Chapter 15: Elimination
Mario picked up the bat and started to eye it, "I knew I should-a went for Mario Baseball instead of Mario Tennis."
Ness held his head with his right hand; this is going to be a loooong day. He climbed up to the platform and held out his hand, "Since it is my bat, maybe I should go first."
Mario handed the bat to Ness, "Fine with me."
The Master Hand started the clock, "Ready…Go!" Ness began using a barrage of smash attacks along with a couple PSI fires. He hit the sandbag into the air with his yoyo and prepared to swing. He hit the sandbag in midair as time was running out and sends it flying. Everyone watched the sandbag fall at the 1,150 mark and slide even farther. "Ness' distance: 1,257.6 feet. A new record!"
Everyone's mouths dropped open in amazement as they saw a little boy have the strength to hit that far. Ness twiddled his thumbs, "It wasn't great, but it'll do."
Pichu jumped into the platform, "Pichu Pichu Pichu pi."
Bowser looked at Mewtwo, "What the goomba did the little rat say?"
Mewtwo turned toward Bowser, "He said that if a little kid could hit that far, then so can he."
Pichu picked up the bat between his teeth and nodded his head. The Master Hand started the time, "Ready…Go!"
Pichu began to use a barrage of thunder shocks that made him flinch each time he used it. He smacked it with his tail upward as time was running out. He went to hit it, but Pichu had knocked it outward as well as upward. It fell ten feet from the platform. "Time! Pichu's distance: 10 feet."
Pichu stared angrily at the Master Hand, "Pi pi pichu pi!"
The Master Hand shouted down at Pichu, "What did you say?"
Mewtwo teleported up to the Master Hand, "He said he wanted to redo it. He claims that it was a fluke. He didn't mean to hit it outward."
The Master Hand shouted down to Pichu, "Each person is only allowed one try, sorry."
Pichu sulked off the platform as Dr. Mario climbed up the side, "It's-a not that-a difficult looking. I wanna try." He grabbed the bat.
The Master Hand started the timer, "Ready…Go!" Dr. Mario began to unleash his wrath. He chucked some Megavitamins at the sandbag and then performed a Mario tornado. He then tripled jumped up to the bag to uppercut it into the air. He prepared to swing. He hit it as it touched the ground. It slid into the thousands. "Time. Dr. Mario's distance: 1,054 feet."
He dropped the bat and walked past Mario, "Not-a bad for a doctor."
Mario jumped onto the platform, "If he can hit it that far, I can hit it farther." Mario picked up the bat and prepared to strike.
The clock started, "Ready…Begin!" Mario unleashed a fury of punches onto the sandbag. A few fireballs dealt some fast damage. To finish it off, Mario hit the sandbag with a strong smash into the air. When it came back down, He hit it a long distance. "Time. Mario's distance: 1,159.1 feet." Mario placed the bat down and flipped off the platform. Kirby floated down in the center of the platform and readied the bat. "Ready…Go!" The clock started and Kirby wasted no time in pummeling the sand out of the sandbag with a major aerial assault. Kirby sucked the sandbag out and spewed out the sandbag upward. A well, landed smash attack sent the Sandbag higher into the air. Kirby swung and hit him pretty far for a lightweight. "Time. Kirby's distance: 1,186 feet." Kirby did his victory dance and strutted off the platform.
Captain Falcon flipped up onto the platform and picked up the bat, "Never used one of these before, better try to use it first."
The Master Hand started time, "Ready…Go!" Captain Falcon hit the sandbag with the bat, but instead of going forward, it went upward.
"It's ok, I'll try to hit him again." When it came back down the sandbag was airborne once more sending it higher, "Dang it!" He tried two more times; still hitting it in the air, "Forget the bat. I'll do this the old- fashion way." He threw the bat into the air, hitting the sandbag as it fell to the ground. Captain Falcon pulled his arm backward, the tension building up in his right arm, "Falcooooooon…." The sandbag hit the platform, "…PUNCH!" The sandbag was sent flying.
