Ryu and Little Mac

Upon finding Marth and Roy's swords, Mario called for a Smash Meeting with the Hands and the original Smashers. After a few hours of searching around the Mansion, none of them saw any signs of Marth and Roy.

"What do you think happened?" Samus asked, concern filling her voice as the two stared at the swords that were left outside.

"Not sure," Fox shrugged. "But we need to be careful. If Marth and Roy have gone missing, who knows what will happen?"

Samus gulped, not wanting to think about what had happened to her two friends. "I'll report to Master and Crazy Hands."

"All right," Fox agreed. When Samus headed inside the Mansion, Fox stared at the two swords.

I hope that they're okay…if something happened to them, the Hands would freak out.


The news of Marth and Roy's disappearance spread quickly through the Mansion, and it became the topic of the day between all the other Smashers. The famous boxer, Little Mac, was concerned for the two swordsmen's safety. Although he wasn't close to them, as a fellow Smasher, he was still worried.

As he walked down the Smash hallway, a voice called out. "Mac?"

Little Mac jumped, and he quickly turned to punch whoever was behind him in the face. However, the person grabbed his hand in mid-punch. When the boxer studied the person, he realized that it was his close friend, Ryu.

"Ah! Ryu, I'm so sorry! I—" Little Mac attempted to apologize, but Ryu interrupted him.

"It's fine. It's understandable that you're jumpy after Marth and Roy's disappearances," he spoke as he released Little Mac's hand.

Little Mac looked up at the martial artist. "Yeah…it's strange though. Last time I saw them was at lunch."

"Same," Ryu spoke. "I just hope that they're safe."

"Me too," Little Mac agreed. "Did Master Hand and Crazy Hand say anything else pertaining to the disappearances?"

Ryu nodded. "Yeah. They said to watch out for any suspicious sightings inside and outside the Mansion."

"Good," Little Mac sighed in relief at this. Although the Mansion's security wasn't the best, the boxer was glad that the Hands were trying to investigate the matter.

"Anyway…" Little Mac spoke up. "I'll be heading to the Training Room. Want to come with me?"

Ryu shook his head. "I'm all right. But before you go, there's something you should keep in mind."

Little Mac raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

"If something happens—anything—holler for me, okay?"

Little Mac blushed at Ryu's concern, but he turned his head to make sure that Ryu didn't see it. "A-all right."

"Anyway, see you soon, Mac."

"Later."

When the two parted ways, Little Mac couldn't help but think of Ryu a bit more. Lately, he'd realized that his feelings towards the martial artist had developed into a crush, but since he was afraid of ruining their close friendship, he decided to keep his feelings hidden.

With a sigh, he entered the Training Room, where Sandbag was waiting. The bag stared at him with black, beady eyes. Little Mac grabbed his boxing gloves from the wall and put them on, and he began beating Sandbag.

After a few minutes of training, Little Mac used his Star Punch to knock Sandbag into the air. The bag hit the ceiling, cracking it a little, and then fell back down to the ground.

Little Mac panted as he tried to catch his breath, wiping off the sweat from his face.

"Hey."

Little Mac jumped, and he turned to see none other than Ryu, who was standing in the doorway.

"Ryu? What's wrong?" Little Mac asked, an eyebrow raised.

"I got some good news for you," Ryu said with a small smile. "Marth and Roy are found. Apparently someone had kidnapped them, but they were arrested."

Little Mac's eyes widened, and he let out a sigh of relief. "Really? That's great!"

Ryu nodded. "Yeah. So no need to worry about what I said." The martial artist approached Little Mac, and before Little Mac knew it, Ryu hugged him. "I'm just worried about you, Little Mac."

Little Mac smiled. "Thanks, Ry—" When he registered what Ryu had just called him, he looked up at him. "Wait. Did you just call me 'Little Mac'?"

Ryu stared at him. "Yeah, so? That's your name, right?"

Little Mac shook his head. As far as he recalled, Ryu never called Little Mac by his boxing title. "It's not. It's my title as a boxer—"

When Little Mac looked at Ryu's eyes, his suspicions were confirmed. Ryu's eyes weren't even brown; they were purple.

