Hi, readers! This is Kai, one of the Dangerous Bunnies speaking, and we've finally published our first story! :]

Hey everybody its Mato! The other Dangerous Bunny. This is finally done after all the hard work and procrastination.

Kai: Believe it or not, this story was supposed to come out a year ago, but every time Mato came over to my house to work on it, we would only write about 2-3 paragraphs, then say "We're bored!" and start playing Brawl.

Mato: And then one day we were like "NO MORE! We need to work AGHHHHH!" and surprisingly finish the whole chapter that day.

Kai: I'm proud of ourselves for finally finishing it, and we can only hope that you guys enjoy it!

Mato: Our account is run by two separate people which are Kai and I and we work as much as our easily distracted brains could. :)

Kai: You can check our profile for more information. Anyways, this is only the first chapter of many to come. But I'll warn you now, this chapter focuses heavily on Earthbound/Mother. For those of you who are reading this and don't know anything about the Mother series, we'll gladly put notes at the end to explain the parts you're confused about. And for those of you who came here thinking this was a Brawl story, IT IS. It's only the beginning. I promise you that by the next chapter, it's only going to be about Brawl and its characters.

Mato: Of course no spoilers for the game itself for people who haven't played or watched and want to see for themselves. And now Kai and I are proud to present a Dangerous Bunnies original Fanfic: A PK Smashing Experience.

Ness rolled around in his bed, unconsciously clutching his pillow to his chest. The smile on his face seemed more or less than seductive, and a thin line of drool leaked from the left side of his mouth. "Ooh, Steak-chan, who knew you could be so sizzling hot when it came to these things…"

Sadly, the PSI-user never got to finish whatever he was doing with "Steak-chan," because a loud THUMP jolted him awake from his sleep. Ness quickly sat up, frantically scanning his room to see what caused the noise. He glared when his gaze stopped on the alarm clock, which read 1:10 AM. Sighing, he shifted his position so that he was sitting on the foot of his bed.

"And that was such a good dream, too…" he muttered. He flinched after the loud noise repeated, this time a bit louder than the first. Lazily getting out of bed, he inserted his feet into his slippers and trudged towards his sister's room.

Slowly opening Tracy's door, Ness noticed that his sister was still asleep, completely apathetic of the noises he'd heard about a minute ago. He walked over to her and smiled when he heard her snoring slightly, but also a little regrettable to wake her up this early in the morning.

Shaking her carefully, Ness whispered, "Trace, wake up!"

Tracy moaned and blinked a few times before her innocent expression turned into one of pure indignation. "IT'S ONLY ONE IN THE MORNING! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING UP SO EARLY?"

Wincing at her sudden outburst, Ness slapped a hand over her mouth and exclaimed quietly, "Shhh! Mom and King are still sleeping! Besides, didn't you hear some loud noise outside?"

Tracy rudely shoved her brother's hand away from her mouth and sat up. "They're all the way downstairs, doofus. Mom even wears earmuffs when she goes to bed! And what loud noise? I didn't hear anything until you woke me up," she snapped, her hands resting on her hips.

"Well, excuse me for checking to see if my sister was okay! It doesn't even matter if Mom has earmuffs on or not, your loud voice will just penetrate through them, anyway!" Ness retaliated, forgetting to whisper.

Glaring, Tracy stood up so that the two were nose-to-nose. "EXCUSE ME?"

"What is going on in here?"

Instantly, the siblings stopped fighting and gradually turned around to face who had addressed them.

"Tracy, I can hear you from the living room!" their mother shouted. The aforementioned blonde frowned apologetically. An uncomfortable silence followed their mother's outbreak.

"Erm…" Ness started awkwardly. "Sorry about that, Mom. I heard a loud noise outside a few minutes ago and I went to see if Tracy was okay, so I woke her up and… yeah." He scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "You know how she is in the morning."

His mom took a second to absorb everything he said and nodded. "I see. Thank you for being honest, Ness. Just try not to wake up your sister this early ever again. Now, make up."

Ness and Tracy turned to each other and smiled after giving their apologies. Their mother smiled delightedly and clasped her hands together. "Okay, everyone back to bed!" she said before turning on her heels and nearly leaving the room, until Ness perked up.

