Hello, and welcome to the first chapter of mine and Serenity Searcher's new story, Chronicles of Smash Mansion. Expect lots of Brawling, randomness, and a fair bit of strange humour. Enjoy chapter 1, and be on the lookout for chapter 2, written by Serenity Searcher!
-Aerococonut
Chronicles of Smash Mansion
Chapter 1: Fireworks
The stars glittered high above; the moon shone with a radiant light and the wind whispered through the trees. All of the people who had gathered to participate in the new Smash Tournament were standing under the night sky, their gazes focussed raptly. Suddenly, a bright red flare shot up into the air, followed by a loud bang. Everyone gasped as the firework exploded into a mass of coloured lights.
It was the official beginning of the tournament, the traditional fireworks display was put on by Master Hand and Crazy Hand the night before the Brawls started, as a way of letting everyone remember that this was just for fun, a tournament where talented fighters could spar with each other and improve their skills, just for the hell of it. There was prize money, of course, with the grand winner taking home a grand total of 10,000 coins. Not to mention that every Brawl gave out a minimum of five coins to participatants, with the victors getting more.
This tournament had promised a whole lot more than the previous ones: new fighters, new items, and all new Final Smashes. The Hands had also designed new arenas for the Brawlers to fight on, and there was always the option that the Smashers themselves could create their own stages. Some of them had already taken up the opportunity to, and many of them were eager for the matches to start.
Master Hand and Crazy Hand arrived, and floated into a position where they could be seen by everyone, Crazy Hand frequently twitching, his fingers curling and uncurling at a rapid rate, whereas Master Hand was composed and sure. All the loud chatter faded away, as Master Hand began to speak. Crazy Hand continued to float up and down, due to his inability to stay still.
"Welcome, all! Tonight, Crazy Hand and I wish you to enjoy the festivities of the fireworks show we have prepared for you, because tomorrow is when the true fun begins! In the morning, you will all gather in the Hall at nine o'clock to find out who will be fighting in the first preliminary match."
"We recommend that you do not be late, as the first match begins at ten-thirty tomorrow, which gives the first Smashers only an hour and a half to prepare. Time which you may find out is necessary. Hee hee hee!" Crazy Hand added, waving a finger in admonishment. Master Hand bobbed up and down, his version of a nod.
"Indeed it is as Crazy Hand said. First match begins at ten-thirty on the dot. The list of fighters in tomorrow's matches will be posted on the noticeboard. We look forward to seeing all of you in full fighting glory!" A great cheer went up from the gathered fighters. Master Hand and Crazy Hand descended from their position and retired to finish any last minute preparations. Meanwhile, the fighters had separated into little groups, and were discussing a variety of things. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Peach walked off to stand under a tree, where they stood in a little circle and sized up the competition.
"Well, it appears-a we have a large-a group this time a-round," Mario said, seeing the handful new faces. Luigi grinned and slung his arm around his brother's shoulders.
"Well, they say there may be even more new people entering later. You aren't-a worried now, are you?" he teased, while Mario tweaked his moustache.
"Never!" he proclaimed, while Peach giggled. She was stroking Yoshi's head, which made the dinosaur close his eyes in pleasure.
"Oh Mario," she said in her high-pitched voice, a flirtatious smile on her lips. Mario grinned at her. A little way away, Ness and Lucas were dancing around, along with Kirby, the Ice Climbers Nana and Popo, Jigglypuff and Pikachu. Link and Zelda watched the children and creatures from their position near the stage.
"I am glad to see such enthusiasm," Zelda smiled, amused by the antics of the young ones. Link grinned, and pulled her over to the group. "You cannot be serious!" she exclaimed when she figured out what he was going to do. Link smirked at her.
"I'm deadly serious!" The group smiled, and swallowed them in.
Samus, Snake, Fox and Falco looked over to find a group of children, creatures, and two elfin adults dancing around, one of the adults with a long-suffering look on her face as she was dragged around by a green clad Hero.
