I figured I could give a Smash Bros story a shot. On a side note, if Metroid or Smash was ever an anime, Stephanie Young should voice Samus in the english dub. AMIRIGHT!?

So, what I mean by that is when I write Samus, I always imagine her sounding like Ms. Young.

AMIRITE THO?!

Smash Mansion has a rather erratic schedule, always varying from day to day. Brawls always occur randomly, the fighters only finding out the times of when they fight the morning of. If they happen to fight at all that day. Regardless, there were two consistencies. The first being that there were always exactly 10 matches a day. However, there were more variables, like those matches could range from 2-4 people and be free-for-all or teams. It was all decided by Master Hand.

The second consistency was that there was always a 2 hour lunch break for the fighters starting at noon and ending at 2. If someone had a match right at 2, they would usually eat really early or just put off eating until after the match. The dining area was quaintly fancy. It had simple white walls, with wooden borders. There were a few tables scattered around the room and each seated 6 people each and had white table clothes. There were 2 chandeliers hanging above the room, which gave off a yellow light which, when reflected off the walls, gave the room a very calming feeling.

The fighters made their food in the kitchen. It had numerous tools for making a meal. It had a more old fashioned set up for the likes of the Hyruleans and Akaneians and relatively modern set ups for people like the Eaglelanders and Kantonians. Of course, fighters like Pikachu and Jigglypuff can't make their own food, so the Pokemon Trainer does it for them happily.

Everyone is allowed to eat in the dining hall, it's often used to talk about matches or each other's homelands. There are a few people that choose to eat in their rooms, however. Ganondorf, Meta Knight, Bowser, Wolf, and R.O.B never ate with the others. While some simply don't like to mingle with others, Meta Knight needs a warrior's solitude and since R.O.B doesn't eat, he returns to his room and enters sleep mode. Some people switch between eating alone and joining the others, like Snake, Lucario and Samus. Finally, there were some that the others wish wouldn't join them, Like Wario and Dedede.

Samus left the Transporting Room before anybody else, just to get out into the hallway. The Transporting Room gets crowded with four people in it and after a big fight it gets kind of smelly. She took off her helmet and glanced at the clock and saw it was 11:30. Hopefully she would be able to make her food earlier than the others if she got there at the right time. She decided she would shower right away instead of going for a run today. As she began walking away, the others came out of the room.

"You suck!" Pit said to Falco, laughing. "I don't think you're reflector should hold its own longer than my shield."

Falco smirked at him. "What can I say?"

Ness ran out after them. "Second place is pretty good, don't you think?" He asked the two.

Pit smiled at the boy. "Definitely! Honestly, I think it was the best any of us could've hoped for. Samus is really hard to fight, it's no surprise she won." The guys looked around to see where Samus had gone. They saw her about to turn the corner down the hall

Falco called out to her. "Hey, Samus! Where are you headed off to already?

"My room." She answered, without looking back at them. She turned the corner, out of their sight.

"Will we see you at lunch?" Pit asked. There was no answer, but they were pretty sure she had heard the question.

"Samus isn't very friendly." Ness commented.

"No kidding." Falco spat, annoyed with the bounty hunter. The three of them began walking to the main lobby

"Why is that?" The young boy asked.

"Aren't you the one who can read minds?" Falco asked, sarcastically.

Ness pouted at the comment. "You know I can't do that…"

"Lay off him Falco." Pit stepped in. Falco just grunted in response.

"Has anyone ever talked to her?" Ness asked the angel.

"Sure, a few of us have had small conversations with her. But she doesn't really say much."

"What does she say?" Falco asked.

"Well, first, the only way to start a conversation with her is to talk about fighting. Then, you can try to segue that into more casual stuff, but once you start asking about her, she gives you a short answer and leaves." Pit explained.

"Short answer?" Ness asked.

"Yeah. Once Sonic and I were preparing our food at the same time as her. He and I were talking about team battles. I mentioned it was odd for me, since I usually fight alone. He talked about his friends who help him sometimes, then asked Samus how she usually fought. She didn't even look at us, but said 'Alone.' Sonic asked her why that was. She said 'The only option I have' then left the kitchen." Pit said, shaking his head.

Ness began thinking. "Hmm…"

Pit shrugged. "The woman is an enigma."

Falco snorted. "I think you mean a b-"

"Not in front of Ness!" Pit yelled, shoving Falco.

Ness looked at Pit. "Come on, I know what he was going to say."

