Master Hand moved aside as 6 Newcomers stepped forward. A long silence ensued while the SSBB veterans examined each of them from head to toe.
"Now, as you can see, I have found 6 Smashers already. I have a vague idea of what the next 4 will be like, and again, they should be arriving sometime this week. I will now get each of the new Smashers to introduce themselves to the crowd, in no particular order. Jasmine, please step forward."
At the mention of her name, a young blonde girl with stunning blue eyes and the trademark pointed Hylian elf ears stepped forward, scanning the crowd and stopping at the Hero of Time, a little smile crossing her face. Link's jaw dropped and you could tell he was fighting the urge to scream something. The girl, Jasmine, looked back over at the crowd, fidgeting nervously with the hem of her Hogwarts shirt.
"H-hi. My name is Jasmine, and I'm from Hyrule. Some of you might have guessed already, and yeah, Link's my big brother! I-I'm happy to be here, and I hope we can all get along!"
Link continued staring in shock as Master Hand continued.
"Thank you, miss. Duncan Spear, you are next."
A teenage boy with dull green eyes and a slim body frame stepped forward, head tilted up a bit. Confident, are we now? He had blonde hair poking in random directions from his head and he tried to calmly pat it down, to no avail. A Purrloin stared at the crowd cutely, earning a few 'awws' from Peach. At his other side, a Pawniard was glancing about and a Starly was perched upon his shoulder. Red (that's what I'm going to call the Pokemon Trainer, okay? XD) stared at him intently.
"Like the floating hand said, I'm Duncan Spear. I've no need to tell you anything more, so that's it-"
"PAAAAAAAAAWNIARD!" The Pawniard interrupted his master and finally noticed the huge floating hand, thinking it was going to hurt Duncan, proceeded to charge at Master Hand headfirst. Master Hand quickly moved to the side as Pawniard flew by him and rammed into the side of the stage, head stuck in between the broken metal.
Duncan grinned sheepishly and rushed to his Pokemon's side, first checking for injuries, then when he realized that Pawniard was alright, scolded it a little before pulling it out of the hole. He muttered a quick and insincere apology to Master Hand, then returned to his place in the line, head still held up high.
"Ahem... Mr. Spear, please keep control of your Pokemon if you are planning on leaving them outside of their Pokeballs. Next, Raerek de Lionei."
A handsome young man stepped forward, a serious expression on his face. He had forest green hair that went down to the base of his neck in flat spikes and ocean blue eyes. The crowd, especially Marth, eyed him, as his clothing style appeared to be almost as noble as that of a prince. He was garbed in a pure white shirt and a royal blue tunic with a golden trim with a coattail that reached down to his knees. He also wore white pants and leather boots, as well as a cyan cape that covered his right arm.
"Hello. Like stated earlier, my name Raerek de Lionei. It's nice to meet you all, and I'm very glad to be here. I think this will be a good learning experience for all of us. Thank you."
He took a short bow and stepped back.
"Thank you, Mr. de Lionei. Now, Kandice, please step forward."
A yellow anthropomorphic squirrel stepped forward, with short orange hair and chocolate-brown eyes. She smiled and waved cheerfully.
"Hey everyone! I'm Kandice, and I'm super happy to be here! Everyone seems nice, and I think I'm going to have a really good time! I'm looking forward to brawling with all of you!"
She beamed at the audience and returned to the line.
"Thank you, Kandice. Glaive Ailyer, please step forward."
A young, black and brown haired man stepped forward, a hint of a smile on his face. He had one piercing golden eye and another deep blue one. The attractive swordsman had an aura of mystery emanating from him. He smoothed out the creases in his dark blue cloak and ran a few fingers through his hair before speaking.
"Good day, everyone. I am Glaive Ailyer, and it is a pleasure to make all of your acquaintances. I don't have much else to say, but I am certainly glad to be here."
The man then gave a curt nod and stepped back, going back to fidgeting with his weapons and the buckles of his fingerless gloves.
"Thank you, Mr. Ailyer. Last but not least, Rai."
Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser both let out simultaneous gasps as a Shy Guy, yes, the masked figures from the Mario Universe, ambled into view. This Shy Guy had semi circles for eyeholes, and was garbed in a blue tunic. The Shy Guy also bore a straw hat, similar to those of Chinese farmers. In a much deeper voice than everyone expected, he began his introduction.
"My name is Rai. I suppose I am glad to be here, as I am setting an example for my village and my son to become great warriors. ... and that is all."
The Shy Guy took a bow and hobbled back to his spot, while all the Smashers just gaped at him because he looked so well, cute, and he had a son. Which meant that he had... Okay, let's not get into the details.
