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It would be a happy day for the close knit team of Banjo and Kazooie just as it usually is, but today was the exception. It was a dark, bland, chilling and unforgiving day for the bear and the bird friends. They entered Sunshine Stadium blank faced and completely gaunt. There was a goal they wanted to achieve here, and that goal was to destroy and mangle a certain violent hunter by the name of Zero. The bear's lips quivered at the thought of Zero standing for justice even though he was malevolent and uncontrollable, a creature of habit out of his element who thinks causing torment and pain and wreaking havoc was ok in the Life Sphere. Clearly, it wasn't. Kazooie's beak buzzed with the battle cry of payback and revenge for almost dying by the hunter's hands. Together they were going to retaliate against Zero's harsh idealism of justice and right from wrong. They were not only going to taste the sweet fluids of vengeance, but they were also going to fight for every citizen in Life Sphere who ever fell victim to injustice. There was no turning back from this, and the annals of battle were not going to be kind to the robotic man. He has awakened a beast in both Banjo and Kazooie that could not be reasoned with, and he was going to feel the full extent of their wrath.

They stand at the ready waiting for Zero to enter the stadium. They say no words, they make no movement, they simply stand in patience with their eyes fixated on the entrance in a daze of bloodlust and savagery. The moment that maverick hunter entered the arena, they would want nothing more than to gut him straight away. The duo could only assume the ref would be there to hold them back.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

"So it looks as though the two of you were waiting for me to enter through the door? Yet here I am, baring no ill will and harboring no malice whatsoever." said a voice from right at the leftmost end of the wall. Zero was waiting patiently and had clearly wanted to enjoy a good battle agains a worthy opponent.

It was clear that Zero was indeed alone in the arena, but out in the stands, a wider assortment of Humanoid Robots had congregated, Including all of Dr. Wily's old generation Robot Masters, who were seated on either side of a large throne which sat the prominant visage of none other than the Repliforce General, who was expecting a good fight to break out between the dou of Banjo & Kazooie, and Zero as the Maverick Hunter took his place in the arena, waiting for the referee.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

While the crowd settled in wait for a true show, the sounds of the pitter-pattering of a little Raichu’s feet echoed through the ears of Zero (or his android equivalent). The same went for Banjo and his friend Kazooie, only difference was that they were stomps from a towering Electivire. If either one was to check behind them, they would notice that they each had said Pokemon fixating a gaze on them from not too far outside of the ring. Both looked to be fairly aggravated by their mere presence.

From the sky descended a Magnezone, atop it was the world famous (…maybe) Kanto Electric Gym Leader Lt. Surge. His camo tank top, dog tags, and sleek black sunglasses were a dead giveaway to anyone familiar with him. A section of the crowd cheered for his appearance, though it wasn’t a huge amount. More than Surge was expecting to be honest. He leapt off his metallic steed and landed on his heavy combat boots with ease.

“It’s about time a real man judged this competition” the American trainer announced as he folded his arms across his chest. “Alright kidos, here’s the rules: no outside help, no killing, and you have five turns each to brutalize each other. If you have a problem with that, my electric based Pokemon will be more than happy to deal with any rule breakers.” His concealed eyes glanced at both the bear and the android. Finally he raised his arm, preparing for what seemed like a karate-chop motion. “Did I make myself clear?!” his shout was directed to both combatants.

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The bear and his bird counterpart were hardly moved by Zero's words as he entered the arena. They noticed him staring into the crowd which drew Banjo and Kazooie's attention. The two of them were noticing more robo creatures like Zero watching the battle, and it sickened them. The duo thought that if the robotic group was anything like Zero, what other torment and pain and twisted ideals of doing the right thing would that lot come up with? What would drive THEM to be so violent? Banjo snickered at them and Kazooie kept her eyes on Zero in a deadly focus, aimed to cause some serious damage to the hunter without holding back. This wasn't going to be an easy battle, or a one sided battle, the two best friends, partners, companions, the team of Banjo and Kazooie were going to make this a fair and balanced fight, even if it would hurt, even if the three of them fought until they couldn't move anymore, it was going to be a spectacle and it was going to settle things once and for all.

