Season 9 Stan Lee Conference Finals: The Royal Highness vs. Griswold's Nut-busters

“Dog eat dog,
Read the news;
Someone win,
Someone lose.
Ups above and downs below,
And limbo's in between;
Up you win,
Down you lose.
It's anybody's game,
Hey, hey, hey,
Every dog has its day;
It's a dog eat dog,
Dog eat.”

            -AC/DC [Dog Eat Dog]

I look upon the teams which will do battle in this Season 9 Stan Lee Conference Finals Match located on the Playoff Planet. They are as follows:

The Royal Highness: Mogo (9 death), Lady Q (9 death), Cyborg Doomsday (9 death), Superboy Doomsday (9 death), Fantastic Four ([Assistant Coach] Reed Richards w/Ultimate Nullifier, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing) in Anti-Galactus Suit, (Offensive Coordinator) Yoda, (Assistant Coach) Metron (9 death), Ronan the Accuser, Molecule Man, (Head Coach) Batman, Alfred, and Robin (Jason Todd) with blue lightsaber, Elderly Bruce Wayne and dog (9 death for dog) (Batman Beyond), Commissioner Gordon, The Flash (Barry Allen), Blade (Marvel), Agent Smith (Matrix), Emperor Palpatine, Lex Luthor, Sinister Six (minus 1) (Doctor Octopus  (9 death), Electro  (9 death), Vulture (9 death), Hobgoblin  (9 death), Sandman), Sandworm #1A, Maleficient (9 death), Rhas Al Ghul (w/Green Lantern ring) (9 death), Detective Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim (Powers), Roger Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit and the Batwing, Gungnir (Marvel) (Transforming Helicarrier) and The Revenge (Transformers).

Griswold’s Nut-busters: Galactus, Primus, Onslaught, Doomsday, Slym Dayspring (w/ a green lantern ring (he has 9 deaths)), Redd Dayspring (w/ a green lantern ring (she has 9 deaths)), (Age of Apocalypse) Nightcrawler (w/ a green lightsaber (he has 9 deaths)), (Age of Apocalypse) Blob (he has 9 deaths), Evan Sabahnur (he has 9 deaths), Fantomex in a Fiat C.R. 42 Fighter Plane, Cluster in a Cierva W.9, Weapon XIII (w/ magnoguard electrostaff) in a Bell X-2, Scarlet Witch (w/ 9 deaths), Emma Frost, Dazzler, Black Tom Cassidy, Talon, Batwing and R-4 Unit #3 in a Resistance X-Wing, Star Sapphire #3 (w/ 9 deaths), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) in an F-22, Teneb Kel and Maggot, Exal Kressh, Dexter Jettster and R-4 Unit #2 in a Resistance X-Wing, HK-47, The Witch King of Angmar (w/ 9 deaths) on his Mordor Horse, Shelob, (Head Coach) Dexter Morgan and his bodyguard Stormtrooper #3 (w/ 9 deaths) in a Y-1300 Light Freighter being piloted by War Skrull #6 (w/ 9 deaths) and Jedi Master #2A (w/ a green lantern ring), Anaksunamun (w/ 9 deaths), Riddick, Kalder, Gotenks (w/ a green lantern ring), Super Shredder (he has 9 deaths), G.W. Bridge in a landmaster, Krayt Dragon #1, Dark Side Adept Kyle Houslander and Dark Side Acolyte Zachary Houslander in a Double Dash Mario Kart and Annoying Orange on an adult sized tricycle.

The Royal Highness Locker Room. . .

Yoda:  Coach Batman - listen to him we will.

Batman:  Do I really need to say anything?

Roger Rabbit:  Pppppppllleease Batman!

Reed Richards:  Batman is a man of few words, but as you know I am not.  This year started with. . .

Human Torch (interrupting Richards): Let’s kick some Nut-buster balls!!!!

The entire Royal Highness team rallies around the Torch’s words. Richards looks somewhat sullen and disappointed that he could not finish his twenty minute diatribe.

Griswold’s Nut-busters Locker Room. . .

