Skorch blinked, clearly puzzled by something. He wanted to say something, but clearly couldn't remember what it was. He looked around, as if seeing something would jog his memory, but unfortunately, nothing happened as he did so. He sighed in annoyance and returned to his drink.

"Hey, you ever have that thought that's really important and all of a sudden you can't remember it?" He asked, looking over to Roshi.

"Yeah, hate it when that happens." He nodded. "I tend to find that if I can't remember, then it wasn't that important."

"I know… I just feel like I'm forgetting something important. Like, someone's birthday or anniversary…"

Before the entity could shake it off and leave the Dragon Crew to watch this chapter's battle, there was a sudden burst of green electrical energy, and what appeared to be some sort of portal was opened in the middle of the ship. Needless to say, everyone was caught off guard by it.

"-HHHHIIIIIIIITTTTTTT!" A voice screamed as someone, or something came flying out of the portal at mach speeds. Smashing into the wall and bouncing comedically off, a figure stood up, shaking his dirty blonde hair around and then turned around.

"Okay, so that hurt like a motherfu-" He began but immediately stopped when he saw who he was surrounded by. "Uh… what the hell…?"

"Mad Dawg?"

"Skorch?" The newcomer asked, bewildered.

"Hey man! It's great to see you! How long has it be-"

WHAM!

The entity whimpered in pain as 'Mad Dawg' suddenly, and violently, kicked him in the nuts. A few of the men winced in pain as the flaming entity fell to the ground.

"Why….?" He moaned.

"Suck a **** Skorch! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Mad Dawg snapped, clearly angry over something. It was also weird, that his voice literally bleeped itself mid-sentence.

"Whoa… calm down dude… I think… I think there's been a mistake…"

"A mistake!? Dude! Look at my past three years! After all the crap you put me through, you deserved that. Also, wow… that's what you look like?!" Mad Dawg frowned.

"What are you talking about? We've played poker together!" Skorch retorted.

"Yeah, you were an orange sphere holding cards though." Mad Dawg shrugged. "Look, I think this is dragging the chapter down, is there a reason I'm here?"

"…Right!" Skorch suddenly exclaimed in realization. "It's been just over three years since we first met! I just wanted to thank you for that."

"And… you couldn't've done that with a text or something?"

"Hey, guys? This is Mad Dawg. He's a friend of mine." Skorch introduced the newcomer. "We go further back than this, it's a bit of a tale."

"Hey." Mad Dawg said with a slight wave.

"We're gonna be talkin' for a bit, so just go ahead and watch the battle." Skorch said as the two walked off, Mad Dawg seemed confused, but didn't fight it.

"This day is weird." Krillin remarked.

(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)

"Their rivalry is legendary and their fame unmatched. After battling for over two decades, this epic duel will finally meet a decisive end." Wiz began dramatically as two old devices were shown. One was a gray and black box and the other was a sleek black smaller box.

"I've been waiting for this forever!" Boomstick declared, excitement clear in his voice.

"Mario, the whimsical Italian plumber of the Mushroom Kingdom!" Wiz announced as a man in red wearing blue overalls and white gloves appeared.

"And Sonic, Sega's hyperactive supersonic hedgehog." Boomstick added as a blue hedgehog appeared, he seemed to be mid-flight, or mid-jump.

"So that's who Mario is…" Piccolo commented. "Same guy Yoshi was carrying around in his episode. But older."

"And didn't they say Shadow was the rival of Sonic when Vegeta had his battle?" Goku asked.

"Yeah, right before I kicked his ass." Vegeta nodded. "Let's see if he's any better than that black hedgehog."

"He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!"

"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle." Wiz concluded as the doors closed.

MARIO

(*Cues: Buoy Base Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy*)

"Across the generations of gamers, one name has stood the test of time to become more known than any other character in the entire medium of video games. His voice, his look, and his games are so iconic, even those who have never played a video game know who he is. His name, is Mario." Wiz began as Mario was shown jumping out of a green pipe.

"Wahoo!"

"Born as one of the Star Children, Mario possesses many special abilities and talents which have led him on his journeys, with the intent of protecting his home, the Mushroom Kingdom. From any invading force. Even as a baby, he was obviously destined for greatness."

"Damn." Goku blinked. "He seems like a normal guy, but he's some sort of all-mighty hero?"

"When you've got an army of dinosaurs serving you before you can even speak, you know you're gonna do great things."

"You can't really argue that fact." Krillin admitted.

BACKGRUOND

Full Name: Mario Mario (This confused everyone)

Height: 5'1" ("Ah, another fighter on Vegeta's level." "Piss off.")

High Stamina

Superhuman Strength and Durability

Can Jump Over 20 Feet (That amazed everyone)

Skilled Combatant, Driver, Athlete

Has Been in Over 200 Games

"Wow, this guy's done a lot." Roshi blinked.

"How can he jump over twenty feet? What kind of power lets him do that?" Videl asked.

"Maybe he's just athletic." Piccolo shrugged.

"Mario is known for his incredible athleticism and unmatched jumping ability, with the ability to clear jumps of over twenty feet directly into the air." Wiz stated.

"Who says white guys can't jump?" Boomstick asked. That got a few laughs from the fighters.

"And despite seeming somewhat pudgy, Mario is an absolute powerhouse, he has the strength to lift solid stone cubes, destroy enormous castles, survive falling from an air ship, and can even destroy solid bricks with nothing but his bare fist."

Mario proceeded to casually walk under a brick square and then smashed it into pieces. There was something rather impressive about it, but no one could really say why. Sure, most of them could do that as well, but Mario seemed to be nothing but a human.

"Down the line, that's gonna really hurt." Krillin remarked. "If he spends his time shattering bricks, he either has no nerves in his hand, or he's gonna lose all of them when he gets older due to all the shattered bones and nerves…"

"Mario is also able to wall jump, giving him the ability to repetitively jump off of one wall onto another, allowing him to cover distance a lot quicker and climb buildings at shocking speed."

The fighters watched in both amusement and curiosity as Mario ran up between two walls and then began jumping back-and-forth upwards. A few of them wondered if that was possible.

"For someone who looks kinda out of shape, he's surprisingly athletic." Lapis commented.

"Still, when and if he needs some extra firepower, well, he's got his entire arsenal of power-ups!" Boomstick added, and a roulette of items appeared, spinning around surprisingly fast. What they could see appeared to be a flower, a leaf, a mushroom, and some others they couldn't tell.

"Mario's first, and arguably most recognizable power-up is the Fire Flower." Wiz explained as an orange and red flower with eyes appeared. Mario grabbed it and his clothes suddenly changed to red-and-white instead of red-and-blue, he also began throwing fireballs. "With it, Mario somehow gains pyrokinetic abelites simply by touching it."

"And that works because…?" Bulma asked.

"Really? Huh. I thought it was just extremely spicy or something… Speaking of which, Wiz y'know what happened to my Carolina Reaper brownies?"

"…Carolina…reaper…brownAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Wiz began slowly, as if realizing something, then ran off screaming in agony.

"Well. That answers my question." Boomstick remarked.

"Oh, c'mon. Carolina Reapers can't be that bad." Vegeta scoffed. All of a sudden, Mad Dawg walked past and gave him something in a plastic baggie.

"Eat that." He ordered flatly. Vegeta gave him an annoyed look, wondering who this kid was who was ordering him around. "It's a Carol pepper, you wanna see how bad it is? Go right ahead."

Mad Dawg walked off, talking with Skorch, and Vegeta looked at the vegetable he was holding. The pepper was red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail, he scoffed defiantly and took it out, looking at it.

"Vegeta, please don't." Bulma said quietly. "I've seen those before, they're much worse than you think."

"It's a pepper." He remarked flatly.

"I know, you don't know how hot those things are."

"Hey, if you don't eat it. I will." Goku shrugged. Vegeta looked to Goku, then ate it in one bite.

FIRE FLOWER

Grants the User Pyrokinesis

Can Create and Manipulate Fire

Bouncing Fireballs

Can Create a Giant Fire Torpedo

Effect Ends After Absorbing a Single Deadly Blow

"So, it gives you fire powers, and acts as a glass cannon shield." Roshi said. "Neat."

"Ugh… Oh, ugh… the fire… fire flower also allows Mario to somehow create fire in locations which cannot sustain fire, like underwater." Wiz breathed heavily. Bulma blinked in disbelief as Mario started throwing fireballs underwater.

"How…"

"He can also create a large pillar of fire which then creates a horizontal flaming cyclone."

Mario's eye's flashed, then he unleashed a large whirlwind attack of fire, which seemed to consume Samus Arron, sending her flying off of a platform.

"Huh. I guess if Yoshi fought her, Mario probably would've at some point." Piccolo reasoned. "Still, gotta question how they know each other."

"Maybe they have some sort of tournament." Goten shrugged.

"Pretty much, yeah." Skorch remarked, walking by.

"He's also got this Frog Suit thingy..." Boomstick continued, and when everyone saw what Mario was wearing, more than a few burst out laughing. "While wearing it, Mario can jump even higher, swim even faster, and breathe underwater indefinitely."

"But it definitely isn't worth looking like… that." Chi-Chi frowned. She had no idea why Mario would wear something like that.

FROG SUIT

Increases Jump Height

Increases Swimming Speed

Causes Wearer to Lose Speed on Land

Can Breathe Underwater

Resists Water Currents for Better Control

Makes the Wearer Look Like an Idiot

"The only problem is no one's really gonna take him seriously wearing that thing. Ha ha! Ah, look at him! He looks so dumb!" Boomstick laughed.

"Yeah. That looks stupid." Goku said flatly. "Granted, some of our training gear wasn't much better…"

A few tried to voice arguments, but really, none of them could think of a legit argument to his point.

"And if throwing fire underwater was illogical, Mario also has several power-ups that grant him the ability of flight, the two most prominent ones are the Cape Feather and Tanuki Suit. The Feather Cape allows Mario to take a running start and then fly for an unprecedented amount of time. Allowing him to catch gusts and keep flying."

Mario took off running, and suddenly seemed to catch a breeze in his cape and proceeded to begin flying into the air.

CAPE FEATHER

Summons a Yellow Cape

Can Fly for Unprecedented Amounts of Time

Can Deflect Projectiles

Razor-Sharp Edge ("That's… odd…" Piccolo muttered.)

"Well, that's just a cape that gives him the ability to use the Crane Stance." Roshi said, not seeing how this was so important. However, when Mario grabbed a leaf and then seemed to be waring some sort of racoon suit, everyone looked to one another.

"And then there's the Tanooki Suit, yes. It's technically 'Tanuki', but that's not how Mario does it."

TANOOKI SUIT

Allows Mario to Float

Tail Can be Used to Deflect Projectiles

Can Transform Into a Statue Briefly

TANUKI

Earliest Recording In Stories Dates Back to 720 AD *

Based on the Japanese Raccoon Dog ("Aww! They're so floofy!" Videl cooed.)