When it landed, the score was announced, "Time. Captain Falcon's distance: 1,276.3 feet. A new record!"
At the sound of the score, Ness fell backwards in shock. Captain Falcon leaped from the platform and made the peace symbol, "Show your moves!"
Jigglypuff eyed the platform the entire time and now Jigglypuff could not resist. She leapt into the platform. Mewtwo handed out cotton swabs to everyone, "You better put these in your ears if you don't want to fall asleep."
Everyone placed them in their ears except for Falco, "It's singing can't be that bad."
Fox turned to Falco, "Suit yourself."
Jigglypuff grabbed the bat. The Master Hand began the clock, "Ready…go!" Jigglypuff began to sing her soothing lullaby. The sandbag stopped wiggling and fell into a deep sleep. Falco had a tuff time fighting the song's power and slowly went to sleep himself. Jigglypuff swung the bat, sending the sandbag flying a distance. "Time. Jigglypuff's distance: 1180.2 feet." Jigglypuff rolled off the platform. Popo and Nana ran up to the platform.
Ganondorf stepped in their way, "Hold it! You both can't go up at the same time. It's against the rules."
The Crazy Hand floated forward, "They act as one. Splitting them apart would be like taking away Link's sword. They shall fight as one person. Even if they weren't, you can't separate them. That rope is indestructible."
Ganondorf noticed a piece of rope that connected the two ice climbers by their wrists, "This little thing? You can't break it?!?! Pathetic weakling, I can break this easily."
"Ok, but don't say I didn't warn you," said the Crazy Hand as he floated backwards.
Ganondorf grabbed the rope, "Prepare in awe as I break the 'invincible rope' into two pieces. I am Ganondorf, keeper of the triforce of power, the ultimate evil!" He began to pull the rope in opposite directions but they did not break, "What the…" He then began a fury of attacks on the rope. Five minutes later, Ganondorf was lying on the ground panting like a dog, "I…need…a quick…rest…"
Link drew his sword and pointed it at Ganondorf's neck, "Wow, defeated by a piece of string. Maybe you should quit your day job." He turned toward the Ice Climbers, "Go on and take your turn." The Ice Climbers jumped up and grabbed the bat.
"Ready…Go!" The clock started and the Ice Climbers landed a volley of hammer attack. Then a few icicle shots froze the sandbag in its tracks. As the sandbag was thawing out, they charged up one last smash attack. Popo and Nana's hammers struck the ice at the same time, breaking the ice and sending the sandbag flying. "Time. Ice Climbers' distance: 1,100 feet."
They jumped off the platform and walked by Link, "Thank you very much," they said in unison while secretly hitting Ganondorf with their hammers. Ganondorf was knocked out cold. Link began to walk up to the platform, when someone faster beat him to it.
Young Link picked up the bat, "Since I am the younger one, I shall go first. You can go afterward."
"Ready…Go!" Young Link made a few quick stabs and then swung with the bat. When the sandbag landed, sand poured out of the holes he had made. The Crazy hand hovered over the sandbag and snapped his fingers.
The sandbag was repaired and the Master Hand called out, "Young Link's distance: 984 feet."
Link went to step up onto the platform when a young woman in pink teleported up to the platform, "Link, I want to go next. Can I, please!!!"
Link looked at Zelda whose eyes were a watery blue, " I can't refuse you, princess." Zelda giggled as she picked up the bat.
The clock began, "Ready…Go!" Zelda released some elemental attacks from the trifore: a blast of Din's Fire, a beat down of Nayru's Love, and a few electrical attacks of her own. Zelda quickly transformed into Shiek to lay a few kicks down before she swung the bat. The sandbag landed, "Time. Zelda/Shiek's distance: 1,134 feet." Shiek placed down the bat and flipped off the platform to Link.
She transformed back to Zelda and kissed Link on the cheek, "Good luck, Link." Link made his way onto the platform with the Master Sword in hand.
