Inspired by Smashtasm
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Starlll: Man, what a day...
Phy: Don't you have a chapter to write?
Starlll: Huh?
Phy: Golden Years? You said you'd update every Tuesday and Friday.
Starlll: ...Oh god... (Cracks knuckles) Let's get writing...
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Disclaimer: Still stands.
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Phy, Cherry, and Heart landed in an icy stage. It was for platforming, instead of brawling, though. This was because there were few people who would be willing to fight a team of three, and those who were would probably be best left alone, so that they could go back to training their team of level 100 shiny Pokemon in their parents' basement and wondering why girls don't like them*1
"Icy Mountain?" Asked Phy, glancing up at the stage. It was a newer one. Most of the levels in the MMO were from the original games, with touched up graphics. Icy Mountain was based off of a stage from Melee (which Phy never had a chance to play), though with a few key differences.
"I thought it'd be fun!" Said Cherry, happily. "New stages FTW!"
They started off at the foot of a mountain. It got higher as they went further to the right; a two-dimensional mountain. It was easy at first, with the occasional snowball falling downhill, but after a while, the mountain began to change shape. It stopped increasing at a normal slope, and had weird patterns. Sometimes, the mountain went straight up, causing them difficulty to continue up.
The screen began moving on it's own. If they were too slow, or got hit by a snowball, they'd fall right off the stage. Still, it was easy enough. Nobody lost any lives, yet.
"AH! SNOWBALL-Oof!"
...Well, nobody other than Phy, that is...
After some climbing, the camera stopped. They were forced into a small cavern, with an entry (or exit) on both sides. Suddenly, the walls around them closed, trapping them in.
A few enemies were summoned. Some Ice Prymids, who were the mirror image of Fire Prymids*2, but instead sprayed ice at you, freezing your character in a block of ice, appeared. One spat a small ball of ice at them, which Heart reflected back with his shield. The other one attempted to run up and spray Cherry with a breath of icy air, but she side-stepped around it, hitting the creature in the back.
Heart used an arrow on his Prymid, and closed the distance between them while it was stunned. He locked it into a knife-spinning attack, then combo-ed it with another power-slash.
Cherry was dodging all of her Prymid's attacks, hitting it while it wasn't looking. She was quick, but rarely used her shield. Most of the Prymid's attacks missed, but it was problematic when they did. Still, she managed to finish off her Prymid at around the same time as Heart. The two stood back to back, ready for another group of enemies to spawn.
"...Cherry?" Asked Heart.
"Yea?"
"...Where's Phy?"
On the very edge of the screen was Phy, trying desperately to get into the shut-off cavern.
"Stupid... buggy... stage..." He mumbled, kicking at the wall.
Suddenly, the walls sprung open, and a giant monster flew into the room from Phy's end, sending him flying.
"OwowowowowOW!" Shouted Phy, rebounding off the walls. "Stupid... enemy..." He grumbled, then got into fighting position.
Unfortunately, they had only gotten a glimpse of the monster as it flew by. It resembled a twenty-foot snowflake, but that was all they could see before it was off the screen. They continued on, now fighting the occasional Prymid. Phy was making use of his bat, trying to knock back large snowballs with it.
The three hiked up the mountain. Every once and a while, a Glice appeared, rolling towards them. Luckily, they were easier to dodge than the large mounds of snow rolling down the hill. Unluckily, they did more damage, and were more likely to lead to a KO, because the camera was picking up speed.
Cherry saw an item box on a ledge. She hopped up (bouncing off of Heart's head to get an extra jump), and then teleported over to the ledge. The camera was closing in on her. She quickly smashed open the box, and grabbed the stickers inside. It was too late, though. The screen moved too far, knocking her out. She lost a life, leaving her with two, but kept the stickers.
"I could grab the items, next time..." Heart said, a bit sore that she had jumped off of him. "I mean, I can jump higher..."
"Sorry!" She giggled, and kept moving.
After Heart nearly lost his first life, they finally made it to the top of the mountain. The giant snowflake-monster from earlier suddenly appeared, shrieking. The first thing you noticed about it (other than it's size) was it's blood-red eyes, standing out against the body, which was a nearly-transparent shade of blue. It's body was a pattern, like a normal snowflake, with random shapes around it's center, mirroring each other perfectly. Were it not for the blood-colored eyes, the monster would actually be angelic.
The name 'Glacies' appeared in the top corner of the screen, along with a giant health bar.
"You're going down, Snowman!" Shouted Phy, eager to start the fight. Then he looked down in shame, wishing he had thought of a better insult than 'Snowman'.
"That was almost as terrible as 'Plumber-Style'!" Laughed Cherry, as Heart shot an arrow at Glacies.
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Glacies Vs. Phy, Heart, and Cherry
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The Snow-Monster spun, evading the arrow. Phy jumped for it, hitting it with his yo-yo in midair. It didn't do much damage, but it was enough for Glacies to retaliate. It exhaled a snowstorm in Phy's direction, which he barely avoided.
Cherry blasted it with magic as it was occupied with Phy, and Heart shot more arrows. Glacies targeted Heart, now, giving Phy a chance to use PK Flash. It shrieked in pain, cracking a bit. It opened it's mouth wide, and sprayed Heart with a snowstorm. He had already been weakened by the stage, so Heart was knocked out, leaving him with two lives. Glacies then used the opening it had made to summon a giant snowball, hurling it in Cherry's direction. She teleported out of the way while Phy used another PK Flash.
