Group C match; Peru vs Tanzania
Team rosters;
Peru
Chaser: Chicha (#99)
Chaser: Chaca (#0)
Chaser: Tipo (#00)
Beater: Pacha (#96)
Beater: Kronk (#69)
Keeper: Emperor Kuzco [C] (#1)
Seeker: Bucky the Squirrel (#2)
Coach: Yzma
Tanzania
Chaser: Kiara (#58)
Chaser: Timon (#73)
Chaser: Pumbaa (#37)
Beater: Simba [C] (#63)
Beater: Nala (#36)
Keeper: Kovu (#85)
Seeker: Zazu (#74)
Coach: Rafiki
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Harry: Well it's about time we had ourselves a change of face! The first two matches we showed you were both at Twickenham Stadium; the national rugby stadium of England. Now, as we shift over to Group C, we come to you from Emirates Park; normally the home of Arsenal Football Club. But today, it'll feature a clash between two previously unknown Cartoon Quidditch nations; Peru and Tanzania!
Ron: Well I already know that I got my money on Tanzania. I mean, come on, look at them! Peru just have ordinary humans and a squirrel, while Tanzania have a pride of lions AND a nundu for a mascot! Isn't that, like, THE most dangerous creature that exists in the wizarding world? I bet Hagrid would love to have one of those as a pet, or something.
Hermione: For once, I have to agree with Ron on this one. I mean, even with that 100-foot anaconda they have for a mascot, Peru was still unable to stand up to Australia in their first match. Their World League teams, of course, are considered bottom-of-the-heap. If Peru can't contend with that, how can they possibly avoid being mauled by that pride of lions?
Harry: Err, well, they also have a meerkat, warthog and hornbill in their ranks, Hermione, but still; very valid point...
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Kiara: It is just me, or are we in, like, the easiest group in this whole thing?
Simba: You could be right about that. To tell you the truth, it makes me feel... insulted. I mean, a team as strong as us needs a real challenge! You know, like Japan, or France, or the United States.
Timon: Don't worry, big guy. At this rate, we're bound to meet those guys sooner or later, and when we do...!
Pumbaa: We'll eat 'em for supper!
Timon: No, Pumbaa, we're vegetarians. The lions will take care of that.
Pumbaa: Oh. Right...
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So, before a sell-out crowd of Peruvian and Tanzanian supporters, the Bludgers and the Golden Snitch are let loose to fly wherever they please. The Quaffle is then promptly tossed up by the referee.
Harry: And from Emirates Park, this Group C match-up is officially on!
Snapping the Quaffle up in her jaws, Kiara gains quick possession for Tanzania. The only one of the Peruvian Chasers brave enough to make a charge at a fully-grown lioness is Chicha, but right as she gets within striking distance, Kiara raises her claws;
Chicha: AAAHH! Bitch, that hurt!
Kiara: (snidely roaring)
Chicha ends up with prominent slash marks on her chest as Kiara marches on. Pacha, Chicha's husband, tries to nail Kiara with a Bludger in retaliation, but he misses, and almost hits Kronk.
Kronk: Whoa, easy there, Pacha!
Pacha: Well YOU didn't see what that beast did to my wife!
This effectively leaves Kiara in the clear, and before even entering the scoring area, she shoots;
Harry: And the 15-pointer is GOOD! Tanzania open this one with a solid 15-0 lead!
Ron: And already this match is going EXACTLY how we were all talking about. Right, Hermione?
Hermione: I suppose so. But then again, you never really can be sure with this game...
GAME BREAK
This Game Break takes place over at Wembley Stadium, where Italy is facing off with the host nation, England. The score is tied at 10. Tommy Turnbull has the Quaffle for England; he is almost thrown off by a Bludger that was hit at him by Musa; and then, Bloom launches a fireball right at him..
Tommy: Oh crap, I'm going down...!
Lola: (gasp) TOMMY!
The fireball scores a direct hit on Tommy's broom tail, which leads to him spiraling and spewing smoke and flames on his way to a grisly crash-landing below. Consequently, Lola Mbola hovers down to check up on her boyfriend, allowing Bloom to score the goal and take a 20-10 lead for Italy.
BACK TO EMIRATES PARK
Kuzco: You threw off my groove big time!
These are Emperor Kuzco's defiant words as he throws the Quaffle back into play and into the waiting arms of Tipo.
