HOLD IT!
This story is part six of my six part series called 'The Fall of Smash'. I don't want anyone confused why the story is progressing the way it is in this story. If you want to know why certain actions are happening, different character interactions, or different events that will be referenced in this story, please go back and read my previous works. They are 'Hated by Love', 'Control the Power', 'Smash Bros Vacation', 'In my Mind?', and 'The Union'. I will admit that they probably have not aged well and can be cringy, but I also don't want anyone to skip essential parts of the story. If you don't want to read any of those, that is completely fine. I don't own any of these characters, all characters' rights belong to Nintendo, Sega, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and Konami. Now, without further ado, let's jump right into the story!
It was a bright, sunny day in Smash City. It had been two months since the long-awaited marriage of Mario and Peach had occurred. The two were living happily with each other and their love grew stronger every day as they embarked on their new adventure through life with each other. But they were not the only ones to be in a cheerful mood, for Luigi proposed to his long time girlfriend, Princess Daisy, on the very same day as the wedding. The green-clad plumber was excited now more than ever as he planned the date for their wedding. But it was not all happiness and rainbows for everyone; Bowser and Bowser Jr. were saddened and became very depressed after finding out about Peach's marriage to Mario. Bowser swore that he would make Mario pay for all the sadness that the Koopa felt. However, no one took the turtle seriously and just went on with their lives. Unbeknownst to them however, their lives would change as a certain villain smasher planned something devious...
"La la la hm...", Master Hand hummed to himself as he floated down the hallways of the Smash Mansion. The hand was having a good mood for once, a rarity for the smashers since the creator of the tournament would usually complain about the financial state of the mansion or be ticked off at his crazy, alcoholic brother. But today seemed to be in Master Hand's favor today: the tournament was at its peak in the ratings, Mario and Peach had been married, no one was having any trouble, it was going along smoothly for the hand. Master Hand then came up to his office and opened the door before going over to his desk and opening his laptop. He then turned his attention over towards one of the fights going on: it was among Samus in her Zero Suit, Pikachu, Fox, Lucina, and Cloud. The five fought fiercely as the crowds cheered for them. Soon the battle was over with Samus in first place as the fighters we're then teleported back into the mansion. Master Hand then gave a satisfied sigh as he turned on his laptop. But when the main screen turned on, Master Hand went from relaxed to frantic within a second.
"Huh!? How did this happen!?", Master Hand exclaimed as he looked at his laptop.
"How did-a what happen!?", a voice from the other side of the door asked as the door suddenly swung open as the mascot of Nintendo himself, Mario, charged into the room. Following him was Link, Samus (still in her Zero Suit), Pikachu, Fox, Marth, and Luigi. Master Hand then looked up as the group in front of him gave corned looks.
"What happened!? Did something happen to our money!?", Link asked.
"Did someone hack into our program?", Samus asked.
"Did the social media post something about us again?", Marth asked in a nervous tone. Master Hand then shook his...uh...body..as he looked back at his laptop screen.
"No! It appears that someone has leaked all of our new challengers!", Master Hand exclaimed. The smashers then had their jaws drop when they heard what Master Hand told them.
"WHAT!?", Luigi yelled.
"IM... IMPOSSIBLE!", Fox cried.
"Did you check the source Master Hand!?", Samus asked frantically. Master Hand then looked at his laptop screen before he pulled his phone out and began dialing a number. After a few seconds, the phone picked up to the person on the other side.
"Hello bro?", a voice was then heard that the smashers recognized as Master Hand's brother, Crazy Hand.
"CRAZY! THE ROSTER! IT...IT'S BEEN LEAKED!", Master Hand yelled. A crash was then heard followed by a sound of tumbling before Crazy Hand then picked up again.
"WHAT!? HOW!?", Crazy Hand asked.
"I DON'T KNOW, JUST GET OVER TO OUR SECURITY BOX AND SHUT OFF ALL WI-FI IN THE MANSION! WE CAN'T LET ANYONE KNOW ABOUT OUR FIGHTERS!", Master Hand yelled.
"ON IT!", Crazy Hand said as the sound of something zooming was then heard over the phone as the smashers gave Master Hand raised eyebrows.
"Wait a minute, Crazy Hand knows-a about the new fighters instead of-a me!?", Mario asked as Master Hand scowled at him.
"MARIO, SHUT UP! I NEED TO STOP THIS LEAKER FROM RUINING THE SURPRISE!", Master Hand yelled at the plumber.
"Who's the leaker?", Samus asked.
