| Final Match Tolkien's Heroes (8-1) vs Young X-Men (8-1) Brian Wrote: Mr. Statistics: Now we get to see if the Young X-Men can prove that their winnings were not a fluke. The final match is between them and Tolkien's Heroes. Stan Lee: Now we get to see who has the best creations in all the universes! Tolkien: And the winner is . . . Lucas: Whatever, without the Sith or Jedi this match is really pointless. Tolkien: Now George, don't be sore, just because we CLOBBERED you! Tolkien & Lee: HAHAHAHAHAHA! Brian: As fun as it is to listen to you three bicker like little children, I'd like to get to the match. Lee: Right, to start it the Young X-Men come up with a game plan. A solid form of attack. Nightcrawler teleport's away with a <Bamph> He appeas next to Gandalf. He <Bamph's> in and out hitting Gandalf over and over. What's wrong Ronald, did your other two 'heroes' run away? Tolkien: Hardly Stan. They've just split up. As have your creations. Lee: Speaking of which, Ice-Man and Pyro team up and blast ice and fire at your ruddy Wizard. Lucas: Oooh. Ruddy Wizard. That's good. Tolkien: Actually the name Radagast could be translated as 'Ruddy Wizard' as in Ruddy Brown. Lee: It was supposed to be an insult. Tolkien: Well, not a good one then was it. Lee: Well that was! Pyro just incinerated the last of the local vegetation, and Ice-Man has frozen what little animal life there was in the area. Weakened and more or less defenseless, they annihilate Radagast's powers and take him out. Lucas: Here we go Marvel! Here we go! Tolkien: Why are you cheering for him? He eliminated your teams too! Lucas: Well yeah, but you're a ruddy British twit! Tolkien: I refuse to stoop to your level. Besides, looks like I'm winning again. Rogue didn't see Bilbo (of course) and he get's in a back stab. The skunk striped girl falls to the ground, her cloak falling from her body. Lee: But look! When she fell Bilbo got a good look at her! He see's she's a lovely girl and feels sorry. Lucas: More likely he's just a horny old Hobbit. He did live alone all his life. No women in his life whatsoever. Tolkien: Sounds like most of your fans, eh George? Lucas: Whatever, I have a family. I'm not lonely. Lee: Anyway, Bilbo cradles her head as she dies, but her power takes leaps from her face through his hands and takes him out as she dies! Brian: Meanwhile, Gandalf has finally caught Nightcrawler. He cuts him down with Glamdring. Lee: But here come Ice-Man and Pyro to join in the fray! Mr. Obvious: Wasn't Atlantis supposed to be sinking? Brian: Right you are, and here's a great wave of water crashing into the battle! Lee: Ice-Man freezes the water. He forms a giant dome as the water goes over them. Lucas: The cold slows Gandalf, and Pyro is able to hit him with a blast of fire. Tolkien: But as his robes fall away, they are renewed in purest white! He lifts his hand and shoots a blast from his hand. The white light slams into Pyro and takes him out! Mr. Obvious: Now it's one on one. Tolkien: Gandalf shoots another blast of energy at the ice-mutant. Lee: And Ice-Man turns the blast with a wall of reflective ice. It bounces off and hits the wizard square in the chest! Tolkien: But Gandalf is mostly unhurt by his own blast. Lee: But he is stunned. Taking advantage of his foe's blunder, Ice-Man launches in and rains a few kicks on Gandalf. The wizard is already sore from all the blows Nightcrawler rained on him. He's weakening, I see a victory. Tolkien: Perhaps. Except for me. Gandalf is the greatest of the Istari. He can't be defeated by mere fists! Lifting his staff, he snaps it on the ground. The explosion of power flings both fighters back. Gandalf is stunned, but the blast is too much for Ice-Man. He lands with a sickening pop. Gandalf hardly has to do it, but he brings Glamdring down on the boy's head. Mr. Statistics: What are the chances of that, a "Wild Card" takes the whole thing! Malissant: It only goes to prove that mine was the best team. We beat