Opening File: Mandark Industries

A young R&D company that has quickly risen up as one of the top technology producing companies America but it is also the most mysterious one as well. There have been rumors circling for some time that Mandark Industries does not use living labor but rather relies on drones and machines to mass produce their products that many have stated to be copies of the products made at DexLabs. These rumors have been building up for the past few years and many believe that there is a leak in DexLabs, suppling Mandark Industries with information on all the latest products. Though nothing has been confirmed at this point it has been speculated that DexLabs, right now under the management of Fergil O'Reily that a lawsuit will be happening in the future.

Close File

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"They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Unfortunately in this day and age it's the quickest way to get yourself served and sent to court and end up losing almost all your possessions by ending up on someone's bad side. You'd be surprised how easy it is for that to happen. All it takes is one accusation and everyone is up in arms over the entire debacle, not really caring who is guilty and who is innocent, preferring to wonder how much one can make the other pay." TOM said, closing the file on Mandark Industries. "In the world of business there is no such thing as a dirty move. As long as you can get a big pay check you'd probably sign for just about anything: including payment of your soul. The sides of good and evil have no bearing in the world of business which only values how fast it takes to get a lot of money and sometimes it's done with no regard for people in anyway. So if you want to make a lot of money be careful of what path you chose to get it but nothing is free and you have to be mindful of what you are willing to trade."

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"Man, not a lot to do around here." Hoagie said, wondering around the streets of Gravity Falls.

Or rather street since Gravity Falls wasn't really that big of a town.

He decided to go out and explore the town and saw there wasn't much to see.

"Too bad that tournament Nigel, Abby and Wally are in isn't televised. I wonder how they are doing." Hoagie rubbed the back of his head that was covered by his old aviator's hat that his father gave him along with the yellow goggles he liked to wear. "Knowing them they probably got this in the bag. Nigel's got his Frost Fire, Wally's like super strong and Abby's like a ninja. They'll probably be fighting each other in the final round."

His three best friends which he was glad to have. He wasn't anti-social but there weren't a lot of kids his age that seemed to understand him. The only others that might get him was Fanny Fulbright who he used to tell jokes to when they were young and Kuki Sanban who he met while visiting in Japan. Actually since the accident he hadn't tried to contact Kuki since then and it made him feel bad since they actually got along during the short time he was a guest along with his family in the Sanban home.

He really should see what she's been up to since the last time they saw each other.

The others he came with didn't seem to be into the exact same things as him. Dexter and his grandfather were his idols since they were the family that started DexLabs while that guy named Eddward or Double D or whatever buried himself in the books of the Northwest Library.

He perked up when he saw the town arcade. "An arcade?! Awesome!"

Finally something exciting!

He walked into the arcade, seeing it mostly empty except for a few kids that were playing at the games. "Okay, what to try?"

"I suggest Peril in the Skies." A girl's voice answered the question he had muttered to himself.

He glanced over and saw a girl leaning against the wall with an owl sitting on her shoulder.

"It's the best you can find in this town." The girl smirked as she chewed on a piece of bubblegum. "You're one of the new kids here, playing in that whole science fair thing, right?"

"Yeah." Hoagie answered, kind of unsure about this girl.

But he did find her to be a bit cute.

"I am Nyx by the way." The girl said as she approached him.

"My name is Hoagie Gilligan." Hoagie introduced himself.

The girl stopped, tilting her head. "Your mom chose a sandwich as your name."

"Hey, I like it!" Hoagie retorted.

Nyx laughed. "Wow, first few seconds and I'm interested. Want to play a little multi-player? I'll put in the first quarter."

Hoagie smirked. "I don't think you want to play against me. I am pretty good. Wouldn't want you to get mad for losing."

Nyx held up a quarter between her index and middle finger. "Bring it, sandwich boy."

As the two started playing their chosen game the owl fluttered and Hoagie could have sworn he saw the owl's form shimmer for a second. When nothing else happened he shrugged and focused back on the game.

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Flashback

Wally was panting with sweat literally spilling down his face as he struggled to lift the giant rock with only his legs. This was only part of his training under his uncle who watched on with a calculating gaze as Wally finally managed to lift it up with both legs.

