Subspace Kingdom

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All original characters and ideas are owned by Yuugata (Chris Noble/Me)

[AN: I know I'm a little new to this site, but hopefully this story will make up for it. A little backstory on this piece: I've been working on this story for a very long time (about 6-7 years I think…). It was born from my love of Kingdom Hearts, and I wanted to create something just as epic as the KH series but with Nintendo characters and areas instead of Disney. For the first 5 years of development it was nothing more than doodles and ideas (which went nowhere…), and it was constantly going through story and design changes (at first the title was "Mushroom Kingdom" and the main character's weapon was a trident-type weapon). Finally, I came up with a design and story that I liked (and that made sense) and I went to work. What you are about to read is the culmination of 5-6 years of ideas and about a year of actual work. So enough of me yammering on about nothing, let's get to the actual story. May I present to you: Subspace Kingdom.]

Part 1: Mushroom Falls

Chapter 1

It's a beautiful, summer morning in the Mushroom Kingdom. The sun is bright, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. Yoshi, loyal assistant and friend of the Toadstool Family, is walking down the long hallways of Princess Peach's Castle. He's on his way to Mario's room to go over the day's schedule. On his way there he looks out of a window and thinks to himself 'What a great day. What could possibly go wrong?' A grin comes out from behind his large, green nose as he knocks on Mario's door. "Good morning, Mario! Are you ready to discuss the day's events?" There is nothing but silence from the other side of the door. "Mario? Are you still sleeping? It's past nine 'o clock, time to get up Buddy…" Yoshi says as he opens the door to his friend's room. "Are you even in here?" As he walks into the room he realizes that Mario is nowhere to be seen. "…Oh, this isn't good." Yoshi panics as he dashes out of the room and down the hallway. "Princess PEACH! We have a big problem!"

In the small town of Mushroom Falls it is one of the last days of summer vacation, and three friends: Alex, Rina and Blake, are complaining about the approaching school year.

"Oh Alex, it isn't so bad. The three of us will still be together." Rina explained. Rina is fifteen years old, and has been best friends with both Alex and Blake since she could remember. She has short, blonde hair and a slim figure, wearing a brown t-shirt and tan capris pants. She also wears a necklace with a rare blue gem.

"Rina… That's not the problem. The problem is that we can't stay up late, or go out anytime we want to anymore. Now were gonna have to do homework again, and deal with a bunch of idiots who could care less whether we actually do well in school as long as they get paid every week. I mean, y'know, every-now-and-again you get a decent teacher… But most of the time the teachers don't give a rat's ass about us!" complained Alex. Alex is fifteen as well, and is the goofball of the three. He has spikey, brown hair and an average build. He always wears a red t-shirt and blue denim shorts that have suspenders that are worn down, along with tan construction shoes and white, fingerless gloves. Alex and Blake have been friends and rivals since they were born, always competing for everything… especially Rina's attention.

"Eh, let him vent Rina. The more he does it now, the less we'll have to listen to him piss and moan when school starts." Blake sneered. Blake is sixteen and is the self-appointed leader of the group, something that irritates Alex to no end. He is a little taller than both Rina and Alex, and has a more muscular build. He has slicked, black hair that spikes at the back. He wears a white tank-top and blue jeans with green suspenders that are worn normally. He also wears black high-tops, black biker gloves and a pair of dog tags around his neck. Blake has always thought of Alex as a younger brother and because of this he loves to pick on Alex anyway he can, but since he and Alex have both recently been competing for Rina's affection he has recently been a little harsher with the jabs and insults than he normally is…

"Hey, shut up!" Alex says loudly.

"What, am I wrong? Besides, I'm surprised that you even care this much. I guess there is a brain under all that hair after all…" Blake laughs as he gives Alex a noogie.

Alex pushes Blake's hand away and gives him a dangerous look. Blake just looks back coolly, sneering.

Rina, seeing the nasty look in Alex's eye, decides to step in. "That's enough guys; you've been civil with each other for most of the summer, let's please keep it that way." This isn't the first time that she's had to break them up. The closer it gets to school, the more Alex and Blake fight. She knows that the reason is because they both like her, but she can only have feelings for one person…

"Whatever… I've gotta head home anyway. I'll see you guys tomorrow, that is, unless Alex starts bitchin' up a storm again." Blake snickered as he walked away.

"Why you-!" Alex was about to go after Blake, but Rina stopped him.

"Alex, that's enough. It isn't worth getting into a fight with him…" Alex's face was bright red.

"…I don't get it. We never used to fight like this. We'd give each other crap, yeah, but now… He's just being a jerk."

