It's been a while, hasn't it? Why yes it has. I hope you haven't forgotten about my story, because I'm certainly not done telling it. Where did we leave off again? Ah, yes, that's right, the first round of the Tournament of Champions. We were halfway through it, what an insensitive place for me to stop! Well, allow me to make up for that right now. Setting: Final Destination. Characters: Sonic, Mario Roy. Time: 4:00 P.M. 1ST ROUND. "So how about that first side of the bracket everyone? Some great matches for sure, and I'm even more excited for what's to come on this side of the bracket!" Sonic had replaced Mario as the announcer for the South Bracket. "The first match is quite possibly one of the best matches you'll see here, it's the big man on campus, Mario, facing the fiery swordsman looking for revenge, Roy!" Sonic wasn't kidding, everyone knew that this match was going to be incredible. The house vote was a very close 22-16 in favor of the 1 seed, Mario. The match started off as everyone expected, incredibly close and incredibly passive. Both fighters were just waiting for the other one to make a false move so that they could capitalize on it. Luckily for Mario, he had fireballs on his side, which really racked up some damage on Roy, and forced him to try to make moves that weren't there. Mario worked with everyone, and just like that Roy was behind 1 life. Mario wasn't getting cocky, though, because while he may have some good range to safely deal damage at, if Roy got close enough it was all over. As Mario spammed more fireballs, Roy remembered something from his training, that he can counter those fireballs as if they were paper for his blade to slice. After that, Mario had nothing to stop Roy from his full on assault. Roy dashed toward his foe who was completely unprepared, and with one good smash sent him flying off of the stage. It was all evened up again. Mario had to think fast, think on his feet, and think of something, anything to stop Roy from getting too close. Unfortuantely for him, he wasn't the greatest of quick thinkers, and Roy took advantage of that by pummeling him with smash after smash. Mario looked defeated, but when a Bob-omb fell onto the arena, he thought of a plan. He dashed toward it, knowing Roy would follow, and as soon as the explosive touched Mario's white glove he sent it skyward. Immediately afterward he was smashed off the map almost at the speed of light. All was not lost, however, because Roy was not humble about his lead. He taunted Mario, and fell right into his trap, as the Bob-omb returned to the stage, and the fiery blast knocked Roy right off the map, bringing the match to a 1 life showdown. Mario began to lose hope, and knew there wasn't much else in his arsenal that he could use to take down Roy, who, even after getting a bit ahead of himself, still had all the momentum. Mario just had to give everything he had, and that's exactly what he did. The two actually traded damage quite evenly, much to both of the fighter's surprise. Mario had knocked Roy toward the edge of the map, and the combatants lept toward each other once more, hopefully having this leap be the deciding one. Roy began his signature combo of different strikes and colors, but Mario was 3 steps ahead of him. With all his might, Mario swung his yellow cape at Roy, causing him to begin attacking away from Mario. Soon, Roy found himself floating over the edge of the abyss, and within seconds, Mario sent him hurtling to his demise. The match was over. Mario was able to hold on and make it to the next round. Setting: Final Destination. Characters: Sonic, Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong. Time: 7:30 P.M. 1ST ROUND. "This next match sure is gonna be good, it's one of the fastest men alive, Captain Falcon, against the resident trickster, Diddy Kong!" This match is hard to even talk about, as it didn't go at all how anyone had expected. The house vote was 28-10 in favor of Captain Falcon, but one word changed the whole fight: tripping. Everything Captain Falcon tried to do would be rendered useless by a simple banana peel. Falcon Punch? Banana peel. Falcon Kick? Banana peel. Got back on the stage? Nope, banana peel. Easy win for Diddy Kong, and left Captain Falcon demoralized and bruised. Setting: Living Room. Characters: Link, Mario, Sonic. Time: 9:00 P.M. "Well, we made it Sonic. Although my match sure wasn't easy." Mario sighed as he drank from a water bottle. "No worries, man. A win's a win, and that was one tough opponent." Sonic reclined back in their new chair, which he got to sit in because he won the "rock, paper, scissors" match between the 3. "That just leaves me, I guess." Link said, almost eagerly, but still quite nervously. He wanted to get to his match, but he hated the thought of being upset by someone like Pichu. "What do you think we should do about Diddy Kong's match? That seemed a bit unfair to Captain Falcon." Mario inquired. "I think it's fine, Diddy just so happened to be the perfect counter to the guy." Sonic replied. "You're just scared to face that, aren't you? You've got nothing to worry about. That cape of your's will knock those bananas right back at the little monkey, probably would trip him up too. Then see how he feels about it." "Yeah, and let's hope you can finish your next round in a quicker time, Mario." Link laughed, joking about the 2 and a half hour match between Mario and Roy, causing the other 2 matches of the day to be pushed back to tomorrow. "Next round is timed, so there's no need to worry about that." Mario smirked. Next round did have a time limit, which was one of the most confusing rules about the Tournament, as no other round had time limits. "Welp, I'd say this meeting went well guys. Best of luck to all of us for the rest of the Tournament!" Sonic got up from that incredibly comfortable chair and the 3 all shook hands and went off to their respective rooms. The Tournament was certainly looking like one of the more obscure ones to happen, and they were all sure it would just keep getting weirder from there. A.N. Yeah, only 2 battles this chapter. I just couldn't pull myself to deliver 2 more quality fight scenes for you guys. I want to be at top shape for my hopefully glorious return! And as for the release of the Smash newcomers, I just want to point out that NONE of them will be in this story, and I had planned to use them in the sequel, but seeing how hard this story has been, there may not be a sequel. I really do hope you guys aren't too mad at me. I'm doing my best here. I love doing this and I'm not quite sure why I ever stopped. Writing just is such a great feeling when you see that what you write is actually being read by other people. Well, as always, tell me what you like, don't like, or want changed! 3V, Out!