Chapter 10: The Fallen Army
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7caleb7: Yes, I have a tendency to use cliffhangers. I can't resist.
CATANATOR: We'll have more characters next chapter. Also, funny thing about Lucina and Robin...
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters.
"Come on you guys, keep up!"
A blue, spiny creature was running through the woods at the speed of sound, as if there were no tomorrow. Another similar creature was right beside him, only he was black and had red stripes on his spines.
"Sonic! Can we pleeeease take a break?!" a very exhausted, orange creature behind them begged. A red, somewhat tired creature stood right beside him.
"Fiiiiiiine, Tails," Sonic reluctantly said. The four sat down on a nearby log, except for Sonic, who proceeded to pace.
"Why the hell did I have to come?" the black one asked with anger.
"Because you're an Assist Trophy again, Shadow," Sonic replied.
"Fucking great," Shadow whispered. That's when he heard noise coming from the South.
"What is that?"
"Dunno, but it doesn't sound good," the red one added.
"You're right, Knuckles. Let's go see what's up!" Sonic yelled as he rushed down the path, Knuckles and Shadow following.
"Aww, come on," Tails muttered as he flew off to catch up.
XxXx
A half an hour later, four humans were cornered by iconic Nintendo enemies. Many of their friends were dead, the rest were dying.
"Mother, Father, Uncle Kevin... I just want to say, if we don't-" one of the humans were interrupted by a voice.
"Chaos Control!" As if by magic, all of the enemies froze, not budging an inch.
"This way!" a voice from the bushes shouted. Realizing they had no other choice, the quartet followed the voice until they came across a small clearing.
"Is anyone here?" one of the humans asked.
"Up here!" the voice from before shouted. The four humans looked up to see Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow up in the trees. The four animals leaped down to greet the strangers.
"What took you guys so long?" Sonic asked. "You're too slow."
"Sonic, not everyone can run at the speed of sound, and you know that," Tails commented.
"Still, they didn't need to go that slow," Sonic replied as he turned back to the strangers. "Anyways, Sonic's my name and speed's my game! The fox behind me is Tails."
"I'm Knuckles," Knuckles added. "And the dark and brooding guy over there is Shadow."
"So, what are your names?" Tails asked.
"My name's Chrom," one of the humans said. He had blue hair and armor covering one of his shoulders. On his other arm, a strange marking could be seen. "This is my daughter Lucina, my wife Karen, and her brother Kevin."
"Well, anyone else wanna get moving? I know I do," Sonic asked.
"Can't you sit still for a few minutes?" Shadow asked, slightly annoyed.
"What happened back there anyway?" Tails questioned their new friends.
"We were just walking through the wood, minding our own buisness, when they ambushed us, basically," Kevin answered.
"And now the rest of our army is dead," Karen added, with a tear falling down her face. In an attempt to cheer her up, Chrom kissed her on the cheek.
"Who in their right minds would do such a thing?!" Sonic roared with anger.
"We can figure that out later," Shadow said as he began walking away. "Those dumb asses are going to be hunting us down soon."
"Uggh... fine," Sonic muttered as the others followed.
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Meanwhile, back at the massacre, one of the warriors managed to get up.
"Heh, the hex actually worked," she said to herself. She took a look around the barren battlefield, seeing all of her fallen comrades.
"Say, where's Chrom? And Lucina, Karen, and Kev-" she stopped to think about Kevin. "Oh Kevin Robin. The most handsome man in the universe. The only thing I'll ever care about... well, aside from hexes. I couldn't care less ab-" she was interrupted by screaming.
"Help! SOMEONE HELP US!" Two figures came running towards her. One looked like a bipedal cat with a coin on his head. The other looked like a walking star creature. Both cowered behind her as another figure came into view, quickly approaching.
"Please help us, ohhhh please!" the star said.
"Why should I, spoiled brat?" the woman asked with an irritated tone.
"We'll do whatever you want! Just help us!" the cat begged.
"Fine. You'll be my hex test subjects for the next week." The woman looked up to see the figure from before. It appeared to be wearing a mysterious mask.
