Here are the battles you have been waiting for my readers. Hope you enjoy them all and hope your favorite Smasher wins.
Opening up with the blaster was a common opening move for the mercenary known as Falco Lombardi while his partner, Fox McCloud was more liable to start off a battle with his incredible speed; all thanks to the Fox Illusion. But the girls were ready on the defensive, utilizing Nayru's Love and Toad Smash moves respectively. The shot from Falco's blaster ricocheted off the power of Zelda's spell, bouncing it back at the bird man, but Falco easily dodged his own attack with a quick side-step. Fox made contact with the little mushroom man who forced the fox back, hurting him slightly in the process. Luckily for him the soft texture of the Pikachu balloon cushion his little trip.
"Pikachu, always there when ya need him." Fox chuckled, at the irony of course
"Ha!" yelled Peach as her bottom flew toward Fox
"Whoa!"
Back flipping to safety our favorite merc wielded his own custom blaster and fired a barrage of energy shots that caused Peach's delicate body to convulse with each rapid impact. Ignoring the pain however, she put her arms up to defend against the attack and slowly but surely pushed forward. Seeing that this was a pointless attack Fox opted for a much more close and personal assault. Ceasing his blitzkrieg of shots our furry hero called upon the burning ambition within him, tearing up the fabric of the balloon below him and shot forth with all the fury and passion he felt for battle! At that one split moment he truly became a Fire Fox! Peach anticipated the devastating attack though and hopped over Fox just as he passed in for his attack. Unfortunately, Peach actually aided Fox in his attack because she wasn't his target. Zelda, who was going hand-to-hand with Falco, was too busy battling to see a comet-like entity flying toward her. It wasn't until Falco stepped to the side to allow his teammate an attack-point did Zelda see the oncoming ballistic attack. But by then it was far too late to seize the opportunity and counter. The devastating attack hit dead on, launching the Hylien princess through the air, landing face first into a Squirtle balloon farther in the distance. Luckily, much like the Pikachu balloon, most of the impact was absorbed, in turn making the crash landing far less painful than first originated. (Lucky her...)
"Decent assist Fox, but I can handle it." Falco told him, jumping over to the Squirtle balloon to continue his onslaught on Zelda
"You're welcome." Fox snorted
At that moment Fox's sensitive ears picked up the sound of golf club slicing through the air and he instinctively pulled out his blaster and pointed it behind him, dead-centered aim on the forehead of Peach at point-blank range. The club in question stopped inches from the side of Fox's head; the always shining, glinting, and shimmering metal reflecting the golden sun which was setting over the horizon.
"Uh..." Peach muttered, which was followed by a weak, pathetic chuckle
"Looks like we're at a stalemate." Fox surmised
"A believe you are correct." Peach agreed
But the thing about being in the Super Smash Brothers is...there is no such thing as a stalemate!
POW! POW! POW! POW! POW! POW! POW! POW! POW! POW! POW!
A rapid succession of shots emanated from Fox's blaster, hitting Peach squarely in her forehead. She stumbled back in pain, cursing very loudly, very non princess-like at Fox
"That hurt! You (bleep)!" Peach yelled, holding her burning forehead with one of her gloved hands
"My, my, what a filthy word for a princess to use." Fox mocked
KER-RACK!
Swinging her club wildly she cracked it across Fox's head, which caused it to ring violently.
"You are so rude you beast! Firing at a lady like that at such a close-range! Do you understand how much that stings!" she barked, once again swing her club in Fox's direction
KA-POW!
"Not as much as that stupid club!" he shot back, rubbing his head to try and stop the ringing.
"Good, I am glad it hurts! Maybe that will teach you to treat a lady with more respect!" she yelled
"Okay then, why don't I help you to the other balloons!"
"What are you talking about?"
But before she could get an answer Fox grabbed her arm and flung her across his shoulder toward a smaller Chikorita balloon that floated nearby the Squirtle balloon. Even with the cushioning of the balloon Peach still landed with a THUD on her behind on the smaller pokeballoon.
"Is that respecting enough for ya!" Fox yelled, grinning wildly
DONK!
"You know, throw vegetables is really not lady-like!"
DA-DONK!
"Oh it's on now!" he roared
Jumping from the Pikachu balloon he launched himself at the vegetable throwing princess in order to show her exactly what was in store for her. Not fazed, Peach pulled out another vegetable, ready to throw it if necessary (though it's hard to imagine someone pulling veggies out of a balloon, but this is Smash Bros; go fig.).
