HELLO ONCE AGAIN AUDIENCE! When we left off six veterans were revealed to participate in the next smash tournament and now it's time for the final veterans and the first newcomers to be revealed. Sorry it's been so long at first I got a little lazy with my stories but then I got upper jaw surgery and chin surgery… … …and wisdom teeth done all at the same time back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan.20). I was recovering the past six weeks and am still recovering technically but I can do what I do now besides chew food. Anyways I hope you don't hate me for not keeping up with this fanfic when characters were being revealed. I'll try to catch up with them but it'll take a while obviously. Well hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 3: Newcomers, Old Veterans Part 2

As the ten minutes progressed Fox was walking towards where the closest bathrooms were and throughout the entire trip the other Smashers were congratulating him; they were shaking his hand, smacking his back, and trying to start conversations that Fox would get out of by saying there was no time since there wasn't. Fox eventually made it to his destination and saw a few other male Smashers were already either occupying a stall or urinal while some were washing their hands or returning to the common restaurant. Fox went to the third open stall, locked the door, and did his business.

Few minutes later he was out and headed towards the porcelain sinks and marble counters to wash off potential germs. As he continued to scrub away he heard someone flush a toilet and open a bathroom stall. He glanced up to see the one person he both needed to see but wanted to avoid for what he did. Wolf then walked from behind him and took the sink left of Fox as he started to repeat what Fox was doing.

Fox looked back at his slow scrubbing hands feeling awkward. 'What should I say to him? What could I say to him?' Fox asked himself in his mind. He glanced over to Wolf seeing him calm and collected like he was the only one there. That was until he suddenly looked over to him and Fox quickly jerked his eyes away, feeling embarrassed knowing he'd been caught.

"You know if something's bugging you all you have to do is talk with me. You don't have to avoid me." Wolf said not looking over to Fox as he began to dry of his hands. Fox was still rinsing off the soap when a clawed paw got on his faucet and turned off the water. Fox looked up to see Wolf gazing back at him. "And you don't need to pretend to still be washing. You'll dry out your hands if you keep going for another five minutes." He remarked, removing his hand from the faucet.

Fox blushed from the embarrassment that was building up inside. Wolf was too good for his own good. Fox quietly walked over to dry off not wanting to be in the same room right now. He knew he needed to say something because he knew Wolf was getting impatient with Fox being too reserved. "C'mon Fox. Tell me what's eating ya." Wolf's hand now rested on his shoulder and Fox flinched causing Wolf's hand to retreat. All they could do was stare at each other until Fox broke their gaze and silently walked away leaving a disappointed Wolf standing all alone.

Fox returned to his spot on the stage with everyone sitting in their original seats except a certain lupine as the clock hit its ten minute mark. As soon as that happened another puff of smoke appeared and Master Hand was back at the microphone. "Welcome back everyone! Now let's get back to business shall we?" He asked as he turned his attention to the giant podium with the same book for a second before he spoke again. "The next veteran to return is another lone Smasher." Soon the same three tables were lit up again and all were getting a bit fidgety in their seats beginning to get nervous already. "He's very deserving of returning after being a newcomer last tournament and almost making it to the semifinals." Everyone's attention went to three Smashers who were revealed as newcomers last year that nearly qualified for the semifinals. The hedgehog, angel, and spy got their own spotlights set on themselves as it hinted one of them would return. While Pit was lightly trembling and Sonic seemed a bit tense and worried, Snake was feeling very confident with his luck. But it was quickly crushed when he heard Master Hand shout, "Welcome back once more Pit!" Snake's smirk disappeared just as fast as the spotlights on him and Sonic faded while Pit showed his surprised expression as he walked up to the stage and now stood next to Fox.

"Hey congrats buddy." Fox whispered to the boy angel as he offered his hand to him. Pit smiled even more as he grabbed his hand and shook it. "Thanks Fox. I have to thank you since it's because of you I'm here." He knew what he was mentioning. Before Pit's last battles before he got eliminated Fox had found the angel struggling with training and doubting himself. But he came in and helped him out. Fox simply smiled and replied, "No problem." As their hands released Master Hand began to speak again.

"Now let us focus our attention over to the Kongo Jungle table." Soon a familiar ape and monkey were the only ones seen. DK and Diddy looked over at each other and Diddy shot a thumbs up over to DK already knowing his brother would be the one to return. Donkey Kong didn't want to think he would be coming back even though inside he already knew he would. "I know you all know so let's just welcome the big ape back once more. Donkey Kong come on up!" Master hand called to him as the spotlight shrunk on him and the others applauded for him. He smiled even though he felt bad for Diddy. As he started to stand and walk to the stage Diddy held his hand up and DK returned the high-five. He now stood next to Pit as the eighth veteran out of nine. Which everyone knew that meant only one last person would be revealed as a veteran tonight.

