-1John: Ah, the next chapter, now we delve deeper into SSBM. This will be more of an action/mystery before it is a romance. Either way, I'm going to try and add some comedy into it. If you have any ideas, please review! It would be a great help, especially if you'd like to see something happen that I haven't thought of!
Samus: Ahem...--glares--
John: Oh right! Disclaimer: I do not own any of the SSBM characters, stages, games, ideas, or any of the original characters depicted in their games from Nintendo. I do, however, own Kabol Schezar, and all original ideas in this story and would appreciate it if no one would steal them from me, thanks all! How's that?
Fox: Good, now make sure to add me in this one.
John: Well I'll certainly try...
Roy: --brandishes sword-- Try harder...
John: --sweats-- Uh, right...anyway on with the chapter!
A Smashing Story - The Initiation
Taken aback by Kabol's sudden shout, he nodded. "Yes, that is right, I see you must have made the connection by now that we aren't just a TV show."
"Are you kidding me? This is absolutely amazing, I mean, I figured there must be something strange in store for me, since sensei Hiroshi told me to expect the unexpected, but nothing like this!" he now marveled at the office around him. He was a large fan of the show, having witnessed some interesting techniques, despite their odd characters.
Regaining his composure, Kabol bowed at the man. "I look forward to training with the smashers, Master Hand."
"Not so fast," he said, grinning at Kabol. "You have to pass the test first before you can become a smasher." Master Hand smiled at Kabol's puzzled expression. "You might know it as "classic tournament" from the show. We have one every week."
"Oh, yes! I do remember such. So...I am to fight the smashers?"
"Indeed you do, and then me at the end of it. Although, they won't be the real smashers, just computer simulations of them. Your sensei, Master Hiroshi, informed me of your skills, so you should have no trouble taking them on." Master Hand led Kabol out of the office and down the spiral staircase.
"You will fight eight consecutive battles, separated by bonus stages in between every two, except for the last," he went on explaining as they walked down the hallway. Master Hand turned and unlocked a door, and continued down a new hallway. "The bonus stages are a target test, trophy collection, and race to the finish."
Kabol nodded at each one as he listed off, but then realized there was an extra one. "Huh? Trophy collection? What's that?"
"Ah yes, it's for new smashers only. The trophy that they collect will be a symbol of their winnings. Each win is tallied onto the trophy that the smasher collects in their first initiation tournament, and you should get a tally for beating me. Each one of the smashers has their own, and they get a trophy of themselves if they complete another tournament. The trophy usually depicts something about that person." Master hand explained thoroughly. He opened another door, and went into the room inside.
"The eight battles will be in sets of two, separated by bonus stages, the three I explained to you earlier, they appear in their respected order. Each set of two starts out with a one-on-one battle, followed by a battle with special rules.
"Their order is this, first set: two-on-two, second set: giant character, third set: team battle, where you verse multiple computer simulations of the same character. Their hit ratio, and difficulty is drastically reduced, however don't let them mob you," he said chuckling. "The fourth set, however, is different, it starts with a one-on-one metal battle, where the character you fight is metal. This makes them harder to hit down, but it's harder for them to recover if they should fall. And then, you must face me."
They came to a stop in front of a strange device. Kabol examined it, but it just seemed to be a metal panel on the floor, with another metal panel above it on the roof. There was a control device. When Master Hand pressed it, a greenish aura surrounded the area between the two panels forming a cylindrical shape.
"Come," Master Hand beckoned, as he stepped into the light, and disappeared. Kabol reluctantly followed, and after stepping into the green cylinder, he found himself on a large purple platform, with a black path leading from one end to the other. "This is my arena," Master Hand explained.
"Final Destination..." Kabol whispered.
"That's correct." He smiled. "Say, why am I explaining all this to you? You have seen the show, you must know it all already."
Kabol's face reddened a little at his embarrassment. "Actually...no I don't. I've seen the show mainly for techniques, and styles of fighting. I never paid much attention to the rules." Kabol bowed his head in shame.