"But mom, the noise…?"

"Oh, I'm sure that was all in your head," she assured him. "Go back to your room, now."

Ness nodded and was about to head back into his own room, until…

THUMP!

Everyone immediately jerked their heads around to Tracy's window, where the source of the noise came from. "There!" Ness said eagerly. "That's the exact same sound I heard earlier!"

THUMP!

Panicking, Tracy rushed over to her window and stuck her head out to get a closer view. "Someone's out there…"

"Outside our house?" their mother asked.

"Yeah… It looks like…" Tracy took a moment to squint and gasped. "They're trying to break into our mailbox!"

"W-What?" Her mom ran towards the window to glimpse at the scene.

"Uhh… our mailbox?" Ness asked. "Of all things?"

Tracy shrugged. "Maybe you should check it out. Just in case."

Ness nodded and bolted straight back to his room. He briskly nabbed his red cap and slipped it on, slightly adjusting it to the side so that his messy black hair wouldn't irritate him. He also grabbed his baseball bat before leaving the room, not bothering to change out of his pajamas.

"Ready, boy?"

Downstairs, Ness and King were crouching before the front door. Ness was readying his bat, and King whimpered next to him, but nodded. Ness nodded back, and cautiously reached for door handle.

A few seconds passed before Ness roughly yanked the door open, almost detaching it from its hinges. He let out a war cry and ran to the figure trying to break into the mailbox, but stopped in his tracks as soon as he realized who it was.

"Pokey," he sighed, "what are you doing." It was a statement, not a question.

"Your mailbox is glowing!" Pokey pointed out. Ness quirked an eyebrow. "I saw it all the way from my room! There's got to be something valuable in there if it's glowing that brightly!"

Ness and King exchanged confused glances. They walked up to Pokey and the mailbox and saw that he was right. Getting a closer look, the boy just noticed the hammer in his "friend's" hand. He must've been desperate… He put his hand on the mailbox lid and opened it with ease.

Pokey gaped. "I-I loosened it," he said.

Ness stuck his hand in the mailbox to find one letter. Once he took it out, the little space—well, not so little, considering Pokey's there—the three occupied was enveloped in a bright light. It was coming from the envelope. The PSI-user turned the letter around, and looked at the sticker than was sealing the envelope. It was…

"The Super Smash Bros. symbol!" Ness gasped, and quickly started to open the envelope. Pokey and King just stared at him, confused.

Once he got the letter out, he began to read it to himself.

Ness,

It is that time of year again, and you are once again invited to participate in the third annual Super Smash Bros. tournament. In this letter is enclosed not one ticket to Smash Mansion, but two, for you have the choice to bring another friend whom you think has the potential to become a fighter.

Choose wisely, and I look forward to meeting you again in two days.

Master Hand

"Yes!" Ness began to dance around his front yard. He kissed King's head, and even went so far as to hug Pokey (although his hands didn't quite reach around his back).

"What does it say?" Pokey asked.

Ness ignored him and continued to do his little dance, all the way back into his house. King followed him inside, and Pokey tried to, but the door slammed shut before he could get in.

"—and so when I read that part, I already knew who to invite!" Ness said eagerly, steak bits flying from his mouth.

It was now 7:00 AM, and Ness, Tracy, their mom, and King were all eating breakfast around the dining table. Everyone was eating steak, including King.

"Bro, finish chewing before you start talking…" Tracy grimaced. Ness swallowed his food.

"Oh? And who are you planning to take with you?" Ness' mom inquired.

Ignoring Tracy, he replied eagerly, "Lucas!" The other two stared at him for a while, then looked at each other, worried. Ness noticed this and explained, "Since Lucas is a powerful PSI-user too, I thought he would be a good addition to the tournament."

"But do you really think Lucas would agree to go with you?" Tracy asked, still worried. "You know how he is…"

"How about asking his twin brother, Claus? I think he would say yes without any hesitation, and I think he would enjoy it," his mom added.

"Well, I know Claus seems like he would fit in with the other Smashers better, but Lucas needs to get stronger. He needs to experience new things and get more confident. Yeah, he has all these powerful abilities, but he doesn't use them. I want him to make use of them," Ness clarified.

