Kyoko: I just HAD to put this up! I was going to wait until after Christmas but I decided to put it up now. It's an early Christmas present from me! My computer died so I had to use my old, slower compute, which explains why I haven't written for a long time.

Mario: This story starts from where the last one finished. Falco leads and his team to Earth to destroy Yoshiki Inukai and change the superior Smashers back to normal. However, there is an even bigger threat than Yoshiki watching their every move...

Kyoko: Yep, this is the sequel to Chaos in the Limelight, and it's not gonna be like most movie sequels in which they're boring compared to the first film. No, it's gonna be better!

Mario: JapanFan Kyoko does not own any SSB characters.

Clouds congregated over Kyoto, an ominous shade of grey. For most of the day there had been light rain that lasted only a few minutes then resumed at hourly intervals much to everyone's displeasure. This, however, did not lead to any assumption that this would lead to a thunderstorm. Now, as darkness moved further south, the rain fell again, and this time it was harder.

But to one man, the rain brought neither anger nor happiness. In an isolated wooden house on the outskirts Kyoto, Isamu lay on his back underneath a canopy, his eyes closed, his mind relaxed.

An empty bottle of sake slowly rolled off of the wooden flooring and onto the grass. The high-pitched sound of water hitting the bottle made Isamu lift his head in curiosity. He checked to see if his half-full glass of sake was still next to him.

The owner of the house, Riku, had gone out for the day and carelessly left several bottles of rice wine on the kitchen table. He had expected the group of SMASH! News team workers that arrived yesterday to behave themselves while he was gone.

Whilst heavily intoxicated, the consequences were not important to Isamu. He ran his fingers through his blonde hair. A flash of light tore through the sky followed by thunder.

"Isamu!"

A frightened voice called out to him in the darkness. A few seconds later a young woman in a yukata crouched next to him.

"Shika…" Isamu sighed as she pulled him to his feet. The ground seemed to shake; his vision was fading and twisting before him.

"Shika dragged him towards the living room where everyone else was sat. Another young woman with long blonde hair shook her head sadly as she saw him.

"You idiot…" she scowled through her teeth.

"Sorry, Yumi," replied Isamu, leaning towards her. The smell of alcohol on his breath was sickening. Yumi turned away.

"So…"

Everyone looked towards the door. A dark figure stood in the doorway. The candle in the middle of the room burned slowly, casting shadows across his face.

"I thought I could trust you,"

"Shimokawa-san…"

"Shut up! What was I thinking?! Why did I agree to let lot stay with me? Oh yeah, I remember…"

As the figure moved closer to the group, the candlelight danced on his face. Their attention was drawn to his long black katana sheath. He gripped it as moved towards Isamu.

"I was threatened…"

The thunder boomed, the lightning lit the room. The flash of light revealed the anger in his eyes, the black hair that covered them.

"By who?" Taro, a teenage boy of about sixteen bravely broke the silence. "Riku, Isamu didn't mean-"

"What? He knew the sake was mine… Anyway, 'who is it?' you ask? Yoshiki Inukai. He demanded that all of you needed to hide. Of course I was suspicious. I was horrified at the destruction of Revolution Smash. Apparently, one of the SMASH! News team members, Takeshi Deguchi was killed before the planet exploded. I was sure it was a rumour but as soon as I asked Yoshiki I saw myself at gunpoint… and now you're here…"

Riku stared at the workers. He had never seen them working at Inukai Mansion and assumed that they were new. When introduced to Shin and Shika, the twins, he was given the impression that they were children due to their behaviour, but it turned out that they were actually eighteen year olds.

"If I was given a choice I'd prefer to throw you out of my house and into the storm,"

"But why do we need to hide?" Yumi asked.

"It's something to do with the war between ordinary and superior Smashers. I admired Yoshiki's work until now; his way of creating more powerful beings the fans of Smash Bros. can relate to. The press have invaded Inukai Mansion demanding answers only to find the place deserted. Yoshiki told me that he found you just outside the mansion. He's probably afraid that someone will spread rumours about his work so he made you come here, away from all the attention.

Riku casually walked towards Taro and grabbed him by the back of his shirt.

"I knew it,"

"W-what?"

"You've been taking my sake too? What the hell is wrong with you?!"

"Riku!" Momoko, a woman a few years older than Yumi stood up. Riku's strength, however, caused her to back away in terror.

"I've answered your questions, I've put a roof over your head… and you do know that Inukai-san holds me in high regard, don't you? Despite his harsh regulations I do accept one of them: To kill anyone who does not follow them."

"Look, Shimokawa-san, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done it. I was just feeling so… depressed. I feel as if I'm being forced into this job. I feel as if my memories childhood has gone…"

Taro's voice echoed through the room. He was sure he could hear the voices of children laughing beyond the deafening sound of rain.

"How sweet…" Riku smiled mockingly. "Fine, I'll just pretend nothing happened. But if this happens again, then expect a murderer in this house, OK?"

The team nodded obediently.

"Um, Riku, can I ask one more question?" Yumi said nervously.

"What happens to Smashers when you capture them?"

Riku hesitated for a moment, then replied, "They're changed into superior Smashers. Their lives are transferred to another body. There are still many ordinary Smashers out there and they want revenge. I mentioned Ai Hoshino, a member of SMASH! News to Yoshiki because I noticed she was missing a few days ago. He told me that they were holding her captive. When Yoshiki comes here in a week it will be our responsibility to kill the other Smashers and put their lives into other bodies. Do you think you can manage that without getting drunk?"

The group nodded again, avoiding his gaze. Riku sneered and left the room.

"Isamu, Taro," Hotaru briskly rose from her feet, pushing her red hair out of her face. "He shouldn't have treated you that way…"

"That's not important now," replied Isamu, breathing deeply to suppress his sickness.

Taro closed his eyes, his head pounding as his nausea intensified.

"Yoshiki sounds like an important ally. We'll have to co-operate if we want to survive…"

For a man so powerful, fear was mocked, ignore as if it never existed. But now a foreboding feeling of dread crept into the mind of Yoshiki Inukai and forced him into a state of panic…
Well, that's it until the New Year! I'll be concentrating more on Bore da, Smashers! now so you'll still be able to catch up wth the Smasher's crazy tour of Wales! As for the Smashers, I know I didn't mention any. The only familiar characters mentioned were Yoshiki, Ai and Takeshi. In the next chapter I'll go straight back to the Great Fox! Oh yeah, and Merry Christmas!

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