Inspired by Smashtasm
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Author's Notes:
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Starlll: ...I really hate how much I procrastinate.
Phy: I know what you mean...
Starlll: No, really, what am I even DOING that takes up so much time? Phy, you've gotta help me! I need to learn how to get work done!
Phy: Hey, don't look at me. I spend all my time playing an online video game!
Starlll: That you're not even very good at...
Phy: Heeeey!
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"Everyone okay?" Asked Phy. Him, Heart, and Cherry had gone to the last server they had been on (Norfair), just in time to escape the server crashing. Haninator and the rest of the group had either gone to a different server, or had their accounts hacked.
"I'm good..." Said Heart.
"Life is just a bowl of cherries..." Sang Cherry, happily.
"So, that was Sniper?" Asked Heart.
"No, I'm pretty sure it was Sunn-One-Pee-Three-Ur." Replied Cherry, confused. "I'm not sure WHO 'Sniper' is..."
"...Yes, Heart, that was Sniper." Phy said, ignoring Cherry. "Jerk crashed the server, just to show he could..."
Heart paused.
"Phy? Can you call me 'Jake'?" Heart asked. "It's my real name; I like it better."
"Oh, sorry. Okay, Jake. So, do you have any video of Sniper from before he crashed the server?"
"Well, I THINK... why?"
"You never know. Maybe he nefariously stated his entire plan before leaving, expecting there to be no survivors. You know, like a cartoon villain!"
"Or any James Bond villain ever!" Cherry added.
"...Okay, I'll check..." Jake said. "But I don't think anything is going to come up..."
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Three minutes earlier:
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SN1P3R and Maeve were standing next to each other, crouched out of view.
"So, master, what's the plan?" Maeve asked. She seemed calm, but you could tell she was excited. She was clearly a new hacker, and this was probably her first major attack on the system.
"I'm about to launch a Gray Nuke, and shut down the server." SN1P3R explained. Gray Nukes were a type of 'bomb' that overloaded the system, instantly destroying the server, and any players inside of it. "That'll attract some attention. While I do that, you launch one in the Hyrule Temple server. By then, all hell will have broken loose, giving me a chance to activate the Zeppelins."
"Zeppelins?" Asked Maeve. "I can't say I know what those are..."
"You'll see..." She could practically HEAR his evil grin. "WarWolf step aside... I'M going to be the one to crash the system, this time..."
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"Told ya'." Grinned Phy.
"What are Zeppelins?" Cherry repeated Maeve's question.
"Well... they're, um..." Jake paused. "Those... you know, the things... with the stuff... can you help me out, Phy?"
"Yeah! You know, Zeppelins! Everybody knows about the Zeppelins! They... do... stuff."
"What kind of stuff?"
"Hacking... stuff. Like... hacks. And stuff."
"Ghosts n' Stuff?" Asked Cherry.
"Uh, maybe...?" Phy paused, then changed the subject. "Okay, look, that Maeve girl said she'd be going to Hyrule Temple, to launch a Gray Nuke, right? So, let's just stop her before it's too late!"
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Author's Note-
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"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Shouted Phy. "Look, last chapter was too short! You aren't going to do that twice in a row! At least fill it out to two full pages before you do the Author's Notes!"
"But I need to space it out, more, or Arc 1 won't be long enough!" Pointed out the Author.
"Okay, fine, then just throw in some kind of random short! Like, a battle or something!"
"Alright... fine... who, though?" Asked the Author.
"I dunno... Cherry vs. Maeve? I don't think we've seen any girls fighting, yet."
"Okay! Onto the show!"
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Starlll formally presents to you...
...A Smash Bros: Golden Years short!
Cherry vs. Maeve!
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Cherry was sitting in a Cafe, making it snow. She giggled, watching the snowflakes flutter by. Most people either hummed 'Let it Snow', thinking that they were original, or just ignored her. She didn't realize, though, that she was annoying another player.
"Could you STOP that?" Asked Maeve.
"Stop what?" Asked Cherry. The snow vanished as it hit the ground, so it was impossible to get the full 'Winter Wonderland' feel, but it still looked nice (at least to her).
"That snow." Maeve kept her patience. "It's getting annoying."
"Aw... but everyone likes snow!"
"It's glitching through my trophies..."
"Move your trophies."
"Move your snow."
"I can't move snow! I'm not a goddess!"
"Then I won't move my trophies."
"Aw... come on, let's be friends!" Cherry skipped over to Maeve.
"Just go away..." She glared at Cherry.
"Aw... you're not nice..."
"How about this:" Maeve offered. "Let's just fight. Whoever loses has to leave."
"Okay!"
