The smash tournament had ended for the night, but there were still plenty of festivities going on. The fighting participants chatted with each other or signed autographs for any fans, while some eager ones took part in their own scrimmages. The Smash sponsors also had out some games for everyone to participate in, such as target practice, mazes, a home run contest, and virtual combat.

Everyone had stayed since all contestants were invited to spend the time of the tournament at the Smash luxury hotel, but a few characters had gone missing. No one seemed to really mind much, so they just continued to do whatever they were doing.

Over in a dark corner, four shady figures had all gathered to discuss something of importance.

"All right, so what's going on?" Alastor asked, impatiently. He had been hoping to show off his moves at the target practice and had also caught the eyes of a few admirers from the stands.

"Ganondorf called the meeting, so ask him!" Bowser shouted, already preparing for a fight that Alastor was ready to join.

"Shut up, fools," Shadow said, while forming a small ball of energy as a warning.

"Heh heh heh. What an interesting bunch," Ganondorf stated from within the darkness. "You guys may not be too interested, but from what I can see, this tournament has gathered each of us for a better reason."

"What do you mean?" Alastor asked.

"Well, if I'm correct, each one of you has some talent with darkness and power, and I'm sure you all have some sort of revenge you wish to extract?"

The group all exchanged looks with each other, but none spoke.

"Ha ha ha. Well, I figure that if we combine our power, we'll have enough strength to finally take out anyone in our path!"

"You're just ticked 'cause you lost the first round, aren't you?" Alastor said calmly, with a small smirk. He had figured that that would have angered the warlock, but instead, Ganondorf actually let out another laugh.

"Naïve fool. I've had this plan even before I arrived at the stadium! I purposely lost to that brat because I know I wouldn't have prevailed to the top, and my plan is useless anyway if I stay ranked."

Shadow and Alastor suddenly felt an increase of dark energy surround them as Ganondorf began to glow a faint purple color. Bowser, however, was just confused.

"If you want me to prove my strength and cunning, then I challenge the lot of you to a three on one unofficial match!"