A/N Hello!
This is an old, uncompleted story from January (?) that I decided to revamp and continue. Hope you enjoy the ( hopefully ) much better story!
" Batter, UP! "
I stepped up onto the plate. There I was, the final batter who decided it all for the Purple Dodgers. And right in front of me was the pitcher, giving his confident smirk. He winked, then threw his famous curveball.
CRACK!
The ball flew like a missile.
" I got it! I got it! Outta my way! " the other team's catchers shouted as the ball flew overhead.
Did it just-it did!
" HOME RUN! " the announcer blared.
One of my teammates gave me a high five as the sirens blared to signal the end of the game.
Who knew that skill would be important someday…
" Kendall, I went by your plaza and you finally have mail for once! "
I looked up from my locker gave the questioning teammate a bewildered look. Why would I have mail, of all people? " Alright, thanks… why were you even at my house in the first place? "
" Giving someone something. You know I am the giving type. " She gave a silly grin. " Ooh, before I forget… "
She reached down in her bag to grab a rather small DVD case.
" It's the historic fight from the Brawl tournament! You've been wanting to see it, so here you go! "
" Oh, you really don't have to - " I muttered.
" Come on, you did the winning swing. You deserve it. " She grabbed her own bag and left, not with out a quiet wave exchanged between us.
*Later *
" Now, I wonder what this could be…"
I pulled out the tan envelope from the mailbox, and opened it cautiously.
Dear Kendall from the realm of the Wii consoles;
It is our greatest honor to have you and 5 other randomly selected Miis to participate in the annual Super Smash Brothers Tournament! Please meet at the game station on September 10, 2014, around 9:30 A.M. Further information on arriving will be at the station, and further information about the tournament will be answered there.
P.S: If you have no idea how to fight; we will teach you. Just be ready for p̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶a̶i̶n̶ effort to be put in!
Ciao,
Super Smash Bros. Officials
Wait.
WHAT?!
I rubbed my eyes and read it again. Turned it upside down, and checked the address. Right person, same letter.
" Strange... "
I looked at my watch to check the date: the 7th. Great, only a few days to think about it. I looked at the letter again. They didn't even give a return address!
I sat there for a moment, thinking about what to do next.
Let's see, unexpected letter? Check.
No return address? Check.
Little to no time to decide? Double check.
I sighed.
" Looks like I'll have a use for that music karate class after all! "
* Three days later ( Time travel is a blessing and curse, isn't it? ) *
Today's the day. Adrenaline was pumping through me, making my way to the game station that much more uncomfortable.
The strange part of it is that I like being at the station; seeing the trains go by to visit different universes and the feel of travel itself. Somedays I just sit there drinking a milkshake while watching the trains go by to relax.
It also just happened to be extra crowded today, so I went up to one of the workers there for directions.
" Excuse me sir, but, uh, where is the station for the Super Smash Bros. Tournament? " I held out the letter just to be sure.
He gave me a blank look at first, then muttered, pointing over to the section where the Sports Resort and Music were located. " See the pink building? Take a right, you should be good from there. "
I gave him a nod for thanks and headed off. Sure enough, I saw a station. Above the gate, a flag with the smash logo hung with pride.
Besides me, three other Mii's were in a group with their own stuff, looking at a board. They were talking, most likely about the tournament and what they were going to do, like anyone would. The only female in the group caught me in her field of vision.
" Hey, here comes another one! " the girl spoke.
Joy, more adrenaline.
" Who's she? " the coal haired boy questioned, turning to see me.
" One of us, idiot. " the chocolate haired boy next to him answered cockily.
" Sorry, brainfart. " the first boy apologized.
" Aren't there two more? " the second boy brought up.
" I dunno, but I'm hungry. "
" You ate five minutes ago! "
As the two males continued arguing, the female ran toward me.
" Sorry about those two, they can be quite the imbeciles. The train should arrive in a few minutes. " She pointed to the nearby board. " They say you have to read that, or bad stuff will happen. Dunno why they would say that though, we aren't dumb. "
" What about the other two fighters? " I asked.
She shrugged. " I dunno. Must be loading somewhere else or they forgot. "
I changed my direction to the board.
The tram will arrive 9:35 sharp. Please board when they permit it.
There is a possibility that other smashers will be on as well, feel free to communicate with each other!
Once unloaded, new smashers will meet under the sign that says " NEWCOMERS ", and our faithful ROBs will lead you from there.
If you fail to read this, bad stuff will happen.
" Huh. " I mumbled. I jumped again when the whistle of a train became audible as it neared the station.
" Guess it's almost here. " the girl next to me muttered aloud.
Now that she was still, I got a better look at here; simple orange outfit, similar to mine if it were orange, with semi-long aburn hair.
