Episode 5: Strongest Under the Heavens

Apologies for the wait. I was on vacation, and now I'm back.

1602jaw: Really glad youve taken a liming to Pete. His lines are pretty funny. And Pit's storyline is going to be an…. interesting one.

BlazeFlash34: Thanks, though i dont think anyone wants Sephy back.

G-Man: Well, I had to switch around Kermit's elimination for story reasons. We might still see the turtles, but he won't be there. Dont worry, ill have Tifa and Yang interact more with the others, but No now I have a special arc for the both of them.

MasterSaixus: Yeah, its weird when things work the other way around. I remember that episode, and I loved it. Thanks.

Thenewsubwayguy: Yeah, it was mostly to set up some of the big plots. Got a few more big plots brewing, ill tell you what.

That guy: Thanks a million.

SteelRobot: Hey, better late than never. Cooking challenges are fun to write. Really invokes a chill atmosphere for everyone to relax and interact.

Happiness studios: I'll try not to keep this long, but im glad you like whats been set up. Dont worry, ill try not to have a similar scenario with lots of judges. Thanks for telling me.

Guest: Don't worry about it. It's okay.

TheMasterKat: Hopefully he'll find a way to get out of it. As weak as Hercule is, he's pretty lucky.

Now then, let's fight on!

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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, Bon Voyage, our competitors faced off in a showdown of culinary proportions. They gave it their all to cook meals for their friends and family, with the exception of Sephiroth himself. And real up close, he's a very scary dude. While Sephy put a lot of pressure on some of our contestants, they were lucky to pull through with the help of their teammates. Through some trickery, Pete tainted one of the Bulls' dishes, yet Kermit took the blame. Not surprising anyone, our resident frog was the one sent home. In the meantime, Panty has taken an interest in fellow angel Pit, while Ryu takes an interest in helping the eternal loner Bernadetta. I don't envy that. But who knows, maybe he'll succeed. Regardless, stay tuned for another exciting episode of Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage!"

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"Wait, really?!" Pit exclaimed. "Kermit took the fall for it?!"

Ryu leans back in his chair and sighs as he recounts the story to Pit and Futaba.

"Yep. That's how it went. Somebody on the other team messed with my sauce, and by the time I realized it, it was too late to fix anything."

"I can think of a couple people on my team who'd probably be responsible." Futaba says. "Anyway, that was nice of him to do that. Were you guys close?"

"Not exactly." Ryu answered. "We weren't best friends or anything, so he didn't have to do that for me. But after that, I'd say he's a pretty good guy."

"Speaking of which, how'd that gift to Bernadetta go?" Pit asked.

"I don't know. It's been a few days since, and I haven't seen her outside her ro-"

Suddenly, Ryu felt someone tug on his shirt. Turning around, he sees it was Bernadetta, concealing her face with her hood.

"Um….c-can I talk to you? Alone?" Bernadetta nervously asked.

Ryu looked over to his friends, and then back to her. "Sure. Why not? I got time. Unless Captain Yami is calling, I can spare a few minutes."

Ryu follows Bernadetta until they're in a hallway, with no one to eavesdrop.

"Okay Bernie, you can do this." Bernadetta tells herself. "You gathered the strength to leave your room and talk to someone. There's no going back now."

"Please tell me I didn't unintentionally scare you again?" Ryu asked worriedly.

"No, no. It's all right. I came to actually thank you."

"Thank me? Oh, for the plant, right? It's no problem. You said you liked them, and I wanted to apologize in some way."

"I like it. Thank you again. But…...I also owe you an apology."

To this, Ryu raises an eyebrow. "An apology? What do you have to apologize for?"

"Um, yes." Bernadetta said, getting more anxious. "It's, um, long overdue. To be honest, I'm hopelessly terrified of you, so every time I see you, I kind of lose my mind."

"Oh. I'm scary, huh?" Ryu said awkwardly. "Sorry about that."

"But once you're gone and I have the time to calm down, I realize I'm making a big deal out of nothing. I'm sorry I couldn't say it before. How awful! I hope you can forgive me."

"Come on, now. It's all right. It doesn't bother me. I should've been more careful not to scare you. I'll admit, I can look kinda intimidating at the right angle."

"No! No, you did nothing wrong! It's all my fault."

"Look, how about we say it's both our faults, and call it even. But you know, this has me thinking….."

"W-what?"

"You're really scared of everything, aren't you? I won't ask why, but do you think there's a way we can fix that?"

"You mean like a cure?"

"Something like that. I think I can help you. Your biggest fear is talking to people, right? I figure if you talk to more people, and change how you do it, it'll help. It might be hard to suddenly start talking to people, though. You'd need to take it slow. As a matter of fact, start with me."

"W-with you?!" Bernadetta said nervously. "That'll be, um, tough. Maybe if you turn around? Face the other way?"

"I guess. If that's what you need." The shaman turns around and faces the other way. "How's this? I bet if you get used to talking to me, your fears will be over in no time."

"You're, ah, still really intimidating. But okay. I'll give it a try."

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"You know what? I think it works-"

"Hey, you two!"

The two shudder at the sound of their captain. And from the look of it, he looked pretty pissed.

"AH! CAPTAIN YAMI!" Ryu turns around and salutes the magic knight. "What seems to be the problem, sir?!"

"You can cut that formality crap, first off!" Yami tells him. "Second, I need your two's help. I'm calling a team meeting! Gather the rest of those knuckleheads and meet me outside."

The two stare at him blankly, still a bit startled at his interruption.

"HEY! YOU GOT COTTON IN YOUR EARS?! GET MOVIN', NOW!"

Now he had them going. Or, running off in a panic, in this case, scrambling to find their teammates. "AHHHH! WE'RE REALLY SORRY, SIR!"

"*Sigh*This team is gonna be the death of me." Yami groans.

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Outside, Scott, Lobo, Bender, and Tifa looked nervously at the large gaping hole in the wall.

"Okay…" Lobo said. "Who's gonna tell Don about the broken wall?"

"Not me." Bender said.

"Nope. Nuh uh." Scott said.

"Wait, what?!" Tifa cried. "I'm not doing it!"

"It's kinda your fault, lady." Lobo tells her.

"Hey, Scott thought he could beat me in arm wrestling, and he's the one that crashed through it."

"Hey, it's not my fault you're insanely strong!" Scott complained. "You tossed the Juggernaut like he was a toy! I thought I could show I'm just as capable. You went a little too overboard!"

"There is no need." A monotone voice says. "I've already fixed this wall."

Turning to the wall, Percy was seen dusting her gloves off, as the wall was now fully repaired, as if Scott was never thrown right through it.

"Whoa! What the heck did you do, police lady?!" Bender exclaimed.

"A trivial matter." The officer said humbly. "My epithet is also useful for repairing small structures and things of the like. Really, it was no problem."

"Thanks." Tifa tells her.

"I appreciate the gratitude. My real reason for passing through was because I require my teammate over there."

"Who, me?" Lobo says. "What do ya want?"

"Supposedly, our esteemed captain has called a meeting. I assume it's something important, so I suggest you come with me."

"Yeah yeah, chicky." Lobo grunts as he goes with her. "Let's see what that hardass wants.

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(Back in the dining hall)

"No bloody way!" Draco exclaimed. "That was you?!"

"Sure was." Pete said proudly. "Your team was stupid enough to fall for it!"

"So then that frog took the blame, probably covering for that Ryu bloke, as he was making that sauce I believe."

