Chapter 6: Power Kings

Rolf and Wario stepped onto the court and went to opposite sides. Suzuki, now dressed in brown pants, a yellow sweater and a straw hat climbed up at sat in the umpire's chair. He said, "Hello. My name is Suzuki and I will be your umpire today."

"Hmph." Rolf said, looking at Wario. "How droll... How a fat man like you can play tennis."

"What was-a that?" Wario yelled, "I'm-a make you eat-a those words AND show you my-a true power!"

"Hmph." Rolf replied, "That's the spirit. I'll be ready."

Suzuki took out a coin. "If it's Heads, Rolf will serve first." He said excitedly, "If it's Tails, Wario will serve first." He tossed up the coin. Once it dropped, he cried, "Heads."

He tossed a pair of tennis balls to Rolf. "Rolf," Suzuki said, "Ready when you are!"

Rolf tossed up a ball and smacked it with his racket. The ball hit the net. "Fault." Suzuki called,

Rolf groaned as he got out the second tennis ball and bounced it twice. He tossed it up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach. "15-Love." Suzuki called and then gave Rolf two tennis balls

Rolf tossed one up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a hard slice shot that eluded Rolf. "Mine!" Wario happily cheered,

"15-All." Suzuki called,

Rolf tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario dove for the ball, and managed to return it to Rolf. Rolf tried hitting the ball past Wario, but the fat vile man quickly recovered from the dive and hit it back to Rolf. Rolf and Wario traded baseline strokes once more until Rolf hit the ball past the vile fat man. "30-15." Suzuki called and then gave Rolf two more tennis balls

"Hmph." Rolf said to Wario, "I was expecting much more from you."

"That is-a just-a beginning!" Wario retorted, "I've got-a more up-a my sleeve!"

Rolf tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Wario returned it back to Rolf with a hard backhand stroke. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario dove for the ball, and managed to return it to Rolf. Rolf tried hitting the ball past Wario and this time, it went past Wario. "40-15." Suzuki called,

Rolf tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke and it easily sailed past Wario. "Same as always..." Rolf said as he raised his arm up high

"Game... To Rolf." Suzuki called,


"And it's time to change sides!" Suzuki cried as both competitors went to the opposite sides of the court. He then gave Wario two tennis balls.

Wario tossed one up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone, clocking in at 104 miles an hour, and it zoomed by Rolf. "Oh yeah!" Wario cried happily,

"15-Love." Suzuki called

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone, but this time, Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach. "15-All." Suzuki called and then gave Wario two tennis balls.

Wario tossed one up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone, clocking in at 102 miles an hour, and it was returned back to Wario by Rolf. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

"Mr. Rolf is really giving it Wario!" Lani cried, "He knew how to counter that bad man's serve!"

"He must be playing with a lot of conviction." Colin said, "He knows how to do this stuff, which explains why he won a lot of tournaments. Rolf is able to read his opponent and find weaknesses."

Finally, Rolf hit the ball with a hard stroke past Wario. "15-30." Suzuki called,

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone and it zoomed by Rolf. "Oh yeah!" Wario cried happily,

"30-All." Suzuki called and gave Wario two more tennis balls

Wario tossed one up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone, clocking in at 101 miles an hour, and it was returned back to Wario by Rolf. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

Finally, Wario hit a hard stroke which sent the ball past Rolf. "40-30." Suzuki called,

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced just outside the right service zone. "Fault." Suzuki called and gave Wario two more tennis balls

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone, clocking in at 96 miles an hour. Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach. "Deuce." Suzuki called

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone, but this time, Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach. "Advantage to Rolf." Suzuki called,

"I'll be winning now..." Rolf said to Wario,

Wario tossed one up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone, and it was returned back to Wario by Rolf. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

Finally, Wario hit a hard stroke which sent the ball past Rolf. "Deuce again." Suzuki called and gave Wario two more tennis balls

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone, but this time, Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball but it sailed high in the air.

"Stop-a this!" Wario yelled and delivered a fast overhead smash straight and past Rolf.