A sub-species of the Asian Raccoon Dog

In Japanese Folklore, Tanuki is known as "The Prankster God", But Are Known to Be Friendly, Big-Bellied Tricksters

Has a Mixed Reputation in Japan

Originally Mistranslated as a Badger in the English Dub of the Studio Ghibli Film Pom Poko ("Oh yeah, I love that movie!" Trunks commented.)

Shapeshifters, Changing Into Humans to Buy Alcohol and Delicacies ("These are some rather bizarre creatures." Beerus mused. "I can't think of anything I've encountered that is comparable to these creatures." "Well, they're mostly animals of myth, they're based off of a real animal though." Chi-Chi shrugged, having heard the stories of these creatures as a child. Also, she was hoping that one thing in particular wasn't men-)

Use Their Giant Testicles as Weapons, Rain Coats, Nets, Chairs and Drums

Most of the fighters looked at that, and blinked in silent shock, then burst out laughing. There were a few images of Tanuki with rather large testicles using them for a multitude of uses.

"Okay… Okay… Hold on…" Goku laughed, catching his breath. "Okay, um. Maybe we shouldn't laugh at a culture's stories. I'm pretty sure these beings have some sort of cultural significance, and we should respect that… But also…"

"THAT!" Vegeta laughed. He felt kinda weird though, his mouth felt a little warm…

"Aw, man… I remember when I first read about these things, I had that reaction too…" Roshi chuckled. Collectively everyone managed to calm down, but oddly Beerus and Hercule looked to one another, then shrugged. To them, this was just bizarre.

"Hey, Beerus-" Someone began.

"No." The God immediately cut them off.

"The Metal Cap turns Mario's entire body into indestructible living steel. Like the T-1000, but with less attempts to kill Linda Hamilton."

An image of Mario over Arnold Schwarzenegger's face appeared as the iconic scene played.

"I'll be a-back." A very forced joking Italian accent spoke. Then a car was driven through the police station. "WaHoo!"

The fighters laughed at that, the absurdity and fake accent just being something oddly humorous.

METAL CAP

Becomes Living Metal

Nearly Indestructible

Power Increases Ten-Fold

Speed and Maneuverability Remain Unchanged

Fire-Based Attacks Nullify Its Effects

"But while Metal Mario's extremely heavy, like, unnaturally heavy, his strength and speed are boosted. Which gives him ten times more power and just as much agility as before. Seriously, this dude can keep wall-jumping with the best of them!"

"Huh, that's pretty cool. It's like super armour, but it somehow makes you stronger and faster." Goten nodded, thinking it'd be interesting to know what being 'Metal Goten' would feel like.

"Indeed, but it wouldn't be of much use in the upcoming tournament." Beerus frowned. "Any of these kinds of powers would be considered a violation of the rules, and Champa's side would win by default." Turning his attention to a few of them he added: "So none of you ask Skorch for help."

"But possibly his most powerful power-up is the Starman." Wiz stated with a scientific edge as a golden star with eyes appeared. Mario grabbed it, and suddenly became enveloped in a rainbow colour. "When he grabs it, Mario becomes enveloped in blinding aura of compressed energy, granting increased speed and complete invulnerability for a short time. Touching a normal enemy in this state will instantly kill the foe, this also can damage massive enemies, but won't kill them immediately."

STARMAN

Invulnerable

Increases Speed

Instantly Kills Foes

Short Time Limit ("Makes sense, if it went on forever, there'd be no challenge." Tien nodded.)

Accompanied by an Extremely Catchy Theme

"And while not technically a power-up, one thing that is as synonymous with Mario as being an Italian Plumber, is his Hammer. This solid steel weapon can be infused with all sorts of powers to make it bigger, create shockwaves, and all other types of attacks."

HAMMER

Stored in Mario's Pocket (The Fighters wondered how that worked)

Can Crush Practically Anything (Vegeta was impressed by that)

Smaller Hammers Can Be Thrown

"So, are his pockets like Kirby's stomach? They've just got their own infinite amount of holding?" Goku asked. "Because that'd be helpful in all honestly."

"And he's also kinda got a really bad shroom addiction. Like, he should probably seek help." Boomstick added as a montage of different types of mushrooms were shown. Still, considering some of these save his life, give him a second chance, can turn him into a Mini Mario, a flying squirrel…"

"Okay, so. Where did these mushrooms all come from?" Trunks asked with a raised brow. "And how do they do that? I thought all they did was either be food or make you see things."

"True." Mad Dawg nodded, eating some shrooms. "…wait."

"Ha." Skorch laughed.

"You're a dick."

MUSHROOMS

Power Mushroom

Mini Mushroom

Acorn Mushroom

1-Up Mushroom

Bee Mushroom

Boo Mushroom

Propeller Mushroom

Poison Mushroom

"Yeah, I'm with the kid. Where'd these all come from!?" Tien asked, bewildered.

"Do you grow them in the ground?" Yamcha asked.

"This is kinda making me hungry." Goku remarked.

"Maybe it's because of the world he lives in, or the power he has, but I don't really see what kind of 'threats' Mario has to deal with that aren't just as, well, cartoony as he is." Hercule remarked, and a few of the fighters agreed.

"Maybe that's just the way it is in this battle." Tien shrugged. "I doubt every one of these fights is going to be bleak and depressing."

"But when he really needs to just kill EVERYTHING he grabs a Mega Mushroom." Boomstick added. A red-and-orange Mushroom was shown, and it was comically large. Mario grabbed it, and then somehow grew to massive sizes. That definitely got everyone's attention. "When he grabs this, nothing is safe! Enemies, pipes, bosses, plants, environment, hell, everything!"

"I honestly don't know how to react to that." Yamcha blinked.

"That's pretty cool, actually." Trunks replied. Everyone who didn't know how to react to the sight of a super-growth shroom simply nodded.

"Mario also happens to have a number of powers that call upon 'SP' or 'Special Points' to use them, these attacks allow him to do MASSIVE damage to his enemies, ranging from meteor showers, to shockwaves."

Mario and a few others were shown using a wide array of attacks, many of which left the fighters in silent amazement. Mario just seemed to be able to summon a literal meteor shower out from thin air, and brought it down on what appeared to be a giant dragon.

"And he's got some attacks he can perform with his brother." Boomstick added.

"Ah. I get the feeling we won't be seeing any of them here." Vegeta muttered. "It technically would count as outside help…" He coughed, his mouth still having an odd taste to it, and he didn't know what it was. His tongue felt like it was vibrating or twitching.

"Unfortunately, those attacks either require assistance from others, or are not part of the mainline Mario canon, and as such, won't be in the fight." **

"Damn it…"

"Across nearly two hundred games, Mario has quite literally done it all! He's ran an annual go-kart championship, has participated in six Olympics, traveled through time and space, even entering dreams at one point, and has saved the Mushroom Kingdom countless times…"

"The dude's tough enough to fall from space onto a planet! From friggin' SPACE!" Boomstick added as an explosion went off and then Mario was shown falling from space down towards some sort of planet below.

FEATS

Routinely Saves the Mushroom Kingdom

Participated in Six Olympics

Fought Bowser Inside a Black Hole

Has Defeated Bosses Such as; King Boo, Peaty Piranha, Count Bleck, Dry Bowser, Cackletta, Fawful, Midbus, Lord Crump, Shadow Queen

"Mario has battled a larger variety of enemies than any other video game hero. Whether a foe is large or small, scary or goofy, dumb or deadly, nothing has ever proved too much for him, despite all the odds, Mario always fights till the end."

The screen seemed to be surrounded in a black-and-purple smoke, with some sort of stars on them, then a figure began to form. With a golden crown a shadowy female figure came into vision. This seemed wrong on so many levels, this didn't seem human, and it certainly didn't seem like a spirit who was friendly.

"It…is…time…" The figure some in a hissed whisper. "This world, this reality… Shall know true, eternal… darkness…"

"At this point, I think I need to stop assuming everything that seems bright and colourful isn't gonna have some seriously messed up crap in it." Hercule muttered.

"All right chief!" A red baby Yoshi declared, standing next to a female Goomba, a Koopa wearing a hoodie, what appeared to be two ghosts, and a living grenade that looked like a naval officer. "It's now or never! Let's kick this creep back behind the thousand-year-door!"

"Snurglez is right my boy." The old grenade nodded. "If we fail here, then everything will forever be cast into darkness…"

"But we're here, all the way with you!" The Koopa added, clearly freaked out by what was happening, but refusing to back down. Mario nodded and ran forward, jumping (to the fighters) shockingly high and came flying down towards the Shadowy Creature. His fist collided with her face, and the being seemed to shatter like glass. In a transition, Mario landed on a drawbridge above lava and rolled out of the way. A literal pile of bones slammed into the ground then seemed to form into some sort of Dragon-Turtle.

"MARIO!" It roared animalisticly, then somehow blasted a large fireball out from its mouth. Mario ran forward and jumped over the fireball, ducking and weaving as the skeletal monster slashed at him. Mario launched himself upwards and struck the monster in its jaw with his fist, knocking the head off of the skeletal monster, and then landed and grabbed the tail and flipped it around before launching it into a wall and causing it to shatter. A stream of bones went flying everywhere, and the skull came flying towards Mario, who jumped off of the bridge, flying above the lava, and suddenly grabbed something. Landing on lava rock, Mario landed in a seat of a red go-kart, and stomped on the gas, tearing off down the race track. A large stream of characters the fighters didn't know (aside from Yoshi) were driving alongside him. The cars shot around a corner and seemed to be approaching a golden circle with a star in the center of it.

"Here we go!" Mario declared, as when he hit the golden ring, he was sent flying into the stars, before landing on some sort of rainbow road, leading the pack on a literal race through space. Everyone noticed two things: one, it was a beautiful sight. Two, there were no guardrails. Anywhere.

"…so, they're just driving on an open road in space?" Goten blinked. "I have a lot of questions."

"How did they build that?" Bulma frowned, both amazed by the beauty of it, but also wondering HOW did they build it? How did it keep from floating away!? Come to think of it, how were they driving on it and not flying away!?

Mario then for some reason drove off of the edge of the road, jumping out of the car, it seemed like he was going to kill himself, but then landed on a small sphere. The large turtle-like creature was floating in space, in front of a black hole. He jumped and slammed into a circle on the sphere, sending it flying towards the monster, and it slammed directly into the beast's face. Mario realized there was nowhere left to go, and jumped towards Bowser, punching him in the jaw into the blackhole.

"So long, gay Bowser!" Mario called.

Suddenly pulled by some new gravitational pull, Mario seemed to be diving downwards, and at first it seemed like he was going into the black hole. But suddenly, the black hole changed into crystal-blue water as he splashed into a pool, swimming alongside some of the characters seen earlier.

"Despite being the hero of the Mushroom kingdom, Mario doesn't always have a perfect track record." Boomstick spoke up. "He's been beaten down by Bowser's minions, kidnapped multiple times, and can't keep track of his woman! Seriously, she's always getting kidnapped and he's always showing up at the wrong castle. Somebody needs to throw a GPS tracking bracelet on that bitch!"

