The King of Smash

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Super Smash Bros series, but damn it I wish I could.

In celebration for Robin and Lucina's(?) reveal, I want to make a fic dedicated to Marth, who is one of my mains and is often a high tier character.

Captain Flacon is dashing through the garden as mach 4 speed while being careful not to trample on any flowers another newcomer, the Villager, planted. He is clearly excited with some news he just HAS to share with his long-time friend.

He enters the building, runs up the stairs, and stops in front of the door to his friend's room.

Marth is sleeping soundly right now. The blue-haired fencer is having a wonderful dream about his beloved wife, Sheeda, and the potential children they could have. That dream was short-lived when his door breaks down.

The reason for this is because Captain Falcon decides to knee the door down with his Forward Air attack.

Falcon salutes and smiles at Marth. "Marth, you will never believe what I just heard!"

Marth grumbles as he is getting his sleepy head thinking straight. "Let me guess, another tournament?"

Falcon scratches his head as he says, "Well there is one next week, but…"

"You know my answer will be no Jay." 'Jay' is Captain Falcon's true name, but few are privy to that knowledge, and by 'few' it essentially means 'Marth only'. "I…just don't feel it within me."

"…Come on man. People really want to see you fight once more." said Falcon solemnly "I mean, when was the last time you entered a tourney? End of Melee?"

"Beginning years of Brawl." corrected Marth as he gets up and heads to the closet where Roy tends to sleep whenever he comes around for a visit.

"Yeah…WAIT! NO!" Falcon slapped his forehead "It's not about a tournament! Today two new people are coming as Smashers today!"

Marth comes out fully dressed, cape and all. He dons on his sister's tiara and grabs Falchion. "That's it? Well that is good to hear, but why tell me? Wouldn't Master Hand be the one to announce they are here?" He asked as he and Falcon walk to the restroom to brush their teeth.

"Yeah, but get this man: they are from your own series! Isn't that great?!" said Falcon as he uses his super charged electric toothbrush while Marth just uses his plain old blue one.

Marth only nods, although he hopes Falcon's series will get newcomers of their own one day. He really should visit Mute City again one day though.

"Anyways, I think the newcomers' names are Lucina and Robin." At the mention of those names, Marth spits out the water for rinsing his mouth as he looks at Falcon strangely.

"Lucina is a blue-haired woman that dresses similarly to me and has a sword that looks like mine, and Robin is white-haired mage and swordsman combined?"

Falcon thinks about it as he spits out his rinsing water. "Yeah…how do you…"

"Remember that Time-Travel Trip I made with Link, Ike, and Roy? Well I happened to met the two of them somewhere down the lines along with Ike and Roy while Link was trying to fix the time machine." Marth continues on as he sees Falcon is about to say something "And when I say 'time machine' I meant 'magic crystals strapped onto a carriage'."

"Right…so want to meet them?" asked Falcon.

"Sure. It's not like I have nothing better to do." said Marth.

Little did they realize that today is going to a very busy day as a purple bug drops down.

"…Robin, are you sure it is alright?" asked the blue-haired sword maiden, Lucina to the white haired tactician.

"What do you mean? We're both invited to join this 'Smash' and we might even get to face worthy foes." said Robin as he looks through the pages of his tome books.

"Not that. I meant that we're just…sitting here." she said "Shouldn't we try to explore this place?"

"Lucina…I understand your excitement, but unless a tour guide comes down from the roof, we cannot afford to get lost." He said as gets back to reading his tome. Only for 10 seconds because Captain Falcon decides to drop in form above.

"Greetings newcomers and hello once more!" said Falcon as both Lucina and Robin grip onto their swords to prepare for an attack.

"Sigh…Jay…do you HAVE to break the ceiling?" asked Marth as he drops down. He sees the two newcomers look at him at awe. "Don't worry about Jay here. He likes to challenge strong people, regardless of age, gender, or Pokémon. Also it is good to see you two once more."

Lucina smiles to see the Hero King of legend once more in the flesh. Robin shakes his head at himself while Falcon looks puzzled. That did not go unnoticed by Marth as he asks why his friend is like that.

"Er…are you SURE this Lucina chick isn't related you in any shape or form?" asked Falcon.

"To my knowledge, she is not related to me." said Marth as the group hears someone's stomach grumbles. "Well…I suppose we should head out the cafeteria…" They all agree to this statement.

During the trip to cafeteria, Marth and Falcon pointed out the training area, the entertainment area, the bar, a living area, and the library. Finally they arrive at the cafeteria until Marth bumps into Falco.

"Whoa Marth I'm glad you're here dude!" said Falco who is ignoring Lucina and Robin "Quick question, have you seen Fox today?"

Marth takes moment to think about it and shakes his head "I assume he did not skip breakfast?"

"Nah there's no way. Luigi and the Ice Climbers are making breakfast today." said Falco as they all know that Luigi makes the thickest and most delicious pancakes out there along with finely grilled turkey sausages, and properly beaten scrambled eggs while the Ice Climbers cook their vegetables really fresh.

"Well if I do see him, I'll let you know." said Marth.

