Peach sat in her room waiting for whoever's name would be called.

Peach simply wanted some time to herself and wanted more time to read the book that she brought with her. As she read through, she began remembering Samus's worry for her. Peach was more than confident in her abilities, and whoever she fought, she would give it her all. But she understood Samus worries, after all, Ridley has a reputation of being vicious.

But the one thing that Peach really liked about Samus worrying a lot was that it gave herself proof that Samus liked her and cared about her. She still thought it was a long shot, but she kept her hopes up regardless.

Soon Peach got tired of her book, she put a bookmark in and closed it. She left it on her bed and made her way to the lounge. As she walked the speakers came on.

"Attention! The third Semi-Finals fight is," he paused for effect. "Peach versus Pac-Man! Peach, meeting room 2 and Pac-Man meeting room 3 in five minutes!"

Peach was now more excited than ever as she walked. It was her turn to fight and she couldn't be happier to show off to Samus. She slightly blushed at the thought of Samus watching her fight but shook it off and continued her way to the meeting room.

When she reached the lounge Samus, Zelda and Knight were all sitting on the ground near the fireplace playing monopoly, they looked at Peach as she walked by.

"Good luck out there." said Zelda.

"Glad you're still wearing the black dress." said Samus as she looked over Peach's dress.

"Thanks, guys. No promises on the dress not getting ruined." Peach gave Samus a wink and made her way through the door.

Knight simply waved and said nothing.

Peach walked into the meeting room, sat on the chair and waited. Soon a woman wearing a black shirt and black skirt walked in.

"Hey Peach! Been a while!" the woman said.

"Hey Sylvia, how you been?" asked Peach.

"I've been good, works still exciting and difficult as always. What about you? I heard you got to use a gun."

"Yup. Loved it, wish I brought it though."

"That's alright, you have a stone hard ass." Sylvia grinned. "Anyway, no items, only the Smash Ball, that's about it. You already to fight?"

"I'm ready." Peach said excitedly as she got up from her chair. "Let's open that elevator." The elevator opened and Peach stepped in. As the door closed, Sylvia spoke.

"Kick some ass Peach."

"Oh, I will."

The elevator moved and Peach began taking a few deep breaths. She would be alone, and she had no idea how the arena would look. Even with her confidence Peach felt nervous, Samus would be watching and that made Peach feel-

Focus Peach! Focus! She told herself. She took a few more deep breaths and she was calm again. Soon the elevator opened, and Peach stepped out into the arena. The arena was fixed after what Kirby did to it, Peach didn't know how they fixed it in a day but figured it was some form of magic.

The layout of the arena was beautiful. The grass was short all the way to the edge, and instead of trees placed out, there was bamboo all around her. It was hard to see how tall the bamboo went but it was taller than any other tree she had seen in the Mushroom Kingdom. There was even a thin layer of mist around the arena, Peach could still see around her and she figured it was only here for the atmosphere.

"Today we have two legendary fighters, the famous damsel in distress, Peach!" shouted Howard. "And the infamous dot-munching warrior, Pac-Man!" The audience cheered loudly, one half of the audience was cheering Peach, the other for Pac-Man.

"You know this arena is so nice looking, the people that worked on it put so much effort in. . . . How bad do you think it'll look afterward?" asked Kreese.

"It won't even be recognizable." said Howard with a chuckle.

Peach walked through the Bamboo forest to the middle and was now face to face with Pac-Man, he gave her a thumbs up and a wink and took his fighting stance.

"Good luck to you too." said Peach as she stood ready.

"FIGHT!"

Pac-Man dashed forward in his original form, Peach jumped over him and kicked downward at him. Pac-Man took the hit but then jumped back and kicked Peach in the stomach, sending her back, destroying some bamboo as well. Peach got up and began throwing a few turnips, Pac-Man simple ate them as he ran towards Peach. When he got close, he attacked Peach with Blinky and then began punching and kicking rapidly. When he finished, he then attacked with his Galaxian, it spun in the air hitting Peach and then spun around back hitting her back.

Pac-Man put it away once he caught it, he was about to continue his onslaught when Peach rammed Pac-Man with her ass sending him back. Peach had to think quick, his onslaught tired her out and she needed a way to take him out quick. She looked behind her and noticed the edge of the arena was close, then she had a plan.

Peach started running toward to edge of the arena, and as Peach suspected Pac-Man followed. Once she was near the edge she stopped, Pac-Man came near and when he least expected it, Peach grabbed him and began pummeling him. After a few hits, Peach spun around and threw him over the edge. Peach let out a sigh and she started to relax, but then she heard the sound of a trampoline, and then she heard it again.

Then out of nowhere, Pac-Man jumped up from below and landed back on the arena. Pac-Man started throwing multiple different fruits, Peach pulled out her parasol and started defecting the variety of fruit, an apple, a cherry, a strawberry, and then a melon came towards her. Instead of using the parasol, Peach pulled out her frying pan and swatted the melon, shattering it to pieces.

Pac-Man ran towards Peach and started another onslaught of attacks, except this time Peach was ready. She used her frying pan as both a weapon and as a mini shield to block Pac-Man's punches and mainly used her parasol as a weapon. As their fight continued, Peach noticed something off in the distance behind Pac-Man. Something shiny was jammed into a cluster of bamboo, it was the Smash Ball. Peach didn't want Pac-Man to notice so she jumped over him and was now behind him. Their melee combat continued but as the fight went on, Peach carefully kept moving back to get closer to the Smash Ball. She also made sure to block Pac-Man's sight of it as they fought so he wouldn't start running for it.