"As you all know tonight there will be one last reveal before our newcomers are announced. And I know you all saw this coming but the final one returning is indeed from the Pokémon table." Everyone was already looking over at the Pokémon even before the spotlight got to them. At first no one noticed someone had tensed up until Fox heard some light creaking metal. He looked over to see Samus' fist lightly grasping itself and relief the tension only to repeat it again and again. Fox knew exactly why. Everyone knew. Throughout the first tournament and the Melee tournament Samus resided in her suit, only coming out to sleep or the helmet would come for food. But when everyone got involved in the Subspace Emissary incident she had actually gotten attached to a small, yellow mouse that was being used as a generator. She felt sorry for him and so she took it upon herself to make sure that he was alright. They knew that a small Metroid had saved her and sacrificed itself for her. This was similar but she wanted to make sure she didn't lose this one. All the Pokémon and the one human were looking nervous. They all knew they all had a chance of making a comeback so they weren't sure who would be returning. But Mewtwo was feeling overconfident but looked angry as always. He still held that stupid grudge on Lucario, thinking it was his fault that he didn't return in the Brawl tournament. "We are very proud to announce that the final veteran tonight is the one, the only… PIKACHU!" As it shrunk down on Pikachu he received the second loudest applauding that night. Samus visible sighed but once again no one but Fox noticed as he laughed to himself and continued to applaud. The electric mouse smiled as he made his way on the stage next to the hairy ape, claiming the final spot for tonight.

"Congratulations to our nine veterans. Let's give them all one final applause." With that the entire room erupted with more clapping and whistling. All nine Smashers looked out to their friends smiling but Fox frowned when he saw that Wolf never returned to see the others being revealed. He felt guilty. Wolf tried to help him and all he did was push him away just because he couldn't wrap his head around what was going on when he was with him. He'd need to find Wolf after all this and apologize big time. "Now let us end tonight by revealing the three newcomers that have been welcomed to the Smash family with open arms."

And with that the nine Smashers clustered over on stage right while Master Hand remained in his spot on stage left. Then the red curtains opened up partially and a spotlight lit the small opening with another on Master Hand. "The first newcomer comes from a small town of animals. He collects things. All kinds of things. And he's also a human. Also when he got his letter of invitation he booked it here as quickly as possible to accept. Please welcome our first new combatant in the next Smash tournament… the Villager!" And with that a small boy in a red shirt with the number one on it, black shorts, blue shoes, and what looked like a Raggedy Ann nose, jumped out and posed in the spotlight as the rest of the stage lit up showing him off even more. Everyone applauded but they were whispering to each other as well. They weren't expecting the Villager from the Animal Crossing world to come fight.

The boy had a smile plastered on his face as he walked over to the veterans and one by one shook hands with them. He would say things like "Thanks for letting me join" or "I love you guys. You're all so cool." as he shook everyone's hand. And after he shook Bowser's hand he stood in front of the cluster on the left side with that smile still on his face. Then Master Hand dimmed the light back down to the two spotlights as he continued.

"Now it's time to reveal our second player. He's from a laboratory of Dr. Light's. He a major powerhouse who has defeated multiple enemies and we have finally gotten permission from Dr. Light to let him join us in this tournament." Everyone was whispering to each other very loudly. For some reason everyone has heard of this Dr. Light but they couldn't remember exactly who he was. "You'll remember who he is when we show you his um… son. Please welcome to the roster, the man in blue, the virtual hero, the all-powerful MEGA MAN!" And out of nowhere that said blue hero jumped down in the spotlight, stood up, and pointed his arm cannon towards the audience as the light lit up like before.

Everyone was freaking out. Mega Man… THE Mega Man was finally joining the battle for fame and fortune? No one could believe it was finally happening. Everyone got so excited that they jumped and cheered like crazy. Mega Man smiled at the fact such strong and powerful beings were excited to see him. He walked over and did exactly what the Villager did. He shook every veteran's hand and said something to them but this time they would say something back. "We are so happy to finally meet you." Link said.

"I can't-a wait to see how strong you-a really are." Mario stated in excitement.

"You'll do great in this tournament." Fox said, acknowledging him.

