It's safe to say I was having a bad day. Woke up too damn early, found out I missed a homework assignment, completely bombed a test, almost missed another test, bored out of my skull, nothing to snack on... I'm surprised I hadn't broken down crying.

So... I'm putting a recent new favorite character through some torture. The character? Ness. And due to over dosing on Super Smash Bros fics, this is going to take place in the Smash Universe. Now, I was introduced to video games with the GameCube and was only ever given Sonic, Pokemon, Zelda, and at one point Pikmin to play with. So any side characters will mostly come from these games. Sorry Mario fans, but I've never played the Mario games (except for a round or two of Mario Kart 64), so Mario and friends will rarely appear. Same goes for Star Fox, Kirby, and Metroid. Snake too.

Since this is a SSB fic, some cliches are used, such as Smash Mansion, Ness and Lucas being roommates, and the way most people have Pokemon speak (ie, ("Here is a sample.")). It seems to be the norm, so I'll go along with it.

I'm not sure how long this will be, what the plot is, or if I'll even continue this. It will have EarthBound and Mother 3 spoilers. And Ness/Lucas. What can I say, the couple grows on you. Other series spoilers, especially Sonic (love the character, hate the fans), are inevitable.

Also, this Ness has an accent. I wanted to play with the idea since The Runaway Guys made fun of him for it in their SSBB LP. I know it's officially Japanese, but my mind went wild further butchering Ness' speech after listening to his attacks and coming up with more ideas for speech quirks. So if anyone asks, it's an Eagleland accent, possibly hailing from Onett or Podunk (I kind of like the idea of Ness moving to Onett from somewhere else). I'll just say right now that while most people use "PK Cross" or "PK Pulse" for "PK Flash", I'll be using "PK Foss" (rhymes with 'Boss'). See if you can work out his speech quirks after a few chapters. It could be fun. Maybe.

Final note, this Ness also houses another surprise. I won't spoil it though.

Everything belongs to Nintendo. Except for Sonic, who belongs to Sega. And Snake, who belongs to Konami (if I'm not mistaken).

Anyway, I hope you enjoy. Sorry for the long intro, but it seemed a bit necessary for some stress relief.

Somewhere, far away, in a universe created through unknown means and for unknown reasons, a fight was well under way.

Team Battle, Red vs Blue, with all items on and five lives for each fighter. The stage had been decided on randomly and settled on a large city called New Pork, with a great many platforms which bore the symbol of a round pig snout. On one of the platforms roamed a pink beast with a mouth full of sharp teeth, eager to one hit KO anyone foolish enough to get in it's path and known simply as the Ultimate Chimera.

The fighters knew better than to approach however. They kept their distance, currently battling on the platforms above.

Lucas Locke, a timid blonde in a orange and yellow shirt, dodged an attack from his opponent, an elfish young man in green wielding a sword. The man, Link, had an advantage, having been in this world since its beginning, but Lucas knew that he had a horrible recovery if he fell off the edge. The strategy therefore was to manage to knock him beyond his recovery distance, though this was no easy task when facing the Hero of Time.

On another platform, a raven haired boy in a red cap readied his baseball bat as a ball of blue charged at him from the air. At the last second however, the ball uncurled in a humanoid blue hedgehog, who landed and ducked as the bat swung inches above his head. Sonic the Hedgehog smirked as the capped boy, Ness Ofdenson, swore under his breath and aimed a kick at the capped one's chest, knocking him off the platform and to the waiting beast below. Before he could meet his doom however Ness inhaled, concentrating his psionic powers.

"PK Sunda!"

A trail of purple electricity snaked its way from Ness and circled around him, aiming for his feet. Once contact was made, the boy was sent sky rocketing upwards, where he grabbed the ledge and hoisted himself up. Onyx eyes narrowed as the hedgehog taunted and he resisted the urge to rush at him. Sonic was a tricky foe, using the fact that most of his moves looked very similar to psyche out his opponents and give him an edge. On top of that, he was the fastest fighter here, able to dish out lightning fast punches and kicks. The speed could be his downfall though, as he easily ran off small platforms if he wasn't careful.

A yell sounded as someone fell and seconds later Lucas landed next to Ness, panting from his battle with Link. In a few seconds, Link would return via a teleportation platform, still having two more lives to go, but for now the blonde could relax. "How you doing, Ness?"

"Ok." This doubled as a taunt, a smirk gracing the capped boy's face as he made eye contact with his opponent. He and the hedgehog were currently tied at one life, and neither was going down easily. Lucas meanwhile had three lives and had less pressure on him.

Movement to the right caught his eye and the blonde quickly dodged as Link attacked, glowing slightly in mercy invincibility. This would last for roughly ten seconds, so Lucas had no choice but to run for now and wait for it to wear off. Unfortunately, he tripped and fell off the platform, where the Ultimate Chimera grinned and attacked. Bad luck was a pain during battles, but getting angry over it solved nothing. Once he respawned, he ran after Link and the fight moved on.

Ness meanwhile hurriedly leapt in the air as Sonic spun on the ground, being careful to stay on the platform while moving in a figure eight path. As long as he was spinning, it would be unsafe to land and Ness had no choice but to use his second jump to stay safely in the air. Once the hedgehog stopped spinning, Ness aimed his foot and stomped down hard, knocking Sonic over onto another platform. With the speedster temporarily stunned, the psychic boy inhaled once more, focusing his power and summoning a bright green light. "PK Foss!"

The attack was slow however and Sonic easily dodged, leaping over Ness and back onto the platform, where he proceeded to run in place. "You're too slow!"

