I think I have previously called this planet Weyward, but it's actually Weyard. I may go back and fix those typos, but I may be tempted to add on more stuff. Let's try and push on…

Group 2: Ganondorf, Dr. Mario, Pikachu, Peach, Falco, Ice Climbers, Ness, Captain Falcon, Mario, Marth, Jigglypuff


Chapter 48: Saki

Atop of a cliff there was somebody watching the enemy army approach. His blonde hair was tied back in a pony tail. He wore a yellow shirt, and jeans shorts. At his side was his trusty Cannon Sword.

His name was Saki. He was in his late teens and knew the harsh realities of the world.

He grabbed it jumped down the cliff; he slid down until he landed on the ground. He stared at the army that was rushing towards what appeared to be a defenceless village. He didn't know the details; all he knew was that he couldn't let this act of injustice go on. He rushed towards the group and began to shoot at them. When he was close he began to cut through them. The attacking army was surprised, they most likely weren't expecting just one person to begin fighting them.

After all, one person rushing into an entire army would normally be suicide.

Saki just began to laugh. He loved the violence. A rather psychotic smile crossed his face which terrified the army. Quickly they shifted their attention to him and began to attack Saki. Saki however just began to cut them down. A few of them backed away; somehow they could sense that there was something unnatural about Saki.

Someone rushed towards Saki, in his hands was a giant key. The Key Blade and Cannon Sword clashed. The person was wearing a black cloak, so Saki couldn't see his face. "Interesting." A voice laughed. "There seems to be a monster inside of you as well!"

Quickly Saki tried to distance himself from his cloaked opponent. However the person in the cloak quickly rushed for him and made sure to stay close. As the cloaked figure approached a spike spire shot out of the ground piercing Saki's attacker. Saki breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the attack was meant for him and friendly fire had accidently killed the person who was attacking him.

"Damn it," the attacker said. He was pushing himself out of the spike. "That really hurt."

Despite there being a giant hole in his stomach he faced Saki and began to attack again. "This guy should be dead!" Saki thought.

"You're wondering how I'm still alive, aren't you?" The person said. "You all ready know the answer to that, don't you? You know that there is a monster inside of me, much like there is one inside of you! Join me, and I can help you control it!"

Saki quickly ran for the person and slashed through him with his Cannon Sword. "I doubt a psycho maniac like you knows how to control anything."

Despite being badly hurt by the attack, the person remained calm. He put his oversized key on Saki's chest, right where his heart would be. The person then began to turn the key, as if he was locking a door. "Click." he taunted.

Saki suddenly felt ill. It suddenly felt like he was about to throw up. A few seconds passed and he collapsed and began to vomit on the ground. "What did he do to me?" Saki sensed an attack coming and quickly jumped back. He looked up at the cloaked person. He had discarded the key, and now his hands were long, black, and claw like. He suddenly disappeared, a moment later he reappeared behind Saki and slashed him with his claws.

Saki was then kicked up into the air. The person in the cloak began to move so fast and rapidly attack him. Gashes appeared across Saki's body, until eventually he fell down onto the ground. He was losing consciousness do to the pain. He could sense the person walking towards him slowly, getting ready to land the finishing blow.

Saki blacked out.


He woke up some time later. He didn't know where he was. He glanced around the room. Currently he was on a bed, in what appeared to be a wooden cabin. All he knew was that a teen was in the room with him. He had blonde hair as well and he was wearing some body armor and a long yellow scarf and a sword hoisted on his back. "Are you okay?" The teen asked the wounded teen.

"Yes." Saki replied. He noticed that he wasn't wearing a shirt, or his pants. He was just in his boxers underneath the blanket. His body was wrapped in bandages. He was also getting ready to pull out a concealed knife. He didn't know if this person was an ally or a foe. He was leaning towards a friend, since he was pretty sure that if this person was a foe, he wouldn't have hesitated in killing him, and wouldn't have gone through this whole ordeal of trying to heal him. Regardless, if this person knew the truth about Saki, he was pretty sure his opinion would change very quickly.

"By the way, I've removed that knife you're reaching for." the person said holding a small knife.

"Give that back!" Saki shouted. He tried to get up, however he found out that his body was in much worse shape than he thought. Every inch of his body began to burst with pain. Saki quickly began to scream.

"Be careful!" The teen said. "All of your wounds will just reopen!" Saki was forced back into the bed. "You must lie down and rest. You have to heal!"

"Let go of me!" Saki protested. "I'm fine!"

"No you're not! Listen, you must be afraid and confused at what is going on, but I have no intention of hurting you. You were protecting Vale. For that you have my thanks, my name is Isaac."

"Mine is Saki Amamiya,"

"I'm sorry, but you were badly damaged when they attacked you." Isaac said. "Our healers have been trying to help you nonstop but... it's been difficult. Your body is having a hard time healing for some reason."

Saki just rested his head on the pillow. "Crap." he thought. "I'm running out of time..." He was doing his best to try and remain calm. On the inside he was panicked, he was screaming out for help, he was terrified. "What happened to those attackers?" Saki asked.

"When we stepped in to rescue you, they retreated. We don't know when they will strike again, but this time I'll be ready." Isaac was about to get up to leave, however Saki stopped him.

"Before you go." Saki said. "My memory of the fight is rather faint. I want to know, did something happen to me?"

Isaac looked at Saki strangely. "No." Isaac replied, his words were sincere. Saki breathed a sigh of relief and began to relax once again. He was going to have to conserve his strength, if the army was coming back to attack this place, Saki was going to fight. At least, if he recovered first. "Our healers are just recovering, they will be back in a few minutes to continue healing you."

"Thanks." Saki muttered. "It would be nice to move around again without feeling pain."

"We also mended your clothing." Isaac calmly said. He held out Saki's shirt and pants, the scratches were gone, it looked brand new, and from what Saki could tell from a distance all the mending was unnoticeable. "Your clothing isn't from around here, and your sword is unusual. Why are you here traveler?"

Saki was actually caught off guard by the question. "I'm sorry," Saki replied. "I'm not entirely sure. I've been looking for a place to be at peace."

"I understand. For protecting Vale, we will help you with whatever you please."

Saki just smiled. "Here will be good, they won't find me here. I can be at peace for the rest of my days."


The Smashers stared at the floating land. It was flat, with water slowly going off of the side into space. "It's beautiful!" Princess Peach said. "It's so romantic, probably filled with adventure!"

