Super Smash Bros

Shadow Wire

Hey hey hey! With hype building for the new Super Smash Bros game in just a few months, I've decided to write a fic for it!

(This fic includes characters confirmed for the new game, as well as characters that were removed from previous games!)

(Some moves used by characters are just things I'd like for them to have. Most will be moves that already exist though!)

Main Characters: Jigglypuff, Lucas, Little Mac, Lucina, Palutena, Roy. (All characters will likely be included, these are just the mains.)

Please Read, Review, and ENJOY!~

Chapter One

The Arrival

The Midair Stadium was quiet, though hundreds of pairs of eyes stared down at its center stage, eagerly awaiting what was to come. The two cannons on either side of the stage slowly turned, facing towards the middle.

"Ready," came an empowering voice over the speakers that echoed through the stadium. "3... 2... 1... Go!"

Bang! The cannons shot at the same time, sending out two trophies towards the center of the stage. They landed perfectly on their bases, sliding towards the middle, beginning to glow. The light grew brighter and brighter, and, once it cleared, two fighters stood, facing each other.

Mewtwo and Lucario.

Many cheered with delight from the audience, specifically for Lucario, who raised his hands and looked around the stadium, taking in the cheers. Mewtwo, on the other hand, stood with his arms crossed, uninterested, staring at Lucario.

"Whenever you are prepared," Mewtwo stated, speaking with his psychic abilities.

Lucario instantly turned to Mewtwo, getting into a battle-ready stance, his legs spread apart, arms raised. They stood there for a few moments, and the crowd hushed, watching as the two fighters stared each other down...

Then, Mewtwo made the first move.

Quickly thrusting his arms forward, Mewtwo sent two waves of psychic energy towards Lucario, who placed a paw on the ground, blasting aura from it to propel himself up and over the blast. Mewtwo followed it up with more and more as Lucario soared overhead. The Aura-Pokemon brought his hands forward, creating a green barrier in front of himself that took the attacks with ease, not faultering.

Lucario landed behind Mewtwo, rushing in to strike him. Mewtwo expertly slid to his right to avoid the assault, then once more to avoid Lucario's follow-up kick, retaliating by bringing his arm forward to hit Lucario with a burst of dark energy. It hit directly, making Lucario slide back a ways, though he didn't hesitate before running back into the fight.

"What an intense match!" The Announcer's words were barely audible over the cheers and cries of the crowd as they watched Lucario continue his assault on Mewtwo, unable to make any contact.

After dodging another of Lucario's incoming palms, Mewtwo spun around, bringing his tail towards Lucario's head, a potentially deadly attack. Luckily, the Aura-Pokemon countered the attack, his image seeming to become static-like as Mewtwo's tail made contact before he vanished completely. Lucario suddenly appeared behind Mewtwo, sliding underneath him and striking his back, making him soar up into the air.

"An amazing counter," the Announcer said. "Mewtwo could be in trouble!"

Lucario leaped into the air with a boost from his aura, not letting up for a moment. However, Mewtwo recovered in mid-air, cupping his hands together, beginning to form a Shadow Ball. Lucario quickly cupped his hands together as well, forming an Aura Sphere. As the gap between them slowly grew closer, their energy spheres grew larger. Finally, Mewtwo thrust the Shadow Ball towards Lucario, and Lucario in-turn sent his Aura Sphere towards him. The two attacks connected, exploding with a glorious purple-and-blue nova, the two Pokemon disappearing within the explosion.

Much of the crowd went wild, while some watched in suspense, wondering who would come out of the explosion.

After a few moments, the light and smoke cleared, and two figures could be seen still standing.

"Unbelievable! They're both still standing strong," the Announcer exclaimed, as the two Pokemon came fully into view, visibly injured, but still standing strong.

"You are as good as they say," Mewtwo stated. Lucario dipped his head for a moment, as if to say, 'As are you'. "But we'll how long that lasts."

Mewtwo pointed up towards the sky. As if on cue, a Smash Ball shot out from one of the Item Cannons near the top of the stage. Lucario looked up in surprise, unprepared. Mewtwo, already knowing it was coming, quickly kicked off of the ground and soared towards it.

