"Battle Of The Video Game Heroes" Proudly Presents:
Episode 1
BOTVGH: The Chaos, errr, Saga Continues!
by H Cuz
 
THE CAST
                   
                   
Top Row:
Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Yoshi, Peach, Kamek, Cranky, Mega Man, Dr. Wily, Bass

Bottom Row:
Link, H Cuz, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, Kenny, Jessie, James, Meowth, Raticate
 
Oh boy, Season 6 is here!

Makes you think.... how on EARTH did we survive the first five seasons?!

Very carefully.

So what have you guys been doing in the offseason? Mario, Toad, and I went to Cow King's trial.

I never thought I'd see the day that Cow King got sent to jail!

I heard about that. I wasn't in that episode because I was out on the links, and begging Nintendo to give me my own game.

So what did they respond?

Same as every year: "We'll call you back". They never do call back, though...

Speaking of which, I spent some of the offseason making more games!

Big surprise there.

Well, I spent most of the time napping, eating prunes, and playing Pong!

How is that different from what you do the rest of the year?

Who says it's different?

(sighs) Well, what about the rest of you? What have you been up to?

I took a trip to the Caribbean.

I had a pretty un-eventful offseason. I helped Dr. Light around the lab.

I saved Christmas!

Link, the holiday specials don't count as offseason.

They don't? Oh... right. I knew that. Heheheh.

I wrote my own short!

(sighs) Yeah, and you were so awful, Martin and H Cuz revoked your writing privileges!

So? At least I've WRITTEN an episode!

Mama mia.

Hmmm..... Season 6 of BOTVGH. I feel so proud!

Remember about a year ago, we didn't think BOTVGH would last this long?

Why did I ever get my hopes up?

And, for once this season, we don't have to worry about falling cows all year!

This is gonna be a good year.

Everybody: YEAH!!!!

( walks in holding a huge stack of papers)

What are you doing?

Just a bunch of stuff for the 2000 BOTVGH Awards next week... I'll be hosting this year. Today I'm announcing the presenters!

How many awards did I win?

You'll see...

( appears)

H Cuz, Ash says he'll present the award for "Best Pokémon", and Santa Claus agreed to announce the winner of "Best Christmas Special".

Ah, good. What about the "Best Veteran Author" award?

Ian Pugh will do that one.

Great! I think we're all set, as far as presenters are concerned...

Can I present "Best Short", since I know I'll win?

Dream on!

I already have the presenters, Bowser.

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Geez, no need to get all worked up.

So who are the presenters?

(takes a deep breath) Welllllllll.... As Kamek just said, Ash is presenting "Best Pokémon", Santa Claus is awarding the "Best Christmas Special" award, and Ian will present "Best Veteran Author". For the other awards: Blob is presenting "Best New Feature", Wario will present "Best New Author", Goku will announce the winner of "Best Guest Appearance", Shigeru Miyamoto is presenting "Best Short"... (starts to talk very quickly) Jumpman will present "Most Original Plot", Kamek convinced the Archive Police to let Cow King present "Best Recurring Character", Bass will present "Best Overall Main Character", and the "Best Season 5 Episode" award will be given out by... (gasps for breath, then passes out before he can finish)

All: ...

Wait a minute. I'm going to have to accept my award from a homicidal robot who almost blew up the island last Christmas?!

Don't worry, Cranky.

Why in the name of Pong SHOULDN'T I be worried?!

Because you're not going to win any awards!

Like you should talk, Jumpman!!

I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT!!!!!!!!!!

(The kids from South Park enter)

Wow, Season 6? Sweet!

Hey, who's the guy out cold on the floor?

That's H Cuz, you moron!!!

WHO'S a moron?!!

YOU are!!

( picks up  and  by their collars and glares at them)

That'll be enough of that.

Yeah, come on! This is the season premiere, for cryin' out loud!

Mmmpphhhhh mmpppphhh mpph!!

Kenny's right! If you guys kill each other, you won't be there when we win the award next week for "Best Recurring Characters"!!!

( lets them down)

(glances at ) Shouldn't we wake him up or something?

Nahhhhh!!!!!

OK!!!

(All of a sudden, smoke fills the room!)

Prepare for trouble!

Make it double!

(interrupts) Hey, where'd the twerps with the Pikachu go?

Try BOTVGH: TND.

Okay, thanks. (to the others) Let's go.

(Team Rocket leaves)

So, uh, is anything going to happen today? Just wondering...

Well, mainly this episode is only building up to the Awards, so.... DR. WILY!!!!!

MEGA MAN!!!!!

BASS!!!!!

KENNY?!?!?

