A/N:

My next Super Smash Bros. Melee story! I'm really excited about this one, because this is totally different from my little romantic love triangle. No much to say, the summary pretty much explains it all.

Disclaimer: Don't own any characters…will say it once and once only.

Enjoy!

Distance Through Time

Chapter 1: Celebration

" I am proud to present, the champion of the Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament…" Master Hand's voice echoed piercingly out of the speakers, as many suspenseful eyes glanced up at the podium.

Up on the stage, four smashers stood eagerly waiting Master Hand to finish his sentence. Fox, Marth, Link and Mario stood in line, after being on the stage for over fifteen minutes.

Fox held a straight plain face as his tail wagged behind him. He had placed second in the tournament last year, losing to Link. He was confident to win this year. The young Hylian wasn't going to take the top spot again.

Marth, who wasn't in the tournament last year, was more anxious than Fox. All he dreamed of was becoming champion of the Super Smash Bros Tournament. After hearing the news about how the first tournament had gone, Marth knew he had to join. He had done well and actually made it to the top four.

Link was surely confident in his win. No doubt about it. He had no problems winning last year. This year was the same with the exception of a few loses. Before the final assembly had stared, many smashers had believed that Link was going to win. Most thought it was obvious. He was champion last year, and was going to keep the title.

Mario, who placed third last year, was determined to win this tournament. He was known as the ultimate hero, the most well known and loved. Placing third didn't help his reputation, and Link basically walked up and took his spot. Mario had to admit, part of him didn't like Link. And after this assembly was over, he knew it wasn't going to get any better.

" The champion of the Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament is…" Master Hand briefly paused, to continue to build the anticipation. " Link!"

The rest of the smashers and staff clapped and cheered, as Link, who held a strong grin, walked up to the podium to claim his second trophy and make his award winning speech. Marth, Fox, and Mario walked off to the side, so they weren't a distraction to Link.

Marth watched Link continue his speech, while Mario crossed his arms and leaned up against a table, glaring at Link at the corner of his eye. Fox steadily walked up to the Italian Plummer.

" Mama mia, we're not going to live this one down."

Marth looked over his shoulder at Mario and walked over to the two smashers. " What's wrong?"

" You weren't here last year, so you don't know." Mario explained.

" Link always gloats about him winning." Fox added. " He rubs it in everyone's face."

Marth shrugged. " Who wouldn't?"

" With him it's horrible." Mario replied. " It makes you want to hate him."

Marth frowned and looked back at Link, who held the trophy in the air, taking in all of the glory and fame. Maybe what Mario and Fox were trying to tell him was the truth. At first Link didn't seem like one to gloat, but now he sees an entirely different side to the Hylian.

Link walked off the stage over in their direction, as Master Hand went back to the podium talking about the dance later on tonight. Link continued to hold a strong grin, as he waved the trophy around in their faces, at his second win in a row. Marth looked over at Mario and Fox, looking at their expressions. They didn't seem so pleased about Link's win.

" Hey, guys—better luck next year right?" Link questioned.

" I guess so." Mario replied.

" Why so down? Aren't you supposed to be congratulating me in my second champion win?"

" Congratulations." Mario grunted his teeth.

Link sneered and walked away, heading over toward the other smashers. Mario took a deep breath as he looked back at the blue-haired prince. " See what I mean?"

Marth raised his eyebrows and nodded, crossing his arms. " I guess I understand now. But he'll probably calm down after the dance, right?"

Fox chuckled and smirked. " Yeah right. At the dance, he takes the champion thing too seriously. The fame goes straight to his head."

Marth smiled, " I can't wait to see…"

" This setting is so beautiful." Peach commented as she continued to gaze at the decorations and setting of the dance. " Don't you think so Mario?"

Mario who was busy thinking to himself, snapped back into reality, and turned to Peach. He briefly looked around the dinning hall, carefully examining his surroundings. All of the smashers had shown up, there was not one person who didn't show. Most of the smashers had dressed up for the occasion; others wore their usual attire. Loud dance music was played and a dance floor was set up. A buffet table served food, and the dinning hall where they usually ate was decorated with white and black decorations to set a formal mood.

The Italian Plummer had to agree; the decorations for the dance were a lot better than last year. With more smashers this year, the party had a more liver and festive touch to it as well. Though no matter how he tried, his mind could never go away from Link winning the tournament for the second time in a row. After getting the results back from Master Hand, it seems that Fox placed second once more with Marth in third. That left Mario dead last in fourth just like last year.

" Mario?" Peach leaned over the table, and lightly touched Mario's shoulder, causing him to jump startled.

" I'm just thinking, Peach. Sorry."

Peach shook her head. " Forget about the tournament. It's over. Just have a good time now; it's our last night at the campus you know. Tomorrow, everyone goes home."

" I know Peach, but—" he sighed deeply. " This is the second time I came in fourth. I'm losing my touch."

Peach softly chuckled, and grabbed Mario's hand holding onto it, comforting him. " I don't think you are. I believe you are the same Mario. No tournament is going to change that."

Mario sighed and nodded. " I know, but it's just…"

He located Link, within the crowd and studied him. The Hylian, who wore a golden crown to prove his success, began dancing with a group of smashers, getting all of the attention and fame. Nothing was going make Mario appreciate the Hero of Time. Throughout the entire tournament, the Hylian believed he was going to win. He was so cocky and confident, that it caused Mario to hate him.

