These characters are not owned by me and of course, belong to Nintendo and their respective companies! That said, I hope you enjoy this chapter's story! For the sake of imagery, please imagine the Mii Fighter as you would Pit or any other anime-looking person in Smash!
'Mr. Blue Sky' played softly through the boy's headphones as he stared out of the lightly fogged up glass panes of the bus. He brushed his hands passed his freckles, blue eyes hidden behind glasses and pushed aside the long messy fringe of brownish-blondish hair he had. He had hoped that the calming rhythms of his 'relaxing' playlist would help put his mind at ease as his destination got closer, but if anything it only made their anxiousness grow. Breaks in the song allowed him to hear the mutters and chattering of the other passengers, for the most part it was just wild excitement with a mix of curiosity dashed about as to who would be in the first match today. People were hoping to see Mario and Link kick things off, both being faces of the Nintendo run tournament. The boy too wished this would be the case. He wished it would be anyone of any pairing, as long as it wasn't him. It may have been a little self-indulgent, but he began to tap the 'Mii Channel' against the sides of his packed suitcase, the thought of that melody was always able to calm him but now just reminded him of the responsibilities he carried as the Mii representative. Years ago, when Nintendo had released Smash on their last console they had introduced the concept of Miis as playable fighters, but had gathered no representatives for the show over at 'Smash On!'. Now he didn't remember if there was any outrage from the Mii community or any community over this decision, but for some reason years later Nintendo had decided to hold an invitational for Miis to enter and win a lodging and job at the Smash Manor. And he had won. Sam Phoenix, a name he had chosen for himself, was the Mii representative chosen to fight the new 'Smash On!'. Just reminding himself of that sent shivers down his spine and made him clutch his suitcase tighter. If anyone had to fight today, please let it be someone else.
He had expected some sort of luxury escort or flight to get to Smashville, but to his surprise, they had simply told him to get the soonest bus he could when he was ready to join everyone. He wasn't a spoilt boy or anything, he just couldn't picture the likes of Mario or Link being told to hitch a hike or learn a bus schedule. Then again, a random Mii wasn't an A-list celebrity like those two either. Still, he was fine with that. It gave him a little more hope that a quiet travel meant less fuss would be made of him and he wouldn't have to fight. He did like to fight, that's how he earned his spot, but it was just a lot of responsibility to perform well in his first match, and if it was an opening day match that anxiety would only double. He remembered the last opening match from the previous 'Smash On!' had been a battle between Lucario and Charizard. A surprising one, given the lack of newcomer presence, but the fans always loved a good pokemon battle that wasn't like the games they stared in. But more than remembering the fight, he remembered how entranced by it he was. The speed, the power, the ferocity and mind-games behind each fighter's actions was so intense, so alluring that before long he was addicted to watching the weekly fights and reruns of battles on the Smash Channel. After that, he got involved with the social community in Miiverse, met friends as they all talked about the matches they'd see on TV and the matches they'd play on their respective Wii-Us. He remembered his friends laughing at the idea of a Mii representative actually showing up at 'Smash On!', how they'd laughed at him but now, they were the last ones he saw before getting on the bus wishing him good luck. Perhaps, maybe if he was to fight today they'd watch and he could do them proud. That would be nice.
"Alright boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen I hope you're ready." The driver's voice echoed through the bus speakers, "Just one more hill and then we'll be in sight of Smashville."
Or maybe it wouldn't be that nice.
Smashville in this regard was not the stage often people got confused with, but a city built by Nintendo. While people loved their games, especially Smash, Nintendo quickly figured that people love live events much much more. And what had started as a series of arena fights featuring their beloved characters, quickly spawned into a national phenomenon drawing in challengers, business and people from all over the universe. Before long, the land was bought and Nintendo had built a city on top of it, just to house their characters in-between game-making and also house 'Smash On!'. And the city, now coming into Sam's eyes as he peered through the window, was a sight to behold. At first glance it looked like any other city with a gathering of skyscrapers and busy streets; but, the closer they got the more they could see. Specialised merchandise stores and restaurants, floods of pokemon and extraterrestrial beings, humans, miis and a much, much larger mix of diversity. There were various sports centres and supervised cage fights for people to partake in. And as much of a city for fighting as it was, there were so many more peaceful places he could see. Villas across the far back of the hills behind the city, lakes and parks which ran throughout, it was truly a beautiful mix of nature and technology. The most eye-catching thing rested in the middle of the city though. A stadium, as long as Manhattan and taller than some mountains he had seen, with queues and queues of people gathering towards it as the opening ceremony got closer and closer. That was the 'Smash On!' stadium, where all the magic the boy had seen on TV all those years ago took place. The place where the idols he looked up to met and traded blows, the place where he could now finally stand. His eyes began to sparkle while his chest welled up with overwhelming excitement at the sight of the stadium, wiping away his worries for the time being as all he could think about was the rush of combat. And then, his eyes moved towards the sky where he spotted the lodging he was destined to go to. The Smash Manor. A floating, reportedly TARDIS like home which housed near endless facilities and space for the representatives to live and relax in between matches and between their long trips to go make games. While it was known some would come and stay here from time to time, from paparazzi reports, often the majority of fighters would leave for the longest time and have a huge reuniting like today. How would he fit in? How awkward would it be? How many of the rumours were true? He wasn't sure, but he could both wait and not wait to find out when suddenly the stopping of the bus had decided that for him.
