Connor x Peach
The Smash Resort
Chapter 1 – The Introduction:
The Fighting Wire Frames, built in purple wiring, and a whole lot of brute force, grew in numbers and strength as Connor blocked their punches and kicks, countering with attacks of his own, shattering them to bits as they came closer and closer. Connor glowed with a blue, fiery aura that coursed through him. With this aura power, and with a simple flick of the fist upwards, Connor sent the remaining Wire Frames skywards, and finished them all with a flurry of punches and kicks in a combo that he called the "Omega Blitz". With a karate chop to their torsos, the Fighting Wire Frames plummeted downwards to the Training Room floor, shattering upon impact. Connor landed on the ground after them, exhausted, and started walking towards a knob on the wall labeled "Training Dummy Test Levels". Setting the knob to "OFF", he watched as the remains of the Wire Frames dissolved like holograms. Connor looked at the leaderboards on the far wall, pleased with being at the top.
Connor is what people consider as a Brawler. Having brown eyes that sparkled with determination, and cinnamon-coloured hair matted down at his front, he almost seemed to have a heavenly hazel image, complete with his tanned skin. He had the typical build of a 15 year old teenager, being slightly skinny, but somewhat muscular at the same time. He sported a red and black Biker's Outfit, wearing gloves with dark red fingers, and spikes on the tops that curved slightly upwards.
Looking further down the leaderboards, Connor took a good look at his competition. He seemed farther than anyone else, being the only one able to take on the hardest level of the Wire Frames without giving in besides, from who he personally looked to as a Rival, Super Mario himself. He continued to look down the leaderboards, but his triumphant phase suddenly dissipated when he saw Princess Peach on only 30th in the leaderboards.
Now, Connor and Peach were very close friends, having met after Connor courageously and fearlessly rescued Peach from the tyrannical Koopa King: Bowser. Since then, they spent almost all of their time together, and as a matter of fact, Peach was the reason Connor was accepted into the Smash Resort: a battle resort home to the gaming worlds' best fighters. He always loved being with Peach, and it was only just recently that he saw her as more than a friend. Connor still had yet to tell her of his feelings.
With a heavy pang of disappointment, Connor left the Training Room, and went to the dorm room which he was housed in. Accompanying him in this room were Peach (which he was thankful for), R.O.B. and Villager, two people Connor was also very good friends with. With a sigh of sadness, Connor opened the door to the dorm, and stepped in.
"Is something the matter, sir?" Connor whirled to his right, where the voice had come from, not recognizing it at first, but settled down when he saw R.O.B. looking at him, curious of why he seemed so disappointed.
"Oh, it's just you, Buddy." Connor sighed, relieved. Buddy was what he called R.O.B. these days. "I'm surprised you're still up. Shouldn't you recharge your battery for tomorrow? You'll need it in peak shape…"
"Since you had installed my portable battery charger, I haven't much need to rest, remember sir?" R.O.B. replied, his eyes glowing a faint blue with every word he had spoken.
Connor looked around the room, seeing that the other two roommates were sound asleep. "So… you've stayed awake and somehow not woken up the others?" Connor asked, surprised.
"As you know sir, I am much quieter than some of the other beings here; being the simplistic robot I am…" R.O.B. began, tilting his head to his left side as he spoke, "but enough about me. What seems to be troubling you, sir? I will try to assist you in any way that I possibly can."
Connor sighed sadly as he heard this. R.O.B. had known of Connor's feelings for Princess Peach for some time now. Both he and Villager knew, and apart from them, nobody else had known.
"It's just…" Connor began, "I don't know how much longer I can hold this in, Buddy… I just… I want to tell Peach how I feel REALLY badly… But she is not only not doing so great in the leaderboards, but I just feel as though I have no chance with her at all… Maybe you might know something of how she feels about me… Have there been any signs that she loves me too…?"
R.O.B. looked over at Peach, sleeping snuggly in her bed in the far left of the big dorm room as he spoke, "I have been making some calculations of this recently, and there is some possible evidence that she may… but at the same time, sir, it may be false… That is all I can tell you, I am afraid. But do not fear, do not give up trying!" R.O.B. finished, assuring Connor that everything would be ok.
"If you say so, Buddy…" Connor sighed, still feeling rather down, "Maybe I should just sleep on it. I guess morning can make me feel better."
"Rest always makes you healthy, sir," R.O.B. said, "It is highly recommended. I suppose I should get my fair share of rest as well, I will need the extra boost for tomorrow. Good night to you, sir." With that, R.O.B. automatically shut himself down, setting his own personal alarm for tomorrow.
