Author's Notes: Yep. Part 2 in the series. So far so, good. Again, I apologize if there isn't too much action this round. Introduce a few more characters into the mix. I haven't added all of the confirmed characters, of course, not by chapter 2. He reason being that I didn't want to add too many characters in at once, or character development would be really, really hard to pull off. So, with that said, please enjoy.

Chapter 2: All Star Grand Resort

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

An image raced through Zelda's mind. There was a UFO. A giant, flying saucer, poised above the elegant, royal structure of Hyrule Castle. It was over the span of the entire town, slowly descending to the castle's highest turret, citizens screaming and fleeing the castle-

Zelda groaned and began to struggle in her sleep.

The elegant Princess Zelda was on the highest tower. She watched as the chaos was beginning.

"I didn't believe that I would have to use this again." Zelda stated. She knelt down on the stone floor, and prayed-

Zelda's onlookers watched as she moaned in her sleep.

"Shouldn't somebody help her?" asked a blue-haired man at her side.

"Zelda-Princess Zelda!"

Zelda looked and saw Link. She stopped her prayer as she saw him arrive at the turret.

"Link!" She shouted. "Thank the goddesses you're here."

"What's happening?" Link asked her.

"We're under siege! It's an attack on Hyrule!"

"…what is that?" Link asked, pointing to the UFO that flew over the town.

"…I… don't… know…" she said, as it flew closer-

Zelda's moans became louder, as her restless sleep began to cause her more and more distress. Her 4 onlookers all exchanged mixed faces.

"Freeze." said a voice, suddenly.

The two of them turned around at the same time. There was a small, rather strange looking creature. It looked artificial, mostly silver in appearance. It's head looked like an inverted-colored top hat with red eyes and an antenna; the body looked metal, with scrawny little arms and legs that stuck out.

"Who are you?" Link asked, drawing his grand master sword to the creature.

"Do not try to resist. We, the Primid Army, wish no harm on your land. But we request your accompaniment immediately." stated the machine.

"Stay back, princess." Link said, moving in front of her.

"Link, let me help." she said.

"Princess Zelda, I-" but Link was interrupted, as a solid blow to the back of his caused him to loose his balance. Link groaned, his eyes shut, and he fell on the ground, having lost all consciousness-

"No…" Zelda moaned in her sleep.

The stranger then gazed at Zelda. Pointing a hand upwards, he muttered: "Clear."

Zelda looked up to the strange flying craft. Her eyes were unexplainably blinded, as there mere act of looking up suddenly caused her to black out.

"NOOOOOOO!!!" Zelda shouted aloud. She instantaneously regained all 5 of her senses, opened her eyes, and jumped up from her bed.

All 4 of the strangers surrounding her jumped as well, startled by her sudden outburst.

The princess was still breathing heavily, as the signs of mental shock took over. Zelda looked around- a blue-haired man, a tall intimidating monster, a small green dinosaur, and giant, ape-like being were all starring back.

"What is going on?!" she called out to them.

"I'll bet you're wondering what is going on." stated the man.

It was floor U-14. It was shaped like a huge dome. The entire ceiling was a massive window, with a telescope in the very center of the ceiling. The room was almost completely empty, except for a huge throne on which the mysterious "Pilot" sat at, a large, circular table around the throne where the other ten strangers sat at, and of course, the top of the elevator shaft.

"Why did you lock us in that room?" Pit asked the man.

The one known as the pilot was silent for a moment. Finally he spoke:

"That was… well, a minor inconvenience."

"A minor inconvenience? We were nearly sucked into deep space!" Mario exclaimed.

"Pardon me, but that wasn't my fault." the pilot said.

"Yeah, Wario!!" Mario shouted at him, slamming his fist on the table and pointing at the large yellow man.

"It was-a a good idea at the time." Wario defended himself.

"Listen." the Pilot said. "It was a minor inconvenience. Don't even lie though, were you all not enchanted by the 1st Class Dinning Hall? Or the Grand Foyer chamber?"

"I've-a seen better." Wario sighed stubbornly.

The cloaked man got up out of his chair abruptly. "You, sir, are a-"

"A what?" Wario asked.

"…never mind." Pilot sighed, sitting back down. "It's time we got down to business."

The other 10 watched on intently.

"Welcome to SMASH BROS. We're a humble company, that specializes in bringing all dimensions and uniting them as one."

"Dimensions?" Snake asked. "…this is some kind of joke, right?"

