Hello all, I'm BAAACK!!!!, and now I'm ready to bring you chapter 3: First
Relaxation! Keep this in mind that it's not really one of my best chapters,
so no flames, got it? It just points out some things about some of the
characters in the competition, and not everyone is going to be talked about
in just this one chapter, but hey! With a large story in mind, I'll be sure
to cover everyone, so no worries! It's just me drifting interests that I
worry about.but if you REALLY want me to keep on with this story, then
please review! I now accept anonymous reviews, so there you have it! Now on
with the story, eh?
Disclaimer: I don't own SSBM or Sonic or any of the playstation or TV show characters in this fic; just Noah, Charlie, Aaron, Robert, Jessie, Sarah, Selene, Hairday, JB, Ben, and Matthew.
Meanwhile, the rest of the smashers were being served brunch in their cafeteria when Mario, Luigi, and Peach walked in.
Peach: Cheer up, Mario! You'll get him next time!
Luigi: Yeaha, he justa had that finala ready ina time! You werenta expecting it! Nexta time youlla know!
Mario: Ia know, I know, but I stilla can't BELIEVE thata I losta to a newcomer!
The smashers already seated at their tables looked up and gave Mario a hand .
MARIO: SHADDUP! SHADDUP! I didn'ta win!
Everyone seated: Oh (went back to their meals)
Mario: Plusa it makes me evena MORE angry when evrabody's expecting mea to bea victorious!
The two Mario bros. and Peach got their meals from a nearby buffet counter and sat down at a vacant table. On the other side of the cafeteria, the Ice Climbers and Ness were talking about the upcoming battle.
Popo: Oh, geez! I was hoping so much that are opponent for tomorrow was to be Mario, but instead we're going up against a kid that we don't even KNOW!
Nana: Oh settle down Popo! We'll do fine tomorrow! Besides, remember that there's two of us and only one of him.
Popo: Oh, I know, but- just seeing that arm of his.I just.I don't know about this battle, Nana.
Nana (chuckles): Oh, Popo, you're so hopeless!
Ness: Tell me about it.
Popo: Hey Ness, you're psychic. Why don't you sum up his stats and give us a bit of info on him?
Ness: Hm.well let's see here.he's quite powerful.his left arm can transform into multiple weapons.
Popo: Multiple weapons? SH**!
Ness: He's very quick-witted, yet liable to make quite a few misjudgments.his skill is an aurora homing arrow.today he beat Mario with great effort and needed the help of his skill.
Nana: Wait-wait-wait, why are you telling us about his battle today?
Ness: Because it's essential to know how hard he'll fight and how vulnerable he is.
Nana (nods): Ah.
Ness: Now, today he had to use his skill to put down Mario, plus at the end of the battle he wasn't a pretty sight. He had a massive wound in his lungs and another close to his heart that was pouring blood like Niagra Falls. Still the attacks he suffered from Mario's wrath even after he received his heavy wounds barely had any effect on him.
Popo (gulp!): It doesn't look good, sis! It doesn't look good!
Nana: Oh, stop worrying bro! The battle's tomorrow, so we have plenty of time to prepare ourselves. When we arrive at Icicle Mountain tomorrow, we'll show that alien kid that we mean business!
Ness: Speak of the devil, here he comes.
JB calmly walks into the cafeteria to be greeted by a great round of applause from his fellow smashers. JB waves his hand in the air, showing that he accepts the compliments, and goes over to the buffet tables to serve himself.
Popo: Seeing him now, he doesn't look like the cold-blooded killer type.
Ness: Oh, he's got that instinct. We all have that instinct. That's what makes us the world's greatest combatants, after all.
Popo: Yeah, I guess you're right.
Nana: Popo, he is right.
Popo: Hey, I know that!
After he was satisfied with the food resting on his plate, JB walked over to the center of the room and joined Samus, Ben, and Captain Falcon at their table.
Samus (pats JB on the back): Good job, kid! I wish I could see the whole thing, but I had something to attend to. (CF: Samus, don't!)
JB: Aww, that's alright! I don't think you guys would be pleased with how I looked at the end of the battle, anyway.
Ben: What do you mean?
JB: Mario pulled off some kind of spin attack that ended up splattering me against a wall and busting open my lungs.
CF (with disgusted look): Ewwwwww! And you actually managed?
JB: Yeah, I did! While I was down on the ground, something from deep inside shook me and I was able to get back up and easily take out Mario with an arrow projected from my rocket launcher.
Ben (shakes his head): I haven't heard a ten-year-old tell how it really was since me. Well I'm glad that you won JB, although I still hardly know you. Wish I could've been there.
CF: Not me! I wouldn't have like to see the poor kid's lungs drying on a wall!
Samus: Oh, stop it! (slaps CF's arm with her gun-arm)
CF (holding his arm): OW, that hurts! Really!
After everyone finished with their meals, they headed back to their dormitories and relaxed, thinking about how things would turn out tomorrow. Around 6 o' clock that night, MH once again came on the loudspeaker.
MH: Attention all smashers 14 and above. If you would like to, you may now head to the bar. For the new smashers that would like to go as well, the bar is the large room on the other side of the cafeteria. Go on and enjoy if it's to your pleasure.