"Good work, Wally." Lou said, finally allowing his nephew a break.

"Man…" Wally could barely speak, his voice struggling to be just a little louder than a whisper while he lied on the ground, unable to move.

Lou handed his nephew a bottle of water that Wally literally inhaled. "This is an important step forward in your training. What I am teaching you now is something I learned during my travels."

"How…i-is…making me lift….rocks…helping?" Wally said, drinking a second bottle of water.

Lou smiled. "I once thought the same when I encountered the tribe who taught me but I soon learned how strong I became…And how 'good' I could jump at the end of it."

"Jump…good?" Wally asked.

"That's right. I learned from a tribe that lives in the jungles of Africa after I helped save them from their enemies but that's a story for another time." Lou answered. "The point of this training is for you to continue these exercises while slowly increasing the weights. By the time your training is finally complete you will be not only strong but also…fast."

End Flashback

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"Man these kids are good." Rex Salazar commented, watching along with his mentor known as Agent Six in the audience stance.

Six nodded. "They have good training."

Six and Rex decided to stick close by after informing Max Tennyson of their origins, knowing he would believe them since the Ben that Rex had met earlier mentioned his grandfather having experience in all sorts of alien stuff. So Max did believe them when they told him they had come from another dimension looking for an escaped criminal but wanted them to keep their distance from his grandson for the time being. So for now they were staying in Grimmfall until some leads to Van Kleiss turned up.

Round 5

Wallabee Beatles vs Valerie Elizabeth

"My turn!" Wally pumped his fists and walked to the ring. "Wish me luck, guys!"

Abby stared at the name of Wally's opponent. 'Valerie…'

"Abby?" Nigel asked, seeing Abby staring at the screen and then at Valerie.

She was a girl around their age with blond hair pulled into two braids behind her shoulders. She wore a pink sweater and a black skirt with black school girl shoes and white socks but Abby noticed something about her.

It was subtle and almost impossible to notice but Abby picked it up.

As she approached the ring Valerie grinned and Abby saw them: fangs.

"She's a Faunus." Abby whispered to Nigel who glanced at Valerie.

"Really? Wow." Nigel smiled a bit. "That's not something to be alarmed about. Faunus and Mobians are allowed to participate in this tournament. There's no prejudice here."

"It's not that." Abby replied calmly. "There's something about that girl. I think…She looks familiar."

"You've seen her before?" Nigel asked as Wally entered the ring. "I don't remember seeing her from school."

"Not from school. From before I met you." Abby narrowed her eyes as Valerie and Wally faced each other. "Back when I was living in the Twisted Forest."

Nigel looked concerned now since Abby rarely talked about her past, even after Drago's attack. The few times she did talk she did speak of her family living near a small Faunus village that was one several villages hiding out in the Wildlands.

"Let the 5th match begin!" Rothchild announced.

Wally decided to be the one to start the fight, charging at Valerie, moving so fast almost no one could see anything but an orange and blue blur shooting at his opponent. Valerie dodged the punch being sent her way by back-flipping, Wally's fist sailing just above her face and her both of her feet kicking up and slamming into Wally's chin. Wally hit the ground while Valerie landed perfectly on her feet, smirking down at her foe.

"She dodged and knocked him down in just a few second." Nigel remarked, surprised at that since he knew about how hard Wally had trained.

Abby was as surprised as Nigel since they had trained with Wally under his uncle and knew the kind of training Wally went through but were not up to the kind of level as Wally was. It was obvious out of the three of them that Wally was physically the strongest despite also being the youngest and to see someone land in the first blow in his match that just started was surprising to say the least. Abby threw another look at Valerie, trying to remember where she might have seen her before.

Wally got back up on his feet, rubbing his chin a bit. "Not bad but I am just getting started."

Wally was the first to charge again, launching punch after punch at Valerie who dodged them while stepping back but it didn't look like she was retreating.

"She's dodging every blow." Nazz remarked.

"Braided one is quick and seems able to predict Fisty-Wally's attacks." Rolf said, watching as Valerie stepped, twirled and ducked out of the way of each blow.

