Hello everyone! TrashyMuffin here, and I'M BACK FROM THE DEAD!

I don't know why this took so long, but here you go! I personally think it's worth it :3

ANYWAY, lemme not interrupt ya any further and PLEASE ENJOY!

Chapter 3: Bowser Secretly Hates Brooms. And LINK CAN TALK?!

? Convention Center, Back Room, 10:20 AM

"bRo?" Crazy Hand asked as Master Hand dragged him into a weird storage room with several shelves of cleaning stuff, a spare mop, and a bucket tipped to the side with it's contents spilled, creating a small puddle that the Hands did not really pay too much attention to, considering as, well, they're floating.

"Crazy, can you stay here, for like, a couple of hours?" Master Hand begged of his destruction-happy counterpart. But, since Crazy is Crazy, Master Hand is asking a rhetorical question on his part, and he knew. He was just grasping onto the few strands of hope he had.

"nO!111!" Crazy Hand now morphed into a fist, ready to punch and break down the only Back Room wall without any shelves or machines or whatnot. However, Master Hand managed to stall Crazy some time, by immediately summoning his secret stash of candy.

Anything, Master Hand sighed internally. Anything so that the Smashers aren't really dealing with mundane insanity.. For now.

As Crazy Hand happily accepted the stash of candy (but it's unknown how the Hand will consume said candy, as he's only a literal hand), Master Hand slowly headed for the door.

The door creaked open, as Master Hand took in the sights, and realized that even without Crazy to destroy everything, mundane insanity is still very much on the table.

On every table, if we're speaking literally.

? Convention Center, Legend Of Zelda Booth, 10:22 AM

"...Oh great," Breath Of The Wild Link rolled his eyes. "..Another version of Princess Zelda too?"

A Link Between Worlds Zelda smirked. "..Says another version of the Hero of Hyrule himself, Link. Actually, are you not the silent type like most people claim?"

"Stop assuming that. I speak normally, thank you very much. I just don't show my emotions..that well, at least. Let's just cut to the chase," Link sighed, facepalming. "Did Twilight-Princess-Dimension Zelda hire you too?"

Zelda giggled. "Yes.. she got in contact with me, despite our different dimensions, and paid me good money to be her replacement in Smash. Her reasons were "she could not handle the humiliation". So I'm here. I assume you're here for the same reason."

Link nodded. "Pretty last-minute too. Twilight-Princess-Dimension Link told me to not only "be his replacement for the meeting, but for the whole tournament too." Such cowardice."

"Hey, there must be a pretty good reason." Zelda's tone suddenly changed into a worried one as she considered the reason behind Twilight Princess Zelda's sudden request.

"Nah." Link brushed it off as he leant back into his chair. "How hard can it be?"

"Quiet, you two!" Young Link frowned, holding a bottle of half-full (or half-empty?) Lon Lon Milk, as he accompanied his Wind-Waker Dimension counterpart, Toon Link, in watching the fans start to head to some stations.

"It's already obnoxious that there are three Links.. My Twilight-Princess-Dimension counterpart has not mentioned this in our contract." Ocarina of Time Ganondorf was in the corner of the station, crossing his arms.

"Shut up, Ganondorf." Young Link glared at his nemesis. They were the only two from the same dimension, and even that ends up being a bit twisted. "I'm not hurting you because bloodshed isn't allowed in public events like these… yet."

"Hah," Ganondorf smirked as he looked at the child. "I'd like to see you try and hurt me."

"Excuse me." Ganondorf and Young Link's staring match was interrupted by an interviewer, with some camera-operating personnel behind them. They were wearing an identification pass around their neck, which read "Dovahkiin." "May I ask a question..? For Link & Zelda."

? Convention Center, Mario Booth, 10:30 AM

"Thanks for signing my merchandise, Luigi!" A fan, supposedly named Derick, was jumping with glee as said green-capped plumber wrote his name on a poster-that Luigi didn't even know Master Hand is distributing.

"Ah.. no problem.." Luigi was being as polite as possible. "You can talk with other people here, if you want..just..stay clear from Bowser. If you want to meet him..at the very least, try not to anger him. And by that..do as minimal movement as humanly possible."

"O-okay..?" Derick was confused, and somewhat creeped out at the same time. However, he didn't really heed Luigi's warning and walked up to Bowser anyway.

"Hey, Bowser!" Derick greeted, trying to remain calm.

