History Repeats!
After the morning matches were over, Sonic and the Hyrule crew decided to eat lunch at the park. This included Tetra as well, but not Sheik. They were also joined by Tails, Knuckles, and Blaze. It was a good day for the tournament to start, but the crew had no idea that their day would be ruined later. "So, do you know who you're facing yet, Zelda?" Link asked.
"Yes, Link, I do. I'm up against Princess Peach, a swordswoman named Lucina, and this…Wii Fit Trainer person. That's odd," she said, confused about the last one.
"What about you, Sonic?" asked Blaze.
"Mega Man, Pit, and Bowser," Sonic answered. "I just hope Mega Man's healed up from the damage we dealt him."
"I'd be less worried about Mega Man and more worried about how you're going to deal with Bowser, Sonic," Tails warned.
"I'm afraid Tails is right. You've seen him at the Olympics, so you know what kind of fierce foe Bowser is," Link added.
"Tell me something I don't know. If Pikachu was in this fight, it'd be much easier. Since he's not though, we're going to have to keep dodging Bowser's attacks. And once we have him knocked out, we have to ground Pit as well."
"You know that Pit's Power of Flight comes from the Goddess Palutena, right?" Zelda asked, surprising the speed demon. "And it just so happens that Palutena herself is in this tournament."
"Well that just makes things more interesting," said Sonic. Just then, they were approached by a familiar face: Mega Man. "Hey, Mega Man, what's up?"
"H-Hey, guys," the Bomber said nervously.
"What's got you so nervous?"
"I-I was wondering if it would be alright if I apologized to TL. I was a jerk to him after all."
"Hey, don't worry about it," said TL with a smile. "It's all water under the bridge. If anything, I'm glad we got that warmup in. Care to join us?"
"We don't have time for that, TL. Zelda's match is about to start," said Link. Mega Man misinterpreted that Link not wanting anything to do with him.
While the Hylians made their way back to the stadium, Sonic took a moment to talk to the robot. "I know what you're thinking, Mega Man, and you've got it wrong. It's not that Link hates you; Zelda's match is getting ready to start," the hedgehog said before grabbing a sandwich. "Here, scarf this down and get ready for ours. We'll be up against Bowser Koopa."
"I know it's a free-for-all. Who's our other opponent?" Mega Man asked.
"An angel named Pit is our other opponent."
The group made their way to the stands to watch the fight that was about to take place. Mega Man was obviously worried that Sonic was wrong, judging from the look on Link's face. The only thing that reassured him just a little was that his eyes were focused on the arena. "Okay, ladies and gentleman, I hope you enjoyed your little break, because we have our next fight coming up!" Master Hand announced. "The victories that the Links obtained were merely warmups for the rest of the tournament! So without further ado, let's begin our next match! Our first contestant is the beloved monarch of the Mushroom Kingdom! Please give a hand for the beautiful, the charming, PRINCESS PEACH!" Everyone cheered as Peach descended slowly to the ground and gave a graceful bow.
"Up next is the equally graceful, equally beautiful leader of Hyrule who is also the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom! Give it up for PRINCESS ZELDA!" As Zelda approached the arena, she gave her own bow, again as graceful as Peach's. "And we have a couple of newcomers approaching! Let's start with the expert swordswoman who is often teamed up with Raven! She can hack and slash with the best of them! Make some noise for LUCINA!" A blue-haired woman jumped on the stage clad in swordsman's clothes and wielding a sword. "The other newcomer appears to be a fitness fanatic who apparently works out in her sleep! Here is the WII FIT TRAINER!" A woman with pale white skin came on the stage doing backflips. She wore tight-fitting black pants and a blue tank top.
There was confusion in the air at this challenger, but Zelda knew not to take the Wii Fit Trainer too lightly. The four of them were transported in front of what looked like a giant metal tower. "This is Prism Tower, folks! You are in the heart of Lumiose City!" exclaimed Master Hand.
"That explains a lot. None of us know what this place is like," Zelda said. The bell rung and the first thing Lucina did was charge at the Wii Fit Trainer. The Trainer did an aerial maneuver and dodged the blade. Next up was Peach and the same result happened, only for the newcomer to kick her in the back of the head. This didn't sit well with her or Lucina. As they were fighting, Zelda was trying to find a flaw in the Wii Fit Trainer's style. 'I got it!' she thought.
