After Crazy Hand announced the news of an upcoming tournament he was planning to host, Little Mac couldn't be any happier. He was finally going to get the chance to show off his boxing skills to the world. No more would he be a boring assist trophy, but an actual fighter for Smash Bros. To top it all off, the tournament was going to be live on television, so Little Mac couldn't lose a single match. It would be humiliating if he gets beaten to a pulp on television.

"Wow!" Crazy Hand is giving us the chance to participate in a tournament? I couldn't have asked for a better workout!" Wii Fit Trainer said as she rose up from her seat and began doing jumping jacks.

"Huh? Oh yeah. I think so too," Little Mac said. The tournament almost reminded Little Mac of his baby days when he wanted to join the WVBAs. And now, he was going to join something bigger than that.


"Well here it is Mac! This is where you're gonna be fighting!" Doc Louis said. They both walked into a stadium that had a large boxing ring in the center.

"Wow Doc! You really think I'm ready?" Little Mac asked.

"Of course Mac! Why do you think I'm signing you up?" Doc Louis said. Doc Louis had just signed Little Mac up for the World Video Boxing Association, or WVBAs for short. The WVBAs was basically a boxing tournament that gave amateur boxers from all over the world a chance to compete. The prize would be a world cup, as well as a $10,000 prize money, but Little Mac did not care about the money. He only wanted to have the chance to fight. Ever since he was a child, it was his dream to become a boxer. He would always sit in his living room and watch boxing matches on television after he came home from elementary school.

Despite his dream, he really never had people supposed him on his dream. It wasn't long before Little Mac's father suddenly disappeared and left him and his mother all alone. But his disappearance didn't affect Little Mac very much because he never looked up to his father anyway. His mother on the hand, noticed how he was interested in boxing, and put him in boxing classes with Doc Louis as his trainer. Months later, Little Mac's mother had soon died of breast cancer. Her death was devastating to Little Mac. Seeing that he had no one else to support him, Doc Louis took him in as his own, and began training him for the WVBAs.

"Well look who came to join the fun!" a chopped up voice said behind them. Doc and Mac turned around to see an overweight man who was wearing purple shorts, purple boxing gloves, and a small crown on his head. Even his belly had hung over his shorts.

"King Hippo," Doc Louis spat out.

"Hahaha Doc! You're really gonna sign poor LITTLE Mac up for the WVBAs? Hahaha good luck kid!" King Hippo taunted.

"Don't listen to him Mac," Doc Louis whispered in Little Mac's ear, but Mac instead ignores Doc.

"He IS signing me up; and I'm gonna win," Little Mac said. King Hippo bursted out with laughter. The sight of seeing an overweight man like King Hippo laugh even made Doc Louis disgusted.

"Hahaha! So you think you'll win huh? Sorry LITTLE Mac, but this tournament is only for ELITE boxers like me. So you can cry all the way home to your mommy... If you have one," King Hippo said. Little Mac finally lost it. Without thinking he charged straight towards King Hippo, preparing to punch him.

"Mac, wait!" Doc Louis screamed. But it was too late.. Little Mac jumped in the air and punched King Hippo in the face. Unfortunately for Little Mac, his punch was ineffective, and he was soon greeted with a purple boxing glove colliding into his face. King Hippo hit him so hard that it threw Little Mac back to Doc Louis, toppling him over as well.

"Hahaha! Look kid! You see what what you did there? You didn't even think before you tried to punch me! I can't believe that Doc Louis is actually signing you up for the WVBAs, but it's your funeral. See ya LITTLE Mac!" King Hippo said before finally leaving the two alone in the stadium. Doc Louis rubbed his head before going to Mac's aid.

"You okay Mac?" Doc Louis asked. Little Mac rubbed the blood off his nose before he finally looked up at Doc.

"Yeah I'm fine, " Little Mac said.

"You know I would have never signed you up if you weren't ready Mac. You know that right?" Doc Louis told him.

"Yeah, I'm know. Thanks Doc," Little Mac said as he felt a little bit better about the situation. Doc Louis smiled at Little Mac as he smiled back.

"Now let's hurry up and get a chocolate bar at the mart before they close," Doc Louis said as he grabbed Little Mac's hand and lifted him up.

