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Rumble 2003

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ROUND 5

Brian Wrote:
The Grim Reaper: Now is the day of MY POWER!! Chewbacca is very powerful and an amazing fighter, however after nearly an hour and a half, he is quite tired and he joins those he has sent to my realm. The raptor stashes his meat and looks for more prey.
Meanwhile, Anakin and Rygara are still battling Magneto. Magneto breaks of a view-scope and sends it crashing into Anakin, who hurtles through a partition. Rygara takes advantage of Magneto's distraction and thumps him across the shoulders with her pipe. Magneto rolls to the ground and crouches pointing at her. "You are nearly as obnoxious as that Wolverine character! Fortunately you are also just as easy to dispose of." This said, Magneto grabs onto Rygara's plate and chain armor (and thus her too) and flings her all the way across the building where she falls in a boneless heap. One more to my realm! Ah, but what is this? Anakin is embattled by the new competitor! This should be great, the Chosen one, versus The One! It is Neo From the Matrix. With lightning speed he is dodging Anakin's saber and landing punch after punch on the Jedi.
Lucas: You'll see, my Chosen one will prevail.
Grim: I think not, your "Chosen One" just got his butt kicked out the window. 14 stories is a long way to fall.
Lucas: You underestimate his powers! He grabbed onto a window cleaner's scaffolding on the 4th floor. He shall prevail yet.
Grim: well, meanwhile, Neo has now challenged Magneto. "I can see you are a powerful mutant, join my brotherhood and we can rule this Rumble!"
"Who are you calling mutant you wrinkled old man?" Neo opens fire with his pistol.
"You won't join me? Than take this!" Magneto reflects all the bullets back to Neo.
"No thanks. You keep them!" Neo rebounds the bullets back at Magneto.
Magneto's shock at this 'mutant' power only lasts a moment and he again rebound's the bullets. This could go on a while.
Mark: So how come Neo has his Matrix powers? This isn't the Matrix.
Brian: No, this arena is in a universe that is at once a part of all the universe's and none of them. Each character has their native powers, but doesn't necessarily pass them on.
Grim: May I continue please!
Brian: ok, since you said please!
Grim: ha ha. Anyway, down stairs, Harry, Legolas, Gimli and Perrin are rounding a corner when they hear a bone tingling screech. Ahead, charging at them is the raptor! I sense more pitiful souls coming to my realm. Yes, with his animal instinct the raptor attacks the smallest animals of the pack first as "easy pickin's." Harry is torn down as Gimli hacks with his axe. The blade slices the beast but doesn't fell it. Too bad, too. The raptor launches itself at the dwarf next. It is having a hard time ripping with it's claws through Gimli's mail. Oh! He's hurt though, and down he goes. Legolas is firing arrow after arrow into the beast, with little effect. Finally Perrin gets his ax into play and severs the beast from head to ribs. Too late for Gimli though, he's bleeding badly and I just don't think Elven singing will work this time. Oh, darn, here comes another contestant.

(So Neo and Magneto are battling on the observation deck, Luke and Jen-Li are resuming they're battle, Anakin is trying to find an open window, and Legolas, Perrin, and NightCrawler are watching Gimli breathe his last)

Mark Wrote:
Edgar Allen Poe: Battling gladiators. Dying Dwarves. Gruesome and violent deaths. A tiny flash of scarlet light in the air thirteen stories above the ground, a flash like a miniature comet hurtling through the sky. And Lo, a cry of valor . . . "HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!!!!" Mighty Mouse streaks between Magneto and Neo, distracting both mystical warriors.
He smacks into Neo's face and pummels him mercilessly. The One is driven into the wall. "Hey, thanks," says Magneto. "He was really . . ." "HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!!!!" The tiny mouse grips Magneto by the ear and whips him over his tiny shoulder and out a window! Magneto is surprised, but easily stops himself with his magnetic powers (which, incidentally RJ, have nothing to do with his helmet. That only blocks telekinesis for him. His powers are woven into his cells). And as he hovers six stories from the ground, wondering what to do, Lo, the floating warrior flies up to him. Jen-Yu, who after being fought to exhaustion is starting to respect the Jedi rather than hating him, leaves the battle and flies up to Magneto to attack him. Magneto pushes the metal blade aside with hardly a thought, and begins to lower himself to the ground. Meanwhile, Luke has found his father hanging from the scaffold. "Luke!" calls Anakin. "You've got to save me."
Luke uses the force to lower the scaffold to the ground, and Anakin steps off. "Did you lose both your lightsabers?" asks Luke.
Anakin's lip twists. "You sound just like Master Obi-Wan. One was knocked out of the window some time ago. I must have dropped the other when I caught on to this scaffold."
The two begin to search for the lost weapon. Meanwhile, Legolas is mourning Gimli while Perrin and NightCrawler look on, when suddenly from the long stairwell from the fourteenth floor pops the red and yellow blur of the Mouse from the Moon. He seizes the Elf and the Wolfbrother and slams their heads into each other. "HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!!!" He reaches for NightCrawler, but the mutant vanishes and appears outside the main entrance of the building, where he is immediately confronted by Jen-Yu, who flies down and shouts a challenge in Chinese. NightCrawler is about to respond when a figure he recognizes hovers down from above. "Well, well. Kurt Wagner. Good to see you," says Magneto amiably. NightCrawler utters a low curse and ignites Anakin's blue lightsaber. And lo, a flash endeth my time with thee.
I Love Cindy!

(So, Neo is in the Observation deck shaking off cobwebs, Legolas and Perrin are in the mall area doing the same, while Mighty Mouse circles above them looking for another opening. Magneto, Jen-Yu and NightCrawler are just outside the main entrance on the ground floor, and the Skywalkers are on the other side of the building looking for Anakin's green lightsaber, which he actually dropped on the observation deck.)