They all stared at the land. "Anyways, the Dark Lord Smithy thinks that there is something of value, why else would he attack here." Dr. Mario said. "Let's just complete our mission quickly. We will worry about the details later."

"Isn't that reckless?" The other Smashers thought.

Falco just began to type something on the computer. "Regardless, let's try to find the energy that they want."

They were in the Pleiades. Suddenly, the Pleiades began to scan the planet. There were 5 large energy sources. Four beacons and one much larger and stronger energy source. Everyone stared at the computer. "This power is most likely, what they are after." Dr. Mario calmly said. "I don't know what this power is, but it would be dangerous if it fell into their hands. Let us approach cautiously."

The Pleiades flew towards the source of power. While the ship was cloaked, so it couldn't be seen, the Smashers could still see underneath them. There they saw a large amount of troops that had set up camp. Dr. Mario just looked down. "I'm positive, down there; those are the Dark Lord's forces. But, it looks like to me that they are recovering."

"Did they attack already?" Falco questioned.

Ganondorf looked down. "Perhaps, they might of wanted to get the power before we got here and made it complicated for them."

Pikachu looked out the window and down towards all of the troops. "Do you think that Pichu's killer is down there?" He wondered.

Ness glanced at the electric mouse. "It might be a possibility." He calmly said. "But, you shouldn't lose yourself and rush to fight him."

"Ness." Pikachu calmly replied. "You know the pain of losing someone close to you, don't you."

"I think quite a few of us do." Captain Falcon quickly said.

"Don't be reckless; this isn't the time or place for it." Mario said.

Jigglypuff looked towards Pikachu. Before they set off she had overheard him talking to The Melee Master.


At the Smash Mansion, Pikachu confronted The Melee Master. He was positive that the two of them were alone and that no one was eavesdropping. However, Jigglypuff was behind a corner, watching Pikachu, in order to make sure that he didn't do anything rash. "Please, I beg of you. Bring my son back to life! Use the N-Sword! Please!"

The Melee Master just stood there. "I can't." He replied.

"Why not!" Pikachu screamed frustrated. "I have a wish that I won from you when we were fighting Giga Bowser! Please! The N-Sword is limitless in power!"

"That is true." The Melee Master calmly replied. "But, it is the fate of all things to die. The natural path must be taken."

"So, you won't revive him with the N-Sword?"

"I will not. Or rather, I cannot."

"Why?" Pikachu shouted.

"We all have a part to play in this." The Melee Master replied.. "Pichu has finished his part, and now with Mewtwo taking their side, we need another reason to keep on going."

"You bastard!" Pikachu shouted outraged. "You just want us to keep fighting? Then send me back in time!" Pikachu demanded. "Let me stop my son's death!"

"Pikachu, you aren't thinking straight!" The Melee Master shouted. "In the end, it was his fate to die."

"I'm thinking perfectly straight!" Pikachu replied, his cheeks were sparking.

"Besides, you all ready used that wish." The Melee Master laughed. "You used it to wish that someone would save you." The mouse Pokemon recalled this event. Sure, the words slipped out of his mouth, but that didn't really count as a wish?

"No, that doesn't count as a wish!" Pikachu snapped.

"I've heard enough. Leave me alone."


There was a brief moment of turbulence that brought Pikachu back to his senses. As Falco corrected the ship, they all looked outside, they saw a small village at the base of a mountain. This was the village of Vale, located at the base of Mt. Alph. Slowly, Falco began to land the ship in a nearby forest. "All right. A perfect landing!"

They got out of the ship. It was inexplicable. The air somehow felt different. It felt unnatural. Charged with a strange and mysterious energy. "This place is so pure." Ganondorf muttered coarsely.

"It will only get stronger as we approach the village." Dr. Mario calmly replied. "Do you think you're up to the task Ganondorf?"

Ganondorf just laughed. "Of course." He replied as a barrier of dark energy appeared around him. The other Smashers stared in amazement.

"What kind of technique is that?" Nana wondered.

"It's a defensive technique, yet it is also offensive at the same time." Ganondorf calmly said. "It can repel anything that touches it." Pikachu fired a thunderbolt towards the barrier. When it hit, the thunderbolt just disappeared.

"Impressive, it reminds me of my Volt Tackle." Pikachu calmly said. Several seconds later a barrier of electricity appeared around Pikachu. "Although, it still is rather hard to keep it up like this." Pikachu quickly rushed for Ganondorf's barrier, and the two began to repel each other. Several seconds later Pikachu jumped away from Ganondorf's barrier and put down his Volt Tackle.

Peach however was staring at the barrier rather terrified. From it she was feeling a strong sense of malice. "Ganondorf, please put down your barrier." She said.

Dr. Mario nodded in agreement. "It might be rather hard for us to gain entrance as it is. We don't need something like that complicating this mission." Ganondorf just released the barrier, and let off a heavy sigh. "A technique like that, one that relies on the darkness inside of you, might be a bad idea. There might be the small chance that our enemies could use it to control you."

"Ha!" Ganondorf scoffed. "They won't be able to control me."

"I wouldn't be so confident; if anything I think they have shown themselves to be rather resourceful in the past. This won't be any different." Captain Falcon replied. "All it could take is a little bit of suspicion and our teamwork could fall apart. They could all ready be attacking that, with what Mewtwo told Mario. Likewise, it could take only a small bit of darkness and they might be able to take you over."

"And don't forget about the Heartless." Jigglypuff reminded them.

Dr. Mario and Ganondorf suddenly stopped walking. Everyone else froze. "We're surrounded." Dr. Mario muttered.

"How many?" Popo asked.

Ganondorf, Pikachu, Falco, Ness, and Captain Falcon all looked around. Each of them using their own way to find where the people were hiding. "Eight." They all replied.

A bolt of lightning rushed down towards them. Pikachu reacted fast and used electricity to counter. Suddenly from the sky arrows began to rain down. Quickly a barrier appeared around the Smashers. The arrows just bounced off of the barrier. Each of the Smashers looked around confused as to who created the barrier. "That was close." Dr. Mario breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought I wouldn't make it."

The eight warriors had quickly revealed themselves and stared at the twelve Smashers.

"Were you with the army that attacked Vale yesterday?" One asked. A blonde haired boy wearing a scarf around his neck. His hand was on a sword, it looked like he was ready to strike if he didn't like their answer.

