Ember McLain vs Sweet is a What-If? Death Battle by DBDoctor13. It features Ember McLain [1] from Danny Phantom fighting against the demon Sweet from Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
DESCRIPTION[]
All the world’s a stage in this musical Death Battle! The Ghost Zone’s Rockin’ Siren takes on Hellsville’s Lord of Dance! Will Ember burn Sweet? Or will the Heart of Swing have the last laugh on the Ghost Rocker?
INTRODUCTION[]
(Music: Wiz & Boomstick- Brandon Yates)
Wiz: The power of music is truly a limitless one. With the right kind of song, a couple can fall in love, people’s eyes can be opened to an important message, and some can even heal the world with the perfect tune.
Boomstick: But then you have some people who like to use songs to take over the world! Like these two fighters.
Wiz: Ember McLain; the Ghost Musician and foe to Danny Phantom.
Boomstick: And Sweet; the Demon Master of Musical Numbers from Hellsville. He’s Wiz and I’m Boomstick!
Wiz: And it’s our job to analyze their armor, weapons, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle!
EMBER MCLAIN[]
(Music: Danny Phantom Theme by Guy Moon)
Wiz: Danny Phantom has no shortage of enemies, from the Box Ghost to an evil alternate future version of himself, Danny has faced it all.
Boomstick: And among those foes is a female spirit manifested as a cosplayer which appears to be a cross between Joan Jett and Gene Simmons. I think you all remember. Her name is Ember.
(Music: Remember by Robbyn Kirmsse)
Wiz: Before becoming a spirit, Ember McLain was a fairly unpopular high school girl living in the 1970’s, with dreams of becoming the next biggest rock star. However, her luck soon changed when a boy asked her to the movies.
Boomstick: Feeling great, Ember waited all night for him. But wouldn’t you know it, he never showed up. Though I’ll give her credit, she had commitment because she waited all the way until morning before finally heading home.
Wiz: Unfortunately, she was so exhausted that she ended up collapsing on her bed and could not wake up. Not even when her home suddenly caught fire, Ember still slept resulting in her dying within her very home.
Boomstick: Y’know! For kids!
Wiz: However, Ember’s story did not end there. She awoke as a spirit in the space known as the Ghost Realm. Now sporting hair made of fire, Ember quickly began to follow the dreams she had pursued when she was alive and perfected her singing voice and becoming a siren using the power of rock to enslave others and make them bend to her will.
Boomstick: As a ghost, Ember has access to a number of crazy abilities. She has the powers of flight, super strength, super stamina, super reflexes, intangibility, and teleportation! She can even fire pink energy beams from her guitar!
Wiz: That would be her Ghost Ray which doesn’t always necessarily have to be pink. She can also hypnotize people to make them love her. This is especially useful given that the more people chant for her, the stronger Ember becomes. In addition, Ember can manipulate her body to take the shape of a flame, or trap people within an upside-down tornado, or a simple pink bubble.
Boomstick: But if you had any doubts about one of her abilities, she can shoot Ghost Fire at people! If that weren’t enough even if her body was damaged, she has a healing factor that can take care of any wounds she might have sustained!
Wiz: Lastly, Ember has the ability to control sound with her most prized tool; her guitar.
Boomstick: So you might be thinking this is the end of her abilities, right? Wrong! It turns out that Ember has much more up her incorporeal non-existent sleeves!
(Music: Girl's Night Out by Robbyn Kirmsse)
Wiz: Her guitar holds a number of abilities. In addition to being simply used for playing notes, Ember has settings for hypnosis, a flame attack, a love spell, a skull beam, a fist-shaped energy beam, a sonic wave attack, and a bubble which no human can pass through. She can even ride her guitar like a hoverboard as it seems to automatically respond to her will!
