BIT Squad - Beyond the 4th Wall
Episode 12 - Korean Winter Olympics

2BIT & BIT Squad belong to... 2BIT.
GeneX & related characters belong to 2BIT.
Sonic the Hedgehog & related characters belong to SEGA.
Mario belongs to Nintendo.
Other characters belong to their respective owners.


By now, hopefully you know BIT Squad's deal. A demigod fox named 2BIT split his being into several others in order to help him watch over the multiverse, operating out of a small dimension known as Byte Space. They keep the peace across worlds 2BIT created and worlds he didn't. They are BIT Squad.

2BIT had arrived in uhh... umm... Korea. (good luck getting me to spell that place's actual name!) It was cold, but it was February, and the Winter Olympics were in full swing. 2BIT expected to see Mario and Sonic and their entourage of pals around, ready to hit the slopes or remind themselves what the heck curling is. Alas, there was not a Toad or Chao in sight. He scratched his head as he roamed around. Nope, naught but human athletes...and none of them looking anything like Italian plumbers. "Mario? Maaaariooo? Hm, I'm starting to sound like Luigi..." 2BIT muttered. He got a communication coming in through his helmet's newly installed comms device; It was Stripes. "Errr, boss? You did check on the status of everybody before you left, right?" he murmured. 2BIT shrugged. "Well, I figured Sonic wouldn't be here, still reeling from those six months that happened outta nowhere, thank you Eggman..." he murmured, "What's Mario doing, cleaning Rabbid vomit? ...Anyone pay any attention to that Rabbid nonsense?" he asked. "Heck no." Stripes responded, "We don't really have that much responsibility towards Mario..." At any rate, 2BIT was getting the feeling that Mario and Sonic had skipped these Olympics. "This is a bad omen for Mario & Sonic's friendship... Also, no one warned me before I came south of the danger zone?! I'm not much up on current events, but I heard North Korea's leader um... Know what? I'm not gonna say any more... Someone may be listening and take it...badly..." he murmured, walking off nervously.

2BIT wasn't the only one who'd shown up, maybe nostalgic for events that weren't quite canon anymore. 8BIT could be found hanging near the speed skating rink, his skates slung over his shoulder. "No Bowser, no Eggman... Should I try to create an international incident instead of an interdimensional one, I wonder?" the sinister fox mused. 2BIT glared at him. "Shut up. You want to start a nuclear war and destroy the world?" he snapped. "Maybe. That'd stop crooked corporations from taking advantage of the little guy...since y'know...little guy would be dead!" 8BIT snickered. 2BIT smirked. "You're just upset that Deathbytes got cancelled. Turns out a force stronger than me can stop you...pageviews!" he said, sticking his tongue out. 8BIT rolled his eyes. "I didn't cancel anything, I'm just on break. Need a real good match for the return. How about you lend me some of your yous?" he snickered. 2BIT shook his head. "They're you, too. And I think if one of us dies, we all die. Or was that just if I die? You immortal?" the blue fox wondered. 8BIT shrugged. "I don't get bogged down in those details either. Enough chitchat. You know why we're both here. Let's have a race. Let's see... if I win, one of your squaddies has to join me and be my minion. And if you win..." he said, trailing off. 2BIT shrugged. "You'll owe me a favor... To be collected at a later date, and you can't say no!" he smirked. 8BIT grunted, "BUT, it can't be for me to sabotage or stop my own schemes!" he stated. "...Deal!" 2BIT said, shaking on it.

And so, a neutral party was needed to judge the race. Fortunately, they found a Lakitu that Bowser had sold into Olympic slavery at the Sochi Olympics. Bowser's...not a great king. 2BIT and 8BIT stood on the ice at starting positions, their skates ready to go. Lakitu's fishing pole displayed a traffic signal. Red light... Second red light for some reason... Green light! The two foxes were off! Naturally, 8BIT thought to cheat. Snapping his fingers, he caused Mario Kart-esque item boxes to appear. "I've been saving these things... C'mon, blue shell!" he said, grabbing an item only to find a useless coin...probably because he was in first. "Shoot! These are from Mario Kart 8!" he growled. 2BIT skated over to another box. "You reap what you sow! Eat lightning!" he shouted, zapping 8BIT and causing him to shrink as he passed by! 8BIT snarled and followed behind 2BIT as they turned the corner. He snagged another item and held a red shell. "Close enough... Have a nice slip!" he shouted, tossing it. 2BIT glanced back. "This isn't karting!" he smirked, jumping onto the shell and riding it Super Mario 64 style! 8BIT's jaw dropped. "How are you even doing that with skates!?" he shouted. "Video game logic!!" 2BIT shouted back. "B-but we're in Pyu...Pae... Pyukumuku... Ehh, Korea!!" 8BIT protested. 2BIT easily crossed the finish first with the shell carrying him, and as he jumped off, it kept going around the track until it hit 8BIT from behind! "Yeow!!" he shouted. "You owe me! Remember!!" 2BIT shouted. "As if either of us will remember! We couldn't remember the details of Vancouver either!" 8BIT shouted, skating off in a huff. "...I remember kicking your ass..." 2BIT chuckled.

End!