Tracy and her mom looked at each other for a brief moment, then nodded. They smiled at Ness. "I understand," Tracy told him. "It would do well for Lucas to experience the life of a fighter." Their mom nodded in agreement. Ness smiled back at them.

"When are you planning to tell him?"

"Hmm…" Ness mused. "The tournament doesn't start until two days, and the train doesn't come until tomorrow, so I guess I can tell him now. That way he'll have time to pack today and leave with me on the train tomorrow." He pushed his empty plate forward. "I'll see you two in a bit." The two females said okay and waved at him.

Ness went outside and prepared to use PSI Teleport. He started running forward, and before he could stop himself or realize it, he smacked face-first into a tree.

Muttering a string of curse words while dusting himself off, Ness soon found himself in Tazmily Village Square. He ran to Lucas' house as fast as he could. His excitement helped him get there faster.

In Lucas' front yard, Ness noticed Boney waking up in his doghouse. Ness grinned at him and went over to pet him. Upon seeing the PSI-user, the dog barked happily and wagged his tail. After he was done petting Boney, he knocked on the front door, with the dog following him. A familiar orange-headed boy answered it. "Hey, Ness!" Claus greeted. "What's up?"

"Hey, Claus! Is Lucas awake yet?"

"I think so, but he's still upstairs. Do you want me to go get him?"

"Can you?"

Claus nodded, and before bounding up the stairs, called out to his parents, "Mom, Dad, Ness is here!"

Ness and Boney (who took seat on the rug in the living room) walked in and saw that Hinawa and Flint were at the kitchen table eating breakfast. Omelets, Ness thought. Haha, of course.

"Oh, hello, Ness!" Hinawa said cheerfully.

Flint smiled at him. "I didn't think you'd be awake this early in the morning."

Ness smiled sheepishly. "Actually, something came up, so I woke up earlier than usual."

There were footsteps coming from the stairs, and Ness turned to look. Claus was walking down the steps with a groggy and sleepy Lucas following behind him. Lucas looked like he just got out of bed ("He did," Claus said. "I had to wake him up."), his eyes were half-lidded, and he was still in his pajamas.

"Here he is," Claus told Ness. "What did you want him for?"

"Actually, can I talk to all of you? There's something I need to tell you guys." Ness motioned for Claus and Lucas to sit with him at the dining table with Hinawa and Flint.

When everyone was seated, Ness took out the letter from Master Hand and began to read it out loud. As soon as he finished, he put it away.

"What is this Super Smash Bros. Tournament about?" Hinawa asked curiously.

"It's where fighters from around the world meet up and take place in battles." Hinawa gasped and Flint raised an eyebrow. "They don't get hurt," Ness continued. "Master Hand is… some sort of extraterrestrial being, I guess, who has this magical power to keep fighters from feeling any pain when they get hurt. I've been in the tournament ever since it began, and the other fighters there are really nice. It's not just fighting each other for fun, it's also making new friends and experiencing new things. Kind of like a school that only focuses on physical education."

"Sounds interesting…" Claus mused. His parents agreed.

"I was thinking about who I should bring with me," he paused to look at Lucas, "and I ended up deciding on Lucas."

All eyes turned to the blonde, who had his elbow on the table with his cheek resting in his hand. He yawned. "Sure," he said nonchalantly.

"Lucas, are you sure?" Hinawa gasped, not expecting her son to answer that easily. "I thought you would be afraid of going somewhere out of Tazmily, let alone leaving for a fighting tournament…" The addressed blonde merely shrugged.

"Wait," Claus interrupted. "I know my brother, and he wouldn't say yes to something like that without thinking about it first."

He passed his plate of an omelet to Lucas, who slowly picked up his fork and cut out a piece. As soon as the flavor reached his tongue, however, his eyes widened and he spat out tiny chunks of omelet across the whole table.

"WHAT," he screamed before momentarily choking on a piece that failed to come out of his mouth, "W-WHA, WHA… W-W-WHAT DID I JUST AGREE TO?"

