《The Political Tourney》


 Teaser

    Shaggy and Scooby Doo both went outside a portal along with Captain Falcon, Lum, Talbain, Mog, Sailor Jupiter, Glaceon, Nina and Isaac, through the Blue Falcon as it then lands on top of a cliff after some time, as Yukari Yakumo closes up the portal behind. Scooby and Shaggy were the first out as they were already afraid of their company going out to eat. In response, Captain Falcon called out to them saying they should calm down, as they don''t know what''s even out there, in addition to him reminding the duo that everyone else all worked together to survive the corruption. They both calmed down a bit, at least being glad that the Captain saved them when they were in another world chased by a demon serving a villain in an anime fantasy world. Isaac remembered that, as it was at Weyard, as all four villains he fought joined as one to rule the world. Lum was told that they could not save Ataru in time, and felt guilty for abusing him while she was corrupted. She considered herself lucky to be cured in the first place by Nina right before it became permanent.


    Nina comforted Lum, as she too felt sad for losing Ryu Bateson as he became a servant of St. Eva. Lum still felt depressed about this, in addition to losing her friends. Sailor Jupiter too felt the same way, as she, like Lum, was also cured by Nina, as she wondered about the rest of the Inner Senshi as Atsugessho clones, in addition to Chibiusa becoming Black Lady after the SCP Foundation Raid. Mog would come into the conversation, as he said that knew what it felt to lose friends, as before the Corruption even started, he would find himself the last of the Moogles after Kefka destroyed the world. Although he admits going through this a second time in some ways desensitized him. Yukari also felt said that she had to absorb Ran and Chen into her soul just so they won¡¯t get corrupted, and went along with the corruption for the time being, as she could get corrupted herself, or mind controlled by the invading forces, and eventually, she decided to simply destroy Gensokyo just to prevent more suffering eventually, just when the whole multiverse collapsed after Tabuu¡¯s defeat.


    Talbain groaned, as he just said that he¡¯s simply glad that he managed to get out of dealing with Pyron and Jedah¡¯s world order. Mog and Nina told him not to be rude, as he should be thankful that he survived due to their help, as then Yukari teased him a bit about being grumpy, until Captain Falcon told the Gap Youkai to just leave him alone for the time being. Glaceon saw in the distance what appears to be a pink ball with feet, as he told everyone in the group through his cries that it¡¯s coming. Although Shaggy and Scooby Doo both freaked out at first as the latter jumped onto the former, it appears to be Kirby, who was glad that Shaggy was about to make it out. The hippie was relieved, as he remembers the fight with Tabuu, as the Doom Slayer decided to sacrifice his life to simply weaken Tabuu, and create three artifacts based on him, and the other two through his willpower to spread across the world, and told Shaggy to run, and save his best friend.


    Captain Falcon was at least glad that they at least have connections to someone in this new world, although everyone else in the group was concerned about whether they should even trust this creature from everything they have seen. But then something emerged from the distance, a man in a hoodie, but he had a surgeon mask hiding his face with two cartoonish eyes and a Power Glove on his right hand. ¡°Good, at least my final additions to the roster have arrived, and it¡¯s a good thing you came there Kirby to greet them. It was hard introducing you, Lucario, Zero and Banjo & Kazooie to the rest of the group, as they assumed you were minions of Tabuu. At least having X there made a bit easier, and I hope it will be the same for this group. Good thing I have you Kirby to bring them here.¡± The masked man said. As usual Shaggy and Scooby Doo were frightened, as then Sailor Jupiter questioned who he even is, and if he even had connections to Tabuu, as Lum joined in demanding with anger where is her darling.


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    ¡°No, I hate Tabuu and everything he stands for with my gut. I am Master Hand¡¯s apprentice, as Kirby and Shaggy know who he is since they have contacted him since he told them about the corruption as a last attempt to keep Tabuu sealed with SCP containment. Of course, Kirby then eventually Shaggy escaped, and, I am not going to bore with the details, but Tabuu was destroyed by a group of fictionals much like all of all, and Master Hand saved them while they were trying to escape, and I would eventually make ¡°Clay Models¡± of all of them, and eventually of Kirby¡¯s group, then you.¡±


    Mog got frustrated, as he then demanded to know how the corruption even started in the first place, and demanded to know what the ¡°Clay Models¡± even are, and what he would even make them. Jon Talbain butted in too, frustrated that his life with the children was interrupted and why would this mysterious figure even need to make them.


