Human: Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this chapter.

"3...2...1...GO!" The announcer's voice boomed, shaking up the little angel even further. Things had been happening rapidly enough to send his mind into a spiral. It was almost a week ago when he received a letter inviting him to 'entertain the many worlds as a participant of Smash Brothers'. Being a fan of the fights himself he was undoubtedly excited. Only a few days were spent convincing Palutena to allow him to leave and making arrangements so that the Angel Land Guard wouldn't fall into disarray without him. And with only a little time to get settled in to his new surroundings he was asked to participate in his premiere match.

Pit quickly scanned his surroundings. He stood on a patch of dirt, and noticed chunks of white marble scattered around him. After seeing the damaged platform in front of him he identified the arena as Hyrule Temple. Eager to show of his skills Pit jumped and flapped his wings, making his way onto the platform. His eagerness quickly became his downfall as a hard, white projectile knocked him back off. His eyes were wide in bewilderment as he propped himself on his elbows. Despite being hit in the chest and being thrown off a platform as tall as he was he wasn't in pain. He felt more fatigued then a fall like that should have left him but otherwise he was fine. His thoughts were interrupted as his opponent continued their pursuit.

The large, green reptile known as Yoshi wasted little time before leaping off the platform Pit stood on moments ago. The winged warrior barely had time to roll out of harm's way as Yoshi came crashing to the ground bottom first. Rising to his feet Pit quickly separated the two halves of his bow and lunged forward, hoping to catch the plucky dinosaur between his blades. His weapon came in contact with nothing but air as Yoshi used his egg like shield to roll beneath the attack. Landing from his lunge, the angel turned and barely caught Yoshi in his gaze before feeling his rival's head crush his gut. The head butt sent him flying back, slamming hard into the platform that stood before him when this fight started moments ago. His vision blurred a bit and he strained to stand up again. He drew a deep breath and attempted to chase away the thoughts that threatened to slay what focus he had left. As Yoshi prepared another attack, Pit steeled his resolve and took a defensive pose. This was going to be much more difficult then hunting down the mindless demons of the underworld.

Vibrant green eyes closed quickly, unable to watch the monitor which displayed the captain of her royal guard being pummeled.

"Pit watch out!" The tall goddess yelled feverishly into the image, lost in concern for her sentinel.

The only other person in the room, a stout, red clad plumber, chuckled softly as he watched the mood of the woman swing as wildly as the fight itself.

"There you go! No, wait! Don't let him get behind you!" She winced again as Pit was dealt another hard blow.

"Why would anyone subject themselves to such torture?" Palutena asked, turning to her fellow spectator.

"I can-a assure you that Pit is in no real danger miss Palutena. The barrier Master Hand has created is-a guaranteed not to fail." Mario comforted her.

"There's a barrier around the arena?"

"Yes and as long as they're in-a the barrier any punches, cuts, burns, explosions or anything like that will do little more then wear them out."

"I see." Even though she now knew Pit wasn't being hurt didn't stop her from wincing every now and again. "And this Master Hand, why would he be so gracious to set up something like this?" Palutena's voice was tinted with suspicion.

"It's-a trade off for him." Mario began, never taking his eyes off the current fight. "He, as well as many others across the worlds, are entertained by the fights. And we get-a place to further develop our skills and abilities without the fear of being killed or maimed."

Palutena still didn't understand why Pit would want to leave a heavenly place like Angel Land in favor for someplace where he could fight all day. It was something he wanted though, and she owed anyone in Angel Land a favor it was him.

"So , as long as Pit does all his fighting inside the ring I won't loose my guard captain?" The concern briefly returned to her voice.

"Yes, We'll make sure he's-a safe and sound." Mario gave her a small, confident grin.

Without another word both resumed watching the fight at hand.

Both fighters breathed heavily, each had taken a hefty amount of damage by this point in the match. Yoshi had picked up a ray gun moments earlier and Pit had only been half successful in dodging the blasts and returning fire from his own bow.

"I've got to end this soon." Pit muttered to himself as he manipulated another arrow into hitting his target. Several more shots were fired between the two before Pit's hopes were answered. A gleam of light in the air behind and above Yoshi produced a small black sphere.

'Is that? A bomb-om!' A triumphant smile grew on the angels face as he hatched a quick plan.

"Palutena please guide this arrow!" Pit shouted quickly releasing another arrow from his bow. Yoshi easily ducked the arrow, but failed to notice the bomb that was the arrow's true target. The explosion sent the green dinosaur flying in the angels direction, who had his blades ready and waiting.

"Checkmate!" Pit shouted, putting as much strength into a physical strike as he could. Yoshi was easily launched past the edge of the arena and into the barrier. The dinosaur's wails were no more than echoes as the barrier teleported it away and the battle field became quiet again. A sigh of relief escaped the angel's lips as fatigue begged him to sit down and rest. Before he could grant his body's request the scene around him began to dissipate and even though he stood still, his stomach felt like he was doing somersaults.

The void that surrounded him quickly changed back to the room that he was ushered to when he was informed of his match. It was a medium sized room, with light blue walls and several large monitors for watching fights on. Pit stepped off the pedestal of the transporter and Yoshi did the same from the pedestal next to his. Approaching the angel he cheerfully nodded in congratulations. As Pit did the same the sound of clapping caught the attention of the two fighters.

"That was pretty good for your first match." The blue haired, regal youth who served as Pits guide approached the two.

"Thanks Marth ." Pit grinned timidly

"Come with me, there's someone here who wants to congratulate you."

The little angel quietly followed the young prince, taking in the any curious sites he could along the way. This world was much different then his own. Creatures of all types served as the staff. He had seen many already rushing back and forth through hallways, in the midst of or on their way to new tasks.