Mega Man thanked them all until he got to the last veteran. He stuck out his hand only to freeze as it was taken by the one person he thought would never notice him because of her past history. "I hope to see your real skills in a match soon." Samus smiled to him. (A.N.: Wait she did what?! She actually smiled to someone else besides Pikachu? Are you reading this fanfic right? Oh of course you are. Ehehe oops. Never mind let's just continue the story shall we.) All Mega Man could do was stand there, still shaking her hand, blushing as he sputtered out words that we not understandable. Samus was then feeling awkward as she released his hand but he didn't release hers. "Um you know you can let go now." Samus said somewhat irritated. Mega Man slowly looked down and noticed she was done but he wasn't. He slightly screamed as he withdrew his hand and quickly exclaimed, "I'm so sorry ma'am. I mean Mrs. Aran. I MEAN MS. ARAN!" Samus and the other Smashers could only stare at Mega Man as he walked over while staring at the ground and stood next to Villager, completely confused with what just happened except for one certain pink princess who was quietly giggling to herself as well as the Hyrulian princess.

Even Master Hand didn't get what happened. "Um alright then. Anyways let's reveal the final person who will join us tonight." The lights once more returned to the spotlights and everyone was saying that this last one should be the most exciting of all. If Mega Man was joining then it has to be someone just as amazing or maybe even better. "And this one is a female." That got everyone even more fired up to find out. The girls were talking about how so few girls there were and how their sleepovers and shopping sprees would be more exciting with another girl joining while the guys, mainly Captain Falcon and Snake, were talking about a hot female they could possibly ask to date her and get constantly rejected just like Samus would or be different and actually get a chance with her. "She's from a most interesting world where she works out and is at top physical conditions. She might have some relations with that Slenderman guy but trust me when I say she is nothing like him. Please welcome our very own Wii Fit Trainer!" With that the lights turned on as everyone sat or stood there with their mouths hanging wide open. Complete silence was all that was heard except for a fly that flew into Luigi's mouth and out through his nose while he remained like everyone else, completely motionless.

Master Hand looked at the curtains to see the woman wasn't there. "Uh, Wii Fit?" Then the doors behind them suddenly shot open with a bright white light shining through. This got everyone to look and see a silhouette standing with legs together and hands at her hips. "Sorry about that Master Hand…" she called out as started running towards the tables. Then she suddenly jumped up and landed on the Mushroom Kingdom table kneeling on one knee, head down. She looked up and Peach was staring into a Slenderman face with no eyes, no nostrils, and no mouth. She was freaked out and screamed when Wii Fit jumped over her and started skipping across the tables like they were stones in a river. Until she reached the closest table to the stage, jumped off, and spun around like a gymnastic champion and landing like one with her arms in the air, legs together once more, facing the freaked out audience.

She then looked back over to Master Hand and continued her apology and explanation. "...After eating dinner with the other two I went off to work out in the gym and I didn't realize we had started yet." All the Smashers looked back in complete synchronization to see Crazy Hand shutting the doors to the gym and look back at her with the same expression. "Oh and sorry if I freaked you out. I guess I kinda overdid my entrance there. Hehe." She laughed but quickly cleared her throat when no one seemed humored. She then quickly turned her attention to the veterans and slowly walked over and once more repeating what the others did. Shaking their hands and saying something to the first few but they didn't respond back. She felt even more awkward and embarrassed then before so she decided not to say anything to the last of the veterans and just quickly shake their hands and take her place with the Villager and Mega Man.

Everyone was still staring at her before Master Hand broke the silence. "Alright everyone let's give Wii Fit Trainer a round of applause." But everyone just clapped really slowly so it only added to the tension-filled air. Now Master Hand started to feel awkward. "Alrighty then. Now we will remain here at the Smash Manor where you will train and fight and show us that you are worthy of returning. Once we feel one of you is ready we will call everyone over to the theatre and announce the person there. And like last time newcomers will be revealed once in a while too. This will take place once a month or twice if we feel like it. Now since everyone both old and new will be staying here we will be making new accommodations with roommates." Some Smashers groaned thinking they will be stuck with the new nut job. Somehow Wii Fit knew they were thinking of her. "The list has already been made and is posted on the announcement board at the end of the commons. Most roommates will remain like last time but some changes have been made. When you retire for the night you'll find your personal items in your rooms. We wish you all luck in returning and have a good night. We'll see you all tomorrow." With that Master Hand disappeared in even more smoke causing those on the stage to cough and gag.

After the smoke had cleared mostly, the house lights lit up and everyone was making their way to the bulletin board and the list. Everyone knew it take too long for everyone to try and find their name while cramped together so the person closest to it, which happened to be Falco, grabbed the list, stepped on a small stool and turned to everyone. "Alright here's the list in order of the rooms." Falco turned behind him and grabbed the first two keys.