The Trainer kicked Lucina to the wall, turning her into something familiar. "The Trophy System!" exclaimed Link.
"How could we forget that!?" asked Sonic.
"I don't know, Sonic, but I hope Zelda wins!" Naturally, Zelda and Peach were just as shocked. The Wii Fit Trainer charged at Zelda, who got her sword out. The Princess tried to slash her, but the Trainer jumped above her. Zelda expected this and did an upwards strike, knocking the gymnast back over to Peach. Before the Mushroom Kingdom Princess could do anything, the Trainer knocked her off of Prism Tower and turned her into a statue.
While that was going on, Zelda destroyed another familiar object: a Smash Orb. She would have to save it for when she made the Trainer dazed, though. The Trainer jumped, did a somersault, and kicked at the Hylian monarch, only for Zelda to counter with a series of slashes from her sword. When the Trainer was dazed, the Princess performed her Final Smash: a Light Arrow fired straight at her foe. Once the arrow hit, the Wii Fit Trainer was sent flying. She was turned into a trophy and landed on the ground.
As soon as Master Hand transported them back, Zelda resurrected her three opponents by touching their bases. "What happened?" Lucina asked, shaking off the dizziness.
"The trophy system that has been in this competition from the beginning is what happened," Zelda answered. As the Hylian Princess was helping everyone up, the Links looked up and saw a couple of Koopa Troopas aiming an all-too-familiar blaster at her. TL rushed over there, followed closely by Link. Sonic went after the turtles. The Koopa Troopas fired a blast at Zelda, but TL got in the way, turning into a trophy, as Link moved Zelda out of the way. Sonic hit the ones working the blaster and sent them flying in their shells.
"TL!" exclaimed Link as a grapple hook came from another side and grabbed TL. Mega Man got into the arena and aimed his Mega Blaster at the Koopas who grabbed the Hero of Winds. Pit entered as well with an arrow ready to fire.
"Not so fast, morons!" the Koopa said mockingly. "You don't want to hit your buddy here, do you?" Sonic, Link, Mega Man, and Pit gritted their teeth.
"I thought you were done working for Tabuu!" Pit growled out. Just then, the ground shook, making everyone jump.
"As if we'd ever work for him again!" said a familiar voice. The heroes turned around and saw Bowser ready to rumble. "You and those idiot plumbers are going to pay for the humiliation I suffered at the Sochi Olympics!"
"Aw, you're still sore over that? Don't forget, we kicked Eggman's butt too, as well as Dry Bowser and Eggman Nega," Sonic said cockily, knowing that Bowser was talking to him specifically. The Koopa King glared at the hedgehog before letting off a roar. "Master Hand, I know this was originally going to be a free-for-all, but since Bowser's pathetic excuses for mutant turtles are causing trouble, can we make it a three-on-one?"
"You want a three-on-one against Bowser?" Master Hand asked, getting a nod from not just Sonic, but Mega Man and Pit as well. He didn't even have to ask Bowser if he'd accept. "I didn't see any of this coming, folks! It looks like it's a three-on-one instead! How about we take this to the Windy Hill Zone?" The combatants were transported there and Sonic felt nostalgic. He hasn't seen the place since his and Tails' last adventure. Tails, on the other hand, wasn't too crazy about it.
Mega Man and Pit heard Sonic chuckle as he adjusted his gloves. "Thanks for giving us an advantage," said the hedgehog. All of a sudden, it dawned on Pit and Mega Man that Sonic was here before. "Now we're ready," Sonic said after adjusting his gloves. The angel and the robot followed suit by readying their bow and blaster respectively.
Bowser just started laughing at them wholeheartedly. "Is he making fun of us?" Mega Man asked.
"Yes, Mega Man, he is," answered Pit, who fired an arrow at the monster. The arrow hit Bowser's arm and made him angry. Pit took to the skies, only to be followed by their opponent. As Bowser tried to jump and catch the young angel, Mega Man fired a shot on his stomach. The robot smirked until he saw that Bowser was going to land on him. Sonic followed through with a Homing Attack, sending the Koopa King back to his starting spot. Bowser recuperated enough to see Pit charging at him, having split Palutena's bow into two swords.