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Cherry vs. Maeve
Items: All on high
Stock: 3
Stage: Corneria
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Maeve started off on the left side of the ship, instantly jumping for Cherry. She, in return, cast a Din's fire, straight for her. She quickly dodged, midair, landing, and trying to hit her with her sword. Cherry quickly side-stepped to Maeve's left, and aimed a hit for her back.
She took the hit, then jumped over her, grabbing a Deku nut that just fell. Cherry ran to the right side of the ship, just over the engines. She ducked under the triangular 'fin' in the middle of the ship, as Maeve came down after her. She threw the Deku nut, but Cherry used Nayru's Love, deflecting it back at her. She tried to recover, but Cherry kept knocking her back. After a few tries, though, Maeve managed to jump over the triangle, and to the left side of the ship, grabbing a Dragoon piece.
Cherry cast a Din's Fire, but missed as Maeve lunged towards her, attacking with her sword. She got a few good slashes in, but she managed to side-step, and grab the other piece of the Dragoon. Maeve caught the third piece before it landed, and used Dolphin's Slash on her, followed by a quick Side-B combo, making her drop the piece she had collected. Maeve took the final piece, and jumped onto the Dragoon. She aimed, and...
Cherry JUST managed to side-step, doing a back handspring to avoid getting hit by the deadly air-ride machine. A hammer dropped off from the side of the screen, which Cherry caught. She started blindly swinging, chasing after Maeve, who took refuge on an passing Arwing.
After the Hammer wore off, the Arwing did a barrel-roll, making Maeve fall off, and land off-screen, result in a KO. She respawned as a Smash Ball appeared, an quickly broke it open. Cherry got onto the other end, thinking that she'd be safe because of the difference in height, but didn't expect Maeve to actually run along the stage instead of just going in a straight horizontal line. This lead to a knock-out.
When she respawned, Cherry grabbed a fan, and knocked open a party ball. Two stop-watches fell out. She grabbed the first one, slowing down her opponent, then Maeve grabbed the second one, slowing down Cherry. The two began hitting eachother in slow-motion. Maeve used a slower, charged attack. This, when mixed with the stopwatch made it last JUST long enough for a sticky-bomb to spawn over them, and activate against the blade of the sword, knocking them both back.
Another Smash Ball appeared as they managed to speed up again. Cherry cracked it open with a Din's Fire, then aimed a Light arrow. She quickly fired at point-blank, hitting Maeve, knocking her off-screen.
When she respawned, Maeve grabbed a Ray Gun, and fired at Cherry. She side-stepped, but accidentally tripped on a banana peel. She tried to side-step again, but tripped a SECOND time, landing right in front of Maeve, giving her just enough time to fire the gun. She kept shooting until she was knocked far back enough to get a KO.
Now that they were both on their last lives, things got intense. Cherry switched over to Sheik, and began getting combo-hits on Maeve, slowly raising her damage meter. After a moment, though, she managed to side-step around her, and used a Shield-Breaker, lauching her across the map, barely giving her enough room to recover.
Cherry then saw her way to win: A golden hammer. She jumped over Maeve, trying to grab it. Maeve tried to knock her away, but missed, and the pink Zelda grabbed the mallet. She spun around, ready to attack, when-
Squeak-squeak-squeak!
The hammer was a fake. Maeve grinned evilly, and grabbed Cherry while she was vulnerable, then threw her off the ship.
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Winner: Maeve
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Author's Notes:
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Starlll: Okay, just to specify, that entire 'Maeve vs. Cherry' thing didn't REALLY happen. I just made it up to fill in some space. Plus, I really like writing these two.
(Suddenly, Pax the Dreamer appears in a puff of smoke)
Pax: Man, I never get tired of that!
Starlll: Hey, Pax. What are you doing here.
Pax: Well, I had a question.
Starlll: Shoot.
Pax: What I'm wondering is how much work these hackers go into hacking... a GAME. I mean, seriously! Hacking a regular MMO is hard enough, just look at WoW or Mabinogi!
Starlll: Pax...
Pax: But having an entire program available on the Internet to do it? AND it can easily pass through the Nintendo security, with their only method of defense being "keep them locked in for 24 hours"?
Starlll: Pax...
Pax: Either Nintendo is the WORST Internet security client ever in the history of mankind, or these hackers would better benefit from spending their time hacking into banks and taking money. So, now I like to think of all the hackers being fat men who have nothing better to do than hack a game.
Starlll: Now, you see, Pax, that is a VERY good question. The answer is actually very simple: (Walks away.)
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P.S. To all who have reviewed: as it turns out, reviews can't cure cancer. However, we will be keeping your submitted reviews, for further testing.