| Rumble 2003 BACK TO ROUNDS 1 - 4 BACK TO ROUNDS 5 - 7 BACK TO ROUNDS 8 - 12 BACK TO ROUNDS 13 - 15 ROUND 16 Brian Wrote: Brian: Well I don't know if this guy will really change the whole outcome of the rumble, except maybe indirectly. You see he appears right in front of the Hulk. The flash of light angers the Hulk and he strikes out at our newcomer. Except, he dodges aside effortlessly and begins raining kicks and punches (about 35 inside the space of 10 seconds) on the Hulk. Of course all that does is enrage the big green brute even further. Eowyn and Paksenarrion try to help the Hulk since he seems unable to pin his opponent down. However in a blur, the warrior in the black suit kicks them both aside, way aside! His kicks send each of them out the windows and into the street, each screaming. His kicks and punches are incredibly powerful, though you wouldn't notice it by the way they bounce off the Hulk's impervious green skin. Hulk: HULK SMASH BLURY FAST MAN!!!!!! Agent Smith: I don't think so, dumb one! Tolkien: At the same time as the Agent appeared and began his attack, two of our other warriors took advantage of the distraction. First, Voldemort lashed out and swiped his wand back from Dumbledore, but Albus wasn't distracted enough for You-know-Who to use any nasty curses on him. They both apparated away. Lucas: Also using the distraction of the attacking agent, Dooku lashes out with the force. He grabs onto a cement pillar and sends it toppling down toward where Mystique is sneaking up on Perrin. Of course, Yoda isn't so surprised as to not stop that! Using the light side of the force, he shields the pair of warriors and himself. What surprises everyone though is the chain reaction caused by Dooku's unwise use of the force. Brian: The support pillar became the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back." In a rush of concrete, metal, and choking dust and debris, the whole building comes crashing down!! Dooku manages to force leap out of the building, but it will take a moment for us to sort out the survivors of this catastrophe! Tolkien: Eowyn seems to have made it out somewhat safely. That is she's still alive. Though her left leg is buried in debris, up to the knee. She begins digging herself out, shortly she is joined by Paksenarrion. As they haul Eowyn out of the pile, she grunts in pain. It seems her leg is broken. Paks, places her hands on Eowyn's leg. Eowyn looks at Paksenarrion, her mouth agape. Eowyn: Galadriel?!? But no! She is queenly in her beauty, and though you are lovely it is the loveliness of a warrior. Who are you? Paks: I am Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter and a Paladin. Stan Lee: The Hulk barely registered the collapse of the building. He just kept on fighting. Mean green fightin' machine that he is, and the Agent ain't even makin' a dent. And now his suit is more of a dusty grey color. JK Rowling: Well Albus and Tom apparated to opposite sides of the building, or should I say on opposite sides of the 15 meter high pile of concrete and steel. Lucas: Dooku force leaped out of the building Brian: Yes I mentioned that already; tell us about Perrin, Mystique, and Yoda. Lucas: Ok, well Yoda, Perrin, and Mystique (in order of importance) . . . Brian: Careful George! Lucas: Oh, all right! Anyway, Yoda grabbed that cement pillar with the force, and when the whole building began to collapse, he used it and the force to shield himself and the other two from the crushing weight. Unfortunately, they are now buried alive in about the very center of the pile. However, we can see that his force bubble has also protected much of the underground levels from being destroyed. Yoda is da man! Frank Oz: He is the very tired man though. Controlling the force to that extent, especially after the battle with Dooku, has drained him more than he has been in at least a century. Brian: Well here comes our next fighter! (So, Hulk and Agent Smith are still fighting in the North end of the pile, and Voldemort is near them. Eowyn and Paksenarrion are on the East end of the pile. Dumbledore is in the south end of the pile, and Count Dooku is in the West end of the pile. Perrin, Mystique and a very worn out Yoda are in the center of the pile.) Mark Wrote: Gorilla Monsoon: What a battle that�s going on now, Bobby! I think any of these guys could beat the tobacco juice out of anybody you�ve ever managed, certainly. Bobby �the Brain� Heenan: Well, I�d put Andre the Giant up against Perrin or Eowyn, I think, but only if they had to fight unarmed. I�d give a lot to be able to manage Bruce �The Hulk� Banner, though. He would have shut up all those humanoids in the audience. Look at how he�s holding up under Agent Smith�s assault�not even flinching! It�s only making him mad, and that makes him bigger and bigger. Gorilla: It sure does. But Agent Smith is using his speed, and dodging every one of the green gargoyle�s attacks, which is a good thing for him, since any of those hits could knock a hole in the Sky Dome. Tolkien: Excuse me, chaps, but shouldn�t you be talking about the new competitor? He has just arrived at the North-east corner of the rubble heap, in easy view of Eowyn and Paks. Eowyn spots him, and grins widely. Eowyn: Lord Aragorn! It�s good to see a friend! Tolkien: Aragorn returns the maiden�s hail, but doesn�t smile�he remembers what Eowyn has apparently forgotten: there are no friends in a rumble. Eventually, there can be only one winner. Strider wonders if he could level Anduril at this brave young woman, if it came down to the two of them. Still, he smiles politely as Eowyn introduces Paksenarrion. Gorilla: Oh my! Pleasantries aside, there�s a fight to get to! A huge crash of breaking concrete punctuates another swing-and-a-miss from the Hulk. Hulk: BLURRY FAST MAN HOLD STILL!! Eowyn: Oh no! Hulk is in trouble. Gorilla: Eowyn leads her two companions toward the cry, explaining on the way that she and Hulk were fighting together before. They reach the scene of the battle, and see a towering green hulk, swinging his fists in frustration at the Agent, who continues to dodge and rain fists and feet on Hulk's hide. Brain: All to no avail, I might add. Hulk is only getting bigger. He's got to be twelve feet tall already. Gorilla: And Aragorn assumes that Hulk is the bad guy, and he leaps in to attack. Aragorn: Hold fast, friend! We are coming! Gorilla: Confused, Agent Smith glances in his direction for a second and--Oh My! Brain: Hulk just backhanded him right across the face, and sent him flying into the rubble pile. Gorilla: He sent him straight into next week! And Aragorn is brandishing Anduril at the Hulk, but Hulk doesn't seem nervous at all. Brain: Would you be, Monsoon? Hulk: Man with Knife get out of Hulk's way! Tolkien: And Eowyn arrives to straighten out the confusion. Hey, does Aragorn get partial credit for Agent Smith's death? Mark: Don't count him out yet, guys. Gorilla: Uh, Oh! It looks like Agent Smith isn't over with yet! He's standing on top of the Rubble pile, and he looks ticked off! Brain: Well, his shades got broken, and I think he blames Aragorn for that. Look at that look of disdain! He cracks his knuckles