Nala knocks a Bludger his way, but Tipo dodges it just in the nick of time. He's then about to pass it over to his sister Chaca;
Chaca: Uh, I'm a little held up here, bro!
Kiara: (roaring)
Tipo: Uh... right.
So instead Tipo continues on on his own; only to have Pumbaa pop up in his way right before he reaches the midfield line, leading to quite an easy standoff. Tipo, however, doesn't seem the least bit intimidated by Pumbaa's vicious aura - one that contradicts his normally comical, fun-loving side;
Tipo: (scoffs) Some pig you are!
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?
Timon: Uh oh, you called him a pig.
Pumbaa: Are you talking to me?!
Timon: You shouldn't have done that!
Pumbaa: ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!
Timon: Now you're in for it!
Pumbaa: They call me MR. Pig! AAAAAAAHHH! (charges)
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Ron: Blimey, what a hit! Tipo is DOWN!
Harry: And Pumbaa has the Quaffle - this could be big...!
Provoked by Tipo's words, Pumbaa angrily charges at him with enough force to knock him clean off of his broom, sending him flying through the air and landing on his butt, back in his own team's scoring area. Pumbaa himself then takes the loose Quaffle for Tanzania.
Chicha: Pacha, give me your bat!
In a fit of anger/last-resort defensive attempt, Chicha grabs her husband's Bludger Bat and tries to hit a Bludger at Pumbaa, but it misses and almost hits Chaca right square in the face. As for Pumbaa, he goes on to take his shot, stopping just short of the boundry of the Peru scoring area to do so;
Harry: And it's ANOTHER 15 points for Tanzania! THIS is something you NEVER saw in the World League!
Ron: Yeah; it looks like that squirrel of theirs might just be Peru's only hope.
Hermione: Not that it'd be the first time a Seeker has turned a match around, of course.
So with Pumbaa's 15-point shot, Tanzania has amassed a 30-0 lead over Peru - and by scoring only two goals to do so, no less. With Peru in a bind and their fans reeling and cowering in silence while the Tanzanian fans are looking about ready to have orgasms, Emperor Kuzco hands the Quaffle over to Chaca in the hopes that they'll get it this time.
As Aak, the Peruvian mascot, hisses at his team's fans to try and encourage them to not lose hope, Chaca just misses a Bludger that was hit at her by Nala. Pumbaa then charges once more, unaware of the Bludger that Kronk just hit at him;
Pumbaa: OOF! Oh God, that smarts!
So with Pumbaa hovering in mid-air, clutching his chest from where the Bludger hit, Chaca moves on towards the Tanzanian goal, where their Keeper, Kovu, stares daggers through her, clearly ready to make his first save of the match.
But before Chaca can even take her shot, Simba intervenes with a Bludger headed right for her...
Ron: HEAD SHOT!
Harry: Chaca's down and out - Timon has it for Tanzania!
With Chaca incapaticated by Simba's Bludger, Timon seizes the chance and picks up the loose Quaffle for Tanzania. With Peru being at a serious player disadvantage at the moment, Timon appears to have it made in the shade - but then;
Timon: AH, SNAKE! I hate snakes!
Aak: (hissing, snapping furiously)
Harry: The mascot's attacking! Aak the anaconda looks like he's trying to eat that meerkat alive!
Now it is the Tanzanian fans who are reeling, and the Peruvian fans who are pumped, as their mascot - the 100-foot giant anaconda named Aak - slithers out onto the pitch and starts snapping his massive jaws and fangs at Timon, hoping to take him out of the match by any means necessary - even if it means swallowing him whole - so as to increase Peru's chances of pulling out a miracle in this one.
But then Timon's saving grace arrives; not in the form of Pumbaa or one of his lion teammates, but rather, in the form of his own team's mascot;
Mabongo: (blowing viciously on Aak)
Aak: (hunching over and vomiting)
Ron: THIS is exactly what we were talking about before! Mabongo the Nundu has just made that giant snake of theirs ghastily sick with his poison breath, and he very well have saved Timon from the jaws of death!
Hermione: And at the same time may have just made Peru's hopes that much dimmer.
With the poison breath of Mabongo the Nundu, Aak suddenly turns extremely pale, as he hunches over, vomits, and retreats to his team's sidelines, now deathly sick. Meanwhile, Timon flies on with pretty much a clear path ahead. Chicha does make a half-hearted charge, but the sight of Kiara raising her claws at her causes her to change her mind, panic and retreat.
