Swordplay
bijoukaiba: Well, last time I left my story at a pretty good cliffhanger! At least, that was my opinion.
Bowser: Will you just CONTINUE already?
bijoukaiba: Fine, meanie!
Bowser: bijoukaiba doesn't blah, blah...
bijoukaiba: (glares)
Bowser: (sweatdrop) Errr, that is, bijoukaiba doesn't own Nintendo, SSBM, or any of its characters and related things.
bijoukaiba: Good boy. (gives him dog biscuit)
Bowser: HEY!!!!!!!! (throws it at her head) YOU KNOW I HATE THAT FLAVOR!!!
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Chapter 6: A Classic Victory Song
CLASSIC MODE: FOX MCCLOUD
"It's true," Crazy added. "Fox was the only one to remember to sign up. He personally asked me for the sign-up sheet!"
Fox smirked slightly at the sight of his name on the screen.
"What?" Zelda asked him. "I thought you weren't interested!"
"Well, someone's gotta make sure this new single stuff is safe!" the pilot replied silently.
"But-" she whispered.
"Look," Fox replied sternly, keeping his voice low. "one of us had to take the risk eventually. Don't worry, Zelda. I'll be fine. I promise."
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The next morning, Ruby was feeling much better and was there to prepare omelettes with cheddar cheese and diced tomatoes. Fresh orange juice, tea, coffee, and Lon-Lon milk were provided as well. Fox had taken a glass of coffee and an omelette with a few extra toppings.
"Fox," Zelda commented. "You won't be fighting till lunch is over."
"I realize that," the vulpine replied with half a mouthful of omelette. "I just want to build up my metabolism."
"What?" Zelda asked.
"Metabolism." he corrected. "It's what gives you energy during the day. Here, I'll try to explain..."
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At 10:00, Zelda and Bowser arrived in the fighting tower for their battle in Hyrule Temple.
"No hard feelings, okay? Best of luck!" Zelda wished to Bowser, offering her hand. The koopa reached out to her, then pulled his hand away quickly.
"Gotcha!" He shouted as he slowly pounded his way into the elevator. Zelda was practically suffocated.
"I hope Zelda can beat that overgrown turtle," Fox commented. "I mean really, he's huge! Zelda's such an innocent and delicate fighter..."
"Relax," Samus assured, "I beat that monster just fine, didn't I?"
"Good point," Fox mused.
"... What did you mean by 'innocent and delicate' anyway?"
Link's ears perked up at this and turned around at Fox.
"Ummm... bad use of words?"
Zelda started out with a Din's Fire attack. Bowser flinched briefly and was thrown back a foot. Dashing along awkwardly (for such a slow character), he rammed Zelda violently. She was flipped over onto her back.
"Zelda!" Fox cried at the screen.
"I EAT PRINCESSES FOR LUNCH!!" the koopa roared, preparing to fling himself onto the Hylian. Standing up, she cast a Nayru's Love spell and reflected Bowser off of herself.
He seems awfully slow... I need to use that disadvantage against him!
Casting a small aura of light around herself, she transformed into her more mysterious form, Sheik.
"PI! PIKACHU PIKA?!" (WHOA! HOW DID SHE DO THAT?!)
Link and Ness were the only ones who weren't surprised by the transformation.
"Where did Zelda go?" Marth inquired.
"Nowhere," Link and Ness replied. "She just changed her form."
The elf eyed the younger boy oddly.
"Since when do you know about Sheik?"
"Since Zelda and I rescued someone off the beach!" Ness whispered.
Sheik leapt forward swiftly, delivering two sharp kicks into Bowser's face. The koopa king tried to grab her, but Sheik rolled swiftly aside and began whipping him with a chain. Using fire breath to halt the Sheikah's barrage of assaults, Bowser swung his claws forward at her and knocked her sideways. She responded with several needles flying into his neck and head. With a final double kick, Bowser was sent flying off the stage.
"GAME!" Master shouted. He glanced over at Link. "How do pronounce it again? Oh, right. THIS GAME'S WINNER IS... SHEIK!!"