"But despite that Mario's biggest failure was most likely beyond his own control." Wiz muttered, clearly not liking where this was going.

"Which was?" Boomstick and a number of the fighters asked.

"His movie." Wiz stated flatly.

A film poster appeared, and the picture of Mario and Green Mario looked wrong on SO many levels. They didn't seem like the characters Wiz and Boomstick had been talking about, they seemed like… honestly, no one knew how to explain it. No one but Roshi, and he didn't feel like saying anything.

"Uh…" Goku blinked.

"What?" Piccolo muttered.

Without warning, a woman kicked a door in and ran in wearing combat gear and holding a giant gun.

"Luigi! Mario!" She shouted.

"Daisy!" The Green Mario exclaimed, surprised.

"You guys gotta come with me! I need your help!"

"Why, what's wrong?!"

"You're not gonna believe this."

"I believe it." Mario remarked, grabbing his tool belt.

"You do?"

"Heh, I believe."

"That's just wrong…" Trunks muttered. "Like… No."

"I feel like those are two good actors in a terrible movie." Lazuli remarked.

"I kinda wouldn't mind watching that movie, just to see how bad it is." Krillin shrugged.

"I mean, if Mario got a movie that horribly…" Goku began but trailed off as he realized something. "Hey! Skorch! Do we have a movie like this?"

"NO." Skorch immediately answered, quickly hiding something behind his back, his eye sockets widening in terror. "No. No you guys are good."

"I know your lying."

"Fight me."

Skorch didn't notice Mad Dawg grab what he was holding, and his eyes widened when he saw what it was.

"Oh boy… this is gonna be fun." He muttered, a mirthful grin forming on his face.

"He is fairly impulsive and not much of a strategist, preferring to quickly fight his way through problems before thinking things through."

"Like you dad!" Goten remarked.

"But that doesn't matter, Italy's greatest hero can power through anything!

"It's-a me, Mario!" Mario declared as the doors closed.

"Well, I can see why he's so well-known." Bulma nodded. "He certainly seems to have done almost all of it."

"What if none of its real, and he's just high the whole time?" Roshi asked.

"Wait, really?" Goku blinked in surprise. "You think that's what happened?!"

"Goku…" Chi-Chi grimaced, not getting Roshi's clear sarcasm.

"Every time we watch one of these battles, I just wanna go to where these fighters came from." Goten said, thinking over what he had seen about the Mushroom Kingdom. A few of the fighters agreed.

As the others went back to watching the Death Battle, Mad Dawg took a drink, looking out over space.

"So, you're form some other dimension?" Came a voice. Mad Dawg jumped in surprise and turned around, seeing Whis behind him.

"Uh… I think." He muttered, shaking his head unsure of who this alien was or if he was going t try and kill him. "I don't know anymore. I think originally I was, but I have no idea what the hell is going on anymore."

"Tell me, how do you know about Skorch?" The Angel asked, and the mutant paused, thinking it over, before frowning.

"Not much. We've only talked for the past three years, this is the first time I've actually seen what he looks like." Mad Dawg answered. "Word of advice, don't rely on him to solve your problems. He's a decent guy and all, but I'm pretty sure he's responsible for most of my problems that lead to my life going way out of whack."

"How so?"

"I'm pretty sure everyone I cared for thinks I'm dead, and no matter what I've done, I can't get back to tell them I'm okay. He's also dragged me through a lot of strife and bullets. Still, the way it goes I guess. He seems to care, but don't trust everything he says or does, I guess. Maybe I'm just jaded…"

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

(*Cues: Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Robotnik Theme (Orchestral)*)

"On the planet Mobius, there's one inhabitant that's known all across the planet. His name is Sonic the Hedgehog, the fastest thing alive..."

With a sonic boom, a blue blur shot by, moving so fast that no one could tell what was moving. Before anyone could ask, the camera slowed down, and Sonic began sliding in slow-motion as he turned. He was a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog, wearing white gloves and red shoes. His large green eyes seemed to have a free spirit or rebellious light to them. As Sonic turned around, he shot off running again, the camera now following him. What everyone noticed immediately, was that Sonic was moving unbelievably fast.

"How is he running that fast?!" Goku asked, bewildered.

"…and a freedom fighter battling to save the world from the tyrannical Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik."

BACKGROUND

Height: 3'3"

Weight: 35 lbs.

Age: 16

Freedom Fighter

Favourite Food: Chili Dogs

SEGA's Mascot (And One of the few Characters SEGA Actually Gives a Crap About)

Top Speed: Unknown (Everyone blinked in disbelief when they saw that. Some of them seem impressed, some clearly didn't believe it, and Bulma clearly had a migraine coming on.)

Average of 765 mpg

Has Moved Faster Than the Speed of Light

"He's not so bad for a tree-hugging hippie." Boomstick remarked. "Add to that the fact that he was made to essentially be the counter to Mario, and had lasted nearly thirty years, and someone, somewhere, did something right."

"So, Sonic was meant to be a challenger to Mario? Actually, yeah. I can see that." Yamcha began skeptically, but nodded in understanding. "I mean, while Mario seems to be calmer and more collected, Sonic seems more rebellious and energized."

"Sonic was following the weird trend of the time was for character to have 'Radical Attitude'." Boomstick continued. "Sonic is kinda the only one who somehow pulled through that phase and remained relevant… although sometimes for the wrong reasons."

"As for the others… we don't speak of them." Wiz stated in a serious tone.

"How bad could they be?" Hercule remarked, not seeing why they seemed to be making such a big deal out of this.

"Like, who the hell makes a game for kids, calls it 'Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel', has it begin with a plane crashing, and gives the character a headband with the Japanese Sunrise design?! Y'know, the one that in some cultures is a reminder of the time Japan occupied much of Asia and attacked innocents?" Boomstick added in a flat tone.

"Oh. Uh. Who… who thought that was a good idea!?"

"To be fair, the Japanese Sunrise is not ALWAYS associated with the Imperial Past of Japan." Wiz spoke up, showing the sunrise design. "Currently, it is a symbol of tradition and good fortune, and most of Japan sees it as such. The issue being the very poor, almost insulting incorporation into the character of Zero." ***

"I've seen people mistake the meaning of something when they're building a brand or a product, but how do you make a mistake like that?!" Videl asked, bewildered. "Like… That had to go through revisions, and concept works, and at no point someone stopped and asked 'Hey, is this really a good idea?' That never happened!?"

"Well, times change." Piccolo answered. "Sometimes what was culturally acceptable in a specific time won't be a decade or two later. The issue then becomes knowing how to not erase history, but rather learn and build off of it. But I don't think this is one of those cases…"

"That game also sucked." Skorch called.

"Across his career, while his appearance may have changed, one thing always remained the same: his literal supersonic speeds!" Wiz declared as Sonic was shown stretching, then shot off, creating a soundwave as he went. "He can easily break the sound barrier in mere seconds by running. Has moved up to seven times the speed of light, and the craziest part is, that's not his top speed!"

"How the hell is a blue rat that fast!?" Beerus demanded, not believing the supposed speeds for a second. "There's no way a creature that small could move that fast! The forces alone would tear his body apart within seconds!

"I'm with Beerus." Goku shook his head. "Even in my strongest form, I can't go THAT fast!"

"Wow. That must be serious, Goku just admitted he has limits." Piccolo remarked with a dry smirk. The Namekian was finding it pretty easy to believe that Sonic would be able to go that fast, simply because… it was Death Battle, considering what they had seen thus far, Sonic was one of the more 'out there' characters, but it seemed possible within their world.

"While his top speed is unknown, he has clocked in an average of 765 mph." Wiz added. "For reasons unknown to all, Sonic's body is able to withstand the forces which are generated by kinetic movement during this that would most likely rip the skin from his bones as he ran, as well as everything else."

"Damn… this guy must blow through shoes!" Boomstick muttered.

Sonic (looking somewhat different from the last shot of him) walked past a large pile of dirty shoes, all of which were clearly worn out to the point of total exhaustion. Most of them seemed to be held together with tape at this point…

"And if his base speed isn't fast enough for him, Sonic can increase his speed with his trademark figure eight technique, a move which causes him to reach his top speeds while standing still."

"How?!" Bulma exclaimed.

"Because f*ck you. That's how." Boomstick remarked off-handedly. "But he's not just fast on his feet. He can curl up into a spiky ball and rip through his opponents with the Spin Attack. This move lets him cut through metal, wood, pretty much anything that isn't super reinforced!"

ATTACK TECHNIQUES

Spin Attack

Protects Sonic From Minor Attacks

Can One-Shot Certain Enemies

Spin Dash

Allows Sonic to Reach Top Speeds Almost Instantly

Homing Attack

Targets a Specific Foe, and Repetitively Attacks Said Foe (That interest a few of the fighters, wondering how Sonic was able to do that…)

Light-Speed-Dash

Allows Sonic to Travel Along Rows of Rings at Speeds Beyond Light Speed

Instantaneous

Martial Arts

Can Burrow Underground

"His Homing Attack locks-on and rockets toward an opponent, allowing Sonic to hit said opponent multiple times." Wiz continued. "Sonic is able to perform this attack from just about any position, even after destroying an air-born foe, he can then continue to chain this attack to other nearby foes."

"How…" Someone muttered.

"That'd be useful, but I gotta ask how Sonic knows where he's going…" Goku admitted.

"Actually, yeah. You can say that about most of his moves." Krillin agreed. "With how fast he's moving, how is he able to tell where he's going?"

"And with his Spin Dash, he can reach top speeds almost instantly. As well as smash through rock, metal and enemies! Come to think of it, how does this guy not vomit during all this?" Boomstick asked with a raised brow.

"During his adventures, he has used a variety of different shields to improve his abilities. Each shield can deflect minor projectiles and have environmental advantages, though they will disintegrate after blocking a deadly blow." Wiz explained as a multitude of different colour shields appeared, the three most notable were red, blue, and yellow.

"The Fire Shield can absorb, well, fire and heat, though it can't survive underwater."

"No shit." Lazuli and Goten muttered in unison.

"No shit." Boomstick remarked sarcastically. "But with it, Sonic can use a fiery dash attack that can both damage and destroy mechanical enemies."

FIRE SHEILD

Impervious to Heat and Fire-Based Attacks, With No Negative Effects on Sonic

Firey Makeup

Disintegrates in Water

Mid-Air Dash Attack

"Hey, Bulma. You think it's possible to make some sort of shield like that?" Krillin asked, looking to the scientist who seemed to be thinking the same thing.

"Well, if we were going to, we'd need to create some sort of projector that surrounds the wearer, and then there's the issue of the temperature control…" She mused. "Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible to create a fire shield… like…"

Bulma trailed off as she saw fire in front of her. Everyone looked around in surprise, and Bulma turned back-and-forth, trying to figure out what was happening, then looked to Skorch, who saw him holding an ember in his hand. While this was happening, no one noticed Vegeta sweating somewhat, his breathing a little bit laboured.

"I don't know if it's possible, but hey, I'm willing to try." He remarked.