"No." Dr. Mario replied. He could feel two people reading his mind, he looked around for the two.

"Isaac, he's telling the truth." A person said. "They just got here on something called the Pleiades. It must have been that metal bird we saw."

"Thanks Ivan." Isaac replied.

The Smashers were shocked that they could read their minds. Knowing that they wouldn't attack, Dr. Mario lowered the barrier. "We will explain everything you want to know."

"That won't be necessary." Ivan said. "We all ready know."

"There were two of you who could read minds." Ganondorf said. "I guess we won't be able to hide any secrets from you."

"Please wait as we decide if we are going to bring you back to our village or not." Isaac said.

The eight of them gathered together and began to discuss what they were going to do with the Smashers. The Smashers just gathered together. "Well, this was rather easy and convenient." Falco said. "Do you think we will be able to go with them back to their village?"

"It shouldn't be a problem." Ness said. "They know that we're here to help protect them. Right?"

"That doesn't necessarily mean that they will be willing to accept us." Peach said.

The eight warriors broke up from their group and approached the Smashers. "Please come with us. My name is Isaac, and we are going to take you to our village: Vale."

The eight warriors had introduced themselves as Isaac, Garet, Jenna, Ivan, Mia, Felix, Sheba, and Piers. The Smashers also introduced themselves. They were slowly led to the village of Vale. When they got there, they were surprised. The village of Vale was much smaller than they had thought. It hardly even looked like it held anything. "Why would they attack here?" The Smashers wondered.

"It's because of the Golden Sun." Isaac replied. "The lost power of alchemy that is sealed here. That army sent one person here and demanded that we hand it over, otherwise we would all be killed. They tried to attack, but for some unknown reason they backed away."

"Do you know where the Golden Sun is?" Peach asked.

"It is supposed to be kept a secret." Isaac explained. "But I will tell you that it is currently in this village."

They breathed a sigh of relief. "Good." Dr. Mario said. "Well we will help protect it."

"And you won't be alone. Anyone who is capable of fighting will help you."

They each breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the battle would be slightly easier.

As they approached the village several guards rushed to meet with Isaac and the other warriors. Eventually they went in. "What's wrong Ganondorf?" Peach asked.

"This place is pure." Ganondorf muttered. He was holding his stomach. "It's making me sick."

"Please stay in the village for the time being, I will talk with the elders and see what they have to say." Isaac said.

Everyone separated to explore the tiny village. There wasn't much to see, leaving the Smashers wandering around. Curiosity however had gotten the better part of Ness. He followed Isaac, and eavesdropped into the conversation between him and the elders.

"These outsiders that you've brought in." An elder said. "They will do no good here."

"They wish to help protect Vale." Isaac said. "We just can't give the Golden Sun to those invaders!"

"Their demands were clear, the Golden Sun or Vale will be destroyed. Isaac, this is a fight you can't win. As the future leader of Vale, you must learn when to back down."

"The world needs the Golden Sun and the power of alchemy!" Isaac protested. "If we give it to them, Alchemy will be taken from this world! It would just be like alchemy was sealed away again, and this time there will be no way to save our world! The world will just start eroding again!"

"Isaac, when that happens, we will be dead for thousands of years." One person said. "This is about the now! In the future, a solution may be found."

"But you don't know that!" Isaac replied. "We shouldn't condemn future generations to this inevitable destruction!"

"Do you think that those twelve people would be able to turn the tide of battle?" Another elder asked. "It will be less than thirty people against that army! You don't know their strength!"

"And you don't know ours!" Isaac replied. "Are you afraid? We are the Warriors of Vale!"

"We are just thinking about what is the best for Vale." an elder replied. "If you died in that battle, who would lead Vale in the future?"

"Are you really thinking about what is the best for Vale, or are you thinking about what's the best for yourselves?" Isaac snapped. Ness could tell that Isaac was fed up and that this meeting was going on for much longer than he had anticipated. "If we give them the Golden Sun there is still the chance that they will still attack us! And then there is the chance that I would die then! If this world is supposed to die, I would rather die trying to save it then just destroy it by handing over the Golden Sun!"

Ness could tell that the Elders were rather flustered from Isaac's sudden outburst. "Kraden, you've been awfully quiet about this." An elder said.

"Having seen Isaac and his friends in action, I know their strength, and I know they won't go down without a fight." The person replied. Ness assumed that this was the Kraden that the one elder was talking about.

"I agree with Kraden." An old man said.

"Mr. Mayor!" They protested.

"If Isaac believes that he can fight against this army and win, I see no reason to doubt him." the mayor replied. "These outsiders, I'd like to meet them myself. Perhaps then I can gage their strength."

"Ness, you can come in now." Isaac said. Ness was actually stunned that Isaac knew he followed him.

Ness just walked into the room with the elders watching him. There were 8 elders in the room. Their reaction was less than satisfactory. "Isaac, is this some sort of joke? Are you so disillusioned, that you think a mere child will help you win the battle ahead?" Isaac flinched. "You should just give up and give them the Golden Sun." Only two of the elders weren't upset.

"Now, now!" Kraden said. "I think we all know that we shouldn't judge one's fighting capabilities based on their appearance, after all, Ivan is younger than Isaac and no one complained."

"I know you're all afraid." The mayor said. "The future is always uncertain. If Vale is destroyed we will rebuild it again. Our sprit isn't as frail as our appearances make it out to be. And now our little warrior, where do you hail from?"

Ness brought out the card with the Seal of Smash on it, hoping that this would do something. "I may not look it, but I am a great fighter. And I've been sent here by Crazy Hand to help protect the Golden Sun. Along with the rest of the Smashers." He handed over the card to one of the elders, and they all passed it around. The elder's attitudes suddenly changed.

"Isaac, gather together your group, and the Smashers." The mayor said. Isaac quickly ran out and several minutes later he had come with the Smashers and the other adepts in tow. They were actually rather annoyed about this. They looked at the elders.

"Isaac, in the Sol Sanctum, there is a door with this symbol. We have tried, but have ultimately failed to open it. Go to this door, this may be the key that is needed." An elder handed back the card to Ness. The adepts led the Smashers to the Sol Sanctum. They were greeted with two large metallic doors.

"This is the temple to the sun, the Sol Sanctum." Isaac explained. "It holds many secrets, and only those with Psynergy will be able to guide you. Let's find this room."

