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Guest: Thank you for your kind comment. I always try and go above and beyond when writing my stories. I try and learn everything I can about those I'm writing for before I start. And the fact that I find both games very interesting was a big help to me. Also, I hope what I've got coming next in this story, and whatever comes after that.

Guest: I'll keep that in mind. Thank you.

Althea Sirius: Thanks. I pride myself on being one of the few members of the Smash community that actually knows there's more to Shulk than just underwear and 'I'm really feeling it!' Also, the main reason I decided to have Shulk use British terms and such is because in the subtitles for the game's cutscenes, the characters use such terms sometimes as well as British spelling, such as 'fovourite', not 'favorite'. I try and be as realistic as possible when writing.

With that said, let the reading commence!

Super Smash Bros. © Nintendo/Masahiro Sakurai.

*Smash Manson*

*10:00 AM*

All of the newcomers to Smash Bros. were just exiting a small screening room after being informed of how the tournament would work. They then made their way to the mansion's main hall. Master Hand had informed them that a weekly schedule would be posted there every Sunday. This schedule would post who would be fighting with who, where they would fight, and what kind of match it would be, either timed or stocked. It was also allowed to challenge another Smasher to a fight as long as neither the challenger or the one challenged was not about to have a scheduled fight. The newcomers were also informed that the winner of each fight would receive a certain amount of Smash Coins, the currency of the Smash Mansion, based on their performance. They could then use these coins to pay for a variety of things around the mansion, including food, collectable trophies, and various other items. They could also go into Smashville, the town that surrounded the mansion, and spend their coins there.

Shulk managed to make his way to the front of the crowd and get a good look at the schedule. He immediately saw his name near the top of the list. He was scheduled to fight against a woman named Peach on an area called 'Wii Fit Studio' in an hour. Lucina also got a look at the schedule. She saw that she was supposed to fight a Smash veteran named Toon Link on a stage labeled 'Skyworld' at 11:30, just a half hour after Shulk's battle.

Lucina had to admit, she was quite curious as to how her new friend fought. She had never seen a weapon quite like his before. She wondered what it was and what it could do. An hour passed, and Shulk made his way toward the east end of the mansion. Lucina followed quietly behind, wanting to watch his match with Peach.

Shulk finally made it to his destination, a large room labeled 'Transporter Room', where he found Peach waiting for him. Master Hand had explained that it was from this room that most of the tournament would take place. In the Transporter Room, all combatants of a match would stand on a circular platform, and these platforms would transport the fighters to an area in one of the Smasher's home universes. These areas, called stages, were where the fights would take place. Upon completion of a match, the fighters would instantly be teleported back to the Transporter Room. Usually, the stage that the matches were to be fought on were pre-determined. However, if two or more Smashers wanted to have an unscheduled match, they could simply choose the stage themselves, or let Master Hand choose for them.

It had been decided that the match between Shulk and Peach would be a stock match, meaning both fighters would be given a certain amount of 'stocks' at the start of the match, and being knocked out, or KO'd, for short, would result in the loss of a stock. Whoever ran out of stocks first would be the loser. Shulk and Peach stood on two individual transporters as they began activating and took the two of them to the Wii Fit Studio, each with three stocks at the start of the match.

Lucina made her way into a small room next to the Transporter Room, a room labeled 'Spectator Room', where any Smasher could watch a match that was currently going on. She took a seat as the match between Shulk and Peach was just starting. She made a mental note to ask Master Hand about how these devices that he had called 'televisions' worked.

Just as Shulk and Peach were being teleported to the Wii Fit Studio, the Mushroom Princess spoke.

"Good luck with the match, Shulk." She said politely.

"Thanks. You too, Peach." He replied.

They then heard an unseen announcer count down to the fight.

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Shulk and Peach approached each other and prepared to fight. Shulk grabbed his Monado and cycled through his Arts until a purple kanji appeared in the glass center of the Monado. This was his Buster Art, which allowed the Monado to dish out twice as much damage as usual.

"Busta'!" Shulk shouted as his blade began glowing purple.

Peach swung her feet at Shulk in an attempt to keep him at a distance. The attack hit, and Shulk was knocked back about a foot.

"What did you say?" Peach asked.

"I said Busta'. It's an Art the Monado can use." Shulk answered.

"You mean Buster?" Peach asked.

"That's what I said." Shulk replied.

Peach decided to stop questioning his accent, and continue fighting.