"Mewtwo's psychic abilities prove to be unwavering," the Announcer statesd, the crowd watching in awe as Mewtwo ascended toward the rainbow-colored sphere.

Lucario growled, cupping his hands together, creating another Aura Sphere, this one much larger than before, energy spiraling out from its increased power.

"Uh oh! Lucario's aura has grown stronger! But can he hit Mewtwo from that far away?"

The Aura-Pokemon watched Mewtwo soar up towards the Smash Ball as he charged his Aura Sphere. His arms began to tremble from its immense power. Mewtwo's hands began to glow with a dark energy as he grew close, prepared to destroy the sphere...

But, to everyone's surprise. Lucario kicked off of the ground, then shot the Aura Sphere downwards. As it hit the stage, it sent out a shock-wave of energy in every direction, propelling the Aura-Pokemon upwards at an incredible speed. The audience gasped at this, watching Lucario reach the Smash Ball within a few seconds. Mewtwo turned to see what was happened, but he couldn't even register the speed of Lucario as he soared past, striking the Smash Ball, shattering it instantly.

Lucario fell to the stage, landing on his feet, glowing with rainbow-colored energy as he watched Mewtwo slowly descended to the opposite side of the stage.

"Lucario is heavily injured, but this may be the turn-around," the Announcer said as the stadium grew quiet in anticipation.

The Aura-Pokemon brought a paw up to his chest, feeling his heart beating fast. He closed his eyes and slowed his breathing, in-turn slowing his heart-beat to a calm, steady pace.

As Lucario opened his eyes once more, Mewtwo was taken aback by the new-found fire in his eyes. Letting out a furious roar towards the sky, the energy radiating off of Lucario began to shine brightly, enveloping his body as he began to transform. After a few moments, with a swipe of his hand, the light dispersed, revealing his Mega Evolved form.

Though the excitement was building, the crowd remained quiet as the stand-off continued. Mewtwo looked at his adversary, not showing that he was worried.

Lucario, staring his opponent down, slowly walked towards him. Mewtwo tensed up, prepared for his attack...

Then, the Aura-Pokemon stopped. His eyes widened with surprise, and he looked up. The rest of the crowd also looked up, many of them expressing their surprise and disbelief audibly. Mewtwo, cautious, looked up as well...

There, up in the sky, a mysterious, blue cloud of sorts was forming and expanding. It began to disperse, revealing a blue line that opened, revealing a gaping, swirling vortex within.

Lucario looked down at Mewtwo, and the two nodded in understanding. They kicked off of the ground, ascending into the sky, Lucario using his aura to propel himself upward alongside Mewtwo, heading towards the vortex.

Down on the stadium, two fighters jumped onto the stage, looking up in awe. They were the famous plumber brothers, Mario and Luigi. As they gazed up at the vortex, three more fighters joined them. They were three swordsmen: Marth, Roy, and Ike.

"Ehh... And here I was, betting on Mewtwo to win," Roy said, shielding his eyes against the glare of the sun to view the action up in the sky.

"That's irrelevant now," Marth stated. Turning to Mario, he asked, "What do you think of this?" Mario shrugged. "Let's just see how this unfolds..."

The five fighters looked up, watching as Lucario and Mewtwo grew closer and closer to the vortex. The two began to charge their perspective spheres of energy, Lucario's easily five-times as large and powerful as Mewtwo's, much to the Psychic-Pokemon's disdain.

At the same time, the two Pokemon threw their energy towards the vortex, stopping in place, watching as they soared up towards the blue portal...

However, as they reached it, the vortex pulsated, and two figures emerged from it, hitting the energy spheres, creating a shock-wave from their attack as they send the spheres back down at the two Pokemon. They move to the side to avoid them, gazing down at the stage below.

Roy squinted his eyes, eventually making out the two spheres approaching. He gasped. "Run!"

The five fighters scattered, and the crowd became fearful as the energy hit the stage, creating a brilliant explosion that flew well-up into the sky and filled the stadium.

