430. The Day Before the Battle ~Planning, Planning,...

"Please punch the button."

"Wait, so let me get this straight..." said Josuke. "I have to wear this thing around my neck, right?"

"Yes..." said the Octopus. "Like that man over there who kept telling me about the different flavors of Cheetos."

"-... Spicy Chicken, Fresh Shrimp, Just Salt, White Cheddar-..." smiled Goku, annoying an Evolved Octopus who wraps the collar around his neck.

"Aside from Sponges and Seastars, we have a new species to look out for," said the Octopus. "Especially that one..."

"I WILL NEVER PAY FOR THAT DAMNED BUTTON!!! IT'S BROKEN, I TELL YOU!!! MOTHERFUCKING BROKEN!!!" yelled Vegeta. "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM!!!? I AM THE-!!!"

"We don't care if you're the Prince of All Saiyans, sir. We will still make you pay for that button."

"Vegeta. Just pay for the damned button," said Duwang.

"NEVER!!! THE PRINCE NEVER PAYS!!!"

"Do it, or I'll reform your hair."

"Touch my hair and I'll touch yours."

"I WILL REFORM THAT THING!!! VEGETA!!! GET BACK HERE!!!"

"EAT THE HOLE BENEATH MY NOODLE OF A TAIL, ASTROBOY!!!"

Josuke and the Jazz Fusion are led to a button in front of him.

"Punch this please..." said the man. "With your utmost strength."

"Pfft... Hey, look. It's Josuke from High School..."

"That loser? Pfft... What's his strength? I bet it's D2.I got a C4."

"Me, too, bro!I bet he gets E2!!! HAHAHA!!!"

Note:

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U=200 Beyond

S=10+-100+

A=10

B=6-9

C=3-5

D=2

E=2

F=1

Z=1

0

Basically, the average person is in the range of the Power Level "C", thus... 3-5 is the average person's strength. A child is 2 and a baby is 1. B above (6-∞) are basically supernatural already.

Now...

Josuke ignores that and tries to stay optimistic, still smiling. "How about you first, Darwin?"

Darwin nods and punches it. 

*DING!!!*

"C4."

"HUH!!??" asked both.

"The cartoon character...!?!?!?!??!?!"

"The fucking goldfish!!!?!!??!?"

"You're... STRONGEST... Darwin..." smiled Josuke.

"Oh, right!" Darwin transforms his hand into an unknown entity's paw similar to an octopus.

*DING!!!*

"S10+"

"!!?!?!?" the two "former" bullies watched in horror.

Gumball goes next and punches it as Laserheart. 

*DING!!!*

"B6."

Then, Patrick.

"I bet the Starfish won't..." said one of the two "former" bullies.

Patrick grows bigger.

*DING!!!*

"A10."

"A FUCKING 10!!!?!?!?THAT'S STRONGER THAN FUCKING CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!"

Jake then grows his hand and punches it with all his might.

"A10."

Finn activates Come Along With Me.

"A10."

F.F. approaches the button.

"Pfft... a girl..." said one of the "former" bullies.

F.F. punches the button as well.

"A9."

"WHAT!!!?" asked the pair of "former" bullies.

"Oops! Sorry! Need to do a little shoulder spin and STRETCH!!!" F.F. spins her arm and punches the button as hard as she can.

"A10."

Narcos Anastasia walks up.

"C5."

Spongebob walks up.

One bully says, "I swear to God if that sponge is a god-killer-..."

Spongebob blows a bubble into his fist and punches it,

"S10+."

"What the fuck..." said the bully.

Invincible punches it.

"S10+."

Yurielle punches it.

"C5,"

"IS THAT GIRL BLIND!!?!?!?"

"Your fly's down," smiled Yurielle to the other bully.

Both are horrified.

Josuke finally walks up to the button and punches it with Killer Queen.

"S10+"

"O-Okay..." said one bully. "Thank God he has the collar on."

"Sorry... Cramp..."

His hair lights up to white.

*BONG!!!*

"S60+"

"Whoa... Nice..." smiled Josuke. Josuke smirks at the two guys.

"Kuya Josuke, is it my turn now...?" yawned Gabrielle.

"'Kuya Josuke...' Whoa, that lady's smokin'... She's young, though..."

*DING!!!*

"S80+."

"S EIGHTY ABOVE!?!?!?!?!?" yelled the entire team of Josuke's former bullies.

Josuke walks away. "Well?" he smiled at the Evolved Octopus. He then turns back and gives a sinister sneer at the bullies.

"You're all in..." he smiled.

"YEAH!!! LET'S START, JAZZ FUSION!!!"

"YEAH!!!"

"At least that one guy and one girl are-..."

"Heads up!!!" smiled Narcos, tossing an ice frisbee to Yurielle. Without even turning to Narcos, Yurielle catches the frisbee.

