"Anything else you need before you go?" the hermit asked. Mark just looked up at him. "No, nothing else. I need to find my father and his cousin." "Ok, kid. Best of luck to you." the hermit replied. Mark waved goodbye to him. He had been here since the battle five years ago when a girl got rid of his father. Mark still knew that he was alive. Somehow. Somewhere. He was ready at this moment.

Without looking back, he left for the outer realm of space, looking at the place where the battle was. Harsh memories flooded back to him, and his eyes welled up with tears. His dad may be a hand, and he was just a 10 year old child, but he loved him more than anything. He never knew his mother, but a thought lingered still in the back of his head. Is he really my father? Of course he is. Otherwise he wouldn't have raised you.

Mark pushed this thought farther into his head, knowing he would soon forget about it. He rubbed his fingers through his brown hair, wondering where to start his search. I'll start at the place where the battle began and work my way through there. Mark told himself.

He pushed through space debris and small rocks. He went into the outer realm of space. He knew his father was there somewhere. He saw a finger. Then four more fingers. "Dad?" Mark asked at the five fingers. "Mark? Is that you?" Master Hand asked. "Yeah, dad. It's me." Mark said. "Mark, I don't want you in this. Crazy Hand and I need to do this alone." Master Hand said.

"What?"

"There's something I've been meaning to tell you." Master Hand said. "What?" Mark asked. He saw a quivering of his father's hand. He pulled out something. Mark couldn't see what it was. "Dad?" Mark asked. "I'm not your father."

The words stung Mark like a bee. "Get out." Mark stood motionless. "I SAID GET OUT!" Mark jumped in terror, out of his trance. He ran away from him and fell down to Earth. "YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN NEVER HIDE! HA HA HA HA HA!" Master Hand shrieked. Those were his last words. "Now, dear cousin. We have the boy out of our hair, so now it's time for our revenge." Master Hand motioned to Crazy Hand. "Right. I'll get it started." Crazy Hand said.