Hey guys! I'm back with the first chapter! Sorry for not updating the past two days. I've been really busy with a lot of things for my semester finals at school. But, I'm here now, so let's get started! Enjoy!
QUICK NOTE: At the end of the prologue, I think I made Satan say that Ebony's plan was a six-phased plan, that was a typo! Her plan is only five phases, there's no six! I apologize for that! ^_^'
Chapter 1: Danger Arises
Land and trees flew by fast from view as the large Pokemon soared across the land. The golden eyes of the Giratina were narrowed as he headed toward his destination.
So the first thing that I must do, is to reawaken the Master Core. He said to himself, a smirk growing on his face. Then phase three will commence. Giving a chuckle, he picked up is pace and flew faster through the sky, heading to Smashville.
(Page Break)
Light smoke clung in the air with the sent of frying meat. The sun was near the horizon and casting a light glow over the ruins of Smashville. The remaining Smashers and Assist Trophies were still tending to the surviving residents; the ones that still had their souls. At about this time, dinner was coming along and the residents were being herded to their tents. Meanwhile, in the wrecked Smash Mansion's kitchen, Game and Watch was busy flipping burger patties, leaving a sizzling sound when they hit the grill.
Zelda and Kirby were making fries while Peach and Lyn set up the buns, condiments, and drinks. "Thank you for helping us prepare the meals, dear." The mushroom princess said to the swords woman with a grateful smile.
"You're welcome." Lyn replied. "I've had some cooking experience back at the Assist Hotel, so I thought I could help out." A worried look then came across her face as a new thought occurred to her. "Although, I'm very concerned about Midna, Dillon, Hammer Bro, and Shadow. They've been missing for an awfully long time."
"You shouldn't have to worry." Zelda said reassuringly as she and Kirby approached with the fries. "I heard from Master Hand that they're with the others and the girls."
Upon hearing her words, Lyn breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank goodness. I've been wondering about what happened to them for a while." A look of confusion and realization then came on her face. "...Wait. Since when did they leave to join them?"
"Kirby!" Peach suddenly called, completely ignoring the swords woman's question. "Could you be a dear and serve out these first couple plates?"
"On it!" Kirby replied with a salute. He took a hold of the try and quickly headed out the kitchen. Once outside, he quickly made his way down the read and entered Smashville. As Kirby started searching for one of the resident tents, he met up with Yoshi. The dino spotted him and walked toward him.
"Hey Kirby!" He greeted with a smile. "What's up?"
"Hi Yoshi!" Kirby replied with a smile. "Just going out to serve dinner to the residents." The two then started to weave their way around the wreckage of the town, continuing their conversation as they did so. "What about you?" Kirby then asked.
Yoshi glanced at him then shrugged. "Nothing, really. There's just been some things on my mind that I've been...focused on..." The two fell silent for a few moments. The dino's expression then changed into a troubled one as the thoughts that he mentioned started dawning on him more. "...Do you think they're okay?" He finally asked.
Kirby turned to him and tilted his head. "Who, the girls?" He asked curiously. "Of course I think they're okay. Why did you ask?"
"It's just...do you remember that light that we saw about an hour ago?"
(FLASHBACK)
Wind blew softly as Yoshi sat against a lone tree at the side of Smashville, staring off in the distance. Only a few hours ago, Master Hand had returned. The Smash Rescuers, the Smashers, and the Assist Trophies that were with them had left after reading Sara's note. Not long after, Master Hand had been called by them to meet in Manitoba. The remaining Smashers and Trophies didn't know what had happened, but Master Hand had soon returned with a worried aura surrounding him. A while later, Fox, Ike, Yoshi, and Kirby had saw Little Mac's soul return and the boxer had been revived.
It was then that they knew the Rescuers had succeeded in freeing some of the souls. But...what was happening now? More hours passed and the group didn't return. That could only mean that they haven't beaten Sara and Ebony yet.
Yoshi heaved a sigh and closed his eyes, slumping against the tree. If only I went along. He said to himself. All of this guessing and wondering of what's going on is killing me. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of approaching footsteps. Reopening his eyes, Yoshi turned to see Kirby rushing toward him.
"There you are!" The puffball said as he approached. "Fox has been wondering where you were."
"It's okay." Yoshi told him and looked back at the distance. "I've just been...thinking, that's all."
"About what?" Kirby questioned. Yoshi was quiet after hearing his question, his thoughts still rushing around his head. After a moment of silence, he finally responded.
