I guess we're doing this now... Kusanagi! Shingo! Let's finish him off quickly!
Alright! Leave it to us!
Don't act like you're the boss of me, damnit!
Hey, bolt brain! Here's something you might not've known before! Speed is only one factor in a fight! If you only judge things by their speed, you're bound to overlook key elements!
...I've found you, Kyo. Before we meet again, know this. The next time you leave me... it'll be in a coffin.
Augh!
Gonna be feeling that one in the morning...
...Huh. You truly are something special. I didn't think that I'd have to use this technique. Just don't whine to me when you're be on your trip to the nearest ambulance.
...Very well. Show me this "technique" of yours.
...
...HAOH, SHO--
Hey, hey, hey! Just what do you young men think you're doing!?
....
...Perhaps you youngsters need an old pro to teach you what real martial arts looks like!
(Ugh, How embarrassing.)
Fortunately, I've got just the plan. Sakazaki, you sit this one out.
Really? And just what am I supposed to do then? Just watch?
...Not necessarily. There is an... alternative.
Just what are you trying to sa--
Alright! Feast your eyes, everyone, on the god of martial arts!
...Why is this guy here?
...
...Oh, no, you cannot be serious.
What's the matter, you orange hobo? Scared to face what a real man looks like? I would be too, if I were in the humble presence...
...Of Dan Hibiki, Inventor of the Saikyokugen Martial Arts!
...
(Orange hobo?) ...Alright, "Dan", I accept. Let's take this outside.
Alright! Get ready for the pounding of a lifetime!
Alright, sonny! Why don't you show me just how tough you are?
....
....As you wish.
How are things goin'?
Well, there's good news and bad news.
Good news: The Ring of Spite's fine where it is, and Dark Elf and the Revolt Robots have split up into teams to find the best candidates for the Rings of Serenity and Bravery, plus the Chaos Rings.
Bad news: The Ring of Need turned into something else and now we have to wait for it to finish "evolving", none of the search missions have any progress, and I have no clue what to do with the Purity Heart.
Are we even trained at this point?
Whoh! (I mean, yeah. Chunky got so much mileage out of his training he killed Meta Knight.)
Well, of course you, but what about Shmitt? Fang? Orange? I feel like even those of us who have engaged in high-risk combat aren't ready.
...you do have a point.
In fact, I am reminded of an incident on Pop Star where I confronted a supercomputer, and it gave me training through two opponents I had never faced before.
Hey, we could do that, right?
Perhaps. Not only are there many threats some of us haven't been around for, there are also others that we have faced, but failed to fully overcome.
Hmm...maybe the two of us could whip up some simulations with the data you've got stored, and we can work with that.
That might work...
Hey, guys, I'm getting bored sitting alone in my house in the middle of literal nowhere all day and we all seem to need some training. So...
Anyone up for a spar?
You can be sure I'll sure BS tactics, but so will Regulus, so it's just another thing you'll be prepared for. Also, Rika, jeez, take a break for Matt's sake.
Last time I took a break, Spell Cards had been invented...
...and they started calling things "incidents"...and the kappa...
...I suppose I can handle the rest of what we were working on.
Y'know, it's not every day I get the chance to fight someone like you...
I mean, I suppose I never actually got the chance considering what Walter had just been through when I tried wailing on him...*
...but hey, all the more reason to do it now!!!
Alright, let's go!
It's on!!!
Volt Man, this is your training mission.
Do you remember when you first met Surge Man?
Oh yeah! He said something about opening that barrier with Medallions, and I told him I'd go do it...
...by...going through the barrier...and then leaving...
Calm down Volt. We may never know exactly what would have happened if you took the chance back then...
...but with this simulation, you might learn what it'd be like to be close.
Really?!
For the rest of you, we prepared seven more missions, with two of you occupying each.
Each one is based on the past, and while what you face may not look or act like a perfect recreation, they will still be recognizable.
...So, you're telling me a lookalike counterpart of mine has already seized an unfathomble power and plans on destroying everything?
...Hmm. Well, no point in attempting to hide myself with pointless shadowy remarks.
Oh, are you kidding me? I bust my robo-
prepping to do bad stuff and this guy grabs a couple of rings and says "I'm god now"? We're the Wily Omega! We aren't supposed to use stupid trinkets to show our true power! That's MKII 101!
That sounds completely fatuous. I'd slice the idiot who came up with the idea of doing that in half.
Why? My presence won't make a difference in the outcome. I think I'll just wait for this to blow over and do whatever after this. I bet you a million zeni they won't even be able to "kill" him either.
No. While applying the logic of the ever-infinite timelines would mean that there is a possible "Council" of us, that would deter other MKIIs from their independence. Relying on others is quite literally the opposite of what we would do. So now you know.
...Why do you think I care? Whether we cross paths is up to fate. Speaking of doppelgangers...
If Duracell is dead, then why are you still here?
That explains nothing. Seriously. What's keeping you alive?


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