I'm going to post one chapter a day, so here's today's chapter!
Lucario roared out after Marth breathed his last.
"Lucario?" Peach said.
"The beast left Marth before it got killed! That fiend still lives! It plans to kill someone, take over their body, and that forces us to have to kill the host in order for the beast to be killed!" Lucario said.
"But it escaped Marth! It could leave the host at anytime before the host would die!" Zelda said.
"I know!" Lucario yelled. "There is nothing we can do to stop it! It is still in this house!" Lucario got up and said, "It can kill anyone of us if we are alone. Nobody, I mean NOBODY, goes out alone. If they do you'll just be committing suicide!" Lucario looked at Marth.
"Everyone is here, right?" Lucario said.
"Uh, I think so." Link said.
"Wait, I can't find Lucas!" Samus (Zero suit) said.
"Everyone stay here. Zelda, Samus, Mario, Sonic, come with me." Lucario said and ran up the stairs. Lucario used his aura to look for Lucas. They were near the living room when Lucario saw a red aura closing in on a blue one. Lucario burst through the door and yelled, "Lucas!" Lucas was trapped in a corner as a black mist approached him.
"Help me!" Lucas said. The black mist transformed into a sword and lunged at Lucas. Lucas waited for the painful blow that never came. Everyone gasped when they saw who was on the floor. Sonic had run in front of Lucas and took the blow. The dark mist was still stabbed through him, waiting for him to die.
Sonic turned his head and rasped, "Run."
Lucas didn't wait a second as he ran towards Samus. Samus quickly picked him up and they all ran back down to the basement. As soon as they got there, they put the table back against the doorway to the stairs.
"What the-" Falco was stopped when a loud bang was heard. Sonic was ramming the table again and again. Samus, Mario, Lucario, and Zelda all had trouble keeping the table from falling.
"Where's Sonic?" Popo said.
"Where do you-a think-a?!" Mario said.
"Sonic took the hit that was meant for Lucas." Lucario said.
"Zelda, can't you make a barrier?!" Lucario said as Sonic rammed the door again.
"I'll try." Zelda stopped holding the table up and used her magic. Rumbling could be felt and heard from the other side of the table. The smashers let the table down and saw a large rock wall covering the entrance.
"That's… good enough." Lucario said.
"Lucas, why did you go off like that?" Samus said.
"I, I forgot something in my room." Lucas said.
"Let me guess, your teddy bear?" Toon Link said.
"Toon Link!" Lucario said, obviously angry. Lucario sighed and said, "It's no use. These shadow creatures are too powerful."
"You're giving up?" Wario said.
"You can't!" Zelda said.
"What else can we do?!" Lucario said. "These shadow beasts are to clever! If we just stay here we'll die!"
"We could go to Smashvile." Toon Link said. Everyone stared at him. "What?"
"Toon Link that's genius!" Lucario said. "We can move to Smashvile, temporarily, and if we go there the safe system will protect us!" Lucario said and hugged Toon Link.
"Hey, get that spike away from me!" Toon Link said. Lucario let go of Toon Link and looked at the rock wall Zelda made. Sonic could still be heard ramming it.
"Okay the first thing we need to do is tie up Sonic." Lucario said.
"Wouldn't the shadow beast still be able to escape?" Nana said.
"No. I think it can only escape when the host is near death." Lucario said. "After we tie him up we should gather supplies and load them into Wolf's landmaster. Since it's the only one that doesn't have blood in it." Lucario turned to Capt. Falcon.
"You need to get your Falcon Flyer ready. Most of us will be riding it." Lucario turned to Falco. "You're the only one who knows how to drive a landmaster that isn't a trophy or in bad condition. You will drive Wolf's landmaster and 2 others will go with you." Falco nodded.
"What about my ship?" Meta Knight said.
"If we take your ship, a shadow beast could be on it, and most importantly, if we take that thing to Smashvile we'll crush the whole town." Lucario said.
"Falco, can you somehow make your landmaster follow Wolf's without someone driving it?" Lucario said.
"Yes, why?" Falco said.
"That way we can put all our supplies in your landmaster and put more smashers in Wolf's." Falco nodded.
"Okay, does anybody know where some ropes are?" Lucario said.
"I-a have some-a cast bandages. They'll work just-a as-a good, and I'm-a sure he won't be able-a to escape-a from those." Dr. Mario said.
"Don't you need those?" Red2 said.
"Yeah, but-a Smashvile has-a some more." Dr. Mario said.
Lucario turned to Capt. Falcon and said, "Good enough. When Zelda lowers the wall, I want you and Snake to tackle Sonic and tie him up with the cast bandages."
Snake and Capt. Falcon nodded and walked over to the door with the bandages. Zelda lowered the wall and Sonic came rushing in. Snake and Falcon talked him and tied him up with the bandages. When they were done, Sonic had bandages all around his arms and legs tying them together. He also had a piece over his mouth and quills.
"Nice job. Now we need to pack up pillows, blankets, Dr. Mario's stuff, tents probably, and personal items you can't leave the mansion without." Lucario said.
"Personal items you can carry with you, but all the other stuff will be put in Falco's landmaster." Lucario said.
"I don't want my stuff touching Wolf's blood!" Ike said.
"You think that's bad? It's his blood in my landmaster!" Falco said.
"Good. Since you both don't like having blood on your stuff, both of you can clean it up!" Lucario said.
"Samus, Zelda, Pikachu, you go with them to make sure they do it and so no one gets hurt. As soon as they are done, let me know and go get your things." Samus nodded and the 5 went to the garage.
"Alright everyone, let's get our things but make sure to leave your doors open and stay alert. If anything is wrong, run straight to someone else's room. Red2, go with Lucas and help him gather his and Ness's things. Let's go!"
Everyone went to their rooms and got everything they needed. Luckily, no one was attacked while they packed. Falco's landmaster was packed with pillows, blankets, medical things, and some tents. The personal items were mostly toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and clothes. Everyone had their personal items packed in backpacks that were in the mansions storage room. Lucario was upstairs watching the last of the smashers head to the garage. Link had already packed his stuff and was standing by Lucario.
Once all the smashers were done packing Link said, "Ready to go?"
"I need one more thing." Lucario said and went into his room. He came out carrying a little Mew doll(1).
"What's that?" Link said.
"It's just something I've had ever since I was little. It brings me comfort when I'm stressed." Lucario said.
"Okay. Let's go." Link said.
Once they were down in the garage Lucario said, "Everyone have what they need?" All the smashers nodded.
"Is everyone here?" Everyone was here.
"Now, before we leave, we still have to say goodbye to someone." Lucario said. Everyone went outside and surrounded a hole Wario dug. There, Link and Lucario lowered Marth's body into it. Peach was crying in Mario's shoulder, Zelda was crying into Link's, and even Samus was crying. She held Pikachu close to her as she cried. The smashers said what they needed to say and they buried Marth. Everyone headed to the garage and Lucario said,
"Goodbye, my friend."
(1) I like to think that when Lucario was little, his father found a Mew doll in an abandonded town. He gave it to his son and the doll seemed to give his son comfort. So, its like a childhood possension and also the last thing Lucario has left of his father. NOT a MewxLucario thing. NO.
