This is my first attempt at writing a Super Smash Brothers story, but regardless, I'll give it a shot. The main character (of sorts) will be Lucario (Since he's my favorite from the game) and...I'll just let you see for yourself.

What I will say though, is that this is my version of how the next tournament beyond Brawl will play out (which means new characters, new stages, and new items) and the time that the fighters spend in the mansion, which means more chances for random events that should cause laughs (I hope, this my first time of actually trying to make humor a part of a story).

Anyway here's the DISCLAIMER: I do not own Super Smash Brothers or any related characters or items or locations except for this version of the Smash Mansion.

So now you can enjoy!

Chapter 1 Returning

Lucario was walking along on his own through a forest somewhere in the Hoenn region of the Pokemon world, an old worn sack hanging from his right shoulder. He wasn't talking or looking for someone or lost, he was just...wandering. After all that's all that he could do...no home to live in, no relatives or family to spend time with, and he sure as hell wasn't going to get captured by one of those uppity Pokemon trainers.

Everytime a trainer saw him, that trainer would have their own Pokemon attack and start throwing those infernal red-and-white balls at him. The trainer didn't care about what he was doing; enjoying a meal, practicing his attacks, he was even ambushed by a trainer's Machamp while trying to catch a little rest...boy did those two learn to never wake him up again.

Lucario sighed a little, took an Oran berry out of the sack, and popped it into his mouth, smiling slightly at the sweet taste of the juices. Suddenly a bright flash of light appeared in front of him forcing Lucario to shield his eyes. When the light dimmed enough, Lucario looked to see Mew floating there, a small letter clutched in its paws.

Lucario looked at the letter and smiled a little. Looks like its that time again... he thinks while walking up to Mew. "Hello Mew, I'm guessing that letter is for me?" he asks the small Pokemon.

"Mew!" it replies enthusiastically while handing the paper over.

Lucario chuckled a little...Mew was always so happy-go-lucky and goofy and that was one of the few things that could get Lucario to chuckle. The larger Pokemon took the paper, unfolded it, and began to read...

Dear Lucario,

Hello again! I'm writing in the hopes that you are in good health and spirit, but this letter is by no means a simple 'Hello and how are you?', I'm extending an invitation to you for the next Super Smash Brothers tournament! As I said last time, it is up to you whether or not you come, however I will say that I have extending invitations to several new fighters and gathered new information to create new arenas and weapons. Simply tell Mew your answer and if you say yes, he'll teleport the two of you to the mansion.

I hope you decide to attend!

Sincerely,

Master "N" Hand

Lucario lowered the paper and looked at Mew, who had its head cocked a little to one side. "Mew?" it asked inquisitively.

"Yes Mew, I will be attending this tournament."

Mew smiled widely, released another enthusiastic "Mew!", and teleported the two of them away.

When the light around him died off, Lucario still saw Mew floating in front of him, but the forest had changed into the outskirts of an urban town...the town of Smashville.

This town wasn't like any of the towns Lucario visited in the Pokemon world...Smashville was populated mainly by humanoids, but there were several other, anthropomorphic creatures mixed in. Furthermore, all of the 'humans' were about four, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the same applied to the anthros which came in several varieties of animals from a planet named 'Earth'.

Originally the mansion existed on Master Hand's (and his brother Crazy Hand's) home planet, but after the Subspace Incident left their planet in ruins, Master and Crazy Hand had to move their home to another planet. Master chose this place for his mansion because (almost) all of the locals were very friendly and there was no home field advantage to the combatants, no-one on this planet was real SSB material and the crowds were impartial...unlike they would be in the Mushroom Kingdom for example.

Lucario smiled a little at the slightly familiar surroundings and began walking through the streets, Mew silently following him in the air.

Many of the residents of Smashville stopped what they were doing when they saw one of the Brawlers walking down the street and stared. Most remained a respectful distance, but a few treaded a little closer before backing away.

The larger Pokemon sighed a little at the reactions of the natives. I wish they wouldn't do this...sure I stand out, but they're acting like I could rip 'em in half at any moment...Lucario thinks while silently walking past a few more of the inhabitants; one human and two lions, all three of them had stopped and become nervous when the Pokemon neared. Lucario sighs again and continues on his way to the Smash Mansion...his favorite place, mainly because Master Hand made sure to keep empty Pokeballs from functioning. He couldn't be caught there.