and glares at the ranger. Agent Smith: All right Mister . . . Aragorn. Now you have my . . . attention. Gorilla: Well, Hulk, Eowyn and Paks brace for a battle, but Aragorn is just standing there with his mouth hanging open. What's going on, Brain? Aragorn: Elrond? What are you doing here? Brain: Well, I guess that answers that. Aragorn's got Common Actor Confusion Syndrome again. And -- What! A flash of light! Gorilla: We didn't even get to the other side of the mountain! John Madden: Hey, don't sweat it, Gorilla. I've got all the action on instant replay, and I'll walk you through it. Now to understand what's been up with You-Know-Who these past five minutes, you've got to first understand what happened just before the building fell. If we rewind the tape to . . . there! And see, watch You-Know-Who's face--See, see the surprise and alarm on his mug just before the ceiling caved in? Now let's look again, and follow his line of sight, and . . . see there? He spotted Mystique in her Harry Potter disguise, just before the walls fell, and for the past five minutes, he's been going crazy, trying to figure out if it was really Harry, or just his imagination. Jesse "The Body" Ventura: Course, most of us would tell you he's crazy already, Madden. But, anyway, he went around the pile a bit, trying to get closer to where Mystique was, and then when he thought he was close enough, he started using his magic or even his hands to move rubble, trying to dig around in it, and make sure Harry is really dead. And that's pretty well occupied him these past five minutes. Madden: That's right, and it's ironic, really, because Mystique isn't even pretending to be Potter anymore. See, Perrin's trapped under the rubble with her and Yoda, and Perrin saw Harry die, so he just takes one look at her, and goes-- Perrin: You're not the Potter boy! Madden: and for a minute, she tries to fake it, but that only convinces Perrin that she isn't to be trusted, so she just drops the facade, and they start fighting. Jesse: And they've been going at it tooth and nail, and Yoda is still exhausted from saving them, so he's just using all his power to keep the building off their heads. I tell ya', Madden, they'd better be careful not to distract the little green man, or else--El Smacko! Madden: Well, actually Jesse, if we look at the tape here, you can see that there's a stairwell--right here--that survived the fall of the building, and that leads to the sub-basements. So, if Perrin or Mystique, or Yoda headed into that, then Yoda could just let it fall, and they'd be fine. Jesse: Yeah, fine. They'd just be trapped under the rubble of a fallen skyscraper. You just don't think before you talk, do you John? Anyway, at the rate Voldemort is digging he ought to break through soon. Madden: Uh, yeah. But, y'know, you really ought not to use his name, cause it disturbs some of our guests here. Jesse: I just call it like it is, Madden. I can't worry about offending people. Madden: Yeah, way to get re-elected. Anyway, there's just one fight left to talk about, and that's Dumbledore and Count Dooku. They ran into each other about a minute before the flash, and just started going right at it. They're sending spells and force lightning back and forth--just testing each other out, so far--but if Aragorn came over to the South side, he might get Common Actor Syndrome again, since it almost looks like how Gandalf and Saruman went at it in Isengard. And I think that about wraps it up for this side of the pile. Back to you, Gorilla! Jesse: Yeah. And put down that Fun-tasty-crumble, Monsoon! (Agent Smith is looking down on Aragorn, Paks, and Eowyn are on the North of the rubble pile, and looking straight across at Hulk, who is now tall enough for his head to be on a level with where the Agent is standing. Dooku and Dumbledore are battling on the South Side. Voldemort is on the West, magically and physically moving rubble. Yoda is inside the rubble pile, holding it up while Perrin and Mystique fight around him) Cindy Wrote: Yoda: Madness, this is! Holding up half the building, I am! Growing very tired, I am! Cindy: Calm down, calm down. In just a couple of seconds, you won't have to hold up anything anymore. Yoda: Ah yes...because evil Voldemort found his way through the rubble, he has! Turn to attack him, I do! Leave Perrin and Mystique to their own fight, I must! Cindy: Right...well, on the other side of the rubble, the newest competitor has arrived - why, it's Casper, the friendly ghost! George Lucas: *snort* What kind of a lousy fighter is that? Mark: Hey...I like Casper! Cindy: Well, he's certainly distracting, at least...going from fighter to fighter, asking if they'll be his friend. Most of them try to ignore him, but he won't go away! At the duel between Dumbledore and Dooku, he keeps floating around the Count, begging him to go play with him. Dooku: Away, you pesky creature! Dumbledore: Now, now, son...you seem to have wandered from your home. Where are you supposed to be haunting? Casper: Funny bearded men! Will you be my friends? Cindy: Well, Dooku, who doesn't fight very fair, uses the distraction to attack Dumbledore unawares...but Dumbledore isn't tricked so easily, and he calmly speaks a hex that turns Dooku's skilled hands to boneless sacks of skin! Dumbledore: I'm terribly sorry to have done that, but I'd rather have that weapon of yours out of your hands. Cindy: He picks up the Count's lightsaber, turns off the blade, and puts the handle in the folds of his robe! Then he conjures up a bottle of Skele-gro. Dumbledore: This will grow back your bones in a few hours...but in the meantime I'll be looking for Tom. Cindy: And he goes off to find Voldemort. Meanwhile, Aragorn is beginning to realize that whether this is really Elrond or not, he is definitely not friendly. I suppose he's a lot more like the dour, doom-saying, human-hating "Elrond" from the movie than the actual Elrond from the books. Tolkien: Darn right! What was with that, anyway? Mark: I liked the movies.... Cindy: Yeah, yeah...anyway, Aragorn lifts his sword to begin fighting with "Elrond," but he may find Agent Smith's method of fighting just a little different from what he's used to. And finally, Hulk has had enough of just looking, so he charges into the first fight he sees - Agent Smith and Aragorn. Eowyn and Paks look at each other, nod, and go charging after him, swords lifted high. And now someone new is coming! (So Yoda is fighting Voldemort, Perrin and Mystique have emerged from the rubble and continue to fight, Dooku is looking at his useless hands and realizing that getting his bones back in several hours won't help him much, Dumbledore is headed towards Voldemort with Dooku's saber in his robes, and Hulk, Paks and Eowyn are headed for Agent Smith and Aragorn. Casper is floating all over the place.) Robert wrote: First off, hello everyone, it is good to be back. Now I hope that I am reading this right. I will be adding two contestants this round. So without further ado... (FLASH) (FLASH) Ivan Reitman: And a new combatant enters the arena... George Lucas: Wait a minute, who are you? Ivan: Well, everyone else got to introduce their