    ¡°AWESOME! I knew, and was actually hoping that one of you would ask this question. I always loved making figures out of clay, and it was a hobby of mine. I was frustrated with myself thinking about who I should make out of clay. Dang, I should get to the point. Well, I made clay models of you, the fourth group recently, and the previous three groups. It¡¯s doing this that saves you all from the Corruption of Reality, and the collapse of the Multiverse, allowing you an escape to material reality. All I have to do is wait for my mother to bake you in the oven, solidifying your existence and place in the material world. And something a bit irrelevant, but some Univeres never dealt with the Corruption, like the Warhammer Universe, where there are barely any good guys around, and for this reason Tabuu never bothered with them.¡±


    The group just stared at the mysterious person with confusion at the last part, but understood about the clay models, it¡¯s a huge part of how they survived in the first place. Lum right away wanted the figure to make a clay model of Ataru, as many other others joined, as Yukari wanted two of Ran and Chen while Isaac wanted at least his mom.


    ¡°I know how you all feel, but if I did that, then I have to do it for everyone, and I have a life outside of making Clay Figures. Besides, I kind of want to make my own original stuff, as none of you are in the public domain in the material world I am from. Look, just make friends with yourselves, I have read it before, with at least the first two groups, so just make the most of it. Meet me at this address.¡± He said as he used his glove to summon a paper which he decided to give directly to Captain Falcon.


    ¡°You will meet the first three groups along with a talking train. I also made a clay model for him along with yours since he escaped with the first two groups from the collapsing multiverse. Yeah I am sorry this seems like a combination of weird, creepy and depressing to you all, but try to have some hope. It takes time to go through grief, I understand, after the explanation, you all can go to the monument that the other 3 batches have made and add your loved ones there. Gotta go now, I have other stuff to do. One more thing, you can call me the ¡°Game Master¡± for the time being¡± He said as he left to handle other stuff.


    Glaceon wondered how he¡¯s going to live without his trainer, and how both Scooby Doo and Shaggy are going to solve anything, as that thought went away as they began to hunger for something to eat. Then Sailor Jupiter noted that they should go to the Train Station nearby, as Kirby himself noted it, as then Thomas arrived with the 2 and 6 cart from the NYC Metro at the station. Kirby led them there, as he would then explain the tank engine about them, and how they can actually be trusted. Thomas nodes with his face, and allows them into himself, understanding about the new arrivals and the fact that the meeting will take place for more info about their collective situation.


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 Teaser II

    Thomas the Tank Engine went into a station, unlike any other, was actually a meeting hall that¡¯s right next to the tracks. Outside the carts, coming into the meeting hall was Captain Falcon and his gang led out by Kirby.


    The first three groups were already there, and Kirby would introduce the 8 new characters, ¡°Hey everyone! I brought new friends who also survived the Corruption! Now all we have to do is wait for the Game Master to arrive¡± Kirby yelled in an upbeat and welcoming voice. However, as Reimu had seen that Yukari was one of the survivors that were brought in there, she immediately spoke up and took out her rod.


    ¡°HEY! Why is that hag doing here! May I remind you that she was the one that started the corruption back in my world! She was the whole reason that me, my friends and I were corrupted in the first place! I knew I never should have trusted you!¡± Reimu yelled.


    ¡°My my, what hostility. No need to go so low as to call me a nasty hag. I had as much trauma and depression as everyone here¡± Yukari responded smugly. From there, they both yelled at each other, until Lucario was able to pry them apart.


    ¡°Look, no need to argue. You may not trust me Reimu as we have only known each other for a few days, but her aura seems to be¡­ purple but not red. Yeah it¡¯s unusual, but it could be a sign that she¡¯s simply neither good nor evil.¡± Lucario explained.


    ¡°That¡¯s what I thought, until she and a bunch of other yokai decided to allow the Subspace Army to invade!¡± Reimu yelled, as both she and Yukari would continue arguing, as Captain Falcon and Kirby would try to calm things down, in addition to Lucario.


    Sailor Jupiter saw Sailor Venus as they both were relieved, and they hugged. ¡°MINAKO! I am glad you made it out! I thought that you were dead when the whole merged existence would collapse.¡± Jupiter said.


    ¡°Me too. I thought that once the vital would have no effect after a certain, and you would be a member of the Neo Black Moon Clan forever.¡± Venus responded.


    ¡°No worries, I was lucky that Nina here was able to cure me just before the vital effects wore off. But it¡¯s nice to see another Sailor Guardian make it out¡± Nina overheard their conversation and was glad that she saved someone from being corrupted rather than just saving it, only to be wasted and have no effect. In fact, Jupiter turned to her, as she came up to her ¡°Oh yeah, and here she is now.¡± Nina blushed a bit, but she nodded and was happy to talk.


    Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby Doo saw there was a buffet, where they saw a bunch of the gang there. ¡°Come on Scoob, like there¡¯s enough food that we could forget about this whole Tabuu mess!¡±


    ¡°Right on Raggy!¡± they all came to the buffet, as they all started to get to then see Homer Simpson.