After ten minutes of walking Lucario comes to the big, twelve foot high front doors of the mansion. He admires the large, ornate, red-marble doors for a second then reaches over a presses the doorbell.

"Ding! Dong! Dang! Do-ong! Do-ong! Dang! Dong! Ding!"

A couple seconds pass and the right door quietly slides open, from behind it pokes a head with blue eyes, a bushy moustache, and a red cap with a big 'M' on it.

"Oh! Hi there Lucario!" Mario says while extending a hand, "I see you decided to join."

"Hello Mario." Lucario replies while gently grasping the plumber's hand and shaking it. "Has anyone else arrived yet?"

"Apart from us there's just a few others. I doubt that seven fighters is it though." Mario replies while standing aside and allowing Lucario and Mew in. "Mew, Master Hand was looking for you."

Mew nods slightly and floats away, leaving Lucario and Mario behind. "Lucario, Master Hand wants us to sign in over there." the plumber says while pointing to a computer terminal at the near-left corner of the foyer, the only non-ornate object in the room.

"Alright, thanks." Lucario replies. Mario smiles at the Pokemon and walks off somewhere. Before he signs in, Lucario takes a minute to admire the large foyer he was standing in.

The room had very high ceilings, at least 20 ft high at the peak of the arch the straight walls gently sloped into after roughly 10 feet. Dangling from the ceiling were three large crystal chandeliers, each one emitting a soft glow into the room that seemed identical to gentle sunlight. The walls were all polished hardwood, a gentle red color with slight orange hues spread through it. The floor was a checkerboard design of white and black tiles, all of which were smooth and chilled which felt very good on Lucario's bare feet.

Apart from the computer terminal, the only other pieces of furniture were a couple real-wood end tables on both side of the open doorway to the living room and a small lamp sitting on top of them. At the far end of the fifteen-or-so foot long room, growing out from the back wall was the master staircase, which was wide enough for three Donkey Kongs to walk up side-by-side and not be squished together, led up to the second floor landing. To the left of the staircase was the doorway to the basement, to the right was the doorway leading into the trophy wing. On the right wall opened up the doorways to the dining room and study and on the left wall was the doorway to the living room.

Lucario sighs at the foyer's beauty, then walks over to the computer terminal. This terminal, during the smash season, was normally used to send challenges to the other participants, but for now the words "Please enter your name:" were displayed on the screen.

Lucario types in his name and presses the enter button.

"Processing" is displayed for a couple seconds before being replaced with, "Welcome Lucario. You are now signed into the Super Smash Brothers Clash tournament."

A whirring noise is heard while the terminal prints out a map of the mansion.

"Please report to the main office to receive further instructions, and your room number." Is displayed for a few seconds before "Please enter your name:" is redisplayed.

Lucario turns and walks towards the staircase, but can only take three steps before he feels something hit his leg. Whatever it was didn't weigh that much, since it was barely noticable.

Lucario looks to see Kirby sitting there in a daze, but before a word could be uttered, Kirby quickly gets up and speeds off. The Pokemon was confused at first, but then "Get back here!" is heard from the living room. He turns to see Wario come skidding around the corner and take off after Kirby.

"You will pay for taking my garlic!" He yells while pursueing the puffball up the stairs and around another corner.

Lucario chuckles a little. "Just like old times..." he mutters while moving up the stairs and towards the main office.

The large office was very ornate like the rest of the mansion, and very impressive to anyone. The walls extended about fifteen feet from the doorway, then gently continued on in a curve to leave a rounded end. The desk was about ten feet in, leaving another twelve feet behind it if one counted the round end. The entire room was a sleek white marble and from the doorway to the desk was a soft red rug. The lighting of the room currently came from sunlight filtering in through the curved window that ran the length of the curved wall, but at night-time the room somehow glowed without any visible lights.

Master Hand, a large, disembodied, extremely intelligent right hand, was floating behind the desk, sorting through papers and running computer checks. He hears the red-oak doors creak a little and turns to see Lucario enter.