"Ready…Begin!" Link unleashed a fury of slashed including a very rarely seen double smash attack sword slice. The sandbag was uplifted by Link's sword's spin attack. A mid-air hit finished Link's turn, "Time. Link's distance: 1195.6 feet." The Crazy Hand repaired the sandbag's punctures again.
Link stepped off the platform, "Point six…why is it always the point six!" Zelda condescendingly patted him on the shoulder as Luigi got onto the platform.
Luigi grabbed the bat and the Master Hand started the clock, "Ready…Go!" Luigi took some time for punches and then swung the bat. "Time. Luigi's distance: 982 feet."
Luigi walked off the platform with his hands in his pockets, "I-a never got to use the Luigi head-a-butt."
Fox jumped onto the platform and grabbed the bat; "Things are about to get ugly…for the sandbag at least." The timer started and Fox landed several smash attacks and a fire fox on the sandbag. A mid-air hit and the sandbag was history.
"Time. Fox's distance: 1, 205.9 feet." Fox jumped off the platform with the bat. He looked down upon Falco who was still asleep.
He poked Falco in the head with the bat repeatedly, "Wakey wakey. C'mon sleeping ugly, it's your turn."
Falco rubbed his eyes and then swooped his leg tripping Fox. He grabbed the bat and started poking him in the head, "Don't toy with me, Fox. You are pathetically weak. I'll crush your score."
He jumped up onto the platform and the timer started, "Ready…Go!" Falco landed a few good hits. Time was running low. He swung and up went the sandbag. "Time. Falco's distance: 1,102 feet."
Falco slammed the bat down on the platform, "What!?!? I want a recount!"
The Master Hand became enraged, "There is no recount. Your distance is your distance now step aside and keep the line movin'." Falco walked toward the crowd. Fox laughed hysterically at Falco. Falco pulled out his blaster and shot a beam at Fox. Fox put up his defector shield and reflected it back. Falco moved his head as the beam whizzed by.
Fox shook his head, "Falco, you still take too long to aim and fire." Meanwhile Ganondorf was getting up on his feet. He flicked his cape backward and the laser shot that Falco dodged tore a hole in the cape. He didn't notice as he made his way to the platform.
He knocked the bat off to the side, "I don't need instruments of destruction to knock an overgrown sock."
Link sat down on the ground, "This from a guy who wields a sword and can't break a piece of rope."
Ganondorf clenched his fist, "I'll crush you're bones when I win the tournament." The timer started and Ganondorf kicked the sandbag into the air. He readied a punch and knocked the sandbag into the sky.
"Time. Ganondorf's distance: 1120 feet." After Ganondorf's distance the other smashers had their try. Yoshi went into the platform to be the last one to go, "Ready…Go!" Yoshi used his tongue to inflict some major damage. A Yoshi pound tossed the bag in the air. Yoshi even chewed the sandbag for a few seconds. Then a well hit with the bat. The sand was knocked out of it; all of it and the sock floated downward, "Time. Yoshi's distance: 25 feet." Everyone's jaws dropped open to see a little dinosaur type creature knocked all the sand out of the bag.
Mario walked up to the Master Hand, "I assume-a you'll let Yoshi fight."
The Master Hand awed at Yoshi's power His powers are even stronger than last time. I can't beat him in combat… "Technically I can't. He hit the sandbag 25 feet. That's his distance and he cannot have a redo."
Mario looked at him, "Fine-a. Yoshi can have my place at the tournament."
The Master Hand thought about it, "Deal. Now that we have our 16 fighters: Yoshi, Ness, Captain Falcon, Fox, Bowser, Mr. Game and Watch, Kirby, Falco, Zelda, Ice Climbers, Link, Ganondorf, DK, Mewtwo, Dr. Mario, and Jigglypuff. The winner of the tournament battles us. The losers…" He waved his hand and Mario, Pichu, Peach, Luigi, Marth, Roy, Pikachu, Samus, and Young Link turned into trophies. "Well let's just say they won't be too hard on themselves for losing…shall we begin the tournament?"
