What I want is a finishing move. Can't let the Wafting get too predictable.
Ye already got that stupid punch thing you were rambling about, eh? Why not give it a name and use that?

Wario bops Waluigi on the head.

Don't be a nincompoop! That's 'sapposed to be the ultimate secret weapon! The ace-in-the-hole! This is supposed to be like if a catchphrase could count as a slap in the face! If the punchline was an actual punch!
Waluigi should file for abuse...
I've already got the concept down; Beat the punk-in-pending with a combination of moves that all belong to me! Then name it something like the Mega Micro-Combo, or the Smooth Moves, or the
DODONPA!
What!? That sounds stupid!
NO, WARIO! LOOK OUT!

Waluigi pushes Wario out of the way just in time for him to avoid an oncoming laser from far away. Waluigi, on the other hand...

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
WALUIGIIIIII!

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Let this be a lesson in humility. Next time, I will slaughter you like the sow you are.
fgg... nyhhh...
...So you still wish to detest me?

The figure pulls out a lance.

Very well. I shall make this qui
Not so fast.

Suddenly, the figure is hit with a shield, webbing, lighting, and various energy-blasts!... All of which have virtually no effect.

My patience is running thin with the presence of impudent clowns.

Proteus suddenly vanishes... reapparing a safe distance away, surrounded by Defteros... and a familiar group of allies.

Proteus! Are you okay!?
hrrh! hll mhh yhh dbhss!
'Haul me your debris'!?
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!
Hm. I like him better this way.
Yeah. He was kind of an ass before.

The figure simply stares on in contempt. Defteros notices this, confronting them thereafter healing Proteus back to normal.

This has no need to get ugly. We can sort this issue out without violence.
False. Violence is the utmost solution for all.
Nobody here is willing to fight you any more then they need to to keep you from attacking the earth.
EXCEPT FOR ME!
But if you come at us or the planet with the attempt to fight, harm, or kill...
...We will be forced to stop you. By force.
(I wonder what everyone else is up to!)

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The enraged Prototype dashes at DX, who ducks under a fist, countering with one of their own!

If you think you can intimidate me by changing colors, you'd better be prepared to think again!

DX slams Prototype in the face with a powerful punch.... But one that has yet to move him.

What!?
After my power, again, I see?

Prototype grabs DX by the shoulders.

Have as much as you'd like.

Prototype begins glowing a deep, dark color, with DX doing the same.

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A blur travels across the stars, drifting through space.... before bonking into a large shield.

!
Stings, doesn't it?

As the figure looks in the direction of the one responsible, they find Proteus.

I'm not in the mood for games. You have ten seconds to start flying away.
...
...I have no interest in humor. Move aside, or you shall be one of the many who experience the wrath of my power.
One.

More and more shields appear from thin air, each one zapping a heavy, dense laser beam at the figure. Proteus charges at the smoke from the blasts. Proteus charges in with a punch... which is rather easily caught in-hand.

Your weakness disgusts me.
Huh!?
Do not act as though you don't understand; I know a warrior when I have witnessed one.
...You, however, are nothing more than a wounded animal. Licking it's wounds in self pity, searching for all the scraps of pride in waste it can find.
Let me be very concise. You do not have my respect, nor my attention. Every second that passes there are a dozenfold ways for me to do away with you. You move on at my passing whim. Tread further, and your fate will be death.
...

Silent, Proteus only slowly brings up both of his hands, flipping the two of them into middle fingered gestures.

...Fate is bullshit. Do your worst.
...

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*muffled noises*

At massively faster than light speeds, Proteus is painfully dragged across the surface of every celestial body within jurisdiction

So... I'll die... and my new, replaced self will be the same as before?

That is correct.

...I'm... I can accept that. Most would... agree... that I don't deserve life anyway. I can't argue with that... and I also can't say it's been a good life...

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...But I can say is that even for me, there is always at the end of the tunnel. That there is always hope.
Who the hell does everyone think they're fooling!? I don't need them. I don't need anyone. I don't want anyone!
It wasn't... it wasn't supposed to be like this! I'm the king of all and destruction incarnate! Not some stupid side-show weakling! I don't care about anyone else! I never will!
...Looks like that snob actually has an iota of knowledge on what's good for him, if at all. Either way, someone's getting a fight. And it looks like I know who.

Prototype teleports away.... with Defteros flying into the same spot he was at ten seconds ago.

Wait for me!

Defteros does the same.