The angel did a series of hits before getting grabbed and slammed to the ground. Before Sonic and Mega Man could rush in to save their comrade, Bowser held a Smash Orb in his hand. Destroying it, he turned into Giga Bowser. As he was about to step on Pit, Sonic noticed a glass container. He destroyed it and it turned out to be Shadow the Hedgehog, his favorite Assist Trophy. "Chaos Control!" shouted Shadow. The black hedgehog kept time frozen long enough for Sonic to get Pit out of his jam.
Sadly, it wasn't enough because as soon as Shadow left, Bowser grabbed Pit and Mega Man and sent them flying, turning them into trophies in the process. Once the Smash Orb wore off, the Koopa King returned to his normal size with just Sonic left to fight him. In the audience stands, Palutena was worried about Pit while Link, Zelda, Tetra, Mario, and Sonic's friends were worried about the Blue Blur. Link was especially worried since he couldn't participate in this fight. He found a whole new reason to hate Bowser Koopa even more since TL was captured and he hated that Sonic was alone in the fight. "Your days are numbered, Hedgehog!" said Bowser.
"Good grief, you and Egghead are just alike! All you do is talk and talk!" Sonic exclaimed back, mocking his foe. "The only thing that you don't do is ask your minions to make you some evil ham!" This ticked off Bowser on a whole new level. All of a sudden, it dawned on Link, Tails, Blaze, and Palutena what Sonic was doing. While Link and Tails each had a smirk on their faces, it worried the Sol Emerald Guardian and the Goddess of Light to no end. Knuckles still had no idea what was going on despite knowing Sonic for a long time. "Aw, did I hurt your feelings by comparing you to 'Franken-Dunce'?"
Bowser got really pissed at that comment, so he charged at Sonic and spun his shell really fast. Sonic jumped out of the way, but Bowser jumped up, grabbed him, and started choking him. "Any last words before I grind you into dust, Hedgehog?"
"Yeah, you're screwed. I happened to have destroyed a Smash Orb as well." Bowser looked and saw that there was indeed a small dust cloud where a Smash Orb was. He noticed a yellow glow and saw Sonic turning into Super Sonic. "Now about that payback for my friends," he said. Sonic delivered a series of blows on Bowser, following up on what Pit did earlier. As Bowser was about to go over the edge, Sonic grabbed him and spun him around. "And this one's for TL!" The currently-gold hedgehog sent the Koopa King flying, having him turned into a trophy as well.
Master Hand transported them back to the arena, where Sonic touched the bases on Mega Man and Pit. He helped his comrades up, only to have caught in a bear-hug by Palutena. "Oh Pit, I never thought this was going to happen," she said, crying her eyes out.
"L-Lady Palutena, could you please cut it out? The trophy system's been in these things since the Hero of Time's days. N-No one dies in the tournaments," Pit explained.
"Pit's right, Lady Palutena. That means that TL is still alive as well," said Link, having just re-entered the arena to congratulate all three of them. "Nice work you three. This even goes for you too, Mega Man. Although, I had no idea that Sonic had the Chaos Emeralds on him."
"Are you kidding me? I can't risk Eggman getting to them," said Sonic.
"I suppose you have a point. I haven't even met Dr. Eggman before, but from what Tails told me, there are times when he's a pain in the butt to you, right?" Sonic nodded. "Well we need to look for TL and fast."
"Can I come?" Mega Man asked, getting a nod from Link.
"I'm coming too," Tetra said, surprising everyone. Before Link and Zelda could ask why, the pirate continued speaking. "I'm coming because Link is my best friend. I don't say it to him enough, but I care a lot about him. I don't want him hurt either. Before you tell me that I can't do anything to help, remember that you're talking to a pirate captain here." Link and Zelda noticed that she shares the stubbornness trait with both Links, so after a while, they both nodded.
CHAPTER 3 END
Okay, I know that this one was shorter than my other chapters, and I know I took a bit, but my YouTube buddy latroy6, who happens to be my biggest critic when it comes to anything related to Sonic, had me playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl to 'get my facts right'. I did manage to prove him wrong when it comes to which hand Link holds his sword in. He has Twilight Princess, but he has the Wii version. It didn't even dawn on him that it was originally released for the GameCube. Because Skyward Sword was only released for the Wii, which was built for right-handed gamers, that game has the only right-handed Link. Oh the fun.
So TL has been captured by the Koopas and the others, Tetra included, are setting out to rescue him. What's going to happen next? Stay tuned.