AN- I don't own Absolut Vodka, but I do own several bottles of the stuff. Yum.

Mt. Big- Ice Climber's World- 5:01 PM

Popo pulled himself to the top of the cliff. He stood up and stretched out his back. He looked down at the panorama below him. Fields of white spread across the land. This was what mountain climbing was all about.

"Geez, that was tough. But it was worth it! I finally got away from that dumb..."

Nana stuck her head up over the plateu. "Hey! Wait for me, Popo!"

Popo slapped his forehead. "Crap! What do I have to do to get rid of you?"

Nana gave Popo a glare. "That's not how you were talking two years ago!"

Popo sighed. "Nana, that was two years ago! I was drunk! What the hell do you want from me?"

Nana hung her head. "Popo, we were meant to be together..."

Popo snapped. "Why?! Just because we both have stupid parkas?! Because we both use mallets?! Because we both have dumb names that go well together?!" At this point he was screaming.

Nana looked as if she was on the verge of tears. "But....but what about the child?..."

Popo was still going on his rant, however. "I paid for that kid! You get part of my check every week! Do you know what that money is?!"

Nana shook her head silently.

"That's 'leave Popo alone' money!" He stuck his flag into the snow, claiming the mountain for his own. "Now get the hell off my mountain!"

Nana began silently sobbing. "But... but what about Nintendo? We're supposed to be a team!"

Popo put his hand on Nana's shoulder. "Look. We fight together, okay?"

Nana looked up with a look of hope. "We do?"

"Yeah. But that's it!"

Nana looked like she was about to start crying again. "B...but..."

Popo growled. "Don't push it, woman."

A thought crossed his mind. "If you're here, who's watching Popo Jr.?"

Nana smiled. "I hired a babysiter. Her name is Juanita."

Nana's Apartment- New Jeresy- 5:15 PM

"Popo Jr! It's nap time! You need to go to sleep!"

Little Popo Jr. was sitting in his crib, wearing a light blue parka. He shook his head, and spoke the only word he had learned to this point.

"Ba-ba!"

Juanita shook her head. "No food. Naptime!"

Before Juanita knew what had happened, a mallet flew from the crib, slamming into her nose, and knocking her to the ground. She sat up and held her bloody nose.

"You little bastard!"

Popo Jr. laughed, and pulled out another mallet from god knows where. "Ba-ba." He repeated.

Juanita went to protest, looked at the mallet, and thought better of it. She got up and went off to get a bottle.

Popo Jr. put the mallet away, laughing loudly to himself.

Flat Zone- LCD Land- 5:20PM

Many miles away, the ghosts were having difficutlites of their own.

"Beep."

The first ghost slapped his forehead. "What the hell does 'beep' mean?"

The second ghost shook his head. "How am I supposed to know?"

They were all sitting around Mr. Game and Watch, trying to decipher his rather unusal method of communication. The third one decided to try again.

"Do....you....have....any.... grey....pupon...?" he asked the question loudly and slowly, as one would talk to a small child, retard, or immigrant. The other two ghosts growled.

"Will you quit it with that ridiculous joke?"

"I mean, technically it isn't a joke. It has to be funny to be a joke."

Suddenly, Mr. Game and Watch pulled out a bell and shook it, creating a strange sound. Then, without further ceremony, it tilted horizontally and fell asleep.

"Crap." the first ghost sighed.

The third ghost smiled. "Hey, at least we're getting somewhere! The bell means 'nap time'!"

The second ghost hung his head. "Why do we even bring you anywhere?"

The third ghost shrugged. "To add more dialouge?"

Mt. Big- Ice Climber's World- 10:29PM

Popo had final drifted to sleep, clutching his mallet as he dreamed of .. well, if you must know, it involves lots of things we really can't talk about here. At the very least, the dream involved lots of alchool, and plenty of women of ....negotiable affections. What? Were you expecting him to dream of climbing mountains and polar bears? Sorry.

The third ghost grumbled as he snuck into Popo's tent. Man, why do I get stuck with the dirty work? How am I supposed to get this little Ice Climber dude to go fight the bell guy?

The ghost cleared his throat, and let out the most terrifying sound he could think of. "POPO! Time to go to SCHOOL! GET UP!" he yelled in a shrill voice.

Popo jumped up, bringing his mallet into the ready position. "What did I tell you about that school crap!" he yelled at what he believed to be his mother. He looked around, realized where he was and shook his head. Man, must be imagining things... He went to go lay back down, and noticed the ghost standing (ummm... actually, probably floating. yea, floating.) He noticed the ghost floating there. He put his mallet in between himself and the apparition.

"Who the hell are you?"

The ghost frantically racked his brain, trying to think of the best way to instigate a fight between the Ice Climbers and that Game and Watch guy. He decided to fall back on his most fool proof plan.

"Hey, Ice Climber dude, that Game and Watch guy has been talking a lot of shit about you."

Popo raised an eyebrow. "What the hell are you babbling about?"

