Author's Note: Code V is a fanfiction I wrote several years ago. It was for a now-inactive club named Super Smashers, in which people submitted Smash Brothers OCs. I decided to put together a story about these characters, as several close friends were in the club, spawning Code V. I do have permission to use these characters, but I do not own them aside from Geyser, Geysette, and Devoc. Please forgive the lower quality of writing; I plan to submit more recent things soon.

Chapter One

The boy sat inside the small cave in silence, shuddering every time he heard the boom of thunder or saw a blade of lightning. Why was he so frightened of such trivial events? It was only a summer storm. There were much more fearsome things that could happen, and he knew that very well…

He continued to watch the storm outside. The rain was falling in endless torrents from the angry sky. If the weather didn't clear up, he would not be able to go out and find food or drink. He was sure that both were abundant at the Lake, but the boy knew better than to go near a large body of water when there was lightning…

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed over the lake, the light reflected in the water. But a split second after it appeared, it was gone, and somehow reappeared nearer to the boy's shelter and then faded. There was a large BOOM that made him tremble. He wrapped his cloak around his soaked, cold form and buried his face in it.

Why did this have to happen?

Narcissa watched as Reno entered the arena. Her heart was beating in anticipation. Reno was her childhood friend, and he had worked hard to make it into the final round of the tournament. Reno was waving to the crowd with a calm smile on his face, and then he turned towards Narcissa's direction. The two's eyes locked, blue gazing with secret excitement into blue. Reno gave a thumbs up in her direction and grinned even wider.

"Go Reno!" she called out over the cheering crowd. Reno advanced towards the center of the arena. His opponent had yet to appear, and Narcissa was anxious to see who it would be. Then from the other side of the stadium walked a tall, green haired boy who appeared to be around Reno's age. He had the loveliest green eyes she had ever seen and an expressionless face. The challenger proceeded towards Reno slowly, even though the audience cried for the fight to start quickly. Narcissa saw a blindfold hanging from his neck and wondered how the other boy would fight with his eyes covered.

Reno looked over the other. He noted a short sheath at the boy's waist. A dagger? He thought. If his foe used a dagger, that would be a disadvantage to him, as he used a longer weapon. It would be hard to block attacks. It seemed that the green haired boy was studying his opponent too. Reno tried to find any sign of emotion in the boy's face, but if there was any, it was skillfully hidden.

"Two lives, no items!" the announcer shouted. "Those are the only rules aside from keeping it clean!" The cheers of the audience grew louder. "This match is Reno…" Narcissa smiled as the announcer called out her friend's name. "…versus Alvin!" The crowd roared as Alvin tied his blindfold firmly around his head. Narcissa thought she saw a girl swoon from the corner of her eye. "The finals begin in three…two…one….GO!"

There were loud hollers as Reno charged towards Alvin. Alvin stayed in place, bracing himself and staying as still as a tree. Reno could feel the wind blowing back his hair as he dashed towards Alvin. When he was almost within striking range of his target, he suddenly stopped and leaped backwards. It had been a feint, but Alvin did not fall for it. This was going to be a tough battle. As soon as Reno landed on his feet, Alvin swiped with his dagger in mid-air. Reno had no idea what the other boy was doing, but he realized it once a hard blade of wind struck his shoulder and tripped him. The people in the stadium roared and clapped at that first strike.

So he can use wind, Reno thought. He quickly rolled to his feet, just in time to see Alvin running in his direction. Alvin slashed in his direction, but Reno fended off the blow with his stick and struck Alvin in the waist shortly after. The green haired boy only showed the slightest hint of a wince before regaining his composure and proceeding to hit Reno with a series of spinning kicks.

"They're pretty closely matched…" someone mumbled beside Narcissa. "And that Alvin's a wind user too…" She turned to see a tall, red haired boy with oddly colored eyes.

"I suppose so," she sighed. She didn't know if the boy took in her comment or not, as he remained silent and was watching the fight intently. She turned back to see her friend get knocked around quite a bit and then sent flying into the air. But she knew Reno wasn't going to go down easily. The blue scarf around his neck started to spin quickly like a windmill, and it allowed him to land safely back on the ground. Alvin was standing far away from Reno, staying in a single position. Soon after Reno landed, he unleashed a large blast of air from his dagger in hopes to knock the boy off his feet again. Reno bent low to the ground in order to endure the buffeting gale. When it dissipated, he rushed towards Alvin.