Boomstick: Awesome! Next time I go water skiing, I’m definitely going to use an electric guitar. But Ember’s done a lot with her afterlife, she beat Danny Phantom in their first encounter, hypnotized thousands of kids and adults, held her own against the Ghost King Pariah Dark, and with the help of other spirits, turned the Earth and everybody on it intangible in order to allow an asteroid to phase through it!
Wiz: But Ember is not without her fair share of flaws. Like other ghosts, Ember relies on people empowering her in order to stay strong. She also is not immune to Ghost-Hunting technology. Like many ghosts, she also has a weakness to Ecto-ranium; an element from outer space that can actually harm ghosts. And while she can turn invisible, she can still be seen with infrared vision. Ember also has a problem with authoritarian figures, possibly due to her rebellious streak before she died.
Boomstick: But Ember’s too much of a badass to get stopped by those things. One thing is for sure with this rocker chick. You will remember her name!
(EMBER: The revolution will be televised!)
Wiz: You’re doing it again.
Boomstick: What?
Wiz: Making passing comments at any female combatant we’ve had!
Boomstick: Not every one! You don’t see me going after Carrie White or Toph. I do abide by the age of consent rule, Wiz.
Wiz (Sighing): Where did I go wrong?
(Music: Wiz’s Song by Brandon Yates)
Wiz (Singing): When I was a boy, I was given a toy. I spent every night, turning it into a robot that could fight. In college I got a degree. Master of Science with a minor in literacy. Then I had a plan, to share with all the land. To pit two combatants, where creators thought they couldn’t. But I couldn’t do it on my own, I needed a co-host. And though I screened many for the part, the one who got it was the one who made a fart. That’s why I hate YOU!
Boomstick: Woah, Wiz! No need to-
Wiz (Singing): You’re a moronic tub of lard! Who’s never thought beyond a gun! You spend all your days drunk, and your kids are growing up! Why did I ever hire you? What was I trying to prove? Is it fate that I share this room, listening to the filth that you spew? Or am I destined to surpass, knowing all these combatant’s facts? That’s why I. HATE. YOU!
Boomstick: I think you’re being too hard on me, Wiz.
Wiz (Screaming): NO, BEING TOO HARD IS NOTING STRANGLING YOU AFTER I FOUND OUT YOU NEVER TOOK THE LENSE CAP OFF PRIOR TO OUR 100TH EPISODE!!! OR THE TIME YOU RUINED MY TESSERACT BOMB GUN BECAUSE YOU WERE DOING SHOTS OFF OF IT!!! NO, FUCK YOU! FUCK THIS SONG! AND FUCK EVERYTHING!!!
Wiz starts panting loudly as the song is brought to a soft crescendo.
Boomstick: You done?
Wiz: Yeah. I’m done.
Boomstick: Good.
Boomstick punches Wiz in the face.
SWEET[]
(Music: Main Title by Christophe Beck from Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Once More With Feeling Soundtrack)
Wiz: Buffy Summers faced a lot in her time. From vampires, to robots, to demons, there is nothing The Slayer of Sunnydale can’t handle.
Boomstick: Well, almost anything. In addition to getting killed and resurrected more times than Wolverine, there is a certain villain who Buffy never killed. The demonic master of dance known as Sweet!
(SWEET [Singing]: Why’d you run away? Don’t you like my style? [Changes his clothes from a red suit to a blue one instantaneously.] Why don’t you come and play? [Rips off and holds his mouth in front of Dawn as it still operates despite not being attached to his mouth.] I guarantee you a great big smile!)
(Music: Dawn's Ballet by Christophe Beck from Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Once More With Feeling Soundtrack)
Wiz: Not much is known about this demon besides the fact that according to him, he brought Nero his first fiddle. This implies that he has been summoned before in the past and might’ve had a hand in the creation of the Roman Empire!
Boomstick: Pretty awesome that he got to know Eric Bana. He was always my favorite Hulk actor. Seriously underrated in my opinion.