"I DON'T KNOW! APPARENTLY THE LEAKER CALLS THIS 'THE GRINCH LEAK', AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND OUT EVERYTHING!", Master Hand yelled.
"Did you-a check whose on the leak?", Luigi asked.
"NO, BUT I'M SURE THAT...huh!?", Master Hand suddenly stopped as he clicked the screen. The smashers were curious to what Master Hand saw since he was the only one seeing what was on the computer screen. Suddenly, Master Hand then began to giggle softly, then loudly as he looked at the screen, confusing the smashers by his actions.
"Well well well, this leak is anything but credible...", Master Hand said as the smashers widened their eyes.
"Wait! The leak is fake!?", Link asked. Master Hand then gave a smug look as he closed his laptop and leaned back in his chair.
"More fake than King Dedede ever winning a tournament, and that's highly impossible!", Master Hand said.
"HEY BRO, I'M HERE AT THE BOX! YOU WANT ME TO TURN IT OFF NOW!?", Crazy Hand then yelled from the phone. Master Hand then leaned up in his seat and was about to answer, but stopped before he gave one and thought about something for a second. He then leaned back in his seat and relaxed in it.
"The leak is fake, but turn it off anyways. I don't need anyone giving their hopes up on any of the fighters, I also have my own Wi-Fi to work off of.", Master Hand answered as the smashers gave him shocked expressions.
"HEY! WE NEED OUR WI-FI TOO YOU KNOW!", Fox yelled.
"TURN THAT OFF AND YOU'RE...", Link started.
"ALRIGHTY! TURNING WI-FI OFF NOW!", Crazy Hand then yelled from the other side of the phone as a loud noise was heard before screams were heard around the mansion.
"HEY! WHO TURNED THE WI-FI OFF!", Falco yelled.
"AW COME ON! I WAS WINNING THAT MARIO KART RACE!", Ness complained.
"I SUSPECT THAT MASTER HAND IS BEHIND THIS!", Snake yelled. Master Hand then chuckled to himself as the smashers in his office then glared at him.
"Master Hand! That was totally uncalled for!", Link said.
"We need our-a Wi-Fi for a recipe tonight! It is-a Asian!", Mario yelled as he slammed his fist in the table.
"SHUT UP! You'll be getting Wi-Fi later today as you do your interviews!", Master Hand yelled at the group as he leaned further back in his chair. The smashers then raised their eyebrows at the disembodied hand.
"What do-a you mean?", Luigi asked.
"Oh! I forgot to tell you. Well, Nintendo wants the original twelve to have interviews with some people who want to join the new tournament coming up!", Master Hand explained.
"WHAT!?", Link yelled.
"But-a Master Hand, we already had the interviews months ago! Besides-a, the people already sent in-a their applications!", Mario said.
"I know, but Nintendo wants us to at least talk to some people. They want us to get an idea about who to allow in the next tournament.", Master Hand explained.
"Hmm... I don't-a know...", Luigi said.
"Just do this, please?", Master Hand asked. The smashers then looked at each other before sighing and turning to him.
"At-a what time?", Mario asked.
"In about an hour.", Master Hand answered. Mario then sighed as he motioned for Luigi, Samus, Pikachu, Link, and Fox to follow him.
"Let's-a go rally up the others of our-a group...", Mario said as he and the others then left the office as Master Hand leaned back in his seat.
"Phew! That was close! Hopefully nothing like this ever happens again!", he said as he opened up his laptop and began to sign in to his Netflix account. He then chuckled as he closed the door and sat back in his seat.
"Now, how about some Man vs. Food?", he said joyfully.
"Well, we are-a here!", Mario said as he opened the door to where they were to have the interviews. They had taken the train into the city and were at a conference Hall. Their interview room was huge with a table in the middle of the room with two rows of benches behind it, one stacked on top of the other and having office chairs for seats. A singular seat was placed in front of the desk for where the interviewee was to be seated. Mario then walked up to the table and inspected it before noticing some papers on the table as he smiled to the rest of the group.
"At least they prepared for-a us!", Mario said.
"This still sucks Mario!", Captain Falcon griped as he then took his seat on the far right of the lower bench.
"Yeah! Why do I have to be here!?", Ness whined.
"Master Hand said-a that the original twelve had to interview the people.", Luigi explained.
"Ugh! Couldn't we have just left it at the last interview? That was months ago!", Yoshi complained.
"Unfortunately, Nintendo wants to see who to choose for newcomers. Probably late fighters like Ryu, Cloud, and Bayonetta.", Link said.