"What? The guy with the funny looking hair?" Pete asks. "Dresses like it's the 70s? Always has that ghost with him?"

"That would be him, yes."

Pete bangs his hand on the table as he laughs. "Bwahahaha! Why would he stick up for that weirdo?!"

"Hard to tell." Draco said. "That whole team is nothing but weirdos. At least you're someone more decent, though the bar already isn't high."

"Y'know, kid? You're alright in my book. I get it. I should know. My neighbors are a thorn in my side plenty."

"Well bonjour, boys." Shermie says as she walks over to the both of them. "Having a fun little chat, hm?"

"You could say that." Draco replied. "Just having a laugh at this guy's stunt in the last challenge."

"Oh…...that." Shermie said, her tone going from peppy and bubbly to more somber. "Personally, I think that kind of stuff is cheap and useless."

"Well, it got us the win, didn't it?" Pete reminds her. "You don't win these shows without getting your hands dirty. You could learn a thing or two from me."

"Could you guys please not fight?" Draco asked. "Last thing I'd want is to get a headache from your petty squabbling."

Suddenly, the wizard feels a familiar hand grabbing on his head.

"Oh no….." Draco groans. "Don't tell me-"

"Yeah, kid. It's me." Yami says. "You didn't get my message, did you? You're done talking to your friends here. I called a meeting, and I need everyone there."

Draco groans as Yami drags him away, leaving Pete and Shermie dumbstruck.

"What just happened?" Shermie asks herself.

Yami finally meets the rest of the Black Bulls outside by the pool.

"*Yawn*, alright Sweet Cheeks, why'd you call us here?" Panty asked, still looking a bit tired. "I'm fighting off a bad hangover, you know."

"I'm getting sick of losing." Yami tells them. "We've now lost twice in a row, and I want to try to turn that around."

"You know, some of that couldn't be helped." Raven tells him.

"Whether it is or isn't is none of my concern." Yami says. "We could always do better, plain and simple. My squad is always busting their chops to kick ass."

"Um, last I checked, we aren't that squad." Peni points out.

"What was the one important thing I told you all when I picked out this team?"

"Hold on, I got it!" Pit says as he struggles to remember. "It's on the tip of my tongue! I think I-you know what, I don't got it."

"Unfortunately, I wasn't here at the start." Percy says. "So I'm unable to provide the answer you require."

"I know it." Bunnie says. "It was to 'surpass our limits' or some hunka junk. Am I right?"

"See? The Furry's got it." Yami tells them.

"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" The cyborg asked.

"Yeah, sure."

"I don't wanna surpass my limits." Bernadetta said worriedly. "I can just hide and cheer you all on. There, um, is a fort where I can do that, right?"

"There's nothing to worry about." Robin calmly tells her. "You can only do what you can."

"Look, we're getting off track." Yami says as he lights a cigarette. "Let's just try to get out of this losing streak. Do you guys think you can do that at least?"

"You can count on it, boss!" Ryu said.

"It'd disgrace my badge if I were to let you down." Percy says.

"Somebody takes their job too seriously." Draco mumbles.

"Hey, I hate losin', so I'll do what it takes." Lobo said. "Don't want rumors spreading that the Main Man is some kinda loser."

"At least it seems like you guys have the attitude. Mostly." Yami says. "Let's do this as a team, y'hear?!"

Yami suddenly clenched his gut in pain. "You're all dismissed. I need to hit the John."

As the group dispersed, (and Yami rushed to the bathroom) they failed to realize that somebody was watching them in secret. That someone was none other than the great Light Yagami.

"Guess we've got about as much Intel as we're gonna get at the moment, Ryuk." Light tells the Shinigami. "I think it's time we meet up with the rest of the team."

"Why were we spying on these guys?" Ryuk asked.

"To see what the other team is planning, so we can be ahead. I intend to help our team out as much as possible. This will paint me in a much better light."

"What a coincidence. So am I." A dark voice said.

Light practically jumped out of his skin when he turned to see that Alucard was standing right behind him. The vampire was grinning, but his shades made it hard to discern his mood.

"Why are you talking to yourself, boy?" Alucard asked.

"W-w-w-what are you doing here?" Light stuttered.

Alucard tips his head. "Didn't I just tell you? I was spying on them as well. Anything to give us Fairies an edge."

Light glared at his undead rival. Yet with his tone, he tried to mask his anger. "I think I can handle that, thank you very much. Erza has personally entrusted me as her number two."

"So I heard. You're an interesting mortal, that's for sure. I'll surely have to keep my eye on you."

"What did he mean by that?" Light thinks to himself. And that thought led to more worrisome thoughts. "Interesting mortal?! I'm no mortal! I'm a God! He can't know my true identity, can he?!"

"I'm just kidding around with you." Alucard jokes. "Here's to hoping we become good friends and teammates. Well, until the next challenge, I shall bid you good day."

As The No Life King walks away, Light continues to glare at him.

"Mark my words, you monster. If I can trump the great L, you should be no different."

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"That guy is more than meets the eye." Alucard mused. "But even I can tell that darkness lies beneath his kind facade. It takes one to know one. At least I'm open about my more… dark nature."

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Over on another part of the boat, Barry is seen fishing, while Tiff, Kronk, Futaba, and Yang are watching. Next to Barry was a bucket, which at the moment looked empty. Guess you could tell he didn't catch crap so far.

"This is taking longer than I thought!" Barry moaned. "Why are no fish biting?!"

"Probably because you're complaining so loudly." Tiff huffed. The young girl was using this fishing time to collect seashells, as she has a fondness for marine biology. "Fishing takes patience. Something you clearly lack."

"Just you wait!" Barry tells her. "I'll catch a big one, you'll see!" The Pokemon trainer looks over to Futaba, who was busy on her laptop. "If you want, you could go for a turn after me."

"Eh, I'll pass." Futaba says bluntly. "Sounds like more of an NPC task. Not really my kinda thing."

"Well, your loss. We're gonna be eatin' good, tonight!"

"I hope you catch a good one." Kronk says. "You catch a big one, and I'll have a good lunch made for our team."

"I hear ya, big guy! Don't worry, I'll-HOLY COW, I THINK I GOT ONE!"

His fishing rod shakes around violently as he tries to reel it up. "Oh man, it feels like a really big one! I hope it's salmon!"

"Come on, reel that bad boy in!" Yang cheers. "Aw yeah, looks like fish is on today's menu!"

With all of his might, Barry gives it one last pull, and falls backward as his catch lands on the deck. To everyone's shock, it was a giant shark, flopping around on the deck violently.

"AAHH! SOMEBODY GET IT OFF THE SHIP!" Tiff cried.

Barry was about to reach for one of his PokeballsBalls and have Heracross deal with it, but Yang reacted much faster. The huntress runs to the shark and gives it a good punch in the gut. The shark gags and coughs out someone. Coming out of the shark's mouth was a familiar brown haired angel.

"Pit?!" Futaba exclaimed.

Pit's eyes were swirling, looking disoriented and covered in the shark's saliva.

Yang delivers another punch to the shark, sending the poor creature flying off through the sky.

"Hey!" Tiff snapped at Yang. "I said get it off the ship, not hurt it!"

"Hey, it all worked out, didn't it?" Yang said defensively. "If I hadn't stepped in, one of us probably would have been next on its menu."

"I appreciate the help." Pit groaned as Futaba helped him up.

"That was just luck." Yang explains

"I didn't know you were in there. See, Tiff? If I hadn't done that, this guy would've been a goner."

Tiff huffs as Pit is finally regaining his senses.