Wiz: No, not that- agh. Never mind. Anyways, Nero can only be summoned by a talisman that is in the form of a necklace. His presence brings people to sing and dance about their deepest darkest secrets, until they eventually spontaneously combust.
Boomstick: Sweet’s ability extends any given area like when he made all of Sunnydale into his own personal theater.
(MAN [Singing]: THEY GOT THE MUSTARD OUT!!!)
Wiz: Sweet also has the power to control demons and other non-humans as well. He can teleport to-and-from his dimension but requires to be summoned in order to first enter our world. He also has hypnosis, reality warping, and can even detect other people’s power!
Boomstick: With this power, Sweet was unleashed on Sunnydale by Xander Harris who believed that the demon would bring songs and dance to lighten the mood of his upcoming wedding. However, when Dawn stole the necklace, Sweet believed her to be the one who summoned him and planned to take her back to his dimension to be his queen. See, Wiz? I’m me, and even I think that’s messed up.
Wiz (Sarcastically): Uh-huh. Well, Buffy and her friends were caught under his spell and forced to sing their way to reach him. Buffy was ready to sacrifice herself if it meant her sister would stay on Earth. However, thanks to convincing by Spike and Xander admitting his part, Sweet left the group as they were having revealed their darkest secrets.
Boomstick: So there’s no way to kill this guy?
Wiz: Well, there are beings more powerful than him, but I think anybody would think twice before messing with The Twist and Shout.
(SWEET: Showtime. [Chuckles].)
Boomstick: Yeah, second chances…
Boomstick walks off and looks at a photo of him and Wiz.
(Music: Boomstick’s Song by Brandon Yates)
Boomstick (Singing): Why can’t he see? Is it that to him I’m nothing more than pee? I’ve tried my best. Today I even wore my best-dressed vest! C’mon, Wiz don’t be a schmuck. I’m not as dumb as a rock! I’m not as good as you are with this science stuff. You have no idea about how hard it is to be loved! I’m trying really hard. I want to get along. I want us to research as I sing this song.
CHOROUS (Singing): Sing this song!
Boomstick (Singing): As I try to keep up!
CHOROUS (Singing): Try to keep up!
Boomstick (Singing): My voice is breaking all up! Trying to get through another Battle today!
Boomstick puts the photo back and goes back over to Wiz.
DEATH BATTLE![]
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let’s end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It’s time for a DEATH BATTTTLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
PRE-FIGHT[]
Ember is seen setting up for a concert. Ember’s bassist walks up holding Sweet’s talisman.
GHOST BASSIST: Hey, boss! I found this weird talisman! What should I do with it?
EMBER (Annoyed): Ugh! Just wear it for all I care! Now c’mon! We got a show to do!
The lights go up as crowds of people show up.
EMBER: HELLO, MY ADORING FANS!!!
The crowd screams wildly and excitedly.
EMBER: WHO DO YOU LOVE?!
CROWD (Chanting): EMBER!!! EMBER!!! EMBER!!!
(Music: You Will Remember, Once More with Feeling! by Brandon Yates)
EMBER (Singing): Oh, Ember, you will remember! Ember, one thing remains! Oh, Ember, so warm and tender! You will remember my name!
Suddenly, Sweet’s talisman glows and a gyser of fire shoots up. Suddenly, the Hellsville Demon is standing there and begins to tap dance as the music goes Jazz-style.
SWEET (Singing): What have we here? A girl with a head full of flair? Why don’t you come and play? I guarantee you a great big date! I come from the imagination, and I’m here strictly by your invocation. So what do you say? Why don’t we dance a while?
EMBER: Who are you, dipstick?!
SWEET: I told you, girl. But if you must know, I got a hundred names. But now you must come with me to my dimension.
Embeer looks really upset.
EMBER: Look, pal! I came here to give these people a show! Not to go off with some…weirdo like you! Like I told Ghost Boy, I don’t do duets!
Ember strikes her chord creating a sonic wave as people cheer her on.