...
...You can conjure up coordinates for where it'll be five minutes from now.
Proteus?
I can. Why is... hold on. No. This is definitely out of your--
NOBODY DECIDES WHAT'S OUT OF MY DEPTH! NO ONE! NO ONE EXCEPT FOR ME!

Proteus turns his back on Scale and Defteros.

I.... expect you to radio me them. So rest assured that if I am not given them by the time I enter the troposhere, I'll come back in here specifically to rip you limb from limb.
Eh. I don't really have much fighting spirit in me left anyway at the moment. Done.
Proteus, wait! We still haven't talked with everyone else--

Proteus flies away.

...

Defteros shifts his attention to Scale.

...Sorry! We'll do what we can to thank you when we get back! Bye-bye!

Defteros flies in the same direction Proteus went.

...Yeah. Okay. Assuming you get back at all.

I hope you realize... If ANY sort of alarms go off, and I happen to notice... you'll pay the consequences.
...

Captain Syrup continues walking, with Shadwari following.

(This is bad. Is he bluffing? Or will he really blow my brains out if I try calling for help?)
(It's unbelievable how careless the rest of those imbeciles are. Did they really think Shake King wasn't hiding anything?)
(Moreover... We still have no idea how much Shake King knows about Koopenstein. The sooner we find out, the better.)

They keep walking.

(WHAT DO I DO WHAT DO I DO WHAT DO I DO)

Ugh... my strength...
is... fading...
I...Anthem...

After 30 seconds, Prototype seemingly loses all signs of consciousness, but is still standing.

...
...So. This is all you could muster up?
...

DX pulls out more Energy Daggers.

...
Someone left so worthless shouldn't deserve to live. I should kill you right now.
...

Meanwhile, Prototype's condition seems to have been spotted by Junior.

! (Dad!)

Junior tries to fly over to him, only to back away at the last second, avoiding the sharp end of a blade.

Sorry. Can't let you save Puroto-senpai.
...
In the end, it seems like you gave it your all, but to soon for it to matter. Don't worry though. All your power will live on... just not with you.
...
But it might be pretty lonely in your next life.

DX looks over at Team Prototype (+ Soul, who is lasering Wildblade in the face).

Which is why...
...ywlldnthg

DX is suddenly taken aback by this response.

What!? I've drained you of all your energy! You should be dry by now!
I won't let you... hurt.. anyone.. push me around... or beat me to a pulp... I...
I...
I WON'T LOSE!

The sheer force Prototype emits blows DX back.

!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

A wave of energy suddenly encapsulates the area.

This can't be real..
Real? Oh, it's real alright. And it all starts with you.

Prototype lunges at DX fist-first.

Oh yeah, is there any deadline to submit competitors or no?

If it's alright with the host, I will join with Stone Man.

Joe and Oogway seem to both be busy meditiating. The former whom trying to.


Yeah, yeah, I know that much. I just-- I just can't help getting riled up! I'm emptying my mind and all that junk, but then, y'know, I think of Alastor and everyone else, and...
...Sometimes I wonder. Why I'm still... here. Why I still exist. Why I was ever found by the Koopalings. It all just feels like-- like one big accident.



Inner... Que?


Woah...



Aw, bummer! Can't I just train and like, power up?

...

Joe goes back to trying to meditate...

Prototype is still locked in a rear-naked choke hold from DX.

Nnn--! Hnnngh...
What's wrong. Show me that power you used from before.
(I can't believe it. This dumb bitch is actually trying to choke a robot.)
(No... something else is happening.... I should've been able to release this hold quickly, but... It feels like... they're somehow getting stronger...)
I've told you. Any chance you could've had to win, you've lost. Just give up before I separate your head from your body.
....Ugh...
...Sorry. But I don't take the easy way out. I never have. And now that I'm fighting for one more perso
HEUGH!

A sharp pain suddenly shrouds Prototype, with the cause becoming clear. He had just been stabbed in the waist by DX.

You were saying?
Ugh... my strength... is... fading...

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So Wario, what are we in for, anyway?
Y'know that subreddit 'r/im14andthisisdeep'?
No. Waluigi isn't interesting in becoming some loser neckbeard.
You sound irrationally insecure about your image. I'd argue it would be better to be a proud neckbeard than to be an unconfident normie.
Wario, that's the thing. There is no such thing as a "proud neckbeard". No one takes pride in the archetypes they represent, and that is for a reason. We just don't see that because we as people like to shove knowledge of our flaws into our subconscious. Waluigi isn't into Reddit. He much prefers writing Google Reviews.

Waluigi looks at his phone, glancing at it.

I don't know what point you're tryin' to make, but whatever. Point is, if you've seen the "I'm fine" meme, you've seen her.