characters, so I get to too. The new contestant is Egon Spengler from Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman was the director of Ghostbusters I & II). Egon quickly pulls out his PKE meter and detects a nearby source of ectoplasmic energy. This phenomenon registered off the scale on his meter and he went to investigate with his proton pack blaster drawn. Things aren't looking good for that "friendly" ghost. Robert: Okay that's enough from has-been directors. Ivan: Hey... Robert: Oh come on, you directed Six Days and Seven Nights, you should go and find a rock to hide under. Ivan: Fair enough. Robert: Now that that is taken care of, let us return to the fight. Egon has found Casper and in the tradition of the Ghostbusters, he blasts first and asks questions later. After a few seconds of weapon discharge, he neatly bags Casper in his ghost trap. Robert Jordan: Ooh, ooh, go look at Perrin and Mystique. My Wolfbrother is kicking Stan's shape-shifter around. Robert: True enough. Mystique tried to lose Perrin behind a corner and come back as a different person, but Perrin could smell that she was still the same and is currently chasing her around the building with his axe. She tried kicking and punching him, but Perrin is still amazingly resistant even after all he has bee through. After a few superficial cut from Perrin's axe, Mystique decides that digression is the better part of valor and flees. Perrin follows in hot pursuit. JK Rowling: Meanwhile, you-know-who is throwing everything he's got at Yoda. All Yoda is doing is holding his palm out and absorbing all the magical energy. It seems to be rejuvenating him somewhat. Yoda: When 900 years old you reach, not so spry you will be, hmm? Robert: Exactly Master Yoda, keep up the good work. Now, what is this...the second competitor has entered the arena. It is Fangorn the Ent! And he has just appeared behind the handless Count Dooku. Not realizing that this isn't Saruman, Treebeard steps on him to prevent any of "Saruman's" magic from harming him. Tolkien: Ooh, George, that had to hurt! George Lucas: Oh yeah, well go look at your "precious" Aragorn. Agent Smith is beating him into a bloody pulp. Tolkien: My precioussssss! Robert: Well, that was odd. Anyway, George Lucas was right. Aragorn has been reduced to a only vaguely human-looking pile of carnage. Eowyn and company see the valiant Aragorn fall and charge the computer program also known as Agent Smith. Robert: And finally, Dumbledore is coming up right behind Voldemort who is still frantically blasting away at a yawning Jedi Master. He raises his wand and... (Flash) (So, Perrin is chasing Mystique around the building, but she is faster than he is. Eowyn, Paks, and Hulk are charging at Agent Smith who stands calmly to receive their charge. Voldemort is trying in vain to hurt Yoda who is resting while absorbing all of Voldemort's most potent spells. Dumbledore is about to get the drop on Voldemort. Treebeard is circling the building, trying to figure out what is going on. Egon is about to cross Treebeard and has a very injured Casper in his ghost trap.) RJ Wrote: RJ: Thanks Robert, it's good to have you back. And to conclude the 16th round of the Rumble 2003 (FLASH) Computerized voice: I am alive! RJ: It's Number 5 from the Short Circut movie. I guess it is another in the series of 80's movie characters. Number 5: Number 5 stupid name, wanna be Jonny 5! Inigo: I must say, there are many still alive. Fezzik: But only one can win and survive. RJ: OK, fair enough--Jonny 5 enters the Rumble rubble and happens to stubble upon Treebeard and Egon gazing at the other. Inigo: Do both of them have a mother? Fezzik: I think they both have a brother. RJ: Oh dear--enough of that for now. Inigo: Oooo, look at the cow... Fezzik: Wow! RJ: Ok, guys, first of all, there is no cow--wait a sec!--unless you can count Mystique's random changes in form due to the fact that she turned a wrong corner as Voldemort and Dumbledore re-ignited their duel. She is lying at Perrin's feet, in convulsions. That's weird. Anyway, back to Jonny 5, Treebeard, and Egon. The Ghostbuster's PKE meter shows no sign of activity from either of the other two, so he lowers his proton pack. Egon: What type of creatures are you? Jonny 5: Jonny 5 is alive. I am above average. Do you work for NOVA?!? Egon: No. I am a scientist, but with my experience with the "abnormal" I have come in to this Rumble to try and.... (RJ: I must interject here that while Egon and Jonny 5 were having their conversation, Treebeard was making his introductions as well--it just took a long time in Ent language.) Egon: ...so that is why I am here. I assume you are here to win the Rumble, right? Jonny 5: Killing bad. Hurting bad. You are a Ph.D. and don't know this? RJ: Egon did not have time to respond. I horrible scream booms over the rubble--it is Eyown. Agent Smith has sent her flying across the street. She lands out of bounds, but other than the fact that she can no longer help Paks and the Hulk fight Agent Smith, she is OK. Unfortunately the scream also distracts Perrin--he turns his back and is also hit by one of the "sparks" from Voldemort and Dumbledore. He falls down next to Mystique--still shape-shifting like mad--once again unconscious. Egon: We better go see if we can help. Something about the fight with the green giant and man in shades is not right. RJ: Egon, Jonny 5, and Treebeard head off to the other side of the destroyed building. Meanwhile, a fairly well rested Yoda picks up Perrin with the Force and retreats the other side of the rubble. It appears now that except for the duel between Voldemort and Dumbledore, all attention is focused in on Agent Smith. Agent Smith: I am never one to fight when the numbers don't add up. Perhaps I should even the score for me! RJ: He splits himself in half to create a clone. Inigo: He did not want to be alone. Fezzik: Does anyone want an ice cream cone? RJ: Well there are now TWO Agents and to top it all off, here comes another competitor! (So Voldemort and Dumbledore battle it out--with Yoda keeping a close eye on them and on the unconscious Perrin. Mystique is alive but hurt bad--she continues to shift in and out of various forms. Agent Smith1 continues to fight the Hulk and Paks, while Agent Smith2 turns his attention to Egon, Jonny 5 and Treebeard. Go for it Brian!) ROUND 17 Brian Wrote: Brian: First let me clarify, as there seems to be some minor confusion. This is NOT the Final round. It is the NEXT to last round though. (So 2 more characters from everyone). Also, I think it went just fine as is, but just to clarify a bit, Egon came in 5 minutes before Treebeard, so Robert's story was a total of 10 minutes this round. Lastly, about Event 6, I am sending out another letter ASAP (before most of you will get this letter in fact) discussing some possibilities. Anyway, pass me the Fun-tasty-Crumble and lets continue. *Crunch* *munch* thanks! Arnold Schwarzneggar: I had to take a time out from being the Governator to come see what happens in the tournament. Besides Mr. Clooney there asked me to introduce him. Tha's right! Our newest competitor is the one and only Batman! John