First, a disclaimer.
I'm not a writer, and fics aren't my strong point. As such, I will be focusing on my strengths. I'm not good with filler, character building or premise.
It's short, it's quick, and I don't take a lot of time to build story, and this will be 5 or 6 very short, straight to the point chapters.
This isn't plot heavy, there isn't a lot of relationship dynamic building, that's just not my style.
Not many people like my style of writing but, I hope I can please some people.
Also, before I even start, I remind people that this pairing has nothing to do with love so, it's not like they're going to magically fall in love with each other or anything XD
With that being said, I hope you enjoy. =3
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Chapter one
Mario yawned as he sat in the waiting room. He and his brother Luigi would be fighting in the third match of the night, and the first match of Metaknight vs Ness was taking longer than expected. Thankfully the chairs were comfortable enough to help endure long periods of waiting, and a cinema screen beaming out the match in progress provided entertainment enough.
"So..." The plumber broke the silence, turning to the man across the table to him. "How did-a you end up so nerfed"
A quick 'crunch' came from the other side, as the plastic coffee cup was crushed in the man's hand. Though his face was partially obscured by his helmet, it was clear he wasn't best pleased by the questions.
"Some stupid restrictions or something like that... 'Ohh, could you tone it down this time? We have some smash newbies showing up and we want them to have a chance.' Pfft" He waved his hands mockingly as he spoke. The taller of the two men, Captain Falcon, had been among the more powerful fighters in previous tournaments. However, much to his dismay, he had been forced to tone down his attacks for this event.
"So much of a chance in fact, that they decided to put them on the top teir. Yep, that's fair." He continued.
Mario was suddenly regretting asking at all, as Falcon continued to talk.
"You, uh... You're a bit upset by it huh?" Mario asked. The Captain suddenly fell silent for a moment, a smile breaking across his face.
"Not at all, why do you ask"
For a while, Mario just stared at Falcon, bewildered. It seemed interrupting the Captain's train of thought mid-tirade had snapped him completely out of it, as the other man just continued to smile at him.
"Okay then." Mario blinked., deciding not to probe further and risk another of the Captain's rants. Falcon usually kept himself to himself, but when he got passionate about something, he would persue it ruthlessly.
The sound of a high-pitched scream played over the speakers as the screen went black. With a swift strike, Metaknight quickly dispatched Ness, securing his victory for the round. As the match ended, the screen then switched to a waiting animation, advertising the next match as a Red vs Blue team stock match, featuring tiny, pixel-like representations of each combatant.
"Well then, I have a match to get to." Falcon rose from his seat, turning to leave for the tournament room. Mario gave a parting wave, which Falcon returned, looking back as he left, before suddenly disappearing out of view.
"Agh, what the hell?" Falcon tripped, hitting the floor. "Who the hell put this box here"
"Not again..." Mario rolled his eyes, pulling his cap down over his eyes, deciding to sleep through the next match.
"Damn thing!" He yelled, giving a swift kick to the side of the box, crumpling it.
"Ow!" The box exclaimed, causing Falcon to jump slightly.
"Well that's not normal." He muttered, looking up to Mario who was now quite clearly not listening. He gave it another little kick, shifting it slightly, but this time it remained entirely silent. The Captain shrugged and turned to leave.
***
"What the hell, again?" Falcon barked, as he turned to find that box once again in his way, this time in the middle of a battle. Tossing the box aside to reveal Snake, he reached down to grab one of the straps of his harness, and pulled Snake up to his level. "I've got my eye on you." He smirked.
"Yeah? Well I'd recommend using both." Snake pulled free from Falcon's grip, looking past him to something behind.
The Captain's smirk quickly changed to a snarl. Following Snake's gaze, he quickly ducked back, turning around just in time to avoid an arrow approaching on his left side. "Goddamn elf!" He yelled, shoving Snake to the ground. 'Where the hell did he come from?' He thought, making his way across the stage. Link fired another arrow, which the Captain dodged easily, before attempting to make his escape. But it was too late, Falcon leapt up to the platform to meet Link, and quickly grabbed hold of the Hylian's shoulders. With a swift, forceful movement, he sent Link flying from the stage. "YES!"