She used some form of magic to start floating in the air, and began floating toward Shulk. But right as she got close to him, He thrust the Monado forward, and a shining blue blade extended from the sword and struck Peach. Due to the effects of the Buster Art, the attack did heavy damage on her, but didn't knock her very far back.

Peach then, somehow, pulled a turnip from the ground. But before she could throw it, Shulk landed several more hits on her. He then grabbed her wrist and hit her in the head with the Monado's handle before throwing her forward and hitting her with the blue blade again.

Peach then threw the turnip, which hit Shulk in the head. While he was distracted, the Mushroom princess pulled a tennis racket out of seemingly nowhere and hit Shulk with it. He was then knocked back a few feet. Once he rose to his feet, Peach pulled another turnip from the ground and threw it. However, Shulk managed to dodge it and continued his own attack. Shulk swung his sword at her, but she simultaneously attacked him using her butt, for some reason. Both fighters were knocked back a bit before they continued attacking.

By now, the two of them made their way to the edge of the yoga studio. Peach then slapped Shulk in the face, hard. The force was enough to knock Shulk back into an invisible barrier. In a stock match, hitting this barrier meant you got KO'd and lost a stock. Upon hitting the barrier, Shulk disappeared instantly, but reappeared a moment later on a floating platform just above the yoga studio. Shulk jumped off the platform and prepared to continue fighting.

"Not bad, Peach." Shulk complimented after jumping off the platform.

"Thank you." She said.

Shulk grabbed the Monado and reactivated the Buster Art.

"Busta'!" He shouted.

Shulk was just about to attack Peach again, but she beat him to the punch. She grabbed him by the front of his shirt and hit him with her waist a couple times. Shulk managed to wiggle out of her grasp and went on the offensive. Peach was about to slam into him again, but at that moment, Shulk's eyes glowed a bright blue for a second. Once the glow disappeared, Shulk sidestepped Peach's attack and swung his sword at her back. She was knocked back several feet and fell on the floor. She slowly rose to her feet to continue attacking.

From the Spectator Room, Lucina was surprised at how the match was going. She was shocked at how quickly Shulk had managed to evade many of Peach's attacks. She also wondered why his eyes had glowed for a second. She decided to ask him once the match was over and continue watching.

Shulk and Peach continued to throw attacks at each other, but to no avail. Shulk eventually managed to grab her wrist again, and hit her with the handle of his sword again before throwing her behind him. Peach tried throwing another turnip at him, but Shulk managed to sidestep out of its way. He then grabbed Peach again, and threw her upward with the Monado. Peach landed on the ground, and Shulk made his way toward her.

She jumped in the air, hoping to attack him from above, but ultimately, it failed. Shulk saw the attack coming and thrust the Monado upward. Its blade extended as it hit Peach. She was then knocked skyward until she got KO'd by hitting the invisible barrier.

She reappeared on one of the floating platforms and jumped off, ready to continue the battle. She tried attacking him from above again, this time by trying to kick him in the face from the air, but she missed. She then pulled another turnip from the ground and threw it at Shulk. It hit him, and Peach went in for a follow up attack. However, she missed, and Shulk started attacking again.

The two of them danced around each other for some time, neither one landing a solid hit on the other. Peach pulled another turnip from the ground and held it, waiting for the right moment to throw it at Shulk. Eventually, she landed a hit on him. She grabbed his shirt again and struck him with her waist a few times. She then threw him forward, threw the turnip at him, and slammed him with her ass again. Shulk was instantly KO'd by the attack, leaving him with only one stock left.

Upon reappearing on the platform again, Shulk ran for her and began attacking again. He grabbed her wrist again and hit her with the Monado's handle twice before she managed to struggle out of his grip. The two of them then started struggling again, each one only landing minor hits on the other. Peach then tried jumping over Shulk, but Shulk just aimed the Monado's blade upward. The shining blue blade hit the princess and she was thrown upward.

Upon landing on the ground, Peach got up and the two combatants ran for each other again. Once she was right in front of him, Peach seemingly pulled a golf club out of thin air and swung it at Shulk. However, Shulk's eyes began glowing again, and he dodged the attack once they stopped glowing. Shulk then counterattacked by swinging the Monado into Peach's stomach, knocking her back several feet.