Cindy Wrote:
Cindy: I love you too, Mark.
One head of the two-headed pod racing announcer: Oh, enough with the romantic drivel! Let's take a look at our next contestant!
Other head: Booska dotoo sula Malis Santu drakoo!
First head: That's right! It's Malissant, the dark shehap! What a terrifying sight! He's appeared on the Observation deck, unfortunately for Neo, and immediately starts lashing out with his dark forces. (Malissant is an evil demi-god in a human body; remember that he can take over another body if he loses his and the host consents! He is the first son of Kryton and thus very, very powerful. And mean.)
Other head: Jarso keetop Neo proptee doomin!
First head: No, it doesn't look good for the One. He's dodging all the attacks he can, and his Matrix powers are nothing to sneeze at, but Malissant's no slouch either. Ooo! I don't care what universe you're from, that's gotta hurt! (Other head hits him hard) Ow! What was that for?
Other head: Meo doont caroo whatsoo ooniversoo YOURsoo frooom, DAT goota hurtsoo! Hahahahahah!
First head: All right, all right . . . anyway, down in the mall, Mighty Mouse is singing his silly song and preparing another attack. Legolas aims an arrow at him, but even with his aim it's useless to try and hit him at his speeds. Perrin suggests they leave and let the mouse bother someone else, so they head for the elevators and Mighty Mouse looks for other people to annoy.
Other head: Josu Jenoo keepoot yititoo!
First head: Yes, Jen is pretty battered. Her attack with the Green Destiny sword rebounded, thanks to Magneto's powers, and the sword bonked her in the nose. NightCrawler shouts, "Dat sword vill not vork! Dis man can use metal to his advantage!" Of course, Jen doesn't understand a word, but she's getting the idea anyway and sheathes the sword, now attacking Magneto with some basic martial arts moves. NightCrawler distracts him by disappearing and reappearing all around him, and Magneto's getting pretty dizzy.
Other head: Aaahh!! Kipto Neo hadoogi!
First head: And Neo is falling from the Observation deck! Malissant must have pushed him out the window in his fury! Neo is starting to slow his fall with his Matrix powers
Other head: Kipto reatoo Jenoo!
First head: But Jen, eager for a chance to use her sword, has soared into the air and sliced Neo in two with the Green Destiny! I don't care what univ...ah, never mind.
Other head: Jorru Nitoocrool ipu Magneetoo!
First head: Yes, and what a fight there is between the two mutants! But Jen has left them for now, flying upwards to see who pushed Neo off the building - she's in for a surprise...and the Skywalkers have just gone inside the building to find Anakin's lightsaber if they can.
Other head: Utoo flashoo of lightoosa!

( So, NightCrawler and Magneto are fighting outside the building, Jen is flying up to observation deck where Malissant is stewing, the Skywalkers are heading inside and Perrin and Legolas are going upstairs from the mall. Oh, and Mighty Mouse is flying around in circles in the mall, singing loudly.)

Robert Wrote:
FLASH!
Walt Disney: Another contestant has entered the arena. This time, it is a ferocious warrior from MY empire.
George Lucas: Quit fooling yourself, you were dead long before Gargoyles came out.
Walt: Ah, but it is a Disney production. Goliath the Gargoyle appears behind Magneto and blindsides him, crashing him through the wall, many walls in fact. Goliath assumed that NightCrawler was another Gargoyle and thus defended him from the "sorcerer" he was fighting.
George Lucas: Wait, shouldn't Goliath be a statue right now?
Walt: Nice try, Goliath is wearing a mystical amulet that allows him to stay awake during the day. Didn't you see that episode? NightCrawler thanks Goliath for his help and they move on. Magneto was thrown though five walls, but he is not quite dead. He is a tough old man! He is currently unconscious.
Walt: Jen the mystical warrior doesn't quite match up to Malissant the evil demi-god. Malissant grabs her with a particularly nasty dark magic and holds her. He is thinking of a particularly painful way to kill her.
Meanwhile, Anakin and Luke head back up to the observation deck as Luke had a Force Vision that that would be the place that they could recover Anakin's lightsaber. Luke also foresees much evil there. They had better be cautious.
Anakin still doesn't know who Luke is, other than that he is a Jedi master.   Ding! The elevator has reached the observation deck . . . death awaits . . . someone's death.
Walt: Perrin and Legolas head to the nearest restaurant. All this fighting makes them quite hungry. Mighty Mouse keeps following them and singing. This pest must be exterminated somehow they decide. And they lived happily ever after . . .
George Lucas: What! They Rumble isn't nearly over yet!

(So, Mallisant is thinking of a particularly cruel way to kill Jen on the observation deck, Anakin and Luke are about to drop in on them looking for Anakin's saber and vaguely warned of a great evil ahead, Perrin and Legolas are trying to find some food and also get rid of Mighty Mouse who won't leave them alone, Magneto is unconscious under some rubble in the middle of the building, and Goliath and Nightcrawler are heading somewhere to defeat . . . well anything that gets in their way, I guess.)

RJ Wrote:
RJ: Well, well, well, looks like there has been quite a bit of destruction goin on here. Wouldn't you agree Ms. Lane?
Lois Lane: Yes, indeed, and here comes MY favorite contestant *FLASH*
RJ: Superman has appeared in the food court--precisely where Perrin, Legolas, Mighty Mouse, Goliath, and NightCrawler have all convened--I guess they are all hungry.
Ronald: (dazed from his ray gun blast) Didd sumbudy say dat they qwere hungrieeee?
*ZAP**ZAP* (he falls dead)
RJ: Wow Lois, where did you get that?
Lois: I got it from Daffy--I only needed to tell him that he was a really cute duck and funnier than Donald and he gave it to me.
Cindy: Hey that's not true!
Lois: I know but you never know when a ray gun will come in handy.
RJ: ANYWAY, Ladies, back to the action. It seems that Superman and Mighty Mouse are sizing each other up.
Lois: I know that Clark . . . er I mean Superman will find a way to really save the day and defeat everyone on this Rumble and . . .
RJ: BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! Oh give it a rest! I am not even going to touch on that fight.
Lois: Then what are you going to do about it?
RJ: I'll leave it to Brian. MEANWHILE . . . Perrin and Legolas arm themselves against a teleporter and Gargoyle! Legolas aims at NightCrawler and misses, but his elvish reflexes are also too fast for the mutant. Perrin and Goliath are sure to have an equally matched battle.
Lois: It also appears the Skywalkers have reached the observation deck and Malissant is dangling Jen over the edge. If my man wasn't pre-occupied with some rodent . . .
*ZAP*
RJ: Nice shot Cindy! Thank you for ridding me off that pest--even though she is kinda hot. Anyway, Malissant has issued a challenge to Luke and Anakin.
"If ONE of you will join with me, than the woman lives; if not, ALL will die!"
Anakin: (finally seeing his lightsaber in the corner, charging for it) "I will defeat you myself!"
Luke: NO! Father he is full of evil and will turn you to the Dark side!
RJ: Woah! That was a shocker. I don't think that Luke wanted to reveal that quite yet. I am sure that Anakin is piecing everything together now. He continues to stand with lightsaber in hand in stunned silence. Malissant has a eerie pleased look on his face.
Yoda: MMmmmmm. Yes Eeerie indeed. And much evil therein.
RJ: Oh welcome back Master Yoda! It appears that while Malissant is concentrating on "capturing" Anakin, Jen has caught Luke's eye. He tosses his lightsaber to her and she stabs the Dark Shehap.
Yoda: Much Luke still has to learn. Jen falls to her death because of his uncareful planning.
RJ: With Luke's lightsaber, Jen has died and Luke has to Force jump down to retrieve it.
Malissant: (with his last breath) "Join me and I will make you the most powerful Jedi ever!"
Anakin: (filled with rage) I will!
Yoda: Much darkness is now here. Luke must be afraid now.
RJ: Yes, for by allowing the Dark Shehap into himself, Anakin Skywalker is now Darth Vader, the Sith Lord, ruled innerly by Malissant!
We may need to go to Brian for a ruling on this!

