A/N: Thanks for your patience, guys! I'm surprised to see a lack of uproar about the change in judges. I think for me personally the slight change and mini storyline for the judges makes writing this a little bit more fun. We'll definitely see where it goes!

This chapter is certainly much longer than all of the other chapters and features a bunch of different fighters, so I hope that you guys really enjoy this chapter. Next one will be your regularly scheduled auditions, haha.

Chapter 10 – Lightning Round: Princess Peach vs. the World

Peach sat the dusty floor with her fist up against her cheek and let out a small sigh. Luigi and Captain Falcon, sitting on the floor next to her, were getting ready to get situated with the auditions. Luigi, who had a pen but no notebook, tried to write down "Audition Notes" on the floor, not realizing that the blue ink would show up on the black floor, especially since the lighting was relatively dim. Captain Falcon, on the other hand, seemed calm, cool and collected. Even though Captain Falcon literally has no experience being a judge, his confident demeanor allowed Peach, Pit, and Little Mac at least feel a little bit more at ease with the situation.

Pit pulled Peach and Little Mac closer to him, muttering, "So, do you think this is going to work out? You know, without Fox and Samus?"

Little Mac scoffed, "No way, man. Have you seen how our last few auditions went? Those two were the glue keeping us together! Ever since they left, our table and our chairs got destroyed."

Peach nodded in agreement, "So, how much are we going to bet that this building collapses in on us before the end of the day? I'm willing to bet one hundred coins on this. A whole 1-up. What do you guys think?"

"Hey," Luigi interrupted. "Are we having a judge meeting? Cause I don't want to feel left out!"

Pit pushed Peach and Little Mac away from him, "Oh, sorry, I was just asking both Peach and Little Mac a random question. Nothing important, heh!"

Captain Falcon chimed in, "Well, what was it about? We're a team, so everything should be shared with us as a group."

Pit started sweating nervously, "It's really nothing important. I was just telling a joke, it clearly wasn't very funny, nobody laughed at it. Not even me, and I love my own jokes a lot!"

Captain Falcon crossed his arms and smirked, "Try me. I love jokes."

"Uh..." Pit began, trying to come up with something to say. Peach and Little Mac gained a secondhand embarrassment as Pit's fillers echoed in the room. Both started scooting slightly farther away, as if the distance would possibly alleviate them of this embarrassment.

"We were just talking about how a lot of the fighters who've auditioned have really bad B.O. That's all," Peach said in an attempt to cover Pit's ass.

"Hm..." Captain Falcon began. "You're right. It seems like a lot of the Smash following have never heard of deodorant that's for sure."

"Yeah, you seem to be one of them," Luigi responded, waving his hand in hopes of wafting Captain Falcon's scent away from him.

Captain Falcon kept a slight distance from Luigi before shouting, "Alright, fighters, it's time to show me your moves!"

The first audition for Captain Falcon and Luigi a slender blue vixen. She stood center stage with a staff in hand, as she looked out over the five judges sitting on the floor, her face contorted in confusion, "I thought Fox was a judge here."

Peach sighed, "You...you just missed him, I'm afraid. He just quit. What's your name?"

The vixen scoffed and crossed her arms, "Ugh, that sucks. He said I was practically a shoe-in for this, and now he's not even here," she began. "I'm Krystal, I'm from the Star Fox series. Fox kind of has a crush on me."

"Kind of? Fox once went on a rant about how beautiful you are!" Pit interrupted. "He definitely has a crush on you."

Krystal giggled, "Well, good thing he's not here then. Wouldn't want him to get embarrassed on the job."

"I'd love to see him get embarrassed on the Battlefield though," Peach retorted. "So show us what you've got!"

Krystal looked around the stage, "Um...can I get a volunteer to do this on? I don't know who or what I'm supposed to attack," she giggled.

Peach turned her head toward Luigi and let out a sinister smile, "Luigi, could you be a doll and be Krystal's volunteer?"

