Andrea: Wow. In a matter of 3 or 4 days, I've had 3 reviews, 43 hits, and 35 visitors. That's intense. I'm taking that as a sign to keep going. This is going to be a bit long author's note, so please either skip to the nonbold font or be patient. I have a bit to explain.
First up, I'm sorry if I screw up any of the Mario characters. My knowledge of them is limited. I'm more of a Sonic person, but I can't leave out the Mario characters. If I mess any of them up, please *nicely* inform me, and I will make corrections.
I cannot write an Italian accent for my life, so Mario and Luigi do not have one. If that bothers you, either write your own story, read their lines aloud imitating said accent, or give me tips on how to write one. If you give me tips, please be nice.
To keep to Nintendo canon, Yoshi and Donkey Kong will not be speaking English. Yoshi will be speaking in his dinosaur language, and Donkey Kong will just make grunts and other various noises. We will occasionally learn what they are saying, but not often. It bothers me when people break canon to allow them to speak English, so I will not do so.
If you are unhappy with my work, do not flame me. Either give me constructive criticism, deal with it, or leave.
Sorry about the insanely long author's note, here's the chapter.
"We're here in Vancouver!" Amy squealed with excitement as she, Sonic, Silver, and Blaze explored the Shopping Plaza. The others were just as excited as she was. With the expection of Silver, they had all enjoyed the Beijing Olympics back in 2008, and they were excited to see their friends and compete again. Silver, being new to the Olympics, couldn't help but be nervous. So, he finally managed to ask.
"Who's on Team Mario? Are they nice?"
"Well, for the most part, yeah. Most of them are nice. Well, first there's Mario and his brother Luigi. They're the heroes of their world, and they're both nice guys. Then there's their dinosaur pal, Yoshi. Unless you're Eggbreath, Yoshi likes everybody... I think. He doesn't really speak so it's hard to tell... Then there's Princess Peach and Princess Daisy, the rulers of their world-"
"Peach is the ruler of their world. Daisy is Peach's friend from another kingdom." Amy corrected. Sonic shrugged, and said.
"Peach is really quiet, but she's nice and polite. Daisy is extremely hyper, but she's nice too. Then there's Bowser. He's like their Eggman, although I personally think he's more intelligent. He's really mean, though. Then there's Wario and Waluigi. Wario is smelly and mean, and Waluigi is creepy and mean. They're all bark though, so don't worry about them. That's all I know."
"They have two new members. Peach told me about them in her letters." Amy piped up. She then continued where Sonic left off.
"First up, there's Bowser Jr.-"
"Bowser has a kid!" Sonic and Blaze both cried out in shock. Silver sweatdropped as Amy nodded.
"Yeah, I think Peach said he has eight. I was surprised, too. He's full of himself, and he looks up to his dad, but he's not currently as mean as his dad. And then there's Donkey Kong, this huge gorilla. Peach really couldn't explain him. He's nice, she thinks, until you're on his bad side, but she says he's intimidating."
"Well, he's a gorilla. I imagine he would be." Sonic remarked. They then turned back to Silver, who asked.
"So steer clear of Bowser, Wario, and Waluigi?"
"Pretty much." Sonic replyed. He pulled out the team registration papers, and started working on them, leaving the group in silence. None of the stores were open yet, but that didn't stop the other Team Sonic members from exploring the place. Suddenly, people Silver didn't recognize started to arrive. Team Mario had arrived. The two plumbers in red and green came up to the group.
"Hey, Sonic!" The red plumber greeted Sonic.
"Mario!" Sonic returned the greeting, leaping up to slap him a high five. He then turned to the green plumber, and gave him a high five as well, and said.
"What's up, Luigi!" Luigi just grinned.
"This year should be fun. We'll see you in the competitions." Mario told Sonic.
"Yeah, I'll be the one on the first place podium." Sonic smirked.
"Oh, we'll see." Mario laughed. Peach and Daisy started calling for them to join them, so they said bye to Sonic and headed over to do so. Yoshi wandered into the area. He glanced at Sonic and the others, realized he hadn't ever seen Silver before, and immediately headed over to study the newcomer. Silver sweatdropped at the sight of the huge dinosaur studying him intently, and looked to the others nervously.