He dragged the heavy suitcase of the steps of the bus and nearly fell down onto the relatively quiet city street, thanking the bus driver before looking around. He had come from a city, just not one built like this. It was full of references, nods to various franchises within building layout, geography and even strangers had similar looks to video games he played. Though, as lost in his awe as he was, he did find himself thinking one question as he turned his attention back towards the Smash Manor.
"How on Earth am I supposed to make it up there?" He mumbled to himself, panic and confusion now coming back to him.
He had no maps, no knowledge of this city and no contact from Nintendo to help him get around. As the boy started panicking, looking around like a lost puppy, his fighting instincts failed to notice the rapidly approaching object from above.
Moments earlier, atop of a building shaped like the logo for Nintendo 64, sat a familiar brunette haired angel. Looking bored, and scrolling through his phone only to glance up whenever a new bus pulled in, the angel sighed as the bus pulled away with no-one of particular interest standing out to him.
"Aw geez, if I knew the Mii guy was gonna be appearing from a random bus I would've asked Ganon to at least give me more than a photo before flying off to be the first one to meet him. Think next-time Pit, think!" The angel groaned, flicking at his own hair.
Suddenly, the shrill yell of surprise grabbed his attention as he watched a boy, looking around his physical age stumble onto the streets with a suitcase and looking towards the manor with confusion. Pit quickly flicked over to the photos on his phone and matched the boy on the street with the one he had and smiled widely, wings spreading in anticipation of the boy's sudden dive. Like an owl, silent but rapidly moving, Pit glided down through the air and grabbed the unsuspecting boy before anyone in the local area could react to either of them. Sam, slowly trying to process what happened looked down to the ground, being a little thankful he had such a tight hold of his belongings and then back up where he saw the young angel rising higher and higher into the sky with him.
"Um...Hello." The Mii-fighter said calmly, panic and surprise somehow trapped by confusion for now.
"Ah! Hello!" Pit replied cheerfully, looking down at his capture, "I didn't actually expect you to be able to speak properly, sorry!"
"It's...It's fine." Sam replied before looking forwards.
No, it wasn't. He was hundreds of miles up in the air, snatched up by one of his idols in the blink of an eye and still not quite following what had all just happened in the span of ten seconds or so. That's when the panic decided to surface.
"W-wait what's going on?" The boy stuttered, squirming about in a panic, "Y-you're Pit, like the Pit!"
"Heh, I suppose I am." Pit replied, smiling smugly over the recognition.
"C-can we like, um, m-maybe just slow down a-and just talk for a moment?" Sam asked, looking towards the very, very long down ground with a little more worry now.
"No can do Mr...Hey, what is your name?" Pit asked.
"Sam! Sam Phoenix!"
"Oh, sweet-well no can do Mr Phoenix!" The angel continued, "I gotta fly us up to the Manor and be as covert as possible I was told!"
Sam didn't quite follow what he meant, it was probably due to the angel being quite a star around these parts and Nintendo wanted more attention to be on the exhibition match than it did a random scoop of one of their reps walking around the city with a strange boy.
"A-alright!" Sam called up.
"Honestly don't sweat it, I'll get us there in a-oh no." Pit said, voice full of dread as he felt the magic from his wings began to burst into the air.
And before long, they were falling.
"W-what the hell is going on?" Sam shouted out as they were reaching terminal velocity.
"Well, I um...I kinda forgot to ask Lady Palutena for some more magic before the flight, s-sorry!" Pit yelled back, "I-it'll be fine! Just recover towards the nearest building you can alright?"
"You can't be serious?" Sam asked, giving the boy a look of fear.
"Totally!" Pit smiled with excitement, taking more of an upright stance as they fell and looked around.
