Author: Norris Scott
Author's Notes: sigh, sorry for the long delay folks! Took me awhile to get things back on track, but this story is BACK! Got alot of reviews to reply to...but trust me, I tried my best to make this chapter worth the wait!
The sound of laughter. The sights of bright colors. The smell of flowers. This was an...interesting room, to say the least.
Young Link shrugged, setting his sword down by the door as he watched the Pokemon frolocking about in their personalized room, Mewtwo sitting under a tree in the corner deep in meditation alongside Ness. Young Link could faintly hear Mewtwo's thoughts towards Ness.
"Remember, Ness...concentration is key. If you wish to manipulate the psychic realm to your every whim, you must let go of all thoughts and restrictions you may have within you, and focus everything on what your aim is. Observe."
Ness lifted his head and watched as suddenly Pikachu was lifted in the air, a purple aura surrounding his little body. He started freaking out, his eyes widening as he looked over to a chuckling Mewtwo, who gently set him back down.
"Fear not, small friend...I will not hurt you." Mewtwo thought simply to Pikachu, who let out a sigh of relief for being back on the ground.
Young Link smiled, chuckling a little and leaning against the wall, sliding down into a sitting position and getting into his own meditational stance. He concentrated for awhile before he heard a voice enter his mind.
"Why do you not join us, Young Link? I can tell your mind is troubled, if you wish we could communicate on your problem."
Young Link smiled at the offer from the elder Pokemon, shaking his head lightly and thinking back through the temporary mind-link.
"Maybe later." he said simply, when he suddenly felt an abrupt snap in the connection. Mewtwo's head snapped up as his eyes glowed a bright purple. All movement in the room ceased as they all looked worringly over to Mewtwo, who stood in a panic.
"Mewtwo, what's wrong!" Ness said, looking up at the large Pokemon.
"FOCUS, NESS, DO YOU NOT FEEL THAT!" Mewtwo said, whipping his head upwards towards the upper floors. Ness closed his eyes and concentrated quickly, before his eyes snapped open in panic as well.
"W-w-what is that!" Ness cried out, looking over at Mewtwo with his eyes wide in horror.
"That, dear child...is the power of another being in this hotel. It's so strong I can pick up it's very psychic wavelengths in my mind. I have no idea what it is...but it is very strong, almost...evil, even." Mewtwo thought, his eyes narrowing now.
"Should we go see...?" Ness began, only to be cut off by the larger Pokemon.
"The first step in your training is to know when you are out-classed, child. I once did not know just how powerless I could be to some entities, and this is most certainly one that at this moment I would not put much fight against. This is something that must wait for another time, do you understand?" Mewtwo thought to them sternly. Though directed at Ness, everyone in the room nodded.
"Good." Mewtwo thought once more.
Young Link however was frowning at the whole ordeal, looking upwards at the ceiling. Something was going on up there...and there was a sinking feeling in his stomach...
...that Ganondorf was involved.
"What the FUCK!"
Samus turned violently atop the roof, her radar sensors on the visor eye-peice she wore under her hoodie going off the roof. She had brought it just in case there was trouble, though she doubted there would be...and here comes toruble in it's truest form.
"What's wrong!" Captain Falcon said, blinking in shock as he looked towards Samus, then in her viewing direction.
He promptly froze.
Hovering above the Smash Hotel was a large...giant...BRAIN...with TENTICALS...
"N-no...that's not her...that...that's not her!" Samus yelled angrily, her eyes burning with anger. "I killed her! How could she come back! How could she be like THAT! She's like a fucking metroid now!"
"What the hell is that!" Captain Falcon yelled, staring at the thing in shock.
"THAT'S FUCKING MOTHER BRAIN!" Samus screamed, as it continued to hover over the mansion omniously. Samus shook her head in disbelief. "She looks more powerful then ever before...how could this happen!"
"Master Hand." a voice called out from behind them. The two turned to see a cloaked figure in the darkness stepped forward, the same as before.