"The Lightning Shield can't survive in aquatic environments either, but it gives Sonic a mid-air jump for further aerial control and allows him to magnetically pull rings towards him." Wiz added as an electrical shield appeared around Sonic.

LIGHTNING SHEILD

Impervious to Electricity

Electric Makeup

Disintegrates in Water

Magnetic Field, Used to Attract Rings

Mid-Air Jump

"Hey, if your laptop dies and you have this shield, do you think it'd recharge it? Or…" Boomstick asked. "Actually, if the power goes out, could you use it as a generator?"

"That- Huh, that's a good question." Yamcha remarked.

"I dunno. When I finish mine, I'll let you know." Wiz added.

"And with the Bubble Shield, he can breathe underwater and control his jumps with a powerful bounce."

BUBBLE SHEILD

Can Breathe Underwater

Water and Air Makeup

Bounce Attack

Bouncing Can Increase Jumping Height

"Why do we keep mentioning water, you may ask? 'Cause despite running through space and fighting eldritch abominations across time, space and literal FANTASY STORIES, he can't freakin' swim!" Boomstick added in an almost annoyed tone.

"Really? That's his main weakness?" Piccolo asked, surprised. "He can move beyond light speed… and yet he can't swim."

"A warrior isn't defined by his aquatic talents, it's the mettle of the fighter." Beerus shrugged.

"Do you know how to swim?"

The God of Destruction went silent, a look of almost shell-shocked anger briefly forming on his face. His ears ever so slightly folded back onto his head, a few of his teeth becoming visible as he let out a low hiss. He wasn't looking at Piccolo, Goku, or… anyone. He seemed to be having some sort of war flashback.

"Did you break him?" Tien asked.

"I have no idea."

Mad Dawg walked by, and looked to the fighters, then to Beerus, then back to the fighters with a 'what?' look on his face. Beerus still seemed frozen, dragged into the inner most recesses of his mind. Mad Dawg shrugged, then to everyone's horror, proceeded to bitch-slap Beerus, then walk away.

"Gah?! What… what happened!?" The God demanded, irritated by the sudden attack.

"You… you just zoned out for a minute." Goku admitted.

"Oh. Right. Let's just agree to never speak of that." The God muttered, then seemed to grow angered as he realized something. "Who struck me!?"

"New guy."

Beerus looked to the newcomer, who wasn't paying attention and was currently shotgunning six cans of some drink at once.

"I'm gonna kick his ass after this."

"The dude also used an armada of aliens known as Whisps, each of them gave him a unique power." Boomstick added as Sonic was suddenly shown surrounded by small colourful creatures, this was followed up by him running with a sword. "Also, he wielded a magical talking sword after being sent into the stories of King Arthur. This franchise is weird…"

"Not to mention the time he got turned into a monstrous Werehog." Wiz added. Sonic was shown being electrocuted by something, and his whole body seemed to change, his fur growing darker, his arms and legs getting bigger, and even his teeth becoming fangs.

"Huh." Krillin blinked. "I did not expect that… Kinda cool though."

"I mean… I guess? That looks really painful." Chi-Chi frowned.

"Werehog. That's the best name they could come up with?" Vegeta asked, his breathing becoming a bit heavier now. Also, this just looked weird….

"Hol up." Mad Dawg said, looking from the screen, to Skorch, then to himself, then repeating the process. "IS THAT WHAT INSPIRED ME!?" He shouted, his jaw practically hitting the ground. Skorch seemed equally baffled.

"I…I forgot about this game while I was writing that story." He remarked honestly. "Which is weird because I loved this game."

"We need to talk."

"But much like some of Mario's power-ups, due to the nature of them, they will not be present in the fight. The Whisps' count as 'outside help' as they are living creatures, the sword Excalibur didn't return with Sonic when he left that world, and the Werehog only comes out at night, and he was technically 'cured' of it at the end of Sonic Unleashed." Wiz added. **** "Sonic's ultimate power-up, however, isn't a shield at all. After absorbing thousands of Power Rings during his adventures, Sonic has become an embodiment of chaos."

(*Cues: Solaris Phase 2 - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)*)

"Using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds, Sonic can tap into their incredible power and summon the form of Super Sonic."

Thankfully, due to Shadow and Vegeta's battle, most of the Dragon Crew who. were present knew what to expect from this. So, when Sonic turned into a Super Sayian Hedgehog, brows were raised in amusement and confusion, but there wasn't the same horrified silence as before.

"That still feels really weird…" Goku muttered.

SUPER FORM

1000% Power Increase

Automatic Flight

Unlimited Stamina

Invincible

Positive Energy Aura (For some reason a voice screamed "PMA!" In a thick Irish accent, and no one knew where it came from.)

Duration Based on Rings Currently Possessing/Time Limit

"Super Sonic can fly, breathe underwater, and is completely invulnerable." Boomstick stated, re-iterating some of the points made in Shadow's episode.

"Not to mention his speed is increased a thousand-fold." Wiz added. "Super Sonic is fast enough to literally travel across time, space and entire dimensions by moving so fast."

"But as with most things that are unbelievably powerful, it has a time limit. Without a steady supply of power rings, it can't even last a full minute."

"Yeah, but that minute can be really make-or-break in a fight." Goten reasoned. "The only reason Shadow lost was because his form isn't based on endurance, but by rings."

Vegeta didn't reply, he felt really weird now, like his mouth was heating up to levels beyond anything he ever had felt before…

"And when the form finally subsides, Sonic returns to normal at peak physical form, regardless of his condition prior to the transformation."

"Which is pretty awesome if you think about it. Sonic could lose both arms and legs and still come out victorious by using his super form!"

"I don't think it works like that…"

"Hey, only one way to find out." Yamcha smirked, then noticed a few people giving him weird looks. "What?"

"While Sonic's always risking his life saving the world from all kinds of dangerous robots and demigods, he's kind of a dick." Boomstick added over footage of Sonic.

"Sonic is cocky, arrogant and addicted to action. He gets cranky and unstable when he's cooped up for too long."

"These guys are literally you and Vegeta." Krillin said, looking to Goku, who seemed to think it over, then blinked.

"Huh." He muttered. "You might be right."

"But despite his rough personality, he'll do whatever it takes to save the day."

(*Cues: Sonic Heroes – What I'm Made Of (Metal Overlord Final Theme)*)

Despite that seeming like the end of Sonic's segment, everyone was cut off before they could speak by the sounds of thunder and twisted metal shifting. Some sort of creature seemed to be violently shifting its body into a new form, long spikes protruding out of its back, whatever this… thing was, it was massive. What appeared to be nearly a dozen air ships were magnetically drawn into theism mixture of parasitical wiring and monstrous metal design. A roar like something out from the depths of hell emitted through the stormy sky, and the mechanical monstrosity finally came into sight. It appeared to be a giant metallic sonic, mixed with some sort of demon.

"Long time, no see Sonic Heroes!" It bellowed in a twisted, shrill metallic voice that made a few of those watching wince, or involuntarily twitch. "Welcome, to the end of the world!"

Sonic was flying in his super form, the only thing standing between this monster and supposed world domination.

"Heh, I was wonderin' when you were gonna show up!" Sonic cocked a grin. "I've been waitin' all day for this! Let's do it to it!"

Shooting forward at unnatural speeds, Super Sonic began diving downwards as a pinkish energy beam was fired at him. The laser slicing through the night sky and completely devastating a distant ship, causing it to explode unceremoniously in flames. As Sonic began dashing back-and-forth, a barrage of bullets hailed from the ships around the metallic monster. Flying upwards, Sonic shot forward towards the beast, now flying through the incoming blast and striking it directly in the center of its chest, flying through the monster, making it roar in pain and anger as Sonic continued flying back and forth through it. Flying back from the Metallic Overlord, Sonic suddenly grabbed an odd-looking ring. Without warning, he began running on air, and shifted back to normal, now running down some sort of metallic structure in space. Towards earth. All the while, another massive robot was firing attacks and sawblades at him, only for Sonic to step out of the way each time. Jumping into the air, Sonic seemed to be charging both his spin dash and homing attacks at the same time, and rocketed forward, smashing the cockpit of the machine and launching himself off before rapidly using his homing attack to tear it apart. Going back into slow-motion, Sonic flew upwards one more time, then grabbed another odd-looking ring.

(*Cues: Seven Rings In Hand – Sonic and the Secret Rings*)

Without warning, the world around him seemed to burn away into a twisted blackened reality. His super form had retuned… but suddenly changed. Sonic's fur and arms became a deep indigo color, and his skin turned pale white. Along his head, a single, thick white stripe began around his feet, and around his arms (close to where his elbows are), as well as a pair of much thinner white stripes that go up his forehead and down his upper middle quill, and a secondary pair of stripes on his lower middle quill. In addition, Sonic's pupils and irises disappear entirely (along with his mouth, which made a few of the fighters feel weird), he became surrounded by a fiery aura, and seemed to be flying in some bizarre, twisted and wrong plane of reality. He was no linger faced with the metallic monster, but by some horrific-looking six-armed purple monster, it's torso seemed disgusting misshapen, and its eye appearing to be a smoking hole of some sort.

"I AM… THE CREATOR!" It bellowed in an echoing voice. "The stories of this world… ARE MINE!"

Mid-laugh, the new form of Sonic shot in and slugged him in the jaw.

"If this is your world, then it's a world I want no part of!" Sonic snapped, clearly angry at this point.

"…didn't this begin with him in some sort of green hill?" Lazuli asked. "How did we get to… get to this?"

"Speak of which, what IS this?" Yamcha asked.

"Also, how is talking without a mouth?" Beerus asked.

"And where did his eyes go!?" Krillin added. "How can he see or do… ANYTHING in that form?!"

"Sonic and the Secret Rings, he gets dragged into the world of Arabian Knights." Skorch answered off-handedly. "Again. This franchise is weird."

"Even by the standards of what we fight… that's pretty cool." Goku admitted with a nod. Mario and Sonic had impressed him, but there was something about Sonic that appealed to him more. "Really, really weird. But cool."

The Arabic Beast seemed to summon some sort of blast, much akin to a spirit bomb, and launched it at Sonic. The darkspined hero charged headfirst into it, trailing a type of presumably magical energy as he went. They collided, and Sonic seemed to be losing the fight, until the rings on his hands and feet shone a bright white, and Sonic wheeled back and kicked the ball back at the monster. It tore through the creature, and a series of explosions and beams of light began violently bursting forward. Except this wasn't light, it was letters.

"So, he somehow weaponized literal words in a book?" Trunks asked in confusion. Skorch just shook his head and shrugged knowing that while the game was fun, the story… wasn't perfect. Aside from what was coming up. As the explosions continued, Sonic floated victoriously above the beast.

"Sure… Fine…" Bulma muttered, having given up on finding any sort of logic to all of this.

"Your tale is finished, Erazor! Next time, try writing a better story!" Sonic quipped, summoning energy in one hand.

"Okay, credit where it's due. That's a pretty good line." Beerus conceded with a nod.

