Time To Brawl

I'm only skipping ahead because I didn't want this story taking too long. To fill you in on what would've happened, Claus kept training and finally found what moves he wanted to use. He did get in a few fights with the meaner characters, but Ness was there to bail him out. Ness and Lucas have been getting a bit closer, but still keep things hidden from Claus. Now, we get to see the first half of the tournament unfold.

The horns sounded and everyone walked out onto the field. The sun was at its highest point, and there was a calm breeze in the air. Ness looked to the sky, and saw the small cottony clouds drifting by. He lowered his head as he was warped away with the rest of them. They all landed on an enlarged version of the Battlefield stage, but then it started changing. It turned into Final Destination.

Claus, upon seeing the stage change right before him, got a little scared. "Um, I-I didn't know we were fighting here..."

Ness goes up to his orange-haired friend. "I guess it's for a special occasion. They usually do the Battlefield stage, but apparently not this time..."

Lucas backs up until he hits Dark Pit. Dark Pit didn't like being bumped into, and isn't one to take things lightly. "What do you want?"

"I-I'm sorry, D-Dark Pit, but why'd the stage change so suddenly?"

Dark Pit looks around, noticing the other fighters panicking. "I dunno, but that ain't stopping me from getting my victory!"

Ness took a few steps back and was covered by shade; he wasn't part of the fight anymore. Lucas went to go talk to Ness, but Fox stopped him.

"Not now Lucas, the match is about to start."

Lucas waved to his raven-haired friend. "Wish me luck..."

"I'm rooting for you, Lucas..." Lucas disappeared with the others into the darkness. "I love you..."

The other Smash Bros. characters made their way back onto a big platform. It was one they haven't seen before, and appeared to be falling apart. A few of them made their way out onto the stage and started fighting. The rougher the action became, the more the place shook and crumbled. Eventually, all the wood and stone fell into the void underneath them and the person who fell in last was the winner of the round; it was Charizard.

Round after round, each set of four fighters made their way onto a crumbling platform. Lucas and Claus didn't fight each other at the same time, but it would happen later. Claus had won his round, and went on to watch his brother go up against Link, Isabelle, and Roy. Lucas had slid to an edge and held onto it for dear life. He didn't want to lose already, since his brother and Ness are watching, so he started pulling himself up. He heard his brother yelling at him to get up; even with fear of losing, Claus still wants the best of Lucas.

Link fell to the same edge Lucas was holding on to, and fell off the platform as well. Both of them were hanging on, when Roy came over and looked at the both of them with pity. He helped them up, promising a fair match for all of them, when stones started rolling all over the stage. It felt like they were in an earthquake as boards began falling from right underneath them. Lucas jumped up and landed on a higher ledge to get to safety.

(No, please... Don't let me get out yet! I want to impress my brother, and prove to him that I can do great things as well! Come on, Lucas, you can do it!)

Lucas jumped down from the ledge, with newfound bravery, and continued the fight. He went right for Isabelle, but she countered his attack. Link and Roy joined in on it, until the stage fell into the void, along with everyone on it. Claus looked down, and thought his brother didn't make it, then he looked up at the results screen. Lucas had fallen in last, so he won the round.

Lucas came back up, and Claus ran to his brother and hugged him. "Lucas, I thought you were out for good!"

"I thought I was too, but apparently, we were meant to fight each other in the last round, or whenever..."

Ness came by as fast as he could and patted both of them on their backs. "Nice job, you two, but don't give up just yet. There's still a few rounds left after this, so stay alert."

"Did you see me out there, though?!"

"You were great; I'd even say you were better than Claus..."

Claus slaps Ness on his cheek, which left a light red mark. "There's no way in hell that he did better than me. I gave it my all, and I won fair and square!"

Lucas laughed at his brother, then ruffled his hair. "You know, with you telling me to be all assertive and stuff, it really helped me out in that situation. I knew that if I stayed on that ledge and did nothing, I probably would've been out of the match. As soon as I leapt down, the stones were hitting the ledge. Plus," Lucas ruffled his brother's hair even more, making Claus even madder at him. "I find this rather satisfying..."

Claus swatted Lucas' arm away, then pinned him to the ground. "Like Ness said, keep your guard up. This thing ain't over yet, and when it is, expect to see me with that trophy."

"I'm pretty sure the award isn't a trophy, but keep dreaming pal..."

Ness smiled at the twins, then turned around to look at the screen. It displayed the next fighting times for the characters, and which ones are out. He sees himself at the bottom of the screen, with 'excused' written in red text over his icon, and turns red. He notices that the twins fight each other five rounds after Jigglypuff and Pikachu.

"Oh no... This isn't good..."