A/N: I've never watched a game tournament before, so I'm winging it. A few words to be said after the chapter.
Susie, Lee, May, Marie, and Lily had found their seats and were patiently waiting for the tournament to start. As they waited, they listened to other groups of people talking amongst themselves. One conversation in particular got their attention.
"Did you hear? Fink is participating."
"Really? Well then why is there a tournament? They should just get it over with and just hand her the prize."
"I don't know. There's a lot of competition this time for that mystery prize."
"Yeah, like that Iggins guy. He's ruthless."
"But not as much as Gaz Membrane. I saw her myself earlier."
"If she's here, then it's gonna be an awesome tournament."
"I just want to see what the prize is."
They decided they'd heard enough before speaking amongst themselves.
"Any of you guys know what the prize is? Lee asked.
"Nope. And Zim didn't say either." Lily said with a shake of her head, with the other women shaking their heads no as well.
"Well whatever it is, it's gonna be Gaz's hands down." Marie boasted.
"I wouldn't bet on it."
All five of them turned to their left to see a bottom heavy woman in what looked like a strange orange metallic looking body suit sitting next to them all.
"Who are you, and why wouldn't you bet on it?" May asked.
"My name's Shannon, and my little stepsister's entering the tournament, so she's going to win." Shannon boasted with a smug smile. She frowned when they all started snickering and giggling at her statement.
"Whatever you say." Lily said with a smile.
"Hey. I just realized something." Marie suddenly said. "Where's Gir and Minimoose?"
"Tal's keeping them occupied." Susie answered.
"I love this show." Gir hummed as he and Minimoose watched various TV programs on multiple screens inside Tal.
"Squeak."
Everyone suddenly started to cheer when the lights dimmed everywhere except for the main stage, where a few people and Zim were sitting.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GAMERS OF ALL AGES! ARE YOU READY TO PLAY?!" the announcer asked in the microphone, earning a roar from everybody in the stadium. "THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR! I'M YOUR HOST, STAN LAVEZ, AND I'M HERE TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME EVERYONE TO DAY ONE OF THE FIRST ANNUAL SKARL3T ROUT1N3 TOURNAMENT! WE'VE GOT 400 GAMERS GATHERED HERE TO TEST THEIR SKILLS AGAINST EACH OTHER! MANY WILL PLAY, BUT ONLY ONE SHALL WIN!"
"GO GAZ!" May cheered.
"YOU CAN DO IT, FINK!" Shannon shouted.
"NOW YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THAT THE FIRST PRIZE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT IS $250,000, BUT...YOU'VE ALSO HEARD ABOUT A SECRET PRIZE! WELL, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO OUR SPECIAL GUEST, ZIM OVIRK!"
The crowd cheered and clapped as the announcer gave the mic to Zim, who waved at everyone with a big smile.
"HEY EVERYONE! YOU ALL KNOW ME. YOU ALL KNOW MY COMPANY MAKES GAMES! BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! YOU KNOW WE TAKE THE GAMES YOU'VE LOVED FOR YEARS AND MAKE VR VERSIONS OF THEM TOO!" Zim said.
"BLOODBORNE VR ROCKS!" shouted a random man, earning applause from everyone else.
"YES YES! ONE OF MANY GAMES WE BROUGHT TO VR! AND I KNOW YOU ALL CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE EXPERIENCE! WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL!" he announced as something covered in a white sheet was suddenly illuminated by a spotlight. "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE WINNER OF THIS TOURNAMENT SHALL RECEIVE!" he began before ripping the sheet off. "THE GAMESLAVE VR 2: HOME EDITION!"
What stood before everyone was a neon lime colored rounded triangle with the Ovirk logo emblazoned upon it and violet highlights glowing ethereally, wirelessly connected to a pair of blood red controllers that looked to conform to a persons palms with wristbands to keep them from dropping and a goggle headset equally as red and looking so soft and comfortable with the words GAME SLAVE over where the eyes would be like a branding iron was taken to it. To truly mark one as a slave to games. And to the surprise of everyone, the goggles and controllers appeared to be glowing in a teal outline and levitating above a burgundy floor pad next to the triangle, appearing to have odd circles at each corner, glowing and interesting yellow.
The audience and gamers stared in awe at the device, with some gamers eyes almost shining in delight.
