Prologue

It's quiet at the mansion as everyone sleeps under the full moon. Ness has been asleep for a few hours now, but Lucas is finding it hard to keep his eyes shut. He had been having the same dream for the last four days, and he doesn't know why. It involves his older twin brother, Claus, coming to the mansion and taking him back to Tazmily Village. He sits up and looks to Ness, who is sound asleep and snoring softly.

(I just don't get it. Why do I keep having this dream? Maybe it's warning me about something, but Claus doesn't even know where the Smash Mansion is. I hope he doesn't take me away from Ness, his soft raven-colored hair, his amazing personality; everything about him is perfect.) Lucas lays his head down on his pillow and closes his eyes. (Let's just hope that everything will be fine...)

The night passed slowly for the blonde-haired boy. He woke up partially dazed and extremely fatigued. Ness, on the other hand, was ready to go. He ran over to Lucas' bedside and started shaking him.

"Wake up, sleepyhead."

Lucas groaned the longer Ness shook him. "Ness, I'm already awake. Leave me alone..."

The raven-haired boy laughed to himself then stopped shaking Lucas. He went to his dresser and got his clothes on. Lucas finally got out of bed and sluggishly made his way to the kitchen. He poured himself a bowl of cereal, then made his way back to his and Ness' room.

Ness grabbed Lucas' shoulders and started shaking him, making milk splash all over the both of them. "Have you heard, Lucas?"

"No, but can you please stop shaking me; I'm soaked because of you, dude..."

Ness let go of his friend's shoulders and apologized. "I'm sorry, but I just got word that someone is joining us for a while. He won't be able to fight like you and I, but he gets to hang out."

Lucas smiles and walks into the room and sits on his bed. "Sounds cool, but I'm getting a bad feeling about this..."

"Oh come on..." Ness runs over to his bed and grabs his backpack. He reaches inside of it and pulls out his yo-yo and starts swinging it around. "You know, we should show him how we do things around here."

Lucas starts to feel a little nauseated, so he puts his bowl down. "Sure, just let me freshen up first."

Ness smiles and runs out the door. He runs out onto the grass and looks up into the sky.

"Hey guys, another game is starting! The first characters are... Pikachu and Fox."

Lucas sighs as he brushes his teeth. Someone is coming to the mansion, just like in his dream. He begs for it not to be his brother. Claus is very protective of his younger twin, so if he were to be the one coming over and saw what the Super Smash Brothers people go through all the time, Claus would probably drag Lucas back home with him.

He finishes up, then hears Ness come back into their room. Lucas comes back out and sees Ness a little saddened, but also happy.

"Did you not get picked again?"

"Yeah, but I'm glad this time. It was JKidd and Tim again, and those two are really great players. If I were in there, I wouldn't stand a chance."

Lucas looks down to the floor and sighs again. "I wish people would use me sometimes..."

"Hey, don't beat yourself up, Luke. When people first saw me, I barely got any attention. You've made it here, so be happy."

"You've been here since day one."

"Lucas, Mother 3 didn't come out until 2006, and Brawl came out in America over a year later. I'm just happy that I have someone here with me." Ness wraps his arms around Lucas, and hugs him. "I love you just the way you are..."

Lucas turns red in the face. "Alright, stop it; you're embarrassing me..."

Ness and Lucas were about to share a tender kiss when they heard knocking at the front doors. Then they heard Pit's voice.

"Ness, Lucas, it's for you two."

They turned to each other then ran out of their room and to the front doors. When they got there, Ness grabbed the door handle and opened the door. Lucas' heart dropped in his stomach when he saw that it was his brother.

"Hey there, bro. How ya been?"

Lucas was frozen in place, unable to get a word out. His brother started to worry, but Ness jumped in between the two and grabbed Claus' wrist.

"How 'bout I show you around?"

Ness pulls Claus past Lucas and into the mansion. He shows him all the different people and all the food they eat.

Once Lucas came back to reality, he turned around and was mortified.

(No... I won't let him take me away.)