"Well, greetings 'M'." Captain Falcon said with a slight frown, "I suppose Master Hand is just garnering all the strength he can, huh?"
"He has a brother." M stated flatly, causing both to go silent almost instantly. "I thought that would quiet you." he sighed, looking over at Mother Brain.
"Amazing, isn't it? Master Hand found a way to revive her, and mutate her into something more monsterous then ever before. Right now she's negotiating with Ganondorf on the rooftop, she knows a couple of the smashers who will soon turn to us for help. Link is one of them...she's telling Ganondorf how to kill Link in their match later in the tournament."
Samus and Captain Falcon looked at each other in shock before looking back across the rooftops at Mother Brain.
"How can no one SEE that fuckin' thing!" Captain Falcon said, shaking his head in awe.
"They can't, the building is in the way. She may show her true size up here, but she is still not large enough to warrant attention in the center of a building rooftop as large as the Smash Hotel's. Now listen, I need you both to relay a message to Link, this is very important. When match time comes against Ganon...he must NOT use any bombs. Do you understand me!" M said sternly, looking at the both of them. Neither of them could make out his face through the shadows of his cloak, but his eyes glinted under the moonlight lightly.
"Yes." Samus said darkly, looking over at Mother Brain, "I'll relay that message to him...and if Mother Brain makes another appearance I'll teach her not to come back from the dead again. If I had my suit right now..."
"We would all be dead." M finished, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "For a bounty hunter, you aren't thinking things through enough Samus. Master Hand is VERY powerful, and Mother Brain has gotten enhancements from him. She's more powerful then ever before, and at this moment in time could take you out with a mere swipe. She knows your weaknesses, you have to learn to give yourself new strengths to combat that. Do you understand me, Samus? Do you see where this useless violence would lead us! We are on the verge of all out WAR here, we do NOT need any casualties this close to the finale. Do you understand!"
Captain Falcon's eye twitched, he wanted so bad to tear into this punk but in a way he was right...Master Hand really was powerful, and if this thing had gotten his enhancements then it HAD to be powerful as well.
"Fine..." Samus shook her head, her eyes fixing into a glare.
"Good, now I must be on my way--" the figure said, only to be cut off.
"No."
"Excuse me?"
M turned, feeling the surprisingly strong grip of Captain Falcon on his arm. Panicking, the figure tried to pull away, but Falcon had already felt enough...
"YOU'RE MADE OF METAL!"
Sighing, M lowered his head as Captain Falcon slowly pulled away, his eyes widened.
"I was hoping I wouldn't have to reveal my identity to you so soon...oh well." he lowered his cloak, a metal blue helmet coming into view as a pair of blue eyes stared back at them, whisps of black hair barely seen trying to escape the helmet. "My name is Megaman, I am a humanoid robot created by Doctor Thomas Xavier Light. Ever since my beginning, I'd opposed hostile takeovers and did all I could to protect the freedoms of the people in this world...and continuosly stopped takeover attempts from anyone who stood against me."
"I've heard of you.." whispered Samus, "You were the original model of the line of Megaman robots. But I thought you were destroyed and new ones were created, what happened to them?"
"Dear Samus...don't you see where we are? We are not in our own worlds, and might as well not even consider this own own reality. The CEO of Smash Headquarters is no more then a unknowing puppet to Master Hand, the very being who's brought us all here. Heroes of our own worlds...in an attempt to destroy us all and stage a hostile takeover of the known universe. No-where would be safe from his far-reaching grasp, from my world to yours and beyond. I died a long time ago, Samus...but I'm here now, and I don't know why."
Megaman looked to the stars, a sad smile forming on his face.
"I met up with Dr. Light and had all the information I needed from my descendants imprinted into my memory chip. In a sense, I'm still me...but I'm my own newer models as well. I always have been, really...ever since I was brought to this world, I've had dreams of myself in different forms. Funny, a robot having dreams..."
Captain Falcon and Samus looked to one another, their eyes softening as they turned to look towards Megaman...but he was no longer turned away from them, rather facing them now again.
