Hello dear reader, this is Souldin here not with a Super Smash Bros one-shot but with a Super Smash Bros contest instead. You may know that I've been a judge for two of the contests within this section before and the experience of being a judge for those contests inspired and motivated me to do one of my own, the details of which are available within this first chapter and within the author notes at the bottom.

I have tried to separate not only the theme of this contest from the others but also the style in which I set out the fanfic introducing the contest. Whether I have done so I'll leave you to judge for yourselves. This first chapter goes over the rules for the contest however I have also provided the rules in a bullet pointed format both at the end and on my profile page just to be sure.

Without further ado I hereby declare the Assist Worthy Contest open. Enjoy!

Souldin's Super Smash Bros Assist Worthy Contest!

Dear Master Hand

I send this letter to you not in a state of emergency or of a matter of grave importance; rather it is to ask a favour. You see, as of last year, though the trigger for it was in the September to November months of 2009 I believe, there have been a great many super smash bros fanfiction contests. You may know that I have been a judge for at least two of these contests and I found the experience to be most pleasant. From this experience I found myself interested in establishing my own super smash bros contest and thus I have set to work on the preparations.

You may know I'm a man who takes pride in the isolated state of the unique and so, as some of the more basic themes were already used in previous contests I have decided that this shall be a fanfiction contest for the assist trophies. Yes, as while Lyn, Shadow and Little Mac have managed to obtain enough popularity to garner a fanfic or two within this section the majority are underappreciated and I saw fit to remedy that problem. Whether this will be a success will depend upon many things and I have seen fit to allocate the schedule of this fanfic at a time apart from the other contests. Hopefully, despite my lacklustre popularity on this site compared to the other contest makers, this contest will be popular enough to provide the site with some fanfics starring a set of characters often ignored within the smash bros fandom.

Now I approach the reason for this letter. As with all previous contests a venue is required to hold the announcements and to inform the entries of the rules. Considering it is a smash bros I am asking if said contest may be held within your castle. My assistant will take your response back to me but if you are to accept our presence upon your premise then I have asked her to immediately inform all readers of the most crucial rules. Have a pleasant day old chap.

From the Review King, Souldin.

Master Hand, who despite his name was actually a giant glove rather than a hand, finished reading the letter but said nothing. In fact he appeared to be re-reading the letter though as said glove lacked any visible eyes or anything that would be capable of vision this was entirely deduced by the slight shaking of his knuckles, moving right then back to the left and then right again as one does sometimes when reading.

On the other side of Master Hand's large mahogany desk sat the assistant of the writer of the letter. Garbed with a pointed black hat and holding onto a body sized broom it took only a pinch of common sense to assume she was a witch. An assumption that would be correct as despite the great use of orange for her colour scheme she was indeed a witch, and a patient one too. Thus she did not mind waiting for Master Hand to read through the letter once again with more care than he had done previously.

Having read the letter once again Master Hand perked up his voice and asked "...he's calling himself the Review King now?"

"Y-yes, he was only called it once but he said it has a nice ring to it and decided to herald himself with the title." The witch, Nanka, replied.

The white glove drummed the wooden desk, equal in size to his mass, and began to think upon the information he had just received.

"I certainly do not see any problem with him hosting the contest here; in fact I'm surprised he even bothered to ask at all, him being the Author of this dimension and all."

"Well he said it would be rude not too and that so long as he had the smash bros mentioned and had the contest revolve around the smash bros then it would be acceptable within the genre." Nanka once again replied almost immediately, as if she had been informed of what kind of responses she may receive from the deity before her.

Master Hand begun to hum, but not for long as he then asked one last question "I must ask first though, will he or any other Authors be appearing in person for this contest? Simply mentioning an Author is perceived as a taboo as it is."

This time Nanka did not immediately reply, choosing to shuffle in her seat instead. She placed a finger upon her lips and looked skyward, though in this case it was ceiling-ward, and rummaged her brain for the exact words.

"The boss said that he would only appear in person if any of the other judges wish to appear in person when doing the judging. Otherwise he is content with writing the results and having me read them out in his stead." Nanka answered slowly, just to make sure each line of dialogue passed on the intended meaning and message.

With the raising of one finger the floating glove, but possibly a floating hand wearing a glove, declared "Fair enough. I will allow the contest to be held in this castle."

"Thank you sir," Nanka replied cheerily, standing up and bowing once.

Master Hand busied himself once again by returning to his paperwork, mostly demands for repairs to the castle. Despite the paper being smaller than even his fingers, the owner of the current premise flipped over page after page, somehow signing each document one after the other.

Pulling himself away from his paperwork, Master Hand asked "Why are you still here?" to the witch who had yet to move from the spot she was standing.

"Well, I have to go through the details of the contest now but I was advised to communicate with someone while doing it, like the other contests have done." Nanka replied.

"Well I'm busy you know so-mid-sentence a knock was heard from outside the room, and both the people present within the office looked over to the large door at the back, "Perfect timing. Have whoever comes in help you."

Surprisingly, the large door fit for a palaces throne room swung open with ease, gracefully gliding just over the carpeted floor. In came a man that if you tried to look eye to eye you would just see a line. Pure black and thin as paper, Mr. Game and Watch entered the room.

"Hello Mr. Game and Watch, I know you've come to see Master Hand but could you spare a quick minute to help me out with something?" Nanka asked with a smile.

"Beep." The 2-D man replied.

A silence hence dawned within the room. Nanka turned round to Master Hand, a question in her eyes.

"He said beep."

More silence dawned within the room.

"But I thought this world had all the languages translated automatically?" Nanka asked, a slight frown upon her face.