(So... Superman and Might Mouse, Legolas vs. NightCrawler, and Perrin battles Goliath ALL in the Food Court. Luke is on the ground floor repairing his lightsaber, Darth Vader/Anakin with Malissant is on the Observation deck. AND Magneto has awoken again and retrieved his helmet and is resting in the subway station far below--just to make it easy--then a flash of light! Good luck Bri!)

ROUND 6

Brian Wrote:
Well anyway, my ruling is this: Malissant has used his vileness to corrupt Anakin, thereby basically defeating him rather than being defeated. Because, though Anakin is still in his body, he has lost all control over it. So, as Darth Vader (or as I might call him, Darth Mal) both characters coexist until the death of Anakin's body (and possibly Malissant at that time as well, unless he finds another host that is), or perhaps someone 'cures' Anakin of the evil and defeats Malissant? I'd have to go to Mark on the possibility, however unlikely, of this occurrence. (I don't think Luke pulling a repeat of the end of 'Jedi' would work) Anyway back to the action.
Mr. Non-committal: Magneto draws a deep breath. He must be tired. After all he has been fighting for an hour and 45 minutes now. And he has taken a serious beating; of course he has given as good as he's gotten. Well, after a short rest, he decides to get back into the fray. Turning to the elevator, he gets in and pushes the lobby. The elevator rises almost three floors then stops.
The doors don't open, and the lights go out. I wonder what happened. Oh! It was the work of our new competitor. He has turned out all the power on the underground levels. That aught to make things interesting. In the cafeteria, Superman and Mighty Mouse are beginning to realize they are actually about evenly matched. Then, flying around Superman's head the caped rodent yells, "Here I come to save the daaaaaaaay!!!!!"
Superman realizes that the rodent is actually a good guy like himself, just with a major speech impediment. "You save people too? So do I, we are both super heroes." Says the man of steel.
"Here I come to save the day!"
"We should team up instead of fighting each other" the man of steel says.
"Here I come to save the day!" And Superman and super rodent leave to find some evildoers to conquer.
Meanwhile, Darth Mal is setting up a stronghold on the observation deck. He/ they should be well set against any attackers.
Back to the cafeteria. Oh! A lucky shot hits NightCrawler! In the instant of shock, Legolas is able to score another hit on the dazed mutant, this one in the chest. The blue-skinned mutant goes down, and Legolas pins him with three more arrows to be sure. The good elf is a little upset at the mutant for not helping fight off the dinosaur that killed Gimli. Legolas then turns his attention to the winged 'orc' that is attacking his new bearded friend. However the two seem to be too closely grappled to get a clear shot.
In the lowest regions of the building all is "Pitch Black." Which is just how Riddik likes it. {Note: I imagine none of you have had the opportunity to see the Sci-Fi thriller "Pitch Black." I recommend it to all of you, except Robert of course! Anyway, Riddik is the criminal/hero of the movie, played by Vin Diesel. He is exceptionally strong (not Superman strong, but probably thrice a normal man). He is quite at home sneaking around in the dark. He served many years in a massive dungeon-like prison. There, he had his eyes "shaved" giving him vision equal to the best night vision. However, this also makes normal light too bright for him, and strong light painful (not Gremlin painful, more like staring at the sun painful). He has a laser gun, large knife, and various thieving, and climbing tools.}
Riddik begins pulling down rows of fluorescent lights and creating a warning floor of glass (like in Mission Impossible). This also ensures no one will turn the lights back on near him. He then gets to work setting up further booby traps and guards.
On to you Mark, Finally!

(So Riddik is in the lowest floor of the underground, and Magneto is temporarily stuck in the elevator just below the lobby. Superman and Mighty Mouse are in the lobby looking for evil, while Legolas, Perrin and Goliath are in the Food Court. Luke is still repairing his lightsaber and Darth Mal is in the observation deck)

