Pit woke up to the sound of mumbles in the next room, snapping him out of his precious dream. He yawned, stretching out his wings that caused a loose feather to fall. He blinked at the sight but returned his focus back to the other room, where the voices (two, he presumed) was still talking. Then, he heard the conversation come to an end and a door closing. The angel leaned up from his bed and waited.
Another angel entered, looking almost identical as the other, the difference being the black appearance he had. He looked over to Pit, his red eyes staring into blue ones. The two didn't lose eye contact, waiting for the other to say something. They stayed like that for a brief few seconds when the black angel finally looked away, grabbing his silver bow.
"Pittoo? What's going on?" the white angel asked his mirrored self frantically, falling out of bed. He shook the pain away and gave the other angel a curious look.
Dark Pit sighed, not even bothering to reply a nasty remark to him. The black angel thought to himself for a moment before frowning. He took a step towards his counterpart, groaning from the headache he was having. His eyes turned from annoyed to serious.
"Do you really want to know?" he asked, raising his eyebrow.
Pit nodded eagerly, shaking from excitement.
The black-haired boy glowered his gaze at his opposite self, frowning. "What the hell are you getting excited over? This isn't something to be exactly proud of."
"What do you mean?" the angel asked in confusion.
Dark Pit looked away, a flash of guilt written over his face. Shakily, he returned his gaze back to Pit, who was still looking at him in confusion.
"Someone died."
Falco quickly rushed downstairs, seeing that most of the smashers were waiting for his arrival. He apologized for not coming here sooner, but the headmaster reassured him that it was fine, saying that he wasn't the only one running late. Soon, all the smashers, veterans and new, arrived and the special announcement began. Though, the bird couldn't help but feel as if someone was missing...
"I apologize for waking you all up at such a late time," Master Hand stated, sounding stressed. "However, I must tell you that this is a very important meeting that we have to discuss."
"Can we get on with it already?" Ganondorf snapped, his patience running low. "I'm missing out on my sleep!"
Master Hand frowned (?) and shook his...body.
"I know that, Ganon," the hand sighed in frustration. "But I don't think any one of you will be able to sleep after the news I give you."
"What do you mean?" one of the younger smashers, Ness, chirped up. "Is it something bad or something?"
The headmaster frowned, seeing that all of the younger smashers were present. He nervously looked over to his brother, who was in deep thought. The younger hand took the sign and floated over to them, asking them in his usual voice, "Hey, kids! WANT TO GO ON AN ADVENTURE?! AN ADVENTURE THAT LEADS TO THE LANDS OF DREAMS! It'll be AWESOME!"
The younger smashers looked worriedly at each other, knowing that the hands were trying to hide something from them. Still, it was for the best, and they agreed, following the younger hand upstairs. Once they were out of sight, Master Hand sighed.
Why would R.O.B. want to include the kids into this? the headmaster sighed to himself, looking over to the said robot that stared blankly at him. When I meant everyone, I didn't mean everyone.
Marth frowned, noticing the hand silence. "It is bad news, isn't it?" He coughed awkwardly. "What is it, then? The faster you give us the news, the more time we'll be able to process it."
"Ah, yes, of course!" Master Hand exclaimed in embarrassment. He wanted to slap himself over how slow he was taking this. "How should I–"
"Master Hand," a voice reminded him from the sides. He noticed that it was Robin, giving him a serious and irritated look. "If you don't get it on with, I'll do it."
The headmaster sighed and nodded–he can't beat around the bush anymore. "Something very horrible has happened," he stated firmly. "It seems as though someone...has died." The hand waited for their reaction, the heavy atmosphere taking over. Then, all at once, everyone exploded into panic.
"SOMEONE DIED? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!"
"Is this supposed to be some damn joke? How the hell is somebody able to die?!"
"POYO, POYO!"
"There's no way somebody could had died, though... I thought this place was safe and secured!"
"Master Hand, please tell us you're lying! Which one of us could had died when all of us are here?!"
The hand stayed silent at the cries of horror and panic, frowning to himself. Did they not notice who was missing? Of all people, even those two didn't notice? "Listen up, everyone!" he shouted, catching all the smashers' attention. "I want you to take a very close look around you. Then, I want you to tell me who you don't see."
