Author's Note: Why, hello everybody! Mike the Great here...now, I know what you're thinking. "You haven't even finished Bob and Chippy's, and you're starting a new fic?" Well, calm down! I'm not going to neglect Bob and Chippy's just because I have a new story! If anything, I'm hoping to get in touch with Jarred the Best again before I continue it. I don't want to have to do another solo chapter...

So, I decided to start my own project! This is going to be a serious fic, although it will have moments of comedy. It's going to be told in third person, and hopefully the fourth wall will stay intact. I'll try my hardest to do that. As I'm sure you've already guess, it's a Smash Bros. fic. The main character is going to be Link, although some chapters will focus on other characters. And anything else you need to know will be revealed as the fic progresses. So in the interest of getting this started...here is the first chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Nintendo and I don't own any of the characters mentioned in this fic. No matter how many people I would kill to own them.

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Brawl Saga

Chapter 1: A New Tournament!

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Link stood and looked at his surroundings. He was fighting in the arena known as Hyrule Temple. It was a familiar place for Link. After all, he was originally from Hyrule. He looked around. He was fighting Marth today. The blue-haired swordsman had recently ducked behind a pillar and was hiding from Link.

"Come on out Marth! You know you can't hide forever," Link said. He reached into his tunic and rummaged around the seemingly infinite pocket space magically contained within the tunic. After a few seconds of searching, he found what he was looking for and pulled it out. In his hand he held a Bombchu. Recently, Master Hand had decreed that he was bored by the characters limiting themselves to only certain attacks and weapons. So he made a new rule that said all Smashers could use any power, weapon, attack, or item from any of their games in all fights. This, of course, pleased Link to no end. His massive inventory would serve him well. He was a bit bummed that Master Hand had ruled that only Young Link could access items from Wind Waker and the various Four Swords side games, but upon the announcement that he would have sole ownership of the items from Twilight Princess, Link had gotten over it. Pressing a small hidden button on the Bombchu, he ignited it and let it go.

Marth sat behind a pillar, waiting for his chance to strike. Cautiously, he peered around the corner and saw Link set down the Bombchu. The small explosive began to make its way towards the Fire Emblem lord. Marth ducked back behind his pillar. There was no way that bomb would hit him. Link had set it so it would crash into the pillar and blow up before it hit Marth! He was totally safe. Marth listened as he heard the sound of the Bombchu approaching. The small explosive reached the wall. Marth plugged his ears and prepared for the explosion. When it didn't come, he was confused. For some odd reason, he looked up and saw a site that surprised him.

At the edge of the top of the pillar, the Bombchu sat perched. After a second of this, the explosive then proceeded to actually climb down the pillar. It was heading directly towards Marth!

Link grinned as he watched the large explosion send Marth flying out from behind the pillar. Drawing his sword, he charged at his opponent.

"Hey pretty boy! Hope I didn't muss up your hair!" Link taunted.

"I think my gel held it in place quite well," Marth quipped back as he blocked a swing of Link's sword with his own blade. The two swordsmen then backed off and swung again, steel clashing against steel. They clashed swords several more times before Link decided to take matters into his own hand. Marth swung his sword again. Link thrust his shield out and caught the swordsman's blade on it. Pushing aside Marth's weapon, he took his opening and thrust his sword forward. The weapon stabbed right into Marth. Well, into wasn't the right word. The blade impacted Marth's stomach, and Marth defiantly felt the stabbing sensation. Still, the blade didn't pierce any flesh. In the Super Smash Bros. world, weapons were never lethal. They hurt, but they couldn't actually kill anybody. After all, the whole purpose of the Super Smash Bros. world was to host a friendly tournament between various video game characters. No one, not even Ganondorf, was trying to kill anybody.

Marth grunted in response as pain shot through his body. While the sword couldn't kill him, it still hurt. At least Link had left himself vulnerable. Marth kicked Link in the stomach, and the Hylian stumbled backwards. Marth then followed through with a quick horizontal slash from his sword. Link just barely managed to duck, Marth's attack actually managing to knock Link's trusty hat off.

