Chapter 3: Unexpected Reunion

[[No.37's POV]]

The morning sun started to rise, waking me up from a peaceful and heart-warming slumber.

"Lu-chan!"

I rubbed my eyes open, as I saw Toadette beside me in the bed, happily waking me up.

"Morning nya~!", I meowed.

Toadette pulled me out of bed, "You ready for another day?"

I meowed cutely and nodded.

~~~Time Skip~~~

Toadette lead me to the icicle mountains nearby Heion Town.

Thankfully, using my fire PSI, I used it as a torch to keep me warm.

Strangly, none of the spirits were paying attention to us, as I continue to follow Toadette.

"I was wandering around this nearby place last night", Toadette answered, "in hopes that we can find any other spirits to set free!"

"Hmm..." I smiled cutely and nodded, "I see! Good thinking nya~!"

Toadette started to show an excited grin on her face once she said, "We're almost there!"

She quickly flew off, almost leaving me behind.

"Hey, wait up!" I giggled as I ran after her.

Toadette was happy almost all the way through, but her face dropped down to a surprised and nervous look once she saw something.

Something that she didn't expect to see.

I manage to caught up with her, and to my surprise, I saw my friends, Popo and Nana, imprisoned as trophies.

VETERAN: NO.15 - アイスクライミング/Ice Climbers

Ice Climber

Mountain Climbing Twins

Fruit Ninjas

"Nana-chan! Popo-kun!", I shouted, quickly running towards them.

Toadette, for some reason, stood there, and started to...meditate?

Before I could reach the twins' pedastal, I heard a voice coming from nowhere (no, not my home land)!

NO.15, READY FOR BATTLE

The chains that were trapping Popo and Nana, slowly unlock by itself, followed by the pedastal fading away.

Both Ice Climbers fell onto the snowy floor, before rising up from the ground with glowing red eyes.

"Lucas-kun!", Popo shouted "happily".

"You're still planning to play with us right Lucas?", added Nana.

I froze for a brief moment, before slowly taking a step back.

"Are you two okay nya~?", I asked, "You two don't feel so good...!

I got caught in a dead end, all I can just witness is Popo and Nana's evil looking smirk.

"Come play with us Lucas!", they said in union, "Forever, and ever!"

My legs were shivering, not just by the cold, but by the fear.

Toadette flew by my side saying, "I was using my new spirit telepathy to check out what type they are!"

I shiverly looked at her, "What does that mean?"

"Based on this, it's like a type advantage thing."

My eyes widened.

Type Advantages?!

Puff! If Red was here right now, he would have given me more tips about these sorts of things!

"I know what you're thinking Lu-chan, but it's mostly based on what type of fighter you are!"

I looked at Toadette with a cute confused look. "Nya?"

"Well, there are 4 different types of fighting strengths. Being: Attack, Defense, Grab, and Neutral. All of them, excluding neutral have weak points with each other."

"Oh nya!", I exclaimed.

"Based on me hugging you, I felt the your sweet heart-warming and smart touch, making you a likely Defense Fighter!"

I nodded in agreement. I've always thought myself as a PSI user that mostly learns defensive moves.

"Defense Fighters are usually the ones whom strategies when to use certain attacks, and has a strong defense, sheild, and health!"

"Nya~!", I meowed cutely. "What do Popo and Nana have?"

Silence, entered the room.

"Um..." Toadette rubbed her head and showed an akward smile, "They're a Grab Fighter... Defense is weak againest grab..."

My eyes went puff.

I've seen how both Ice Climbers were like in a match, and they would either wobble or chain grab.

Well I'm puffed!

"But don't give up Lu-chan!", Toadette encourgaed. "I know you can do it!"

I smiled with confident cuteness. "You're right!"

I turned to the Ice Climbers.

"Yes! It's time to play! A battle match!"

{READY? GO!}

Popo giggled, "We knew you would play with us!"

Both Ice Climbers came charging up on me!

I charged up my PSI Sheild, but they two broke through it!

I had no choice but to roll dodge.

"PK Fire!", I casted my fire PSI, shooting right at them.

The attack knocked back Nana, but didn't get a hit on Popo.

Popo hammered over a freezie, making me trip when hit.

"Nya!"

Nana quickly grabbed me, "Aww Lucas~ Are you bored already?

The female Ice Climber pinned me down tight.