Hrrrrmmmmmmph!!!

MARIO!!!!!

YOSHI!!!!!

KAMEK!!!!!

LINK!!!!!

WHAT?!?!?

CRANKY!!!!!

SHUT UP!!!!! Let a monkey have some peace and quiet for once!!!

Everybody: Fine...

Dr. Wily, Bass, what are you doing here?!

Oh, the usual. Spreading the 3 D's...

What are the 3 D's?

The 3-Dimensionals?

No!!! The 3 D's are doom, destruction, and despair!!

and : Ohhh...

Any reason WHY you're spreading the 3 D's?

Oh, I dunno... You looked kinda bored, and I am the archive's resident villain, so....

( whispers something in 's ear...)

Huh?... OH! Yeah... Actually, we're here to renew our contracts with BOTVGH.

So you're not spreading the 3 D's?

No. Well, not today, anyways.

Wait a minute. We have contracts?!

WE DO?!! Dangit, why doesn't anybody ever TELL me these things?!

We did tell you, Cranky... at least three times...

I don't remember that!

That's typical.

Why you...!!!!

( lunges at  and they start fighting)

ALL RIGHT!!! They're fighting!!

It just said that in the parentheses.

Oh. Well, come on, let's watch!

Hey Kenny, go get some popcorn!!

Mmmph mmpphhhhh??

Yeah, the salty, buttery kind. And be sure to bring four tubs!!

Mmph?

(asks  and ) You guys want anything...?

(Meanwhile,  and  are walking to where  is still unconscious)

Mega Man, what are you doing?

Keeping an eye on you two to make sure you don't try anything... Besides, I need a contract renewal, also.

(points) There he is!

I see him!! He looks just like someone who's been run over with a steamroller...

How would you know what that looks like, anyway?

Think about it.

.......Oh. Right.

(shrugs) It was kind of fun...

( pulls a small device from his lab coat and sends a jolt through )

( opens his eyes and sees  and  standing over him...)

Hi.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We're here to have our contracts renewed.

But you don't have contracts.

Everybody (except  and , who are still fighting): HUH?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Didn't you know? You're all stuck here for life (or until BOTVGH ends)!!!

Everybody (except  and ): FOR LIFE?!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHH!!!!!!!!

Everybody (except  and ): NOOOOOOO!!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHH!!!!!!!!

This is really disturbing.

Ohhhhhh brother.

(Meanwhile with , who is coming back with popcorn)

It's about time, I'm starving!!

(Suddenly, a  comes out of nowhere, bites 's head off, and proceeds to eat the popcorn.)

OH MY GOD!!!!

THE DERANGED POKéMON KILLED KENNY!!!!

And even worse, it's eating all the popcorn! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

(Meanwhile, everyone goes to where  and  are STILL fighting)

Um, guys? Don't you think you should stop now?

(ignoring ) Just give up, Jumpman!

(also ignoring ) NEVER, ya smelly old... uh... something that's old and smelly!

Come on, break it up! I have a surprise...

What??

I can't tell you, it's a SURPRISE!!!

Great, now I'm getting worried. It's probably something really nasty that he'll use instead of cows this season...

No, this is a pleasant surprise, for once.

Yeah, right.

I would be surprised if Mario and Cranky stopped fighting.

I would be surprised if Nintendo offered me a starring role in a game.

Would you be surprised if I showed you some clips?

Clips? Clips of what?

Season Six of BOTVGH.

Well, yes I would be surprised... since Season Six has just STARTED, so you couldn't get clips....

Hey, being the BOTVGH Webmaster has its privileges... Call it a sneak preview. Kamek?

What?..... Oh, right. (Points his wand and a TV appears.  pops a tape into the VCR.)
.......Why isn't anything happening?


No one on the island knows how to set up the stupid VCR.

(sighs) Let me take a look... Hmm...

( spends a half-hour examining the VCR, until he turns to  and says...)

PUSH THE "PLAY" BUTTON, MORON!!!!!

Ohhhh yeah....

( presses the Play button and the BOTVGH: Season 6 logo appears on the screen)

(suddenly lets go of ) Huh? What're we watching?

Season 6 clips!

But Season 6 hasn't--

HAH!! (hits  with his cane)

Ow!! Stop it, Cranky! I want to see this.

So you forfeit?

Yes.

Then I win!!

No.

Make up yer mind, "Jumpman"!!!

(trying to contain his anger) MY... NAME...... IS......... NOT................

All (except  and ): QUIET!! WE'RE TRYING TO WATCH THE MOVIE!!

( and  turn their attention to the TV screen)

(whispers to ) After this, you die.

