University of Smash

Initial Descent

Ganondorf approached a door near the stairs and opened it. He entered the room, with me following close behind. I looked around the room. It appeared to be unfinished, the walls still made of exposed cinder blocks. A large rectangular table occupied the center of the room, a number of lights hanging over it. A large corkboard and a large whiteboard were bolted to each half of the opposite wall. Bowser and Wario were both sitting around the table already, and looked up at us when we entered the room.

There was one other figure in the room I had never seen before. He was rather large, similar in shape to Wario, but considerably larger. He wore a toque and robe, and yet was not sweating at all. His most striking feature was his face; it was blue, with a yellow... bill?

"'Dorf!" the blue one shouted.

"What took you so long?" Bowser asked. "We've been sitting down here for half an hour waiting for you!"

"Gentlemen, gentlemen!" Ganondorf said, smirking with his hands in the air. "I'm the boss! The boss is never late."

"Whatever," Wario remarked. "Just tell us what we're doing next."

"Hold on a moment," I interjected. "Before we get to whatever we're supposed to be doing, is someone going to tell me who the blue guy is?"

"Hey, show some respect to the king!" the blue one shouted, sounding faintly offended. "The name's King Dedede, and you better not forget it!"

"Yeah, that's King Dedede," Ganondorf added. "I let him be part of our little group here."

"So is he a penguin, or..."

"Yeah, he's a penguin."

"Is someone going to fill me in on what we're doing?"

"We're planning what we're going to do next. Take a seat and we can begin."

I took a seat across from Bowser. Ganondorf sat in the large cushy seat at the head of the table. He leaned in. "All right, let's begin."

We all sat back a little and began to listen to what Ganondorf had to say.

Huh, this is actually pretty cool...

Arthur (Swordfighter)

I stood out on the balcony of the apartment, looking out on the massive courtyard in between the dorm buildings and marveling at how nice it all looked.

Today was yet another day with no actual fighting going on. Robin had been up late last night again and was out cold at his desk. I had tried to wake him, but he didn't even stir when I shook him. I decided to just let him sleep, but not before putting a blanket over his shoulders.

Regardless, I was now staring out into the distance, enjoying the scenery and the wind blowing on my face. It was actually rather nice, if not a bit dull.

This dull peace was rapidly shattered by a knock at the door. I looked over at the door before righting myself, as I had been leaning on the railing. I strolled over to the door and opened it. Robyn was standing at the door, a smile on her face.

"Hey, Arthur!" she said, seeming incredibly bubbly. "How ya doing?"

"I'm surviving," I replied. "What's new?"

"I was just wondering if you were busy."

"Not particularly. Why?"

"Well, we found something cool in the university-"

"Wait, we?"

"Yeah, Marth and I were just looking around."

"Should I go get Robin?"