Nothing much to say except...review! Please? This story has nine chapters and only six reviews as I type this. ;;

"Kirby…" Link murmured one last time before appearing in the entrance of the transporter. Jigglypuff let out a shrill screech at the sight of him.

"Kirby, no!" She bawled hysterically, "Nooo! Cruel fate! How could it take away Kirby? Now I only have one puffball to stalk!" Meta Knight shivered. That's our Jigglypuff for you—true and straightforward.

"Please God, don't let Jigglypuff win…" Meta Knight muttered, "make sure she doesn't come back. And as long as I'm dreaming, I'd like a new pair of shoes." Luckily for him, God was listening that day.

Jigglypuff approached Meta Knight, wiping away her last tear and smiling at him.

"Meta Knight, will you watch my fight? Will you??"

"Of course, Jigglypuff." He said in a monotone voice.

"Thank you!" She squealed.

"Anytime." The knight responded, wrapping his cloak around himself and turning away. Giggling, the balloon Pokemon entered the transporter. Meta Knight began to head for the door. Link noticed him leaving.

"Where are you going?"

"As far away from this room as I can."

As Meta Knight started to turn the corner, he was faced by a large pair of orange and yellow shoes that struck out and hit him like a soccer ball. He went rolling across the floor, and stopped himself with his arms. He sat, glaring up a Sammy, who was on the floor beside him.

"I'm sorry Meta Knight." The boy apologized, looking very sorry indeed. "You're so short, I didn't see you there…"

"Gee. Thanks." The shorty growled.

Toon Link and Ness approached. "Why are you in such a hurry anyways?" The little Hylian asked his friend.

"Angry reporters! Loads of 'em!" Sammy said waving his arms about as if to demonstrate how many there were. "They won't go away! They demand an interview!"

TL wondered why Sammy was making such a big deal out of it. "Then give 'em one." He said calmly. Sammy looked really upset.

"I can't do that!" He said in a high-pitched voice that showed his panic.

Ness crept up behind Sammy and grabbed his shoulders, making the poor kid jump. "Sammy's got a feaw of angwy wepowtas. Doncha Sammy?" Ness said in a creepy voice. Sammy swallowed nervously.

He pushed Ness away and scowled, "That's not funny! Especially not after what you did…"

Toon's eyes lit up. "Ooh! What is it? Tell me, tell me, tell me!"

Sammy looked embarrassed. "We'd rather not-!" "Sammy hewe got kidnapped and held fow wansom by some wepowtas!" Ness interrupted; taking no notice of the angry look Sammy shot him.

"Y'see," He continued, oblivious to his best friend's death glare, "when I found out I was gonna be in SSB, the intaviewas wewe despewate fow an intaview. So ta pwovoke them, I decided I wouldn't give them one!"

Toon Link gaped at how brave Ness was. Or maybe at how stupid he was…

"Y'know what they did then…" Sammy said angrily, "They kidnapped me and told Ness they wouldn't give me back unless he gave them what they wanted!"

Ness looked really proud of himself. "But I was too smawt to faww fow that twick."

"Smart?" Sammy clenched his teeth, but still managed to talk through them. "You didn't realize I was missing till a month later! Then you came to rescue me!"

"So…what happened then?" TL asked, eager for more.

"To this day, they've neva gotten that intaview with me!" Ness concluded.

TL suddenly looked afraid. "Oh man. I don't think I want to go out there and get interviewed now…" He said.

"I will." Came a deep voice.

Everyone turned to stare at their favorite eavesdropper. "Meta Knight…"

He got out his sword and headed for the door. "Meta Knight, wait!" Sammy called after him. He looked back. "Be careful…they have tranquilizer guns…"

Meta Knight nodded and went to open the door. As the door clicked open, the reporters held their breath. "Okay. Tranquilize the first person you see…" One whispered. Meta Knight opened it, glaring up at them.

They froze in shock.

"Ah! Um…Sir Meta Knight!" Everyone was too frightened to move as the warrior stared them down with his piercing yellow eyes.

One woman stepped forward bravely and shoved a microphone in his face. Everyone else followed suite. "Er…will you please spare an interview?"

"Right now, we are having transporter difficulties." He said into the nearest microphone. "There will be no interviews until the last day. Then you may question the champion all you want." He turned to walk away.

"What?" "No!" Came some angry outbursts. The brave female reporter pursued him, shouting, "Meta Knight, wait!" She reached out a hand to grab him, but he was instantly turned around, his eyes sparking dangerously.

"Touch me…and the hand comes off." He threatened. Her eyes widened and she backed away. He slammed the doors, as she looked back at her fellow interviewers. "…Let's not put that on the air."

Meta Knight came back in to where the kids were waiting for him. "Thanks!" Ness said politely. "Yeah…" Sammy agreed, looking a lot less scared. They heard footsteps behind them and turned to see Link coming towards them.

"Oh great…what are you guys up to now?" He sighed.

Toon Link looked at his older self defiantly. "Uh…nothing."

A loud hammering on the door filled the room, confirming Link's suspicions that there was something going on. Shouts came from outside. "Open up, we know you're there!"

