Peach. Swinging her sword, she just blocked a golf club from Peach.
"That is more than enough." Chloe said sternly. "Yes, I know Zelos can be persistent but you had been doing since ever since you had entered the arena."
Peach returned the glare before sighing. "I suppose you're right. This is very un-princess-like of me, anyway."
With that, she decided to have a fight somewhere else.
"Thanks, babe!" Zelos grinned. "It's not that I am having a hard time fighting her but if her weapons touch my face, it could have gotten an unsightly bruise."
"Just be happy that we are nodal companions." Chloe said rolling her eyes. "Otherwise, I would have let her continue."
"Oh, don't be like that."
"And now, Mystery Fighter… Number… THREE!"
"WILHELM!" (Pop'n Music 14)
With his theme song, Ubertreffen playing through the speakers, the pink-haired man stood with his arms crossed floating a few inches off the ground. He then put on his strange skull-like mask before floating down to the ring and descending in.
Vega saw him and made his way over. "Ew. Why did you choose such a hideous mask?"
"I beg your pardon?" Wilhelm asked not liking the comment.
"I mean I know that you are trying to protect your face from harm but can you at least choose a charming mask?" Vega asked.
Wilhelm blinked twice. "Um… I do not wear this mask because I don't want my face to get hurt. I wear it to actually hide it."
Vega's eyes widened in horror. "WHAT! I saw you up there! Even though you don't hold a candle to me, you are very beautiful! How could you hide that!"
Wilhelm floated in his place stunned. How was someone supposed to respond to a statement like that?
"I am considered a villain and I don't really like doing good deeds." Vega said readying his claw. "However, I cannot let some beauty stay hidden! I will break that crime against nature off of you!"
Wilhelm's eyed widened before he quickly summoned a ball of energy in his hand. "Take one step towards me and die like a dog."
(Dome; Bar)
Because of the tournament, most of the rooms in the hotel were mostly empty save for a few people. In fact, there was only one person in the bar as of now and he looked furious.
Solid Snake growled as he took another drink of his beer. "I can't believe I been freaking snubbed!"
It was safe to say that the mercenary was not that happy about not being invited to the tournament. At first, he didn't mind when he found out that he didn't made the cut because after all, he was a third party character in Super Smash Bros. An understandable reason.
But it got worse. He had found out that Sonic the Hedgehog, the only other third-party character of the game was not only invited but got his own node while Snake wasn't even invited as a Mystery Fighter. The fact that he hated Sonic really made things worse.
And to add insult to injury, when he asked Otacon to do research of the nodes in the Battle of The Luminaries, he found that the King of Fighters node had a good number of third-party characters.
So basically he was not mad at that he didn't get to be in the tournament, he was mad that certain people got in over him and his fellow third-party Smasher got his own node. He didn't found it fair. That was when he called in a complaint to the hosts.
As he continued to drown his sorrows, he heard a beep. He then got out his Codec and push a button on it.
"Otacon, this better not you telling me to suck it up." Snake said grumpily.
"I am sorry, Snake but you have to lighten up." Otacon said. "There are a lot of characters from other nodes that didn't got into this tournament and yet their own nodes did.
"But I am the only Smasher other than the Pokemon trainer and Mario and Link's clones who DIDN'T got in." Snake scolded. "They have a reason not to be invited. I don't other than being a third-party character."
"Calm down, Snake." Otacon said. "I am sure there are lots of do around here."
"Like what?" The brown-haired man snarled.
"Well…" Otacon said before he paused. "Hold on."
"Let me guess. You got nothing." Snake said rolling his eyes.
"No, I am getting a huge energy reading!" Otacon yelled.
"Energy reading?" Snake asked confused.
"Yeah, and it is in the same area of you." Otacon explained.
Snake blinked twice wondering what his friend was talking about. Then, he noticed something passing the restaurant door. An overweight bald man with a moustache and a black and red colour scheme. What caught his attention was the shining thing in his hand. Snake raised an eyebrow.
"I think I know where your energy reading is coming from." Snake said. "I am going to investigate."
"Be careful, Snake." Otacon said.
The mercenary nodded before turning off his codec. With that, he ran out of the restaurant as fast as you can. He then barely noticed the figure walking away.
"Hey!" Snake snapped.
The figure whirled around to see that it was Eggman Nega.
"Oh, may I help you, kind sir?" He asked politely.
"Yes, mind telling me what you got in your hand?" Snake said narrowing his eyes.
Eggman Nega raised his eyebrow. "My apologies but I fail to see how it is any of your business."
"Well, it is serious business. My friend had sensed a lot of energy coming from you and it is obviously not from your body." Snake snarked crossing his arms.
Eggman Nega twice behind his shades before sighing. "So it seems feigning innocence would do be no good."
"You got THAT right." Snake smirked.
Eggman Nega sighed before rolling up his sleeve revealing a watch. He then pushed a button on it. Snake immediately got into battle position.