"Snake, haven't you realized that Kirby is not of Earth? Link, don't you understand that Pikachu isn't from Hyrule? All of you are far from home. Do any of you know what sector of space we're in?" asked the pilot.

The group went silent.

"…this is the "Dark Age" sector of space. It's a hub of all universes. This ship-"

Snake shook his head. "What the-"

"This ship was dubbed All Star Grand Resort Ship 721342, classification cruise beta-3729132, engine gamma 28392. But you may call it the Resort Ship. It's designed to be able to handle the decompressive nothingness of the Dark Age."

"Impossible." Fox said, sounding flabbergasted. "The Dark age is only a legend."

"Impossible by Corneria's Technology." replied the Pilot. "I assure you that we're there. We're all there. I've gathered you all here, because of a famous, growing company dubbed: SMASH BROS."

"SMASH BROS?" Mario asked. "…who are the bros?"

"Why, you all are."

Samus groaned. "I'm a woman."

"And I'm not even sure Kirby has a gender." Snake said.

"He does." Meta-Knight stated, leaning back in his own chair.

"…everyone. Stop interrupting me." said the Pilot.

The rest of the group returned to their silence.

"SMASH BROS, is a company. Our mission is to spread inter-dimensional relations. In order to do this, we have every universe's best-of-the-best compete in competitions against one an other."

"Oh!" Pit shouted. "Like the Olympics!"

"Not… exactly." the pilot said.

"Hear-a that, Mario?" Wario taunted. "I'm-a one of-da best of da bests!"

Mario groaned and fell back in his chair.

"Then…" Link continued. "What kind of competitions?"

"You see…" the cloaked one began. "You all will compete in tests… of strength. Endurance. Willpower. Cunning. Intelligence. Perseverance-"

"We will fight? Each other?" Pit asked.

"Exactly." the man said. "The winner receives a prize. A special prize."

"Oh, a prize!!" Wario shouted. "I like to win! I like prizes!"

"Who doesn't?" Snake asked, smirking.

"There are actually 3 different prizes. And the winner may only choose one." the pilot said. "Prize Number 1 is the prize of money. The winner will receive, quite literally, an infinite amount of money. No matter what dimension you will be in, it will be as if you never have to pay for anything ever again."

THUD!

Everyone turned their heads, to where Wario was. The fat man had actually fainted from hearing it. Snake, Mario, Samus and Fox laughed under their breath.

"…pika." Pikachu groaned

"…the 2nd prize you can choose from, if the Prize of Nourishment. With this prize, you, as well as anyone else you want, will be given as much food as you will ever need in your life. You will also have any sort of medicines or healing things that you will ever need. Hunger and illness will never be an issue with anybody you know about, ever again."

Kirby's mouth began to water, as he moaned and slowly sank into his chair.

"One by one, they fall…" Snake joked.

"The 3rd and final choice, is the Prize of Life." stated the Pilot. "…we have found an artifact. A special one… and he or she who receives this item. Stays alive. Forever."

Everyone else in the room exchanged glances.

"Hm…" Wario began. "…I wonder what it would be like… to live forever."

Mario's eyes bulged, as the red-clad plumber mentally examined the possibilities of Wario never leaving.

"So, what do you all say?" asked the pilot. "Are you all in?"

"YES!!" Wario, Mario, and Kirby all exclaimed at once.

"Very well then." Zelda asked, inquiring her fellow prison mates. "What are your names?"

"My name is Ike." stated the blue haired, royally cloaked swordsman, in a serious, sort of military tone of voice.. "I am a Lord, General of the Crimean Liberation Army."

"The name's Bowser!" stated the second of the prisoners, the one who looked like a monster of sort. His appearance was that a mutated turtle, with spikes on his shell and red hair. His appearance looked tough, as his muscles were large. "I'm the great King of the Koopas! I'm tough, no. 1, final boss material! And none of you forget it!" The group feel briefly silent because of his statement.

"Yosh!" exclaimed the third one. It looked like a green little dinosaur, albeit cute. He held a friendly, inviting expression.

"Sorry?" Zelda asked.

"Yoshi, Yosh!" the dinosaur repeated, sounding a little annoyed.

"That guy's Yoshi. He's from Yoshi's island, and leader of his tribe. They're always interfering with my plans! Don't listen to him, he's a plan wrecker!" Bowser folded his arms.