Madden: For you statistical fans, Batman is the 3rd fighter to have appeared in all 5 events. The first was Indiana Jones and Hulk was the second. The only two remaining who could join this group are Simon Belmont (of Castlevania fame) and Duncan McLeod, the serial Highlander. Mark: Enough of the stats, I hate it when you ramble on that way. Soooo boring. Brian: I find it rather interesting, actually. Arnold: Anyway, if I could continue? Mark and Brian: sure go ahead. Arnold: Thank you, so Batman appears on the top of the rubble pile above the two wizard guys. He looks down and figures they must be Super beings of some kind, his job as hero is to find out which one is the 'bad' guy, and bring him to justice. He studies them for a while. Tolkien: Meanwhile Fangorn, the little robot, and the ghost catcher have surrounded the "Agent." Fangorn: I've always thought humans were hasty but this is ridiculous! Egon: That's no human, he's something else, I can't tell what, but his reading isn't human that's for sure. Tolkien: And then there is no longer time for talk, the "agent" attacks. His fists are blinding fury as he thrashes into Jonny 5. Egon tries to blast him with his proton pack, but only succeeds in blasting a hole in the rubble pile behind them. In a moment there is only a pile of scrap metal that moans, "Jonny 5 was ali . . ." then a crackling noise silences the robot. Lucas: Meanwhile, Yoda has decided that the stairway is too close to combat when he is this tired. He tosses the always-unconscious Perrin over the side then force jumps after him. They land together (safely, thanks to Yoda's power in the force) on the lowest sub-level. Finding a somewhat, secure area in the Underground, subway-station platform, Yoda begins a healing trance. Stan Lee: Topside, the great green one is still trying to smash the blindingly blurry guy. At the same time, Paks is trying to slice the agent with her sword. The agent chops at her wrist and the blade falls to the ground, however at the same moment, Hulk finally lands a second punch. This one flings the suited warrior over the pile of rubble. Paks breaths a sigh of relief, retrieves her sword and follows the green-skinned behemoth who is now jumping over the rubble pile. JK Rowling: On the other side of the rubble pile The two most powerful wizards of all time are still battling it out when the Agent comes flying down. He lands on the remnants of the broken flagpole, it jabs through his gut, impaling him there. His body convulses for a moment then lays still. Voldemort takes advantage of the distraction and apparates away. He appears next to Mystique just as she shape shifts into Harry Potter again. Voldemort: Nice try Potter, but your shape-shifting potion won't fool me! He takes out his wand and Mystique turns to ash. With a scream of glee Voldemort apparates in a blinding **flash** (So, from the bottom, Yoda and Perrin are in a healing trance in the Underground subway-station, Voldemort is gloating over his "victory" in a parked car on the 3rd underground floor, Egon, Treebeard, and Agent2 {technically not a combatant anymore than Stripe's progeny, he can not win} are fighting on the ground. Dumbledore is climbing up to investigate the Agent's body, Paks is following Hulk over the pile and Batman is atop it all) Mark wrote: Luke: Ga ba ba blaa. Da, da,da,da. Bldeeee!! Mark: I will translate Luke's babblings. He says that just as Voldemort appears in the parking lot, there is another flash just behind him. Voldemort whirls around, but now it has gone dark again. All he hears is a disconcerting mumble. Voice: He's not here. No. Not yet, he's not. Ah, but the other. Yes, he's here. And close by too. Voldemort: Lumos. Mark: Voldemort's wand lights up, and the thin little man with the beak-like nose freezes and doesn't move. He continues to mumble, however. Padan Fain: Not an Aes Sedai, even if he uses the power. But not exactly a fade, either. Is he one of them? One of the chosen? They cannot hurt us anyway. But they will try, won't they? Mark: Fain draws his ruby-hilted dagger and begins to smile in an odd way. Even Voldemort doesn't like it. Voldemort: You are insane. Mark: Fain cocks an eyebrow, and flashes another enigmatic smile. Fain: As if he was not as well. But of course, there are madmen, and then there are madmen. Who can really say for sure. Ha, Ha, Ha! Mark: Voldemort begins to back slowly away--even he knows better than to approach a rabid dog. Fain advances until they reach the stairs. Voldemort backs up the stairs, and Fain stays below, his eyes flashing between the wizard and the opposite flight. Fain: I should kill him now, I should. Yes, we will kill them all. But first the Two Rivers boy. Then they will stop haunting us. Fine, first the Two Rivers boy, and then all the rest--every one of them! And then, when they give me al'Thor, we'll kill him too, make him know who kills him! Mark: Voldemort continues to back away, leaving the mad Lugardian merchant to his babblings. Meanwhile, far above, Batman has noticed that he is being approached from two sides--Hulk from the North and Dumbledore from the West are climbing the rubble pile toward him. He decides it's time for a change of scenes, and shooting a rope into a neighboring building, he pulleys down toward where Treebeard, Egon, and the agent are fighting. Treebeard: Hm, Hoom, Listen, hasty human. You are beginning to annoy me! Mark: Indeed, the agent is pummeling Treebeard's legs, but most of his hits are landing with more force on Egon. Egon continues to try to blast him with his power-pack, and comes very close to blasting Batman full in the chest. Batman decides that here is a threat that must be eliminated. He draws from his belt the Bat-Tazer--meant to stun, but in a contest such as this, to be stunned is likely to lead to death! He takes careful aim at both the agent and the Ghostbuster, and fires. The tazer strikes them both. Egon shakes with the electric jolt, and falls unconscious. The Agent, however, being basically a computer program, is affected much more significantly--He is struck immobile, and his body phases in and out of reality like snow on a TV screen. He opens his mouth and screams! Agent2: (That sound your computer makes when it's trying to dial up, and can't reach anything) Mark: and then with a flash, the agent vanishes, and the tazer falls to the ground. Batman: Well, that's not what I expected to hap-urk! Treebeard: Human, there was no need to hurt my little friend as well as that dark-suited man. That was certainly a hasty move. I ought to squash you like a bug for it. Mark: And while that is happening, Hulk has reached the top of the pile and looks down to see Dumbledore. Hulk: Man with Stick comes toward Hulk. Hulk cannot find Caped Man who was here before. Maybe Pretty Sword Girl knows where he went. Mark: Paks and Dumbledore climb up to where Hulk is, and Hulk introduces them. Hulk: Man with Stick, this Pretty Sword Girl. Hulk smashed her in First Tournament, but now she is Hulk's friend. Dumbledore: Charmed, I'm sure. Mark: Meanwhile, Yoda's healing trance is interrupted by an odd whispering voice. Fain: The Two River's boy is