Mark Wrote:
Owl: Whoo, My! What a wild and chaotic fracas we have here today. Why, I haven't seen such a fabulous bout of melee since my great, great, great uncle Mordecai knocked over a hornets nest. Oh, I remember that like it was yesterday! The hornets all swarmed out, and he�
Rabbit: Owl!
Owl: Yes?
Rabbit: The rumble, Owl?
Owl: Oh, my yes! Well, Legolas is trying to aim at Goliath, but Perrin and he are locked in deadly combat, and are knocked over the counter of an Arby's. Then Legolas hears the crack of a mighty whip behind him, turns and screams! There stands a huge and menacing creature wreathed in flame and darkness, carrying a whip of fire and a flaming sword.
Legolas: Aaii! A Balrog! A Balrog has come!
Owl: Yes, indeed! A Balrog. It reminds me of when my third cousin Heber fell into an oil slick and was lit ablaze! Why, he lit up like a roman candle, and--
Rabbit: OWL!
Owl: Oh, yes. Well, The Balrog is cracking his whip menacingly, and Legolas is cowering in fright, when suddenly the doors to the elevator are forced open by Magneto's mutant power. He exits the broken lift, and lets it fall to the bottom of the shaft. There is a mighty crash, and a cloud of billowing smoke obscures the lower part of his face. Legolas suddenly dons a look of perplexity.
Legolas: Gandalf! Gandalf, why did you shave off your beard?
Owl: Magneto is confused--this is the second time he has been addressed by this name, which he had never heard before. Legolas shakes his head.
Legolas: Never mind. The Balrog! Only you can defeat it.
Owl: There is another whip crack, and they turn toward the Balrog, but oh my! The Balrog has vanished! Instead, there stands a slightly built bearded man with a wicked grin on his face as he stares at Magneto. "It has passed, Eric!" the man intones. "They are coming for you, and every other freak like you. There's nowhere to run or hide!" The man laughs, but Magneto looks horrified. I for one am confused. What happened to the Balrog?
Mark: That wasn't the Balrog. It's a boggart.
Owl: What's that?
Mark: A boggart. It's from Harry Potter. A shape shifter that can change into whatever will most frighten the person it focuses on. The only way to destroy it is by laughing at it--I mean REALLY laughing at it, not the kind of "villain's chuckle" that Magneto is doing now.
Magneto: Well, in any case, I can destroy you!
Owl: Magneto begins launching metal at the boggart, but it passes through him as if he wasn't there. Legolas shoots an arrow at the man, who suddenly changes into the Balrog again.
Mark: It won't work. If someone from the Harry Potter universe shows up, they'll know to hit it with the Riddikulus charm, but until then . . .
Owl: Meanwhile, Darth Mal is bored of waiting and conjures a cloud chariot to take him to the ground floor. Luke is looking all over for Jen's body and his lightsaber, but can't seem to find it.
Mark: That's because, if you look at this flashback, Jen actually caught herself in mid drop . . .
Owl: Ah! I know a drop couldn't kill someone who could fly!
Mark: Of course not, but she hit a flagpole and that sent her off course, and straight out of bounds. So, she's eliminated, and she took Luke's lightsaber with her.
Owl: Whoo! I see. So, Luke is without a weapon, unless he can retrieve one of Anakin's lightsabers--one of which is in Anakin's possession, the other is still attached to the dead NightCrawler. Darth Mal laughs and Luke turns around.
Malissant: So, you are the one called "Luke Skywalker," aren't you? The 'Runner-up,' they say.
Owl: Luke is distraught. He recognizes his father, sees he is possessed, and doesn't know what to do.
Luke: I will not fight you, father.
Mark: To answer your question, Brian--Yes, it is possible to force out a Dark Shehap, but it requires a tremendous amount of willpower, and an inner peace, which Anakin simply does not have right now. Malissant is laughing at Luke.
Malissant: So much the better!
Mark: He launches a wave of dark energy at Luke, who catches it in the chest and finds it every bit as deadly as the Emperor's lightning. He is convulsing, dying. Malissant is laughing. Can no one save the Jedi?
Mighty Mouse: HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAAAYYYY!!!!
Owl: Whoo! The little rodent plunges into Malissant's face just like a little owling, unafraid of a mighty hawk. Malissant stops his attack to focus on the Mouse. Superman joins Mighty Mouse's assault, and now it is two on one. Malissant is flagging.
Mark: No, he's not. Look! One huge burst of malice, and Superman is shot away from him to plunge through the side of the building at about the fourth floor.
Rabbit: He'd better be careful--Magneto already wounded that part of the building. It might >collapse!
Owl: Malissant has caught Mighty Mouse in one hand. The mouse is battling bravely, but he shoves his head into his mouth and tears it off. I remember an uncle of mine that used to kill rodents in just that fashion. He would scoop them up from the ground and, and, uh--I say, is he staring at us with that baleful glare?
Mark: Sure seems that way. I wonder why.
Malissant: GIVE ME GANDALF!!!!
Mark: Ah, that's it. Malissant has been complaining about this for some time. Seems he considers Gandalf a paper champion, since he himself was never actually defeated in the tournament. He has been demanding a one on one challenge to determine who is the real champion.
Owl: Well, no one-on-one fights here! And, here comes another fighter!

(So, Malissant is on the ground floor, bellowing at the announcer's booth. Superman is shaking off a concussion in the rubble on the fourth floor. In the confusion, Luke has ducked down into the first sub-story. Riddik is down there somewhere, and Magneto and Legolas are facing the Boggart in the food court. Oh, and Perrin and Goliath are still wrestling in the fast-food stores, throwing grease on each other and what have you.)

Cindy Wrote:
Tigger: Oh, boy, commentating! That's what Tiggers do best! And look - it's the newest fighter, popping up in the food court in the middle of the fight between Wolf-boy and that Gargoyle! It's some furry little guy. Looks a little like Pooh.
Cindy: It's a Carebear. Never mind which; they're all the same.
Carebear: Carebear stare-aah! *splat*
Tigger: Oooh! Without even noticing, the Gargoyle fellow stepped right on the little guy and smashed him flat! So much for that contestant. And the greasy fight continues . . .
Piglet: Oh, m-m-my...this is such a frightening fight for such a s-s-small animal to be watching. Now that s-s-scary Malissant man has stopped yelling at us, which makes me a little less scared. He sees that Gandalf isn't coming and is very angry, so he goes looking for the nearest fight so he can h-h-hurt people. He finds the boggart with Magneto and Legolas, but as soon as he reaches the boggart it turns into something very f-f-frightening indeed! Oh, d-d-dear! Who is that!
Cindy: It's Malissant's very own father, Kryton himself. Even Malissant pales in comparison to this demi-god's evil. Of course, it's just the boggart in disguise, but it's enough to horrify Malissant.
Boggart-Kryton: Begone, you sad excuse of a son!
Piglet: D-d-Darth Mal flees, before he can see Magneto, the Gandalf-look-alike, and soon he comes upon Perrin and Goliath! That will be a very f-f-frightening confrontation!
Tigger: Back to me! The boggart-thingy is getting more and more confused trying to scare both Elf-boy and Metal-man, so it leaves the food court as well to find a single target.
Cindy: That's right - if a boggart gets too confused, it loses its effectiveness.
Tigger: So Legolas and Magneto are left alone! And Legolas hesitates to attack the fellow he's mistaken for Gandalf, so Magneto has time to make the first attack. Now Legolas must fight back, though he's awfully confused.
Piglet: And L-l-luke is wandering in the lower levels in darkness, wondering why he has a sense of danger. I w-w-would be very frightened just at the darkness...but that Riddik man is waiting for him too!
Tigger: Back up here, Superman has come to!
Lois: Ah! I knew he'd be all right!
Cindy: Oh, I only knocked her out a bit. What, you don't think I'd actually KILL someone, do you??
Tigger: After Superman shakes his head a bit, he flies outside to see where he's most needed. He goes back inside to start for the food court where most of the fighting is, but first he encounters the boggart thingy, which turns into some green stuff �
Cindy: Kryptonite, naturally.
Tigger: Doesn't hurt him, because it's not real, but it makes that Cape-boy quite startled, and he crashes to the floor.
Lois: Oh darn.
Cindy: Donald really is better, you know.
Lois: Shut up!