"Heh heh, nice to see them having fun," Falco drawled. "When they're exhausted tomorrow, we'll be at an advantage". Samus just rolled her eyes.
"Half of them are kids. Kids have like, unlimited energy. And who knows with the others? They're not exactly human..." Snake's hand immediately moved towards his gun. Fox noticed and leapt back, his hands in the air.
"Hey, take it easy! Matches don't start 'till tomorrow!" Snake glared from underneath his headband.
"So?" His gravelly voice held a dangerous note, causing Fox to back up even further. His backing up caused him to run into Wolf, who turned around and snarled.
"You're going down, Star Fox!" He hissed, before stalking off to meet with King Dedede and Ganondorf. The Pokemon Trainers watched with interest.
"Wow, there's so many old rivals and friends here! I feel like a complete newbie," Sapphire whispered to Pearl, the other female PK Trainer.
"Hmm, I guess,' Pearl was nonchalant; it didn't matter to her about past battles, only the ones that were to come. Sapphire on the other hand, was anxious, excited and all but bouncing up and down.
"Well, what do you guys think?" she asked Gold and Red. Gold sneered and flicked his chin length hair.
"Ha, I could beat them all so easily! After all, I am the great, pure awesome Gold! Friends, foes, what does it matter? Victory will be mine!" He punched the air, not seeming to care that the other three were all staring at him. Sapphire nodded slowly, and then turned to Red.
"What about you, Red?" Red shrugged. He was a man of few words, and rarely offered any comments. Most Brawlers believed that he spoke more to his Pokemon than he did to other people. And sometimes, the Pokemon said more than he did. A few metres away, Lucario shook paws with Meta Knight. The two had shared many battles, and had discovered that they were well matched.
A blue blur suddenly flashed past, and stopped in a circle of space. The blur stopped abruptly, and resolved into the form of Sonic. He looked over his shoulder.
"Hey, slowpoke, where are you?" he called, searching in the darkness for his sometime friend/ mostly rival Shadow.
"Right here," the air seemed to fold in on itself, and Shadow warped himself next to Sonic.
"Gah!" Sonic rocked back on his heels, while Shadow just folded his arms. "Cheat! We were supposed to be racing!" Shadow just smirked. Chaos Control did have its uses. Captain Falcon, DK, Diddy, Olimar and ROB watched them argue. DK and Diddy then proceeded to resume their conversation (in pure monkey) about the nutritious value of bananas versus the food served in the Smash Mansion, Captain Falcon and Olimar went back to their discussion of the Falcon Flyer versus Olimar's Spaceship, and ROB zoomed over to converse with Mr. Game and Watch, since the machine's computer programs allowed him to understand the beeps and buzzes the 2-D man said.
Ike and Marth were muttering in low tones over near Link and Zelda, who had retired from the dancing.
"Looks like we aren't the only swordsmen again," Ike said, pointed first at Link, who had the Master Sword slung over his shoulder, and then Meta Knight, who was showing his blade to Wario. Marth was about to answer when Toon Link ran over and plonked himself down between the other two Hylians.
"Well, it gives us an opportunity to test our skills against many. We may learn new techniques from them," Ike swung his blade over his shoulder.
"Damn right! Besides, I owe Link an asskicking; he beat me in the last tournament!" Marth just rolled his eyes. Bowser stomped past and huffed. He just wanted to finally get his revenge on the stinking plumber! Pit flew down and landed next to Marth and Ike. Not quite a swordsman, but he got along with the two well, and considered them his best friends.
A loud gong rang out across the field as the fireworks finished, signalling to the fighters that it was time to head to their rooms, giving them the chance to get some rest.
Tomorrow, the matches began!
Well, that's chapter 1 finished! Basically, just an introduction to the Tournament, and the characters we're including. Mostly just those from Brawl, but with a couple of new additions. In the future, there may be more...On another note, I managed to mention every character at least once in this chapter! After this, the chapters will most likely focus on a few characters at a time, to make life easier for you and us! Please review, we'd like to know what you think!