Hello, just to let you know, this is my second story. Please feel free to read my first one called Hated by Love, it will explain some character actions that are in this story. I don't own any of the characters, all rights belong to Nintendo, Sega, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Square Enix, and Konami respectively.
Two months have passed since we have last seen our beloved smashers, things were going on pretty well all things considered. Until Master Hand then decided to allow tours for fans to come to the mansion and see what it was like outside of the stadium that was used nearby when they didn't teleport to another stage. Many smashers were overwhelmed by their fans, some not as bad, but still causing some irritation. The smashers were all glad when the tourists would leave the mansion, allowing them to get back to their own personal lives. However, what the smashers didn't know was that this same tour would lead a dark foe back into a certain someone's life.
(Outside of the force field)
A normal toad from the Mushroom Kingdom was walking about, going on with his daily life. Since the beginning of the tournament, many inhabitants from the worlds that the smashers came from decided to stay there and build a city near the mansion, that way they were close to the hero from their world and could cheer them on in the battles. The toad was walking towards a grocery store, hoping to get all the supplies he needed for his family.
"Alright, all I need is the milk, eggs, flour, and some cheese.", he said as he was about to enter, but somebody grabbed him and threw him against the wall. The poor toad was so frightened that he couldn't move, he could only look at the person who had grabbed him.
"You! Is this where a certain fighting tournament is going on at!?", the mysterious figure questioned him intensely.
"Guh...guh...guh", was all the toad could reply, fear growing inside of him. The figure then begins to glower at him.
"Well!? Is it!?", he yells at him.
"Y...ye...yes sir!", the toad finally spits out.
The figure then begins to get closer to him,"Is a certain martial artist with a red head band participating here!?"
"YES! That person is Ryu!", the toad replied, closing his eyes as the figure began to breath faster.
"So it's finally time...", he said. The toad then opens his eyes and sees that the figure is suddenly gone and nowhere to be seen. He then begins to hyperventilate, all the while taking in what had just happened.
"Wh...who...who was that guy?", he musters out.
(The Smash train system)
The figure runs into the tunnel leading to the train that will take him to the mansion on the other side of the force field. He runs past some people who are just staring at him with fear in their eyes. He then notices some security is coming up to him and begins to growl to himself.
"Sir, may we see your ticket? We have been informed that someone has just ran in here and is trying to get on the train without a ticket.", one of the security guards asks.
The next thing the guards knew was that they were on the ground, clenching to their bodies as the figure shows them his 'ticket', his ticket for his fists! He punched both of them in the stomach so hard that they couldn't muster a word back to their superiors. The figure then notices a train is pulling out to go to the mansion and jumps on before the doors shut. He then looks out the window as security is now going crazy, looking for him even though he is out of their reach. The train then enters a tunnel for a little bit before coming out of the other side and having full view of the mansion. The figure then looks out of the window and begins to smirk.
"You cannot escape it!", he says to himself as the others in the car look at him with curiosity. When the train finally pulled in, the figure jumps off and out of the tunnel system, leading him to the upper floor near the mansion. He then notices that security guards are receiving orders to not let him in, even though they didn't know who to look for in the first place. Still, even with the orders given, the figure slips in and sneaks around the mansion. He was planning to sneak up on whoever he was after, but then notices the portal leading them to the arena near the mansion. He then smirks again.
"Fine! He will come to face me when he knows that I'm here!", he says as he then materializes into the arena battlefield where the stands are. Thankfully for him, nobody is there and he can find a hiding spot, which he did. Now all he has to do is wait.
(Inside of the mansion)
"Mario, can you show us what your room looks like!?", one of the fans asks the plumber, only for the same said plumber to facepalm himself.
"No! Besides, your tour time is up and you must-a leave so that others can take the tour!", Mario responds.
The group of fans then all begin to 'aww' as they stopped taking photos and asking questions and went back to the train station to get back on and go back to the city. The smashers, however, were happy that they could stop for a little while.
"Thank you! Come back again!", Mario said, however, gagging on that last sentence. The group then exited the main entrance and the doors were closed, making all of the smashers sigh in relief to themselves.
"Thank goodness!", Link exclaimed.
"I thought they never leave!", Little Mac said.
"Well, at least we can do some things now before they watch our battles.", Captain Falcon said as the others groaned at this, remembering that was also scheduled. Mario then noticed Master Hand passing by and wanted to ask him the question that was on everyone's mind.
"Master Hand, why do you have us give-a tours for the fans now? I thought-a you hated people coming here!", Mario asked.
Master Hand then turned around and looked at them,"I'm sorry, I know I hate it and I know you hate it, but someone just has to spend all of our money on alcoholic beverages, I don't have to say who since I think you already know who it is.", Master Hand said as the smashers just groaned and facepalmed themselves.
"Once we have enough money again, I will stop the tours! That is...IF MY BROTHER DOESN'T SPEND ALL OF OUR INCOME!", Master Hand then yells in a certain direction, scaring the smashers that were nearby him. Crazy Hand then appears around the corner.
