...Wow...Goodness, what happened the past couple days? XD
Hey guys! Semester finals are finally DONE at my school, so I'm back with the next chapter! Enjoy! :D
Unimportant Note: Holy crap, I just realized that my school year is already halfway over... *victory dance*
Chapter 6: The Adventure Begins
All was silent in the clearing.
Link, Lilac, Midna, Lucario, and Dillon looked on in confusion at the Ralts, Riolu, and the little Mewtwo. In return, the three Pokemon stared back at them. However, the Riolu and the Ralts looked at the group of heroes with wide, shocked eyes, while the little Mewtwo only had a blank look on her face, for she didn't have any idea who they were. Finally, after another moment of this silence, the youngest Pokemon decided to speak.
"Hi!" She said with a smile, waving. A scowl formed on Link's face and he made his way toward the three and snatched the Master Sword from the Ralts' hands. Putting it back in it's sheath, he turned his attention back to them and looked down at them.
"Mind telling me who you three are?" He asked. As he finished his sentence, Lilac, Midna, Lucario, and Dillon walked up to join him, looking at the Pokemon.
The Ralts kind of shrank under their gazes. "I-I...I, uh..."
"Oh my gosh." The Riolu suddenly said, wriggling her way out from under the psychic-type. She stood on her paws and stared at the group of give in amazement and slowly walked toward them. "Is...Is this really you?" She continued quietly, looking up at Link. "You're...You're Link. Link, the Hero of Twilight. You're actually standing in front of me!"
Link gave her a strange look. "Uh..." Before he could say anything else, the Riolu turned right around and faced the other four.
"You guys are Midna, Lucario, and Dillon." She said excitedly, then looked to Lilac. "And you're Lilac. The Lilac, one of the Smash Rescuers. Oh my god, I can't believe I'm actually meeting you guys in person!" The group of five were still silent as they just looked at her.
"...And, you are...?" Midna finally asked.
The Riolu's ears perked in realization. "Oh, sorry. I got kinda caught up in the moment." She said then straightened herself. "I'm Aurawarrior13, but you can call me Aura."
"I'm Darkfire374." The Ralts spoke up, getting back to his feet. "But you can call me Dark."
"And I'm an Apollo!" The Mewtwo shouted cheerfully, throwing her stubby arms in the air. Everyone was silent once more as they turned to look at her. Dark then leaned toward.
"That's not proper grammar, Apollo..." He whispered.
"Darkfire374...? Aurawarrior13...?" Lilac said quietly, narrowing her eyes in wonder. Those names were somewhat familiar to her, as if she's seen them before. But where, exactly...? Right then, it clicked in her mind and she smiled.
"Hey, I think I know you guys!" She said, looking toward the Ralts and Riolu. "I've seen reviews of you two on some of Warrior Kitty's stories, and some stories from you guys on the Smash Bros archive!"
Aura smiled brightly and nodded. "Yeah! You have no idea how much news there is about you guys!"
Lilac tilted her head. "Really?"
"Yeah." Dark agreed. "Ever since the whole Sara and Ebony crap started, I guess news spread from the Nintendo worlds, over to our world."
"Huh..." Dillon mumbled, processing this information. "News does spread fast, doesn't it?" Lucario looked at the three new Pokemon, but his immediately landed on Apollo. By seeing the small Mewtwo, he gave a quiet gasp and walked over to her. Once he approached her, he knelt down to get a better look.
"Wow, I've never seen a baby legendary before." He said in awe.
"To be honest, I didn't think one existed." Dark admitted.
"No, they exist." Lucario said. "They're just extremely rare. Like, there have been sightings of eggs of the legendary birds."
"Oh yeah." Lilac replied in realization. "You can see them in that game, Pokemon Snap."
"Anyway," Lucario continued, turning back to Apollo. "For a baby Mewtwo, you look pretty different. Are you an author, too?" Apollo only gave the Aura Pokemon a confused, black look, not entirely understanding what he was telling her. Finally, she only gave a shrug.
"I dunno." She said simply. "I don't really remember anything before waking up last night." At the sound of her response, Lucario, Midna, Dillon, Link, and Lilac gave her looks of confusion.
"Huh?" Dillon asked, tilting his head slightly.
"She has a, sort of...amnesia problem." Dark replied, walking up next to the little Mewtwo. "Look, it's a long story..."
(Page Break)
About thirty minutes had passed. During this time, both groups took turns explaining their different stories. Aura and Dark had went first and told the five about when they found Apollo. They told them how she came crashing out of the sky in a golden light, but she didn't remember anything before that, or who she even is. They also said that she was searching for three stones that are all the way in Snow Peak.
Link, Lilac, Midna, Lucario, and Dillon all listened intently to the little legendary's strange, mysterious story, not sure what to think of of. Then, they got to explaining their story. They told the three Pokemon all that had happened; from Sara and Ebony coming to the mansion and destroying Smashville, all the to the one, final battle. Once hearing about the Espurr releasing her energy to stop the battle, looks of disbelief were plastered on the three's faces.
"Whoa." Apollo said quietly, once they were done. "So Sara was good and Enoby is the real bad guy?"
"Yup." Dillon replied with a nod.
"Pfft, Enoby..." Midna chuckled at the mispronounced name.
"Oh my gosh. All of that sounds awful." Aura said solemnly. "Having your souls stolen, and now being separated from the rest."
"We're going out to find them, that's our first objective." Link told them. While they all conversed, Lilac had gotten up and walked a little ways away. It turns out, the clearing they were all gathered in was toward the end of the little woodland area and on a hill. The Buneary stood quietly and looked out at the mountains ahead of them.
"So, you said you three are looking for these kind of stones." Lilac called back to the group, getting their attention.
"Yeah." Aura replied. "Apollo says their important for something, so we figured we could help her if they mean something big." Lilac nodded at her response and looked back at the distant mountains. The others then decided to leave their current spot and stand next to her.
"By the looks of it, you guys are heading in the same direction that we needed to go." The Buneary observed.
"We are?" Dark said, lifting an eyebrow.
Lucario have a nod. "Since Sara's energy destroyed the land, our only option is to go north."
"We planned to go through the mountains and circle around, then navigating out way back to Smashville." Dillon explained.
An idea then popped into Lilac's head and she smiled, turning to Aura, Dark, and Apollo. "How about you three tag along with us?" She suggested. "We can help you guys find your stones, and you can help us get through the mountains and find our friends!"
"Can we, really?" Dark asked, eyes wide.
"Sure!" Lilac said, then looked to Link. "They can come with us, right?" Link thought for a minute, glancing over at the the other three. Lucario, Midna, and Dillon looked to each other as well, then back at Link and gave smiles, nodding their heads. With that, Link gave a smile as well and faced his friend.
"Of course, they can come." He told her. With that, Aura, Dark, and Apollo all cheered in excitement from their invitation, though the Riolu and the Ralts were the most excited, for they were now joining a team with two Smashers, two Assist Trophies, and a Smash Rescuer. The other five came and gathered around them, each giving them little high fives.
"Welcome to the team, guys!" Lilac told them.
They went quiet for a moment and looked back at the mountains. After about a full minute, Apollo turned to face them.
"What're we looking at?" She asked curiously.
Midna then heaved a sigh and placed her hands on her hips. "I can already see how our future will turn out from this situation." She said. A couple more seconds of silenced passed before she spoke again. "...It involves death."
"Dear goddesses, save us..." Link muttered, face-palming.
And thus, the adventure begins...
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