"I literally was with you earlier." Futaba says to him. "How'd you end up as shark chow?"

"I went for a swim." Pit explained. "Guess I got caught by surprise. If not for that, I could've handled him." Pit attempts to show off by flexing his arms. Tiff cracks up at this, while Yang ruffled his hair like a child.

"Sure you could." Yang says sarcastically.

"I-I'm serious!" Pit cried, bummed at the fact that he wasn't being taken seriously. "I'm the captain of Palutena's Guard. I've taken on evil nasties like Medusa and Hades."

"That's actually true." Futaba points out.

"Wait, how do you know?" Kronk asks.

"I don't like to brag, but I play a lot of video games. His game, being no exception."

(Yet she says this as she fails to realize she too, is from a video game.)

"See? I'm tough stuff." Pit brags. "Except for the whole, y'know, 'can't fly on my own' thing."

"Hey, there's still plenty of time in the competition." Futaba tells him. "Pretty sure you'll get plenty of moments to show off."

"Aw shucks." The angel said sheepishly. "Not used to compliments like that.

Tiff looks up to the sky, and notices something coming towards the ship. "Hey, what's that flying at us?"

The group observes closer, and sees that it was actually someone flying towards them. It appeared to be a blonde woman, wearing a pale blue buttoned-up denim vest and white jeans. (And to many of my readers, a very familiar face.)

"It's Android 18!" Pit said, recognizing who it was.. "From Total Drama Infinite 1 and 2!"

18 landed down in front of the group, and looks a little miffed.

"They could have just waited until they docked." 18 says. "I didn't need to fly over here."

"Uh…...what exactly are you doing here?" Barry asks.

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About ten minutes later, Don had all of the contestants gathered outside, with 18 still there.

"I'd like to welcome our special guest today." Don explained. "If you've watched Chris' show, you'd recognise her. Give it up for Android 18."

Only a few people clapped, and even then it wasn't very enthusiastic.

"But why's she here?!" Barry asked. "That doesn't really answer my question from earlier!"

"Look, kid." 18 spat. "They're paying me good money to show up here today. I'm here to explain to you all your next challenge. And it'll be where I'm from."

"What? We gonna hunt for Dragon Balls or some crap?" Scott joked. "I'll pass."

"What if we told you that the challenge involved fighting?" Don tells them. "Fighting against each other one on one, tournament style."

This grabbed some of their attention. Given there is a fair share of people here who're no stranger to a battle, this reeled them in.

"Okay, now you've got me interested." Scott says.

"See, there are plenty of you here with fighting experience." Don continues. "We think it'd be a shame if you all didn't get to show off your fighting prowess against one another at least once this season. 18, I'll leave the real explanation to you."

"Alright." 18 affirms. "Now listen up, as I'm going to explain this once. Very shortly, this ship will be docking on Papaya Island. Home of the World Martial Arts Tournament."

"No way!" Many of them exclaimed.

"Yes way." 18 continues. "When we get there, there's gonna be a special exhibition held in your honor."

"Wait, are we gonna get to meet Goku and Vegeta?!" Ryu asked. "That'd be so cool!"h

"Sorry, but they're off training with Beerus or something. Not really my business."

"So what is it we'll be doing in this tournament?" Erza asks.

"You fight, what else? Jokes aside, one member of each team will face each other in a fight in front of a huge audience. The rules will be slightly different to the usual tournaments. For example, all of your powers and abilities can be used."

"However, the big rule is no killing your opponent." Don says sternly. "You end up doing that, and you're disqualified from the game. Doesn't matter if it's an accident or not. Are we clear?"

"Yeah."

"Crystal."

"Fair enough."

"There's three different ways to win a fight, just so you know." 18 explains.

"One: You win by ring out. If you knock your enemy out of the ring and they hit the ground, you win the fight."

"Two: If you're knocked out and can't stand back by the time the announcer counts to ten, you lose.".

"And Three. The most simple way: Your enemy gives up. Win by one of these ways, and you earn a point. The team that earns at least three points wins the whole challenge. And you obviously know what happens if your team loses."

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"Heh, now this is something I can get behind." Yami says with glee. "And as much as I'd love a turn in the ring, I'm hoping to see how good my team can be in a fight. Missed out on what they were capable of while I was busy with Magneto."

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"This could be fun." Scott says. "Believe it or not, I'm the best fighter in all of Toronto."

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"I'm still not quite done having SP/dr up and running again." Peni explains. "Hopefully, I won't be chosen."

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"This should be fun." Robin says. "Kind of reminds me of the tournament that was held in Dressrosa. At least I'm sure this tournament won't be hosted by someone like Doflamingo."

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"On top of fishing, I don't do fighting." Futaba points out. "I leave that to the rest of the Phantom Thieves. Doesn't mean I don't still have my role to play in the group."

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"My band mates and I are used to fighting in tournaments." Shermie says. "Such a shame I'm on my own for this one. But I'm no pushover, I'll tell you that much."

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Not too long after the explanation, Papaya Island was finally in sight. Well, the "island" was more or less like a small continent. Much like its real life inspiration, Bali, it was a tropical island with many mountains and some Hindu like temples.

"So we're really doing this, huh?" Alucard remarks. "It's quite an honor to partake in a tournament such as this."

"I don't care if it's an honor! I don't wanna fight!" Bernadetta cries. "I'll just drop dead on the spot!"

"That's just your pre-battle nerves talking." Yami days. "You'll shake it off soon."

"Remember who you're trying to tell that to, pal." Lobo whispers to Yami.

The ship docks at the port, and the crew are finally on dry land once again.

"I know the way to the tournament grounds." 18 says. "I'll lead you guys there."

The android does so, as the host and cast follow her through the village. Given that these tournaments have had many weird and different looking people from all over participate, these guys didn't get as many weird looks from the locals as they thought. So many different weirdos took part in the tournament already.

"My, this is such a lovely island." Bunnie says. "Who would've thunk that it's home to a grand ol' brawl?"

"Really hopin' I get a turn in the ring." Lobo says gleefully as he cracks his knuckles.

Finally, they reached a large temple. Inside, the sounds of a roaring crowd could be heard.

"This is the place." 18 says. "Behind these doors is where you'll duke it out. I'm kind of busy today, so I have to get going." She then looks over to Don. "And you better not forget the money I'm owed for helping you all out.".

"Of course." Don tells her. "Thank you for your time."

With that, 18 flies off, presumably back to her family at Kame House.

"I'm a little grateful I didn't compete alongside them." Barry says as he watches her fly off. "Considering all the stuff they've been through, we got it easy."

Now, the group enters through the door, and are treated to a grand sight. Surrounding them were thousands of spectators in the stands. In the center lies a large, square, marble arena. Above this was a large electronic scoreboard with both team's logos.

"Oh god...so many people." Futaba groaned, as her social anxiety began to kick in. "All in one place. This is worse than that one trip to Akihabara."

And how did the other contestant with crippling anxiety fare?

Bernadetta stood still, mouth open and eyes wide, not moving or blinking at all. Her team quickly took notice of this.

"Aw crud, looks like she's gone and fainted again." Draco complained

"She's just like Grey…" Yami muttered with disappointment.

"I have to admit, it's way more impressive in person." Raven remarks.

"Awright! Bring on the fighting!" Scott yells.

"First things first, I need both teams to go to opposite ends of the arena on the sidelines." Don tells them.

Both teams go to different sideline ends of the arena. (with a still unconscious Bernadetta being carried by Ryu). Once there, some benches were there for them, as they all sat down.