Wario and Waluigi keep walking...

♫ DBZ Ultimate Battle 22- Hikari no Willpower ♫

You all are truly fascinating indeed. Massively inferior, yet the lot of you choose to fight together... but very well.. attempt your best.

Yoshles digs into the ground, before pulling out a giant boulder, tossing it at Shake King, who smashes it with ease.

Pathetic.

What Shake King doesn't realize, however, is that the boulder is only a decoy-- one that has given everyone else all the time they need to attack!

MASSIVE ROAR

Petey grabs Shake King from behind with his wings, leaving Ryoga, Yoshles, G&W, and Pac-Man to all attack him simultaneously.

(Y'know, guys like you are a dime a dozen. You're not as special as you think you are.)

Ryoga elbows Shake King in the face while Mr. Game & Watch repeatedly slaps him across the face with a burning frying pan.

(You get a little bit of power. Then you think you're untouchable. You stop playing to win and start looking down on everyone you meet.)

Pac-Man boots Shake-King in the jaw with a Flip Kick while Yoshles attacks with an uppercut.

(And things are all swell, right? No need to put effort into anything anymore; you've got things secured.)

After two last punches to both sides of Shake King's face from Yoshles and Ryoga, Petey hoists Shake King into the air, before slamming him onto the ground with a Brainbuster. Jumping back, he then attacks with several Floral Seeds, before Pac-Man follows up with a Fire Hydrant.

WAKA-WAKA. (He's getting up!)

As Shake King rises, Yoshles glides into him, pushing him onto the ground before finally being brushed off. Yoshles, though visibly damaged, begins to get up.

(See... that's your biggest mistake. You keep your eyes off the ball. You lose the ambition. All the power goes to your head and all of the sudden you're too drunk with might to realize you're about to start losing.)

Casually bashing Ryoga a fair distance away, Shake King turns to Yoshles.

Tell me, Dinosaur... when is it I start losing? Because prior to now, I have been doing nothing but the complete opposite.
(Why, you...)
...
...Heh.

Pac-Man and Game & Watch immediately leap to Yoshles's side, the latter whom begins glowing, before floating into the air... also revealing an extrememly familiar aura.

(Alright, bub, you asked for it...)

The wind pressure multiplies exponentially as Yoshles begins to grow with more power by the second.

Th-this power! Where!?

Black tiny stars begin to form around Yoshles. Eventually, a white power begins to envelope the area, creating a large explosion... before revealing three somewhat changed figures.

WAKA-WAKA.
*BEEP*!
(...Just don't say I didn't warn you.)

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Flip Kick (Swift/Impact)- Pac-Man does flips with their foot extended, doing a bicycle kick. Can be used on the ground or in the air, and cancelled into from a Rev Roll.
Fire Hydrant (Water/Impact)- Pac-Man summons a Fire Hydrant which spurts water out of its sides (or on top if someone is standing on it), pushing enemies and items away. Once damaged enough it will be knocked in the same direction it was hit from, turning into a projectile.
Brainbuster (Impact)- Grabbing the opponent by the back, Petey lifts the opponent into the air, twirling them in the sky before plummeting with them headfirst into the ground.
Floral Seeds (Nature/Impact)- Petey fires a large seed at the opponent, doing heavy damage with a 50% chance of stun.

Shake King simply begins walking towards everyone. Pac-Man and Mr. Game & Watch slowly get up.

You... More than anything, there's one thing I hate...
Those who pick on the defenseless for their own, selfish, gain!

Everyone begins gathering around Shake King, who stops walking.

Your suffering will only multiply the more times you all bother to raise your fists against me.
WAKA-WAKA WAKA-WAKA WAKA-WAKA. (Look around you. Does it look like any one of us cares how powerful you are?)
*ROAR* (We won't lose to you. And even if we're not enough, Wario and Waluigi will--)

Yoshles tackles Petey, the latter being a picosecond away from being struck by a lightning bolt.

Words are easy to express. You all will have to provide physical evidence.
(Dang it... you two had better hurry up, there...)

While everyone is walking, an extremely quick blur punches Red, Yellow, and Black in the back of the heads, before a burst of lightning is released, paralyzing them.

!
!
!

Wanda, the first to notice, calls out!

H--
--!
Now the lot of you have no more free restorations to restore your survival.

What!?
We have to-a-watch ou--
--!
!

Tailigee and Somari both collapse onto the ground without a word. Petey, Pac-Man, Ryoga, Yoshles, and G&W all instictively jump back, each of them carrying at least one shocked unconscious person.