"The way she fights, Abby…It's similar to your style." Nigel said, seeing how familiar the way Valerie was fighting.

Abby silently agreed that the way Valerie was fighting was familiar.

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Flashback

Abby grunted as she fell on her feet, trying to catch the ball thrown by Monty again. It wasn't easy considering the ground around her was filled with roots sticking up and potholes.

"Remember, Abby it's important to have good eye-sight in a battle. If you see the attack you can anticipate and dodge it but it is also important you see the land around you and know where to step. " Monty said, holding up another ball. "Let us try another method."

"GAH!" A few moments later Abby was dodging balls thrown at her without end.

"Good! Remember against the Grimm and any other enemy you may face you have to be able to dodge their strikes, anticipate their moves and when the time is right…Strike!" Monty said as he threw another ball so hard it Abby could barely see and it missed her head by mere inches.

"Gah!" Abby was now trying to walk across a thin rope not too far up from the ground. "What exactly is the point of this?"

"It's important you are able to keep yourself balanced in a fight. You never know what kind of ground you might be standing on. It could simply be the nice lawn in our backyard or you could find yourself standing on the edge overlooking a deep chasm that might be too slippery. If you can walk across the thinnest of paths you can walk just about everywhere."

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Abby's fighting style was centered around using her enhanced senses to prevent herself from being hit balanced with careful decisive strikes and when combined with her Semblance it gave her a great advantage in a fight but she knew she wasn't unbeatable. She knew her Semblance couldn't hide her when she was attacking so she relied on her agility and wits to stay ahead of her opponents. And the way Valerie was fighting Wally right now was the same method which she used.

"Then Wally should be okay." Abby whispered back. "He's sparred with me enough times to know he can't attack like that."

"But he does get carried away at times." Nigel pointed out.

That was also true.

Wally was a very good fighter who knew how to attack and defend but sometimes because of his temper he overcommitted and left himself vulnerable which Abby and Nigel would often exploit in their spars.

"He can do this all day. She'll tire out." Abby kept her eyes on the fight.

"Are you sure?"

Abby didn't answer.

Having enough of being on the defensive Valerie decided to finally go on the offensive by launching a spinning kick that Wally dodged and then batted away one punch while ducking under a second. Valerie swept a foot and kicked Wally's feet out from under him. Grunting slightly while rolling to the side Wally recovered and jumped back up. Jumping at Valerie he launched a kick but Valerie blocked and punched him in the face, following up with another before Wally fought back. Valerie somersaulted back, dodging Wally's punches and as he attempted a kick she punched him in the stomach and then jumped up, slamming both her feet down on Wally who grunted slightly as he was slammed face down onto the ground.

Wally grunted as he rolled back up in time to catch a foot aimed at his face and shoved it back. Valerie staggered back, having little time to react as Wally delivered a blow to her stomach and another to the back as she bent over. Valerie a high kick but Wally stepped back, avoiding it by a few inches.

"They're both good." Eddy commented.

"Very." Nazz agreed. "I'd have a hard time against either one of them, even with my Semblance. And they haven't used theirs yet."

Abby narrowed her eyes at Valerie as she charged after Wally. "She's holding back."

"Oh! Now it's getting good." May said with a toothy grin. "I hope I get one of them."

"Just make sure to win." Lee said stoically, arms crossed. "But you have a point, May. I guess I'll settle for the pipsqueak with muscles if he wins."

Nigel didn't get the chance to ask what she meant as Valerie suddenly moved faster, bringing her hands together and slamming them down Wally's head, dazing him from the blow. Valerie then jumped over Wally, grabbing him by the hood of his shirt and threw him over her as she landed back on her feet, using the momentum to throw Wally out of the ring and onto the ground.

"Oh dear!" Wally's mother gasped, seeing her son hit the ground.

Luckily he was pretty durable as he slowly managed to sit up a second later as Nigel and Abby rushed over to him.

"Wallabee Beatles is out of the ring! Winner: Valerie Elizabeth!" Rothchild announced.

"You okay?" Nigel asked, helping Wally get up.

