Hi all of my fans! It's been awhile, hasn't it? I'm afraid I've been packed for time, and whenever I continue on with a story after a long time of not writing I have to reread it and everything... ya. Well, I have a confession to make:

I lied.

Ooooooooooh what did I lie about? Was it Snake, hmmmm? Correct! For the first time, other than the prologue, Snake appears! Yay! Let's all clap! And cheer! And do stuff! And review and add me to fav authors and stories and alerts and all of that jazz! Hurray!

Enjoy!

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***author's note, some weeks later (a/n, not months later! I wrote the author's note above before I posted the chapter... and then a few weeks went by and I didn't post the chapter. It's at this point that I begin to ease into my "one month per update" mode. I apologize lolz.")***

I apologize! (a/n, whoa, deja vu) Eeeek! I've been so packed for time, and so many things have been distracting me and stuff, that I haven't been given too much time to work on this story! Mainly it's been Macbeth, my school high play. I'm Witch 2, and according to other people, I'm amazing at it, absolutely amazing, all though I'm not entirely sure if I really am, though I think and hope it's true!

Anyways, I really hope it isn't too long before this chapter is published. Thank you for waiting!"

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, WELCOME TO THE SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL TOURNAMENT!!"

The crowd erupted with roars of excitement. A petite brunette peeked her head around the corner from a nearby hallway to see thousands of people sitting in the large audience that surrounded the arena. Her eyes, drinking in the sight, widened slightly, and she quickly retreated back into the safety of the hidden hallway where many other contestants-in-waiting stood. Peach giggled.

"Nervous?"

Daisy glared at Peach, her far from serious thoughts quite palpable: Daisy, nervous? Nice try.

Peach closed her eyes and gave Daisy a smile of ease.

Daisy and Peach, along with all of the other tournament contestants, had been herded into a fairly decent sized waiting room. A small hallway to the left led straight into the arena, but it was never used to board the stage; nowadays the players teleported onto the center of the field when it was their time to battle, and the waiting opponents exited through the hallway onto a small platform set up just for them to watch.

Daisy, being a princess and all, was used to standing in front of large crowds, but this was different. This time, the crowds were filled with foreigners looking not for a responsible leader but a strong and possibly malicious warrior. They were uproarious and hungry for action.

Daisy sighed and closed her eyes. Taking a few deep breaths she demanded herself to pay attention to something in the room in order to calm her nerves, just as her princess training had taught her to. Slowly, one by one, she examined each of her opponents. As if someone had slapped her in the face she realized this was an excellent opportunity to analyze them and prepare herself for their likely style of fighting. Her eyes narrowed as she entered her 'fighting stanza.'

Meanwhile, Peach was leaning back in her section of the bench, perfectly calm and reciting a song in her head. She cracked one eye open. The spectacle that flooded her mind nearly made her giggle. Daisy was having one of her 'moments.' Her eyes were staring daggers into every person they fell upon. Her appearance was both threatening and elegant, an ability of Daisy's that Peach really admired.

Daisy, having analyzed nearly ever person in the room, suddenly stopped in her eye-scanning tracks. She nudged Peach.

"Hmm?" Peach asked, opening both of her eyes.

Daisy pointed to a dark figure kneeling alone in a corner of the room. "Who's that? I don't remember seeing him in the cafeteria this morning."

Peach blinked. "Ah, that's Snake. He generally keeps to himself. I'm not very educated in his background. In fact, I'm fairly certain that no one here is." She turned to look at Daisy. "He's the only person from his galaxy I've ever seen."

"Oh, it's just...he's..."

Peach smirked playfully. "He's what?"

Daisy whipped her head in Peach's direction. "He's a formidable looking opponent that may be one of my toughest challenges, and I wish to be informed of his weaknesses so that I might mash him to a pulp."

"That's what they all say."

Daisy gave her a half insulted half give-me-a-break look.

Peach in return gave Daisy a sweet and smug smile.

Daisy, never having been one to let things get to her, smiled and rolled her eyes. "Fine, of that's the way you want to role, oh wise and all-knowing Princess, may I be permitted to have you bestow upon me the knowledge of Sir Snake's choice of combat?"

Peach stood and bowed deeply with all elegance. "Why yes, Lady Daisy, I'd be happy to fill you top full of the deep and eccentric knowledge that is said combat."

Daisy couldn't resist laughing. Peach burst out into princessy chuckles as well, causing many of the contestants to stare. Daisy blushed and looked down. A few moments of silence followed.

"Hey Peach..."

Peach, who had once again closed her eyes, opened them. "Yes?"

"Is it... do you think that I'm... odd?"

Peach cocked her head. "Odd? Why, what's wrong?"

Daisy didn't move her head. "Well, it's just...people talk."

Peach moved closer to her. "They talk about me, too."

"But not in your kingdom. All of your subjects respect you there, and why shouldn't they? You are pretty and intelligent and... and..."

Peach put an arm around Daisy. "So are you."

Daisy half-smiled.

Peach closed her eyes and returned the smile. "People don't think the same of me here in this stadium. If anything, they think quite negatively of me. It doesn't bother me much; I'm not here to impress people, I'm here to improve my fighting skills."

Daisy looked up at Peach, a bit surprised at her assertiveness. "So... does that mean I should just accept that I'm... well... different?"

Peach looked at Daisy with an indescribable but very comforting expression. "Of course not. Being different is a wonderful trait of yours. You are unique." Daisy smiled. "Besides," Peach added, "it doesn't matter how you act, you'll always be my friend. No matter what."

Daisy turned so that her body was facing Peach's. "And no matter, I'll be yours, too. Nothing will stop me from admiring all of your majestic aspects."

Peach grinned, then tapped Daisy on the nose. "Never change, ok?"

Daisy opened her mouth to respond, but was cut short by a large and imposing voice.

"AND NOW, THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR, IT'S TIME TO START THIS TOURNAMENT!"

A ripple of excitement spread through the waiting room. Peach smiled. "Well, it looks like I'm up."

Daisy burrowed her thin eyebrows, "Huh?"

Peach rolled her eyes. "Didn't I just explain this to you silly? I'm in the first round. It's time for me to battle!"

Ok, so this didn't exactly turn out the way I expected it to, and it was a lot shorter than I thought it was going to be, but it actually makes sense that this particular chapter would be short. You see, the next scene, if memory serves me correctly, is titled the Wolf Chase...

No wait! The next song is "No matter what~Reprise", so that gives me an excellent idea! Ok, the next chapter is going to be even shorter, but it will be really exciting! After that it's "Wolf Chase #1", which is going to be the battle scene with Peach in the arena. See, it would make sense that I'd make that the battle scene, cause that's the seen where Maurice, who is the equivalent of Peach, oh, and is Bell's father, goes into the woods to travel to another town, and these wolves attack him. Ooooh, and then after that, it's titled "Maurice and the Beast," SUSPENSE! Guess what? In three chapters, actually, in less, Snake will take a turn in the story and become a much larger role! I hope that my fans are satisfied, because I'm not sure when I can update next. It shouldn't be too soon though (a/n a few months later: ... no comment) Actually, I might add the next chapter today, considering it's not going to be that long.

Well, the chapters after this are going to have action and get away from this icky mushy gooey stuff (lawl), so enjoy!