Sorry it took so long ot get this chapter up. I had forgotten about the story, then when I remembered, I was blocked from the net so I couldn't put it up =(


Chapter 2: The New, Strict Rules

Lakitu: Everyone line up! The tournament is about to begin!

*Everyone, baffled by this new way of organization before battles, lined up atop Peach's Castle. Samus had to park her ship elsewhere, because there needed to be a large amount of space for the upcoming battles. Lakitu directs the line to a mystical circle on the ground.*

Kirby: What's that?

*Link shrugs*

Lakitu: That is a new security device. It will detect anything you are not allowed to bring into a battle. You will have to discard of the item if it sparkles, or you will not participate.

Yoshi: Pretty harsh...

Lakitu: You haven't seen anything yet.

*Lakitu directs the first person in line to step into the circle: Ness. He steps into the circle, hoping he hasn't broken any new rules. The circle sparkles, then a screech comes from it, echoing across the Mushroom Kingdom. Everyone covers their ears from the loud screech. The screech ends, and several fighters swear they have gone deaf.*

Shiek: What the hell was that noise.

Lakitu: I seem to have forgotten about the ear-splitting screech the circle produces when it finds something whoever is in the circle isn't suppose to have.

*Soon, three-dimensional symbols of another language float from the circle, just high enough for Lakitu to read, who is the only one who knows that language. Lakitu writes in his notepad and turns to Ness.*

Lakitu: Ness, an IQ that high is not allowed in the tournament.

Ness: That is ridiculous. It was allowed in the first tournament.

Lakitu: You will have to get rid of that IQ or not participate at all.

Ness: You know I can't lower my IQ.

Lakitu: THEN BE GONE!

Ness: Go to hell...

Lakitu: I'm not going to hell, but I am bringing hell to you, and the rest of you! NEXT!

*Next in line is Yoshi. Everyone would think that Yoshi would hesitate after what happened to Ness, but he wasn't hesitant at all. He ran into the circle and smirked at Lakitu as he stood there. Soon, a familiar screech fills the Mushroom Kingdom, and Yoshi has a panicked look on his face.*

Yoshi: Your circle must have a few issues to work out because I have brought nothing that would not be allowed. *Smirk*

Lakitu: Oh, yes you have. This little report the circle is giving me tells me that you have the ability to produce unlimited amounts of eggs from...your rear end.

Yoshi: So? Do you want to make something of it?

Lakitu: No, just that that is not allowed.

Yoshi: What? My precious eggs?!

Lakitu: Lose the ability or not participate at all!

Yoshi: But...but...I rock. This can't happen to me for the sole fact that I rock...

Lakitu: Save the drama for your mama! NEXT!

*Yoshi walks over beside Ness, who is quite angry. Yoshi is more shocked than angry, and keeps telling himself that he rocks. Third in line is Kirby. Kirby starts to walk forward slowly but doesn't want to be told that he can't participate like Ness and Yoshi. He doesn't think that he brought anything that wouldn't be allowed with him. Everyone else thinks that he has no reason not to go, because he is the only one in this twisted world that doesn't have dirt on his record. Kirby stands in the circle and an unexpected screech fills the area once again. Kirby is in a frantic state, he doesn't know what he brought that isn't allowed, and he doesn't want to be banned from the tournament.*

Lakitu: Hmmm...

Kirby: What is it?! I can get rid of whatever I have!

Lakitu: Hmmm...you know how to wall jump.

Kirby: Well...yeah. It was pretty hard to learn too.

Lakitu: Wall jumps are only allowed for specified fighters, and you're not one of them.

Kirby: What?

Lakitu: Lose the knowledge or not participate in the event.

Kirby: I don't want to lose my knowledge of wall jumping...but I do want to fight.

Lakitu: Fine, then.

*Lakitu pulls out his fishing pole and throws the line at Kirby. It makes it's way through Kirby and into his mind. Soon all of knowledge of wall jumping is being sucked out of his mind and onto the magical string on the fishing pole. Lakitu pulls the line out, and a ball of pure thought energy is thrusted out of Kirby's head. Lakitu puts the energy into a container and drops it back into his cloud.*

Lakitu: Looks like you are the only one allowed to fight right now. NEXT!

Kirby: ...

*Kirby walks over by Yoshi and Ness, and is in deep thought, searching for his memories of wall jumping. Nothing. He remembers nothing about wall jumping, just the insane journey he had trying to learn it. Even though he plays the memory of Samus performing it for him, and watching himself wall jump off of the Arwing he can't pick up anything on how to wall jump. This is one of the strangest things that have ever happened to him, he thought. Kirby tries to think happy thoughts. He figures once the tournament is over, Lakitu will give the knowledge of wall jumping back. Kirby then remembers that the only reason he came to the tournament was to use wall jumping in an actual battle. He starts to get worried again, but is distracted once he sees who steps up to Lakitu next.*

Lakitu: What are you waiting for? Step into the circle.

Fox: I'll step into the fawking circle when I feel like it.

*Fox takes his time walking into the circle. Everyone waits for awhile for a screech, but no one hears nothing for a few seconds. Then a screech three times that of the one released from the circle when Ness, Yoshi, and Kirby walked into it thundered for miles. Fighters were lying on the ground rolling from the pain their ears gave off. But not Fox. He expected this.*

Lakitu: You have a load of things that aren't allowed in here.

Fox: Hmm...like this?

*Fox pulls out a half full can of beer, gulps the whole thing down, and burps in Lakitu's face.*

Lakitu: I am not amused.

Fox: It wasn't for your fawking amusement.

*Fox crumples up the empty can of beer, and throws it into Lakitu's cloud and laughs.*

Lakitu: Littering is not allowed!

Fox: Whatever.

Lakitu: You're not off the hook yet! You have more things. Hand them over.

Fox: Yeah, right.

Lakitu: If you won't hand them over, I will take them from you.

Fox: Touch me and you will regret it.

Lakitu: I regret nothing.

*Lakitu swiftly takes his rod and swings it around Fox, gathering two things in the process. He holds one in each hand and smiles.*

Lakitu: These are not allowed.

Fox: Give me back my shotgun and gin, fawker!

*Lakitu floats over to the edge of Peach's Castle roof. He takes the shotgun, smiles, and drops it into the moat below. He takes the gin, opens it, and pours it all into the moat.*

Fox: I paid good money for that gin! I just got that shotgun fixed too!

Lakitu: Ha, I told you, I regret noth-

*Fox comes charging at Lakitu, and delivers a punch into the center of Lakitu's face. He retracts his arm and Lakitu covers his face. His glasses, cracked, fall off of his face and he drops the notepad and pen. Lakitu has a broken, bloody nose and a black eye. Fox kicks the cracked glasses into the moat and smirks.*

Fox: I bet you regret crossing paths with me.

Lakitu: Th-Th-This tournament is...po-postponed!

*Lakitu, in total embarrassment flies away and over the hills of Peach's Castle. The fighters begin conversing with each other over the recent events that just took place.*