Chapter 8

A New Plan

"What do you mean you won't do anything?" Roy gazed at all of the smashers in the room. There were only seven that hadn't been taken to the Lair. They were Wario, Ganondorf, Bowser, Jigglypuff, Red, Captain Falcon, and Pikachu. Zelda hadn't come because Mewtwo wanted to talk to her. Lucario was also there, but he was just meant to translate. "Are you just going to let Mewtwo have his way?"

"We don't have much of a choice." Ganondorf said. "Mewtwo has grown very powerful. He wasn't afraid of fighting all of us at once. He even succeeded in taking us all down."

"There's a few he failed to catch. They continue to fight."

"Is that the best argument you have?" Bowser said. "I'm surprised Wolf hasn't realized just how hopeless his battle is. I don't think any of them have ever fought a foe as powerful as the one they currently face."

"Come on, Bowser." Roy focused all of his attention on him. "You fight Mario all the time and you constantly lose. Why are you giving up now?

"Because when I lose to Mario, I don't understand how I lost? When I lost to Mewtwo, the reason I lost is simply Mewtwo is more powerful."

"Pika pik pika pi pikachu pi pika pika pik chu," Pikachu said.

"Pikachu says even if all of us were willing to fight, you would need more than the seven of us," Lucario said. "I'm guessing he didn't count me."

"Okay, what if I could get others to help?"

"I'm afraid we are a bit more concerned with self preservation," Captain Falcon said.

"I would actually like to mention something," Lucario said. "Mewtwo's power was unnaturally enhanced greatly above his natural ability. He's slowly weakening back to his natural strength. However, if he gets time to rest, he may be able to build up to that extreme amount of power again."

"Then what do you suggest?" Roy asked.

"We need to make sure he has reasons to exhaust his power. Trips to the Lair seem to drain some of his power."

Roy looked at the other smashers. "Would you all be willing to give Mewtwo reasons to exhaust his powers."

The smashers looked at each other. They briefly discussed it before they made their decision. Ganondorf said, "It would be our pleasure."


They packed up a few things before going. Olimar planted the last four seeds and helped grab some of the scrap they had been carrying. Once everything was packed, Olimar plucked the four pikmin. He got a blue, a white, a red, and a yellow. Wolf took the supplies and pikmin first before returning for the smashers.

The Wolfen flew for only a few hours when it finally stopped. Olimar, Diddy Kong, and Yoshi were all surprised where they stopped. They were back to the clearing in the forest where they had first gotten together. "Why are we so close to the mansion?" Yoshi asked.

"We need to get something from here," Wolf said.

"What?"

"Seeds." The other three gave Wolf puzzled looks. "Pikmin seeds."

"How are more pikmin going to help?" Olimar asked.

"We copy Mewtwo. If we get enough pikmin, then we can create out own sort of tentacles."

"Oh," Olimar managed to get out. "Well, uh, I'm not sure that will work."

"Why not?"

"I broke something after I jumped off the Arwing the day we got separated. I'm pretty sure it's my collarbone. I've been healing, but it hurts really bad."

Wolf listened intently. He responded by saying, "I thought you were a fighter."

"I am."

"Then keep fighting. Besides, I think I know something that might help."

"What?"

"A suit. Something that might be able to take the weight for you."

Wolf walked off to the pile of scrap metal he had brought. Olimar followed him and watched as Wolf started bending some pieces together. "How do you expect to make something without tools? I'm surprised you built what you have."

"What do you think I've been doing since we got separated?" Wolf grabbed a tool box and some other equipment from behind the large scrap pile. "I haven't been sleeping like the rest of you." Wolf welded a few pieces together to create a small metal boot. He created another to make a matching pair.

Olimar decided to ask, "Could you tell us the rest of the plan while you work?"

"Sure. The first part is that some of us will break into the mansion and get the seeds."

"How do we make sure Mewtwo doesn't attack whoever gets the seeds?" Yoshi asked.

"I try to defeat Mewtwo as a distraction."

"Wait, you're going to pretty much turn yourself in," Olimar said.

"Yes."

"But why you?" Diddy Kong asked. "Why not someone else?"

"I was originally going to have us vote on who would be the distraction, but the collars and the chest pieces will become a problem. That means someone technologically capable will have to go in. Since Olimar has to stay to lead the pikmin, I have to go in."

"Someone else can lead them," Olimar suggested. "I may be too hurt to lead. It doesn't have to be me."

"It does. You're the only one they will follow."

"He's right." Everyone turned to see Flame a little bit away. "We have all learned to follow you and your instructions, but we'd have problems in learning to follow another leader. If we're the key to victory, then we'll need our true leader."

Everyone stared at Flame. Wolf interrupted the silence by saying, "I told you. It has to be me."

"Okay then," Yoshi said. "We get pikmin seeds and you get captured. What happens after that?"

"Olimar will do his best to train the pikmin to operate like tentacles. Between him and the Rayquaza, Mewtwo doesn't stand a chance. However, the chest pieces and collars could be used to make us back off or even surrender. I'll try to find some way to disable them. If I can succeed, then we'll also have the support of all the other smashers."

