//------------------------------// // ACT 3.5 PART 3 // Story: The Great Fandom Man! // by Jake Witt //------------------------------// "Left! So when- Left! -did we- Left! -become assassins? Left!" Fandom Man asked. We were back in mermaid forms, but without any major additions... and since we can't swim, we had our arms over each other's shoulders and coordinating our tail movements. "When we- Right! -learned we- Right! -had no other- Right! -choice!" "You two look retarded," Rouge commented. "You can easily take several of those guys!" "Right! Water is not- Right! -our element- Right! Right!! -as you can- Right! -see." Shadow sighed, "Jetray? Way Big? Big Chill? Freeze those mother-" "NO!! Right! We are- Right! -not kill- Right! -killers! Right!" "Left! What she- Left! -said. Yet- Left! -we are- Left! -about to- Left! -assassinate- Left! -King Triton. Hold!" We stopped our kicking, nearly hitting a rock. "If we freeze them-" "-does that count as killing them?" I finished for him. "Can Big Chill even breath under water?" "Doubt it." Zoro and Cortana replied in unison. "You both know we aren't that close to Atlantica, just turn and lea-" "Shoobie Doo~! Shoo Shoobie Doo~!" "Sea ponies! Kill them!" Shadow shouted. "Sea ponies! They're so cute!" Rouge coo'ed. We're can assume our systems are connected as the two glared at something... possibly each other? The choir of sea ponies increased volume until a whirlpool of magic formed, pushing everything away instead of its supposed effect. When it ended, a muscular merman with a giant gold... fork? I don't know. He hovered above us with a beard so majestic, the sea ponies sang a harmonic tone as sunlight touched it. He wore a crown on his head with a face that wasn't so bright. "Intruders. Who dares invade Atlantica!" "Hello!" I waved, freaking guy me out some. "What is your names and business here?!" Guy me sighed, "The Atlantians made a magic mirror I accidentally broke. My name is of no concern, but you may call me the Great Fandom Man!" He lifted his finger, pointing at the guy ten times our size with power to match, "Unless you can help me, we're forced to fight until you die!" "And we do NOT want to do that!" I quickly added, nervously. "Especially since the chances of us beating you isn't that good." He twirled his trident and pointed the fork end at us. "I'm feeling harmonious today. I will fix your 'magic mirror' if you bring me the head of the king of Atlantis." Guy me didn't take the new deal well. Instead of going crazy, he just floated there staring at the king with empty eyes. "Oscar...?" "Ultimatrix. Alien X." I pushed myself away from there as he gained the form of a black humanoid alien. Three voices spoke as once, two Italian voices and Oscar's voice. "Setting up conference." The world around us melted as we floated in a world of space and constellations. I was back in my normal form, behind me was my Alien X, but huge! My Alien X voices Peach and Daisy were with a Mario and Luigi head that floated in front of Oscar's Alien X form with Fandom Man himself in the center. With us, Atlantus' King and Atlantica's King floated at my sides. All five voices shouted, "Connection established! We can either talk or battle, but here are some rules: No profanity! Keep it clean! The Kings don't fight each other at the risk of instant death, we see the first punch." "Trident. Why am I not surprised?" King of Atlantis spoke through his teeth, trying to sound welcoming, but failed to hide the venom of his voice. "Thy name is King Triton, Lord Royal Highness. Unfortunate name for your future as a dethroned tyrant." "Triton? Seems fitting since you seemed to be a little pudgy." Everyone looked at each other, brows rose. Triton patted his rock hard abs for counter evidence, "You were saying?" Mario rolled his eyes, "This was a bad idea." "Agreed," Daisy said, being my angry voice in Alien X like usual. Peach sighed, "Now, now. Give them a chance at peace." Luigi shouted, "Hold!" Before punches could be thrown, he added, "Remember the latest rule? If you two fight, its instant death for whoever throws the first punch. If you two were to fight, both Fandom warriors would either need to defeat one of you or you both of them in a test of strength... or something." Oscar ran up to us, holding out the 'orb of torpedo', a Shen Gong Wu with the power to unleash a torrent of water on anything you wish. "This is the 'orb of tsunami', grab onto this and may the winner of this Xiaolin Showdown be the victor of the sea-" All hands, including two extra hands made contact. "I am Aquaman, King of this world's Atlantis. I fight for peace with Triton!" Next to him, Aqualad shrugged. His black hair flowed around him as he spoke, pointing a blue finger at Oscar, "I just want the orb." Oscar gave this 'deer in the headlights' stare, "Alrighty then... Eevee Mon, go!" He tossed a pokeball up, summoning his Eevee Mon as I followed suit and allowed Shadow to merge with him. Eevee Mon and Black Arm made contact. "This is a clean fight. No armies, just any gear we own whether we have it now or not. The winner gets my orb of tsunami." "Though, to keep the imbalance of Wu from shifting here, you must return his orb of torpedo-" I was cut off from my addition by Eevee Mon clearing his throat. "Orb of torpedo? Seriously?" "I admit, Warner Brothers had better names for them when Disney gave the rights-" Fandom Man cut me off, "The point is that this is mostly a fight for superiority with assistance. If we win, Triton and L.R.H. make peace between their cities and hopefully land, but that part is optional." His gaze shifted to Aqualad, "I was thinking of going easy, but you raised the stakes. I am NOT losing my water element source." All arms raised. Suddenly, Mario and Daisy shook the dreamscape on my signal, causing three hands plus my own to shift to my orb of torpedo, "Same rules, Shen Yi Bu Xiaolin Showdown! Gong Yi Tan Pai!!" Click here for Fandom Man and Eevee Mon vs King Triton and Aquaman. Click here for Fandom Fighter and Black Arm vs L.R.H. and Aqualad.