The two of us, along with the boys who walked up to the front of the station, turned to the now arriving tram; an ash gray exterior and a bright red smash logo on it. As the doors opened, a peculiar gray robot came out and face toward the group.
It lights flashed around its body before it spoke in a cryptic robot voice.
" WELCOME. PLEASE ENTER AND TAKE YOUR SEATS. PLEASE BE HASTY, YOU MUST NOT GET LEFT BEHIND. " It motioned its arms to the door.
" Cool. " The girl smiled.
The train wasn't very big, as the maroon interior fit eight seats that could fit two people each. However, it has a nice, simple yet elegant feel, so it didn't really matter. Our group decided to sit on the same row across from each other, the usual " boys sit by boys and vice versa ".
There was a little amount of talking already happening on the train as the doors closed, and everything went quiet as another robot voice took over the tram.
" ATTENTION EVERYONE. WE ARE NOW HEADING TO OUR FINAL DESTINATION, PLEASE REMAIN SEATED. "
I glanced at the Mii girl who sat next to me.
" So, what's your name? " she asked.
" Kendall. " I simply replied. " What about you? "
She paused, as if pondering on something. " Well, to be honest, I don't exactly have one…" she faltered.
" Hmm? Why not? "
She was about to speak when the train suddenly jerked forward, starting slow but then going to maximum speed. Everyone one on the tram was pushed into their seats by the force, then turned to the windows in awe; lines of galactic color flew by like comets.
" T-T-THIS IS SOO FAAAAAAASSSSSSTTTTT!" One of the male Mii's yelped.
" GGGGG-FOOOORRRRCEEEE IIIINNNN MMMMMYYYYY FAAAACCCCEEEEE!" The other one cried.
" I WANT MY MOMMY! " A voice cried out.
" MY COFFEE!"
Chaos had officially insued. Not long after however, the intercom interrupted the madness with another anouncement.
"ATTENTION EVERYONE; YOUR DESTINATION SHOULD BE IN VIEW IN A FEW SECONDS."
The train finally began to slow, and everyone decided to shut up and take in the sights.
At first, it seemed like it was just random pebbles in the sky, but soon there were little islands here and there, some of them with a force field around them. These certain islands either had platforms or looked like an arena of some sort.
The main attraction though was the giant labyrinth island above us and what it seemed like a rural town ahead of us.
" Should be about 20 minutes till we officially arrive. " The Mii said.
" So, the naming issue? " I reminded.
" Well, um…" she started. " I don't like talking about it. But I've been nicknamed Gunner. "
" That's an interesting nickname. "
" Actually, " She pointed to the boys, who were arguing on who was the best looking along with a tiny blonde male in grass green clothes. " they don't exactly have names either. People called the blonde one Swordfighter and the coal haired one Brawler. "
" Peculiar…"
" Yeah I know… it sounds uncreative, but were known for what our name stands for." she smirked. " Like how I can wield a gun well. "
I couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
" Excuse me ladies, may I ask for your opinion? " the tiny blonde piped up, trying to get our attention.
" Hmm? And what will that be? " Gunner asked.
He cleared his throat. " Which one of us is the best looking? "
The tram slowly shuddered to a stop as we reached the station.
" I can't believe that we're finally here!" Swordfighter cheered, followed by a happy cry from the tiny blonde, who introduced himself as Toon Link.
The doors then opened slowly and excited voices filled the room. The *R.O.B that got us on now directed us off the tram.
The station was gorgeous: well kept potted plants and fountains everywhere, colored walkways and attractive signs. It's like you just stepped into wonderland!
There were already some people in the station, but my attention immediately went to a white banner. "NEWCOMERS" it said. Our group went over there and parted ways with Toon Link for now.
As we were waiting, some of the other newcomers caught my attention. The first of which seemed to be a young angel and what seemed to be a mint haired goddess.
" Aww, please! You have to stay and watch Skyworld! Isn't that your job?" The angel pleaded.
The goddess, to my surprise, chuckled. " Sorry Pit, but a goddess needs to have some fun every once in awhile! How about you go find some of your friends from the last tournament? Ooh, there's mini Link over there!"
" But… I don't wanna fight you again…" The angel, Pit?, stammered.
Too late, she started walking toward our group, leaving the poor angel alone. He waved a sad goodbye, then went to find Toon Link.
Besides us and the goddess, there was a blue robot, a white haired swordsman with a robe, a boxer, a dragon just to name a few. The other two Mii's weren't though, which worried me.
Another R.O.B came up to us and showed us to follow it.
" WAIT!" A yelp tore through the air. Two other Miis dashed through the station and stopped right next to us, trying to catch their breath
" I'm sorry were late! ThetrainranlateandtheR. -" the girl started.
