Disclaimer: No, I do not own Super Smash Bros. Brawl or any third party character mentioned. Don't Kill me.
Subspace Story
INTRO
It's often said that there's more than one side to a story. Take for example, if you have ever played SSBB, the Subspace Emissary, the plot behind it. Okay, I'm not saying that Tabuu was misunderstood or turning innocent people (or in certain cases, innocent creatures) into trophies was a good thing (I was fighting against it, after all…) but rather they never showed the whole story. Like why Ness seemed to have perfect timing against Porky or whether or not Fox's team knew exactly where he was. I am merely here to tell you the other sides of the story: all about abductions, secret organizations, and, well, an army that surprised everyone.
Chapter One (Part One)
Of Knights and Pokémon
Meta Knight paced his room in the Smash Mansion. It doesn't make any sense, he thought bitterly. Mr. Game and Watch had disappeared a couple days ago (for reasons unknown) and he was the first to be blamed. Not like the masked Kirby look-a-like cared. He could leave whenever he wanted too, frankly. And if desperate, Mewtwo was willing to hide him. Still, he wanted to know why they (whoever they were, although Meta Knight could guess pretty well it was DeDeDe and some of his friends) would capture Game and Watch. He was like the only Smasher who seemed to have no enemies at all. Even creatures like Yoshi and Pikachu had enemies. His mind continued racing until the door opened slightly and a beak and a hammer came out.
"'Eh, Meta, can I come in?" a voice asked. Meta Knight grunted. He recognized that voice anywhere. It was his enemy (or one of them) "King" DeDeDe. DeDeDe was a giant penguin wearing a red robe and always carried around a huge hammer, even when relaxing. To me, he appears as no more than the animal version of Santa Claus. DeDeDe took the masked swordsman's grunt as a yes and walked in.
"Thanks old friend," the penguin said walking in. Meta Knight scowled at the term old friend. He would never be DeDeDe's "old friend." Never. He was thankful that his mask hid the scowl though. Maybe DeDeDe would be useful, however doubtful that was.
"Whatever," Meta Knight said. DeDeDe shut the door behind him, his beak turning twisting into an evil smile.
"I'm sure you've heard of Mr. Game and Watch's disappearance," he said. Meta Knight nodded, this was what he wanted to hear about. DeDeDe paced the room a bit, backing away as he passed Galaxia, the name of Meta Knight's sword.
"Well then, first and foremost, I'd like to tell you that a group called the Subspace Group is behind it. Second, I am in that group!" DeDeDe said proudly. Meta Knight rolled his eyes.
"Why aren't I surprised?" he asked sarcastically. DeDeDe ignored his comment and continued.
"Together, me, Bowser, Wario, and Ganondorf are in this! Now, Ganondorf has some friends from those other planets or whatever he talks to and whatnot so they're in it and –"
"DeDeDe!" Meta Knight exclaimed. The penguin stopped talking for a second, realized he was digressing, and continued.
"Anyway, we want you to join. I mean, being Kirby's rival and all, and the other three in it are Mario and Link's mortal enemies…" the King's voice trailed off for added effect, however Meta Knight wasn't daunted. In fact, few things daunted him. He enlisted in the tournament for one thing and one thing only: honor. And, frankly, no crazy penguin and his warlock and mutated turtle friend would change that. Meta Knight narrowed his eyes.
"No, DeDeDe. What you're doing is stupid when you look at it. What really made you think I would join anyway? Or do you just want the Halberd? If you were smart, don't bring this up again if you value your life. I may report you to Mewtwo." DeDeDe gulped. Mewtwo, although without the absolute power of the Master Hand, still had an extreme amount of power and since he wasn't in this tournament, (although Mewtwo's close friend Lucario was) the psychic Pokémon was perfectly allowed to use it to stop things such as this. In other words, DeDeDe would stay shut up about it.
"Um…uh…fine, you win," he said with a defeated tone in his voice. He headed for the door and as he left, added, "but be warned Meta Knight. Our group needs a large airship, and the Halberd is perfect. You may be the second victim of the Subspace group." And he left, leaving the midnight blue knight to think. And think. And think, until finally, he decided what he would do and went to a room with a picture of a Lucario's paw and a Pichu's paw hand in hand. The sign of a rescue team. Meta Knight entered the room and saw (who else but?) Lucario meditating in a corner.
Personally, he thought that the jackal Pokémon had one of the more "homey" rooms. A nice bed next a roaring fire and bookshelf filled with plenty of books from his home planet about several things ranging from the planet's history complicated sciences few would deal with (many referred Lucario as a scholar because of this), a desk holding several rescue team basics, a badge (with the sign on the door), a Toolbox, a card in case he needed to withdraw Poké, (the currency in his home planet) and a small case labeled "Smash Coins" written in the Smash language, rather than his natural language of Pokémon. Finally, there was a map labeling the major points in his home world. However, this was written in Pokémon, meaning no one, save Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Lucario and the trainer's (named Red) Pokémon could read this. Lucario opened one eye from his meditating position.