mine! You cannot kill him first! Mark: Yoda leaps awake, and uses the force to slam Fain against the wall. He struggles there, unable to move a muscle, his ruby-hilted dagger in his hand, a droplet of blood on the tip. He is stuck to the wall, a good ten feet above the ground, held by no discernable force. And suddenly he begins to laugh. Not a nervous laugh, or a triumphant laugh. A true laugh, as if he had just though of something extremely funny. Fain: He is an Aes Sedai, or a chosen! The little green frog is a Dreadlord! Ha, Ha Ha! It won't help him, though. Ha, Ha Ha! Yoda: Mad you are. The dark side, I sense. And . . . something else. Mark: Yoda reaches up to his ear, and realizes that it is dripping a small bit of blood. Apparently, this mad human has nicked his ear with his knife. Not that it would matter. It's only a superficial wound. But then, as is typical with the Shadar Logoth dagger, the wound begins to fester immediately. Yoda notices its evil nature quickly, and calls on the force to help him, but the dark power of Shadar Logoth has already spread down his ear, and into his face, his eyes, his head. He feels his strength begin to leave him, the force abandoning him, as it must to all that breathes. And through it all, he hears Fain's insane howls of laughter. >Flash!< (So, from the top, Hulk, Paks, and Dumbledore are on top of the pile; Treebeard is crushing Batman on the ground, while Egon lies nearby, unconscious (and Casper, inside the trap), on the first sub basement, Voldemort is looking for a way to the ground floor, and in the subway station, Perrin is still in a healing trance, and Fain is stuck to the wall, both of which effects will end shortly, as Yoda has just stopped breathing.) Cindy Wrote: Lucas: Kill one of my greatest characters, will you? Well, here's another of my creations - no, not from STAR WARS...it's Sorsha, from Willow! She's appeared in full armor, sword ready, somewhere on top of the middle of the building's remains. Cindy: Lots of sword maidens around lately. Lucas: They're the best kind of maidens! Anyway, she wastes no time approaching the first people she sees, Treebeard and Batman. Treebeard: Hmm! You are quite hasty, to wave that sword about so wildly. Sorsha: A talking tree? What sorcery is this? Treebeard: (Having finished off Batman somewhat absentmindedly) Sorcery! None, lady, save the magic that sends a tree's roots into the ground and brings forth nourishment. Sorsha: Don't try to fool me with riddles! Lucas: And she attacks Treebeard with determination! Tolkien: MY creation, however, easily fends her off. Lucas: Don't speak too soon. Sorsha can accomplish a fair amount of damage with her quick sword work. Cindy: Well, we'll leave those two alone for a while. It looks like Egon is coming to with a groan. Still groggy, he flops his hand onto his little ghost-holding thingy, and accidentally opens it! Er...I wouldn't worry - as soon as Casper gets out, he looks around in sheer terror. Casper: This place is scary! Nobody here's going to be my friend... Cindy: And he immediately flies out of bounds. Shouldn't have lasted so long anyway. Mark: Captured like that, he was probably technically dead already. Cindy: He was DEAD before the whole thing started. But anyway....Egon has gotten to his feet, but almost immediately he catches a random stab from Sorsha's sword as she's swinging it at Treebeard...and I'm afraid it was a little too close to his heart. Well, he's gone. And now for the trio on the top � Dumbledore: My friends, I feel it is important for me to see to Voldemort. He is far too dangerous for anyone but me to fight, and even I face much difficulty with him. Paks: If that's what you feel, sir. I feel I should go underground - there is great evil lurking there, and it must be defeated. What about you, Hulk? Hulk: ENOUGH TALKING! HULK WANT TO SMASH!! Cindy: And Hulk goes stomping off to the nearest fight, which happens to be Treebeard and Sorsha. Dumbledore and Paks both head for their chosen foes, although Paks doesn't know just what she's about to get into...Voldemort has just gotten to the stairs heading above ground, and Perrin's trance has ended; he awakens to Fain's laughter. And someone else is coming! (So, Hulk is nearing Treebeard and Sorsha, Dumbledore's looking for Voldemort, who's coming above ground and Paks is searching the evil coming from Fain, and Perrin's waking up near Fain) Robert Wrote: Robert: Well, then, we wouldn't want one of the coolest characters ever to be in the rumble to be denied another appearance. (FLASH) Simon Belmont has entered the arena. He appears right in front of Voldemort and thinks that the evil sorcerer is a vampire. He pulls out a stake and mallet and rushes the dark wizard. Voldemort is in a bind. He knows that Dumbledore is right behind him, so he cannot retreat. He knocks Simon Belmont out of the way with a quick spell and dashes pat. Simon was only stunned for a moment. He meets up with Dumbledore and they decide to hunt the wicked sorcerer together. Robert: Now to end what has been a valiant fight. Perrin has been alive far too long (he probably would have died long ago if he wasn't my pick and I was gone for six rounds or so). Fain recognizes the Two Rivers blacksmith apprentice and strikes quickly with his dagger. The Shadar Logoth blade leaves a small cut, but the taint of that wicked city turns Perrin into a swollen pile of putrescence in a matter of seconds. Fain gives another insane laugh and runs off looking for more things to kill. Paksenarrion barely misses Fain killing Perrin and continues her pursuit of Fain. Robert: Sorsha and Treebeard continue to battle. Sorsha does superficial damage to Treebeard�s bark, but fortunately for her she has been able to avoid the Ent's swings so far... no, wait, she was too slow. A massive branch crushes Sorsha against the ground and she is no more. Hulk comes on to the scene and seems very confused. Treebeard mistakes the green skinned Hulk for an orc and backhands him, knocking him fifty feet. Hulk is clearly enraged and gets right back up and swears to crush the "tree man". (So, Simon Belmont and Dumbledore are chasing Voldemort. Treebeard and the Hulk are about to clash. Fain is looking for Rand al'Thor of all people, and Paksenarrion is tracking him.) RJ Wrote: RJ: OK, sorry for the confusion of what round it was or what number competitor we were on, but I think we got it straight now...so here comes the last of round 17, #80... *FLASH* Voice: Hellwo. Be verwy, verwy quiet I am here to intwoduce the fighter. Hea hea. Screaming man: YO! Adrian.......huh I mean. Die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RJ: It appears that mistaken character syndrome has even affected the character himself this time. Mr. Sylvester Stallone did not know if he was Rocky or another character. Mark: Well, it appears that since he his laden with weapons AND holding a machine gun I would have to go with Rambo. Elmer: Yes indweed. Our fightwer is Rwambo. Hea hea. He appears next to Hulk and Trweebearwd. Hulk: Arrrrrgggggggg! HULK SMASH TREE MAN AND GUN GUY! Treebeard: It appears that you humans and orcs are ever at war. Peace