A/N: Hey guys. My first real fanfic, so please be nice with the reviews! I wrote the whole story out at once, so I will be uploading the chapters regularly. A bit of explanation: The characters have a "regular season" where they simply battle the other characters in 10-minute rounds. After each character has fought at the other characters at least twice, they proceed to the playoffs. Half of the characters advance to the playoffs, were the fight in a method similar to the NFL. The two champions fight a sudden death battle. I don't own any of the Nintendo characters, but one of the characters is my own creation. R&R!
Chapter 1
For about the thousandth time, screams erupted from Peach's room.
"What is it now?" grumbled Master Hand. Running this business wasn't easy. But every time he doubted this operation, he reminded himself of the millions he was making. He floated out of the manager's room and down the hall. Finding Peach's room, he knocked on the door. He was answered by Peach blowing past him, crying. Zelda came to the door, looking peeved.
"Mario?" Mater Hand asked, although he already knew the answer. Zelda nodded. He sighed as he floated off to try and comfort Peach. He made a mental note to have Mario battle Meta-Knight in the first game.
Snake, Pit, and Ike were in the common room, engaged in a brutal match of Modern Warfare Two. Ike had just gotten a headshot against Pit when the doorbell rang. None of them noticed. Fox, who was in the kitchen making himself a sandwich, shouted, "I'll get it!" He ran to the door and flung it open. Standing on the doorstep was a human male, about six-and-a-half feet tall, with dirt-brown hair. He was thin, almost underweight, with a general air of not quite knowing what to do. He was wearing beat up jeans, a gray t-shirt, and a simple tan hoodie with a zipper. He had a brown duffel bag and was grasping looked like a baseball bat with fingerless gloves.
"Hi, uh, I'm l-looking for, uh, M-Master Hand," the stranger said. He had a baritone voice and a stammer. Fox thought he would be a pushover in brawls.
"You must be the new guy, Stryker," said Fox. "Hey Master Hand! The new guy's here!"
These words caused uproar in the mansion. Peach stopped sobbing; Ike, Pit, and Snake paused, and doors started slamming open all along the hall. All of them rushed to the door. Snake burst into the entrance hall. He locked eyes with the newcomer, and then rushed forth in a furious rage.
"You two-faced bastard!" he yelled while running at the stranger. Fox leapt aside, worried for the new guy. Not many people could stand up to Snake in a rage. But Stryker was not many people. He rolled forward, sliding between Snake's legs. He quickly got to his feet, his fists raised in a perfect boxer's stance.
"What's-a goin' in here-a?" asked Mario, who was confused by all the shouting.
Snake seemed to be in no mood for conversation. He charged at Stryker like an angry bull, until…
"Stryker?" Snake asked incredulously. (Look it up, ya lazy bums.)
"Snake?"' asked Stryker, just as dumbfounded. The two slowly approached each other, before embracing each other like brothers.
"Well, I see that you know Stryker pretty well, Snake," boomed Master hand, who had just entered.
"We served t-together in the C-Costa R-R-Rica incident," Stryker said, grinning.
"I see. Everyone, this is Stryker, the newest Brawler. He was a Brawler in high school, before being drafted by me. (A/N: There are multiple leagues of brawling, but the Nintendo League is the most famous.)"
Stryker looked out at the people surrounding him. He had dreamed about this since he stated brawling, and now he was in the pro leagues, no, the pro league. He had collected model figurines of these people as a child, never thinking he'd be fighting with them someday.
Master Hand said, "You'll be sharing a room with Marth."
All Stryker could responded with was, "T-Thank you, sir." Stryker was one of them now. The crowd had dispersed, leaving only Stryker, Snake, Master Hand, and Fox (head of the player's union and the unofficial leader).
"I'll show you which room you'll be staying in," said Fox. He really wanted that sandwich now. Stryker picked up his bags, saluted Snake, and followed Fox to his new life.
A/N: Please R&R, next chapter coming soon.