"The reason I'm here is because I was the underdog...I was made to do janitorial work, that was it. I was David, and Dr. Wily and his army of robots were my opposing Goliath. Whereas the newer Megaman models were made to have the upper hand...I was never meant for battle. When Zero and I met up, we understood that. We understood that he was there for he almost willingly gave his life for my later form...he was there to sacrifice it all in the name of freedom, and I was too."
He seemed to be looking through the both of them, deeper then any other robot ever would have the capability to do...he was staring into their very souls.
"I don't know why I was put on this particular world...but I think it was so that I could stop Master Hand. All of us weren't brought here to be slaughtered, there has to be a better reason. There has to be...or else why would we have the allies we do now? Heroes...legends from other worlds not even participating in the tournament, willingly ready to sacrifice their lives just to stop Master Hand. This...this is a war, you two, and you need to see that. This isn't just a war for this world, this is a war for all of our worlds. From Onnett to the depths of Kraid's pitt in Planet Zebes...it is a war that effects us all, and we cannot let Master Hand win."
And in a flash, he was gone. Samus and Captain Falcon stood there in shock at the sudden, abrupt dissapearance...before looking back at the Smash Hotel where Mother Brain no longer floated, and Ganondorf could barely be made out as he walked back down the stairwell. Shaking her head, Samus sighed and looked back at Captain Falcon.
"Megaman...so he's our ally in this fight," muttered Captain Falcon, dumbstruck. "And apparently he has friends in high places..."
"Yeah...and Master Hand has plans to kill every last person gathered on this planet, including the heroes." Samus said, placing her hands in her pockets. "...come on, we need to talk. We have to figure out how to handle all of this."
Captain Falcon nodded, walking over.
"Alright then.." he began, his eyes wandering over to the moon one last time before he turned his attention towards Samus and offered a smile, taking her by the waist and getting them both ready for his Falcon Dive.
"Let's go."
And for the second time in one night, they took flight.
RESPONSES TO THE FANS:
Max Fuchs writes: Wait...couldn't 'M' mean Robotnik's artificial daughter?
- Guess not...considering it's Megaman, just as the majority had predicted. And the second figure was, in fact, Zero...but I'm still not saying who the newer, third mysterious guy is yet ;)
Anters writes: Well... I hate to say this, but I'm doubtful to come back for another chapter. No, it isn't you or your writting, it is now that you have Megaman (who I hate with every fiber of my being) and Sonic (who annoys the hell out of me) I can't bare to read this knowing they are in it. I'll come back for your fight scenes, but that is it. I'll keep this on my Favorites Stories list though! Keep up the awesome work though, make these fans happy! Until the next fight chapter, -Anters-
- Stick around, please! As you can tell...I take creative liberties with characters to make them fit in with the story, while trying to keep them as in-character as possible...and I think you'll like my takes on the new characters being added into this story. Please, give it a try? Pretty please:3
Anonymous writes: Yep, the short figure is Sonic and I'll just say that the other 2 are Megaman and Zero. What will the theme be for Round Two?
- Well, you got Megaman and Zero right...but whether or not you got Sonic right remains a mystery.
AGDude writes: The more I read this fanfic, the more I see how hard it is to work with so many characters, not to mention the "cloaked figures". Ah, can't wait till' the fighting starts again!
- Fighting scenes will re-begin soon enough, no worries...and yeah, it is rather difficult trying to write everyone into the story, but I have a plan for everyone :D
edboy writes: This story is great so far! Keep it up!
- Trust me...I'm trying :)
CucumberPickles writes: Cool! I'm almost nearly positive that the fast short dude is Sonic. That is so awesomelly awesome! And cool! You added Donkey Kong in, not as some stupid monkey or gorilla or wahtever that can't even speak! Whoopee! Ahem... Sorry about that... Oh, about the Link not usually talking thing: I agree. I like it how you're keeping him that way. I don't like it how so many people make Link seem like a, er, talkative guy who likes to get into disputes with everyone else. As far as I know, he barely talks. I should know: I basically only HAVE his game. It was slightly confusing how you kept on switching back and forth between all of those characters because it was so different from your original writing so far. But I guess that change is good... I'm really curious as to how this is going to end... I hope that the rest of your fic. is just as mind-grabbing and that it all comes down to a swift and trilling end!