There was something about Pit's confidence and the smile that made the fighter feel more at ease. Maybe it was the delusion born from a sudden adrenaline rush, but despite falling at near terminal velocity towards the concrete floor, a sudden feeling of 'you can do this' washed over him. Pit, who was no stranger to falling, allowed himself to fall faster than the boy he'd just met and used the last bit of his magic to give him a burst of horizontal flight towards the nearest building where he grabbed the ledge and managed to pull himself up.
"There we go, easy-peasy Pit no all you have to-Oh Goddess the Mii fighter." Pit snapped his vision back towards the still falling boy.
Sam, amidst the chaos of falling, was trying to undo his suitcase to get his sword or blaster since they both gave him better chances at moving through the air. But as he snapped the case open, his mind clearly dumbed down by fight-or-flight mentality, he was forced to watch all his clothes and items scatter amongst the air.
"My stuff!" He called out, trying to reach for any of his weapons.
But they were either too far or falling faster than him now. Panic washed over him once more, this was absolutely crazy. He hadn't even gotten to the manor and here he was about to die.
"You can do it!" Pit called out, "Come on Sam you can do it!"
Before Sam had even registered it, he was swinging his foot around in the air, then the next and then the next as he spun around like a cyclone against the force of gravity. While it didn't give him enough height to reach the ledge of the building, immediately filling the boy with a rush of horror, he felt the hands of the same angel who filled him with confidence wrap around his legs.
"Here we go!" Pit growled, falling back with all the strength he could as he pulled the Mii onto the roof with him.
The two boys lay there for moments, panting and sweating as the sudden escape from near death washed over them.
"W-what...What the hell?" Sam questioned, not directed at Pit, but the situation.
"Pretty much the every day." Pit chuckled amongst his pants.
Sam didn't quite understand, and reflecting upon that he seemed to realise he hadn't quite understood whatever it was he had gotten himself into either, but all he could do was let out a chuckle too.
"I'm honestly surprised we made it through that." Pit said, walking down the staircase of the building they'd landed on, "Sorry about nearly killing you back there."
"N-no it's fine!" Sam stuttered, any anger or confusion was gone and now the sudden realisation of who he was talking to had come back to him, "I-I'm sure it happens all the time."
"More than we'd like to admit honestly." Pit laughed.
That wasn't quite the answer Sam had wanted to receive.
"Either way." The angel said, stopping and holding out his hand to the boy, "It was really impressive how you recovered back there...I'm Pit, it's nice to meet you, Sam."
The Mii stared at the boy's hand for a moment as he felt his face go hot suddenly. A blush of complete and utter adoration was spreading across the mii's cheek which then turned into one of embarrassment as he realised it and timidly held out his hand to shake the angel's.
"I-it's nice t-t-to meet you too!" He stuttered out, his voice somewhere between his normal one and a squeak.
Pit couldn't help but laugh as he shook the boy's hand now and lightly punch him on the arm.
"Come on lighten up man." He continued to chuckle before walking down the steps once again, "I'm guessing you're feeling a little star-struck right now, I get that. I was a newcomer once too, but honestly, things are better if you just act yourself."
"T-they are?"
"Yeah, of course, it's weird but we're all kind of like a family." Pit explained innocently, "I mean sure, some of us get along better than with others and some of us are total idiots or nuisances like Shulk, but we're all the same y'know?"
"Uhmm...I think so?" Sam nervously laughed.
The angel was a lot kinder than he expected, honestly so much nicer than he expected. It made him hope that everybody in the manor would be at least as welcoming at the angel was and made him even feel like he had gained a friend.
"Oh...You're out of magic right?" Sam asked as they left the front of the building now, it had been a hotel luckily enough.
"Yeah, that's right. It means I can't fly for a while outside of recovery-like bursts."
"So how do we get to the manor?" Sam asked.
"That's...Huh…" Pit replied, taking a moment to think, "Good call-ARGH! Ganon's gonna kill me! He's actually going to kill me for messing this up! I'll be sentenced to hades and-"
"P-pit calm down!" Sam interrupted, grabbing the boy's arm, "C-covert right?"
Pit looked around now as people were staring at them. Some in confusion but more in growing recognition.
"Oh..Yeah." The angel sighed, "That's a hotel right?"
"I think so." Sam answered as he looked at the name of the building.
"Great, let's go!" Pit said with a smile, grabbing the boy's arm, "I have an idea!"