"Hi Yoshi!" Amy greeted Yoshi.
"Yoshi Yoshi!" Yoshi chirruped in responce. Silver held out his hand, and said.
"It's nice to meet you, Yoshi. I'm Silver."
"Reew!" Yoshi must've decided he liked Silver, because he licked his face. Silver started trying to wipe off the sticky saliva and manage his fur as the others laughed. Yoshi lowered his head, and gently headbutted Silver's shoulder playfully.
"I think he likes you." Amy giggled.
"Yoshi!" Yoshi confirmed. Silver smiled, and said.
"It'd be nice to have a Team Mario friend." Yoshi tilted his head as if he heard something, and started to wander off. But he turned and waved to Silver before completely leaving. The happy moment was ruined by a yell.
"Hey, bushpig!"
"Hedgehog!" Sonic, Silver, and Amy yelled in unison, leaping to their feet. Wario and Waluigi walked up.
"You and the gray thing. Snowball fight. Now." Waluigi announced, pointing at Sonic.
"Fine." Sonic growled, annoyed that he had been called a bushpig.
"You're on." Silver spat, angry he'd been called a bushpig and "gray thing". Sonic handed the registration papers to Amy, and said.
"You go register us. We've got this."
"Good luck!" Amy told him, running off. Sonic and Silver ducked down to start making snowballs. Wario and Waluigi pulled out the snowballs they had behind their backs, and started throwing them. Luckily for them, their aim sucked and most didn't even come close. Blaze reluctantly ducked out of the way as Sonic and Silver started pelting the two with snowballs.
The fight started to grab the attention of the other members of the two teams, and they all started gathering around to watch. Eggman, who liked the idea of beating Sonic with anything, jumped in to help Wario and Waluigi. His aim was even worse. Blaze took advantage of Eggman's appearance to help her teammates. Following their example, everyone started joining in. Bowser Jr. joined Wario and Waluigi, and actually managed to hit Silver with a couple of his shots. Daisy jumped in on Sonic's team, laughing as she pummeled Waluigi with snowballs. Tails and Knuckles leapt in, nailing Eggman with literally everything they threw at him. Shadow joined in as well, managing to hit both Sonic and Silver in the face on numerous occasions. Yoshi leapt in with an odd tactic. He'd eat the snow, and then spit it out in snowballs like a machine gun. His aim was pretty accurate, he even managed to clip Shadow in the shoulder with a snowball. Mario, Luigi, and Peach all joined in, aiming for Wario and Waluigi. Donkey Kong lumbered in, and took Wario's side because they were unfortunally outnumbered. Bowser and Metal Sonic never joined in, they just stood off to the side and watched. As quickly as it had begun, the snowball fight ended, and everyone started to walk off, covered in snow and laughing. Wario, Waluigi, and Eggman weren't so happy, as shown by how they stalked off, but that was to be expected.
"So, what do you think, Silver?" Sonic asked, brushing snow off his arms.
"I think I'm going to like this." Silver smiled, as he shook snow out of his quills. Amy ran up, carrying a packet in her hand. She sweatdropped when she saw Sonic, Silver, and Blaze, and asked.
"How was the match?"
"Literally everyone competiting joined in. It was fun." Sonic shrugged. Amy handed him the papers, and said.
"We're registered!" Sonic glanced at the papers, and then did a facepalm. Silver and Blaze glanced at the papers. Amy had registered them as Team Double Date.
"We're not dating!" Silver and Blaze both yelled out, blushing.
"Hey, in my defense, it was either that or Team Animal!" Amy quickly argued, holding up her hands in defense. Sonic, Silver, and Blaze didn't respond. They all just had bad feelings on what was going to come...
Andrea: Good job, Amy. XD Although it was Sonic's fault. He should have registered them himself. I mean, who else saw that coming? XD I did, oh wait I wrote it... Fail. Read and Review. No flames, please. I'd also like to thank NintendoSEGAFan1999, Half-Angel-Writer, and SpycyAlmond for being my first three reviewers. I hope this chapter didn't suck.