This certainly took long enough. R&R!

Chapter 4:Another Nutty Brawl

NiGHTS woke up the next morning, feeling strangely refreshed, but she realized something strange. It felt like someone's arm was around her. She turned over slowly to see Leon's snoring face, and she blushed furiously when she realized how close they were. She also noticed something strange about his snoring.

"Chaaaaaa...oooossssss...Chaaaaa...ooooosssss..."

'Chaos?'she thought to herself."Leon,"she said softly."Time to wake up."Mumbling sleepily, Leon slowly opened his eyes, then smiled at his friend.

"Mornin',"he said, then he realized where is arm was. He blushed furiously and clumsily rolled out of bed, hitting the floor.

"Thanks for keeping me warm,"NiGHTS said, smirking slightly. Leon blushed even redder as he stood up.

"You're just trying to embarrass me,"he muttered, looking away. NiGHTS' smirk grew as she floated out of her bed.

"And it's woooorkiiiing!"she said in a singsong voice. She slowly floated up to him while smiling cutely. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly."Thanks for helping me yesterday, too." She then kissed him on the cheek and let him go. She floated towards the door while Leon stood paralyzed. NiGHTS looked over her shoulder and smiled warmly."Come downstairs when you can move again, alright?"With that, she floated out. Leon just stood there, stiff as a board and blushing as red as Mario's shirt. His chaotic mind was racing with thoughts.

"She just-and then she-that was-"he muttered to himself."Wow...that felt nice..."He slowly walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.

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Leon walked into the dining room where his fellow Smashers were eating breakfast. He wordlessly sat down next to NiGHTS, who was eating casually. The first thing she noticed about him was his smile. It wasn't his usual insane grin, but just a warm smile. Peach and Zelda looked at him expectantly with smiles of their own, but their's looked more cheeky.

"Did you sleep well, Leon?"Peach asked sweetly. Leon could easily detect a certain tone in her voice. He looked at the two girls and saw their smiles. He then looked at NiGHTS, who was doing her best to hold back a grin, but was failing miserably. He then looked back at the 2 princesses.

"Yep,"he said simply, then started eating. The two of them giggled, but said no more.

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Leon was now in the stage select room, looking at the bulletin board. Today, he had a match with Kirby, who was standing next to him. He looked at the little puffball with a smile.

"Good luck, little dude,"he said. Kirby smiled and nodded.

"Puyo!"he replied happily. They both decided on picking random and walked into the teleporters. In a flash of light, they were both gone.

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2-stock match. Items:Smash Balls. Stage: Spear Pillar.

A part of space on Spear Pillar started to distort and twist. Leon leaped out of the distortion and laughed insanely. A warpstar crash-landed close by and Kirby dismounted from it.

"3...2...1...GO!"

The 2 charged at each other. Kirby started to punch rapidly while Leon started doing rapid hand stabs, each hit canceling each other out. After a moment of this, the 2 quickly backed away. Kirby began to inhale Leon, who was trying to run away.

"That thing is a black hole!"he screamed. Kirby managed to inhale him and began chewing. Suddenly, he spat Leon out, and he landed on the floor."Ow..."He stood up and faced Kirby. His jaw dropped to the ground. Kirby now had brown hair on top of his head and wore a black jacket, form-fitting jacket like Leon's."Holy sugarpops..."

"Puyo!"Kirby yelled. He then blew into his stub of a hand, causing it to grow. It was now about half his own size, which looked really friggin' weird.

"2 can play at that game,"Leon grinned. He then puffed up his own fist. They charged and swung their fists; both attacks hit, but since Leon's arm was longer, Kirby was dealt more damage. Leon dashed forward again and grabbed Kirby, then pulled his torso backwards while still holding him. Leon snapped forward again and threw Kirby into the air, but the pink hero quickly righted himself and landed on the stage.