All the smashers looked at each other worriedly, but nevertheless, they complied, looking around carefully.
"Pika."
"I'm right here, Pikachu," the aura Pokemon frowned.
"I don't see Olimar," Ike said as he squinted his eyes to find the small man in the spacesuit. He felt a tug on his pants and found the spaceman waving at him. "Oh, never mind then."
Samus looked around, trying to find a certain boxer. She smirked. "I don't see Little Mac anywhere." The said person, who was actually in front of her, resisted to snap at her as she just snickered.
Falco, one of the serious onlookers, noticed that all of them was here. However, after searching carefully, he realized that there was one smasher missing. "Hey," he spoke up, catching the others' attention, "I don't see Fox anywhere."
The others stopped their search for their friends and looked for the missing red fox, discovering that he was, indeed, missing. Their hearts stopped as they turned back to Master Hand, who was silently waiting.
Falco widened his eyes in both horror and realization. He took a wary step forward to the hand, his heart falling. "You...you don't mean..."
Master Hand refused to actually look at the blue bird. "I'm...sorry, Falco," he said quietly, his voice rough. "When we found him, there was nothing we could do–he was already long dead."
Everyone in the room looked at the blue bird with sympathy in their eyes, who was still trying to process the news.
Huh.
His friend.
Dead?
It was a funny thought, causing a chuckle from the ace pilot. The smashers looked at him in concern and worry. Master Hand, undisturbed by the sudden action, sighed.
"Falco, we–"
"You're joking, right?" he asked suddenly, laughing. He looked at the hand with a crazed look. "What do you take Fox for? He's not someone to be taken down easily!" Falco stayed quiet for a brief second before frowning. "Don't take me as some idiot! I'm an animal, but I still have a brain," he snapped with a scowl. "Now just tell me where he's hiding, so we can go back to sleep!"
Master Hand floated silently, curious at the change in attitude the bird. His words might had said one thing, but his eyes told a different feeling. Was...this his own way of escaping reality?
"See? Now you're all quiet!" Falco broke into a smirk. "Your plan's all ruined now! And you thought I was the fool," he snickered
Another voice spoke up, this time belonging to a familiar wolf. "That's awfully strange," he started sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "I thought for sure that you were the fool."
The avian snapped his attention to the once-before space pirate. "What are you trying to say, Wolf?" he asked in a low tone.
"That you're a fool. Duh," Wolf replied back with a smug expression. "You think you're all tough, huh? I've seen frogs do better than that."
Falco took offense to his comment, his nerves snapping. "Are you trying to pick a fight with me, bud?"
The gray wolf only shrugged. "Maybe." His smirk turned into a serious one as he walked over to his other rival. "It's actually pretty pathetic watching you."
The other smashers watched as the two space animals glared down at each other, both not wanting to back down. If one bothered to look away, he would instantly be pounced on by the other.
"...That's quite enough from you two," Master Hand sighed as he floated his way between the two. "We don't need any more problems than we do now." He faced Wolf with disappointment. "You. I will not allow fights in this mansion unless it's out on the stages." He then glared at Falco. "And you. I understand if you do not believe me, but please, don't try to prove me wrong. I know better than you do, after all. It's all up to you whether you want to accept the truth or not."
The avian looked like he was about to object but rolled his eyes, knowing that he'll receive punishments if he pushed the topic any further. He glared at the wolf before making his way up the stairs. "I'm going to sleep. Don't bother me with this stupid stuff."
"We didn't need you anyway," Wolf grumbled, turning his back and going back to his wall. Once he left, the gray wolf let out a howl, stretching. "So, where's the body?"
Master Hand looked back at the smasher, wondering how he could easily dismiss the topic like that. It sounded like he didn't care, or he tried not to. It was hard to tell, considering that the wolf only participated in just one tournament.
"Anyway," Robin finally spoke up, his patience running low, "to answer your question, he's at a special area authorized by the police and others. Only those who have permission is allowed to look at the victim." He thought for a moment, his eyes looking back at a door. "In case you haven't noticed, you may have noticed that the closet next to the staircase is now off-limits. That's where it took place."