He then reactivated his Buster Art and went at Peach again. She jumped in the air to avoid whatever attack he was about to throw her way, but came in for a landing right at Shulk's feet. Shulk took advantage of this by swinging the Monado at the ground around him. Peach was hit by the attack and got knocked to the ground. She got up as Shulk jumped toward her, ready to follow up his attack.

She pulled another turnip from the ground, but an attack from Shulk forced her to drop it and made her stumble backwards. She tried slamming him with her butt again, but Shulk's eyes once again glowed for a second before he reacted. Shulk sidestepped the attack and swung the Monado at her back. The attack launched her almost entirely across the yoga studio before she began falling to the ground.

Shulk approached her as she was falling, and was standing right in front of her when she landed. She got up and tried slamming Shulk again, only for it to end the same way as before. With glowing eyes, a step out of the way, an being hit with the Monado. She flew across the stage until hitting the invisible barrier, resulting in a K.O.

Both fighters only had one stock left each, and they were ready to end this battle. Shulk's Buster Art had deactivated, and he activated his Speed Art in its place.

"Speed!" Shulk shouted as a blue kanji appeared in the Monado and his feet began glowing blue.

Peach tried to attack Shulk again, but he dodged the attacks by running around them at twice his usual speed. He then ran for her, and before she knew what was going on, he had landed several quick hits on her, forcing her backwards. Peach pulled another turnip from the ground as she prepared to throw it at her opponent. She then attempted to slam him with her ass again, and this time, she succeeded. Shulk was knocked back a few feet by the attack. She then threw the turnip at him to keep him down.

Shulk's Speed Art wore off as Peach approached him again. She pulled another turnip from the ground as she ran for him. She attempted to slap him in the face again, but was, once again, met with glowing eyes and a quick counterattack.

Peach got knocked back and fell to the ground. As she got up, she saw Shulk reactivate the Monado's Buster Art, along with the accompanying war cry. He swung his sword at her again, and knocked her back several feet, causing serious damage. She tried to jump over him and attack him from behind, but Shulk just hit her with the Monado's blade again while she was airborne. She fell to the ground as Shulk attempted a follow up attack. Peach dodged the attack and pulled two turnips from the ground before throwing both at Shulk. He dodged the first one while the second one led to another glowing set of eyes from Shulk, a dodged attack, and a counterattack. However, Peach managed to avoid the counterattack, only to have her wrist grabbed again and have her head smacked by the Monado's handle. She then jerked her wrist out of Shulk's grasp, and jumped away. Only to have Shulk jump after her. He landed in front of her, grabbed her wrist again, and repeated the same process as before.

Shulk then threw Peach in front of him and hither with the Monado for good measure. By now, his Buster Art had worn out and he replaced it with his Smash Art, which allowed him to knock back his opponents twice as far as usual. The Art was accompanied by a red kanji in the Monado and glowing red hands.

"Smash!" He yelled as the Art activated.

Peach pulled another turnip from the ground and attempted to throw it at Shulk, but he once again dodged the flying vegetable. She tried landing a few more hits on him, but to no avail. Shulk then grabbed her wrist once again, and hit her with the Monado's handle twice before throwing her behind him and hitting her in the back with the Monado. The Smash Art launched Peach even further than usual, and she got KO'd, losing her last stock, and the match.

"GAME!" The unseen announcer from before declared.

"The winner is: Shulk!" The voice boomed.

Shulk and Peach were teleported back to the Transporter Room after the winner was declared.

"That was a grand time. Thanks for the match, Peach." Shulk said.

"You as well, Shulk. We'll have to do it again sometime." Peach said before departing.

Inside the Spectator Room, Lucina was incredibly surprised. Never in her life had she seen a fighting style like Shulk's. Nor had she ever seen a weapon like his before. He used both very efficiently, and she couldn't help but wonder where he got his training and who had made such an incredible weapon.

She left the Spectator Room and was about to ask Shulk her questions, but then she remembered that she had a match herself in a very short while. She looked at a clock and saw that it was 11:29. Her match was due to begin in one minute. She decided her questions could wait for a later day.

She then saw a small creature with green clothing and large eyes approach her. He looked like something she and her friends would draw for fun when they were little, before the dark times, before Grima.

"Hello." She said to the creature. "Can I assume that you are this 'Toon Link' that I am to fight against?"

"That's me! You can just call me Toon for short if you want. Are you Lucina?" He asked.

"I am. Shall we begin?" She asked.

"Lets!" Toon Link responded.