Luigi sighed, slowly getting up from off the ground and onto the stage with his head lowered. The sound of his shoes clacking on the ground was painfully slow. Peach, Pit, and Little Mac rolled their eyes as Luigi slowly got next to Krystal. Krystal, without hesitation, smacked Luigi with her staff. As Luigi fell to the ground, Krystal pointed her staff over to Luigi. Ice began to emerge from the staff, freezing Luigi.

"Wait wait wait, hold up, hold up," Captain Falcon interrupted. Krystal paused as she was about to put another attack on Mario's little brother. She turned over to Captain Falcon who got up from the ground, as if he was preparing an important speech.

"No pun intended, but you're a pretty cool chick, Krystal," Captain Falcon began, putting his arms on his hips. Pit and Little Mac chuckled lightly. Peach, on the other hand, squinted her eyes, ready to here Captain Falcon's catch.

"But," Captain Falcon began, turning toward his fellow judges, "We already have the Ice Climbers. We don't need more ice attacks in Super Smash Brothers."

Pit and Little Mac nodded in agreement, "Totally, Captain Falcon, you're so right," Pit proclaimed. He turned over to Little Mac, whispering "He's so freaking cool" into the boxer's ear.

Peach rose up from the ground, "I disagree. We haven't seen all of Krystal's moves yet. What can you really expect? There's way more to her than meets the eye!"

"I don't think so," Captain Falcon argued, "I think we've seen what we've needed to see. All of the other Star Fox fighters have similar moves, I don't think Krystal has anything else that is different."

"Well, actually, I-" Krystal began.

"Hold that thought, Krystal!" Peach interrupted, "I just think that's not fair for Krystal. Let's actually let her fight a little bit more before we jump into conclusions."

Captain Falcon shrugged, "I think we've all seen enough, so let's vote. All in favor to feature Krystal as an assist trophy say I!"

"I!" Little Mac and Pit announced.

Peach bit her tongue as her face turned red with anger. Captain Falcon turned over toward Luigi, who was now beginning to thaw, "Luigi, what about you? What do you think?"

"I'm going to pass," Luigi responded, his teeth chattering as he slowly began to warm up.

"Well, I say yes," Peach said, attempting to keep her cool.

Captain Falcon laughed, "Well you're outnumbered, Peach. Krystal, congratulations! You're an assist trophy. Looking forward to seeing you on the battlefield occasionally."

Krystal sighed, "Whatever, I guess I'll take it."

As Krystal walked off the stage, Peach turned over to Captain Falcon, "What the fuck was that, Falcon!? You're supposed to let the fighter show all of their moves!"

Captain Falcon took a couple steps back in an attempt to keep some distance from Peach, "Wow, this is not what I was expecting from you. I've never seen you this angry! I didn't think you'd take this so seriously."

Peach walked closer to Captain Falcon and slapped him in the face, "Now that Fox and Samus are gone, I have to put on the pants on! Which is something I can't believe I'm saying, I would never be caught dead in pants."

"Alright, well, sorry I guess," Captain Falcon muttered slowly. "I promise I won't jump to conclusions next time."

As the judges settled down, a teenager with blue eyes and brown hair walked onto the stage with his Keyblade in hand. As he reached center stage, he smirked as he lifted the blade, "What's up? I'm Sora, and I think I would be a great fit for Smash Bros."

Captain Falcon saluted Sora, "Nice to meet you, man! Say, what universe are you from again? You don't seem familiar."

"Oh, I'm from the Kingdom Hearts series," Sora explained.

Captain Falcon turned his head toward the judges, "That's third-party right guys?"

Pit nodded, "Yup! I'm the residential video game nerd here and Kingdom Hearts is a third-party series that's a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney."

Captain Falcon's eyes widened, as he turned his head back to Sora, "Hey, man, I'm sorry, it's a no."