"Hey, how's a little wine going to get us broke?", he asks ignorantly, making Master Hand begin to fume. He then settles down a little and turns to the smashers.
"Alright, please get ready in fifteen minutes.", he says before he heads for his teleporter to the announcers box, Crazy Hand then began to follow him.
"Hey, wait up bro!", he yells.
The smashers then look at each other and begin to groan,"Well, this may not be the worst thing that has happened...", Zelda said, trying to help everyone relax.
"Yeah, maybe your-a right.", Mario said as Peach came by and grabbed onto his arm.
"Hey now, don't be droopy! Just relax and get ready for the fights!", she said trying to cheer him up. This resulted in success as Mario began to smile.
"Oh boy, I can't wait to win for-a my Peachy-poo!", he said as he kissed her hand, making her smile. Link then shook his head at him.
"Sorry Mario, but I'm going to win. And also note, that's not how you flirt, this is how you flirt!", he said as he grabbed Zelda's hand and kissed it a little longer than Mario, making nearly everyone else get up and leave.
"Great, they're at it again!"
"Will those two ever stop trying to out do the other?"
"Please! It will be a miracle if they stopped!"
Mario and Link had a rivalry with each other since they were both the main mascots of Nintendo, with Mario being slightly ahead. The two often challenged each other to see who was better, which led to someone having to do something for the winner. It was all fun and games, but everyone got tired of it every once in a while.
"Get ready for another battle.", Zelda said to Peach as they watched the men look at each other intensely, but with grins on their faces.
"No! This is how you-a do it!", Mario said as he kissed Peach's hand slightly, but for a long time.
"No! This!", Link said as he kissed Zelda's hand for a little while, but he kissed it very passionately. Fox then jumped into the fray.
"Boys, boys, if you're ever going to get a girl to really like you, this is how you do it!", he said as he grabbed Samus's hand and kissed it. However, after he kissed, he then began licking it with his tongue, causing Samus to laugh. However, Mario and Link looked disgusted at him.
"EW! What are you, some kind of animal!?", Link shouted.
Fox and Samus then grinned,"Well, technically I'm an alien, but..."
"DO NOT ANSWER THAT!", Link shouted, making both Fox and Samus to laugh at him.
"Well, at least I made my girl laugh!", he said, making both of them look at him with competition in their eyes.
"Alright, enough with the smooching,", Ryu suddenly joined in with Cloud and Bayonetta at his side,"we have a battle to get ready for."
"You're right, let's-a go!", Mario said as he led the others to the stadium. When they got there, they spotted Luigi and Falco talking with each other as they came up towards them.
"Hey, who's going to be first?", Peach asked.
"It looks to be Kirby and Jigglypuff.", Falco said as the intercom then started up and the fans began filling in the seats.
"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen!", Master Hand shouted,"We hope you enjoy the battles that are going to happen today, starting off with Kirby and Jigglypuff! Are you ready?"
"YES! YES! YES!", the crowd started to chant.
"Already, here we go!", Master Hand shouted as both Kirby and Jigglypuff materialized onto the battlefield arena. They then looked at each other before looking around at the stands.
"Ready? GO!", Master Hand shouted.
Kirby then began to dash to Jigglypuff, who was upset that they had to fight each other. But instead of attacking her, he stopped just enough out of arm's reach, Jigglypuff then stopped the crying that she was doing.
"Jiggly?", she asked at Kirby, who was blushing at the moment and hiding his hands behind his back.
"Poyo...", he said before he brought his hands in front of him to show her what he was holding. What he was holding were some pink roses that he had saved up some money for to give them to her. Jigglypuff then began to smile weakly through her crying, which made Kirby smile weakly as well.
"Aww...", the crowds went, feeling happy for the two.
"Aww, isn't that sweet folks? Maybe we should pick somebody else.", Master Hand said over the intercom.
The smashers were also looking at the two while having smiles on their faces.
"Aww, those two are so sweet!", Peach said.
"It looks like they were made for each other...", Captain Falcon said.
"Yeah, I don't recall them ever getting into fights!", Falco said.
"Yeah, they tell each other their problems, they cheer each other up, they let the other alone when they need to cool down, they're the perfect smash couple!", Bayonetta said while looking at them with gladness in her eyes.
"Yeah...", Mario and Peach agreed, wishing that Kirby and Jigglypuff were the 'best couple in smash' instead of them personally.
"Hey, look! He's going to give them to her!", Falco said as Kirby held out the flowers. Jigglypuff then began to reach out for them, when suddenly, BAM! A blur came out of nowhere and grabbed her, then a white flash appeared, blinding everyone. When it stopped, they saw Jigglypuff lying on the ground, looking like she got beat up very badly. They then looked at the person over her, he had on a black gi with a rope tying it up. He wore some weird Japanese sandals as well. His hair was fire red, his eyes were glowing, and a Japanese symbol had materialized onto the back of his gi after he had done the attack. Ryu's eyes then shot up when he saw him.
"No! It can't be!", he said as he looked at him closer.
"Worthless!", the figure says as he kicks Jigglypuff away from him, making Kirby look on in shock.