" Hey! I was silent the entire trip, you know! " John yipped.
The girl started a sucker punch, but a floating star intervened, eventually joined by a beautiful star princess.
" Now is not the time to fight! " the woman reminded. " Once your on the battlefield, you can beat each other up as much as you like. But we have an orientation to go to!" The R.O.B beeped in response.
Orientation huh? This will be interesting.
There wasn't much to see, and we eventually entered a stadium. And it was PACKED. We were directed to a section near the front. And unfortunately, I was placed right next to the sucker puncher.
" Hi! " she squeaked. She had a huge smile on her face.
" Uh, hi. " I replied, trying to be nice.
" What's your name? I'm Cristine! "
" It's Kendall. " I said quietly. " It looks like it's about to start." I pointed to the … uh…. giant hand? If this day wasn't any weirder.
I also took notice there was a Mario cap on one of its knuckles. The crowd hushed.
" Hello everyone! Its-a me, Mario!" it spoke, then started laughing maniacally.
Crap, it talks.
" Hey! Thats-a my hat! " The real Mario pointed out, and everyone else besides him started laughing as well.
A second hand came down next to it. " Crazy, what did I tell you about impersonating people on orientation day?!"
Crazy backed up and the second hand took his spot.
" Sorry about that. Let's get to business. For you newcomers, my name is Master Hand."
A few of the newcomers sat in awe as he snapped his fingers and fluorescent orange spheres filled the room. A few groans also arose, which confused me. " Welcome to the Super Smash Brothers tournament!" Cheers filled the room.
" Now, let me call some certain veterans onto the stage. Link, Samus, Captain Falcon and Mario ( Not you Crazy! Get back! ), please come up!"
A " Yahoo!" came from the crowd, as a red plumber bounded up, with a muscular hero followed. A taller, older version of Toon Link and a orange robot came up behind them; only her blonde head was exposed. The red plummer got himself a microphone.
" Hello everybody! It's-a our-a pleasure to-a showcase our-a newcomers!" He said. " Newbies, will you-a join us up-a here? "
A R.O.B directed our group up there, and we were all standing in a line; Cristine on my right and Brawler on my left.
The hero ( looked more like a racer, but with adrenaline, you really don't care. ) took Mario's place, and prepared his announcer voice.
" First off, I'd like to proudly introduce the Comet Observatory Princess, Rosalina!" The princess beamed, but the floating star started bickering at Falcon. " Whoops! I mean Rosalina AND Luma. "
The swordsman took his place. " Now, here is Skyworlds Goddess of Light, Lady Palutena!"
The goddess gave a little bow and clapping filled the room, along with a cheer from Pit, forgetting about the "fighting her" part.
The robot, who I guessed was Samus, took the mic next. But she surprised us quickly.
"Now, the tactician who saved the world of Fire Emblem, here is Robin." She voice didn't sound very excited, but most of the crowd seemed to find it normal and cheered anyway.
The male tactician ignored this and still blushed under the sudden attention.
Mario took the mic again.
" Next up is the-a famous boxer, Little Mac!"
He threw a fist into the air with a flashy smile, but I could tell by his eyes he was sleep deprived. Was he the one that lost his coffee?
" Get'em baby! " Doc Louis, Mac's trainer cheered.
Back to Falcon.
" Now, lurking in the shadows, comes Greninja!"
A puff of smoke revealed the ninja amphibian.
" Gren gren! " It spoke.
Link took this opportunity to seize the mic.
" Now from; wait, where was he from again?; eh, from a village, here is the Villager!
Villager smiled innocently, which somehow managed to scare Link to quickly handing the mic to Samus.
The names went on; the new explorer Alph, the Wii Fit Trainers, Shulk the Monado wielder, Pac Man and Mega Man, gaming legends. It was our turn now, and Falcon had the mic for the fourth time.
" Now, introducing six of Super Smash Brother's own representatives, here are the Mii Fighters! "
I was about to wave embarrassedly to the crowd when suddenly I got clocked in the face when Cristine tried to do an action pose.
" Uh oh…" Cristine mumbled.
Gunner ran next to me. " Kendall! Are you ok?"
I groaned. " Sure I do…. it's the pointy shape of a star….."
I blacked out.
A.N AH IT'S FINALLY DONE
Cristine: I'M SO SORRY! ITWASN'TMYFAULTIWASSOEXCITEDANDAND-" * Faints *
Me: She'll be fine. Anyway, I will be revising the rest of the current chapters and well as adding more, so don't fret! The other three chapters are free for viewing, but be warned: They aren't revised and are probably terrible.
Hope you like it,and feel free to leave a review ( And make sure I did a reasonable Captain Falcon! I'm trying to stay somewhat on character without bending them too much out of shape. )