The Witch King of Angmar screeches and the entire room becomes silent.

Emma Frost:  The time has come for the Nut-busters to rise to this occasion.

Stormtrooper #3 mutters to himself:  That’s not all that’s on the rise due to Frost’s outfit.

Doomsday:  Death to the Highness!

Fantomex: Death!

Talon: Death!

The repeated word of  “Death” crescendos as the entire locker room erupts in a frenzy.

Let the Battle begin. . .

Water Region. . .

A large mass of buoyed detritus floats in the middle of the Water Region.  The hunter-killer assassin droid, HK-47, stands with Exal Kressh. 

HK-47:  Why have we been teleported to the waters of this planet? It does not compute.

Exal Kressh:  It does not matter.  All that matters is that we defeat who will be teleported here on behalf of the enemy.

HK-47:  My servomotors stand ready.

A flash of intense light bursts in the area and Emperor Palpatine stands among the floatsam.

Palpatine gains hits wits.  Kressh leaps to his piece of jetsam and ignites her lightsaber.  Although taken somewhat unaware, the Sith Lord manages to avoid being sliced in half.  As Palpatine jumps to another piece of floating wreckage, HK-47 fires at the Emperor.  In midair, Palpatine skillfully deflects the bolts with his newly ignited lightsaber. 

Palpatine:  You may both be sufficient in the ways of villainy, but your prowess does not compare to my existence within the Dark Side itself.

Palpatine sheaths his saber and unleashes Force lightning upon Kressh.  The Sith hybrid writhes in pain and screams as she is burned from the inside out.  Bubbles rise to the surface of the water as her body drifts to the waters below. HK-47 manages to fire a few blasts before Palpatine lifts HK-47 off of the debris.  The water engulfs the droid and is sinks below, joining the free-floating body of Kressh. 

Palpatine:  They will have to do better to defeat me. 

Palpatine cackles and begins to Force push himself back to shore.

Forest Region. . .

Black Tom Cassidy muddles through the brush of the Forest Region.  He feels the plant-life around him and gains strength from their essence.  As he turns through a copse of trees and vines, he notices spider webs strung throughout the area.  He accidentally stumbles into a web.  The mutant looks up and sees an immense spider walking down its webbing.

Cassidy:  You’re one ugly mother.

Shelob opens its maw in anticipation of its prey.  As the giant spider traipses down the strands, it fails to notice the vines as they begin to wrap around its limbs.  The vines begin to strangle the spider and they suddenly tighten, ripping the limbs and head off of Shelob’s torso.  Cassidy struggles out of the webs and walks on, victorious for now.

Desert Region. . .

Anaksunamun stands next to Riddick.  The beautiful, Egyptian warrior and space mercenary look at one another.

Riddick:  Right up our alley.

Anaksunamun:  I’m not sure what an alley is, but I’m extremely comfortable in this region.

Riddick: That’s what I said.

The two give each other a look and smile.  The duo are in their element; they are ready to fight.  As they scan the area, they notice a landmaster drive up next to them; it is G.W. Bridge.  The three hear an animal screech.  Krayt Dragon #1 slithers alongside its teammates.  An tornado of sand suddenly rises from the ground and engulfs the four combatants.

Sandman:  You may be used to the desert, but you’re sure not used to me being the sand!

G.W. Bridge unleashes the twin bazookas at the eye of the tornado.  The casings explode and Sandman screams as he is scattered throughout the area; eventually coming together again.  While the four are distracted, the remaining Sinister Six members rush the Nut-busters.  Dr. Octopus’ tentacles rip off the mounted armaments on the landmaster.  Hobgoblin then throws a half dozen pumpkin bombs into the vehicle.  The vehicle explodes, taking G. W. Bridge with its destruction.  Anaksunamun spars with Electro and Electro falls to the ground. 

Electro:  You have a lot of pretty jewelry on Anak.  You know, gold is a great conductor of electricity.