"Gameslave VR 2: Home Edition?"
"No way!"
"The first VR they made is awesome! Now they got the next gen?"
"YOU HEARD RIGHT EVERYONE! GAME SLAVE VR 2: HOME EDITION!" Zim continued. "YOU WON'T BE FINDING THIS IS STORES FOR THREE MORE MONTHS, NOR IN ANY ARCADES FOR ONE MONTH! THAT MEANS WHOEVER WINS THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE UPGRADED FEATURES BEFORE ANYONE ELSE!"
"AND WHAT WOULD THOSE EXPERIENCES BE?" asked Stan.
"I'M GLAD YOU ASKED! BUT RATHER THAN JUST LISTEN TO ME, HERE'S THE COMMERCIAL WE HAD MADE!" Zim said before the large screens everywhere began playing.
The screen showed the logo of Ovirk Games before showing various people being shown the GSVR 2 before they put the set on and stood on the pad. It then showed the pad lifting them up on a hard light holosurface while the screen showed what they were seeing.
"This is amazing. I can actually walk around." said a man as he began walking around, the screen showing him walking through a empy field.
VR gets a whole new meaning.
"You can feel the area shift under your feet." another man said with an excited laugh as the screen showed them climbing up a steep hill, using their hands as well while the holosurface mimicked the area inside the VR world. "My muscles feel the tension, like I'm actually climbing up!
Explore the worlds inside games as if you're truly there.
The crowd was in awe as it showed other people trying out the machine. A woman feeling recoil from firing a rifle. Another man pushing buttons and solving a puzzle. And so much more.
"I bet there are tons of games Gaz would love to try on a VR set like that." May stated.
"Speaking of Gaz..." Susie said as Gaz appeared on the screen, showing her lifting a sword on the screen.
"It feels like I'm actually holding the sword. I can feel the weight of it." she said as she hefted a generic sword with her right hand.
"Gaz is a TV star!" May yelled. If not for other people shouting their own excitement, she'd have been reprimanded by her sisters and friends. They all continued to watch until it ended the the logo of Ovirk Games, sending the audience into a awe inspired frenzy.
"AND THAT WAS ONLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS, AND THE LUCKY WINNER OF THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE TAKING THE FIRST ONE HOME WITH THEM!" Zim announced before handing the mic back to Stan.
"ALRIGHT GAMERS! GET TO YOUR STATIONS AND GET READY TO PLAY! THE PRELIMINARIES ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN!" he said, causing them to find a computer as he continued. "COMMENTATING ON TODAY'S COMPETITION, WE HAVE PRO GAMERS BILL KONSIF AND JIMMY WOCKSON!"
Everyone clapped as the two gamers waved from the commentators box with big smiles.
"GLAD TO BE HERE!" Jimmy, the one with glasses, said while Bill, the one wearing a jacket merely waved again. The two introduced themselves as the gamers all got ready. After 10 minutes, the first 25 players sat down to play.
"Looks like they're going to be playing in 16 groups with 25 players each." Lee said as she and the others all watched.
"Oh! Looks like Fink's up first!" Shannon said with a big smile as she watched Fink move with the other players to one of the computers.
"OKAY EVERYONE! FOR THE PRELIMINARIES, THE FIRST GAME SHALL BE...FALL GUYS: ULTIMATE KNOCKOUT!" Bill announced.
"AHH, FALL GUYS! AS FUN AS IT IS RAGE INDUCING!" Jimmy chuckled as the first set of gamers all started to get ready. The computers were all set to local play, along with the max number of players being set to 25.
"Time for Fink to shine." Shannon said as the players put on headphones to let the sounds of the game in and keep the noise of the crowd out.
"Oh yeah? Let's see just how great your stepsister really is." Lee scoffed as the first event was chosen.
"FIRST GAME IS DOOR DASH! A SERIES OF DOORS STAND BETWEEN THE CONTESTANTS AND THE FINISH LINE!" Jimmy announced.
"THEY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL! MOST OF THE DOORS ARE FAKE!" Bill added as the game started. "AND THEY'RE OFF!"
"THEY'RE COMING UP TO THE FIRST DOORS AND, OHHH, MOST ARE ALREADY SLAMMING INTO THE FAKES!" Jimmy said.