(whispers back) Ooh, I'm shaking.

The first clip is starting!!

On TV
Ha! I choose.... Kamek!! ( throws his Poké Ball)

(The Poké Ball opens up, and a note comes out.  picks it up and reads it)

"Out to lunch"...?

Good thing Wario wasn't here to see that clip...

Kamek, I didn't know you could do that.

Hey, just because I'm a part-time Pokémon, doesn't mean I don't get hungry.

Shhh!! The next clip is starting.

On TV
( punches  in the face with a metallic glove)

(blushing) Samus touched me!

(All look at )

Hey, it's something.

(sighs) Whatever.

Hey, what episodes are these from, anyway?

I can't tell you that. You'll have to watch for them!

Will you people shut up and watch the next clip?!

On TV
Hey Samus. Is that mistletoe up there?
It sure is. You know what this means don't you?
I sure do!
( shoots the mistletoe into oblivion)

Is this sort of thing going to focus all year long?

It sure looks like it. You should be thankful Sam isn't in this episode.
WHY should I be thankful?! I can't win her over with my worldly charms if she's not here!!


Mama mia.

Don't worry, Link, there's always Season 7.

(sighs)

On TV
*Gulp* What-what you going to do with that sledge hammer, little girl?
Kelly Jr.: Ohh, you'll find out.  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Well, one thing that hasn't changed in 6 seasons: Cranky-bashing is still a major part of BOTVGH.
Kelly Jr.? Who was she?


Remember her? You threw your cane at her and sent her to the hospital in Season 3, and then she hit you with a trophy at last year's awards!

Your memory is failing you again, Crank.

No it isn't!! Am I supposed to remember every cameo that the archive has ever had? There have been over a HUNDRED episodes, for cryin' out loud!!
BUT SHE HIT YOU WITH A TROPHY!!! Don't you remember THAT?!


The blow must have wiped out my memory of the incident.

Suuuuuuuuure.

Any more clips?

One more...

On TV
(to ): Hey ref why didn't you disqualify those Jombonis when they hit me on the head with a foreign object?

What? I didn't see anything. (Hits  on the head with his wand and leaves)

Uhh, H Cuz, not to nitpick, but... I believe that was last season.

I thought it looked familiar...

Oops.
So is that the last of the clips?

(The TV turns off)

I guess so.

Well, Season 6 looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun.

And no falling cows! Hurray!!

Link, the writers will probably find some other running gags to torture us with.

I know. But I'm the archive's resident naïve guy, so I thought I'd say that.

I thought you were the resident punching bag for Samus.

That too. I'm a man of many talents!!

Link...
What?


Link, those are some pretty dubious talents.

(depressed) I know...

Well, if the clips are any indication, Season 6 should measure up to BOTVGH standards despite the lack of falling cows.

You can say that again.

Well, if the clips are any indication, Season 6 should measure up--

(hits ) We get the idea.

( uses the Flame Blast on )

YEEEEEEOOOOUUCCCHHH!!!! Why you little...!!!

( attacks and they start fighting!!)

Mama mia!

(As watches the fight, bashes him with his cane.)

HEY!! What are you doing?!

Well, the clips are over, so I'm just pickin' up where I left off, Jumpman!!!

IT'S "MARIO"!!! AARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! (attacks and they start fighting as well!)

Wow, TWO fights!! Hey Kyle, get me some more popcorn.

Get off your fat behind and do it yourself!

I'm not FAT!! I'm well-rounded!!

Sure, fat boy!

( and start fighting as well!!)

This is getting out of hand.

It's turning into a riot.

Let it never be said that the Battle Of The Video Game Heroes doesn't live up to its name.

Yeah, but it's more like the ROTVGH: "RIOT Of The Video Game Heroes"!

He's right. I don't remember the last time this was so chaotic!

HAH! There was one time back in '89, that was TRUE chaos! This is NOTHING!!...

( jumps on )

DIE, JUMPMAN!!!!!

You first, Crank!

(whispers to ) Shouldn't you do something?

This is where, normally, I'd let Cow King take care of everything.

Darn.

Besides, we're running out of time for this episode.

Why is it that all of H Cuz's episodes are so darn LONG?!

Because I have lots of ideas!

What are you going to do?

I have no choice...

(Will the chaos stop in time for the BOTVGH Awards? Will EVER stop calling Jumpman?! Will die again? How DO they cram all that graham? Will and have to wrestle ?... Well, isn't going to be at the Awards, but find out the rest of the answers next week, in Episode 2: The 2000 BOTVGH Awards!!!)

We're out of time!!

To be continued...
 
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