Hello my wonderful readers to another epi...oops.. I mean chapter of SSU! Now I've gotten a few reviews and will answer them here since one of them was from a guest.
To SakuraDreamerz: Heh, tbh I didn't plan that joke but I'm glad you noticed it. I love Full Metal Alchemist and reading your review made me laugh out loud during class which made everyone look at me. (it was a tech class and i was checking my e-mail.) Anyway thanks for reading and reviewing and I wish you luck on your stories as well, especially Chosen!
To Guest (Btw, If you would like me to call you something else in the future then just say it in the review and Ill remember to use that name to respond!) Yeah, I know its a bit cliche and I apologize for that. Im still getting the hang of this story-writing gig. As to answer your concerns, They dont necessarily know that its Master Hand yet as him and Crazy are in disguise. Also that we have a basic understanding of SSBB and arn't really that freaked out about this world. (Yet at least) And about their personality, I'm working on making them different from each other. We sorta act alike but at the same time are different so it pretty challenging at moments.. Either way, your concerns have been noted and I appreciate your honesty. While I can't promise that it wont be a typical SSB Fanfic, Ill try to at least separate the characters personalizes a bit more and make it as original as I possibly can. Other than that, I hope your enjoying the story so far!
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Chapter 4: The Journey Begins!
Everyone was sleeping soundly as it was now morning. Master was up, making breakfast for everyone that was currently here.
"Crazy. Go and wake up the kids." Master told Crazy. Crazy had a smug grin on his face.
"I can do that." He said as he started walking away. Master read his thoughts and quickly stopped him by snagging his shirt collar.
"Crazy, you aren't thinking of putting Smart Bombs under their beds to wake them up right?" Master asked. Crazy sweatdropped.
"Um.. no?" Crazy lied. Master snapped his fingers and made a iron ball attach to his leg. Master patted him on his head.
"What am I going with you?" He asked, smiling a bit. Crazy shrugged. While Crazy was always up to no good, he couldn't imagine life without him. Master chuckled as he walked towards the rooms that held the heroes.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"IM NOT HERE! TRY AGAIN NEVER!" I shouted before pulling the covers over my head.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! Geez, Hes persistent...
"Kimani! Wake up! Its time for breakfast! Get up or ill get Crazy to wake you up, and trust me, you don't want that!" I muttered something incoherent then turned away from the noise, falling back asleep. I could still hear them, much to my annoyance.
"I don't think hes waking up..."
"Sorry Master, Kimani's a heavy sleeper. I know this because all the times he been over to my house, hes the last to wake up." I assumed that was Jordan since I've only been at his house.
"Oh yeah, I remember when both of us came over for the weekend when your parents went out of town! We tried to wake Kimani up and he started to fight you in his sleep because he thought you was attacking him. That was hilarious!" I knew that was Austin as I remembered that event as well. I had watched Family Guy that night and had seen Peter battle that chicken, and had dreamed about it. When Jordan tryed to pick me up, I panicked, thinking he was the chicken, and socked him once in the face and also hit him in the stomach.
"Easy for you to say! He punched me twice in my stomach!" ...OK so I hit him twice in the stomach. So what? Sue me...
"Yeah and your point is...?" I heard a thump and someone shouting "OW!"
"I have a good idea!" someone said enthusiastically.
"Is it really a good idea?"
"Well that depends, do you mean the dictionary term for "Good" Or my version?" The other two groaned.
"Whatever Dylan, if you die, I'm not coming to your funeral." I knew for a fact Jordan said that as he always talked to Dylan in that manner.
"Screw you Lardo." SMACK! "OW! OK! I'M GOING! I thought you people were suppose to be jolly!"
I heard someone open the door. I sighed, but otherwise, didn't budge. I heard the person take a deep breath before shouting "COCK-A-DOODLE DOO!" in my ear. I screamed in surprise before falling out of the bed when the person shoved me out of it. I quickly stood up and saw Dylan laying on the bed, cracking up. I growled as I pounced on Dylan, wailing on his face and shouting words that should have been banned in all 50 states. After 5 minutes of kicking Dylan's ass, I finally went to the door and saw everyone staring at me with mouths agape.
"I believe this idiot is yours?" I said, pointing to Dylan who was on the floor and had X's in his eyes.
"IT WAS HIM!" Everyone said, pointing at different people. I rolled my eyes as I looked at Master.
"Umm... are you hungry?" I nodded. Kicking someones butt at 6:30 in the morning gets you hungry.
"Yes well... come along everyone!" Master said as everyone followed him. Me and Austin had to carry Dylan on our shoulders as he was knocked out and Jordan refused to carry him.
Smash Manor- Dinning Room
We were all seated at an table capable of fitting at least 50 people. We were at the head of the table so we wouldn't be so far apart. Master had made us something called Smash-cakes, pancakes with the smash logo on it. I'll admit, they weren't bad.
