Chapter three: The first real brawl
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Light beamed through my eyes as the sun pried them open. I began to recollect what happened the other day. I looked around me. I saw the huge TV. I saw the pictures of the brawlers. But what forced me to realize that this was no dream was Jigglypuff sleeping on the couch across from me. I sat up and looked around for a clock. I didn't see one.
I sighed and got off of the couch I slept on. I exited through the doorway into the entry hall and walked across the room, into another open doorway. I entered a room that was similar to the lounge. There were four couches identical to the ones me and my friends slept on. There was also a large TV in the room. But the thing that made the room shockingly different was a huge machine that had four raised platforms, each colored a different color. The whole thing looked like something a scientist would make.
"Impressive, eh?" A voice said behind me. I jumped and spun around. Standing in front of me was a man with a camouflage uniform and a closely-shaved beard.
"Wh-who're you?" I stammered while pointing a finger at the man.
"Name's Snake. Do you know what that machine is?" Snake said.
I turned around to face the machine. "Not a clue."
"It's the Brawl machine." Snake answered.
I turned around and said, "What's a Brawl machine?"
"The brawl machine is the pinnacle of Master Hand's work. It allows us to enter the Brawl network, a system of stages that we fight on. It's pretty much the only thing we use for entertainment around here." Snake answered with a grin.
As I nodded, a bell rung loudly. I rubbed my ear as a voice exclaimed, "Breakfast everyone! Wakey-wakey! Up an' at-'em!"
Tons of people started walking down the stairs in the entry hall. Snake turned to me and said, "C'mon, Luke. We'd better get going." I nodded again, and we walked through the second door in the room.
We entered a huge room, one at least triple the size of the one we were just in. There was a long table that stood atop an ornate rug. Plates of food rested upon the wooden table. Master Hand floated at one end, holding a large bell. Brawlers of all sorts filed into the room, taking a seat. I noticed Andrew and Leah, and ran over to them. I was sandwiched between Leah to my left, and Meta Knight to my right.
Master Hand snapped his fingers, and the bell vanished. He cleared his nonexistent throat, and began to speak. "Welcome Brawlers. First of all I would like to introduce everyone to our three newcomers, Luke, Andrew, and Leah."
We stood up, and everyone started clapping. Everyone except Meta Knight. We sat down again, and Master Hand spoke up one more time after the clapping ceased. "Please treat our new Brawlers with respect and dignity. Your first brawls will begin after breakfast. Now, enjoy this lovely meal! And good morning to all!" Master Hand vanished into thin air, and the sound of silverware clacking and food being swallowed filled the air.
After breakfast was over, many people moaned about how much they ate because the food was so delicious. I put down my fork and patted my stomach. I saw Andrew and Leah leaving the room, so I followed them. They headed into the brawl room and stared at the brawl machine.
Master Hand materialized in front of us in an instant. "Are you ready?" he asked.
We knew what he meant, so we nodded. "I see. Very well then… brawlers assemble!" He exclaimed.
The brawlers began to pour into the room. Some had to sit on the floor, or some had to stand. "Brawlers, let us welcome our Newcomers with an old-fashioned brawling!" Master Hand continued. Everyone cheered. I scratched the back of my head. "So, who wants to go first?" He asked us.
"I will." I stated firmly, stepping forward.
"Always the Eager one, eh?" Master Hand said. "Very well. Since you are new to brawling, I will let you pick your partner. The match is going to be a two-on-two three stock match. In other words…" Master Hand said.
"If you are knocked off the stage three times, you lose." Leah said.
"Very good, Leah! How did you know that?" Master Hand asked.
Leah shrugged. "Lucky guess." She said. But Leah didn't guess. In the real world, the three of us played Super Smash Bros. Brawl all the time. She didn't guess: she knew.
"I see." The disembodied hand said finally. "Well, Luke? Who shall it be?" Master Hand said.
I faced the crowd. Faces were beaming everywhere, anxious for a fight. "I choose…" I started. A few people nearly stepped forward. "…Meta Knight."
There was an eerie silence. The crowd shifted to the side as the small knight stepped towards the brawl machine and jumped on a blue panel. He made no notice of me.
"Very well. Now, a brawl wouldn't be complete without opponents! So, who wishes to be Luke and Meta Knight's foes?" Master Hands asked.
To beings stepped forward. One of them was tall, yet bulky. He resembled a wolf. The second one was short and fat. He wore a biker's jacket and a pilot's cap. "We will." They said in unison. I quickly recognized them as Wario and Wolf.
