There are very few things more intimidating that a blank page. It presents itself as a dragon to be slayed, and while the pen is said to be mightier than the sword, it is hard to know how the pencil and the keyboard compare. Perhaps that is the reason I've yet to write down the thousands of ideas running rampant about my head. Regardless of the reason, I consider this day to be the rebirth of my passion for writing, and I consider this paragraph its delivery.

The story for which this prose serves as a preface is fanfiction of the Super Smash Brothers video game series. However, (I hope) it is unlike most fanfictions that have come before it. Although I consider myself a novelist, the word "novel" does not do well to describe what I feel this story to be. I feel it deserves the title of "epic" in its own right; an anime weaved in words, lacking in pictures but abundant in adventure. I hope what you find here surprises you, delights you, and—most importantly—makes you think.

Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I give to you Ultimate Smash Brother.