Chapter 4: Outlandish & Ominous Olympic Onslaught Part 1

Guardians:

Ruby (Pokémon Adventures): The Charmer

Junko Konno (Zombie Land Saga): The Showa (Zombie) Idol

Linhardt von Hevring (Fire Emblem: Three Houses): The Sleepy Crest Scholar

Bucky Barnes (Marvel Cinematic Universe): The Veteran Sergeant

Blaze The Cat (Sonic The Hedgehog): The Fire Princess

Yamcha (Dragon Ball): The Wolf Fang Fist

Komaru Naegi (Danganronpa): The Hopeful Heart

Sapphire Birch (Pokémon Adventures): The Conqueror

Michiru Kagemori (BNA: Brand New Animal): The Shapeshifting Beast Girl

Masaomi Kida (Durarara!): The Casanova

Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe): The Ex-Thief

Ponzu (Hunter X Hunter): The Queen Bee

Ashe (Fire Emblem: Three Houses): The Arrow of Justice

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Zetsubou Members:

Monaca Towa (Danganronpa): The Li'l Ultimate Homeroom

Ultron (Marvel Cinematic Universe): The Rogue A.I.

General Tao (Dragon Ball): The Mercenary

Agatha (Pokémon Adventures): The Elder

Dr. Eggman Nega (Sonic The Hedgehog): The Mad Scientist

Big Bad Pete, Petetronic, Small Pete, & Pete Pan (Disney's Epic Mickey): The Brutes

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Third-Person POV

Location: The Stade de France in Paris, France

Insert Song: World 1 & 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)

At the conclusion of the opening ceremony, Sonic The Hedgehog is sitting on a bench in the locker room as Mario pats his back.

"Thanks, pal. I'll try not to be too moody on the track tomorrow, I'll still be able to breeze past you even at my slowest!"

Mario nodded as he stood up to leave, "Hoo hoo! Mario will win tomorrow, but good luck! Bye-bye for now, Sonic, hope your friends will be okey-dokey!"

They bumped their fists as the plumber took his leave, while on the way in walked our three heroes.

Sonic gasped, "Blaze?! I was wondering where you were! Usually you come to these when we invite you…"

Blaze greeted her old friend, "Well recently things have been UNusual, as you can see here."

She points out the two men she brought with her, as Sonic raises an eyebrow.

"Uh… hi?" Yamcha waves awkwardly.

"Huh, okay I think I recognize this blue porcupine." Bucky says to the Blue Blur's annoyance.

"Hedgehog, buddy. Are you some kind of cyborg?"

Bucky answers, "Just the arm."

"Meh, probably could have gotten a robot eye and maybe it would have been cool." The hedgehog leans back in his seat, not impressed.

Blaze clears her throat as she begins to address more important matters.

"So what has been happening around here? I noticed Tails, Espio, and Silver were not around during the opening ceremony."

Sonic sighed in frustration, "Yeah, I noticed too. With Silver I can kinda get it, something could have happened in the future or whatever, but I seriously just saw him days ago when we all first arrived in Paris! Just disappeared without warning."

Blaze gasped as she began to worry about one of her closest companions as Sonic continued.

"I would think Espio is just practicing his "disappearing ninja camouflage" thing, but for this long? Asked Charmy and Vector about this and they had no clue where he went! A bit unsurprising when it comes to them, though in this situation I can forgive that. And Tails…"

The three of them saw Sonic clench his gloved fists as he let out another sigh.

"Could barely go out there without thinking of him. I mean, he's my best friend, my sidekick! It has me so riled up that I blew up at Eggman yesterday, thought he had something to do with it like always. Turns out he really didn't."

"Egg… man?" Yamcha tilts his head at the name he mentioned.

Bucky put a hand on his shoulder, "Not the time"

Blaze's face was a mixture of concern and rage, "Are you truly sure that he isn't behind it?"

Sonic slowly nodded, "He and Bowser learned their lesson from the other times they tried to mess with the games, and kidnapping those three specifically doesn't seem like something he would do. Sure capturing Tails is DEFINITELY a way to get under my skin, but why go after the other two? I doubt he would have a need for ninja skills, and he already failed to use time travel to get rid of me. I feel like there's something even bigger that we don't know about…"

"Actually… there kinda is?" Yamcha slips out.

"Eh?" Sonic responds as Bucky places his hand over the martial artist's mouth.

"We can't just drop this bomb on him while he's feeling like this, don't be an idiot."

Sonic's ears perked up, "Drop what? What do you guys know?"

Blaze then spoke up, "No, he has to know this. In fact, all of them have to know this. Gather everyone from both teams, Sonic, tell them it's an urgent meeting that could affect the games. Let everyone know in about 2 hours."