All of the smashers above 13 (except for the pokemon, MGAW, Kirby, and Buck) burst out of their rooms and rushed over to the bar. Immediately things were alive and kicking at the bar, with the older guys at the tables drinking some cold ones, the younger guys hanging around the pool and air- hockey tables, and the girls admiring the younger guys from nearby tables. In one corner of the room Noah and Aaron were teamed up playing pool against Robert and Charlie, while Jessie and Sarah watched without a clue on the aspects of the game.
Noah (behind the 2 ball): Alright now, concentrate, focus, breathe, and.let go!
The bespectacled teenager shoved the cue ball right smack into the 2 ball and effortlessly sunk it into the side-pocket.
Noah: Okay, there's 4of 7. Now for the tricky part.
Noah aimed for the 6 ball that was just a ways off of a corner pocket.
Noah: OK, let's see. bend in place, set up for the trick-shot, and.!
The ball was shot forward, but unfortunately bounced off the wall and stopped inches before the pocket.
Noah: DAMN!
Aaron: Geez, Noah, relax! I'll get to it next time around.
Noah: You wanna bet there's gonna be a next time around?
While Noah made his point Charlie swung around to the 8 ball and quickly got rid of it in the corner!
Charlie: YEE-HAW! (dropped his cue on the table and high-fived Robert)
Jessie (clapping): Yaaaaaayyy! (turns to Noah and Aaron) You guys sucked!
Sarah: Yah, like, really!
Noah: Oh, why don't YOU two try taking them on? See how easy it is?
Jessie: What, us? I don't THINK so! That is NOT our game!
Aaron: Well don't talk then, if you can't even play!
The two girls just giggled at the two losers' frustration.
Noah (sighs): I don't know what I've done to deserve this.
Jessie: Oh Noah, we're just joking! We don't really mean it your way!
Aaron (sarcastically): Yeah, fine, make fun of the Georgia boys!
The girls laughed again.
Charlie: So you guys wanna play again?
Noah: Nah. I need to go get a drink (turns to Aaron). You want one?
Aaron (angrily): NOPE! NOT thirsty!
Noah (rolls his eyes and turns to Sarah): You wanna drink?
Sarah (frowns): Uhh, why are you asking me?
Jessie: Yeah, what about me? I want a drink too.
Noah (blushes): Oh, sure! I forgot! So you want what?
Jessie: Get me a Diet Coke.
Sarah: And me a regular Pepsi.
Noah: All right. (turns to Charlie and Robert) You guys need anything?
Charlie: Naw, I'm getting ready to kick Aaron's ass again. You go on ahead though.
Robert: Get me a Sprite.
Noah: Ok, got it! A sprite, a bud, a pepsi, and a diet coke.
Aaron: Hey, who's the Bud for?
Noah (grins): Just playin`. I'm getting myself a Dr. Pepper, nothing more. (heads off to the main table)
Sarah: That guy is so sweet.
Jessie (grins wildly): Oooooooohhhhhh! Does Sarah have a crush on another guy?
Sarah (turns red): Ugh, NO! Him?! Why, if he went to bed with me, I'd be blowing chunks every two minutes!
Charlie (jumps back): Going to.bed with him? You're already THINKING about that?? Good GOD! How old are you again?!
Sarah (turns pale): Um.14, why?
Robert: You said all that like it was nothing! Jesus, Sarah, I thought you were a clean-thinking girl!
Sarah (begins trembling): Um, well I am, it's just when stuff like that happens, well- (stops short)uhhhh.
Aaron (grin starts to spread): Stuff like that happens? Hmm. guys, I think I'm starting to understand what she means!
Sarah: DAH! I didn't mean that! (turns to Jessie for support, but Jessie shrugs her shoulders as if to say, "No words here, sis.")
Charlie: But- wait! You know what he's talking about then?! Sounds to me that Aaron here was pointing out that you've lost your innocence.
Sarah: O_O!! I didn't mean that at all! See, it's just, it's just.ugh!!!! (blushes) Alright, fine, you guys win.
Aaron: So you HAVE lost your virginity?!! HELL YEAH, baby!! Hey, you wanna come to my room tonight? I can have a "fire" going in no time!
Sarah: AHHH!!!! STAY AWAY FROM ME YOU DISGUSTING F***ING PIECE OF BITCHY SH*T!
Charlie (cracking up): Seems you're getting intimate with Crazy Hand!
The three guys laugh their asses off while Jessie whispers furiously into her best friend's ear.
Jessie: Nice going Sarah! Now you've got a complete d**khead after your loss of virginity!
Noah (coming back with the drinks): Shish, Sarah! You mean you have already given yourself up for a night?! Damn!
Sarah: O__O!!! HEY! How'd you know what we were talking about?!
Noah (smiles mischievously): I'm a bit surprised that you all forgot that I'm also the clone of this story's author, which means that what he knows is what I will know.except when it comes to the battles, that is.
Sarah (trembling nervously): Ummm, well Noah, I hope that you didn't misunderstand me.
Noah (smiles warmly): Don't worry Sarah, I understand.
Sarah sighs with relief and stops trembling.
Aaron: Yeah, he understands that you're a dirty slut with two large overtasted hoots and a moist, aching-
Sarah (shocked and appalled by where Aaron is going) DAH!!!! WHY YOU LITTLE- (whips out her knife and advances towards Aaron, but Jessie grabs hold of her arm and drags her to the next table) YOU F**KING LITTLE SH**TY BAS****LY LITTLE BITCHY F**K! YOU JUST WAIT UNTIL I GET MY SH**TY HANDS ON YOU!