Sora squinted his eyes and cocked his head, "What? Why?"

"I can just feel the Mickey Mouse and all of the Disney lawyers breathing down our necks at this very moment. Sorry, it's nothing personal," Captain Falcon responded, breathing heavily.

"Or, a better idea," Peach quickly chimed in, "Sora shows his capabilities, and if we like them, we just say that we'll get in touch with his lawyers and see if Sora can join?"

Captain Falcon took a moment to think about it, "No, not a great idea. It's not going to happen."

"Well," Peach argued, "What does everyone else prefer? My idea or Captain Falcon's?"

"Well, I like your idea, ma'am," Sora responded. "Let's do that."

"Sora, you don't even have a say in this decision," Captain Falcon complained. "Why are you even still here? Shouldn't you be giving me a cease and desist or something like that?"

Peach facepalmed, as she turned toward Little Mac and Pit. Both of whom were a little skeptical about the decision.

"Um..." Pit began, "I guess I'll side with Captain Falcon, just to be safe."

"Yeah, me too," Little Mac agreed.

"We're running behind anyway," Luigi explained, "We don't have time to see someone's moves if we know they're not going to be able to even fight."

"Alright, well it's decided! Sorry, Sora," Captain Falcon said.

Peach didn't say a word, she let out a loud grunt as Sora left the room, not even saying a word.

A little yellow star with black eyes and a wide smile waved as he stood center stage, "It's great to see you all again! It's me! Starfy!"

Captain Falcon waved, "So, are you just going to do the same thing you always do. Spin around and not really fight all that much?"

Starfy's smile faded slightly, "Um...yeah, I guess so."

Captain Falcon scoffed, "Alright, well I don't need to see it. All in favor of making Starfy an assist trophy say I!"

The men all agreed, "I!" They shouted in agreement.

Peach, on the other hand, didn't say a word the entire audition, she crossed her arms and closed her eyes, her head lifted up toward the dark ceiling. It was clear that with Captain Falcon here, the panel was starting to become a bit of a boy's club, and for once, she was actually kind of missing Samus.

Starfy sighed and began to walk off the stage.

"Wait! Starfy!" Luigi shouted, "I have a job for you."

Starfy turned back toward Luigi and began to smile again, "You do? What is it?"

Luigi stood up and rushed toward the edge of the stage where Starfy was standing. Luigi's head completely level with Starfy's body. "You can take my job and be the resident punching bag. That way I don't have to keep doing it!"

Starfy's smile, once again, faded, "Uh...okay I guess," he sighed slowly.

A green Kappa drove onto the stage, halting as he came close to the center, "Argh, me name be Kapp'n. Yee about to see what I can do as an aseest trophy!"

Kapp'n's thick accent proved to be a little tough for the judges to understand, "Um...what was that you just said?" Luigi asked.

Kapp'n didn't respond, but drove his bus ahead, crashing into Starfy, who was in Kapp'n's line of fire. Starfy was forced into the bus that Kapp'n drove straight ahead, crashing into the walls. The sounds of screaming and screeching were heard throughout the building. The bus's screeching slowly began to fade away.

Peach got off the floor and got closer to the giant hole in the wall that Kapp'n created. She walked toward the opening, shouting "Can you take Captain Falcon and Luigi with you as well? They've been getting on my last nerve!"

The White Bomberman walked on to the stage, looking over at the open hole to his left. He didn't say a word but simply scratched his head in confusion.

Guest A, Ridley's former employee turned victim, followed Bomberman on stage, completely bandaged up. "I can't believe I'm back here."

Little Mac smiled, "Guest A! I'm glad to see you're back! We were worried about you."

"Wait, really?"

"Uh...well...no, not really. I just said that because I thought it'd make you feel better. Clearly, I was wrong, your face is still expressionless."

Guest A rolled his eyes, "Well, anyway, here is my new client, Bomberman. He's from the Bomberman series, obviously, and he's going to show his moves. Take it away," the Mii announced with no excitement in his voice.