Anaksunamun looks at her body which is covered in gold.  She attempts to shed the jewelry quickly, but without success.  Electro laughs as the electricity rips through the Egyptian’s body.  A singed Anaksunamun falls to the sand.

Riddick grumbles non-intelligent words as he fights with the Vulture.  Vulture attempts to grab the merc, but Riddick slashes the wrists of the Vulture before being reached.  Blood spurts from Vulture’s wrists and the old man eventually bleeds out and dies.  Seeing their mate killed, the four remaining Sinister Six gang up and kill Riddick.  Krayt shuffles over to Doc Ock and Electro.  Sandworm bursts from the ground and wrestles with Krayt Dragon #1 before the Star Wars behemoth is able to rip the duo apart.  The two monstrosities battle, but in the end, Sandworm #1A is victorious.

Water Region. . .

Palpatine lands on the shore.  The Emperor is tired. 

Palpatine:  Finally – land.

Palpatine is engulfed in a bright teleportation light.

Space Region. . .

Rhas Al Ghul flies to Mogo.  Ghul notices Primus heading toward Mogo.

Ghul:  You understand that by doing this you are going to die!?!

The living planet sends a message to Ghul by having its trees bloom.

Ghul:  Live another day?  But you won’t!  You will be sent to the Graveyard!  The Graveyard! 

Mogo’s foliage rattles in response.

Ghul:  You were a true champion on this team.

Ghul flies away, leaving Mogo and Primus.  Mogo shudders when Primus is within 10,000 miles of the planetoid.  Unbeknownst to Primus, Mogo has supercharged his green lantern ring.  Mogo also had hidden the Revenge, which has been set to self destruct, including the placement of all moleculon missiles near the ship’s core.

9,000. . .  8,000. . .  7,0000. . .  6,000. . .  5,000. . .  4,000. . .  3,000. . . 2,000. . . 1,000. . .

An explosion unlike anyone has seen in the FFL is emitted throughout the Space Region of the Playoff Planet.  Entire stars are consumed and spatial rifts emerge as both Mogo and Primus disappear in an instant.  After the flash – nothing in the area remains.

City Region. . . Fawcett Sector. . .

Dark Side Adept Kyle Houslander and Dark Side Acolyte Zachary Houslander ride in a Double Dash Mario Kart while Annoying Orange peddles on an adult sized tricycle.  The trio rides around, looking for trouble.  They bump into their teammates, the Age of Apocalypse Blob and Nightcrawler. 

Annoying Orange: Hey Blob!  You’re so fat you don’t need the internet; you’re already world wide.

Blob incredulously looks down.

Annoying Orange:  Hey Blob!  You’re so fat that when you step on the scale it says ‘To be continued.’

Blob:  Shut up!  You’re on my team too you annoying. . . orange.

Annoying Orange:  Hey Blob!  You’re so fat, if you buy a fur coat an entire species will go extinct!

Blob has had enough and squishes Annoying Orange. 

Nightcrawler:  I know he was annoying, but like you said, he’s on our team.

Blob: Don’t care.  Now he’s on the dead team.

Plains Region. . .

The expanse of the Plains Region is great, allowing the combatants plenty of area to fight.  It is the battle of the Ds as Doomsday battles both Cyborg Doomsday and Superboy Doomsday.

Doomsday:  I am the original.  You are mere copies not worthy of my recognition.

Superboy Doomsday:  We’ll see who’s not worthy of recognition old man.

The Doomsday entities battle against one another in a frenetic cluster of blood, sweat and spit. Although the Royal Highness Doomsdays are pummeling the Nut-buster original, Doomsday still manages to ultimately destroy Cyborg Doomsday.

Doomsday:  As I said, a mere copy.

Superboy Doomsday takes advantage of the damage the original has taken, especially with his immediate fight with Cyborg Doomsday. 

Superboy Doomsday:  It is time for someone else to carry on the name.

Doomsday smiles: And that shall be the original.