Charlie (shakes his head): Standing too close to Crazy Hand.
Aaron: Shame, shame.
Charlie: Yea, it's a shame.
Robert: And she called her hands sh**ty too.
Aaron (chuckling): Hell, she did, didn't she?
The four guys take a quick laugh at this.
Noah (changing the subject): Hey, are you guys gonna attend the fight tomorrow morning?
Aaron: Wellll, I don't know; depends on whether Master Hand's booming voice is enough to get me up and outta bed or not.
Charlie: Hey, I'm going! I wouldn't miss a chance to see what this kid JB can do with his left arm- especially against those wimpy Ice Climbers.
Robert: Yeah, man! If there's at least a 75% chance that the climbers are gonna get pummeled, and seeing that those odds are likely since JB beat Mario of all people, then I'm definitely all for it.
Noah: Well I'm going to see it. I don't care for the climbers that much either, but then again there's two of them- twice the strength, and since they're going up against a guy who has just kicked Mario's ass- oh man, we're definitely in for a treat tomorrow!
Robert: And we're in for more treats as well. I heard that Captain Falcon is next in line to challenge whoever wins tomorrow's challenge, and from what I heard about him via Fox, he's so strong he can send ANYbody out of the ring with a single powered-up punch.
Charlie: Cool!
Aaron: Sweet!
Noah: Alright!
Robert: Yeah, he's probably the best of everyone else who's duking it out here at HL, but because of his success he's inhaled more pride than he can swallow, so he often tends to trip over his own feet.
Noah: Neat! That makes it even MORE interesting! I can see where you're taking this: he's the best (maybe), but because of his former success he tends to fall a step short of his opponent, so it's kinda hard to tell who will win between him and whoever turns up as the winner for tomorrow, whether underdog or not. Have I said it right, or have I said it right?
Aaron: (grins) You've said it.
Noah: THANK you!
Aaron: .WRONG!
Charlie: HA! He got 'ya that time, Noah!
Noah: (grunts) Ya' think?
Meanwhile, at the bar table: Snake, Fox, and Sephiroth are all sitting at the bar each with a beer-bottle in hand. They're all chilling basically, talking about their past careers, worst sins, and the "golden days" of their earlier lives. Sephiroth at the moment has the upper-hand of the conversation:
Sephiroth:.and so I had tied up the pesky little girl to a post and waited until her lover came along so I could pay him back all the pain, agony, and suffering he gave to me. Once he got there and received his last smile from his companion, I phased back into the air and launched myself down upon that wretched ancient, successfully smashing the blade of my katana into her curved back and leaving her motionless in a pool of her own maroon blood. (leans back on his stool and flashes a wide grin) I tell `ya, no other death I've caused satisfied me like that before. I guess it was because she allowed me the perfect chance to finally fulfill my hunger for revenge.(clenches his fists; through clenched teeth) but I never grabbed hold of the chance. The girl's "boyfriend" eventually found me guarding the "Promised Land" of our world and, with the help of his friends, destroyed my existence from the world, leaving my spiritual remains in the empty space to reform my true body and place me in this land of eternity. (his face softens back up) So I was never able to erase my arch-nemesis "Cloud's" name from the universe, but killing his sweetheart was enough thrill. Oh, you should've seen the look on Cloud's face when I ripped through Aeris's torso. I thought his eyes were gonna explode they were so wide-
Snake (with signs of aggravation in his voice): Alright, alright, enough with the story!
Fox: Jesus, Sephiroth, don't YOU know how to get girls!
Sephiroth (shrugs): I was never meant to like anyone, really. Had no feelings for the others around me in my world while growing up. I didn't develop any friendships, for they just slowed me down from my top-notch job in SOLDIER at the time.
Snake (waves his beer bottle in the air): Hey, I was made just like you, Sephiroth. While growing up, I never grew any feelings for my fellow Alaskans. My purpose in life was already set for me ever since I became an egg: to take the lives of those that were hostile and living on the other side of the border. I was meant to be one of the greatest soldiers ever to exist, and I was following along that line, always in the hands of the US gov.'t, taking on terrorist actions and other general warfare, until I learned this purpose of mine. I swore to myself that I'd find another way around the ropes, and I did. I'm now retired and spending some of my time using up the last of my strength here at the melee complex. So you see Sephiroth, you did the wrong thing in going crazy after you learned what you really were. You should've just settled down and see what you wanted out of life instead of going out and killing young women.
Sephiroth: Hmm.well, Snake, you're right. I should've thought out how I would go along knowing that I wasn't really."normal". Instead, I just freaked out and put it all on Cloud, who at the time was trying to neutralize me for wiping out his entire home town.
Fox: Blimey! You WERE a bad guy!
Sephiroth: Hey, weren't YOU a bad guy just once in your lifetime?
Fox: Well, er, not like THAT! The only "bad things" I've really done in the past were smoke marijuana and shag girls of different species.
Sephiroth: Well that's bad enough. (turns to Snake) How 'bout you Snake? What was the worst sin you've ever been guilty of?
