FFL 2021 Week 8: Crack Danks vs. House Elves

Crack Danks: Balrog of Moria, Saruman, Cole MacGrath, Emma Frost, Goliath, and Toph Beifong

House Elves: Gandalf the Grey w/ Elven Ring (4 death), Sinestro, Ben Kenobi, Nazgul #3 w/ Fell Beast and Mordor Horse, Sergeant Slaughter, Taurus, Red Dog, & Mercer (all 4 death), Zombie #5-7

This match starts off with the House Elves wandering into the Fangorn Forest awaiting to battle their competitor, Crack Danks.

Ben Kenobi immediately begins to have a weird sense when entering the forest. He feels an energy from the Forest. He goes to talk to Gandalf about this to use his wisdom to explain this sense. But then just as he’s about to ask the House Elves are ambushed by the members of The Golden Arches squad. 

Toph uses her earth bending to throw large chunks of earth to the zombies, easily killing them, this uproots multiple trees in the process. As she does this there is a loud ominumous noise coming from the trees. Then Cole MacGrath uses his electrokinesis powers to shoot a blast of lightning towards Ben Kenobi, but he uses his lightsaber to deflect it. This deflected lighting blasts splits a tree in half thus killing it. An even louder ominous noise comes from the forest. Toph then throws another chunk of earth at Ben Kenobi but he uses the force to stop it’s flight and send it onto the ground.   

The GI Joe squad of Sgt. Slaughter, Taurus, Red Dog, and Mercer come in hot and they just start Blasting. They shoot Toph straight in the head because her “Vibration Sight” doesn't give her enough time to see the bullets and dodge them. The GI Joe squad then shoots Cole MacGrath, killing him as well.

The GI Joe crew then goes to shoot Emma Frost but are unsuccessful as her diamond skin protects her. She uses her telekinetic abilities to give the GI Joe’s such strong headaches that fully incapacitates them. Goliath then comes in and stomps on the Joes, killing all of them. Nazgul #3 comes in on his Mordor Horse and tries to attack Goliath but struggles at first. Ben Kenobi sees the former King of Men struggling with the giant and screams at him to use the High Ground. The Nazgul does it’s patented screech and in comes the Fell Beast flying in from the clouds. The Ring Wraith jumps from his Mordor Horse onto the Fell Beast as it flies by. An impressive feat of athleticism that could only be out done by an elf by the name of Legolas in the realm of Middle Earth. Emma Frost tries to help Goliath by using her telekinetic powers on the Black Rider but it does not affect him. Seeing that she is of no help to this fight she then goes to attack Ben Kenobi. The Nazgul attacks and distraughts Goliath enough to allow Sinestro to come in and shoot a strong Energy Blasts with his Lantern Ring killing the Giant.

Emma Frost attempts to use her Telekinesis powers on Kenobi, but he is so One with the Force that she cannot penetrate through his mind. She realizes this and decides that she’s just gonna kick this old man’s ass the old school way. She turns on her diamond skin and goes to attack in hand-to-hand combat. But it is a quick fight as Kenobi uses his lightsaber to cut Frost in half right at the waist. Diamond Skin is no match for a lightsaber.

Gandalf, Sinestro, Kenobi and the Nazgul stand there thinking that the battle is over but then a loud roar is heard and an orange flame is seen through the cracks of the forest. Eventually Saruman and the Balrog of Moria appear out of the trees. Immediately Saruman shoots a blasts of flame at the Nazgul and kills the member of The Nine. The Balrog then grabs Sinestro with his whip of flames and brings the Lantern Ring bearer into his hands. The Son of Morgoth then brings Sinestro right in front of his mouth and then breathes fire onto Sinestro, killing him. Now it’s a 2 v 2 of Gandalf and Ben Kenobi versus Saruman and the Balrog of Moria. 

Kenobi and Saruman fight while Gandlaf and the Balrog of Moria have the rematch that everyone has been waiting for. Ben Kenobi, right off the bat, struggles with his battle with Saruman. The Maiar’s magic abilities are just too strong for Kenobi. Thankfully Kenobi is a Form three and is at least able to defend himself enough to stay alive. 

Normally Gandalf the Grey versus the balrog of Moria is a pretty even match but this one is a little different. Gandalf is on his final death and he has an Elven Ring. Gandalf uses the Elven Ring and his powers from being a Wielder of the Flame of Anor to create a very bright light from his staff. This blinds the Balrog and Gandalf capitalizes. He then uses his elven ring to put some of the Flame of Anor into his sword, he then stabs that sword through the chest of the Balrog. Light prevails in this battle and kills the legendary Balrog. 

Gandalf then goes to help Kenobi with fighting Saruman. At this point Kenobi is so tired from defending an endless onslaught from the White Wizard that he is completely drained of energy. It has basically become a 1 v 1 between the two wizards. Gandalf at first holds his own with the help of the Elven Ring, but eventually is defeated by Saruman as his powers as being the White Wizard were just too strong for the Grey Wizard. 

Now it’s Kenobi versus Saruman. Kenobi is helpless as even though he is one with the force, he is still an old man and visibly tired from this battle. Kenobi gets into a defensive stance to try and defend himself and just as Saruman pushes to attack, he realizes he can not move. He looks down and sees that his legs have been wrapped around by tree roots. He tries to use magic to get his legs out of the tree trunks but this just makes the roots tighten on his legs. The roots then pull Saruman down underground where he will never be seen again. 

Team Crack Danks had done much damage to the Fangorn Forest, angering the members of the forest. Thus causing the act of violence towards the White Wizard. 

Kenobi finally realizes what that weird energy was that he had felt when he first entered the forest. He realized that the trees were alive. And not only that they were alive, but they could think and have emotions.