"So today, as you know is the day that we will go out and venture out to find the first few Smashers." Master told us as we ate our breakfast. I grunted a question as the adrenalin left my body and I was back to being dead tired. Master facepalmed.
"Maybe I should read your thoughts until your past monosyllables.." I nodded. Master snapped his fingers... and nothing happened.
"Did he even do anything?" I thought.
"I don't think so." Jordan answered me. Wait a minute...
"How did he know what I said?"
"Because we can hear you loud and clear buddy." Dylan responded while holding an ice pack against his head. I gave Master a look for clarification.
"We can hear your thoughts for the time being." He simply said, finishing his Smash-cakes. I groaned.
"Now the Smashers we are going after to day are the ones from the Mushroom Kingdom." I mentally counted in my head... so basically out loud."
"So thats... 5 Smashers we need to find right?" I said/thought. Master nodded before getting up from his seat.
"Now everyone, go back to your rooms and get dressed. We leave in 5 minutes to The Plains." Master then snapped his fingers, cutting off everyones link to my mind. We all walked to our rooms.
"So, we are about to head out on our first mission! I'm pumped!" Dylan said as he slapped me hard on the back, knocking me over. "Uh... oops. I forgot you weren't fully awake yet." I mentally made a note to strike down Dylan again later on today as I picked myself off the ground before shooting him a dirty glance. He nervously laughed before looking at his wrist as if he had a watch on.
"Oh look at the time! We better hurry!" Dylan said as he sped walked towards his room. I sighed as the rest of us went into our rooms and prepared to get dressed. (Master had told us that the closets in our rooms were linked to our closets at home.)
I came out with a thin black shirt that had a design on it in gold.(ish) I traded my grey hoody for a black one, my blue jeans for a pair of black ones and I still had my black sneakers with the bottom being white on. Jordan settled with a plain red shirt with blue jeans and black tennis shoes. Austin just went with a white T-shirt and a white shirt over it. He chose tan pants and put on some tan boots that made him taller than me and the same height as Jordan. Dylan chose a blue shirt and blue jeans with wore black shoes, similar to Jordan's.
"OK, so we're dressed, I can actually speak now, anything else?" I asked as looked at my friends. I now had to look up to all of them as Austin was taller than me now. Ugh...
"Master told us to meet him outside." Austin told me. I nodded as I pointed in a random direction and said "ONWARD!"
"...Isn't the way outside that way?" Dylan said, pointing in the opposite direction I was going.
"Your already on thin ice, do you really want to test me? because this time I'll use Firebrand." Dylan shook his head rapidity.
The guys chuckled behind me as we walked towards the front door.
Smash Manor- Front Yard
We walked down the steps of the Smash Manor and met Master and Crazy near the gate that would let you enter its grounds. Master was wearing actual colors now as he sported a yellow shirt with cargo shorts and brown hiking boots. Crazy had chosen a navy blue shirt and some regular blue jeans and wore blue tennis shoes.
"Wait, your going with us?" I asked.
"Of course. I have to make sure you know what your doing as this is your first time heading out." Master told us.
"But wouldn't that be dangerous since the darkness, or whatever is after you, could track your energy signals?" Austin pondered.
"The Plains aren't too far away from the Manor so its energy can mask our power, even from there." We nodded.
"Lead the way Master." I said, ushering him ahead of me. Master nodded as he walked past me and took us on the path that would lead to The Plains.
Sub-Space- Unknown Location
"Sir, I have a reading on the heroes as well as Master Hand and Crazy Hand." A grunt announced as he pulled up as he pulled up a holographic screen, revealing the Heroes with Master and Crazy. The leader rose from his seat and walked over to the screen. He glared at Master, who was currently talking to the heroes about the dangers that lurked around here. The rest, including Crazy, looked unimpressed as they listened to Master blab about Goombas and other weak monsters that could attack them at any given moment. The dark figure growled then tried to sense their energy. He couldn't get a bead on them as an unknown power was blocking his mental energy.
"GRAH!" He shouted as he backhanded the grunt out his seat. "WHERE ARE THEY!?" The grunt got up and looked at the screen.
"Umm.. M-my guess w-would be The P-P-Plains." The grunt responded, a bit shaken up by the blow his superior dealt to him. The dark being then calmed down.
"The Plains?... Right, now I remember. I dumped those clowns from the Mushroom Kingdom there. Although, Ill give them a surprise when they get there." He then turned to an intercom and tapped on it, making a loud feedback ring out, alerting everyone.
"Attention minions! We have located the Heroes as well as Master Hand and his idiot brother! Ready the Sub-Space Halberd and get going!" The minions cheered as they rushed to their stations.
"Well Master, let the games begin.." He said as he walked somewhere to make one last surprise for them.