You all truly believe you were ready to defeat me?

Another fist. Ryoga barely puts his arm up in enough time to prevent meeting the same fate, though nearly dislocates it in the process.

Everyone suddenly hears footsteps approaching in the process.

*BEEP!*

Mr. Game & Watch slams Pac-Man towards the source, only to be ricocheted back to Game & Watch a second later, the impact producing a large crater...

(This bastard.)
Defame my being as you may, in the end, I will be the only man standing. Did you truly believe you all could contend with me back at the Valley? That I needed the assistance of others to come to my aid? As it stands, Marshadow himself could've easily killed any of you if it were trying. Save for perhaps you, the one in the bandana.
It was part of my entire plan to gauge the prowess of you all. But now that I am aware of your insignificance, whether or not I stop holding back is of no concern.
But this is only the beginning. I was planning on the fool's purple companion to be here as well, so I may show Wario his atomized remains. Although it seems that opportunity has passed, he will still rot in agony at the sight of you all suffering. So you will suffer. You will plead. You will beg...
And you will tremble... to the Shake King.

All three members of the Babylon Rogues are down.

Aw, man...
Duh.... what's this stupid thing want with us, anyway?
Oh, to hell with this. If you're going to kill us, kill us. No more of this stupid back-and-forth.
...

Rocket Metal raises his arm.... which is caught by a large Primate hand.

!
Who in the...?
Hmmm. And what exactly is going on here?

Bowser Jr. soars through the air in his Clown Kart, dodging a spree of Plasma Breath from below.

What's the matter, little one? I only wish to play.
Fat chance! You're trying to kill me! And I thought you couldn't speak!
You silly Earthlings and your lack of mental aptitude. Tasks such as learning how you ignoramuses mingle with one another is less than child's play for the likes of myself.

Ridley himself then rushes into the air, gliding at Bowser Jr.!

...But more than the english language, I MUCH the thrill of a bloodbath filled with the souls of the weak. And I believe I have chosen the prime target for such!

Gracefully avoiding a load of Mechakoopas and Bob-ombs, Ridley rises into the air before diving tail-first straight towards Bowser Jr's direction!

Aw, cru

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Plasma Breath (Flame/Shadow)- Ridley spits out balls of plasma in a curve. Can be charged to shoot a stream of plasma balls.

Wario and Waluigi keep walking.

Hmph! you didn't have to steal Waluigi's moment, you know!
Just shaddup. You already had your moment. With that Helio guy and the others, remember?
Nyeah! That was like, hundreds of pages ago! Waluigi is growing stagnant!
Well, how's this for stagnant?

Wario pulls out the Red Orb from before, as it glows in front of him and Waluigi.

Shiny...
Gneh! No! Keep your eldritch fingers away from our score!
Where'd you find it?
Eh. At some little kid I know's mansion.
Aha! And you have the gall to criticize Waluigi!?

Wario hits Waluigi across the head.

Wah!
This is different.

As Waluigi and Wario both walk off... a figure in the shadows watches them under the shade of a building, holding a Mysterious colored Orb of his own.

Hmmm... so yet another individual out there also has a trinket similar to mine own? Well... It should be clear what will happen to them soon enough.
...I will just have to KILL them and plunder the sphere in their hands before they even NOTICE! Those FOOLS won't stand a chance!

Soul and the other three-quarters of Team Prototype watch the fight.

Man, this is boring. I should've just bailed when I had the chance.
Hold on, I still can! How is this supposed to help me find De--

Suddenly, Soul feels a blade pressed against his neck.

Sorry, but you're a part of this of this plotline now. No use escaping it.

Immediately the figure responsible backflips into the air, avoiding a punch to the face, before strafing through a variety of lasers, finishing with an Elec Beam.

Who's the moron?

The figure drops down, before bowing, as if just finishing a performance before finally hearing Laser Joe's comment.

Huh? Someone say moron?
Oh, no. It's that Wil That's not becoming a recurring gag. guy.
Look. I come in peace. All I ask of you is to let me slaughter each and every one of you for a rather handsome amount of Zenny.

Big Eye coils before jumping, leaping straight at Wildblade!

That's the exact opposite of peace!
Only when you look at it that way!

Hearing the ongoing conflict, Prototype turns to his right, the distraction snapping him out of his Sei.

(Wh--

Prototype is immediately sucker-punched in the face, before his arm is held in a submission hold by DX.

Getting distracted during a fight is going to get you killed. I suggest you keep your eyes on the prize from now on.
(Damn it... they're right... I was too naive...)