Doomsday comes upon Superboy Doomsday and places him in a sleeper hold, eventually breaking the copy’s neck.  A wearied Doomsday turns and is immediately struck by Ronan the Accuser’s universal weapon.  A stunned Doomsday slowly rises from his knees.  Ronan the Accuser is then joined by Molecule Man.  Ronan’s weapon’s cosmic energy rips through Doomsday and these power are enhanced by the Molecule Man.  Doomsday looks to the Highness duo.

Doomsday:  Congratulations for doing that which no imitation could.

Doomsday shudders and falls to the ground, dead.

City Region. . . Metropolis Sector. . .

Detective Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim slowly walk down the street with both Roger Rabbit and Jessica Rabbit.

Roger Rabbit:  Ppppplllleeeaaassee Eddy!

Walker:  Stop calling me Eddy already!  Name is Walker.

Pilgrim:  It’s a nervous bunny thing Walker.  Give the rabbit a break.

Walker:  If he doesn’t shut up, that’s not all that is going to be given a break.

The four return to their task of scanning for the enemy.

Emma Frost and Dazzler step from a storefront.  Dazzler immediately hits the four with her mutant abilities and the lights blind both Walker and Pilgrim.

Roger Rabbit: Such pretty sparkles!

Frost turns into her diamond form and in an instant, uses both hands to pierce the chests of Roger and Jessica Rabbit.

Walker and Pilgrim focus on the mutant duo and begin to fire their weapons.  Both Dazzler and Frost scurry out of the way.  The detective duo hears a sound behind them.  In tandem, the two turn around.  Before their weapons are fired, Walker is killed by Slym Dayspring and Pilgrim is killed by Redd Dayspring.

Air Region. . .

Lex Luthor and Lady Q ride Gungnir.  The Nut-busters set upon Gungnir with all of their flying vehicles - Fantomex in a Fiat C.R. 42 Fighter Plane, Cluster in a Cierva W.9, Weapon XIII in a Bell X-2, Batwing and R-4 Unit #3 in a Resistance X-Wing, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) in an F-22, Dexter Jettster and R-4 Unit #2 in a Resistance X-Wing, (Head Coach) Dexter Morgan and his bodyguard Stormtrooper #3 in a Y-1300 Light Freighter being piloted by War Skrull #6 and Jedi Master #2A.

Luthor:  It is fine to have such an able bodied and superior minded participant in this portion of the battle with me.

Lady Q:  I agree Luthor. 

The two stand in the ship and watch the fireworks around same.  The battlements of Gungnir hold, while the targeting systems facilitate the staccato destruction of the Nut-busters’ ships.  Although Gungnir takes damage due to the sheer number of the enemies’ fighters, it still stands at the end of the skirmish.  The entire Nut-buster fleet of vehicles is destroyed; the devastation and smoke shattering the sky around the battle.  The one positive note concerning the skirmish for the Nut-busters is the fact that, like a fight in G.I. Joe, no one living dies.  Thus, Fantomex, Cluster, Weapon XIII, Batwing, GL Hal Jordan, Dexter Jettster, Dexter Morgan, Stormtrooper #3, War Skrull #6 and Jedi Master #2A survive; R-4 Units #2 and 3 are not as lucky.  While floating down in their various escape devices, they are teleported to additional sections of the Playoff Planet.

Luthor:  Another victory for Luthor. . . and for Lady Q, of course.

Galactus sets upon the scene and the smiles of both Luthor and Lady Q disintegrate. 

Galactus: . . . Albeit a short lived victory at that.

Just as Gungnir begins its transformation, with the powers cosmic at full force, Galactus rips into and destroys Gungnir.  Luthor and Lady Q scream in agony as they are ripped apart within.

Water Region. . .

Emperor Palpatine lands in the detritus of the waters, once again.

Emperor Palpatine:  Oh, come on!

Yoda:  No longer against one another we are. Now with you shall you fight. 

Emperor Palpatine:  We shall.

The duo focuses on a flotation device which contains the newly arrived Dexter Morgan, Stormtrooper #3, War Skrull #6 and Jedi Master #2A.  Jedi Master #2A ignites his lightsaber and clashes with Emperor Palpatine.  Palpatine easily dispatches with the master, but it takes longer then expected since Jedi Master #2A not only used his lightsaber, but his green lantern ring also.  The Emperor balls his hands into fists and shoots lighting at Dexter Morgan. 

