The Smashers Unite
The Smashers Unite!
by Ryan Myers
Chapter 1: The
Device
Bowser, as usual, was not happy. Mario and Luigi (well, mostly Mario) had defeated him again,
and saved the princess…again. Bowser
had lost track of the number of times the Italian brothers had made fools out of
him a while ago, and he was feeling quite discouraged.
He kept on thinking, Soon I will have my revenge!
However, he was pretty sure that that would never really happen, no
matter how deviously he arranged his various minions.
What I need, he thought pensively, is a team.
Bowser did not notice the floating glove outside of his
castle, listening in. The glove was
scarred and singed, and barely holding together. It did not look happy, even for a glove, and it stayed,
floating and thinking, for a long time. Suddenly,
it winked out of existence, and returned carrying a small remote control-like
device. It charged forward and
crashed into Bowser's room.
"Who dares…what the-?" Bowser roared, staring at the
intruder. "Wh-who are you?"
"I am Master Hand." The glove replied weakly.
"Doesn't mean anything to me." Bowser retorted,
growing angry. "What are you
doing here?"
"I came to offer – help." Master Hand answered
calmly. "I – want –
revenge…"
Bowser stared at the glove intently.
Somehow, he knew that his chance to defeat the Mario Brothers was at
hand.
"Go on." Bowser suggested, calming himself and sitting
back down.
"Well…" Master Hand started. "It's a long story and I am still very weak.
To put it shortly, I am delegating to you the responsibility of carrying
out my revenge on Mario."
Bowser almost leapt for joy. Out of the blue, the exact thing he needed was standing-well,
floating in front of him.
"Intriguing…" Bowser replied, trying not to sound too
excited. "How will I go about
doing that?"
"A fair question." Master Hand nodded-well, sort of-and
stared out of the hole he had created. "I
suppose now is a good a time as any to tell you my sad story…"
Why does this blasted glove talk so much?
Especially when he's obviously in pain?
Bowser's temper flared up again. "Get
on with it!"
"Yes, of course. Well,
I was the hand of a powerful alien, whose soul was entrusted to me when I was
rather unsurgically removed from the body. I had the power to travel between dimensions, but I got bored
after a while, and organized a tournament.
The Super Smash Brothers tournament.
Anyway, I was…too cocky. Mario
defeated me, and I was unconscious for a long time. Now that I have woken up, I want my revenge!
But, I am too weak to carry it out myself, which is why I give you this
device."
Bowser stared at the device Master Hand was holding.
It didn't look very interesting. "Will
this help me defeat Mario?"
"Yes, in a way. You
can use this to travel to different dimensions, Bowser.
I have programmed into it three destinations, where you will find
allies."
"Allies?" Bowser
couldn't believe he was hearing the glove right – or if he was hearing it at
all. Maybe it was just a dream….
"Yes, allies." Master Hand replied, interrupting
Bowser's reverie. "You will
need their help to defeat all eight members of the tournament."
"Now, wait a minute!" Bowser roared.
"I thought I was just getting revenge on Mario!"
"It's all or nothing, Bowser." Master Hand replied,
seizing the device and beginning to fade away.
"Your choice."
Bowser snarled in anger at the choice his benefactor was
giving him. He could barely defeat
Mario and Luigi on his own, how could three allies help him defeat eight
fighters? Then again, even if there
was a chance he could defeat Mario…
"Wait! I-I'll
do it."
"Wonderful." Master
Hand responded. "Here is the
device. Remember, only use it in
the open. Good luck."
And with that, Master Hand was gone.
Bowser stared at the device intently.
Only use in the open? The
only open area around is the field outside Peach's castle.
He contemplated the possibility that Mario and Luigi could stop him
before he recruited the allies. Oh
well, I'll be quiet. For the
chance to get revenge on Mario…
He stared at the device for a long time before heading out
the door, toward Peach's castle.