that wimpy wizard, without any casualties even! Mr. Statistics: True, but the Young X-Men took you out fair and square. Mark Wrote: Mark: Well, here we are at last! It all comes down to this one, fight fans! Lucas: Hmmph! Who even cares anyway? Tolkien: Oh, buck up lad! Your universe did very well. You ought to feel proud. Lucas: Well... Tolkien: Just not as proud as I should, that's all. Stan Lee: Meanwhile, the x-traordinary x-men are doing x-actly what was x-pected. Lucas: Oh, cut that out! Stan Lee: Fine. I gotta say, though, even I was surprised it was the young X-Men, instead of the FF or NY heroes, or either of the other two X-man teams. Mark: Indeed, it has been quite a run for both these teams. Tolkien's heroes only barely made it into this tournament. Malissant: I slaughtered that wizard, as I always maintained I could. Lee: But then you got sucked dry by Rogue. Malissant: Why you insolent... Mark: Heel, Mal. You're not going to kill anyone today. Comic Book Guy: Yes, how rude, too! It seems my predictions have gone quite awry. I predicted Jedi Masters vs. the Fantastic Four, and now even the teams that defeated those two august forces have fallen. I confess myself aston... Mr.T: Shut up, sucka! The fight's startin! Gandalf, Bilbo and Rad'gast just popped outta the air! Mark: Yes, Tolkien's heroes appear at one side of an immense Atlantean square, and the Young X-Men appear at the other. Bilbo wastes no time and puts on his magic ring, vanishing without a trace. Stan Lee: And Nightcrawler wastes no time either! Recognizing Gandalf as the major threat, he >bamf<s across the square and strikes the wizard with fist and tail! Gandalf draws Glamdring to retaliate, but Nightcrawler teleports away just before the sword touches him and stabs Gandalf with his saber! Tolkien: So very hasty! I can barely see where that young man is. CCG: That's the point, O Master of Hobbits. It almost resembles the (very cool) opening of X2. Quite a shame about X3, BTW. Could it have BEEN any worse produced? Tolkien: Well, Gandalf is still strong. He is getting frustrated, but Nightcrawler will need to be very lucky to actually put him down. Lucas: I don't know, Ronald. He's scoring an awful lot of hits--Gandalf isn't used to fighting someone this evasive. Lee: Meanwhile, the other X-kids are ganging up on Radagast. Pyro and Iceman come at him with eclectic elemental attacks, and Radagast responds with his powerful plant powers. The vines and ivy of Atlantis wrap around Pyro, and he can't reach his lighter. Tazz: Oh! But the boys were just setting ol' Raddie up! Rogue swoops out of the sky while he's busy with the others, her gloves already off. She slaps her hands on either side of his face... Malissant: That was a mistake. Lucas: So it was! It looks like Radagast is too powerful to be absorbed so quickly. Rogue drinks in power as deeply as she can, but an Istari is just too much. The power is more than she can handle. Not Santa: Radagast sends a festive flowering tendril vine spiking into the young girl's heart. It punches through both lungs and... Everyone: Enough! Tolkien: Rogue is down, and Iceman screams at Radagast and leaps to attack with his icy cold blasts. Radagast is struck in the face with the ice, and drops Pyro! Lee: But Pyro needs to catch his breath--that ivy was squeezing him pretty hard! Mark: Meanwhile, Nightcrawler is really wearing down Gandalf. The wizard misses once more with Glamdring, and Nightcrawler aims a killing strike at Mithrandir's back. But suddenly, Gandalf taps his staff on the ground, and Nightcrawler is struck senseless! Tolkien: The wizard turns on his heel and blasts the momentarily stunned x-man with a blast of force that knocks the breath out of his body. A quick sword strike finishes the battle. Lucas: And Radagast has finished Ice Man as well! Seems that staff strike immobilized everyone that wasn't Istari, and Radagast was able to puncture Iceman's heart with a spray of thorns. Lee: But