The last one, the one that resembled a huge ape wearing but a single, "DK" monogrammed red tie, stepped forth. It sounded as though he was talking, though he only managed to mutter monkey-like sounds.

"And he's Donkey Kong, from DK island, leader of his group of chimps and monkeys and whatever else they are." Bowser sighed. "Don't bother listening to him either, he likes to wreck my plans too!"

Zelda and Ike both frowned as Bowser.

"If you were truly evil, wouldn't you have attempted to cause us harm by now?" Zelda asked.

"What? You're gonna question my evilness?!" Bowser asked. He reached into his shell, and took out a small item. It was a circular badge, with a map of what looked like an unknown planet to them, a blue lighting bolt printed in the center, with the word "MOTHER" inscribed at the midpoint, and the words "Franklin Badge" written on the yellow and gray rim.

"See this?" he asked, holding out the badge to the others. "I stole this from a kid with a striped shirt earlier, while we were being brought to our cell! See, I'm plenty of evil!"

"Is that so?" asked Ike. He drew his sword, and very quickly managed to bring it to Bowser's neck. "I don't condone those who steal."

"Easy!" Bowser's tone of voice instantaneously changed. "Sorry, I'm sorry! Don't kill me!"

Ike shook his head, and drew back his sword. "We don't need to worry then. He's a villain, just a mediocre one at best."

"HEY!" Bowser shouted in defense, his tone of voice shot right back up. "See the badge?!"

"See the sword?" Ike asked, placing his hand on it's helm again.

"Ok, fine." Bowser said. He dropped the small badge and let it fall on the floor.

Ike picked it up, and held it out to Zelda.

"Here, miss." Ike said. "I think you are best to handle this, until we find the one he stole this from."

"Thank you, Ike." Zelda said, accepting the badge courteously.

"If you don't mind me asking, by the way…" Ike began. "I don't think you told us who you are."

Zelda nodded. "My name is Princess Zelda, I hail from the golden land of Hyrule.

"Princess?!" Ike asked. He went down to his knees on the spot. "Sorry, your majesty, I apologize for not bowing earlier!"

The one named Yoshi also seemed to bow, albeit in an awkwardly comical way. Even the one named DK had seemed to have attempted a strange bow, though Bowser was unmoved.

"Please, don't." Zelda stated. "I always hated how they would bow to me. We're all people, we're equal."

Ike got back up. "Right, sorry, your majesty."

"Please, call me Zelda." she said.

"Uh, right, Miss Zelda." Ike stated.

"Oh, close enough." Zelda laughed, giving in.

"I knew she was a princess." Bowser said. "I knew it since I first saw her."

Ike sighed. "Did you?"

"Believe me, I know a princess when I see one." Bowser said.

Zelda rolled her eyes.

"Heeeeey." Bowser asked. "How come nobody bowed when I said I was a king?"

All 4 of the others glanced over to the tall, monstrous one.

"…what?" he asked.

"Yosh! Yoshi yo Yoshi!" Yoshi shouted to them.

Ike and Zelda both smiled awkwardly.

"What's he saying?" Ike asked.

Bowser's face was smug. "Oh, so now you're going to come crawling back-"

"What is he saying?!" Ike asked

Bowser groaned. As Yoshi repeated his message, the monster translated:

"This is no time for arguing, everyone! The big ugly monster might be able to help us esca- WHAT?!"

That was the first time that Zelda took notice of her surroundings. They were all about in a single area. There was a small, but lavish looking bed that she had awoken in. The floor was a sight to see; elegant carpeting, striped with shades of orange, which matched the bed's sheets. There was a wardrobe cabinet as well, right next to a open door that lead to a bathroom. Near that was a larger dresser, with a rather large flat screen TV, parallel to the bed. To the right of that was a door, assumable to be the exit, and on the last wall was a window, with matching window curtains, which at that point had veiled the windows. Quite frankly, this room had the exact appearance of an upscale hotel suite.

"Hm… alright." Zelda stated. She approached the door, and placed her hand on the knob.

"It's locked." Bowser told her.

She ignored his comment, and attempted to turn it herself. This was to no avail, though, as the knob didn't as much as react a bit.

"Told you." Bowser stated smugly.

Zelda then proceeded to kick the door. Once again, it hadn't budged a bit.

"Ah!" Zelda shouted. All the force of the kick felt as though it did nothing but transfer back into her foot. "Argh."

"Don't be discouraged." Ike said. "My sword couldn't smash it. Yoshi couldn't ram it, even DK and Bowser could not break it open."

