Match 99

The Question: Who's better at catching things?


FIGHTERS FOR STOCK MATCH AT FINAL DESTINATION


Blue TeamRed Team
LinkYoung LinkPikachuPichu


(A mysterious shadow looms over the Stadium)

???: The SPs… They killed my master… Soon Plan C shall begin and he will rise again, and soon the SPs will cease to exist…


(Ash and Mario are in the commentator's box)

Ash: Hey, everyone! Guess what! I’m commentating today!

Crowd: Boo!

Ash: What? Boo? But you love Pokémon!

Crowd: Boo!

Ash: Why are you booing me?!?

Mario: Look-a behind you, little-a buddy.

Ash: Huh? (Turns around) AHH! A BOO!

Boo: (Covers eyes)

Ash: GET IT AWAY!

Mario: Shoo, Boo. Go on, a-git. (Shoos the boo, and the boo leaves)

Ash: Well, as I was saying, commentating today is me… Ash Ketchum of the town of Pallet!

Crowd: GOOMBA!

Ash: Wha?

Mario: (Stomps it) Just a-ignore them.

Bowser: Hey! That was my goomba, you stupid plumber!

Mario: What are you a-doing here?

Bowser: Commentating.

Ash: Oh, okay.

Bowser: Hey, aren’t you dead?

Ash: (Shrugs)

Mario: That’s not a-right!

Bowser: Just shut up, pasta breath.

Ash: Stop fighting, guys… We need to tell them about the match…

Mario: That’s a-right. Today’s match is Link and a-Link against Pikachu and a-Pichu!

Bowser: Now, lets go to the tape!

Ash: Lets not…

Mario: I’m a-sure they want to know what a-happened.

Ash: They really don’t need to…

Bowser: Tape! (Pops in tape)


(Tape plays)

Link: And that, my friends, is how you catch a fairy. (Holds up a fairy in a bottle)

Ash: Shouldn’t you be using Pokéballs?

Link: On a fairy? Of course not.

Ash: I catch stuff in Pokéballs…

Link: Well, some of us don’t feel the need for high-tech crap.

Fox: Hey! I LIKE high-tech crap!

Ash: It’s not that high-tech… It just… well… It’s complicated.

Link: You couldn’t catch a paper bag without those balls of yours, Ketchum.

Ash: Yes I can and I’ll prove it! Release the fairy!

Link: (Laughs and lets it go)

Ash: (Runs after the fairy. The fairy proceeds to steal Ash’s belt and his pants fall down) Ack! No fair!

Link: See what I mean?

Ash: You set this up! I challenge you to a pokémon battle!

Link: But I don’t-

Ash: High noon at the Final Destination! Two on two! Be there or be a LOSER! (Pulls up his pants and storms off. Tape ends)


Bowser: And there we have it. Ash is a loser.

Ash: What? No I’m not!

Bowser: Then why aren’t you fighting, huh?

Ash: It’s a POKEMON BATTLE. As you can see, Pikachu and Pichu are in the arena waiting for my opponent.

Mario: I see a-Link going into the arena. He’s got a little a-buddy with him.

Bowser: Link and Young Link?

Ash: Hey! Link! What’s the meaning of this?!?

Link: I don’t have any pokémon!

Ash: You’re going to try to fight Pikachu and Pichu, then?Young Link: Yeah, and we’re going to win, because we’re awesome!

Ash: Umm… Okay…

Mario: Well then, get a-ready… It’s one a-life each…

Bowser: No items allowed!

Ash: So… Umm… What’s the next line?

Mario: Let’s a-get ready to…

Bowser: KILL EACH OTHER! BWA HA HA!


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Ash: All right, you two! Remember the plan we went over!

Mario: The Links begin by a-rushing the pokémon with their a-swords! OW! Why are you a-hitting me?

Bowser: Instinct. (Smacks Mario again) Pikachu shoots a thunder shock at Link, but he dodges.

Ash: Pichu has smacked Young Link with his tail! Good job! Now get him with your electricity!

Mario: This is a-getting confusing… We a-need another commentator… Link and Pikachu a-square off at the edge!

Bowser: I’ll make a call… Link kicks Pikachu off the edge, but the rat gets back up! (Pulls out cell phone and makes a call)

Ash: Pikachu, use Thunder!

