Chapter 12: The Speech

Roy dashed right up to Katie's room and knocked on the door. It took a minute, but she finally opened the door and came out.

"Oh… Roy," she said. "Listen, I'm sorry about…"

Roy held a hand up.

"No," he said, "I'm sorry about all of that. It wasn't right for me to be so… arrogant… rude… however you want to say it. Cindy has a problem. With help from Marth, I learned the difference between 'very pretty' and 'the right girl for me'. I dumped Cindy."

"Oh, Roy, I…" began Katie.

"Hang on," he said. "One more question. Will you go to the dance with me?"

If Katie had smiled anymore, her face would've split in half.

"Yes," she said. "Yes, I will."

"Awesome," said Roy. "I'll see you in an hour. I've got two more things to do."

As you may have guessed, Roy had to go thank Marth and go remove all the parts of the speech that mentioned Cindy. He found Marth two steps outside of Marth's dorm.

"Hey, man, thanks," said Roy. "Now, I've gotta go."

"What about Ka…" began Marth.

"Already taken care of," said Roy dashing off into the hallway. "BYE!"

Marth rolled his eyes and went into his dorm.

Forty-five minutes later, Roy walked into the main hall with Katie. A very angry-looking Cindy sat in the corner. The instant Roy walked in, she stomped up to him.

"I can't believe you, Roy," she said. "You dumped me to go with this sl…"

"Go to hell, Cindy," said Roy. "I don't ever want to see you again. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a speech to make."

Roy stepped up to the microphone. Katie sat down beside principal Iwata. The room quieted.

"You all know that I'm about to go into Event Match fifty-one, the final showdown, and, let me tell you, that it has been quite a week of preparation," said Roy. "You know, someone once told me that you can do anything if you set your mind to it. I found out that that's not true. It takes more then pure determination. It takes more then work. It takes understanding. And understanding isn't something you wake up with one morning. I wasn't ready for the last Event Match, by a long short. Hell knows that I'm probably not ready now, but I know I've gotten closer. You see, all the different things that have happened this week have helped me to prepare for the match. I learned a lot. I learned to understand… well… girls. I learned how to battle an advanced fighter, such as Vader, and I finally beat my friend, Marth, in a match. Sorry, Marth, but I did. Giga Bowser, folks, is no pleasant guy, either. He's merciless and cruel. Not to mention big. He's so big that he's out of this world. See, you have to know what you're up against when you do stuff like this. It's not an easy cakewalk, and I can't believe I'm almost there. But, hey… congratulations to you guys. All of you. The first day you won a match was the day you qualified to fight through all the Event Matches. You're on the road, now just follow it all the way through."