- DK is going in as I think he was intended...a rad monkey dude, just like in the show, lol. Link getting into disputes with everyone always irked me, considering he's one of Nintendo's "noble" fighters and all. And also, last chapter was basically a clusterfuck of character updates before I left, so that I could make both myself and the fans happy
Blissey writes: Not bad! Not bad at all! I hope you add some characters from Tales of Symphonia. It's one of my favorite games!
- I'll see what I can do...I'm trying to add characters whose stories I'm most familiar with, but I do plan a few cameo, "non-major" appearances from other game characters that've appeared on the Nintendo consoles:D
writes: Yes, I was right about Megaman and Zero! And Sonic's kickng in too, so that's cool. However, those three combined cannot compete with... DONKEY KONG AND FAMILY! WOOT WOOT! ...ahem Anyways, excellent job so far. Kepp up the good work.
- I seriously cannot wait for the nostalgia I'll feel when writing the Kong family into one of my future updates ;
ExuroFlamma writes: Hmm still quite good, but honestly I dont like crossovers no offense; but... youve pull it off pretty well if i might say so meself. Its always better to work within the boundaries of the fic. Create if u have to but try to avoid crossovers as much as possible as they spoil the mood of the fic world slightly.
- In all honesty...SSBM IS a crossover. The whole Super Smash Brothers world crosses over the worlds of every character in it...and thus, in a sense, any SSBM fic is a crossover fic. With mine, I simply try to keep it to Nintendo characters (Unlike some who include people from like, I dunno, Master Cheif from Halo XD). So, in a sense...I'm working well within the boundaries, and just trying to give this story more of a storyline then a pure drag-down knock-out fighting fic.
Numdenu writes: ...OK,I give.I'm clueless about the mystery figures.Can't believe Zelda was at a pub...wonder what she looks like drunk...lol.Wait...SWEET DIN!WHY DID I MAKE THAT COMMENT!Wait...I think I'm Christian...I think...so why did I say Sweet Din?Hm...well,when you've been pwned by the Minish Cap,I guess you start cussing Hylian-ish.Dam Vaati keeps draining the Zelda statue,and I can't do nothinz! -bares fangs at GB SP-
- ...lmao, nice.
Darkshot writes: Hey great fanfic I just staryed reading when you finished chapter 24 so I couldn't review to say who the 'mystery' characters are. I'm sure everyone knows this but the hooded figures are Megaman and Zero and the creature during the match I'll say is Ridley since samus recognises it and it can fly. I was actually planning to do the same kind off this but do a play-by-play but it got boring and I had other stories to work on so it just disapeared. As for the 'Pokemon Suck' thing I say they rock since although my favourite characters are Fox, Link and Mario I still frustrate my friends by taking them out as Pichu and Jigglypuff. Well kepp up the good work and hopefully the next update is soon.
- For those of you still guessing at who Samus saw...it was exactly who I said several chapters back: Master Hand. Hence, he keeps getting mentioned and is revealed as one of the central characters of this story's plot, XD.
Gamer21 writes: Does that mean we'll need a magnifying glass for all the mysteries you're putting in? Are you going to put in more cloaked figures? If yes, who will they be? Lilina, Roy's girlfriend from Fire Emblem: Fuuin No Tsurugi? Lloyd Irving from Tales of Symphonia? Or could it be a Pokemon, like Jirachi? Erm...good story. Gamer21, who is wowed over with your story P.S. Is your story, like, purposely off the mainstream or something? Whenever you update, I can't seem to find it... TT
- It's a conspiracy to keep me off the top of the SSBM Fanfic world! Gah! XD. Anyway, you probably will...but I doubt a magnifying glass will do for some of the mysteries I have planned. As far as the cloaked figures...probably not, but there will be figures who don't get revealed right away, and mysterious characters as well.
