Chapter 1: Welcome to Smash Mansion

"I can't believe I let you talk me into this," Dark Pit said to his lighter counterpart, with his eyes closed and head hanging in shame.

The three of them were in front of a huge mansion that was several stories tall. It was almost an honor to come here and be in the upcoming tournaments for some. To Dark Pit though, it was just another building, just another fight.

"Don't worry," his double said with a child-like smile, "you'll love it here, Pittoo!"

"First off, I don't "love" anything, I tolerate them," he replied to Pit's comment, "and second," he then proceeded to jab his fist into Pit's stomach, "That's for calling me Pittoo!"

Pit fell to his knees, the pain hit just the right spot to take the wind out off him. Dark Pit turned back to the mansion. It was as large as the temple back home, had stairs leading up to the front door. Above said door was a gold plaiting the read "Smash Mansion" and below that in smaller letters was "Home of all fighters".

"I don't see the big hype," he said to nobody in question, "It's just another fighting tournament."

"Not true," the goddess of light said to the black winged angel, "the Super Smash Bros. tournament is like no other, a gathering of heroes, sidekicks, and villains alike, test their skill against one another with almost unlimited variety of customizable rules. It's almost overwhelming."

Dark Pit just stared at the goddess for a second and then down at Pit. Rolling his eyes, he extended his hand to help Pit up to his feet. He accepted the gesture and brushed off what dirt that was now on his white tunic.

"That was mouthful, Lady Palutena," Pit said as finished cleaning his clothes.

"My point is that we shouldn't take this too lightly, we could easily be revoked of our invitation," Palutena said with a bit of nervousness in her tone, "I'm actually surprised they invited you, Dark Pit."

"And why's that?" he question the green haired goddess.

"Well... because...," she kept pausing trying to find the right words, "you... fight just like Pit."

"I am nothing like Pitstain here," he stated with an unsatisfied look, "he's weak, gullible, and annoying-"

"Hey!" the winged hero shouted at the insult.

"I, on the other hand," he continued, "am strong, independent, and obviously the better Pit."

"Can we just go inside already," Pit said with his arms crossed, irritated from being called the lesser angel.

They walked up the step to the door. Pit opened it and held it for Palutena, who flashed a smile to her captain. Dark Pit just push Pit out of his way with one hand. The inside of the mansion was drastically different from the outside. As the outside walls were white, the inside was a nice shade of light brown. The main room was styled much like a living room, with a few sofas and even a fire place. Above the currently going fire was a decently sized plasma screen. The room also had a hallway splitting off on each side. It was actually quite impressive, but only by a little to Dark Pit. Sure the place was big, but absolutely no one else was in the room. He was about to comment on how boring it was, when a burst of blue rushed past them.

"Hey, Pit!" the blue object shouted as it rushed by.

"Hey, Sonic!" Pit shouted back as he waved to it.

"What was that?" Dark Pit asked his counterpart.

"Oh, that was Sonic," the light angel answered, "he's the fastest fighter here."

"I can see why," he commented, thinking he might make a nice challenge.

They continued further into the main room. As they got settled in, a voice was heard from the right hall. They all looked in the direction it came from, and two others walked into view. Both were blonde males in their late teens to early twenties. One was clad in a green tunic with matching cap, the other had brown shorts and shirt with a red vest.

"And that's all you need to know, Shulk," the one in green said, writing on a sheet of paper.

"Thanks," the one called Shulk replied, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to challenge that Meta Knight guy."

Shulk ran back down hall he came from, pulling out a red blade like object.

"Be careful, Meta Knight isn't one to go easy on a newcomer!" the green one yelled back.

He turned around and saw the three of them there. His sights focused on Pit. Pit in question, walked up to him and shook his hand.

"It's good to see you, Link," Pit called him.

"Likewise, Pit," Link said placing a his hand on his shoulder, he then looked over to Palutena, "ah, it's good to see you made it."

"Yes, and it's good to see you as well," Palutena said as she too shook his hand.

Link then turned to Dark Pit, and his left brow rose up. He toke a double take, glancing back and forth between the two angels. He was a bit confused by Dark Pit's appearance.

"Um, I don't think we've met before," the hylian said to the black winged hero.

"If we did, you weren't important enough to remember," the black winged angel retorted, "The names Dark Pit."

"Well Dark Pit," Link started extending his hand, "let me be the first to welcome you to Smash."

Dark Pit wasn't too keen on being nice to a complete stranger, still wasn't with people he actually knew. Regardless, he toke the gesture.

"Sure, whatever," he said looking away from the green clad hero.

"So, would you two like a small tour of the mansion?" Link asked the goddess and dark angel.

"That would be most grateful," Palutena kindly accepted the tour.

"No thanks," Dark Pit denied, "I can find my own way around this place."

With that said, he left the three alone to their tour. He wanted to see what was all the hype for. He walked through the main hall, passing many doors that lead to other rooms. The labels on some of them read storage, mess hall, recreation room, and then came across a door that said "Training Room". Being curious, Dark Pit grabbed the handle and opened the door to take a look inside.

The moment he opened it wide, something white slammed into him. The force of the object sent him flying back out the room and knocked him against the hallway wall, hitting his head. Dark Pit looked back at the training room. His vision had become blurry, but he could see something in navy blue running toward him. He couldn't tell what it was, but he could tell it had a human figure. Pain over came Dark Pit, and he soon passed out. He had no idea what it was, but it was responsible for knocking him out, and it was going to pay.