is the proper way of things. Rambo: Peace this! RJ: Oh my! Rambo has unleashed his firepower on Treebeard. He empties a full load of bullets from his machine gun and blasts away one of the Ents legs! Elmer: Oh the humanitwy! Let us see what else trwanspierws. RJ: It looks like Simon and Dumbledore are continuing to track Voldemort in the basements, and Paks is running after the evil Fain. I tink something quite bad will come out of all of this. Brian: Well, it is a Rumble to the death. Elmer: That is trwue. He-who-must-not-bwe-named is also trwying to stay as farw away frwom Fain as possible. RJ: Meanwhile, Hulk has jumped on top of the wounded Treebeard and is hitting away, knocking a branch here and there off. It looks like the Ent is going down! Elmer: Trweebearwd does fall but it is on top of the Incrweadable Hulk. Rambo: Eat fire freak! RJ: I don't think this fight is over yet. Elmer: Rwambo has taken out a flwame thrwower! He lits it up and burns Trweebearwd and Hulk RJ: Treebeard screams out (or does whatever Ents do to show that they are hurt) While Hulk gets only larger from the injury. Hulk: GUN GUY IS DEAD! HULK MAD NOW!! Elmer: Oh my. Hulk is biggwer now that he has evewr been befowre. And he comes another fightwer! (SO Simon and Dumbledore are in the basements tracking Voldemort, while Paks is there tracking Fain. Fain is looking for his next kill, while Hulk and Rambo size each other up over the smoldering remains of Treebeard.) ROUND 18 Brian Wrote: Forrest Gump: Momma always said killin' was wrong, but I don't think these guys momma's told them that. Cause they is doin' a LOT o' killin'. Lady Jessica: Actually some of them know, especially my son Paul. However, he, like many of the others, learned that sometimes, killing is necessary for survival. Gump: Yeah? Well, I don't think anybody told that creepy guy with the knife down there. Hey is about enough to scare the bejeebers outta anyone! He sees that beautiful Paladin girl. Course she ain't half as perty as my Jenny. Did I ever tell you about the one time that me and Jenny . . . Brian: Yes Forrest, you did. What about Paksenarrion? Gump: Oh! Yeah, Pakswhatsername is creepin' along the dark hallway. Her hand is kinda glowin' an' stuff. That makes her easier to see too. The creepy guy mutters somethin' to hisself. Fain: Hahaha! An Aes Sedai witch, this will be lots of fun! Die witch! Gump: Then he leaps at the girl, with that knife stabbed out. Luckily, his talkin' to hisself kinda warned her he was comin'. Pakswhatsername turns around, but creepy swipes at her with his knife. She grunts in pain and holds her wrist back. The creepy guy starts to laugh like he's gonna wet his pants. Fain: Aes Sedai, going to die! Ha ha haha ha haaaa! Gump: The perty girl looks at her hand as it begins to turn really ugly. She grits her teeth and squints her eyes. The creepy guy isn't even botherin' her no more. In fact he's just about rollin' on the ground now with his laughin'. Suddenly a bunch a light shoots outta her arm and hits Mr. Creepy. His laughin' kinda stops as he watches the ugliness fall of her arm and hand. Fain: Impossible, you were dead witch! Paks: It is you who will die spawn of evil! Gump: Then the creepy guy starts runnin' away. He ain't much a runner. I think I could beat him any ol' time. Course carryin' all that metal, Pakswhatsername ain't too fast either. She's catchin' up to him soon though. Lady Jessica: While all of that was happening, Paul has joined the battle. He draws his chrysknife and advances on the great, green, giant; and the slow, slurred-speeched, soldier. They seem pretty contend on blasting away on each other and don't yet see Paul approaching. So Paul watches for a moment. He quickly notices how ineffectual the bullets are against the green one. Naturally he decides to try to make him an ally, instead of an enemy. Paul draws his second knife and leaps down to the stupid soldier. Working both knives, he makes quick work of Rambo. Unfortunately, the Hulk is so enraged, that he doesn't even notice that Paul isn't Rambo. He only wants to stop the stinging bullets from continuing. He backhands Paul sending him sprawling. Though his personal shield kept him alive, Paul knows he is no match for the 20 foot green monster. Brian: In fact, how do you kill someone with impervious skin? Jessica: Anyway, Paul lays still and the green giant moves on to another fight. And here comes another flash of light. (So, Simon and Dumbledore are still looking for Voldemort, who is setting traps for them. Paks is about to catch and skewer Fain, who is frantically thinking of how to kill someone the knife couldn't kill. Hulk is walking around the rubble and Paul Maud'Dib is rubbing his throbbing head.) Mark Wrote: Mr.T: Last round now, sucka! I told you my prediction was pain, and now we're comin' down to the wire. That freaky Fain foo' is dodgin' away from Pak'snarin, when suddenly, he comes upon a new enemy. TV's Frank: Hey, it's that guy from TV, Adrian Paul! Dr. Forrester: No it's not. It's Duncan McLoed of the clan McLeod...The Highlander! Frank: Nice lead up, Steve. McLoed sees a guy charging him with a drawn knife, and immediately draws his sword. Joel: I made this in shop class. It's a letter opener. Impressive clergyman: Da Highwander swings his swowd, but wo, Fain ewades the swing and stwetches out wif his daggah. Macwowd dances aside, but he wecieves a wittle nick in his wist. Fain stahts waffing wike a cwazy pahson, and ... Elmer: I wike how this guy talks! Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh! Yoda: Rotting away is Duncan's hand. Know the feeling, I do. C-3PO: But look, sir. His skin is aching and bubbling with the power of Shadar Logoth, but he isn't falling dead. John Madden: That's right, Threepio! See, the only way for Duncan to be killed is take his head--here--away from his neck--here. As long as that doesn't happen, he literally CANNOT DIE. C-3PO: But that means--OOOH, I can't bear to watch! Mark: It seems Paks is similarly struck by the sight--Duncan would be dying from the pain of the wound, but he isn't allowed to. As a result, the putrefaction of the wound has spread across his entire body by now, making him writhe in pain and horror, but his body will not succumb to it. The pain is growing more and more. Duncan opens his mouth to scream, but his tongue is eaten away as with a cancer. Gorilla Monsoon: and that's all Paks can take--she dithers for a minute between saving Duncan from his agony or stopping Fain before he does that to someone else. Duncan's pathetic little non-scream decides it--she kneels down beside Duncan and puts her hand on his forehead. Paks: Gird's grace upon you. Mark: Fain has found a storm drain leading to the surface, and chuckling, pulls himself back up to the ground floor. He's escaped Paks for now, as I expect that healing will take a while. Lee Jordan: Meanwhile, You-Know-Who has been leading Professor Dumbledore and Simon on quite a merry chase in the underground passages. He's been setting magical traps, none of which have caught our headmaster, but Belmont's getting the brunt of it. Now, You-Know-Who is climbing back up the last