A couple days had passed and nothing much seemed to happen. Samus and Fox hadn't returned yet and Nathan found out Eevee was a girl. Nathan also hadn't received any information about the Smash Stone. After the fight Eevee had with Pikachu, Nathan was left with more questions about what it was and how it worked. However, even with all these unanswered questions, Nathan seemed to be enjoying himself. It was most likely because he was surrounded by his favorite characters from his favorite Nintendo games. Not only that, but he also managed to bond with his favorite Pokémon, an Eevee, something he never dreamed would come true. He couldn't wait to find out what she would evolve into. Jacob, on the other hand, wasn't so optimistic. Not only did he miss home and was wondering how many people missed him, but he was also wondering if they'd ever find a way to even get back. They entered this world in an indescribable way. How could they get back if they didn't even know how they got here? Furthermore, why was Nathan ok with all of this? Jacob couldn't take it any longer. He decided to talk to Nathan about it. He walked up to his friend who was watching his new partner play with Kirby and Midna.

"Hey, Nathan, can we talk," Jacob asked.

"Sure, what about?"

"Well, it's about home. Aren't you homesick?"

"Well of course I am. I mean, sure it's lovely here but why would I want to stay? It's not my real home."

"Well, it's just that you don't seem to be bothered by the fact that we may be stuck here forever."

"I've been trying not to think about things like that. It just makes me miss home even more."

"Well, you do miss home, don't you?"

"Of course, I just told you-"

"Then why aren't you worried about getting back," Jacob interrupted, clearly sounding frustrated.

"Well, even though we're with our favorite Nintendo characters in another world, we don't know all that much about this place. We need information from someone who knows this place better than anyone else."

"You mean Master Hand?"

"I really meant anyone but If that's what it's going to take-"

"What if we never see him," Jacob said interrupting again. "What do we do then?"

"Then, I guess we'll just have to make the best of this place."

"Wait, are you telling me that you're actually thinking of living here?"

"If we can't get home, what more can we do?"

"Nathan, we can't live the rest of our lives here. We have people back home who love us and are probably worried sick about where we are right now. How can you be so calm about all of this?" Eevee, Kirby, and Midna stopped their roughhousing and turned towards the arguing friends.

"I already told you; we know nothing about this world, and until we get the information we need, there's nothing else we can do. We just have to make the best of what we have right now." Jacob didn't really like what was coming out of his best friend's mouth, but he knew he was right. They had to make the best out of what they currently had. Although, that's what bothered Jacob. Whenever there was trouble, the brawlers would have to save them. And if none of them were around, then it was game over for them both. Jacob stood and walked away with a sigh. Nathan watched as his friend walked away. He was starting to wonder if he had said the right things.

"What's wrong with your friend?" Nathan jumped slightly. He quickly turned to see Midna floating over him.

"Can you not sneak up on people like that," Nathan asked.

"Where's the fun in that," Midna said with a giggle. She sat down next to him and crossed her legs. "So does he not like our world or something?"

"Oh, no. He's just worried that we'll never be able to get back home."

Midna looked over at Jacob and squinted. "I see…"

"Although, we barely know anything about this world. If we're ever going to get back home, we're going to need information." Midna didn't respond. It went silent for a while. Nathan thought of something and giggled.

"What's so funny," Midna asked.

"Oh, I was just thinking; if we ran into another human from our world then maybe they'd know how to get back home."

"Hehehe. Funny you should mention that."

"Why?"

"Well, I might just have a friend who just so happens to fall into that category."

"Wait? For real?"

"Oh, they're real."

Without warning, Nathan wrapped Midna into a big hug. "This is exciting news," he shouted. "If we find them then we may just be able to get the information we need to return home!"

Midna teleported out of the hug and brushed off her shoulders. "Yeah, yeah. Don't go wetting your pants..."

"Oh, I've got to tell Jacob!" Nathan stood and was about to run to Jacob when all of a sudden he was pulled to the side by Midna. A dark laser zoomed past Nathan's head, missing him by inches. When it hit the ground, it created a small explosion that knocked Nathan and Midna to the ground. Everyone else heard it and turned to see what had happened. Nathan looked up to see who or what shot the laser. When he did, he was meet with a terrifying sight. There, in the sky, sat a dark purple orb with a black star on it and evil red eyes. Nathan knew exactly what it was.

"The Dark Star."

The Dark Star looked down at Nathan. It saw the Smash Stone on his wrist. It instantly transformed into Dark Bowser and fell to the ground, landing in front of Nathan. The dark monster stared at Nathan with its menacing red eyes. Nathan gulped. Midna moved in front of Nathan.

"Alright, who are you and what do you want," Midna asked

"Oh, I think you know exactly what I want," Dark Bowser said in a voice that couldn't sound any eviler if he tried.

"If you want him, you're going to have to get through me first!"

It went silent for a bit but Dark Bowser soon spoke "Fine." He instantly shot a dark fireball at Midna. There was no time to react. It hit Midna and she was sent flying backward into a building. Nathan gasped. "Now then…" Dark Bowser started walking towards Nathan, but before he could get too close Link jumped in to save him. Dark Bowser stepped back avoiding a stab from Link's sword. "The chosen one has to rely on others for help," Dark Bowser thought to himself. As Nathan crawled away from the fray to see if Midna was alright, Pit tried to hit Dark Bowser from behind but the dark beast quickly jumped to the side to avoid it. "How pathetic." Dark Bowser shot some dark flames at Pit and then spun around to shoot the flames at Link too. They both quickly jumped out of the way before they could get roasted. They both then jumped back towards Dark Bowser to try and get a hit. However, Dark Bowser quickly turned back into the Dark Star and floated up into the air.

Meanwhile, Nathan was making sure Midna was alright. He soon found her covered in some rubble. He quickly removed the rubble and picked Midna up bridal style.

"Midna," Nathan asked, "are you alright?"

Midna slowly opened her eyes. She turned her gaze to Nathan and smiled slightly, placing a hand on his cheek. "You're such a sweetheart."

"Nathan!" Nathan and Midna looked over to where the noise came from and saw Jacob running over to see if Nathan was alright. However, the Dark Star also saw this.

"I will take one of you one way or another." The Dark Star instantly shot a dark net at Jacob. There was no time to react. Jacob was engulfed in the net. He couldn't get out. The Dark Star moved towards the net. "Don't worry. No harm will come to you… yet."

"Hey, you!" The Dark Star looked up to see Ash, Pikachu, and Lucario. "Unhand our friend right now!" The two Pokémon instantly jumped towards the Dark Star. Link, Pit, and Kirby also jumped towards the Dark Star.

"I don't have time to play with you fools." The Dark Star rose into the air with Jacob and prepared an attack. Nathan knew what attack it was and became terrified.

"Oh no… Guys, get out of there!" But it was too late. A large beam of darkness was fired towards the heroes. It also destroyed part of the town and the blast radius caused Nathan and Midna to fall backward. The attack continued for about ten seconds before the Dark Star finally flew away with Jacob. Shortly afterward, Nathan regained consciousness. He slowly opened his eyes and saw most of the town in ruins. He couldn't believe his eyes. He looked around and saw the Brawlers in their trophy form. The sight shocked him and sent an unsettling chill down his spine while also covering his skin with goosebumps. His heroes had lost a battle and his best friend had been kidnapped. And yet, for some reason, he couldn't help but feel responsible. His eyes started to tear up as he put a hand to his heart and clenched his shirt tight.

"Why," was all Nathan could say as he looked up and held out his arms in defeat.

"Why!?"