Smash World- The Plains
"Here we are! The Plains!" Master announced as we looked around. The area we was in was basically flat and grassy. It also had a couple of trees around as well. The sky was clear and blue and it was a bit warm.
"So whats the plan?" Dylan asked Master.
"Maybe we should split up into two groups. Me, Austin and Dylan will go to the east while Crazy, Kimani and Jordan will search west." Me and Jordan looked at each other before looking at Crazy, who was casually picking his nose. He saw us looking at him and quickly flicked his boogers somewhere before whistling nonchalantly. I instantly felt uneasy about this. I felt Master read my thoughts. Did this guy know anything about privacy?
"Crazy, don't do anything...you would do unless its helpful to them or harmful to enemies." Master told Crazy. Crazy saluted before snagging me and Jordan under his arms and sprinting off to the right.
"How is he doing this?" Jordan said, not used to being carried.
"Welcome to my world..." I responded, referring to the times Jordan picked me up and carried me.
"Oh yeah..."
The Plains- West Area
Crazy set us down and we started walking around, looking for any of the Smashers.
"So Crazy," I started, breaking the brief silence, "Where would the Smashers be?" Crazy scrunched his face in thought.
"I'm not sure little buddy." I nodded, ignoring the fact that he had called me little, something that bother me deeply.
"Can you sense them?" I asked.
"I never thought about that. Lets try it!" Crazy said as he put his hands on the side of his head and concentrated on the Smashers energy. He caught a faint energy level a good 5 minutes from our location.
"I can feel...someones energy." He said then he pointed to where the energy was located. Before we could run towards the direction Crazy had told us, we all heard a low rumbling noise. We all looked up to see a giant airship overhead.
"Crazy! What is that!?" I shouted as I saw it head on our direction.
"Thats the Sub-Space Halberd!" He shouted. The SS Halberd hovered overhead and opened a cargo door that was on the bottom of the ship. It then released dark purple puff balls that looked and even floated like snow. Crazy yelped.
"Those are Shadow Bugs! That means..." Crazy started before the Shadow Bugs that landed on the ground started to merge with each other, forming a body.
"Crazy?... What are they doing?" Jordan asked as we all backed up as the Shadow Bugs formed some kind of creature that wore a green outfit with a green hat. You couldn't see its face; only their red glowing eyes.
"PRIMIDS!" Crazy shouted as he grabbed me and Jordan and started to flee the other way. He quickly stopped once he saw that more Primids had cut off our escape routes. Me, Jordan and Crazy were back to back as the Primids completely surrounded us. I sweatdropped.
"Err...can we fight them?" I asked as I put my hand on the Wii-mote that was strapped around my neck. Crazy looked at me with a shocked look on his face.
"These things are vicious in groups! We won't last long against them!"
"Well we have to try something! I'll be damned if i get taken out by something shorter than me!" Jordan blurted out. I gave him a threatening look, "Besides Kimani of course!" He then pulled the Wii-mote strapped to his pants off and held it above his head. I took mines and held it out in front of me.
"Wii-Mote Activate!" We both shouted as our weapons came on-line. Crazy got into a boxing stance.
"I contacted Master so they are on the way now. We just have to hold them off for the time being!" Crazy then held his hand out and made a gun shape with it.
"CRAZY SHOT!" Crazy shouted as his fingers glowed white before shooting out three energy bullets that took out a chunk of them when the blasts exploded. Me and Jordan took this opportunity to charge forward and meet the approaching army. Me and Jordan attacked at the same time, knocking away 12 Primids. A Primid swung at me but I grabbed his arm and drove my elbow into his neck, making him fall down on the ground before vanishing in a puff of Shadow Bugs. I looked over to Jordan. Jordan was smashing everyone in his path. When ever he swung his hammer, he would take out at least five per swing. I heard Crazy grunt as some Primids were gaining the upper hand on him. I went to help him but a Primid caught me in the jaw with a mean left hook, making me grunt as I returned the favor of hooking him across the face, curtsy of Firebrand. I fought my way towards Crazy, who was kicking and punching Primids in the face. He had a couple of scuff marks on him but was ok for the most part.
"Any word from Master yet?" I asked as I donkey-kicked a Primid in the jaw.
"Not yet!" Crazy said as he brought his fist up and caught one behind him in the face with a back fist. He quickly pulled me out the way and shot a charging Primid in the face with his Crazy Shot Attack.
"Thanks." I said as I tripped a Primid with a sweep kick before stomping hard on his torso (while he was still in the air), defeating it. I heard Jordan shout "Cyclone!" as he whirled towards us, knocking away Primids as he did.
"You guys doing ok?" He asked as he shoved the hilt of his hammer into a Primid's skull, effectively killing it.
"What do you think?" "Awesome!" We both responded.