"Nice hat hair," Marth teased.

"Nice anime hair," Link retorted as he picked up his hat and put it back on. Marth tried to catch Link off guard with a quick forward thrust, but Link managed to roll backwards in time and finished adjusting his hat. Sure, his hat somehow magically resisted gravity, but it could still get knocked off by actually physical contact. Link never really understood how it worked, but it's not like it really mattered. It was just a hat.

"Ready to end this?" Link asked. Marth nodded his head in agreement. The two swordsmen charged at each other, each preparing to finish the other off. Luckily, Link had a little trick up his sleeve. Well, actually it was in his tunic. Sheathing his sword, Link rolled past Marth and pulled out his Hero's Bow. He knocked an arrow and took aim. However, this was no ordinary arrow. Blue light began to surround it as he let it fly. Hitting the ground beneath Marth's feet, the arrow let out a shockwave of magic that froze the very ground. Marth, who had already turned around and was running back towards Link, slipped on the ice and fell flat on his back. Link grinned and pulled out his sword. Leaping in the air, he thrust his sword downward. As he landed on Marth, the sword bloodlessly entered Marth's body. Marth grimaced as pain shot through his entire body. The attack still couldn't kill him, but this one hurt a lot more than Link's earlier attack. Link pulled his sword out. The blade left no wound, no blood, no actually trace of having just been lodged into someone's flesh. Link stepped off of Marth and watched as he slowly raised his hand.

"You win," Marth said, a weak smile crossing his face.

Suddenly, the two combatants began to glow. Bright rainbow colored light enveloped them. Then, with a bright flash, the two disappeared. Moments later, they reappeared in a small room with four circles set into the floor. Marth standing in one circle, Link standing in another. A computer with a large screen was also in the room. The computer currently displayed the results of the most recent battle.

Combatants: Link vs Marth
Items: Off
Location: Hyrule Temple
Winner: Link

Link grinned. "I guess that would make me the better swordsman," he said as he struck a heroic pose.

Marth laughed. He had already been fully healed while being teleported back to the appropriately named Teleportation Room. "Hardly! If I remember correctly, that's our third fight today. And if I still remember correctly, I won the first two," he said.

"Yeah, well the first time you won because we kept items on and I wound up with a headless hammer. And, um...you only won the second time because...you got lucky!" Link said, laughing with Marth. Suddenly, their laughter was cut short by a voice booming over the loudspeaker.

"ALL SMASHERS REPORT TO THE LOBBY! I REPEAT, ALL SMASHERS REPORT TO THE LOBBY!" the familiar voice of Master Hand boomed. Link and Marth looked at each other and nodded. The two then proceeded to run towards the lobby.

The lobby of the Smash Mansion was as elaborate as the rest of it. Two sets of large stairs led to the second floor. Numerous doors led to different locations. It was quite easy to get lost inside the huge mansion. Link and Marth came out of one of these doors. They looked around. Only a couple of other Smashers had arrived so far. Marth spotted his good friend Roy and quickly ran over to him. Link looked around. The only Smasher he saw from his games was Ganondorf, who has leaning against the wall trying to look dark and mysterious.

"Where is she?" Link wondered out loud. Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw no one. He then felt another tap on his shoulder. He turned around, but there was still no one there. Suddenly, he heard some giggling behind him.

"Are you always this dumb, Link?" a female voice said. Link turned around again and came face to face with Sheik.

"Going all ninja on me again, huh Zelda?" Link asked. Zelda just laughed in response.

"Well, there was a marathon of that ninja anime I like so much. You know, the one with the blonde kid who says 'Believe it' a lot. So I just felt like going Sheik today," the masked princess replied.

Link began to reply, but a loud noise signaled that Master Hand was making his appearance. Link was so busy talking to Zelda and hadn't even noticed that the other Smashers had arrived. He turned to the center of the lobby. In a bright flash of light and smoke, Master Hand appeared, floating in the air.

