Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I obviously don't own SSBB or all the characters. I only own Midnight, Cosmos, and Soul.
The First Kidnap
It was an understatement to say that the Smashers of Smash Manor/Mansion were simply laughing. No, they were breathless, red face, and tears cascaded down their cheeks. Why all the hilarity? Well, Bowser and Ganondorf were brawling on a stadium. But it wasn't any old stadium, no, it was a custom made one. And even better, it was made by Roy and Link, so it consisted of one little platform. Combine this and the two Kings of Evil and Misery, you have created hilarity. The laughter increased tenfold (if that was even possible) when a well-placed Bob-omb landed between Ganondorf and Bowser, and the latter had let out a giant and rather powerful flame, which resulted in painful and comical results.
"GAME!" cried the announcer, finally ending the match. The results flashed across the screen, and the laughter started up again. In order to spare whatever dignity the kings had left, I'll just say that they just set the all-time record for self-destructions.
"WOW! You guys suck! WAHAHAHA! Even my pet rock could do better! And rocks can't move!" Wario lamely taunted. "You, of all people, have a pet rock?" Falco asked in pure amusement. "…Shut up." More laughter.
Meanwhile, outside all this insanity, was the Smash Meadow, where the Pokémon ran free. And the occasional real animals. Underneath a willow tree, laid the superstar plumber everyone knows and loves, Mario. He had his trademark red cap over his eyes, and was resting peacefully. All of the Smashers knew to avoid him when he was in this state of peace, because the last time someone bugged him (*coughSNAKEcough*), he was sent to the hospital for a month. Abruptly, his peaceful relaxation ended when he heard rustling. Mario jumped up and looked around, alert for anything dangerous.
He heard rustling again, and from inside a bush, out came a bloodied and bruised little dog. Its black ears were scarred and torn; it looked like its tail was half cut off; and its black fur was also scarred and ripped off here and there. Its eyes were a dull green, full of fear, pain, and just a hint of something Mario couldn't exactly place. Mario's eyes softened immediately at the sight of the poor creature. He slowly walked toward it, so he wouldn't scare it away, and picked it up.
The small black dog whimpered softly, and flinched when Mario touched it, but once it realized the plumber wouldn't hurt him, he relaxed. "Awww, you poor little thing! What on Earth happened to you!?" Mario asked. The dog moved his little paw to the right, indicating the bush he had just tumbled out of. "What? Something attacked you in the bush?" Mario inquired. The dog nodded his head, and Mario lowered him down to the ground, and walked over to the bush.
'Hah! You idiot plumber! First rule of avoiding assassination: Never let your guard down!' A hidden assassin thought to himself. "Hey, little dog, I don't see anythi-" Mario never finished that sentence, for the assassin struck, paralyzing and rendering him unable to speak. Mario's last thought before he drifted off into unconsciousness was, 'That dog wasn't a dog, it was a dragon!'
Said dragon was currently stuffing Mario's body into a bag. "Ugh, why couldn't this assassination be harder? I need a challenge for once! Oh well, better report back…and jeez, this guy needs to go on a diet."The assassin mumbled to himself. "Lord Soul, this is Eternal Cosmos, reporting on the capturing of Mario! …Sir, are you there?" Eternal Cosmos said into his leather hologram arm warmer. When it finally stopped showing static, it revealed a black-furred dragon with rather large wings dancing and singing like an idiot. "I got the moves like Jagger, I got the moves like Jagger, I got the mooooooves like Jagger!" "MIDNIGHT TERROR, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN LORD SOUL'S QUARTERS!?" Said dragon stopped and screamed while he tripped over a nicely placed bucket and fell over into a flaming pit. "It's ok! I'm fine! Perfectly peachy!" Midnight babbled while climbing out of the pit.
He looked around for the source of the voice when he saw the hologram of a pissed Eternal Cosmos standing in the corner. Midnight suddenly grinned and exclaimed, "Hey, Cosmos! What's up, amigo?" Cosmos just huffed and said in harsh tone, "Look, I'm done wasting my time here and watching you fool around while I have important work to do. Just tell Lord Soul that the capture of Mario went perfectly." He looked at Midnight and saw hurt flash through his green eyes, but it was gone and replaced with that annoying fake sparkle. "Ok, then. Have fun with the rest of your assassinations!"
And with that, Cosmos was gone. Midnight let out a troubled sigh, crossed his arms, and mumbled, "Would it kill him to be more considerate with my feelings?" He continued sulking for a few moments, until he had a sudden stroke of genius. "OMG, I just thought of something genius!" I just said that, idiot. "Oh, well who cares. This plan of mine is going to earn me some respect around here! Believe it!" (A.N. Yup, I had to quote Naruto right there.)
Meanwhile, back at the Smash Mansion, the Smashers had yet to realize Mario was gone. There was now another match going on, Zero Suit Samus versus Ike, and so far, Samus was winning. A Smash Ball floated around the Delfino Isle stadium, and the two Smashers were trying to break it. Unfortunately for Ike, Samus got to it first and just utterly destroyed him with her Final Smash.
When Ike and Samus returned to the Common Room, it was apparently time for dinner. "Hey guys, I'm going to go and get Mario, he wouldn't want to miss Pasta Night!" Luigi said. "Oh! I'll go with you, Luigi!" Peach exclaimed. They headed outside, toward the tree Mario loved, but they saw no sign of the red clad plumber.
"Uhh, Luigi, you're sure you saw Mario go out here?"
"Yes, he loves this spot, but…I don't see him anywhere…"
"Peach! Luigi! Did you get Mario yet?" Fox asked, walking up to the Mushroom Kingdom residents. "Well, obviously not, since he's not here with us." Peach replied in a sassy tone. Fox growled and walked toward the tree, and suddenly froze. "Peach, go get the others! Now!" Fox commanded in an alarmed tone. Peach looked at him strangely before running off, while Luigi cautiously strolled toward the canine. He looked over Fox's shoulder and gasped.
Blood, obviously Mario's, was staining some patches of grass, and a little tuft of gray fur was laying on the ground. "Mama Mia! What happened!?" Luigi panicked. "Umm, it looks like something, or someone, kidnapped him...Luigi!" The green-clad plumber tensed at the sound of his name, but replied, "Err, yeah, Fox?" "Let's look around for evidence, and try to figure out who or what took Mario. All we have so far is this tuft of fur, but I can't recognize the scent. In fact…I've never even heard of it. Wonder what it is…"
The canine's thoughts were halted as the rest of the Smashers showed up, looking rather pissed off. Meta Knight took a deep breath and said in a (not so very) calm voice' "Fox, please give us a GOOD reason on why we are missing Pasta Night?" The rest of the Smashers, minus Peach, Luigi, and Fox grumbled their agreement. Fox glared at all of them and exclaimed in an agitated voice, "Oh, I don't know, maybe because Mario is missing!?" Before the others could react, Peach screamed, "What the HELL is THAT!?"
And right behind them, was a black baby wolf, covered in scars and blood.
Yup, so there's the first chapter of Veteran Hunt. If you see any mistakes, grammar problems, or ways to make this story more interesting, please tell me. I'm only 12, so nothing harsh, like flames. Just constructive criticism. I have a very fragile self-esteem, for your information. Anyway, please review!
-Hunter
