Super Smash Bros adventures chapter 18
"Thanks for coming, Wii Fit Trainer." Mario says as they return from stopping an alien invasion in Onett.
"You don't have to thank me, Mario," Wii Fit Trainer replies modestly.
Suddenly, a portal appears and Little Mac steps through it, completely exhausted. "Oh! Hey Little Mac." Greets Wii Fit Trainer. "How was your mission?"
"Terrible!" Little Mac rants, I had to take out all of these Bubbles who were terrorizing some fairies in a fountain near the Forest Temple!"
"Bubbles?" Mario asks, perplexed.
"Yes!" Little Mac exclaims, "They airborne enemies. I don't even know what they'd want around a fairy fountain. They're fire phantom things, I think. The only way I can get them is using my air attacks."
"Well, you know what they say! Boxers aren't air fighters." Wii Fit Trainer points out.
"That's what Doc told Me." Little Mac grumbles.
"Who's Doc?" asks Wii Fit Trainer.
"He's my coach." Little Mac explains, "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have become the world champ."
"I want to see you fight in an actual boxing match again." says Mario, remembering the good old days.
"Well I have a boxing match next week. I can let you guys come if you want." Little Mac offers, perking up from the disappointment of his mission.
"That'll be great!" exclaims Wii Fit Trainer. "Maybe I could learn a thing or two."
A week later, Little Mac is at the front of the mansion waiting for his friends. Since this was a title match, he couldn't afford to be late. "C'mon, guys, where are you?" he frets, glancing at the clock for the fifth time that minute.
"Sorry to keep you."
"Oh it's okay-" Little Mac stops talking when he sees Wii Fit Trainer in a blue shirt and skirt. His mouth hangs open as he gawks at how nice the exercise coach looks. "Wow, she looks amazing…." Little Mac whispers.
"Did you say something?" wonders Wii Fit Trainer.
"No-" Little Mac answers quickly, his face growing hot with embarrassment. "Oh, look! There's Mario!" the boxer points ahead, glad for the subject changer
"Hey, guys! Are we ready to go?" Mario asks.
"Almost," Little Mac answers. "We're still waiting on Palutena."
"Oh, Palutena's coming?" Mario asks.
"Yeah. She said she's never been to an actual boxing match and asked if she could go." Little Mac explains quickly. "Now if she'd only-"
"I'm here!" Palutena chimes in, warping onto the scene, "I'm so excited for this!"
"Great! That's everyone," Little Mac sighs with relief and leads them to the portal Sakurai had created for them.
Mario, Little Mac, Palutena, and Wii Fit Trainer are transported to a large boxing arena. "Haven't been here for a long time." The red capped plumber muses to himself.
"You've been here before?" asks Palutena. Mario simply nods, and the three of them follow Little Mac down a side hallway to a training room with weight sets, a punching bag, and other exercise equipment. Wii Fit Trainer would have been at home here.
"Doc and I train here for my matches." Little Mac informs. "Not as decked out as the mansion's training room, but it works."
As Little Mac says this, a tall guy in exercise training gear walks into the room. "Mac is that you?"
"Hey Doc." Little Mac responds pleasantly.
The coach's eyes start tearing up and he hugs Little Mac tightly. "Oh Mac I missed you. Did you get my letters?" Doc asks.
"Yeah, I read them all." replies Little Mac truthfully.
"That's my boy." Doc says, slapping Little Mac on the back, "If you weren't reading my letters, I'd knock you out."
Doc then notices Mario, Palutena, and Wii Fit Trainer. He looks closely at Mario and remembers him. "Hey! Long time no see! How's it going?" Doc asks the plumber.
"Going well." Mario responds.
"And who are you two?" asks Doc, turning to the ladies.
"My name's Palutena, and I'm a goddess of light." Palutena held out her hand and sparks of light flew from her fingertips as Doc shook it.
"They call me Wii Fit Trainer. I'm a Yoga instructor." Wii Fit Trainer shook Doc's hand.
"Nice to meet you both." Doc replies. He turns to Mac and whispers in his ear. "So which of these two lovely ladies are you dating?"
"I'm not dating anyone!" Little Mac hisses back, embarrassed.
"Oh, come on, Mac! You know these beautiful ladies and you're not dating yet. You have to get in your game!"
"So when's the boxing match?" asks Mario, breaking up the whispered conversation.
"It's supposed to start in a few minutes." Little Mac responds. He looks at his coach for clarification, but the expression on Doc's face is less than reassuring.