Rina puts a hand on his shoulder; his face turns even redder. "I know, Alex. I also know why you two have been fighting more often… "

Alex doesn't say anything. He just glances at Rina and then looks away, too embarrassed to do anything.

Rina thinks of a way to cheer him up. "Hey, I have an idea. Why don't we go up to the Lighthouse tonight? Just you and me, hmm?"

Alex looks at her in disbelief. "The Lighthouse? Really, you're serious?"

"Yeah, I need to talk to you about something." Rina smiled.

"Wait, you need to talk to me? Why not just tell me now?" Alex pointed out, puzzled.

Rina chuckled, "Because that's no fun. I'll see you tonight, be there around seven ok?" She said as she walked away, leaving Alex alone with his thoughts.

Alex thought to himself, 'She wants to meet me at the Lighthouse? The Lighthouse is the most popular date spot in town… Why would she-? Unless…' A sly look came across his face. "Awesome…"

Meanwhile, back at the Castle…

Yoshi barges into Peach's room. "Princess Peach! Mario is MISSING!"

Peach and her most trusted advisor Toadsworth both looked at Yoshi as if he was insane. "We know… He left last night." Peach said calmly.

"What? Why? And why wasn't I informed?" Yoshi said, dumbfounded.

Toadsworth chuckled as he cleared his throat, "Because you were sleeping and we didn't want to wake you, my dear boy. We all know how cranky you get when you don't get enough sleep, eh?" Yoshi gives him a stern look.

Peach stepped in. "Toadsworth, this is no time for humor."

Toadsworth's face became serious, "I'm sorry Princess. I thought it would be nice to lighten the mood…"

"It is quite alright Toadsworth, thank you." The Princess turns to Yoshi, "Mario left because Subspace Holes have started to appear again. He went to try and destroy the cause of them."

"What? B-but we defeated Tabuu! Subspace Holes shouldn't be appearing anymore, unless…" Yoshi's face was overcome with fear. "No… No, it can't be…"

Peach looked down. "I'm afraid so. Our worst fears have come true."

"We can't trace him; he knows how to hide from us a little too well…" Toadsworth explained, "But we do know that he created another being like Tabuu, this new foe is responsible for creating the Holes. Except this one is much more powerful, so much so that he can create these Holes without Subspace Bombs. It's like an extreme form of portal magic."

"No frickin' way…" Yoshi says in awe, "This is impossible. How the hell are we going to beat this new threat? From the sounds of it, its powers are greater than we can imagine."

Toadsworth perked up. "Well… There is one thing I didn't mention yet." Yoshi and Peach look at him. "When Mario left, he took the Golden Hammer with him. And there's something else… The Great Hammer has vanished. It has chosen a Wielder. We just might have a chance."

Peach goes over to Yoshi. "We need you to go and find Mario and the Wielder, Yoshi. But it's too dangerous to go alone, so I want you to take someone with you."

Yoshi thinks for a minute. Suddenly a smile comes across his face. "No worries, I know just who to call…"

A few hours later…

Yoshi, Toadsworth and Princess Peach are all waiting anxiously for the help Yoshi called for to arrive.

"Are you sure this is a good idea? It's been a very long time, and well, time can be cruel to some people…" Toadsworth says nervously.

Yoshi laughs, "Ah… You're worrying too much. He may be a little more, well, aggressive than he used to be, but he's still got the same kind attitude that he's always had. You'll see." There's a knock at the door to Peach's room. "There he is now. Now watch: he'll be the same cheery guy he's always been-"

As Yoshi goes to the door it flies open, knocking him off his feet. On the other side of the doorway is a little pink puffball that is armed to the teeth with guns, ammunition and a mean pair of sunglasses.

"Knock, knock… Anyone home?"

Yoshi gets to his feet and goes to greet his guest. "Kirby, my friend! It's been so long, how've you been these last few years? "

Kirby looks up and smiles, "Not too bad. I see you're doing pretty well, still in shape it looks like."

Yoshi gets a cocky look, "Well, you know me… I see you finally got that mini-bazooka you've always wanted-"

He is cut off by Princess Peach. "Ahem. Yoshi, I understand that you and Kirby have been friends for many years, but this isn't the time to socialize…"

Yoshi goes back to being serious. "Sorry about that…" He turns to Kirby, "Come on, I'll fill you in on the current situation." They all have a seat as Yoshi explains all that has happened.

"…And that's all we know and what has happened so far." Yoshi finishes explaining.

Kirby stands up, "So what you're saying is that you need my help to find Mario and the Wielder of the Great Hammer, and help you defeat this new threat… Right?"