"Thank you for that, Rai. Now that we are done introductions... I will assign you rooms to stay in. We will not have the single rooms until we start renovating, which will begin once all the newcomers have arrived. For now, each of you has been assigned a roommate and a room number," Master Hand made his trademark dramatic pause to listen for any disagreement or consent, then continued, "So... Jasmine and Kandice, you are both in room 203. That is on the second floor on your left." The two girls looked at each other and smiled.
"Next, Glaive and Raerek, you two will be situated in room 117, which is on the first floor on your right." Glaive and Raerek subtly glanced at each other.
"And lastly, Rai and Duncan, you two are in room E120, which is also on the first floor on the right. You will be receiving a larger room because we respect the fact that Duncan does not keep his Pokemon in their Pokeballs, and may need more room." Duncan let out an approving nod as this was said.
"Now that introductions are over, would everybody head back to their rooms? Thank you, and have a nice day. And welcome to the Smash Mansion, newcomers." Master Hand finished his speech with a bow and quietly floated off the stage while the veterans applauded. Everybody quickly filed out and headed to their rooms...
o.O.o.O.o.O.o
Walking side by side, Kandice and Jasmine wandered about the hallways, glancing here and there at the decor and just the Smash Mansion itself. It wasn't enormous, but it was quite luxurious. Carpeted floors, clean marble walls and there were even a few chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Kandice smiled and let out a sigh.
"Wow, this place is amaaaaazing! It's pretty big, and clean and just so nice... I'm really glad I came here!" Kandice beamed and looked at the girl walking beside her. Jasmine nodded her head shyly.
"Y-yeah..."
Kandice pouted a little bit and folded her arms in a comical manner.
"Jasmine, amiright? Well, you are going to have to get livelier than THAT if we're going to be roommates!" Kandice smiled warmly. The Hylian girl looked up at the friendly face of her roommate and forced a smile.
Out of the blue, Jasmine felt someone grab her by the shoulder and spin her around.
"JASMINE?! What in the name of Hyrule are you doing here?!" Her older brother demanded, still shocked from his sister's sudden appearance. Jasmine immediately pulled Link into a hug, giggling. It took a little while before Link reciprocated the action.
"Well, duuuuuuh. You're here, so why not join? After all, you can see me more! Didn't you miss your little sister~?" Jasmine said with a small grin. Link just slapped his forehead across his face but his expression was gentle and brotherly.
"Huh... Alright then, but be careful when we start brawling. The guys here are pretty rough, and they won't have mercy on you, even if you are a little girl. Now run along, you should be getting to bed. It's getting pretty late."
Kandice then took a chance to speak.
"Hey, you're Link, right? Nice to meet you!" She stuck out her hand as Link awkwardly shook it, wondering how someone could be so energetic at 11 at night, and after being sent through a transport pod all the way from a different universe to that of Smash Bros.
"Y-yeah, nice to meet you too..."
"Well, we were looking for our room, but... How do you get upstairs? There aren't any stairs around here and its a little strange." Kandice inquired.
Link pointed to a shining blue patch on the ground not so far from where they were. A hologram of the number 2 hovered over the blue aura circle. "If you stand in there, you will be teleported ot the second floor. Go give it a try. It feels kind of weird and first, but you'll get used to it. Anyways, I'll see you guys later. G'night. Take care, Jasmine." He then turned tail and sauntered off along another hallway.
Kandice glaned over at Jasmine, who looked weary of touching the blue aura circle. She smiled warmly and held out her hand.
"How about we go together?"
After a moment of hesitation, Jasmine took hold of the anthropomorph's hand. "...Yeah."
And with that, the two girls stepped into the teleported.
o.O.o.O.o.O.o
In complete silence, two young men slowly ambled along the carpeted floors of the Smash Mansion, occasionally glancing at each other but not making any move to speak. Glaive was looking at his swords and Raerek, staring at the carpet on the ground. As the silence became too much to bear, Raerek decided to speak up.
"It is very luxurious here, isn't it?"
A little startled by the sudden noise in the silence, Glaive jumped a little, whipping his head up.
"A-ah, I'm sorry for disturbing you."
Glaive shook his head. "It's fine. But yes, it is really nice in here... A lot nicer than where I came from, to say the least."
"I can relate to that."
...
And they were back to the awkward silence, which was soon broken by a feminine voice.
"Excuse me, but are you two Sir Ailyer and Sir de Lionei?"
The two stopped in their tracks and turned around, coming face to face with both the prince of Altea and the leader of the Greil Mercenaries.
Raerek nodded. "Yes, indeed. You may also refer to us simply as Glaive and Raerek. And you two are...?"
"My name is Marth Lowell, and this," he pointed to Ike, "...is Ike Gawain. A pleasure to meet you."
Ike's eyebrow twitched slightly as he observed the formal introductions and all the polite gibberish that was going on and he decided to comment.
