Everyone loves Brawl, right? Wouldn't you love it even more if NiGHTS was in it? Heck, I'd buy the game just because it has NiGHTS in it. But unfortunately, it doesn't. So I came up with a reason WHY she isn't in the game. Oh yeah, and Sonic is kinda portrayed as the "villain" in this story.

Note: I don't own ANY of the franchise that is contained in this fic. That includes all SEGA and Nintendo characters. I don't even own the real people (obviously). The only thing I own is the idea of writing this story.

Why NiGHTS Isn't In Brawl

Chapter 1: The Trapdoor of DOOM!

NiGHTS anxiously waited next in line behind the stage. She had asked her producer of her new game, Takashi Iizuka, if she could fly over to Nintendo Studios to try out to be in Super Smash Bros Brawl. He agreed, but warned her not to be too disappointed if they rejected her, as they had done with several characters already.

She was eager to show Masahiro Sakurai and Yuzo Koshiro what she could do. Maybe, if they liked her moves, they'd let her join Brawl! NiGHTS smiled as she imagined herself being among the best fighters in the game universe worlds.

"Don't get your hopes up." a voice behind her invaded her thoughts.

NiGHTS turned around and saw Sonic sitting in a chair beside others who had already had their auditions.

The blue hedgehog grinned smugly. "They only pick the very best fighters, like me."

"Leave her alone, Sonic." Mario told him. He turned to NiGHTS. "He's-a trying to intimidate you. Just ignore him."

NiGHTS nodded gratefully at Mario. Obviously he had been chosen; there'd be no Brawl without Mario. NiGHTS had a strong sense of respect for the plumber; he was the most popular Nintendo character and everyone seemed to know him.

Sonic just grunted and leaned back in his chair.

Mario then said to his brother, "You know, besides Sonic, there's one character that joined that surprised me."

"Really?" said Luigi. "Who?"

"You."

Luigi's jaw fell open. OWNED!

Falco chuckled. "Heheh, burn."

NiGHTS decided to turn her attention to something else. She peeked behind the curtain at the character currently doing his audition: Pichu.

The little Pokémon kept hurting itself with its own electric attacks, something NiGHTS didn't understand. He seemed like he was overdoing it, too. Pichu used a Thunder attack, and got a major recoil from it, knocking him to the ground.

Masahiro and Yuzo looked at each other, unimpressed. Then, without saying anything to one another, Masahiro said to Pichu, "Uh, yeah, don't think that's what we're looking for. Sorry, kid, you're out." He pushed a button on his desk and a trapdoor opened up beneath Pichu.

"Pichuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" Pichu's scream echoed a long time as the poor Pokémon plunged down through the trapdoor. The door closed on its own.

NiGHTS gulped. Yeesh... she thought.

"Next!"

Sonic whispered in a ghostly voice, "You will die...die...die..."

Fox slapped Sonic upside the head. "Cut it out."

After taking a deep breath, NiGHTS glided through the curtain and onto the stage in front of her judges.

"So, you're NiGHTS." said Masahiro, not looking up from his papers.

NiGHTS nodded, then realized he wasn't looking at her, so she spoke, "Yes, I am."

Yuzo asked her, "Aren't you currently working on a game of yours?"

"Yes."

"Then what are you doing here?"

"Um, my creator is allowing me to audition to be in Brawl."

The two judges exchanged puzzled glances, and NiGHTS got nervous. So she explained, "I figured I could be in two games at once."

Masahiro rested his elbows on the desk. "Ok. Show us what you got."

Gathering her courage, the Nightmaren started to show off all her attacks: the Drill Dash, Touch Dash, Paraloop, and so forth and so on. When NiGHTS was finished, Masahiro then remarked, "You do seem to have potential. We'll let you know if you make it."

NiGHTS bowed respectively before flying behind the stage.

"So, how'd you do?" Sonic asked tauntingly. "Did you play your piccollo for them so they wouldn't use the trapdoor on you?"

NiGHTS glared at him. "It's a flute, and you know it."

"All right, that's a flute..." Sonic smirked and pointed at NiGHTS head. "And those are horns."

"Hat." NiGHTS snarled.

"Whatever." Sonic rolled his eyes. "They're both the same thing."

The purple jester scoffed and turned away from Sonic, annoyed.

A few minutes later, the judges/people-in-charge-of-making-Brawl called the characters onto the stage for the final analysis.

Masahiro began, "First of all, we made some last-minute changes."

Yuzo looked at Mewtwo. "Mewtwo, we changed our minds. You're no longer in Brawl."

"What?!" Mewtwo cried in disbelief.

"Uh, yeah, let's face it: Lucario's basically the same as you, only he's new and cool, so he kinda replaces you. Sorry."

Mewtwo just happened to be floating above the trapdoor. When it opened, because he couldn't fall in on his own, he was sucked in. His cries echoed the same way Pichu's did.

NiGHTS suddenly wondered what happened to all those characters that didn't make it. But she snapped back to reality when she heard her name.

"NiGHTS," started Masahiro, "we've decided..."

She held her breath. She was aware that she was now above the trapdoor ('cause she had to move to close the gap) and was afraid they decided not to include her in the game. NiGHTS closed her eyes and awaited her fate.

"...That you are a worthy fighter for Brawl!"

NiGHTS opened her eyes and gasped in delight. "Really? I made it?"

"Yeah, that's what I said."

She let out her joy and relief. "Yes! OH BABY YES!" NiGHTS did a bunch of flips in the air and the other Brawlers congratulated her.

Except for Sonic, who crossed his arms and looked grumpy.

NiGHTS then turned to Masahiro and Yuzo. "Thank you. Thank you so much!"

Then Yuzo asked her, "Are you sure you'll be able to handle working in two games at once?"

NiGHTS nodded rapidly. "Yes, I can do that. I'll find a way to make it work."

The producer and the composer told the group of Brawlers to report to the studio at 9:00 AM sharp, then they dismissed them.

NiGHTS was excited to tell her friends back at SEGA Studios her good news. Her dream was coming true, this time.

...Or was it?

...Ok, so the other chapters will be funnier. I hope. Anyway, please review.