"Well, let's-a get this over with.", Mario said as he sat in his seat which was the middle of the table on the lower bench. Luigi then sat on his right with Link as Donkey Kong sat on Mario's left with Yoshi at the far left end. Kirby and Jigglypuff then took their seats on the far right on the taller bench as Ness sighed and took his place in the middle of the bench.
"This sucks!", Ness said. Samus then looked at Fox and Pikachu as she smiled at them.
"Who wants to sit next to me?", she asked.
"I DEFINITELY DO!", Fox exclaimed.
"PIKACHU!", Pikachu said as well. The two then looked at each other and glared back at the other as Fox growled while Pikachu let some sparks build up in his cheeks.
"Listen here you pest, I get to sit next to her!", Fox stated.
"Pika!", Pikachu warned.
"Guys, there's three seats up there already. Just let her sit in between you two.", Link said as he rubbed his temple in frustration. Fox and Pikachu then looked up and saw the empty seats before looking back at each other and crossing their arms and puffing out their air.
"Fine! Whatever!", Fox said agitatedly.
"Pikachu!", Pikachu said as he rolled his eyes. Pikachu then climbed up onto the taller bench and sat next to Ness in the middle as Samus took her seat to his left while Fox took the last seat on the left. Samus then smiled as the two continued griping about the situation.
"See? It was a win-win scenario!", she said.
"I prefer it when I win only...", Fox said as he reached out his arm, but unaware that Pikachu was watching him.
"Pika!", Pikachu said as he pulled on Samus's arm, rolling her towards him as Fox didn't notice.
"Wow, these seats have a bigger gap than I...AAAHHH!", he yelled as he fell face-first onto the floor. Fox then stood up and glared towards Pikachu's direction, who was being petted by Samus at the moment.
"Don't worry, we'll be done with this soon.", she said as Pikachu gave the bounty hunter a happy smile as she continued petting him, unaware about what happened to Fox.
"Pikachu!", Pikachu said before looking at Fox and sticking his tongue out at him as the pilot fumed at the Pokemon.
"Alright, let's-a get this show on the road!", Luigi said.
"Wait a minute, why are they here?", Ness asked as he pointed towards the three people in front of them which turned out to be Pit, Lucina, and Pac-Man.
"I'll be the one who introduces the interviewee to the smashers since I am familiar with meeting new people. After all, I was the first main mascot of a video game company.", Pac-Man said as he put a hand on his chest and gave a smug smile. Pit then pulled out his Palutena Bow as Lucina drew her Falchion.
"And we'll be the body guards!", Pit said cheerfully.
"Why do we need body guards?", Ness asked.
"Some people might not like the answers we give them. Remember what happened with Mewtwo during Brawl's interviews?", Link asked. Ness then widened his eyes, remembering how Mewtwo threw a tantrum when he learned he wasn't going to part of the Brawl tournament. Thankfully, Master Hand took care of that situation and knocked him, both figuratively and literally, out of the interview.
"Oh yeah...please protect us!", Ness pleaded as Pit laughed in response.
"No problem! Me and Lucina are going to make sure everything goes smoothly!", Pit said encouragingly.
"Uh oh, people are already starting to line up outside!", Pac-Man said as he looked out the window. Mario then took a deep breath before he smiled at the rest of the group.
"Alright! Let's-a go!", he said.
Ganondorf sat in his room, or the villain smashers' room that is. He was waiting until he was certain that nobody would be nearby. Unbeknownst to anyone in the mansion, he had been planning something for who knows how long. Last year he stole a book from Master Hand's office containing records about certain villains. However, he was not able to use the book until he found a way to resurrect the villain he was looking for; and if he used his own power, Master Hand would have caught him. He needed a power from an outside source in order to accomplish the next step. Thankfully for him, two months after he stole the book, an old enemy of Ryu's named Akuma attacked the mansion. The smashers failed in defeating the villain and had to rely on Master Hand to send Akuma to a different world. After those events, Master Hand wanted to find a way to calm Ryu down, this was the next step in the Gerudo's plan. The hand then took them all to Disneyland, where Ganondorf found his prize. The villains there at the amusement park had created a special artifact, a black orb; this black orb could bring people back from the dead. Ganondorf was successful in stealing the orb and used it to resurrect the one he sought, the Universal Cosmic Destroyer Giygas. Ganondorf then had Giygas team up with him as they both now completed the last step in Ganondorf's plan. Ganondorf then reached for his phone as he found the coast clear of anybody hearing him.
"Hello?", Giygas answered from the other side.
"Giygas, the time is nearly upon us. How close are we to being finished?", Ganondorf asked.