Leon charged towards the pink wonder as he hopped forward and performed a diagonal drill kick, striking Leon multiple times and forcing him to back away. The teen quickly spun around and stretched out his leg in a roundhouse kick, knocking Kirby back. In retaliation, Kirby whipped out his cutter and jumped with an upward slice that brought Leon up with him. He then brought them both back down and knocked Leon away with an energy beam.

Suddenly, Palkia appeared in the background in a flash. Quickly bringing himself to his feet, Leon stared at the dragon with a raised eyebrow while Kirby looked rather nervous. "What the smock is that?"

"Puyo..."Kirby said worriedly. Leon looked at him strangely.

"Eh?"he asked. Palkia roared and swung it's arm forward, and then everything turned upside-down.

"Puuuuyoooo..."Kirby said, disoriented. Leon looked around with his insane grin practically splitting his face.

"Dude...AWESOME!"he screamed happily. He rushed toward Kirby and did a drop kick, sending the poor puffball off the edge. Kirby tried to recover, but ended up KO'ing himself. Leon started laughing hysterically as the stage returned to normal. Kirby returned on his life platform as Leon stopped laughing."I'm sorry, little dude. But that was so snappin' funny!"

"Puyo,"Kirby replied in an annoyed tone. Suddenly, a smash ball appeared, causing the two competitors to look at each other for a moment.

"MINE!"Leon screamed, and they both dashed after it. Jumping above it, Leon held both arms above his head and then smacked his hands into it, sending the orb to the ground, where Kirby brought his mallet out and broke the ball. He then activated it's power, causing his cooking pot to appear, along with his pan and chef hat. Leon nearly broke out laughing again."What're you gonna do? Cook me?"Kirby nodded, smiling happily.

"Puyo!"he said. He banged the pans together, then Leon felt an invisible force pull him through the air and into the pan. Kirby began to stir him around in the boiling water, adding in seasoning for effect.

"OH SHNOZ, IT BURNS!"Leon screamed. He then licked his lips a few times."Not bad. I think I could use more sal-WHOOOOOOAAAAAAA!"Leon was suddenly shot out of the pan through the top barrier. He jumped down from his platform and shook his head."Sheesh, what a rush!"He then looked at Kirby and noticed food on the ground."Where'd that come from?"Instead of replying, Kirby immediately sucked all the food up, lowering his damage percentage. Ignoring it, Leon charged and swung his elbow forward, knocking Kirby back a bit. Kirby retaliated by doing a handstand and spinning into Leon while kicking him with his feet.

Leon jumped into the air, curling into a ball at the apex of his jump, and falling back down, spinning vertically with his leg outstretched. Kirby swiftly rolled out of the way, causing Leon's heel to make a small dent in the ground. Leon pulled his foot out and stared down Kirby, who looked at the dent he made somewhat nervously. If that move had connected, he would have been wedged in that dent! Suddenly, Palkia roared again, but it appeared that nothing had happened. Leon squinted his eyes for a moment as he looked around, then tilted his head."Okay, now this is pretty cool."He then charged towards Kirby with no problems whatsoever. Kirby tried to charge back at him, but ended up going in the wrong direction."Hey! Don't run away!"

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The other Smashers watched from the viewing room with confused expressions.

"Okay, what is up with him?"Sonic asked.

"Yeah. How is he able to go the right way on just the first time that happens?"Ness asked."Some of us STILL can't move right sometimes. But he's doing it like it's second nature!"

"It may have something to do with his chaotic powers,"Mewtwo mused.

NiGHTS nodded."That makes sense, especially considering how he snores,"she remarked, garnering everyone's attention.

"What does his snoring have to do with anything?"Pit asked.

"When he snores, it sounds like he's saying chaos. Like this...Chaaaaaaa..."she inhaled."Oooosssss,"she exhaled. The smashers looked amongst themselves with the same question floating through their minds.

Who was this guy?

