Yoshi: *sighs* What's wrong with her this time?

Pichu: Warrior Kitty had gym class as her last block of school and they had this big soccer scrimmage, so she's extremely tired is sleeping as we speak.

Yoshi: Well, at least she got the next chapter up.

Pichu: That's true. So anyways, hello readers! Here's the next chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Day 2: Running

"Ow...ow...ow...ow..." Link muttered as he slightly limped to the practice field. It was day 2 of training and after experiencing yesterday's session, no one was really looking forward to it. Link slowly made his way to the field and saw that Lucario and Pit were already there. The pokemon was messaging his sore arms while the angle was rummaging through his practice bag.

"I'm not prepared for today." Link announced and plopped onto a bench.

"You're not the only one..." Lucario muttered. "I didn't expect our training to be this intense."

"Well, Mario said these methods will strengthen our skills for the actual game against the All-Stars." Link pointed out. "If that's the case, then I'm pretty scared to go against them!"

"I brought my pillows!" Pit blurted out, holding the two items. Link and Lucario just stared at him strangely, causing the angle to shift awkwardly then begin to strap the pillows to himself. Just then, the rest of the team walked out of the mansion and toward the field. Following them was Mario. He set down his practice stuff then faced them.

"Okay, yesterday's practice didn't result that well." The plumber said.

"Ya think?" Falco responded sarcastically.

"But, due to us not having a lot of time, we can't continue to work on our tackles. We have to move on." Mario continued. "Today we'll be working on running."

Sonic scoffed. "That's not a problem for me!"

"I know that, that's why you don't have to participate in today's practice."

"Wait, I don't?" Sonic asked, dumbstruck. When Mario nodded, he smiled widely and did a little excited hop. "YES!" He ran off the field and grabbed his practice stuff and faced the others. "Peace out, suckas!" With that, Sonic turned and rushed off to the mansion. The other team members watched him go.

"Lucky bastard..." Ike grumbled.

"Aw...I lost my friend..." Mega Man whispered sadly.

"Now for the rest of you." Mario continued. "Running is very important. When you have the ball, you have to hustle, hustle, hustle! Run like your life depends on it! That's where these Nintencats will help."

Marth raised his hand. "Excuse me, but, what's helping us?!"

"I'm glad you asked." Mario smiled and approached two large crates that stood behind the team. "I went to the Nintendog regions in Nintendo world and rented as many angry and short-tempered cats as I could get from all the adoption centers. I then sprayed them all with water to get them more pissed and put them in these crates. Once I release them, you need to reach the other end of the field and not get caught by the angry cats."

The team blinked and gapped at him in horror. "You're insane!" Falco shouted in disbelief.

"I'm really starting to question your methods of training!" Marth said.

"Look, I'm just trying to get you guys prepared for this game. The other team is gonna be just as bad as these methods. Now, without further interruptions, let's begin!" Before any of the smashers could object, Mario kicked both the crates hard and quickly ran to the bleachers. The crates began to shake violently and the team looked at it in fright. Then, a loud, high pitch cat screech sound and many angry cats burst out of them.

They all glared at the eight smashers and began to charge toward them, fur bristling, claws unsheathed, teeth bared, and yowling with rage.

"Run for it!" Link shouted in panic and he and the others turned and ran for their lives as the cats gave chase. They were running from the cats pretty well until they began to grow tired. Fox had slowed into a jog and then into a walk then he finally flopped on his stomach, panting heavily.

"Go on without me!" He called to the others and then was soon pounced on by some of the cats.

"That's great, we lost one!" Ike said as he and the others continued to run. Not only were they getting tired, the cats were also picking up speed. A couple of them had jumped onto Pit's and Marth's backs and brought them to the ground.

"Pillows protect me!" The angle sobbed.

"Aaaaaah! My hair!" The prince shouted.

"Make that three." Falco muttered. Suddenly, a couple of the cats jumped in front of him and blocked his path. They glared up at the bird and licked their lips. Immediately catching on, Falco yelped and backed up. "No! NO! I'M NOT FOOD!" The cats then pounced on him and clawed and bit at him.

Link, Lucario, Ike, and Mega Man looked back at their friends. "I'm freaking out!" Mega Man cried.

"Just keep your cool and run!" Lucario reassured. Link then slowed to walk, getting really tired. However, many cats had begun to claw at his legs. He squealed and tried to shake them off, but it was to no avail. He began to tumble to the ground and as he did so, he grabbed onto Ike as he ran by so he could try to keep from falling.

Both the hylian and the mercenary fell to the ground and were soon submerged by vicious cats. The only ones left were Lucario and Mega Man, but they didn't last long. The blue bomber had lost his footing and tripped, causing the pokemon to trip over him and both landed on the ground and was soon swarmed by cats.

On the bleachers, Mario watched as the team was mauled by the horde of Nintencats and sighed. At least they made it far down the field. He said to himself. But they still could've done better...

Yoshi: Dang, I'm glad I'm not on the team...

Pichu: Thought it is hilarious watching them suffer.

Yoshi: Well, tomorrow is the last day of training then it'll be the first part of the big game! Warrior Kitty would like to say thanks to all you readers for reading.

Pichu: And the next chapter will be up soon!

Yoshi & Pichu: See ya!