Yay! Another update! Let's hope I don't get distracted so it can go up tonight! I'm really liking this story, I can go somewhere with it, and most of you hated me for the cliffhanger I was contemplating on leaving it for a couple days but then I decided I wanted to, for lack of better words, MOVE THE HELL ALONG WITH THE STORY ALREADY!

With The Populars

None of the four really noticed when the door gently closed behind them, leaving Ashe outside. None of them really prepared for what test awaited.

Everyone was forced to clap their hands over their ears as a deafening screeching filled the air. It only seemed to get louder and louder as the bright red lava took on a black color making the room go dark.

"What's going on?!" Mystique's question fell silent in comparison to the screeching.

Then, as if some un-seen figure had snapped their fingers, the screeching stopped and individual totems around the room lit up with a single flame.

"Welcome to the true test!" a masculine voice boomed.

Everyone was taken aback by the voice, why did it sound so familiar?

A single body spun up from the darkened flames, lava dripping from the spikes on his shell while his cackle filled the air.

"We have to fight Bowser?!" Tex yelled, "You have got to be kidding me!"

"What kind of sick joke is this!" Darren said to no one in particular.

Noctis rubbed his chin, "When you think about it…it kind of actually makes sense, if we can defeat Bowser then what would be the point of making us attend classes to make us stronger when they could put us in the rosters now?"

The other three nodded, seeming to catch on.

Bowser chuckled, "Exactly. Let's see what you got pipsqueaks!"

Everyone lowered to a battle stance and drew their weapons, Tex's being a simple spear, while Noctis drew a deadly looking silver and black scythe with red veins running through it that seemed to pulsate with life, Darren drew both the blades from his back, leaving Mystique to draw her dual katanas.

Bowser seemed thrilled by this, "Oh, did I actually get some fighters this year?"

The teens said nothing as they locked eyes with the overgrown turtle, each preparing for the fight of their lives.

With The Outcasts

Kuro could do nothing more than hold his breath and slowly turn on his heel, praying to the demon lords that whatever was in the room with him was friendly.

Phantom Ganon.

He was so fucked.

The demonic teen pressed against the wall, not daring to breathe as Phantom Ganon drew closer and closer to the group.

"Welcome to the true test of your strength."

Phantom Ganon laughed manically as he stepped closer to Kuro, not noticing the lack of females on the floor until he had an arrow in his shoulder and two blades through his gut.

The phantom menace fell over; bursting into a cloud of shadows.

Dark played with the end of her blade, "There is no way it was that easy…"

Rio watched as the black smog left over from the phantom swirled in too uniform a way, almost like fingers reaching out to grab for you.

She pointed to the smog, "Guys…that is not normal…"

Marianne then began clutching for her throat, coughing violently like something was choking her. The black smog sticking to her skin and clothes as the other three began coughing as well.

Kuro pointed for the purple portal, barely visible through the cover of black smoke, slightly panicking that the cloth on his face could not keep out the smog.

"Everyone go! Keep running and don't stop!"

"Da-dink-da-dink."

"What was that?" Dark managed to rasp out.

Kuro shook his head, keeping a hand over his mouth, "Keep running!"

"Some damn imp things!" Marianne shouted.

The battle cry of the imps filled the room, surrounding the small group as they not only choked on the poisonous fog but on fear for their lives.

Rio tripped over something and let out a small cry of pain as a resounding crack sent the imps into a frenzy. Jasmine stumbled back towards her and threw one of Rio's arms over her shoulder, helping the angel towards the portal.

Finally they managed to find their way to the portal; Kuro shoved the girls through before jumping through himself.

Everyone collapsed to their hands and knees on the other side, coughing the poisonous gas from their lungs, watching as the smog evaporated in the sunlight.

They were out…and alive…

Marianne rolled over onto her back, breathing heavily. "Bloody hell…we're alive…we made it?"

Dark laughed maybe a bit too sarcastically, "And you thought we were going to die?"

Rio shook her head, "Now is no time to be a smart ass…we could have died back there."