"Uh, okay? Sure thing, whatever it is couldn't get any weirder than any of us has gone through." Sonic shrugged before dashing out the door.

"Hey, watch it, you blue rat!" Yamcha yells at him as the heavy gusts of wind almost knock him and Bucky off their feet.

"Hedgehog!" Sonic yelled from down the hall.

After he left, Blaze is lost in thought after the news of several people she knows suddenly disappearing. Bucky, noticing this, decides to try to help ease her mind.

"Saw a pretty nice crêpe place before we got here, I think we could grab some before we have that meeting."

"That sounds delicious right now! Feels like I can eat like a saiyan right about now!" Yamcha encourages this.

The two guys waited for her response to this suggestion as they stood by the doorway.

"... Admittedly that does sound like a pleasant treat. Very well, I assume you're paying for the crêpes Mr. Barnes?"

Bucky crossed his arms as soon as he heard her question.

"Unless you brought some of your royal riches, Your Highness, there's not much of a choice. Plus I can speak French and I doubt this guy can do that and have any euros on him to spend." He says, gesturing to Yamcha.

The Z-Fighter was a bit offended, "Hey! J-Just because it's true doesn't mean you have to say that."

The three of them exited the locker room, yet not without attracting attention from a certain dastardly duo…

"Wah? Who are those losers? Those muscles are decent, but they've got nothing on these guns! Wa-ha-ha! Am I right, Waluigi?"

The scoundrel with a W on his yellow cap flexed his so-called "guns" attached to his otherwise out-of-shape body. His companion however was busy talking on the phone, not paying attention to what his partner in crime was saying.

"Hey! Hey! When Wario is talking, YOU LISTEN!" Wario smacks Waluigi's phone out of the skinny man's hand.

"WAH! What was that for, eh?! I'm having an important conversation here, you moron!"

Wario just picks his nose and begins to walk away, "Whatever! You know it's stuff like this that makes me not want to invite you to join my company or Smash Bros.! I'm going to get myself some of that escargot stuff, smell you later!"

Waluigi grumbled to himself before picking up the phone, "Wah, sorry about that. Like I was saying, I saw some of those rebels you told me about. This better be enough to promote Waluigi to a Zetsubou General, WA-HA-HA-HAAAAAAA!"

Insert Song: Like I Would Become a Monster (Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls)

"Excellent work, Waluigi! I never should have doubted you. I'll be sure to arrive in France in about fifteen hours, au revoir for now!"

Dr. Eggman Nega ended the call with his sleeper agent before he bursted out laughing, drawing the attention of Monaca.

"Did something funny happen? Come on, tell me!"

The Doctor just gave a sinister smile back at the young girl, "That nimrod, Waluigi, thinks that he's going to be promoted to General! What a joke!"

This causes her to giggle as well, "Hee hee hee, that is hilarious! As if I'd let that happen!".

"Ha ha ha, indeed! I'll be sure to let him down easy when I get there, you think we should let him survive as a consolation prize?" Eggman Nega asks.

The two of them stopped and briefly considered it before continuing to laugh, brushing that idea off. Unfortunately their camaraderie was interrupted by the arrival of Small Pete and Petetronic.

"(panting) Those brats did a number on us… couldn't stop 'em." Petetronic reported.

Small Pete then sneezed, "Hachoo! I'm still feeling chilly after that ice blast of theirs."

Monaca was not pleased, "So you failed to bring down the monastery and you almost got your yucky germs on me. Please tell me you weren't followed… Did you turn off the projector screen that leads to this castle?"

Small Pete answered quickly, "Of course we turned it off ma'am! Uh… but that wasn't the one our screen was connected to—mmph!."

Petetronic put his hand over his Dutch twin's mouth to keep him from spilling the beans. Monaca's expression however began to get more… unsettling.

"No no, let him finish. Where was your screen connected to?" She asked.

Eggman Nega was slightly disturbed by her behavior, "It seems like you boys should start talking soon…"

Petetronic let go of Small Pete's mouth, choosing to have himself say it instead.

"Ugh, we took the screen that leads to the Tomorrow City projector."

"And that means…?" Monaca asks them sinisterly.

"That… those goody two-shoes will be here in Wasteland soon. Probably in a day at least." Petetronic lowers his head.

Monaca was silent after hearing this, yet she still had a smile on her face, which made it even more scary for the two Petes.

Eggman Nega then clears his throat, "Well then, I assume you two will be facing immense punishment soon enough. Please escort yourselves out of this room without saying another word."

The brutes just hightailed it away before something could happen to them. Finally Monaca spoke up after they left.

