Smash King24's Christmas Contest

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"Hey Link, what are you doing?"

Prince Marth waltzed up to the Hylian who was scribbling words onto a piece of paper. The entire room was in darkness, save for a UV lamp which was standing idly on the desk. Link had his head down and his eyes focused on the sheet, writing word after word. So far, he had written about half a page.

Marth stood next to the hero, patiently waiting for some sort of response. However, Link took no notice of the blue haired swordsman, causing Marth to tap him on the back.

"Hello! Earth to Link!" he said as he swatted him playfully.

Link's head shot up immediately.

"Huh? What?" he said in a daze.

The two swordsman locked eyes for a moment, causing Link to turn back to his sheet.

"Oh, hey Marth. What's going on?" he asked.

Marth rolled his eyes.

"I should be asking you the same thing. What are you writing there?"

Link looked at Marth again with a bit of a surprised expression.

"I'm writing a Christmas story for Smash King24's contest. Although, I'm kind of short of ideas right now."

Marth crossed his arms, but leaned forward in interest.

"Smash King's having a writing contest? What for?"

Link's jaw dropped.

"Didn't you hear? He's hosting a contest to see who can write the best Christmas story! He's invited all the author's of to sign up!"

Marth raised an eyebrow.

"The authors of have to write a Christmas story? What does it have to be about?"

"That's the thing! It has to be a story about us!"

"A Christmas story about the Smash Bros.?"

"Yeah!"

"What's the prize?"

Link's head sunk a bit with a smile.

"Eh, well... That has yet to be announced. But there IS a prize apparently! So I want to make sure my story is finished by the deadline!"

"When is the deadline?"

"December 24, 2009! Christmas Eve!"

"What, is he out of his mind? Who has time to publish a story on Christmas Eve?"

"You don't HAVE to publish it on Christmas Eve, that's just the deadline."

"Hm, I see," said Marth as he rubbed his chin. "If it's such a big deal, how come I've never heard of this before?"

"It was just recently announced. So yeah, are you going to sign up or what?"

"How do I sign up?"

"Just send a request (PM) to Smash King24, or post a story that says something like 'For Smash King24's Contest' in the summary. That way he'll know and even if you didn't sign up directly, he'll put your name on the list. Pretty easy huh?"

"It does sound easy..." Marth paused for a moment. "But wouldn't the final decision be a bit biased if he was the only one judging? I mean, he could just vote for his friends..."

"Ah ha! But he won't! Smash King said that he was going to choose TWO other authors on the site to represent the second and third judge for the contest! Man, I hope he picks me!"

Marth chuckled at Link's enthusiasm.

"What's so funny?" asked the Hylian.

Marth brushed his hair out of his eyes.

"Oh nothing. It's just, you're getting so worked up over some silly little contest," replied Marth.

"Hey, don't judge me. Everyone else signed up too."

"What?" "Yep, Ike, Samus, Mario, and them. Even Kirby signed up and he can't even write properly!"

"You mean to tell me ALL of the Brawlers signed up too?"

"Yep!"

"But they aren't authors on !"

"Well, maybe not. But at least it gives them something to do. Hey! Why don't you try it too? Maybe Master Hand can be our judge to see who can write the best Christmas story!"

"I don't know..."

"What's the matter? Can't write?"

Marth glared at the Hylian.

"What do you mean 'can't write'? I can write! I can write just fine!"

"Heh. Then prove it."

"Alright! Fine! You want me to prove it? I'll prove it to you, Link! I prove it to everyone!"

Marth stormed off out of the dark room muttering something about contests and Christmas. Link chuckled to himself before turning back around and finishing his story about a blue haired prince getting a teddy bear from Santa Claus.

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Author's Note: That's right people! I'm hosting my very first writing contest! And it's all going to be Christmas themed to celebrate the upcoming years of 2010! See my profile for more details on the contest, and remember, the deadline is the 24th, so make sure you don't miss it!