"Haha, you never leave your candy bars behind huh Doc?" Little Mac asked him.

"I never do Mac!" Doc Louis laughed. They both head out of the stadium.


"Ummm Little Mac?" Wii Fit Trainer said. Little Mac quickly woke up and looked at Wii Fit Trainer.

"Huh? W-what happened?" Little Mac said.

"The big announcement ended 20 minutes ago. You fell asleep after that," Wii Fit Trainer told him. Little Mac looked around at the auditorium. They were the only ones in there. Little Mac looked at his iPhone; the time read 1:32 p.m. He wasted precious time daydreaming when he should've been training.

"Umm thanks Wii Fit Trainer. I'll see you later!" Little Mac said as he ran out of the exit, leaving Wii Fit Trainer all alone.

"Ummm okay. I'll see you too then..." Wii Fit Trainer said with sorrow in her voice.


"Well that was a waste of time. Why does Crazy Hand think it's a good idea to host a tournament at a time like this?" Samus said as both her and Ike were walking down the stairs.

"I'm not sure, but it's not so bad. At least you can take your anger out on the other fighters," Ike suggested. Samus, along with Ike, had just left the auditorium in complete irritation. She couldn't believe what Crazy Hand announced this morning. Samus thought it was a ridiculous idea to host a tournament because Super Smash Bros. because there are other fighters that were also planning to be confirmed in Smash Bros. She just thought it was disrespectful to her schedule, considering the fact that she's a bounty hunter and she's always doing missions. She was not worried about the other fighters. She was the strongest out of all them, so there would be no point in training for a stupid tournament.

"Well I have an idea," Ike said. Ike's voice had snapped Samus out of her thoughts and she waited for Ike to finish his sentence. "Why don't we...go somewhere? You know like hang out?" Ike said. Samus stopped walking and slowly turned around to face him.

"You mean like a date?" Samus asked.

" What? I didn't say anything about a date, I-I mean if you want it to be a date, I-mean *sigh* do you want to go on a date with me?" Ike said. He looked up at her visor. He couldn't tell how she was looking at the moment because her bright lit green visor was covering her face.

"Sorry Ike. I'm flattered that you asked me, but I have to go on a mission. Maybe another time," Samus said. She turned around and started walking again. Ike's heart had dropped to his stomach. That was the same excuse she told him last time. In fact, that was her excuse to everybody that asked her if she wanted to do anything. That was the last straw for Ike.

"Samus, why do you act so distant from everyone? It's like you don't want any friends," Ike said. Samus stopped walking again. She really didn't have the patience or the time to be lecturing Ike over the job as a bounty hunter because she knew he just wouldn't understand. It was a difficult and a confidential job, and because of this, she had no dealing with Crazy Hand's unnecessary squabbles. Samus sighed to herself and turned to look at Ike.

"Listen Ike. I would explain everything to you about my relationship with the Federation, but I just don't have the time to do so, plus you just wouldn't understand unless you saw from my perspective," Samus said.

"I know being a bounty hunter is a bit difficult Samus, but it seems like you only do that because you feel like you have to. No one is forcing you Samus, but you're acting like someone has a gun pressed at the back of your head," Ike said.

You're right. No one is forcing me, just like how no one is forcing me to stay here. I came on my own term. And I didn't come here to make friends. I only came here to fight," Samus said coldly. Ike began to annoy her, but it was obvious that Ike was clueless about Samus's personal agenda, so it was time that he needed to learn.

"But...aren't we friends?" Ike asked. Samus had completely frozen up. She didn't know how to respond to his question. It sounded as if she had been using him. "Aren't we friends? If not, then what's the point of hanging out with me then?" Ike asked. They both stood there in an awkward moment of silence.

"Goodbye Ike," Samus slowly turned around and began to advance to the opposite direction.

"Man. I wonder if you acted like this when you were a child. Your parents must've had a difficult time trying to get to you ," Ike said. He didn't realize the mistake he just made, and was soon hit in the face by Samus's arm cannon. Ike fell on the ground and looked up to see Samus aiming her arm cannon at his face.