Zelda looked at Ike, then nodded. "…ok then, how do we open this then?"

"Congratulations, lady and gentlemen." the pilot got up from his chair. "You are all now registered in SMASH BROS."

"When do we fight?" Fox asked, sounding eager to jump into battle.

"Hold on." the pilot stated. "Now that you all agreed, I have a few regulation rules to explain."

"Booooooo-ring!" Wario shouted. He leaned back into his chair, took of his hat, and placed it back over his face. "Tell me when it's over."

"You 10 are all smashers. Thus, you will all compete against one another. All battles take place on a stage. And only officially. If not, anybody participating in an illegal battle will be disqualified and sent back to their home. The object is to make your opponent leave the stage. NOT kill them. Understand me?"

The group nodded.

"Second, you will all compete in a total of 3 tournaments. This means that there will be 3 winners. 3 prizes total. You can win multiple times, though you cannot win the same prize twice. There are no second and third place prizes either, and no runner ups."

"Harsh." Link said.

"But fair." Meta-Knight nodded. "Go on."

"You may forfeit at any time. But anybody who forfeit's a match, also forfeits all future matches, including all future tournaments. Aside from this, anything goes in battle. Now, to discuss your opponents. There are ten of you present in this room. But… you are not the only 10 people. In fact, there's over twice as many of you competitors, scattered across this craft. The last one just woke up, so they should all be up and around. I admit, I too am not sure exactly what their names were. Let's see… there was someone with blue hair, and a princess, and-"

"A princess?!" Link and Mario both asked at the same time.

"Oh wait, no, two princesses." corrected the pilot. "Or was it five... ?"

"Hold on!" Mario shouted, getting up from his chair. "The other-a competitors are-a all still-a trapped, like we were, aren't they?!"

"They're not in any danger." said the pilot. "Keep in mind you're in a Resort Ship."

"We're all gonna die!!" Bowser shouted.

"Will you calm down for a second?" Ike asked. It appeared as though the blue-haired swordsman was getting a headache very quickly.

The green dinosaur was pacing around. "Yoshi, Yosh Yoshi!"

Bowser slapped his head. "Duh, why did you steal my idea?!"

Yoshi proceeded to the left side of the room, until he reached the window. He lifted his paw, grabbed the window curtain's string, and gave it a strong tug.

The ornate drapes pulled aside, revealing a most peculiar of sights. There was space, quite an abyss of space, right over them. Beneath the room, far beneath the room, appeared to be a blue and green planet. Yoshi's eyes widened slowly, the world below reflected into them.

"What's outside?" Zelda asked.

The green dinosaur turned around abruptly, swished the curtains closed, and tried to give the least-panicked expression he could muster.

"AHA!" Ike exclaimed, sounding proud him himself. Everyone's attention drew to the door. He had his large sword wedged in a crack at the door, on the side opposing the hinges.

"I examined this door and it's properties." he stated. "We can break it open. But a significant amount of leverage is needed to get around the lock."

"…what?" Bowser asked.

Ike shook his head. "I'm going to pry the door open, you brute!"

Bowser laughed alone. "Don't you need muscle to do that?"

Ike growled. "If this sword were not being used to free us, then I'd-"

DK growled in the background. He was obviously impatient with all the arguing. He and Yoshi, the two unable to start a conversation, watched from behind the others.
Ike nodded, and pulled against the sword. The door began to creak, sounding strangely metallic. His muscles bulged; eyes squinted, he groaned with effort, as the door continued to creak and moan under the pressure. It appeared to be slowly working!

"Please… please work." Zelda muttered quietly, the others watching in awe.

Suddenly; a click! The door slowly began to move towards them slowly, a glimmer of light peering from the widening crack. Everyone in the room began to smile more and more, as the prospect of freedom entered their fantasies-

"Door obstructed. Now initiating lockdown."

After the announcement from the robotic voice, the door suddenly slammed shut, making a sound like when a jail cell gate slams. Ike's sword broke free from it's wedged position, landing at his feet.

Ike's hand curled to fists. "FOR THE LOVE OF-"

"Ha ha ha, you just got shut down!" Bowser taunted.

"Yosh, Yoshi!!" Yoshi shouted at an ignoring Bowser.

"What kind of sorcery is this anyway?" Ike asked, pounding his fist on the side of the door.

"It's called an automatic door… sort of." Bowser said.