Mario: Pikachu a-uses thunder as he a-passes Link, and Link gets a-shocked!

Wendy O. Koopa: Young Link gets off a few good stabs against Pichu on his side of the arena, pulling him in with a Spinning Sword Attack!

Ash: When’d you get here?

Wendy: Daddy called! (Hugs Bowser)

Bowser: (Returns hug) All right,

Wendy, time to commentate… Looks like Link’s trying to bomb Pikachu, but the rat’s a bit too fast for him…

Ash: Pikachu, quick attack now!

Mario: Pikachu rams into Link’s a-gut, sending him flying into a-Young Link!

Wendy: As the two swordsmen get up, they get into a defensive stance!

Ash: THUNDERSHOCK!

Bowser: Both pokémon try electricity, but Link and… uhh… Link both have shields.

Mario: Big Link a-slashes at Pichu, sending him flying, and little Link throws his a-boomerang at Pikachu.

Wendy: The group comes together again into a quick flurry of kicks and stabs!

Ash: THUNDER!

Bowser: Pichu calls down the big one and completely fries Link!

Mario: He smashed himself up a-good in the process… Ow! Stop a-hitting me!

Bowser: I told you. It’s instinct.

Wendy: Link shakes himself off and lets loose a mighty kick, sending Pichu high into the air!

Ash: Pikachu, thunder!

Bowser: Ratty tries thunder, but he doesn’t hit anything…

Mario: Young Link a-nails him with a bomb!

Wendy: Pichu grabs Young Link from behind and begins to shock him, but he’s hurting himself a bit, too.

Ash: Pichu, lay off the electricity! You’ll knock yourself out!

Bowser: Pichu stops the shock and tosses the midget behind him!

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Mario: Link runs in and a-hacks at Pichu once his a-partner’s out of the way.

Wendy: This prompts a vengeful thunder jolt from Pikachu, smacking him in the back.

Ash: Keep it up, Pikachu! Oh, no! Young Link’s back and he just slashed my Pikachu!

Bowser: And the small rat’s going onto the fray as well, letting loose a burst of thunder!

Mario: Other than a-Pikachu, they’re all a-shocked!

Wendy: And both Links are sent flying!

Ash: Pikachu, go after the big one!

Bowser: Ratty dashes after the stupid elf and leaps at him!

Mario: Pikachu a-drops on him a-with the Electric Screw attack.

Wendy: He took the full brunt of that and hits the ground while the two mini fighters are still recovering.

Ash: Pichu, Pikachu, Skull Bash Combo!

Bowser: Little chu is charging up a Skull Bash as little Link nears big chu!

Mario: Pikachu has a-grabbed Link!

Wendy: Ooh, just as Young Link goes for the slice, Pichu’s off… Bashing Link in the gut with the full force of his Skull Bash attack!

Ash: Pikachu, Submission!

Bowser: And Link’s sent flying, and he starts leaping back towards the edge!

Mario: Pikachu is a-there waiting for him, but Young a-Link is coming, sword out!

Wendy: Young Link tries to slash Pikachu apart, but Pichu takes the brunt of the attack!

Ash: Pikachu… THUNDER!

Bowser: And BOOM! Just as Link reaches the edge, a massive burst of electricity sends him flying off into the distance! That-a-boy, Ratachu!

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Mario: Young Link is out a-numbered, and the two both start shooting a-bolts of electricity at him.

Wendy: He manages to avoid Pichu’s Thunder Jolt, but Pikachu’s gets him.

Ash: Pichu, running head butt! Pikachu, thunder shock!

Bowser: The kid gets bashed in the side by Pichu’s head butt, sent flying away from the Thundershock.

Mario: But he leaps a-back quickly. The two mice a-near him! OW!

Bowser: Instinct.

Mario: I’ll Instinct a-you!

Wendy: Young Link drops down on both of them, stabbing Pichu in the head with Sword Plant!

Ash: Pikachu, get him off!

Bowser: Pikachu uses a weak head butt to draw Young Link’s attention.

Mario: Young Link a-turns around and a-smacks Pikachu aside with a might Sword a-Chop!

Wendy: Pichu lets loose a Thunder once more, shocking them both!

