The battle begins.
Disclaimer: All songs danced to obviously belong to their respective owners, not me.
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Parental Guidance - 3.2 - THE BATTLE
3.1
"LAAAAAAAAAAAADIES AND GENTLEMEN!"
A deafening cheer rose up.
"You are here tonight to witness a battle the likes of which has never been seen before!"
Another cheer, even louder than the last.
"On the one side - we've got the challenger! He recently made a good showing in Brockton Bay, but can he succeed against the overwhelming force arrayed against him tonight? Ladies and Gentlemen, Enter the Dragon, it's LOCK MASTER L! And his protegé, the PHANTOM BREAKDOWN!"
A roar echoed around New York as the crowd voiced their approval.
"On the other side, we've got the defending champions - you all know them, you all love them, it's the TRIUMVIRATE!"
Another roar, just as loud as the last.
"And don't forget to give a hand to our resident Tinker on the decks, the bombastic DJ BAKUDA!"
The crowd cheered again.
"And of course, I'm your host tonight - MC Mouse Protector!"
The loudest cheer yet.
"Oh, you," she grinned, "Now for the event you've all been waiting for. Let the battle BEGIN!"
Legend nodded as the first song started rolling.
He intended to finish this quickly, and Dj Bakuda had given him the perfect weapon to do so.
After all, this was his jam.
"My baby's always dancin', and it wouldn't be a bad thing..."
He started bouncing in time with the beat - looking confident.
Then he opened up proceedings.
Exit signs, formed from light, appeared above him.
"Oh my! Legend is opening up with a vengeance.. He's pointing to the exits! He obviously doesn't think this will take long!" The crowd roared in approval.
Legend then went straight into his next move.
"But wait... he's not finished yet! Look at him go! He's doing the lawnmower! Are the ABB just blades of grass before the power of the Triumvirate?"
The chorus was about to kick in. Legend tensed - he was ready for it. He activated his power- and started pointing around him as the words appeared.
"What's this? Oh my! It can only be one thing..." Mouse Protector stammered, "It is!"
Don't blame it on the SUNSHINE,
Don't blame it on the MOONLIGHT,
Don't blame it on the GOOD TIMES,
Blame it on the BOOGIE!
"...LEGEND'S LYRICAL MIRACLE!"
The crowd went wild. Legend smirked triumphantly.
The Phantom Breakdown staggered back, as if struck.
"Impressive," Lock Master L gritted his teeth.
Then, the Phantom Breakdown recovered, and stepped forward again.
And the track changed.
"Oh yeah yeah yeah..."
"It seems it's time for the Phantom Breakdown's counterattack!" MC Mouse Protector announced, "But what can he produce to trump such a display of power and skill?"
The Phantom Breakdown wasted no time - he hit the floor immediately.
"And the Breakdown has cut straight to his impressive bottom-rocking! And... Oh, what's this? Oh? OH! HE'S PULLING OUT THE BIG GUNS ALREADY, FOLKS!"
There was one Phantom Breakdown, bottom-rocking.
Then there were two.
Then three.
Then four.
Then no less than five Phantom Breakdowns were appearing and reappearing on the floor, bottom-rocking in perfect synthesis.
"...It's the PHANTOM FORCE MULTIPLIER!"
A deafening roar emerged from the crowd. Legend staggered back - Alexandria caught him before he could fall.
"You did well, Legend," she told him, "But I will deal with this."
She stepped forward.
"It looks like the Triumvirate are switching out! Alexandria is coming forward to take on our plucky challengers!"
The track changed again.
She smirked.
Then she levitated slightly above the ground, before opening up with her first salvo - sharp movements, kicking and spinning, before leading into her first major move.
She looked like she was walking - but she wasn't moving forward.
"Alexandria comes racing out of the blocks - it's the floating air-walk!" MC Mouse Protector declared- but Alexandria wasn't done yet. "She's really going for broke! And... oh dear, what's this? Is it? Could it be?"
"Damn..." Lock Master L clenched his fist.
"It's like she's walking forward," one of the ABB members whispered in awe, "But she's moving backward."
"It's ALEXANDRIA'S MID-AIR MOONWALK!"
The crowd was jubilant.
The Phantom Breakdown, however, stumbled back, for the last time.
"Stand back," Lock Master L grunted as he stalked past the form of his minion, "Leave this one to me."
He raised a hand - and snapped his finger. Alexandria watched from the air, arms folded.
The track changed.
"Hammer's bringing it to you..."
Lock Master L wasted no time. He instantly started popping and locking - moving perfectly in time with the beat, smooth movements, jerking to a halt at each beat.
He started with his torso and arms - then flowed smoothly to his legs and feet, perfectly synchronised with the beat.
"And Lock Master L is living up to his name today, folks! That's the best popping and locking I've ever seen! But he's going to need more than that to beat Alexandria! What will the Dragon pull from his hoard of tricks?"