"The designs are almost ready, but I don't think I can accomplish the task by myself, not do I have the money to buy the equipment.", Giygas sighed.
"Don't worry, the others will soon join us!", Ganondorf said.
"Oh! Excellent! But do they have what we need?", Giygas asked. Ganondorf then laughed evilly in response.
"Don't worry, they have everything we need! Just keep low and we'll soon have back up!", Ganondorf said.
"Good! Just tell me when you bring them over! Good luck!", Giygas said before hanging up. Ganondorf then put the phone down as he then began to evilly laugh, he was soon about to be victorious.
"Alrighty, here's our first interview!", Pac-Man said excitedly as he opened the door and let a strange creature in. The creature stood up on two feet, appeared to be reptilian, had leaves on its hands, its underside was red as a green stripe along its waist, yellow eyes, and two tails that appeared to be similar to leaves. The smashers' mood then brightened up as they recognized by the creature.
"Oh hey, it's a Pokemon!", Link said as Pikachu and Jigglypuff jumped up and down in joy. Pac-Man then smirked as he stepped next to the Pokemon.
"Who's that Pokemon? Why, it's Grovyle!", Pac-Man said as everyone laughed at his reference except the Grovyle. The Grovyle then gave an agitated sigh as he rubbed his temple.
"Please do not make that joke again.", the Grovyle suddenly said, making everyone stop laughing and looking at him with awe in their eyes.
"Hey, he spoke!", Ness said.
"But I don't remember any-a Grovyle being able to-a speak before.", Mario said. The Grovyle then placed one of his hands on his chest as he lowered his head in respect.
"My apologies for not warning you. I am a special Grovyle, hailing from the Pokemon Dungeon game 'Explorers of Time.', the Grovyle explained as everyone's interest were piqued.
"Oh! A Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Game eh? That's-a new for an interview!", Mario said cheerfully.
"But that doesn't really explain how you can talk though does it?", Captain Falcon asked. The Grovyle then shrugged his shoulders in response.
"I guess, maybe it's because of Master Hand's power.", Grovyle suggested.
"Well, whatever it is, it would be nice to have another Pokemon to help translate for the ones that can't speak!", Samus said as Pikachu jumped up and down in joy.
"Pikachu!", the mouse Pokemon replied.
"I agree with Samus. It must be a pain to have Lucario translate everything and it's even worse to get Mewtwo to translate. I also think it would be great to have another Grass-type Pokemon in the roster!", Link said.
"Agreed! We've seen your moves before on different applications and think you would fit in great!", Fox said with a smile. Grovyle then smiled as he heard all the positive remarks from the twelve.
"Thank you all!", he said while rubbing the back of his head.
"So, what was-a your importance in the game?", Mario asked.
"Well, I was needed in order to help restore my planet and time.", Grovyle explained.
"Hey, that sounds a lot like Lucina and her quest!", Pit said. Grovyle then raised an eyebrow at the angel.
"Lucina?", Grovyle asked.
"Her!", Pit said as he pointed towards the female warrior. Grovyle then turned his head and froze when he saw her. Lucina then stepped forward and waved to him.
"Hey there! How are...", Lucina started.
"So...beautiful...", Grovyle said. Lucina then drew her head back and gave the Pokemon a confused look.
"Huh!?", she yelled.
"Beautiful...", Grovyle said as he stepped towards her. Lucina then gulped in fear as the Pokemon kept giving her the look.
"Uh oh...", she said as she tried to draw her sword, bug Grovyle grabbed Falchion and threw it away as he held Lucina's hand. The Pokemon then noticed a chair in the corner of the room and began to pick Lucina up. Everyone was surprised that despite being smaller than Lucina, Grovyle was much stronger than her. Pit then split his Palutena bow before he charged at the Pokemon.
"Hey! You just can't...", Pit yelled as he got closer, but Grovyle smacked him away with a leaf attack as Pit went flying to the other side of the room. Grovyle then walked over to the chair and sat in it before setting Lucina on his lap and began to admire her.
"So... beautiful...", Grovyle said as he put a finger on Lucina's face and began to run it down her cheek. Lucina felt the scales of the Pokemon and heard him give some chirps. She then made eye contact with the others as she begged for help.
"Hey guys...a...a little help?", she asked as Grovyle continued inspecting her face. However, the smashers remained in place, confused what to do.
"This is-a no good! If we attack, everyone will run-a away and Master Hand will-a be furious!", Mario said.
"Too bad I'm not allowed my Power Suit!", Samus said.
"But what about Lucina?", Captain Falcon asked as they watched Grovyle continue inspecting Lucina.