"Yeah." Wally said, brushing some dirt off him. "She got me good, guys. I thought I had her figured out but she suddenly got faster and stronger than me. Did she use her Semblance?"

"I can't say. She moved too fast for me to tell." Nigel looked at Abby. "Abby?"

"Don't know either." Abby glanced back at Valerie as she left the ring. "I can't put my finger on it but I know I've seen her before."

"Really?" Wally asked. "I think I would have remembered a face like hers in school."

"Not school." Abby sighed, shaking her head. "Forget about it. It ain't important anyway. Nice fight, Wally."

"Thanks. Kind of bumming I didn't win though." Wally said, now remembering that he had just lost.

Nigel patted Wally on the shoulder. "Don't sweat it too much, Wally. It was a good fight and it wouldn't be much of a tournament if it was too easy."

"Yeah…" Wally admitted with a small smirk. "Got a point there. Won't get the better of me next time, that's for sure."

"And now we move onto the sixth match." Rothchild announced as the screen began going through names again.

Round 6

Fanny Fulbright vs Johnny 2/4

"So, you guys think that Johnny will take that redhead down?" Nazz asked as both the chosen contestants approached the ring.

"Hard to say. Fanny Fulbright is the apprentice of two veteran Huntsmen: Wally's uncle and Scotty Blake, one of the greatest Huntsmen to ever come out of Scotland." Nigel answered.

"Scotty Blake? How much do you know about him?" Marceline could not help but ask.

"Wally's uncle told us about him when we asked who he was training besides Wally. Apparently Scotty Blake is considered to be the best warrior to ever come out of Clan Blake, one of Scotland's greatest warrior clans that has kept Scotland safe from Grimm invasion for centuries. He's traveled all over the world and has gotten thousands, maybe millions of requests from clients all over the world. There's no way to tell just how strong Fanny might have gotten from training under him and Wally's uncle Lou Beatles." Nigel explained.

"Who can pay for training under two Hunters like that?" Eddy asked. "It'd probably cost a fortune just to hire one."

"Not all Huntsmen are greedy, Eddy." Nazz admonished.

"To answer your question, shorty the head of the Fulbright Corporation, that's who. America's top Dust producing company that works with DexLabs in supplying the Dust needed for most of their projects. That girl happens to be the boss of that company's daughter." Abby added her two cents, ignoring Eddy's indignant shouting at her commenting his height.

"So she's super rich?!" Eddy's jaw nearly dropped in amazement as Johnny and Fanny faced each other in the ring.

"What does this say for Johnny?" Nazz asked, slightly worried for the last member of the contestants from Peach Creek who was still in the tournament.

"Fiery Headed Fanny girl may have training from great warriors but Johnny the Wood Boy is not out of the trees yet." Rolf replied.

Johnny and Fanny were now facing each other in the ring.

"Let the sixth match begin!" Rothchild announced.

Fanny cracked her knuckles. "All right ya slipper-wearing, namby-pamby, sniveling, worm-eyed, cally-break tatty! You got about three seconds to make like a skunk and run for your stinking life before I throw your dumb boy butt out of here!"

"I forgot to mention she doesn't like boys." Nigel remarked dryly.

"Oh yeah? Well Plank says 'Learn to speak English, girlfriend!'" Johnny retorted.

"Slipper-wearing dumb boy says what?" Fanny asked, tilting her head in confusion. "Who's this Plank?"

"My buddy."

Fanny stared at Johnny before throwing her head back and laughing hard. "Oh is he an imaginary friend? What's he going to do? Tell me a bedtime story? Oh wait, couldn't hear it even if it was my bedtime!"

"Yeah well Plank says 'Naptime, toots!'"

Fanny's hair and eyes flared with unbridle fury. "TOOTS?!"

She let out an enraged scream as she charged at Johnny like a stampeding rhino, ready to probably literally trample him to death.

"He's a goner!" Ed cried out.

Rolf sighed. "Johnny the Wood Boy's habit of angering the fair female strikes again."

"No kidding." Eddy agreed.

Just was Fanny was in range of punching Johnny so hard his head might have been be knocked off a vine made of wood erupted from under the short sleeves of his T-shirt, grabbing Fanny by the arms and legs.