Alvin continued to use long range attacks until Reno came close. He dodged a swipe from the stick and got down to the ground, stabbing at Reno's legs. Reno leaped high into the air, but was met by Alvin, who grabbed him mid-air and threw him down. The force he tossed Reno with was so strong that his target ricocheted off the arena floor and bounced out of the arena. Narcissa narrowed her eyes in anticipation. That was one life down for Reno. Would he be able to win against such a tough opponent?

Reno returned to the battlefield on a floating platform and hopped off. "I won't be going down too easily this time!" he exclaimed, smiling at Alvin.

"Mmm…" Alvin muttered. "We'll see." He was about to unleash a pre-charged Air Cutter, but a loud series of cracks and crunches distracted the two fighters. Reno whipped around, and what he saw made his jaw drop and his eyes widen. Alvin whipped off his blindfold and saw what was going on too. Multiple screams and shrieks rose from the audience.

A large boulder had somehow made its way into the arena and was hurtling towards the grandstands. Reno gasped in horror when he realized the boulder's destination was in Narcissa's general area. He dashed away from the arena, Alvin following him closely, both forgetting the battle and rushing to save the spectators. Narcissa had seen the giant rock too, and was trying to get away from it. Her heart pounded in fright as it drew closer and closer to her.

Then, a green and black blur dashed past her. It was Alvin, readying his dagger and throwing himself at the boulder, along with the boy that had commented on Alvin earlier. Narcissa cried out for them to be careful, but they ignored her. Alvin kicked out at the boulder, while the other man swung a large, black and red sword at the boulder, and upon contact the stone shattered into many pieces. Wow, they're strong, Narcissa thought in wonder. The crowd now surrounded the area, investigating the remains of the boulder. The announcer pushed through the group and told everyone to stay back.

"Everyone, stay calm!" the announcer shouted, waving his arms in a flustered manner. "This match is done! We need to find out what's going on before we open up the stadium again. Please move quickly!" Alvin stared at the remains of the boulder for a bit, and then turned to face Narcissa.

"Are you ok?" he asked.

"Yeah," Narcissa said. She realized that her voice was trembling a bit and fancied that she blushed at the sight of Alvin's green eyes. "Thank you."

"That was really close," Reno gasped, panting with his hands on his knees. "I thought you were going to get smashed by that." He looked up into the sky, eyes clouded with concern. "How can a boulder just appear like that? Do you think someone catapulted it over the stadium walls?"

"I doubt it," said the boy with the sword. His face was bathed in worry. "I've heard rumors that objects have randomly fallen out of the sky when they are not supposed to be there… One time a spear nearly pierced a girl, and I have seen a blizzard kick up on a perfectly clear day in summer. It's like something's happening with the fabric of space…" The group fell into a nervous silence.

"Please move!" the announcer shouted at them. Narcissa winced and covered her ears, and she glanced at Reno.

"Maybe we should move out now…" she said, staring at the still agitated announcer. Reno nodded in agreement, and they started to make their way out of the stadium.

"Wait," someone said. Narcissa and Reno found Alvin following them. "I'll come with you. I don't know about you two, but I want to find out what's going on."

"I as well," the red haired boy interjected. "Lots of people could be hurt if something suddenly comes out of no where and flies at them..." They stared at Reno and Narcissa as if waiting for them to move. Narcissa shifted her weight uneasily; they had become a group so quickly, and she felt like they wanted her and Reno to lead them.

"I-I guess we should try to find someone that knows more about this than we do," she stammered. "I'm not sure if there's anything else we can really do." She tilted her head in thought, and after a brief pause, she added, "My name is Narcissa, by the way.

"I'm Reno," Reno put in. "I suppose you all heard the announcer say that, though."

"I am Seth," the boy with the strange eyes said.

"Alvin…" mumbled Alvin.

With the introductions done, the small band of four obeyed the announcer's commands and filed quietly out of the arena.