Samus entered the shower. She didn't dislike anybody there, she didn't know them well enough to make that decision. She simply saw no purpose in connecting with them. This… situation, as she liked to call it, had an end, just like the last two. She didn't want to connect if she would just leave and not see them again for who knows how long. Best not to take a risk. Besides, there's no guarantee everybody will be back next time.

She finished up and put her Zero Suit on. She sat on her bed, then collapsed on her back. She didn't have another match until 5, so she had some time to rest before warming up. The bed was more comfortable than she imagined it would be, and she quickly fell asleep.

Samus slowly opened her eyes, then suddenly realized what had happened and sat straight up. The clock said 1:00. Samus sighed and stood up. She didn't lose too much time by falling asleep, but lunch had well started by now and everybody would be out in the dining hall.

Samus began heading for the kitchen. She walked through the first hallway and entered the main lobby. As she entered the second hallway, Olimar was leaving his room, accompanied by a handful of Pikmin. It seemed they too were going to get lunch, and Samus ended up walking right by him. Samus knew she wouldn't have to talk, though. Olimar never said much unless spoken to first and she wasn't going to speak up anytime soon. The two walked in silence, except for the occasional noise from a Pikmin.

When the entered the dining room, Olimar and his gang went for the table that Mario, Luigi, Sonic, Kirby, and Yoshi were sitting at. Samus walked to the kitchen at the other side of the dining room. On her way there, she looked to see who was all in the room.

She saw Wario and Captain Falcon arm wrestling while Donkey Kong, Diddy, Popo, and King Dedede cheered on. She saw the girls at a table, Peach, Zelda, and Nana. Pokemon Trainer took up most of a table with just his team, but he was still accompanied by Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Lucas. Lucas seemed like a kid who was more comfortable with animals than people, so Samus wasn't surprised. Link, Toon Link, Marth and Ike were at a table discussing sword styles while Game and Watch sat there silently. Nobody was sure if he ever actually ate. The last table had Fox, Falco, Pit, and Ness.

Samus silently entered the kitchen. The only other person in there was Lucario. He nodded his head at Samus, who returned it. Samus opened the refrigerator. The kitchen was always very well stocked, presumably because of Master Hand. It had all basic foods, sandwiches, pastas, pizzas, Poffins, fruits (especially bananas), vegetables, etc. If anyone wanted something special, they could leave a note on the fridge then at some point, which must've been overnight, Master Hand would make sure it was there the next day. Samus didn't question it much, as long as she was able to eat.

As she got out the ingredients for a simple turkey sandwich, Peach walked in.

"Samus!" Peach said, walking over to her with a big smile.

Samus gave a small smile to Peach, then returned to making her sandwich.

Peach looked at what the bounty hunter was doing. "Whatcha making?"

"Just a sandwich." Samus replied.

"Did you want to sit with us? With the rest of the girls, I mean. Except for Jigglypuff, but to be honest, I can never tell what those little creatures are, boys or girls." Peach said, distracting herself.

"I'm just going to eat in my room." Samus said, face not changing.

Peach gave her a look of disappointment. "That's no fun. Why don't you join us? We'd like to get to know you better!"

"No thank you."

"Come on Samus!" Peach said, whining. Samus sighed in annoyance. Lucario left the kitchen. Samus wish she could've done the same.

"Is it that important to you?" Samus said, finally making eye contact with the princess.

"Yes!"

"Then fine. Just let me finish here." Samus returned to her sandwich.

"Really? That's wonderful!" Peach said, clasping her hands together with a smile. "See you out there!"

When Peach left, Samus sighed again. So much for eating quietly, she thought.

Samus made her sandwich, grabbed an apple and a bottle of water, and went out into the dining hall. Everybody was still very lively, and it seemed as though Captain Falcon won the arm wrestle.

"Samus!" Peached called out, waving from her table.

I can see you Princess, you don't need to make a big deal of it, Samus thought, slightly annoyed.

Samus approached the table and was greeted by the overly happy smile of Peach, and the friendly smiles of Nana and Zelda.

"Hi there Samus." Zelda said.

"Hello Princess." Samus replied.

Zelda chuckled slightly. "You may call me Zelda, it's ok." Her voice was very reassuring.

"With all due respect, I feel more comfortable giving you the respect the title brings." Samus said.

"That's perfectly alright as well." Zelda nodded. "Thank you."

"Hi!" Nana spoke up. Samus nodded with a slight smile.

There was an uncomfortable silence that followed. Samus knew she didn't belong here. She didn't know how to talk to anybody and they didn't know how to talk to her.