"Great thanks man. And I know you're getting tired of being asked this but…"

"Sorry Falco I'm not planning on entering any tourneys in the future." That statement startles the two newcomers as Falcon looks at his friend and sighs.

Falco just nods and excuses himself, not realizing he just met two newcomers, one who just nods their head and the other cannot comprehend what they saw. Falcon reassures them that they'll get use to it.

The group of four talk during breakfast, mainly Lucina and Robin asking some questions while Marth and Falcon answer them. They asked what is expected of them now they are in Smash, living quarters, and if they can bring some of their friends for a visit.

"Um…Marth?" said Lucina "I cannot help but noticed that a lot of people were asking you to participate in the next tournament."

Marth sighs over his cup of coffee "Yes and I do get that a lot. Typically my answer has been 'no' for a while." Marth excuses himself saying he has to use the restroom.

The group of four became a trio when Marth gets out of their line of sight. The silence is awkward as both Lucina and Robin have no clue as to why the Hero King of legend is so…depress…no, more along the lines of unmotivated. Robin decides he wants to know and asks Falcon.

Falcon looks to where Marth left and shakes his head. "Listen I am not sure if this is my place to tell you. If Marth wants you to know, he'll tell you." he said with such seriousness "However…I will say this. You two both know Marth as the 'Hero King', right?" The two of them nod their head "Well Marth has been here for quite some years. He is considered to be 'King of Smash'."

"'King of Smash'? As in…?"

"Yup…no one dominated tournaments as much as him during the Era of Mel." said Falcon with such excitement.

"Wait…does that mean the Hero King…?" asked Lucina, but Falcon stopped her before she finishes the question because he knows the next question.

"Nah, Marth never got dethroned as King. There were a lot of people who put up quite a challenge, like Jigglypuff," he points to the pink round pokemon "Shiek," he points to the ninja hanging the ceiling, "Falco ,who you met earlier, Fox, Peach," he points to a blond princess wearing pink dress "And yours truly." He smiled as he flexes his biceps "But Marth's title was never taken down, at least not for long."

"…Why…why would he quit then? You said he 'dominated' the era." asked Lucina, not fully understanding the definition, as Robin leans in to learn more.

Falcon grimaces as the memories start to come back whenever he reminiscences about the Melee days. "The problem was that Marth was simply TOO dominating. Eventually people treated him like a villain all because he was winning."

Lucina and Robin are speechless at what they heard. The legendary hero…a villain? Was it that bad? Did people despise him that much?

"Yeah, they did." said Falcon. Apparently the two of them asked those questions out loud. "There were only three people that cheered for him: his wife, Sheeda, his confidant, Jeigen, and me." Falcon sighs as he recalls the memories. "Eventually Marth just…had enough. He just couldn't take all the insults and negativity anymore, so he just stopped going to tournaments."

Lucina wants to cry for the Hero King's broken spirit. She can only imagine how depressed her idol was throughout the years.

"…But you know…" continued Falcon as Lucina and Robin pays closer attention "The thing is that the other Smashers want to be the person to dethrone the King. They were all hungry for a chance at a long-term victory over. They WANT to be the next King." Falcon explained to the newcomers "But no one was hungrier for victory then Marth. Every time he lost, he would train hours on end."

"Actually Jay, we would sometimes train days without pause." The newcomers jumped a little bit when they see the blue-haired king standing behind them, looking as calm and cool as ever. "Also do not use the restroom across the hallway. Wario used that, and he had chili for breakfast."

Falcon gives a thumb up and thanked him for the tip. "So how much have you heard?" The question was not asked with fear, but with such calmness that it is like asking Ganondorf how is the weather in Gerudo Valley.

"Only the end." said Marth "Listen you two…I want you to understand one thing; no one forced me stop going to tournies. I made the decision myself."

"...I understand your decision." said Robin. "It must have been the hardest decision ever."

Marth inhales a lot and exhales. "If you two ever want to see records of my matches, then go to the Records Room and watch some videos of my matches."

"...Videos?" asked Lucina whose curiosity is piqued.

"Oh, sorry. I meant paintings that move." reiterated Marth as he recalls how Luigi explained videos to him, and how he did the same thing to Ike before he broke the television set.

After a more detailed tour around the complex which has the Lady's hot spa ("Why do women get all the niceties?"), the ridiculously large and very lush forest at the backyard ("Do not go there by any means without at least a group of five. Jay and I did it...good Naga, the memories), the guest buildings for guests and visitors, the training dojo, another bar ("For convenience sake. Do you know how big the place is?

It was getting dark when Falcon realized that neither Lucina or Robin have their own rooms yet. "Sorry about that you two. Looks like you will have to sleep with Marth to-ooff!" Falcon was shoved aside rather rudely by Fox McCloud, an anthropic fox from space. "Hey Fox! Where were you all day?!"

Fox only grunts in response as he just walks away, not even apologizing.

The group only looks at him in silence. Robin broke it by saying, "Well...that was quite rude."

Marth continues staring as he thinks about Fox's earlier action. "Sorry Jay," he said abruptly "But you don't mind taking those two to my room? I need to check something out."

Before Falcon can respond, Marth dashes off to figure out what is going on in Fox's head...and hope this feeling of dread is just some paranoia.