Snake: Well, that's easy for me to say. I killed Big Boss, my father, but I had to carry it out. He was at the time in charge of a terrorist mission, and I didn't find out his link to me at the very last second when I was about to bring him down.
Fox: Good GOD! And you STILL killed him after he told you?
Snake: (gravely) Yup. Of course he wasn't exactly my father you know. His DNA was just fused with the egg cells of a woman's vagina to create myself and seven other embryos that no longer stand today. I don't know if I should really feel guilty about killing him, but I can't feel any guilt because I was brought into the world as his clone, and he was by all means of cold blood. I'm not sure if I've overcome that yet, but I've come a long way. Hell, I'm just thankful to be sitting here right now drinking a beer with you guys, talking about my earlier life after all the pain I've had to live through.
Sephiroth: (holds up his beer) Heir, heir!
Fox: Same with me. After all, it's all because of our past that we're here in this bar right now. Although the past is something we should let loose of once we've been through it when it was the present, we should still reflect on it at times and respect it for what it has helped us to accomplish.
Snake: (nods) I agree with you 100%, Fox. The past is not the future, but only a tool used to mend the future. Most people tend to think that one day they go back and change the mistakes they did, but they really can't. They can only enter similar situations later on in their lives and know what they can do to evade their mistakes from the gone time.
Fox: Yes, but THERE is one time in which you can go back and change the mistakes you've made in real life, but you can't do it in reality. You can only do it.
Snake & Fox: (at same time).in a videogame.
Sephiroth: You guys seem lost in both the three eras of time and the beers in your hands. I'm gonna go chat with Matthew and Ben, see what they're up to (leaves bar table).
Just then, Snake catches a sweet fragrance from behind. He twists his head around to see Zelda coming up to the bar. Now Snake never really caught sight of her at the initiation or during brunch that morning, but when he saw her, he was stunned. She slightly rested her behind on the stool next to Snake's and tapped on the table hard and audible enough for the bartender to hear. The bartender immediately responded to the princess's attention and hustled over to where she was sitting. She lifted herself up just enough for Snake to adore the beautiful round buxom of hers that was slightly poking out of her pink silk dress while she distracted herself by talking to the bartender.
Zelda: I'd like a glass of brandy please.
Her sweet, shyly voice rocked Snake's nerves inside as his eyes were glued against the borders of his eyelids, setting their sights on Zelda's cute little ass. Fox saw the whole thing and began to shake as he tried to hold in the laughter with drool forming at the sides of his mouth, begging an outburst to come soon.
Bartender: All right then, one brandy coming up.
Snake could she that she was young- ten years before his age, maybe. What he wanted to know about her was how young. Was she legal? Snake hoped that that was a yes. He had never been able to climb in bed with a woman at his side, let alone anybody else that he knew. Yes, he was a legend, but no matter how much he flirted and flattered and attracted, he was never one to be considered "a ladies' man". Also, seeing that she was a princess, was she just too royal to let her virginity slip away? The clouds encircling his mind drifted away quickly as he saw Zelda rise from her stool and turned his head away from her before she noticed. He cut back to his beer and continued to sip away when Fox suddenly burst open with laughter. He glanced over at the small animal to see him rocking back and forth on the stool, his face decorated in sweat and tears for the instant outbreak. He waited for ten minutes until Fox finally settled down and regained control over his lungs.
Fox: That was so bloody funny! I can't believe you like Zelda! HA! You, a retired US agent who has been cloned, has fallen for a princess? Shish, you ARE a lonely old bastard.
Snake: (with eyebrow raised) Really? I thought you liked Samus. Foxes and non-Earthly women don't usually go together.
Fox: Hey, the coupling works for me!
Snake: So then? A princess and a retired agent is nothing of strange compared to your crush. By the way, how old is Zelda?
Fox: Not sure. I'd say between 17 and 20. How old are you?
Snake: 32. Does that really matter?
Fox: Nah! Samus is 24 and her boyfriend, Falcon, is 36.
Snake: Oh, ok.
Fox: Unfortunately, I don't think Zelda has room for anyone else.
Snake: Why? She have a boyfriend already?
Fox: Think so. Heard she spends a lot of time "under the covers" with Link.
Snake: You mean she's already involved?!
Fox: Yup.
Snake: (pounds table) DAMN!
Fox: But don't worry. There's been rumors that Zelda's been cheating on Link with Roy, and some talk says that she spends time with him under the covers too, but I wouldn't know all the details.
Snake: God, I hope you're not saying she's a slut!
Fox: (shakes his head) Like I said, I wouldn't know for sure.
Snake: (sighs) Oh well, I guess I can only hope for a shot at her in the near future.
Fox: If you did so, what would you do with her?
Snake: (glares at Fox) You think I would tell you?
Fox: Ohhhh, and you're hoping she's not a slut?
Snake: Of course I am! What I mean is that I want to ask her out be-FORE I get too romantically involved.
Fox: I see. Well for now, just relax. You've got plenty of time before any silly stuff has to erupt from your top. There are so many beings to meet here- just take your time and pick out the best ones.
Snake: Yeah, I guess you're right.
Snake and Fox continue to drink away at the bar table until the clock strikes midnight at the time when the intercom fills up with MH's voice.
MH: OK, everyone in the bar must now leave and go back to your dorms. Remember, we have another big fight tomorrow! If `ya want even more excitement, then have those alarm clocks set for 10 AM!