"Doctor, what's the status on Ultron's new body?"

The Doc's eyebrows were both raised when he heard this question.

"Halfway through to completion. The mechanical skeleton is done, however, we're having trouble with extracting the remains of the Shadow Blot from our round-eared captive."

After getting her answer, Monaca placed her hands behind her back and looked at him.

"I'm sorry, but can you pleeeeeease speed things up? We have some pests that are about to infest our theme park! We need an exterminator immediately."

The Doctor looked a bit uneasy, since rushing through the process could cost them. In the end though, he gave in.

"Of course, my lady. As soon as I'm done with my conquest of Paris."

"Okay! Bye bye now, you should be more prepared to make sure you don't screw up like those big dumb kitties did!"

Monaca skipped away, leaving Eggman Nega to his devices.

"Believe me, Ms. Towa… I have already prepared..."

He softly cackles as he clutches something that'll give him an edge; a red Chaos Emerald.

Insert Song: Spagonia - Day (Sonic Unleashed)

Scott Lang's stomach growled as he and the young teens he was stuck with roamed around Paris.

"Need food… now… going giant… exhausting…"

Michiru (in her human form) as she herself felt her stomach suffer the same fate.

"Ugh… I'm getting hungry too. It's like what happens when someone yawns, that makes you feel like doing it too…"

"Damn it, now you got me starving too! Where should we eat… aha!" Masaomi points out a nearby crêpe shop.

He sees a cute young French girl around his age manning the register, which causes a lightbulb to go off in his head.

"I've got this, I know just the words to say to get us some free crêpes!" The blonde teen tells them as he approaches the counter.

"Don't know if you do, but get me one with chocolate and strawberries!" Scott tells him.

Masaomi put on his best flirt face and began to make his move.

"Bonjour mademoiselle, vous êtes laide aujourd'hui!"

*slap*

Dejected, the blonde teen walks back to them while rubbing his cheek.

"Ow… I was just trying to say she looked cute."

"I don't speak French, but even I know that you probably said the opposite to her.." Michiru shook her head in disapproval.

A customer who actually knew what he's supposed to say then stepped up to buy something.

"Bonjour, nous aimerions vos meilleures crêpes, s'il vous plaît." The man said.

"Oui, monsieur." The young lady replies.

"You see that? Next time, try to go for the simple approach, loverboy." Michiru told Masaomi to his chagrin.

Scott then squinted as he looked at the man who just ordered the crêpes, and that's when he realized he knew him.

"Wait… Sergeant Barnes?!"

"Lang?" Bucky was astonished to see Ant-Man here.

Blaze turned around in her seat to look at the newcomers.

"You know this man?"

"Of course! We're fellow Avengers! Plus he was best friends with both Captain Americas, so of course I'd know him." Scott gave a thumbs-up towards the former Winter Soldier who just rolled his eyes.

Barring Bucky and Scott, the other members of the two groups gave their introductions to each other. Familiarizing with what they found so far, while also sharing some crêpes, which Bucky had to pay more for.

"So the threat we've been facing has been spreading a lot farther than we thought…" Blaze says after hearing their side of the story.

Michiru frowned, even with the sweet fruity crêpe in her mouth.

"Yeah, it's scary how strong these guys are, even though we've been beating them. It's like if we get rid of them in one place, they're gonna pop up in two other ones without a problem!"

"That last statement couldn't be any more true, organizations like these really are hard to keep on the scrap heap for good. We need to go to the source, wherever the hell that could be." Bucky leans against a pillar as he wipes his face with a napkin.

Scott puts down his fork and swallows his crêpe before putting forth an idea of his own.

"Okay, I got it. We travel to lots of other worlds and build an army to take down these guys, there's bound to be a lot of people who'd be happy to help us out if it means their skins get saved too!"

Yamcha raises an eyebrow at the plan, "Uh, we don't have any kind of portal projector thingie that they've been using. And every time we jump into one, we don't know where we end up. What would happen if we end up right in the middle of their base, huh?

Scott defended his proposition, "Come on! We tried something similar against Thanos and it worked, back me up on this Sergeant Barnes!"

"That was with the assistance of sorcerers and was a plan laid out by Strange, we can't pull anything like that off right now." Bucky explained to him.

"Damn it…" Scott sighed in defeat.

Blaze looked at a nearby street clock and saw that it was time for the meeting.

"We'll finish this discussion another time. Let us return to the stadium for our meeting."

Insert Song: DISTRUST (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc)

"Team Zetsubou, you said they were called? They sound positively dreadful…" Princess Peach puts a hand over her mouth after hearing the full story.

"Grrrrr…. Ook ook!" Donkey Kong began beating his chest with his fists, Diddy Kong on his shoulder doing the same.