They entered the Sol Sanctum. The smashers were suddenly surprised at the sudden wave of energy. The air was much stronger in here. "What is this?"

"Everything just feels so pure..." Ness muttered.

Ganondorf suddenly began to grab his chest. Dr. Mario rushed to Ganondorf rather shocked. "Are you okay?"

"Do I look okay?" Ganondorf asked.

"Okay, it was a stupid question." Dr. Mario sighed. "What's happening."

"It feels as though the Darkness within me wants to rampage." Ganondorf replied. "It can't stand the purity."

"I see." Dr. Mario sighed. He placed his hand against Ganondorf's abdomen, and suddenly began to glow. After a few seconds Ganondorf stopped grabbing his chest. "I've done what I can, you should be able to withstand the purity for an hour."

All of them walked through the Sol Sanctum's rooms. The adepts were leading the way. The Smashers looked around. The rooms all looked the same. The walls were made out of blue bricks and white marble statues of warriors decorated the rooms. Occasionally, there would be an engraving of the sun.

Eventually they came to the door with the Seal of Smash on it. Ness just placed the card on the door, and immediately the engraving began to glow red. The door slowly opened and they walked inside. Everything was suddenly different in this room. After all of the Smashers and Adepts had entered, the door closed.

They were in total darkness.

Fire began to appear across the walls. It illuminated the room. The room was perhaps even bigger than the entirety of the village Vale. "Just what is this place?" Isaac asked.

"To believe that something like this was hidden underneath Vale." Feilx said surprised.

"No, it's not underneath Vale." Ganondorf replied. "This place is somewhere else in time and space. That was just a gateway to it."

Ganondorf walked over to a wall; there were multiple engravings in it. He quickly began to read. "Giygas was conquered by the chosen four through prayer." Ness suddenly rushed to the wall and began to read.

"I don't believe it!" Ness said. "This wall is describing my journey back then!"

"That is correct." A voice said. Everyone looked around for the source of a voice. Slowly approaching them was an old man. "These are the archives. Records of everything that has happened, and will happen are written here!"

"So this room can tell the future?" Ness said.

"That's correct." The person replied.

"Wouldn't this knowledge be dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands?" Peach asked.

"No." The person said. "The future cannot be changed. Please, read your future, that won't alter what happens. It may delay, but it will never alter."

"But if there was someone who could see into the future and alter it?"

"If there was someone like that, they would be dangerous. And they would have to be eliminated." The person said. "And those that have the power to change the future can only do so by sacrificing their lives. Time has all ready been chosen. Not even the fabled Hero of time could do anything."

Surprisingly, Ganondorf rushed for this person. Just before he was about to land a punch, the person disappeared. "Don't insult Link!" Ganondorf sneered. "I will make sure the next punch connects. A trick like that I only need to see once to counter."

"Is that so?" The person wondered. "My name is Aeon. I'm positive that not even you, the King of Evil will be able to defy fate."

"Of course I will be able to!" Ganondorf replied.

"Then show me. During this upcoming battle you will be captured. If you are strong enough to avoid being captured, perhaps you will be able to defy fate. But I've seen thousands try and defy fate, they have all failed. I sincerely doubt that you will be any different!"

Everyone clearly didn't like Aeon. "Please, if you don't believe me, let me show you your future." Several stone tablets then began to move around in the room and went in front of the Smashers. They glanced at them and began to read. "If it makes it any easier to believe, this is everything that has happened since two months ago and it will end in six days."

The Smashers stood there and read the stone tablets. Eventually they all finished with the line:

"The Smashers then were felled by The Dark Lord Smithy. Everything fell into a state of chaos."

"No way!" Peach said shocked. "That can't be true!"

"It is!" A voice said. Walking towards them was a silver hedgehog. At his side were Shadow, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy. "My name is Silver, and I came from the future. I've come here to prevent a tragedy that begins with your deaths!" He brought out a card with the Seal of Smash on it. "The Dark Lord Smithy, and the Government get into an arms race, which ends in ten years when the Government finds The Revolution, and uses it. Smithy's forces are destroyed, and with one last desperate attempt to destroy the Government, he tries to control a demon known only as Maou. Maou destroyed the Government HQ, and also killed Smithy. The mindless monster then proceeded to destroy the universe. Everyone that remains lives in fear, knowing that Maou might kill them in an instant!"

"I don't believe this." Falco muttered.

"I understand that it might be hard to believe. Since I sort of just appeared out of nowhere." Silver said. "For some unknown reason, The Smashers had attacked Smithy head on, and that's when they died."

"Would it be because of Ganondorf being captured?" Dr. Mario wondered.

"No one knows for sure." Silver replied. "However, most of the future is bitter towards the Smashers, and that they were the ones responsible for their fates in what can be described our living hell."

"And what about the rest of Smithy's followers?" Ganondorf asked.

"It was believed that Smithy betrayed them for power. They tried to fight back but were defeated." Silver replied. "I must apologize. Despite coming from the future I don't know that much about the current time period. No one does. I don't know how to prevent this future from happening, but I'll lend you my strength. If there is even the slightest possibility to alter it and change it, I'll do whatever it takes to do that!"

Aeon approached them once again. "You remind me of those three who spent the greater part of three years in here." The old man said. "They too were trying to figure out how to avoid their fate of death." Everyone looked back at the old man.

"What were their names?" Pikachu asked.

"Link and The Melee Master." Aeon replied. "However the third one I never heard either of them say it.

"Link is all ready dead." Peach said to the old man.

"Yes, I see, he knew that he would be unable to prevent his death. How are the other two?"

"The Melee Master is still alive." Dr. Mario said, "However, I don't know who this other person you're talking about is."

"He was fully dressed in a strange armor. They only referred to him as a Dragon Warrior."

"A Dragon Warrior?" Everyone questioned. Link had never talked about someone like that.

"My studies have shown that Dragon Warriors are powerful beings that would be capable of slaying even dragons single handedly. Their armor and weapons are made from the scales of dragons." Aeon said.

"I wonder why Link knows someone like that." Ganondorf questioned.

"As for the Melee Master," Aeon began, "For ten years it is his fate to fight Smithy, however he dies trying to stop the Government from obtaining the Revolution. Try as you might, there is no way to alter what has been determined. You will all die soon."

"How long do we have?" Pikachu wondered.