now Pyro has his breath back, and both Istari are breathing for air. He lights his fire, and suddenly Radagast is a flaming torch! See how plant powers can deal with that! Mark: Radagast is gone! Gandalf sees the danger and leaps away, Pyro's fire flaming after him. He soars on top of the wall and points toward the sea, and suddenly a wave of water washes over the walls, dousing the flames and washing the x-man away. Tolkien: Gandalf draws Glamdring and comes down after him. Lee: But Pyro shakes off the cobwebs and reaches back into his pocket for his lighter. What? Where'd it go? Tolkien: A fine burglar takes expert catching. Mark: He's right! Bilbo snuck over and picked his pocket while he was busy flinging fire at Gandalf. And now he's waterlogged and defenseless. He tries to run, but Gandalf cuts him down with ease. Mr. Statistics: And that's the match! Gandalf and Bilbo are the only survivors, and the winners and champions of team fighting are Tolkien's champions, Gandalf the White, Radagast the Brown, and Bilbo Baggins of the Shire!!! RJ Wrote: SPORTSCENTER MUSIC PLAYS� Announcer #1: With Super Bowl XLI this weekend in Miami, much of the talk on many networks have devoted full coverage to the big game�the game of all games�but here at ESPN we acknowledge that another epic contest has been playing out over the past year. The 2006 Fantastic Rumble is at long last down to two teams: Tolkien�s Heroes and the Young X-Men. Announcer #2: Tolkien�s Heroes have arrived in impressive fashion. Gandalf, Bilbo, and Radagast are 8-1. Their only loss came to the Dark Shehaps months ago. That loss cost them a fist or second place in their group, but was enough to secure a wildcard spot. Since then, Tolkien�s Heroes have been very impressive. They have taken out a previously unbeaten Green Flash team, the youthful D.A., the uncanny X-Men-on a very impressive use of previous Rumble experience by Gandalf, and the very powerful Empire by a vote of 5 to 1. In their semi-final versus the New Jedi Knights a vote of 4-2 from the Judges sent them on to the finals. They will have tough competition though from the Young X-Men. Announcer #1: The Young X-Men (comprised of Rogue, Ice-Man, Pyro, and Nightcrawler) are also 8-1. They have had a wild ride here. Their only loss was to Batman�s Enemies in their group. Yet, impressive wins over the others in their group gave them the #1 seed for Q. They then went on to defeat a wizard in Merlin and the Round Table, and upset the same Dark Shehaps that beat Tolkien�s Heroes. After a dangerous brush with death versus the Nazgul, Rogue leads her team to beat the �Cinderella� of the Tournament, W.W.G.A. by a 5 to 2 vote. When the Young X-Men faced off against the Sith Lords, a surprising 4-2 Judges vote lead them on to the finals. We go now to the Sinking Atlantis with RJ and his team of Commentators. RJ: Thanks, guys, you�ve summed up how we got to this point quite well. Do the Young X-men have an edge because they defeated the only team to give Tolkien�s Heroes a loss? Or do Gandalf and his crew have an advantage by beating the teachers of these mutants. We�ll soon know. The action starts with Gandalf and his friends appearing in a carpenter�s shop. Metal tools hang everywhere. Tolkien: If I know Gandalf, as I do, he will council with his friends and soon know the young mutants' location. Gandalf: Our foes have arrived and they are on the beach. Radagast, Bilbo, you know what to do. Jamie: The three companions head out and soon are nearing the beach where the four mutants are just waiting. Pyro: I don�t know why we have to just sit here! We could go back to the city and ambush them. Waiting for them to find us is stupid. Ice-man: I keep telling you. I�ve read Tolkien�s stuff at school, Gandalf will find us no matter where we are-this will give us the best advantage, I promise. Rogue: Here they come now. Positions everyone! Mr. Obvious: Bobby only knows what he does because he stayed in school! Stan