This chapter was last edited on 5/10/13.
Author's Note: This is a novelisation of the Subspace Emissary, however it will introduce a few original scenarios featuring minor OCs making cameos; this is not purely a rewrite of the plotline of SSE ;)
FYI this is my published first fanfiction.
Chapter One: The Smash Brothers' Tournament
~*Morning of the First Day*~
"Arriving from the famous Mushroom Kingdom," the loudspeaker boomed into the Smash Brothers' Stadium, "our first competitor often drops his plumber gig to stop the forces of evil. Known for his heroic acts and distinguishing appearance, it's Mario!"
The trophified form of Mario fell from the sky and into the Stadium. In a bright flash of light it re-animated and the crowd went wild as Mario displayed some of his fighting moves.
"Hailing from Dreamland on the planet Pop Star, this pink, round fellow is notable for his unique abilities and his undeniable charm. Competitor two, up against Mario, it's Kirby!"
Kirby's silver figure dropped into the arena in the same manner as Mario's. Kirby began jumping up and down and pulling off a few endearing moves, to the audience's delight.
Peach and Zelda watched from their raised platform. As the coordinators of the Smash Brothers Tournament they had probably the best view of the arena. They were there to ensure that the Tournament was fair and running smoothly.
Every year the Smash Brothers' Tournament was held in the Stadium, and it attracted multitudes of spectators from all over the world. A cast of colourful characters was always present somewhere in the grandstands, waiting for the ripest moment to cry out and uplift the already excited atmosphere of the Stadium. The previous year a Toad marching band had performed to amplify the competitors' fighting spirits. The year before that a group of Angel Land denizens had begun a Mexican wave. Three years prior a party of different Hyrulean races had started throwing confetti and a variety of decorations into the air towards the end of the Tournament.
The two coordinators always looked forward to the surprises the Tournament brought each year. It was nearly impossible to predict what the fans would come up with next, and it was rather fortunate that there were rarely any real problems up in the podiums or down in the competitors' dormitories.
"Alright," Peach said into the loudspeaker. "We're almost ready to begin our first fight in this year's Smash Brothers' Tournament!" The crowd cheered in anticipation.
"Could the first competitors for today please ready themselves in the arena," Zelda said as she took over the loudspeaker, "and could the other competitors fighting today make your way to the benches on the edges of the arena."
The spectators screamed with excitement as the competitors emerged from their rooms built into the Stadium, beneath the grandstands. There would be two more matches today. Pit, Luigi and Donkey Kong came out of the hallway and seated themselves on said benches. The big gorilla beat his chest and hooted. Luigi recoiled slightly.
Where's Link? Zelda thought. He was meant to be in the Tournament today, but he hadn't arrived at the Smash Brothers' Stadium. He's probably late. I shouldn't be too surprised. Zelda knew that Link was sometimes held up by the inescapable urge to help someone in need during his travels.
"We're ready to begin!" Peach cried. "Mario and Kirby, take your starting positions!"
The audience became louder until there was quite a din. The two competitors made their way to the opposite sides of the arena. A group of Toads at each end encouraged Mario and Kirby for their fight.
"Go get 'im, Mario!" cried one of the Toads.
"Yeah. Show Kirby what you've got!" exclaimed another.
"C'mon Kirby! You can do it!"
"Use that suction power!"
"Now we'll wait for the signal to start!" announced Peach. The crowd hushed significantly.
Zelda gathered up a pinch of magic in her hand, then shot it up into the air several metres. It exploded like a miniature firework.
The spectators began their ruckus again as Kirby and Mario leaped into action. They charged at each other at a breakneck speed and almost met in the centre of the arena. Before they collided, Mario made his first move, jumping high in the air to deliver a kick in Kirby's direction. However, Kirby countered this attack with the same move. They smashed into each other in mid-air and got propelled backwards by the force.
Both of them jumped right back up. Kirby began a series of quick punches and kicks. Even with his stubby features, he could still deliver quite a blow. At this point, Mario could only block these attacks. Then Kirby finally managed to hit Mario and sent him flying back.
The Stadium erupted into applause and shouts.
Mario picked himself up off the ground and sent a shot of magic at Kirby. Kirby was still getting his breath back and was not ready for this attack. The fireball blasted into him, knocking him a few metres back. As soon as he recovered Mario was already sending another one at him. Kirby swallowed this second sphere of energy and shot it back at the plumber. Mario was caught off guard and got hit by his own magic.
After the two had gotten back on their feet, the fight that followed was not much more than a blur of movement and magic, with Mario and Kirby trying to be the first to knock the other out into their trophy form and win the match. It ended all too soon for the audience – or so it seemed – for the excitement of the match was skyward. Eventually, Mario landed a match-ending blow that sent Kirby flying straight up many tens of metres. He converted to his trophy form in mid-air, and came crashing down to the ground with a metallic clang. The crowd silenced for a moment.
True to the customs of the Tournament, Mario touched the golden base of Kirby's form and the puffball re-animated. Kirby applauded along with the spectators as Mario raised his fist into the air in triumph.
"We have a winner!" Peach announced, just able to be heard over the roar of the crowd. She giggled gleefully to herself. The two fighters shook hands in a display of good sportsmanship. After a few moments the crowd quieted down.