"So, resorting to transformation?" Falco questioned
"Only until I get back my bearings." replied the newly transformed Sheik
"I got to ask, are you a boy or a girl?" Falco asked
"I am ignoring you." Sheik replied; fling his/her needles at the blue bird-of-prey
"Whoa!" he shrieked
Then a blatant disregard for copyrights appeared. The screen slowed down and Falco bent back, slowly dodging the incoming needles. Can anyone say, MATRIX? His arms flailed from side to side as the needles whizzed by him, creating ripples in the air due to the copyright infringement. Now, while the lawyers are distracted by another Matrix rip-off I am going to flee the scene of the crime, but you still get to enjoy the battle. Falco forced himself up and charged Sheik; bring his foot around to knock his/her block off. With a quick movement of his/her arm, Sheik intercepted the attack, blocking it before it could topple his/her head. A hard, right hook into Falco's beak came immediately afterward, knocking him back a few feet.
"Geeze, yah hit like a man." Falco grunted
Sheik snorted
"So you're a girl?" he asked
Sheik snorted again.
"Guess I'll never know." he realized
Standing up he glared at Sheik and then paused slightly. Sheik immediately knew what was coming and acted immediately, stopping the Falco Phantasm mid-move! Falco's gut became fast friends with Sheik's knee, a knee which brought down Falco as the wind was knocked out of him. Guess it decided that the attack was a little more than it could handle (the wind that is). Falco fell to his knees, gasping for air. You could just imagine how badly he was writhing on the ground, his body quaking from the pain and the lack of much needed air.
"Now, let us see if you are a male or a female." Sheik snorted
Sheik brought his/her foot back, arching it so that it got optimal swinging leverage and then swung with everything he/she had, aiming directly below the belt.
KER-BLAM!
Now just imagine taking a hammer and cracking open two walnuts at once and you will understand the pain that Falco was going through at the moment!
"Ah...oiy...ya... (Gurgle)...eh..." Falco, well...he made funny noises
With victory well in hand Sheik bent down so that he/she was face-to-face with our avian mercenary. And even though you couldn't see it, Sheik was grinning like a mad person at his/her fallen warrior. That however, was a poor move on Sheik's part because at that range there was no possible way for Falco to miss when he put his blaster at the temple of Sheik's head.
"Say 'ello to my little friend." Falco squeaked
BLAM!
The force of the close-range blast caused Sheik's head to cock back rapidly, forcing it to fall back into the Squirtle Balloon, making it change shape as her weight went against its shape. Before Sheik received permanent neck damage he/she caught him/her own self and catapulted to his/her feet. Three needles seemed to magically appear in Sheik's hands. The speed at which they appeared started even the announcer. He had never known Sheik to be that fast!
"Needle Storm!" Sheik yelled, flinging the needles in Falco's direction
Sheik had never bothered to yell out the name of her attacks; thought that took away from the element of surprise. But at this moment she was truly ticked off by Falco. Getting blasted in the forehead was not a good feeling. Peach knew that feeling personally.
"Oh my aching...crap." Falco muttered
Quickly raising his deflector shield he blocked the incoming attack, sending it back to its sender.
Sheik leapt up, narrowly avoiding the deflected attack and in another blatant disregard for copyrights the screen slowed down once again, showing the transgender warrior raising his/her arms in the air, holding one foot back in order to snap it forward. Falco looked up, recovering slightly from his...trauma to see Sheik in the air, ready to show him/her the top of his/her boot.
POW!
Sheik's leg snapped forward, catching Falco's face in its path. Falco flew in the air as the screen circled the two combatants in such a Matrix fashion that the makers themselves would be appalled. Finally, ending the cheap rip-off once and for all (maybe) Falco landed with a muted thud on the balloon. Sheik on the other hand landed gracefully and in an instant transformed back into Zelda.
"You know that, that was a very inconsiderate thing to do Falco. Shooting someone like that in the head. I could have been seriously hurt for all you know." Zelda scolded him, rather calmly
"I you don't think I'm hurt?" he asked "Ya might have permanently damaged my ability to make children...not that I need the whining brats."
"You brought that upon yourself." Zelda replied simply
"Myself my foot. You got problems." he mocked
Zelda growled; a very un-lady growl mind you.
"Geeze, do I have to put you down for rabies or something?" he joked
Zelda's bared her teeth at him in another un-lady-like fashion.
"Don't bite me or nothing." he said
Zelda charged him, ready to shut him up with a well placed slap. But in her rage she became rather sloppy in her movements and Falco easily foresaw the attack. Jumping back on his hands he pushed up, pushing his feet up quickly and connecting with Zelda's jaw. But he wasn't done yet. Grabbing her by the top of her dress he brought her close; bring his arm back in the process and balling his fist. Then with all the force he could muster he brought his right hand forward and made contact with Zelda's face! Or in other words, he rocked her jaw!
