Soar strode over to the group encampment. "Zooey, are you ready?" He asked.

She groaned and stood up. "Ready as I'll ever be."

Manic got up as well. Honey grabbed his hand and looked in his eyes. "Hey. Do what you must." She whispered, winking at him. Manic blushed heavily. The cat faced Mina. "Good luck out there."

Sonia cuddled Tails while the other four watched the match about to go down.

"I don't want to embarrass you in front of your crush." Zooey told Manic.

"Your boyfriend's been taken down in front of you, so I presume you won't be so disgraced by defeat." He shot back, mischief in his eyes.

"Alright. Let's rumble." She concluded. Soar stood between the competitors. "Round four. Fighters ready? ENGAGE!"

Zooey turned her back to Manic and poked with her staff. She retrieved it with both hands by the midpiece and swung up against the hedgehog's jaw as he rushed her. He was obviously rocked by this. He managed to dodge more strikes by hopping around Zooey, and even blocked an axe kick.

He swung his left elbow down on her shoulder and grabbed her face, jamming his thumbs like hooks into her mouth. He viciously headbutted the girl twice. Zooey dropped her staff, pulling his thumbs out. She made sure to tear his fingers on her canines, licking her lips to taunt him.

Manic quickly performed an au fechado as Zooey reached out for her staff. He grabbed the fox from behind and leaped chest first onto the pavement. She eased the intended agonizing landing by rolling into it. She kicked Manic in the orbital as he attempted to stand up, causing him to call in Amy.

Amy pulled up with her hammer ready for battle. Zooey backed out of Amy's initial swing but was unprepared for her to spin 360 into another. Zooey was struck powerfully in the side and hit the ground hard, rolling to Mina's feet.

She looked in the mongoose's eyes, barely able to whisper. "Go, please." Zooey begged. Mina dashed into the combat zone full of energy. Amy threw her hammer, expecting to possibly knock out the striker. Mina quickly proned to evade the throw and rushed an unarmed hedgehog. Amy prepared a punch, but Mina dashed at her and Amy's arm swung around Mina. She took after Zooey and clamped down on Amy's neck, leaving her with a deep bite mark once she withdrew.

Mina turned to Manic. "Want Honey to bite you like that?" She teased. He blushed, but cautiously approached her for a brawl. Mina reached for an uppercut, but Manic dropped down and tripped her legs.

Zooey returned to the scene. She made an obvious low strike for Manic to block before switching direction and bearing down on his right shoulder. He sidestepped and leaped to Zooey and landed a right hook to her jaw. He followed with a left cross against the side of her head.

Zooey was down. Even as Soar delivered the ten count, she did not move. "...Ten! Round four goes to Team France! He cheered" The audience had started to go home, so the minimal applause Manic received was still flattering. "Manic will duke it out with Ash in the final round. Winner goes to the finals! Don't miss it!"

As Tails started getting up from Sonia's lap, Knuckles pushed him back down. "Stay put, kid." He ordered. Knuckles hauled the unconscious fox from the combat zone and set her against Tails to rest, as was done with Sonic. Tails smiled.

"I love her, but you fought well, Manic." Tails admitted.

"Thanks a bunch, mate. Get ready to hold Ash like that once I'm through with him." Manic replied, refocusing back to Honey, the only other single within the group.