Ike strolled the long hallway of the Super Smash Brothers mansion. Today was yet another annual tournament and all smashers were eager to see who they're opponents would be. Ike was really never one to care who he would be battling, so he normally practiced some of his moves outside with his good friend Link. He cupped the back of his head as he walked past the crowd of brawlers viewing the board of information for the tournament.

Outside of the mansion was the large stage where the tournament was held. He wasn't alone out; Meta Knight and Kirby were practicing in the out in the field where most of the practicing was held and where Ike was heading himself. The tournament was starting soon and as they say; practice makes perfect.

It was five minutes until the tournament started and Link still hasn't shown up. 'Where is he? I hope he's not sick,' Ike thought to himself. He didn't mind practicing by himself, but having a practice partner seemed to help a lot more. By this time just about all the brawlers were outside waiting for the tournament to begin. That was when he saw a figure all dressed in green sprint towards his location. Huffing and puffing when he arrived.

"I…*huff*… made it… *huff*" Link took heavy breaths between each word. His chest motioned in and out and he placed his palms on his bent knees.

"Link where were you? The tournament is about to start," Ike placed one hand on his hip and the other containing his sword behind his head.

"Zelda usually wakes me up in the morning. I guess she was so excited for the tournament that she forgot." Link stood up and stretched out his arms. "So did you see who you're up against?"

"Too much of a crowd. I wasn't going to get myself injured before this even started." Ike chuckled.

Link giggled back. "Well everyone's out here now, wanna look?"

"I guess we could while the announcer recites his long boring speech," Ike placed his sword back in its respected pocket and walked with Link to the tournament board.

"Ok first up is Samus vs Zelda," Link started "Oh, I'm next versing….Yoshi,"

"And after you, I'm versing….. Marth?" Ike shot a confused expression as he looked at the board.

"Why the confused look? Please tell me you remember Marth from the newcomers ceremony," Link pleaded.

"Well… I haven't been too good with names yet,"

Link face palmed and sighed. "Uh, well whatever, you're pretty skilled. C'mon, I think the first battle has started,"

Ike followed Link to the arena where indeed the first match between Samus and Zelda has started. The two men watched the two strong ladies battle. Conversations flowed through the air from the crowded people and entered the two fighters' ears. Ike was used to the talks he overheard of past battles, bosses, and arguments on who would win this current battle. It was quite a sight to see so many people from all sorts of dimensions get along with each other as well as they did. When Ike was first invited here, he thought everyone would be huddled with people from their own dimension. Ike wasn't much of a social butterfly when it came to meeting new people, but he did end up making at least one friend and that was good enough for him. But who was Marth? It killed him that he couldn't match the name with the face.

That was his objective for the day.

"And the winner is… ZELDA!" announced the announcer. Crowds cheered for the princess as she left the stage waving to her fans, Samus following behind.

Link and Yoshi were up next and several more battles followed.

"Up next… Ike vs Marth!"

Now it was time to see who this Marth guy really was.

So, I found this chapter saved on my computer dated 1/1/15 that I completely forgot about and never posted it. I started my New Years with fanfiction lol. Anyways, I haven't continued it yet. Looks like I know what I'll be doing in my free time. x3