"What?!" Bowser roared, causing a little whimper from the fan.

"I'm a fan of the games you and the other Mario characters are in. How is it like being the antagonist?" Derick tried initiating a casual conversation with the Koopa King, which has a 90% chance of failing miserably.

"..Move along and talk to other people, idiot. I'm only forced to be here."

"Bowser!" Peach, one of the few Smashers who are actually willing to participate in the meeting, elbowed him. "That's not nice! I'm telling Master Hand!"

Bowser, like a school bully is to a teacher's pet, huffed. "Really? And what will I get out of it, huh? What will you do about it? I kidnap you all the time. You're simply a defenseless we-"

Bowser dropped to the ground when suddenly a dusty broom knocked him off and nearly crashed through a wall.

The Koopa was practically wheezing at this point due to the dust, as Peach glared at him with somewhat.. erratic eyes.

"I'm not a defenseless weakling. I'm a princess who can fight. A resourceful one at that. And that's why I'm in Smash."

As a Janitor Mii walked past, Peach, for good measure, stole the poor Mii's broom abruptly and tossed it at Bowser, this time knocking him unconscious.

"Peach! For a princess who's always kidnapped, that was cool!" Derick cheered.

"Thank you, thank you!" Peach bowed, as if she just finished a performance.

"May I take a picture with you?" Derick asked.

"Sure!" The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, back to her happy-go-lucky personality, went up and hugged Derick as he prepared to take a selfie with her. "With Bowser's unconscious body or not..?"

Derick ended up freaked out at the result of the selfie.

? Convention Center, Legend Of Zelda Booth, 10:30 AM

"Uh.. sure..?" Link and Zelda, both of different dimensions, turned to face the interviewer, as Ganondorf and Young Link were still holding a death stare match, while Toon Link continued staring at the other stations, bored out of his mind.

"Hey, don't consider this question TOO weird, buttt…" Dovahkiin shrugged. "Link, Zelda. Do you like each other more than friends?"

Silence.

Zelda tucked on Link's tunic sleeve. She then whispered. Should we answer this question for Twilight-Princess-Dimension Link and Zelda?

Link just shrugged.

Zelda sighed, but turned to face Dovahkiin. "Hello. We are the new replacements for Twilight-Princess-Dimension Link and Zelda.. I am A-Link-Between-Worlds-Dimension Zelda and this here is Breath-Of-The-Wild-Dimension Link. I'm going to answer because Link apparently can't ta-"

"I can speak. I'm alright." Link sighed.

"Wow! You're not mute?!" Dovahkiin then neared the microphone towards Link.

"Listen. I can talk. Can I just say that me and Zelda JUST MET, considering we're in different dimensions..?" Link tried to explain to the interviewer. Cameras were around him in every angle.

"..Ahem. Link, excuse me.." Zelda interrupted Link, clearly expressing displeasure of where the interview was going based on her tone. "That may be true for us, but speaking from Twilight-Princess-Dimension Zelda & Link's possible perspective, however.. I think they may be in a romantic relationship, considering they managed to develop a bond as they reside in the same dimension."

"..Wow, interesting!" Dovahkiin nodded. But their face was not really showing satisfaction.. Not yet, at least. "There's another question that I'd like to ask, and while at that, involves all of you in the station. I'm going to ask every Smasher this question, too.."

O WOW.

Lemme reply to some of these reviews. I'm really thankful they manage to appreciate this mishmash of a story.

DLPR: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT! Actually this review was the one that encouraged me to continue Chapter 3. THANK YOU! And your request is on the next Chapter! :

Dovahkiin82 and Derick Lindsey, thanks for sending me ideas! I mixed your reviews (a part of Dovahkiin's) and made them so that it shows different points of view in different fan meets!

Laurtoons: My first ever reviewer. Thank you so much for actually noticing my story, and seeing your review on my story (newborn back then) just motivated me. THANK YOU!

And now, for a note. YES, I see Master Hand as a father figure who cares for the Smashers and only wants the best for them, despite their daily chaos. Don't judge meh.

So, here's me trying to fit my story into Smash Bros Ultimate! :D I think I'm failing at it..

And I haven't played Breath Of The Wild or Link Between Worlds, so I had to refer to the Wiki for Link and Zelda's personalities. And I realized in my first draft, my personality for Link is WAY off. I had to do some MAJOR EDITING on my draft. It still seems OOC though..