"And he's back," Claus drawled and swiped away a piece of omelet that had landed on his cheek.

"Lucas, calm down," Ness said. "Like I said, you won't get hurt or feel any pain in battle. And take it from a veteran Smasher like me, everyone there is friendly!" Well, mostly everyone...

"But—"

"C'mon, Luke, you have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity being thrown at you, and you're just gonna toss it away?" Claus asked.

"I—"

"It will be a good experience for you to meet new people! Tazmily isn't a big village, so this is a good chance to make new friends!" Hinawa encouraged.

"Well—"

"Listen to me, Son." Flint was behind Lucas' chair and gripped his shoulders, surprising everyone. When did he get there? Ness thought. Lucas slowly turned his head around to face him. "You have never been outside of the village other than visiting your grandpa. You realize that everyone has a calling, right? Well, this is yours. Why do you think you obtained your PSI? You don't use it other than to defend yourself from primitive animals in the forest, and boy, I've seen how talented you are with those powers. So don't let them go to waste. I expected Claus to be the one who left home before you, but there won't be any other chance besides this one. Go get stronger for us, Lucas. Go get stronger for yourself. It's time to be a man!"

Everyone's jaws were on the floor the whole time (including Boney's). Did Flint, cool and composed Flint, the Flint that Ness thought was mute the first time he met him, just say all that? He wondered how the man was able to say that entire speech as if he was the president, without taking even one single, audible breath to pause.

"Yeah…" murmured a faint voice. Ness snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Lucas. "You're right, Dad. I can't stay in Tazmily forever. I need to go out…" He turned toward Claus and grinned. "And if getting out of the house before Claus is a bonus, I'll take it." Claus playfully rolled his eyes.

"Great!" Ness cheered. "But once you're in, there's no backing out. Are you sure?"

Lucas nodded, "I am."

Ness got out of his seat and walked up to Lucas, holding out the train ticket. Lucas gladly took it and the two smiled at each other. Boney ran to Lucas and barked up at him, like he was saying "Congratulations!" in dog speech. Now that Flint was done with his motivational speech, he coolly sat down on the couch in the living room as if nothing happened. Claus went to Lucas and put his hand on his shoulder, smiling at him. Hinawa kissed her son's forehead (to which the blonde blushed to).

When everyone was done congratulating Lucas, Ness spoke up. "The train will leave tomorrow morning at ten. I'll be here at around eight so we can spend a little more time with your family and board together, okay? Make sure you have everthing you want to bring ready, and wake up early!"

Lucas laughed softly, "Don't worry, I will. I'll see you tomorrow, Ness! Thanks for deciding to choose me!"

Ness left the house, and before he got ready to use PSI Teleport, he looked around for any stray trees.

"I'm gonna miss you, Bro," Tracy said dejectedly, before giving Ness a hug. He returned it, using all his manly pride not to cry.

"Be safe, Ness. Try not to get into any trouble while you're gone, okay?" Ness' mom said, kissing Ness' head.

"I won't." Sorry, Mom, but I can't guarantee that…

King looked up at his owner and whimpered. Ness knelt down and pet his white fur. "It'll be okay, boy. Don't miss me too much, okay?" The dog barked and licked his face.

Ness stood up and started to run forward. Before he teleported, he yelled behind him, "I'll see you guys in a year! I love you!" His family waved at him, and in a flash, he found himself in Tazmily Village Square again.

When he reached Lucas' house, Lucas, Claus, Hinawa, Flint, and Boney were already outside. Hinawa and Flint were checking Lucas' luggage in case he forgot anything, and Lucas and Claus were playing with Boney. Claus was the first to recognize Ness' presence, "Oh, hey, Ness!"

The black-haired boy grinned and ran to them. His gaze fell on Lucas' massive luggage. "We're not going overseas, Lucas. Why are you bringing so much?"

"For extra underwear!" Hinawa chirped a few feet away. Lucas blushed furiously. Ness had to bite his lip to prevent himself from laughing. Claus, on the other hand, didn't bother to contain his laughter and doubled over. Lucas didn't know whether he was angrier at his mom or his brother.