"You've just landed on Weyard, and have a difficult battle ahead of you. In six days, you will all die fighting towards the Dark Lord Smithy. This is your fate."

Pikachu wasn't pleased about this. "Are you telling us that our lives have all been predetermined?" He shouted. "And that every little thing we've done had all ready been decided?"

"Yes." The person replied.

"I refuse to believe that!" Pikachu shouted. "Screw fate! We will survive; we will defeat the Dark Lord Smithy! We will stop the Government from getting the Revolution! And we will destroy Maou!"

"Try as you might, you can't stop fate!" Aeon replied. "Those three were optimistic, in the beginning, and they believed that they could change their destiny, but in the end they left here accepting the truth. That they would die, and there was no way around it. If you believe that you can destroy Maou, please follow me."

They all followed the old man, until they came to a table. On it was a strange sphere with light and darkness merging into one.

"What is it?" Peach asked.

"It's a portion of Maou!" Silver said in shock. "I would recognize this disgusting aura anywhere!"

"That's correct." Aeon said. "In the past he was trapped, and his soul was shattered. Each fragment was spread across the universe, in hopes that they would never rejoin. Of course we know that in the future, he does return. Try and destroy it."

Silver held out his hand and tried to crush it using his telekinetic powers. However, he failed. Ganondorf tried to punch it; however, the moment his punch collided, it seemed to cancel out all of his dark abilities.

"I hope you understand, that this is how powerful Maou is. This is an unknown fraction of his power." Aeon said. "Now, I must ask you to leave. Your fate awaits."

The fires died down. And the door opened. All of the Smashers and Adepts walked out. With them the hedgehogs followed. "Maou." Isaac muttered. "He sounds dangerous. Still, I think there is a way to change the future!"

Everyone looked at Isaac rather surprised. "How?" they asked.

"If you know the actions that cause the future to occur, why don't you change those actions?" Isaac said. "I didn't see my name being mentioned at all during that prophecy when you are fighting against the Dark Lord Smithy, so what if I join you? Maybe, my power will be enough to turn the tide of the war!"

"If Isaac is going, I'm going too." Garet said. "Vale has been too boring recently. I need an adventure."

"I'm going too." Jenna added on. "I know you two boys will just get in trouble without me."

"I'll be going as well to watch over Jenna." Felix said. "I can't let my little sister get hurt."

"Why don't we all go?" Ivan suggested. "Weyard is fine now! We can help the Smashers!"

As they traveled back to the village, they suddenly stopped in a room with marble statues of angels around an engraving of the sun. Isaac suddenly stopped. He grabbed the hilt of the sword that was currently fastened on his back. "The sword I have with me right now is the Sol Blade." The Smashers looked at Isaac rather confused. "I have heard of another sword that is out there in the world, known as the Luna Blade. It is a strange weapon, despite the fact that it is a sword, it cannot cut anyone. A sword like that would be useless for a normal swordsman. But, it has the power to heal any wound and bring back the dead. That sword may have the power to defy fate! If there is someone who knows the location of that sword, it will be him."

Isaac quickly took off in another direction. The Smashers followed. Eventually they got to a room where the walls were covered with strange crystals. "They are letting off a strange energy." Ganondorf said. "What are they?"

"Psynergy stones." Isaac replied.

They walked through the room and eventually came to another room. It was much larger than any of the previous rooms in the Sol Sanctum. In the room there were four statues, that were standing on platforms. The floor was mostly broken apart. Most of the room was just an abyss.

From the abyss a creature rose up. They stared at the creature, a large gray sphere with rough skin, if not for the giant eyeball in the middle, one could have mistaken this creature as a boulder. This was The Wise One.

"Isaac, you have come back." The Wise One said. "Why?"

"I've come here searching for an item known as the Luna Blade! Do you know of it?" Isaac replied.

The Wise One focused on the Smashers, and then glanced back at Isaac. "Yes, I do. It is in my possession."

Everyone looked at The Wise One.

"Will you give it to me?" Isaac asked.

"If I give it to you, I have a condition that you must fulfill." A bubble suddenly appeared around everyone, Isaac quickly rushed for the bubble however The Wise One flew in front of him and stopped him. "Isaac, listen to me."

For those inside of the bubble, they were unable to hear what he was saying. All that they were able to tell was that Isaac didn't like what The Wise One was saying. It looked like Isaac was beginning to shout at The Wise One. However, moments later his angry expression had been transformed to one that was absolutely terrified.

The sword descended down to in front of Isaac, and the bubble disappeared. "The choice is yours Isaac, will you take the sword? Is the power worth that price?"

Isaac just looked at the sword. "I'll take the sword, but I won't abide by your condition!" Isaac replied. "If you think I will, you're crazy!"

"Then I will just seal you in here with me." The Wise One said. "The village of Vale will be destroyed."

"Aren't you the guardian of Vale?" Jenna asked shocked.

The Wise One looked at Jenna. "Yes, but even so, Isaac knows my conditions for taking the sword. The moment he takes the sword he will accept. He has a duty to fulfill."

Isaac just approached the sword. "Wise One. I won't stay here. If I stay here then everyone in Weyard, and the universe will be destroyed. I will claim this sword, and I will use this sword to defeat Maou!"

The Wise One looked at Isaac. "So, you wish to destroy Maou, interesting. You should have said that earlier. I'll alter the conditions, if you can destroy this, I will let you take the Luna Blade with no charge." The sphere of light and darkness slowly descended towards Isaac. "This is the exact same fragment of Maou's soul that you saw before. Can you destroy it using the Luna blade?"

"Yes, I can." Isaac said.

The wise one just let off a small chuckle. "Determination isn't enough. It took a lot of power to split his soul. To destroy it, would require a lot more power."

"I have that power inside of me. I will protect everyone." Isaac said.

Isaac grabbed the Luna Blade. He looked up at the sphere of energy. The light and darkness swirled around. Isaac then swung the Luna Blade. It hit the sphere of energy, and surprisingly cut through it. Several seconds later the sphere disappeared. "The Luna Blade has the power to heal, it cannot cut through anyone, however, against Maou it might be the most powerful weapon. He is one who was consumed by hatred. You may be able to heal him. For now, the Luna Blade is now bonded to you. Consider it your Weapon of Heart."

"Weapon of Heart?" Isaac said confused.

"It's our weapons." Pikachu said.