    ¡°Hey¡­ you seem pretty skinny, why are you here at the buffet, did you smoke too much weed? AH HAHAHAHAHA!¡±


    ¡°Like, man you¡¯re one to talk. You¡¯re drinking beer right now!¡± Shaggy responded, as Homer was indeed drinking 5 bottles of beer at once, as he opened his eyes once Shaggy said that.


    ¡°Well played, since we both love food, I challenge you to see who can finish 50 burgers first! Whoever wins has to help the other settle in!¡± Homer said


    ¡°Like, count me in!¡± Shaggy said, as they both had 50 burgers, went to their seats and started eating. Scooby Doo gets distracted, as he sees Pikachu sleeping on one of the chairs. The dog took curiosity over the mouse, as he was about to touch Pikachu, sparks appeared from his red cheeks, startling Scooby Doo. ¡°RIKES!¡± Scooby yelled in fear.


    ¡°I suggest you stay away from my friend here. He tends to hate being woken up, especially if it¡¯s a surprise.¡± Samus says, as she¡¯s in her Zero Suit. Scooby backed away from Pikachu anyway, as the bounty then asked him another question, ¡°I don¡¯t mean to be rude, but where¡¯s your owner, I mean friend.¡± Scooby saw that Shaggy won the contest while Homer was trying to eat his tenth burger, but was already tired.


    As Scooby Doo knew what happened, he came up to Shaggy and licked his face. ¡°Aw Scoob, thanks for congratulating me!¡± Homer was just delirious that he can¡¯t eat another burger, crying about this.


    ¡°You really are a total moron, you should have known that you would lose this bet!¡± Samus told Homer, with him looking, and then crying.


    Later, as both Simon and Talbain met eye to eye, they already got into a fight, as from their stances. ¡°I thought that Morrigan was troublesome enough, but to see a werewolf here just boils my gears. I bet you want to start the whole Corruption all over again and resurrect Tabuu.¡± Simon said.


    ¡°Dude, I was a VICTIM of the Corruption, just as much as you are Demon Hunter! Although you seem pretty strong for a human though. How about we take this outside.¡± Talbain responded in a threatening way.


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    ¡°Sure thing, let¡¯s get out and see who¡¯s stronger. I will warn you beast, I will defeat the darkness¡±


    On the side, a more friendly conversation happened, where Ness was with Lucas. ¡°So¡­ Do you like baseball?¡± Ness asked.


    ¡°I never heard of it, sorry I spent my childhood without any tech. But I would like to try it out if it will help me get over the loss of my remaining family. But I don¡¯t know how to play.¡± Lucas said, feeling depressed and a bit shy.


    ¡°No worries then, Mario can teach you how to play. We can just invite him over since he has been thinking about playing sports to get over the same issues we all are having!¡± Ness said in an optimistic manner.


    Then as soon as they were about to ask Mario and head out, the doors shut down. Lucas and Ness tried to get the doors to open, but they wouldn''t budge. Then a shadow appeared on the stage, revealing to be the Game Master himself, with his hoodie and a black tie that shows he means business.


    ¡°Whew, sorry that I was late, I had work today at my part time job. I invited all of you here for a reason. Since you know, you all are survivors even though you I did technically help you out but that¡¯s besides the point.¡± He said casually, although not much of the characters are like this.


    ¡°Um¡­ May I be excused? I was about to face this red human looking robot in a duel, but I can¡¯t since you blocked out the exits.¡± Crono interrupted, as Zero simply looked at him and smiled.


    ¡°Heh, well it¡¯s not like you were going to win. I am too fast for your speed.¡± Zero responded.


    ¡°No. I did that because I have something that I want all 39 of you to hear, and 43 if you include the legionnaires beside Trajan. Now, I want all of you to sit in a certain order. Of course with you Thomas, my favorite character from childhood, I will find a way to make you able to do human things after this. Well I want Spider-Man in the first corner since he is the oldest character, then both Shaggy and Scooby Doo next to each other, Lupin III, and Lum to represent the 70s, or 60s in Spider-Man¡¯s case¡± Game Master said, as then Spider-Man asked a question.


    ¡°Sorry, but why are you saying we are the oldest despite the fact that most of us are teens and that one young adult?¡± Spider-Man asked


    ¡°Yeah, are you insulting us or something?¡± Lupin III added


    ¡°You just got on my nerves! To say that I am old especially for the darling you refuse to make into clay!¡± Lum said as she was sparking with electricity.


    ¡°Calm down, I am not saying you are literally old. I am doing this based on the individual debut year in my material reality. You all should be aware that you are all fictional characters right?¡± The Game Master said, as the five just sat down in their assigned seats angry.