"I'm just worried." He said, looking back at the puffball. "With all that's been going on. The last adventure, where the Smash Rescuers had to stop Sara, she wasn't, really, that big of a problem. She was predictable, and always recycled the same ideas to get rid of us. But now that that Sneasle, Ebony, is here, things have been much more...severe. She's more of threat than Sara was, so now Sara's a threat as well by her side. Seeing this new problem, I'm just...worried for the girls, and the others as well. What's happening to them while they're facing this new threat, and most importantly, what's happening to them now?"
A low boom sounded through the air and the two fell silent. Yoshi and Kirby snapped in the direction it came from, and the dino's eyes widened in surprise. Far out in the distance, a large, bright purple light was rising high in the sky. Dread slowly consumed Yoshi as he stared at it. Something had happened.
(END FLASHBACK)
Kirby was silent as he thought about it. Finally, after a full minute, he blinked and refaced Yoshi. "No, I don't remember it." He said. "Can you tell me again?"
Yoshi groaned and face-palmed. "Oh for the love of-" He stopped himself in his sentence. Removing his hand, he saw that, ever so slowly, the area was getting...darker. Almost like something was covering the sun over the area. Yoshi wasn't the only one that recognized this, for the residents had began to go into a large panic and the Smashers and Assist Trophies have given their full attention to the sky. Farther off, Ike and Fox were quickly running to where Master Hand floated at the front of the mansion's front yard.
"Master Hand!" The pilot shouted. Once the two reached him, the floating hand turned to face them. "Take cover! Something large is heading over here, fast!" Fox continued.
"What? What's coming here?" Master Hand demanded.
"We didn't get a good glimpse." Fox replied. "But it looked like some sort of dragon-looking thing-"
"Look out!" Ike suddenly shouted. Master Hand and Fox turned to see a large Pokemon now heading toward them, ready to smash them with Fly. Heeding the mercenary's words, they quickly jumped out of the way as the Giratina slammed in their previous spots. They turned to face it as it started to rise back up, but it's golden eyes and the clock flapping from it's back was unmistakable.
"Satan!" Ike said with narrowed eyes. He drew his sword, Ragnell, and got in a battle stance with Fox pulling out his blaster at his side.
Satan looked at the two Smashers and chuckled. "Well hello Fox, Ike, Master Hand. It's been a while since I last saw you three. I've just been so busy with my plans, I never got the chance to stop by for a visit."
"Where are they?" Master Hand asked quietly, yet threateningly. "Where are my Smashers? Where are the four Assist Trophies? Where are the girls?"
"You mean your precious 'heroes'?" Satan asked. "Sorry to break it to you, but they're no more. They fought against Sara, Ebony,and I, but that fool of an Espurr released her psychic energy and destroyed the land of Subspace. The explosion blew them all away, and now they're separated. Without being together, they're weak; they're vulnerable. Now they can't possibly save these worlds from Ebony and I, that is, if they're even still alive."
Master Hand, Fox, and Ike were dead silent as they listened to his words, bot believing what they were hearing. Their eyes were wide and their mouths agape. Near by, Yoshi and Kirby stood there, for they had saw the Giratina slam down there. But the dino was frozen to his spot when he heard Satan's words.
So that was what that light was. But then, no...no... "NO!" He exclaimed at the top of his lungs. Eyes narrowing, Yoshi shot toward the legendary, ignoring Kirby shouting at him to stop. Satan had heard the shout and turned around, only to have an egg smash right in his eyes. Giving a started roar, he tried shaking the contents off, but Yoshi had jumped up and smacked him hard in the face with his tail. Satan finally opened his eyes and glared at the green dino before him. Yoshi wasted no time and did his move, Egg Roll, and shot toward him once more.
But Satan gave a loud roar and knocked him away with a Dragon Claw. The shell to the egg shattered and Yoshi flew far, landing roughly on the ground. The Giratina's claws glowed once more in a Dragon Claw and he flew forward for another strike, but instead of landing a hit, his claws clashed with a sword and a hammer. Eyes narrowing, he came face-to-face with Ike and Kirby.
The three glared each other down for a moment until Satan gave a growl and threw a Dragon Claw at them. Ike and Kirby were quick to dodge and advance forward. The mercenary then lunged forward with his sword raised high above his head. Performing an Eruption, he brought the blade down on the legendary's side. Satan grunted as he felt the fiery blade strike him and winced. Before he could react, a hammer slammed right in the face as Kirby landed a hit as well. Falling to the ground, he reopened his eyes and swatted at the two Smashers with his tail, sending them away a couple feet.
