CC: I'm back! Chapter 3 Up! On to the reviews!

Kaitou 1412
2008-05-02
ch 2, Well, this seems to be shaping up nicely. I like how you've avoided introducing all the characters at once. Some people have a problem with that.

I'll watch this story.

KendraheartsFox
2008-05-02
ch 2, very orginal idea. I cant wait to see more brawlers ;

sugerpaw
2008-05-02
ch 2, You do know Samus is a girl... because in chapter one you said she was a guy. Update Soon.

godzillahomer
2008-05-02
ch 2, Very good so when aare you going to introduce peach
and will you have toon and young link, if you do you could say they are links brothers
and I just favored your story

Kaitou 1412

Thx for the review!

KendraheartsFox

Me too! I'm gonna have loads of fun with them!

sugerpaw

Yes, I know that. Just the first time I ever saw Samus was in SSB, and I thought she was a guy. When I found out later, It kinda socked me. That's the way it is here.

godzillahomer

In the next story. Maybe sooner, if I feel like it. And as for Toon Link and Young Link, I have my ideas for that. But yours sound great too! Thx!

Disclaimer: Don't own nuthin

CC: Well, I'm low on time, so on to the fun!

Chapter 3 - First Fight! A Rival is Made!

"GO!"

Both fighters dashed towards each other. Mario punched, and Link raised his shield. When his fish collided with the shield, Mario jumped and flipped over Link. Mario punched again, but a sudden pain in his shoulder stopped him. Link slashed down, then back up, then started thrusting his sword rapidly. Mario was knocked backwards, and hit one of the towers in the arena. Mario rolled into the tower and caught his breath.

"I can't lose like this!" Mario said under his breath. He stood up, and dashed out of the tower. Link saw him and pulled out a boomerang.

"A boomerang?" Mario thought. Link hurled the projectile, and it went spinning. Mario jumped and it went under him. Quickly, he closed the gap between him and Link.

"Burn!"

Mario pushed his hand into Link's face. Fire exploded out of his palm and Link was sent reeling backwards. Mario moved in for a punch-punch-kick combo, then threw another fire ball at his feet. He was about to grab Link, then Link quickly crouched and swiped his legs.

Mario was thrown backwards and started to fall off the Temple roof, when he caught ahold of the ledge.

"Whew..." Mario sighed and started to pull himself up. As soon as he looked over the edge, Mario saw a bomb, blinking red.

"Aw snap.."

The explosion sent him rocketing into the abyss.

There was a BOOM! Then Mario was floating above the Temple.

"That was wierd..." He muttered, as he fell to the ground. He saw Link and dashed towards him.

"Strange." He thought, as Link pulled out another bomb. "I feel like I haven't taken a hit."

Mario dodged the bomb, and slugged Link in the jaw. Link staggered back, and then things got wierd. All of a sudden, a mini tornado sprung to life; Right under Links feet!

Link was tossed sky high, and then, he vanished. There was that BOOM again, and Mario saw Link hovering above the Temple area.

"So that's how it works." Mario said to himself. Link landed on the ground about ten feet away from him. He readied himself and started for Mario.

"You don't talk much, do ya?" Mario said, as they circled each other.

Link grinned. "I've always been the silent type. Talking in a fight kinda distracts me."

They both jumped at the same time and struck in mid-air. Neither attack went through. When they touched ground, Mario threw a fire ball, then followed with a double-punch. Link retaliated with a slash, jumped over Mario, and swung his sword hard into him.

Mario landed hard and got up stiffly. He saw Link pull out another bomb.

"How many of those things does he have?" Mario growled, and ran towards him. Link threw the bomb, and Mario jumped. He sailed into Link with a kick, and sent Link backwards. Still moving, he ran and slid into Link. Whit a final rush, Mario dashed behind Link, grabbed him as he was getting up, and spun around. He spun Link around about three times, then let go. Link went flying off the stage, and dissappeared.

Mario was ready this time. He jumped to where Link was going to be, and when Link appeared, he wailed into him with a rising upper-cut.

Mario landed on a platform on the other tower. Link fell to the roof of the smaller one.

"Time to finish this." Mario thought as he jumped forwards. Link got up, and jumped. As the two fighters sailed towards each other, instead of jumping higher, Link ducked under Mario. As soon as he had done so, he whirled like a tornado and smashed Mario in the back.

When Mario recovered, he dashed to one end of the arena. Now, both were on the defensive. One life each, mano-a-mano.

Both fighters moved at the same time. Link slashed at Mario, and Mario retaliated with his upper-cut. Back and forth they went, strike, strike, block, dodge and back again. Then, Link jabbed and Mario punched, and they both flew away from each other.

Mario stood up, and saw just in time a bomb flying towards him. He backflipped, and landed on top of the small tower.

"I hate those things!" Mario growled, and jumped forwards.

The odds of it happening was a good 50 to 1. It probably wouldn't happen if you tried to do it. But when Mario jumped, the bomb that he dodged had been picked up by a whirlwind, and chucked up at him.

"Oh s-"

Whatever Mario was gonna say, was lost in the explosion. When he came too, he was back at the colloseum. A spotlight was on Link, and on the big screen was: THE WINNER IS: LINK!

Mario frowned. Then he turned and walked away. The crowds were cheering, and everyone was focused on the winner. No one noticed Mario as he slipped away from the arena.

When Yoshi made it back to the dormitory, he found Mario lying on his bed.

"How was the fights?" was the first thing Mario said. Yoshi shrugged. "Nothing special. I fought against that DK thug."

"Didja win?"

"No. He landed a suicide move on me and I blinked out right as the timer went off."

There was silence for a few moments.

"Dude-"

"It doesn't matter."

Yoshi frowned. "If you're gonna angst like this every time you lose, I'll find a different dorm partner."

Mario shook his head. "It isn't that. The fight could've went on for a good five minutes more. It would've went either way. But because he won on a fluke, on the first fight, it makes me look... Amateur." he spat the last word like it was foul.

Yoshi rolled his eyes. "Dude, that doesn't mean a thing."

"Tell that to the 200 students."

Finally, Yoshi had enough. He picked up Mario's hat and chucked it at him. It bounced off his nose and Mario sat up, glaring.

"Hey!"

"We all have our downs, so I'm not gonna harp all over to get you to snap out of your little pity fest. What you need is some good chow and you'll feel better tomorrow."

Mario raised an eyebrow. "Eh, I'd rather not eat more hazmat waste. Thanks."

Yoshi grinned. "We're not. We're going to a different kitchen."

"Say what?"

"I met this chic named Birdo during to fights. Said her Dorm Keeper was Tace T., the Home Ec. Teacher. And Tace T. Is a master chef. Said I could eat down there, If I wanted."

Mario hopped off the bed and put on his hat. "Well, I shoulda guessed you would find an alternate food sorce."

"Count on it."

As they left the dorms, Mario asked "What makes you think you'll be able to get in this late?"

Yoshi looked ahead. "Birdo and I will be, uh, elsewhere while you are fixing you're food."

Mario grinned evily. "Well aren't you the buisy bee."

"Shut up."

End chapter 3! R&R ya'll, and I'll keep it coming! see ya!