"Crazy. Are you sure you weren't exaggerating a bit? I've taken down at least 50 without breaking a sweat." Jordan mumbled that he took out 100, so I stomped on his foot with my heel, shutting him up.
"No.. somethings up... They aren't trying as hard as they usually do.." Crazy said as he quickly elbowed a Primid in the jaw. All the Primids suddenly stopped attacking us, making question marks pop over our heads. Before some one could say anything, the ground shook as if someone was making the ground move with each footstep. Crazy's body and clothes turned ghostly white as he started shaking. Me and Jordan looked at him and asked him what was wrong. He pointed frantically behind us as a giant shadow appeared on the ground, blocking the light behind us. The two of us froze.
"Theres something BIG behind us..." I whispered to Jordan, refusing to turn around.
"No shit Sherlock!" Jordan shouted quietly at me, making me frown at him.
"Well if you know so much, turn around!" I whisper-shouted back.
"Hell no! You do it!"
"I asked you first damn it!"
"I don't give a flying (censored)!" Crazy sighed as he grabbed both of our shoulders and whirled us around and saw a Giant Primid towering above us. The Giant Primid growled at us before he grabbed all three of us and hurled us behind him. We hit the ground hard as we rolled into a giant tree. Dazed, we got up and noticed that the tree we ran into had the same shadow as the Giant Primid had. We quickly put 2 and 2 together before we came to the conclusion that there was another one of the giants. The first giant was charging at us while the 2nd one moved his hand towards our direction. We screamed as we fled from the two giants before running into a third one.
"OH COME ON!" I shouted as the third one kick me harshly in the gut with his foot, making me crash into Jordan, who fell on Crazy, crushing him.
"Gah! no offense my chubby friend but YOUR CRUSHING MY INSIDES!" Crazy shouted as he shoved Jordan off of him. The three Giant Primids quickly walked over to us before the main one picked me up by my leg, the second one snagged Jordan by his arms and the third one caught Crazy by the back of his pants. We all squirmed wildly but then got punched by the Primids as a sign to stop struggling. My body ached from the giant fist colliding with my body.
"Attention Master and his pitiful friends!" A voice boomed from the Airship that was still overhead. We all growled at the voice for insulting our friends, only to get punched again by the Primids. I checked my Hp. It was at half, as well as Jordan's. Crazy didn't have a Hp bar but I noticed that his breathing was a bit shallower.
"We have captured you precious heroes and your brother. If you don't want to carry their dead carcasses back to your safe house then I advice you to show yourself immediately! You have 5 minute to comply or my Primids will break every bone in their bodies!" I softly growled, flinching when the Primids gave me a warning look. He was using us as bait. If there was one thing i hated more than being called short, it was being used. I seethe in rage as I couldn't do anything to free myself or the others without putting us in more danger. I only prayed that Master and the other guys would think of a plan to save us.
Master's Group. The Plains- West Area, not that far from Crazy's Group
Master as well as the other two heroes had heard the Sub-Space Leader's threat and were currently crouched in some bushes, wondering how to free the trio without putting themselves in anymore danger. They could see the Ship overhead as well as the Giant Primids holding Jordan, Kimani and Crazy captive.
"Grrr... How the hell did they find us?" Master spat out in anger. It was rare for Master to curse.
"I thought you said the Smash Manor could mask your energy levels from here." Dylan questioned Master. Master sighed.
"Apparently, a small amount of our energy leaked out and whomever the leader is caught us. I'm terribly sorry young ones." Austin patted Master on his back.
"Don't worry about it. Back at home, we have problems like this all the time... well sorta." He said, thinking about a big black guy at school that usually attacked them, mainly Kimani. "We can figure this out." Master nodded before thanking Austin. He linked his mind to Crazy's.
"Crazy, how are you holding up?" Master made Crazy's voice appear in Austin's and Dylan's minds as well.
"Bad Brother. These Primids have us captive and are planing on taking us out if you dont show yourselves! " Crazy responded.
"Don't worry Little Brother. We will save you and the others. (hey that rhymed! ^_^) This I swear!" Everyone heard Crazy chuckle.
"I know you will. After all, Its your responsibility to look after me anyway! Get to it though, we dont have much time." Crazy then disconnected from Master's head as well as the other two's heads.
"OK, heres the plan. Dylan, copy Austin and get your bow out, same with you Austin." They did as told. "Now Dylan, Aim for the one thats holding Jordan. Austin, You got Kimani's and Ill get Crazy's." Austin and Dylan aimed Toxic at their respective targets and drew their arrows. Master held his hand out and made a gun shape and aimed it at the Primids that held Crazy.
"On the count of 3." Master told them as his pointer and middle finger started to glow slightly. "1. 2. 3!" The three humans launched their attacks.
Back to my PoV...