"Ah-ha! Lucario! It is so good to see you again!" Master Hand exclaims while floating over the desk towards the Pokemon, "I assume that means that you are participating?"

"Yes. Mew quickly found me and delivered your letter."

"Ah Mew...such a fun creature he is. I've already sent him off in search of another possible fighter. Anyway since you have participated in Super Smash Brothers before, I can skip the explanation and hand over your room key."

Master flips over and extends his pinky, at the end of it appears a small brass key with the number 16 inscribed on the end that Lucario takes.

"Room 16 of the fighter's wing is yours. Apart from you; Mario, Wario, Kirby, Pit, ROB, and Mr. Game and Watch have arrived...I'm still waiting on the couple dozen or so other fighters I've extended invitations to."

"Mmm that's okay, I don't mind the peace and quiet." Lucario replies while turning and leaving, "Better enjoy it before the rivals show up and things get loud."

The Smash Mansion was divided up into several floors; ground floor was all of the main rooms (like living room, dining room, kitchen, study, etc.), as well as home to the game lounge, ballroom, other entertainment rooms, and the library. Second floor was the fighter's suites, offices, brawl room, gym, running track, and training simulators(Multi-Man fights for example), and the third floor was the spa level/clinic. In the basement were various rooms that led to the mansion's computer systems, electrical systems, water systems, and heating ducts, and the roof could be accessed via the third floor.

Lucario strolled over to the fighter's wing, found room 16, unlocked the door, and entered.

His room was (like every room) incredibly luxurious. The king-sized bed had enough room to fit three of him comfortably and the sheets were so soft it was like wrapping yourself in clouds. The mattress and sheets sat inside of a nice frame that was polished wood painted a comfortable ebon-black. The head board went about a foot above the bed's top, behind it on the wall was a semi-circle of white and black checkered tile and around that was a soft-white wall. Next to the bed on both sides stood a small black end-table, on both rested a lamp, but only one had a digital clock.

The floor of the room was covered in a soft, black carpet that was nice and gentle on Lucario's feet. At the far end of the room stood a desk that held up a lamp and a computer. In the corner of the room stood a chair, covered in a soft-to-the-touch black fabric and across from the bed stood a wardrobe. All of this was contained in a large 15x15 foot room.

The doorway from the main hallway led to a smaller hallway that led into the room which opened up in one corner of the room. The reason for this? From the room there were two pathways one could go...into the hallway that lead to the door and directly beside it stood a doorway that led into the bathroom, which was also luxurious.

The floors were glistening white tile, the counter-top around the sink was a smooth, cool, black marble, and the faucet and dials were shiny stainless steel. The mirror above it was flawless, and on the opposite wall hung a towelrack with three fresh, soft towels draped over it. At the end of the bathroom was a white-marble bathtub/shower combo, and there was, of course, a toilet...a very clean one at that.

Lucario admired his room for a little bit, then set his sack down beside the bed and climbed into the sheets.

"I missed this place..." Lucario mumbled happily before slipping off into a content nap.

Okay...normally I don't post a story this soon after I dream it up, but I ran into a little bit of trouble with thinking up enough new material to make this tournament interesting. So I figured, why not accept some suggestions? Any sort of new thing will be considered...a new fighter, item, assist trophy, Pokemon from a Pokeball, or stage I'll think over...but I am putting up a couple guidelines...

For characters: They MUST be from a Nintendo series or they must have had at least one game on any of the Nintendo consoles. Also, no anime characters unless they started off as a video game character (That means Master Chief and the DragonBall cast are out, sorry). You don't have to, but it would be nice if you added a couple suggestions for their moveset as well...a couple of the B-button moves or possibly their Final Smash would be nice.

For stages: The only rule for these is that they should be from one of the fighter's series (like Bridge of Eldin from Legend of Zelda), otherwise a good reason for inclusion will be needed. Like with characters, descriptions would be nice!

For items: Just tell me what it looks like and what it does.

Assist Trophies: Tell me who it is and what he/she/it will do.

Pokeballs: Tell me the Pokemon and what it'll do.

Feel free to put any idea you may have in your review! Who knows...I might just use it!