Without warning, the twisted space suddenly reformed itself in a flash to an Arabian Palace. Sonic himself was back to normal, and the monster appeared to be some sort of Djinn, or at least, seemed like some interpretations of such an entity. Whoever, or whatever he was, the villain managed to get to his knees.

"So, the villain is an evil genie. Neat." Goten said aloud.

"Technically Djinn's and Genies weren't inherently good." Videl added. "They could do good, but just as frequently would do bad."

"Hold on. That looks a helluva lot like Kid Buu." Vegeta blinked, feeling his face heating up and sweat running down his temples. Now that everyone looked at it… yeah. The villain looked like a muscular version of Kid Buu, with facial hair. And a really, really weird hairstyle. Which ironically, reminded them of Buu's head… thing… which only made the comparison all the clearer.

"I shall not be defeated! If you defeat me, I will simply return, again and again! I am immortal! I cannot be vanquished! Muhhuhu-hahaha!" Erazor Djinn laughed victoriously. Sonic however, just smirked. As the camera moved behind him, everyone saw why.

Sonic then held up a golden lamp.

"That can't be!? That's...the—"

"The genie of the lamp is supposed to grant three wishes, am I right?" Sonic asked, his tone one of 'you-are-so-royally-screwed-and-there's-nothing-you-can-do'. But unlike some of the villains they had faced. Everyone wanted to see where this was going.

"I will never grant any wish from the likes of you!" Erazor Djinn scowled defiantly. Sonic however, simply took a seat on the throne nearby.

"Hm! My first wish. Bring Shahra back to life!" Sonic ordered, and a blast fired from the lamp, striking him directly in the chest. A bright white light flashed, and a ring appeared on Sonic's finger, next to him, a young woman seemed to appear out of thin air, being reformed by magic. Everyone watched in interest, either for how the magic worked, or because Roshi was being Roshi.

"Wait, so they don't have any sort of ability to fight back against a wish?" Goku asked, genuinely curious.

"From what I've read, they can't." Videl answered. "But the catch is, certain ones will grant you your wish, but mess with it to make it horrible for you."

"From what we've seen, I take it Shenron isn't one of those types of wish-granters, is he?" Krillin asked.

"Well, Shenron won't screw someone over on a wish, but I've seen him get angered if he's disrespected, and I think he refused a wish because of that." Krillin answered, thinking back to Namek.

"My second wish." Sonic continued. "Return the Arabian Nights to the way you were, so that the world can have its stories again!"

Djinn was shot with another blast, and letters seemed to peel themselves off of him and fly out the door and out the nearby windows. All the while, Erazor seemed to be desperately trying to find some way to stop what was happening.

"M-my..." The defeated Djinn wheezed, clearly weakened to a level he didn't think possible.

"My third wish. Erazor Djinn! You shall live out the rest of time, trapped inside your lamp as you were in days of old!" Sonic concluded with his wishes, his tone clearly of someone who wasn't messing around. He wasn't giving Djinn any mercy. A third blast shot at Djinn, and this one shot through him like and arrow, sending him flying backwards. As he struggled to pull himself up, what appeared to be some sort of storm began forming around Erazor, and his body began to glow. Most notably however, was the absolute fear on Erazor's face. At this point, it was typical for one of the fighters to comment or snark about something, but all of them were left in silence, amazed at what was happening, and wondering where this was going.

"Shahra! I know you're there! Please, stop him! We can start over, the two of us! I swear! I swear it!" Djinn cried. Sonic seemed like he was gonna say something, then appeared to look to those watching with a 'You seeing this?' look on his face, before shaking his head in annoyance. As for the fighters watching, there was something immensely satisfying about what they were watching. "The world is mine! I cannot be denied by that filthy rat!"

By some force beyond what Djinn could control, the hurricane seemed to envelop him, and drag him into the air.

"Whyyyyy?!"

"I almost feel bad for the guy." Hercule remarked. "Almost."

"We've seen it before, but there's something so satisfying about watching them go down, and realize in their last moments that they've lost." Piccolo nodded in agreement.

"Oh, totally." Goku grinned, remembering both Cell and Frieza's last moments. Vegeta seemed like he wanted to say something, but was struggling to breathe.

"Hell yeah!" Dawg called.

"I told you. I'm not a RAT!" Sonic snapped, seeming angered, and so done with Djinn's crap. The hurricane was sucked into the lamp and the lid snapped shut, leaving a small flame at the nozzle of it.

"I'm a HEDGEHOG!" Sonic snapped, before blowing the flame out. Everyone watched in amused respect at the scene as Sonic tossed the lamp over his shoulder.

"He had my attention, now he has my respect." Goku admitted. "That… That was cool!"

"He seems to have a flair for the theatrical." Beerus nodded in agreement. Seeming impressed, perhaps even having a small amount of respect for the blue blur.

FEATS

Has Saved the World Countless Times

Ran From Space Back Down to Earth

Defeated Merlina and Erazor Djinn, Saving Both the Arabian Knights and Knights of the Round Tables' Stories

Survived and Escaped Null Space

Defeated the Metal Overload

Participated in Six Olympics Alongside Mario

"No matter the threat, Sonic always fights till the last breath, ready to do whatever it takes to protect his friends and defend his planet." Wiz added. "But much like Mario, he has his faults beyond his control."

Everyone watched in confusion as a human female seemed to be cradling Sonic who was either unconscious or dead. Everyone immediately had questions, but all of them didn't want to voice them or have them answered.

"Please… come back to me!" The woman said through tears.

"Wait…" Yamcha began.

"No. Don't. Please." Lazuli grimaced, having a bad feeling about what was coming next.

"Where is this going?" Goku asked. "And why do I feel like puking?"

"They… they can't. They're not THAT weird…" Bulma muttered.

"I don't get it. What's everyone so freaked out by?" Trunks asked, looking around in confusion.

Well, the half-sayian boy got his answer when the woman leaned forward and kissed Sonic, eliciting disgusted reactions from everyone watching. Even Roshi found it to be genuinely disgusting, even by his standards.

"Wh..WHY!?" Piccolo recoiled in disgusted shock. "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!"

"Oh… that… No…" Chi-Chi felt disgusted, as if this was something she shouldn't be looking at.

"AAAAHHHH! TAKE IT OFF! I DON'T WANNA SEE THAT CRAP! I DON'T WANNA REMEMBER THAT!" Boomstick shouted, sounding more terrified than anyone had ever heard him.

"On it!" Wiz shouted and the screen flashed white. "Ah… that's better…"

"Hey, what… what were we talking about?" Boomstick asked.

"I… huh. I don't know." Wiz frowned. "Whatever it was, it made us use my last charge on the Mind-Wiper… Must've been bad..."

"Oh, so they can just erase memories!?" Videl asked, annoyed and disgusted.

"I could do that." Skorch said, appearing nearby, one of his fingers extending into a red-hot blade. "It'll hurt, but I can try."

"…maybe."

"And… and while Sonic may have had some issues, beyond his control, none are as bad as his original movie design." Wiz said, as if realizing something. "Aw, CRAP!"

(*Cues: Gangsters Paradise (Instrumental) – Coolio*)

Before anyone could ask, the screen showed a door being kicked open as a man entered with a gun and a flashlight.

"SFPD!" He shouted, turning around. Then saw… something.

This creature was skinny, almost anorexic, its eyes were small and far too far apart from one another. It looked at the light, and by extension, looked at the fighters, it's deformed face and disturbingly realistic eyes contacting theirs.

"WHAT IS THAT THING!?" Vegeta managed to shout in horror.

"Uhh… Meow?" Sonic asked, raising his arms in a shrug, showing his hands weren't covered by gloves, but by white fur mixed with bony fingers.

"AAAHHHH!" The man screamed in terror.

"AAHHHHH!" Sonic screamed in terror, along with most of those who were watching.

"WHY DOES HE HAVE HUMAN TEETH!? WHAT IS THAT THING!?" Krillin screamed.

"WHY IS SONIC A SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON?!" Yamcha shouted.

"WHO THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA!?" Goku yelled, utter disbelief and shock going back-and-forth in his tone.

"I mean… it's not horrible." Lazuli shrugged, and everyone collectively turned and stared at her. "I mean, yeah. That's bad. It's creepy, but… it kinda seems like what a live-action Sonic wold look like, and maybe that's proof why there shouldn't be a live-action Sonic.

"That thing eats souls. It has to." Videl argued. "How is that okay!?"

"AAGGHH!" Boomstick screamed again. "Make me forget that!"

"I can't!" Wiz shouted. "We're out of Mind-Wipe Charges!"

"AAAGGHH! Quick show the re-design! Or Baby Sonic! Or something!"

Suddenly, the scene cut to what appeared to be an island, and a small blue dot seemed to be racing across the island at breakneck speeds, moving so fast none of them could see what was running.

"This is the island where I'm from. It had everything: sandy beaches, cascading waterfalls, public access to loop-the-loops!" The blue blur was revealed to be a tiny Sonic with tiny quills, who was running at top speeds across the island. The reaction was much more relaxed, with a few of the fighters thinking he was adorable. "And I never had to catch a school bus because I can run across the island in less than two seconds."

"Okay, that looks a lot more like what he should look like." Goku nodded.

"He's pretty cute actually." Chi-Chi smiled.

"-also, there was no school. I know, pretty sweet island, right?"

"No school? Totally." Trunks agreed.

"Sonic's adventures span not just decades, but platforms. From tv, to movies, to games, and especially, comics. Sonic holds the record for the longest running comic based on a video game of all time."

"Impressive." Someone remarked.

"Yeah, those comics were awesome… but also really weird. Like the time Sonic killed an alternate dimension mutant version of his dad. In the regular world, his dad also happens to be a robot." Boomstick stated.

"Wait. What?" Krillin blinked.

"I get the feeling we shouldn't question this." Lapis remarked.

"Or it was stories about the six or seven females Sonic bounced between." Boomstick added.

"Ew… we did not need to know that." Videl groaned.

"The sheer absurdity of it all, combined with terrible management and actions of someone who shall not be named, eventually the comic had to retcon over two hundred and fifty issues with or stories due to legal issues with what became known as the 'Genesis Wave'. This worked for about a year, and then they did it again after crossing over with Mega Man, Street Fighter and a bunch of franchises. And then about a year after that, they said 'Screw it' and canned the whole thing mid-story arc. It was a pretty harsh slap in the face to Sonic's fans and those who had been following the comic. But the quality had dropped harshly."

"Well that sucks." Goten frowned. "They couldn't try and work something out?"

"Kid, the behind the scenes drama was a NIGHTMARE." Skorch remarked, looking up from a Sonic comic. "I'll explain it to you all later, but WOW Archie Comics really screwed themselves over in the end…"

"Thankfully, IDW picked up the rights in 2019 and have started a new series, and it's pretty damn amazing." Wiz added.

"Well that's good to hear."

"I wonder if our comic ever got cancelled…" Krillin muttered.

"When the world's in danger, or you need someone to do something fast, you can always rely on the fastest thing alive!" Boomstick concluded.