Fox then leaped into view with Yoshi up again and at his side. The Pilot and the dino had began firing bullets and eggs at their enemy. Some of them had came in contact with Satan, but he snarled and flew high in the air and came back down with a Fly. Fox and Yoshi looked on with wide eyes, but weren't fast enough to dodge, resulting in the legendary's body to slam down on them. Satan had gotten up to look down at the two and activated Dragon Claw, swiping them away from him. Just then, large fingers wrapped around his neck and forced him into the ground. Giving a grunt, Satan craned his neck to look up at Master Hand, who held him down.
"I've had just about enough of you." The great hand told him threateningly. "You and that little Sneasle pest! Our land was peaceful until you heathens showed up! Now look! Not only is Nintendo and Smashville in ruins, but the real world as well! Why are you and Ebony even doing this?!" Satan narrowed his eyes into a glare and heaved up, knocking him off his back. As he did, he snapped around and sliced him with another Dragon Claw.
"Isn't it the obvious reason?" He replied to the hand. "To have power and glory. When will you pathetic lifeforms learn that we have the upper hand? We have the advantage over you all? We are the more powerful. Yet, you all still fight, acting like mighty heroes in hopes to save your precious land. Ha! Don't make me laugh. You all will fall and you will soon be nothing more than powerless peasants compared to us."
At the sound of his words, Master Hand was soon to get back up and then flew right at him, tightened into a fist. He slammed right into Satan and sent him to the ground. The Giratina shoved him away and got back up, going up in the air and coming at him with a Fly. Master Hand did nothing but waited for him to get closer, and once he did, he slapped away. Satan crashed roughly on the ground and skid a bit. The floating hand then fired lasers from his finger tips, but the legendary thought fast and dodged. The former then formed orange cards in his palm and flung them. Satan dodged most of them, but some had came in contact and sliced at him, leaving many cuts on his body.
"That's enough!" He hollered. Satan stretched out his tentacles and performed the move, Shadow Force. As the surroundings was shrouded in pitch black, Master Hand looked around hastily for the enemy. Then, the Giratina came flying at him and smacked him hard with his claws. The hand was thrown out of the darkness and tumbled on the ground multiple times. The power behind the attack had left him in a bad state and now he lay still. Satan looked at him for a moment, then floated over to him, but movement at the corner of his eye caught his attention.
Ike, Yoshi, Fox, and Kirby had came back and were now running toward him, weapons drawn and giving battle cries. Upon seeing them, the Giratina bared his teeth and his eyes glowed purple, catching them in a Psychic and lifting them up in the air in front of him.
Finally having enough, Satan let out a roar, slashing them hard with a powerful Dragon Claw. Yoshi, Fox, Ike, and Kirby, were thrown out of the Psychic and flew far through the air, away from the area. Satan turned back around to see that Crazy Hand had showed up and was helping his injured brother back up. Master Hand faced the Giratina and, if he had eyes, glared.
"Y-You...disgusting beast!" He spat. "W-Why are you even here?!"
"To awaken something that will take care of the rest of your little Smashers." Satan replied, a smirk now on his face.
"Not while I'm here, buddy!" Crazy Hand exclaimed. With a maniacal laugh, he shot forward in a fist, ready to punch the legendary. But Satan only narrowed his eyes and activated Psychic once more, stopping him in his path. He had caught Master Hand in the Psychic as well and brought them up to him. As he watched them stuggle, Satan gave a snicker and raised all six of his tentacles in a double Dragon Claw. Quick as lightening, he tore his claws deep into the hands, ripping their white cloths open.
The Hands stopped struggling and started making hacking noises, as if they had throats that were slit open. Satan released them from Psychic and let them fall to the ground, now laying motionless. However, the tears in their cloths started to open wider as a black swarm of particles started to rise out of them and into the air. Satan watched it as it did this until the entire swarm was out and the cloths were now strewn and empty. His golden eyes scanned over the great, dark mass and the smirk grew on his face once more.
"I've done it." He said quietly. "I've freed the Master Core."
And this can only not be good...
Well! This was an exciting chapter, wasn't it? Also, if the fight scenes didn't turn out that great, I'm sorry! I kinda...rushed this a bit, since I'm sitting in class as I typed it...But, thank you guys for reading! The next chapter will be up soon! See ya!