"WHA?!" Fanny stopped, looking at the vines.

"What the Grimm?" Wally gaped.

"Meet my buddy, Plank!" Johnny said as the vines lifted Fanny up and threw back across the ring.

Fanny slammed her feet into the ground, creating skid marks as she slid to a stop just near the edge. She glared hatefully at Johnny as the vines retracted under his shirt.

"What the butt was that?" Wally asked.

"Johnny's Semblance." Nazz answered, placing her left hand on her left hip. "His Semblance allows him to control and alter the shape of anything made of wood he touches."

"Wood manipulation?" Nigel questioned, now interested.

Nazz nodded. "Yeah."

"So what's he got under there?" Abby asked. "A piece of wood."

"Not just any piece of wood. His best friend, Plank."

Fanny stood up and charged again. "You think that will stop me, ya dumb boy?!"

Johnny released his vines to grab Fanny again but this time she stopped and grabbed the vines and with mighty yank she pulled Johnny off his feet.

"Get over here!" Fanny shouted as Johnny flew at her and she prepared to deliver a mighty blow that would likely end the match.

"Splinter!" Johnny shouted and the wooden vines shattered.

"GAH!" Fanny covered her eyes as she felt her body was riddled with small splinters of wood.

Johnny jumped back onto his feet and summoned back the splinters as they reformed into a piece of wood…with a smile drawn on its face.

"That's his buddy?" Wally asked, staring at Plank.

"Yep." Nazz and Eddy answered.

Fanny growled and lunged at Johnny again as he placed Plank on the ground. A wall of wood came up and shielded Johnny from Fanny's punch but the power behind the punch was so powerful the wood actually cracked.

And morphed into vines grapping her and pinning her arms and legs together, immobilizing her.

"Game over." Johnny said as the vines lifted Fanny up and threw her out of the ring.

"Fanny Fulbright is out of the ring! Winner: Johnny 2/4!" Rothchild proclaimed.

Fanny got up, glaring murderously at Johnny as he stepped out of the ring and approached his friends.

"That's a scary look." Wally commented as Fanny turned away and marched to the exit.

"She'll be fine. Given the way she acted she must have a big ego, one with a dislike for boys." Abby replied.

"Yeesh and she only knew Johnny for a few seconds. It usually takes him a few minutes to get a girl, especially a redhead angry." Eddy commented.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Marceline asked.

"Johnny tends to annoy Ed's sister who happens to be a red head like that Fulbright girl who gets just as angry as she did. Actually Johnny's innocent fun games usually get on everyone nerves, except for Rolf." Nazz explained.

"Do we want to know?" Abby asked.

"Not really." Eddy and Nazz answered at the same time again as Johnny returned.

"Hey, guys! Plank and I won!" Johnny exclaimed, holding Plank up with both hands.

"Is this even legal? We're not allowed to use weapons." Nigel pointed out.

"We already informed the proctor about Plank and he said as long as Plank was used as part of Johnny's Semblance and not as a weapon it was within the boundaries of the rules." Nazz replied.

"I see…"

"Plank and I are a team. Where I go, he goes." Johnny said simply.

Nigel simple shrugged. "If the proctor has no problem with it, neither do it."

"Me neither." Marceline said and everyone else agreed.

"So, the tree hugger is the only one of the ankle-biters from that dump our family owns to make it past the first round." Lee Kanker commented, watching the losers interact. "And not a bad Semblance too."

"We're still missing the smart one." Marie commented. "Where is he?"

"Who cares? Either me and Lee are next and I am getting bored." May complained.

"We will now begin the next match!" Rothchild announced.

Round 7

Lee Kanker vs May Kanker

"Ha! An old fashioned sister brawl?" May laughed. "We could have just stayed home for that."

"So shut up and get moving then." Lee said, walking to the ring.

"What is with those girls anyways?" Marceline asked.

"They're the Kanker Sisters, a bunch of freaks and thieves who happen to be the daughters of the owner of Peach Creek, a small suburban part of GrimmFall." Nazz answered, scowling at the Kankers. "They live in the trailer park of Peach Creek and only come around to cause trouble. Rumor has it they travel all across the country just to steal and loot any place they come across."