Sheik had folded her arms and placed a hand to her chin, giving a pleased nod of her head.
Bowser stormed angrily out of the elevator while Sheik exitted calmly.
Most of the smashers were staring at her.
"What?" She asked with a slight hint of annoyance in her voice. "Oh, wait..."
She cast the aura around herself once more and reverted back to her original form. The smashers became calm once again.
"That's better," she giggled.
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As many would expect, Donkey Kong crushed Peach in their fight by repeating the same strategy he had used against Captain Falcon, by lifting her and carrying her to the edge of the arena for a toss so she couldn't fly back.
Even after her defeat, Peach still congratulated Donkey Kong properly; it was the proper thing to do, even though she admitted privately to Mario she was slightly disappointed.
At Brinstar, a vertical aerial strike from the Master Sword knocked Captain Falcon into the lava pits. After being tossed about like a piece of popcorn on a trampoline, it only took two hefty swipes of Link's sword to shove Falcon off the side of the screen.
Much to the Hylian's surprise, Marth appeared even more pleased for his victory than Zelda. She gave him a brief smile and a thumbs up before returning to conversation with Peach and Fox. Of course.
"Hi," Marth said to Link. "Great fight."
"Thanks, good luck aganst Samus."
They shared a friendly handshake before Pikachu leapt onto Marth's head, inviting him to eat lunch with him.
"Pika pikachu, chu?" (Will you sit with me, Marth?)
"Oh, sure! Are you hungry now?" He smiled apologetically to the Hylian, before walking off to the cafeteria.
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For lunch, Ruby had prepared a rich soup filled with meat and vegetables. There was hardly any room for the actual broth.
"Now this is MY kind of soup!!" Bowser roared happily, actually complimenting someone. "Not like PB and J sandwiches and ramen!"
Malon stuck out her tongue and Alice sighed.
"Don't worry!" Spike comforted, trying to help her feel better. "I, uh, like your sandwiches!"
She gave him a grateful smile and whispered a thank you as they stepped into line after the last of the smashers had gotten their food.
Link, Zelda, and Ness sat together, after Marth's table quickly filled up with Donkey Kong, Pikachu, and Peach. Ness had taken notice that Link was staring at Marth as he spoke with Peach, unaware he was being watched. Link's face appeared serious, concentrating on the prince's eyes as he spoke.
"Uh, Link? Hello?" Ness asked. "You're staring at Marth..."
The Hylian shook his head. "Sorry about that..."
"What were you thinking, anyway?" Zelda asked. Link sighed and stirred his soup awkwardly.
"I'm just confused about Marth..."
Zelda and Ness exchanged a glance.
"How so?"
Link gazed over at Marth again, as he and Pikachu laughed at a comment DK had made.
"He's obviously trying to be strong... after what happened a few nights ago. We're the only ones that know. Everyone thinks he's truly happy, but when you really look into his eyes..."
Marth had glanced over at Link and gave a small wave of the hand before turning back to his table mates.
"... you can really see the sorrow he's concealing, the invisible tears behind those blue eyes..."
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Once again, the battlefield had contributed to the victory after lunch. True, Samus had struck Marth with a missile and a charge shot, but after being smacked around by a car for the third time, she was sent spiralling upward into a fully powered Shield Breaker.
"GAME!!" Master shouted. "THIS GAME'S WINNER IS... MARTH!!"
With a quick flick of his sword, the prince tucked Falchion neatly back into its sheath.
"Konkai wa boku no kecha da ne?"
Captain Falcon nodded. "He put up a great fight there. Samus also did an excellent job."
"AND NOW!!!!!!!!!!" Crazy shouted, leaving some people with sore ears. "THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!! CLASSIC MODE, FEATURING FOX MCCLOUD!!!!"
Fox stepped out behind a random curtain made of a bed sheet that Crazy had poorly constructed. The vulpine pilot was wearing a mardi gras type mask, a long green robe, and a cape.
"Err, I think this is a bit too much," Fox admitted awkwardly, pulling off the robe that concealed the blue jacket he had been wearing that day.