Banjo replied to Zero's words as if they were lies. "You didn't say that when you nearly killed my friend. And I'm not going to believe the words of a heartless machine who's idea of justice is jumbled. I have no further questions referee, start this match!" Banjo remains still with Kazooie at the ready. The bird's majestic wings spanned out wide to prepare for evasive maneuvers, and Banjo erects his claws so they are clearly visible from his paws and curls them in the air. If Zero got too close they would shred him, if Zero went for projectiles Kazooie would shift from one place to the other dancing through the air like a swift wind to avoid getting hit. In reality it was indeed two against one, but together, they were one singular being, and they were going to use their uncanny chemistry and unmistakeable bond to bring Zero to his knees. Banjo's nostrils flared up, Kazooie's feathers fluffed out as if they were on fire and stacks of smoke were billowing out from beneath her skin, the team planned to bring the stadium down with their energy and display. Let fate decide the winner.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

"No questions from my mouth sir, Let's begin the match. I'll let the Bear and bird go first so I can see how they match to what they can do in their future endeavors." Zero said resigning himself to prepare for the worst, his stoic expression not even leaving his face as he placed his hand on the hilt of his Z-Saber.

"Just so you know Banjo, even with those claws out and your rage near breaking point, you will learn that brute force is not always the best solution, even for someone like me or my Reploid Bretheren, while we may think rationally, we also try to avoid bringing harm to humans" Zero said not taking his eyes off of Banjo, "But that doesn't mean that we serve them all the time, which goes to show you that we are just as prone to go Maverick and rebel against our human masters. Unfortunately, My master has never seen me as a Maverick Hunter, and I intend to keep him in the dark about it while I search for an adversary that I know nothing about but has been a thorn in his side for nearly a decade." he added, entering his battle stance.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The referee’s stance tightened as the two agreed to his terms, though they spliced in a little bit of bickering with one another. It was hard to tell, but the veteran rolled his eyes and shook his head waiting for Zero to be done with his spiel.

“Hey, HEY! There’s time to talk out your differences outside of the ring. These people expect a show, not your debate class rehearsals. Man up the both of you and get to bashing each heads in already!” Surge demanded as he slashed the air with a forceful swing of his arm. With his signal passed, he leapt out of the arena to let the two duke it out. He took a seat on his spectator’s chair, his Jolteon nuzzled next to it.

Up in the announcer’s box, it was a bit strange. Just as there was a lack of Mr. Referee, there also seemed to be a lack of Toad and Toadette. Both were the iconic faces of the Sunshine Stadium, but perhaps some of the officials felt the need to switch it up. Who was in their place?

“AHA HA HA, guess who’s back Life Sphere, the one and only Master of Catastrophe himself, Ballyhoo!”

“I can’t believe we still got this gig after hosting Mario’s last party”

“We made it big, Big Top. What else is a master MC like me to do?”

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Once the duo got the go ahead to battle, Banjo and Kazooie went straight into the fray by digging a small hole with the bear's mighty claws and Kazooie helping with her beak. Once the hole was big enough and forming the size of a small ditch, Kazooie and Banjo curled into a ball with the bird's wings spread wide like knives and went for a Bear Roll starting the roll in the ditch then rolling their way at super fast speed towards Zero creating mounds in the ground so Zero had absolutely no ground control or leverage for balance whatsoever. It was a game of chase, and it was a deadly one. As they rolled towards Zero the ground gave off heavy vibrations and shook due to the combined massive weight of the animal team. Zero would have to have the ability to fly and fight airborne to stop this attempt. Once the roll began, the bear and the bird would have too much charge and speed to stop it easily, but they could turn on a dime if Zero were to try and dodge. If Zero had any tricks up his sleeves to do something in the air, Kazooie could flap its large wings and cause the roll to leap into the air and ride the wind to tackle the robotic man down. They may not be very effective separated, or even that smart, but when their together, their fierce and full of rigorous surprises.