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Leon formed a hammer in his hand and hit the ground with it, the wave it created colliding with Kirby and knocking him off the edge. But he wasn't repeating his last mistake, as he quickly righted himself and floated down to the second level. Leon, thinking he had taken Kirby out and thus won the game, did a taunt by crossing arms, rearing his head, and cackling victoriously. As the stage returned to normal, Leon looked aroud, expecting to leave the stage. When he didn't, Leon was confused.

"What's taking so long?"he asked impatiently. He then felt something tug on his jacket. He turned around, but only caught a glimpse of pink before he was sent flying by Kirby's mallet. Leon landed on the ground with a thud."Um...ouch?"He somehow rose to his feet without using his hands, then cracked his neck."Okay, that was cheap."Kirby tilted his 'head' innocently.

"Puyo?"he asked. Leon wasn't impressed.

"Cute,"he muttered in an annoyed tone. Kirby started flying upwards, and Leon watched him ascend cautiously. Kirby floated right above Leon and turned into a stone, dropping towards his opponent. Leon said nothing and pulled out a tiny umbrella from his pocket and opened it above his head. He then waved goodbye to the screen as Kirby slammed right into his noggin, making a cartoonish CLANG! Kirby quickly floated off and landed in front of him. When he looked at Leon, he started laughing. The top of his head was now flat and he had a goofy looking smile on his face that was missing a few teeth.

"Uh huh huh huh huh huh huh,"he laughed stupidly. He then shook his head, returning it to normal as another Smash ball appeared. Kirby quickly got out his final cutter and slashed at it a few times, but it didn't break. Leon promptly smashed his head into it, breaking the ball. The teen grinned madly and activated it's power, but instead of forming an object in hands like last time, the space around him began to distort again and he disappeared. Kirby looked around, trying to find him, but before he could even blink, Leon appeared behind him and kicked him down. He quickly disappeared before Kirby could react. Leon reappeared again and knocked him into the air. This pattern continued for a few seconds, with Leon constantly appearing to knock the Kirby around like a pinball. Finally, a large portion of space distorted right in front of battered Kirby. Leon shot out of it like a cannonball and knocked Kirby right through the barrier. As he landed, Leon reared his head back and laughed like the maniac he was.

"GAME!"

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The two of them reappeared in the Brawl room and saw the Smashers waiting for them. The Smashers were praised them both for such a good match as the two looked at each other.

"We gotta do that again sometime,"Leon said, grinning."But next time, please don't smash my head in with that rock power...attack...thing. It was freakin' painful..."Everyone laughed.

"Hey, Leon,"Roy started."What was up with your Final Smash? Last time you were throwing a bunch of random objects. But this time, you kept teleporting everywhere while attacking like mad. What was up with that?"Leon shrugged in response, then left the room. The Smashers looked amongst themselves.

"What a weird kid,"many said at once.

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Leon was standing on the rooftop, silently looking at the night sky as he leaned against a ventilation shaft. He sighed and crossed his arms.

"You alright?"a voice from behind asked.

Instead of turning around to see who it was, he simply muttered, "Not really, NiGHTS."

The jester blinked, floating next to him."How did you know it was me?"

"Well, you're the only one here with a british accent,"Leon replied, glancing at her.

"Oh,"NiGHTS said. There was a moment of silence."What are you doing up here?"

"Trying to see if I can remember anything,"Leon said.

"No luck, huh?"

"Nyet,"Leon said. NiGHTS blinked, looking at the teen with a non-existant eyebrow raised."That means 'no' in Russian. I think."

"I see,"NiGHTS said."Well, don't worry. I'm sure you'll remember your past eventually."

"EVENTUALLY!"Leon shouted randomly, dramatically pointing a finger to the sky and surprising his friend. His arms drooped as he looked NiGHTS again."I have no idea why I did that."

NiGHTS laughed.

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End of Chapter

This chapter was a filler, really. The plot will start soon, if not in the next chapter.