    ¡°Well I don¡¯t want to waste anymore time, so now it¡¯s time for the 80s, starting with Mario. In this order, I want the characters to sit next to him in this order: Skeletor, Bowser, Link, Zelda, Samus, Simon and Deedlit. And oh boy, the 90s. Yeah, there¡¯s a reason I separated them, early 90s: Homer, Captain Falcon, Sonic, Sailor Venus, Kirby, Sailor Jupiter, Mega Man X, Zero and Nina. Now the late 90s: Terra, Mog, Ness, Morrigan, Jon Talbain, Crono, Pikachu, Reimu, and Banjo & Kazooie. Finally, for the 2000s: Isaac, Yukari, Ike, Lucas, Lucario, Glaceon, and finally the only 2010 character Trajan and his four legionnaires. Heh heh, I could have Trajan be the first since he¡¯s the only one of you who¡¯s actually real, but he¡¯s dead. Now, any questions?¡± The Game Master took a long time saying this to get the order right, as everyone sat in a specific order, as Ike raised his hand. ¡°Ah yes, the Radiant Hero, how may I serve you?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I was wondering why you place all of us in this order?¡± Ike said.


    ¡°Good point, I just like sorting things or in this case people into certain categories. Now you Homer.¡±


    ¡°Well, could you make a clay model of at least Marge? And Bart. And Lisa. And Lenny, Carl, Moe, Barney, but not Stupid Flander. And not Grandpa¡±


    ¡°Sorry Homer, but I am not going to make any more clay pawns, as I have other art projects that I want to focus on that have nothing to do with you. Although, I did thought about doing Moe but I went against it in the end¡±


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, did you at least consider my sister?¡± Ike stood up in a threatening manner.


    ¡°And make that double for my whole gang¡± Lupin III said


    ¡°Bring back Sailor Moon!¡± Jupiter and Venus yelled in unison!


    ¡°I want my family back!¡± Lucas yelled


    ¡°You better bring back my henchmen or else!¡± Skeletor demanded. And soon more demands filled up the room, as up the his lungs, the Game Master had enough.


    ¡°QUIET!!! Look, I don¡¯t have enough time, I want to do my own thing, and I want to have less clutter, besides, I can¡¯t fit all of that into one box. I am going to make ONE, just ONE more clay model. I am not going to say who it is, because you will all riot no matter who I say it is. Maybe I will make a second if you are REALLY lucky. But just one. Sorry, that will mean more clay models I will have to do. Besides, those characters are still in your memories. So why don¡¯t you build a monument to them and hold a funeral? I¡¯m really sorry I burst out, but what I said is true, and I don¡¯t want to be a hoarder. I got enough stuff as is¡±


    Everyone is silent, and that is all there is. ¡°So anyone else has a question, and it can¡¯t be about clay models. Yes, I know how it feels to lose someone dear, but we have to move on to this situation.¡±


    ¡°Well then, who the hell are you? And why did you bring us here?¡± Lupin III raised his hand.


    ¡°Whew, an intelligent question, and from one of the smartest people here. This should have been the first question asked to be honest, but I will carry on. I am just a loser who is stuck with his parents looking for a job in an unstable situation. I believe this is what caused the Corruption of Reality to happen in the first place, but I was an apprentice to Master Hand in making my own game and by extension worlds. I practiced making my own, which I hopefully will go back to. And I brought all you here and had a hand because you all are my favorite characters in all of fiction. Also I will answer two more questions and I will leave you all to your own devices. Oh, you, Zelda, what is on your mind?¡±


    ¡°Are we technically immortal?¡± Zelda questioned


    ¡°Yes, you technically all are, and have eternal youth as well, now you got me anxious about my own life. Well, one more question, I want to wrap this up now.¡± as he would see Trajan with his hand up


    ¡°How are our lives going to be like going forward?¡± Trajan asked


    ¡°Excellent question, I don¡¯t know. But I do imagine you guys living normally, but with fighting tournaments once in a while, like martial arts. Don¡¯t worry, you can¡¯t kill each other, and once you defeat one, you turn into a clay pawn, and you can resurrect with ease by touching the bottom of the pawn. Well I got to go now, but I hope to see you guys soon enough!¡± The Game Master said, then ¡°One more thing. *snap* okay you can walk without rails Thomas, and all on equal paying field. See yah!¡± Then the Game Master teleported.


    ¡°You know, I feel weird that I can go wherever I want now.¡± Thomas said.


    ¡°I know what you mean, I¡¯ve seen weird stuff across my superhero career. But what do we do now?¡± Spider-Man asked


    ¡°How about first we honor our loved ones, make the monument, and then let¡¯s have a quick attorney to see who¡¯s the strongest,¡± Crono said, excited over this. Everyone agreed, as they all went out to do their thing.


    To be continued¡­ maybe