"Hmmm... good point..." Crazy murmured as Fox removed the mask. "You look like a cross between Captain Falcon, Sheik, and Martha."
"MY NAME IS MARTH!!"
Bowser scoffed and Marth whacked him over the head with the butt of his sword.
"Very well then," Master said. "I'll display a list of names upon the screen, the opponents you'll be facing for Classic Mode. No one has been told if they'll be fighting, or if it will be for or against you."
The screen began to scroll through a list of names:
Yoshi
Kirby
Mario
Bowser
Captain Falcon
Ness
Zelda (upon seeing her name, Zelda groaned a little bit)
Peach
Donkey Kong
Marth
"This means, of course, that Samus, the Ice Climbers, Link, and Pikachu will have the rest of the afternoon off."
"Pikachu." (Whatever.)
The Ice Climbers followed the Poke'mon to get a sundae.
"Fox, you'll step into our elevator and you'll be transported to an empty room. That way, you can't tell who you'll be facing. We'll send your opponent up to fight you."
The pilot stepped into the elevator and saluted.
"First Match," Master announced, "Will be Donkey Kong vs. Fox at Jungle Japes!"
After making the announcement, Zelda gripped onto his suit and pulled him over to face her.
"Listen," she hissed. "if ANYTHING happens to him-"
"Whoa, Zelda!" Link interjected, gently holding her by the shoulders and pulling her away. "Master's told us everything's safe."
Master nodded, his eyes wide as he straightened his suit. While she appeared sweet and calm, Zelda wasn't the type to stand around and hope for the best- she was one to take action and do whatever it took to protect the people she cared about.
At that moment, a soft yet gruff roar was heard as Donkey Kong flew off into the sunset.
"GAME!" Master shouted.
As Donkey Kong emerged from the elevator, clutching his knee, Fox's score was being displayed on the screen.
"Man, that guy knows how to KICK!" the ape exclaimed.
Master glanced at a list he had made of the Classic fighters.
"Now, next I'll need Marth, Peach, and Zelda."
She glared at Master.
"It's not my choice, I'm just following what the computer picked! Besides, you might end up fighting alongside him!"
Just as Link was about to ask if she really was, the image appeared on the screen of the 2 v 2 match between Team Fox (with Marth as his ally), and Team Peach (with Zelda as her ally)
Marth ran forward and swiftly whipped his blade forward and struck Peach, while Fox grabbed a Poke'ball and threw it at the feet of Zelda. A cute creature that had two flowers on its head and appeared to be wearing a skirt made of petals began dancing and releasing a purple powder.
"Bellossom!" it chorused as it danced. Zelda slowly kneeled down and leaned over, falling asleep. Marth leapt over to her and swung his sword down upon her, then pointed his sword skyward, the tip of the blade neatly hitting Zelda. She screamed loudly as she flew off screen. Almost a second later, Fox had kicked Peach off in the same way.
Now came Fox's target test. He easily struck down the first nine targets, but missed his final one.
Fighting against Ness proved too easy, as a misfire with PK Thunder launched the PSI-gifted child off the road straight into a taxi.
At the Mute City arena, Captain Falcon received multiple doses of Super Mushroom Soup, until he was even bigger than Bowser. Speaking of which, our favorite Starfox pilot had been teamed up with Mario and said turtle. Before Fox even had a chance to attack, Bowser and Mario had shot Captain Falcon off the race track.
"Feeling okay?" Peach asked the bounty hunter.
"Yeah," Falcon replied, holding a hand to his forehead. "I think all those mushrooms gave me a headache, that's all."
Mario chuckled, "Yeah, they-a take some getting-a used to."
On the "collection" level, three trophies fell from the sky. One resembled an orange dragon, spewing fire from its mouth.
"How much you wanna bet that it's a Poke'mon?" Captain Falcon offered to Bowser.
The other one was a girl in a pretty yellow dress with brown hair wearing flowery earrings.
"Wow, that looks like Daisy!" Peach gasped. "Mario, what do you think Luigi would say if he saw that?"
The final trophy looked like a monster truck, and Fox had managed to collect all three.