Stepping out onto the arena was a man in a suit and sunglasses, while holding a microphone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our special World Tournament exhibition match!" The man announced, to which the audience cheered.

"Our fighters today are contestants from the hit show Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage!" The announcer continues. "Today, they're going to face each other in one on one bouts! And the team that earns three wins earns a special reward!"

"Unless it's booze or cash, I ain't interested in the reward." Yami deadpanned.

The arena was engulfed in smoke as a new face showed up. This time, it was a rather muscular man. His black curly afro, mustache, and well trimmed sideburns are among his most recognizable traits, as well as his cleft chin. He wore a martial arts uniform, styled in dark red and white, and a white cape.

"Someone from the winning team will earn the right to take on the reigning champion, Mr. Satan!"

"That's right!" Mr. Satan declares as he takes hold of the mic. "One of these lucky punks, (or unfortunate souls) will get the opportunity of a lifetime to fight the strongest man in the universe! Me, Mr. Satan!"

His pompous attitude really caught the contestants off guard.

"Is this guy for real?!" Yang laughed. "'Strongest man in the man' my butt."

"I agree. This guy looks like a total hack.

"Seems as though the crowd really likes him." Alucard remarks.

"Strongest, huh?" Yami says with curiosity. "I'd love to take him on."

"You can't seriously believe that load of of bull-honkey, can you?" Bunnie asks.

"Doesn't matter if it's true or false. I'm intrigued."

Bernadetta sat there, having finally woken up.

"Huh?" She muttered. "What's going on?"

But once she finally realized she was still here, with all these people watching them, she began to hyperventilate again.

"Shh, shh, it's gonna be okay." Ryu calmly tells her. "Nobody's going to hurt you."

"Oh man…" she groans. "I want to just disappear!"

"Just try and distract yourself with someone you like to do. You'll feel the crowd just disappear."

"Um...I'll try." Reaching into her hood, Bernie takes out a pen and small notebook, and proceeds to write, forcing all of her attention on that. At the moment, that seemed to work.

"Huh. Maybe you should consider a job in psychology." Percy tells Ryu.

"Aw shucks. Not used to beautiful women giving me compliments." Ryu said sheepishly.

"I think we got a good shot at winning this." Pit says. "If we compare both our teams, I'd say we got more fighters."

"Even if that's true," Raven tells him, "the fighters they do have are incredibly powerful."

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"Especially Alucard." Raven says. "He's more than likely the most problematic one to face."

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As Mr. Satan basked in the crowd's praise, he gets a better look at those who may become his opponent.

"A very weird bunch, that's for sure." The world champion thinks. (Unlike many other people, he didn't actually watch the show.) "None of them seem to be on Goku's level, so I should be fine. Hopefully."

With this, Mr. Satan steps off the arena to spectate the fights as well.

"Hey you!" Bender says to the announcer. "How are you deciding who fights who?!"

As soon as he said this, two boxes were brought out, one black and one pink.

"We'll do it like this, that's how!" The announcer replies. "Names will be drawn at random. Now, let the fights begin!"

A monk hits a hong, signaling that the challenge has begun. As the applause dies down, the announcer proceeds to pull small pieces of paper out of the boxes, deciding the first matchup.

"For our first round, we have the prestigious wizard Draco Malfoy, against the rookie Pokemon trainer Barry!"

"O-oh. Guess I'm up first." Barry said a little nervously.

"I think you'll be fine." Erza tells him. "That wizard has an ego on him, which will surely be his downfall."

"Ego, huh?" Light thinks. "That gives me an idea."

"Knock him dead, kid." Alucard tells him.

"Thanks. I'll try my best." Barry says.

"Hmph. All right, muggles." Draco said before standing up. "Watch and learn."

"Oh, sure." Peni states. "Fighting against the guy who uses magical monsters. That'll end well."

"Magic will easily triumph, you sassy child." Draco retorts. "My family name would be disgraced if I lost to a scrub like him."

Both Barry and Draco now face each other in the arena.

"Let the fight begin!" The announcer says, the gong sounding right after.

"Go on." Draco calmly tells the trainer. "Send out one of your fancy masters. It makes no difference."

Barry was giving in to his enemy's taunts. "Alright, punk! Just for that, I'm gonna hit you with my best partner!"

Barry takes out a Pokeball and from it comes his oldest partner, Empoleon.

"Empoleon, use Hydro Pump!"

Empoleon cries out, firing a high pressure blast of water, but Draco was quick to react.

"Incendio!"

Coming out from Draco's wand was a large blast of fire, hitting the Hydro Pump, canceling both attacks as it evaporates into steam.

"Are we done?" Draco yawns. "I hope your creature isn't a one trick pony."

"Shut your mouth!" Barry shouts. "I'm not done yet! Empoleon, use Aqua Jet!"

Empoleon coats himself in water and flies forward towards Draco like a missle.

"Stupefy!" Draco shoots another blast from his wand to stun Empoleon, but the Aqua Jet shatters the blast.

"WHAT?! IMPOSSIBLE!"

Empoleon crashes hard into Draco, sending him stumbling back several feet.

"Looks like that kid is beginning to struggle." Yami says. "Guess he's just talk."

"Tch. Not bad." Draco says as he clutches his chest in pain. "Surely you must be-"

"Now! Use Steel Wing!"

Quick as a flash, Empoleon hits Draco in the face with a...well…...steel wing.

Draco winced, now feeling a cut on his face that began to bleed.

"Now you've done it, muggle." He growled, now feeling like all bets are off. "Fumos!"

Suddenly, the arena is engulfed in a smokescreen, with Barry and his Pokemon unable to see anything in front of them.

"What theck?! Where is he?! I can't see anything!"

Draco lurked in tbe smoke, finally seeing Empoleon. Now that Draco had him where he wanted him, he did something….UNFORGIVABLE.

"Crucio!"

Shooting a red blast from his wand, Empoleon is struck with an intense feeling of pain. A searing hot, stabbing pain that he could even feel in his bones.

The smoke clears, and Barry sees Empoleon writhing on the ground in utter agony. Some of them were outright disgusted.

"What are you doing to him?!" Barry cried.

Even the contestants, Don, and the audience were stunned at the torture the young wizard was inflicting on the Pokemon.

"What am I seeing?!" Futaba exclaimed. "He's going too far!"

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"The Cruciatus Curse." Draco explained. "One of the three unforgivable curses. Using them can get you a life sentence in Azkaban. But this show isn't shown in my world, so who's gonna know? That kid pushed me too far."

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"Alright, that's far enough!" Percy yells. "Draco, seize your spell!"

"Look, kid." Draco sneers, refusing to listen to his team. "Admit defeat, and I'll stop."

"Like that's gonna work!" Barry said as he took out his Pokeball. "Empoleon, return!"

Unfortunately, Empoleon wouldn't go back into his ball. The spell was so powerful, it was negating the ability to recall him.

"You monster! Stop this now!"

"You heard the terms." Draco reiterated. "Say you give up, or he'll be tortured to insanity."

"What power!" The announcer exclaimed. "Draco has inflicted a painful curse. Will Barry admit defeat?!"

Mr. Satan was horrified at this sight. Not just because of how inhumane it was, but that this kid had a power like this. He really worried he'd end up in Empoleon's position soon.

The Fairies all protest at Draco's attack, seeing the dread it gave Barry. He was basically defenseless, being given an ultimatum. He was on his hands and knees, trembling.

"I don't have all day." Draco tells him. "Do you surrender?"

