Hello everyone and welcome to the next chapter of The Beast Within anyway all characters belong to whoever owns them, the Super Smash Bros series belongs to Nintendo and the Smash Minde series belongs to Ultiman92, and remember The-3-Sueslayers is my Bata Reader, and now we begin

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Chapter 1: Losing Control

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The simple, flat green floor of the Pokemon Stadium surrounded Bowser, Samus, Sonic, and Mario. The hands hovered nearby, happily watching the chaos of the free-for-all between the four. Samus charged her weapon and sent Sonic flying.

"This is-a so pointless," Mario said in an undertone.

"I couldn't agree more, but it's not like we have any other choice." Samus ran to Mario and knocked him back a few feet with a kick. It hurt, but for one of Samus', it was gentle. Flames engulfed them both as Bowser dropped down from the platform above.

"Bleh! Boring," Master Hand said. With a snap of his fingers, he created a Smash Ball and tossed it onstage. Crazy Hand cheered.

"There! Time for a power-up!" If the Master Hand had a face, he'd be beaming. The contestants stopped for a moment, eyes fixed on the Smash Ball. None of them really wanted to use it - 'Power Ups', as the Hands called them, were always painful for the others.

A couple of hits and it'll all be over, Bowser thought, launching himself towards the ball of energy. He snorted at his apprehension. Just a dream. Giga's just a different form of my body - I can control it perfectly. His claw connected with the Smash Ball, and he felt power fill his system.

Mario faced Giga Bowser square on, jumping in the air to avoid the swiping claws. Close to Bowser's face, he noticed something in his old archenemy's eyes. Something different than the normal Bowser.

Something isn't a-right here, Mario thought. He opened his mouth to shout, trying to bring Bowser back to normal, but he was slammed off the stage before he could make a sound.

Giga Bowser turned on Samus with an evil snarl. Samus felt a shiver dance on her spine. Bowser wasn't usually frightening. Despite his large size and long claws, he'd never been the scariest of the bunch. But now... the look on his face was feral and pure evil. She raised her arm canon a second to late.

The hands cheered from the sidelines as Samus was flung off the stage. Giga Bowser pumped his claws in the air and roared in triumph.

"GAME! BOWSER IS THE VICTOR!" The announcer cried.

The transformation from Giga Bowser back into Bowser seemed unbearably slow, as if something was resisting every change. But at last, the glow from the Smash Ball faded and Bowser stood there, looking around blankly.

Samus and Mario were conferring in low voices when Bowser was returned to the toy chest. Samus' helmet blocked her face, as usual, so her expression was hidden. However, Mario's face had no such cover, and the concern and confusion written there was plain for everyone to see. An odd expression to be aimed at Bowser, considering the rivalry the two shared even now.

"What?" Bowser asked.

"I should-a be asking you the same!" Mario said. "What-a was that?"

Bowser looked blankly at Mario. "What was what? I hit that power ball, but time ran out before I finished transforming."

Samus and Mario turned to each other, stunned, at that statement. "No, it didn't," Samus said. "You hit the ball alright - you transformed and went crazy."

"No I didn't," Bowser said. "I'd know if I did that. If this is a joke, it's pretty lame."

"No, Samus is telling the truth," Peach put in. "Bowser, you transformed and then knocked them both out in under a minute. You don't remember it?"

Bowser shook his head. "No... I don't."

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