WCQL 2 - Week 3: Pittsburgh vs. Hiroshima

We're in the Steel City as Ben Tennyson and the new Pittsburgh Patronus take on their expansion bretheren, Yuma Tsukumo and the Hiroshima Hibagon! Here are tonight's starters:

Pittsburgh:

Chaser: Gwen Tennyson (01)
Chaser: Julie Yamamoto (35)
Chaser: Rook Blonko (20)
Beater: Kevin Levin (44)
Beater: Paradox (52)
Keeper: Azmuth (81)
Seeker: Ben Tennyson (10)


Hiroshima:

Chaser: Reginald 'Shark' Kastle (56)
Chaser: Kite Tenjo (49)
Chaser: Tori Meadows (70)
Beater: Bronk Stone (22)
Beater: Flip Turner (51)
Keeper: Caswell Francis (44)
Seeker: Yuma Tsukumo (80)


FOX handles this game with Kenny Albert and Ronde Barber in the booth. Over to them now.


(NFL on FOX theme)


Kenny Albert: Steel City USA....Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the site as we come to you from Heinz Field for a battle of expansion teams! Today the Pittsburgh Patronus take on their expansion bretheren, the Hiroshima Hibagon, right here on FOX! Kenny Albert here alongside former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Ronde Barber. Thanks for having us in for the game. Ronde, both these teams are off to 2-0 starts. We have a battle of the unbeatens here in Pittsburgh today, what catches your eye in a matchup like this?

Ronde Barber: I'm gonna be keeping my eye on Ben Tennyson of Pittsburgh. He can change into a multitude of extraterrestrial forms....Hiroshima's gonna have a handful today!

Kenny Albert: We'll see if you're right about that as the Quaffle's up and we are underway in Steel City! Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber with you, Pam Oliver and Chris Myers are working the sidelines, we'll be hearing from them as the game rolls on here this afternoon.


The Quaffle is first picked up by Gwen Tennyson, who quickly fires it to Rook Blonko. As he sees a Bludger coming towards him, he gives the Quaffle back to Gwen, who uses her Anodite powers to take her shot.


Caswell: WHAT THE....?


Albert: GWEN PUTS IT HOME! 10-0, PITTSBURGH!

Flip: What happened there, Caswell?

Caswell: I don't know, guys! In the end, that ginger used some sort of magic ability to zoom that Quaffle past me!

Kite: If they can use magic....SO CAN WE!

Yuma: DUEL DISKS OUT, EVERYONE! It's time to fight fire with fire!


Yuma and the rest of the Hibagon take out their Duel Disks, which activate on the spot. They then summon their ace monsters.


Yuma: I CALL ON NUMBER 39: UTOPIA!

Caswell: I SUMMON SUPER CRASHBUG!

Bronk: MY TURN! I summon TIN ARCHDUKE!

Shark: NUMBER 32: SHARK DRAKE, IT'S....FEEDING TIME!

Kite: I SUMMON MY ALL-POWERFUL GALAXY-EYES PHOTON DRAGON!


Thanks to KaibaCorp's virtual technology, the summoned monsters come to life right before the crowd's eyes. First was a gold and silver clad warrior known as Number 39: Utopia. He was followed by a dark computer virus-like droid of a monster called Super Crashbug. Next came a tin warrior named Tin Archduke, followed by a shark-like creature known as Number 32: Shark Drake. Rounding out the group was a Blue-Eyes lookalike....only larger. It was Kite's signature monster, the Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.


Ben: Better go hero!


Ben switches his Omnitrix and slams the center button, triggering a transformation into a Pyronite lifeform known as Heatblast.


GAME BREAK


This Game Break takes us to Raliegh, North Carolina where the Tornadoes are defending home turf against the Anaheim Monarchs. Kenny McCormick and Virgil 'Static' Hawkins are battling for the Snitch when.....

Static: Prepare for a shock to your system!


Static launches an electrical charge at Kenny, frying him into a pile of ash.


Wendy: OH MY GOD! THEY KILLED KENNY!


Static would later catch the Snitch to win the game for the Monarchs. Your final score: 240-160, Anaheim wins it.


BACK TO PITTSBURGH



The score now stands at 120-100, Pittsburgh leads it. Just as Kite Tenjo draws the Hibagon to within 10 of the Patronus, Yuma Tsukumo has the Snitch in his sights!


Yuma: I AM SO FEELING THE FLOW! (Note: No joke....that's really Yuma's catchphrase in the anime series) Ready, Astral?


Yuma turns to his ghostly sidekick Astral, and with a nod, they engage their ZEXAL MORPH.


Astral: When 2 distant souls become one, the power of ZEXAL is revealed!



Yuma is now seen in an orange and white suit of armor known as ZEXAL.


Astral: A true duelist can manipulate the outcome of a duel. He can even generate the very card he needs to draw!

Yuma: GO SHINING DRAW! I equip myself with ZEXAL WEAPON - TORNADO BRINGER!


Yuma's arm is cloaked in a cyclone like bracelet known as ZEXAL Weapon - Tornado Bringer. He quickly gains ground on Ben Tennyson, disguised as XLR8. Once he has the Snitch in range....