Pumbaa: Go for it, buddy! Take it to 'em!
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Harry: And that's yet ANOTHER 15-pointer for Tanzania, and they're now up 45-0!
Pumbaa: Ha ha, you got those guys good, Timon!
Timon: Well what'd you expect me to do, dress in drag and do the hula? (chuckles)
Kiara: Uh, guys? (points towards Snitch)
Timon/Pumbaa: Oh no...!
GAME BREAK
This Game Break takes place over at Twickenham Stadium, where Finland and France are going at it. The score is 95-40, France. Aelita Stones is hot on the tail of the Golden Snitch for France, easily leaving Red the Red Bird in her dust. She is then a mere fingertip away from the Snitch when Terence the Big Brother Bird, along with the "Bad Piggies" fire their giant slingshot from their sidelines below...
*whack*
The pig fired from the slingshot hits Aelita with enough force to knock her off of her broom... but much to the shock of the Finnish squad and all of their fans, she emerges back in the air a second later, having sprouted her Lyoko wings to do so. Not only that, but she actually caught the Snitch just as the pig hit her; the referee just didn't see that as it happened (nor did anyone else, for that matter). But now the outcome of this match is clear; France defeats Finland by a score of 245-40.
BACK TO EMIRATES PARK
Hermione: Peru might just make a comeback; I see Bucky the Squirrel right on top of the Snitch!
Harry: Yeah, but here comes the hornbill Zazu - and they're side-by-side for the win! Who's gonna get it?!
Bucky: (incomprehensible squeaking)
Kronk: He says that's big game coming from a wannabe Mr. Bean!
Zazu: Mr. Bean? Oh, that DOES it!
Like a deranged woodpecker, an enraged Zazu starts pecking Bucky like mad, leaving Bucky with little chance to fight back. Then, just as Bucky starts to land a few punches, his throat is suddenly caught in the vice that is Zazu's beak;
Ron: Thrown off of his broom by the throat! This match is over!
Hermione: Certainly looks that way; honestly, I think I would've liked to see Peru mount a comeback. I know at first I said I agreed with Ron, but still.
Peruvian Fans: (booing)
And so, with Zazu's dismounting of Bucky, and with no more obstacles in his way, he homes in on the Golden Snitch;
Harry: And indeed it is! The Snitch is caught, and by a score of 195-0, Tanzania have defeated Peru, and have clinched their spot in the quarterfinals.
Ron: Looks like Peru's going home; this is their second loss, which might've just shut them out of the quarterfinals.
Hermione: They still have a match left, Ronald!
Ron: Yeah, but still.
So as Zazu snaps up the Snitch in his beak, Tanzania wins the match by 195-0 over Peru. Obviously knowing that it would turn out like this, Zazu and his teammates all coolly exchange high-fives, leaving their fans to do the wild cheering. Then, as the Peruvians all abandon the premises, the Tanzanian fans all join together arm-in-arm in the stands, and their team hovers proudly before them as they all sing the song that is sung after every Tanzanian national victory;
Tanzanian Fans: (singing) Ni Uwanja wa Maisha. Na ni hatua sisi wote. Kupitia kukata tamaa na matumaini. Kwa njia ya imani na upendo. Mpaka sisi kupata nafasi yetu. On njia unwinding. Katika Uwanja; Uwanja wa Maisha!
Simba/Nala/Kiara/Kovu: (roaring triumphantly)
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Zazu: By the way, can you believe that that squirrel actually thought I was trying to be Mr. Bean?
Simba: (scoffs) Yeah, right! If you're Mr. Bean, then Darth Vader's my father...!
Around the Cup;
GROUP A
England - 65; Italy - 210
GROUP B
Finland - 40; France - 295
GROUP D
DR Congo - 150; New Zealand - 0
Group standings;
GROUP A
England (1-1)
Italy (1-1)
United States (1-0)
China (0-1)
GROUP B
France (2-0)
Finland (1-1)
Brazil (0-1)
Canada (0-1)
GROUP C
Tanzania (2-0)
Australia (1-0)
Belgium (0-1)
Peru (0-2)
GROUP D
DR Congo (2-0)
Japan (1-0)
Mexico (0-1)
New Zealand (0-2)
Next matches;
GROUP A
China vs United States
GROUP B
Brazil vs Canada
GROUP C
Australia vs Belgium
GROUP D
Japan vs Mexico
Featured match; Japan vs Mexico.