"How do thieves own land?" Nigel asked.

"Their ancestors extorted the deed to the land way back when Peach Creek was being built." Eddy remarked sourly.

"Yeah and since then the Kankers have liked to hide out in the trailer park where nobody likes to come out and bother them." Nazz agreed.

"If they are thieves why don't the police arrest them?" Wally asked.

"They are the legal owners of Peach Creek and the places they like to hang out in don't exactly have much taste for law and thus no proof has been brought of their crimes." Rolf answered as the sisters faced each other. "Charging Yellow Head Kanker is able to make her immune to pain and Lead Red Head Kanker wields the power of a hallucination Semblance."

"A hallucination Semblance?" Marceline perked up.

"Yeah. Those three showed up looking for a fight one day." Nazz said sourly as the fight started.

May lunged at Lee who easily caught her by the face and slammed her into the ground. While many of the people watching flinched May didn't even blink as she kicked Lee in the ribs and jumped up.

"The three of them were just looking for an excuse to bully and harass everyone so they challenged Rolf who was training me, Johnny, Ed, Double D and Eddy how to be Hunters to a fight." Nazz continued.

Lee stepped back and ducked under a punch and uppercut May.

"Rolf beat down May and Marie no problem but Lee was little more difficult."

Lee then grabbed May by the back of her head and slammed her down into the pavement.

"Yeesh, those girls are brutal." Abby winced. "And I thought bluey was a freak."

May bit down on the pavement and to the shock of everyone watching tore a large piece out of the ground and slammed it into Lee, knocking her down.

"Okay, I didn't see that coming." Eddy gulped.

May bit down and shattered the chunk to bits. "Haven't forgotten, have you? My Semblance allows me to make any part of my body strong to the point that I can smash anything and not feel a thing."

"I remember. It gives you that thick skull." Lee said, standing back up and stretching her neck a bit. "Too bad for you that's the only thing you got that counts."

May growled and lunged again, slamming right into Lee.

"Those girls seem big in family love." Nigel remarked dryly.

May repeatedly pummeled Lee into the ground, but Lee kept on grinning. A moment later she stopped and stared down at Lee as her image faded, leaving a mini-crater formed from May's attacks.

"You never learn." A voice said behind May.

May spun around in time to be kicked in the face and sent flying out of the ring.

"Good news is that Mom won't be mad at you for losing the first round." Lee said, arms crossed and grinning. "She'll just say you got off light and have us finish later."

"May Kanker is knocked out of the ring! Winner: Lee Kanker!" Rothchild announced.

"I am guessing their mother is a piece of work." Marceline commented, frowning at Lee stepped out of the ring.

"Never met the woman and don't plan to." Eddy replied. "Well, now that the seventh round is over she's going to be facing the only one who hasn't fought yet."

"Which is-" Wally started.

"Me." Nigel finished while adjusting his sunglasses.

"Good luck, dude." Eddy said, glad he wasn't Nigel right now.

Lee looked over at Nigel and smirked. "Nice sunglasses. Got an extra pair? Or maybe you wouldn't mind me trying them after our match."

Nigel scowled. "You really are from a family of thieves, aren't you?"

"We prefer the term 'on holiday'. Sun, sweat and souvenirs." Lee said in a tone sugary that everyone couldn't help but flinch. "I see you are friends with the girl who beat my sister. Hope you are as tough as she is. I'm looking for a good fight."

"Prepare to lose hard than! My bro here could beat you any day of the weak!" Wally pointed to Nigel with his thumb. "I almost I wish I fought you or the bucktooth girl to beat you down like Abby did your sister."

"Don't compare my sisters to me." Lee chuckled. "I am the best and not just because I am the eldest sister."

"Definitely as cocky." Marceline scowled.

"The Eighth Round will now begin!" Rothchild spoke up.

Round 8

Lee Kanker vs Nigel Uno

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(Character Skills)

Name: Johnny 2/4

Aura: Maple Brown

Semblance: Wood Manipulation

Description: Johnny can manipulate the shape and form of anything made of wood that he touches. He can control them to a degree that they actually act alive.