"I…" Barry stutters. "I….."

They all listen closely, as Barry tearfully yields.

"I give up. You win. Now let Empoleon go."

Draco smirks, lifting the curse off of him. Just as quickly as he did this, Empoleon was recalled. "I knew you had some sense."

"In a crazy turn of events, Barry concedes defeat to Draco, so the first point goes to the Black Bulls!"

Barry clutches Empoleon's ball, sobbing as he walks off the arena. He returns to his team, head hung low.

"I'm so sorry." He cries. "I'm sorry I cracked under the pressure. I couldn't stand my friend being hurt. I'm sorry I let you all down."

Tifa puts a comforting arm on his shoulder.

"It's not your fault. Don't be too hard on yourself."

"It was that jerk's fault!" Tiff says. "He made it unfair!"

"You have nothing to blame yourself for." Erza says. "The fact you did that for your friend makes this less of a loss."

"No!" Barry yells. "It's my fault! I was reckless, and Empoleon suffered because of me! I don't deserve pity!"

Barry then runs off.

"Barry, wait!" Erza calls. Unfortunately, it was too late.

"Poor guy." Kronk sympathized.

"What a crybaby." Pete mutters.

"Maybe he just needs some time to himself." Light says. "I'm sure he'll feel better soon."

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"I can't face myself after that!" Barry says, trying to stop crying. "I want to get stronger! Strong enough so that I'll never be put in a position where that'll happen again! I swear on it!"

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Draco returns to his team, feeling triumphant. His team, on the other hand, were very disgusted with his underhanded tactics.

"You've really got an edge, don't you kid?" Yami spat.

"That was too cruel, you hear that?!" Ryu snaps.

"That was a dick move!" Panty tells him.

"Look, it's no big deal." Draco shrugs. "I gave us an advantage. At the very least, you should be thanking me."

"That's not a way I'd wanna win!" Bunnie tells him.

"Whatever." He then sits down, still feeling good about his win.

"Regardless of his actions, don't let it affect our morale." Yami tells them. "We've still got to to try and win this, you know?"

"Now that that's all settled, it's time for round two!" The announcer says as he pulls out two more names. "This time, it'll be the bounty hunter Lobo, against the kick butt slacker Scott Pilgrim!"

Lobo pumps his fist in the air "Awright! Time for the Main Man to take to the stage. Wish me luck!"

"Just please don't do what Draco did." Pit pleads, to which said wizard shoots him a look.

"Don't worry, I won't rough him up to bad! He won't do crap to me!"

"I can take him." Scott says as he gets up.

"I hope so." Futaba said worriedly. "I don't want you to end up like Empoleon.

Before Scott steps onto the arena, Light pulls him aside.

"You've got this." Light kindly tells him. "I've heard you're strong."

"I don't mean to toot my own horn, but yeah." Scott says proudly.

"He's nothing compared to you. I believe you can beat anyone here. Even those like Erza or Alucard."

"Heh, maybe you're right." Scott says, enjoying the compliments. Light's encouragement really made him feel unstoppable. "Let's do this!"

As Scott gets into the ring, Light smiles devilishly.

"What was that about?" Yang asks him.

"Just giving him a pep talk. Though it seems he doesn't need it. He says he is unstoppable."

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"People's biggest weakness is their ego." Light explains. "Exploit that, and they'll mess up badly. Can't believe Scott was foolish enough to fall for it. Actually, I can believe it. I know this wouldn't exactly work on someone lie Alucard. Scott is kind of an idiot."

Ryuk shakes his head, knowing Light's ego is immeasurable, and saw the irony in that."

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In the arena, Lobo and Scott stare each other down.

"I hope you know what you're up against." Scott brags.

"Then let me spell out what you're up against." Lobo retorts. "The name's Lobo. That's 'L' as in 'lacerate', 'O' as in 'obliterate', 'B' as in 'disemBowel', and 'O' as in, uh, oh, I guess I can use 'obliterate' twice, huh, whaddya think?"

"Pff, you're going down." Scott then pulls his Sword of Understanding out of his chest.

"Let the second round commence!" The announcer yells.

"I'll let you throw the first hit, brat." Lobo says. "It's on me."

"Heh. Your loss, big guy."

Scott runs to Lobo, and slashes his chest open. Everyone watches in horror as Lobo starts crying in pain.

"Oh my god, it hurts so much!" He cries. "Oh, this pain is so unbearable, I can't believe I'm not dead yet!"

"Oh crap, did I go too far?!" Scott cried.

Lobo stopped crying, and flashed a grin as his body's physiology repaired the wound.

"Gotcha."

Lobo swings his hook down, and Scott clashes this hit with his sword.

"Hahahaha! This is gettin' fun!"

"Um...awesome comeback!" Scott says as he knocks the weapon out of his way. "Now you're going down, pal!"

Scott leaps into the air to hit from above, but he falls right into Lobo's trap. The Czarnian throws his hook chain, and it wraps around Scott's leg. Before he could do anything, Lobo slams him to the ground.

"Ooh, that's gotta hurt." Don winced.

Scott, still wrapped in Lobo's chain, groans weakly. Lobo then swings him back and forth like a ragdoll, Hulk style.

"Unstoppable, huh?" Yang said. "Guess he's just all talk."

"Time for the coup de grace!" Lobo then swings Scott above him like a lasso, and with one last swing, flings Scott out of the arena.

Scott flies until he crashes into the wall, then drops face down on the ground.

"Unbelievable! That match ended quicker than I thought!" The announcer said. "Lobo wins, keeping the score now at 2-0! The Bulls need one more victory to win the whole thing!"

The crowd cheers for Lobo as he steps down.

"Way to go, dude!" Ryu tells him.

"That guy talked big, but he was nothing for the Main Man!" Lobo brags.

"That was…..amazing." Bernadetta said in awe as she began to furiously write something down.

"To be honest, you had me there for a moment when he cut you." Pit said.

"I know he was just fucking with him." Panty says.

Scott got back up, and saw that his team looked very disappointed with him.

"Way to blow it, Scott." Pete says.

"Look, that was a fluke, alright?!" Scott snaps as he dusts himself off. "I had a better chance at beating him than the rest of you!"

As soon as it slipped out of his mouth, he realized how badly he just screwed up. And the team was appalled.

"Damn. Even I know that's cold." Bender quipped.

"That's it, you're toast!" Yang snaps. She goes to punch him, but Kronk and Erza hold her back.

"Look, I didn't mean that!" Scott said quickly. "I'm sorry, okay?!"

"A bit too late for that, jackass!" Yang growls. "I'm gonna hit you so hard you'll fly all around the world!"

"You touch me, and you're gonna lose your other arm-GODDAMN IT, I DID IT AGAIN!"

"You have quite the mouth on you, don't you kid?" Alucard remarks.

The group argues back and forth with each other, while Light sits back and smiles at his handiwork.

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"All according to plan." Light brags.

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"Man, I really screwed up." Scott groaned. "Here I am, trying to improve myself, and I slip like that. Damn it Scott, you can do so much better!"

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Luckily, before things could escalate, the announcer interrupted.

"The Bulls are definitely having a good start, but can they keep that up?! Let's find out in the next round! Our fighters in round three will be…"

He rummaged around in the boxes.

"...casanova wannabe Ryu and the stylish fighter Shermie!"

"Welp, looks like I'm up." Ryu says. He throws off his suit, with his battle attire underneath. "Wish me luck, you guys."

"Knock him dead, pal!" Pit says as they fist bump.