(So Perrin and Goliath are battling in the grease and Darth Mal is about to join them, Luke is wandering in the lower levels towards Riddik, Superman is lying stunned near the food court next to a kryptonite-boggart, and Magneto has just attacked Legolas)

Robert Wrote:
(Flash!)
A voice: ANOTHER CONTESTANT HAS ARRIVED. IT IS ONE OF MY MINIONS!!!   HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Robert: Who is that?
A voice: I AM SHA . . .
Robert: Never mind, it appears that the Dark One will be announcing this round.
DARK ONE: ONE OF MY GHOLAM HAS ARRIVED (Gholam are from the Wheel of Time, I don't know if you are familiar so here goes, they have no bones and therefore can fit through very minute cracks and weapons of normal varieties are ineffective against them. Magic simply melts away when it is used against them. They look like non-descript human beings, but this one has a large burn mark from where Mat Cauthon hit it in the face with his magic medallion. They drink blood for sustenance. If there is anything learned from book 10 of the Wheel of Time, I haven't read it so please don't spoil it for me, thanks) IN THE RESTAURANT NEXT TO PERRIN AND GOLIATH. PERRIN KICKS GOLIATH OFF OF HIM AND THE GHOLAM RIPS OUT HIS THROAT AND BEGINS TO DRINK THE GARGOYLE'S BLOOD. WHAT A PATHETIC CREATURE THAT WAS. PERRIN RUNS FOR HIS LIFE AND TRIES TO FIND HIS OLD ALLY LEGOLAS. HE WILL BE HELPLESS WITHOUT THE AID OF HIS FRIEND AND MY ENEMY, THE DRAGON. DARTH MAL LETS OUT A HUGE BLAST OF MALICE AT THE GHOLAM. IT DISSAPATES AND DOES NO HARM TO THE GHOLAM. IT TURNS TOWARDS DARTH MAL AND PREPARES TO STRIKE. IT IS A SHAME; DARTH MAL WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO MY CHOSEN. OH WELL.
MEANWHILE, LUKE SKYWALKER WANDERS AROUND THE UNDERGROUND. HE FEELS THE FORCE TELL HIM THAT DANGER LURKS AHEAD. HE CLOSES HIS EYES AND LETS THE FORCE DIRECT HIS PATH, CLEVERLY AVOIDING ALL OF RIDDIK'S TRAPS. LUKE CONTINUES WITH THE FORCE GUIDING HIS STEPS. HE CAN FEEL THAT SOMETHING DOWN HERE WILL AID HIM IN RETURNING HIS FATHER TO THE LIGHT SIDE OF THE FORCE. RIDDIK IS PUZZLED, HOW IS THIS MAN AVOIDING HIS TRAPS. RIDDIK PREPARES TO ASSAULT THE JEDI.
THE BOGGART (WHAT A TRULY WORTHLESS MONSTER) STANDS NEXT TO SUPERMAN, PARALYZING HIM WITH FEAR. SUPERMAN IS TOTALLY HELPLESS UNTIL SOMETHING CAN DISTRACT THE BOGART AWAY FROM HIM. SUPERMAN BEGINS TO WONDER WHY HE IS NOT DEAD.
MAGNETO TURNS THE ARROWS THAT LEGOLAS SHOOTS AT HIM BACK ON HIM. LEGOLAS IS FAST, BUT MAGNETO MANAGES TO PIN HIM TO THE WALL WITH A BARRAGE OF HIS OWN ARROWS. LEGOLAS'S LAST WORDS ARE "WHY? GANDALF? WHY?"
MAGNETO SITS DOWN TO REST AGAIN, HE IS EXHAUSTED.
Robert: Well, that's enough from you Dark One; back into the Bore you go.
DARK ONE: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robert: All those caps were beginning to annoy me.

(So, Magneto sits to rest after racking up another kill, how many is that? The Gholam prepares to attack Darth Mal as the Dark Shehap/Jedi ponders what to try next. Perrin runs like mad, trying to find the now-dead Legolas. He is about to come across the resting Magneto. Superman is still helpless before the chunk of kryptonite/boggart. He is beginning to realize that this cannot be real kryptonite. Luke walks through the darkened underground, led by the Force. Riddik is about to attack him. Luke can sense him through the Force.)