"Guys, we need to get the next interview in right now!", Pac-Man warned. Mario then looked back and forth between the yellow dot and the swordswoman. Mario then sighed as he looked at Pac-Man.
"Okay, just-a bring them in.", Mario said as Lucina gasped in shock.
"Mario!", she cried. The plumber than gave her a reassuring look.
"It's-a okay Lucina, he isn't doing anything from-a what I see. Just-a keep him busy, I don't-a think he'll be a problem.", Mario said. Lucina then gulped as she slowly nodded her head and turned her attention back to the Pokemon that held her.
"Please let these next interviews go smoothly...", Fox begged.
The next interviewee stepped in and had a determined smile on his face. The interviewee appeared to be a young boy dressed in a completely red mechanics suit, complete with different mechanics tools, a gold star on the left side of his suit, and brown hair and eyes. The boys then stepped forwards as the original twelve welcomed him with warm smiles.
"And now coming in next, we have Andy!", Pac-Man said as Andy waved at them.
"Hello everyone! I'm Andy from the 'Advanced Wars' series!", Andy introduced himself.
"Oh! 'Advanced Wars' was one of-a our favorites on the Game Boy! Right-a next to the Pokemon games, the Metroid games, and-a the Golden Sun games!", Mario said.
"Oh right, we've seen some representation from your series before! The little army men and tanks, I love them as Assist Trophies!", Link said as Andy gave him a confident grin.
"Yes! I would like to join the battle as our series first fighters!", Andy said.
"So, what-a moves do you have?", Luigi asked.
"Well, I could use my tools to help me in combat, I have learned some hand-to-hand moves through the past years, I could use a helicopter or plane for my up-b, I could... I could...", Andy said, but then began to sputter. The smashers then gave worried looks as the boy began to think about his moveset.
"Uh...are you alright there?", Fox asked.
"I...uh...I can't think of my moves...", Andy said, his tone starting to become discouraged.
"Andy, did you come here prepared?", Ness asked.
"Y...yes...I...I just can't remember!", Andy cried as tears began to roll down his cheeks.
"Uh oh, stage fright!", Mario said.
"Well...Andy, if it makes it up for you, we'll consider you, okay?", Samus asked. Andy then gave a weak smile as he raised his head.
"*Sniff* Thank you! I *sniff* thought I could do this easy, but I guess I was wrong.", Andy said.
"Don't worry, happens to us all.", Ness said with a smile. Andy then began to turn away, but then stopped when he saw Grovyle holding Lucina in his lap in the corner.
"Beautiful...", Grovyle said as he ran his hand across her face, Lucina was obviously uncomfortable at the moment. Andy then looked back at the twelve and pointed a thumb at the two in the corner.
"Are they alright?", Andy asked.
"Just-a...leave it to us...", Mario said. Andy then looked back at the two before shrugging his shoulders and walking out of the room. After the boy left, the twelve then sighed in relief.
"Poor kid, he was so prepared until he got stage fright.", Fox said.
"Maybe he'll be lucky and get in as a late fighters.", Link said.
"Oh well, not our problem now.", Captain Falcon said.
"Beauti...OOOHHH!", Grovyle suddenly exclaimed as Lucina then touched his face with her hand. The twelve then jumped out of the their seats as they shot looks of concern at her.
"LUCINA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?", Fox yelled as Lucina blushed in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, he asked me to touch his face. I didn't think he would react like this!", Lucina cried.
"So...warm...your...hand is...so is...your heart...", Grovyle said as he hugged her. Lucina then gave a look for plea as the twelve facepalmed themselves.
"This-a is going to be a long as...", Mario said.
"Alright! Who's...oh..it's you.", Pac-Man said in a dead-panned tone.
"Well? Let-a me in!", the next interviewee yelled as he rushed into the room where the twelve were waiting. The twelve then facepalmed themselves and groaned in despair as they recognized the lanky villain all dressed in purple and had upside-down L's.
"Our next interview is...*sigh*...Waluigi.", Pac-Man said as the rival of Luigi gave a excited yell.
"Yes! And I'm-a here today to show you what I-a have!", Waluigi said. The twelve then did their best to smile as they lifted their heads.
"Okay, show us!", Fox said.
"Okey dokey!", Waluigi said as he began showing off his punches and kicks before pulling out a tennis racket and golf club to show for weapons. The twelve were not bored to say the least, but they weren't invested much either. It wasn't so much about Waluigi's moves, but about Waluigi himself. Waluigi then stopped his presentation and gave a smile back at his audience.
"Well, did-a I impress you!?", Waluigi asked in anticipation.
