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The Administrator sat in her chair, staring at the screen before her. She couldn't even believe her eyes at what had transpired. The RED Team had been completely wiped out from this… this… pink haired demon! This girl, this… Yuno Gasai, as she called herself. She single handedly wiped the floor with everyone without even blinking! She thought for sure Heavy and Medic would have easily taken her out, but she outsmarted them. She even managed to take down the giant Russian! This didn't make sense to her.

She puffed some smoke from her cigarette, watching the replay of this Yuno girl wiping the floor with them. What baffled her the most was her outsmarting Engineer's Sentry. This just didn't add up… where did she come from? How was she so powerful? How could a team of nine fail to kill this one girl?! This completely bewildered her, especially since she came from this random portal that popped up out of nowhere. Thanks to some advice from Saxton Hale, her monitors would pick up on an anomaly like a portal opening up, or the gates of Hell opening every Halloween and cause all kinds of havoc.

"Hmm…" She mused, thinking of the times when Monoculus popped out of nowhere and made a mess of things. The Horseless Headless Horsemann scaring the hell out of the Mercs and collected their heads as trophies. Merasmus himself appeared and caused some mischief… then there was that one time when Redmond and Blutarch's corpses demanded to have their brother sent straight to hell. Halloween was always one of the weirder holidays when stuff like this happened, but at least it was eventful compared to Smissmas.

But this had bothered the Administrator. This pink haired demon didn't show up on Halloween… no, it was far from Halloween! She rubbed her chin deep in thought, wondering how this could have happened.

"Your coffee, Administrator." A voice said, snapping her out of her thoughts as she had turned around to meet Miss Pauling.

"Oh, thank you, Miss Pauling." She said, putting her cigarette out and drank her coffee. "I just don't understand it… how could this one pink haired demon make a mockery out of the RED Team? I don't think BLU Team would have faired much better against her either!"

"It it strange… I wouldn't have even batted an eye if this was Halloween, but it's not. It's not even close to it." Pauling mused. "So this is a strange occurance."

"Mmmph… to top it all off, that demon disappeared as soon as she killed the Spy." Administrator folded her arms. "This is just like those times we switched things up and set up Arenas." She grumbled. "But instead of one team winning… one team lost against this one girl!"

"Well… if it helps, it's not like you can do an event with more of this happening all the time." Pauling said as she walked away.

Administrator's eyes widened. An event? She rubbed her chin in thought and mused about this. This endless war never stopped. King of the Hill, Payloads, Payload Races, Capturing the Intelligence, capturing control points… all for what, dirt? Sure, she got a kick out of it all the time, but this was different. Ooooh no, this was way different. An event to spice things up? People coming out of nowhere from portals and duking it out with the mercenaries? She imagined the chaos that would unfold in places like Dustbowl, Gorge, 2Fort, Turbine, Sawmill and other such locations in the Badlands. The very thought of this amused her… and looked at the pink haired demon on the screen. This Yuno Gasai… she probably started an event without even realizing it! This was a golden opportunity… and she even had Pauling to thank her for this glorious idea!

"Miss Pauling! Come back here. I have an idea."

"Hmm?" Pauling turned around and walked back. "What is it?"

BGM: Just Wondering (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)

Administrator turned around on her chair, smirking. "You have come up with the most glorious idea!"

"I… I have?" Pauling tilted her head. "Where are you going with this?"

"Tell me, Pauling. What do you see on the screen?"

"A pink haired lady making RED Team her bitch?"

"No! An opportunity! We have been having this war for ages and there's no end in sight… so let's mix it up a little!"

"Oh no… this isn't gonna be something like Pyro vs Heavy again, isn't it?"

"Even better! Remember the Arenas?"

"Yeah, and it still gets some traffic every now and then… why?"

"That pink haired girl… she started something. She started an opportunity… and I will see to it that this goes through!"

"So what are you suggesting?"

"Simple. We have people coming out of portals and challenging the Mercenaries in battle! It'll be everyone vs the mercenaries!"

"E-Everyone…?"

"Of course!"

Pauling sweatdropped. "That… seems like a pipe dream if you ask me."

"It'll be a gold mine! Just think of what kind of scenarios the mercenaries will be in! Imagine magic thrown at them! A huntress duking it out solo! A team of thieves against the mercenaries! A Tomb Raider! Someone thinking with portals! God slayers! Alchemy! The possibilities are endless!"