"No, you've got it all wrong Eggman!" Sonic spoke in a loud voice, addressing some sort of flying machine. There was some sort of electrical energy surrounding him. He seemed older than the baby, and the design looked… great, actually. "This is MY power, and I'm not running away any more! I'm using it to protect! My! Friends!"

Sonic ran forward and jumped, smashing into the center of the ship, causing it to warp and smash into itself as the doors closed.

"Well, this should be an interesting fight." Piccolo remarked. "I get the feeling that it'll come down more to their actual fighting skills rather than their powers. They seem to have something to nullify the other's power."

"Wait. What do you…" Goten began but trailed off, thinking it over. "Water shield against fire flower, lightning shield against Tanooki suit, Starman against Super Sonic… yeah. You're right!"

"Add to that the fact that most of their power-ups fail if either is hit once." Tien nodded. "I don't think it matters if their power-ups counter each other, if they can hit one another, their useless."

"Mario seems more experienced, but Sonic seems to have fought bigger enemies." Yamcha reasoned, weighing the strengths of each fighter. "Mario has strength, Sonic has speed."

"I think Sonic can just outlast Mario if we're being honest." Tien replied. "His speed seems to never tire him, so he can just keep running."

"Well, we saw in Thor's battle that a hammer can be effective against someone who's fast." Roshi argued, thinking it over. He didn't have an exact reason to believe either fighter would win, as they both seemed competent. Regardless, he believed that experience would beat speed in this battle.

"If Sonic's body is strong enough to smash through metal and be unphased, I don't know if a hammer will do much damage." Trunks added.

"Mario shatters bricks with his fist." Roshi replied. "Again, it seems like their matched in their powers."

Overall, the majority of the fighters believed Mario would win, agreeing with Roshi's sentiment about his strength and experience being stronger than Sonic's speed and dexterity. However, those who believed Sonic would win, believed so due to his powers, especially his super form. Which while it could only last up to a minute, it was probably longer than Mario's Starman.

"Hey, where's Vegeta?" Goku asked, looking around in confusion. Everyone followed suit until they saw Vegeta with a hand on a wall, bent over, breathing heavily. It sounded as if the Prince was now a goose being strangled and run over with a steamroller at the same time.

"WHAT…WAS…THAT…THING!?" He wheezed, leaving everyone to assume he was talking about Sonic's old design, but then he added: "HOW…CAN…A PLANT… BE SO HOT!?"

"I warned him, but does he listen? No…" Bulma rolled her eyes, knowing what had happened.

"Oh, c'mon Vegeta! It can't be that bad!" Goku called, laughing at his rival's misfortune. Suddenly another baggy was thrown his way.

"Prove it." Mad Dawg called, before returning to talking with Whis.

"Hold on, who's driving this thing?" Krillin asked.

Goku shrugged and ate the pepper, noting the odd taste of it. It also was more liquidly filled than expected.

"Alright, the combatants are set. It's time to end this debate once and for all." Wiz stated matter-of-factly.

"IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!" Boomstick declared.

(*Cues: Athletic Theme – Super Mario World (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)*)

Sonic was running along the green hills of what appeared to be the island he grew up on, but as he ran, the blocks and enemies made it clear he was in the Mushroom Kingdom. Looking around as he ran, Sonic seemed to take in where he was, and was both questioning what had happened, and was formulating a plan.

"Huh. That Warp Ring wasn't configured right…" He muttered aloud.

Sonic was suddenly thrown off of his feet as a green pipe appeared from the ground, and Mario jumped out of it. When the plumber noticed Sonic, he took a fighting stance.

"I thought we-a we're done." Mario remarked.

"Yeah, we WERE." Sonic scowled. "But NOW, I think it's time to finish this for good!"

"Ready?" Appeared on the screen, written in thick font coloured with orange and white. Beneath it, a bar seemed to be filling, starting as a blood red, but then turned white as it reached the end of it.

"GO!" Suddenly exploded onto the screen, written in another thick font with fire burning inside it, lighting appearing on either side of the word, before exploding.

"Wait. That's not how they normally star their fights." Trunks blinked, confused as to where the 'Fight!' was.

Regardless, the battle had begun! Sonic went in at his quick speeds and seemed to charge Mario with an elbow attack, hitting him in the chest and sending him crashing back into the green pipe. Sonic dashed again, and performed a quick combo of punched and a roundhouse kick, before grabbing him and throwing him into another nearby pipe.

"Let's-a-go!" Mario exclaimed, grabbing a fire flower, and used its power. Changing into his fire form, Mario began launching fireballs rapidly at Sonic. The hedgehog began jumping to avoid the incoming attacks, moving back and forth from the now scorched earth. He seemed caught off guard as to how quick the fireballs were coming at him.

"Huh." Yamcha mused. "Never thought about that…"

"What?" Goku asked with a raised brow.

"Sonic's speed is great for attacks, but can it work the same way for avoiding attacks?" The swordsman asked, Goku was going to reply, but thought it over.

"At no point they said he could avoid attacks with his super speed, but they also didn't say he couldn't."

Sonic breathed for a second, seeming to focus, then picked up on the pattern of the bounce and began to spin dash underneath and around them, the blue ball jumping up at Mario and coming down with a powerful punch which Mario dodged, before jumping further away.

"WaHa!" Mario exclaimed as he dove forward, surrounded by fire, which caught Sonic off guard, leaving him wide open for a follow-up attack. Mario knew this, and unleashed a barrage of his own, delivering several slower, but clearly more powerful punches and kicks, before spinning around with fire surrounding him. Sonic was caught in it, and completely unable to do anything about it. Mario's fist glowed as he wheeled back, and punched Sonic just above his jaw, sending the speedster skidding skittishly to a stop.

"WaHoooo!" Mario shouted, his eyes flashing, and a fiery aura surrounding Mario. He spun his arms in a pattern, then created a massive blast of fire, the ball standing taller than he was, and he fired (heh) at Sonic. The Blue Devil simply stood there, and the massive blast consumed him.

"Fire shield." Someone said.

Mario blinked, clearly confused as to what had just happened, but then was attacked by Sonic, using a fire dash attack courtesy of his fire shield. The attack sent Mario off his feet, much like his attacks had, and Sonic quickly went back-and-forth with his shield dashes, keeping Mario on a paranoid edge. Sonic skidded once again, took another running stance, and charged towards Mario. The plumber however, grabbed his hammer and held it behind his head, as if timing the attack. At the last second, Mario brought the hammer down on Mario's shield, and a wave of fire shot out in a circle around the pair, the flames rising up over the screen.

"It can't be over that quickly." Goten frowned, knowing it wasn't… but it also kinda seemed like it was.

Mario and Sonic stood roughly six feet apart, both looking at one another, and both of them now sans their power-ups.

"So, you finally cooled down hot head?" Sonic flashed a cocky grin.

"I'm-a just gettin' started!" Mario retorted, refusing to show any signs of weakness.

"Same here!"

Mario dug something out as Sonic began charging a spin dash attack, somehow pulsing a brighter blue every few seconds, as if he was charging kinetic or electrical energy.

"Ooh. I gotta remember that." Bulma thought. "Create some sort of armour that charges electrical attacks with the movement of the wearer! The friction charges a sort of hyper-mode!"

Pulling a leaf out, Mario suddenly was wearing a Tanooki suit, and seemed to be waiting for Sonic to come to him. With a blue trail left behind him, Sonic's ball shot off across the ground towards the Italian Hero. Mario suddenly changed into a statue, and Sonic's attack had no effect as he went back and forth, trying to slice the statue apart.

"Hah." Videl smirked, surprised by Mario's tactics.

Sonic came to a stop and seemed visibly annoyed with what Mario was doing. He pushed the statue, but it didn't even rock slightly, it was still as… well, as a statue.

"Aw, c'mon man!" Sonic frowned, tapping his foot impatiently for a few moments. "Ooh! Idea!"

Running off, Sonic disappeared, then retuned holding something. Shaking his hand, a rattling was heard and Sonic began spray painting the statue. Stepping back, the words 'SEGA Rules!' written in blue, and an 'N' in a circle with a line through it in red. His head was also now purple with a yellow upside-down 'L' where his 'M' would be if he was wearing his hat. That got a good laugh from some of the fighters, and the laughter changed to either disgust or even louder laughter as Sonic grabbed a brown can of paint and sprayed it in the air. Then leaned behind Mario and the sound of paint being sprayed could be heard.

"Reminds me of college…" Hercule said.

"Same." Krillin nodded.

"…yeah." Bulma finally admitted, clearly not wanting to talk about what that meant.

Laughing, Sonic stood up and shook a green can, not noticing Mario had changed out from his statue form back to normal.

"Aaaannnddd…" Sonic began, but his eyes widened when he saw Mario looking at him. "Uh-oh."

With a resounding WHAM! Mario jumped like he did when he broke a brick, his knuckles connecting directly under Sonic's chin, taking the hedgehog along for the ride as the plumber jumped several feet off the ground. Twirling around, the Tanooki suit's tail whapped Sonic back down to the ground. The hedgehog jumped up and began to target Mario for a homing attack, only to get whapped away by the tail once again when he launched at Mario. This time, Sonic wasn't able to land properly, and crashed face-first into the ground, digging a trail as he skidded across the grass.

"Ouch." Krillin winced. "Looks like I might've been wrong about Sonic…"

Picking himself up, Sonic looked up at Mario who was floating in the air, coming down towards him.

"Ooh, I'd like to stay and chat, but I gotta juice!" Sonic remarked, and tore off at top speeds. Mario landed and took off running, before suddenly taking into the air and flying after Sonic. A blue trail shot by, and Mario came by a few moments later, seeing a sign which read 'Hedgehog That Way!' with an arrow pointing towards where Sonic had run off to. Mario landed and looked at the sign with confusion, then he seemed to realize what the fighters realized a few moments too late.

"You're too slow!" Sonic yelled as he shot by, his spin dash connecting with Mario's upper-left torso. The attack should've done much more damage, but the Tanooki suit absorbed the blow, but did disappear. Sonic landed and prepared to attack Mario when he fell to the ground, only for Mario to start flying with his cape. "Aw, c'mon!"

Sonic shot off once again, Mario flying behind him. Sonic broke through a box, and the electrical shield surrounded him as he ran, tearing across the Mushroom Kingdom as he headed towards what looked like a volcano.

"Yes. This is how you make a fight more awesome. Volcanos." Goku said matter-of-factly.

(*Cue: Duel of the Fates – Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith (John Williams)*)

Mario and Sonic landed with a flourish on a catwalk above the lava. The ran towards one another and clashed, Sonic's leg and Mario's fist meeting as an explosion of lava rose behind them. The two began fighting once more, Mario pushing Sonic backwards as they fought, and the lava continued erupting around them.

"Sonic! This is-a madness! SEGA is evil!" Mario shouted as they both grabbed each other's hands and their arms locked, lava suddenly bursting upwards and beginning to melt the catwalk surrounding them, the music swelling as the camera circled the duo.

"From my point of view, Shigeru Miyamoto is evil!" Sonic shouted in response.