{The tournament begins in chapter 16. Don't forget to review.}
Mario picked up the bat and started to eye it, "I knew I should-a went for Mario Baseball instead of Mario Tennis."
Ness held his head with his right hand; this is going to be a loooong day. He climbed up to the platform and held out his hand, "Since it is my bat, maybe I should go first."
Mario handed the bat to Ness, "Fine with me."
The Master Hand started the clock, "Ready…Go!" Ness began using a barrage of smash attacks along with a couple PSI fires. He hit the sandbag into the air with his yoyo and prepared to swing. He hit the sandbag in midair as time was running out and sends it flying. Everyone watched the sandbag fall at the 1,150 mark and slide even farther. "Ness' distance: 1,257.6 feet. A new record!"
Everyone's mouths dropped open in amazement as they saw a little boy have the strength to hit that far. Ness twiddled his thumbs, "It wasn't great, but it'll do."
Pichu jumped into the platform, "Pichu Pichu Pichu pi."
Bowser looked at Mewtwo, "What the goomba did the little rat say?"
Mewtwo turned toward Bowser, "He said that if a little kid could hit that far, then so can he."
Pichu picked up the bat between his teeth and nodded his head. The Master Hand started the time, "Ready…Go!"
Pichu began to use a barrage of thunder shocks that made him flinch each time he used it. He smacked it with his tail upward as time was running out. He went to hit it, but Pichu had knocked it outward as well as upward. It fell ten feet from the platform. "Time! Pichu's distance: 10 feet."
Pichu stared angrily at the Master Hand, "Pi pi pichu pi!"
The Master Hand shouted down at Pichu, "What did you say?"
Mewtwo teleported up to the Master Hand, "He said he wanted to redo it. He claims that it was a fluke. He didn't mean to hit it outward."
The Master Hand shouted down to Pichu, "Each person is only allowed one try, sorry."
Pichu sulked off the platform as Dr. Mario climbed up the side, "It's-a not that-a difficult looking. I wanna try." He grabbed the bat.
The Master Hand started the timer, "Ready…Go!" Dr. Mario began to unleash his wrath. He chucked some Megavitamins at the sandbag and then performed a Mario tornado. He then tripled jumped up to the bag to uppercut it into the air. He prepared to swing. He hit it as it touched the ground. It slid into the thousands. "Time. Dr. Mario's distance: 1,054 feet."
He dropped the bat and walked past Mario, "Not-a bad for a doctor."
Mario jumped onto the platform, "If he can hit it that far, I can hit it farther." Mario picked up the bat and prepared to strike.
The clock started, "Ready…Begin!" Mario unleashed a fury of punches onto the sandbag. A few fireballs dealt some fast damage. To finish it off, Mario hit the sandbag with a strong smash into the air. When it came back down, He hit it a long distance. "Time. Mario's distance: 1,159.1 feet." Mario placed the bat down and flipped off the platform. Kirby floated down in the center of the platform and readied the bat. "Ready…Go!" The clock started and Kirby wasted no time in pummeling the sand out of the sandbag with a major aerial assault. Kirby sucked the sandbag out and spewed out the sandbag upward. A well, landed smash attack sent the Sandbag higher into the air. Kirby swung and hit him pretty far for a lightweight. "Time. Kirby's distance: 1,186 feet." Kirby did his victory dance and strutted off the platform.
Captain Falcon flipped up onto the platform and picked up the bat, "Never used one of these before, better try to use it first."
The Master Hand started time, "Ready…Go!" Captain Falcon hit the sandbag with the bat, but instead of going forward, it went upward.
"It's ok, I'll try to hit him again." When it came back down the sandbag was airborne once more sending it higher, "Dang it!" He tried two more times; still hitting it in the air, "Forget the bat. I'll do this the old- fashion way." He threw the bat into the air, hitting the sandbag as it fell to the ground. Captain Falcon pulled his arm backward, the tension building up in his right arm, "Falcooooooon…." The sandbag hit the platform, "…PUNCH!" The sandbag was sent flying.