"Mmkay, enough of that. You guys sound like you're all businessmen, loosen up a bit." Ike chuckled.
Glaive nodded in agreement, a subtle grin on his face. "I'm just not used to socializing, and politeness is the way I handle things like this."
...
Awkward sileeeeence.
Marth sweatdropped. "W-well, we just wanted to ask about your fighting styles to see if maybe we could train together sometime..."
Raerek's eyes lit up at this. "I'd love to! Again, I'm assuming you are both swordsmen, as you look the part, and I am as well! I use a large sword imbued with fire magic..."
And at this, Glaive's expression loosened up a bit and he showed an uncharacteristically interested emotion. "Really? That's pretty amazing... Imbuing magic with a melee weapon means that your skills are definitely great... I, on the other hand, use two longswords, both having the ability to harm the shadows of my foes and cutting the victim in the process."
"So, if I understand correctly, you can cut a shadow and the same thing will happen to the shadow's owner? That's amazing!"
"Yeah..." Glaive cracked a smile, "And how do you imbue fire into a sword? That sounds pretty impressive."
"Well..."
The two Newcomers got lost in their conversation about swords and powers, while Marth and Ike awkwardly stood nearby. Ike gently elbowed Marth in the side.
"Hey, I think they forgot about us." Ike murmured. Marth sighed.
"Yes, but at least they found a common interest..."
The awkwardness bothering him, Marth grabbed Ike by the arm and pulled him away, letting the two men have a private conversation.
As Glaive and Raerek were both engrossed in their conversation, Raerek randomly glanced towards where Marth and Ike used to be, then noticing that both swordsmen had left, his face turned slightly red.
"...H-hm? Hey Raerek, is there something the matter-" Glaive glanced as Marth's blue cape disappeared around the corner, "...Oh... We should probably go apologize later..."
"I agree. But for now, I suggest we head to our room."
"Sounds like a plan."
The two men then walked down the halls together, the tension in the air gone.
As well as the awkward silences.
o.O.o.O.o.O.o
Rai hobbled alongside Duncan as they both walked down the same hallway in complete and utter silence. They didn't even bother to glance at each other. During the whole walk, each of them were busy fiddling with their clothes, or in Duncan's case, his Pokemon, and admiring the building.
Duncan finally decided to speak up, and being the sarcastic young man he is, decided to direct his snarky remarks at the small Shy Guy next to him.
"Hey, old man. Since you're so small, how do you fight, anyways? I mean, can you even hold anything with those stubby hands of yours?"
Under his mask, Rai's eyebrow twitched. But of course, he appeared to be emotionless, as his mask covered the entirety of his face. In a deep voice, he replied.
"I do not appreciate being referred to as 'old man'. And to answer your other question..." Rai turned to the young man walking alongside him, "...that is none of your concern. I do not wish to speak with you. You are much too rude and dishonourable for my liking."
After his comment, Rai turned his head back to focusing on the road, ignoring the youth beside him.
"Heh, cocky, aren't you...? Since you speak with that 'oh so high and mighty' tone, we'll see if your fighting skills are as noble and mighty as your words! Tomorrow, one on one brawl."
After a long pause, Rai stopped in his tracks.
"No."
And then he kept walking.
Duncan turned to face Rai, eyebrow twitching and clearly aggravated.
"...You are not even the one fighting. You send out these Pokemon... these minions of yours to do everything. Tch, you're a waste of time. I won't bother."
"...No one, I repeat, NO ONE, calls me a waste of time, or dare to call my Pokemon 'minions'," Duncan said, his voice raspy and dripping with venom, "...And it seems like we AREN'T going to get along, expect me to make your life a living hell."
Rai ignored Duncan and stopped in front of their room. Little did Duncan know was that Rai was smirking underneath that mask of his, and provoking him on purpose. Rai, being older and much wiser and calmer than Duncan, was able to determine that Duncan would show his true power best when angry, and Rai was, of course, planning to show up at the little duel Duncan arranged to get a taste of what the boy could do, as well as showcase his talent.
Duncan, still fuming, shoved the Shy Guy aside, and almost kicked down the door to get to their room. He immediately found a broom, and with the handle, he traced a line on the carpet in the middle of the room.
"Stay on your side."
Rai, with a nonchalant shrug, ambled over to the right side of the room and set his straw hat aside, still amused by his companion's anger, rolled into bed and closed his eyes.
AND CHAPTER END! YAY! I actually wrote an OC fanfiction *dances around the room* I apologize if I butchered Link's personality, and don't hesitate to tell me if I messed up our OCs personality, which I think I might've for Duncan, in which I apologize deeply... but I kind of imagined him as a tsundere slightly tempermental person, y'know?
Review are very much appreciated! :D
And for those interested in submitting a minor character/villain/antihero:
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Archsage, out!