EMBER: Remember my name, it’s going to be the last you hear!
FIGHT![]
CROWD (Chanting): FIGHT, EMBER, FIGHT! FIGHT, EMBER, FIGHT! FIGHT, EMBER, FIGHT!
Ember fires a green energy wave from her guitar, but Sweet side-steps past it. Furious, Ember turns into flames and flies towards him only for Sweet to disappear at the last second. Ember turns back to normal and looks around confused. Sweet suddenly appears behind her. Ember swings with a hard right cross only for Sweet to vanish again. He appears behind her once more, making a fake yawn. This time, Ember punches forward only for Sweet to dodge by doing the Moonwalk.
EMBER: Nice moves, Red! Where’d you pick them up?
SWEET (Singing): Over the years, I’ve had my fair share. I’ve practiced the craft, under those who have made it last! I’ve known everyone from Mozart to Elvis. I help Gene Simmons pick out his very first outfit. Now I’m partying, that’s what it’s all about.
Ember growls and changes her guitar setting to mind control.
EMBER (Singing): This man, this man is terrible. He means, to spoil the concert. You can’t, can’t let him stop us! You must prevent him, audience!
The audience start getting up on the stage and going for Sweet, but the demon king simply laughs and dodges each attack. He either side-steps or disappears and reappears anywhere else. Finally, he holds his hands out and the audience stops.
SWEET (Singing): Seems to me that they really care for you. Or is it a fact? Can it really be true? I caused entire cities to collapse. I bring out the deepest darkest secrets kept from you. Now it’s time. Time to share what’s on your mind!
Suddenly, a random teenage girl speaks up.
TEENAGE GIRL #1 (Singing): I snuck out, cause I wanted to get blacked-out!
EMBER (Confused): What?
TEENAGE GIRLL #1: I stole this liquor from Mother. So I needed to get rid of it sooner! I saw the concert and I had a plan. Stash it away in the band’s own van. I couldn’t care. I couldn’t care for that rocking hair.
Ember quickly fires her hypno-ray again, only to find it has no effect on the crowd.
TEENAGE BOY #1 (Singing): I stole this dirty magazine. I found it in the school library. It contained images. Images beyond my fantasies. I couldn’t let anybody know that I had it. I thought I’d use it at this concert and read it! I couldn’t care. I couldn’t care for that rocking hair.
The crowd suddenly starts singing revealing that they each have no interest of actually listening to the concert. Ember keeps firing, but finds her Hypnosis Wave no longer has any effect. She glares daggers at Sweet.
EMBER (Screaming): WHAT DID YOU DO?!
SWEET (Singing): What did I do? I simply showed the truth! There’s no more denying it. They couldn’t care anymore about this! You say that you are the best holly roller. I think quite frankly, I’d beg to differ. That’s the penalty, when life is played musically!
Ember rides her guitar like a hoverboard only for Sweet to side-step again. Ember cries out to the crowd.
EMBER (Screaming): REMEMBER ME! REMEMBER ME!
SWEET (Singing): They can’t hear you now. No more of your power from the crowd. It’s so simplistic play. I only had to see you sing. You’ve got no fans, no hope, no chance. I’m bringing the truth out for you at last!
Ember falls to her knees. She looks down at the ground disheartened as a lone spotlight shines upon her.
EMBER (Singing): Why can’t I hear or feel them? Is it due to this musical mayhem? Has my power been swayed? Or maybe gone away? I don’t have much that’s left. Ember stands up looking confidently.
EMBER (Singing): Although my power has limits. I’ll sure make use of every gimmick. I’m sure to win the day. If not I’ll fade away. I’ll take down this pest. ‘Cause I will not show any weakness. My power will always burn. ‘Cause I will not show any weakness. It’s my turn!