They wanted to get the crowd on their side, they wanted to feed off of the energy and have them root for the true good side, not give Zero the benefit of the doubt. The two of them knew they were not taken very seriously, they knew they were somewhat of a laughing stock to others, they knew they were just the friendly creatures with no real reason to fear them, but today they were going to change all that and fully prove what they can bring to the table, not just to Zero, but to the whole Life Sphere, to everyone in the crowd watching right now, to the world of Li, they were here to stay, and they were going to make an impact. It will be comforting to others to know, they can have a real hero to turn to, and it won't be a robot with a bad trigger finger, it'll be the unlikely hero, the under dog, the bringers of justice to balance the scales once more. They were not going to give up until they have proven themselves, and Zero was going to think twice before crossing them again.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Zero had been one step ahead of the duo, and had a fist clenched for good reason, the moment the Banjo and Kazooie started coming at him with a Bear roll, he began spining in place until the spining unleashed a Senpuukyaku that sent Zero into a collision course with Banjo, his attack was not only fast, but was also powerful to boot. the moment Zero got near Banjo, He veered to the right and a bit hoped to land the heel of his armored foot clean into Banjo to send him sailing in the opposite direction.

"It'll be Deja-vu on turn 4 if you keep endurance as a survival tactic." Zero said as he ground to a halt near the stands where the only thing in view that Zero could see was Lt. Surge and several other humans enjoying the match. On the opposite end of the stands, several of the humanoid robots began to wonder if the Maverick Hunter was going easy on Banjo because of him and Kazooie having been injured during the Waluigi Battle, the truth of the matter would be set in stone before battle's end.

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At this point in their attack Banjo and Kazooie have already built too much speed to do much else about Zero's spinning motion. Lucky for Zero he managed to nail his boot into the pair, but not at the mark he wanted. Instead his boot hit Banjo's backpack which absorbed most of the hit and didn't do much other than slow them down and push them back a few feet. This allowed for the bear and the bird to now easily switch attacks without worrying about control. Just as they were winding down from Zero's maneuver, Banjo becomes inspired and before Zero has a chance to react after his spinning Banjo signals something to Kazooie and starts to run on all four of his hairy legs to circle around Zero. And as he gained speed Kazooie began tossing some especially painful eggs at Zero all over his robot body basically making Zero caught in a tornado of egg bombs. This attack known as Egg Fire was going to be used to wear down the hunter and keep him at bay so that he didn't have much of a tactic to counter on the count of being exhausted by hailing eggs of explosive proportions.

Banjo kept increasing his speed faster and faster circling around Zero to keep him on his toes and startled by the constant bombardment of eggs. Kazooie as well increased the speed at which she puked out her incredibly dangerous eggs and she also added more egg power from her rear end as if leaving Zero too overwhelmed to do much. The team may be using alot of energy already early on in this fight, but they had to get the advantage first before the hunter got any bright ideas. Their tactic was to act fast and weaken the foe before he has a chance to plan and plot his moves and even moreso to keep him busy so using his final smash wouldn't be so easy. Constant movement and rapid offense was key for anything on their end to work out. Though they lacked a formidable defensive barrier, staying on the move while also engaging in consistent assault kept their dodge and counter ratio looking good on the field, and they had to count on this calculation to keep themselves in the battle.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The crowd created an uproar at the sight of the two warriors clashing against one another. It was the perfect start to creating the tension that the audience yearned for out of a battle. The species of androids from Zero’s universe were still cheering on their representative, the rest of the crowd that were influenced by the news story behind Waluigi’s capture were all for Banjo’s shot at redemption.

Surge on the other hand, made no movements. He sat in his chair, arms crossed and face neutral as a Ditto. His militant background hardly made him the cheery type.