Everyone empties out of the bar and sets into their dorm-rooms. In short time everyone falls asleep, with some who have already set their alarm clocks for 10 o' clock, anticipating tomorrow's battle.
Next up: Battle #2 between JB and the Ice Climbers at Icicle Mountain!
Disclaimer: I don't own SSBM or Sonic or any of the playstation or TV show characters in this fic; just Noah, Charlie, Aaron, Robert, Jessie, Sarah, Selene, Hairday, JB, Ben, and Matthew.
Meanwhile, the rest of the smashers were being served brunch in their cafeteria when Mario, Luigi, and Peach walked in.
Peach: Cheer up, Mario! You'll get him next time!
Luigi: Yeaha, he justa had that finala ready ina time! You werenta expecting it! Nexta time youlla know!
Mario: Ia know, I know, but I stilla can't BELIEVE thata I losta to a newcomer!
The smashers already seated at their tables looked up and gave Mario a hand .
MARIO: SHADDUP! SHADDUP! I didn'ta win!
Everyone seated: Oh (went back to their meals)
Mario: Plusa it makes me evena MORE angry when evrabody's expecting mea to bea victorious!
The two Mario bros. and Peach got their meals from a nearby buffet counter and sat down at a vacant table. On the other side of the cafeteria, the Ice Climbers and Ness were talking about the upcoming battle.
Popo: Oh, geez! I was hoping so much that are opponent for tomorrow was to be Mario, but instead we're going up against a kid that we don't even KNOW!
Nana: Oh settle down Popo! We'll do fine tomorrow! Besides, remember that there's two of us and only one of him.
Popo: Oh, I know, but- just seeing that arm of his.I just.I don't know about this battle, Nana.
Nana (chuckles): Oh, Popo, you're so hopeless!
Ness: Tell me about it.
Popo: Hey Ness, you're psychic. Why don't you sum up his stats and give us a bit of info on him?
Ness: Hm.well let's see here.he's quite powerful.his left arm can transform into multiple weapons.
Popo: Multiple weapons? SH**!
Ness: He's very quick-witted, yet liable to make quite a few misjudgments.his skill is an aurora homing arrow.today he beat Mario with great effort and needed the help of his skill.
Nana: Wait-wait-wait, why are you telling us about his battle today?
Ness: Because it's essential to know how hard he'll fight and how vulnerable he is.
Nana (nods): Ah.
Ness: Now, today he had to use his skill to put down Mario, plus at the end of the battle he wasn't a pretty sight. He had a massive wound in his lungs and another close to his heart that was pouring blood like Niagra Falls. Still the attacks he suffered from Mario's wrath even after he received his heavy wounds barely had any effect on him.
Popo (gulp!): It doesn't look good, sis! It doesn't look good!
Nana: Oh, stop worrying bro! The battle's tomorrow, so we have plenty of time to prepare ourselves. When we arrive at Icicle Mountain tomorrow, we'll show that alien kid that we mean business!
Ness: Speak of the devil, here he comes.
JB calmly walks into the cafeteria to be greeted by a great round of applause from his fellow smashers. JB waves his hand in the air, showing that he accepts the compliments, and goes over to the buffet tables to serve himself.
Popo: Seeing him now, he doesn't look like the cold-blooded killer type.
Ness: Oh, he's got that instinct. We all have that instinct. That's what makes us the world's greatest combatants, after all.
Popo: Yeah, I guess you're right.
Nana: Popo, he is right.
Popo: Hey, I know that!
After he was satisfied with the food resting on his plate, JB walked over to the center of the room and joined Samus, Ben, and Captain Falcon at their table.
Samus (pats JB on the back): Good job, kid! I wish I could see the whole thing, but I had something to attend to. (CF: Samus, don't!)
JB: Aww, that's alright! I don't think you guys would be pleased with how I looked at the end of the battle, anyway.
Ben: What do you mean?
JB: Mario pulled off some kind of spin attack that ended up splattering me against a wall and busting open my lungs.
CF (with disgusted look): Ewwwwww! And you actually managed?
JB: Yeah, I did! While I was down on the ground, something from deep inside shook me and I was able to get back up and easily take out Mario with an arrow projected from my rocket launcher.
Ben (shakes his head): I haven't heard a ten-year-old tell how it really was since me. Well I'm glad that you won JB, although I still hardly know you. Wish I could've been there.
CF: Not me! I wouldn't have like to see the poor kid's lungs drying on a wall!
Samus: Oh, stop it! (slaps CF's arm with her gun-arm)
CF (holding his arm): OW, that hurts! Really!
After everyone finished with their meals, they headed back to their dormitories and relaxed, thinking about how things would turn out tomorrow. Around 6 o' clock that night, MH once again came on the loudspeaker.
MH: Attention all smashers 14 and above. If you would like to, you may now head to the bar. For the new smashers that would like to go as well, the bar is the large room on the other side of the cafeteria. Go on and enjoy if it's to your pleasure.
All of the smashers above 13 (except for the pokemon, MGAW, Kirby, and Buck) burst out of their rooms and rushed over to the bar. Immediately things were alive and kicking at the bar, with the older guys at the tables drinking some cold ones, the younger guys hanging around the pool and air- hockey tables, and the girls admiring the younger guys from nearby tables. In one corner of the room Noah and Aaron were teamed up playing pool against Robert and Charlie, while Jessie and Sarah watched without a clue on the aspects of the game.