The ghost continued on. "Seriously, dude. He was all like 'I could totally whip that eskimo's ass' and I was all like 'really?' amd he was like 'yeah'. You shoulda been there."

Popo gave the ghost a lopsided look. "Yea.... I guess so..."

The ghost grinned. "So what's up? You gonna take that from him?"

"I feel like I'm in grade school all over again."

"So c'mon! I wanna see you mess this guy up!"

Popo went to go back to sleep. "No, that's okay. I'm not wasting my time on Game and Watch. Everyone knows he's a skitzo."

Now the ghost was desperate. "Dude, if you kick his ass, I'll give you eighty bucks!"

Popo stopped. Eighty bucks? He could already see the bottle of Absolut Vodka. Maybe he could spare the time.....

"Alright ghost man. Where do I have to go to get my liquor money... I mean, beat up this guy?"

The ghost grinned. "Right this way...."

The Flat Zone- LCD Land- 11:42 PM

Popo barged into the home of Mr. Game and Watch.

"Hey, Game and Watch! Get up!"

Mr. Game and Watch sat up grogily, wondering who would be visiting him at this hour of the night.

In an attempt to be friendly, he politely said. "Beep."

Popo shook his head. "I'm not interested in your psycho-babble. You been talking shit about me?"

Game and Watch, very confused, answered by pulling out his bell and ringing it.

Popo growled, smacking the bell out of his hands with his mallet. Mr. Game and Watch looked on in shock at the transgression the little eskimo had made. He slowly got out of bed by preforming a cartwheel and looked Popo dead in the face. "Beep." he said slowly and menacingly.

Popo shrugged. "Whatever, stick man. Come get some!"

Popo ran forward, bringing his mallet up to strike with an overhead smash. Right before it conected, G&W grabbed his chair and parryed the strike. Popo spun around, his mallet connecting with a glancing blow to G&W's legs. G&W jumped up and grabbed his frying pan, unleashing upon Popo the fury of... sausage?

Popo recovered from the shock of the attack and snatched up a piece of the flying meat. "Yummy!" He said as he took a bite. Then he turned back to G&W and materialized a chunk of ice, which he then smacked at him with his hammer. G&W pulled out a bucket and caught the projectile with a confident "beep." He cocked back and threw the bucket's contents, nearly catching Popo with a spray of oil. Popo dashed at his opponent, ready to end the battle here. Right before he could attack, G&W pulled out a lit match and slapped Popo in the face with it. Popo caught on fire and fell to the ground, pain wracking his entire body. G&W pressed his advanatge, beating the fallen Popo with a huge key, his own mallet, a manhole cover, and other various assorted objects. Popo looked as if he was about to give in.

Suddenly, Popo recieved a vision. Nana looked at him with teary eyes and pleaded, "Popo.... you can't give up! You have to win!..."

Popo snarled. "Shut up, biotch! And get the hell out of my head!"

The Nana in his vision hung her head and slowly walked away. G&W was still kicking the crap out of our fallen hero, however. Out of nowhere, Popo recieved a second vision. Popo growled. "I swear, if that dumb woman..."

"Popo!"

Popo found himself staring at a gigantic bottle of Vodka. "Popo, you cannot give in! You must harness your inner power! For me!"

Now the visions were talking Popo's language. "You're right! I can't give up now!"

Dispite the beating the 2D fighter was inflicting, the brave Ice Climber slowly got up, and began screaming. A very Dragonball Z -like aura surrounded him, and things began flying everywhere. He pulled back his hands and focused his energy, shooting out a huge beam of ice. The beam smashed into Game and Watch, freezing him solid. Popo's aura faded, and he began breathing heavily. "I...I did it...."

The third ghost, who had been watching the fight, tried to sneak off. Popo turned around and yelled, "Hey! You forget about our deal?!"

The third ghost stopped guiltily and sighed, reaching into his pockets.

Several hours later....

Popo was skipping down the street, happily drinking from his big bottle of Vodka. Everything was wonderful, now. Only one thing was missing...

"Hey! Nana! Get your god damn ass over here! It's time for your fifteen minutes of fame!"

Nana popped her out of the window of her apartment. "You came back! You really do love me!"

Popo shook his head. "Hell no! I'm just drunk! Now get the hell over here!"

Nana sighed and came out of the house into Popo's embrace. They went off to do god knows what. The camera pans up towards the clouds, where the huge bottle of Vodka from Popo's vision watched down upon him from the clouds. "...He truely is... the Chosen One...." The bottle watched on as the sun set, typical of any dramatic movie.

Meanwhile....

The first ghost was glowing with anger. " How do you lose eighty dollars?! How the hell are we supposed to call a taxi now?!"

The third ghost hung his head.

AN- Well, there it is! We have finished the first round of the tournament! I hope everyone is as excited as I am! Here are the matches for the second round.

Mario v Bowser

Peach v Falco

Samus v Kirby

Luigi v Donkey Kong

Gannondorf v Ness

Marth v Ice Climbers

Stay tuned for the most anticipated match of the tournament, where Nintendo's two biggest super powers fight it out in the grudge match of the century! See ya then!