"I see." Isaac muttered.

"They can be created and bound to you." Ness explained.

"Smashers, show me your Weapons of Heart!" The Wise One requested. They all did so. "There are also two other ways to obtain a Weapon of Heart." The Wise one said. "The first is through Reincarnation, I know that the members of the Twelve have obtained their first weapons this way. And the final way, is perhaps the rarest. Only a few have the potential." Everyone looked up confused. Master Hand had not talked about this way, it was most likely that Master Hand didn't know about it, or didn't think that any of the Smashers had the potential. "The third way is to make it emerge from the Sea of your Soul."

"Magicant!" Ness said surprised.

The Wise One looked at Ness. "Yes, I can sense that you have the potential. Perhaps you will be able to grasp it."

Ness just nodded. "I know I can!"

"And there is one other thing." The Wise One said. "Isaac, a new power will soon awaken inside of you."

"What kind of new power?" Isaac asked.

"You'll see." The Wise One said before disappearing.

They all looked at the Luna Blade. "Can that sword truly defy fate?" Ganondorf wondered. Isaac just placed the sword on his belt and the adepts walked out of the Sol Sanctum.

"I wonder what your new power is going to be Isaac!" Ivan said, rather excited.

"Same." Isaac replied. "Well, I guess I'll find out soon enough. For the time being, I have to report to the elders about what was in that room. Until then, I think you should train. Everyone will look after you, and help you train if you need to."

Isaac then began to walk away. "All right, let's prepare for tomorrow's battle then." Mario said.

Ness breathed deeply. "Everyone, I'm sorry, but as I stand right now I can't fight with you tomorrow."

Everyone looked at Ness confused.

"There is something that I have to do first. Every mission since this has started; I've lost control of Giygas. I have to make sure that it doesn't happen again! And I looked at my future in that room. It will happen again during this battle. He said that we can't change the future, but I beg to differ! I know I can do this. I'll defeat Giygas and awaken my third Weapon of Heart!"

Ivan approached the young psychic. "In that case, let us help you."

Ness just nodded.


"Isaac, what was in that room?" an elder wondered.

Isaac just looked at the elders. "It was an archive of everything that had happened on Weyard." Isaac replied. "And now, I know what I must do. After this battle, I'm going with the Smashers to help them. And, I will return when there is peace."

"If you leave, you may never return."

"I know." Isaac replied. "Once before I went on a journey. This journey may be even more dangerous."

"And who will be our village's leader?"

"I'm sure there are many other people in the village who are just as deserving to be the leader." Isaac replied.

"Very well then," the elders said. "We will have to find another. You are dismissed."

Isaac walked out of the house. Standing there was Saki, who was still recovering. "So, you're going on a journey?" Saki asked.

"That's correct." Isaac said. "I've actually been meaning to ask you, how did you here. Your clothing isn't like any I've seen. And I've traveled all around this world."

Saki just laughed. "Let's just say I've come from far away."

"Isaac!" Ivan shouted. Approaching them were the Smashers and adepts.

"What is it?" Isaac wondered.

"Well, Ness here is wondering if he can do a bit of training. However it requires him going into his mind."

"There is no problem with that." Isaac replied.

"He needs a barrier created though, and would like to do it by those psynergy stones in the pond."

Isaac just nodded. "I see. I'll do what I can then."

However everyone else was looking at Saki and Dr. Mario. Immediately the two of them had froze and just stared at each other in disbelief. Both of them were mouthing. "You, it can't be."

However Saki was the first to talk. "It's been quite a while since we've last met Doctor."

"So, why are you here?" Dr. Mario asked.

"I escaped, just like you." Saki replied. "Is that a good enough answer?"

"I guess so." Dr. Mario sighed. "Saki Amamiya, a test subject of the Ruffian Project. Just as long as you can keep that blood of yours under control, I won't have to kill you."

"I'll be fine." Saki said. "By the way, you might want to know something. There was a lab accident with most of the Ruffians, and those being experimented on. Professor Achi also disappeared. She is presumed dead."

Dr. Mario laughed. "That name brings back memories. And not the pleasant kind either. It was five years ago, wasn't it?"


Five years ago

Dr. Mario and Professor Achi, were currently walking through a city.

Professor Achi was a young looking woman, with short black and brown hair. She was wearing a blue dress. Her arms were heavily scarred. Normally she would have them covered up with bandages, or her lab coat. Dr. Mario had always assumed that it was from a lab accident. But right now, she felt that it was okay to have them revealed.

They were in a war torn world. A war had killed millions. And left many survivors looking worse than Achi. "This place is hell." Dr. Mario muttered. Dr. Mario was also in civilian clothing so that he didn't attract attention.

"You wanted to help people, didn't you?" Achi wondered.

Dr. Mario just looked around. Children were begging on the streets. Suddenly a young kid bumped into Dr. Mario. The kid quickly ran away. It took Dr. Mario only a few seconds to realize that his wallet had been stolen. Quickly, he gave chase. However when he had caught up, the kid was all ready caught by the authorities. Two cops.

"Let me go!" The child screamed.

Dr. Mario had all ready seen the authorities take the wallet back, and split the money that was in it between the two. But he didn't care about that. He was more concerned about the fate of the child. The punishment for crime in this world was barbaric. Thieves would have their hands cut off, perhaps even killed just for small minor thefts. And it wouldn't be a swift and painless death. It would be a long and painful one filled with torture.

"Let him go." Dr. Mario said. The two cops looked at him, as though he was crazy. "He stole my wallet."

"You must be from one of the relief camps. Please, let me fill you in on our customs for treating criminals."

"I know." Dr. Mario calmly said. "However, I have to ask, will you be applying the same punishment to yourselves for stealing my money?"

The two of them approached Dr. Mario and quickly tried to punch him. Dr. Mario just blocked them. "We can do what we want! We are the law and the law is not mocked!"

Before they could throw another punch Dr. Mario just walked right past them. He looked up at the two, and held out his hand. In it was his wallet, and all of the money that they had taken. "Thanks for my wallet back." Dr. Mario calmly said.

Both of the cops actually looked surprised. "When did you take it back?"

"When you attacked me." Dr. Mario replied. "I don't like violence, so please go away." The two of them rushed for Dr. Mario. However he just jumped into the air and avoided the two of them. "What is justice?" he thought.