"About that," Doc says with concern, "we may not be having a match tonight."
"What?" everyone blurts out surprised.
"Our ref had an accident and isn't in any condition to make the calls." Doc explains.
"Wait, what?" Little Mac asks, astonished.
"What happened to him?" Palutena wonders curiously, her eyes narrowed with concern.
"Well, boxing is a pretty competitive sport," Doc explains, "and sometimes, fighters don't know when to stop and the referee has to intervene. Our ref needs a day or two to heal because of an incident in the ring earlier."
The four Smashers respond with a chorus of sympathetic 'Oh's' and remain silent.
"If we don't find a new ref within the next few minutes, tonight's match will be canceled." Doc says.
Mario looks at Little Mac, who stares at the ground with disappointment. He wishes there is something he could do to help. Considering the situation, he gets an idea, a crazy, last-minute idea, but an idea nonetheless.
Later at night, Wii Fit Trainer and Palutena are sitting in front row seats at the boxing ring. The chatter among the crowd was almost deafening, and it was as if you could see sparks of excitement in the air.
The referee steps into the ring, and the weight of anxiety is lifted from the crowd. "Hello, everyone! Welcome to tonight's main event!" he called out into a microphone. "It's-a-me, Mario! I'll be your ref tonight!"
The crowd applauds and cheers, glad that their match wasn't canceled after all.
"Without further ado, let's bring out our fighters!" Mario exclaims, getting the audience riled up. "In this corner… King Hippo!" The crowd has mixed reactions as a large, muscular man with a crown on his head steps in the ring.
"And in this corner," Mario points to the opposite side of the ring, "Little Mac!" The audience cheers wildly as Little Mac enters the ring, having gained much more recognition since he was now participating in the Smash tournament as well.
Little Mac and King Hippo glare at each other, both of them determination to win this fight. After Mario makes them shake hands, they wait for their cue to begin.
Ding! Ding! The moment Mario rings the bell, Little Mac and King Hippo charge towards each other. King Hippo lands the first Punch, taking Little Mac by surprise, but the short boxer steps forward and retaliates with a flurry of super-fast jabs to King Hippo's large stomach.
The heavyweight throws another powerful strike, but Little Mac darts to the right and dodges. King Hippo tries again, but can't match his opponent's speed in the ring.
"You've gotten stronger," Little mac says, "but you're nowhere near as quick as me." He runs forward and hits King Hippo with a well-aimed Uppercut, knocking the large boxer backwards.
Cheers and clapping erupt from the crowd. "Go, Little Mac!" Wii Fit Trainer screams, now immersed in the action.
King Hippo, livid with fury, rises to his feet and swings his fists wildly, trying to catch his nimble opponent. Little Mac moves as quick as an acrobat, dodging each Punch that King Hippo throws, however, he is unable to find an opening to fight back.
"Gaaah!" King Hippo screams in frustration, and by some miracle or luck, lands a devastatingly strong Uppercut to Little Mac's face.
"One… two… three… four…" Mario begins counting, hoping his friend can shake it off and get up on time.
Little Mac groans and barely manages to stand, breathing hard, but it is as if something has snapped inside King Hippo.
"Stay down!" the huge boxer shouts, and Uppercuts Little Mac, knocking him down once again. Mario begins counting again and gets to nine before Little Mac picks himself up again. Little Mac clenches his jaw and gathers his strength, dealing what should have been a KO Punch to King Hippo's chest.
The heavy boxer falls and Mario begins counting. "One… two… three…"
People in the stands are cheering wildly out of control, the excitement like a wild fire, uncontainable and spreading quickly.
"…Seven… eight… nine… ten!" Mario cries. "Total knock out!"
Everyone is so focused on Little Mac's apparent victory that they don't notice King Hippo right away. "I'll show you a total knock out!" he screams with rage, and moves faster than anyone thinks possible.
Before he knows it, a powerful fist collides with Little Mac's head, knocking him across the mat. Gasping in pain, he falls, groaning and fighting to remain conscious.
The crowd is in a frenzy now, booing and hissing at the heavyweight boxer. Palutena and Wii Fit Trainer are worried about Little Mac, who hasn't gotten up yet.
Now angry himself, Mario marches up to King Hippo. "You have already lost!" he yells over the uproar in the crowd, "Leave the arena, now!"
"I'm not the one who's knocked out!" King Hippo taunts, "but you'll be if you don't give me my championship belt!"
"You don't deserve this belt!" Mario retorts, and takes a fighting stance himself.