RJ Wrote:
*FLASH*
RJ: Another competitor has arrived and . . .
Female voice: There he goes again, climbing walls.
RJ: Quite true Mary Jane. Spiderman has at last arrived. Well, it certainly has been a long rumble for Magneto, hasn't it? (I have chosen how he will die--I'm just waiting on the competitor, HINT...I'll need Cindy's help)
MJ: Yes and . . . oooh! I wish Peter were here . . . he could get some great pictures
RJ: ANYWAY, lets not get into that, MJ, you'll have to wait for another year yet. So Spiderman climbs into a window right where the Gholam is preparing to attack Darth Mal.
Spidy: It's time to start cleaning up here! (Slings web at Gholam)
MJ: EEEEUUUUWWW! It like just oozed out of the web. That is like so gross!
RJ: Indeed. It appears that Spiderman is baffled.
D.M.: Join with me, crawling one. Only then can we get out of this terror!
MJ: DON'T do it Spiderman!!
RJ: Come on, Red! Do you actually think Pe..ah Spiderman is dumb enough to join with a madman like Mal?!? Just look at the eyes--they say "Hello there, I'm CRAZY!" Spidy saw that in the Goblin, he'd never join with evil--and sure enough he splits and swings down to the food court--wow who would knew that it would get used so much. Oh and it looks like Darth Mal has followed leaving the Gholam to go elsewhere. It finds the elevator shaft and travels down to where Luke and Riddik are fighting.
Riddik is sending bullets everywhere. Luke is dodging them well enough for now though.
Back at the Arby's Superman has realized that the kryptonite is fake and laughs, so the boggart slinks away and heads for the underground too. Perrin has realized that Magneto has killed an ally and charges him. Superman, always on the look out to help the distressed, dives in the way and tackles Perrin into the Dairy Queen. There is a sticky slippery mess.
MJ: Yeah, oh did I ever tell you about the time that Petey saved me in the school cafeteria from slipping--his reflexes were like . . .
RJ: That of a spider? OK that is it. NO more girlfriends of superheroes here. You are the weakest link--Goodbye!
MJ: AAAAAIIEEEEE!! (falls through a trap door in the commentator�s arena)
Mark: What did you do that for? I thought you liked her?
RJ: Oh I do, she's like hot and all, but that shaft leads outside to my car. (Wink, wink) She'll be safe enough for now.
Mark: But aren't you forgetting something?
RJ: What?
Mark: The RUMBLE! You need to still commentate on what is going on!
RJ: Oh yes! But it looks like it is time for another competitor.

(So, Luke is trying to stay alive from Riddik's bullets, while the boggart and the Gholam are on their way down in separate directions.
Perrin is currently unconscious in the DQ and Superman is covered in chocolate soft serve...mmm, chocolate! Spiderman, followed closely Darth Mal are now in the Food court gazing at the destruction while Magneto gets up and trots off, taking the stairs up.)

ROUND 7

Brian Wrote:
Lucas: If you let me stay I promise to be good.
Brian: Ok, but you are definitely on probation.
Lucas: Ok, well here goes. Luke is in the basement avoiding Riddik's laser blasts. (Not bullets). Finally after a close call, he lights his lightsaber to deflect the blasts. However this only highlights Riddik's target. Suddenly the Gholam appears and Luke jumps aside. Riddik sees it trip a trap and smiles. A large shard of metal swings down and pierces right through the thing. Of course it oozes around it and charges Luke and Riddik. Riddik's smile fades and he fires away savagely. Amazingly the blasts score hits (I wouldn't think a laser gun would be a "normal" weapon in Wheel of Time land.). However they only leave burn holes and the creature keeps coming.
Luke's Sabre leaves a welt on the creature�s chest but no more. The Gholam grabs Luke's sabre arm and snaps it!
Suddenly Riddik charges by, grabs Luke and jumps in the Elevator shaft. Pointing an arm up, suddenly he and Luke are screaming to the roof thanks to a pulley-wire and motor. (Like Batman's).
The Gholam starts toward the Shaft then stops dead . . . The Dragon! (Actually the boggart) stands before him.
Upstairs Superman and Spiderman are now teaming up after Darth Mal attacked Spidey and they saw in him the greater threat. That aught to be interesting. But I'll leave that to someone else.
Mark: what do you mean, you haven't even told us who the new character was!
Brian: I know but the library is closing and I want to get this out.
Lucas: besides I covered the most important person in there!
Brian: Watch it George!
Lucas: Sorry.

(So Superman and Spidey fight Darth Mal. Magneto is looking for another resting spot, the Gholam and the boggart are staring each other down, Luke and Riddik are on the roof, and Faile is quietly dragging her husband Perrin to safety! so there!!)

Mark Wrote:
Stan "The Man" Lee: Another awesome addition to our Rampaging rollicking rumble, and the maddeningly magnificent Marvel universe is in strong command again! Magneto, one of my favorite creations, is really, really tired by now, but he won't give up! What nerve, what power! He has just caught his breath on the stairs, when suddenly The Fabulous Faile arrives, supporting her harried husband the Pugilistic Perrin as they also seek to escape the bodacious battle below. Magneto wearily leaps to his feet, and Faile brandishes her knives. Little does she know that those knives are much more a threat to her than to Magneto! Luckily for her, Magneto is really tired. He sees that all she has to attack him is metal, and wearily sits back down again, waving them past him. Faile is wary, but complies--rescuing Perrin is more important than anything. Perrin, of course, is likewise thinking that keeping Faile safe is more important than anything. They continue up the stairwell, and eventually reach a hotel room on the tenth floor. Meanwhile the Sensational Spiderman and the Somewhat Secondary Superman are confronting the Malicious Malissant.
"Careful, Spiderman" sez the Caped Crusader from Krypton, "I've fought this guy before. He's mega tough." Supes and Spidey have met before, although not too often. Malissant makes Anakin's lip curl in contempt.
"Two on one, eh? Well come on then!" He ignites his lightsaber, and launches a Malice bolt at Superman. Supes dodges, and draws Mal's fire while Spidey sends a loop of webbing around his arms. Mal turns his hatred on him, and Spidey finds himself blasted halfway across the food court. Superman attacks from above, and he and Malissant are caught in each other�s grip. Supes is lots stronger physically, but Malissant's magic seems to tip the balance. Besides, Mal is utterly unconcerned with whether Anakin's body is maimed. Anakin, of course, is very concerned with this, but he can hardly affect anything at this point.
Well, let's leave that scene for now and jump upward. Luke and Riddik have reached the roof, and Luke steps out into the sunshine. Riddik stays in the shadows. But as Luke begins to nurse his broken arm, it suddenly dawns on him that he is not alone. On the far side of the roof crouches an athletic looking man in a red body suit and a mask that covers his eyes. It's another of my creations, the Death Defying Dare-Devil! (For anyone unfamiliar with DareDevil, he is an agile athlete and all his senses work at peak awareness with one exception: he is blind. He also possesses a radar-like sense that keeps him from bumping into walls and such.) DD can hear two heartbeats, and identify exactly where they are coming from. He turns toward Luke and Riddik and pulls out his Billy club.
Luke is hardly in shape to fight after the beating he has taken from Malissant and the Gholam, and Riddik can barely stand to look at DareDevil with the sun shining off his costume. Riddik raises his gun and fires. DareDevil hears the sound of the gun being drawn, and senses the electric blasts. He dodges aside and charges Riddik.   Riddik fires again, and again, but DareDevil keeps charging, finally tackling Riddik, knocking the ascension gun out of his hand, and sending them both plummeting down the elevator shaft! The two grapple as they make the long fall back to the sub-basement. DareDevil senses the ground coming closer and closer, hears the wind whistling by the food court, where Magneto had blasted the door open, and shoots a cable out of his Billy club. It catches on a table, and stops DareDevil's fall only one floor up from the bottom. Unfortunately, Riddik doesn't hang on, and smacks against the bottom of the shaft. 'Nuff said.
Meanwhile, the Gholam has worked itself up against its fear. The Rand Al'Thor/ Boggart has been grimacing at the creature for some time, but has not attacked. The Gholam tries to think about it logically--The Dragon uses the one power, and he is immune to the one power. It is foolish to be afraid. The Gholam takes a step forward, and the Boggart/ Rand draws a fox-head shaped medallion from his shirt and spins it slowly over his head. That's too much for the Gholam--The dragon is bad enough, but the dragon carrying Mat's medallion is more than it can stand. The Gholam tears the grating off four-inch-high ventilation shaft, and folds itself in. The boggart is just thinking that it might finally get a chance to relax, when it hears DareDevil climbing up the elevator shaft. The Rand/ Boggart turns, ready to transform into whatever DareDevil most fears. But what could that be? DareDevil is the man without fear, and he wouldn't be able to see whatever he changes into in any case. You'll just have to wait for the next incredible issue of our Fabulous Fantastic Rumble! Excelsior!