Soon she was near the cluster of bamboo that held the Smash Ball, she stopped moving back held her ground. When she saw an opening, she rammed her ass at Pac-Man again and once he was far enough away, she smashed the Smash Ball with her frying pan. The fiery glow emanated around her and she turned her attention back to Pac-Man, who now had a look of horror on his face.

Peach began her dancing and out of nowhere music was playing and peaches fell from the sky. Pac-Man tried his best to stay awake but was soon lying on the ground out cold. Peach walked up to Pac-Man and as he slept, she swung her parasol at his head, leaving a red mark across his face. Pac-Man was somewhat awake now but still wasn't ready for Peach to swing her frying pan at his head, leaving another red mark. Pac-Man was now fully awake but right before he could attack, Peach swung both her parasol and her frying pan at the same time, both colliding onto Pac-Man's head.

Pac-Man bobbed his head up and down a few times, looked around confused and dizzy, and fell face first into the grass. The second Pac-Man hit the ground the one half of the audience cheered, while the other stayed silent.

"Wow, the arena didn't get mangled today." said Kreese.

"Either way the fight was still great." said Howard.

Peach looked down at Pac-Man, she felt a little sorry for him. But she was still glad she won. he did put up a good fight though, and even though he was unconscious, she felt she should say something.

"Nice fighting Pac." she said. Soon two Pooka's and two Pygar's came running out of the bamboo forest and began caring Pac-Man back inside the stadium. Peach walked back to where the elevator was, it came up and a door opened. She walked inside and couldn't wait to get some rest.

Samus had been watching the fight on the TV at the bar in the lounge, and not once did she move or say a word.

She just couldn't stop staring at Peach fighting and the whole time she watched she had a smile on her face. Zelda had also been sitting with Samus while the fight happened, and while she did watch the fight, she also loved seeing Samus smile while watching her crush fight. Only when the fight ended did she speak.

"That was a great fight." said Samus.

"Yeah I bet you enjoyed it." said Zelda with a grin.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh nothing, what did you think of it Knight?" Zelda looked to the left of her and waited for Knight's response.

Knight looked at Zelda and stared. Zelda looked back at Samus.

"He liked it."

Soon Peach entered the room and everyone clapped. Shulk gave her a handshake, Daisy gave her a hug and Luigi said. She should teach him some moves. She then walked to where the others were and sat next to Samus.

"How did I do?" she asked with a grin. What Peach really wanted to know was what did Samus think of it.

"You were amazing. The way you finished off Pac-Man was great." said Samus with a huge smile. Peach felt herself blushing.

"Nice job out there." said Zelda.

"Thanks, guys, what did you think it Knight?" Peach wasn't expecting an answer but wanted to see if Knight would do anything.

Knight looked over and said nothing.

"Thank you, Knight." Peach figured it was his way of saying 'Good job'.

"Now guys," it was Zelda who spoke, except her voice was now more serious. "Before you say it, yes I know, I'm fighting Ridley tomorrow."

Samus and Peach went quiet, they both knew it would come up and that one of them would end up fighting him. Samus then remembered when she and Peach talked about it yesterday, and then she spoke.

"Just do your best." Zelda was a bit shocked.

"You're not scared or worried?"

"I am, but this was inevitable and I'm sure you'll beat him." Zelda looked at Samus and a small smile grew over her face.

"Thanks for trusting me."

"Where did Knight go?" asked Peach. The girls looked around them and around the lounge but couldn't find him.

"I'm sure he's just looking for Kirby." said Samus.

Knight was in the boy's hallway looking for a certain room that a certain someone was occupying. As he walked some of the other fighters took notice of him.

"Hey, nice job beating up Bowser little guy." said Wario.

Knight kept walking.

"Hey, I never said this earlier, your fight with Bowser was great." said Pit.

Knight kept walking.

He eventually found the room and knocked on it.

"Give me a sec." said a grumpy voice. Soon the door opened, and Ridley stood before Knight. "What?"

Knight stared.

"Okay listen," Ridley paused for a moment. This little creature was frustrating him. He wanted to talk but couldn't, didn't bring cards with words or even a piece of paper with a message on it. He then continued. "I can't read your mind. So, if you have something to show me, show it."

Knight looked at Ridley, then down the hall that led back to the lounge. He looked back at Ridley and then started walking back to the lounge.

"Ooookay I guess I'm following you." Ridley followed and soon they were at the door that led to the lounge. "So, what is it?" asked Ridley.

Knight only opened the door a little, but just enough so they could see the bar. Knight pointed towards Zelda, shut the door and then stared back Ridley. Ridley thought for a moment, even began scratching his chin. And soon he figured it out.

"Oh, I see. You're worried for her." Ridley suddenly had a terrifying grin. "Well, here's the thing, people get hurt at the Smash Bros tournament. I mean, look at what you did to Bowser." he said sarcastically.

Ridley then leaned in close to Knight, so they were nearly at eye level.

"But hey, just for you I'll go easy on her, promise." Ridley patted Knight on the head and began walking back to his room.

As he walked away, Knight stared at Ridley. Knight wasn't an expert with people, but he knew for a fact that Ridley was lying.