My head was pounding from the amount of blood that had traveled to my head. I've been held upside-down before by Jordan but not for this long.
"OK, Now I'm getting impatient, You have until the count of three before I command the Primids to take them out!" The voice threaten. Me and Jordan gained a worried look on our face but Crazy was surprisingly quiet and had a calm look on his face as his eyes were closed.
"ONE!" I flinched as I felt the Primid's grip tightened on my leg.
"TWO!" I saw that the one that held Jordan use his other hand to grab Jordan's feet and held him as if he was about to rip him in half. Jordan started to squirm again. I closed my eyes as I felt the Primid grab my arms and started to tug me slightly.
"Three!" A different voice shouted that. THUNK! I heard something hit the Primid that held Jordan. The Giant Primid made a groaning noise before dropping Jordan, who landed with a loud thud. I saw an arrow heading straight for me. I yelled as I curved my body as best as i could. Even so, arrow grazed my back, cutting me slightly before it hit the Primid in the chest. It shouted in a deep voice as it threw me up into the air before gravity took its course and made me fall back to earth. I yelled before I saw Jordan dashing over in order to catch me. But, Jordan tripped over a rock and fell on his stomach, so I ended up landing on Jordan's burly back. He lightly grunted before he pushed himself off the ground, making me slide off him and land on my feet.
Jordan dusted himself off before saying, "Its a good thing your small." I resisted the urge to strangle him.
"I'm going to ignore the fact that you called me "small" again and just say thank you." I deadpanned.
A white beam of energy then pierced the Primid's, that held Crazy, head. It's red eyes slowly faded and it fell back, dropping Crazy on the ground face first. Jordan and I scurried over towards Crazy and picked him up before rushing towards the bushes that the other three were hiding in before the other Giant Primids got their bearings straight. We dove in the bushes before any of the Primids could spot us while the three were shooting arrows and energy beams everywhere, making the Primids run around, trying not to get shot. One Primid was unlucky and got hit in the neck with an arrow, defeating it instantly. Another got hit in the leg, making him fall to the ground. The Primid started crawling away but was ended when Master sniped him in the back of the head.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU MORONS!? GO AND GET THE HEROES!" The voice boomed from aboard the ship.
"I've had enough of you..." Master said as he held his palm out towards the ship. His palm started to glow white. Everyone moved behind him.
"You've put me in danger, these kids in danger, the Smashers in danger, and even my own little brother in danger and I wont stand for it any longer!" Master's hand was now glowing violently and had sparks now surrounding it. One came too close to me and shocked me, making me wince slightly.
"NOW TAKE THIS! MASTER BEAM!" As soon as he said that, a giant beam of energy shot out of his hand, pushing him back slightly. Me and Austin helped brace him. The beam then smashed into the ship, making it lurch backwards from the force behind the shot. The front of the ship was gone and it had smoke coming from its engines.
"GAH!" The unknown leader yelled in aggravation. "YOU WIN THIS TIME MASTER HAND! BUT MARK MY WORDS, THIS ISN'T THE LAST YOU'VE SEEN OF ME! SUB-SPACE ARMY, RETREAT!" All the Primids on the ground then turned into Shadow Bugs and floated up towards the ship as it flew into a portal that opened up in front of the ship. The ship then got swallowed by the portal before it disappeared. We were silent as we listened for any signs of the Sub-Space Army, but was greeted by silence instead. We all sighed before walking out from the bushes.
"Well that could have gone better." I said bluntly. Everyone agreed with me.
"I still don't know how he got a lock on my energy..." Master pondered. Austin then remembered something the voice said.
"Umm...Master? Is your last name Hand?' Austin asked out loud. Master and Crazy flinched.
"OK, your hiding something. What's up with you two?" I said, interrogating them. Master started sweating.
"What no. Its.. er.. Harrington" Master spat out. We all looked at him with an unimpressed look on his face. Even Crazy gave him a sidewards glance.
"Brother... maybe we should tell them.." Crazy whispered to his brother. My ears twitched as they heard what Crazy said. Master sighed before turning to us.
"...Your right... We are hiding something, But we cant tell you now. Mostly because we need to save the Smashers located here ASAP. The only thing I'll say now is that this isn't our true forms." Master then focused on the Smashers energy as he concentrated. Many questions buzzed through my head as we waited for him to get a bead on their energy. What was so evil that it needed our help? What did Master mean when he said that wasn't his real form? I was so aggravated about all the secrets being kept away from me, that it almost made me punch Master in the face when he told me that he had even more secrets to hide.
"Hmm... they aren't that far from here... Let's go and find them, then I swear, I'll tell you everything I possibly can." Master told me as he sensed my frustration.
"You'd better or your on your own." I said lowly, My friends looking at me in concern. While I didn't necessarily dubbed them as "Bad Guys," I hadn't really trusted them at the same time.