(So From the top, Luke is on the roof, nursing a broken arm and mourning Riddik. Perrin and Faile have found a hotel room on the tenth floor, and each is trying to convince the other to stay where it is safe. Magneto is in the stair well between the fifth and sixth floors, having rested for an entire five minutes. Malissant is giving both Spiderman and Superman a run for their money in the third floor food court. The Boggart and DareDevil are about to meet at the open elevator shaft on the second sub-floor, and the Gholam is in the ventilation system, heading for the subway station in the fourth sub-floor.)

Cindy Wrote:
Homer Simpson: Ooh! A fight! But I bet it would be even cooler with spaceships . . . in outer space.
Lisa Simpson: But dad, there's no air in space!
Homer: There's an Air 'n Space museum!
Lisa: Sigh. Anyway, I don't approve of all this violence, but at least the next competitor is an example of a strong, intelligent woman - Princess Leia Organa. Since she's at the peak of her powers �
Cindy: Which NEVER happens in those stupid EU books!! Grrr.
Lisa: Calm down, calm down. So since she's at the peak of her powers, she has a light saber which she can use very skillfully. She has appeared near where Magneto is resting, and she finds him soon. But instead of attacking, she notes that he is exhausted and asks if she can help him. What compassion! Solving problems in a non-violent way!
Homer: Aww! I thought we were gonna see a fight . . .
Lisa: Unfortunately, Magneto just glowers at her. "I do not need the help of a mere human" he says with a sneer, and Leia shrugs and starts up the stairs in search of her brother, whose presence she can sense somewhere above her. If only Magneto were to see some of her abilities with the Force, he would probably think her a mutant with powers as extraordinary as his own.
Homer: Come on, Lisa! Let's get to the good stuff. That old guy is still just sitting there on the steps. But Spiderman and Superman are really fighting that Malissant person! He's shooting some bolts of power at Superman!
Lisa: Oh, how horrible! Spiderman has sneaked up from behind while Superman distracts Malissant, and covered him with webbing! What a shame. Spiders are really quite passive, peaceful creatures...
Homer: Oh, sure, Lisa, just like those guys in Arakna - Arack - that spider movie. About people and spiders that kill them.
Lisa: Dad, that didn't really happen!
Homer: Oh yeah, Lisa. SURE it didn't! But Malissant just blew the webbing off of himself! Now he's really, really mad...and he makes the whole room shake with his blast. Superman crashes through a wall...ooh! Ice cream is pouring all over the floor! mmmm...ice-cream floor...aahhh
Lisa: Stop drooling, dad. What happened to Spiderman? Oh! He's on the ceiling, using his sticky hands to hold himself up. And Malissant, well, this is strange. It looks like he's having some sort of struggle. Perhaps Anakin is trying to overcome the influence of his evil possessor. Can he do it? No . . . no, he's still struggling but right now he's not really filled with enough good to do it. The strength of his fight did surprise Malissant, though - he looks tired.
Homer: Boring! Isn't anything exciting going to happen?
Lisa: Down in the lower levels! The boggart is facing Daredevil, and what does it become?
Homer: Nothing! Just some weird-looking blob.
Lisa: Perhaps this is the boggart's true form!
Stan Lee: See! I told you Daredevil is the man without fear!
Cindy: Not quite. It only looks like nothing, because it doesn't matter what visual form it takes. Daredevil's fears are not tied into sight. Listen!
Homer: I can't hear anything! That boggart's making too much noise.
Lisa: That's exactly what she means! It's making so much noise, it's confusing Daredevil! That's what he really fears - having his other senses crippled. He knows better than to stick around there. Feeling around in the dark, he flees from the boggart-noise until his senses are back to normal again. The boggart goes deeper, seeking a quiet dark corner where it can be undisturbed. Oh, the Gholam is seeping upward in search of new prey! How horrible!
Homer: Creepy...ooh! Funtasti-crumble! Mmm....
Lisa: Let me finish up, then. Leia has reached the roof by elevator and found her wounded brother. Luke is glad to see her but wonders if he should tell her about Anakin, whose struggle with Malissant he has been sensing. Meanwhile, Perrin and his wife have finally left the hotel room, still arguing about keeping the other safe but reluctant to keep hiding. And Magneto is just about finished resting! He's starting to get up. And a new fighter will be coming any minute now.
Homer: *snoring*
Lisa: Well, I thought it was exciting.
Cindy: No, it was pretty boring. Maybe He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named should make an appearance soon. Did you hear that, RJ?

(So Leia and a wounded Luke are on the roof, Perrin and Faile are running around the tenth floor, and Magneto is about to leave the stairwell. In the food court, Malissant is recovering from his struggle with Anakin growing in strength, Superman is drowning in ice cream, and Spiderman is hanging from the roof. Daredevil is searching for a way up from the lower levels, the boggart is deep in the underground, and the Gholam is going up through the ventilation shaft.)