few steps to arrive on the surface again. He can see the light, and is just wondering what kind of a trap he can leave for them at the surface. He sticks his head out into the air and--WHUMP!!!! Hulk: HULK SMASH UGLY SNAKE MAN! Mr.T: He tossed that sucka heckuvafar! Gorilla Monsoon: Indeed he did! You-Know-Who didn't even see him coming, and the Hulk absolutely clobbered him right in the face, and sent him flying into next week. TV's Frank: But mostly, just into the rubble of the fallen building. He's alive, but knocked pretty silly. Impressive Clergyman: And his puhsuahs have awwived at the suhface too. Simon the Vampiah huntah steps out of the cellah, into the wight. He is bwinded momentawily, but wooks awound foh Vohdemo- Lee: DON'T SAY HIS NAME! IC: Wewax, wittle boy. I couldn't say it if I twied. Anyway, befoah he can find him, Hulk, who is still in his wage attacks him. Hulk: MAN WITH ROPE DOES NOT SCARE HULK! Owl: And the Hulk clouts Belmont over the head. Whoo, My! I haven't seen a body fold up like that since my great, great, great-uncle Ebenezer flew head first into a jumbo jet. Oh, I remember that like it was yesterday . . . Lee: Oh, No! Dumbledore steps out and directly into the Hulk's warpath! Watch out, Professor! But wait. He is saying something to the Hulk. I can't hear the exact words, but the Hulk seems to be calming down a titch. Is he charming him, Professor? Prof. McGonagall: In a manner of speaking, yes. Tolkien: But look! Paul Atredies is watching from a distance, and it seems he has decided that the Hulk is far too dangerous. He draws his sound-gun, and--Now wait a second! There weren't any sound-guns in the book! Is this the book-Paul or the Movie-Paul? Peter Jackson: Maybe it's the director's interpretation of the book. Stan Lee: Do shut up, now. Paul takes careful aim for the back of the Great Green Goliath's head. Is this the not-so noble nullification of our humongous half-brained hero? Gorilla Monsoon: No! At the last second, Paul's aim is ruined by Padan Fain who lunges at his back from behind! Bobby "The Brain": The shield turned the attack, of course, but Fain knocked the aim slightly off center, and it struck the Hulk's back instead! Lucas: Oh, that's just gonna make him mad! Owl: Whoo! And Hulk was knocked right on top of Professor Dumbledore! That's over half a ton of solid muscle on an old man's body. Rather like when my cousin Winifred was sat on by an elephant. She had been . . . Lee: Oh, no! The professor! Stan Lee: Oh, who cares! Hulk survived, 'nuff said. And he is indeed angry now! He leaps into the air, in the direction the attack had come, leaving two mangled wizards in his wake. Mr.T: It looks like That Dumbledore Dude is still alive, but he is in heckuva bad shape. His legs are crushed, and he is in pain. My prediction came true, suckas! He is also paralyzed from the waist down. Lee: Oh no! McGonagall: Lee, would you stop saying 'oh, no.� It�s getting annoying. Lee: But Professor, You-Know-Who is waking up again, and he's not ten feet away from the professor! McGonagall: Oh, no! >Flash!< (So, Paksenarrion and Duncan McLoed are in the first basement, where Duncan is almost healed. Dumbledore is on the ground floor, just west of Center, surrounded by debris and paralyzed from the waist down. Voldemort is about ten feet away, shaking the cobwebs out and wondering how he got there. The last thing he remembers is seeing the sun, and then suddenly he had run headlong into a green brick wall. Hulk is about twenty feet in the air, about to land between Fain and Paul, who are presently knife fighting on the east side of the rubble.) Cindy Wrote: Cindy: With the conditions as rough as they are, things definitely do not look good for our next fighter: Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter's hapless and forgetful friend. Comic Book Guy: Worst - fighter - ever! Rebus Hagrid: Ah, shut yer mouth! Neville didn' get inta Griifindor for nuthin', ye know! Cindy: In fact, though the scene before him makes him turn a sickly shade of green, Neville straightens his back and starts forward with his wand in a shaking hand. The first person he notices is someone he's quite familiar with -his own headmaster Dumbledore. He goes running to him and helps him sit up. Neville: Professor! Oh, no....what can I do? Dumbledore: Neville, you needn't fear for me. If my death is near, as I sense it is, I look forward to whatever fascinating matters await me in that great new adventure. But you, I believe, have matters you still must attend to here. Neville: M-me, Professor? Dumbledore: Of course, my boy! Why else do you think you came here? Cindy: Meanwhile, Paksennarrion and a healed Duncan have come up above ground again. They see Dumbledore and Neville and run up to join them. Paks: What happened, sir? You could certainly use a healing, by Gird's will. Cindy: But when she puts her hand upon him and entreats her patron, her request is denied - it has not been granted to Dumbledore to be healed at this time. Neville is practically in tears. Dumbledore: There, there, don't be so troubled. You're not alone here. And you've always chosen your friends and allies wisely. Cindy: At that moment, the ground quakes mightily - Hulk has just landed from his twenty foot fall - smack on Padan Fain's head! Well, his brain has been squashed beyond recognition. Hulk: (delightedly) HULK SMASH!!!! Paul: I suppose I should thank you for ridding me of that enemy... Hulk: Quiet, Other man with knife! Hulk knows other man with knife tried to hurt Hulk! Hulk smash!! Cindy: And he lunges, but the swift-footed Paul dodges just in time, darting behind a pile of rubble. Before Hulk can sweep the debris aside, Paul darts away again, using the rubble as his cover and continuing to evade Hulk's attacks. Eventually, though, he will tire. Meanwhile, the shaking from Hulk's jump made a large bit of rubble fall into Dumbledore's head. He's knocked out cold - no, he's not breathing anymore. It looks like he's gone off on his new adventure. Lee Jordan: NOOOOOOOOO! Luke: That's my line! Anakin: I said it first! Obi-Wan: No, *I* said it first! McGonagall: (sniffling) Oh, stop it, all of you. I can't believe he's gone! Cindy: Can I go on, please? Thank you. Neville, Paks and Duncan scarcely have time to mourn before Voldemort comes creeping towards them through the rubble. He doesn't know Duncan, but he remembers Paks a little, and he recognizes Neville as a wizard from his wand. Chuckling to himself, he begins to plan his attack. Paks stiffens. Paks: I sense a great evil. I've felt it before in this fight. Something not quite human. Neville: W-what is it? Cindy: Before Paks can give an answer, Neville stiffens, and a blank look comes over his face. Robotically, he opens his mouth, and voices comes out - but it is not his own. Lee Jordan: It's You-Know-Who - he's possessed Neville!! Voldemort's voice: Now you'll have to kill him, won't you? It's the only way to destroy me... Paks: You lie. Duncan: Perhaps he does, but there is some truth to what he says. Is there no other way to rid the boy of his presence? Paks: I don't know. I could try to force him out -- Cindy: She reaches