Zelda decided to step up now. She looked at Bowser. "If it is sorcery (she closed her eyes and placed her hands together, into a praying stance,) then maybe this needs sorcery of it's own."

Suddenly, she began to glow with a golden light, hair flowing as if it were in the wind, hands turning a bright red. Everyone in the room watched in amazement, glancing at one another.

Zelda entered the sanctity of her mind. She closed the barriers of all that distracted her, the wisdom of the goddesses now flowing through her, concentrating at her hands.

"I beseech you, Goddesses of Hyrule…" she talked. "Give me the strength to free us from imprisonment."

Her hands now began to glow a very bright red. She stopped her prayer, and forced her left hand forth, towards the metal door.

"Goddess of Power. Din's Fire!"

All of the red glow escaped her hands, personified into a glowing ball, which freely floated in front of her palm. She made a push motion, encouraging the ball to proceed towards the door, slowly at first, then faster, until it made contact with the door.

"Now!" she thought. She moved her hands into a sign, and swung her right hand forth, grunting a "ha!" in the process.

The ball suddenly combusted, a small burst of fire came forth in a loud, bomb-like explosion. The room was lit red, as smaller loose objects fled from their spots. In the midst of the chaotic fire, the door flew apart, breaking from it's hinges, flying up, and slamming into the wall on the other end of the corridor.

"YES!" Bowser exclaimed. "Sweet freedom!"

With that, he ran out of the door first, leaving the other 4.

"…wow." Ike stated. "What power."

"Thank you." Zelda said, as her own glowing subsided.

The turtle-like monster poked his head through the door one more time. "C'mon, before I leave you all behind!"

Ike nodded. "Alright then, come on!"

All 5 of them left the room, and reached a long corridor. It appeared to be circular, as a curve ahead led inwards, making it impossible to see what was too far ahead. The hallways themselves looked rather regal. The carpets were a fancy red, the walls a charming white, with an equally white ceiling. The lights in the halls were glowing nicely, lit by fancy chandeliers, with ornaments that appeared like pearls, hanging on threads. Several other metal doors accommodated the hallway. A window, on one end of the hallway peered off into deep space, the other end hidden.

"Let's go!" Zelda said. She ran ahead, though Ike held his arm out.

"Wait listen!" Ike shouted.

"What is it?" She asked.

As the five of them went silent, they could hear nothing at all, save for the sound of a distant, active engine from somewhere beneath them. But then, they could hear very quiet banging. It sounded like fists against metal; the metal doors that surrounded them. There were a few exclamations coming from behind every door.

"I guess we aren't not the only captives." Ike said.

"Yosh…"

DK grunted.

"We need to save them!" Zelda said, re-preparing her attack.

"Forget it, we don't have time!" Bowser shouted. He grabbed her, and pulled her down the hall.

"HEY!" She shouted at him.

"We got to get out of here!" he shouted.

Before Zelda could protest, she was dragged further down the hall by the turtle, the other 3 following directly. Eventually, Bowser released her as he ran further, letting her run on her own behind him.

At the end of the hallway, they reached an open door. It looked like a utility stairwell. The simple metal walls, and stair-railings were painted white. The ground appeared to be made of cement, lit up by a simple series of light bulbs that hung from the ceiling. A sign appeared next to the stairs, which read "FLOOR U-11. Lesser State Rooms."

"What the heck does that mean?" Bowser asked, scratching the top of his head with his craws.

"It means we are floor U-11." Zelda said. She peered over at yet another sign, which was posted on a rail that separated stairs leading up and down. It stated simply;

"UP: FLOOR U-12. Passenger Entertainment and Services. DOWN: GENOTATOR AND STORAGE. Staff only."

Bowser proceeded ahead of the group, his heavy structure producing booming footsteps as he descended the stairs.

"Wait, let's go up!" Ike shouted.

DK now led, barreling up the stairs and screaming; Yoshi next; Ike escorting Zelda in the rear.

Bowser stopped when he realized that the others were not following him. "HEY!" he shouted in a booming voice, before turning around and proceeding up the stairs.

It didn't take long for them to ascend. The stairs led further upwards, though the group decided to stop at U-12.

Ike reached yet another metal door, and tugged on the handle twice. "This one's locked too."

Zelda nodded, and went into her prayer stance, as the power of Hyrule's Goddesses returned.

By the time Bowser reached them at U-12, Zelda has just managed to blow the door open. The collective group raced through it's passage, and into yet another room.