Assigned Rooms

1st Floor
Room 101: Young Link and Popo
Room 102: Pikachu and Pichu
Room 103: Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong
Room 104: Red and Sonic
Room 105: Nana and Jigglypuff
Room 106: Olimar and Dr. Mario
Room 107: Capt. Falcon and Snake
Room 108: R.O.B. and Mr. Game & Watch

2nd Floor
Room 201: Marth and Roy
Room 202: Meta Knight and Kirby
Room 203: Zelda and Peach
Room 204: Mega Man and Villager
Room 205: Pit and Link
Room 206: Toon Link and Yoshi
Room 207: Mario and Luigi
Room 208: Ness and Lucas

3rd Floor
Room 301: Ganondorf and Bowser
Room 302: Wario and King Dedede
Room 303: Mewtwo and Lucario
Room 304: Falco and Ike
Room 305: Samus and Wii Fit Trainer
Room 306: Fox and Wolf

Throughout the process there were some excited yes' and disappointed no's. Ganondorf boasted on how he and Bowser were bunking together again as he dragged him up to their room. Zelda and Peach gasped that they were back together and quickly got their room keys and ran to their room to more than likely gossip. Mewtwo glared and growled at Lucario who didn't return it back. He calmly walked up, got his key, and left without a word. Samus sighed and did the same as the blue jackal while Wii Fit also did the same but slower and her head hung pretty low. And when the final room was announced Fox couldn't believe how lucky and unlucky he got. For the first time after what happened during the ten minute break Wolf was seen but he grabbed his key and walked past Fox without a single glance toward him. Fox went up and got his key from Falco but before he left Falco grabbed his shoulder and said with a smirk, "Hope you guys have a blast." He laughed as he jumped off the small pedestal he used and began to walk to his room. Falco didn't realize the situation Fox was in.

As fox walked up the stairs past the first two floors, he saw some Smashers enter their rooms quietly while some were chatting like crazy. He even heard Sonic challenge Red to a multiplayer battle on his video game that was apparently in their room and Red eagerly accepted while trash talking him. 'At least people aren't too upset with their new roommates.' Fox thought as he reached the third floor but then saw a majorly pissed of Mewtwo floating to his room on the left with Lucario behind him. He unlocked the door and levitated through but before Lucario could step through, the door suddenly slammed in Lucario's face, literally. He held his nose as he groaned in pain and opened the door. Mewtwo could be heard laughing as Lucario closed the door quietly. 'Well most people.' Fox correcting his last thought.

He walked down the hallway to the third door on the right, directly in front of Mewtwo's and Lucario's. He knew Wolf was already there so he just opened the unlocked door like he thought and stepped in. He saw two beds and nightstands and dressers too being parallel with each other on the left and a TV and two separate windows on his right. Fox knew the dresser and bed closest to the door was his because the other side had Wolf's suitcase on the bed and he was putting his clothes and such in the dresser. Wolf also had the bathroom on his side while the one closet was on Fox's side. He closed the door which caused Wolf to turn and see Fox come in. They stared at each other and soon Wolf went back to unpacking like Fox was nothing to be concerned about. Fox could just sigh as he went to his bed and found one of his suitcases sitting at the end of his bed. He placed it on its side and opened it to show everything that was packed for him. He placed about half of it in his dresser; the other half went in the closet. He also found some of his weapons such as his new blaster and his reflector which was placed on top of the nightstand.

Fox would constantly peek over at Wolf thinking of how he could properly apologize for his behavior earlier. But everything he thought of there was something that made him think Wolf would hate him even more than he already did. Throughout the entire time he was thinking he didn't notice Wolf turn off the light and was dressed in a black undershirt and red boxers headed for his bed at first. When Fox did realize Wolf was already under his covers. 'Guess my apology will have to wait.' He thought sighing inwardly. He then, without turning on the lights, undressed leaving on his white undershirt and slipped into blue, plaid pajama bottoms. He slipped into bed with the moonlight seeping through the shades as his mind continued to play out an apology that ended with Wolf yelling or hitting him until his eyes grew heavier and his mind and body fell into a deep sleep.

What do you guys think? This was definitely my longest chapter ever so I hope it wasn't boring. Also unlike most people I'm not portraying Villager as some soulless, psychopathic murderer. So don't hate me for that. Also how do you think the relationship between the original Smashers and Wii Fit Trainer is gonna work out? What will happen between Fox and Wolf? Well I guess you'll find out next time. But please be sure to leave reviews or message me and tell me how I'm doing. It helps out a lot and also tells me if you're still interested in this story. Anyways I got pause here. Thanks for reading! Click the annotation on the top or bottom right to read the next chapter (when it's up). Bless you're face and maybe your dog too. If you sneezed during this super long chapter then you should go see a doctor. You might be allergic to the dog. Which also means you'll have to put him up for adoption. HAHAhehe. *Clears throat* Peace off. Ba-da-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do subscribe. OUTRO OF DARKNESS THEN REDNESS THEN WHITNESS THEN…BOOP!