"Uggh…" Naruto felt a bit beaten and battered.

"Told you that accepting Vegeta's challenge would be a bad idea." Gaara deadpanned from the bedside.

"Well, I thought I could take him." Naruto muttered as he forced himself up.

"The last person who managed to beat him was Flash." Gaara clarified, "It was pretty sound beating too. Though, Rogue told me that Wonder Woman managed to make him admit to some insecurity that nobody wants to admit to knowing."

"Any theories?" Naruto asked while pulling himself up.

"A few rumors are that it involves his fear of worms." Gaara offered.

"That's helpful." Naruto answered, "Next sparring match, I'm using the transform jutsu to turn into a big worm."

"He'll probably get queasy." Gaara mentioned, "Challenge him after he's had a big meal."

"I'll make sure to do that." Naruto replied, "Ugh, this healing factor is great and all, but it's just not that great sometimes, you know?"

"Here." Gaara tossed a Senzu Bean to his friend, "Senzu Bean. Automatically heals all wounds, and gets you back on your feet in no time." He explained

"It tastes like a tomato." Naruto said after eating one.

"Most people think it tastes like fish." Gaara replied, "It's actually not that bad. How do you feel?"

"Like a million percent!" Naruto answered as he back-flipped off the bed, jumped off the wall, and landed on his feet, "So, how's my opponent?"

"It's taking a while. Most of the mages are trying to gather his spiritual energy. You did a number on him."

"You're a lot more sociable than I remember." Naruto noted.

"Must be a side-effect of being around people who understand what you go through." Gaara shrugged, "Oh! Don't hang out with Batman though. If he's not being a cynical jerk, he's usually brooding."

"I'll remember that."

"Well, this is weird."

To say that was the most obvious statement that Hawkeye said was an understatement. There was Two Batmen, and two Spider-Men sitting around, playing cards.

"Your 'Spider-Sense' won't save you this time, wall-crawler." Terry sneered.

"Easy for you to say, McGinnis." The futuristic Spider-Man sneered, "I'm betting that your suit's been letting you look at my cards all night!"

"My son doesn't need tech to know that your hand sucks, O'hara. Your bluffs are about as obvious as Peter in a pitch-black room at nighttime."

"My costume is colorful to make sure the nutjob with the pumpkin bombs tries to blow me up, instead of the plainly dressed civilian behind me! How many civilians got shot because you were busy being extra by hiding in the shadows?" The present-day Spider-Man shot back.

"Whatever." Terry replied, "I raise five, anyone else?"

"I'll see that, and raise another two." Spidey replied.

Everybody placed their chips into the pile, as the next card flipped.

"Next card is a six." Miguel noticed, "Everyone has at least a pair with those eights on the table." Miguel sighed as he laid his cards down, "I fold." his seven and Queen being useless in this situation, his odds of getting a straight went down the drain.

"Knew it." Bruce smirked as he eyed the other nine on the table.

Right now, only the two bats and the Spider remained in play.

"C'mon, Parker. Bring home a victory for team Spider!" Miguel cheered from his chair.

"Let's do this, Parker. I'm all in." The first Batman said as he pushed his chips in.

"I don't care if that's a bluff or not, I'm not risking it." Terry said as he tossed his cards down, revealing his six and Jack, "There's no way that last card can net me a straight."

"I lost my chance when that card was a six instead of a ten. Even if that other one is a Jack, you'd only have two-pair. No way your old man and Parker have something less than that."

"Maybe." Terry muttered, "C'mon, Bruce. Team Bat could use another win."

"Then wait for Mysterio to fight Scarecrow. Venom and I already brought home some wins." Peter quipped as he pushed his chips into the pile, "Okay Bruce, whaddya got?"

"Full house. Three nines and the pair of eights. You?"

"Two pair."

"Augh!"

"Alright!" Terry held his hand up to receive a high-five from his mentor only to be left hanging. "Uh, are you going to be leaving me hanging or-"

"I lost." Bruce snarled.

"Say what?"

"I know how this works Parker. Just show them already." Bruce glared.

"Well, the pairs I got are a pair of eights, and another pair of eights to make four."

"Woo! That makes three wins to one!" Miguel cheered, "Team Spider still leads!"

"We coulda had an undefeated streak if you had actually trained." Peter shot back as he pulled the pile of chips to his person.

"Hey! Don't shocking start with me, Parker. It's not like Terry would have won if he didn't have Bruce giving him advice."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Terry snarled.

"He's saying that you need Bruce's advice to win fights." Peter clarified, "Makes sense. It's not like Miguel could handle his own without Lyla."

"I handled my own for a good time without her on my person." Miguel replied, "Besides, we also have a bigger question to ask, like why would a guy who hates killing have an explosive that's strong enough to blow a hole in someone?" He rubbed his chest in pain.

"Yeah, I read the history books." Terry pointed out, "You kinda hated killing. Why do you have that?"

"It was to break steel. Why did you use it in a lethal manner?"

"Same reason you hung Captain America from a lamp post." Peter pointed out, "People like to watch fictional characters kill each other."

"Does this mean that I could take you on, Parker?" Terry snarked.

"No." Everyone said at once.

"Seriously?" Terry felt dejected.

"I went toe-to-toe with guys like Iron Man, Thor, and I took on the Hulk one time." Peter pointed out, "I think I can handle you."

"I figured it would've been because of your Spider-Sense." Miguel quipped.

"I thought it would have been your fighting style." Bruce noted.

"You guys are the worst."

"Whatever." Peter replied, "Venom's our only representative that won this season. And since the next fight isn't Galactus vs. Unicron, I'm out of here by the end of the day tomorrow."

"Dante, Cloud, and Tifa should have us covered. And if not, we have a Hulk."

Wade: So, I heard you were rooting for Miguel, any thoughts on the episode?

X: Disappointment that Alchemax wasn't compared to UltraTech, and wasn't called "Evil Apple."

Pinkie: Really? You aren't upset about the result?

X: I learned a while ago while writing this thing that I shouldn't let stuff like that bother me. Though I am upset that Freeza isn't the one fighting Sephiroth.

Pinkie: So, no big fight scene then?

X: Nah. I'll just make fun of the fanboys who will inevitably get upset about the result because their favorite white-haired swordsman didn't win. Though, I am looking forward to the youtube comments of this one.