((Hey everyone! Thanks for the reviews on the prologue and my previous story, Tournament Royale! I know I said it before, but I appreciate everyone's support/reviews, as it keeps me writing!
I'm going to post the first chapter a bit early before I have my surgery! If you have no idea what's going on, I suggest you read the prologue first, which is a separate story. That way it's explained a bit better!))
Chapter One
Vert stood there, examining those who were around. "I'm sure I could send Joanna, Splosion Man, Alan, Vince, and Gunstringer and as well. But they need to stay behind and help from a distance, as I cannot give her 'special moves' yet... Same with Desmond, who is spying for me." Everyone felt their attention grabbed. "Like Final Smashes or Supers, you all have a single ability if your meter from fighting is charged up enough. And if you have a specific partner, you can do a combo attack with them!"
"Specific partner? You mean like iiiiiif lemme do an obvious one… Cooper and Banjo?" Vert nodded. "And it won't work with saaaay me or Banjo?" She shook her head at the small cat-girl, Ichigo. "Wow! So if we're linked or fighting alongside and both get our meters filled, we can finish them?" Reimu groaned, not liking the idea.
Others seemed enthusiastic about it however. "Correct. It is also more powerful and worth your while, having a higher chance of hitting your targets or getting a higher score! Chika, L.O.G, and I plan on working on it more. But here's the real plan!" Pulling up a map of Gamindustri, Vert pointed at locations. "Reimu, Mado, Cooper, and Fisher will stay in respective areas where their rivals will be." She tacked down each area that one would be at.
Then her finger trailed to a large area that stood between Leanbox and Lastation. "Baldur and Glacius will investigate the Elder Scrolls realm with Frinnia, she shall be waiting for you two there. And finally!" Vert slapped a mark on the other nation. "Banjo, Kasumi Blinx, Sho, Walters, and Master Chief shall invade Lastation! I won't have that PS4 upstand me! With all of you there, and some All-Stars heading for Lowee, victory is surely ours… Any questions?" Glacius raised his hand.
"Mistress Vert, I am not sure if sending them all to Lastation is a wise choice. They could most likely anticipate the attack or be even stronger than some of us. Most of us had only been practicing for barely a month… As I seem to have none at all during this, even though the Killer Instinct reboot had warmed me up." Master Chief glared at Glacius for his words.
Of all the things in the world, Master Chief didn't like two characteristics of Glacius. Being an unusual alien that is potentially harmful, and disliking most of Vert's methods. In fairness, Banjo and Kazooie didn't exactly like her entirely either due to their past game along with kicking out Conker, a close friend plus his voice actor.
Reimu and Madotsuki also questioned Vert but didn't say anything. The reason for that being they were on Microsoft Windows, which she is the goddess of. Not helped by the fact the closest thing to a PC deity was the Lord of Games, the lord of all gaming and as such has assisted in creating every video game. While he seems to assist nearly any of the nations, most have taken note that he greatly favors Leanbox...
Which is the real reason they are there, L.O.G wanted them to be there according to Master Chief. But they honestly didn't believe him entirely, they had a feeling that Vert had partially to do with it. "Perhaps you're right Glacius. If they need help, they'll call you on the communicator then! Those from the Elder Scrolls realm will be glad to give you their helping hand, as long as you and Baldur take down the beasts from Dark Souls!" The Norse god nodded slowly.
Before anyone else like Glacius could object, a man with a computer monitor for a head entered the meeting room. "Pardon me, Mistress Vert, but I have news from Desmond!" L.O.G announced, floating in. "While blending in with Lastation, he overheard that some of them planned on invading Lowee, and that others found a small girl from our nation!" Vert felt her eyes widen for a moment, but then smiled softly.
It was nearly afternoon by now, and the child Sweet Tooth discovered still hadn't woken up. "She only looks dead, trust me on this for once! If I killed someone, I would say it! The kid is just a heavy sleeper!" Scorpion narrowed his eyes at him, wanting to check for a pulse or at least any other sign of life.
"Alright, but we're all going to watch you while some of the other All-Stars head out for Lowee. Understand? We don't want any of your funny business!" Ratchet said, also looking at the small girl. "Y'know, it might be the hair or her pale skin, but she reminds me a bit of…" His ears pointed upward, then looked over to the Cooper Van that Sly was polishing up for a new adventure, Pupuru and Kuu stood by it.
Sweet Tooth grinned under his mask. Lifting up the child and then shoving Ratchet and Scorpion, he approached and tapped her shoulder. "Hey Pupul, congrats! You never told us that you had kids!" Cringing and looking at the girl, Pupul shook her head. "This is the real reason you chase after Radec, right? Does he know yet?"
"Do I know what yet?" Uncloaking himself, the colonel froze in place. His eyes on Sweet Tooth and the child, then on Pupuru. "… That's not mine. I promise you." Then he glanced at everyone else, who also stared at him. "I'm dead serious. I'm not interested in-" Both Daxter and the Needles Kane began laughing uncontrollably.
Before it could escalate, Kratos stepped in. "Kane is only doing that on purpose Radec, he found the child outside of the basilicom. She appears to be in a coma most likely, we do not know when she will awake. That being said, Sweet Tooth will be the one to look after her, as he wished for that." Sweet Tooth felt himself laugh evilly. "With me and others looking after him, in case he does something insane!" He stopped his chuckling and growled.
Noire had assigned some of the All-Stars to head for Lowee. And those ones in particular had to be Sly, Colonel Radec, Sackboy, Crash Bandicoot, Dart Feld, Sir Daniel Fortesque, Pupuru, and oddly enough Kuu.