Once Claus stopped laughing, he said to Ness, "Our family already said our goodbyes to Lucas, so you wouldn't have to waste time watching sappy family moments like in those cheesy romance movies." Ness laughed and checked his watch for the time. It was 8:10 AM.

Lucas' family and Ness spent some time outside together until 9:30. By that time, a familiar voice suddenly called out Ness' name. Ness turned to the source of the voice, and saw Paula running to him. She stopped just in front of him, panting for air.

"Paula?" Ness said. "What are you doing here? I told you, Poo and Jeff that I would be leaving today…"

"I just got your letter just about an hour ago…" She paused to look at him with pleading blue eyes. "You're leaving again…?"

Ness couldn't think of what to say to a cute face like that. "Paula…"

She shook her head and smiled, "I'm not mad, it's just that I thought you knew me well enough by now that I prefer being told goodbye by actions, not words."

Whoa! What does she mean by that? Before Ness had time to think about it more, Paula pulled him into a compassionate hug. Oh, okay. You scared me for a second there, Paula. Ness closed his eyes and returned the hug. Claus and Lucas were watching from a few feet away. Claus put his fingers into his mouth and wolf-whistled at the two, causing Lucas to slap his arm. But Ness didn't hear it, because he was lost in his own little world.

"LUCAS!"

Ness and Paula broke out of the hug when they heard the voice. Ness looked over to Lucas and Claus, who were visibly—even with his distance away from the two—shivering in fear. The older of the twins spoke up, "I thought you told her!"

"I did!"

A pink-haired girl, somewhere around her teens, came marching up to Lucas, who gripped the front of his shirt and started shaking him violently, "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE LEAVING?"

"I-I did!"

"…I know."

"H-Huh?"

She let go of his shirt and pulled him into a hug so tight it looked like it hurt, "I know you did, silly! I just wanted to give you one last hug before you left!"

Ness and Paula walked over to Claus, and he whispered to the orange-haired boy, "Who's that?"

"Kumatora. She's one of Lucas' best friends. But she can be a little rough sometimes…"

"A little?" Lucas squeaked.

Kumatora released Lucas (who started gasping for air) and grinned at him. "There. I wasn't letting you leave until I did that."

"You're not mad?" Lucas asked.

"Nope! In fact, I was wondering when the heck you were going to get out of this pea-sized village. I mean, it had to be eventually, right? So no, I'm not mad… more like proud."

The blonde smiled at her. "Thank you. I'm glad you came before I left." She grinned back at him.

"Uh, Ness?" Claus said, breaking the silence. "Didn't you say that the train leaves at ten?"

"Yeah, why?"

"It's 9:55."

Ness quickly grabbed Lucas' luggage and the blonde himself, and prepared to use PSI teleport. Lucas quickly said goodbye to his parents, Claus and Kumatora, and Ness to Paula.

"Okay, let's goooo! PSI—"

"TREE!"

Kai: The end cracks me up every time.

Mato: It seems like the main villain of this chapter is the evil tree attempting at keeping Ness and Lucas from getting to their train ride on time. :L

Kai: AHAHA, even though we meant for it to be Paula and Kumatora. Oh, right, we should explain anything that might confuse the readers who have never played Mother 2 or 3. For those of you who don't want to know or already know, just skip to the bottom!

Tracy — Ness' little sister. She's grumpy in the morning, but not as much as we emphasize her as. (Mato: She's also working a part time job at a place call Escargon Express where she keeps track of things Ness kept in storage during his adventure.)

Ness' parents — Ness' mom doesn't have an official name (Mato: I suspect it to be Ana from Mother 1 for those who have watch/played it. You know what I mean. ;D), hence why we always refer to her as their mom, Ness' mom or Tracy's mom. And Ness' dad doesn't make an appearance because he's just a phone. (Mato: Not really. You just talk to him through the phone to save and know how much experience is need to level up but NEVER see him T ^ T)

Pokey — Yes, this is Porky from SSBB. He's Ness' next door neighbor and thinks of Ness as his best friend, which is why in this sentence: Getting a closer look, the boy just noticed the hammer in his "friend's" hand. The word "friend's" is in quotation marks. They call him Porky in Brawl either because of a mistranslation… or because he's fat. (Mato: I personally hate this kid. And I'm pretty sure Kai does too. He's so annoying. -_-') I do. Don't worry.