Robert Wrote:
George Lucas: At last, someone who will be able to free Anakin from that Malissant.
(FLASH) Senator Amidala appears on the roof behind Leia and Luke
George: Leia feels a familiar person through the Force and turns around to see . . . her mother! She runs to embrace her and Amidala is slightly confused.   Leia takes the rest of the time explaining to Luke and their mother who each of them are. Luke decides to also explain that their father is in trouble. They head off to rescue him. Luke doesn't find it necessary to mention that Anakin will become Darth Vader in the future. Leia and Amidala would only be upset by such knowledge.
Robert: A big family reunion, how cute.
George: Darth Mal is now paralyzed. Anakin can feel his wife and children through the Force. He longs to be with them. If they could reach him, Malissant would likely be banished in a huge outpouring of familial love. Malissant is determined not to let this happen. He is trying to think of how to escape this host that he can't quite control anymore.
(Robert: Mark, is that how this would work, I hope so.)
George: Meanwhile, Faile is threatening to cut off Perrin's ears if he doesn't find a quiet place and rest up. Perrin reluctantly agrees and they head back to the hotel room. Perrin quickly falls asleep, but he doesn't get any real sleep. If his overprotective wife won't let him do anything in the real world, he'd just have to protect her while in a Wolf Dream. Perrin slips into Tel'aran'Rhiod and scouts around the premises.
Faile barricades the door of their room and stares, dreamily, at her husband.
Robert: Well, Perrin is still in the arena, even if his spirit is in another dimension currently. I think that doesn't count as leaving the arena.
George: Magneto starts heading down the stairwell, but he quickly tires and sits down again. He spends the rest of the round catching his breath.
George: Superman, who has recovered slightly, has begun to eat himself out of the ice cream. Yum! Spiderman decides that this would be a good time to leave and seek new allies. He climbs out of the room and heads down the hall on the roof.
George: Daredevil is freaking out. The boggart is masking all of his senses. He can't find anything. He spends several minutes bumbling around in the dark. The boggart has found a secluded corner and rests, hoping that no one will come and bother it. Unfortunately for Daredevil, his bumping around in the dark has attracted the Gholam. It is about to pop out of the ventilation duct above Daredevil.

(So, Luke, Leia and Amidala are heading out to rescue their husband/father. Malissant and Anakin are fighting each other for control. Malissant is also preparing to take another host if necessary. Faile and Perrin are in the hotel room again.   Faile is guarding her husband while he scouts around in the Wolf Dream. Superman is eating his way out of the ice cream. Spiderman is trying to find a safe place to rest and some new allies. Daredevil is stumbling around in the lower levels with the Gholam about to pop up above him. The boggart has found a quiet dark place to rest. Magneto is still resting on the stairs.)

RJ Wrote:
*FLASH*
RJ: Well another competitor has arrived and she is crawling out of the subway tunnel!
Smeagol: It's HER!!
RJ: Yes, it is Shelob the giant spider. She loves the dark places of any world so I don't think that she will venture any farther than the sub-basement levels.
Smeagol: SHE will kill thems nasty varmits--all of the tricksys in the fights.
RJ: I am not too sure of that; there are some very powerful competitors now. It looks like she is making her way to where Daredevil and the boggart are fighting and it seems that the Gholam has arrived too--
Smeagol: Oh, this coulds gets messy!
RJ: Indeed! Shelob bites off Daredevils head and the boggart now becomes a huge ball of light--this sends the giant spider crawling away with the Gholam following close behind. Meanwhile, Spiderman has met with the entire Skywalker family in search of their father/husband. It looks like Spidey will use his special senses to help find Darth Mal sooner--an evil force that large has got to give off some sort of spider sense!
Smeagol: SHE'S the onlys ones with reals powers as thoses. As SHE's don'ts haves the precious! Ah, my precious. I's takes it back!! (He continues to fight with himself in muddle tones)
RJ: Spiderman and Luke, Leia and Amidala all make for the 1st underground level where Superman has met Darth Mal. Right now Malissant is struggling to fight for control of his host and Anakin (as I assume he will turn back to once he has full control again) is almost at the point of suicide, just to rid himself of the Dark Shehap.
Smeagol: Hes can'ts do it. Not without the precious--The precious can do all!
RJ: Well unfortunately, funny friend, the One Ring is not here--although that would add a rather interesting twist. But I am sure Mark would say that Malissant wants the Keys not the One Ring of Power.
Smeagol: Oh no! Its that tricksy White Wizard that is friendses to thems Hobbits!
RJ: What? Oh its the confusion thing again--that is just Magneto. He has been wandering the entire building and has ran into the boggart, still hiding in the sub-basement levels.
Smeagol: What'ses thats?
RJ: The boggart turns into Professor X with a ultra-powerful Cerebro and an army of politicians who have just passed the Mutant Registration Act and have declared war on mutants! Needless to say I am sure that this is the largest fear that the boggart has ever turned into. Magneto is certainly not afraid of his old friend, but of the power that he has and although he believes war is coming it must be a real fear.
Smeagol: He's a running aways. I'ses knew he was a tricksy!
RJ: Yes, Magneto has turned and ran into the corridor where the Skywalkers have met up with Darth Mal. The boggart follows. Spiderman, sensing a very large 8-legged creature has begun searching for Shelob where the Gholam has somehow agreed to be a guard for the giant spider. And now, as George predicted the family love is killing Malissant. He screams out of his Anakin host to the mutant:
Darth Mal: Allow me to join you and victory is yours in every battle!
Smeagol: Oh nos! (Amidala and Leia scream as Malissant leaves Anakin--very weak now--and enters Magneto)
RJ: It appears now that Magneto or Malissant or Mag-issant or Mali-neto or whomever has turned and left the corridor. He turns the corner where Superman has finally come down to meet them, followed by Faile and Perrin who have left their seclusion.
Smeagol: And theres is another flashes of light!

(So, EVERYONE is underground. Shelob has chosen some corner to hide with the Gholam as a guard or watch. Spiderman is on the way over. Magneto/Malissant is about to met Superman, Perrin and Faile in a hallway. The Skywalker family is helping Anakin recuperate while the boggart (now in the form of the evil Emperor Palpatine comes closer)

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