Stormtrooper #3:  My love!!!!

Stormtrooper #3 leaps in front of Morgan just as the serial killer was to be hit by the Sith’s lightning.  The lightning rushes through Stormtrooper #3 and he falls to the ground.  Dexter Morgan cradles Stormtrooper #3’s head.  Dexter Morgan actually has a tear in his eye.

Morgan:  Let me see your face.

Morgan takes off the helmet and winces.

Morgan:  Better keep that on.

Morgan puts the helmet back on Stormtrooper #3’s face and is skewered by Yoda’s lightsaber. 

Yoda:  With him you are now.  Together, in each other’s arms you will spend eternity.

War Skrull #6 is then killed by the combined efforts of both the Jedi and Sith working together.

Palpatine:  Back to shore. . .

Forest Region. . .

Black Tom Cassidy walks through the foliage to see teammates, Talon and Scarlet Witch.

Talon:  About time you made it.

Cassidy:  Listen, I just killed a heckuvah big spider back there.

Scarlet Witch shudders: I hate spiders!

Cassidy:  What are you two doing?

Talon: We thought we saw Metron out here.

Cassidy instantly is on the defensive, waiting for Metron to appear.  Suddenly, a red blur comes to the scene and a crack is heard as Cassidy’s neck is broken by the Flash.

Metron:  My superior intellect knew that if you were looking for me alone, you would fail to see the friend.

Talon enters into hand-to-hand combat with Metron, who is adept at that skill set also.  Metron bests Talon after a lengthy skirmish.  Scarlet Witch stands alone.

Scarlet Witch:  I’ve bested my brother, Quicksilver; you should be no more than he.

Before the Flash can react and race away, Scarlet Witch stops the Flash in place.  With a twist of her wrists, the Flash’s body becomes puddy.  The Scarlet Witch then reaches out again and the Flash’s body becomes rigid.  The Flash’s body cannot take the strain that is imposed upon it by Wanda; his healing powers cannot compensate for the demands and he succumbs to these rigors, dying at the hands of the witch.   

Desert Region. . .

Sandworm #1A slithers on the surface of the sands in the region.  It fails to notice huge pieces of Mogo, Primus and the Revenge before they fall from the sky, killing the Dune inhabitant.

Plains Region. . .

Maleficent faces Star Sapphire #3.

Maleficent:  I love a strong female, even a common.

Star Sapphire #3:  I hate talking.

Star Sapphire immediately encases Maleficent in a green bubble.  Maleficent scans the bubble and the evil fairy waves her hand. The bubble pops. 

Maleficent then moves the earth upward.  Although Star Sapphire #3 reacts in time, he body is still somewhat shattered with the rocks and debris.  Not mortally wounded, Star Sapphire #3 still crawls on the ground injured.

Maleficent:  Another morsel.

Maleficent changes into a black dragon and her maw chomps down on Star Sapphire #3, who is too injured to react in time.

City Region. . . Gotham Sector. . .

Batman and Robin (Jason Todd) slowly tread down the streets of the Gotham sector.  Batman has his batarang out while Robin ignites his blue lightsaber.  Joining the dynamic duo are Elderly Bruce Wayne and his dog, as well as Commissioner Gordon.  The Batwing flies to the scene, hovering over the group, flown by Alfred.   

Robin:  There are only two.

Batman:  Two is enough in this case.  Cover!!!!

The Highness scatter as both Onslaught and Evan Sabahnur ease on down the road.

Onslaught sends a psionic blast at the Batwing and the ship explodes.  Alfred was not lucky enough to take advantage of the “G.I. Joe” moment from the Air Region of the Playoff Planet occurring earlier in the match; he is dead.

Evan Sabahnur focuses on Elderly Bruce Wayne and his dog.  Sabahnur chases the two down into an alleyway.  The two stand their ground against the young mutant.  The dog stands in front of its master.