Bomberman took out a bomb and threw it at Guest A. Guest A screamed in pain, "Hey what the f-"

Guest A was then interrupted by the explosion of the bomb. As Guest A flew off the stage, and onto the floor next to Little Mac, Wii Fit Trainer ran onto the stage. "Guest A, I'll save you again," the trainer announced in a rushed tone and attempted CPR in an attempt to save his life.

"Is that all you have to show for us?" Captain Falcon asked, "Because that would make a great assist trophy, and that's about it."

Bomberman nodded and bowed before the judges. Captain Falcon cocked his head toward Peach and smirked. Peach sighed, "Yeah, I can't argue with you on that one, I guess."

Bomberman waved as he walked off the stage. Wii Fit Trainer turned over toward the judges, "Someone call an ambulance, he's not responding. I think he's dead!" She grabbed Guest A and ran out of the room. The judges sat in silence, confused.

"Yeah, well, CPR doesn't really work when someone was bombed essentially," Peach muttered.

"So, let me get this straight, Ashley," Captain Falcon began, "You were the one that leaked the whole Castlevania announcement earlier today?"

The petite, black-haired witch nodded, "Yeah, though you could also blame Pit, he was the one who couldn't keep his mouth shut."

Captain Falcon and Peach looked over at Pit and glared, Pit started sweating nervously, "What can I say? I love Castlevania!"

"And I love to stir up drama," Ashley retorted. "Let me show you."

Ashley hopped off the stage, next to the judges, and conjured a purple cloud around everyone. Pit, who was eating a sandwich, felt an odd sense of pain with each bite he took. "Ow, food has never caused me such pain before!" He declared.

"Then stop eating!" Peach responded, clearly getting frustrated.

"I can't," Pit argued, "It tastes so good!"

Peach sighed and turned her head over toward where Captain Falcon and Luigi were sitting, however, both were nowhere to be seen. "Oh my gosh, are they gone? Did they get bored and leave or something?"

"No," Luigi announced, "We're just invisible now. We've been here this whole time."

"Ugh," Peach sighed as she covered her face with her hands. "This isn't anything new, so all in favor for Ashley reprising her role as an assist trophy say I."

"I!" The room echoed.

Ashley's purple cloud disappeared, and without saying a word, she walked out of the room. Little Mac scratched his head in confusion, "What an odd girl."

Peach pulled her hands away from her face and crossed her arms, "I thought she said she was going to stir up more drama."

A young girl with red glasses, short brunette hair, and a giant green pencil walked onto the stage. She noticed the judges starting to doze off as they were all laying on the ground.

"Hello?" The girl announced shyly.

Her voice elicited no response. Captain Falcon was taking a nap on the floor, Peach was on her phone, angrily texting something to someone, Pit and Little Mac were both playing on their Nintendo 3DSes, and Luigi was admiring a photo of Daisy. The girl's response was to draw an alarm clock to gain everyone's attention. The judges jumped and immediately gave her their undivided attention.

"So sorry about that," Peach giggled. "Thanks for getting our attention. Please tell us about yourself!"

The girl smiled and put her giant pencil down. "Hi there, my name is Nikki. I used to be the mascot of Swapnote but then that got discontinued, and I lost my job. Then I was featured in Nikki's Travel Quiz for the Japanese Club Nintendo members, then I lost that job. Now I'm the host of Swapdoodle, which I guess is kind of like Swapnote, but the point is I'm a really good doodler."

"Wow, I didn't expect to hear your whole resume, but it was certainly interesting," Captain Falcon responded slowly. "What moves are you going to show us today?"

Nikki picked up her pencil, "I'm auditioning to be an assist trophy. I can bring my drawings to life during the fight when I'm summoned. Let me show you!"