"I knew it!" Little Mac growled as he managed to escape from Ryu's hug. "You're not Ryu!"

The fake Ryu smirked before violet smoke surrounded him, revealing a figure in a purple cloak. "That's right, Little Mac. And you're MINE!"

The figure lunged at Little Mac with their sword, but Little Mac dodged. With his fists up, he rushed towards the figure to punch them, only for them to grab his hand mid-punch.

"Feisty, aren't you?" they mocked.

Before Little Mac could defend himself, the figure pushed him to the ground. Little Mac attempted to get up to defend himself, but the purple-cloaked person jumped on him.

"AH! What are you doing?!" Little Mac growled as he tried to push them off of him.

"You're the newest addition to my collection now," they hissed as they grabbed Little Mac's arms and forcefully placed them behind his back.

Little Mac cried out in pain, struggling as he felt coarse ropes looping around his wrists. However, it was no use as his soon-to-be captor cinched the rope into a tight knot.

He knew that he had no choice.

"RYU! HELP!"


Upon hearing a familiar scream for help, Ryu turned towards the source of the scream. He recognized it immediately.

"Mac?!" he gasped. Knowing that his friend was in danger, he ran down the hallway to where the screaming was coming from.

"Hang in there, Mac! I'm coming!" Ryu called back as he looked for the door that lead to the Training Room.


The figure managed to tie the struggling boxer's ankles together as Little Mac continued to scream for Ryu. They smirked as they grabbed Little Mac by the hair, eliciting a yelp from the boxer.

"Go ahead. Scream for Ryu. I want him as well," they hissed.

Little Mac's eyes widened, realizing his mistake.

Before he could call out for Ryu to not come, the door burst open, and Ryu's wide frame filled the doorway. The figure turned and smirked when they saw the new addition to their little gathering.

Upon seeing his friend bound and helpless, Ryu growled. "Let him go. Now."

The figure chuckled. "Good thing that you came, Ryu. Because you too shall be part of my collection."

Ryu's eyes widened at this. "What?!"

The figure then lunged towards Ryu, but Ryu managed to jump out of the way. Before they could recover, Ryu sent out a kick to their face. They flew from the impact and hit the basketball cart, sending basketballs rolling through the gym.

Ryu made sure that the would-be kidnapper wasn't moving, and he ran towards the bound boxer.

"Are you okay, Mac?" Ryu asked as he knelt down and began untying the ropes around Little Mac's ankles.

Little Mac nodded. "I-I'm all—RYU!"

"Wha—"

It was too late. Ryu didn't even get a chance to turn around before the hilt of a sword hit him on the head. Ryu grunted before he fell to the ground, knocked out cold.

"RYU!" Little Mac gasped. He heard a chuckle as he looked up to see the cloaked person standing over them.

"He puts up a good fight. He's been the hardest to catch so far," they mocked.

Little Mac squirmed against the ropes, realizing that they were in trouble. "HELP! SOMEONE! PLEASE!"

The figure's smirked turned into a frown as they pulled out two cloths. "Shut the hell up."

"PLEASE! HEL—MMPH!" Before Little Mac could scream more, a wad of cloth was shoved in his mouth, preventing his screams. Before he could spit it out, another cloth was wedged between his teeth and tied around his head, gagging him.

The boxer stared up at his and Ryu's captor with frightened eyes as he thrashed against the ropes, screaming muffled shouts through the stuffed and cleave gag.

The captor smirked at their struggling prey. "Don't worry; hurting cute and buff guys like you two isn't part of my plan," they mocked as they grabbed the two men. Before Little Mac could struggle, the figure disappeared with the two in tow.


"Hmmph…" Ryu groaned as he began to wake up. The pain from the back of his head kept throbbing from the blow. When he could hear again, he heard muffled shouts that sounded like his name.

"RYMN! RYMNN!"