Yuma: TIME TO FEEL THE FLOW, TENNYSON!

Ben: WHAT THE JUICE?


With his new power, Yuma blows past Ben and takes the Snitch for himself, winning the game for the Hibagon.


Kenny Albert: AND IT'S OVER! THE HIBAGON TAKE ONE ON THE ROAD!

Yuma: That's what happens when you're feelin' the flow!


Yuma is swarmed by his teammates, congratulating him on a game well played. Except for Tori, who takes the congratulating to another level by kissing Yuma hard on the lips.


Yuma: Tori, I had no idea you felt that way about me!

Kite: Yuma, I think you're in trouble.


As for the Patronus....they return to the lockers only to reflect on what went wrong after suffering a devastating home loss.


Hiroshima takes a 260-120 victory in Steel City!


Around the League:


Night Elves - 0; WORMTAILS - 310
CHIMERAS - 20; Fire Crabs - 380
VEELA - 700; Mystery - 200
Alicorns - 410; BEETLES - 80
VIPERS - 200; Hippogriffs - 360
Vampires - 1550; ORCS - 1800
WAR PIGS - 40; Barons - 760
Ministry - 30; SLUGHORNS - 390
DEMENTORS - 500; Centaurs - 120
Pirates - 110; PARSELMOUTHS - 300
NUE - 260; Manticores - 100
KAPPA - 440; Fairies - 10
Witchhunters - 320; YOKAI - 80
SPHINXES - 40; Trolls - 650
Tengu - 230; OWLS - 70
HALLOWS - 950; Oni - 1200
Black Magic - 270; DEATH EATERS - 90
Monarchs - 260; TORNADOES - 140
PIXIES - 300; Phantoms - 400
Basilisks - 80; DRAGONS - 400
HORCRUXES - 60; Goblins - 170
Cruciatus - 0; WEREWOLVES - 820
BLACK COCKS - 550; Griffins - 200
Serpents - 160; MARAUDERS - 700
UNDEAD - 660; Thestrals - 440
Phoenixes - 180; FIENDFYRE - 0
Redhawks - 500; GRINDYLOWS - 140
PATRONUS - 120; Hibagon - 260
INFERI - 300; Olympus - 40
VIKINGS - 190; Wyverns - 60
MANDRAKES - 500; Seers - 0
CHUPACABRAS - 220; Cadejos - 160
NIGHTWINGS - 700; Salamanders - 400


Standings:

American Conference:

East Division:

Richmond Werewolves (3-0)
Miami Goblins (2-1)
Cleveland Cruciatus (1-2)
Washington Ministry (1-2)
Jacksonville Vikings (1-2)
New England Griffins (0-3)

North Division:

New Jersey Wyverns (2-1)
Philadelphia Thestrals (2-1)
Boston Barons (2-1)
Indiana Slughorns (2-1)
New York Dragons (2-1)
Columbus Pixies (1-2)


South Division:

South Carolina Black Cocks (3-0)
Cincinatti Phantoms (3-0)
Birmingham War Pigs (1-2)
Houston Horcruxes (0-3)
Louisville Mystery (0-3)
Nashville Basilisks (0-3)


West Division:

Anaheim Monarchs (3-0)
Seattle Vampires (2-1)
Los Angeles Undead (2-1)
New Mexico Marauders (2-1)
Denver Dementors (1-2)
San Antonio Centaurs (0-3)


National Conference

East Division:

Oklahoma Orcs (3-0)
Orlando Black Magic (3-0)
Pittsburgh Patronus (2-1)
Minnesota Wormtails (2-1)
Dallas Hippogriffs (1-2)
St. Louis Serpents (0-3)

North Division:

Chicago Fire Crabs (3-0)
Detroit Alicorns (2-1)
Milwaukee Death Eaters (1-2)
Buffalo Vipers (1-2)
Kansas City Inferi (1-2)
Raliegh-Durham Tornadoes (0-3)

South Division:

Tampa Bay Trolls (3-0)
Memphis Mandrakes (3-0)
Charlotte Hallows (2-1)
Atlanta Owls (1-2)
New Orleans Nightwings (2-1)
Oakland Olympus (0-3)


West Division:

Portland Parselmouths (2-1)
San Diego Pirates (1-2)
San Francisco Seers (1-2)
Las Vegas Night Elves (1-2)
Arizona Phoenixes (1-2)
Utah Fiendfyre (0-3)

International Conference:

Europe Division:

Milan Witchhunters (2-1)
Toulouse Sphinxes (2-1)
London Chimeras (1-2)
Liverpool Beetles (1-2)
Paris Veela (1-2)
Rome Fairies (0-3)

Japan Division:

Osaka Oni (3-0)
Hiroshima Hibagon (3-0)
Nagoya Nue (3-0)
Tokyo Tengu (3-0)
Kyoto Kappa (2-1)
Yokohama Yokai (0-3)

North America Division:

Ottowa Redhawks (3-0)
Montreal Manticores (1-2)
Vancouver Grindylows (1-2)
Toronto Salamanders (1-2)
Mexico City Chupacabras (1-2)
Monterrey Cadejos (0-3)


STAY TUNED FOR WEEK 4!