The First Smash

Chapter 4: Round 2-Semifinals


"Luigi, Donkey Kong, you'll fight in the first battle of Round 2," the announcer said, and Luigi and DK went into the gate.

The two fighters appeared on a somewhat large platform with three small platforms floating above it. Behind the platforms was a tree that had a face, which sometimes blew on either side, and a few unusual characters were flying in the sky in the distance.

"Welcome to Round 2-the semifinals! Round 2, Battle 1, on the Dream Land stage…Luigi vs. Donkey Kong! 3…2…1…GO!"

Luigi started out with a series of downward midair kicks. DK then attacked with a Hand Slap. Luigi flew into the air and attacked with a Luigi Cyclone upon landing. Then he threw Fireballs at DK, who soon jumped out of the way and used a forward midair punch. The ape then used a Spinning Kong to send Luigi flying and charged up a Giant Punch while his opponent returned to the stage. Luigi landed and used a Fire Jump Punch, which sent DK flying far but was not enough to defeat him. When DK landed, Luigi tried to attack with a powerful downward kick, but DK did a rolling dodge and hit him with a powered-up Giant Punch from behind, defeating him.

"GAME SET! Donkey Kong wins and moves on to the finals!"

Luigi and DK came back to where the others were, Luigi sadly joining the growing group of fighters who had lost in the tournament. "It's okay, Luigi. You really did your best out there," Mario told him.

Luigi cheered up a little. "Thanks, Mario. I knew Donkey Kong would be a really strong opponent, and I was right." He looked over at DK, who was standing by himself now since the other finalists were not yet decided. Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, and Pikachu still had to fight in this round; everyone was wondering which of them would make it to the final round.

"Samus, Yoshi, you will fight in the next battle," the announcer said, and Samus and Yoshi went into the gate.

The two fighters appeared on top of a huge ship. A small ship sometimes flew overhead and fired rays directly in front of it. The dark scenery that the huge ship flew by looked like outer space.

"Round 2, Battle 2, on the Sector Z stage…Samus vs. Yoshi! 3…2…1…GO!"

Samus tried to attack first, but Yoshi turned her into an egg using Egg Lay. He kicked the egg until Samus came back out of it and attacked in midair with fiery shots from her arm cannon. Yoshi then attacked with an Egg Throw. Samus recovered and used a Screw Attack, then charged up a Charge Shot while Yoshi was recovering. She jumped over him and sent some Bombs at him from above his head. Yoshi soon did a rolling dodge and attacked with a Yoshi Bomb. Samus went flying but easily returned to the stage and caught Yoshi off guard with a powered-up Charge Shot. The green dinosaur was not quite defeated, but as he was falling back to the ground, he was hit by a ray from the small ship and was defeated.

"GAME SET! Samus wins and moves on to the finals!"

Samus and Yoshi came back to where the others stood, Samus joining DK and Yoshi joining the others who had lost. Yoshi looked a little sad but was fine with just watching the rest of the tournament. He now knew that Samus was a tough opponent, and like everyone else, he was growing very curious about who would win this tournament. Out of all the fighters who had not battled yet in the semifinals, only Kirby and Pikachu remained. Which of them would fight in the finals?

"Kirby, Pikachu, you two are fighting in this round's final battle," the announcer said, and Kirby and Pikachu went into the gate.

The two fighters appeared on a stage that had three separate sections. The first section contained a small stationery platform surrounded by two small floating platforms that moved gently up and down. The second section had a larger platform with a door on one side that different Pokemon came out of at times, and the third section only consisted of one small platform. In the background, a few winged Pokemon were seen flying in the distance. Pikachu knew this place.

"Round 2, Battle 3, on the Saffron City stage…Kirby vs. Pikachu! Get ready for the final battle of Round 2! 3…2…1…GO!"

Pikachu started by using a series of Thunder Jolts. Kirby soon jumped over them and inhaled and Swallowed Pikachu, gaining a hat that had Pikachu's eyes, nose, ears, and tail. He used Thunder Jolt just like Pikachu, then attacked with a Final Cutter. Pikachu jumped behind him and hit him with a backward kick in midair. Right then, Venusaur came out of the door, attacking both Kirby and Pikachu with Razor Leaf. Kirby tried to attack with a powerful upward kick, but Pikachu used Quick Attack to swiftly move out of the way. Kirby turned into a Stone and almost landed on Pikachu, but the electric Pokemon dodged. When Kirby went back to normal, Pikachu used Thunder, defeating him.

"GAME SET! Pikachu wins and moves on to the finals! That ends Round 2!"

Kirby and Pikachu came back to where the others were waiting. Pikachu joined DK and Samus, happy to be doing so well. Kirby joined everyone else, sad that he had lost but excited to see the outcome of the final round and knowing that Pikachu was a powerful opponent.

It took a while for the shadow of the announcer to appear in the gate again, and everyone was getting anxious for Round 3 to begin. Most of them just stood waiting, but Luigi, Mario, Capt. Falcon, and Ness practiced boarding some platforms that were in one spot.

Finally the shadow appeared. "Now that the semifinals have ended, we will now begin the finals," his voice said, "The moment you have all been waiting for is now at hand; the winner of the tournament will soon be decided! Donkey Kong, Samus, and Pikachu, you have all shown me that you have the greatest levels of power and endurance. That is why the three of you have come so far to battle in the final round. This round shall test your true strength and abilities and prove to me that you are really as skilled as you have seemed to be. Are you indeed ready for the finals?" A strange feeling of mystery came over DK, Samus, and Pikachu right then, but they ignored it and readily agreed. "Great! Then let's begin Round 3!"