"WOOHOO!!!" they all entered the stadium.

"Dude..." said the other bully. "We're gonna die in this tournament..."

The Day Before the Battle:

Josuke's Story:

"Alright, guys! Let's see the leaderboards!" smiled Josuke.

"I bet a man is gonna be on top instead of me..." Gabrielle sighs. "Misogyny is a thing even at 2051... Hay Naku..."

The List...

"WHAT!???" asked Gabrielle.

Josuke smiles. "Hey! I made it. And a woman IS at the top! God bless women everywhere!"

"No, Josuke... This is fucking bad..." said Gabrielle. "First of all. HOW AM I NOT FIRST!?!?!?"

"I thought this was about feminism," said Gumball.

"Second... WHAT!?!?!? Josuke, we'll get killed here. We'd literally get beaten by... SAIYAMAN!?!?!?!? Josuke... For the first time, I'm actually stressed out! We're gonna get beaten... And probably get accidentally killed...!" Gabrielle clenches her jaw. "Ooh!"

"Gabrielle, chill. It's okay. I have a plan." 

"What PLAN!?!!?!? WE'RE LITERALLY BEAT 4 TO 1!!! LITERALLY, EIGHT PEOPLE ARE STRONGER THAN US!!! AND I CAN'T EVEN PROPERLY REACH THAT LEVEL OF 'GO BEYOND' I DID EARLIER!!! MY COCKY ATTITUDE WAS ALL FOR SHOW, JOSUKE!!! ALL FOR SHOW!!!"

Josuke turns to Narcos.

Narcos stares at nothingness. "Oh, right!" Narcos pats Gabrielle's head. "There, there..."

"I'm the girl who genocided New York and humiliated The Reaper's name and everyone I love!" she sobbed, hugging Narcos.

"There, There, Gabe," said Narcos. "You didn't humiliate anyone except yourself."

Josuke holds up his finger to try and deny that.

"R-... Really?" asked Gabrielle.

Josuke shuts up and lowers his finger.

"Yeah... We'll always be with you..." smiled Narcos. "... In every step of this... horrible... anarchic journey."

"Aw... I love you so much..." said Gabrielle.

Josuke sighs. "Alright. That's enough cooties. Plan time."

"Hey, guys!" smiled Erina. "How'd you all do-? Oh... dear..."

Suki sighs. "Daddy, if you die, will I inherit Earth-Prince and Earth-Grimm?"

"Hey, Erina and Suki! And, not yet, little one. Shush! Just...! Plan!"

"Yeah... What is it anyway...?" asked Jake.

"Yeah!" yelled Finn.

"Is it going to be stupid or cowardly?" asked Patrick.

"Cowardly," said Josuke.

"Coward!" yelled Patrick.

"Listen here, folks," smiled Josuke. "What we're going to do... is... let the others beat each other up while we wait on the sidelines."

"What!?" asked everyone else.

"Did... None of you read the rules!?"

They all stay silent.

"Ugh!Recently, they've had a change of plans.These collars that we're wearing allow any of our weapons to pass through us (depending on our durability). When we are, quote-unquote, 'killed' in battle, we are brought into the front row of the Stadium. We are not allowed to bring any weapons WE OURSELVES HAVEN'T MADE!!!"

"So...?" asked Finn. "You're gonna bring something you haven't made...?"

"Dude... have you seen the actual battlefield?" asked Josuke.

They all shake their heads.

Josuke points up as they all see a giant moon floating above them around the size of the Saturnine moon Atlas.

"What the fuck!?" asked Erina.

"Language..." said Suki and Josuke.

"Right. Sorry."

"An entire moon!?" asked Erina.

"Yeah..." said Josuke. "It was terraformed by Stark himself. It has wildlife and everything."

"So, this is basically hunger games," said Gumball.

"Yeah! So... We're gonna need gadgets," said Josuke. "And I have a supplier..."

Rick and Morty walk into the conversation.

"Hey," said the pair.

"Hey! You got our gadgets?"

Rick gives Josuke a bag as Josuke carries it.

"Thanks!" smiled Josuke.

"Bye," said Rick and Morty.

"Well!" smiled Josuke. "After a whole week of training, it all starts tomorrow! Let's all get ready! I think we'll be safe and sound...I've heard of this from Miguel, who told me about what Goku and his friends did in the Tournament of Power.We stay in one place. We only let the other fighters beat the shit out of each other. But, we fight those who approach us. And we survive until the final rounds. Got it?"

"YEAH!!!"

"LET'S DO THIS!!!"

Now... wait... We've been following THIS team for an awfully long time...What about the other teams...!?!?!?

IT'S REWIND TIME!!! BULULULULU BALALALALALA FLAFLIGFLASHMUR!!!

Batman's Story:

"Yeah..." said Bruce, standing up. "Let's do this."

"Alright... I'll call in the League," smiled Diana.