"Hello Meta Knight. Is there something you need?" He asked in his calm voice. He barley bothered to look up from his meditating position. Meta Knight nodded.
"I believe you and Mewtwo are looking for information on the disappearance of Mr. Game and Watch," Meta Knight said. Lucario nodded.
"This is true. Do you have any?"
"Of course," the swordsman replied, "I'd like to keep the information anonymous though. Is that possible?" The aura Pokémon nodded.
"Yes, yes, if this is what you wish," he said, getting out of his meditating position and sat cross–legged on the floor. "Come, sit, and tell me what you know." And Meta Knight did just that. The next day, Meta Knight and the Halberd had disappeared.
Two Weeks and another disappearance later…
Mewtwo sat in his room. His was like a combination of Samus's and Lucario's rooms: ½ had a computer in a corner next to a large bookshelf with books from the most primitive planet to the most sophisticated (Mewtwo was also considered a scholar, particularly after he joined Pikachu's rescue team), a nice bed that was constantly made and a desk (containing the same things Lucario had along with a scroll with a quill constantly writing something in his natural language). The other half looked more like a laboratory than a bedroom however, with test tubes everywhere and more scribbles. In fact, as he sat in his room, he was reading a book, The Total and Complete History of Altea, calmly on his bed when there was a knock on the door. Mewtwo didn't even have to look up from his book to open the door. The person or Pokémon walked in.
"Mewtwo," the voice said, but not in the Smash language. It was spoken like an animal would talk, with assorted noises and non verbal movements: the natural language of Pokémon. Mewtwo looked up from his book for a second to see his old friend standing in front of him, worry in his ice blue eyes.
"Yes?" the psychic Pokémon asked, also in the natural language.
"What do you know about 'Subspace'?" Lucario asked. Mewtwo narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Why? You don't possibly think that –" but he stopped as the aura Pokémon nodded, answering his question. Mewtwo lowered his head shamefully.
"You should still remember what I told you," he said. "About when it opened up in our world some centuries ago and he nearly took over." Lucario nodded again.
"What I want to know is, did they ever make something to move the rips somewhere else," Lucario said. "I know quite well what you did, and the Rare Ones did what they had to. It is not at your fault over something that happened so long ago and caused you to do…that. It is more than just Fate. Out of all the beings here I thought you understood that, Mewtwo." Mewtwo nodded.
"Of course I do. Still, I am curious as to how they could've gotten their hands on Subspace. That has been contained from the last outbreak for thirty years…or has it been twenty? I cannot remember the time the Porygon family accidently made the Subspace portals…this could be bad." Lucario eyed him.
"Bad? What happened?" he asked, obviously curious. Mewtwo sighed.
"Around twenty to thirty years ago, two scientists and brothers named Porygon and Porygon 2 were experimenting around, seeing what would happen if they kept splitting the nucleus of an atom. After splitting it around the seventh or eighth time the purple substance we know as Subspace came out. The Porygon family believed this could be used as a quick way for Pokémon to travel to distant planets, possibly parallel universes! So, the Porygons manifested the small Subspace to create a portal, known as the Subspace portal. From there they decided to explore the area the Subspace created, and see if their hypothesis was correct.
"Unfortunately, they were wrong. Dead wrong. After traveling for what they believed was an extremely long time, they came across a thing in the shape of a man, save for the fact he appeared to be made digitally and nothing else. And of course the large blue sphere in the center. You know who this is, don't you, Lucario?" Mewtwo looked up at his friend, who simply nodded in response.
"Well, the Porygon family left and closed up the hole to the best of their ability. Sadly, I have reason to believe that they accidently forgot to burn up their findings. So, if anyone were to duplicate the Subspace Portal and turn it into something far more…deadly, we have a massive problem on our hands. As long as they don't have the ability to power it…oh my. Lucario, I wish to have your opinion on this. Who do you believe is behind the disappearances?" Mewtwo looked at the Lucario inquisitively as he asked this.
"Me? I think Ganondorf, Bowser, Wolf and Wario are up to it. Possibly Meta Knight, but I cannot be that certain." Mewtwo nodded.
"Yes, your voice is the chorus of all the other thirty–eight Smashers. No, make it thirty–six smashers. Our friends Game & Watch plus Meta Knight are missing. I have reason to believe Meta Knight is innocent, and that's what you told me, and that DeDeDe is using him as a scapegoat."