"Kick her ass, kid." Yami tells him

Bernadetta looks up and says "Um… p-please be careful, okay?"

"Don't worry your pretty little head, Miss Bernadetta." Ryu tells her. "This gal's in for a wooden sword wallop!"

"Guess I get a turn!" Shermie gushes.

"Try not to make like smart mouth and underestimate your enemy." Tiff snarked, which got her a dirty look from Scott.

"Yeah, this guy looks like he's tough." Tifa adds.

Shermie looks over at Ryu, and is, frankly, not intimidated.

"I think I'll be okay."

Shermie then joins Ryu in the arena, and maliciously glares at the shaman, though it'd be hard to tell as nobody's ever seen her eyes.

"You'll be gentle, won't you?" Shermie says flirtatiously.

Ryu holds his wooden sword in one hand, and a spirit flame Tokageroh in the other. His spirit ally cackled like a gremlin.

"You may be pretty beautiful, but I ain't falling for it!" Ryu declared. "I'm not going easy on you, ya hear?!"

Well, Shermie sure as hell wasn't expecting that.

"Ooh, you're such a tease. Guess it's time to show you the true power of a Hakkeshu, huh?"

"Hakkeshu? What nonsense are you babbling about?"

The gong sounds off, as the fight has now begun.

"Let's go, Tokageroh! Integrate!"

Ryu integrates Tokageroh into his sword, and transforms his spirit energy. This energy takes the form of a giant, eight headed serpent.

"Oversoul: Yamata no Orochi!"

"Incredible!" Percy gasped. "To think he can do that with a wooden sword instead of a real ass goddamn sword!"

"I saw him in action back at the museum." Robin remarks. "Quite an interesting ability."

"Orochi, huh?" Shermie says. "You don't know what that really means!"

"I'll show you, lady!" Ryu yells. "Super Attack!"

The serpent heads strike at Shermie, but this girl is agile. She leaps into the air, fruitlessly dodging the serpent heads until she lands on Ryu's shoulders, her legs wrapped around his neck. This catches him by surprise, causing the Orochi to dissipate.

Ryu blushes at this, realizing how close she is to him. But he was not prepared for what Shermie was about to do. With a giggle, she uses her body weight and center of gravity to spin him and slam him on the ground.

"She's sure flexible and agile." Yami remarks.

"Never took her for someone who could fight." Pete says. "I thought she was all talk when she got scary."

Ryu tries to get back up, but Shermie grabs him by the waist and repeatedly suplexes him. She does this a few times and then tosses him. Ryu begins to cough up a little blood.

"This chick's crazy!" Tokageroh exclaimed.

"No kidding." Ryu grunts. "Looks can be deceiving sometimes. But I can't lose like this. The team's watching me. Captain Yami is watching me."

"You know, it's loud and rambunctious punks like you that make my blood boil." Shermie spat

Ryu takes a hold of his sword, and runs towards the woman, ready to whoop her ass the old fashioned way.

"I'm gonna make you eat those wooooooooooooods!"

He brings the sword down, but Shermie catches the blade with one hand.

"W-what?! Agh!"

Shermie then grabs him by the throat, strangling him.

"You have no right to use the name Orochi." Shermie says in a demonically dark tone. "Orochi is my god, and I'll carry out his will. Humanity will pay for what it's done to Orochi-sama. To Gaia herself."

All Ryu could do was gag for air. He could feel his windpipe being crushed. Looking at her, she now looked different.

Her hair had turned from red to purple. He could just barely make out her eyes, and he was scared for his life.

The sky turns dark as storm clouds begin to brew above them. The rumbling sound of thunder echoes across the island.

"What is she doing?!" Erza demanded. "I never knew she could do this!"

"Anybody else scared right now?" Futaba whimpers.

"I'll tell you something, you piece of shit!" Shermie says. "I'm dangerous! You can't have light without darkness, but you can have darkness without light! Orochi will snuff out the light of humanity! Just like I'm about to do to you!"

Ryu's life flashes before his eyes, a giant beam of lightning comes down from the heavens and blasts Ryu. If you thought they were horrified at the Cruciatus Curse, this was far more brutal.

Once the attack ends, the sky clears up, and Shermie begins to look normal again. She drops Ryu to the ground, and kicks him off the platform. Ryu looked completely charred and smoldering.

"Shermie finally scores her team a point, putting it at Bulls 2, Fairies 1!" The announcer yelled. "Seems like the Fairies aren't out of it yet!"

The Black Bulls all run to Ryu in a panic.

"Are you okay, man?!" Pit cried. "Speak to me!"

"Don't you go dyin' on us!" Bunnie pleads.

"Yeesh, he's looking a little extra crispy." Panty said.

"You don't think he's dead, do you?!" Peni cried.

Percy puts her ear to his chest to find a heartbeat. She sighed with relief at the result. "His heart's beating, so he's still alive. The fact he's not dead is a miracle in itself."

"Wake up, or I'm gonna make you!" Yami says.

Very weakly, Ryu's eyes flutter open.

"I…...lost?" He said glumly. "Sorry, guys. Guess I… let you all down. And I wasn't...careful."

With these last words, he falls unconscious.

"Oi, Don!" Yami said. "Get this guy some medical attention! Stat!"

"We'll get right on it!" The host says. "Somebody get him back to the ship!"

A couple men come out and pit Ryu on a stretcher.

"C-can I go with him?" Bernadetta asks. "To, you know, keep an eye on him? See if he's okay?"

"And as an excuse to get back to my room?" She thinks to herself.

Don ponders this for a moment. "I guess I'll allow it just this once. As long as your team is fine with it."

"Hey, somebody's gotta check on him." Yami says. "And I'm sure as hell staying. I wanna fight. While you're at it, take Malfoy with you."

"What?! Why?!" Both Draco and Bernadetta exclaimed.

"The little punk needs to do some work after the stunt he pulled." Yami explained. "That all right with you?"

"Well, since he already went to fight, I guess it's okay." Don answers. "Bernadetta, Draco, please take Ryu back to the ship so he can be treated."

"Unbelievable." Draco mutters as he and Bernadetta follow the men as he's escorted back. "Stupid boar involuntarily volunteering me for stuff.

"Thank goodness. I can get away from all these people." Bernadetta says to herself.

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"T-that's not to say I wasn't only leaving because of that!" Bernadetta said defensively. "I was worried about him as well. He's trying to help me, it's the least I can do! I may like my alone time, but I'm not that selfish!"

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"Well damn, Shermie is really scary." Draco remarks. "Never knew she was that powerful. And it's her fault I'm basically on babysitting duty with that paranoid coward!"

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Shermie returns to her team, and they were pretty shocked at what they just saw.

"What the hell was that?!" Tifa exclaimed.

"That's a secret." Shermie giggles. "Guess I went a little too overboard."

"A little?!" Tiff cried. "You almost killed him!"

"I'm really sorry." Shermie pouts. "I feel really bad about it. I shouldn't have let loose that much."

"Well…." Erza says skeptically. "Just promise something like that won't ever happen again."

"You have my word." Shermie lies.

Mr. Satan began to sweat profusely. All of these guys were shown to be no joke. He was starting to think of a way out of fighting one of them. Maybe like, fake a stomachache. Yeah, that should work.

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"Did I show my hand too soon? Maybe." Shermie says. "But who could stay mad at little ol' me?"

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Pete was in the fetal position, shaking like a leaf.

"Remind me never to make her mad. I'm sorry I ever doubted her."