Noah (behind the 2 ball): Alright now, concentrate, focus, breathe, and.let go!
The bespectacled teenager shoved the cue ball right smack into the 2 ball and effortlessly sunk it into the side-pocket.
Noah: Okay, there's 4of 7. Now for the tricky part.
Noah aimed for the 6 ball that was just a ways off of a corner pocket.
Noah: OK, let's see. bend in place, set up for the trick-shot, and.!
The ball was shot forward, but unfortunately bounced off the wall and stopped inches before the pocket.
Noah: DAMN!
Aaron: Geez, Noah, relax! I'll get to it next time around.
Noah: You wanna bet there's gonna be a next time around?
While Noah made his point Charlie swung around to the 8 ball and quickly got rid of it in the corner!
Charlie: YEE-HAW! (dropped his cue on the table and high-fived Robert)
Jessie (clapping): Yaaaaaayyy! (turns to Noah and Aaron) You guys sucked!
Sarah: Yah, like, really!
Noah: Oh, why don't YOU two try taking them on? See how easy it is?
Jessie: What, us? I don't THINK so! That is NOT our game!
Aaron: Well don't talk then, if you can't even play!
The two girls just giggled at the two losers' frustration.
Noah (sighs): I don't know what I've done to deserve this.
Jessie: Oh Noah, we're just joking! We don't really mean it your way!
Aaron (sarcastically): Yeah, fine, make fun of the Georgia boys!
The girls laughed again.
Charlie: So you guys wanna play again?
Noah: Nah. I need to go get a drink (turns to Aaron). You want one?
Aaron (angrily): NOPE! NOT thirsty!
Noah (rolls his eyes and turns to Sarah): You wanna drink?
Sarah (frowns): Uhh, why are you asking me?
Jessie: Yeah, what about me? I want a drink too.
Noah (blushes): Oh, sure! I forgot! So you want what?
Jessie: Get me a Diet Coke.
Sarah: And me a regular Pepsi.
Noah: All right. (turns to Charlie and Robert) You guys need anything?
Charlie: Naw, I'm getting ready to kick Aaron's ass again. You go on ahead though.
Robert: Get me a Sprite.
Noah: Ok, got it! A sprite, a bud, a pepsi, and a diet coke.
Aaron: Hey, who's the Bud for?
Noah (grins): Just playin`. I'm getting myself a Dr. Pepper, nothing more. (heads off to the main table)
Sarah: That guy is so sweet.
Jessie (grins wildly): Oooooooohhhhhh! Does Sarah have a crush on another guy?
Sarah (turns red): Ugh, NO! Him?! Why, if he went to bed with me, I'd be blowing chunks every two minutes!
Charlie (jumps back): Going to.bed with him? You're already THINKING about that?? Good GOD! How old are you again?!
Sarah (turns pale): Um.14, why?
Robert: You said all that like it was nothing! Jesus, Sarah, I thought you were a clean-thinking girl!
Sarah (begins trembling): Um, well I am, it's just when stuff like that happens, well- (stops short)uhhhh.
Aaron (grin starts to spread): Stuff like that happens? Hmm. guys, I think I'm starting to understand what she means!
Sarah: DAH! I didn't mean that! (turns to Jessie for support, but Jessie shrugs her shoulders as if to say, "No words here, sis.")
Charlie: But- wait! You know what he's talking about then?! Sounds to me that Aaron here was pointing out that you've lost your innocence.
Sarah: O_O!! I didn't mean that at all! See, it's just, it's just.ugh!!!! (blushes) Alright, fine, you guys win.
Aaron: So you HAVE lost your virginity?!! HELL YEAH, baby!! Hey, you wanna come to my room tonight? I can have a "fire" going in no time!
Sarah: AHHH!!!! STAY AWAY FROM ME YOU DISGUSTING F***ING PIECE OF BITCHY SH*T!
Charlie (cracking up): Seems you're getting intimate with Crazy Hand!
The three guys laugh their asses off while Jessie whispers furiously into her best friend's ear.
Jessie: Nice going Sarah! Now you've got a complete d**khead after your loss of virginity!
Noah (coming back with the drinks): Shish, Sarah! You mean you have already given yourself up for a night?! Damn!
Sarah: O__O!!! HEY! How'd you know what we were talking about?!
Noah (smiles mischievously): I'm a bit surprised that you all forgot that I'm also the clone of this story's author, which means that what he knows is what I will know.except when it comes to the battles, that is.
Sarah (trembling nervously): Ummm, well Noah, I hope that you didn't misunderstand me.
Noah (smiles warmly): Don't worry Sarah, I understand.
Sarah sighs with relief and stops trembling.
Aaron: Yeah, he understands that you're a dirty slut with two large overtasted hoots and a moist, aching-
Sarah (shocked and appalled by where Aaron is going) DAH!!!! WHY YOU LITTLE- (whips out her knife and advances towards Aaron, but Jessie grabs hold of her arm and drags her to the next table) YOU F**KING LITTLE SH**TY BAS****LY LITTLE BITCHY F**K! YOU JUST WAIT UNTIL I GET MY SH**TY HANDS ON YOU!
Charlie (shakes his head): Standing too close to Crazy Hand.