Master nodded then led us past some trees and a stream that I didn't notice until now. After following Master for about 5 minutes, He stopped us. In front of him was Mario, Luigi and Peach standing on a trophy stand. They were holding each other in a group hug. Mario had a determined look while Peach and Luigi had an scared reaction on their face and buried their faces into the red-clad plumber's chest.
"Poor guys..." Crazy said as he ran over and inspected the statue of his friends.
"Crazy has a special bond with the Smashers, especially with Luigi for some reason." Master explained.
"Guys, come over here and place your hands on them, quickly!" Crazy said urgently. we rushed over as soon as he called us. We then placed our hands on the statue. As soon as we placed our hands on the statue, it started glowing as the statue shook, making us jerk our hands away and back up as the trophy suddenly burst into a blinding light. We covered our eyes until the light slowly dimmed. When we removed our hands, we saw Mario, Luigi and Peach still holding each other. I cleared my throat, gaining Mario's attention as he snapped his head in my direction. He looked at us before tapping Luigi and Peach on their shoulders, getting their attention. Mario jerked his head slightly in our direction, making the two look over at us. We awkwardly waved as they waved back. Mario then trained his eyes on Master and Crazy, who nodded in acknowledgment.
"Hey Master, Crazy, long time no-a see huh?" Mario said as he walked over to them. His usual thick Italian accent was replaced with an mix between an American accent and his Italian one. He talked more in his American accent but his Italian blood would slip out at moments, making some words have an extra -a at the end of them.
"Yes Mario, its been too long." Crazy stepped beside him.
"You do know that its only been a week right?" He informed the both of them, making them sweatdrop in response. Mario then looked at us.
"And I believe that-a these are the heroes that helped-a save us right?"
"You could say that." I said as all of us made poses. Mario laughed at us. He then looked at his brother and girlfriend and motioned them to come over here. Peach nodded before walking over to us with Luigi slowly trailing behind her. I instantly got down on one knee and said "Your Majesty" Peach giggled before tapping me on the shoulder, making me raise my head.
"You don't have to treat me like royalty here. Just treat me like a normal person, like your friends for instance." I sweatdropped as I quickly stood up. She quickly leaned over and pecked me on the forehead. (She was noticeably taller than everyone except Master, Crazy and Dylan) "But thank you anyway." I giggled before covering my mouth quickly. Where did that come from?
"Sure your High- I mean Peach." I quickly corrected myself. My friends all had jealous looks on their face, which I returned with a smug grin of my own. Luigi then approached us slowly, hand on his hat. The first thing I noticed was that I was shorter than Luigi, bothering me ever so slightly. But if Mario can handle being the older, shorter brother then so could I, so I sucked it up and greeted Luigi with a nod.
"How are you doing Luigi?" I asked. He shrugged his shoulders before saying something that sounded like gibberish to me. "Sto facendo bene. Un po 'rigido, ma andava bene."
"Im sorry, what?" I asked with an confused expression. He repeated the same thing, only a bit slower. I facepalmed. Austin walked up next to me and asked Luigi something in the same language that Luigi had said to me.
"Mi dispiace, ma il mio amico non parla italiano." I forgot that Austin knew Italian for a split second. Luigi's face brightened as he rapidly started talking to Austin who was nodding his head.
"Parli inglese? Se è così si può? " Austin asked him.
Luigi nodded before saying to us, "Sorry about the-a confusion guys. I-a tend to-a talk in my-a native tongue-a more than-a Mario, especially around-a new people."
"So I've noticed. Nice thinking Austin." I acknowledged, Austin smiling in response. I then turned to Luigi.
"Now that we got that language problem out the way, how are you doing?"
"Pretty-a good. A bit-a stiff but otherwise, swell!" Luigi replied warmly. Mario walked over, along with Master and Crazy.
"I'm glad that you all got to know each other!" Master said. My mood instantly dropped 5 levels.
"Yes, thats all fine and dandy, but you still owe us an explanation. Now talk!" I barked. Everyone recoiled from how fast I had changed from happy to pissed off in a millisecond. Jordan had a surprised look, Crazy had grabbed Dylan and Austin for comfort, Luigi had his face buried in his hat, Peach held her hand on her chest while Mario stepped in front of Master.
"Why are you-a yelling at him? He didn't do anything-a wrong!" Mario defended. I gave Mario a glare, who returned it with his big blue eyes.
"While I understand that he has some secrets, what is it that he trys to hide so hard!?" I said as i swiped a hand in the air.
"If Master has a secret, then you should-a have enough respect to trust-a him to tell you the ones that-a he thinks you should know!" Mario countered, bawling his fist.
"Ever since we got here, its been one secret after another and im sick of them! If he expects us to trust him, then he has to earn it! Starting with telling us what the hell are you!?" I looked at Master when I said that last question. Mario was about to respond but Master put a hand on his shoulder.