They all climbed into the van, Sly driving and Dart being passenger. "Everyone have their seat-belts on? Only kidding, there aren't any in the back!" The raccoon and warrior fastened theirs, others partially thrown into a panic state... Except for Crash and Sackboy, who anticipated the wild ride.
Flooring it, almost everyone in the back of the van went flying. Kratos and the rest of the All-Stars watched them leave. "I do not understand why that stupid possum had to go with them to the other nation…" The God of War mumbled, much to Scorpion and Sweet Tooth's surprise.
"Aww… Is cupcake jealous of Crash or something? That isn't like you!" Sweet Tooth cackled, before being punched in the gut by his rival.
By this time Blanc had already made arrangements for the Smash Bros. Link, Samus, Fox, Sonic, Kirby, Marth, Arle, and Carbuncle would see what was wrong with the Mirror Chamber up in Gerudo Desert.
Of course, they were not the only ones on an adventure. Mario, Luigi, Ness, and Solid Snake decided to see what was happening over at Leanbox. Just in case the possibility of those inhabitants having to do something with the Mirror of Twilight was true.
"The Great Fox may not be as fast as your ship Samus, but it has more room, plus this way we can contact my teammates who can get here quickly!" Fox claimed as everyone stood still in the giant ship. "We shouldn't be far from the Mirror Chamber now! We'll be dropped off the moment we're perfectly overhead!"
She rolled her eyes a bit. "Bet the Tornado or Kirby's Warp Star could get us here faster than this thing." Sighing to herself, Samus turned to the girl in blue-armor. "So I hear that someone named Neptune leant you to Blanc for now? Kinda like she did with Sonic during Brawl?" Realizing the bounty hunter was talking to her, Arle nodded.
Carbuncle, the orange-bunny like creature with a red jewel encrusted in his head, found himself getting along with Kirby quickly. "Well, I was multiplatform before Planetune even took me in. Ever since Dr. Mario was given the boot… Me and Lip wanted to get in as the puzzle game representatives. I don't know much about Dillon though." Arle gave a confident grin. "Though I don't mean to brag, I have such a wide variety of spells and attacks considering my origin!"
"I can see why both Rock and Sonic befriended you on the spot then. Not just because you all like the color blue. Also, Mario said that you and Kirby have been acquainted before all this though with another game, right?" Samus asked, getting a nod for an answer.
"They had to reskin my first SNES puzzle game with Kirby on it for European audiences… Same thing with the Genesis one, but with Sonic robots for America!"
"Huh, Lip had that happen to her except with Pokemon and Tetris. Either way, if you two becoming fighters, just hope you don't get the same treatment as Wii-Fit Trainer did."
"Why? What happened?"
"Hey, if you two are done chatting about the creepy fan-base, Fox found where the Mirror Chamber was!" Sonic said, warming himself up by running in place. "Hopefully the plumber and his bro are at Leanbox by now, huh?"
Mario jumped his way over the mountains. "Hoo boy! Leanbox nation sure is-a weird… Hope Luigi, Ness, and Snake are doing okay!… WHOA!" Just before he could say anything else, a large portal was in front of him. It was filled with eyes, hands, and a strange purple colored aura.
It didn't help at all that this gap was sucking him in. "Mama-mia… D-did Vert see us a-coming?! Owowowowow! This thing is powerful! Is this Game Over?!" The plumber shouted, closing his eyes, expecting to be eaten by the wandering spirits that seemed to be inside the portal.
Nothing but the sound of his own screams filled the area, until he felt a floor under his feet, landing perfectly. "Huh?… Where am I?" Examining the place around him, the platform Mario stood on was going up, bright green lines going moving from the speed. A girl with brownish-black hair and detached sleeves. "Arle?… No, she wears blue! Not-a red! Erm, who are you if I might ask?"
"Reimu. Hakurei Reimu. Last my clan who protects the borders of Gensokyo. You had fallen into the ends of it by running around aimlessly in this nation… What with your get-up anyway? Who wears that kind of hat?" Mario felt a tad offended by her statement. "You people from the outside world dress so awkwardly. But whatever." He began checking his own clothes, still wondering why the young lady said that.
But he didn't want that to bother him so much. "You wouldn't happen to know anything about the Mirror of Twilight vanishing, would you? Princess Zelda, a friend of Link and Peach said someone stole it. Me and the Smash Bros. are trying to find out who-" Reimu felt herself click, pointing ying-yang orbs at him.
Her eyes narrowed at the plumber. "Mirror of Twilight, huh? Sounds like yokai talk to me. The only mirrors that would have such a corny name belong in demon worlds, like Makai or Yuuka's home-world." Mario quickly shook his head.
"No! You got it wrong! It's not part of Makai or… What the other thing was! The Mirror of Twilight belongs at Arbiter's Grounds! You see, it links Hyrule to the Twilight Realm-"
"Just as I thought! It's connected to a demon world filled with yokai. Whoever stole it was most likely preventing you weirdos from unleashing them to Leanbox! Tell those people at Hyrule or whatever, that it'll be a peaceful place when I'm done with you!" Reasoning with her was beyond impossible for Mario.
Preparing his fireballs, he was ready to fight Reimu.
((Each chapter is going to have the rivalries that I wrote in the prologue… So the next chapter will either be for Luigi or Link I believe.
Like I said, I'm only uploading the first two chapters to get it over with before surgery. u.u; ))
