When I woke up I realized that I was on the ground, body in chains, and handcuffed inside a cage. Wow. When these guys don't want people to escape, they don't play around. When I looked around, which was hard, since I was in chains, I saw that I was surrounded by some pretty strange things. One was a giant yellow mouse with a bolt-shaped tail, a clothed fox with many gadgets equipped on him, a small, green, big-nosed dino, and a red-capped… penguin? And Lucario. "Uh… what time is it?" was all I could think to say. "2:36." The dinosaur said in a squishy voice. Holy crap! I'd been unconscious for over 3 hours! "So, um, am I just going to sit here in chains, or do I get to do anything?" I said to them. "We can't let you out until we arrive at the stadium. But if you take a pill that not let you resist going with us, we'll let you out." Said Fox. I frowned. "You really think I'll just let you drug me?" Fox chuckled. "Well, you wouldn't believe how desperate some people can get. Some would kill just to get out of your position. And believe me, if I were ever trapped like that, I know I would be being for mercy after just 10 minutes." I thought about how I could get free without taking that pill. Then I had a great idea. "Alright, I'll take it." I shot at them. Lucario stared at me then raised his eyebrows. "Really? The great Agent P is giving in just for his release? I'm surprised." I cringed at the way he said Agent P. But I sucked it up and faked my way out of those chains. "Just give me the pill, Fox." I ordered. Fox obeyed and pulled a red little capsule from his pocket. "You have to chew it, too." he said. He put it in my bill and I pretended to chew it, and made a disgusted look on my face for emphasis. Everyone watched closely as I "chewed" it, and then swallowed. I didn't feel any different, which was what I was hoping for. I lied and said: "Woah, am I ready to brawl or what?" Everyone looked around at each other with surprise in their eyes, and then Fox said, "Alright, here we go." He pulled out 3 large skeleton keys and first unlocked the cage, then unlocked my chains, and then cuffs. It felt good to be free, since I had just been in bondage for the last 3 hours. "So, how's this going to work? Do I get paid for fighting someone then go home, or what?" The dinosaur spoke up in that oh-so-squishy voice of his. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. One does not simply just fight someone, then collect his prize and leave. You have to get to the Final Destination, then beat Master Hand. Then you can brawl regularly. After getting your payment, of course." I grinned "How much do I get?" Big-nose thought about that. "Well, when I got through classic mode, I got like, 3000 coins. Which is about 2.5 million U.S. dollars." My eyes widened and I whistled. "Sweet mercy, I'd be freaking rich!" Lucario added, "Yep, along with the other 66 brawlers, which of course includes everyone you see in this room. So we're all famous, and soon you will be, too. Wait, you already are famous. I mean, we saw like, all of your videos online." That caught my attention. "Wait, like, all of them?" Lucario must have noticed the panic in my expression, because then he really started to beef up the moment. And that of course made me even more worked up. "Oh yes, even the 'Perry the Platypus dances it up' video on Dailymotion. That made me cry it was so hilarious!" Good heck, I thought. "Heh, yeah I wonder how many people actually saw that." Fox said. "Whatever." I said. "And by the way, what are you guys' names? I do know Lucario." I said Lucario with bold disgust. I hadn't liked him since I'd met him. Dino piped up first. "I'm Yoshi, and that's Fox, Pikachu, and King Dedede." The mouse creature shouted out: "Pika!" I had a nagging feeling that all he said was his name. "How the program works is like this: we enter your name in the system, and it tracks your information, then determines your skill level so it can match you with someone equally capable of fighting you. Recently, your skill level had scored you an 11 out of 12." Fox explained. "And your's?" I asked with a smirk. "Nine." He said grimly. "Who am I up against?" "A bounty hunter named Jango Fett. He's a level 10, and he's pretty darn good." "You have arrived." A speaker blared out. Fox's ears perked up. "Oh sweet, we're here!"