King — Ness' dog. Although he's not important to the story of Mother 2, he is like an EXACT polar opposite to Lucas' dog, Boney. Unlike Boney, King is very fearful and doesn't do things without motivation. Kinda like Scooby Doo :P (Kai: And Boney's brown!) I forgot that. :O

Paula — One of the people that travels with Ness during the events of M2. Like Ness, Paula can use PSI and is said to have taught Ness PSI Fire and PSI Thunder for Brawl. During the game, Paula is very important because she has a special ability that will be major to the game's end. It is implied at the end of the game Ness and Paula start dating after saving the world. (Kai: Dawwww 33)

Poo and Jeff — The other people Ness and Paula travel with during M2. Poo is the prince of a far off land (of what I say is Asia) and could use PSI powers like Ness and Paula. It is said he taught Ness PK Starstorm, which is Ness' final smash in Brawl. (Kai: I wonder how Ness fans would take it if they find out that he was taught PK Starstorm by someone named Poo…) Jeff is an ingenious student and is the only person in the group to not know how to use PSI powers. Although he doesn't know PSI, Jeff—depending on how much you built up his IQ—is able to fix up items the team finds during the journey overnight. (Kai: Jeff is an Assist Trophy. He's the kid with glasses who uses the bottle rocket, which are like homing missiles. They follow the other players around.) Ironically, even though Jeff doesn't use PSI, you can purchase an item called "Multiple Bottle Rockets" which does the strongest damage to ANY enemy in the game.

Claus — Lucas' older twin brother. Something happens to him in Mother 3, but I don't want to spoil anything, so we didn't include the events of Mother 3 in our story. Lucas knows Porky, but since M3's plot doesn't exist here, he only knows him from what Ness tells him.

Hinawa and Flint — Hinawa is Lucas' mom and Flint is Lucas' dad. Hinawa cooks omelets for her sons, and Flint is the quiet type of parent, which is why everyone was surprised when he gave Lucas that long speech at the table.

Boney — Lucas' dog. He's like the opposite of King, being brave and all. He's one of Lucas' party members in his game.

Kumatora — She's like my favorite M3 character. Kumatora is robust, and she's one of Lucas' party members, too. She can use PSI just like him. It was SO fun making her talk. (Mato: She's so cool and confident, I admire her. oWo)

PSI Teleport — Have any of you wondered why Ness' entrance in Brawl is him coming in burned? It's because of PSI Teleport. This is a move in Earthbound that does what its name implies. In the original game, Ness has to get a running start in order to teleport somewhere else, but if, say, he bumps into a tree, he gets burned. That's why he's cautious for any trees that might stop him while trying to teleport. (Mato: Poo also knows this move. But his PSI Teleport is more advanced.)

Omelets and Steak — Omelets are Lucas' and Claus' favorite food. (Mato: Steak is Ness' favorite food. Which is self-explained here: It was now 7:00 AM, and Ness, Tracy, their mom, and King were all eating breakfast around the dining table. Everyone was eating steak, including King. Yes they're eating steak for breakfast. So? xP) That's why Ness was having that dream about "Steak-chan," as he so eloquently calls her. What he was doing with her is up to you to interpret. (Mato: Anyone want to guess what I interpret? xD)

Kai: WOW, that's long.

Mato: It was fun though. I would've added something about a guy named Tony but he isn't important in this story.

Kai: That being said, I promise you that the next chapter will be about Brawl and only Brawl. Just to foreshadow a little bit, Ness and Lucas meet Luigi and Red, and the four of them will become good friends. (Mato: And there might be talk about luggage ammount. o v o)

Mato: So. Next time on—

Kai: Are you trying to be Chuggaaconroy?

Mato: YESSSSS! That guy's FRICK'N AWESOME! XD

Kai: Yes, he is. :]

Mato: So. Next time on A PK Smashing Experience—get ready to reunite with some of our favorite Brawl characters. See you guys then. *insert awesome music of Brawl here*. (Kai: *COUGH*FINALDESTINATION*COUGH*)