Hey, so I play a LOT of Super Smash Bros. Not like, competitively really but casually. Anyway, I was thinking of an idea for a story about and thought of how the different characters got invited, so this is a story of One-Shots. Ever since Villager's trailer released, I thought of how all these people got their messages. So I'm going to start with the main 10 from the first game, then move to Melee and so on. This will be the first time the Mario Bros. got invited to enter it, so it won't be Peach or Bowser until I do Melee if I continue this series. Also, I'm placing this right after Paper Mario for the N64, so deal with it.

Author's Note: I don't own the characters in this. Nintendo does. Deal with it.

5:43 P.M., Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi's house.

Luigi was sitting in his and Mario's small home, waiting for him to return from the party after he had saved the princess (again, might he add) from Bowser's evil plot. He never got how Bowser simply took the Star Rod, but it didn't matter. Mario saved the day and that was the end of it.

He sat back and closed his eyes, ready to drift off to sleep when he heard a noise from outside. Startled, he got up cautiously and walked toward the window. When he peeked out, he didn't see anything until he noticed a pair of yellow eyes peeking out of the bushes. He closed the curtain and hid in his and Mario's room for a bit until mustering up the courage to check outside. The eyes had gone to his relief and he decided to check on Mario. It was getting late and they were going to clean up the rubble around the castle from it falling back into place. He went through the warp pipe to Toad Town and made his way to the castle.

Upon reaching the castle gates, he heard a noise in the darkness. It sounded a bit like a voice, but he shrugged it off, attempting not to scare himself. That's when two thugs in dark cloaks jumped from the shadows and grabbed him. Upon instinct, he started flailing to get out of their clutches and surprisingly succeeded. When he turned to face his attackers one had disappeared, while the other stared right back. That's when he noticed something, the eyes staring back at him weren't real eyes; they were lights.

The figure quickly removed it'd cloak to reveal a thin, but tall, robot with arms that somewhat curled in front of it. It was supported by a wide, hexagonal, base that had wheels underneath. Luigi stared, and it stared right back. Before Luigi had time to react, the robot shot 2 pink-red lasers out of it's eyes and they hit Luigi smack dab on the face. It took a second for Luigi to realize it, but he was fine. He had a mark on his face, but it was minor and the pain wasn't too bad. He was just knocked back a bit. Luigi felt a fiery spirit inside him as he got up and looked back at the robot, who had stayed in place and watched this all. He entered a fighting stance, and the bot started to move toward him. Luigi held his ground, and once the robot got close enough, he saw something in it's hand.

In the clamp-hand of the bot was a square envelope, with a green ribbon around it and a golden seal right in the middle. The logo on the seal was a circle with two lines through it, but not straight down the middle. Luigi looked at it a bit more, before deciding it was for him and to take it. He grabbed the envelope and the robot turned around without moving its base and rolled away, but at a point started hovering and flew off into the sky. Luigi was mesmerized. Had he seen what he thought he just saw? He decided to keep it tucked under his hat and continued his journey to the great white castle he'd planned on going to.

Just as he passed through the gate, he heard Mario talking to a Toad and was satisfied that his journey was complete. He'd go tell Mario he should head back as it was getting late- Wait, what time was it? Luigi checked his watch and was disappointed to see it was almost 2 in the morning. Had he fallen asleep when he ran back into his room? Either way, he walked over to Mario and told him he should come home. Mario and Luigi conversed on the former's great adventure he had just finished. As they approached home, Mario pointed out a square piece of paper sticking out of the mailbox. Mario pulled it out to reveal an envelope, much like Luigi's, but with a red ribbon. Luigi walked over and told him about his experience with the robot, and his letter. They walked inside to open them. Each had a similar reaction to the contents: Surprised, confused, and then excited.

It turned out that they had been invited to a fighting tournament that would be happening soon. While Mario was very sure about his answer (a huge Yes, obviously), Luigi was a bit more cautious. After the experience with the robot in the plaza, he decided he'd stay home for a bit to think about it. Mario started packing his things, namely 4 extra sets of clothing and some powerups. It didn't say he couldn't bring anything, so why not? Better to be safe than sorry. He hit the hay and Luigi did as well. As the pair drifted asleep, Mario had many things in his head, but mainly, "Who else is going fighting there, if it's near the Mushroom Kingdom?" Little did he know, he'd find out soon enough.

So this is my first attempt at a Nintendo franchise and my second FanFiction ever. I took the other down due to the fact that I did a lot wrong with it. R&R and such!

-Xyris