Ash: Pichu, calm down! You’ll knock yourself out!

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Bowser: Young Link’s been tossed off the arena by that, but he manages to Spin Attack back.

Mario: Pikachu runs a-towards him but he uses the Grass a-cutter to slash his feet out!

Wendy: He starts running once more, heading straight towards Pichu!

Ash: Pichu, dodge!

Bowser: Pichu starts to move, but Young Link slams him out of the arena with his Running Hack!

Mario: Well, Bowser, reaching a-ninety percent before ring out is a-still respectable… OW! A-STOP IT!

Bowser: That wasn’t me!

Wendy: Sorry. Instinct.

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Bowser: Young Link’s drawn his sword and is leaping at Pikachu now!

Ash: Pikachu, Iron Tail attack!

Wendy: Pikachu drops into a charging stance!

Mario: Pikachu a-swings his tail and sends Young Link a-flying forward!

Bowser: He barely manages to make it back, using his triple jump!

Ash: Pikachu, get ready for him!

Wendy: He’s coming back now, and he makes another running hack against Pikachu!

Mario: Pikachu a-hits him with a thunder a-jolt!

Bowser: Young Link hurls a bomb at the mouse, knocking him down as he nears again!

Ash: Pikachu, Skull Bash!

Wendy: Pikachu shoots at Young Link with a skull bash, but he manages to leap out of the way.

Mario: But Pikachu’s a-waiting for him, and as Young Link a-lands, Pikachu a-grabs him! OW! Will you two a-stop it?

Bowser: Wasn’t me.

Wendy: Don’t look at me.

Ash: Umm… Instinct?

Bowser: Pikachu pumps Link full of electricity while he holds him!

Wendy: And then he puts him on his back and shocks him even more before tossing him aside!

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Mario: Young Link moves towards Pikachu again, swinging his blade!

Ash: Pikachu, THUNDERSHOCK!

Bowser: And Pikachu releases a burst of electricity right in front of him, his Thunder Shock Smash Attack!

Wendy: Young Link’s shocked as a husband dragged onto Jerry Springer who learns his wife used to be a man!

Bowser: And just like that husband… HE’S OUT OF HERE!!

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Judges: This game’s winners are… Pikachu and Pichu!


Bowser: Okay, so lets send someone in to talk to the losers…

Wendy: I’ll do it! (Runs down)

Wendy: Link and Link, how do you feel?

Link: I shouldn’t have lost that match! I hate losing! I’m supposed to be the hero!

Wendy: And little Link?

Young Link: (Starts playing on his Ocarina)

Wendy: Ahh, I see, you’ve got the blues?

Bowser: That doesn’t sound like a blues song…

Young Link: (Keeps playing)

Link: Hey, isn’t that the song of Time…?


Bowser: And there we have it. Ash is a loser.

Ash: What? No I’m not!

Bowser: Then why aren’t you fighting, huh?

Ash: It’s a POKEMON BATTLE. As you can see, Pikachu and Pichu are in the arena waiting for my opponent.

Mario: I see a-Link going into the arena. He’s got a little a-buddy with him.

Bowser: Link and Young Link?

Ash: Hey! Link! What’s the meaning of this?!?

Link: I don’t have any pokémon!

Ash: You’re going to try to fight Pikachu and Pichu, then?

Young Link: Yeah, and we’re going to win, too! I guarantee it.

Ash: Then it’ll be a good fight!

Mario: Well then, get a-ready… It’s one a-life each…

Bowser: No items allowed!

Ash: So… Umm… What’s the next line?

Mario: Let’s a-get ready to…

Bowser: KILL EACH OTHER! BWA HA HA!


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Ash: All right, you two! Remember the plan we went over!

Mario: The Links begin by a-rushing the pokémon with their a-swords! OW! Why are you a-hitting me?

Bowser: Instinct. (Smacks Mario again) Pikachu shoots a thunder shock at Link, but he dodges.

Ash: Pichu swings his tail at Young Link… But he dodges! Gah!

Mario: This is a-getting confusing… We a-need another commentator… Link and Pikachu a-square off at the edge!

Bowser: I’ll make a call… Link kicks Pikachu off the edge, but the rat gets back up! (Pulls out cell phone and makes a call)

Ash: Pikachu, use Thunder!