The two came to a hallway with large windows over looking the one local arena in the Smash compound. Pits mouth hung open in amazement as he gazed over the stands where countless spectators watched a colossal screen displaying recaps of his fight. Distracted by the view, the angel failed to see the stout, mushroom headed man heading his way.

"Hey, watch it Angel boy! You almost made me drop my merchandise" He yelled, while barely avoiding a collision.

"I'm very sorry." Pit quickly apologized and sped up to catch up to Marth.

They arrived at a door and Marth gently knocked on it.

"Where are we?" Pit chimed.

"This is a private room where VIPs sometimes watch the fights." The azure haired youth answered as the door open.

"Pit, it's-a wonderful to meet you. Please come-a in." Mario answered, inviting the two in.

"It's nice to meet you too." Pit immediately recognized the plumber from various matches he saw back in Angel Land. Pit turned his head, sensing someone else in the room. He quickly recognized the fair skinned woman who sat alone on a couch, facing the rooms lone monitor. Without another thought Pit rushed to her feet, kneeling respectfully.

"Pit you fought splendidly!" Palutena commented warmly.

"Y-you were watching, my Goddess?" Pit couldn't stop his face from growing warm and red.

"Of course, you were representing all of Angel Land out there, and what kind of ruler would I be if I didn't come watch the captain of my personal guard in his debut fight?" The Goddess giggled as the younger Angel's blush deepened.

"You're much too kind my Goddess." Aside from being slightly embarrassed Pit was joyful that she saw his victory.

"You may stand up Pit there's something we need to discuss." Pit looked a bit uneasy as stood before the radiant woman. "Now you know you have a large responsibility to Angel Land, and I can't just let you have the sacred treasures I created to protect our land either. So if this game of yours gets in the way of your duty you will have to choose between the two."

"Yes my Goddess, your safety will forever be my prime concern."

Nodding, the statuesque woman refocused her attention to the plumber.

"I trust he'll have a way to quickly travel between the two worlds?"

"Yes, we can-a arrange something for him."

"Good," She once again turned to Pit "Well good luck my little angel! Do us all proud." Palutena warmly smiled as the room filled with light. In a instant it was gone and so was Palutena.

"Well I have-a to make some preparations for you Pit. Why don't-a you two get something to eat?" Mario suggested while leading himself out of the room.

"Well how about it? Want to get something to eat 'my little angel'?" Marth asked mockingly.

"Bite me, blueberry boy." Pit retorted as he led the way

After a few minutes of trash talking the two made their way to the cafeteria reserved for fighters and other staff. They quickly sat, quietly sipping their drinks before Marth broke the silence between them.

"So you're an angel, does that mean you've watched over a bunch of people and have access to some great other worldly knowledge?"

"Not at all." Pit replied nonchalantly. " There aren't as many differences between you and I as you might think." The two were interrupted by the sound of approaching metal footsteps.

"Hello Samus." Marth barely tilted his head to greet the woman donned in red and gold metal.

"Hello Marth, I see you're doing well." Eyes behind the green visor shifted from him to the unfamiliar figure that sat across from him. As Pit realized she was now staring at him, he kindly returned her attention.

"Hello Samus, it's nice to meet you." The angel offered his hand.

The metal suit didn't budge an inch as her eyes locked on to his. Caught in such an icy stare Pit wasn't sure what to do. He continued to match her with a calm look of his own until she broke the link and walked away.

"What was that about? She didn't even say hi back." Pit questioned his official blue haired tour guide.

Marth shrugged "She's not really warm towards anyone, and it doesn't help that you're a rookie."

Pit continued watching the metal suit as it headed for the exit, musing over the odd confrontation. Meanwhile the blonde woman mused over the small angel's blue eyes. They seemed to have an unnatural glow to them and she wasn't sure she was comfortable with it.

Marth stretched back in his seat, "Is there anything else I can show you today?"

Pit took a moment to mull it over, "Nah I'm actually kind of tired, it's been a long day." He rose from his chair. "I think I'll just head back to my room" he added through a yawn. A sinister pair of eyes followed Pit as he headed through the same exit Samus had used moments before.

"An angel?" The eye's owner pondered in a deep, hallow voice. " He maybe of some use to me."

Returning to his room Pit took notice of an plain, white envelope that someone had pinned to his door. His name was scrawled somewhat messily on the front. Sitting down on his bed he opened it and removed the letter inside. As he unfolded it several smaller pieces of paper fell out of it, onto the ground. " Stickers?" Pit picked one up depicting a small blonde girl in a pink dress. Slightly confused the, brown haired angel decided to read the letter.

In the same odd font it read:

Congratulations on your first win.

Signed, Crazy Hand.

Picking up the other stickers that fell out the confused and tired fighter placed them on his desk, wondering if sending people short letters littered with stickers was what made Crazy Hand so crazy. As he did he noticed he received one of Samus. She was in her zero suit rather then the one he saw her in earlier. Examining her face he couldn't help but to become fixated on her eyes again. Even on the sticker it seemed like she was hiding something. Another yawn broke his concentration and his mind became dead set on getting him into bed. Setting his bow aside and throwing off his toga the winged man made himself comfortable on the mid sized bed, and before, long he drifted off to sleep, quite happy so far with his new home away from home.

A/N: Not much to say so far, I decided to write this story after seeing that there were very few Pit/Samus stories out there. I'm not sure why I like the pairing so much but I do. Later in the story I'll be making references to some of the games and stuff they were in so I'll try to leave notes about them down here. Well that's it for now I think. Please R&R!!!