It was a spacious, tall-roofed chamber. The floors were white tiled and polished; walls a regular white, ceiling a cement-gray. They were surrounded by shelves, stocked to the brim with appliances: Radios, Lamps, TVs, Digital Clocks, Desk Fans, Pencil Sharpeners, among other random items. As they approached, they could hear the sounds of distant, elevator music playing over a loudspeaker. To their right was a window, one that

"MY WORD!" Bowser shouted. "We've been abducted by a convenience store!"

"YOSHI!"

"Where are we?" Zelda asked herself, looking around.

Ike peered ahead, towards another doorway. "…let's keep moving."

"You all are not going anywhere."

From seemingly nowhere, a series of creatures arrived. They looked familiar- to Princess Zelda anyway-, all of them resembling the same creature that met her at her castle. Some arrived from behind the shelves, others from the doors, more from the ceiling tiles. In mere instants, the 5 were completely surrounded.

"You 5 shouldn't have been able to exit your suite." said one of the creatures

"Who are you all?" Ike asked, taking his sword out.

"We work for SMASH BROS." another of them said.

Yoshi and Zelda glanced at one another.

"What the heck is that?" Bowser asked.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!

The entire room suddenly and violently shook. Everyone in the room, friends and foe alike, were thrown upwards, all hitting the roof at once, before falling down violently, bringing debris with them. Everything else flew upwards too, shelves, appliances, tools, and more. The windows shattered with the sudden quake as well, one after another, exposing an entire wall to the depths of space. The lights began to flicker on and off, and the once quiet humming of the engine below turned into a piercing screeching sound. Objects in the room were sucked out of the craft by a very strong wind. A few of the Primid were also taken out by the gust, while others managed to stay inside.

Princess Zelda was unable to hear now, over the noise of explosions, loud structural groaning, and the apparent sound of something huge falling. She was lying on the ground, hurt by the impact of hitting the floor. Yoshi, Bowser, Ike, and DK all had lost consciousness on impact. She felt herself fading, but was able to glance around, understanding the situation briefly, before she too, had passed out…

The sudden quake shook the meeting room hard. Everyone sitting in the chairs was safely secured, accept for Wario, who was asleep at the time. He soared upwards, screaming from his awakening, before crashing back down into his own seat. The entire room began to shake and rock to extreme turbulence. The lights in the room began to flicker, some of them shutting off all together. They could hear the sound of the engine turn to a loud, annoying racket, the metal structure of the ship groaning and creaking due to the sudden pressure.

"WHAT IS GOING ON?!" the pilot suddenly shouted. He jumped from his hair, racing towards the elevator.

Mario began to get up from his own chair, when the pilot stopped, held out his palm towards him, and commanded: "STAY HERE!"

Mario gasped and returned to his seat. As the pilot turned around again, the sounds of an alarm began to ring out. He raced towards the elevator, shut the door behind him, and vanished as he traveled below.

"WHAT'S HAPPENING!?!?!" Snake attempted to shout. It was futile though, as nobody could hear a voice over the racket of the craft.

Mario looked back up, looking at the glass dome that hung above them. He noticed that the starry darkness of space was gradually being replaced by a lighter blue- where they landing somewhere?

His heart began to beat quickly. He felt more anxious now, as he looked up. A sensation of falling overcame them. No longer was it the craft's artificial gravity, but now a stronger, natural gravity that was pulling down on them, as the craft shook more violently.

"ATTENTION, PASSENGERS." boomed the pilot's voice over the intercom. "This is your pilot speaking. We are now reaching our destination. Brace yourselves for imminent emergency landing!"

Mario looked up again. Now, he could see the shapes of clouds above them. They appeared to be rising past them. He noticed that some debris was flying wards too, breaking free from the craft and cast mercilessly to the skies.

The shaking intensified still, Mario began to lose his consciousness, as the sudden pressure different caused all 5 of his sense to blur. The appearance of the room turned horrifyingly hazed, booming sounds distorted, the air smelling rancid, the feel of his hair standing on end, a frightening taste in his mouth, all right before the climax of the fall.

And then; a sudden and very abrupt stop. The impact of the craft against terra-firma. A huge impact. Mario hadn't gotten the chance to experience, he quickly passed out…

Author's Notes: Thus concludes chapter 2. Sorry it came out the way it did, I had planned on adding so much more then that! Ah well, I guess all the more to add to chapter 3! There will be a twist there, so be ready for it! Thank you for reading thus far!