"Those are trophies," Master explained, "and just for perks, we have a trophy hall for the trophies our fighters have collected."
Fox's match against Mario wasn't as great as he had hoped; with a misfire of his Fox Illusion attack, he had slipped into one of the pits on the Mushroom Kingdom stage.
"This place is unlucky for me!"
Grabbing a bomb that fell from the sky, he chucked it at Mario for the same effect to befall the plumber.
Up next, Fox had to fight Kirby... as well as nine clones of him!
"He's at the Fountain of Dreams," Peach noted. "Can you imagine how pretty that must be in the actual arena?"
"I can!" Marth teased.
Kirby had his stamina weakened, so a really strong attack from Fox sent him (and the rest of his nine clones) flying off screen quickly.
"Race to the finish!" Master announced.
Fox was placed inside a large labyrinth with multiple doors everywhere. Confused about the purpose of the obstacle, he stepped into the first door he spotted.
In his final match against metal Yoshi, Fox shot Yoshi multiple times, swept through him twice with the Fox Illusion, then delivered two of his backflip kicks to send Yoshi out of reach of the arena, unable to recover.
As Yoshi exitted the elevator, a few of the smashers were applauding to see him again.
"Very well, I need to meet with Fox for a moment, I'll be right back. We'll need a private moment, I request you all leave for a few moments."
Master tugged briefly at his right glove with a smirk before stepping into the elevator as the smashers left the building.
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Fox glanced around at the arena he was in. He was standing upon black metal that was surrounded with purple and fuschia metals in a "chainmail" type of pattern. Surrounding him was black space and even more stars than there had been at the Fountain of Dreams.
"Where am I?" he questioned out loud. "Is this some kind of trick?"
His ears perked up at the sound of cackling, and was shocked to see what was on the opposite side of the arena. A giant gloved hand (the right hand to be more precise) was fading into vision in front of him, and was wiggling its fingers around and clenching them into a fist.
Andross! Fox turned around, expecting to see a second hand or the head of a giant ape, but there was nothing there. Taking a closer look at the hand, he realized it didn't have any gems on it either.
Suddenly, it floated into the air and began firing lasers at him. Right after his tail was singed by a beam, he concluded, Guess I gotta fight this thing!
He leapt into the air and performed a back flip, kicking the hand in the process. Onscreen (although nobody was there to watch it), the HP readout for the hand dropped from 150 to 138. Fox leapt into the air again and performed his spinning drill kick, the same one he had used against Ness. 138 quickly changed into 129. The hand's fingertips rested on the platform and walked forward, "kicking" Fox across the arena. His percentage rose to 25.
Striking back, Fox charged up his Firefox attack and blew through his foe, bringing his HP down to 120. Fox leapt up and performed a side kick, bringing the HP further down to 107. The hand flew high into the air and tried to swat Fox against the ground, but he leapt up and dodged easily. He fired his blaster into the enemy twice before using Firefox on it again, dropping it down to 92. The hand began using the laser trick again, and Fox used a backflip kick via the ground for a heavy drop from 92 to 70 HP. He shot another Firefox through it to lower the health to 59. He had been careful to avoid the lasers this time.
Next, the giant glove began writhing its fingers as a glittery blue glow surrounded them. Fox was prepared for the worst, and dodged when it struck.
Whoa! That thing almost grabbed me!
He performed another aerial backflip kick upon the hand and a second side kick. Now the health had been lowered to 36 HP. The glove made a gun shape with its fingers and shot a golden bullet at Fox. He was struck by it and was sent flying backwards with 48 damage. He leapt up and shot two more blaster fires through it, before performing another jump and shuttling through it with a Fox Illusion attack. Fortunately, our furry hero landed safely on the platform this time. Only 32 HP remained.
Fox performed another powerful backflip kick, scoring a 22 point hit. Unbeknownst to him, one more hit could finish the hand off! McCloud performed a final Firefox attack, drilling into the palm of the hand. As he made impact, time seemed to freeze for a split second as a bright light emanated from the hand and it screamed horribly as it flew off in the background.