out with her powers, but is immediately repulsed by a hex from Voldemort, using Neville's wand. What neither Paks nor Duncan realizes, however, is there is a battle going on that neither of them can see or hear...in Neville's mind. Neville: G-get out of me! Voldemort: (cackling) And how will you make me, you foolish little boy? Don't you know I've defeated grown adults with ten times your power? There's no hope for you, or for your friends. Neville: Professor Dumbledore had hope in me... Voldemort: Ha! And where is that old man now? Dead, and he the only one with the smallest chance of stopping me. Now I am unstoppable! Neville: You were stopped once before, and it was by a baby, not a powerful grown-up...I know Harry; he's my friend. Voldemort: But he couldn't really stop me, as you clearly see - and his body lies dead somewhere in this rubble. Your friend, you say? Are you the one from that irritating Weasel family? - No, no red hair. Why - you're the Longbottom boy! (He laughs) Then you certainly know my powers are unstoppable against you - after all, my mere followers were able to turn your parents addle-brained! Imagine what I can do. Neville: (very quietly) My parents were very brave. Voldemort: Brave, ha! They were so frightened they had their very wits scared out of them. Cindy: But here, at last, Voldemort has made his great mistake. At the thought of his parents, Neville finds courage that he did not have before, and his heart swells at the distant memory of a mother and father who once recognized their son's face, and cared enough for him to come face to face with agents of evil to defend Neville and give him a world where he would not have to fear. Lee: Enough commentary, already! What's going on? Cindy: All right, all right. If there's anything Voldemort can't abide, can't even begin to comprehend, it is feelings of love. As soon as Neville begins to think of his parents and defend their courage, Voldemort can no longer possess him. He slithers back to his own form, extremely weakened � Tolkien: And Paks drives her sword through his heart! Now there's a sword-maiden in the tradition of Eowyn! Cindy: Duncan, as is his wont, contributes by neatly separating Voldemort's head from his body. Paks: Now, by Gird, you will cast your evil shadow upon this place no longer! Cindy: And the Dark Lord is gone at last! Neville, quite weak-kneed, falls to the ground. "I'm glad that's over!" he says in relief. Unfortunately for him, there's still plenty of danger left - but he has Paks and Duncan as allies, at least for now. They return to Dumbledore's body, where Paks curious picks up the professor's wand and tucks it into her belt for later inspection. (So, Hulk is furiously chasing Paul as he hides behind one pile of rubble after another, and Paks, Duncan and Neville are burying Dumbledore's body as they rest from their ordeal with Voldemort) Robert Wrote: FLASH Robert: An odd man wearing a feather headdress and a jaguar skin cloak appears in front of the Hulk. It's Amalikiah. Wow, I don't know that he'll be able to do much against this green goliath, but... wait. Stan Lee: Nooooooo!!! That freak isn't fighting the Hulk... he's talking to him... what is going on? Robert: This is a classic trick of Amalikiah. He did it to the king of the Lamanites and to the Lamanite general Lehonti. He's offering an alliance so he can double-cross the Hulk later. The Hulk is really calming down. He's almost back to normal size. Frank Herbert: Meanwhile, the Muad'dib is taking the opportunity to escape. He leaves the Hulk in his dust and looks for a more realistic opponent. Robert: And the last three do-gooders are finishing up Dumbledore's burial as Paul Atreides is about to stumble across them. (So, Amalikiah and the Hulk are talking calmly on one side of the rubble. Paksenarrion is fending off McLeod�s rather obvious advances while Neville looks on rather confused. Paul Atreides sees the three and is deciding how to approach them.) RJ Wrote: RJ: And with a huge flash of light the final competitor of Fun-tasty-crumble 3 arrives (A voice cackles) RJ: The flash of lightning has brought the sorceress Maleficent! She has appeared near Hulk and the wicked king Amalikiah. She sizes him up while he does the same to her--I think that each in their own evil way believes that they control the destiny of the other. Hulk (much calmer now--almost back to human form): Hulk is confused. Why is there much fighting? Amalikiah: I agree! There is too much fighting--but it is because of those four over there (pointing to Paks, Neville, Duncan, and Paul). And WE need you my good and mighty friend to defend us from those that wish to cause us harm. Maleficent (pleading): Can you do that? Hulk: Hulk try! Yoda: Try he better not! RJ: And with that Hulk moves off to fight the only remaining sources of good in this rumble. I am not sure what will get Hulk out from such evil influences. Mark: A girl of course! Brian: Paks should be able to help him--they have been in alliance before. RJ: True but in a Rumble all bets are off. Paks sees her old friend coming and has a hope that the Hulk will help her fight off, yet she senses something is wrong. R2D2: BEEP BOOP BREEEE BEEP BEE BOOP BOOD. C3PO: Indeed, R2! There is no need for such language. I am fluent in over 926 trillion forms of communication and I have found there is no need for that kind of name-calling. I am sure that the evil king and witch will get their come-up pence. Yoda: MMM, win the good will. Feel it from the Force do I. RJ: While all of this dealing between Maleficent and Amalikiah has been going on and with the approach of a much-changed Hulk, Paul has joined up to Duncan MacLeod and Neville Longbottom--the three now look for a way to help Paks. Mark and Brian: NOOOOOOO! RJ: Don�t worry the rules still apply because it is the final round, Paks still has �introducer immortality� just as Hulk does. Paks: That evil pair will only hurt you in the end. Cindy: Where did that evil pair go? RJ: They have come around to attack, Paul and Duncan! What a heart tearing moment! Hulk begins to remember all that he and Paks have fought for together, just while an enormous battle begins, trapping poor Neville in the middle. Yoda: The Dark side too work hard it has. RJ: Yes, the evil king Amalikiah has ended the life of the Highlander in just the proper way--he was too skilled with a sword. Maleficent on the other hand has used her staff to end the life of Paul Atriedes. Electrocution is never a pleasant way to die. Cindy: What is going on with Neville? RJ: He seems to have found a hiding place among the rubble and near the burial place of Dumbledore. *And with a FINAL Flash of light*, the last round is completed! Only five contestants remain. Who will win, that is now for us to decide? (So to all participants, all bets are off now! We have only (in order of Rumble appearance) the Incredible Hulk, Paksenarrion, Neville Longbottom, King Amalikiah of the Lamanites, and the Sorceress Maleficent. I await your decisions, as I know you do mine, to see what fighter will receive the title of FANTASTIC RUMBLE �03 CHAMPION! Let the final begin!) READ ON! CLICK HERE! |