Lucario cocked his head slightly. "But, Mewtwo, Kirby is close friends with DeDeDe and I'm quite sure that relationship would influence his final decision," he explained. Mewtwo ignored him and continued.
"I can't be certain about Wolf's indulgence in this. I'll probably scan his memories later. But, the other three suggested, Ganondorf, Bowser and Wario, I'm certain. I've checked their memories more than once. Also they are the only ones who would be evil enough to capture someone for something they want. Do you know who this would possibly be and why?" Mewtwo's violet eyes started to glow amber. Lucario knew quite well this was because of his sheer hatred for this kind of thing. The old Physic Pokémon hated Ganondorf almost as much as he hated Giovanni, a man from the nearest planet of Pokémon, where man was dominant. Giovanni had abducted Mewtwo once and used him for his own purposes. Mewtwo had of course escaped to New Island. At this point no one except Mewtwo knows what happened to him that caused him to take over the world, or at least attempt to. No, Mew (his counterpart and about a century older than him) also knew, but she outright refused to divulge this secret to anyone. But Lucario was thinking about anyone they might abduct for their own reasons. Then it came to him.
"You're not suggesting that they'd use Pikachu, are you? I mean the technology to actually use him as a Pokémon battery would be enormous and besides, you'd have to make sure you don't kill him in the process, which we know our 'friends' would," the jackal pointed out. Mewtwo nodded.
"Of course I know. I think Andross, Fox's enemy, is helping rather than Wolf. And I believe Giovanni is helping too. It's the main possibility for them knowing about the Portal," Mewtwo explained. "I'll have the spy network check into it, I'm sure Celebi can see it from space if it's that bad. But, please get Pikachu. I'm his mentor and part of his rescue team. If anything happened to the little rat, I'd be devastated. And want revenge. If that happens, Ganondorf, Bowser, and Wario have another enemy to worry about. And this one can track them a lot easier than Mario or Link. Not saying they are poor fighters however. I'm just better." Lucario laughed quietly as he departed Mewtwo's room to Pikachu's. He wasn't there. Lucario kept checking rooms until he saw Pikachu out in the gardens with Sonic and Yoshi. They were starting a race. He mentally slapped himself.
Of course, he thought,weren't they talking about this for the past few weeks? It was to see who's truly fastest, Yoshi (who beat Sonic in the Summer Olympics by someone giving him a Red Bull), Pikachu (one of the faster Pokémon, and he learned Agility over the break between Melee and Brawl) or Sonic (who was just very, very fast). Lucario ran up towards them.
"Pikachu," he said, speaking in the Smash language now, "Mewtwo needs you. And he might as well see Yoshi and Sonic too. You're both his friends, this could directly concern you." They nodded.
"Of course!" Sonic said and raced ahead of them. Yoshi and Pikachu exchanged a look and nodded, racing after him. Lucario just walked behind them when Fox McCloud, the captain of a group called StarFox, came up to him.
"What's that about?" he asked, genuinely concerned. Although Mewtwo might be Pikachu's mentor, Fox was like his father. The electric rat even had a bond of some sort with Samus (A rare thing indeed for Samus rarely opened up to anyone except for him plus Zelda, Peach, and Fox, among her closest friends here.) although Lucario never bothered to indulge into these connections, however certain he was that Mewtwo was quite aware of what happened between them. Because of this bond also, Lucario decided that it was probably best to tell Fox what was going on.
"Have you heard of the disappearances?" he asked. Fox nodded: it was quite obvious that everyone knew about them. Master Hand often told them followed by a warning. (Mewtwo was worried that the real person or creature behind the Subspace Group, the person the Rare Ones fought many years ago, would eventually control him. He had even told the hands of his belief, and they agreed, also knowing who it was as they pretty much had absolute power. Master Hand had said the tournament would be temporarily closed down until the threat was destroyed to prevent many others getting hurt if this did happen.) Lucario continued. "Well, Mewtwo believes Pikachu will be the next victim. It is just a theory though; do not get too worried over it."
"Why would they kidnap Pikachu? I mean, I know he was once a human, but how many enemies did he have?" Fox asked. After a moment, adding: "Who exactly is they anyway? Have my scholar friends figured anything out?" Lucario nodded.
"I can't answer your first question, at least not here. As for your second question," he grinned, "yes, we've figured out much." Fox's tail twitched once, signaling his leaving.
"Okay, well, if you find a proper time to tell me, make sure you tell Falco and Samus too. And Link. He'd be so angry if he thought Mewtwo trusted Falco or me more than him." Fox walked away, leaving Lucario to race back over to Mewtwo's room.
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RipredisAwesome: Did you like it? I split it up in 1/2 because Chapter One was about 5,500 words. That is now Chapter Two. And...you know, review so I don't feel so alone.