Nikki got off of the stage and got near the judges. All five of the judges grew a look of concern as she jumped off the stage. After all, why couldn't she just show her doodles coming to life on the stage? Nikki did not read the room, however, and began drawing a bullet bill, standing toward the left of Captain Falcon. As she finished drawing the bill, Peach, Little Mac, and Pit moved out of the way slightly. Captain Falcon, looking doubtful that this would be of any use, stood right in front of the bullet bill. Luigi, on the other hand, just wasn't paying any attention to Nikki.

The bullet bill began to charge, and because Captain Falcon and Luigi were in the bill's line of sight, were immediately hit and dragged across the room. Captain Falcon and Luigi began screaming as the bullet bill broke through the wall. However, the bullet bill did not stop and continued breaking through everything in its way. The sounds of screaming throughout the building returned again as Peach, Pit, and Little Mac looked over at Nikki, who was shyly smiling, her hands and her pencil behind her back.

"That was, without a doubt, the best audition that happened all day!" Peach declared. "You finally got rid of Captain Falcon and Luigi, I've practically been trying to do that all day. You can have whatever you want. Do you want to be a fighter? I'll make it happen!"

"No, no," Nikki said, giggling. "I don't want to fight, I just want to be an assist trophy."

Peach turned over to Pit and Little Mac, "What do you guys think? Yes? No?"

"Well," Pit began, "She did cause a lot of destruction to this building, which is generally frowned upon but-"

Pit was interrupted by Peach slamming her heel onto Pit's foot. Pit screamed in agony, "Ow! Okay! Okay! Yes, she can be an assist trophy!"

"What about you, Little Mac, any objections?" Peach asked, as a frying pan seemingly appeared in her hand.

Little Mac's face began to pale, "Uh...yeah, sure! Whatever you'd like Peach. Please don't hurt me!"

Peach squinted at both Pit and Little Mac before she put the frying pan away. She turned back to Nikki and let out a giant smile. "Congratulations, Nikki! You're an assist trophy! We can't wait to see you stirring up some trouble starting this December!"

Nikki fixed her glasses and smiled, "Wow! I can't believe this is happening! Thanks so much, guys! So, where do I exit?"

Peach pointed toward the giant hole in the wall. Nikki smiled and shook Peach's hand before walking out of the audition room. Peach turned back to Pit and Little Mac and smiled, "You know what this means, right guys?"

Little Mac looked around at the audition room, which was now in shambles. Giant gashes in the wall were now all over the place, the only table and chairs in the room were completely broken, and the lights above the stage were beginning to flicker. "That we really need to fix this building up? Like right now?"

"No, silly," Peach smiled. "It means that we can get Fox and Samus back!"

Pit scratched the back of his head in confusion, "How? They both said they were quitting."

"Yeah, that was literally hours ago too, how will we be able to find them?" Little Mac asked.

"And how will we be able to convince them to come back?" Pit continued. "We just have a lot of questions as to how this will work, you know?"

"Listen," Peach began, "I don't really know. However, I think I can make it happen. You guys sit tight and take care of the next audition, I'm going to see if I can get into contact with Fox and Samus and convince them to come back."

"Wait, you want us to do the auditions without you?" Little Mac asked. "Just the two of us? The two that contribute the absolute least to every audition."

"Yeah, we can't do this alone. What happens if we disagree? How will we make any decisions?" Pit questioned.

Peach shrugged, "I don't know, but I feel like you guys can handle it. I don't think you guys have ever disagreed on any of the other auditions."

"Yeah, but that's because we just hop on the bandwagon pretty much all of the time. We don't have any original thoughts," Little Mac responded.

"Well, that sounds like a personal problem. Good luck!" Peach declared as she walked out through the giant hole in the wall that Nikki created.

Little Mac and Pit stood across from each other and stared nervously. Little Mac gulped, "You ready, Pit?"

Pit clenched his fists, "About as ready as I'll ever be," he declared. "Wii Fit Trainer, we're ready for the next fighter!"