With one of his opponents take care of, Falcon then turned his attention back to his original target. Snake seemed a little dazed while recovering, so Falcon took it as his opportnity to sneak up on him. Just as the Captain moved in to grab Snake, he was evaded quickly, Snake ducking behind him and rolling away.
"Oh please." Snake raised an eyebrow. "I'm a master of stealth. You'd have to do better if you want to sne-..."
*Zjoooppp - ping*
And in that moment, Snake suddenly disappeared into the open mouth of Kirby.
The swollen ball waddled for a moment, before poofing into a mini, blue, spherical replica of Snake, leaving the confused original sat behind him, a bewildered and disgusted look on his face. "Did I just get shit out of a Kirby"
"Ha!" Falcon laughed, for a moment, costing him a few precious seconds. Had he acted earlier, he may just have managed to land his attack, as he ran forwards moments too late, preparing a Falcon punch.
Snake was able to regain himself just as the Captain approached, managing to step aside in time, leading Falcon to trip over Kirby. Falcon's signature move was a devastating attack, but only had a small window of opportunity. It would be difficult to land that on his opponent, especially one as resourceful as Snake.
Kirby puffed up, attempting to look a little more threatening, if it were possible for a small, cute puffball to look threatening at all. Pulling out a grenade which Snake's form enabled him to use, he ran towards his opponent, who promply placed C4 between the ball's eyes.
"Piyo?" Kirby questioned, skidding to a halt.
"Bye bye." Snake smirked, hitting the detonator and sending Kirby out of the stage.
With Kirby gone, Snake was able to focus on taking out the Captain, and he didn't have long before he regained his footing. Acting quickly, Snake darted in, grabbing Falcon from behind. "So, you think that's funny, huh?" He growled, twisting his arms around Falcon's neck. "Well, maybe this will be more amusing."
"5!" A booming voice echoed throughout the stage.
"What the?" Snake flinched, looking up towards he sky.
"4!"
"Yeah, I don't think so." Falcon broke free from Snake's grip, twisting round to face him.
"3!"
The Captain growled, clenching his fist and shifting his weight back.
"Falcon"
"Fuck..." Snake mumbled, barely having time to prepare a counterattack.
"2!"
"Punch!" Falcon yelled, striking Snake full force.
"1!"
Snake flew from the stage, leaving Falcon a moment to enjoy is victory. He turned to watch as Snake disappeared, marking his defeat with a salute. "Show me yo-..."
"Time"
As the contest ended, Snake's final farewell hit the Captain. One last grenade exploding at his feet.
***
"Aww. Crap." Falcon yelled, shaking his leg where he took the blast from the grenade. Luckily the attack was converted to non-leathal damage, but even so, it still stung like hell.
Appearing back in the main room as the stage shifted away, he rejoined the other combatants. An overjoyed Kirby faded from blue to his natural pink, leaping up exitedly to be caught by Falcon.
"Yaii!" He chirruped happily, hugging the Captain.
"Woah, easy there little guy." Falcon smiled, placing the ball back down beside him with a pat on the head, watching as he skipped away triumphantly.
The opposing team however, weren't quite as elated by their defeat. Falcon smirked as he turned to Snake. "Top teir, my ass..." He laughed.
"Nice victory, Captain." Snake nodded. "Oh and... Smooth finish too." He folded his arms, a smug smile crossing his face"
"Hmph." Falcon frowned. "Yeah, nice cheap shot there. Didn't take you for a sore loser, Snake"
"Puh-leese..." Snake drawled. "That was the most obvious attack I made all match." Which was true. Snake made a point of throwing that grenade directly infront of Falcon. Granted it was off centre, but it was certainly within eyeshot, and easily avoidable.
"Well, I wasn't focusing, ok? The match was over, I dropped my guard"
"Dropped your guard or not, you'd have to be blind to miss that"
Falcon didn't reply. The part of his face that was visible seemed to make it clear he had no intention of continuing the discussion. He strode forward purposefully, bumping shoulders with Snake as he passed.
"Hey!" Snake snapped back, turning to follow Falcon as he left. "I'm not done with you. Don't walk away." He growled.
He truly wasn't expecting to be defeated, thinking he'd gained enough information to be able to outperform Falcon. As he brooded to himself, he suddenly noticed Link staring at him, a quizzical look on his face.
"Oh, shut up!" He barked, spinning on his heels to march away from him, and back off to his own room.