Mario: Pikachu a-uses thunder as he a-passes Link, and Link gets a-shocked!

Wendy O. Koopa: Young Link gets off a few good stabs against Pichu on his side of the arena, pulling him in with a Spinning Sword Attack!

Ash: When’d you get here?

Wendy: Daddy called! (Hugs Bowser)

Bowser: (Returns hug) All right, Wendy, time to commentate… Looks like Link’s trying to bomb Pikachu, but the rat’s a bit too fast for him…

Ash: Pikachu, quick attack!

Mario: Pikachu a-tries to use Quick Attack, but Young Link shows up and a-slashes him away!

Wendy: That little bugger’s tearing up the field! He chases after Pikachu and slashes him repeatedly, knocking him aside before he has a chance to retaliate!

Bowser: Link’s trying to help out… But Young Link’s now keeping Pichu and Pikachu off guard at the same time!

Ash: This is so weird… It’s like he knows what they’re going to do before they do it…

Mario: He’s dashing a-back and forth, dodging everything that’s a-coming his way!

Wendy: This kid’s amazing!

Ash: Pichu, thunder!

Bowser: Pichu was about to fry Link, but Young Link just knocked him to the ground before he could!

Mario: I’ve a-never seen such a one a-sided fight!

Wendy: Pikachu and Pichu are just being flattened like nobody’s business!

Ash: Oh, no, here comes Link!

Bowser: And Link has stepped in, bashing them both to the edges with his Spinning Sword attack!

Mario: Young Link sends Pichu a-flying with his a-Running Hack, and Link does the same to a-Pikachu!

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Judges: This game’s winners are… Link and Young Link!


Ash: That was… horrible!

Mario: That was amazing!

Wendy: That was weird…

Bowser: Something smells fishy…

Mario: You don’t a-trust Link?

Bowser: No, I’m talking about Billy the Trout.

Wendy: Hi, Pat!

Pat: Something IS Fishy! I just got word from a friend that Young Link cheated, come on! (Grabs Mario and Ash by the arms and heads out. Bowser and Wendy follow)


Pat: Meet Trunks. He travels through time.

Trunks: Hello. (Nods)

Mario: Hi, Trunks.

Ash: (Snickers) Your name’s Trunks.

Trunks: Masenko HA! (Releases a burst of energy from his hands and Ash is caught in an explosion, sent flying off into the distance)

Ash: Looks like Ash Ketchum’s blasting off agaaaaaaaaain!

Jessie: Hey, he stole our line!

James: Lets get him!

Meowth: That’s right!

(Team Rocket runs after Ash)

Trunks: I discovered a split in space-time… Apparently, there’s a second reality that only exists for the duration of that match… And I have a tape of it. (Holds up the tape)

Pat: The tape shows the real match. Apparently, Young Link went back in time after fighting the match so he could try again, this time knowing exactly what Pikachu and Pichu were going to do…

Trunks: It’s actually entirely possible that he went back multiple times, practicing this same match over and over again.Pat: So how do we stop that?

Trunks: I present to you… The Time Stabilizer! (Hands Pat a glowing green donut)

Pat: It looks like a donut.

Bowser: Can I eat it?

Trunks: This is no mere donut. As long as this is kept in the stadium, nobody can travel back in time to before the last time they were at the stadium.

Pat: How does it work?

Trunks: I have no idea. My mother made it for me.

Bowser: Momma’s boy. (Laughs)

Trunks: Masenko HA! (Blasts Bowser like he did Ash)

Bowser: Ahh, dang. (Flies off into the distance)

Wendy: Daddy! (Runs off after him)

Pat: Thanks, Trunks. That should solve that problem… And as for Young Link… He’ll spend the next month selling hot dogs for the Stadium!

Trunks: All right… Well, I must be off, now… So many things to do and so little time to do it in… (Glows bright yellow and flies away)


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Pat: All right then, that’s all for today’s match at the Super Smash Stadium! And now, it’s time for your questions…

Pat: So join us next time for another exciting match at the Super Smash Stadium!

Mario: OW!

Pat: Sorry. Instinct.

GG: (over the intercom) Pat… To my office now… There is something even more fishy. Bring that Time Donut with you also.