05- Yoshi
AN: Okay, quick note before this one starts. I was having difficulty deciding whether to make Yoshi be from Mario or from Yoshi's Island. I finally decided to go with the latter due to the fact that he (or they? I think I'll stick with gender neutral terms...) is listed as being from his own series in Smash Bros, instead of being from Mario. However, this means some time travel crap needs to happen, which is never good. I'll try to keep things as un-confusing as possible, but bear with me if I make any continuity errors
It was another average day on Yoshi Island. Flowers danced with happy faces on them and most of the island's inhabitants have become peaceful again after Baby Bowser's reign of terror had recently come to an end. Unfortunately, after the defeat of the young king came the return of the Mario babies to their homes. Of course the Yoshis were happy that the children were safe, but at the same time they were sad to see them leave.
Just a few weeks after the infants had gone, the Yoshis were laying around in their part of the island, continuing their normal, somewhat uneventful lives.
Unlike most of the other fighters, the dinosaurs weren't eager to pick a fight, and so were more delighted than defensive when an adorable new creature approached them, with letter in hands. The Yoshis all immediately surrounded the yellow being, though there was an unmistakable feeling of comfort coming from them, and no malice whatsoever. For once, the small rodent felt completely safe and was almost tempted to just stay with the friendly beings. It knew it had a goal though, which it was determined to accomplish.
There was a problem, however: It had no idea which one to give the letter. None of them struck the creature as "leader". Shrugging, it layed the letter on the ground and scurried off, assuming the problem would solve itself.
The dinosaurs looked curiously at the note, before one volunteered to open it. They all huddled around it to see what was written.
"Yoshi,
You have been personally invited to participate in a tournament comprised of the universe's eight greatest fighters. Your selfless acts in saving the Mario brothers and stopping Bowser make you a perfect qualifier to fight for the title of 'Champion of the Universe'! You have a month to prepare before a representative comes to get you. The only prerequisites are: you may not permanently eat your opponents and you can't tell anybody about the tournament. I wish you luck!
-Hand"
The Yoshis cheered in joy. The fight sounded like lots of fun, and they all loved having fun more than anything.
Of course, as the note didn't specify a colour, they all believed it was an open invitation. After all, saving the babies was a group effort. However, not all of the dinosaurs were as eager as the others, as fighting wasn't their primary talent. Saving babies was one thing, but it wasn't exactly their favourite hobby.
Once all was sorted, six Yoshis were prepared to fight. Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Purple. As soon as that was decided, they all went off, having play fights to practice their moves. The entire thing just a game to them after all.
AN #2: I figured I'd spice things up a little with this one. Yoshi has 6 different colours in the original Smash, so I thought I'd treat them all as separate fighters. I won't do this with everybody, but it fits Yoshis character well, so I put it in as a fun twist. See y'all next time!