"No. Hes right. If I want to have him trust me then he has to know some information. OK Kimani, ask away. We should be ok now." Master told me as we started the walk back towards the manor. I gave him a hard glare before sighing heavily.
"OK, the first question, who or what are you?" I said, a bit calmer. Master looked at Crazy, who nodded.
"Well... your right about us being non-human. To be honest, we are Floating Hands." I raised an eyebrow while my friends gasped dramatically.
"...Your pulling my leg aren't you?"
"Nope. Totally honest." He said. Wait...
"So... If your a hand, and your name is Master..." I thought out loud, the gears turning in my head...oh duh... "So your Master Hand, Ma-"
"Master of the Smash Universe and creator of the Smash Games." I nodded, before asking my second question.
"Why did you use these forms when you met us?" Crazy decided to answer this one.
"Thats an easy one! Most people think that floating limbs and stuff are creepy and alarming, as weird as that sounds." We all sweatdropped as he continued. "So instead of overflowing your minds with all this stuff, we decided to use these forms and were planning to tell you after some time when you were used to this universe." I ahh-ed. Now that I thought about it, it would have gave me heart attack if i woke up and saw a gloved hand floating in front of me, so it made sense now. I was almost satisfied, but i had one more question for them.
"OK, I'm willing to help and all but why do you need us in particular? Out of all the people that play the game, why did we get sucked in?" Master thought about this question.
"Well, there was an ancient story that told about 4 otherworldly heroes that would save the Smash Universe from utter destruction. To be honest, I didn't know exactly who they were inferring. The ancients had a knack for leaving out information like that.. Either way it told that we need 4 distinct people. The first hero was portrayed as "Small and Powerful" He looked at me when he said that. I gained a vein on my head. Great, now people that were dead were calling me short. Mario placed a hand on my shoulder and gave me a sympathetic look. Oh right... he was short too.
"The second hero was "Big and strong." Jordan insistently knew that was him and made a pose.
"Yep, that fits me." Everyone made an sarcastic "Mmm-hmm" noise, making him frown.
"The third hero was "Kind and Caring" He looked at Austin when he said that. I could see why, Austin did care a lot about us and was usually the first person to notice something wrong with someone.
"And the last one was "Loyal and Mysterious." We all looked at Dylan when he said mysterious, Dylan sweatdropped.
"Err... they aren't wrong at least." He said, scratching his head.
"It's true, I still haven't figured you out yet." I said. Dylan stuck his tongue out at me. Master continued.
"These four heroes would be strong enough to save the Smashers and the universe from the Dark Force."
"Is it necessarily a "Dark Force?" Dylan asked. Me, Jordan and Crazy looked at him.
"YES!" We screamed at him, making him back up with his hands up in defense. Master chuckled.
"So Kimani, are you satisfied? He asked me. I thought about it for a second. I still had many questions left but I decided to wait until a later time.
"Yeah, I'm alright. Sorry for yelling. My temper is out of this world ya know?" I told him and Mario, who nodded in forgiveness.
"Well now-a that is-a dealt with, how about-a some lunch. I'll-a cook." Luigi offered. Mario nodded his head.
"Yeah. Your-a spaghetti is to die for." Mario said, licking his lips. Luigi told Mario something in Italian, making Mario blush.
"I'm plump thank you.." He said as he walked away with Luigi laughing right behind him. By now we had reached the Smash Manor. Master snapped his fingers to open the gate.
"So are all your powers activated by snapping your fingers?" I asked.
"Well since my real body is basically a hand, when I'm in this form I have to use my hands for my magic." He explained. We walked into the Manor and went to the kitchen.
Sub-Space- Unknown location
"GRAH!"
"Sir, your scaring the troops..."
"I DON'T CARE! TO THE HELL WITH THE TROOPS!"
In the Sub-Space Base, (more rhyming ^_^) the leader was rampaging in his base and was making the troops (Primids) scurry away from him.
"How in Sub-Space did they beat us!?" The Primid ,that was trying to calm down his leader, told him, "Well Master Hand blasted the ship, the heroes managed to escape and we lost a bunch of troops."
"..It was a rhetorical question, Prime..." The leader deadpanned. The Primid known as Prime, just shrugged.
"Well since those heroes have some control over their powers, I guess its time to up the challenge a bit."
"Sir, why not just send your best men and kill them already?" Prime asked.
"Well one, thats not fun." The leader said, "And two, while they can handle the heroes, im not sure if they can handle Master Hand or his brother head on." Prime nodded, understanding.
"I think I know what heroes they will go after next." Prime said, gaining the attention of the leader. "My bet is that they will go after the two from Hyrule next since they are close as well."
"yes... it makes sense. How is our guests Bowser and Yoshi doing?"
