Full SSB4 roster Spoilers ahead. Don't know if I should have this as a chapter or just an epilogue…

Chapter 7: Let the Smash Begin!

It had been a few weeks since Shulk had arrived at the Smash Mansion. Since his arrival, several more newcomers came, and several Smashers had gotten their notice that they wouldn't be participating in this tournament.

"Why..." Lucas cried. "I don't have anywhere else to go…"

"You can come with us..." Popo said. "Nana and I always are looking for more company."

"Besides, it's not like you have to leave." Ness said.

Lucas and the Ice Climbers had received their notice that they currently weren't needed. They were however told that they could still stay at the Smash Mansion or visit whenever they wanted.

Snake, someone that Shulk had seen just around the mansion, also got his notice that he was no longer needed. But there was something on his face that told him he wasn't too surprised about the news.

"It's been fun, the few weeks I've known you." Snake said, smoking a cigarette.

"Yeah." Shulk said.

"Maybe we will see each other again. Enjoy your time as a Smasher, you don't know if it will last."

The two of them just shook hands, and Snake practically departed the mansion immediately after. All things considered, he probably took it the best.

Wolf on the other hand probably took it the worst. It probably wasn't helped with Wario rubbing it in that his contract was renewed. "I'll rip that disgusting fat ass limb from limb! Bowser's going to lose his children!" He threatened. "THAT STUPID ANGEL!" He had to be tranquilized and then sent to some remote spot in the galaxy to cool down a bit.

As for the new Smashers, there was one Shulk had seen around the Smash Mansion beforehand, Dr. Mario. According to Ness, he was a Smasher beforehand, however had been taken off the previous season because of some stress about holding both the position of the Smasher's doctor, while also being a Smasher himself. It seemed like now he was ready to return to the ring. And it seemed to be used as a beacon of hope for the other Smashers, that they might one day get invited back in.

Then there was Dark Pit. From what Shulk had heard around the mansion, he was Pit's brother, or something. "Me his brother?" Dark Pit scoffed. "Don't make me laugh, he's my copy."

"You're my copy!" Pit said.

Dark Pit just rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, whatever Pitstain."

The two just began to squabble, and soon broke out into physical violence against each other. Despite their claims, they really reminded Shulk of two fighting brothers, and it was quite easy to see that they were closer than they were letting on.

Then there was Alph, an alien from the planet Kopai, who also used Pikmin like Olimar. He was rather quiet, and it was easy to see that he nervous about being here.

Perhaps the noisiest addition was Bowser's kids coming. All 8 of them. Bowser seemed rather pleased that the family was all there, but the same couldn't exactly be said for some of the other Smashers.

"All 9 of them under one roof." Mario said, all ready drinking his sorrows away. "It was bad enough with just Bowser, and his rather overprotective tendencies. How much longer until Princess Peach is kidnapped?"

"MARIO! HELP!" Peach shouted out.

"I just had to open my big mouth." Mario said annoyed. "I guess there really is no rest for the weary."

"Do you need help?" Shulk asked.

"No." Mario laughed. "The only spot that they have to go was the kid Smashers' tree house... It will take five minutes tops. Assuming of course, they didn't dig a moat around the tree house and fill it with lava... then it might take a bit longer..."

Shulk just nervously laughed. And with that Mario was off.

And then there was a dog and a duck. They were both currently sleeping in front of the front door. The duck was for some reason perched on top of the dog, and rarely seemed willing to move off of it. As the Smashers learned from Master Hand the duck's name was rather creatively Duck, while the dog's name was Hunter.

Now, it was just another normal morning at the Smash Mansion. And Shulk was just planning on enjoying another peaceful day at the Smash mansion, or as peaceful as they could get. He had finished eating some pancakes that he had made. Over the course of the breakfast, the Koopalings had come down and began to fight over the leftovers that he had left on the counter.

"Lemmy! Those are mine!" Larry shouted.

"Give them here!" Morton Jr. said.

Shulk just laughed, enjoying the company, even if it was a bit loud.

"Hey, aren't you going to make more!?" Bowser Jr. asked.

Shulk just shook his head. "Sorry, that's all the pancakes that I could make. We're out of flour now."

The siblings began to fight for the remaining pancakes, however while they were doing that Kirby came in and stole them.

"Those were great Shulk!" He said.

The Koopa kids all tried to tackle Kirby, however he just effortlessly evaded all of them.

"I was a bit worried that they would get cold first."

And then there was a buzzer. They were all called to a board room that the Mansion had. Each of them just taking a seat.

"Welcome Smashers." Master Hand said floating in front of a screen. "Everyone is now here for the tournament. The people you see will be competing with you, and against you, at the end of this tournament only one of you will stand tall as the champion. But don't think it will be easy. All of you all ready are champions from your various worlds, and have merits and reasons for being here. Be it slaying gods, or ending wars, no single person in this room is weak. So, let us Smash to our hearts content. Let us fight, let us claim victory from the jaws of defeat. Let us see who the Goddess of Victory shines the brightest upon. Let the fourth Smash Tournament begin!"

And done!

So we have the final roster... The thing that disappointed me the most is Lucas and the Ice Climbers are gone, but "That which will be, will be..." There's nothing I can do about it.

If Duck Hunt is actually the name in the North American version, that's what I'll be doing. Duck for the duck's name. Hunter for the dog's name, I was thinking Hunt for the short form but I think that kind of, sort of, sounds a bit too similar to something else…

Hmm... Yeah, this story wasn't really going to be all that long, and honestly I don't know if I could of done anything else with it.

Well, thanks for reading, and until next time, see ya.