Suddenly, he had heard heavy footsteps behind him. Turning around, his eyes widened when he saw that there was some kind of machine with legs heading towards him. He immediately dove out of the way to nearly avoid being trampled.
Eggman Nega smirked before getting into the machine. "Well, it would be unsporting to not turn down a bout. I just hope you are aware of what you are getting into."
Snake got up blinking twice. He then smirked before getting out a grenade launcher.
"Okay, Otacon. You owe me a huge "I told you"."
(The Arena)
"FIO GERMI!" (KoF: MI)
The bespectacled girl saluted the audience with a cheery expression before marching down.
Bean saw her making her way and raised an eyebrow. "Hmm… She's from Metal Slug. I wonder…"
With that, he ran over to Fio. The young girl didn't saw him coming until he threw one of his bombs at her. Fio shrieked before throwing a Molotov cocktail at the bomb.
KABOOM!
Fio, Bean and a few other fighters flew until they landed on their backs. Fio weakly sat up to see at her attacker.
Bean sat straight up laughing like a lunatic. "Oh, man! That was awesome! I knew that Metal Slug using some big boom-booms but wow!"
Fio blinked twice wondering what she had gotten herself into.
"ZANGIEF!" (ST: EX)
The Russian wrestler jumped out of the Ready Room flexing his muscles to the crowd which resulted in a cheer. Once he was done showboating, he stomped down to the ring and stepped in.
Seeing Crunch as the only person who was as big as him so far, he ran over to the fight between him and Nash.
"Pardon me comrade, but I couldn't help but notice your physique." Zangief said getting the two's attention. "Let's us have a good old-fashioned heavyweight fight!"
"Hey, buddy! He's fighting me!" Nash snapped.
Zangief merely laugh heartily. "So you think you can match up to our power? Very well, let's make it a three-way!"
Nash's expression changed into a more cheerful one. "A three-way, huh? Heh. More fun for me!"
"BABY T!" (CB)
A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex walked out of the entrance curtain and ran down. He wanted to double-team with Crunch but he seemed like he was too busy at the moment.
When he leaped in, he ran over to Guilmon who was still watching Amingo's show. The red-scaled Digimon saw him make his way over and immediately got into his feral state.
"I take it you want to fight?" Guilmon said.
Baby T nodded his head with narrowed eyes.
"All right. But don't think I am going to go easy on you!" Guilmon said.
"FLYNN SCIFO!" (To)
The blonde knight straightened up his boots before getting out his sword and shield. He walked down as the fangirls cheered him on.
"Our node seems to be doing decently well so far." Flynn mused. "Sophie had gotten an elimination and Zelos is still in the arena."
After he got in, he immediately raised his shield to block a wave of fire. Flynn then saw Blaze heading over.
"You got some pretty fast reflexes." Blaze mused.
"It comes with being a knight." Flynn said narrowing his eyes. "I assume that you want to see my full potential."
"Indeed and please do not hesitate." Blaze smirked getting into a stance.
(Dome; Hallway)
The security had just walked out of the lobby looking disappointed. The woman at the lobby had called them and told them about the fight but by the time they reached it, it was too late.
"Well, that was a bust…" Hunter lamented. "First fight and we literally came one minute too late."
"Dang it!" Ally said angrily punching the wall. "This is EXACTLY the kind of thing I wanted to avoid."
"Calm down, Ally." Mel comforted. "We still know who the fighters were."
"Yeah, the baseball player from the Rival Schools node and the pirate from the Power Stone node, right?" Kanji said scratching his head.
"Yeah, but from what I heard that baseball guy had a short temper." Vivi said. "If that's the case, the fight could be about anything."
"True…" Ally sighed. "I once beat up my brother talking about potato chips."
Everyone looked at the boxer with blinking eyes. They all decided to ignore it.
"So now what?" Hunter grumbled.
"Well, we…" Ally started.
"I can't believe I got stuck with someone like you!"
"Likewise, sister!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing to look in the direction of the voice. There, they saw two young girls. The first one was a girl with red glasses and some kind of yellow outfit. The other one was a pink-and-white clad girl with ribbons in her hair and was carrying a tennis racket.
"Who are those two?" Hunter asked.
"Well, the girl with the glasses is Nagase from the King of Fighters node." Vivi said. "While the girl with the tennis racket is Momo from Rival Schools."
"Ugh… Out of all people, why did I have to be stuck with a kid?" Nagase said rolling her eyes.
"Hey! I am not a little kid!" Momo snapped. "I am a first-year high school student!"
"It doesn't matter what kind of school you are. You are still a kid." Nagase snarked.
Momo puffed her cheeks in annoyance. "What a rude nerd."
Nagase's eyebrow started to twitch. "What was that, twerp?"
"That's right! In fact, Kurow will NEVER go on a date with you so nah!" Momo said showing her eyelid.
The security blinked twice.
"Well, this is lucky. After missing one fight, we may have the chance to be on time for this one." Hunter said.
