I was really impressed by the overwhelmingly positive feedback, so I'm back with my trusty PEZ for chapter 2. Just a warning, I'm taking some liberties with the game. You'll see what I mean.




Samus's reinforced boot lashed out, catching Fox squarely in the mouth. He flew toward the nose of the ship, with the bounty hunter in hot pursuit. With a crash, he skidded across the scarred hull of the Great Fox, twisting slightly to avoid crushing his tail beneath him. He didn't bother pulling himself to his feet. From the prone position, he unloaded a few shots at Samus. The shots burned tiny black notches in Samus's armor, but did nothing to slow her enthusastic approach. With a curse, Fox changed strategies, charging at her and pistol-whipping her across the helmet. The impact of the gun did more satisfying damage, starting a network of cracks that spread across Samus's helmet like a lightning strike on a calm lake.

Meanwhile, Falco was on the receiving end of an endless barrage of attacks from Captain Falcon. The racer slammed his knee into Falco's solar plexus, knocking the wind from the bird. Falcon waited for his opponent to land, and caught Falco with a flaming Falcon Kick. Airborne again, Falco gathered his wits and turned to face the Captain. A feral grin lit Falcon's face as he aligned himself for a Falcon Dive. Falco dodged under him and finally started some offense. Falco used his light weight and quickness to land a few punches, slowing Falcon. The intergalactic fighter raised his shield, however, and resumed his assault.

Fox glanced over his shoulder to see his teammate getting abused. Samus capitalized on the opening, snatching up a capsule and slamming it into Fox, throwing him back into Falco. From the burst capsule, Samus grabbed a Bob-omb and wound it quickly. Falcon took advantage as Fox and Falco struggled to untangle themselves, delivering a roundhouse kick across their faces.

Falco shook it off and hopped up, as Falcon started charging a Falcon Punch to finish him off. Samus waited for Falco to turn around, and pitched the Bob-omb at him with all the strength she could muster. Falco dove out of the way, dragging a confused Fox along the way. Falcon, however, was so focused on his Punch that he slammed his flaming fist into the oncoming bomb. The fire falcon on the Captain's arm connected with the volitile explosives in the Bob-omb, and Falcon was thrown from the ship.

Falcon struggled to recover, but he had flown too far away. He closed his eyes and immersed himself in the sensation of falling, resigned to his fate. But instead of falling to the surface of the planet, he miraculously landed atop Slippy's ship. Slippy yelped as Falcon hung on for dear life, already formulating plans to make a comeback. Slippy threw his Arwing into a diving barrel roll, but Falcon somehow stayed on. When Slippy had evened out, Falcon crawled onto the canopy of the fighter and started trying to work his way in. Peppy opened a channel to his teammate.

"Slippy! Open your canopy!!!" he yelled into his headset.

Star Fox's official bumbling sidekick slapped the emergency release button. The sudden force of the canopy opening tossed Falcon easily from the ship. Peppy dove towards him, firing a volley of lasers. Falcon fell limply to the ground, where he was caught by his platform and whisked from the battlefield.

Fox and Falco advanced on Samus. Falco took the offensive and caught a stiff punch in the face for his trouble. Samus then fired her Grappling Beam at him, catching his flying body and slamming it into Fox. She wasted no time firing a volley of missles at them. Fox dodged a few, and Falco Reflected them harmlessly. Falco caught a glimpse of new items materializing over Samus's head, and made a dive for them. Samus lashed out with her foot and sent him flying, then grabbed a Beam Sword. She dodged Fox's charge with a Screw Attack, landed behind Fox, and brandished the sword. Fox yelped as the blade singed his fur, and retreated. He and Falco stood upon the dorsal fin of the Great Fox, as Samus stared them down from the nose. No one moved. A new batch of items materialized before F & F: a Fan, a Motion Sensor Bomb, and a Green Shell.

Falco was clearly disgusted with their gift. "What, no hammer?"

Samus locked onto them and began preparing a Charge Shot. Just as she began to approach critical levels, Fox had an idea. He snatched the MS Bomb, crouched, and threw it as hard as he could at the Green Shell. The velocity sent the shell flying, but the mine affixed itself to the shell. Samus snapped out of her charging daze, seeing only that the shell was approaching her ankles with malicious intent. She delivered a soccer kick to it, and the MS Bomb erupted, sending her flying from the nose of the ship. Thinking quickly, she fired her Grappling Hook again, catching the edge of the ship. Falco grabbed the fan and beaned her with it, managing to muster just enough force to knock her free. Samus fell from the battlefield and Fox and Falco earned the victory. Samus glowered at them as her platform carried her into orbit for healing.

Barely pausing to rest or celebrate, Fox summoned his platform and started the program.


Round One
Fox McCloud and Falco Lombardi vs. Captain Falcon and Samus Aran
Winner: Fox McCloud and Falco Lombardi
Next Match - Fox McCloud vs. Pikachu
Press "OK" when ready

Falco, however was less subdued, dancing like a leprechaun chanting "We kicked ass! We kicked ass!" He checked his platform to find he had a match with Link. Fox and Falco nodded to each other and boarded their respective platforms.




Two down, god only knows how many more to go! As always, R&R if you want more.