"The brain washing is almost complete. Bowser was a piece of cake and Yoshi was a bit stubborn. " The leader sighed.
"Oh well.. I guess we'll have to work with those two.. Send Yoshi and Bowser as well as Slice, Dice and Headshot to the statues. We dont want them to be TOO easy." Prime nodded before leaving to fulfill his leaders wishes.
"Oh Master you've messed with the wrong person..."
Uh-Oh... That doesn't sound good. What will await our Heroes? Who is the leader of the Sub-Space Army? Who the hell is Slice, Dice?and Headshot? Why am I asking you all these questions? Either way, stay tuned for the next ep... DANG IT... Chapter of SSU! And now Bios! Crazy? Will you do the honors?
Crazy: "HELL YEAH!"
Umm... ok then...
Name: Mario
Age: 22
Species: Human/Male
Other Facts: Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom/Galaxy, Originally from Brooklyn, New York.
Bio: Mario, Jump-man. This hero is well-known by everyone! Mario was originally a plumber in Brooklyn, his hometown, but when he answered a call from a mysterious client claiming he had a green pipe in his toilet, the pipe sucked him and his brother and co-worker, Luigi, into it. From there, they met Toad and went on an adventure to save Princess Peach from the Koopa King, Bowser. The brothers prevailed and saved Peach from Bowser, gaining the favor of Peach and the hatred of Bowser. From there, the Princess allowed Mario and Luigi the chance to go home but they refused and stayed in the Mushroom Kingdom in a house built on the outskirts of Toad Town. Now they are Peach's protectors and best friends. Mario even went on a date with Peach and are now going steady! Mario is an very kind and brave person, willing to throw his life to save others, especially to save the ones he loves. Mario is an all-rounded fighter that fights with his fist and uses many items to help him save the day!
Name: Luigi
Age: 20
Species: Human/Male
Other Facts: Hero of the Waffle Kingdom and Flower Kingdom, Sidekick (which is a bold-face lie) /Brother of Mario, Born in Brooklyn, New York.
Bio: This green-clad plumber is Mario's little tall brother that is usually stuck watching the house whenever Mario's away, making him seem like hes Mario's sidekick, something that bothers him as well as his big brother. Due to this, Luigi is an amazing cook and is capable of making expert dishes without a problem. Luigi is a very shy person, usually hiding behind his brother whenever danger or a new person is nearby. He is also very afraid of Boo's, Ghosts that roam around the Mushroom Kingdom to haunt unlucky people. While Luigi is scared by usually everything, he has shown his bravery many times by saving Mario from King Boo before and Peach once, when Mario had caught a bad fever; He took care of him after Peach was safe. Hes even saved Princess Eclare and Daisy before. Hes actually dating Daisy as well! Like his brother, Luigi is a all-rounded fighter that uses his hand to handle with his foes. He also uses his very thick skull to smash into people with his Luigi Missile attack.
Name: Princess Toadstool AKA Peach
Age: 26
Species: Human/Female
Other Facts: Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario's girlfriend.
Bio: This lovely princess in pink is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, just like her mother was. Peach was kidnapped by Bowser before her saviors, Mario and Luigi, came to her aid and saved her. Peach is usually kidnapped once every week by Bowser, only to be saved by either Mario and/or Luigi. Peach is a very kind person and is usually never upset or mad. Peach is always seen in her usual pink dress and wearing her crown and also her brooch, which her mother passed down to her before she passed away. While Peach is usually a "Damsel in Distress," she is more than capable of protecting herself with her vast knowledge of star power and her own Heart Magic/Power. Peach also carries many random items that she can use to attack enemies. She also has different powers depending on her mood. Yep this is one girl that you dont want to get angry!
Name: Prime
Age: 1,000
Species: Sub-Space Being/Primid
Other Facts: Was alive when Taboo was in charge, Is the leaders Right hand man/ most trusted minion.
Bio: Prime is a Primid that was made when Taboo was in charge. Prime is different than the other Primids as he wears a blue outfit and has white eyes instead of red. (So original right?) Prime is able to dual wield Sub-Space weapons at the same time and can transform into a Giant Primid when things get too rough. Prime is also the one that gets info for the boss as hes sneaky as well. While Prime looks like a recolored Primid, he is a dangerous person to fight against as he can switch what weapon he has equipped in either hand just by thinking of it. He has access to Sub-Space Swords, (the Sub-Space version of a Beam Swords) Super Scopes, Sub-Space Bombs (not the ones that were used by Taboo, like smart bombs sorta) and even the dreaded Sub-Space Cannon that can turn a Smasher into a trophy with one hit. This is one Primid that I dont want to meet.
So ends another chapter of SSU. Remember, Ill gladly take any question and concerns if you have them. For the people that dont want this to be a "typical SSB" story, I apology and I hope this wont make me lose viewers! _