Knuckles The Echidna bumped his spiked… knuckles together, "Same here big guy, I want first crack at 'em for taking our friends!"

"Oh no…" Luigi quivered in fear at the thought of thousands of Monokumas marching down the streets of Paris.

Yoshi whined in sadness as Amy Rose patted him on the back, "Aw… we know how close you were to Tails and Silver, we'll find them I promise!"

"Bwahahaha! What a bunch of wannabes, though that other dimension takeover thing doesn't sound too bad, huh Eggy?" Bowser guffawed.

Dr. Eggman nodded as he stroked his mustache, "Indeed! Might give that a try once this whole hullabaloo blows over! Ahahahaha!"

"So you say they could be here within a matter of days, correct?" Shadow The Hedgehog asked Blaze.

"Yes, I don't expect the next attack to be happening today, but I wouldn't consider it an impossibility." She tells him.

Shadow turns away after receiving all he needed to hear, "Hmph, then I'll be withdrawing from the games for the time being."

This shocked all the other competitors.

"Shads, we need ya man! We're down three team members already, we can't win this with four out!" Sonic tells him.

"I'm going to be overlooking the city, when the attack happens I'll take care of them. The safety of the city and everyone in it are more important than a sports event. I'll contact you if the enemy arrives." Shadow states before taking his leave via teleportation.

Yamcha scratches the back of his head after seeing that, "Jeez, that guy's giving me serious deja vu from the way he's acting…"

Princess Daisy began to pout, "I get why he's doing it, but it still ain't fair to have more team members on one side, while the other doesn't have enough!"

Blaze spoke up once more, "It what it is though, and considering the current situation and the impending invasion… it might be best to cancel the games this year."

Both Team Mario and Team Sonic understood what she was saying, though this was a special time where everyone gathered up to compete without using their well-known skills and abilities too much. A time to have fun, interact with faces you either haven't talked to or some old friends/rivals. Win or lose, it was a big celebration with both sides.

It was through thinking about all of those memories, that gave a certain space princess a solution.

"Perhaps we could have these newcomers you've brought us compete in our missing friends' places?" Rosalina suggests.

Scott blinked twice before giving his reply, "I'm sorry, could you please repeat that, ma'am?"

"She said you should compete here to help even the playing field, is that simple enough for you?" Rouge The Bat clarified.

Blaze was exasperated, "What are you even saying? We can't just continue like this when there's trouble coming our way!"

Insert Song: Main Menu (Mario & Sonic At The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games)

Sonic placed a hand on her shoulder, "As team captain, I'll allow it. We gotta give the people a show to alleviate the tension. Of course we'll take care of those bozos when they get here, so why not get the chance to stretch our legs so we can prepare?"

"Oh yeah! Sounds good to Mario!" The red plumber agreed.

"Huh, that actually sounds like fun! The Great Yamcha can get the chance to shine in sports other than baseball!" Yamcha liked the sound of the idea.

Michiru pumped her fists and transformed back into her tanuki form, "That sounds like a lot of fun! Sounds better than just sitting around and waiting to fight!"

"It also sounds like a way to redeem myself in the eyes of all the cute French girls when they see my skills as an athlete." Masaomi chuckled.

"I've only ever watched the Olympics, didn't think I'd ever get to compete in them!" Scott was open to the idea.

It seemed for the most part everyone was open to the idea, so Blaze sighed in acceptance.

"Well at the very least we can get a bit stronger from competing."

As both teams welcomed the new athletes into their circle, the lanky troublemaker wandered off on his own.

"Maybe they'll reward me even more if I manage to get rid of them in the competition! Heh heh heh, Waluigi Time begins now…" Waluigi whispers to himself as he rubs his gloved hands together.

Let the games begin… The 4th chapter is here, about more than halfway until the end! Although it is still a long time until we reach it, I hope anyone who's still reading is prepared. Getting closer and closer until the whole gang's together. Despite that, it looks like there's big trouble on the horizon, even with a whole host of characters backing up our heroes… at least it might be entertaining to write/read! Also, more familiar characters are missing, I wonder what kind of place they've ended up… puhuhuhu. Ahem, anyways, you'll see in due time. Can I also point out that there's some serious Smash Bros. Brawl Subspace Emissary vibes in this story? It wasn't the intention, but now I can't unsee it. This story is basically Subspace + Ultra Despair Girls + Fire Emblem + Avengers in the way that we're bringing together an army of diverse characters against a common enemy. And I wouldn't have it any other way, I love this team we're building. Hope you enjoyed this part and that you look forward to the next one, and have a good day/evening/night, everyone! - Renegade Braveheart