“WOAH! Here I thought Banjo’s tactic was nearly undodgeable! That’s a word, right?”

“Do I look like a dictionary to you?”

“Anyhoo, that Zero guy, he’s fast, but so is Banjo and Kazooie it’ll be interesting to see how they clash! Isn’t that right, Big Top?”

“Yeah, real interesting…”

“Ah, you don’t know how to have fun! Future developments shall prove interesting! If you haven’t torn the arms of your chairs off yet, be prepared!”

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Zero stood in the middle of the area that Banjo and Kazooie were circling around him, Banjo running circles around him while Kazooie was firing explosive eggs at him.

"Child's play. This is just like Target Practice." Zero said as he initiated his infamous Z-Buster/Yammar Option combo, opening fire on all eggs with his Z-Buster and no less than three robotic Dragonflies, three of those eggs did manage to find their mark, only to collide with a seperate Yammar Option apeice and cause them to home in on Banjo and explode to try to trip him up.

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The duo of Banjo and Kazooie were starting to get pretty tired of the beating around the bush game the three of them were playing. They were getting nowhere. Their tactic was beginning to be seen right through when several robotic insects began to twirl their way and explode in which case the duo stopped their circling and dived into a somersault out of the way. Because Banjo was already running and full of adrenaline on all four of his legs, he was able to easily dodge out of the way by simply converging into an acrobatic maneuver. The team were starting to think of the robots as a big nuisance. It was time to go after Zero and finish the job. The duo kept running in a circle and firing off eggs a bit more to finish off Zero's flying robots and keep him distracted, once they threw a few more eggs Banjo took a risk and grabbed Kazooie from out of his backpack as if she was a sword being unsheathed and her beak began to glow brightly.

Just as the last of the eggs exploded around Zero, Banjo dashed as fast as he could at the robot man with Kazooie being used like a lance and lunged at Zero in a swift stabbing motion using the full extent of their special combo move Beak Barge. If it connected Zero would be heavily wounded from the impact, if it didn't connect then they would have to be creative in their next assault to throw Zero off guard. It all relied on how much damage their eggs did prior and if they were distracting enough to pull off the move they just attempted. Banjo felt him and Kazooie could have learned more in their training back home, but they loved to slack off at times and laziness kinda won them over most of the time. With all the fighting and countless bickering they underwent against Gruntilda with back in the day, they tended to enjoy relaxing more than any more violence.

There was a time when adventuring was all these two were about, but now with the changed circumstances it seemed relaxing, napping, and food binging was no longer a luxury, and the definition of adventure has changed to something more along the term of dangerous risk. Fighting someone else in an arena like it was a sport for pure entertainment of others disgusted both of them, but this was about so much more than that, this was about teaching Zero a lesson in abusing power, and that's exactly what the cyborg did, abuse his skills to toy with a lesser kind. His race was not superior, his beliefs and morals were not correct, and his abilities were not extraordinary. When the team attacked it was about their level of friendship, trust, willpower, and bond. There was deep purpose behind every move, and they were going to see to it that Zero feel every bit of their efforts. Zero would definitely feel their next move more than anything else.

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[Mr. Game & Watch]

The reploids in the audience oohed when Zero performed his trademark move of the Yammar options. To them, it was like watching a wrestler perform his signature move on stage, though used more often than that. The negation of each other’s attacks only riled the crowd even more, they wanted to see some hits. The reploids were egging Zero on, flooding their suggestions of his next move into his audio receptors. The same was for Banjo, but there were less members in the audience that knew who the bear and bird were.

“Dimma do! Watch a show! What a fight! Tension is flowing through the air! Neither one is looking to take some punishment, but it will happen eventually! Whatyou’re your thoughts Big Top?”

“How about you ask our guest?”

“Aw yes! In honour of our bear combatant out there, we dug up a familiar face! Mumbo, your thoughts?”

