I own no Mario Tennis Power Tour characters, the plot of the game or any dialog in the game. Credits to Camelot.

Well, what else is there to say about this filler? Two of the gang reflect on past experiences while they all have fun around the island again, but where were Elroy and Tori?

Whisker's POV

Today was the day off the tournament. Makes sense. The finals were up! Last year, Elroy and Tori spent the day training, but they still lost. My partner thought that they burned themselves out by doing so, so this year, we regrouped with Clay, Ace, Skipper, Emi and Roy and just had some fun.

When I was told that Clay and Ace were gonna be in the finals, I was really excited for the match, mainly because Elroy and Tori were out. But really, I was happy for Clay and Ace too. They've done quite a bit for the school when they weren't training or have ranking matches.

To be honest, when I first saw them at the Center Court, I thought they got lucky making it that far in a matter of days. Now, I realize that they'll be the ones to win the Island Open.

Seeing them defeat Roy and Emi's new pairs changed how I really thought about them. I was happy with newcomers in Varsity, but I had my suspicions. It had only been about a week since they formed a team with each other, yet... Yeah, you get the idea. To tell the truth, I thought they bribed them to let them win.

"No one would do that," Paula told me.

However, after beating my team, I knew that they really had skills.

Before we knew it, the day was through. The next morning, all non reps of all of the schools lined up, then took their seats in the main stadium, where the Opening Ceremony took place. All of us were clearly waiting for the finalists in excitement.

Emi's POV

First, we met as rivals. Then, we fought for Rank 1 in the Seniors Class. Afterwards, they made to the top. Now, they were gonna compete in the finals of the Island Open. Clay and Ace really came so far in the Academy.

Roy and I met Paula, Skipper, Clay and Ace the next day at our reps' cottage. Then, we just wandered in circles around it, wondering what to do.

"We need to get ready for the finals," I heard Ace to herself. "Clay, let's train."

Before the two could leave, Paula stopped them.

"Elroy and Tori did that last year," she reminded them. "But they lost the match the next day. I think it's because they were exhausted from their training. Please, relax and have fun around this island."

For being quite younger than the rest of us, she was a smart kid (it must have rubbed off of me!). She made a good point.

The little girl told me of how Tori and Elroy didn't look too ready for their match. Dweezil and Mynx were at their best and defeated the Academy reps. Speaking of Elroy and Tori, they weren't here because they're against Mynx and Dweezil again, but for third place. It was still in the main stadium, but it was still private. The venue was closed off to everyone else for the day.

"They might have a chance to at least get a trophy," Roy said when I told him about it.

"Yep," I agreed.

Anyway, back to the fun on the island...

"Alright," Ace smiled at Paula. "Let's have fun."

"But what will we do?" Clay asked.

"Uhhh... We'll think of something," Roy answered.

Eventually, we did find something. Well, quite a few things. Those were the island's attractions. The six of us all had fun in them throughout the day.

Time passed and the day was over. The next day, in the main venue, we all awaited the contestants' arrival and the beginning of the final match.

Clay's POV

I didn't wake up to find Ace with my breakfast next to me. Instead, just the breakfast was there. Looking above it, I took notice of Elroy and Tori, looking out the window in disappointment.

"What's wrong?" I asked them. "Was it because of your third place match?"

There was no response. A few seconds later, Elroy sighed.

"Well, it must have been luck," I reassured him. "Like the headmaster said, luck plays a big role in this stuff."

Bearing what I just said in mind, I continued to munch on my eggs and bacon. However, as I did so, I couldn't help but feel my hands shake. The thought of the upcoming match took over my mind. It felt like dreams I once had as a kid about all that occurred to me and Ace from when we became a team to this moment.

After finishing my breakfast, washing up and changing, I headed out the door for the venue.

But I was stopped by Tori saying to me, "Hey, you know that you get tense in times like these, right?"

"What do you mean?" I asked in return.

"If you are, it could cost you the match!" Elroy told me. "Make sure you're ready before the time comes, got it?"

"Got it," I said.

"Everyone gets freaked out with the finals ahead of them," Tori told me. "You, Ace and the other two are new. We're not really the type of people to support others, but remember this. Don't let the Factory win! You get out there and win!"

"Thanks for the encouragement," I smiled. "But will you two at least watch us at the main stadium?"

"No," Elroy answered. "We will watch it from our television. We don't really wanna be with anyone today. We'll catch up with you when the victors are announced, okay?"

"Okay. I'll do you two and all of the school proud!"

I MIGHT put this story on hiatus after a couple more chapters. I've been putting all of my focus on this project and I really want to write something else.

UPDATE: Actually, I wanna end the story at the end of the Island Open. This project, to be honest, was interesting to write at first, but then, it kinda dragged on. If you want more info, tell me in a review.

~Have a great day, week, fortnight, month, whatever~