Wii Love Brawl Newcomers
Author's Note: Had this one on my mind for a while, so I just wanted to get it down on paper before I forget. Enjoy!
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Chapter 1: Introduction
"I supposed you're both wondering why I called you here today."
Link and Samus (in her zero suit) stared at the large floating hand from their seats.
"You read my mind..." said Samus sarcastically.
Link did not say anything but started to look about the empty room. The walls, floor and ceiling were made up of mahogany wood, a real first for the decorators of Smash Mansion. Besides a window behind the floating hand, this room had nothing special about it. Cobwebs and dust clustered in the crevices and corners of the poorly designed room.
Link and Samus both sat at small desks, similar to one you would find at a high school. A third, empty desk was next to Link, while a fourth was positioned idly in front of Master Hand, facing the two Smashers. Compared to the other rooms in the mansion, this place looked like a dump.
"As a matter of fact, sir, I am wondering why you brought us here, to this...um...unique place," said the Hylian.
Master Hand began pacing back and forth across the room, flexing his fingers as he went.
"You are aware that Super Smash Bros. Brawl is going to be released some time this year, correct?" asked the hand.
Link and Samus nodded respectfully.
"It's about time, too," commented Samus.
"Indeed. Now, I've received word from our, ahem, "American fans" that they wish for us to include more characters in the roster."
"Typical."
"But that's a GOOD thing! I mean, if it wasn't for Melee, no one would know what Fire Emblem is!"
Link decided to speak up.
"But seriously, Master Hand. How many more Nintendo characters can we possibly bring in? There aren't anymore popular Nintendo games out there besides Mario, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, and Fire Emblem. Really, majority of the people who played the first two Smash games have no idea what game Ness is from!"
"Thank you, Link, you've made your point. But this isn't just about the Nintendo characters. I want to introduce some new competition...um, 'third party' if you will."
"You mean like characters not made by Nintendo?" asked Samus.
"Exactly," replied the hand excitedly.
Master Hand stopped pacing and faced the two Smashers.
Link and Samus thought about this carefully.
Bringing in some third party characters would help to make the franchise more popular. Then again if they bring in a few newcomers, those damn Americans will start whining again for more familiar faces to appear in the roster. Then Nintendo would have to go into production of a fourth Super Smash Bros. game, which definitely wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
"So, you want to bring in some strangers that have nothing to do with Nintendo?" asked Link, just to be certain.
The hand made a nodding gesture.
"Any character we bring in will receive instant publicity for being part of our most popular game series. I mean, that IS how Marth and Roy got their share of fame," he said.
"I wouldn't mind meeting some new people. I think it would be a good experience for all of us," chimed Samus. "But just one question. Why did you tell only Link and I about this?"
"Heh heh. I was hoping you would asked that, my dear Samus. I have selected you two, plus one more character, to interview the newcomers and see if they got what it takes to join our ranks!" said the hand.
Link's eyes got wide out of shock.
"What?!" he shouted.
"That's right. I'm going to have you interview the newcomers. Please, come over to the window here."
Link and Samus got to their feet and walked over to the hand. He gestured out the window to the front lot of the mansion. Both of the Smashers' jaws dropped at what they saw.
Hundreds of shapes and people were lined up, single file, outside the mansion, eager to get inside.
"A-Are those all the newcomers!?" asked Link excitedly.
"They are. And there is quite a lot of them," replied Master Hand.
"Let me guess. We can't fit all those people into the new roster, so you want Link and I to interview them and find the best ones," said Samus.
"Well, you two and a third, but yeah, that's the idea."
"But sir, why us?"
"Hey everybody! I'm here!"
The three friends turned to the figure standing by the door, who was no other than Captain Douglas Falcon.
Samus immediately frowned.
"You've got to be kidding me," she muttered.
"Wait, so Falcon's the third interviewer?" asked Link.
"You bet your skirt I am, Link! Aw this is great! You, me and Samus get to meet the new people first hand!" said the racer as he bear hugged Link and Samus.
The two Smashers exchanged awkward glances before being let go.
"Glad you could make it, Falcon. I was just telling these two the reason why you were all picked for the job," started the hand. "Please, sit down."
Falcon was the first to get to his seat, rather quickly too. Link sat down in the centre followed by Samus who took the remaining seat.
"Now, the reason why you three were hand-picked is because you were all characters that appeared in the original game. Not only that, but you partake in some of Nintendo's most popular franchises. Well, except you, Falcon."
"Hey!"
"But, the real truth is, I couldn't have picked any of the others for...uh...obvious reasons..."
"Like?" asked Link.
"Well, Kirby, Yoshi, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, and Jigglypuff can't talk. Mario, Luigi and Ness have annoying voices. And Fox is a furry. So...after some hard reasoning, I finally decided who I wanted. An honest Hylian, a relentless bounty hunter, and an egocentric, reckless racer."
The three Smashers just gave the hand an awkward look, except for Falcon who just smiled.
"That's your 'reasoning?" asked Link seriously.
Master Hand was surprised at his words, as if he thought he actually took some time into figuring out who was going to be doing the interviewing.
"What? You don't like it?" responded the hand.
As wrong as he wished it to be, Link did have a point.
"I don't think there is anything wrong with who you picked, said Samus.
"Thank you, Samus."
"Yeah, me too!" chimed Falcon.
"Well, that's two votes versus one. Sorry, Link but I'm afraid this is how it's going to be," said the hand.
Link sighed.
He wasn't too upset with Master Hand's decision. He was with Samus after all. But he would definitely have preferred it more if Fox was the third interviewer instead of Falcon.
"Alright, alright," said Link finally.
"Good boy. I hope you're as giddy about this as I am!"
"As giddy as a school girl, sir."
"Great! Now, I'll be letting the newcomers in one by one at the main entrance. It will be up to you to decide who deserves to be in the final roster of Brawl or not," said the hand as he headed for the door.
"Don't worry, sir! You can count on me! I won't let you down!" shouted Falcon.
"No need to yell, he's right there," said Samus.
With a wave good-bye, Master Hand floated out of the small room and closed the door.
The three Smashers sat in silence for a few seconds. To Samus, Master Hand's choice wasn't a total loss. He had the personalities of three very different people deciding who gets in and who gets out. It really was a good strategy.
"So...are you guys ready or what?" asked Falcon to break the silence.
"I'm ready. Just make sure you don't embarrass us in front of these strangers," replied Samus.
"Me? Embarrass us? Ha! You mock me as a human being!"
"My intentions exactly."
"Guys, just calm down. We're not doing this for fun. We have to be serious," said Link.
"Yeah, okay, Link," replied Falcon with a snicker.
"I'm being serious here!"
"Why don't you let me do the talking, while you and Samus take notes and stuff like that. Trust me, I have a real way with people."
"Don't we know it..." said Samus quietly.
"You know, I'm starting to get the feeling that you guys don't want me here," said Falcon arrogantly.
Link and Samus slapped themselves in the face.
"No really? What made you think that?" asked Link sarcastically.
"Like I said, I have a real way with people."
"Whatever. Look, let's just do this and get it over with," said Samus.
"Aw, come on guys, it won't be that bad. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?"
Suddenly, a figure stepped through the door.