"Uh...Waluigi...your-a moves weren't bad...", Luigi said.
"But...why should you join the tournament?", Link asked. Waluigi then laughed as he bent down and slapped his legs.
"Well? Isn't it-a obvious? It's-a to join my brother in the tournament!", Waluigi said as he pumped his fist into the air.
"Well... that's nice...but...", Samus said.
"You've...You've been to-a every interview and application stand that we have-a ever had. This...this-a...uh...makes Master Hand feel...uh...not wanting you.", Mario said as he cringed up and closed his eyes. Waluigi then looked down at the ground as his mustache began to drool down.
"Not want me? But...but I could-a...I could-a do something!", Waluigi said as he fell on his knees and placed his hands on the table in front of him.
"Like what?", Fox asked.
"I...I could-a be his grocery shopper!", Waluigi suddenly exclaimed.
"Waluigi, we already have everyone do that. Maybe next time.", Ness suggested. Waluigi then looked down at the ground as Pit stood next to him and led him to the door again.
"It's okay, not everyone makes it.", Pit sympathized.
"But it-a seems that anyone but me does...", Waluigi said before the doors closed again. The twelve then shook their heads as they looked at the time on the clock.
"Well, hopefully this doesn't go on much longer.", Link said.
"Jiggly.", Jigglypuff said as she rested her head on her hands.
"Who knew that interviews can be so tiresome?", Fox asked.
"Do...do you think that I am...cute?", the smashers then groaned as Grovyle still had Lucina close to him. The poor swordswoman was still scared as the reptilian Pokemon still looked at her as he did when he first saw her.
"Uh...yes! Yes!", Lucina answered, finding anyway to get out of there however.
"Do you think I would still...look cute as a Sceptile?", Grovyle asked as he began to chirp a little. Lucina then gulped as she looked him in the eyes.
"Yes...", she said nervously. Grovyle then smiled a little bit as he squeezed her again.
"Thank you!", he said as Lucina was shocked by his actions before returning the hug back.
"Can we please get someone to help her?", Captain Falcon asked. Suddenly, Pac-Man came rushing into the room with an excited smile on his face before he screeched to a halt in front of the table.
"GUYS! THE DESK CLERK UP FRONT JUST TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE LAST INTERVIEW!", Pac-Man shouted as the original twelve shook their heads in disbelief.
"WHAT!? BUT WHAT-A ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU SAID!?", Luigi asked in a flabbergasted tone.
"Well...to be honest I kinda overreacted...it was just the line was forming and I thought people would be barging in.", Pac-Man confessed.
"But why is there surprisingly a short crowd today?", Link asked.
"It probably has to do with these interviews just being recently announced. I mean, would Master Hand not warn us ahead of time if we were going to do another interview session?", Pac-Man asked. The original twelve then began to think about it before they looked at each other and nodded their heads.
"You know, you're-a right. Why would-a people be here if-a there was no interviews?", Mario said.
"So who is our last person?", Samus asked.
"Hold on, I'll go get him!", Pac-Man said as he raced back into the hallway. The smashers then sighed in relief as they leaned back in their seats.
"YES! LAST PERSON TO GO!", Captain Falcon said as he pumped his fists into the air.
"But who do-a you suppose it is?", Luigi asked.
"Whoever it-a is, please let him or-a her be easy to talk to.", Mario said.
"Beautiful...", Grovyle yet again said as Lucina did her best to stay calm.
"And please let whoever it is not to be disturbed by that!", Fox stated.
Pac-Man raced down the hallway, the final person of the day and he and the others could go home! He then turned down the corner to the main room but then stopped as he saw who was coming up. Pac-Man then rubbed his eyes in disbelief as he got a better sight of who it was before sighing in despair.
"Oh boy, heh heh...this interview is going to suck.", he said. Pac-Man then motioned the person to follow him as the two went back to the room and opened the doors. The interviewee then sat in the chair before the twelve as the original smashers facepalmed themselves and looked up towards the ceiling.
"Oh no...why-a him!?", Mario called out. The person then narrowed his eyes at the plumber as he scoffed back at him.
"Excuse me, but that is no way you treat your interviewee!", he scolded as everyone then sat in their seats and put in their best fake smiles.
"Yes, how-a rude of me. Tell me, how-a are you doing...Chrom?", Mario asked.
"Very good, how about you Mario?", Chrom asked back. The smashers did their best to focus on him and not at Lucina in the corner, who then recognized her father. But before she could say anything, she heard a voice inside her head.
