Chapter 2: After the Match

Roy hopped up and dove for his life away from the angry Giga Bowser. Mewtwo beat him back towards Giga Bowser who roared and smashed Roy back to the ground. He raised his foot to step on the weak Roy. Roy rolled over just in time. Seizing Mewtwo's foot, he rolled onto his back and dragged Mewtwo on top of him, making Giga Bowser stomp Mewtwo. Mewtwo stood up and growled.

"Die, Roy, die!" he said. "Burn! Burn, I say!"

"That's pretty graphic," said Roy. "Ha! Tough guy couldn't even stand on Giga Bowser's spikes!"

"The hell I can't!" said Mewtwo, jumping up onto Giga Bowser's back. Mewtwo's high percentages caused him to soar away from Giga Bowser. Roy stood up, weakly. A confused Giga Bowser looked around, not noticing the flare blade. Roy glowed white and Giga Bowser looked down. He raised his foot to try and crush Roy. Roy released the flare blade. Its power wasn't too effective against the looming monster. Roy jumped backwards and swung in the air. Giga Bowser grabbed his sparkling nose. Roy charged the flare blade again. Giga Bowser reached around, blind with shocks of electricity on his huge nose, down to try and grab Roy. Roy released the attack. Giga Bowser flew away, but not far enough. On Roy's watch, attached to his wrist before a battle, he saw Giga Bowser's 209. One more. He charged again. Giga Bowser beat him down. Roy dodged around Giga Bowser.

"Damn you straight past the third ring and into the pits of hell!" said Roy, charging up the flare blade.

"Who said that?" asked Giga Bowser. "Where the hell did you get to, you little sneak?!"

Roy unleashed the attack. This time, Giga Bowser sailed away. Roy, feeling weak and tired, took a victory pose. Then, unable to stand any longer, he dropped to the ground with the sounds of the cheering ringing in his ears.

Later on, Roy woke up with a hand on his head.

"You're burning up," said Katie. "Damn! That looked like hell. How was it?"

Roy rolled over onto his back.

"Yes, it was hell," said Roy. "My god, I've never been so tired."

Katie sat down on the chair beside Roy's bed.

"I think you've made an enemy out of Ganondorf," said Katie. "Oh, there he is."

"Ganondorf?" asked Roy.

"No, Marth," said Katie, getting up to open the door.

As soon as she did, Marth came in.

"Damn, Roy, you don't look good," said Marth.

"Thanks," said Roy. "Way to spend the day after your seventeenth birthday."

Marth sat down in Katie's spot, so Katie sat on Roy's bed.

"Way to spend the week after your eighteenth birthday," said Katie. "You're still bleeding."

Roy wiped his nose off with a Kleenex on the side of his bed.

"I'm damn tired," he said. "Really tired."

"Take a nap then," said Marth. "I'll go."