Runch cheered for Bonekid's victory while the rest of his crew showed their appreciation for the fight in their own way. The Buccaneer Pirates began to murmur whispers of genuine concern that they might actually end up completely failing at this competition. It was truly an outcome they hadn't even considered could happen! As the skeleton kid came back to the stands from his victory, one of the Buccaneer officers, the man in the creepy coat and top hat, stood up to attend to the fallen Kitana Blade. Once he reached her prone form, he tapped his cane on the ground three times, unlocking a hidden mechanism which revealed a very large syringe within. He stabbed the needle deep into Blade, depressing the top of the cane to force a liquid through her body. After a few moments the swordswoman began coughing and stood up on her own.

[color=lightpink]"I lost. You should not have revived me."[/color] Her statement was morose yet calm.

[color=dimgray]"And let you leave me alone with this crazy crowd? Please. You're the only one that I can stand here."[/color] His own words sounded very detached and clinical as he twisted his cane-syringe back into a regular looking cane. A moment of pause passed between the both of them as each regarded the other with a completely blank stare. The moment was broken when, out of nowhere, the two began to passionately kiss, groping at one another with an intense ferocity.

"They're at it again!" cried a pirate.

"The legendary love between Blade and Maul!"

"My heart melts every time I see it!"

After nearly a full minute of furious, passionate makeout, the two abruptly broke apart as sudden as they had begun. Once they straightened their clothes, nobody could have been able to tell they even remotely cared for any human life, much less were so madly in love together.

[color=lightpink]"I shall take my seat,"[/color] Blade commented, walking up the spiral stairs.

[color=dimgray]"As I accept the opposition's new challenger."[/color] The man named Maul straightened his top hat and gestured for a group of pirate mooks to begin the setup for his own contest.

[color=darkslategray]"Boomoomoomoom!"[/color] bellowed Bill. [color=darkslategray]"Looks like you've already decided for yourself who is going to participate next, eh? Go on ahead, Dr. Maul!"[/color]

The doctor smiled and tilted his head up just enough for the light to shine on his sunglasses, giving him a sinister visage. [color=dimgray]"My contest will be rope climbing!"[/color] he declared just as two ropes unfurled from the ceiling, no more than five feet from one another. [color=dimgray]"The first to reach the top and touch the ceiling wins. If you give up, or go unconscious, then you lose by default."[/color]

[color=turquoise]"Why would going unconscious be a problem?"[/color] Runch called out, squinting his eyes.

[color=dimgray]"Interference by the opponent is allowed."[/color] The man threw out his arms dramatically like a showman. [color=dimgray]"So who will take up the challenge of Dr. Maul?"[/color]

[hider=Character Box][center][b][color=dimgray][h3]Doctor "Two-Faced" Maul[/h3]
Doctor of the Buccaneer Pirates
Sadist. Masochist. Kitana Blade's fiance.[/color][/b]
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Several loud thuds, clunks, and crashes could be heard as one of the Krunch pirates suddenly fell over and tumbled down the stands, and then down the stairs. Wutong Ken came to a rather loud and abrupt stop right in front of Maul with an audible SMACK that echoed across the hall. [color=brown]"Ish-hic!-acshept yer chall-hic!-enge!"[/color] He stood up with some difficulty, swaying back and forth and trembling all over. His eyes had glossed over. Nearly every pirate in the room laughed hysterically at the antics of the drunk man.

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[color=darkgoldenrod]"Uh...."[/color] There was a noticeable pause on the other end of the communication snail as the captain clearly wasn't sure how to respond. [color=darkgoldenrod]"Are you ok, soldier? You sound like you might have had a concussion. What's your name and rank?"[/color]

"OH GOD MY EYES!" screamed a pirate from just behind the door. Judging from the sounds, Smith was getting very creative in how he was beating them up.

[color=darkgoldenrod]"What was that?! Soldier, answer me!"[/color]