Lee: Yes, he had Professor X to thank for his love of books. The battle begins with Nightcrawler teleporting away. Madden: BOOM! He has come back with a struggling hobbit in his arms. Rogue looks down at the Halfling and simply says �Sorry� and drains his life force. Sting falls from his grasp and lands in the sand and the Ring falls from his finger into the waiting hands of Pyro. RJ: It appears that when Nightcrawler teleports, it allows him to see the Unseen world that Bilbo�s ring hides him in. It is now down to 2 on 4. Jamie: As Ice-man, Rouge, and Nightcrawler head off to battle the White Wizard, Pyro gazes at the Ring before he heads off against Radagast-a curious smile on his face. The Brown wizard summons plant to help ward off Pyro, who is flinging balls of fire at all that grows. Soon Radagast goes down in a blast of fire. Pyro with a face full of rage screams out his victory and begins to stride off to face Gandalf too. RJ: Meanwhile, Gandalf has anticipated each move by the other three. Nightcrawler teleported directly into Glamdring and died. It was a messy way to go. Ice-man was able to use an ice shield to block many of Gandalf�s spells, but he was weakening. Madden: Rogue was looking for an opportunity to dive at Gandalf, but was interrupted when Pyro came over to Ice-man. Pyro: I can take it from here, Bobby. Let me at him. Ice-man: No. We have to do this together. Pyro: I don�t think so! Jamie: Soon a battle within the team was ranging. Their last remaining teammate was dodging spells from the White Wizard. As she gazed down, Rogue got caught off guard and was finally hit by a spell from Gandalf. Mr. Obvious: When Rogue fell down unconscious, Ice-man turned his attention to his would be girlfriend-and this gave Pyro the advantage. Madden: BOOM! Pyro grabbed Ice-man and engulfed him in flame. Aided by the Ring, Pyro left a dead corpse and nothing more. He then headed back to Gandalf. Pyro: You look familiar old man. I once had a �teacher� that looked like you-but he was weak, just like you will be soon. Have a taste of fire! RJ: Gandalf easily controlled the ball of flame that Pyro sent his way. Gandalf: I am not Magneto-you are quite confused by that Ring of yours. You best give it up. Pyro: No! Jamie: As Pyro sends more blasts of fire Gandalf�s way, Gandalf controls them or send one back. The beach is soon a charred landscape. Suddenly, Rogue awakens from her fall. She sees what has gone on and goes behind Pyro. One touch on his skin and the blasts of fire stop. Gandalf sends a quick spell and the Ring abandons the mutant. Pyro turns to gaze in the eyes of his final teammate. Pyro: That will be the last time, you do that! RJ: He dives for Sting and stabs Rogue in the chest. His powers return when she takes her last fleeting breath. Gandalf stands back and watches. He glances around the surrounding land and smiles. He utters one small spell and walks out into the sea and floats. Madden: BOOM! The last of the land that this very battle had occurred on now sinks into the sea. A very surprised Pyro shouts out at Gandalf and complains of unfair advantages. RJ: As the last land and Pyro sink into a roaring sea, Gandalf tells the young X-man that the Ring made his team lose the championship. Pyro drowns knowing he alone cost his team the win. From a total of 150 teams in 30 groups to the shores of a sinking Atlantis, Gandalf the White stands alone. We send it now back to Brian at Fantastic Rumble headquarters for the final vote. This is RJ Harris with the 2006 Fantastic Rumble Team Tournament Champions: Tolkien�s Heroes. Votes (Alex = Tolkien's Heroes, Stacey = Tolkien's Heroes, Ailshie Kids = Young X-Men, Robert = Young X-Men) Grand Champions: Tolkien's Heroes (9-1) 5 Votes 2nd Place: Young X-Men (8-2) 2 votes And There you Have it, the Grand Champions of the Fantastic Rumble Team Tournament: ------------------------------------------Tolkien's Heroes-------------------------------------------- |