Chapter 21: Smash Melee
Author's note: I don't own anything in this story. They are the property of their respective owners.
Tifa came out of the bathroom feeling relaxed. She had managed to get the markings off her face and was feeling refreshed, until she saw Kirby pointing Ash's shotgun at him.
"Tif! There you are, please get the gun out of his hands!" Ash said. Tifa approached Kirby slowly.
"Kirby put the gun down." The little pink puffball looked confused for a moment, but then dropped the weapon. Tifa then went over and untied Ash. Ash went up to Kirby and looked like he was going to really give him a peace of his mind. Instead he just smiled at him.
"Thanks for not killing me little buddy." Then he and Kirby shook hands. Just then they heard a voice on the loudspeakers.
"Ash and Tifa prepare for the next match." Then Master Hand came into their room.
"There's been a change of plan. You only have to fight two more times. If we were to keep you here any longer, you two would end up killing one of our normal fighters. That's all." Then he disappeared. Ash and Tifa got ready for battle and then went down to the teleportation portal. Going through, they found themselves on a floating arena with car's zooming down below them. Then Kirby appeared on a separate disc.
"Match 6: Ash and Tifa vs. Kirby. Begin." Kirby then inhaled and Tifa felt herself inching closer and closer to his mouth. Ash tried to grab on to her but Kirby's attack was too strong. Once Tifa was in his mouth, Kirby spit her out at Ash. The S Mart employee caught his girlfriend.
"Tifa, are you okay?" The fighter got to her feet.
"Yeah, just a little freaked out- but then her jaw dropped. Ash looked at Kirby and his jaw dropped too. Kirby now had Tifa's long hair. Also he had copied all of her martial arts skills.
"Look's like you have a mini you, babe." Ash said. Tifa didn't respond but instead ran up and started punching Kirby. The pink puffball blocked exactly like she did. Then Kirby went on the offensive. Tifa was knocked back by a roundhouse kick and nearly went off the edge of the arena. "Alright you little freak, since you wanted to see what it could do, here you go!" Then Ash pointed his shotgun at Kirby and fired. The pink puffball jumped into the air and moved right over Ash's head. Then Kirby turned into a stone block and came crashing down. Ash was sent flying off the edge of the arena. Just before he was going to be knocked out, Tifa grabbed his hand. Tifa then flung Ash back up and behind her. Kirby was running towards the defenseless Tifa when he saw Ash coming at him from above. Kirby jumped up in the air and sucked Ash into his mouth. Then he spit the S-Mart employee out at Tifa. The barmaid caught her boyfriend and the two now faced a chainsaw wielding Kirby with Ash's hair and one other noticeable feature.
"Groovy!" Kirby said, examining his new weapon.
"Hey, that's my line!" Kirby then looked at Ash with flames coming out of his eyes. The pink puffball started running towards the couple, who jumped over him. Tifa then kicked him and Ash fired his boomstick. Kirby was sent flying out of the arena. The couple relaxed. "Man, didn't know the little guy could be so tough." Ash said.
"Yeah, but now we have just one more fight and then we can leave." Just then the pair heard a voice coming from Kirby's direction.
"Groovy!" Kirby was puffing himself up and floating like a balloon back towards the arena!
"That's it! First the little thing starts poking my leg, then it takes my gun while I'm defenseless, and now it steals my lines! I've had enough!" Then Ash looked around for a weapon and spied a turtle shell. Running up to it, he picked it up and flung it at the pink puffball. Kirby was then knocked out of the arena. Tifa had a sad look on her face.
"After all he's done for us and how to we repay him? We knock him out." Ash came up and put his arm around Tifa.
"Babe, don't be sad. This place is crazy enough without you crying. And besides, it's his job. Now chin up, okay? Trust me, because I know, it doesn't help getting sad about everything, okay?" Ash said. Tifa smiled at him.
"I think that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me Ash." Then she hugged him. They were still hugging while they were teleported out of the arena.
This last match took place on the same arena that the Pichu fight had taken place on, which meant there were no platforms or walls, just a gray slab of metal floating in an empty space.
"Final match: Ash and Tifa vs. Crazy Hand." Then a gigantic hand flew into view.
"Alright, let's get this party started!" The hand said.
"Hold on just a goddamned second! Aren't you Master Hand?"
"No, I'm Crazy Hand. The leprechaun told me, he also tells me to burn things!" Crazy Hand said and then he flew towards the couple, fingers extended to poke them off the arena. Ash and Tifa leapt over the fingers. Tifa then aimed a kick at the palm while Ash shot one of the fingers. "Oh, so it's guns, eh?" Then Crazy Hand aimed his fingers like a gun and a bullet shot out at Ash and Tifa. Tifa leapt out of the way, but it struck Ash. The S Mart employee was knocked out. Flames roiled behind Tifa's wine red eyes and she picked up Ash's shotgun. Running towards Crazy Hand, she broke one of his fingers with a punch, peppered his palm with the gun, and then finished it up with her ultimate attack. Blue energy rushed into her fists and she put everything she had into this last attack.
"My Final Heaven!!" Tifa screamed. Crazy Hand started smoking and then blew up. He managed one last crazy rant before he went away.
"Smokin! P-A-T-R, Why? Because I gotta!" Tifa ran up to Ash, who was still unconscious.
"Ash! Wake up, please!" Tifa began giving him CPR, and when that didn't work she began pounding on his heart with all of her might. Ash coughed loudly and struggled up. Tifa hugged him again, tears of joy flowing down her face.
"Sorry to scare you, Tif. But honestly, I've fought I don't know how many Deadites, my evil twin, and all the crap on this trip, did you think I would let some giant, floating hand kill me?" Then the pair was teleported out of the arena. Master Hand was waiting for them in front of a large computer.
"Just type in where you would like to go and the computer will find the world for you."
"Can it find people?" Tifa asked.
"Yes." Then Tifa went up and searched for D and the rest. Oddly, she saw the dhampir sitting in a bar, with the rest of the party around them. Another portal appeared and Ash and Tifa went in.
Tortuga…
Vash, Cloud, and Jack were all drunk. That's why, when they saw a blue light in the corner of the bar appear and have two people walk out, they didn't freak out. D just nodded in their direction. Kenshin smiled warmly at the pair and Ron and Hermione went up to greet them.
"So, where did you guys go?" Ron asked.
"It's a long story, Red." Ash asked.