Author's Note: This is gonna be a really short chapter since I had to cut off last time in order to see who was to be saved, Peach or Zelda, and I have no writing muse, but I will be able to update more, seeing as this is practically the only choice in the game that you have to vote on.

Disclaimer: Random companies will probably be introduced, but for the most part, the only owners of Brawl right now are Nintendo, Konami for Snake, and Sega for Sonic. Made-ups are mine. Additional characters... We'll soon see, won't we?

Chapter 2: A Fallen Friend

Kirby rushed in and immediately attacked Petey. Petey responded by swing Peach's cage down at the Star Warrior. The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom screamed with terrified intensity as her body was thrust into the cage walls at the pressure of the air pushing on her body. Kirby leaped over the cage and spun around, pulling out his hammer, and bashing Petey Pirahna in the face. The plant looked unaffected by the blow and Kirby's eyes widened at the realization. It wasn't working, so he thought, and he jumped back. The plant jumped high into the air and attempted to land on Kirby. He dodged Petey's body slam by rolling forward past the plant noticed electrical systems on the cages. With enough damage to both systems, Kirby thought, perhaps he could free the Princesses. With a plan in mind, he immediately turned and began to attack Zelda's cage.

"H-Hey... Wait! Free Peach," Zelda said.

"No, free Zelda!" Peach said.

Friends even in a crisis, Kirby thought as he flipped over Petey's strike with Zelda's cage. The Hylian Princess held onto the bars and tried not to scream as Petey attacked with her this time before jumping in the air. This time, Kirby did something that the Smash Judges would consider illegal. He was only supposed to use his sword in the Final Cutter strike. But he pulled out his blade and held it point up. Petey fell onto the point and sprung up cartoonishly in the air, screaming in pain. Kirby then inflated himself and managed to strike Zelda's cage with his hammer. The system was showing electricity and Petey began to scream as electricity coursed through his body.

Kirby made his way to the cage and opened it, allowing Zelda to step out, but then there was the problem that Peach was still stuck inside. Kirby made his way towards Peach, but an explosion sent him flying back. Zelda caught him and put him down. But there was another gust of wind and Zelda looked up.

"What is that?" she asked Kirby as a star from the sky grew bigger until a fat man that everyone knew as Wario hit the ground. However, Wario had never been seen in the Smash Tournaments before, so Zelda and Kirby would not have known about him. Holding a gun, Wario noticed Zelda and Kirby standing. He grinned and pointed his gun out at them.

"So you two survived, eh? Well not for long. Hahaha!" Wario said. Kirby and Zelda took their battle positions, ready to fight, when a gasp from behind caught their attention.

"W-Wario... W-What are you...?" Peach said, panting as she tried to make her way from out of the broken cages. Wario grinned and took aim at her. Zelda gasped and began running at Wario, but Wario had already fired. An arrow fired out and struck Peach through the heart. The Mushroom Princess screamed as she was hit and engulfed in a bright light. When all faded, she was just a trophy again.

"Peach!" Zelda cried. She made her way towards the trophy, but in a brilliant jump, Wario had already managed to pick it up.

"The master will be pleased with my work... Once I get all of the trophies, I'm gonna be rich. Hahahaha!" Wario laughed before jumping away.

"Come back here! Peach!" Zelda called as she chased after her friend. Kirby ran after, but noticed the bomb. A few more seconds... With those few seconds, he cought up a Warp Star from his stomach, no drool or acidic juices on it whatsoever, grabbed Zelda, put her on it, and took off into the air.

A black dome of darkness engulfed the arena and spread out slowly until it could spread out no more. A solemn feeling in her heart, Zelda watched the arena fade away. Her friend taken away, her entire life placed on the line, she had only one thought in her mind.

Link... We need you.

End Chapter

It's really short, I know, buuuuuuut I'll make up for it with future updates. Please keep reviewing.