"Mario is one victory closer to winning the Smash Brothers' Tournament!" continued Peach. "However, we must remember this starts off as a double round-robin tournament, so things could take a turn!"
And things suddenly took a turn for the worse.
An ominous shadow began creeping its way across the Stadium, and by instinct everyone looked up. Kirby gaped, recognising the foreboding figure. The battleship Halberd was making its way through the sky above, and from it an eerie stream of purple fog spilled forth from the bottom.
The crowd grew unsettled as the two coordinators jumped from their platform and into the arena where the competitors were already standing in a loose bunch, cautious as to what was happening.
The violet fog settled onto the floor of the arena. The group stepped back, wary of what would happen next. The fog was not still for long. It soon divided into smaller masses, and slowly but surely taking the forms of many creatures. Before long, the competitors and the judges were face to face with a mob of malicious-looking puppet monsters, which slowly began moving towards them.
"What are those?" said Pit as he readied his bow.
"I have no idea," replied Mario.
"But they're definitely not friendly," added Zelda.
They retreated back for a moment, before Donkey Kong, Mario and Kirby began fighting them off. Pit shot a few arrows from his bow while Zelda sent shots of magic to fend the mob off. Luigi met up with Peach and began leading her away from the threat, as she was presumably quite defenceless at the moment.
Following the fog, a robotic, green-cloaked figure descended into the Stadium. It dropped a giant metal mechanism into the arena with a crash in the midst of the monstrous puppets. A robot stood attached to either side of the cylindrical mass. The metallic object soon opened up to reveal a timer that began counting down from three minutes.
The crowd quickly began to panic and evacuate the Smash Brothers' Stadium. The mysterious figure nodded to the robots attached to the mechanism, before moving back towards the Halberd.
Suddenly realising the gismo, the group hastened their battle against the puppets. In no time, the enemies were shattered back into their single fog form and the purple gas seemed to retreat into thin air.
Pit and Mario advanced on the robots to try and detach them from the thing that was apparently some sort of bomb about to go off. Mario pounded them with his fists and pulled as hard as he could, while Pit snapped his bow into two blades to saw them off. But no matter what they both did, the robots were firmly attached and unable to be destroyed. The timer had counted down about a minute and a half. Half way there. By now most of the audience had vanished.
There was a loud thud from behind Peach and Luigi and they turned around, as well as Mario, Kirby and Zelda. Wario had appeared and was holding a very large machine, which the others assumed was a cannon or a gun.
"HAHA!" shouted Wario. "Hello, Princess." He pointed his machine at the princess and it began to hum and glow, charging with a sinister power. Luigi yelped, but despite himself stepped in front of Peach in defence.
"Princess Peach!" Mario and Zelda both exclaimed at once. Mario dashed at full speed toward Peach. However, he was not swift enough. He skidded to a stop as Wario's gun blasted a nasty black arrow-shaped beam at Peach. Luigi couldn't help but duck by instinct. The arrow flew past his head and slammed into Peach. In a bright flash of light, she was trophified, laying many metres away.
Wario cackled evilly. Mario, fuming, attempted to tackle Wario and his weapon. However, Wario managed to swipe him away with his heavy gun. They could all hear Mario shriek as he flew up into the clouds and out of sight.
"Oh, no!" Pit exclaimed, and was in pursuit of Mario in a split second.
Donkey Kong suddenly let out a series of panicked cries. Everyone turned their attention to him. He pointed at the timer. Ten seconds were left.
"Agh!" cried Luigi. "What now?"
"We have to get away from that thing," said Zelda.
Wario dashed to pick up the trophified Peach, laughed at his victory, and summoned his hovering cart, the Cargo.
"See you later!" he taunted as he boarded the vehicle. Then he zipped away and out of the Stadium.
Three…two…one…
The bomb let out an earth-shattering rumble and a black hole began growing from within it. Its size increased rapidly and pulled in everything surrounding it.
Hurriedly, Kirby summoned a Warp Star. He quickly signalled to Zelda, Luigi and Donkey Kong to hop onto it with him. They were only just able to hold on as the Warp Star flew away from the black hole at top speed.
Looking back at the Stadium, they were all shocked to find it had been fully engulfed by the dark matter that was still growing. Donkey Kong cried out in panic as dread shot through him. This sudden reaction to the situation caused him to lose his grip of Kirby's Warp Star and he plummeted into the forest below.
"Oh no!" Luigi shrieked. "Kirby, catch him!"
However Kirby didn't turn back, but slowed the Warp Star slightly.
"No, we can't," said Zelda, as if she had read Kirby's mind. "That thing behind us will catch up to us, and who knows what will happen. We just have to hope he's okay." She felt terribly guilty saying this, but it was the truth. "We'll come back for him later, if we can."
Kirby nodded in agreement. They all looked back at the black hole. It seemed to have slowed its growth or stopped completely, but for all they knew, it could start growing again. Luigi cast one last sad glance in Donkey Kong's direction before the Warp Star sped off again.
Any inconsistencies with The Subspace Emissary are intentional. Although I started writing this before I got Brawl (I had only watched the cutscenes)... :S
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