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Vs. Mode - Pikachu vs. Fox"Welcome back to Vs. Mode! The second match of the tournament is almost ready to begin." "But first," Lucca interrupts, "Let's get an update on AiAi's condition. We go to our behind-the-scenes guy, Maximillian. What can you tell us?" "Just call me Max, Lucca," the boy from Dark Cloud 2 replies. "Well, AiAi has been taken to the Windfall Hospital to be treated for sword trauma and second-degree burns. The little monkey has regained consciousness and is mainly in good spirits. The only thing that troubles the doctors, however, is the glare AiAi gives to any poster with Link's picture on it. Unfortunately, the posters are located almost everywhere on the island. I'll have more as the day goes on. Back to you, Lucca!" Lucca nods solemnly as Max finishes his report. "I do hope the little guy gets better soon. That was just plain nasty, what Link did to AiAi. I mean, I wouldn't have used more than my basic Fire tech against him!" Brock hmphs in agreement. "One thing is for sure, Link is not playing around with anyone. He is completely focused on keeping his title for another year, and I'm not sure if it's because it has all gone to his head." The loudspeakers start to play distinctive Pokemon music as Pikachu runs into the stadium and into the ring. Ash follows him to ringside, at a slower pace. There is a mix of cheers and loud boos as the camera zooms in on a particularly nasty contingent of the spectators. Some of the signs they held included: "Pokemon should be drowned" and "Chew Pikachu!" Lucca seems a little taken aback by the amount of hatred towards the yellow mouse. "Here comes the only Pokemon in the tournament, with his trainer as his manager. Pikachu used to be quite popular, but it seems his cuteness just doesn't have the same effect anymore." "You're right, Lucca. I've known Pikachu for a long time, and he still does well with kids ten years old and younger, but the teenaged and older crowd is a completely different story." Ash is giving Pikachu last minute advice as the StarFox Theme begins to play to a big cheer from the crowd. Team StarFox and Krystal enter the arena slowly because of Peppy's bad back. "The crew of four have aged considerably since their glory days when they seemingly destroyed Andross and saved the Lylat System. Fox is carrying Krystal's staff, which helped him liberate Dinosaur Planet." Fox hopped up onto the circle and did a few leg stretches as his team sat by ringside. Brock gives his analysis, "Both Pikachu and Fox rely on speed, and Pikachu has the slight edge. Fox, however, does have more power behind his moves. Pikachu will likely rely on his electricity to carry the match, but with the magic staff in hand and a blaster in his holster, Fox can pick and choose how he wants to fight." "And it looks like Ref-Bot is ready to start the second battle. This should be a more interesting and less cruel match." "Players, to your positions." Pikachu scoots into the white square, while Fox holds the staff in front of his body in the red square. "Player 1, ready?" "Pikaa!" "Player 2, ready?" "Affirmative!" "Combatants ready. Raise force barriers. Match 02, Pikachu vs. Fox. 3, 2, 1... fight!" "Power's on; game's started! But what is Ash doing?!" Brock yells. "Pikachu, thunderbolt now!" The rodent turned to his trainer and let out a sigh. "What's wrong?" "Obviously, Ash has missed the point," Lucca notes. "Pikachu is in the tournament, not him. Looks like the trainer loses again." "Fox takes advantage of the distraction to fire a flame shot from the staff, but Pikachu quickly sidesteps and moves immediately into his Agility attack. It looks like not one, but five Pikachus running circles around Fox! How is he going to react?" Lucca responds, "Fox raises the staff and- SUPER QUAKE! Oh, wow! That attack left the ring in jagged pieces, making Pikachu's speed a non-factor. Running at high speed on that broken surface would tear up anyone's feet or paws. With his main advantage gone, Pikachu will predictably start using what's in those cute red cheeks of his." "Fox trips as he tries to take a step backward, and it looks like he'll be paying for that. Pikachu releases a thunderbolt! We can smell the singed fur from here." "But Fox has already recovered, and Pikachu gets brained with the staff! That pokemon sure looks woozy." Pikachu is wobbling back and forth with swirls in his eyes. "Looks like Fox is ready to finish it. He puts one end of the staff under Pikachu and flings him high into the air! Fox tosses the staff back to Krystal as he whips out his blaster. After six shots into the air, Fox holsters the gun, leaps up, and catches Pikachu in his arms!" "And now Fox gently lays Pikachu on the floor for the referee to count him out." After the ten-count, Ref-Bot raises the red flag. "Winner: Fox." "It looks like Fox advances in convincing fashion. He will face Link in the second round." "It's a good thing Pikachu didn't suffer a similar fate that happened to AiAi." Brock looks on as Ash rushes into the ring to check on his pokemon. Pikachu lies in Ash's arms as the yellow mouse let out a soft "Pikapi." "Don't worry, buddy. I knew you gave it your best shot. Let's go home." Ash and Pikachu left to a round of polite applause, while Team StarFox headed back to the locker rooms as well. "Well, certainly a commendable show of restraint from the leader of Team StarFox," Lucca says. "In the end, at least. That Super Quake devastated our ring. We'll have to break for repairs, but come back for tonight's first round doubleheader! "First, it's Double F's Tidus scheduled to do battle with Tri-Force's Ganondorf!" "And in the last match of the first day, CIA agent Sam Fisher faces off against CT's Magus! Two battles with two 'I'm so evil' sorcerers... You don't want to miss that, do you?" Next Entry Back |