"SOME HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT DOORS AND ARE PULLING AHEAD OF THE PACK! HOPE THEY CAN KEEP IT UP! OTHERWISE THEY'LL GET RUN OVER BY EVERYONE ELSE!" Bill stated as the jumbo screens showed most of the players dogpiling each other to get out the right door. "IT'S LIKE WATCHING MY FAMILY RACE FOR THE KITCHEN ON TACO NIGHT!" he laughed.
"WELL WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEIR TACOS, THE FEW PLAYERS AHEAD OF THEM HAVE MADE IT TO THE FINAL SET OF DOORS!" Jimmy pointed out as a few of them fell through the last door and raced to the finish line. "AND THE FIRST PLAYERS HAVE QUALIFIED, FOLLOWED BY THE OTHERS!"
"MOST HAVE JUMPED THROUGH THE LAST DOOR AND ARE RACING TO THE END...AND THE LAST ONE HAS CROSSED! THE FIRST EVENT IS OVER!" Bill declared as the screen showed the players in little slots before some were pushed out, showing that they had lost. You could see those who had lost by how they acted. Some slumped in defeat, some accepted their loss with dignity, and some got pissed at the whole thing and blamed the other players, claiming they were against them. "NOW WE'RE DOWN TO EIGHTEEN PLAYERS MOVING ON TO THE NEXT CHALLENGE!"
"Yes! Go Fink!" Shannon quietly squealed in delight after seeing Fink be one of the first players qualifying for the next round.
"AND THE NEXT GAME IS...EGG SCRAMBLE!" Jimmy said.
"THIS ONE'S A TEAM GAME EVERYBODY! THAT MEANS IF THE PLAYERS WANT TO WIN, THEY'LL HAVE TO COOPERATE ON THIS ONE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND!" Bill explained as the players were put into three teams of six players. "THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO GRAB AN EGG FROM THE MANY SITTING IN THE MIDDLE AND PUT THEM IN YOUR TEAM'S GOAL! YOU CAN STEAL EGGS FROM OPPOSING TEAMS GOALS, BUT THEY CAN STEAL YOUR EGGS TOO! THE TEAM WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF POINTS AT THE END WILL BE ELIMINATED!"
"Better hope Fink's team don't screw her over." May laughed as Fink was put on the red team.
"They better not!" Shannon growled, her eyes looking to be glowing in anger as the game started. Everyone watched as the players started going for the eggs. After the eggs were all out of the center, the players were either going for eggs from the other goals, or doing their best to keep their eggs from getting stolen.
"LOOKS LIKE IT'S A MAD SCRAMBLE INSIDE THE RED TEAM'S GOAL!" Bill said.
"YEAH! TWO GOLDEN EGGS AMONGST THEIR HEFTY STOCKPILE IS BOUND TO DRAW THE OTHER PLAYERS IN! GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE MOST OF THEIR PLAYERS GUARDING THE GOAL!" Jimmy added. The two commentators kept on speaking as the timer counted down until it hit zero. "AND WITH THE LOWEST POINTS OF THE THREE TEAMS, THE PLAYERS MAKING UP YELLOW TEAM ARE OUT OF HERE!" Jimmy declared as some of the players who were eliminated began to get angry, yelling accusations at each other that they're the reason they lost and such. A quick intervention from security had them escorted out alongside the more graceful losers, allowing the remaining 12 players to move on to the final round.
"AND THE LAST GAME OF THE FIRST MATCH IS...ROYAL FUMBLE!" Billy announced. "THE RULES ARE SIMPLE! 12 PLAYERS, ONE TAIL! LAST ONE TO HAVE IT WHEN THE TIMER HITS ZERO WINS AND MOVES ON TO COMPETE TOMORROW!"
"WHO AMONG THESE TWELVE WILL IT BE?! HONESTLY, WHO IS IT?! I'M ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT HERE, AND IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE TOURNAMENT!" Jimmy said with a big grin as the round counted down to start, the crowd counting with it.
"3...2...1...GO!" the crowd roared before the players scattered, the one with the tail doing their best to keep their tail.