"Well then you are-a lost!"

"…what the actual hell is going on?" Beerus asked, completely lost on what was happening right now. Unfortunately, everyone else seemed to have the same reaction, looking on in confusion, and a few of them laughing and not fully knowing why.

Mario rolled backwards and threw Sonic off of the catwalk, but the hedgehog landed on some sort of floating platform that rode above the lava. Mario jumped onto another and the pair continued their fight. Fists collided and kicks were exchanged, Mario's cape unable to do enough damage to defeat Sonic's shield. More than a few times, Mario or Sonic teetered on the edge of the platforms which were behind held by some sort of wasp robot as they flew across the lava, but the managed to re-align themselves.

"I have failed you, Sonic." Mario said grimly. "I have-a failed you."

Mario briefly let his guard down, and Mario finally got a punch past his defences, striking the plumbers nose and knocking him off of the platform. Mario seemed horrified, but managed to grab the edge of the platform, a burst of lava hitting his cape and burning it away.

"Okay, so this is needlessly intense, and I absolutely love it." Yamcha stated, genuinely amazed at how… bizarre this battle had turned out.

"Yeah…same…weird…" Vegeta huffed, finally seeming to come back down form the intense heat. Goku however, seemed unaffected.

"I feel like this is a total departure from what the battle was meant to be." Lazuli remarked. "Someone is just screwing around now, and they're clearly not apologizing for it."

"Yeah… but still. It kinda feels like they're taking away from the fight." Tien frowned.

"Eh, I'd give it another ten seconds or something, they're probably smart enough to not drag this out too long." Bulma shrugged.

Sonic jumped off of the platform onto a nearby land form, which was covered in fiery ground. Mario pulled himself up onto the platform and looked at Sonic.

"It's over Mario! I have the high ground!" Sonic declared. Before Mario could react or anyone could ask questions, there was a sound almost like a record being scratched, but not as distorted. Looking down, Sonic saw a bomb with eyes and feet had been magnetically pulled to his shield. Then another, then another, then about three dozen, completely covering him.

"That is gonna hurt…" Goku winced.

"Actually, I think the shield might take the hit for him." Piccolo mused. "He'll lose it, but still. He should survive."

The bombs all started shaking and were now flashing orangish-red every few seconds. Also, the fuses were not lit.

"Mama Mia!" Mario exclaimed, realizing what was happening.

"Aw, crud." Sonic's muffled voice could be heard.

KRACKA-THRABOOM!

Cutting to the outside, the entire volcano exploded, sending smoke, lava and rocks flying. More noticeably, a blue hedgehog and red plumber were sent careening across the sky crying out in cartoonish terror.

"They're more resilient than I expected." Vegeta stated, watching the fight with renewed interest.

"Well, I think when you fought Shadow the two of you used more power based-attacks. Shadow didn't have some of these power-ups." Piccolo answered. "Still, yeah. They're resilient, but I think the types of attacks should be considered here."

"Hm. Fair." The Prince nodded.

The two kept flying and screaming, passing over a field with a group of Yoshi's happily strutting around…

Then over a beach where Zangief was tanning…

Then over a church where Spawn was chilling on the cross affixed to the top of the roof, playing something on a GameBoy…

Then over a rooftop where Goliath looked out over the city, and Spider-Man was sitting on a nearby wall, reading a newspaper, both of them looked up at the flying figures, then went back to what they were doing…

Then over Capsule Corps. HQ, where Vegeta looked up and saw the pair flying, and flipped them off as they went…

"Huh, they really got launched far." Krillin blinked.

(*Cues: Aquatic Ruin Zone – Sonic the Hedgehog 2*)

Finally, Mario and Sonic crashed into a nearby lake, Sonic beginning to panic somewhat as he wasn't able to swim. He began trying to run when he hit the sea floor, but the weight of the water made it difficult to do so. Without warning, Metal Mario slammed into the ground, stirring up the sea bed, inches away from Sonic. Sonic broke another box, and gasped loudly as he was encased in a bubble, not able to breathe.

"Great, he can breathe. RUN." Lazuli said, knowing that this wasn't a place Sonic wanted to be. Sonic then voiced her statement:

"Agh! I hate the water!" Sonic spat, irritated. "Okay, let's finish thi-AHAHAHA!"

Sonic cut himself off as he fell into hysterics as frog Mario swam into view. Mario paused and watched as the hedgehog laugh, before casually swimming forward and poking the bubble, which immediately made it burst.

"Should've ran."

Without warning, a song that sounded almost like an alarm began playing as an '8' appeared next to Sonic. Then, a '7', and the music began to get faster and faster. Almost immediately, everyone involuntarily twitched, the song causing anxiety in all of them.

"Wh…what is that?!" Roshi finally managed to get out, his left hand shaking uncontrollably.

Beerus' ears were folded back once again, he was grinding his teeth as he felt his body acting up for some reason. Then again, he shared Sonic's sentiments about water, so maybe that's what was happening.

Frog Mario began wailing away on Sonic as the music got more frantic and the number continued counting down. When it hit '1', everyone assumed that Sonic was going to lose, only to see him smirk.

"Now I'll show you!" Sonic got out, holding up a Chaos Emerald.

(*Cues: Sonic Heroes – What I'm Made Of (Metal Overlord Final Theme)*)

The scene cut to above the water, and Mario was thrown out as a geyser exploded into the sky. As the water fell away, Super Sonic was flying above Mario, energy surrounding him.

"That's still weird." Goku said honestly. "Skorch said it was an inspiration, but…"

"Doesn't make it any less weird." Trunks nodded.

"I still have some serious issues with the whole 'We're-a-comic-in-another-world' thing." Lazuli frowned.

"How's that plumber!?" Sonic shouted. Mario grabbed another Metal Mushroom as Super Sonic attacked. The two traded blows back-and-forth, and while Super Sonic wasn't able to kill Mario, it was clear he was taking damage. Sonic however, didn't seem injured whatsoever. "C'mon!"

Super Sonic shot off like a bullet, then came flying in behind Mario and struck him in the spine. The metallic Italian Stallion went flying, crashing into a light blue pipe, and as time slowed down, the pipe cracked, seemed to argue against the new weight, then surrendered and shattered, the pipe breaking into pieces. Mario collected himself, and pulled a Star out.

(*Cues: Starman Theme - Super Mario Galaxy*)

Now, the two Super-Mascots didn't hold anything back. Mario grabbed Sonic out of the air and piledrived him into the ground, Sonic retorted by attacking with a spin attack, then kicked Mario a great distance before shooting off and preforming a bicycle kick and sending him careening to the ground. Mario seemed unphased, and jumped up, ready to continue the fight.

"Wow… okay." Sonic frowned. "All right. If that's how you want it!"

Super Sonic shot off away from Mario.

"Oh, this should be good." Goten grinned, having a feeling how this was going to end.

"You think he'll be able to pull this off? I mean, Sonic can move faster than light to begin with…"

"Sooner or later, one of their super forms is gonna give." Vegeta reasoned, remembering how his fight with Shadow ended. However, he didn't know how Mario's Starman power worked, it didn't seem to be based on endurance, so was the Star a living being in and of itself?

Mario turned around and waited. There was a white dot that appeared on the horizon, and Sonic yelled as he came flying in at top speeds towards Mario. He had a punch wheeled back and ready to strike, and Mario seemed to be charging his own attack. The camera zoomed in as they finally came within striking distance, and then their fists collided. An explosion of rainbow coloured stardust blasted out, acting like some sort of massive shockwave, coating the trees and nearby hills in the golden dust.

"Oohh… that's pretty." Videl said.

"What's that stuff that fell?" Goku asked, curious. "Some sort of star dust?"

"Maybe." Bulma shrugged.

"What does star dust do?" Goten asked.

"It makes you feel euphoric, energetic, talkative, mentally alert, and hypersensitive to sight, sound, and touch." Roshi answered with a shrug, getting angered looks from Bulma and Chi-Chi. "Oh. Uh. Wrong… Wrong dust."

However, the impact was in Sonic's favor, and Mario was knocked back. Things only got worse when the Star power and Metal power wore off.

"Uh-oh." Mario blinked.

(*Cue: The Palace That Was Found (Theme of Evil Foundry) – (Sonic and the Secret Rings Soundtrack)*)

"So, you're tougher than I thought, huh?" Sonic said, seemingly getting tired. Mario produced a Mega Mushroom. "Now it's time for me to finish... this..."

Mario suddenly grew, becoming Mega Mario. Sonic's face was one of absolute shock, as if he had never seen this before.

"Whoa..." He muttered. "You and Zavok, huh?"

Super Sonic flew all over, attacking Mario with everything he had. Except this time, they did very little. Mario punched the air, and hit Sonic mid-flight. The Chaos emeralds seemed to be punched out of Sonic, and they were scattered into the lands. Sonic blinked, looked down from where he was in the air, then back up at the viewers.

"Uh-oh."

Sonic then fell back to the ground, and looked up at the Mega Mario.

"Later!" Sonic waved, then tore off with his figure-eight move. Mega Mario began chasing after him, and actually seemed to be closing the distance. Sonic picked up a mirror and saw Mega Mario behind him with 'Objects in Mirror Closer Than They Appear' written on the bottom.

"Ho boy…" Sonic muttered, seeming to summon some of his energy, he increased his speed, breaking the sound barrier and once again and putting some distance between himself and Mario.

"That's it then." Vegeta remarked with a raised brow. "They've used all their powers, and they're both still standing."

"Sonic got recharged after his super form though, so I'm pretty sure Sonic can handle this." Goku agreed.

"Wait. How are you not feeling that pepper?" Vegeta asked with narrowed eyes.

"Huh? Oh, I feel it all right, but I'm used to spicy food like that."

"…there are some days when I just really, really hate you."

Without warning, Mario began shrinking back down to his normal size, and the change clearly had some sort of effect on him, as he was left dizzy where he stood. Sonic noticed and turned himself around.

"All right! Let's do it to it!" He declared.

"What does that even mean?" Piccolo asked.

"I dunno, I guess it's just something he says." Roshi replied, knowing how this fight was going to end.

Sonic began running full tilt towards the dazed plumber, and while some of the fighters wanted to shout for Mario to snap out of it, they knew that this battle was over. Jumping, Sonic used his spin dash to close the distance then launched himself and cut along Mario. The plumber cried out in pain, and then gagged. Sonic repeated this attack several more times before stopping and standing up.

"Aw, yeah! This is happenin'!" Sonic declared, then kicked Mario, only for the Nintendo Hero to burst into several bloody chunks which scattered like a shotgun blast after the impact of Sonic's kick. While some of the fighter's half expected a more gruesome ending, that didn't seem like Sonic's style. "Heh. Better luck next time! Don't you remember? SEGA does what NintenDON'T."

Sonic then ran off with a blue trail emanating behind him once more, as the remains of Mario fell over.

K.O.!

A swarm of Goombas and Koopa's appeared, all violently gang-beating Mario's remains as if it was some sort of twisted piñata.