"Good night, Buddy…" Connor said quietly. With this, Connor undressed himself out of his Biker's Outfit, dressed in his pajamas, and quietly tucked himself into his bed, which sat on the left side of the dorm alongside Peach's bed. With this, Connor set his alarm for 7 hours ahead of the current time, which was 11:30 PM, and went to sleep the second his head hit his bed pillow.
Meanwhile, in a few dorms down the hallway was the Villains' Dorm, which the fighters Bowser, Ganondorf, King Dedede, Bowser Jr., and Mewtwo had resided. Within this room, Bowser sat on a steel stool, resting his arms on a metal table looking out of the dorm window, which looked out over the rest of the Smash Resort. Bowser pounded his fist on the table, with pure anger and fury burning in his blood-red eyes.
"GRRRAAAHH! Why is it that I'm STILL doing worse than Mario on those dumb leaderboards?!" Bowser roared in fury, nearly waking up the entire resort as he did so, "Don't those fools get it?! I've been doing MILES better than that fat plumber!" Bowser pounded the table again, this time putting a dent where his fist impacted.
"Hey, settle down, would ya?" King Dedede said, annoyed, looking up from adjusting his massive Jet Hammer, "You're gonna end up wakin' up the entire dang resort if ya keep up like that! You just gotta try harder!" King Dedede arose from the sofa from which he sat on, lifting his hammer onto his shoulder. "I mean, look at me!" King Dedede began, "I'm havin' a hard time clobberin' that there pink puffball Kirby in those leaderboards, but I'm not givin' up, and neither should-"
But King Dedede never got to finish before Bowser burst with anger, and arising from his table, he shouted, "I NEVER SAID I'D GIVE UP, YOU BLASTED DOPE!"
"Would you two just shut up already?!" A voice said from the shadows of the dorm. The voice belonged to that of Ganondorf. "If we want to dominate not only this resort, but the whole gaming world together, we HAVE to cooperate. Bowser, simmer down. Dedede, no antagonizing the others."
As he said this, Ganondorf emerged from the shadows, his left fist glowing with gold and purple energy.
"Yeah yeah, I get ya. I best head off to sleep now. I gotta prepare myself to attempt clobberin' Kirby again…" Dedede said, and proudly hopped onto his bed, immediately going to sleep.
"Tch, whatever you say, Ganon…" Bowser groaned, crossing his arms.
"Enough of that, Bowser!" Ganondorf said, "I know you better than that. Besides, Mario shouldn't be your main concern anymore, right?"
"Well, who else would be?! I don't see any really good reason NOT to target him!" Bowser said angrily, cracking his neck as he spoke.
"You seem to have already forgotten of that boy who thwarted your plans of ruling the Mushroom Kingdom…" Ganondorf said, grinning. But stopped when he asked confusedly, "What was his name again?"
"What? What bo-" Bowser began, but his eyes widened, and he grinned when he remember who it was that Ganondorf was talking about. "Ohhhhh! You mean that Connor fellow? I completely forgot about him," Bowser said, now with a devilish grin on his face, "He's the boy that's really close to Peach, right?"
"Ah, NOW you remember!" Ganondorf laughed, "Yes yes, that's the one! I think I may know a way we could, oh I don't know, end his life?"
"Go on…?" Bowser said, anticipating what Ganondorf had to say.
"Heh, I was thinking… What if we all ganged up on him during one of his late-night training sessions," Ganondorf began. "Your son... and that clown contraption of his… Would that make a good torture device? I wish for his death to be painful and slow…"
"Bwahahahaha! I'm glad you asked!" Bowser laughed, "My son's Clown Car could provide the perfect tortures! With him commandeering it of course!"
"Heh, perfect… So, tomorrow night at 11 PM. Make sure your son is prepared for that time!" Ganondorf said, turning away from Bowser towards his bed.
"Oh I will, pal! Don't you worry!" Bowser said proudly in return. With this, Bowser walked up beside his son, tucked himself into his shell, and dozed off. He would tell his son of his plans in the morning.
Ganondorf laid down in his bed, looking up at the ceiling, grinning.
'This couldn't go more perfectly,' he thought to himself, 'That boy will soon perish, and in turn, will lose all of his friendships. With that, Bowser can have Peach all he wants! I'll simply get Mewtwo to put her under a mind spell with his psychic power! This plan is only the start of our plan for world domination…'
Content with himself, and the cooperation of the others, Ganondorf happily dozed off, dreaming of all the ways Connor could die, and with Peach watching in horror in all of these dreams. Connor wouldn't know what would hit him the following night, and by the time he realized the danger that he was in, it would already be too late…