When it landed, the score was announced, "Time. Captain Falcon's distance: 1,276.3 feet. A new record!"
At the sound of the score, Ness fell backwards in shock. Captain Falcon leaped from the platform and made the peace symbol, "Show your moves!"
Jigglypuff eyed the platform the entire time and now Jigglypuff could not resist. She leapt into the platform. Mewtwo handed out cotton swabs to everyone, "You better put these in your ears if you don't want to fall asleep."
Everyone placed them in their ears except for Falco, "It's singing can't be that bad."
Fox turned to Falco, "Suit yourself."
Jigglypuff grabbed the bat. The Master Hand began the clock, "Ready…go!" Jigglypuff began to sing her soothing lullaby. The sandbag stopped wiggling and fell into a deep sleep. Falco had a tuff time fighting the song's power and slowly went to sleep himself. Jigglypuff swung the bat, sending the sandbag flying a distance. "Time. Jigglypuff's distance: 1180.2 feet." Jigglypuff rolled off the platform. Popo and Nana ran up to the platform.
Ganondorf stepped in their way, "Hold it! You both can't go up at the same time. It's against the rules."
The Crazy Hand floated forward, "They act as one. Splitting them apart would be like taking away Link's sword. They shall fight as one person. Even if they weren't, you can't separate them. That rope is indestructible."
Ganondorf noticed a piece of rope that connected the two ice climbers by their wrists, "This little thing? You can't break it?!?! Pathetic weakling, I can break this easily."
"Ok, but don't say I didn't warn you," said the Crazy Hand as he floated backwards.
Ganondorf grabbed the rope, "Prepare in awe as I break the 'invincible rope' into two pieces. I am Ganondorf, keeper of the triforce of power, the ultimate evil!" He began to pull the rope in opposite directions but they did not break, "What the…" He then began a fury of attacks on the rope. Five minutes later, Ganondorf was lying on the ground panting like a dog, "I…need…a quick…rest…"
Link drew his sword and pointed it at Ganondorf's neck, "Wow, defeated by a piece of string. Maybe you should quit your day job." He turned toward the Ice Climbers, "Go on and take your turn." The Ice Climbers jumped up and grabbed the bat.
"Ready…Go!" The clock started and the Ice Climbers landed a volley of hammer attack. Then a few icicle shots froze the sandbag in its tracks. As the sandbag was thawing out, they charged up one last smash attack. Popo and Nana's hammers struck the ice at the same time, breaking the ice and sending the sandbag flying. "Time. Ice Climbers' distance: 1,100 feet."
They jumped off the platform and walked by Link, "Thank you very much," they said in unison while secretly hitting Ganondorf with their hammers. Ganondorf was knocked out cold. Link began to walk up to the platform, when someone faster beat him to it.
Young Link picked up the bat, "Since I am the younger one, I shall go first. You can go afterward."
"Ready…Go!" Young Link made a few quick stabs and then swung with the bat. When the sandbag landed, sand poured out of the holes he had made. The Crazy hand hovered over the sandbag and snapped his fingers.
The sandbag was repaired and the Master Hand called out, "Young Link's distance: 984 feet."
Link went to step up onto the platform when a young woman in pink teleported up to the platform, "Link, I want to go next. Can I, please!!!"
Link looked at Zelda whose eyes were a watery blue, " I can't refuse you, princess." Zelda giggled as she picked up the bat.
The clock began, "Ready…Go!" Zelda released some elemental attacks from the trifore: a blast of Din's Fire, a beat down of Nayru's Love, and a few electrical attacks of her own. Zelda quickly transformed into Shiek to lay a few kicks down before she swung the bat. The sandbag landed, "Time. Zelda/Shiek's distance: 1,134 feet." Shiek placed down the bat and flipped off the platform to Link.
She transformed back to Zelda and kissed Link on the cheek, "Good luck, Link." Link made his way onto the platform with the Master Sword in hand.