"Sut up!" the capped boy snapped, catching his opponent off guard with his yoyo. Sonic grabbed the edge and hurriedly kicked back up, his foot connecting with Ness and sending him to the very edge of the platform. "PK Fiya!"

Flames shot out at the hedgehog, who barely managed to dodge. At the same time, Lucas and Link brought their fight to under them, the Ultimate Chimera having left for now after having its fun. The swordsman swung his sword at the blonde's side, missing at the last second as the other quickly leapt back. Seeming to connect minds as one, both psychic boys concentrated.

"PK Thunder!"

"PK Sunda!"

Twin lightning trails appeared and hit their conjurers, who crashed into their respective opponents. While Sonic managed to stay on the stage, both Lucas and Link fell off, their last lives spent. Now it was only Ness and Sonic, with only one successful hit needed to claim victory for each.

"You may as well give up, kid," Sonic stated, wagging his finger. Another taunt. He seemed full of them today. "I'm gonna win this thing."

"You wiss!" Ness retorted, swinging his bat. Not expecting the sudden attack, the hedgehog was sent flying. Hurriedly he stomped and landed hard two platforms away. Not wasting any time, Ness jumped towards him, aiming with his hands.

"PK Fiya!"

However, he wasn't the only one to speak. The capped boy started slightly as the speedster spoke with him, a cocky grin forming on his face. "What?"

A fist clenched. "Don' do saht!"

"Do what?" Sonic asked, feigning innocence. No doubt he was resorting to psyching his opponent out. The fight had been dragging on for a while and both fighters were wearing out. Ness responded by rushing at the other, swinging his bat as hard as he could. He hadn't aimed well however and the hedgehog easily dodged, kicking him in the chest and down to a lower platform.

Once he landed, the boy inhaled, summoning green light. "PK-"

"-Foss!" Again Ness started, flinching slightly as Sonic interrupted him by saying what he was going to say. His opponent didn't fail to notice, smirking down from his perch above. "Watt? Don' like othas mockin yo'a occent?"

Ness yelled and leapt up, proving the other right by smacking him as hard as he could with his baseball bat. The attack hadn't been expected and Sonic yelled as he was sent flying out of bounds, losing his last life.

"The winner is... Red Team!"

The victor remained quiet, staring at his feet.

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"Where's Ness?"

Lucas paused in the middle of taking a bite of omelet, blue eyes blinking before looking over to his right. The speaker, a boy around his age named Red, remained silent after his question, waiting patiently for an answer. Sighing, the blonde scooped his forkful of egg into his mouth with a shrug. "Still in our room. He's been acting strange since our team battle."

"Any idea why?" the other boy asked, taking a seat on Lucas' right. Red set his plate down and took a bite of his hamburger, swallowing before continuing. "I mean, you two won the match, right?"

"Yeah..."

"And you were his partner this time. Usually when you two win, he practically dances around the house and boasts about how you two make a great team and nothing can beat you."

The faintest of blushes stained Lucas' cheeks as he humbly smiled. "He did most of the work... I-I think he's still a bit giddy over the fact he's not the only PSI user here anymore." Though the fact the capped boy always praised and encouraged the blonde did touch him. Lucas was still surprised at how quickly he and the veteran fighter had become good friends. No doubt being psychic helped the process, but Ness' friendly demeanor and easy acceptance didn't hurt either.

Red took another bite of his burger. "The fact is, he's not acting like he should. You sure you don't know why?"

Lucas opened his mouth to reply, but found himself interrupted. "About that..."

The two friends turned to the newest arrival, a younger cat eyed version of Link. Setting a plate with a sandwich down, the child known as Toon Link took a seat on Lucas' left, his black eyes glancing around before he lowered his voice and spoke again. "I passed by Link talking with Sonic earlier. Apparently Ness is... sensitive about his accent."

"Wait, so Ness is acting weird because of Sonic parroting him?" Red asked, quirking an eyebrow. Toon nodded and took a bite out of his sandwich as the older boy scowled. "You sure? I mean, I know his accent's pretty thick, but he doesn't let it stop him from talking up a storm."

"He didn't really speak much at the beginning." The three newest fighters looked up as one, realizing that their discussion had drawn the attention of Toon's older version. The Hylian continued, unphased by the stares. "Think it had to do with the fact that of everyone who spoke English there, he was the least understandable. Mario and Luigi ended up talking to him about it, since they have accents too, and I thought he got over it."

"But he obviously didn't," Red pointed out, finishing the last of his burger. "Otherwise he wouldn't be hiding out in his room."

The older swordsman shrugged. "Well no one's ever openly mocked him for it. I'm willing to bet our friend in red told Ness that no one was going to make fun of his accent and the spiny bastard proved him wrong."

"D-Does Sonic at least feel bad?" Lucas asked, poking at his omelet. His appetite had suddenly failed him, replaced by the desire to help his friend and pay him back for everything he had done for him.

"As far as I can tell, he does." The blonde psychic wasn't too surprised to hear this. After all, while the hedgehog was cocky and a bit arrogant at times, he wasn't a bad person and would never intentionally hurt someone. Lucas had a feeling that if Sonic had known about this outcome before hand, he never would have copied Ness' speech in the first place. "I told him he should apologize, so he's probably at your room."

"Ah." Finished with his half eaten omelet, Lucas stood up and picked up his plate. "I'm going to go get Ness some dinner." He doubted Ness would want to come down for the rest of the night. And the least he could do to get his capped friend out of his gloomy mood was to bring him his favorite meal. "I'll see you guys later."

"Oh, Lucas?"

The boy paused, glancing at Link. "Yeah?"

"Good job today."

A smile. "Thanks."