"Alright everyone, I have an announcement to make. I'm starting a new tournament! It will be called Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Now, as usual there will be new combatants. In fact, I already have four confirmed participants. However, I have some bad news. I am thinking about cutting some fighters from the rosters. Before you guys complain, I'll still let you live in the mansion, and you guys can even still compete in unofficial fights, even with the new fighters and stages. You will just be prohibited from participating in any official tournament fights. Sorry, it's something beyond my control. Our sponsors are kind of pressuring me here. However, there is also some more good news. We've managed to get some third party characters allowed in the tournament! In fact, one of the four new guys is third party! So, I hope you guys give a warm welcome to our newest Smashers!" Master Hand said, his voice being telepathically broadcasted directly out of his mind. Turning around, he opened the large double doors the led into the mansion.

The first person to step through was a small blue thing similar to Kirby. Link recognized him as the swordsmen who Kirby once told him about, the mysterious Meta Knight.

"Yo! Meta Knight! I was wondering when you would finally show up! Ready to let everyone watch me kick your butt?" Kirby said.

"Do not think I will hold back," Meta Knight said in a sleek, psuedo-Spanish accent that made him sound all the more mysterious.

Next, a teenage boy stepped through. He wore a white piece of clothing that Link thought looked like a toga, as well as a crown of laurels on top of his brownish-reddish hair. He had a interesting looking bow slung over his shoulder and he had wings.

"Hi guys. You may not know me. My name's Pit. I'm from a really old NES game called Kid Icarus. Thanks for letting me in your tournament," he said. Various Smashers muttered their welcomes.

Next, a fat man in an odd motorcyclist outfit with a strange jagged moustache walked through. "Bwahahahaha! You guys ready to get crushed?" he laughed.

"Wario!? They actually let you into this tournament?" Mario said, slightly surprised.

"Yeah! Seeing as how my WarioWare games are so insanely popular and making so much money, they couldn't help but let me in!" Wario said, an egotistical grin crossing his face.

All eyes turned to the door to see the next participant. Link eagerly held his breath. This guy must be the third party guy. All they saw was a cardboard box.

Luigi walked up the cardboard box. "Um, what's with the box?" he said as he began to poke the box.

Link couldn't help but grin when he saw Luigi's reaction to what happened next. One minute, Luigi was poking the box. The next, a grown man with a beard and a mullet tossed the box off of him, standing up and saying, "Showtime!" Luigi's reaction was to let out a very shrill, girlish screech before turning pale and fainting.

Mario ran up and dragged Luigi away as Link approached this last newcomer. "So, are you the third party guy?" the pointy-eared swordsman asked.

"Affirmative. The name's Solid Snake. I'm from Konami. The Metal Gear games," Snake said. He took out a cigarette and began smoking.

"Um...we don't really allow smoking here," Master Hand said. Solid Snake shot him a threatening glance. "Listen, don't think you can intimidate me. If you want, I'll allow you to smoke, just not in the mansion, ok? We have little kids in here," Master Hand said, his voice growing more intimidating sounding. Snake shrugged his shoulders and put out his cigarette. He then picked up his cardboard box and joined the other Smashers.

Master Hand looked around and then said, "Alright, now that you guys are introduced, I'm going to get going. New competitors, I've provided you with maps of the mansion with your rooms marked off on them. Please use them to find your rooms and get settled in. Oh, and Link and Mario, I want you guys to report to my office in about five hours." With those final words, Master Hand vanished.

"Ooh, I wonder what he wants from you!" Zelda said as Link arched his eyebrows. Master Hand rarely called the Smashers into his office. The fact that he had called him and Mario, two of the most iconic Smashers, meant that it must be something very important.

"I just hope it's good news," Link said as he headed to his room. If he was going to talk to Master Hand, he wanted to have a chance to relax first. Little did Link know that what Master Hand was going to tell him would send him on a huge adventure.

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Well, I think I'll close out the first chapter here. What do you guys think? Please review so I can know your very valued opinions.