A/N

Okay, here's the first chapter of my first story! I'm really excited! It took me a long time to plan a story that I could commit to. I've also been way to shy, but now I'm ready to hear everyone's thoughts so that I can become a better writer!

This story came to me one day while I was playing SSBB. I was wondering where the Ice Climbers came from and so I went to look up their background. I was surprised to find that they really didn't have one. Since they're two of my favourite characters I thought this story would be a lot of fun!

My goal is going to be to update at least once a week. I don't think i'm going to commit to a day of the week though ;)

I hope you all enjoy :)

~LittleCassie

x.X.x

A small boy in a soft blue parka pulled and heaved his luggage behind him as he walked down a seemingly never ending path. His breathing was strained and sweat dripped down his face. What was wrong with Master Hands teleporters anyways, he thought? It had teleported them so far from their destination. Scrunching his face in frustration he let out a yell.

"Nana…Nana…NANA!" He cried. Nana, a girl about the same size as the boy stopped. She was farther down the dirt road and wore a pink parka. As she turned towards the boy she raised her eyebrows and grinned brightly,

"Popo, how can you not want to get to the mansion as fast as you can? Everyone will be there! " She cried as she waved her weapon of choice, a wooden mallet, above her head. Popo frowned slightly at his sister before letting her enthusiasm take over. He grinned and took off in a run to catch up with her across the way. As he reached the screaming girl he locked her in a protective hug.

"You can't run off this time Nan! We need to stick together until we get to the Smash..."

"Well we don't have much father to go!"

Popo seemed confused until he squinted into the distance. He followed Nanas now pointed finger and saw it. The large modern mansion that was big enough for dozens and dozens of fighters and friends to live in. Their hearts and minds were filled with memories of their last visit. The Brawl fighting tournament had given them a chance to meet new friends, improve their fighting and even have a little fun. But they knew that, although it seemed impossible, the fourth tournament would be even better.

Nana gave her brother a mischievous look as she ducked under his arms and made a break for the mansion, the wind blowing her hood off and then through her chestnut hair. Popo ran behind wondering why he even bothered. He would never have the energy he needed to keep up with his little sister.

x.X.x

Nana tapped her foot in mock impatience. She had reached the gate to the lavish Smash Mansion long before Popo. When he finally reached the gate He opened his mouth to say some choice words, but Nana quickly grabbed his hand and started walking before he could.

"Come on lets check in with the Hands" She encouraged. Popo attempted to catch his breathe as Nana pulled him through the gate and into the plant filled courtyard. Fountains splashed in the warm spring sun and the fields of green grass looked perfect for training. Popo hardly had time to take in the familiar sight before Nana slammed open the mansion doors. The huge main foyer greeted them… along with silence.

"It' so quiet" Popo murmured in shocked confusion. Nana gave a shrug.

"It won't be that way for much longer." she pointed out. "All the Smashers will make sure of that!"

Popo nodded. He couldn't argue with that kind of logic. The over thirty fighters who would inhabit the mansion could cause quite a riot. The siblings looked around wondering where they had to sign in when a loud commanding voice interrupted their thoughts.

"Ah, the Ice Climbers! Welcome back to the mansion"

The boy and girl smiled when they realized the voice was coming from a large floating right hand that was just entering the room. The hand wore a white glove and towered in height over Nana and Popo. His name was Master Hand and he ran all the Smash competitions with his brother Crazy. They both had mystical powers that none of the Smashers quite understood.

"Master Hand! um… what's going on?" Popo inquired.

"Where is everyone? Are we early?" Nana jumped in enthusiastically. Master Hand gave a chuckle before explaining that they had arrived at a perfect time. Lots of people hadn't arrived yet though so he had directed everyone into the dining room to wait. The Ice Climbers knew the way so they thanked the large hand and headed to the room. As they entered everyone looked their way.

The first one to greet them was the red dressed Italian plumber, Mario. His fighting skills were legendary and he was known to be almost as excitable as Nana. He jumped up from his seat with his fellow Mushroom Kingdom fighters, Princess Peach and his brother Luigi, and grinned wildly.

"Nana and Popo, good to see ya!" He greeted in his heavy Italian accent. Nana jumped up and down letting the excitement wash over her. Popo, who was much calmer, smiled and greeted Mario before looking around the room to see who else had arrived already. He mentally checked off groups as he looked. Team Starfox, check. Pokémon, check. Kirby and the Dreamlanders, check…

"So the people from Hyrule and Earthbound haven't arrived yet" He said, mostly to himself. He looked to his side where his sister was just moments ago only to find she had already found a seat.

It didn't take the blue clad Eskimo long to find his sister with their good friend, Red. He was a teenage boy from a land were creatures called Pokémon could be found. Red captured and trained these Pokémon, therefore giving him the title of Pokémon trainer. The trainer was slightly older then Nana and Popo and spent a lot of time with a blue hedgehog who could run at the speed of sound, Sonic, and the teenage angel commander Pit. The teenagers and kids got along well enough though and they usually looked out for each other.

"Hey Popo, we have room for everyone here" Red said casually as he pulled on his ball cap and grinned. Popo took a seat beside Nana and relaxed.

"Have you heard anything about the new contestants?" Pit asked in his slightly formal tone of speaking as he stretched his wings behind him. "I can't wait to see if any of them are worthy fighters"

"Master Hand is always quiet about new fighters, but Sonic heard something about them. Before I could ask what he heard though, he took off…"

"Faster then the speed of sound?" Nana finished.

"Yup, that would be it" Red laughed as new voice came into the conversation.

"I thought the party would start without me! I can't believe we had to go back to Hyrule because Zelda forgot one of her "important" books. Link can be such a push over, stupid hero of time..."

"Toon!" Popo and Nana shouted simultaneously. The green clad Hylian boy, who was also known as Toon Link, stood with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face. The look was gone as soon as his friends swarmed him and he grinned sheepishly.

"Say, where are the PSI duo?" Toon asked as he took a seat.

"Ness and Lucas still aren't here yet. They're the only ones now" Popo said with a hint of worry in his tone.

"Oh they'll make it" Nana stated confidently with her characteristic positive attitude. "Besides, Master Hand won't start until everyone is here so they can meet the new fighters and staff".

"Yup, Nana knows what she's talking about" A blue blur spoke as it joined the table. After a second it was revealed to be none other than Sonic the Hedgehog.

"Did you find out anything about the new fighters?" Red questioned.

"Nah, no one will say anything until everyone's here"

"It's a good thing we finally made it then" A familiar voice stated as two small boys teleported into the room after a flash of light.

"Took you long enough!" Toon laughed. The first boy with black hair and a baseball cap, Ness, rolled his eyes and shrugged playfully at his impatient friend. He grinned and ran to the table revealing the boy behind him. The blonde boy, Lucas, looked slightly apologetic.

"Guys, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that we're so late…" he said with a sigh.

"We don't care Lucas, come and join us!" Nana announced as she grabbed his hand and dragged the now blushing Lucas to the table.

"Popo how's your family? It seems like we haven't seen each other in so long" Ness questioned. He smiled and leaned forward in his seat to better hear Popo. No one knew much about the Ice Climbers family or home planet. The black haired boy was curious to know where one of his best friends had come from. Popo, however, seemed more then a bit uncomfortable. Nanas face turned as she looked to her brother. He looked down and started to respond.

"Well, actually we…"

"Now that everyone's here", Master Hand's loud voice suddenly interrupted, "I can officially start the opening formalities for Super Smash Brothers Assault!"