Ryu's eyes shot open, recognizing Little Mac's voice. When his vision cleared, he saw that he was in a basement. When he turned his head, his eyes widened upon seeing his boxer friend bound tightly to a steel pole, his hands tied behind it. Rope was looped above and below his chest that was also looped around the pole. His legs and ankles were also bound, keeping Little Mac seated on the hard ground. A cleave gag was wedged between his teeth, and his eyes were glistening, apparently from crying.

Ryu wanted to stand up to help Little Mac, but he realized that he too was bound, except to a wooden chair. His hands were chained behind the chair, and his legs were also chained down to the chair's legs. His red headband was used as a gag that was over his mouth, tied tightly behind his head.

Damn…he thought, realizing that their captor had taken extra measures to make sure that he didn't escape. Squirming slightly against the chains, he turned his head towards Little Mac, who was whimpering from both fear and guilt.

"Smmry, Mmmc…" Ryu muffled, wanting to apologize for failing to protect his friend, but due to his headband, he was unable to speak.

Little Mac looked down at the ground, closing his eyes tightly. Ryu's eyebrows furrowed with worry. He wanted to hold him close and tell him that it was going to be okay, but he knew he couldn't.

That was when the two heard muffled screams from across the basement. When Ryu and Little Mac looked, they gasped through their gags when they saw Marth and Roy, tied back-to-back, gagged, and blindfolded.

So this is where Marth and Roy have been…Ryu thought, anger flaring up in his heart.

"Well, well."

The four of them turned towards the purple-cloaked captor that had appeared from the darkness. Ryu growled, glaring at them for kidnapping him and hurting Little Mac.

"Welcome to my collection, Ryu and Little Mac," they whispered.

Ryu and Little Mac turned to look at each other with wide eyes. What?! Collection?! Ryu thought.

Their captor chuckled. "I studied all about you two—especially you, Ryu."

Ryu growled and with a vain effort, struggled against the chains.

"Don't even try to struggle," they hissed. "I've seen how powerful you are, Ryu; your Hadouken, your Shoryuken…I took measures to tie you down with fire-proof chains."

Ryu's eyes widened. By what they said, using Hadouken to burn the chains was out of the question.

"As for Little Mac, the supposed Bruiser of the Bronx…" the figure chuckled as they approached Little Mac. They grabbed his chin, forcing him to look up at them. "I thought you would be the tough one to catch. Guess I was wrong."

Ryu yelled out muffled profanities at them in an attempt to yell at them to leave Little Mac alone.

They looked at Ryu, a smirk on their face. "Aww, you care about your little boxer boyfriend, huh?" they mocked.

Little Mac blushed at this. When he looked at Ryu, he was surprised and confused when he saw Ryu also blushing. Does he…also have a crush on me?

The cloaked person chuckled. "Aww. You two are so cute. I would remove those gags to let you two share your feelings with each other, but I'm not risking that."

The figure then let go of Little Mac's chin before they backed away. "In the meantime…I shall find more victims to add to my little collection…" With that, they laughed as they disappeared into the darkness.

Little Mac whimpered, closing his eyes as tears threatened to fall. Ryu stared at him with a look of worry, both for himself, Little Mac, and the two swordsmen who were struggling to escape. Thoughts swam in his head: what if their captor was planning to kill them? Who else were their next victims? What would they do to them once their "collection" was completed?

Ryu wished he could predict the future of their fates. If he and the other three were going to be killed, he knew that he had to tell Little Mac how he felt, despite the gag.

"Mmmn lmmvn ymmn…" Ryu muffled, hoping that Little Mac would understand what he was trying to say.

Surprisingly, Little Mac looked at Ryu, tears streaming down his face. Judging by his blushing face, he seemed to know what Ryu was saying. "Lmmv ymmn tmmn…" Little Mac responded.

Ryu smiled slightly behind the gag. If they were going to be trapped, they would be trapped together. And if they were going to die, Ryu would die happy knowing that he finally confessed his feelings to the one he was close to.

He snapped out of his reverie when he overheard their captor talking, and the sound of pages being flipped could be heard.

What they said next sent a chill down Little Mac and Ryu's spines.

"Next victims…Reflet and Cloud."


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