"That was for the below-the-belt assault on my person!" he yelled as Zelda flew over to a Weezing balloon that happened to be floating nearby.
His triumph was short lived as his partner crashed into him, sending them both toward the same Weezing balloon as Zelda. Peach jumped up from the Chikorita balloon, and then bounced over to the Weezing balloon, only to see Fox quickly recover and jump at her, sending a spinning kick her way. Peach opened her umbrella and it gave her the necessary lift in order to dodge the attack. Fox could have retaliated with Fire Fox, but then he would have the power to return to the Weezing balloon, so he ignored her tongue that had been sticking out of her mouth in a mocking fashion, followed by the blowing of a raspberry. Instead, he used the Fire Fox to jump back onto the balloon. Both Smashers landed at the exact same moment, and without wasting a second both launched attacks; blocking, parrying, and countering in perfect rhythm. This exchange of blows was short lived at Falco leapt over Fox's shoulder and fired his foot forward, catching Peach in her chest!
"Oof!"
Peach slid back, but caught herself before going over the edge. Pushing off with his left foot Fox charged Zelda, intent on knocking her off with a well place punch, but a ball of fire stopped him before he had a chance to finish Peach. Fox bounced once and flew off the balloon. Luckily for him there was a Chansey balloon directly below them. Falco soon joined him on the Chansey balloon. Both princesses' dropped from the Weezing Balloon landing gracefully, yet with determination. Thrusting her arms into the balloon itself Peach grabbed hold of two objects and ripped them from non-existence. When Falco and Fox recovered from their traumatic fall they were now face-to-face with Peach, duel-wielding Beam Swords!
"Damn!" they shrieked
Damn was right! Peach had never been known to duel-wield before! Guess having the ability to pull things magically from out of the ground has its benefits.
"Ya!" Peach yelled before rushing into battle
Both mercs moved it untold precision as the blades danced around them, trying to hack them to ribbons. Fox hopped over one attack, simultaneously kicking Peach in the back of the head. But that didn't faze her for long for she threw one of the Beam Swords at the retreating Fox, hitting him in his back!
"AH!"
While the deadly blade spun in the air, Zelda jumped for it, grabbing it in mid-air and slashing down on an unsuspecting Falco who was too busy dodging Peach's wild swings.
SLASH!
"GAH!"
With their opponents weakened the two princess's went for the finally blow. Seeing their prey on two smaller balloons (an Igglybuff and a Clefa balloon) they hurled the blades at the balloons, putting their backs into the throws.
KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
When those blades impaled those two balloons, the quickly escaping air caused an abrupt shift in pressure and the balloons popped, sending the two mercs flying off into the horizon.
"PLAYERS DEFEATED!" roared the announcer right along with the audience who couldn't believe the stunt that Peach and Zelda pulled.
And to make the victory ever the sweeter they caught the blades on the return trip, stepping back-to-back to one another, Beam Swords shimmering in hand.
"And that..." Peach began
"Is why..." came Zelda
"You don't mess...!"
"With the princess!"
Their names could be heard being chanted as far as the ear could hear as the pokemon balloons wafted in the sky, lowering with the setting sun.
The sky is blue, the ocean is blue, and the track is blue. Today could be considered a very mellow day. Strange creatures swam the seas of the enormous blue ocean, water droplets sparkling off of their hides. The sun shone bright and steady, adding to the serenity of the peaceful ocean. Nothing could take away from the calmness that took priority on the track. Nothing broke the silence.
VROOM! VROOM! VROOM! VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
High-speed race crafts zipped along the track of Big Blue, leaving distortions of sound in their wakes! And doing battle atop the fast-moving metal death traps were none other than a band of Smashers doing what they did best, smashing!
SLASH!
"Wah!" yelled Young Link as his older self sent him spiraling to another vehicle, his back making contact with the hood of the vehicle.
"Hah!" came Link, flipping his sword so that it would come down on Young Link (which would have impaled him if it weren't for the fact that the Smashers were holding back!). Rolling to the side however Young Link narrowly avoided the attack and retaliated with a barrage of Fire Arrows. Eventually Link defended against the fiery attack and Young Link soon discovered that he wasn't doing much damage. Switching back to his blade he charged his older form, slashing away at him. Link instantly responded and blocked with his own blade; metal grinded against metal in a test of swordsmanship against the two sword-wielders. Though faster, Young Link was matched by his older self's precision blade handling and the two warriors matched blow for blow, sending sparks and flashes of light out on to the track with such brilliance that the spectators were left stunned in awe! Meanwhile the electrical power in the atmosphere grew to radical proportions as Pichu and Pikachu dealt each other devastating blows of electrical energy. At the moment the two electric mice were throwing out enough power to light up an entire city for twenty four hours straight and still dealing out the wattage!