Aaron: Shame, shame.
Charlie: Yea, it's a shame.
Robert: And she called her hands sh**ty too.
Aaron (chuckling): Hell, she did, didn't she?
The four guys take a quick laugh at this.
Noah (changing the subject): Hey, are you guys gonna attend the fight tomorrow morning?
Aaron: Wellll, I don't know; depends on whether Master Hand's booming voice is enough to get me up and outta bed or not.
Charlie: Hey, I'm going! I wouldn't miss a chance to see what this kid JB can do with his left arm- especially against those wimpy Ice Climbers.
Robert: Yeah, man! If there's at least a 75% chance that the climbers are gonna get pummeled, and seeing that those odds are likely since JB beat Mario of all people, then I'm definitely all for it.
Noah: Well I'm going to see it. I don't care for the climbers that much either, but then again there's two of them- twice the strength, and since they're going up against a guy who has just kicked Mario's ass- oh man, we're definitely in for a treat tomorrow!
Robert: And we're in for more treats as well. I heard that Captain Falcon is next in line to challenge whoever wins tomorrow's challenge, and from what I heard about him via Fox, he's so strong he can send ANYbody out of the ring with a single powered-up punch.
Charlie: Cool!
Aaron: Sweet!
Noah: Alright!
Robert: Yeah, he's probably the best of everyone else who's duking it out here at HL, but because of his success he's inhaled more pride than he can swallow, so he often tends to trip over his own feet.
Noah: Neat! That makes it even MORE interesting! I can see where you're taking this: he's the best (maybe), but because of his former success he tends to fall a step short of his opponent, so it's kinda hard to tell who will win between him and whoever turns up as the winner for tomorrow, whether underdog or not. Have I said it right, or have I said it right?
Aaron: (grins) You've said it.
Noah: THANK you!
Aaron: .WRONG!
Charlie: HA! He got 'ya that time, Noah!
Noah: (grunts) Ya' think?
Meanwhile, at the bar table: Snake, Fox, and Sephiroth are all sitting at the bar each with a beer-bottle in hand. They're all chilling basically, talking about their past careers, worst sins, and the "golden days" of their earlier lives. Sephiroth at the moment has the upper-hand of the conversation:
Sephiroth:.and so I had tied up the pesky little girl to a post and waited until her lover came along so I could pay him back all the pain, agony, and suffering he gave to me. Once he got there and received his last smile from his companion, I phased back into the air and launched myself down upon that wretched ancient, successfully smashing the blade of my katana into her curved back and leaving her motionless in a pool of her own maroon blood. (leans back on his stool and flashes a wide grin) I tell `ya, no other death I've caused satisfied me like that before. I guess it was because she allowed me the perfect chance to finally fulfill my hunger for revenge.(clenches his fists; through clenched teeth) but I never grabbed hold of the chance. The girl's "boyfriend" eventually found me guarding the "Promised Land" of our world and, with the help of his friends, destroyed my existence from the world, leaving my spiritual remains in the empty space to reform my true body and place me in this land of eternity. (his face softens back up) So I was never able to erase my arch-nemesis "Cloud's" name from the universe, but killing his sweetheart was enough thrill. Oh, you should've seen the look on Cloud's face when I ripped through Aeris's torso. I thought his eyes were gonna explode they were so wide-
Snake (with signs of aggravation in his voice): Alright, alright, enough with the story!
Fox: Jesus, Sephiroth, don't YOU know how to get girls!
Sephiroth (shrugs): I was never meant to like anyone, really. Had no feelings for the others around me in my world while growing up. I didn't develop any friendships, for they just slowed me down from my top-notch job in SOLDIER at the time.
Snake (waves his beer bottle in the air): Hey, I was made just like you, Sephiroth. While growing up, I never grew any feelings for my fellow Alaskans. My purpose in life was already set for me ever since I became an egg: to take the lives of those that were hostile and living on the other side of the border. I was meant to be one of the greatest soldiers ever to exist, and I was following along that line, always in the hands of the US gov.'t, taking on terrorist actions and other general warfare, until I learned this purpose of mine. I swore to myself that I'd find another way around the ropes, and I did. I'm now retired and spending some of my time using up the last of my strength here at the melee complex. So you see Sephiroth, you did the wrong thing in going crazy after you learned what you really were. You should've just settled down and see what you wanted out of life instead of going out and killing young women.
Sephiroth: Hmm.well, Snake, you're right. I should've thought out how I would go along knowing that I wasn't really."normal". Instead, I just freaked out and put it all on Cloud, who at the time was trying to neutralize me for wiping out his entire home town.
Fox: Blimey! You WERE a bad guy!
Sephiroth: Hey, weren't YOU a bad guy just once in your lifetime?
Fox: Well, er, not like THAT! The only "bad things" I've really done in the past were smoke marijuana and shag girls of different species.
Sephiroth: Well that's bad enough. (turns to Snake) How 'bout you Snake? What was the worst sin you've ever been guilty of?
Snake: Well, that's easy for me to say. I killed Big Boss, my father, but I had to carry it out. He was at the time in charge of a terrorist mission, and I didn't find out his link to me at the very last second when I was about to bring him down.
Fox: Good GOD! And you STILL killed him after he told you?