"Like heck I would care if that pretty-boy likes me!" Nagase scoffed. "I prefer someone like that Ganondorf guy."
Momo grunted in disgust. "Ew! That ugly guy!"
"Hey, at least he knows how to be a real man!" Nagase scoffed. "In fact, I was crossing my fingers so that Bison would pair me up with him rather than you!"
"Bison!" Hunter snapped as the other security members looked shocked.
Nagase and Momo jumped before turning around.
"Who are THESE losers?" Nagase asked.
"Oh no! It's the security team!" Momo cried.
"The security team?" Nagase asked in disbelief. "You gotta be kidding me. I seen more competent security at high schools."
"What did you say?" Kanji said narrowing his eyes.
"You heard her, punk!" Momo sneered. "In fact, I think we could take you on!"
Ally's eyebrow started to twitch. "Ooh, you are really irritating me."
"Ew. Like I care, gorilla woman." Momo said in disgust.
Ally's eyes widened at this. "WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"
Kanji shook his head before readying his folding chair. "Ally, let's just take these girls into interrogation already."
"Don't need to tell ME twice!" Ally snarled pounding her fists together.
"Ha. Just you two?" Nagase sneered. "I could beat you with one hand tied behind my back."
"Don't forget about me!" Momo snapped. "Jivatma said that you have to cooperate with me."
"I was TRYING to forget that on purpose, brat!"
(The Arena)
"XIAO LON!" (KoF: MI)
The white-haired assassin and brother of Duo Lon walked down to the ramp with a blank look on her face. She then stepped in with her long sleeves covering her hands.
She then made her way over to Gemel who just noticed her come in.
"I take it that you want a fight?" Gemel said.
"Yes." Xiao Lon nodded.
"Okay but it is only fair to warn you that I am quite armed." Gemel said as he turned his arm into a machine gun.
Xiao Lon again nodded. She then shot out large blades out of her sleeves and got into a fighting position.
If Gemel had a face, it would have been a scared one. "Suddenly, I feel outdated."
"And now, Mystery… Number… FOUR!"
"SAMURAI BOB!" (MySims)
The green-clad man came out to old-fashioned Japanese music as he walked down covered from head to toe in Feudal Japan-esque armour.
Stepping in, he pulled out a katana out of his sheath and walked over to Chloe.
"Pardon me, miss." Samurai Bob said getting the knight's attention. "But I couldn't help but notice that you have a sword."
Chloe raised an eyebrow. "Um, yeah?"
"May I have the privilege of fighting a fellow sword-wielder?" Samurai Bob said getting into a stance.
Chloe paused before nodding. "Okay. It is unlike me to turn down a challenge. I gracefully accept."
"Glad to hear it." Samurai Bob smirked. "Now to arms!"
"FOX McCLOUD!" (SSB)
The leader of the StarFox team came out to a loud cheer. Testing that his blaster was working properly, he used his Fox Illusion to get into the ring.
Once in, he saw Diddy make his way over to him.
"Oh, hey, Diddy." Fox smiled crouching down. "I take it you want to double-team?"
The monkey nodded his head happily several times.
"All right. We'll fight together for a while." Fox said getting back up. "Who do you had in mind?"
Diddy promptly pointed at Tails who was looking around.
Fox blinked twice at his fellow fox before looking down. "Um, are you sure you need me to fight him?"
Diddy nodded before holding an invisible bow and shooting an arrow, flapping his arms like wings and making a shield with his hands.
"I am still not convinced but I see your logic." Fox mused. "Anyone who can beat as someone as cheap as Pit is worth noticing."
"IRIA ANIMI!" (To)
The fiery redhead excitedly got out her Western styled guns and spun them around in her hands.
"Let's kick this thing off!" She shouted before running down the ramp and leaping in.
Once there, she made a beeline to Amingo who was still playing his guitar.
"All right, cactus-boy. You had been strumming that thing ever since the first section ended!" Iria said. "Now, it is time to dance!"
With that, she started to shoot her guns (Fortunately, they were non-lethal ammunition) at the cactus. However, Amingo puffed out his chest blocking every bullet causing them to bounce onto the ground.
Iria blinked twice. "Um, why do I feel like I made a stupid mistake?
"And now, the final fighter of the section…"
"SOL BADGUY!" (GG)
The main character of the Guilty Gear series came out to a loud cheer. Rotating his neck a few times, he casually made his way down to the ring carrying his strange sword.
Once in, he noticed that Flynn had booted Blaze away and walked over.
"Hey, bud." Sol said getting Flynn's attention. "You remind me of someone else from my node."
"Really? Um, that is quite flattering." Flynn blushed scratching the back of his head.
Suddenly, he quickly blocked a slash from Sol.
"What in the world?" Flynn exclaimed.
"That wasn't a compliment." Sol said. "I hate him."
Flynn narrowed his eyes. "Well, don't take out your frustration on me!"