Lock Master L looked up. He gave a savage grin.
Then the metallic wings emerged from his back.
Every joint flowed into motion, perfectly in-time with the beat, before coming to a stop...
"...I... I don't believe it! Every joint! Not a wasted movement! It could only be... Lock Master L's TWELVE-POINT POSE!"
The crowd unleashed their approval once again - as Alexandria hit the ground with a grimace. She got up to return to the battle, but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder.
"I believe I should finish this," Eidolon intoned as he stepped forward.
Everything went deathly silent, for a moment.
"Oh my!" MC Mouse Protector finally spoke up again, "It seems Eidolon is finally entering the battle after that stunning display from the challenger! Can Lock Master L weather this storm?"
The track changed, once again.
"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog..."
Eidolon wasted no time.
"Eidolon obviously wants to put Lock Master L down hard!" MC Mouse Protector cried, "He's already unleashing..."
First he was Elvis, grooving to rock'n'roll.
Then he was a Bee-Gee.
Then a Village Person - then John Travolta - then a rocker, then he was Michael Jackson. It was a never-ending flow of different styles and moves.
"Damn it," Lock Master L gritted his teeth as he weathered the storm, "It's not possible! How could one man move like this to so many styles?"
Then it was eighties pop, then Eidolon walked like an Egyptian, then he was 90s hip-hop, then 90's techno...
"...EIDOLON'S EVOLUTION OF DANCE!"
The ensuing roar could likely be heard across the entirety of North America, as the crowd went ballistic.
Lock Master L buckled under the assault - staggering to his knees, sagging a little more under the weight of each new style. Eventually, he was left kneeling, head bowed, unmoving.
"It looks like the end for our brave challenger!" MC Mouse Protector said gravely, "Could anyone come back from such an assault?"
Then Lock Master L twitched.
"Oh? What's this?"
He stood up.
"Could it be?"
Then flame engulfed his body.
"IT IS!"
An enormous figure stepped out of the flames.
Covered from head to toe in metallic scales, standing at nearly twenty feet tall, with a long, prehensile metal tail and an elongated, dragon-esque Lock Master L met Eidolon's gaze for a moment.
"I am a Dragon," he said simply, "This is how Dragons rock."
And then he broke down.
He popped, and locked - but this time, he was also breaking, bottom-rocking and top-rocking at a furious pace. Every time one of his appendages touched the ground, a burst of flame rose up around it.
"IT'S LOCK MASTER L'S ESCALATION BATTLE STATIONS!"
The crowd, formerly fearing for their hero, broke out into jubilant cheers - hugging, crying, taking pictures.
"Guh!" Eidolon held up a hand to shield his face from the awesome, "It's too much! I can't... hold..."
He staggered back, joining the other two members of the Triumvirate.
"EIDOLON IS DOWN! HE IS DOWN! WE HAVE A WINNER! THE BATTLE IS DONE!" MC Mouse Protector shouted as loud as she possibly could, "THE TRIUMVIRATE HAVE FALLEN, AND WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION! ALL HAIL THE MIGHT OF LOCK. MASTER. L!"
As Lock Master L returned to his regular form, it finally got too much for the crowd. They broke ranks and swarmed their new hero, hugging, touching, lifting him up above their heads and cheering his name, as the Triumvirate looked on in defeat - knowing that the status quo had changed forever.
-At the Hebert Household-Her parents and the Undersiders began celebrating wildly.
Taylor didn't join them.
Instead, she stared at the TV screen with an empty gaze.
"It was only supposed to be a distraction," she muttered repeatedly as she began rocking back and forth on the sofa, "It was only supposed to be a distraction."
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Part 3.2 - In which battle is fought!
Someone should point out to Panacea the terrible wound to Armsmaster's image, pride and ego. I'm sure she could put his beard back on.
meanwhile, Leviathan does the wave in the crowd.Next up: DJ Behemoth with his MASSIVE SOUNDS and the Simurgh breaking in with Evacuate the Dancefloor!
It's about time we had a serious fic like this. I was getting sick of all the WAFF and crack that seems to be the norm for Worm fics.
I think he's using "serious" the same way "serious" is being used in the title.
...it says bad things that I am 100% certain that they could do any single one of those with ease.
......I wonder what would a digital endbringer be like? skynet?I am waiting for a tinker to accidentaly make Digimon and getting into fandom competitions with Leet
Windows 98/Vista/8.(pick your favorite hate target)......I wonder what would a digital endbringer be like? skynet?
Yes.
98 wasn't that bad. It was no XP or 7, but those aren't fair comparisons. You're thinking of ME.
Um, from what I understand, the initial version of 98 was that bad. It only became good with Second Edition (still no XP or 7, however).98 wasn't that bad. It was no XP or 7, but those aren't fair comparisons. You're thinking of ME.