Round 2

Round 2 was getting underway with Mario and Falco fighting next. When they teleported to the stage, the fight began and Mario went on the offense. He charged towards Falco and jumped up high. He was coming in fast, but Falco was faster. He used his illusion trick to dash out of the way and then doubled back and gave Mario a few kicks to the head.

135%

"Gotta be swifter than that, Plumber boy"

"We'll just-a see about that-a"

Mario then created fireballs and threw them at Falco. He reflected them with his reflector and they went straight back to Mario. What he didn't expect Mario to pull off, was a cape that reflected the fireballs back at him. Both made contact with Falco, followed by a leg sweep and a rising punch which knocked the coins out of him.

120%

"Okay, my turn" Falco said. He then made a smirk and dashed up to Mario. He then kicked Mario into the air and jumped up by using all fours. He was lined up behind Mario who was defenseless in the air.

"Here's a new trick I've been waiting to try out a long time ago"

He puts a hand on Mario and turned him one way. Mario knew what he was up to, and blocked the kick that followed. But, Falco turned around by a full 360 and landed a fist in Mario's stomach. He followed up with another punch which sent Mario down to the ground.

"I'm not done yet!"

Right when Mario hit the ground, Falco slammed his foot onto Mario at the exact same time. It caused a lot of pain on Mario and the move sent Falco rolling on the ground from recoil.

Junior: "Whoa"

Dark Pit: "Not bad"

Fox: "When did he learn to do that?"

Greninja: "An aerial barrage wrapped up with a ground attack. The recoil is no surprise"

"You've seen that move before?" Fox asked

"Yes, it's called the Lion's barrage"

Lucina: "That was quite an attack"

Back to the battle at hand...

Mario: 100%

Falco: 105%

Items made their appearance right here. 2 saber swords appeared on the stage. Both fighters grabbed one and had a sword fight.

"Just like using a hammer back home"

"Well around here, it's a whole different ball game"

They kept at it until Mario spotted an old item. He got behind Falco and made a mad dash for it.

"What's a mushroom gonna do?" When he looked back at Mario, he was bigger than before.

"Whoa, what the-" was all he could say before Mario used his light sword and did some damage to Falco.

84%

Then, a blast box came out. Falco saw the opportunity to damage back to Mario and dashed behind him. He grabbed the box and threw to Mario as hard as he could, but Mario wasn't scared. He picked up the box to look at, and when he saw the fire symbol he knew what was coming. But He was too late when Falco fired a laser at it, causing it to blow up on him.

87%

After that, Mario and Falco noticed 2 very rare objects in the mirror on the stage. One was rainbow colored and the other was gold. Falco picked up the gold item, and Mario picked up the other one.

Mario: "Oh"

Falco: "Wonder what this thing is for"

Dark Pit: "He's picked up a piece of Daybreak"

Junior: "Daybreak? What's that?"

"It's a very powerful and dangerous weapon. It needs all 3 parts to be functional and when it is, Plumber boy is in for a world of hurt"

Bowser: "Hmm, sounds like quite the weapon"

Back at the fight:

Mario: 70%

Falco: 70%

They were tied up. Just then, a smart bomb appeared next to Mario. He picked it up and wondering what it would do, threw to Falco. He pulled out his reflecter and kicked it which sent the smart bomb in the opposite direction. It landed between the 2 fighters and detonated. The blast range however, got bigger and bigger.

Mario: "Uh-Oh"

Falco: "Yikes"

They backed out the way and saw another component for their weapon. They picked up the pieces and wondered what they would make. Just then, a pitfall item appeared. Falco used his falcon dash and scooped it up. He then threw it to Mario who dodged it. Mario then charged to Falco with his light sword and tried to stab him. Falco intercepted each attempt and began backing up. When he had an opening, he sidestepped around Mario and ran. He was taking him to the spot where the pitfall landed. He ran over it, nothing happened. But when Mario's foot touched the spot, what happened next surprised everyone.

The ground opened up and Mario fell in. He tried to get out, but right before he could the ground closed on him. He was stuck and immobile to move. Falco saw the last piece of the Daybreak lying around. He went and grabbed it, and then the 3 parts joined together and became active.

Falco: "Whoa, let's see what this baby can do."

By the time Mario got out, Falco was already aiming his way.

Villager: "Yikes"

Yoshi: "MARIO!"

Charizard: "He's done"

Dark pit: "It's over"

Falco activated the weapon and it did some SERIOUS damage to Mario. He got launched by the blast and was sent off-screen. He was at 49% before he lost.

"Winner by a ring-out... Falco Lombardi"

"Piece of cake" He was then warped out of the stage to the lobby. He caught up with little Mac who was smiling.

"That was quite the fight. Especially that weapon you used"

"Thanks. As far as the weapon goes, didn't expect something like that to happen. I feel a little guilty beating Mario that way."

"You could say the same for the little guy I beat. He probably didn't take it too well."

"I'm sure he'll feel better soon. Always next time"

After that, Round 3 was getting started. The next 2 participants shook hands and entered the portal.

Author's note: Hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review