"Yes, yes it does. Your boss translated what he said and he said beep." Master Hand replied in a casual manner, as if such a question had become a norm for him.

Nanka turned to look at the newcomer into the room and he asked his own question "beep?"

"So when Mr. Game and Watch beeps, it's just a beep. He can only beep." Nanka asked aloud, though it would have difficult to judge if the question was rhetorical or not if you had heard it.

"Afraid so, he is incapable of speaking anything but beeps and the beeps translate into beeps." The glove confirmed as he once again tried to get back into his work.

"We-we can make this work," Nanka asked with a forced smile as she looked over to her ally in her current task, "Mr. Game, if you could beep as if you were asking a question then I can reply as if you have asked a specific question? Right?"

Mr. Game and Watch nodded once, then straightened his body, raised his nose, and beeped once.

Nanka cleared her throat and brushed her attire down before replying "I'm glad you asked Mr. Game and Watch sir, I'm here to promote my boss's fanfiction contest."

"Beep?"

"Yes, a super smash bros fanfiction contest. There have been quite a few as of late and my boss decided, as he had been a judge for two of them already, to host his own contest."

"Beep?"

"What is the contest about did you say? Why it's about the assist trophies, each entry has to include the main character, be protagonist and/or antagonist, as an assist trophy." Nanka replied and by this point Master Hand's attention had been caught as he tried not to snicker.

"Beep?"

"Oh, the other characters can be included, and they can have important roles and all but the one to which has the focus must be an assist trophy."

Mr. Game and Watch placed a hand to his chin, seemingly enjoying this mundane task "beep?"

"By other characters I meant the other characters included in Super Smash Bros series. Characters from other series, Oc's and self-inserts are allowed however they must be labelled as such in the author notes, just in case their inclusion should cause confusion for the judges when reading."

"Beep?"

"Yes, judges. Currently the only one is Souldin but he hopes to obtain two other judges while advertising this contest. He's been a judge twice now and he's enjoyed both experiences so he knows what to do when it comes to judging the fanfics."

Mr. Game and Watch, still in role, nodded his head as to say he was understanding and then leaped up into the air as if he just thought of something.

"Beep, beep?"

"Oh, you must be asking about the entry rules. To enter you simply need to include Assist Worthy Contest, Souldin's Contest, or Assist Trophy Contest within the summary of your fanfic when you upload it. It is also advised that you alert Souldin or one of the other judges when you upload your entry. The only guideline to what must be included is the previously mentioned assist trophies; otherwise they can anything from adventure stories, to crack fanfics, to yaoi and yuri fanfics. The only limitations concerning writing is that it must not be M rated, listed as a crossover, or be written in script format. Entries can be submitted from anytime today till the 2nd of June, and the winner should be announced a week or two after closing. I believe I've covered everything." Nanka finally stopped speaking, wiping a bead of swept from her forehead.

Mr. Game and Watch seemed to have plans to continue as he held out his hand as if to stay stop. Pulling out his small black bell, the 2-D man shook it for a moment before raising it above his head as if he was imitating a certain Hyrulian hero.

"That's right, I forgot the prizes. Thanks for reminding me. As with all the contests a prize is available for the winner. Currently my boss is unsure how popular this contest will be and so for the moment, in the case of a small turnout only one prize is available. My boss sends his regards, that unlike other contests he cannot hand out certificates and he doesn't have enough time to complete a writing request. He is however an advent reader and reviewer, and so promises to reward the winner by reading and reviewing every single fanfic the winner has in as much depth as he can. For now that is the only prize available but if ten or more people enter this contest he will create a second and third place prize as well," Nanka finished speaking, but with a slight frown still on her face, "Was that everything?"

Mr. Game and Watch shrugged his shoulders as best as he could and said not a word, or rather, not a beep. Nanka looked up and around as if she was looking for something but then resumed her focus on her 2-D friend.

"The author hasn't stepped in as a narrator to remind us of anything so I believe that was it. Thank you Mr. Game and Watch for your assistance." The brunette said with a smile, to which the addressed person responded with a nod of curtsy.

"Well I'm glad you have finished explaining all this, now Mr. Game and Watch, why did you come in here again?" Master Hand asked.

Before Game and Watch could even reply the sound of a large explosion could be heard resulting in large shaking. Books tumbled to the floor, the witch and video game character were thrown to the floor from the sudden jolt, and Master Hand's paper work was sprawled across the floor. One could also smell the faint smeel of smoke.

"Right, explosion in the kitchen." Master Hand said to himself as he left behind the damage reports on several other broken devices and structures from his castle and began floating over to the source of the explosion, Mr. Game and Watch in tow.

Nanka remained seated on the floor, staring at the doorway the other two had just exited from, and thought to herself "I wonder how often such a thing happens around here?"

Assist Worthy Contest Rules

1) The fanfic must include an assist trophy as either the main character or as the plot focus of the fanfic.

2) Other characters from Super Smash Bros are allowed so long as they are not the main character.

3) Characters from other series, original characters, and self-inserts are allowed to be featured so long as they are mentioned as being such within the author notes.

4) The entry must not be listed as a crossover fanfic.

5) No mature rated entries allowed.

6) All genres and pairings allowed.

7) To enter simply publish a fanfic with either Assist Worthy contest, Souldin's contest or Assist Trophy contest in the summary.

8) All entries must be submitted by the 2nd of June.

Well I hope you consider entering this contest of mine, but if such a thing is not to your tastes then I wouldn't mind also seeing volunteers for the position of judge for the contest. All in all though, regardless of entry, judging, or reading the various entries I hope you enjoy.