"Good."

Later...

Bruce, Diana, Clark, Barry, Arthur, and Victor meet up in Jitters.

"Hey," said Barry. "Just got out of rehab. How you've all been!?"

"You were in rehab...?" asked Diana.

"Wh-...!? YES!!! Yes, I was-!!! GUYS!!! COME ON!!!"

"Sorry... We are here because we are offering you a job," said Diana.

"What other job is there that's awesome than saving the entire fucking world...?" smiled Arthur, brofisting Victor.

"Booya," said Victor.

"Well..." said Bruce. "We are going to enter the Tenth Tournament of Maharlica."

"WHAT!?!?" asked everyone else (except Diana, of course).

"Are you insane!?" asked Clark. "I don't use my powers for pesky things like fighting for money! It lacks integrity!"

"Never mind. That is way awesomer than I thought," said Arthur.

"Bruce," said Victor. "Clark is right. We can't just go around fighting for money like this. There's no honor in that."

"I'd like to try and fight some guys there," smiled Barry. "It'd be like that one fan game they made about us where we kill fight versions of ourselves! It's cool! Even had a Mortal Kombat Crossover event there!"

"Yeah, I guess that's cool," said Clark. "But still!"

"I'm not doing this because I want money, Clark."

Clark sighs. "Is it Peter?"

Bruce nods. "Yeah... It's Peter. He's getting brainwashed by that evil version of Stark or some shit." 

"How do you know he's evil?" asked Arthur.

"I don't. But I can tell that he does. He has those eyes."

"He looks like Tom Cruise. Who wouldn't trust Tom Cruise!?"

"He's a Lizard Person," said Bruce.

"Wait... Oh, shit, really!? I'm in, then."

"Well... If it's to help the kid..." said Victor. "Sure."

"I won't," said Clark.

"Clark... Please..." said Bruce. "You have to understand what it's like... You and your kid and all..."

Diana frowns at that statement.

Clark stares at Bruce, who, for the first time, is acting worried.

Clark sighs. "Yeah... But remember, Bruce... Like those 16 dollars, you owe me."

"You won't regret it," said Bruce.

"Okay..." said Clark. "Who do we need?"

"We need five more people... and I have just the people on the list..."

Later... The League, in their everyday clothes, knock on the door of the SHAZAM Family...

Billy opens the door. "Let me guess..." smiled Billy, who is now an adult. "You want me to fight in that legendary tournament everyone's talking about, don't you?"

Later... The League knocks on the door of an American Trailer House...

Chris and Adrian (Peacemaker and Vigilante) open the door.

"Oh! Bruce! Waddup," said Chris. He then winks at Diana and smiles.

Diana smiles back. "Hi!" She waved naively.

"Hey, Chris," sighed Bruce. "Wanna join our team or Extraordinary Gentlemen to fight people in a tournament...?"

"DO I!?" smiled Adrian.

"Not you," said Bruce.

"DAMMIT!!!" yelled Adrien.

"Yeah, alright," said Christopher, slamming the door.

"He's... coming... right...?" asked Barry.

Later... The League knocks on a door on Earth-616.

Bruce knocks on Deadpool's door.

"Yeah?" asked Deadpool, opening the door.

"We're assembling a team to fight in a tournament," said Bruce. 

"Oh my God... A team with THE... BATMAN!?" smiled Deadpool. "I have to Instagram this!"

"Is Harley here?" asked Bruce, bluntly.

Deadpool is about to cry.

"Not with that attitude am I gonna join," said Harley.

"No, WAIT!!!" yelled Bruce.

Diana facepalms.

"Nice usage of your brutal honesty, Bruce," said Clark.

Bruce sighs. "WADE!!! I APOLOGIZE!!!"

Deadpool is crying inside the house and is hugging Harley.

"NO ONE WHO'S SINCERELY APOLOGIZING SAYS, 'I APOLOGIZE!!!'" yelled Harley. "BEAT IT OR I'LL BEAT YOU!!!"

Bruce calls the Smith Residence. "Hey? Adrian? Yeah... Yeah... *sigh...* Yep..."

"Woohoo!!!" he yelled through the phone.

*click!*

"I HAVE KRYPTONITE BATS!!!"

"Guys, let's go," said Clark out of fear.

Later... The League knocks on the door of Jordan Residence.

Hal opens the door.

"Whoa..." said Billy. "I just realized! He's a Deadpool Doppelganger."

"Hey," said Hal. "Bruce? Okay, fine! I ate Barry's quiche two years ago!"

"What!?" asked Barry.

"Come with us," said Bruce. "We have a job for you..."

Later...

Green Arrow, played by Stephan Amell, prepares to shoot a guy in the head.

"W-Wait! I promise I'll turn myself in! Please!" sobbed the man.

*THWAP!!!*

Bruce catches the arrow. "Hey, Ollie," he smiled, as he knocked the man out.

