"Finally." Breathed Sonic.

The trio had been through a maze filled with traps, a giant robot (Sonic suspected it was Eggman's doing), and a giant spider web.

Don't ask.

Marth was getting impatient just standing there, looking at the cure. "Well, let's just grab it already!" he snatched it up.

"Wait, do-" Sonic was cut off by the ground beginning to rumble. "What's going on?!" Kirby yelled.

"OH SH%#!"

Dark Pit's eyes darted around the room. "You're not going to hurt me?" he asked.

"They won't. But I will." a voice everyone came to hate said. Mewtwo stepped out of the shadows.

"You." Lucina spat. "What did you do to him?!" Mewtwo smiled. "Oh, nothing- oof!" He was knocked back by Link, who'd thrown a bomb in an effort to get him to shut up.

"Why are you even doing this?! You blew your chance to get into the tournament again when you kidnapped Lucario and you know it! Don't think you're going to get in by murdering and traumatizing Smashers!" Link yelled.

Lucario was shaking, but nodded. "Well, at least I can get my revenge on the people who kicked me out and replaced me with THAT!" Mewtwo pointed to Lucario.

"Besides, you doomed Meta Knight by coming here. Marth, Kirby, and Sonic will most likely die, and if they don't...well, there is no way they'd make it back in time." Mewtwo shrugged. "How did you know who we sent?!" Lucina demanded.

"Lucky guess."

"Just... let us take Pittoo b-back a-and...we'll leave." Lucario stammered. Lucina gave him a supporting look, since the Pokemon was obviously terrified. "I don't think so. Do you even know the trouble I went through to capture and torture him? It was a lot, so... I'm not letting you take him without a fight." Mewtwo began charging a Shadow Ball. He launched it at Lucina before she could even react.

She hit the cave wall with an audible CRACK!

Through her blurry vision, she saw Link charge at Mewtwo while Lucario was frozen in fear. Dark Pit looked like he wanted to help, but he was frozen, too.

Mewtwo summoned some kind of shadow sword and engaged in a close battle with Link. They moved so fast, Lucina couldn't tell who from who, green from white, Master Sword from Shadow Sword.

Finally, Mewtwo stood triumphant over Link's unconscious body, which was bleeding from many cuts.

He moved over to finish her off.

"S-Stop!" Mewtwo looked back, about a foot away.

Lucario stood up straight. His terrified expression gone. "I won't let your hurt anyone else! If you want me dead...then fine! Come kill me yourself!"

"Lucario, NO!" Lucina croaked out. "You can't fight him! He's too strong!"

"I can at least try. If it weren't for me, Meta Knight wouldn't be dying. Dark Pit wouldn't have been tortured. You wouldn't have been stabbed. Marth, Kirby, and Sonic wouldn't be close to death." Lucario closed his eyes. "It's up to me to finish what I started!"

Mewtwo snarled.

The two flew into battle.