Finally have something uploaded. Okay, I thought I might as well revive this, because I surprisingly enjoy writing this story. I suppose you could considerate my way of supporting and advertising the actual machinima series. So yeah, the Smash King storyline belongs to Tigura21, please enjoy this novelization.
Peach looked out to the clouds that passed under her, as she stood on her mountainous perch. The Hyrule Temple was a floating rock with a large stone structure embedded on the island's top surface. The main building was circular fortress with a tall tower resting at each corner of its wall. Above this domed hall was a small amphitheatre, its front entrance held up with pillars. The dome building was connected to a series of archways that linked up as a two level bridge, giving a perfect view of the cloud line.
The mushroom princess continued to pace along the top bridge as she waited for Bowser to arrive. You'd that he would be here by now, considering how eager he was to get Peach on her team. Then again, Bowser had a large list of bad habits, which included being what he called "fashionably late". Peach sighed, thinking about how she had come to be in this position. From what she remembers in Melee, which is not a lot, she had absolutely no interest or skill in fighting whatsoever. It was only when Bowser started showing friendship, kindness, and incredible skill that the pink royal became determined to prove that she is capable as a trophy. Though if she was going to become a fighter she never thought that it would be at the side of the evil koopa king, then again, it wasn't like she could join teams with Ma-
'No, Peach,' the princess mentally scolded herself, brushing a tear away before it had a chance to fall from her eye. It had only been a few days since the World of Brawl had been created and a large amount of memories from the world previous were sketchy, but the pain of what happened to the portly plumber had not been forgotten. Peach found it best not to dwell on what happened. She had already cried and sulked enough over the red clad hero's death and thanks to Bowser's consoling, she had come out stronger and determined to put it behind her.
"A change of pace might be nice. It might help me forget a little," she told herself for the fourth time, as she waited for the damn turtle to arrive. Why couldn't he just get here and stop making her sit through emotional turmoil. The princess decided to look around, to see if something would catch her eye. One of the things she did notice was that Zelda wasn't there. Zelda, like Peach, was a princess of high respect and incredible magic. Most were even surprised that she had chosen not to participate in the tournament, considering the prowess her magic and psychic abilities gave her. However Peach is more surprised that she wasn't at here, she never left this stage. So where could she be?
Peach immediately forgot about this when someone made their way up the far steps. As the top of their head came into view, the princess saw the colour red. She dropped from her place on the high arch, summoning her umbrella to slow her descent. Upon landing she looked back to the red only to find it was only a minor colour, compared the large yellow scaly body.
"Hey," Bowser waved as he approached, but he didn't smile. He could tell something was on the pink clad girl's mind, and it didn't take a mastermind to work out what. He decided to play dumb to her thoughts, so as not to make her insecure and upset, or worse angry. When Peach gets angry, it scares even the toughest of fighters. Even the koopa king himself had to admit; he became very wary of what he said and did when the mushroom princess was angry.
The royal blonde sighed and looked off to the horizon, deciding to let loose what was on her mind. "We haven't seen him in a while," she looked down to the ground and frowned "I'm beginning to think we've lost him forever," this was a lie. She still believed Mario was alive and well, after all it has only been a few days since the world and its inhabitants were reincarnated, but one thing had slightly damaged her hope.
"We have looked everywhere since the creation of this world, Peach," the red haired reptile reasoned as he approached. He wanted to be logical without sounding like he didn't have hope, because to be truthful there was a chance that the moustached hero still lived.
Peach didn't respond, she simply nodded in agreement. Unexpectedly she turned to the scaly monarch, a determined smirk displaying on her features. "Okay, fine," she declared, electing a confused expression from the yellow turtle. Rolling her eyes, the pink maiden elaborated, "I'll be your teammate for the tourney, if only because I have something to prove,"
"Something to prove, like what?" Bowser chuckled at the girl's backbone. She had beauty, talent, and personality. What could she have to prove?
"My credibility as a Brawler," the royal explained. "Why do you think there aren't many girls around here?" This was true. The female population in all the worlds has always been outnumbered majorly by the male trophies. Mainly due to the fact that the outer worlds didn't have many fight capable women worth entering into this world. This made the mushroom princess more determined to prove her skills.