"Don't you ever talk about my parents, or my past life ever again! I never asked anything about your life, so don't ask about mines. If I wanted to tell you, I would have already done it a long time ago. You don't know me at all Ike. And you will NOT pity on me on what I love to do,," Samus angrily said. Ike never saw her act like this before, and began to feel bad & frightened about it. Fighters weren't allowed to murder or injure anyone outside of the battlefield, but he knew Samus didn't not care about the rules and would pull the trigger if she wanted to.

"Samus I-"

"No. You've already shown that you're reckless in what you say, so therfore, I don't care if you apologize or not. Learn to think before you speak!", Samus said as she pulled her arm cannon away from Ike, much to his relief. She turned around and started running.

"Wait Samus!" Ike screamed as he started to chase after her. Samus activated her Speed Booster and ran even faster," "Samus" Ike screamed. Ike stopped running until he could no longer do so until she disappeared.

"That's right Mac! Keep it up!" Doc Louis said. Little Mac called Doc Louis in to help him get ready for the upcoming tournament. He needed someone to motivate him to win, "There it go Mac. Smash ain't no joke!" Doc Louis said. Little Mac continued to punch the sandbag, throwing hooks and jabs at it.

"Now give it the K.O. Punch!" Doc Louis screamed.

"Ohhahh!" Little Mac screamed as he punched the sandbag out of another window.

"Good job Mac!" Doc Louis congratulated.

"Ah-ha! I found the culprit!" Crazy Hand screamed at the doorway. Doc and Mac turned around to see Crazy Hand float towards the both of them.

"What the heck is that thing!" Doc Louis screamed. "What! I am not a thing! I AM CRAZY HAND!" Crazy Hand yelled. Seeing the look on his trainer's face, Little Mac finally spoke out.

"Umm Doc, this is the founder of Super Smash Brothers, Crazy Hand. Crazy Hand, meet my trainer Doc Louis," Little Mac introduced the both of them to one another.

"Oh I'm the co-founder of Super Smash Bros. My brother Master Hand, was originally the founder of Super Smash Bros. He died in battle four years ago," Crazy Hand explained.

"I'm so sorry for your loss," Little Mac said. Crazy Hand then looked at Doc Louis, who was completely freaked out at the moment.

"Oh I apologize Mr. Louis for frightening you! I just came in here to find the person who was breaking the windows in the training room! And I happen to see Little Mac breaking another one!" Crazy Hand explained.

"Sorry Crazy Hand. I was just trainingThis for the big tournament. It won't happen again," Little Mac said with a smile.

"I hope not. I'll see you at the tournament," Crazy Hand said as he left the two of them alone.

"Well that was weird. Alright Mac, take a break, " Doc Louis said. They both sat down on the training mat, "Here Mac, here a candy bar," Doc Louis said. They started chewing on their candy bars.

"So Mac, how's it going here?" Doc Louis asked him.

"Well almost everybody like me here. Others well...not so much," He was talking about Samus.

"Wow! New enemies already? That's great! That means that they know you're the real deal. Make sure to watch your back Mac," Doc Louis warned him. Little Mac nodded. He wanted to talk about the mystery woman that he was in love with, but was afraid of what Doc Louis would say.

"Also," Little Mac said. Doc Louis looked down at him to see what he was going to say. Little Mac never had these conversations with Doc, so it was awkward for decided to just spill the beans he didn't want to keep a secret from Doc, "There's this one lady that looks kinda nice. But every time I talk to her, she turns me down and walks away. She's really pretty. I don't know what her name is, but my friend Ike calls her Sammy, so I guess that's her name, Little Mac explained. Doc Louis looked at Mac as if he wanted to hug him. He knew Mac would experience these feelings someday and he knew he was worried about the whole situation. Doc just wanted to be there for the poor fella. He wasn't just Little Mac's trainer; he was his father figure.

"Look Mac. She's probably doing that because she doesn't know that much about you. Try to talk to some of the people that know her and try to get information about her. Just don't let her get under her skin. She might be doing that trip you off your game. Just keep an eye on her," Doc Louis warned.

"You're right. Thanks Doc," Little Mac said as they both smiled at each other. While they were both eating their candy bars, they both did not realize that Samus was standing in the doorway, completely hearing their whole conversation.


WARNING: Never upset Samus Aran until you want a Plasma Beam to the face. Now that Samus heard their conversation, does she know that their talking about her? Find out in Chapter 4!

~The Shinesparkers