Master Hand smiled. "Well, don't feel embarrassed, I shall explain it all to you. What you just stepped through is a dimensional warp. In order to obtain optimum safety, I have created alternate stages of reality, called Altersseums. Alternate states of reality, to create a battle coliseum.
"Basically, I have used the singularity of a black hole, to break the time barrier, so time does not exist here, even though a timed battle can exist, difference is the time is measured in actual reality. The other properties of a black hole, such as the intense gravity to compact matter, well, this area is actually very small, tiny even, and the gravity here is so great, I have actually been able to use that, to reverse itself, thus causing the smash effects of damage, which I shall explain.
"There is a damage counter that ranks in percentage. It allows you to fight in full functions despite damage you take, but every time you get hit, you get flung farther, almost as if gravity has less and less effect on you. The damage counter also allows you to take much more damage than you normally would be capable of.
This allows percent damages into the 300's and further. You won't last long under this duress though, they are bound to smash you across the battlefield sooner or later," Master Hand finished with a grin.
"Now as for falling, well as I said, this alternate state of reality basically acts like the world goes round, only in all directions. If you fall, you will end up above the stage, having been transported back to reality, and then immediately back to the stage. Thus the score is modified to add one to your opponent's score and subtract one from yours, making a two point score difference, not just one.
"This makes it harder to recover your score should your opponent commit suicide on accident. Keep this in mind, that they must fall from a direct hit of your actions, otherwise your score will not be modified. I have sensors detecting this alternate form of reality, in all stages, so they cannot lie. I created it after all.
"As for me not being a hand, well, I operate that from behind the scenes. It has a certain hit point level depending on the difficulty that has been set, so once that reaches zero, you win, instead of trying to knock me out of the arena." Kabol stood quietly, processing all the information he had just been fed. It was very complicated indeed.
"I see, well then, when do I start?" Kabol asked anxiously.
"Well, let me start the computer simulation, and I will take you to your first battlefield, but first...what is your weapon of choice?" Master Hand inquired expectantly. Kabol held up both his fists, grinning.
"Excellent, come, all you have to do is step off the side to transport back, since a battle isn't active, the instant transportation back here will not take place."
Kabol once again, reluctantly walked off the side, into the swirling vortex that surrounded them. It was just an image though, since he disappeared before reaching it, and appeared back inside the room.
"This is the training transporter by the way, for smashers to come and train. The reality I have set up can support up to twenty-four battles at once. The real tournament transporters are located elsewhere, can't have unofficial smashers knowing where they are you see." Kabol nodded in understanding as Master Hand punched a few buttons on the control panel, and motioned Kabol to enter the green field.
"By the way," he said, before Kabol stepped into the transporter. "Each of the battles will be stock matches, you will have three 'lives' so to speak, all your opponents will have only one. This means, knock them out once and the battle is over, but if you are knocked out three times during the battles ahead, then you lose. Good luck," and with that, Kabol walked into the transporter. He found himself high in the air flying on the top of a giant space cruiser. He saw his opponent in front of him. It was Fox. The battle was about to begin.
John: Umm...end! --runs away--
Roy: --grabs collar and brings John up to him, face to face-- Where...are...WE?!
John: Fox is there, see!
Fox: Oh that's wonderful...just great.
Samus: Hey...why is this guy replacing one of us anyway?
John: Umm, you'll find out soon! Next chapter! --breaks free and runs away--
Link: Get back here!
Reviews Man: Hi all, John here is too busy right now, but reviews would be great! --looks over at Link chasing John-- Ooh..ouch
Science Guy: And, by the way, for all you science geeks out there, if you want to know more about the physics and alternate state of reality in the dimension Master Hand has created, email me and I'll respond with a detailed explanation, I might add something to the end of the entire Fan Fiction called "The physics of 'A Smashing Story' "