Superhero Rumble!

*credits to Kugarubaan Sri Vetrivelan for the editing.

*credits to Kuganesh Periasamy Pillai for the draw.

H: Welcome Ladies & Gentlemen to the first and only Superhero Rumble!!....I am your host this evening for this eagerly anticipated match. Who will reign supreme in tonight’s penultimate showdown and claim the ultimate bragging rights? Remember it’s every man for himself and the only way of eliminating your opponent is over the top rope and they have to hit the ground. TV audience has been advised with parental guidance and it’s a grand sold out with a total audience of 18,200 here in Madison Square Garden, Manhattan.

H: I am joined here by one of the most respected Marvel figures, Professor Charles Xavier. Professor, how are you feeling and what is your prediction for tonight?

Professor X: I am feeling great son, feeling great.  My prediction?  That’s a tough one. DC has some really strong characters but Marvel has more variety in their powers….well…maybe an X-men member might win…I would be pleased with that.

H: Perfect professor. Just promise us that you would not be entering any person’s mind tonight yea.

Professor X: Yes you can put your money on that.

H: Last question professor, your thoughts about Avengers 2, did you see it?

Professor X: Oh yes definitely it was good but between us, Days of future past was better yea.

H: Excellent Professor! Have a great evening, enjoy the show.

Professor X: You too son.

H: Let’s not waste much time and get into the serious business as the rumble starts in less than 5 minutes. As you can see on the right corner is Loki as the manager for Marvel & the left corner, The Joker representing DC.

H: Good evening Loki, how did the draw went last night, and do you feel you have selected the right 15 to represent Marvel?

Loki: I hope my selection was the right one and the draw went well.

H: Interesting, we will see how it pens out and how about you Joker, feeling excited?

Joker: I only have one thing to say, that you are doing a horrible job as the host. HAHAHA.

H: oh…okay….that hurt…

Loki: I just hope anyone from Marvel will win besides my brother.

H: As an enemy of Marvel, don’t you want someone from DC to win?

Loki: It does not work like that, if your enemy wins that shows that you are the better villain.

Joker: True.

Loki: We are the manager anyway, for some Godforsaken reason the management decided to just place us as manager rather than participate. So frustrating.

Joker: True.

Crowd: 10……9………8……..7……

H: This is it. The countdown has started. Thank you Joker and Loki. All the best for your teams!

Who will be the first one to step to the ring?

Crowd: 3…..2….1…..

H: Are you ready to rumble!!!!

Entry #1: Catwoman 

Catwoman as entry #1 for the rumble

H: Ohhhh…The gorgeous woman from DC kicks starts this rumble and the crowd is going wild. Who could argue with that? Just look at her she’s just perfect!

Crowd: 3….2….1….

Entry #2: Bane 

H: Batman’s latest villain joins  and…..oh wait…..what is going on here?....Bane doesn’t seem to be pleased.

Bane: Is this some kind of a joke?....This is how you people value me?... To go against Catwoman?

H: It is the draw Bane. There is nothing we can do.

Bane: You just stand at that corner Kitty!...Don’t ever think of coming near me!

Catwoman: Never thought that you will be intimated by me.

Crowd: 3…2…1….

Entry #3: Green Lantern 

H: Here comes another DC hero and is working Bane without wasting time. Bane is getting a run for 

his money but able to stay strong for now…barely.

Entry #4: Quicksilver 

H: The first Marvel is finally out and the tempo here is definitely gonna increase a few notches with Quicksilver’s amazing speed!....The superheroes in the ring are finding it difficult to see him let alone the crowd.

Bane & Green Lantern teaming up to eliminate the speedy Quicksilver

H: Looks like Bane, Green Lantern & Catwoman are forming a mini ally to eliminate Quicksilver. He needs help and quick.

Entry #5: Captain America 

H: It is the Americans favourite son and the crowd is going bizarre!  Captain immediately breaks the plot against Quicksilver and is in a bare knuckle brawl with Bane with Green Lantern handling Quicksilver.

Captain America vs Bane

Entry #6: Mystique

H: Catwoman will no longer be a spectator as here is the mystical Mystique. Who doesn’t love a live catfight?

Elimination!

H: Green Lantern eliminates Quicksilver with his ring rays. The first elimination of the night!

Entry #7: Aquaman 

H: Another DC entry and things isn’t looking good for Captain America if DC works together to finish off the Captain.

Elimination!

H: Mystique eliminates Catwoman with a superb kick to the jaw over the top rope. That must have hurt.  

Entry #8: Dr. Manhattan 

H: A powerhouse entry and it will not be pretty now. Either he teams up with the rest of DC to eliminate Captain America or take out everyone by using his duplicating powers.

Dr. Manhattan with his duplicating powers

H: The Doctor goes for the latter and attacks everyone. There are 5 of himself now and the ring is getting crowded by the minute.

Elimination!

H: The duplicates take out Green Lantern and Bane.