"Woo wee! Now that's what I call a Death Battle!" Boomstick hollered. His excitement similar to most of the Dragon Crew.

"Despite the shear absurdity of their powers, Mario and Sonic's main weapons, their power-ups, seemed evenly matched. In most cases countering blow for blow." Wiz began with the analysis.

"Mario was even capable of countering the unstoppable Super Sonic! Like, I didn't even know that was possible! Last I checked, the only one somehow powerful enough to do that was the Prince of all Sayians."

It still felt weird to Vegeta to hear them talking about him, but then again, they were talking about how powerful he was, so he didn't care.

"Well, Metal Mario makes him immune to most attacks, and Super Sonic can't produce blasts that would provide enough heat to nullify Metal Mario." Wiz explained. "Now, if this was Shadow, he might have been able to damage Metal Mario. But when the Starman came into play, it was anyone's fight."

"Except that the Starman lasts like, ten seconds at most." Boomstick nodded. "So, by that alone, Sonic still had him beat. His super form lasts roughly six times as long. Wonder if Sonic lasts six times as long in other things, or maybe his speed means he fini-"

"But when their powers were spent, it came down to speed, strength, and skills." Wiz cut Boomstick off. Most of the Dragon Crew didn't fully understand what Boomstick was getting at, but then it dawned on a few of them. Chi-Chi let out a disgusted cry, Roshi rolled his eyes, and Vegeta laughed. Much to Bulma's annoyance. "And in those regards, Mario was no match for Sonic's speed."

"Yeah, but Mario was clearly stronger." Trunks argued.

"And yes. Mario has fought tough enemies before, and his fighting skills are probably better than Sonic's when a fist fight is happening. Not to mention he is physically stronger than Sonic, that made it possible for him to survive as long as he did." Boomstick picked up where Wiz left off. "And while both of them have had experiences fighting in volcanoes, space, airships, storms and so on. Sonic simply outmatched Mario in most regards. Let's not forget, while the Dark Queen was a world-level threat, Sonic defeated a monster that literally EATS TIME ITSELF. As well as running from space down to earth."

"That shouldn't be possible." Bulma grumbled. "His speed? Fine. Whatever. But the conditions of running downwards to a point where re=entry happens wold either freeze him or cause him to incinerate."

"While he may be physically weaker, Sonic's speed easily allowed him to dodge Mario's attacks. Even if we included some of the more obscure powers, such as the Ice Flower or Super Emeralds or World Rings, there's no reason to say it would be any different. Everything Mario's fought, Sonic's fought worse, seen worse, and been through worse."

"Including his fanbase! Ha! Take that!" Boomstick laughed. "In the end, Mario just couldn't keep up."

"The winner is Sonic the Hedgehog." Wiz declared as the episode ended.

Overall, the word 'interesting' was a good way to explain everyone's thoughts on the episode. Both Mario and Sonic seemed to be heroes in their own right, and their worlds seemed like places most of the Dragon Crew wanted to visit, if that was possible.

"Well, the ending may have been a bit anti-climactic, but it certainly wasn't boring." Beerus remarked, and everyone agreed on that.

"I still think Mario should've won. But… they did have a good reason as to why Sonic would win." Trunks admitted.

"I think Sonic should've lost for that nightmare-inducing creature they made him into…" Videl muttered, rubbing her temples. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw them. The teeth, the hands…

"We all agree thought that the music was freakin' awesome, right?" Goku asked. "Like… that's probably the best music any of these battles have had."

"Oh, yeah."

"Totally!"

"In full agreement."

"We need to get that music for when we train. That would be great workout music." Vegeta nodded, having really like some of the heavier rock songs. Especially the one which he assumed was called 'What I'm Made Of'.

"Annnddd… That'll wrap this one up folks!" Skorch sighed, kicking back and floating in the air, in a position much akin to sleeping in a hammock. "All we gotta do is some reviews! Dawg, kick it will ya?"

"…what did you just say to me?" Mad dawg asked, a little unnerved by the weird choice of words.

"Just read a review or pass me my tablet."

"Uh, okay then. There's one from 'Artorias78', this dude wrote:

"I never thought i could enjoy death battle or fanfiction more, but reading this story has proved me wrong. The way you go so in depth with the analysis and write your own updated fights is so enjoyable to read, i hope you keep going with this story and that everything goes well. thank you so much for the chapters so far. Till next time."

"Hey, glad you enjoyed it! I'll see you next time as well!" Skorch smirked.

"Okay, next is one from a 'Hamizan Yunos', hope I pronounced that right…"

"Dawg. This is a written story."

"…Right. This dude writes:

"I think this is good so far, make sure that Beerus, Whis and by extension maybe other Gods and Angels get to watch Dr. Strange vs Dr. Fate, Thanos vs Darkseid, Ben 10 vs Green Lantern and Dante vs Bayonetta.

My idea is that Whis would be interested in Dr. Strange or Dr. Fate since they are extremely powerful and talented sorcerers, Whis think they can apply to become Gods of Destruction or even Angels.

I mean I always thought that Whis and the Angels should be able to teach magical skills as much as Ki since they are divine beings.

Dante and Bayonetta would interesting since Dante as a half-demon (Cambion) might remind Whis or Beerus about Janemba, Towa and other Demon Kings that pose a threat to the universe and even timeline. Also, I think Z-Fighters would be impressed with Dante's overall power and skills also Vergil would remind Vegeta of himself.

Also, I am interested in how Z fighters react to Flash vs Quicksilver, I mean Flash is much faster than almost everyone in Dragon Ball considering he can time travel via pure speed alone which will likely surprise Whis and Angels since time-travel is against divine laws."

"Strange and Fate… Right. I think I know the two you're talking about. Yellow jug on his head and the other one is Sherlock, right?" Skorch mused. "Also, yeah. Some of these are gonna be weird man… Flash's time travel interests me though, because I know about the Divine Laws, hell, I technically work within them, but outside of them as well."

Mad Dawg got bored and threw the tablet to Skorch and walked over to where the fighters were.

"Hey." He said getting their attention. "You wanna see some awesome shit? Check this."

He tossed a case to Goku, who looked at it, and then his eyes widened as he saw what it was.

"Are we talking 'Awesome Shit' that's good? Or 'Awesome Shit' that's awesome because it's so shit?" Roshi asked. "Because there's a big difference between the two."

"Believe me, it's awesome shit like Goku's Death Battle." Mad Dawg grinned. That DEFINETLY got everyone's attention. Mad Dawg blinked, then his eyes widened and his face lit up. "Wait. He didn't tell you!?"

"Next, we have one from a 'Guest', who wrote:

"Did you remove 2 chapters? I remember there being 19 chapters here and looking at the comments, it looks like you did."

"I did. There were two notes saying chapters were gonna be late. That's what I removed. I didn't see any point in keeping them. Sorry for the confusion everyone. Next is one from 'CameronO7', who wrote:

"It was amazing can't wait for their reaction to Chuck Norris and Superman (although the book of infinity pages is just the title and he saw the final chapter) or dark side /Thanos."

"If there is a man I fear. That man is Chuck Norris." Skorch said in a grave tone. "Next we have one from 'The OC Maniac', who wrote:

"Ok. So, involving the Mario and Sonic fight, as well as Goku vs Superman, are you gonna do both the old and new ones, or just combine the two into a single fight? Mario vs Sonic is one I can see combined, but Goku vs Superman I feel should stay as two fights. Just something I was wondering, since DB did have both of those battles redone."

"Well, I don't know about the GVS one, but if you noticed those star thingies throughout the chapter, I got some notes at the bottom of this thing." Skorch shrugged pointing downwards. "They're some questions or thoughts, and honestly, I want to do Mario vs. Sonic again eventually, but I'm wondering if I should then include stuff like the Werehog. Our next review is from 'AdventureKing2017' who wrote:

"If there is one thing i like about your battles is that you make them better than the originals. When i saw Thör vs Raiden and Kratos vs spawn death battles i was disappointed at how anticlimactic it was, but when i seen yours i was like HOLY SHIT! Went from one to a hundred really quickly. It feels like you given the losers a choice to use their full power and arsenal before the imminent lost making it more badass.

Sometimes i wonder if we have enough information about Beerus to see him fight someone in near death battles. What do you think would be a worthy opponent for Beerus? Superman? Galatcus? Anti monitor?"

"Well, we'll find out soon! I'd cut ScrewAttack some slack to be fair. Those early battles were made by like, two people. It's understandable they aren't… great…" Skorch grinned. "Our final review is from 'Blue Marvel 0', they wrote:

"That was a heck of a battle with Thor and Raiden. Aside from Goku vs. Superman, a few matches I would like to see is Optimus Prime vs. Gundam, Ryu vs. Jin, and Captain Marvel vs. Shazam among others. No need to rush though. The way the fights have been written with care. Hope to see the next one soon. Later"

"Well, I hope you enjoyed this one too! It took about twenty days from Thor and Raiden to this one, so I can't say when to expect the next chapter. Or what battle it will be. Sometimes I'll follow their order, but I find it's just as fun to jump around. Keep you guys unaware of what's next."

Skorch stood up, cracking his back.

"Two things before I go, one, if in a review I say 'They' it's usually because your screen name it's one hundred percent clear on if you're a dude or a lady. Hope that's not an issue with anyone. Also, to the 'Guest' who keeps demanding Eggman and Wily, I'll say this once. Keep doing that, and I'll keep getting pushed back. Regardless, thanks to all of you for coming back for this chapter, and if you ever wanna know how things are going, check my home page. I update it with info about the process of each chapter as they're in the works. Also, there's polls where you can vote for stuff."

"Yo, Skorch. Can you send me home?" Mad Dawg asked with a raised brow.

"Uhhh…." Skorch blinked. "No. That's not my call."

Before either of them could say anything, a flaming portal opened and a horned being stuck his head out. Those who saw it backed up in fear, apprehension, or confusion.

"Dawg! We need you!" He shouted.

"Sorry Blitz…" Dawg muttered, before looking back to Skorch. "Stop f*ucking with my life." He ordered before jumping into the portal, which closed behind him.

"Ugh… That could've gone better. But it also could've gone… worse…"

Skorch felt his body grow weak as he saw what the Dragon Crew was watching. He had assumed they'd keep watching the next battle, but someone, someone had- No. Mad Dawg had. That asshole had stolen something he was desperately trying to keep away from them. Unfortunately, everyone seemed to be watching it now, and there wasn't anything he could do to stop it.

As the words 'Dragonball: Evolution' appeared on screen, Skorch growled angrily.

"I'm gonna kill that motherfu-"

* Sorry if I got this stuff wrong. I haven't been to Japan before, and don't have a deep knowledge of their culture. If I say something wrong, let me know and I'll edit it. This doesn't apply to just this chapter.

** When I get to the re-match eventually, do you want me to add some of these attacks and powers?

*** Not one hundred percent sure that's the case, if this is wrong, let me know and I'll edit it out.

**** Same as the first point, do you want Sonic to have Werehog powers and stuff in the rematch?

Keep dreaming!