"Ooookay, I think you had too much coffee."

"Nonsense! Fetch me my jacket, I think it is time we have a little chat with a wizard." Administrator smirked.

Pauling lightly groaned. "What did I get myself into?"

End BGM

Sometime later…

Administrator rang the doorbell, smirking devilishly. "Administrator, I seriously don't think this is a good idea…"

"Nonsense. When was the last time I ever had an idea that didn't work?"

"Poopy Joe comes to mind…"

"That never happened." Administrator defended herself. "I'm not sure what you are talking about." She said as Pauling rolled her eyes, and then the door opened up to reveal Merasmus in a "kiss the wizard" apron.

"What? Can't you see I'm baking cookies?" He asked and saw who it was. "Oh, it's you. What do you want?"

"We're here to talk. May we come in?"

"Yes, but mind the mess, I've been doing some spring cleaning." Merasmus said as the ladies walked in.

"Don't worry, we won't be too long." Administrator said with a chuckle as he guided them to the living room.

"So, what can I do for you ladies?"

"We want you to make a portal." Administrator responded.

"We?!" Pauling quietly mouthed.

"A portal? A portal to what… Mars? Hell?"

"No, a portal that would bring random people into the Badlands."

"Eh? Why would I do that?"

"Well, you see… something happened earlier. An intruder with the strangest haircut made herself known at 2Fort, and destroyed the RED team with ease… and she had come from a portal." She explained. "Miss Pauling came up with the idea that this should happen more frequently."

Don't bring me into this! Pauling thought to herself.

"Fascinating… so you think you want my help to bring more random people into the Badlands for… what?"

"To test them against the mercenaries. I want to see what they can do against the Mercenaries. I can imagine it'd be quite the profit."

So that's what this is about… Pauling thought.

"Hmm… I see." Merasmus mused. "Alright, I will see what I can do." He said as he grabbed his staff and walked out to the backyard with the ladies following him. "Stand back." He requested and closed his eyes.

BGM: Approaching Boss (Kirby: Squeak Squad)

"Morpus Cleviosa!" He chanted, firing a beam of magic toward the skies. "Wizandium Portumalia!" He chanted again, as a circle appeared in the sky.

"This is taking too long!" Administrator complained.

"Magic takes patience. Shush!" Merasmus shouted. "Plorifica Ballabo Mertrua Winxum!" He chanted once more as strange symbols appeared in the circle before dark clouds rolled in, before loud thunderclaps were heard throughout the Badlands.

"What did you just do?" Pauling asked.

"Simple. That circle up in the sky is a summoning circle, and I had just sealed it up with clouds. This spell will never be broken. So whoever comes to the Badlands… I hope you are ready for the bloodshed that will be spilled." He said gravely. "There is no turning back now."

Administrator chuckled. "Thank you very much, Merasmus. Come Pauling, we are heading home." She said and walked off with Pauling right behind her… and then they heard a ding!

"Oh! My chocolate chip cookies are done!" Merasmus walked to the oven and pulled it out with some gloves. "Oooh! Hot hot hot! Aaaah…" He put it on the counter. "Now! Who wants a cookie?" He asked, but then saw that Administrator and Pauling had already left. "…Fine then, more cookies for me then."

End BGM

Back at the base…

"Are you sure you're completely okay with this?" Pauling asked.

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" Administrator chuckled. "Things are about to get interesting!"

"I just hope this idea of yours is a good one…" Pauling said as she walked out. "I hold no responsibility for this, by the way!"

Administrator didn't hear her as she chuckled darkly. She was about to see how well this will turn out for her. Will these random opponents kill the Mercenaries… or will they completely annihilate these guests? She reached for the mic, smirking. There was only one thing on her mind.

"Let the games begin!"

I couldn't wait any longer. I wanted to wait until tomorrow, but I just couldn't wait! This ain't a joke y'all!

So, basically, anything goes here... to a point. Video Game and Anime characters are fine. Comic Book and Movie characters... not so much. I mean, I could do one of those as long as it's not completely overboard like Godzilla, Thanos or even Darkseid. Let's not go too overboard.

They also have to be something i'm more familiar with. So if it's someone you are familiar with but i'm not, it's not gonna work out. I could try, but it probably won't be as good as one of you have envisioned it. Sorry.

Anyway, the first fight will commence soon, so look forward to that!