"Who's thewe?" Ness called, reaching for the doorknob. Sammy looked on in pure horror. "Ness what the heck are you doing?!"

He opened it to reveal the crowd of angrier than angry reporters. "Quick! Shoot someone!" One snarled. The person with the tranquilizer gun took a wild shot and it flew…straight into Sammy's perfect hair with the perfect cowlick.

Sammy looked up at the tranquilizer dart lodged in his hair. The room filled with a long silence, apart from the occasional chirping crickets. A dangerous look crossed the psychic's face.

"Oh. No. You. Didn't." He whispered menacingly. He then flew into a maniacal rage. "I'll kill you!!" He shrieked, starting to send attacks every which way. He was so angry he even made up a few new ones. "P.K. Freeze! P.K. Fire! P.K. Thunder! P.K. Love! P.K. Corn muffin! P.K. Potato! P.K-!"

The reporters stampeded for the door, screaming.

"Sammy!" Link called desperately over the noise, "Stop before you--!"

No one noticed it till it happened. In all of the chaos, the dart in Sammy's hair tumbled out and went toward the nearest bystander. That happened to be Meta Knight.

The dart slit into the space on his blue skin, between his mask and cape. He let out a small sound of surprise at the sharp pain of it. Sammy stopped what he was doing and looked over at Meta Knight.

"Err…M-Meta Knight?" He stammered.

With a loud thump, Meta Knight fell to the floor, his eyes faded to a dark shade of amber. Sammy let out a whimper. Aw man, he had tranquilized Meta Knight! Good thing the reporters were gone.

Toon Link looked amused. "Well nice goin' getting rid of the reporters and all but…I don't think Meta's going to be a very happy camper when he wakes up…" He pointed out truthfully.

Link sweatdropped. "Look on the bright side! You got rid of the reporters for like…a day…" Ness, who had been watching this in silence, suddenly sprang into action.

"You!!" He roared, springing towards Link, pointing an accusing finger at his chest. "You kiwwed Meta Knight just now, dincha? I saw you do it!"

"What?!" Link said, "No I didn't! He's just sleeping, weren't you paying attention?"

Apparently not.

TL, meanwhile, was pulling the dart out of Meta's skin. He discarded it, and it was then he noticed what a cool cape the knight was wearing…

Link grabbed Sammy's hand. "Anyways, grab Meta Knight and let's go watch the rest of--!" He glared at TL. "…What are you doing?"

Toon Link had wrapped the end of Meta Knight's cape around his neck to he was wearing it on one end and Meta was wearing it on the other.

"Nothing!" Toon Link said innocently, blocking the sleeping swordsman from view. Ness groped towards Meta Knight's face.

"Ooh! I want his mask then!" He declared.

Link pulled out his sword and spoke in a threatening tone, "Touch the mask…and I will smite you…and then Meta Knight will smite you again when he wakes up…"

"Okay then…" Ness said, backing away.

The Hero of Time turned away angrily and headed for the door. "Now come on…" He told the kids, looking a bit grumpy at their childish behavior.

"Aw man, come on Ness…" The Toon sighed, walking with the cape still on, so Meta Knight was dragged on the ground behind him.

As Link entered the Tournament Room with Sammy, Olimar was there to greet him.

"Oh Link, have you seen Toon Link? His battle's next."

Link shook his head. "No, Zelda's is next. Hers is after Jigglypuff's. You're mistaken."

Olimar arched an eyebrow. "Zelda already went. It's Toon Link's turn now."

Link couldn't believe his ears and said quietly, "But…that's not right. That means I missed her fight again."

"Um, you did miss her fight."

"But…that's wrong…" Link's shocked expression suddenly turned to a wary one. He glanced around the room, saying, "Is she looking for me? Is she very mad?"

Olimar let out a heavy sigh and admitted, "No, Link…she lost…"

"To me." Came a gruff voice. Wario stepped forward, laughing, "It's too bad you missed it Link. You would have enjoyed it…ha!"

Link looked furious. "How dare you do that to a girl? A princess no less! Why I outta…I outta…SIC'EM NAVI!" Navi came flying out of Link's hat and headed straight for Wario, screeching at the top of her little lungs.

"HeyLookListenHeyLookWatchOutWatchOutLookListenHeyListenLookWatchOutListenListenHeyWatchOut" and so on.

"You'll regret being rude to me and my best friend!" Link said triumphantly. Navi stopped her rampage and turned to look at Link.

"Hey!" She said, "I thought I was your best friend!"

"What? No…"

"I thought you only had eyes for me!!" She shrieked.

"No you crazy psycho!" Link growled.

Link's Toon version sat nearby, scratching the back of his head. Wasn't my battle after Zelda's…?

As if answering his thoughts, Link ignored Navi and looked over at Toon Link. "Why the heck are you still here? You're battle's starting!" He told him while Navi squealed, "Hey! Listen!" Toon Link gasped.

"What? But…I don't even know whom I'm up against! Again!" A loud stomping erupted from behind him.

"Me." Came a snarl. He turned around to see the exact opposite of Yoshi…Bowser.