" Chu!" yelled Pikachu as a bolt of electricity flew from his cheeks.
Pichu dodged the bolt with ease and countered
"Pi!" shouted Pichu as electricity danced about him, toward its intended target, though harming him in the process.
Shaking off the feeling Pichu amplified the voltage and watched as Pikachu danced around the blasts of electricity with his Quick Attack, slowly making his way over to Pichu for some close person combat. When he was in range Pikachu's tail began to radiate with power and he swung his Iron Tail attack at the smaller version, hoping to take him down in a single movement. But being the quicker of the two Pichu seemingly disappeared, only to reappear directly behind Pikachu, his own Iron Tail attack illuminated.
"Pikachu!"
"Pichu!"
Both yelled their names, attacking with combined Iron Tail attacks. The force of the blow caused a ripple in the atmosphere where electricity could freely conduct without the use of a grounder. More and more electricity accumulated at the two mice pushed against one another to see who would falter first. But strange as it seemed Pichu began to push back Pikachu, forcing the evolved form to break away from the attack before he was pushed off the edge of the vehicle they were doing battle on. The sudden released caused an unnatural flux in the electrical energy that they had generated and caused a massive explosion of power, blasting the two from the vehicle they were on and utterly destabilizing it in the process! Luckily the two pokemon landed on a nearby machine, their bodies crackling from the abrupt power surge. However the destabilized machine was not so lucky. Losing all power it bounced along the track, taking out four other vehicles before spinning out of control in a blazing ball of wreckage!
"Hope we don't have to pay for that." Pichu wondered
"BOMBS AWAY!" Young Link hollered, throwing a barrage of bombs at his older self
Flipping away from the volley of explosives Link aimed to counter with his Boomerang but Young Link was expecting that. The moment Link threw his Boomerang, Young Link ducked, successfully avoiding the attack. Then firing his hookshot from its holster Young Link latched onto Link. With a kick to the face Young Link sent his older form on a crash course with another vehicle the one he was on went off a jump. Young Link felt himself lift into the air as the velocity of the fall increased. Grabbing onto a wing foil Young Link stopped his self from completely lifting off of the rapidly descending machine.
"WHOA!" he yelled
When the machine finally hit the track Young Link's head snapped back, throwing him off the wing foil and on his back with a thud.
"Ow."
"Pika!" yelled the electric mouse as it fell from the sky
Smashing into Young Link's belly Pikachu effectively knocked the wind out of the tiny warrior.
"Oof!"
"Pika? Pi? Pikachu?" Pikachu said woozily as he climbed from Young Link's belly
"Hyah!" yelled the older version of Young Link as his blade slashed across Pichu, sending the smaller electric mouse plummeting to the track below.
"Pichu!" he yelled as he fell from the sky
THUD!
Link immediately brought his foot down on the hapless pokemon, furthering its pain. This was foolish move however because the sharp, unexpected pain shot through Pichu so quickly that if caused a release of electrical energy; energy which flow into Link, zapping the Hyrulian warrior where he stood! It didn't take long for the Smashers to recover from the fall and continue their onslaught on one another thoughPichu and Young Link thought it wise to continue thefight workingtogether against their larger versions, seeing as the vehicles they were upon began to increase speed; in turn become more dangerous as the fight progressed.
"Rah!"
"Pi!"
Both smaller combatants yelled, charging at the bigger versions of themselves, attacks flying aimlessly at the two. Link and Pikachu easily evaded the blitzkrieg attacks and focused on countering at the right time. Link even came with a right hook; though it didn't do much damage it did succeed at throwing Young Link off balance, giving Pikachu the chance to Skull Bash the small warrior. Pichu tried to help his teammate but Link intercepted, throwing a bomb at the pokemon where it exploded on contact.
BOOM!
While Young Link gasped for breath and Pichu wiped at his head where the bomb exploded both Pikachu and Link sought to advise the two smaller ones on the most reasonable course of action.
"Just give up Young Link; you are not going to defeat me today." Link taunted
"Yeah Pichu, there's no shame in defeat." Pikachu replied
"Just because you oldies are veteran Smashers doesn't mean your better than us!" Young Link yelled
"Yeah, we're just as good as you, even better. I'm stronger than you!" Pichu yelled, pointing at Pikachu
"With no control," Pikachu quipped
"Same goes for you Young Link. It is hard to believe that I was once that reckless." Link mused
Now if you had an egg you could have fried it on the heads of Pichu and Young Link at the moment. It was one thing to act all brotherly, but it was another thing to act all brotherly and act just like any older brother; arrogant. At that moment a Bob-Bomb appeared in front of Young Link and his mischievous mind went to work.