Everyone looked over to the closet that stood next to the staircase to find that it was blocked off by yellow tape that read, "CAUTION!"
"So...what do we do now?" Mega Man asked as his eyes trailed off to the white tape on the ground. "Are we...just going to pretend this never happened?"
"I'm still working on that," Master Hand said he floated back and fourth, thinking. "Though, that seems to be the case."
"But what about Fox?!" Pit asked in desperation. "Is he going to have to retire?"
"Nobody but the police and us know about what happened to Fox," Lucina spoke up for the first time. "And the police specifically told us not to tell anyone outside of here."
"That is correct," Master Hand agreed. He sighed suddenly, shaking his whole body. "We'll have to tell everyone outside the tournament that Fox is temporarily on vacation."
All the smashers looked at each other with worry, the same question on mind.
"Do you know...who killed Fox, Master Hand?"
The hand didn't seem able to respond to their question, wondering that for himself.
"I...I don't."
"How did you find him?" Link asked with a look of concern.
"Oh, I didn't find him," the hand explained, motioning over to the two Fire Emblem newcomers. "They did."
Everyone turned their attention over to the tactician and princess, their eyes looking at them with...suspicion? Robin widened his eyes at the accusation before defending for himself and his friend.
"You think we killed Fox?"
When he said that, almost everyone looked away in shame. The male opened his mouth in shock before turning to Master Hand.
He was also looking at the two with suspicion.
"Are you kidding me? There's no way we could have killed Fox!" he explained frantically, hoping that someone would believe their innocence. Unfortunately, no one did.
"I mean...what were you two doing out of your rooms?" the famous Hero-King asked awkwardly.
Trying to prevent any misunderstandings, Robin quickly stated, "I was thirsty, so I went downstairs to the kitchen to get something to drink! When I was going back to my room, I encountered Lucina. That's all that happened!"
Ike raised an eyebrow. "All?"
Lucina spoke up this time, "I actually left my room to investigate a crash I heard downstairs. That was when I met Robin." She paused for a moment's silence before continuing. "We searched all over the place and finally discovered the closet. That's where we...found..."
"Okay, okay, we get it," Link sighed as he messaged his temples. He gave them a warm smile. "Sorry for not trusting you two."
"Well, I still don't trust them," one of the other smashers mumbled loud enough for others to hear. An agreement of mumbles was heard, causing the tactician and princess to glance worriedly at each other.
A/N: Looks like Falco's not buying it. I mean, would you too, if you best friend suddenly died? I don't think I would...
Anyway, I would like to thank everyone for reviewing, adding this to your favorite lists already, and following the story! Special thanks to Zelda the Wise, Twilight Joltik, and AlexMakoto for reviewing on the first chapter! I appreciate your kind words! The way I'm planning this story is a little bit mind-boggling, but I'm hoping for it to turn serious little by little. Hopefully, you all will stick to this story! :)
As for the main character of this story, there will be multiple of them, depending on the chapter itself. So, let's just say someone dies in the "Star Fox" series (Fox, in this case). That means that I'll mostly be focusing on Falco and Wolf. However, that will not always be the case, due to the fact that some characters are just them in general (Wii Fit Trainer, Villager, Sonic, etc.). And yes, there are actually main characters, believe it or not! Can you guess who's one of them? Try to take a guess on who killed Fox, too!
This has been on my mind for a while, so I'll try to explain it the best as I can: not all the smashers are not going to be in here. These include: all the Melee characters, the Pokemon, and fem!Robin (as much as I want to ;n;)! The reason being this is due to the fact that the Super Smash Bros franchise has a lot of playable characters. They'll make cameos at times, but I wouldn't count on it. I will change my mind, so take that into mind! There might be other characters that won't ever make an appearance, as well.
Like always, if you see any mistakes, please tell me! I'll try to fix it right away (I saw some on the first chapter and I'm just wow). If you have any tips or advice on what I should improve on, please tell me. I really want to be a good writer! I'm not exactly sure of my "writing skills", hahah. Criticism is very much appreciated! Anyway, I'll see you next time! :D