writes: OK, let me recap...Link is going against Ganon at the end of the tournament. Link is not allowed to use weapons. That equals bad news. Instead of two mysterious figures, there are three. I seriously doubt that the figures would be characters from Megaman or Sonic. I'm trying not to kill Ganon because you need him for the plot. Samus and Falcon like each other. Young Link's in bad shape. Why do I feel like I've missed something annoyingly important? End recap. Screw Ganon. I'm thinking that Link doesn't use the Master Sword, but gets to use something like the Megaton Hammer instead. Nice story, die Ganondorf, Sheby
- No no, Link can't use any weapons BUT the Master Sword, his boomerang, grappling hook and bombs, however Samus has been informed in this chapter that it's unadvisable to use the bombs for some reason. Now there's only one mystery character, Ganon remains--as does Link--until their fight to the death later on, Samus and Falcon are showing signs of interest and oh yeah, Young Link's in bad shape, lol.
I really do apologize for the lack of updating, everyone...just been hectic trying to adjust to my school again. I'm a senior this year, woohoo! ALSO, did you guys know that this story is approaching it's 1-year birthday? October 19th of last year, this baby was uploaded onto it won't be long until it's been one full year. To those of you who've stuck with me since the near-beginning or even the beginning, I cannot thank you enough. It's your support that drives me forward with the story, and as I continue to gain fans I can't help but feel proud that I've given you all something to look forward to in an SSBM story :).
My goal is to make a story that people will remember, even if it's based off a game and slapped onto I want to make this story big, and it means alot to me to do so...and thanks to all of your help, I'm already on my way. So thank you, all of you, because without you fans...this story wouldn't exist.
Now, as a little bit of a fun activity for everyone...I'm going to start a contest! It's "Guess Round 2's Theme"! I'll give you all a list of potential round options that I've made up, and you can all pick from it to try and figure out what'll become next round's theme. The way I'll decide a winner is by putting all the round ideas of mine into a hat and pulling one out, and whichever it is is what you guys will get. If someone manages to WIN the contest, then I will email them with an application, and they can fill it out to get a cameo appearance in this story!
So, without any more delay...let the contest begin! I PROMISE there will be a winner, because if no-one gets it right then I'll simply take the names of those who took the time to vote and put THEM in a hat, and then draw from it! So no matter what, if you vote you won't lose!
2. The Swordman's Duel (ONLY Light Sabers)
3. Home Run Derby (ONLY Home Run bats)
4. Fan Service (ONLY Paper Fans)
5. Bomb-ball (ONLY Flippers & Bomb-Ombs)
6. Teh Matrix (ONLY Ray Guns & Super Scopes)
7. The Red Cross (ONLY Food, Maxim Tomato & Heart Containers)
8. Heavens & Earth (ONLY Star Rod & Warp Star)
9. Shrooms (ONLY Poison and Super Mushrooms)
10. Heavy Metal Headbangers (ONLY Hammer & Metal Boxes)
11. In A Nutshell (ONLY Red & Green Shells)
12. Fire & Ice (ONLY Fireflowers & Freezies)
13. Pokemon Party (ONLY Partyball & Pokeball)
14. Floating Into Saturn (ONLY Parasol & Mr. Saturn)
15. Bunny Favored Lip Gloss (ONLY Bunny Hood & Lip's Stick)
16. Invisible Screw Ball (ONLY Cloaking Device & Screw Attack)
17. A Barrel of Monkies (ONLY the Barrel Cannon)
Notice that 'No Weapons' isn't included due to the fact that it's strictly reserved for the final round! Now then, it's with great pleasure that I say good luck and happy voting! You can only vote ONCE, so make it what you really want! If more then one person wins in the end, then I will send applications to all of the winners, and they'll ALL appear in one of the later chapters!
Finally, we only have two more short chapters, followed by the Round Two introduction, before Round Two officially kicks off! Stay tuned everyone, things are moving along once again!
NEXT CHAPTER: TEARFUL MEMORIES