I ran into my first Taunt Party that I've encountered on Smash 4 so far when I hopped online for some For Fun the other day. I got scared thinking about the days of Brawl, where Taunt Parties ruled the online world; a flashback occurred.
Shivers crept down my spine as I watched in horror - Rosalina, then Luigi, and then finally Villager... One by one, they bobbed up and down on the spot spamming
again and again. I could only stare, but my boy Ness didn't look amused at all; it was clearly time to nut up or shut up.
Before I knew what was happening, and with little regard to what was to come, I ran full speed; I didn't even know Ness was capable of such blazing speed. I SH N-Aired Villager, who took it to the face and flew backwards, but recovered quick and gracefully landed back on the edge. He proceeded to plant a tree, and began to dance. It was a sign that the Taunt Party had begun, and I was an outcast.
Rosalina was the first to defend her Taunting brethren. She charged her newborn Luma from across the stage and launched it toward Ness - the sheer hate in her eyes was real... I had to act with haste, and did what Barry Bonds would do, and smoked the mother ****er back so fast that poor Luigi, who was now standing between us spamming
happily didn't see it coming; resulting in a KO.
Things were looking pretty swell for my boy Ness, he happily swung his bat and cheered happily, when all of a sudden, Ness got homesick! I mashed and mashed, but with no avail! I mashed
,
,
then
, but Ness only remained slumped over - thinking of better days. With no phone in sight to call Dad, the battle was lost. Luigi respawned, and grabbed Ness harshly, before smashing him against the ground and giving Ness the triple slice treatment before then knocking Ness' lifeless body into the air. Adding insult to injury, Ness had completely forgotten about the tree that was now tumbling down toward him, which smashed into him, sending him hurtling away. All seemed to be lost for poor Ness, as he spun again and again through the air, fearing the worst as the abyss, and with it, the blast zone approached.
A glimmer of hope came as a shining orb appeared out of thin air a ways away. It seemed to shimmer many different colours, and bowed in and out of grasp. Ness realised that he still had his 2nd jump, and used his F-Air on the shiny object, which seemed to strain under the energy produced by Ness. Unfortunately, this caused the object to be pushed away, and Rosalina was now in pursuit of the object. Ness had one more chance to prove himself and stand up to the notorious Taunt Party. He summoned PSI Thunder, and sent it toward the shiny object, finally smashing it when making contact. Ness felt very strange now... His limbs began to shimmer, his eyes shone an eerie yellow, he felt powerful - he was ready to do the unthinkable, attempt to summon a PSI Star Storm, which Poo attempted to teach him many moons ago.
A surge of energy gushed through his veins, he levitated and concentrated all of his energy for all he was worth.
"PPPPPPKKKKKKKK STARR STORRRRRMMM", Ness bellowed at the top of his lungs.
Meteors began to rain down to the centre of the stage, creating hostile tremors as they crashed on and through the stage. Rosalina, Luigi and the Villager stared in horror as Ness remained levitating, manipulating the menacing meteors at his will. They inched closer and closer to the edge of the stage. Villager attempted to dodge the meeors, but was nailed first. One by one, Ness saw them getting launched into the abyss; flashes of green, yellow and then blue were seen at the blast zone.
Shortly after, Ness heard the announcer say "GAME!", and the Master Hand summoned Ness to the centre of the victory stage, where a stage light shone down on him and the symbol of EarthBound, Ness' epic journey, glimmered in behind. Ness now saw his attackers - the Taunt Party, over in the darkness, pretending to clap and acknoledge Ness' feat, but it was clear that the hate in their eyes was alive and well.
I was able to stand up to the Taunt Party that day, but will I be able to next time? Only time will tell.