"He doesn't know you're there. Please be quiet, we don't want a bad record if he sees you and pummels Grovyle. Master Hand would be furious if he found out!", Lucina recognized the voice as Ness's. She then realized it was Ness's telekinesis. Lucina then kept her mouth shut as she watched the interview go on, her father completely oblivious to seeing her in the corner of the room.
"So...Chrom, why do you want to join the tournament?", Samus asked nervously. Chrom then raised an eyebrow at her tone, but shrugged it off as he slammed his fist onto the table.
"So that I can help Lucina fight and protect her from the monsters at the mansion!", he said as the original twelve groaned at his response.
"Chrom, Robin is-a not a monster.", Mario said.
"HAH! That's what he wants you to think! I'll catch him! I'll show him who's...", Chrom ranted.
"Hey guys, where's Lucina? Master Hand told me that this was a short interview and wanted to bring you guys back home.", the smashers then gasped as Robin then walked into the room as Chrom turned around and glared at the tactician before standing up and walking over towards him. Robin then noticed Chrom and smiled at him.
"Oh, hello Chrom! How's it going?", Robin asked.
"It was much better until you showed up you monster!", Chrom said through his teeth as Robin gave him a confused look.
"Huh? Do you mean that they were considering you?", Robin asked.
"HAH! They still wouldn't consider me! What makes them hate me so much?", Chrom scoffed.
"Let's see, you've been at every interview and cutted in line, sent fifty applications to Master Hand, come barging over at the mansion every two months or so...yeah, we clearly have no reason to h...OOOWWW...er, I mean welcome you!", Fox said with a fake smile. Everyone then gave his a strange look before returning their attention at Robin and Chrom as Fox dropped his fake smile and rubbed his foot while giving Samus a saddened look.
"You didn't have to kick me.", he whispered.
"Do you want more trouble?", she rhetorically asked as Fox's ears laid down in shame.
"No.", he answered back.
"Then please don't say anything that would cause problems.", she whispered back as Fox sighed.
"Okay...", he whined as Samus leaned closer to him.
"Thank you.", she whispered before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. Fox then smiled as Samus gave him a smile, but Pikachu glared at Fox.
"Deal with it pest!", Fox said before sticking his tongue out at Pikachu, who had steam coming out of his ears.
"But Chrom, why am I receiving all this negative remarks!?", Robin asked, his face expressing shock at whatever Chrom had just said. Chrom then glared at the tactician before grabbing him by the collar and bringing him closer to him.
"Listen here, just because you are my daughter's friend doesn't mean you can be close!", Chrom hissed.
"But Chrom, Lucina and I are dating!", Robin stated, only to have his collar tightened as Chrom's glare became more fierce as fire began to build up in the swordsman's eyes.
"FOOL! DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO DARE TRY TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAUGHTER! WHY I OUTTA...", Chrom began.
"Um...Chrom?", Robin asked.
"DON'T YOU DARE BEG FOR MERCY! I'LL...", Chrom warned. But Robin then closed the swordsman's lips as he pointed behind Chrom as Chrom then turned around and had his eyes widen three sizes up. Across from him, he saw Lucina sitting in Grovyle's lap. Lucina then blushed in embarrassment, but Grovyle did not notice, he was still mesmerized by Lucina's beauty. Chrom then dropped Robin onto the floor, who quickly stood up as a fire then built up in his eyes too. The two then charged towards the Pokemon as they let out their war cries.
"LET GO OF MY DAUGHTER YOU MONSTER!", Chrom yelled.
"DON'T WORRY LUCINA, I'LL SAVE YOU!", Robin yelled.
"Huh? What's that?", Grovyle asked as he looked up, only to get kicked in the face by Chrom. The two then pounced onto the Pokemon as a dust cloud soon formed around them. Chrom and Robin then popped out of the cloud as they set Lucina gently on the ground before rolling up their sleeves and jumping back into the dust cloud. Grovyle could be heard screaming as Chrom and Robin continually yelled at the Pokemon and punching and kicking was heard before the dust cloud settled and revealed Chrom and Robin holding a beaten up Grovyle. The two were smiling victoriously while Grovyle was bleeding out if his mouth and nose. Grovyle then looked up at Lucina and gave a defeated sigh.
"I guess I wasn't thinking straight and lost control. I'm a bad person.", Grovyle whined.
"No, you didn't do anything horrible. Your not a bad person, just someone that needs better contract.", Lucina said. Grovyle then looked up at her with a shocked look before a single tear ran down his cheek and smiled while his cheeks turned red from blushing.
"Th...thank you...you...you truly are a nice person...", Grovyle said.
