A Battle Between Friends

"Don't talk I'm thinking." I said as Lucario entered the dressing room from behind me. He sat down in front of me and closed his own eyes. I was already dressed having seen a schedule Mario had set up. Apparently he was getting tired of telling everyone. Now they could just look themselves. (By the way he has already spread that message and was now able to spend more time with Peach and his friends) I, however, was concentrating on how I was going to fight two friends…

"You're worried." Lucario said simply. I opened on eye and saw both of his were closed.

"So." I said so I would hide any quiver in my voice.

"It is a tournament, the best are supposed to win… They might seem to be angry, but trust me they will be the first ones to congratulate you and they will be happy for you." He opened his eyes and smiled at me.

"Thanks, you're a big help." I said smiling at him.

"You should smile more often." He said. "People could see you for who you are."

"People won't like me if they knew who I truly was." I muttered.

"I did not flee from you, not Meta Knight, nor Wolf…and Wolf told everyone and they have not treated you ant differently except with more respect."

"Thanks." I said and he closed his eyes again and I wanted to blurt out the truth. I was a liar a fiber, an idiot…they could never know who I truly was… "Thanks for being a true friend." I said in less than a whisper.

"You're welcome…Ready?"

"Of course." I said flashing another smile.

"May the aura be with you." He said.

"What are you from Star Wars or something?" I said.

"What?" His nose crinkled.

"Never mind." I said and we stepped out onto the field. (Sorry, that Star wars thing is a joke between me and my sibling)

"This should be fun." Samus said walking onto the field.

"It should." I said confidently stepping onto the platform.



"Well this will be interesting." Fox muttered.

"So you think so too." Lucario said quietly.

"Defiantly." Samus, Fox and I said together.

"May the best team win." I said.

"We plan to." Samus said. I smiled and she smiled back. It was not meant as an insult, we both really knew we had to try our hardest…we were friends after all.

"Go!" The announcer yelled and I glanced the audience watching us…all the seats were filled. This time the field had three platforms two at midlevel and the third one would have fit in between the other two if it was not hovering high above them.

Samus took out her whip and immediately aimed for Lucario while Fox pulled out his gun aiming for me. I jumped up and caught a paper fan that fell from the sky. I stared at it intrigued as Fox jumped to meet me on the highest platform. I hit him with the fan and he flew back a couple of feet. I dropped the item and pulled out my saber. I used a thrust but he was ready and pulled up a shield. I tried again and again trying to lower his defenses. It was not working. I tried my gun and he smirked at me. And of course it did not work. Now I was mad… I let my destruction dark power go and grabbed his shield. It temporarily disappeared and I shot a couple flames at him flinging him far of the screen as he lost his first life. I looked down as Lucario and Samus fought. I gained control of my hand and used my whip. I grabbed Samus with it and trapped her. Lucario powered up an aura sphere and shot a full blast knocking Samus off just like Fox. Lucario looked up at me and smiled.

But the battle was far from over. They showed back up and I immediately went for Fox, but Samus grabbed me with her whip. Fox tried to shoot me but Lucario knocked him over with a sweep kick. However, Samus already had a gunshot ready. It hit me hard and I recalled going black for about two seconds before repapering above everyone. Then I watched as they took down Lucario too. Great, four people with nothing to lose…great. I thought as Lucario appeared next to me. A Smash Ball appeared and I lunged for it only to be shot down by Fox. I landed hard on my face and it took me a minute to get up. Fox landed by me and I sent a punch into his stomach. I looked up and Samus gripped the ball breaking it open with a gunshot. The bounty hunter laughed. I jumped behind her as she aimed for Lucario. A bat fell to the ground behind me and I picked it up. Lucario sat down waiting for impact; I understood he wanted me to get Fox first. I jumped down toward Fox and put all the force I could into the bat. One-hit was all it took and he went flying off the screen. Samus had regained her suit and fell though the platform she was on to the bottom and faced me. I looked at her with a smile and knew she had noticed what was in my hand. I wound up and she prepared a missile. I let my whole body move into the swing and my force was so great it redirected the missile and Samus off the screen. I smiled as the announcer announced the winner, but before the cheers echoed around me I was already on my way to the "Hospital" or where injured players went after their match. I had to make sure Lucario was okay…especially after a hit like that.



I found Lucario sitting up in a hospital bed an icepack on his head.

"You are okay!" I yelled glade to see that he was not as badly hurt as I thought. I ran over and hugged him tightly.

"Hey, Celest that hurts." He said cringing a tad.

"Sorry!" I yelled backing away.

"Chancy! Chancy!" A pink Pokémon with an egg in its pouch and a nurse cap ran over to Lucario taking his pulse before turning to me and pouting.

"Sorry, but you should be careful." A Nurse with bright pink hair said smiling big.

"Nurse Joy?" I asked tilting my head.

"Yes, Nintendo needed to make sure their characters were in tip-top shape so they hired Chancy and I." She said smiling at me…though I had really never met her before I knew who she was.

"That's great…I'm really sorry, I was worried." I said glancing back at Lucario.

"I'm fine!" Lucario said loudly, but he was soon muffled by Chancy as she wrapped the ice pack around his head again and forced him to lie down.

"Keep an eye on him; he'll try to leave before he's well." I said giving her a wink.

"Sure thing, we'll take great care of him." Nurse Joy said happily. I left giving a small chuckle as Lucario still struggled against Chancy's help. I gave a big grin again as I left the small building, at least I had friends to go back to.