Up above, the Pokemon couldn't worry about what had happened, as they found themselves staring up at the newcomers from the vortex. They quickly realized just who they were...

They were themselves, except much rougher-looking, made up of very few polygons, a single palette of color, blue for Lucario's clone, and pink for Mewtwo's clone.

Lucario's rainbow-glow began to flicker. He looked down at his paws, then over to Mewtwo, who nodded. "Let us do this quick," the Psychic-Pokemon stated.

The two Pokemon propelled themselves up towards their clones, who merely stood there, watching, though they seemed to have no eyes of sorts. Lucario thrust his palm up towards his clone, and Mewtwo did the same-

But their clones held a hand forward and blocked it. As their hits made contact, there was sonic boom around them from the sheer power of the attack. Lucario and Mewtwo looked at them in surprise. The clones grabbed hold of their hands, holding them in-place while they reared back their other hand, channeling a violent surge of energy into it. Lucario and Mewtwo struggled to break free, but the clones' wouldn't budge.

They could only watch helplessly as their clones attacked...

Down below, in the wreckage of the still-afloat Midair Stadium, the five fighters walked back onto the stage, still a bit dazed from what had happened.

"Is everyone alright?" Marth looked around.

"That was nothing," Ike said, cracking his neck. Mario gave a thumbs up as well, confirming that he was fine.

However, Roy and Luigi fell onto their bums, obviously feeling beaten. "That was too powerful," Roy said, looking at Luigi for confirmation. The green plumber nodded in agreement.

"Wait, something's coming!" Marth unsheathed his sword and prepared. Ike followed suit.

Mario turned to Ike and Luigi. "Let's a' go!" The two fighters nodded, slowly getting up and getting into a battle-ready position beside Mario and the other two warriors.

From the sky, two objects fell. Once they grew close, the fighters realized what they were: Trophies.

Marth leaped up into the air, and Mario followed suit, heading for the trophies. Marth grabbed the falling Mewtwo trophy, while Mario caught the Lucario trophy. They landed back onto their feet, setting the trophies on the ground in front of them.

"No way... They were both defeated?" Roy shook his head.

Luigi waltzed over to the Lucario statue, examining it for a few moments. He then tapped it on the back to revive it... But nothing happened.

Seeing this, Marth tried the same with Mewtwo. "They're not returning to their normal state," Marth said. Luigi let out a 'wahhhhhh' at this realization.

"Oh no!" Mario pointed up towards the sky. The fighters looked up to see that the blue void was opening further, growing wider by the moment...

And they watched as hundreds of more figures emerged from it, raining down from the sky.

"Ike... Mario..." Marth turned to the two fighters. "You stick with me. Roy and Luigi, you two get the others out of here."

Ike and Mario nodded, but Roy and Luigi exchanged a reluctant glance.

"Do it!" Marth's commanding voice made them jump. They nodded, going to the two Trophy Cannons on either side of the stage. Marth held his sword at the ready, and Ike and Mario went back-to-back with him, prepared for the fight.

Inside each of the cannons, two more fighters were awaiting their turn to battle. Using all their strength, Roy and Luigi turned the cannons to point outside of the stadium.

"Sorry about this," Roy said, taking out his sword. Enveloping it in flames, he struck the back of the cannon, forcing it to shoot out the two trophies within. He watched as they soared out of the stadium.

Seeing this, Luigi tried to do the same, utilizing his green fireballs, though it was to no prevail. He rubbed his chin, contemplating what to do. He poked, kicked, and karate-chopped the large cannon, only to hurt himself in the process.

"Luigi," Roy called, "Use your head!"

Upon hearing this, Luigi nodded, backing away from the cannon. He squatted down, building up his energy... Then leaped forward, shooting himself like a rocket, an explosion being created in his wake. He slammed his head into the cannon, making it shoot the two trophies out of the stadium, leaving him on the ground, dazed from the hit.

"Agh, I swear..." Roy sighed, ready to go help Luigi, when he noticed that it had gotten darker in the stadium. Looking up, he gasped as he realized why.

The wire-frame clones were upon them.

To Be Continued...

Next Chapter: New Hope