"Yes, NOW GET OUT OF HERE!", Chrom yelled as he and Robin then kicked Grovyle out the window as a thud was heard outside. The two then patted their hands and went up to Lucina as Robin embaced her with a hug.
"Oh thank goodness! I thought he was going to harm you!", Robin exclaimed.
"Don't worry Robin, he wasn't going to do anything.", Lucina reassured him.
"But I am going to do something! Get off of her!", Chrom yelled as he picked Robin up and threw him away. Chrom then smiled as he hugged his daughter.
"Oh Lucina, how I have missed you!", Chrom said.
"I missed you too father!", Lucina said as she embraced him back. Robin watched this with a shocked expression on his face as the other fourteen smashers then facepalmed themselves.
"We asked for no trouble, yet we get more trouble.", Link said.
"That-a sounds like Smash Bros!", Mario said.
"I still see no reason why he shoved me away and called me a monster!", Robin said as the group then entered the mansion. They had taken the train station home and were getting ready to relax for the rest of the evening, but Robin then went into a rant about how Chrom had treated him, making everyone get annoyed with him.
"And you thought it was okay to beat up that Grovyle?", Lucina asked. Robin then blushed as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Well...he was holding you prisoner...I had to save you!", the tactician then said as he put on a smug grin. Lucina, however, facepalmed in response as the others groaned in annoyance.
"Please Robin, we know that the real reason you beat Grovyle up was because he was with Lucina.", Captain Falcon said as Robin then opened his eyes from his smug state and glared at the racer.
"NO I WASN'T! AND FOR THE RECORD, THE...", Robin began as everyone raced out of the hallway.
"SHEESH! Talk about-a earload!", Luigi said as everyone nodded their heads. Samus then stretched her arms out and gave a yawn as she walked down the hallway towards her room.
"Well, I'm going to relax now. Do you want to watch a movie with me Fox and Pikachu?", she asked. However, she already knew the answer as Pikachu jumped into her arms and hugged her.
"Pika!", Pikachu said as she giggled at his response.
"Yeah! Beats having to do nothing!", Fox said as he wrapped his arm around her and rested his head against hers (they are the same height in this story, remember). Suddenly, Fox yelped as he rubbed his hand and glared at Pikachu, who had just zapped him with a little electricity.
"Stupid mouse!", Fox growled.
"Pika pika!", Pikachu shot back as Samus giggled at their bickering.
"Oh come on you two, behave! Bayonetta will be with us!", Samus said as the three walked down to her and Bayonettas' room. The rest of the smashers then began to go back to their rooms when Master Hand peaked out of his office and gave a nervous chuckle.
"Oops. Sorry I had you all worked up about something that wasn't as bad as you thought. Hopefully everything went well!", Master Hand said.
"AND THE NERVE OF HIM FOR CALLING ME A MONSTER!? WHAT MAKES ME SO BAD!? I BETTER TEACH HIM THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TACTICIAN AND A MONSTER!", Robin ranted as he and Lucina passed by Master Hand. Master Hand then watched the two go down the hallway as Lucina tried to call him down. Master Hand then retreated back into his office and pulled out a headset and placed on himself...uh...somewhere...before opening his laptop and getting back to his favorite pastime.
"Looks like I'll better watch Man vs. Food with these on tonight.", Master Hand said as he returned back to his show.
(Author's note)
Well well well, we've finally arrived to the final part of my series! Wait a minute, without any other distractions, let me say...HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wow, it's been over a year of writing! Time seems to fly by so fast now. Anyways, back onto the story. Yes, I recapped certain events for new viewers and reminders (such as Fox and Samus being the same height), but I also wanted to look back on Smash as well. When looking back at who people wanted for Smash, Grovyle/Sceptile was a popular pick during the Smash 4 days, hence why I chose him. Also, he and Lucina share similar traits, which I thought would be funny if Grovyle had a crush on her. Weird, yes, but it's something I thought would produce a funny affect. Andy I thought of since I used to play the Advanced Wars games on the GBA, so I thought it would be funny to have a camoe for the series. Also, I included the Grinch Leak because it would be funny to think of Master Hand going frantic over a leak, only to find out that it was fake (I also didn't believe in the leak! Yippee! R.I.P. Isaac though...) But I do want to mention that this will be the longest story I write, and since I am soon going to college, it may take a while before it is finished. However, it will start out slow at first, but then get moving as it shifts its tone to much, and I mean much darker tones. Trust me, you're not going to believe it when these times come! Anyways, let's end our first chapter into the final part of this series with a familiar catch phrase; until next time, aloha! I don't own any of the characters, all characters belong to their respective owners.