I hopped onto the red platform, and Wario and Wolf leapt onto the green and yellow platforms. "Very well. Now, what stage will we fight on?" Master Hand asked.
Wario was about to open his mouth, but I beat him to it. "The Halberd." I said. Meta Knight gave me a quick look. The crowd gasped.
After a short silence, Master Hand spoke up again. "I understand. Get yourselves ready brawlers! Ready… set… GO!"
There was a startling burst of light, and next thing I know, I'm standing in a strange hanger area. A titanic battleship loomed in the background. We were at the Halberd stage. I looked at my belt and drew my sword. Meta Knight appeared out of thin air. Wolf dropped out of the ceiling, and Wario came roaring in on his motorcycle. I pointed my sword at my opponents, and said, "This is gonna be epic!"
"3… 2… 1… GO!"
Meta Knight charged at Wolf, who jumped into the air. Meta Knight used his B attack: Mach Tornado. He floated up to the airborne canine and hit him hard. Wario raced over to me on his bike. I used my UP B move, Infernal Leap, and jumped over him. He spun his bike around, but Meta Knight darted right past me in a spinning blade attack, knocking Wario off stage.
I turned around to see Wolf charging towards me, fangs gleaming in the sunlight we had just entered. The Halberd had taken off, and two platforms materialized in the air.
I performed my B move, the Fullmoon Dive, but Wolf quickly evaded my strike. I swung my sword, and it made contact. Wolf was sent hurtling backwards, but not far enough to be KO'd. Wario reappeared, and he looked really angry. "You JERK Meta Knight! I'll mulch you! Take this!" He turned around, and a cloud of gas shot out of his butt and was aiming for Meta Knight! I dodged in front of him, and got blasted off the stage.
At first, everything was black. Then I saw a light that got bigger and bigger, and I was back on the stage. The platform we were fighting on landed on the Halberd. I jumped down and did my Spin Slash in midair in front of Wolf, knocking him off stage. I turned around and did the Anima Missile. I crashed into Wario and knocked him off stage.
Wolf dropped out of the air and hit me with his blaster. I was knocked off the stage, but I wasn't KO'd yet. I was actually falling. Meta Knight jumped off stage, and hit me with his sword, knocking me back onto the stage. I heard an explosion, and shuddered. Did Meta Knight just save me?
Wolf ran over to me, and said, "Now, this ends!" I suddenly had an idea. I darted over to him, grabbed his wrist, and threw him over my shoulder, off stage. Meta Knight dropped in front of me.
"Good job, Luke." He said.
Wario jumped behind Meta Knight, and we raced over to the center of the stage. Wolf was on the over end. We were cornered.
Suddenly, a small orb appeared above our heads. Meta Knight jumped over to it, and whacked it over to me. I slashed at it, and it cracked open. I was filled with that strange emotional energy again. I felt myself float to the center of the stage, and I started darting around. I slashed Wolf and Wario, dozens of times, and then, I felt myself curl up, and I could hewar my lips move. "ETERNAL……."
"N-no! Luke! Please don't! We've taken enough damage already!" Wario pleaded.
"Luke, Stop! P-please!" Wolf begged.
But I could not stop.
"……BLADE!!!!" There was an explosion of light, and mass screaming was heard.
"GAME!" An unknown voice called.
Another burst of blinding light, and we were back in the Brawl room. Wario and Wolf lay on their platforms, gasping for breath. Did I just do that?
"Well done, Luke and meta Knight! You two truly did a bang-up job! Literally." Master Hand exclaimed, pointing at Wario and Wolf, who were covered in bruises and cuts. "Haven't seen that in a looooong time. So, who's next?"
Andrew and Lucario went next, fighting against Bowser and Ganondorf. Pulling off a final smash where he blasted opponents with missiles of great sizes.
After that, Leah and Sonic battled Snake and Donkey Kong. Leah's final smash included her boomerang growing to an unnatural size, and wiping out everyone on stage.
Mysteriously enough, all of our opponents were beaten and bloody. I actually felt sorry for them.
Afterwards, all the brawlers left the room, but I chased down Meta Knight, who was looking outside his window at the sunset. "Hey, Meta Knight?" I asked.
"What is it, Luke?" He said.
"I just wanted you to know, that I really think you're a cool guy, and I hope we can be friends instead of enemies." I said before walking out of the room.
"Luke, wait." I turned around. "Thanks."
I smiled and left.
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