"AND THEY'RE OFF! THE MAJORITY'S RIGHT ON THE TAIL HOLDER'S TAIL, WHO'S RUNNING LIKE THE TAIL'S ON FIRE!" Bill began as they watched the one holding it run around the obstacles before someone swooped and nabbed it out of nowhere, the player running away from the others when they realized the previous owner was tail free.
The crowd was watching the tense match as the players continued to run around in their mad dash to qualify for tomorrow, with many fans of Fink's looking very worried.
"I know it's a game and all, but it feels like we're watching a death match." May mused.
"Yeah, and it's not even Gaz playing yet." Marie added.
"Come on, Fink. Come on." Shannon whispered in worry before watching Fink's character suddenly run off somewhere else. "WHAT IS SHE DOING?!"
"Maybe she knows she can't win?" Lee asked with a shrug, earning a blistering glare from Shannon.
"10 SECONDS LEFT EVERYONE! WHO WILL ADVANCE?!" Jimmy suddenly announced, catching their attention. Everyone watched as the one with the tail was running around in the middle of the area, a giant spinning hammer keeping everyone away from them. "MATCH OVER IN FIVE...FOUR...THREE...TWO-"
"WHOA! TAIL SNATCH AT THE LAST SECOND!" Bill suddenly yelped in surprise before the clock hit zero. "AND THE FIRST PLAYER TO MOVE ON HAS BEEN DECIDED!"
"YEEEEAH!" Fink roared as she shot her fists up, her screen showing she was the victor.
"AND OUR FIRST CONTESTANT TO MOVE ON IS NONE OTHER THAN FINK VENOMOUS!" Jimmy announced, earning a roar of cheers from Fink's fans while the ones who lost slouched in defeat, with the one who had the tail moments before it was stolen howling in despair.
"YES! YES! YES!" Shannon cheered while jumping in place.
"ONE ROUND DOWN, 15 TO GO!" Bill said as the staff began to reset the computers for the next 25 contestants. "WHILE THEY'RE GETTING THE NEXT ROUND READY, LET'S WATCH A REPLAY OF THE LAST MOMENTS FROM THAT FINAL GAME!" The jumbo screens showed Fink's character running towards the center of the area before stopping outside the hammers range. She waited while the other players were swatted by the hammer until the end approached, which she then moved in the way of the tail holder, grabbed the tail, and got in front of the hammer to be launched away before they could try to steal it back. "A RISKY TACTIC! ONE WRONG MOVE WOULD'VE ENDED IN FAILURE! YET SHE PULLED IT OFF AND IS NOW ON HER WAY TO TOMORROW'S MATCHES!"
"Okay, I admit. She has skill." Susie said with a nod.
"Told ya." Shannon grinned as the next set of players got ready while Fink the gaming area.
"Not bad." Gaz told her as she walked by, gaining her attention.
"Thanks. Hope to see you in the finals." Fink said before giving a smug grin. "It'll be nice to win a tournament other than stomping on a noob."
"Keep dreaming." Gaz chuckled. "So, now that you're turn is over, what you gonna do for the rest of the day?"
"Meh. Probably just join my stepsis and watch the matches, then get some more practice in." Fink answered with a shrug.
"If you want, you can hang out with my friends and I in my limo after the last match." Gaz offered.
"Really? Wait. What friends? Wasn't it just your boyfriend?" Fink asked.
"It's him and a bunch of other friends. So, you in?" Gaz asked.
"Hmm...mind if my stepsis comes along? She's a bit overprotective of me and might flip if she's not allowed to follow." Fink said.
"Sure. The more the merrier." Gaz answered as the next game began.
After some time had passed and the next three contestants had advanced, the fifth set of contestants walked into the gaming area, with Gaz being one of the contestants.
"KNOCK THEM DEAD, GAZ!" Lily cheered alongside the others as the first game was chosen.
"AND WE'RE STARTING THIS GAME OFF WITH JUMP CLUB!" Bill declared.
"AS WE'VE SEEN BEFORE, YOU GOTTA JUMP AND AVOID THE SPINNING BEAMS THAT TRY TO KNOCK YOU INTO THE SLIME!" Jimmy explained. They watched as the large red beam and green half beam spun around, causing the players to run and jump around to avoid them. Sadly, a lot of them had bad timing in their jumps, causing the match to end quite quickly.
