I know this is quite soon after the other chapter, but I have a few ready for upload and I thought, 'Why Not?' Enjoy! :)

The aircraft slowly filled with the residents and guests of the Skyworld Palace who were about to depart for their training session. Just as everyone was aboard Pit and Poppy entered the Main Hall. "Lady Palutena" Pit called, Palutena rushed towards them. After a short moment the three of them boarded the aircraft, which juddered slightly before slowly moving away from the palace. It gained speed as it drew away from the palace, as it embarked on it's journey.

During the flight the aircraft was filled with friendly chatter, Poppy was introduced to everyone else aboard and everyone seemed to be very excited to meet her, and it soon it felt as if she'd always been a part of the group. After a while Pit asked Palutena if they act that they were going to be training meant that the tournament was going to be soon, to which Palutena nodded and again the craft filled with an excited chatter in regards to the tournament.

Having no idea exactly what was happening, Athena, Trucy and Knisa were sitting a small distance away from everyone else silently. They were thinking about home when the small craft landed.

Everyone exited the airship excitedly and Athena, Trucy and Knisa followed behind curiously, Samus walked with them to make sure they were ok. Everyone formed a line and Palutena and Mario stood in front of them. Behind Palutena and Mario was a vast Greenland and there were four small cubicles which were clustered directly behind the two.

"Right!" Palutena started "Most of you know how this works, but as always there are newcomers this year, therefore I will explain how this works. Behind me are four cubicles, these create a very real simulated version of whoever is inside with one difference, the cloned version of yourself will be indestructible. You will then be maintained in an unconscious state while you gain control over your new body. A certain stage will then be generated in this Greenland which will then be used as an arena. The only way to win is knock your opponent(s) out of the arena, if you are knocked out of the arena the program for your clone will terminate and you will be woken and the cubicle will open and let you out. When only one person remains in the arena the arena itself will return to how it is now and the winner will also regain consciousness. There can be no more than four competitors at any one time, and make the most of it! It may just be us now, but others will want to use the arenas for training too, and we are still awaiting for some more members to arrive at the palace."

There was an excited murmur from the short line of people.

"So let our training begin!" Palutena shouted

With that the parts of the line broke up as it was decided who would fight first.

The first fight only had two competitors, Mario and Rock.

The two of them stepped into a cubicle each, there was a pixelated blur in the grass and a stone platform rose from the ground and hovered in the sky, a spectators area appeared under everyone else and rose to the same height as the arena so that they could watch the fight.

Mario and rock stood opposite each other, a loud voice boomed from the arena, "ready... Fight!" Mario dashed towards rock, rock stayed still and threw two metal blades towards the red clad plumber. Mario managed to dodge both the buzz saws and continued his charge. Then rock shot numerous small energy balls from his right arm which had turned into a small canon, they hit Mario sending him back he landed on his feet and stared at rock. Then a small black ball, which had two feet, a piece of string sprouting from it's top and a small wind up key in it's back fell from the sky and landed right in front of Mario, it looked a little like a wind up toy bomb with feet. Mario picked it up and threw it at Rock, the small key started to turn in its back and the second it hit rock, it exploded. Rock was sent flying backwards but managed to stay on the platform. The two dashed towards each other and tumbled around in a flurry of fire, fists and flowers, the brutal clash lasted a while, more items fell from the sky but were ignored. Then a small orb with an iridescent glow and an off center + embedded in it floated gracefully down from the sky. Both Mario and Rock raced towards it in a fight to get to it first. Rock reached it first and proceeded to shoot numerous shots at it from his arm cannon, the ball recoiled and moved away from Rock, it's speed increasing, before slowing and continuing its unpredictable lazy movement. Mario then threw numerous ounces at the sphere, which recoiled from him just as is had from Rock, but before if went to far Mario sent a fireball towards it. The flames missed the ball which flew out of Mario's range. Rock then threw a buzz saw towards the ball. As they collided the sphere shattered into numerous pieces and the iridescent glow it had had was transferred to Rock. Rock shot a small purple ball towards Mario. The ball expanded into a large purple vortex and sucked Mario in, rock jumped in after him. A small creep appeared above the portal so that's he spectators could see what was happening. The inside of the portal was all purple, rock jumped in line next to numerous other figures which looked very similar to him, apart from some features. All of them then shot a beam from their arm canons, the numerous beams of pure energy shot from the canons straight towards Mario, they all hit into him and sent him flying from the portal and off the edge of the arena with such high speeds. As he reached a certain distance away from the arena an explosion erupted around his body and a red beam of sorts shot towards the arena. The voice that had spoken earlier to declare the fight spoke again, "And the winner is... Megaman!"

The arena love red back into the ground and rock's copy disappeared and the original forms of Mario and rock stepped from their cubicles. The two shook hands and returned to the group of people who until now had been spectators.

"Who's Megaman?" Trucy asked Samus

"Megaman is the nickname Rock was given when he was programmed to be able to fight, it's also the name most people know him by."

Athena was deep in thought, her arm around her daughter, that vortex, and Rock's buzz saws, they were very similar to the phenomenon which had brought them to this world. She decided she'd ask Palutena later.

Samus had the feeling that something was wrong, and that the answer should be obvious after the fight which just took place, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"So who's next?" Palutena asked