"What do Yoshi and I do?" Diddy Kong asked.

"I want the two of you to support them and see if you can get Mewtwo to come out. The Rayquaza said he could only help if we got Mewtwo to come out."

"Okay, so we're bait," Yoshi said.

"I don't want to sound rude, but that's pretty accurate." Wolf continued working on the suit.

Olimar, Yoshi, and Diddy Kong looked around. "Is there anything else?" Yoshi asked.

"What else could there be?"

"We don't know if the Rayquaza will actually help. And what if you need help? You'll probably get the chest piece put on as well. You may not actually be able to get the things off or disabled."

"I have to try," Wolf said as he continued working on the suit. "And we have to trust Rayquaza to come help."

"What if you take some pikmin?" Olimar suggested.

"What did I say about not being able to follow another's orders?" Flame said.

"Flame, I really need you to follow this order. If Wolf needs your help, you will listen to every single instruction."

Flame looked at Wolf for a few seconds before saying, "Fine. If he wants me, then I will obey his orders."

"I think Olimar is right," Wolf said. "I may need some help. But I'll need more than one pikmin."

"I'll send two more reds and two yellows."

Wolf nodded and continued working on the suit. Wolf and Olimar tried several prototypes before they decided on one. The seventh day had come to an end when they made their decision. It was a simple one that connected to Olimar's waist. A large disc was attached to the back that held enough slots for ten pikmin tentacles. Four of the tentacles would be used as legs to support the disc and Olimar. They also figured that the ideal length of each tentacle should be six pikmin long.

They practiced with three tentacles of pikmin as feet. It worked well, but Olimar was a bit worried. "Do you think it can actually handle ten pikmin tentacles?"

"If not, it will be able to handle eight," Wolf said. "I can guarantee that."

Olimar told the pikmin to set him down. They quickly got him down, and he got out of the machine. As Olimar had disconnected himself from it, they heard Diddy Kong scream, "NO!"

Olimar started running off. He turned when he realized Wolf wasn't with him. Wolf was still by the suit. He said, "I'll watch the gear. Mewtwo doesn't know I've reunited with you guys. Just don't get caught." Olimar nodded and continued running into the forest.

He stopped when he finally got to Diddy Kong. Yoshi was sitting next to him. Diddy Kong was sobbing as he stared at a motionless Donkey Kong laying in front of him. "What happened?" Olimar asked.

Diddy Kong tried his best to stop crying, but he kept going. He eventually got it to where he was mainly sniffing. "I came…out here to…get some food. I wanted…I wanted to do something for the group. Suddenly, Donkey Kong came charging out of the woods. He…He had a collar on. Mewtwo said…to…to get me. He refused. He suddenly did what… Mr. Game…& Watch did. He told me to run… and then… then this happened." Diddy Kong pointed to the unconscious Donkey Kong and then started sobbing again. "I can't get him to wake up."

Yoshi started patting Diddy Kong and said, "It's okay, everything is alright."

"Yeah, everything will be." Diddy Kong screeched as Mewtwo's voice came out of the collar. "I'll come to get you right now."

The three of them stared at the collar until Olimar realized how much danger they were in. He motioned for them to come with him and ran back to the clearing. Yoshi carried Diddy Kong and the three of them ran back to Wolf. "Mewtwo knows where we are."

"How?" Wolf asked.

"One of the collars. Donkey Kong came for us. He refused, but the collar let Mewtwo know we're close by."

Wolf quickly ran to the Wolfen. "Hide the suit."

"Why?"

"In case he doesn't take the bait."

"What are you doing?" Yoshi asked.

"I'm gonna lead Mewtwo on an epic chase. It will be the new distraction." Olimar tried picking the suit up, but it was too much. The pikmin did the work for him. "If you do give me pikmin, leave them in your room." Olimar nodded. Wolf jumped into his Wolfen and took off. As he started flying off into the distance, Mewtwo appeared with his swarm of tentacles.

Yoshi and Diddy Kong watched, but Olimar began heading for the mansion. "Come on, we have to hurry." Yoshi snapped out of it and followed Olimar, dragging Diddy Kong behind him. They reached the window that led to Olimar's room. Diddy Kong charged his jetpack and launched up to the window. Olimar flung a tether and pulled himself and Yoshi up. Olimar entered his room and was shocked. The contents of his room were scattered. His bed was the only thing still tidy. Most of his stuff was gone. The boxes of seeds, the pikmin, his gear. Olimar started digging through drawers and some hiding places to see what he could uncover. He only found a few scattered seeds and two small boxes he had hidden well. They each held fifty seeds, but he had been hoping for a lot more.

"Is that it?" Diddy Kong asked.

