[Blah responded just as I was about to post and I don't wanna rewrite everything around it so (plz forgive me but) I'm just gonna incorporate it as if it happened a bit later.]
"Oh, you couldn't be more right." the Champ says to Jake. "This isn't about the championship. This is about my boredom. I've waited sooo many years for anyone who could pose any sort of a challenge. I longed for some actual entertainment, but this place never delivered anything more than a tease. That is at least, until you all came along. I've been waiting patiently, and now my well-deserved reward is trying to run away? Nah. I'm done waiting."
Eternity and AZ are resisted. The beams fire, any that aren't somehow intercepted disrupting the ships' guidance systems.
"What is that idiot doing?!" Kura screams, before rapidly patching things up.
"The way he's acting... he's just like a big child." Realm says, pausing for a bit.
"It will likely be faster if someone accepts his demands. I'll go. Leaving this world to die left a bad taste in my mouth anyway. After I beat up the champ, I'm gonna make sure I save this reality, even if I have to do it by myself."
[Blane teleports in]
@Blah
Champ scratches his chin.
"Sorry but no. It's an enticing offer, but I know you're on some fruitless quest to
save all of existence from the Supreme Darkness (a noble goal but a waste of time unfortunately). And look,
I don't want to stop you, at least, not really anyway, I couldn't care less. I really only need one of you to sate my appetite, but the more the merrier. If you're willing to stay behind I've no qualms letting the rest go."
[From here on
Paul Frank is in control of The Champ.]
@WHY
Ilia receives a digital message from Realm explaining the situation.
@Hl3
"...Maybe you are a messenger sent by the goddess to guide me. Of course, you're right. I'll come with you."