"Oh, it is payback time!" Link rooted, picking up the devastating weapon of mass destruction "Take this!" he yelled, and hurled it at Link and Pikachu
"HOLY...!"
Moving to the side at a back breaking angle Link narrowly dodged the incoming weapon while Pikachu cowered in fear of explosion, letting the dangerous device sail over him. On its collision course with the vehicle the Bob-Bomb wound up getting caught in the fuse-log of the vehicle. And we all know what happens when an explosive device gets caught in a fuse-log. But for those who don't know it causes a chain reaction of explosive results (yes, I'm the master of puns, worship me and my puniness).
BOOM! KER-RACK! KA-BLAMMO! SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! (Another sound effect) KER-BOOM!
The blistering explosion of the vehicle they were on, lit up the track in a blinding inferno, catching a few more cars in ball of flaming death! Luckily the Smashers had already jumped to another vehicle after the Bob-Bomb had missed its initial target. As the part of the track that lay in waste slowly faded from view Link glared daggers at his younger self, more than pissed that they had almost become chestnuts roasting over an open fire.
"Oops."
Well...what would you say if you inadvertently blew up a high-speed machine with a small walking explosive that is far more dangerous than it appears! It's not the kid's fault that Bob-Bomb blew an expensive machine to kingdom come! Could have happened to any ten-year old child with a sword! Really!
"Pi!"
With out warning Pichu 'appeared' in front of Link and used Iron Tail across his face, knocking the elf-eared man to the side. With that as an distraction this gave Young Link the opportunity to strike the other electric mouse, catching Pikachu in a whirlwind of Whirling Blade attacks. Propping himself on his hands and then using them to push himself to a standing position Link caught the instance where Pikachu was thrown from Young Link's assault and the older Hyrulian jumped up, catching his teammate with adept precision. It was at that moment that all four combatants picked up a very loud noise on their sensitive ears. Looking forward they saw the reason for the noise. If you remember from earlier both Pikachu and Pichu caused a very powerful surge of electricity that created a distortion. That distortion had yet to dissipate and any vehicle that should travel through it was thrown from the track in wild directions! And the vehicle that they were currently battling on was on a collision course with said distortion!
"Pi. ka. chu." Pikachu said dismal, a saying that most likely translated to "We. Are. Screwed."
The machine flew through the distortion, slowly rising from the track as its overbearing speed got the better of it. Seeing as they might kick a few buckets the Smashers did the only reasonable thing that came to mind...they panicked.
"We're going to crash!"
"We're going to die!"
"This is going to be painful!"
"We're going to burn in a flaming ball of death!"
After they panicked they decisively went to work so that they could avoid the above circumstances of the imminent crash. While their machine cruised through the sky Link and Young Link used what they learned of pokemon training to save their hides.
"Pikachu!" Link ordered
"Pichu!" Young Link ordered
Both pokemon stood at attention immediately.
"THUNDER!" the warriors commanded and the small pokemon obeyed, use to having orders yelled at them
"Pi." began Pichu
"Ka." commenced Pikachu
" CHU!" both pokemon roared, calling on the heavens to beseech them with awesome powers!
A single, devastating bolt of electricity rang from the heavens, fulfilling their wish! Their power grew and it was transferred between their bodies. The accumulating electrical energy caused them to glow a radiant gold and their bodies pulsated with power unlike their usual. The machine below them magnetized, forcing it back on Big Blue as the sky danced with power! Such a move is only known to pokemon, a move known as Shock Flash! (Imagine Pikachu and Pichu going super-sayian)
"What power!" Link acclaimed as he could only watch
"Whoa." replied Young Link, even more caught up in the rapture than his older self
With their immediate deaths adverted it didn't take long for the small team up of the two teams to quickly dissolve. As power continued to flash Pichu, who couldn't take it anymore, fainted from the sheer strain it took to control such power. His power levels lowered and because of that he was thrown from Pikachu because of the strong magnetic bond that had been created between them. Shooting from Pikachu, Pichu shot toward Young Link, catching him in the head, causing both him and Pichu to bounce from the machine they were currently on, disappearing into the blue sea below them.
"PLAYERS DEFEATED!" roared the announcer over silence...until the audience bellowed with mirth at the fabulous display that they had the honor to behold.
With my faithful readers, sorry it took so long. Hope you enjoyed these two battles. I'm already working on the next two so get ready for them fairly soon. Read and Review.