Sabahnur:  Isn’t that beautiful.  A faithful pet willing to sacrifice itself for its master.

Sabahnur’s eyes glow red.  Both Elderly Bruce Wayne and his dog lower themselves to the ground.  They cuddle and die together.

Sabahnur:  A beautiful thing. . .

Meanwhile, Onslaught destroys Commissioner Gordon without much fanfare.  Onslaught is then joined by Sabahnur.  Batman and Robin come from a building, armor encasing the duo.  

Onslaught: What one Earth 616 made you think armor was a good idea?

Onslaught and his psi armor takes on Batman.  The two engage in a knockdown, drag-out skirmish, but ultimately the human being is no match for the enhanced mutant.  As Bane did to Batman at one time, Onslaught raised Batman above his head and slams the caped crusader’s body over his knee; this time though, his back is not broken, but his entire body is ripped in half.  Robin screams and rushes Onslaught, his blue lightsaber out.  Sabahnur uses his mutant ability to kill the boy wonder before reaching his partner’s killer.

Sabahnur:  Score: Six – mutants;  Humans- none.

Space Region. . .

Nothingness is felt amongst the lack of stars due to the decimation wrought by the previous fight.  Galactus has decided to make this area his place to watch the battle below.  He is suddenly set upon by Reed Richards in the Anti-Galactus suit.  Watching on the Playoff Planet below, are Mr. Fantastic’s teammates.

Human Torch:  He has to win!

The Thing:  At one billion dollars per second, he better or the Highness will go bankrupt.

Invisible Woman:  Come on, Reed.

Richards and Galactus spar for what seems to be an eternity, but is only a matter of minutes.  Thus, the Highness is only 180 billion dollars in the hole to the FFL Bank of Scheming.  A huge eruption occurs and Galactus is killed.  The suit is damaged beyond repair, so Reed leaves it drifting in the atmosphere around the Playoff Planet.

City Region. . . Star City Sector. . .

Kalder, Gotenks, Super Shredder, Teneb Kel and Maggot walk together.

Teneb Kel ignites his lightsaber: I feel them; they will appear any second.

Blade, Agent Smith, along with Doctor Octopus, Electro,  Hobgoblin and Sandman are flown by Rhas Al Ghul’s green lantern ring to the Star City Sector.  Each Higness combatant lands on the ground, ready to fight. 

Teneb Kel and Maggot fight with the Foul Four.  Maggot is immediately surrounded by Sandman and finished off by Hobgoblin.  Teneb Kel manages to not only cut through the tentacles of Doc Ock, but also decapitates Spiderman’s nemesis in the process.  Electro reacts and electrifies Kel, who drops to the ground a deadened husk of ash.

A bamf is heard and AoA Nightcrawler and Blob arrive at the scene.  Blade unsheathes the two swords located on his back.

Blade: You’re dead vampire.

Nightcrawler:  I’m not a vampire. 

The two battle one another in a vicious sword fight without one gaining the upper hand over the other.  Eventually though, Nightcrawler bamfs behind the vampire hunter and skewers Blade through the heart. 

Gotenks enters into a skirmish with Agent Smith.  Although Gotenks holds his own, the warped reality created by Agent Smith is too much for the Dragon Ball Z fighter, even with his green lantern ring.  Gotenks is killed in the melee.  Meanwhile, Kalder fights Rhas Al Ghul and is unsuccessful in his attempts to kill the green lantern enhanced villain.  AoA Blob joins the fray and assists Kalder, Ghul’s ring is not enough to protect him from the combined strength of the two and Ghul dies.

Super Shredder focuses on the Hobgoblin and manages to take out the masked marauder’s glider and then kill the villain in one action.  Super Shredder is then ripped apart by the combined efforts of Electro and the Sandman.

AoA Nightcrawler, AoA Blob and Agent Smith fight the standing Highness combatants of Electro and the Sandman.  The Highness’ luck runs out in this skirmish as the final two Sinister Six move to the FFL Graveyard.