Jasmine rolled onto her back as well. "I'm just glad to be alive…"

Exhaustion managed to wrap its fingers around the small group as they settled down, the sunlight warming their chilled skin as they dozed off.

Marianne smiled as 'her voice' finally said something, lulling her to sleep.

'Good job kid. Glad to know you guys made it out alive'

With The Populars

The stare-down with Bowser dragged on until it was awkward.

Tex raised an eyebrow then whispered to his group mates, "Guys…why isn't he moving?"

Darren took a chance and walked up to the freeze frame of Bowser, poking it with the end of one of his swords, watching with some slight entertainment as the blade slipped right through causing static to ripple through the image.

Mystique placed a hand on her hip and scoffed. "What? We're not good enough for the real Bowser?"

Noctis simply shrugged, "Doesn't bother me one bit, let's find the portal out of here."

An insistent pounding on the door broke through the group talk, then a slight whimper.

"Please don't leave me here…"

The golden door then suddenly gave way allowing the nine tailed fox to tumble through head first.

She giggled slightly with a sense of vertigo, "Never mind…"

"BEWARE MORTALS FOR YOUR LIVES REST IN MY HA-…"

"Give it a rest Bowser," Mystique snapped. "We already know you're a hologram."

The hologram of the turtle slumped his shoulders slightly, "I knew Crazy Hand should have checked the hologram transporter…"

The hologram disappeared allowing the group to move through the purple portal and out into the sunlight, almost tripping over Marianne, Kuro, Rio, Dark, and Jasmine.

The image of Master Hand appeared, waking up the five that that were sleeping. They sat up and rubbed their eyes, slightly embarrassed to be caught sleeping while the testing was still going on.

"Congratulations, you all have made it through alive, some easier than others. A portal to the school will be provided by Link, whom can be found at Lon Lon Ranch. See you all when you get here, and, great job, I'm proud of you all."

Slowly, the Outcast group stood up to face the Popular, Rio being supported by Jasmine. Noctis not letting it known by his facial expression there was something strange to him about the female with the red eyes and the angel sisters.

"Well, let's get going, I'm Mystique by the way and this is Noctis, Darren, Ashe, and Tex."

Kuro nodded, "I'm Kuro and this is Marianne, Jasmine, Rio, and Dark."

The two groups set out for Lon Lon Ranch, not saying another word to each other the whole way there.

At The School

"Let's go! Come on you're brawlers not babies!" Samus screeched.

Once again, it was another tough day with the obstacle course. Everyone was irritable and fed up with the course, in pain from being knocked out of the course multiple times, and sick of Samus yelling at them.

Finally after so much, Zero and Mariposa snapped, teaming up to freeze the woman solid in a block of ice. The other students cheered, some flipped off Samus, while the remaining ones gave high-fives to the elemental hedge-hog and element bending butterfly girl.

"Come fellow students! I think it's high time we had a little break for lunch and a pool party!" Zane shouted.

An outbreak of cheers sounded throughout the gym as the entire class dismissed themselves early for a well-deserved long weekend.

With The Teachers

Shinigami chuckled as he and the other teachers watched the students in the gym.

"Seems the future brawlers finally got a sense of independence."

Peach shrugged, "Her fault for working them so hard."

Master Hand cut in. "Samus knew what she was doing and she did her job well, now let's see if our special testers can find their way to Lon Lon Ranch before the real Bowser does…"

Oh lookie lookie another cliffhanger but this one gives away so much more. Sorry there was no Giga Bowser Dalek, I know how much you love EXTERMINATION…I promise, he will be taking revenge very very soon. :D

So, everyone makes it through the tests alive. The students at the school 'grow a pair' and stand up to Samus. Bowser decides to go play with the testers. Will the Popular the Outcast testers survive Bowser's final test? Will Samus ever be un-frozen? Will I ever stop talking like an announcer…hell no.

Anyways! Don't forget the cute little button down there so conveniently labeled 'review' it is your friend! :3