Note::( -> :|Eh... You get it already... probably...NAH!!! I'LL KEEP DOING IT!!!

Later...

"So, Jon is busy?" asked Barry.

Bruce knocks on the door. 

"I PATENTED THAT DOOR!!!" yelled Dark, from inside the house.

"I TOLD YOU TO LET HIM HAVE SOME THINGS!!!" yelled Yuki.

Hercules opens the door. "Oh! Hey, guys!"

"Hello, older brother!" smiled Diana. "We have a job for you!"

Now...

The League walks in. 

"Okay..." said Bruce. "Here's the plan. We stay in one place. We only let the other fighters beat the shit out of each other. But, we fight those who approach us. And we survive until the final rounds. Got it?"

"Got it," said the Leaguers.

"That's what Goku did," said Bruce. "I bet they're gonna do it again... And I bet that's what Tony is planning, too. And so is Josuke. But Josuke isn't our concern. It's Tony. I have a hunch that he's up to no good..."

Spider-Man's Story:

Tony cheers the Avengers. "I am glad... I am so glad that everyone around here made it to the tournament. It's... tomorrow, after all... And I hope you all have a splendid day winning this!CH-!!!"

"HOW AM I WEAKER THAN WONDER WOMAN!?!?" sobbed Thor, drunkenly. "HOW!?!?!? AND THE SAIYANS!!!! AND THE KRYPTONIANS!!! AND... TWO DEMIGODS!?!?!?"

"Shut your trap. I was weaker than all of you," said Carol.

"YOU SHUT UP!!! PARTY POOPER!!!" sobbed Thor, as he is carried away by Banner. "Sorry, guys. I'll let him rest," he smiled and nodded.

"CHEERS!!!" smiled Tony.

"Hehey!" smiled Sam, shaking Tony's hand. "I heard great stuff about you on your Universe! Huge respect, man!"

"Well..." said Tony, smiling. "I really learned so much from my universe's Captain America!"

Sam is confused. "You mean... Captain Britain?"

"Right! Right..." said Tony.

"Jesus Bloody Christ," said the British Steven, one of Marc Spector's personalities, who wanders around the beautiful Stark Mansion. "Look at this place!"

"Calm down, Steven," said the American Marc, switching out. "We need to pay for tuition... Like Layla said..."

"Yeah, yeah... Still... Sheesh!" smiled Steven, switching out. "It's really magnificent, now, innit?"

"Keep your cool or I'll bash our face in that window," said Jake in a Chicago accent, his final alter.

"Alright, sheesh!" yelled Steven. "Whoa! Look at the size of that satellite!"

*CLANG!!! SHATTER!!!*

"FUCK!!!" yelled Marc. "STEVEN!!!"

"Ow! Ow! Ow! Sorry! So, so sorry!"

Yelena sighs, drinking wine. "Ugh..." She stands up to get more. "Hey! You finished that book I gave you?"

"Oh, hey!" Kate replied, awkwardly. "Y-... Yeah! Yeah... Pfft! Obviously!"

"Ah! You're lying! Haha! Tricked you! That was a propaganda book! You should see your face!" she laughed.

"Why... Would you do that..." sighed Kate.

Scott looks around. "Hey, Hope..." he whispered. "I think we can steal their Orange Slices. See those in the plate over-..."

Hope slaps his hand. "No! Just... Behave!"

Matthew listens to Tony's heartbeat closely, being suspicious of him.

"What's wrong, Matt?" asked Peter.

"Hey, Pete," said Matthew. "Uh..."

"What...?" Peter asked softly, concerned.

"I can't hear... Mr. Stark's heartbeat... So peculiar-..."

Tony grabs Peter's shoulder. "HEY!!!" He grabs Peter away.

"Hey... Mr. Stark... What's the-!?"

"Plan? Clever kid! Clever kid... Uh... We stay in one place. We only let the other fighters beat the shit out of each other. But, we fight those who approach us. And we survive until the final rounds. Got it?"

"Got it."

"Yeah..." said Tony. "Now... We should be careful about Bruce... Especially Bruce... He's a clever one.And especially Goku. Because... Goku? I know that he's planning the exact same plan as we are. The same with Bruce..."

Giorno's Story:

"Alright... What's the plan?" asked Okuyasu

"We stay in one place? We only let the other fighters beat the shit out of each other? But, we fight those who approach us? And we survive until the final rounds?" asked Trish.

Josuke sighs. "I don't know..."

Giorno has an idea. "Why not let Goku and Vegeta obliterate the other fighters first since I can totally tell that the other fighters will try and copy us?"

"Anyone who agrees with that says, 'Aye.'"

"Aye," said everyone.

"Okay..." said Giorno. "Now, since I've spent time trying to kill evil four horsemen, let's talk about what we'll eat there..."