Chapter Four: Nintendo vs. Sega
By the time Zelda made it to the stadium, there was barely a seat to be spared. She spotted Link's green hat in the crowd and walked towards it. He smiled when he saw her and motioned to a seat he had somehow managed to save. Zelda smiled in return and sat down.
"You're just in time," Link said. "The match is about to start."
Zelda nodded, then glanced at Toon Link, who sat on the other side of Link. "I think it's sweet how you've taken Toon Link under your wing."
Link absently nodded before lowering his voice to a whisper. "He won't stop following me."
Zelda chuckled silently.
"I was afraid you were going to miss the match," Peach said, smiling back at her friend. "I like your dress."
"Thanks," Zelda said, smoothing the skirt of her gown. She wore a graceful gown with a pink bodice and white skirt. "At least someone noticed." She glanced at Link.
"I was too busy noticing your beautiful eyes," Link responded.
"Nice recovery," Zelda said, playfully punching him in the arm.
Mario and Sonic appeared on stage. "The match is starting!" Peach exclaimed, giving the implicit order that no one was to speak at all until the match was over.
Neither Mario nor Sonic exchanged any words or verbal taunts. Their faces showed that they were clearly here for fighting; both were almost unbelievably serious. They stared at each other for moments before springing into action.
Mario hurled fireballs at Sonic, but the blue hedgehog easily dodged them. Sonic zoomed in towards Mario, curling up into a ball before attacking; he struck Mario several times repeatedly. Mario counter-attacked before leaping back to grab a red shell. He flung the shell at Sonic, knocking the hedgehog back.
Sonic recovered quickly and grabbed a ray gun, raining fire down at Mario. The plumber leapt up onto a platform above Sonic. Even though Sonic threw the ray gun up at Mario, the plumber easily dodged it. Sonic jumped up, knocking Mario off the ledge.
When the plumber recovered, he picked up a home-run bat. He glanced up to see Sonic heading his way. He charged up the item, knocking Sonic off the stage. Even though the hedgehog had received little damage, the home-run bat was a one-hit KO.
Sonic, however, came back onstage, temporarily invincible. He charged at Mario, hitting the item out of his hands. Sonic could have tried to pick up the bat, but chose instead to force Mario towards the edge
of the stage. Grabbing Mario, Sonic attacked with a spinning chainsaw move. With one powerful kick, he sent Mario flying offstage.
The match continued in this fashion, each smasher exchanging punch for punch, and kick for kick. The fighting was fierce, both Sonic and Mario fighting to showcase the best of Sega and Nintendo. Finally they both had only one life left and about fifty-percent damage; both were exhausted. The Smash Ball floated onto the stage. Both Mario and Sonic made a mad dash for it. They both knew whoever could successfully use their Final Smash would be declared a winner.
The Smash Ball began floating towards Mario. Sonic made a desperate leap, but started to fall short. He was not going to make it. He pulled out a spring and used it to leap farther. Mario's fingers were just about to touch the Smash Ball when Sonic pushed him back, grabbing the Smash Ball. (It looked just like the Heisman Trophy.) Sonic stuck his tongue out at Mario and broke the orb. The seven chaos emeralds swirled around him as he glowed with a golden light. He turned into Super Sonic and smirked at Mario. The hedgehog used his speed to rapidly attack Mario, dealing massive damage. The Italian plumber flew offstage with a cry that sounded like "Mama Mia!"
"The winner is Sonic."
"Alright!" Sonic shouted, running back and forth across the stage in celebration.
"Oh no," Peach said. "I can't believe it."
"Yeah," Link said. "Looks like Mario's perfect record is shattered."
"I guess Sonic is as good as everyone says," Marth commented.
"I better go check on Mario," Peach muttered, heading to the infirmary.
Author's note: I figured that a fight between Sonic and Marion deserved a whole chapter to itself. And I apologize to any Mario fans who wanted him to win, but in my opinion, Sonic tops Mario. Period. Also, the Heisman Trophy pose was my brother's idea; I thought it would be funny so I hope you like.