Lucas is back as DLC! YES! So, I guess a quick story is in order. It's just going to be a quick two or three chapter story.

Ness' side:

Ness was just lying on his bed at the Smash Mansion. For the past little while, he had found that it had been lonely. Things just weren't the same. In three quick swift blows, he had lost three of his best friends. Popo, the male Ice Climber, Red, the Pokemon Trainer, and Lucas, a young psychic much like himself. All three had been told that their services were no longer needed in the Smashers, and were dismissed to go back to wherever they came from.

There was still the other Kid Smashers, such as the mischievous Toon Link. Or the new addition Villager. But now, Ness was finding it harder to be with them. He had experienced a certain pain time and time again.

The first time was when he departed for this tournament. He had to say bye to his friends and family back home to participate. Prior to this, he never knew what moving away felt like, what saying goodbye really meant. To Ness, prior to this, goodbye just meant "I'll see you in school tomorrow." When he got to the tournament, he found that he was actually rather out of place. Excluding the Pokemon, and Kirby, he was the youngest there were no other kids. He was alone, he had no one to make friends with. The other Smashers, he saw more as extended family. Just like a bunch of uncles, or in the case of the Pokemon, pets.

Then after the first tournament was over, another batch of people came. With them this time was a few kids. Nana and Popo the Ice Climbers, and Young Link. He was able to become friends with them. But once that tournament was over, Young Link was dismissed. That was the second time he felt the pain of saying goodbye.

But a few more came for the third tournament. Toon Link, a suspiciously similar substitute for Young Link. For the first little while, Toon Link actually had to reassure Ness that, he wasn't the same person. Red, a Pokemon trainer. And then there was Lucas. Lucas was so much like him, a child psychic. They immediately became best friends. But once the tournament was over, and the people for the fourth tournament were beginning to appear, Lucas, Red, Popo and Nana got their notices. That was the third time he felt the pain of saying goodbye.

After those three times of building up friendships, and then saying goodbye, he was now somewhat afraid of it. He just found himself questioning what was the point of growing closer to someone when they could just be dismissed at any moment. He had found himself depressed, and now in a rut.

His recent tournament matches were suffering. Just recently he was launched away by Mario. Little Mac was able to knock him out. He was humiliated in a fight with Wario. Marth made quick work, and cut right through him as though he was a piece of paper. He was having difficulty recovering, and unable to concentrate with his psychic attacks. He was falling for obvious sneak attacks from Villager and Robin. He was jumping right into Donkey Kong's spikes.

He had a match with Bowser later, and he was positive that it was going to end in an equally embarrassing way. He just lied there on his bed.

"Maybe I should just resign, and return back home." Ness muttered. He glanced around the room, his eyes focusing on the vacant bed that was across from him, the bed that used to belong to Lucas.

There was suddenly someone pounding at the bedroom door.

"Ness!" Toon Link shouted. "You're next match is coming up in a few minutes. Are you okay?!"

Ness just slowly got up. He walked towards the door, and stumbled a few times. He opened the door, and looked out. Toon Link was just his normal bright and cheery self. Immediately Toon Link just looked at Ness in shock. "You don't look good at all!" He said. "Have you been sleeping? You look so tired..."

Ness tried to answer, but Toon Link just grabbed his wrist, and began to pull him through the halls. "Where are we going?" Ness asked.

"To Dr. Mario." Toon Link replied. "You can't fight like this." He said.

They soon got to Dr. Mario's office, and he just gave Ness a quick look over. "You've got a fever, most likely the start of a cold. I'll cancel your fight for today. You also seem a bit underweight, have you been eating properly?"

Ness didn't respond.

"Toon Link, has he?" Dr. Mario sternly said.

"He's been saying he isn't hungry..." Toon Link said.

Dr. Mario just began to mutter something. It was just finished off with: "Crap, I should have noticed after he started having that losing streak..." Dr. Mario just looked at Toon Link. "Have you been with him and noticing anything strange?"

"He's been trying to avoid us..." Toon Link said.

Dr. Mario just asked a few more questions. Soon, Ness was confined to a bed in the hospital bed. The rest of his fights for the week had been canceled.

After a few days he was discharged from the hospital wing, and was just walking around with Toon Link, and Villager. He was feeling slightly better, but nowhere close for an optimal battle. Dr. Mario had gotten Ness to call his mother, her warm comforting voice, helped cheer him up.

Still, he was a bit nervous as he traversed through the Smash Mansion. He didn't want to meet up with Bowser. The Koopa King was never exactly happy about someone dropping out of a fight for whatever reason.

After a day of just hanging out with the other kid Smashers he made his way back to his room. He went in and just closed the door, soon collapsing on his bed.

He soon fell asleep. He was only woken up in the morning by someone lightly knocking on the door.

He just looked at the door rather annoyed. In his head he was trying to figure out who knocked like that. Toon Link, started off heavier than that, and would soon start pounding on the door if you didn't actually get there quickly. "It's unlocked," He moaned. But the person didn't open the door. They just lightly knocked once again.

This time Ness just stood up and walked to the door, jerking it open. "What?!" He said, rather frustrated. "Some of us are trying to sleep." After he said that, he actually looked at the person who was standing there. Ness was suddenly overcome with shock. He was staring at an all to familiar red and yellow striped shirt. Blonde hair that was swooshed up.

Part of Ness was telling him that the person in front of him was just Toon Link, having borrowed one of Lucas' many striped shirts and never actually returning it, and just playing a cruel joke on him. Something that Toon Link had actually done before... However, Ness' reaction, was enough for Toon Link to never attempt it again. That only left one possibility, that this was the real person in front of him.

"Lucas?!" Ness said shocked. "What's going on?"

Lucas just smiled. "Um, is my bed still available?"

"Yeah, of course!" Ness said. "Are you just staying a night or two?" He imagined that Dr. Mario might have called Lucas up to get him to visit and help Ness cheer up. It wasn't odd that a previous Smasher came back to the Smash Mansion for a few days. Roy, seemed to do it at least once a month.

"Longer than that." Lucas replied.

"A week?" Ness said a bit confused. "I thought you said you would have lots to do at your family's farm... Is it okay to leave them for more than a few days?"

"They'll be fine." Lucas replied.

Ness just invited Lucas into the room. Lucas just looked around and let off a heavy sigh. "Ness... This place is a mess."

Ness just nervously laughed. "Yeah, sorry, I wasn't exactly expecting any guests." He replied. "After you left, well, you were the one cleaning the place up. And when no one else had moved into the room, and I had free reign, I really didn't care if I didn't put any clothes away or anything. So how long are you planning on staying?"

Lucas just glanced at Ness. "Oh, sorry." He apologized. "I guess I didn't say that..."

"Yeah." Ness laughed. "Next time, just call me in advanced, so I'll make sure the place is clean for you."

Lucas just laughed. "I guess this means that Master Hand hasn't told you?"

Ness just looked at Lucas a bit shocked. "Told me what?"

Lucas just smiled. He pulled out a letter, with the all too familiar wax seal that had the Smasher's logo. He just handed it over to Ness.

Dear Lucas,

Despite previously terminating your contract, we would like to renew it. The sponsors have said that they wish for some previous Smashers to return, and...

Ness didn't actually bother reading any further. He just looked up at his best friend.

"Welcome back!"

Eh... sort of quick and dirty...

So, the string of defeats that Ness had, was based off of the start of the trailer. That was my interpretation of those scenes at least.

Up next, Lucas' side.