Time seemed to slow down after that final blow...
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Master left the elevator calmly, slightly shaken from the battle. Fox was currently playing around in a type of action shooter pilot game while the data from his match was being processed. He was grateful to the vulpine pilot for winning so quickly, because Zelda, Kirby, Marth, Pikachu, Peach, Link, and Ness had walked into the battle room.
"Hey Master, are you feeling okay? You look kinda sweaty..." Ness commented.
"Aheheh... we gotta install an air conditioner in that room." Master joked, tugging at the collar of his shirt awkwardly.
"What's that?" Marth asked, pointing at the screen. It looked like white bullets were shooting at random targets.
"Oh, Fox is just in a mini-game. We use it to entertain the fighters after their big challenge in Classic Mode!"
"Chu ka chu pikachu, pikachu pi chupi 'Kachu Pa' pika?" (If it's such a challenge, why didn't you name it 'Challenge Mode' instead?) the Poke'mon asked, oddly sarcastic. The screen counted Fox's hits as a grand total of 129.
Refusing to answer the question, the smashers watched as a movie of some of Fox's moves were displayed, followed by a picture of him leaping from an Arwing.
"CONGRATULATIONS!" Master cheered. The screen turned black after this statement.
"Well, I guess it seems pretty safe... I wonder what Fox thought of the experience?" Zelda asked, walking over to the elevator.
He's done with the Classic match. That's my cue.
Reaching innocently into his pocket, Master clicked a button on a communicator. On the receiving end, Crazy obtained the message.
"Time to release prisoner number two!" he cackled.
At that moment, the screen changed to a completely blue color. Gasps from the remaining smashers caught Zelda's attention, and she began worrying as the oh-too-familiar words of "A NEW CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED" flashed upon the screen.
"It's happening again," Link muttered.
Pikachu and Marth appeared confused.
"This is what happened right before you guys fought each other," Peach explained.
Did I really cause this much worry? Marth wondered.
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Fox was now even more confused than he previously was at the site of his battle against the giant hand.
I seem to be at... the Poke'mon Stadium?
At that moment, he glanced at the platform directly across from him and did a double-take. There was a puffball standing on it!
"Kirby? Is tha- AGH!"
The puffball dashed towards him and rammed him with a headbutt.
"Jiggly!" (Take that!) She shouted.
"Okay, you're definitely not Kirby!" Fox shouted as he performed a spin side kick into the puffball. Flung backwards into the air, Fox used the opportunity to create a Fox Illusion attack, landing on the platform the puffball had perched upon. Try saying that ten times fast!
He performed a backflip kick, sending her up into the air. The puffball tried to descend in a kicking move, but another backflip-kick from Fox sent her spiralling off the stage in a display of bright green fireworks.
"Jigglypuff!..." (It's not fair!...) She moaned as she disappeared.
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Master and the previously mentioned smashers had gathered in front of the elevator, awaiting any sign from their furry pilot friend.
Oh goddesses... please tell me he wasn't pitted against Ganondorf! Zelda prayed silently.
A few seconds later, a "ding" sound from the elevator startled everyone.
"Fox?" Marth asked softly.
The doors opened, and a slightly tense yet relieved Fox stepped out from the elevator.
"Pi, pikachu!" (Hey, he's okay!)
He grinned and stated his usual victory phrase.
"Mission com-"
Fox was cut off at that moment by someone wrapping their arms around him in a tight and friendly embrace. He turned bright red and his voice became a tad shakier when he realized what had happened.
"-plete?"
"Thank goodness," Zelda breathed, gently reducing her hold on Fox. "I was so worried! When the challenger notice appeared, I mean. I was worried it was the Andy Ross scientist you told me about... or even worse, it could have been Ganondorf!"
"No!" Fox gulped, swallowing his embarrassment and regaining his composure. "Everything was fine. My opponent was really weak!"
"Speaking of which," Link blurted suddenly, his ears perking briefly. "What did your opponent look like?"
Fox smiled. "A pink puffball, with a curl of hair near her eyes and small, cat-like ears. I think I was right to assume she was a girl. Oh yeah, she also kept saying the word 'jiggly'. Maybe she likes gelatin?"