"So…" Peach said, shuffling in her seat. "Samus, you had a fight earlier today, right?"

"I did." Samus said, taking a bite of her apple. "Against Falco, Ness, and Pit."

"How was that?" The blonde girl asked.

"Rather successful."

"You won?" Zelda asked. Samus nodded and took a sip of water.

"That's exciting!" Peach said. "They're all pretty decent fighters. You should be proud!"

Samus wasn't used to being praised like that. The comment made her smile.

"I like Pit, he's very friendly." Nana commented, taking a bite of the eggplant in front of her.

"Indeed." Zelda said, eating her salad. "A well mannered, young angel."

"And Ness is so sweet!" Peach added. "For a thirteen year old, he sure knows how to be respectful."

"He's cute!" Nana added. That made Peach and Zelda laugh, while Samus just smiled.

"Lucas tends to stick to Ness, doesn't he?" Zelda asked.

"Yeah, he's either with Ness or the Pokemon." Peach said.

"He has a dog back home, so he's probably able to feel at home with animals and Pokemon." Zelda added.

"I have a few pets in the Mushroom Kingdom. I miss them a lot, I can understand how he feels." Peach said.

"As do I." Zelda said. "There are cats and dogs running all throughout Hyrule's Castletown. I like the company of animals."

"Samus, do you have any pets?" Nana asked.

Samus looked up, kind of shocked. She assumed they forgot she was there.

"I don't really live in a place where I could have a pet." Samus told her. Nana nodded in understanding.

Peach laughed. "No alien pets?"

Samus stared down at her sandwich. "No." She said coldly.

The girls felt it could've been a sensitive subject, and they all got quiet.

Out of nowhere, a white Pikmin came over, climbed up one of the open chairs, and sat down. The girls just stare at it and it stared blankly back through its pink eyes.

"Hi." Peach said to it, confused. The Pikmin waved in reply. "Would you like to join us?" The Pikmin vigorously nodded its head.

Zelda turned her head to Samus. With a confused look, she mouthed the word, "Girl?". Samus shrugged and looked back at the little white creature.

Nana began laughing. "It's so cute! I wish I could pick you up!" She said to the Pikmin.

They saw Olimar running over to their table.

"I'm sorry about this…" He said, reaching for the Pikmin.

Peach smiled. "It's no problem at all, she can stay. Oh! Sorry, is this one a girl? I'm sorry, I can't tell."

Olimar shook his head. "Pikmin don't have genders. It must just like you guys."

"That's so sweet!" Peach said, clasping her hands together.

"Are you guys sure you don't mind?" Olimar asked.

"Of course!" Peach said.

"It's nice to have more company." Zelda said, smiling softly at the Pikmin.

"I want her to stay!" Nana said.

Olimar turned to Samus. Samus saw what she thought was fear in his eyes. Was he afraid of her?

Samus smiled at him. "It's no problem."

Olimar had a shocked look on his face, but it quickly changed to one of relief. "Thank you." He said, then went back to his table.

Nana smiled at the Pikmin. "I wish I could hug her. But I know she's poison."

"Olimar said is isn't a girl, Nana." Peach reminded her.

"I know, but look at her! She's such a pretty, shiny white. And she has that pink flower on top. If there were boy and girl Pikmin, she would be a girl."

That comment was rather bizarre to Samus, but it still made her smile.

Peach and Zelda laughed.

The four, or five, of them finished eating their meals.

"Alright, I'm afraid I have to go." Zelda said. "I have a match at 2, I should prepare."

"Good luck Zelda!" Nana said.

"Can we watch? Do you mind opening it to spectators?" Peach asked.

"I'm up against Marth and Yoshi, I don't think they'll mind opening it up." Zelda said, smiling.

"Great!" Peach cheered.

"Will you all be there?" Zelda asked. Nana and Peach said they would and the Pikmin hopped in its seat. Although, it's probably up to Olimar if it goes or not. Then Zelda turned to Samus.

Samus figured she would exercise or just rest in her down time. She didn't plan on watching any of the fights.

"Please?" Zelda asked.

That surprised Samus. She wasn't used to being asked to join in with people.

She didn't know what suddenly came over her, but Samus said, "Yes. I'll be there."

Ok, some disclaimers. I use a lot of general grouping.

I know Earthbound and Mother 3 take place in different places, but for the sake of grouping Ness and Lucas together I called them Eaglelanders, since Earthbound takes place in Eagleland.

And while Lucario may be from Sinnoh, I put him with the group of Kantonians. Same with Ike and Marth with Akaneia.

Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed it so far!