City Region. . . Bama Sector. . .

The desolate cityscape will hold the final battle between the two teams. 

The remaining Royal Highness of Reed Richards,  Invisible Woman, Human Torch, The Thing), Yoda, Metron, Ronan the Accuser, Molecule Man, Agent Smith, Emperor Palpatine and Maleficient stand together.

Across the beaten path, the remaining Nut-busters of Onslaught, Slym Dayspring, Redd Dayspring, (Age of Apocalypse) Nightcrawler, (Age of Apocalypse) Blob, Evan Sabahnur, Fantomex Cluster, Weapon XIII, Scarlet Witch, Emma Frost, Dazzler, Batwing, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Dexter Jettster, The Witch King of Angmar on his Mordor Horse, and Dark Side Adept Kyle Houslander with Dark Side Acolyte Zachary Houslander in a Double Dash Mario Kart hold firm.

The Houslanders immediately take the offensive and rush their Mario Kart at the Higness crew; their lightsabers are ignited, ready for action.  Palpatine stands in front of the vehicle and looks incredulously at the duo racing toward his team.

Palpatine:  Oh, if you were only on my team.  I would have much to teach you and be honored to do so.

The Houslanders scream as they are ready to strike the Emperor.

Palpatine:  But you are not.

Palpatine spins and decapitates the Houslanders as they ride by.  The Double Dash Mario Kart crashes into a bunch of trash cans near the scene.

The Witch King of Angmar’s horse rises and whinnies in anticipation of its necessity in battle.  The Witch King unsheathes its sword and screeches.  Maleficent walks toward the Tolkien villain.  Maleficent immediately casts a spell, disintegrating the horse.  The Witch King falls from his steed and the two fantastical villains face one another.  The spells fly at one another, but in the end the Witch King is triumphant.  The Witch King raises its sword above its head. 

The Thing:  It’s clobberin’ time!

The Thing strikes the Witch King, who crumples to the floor at the impact.  The King is then struck by the intense fiery blasts of the Human Torch.  The Witch King screams and lashes out at the Thing.  The Thing is struck down, but slowly rises.  The Invisible Woman creates a bauble around the King and the Molecule Man joins the fray.

Molecule Man:  May I, Sue?

Invisible Woman:  You may, Owen.

The Molecule Man manipulates the molecules in the bauble and the Witch King explodes.    

Metron and Batwing spar with one another. 

Metron:  I am your superior, human.

Batwing:  We’ll see about that.

The two fight with one another and although Batwing manages to hurt the New God, Metron uses his universal knowledge of fighting skills to defeat and kill Batwing. Green Lantern, Scarlet Witch and Evan Sabahnur join the fray after watching their teammate die.  Without the Mobius Chair, Metron is unable to defray the battle forced upon him by the three enemy.  Ultimately, Metron falls, but takes Hal Jordan with him in death.

Fantomex and Cluster join Weapon XIII, who has pulled his magnoguard electrostaff out.  The trio faces Agent Smith.  Agent Smith’s moves and abilities mirror those of the three Nut-busters.  The skilled mutants manage to repeatedly beat upon and injure Agent Smith, but his Matrix abilities regenerate each time the mutants are in a position of power.  Ronan the Accuser walks toward the four fighting each other.

Ronan the Accuser:  This is a waste of time.

Ronan gathers the powers cosmic in his utility weapon and unleashes its ferocity at the four.  The four are shredded apart and while the others’ essences are being dissolved, Agent Smith becomes whole again.

Agent Smith:  It was the only logical choice.

Ronan:  It was not logical, it was merely a means to an end.  It became tiresome to watch.

Emma Frost: As do the two of you.

Frost comes to the scene with Dazzler and Scarlet Witch.

Dazzler transforms the sounds into light waves that temporarily blind both Agent Smith and Ronan.  The Scarlet Witch and Emma Frost hit Agent Smith with their telekinetic abilities and Agent Smith’s face becomes a blank stare as his being is jumbled by the duo.  Agent Smith explodes.  Ronan reacts and points his weapon at the two women.