Pikachu grinned. "Pi. Chu pikachi. Kapi pikachu chu chi ka pi!" (Nope. That's Jigglypuff. She's a Poke'mon that likes to sing!)
Fox winked at Kirby. "Did you hear that, buddy?"
Zelda giggled. "Sounds like Kirby's got a new playmate!"
Kirby's eyes bulged wide and his smile grew even wider. "Screw playmates, I've got a girlfriend to grab!"
"Speaking of grab," Fox whispered softly so only Zelda could hear him. "Could you let go of me now?"
She laughed. "Oh, right! Sorry!"
"It's all right!" he replied, his face slightly tinted red... if we could see it through his fur.
All the smashers walked off except for Peach and Fox, his face still red. Well, you know what I mean, anyway. Kirby was chatting excitedly with the others about where he would take Jigglypuff to dinner, and what he would get her for her birthday as they walked off. Zelda glanced behind her one last time and waved to Fox. He smiled and waved back.
Peach giggled.
"Ooh... I think someone's got a crush!"
Fox laughed. "Kirby hasn't even met her and he's already obsessed,"
Peach giggled again as she left Fox standing alone.
"Heehee... I wasn't talking about Kirby!"
Fox thought this over for a second, before turning bright red and chasing after Peach.
"HEEEYYY!!!"
The two of them bumped into the backs of Marth and Zelda, who had been stopped for an unknown reason.
"What's the hold-up?" The Mushroom princess whined.
"Shut up!" Ness hissed. "The room is back!"
Everyone was staring at a giant grey box-looking room that had appeared out of nowhere on the field connecting the battle tower and the dorms.
"What's the room?" Marth asked.
"Unless I'm mistaken," Peach explained, "The others and I came out of that room when we arrived here."
Kirby grinned. "Then I bet the girl puffball is in that box!"
Ness folded his arms. Then why did Zelda and I find Marth trashed upon the beach like that?
"WHEEE!!! I'M COMING!!" Kirby shouted, dashing off to the room.
"Wait, Kirby!" Zelda called. "It could be dangerous!"
"Meh," Kirby snorted and opened the door. He had barely opened it when just like last time...
... the room completely disapparated.
"How did that happen?" Marth asked.
"Not sure," Link replied. "Same thing happened to us when we tried opening the door,"
Pikachu pointed a finger. "Pi! Pika pi!" (Look! There she is!)
"Hello," Kirby purred in a low voice, trying to sound sexy. Sorry Kirby, but I think you're better off in the cute stereotype. "What's your name?"
"Ig Jigglypuff," (It's Jigglypuff,) Jigglypuff replied in an unsure voice. "Puff iggly?" (Who are they?)
Kirby turned around and saw the others standing right behind him. Without wasting any extra space for too many details, they all introduced themselves.
"Yeah, but they're not important," Kirby laughed, waving them off. The group had an anime fall moment. "I'M Kirby!"
"Jiggly jig!" (Pikachu!) She cried, leaping up and hugging him. "Ig jig ig puff? Jig jiggly Jigglypuff? Ig Igglypuff puff Jiggly jig igglypuff jig jig?" (How have you been? What about Satoshi? Are Kasumi and Takeshi still secretly flirting?)
Pikachu glanced at Marth and Link behind him, a frightened look in his eyes. "Ka!" (Help!) he whispered softly. The swordsmen chuckled. Pikachu flared up some electricity in its cheeks. Eyes wide, Marth knelt down and tried to distract Jigglypuff from Pikachu. Wow, Pikachu commands a lot of respect, doesn't he?
"So, I hear you like to sing," Marth commented. "May I hear you?"
"Jiggly, puff jig!" (Of course, handsome!) She giggled with a wink. Marth blushed awkwardly and Kirby glared.
"Jigg-a-lypuff, jiggly jigglypuff..." (This is my song, won't you please hear me...) She was cut off by the sight of a snoring prince in front of her. Although the others had been out of earshot, they looked slightly drowsy too.