The two rushed for Dr. Mario once again. This time, Dr. Mario quickly knocked them out. He then turned to the kid, who was actually terrified of Dr. Mario now. Dr. Mario just threw him some money. "Next time, ask."

Others had seen him knock out the police officers. They were outright terrified. Dr. Mario had heard the stories. How people would disappear, without a trace. He just walked back to Achi, hearing the whispers as he passed.

"Seems like you've made a spectacle."

"Yeah." Dr. Mario muttered. "We should get back to camp, before something happens." They began their long walk back to the camp that the Government had set up. About halfway there Achi said something.

"It seems like you have a follower." Professor Achi said.

Dr. Mario turned around to see the kid trying to sneak and follow him. "You!" Dr. Mario said shocked.

"Yep, me!"

"I don't believe this!" Dr. Mario muttered. "Why are you following us?"

"Well, I'm afraid that those people will come back and punish me."

Dr. Mario wasn't particularly surprised. "The worlds are corrupt." Achi said. "You know why the Government exists."

"Do I Achi?" Dr. Mario asked. "I think it's just a front. I've been thinking."

"That's not a good thing." Achi sighed. "The Government doesn't like people thinking."

"I know." Dr. Mario replied. "Achi, what is the Government?"

"The Government is something that should stand for every person." Achi replied. "A voice of the people. However, this has been twisted and corrupted. We are no better than this world. We may look like we are cleaning it up, but we are really just sullying our hands and digging ourselves further and further. Doctor, there are some answers you need to find yourself."

They approached the Government camp that was set up. As expected there was some resistance from the guards who were making sure that no one from outside got in. "We can't let him in here." One guard said. "I've heard that the terrorists kidnap children, and open them up to put bombs in them."

Dr. Mario was horrified.

"I assure you, he is completely safe." Achi said. "Dr. Mario was just brining him here to do some blood work."

"That's correct." Dr. Mario said. "I would much rather the sterile environment here, as opposed to out there."

The guards just sighed. "Unfortunately, if we let that kid in here it will end badly for us."

"Well, there is only one way to do this." Achi sighed. "The kid also wants' to join the Government."

"He does?" Dr. Mario said, glaring at Achi.

"He does?" The guards asked surprised. "Well, that changes everything! Of course he can come in."

The three of them walked into the camp.

"Does this make us any better than the terrorists?" Dr. Mario asked. "We just practically made him a child solider."

"I'm 12 years old." Saki said. "I'm not a child anymore!"

Dr. Mario cringed. He was still too young. "Don't worry." Achi smiled. "He will just be my assistant, nothing will happen."

"You just can't keep him here." Dr. Mario said.

"I know." Achi replied. "But, as long as he is some use, they can't throw him out. Besides, I don't want to see someone starve. Isn't it part of our mission to help improve this world?"

Dr. Mario didn't fight Saki being there. The kid was the subject of controversy, which eventually led to them leaving the planet, and taking Saki with them.


"How have things been with you?" Dr. Mario asked.

"Good I guess." Saki replied. "I'm a father now."

"Aren't you a bit young?"

"I was a father when we first met. He was just born. I needed to get some food and money for him and Airan."

"His name?" Dr. Mario asked.

"Isa."

"That's a nice name." Dr. Mario replied.

"Is that part of your training as a doctor to say that?" Saki wondered.

"No." Dr. Mario replied.

"I can't say I've been a good father though. I've never really seen the kid. He would be four now. I've been busy getting money and stuff."

"You're lying." Dr. Mario said. Saki just looked at Dr. Mario rather confused.

"What do you mean?" Saki nervously asked.

"You said earlier that you escaped. You should know as well as I do, that if you escaped from the Government they would go after your son and wife." Dr. Mario quickly grabbed Saki's wrist with his left hand, and placed his index and middle finger on from his right hand on it. "Why are you here? Don't lie."

"I guess it's pointless to try and lie." Saki said. "It's true, I'm still in the Government, and I was given a mission to find Achi and kill her. It is believed that she too escaped."

Dr. Mario remained calm. As far as he could tell, he was telling the truth. "And what about us?" He wondered.

"My orders were only to kill Achi, I won't target you unless I receive those orders." Saki calmly replied.

"Very well then." Dr. Mario said.


The rest of the Smashers walked around Vale. Ivan, Ness and Isaac were preparing for Ness entering his mind once again. However Ness was rather nervous. "What's wrong?" Ivan asked.

Ness just let off a small laugh. "Well, I'm not sure if I can dive in." Ness replied.

Both Isaac and Ivan looked at Ness confused.

"Shouldn't you just be able to dive in to your mind?" Isaac wondered.

"No, the last time this happened, I was forced into it." Ness replied. "So I don't know how to go into this state naturally."

"I see." Ivan said. "Well, I might be able to help you and force you into the state, but I haven't been able to test it out on anyone. It might leave you as a vegetable for the rest of your life."

Ness looked at Ivan. In the back of his mind he was thinking that would be something Dr. Mario could cure. "Don't worry." Isaac quickly said. "I'm sure that won't happen."

Ness just nodded. They came to a giant crystal that was releasing energy. "Sit in between them and begin to meditate." Ivan said. Ness sat down on his crossed legs. "Now close your eyes and begin to breathe deeply."

He closed his eyes. He had heard about something like this from Poo once before. Some training where Poo was practically killed through intense meditation.

Outside however, with every bit of exhaled air, a ripple appeared on the water of the small pond. It moved out until it hit the land. "You're going into the sea of your soul." Ivan said. He also sat down and began to read Ness' mind.

The two of them were floating in darkness. "I will be with you until you enter the sea of your soul once again." Ness looked at Ivan. "Once you enter, you will be alone."

"I understand." Ness said. "I doubted that people would of been able to follow me anyways."

Isaac just placed the four Psynergy stones around Ness. "I will create a barrier and maintain it." He calmly said. "Just in case your power escapes, so it doesn't hurt anyone."

"Concentrate." Ivan said. He began to repeat the word, and with every single repetition of the word, he tapped his staff against a rock. At first Ness thought that this would be distracting. "Now, remember why you are doing this, remember why you are going into the sea of your soul! Concentrate!"

Every single mission, he had lost control, and Giygas' power had flown out of him, if he lost control during a battle this size, it most likely wouldn't end well for him, or the Smashers. It was time he finally put an end to this. He was going to battle Giygas in his mind. Once before, in his journy as the leader of the Chosen Four, he had to fight Giygas' influence over his mind. After defeating his nightmare, he received a huge power boost. He didn't know if he could do it again, but there was only one way to find out. He began to travel into his mind.


