Authors Note. Rumours of my death have been greatly overstated. I've been busy with other projects, games, etc. (I beat SOTN, so that's fun.) But, I'm back. Let's do this.

Mars.

Mars woke up in a bed that he'd never seen before. He thought back, and he laughed. It was all a dream, he could just go and… Mars looked down. His sword was missing from the belt. His future was now, and his "dream" was reality. He got up, and looked around. He was in a small cave, with a curtain blocking him from the rest of it. The room had two other beds and a bunch of sleeping bags. He looked closer, and he saw the calendar. "Squid of the Month," the title enthusiastically displayed. After flipping through it, Mars put it down, disgusted. He looked around the room and saw some little touches, pictures, lights, a model ship. He brushed aside the curtain and saw the main cave. 4 pairs of eyes turned to look at him as he did so.
? "Ah, you're awake!"
Mars "I'm not sure I want to be."
? "You'll get over it. My name's Falcon. I'm known as Captain Falcon."
Mars "It's er...nice to meet you, Mr Falcon."
Falcon "The feeling's mutual. I'd also like to let my associates introduce themselves.
? "My name's Slippy. I'm part of Team Star Fox!"
? "I tend to go by The Happy Mask Salesman. A pleasure, to be sure."
? "I… Er… Well, I'm a Goomba. My names Goombario."
Mars "It's truly a pleasure. Now where am I, and what's going on?"
Goombario "I'm just going to check, do you remember the world ending?"
Falcon "Don't overwhelm him, Goombario! Saying that, do you?"
Mars "The whole Galeem thing went to hell, you mean?"
Falcon "Yep! Right on the money! That reminds me, I owe you a word of gratitude! Because of you, and whatever you did, I'm not dead!"
Slippy "Yeah, you deserve a real thank you on that!"
Mask Salesman "Yes, it's why we saved you from the Snatchers."
Mars "Huh? Snatchers?"
Falcon "Ah… So, how do I explain this..."
Goombario "Galeem is kidnapping people for his collection!"
Mars "WAIT WHAT? I thought he was stopped!"
Falcon "Heh. If only it were that simple. Your injury to Galeem has prevented him from killing us all, but he's trying. He's managed to collect the trophy forms of a lot of us. That means he has control over our spirits. Others… Those without our strong force of will are bound to him directly. And he can copy those who he has access to, using the trophy forms to create bodies for them using the stored data. That's why he needs more of us, to create a pure army of his own."
Mars "So what are we doing to stop him!?"
Mask Salesman "Well, WE'RE not doing anything."
Falcon "I was just getting to that. Our little group isn't the resistance. We're those who couldn't quite make it there. This is the cave behind Donkey Kong's hut. We've had all the bananas we can eat, and the place is safe, but...
Mars "But?"
Falcon "We've had losses. The resistance over here used to be way bigger. It all started when we were hunting for a new home, and that was where we lost Daisy. She gave herself up to Kamek so that we could escape. From there, it's just gotten worse. We lost Nanna after a freak blizzard on the mountain. Toon Link went down with our boat, and we lost Shulk this morning. The loss smarts, considering he was our only chance on some of their ambushes."
Mars "Well, you still have those 3, right?"
Falcon "Well, no. They're spirits. We've saved them from the snatchers control by the good old fashioned technique of beating the hell out of them, but they don't hold the raw power of a fighter. Each one we lose, we go down in power. Soon, we won't even be able to beat anyone in a fair fight."
Mars "So, what do we do?"
Falcon "Probably the same as we have before. Try to find a way out of this place that Galeem hasn't sealed off and make it to a more organised place of resistance. Even a place that's fully under Galeem's control like Hyrule'll have better supplies."
Mars "Well, I guess we can see if opportunity knocks."
Falcon "That's the spirit! Want a banana?"

Richter Belmont.

The sun never rose around here. Richter got up anyway. Breathing in the morning air, he stepped outside and looked over the team. Despite the losses, they had taken over a small village. Besides himself, his Second in Command Owain and the Tech Girl, 6 others had made it out.
Richter "Alright, listen! We may have taken over Clock Town, but that's no reason to celebrate! We can't celebrate until we defeat Galeem himself! When that day comes, we can have all the laughter and tears we want, but until then we need to stay vigilant! I want Team A to work on fixing the defenses, Team B to scour the town for supplies and Team C to go where they are needed! Is that clear?"
Crowd "Yessir!"
Richter "Good. Owain, Susie, see me in the Clock Tower."

The Clock Tower ticked endlessly. Richter found himself thinking ever more about the passing of time, only snapping back to reality when his subordinate spoke up.

Owain "Why are we here, Sir? Did we mess up!?"
Susie "I doubt it. Regardless, I find myself unsure."
Richter "Calm down, it's nothing to do with you two... Now, I need you to give me your honest thoughts on this. This seems too easy."
Owain "What?! That's just wrong! We lost Snake to this siege!"
Richter "Look, hear me out. We've claimed a whole town, but the preliminary search found no tech for Susie to use. That either means that we're incredibly unlucky, we missed a whole lot of looting or we were meant to take this place."
Owain "What if they just disposed of it? They burned the food storehouse, perhaps something similar happened with the tech? Don't look a gift horse in the mouth is what I say!"
Richter "I don't like it. It seems far too suspicious."
Susie "Well, the best thing we can do is keep an eye out. Regardless, we can probably find the information we need to defeat Dracula if we just ask around."
Richter "All I need is my whip. We need a weapon to slay the beast."
Owain "Well uh… Look, are you sure you need THAT whip?"
Richter "YES!"
Owain "I mean, I lost Missiletainn on the field, but I just named Flamedrinker and kept going!"
Richter "I don't think you understand the importance of the whip. The Whip has a soul built into it, it is the only true weapon to kill Dracula with!"
Susie "I can make you a club, should you need it?"
Richter "Look, I'm using a sword temporarily, but I'm going back to my beloved whip as soon as we can track her down."
Owain "If you need a whip, I have-"
Richter "NO!"
Susie "I do believe I have places to be on the scouting team. Owain, you have defenses?"
Owain "Yes, Maam. My apologies Richter, but I've stayed long enough."
Richter thought for a time, pondering what to do. From there, he left to put his plan into action.

Dedede.

Dedede was taken by the light. However, the light promised him food, and who was he to say no? The light had told him the truth. The town was the enemy of Dreamland. It was lead by the Cruel Richter Belmont, and he was off to find a way to stop him. He intended to do so by meeting with one of Galeem's top Generals, and he had arrived.
? "What can I do for you, Dedede?"
Dedede "I trust that project Moonfall is proceeding as planned?"
? "Naturally! Does Galeem doubt my word?"
Dedede "Well, you haven't been the most trustworthy in the past..."
? "That whole Gestahl thing blew over in no time! Do you have anything more concrete to discuss?"
Dedede "Well, I wanted to find out the status of Project Damnation."
? "Proceeding quite well. They'd be doing far better if Mushroom Labs weren't after their samples."
Dedede "Crush them. Galeem wills that the Enemies of Dreamland be crushed."
? "Hey, you believe whatever you want! I'll be here waiting,"
Dedede "Alright. Make sure my orders are followed to the letter."
? "Have you know me to do anything but?"
Dedede "No, but several others have… General Kefka."
Kefka "Bah! We'll win, one way or another!"
Dedede "The grand finale approaches, Kefka. Which side are you on?"
Kefka "The same side as always, naturally. Mine."

Authors Note. I have begun anew, and I hope that you keep reading. Thank you for getting this far, and please review! Hopefully the next part'll be a little quicker...