The skull faced creature sat silently beside MC Ballyhoo, a strangely void expression on his face. It took a couple seconds before Mumbo pulled the top hat wearing creature’s mic toward his mouth.

“…Eekumbokum”

“My thoughts exactly”

“AHA HA HA! We’re reaching the halfway mark folks! Now’s the time it gets really intense!”

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

The last few eggs had been dodged, bit the Beak Barge certainly did the trick in actually piercing a section of his armor. Zero grunted in pain from that attack and his eyes immediately went into a more sinister look than what they were used to normally, Kazooie had managed to sink her beak into one of the green crystals while Banjo used her like a sword.

"Now you went and done it. though you managed to inflict some pain on me, what I will do to you is ten times more than that pitiful thrust." Zero growled at Banjo, and from the look Zero was giving him AND Kazooie, they were both in very deep trouble, not with Zero though, but with his maker. Zero raised his fist high into the air, and sent it thrusting downward, theonly problem however was that it wasn't his ultimate, not by a longshot... it was a feint, the moment he brought the fist down, Zero had curved it away from the ground but the next second the other fist was rising upward and it would smash cleanly into Banjo with enough force to knock the wind out of anyone, but this fist was much colder than any punch delivered. "SHORYUUKEN!!!" Zero roared, hoping that Banjo would counter or take the blow as the attack was clearly aimed at Banjo's stomach.

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The moment Banjo saw that fist touch the ground, he knew what came next. Or did he? Zero faked the duo out completely and it worked. The team went flying into the air and Banjo just about had the wind knocked out of him, however, Kazooie was still very much in tact able to fly out of the way of the fist juke just in time. As she saw her partner and beloved friend being tossed in the air she remembered the days of being devastated by Zero and his all powerful attack, and seeing that triggered something in her. Instinctively she was able to avoid the fist thinking he was going to do it again flying backwards in terror, but this time, the tables have turned and he ended up hurting Banjo instead. This caused her blood to boil and her feathers to sharpen and ruffle like the blades of a mighty warrior, her down became weapons. Her eyes started glowing a bright and golden color, she spread her wings wide as the rest of her body began to glow and she flew immediately to Banjo as he kept flying through air, she caught him within the embrace of her wings and attached herself to his backpack once more. This time Kazooie became like that of a ritualistic headdress to Banjo and when she touched him with her glowing aura, he too, began to glow and feel empowered. This...was the magic of Wonderwing, the prehistoric and sacred magic that Mumbo had bestowed upon them so long ago. Kazooie's embrace caused Banjo to land softly to the ground as they both continued glowing in harmony with golden eyes glaring at the malevolent Zero.

Since the move was sacred and ancient magic, it gave the two the ability of temporary invincibility. With this power, they could not be harmed...by anything. Not by Zero's all powerful light beams of doom, not by his upper cuts, not by any of his tricks and schemes. They were going to finish him off with their new found power, and make him finally show some respect and fall to their might. It was no mercy for the hunter. Banjo was still certainly impacted by the uppercut on his stomach leaving a big black mark on his fur, but Kazooie managed to envelope him with the refreshing and overpowering essence of the Wonderwing's magic allowing him to survive the attack. Once their bond was fully synchronized with the aura of this lost art of sorcery, they knew Zero had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide from here on out. This was it. Their bodies have meshed into a singular being during this time, and they felt stronger than ever. Their next attack was going to hit its mark with great abruptness. With this new strength they acquired Kazooie flapped its wings and quickly lifted Banjo in the air, she then eyed Zero carefully aiming at the right trajectory for their next attack, and swung her partner around like a ball and chain and launched them both like a giant missile towards Zero at an alarming speed as if to crush him with their weight performing their penetrating attack of Beak Buster in an attempt to finish Zero off. if this didn't work, they still had one more turn of being invincible before the magic wears off, and they intended to use every second of it to torment the poor cyborg into pulp.