Chapter 3

Classroom Antics

A/N: Hey look! A chapter that wasn't posted a month later.

I found Battlefield on the wall of maps, which was composed of a few simple floating platforms, and put my finger on it. Gunner, Megaman, and Samus did the same, and we warped over there in a timely manner.

All of us landed on separate platforms; me being on the main platform.

Megaman was admiring the sights, unlike Gunner, who was acting rather antsy and looked like she was about to throw up.

We all gathered around Samus. " Now, before we even begin, you two need these. " She handed us backpacks, fancy boots, watches, and strange cannons similar to Megaman's. Me and Gunner put the other items on, but stared at the cannon dumbfounded.

Megaman caught our belwildered looks. " You put your hand in it, and it should feel like your holding a gun if you hold it right."

He was right: As I put my hand in the cannon, my hands felt the similar handle and trigger of a gun.

" Ooh, shiny!" I said in awe, seeing my own reflection in it. Gunner put it on as well, but I started to notice drops of sweat beading on her forehead.

" Hey Gunner, are you ok? " Megaman asked.

" Y-yeah… I'll be fine…" she replied shakily.

" Eh, okie dokie pokey…." I muttered. " So, um, Samus? How do you even work this thing, anyway?"

Samus dodged one of Megaman's practice shots before turning to face the two of us again.

" It mainly relies on motion control but you also use your thumb inside the gun and the bulky part on your cannon. For example," she moved out of the way. " just try shooting normally. "

I pulled my trigger, and suddenly small projectile exploded in front of me, making everyone jump back, except Samus, who looked unfazed.

" What was that?" I asked, trembling.

" That was your standard attack. Moving on, try pushing the bulky part up, hold it there, then you shoot. " Samus explained.

I grabbed the gray part of the cannon and pushed it up. I felt an immense power charge inside. I let it charge a bit, then I pulled the trigger, unleashing a flurry of bullets in front of me.

" And there's your forward smash attack. " Samus said. " Now, I want you to flip the switch with your thumb and shoot normally once more. "

I did, and a green ball of energy shot out.

Gunner, who was watching, clapped.

" Good. I'm going to let you and Gunner experiment with those options. Meanwhile, " Samus turned to face Megaman, who was seeing how far up we were. " I'm going to give Megaman a practice round. "

*Meanwhile*

" Breathe slowly while you hold this pose. "

The Wii Fit Trainer was in a tree pose in a workout room, along with a struggling Cristine and Brawler. Little Mac was also there, but he wasn't wobbling as much.

" Ugh. How can I do flurries of punches but can't hold a simple aerobics pose? " Cristine grumbled.

" Whoa, flurries of punches? I'd like to see you try. " Brawler smirked.

Cristine returned the smirk, clenching her once flat hands into fists. " Gladly. "

Mac just gave a confused glance.

Wii Fit Trainer tried to keep up on track. " Alright you three, put down your arms and return to your normal position. Now, my male counterpart will show you downwards dog. " The female walked off and a male took her place and began teaching the pose.

Cristine didn't last long. She turned to brawler. " Psst. What does this move help you in? "

Brawler attempted a shrug. " I dunno, abs? "

The aerobics pose dragged on, until finally we were allowed to stretch.

The female WFT turned to us. " Now, i'm going to get Mario so he can give you the basics. Don't get into too much trouble. " The two trainers walked away, just leaving Cristine, Brawler and Mac alone.

Brawler looked around the room curiously, taking in the sights of the room. Not only was it a fitness center, but also a battlefield! He would've spent the entire time gawking at it when he heard small footsteps come his way.

Expecting Mario, Brawler tried not to bring up the impersonation incident from orientation, until someone who he didn't expect ran through the entrance.

The boy stopped to catch his breath, then looked at the group with panic.

" H- has * gasp * anyone seen * gasp * Mario? " he attempted to say.

" Um… who are you? I didn't see you at the orientation. " Cristine asked curiously.

The young boy tipped his hat. " My name is Ness! I'm one of the veterans from the very first tournament. I uh... " He dropped his voice. " Overslept and missed the train… just want to tell Mario I didn't miss it on purpose."

" It's your lucky day! Mario will be here in a few moments. " Cristine replied.

Ness did a little bow. " Okay! Thanks. " He turned and went to sit on the sidelines.

Brawler decided to check out the flying Wii Balance Boards when suddenly he was lifted up and felt pain shoot through butt and lower back.

" Ahh! Whats g-going on?! " He looked down to see Cristine punching him rapidly, so fast it was making Brawler airborne.

" Don't say I didn't warn you. " Cristine snickered.

Brawler attempted to free himself, but her punches kept interrupting his own movements. Mac tried himself, but that only got him a punch in face in result.

Mario walked in on this, seeing the chaos in the room. Brawler was still up in the air panicking, while Cristine still had her grin and punches going. Mac had an ice pack on his cheek thanks to the unexpected bruise. Ness wasn't paying attention, as he was waiting for Mario.

" Mama mia…" Mario grumbled. This wasn't going to end well.

*Meanwhile, again*

" And that's how you can use your sword as recovery! "

Link was teaching the two swordsmen a recovery move, while in the back, Toon Link was carefully observing the class. He knew for sure one day his older less cartoonish self would get bored of this and pass the teaching baton along, so he had to be ready.