"JIGGLYPUFF!!" (HOW DARE YOU!!) She growled, pulling out a random marker. She scribbled two big circles around Marth's eyes as well as a moustache, a frowning face on his forehead, and a flower on his cheek.
"Whoa, stop!" Ness shouted, yanking the marker from her grasp. This earned him a swat on the cheek.
"Jig!" (Mine!)
"Jigglypuff, if you want to fight people, you'll have to speak with Master. You'll get your match!" Peach explained as she roused Marth awake.
"What happened?" Marth asked groggily.
"..." Peach gave him her compact mirror. Cue freak-out.
"SAINT AKANEA! WHAT IN THE NAME OF ANRI HAPPENED TO MY FACE????!!!" The prince ran to the ocean and began trying to wash the marker off. Link, Zelda, and Fox were trying their best not to burst out laughing.
Kirby grinned at Jigglypuff. "I think I'm gonna like you!"
"Ig jig!" (Me too!)
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Joy had recognized Jigglypuff as well, and let her choose her room number from the box.
"Ig!" (Here!) she cheered, giving the paper back to Joy.
"Room 2," Joy noted, writing it down. She handed the appropriate key to Jigglypuff. "You're staying on the same floor as Mario, Peach, and Ness."
"Puff!" (Thanks!)
Master and Crazy were pleased to meet her as well. After all, she had no idea how she had arrived and being called one of 'the greatest warriors ever' was enough cause to ignore it. How was she supposed to know Master and Crazy were the ones who had kidnapped her?
Jigglypuff seemed eager to sing at the karaoke bar, but Marth warned Spike and Alice against it.
"Trust me, you won't like what happens," Marth muttered.
"Is that a flower on your cheek?" Alice inquired softly, trying to stifle a giggle.
"Like I said, trust me," Marth repeated, rubbing at his cheek.
She had been introduced to all the smashers courtesy of Kirby, and had taken a major liking to her fellow women, puffball, and Poke'mon.
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That night at dinner (after a tasty taco salad and soda), Master was giving one of his usual nightly speeches.
"Good evening, everyone. I see we've all met Jigglypuff and made her feel welcome," Master commented. Jigglypuff, who was sitting with Samus, Fox, and Kirby, stood up and was greeted by applause.
"I'm sure you'll make a fantastic fighter, Jigglypuff. This brings me to a new rule I wish to present to our other fighters,"
Everyone turned their attention to him.
"Whenever one of these new fighters emerges after a Classic or Adventure match, we have one day held with regular matches to start their personal record, which means tomorrow there will be NO CLASSIC OR ADVENTURE MATCHES. However, after tomorrow you're free to register once again. So without further ado, tomorrow's matches are..."
Termina: 10:00 am
Bowser vs. Link
Poke'mon Stadium: 10:45 am
Pikachu vs. Peach
Onett: 11:30 am
Jigglypuff vs. Mario
Green Greens: 1:30pm
Yoshi vs. Marth
Brinstar: 2:15 pm
Ice Climbers vs. Donkey Kong
Jungle Japes: 3:00 pm
Ness vs. Samus
Venom: 3:45 pm
Fox vs. Captain Falcon
Yoshi's Island: 4:30 pm
Zelda vs. Kirby
"That being said, I bid you good night. Sleep well, and be ready for tomorrow's matches!"
"Ig jig jigglypuff puff puff ig jiggly?" (Is it exciting to be a fighter?)
Samus chuckled.
"Believe me, you've NEVER experienced something like this before!"
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bijoukaiba: Congratulations! Jigglypuff, you are now the sixteenth Smasher! Believe it or not, this is similar to the way I unlocked the characters on my SSBM game...
Kirby: Only Ganondorf won't be the second-to-last smasher you unlock, right?
bijoukaiba: SILENCE!! (covers his mouth) You're spoiling the story!!
Captain Falcon: I beat Master Hand and Crazy Hand today!
Marth: I beat Master Hand and Crazy Hand almost four months before you did!
bijoukaiba: Umm... o.o I think that means it's review time. Any guesses who the next smasher will be? ;)