"Exactly," Yoshi gets up and walks over to Kirby. "The only problem is that we can't find this new enemy. We can't track it very well in Subspace, so the only course of action is to explore any and every Subspace Hole we come across until we find it."

"Ok… But how will we find the Holes? It's not like we have a 'Subspace Hole Detector' that will just point us in the right direction." Kirby says impatiently.

"No," Toadsworth steps in. "But we do have three people that can perform portal magic: Yoshi, the Princess and Myself. With the three of us combined, we should be able to find areas that have generous amounts of Subspace energy. And then you two take over from there."

"Wait Toadsworth, you mean 'the four of us combined.' Right, Kirby?" Yoshi turns to his friend. Kirby looks at him and shakes his head.

"I'm sorry Yoshi; it's been too long since I've done any type of advanced magic… I only use my basic powers now, and only to power-up my weapons." Kirby explains, disappointed.

Peach tries to cheer the two up, "Don't worry about it Kirby, the three us of we be able handle it." She turns to Yoshi. "We need to hurry Yoshi; Toadsworth and I have located the nearest Hole. It's in the town of Mushroom Falls, come help us create the portal."

Yoshi goes over to where Toadsworth and the Princess are standing. "Kirby, you're gonna want to get out of the way…" Kirby moves over to where the others are standing.

"Okay everyone, all together!" Toadsworth instructed. Their hands started to glow as they all focused their powers to a single point. A wind that seemed to come from nowhere was bursting through the room as a bright light appeared in the center of the area. Then, all of a sudden the light exploded. And as soon as it all started, it was over. At the center of the room was what looked like a small spiral galaxy, about the size of a large, oblong mirror; that constantly spun in a slow, clock-wise fashion. It also had, at its center, a descending hole which seemed to go on forever.

"Well…" Kirby said with a look of awe. "That was, interesting."

"Yeah," Yoshi looked at Kirby. "It's a quick, but very powerful spell. It's really useful for getting out of tight situations." He said with a smile.

Toadsworth went up to both Yoshi and Kirby. "Now, this will take you to somewhere in the general area of where you need to be. It won't take you directly to the Subspace Hole, because the energy from the Holes interferes with our magic…"

"Hey, no problem." Kirby said enthusiastically, "That actually works out well for us. That'll give us time to search the area and plan ahead." He turns to Yoshi.

"Hey, yeah!" Yoshi looks at Kirby, "Good thinking."

Yoshi and Kirby turn to leave. As they reach the portal, they feel a chill run down each of their spines. Knowing that the quest ahead will be long and difficult, they look at each other and nod, and get ready to step through.

"Wait," Yoshi turns around to see Princess Peach. "Please be safe, make sure you all make it back in one piece…"

Yoshi smiles, "Don't worry Princess. Kirby and I will make sure everything goes well." He gives a thumbs-up to Peach. "We'll bring Mario back safely, I promise."

Yoshi turned back around, and he and Kirby walked into the portal. As soon as they disappeared into the portal, it closed behind them with a loud bang and a flash of light.

"Well…" Peach looked to Toadsworth, "it begins. Let us pray that they make it through alright."

Toadsworth and the Princess turned and left the room. As they left a door on the opposite side of the room opens and a lanky figure dressed in a green shirt and hat, with blue overalls steps out.

"Finally, all-a the pieces are in-a place… With the help-a of Silhouette, I will-a finally step out of-a my brother's shadow and rule-a the Mushroom Kingdom!" Luigi laughed. "My fat, idiot brother will finally get-a what's coming to him…"

End of Chapter 1

[AN: Well, there you have it. The very first chapter of Subspace Kingdom! I'm sure you're thinking "Wait, this is a SSB/KH crossover, right? Where are the Kingdom Hearts characters?" Well, this is a little different than just a regular crossover. It takes place in an extended/alternate version of the Subspace Emissary universe, but it also takes elements and themes from Kingdom Hearts as well. I'm not just going to be using Mario characters and OCs; as the story progresses you will meet characters from all kinds of Nintendo franchises (in true SSB fashion), and a few that aren't even from Nintendo but have been on Nintendo systems (like Kingdom Hearts and Sonic). So it all works out, there's a bit of SSB and a bit KH.

I would also like to note that once the entire story is finished, I will be making it into a comic (if it gets popular enough that is…). So if anyone would like to see character designs and art related to Subspace Kingdom, just check out my DA account (GumjuiceStudos). Also, to anyone who reads this, please rate and review. I love to hear feedback, especially if it can help me become a better writer. Well, until next time I guess, thanks for reading!]