"AND THAT'S THE FIRST ROUND DONE!" Billy declared before his smile morphed into a look of concern. "UH OH! LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME ROWDY PLAYERS ACTING OUT!" he said before he and Jimmy ducked to avoid a keyboard braining them. "WHOA! DON'T KILL THE COMMENTATORS!"
"NICE ARM!" Jimmy complimented as the unruly gamer was dragged out by security. "I SAID IT BEFORE, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN! FALL GUYS! AS FUN AS IT IS RAGE INDUCING!"
"Does Gaz ever do that when she plays?" May asked, earning a shrug from the others as the next game started.
"ON TO BLOCK PARTY! DODGE THE INCOMING WALLS AND DON'T GET PUSHED INTO THE SLIME!" said Bill as the remaining participants all began to scramble around to stay out of the path of the incoming walls. "THIS ROUND IS SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THE MORE PLAYERS THERE ARE!"
"ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ALL GET GRABBY WITH EACH OTHER!" Jimmy added as the little hurdles began to appear, making the players jump as well as run for the narrow openings. A few slipped up and were dragged to their doom by the hurdles since they couldn't get back up in time. "IT'S ALWAYS SO HARD TO RISE WHEN YOU FALL." Jimmy said as the final stretch came. Multiple walls appeared, narrowing the area that the players could use, with the occasional hurdle appearing to trip the players up.
"Oh no!" Susie gasped when she saw Gaz's character be knocked off balance by another player, making her fall and get caught by the the moving hurdle. She and the Kankers all gasped Gaz made a last ditch attempt to stay in, her character jumping up as the last two seconds came. She missed the platform and fell towards the slime, hitting it a split second after the game ended, thus allowing her to qualify for the next game.
"HOOOOO! DID YOU SEE THAT?!" Jimmy asked, Gaz's player's desperate struggle being shown on instant replay.
"THAT WAS ABSOLUTE LUCK! SKIN OF YOUR TEETH!" Bill exclaimed as the final round came up. "LET'S SEE IF THAT PLAYER HAS A LITTLE LUCK LEFTOVER TO SEE THEM THROUGH THIS LAST GAME!"
"FALL MOUNTAIN IS THE FINAL GAME FOR THESE LAST 7 CONTESTANTS! RACE UP THE MOUNTAIN OF OBSTACLES AND GRAB THE CROWN FIRST TO WIN!" Jimmy explained as the crowd counted down to zero.
"GO!" they yelled as the players took off up the mountain. It shortly turned into a catastrophe for most of them, with most either being constantly smacked with giant balls or flung around by spinning hammers.
All but one.
"AND THE CROWN'S BEEN GRABBED FOLKS! WE HAVE OUR NEXT CONTESTANT GOING TO THE FINALS!" Bill declared as Gaz was shown on the giant screen, declaring her the winner. "GAZ MEMBRANE IS ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE TOMORROW!"
"GUESS SHE HAD A LOT MORE LUCK THAN WE THOUGHT!" Jimmy chuckled, remembering her near loss the last game.
"WOOHOO!" May cheered as she, her sisters, Lily, and Susie began to laugh and devolve into excited words at Gaz's victory.
"Guess Fink's got some real competition." Shannon mused with a small smile.
"Way to go, Gaz." Fink said with a smile. "That Block Party almost had you."
"I know. Almost thought it was over." Gaz laughed. She had honestly felt something inside her turn to ice at the thought of losing like that, with relief flooding her when she was counted as qualified by the game.
"Hmph! By all rights, you should be out!" Iggins declared with a snarl.
"What was that?" Gaz growled as she glared at Iggins.
"You heard me! Everyone saw you hit the slime! You should've been eliminated then and there!" he said before smirking at her. "I heard that you're boyfriend is Zim. I bet you had him bribe someone to let you keep going no matter what."
Gaz was extremely grateful that Fink grabbed her wrists and kept her from lashing out at Iggins. While pummeling his lard-filled ass would be fun in many ways, it would also mean getting disqualified for using violence outside of the game.
"Easy Gaz." Fink said in a calm voice before glaring at Iggins. "Get out of here before I let her tear you pieces, fat boy!"
"Whatever. I gotta go get qualified anyway." Iggins scoffed as he waddled of to find his computer to plan on.
"Thanks for that." Gaz said, her tone grateful.