"Oh, another victim to murder!" the creature said with an ominous voice as he floated down.
"You sound overly confident," the woman said.
"As do you, pathetic human. Now, it's time for your death!" The masked assailant then launched a blast of dark energy towards the woman, but it was countered by a ball of ink.
"What the heck wa-" the assailant was interrupted by a scream from behind.
"MEEEEOWWTH, THAT'S RIGHT!" the cat yelled as he plunged some of his claws, covered in dark energy, into the masked creature's back, sending it plummeting to the ground. To everyone's shock, the creature got up right away without any struggle, plus the scratches on its back magically healed.
"Fools. Attacking the boy will do you no good."
"Wait... the boy? Does that mean..." the star creature asked.
"Yes. It is I, Majora's Mask, am the one you inferiors want. Not this pathetic child!" Majora's Mask answered as he proceeded to backhand the cat, sending the feline into a tree.
"I hope you like my Star Spin, "Maloser's Mask"!" the living star taunted as he spun straight for Majora.
"Pffft, is that all you got?!" Majora said as it dodged the attack.
"Hope you like money, you creep!" the cat yelled as he tossed many coins at the adversary.
"Ha, too simple!" Majora taunted as it summoned a force field around itself and the boy, deflecting all of the coins. The battle continued on, but eventually, the trio were cornered by the masked possessed boy.
"I never thought it would end this way!" the cat cried.
"At the hands of a mask? Or at least it would be if the mask actually had hands," the star creature replied.
"No, without any money!" the cat answered as tears flooded from his eyes. The woman gave him a confused look while the star being rolled his eyes.
"Enough!" Majora ordered as it started charging up some dark energy. "It's time for you to meet your doom. Say hello to your dead ancestors for me!" Before Majora could land the finishing blow however, a ball of ink similar to the one from before blasted the living mask in the face, blocking its vision.
"Curses! You inferiors shall pay for this!" the mask yelled as he tried to wipe the ink off.
"Now's my chance!" the star being said as he spun towards the mask possessed boy. He nailed Majora right in between the eyes, head first, causing the mask to shatter into many pieces as the boy fell to his back.
"Way to go, Patrick Star," the woman said.
"My name's Starfy. And what's with the Spongebob reference?"
"Whatever," the woman said as the boy struggled to get up.
"I'm... free? Yes! I'm free! I'm free I'm free I'm free!" the boy cheered as he got up and ran around in joy.
"There's just one thing I don't get... where did that ink come from?" Starfy asked.
XxXx
Meanwhile, in a trap filled ruin, a stout figure was grabbing as many treasures as he could, when one in particular got his attention.
"That looks like... a genie lamp!" the figure said as he grabbed it. After rubbing it long enough to no avail, he sighed and put it in the backpack he had with him and left the chamber.
Inside the artifact, a creature roamed, searching for a way out.
"Stuck in here for two hundred years! At least, it feels like two hundred years! Seriously, it's cramped in here!" the creature whined. "Hopefully, some idiot will destroy this cursed prison!"
Back at the Smash Grounds, Meta Knight slowly closed and locked the door to his room. As soon as he did, a blue clothed creature came out of the closet he was hiding in.
"There is still no sign of Snake, Magolor," Meta stated. "I fear that he may be in danger. A danger that you may have failed to see."
"Impossible," Magolor replied. "He's just late, I'm sure of it. You're just worried."
"I suppose you're right," Meta sighed. "The fates of many are in my hands now. I just feel that if anything goes wrong, it will be my fault."
"It won't be," Magolor responded. "It doesn't matter whose fault it is anyway. What matters is that we stop the dreaded future from happening."
"You're right," Meta said as he walked to the door. "I'll be at the gates, waiting for them." With that, he left the room with the door shut tight. Magolor then walked over to the window, and peered through it, only for his eyes to be filled with horror.
"Oh no. I forgot to warn Meta Knight of him!"
Just one last thing I want to clear up: Kevin and Karen are the male and female versions of Robin, respectively, in case that wasn't clear enough.