King Hippo charges towards Mario like a rhino, his fists flying. Mario jumps aside amid screams of alarm from the audience.
King Hippo rockets at Mario and jabs at the plumber, but Mario uses his incredible jumping power to evade the jab. He then charges forward and punches with all his might, launching the boxer into the air. King Hippo hit the mat with a thud, but got back on his feet again.
"He looks angry…" Mario thinks to himself, avoiding a flurry of Punches and throwing a fireball at King Hippo. He thought magic unfair in a boxing match, but King Hippo had cheated and hurt one of his friends, which leaves the plumber little choice.
"Hey! Stop that!" King Hippo rages, lunging towards Mario again.
Little Mac is laying at the edge of the ring and his eyelids flutter open. He groans in pain and tries to take in his surroundings. It all had happened so fast… Was Mario now fighting King Hippo? Mac believes that to be the case, and realizes he has to help, no matter how badly it hurts to move.
"Aahh!" King Hippo screams, running around the ring as if his hair were on fire, maybe because it is.
Mario delivers one final blow to King Hippo, and the large boxer falls to the ground like an oak. The audience cheers wildly, applauding the hero. "Go Mario!" Palutena exclaims with glee.
Mario is about to check on Little Mac, when-
Wham! A large, powerful fist collides with the side of his head. Mario is seeing stars as points of light dance across his vision.
By this time, Little Mac's vision clears and he is able to distinguish what is going on. Enraged and worried for his friend's safety, he jumps to his feet. "I'm not letting you hurt Mario!" he screams with fury.
Mario groans in pain and tries to get up, but his body now feels like a punching bag, and it hurts to move an inch.
Gathering all of his remaining strength, Little Mac charges towards King Hippo, delivering a massive KO Punch so powerful that the huge man was sent blasting off, crashing through the roof until he vanished in a little star of light in the distance, like Team Rocket.
The audience screams and gives a spattering of applause at Mario's and Little Mac's victory. This match is totally worth their money.
Struggling against the pain in his stomach and side, Mario stands and awards the championship belt to Little Mac, who holds up in pride, knowing that the day is won.
Back in the locker room, Mario and Little Mac have already changed back into normal clothes and are resting from their injuries. "That was one crazy fight." Mario remarks.
"Yeah." Little Mac agrees, "Thanks for being the referee. Without you, there wouldn't have been a match tonight."
"Nice job, Mac and Mario." Doc congratulates, handing each of them a chocolate bar.
"Thanks!" they both exclaimed, unwrapping the chocolate and biting into it, savoring the sweet taste.
"Don't get too full." Doc cautioned, "We're going to a pizza place after this."
"Ooh! Pizza!" Mario sighs, his mouth watering at the thought. He and Little Mac agree with this plan one hundred and ten percent.
After a while, Doc and the Smashers are at a pizza place enjoying pepperoni pizza and hot wings, all except for Wii Fit Trainer, who is eating a bowl salad.
"So, Mario beat you in a fight, did he?" Doc teases his student, "We're going to have to up your training level, then, aren't we?"
"Ugh! We just did that last week!" Little Mac protests, grinning. "Besides, I won my last fight against him!"
"He's a pretty strong fighter," Mario complements Little Mac. "I don't think I can win a boxing match against him…"
"Well, you're a pretty strong fighter yourself, Mario." Palutena comments, biting into a spicy hot wing.
Everyone grabs another slice of the large pizza while Wii Fit Trainer stares disapprovingly at them. "Don't eat too much Pizza or I'm going to give you a workout you'll never forget. You too, Doc." She points a finger at Little Mac's coach
"Come on Trainer, it's a celebration for Mac." Doc replies with a grin.
After celebrating for an hour and a half, Mario and his friends get ready to leave.
"Remember to train hard, but don't overdo it." Doc instructs, slapping Little Mac on the back.
"Don't worry I'll watch over him." Wii Fit Trainer reassures.
"Thank you Trainer. You know, you'd be a great girlfriend for Mac." Doc says, his eyes glinting with amusement.
Little Mac and Wii Fit Trainer turn a shade of red that resembles pizza sauce. "Doc! No! We're just friends." Little Mac protests.
"I'm just teasing you two. Hope you have fun in your tournament." says Doc. The Smashers embark on their transport journey back to the mansion, Little Mac and Wii Fit Trainer blushing all the way.
"Let's just pretend Doc didn't say that." Little Mac tells Wii Fit Trainer.
"Agree." Wii Fit Trainer agrees.