He and Lucina entered the Transporter Room to begin their match. Shulk had just exited the room and was about to explore the mansion, but when he saw Lucina enter the Transporter Room, he decided to watch her match instead. He entered the Spectator Room and took a seat.

It had been decided that the match between Lucina and Toon Link would be a timed one, meaning that their match would have a time limit. Instead of stocks, timed battles used points. If you KO'd your opponent, you would get a point, but getting KO'd would cost you a point. Whoever had more points when time ran out would be the winner. In the event of a tie, the match would go to Sudden Death, meaning whoever landed a single blow on their opponent first would be the winner.

Lucina and Toon Link stood on their respective platforms as they were teleported to a stage called 'Skyworld'. Two minutes were put on their clock as the match began. An unseen announcer counted down to their fight.

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The two of them started off on different platforms of the stage as the match began. Toon Link ran and jumped on her platform, trying to land the first blow. Lucina dodged and attempted to land a blow of her own, but also missed. Toon then pulled a bow and arrow out of seemingly nowhere and shot an arrow at Lucina. She dodged, but Toon swung his sword at her, knocking her back slightly. He swung his sword at her again, landing a few minor hits before Lucina swung her own sword, called the Parallel Falchion, at Toon. He was knocked slightly upward before falling to the ground.

Toon Link got up and swung his sword in a circle around him. Lucina was caught in the flurry and was knocked onto another platform above them. Toon jumped up there as well and attempted to use a clawshot to grab her and pull her close to him. However, Lucina sidestepped the clawshot and got behind Toon. She quickly swung her sword downward, hitting Toon and knocking him back several feet. Lucina then ran to the platform she was originally standing on, where Toon was just coming in for a landing. Once he landed, Lucina grabbed him and held him in front of her. She then kneed him in the stomach before throwing him skyward. When he landed, Lucina swung Falchion at her feet, knocking him back. Toon then threw a boomerang in her direction. It didn't hit her, but distracted her long enough for Toon to come back up on a platform beneath the one she was standing on without her noticing.

Once she figured out where he was, Lucina ran down to the platform Toon was on and swung her sword at him. He swung his sword at her at the same time, and both combatants were knocked back. Lucina then swung her blade at him in rapid succession, almost as if the blade was dancing. The move knocked Toon Link off the stage and KO'd him. Lucina received a point while Toon Link lost one.

Toon Link came back on a floating platform and jumped back onto the stage to engage Lucina once again. After dancing around each other for a short while, Toon managed to deliver a solid blow, knocking Lucina back a few feet.

As she got up, Toon approached her again and they swung their respective swords at each other again. Each one landed a few decent hits on the other until Toon nearly knocked Lucina off the stage. She managed to get back up, but once she did, Toon shot two arrows at her. She recovered from the attack rather quickly, and knocked him back with another downward swing from Falchion.

With less than a minute on the clock, Toon doubled his efforts trying to bring Lucina down. She swung her sword at him again and hit him, but Toon recovered and managed to knock Lucina behind him with a hard sword swing. He then sent another sword swing downward, knocking Lucina off the stage and KO'ing her. She lost a point and Toon gained one, returning the score to 0-0.

Once Lucina made it back to the stage, she and Toon danced around each other for about a solid five seconds before Toon finally landed a decent hit on her again. She was almost knocked off the stage again, but managed to get back on. His next sword swing missed her, but Toon managed to grab her in his clawshot and nearly threw her off the stage again. Again, she recovered and retaliated with a sword swing of her own. Toon was knocked back a few feet, but got up and prepared to continue fighting.

With only 30 seconds left, things began to get a little intense. Lucina struck Toon again, knocking him several feet away, and also destroying the platforms she was standing on. When Lucina looked down, she saw that she was standing on a cloud. Before she could begin to question how that was even possible, Toon made it back onto the stage with his clawshot.

Lucina jumped after him, but got caught in another flurry of strikes from him. She fell backwards, and Toon landed another strike on her. But she quickly got up and swung her sword at him as fast as she could, hitting him and making him stumble backwards. She then swung her sword downward, destroying another section of the platform she and Toon were standing on. Toon then swung his sword at her again, but Lucina countered and knocked Toon off the stage. He tried to get back on with his clawshot, but unfortunately, it didn't reach far enough, and Toon fell downwards, hitting the invisible barrier around the stage, thus KO'ing him. By then, there was only five seconds left. The announcer from before then begun counting down the remaining time.