"No worries. Besides, I only did it so that I could beat you myself in the finals." Fink stated, making Gaz smirk at her.
"ALRIGHT EVERYONE! WE'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE NEXT ROUND OF MATCHES!" Jimmy said as the next game appeared. "AND WE'RE STARTING IT OFF WITH SLIME CLIMB!"
"RACE UP THE OBSTACLE COURSE WHILE AVOIDING THE RISING SLIME. THIS LEVEL'S A HEADACHE FOR THOSE WITHOUT A STEADY HAND! PERSONALLY, I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE GETTING ACROSS THOSE YELLOW TUBES!" Bill admitted before the players started to run. Everyone saw that a lone player was using tiny shortcuts to get ahead of the others. They made it to the yellow tubes before jumping to the lone one...and stopped halfway?
"ONE OF THE PLAYERS STOPPED HALFWAY UP THE LONE YELLOW TUBE...OH DEAR." Jimmy spoke, his eyes widening in realization as the other players caught up.
"What's going on?" May asked when the other players found themselves sliding off the yellow tube trying to get past the lone player blocking the way. Those that tried to jump past found that they were just far enough away that they couldn't grab the ledge, thus making them all fall down.
"That...fat...bastard!" Gaz seethed in pure hatred.
"Huh?" Fink asked before Gaz directed her gaze towards Iggins, the only competitor who was grinning amongst a sea of panicking players. The slime quickly began to consume the players, causing various levels and anger and annoyance amongst them. Soon the only player left was Iggins after the last one fell into the slime, allowing Iggins to take his time and carefully maneuver the obstacles and reach the finish line. And with all the other players eliminated, Iggins wound up the winner after just one round.
"HAHA!" he cheered in victory. His smile didn't falter even when both the audience and other gamers started to boo him and his tactics.
"WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT EVERYONE. IGGINS IS ADVANCING TO TOMORROW'S NEXT ROUND." Bill said, sounding far less cheerful than he had been throughout most of the tournament.
"IT MAY SUCK, BUT IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT AGAINST THE RULES TO USE SUCH A TACTIC." Jimmy sighed before smiling when he saw Iggins start to be chased by those that just lost to him.
"IT'S A LEGITIMATE STRATEGY!" Iggins yelled in defense as he ran for his life while security did their best to wrangle the angered players.
"IT'S BULLSHIT IS WHAT IT IS!" one of the gamers snapped as they tried to get to Iggins before being subdued by security. After the losing players were escorted out and Iggins far away from the other competitors, the rest of the matches resumed.
"Fink." Gaz spoke up, getting the rat woman's attention. "As of this moment, I couldn't care less about who wins tomorrow. So long as it's not. Iggins!" she said through gritted teeth as she did her best to burn a hole through Iggin's pudgy bulk with her glare.
"With the both of us advancing? He doesn't stand a chance." Fink grunted while throwing her own glare at him before turning back to the tournament.
Time passed as the others all played. Many losses were had, and few victories were seen. At long last, after staying on the longest in Jump Showdown, a 16th winner arose.
"AND WITH THOMAS STROBOSKI, WE HAVE OUR 16 COMPETITORS ADVANCING TOMORROW!" Stan Lavez declared, having been given the honor of closing today's competition. "NOW THESE LAST 16 PLAYERS WILL BE FIGHTING IN A DIFFERENT GAME TOMORROW FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN THE $250,000 AND THE GAMESLAVE VR 2: HOME EDITION GAME SYSTEM! WHO IS IT GOING TO BE?! JOIN US TOMORROW TO FIND OUT!"
Gaz, Zim, and all the others had retreated to Tal after the competition ended for the day, leaving the staff to readjust the gaming area for tomorrow and letting the players get a break from gaming.
"That scared me when you fell towards the slime!" May exclaimed.
"You and me both. I know that losing sometimes happen to the best, but losing like that would just be humiliating." Gaz groaned as her seat massaged her.
"Where were you all that time, Zim?" Marie asked the irken. "We didn't see you at all after you showed everyone that VR set.
"Trust me. I wanted to sit with all of you, but I had a seat reserved for me and had to stay there. Why? I don't know." Zim answered as he ate a bag of chips. "And I still can't join you all tomorrow because I have to be up there to give the prize to Gaz when she wins."