"Ready…Begin!" Link unleashed a fury of slashed including a very rarely seen double smash attack sword slice. The sandbag was uplifted by Link's sword's spin attack. A mid-air hit finished Link's turn, "Time. Link's distance: 1195.6 feet." The Crazy Hand repaired the sandbag's punctures again.
Link stepped off the platform, "Point six…why is it always the point six!" Zelda condescendingly patted him on the shoulder as Luigi got onto the platform.
Luigi grabbed the bat and the Master Hand started the clock, "Ready…Go!" Luigi took some time for punches and then swung the bat. "Time. Luigi's distance: 982 feet."
Luigi walked off the platform with his hands in his pockets, "I-a never got to use the Luigi head-a-butt."
Fox jumped onto the platform and grabbed the bat; "Things are about to get ugly…for the sandbag at least." The timer started and Fox landed several smash attacks and a fire fox on the sandbag. A mid-air hit and the sandbag was history.
"Time. Fox's distance: 1, 205.9 feet." Fox jumped off the platform with the bat. He looked down upon Falco who was still asleep.
He poked Falco in the head with the bat repeatedly, "Wakey wakey. C'mon sleeping ugly, it's your turn."
Falco rubbed his eyes and then swooped his leg tripping Fox. He grabbed the bat and started poking him in the head, "Don't toy with me, Fox. You are pathetically weak. I'll crush your score."
He jumped up onto the platform and the timer started, "Ready…Go!" Falco landed a few good hits. Time was running low. He swung and up went the sandbag. "Time. Falco's distance: 1,102 feet."
Falco slammed the bat down on the platform, "What!?!? I want a recount!"
The Master Hand became enraged, "There is no recount. Your distance is your distance now step aside and keep the line movin'." Falco walked toward the crowd. Fox laughed hysterically at Falco. Falco pulled out his blaster and shot a beam at Fox. Fox put up his defector shield and reflected it back. Falco moved his head as the beam whizzed by.
Fox shook his head, "Falco, you still take too long to aim and fire." Meanwhile Ganondorf was getting up on his feet. He flicked his cape backward and the laser shot that Falco dodged tore a hole in the cape. He didn't notice as he made his way to the platform.
He knocked the bat off to the side, "I don't need instruments of destruction to knock an overgrown sock."
Link sat down on the ground, "This from a guy who wields a sword and can't break a piece of rope."
Ganondorf clenched his fist, "I'll crush you're bones when I win the tournament." The timer started and Ganondorf kicked the sandbag into the air. He readied a punch and knocked the sandbag into the sky.
"Time. Ganondorf's distance: 1120 feet." After Ganondorf's distance the other smashers had their try. Yoshi went into the platform to be the last one to go, "Ready…Go!" Yoshi used his tongue to inflict some major damage. A Yoshi pound tossed the bag in the air. Yoshi even chewed the sandbag for a few seconds. Then a well hit with the bat. The sand was knocked out of it; all of it and the sock floated downward, "Time. Yoshi's distance: 25 feet." Everyone's jaws dropped open to see a little dinosaur type creature knocked all the sand out of the bag.
Mario walked up to the Master Hand, "I assume-a you'll let Yoshi fight."
The Master Hand awed at Yoshi's power His powers are even stronger than last time. I can't beat him in combat… "Technically I can't. He hit the sandbag 25 feet. That's his distance and he cannot have a redo."
Mario looked at him, "Fine-a. Yoshi can have my place at the tournament."
The Master Hand thought about it, "Deal. Now that we have our 16 fighters: Yoshi, Ness, Captain Falcon, Fox, Bowser, Mr. Game and Watch, Kirby, Falco, Zelda, Ice Climbers, Link, Ganondorf, DK, Mewtwo, Dr. Mario, and Jigglypuff. The winner of the tournament battles us. The losers…" He waved his hand and Mario, Pichu, Peach, Luigi, Marth, Roy, Pikachu, Samus, and Young Link turned into trophies. "Well let's just say they won't be too hard on themselves for losing…shall we begin the tournament?"
{The tournament begins in chapter 16. Don't forget to review.}