He quickly frowned. Of course not. This was Link.

And he was obviously enjoying this.

" Now, can anyone tell me how to properly do the move again? " Link asked.

Swordfighter waved his hand around like a bird who found bread.

" Yes, Swordfighter?"

Swordfighter beamed. " You bring your sword back, bring all your power to the sword and swing in a circle, lifting you up! " Swordfighter demonstrated this.

Link clapped. " Great job. John, would you like to give it a try? " He turned to the green Mii, who found the floor very interesting.

Link cleared his throat. " John? You alive there? "

John snapped into focus. " Huh? Oh yeah… recovery move… heh …" His palms began to sweat, and the sword started to feel heavier. Why… why did I agree to do this?!

He slowly came forward, coping Swordfighter's charging pose. He tried to focus his power to the sword, but something seemed to prevent that. As he flew the sword forward in the circular motion, he felt air desperately try to push him up.

But nothing really happened.

Link clapped anyway. " You gained a bit of air John. " Link tried to hold a laugh as he glanced over at Toon Link. " You got better air than Toon Link's first attempt."

Toon Link gave him a burning glare. " What?! At most we were even! "

The whole room dissolved into laughter.

Link got everyone together. " Alright, Toon Link, teach him how a usual smash battle is like."

Toon Link's eyes widen in astoundment. Him teaching another fighter? Unbelieveable!

"John, I would like to speak to you personally. " Link added.

John stiffened. Gulp… this isn't going to turn out well.

While Toon Link led his new pupil to one side, Link led John to a nearby bench.

Link focused his attention on him. " John, have you ever used a sword before? "

John eyes flooded with panic. He fidgeted around in his seat a bit.

" N-no… " He muttered.

To his surprise, Link just gave a slight smile.

" It's okay. Swords can be difficult at first. But they are one of the best weapons you can have. I'm sure of it. " He patted John shoulders. " Now, go find Toon Link, or you'll be like a headless cucco in a battle! "

John grinned and Link watched him run to Toon Link. He turned to look at his own sword and frowned. I understand that a sword can be difficult, but he seemed so nervous. Is he alright?

*Hey look! We're back where we started!*

I messed around with my canon a little more.

" Man, this thing is awesome! " I cheered.

Gunner joined in. " It's amazing how a cannon can do so many different things. "

Samus gathered everyone up.

" Alright, now it is time to show how a smash battle wor- hey, where's my chart? " She looked around the battlefield.

Pit rolled the chalkboard up behind her. " Sorry Samus. I got a little bored and drew on the back. " He waved at the rest of us before leaving.

Samus cleared her throat. " Now then. Let us begin. "

She pointed to several parts of the board as she spoke. " Unlike most battles, you do not lose a fight by fighting until you run out of health. It depends on your launch distance. The more you get attacked, the farther you will be launched. "

She pointed over the edge. " If you get launched far enough or not able to recover enough, don't worry. A forcefield will catch you and you will slide down to an area, counting as a " Death ". A hovering ledge will bring you back to the top. If it is a stock battle and you loose your final stock, you will take a different ledge to watch the rest of the match. Everyone got that? "

Everyone nodded.

" Good. Let me show you the room. " She lead us toward the edge and jumped off, and Megaman followed. I was about to jump off myself when I saw Gunner trembling.

" Are you sure your alright? " I asked.

" I-I t-think I'm gonna be sick! " Her face slowly colored to green.

" Take a few steps back and take a deep breath. " I tried to calm her down.

" Hey! You two coming down or what? " Megaman yelled.

" Sorry! Gunner is having some issues! " I yelled back.

Gunner was in a fetal position on the ground, shivering.

" I can't do it…. " she answered hoarsely.

I got a lightbulb " What if I carried you down? "

" N-no! You don't understand! "

" But we gotta get down eventually! " I looked around with panic.

I had to do something.

" Alright, come on, we're going down! " I scooped her up and ran toward the edge.

" Wait! WAIT! " Gunner yelped.

I leaped off the edge toward the bluish red forcefield. Just as Samus said, the field caught us and we started to slide toward the center.

" Isn't this fun? " I giggled.

" Uncle… " Gunner said in a daze.

We finally made it to the center where the other two waited for us. And you wouldn't believe their faces when they saw Gunner.

" Are you alright, Gunner? " Samus asked.

" All signs show positive. Were the heights to much for you? " Megaman said after a few beeps.

" Luckily for Gunner, it's about time to stop and get lunch. What you newbies are doing next is going to be a lot of fun, I assure you. "

Megaman smiled. "I heard it will be on the ground. So you don't have to worry about that. "

Gunner just groaned as the familiar angel slid into the room.

" Someone mention food? I'll take you guys straight there! " Pit offered instantly.

Woo! New chapter, done. I know, another getting used to everything chapter, but hey, at least it wasn't all on me. Now THAT would be boring. The next chapter is going to be more fun than a barrel of monkeys to write. I hope. And we have Ness and the other Mii's got some time to shine!

Pit: Try to finish the chapter quickly. I'M HUNGRY!

Me: Patience Pit. Patience. Oh, and don't be shy to send a review. Whenever it's a typo or job well done, I accept it.