The Snow-Monster targeted Phy, but Cherry managed to cast Din's Fire, which did surprising damage. It shrieked again, at half heath. It summoned up a blizzard, which affected nearly the entire stage. Heart respawned just as the attack was used, but he had a five-second invincibility, so he was unaffected.
Phy was knocked out by the blizzard, but Cherry teleported to safety. She used Nayru's love to deflect a series of snowballs shot by Glacies. It did very little damage, but it was better than taking some herself. Heart attacked it with his knives, cracking it's body even further.
Phy respawned, hitting Glacies with his bat. The three of them concentrated their fire, managing to chip it down to one-quarter-health, before it knocked Cherry out. It managed to isolate Heart, ready to take him down, when Phy used PK Fire. This stunned Glacies, doing more damage than expected. That was when he realized: fire does extra damage! Of course!
"Use Din's Fire!" He shouted to Cherry. The two of them used their fire attacks on the boss, cracking it the rest of the way just before it took another of Heart's lives. Glacies shrieked one final time before shattering into a million little pieces, scattering everywhere.
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Winner: Phy, Heart, and Cherry!
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The three took a moment to catch their breath. A giant pile of snow began to rise behind them. They watched it as it grew, until the giant ball of snow it covered most of the screen. Then two red eyes popped out.
"...You've GOT to be kidding me..." Began Phy. They started running down the other side of the hill. The mound of snow began to roll, picking up speed as it went downhill. An avalanche started, which would swallow them whole.
Phy was terrified, as he was on his last life. If he lost his entire stock, he wouldn't get any of the stickers of trophies they found on the stage. Heart wasn't as afraid, because he still had two lives left. Cherry, however, was having the time of her life.
"Snow everywhere!" She cheered.
They jumped over the occasional rock, or ducked under a low-hanging tree branch. If they tripped, they wouldn't have enough time to recover, and lose a life.
When they got to the bottom, finishing the mad dash to the end of the mountain, there was a giant wall in their way.
"WHO THE HECK DESIGNS THESE LEVELS?" Shouted Phy. It was too hight for him to jump over.
"Jump off me!" Shouted Heart.
"But you said-" Cherry began, but was cut off by the sound of Phy jumping off of Heart's head, getting over the wall. Heart gestured for her to go, too. The avalanche was almost there. She jumped off of him, then teleported the rest of the way over. The angel began to fly, but was covered in snow before he could.
They both stared, knowing that Heart sacrificed his share of the treasure for them. Maybe he thought that he would still make it over in time. Maybe he wanted to distract them from trying to get over, so he could get all the treasure himself. No matter what, he still wound up sacrificing himself for them. Somberly, Cherry and Phy began heading for the end-level flag.
"Forgetting someone?" It was Heart. "I still had one life left-Oof!" He was cut off when they both tackled him.
All three had made it through the stage. There were some things that you just couldn't help being friends after. Perhaps this was one of them.
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After their success at the Icy Mountain, the three decided to go to a nearby Player-Run Cafe. Usually, players kept their custom stages private. However, from time to time, a player would get a sudden passion to open up a shop, or just make a place for others to hang out. Cafe's fell into the later category. This one had an 'Underground' theme. It was lit by torches, and had stone walls. The main difference between a Cafe and a Shop was that in a Cafe, you traded for other stickers or trophies, while in a shop, you paid in Smash Tokens. More people usually liked to go to the Cafes rather than Shops, because Shops demanded more money when you bought, and less when you sold. When you trade, you always get around how much the item is worth.
"Do either of you have a Trophy Stand sticker?" Asked Heart, going over his sticker collection. "I'll give you a rare Hylian Shield sticker for it." He offered.
"I have a Trophy Stand sticker," Said another person at the table. The name 'Ikerulesall' hovered above his head. He sounded familiar, but Phy couldn't remember where he saw him from. "But I want a Metal Prymid Trophy for it."
"Throw in a Samus Aran sticker, and you have a deal!" The two traded.
As the players made small talk, Phy's messaging system went off. In fact, everyone's did. Phy checked the new message. It was from the Nintendo Hacker Protection System (NHPS).
"WARNING! A new hacker has been detected. His screen name is 'SN1P3R', and has a threat level of 8. He has hacked four accounts, and two servers. If seen, please contact a moderator.
Thank you for your cooperation,
The Nintendo Hacker Protection System"
Phy smile was so large, you could hear it in every word he said.
"Guys..." He said to Cherry and Heart. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"...Phy, if I think I'm thinking what you're thinking..."
"I think you're thinking what I think you're thinking."
"But, Phy! They said to be careful, and to contact a Moderator if he was found! A bounty hasn't even been posted!"
They received another message.
"Update on the hacker, 'SN1P3R':
A 1,000 token bounty has been placed on whoever can ban this player.
Thank you for your cooperation,
The Nintendo Hacker Protection System"
"...BOUNTY HUNT!" Shouted Cherry, gleefully making it snow.
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*1) I just want you all to know, I don't mean any offense by this. ...Okay, a LITTLE offense, but really, a team of all 100's I can KIND of understand, but if they're also all shiny, you either cheat or have no life. I'm sorry, but until you can prove me otherwise, really, I'm adamant about this.
*2) I usually have a strict policy against inventing my own enemies, but these are pretty straightforward. Just a clone of the already-existing Fire Prymid, only with ice instead of fire.