Entry #9: Wonder Woman 

H: Another DC character joins and she immediately helps Aquaman to eliminate 2 of Dr. Manhattan’s duplicate. Captain America eliminates another duplicate. Mystique has been missing, she must have transform herself to one of the duplicate as that explains why there are still 3 left instead of 2. But which one is Mystique?...and which one is the original Dr. Manhattan?...

Entry #10: Thor 

H: The demigod is here to help out his Avenger leader, oh how happy Captain America is to see him. 

Thor wastes no time as he strikes his hammer on floor of the ring and creates an electrical wave spark which leaves everyone clinging to the ropes. This would have definitely maddened Dr. Manhattan as he goes full force against Thor.

Dr. Manhattan vs Thor

Elimination!

H: Wonder Woman eliminates one of the duplicate which turns out to be actually Mystique!

Entry #11: Robin 

H: Thor and Captain America need to watch each other’s backs now as Marvel are getting outnumbered by DC at the moment.

Elimination!

H: Robin gets the early bath treatment as he gets knocked over by Dr. Manhattan’s duplicate after just entering the ring!

Entry #12: Daredevil 

H: It is 3 Marvel vs 3 DC now but they need to eliminate Dr. Manhattan sooner rather than later before he duplicates again. Captain America looks lethargic now. Does he still have enough in him to hang on? Thor eliminates the last duplicate and Aquaman almost got rid of Daredevil but he holds on.

Elimination!

H: Dr. Manhattan eliminates Wonder Woman. He is certainly not interested whatsoever in helping out the DC characters.

Entry #13: Batman

H: The place is absolutely rocking now with the arrival of the Dark Knight! Thor is going blow for blow against Dr. Manhattan which seems to be an even competition. Batman and Captain America are exchanging punches for fun while Aquaman is biding his time smartly at the corner. Daredevil is slowly getting back to his feet after suffering from the hands of Aquaman.

H: Loki seems to supporting Dr. Manhattan to take out Thor! He still remembers that he is Marvels’ manager right? So much of hate towards his brother.

Entry #14: Martian Manhunter

H: Another Justice League member joins the party and spares not time trying to put an end to Captain America’s quest of winning. Thor comes to his Captain’s aid and strikes his hammer to Martian’s back sending him flying across the ring and literally passed out.

Elimination!

H: Aquaman seizes the opportunity to eliminate the unconscious Martian Manhunter without a sense of pity to his Justice League partner.

Aquaman eliminates Martian Manhunter

Elimination!

H: Dr. Manhattan eliminates Daredevil during this chaotic sequence as Batman still looks puzzle of Aquaman’s action. You really cannot blame Aquaman though. It’s every man for himself.

Elimination!

H: A combination of Thor’s hammer and Captain America’s shield produce a powerful wave which they directed at the shaken Batman and the crowd favourite has been eliminated! Is Aquaman to be blamed for this? One of the favourites has gone.

Thor & Captain America eliminates Batman!

Entry #15: Flash 

H: Here comes…

Loki: Wait! Wait!...Hold on Flashy, stay right there. I have an announcement to make.

H: What is this??

Loki: As the official manager for Marvel, I am disqualifying Thor from this match!

Thor: What??...Why??

Loki: You are ineligible to participate because you are not from this planet!

Thor: But…but… Superman is an alien too?

Loki: I don’t give a shit! I just don’t want you to win!

Thor: How can you do this? I am your brother.

Loki: Ah ha, stepbrother.

H: Thor has no choice and leaves the ring. Everyone is finding it hard to digest what just happen.

Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO……BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Loki: Yeah, yeah. Jeer all you want, I am not finished. To make it fair to DC as my team has wasted a spot, I am rewarding them with an extra entrant after the 30^th entry. Is that ok Joker?

Joker: Excellent!

Crowd: LOKI SUCKS!!!....LOKI SUCKS!!!....LOKI SUCKS!!!

H: This is a totally unforeseen scenario. Which DC character will be credited with this extra entry ticket? Can Captain America hold his wits as the only Marvel hero against Dr. Manhattan, Aquaman and the Flash from DC?...and who will be the eventual winner tonight?....The likes of Superman, Wolverine, and The Hulk are yet to come out. Stay tuned Ladies and gentlemen after this short commercial to find out!

                                                 

Eliminated (by order):	Eliminated by:
1) Quicksilver	Green Lantern
2) Catwoman	Mystique
3) Green Lantern	Dr. Manhattan’s duplicate
4) Bane	Dr. Manhattan’s duplicate
5) Mystique	Wonder Woman
6) Robin	Dr. Manhattan’s duplicate
7) Wonder Woman	Dr. Manhattan
8) Martian Manhunter	Aquaman
9) Daredevil	Dr. Manhattan
10) Batman	Thor and Captain America
11) Thor	By disqualification from Loki

Still in the ring:

Captain America, Dr. Manhattan, Aquaman, Flash

RED- Marvel               BLUE - DC

To be continued……

by Ivan Vincent