Before long the two had checked into a room on one of the lower floors. A perk to being a fighter Sam learnt is they never seem to have to pay for something either there or then, as Pit's bill would be charged to the manor and then deducted from either his pay or spendings, depending on the state of one or the other.
"Are you sure this is fine?" Sam asked, "I feel bad making you have to pay for all this."
"It's fine." Pit replied, scrolling through his phone now, "I'd much rather do this than deal with Ganon if news actually spreads or something like that."
"Is...Is Ganondorf really that scary?" Sam asked.
"He's terrifying." Pit replied with a cold stare and dead eyes, "Last time we were all together, Link and Marth had gotten into a stupid fight and he made them do a punishment battle. He beat them both at least twenty stocks until they couldn't stand anymore...And then they were on laundry duty for a week."
Sam watched as the angel shuddered in horror over the memory, finding it amusing that the lord of darkness seemed something more of a rough dad like figure for the group. Although, he was still kind of scared to meet him based off Pit's reactions.
"Oh, so what was your idea?" Sam asked, watching the angel sitting on the bed now.
"I'm gonna call a favour in for us to get a lift." Pit replied with a smile before turning attention to the phone, "Hello? Ah hey, I wonder if you could give me a lift...I'm in the Hyrule hotel, first floor. We kinda need to keep it discreet-NO NOT FOR THOSE REASONS!" Pit yelled before sighing, "Fine fine, I have absolute faith in you, see you in a few, huh? What floor? Fifth, wh-.", The angel said before the call hung up and he turned, smiling at Sam, "I got us a good lift don't worry."
"Who is it?" Sam asked, just more curious about which fighter he could eternally nerd out over next.
"Only the most dependable idiot I know." Link said proudly, "Well at least he was last time I saw him...The time before that he was kinda serious but I think something happened...Either way, he's still an idiot I think. But a reliable one! Whenever things are quiet or too relaxing he's always there to make a mess of things, but when you trust him he always-"
There was a huge flash of blue light behind the angel from the street below as the sound of a motorbike grew dangerously closer. Sam watched as the angel, whose face now seemed to default to one of blank disappointment, kept his back towards the shattering wall of windows as a horse-shaped bike smashed into the room with a cloud of smoke forming. Once the smoke had cleared thanks to a gust from Pit's wings, Sam was able to see the rider in sight. A boy, a little older than the two of them, with blonde messy hair, bright blue eyes and a shirt to match stared at them with a confident smile.
"Heh, told you I'd be there in a few." He said.
"Link!" Pit yelled back, "I told you to be discreet! What part of any of that was discreet?"
"Well, I thought it was discreet for me." Link said simply with a blink before turning his attention to Sam, "Oh hey kid! You're that Mii fighter, how are ya?"
Sam, who had somewhat recovered from the last bizarre scenario was now fully back into a mind broken mindset where he seemed to distance himself from the chaos surrounding him.
"I'm good." He said robotically.
"Eh? What's up with that?" Link laughed.
"If I didn't know you so well I'd be shell-shocked too." Pit sighed, grabbing Sam and leading him towards the bike, "Come on let's just go."
"Roger that!" Link said with a smirk, revving up the master cycle before the flew out the window.
"Link...What's with all the fire around here?" Pit asked, looking at the carnage outside there hadn't been when he and Sam were there only ten minutes earlier.
"Well-hang on and brace!" Link yelled back as the bike hit the floor and soon the trio were driving down the Smashville roads, "Well, I couldn't just drive a bike up to the third floor now, could I? So I used a bomb to launch me and the bike up to you too."
"A bomb?" Pit asked, shocked by even this, "You used a bomb in public?"
"Of course, pretty smart right?" Link asked with a cocky chuckle, "I'd like to think I've gotten even more brilliant since the last time we all met."
"Wow...You really have changed Link." Pit said.
"I have?"
"Yeah, you're even stupider." The angel said matter-of-factly.
"Eh?" The hero questioned.
"Watch out for the bus!" Sam screamed out.
After what could only be described as the most harrowing drive of his life, Sam, with shaking legs, stumbled off the back of Link's bike and collapsed to his knees against the grass. Not caring for the notion of traffic, red lights or local law enforcement, Link had managed to drive the two boys through the city and got them out to a remote field where he'd told them he was expecting to meet with Zelda and get teleported back to the castle with them.
"I guess that was a little rough for you, eh kid?" Link laughed, kneeling down and petting the boy's back, "But relax, stick with me and stuff like that'll be nothing!"
"If anything I feel like you're scaring him off." Pit cut in.