Snake: (gravely) Yup. Of course he wasn't exactly my father you know. His DNA was just fused with the egg cells of a woman's vagina to create myself and seven other embryos that no longer stand today. I don't know if I should really feel guilty about killing him, but I can't feel any guilt because I was brought into the world as his clone, and he was by all means of cold blood. I'm not sure if I've overcome that yet, but I've come a long way. Hell, I'm just thankful to be sitting here right now drinking a beer with you guys, talking about my earlier life after all the pain I've had to live through.
Sephiroth: (holds up his beer) Heir, heir!
Fox: Same with me. After all, it's all because of our past that we're here in this bar right now. Although the past is something we should let loose of once we've been through it when it was the present, we should still reflect on it at times and respect it for what it has helped us to accomplish.
Snake: (nods) I agree with you 100%, Fox. The past is not the future, but only a tool used to mend the future. Most people tend to think that one day they go back and change the mistakes they did, but they really can't. They can only enter similar situations later on in their lives and know what they can do to evade their mistakes from the gone time.
Fox: Yes, but THERE is one time in which you can go back and change the mistakes you've made in real life, but you can't do it in reality. You can only do it.
Snake & Fox: (at same time).in a videogame.
Sephiroth: You guys seem lost in both the three eras of time and the beers in your hands. I'm gonna go chat with Matthew and Ben, see what they're up to (leaves bar table).
Just then, Snake catches a sweet fragrance from behind. He twists his head around to see Zelda coming up to the bar. Now Snake never really caught sight of her at the initiation or during brunch that morning, but when he saw her, he was stunned. She slightly rested her behind on the stool next to Snake's and tapped on the table hard and audible enough for the bartender to hear. The bartender immediately responded to the princess's attention and hustled over to where she was sitting. She lifted herself up just enough for Snake to adore the beautiful round buxom of hers that was slightly poking out of her pink silk dress while she distracted herself by talking to the bartender.
Zelda: I'd like a glass of brandy please.
Her sweet, shyly voice rocked Snake's nerves inside as his eyes were glued against the borders of his eyelids, setting their sights on Zelda's cute little ass. Fox saw the whole thing and began to shake as he tried to hold in the laughter with drool forming at the sides of his mouth, begging an outburst to come soon.
Bartender: All right then, one brandy coming up.
Snake could she that she was young- ten years before his age, maybe. What he wanted to know about her was how young. Was she legal? Snake hoped that that was a yes. He had never been able to climb in bed with a woman at his side, let alone anybody else that he knew. Yes, he was a legend, but no matter how much he flirted and flattered and attracted, he was never one to be considered "a ladies' man". Also, seeing that she was a princess, was she just too royal to let her virginity slip away? The clouds encircling his mind drifted away quickly as he saw Zelda rise from her stool and turned his head away from her before she noticed. He cut back to his beer and continued to sip away when Fox suddenly burst open with laughter. He glanced over at the small animal to see him rocking back and forth on the stool, his face decorated in sweat and tears for the instant outbreak. He waited for ten minutes until Fox finally settled down and regained control over his lungs.
Fox: That was so bloody funny! I can't believe you like Zelda! HA! You, a retired US agent who has been cloned, has fallen for a princess? Shish, you ARE a lonely old bastard.
Snake: (with eyebrow raised) Really? I thought you liked Samus. Foxes and non-Earthly women don't usually go together.
Fox: Hey, the coupling works for me!
Snake: So then? A princess and a retired agent is nothing of strange compared to your crush. By the way, how old is Zelda?
Fox: Not sure. I'd say between 17 and 20. How old are you?
Snake: 32. Does that really matter?
Fox: Nah! Samus is 24 and her boyfriend, Falcon, is 36.
Snake: Oh, ok.
Fox: Unfortunately, I don't think Zelda has room for anyone else.
Snake: Why? She have a boyfriend already?
Fox: Think so. Heard she spends a lot of time "under the covers" with Link.
Snake: You mean she's already involved?!
Fox: Yup.
Snake: (pounds table) DAMN!
Fox: But don't worry. There's been rumors that Zelda's been cheating on Link with Roy, and some talk says that she spends time with him under the covers too, but I wouldn't know all the details.
Snake: God, I hope you're not saying she's a slut!
Fox: (shakes his head) Like I said, I wouldn't know for sure.
Snake: (sighs) Oh well, I guess I can only hope for a shot at her in the near future.
Fox: If you did so, what would you do with her?
Snake: (glares at Fox) You think I would tell you?
Fox: Ohhhh, and you're hoping she's not a slut?
Snake: Of course I am! What I mean is that I want to ask her out be-FORE I get too romantically involved.
Fox: I see. Well for now, just relax. You've got plenty of time before any silly stuff has to erupt from your top. There are so many beings to meet here- just take your time and pick out the best ones.
Snake: Yeah, I guess you're right.
Snake and Fox continue to drink away at the bar table until the clock strikes midnight at the time when the intercom fills up with MH's voice.
MH: OK, everyone in the bar must now leave and go back to your dorms. Remember, we have another big fight tomorrow! If `ya want even more excitement, then have those alarm clocks set for 10 AM!
Everyone empties out of the bar and sets into their dorm-rooms. In short time everyone falls asleep, with some who have already set their alarm clocks for 10 o' clock, anticipating tomorrow's battle.
Next up: Battle #2 between JB and the Ice Climbers at Icicle Mountain!