I was not expecting to be dragged out of vacation this early, you know.

Either way, more characters means more fun for me!

Terry Bogard, one-half of Bogard brothers, lobbed a basketball from half-court in front of a group of teenagers, who were watching him play in mesmerized awe. The basketball landed right in the net without touching either the rim or the backboard, and the nearby crowd of teens exploded into cheers before swarming around him.

"You were awesome!"

"So cool, dude!"

"Can you teach us?"

Terry put up his hands in a placating fashion, before chuckling and replying, "Anytime!" After a pause, he continued, "...just maybe not today, though."

Terry handed the basketball back to the kids, and he walked out of the court to take a call. Leaning on his motorcycle, he began, "Terry Bogard, how can I help you?"

Blue Mary's voice came through, saying, "Terry, I'm outside your house because Andy called me over. He says it involves you..." Upon hearing Andy yell in indignation inside, Mary rolled her eyes in amusement before saying, "...and it seems that Mai found him as well."

Terry could only chuckle in amusement, before seriously replying, "I'll be on my way."

Hopping onto the motorbike, Terry revved the engine and sped off towards his residence, leaving a cloud of smoke in his wake.

Upon arriving, Terry, after dismounting his bike and turning off the ignition, lifted the garage door up with one hand before dragging his bike in with the other. Once he was done, he let go, and the garage door slammed shut. Taking out his keys, the twenty-five year old opened the front door where, upon entering, he saw Mai getting very close—in a physical fashion—to his brother Andy, who looked very uncomfortable with the situation at hand, while Mary was sitting down on a chair with a soda can in her hand, remarking, "This doesn't stop being funny because Mai's too clueless to realize that Andy doesn't like her that way."

Mai, with a slight pout on her face and a part of her hair set ablaze, responded, "Just what do you mean by that?!"

Before Mary could answer, Terry cleared his throat, causing all three occupants of the living room to look at him with looks of astonishment, wondering how Terry had managed to get in so quickly and stealthily.

"So... what am I needed for here?"

Andy slid a package to Terry which had a letter on top of it that was addressed to him. Curious, Terry opened the letter first, whose contents read:

To Terry Bogard of Southtown,

Congratulations! You have been selected as a fighter for the fifth Super Smash Bros. tournament!

I will skip most of the formalities this time around, since I have the understanding that this clearly isn't your first rodeo, so I encourage you to open the parcel that came with this letter. In it, you will find a VHS which goes into deeper detail about what the Super Smash Bros. tournament is.

I wish you the best of luck against our already-gathered selection of fighters, who I am sure will give you a good challenge.

Sincerely,

Master Hand

P.S.: If you wish to bring over any allies, you must ask me first.

The elder Bogard opened the package, where, true to what the letter had said, there was a VHS tape inside, and the other three occupants in the room stared with exclamations of interest coming out of their mouths. Terry slid the tape into the VHS player and turned on the TV, and the screen came to life just as two lines went through the screen, creating an asymmetrical white slash across the screen. The screen then went completely white, and a deep, booming voice said, "WELCOME TO THE SUPER SMASH BROTHERS TOURNAMENT!"

The loud volume caught all four of them off guard, and Mary ran over to turn down the volume. Once she saw that it was basically at maximum volume, she glared at Terry, who could only shrug and offer a sheepish grin, saying, "There was a basketball game last night..."

Turning his attention to the screen once again, he saw that much to his surprise, there was a large white right hand talking to the camera. The hand finished, "...and with that out of the way, allow us to show you an exhibition match between two of the participants of the fourth tournament." The hand then snapped its fingers, and the screen transitioned to showing a Italian plumber decked out in red clothing and blue overalls named Mario, and a blue robot named Mega Man.

Mario and Mega Man upon entering Battlefield, exchanged friendly nods, signifying that there were no stakes in the match and that they were there to put on a damn good show.

And put on a show they did.

By the end of it, Terry, Andy, Mary, and Mai were all thoroughly invested in the match, watching with bated breath to see who would slip up first and allow the other to land a decisive blow.

Mario reflected a Charge Shot from Mega Man using his Cape, and the plumber cartwheeled over a Metal Blade before landing a meaty overhead punch right to Mega Man's helmet, popping the robot off of the ground and setting him up for a wicked Firehand which sent him flying.

Once the match had wrapped up, Master Hand said, "And that's the type of action you can expect from the Super Smash Brothers tournament!"

As Andy shut the TV off, Terry, with an excited gleam in his eyes, said, "I'm going."

A dark vortex suddenly materialized in the room, catching the four of them off guard. Terry, with a slight salute, walked through it, and the portal closed up, leaving a stunned Mary, Andy, and Mai sitting inside Terry's living room.

Mai then looked at Andy, and said, "Now, where were we?"

"Not again..."

On the other end of the vortex was a small town that had a humongous mansion in the back. Strangely, though, the town was deserted and almost lifeless. Terry, despite his suspicions, walked towards the mansion and knocked on the door. When no one answered, he saw that the door was actually unlocked, and he walked into the building, where he saw a table with two small buttons and a note on it. The note in question read:

"To any and all late newcomers, please use one of the devices on your right to be transported to the Craggy Outlook. We are currently on a mission, and we don't know how long it'll be until we're back. In case you run into a Smasher, keep your envelope on you at all times. As you were not present at the Newcomer Ceremony, the Smashers may mistake you for an enemy."

Terry picked up one of the buttons and pressed it, and he found himself on some kind of cliff that had a dark vortex next to it. Throwing caution to the wind, Terry jumped in.

Finding himself in some kind of castle, Terry was about to take his surroundings in, only to be jumped by some kind of blue jackal, who snarled in a rabid fashion before attempting to drive the spike on one of its paws into his face. A roaring wave of fire from his right caused the jackal to jump away, though not before hitting Terry with a forceful palm strike.

Mario and company stared at the newcomer with confused looks present on their faces, and Terry quickly pulled out the envelope before dodging a sneak attack by the jackal and kicking him in the chest in retaliation, which managed to stun it.

Mario took the envelope and read its contents, before reaching in and pulling out a red, white, and blue card that had a 76 on it. Once he saw Terry walking back towards them, having temporarily incapacitated Lucario, he held out the Fighter Pass and handed it to Terry, saying, "Welcome aboard, Terry Bogard."

Terry shook Mario's extended hand before taking the card, and he asked, "So, what's happening right now?"

Arvus, out of the corner of his eye, saw that Lucario was getting back up, and he quickly said, "Not right now, we'll explain later!"

Lucario got up, his Aura forming a light blue glow around his entire body, and he let out a ferocious cry as he lunged forward with Metal Claw.

Terry, assuming a fighting stance, sidestepped both of Lucario's reckless swipes and hit him with a hard punch, sending the Pokémon back.

Fatal Fury, huh? Might need to visit an arcade one of these days.

P.S.: Sans Undertale, lol