SWEET (Singing): That girl down there, amuses me. She’s sure is one feisty bee. I’m really surprised. I thought she’d break and cry. I think I’ll snuff her out. ‘Cause I will not show any weakness. My power will always burn. ‘Cause I will not show any weakness. It’s time to end this girl scout!
EMBER (Singing): So now my fans, abandon me. I guess they can’t hear my plea.
CHOROUS (Singing): Look at me sing.
EMBER (Singing): But while they’re fazed, I won’t stand there all dazed. It’s time I end this now.
CHOROUS: This part’s mostly filler. Couldn’t bother.
EMBER/SWEET/CHOROUS (Singing): ‘Cause I will not show any weakness. This is the point of no return! ‘Cause I will not show any weakness. It’s time to burn. Time to burn! Time to burn! Time to burn!
Ember shoots off her upside-down tornado cage which Sweet fazes through. Ember throws another punch but the demon once again side-steps doing a tap-dance. Ember starts throwing the speakers at him but the demon dodges doing the limbo. A door then slams on the stage and opens up revealing glowing green rocks. Ember suddenly falls to her knees as her entourage starts feeling weak as well. Ember gasps recognizing it as Ecto-ranium.
SWEET: What’s the matter, darling? Can’t stand a little bit of rock?
He tap-dances over to Ember and kneels down to speak to her. Ember weakly pushes herself up to look at the crowd all singing about the excuses they made to come to the concert.
EMBER (Weakly): Remember me… remember me…
SWEET (Singing): Well we’ve done a lot! It’s really been fun. But I’ve gotta be true; you’ve just lost your spark. You refused me, and now it’s the end. Just think about what could’ve been.
Ember looks and sees she’s starting to fade away as the rest of the ghost entourage start to fade as well.
SWEET (Singing): Now it’s been real swell. But I won't be seeing you in hell!
With that, Ember fades away as Sweet gives a professional bow.
K.O.[]
Announcer: K.O.!
RESULTS[]
(Music: Results/On the Same Page by Brandon Yates)
Boomstick (Singing): Man that fight was weird! Let’s give the people the reason why Ember disappeared!
Wiz (Singing): Well while Ember was tough, Sweet was no slouch! While Ember’s power was versatile, Sweet could change things around her!
Boomstick (Singing): Ember’s best feat, was making the Earth go intangible like my wife’s alimony. But Sweet had power, thanks to his lineage. Being from Hellsville helps him do that. That’s my reasoning, let’s hear Wiz’s testimony!
Wiz (Singing): You make a good point, Boomstick. But that wasn’t the only reason why she failed to win. Sweet controlled an entire town just like Ember. But when he did, he couldn’t be drained of his singing power. Ember relied on the cheers of her fans. Removing that simply just ruined her stance. That’s my reasoning. That’s why her body’s freezing.
Boomstick (Singing): Hey, I just realized. You just complimented me for my observant eyes.
Wiz (Singing): It’s true and I thank you for, not going on about how hot Ember’s body clothes were.
Boomstick (Singing): I guess this goes to show, that even morons can really learn.
Wiz (Singing): I guess this phase means we’re on the same page.
Wiz and Boomstick (Singing): And on that we end this episode!
(Pause)
Boomstick: Ember sure went out on a high note!
Wiz face-palms.
Wiz: The winner is Sweet.
TRIVIA[]
The connection between Ember and Sweet is that they are both supernatural beings who control using music.
Instead of one original song, DBDoctor13 came up with a subplot during the analysis and results of Wiz and Boomstick being fed up with each other and then reconciling at the end. This was inspired by the CW Two-Part Crossover Episode Duet which saw The Flash and Supergirl stuck in a musical dream world by the Music Meister.
The song title 'Remember Me, Once More With Feeling!' refrences both combatants signature songs. Ember with "You will Remember" and Sweet with "Once More With Feeling" which is also the episode he debuted in. The song itself would be an orchestral/jazz/electric rock song featuring hints of You Will Remember, What You Feel, and Walk Through the Fire.