"Ehhh? Pit come on, I haven't seen you in years and you're being this mean to me now all of a sudden?" Link asked with crocodile tears down his cheeks.
"H-hey come on man cut that out!" The angel yelled, "Y-you know I feel bad when someone cries."
Link smirked and dived towards the angel, furiously rubbing his knuckles against the soft brunette mess of hair.
"And that's why I love ya!" He grinned and giggled.
"Link k-knock it off! That hurts!" Pit growled while trying to struggle against the boy.
Link wasn't quite what Sam had expected. While he did remember the boy a few years back being on headlines for various sorts of troubles and even in his fights he did a lot of silly and goofy things, he always just thought it was part of the showmanship or he was acting. Thinking of that did, however, raise a new interest point for him.
"Um, Mr Link s-sir?" Sam stuttered.
"Just call me Link kiddo." Link answered quickly, looking at the boy while still tormenting Pit, "Then again, you look like your Pit's age, what's your name?"
"S-Sam."
"Well just call me Link then Sam, everyone else does." He said with a welcoming smile as wide as the sun, "So what's up?"
"It's just...You look really different from when you were at 'Smash On!' a couple of years back."
"Oh yeah, Nintendo just wanted me to look like me from Breath of The Wild, for like marketing reasons and stuff...Although the stuff I get to keep from it is more exciting than the look."
"How...How does that work?" Sam asked, curious about ways Nintendo was able to change the physical being of these people.
"It's simple." A female voice came from behind.
The trio of boys looked over in the direction as a girl with elf-like ears, wearing a pink and white dress with flowing strawberry blonde hair walked towards them during her lecture.
"Think of it as a wish at first. Through game design, through the making of a world and universe, the hopes and wishes of the makers bring us to life outside of the world they create. So when Miyamoto wanted to make Mario, imagine the pixelated being formed in the real world and then, when testing and designing the game, the Mario being could enter the digital world and perform in it like an actor. Then, when the creator wishes for him to look different, he does. It's simple really. Although, personalities aren't the same which is where it grows trickier." The girl said, standing next to Sam now and holding her hand out with a warm smile, "Zelda, it's nice to meet you."
"U-um...I'm Sam, nice to meet you too." The boy said nervously before the girl continued to talk.
"For example, sticking with Mario, his personality in the games is different to those out of the games. Like two separate load states. But in my case, my personality out of the games is a mix of my own and is shaped differently with each new personality in each new game." She explained pointing to herself and then Link,"And as for my wonderful boyfriend over there, every time he jumps out a new game he has a new personality either matching the game or completely different to his last one. But…" She said happily, walking over and kissing his cheek, "He's the kept the same one twice now and I still love him very much."
"Heh, it's good to see you too baby." Link smiled and blushed a little, "You look great!"
"Oh, this?" Zelda asked, regarding her appearance, "Well Nintendo wanted me to look a little different too I guess, but I'm glad you like it."
Sam watched as the girl smiled and energetically ran off to wave and give the angel and welcoming hug back.
"I wasn't expecting to see you or the Mii newcomer here." Zelda said to the angel, "What's that about?"
"Ah well, I volunteered to meet him and kinda ran out of magic."
"Oh Pit, you think you would've learned about that after the pineapple incident." Zelda scolded, her tone motherly and caring, "Come on, let's get you boys home then."
She smiled and waved for Sam to come closer until the three boys were around her. The princess then closed her eyes and begun to spin, a blue light enveloping everyone as soon there was a flash and they were gone.
Sorry about all the exposition! Kinda wanna dump it here since it'd just be a headache in later chapters and I'd rather put them towards improving ant writing characters! Pretty much as I post this I'm already writing part 2! But I felt like for a first chapter, especially in a story like this, it was long enough as it is without being too boring or distracting! That said, allow me to explain some things!
This is an AU retelling of a story I once told called 'Smash On!' which is still on this site I believe! I just don't remember the account details anymore. With Smash Ultimate coming, I wanted to revisit the world and characters I made but I never exactly concluded 'Smash On!' and felt bad if I were to go back and try to add to it now. So I thought, why not do an AU where instead of Smash 4, the Mii Fighter joins in at Ultimate? As well as that, writing weekly again is something I want to do and improve at! So while this chapter 1, I think, is better than 'Smash On!' chapter 1, I don't think it's as good as some of the later chapters. And while this will be an AU retelling, the story will be new. There may be some recycled ideas, but told anew and the overall new plot will be different too! But until I think of it and weave it in, you'll have to enjoy some slice of life stuff with the characters! So please wait for part 2 to drop next Friday, and welcome to the story!