Nothing was going to change how he felt.

" I just can't stand him."

Peach sighed. " Come on, let's go dance to get your mind away from him."

Fox stood with his friends, Young Link and Falco, bobbing his head to the music. It was his last night here at the campus with all of his friends. He was going to have a good time, even though he lost to Link for the second time. There was nothing he could do about it, Link was obvious tougher him. He wasn't going to let the lost trouble him, like it had done to Mario.

As Young Link and Falco began to talk, Fox finished his plate and threw it in the trash. He turned toward his two companions who were talking about Bowser and Ganondorf. If something were to mess up tonight, everyone were going to blame Bowser and Ganondorf. The two were known as the bad boys, who always caused trouble. And tonight, it was no different.

" Someone needs to teach those two a lesson." Young Link explained.

Falco grinned and nudged Young Link in the arm. " Exactly, why not go show them whose boss."

Young Link quickly shook his head. " Oh, not me. They'd surely win."

" Why not have Link go do it, since he is champion the tournament," Fox suggested.

Falco turned to his young friend and crossed his arms. " Hey, what was that about? I thought you had this tournament in the bag?"

Fox shrugged. " I thought I did."

" It was obvious though Link was going to win," Young Link explained. " He barely lost a battle."

Fox nodded. " I have to admit, he is a pretty good fighter. Although Mario isn't taking it too well."

Young Link chuckled as they walked over toward the DJ. " If you were the considered the best, I understand how he feels."

" He needs to get over it." Falco snapped. " Eventually someone was going to out beat him."

Young Link crossed his arms. " Yeah, but not three other people. Isn't this the second year he came in fourth?"

Fox nodded. He crossed his arms looking over at everyone having a good time, noticing that Mario was the only one acting miserable. He felt a little sorry for the Plummer, but knew that there was nothing he could do. The tournament was over, and all that left was having fun, before everyone heads home tomorrow.

Fox turned to his two friends, and smiled joining their conversation. He wasn't going to let anything ruin his fun tonight. He was happy about placing second and congratulated Link for winning once again. The tournament was nothing, but a game.

And the game was finally over.

Bowser carefully watched Link, from his position behind the punch bowl. He tried not to make it so obvious, and occasionally focused his attention elsewhere, on other smashers. His striking eyes continuously looked over by the front door, where Ganondorf waited. He waited for his signal, before finally moving from his spot, and heading in his direction.

" Ganondorf, are you sure about this?" Bowser questioned the Gerudo.

Ganondorf nodded, crossing his arms. " Of course. This is his second champion win in the tournament. I have faced him in Hyrule many times. His strength and power won't disappoint us."

" I just don't want things to mess up." Bowser exclaimed.

" It won't!" Ganondorf snapped. " I will make sure of that. With the two of us working together, we won't fail."

Ganondorf abruptly was quiet, as Link and Zelda headed in their direction. Bowser walked away from Ganondorf—according to their plan—and went to go talk with the mysterious Pokemon Mewtwo. Ganondorf cleared his throat and walked up to the two Hylian's only focusing on the Hero of Time.

" Link, do you have a minute?"

Link removed his arm from around Zelda's waist and walked up to the Gerudo, crossing his arms. " What do you want?"

" I first off want to congratulate you on winning the tournament."

Link raised an eyebrow. " Is that it?"

" There's something I want to talk to you about, but I don't want to talk about it in here. May we go outside?"

" As long as Zelda comes with me." Link explained.

Ganondorf devilishly grinned and nodded. " That's perfectly fine. She's welcome to come along."

Link sighed and nodded. " Alright, but make it quick."

Bowser turned his attention from Mewtwo and watched as Ganondorf escorted Link and Zelda out of the dinning hall. He grinned, looking around at the other smashers. It seems everyone was too busy to notice them walk out. Bowser left Mewtwo's side and slowly approached the double doors. He abruptly stopped when Mario looked over in his direction, but was too busy with Luigi and Peach to worry about him.

When the coast was clear, Bowser quickly slipped out of the dinning hall, following Ganondorf and the two Hylian's.

A/N:

I don't really like how the first chapter came out, but I promise that the next chapters will be better and more interesting. Although it will probably be a while before I summit another chapter, since I'm not going to officially start this story until I'm almost done with ones I'm writing now.

Attention! Attention! Due to my laziness I don't want to think and create characters to be important roles to the story. So I am giving a chance for some cameos. After seeing all of the other stories with cameos I decided to do try it myself. This goes out to anyone (I'd prefer authors and authoresses) who wants to have an important full-length appearance in a story. Yes that's right, you will actually impact the story and help out your favorite Super Smash Bros. characters. If you're interested let me know in a review and basically fill out the information that is needed. I'll need about 4-6 cameos, both male and female. If no one wants to be a part of it or if I don't get enough requests I'll have to make up my own then.

In a review if you want to be a cameo just include:

Name (Real name doesn't have to be included, it can be made up.)

Age (Can be made up as well, just make sure it's older than 15.)

Personality (What you're like)

What you look like (The more detail the better, and I'm obsessed with adding great detail. Clothes don't need to be mentioned since I already have clothes in mind.)

Favorite Super Smash Bros. Character (Just a few, don't give me an entire list)

Just a little note, this is an actual action pack story with all of that fun excitement. Four cameos will all know each other in the story and be part of a little organization. I know it's a spoiler, but I had to add it. That's all I'm going to say.

Until Next Time!