The First Smash
Chapter 6: Round 3-Final Battles
The next place DK, Samus, and Pikachu appeared on was a medium-size platform with three small platforms floating above it. A mysterious glow of green, blue, and purple took the entirety of the background and gave it a surreal appearance.
Strangely, a lone Heart Container was on the center of the largest platform. Though DK and Samus had also taken some damage from the battle against Metal Mario, they knew Pikachu was definitely in need of the item the most. Samus set Pikachu down beside the Heart Container. The Pokemon grabbed it and was surrounded in sparkles as his injuries were healed. He jumped up with his energy fully restored, ready to battle again.
"Now, we come to the next battle on the Battlefield stage…can you beat the 30 members of the Fighting Polygon Team?" the announcer's voice rang out.
Immediately after this had been said, a few polygonal figures identical to the ones that had been on the Race to the Finish stage dropped onto the small platforms. Each of them somewhat resembled one of the twelve fighters who had been involved in the tournament.
"Begin!"
The Fighting Polygons were tougher than they looked-they fought with similar attacks to those the fighters used, except they did not use special attacks. DK, Samus, and Pikachu fought them off a few at a time, taking a few hits in the process. More and more Polygons appeared until eventually there were only ten left. Sparks came from Pikachu's cheeks as he prepared to attack, still raring to go. However, he could also see that DK and Samus were thrown farther and farther by the Polygons' attacks and were close to being defeated. He looked back at them with concern and decided to prevent that from happening.
With DK and Samus helping the best they could, Pikachu fought the Polygons that appeared fiercely. Finally only three were left. The three fighters went into battle, DK using a midair punch and Samus and Pikachu using a midair kick. The Polygons flew far from the attack but recovered. They all attacked, sending Pikachu flying a short distance. DK and Samus were sent flying a long distance but managed to recover, though they were clearly growing tired. Pikachu noticed this and attempted to finish off the Polygons himself. He ran at them and tried to tackle them, but they attacked first. Pikachu went flying and landed behind his allies.
The three Polygons all started to dash towards their enemies for a finishing blow. DK and Samus prepared to fight back the best they could, but their energy was running out; there was no way they would be able to counter or dodge in time. "Look out!" Samus said as the Polygons came closer…closer…
"PIKA-CHUUU!" In a split second Pikachu leapt over DK and Samus and landed in front of them. He used Thunder, letting loose a huge blast of electricity that zapped the three Polygons in flashing light. They flew off the stage like rockets and were defeated. The three fighters had defeated all 30 of the Fighting Polygons!
DK and Samus were surprised at how quickly Pikachu had acted, but they were also grateful that he had defeated the last remaining Polygons. Otherwise, they surely would have lost the battle. "You saved us, Pikachu," Samus said, "Thanks to you, we won the battle. Great job."
Yeah, that was great! DK agreed.
Pikachu turned to face his new allies and smiled cheerfully before all three of them disappeared from the stage.
The next stage the three finalists appeared on consisted of only one somewhat small platform marked with an odd pattern. The background looked like outer space. Three Heart Containers fell from the sky, so DK, Samus, and Pikachu each took one and were completely healed.
"You've made it this far…just as I expected," the announcer's voice said, "You have done well, but the final round isn't quite over yet. You must prove your strength one more time in the final battle! Prepare to fight on the Final Destination stage!" Then, the very same shadow that had been seen in the gate previously came into view, flying from the distance toward the stage. When it came nearer, it became clearly visible, revealing its true identity…a huge, white gloved hand that floated in midair all on its own! It floated just above the side of the stage opposite the fighters and spoke. "I am the Master Hand. I am the one who arranged this tournament, called all twelve of the fighters here, and announced every battle within the tournament. Now I am the one you will fight in the final battle!"
Pikachu was surprised and afraid when he saw who the final opponent of the tournament was, but he had no choice but to fight with all he had. DK and Samus were unafraid, as DK was strong and tough, and Samus had faced more fearsome creatures than this before. All three of them were ready to battle.
In the entrance room, the other nine fighters watched the screen in alarm. The Master Hand did seem formidable and imposing, but Mario decided this would not stop him. He ran to the gate and opened it. The other fighters noticed this. "Mario, where are you going?" Luigi asked him.
"To the Final Destination! Come on, we have to help them!" Mario replied.
"But it isn't our battle," Fox said.
"I know, but isn't it more important to help our new friends? That Master Hand looks like a really strong opponent-we all need to work together to defeat him!" Mario said. The other fighters agreed that this was the right thing to do and followed Mario into the gate.
A moment later, the nine fighters appeared on the Final Destination behind the other three. The battle had already begun but had not gone very far yet. "We've come to help you!" Link said, attacking the Master Hand with his sword.
DK, Samus, and Pikachu looked at the other fighters for a moment. Then Samus said, "All right, we're all going to fight together as a team!" The other Smashers cheered and went into battle.
"So, you're all fighting me at once," the Master Hand said, "Then prepare to see my full power!" He shot missiles at the fighters; some of them were hit by the missiles while others dodged and attacked back.
The somewhat small stage was crowded with 12 Smashers and one very large hand fighting at once, but everyone continued the battle with no thoughts of how much space they had-winning was the only importance to them right now.
The Master Hand attacked with flying punches, grabs, and beams from his fingers. All the fighters sometimes attacked, sometimes dodged, sometimes were hit by the attacks…but overall, they worked together very well. Finally, the Master Hand seemed to be growing tired, but he still would not give up. Many of the fighters were growing tired as well, unable to dodge every attack that came at them, but they showed just as much fighting spirit as their opponent.
The Master Hand started to fly upwards, and Mario knew now was the time for the finishing blow. "Everybody, now's our chance! Attack and give it all you've got!"
When the Master Hand landed, everyone else jumped out of the way and attacked all at once. Luigi used a Fire Jump Punch, Mario used a midair kick, DK used a Giant Punch, Link used a midair sword attack, Samus used a Charge Shot, Capt. Falcon used a Falcon Punch, Ness used a PK Thunder on himself, Yoshi used a Yoshi Bomb, Kirby turned into a Stone, Fox used a Fire Fox, Pikachu used Thunder, and Jigglypuff used Pound. The enormous impact of the 12 attacks sent the Master Hand flying off the stage, signaling his defeat.
"We did it!" all the Smashers cheered, some of them high-fiving, some of them jumping for joy, others simply looking very glad at their accomplishment. Before they could celebrate for long, however, they disappeared from the stage yet again.
Chapter 7 will be the final chapter!
Also, in the "tournament" I did in the actual game, DK was the champion. In the final round he fought Samus and won, then he fought Pikachu and won.