Ryu then stood up and went over out onto the platform so the figure could see him. He then breathed deeply as he was about to yell.
"AKUMA!"
Akuma then heard him and turned around, he then noticed him and began to smile.
"RYU! IT HAS COME TO THIS!"
"LET ME AT HIM!", Ryu growled as he was about to jump to the ground, but the others stopped him from doing so.
"Ryu, you know this person!?", Captain Falcon asked.
"Yes! Now let me deal with him!", Ryu yelled.
"Oh no you don't! We'll-a take care of him!", Mario said.
"NO! I must deal with him!", Ryu yelled.
"Sorry Ryu, but you have no choice!", Ike said as he pushed Ryu back, getting him away from Akuma's sight. Akuma then began to charge up an attack.
"If you will not bring him to me, THEN I WILL ANNIHILATE YOU!", he yelled as he was about to let go a Hadoken, but suddenly Kirby jumped and smacked his attack away with his hand, sending it flying into the air and exploding on its own. Akuma then glowered at the angry Popstar hero.
"So, you want to go up against me!?", he spattered.
"POYO!", Kirby shouted.
"Well then, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT!", Akuma yelled as the two charged at each other.
"KIRBY! NO!", Ryu yelled, but it was too late. The two were near each other to take battle. Kirby then jumped and tried to kick Akuma in the chest, but Akuma jumped over him and landed on his feet before Kirby did like wise. Akuma then charged at Kirby and punched him in his face, making him fly back to the other side of the arena. Kirby then got up and looked around, only to get Shoryukened in the face, sending him into the air with Akuma above him. Suddenly, Akuma then punched his fist into Kirby's back and sent him down into the ground, causing a little crater to form. Kirby then got up and was looking a little dizzy, he was bleeding from the mouth , making a little puddle of blood at his feet. Akuma then used his special Tastsumaki Senpukyaku to kick him about twenty times before landing back on the ground with Kirby barely able to stand up as he was on his hands and looking down at the ground while even more blood was coming up his mouth as he spout out a ton of it and was breathing hardly. Akuma then scoffed at this.
"Is that all you've got!?", he said before he kicked Kirby onto the ground, making him roll over and look up into the sky. Akuma then stood over him.
"I'm going to finish this!", he said as he held up his fist into the air.
"NO!", Ryu yelled as Akuma's fist was coming down to finish off the pink puffball.
BOOM!
Everyone then looked to see what had happened. What they saw amazed them.
Jigglypuff had blocked Akuma's attack and was standing over Kirby, protecting him; albeit, still struggling due to Akuma's earlier attack. Akuma was shocked at first, but then put back on his angry face.
"Well, you've surprised me, BUT THAT WAS A MISTAKE!", he yelled as he then redrew his fist and smacked Jigglypuff away a couple of feet. When Jigglypuff was struggling to get back up, Akuma used his special Tastsumaki Senpukyaku again and finished this time with an axe-kick, sending her crashing down into the ground. Jigglypuff was bleeding out at a few places on her face.
"Jiggly...", she said before collapsing down onto the ground, both of the pink puffballs defeated. Akuma then looked at Master Hand's box and stared at him.
"Is that the best you have!? Give me Ryu and that will be all!"
"YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS AKUMA!", Ryu yelled as he got up ready to charge at him, but Cloud and Ike then stopped him.
"Nope!", Ike said,"You're staying here!"
"Ryu! Let Master Hand deal with this!", Cloud said, trying to calm him down. Ryu then stopped struggling and calmed down a little bit, making the others worried about him. Master Hand then stared back at Akuma.
"No! Ryu will not face you anytime soon!", he yelled. This made Akuma begin to glower violently.
"THEN DO I HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL OF YOUR OTHER 'SMASHERS'!", he yelled back.
"Ha!", Sonic scoffed,"He has to be crazy if he thinks that Master Hand will..."
"You know what, let's do that!", Master Hand suddenly shouted, making every other smasher jump at his words.
"WHAT!?", Sonic yelled.
"I will send out all of my other smashers to try to defeat you, if you defeat them all, then you will fight Ryu! If they win, you will leave, got it!?", Master Hand asked.
Akuma growled at first, then smiled as he thought about it.
"Alright! This ought to be fun!", he said."You hear that Ryu!? You better hope I beat them all so that we can see each other again!"
Ryu then tried to get up,"Master Hand! This is too risky, let me fight him! I'm what he wants!"
"I'm sorry Ryu, but I'm not putting you in danger while the others sit by! They are going to be helping you!"
"Don't worry Ryu, we've got him!", Marth exclaimed, making the others join with him. Ryu then sat back down and began to clenching his fists.
"Akuma, I swear you're going down!", he said to himself as the others got prepared to face their new enemy.
(Author's note)
Yep! It was Akuma in chapter 8 of Hated by Love! Looks like he wants Ryu to fight with him, but can he defeat everyone else? Can anyone stand up to him? Why did Master Hand agree to this? What will Ryu do? We'll have to see when I get to write the next chapter of this story! So until next time, Sayonara! I don't own any of the characters, all characters belong to their respective owners.