"Leave him alone!"

Toadette quickly flew to Nana, and attempted to hit her with a turnip.

Nana just shrugged it off, and flick her aside like she was nothing.

"Toadette!", I shouted in fear.

Toadette became nearly unconscious and weak to respond.

I desperatly tried to struggle out of Nana's grip, but now I became surrounded by both Ice Climbers.

"Looks like you loose this game of tag, Lucas~!", Popo said with a sadistic smirk.

"No!", I still attempted to struggle away, but Nana's grip was very strong.

Popo charged up his ice beam in order to freeze me.

Tears of fear started to fall down my cheeks, as I slowly closed my eyes and started to accept my fate.

Until...

I felt someone hit Nana off me, making me fall down on my back.

This gave me the opportunity to flee, before Popo froze me.

While running to Toadette's side, she looked up in shock with a smile on her face.

She wasn't just looking at me, I turned around to see who else was she looking at.

"Hey! Are you okay?"

It can't be! Is that...?

VETERAN: No.20 - ファルコ/Falco

Star Fox

Second-in-Command Pilot

Loyal and Trustworthy Birb

I hugged him tightly, "Falco-senpai!"

Falco hugged me back comfortably.

He let go of me shortly after, "We'll hug it out again later! Right now we gotta defeat these lowly imposters!"

"Nya~!"

Toadette came to my side, and smiled. "Based on Falco, he's an Attack Fighter. The ones who always has strong attack on the battlefield, and uses it to defend others!"

I nodded at both of their responses, as Falco helped me up shortly after.

"Ita!", Nana shouted, "Time to play the hard way!"

Popo charge tackle me, but I quickly air dodge out of the way.

"PK Fire!" I commanded my fire PSI, shooting him in the chest, heating him up for a brief second.

"Nii-san!", Nana shouted in fear.

Falco charged up his Fire Bird alchemy, before firing himself at Nana.

"Nii-san, help me!"

Popo heard Nana's scream, "Nee-chan!", and quickly ran to her, well at least, he tried to.

I stopped him however, as I hit him with my baseball bat-like stick, and home-run him onto a piece of mountain, knocking him out in the process.

Nana gasped in shock, "Nii-san!"

She looked at us, and became extremely angry!

"Oh it's on now!"

Falco, without hesitation, pinned Nana to the side of the mountain. "Oh yeah? I don't think so!"

He took out a dagger, to my surprise, and stabbed Nana in the back of the head, knocking her out.

{VICTORY!}

I collapsed onto the floor, breathing heavily from the battle with the Ice Climbers.

Falco hugged me tight, "I finally found you...!"

Toadette joined the hug too!

All three of us looked at the Ice Climbers, who were now slowly waking up.

"What happened...?", Popo asked.

"I felt like something stabbed me...!", Nana added.

Falco and I went to the Ice Climbers, asking them if they were okay.

They both nodded, but became shocked when we told them that they were possessed puppets earlier.

"Ita?!", they both said.

"It's okay you guys nya!", I comforted to both of them. "Just make sure you two look out for each other, and try to save the rest of the Smashers!"

The Ice Climbers looked at each other, and nodded. "We'll definitely will!"

With that, the twins ran down the mountains together, in search for other Smashers.

~~~Time Skip~~~

[[Nomal POV]]

Lucas, Toadette, and Falco went down to the mountain, and back to Heion Town.

Falco smiled at Lucas, petting the blonde's head sweetly. "Why can't kids be as brave but still cute like you?"

"Nya~!"

Toadette looked at Falco's right wrist.

When she did, she smiled at the fact that there is a light-blue broken chain around said wrist, indicting that he also came out of the void.

"You got that chain too?", she said with a smile.

Falco nodded, "Yes, I did! I would still be in the void if it wasn't for my spirit partner!"

Lucas meowed cutely! "You have a spirit partner too?"

"Yep!"

The avian tossed up his dagger, and it turned into a spirit.

"If it weren't for Flint, then I would've still been stuck in there!"

Toadette raised an eyebrow, "Flint eh? Well, there's a match you don't see everyday!"

Lucas' eyes went cutely blank, making the mushroom girl look at him with concern.

"Are you okay Lu-chan?"

That's when the blonde blurted out, "My dad's your spirit partner?!", to Toadette shock and Falco's embarrassment.