"Now get in the transporter before I make you." He growled, baring his teeth.

"O…Okay." Little Link squeaked, sweating bullets. Bowser gave him a shove towards the transporter. He got in and the Koopa King followed. With a loud zap, the Toon found himself in Sonic's stage, Green Hill Zone.

"3…2…1…GO!" Came the announcer's voice out of nowhere.

Toon Link stood up, taking a deep breath. He had to show everyone he had courage! He ran across the stage towards the waiting Bowser. "Bowser! Face me!" He shouted bravely. Bowser laughed, a deep booming laugh.

"Bwahaha! Okay kid!" He inhaled deeply and sent a stream of fire at him.

Link let out a little yelp and went running back to where he started. Gotta go FAST!

Bowser went after him, but the scared swordsman would just run away when he got too close. Bowser tried to put a big smile on his face and say sweetly, "Hey little guy, how about coming on over for some nice, fun close-combat?"

"N-no way you freak!" TL shouted, retreating back across the stage, out of reach.

Bowser's upper lip curled. A growl rumbled deep in the back of his throat. Then I'll have to come over there…

He slid across the stage on his shell towards the little Hylian. He swiped a claw in his direction, but Link was too fast. He slashed at him, and then got out of the way of another attack by jumping on his head. Then he managed to turn around and whack the Koopa on the nose with his boomerang.

His nose throbbed. Bowser let out a frustrated roar. He rushed at TL with surprising speed, grabbed him, flew high into the air, and then brought him crashing down beneath him. The stage cracked under the immense pressure and began to fall apart.

"Oh no…Bowser forgot that stage has a tendency to fall apart…Sonic is cheap like that." Link said, offstage.

The ground fell away beneath the fighters' feet. They went plunging downward with loud yells. Luckily, they were both able to grab the sides. They each sat panting on either side of the stage. Toon saw his opportunity and started pulling bombs out of nowhere and throwing them across.

"Whoa!" Bowser yelped, "What are you trying to do? Destroy the rest of the stage?"

TL didn't respond. Bowser clenched his clawed fists. With a mighty roar, he shouted, "Let's finish this!" He leaped across the gap, straight at his opponent.

Toon Link leaped into the air a moment later and came above the Koopa. Bowser looked up, eyes wide. The little hero then brought his sword down and stabbed with all of his might. Bowser shot straight down into the darkness with one last roar.

TL grabbed for the sides. He managed to grip one, but he overestimated its stability. It crumbled at the touch of his hand and he began to fall in after Bowser. He screamed as he fell down, down into the darkness. He closed his eyes and waited for it to end, still screaming. Suddenly, an angry voice interrupted him.

"Toon Link! Stop that infernal screaming! You teleported before you fell all the way down! Sheesh!"

Toon Link didn't pay any attention to the random annoyed smashers, but rejoiced, "Hey…I'm back! I don't believe it! Yay!"

"Yayyy!" Ness joined in saying, "My tuwn! My tuwn!"

Sammy stood back a little, giving his best friend a pep talk. "You're gonna do great Ness! Seriously, you're the best." Ness turned around and smiled. Sammy smiled back. "And remember…" He pointed to his head. "It's all up here."

Ness's smile faded. He tilted his head at him, confused. "…In youw cowlick?"

Sammy nearly fell over. "What the-?! No! In your brain!"

It took Ness a moment to understand, but when he did get it, he beamed. "Thanks Sammy!" Then he headed for the transporter, waving an arm frantically. "Bye Sammy!"

"Bye!" Sammy said, waving his arm just as crazily. He stopped with a small gasp as a hand grabbed his shoulder, gripping it tightly.

"Too bad he won't be coming back, huh, Lucas?" Came a deadly voice.

Sammy didn't respond. He stared straight ahead, eyes wide and scared.

"So how would you like to see your friend go? I could drown him with Squirtle…or choke him with Ivysaur's vines…or perhaps you'd prefer him to be burned to a crisp by Charizard?"

Sammy broke free of Pokemon Trainer Red's grip, pushing him away. He stared up at him, features hardened. "Why are you doing this?" He questioned, "Why do you hate Ness so much? …Can't you just leave us alone?"

Red scowled. "Who was there for you when that idiot got turned into a trophy? Who let you travel with him, and fought alongside you in battle? Who did you desert for some red-capped snot after the final battle? Who was a better friend to you than you ever could have wished for? Who, Lucas?!"

Sammy began to cry. "S…Stop calling me that…" He whimpered, "I've gotten used to Sammy!"

"You little…" Red started to say, but cut himself off. He looked down at the sad boy and said in a dangerous voice, "After you see what I do to Ness…you'll regret doing that to me!" He turned away and headed for the transporter. "Goodbye Lucas."

"N-n…no!" He cried out, tears trickling down his face. "You can't…!" He chased after him, grabbing at his backpack and shirt. "Stop! Please stop!" He begged, getting down on his knees. "Please…" He whispered.

Pokemon Trainer shook him off and disappeared without saying another word, leaving Sammy holding on to nothing but air.

"Please…"

Aw Sammy. ;; Ness is a better friend than Pokemon Trainer.