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Quickly, the announcer gets the ball rolling once again.

"It's now time for round four! The Black Bulls still need one more win, but the Fairies could make a comeback! Our fighters will be….officer Percy King against Kronk!"

"Huh. I wasn't expecting to be chosen." Percy said. "In Ryunosuke's name, I will not falter."

"You sure you're up for this, Kronk?" Erza asks. "I saw her in action at the museum. She's pretty capable."

"Uh, I hope so." Kronk says awkwardly as he clutches a small vial filled with a mysterious pink liquid.

The small headset goes off, with Yzma's voice screeching to him. "This is the perfect opportunity, Kronk! Use what I gave you earlier, ans crush that woman!"

The big guy flashes back to earlier that day, to a private conversation he had with Yzma in his room.

Flasback Start

"...so you need to be prepared just in case you have to fight someone out there." Yzma finished, explaining to Kronk what the challenge that day would be. As an intern, she was well aware of what challenges would be ahead of time before the contestants.

"So, uh, how am i gonna be prepared?" Kronk asks. "I'm no fighter."

"Were you not listening?! I said to use these!"

She shoves two small vials filled with a pink liquid into his arms.

"Should you be chosen, take this one to turn into what you need to crush the competition. And once you win the fight, drink the other one to turn back to normal! It's brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT!"

"I don't know…." Kronk said skeptically. "Doesn't sound very fair."

"Some of these people are straight up superhumans who haven't shown all their tricks! If that one kid uses monsters in those little capsules, what will make you any different?!"

"Hmm…..I guess you make a good point."

"See?! When have I ever steered you wrong?!"

End of Flashback

As Kronk steps into the arena, he quickly drinks the vial that had an image of an animal on it.

"Hm. You don't strike me as someone with combat experience." Percy tells him. "But I will not go back on my word. I shall avenge my fallen teammate."

"Okay." Kronk says. "Hope there's no hard feelings."

The gong sounds off, and Kronk begins to feel weird. His body begins to shapeshift, and transform, much to everyone's surprise. Percy remains quiet and stoic as she witnesses Kronk's transformation.

Once it's finished, Kronk is now transformed into a giant, anthropomorphic rhinoceros.

"Whoa! Didn't know he could do that!" Yang compliments.

"That's awesome!" Pit said with stars in his eyes.

"Quite an interesting power." Percy says. "Im still trying to get used to powers that are not Epithets. Now, I'll face you with the force of justice!"

Kronk drags one his legs along the ground, like a bull getting ready to charge. Percy uses the material of the arena to create a small wizard tower. The tower produces electricity, and she conducts it into her sword. Swinging her weapon, the lightning shoots out towards her opponent.

Luckily for Kronk, his thick rhino exterior shrugged off the lightning.

"Oh dear. I appear to have made a miscalculation." Percy said with her usual monotone charm.

Kronk charges at her, and Percy blocks his horn with her sword. The two engage in a struggle, pushing each other back and forth.

"You can do it, Perce!" Yami cheers.

"Kick her butt, Kronk!" Scott also cheers.

The two then practically end up dueling across the arena, horn to sword. The clanging sound of steel and ivory echoes across the stadium as the two duel.

"Quit stalling!" Yzma yells through the headset. "Finish her off NOW!

Kronk realizes this, and uses his full power l for one last attack. He pushes at Percy with all of his might, and the officer is unable to stop it, so he launches her outside of the arena. Compared to the other fights that day, she remained the most unharmed.

"And Kronk ties the match up at 2-2!" The announcer celebrates. "The next fight will be the end all be all!"

Kronk very quickly drinks the second vial, and just as quickly turns back to his usual human self.

"Mission accomplished." He tells Yzma.

He steps off the arena, and his team is there to congratulate him.

"That was incredible!"

"Very impressive."

"How'd you do that?!"

"Aw, it was nothing." Kronk says humbly. "Like a magician, I don't reveal my tricks."

Percy gets back up, only looking a little scuffed up.

"My apologies." She tells her team. "My skill was insufficient. If I had more stamina, I may have been able to ladt longer."

"That's what she said." Panty jokes.

"Yes. That is indeed what i said. What of it?"

"You know what? Never mind. You ruined the joke."

"I can at leadt tell You tried your hardest." Yami tells her. "Just know I'll expect more put of you next time."

"I appreciate that." Percy says. "If you'll excuse me, I'd like to have a small word with the victor."

Percy walks over to Kronk, and holds out her hand.

"Allow me to congratulate you." She tells him. "I don't know how you did it, but you have bested me. I respect that. You kind of reminded me of this one criminal I subdued, but I can see you're not like that. If I had a hat, I'd take it off to you."

Kronk then attempts to return the gesture. "Well, gee, thanks. I appreciate i-"

Percy spits into her hand and shakes his as a sign of good faith, which he was very much not ready for. After this, she heads back to her team as Kronk wipes his hand off.

"What a weirdo." Bender says.

"Hey, do you guys think Barry is alright?" Tifa asks. "I haven't seen him since his fight."

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Back on the ship, Barry sits alone in the dining hall, sighing to himself as he looked up into the ceiling, deep in his own thoughts.

"I can't face my dad as an equal if I get defeated so easily." He sighed. "Especially if I put my Pokemon through something like that."

He jumps in his seat as he sees Draco walk by.

"You! What are you doing here?! You got a lot of nerve showing your face after what you did!"

"Don't ask." Draco replied bitterly. "I didn't ask to come back here. One of my teammates got seriously hurt, and Yami wanted me to come back and keep an eye on him. To hell with that, that easily startled girl will do all the work."

We see Ryu step out of the infirmary, having been discharged. His head and torso had gauze wrapped around them, and he was limping to move around, using a crutch to help him. Bernadetta meekly followed behind him so she could talk to him in a much easier way for her.

"That's a relief." Run says. "Lissa said I'll be much better in a few days if I take it easy. Guess I'll spend that time catching up on some sleep."

"Not such a bad idea." Bernadetta tells him. "There's plenty to do being in your room all the time."

"Like what?"

"Well, like...embroidery, art, writing, reading."

"Are those just things you like to do?"

"Y-yes. Im so sorry if you hate those."

"Hey, to each their own, I always say."

The two stare a laugh, before Ryu gets serious again. "Thanks for coming to see me. I swear I'm never gonna get my butt handed to me like that again. One of these days, I want a rematch against that chick."

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We now move back the tournament, as things were about to really heat up. Both teams were tied, and this next fight would decide the winner.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it all comes down to this!" The announcer yells. "Winner takes all in this next bout! The combatants will be…."

…

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…

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"INCREDIBLE! IT'S A BATTLE OF CAPTAINS! WE HAVE YAMI SUKEHIRO VERSUS ERZA SCARLET"

The crowd couldn't have been more excited, as were the contestants. They gasped at the reveal.

"About freaking time." Yami says as he steps into the arena.

"This is gonna get crazy!" Bunnie exclaimed. "Those two are heckuva strong!"

"I know Yami's got this in the bag." Pit says confidently. "He can't lose."

"I suppose it's all come down to this." Erza says solemnly. "This might be the toughest fight I've had in a while."

"Erza's got this for sure." Yang says.

"Go out there and win, captain." Light cheers.

Both captains enter the ring, and stare each other down.

"You know, I like strong women." Yami says. "Not ones who say they are. Actions speak louder than words."

"I see." Erza says.

"Yep. Matter of fact, I can think of one strong lady back home who meets that requirement."