"Advantage to Wario." Suzuki called,

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach. "Deuce again." Suzuki called and gave two more tennis balls to Wario

Wario tossed one up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone, clocking in at 103 miles an hour, and it was returned back to Wario by Rolf. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

Finally, Wario hit a hard stroke which sent the ball past Rolf. "Advantage to Wario." Suzuki called

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone, clocking in at 100 miles an hour. Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach, despite the vile fat man diving for it. "Deuce again." Suzuki called and gave Wario two more tennis balls

Wario tossed one up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone and it was returned back to Wario by Rolf. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Rolf hit the ball with a hard stroke past Wario, but he hit it so hard that it sailed... "Out." Suzuki called as he saw the ball bounce out of bounds

Rolf groaned. "Advantage to Wario." Suzuki called

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach, despite the vile fat man diving for it. "Deuce again." Suzuki called and gave Wario two more tennis balls

"How many deuces do I have to go through to beat him?" Rolf thought as he panted. "This is... Too much."

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone and it zoomed by a tired Rolf. "Oh yeah!" Wario cried happily,

"Advantage to Wario." Suzuki called,

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone and it zoomed by Rolf, who became extremely tired. "Mine!" Wario cried happily,

"Game... To Wario." Suzuki called,


Rolf took a sip from his water bottle and got back to his side. He was then given two tennis balls. He tossed one up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Wario easily hit the ball back towards Rolf. Rolf misjudged its direction and missed the ball completely. "Love-15." Suzuki called,

Rolf tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Wario easily hit the ball back towards Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard forehand stroke that made it sail past a diving Wario. "15-All." Suzuki called and gave Rolf two more tennis balls

Rolf tossed up a tennis ball and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

Finally, Wario hit a hard stroke which sent the ball past Rolf. "15-30." Suzuki called,

Rolf tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Wario easily hit the ball back towards Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard forehand stroke that made it sail past Wario. "30-All." Suzuki called and gave Rolf two more tennis balls

Rolf tossed up a tennis ball and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

"This fat man is resilient..." Rolf thought, "I have to admit... He is playing just as hard as Abel."

Finally, Rolf hit a hard forehand stroke that sent the ball past Wario. "40-30." Suzuki called

Rolf tossed up a ball and smacked it with his racket. The ball hit the top of the net and landed just outside the left service box. "Fault." Suzuki called

Rolf groaned as he got out the second tennis ball and bounced it twice. He tossed it up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach. "Same as always..." Rolf said as he raised his arm

"Game... To Rolf." Suzuki called,


"And it's time to change sides!" Suzuki cried as both competitors went to the opposite sides of the court. He then gave Wario two tennis balls.

Wario tossed one up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Rolf managed to return it back to Wario. Wario smacked the ball back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard forehand stroke. Wario delivered a soft forehand stroke on the ball. Rolf misjudged where the ball is going and it slipped past him. "15-Love." Suzuki called,

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone, but this time, Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf was able to send the ball out of Wario's reach. "15-All." Suzuki called and then gave Wario two tennis balls.

Wario tossed one up and smashed it with his racket. The ball hit the top of the net and landed inside the left service zone. "Let." Suzuki called,

Wario cackled and bounced the second tennis ball twice. He then tossed it up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone, and it was returned back to Wario by Rolf. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

Finally, Rolf hit a hard stroke which sent the ball past Wario. "15-30." Suzuki called and gave Wario two more tennis balls

Wario tossed a tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone, but this time, Rolf was able to return it back to Wario. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men traded stroke returns until Rolf hit the ball high in the air and towards Wario. Rolf said with a smirk on his face, "Just try and smash it in my direction."

Unfortunately for Rolf, Wario smashed the ball away from Rolf. Rolf rushed for it but he missed his swing. "Oh yeah!" Wario cried happily,

"30-All." Suzuki called

Wario tossed one up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Rolf managed to return it back to Wario. Wario smacked the ball back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard forehand stroke. Wario delivered a soft forehand stroke on the ball. Rolf swiftly returned the ball with a powerful forehand stroke that it sailed past Wario. "30-40." Suzuki called and then gave Wario two more tennis balls.

"Now... To end this." Rolf said as he knows that with the next point, he will win the match.

Wario tossed the tennis ball up and smacked it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone, and it was returned back to Wario by Rolf. Wario returned it softly back to Rolf. Rolf hit the ball with a hard topspin stroke back to Wario. Wario hit the ball with a simple forehand stroke. Both men engaged in a long rally.

Finally, Rolf hit a hard stroke which sent the ball past Wario. "Well, that went well..." Rolf said as he spun his racket up, tossed it up and caught it

Wario grunted and stomped his right foot. He then slouched into sadness.

"You weren't even worth my time..." Rolf told Wario, "I expected you to be even better. I guess I was wrong... Did you really expect to win with that performance? You might as well watch as I win the Star Cup and beat Mario..." He then walked away.