"Welcome back everyone, to the second day of the Olympic games!!"

Both sides of the National Indoor Stadium went crazy as Teams Mario and Sonic paraded out into the heat of the spotlights.

Blaze blushed. "Why do they always achieve making me feel like I'm imposing on their lives?" she asked. Amy giggled.

"Blaze, they've come to see YOU! Live in the moment for once."

The two teams paused in the middle of the stadium. The announcer's voice came on again.

"OK, today's event that's going to kick this off will be…the Hammer Throw!"

Knuckles cracked his knuckles. "Alright! Time to show everyone what I can do!"

Wario laughed. "Ehehehe! I-a can teach these wimps the real power of…power! Time to change into Wario Man!"

Peach all but screamed. "NO! WHENEVER YOU DO THAT YOU LET OUT A HUMONGUS FART! STAY WARIO!! STAY WARIO!!"

Wario rolled his eyes. "Alright-a, alright-a. Sheesh, you-a act like I could kill you guys."

"YOU. COULD." Came the response.

Knuckles was the first to approach the cage where the hammer was located. He picked it up, with his huge muscles bulging under his red exterior.

"OK! Here I go!" Knuckles called. He began to swing the hammer around and around in circles. Slowly but surely he got to the cut-off point for throwing.

"Hup…hah…hwah!" Knuckles proclaimed as he chucked the hammer out into the sandy field. As it landed, Charmy rushed over to the location where it lay.

"Foul!"

Knuckles jerked his head up to the bee. "WHAT?!" he seethed. "Whaddya mean, 'foul'?!"

Charmy pointed to the echidna's feet. "You were past the line when you threw it," he explained. Knuckles slowly turned his gaze to his boots, which were indeed past the line.

Sonic raised an eyebrow. "Does he get another chance?" he demanded. Tails nodded.

"Yeah. He gets another throw after this."

"…phew…"

Since Charmy's small arms strained under the weight of the hammer, Espio retrieved it and handed it to Knuckles. "Good luck," he told him. Knuckles nodded gratefully and backed up into his starting position.

Vector cheered from the sidelines. "C'mon, Knux! Don't let this minor setback slow ya down!"

Knuckles grasped the hammer once more, and started to swing it in circles again. "Hup…hah…hwah!" he proclaimed again as the hammer left his hands just inside the cut-off line.

It flew slightly less far as the first attempt. It finally landed in the sand after a few suspenseful moments. Charmy rushed down to the landing point again and inspected the markers on either side of the field before finally giving a score.

"1,972 ft!"

Cream programmed the score into the giant scoreboard next to her, allowing the audience to see Knuckles' distance. The crowd went wild—well, the Sonic side of the crowd, at least.

Waluigi gave Wario a slap on the back. "Get-a out there and beat that team!" he demanded. Wario nodded and flexed his muscles.

"I can-a make these guys look like chumps!"

Wario stepped up into the cage and picked up the hammer with ease. He began swirling it around in circles, just as Knuckles had done. Finally, when he approached the cut-off line, he released the red hammer and watched it fly.

When it landed, a Charmy inspected the distance. "1,820 ft!" he called to Cream, who displayed the score for the audience.

Amy pumped her fist up. "Alright! We win!" she cheered. However, Wario picked up the hammer again and was going in for another throw.

Knuckles clenched his teeth. "Hey! Why does he get to throw twice?!" he demanded. Tails turned to the echidna.

"Because you fouled your first throw, you only got to throw once. Wario gets another throw."

"WHAT?!"

The Mario double chucked the hammer once more and watched it soar. Wario cracked his knuckles. "Hee hee hee!" I knew I would get it farther my second go!"

When the hammer landed, Charmy judged the distance once more and declared the score.

"2,012 ft!"

Sonic had to hold Knuckles back from breaking Wario's face. "You loser! I'm gonna break your face!!"

Bowser ruffled Wario's hat. "Good job," he roared. Wario giggled victoriously. Espio awarded Wario his gold medal, while he gave Knuckles the silver medal.

"Stop…struggling…!" Sonic said between his clenched teeth. Knuckles struggled more.

"Let…me…go!" he yelled. Shadow crossed his arms.

"If you two would stop bickering," he pointed out. "You would know that the next event is starting."