"No, we need to find more. Mewtwo has to have hidden it somewhere. We have to keep looking." Olimar sprinted out of the room and headed for the Lair. Yoshi, Diddy Kong, and the pikmin quickly followed him. He got there and started searching. Olimar saw a large box on a table and next to a candle. In it, there were only enough seeds to cover the bottom. Olimar examined the candle and could see that there were seeds on it. Most a few seemed like they were still fine, but most of them were burnt. Olimar fell on his knees and stared at the candle. "He's destroyed them. He's burnt them up." Olimar started crying a little. "This can't be happening."

"Worse has been happening." The three smashers quickly turned and were shocked to see Roy. "Everyone has suffered because of what's happened."

"What are you doing here?" Yoshi asked.

Roy looked confused and turned to Olimar. "You can translate, right?" Olimar nodded and made the translation. "I came to visit. Now, I'm trying to help you out. The problem is, I can't get much support. The only ones willing to resist aren't in good condition."

"That includes us," Olimar said. He dumped as much of the seeds from the candle as he could into his large box.

"What are those?" Roy asked.

"Pikmin seeds. We were expecting more, but it looks like Mewtwo destroyed most of them."

"Is that what everyone has been stealing?"

Olimar nodded before turning to Roy. "What do you mean by stealing?"

"The Elites and a few others have been taking those seeds whenever they got the chance. They didn't know why Mewtwo was trying to burn them, so they figured that they could figure out what they were if they took them"

Olimar quickly rushed to Roy. "I need those seeds. Can you get them for me?"

"Why?"

"We have a plan, and I need as many pikmin as I can get."

"Are the pikmin really that important?"

"Yes. Please, we need to be out of here before Mewtwo returns."

"Okay then, follow me." Roy led them out of the Lair and to a room where every Elite except Zelda had been forced into. "If you can wait a little, I'll get the others that have grabbed seeds." Roy left the three in the room with the Elites.

Olimar quickly felt uncomfortable. Except for Lucas, every single one of them had sent him to the Lair at least once. "Uh, hi."

"What did Roy mean about seeds?" Ike quickly asked. Olimar was shocked that he already seemed to be a much kinder person.

"Mewtwo has been burning my pikmin seeds. I need them to be able to fight Mewtwo. Roy said you've been taking them. They look like this." Olimar showed the Elites the contents of the box. Peach, Samus, Lucas, and Pit. reached into their pockets and pulled out a handful of the seeds. Ike, Marth, and Link looked at each other and smiled. Marth dumped out several pockets full of the seeds. Ike dumped about the same. Link only dumped one handful, but he then took his hat off and dumped a bunch in. "Why do you have so much?"

"We've made quite a lot of visits to the Lair," Marth said. "We always grabbed some."

Olimar was shocked how much he gathered. He thought that Mewtwo would have been more successful in getting rid of the seeds. He didn't have as much as he originally hoped for, but he had more than enough to stand a chance against Mewtwo. "Thanks. This will really help."

"Well there's more coming." Olimar turned to see Roy and another six smashers. They each passed and deposited about a handful of seeds. The box got full enough that Olimar had to give the box to Yoshi. Once all the smashers had given Olimar their seeds, they headed to Olimar's room. Roy went with them and helped Diddy Kong and Yoshi down.

Olimar realized he hadn't checked under his pillow. He lifted it up and found a small sphere that held about twenty seeds. He put the sphere in his pocket and turned to Roy. "Thanks for everything, but I need to ask you to do a few more things."

"What?"

"The first is to help Wolf when Mewtwo drags him back here. The other is that I need you to hide a few pikmin."

"I thought you needed your pikmin."

"I do, but Wolf may need some assistants, and you are more noticeable than pikmin.

"Okay, I'll watch them. Which ones?"

"Those." Olimar pointed to Flame and the other four. Olimar started climbing down his pikmin rope. When he reached the bottom, he told Roy, "Good luck."

"You too."


Wolf looked behind him and saw two tentacles go for his wings. Wolf quickly started climbing. He flipped behind Mewtwo and fired. Mewtwo made a wall surrounding him. Multiple tentacles were destroyed before a tentacle went for the Wolfen. Wolf lurched to the left and narrowly avoided the tentacle. He dived and pulled up just above the treetops. Mewtwo launched several in front of the Wolfen. The Wolfen did a barrel roll. During the barrel roll, Wolf ejected himself and headed toward the forest floor. The Wolfen continued flying and crashed into the tentacles.

Wolf slammed hard into the ground. He quickly got back to his feet and started running. He was stopped when something slammed into his back. He was picked up and turned to face Mewtwo. "Looks like I caught another one," Mewtwo said.

"Careful, I got a bit of a bite." Wolf pulled out his gun and cut the tentacle holding him with the knife at the end. Wolf dropped to his feet and ran off. He fired a few shots at some tentacles that went straight for him. Wolf dived to the side as a tentacle zoomed past him. He whipped his gun around and cut a tentacle. He quickly turned but was smacked by another tentacle. He sprawled out onto the ground. Several more tentacles grabbed Wolf and held him back up.

Mewtwo stared at Wolf and smiled. "I'll have to work on that attitude."

"You won't make any progress."

"Then you won't live much longer."