"Hehehe. Confident in my skill, huh?" Gaz chuckled. "Well, I may actually lose if I go up against Fink. That girl's got mad skills."
"She was pretty awesome. Not that you weren't, Gaz. I'm just saying she was good!" Lily ranted.
"She's also outside the limo with some robot woman." Tal informed them all before showing Fink and Shannon outside the limo.
"Open the door for me." Gaz ordered. A door appeared and opened, allowing Gaz to stand before Fink and Shannon.
"Yo." Fink greeted with a peace sign while Shannon gave her a calculating look. "We still invited?"
"Come on in." Gaz said with a smile as she lead them inside.
A/N: We're stopping there. Before I show the list, I want to say a few things.
One: I don't own Bloodborne or Fall Guys. They belong to their rightful owners.
Two: If Bloodborne VR was real, I would buy it in a heartbeat, system or no.
Three: I don't know if Fall Guys can have it's player limit capped. If not, I use the 'It's Fanfiction' excuse.
Four: Iggins tactic to win is one that does happen in the game if people choose to do so.
Five: Gaz's character qualifying despite falling in the slime? That's something I threw in from personal experience.
Six: Special thanks to LoamyCoffee for their help in this chapter.
That's all I wanted to say. Here's the list.
Mandy from GaoBaM: 7
Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee: 8
Vicky from FOP: 7
Lord Dominator: 10
Tallest Miyuki: 6
Tak: 6
Leela: 1
Amy Wong: 1
Lum from Kaiba: 1
Lily Enstomache: 1
Boa Sandersonia: 2
Lydia Deetz: 2
Spinel: 2
Erotica Jones: 1
Mandie from FOP: 2
Commander Dish: 2
Enid: 5
Wilhamena: 3
Fink from OK KO: 2
Mavis Dracula: 4
Adult Grimwood Girls: 5
Jinx: 4
Blackfire: 2
Tenn: 4
Kirika Misono: 2
Jenny Wakeman: 5
Misty from MLAATR: 3
Chifusa Manyuu: 3
Dee Dee from Dexter's Laboratory: 4
Lee Lee from Dexter's Laboratory: 4
Mee Mee from Dexter's Laboratory: 4
Wednesday Addams: 6
Deb Turnbull: 2
Melisa and the entire Island of Beautiful Women from Johnny Bravo: 2
Judy Funnie: 1
She Venom from Marvel: 3
Blue Diamond: 4
Yellow Diamond: 2
White Diamond: 2
Blue Pearl: 4
Yellow Pearl: 4
Pink Pearl: 4
Peridot: 3
Lapis Lazuli: 3
Rei Miyamoto from HSOTD: 1
Saeko Busujima from HSOTD: 2
Saya Takagi from HSOTD: 2
Shizuka Marikawa from HSOTD: 1
Minami Rika from HSOTD: 1
Jessica Rabbit: 1
Jessica Albert from DQ8: 2
Chun Li: 1
Cammy from Street Fighter: 1
Eris from GaoBaM: 1
Natsumi/Mii from Jungle De Ikou: 1
Madame Sharley from One Piece: 1
Amande from One Piece: 1
Lori Loud: 1
Leni Loud: 1
Luna Loud: 1
Luan Loud: 1
Lana Loud: 1
Lola Loud: 1
Lisa Loud: 1
Monet from One Piece: 1
Perona from One Piece: 1
Nami from One Piece: 1
Robin from One Piece: 1
Vivi from One Piece: 1
Keiko Shinanome: 1
Zangya from DBZ: 1
Bulma from DBZ: 1
Launch from DBZ: 1
Android 18 from DBZ: 1
Two more things. I know you all keep asking why this person and that person isn't on the list despite being requested. Two reasons. One: I may have forgotten, so send again if you want to. Two: If they're not up there besides forgetting, it's because I either don't like them, don't know them well enough, or didn't like the show they were on.
The second thing. It's going to be a huge harem. That means a lot of women. The ones on the list now? Only a mere handful. Send in requests. Except demon girls. Don't send those. And that includes Raven from Teen Titans. I know she is hot, but she's part demon, so it's a no, now and forever.
Don't forget to leave a review and stay safe during these hard times. Thank you.