Scarlet Witch:  Not so fast!

Scarlet Witch pulls the weapon from Ronan’s hand.  Ronan rushes at the Avenger but is stopped by a diamond Emma Frost. 

Frost:  Not so big and bad without your weapon, are you?

Emma and Wanda pin Ronan to the ground with their abilities.  The Invisible Woman, Human Torch and the Thing attempt to save their teammate Ronan and are successful.  Ronan rises and calls for his universal weapon.  In the meantime, the Human Torch dispels with Dazzler.  There is a lengthy fight, but the enhanced weapon of Ronan tips the scales to the Highness.  The Thing is killed by Emma Frost, who is, in turn, killed by the Torch and Ronan.  Wanda is set upon by the entire Highness combatants, but manages to mortally wound Invisible Woman before her death.  Reed Richards sees his beloved struck and rushes by her side.

Invisible Woman:  For the Highness, Reed.  For. . . The. . . Highness. . .

Reed Richards looks to the sky and shouts at the top of his lungs in agony.  The Human Torch de-ignites his hand and places it on Reed’s shoulder.

Yoda and Palpatine stand together, once again.  In front of them stand Slym Dayspring, Redd Dayspring, AoA Nightcrawler and Blob and Evan Sabahnur. 

Yoda:  A test of our skills, this is.

Palpatine:  Let us even the field immediately.

With the use of the Force, the Sith rips off the green lantern rings on both the hands of Slym and Redd. 

AoA Blob shambles over to the duo.  Thinking that the lightsabers will not harm the behemoth is a mistake as Yoda and Palpatine slice chunks out of the Blob.  Blob is eventually dissected piece by piece and AoA Blob falls to the ground dead.  AoA Nightcrawler teleports next to Palpatine and is about the skewer the Sith Lord when Palpatine instantly turns around and grabs the mutant by the throat before he can use his lightsaber against Force wielder.  Palpatine cackles as he squeezes the life’s essence from Nightcrawler.

Palpatine:  Did you really think you could sneak up behind me?!?!

Nightcrawler smiles:  Nope.  Just distract you.

As Nightcrawler dies, the full powers of Redd and Slym Dayspring strike Palpatine. Palpatine screams and dies.  Yoda turns to his Sith partner and shakes his head in dismay.

Yoda:  An alley you did become.  A true warrior you were.  Your death in vain will it not be. 

Yoda ignites his lightsaber and motions for the mutant duo to come to him.  The battle is intense as the diminutive Jedi Knight fights for his life against the two, but ultimately (and somewhat miraculously) Yoda is victorious at the end of the melee.  The bodies of both Slym and Redd are crumpled on the ground.  Yoda slowly walks away and his body is pulled apart without anyone being near him.  Onslaught moves from the shadows.

Evan Sabahnur:  Nice work, my friend.

Onslaught:  Yoda has been a thorn in everyone’s side at one time or another.  He needed to be removed from this fight, on my terms.

The Nut-buster mutant duo face Richards, Molecule Man, Ronan and the Human Torch.  It is only a matter of minutes before the Human Torch is killed by Evan.  The Molecule Man pushes his abilities to the limit and Evan responds in kind.  The Molecule Man drops to the ground, as does Sabahnur.  Ronan takes advantage of his enemy’s fall and strikes the mutant with his weapon, crushing the skull of the young man.  Onslaught reacts and blasts a psionic wave, crushing Ronan.  Onslaught focuses on the Molecule Man.  The two fight with one another when Reed Richards stands tall with the ultimate nullifier in his hands.

Richards:  For Sue. . .

Richards blasts the ultimate nullifier at Onslaught, who was focused on the Molecule Man.  Onslaught screams as the nullifier rips the mutant apart.  Richards walks toward the Molecule Man; blood is dripping from his mouth and ears.

Molecule Man:  We did it Reed.  We did it.

Richards:  You did it Owen.  I’m proud of you.  The entire Royal Highness is proud of you.

Owen Reece dies with a smile on his face.