"Oh, is that all?" Bowser droned as he approached her. "Well don't worry," he teased "If it gets too tough for you, I'll always protect you," The fire breathing monster didn't expect the princess to summon a golf club and smack him on the snout, hard and walk over to the ledges. "Ow. What was that for?" the reptile whined as he rubbed his sore nose.
Peach scowled slightly, but her eyes made it clear she was sorry about her assault. "I don't want to be protected. How am I supposed to prove myself if you do?" she spoke monotone, looking back over the cloud. Her voice suggested that she was hiding other reasons for her wish to be unguarded.
The green shelled lizard ignored this and continued to tease the woman. "Oh please, you're not even half Samus," this got a magic turnip flung in his direction. He easily caught the vegetable, as well as the warning behind it. The reptile sighed "Okay, I'll let you watch your own back," he complied tiredly and threw the white food over his shoulder. He didn't like those turnips, the faces on them really creeped him out.
"Good," the mushroom royal smiled smugly as she checked her gloves for any muck after she had planted and cropped the vegetable. "It will be easier on both of us this way. So what do we do about our final teammate?" she questioned, wondering who her 'leader' had considered for the third member of their party. When no response came, the pick dressed blonde turned to see what the monster was up to.
She didn't expect to see the yellow turtle with his head bowed, standing in surprising posture as he held out a flower in one hand, the other behind his back. "Will you accept this as a token of my affection?"
"God damn it, Bowser," Peach roared as she drew another turnip and hurled it at the reptile with thrice the ferocity as before.
Said monster cackled as he narrowly dodged the flying projectile, slightly grazing the centre spike of his shell. "Jeez, what are you so uptight for?" he questioned as he gently replaced the flower. He looked up to the frowning girl, his voice suddenly becoming stoic and knowledgeable. "It's fine to be determined for the tournament, but where is that iconic smile of yours?" he joked at those final words before scoffing to himself. "Hell, I miss you laughing at me sometimes," he then turned to leave the temple.
"And where are you going?" Peach demanded her arms crossed and her anger still evident.
"I have an English lesson," she heard the monster shout back without turning. She giggled at the thought of Bowser attending an English school. "See there's your laugh," the reptile called from the other side of the stage. Peach just rolled her eyes and left to return to her home in Delfino Plaza.
Frigate Orpheon was a wrecked star ship that was reconstructed to hold dangerous alien beings, and act as simple yet difficult stage for the brawlers. Not many trophies knew of the abandoned facility's location. That is why no one ever noticed the veteran trophy that lay unconscious on the platforms. The figure wore red clothing, with blue denim overalls that were held in place by large gold buttons. His hands were covered in white cotton gloves and brown boots donned his feat. The trophy's most distinguishing features were his well-groomed moustache and red hat which was symbolised with an 'M'.
Mario slowly opened his eyes, adjusting to the low lighting of the facility, before he slowly picked himself up from the ground. He found that his head was spinning when he tried to stand, so opted for a crouch while he allowed his head to adjust to the movement. 'What happened to me?' the plumber asked himself as he looked about his surroundings.
As soon as he asked himself the question, a series of short memories came to him, the days of Melee. Not many trophies were lucky enough to be reincarnated with full recollection of the world previous, but it seemed that the creator had chosen to bless, or rather curse, Mario today. He remembered everything, his council meetings, his friend Roy, and of course the love of his life, Princess Peach. However one memory stood out amongst them all.
The red hero was holding onto the edge, clinging to it for dear life as a monstrous shadow loomed over him. Its eyes seemed to glow red with the pure malice and evil that ran through the beast's mind. Then it laughed slowly, almost unamused, as though it wasn't surprised I had lost the fight. He had been planning it all along. It was just his scheme to kill him, and he had escaped by the skin of his teeth. As the power began to black out, Mario growled out the name of his killer into the freighter's now menacing silence.
"Bowser,"
I don't know why, but I was planning to do that final scene in the next chapter. I now realise that it is so much better here, it makes for a more intriguing conclusion to the chapter. Anyway, check out my other stories, tell me what you think of this one, and watch the original Smash King series on Youtube. Laters