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Toon Link hadn't even made it back to the stage by the time the match ended. Lucina had won the match with a score of 1 to -1.

"The winner is: Lucina!" The announcer boomed.

"Well, good game, Lucina." Toon said to her.

"Thank you for an interesting match, Toon Link." She replied.

"No problem." He said.

From inside the Spectator Room, Shulk watched the end of the match with amazement. He was surprised at how good a fighter Lucina was. He had never seen someone move so quickly and so gracefully with a sword before. It was no wonder she was asked to compete in this tournament.

After their match, Lucina and Toon Link were brought back to the Transporter Room. Toon Link went off elsewhere to relax. Lucina was about to head back to the main room to re-check the schedule, but she came across Shulk first, as he was just exiting the Spectator room. The two of them began walking side by side.

"Oh, 'ello Lucina." Shulk greeted.

"Hello to you as well… Shuck, right?" Lucina said, having a hard time remembering his name.

"Actually, it's Shulk." He corrected.

"Ah, yes. My apologies, Shulk." Lucina said.

"No worries. We only just met yesterday, after all. I must say, that was quite a match. I'm impressed with how well you handle that sword." Shulk complimented.

"Thank you, Shulk. Your match was quite a spectacle as well. I've never seen a weapon like that before. How does it work? Is it some form of magic?" Lucina asked, deciding to get answers to the questions she wanted to ask him earlier.

"No. The Monado doesn't run on magic, per se. It's a tricky thing, and it's very difficult to explain." Shulk said.

"Is that what your sword is called? The Monado?" Lucina asked.

Shulk nodded and Lucina continued her questions.

"I see. I must also wonder, there were a few instances in your match that I saw your eyes glow brightly for a few seconds. Is that normal for people in your world?" She asked.

"Not exactly. That was the Monado as well. It grants me the ability to see into the future. To know what my opponent is about to do, and react accordingly. My eyes glow whenever I'm having a vision of the future." Shulk explained.

"A sword that lets you peer into the future?! Are you certain it's not magic? Might I give it a try?" She asked.

Before waiting for an answer, she began reaching to pull the Monado off of Shulk's back.

"DON'T TOUCH IT!" Shulk screamed.

He then quickly smacked Lucina's hand away from him before she could touch the Monado. She grasped her hand in pain as Shulk realized what he'd done.

"I-I'm so sorry! That was uncalled for." Shulk apologized.

"It certainly was! What were you thinking!?" She shouted.

"I just didn't want you to get hurt. The Monado is an incredibly powerful weapon, but it's also incredibly dangerous. I'm the only one able to wield it to its full potential. Almost anyone else who tries to activate it will be killed by its immense power. And even if they survive the effects of the Monado after activating it, it takes a serious toll on their body. The person who wielded it before me had his right arm permanently paralyzed due to the Monado's power. I don't want something like that to happen to you." Shulk explained.

"A sword that can see the future and kill a man just by holding it?! By the gods." Lucina said in disbelief.

"'Gods'? So there are still gods in your world?" Shulk asked, trying to change the subject.

"Why yes. Are there no gods in your world, Shulk?" Lucina asked.

"Well, no. Not anymore, that is." Shulk stated.

"'Anymore'? Well what does that mean?!" She asked.

"Well… The story of what happened to the gods of my world is also the story of how I got the Monado and what I did with it. Allow me to tell you the story, as a way of saying sorry for slapping your hand. You might want to take a seat, this is gonna take some time" Shulk offered.

By now, Shulk and Lucina had made it to the mansion's primary living room. Lucina nodded at Shulk's offer as she took a seat on a sofa, ready to listen to Shulk's story.

"Right then, I suppose I should start by telling you what my world was like." Shulk started.

Shulk then took a deep breath as he began his story.

"Long ago, the world was nothing more than an endless sea cloaked in a boundless sky, reaching as far as could possibly be imagined. Then two great titans came into existence. The Bionis and the Mechonis. The titans were locked in a timeless battle. Until at last, only their lifeless corpses remained. Eons passed. Then, my world, the vast land stretching across the remains of the Bionis came under attack from a relentless force known as the Mechon."

Lucina listened intensely as Shulk continued his story.

"That's where my story begins, during a climactic battle between my people, the Homs, and the Mechon. A battle which took place on an area known as Sword Valley."