It was then that far away, in the Clover Kingdom, a certain Magic Knights captain felt her heart skip a beat, yet she didn't know why. (If you know, you know.)

"Go on. I've seen what you can do." Yami says. "Use your best armor on me. I can take it."

Erza raises an eyebrow. "Are you sure? Very well. Don't say I didn't warn you."

Erza's attire falls away, (luckily censored), and now wears pink armor with a simple breastplate joined to the collar. The armor has many wing shaped decorations. The armor's weapons of choice are a pair of identical swords, sporting large and decorated hand-guards reminiscent each of a pair of wings, and with the blades protruding near the hilts to house additional decorative motifs.

"Here it is! My Armadura Fairy Armor! Symbolizing the pride of a mamber of Fairy Tail!"

The crowd marvels at her armor. Yami returns the favor, as an insane amount of darkness pours out of his sword.

"I've been charging up my dark magic since before the fight began." Yami explains. "I'm not wasting time, and not playing around."

"Let the final fight….BEGIN!"

As soon as the gong sounds off, both swordsmen rush forward and clash their swords. The impact creates a shockwave that pushes everyone back.

Sparks fly, and the combatants continue to clash blades.

Erza charges her swords with energy and throws our a powerful lunge.

"Fairy Burst!"

Yami creates a powerful barrier darkness, blocking the attack.

"Black Cocoon!"

The barrier dissipates, and Erza readies another slash, but Yami is quick on the draw.

"Dark Cloaked Iai Slash!"

He quickly draws the dark blade, and dashes forward, her. Unfortunately, he couldn't cut her armor. She was still ready to go.

"Photon Slicer!"

Erza shoots an energy beam out of her seord, and Yami takes a direct hit. Tbe magic knight coughs up a small amount of blood.

Erza has him right where she wants him, and fires out another blast. Yami was ready for this one, though. He coats his sword in dark magic and swings it in a disorderly fashion, creating multiple dark blades that destroy the beam and hit Erza.

"Guess I need to end this more swiftly." Erza says. She swaps out her armor, switching to her Clear Heart Clothing.

"That's the same one you used against Kill Off, isn't it?" Yami asked.

"It is. I'm ending this here.

"Well then….."

Yami's entire body was cloaked in darkness now. His eyes took a red hue, ans that was all that could be seen.

"...I'm ending this right here!"

Erza create a large, magical blade that releases black lighting around it.

"Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash: Equinox!"

Dragon Slaying Blade: Belserion!"

Both attacks hit, and the island shakes violently from the recoil. They both take a hard hit from their attacks, and are pushed back with equal force. This knocked both of them off the arena. It all mattered on on who touched the ground below first.

Just barely, the one that hit the ground first was…..

"Unbelievable! Erza has touched the outside of the arena first! Yami wins it all!"

The whole stadium goes wild, and Yami's team lifts him up in celebration.

"Chill out, you guys." Yami tells them. "I can still go another round.

Erza requips her original outfit.

"I apologize." She says. "At least this wasn't a fight to the death."

"Are you feeling alright?" Futaba asks.

"I'm not exhausted or anything. It's just the circumstances that contributed to that. He's truly formidable. But I know in a much more serious fight with him, if really have him against the wall. For now, I'll take this loss as a lesson.

"Now that that's settled…." Yami says as he looks at Mr. Satan. "Id like to fight you!"

"Oh! Er, uh….." The champion stuttered. He grabs the microphone, thinking quickly.

"As much as I'd like to fight you, I'll have to raincheck! There's an alien armada coming towards earth, and I must stop it! Well, gotta go!"

In a puff of smoke, Hercule disappears from the arena.

"What a hero!" Many of the spectators said.

"Well, that just killed the mood." Yami said, sounding bummed.

"You know that guy's a fraud, right?" Raven tells him.

"We dont know that. Now I'll never get that fight."

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(Elimination Ceremony)

The Fairies were all together at the elimination ceremony. When they got back on the sea, no one really said anything. Their team suffered a crushing loss, so morale was low for most.

"Fairies, it's been a while, so welcome back to elimination." Don greeted. "I gotta say, even though you lost, some you really tried harder than others."

"Oh ha ha, I know you're talking about me." Scott snarked. "I already feel like crap enough."

His team shot him glares, and he quickly shut his mouth.

"Yeah, I'm just gonna start the elimination now." Don starts to toss out the life preservers. "The following players are safe…"

"Tiff"

"Futaba"

"Kronk"

"Pete"

"Light"

"Alucard"

"Tifa"

"Bender"

"Yang"

"And Shermie"

With this, Barry, Scott, and Erza were the only ones left.

"You three lost your fights today. Whether you gave it your all or not doesn't matter here. Out of you three, the one thats still safe is Barry."

Barry sighs with relief at this. Erza looks emotionless, while Scott just looks pissed off.

"The final player who's safe is….."

…

…

…

…

…

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"...Erza."

"Well, I'm grateful i still have another chance." Erza says. "I was fully prepared for the worst."

"Aw crap." Scott groaned. "I just knew this would happen."

"Yep. Sorry, Scott." Don says. "You're out of here.

The team begins to leave the ceremony, as Scott gets on the raft. Luckily, one player stuck around to see him off. As soon as he was on the boat, Light walks up to him.

"Oh. Hey, Light. Glad someone was nice enough to see me go."

"Heh. Nice doesn't even describe me." Light said maliciously.

"Huh?"

"You fell for it, idiot. I'm a god, and you were just a pawn in Kira's plan."

Suddenly, Scott felt this feeling of dread.

"W-w-w-what?!"

"You were used. Plain and simple. This show will be the stage for my greatest ambition. You were simply victim number one!"

"You tricked me! You're not getting away with this you-"

Before he could finish, the raft drops, and Scott disappears from Light's sight. Only he was the witness to this.

"They are all going to pay." Light monologues. "I don't care who they are, or how strong they are. The world will be remade in my image." Light then clutches the Death Note in his jacket. " Ryuk, it's time to decide who's next."

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Well, I hope you all enjoyed. Sorry for the longer wait. I've been on vacation, so I've tried to set time aside for me to rest and relax. To be honest, there were more fights planned, but i had to cut that a little short, otherwise, this would have dragged on for too long. Those like Alucard, Raven, Bunnie, among others were planned to have a fight. "But to make up for it, those who were gonna fight are gonna have quite a bit to do in the next chapter, as it is another action chapter.

I think this chapter really let a lot of the antagonists make moves of tbeir own, though Light took the Ultimate W. It's supposedly nice people like that you have to worry about the most. Ans apologies to tbose who rooted for Scott. If it makes you feel any better, he's gonna show up to play a role in a future chapter of Infinite 2. No spoilers, heh heh.

As for the next episode, it's gonna be a doozy. Due to Magneto being defeated, Gjira asked Zandrill to do something about them. Well, he snitched to a certain World Government about a certain "Devil Child" onboard that ship. The WG lures the cast into a trap to capture Nico Robin. And who knows, we may see a certain rubber pirate and his merry band of crewmates.

Deadpool: Really, MemeKing? Another One Piece themed chapter? This is like, the third time.

Yes. Is that a problem?

Deadpool: Well, I know of other authors who show off their love of things like, say, Yu-Gi-Oh, cartoons from the 80's, classic storybooks. Those author's ring a bell?

So what? One Piece is awesome. Deal with it.

Deadpool: Fine. Just saying. Though you better get back to writing Infinite 2. Can't leave them on a cliffhanger forever.

Anyway, as always, read and review. Until next time, this is MemeKing, signing off.