"And after I made my choice, I was returned to Colony 9. To a newly formed world, one where the people of Bionis and Mechonis could live in peace. Where new life could form elsewhere, free from the threat of Zanza or any other god. The end." Shulk finished.

Lucina was in utter shock at what she just heard. She never would have imagined that Shulk had to endure so much hurt, betrayal, and suffering to get to where he is now.

"I… can't believe it. Did you really have to go through all of that to defeat Zanza?" Lucina asked.

"Every last bit of it." Shulk answered.

"I'm sorry." She said.

"What for? You didn't do anything." Shulk said.

"Still, I can't imagine going through all that. It must have been so hard to endure all of that. I think what hurt the most was that you were betrayed by the very person that raised you." Lucina said.

"Yeah, that… certainly was a surprise. I can't believe Dickson would do that. Still, it hurt me even more to have to kill him." Shulk said as a single tear rolled down his face.

"By the gods." Lucina said in disbelief again.

"There, you said it again. I want to know, what are the gods like in your world. Are they anything like Zanza?" Shulk asked.

"Oh, goodness, no! The gods are said to be kind and merciful. Without them, I never would have gotten where I am now." Lucina stated.

"Oh? Care to elaborate?" Shulk asked.

Lucina was reluctant to tell her story to a complete stranger. She was about to say 'no'. However, she felt like Shulk was someone who could be trusted. He had just spilled his heart out to her and told his story to her after all. She decided to go for it.

"Very well. I suppose since you just told me your story, it would only be fair for me to tell you mine." Lucina replied.

Lucina prepared herself to tell her own tragic life story. After a few moments of preparation, she began speaking.

"I suppose my tale begins when I was just a little girl, and I saw both of my parents get killed right in front of me."

"And after several months of searching, father and Lissa found Robin passed out in the same field that they originally found him in and welcomed him back with open arms." Lucina finished.

"Wow." Was all Shulk could say.

He was surprised at all that Lucina had gone through in her journey. He was saddened when she said that her parents had died trying to protect her, but at least she got to see them again by traveling back in time. He was not so lucky with his parents.

"Well, I'm glad things worked out for you in the end after you defeated Grima." Shulk said, trying to lift the mood.

"Thank you, Shulk. I must say, I'm happy that your world can experience peace as well. However, there is one thing I must wonder. You seemed rather close to this 'Fiora'. I cannot help but be curious. Were you and her together at all?" Lucina asked.

"Oh, um, well, we did get together after we took down Zanza, but we broke up a couple days before I came here. We didn't really connect the way I thought we would." Shulk stated.

Lucina was surprised to hear that Shulk had also ended a long-term relationship with someone from his world. At least, from the sound of it, it had been a soft break up, unlike hers and Inigo's. She gave a heavy sigh as the things Inigo had said to her started coming back to her.

"Lucina? Are you alright?" Shulk asked, noticing her sudden sadness.

"Hmm? Oh, worry not. I'm fine." She replied.

Shulk knew she was lying, but didn't feel like pressing her any further. Not yet. He decided to leave her alone for now and see if he could help her later if she was still feeling upset.

"If you say so, Lucina. Anyway, I'm going to explore the rest of the mansion. There's a lot I haven't seen yet. I'll see you around." Shulk said.

"Farewell, Shulk." Lucina replied before going on her own way.

Shulk and Lucina attained support level B.

So… this could have been a bit better. First off, writing in accents is easier said than done. Not that I'm giving up on it, it's just hard. Second, I'll just say it, the first half of this chapter was just an excuse for me to show off my personal interpretation of how Smash Bros. works, as well as a test of my ability to write fight scenes. That's something I've struggled with in my other stories. However, I feel like this time, I'll have a much easier time writing out the fights. For the first fight, what I did was put a Level 9 CPU Shulk against a Level 9 CPU random character, put them on a random stage, had them fight, then just wrote out the fight as it happened. I did the same thing with Lucina's match. I intend to do the same with (most of) my future fights in this story. That way, I can get it as close to the actual game as possible. I hope you guys actually liked the fight scenes.

Either way, I hope you like what comes next even more. I won't reveal much, but I'll just say this much: Now that I've got most of the expositional crap out of the way, the next chapter will focus on Shulk and Lucina throughout the entire thing, not just the end.

I'll have the next out as soon as possible. If you liked the chapter, please drop me a follow, favorite, or a review. If not, well, go read something else. I'll see you all later. Aloha!