Ness was completely naked. It had been quite a while since he had last traversed his mind. It was quite a strange place. His shattered memories all becoming jumbled up into reality. He closed his eyes and seconds later clothing appeared on him.

He walked through his mind. He came across what looked like a campsite. He stood there for several minutes, watching what was happening. In it his family, his father, mother, his sister, and a younger version of him were all eating scrambled eggs and bacon.

He looked at his younger self. Back when he was ignorant of his destiny. We were talking about what they wanted to do that day. "I want to go down to the beach!" The younger Ness shouted. "I want to build a sand castle, and bury dad in the sand!"

"You're so immature." Tracy, his younger sister, said.

Ness remembered that day quite well. They had gone down to the beach, swam, made a sand castle, and although he hadn't really got to the point of burying his father so deep in the sand he wasn't able to get out. He walked on through his memories. He eventually got to a strange fork in the road.

The sun was behind him, casting a shadow in front of him.

From his shadow emerged a person. An exact copy of Ness. "Who are you?" Ness asked.

"I'm you." He said. "Your shadow. Your true feelings."

Ness stared at his shadow. "Very well then." Ness said. "What do you want to talk about."

"Why don't we talk about your favorite subject. You." The shadow said. "This is your second time in Magicant. The first time, you fought off Giygas' influence in your own heart. Why did you come back?"

"To fight Giygas, who is sealed inside of me." Ness replied.

The Shadow laughed. "Is that really it?" he wondered. "You want more power don't you?"

"Yes," Ness admitted.

"Do you honestly believe that Giygas would give you his power freely?"

"No." Ness replied.

"You have quite a battle ahead of you! Why are you persisting?"

"I thought that would be obvious." Ness replied.

"It is, I just want to hear it from your mouth!" his shadow said.

"I want to use this power to protect my friends, I don't want Pichu's tragedy to happen again. And I want the power to defeat Maou!" Ness replied.

"But deep down, you know it won't be enough. You all saw a fraction of Maou's power. Only the light from the Luna Blade was able to destroy it."

"Yes, I know." Ness replied. "But the Weapon of Heart grows stronger as we do! With enough training, they can become strong enough to beat Maou!"

In the shadow's hands appeared Ness' Heart Bat, his first Weapon of Heart. "Even if you have the potential to create a third Weapon of Heart, it won't work!"

"Why not?"

"I think you need to find that out for yourself! But, I'll give you a hint!" The shadow stretched out his hands. "In my left is the darkness, in the right is the light." He brought the two together, and they became one. "The third weapon of heart is your soul itself! It requires balance. And if ever that Weapon of Heart is destroyed in battle, you yourself will die! With very little balance, your third Weapon of Heart will be fragile!"

"I'll take that risk then!"

"You'll die! Just like Link and Pichu!"

"I know Link is still alive." Ness said. "He probably thought that we were relying on him too much, and we had to grow stronger ourselves!"

"You're just in denial! You can't lie against me."

"Maybe I am." Ness admitted. "But, still, I can't help but think that Link knew his fate was inevitable and found one way to screw with it. That's just the kind of guy he is. He would always press forwards, he would always stand strong. I admired that."

"Well then, if you wish obtain your final Weapon of Heart, then step forwards. You have a challenge up ahead of you."

"I know." Ness laughed.

His shadow returned to being Ness' shadow. "Go, into the sea of your soul, unlike the other two weapons, you must give this one a shape yourself."

"I understand." Ness said walking forwards.

Eventually he came to a sea. He walked into the sea and swam to an island in the middle. When he got on the island, he saw that there was a golden statue. This statue was familiar to Ness, it was what he had to defeat the last time to receive a power boost.

Ness slowly began to walk towards the golden statue. "I can feel it." Ness muttered. "Your evil, you're inside this statue." However from behind the statue came a white cat like creature. "Mewtwo?"

"No." He muttered. "It isn't surprising that you don't recognize me. I am Giygas!" Ness quickly jumped back away from Giygas. "The same one that was sealed inside of you. I'm glad that you finally have seen my true form. The form that I lived in, before we met."

"Giygas." Ness said, as his fingers sparked. "Do you know why I'm here?"

"You're here to defeat me, and obtain another boost of power. It won't work."

"How can you be so sure?" Ness asked.

"I know your limitations, unlike you. You're just like your father!"

"You knew my father?" Ness said shocked.

"Yes, he was the one who defeated me the first time. Ninten was a fool."

"He knew that I would be back. And now, I can get my revenge, once I beat you, I can take over your body, and then hunt him down and fight him!"

"You're going to have to beat me here first!" Ness shouted. "This is my mind, and my body, I'm not going to let you win!"

"You have no weapons, no armor, you are naked. This will just be a battle between PSI, and you are not yet at my level. You can't grasp the true form of my attacks! As long as you are unable to comprehend them, you will be unable to best me in battle!"

Giygas snapped his long fingers and a blade of electricity rushed for Ness. Ness however blocked the attack with a PSI Magnet, however, instead of absorbing the attack, the blade of electricity cut through it and greatly hurt Ness. "PSI is like a weapon, it can be used in different ways! It is a part of you."

Ness suddenly froze his mind went to think about his Weapons of Heart. The Heart Bat, and the second weapon that he had created. "A part of me." He muttered.

"And I too am a part of you, slowly taking you over. Soon you will be nothing more but another puppet for me to control." Giygas laughed.

"I won't let that happen." Ness said swinging his hand, in it the Heart Bat appeared. "I'm sure you know what this is."

"Your Weapon of Heart, inherited by a member of the twelve." Giygas replied. He then transformed into a perfect replica of Ness, except his eyes were red. "But I'm you. And I have access to your Weapon of Heart as well." Another Heart Bat appeared in Giygas' hand. "Not that I need it."

The two rushed for each other and swung their bats. The attack hit.


Outside of the barrier Isaac was watching. Ivan came out of the barrier and sat right beside Isaac. "Should we set a barrier like this around Vale?" Ivan wondered.

Isaac just looked at Ness. "I'm not sure. This barrier is quite weak right now. You were able to effortlessly pass through it, it might stop rocks and some other things, I doubt it would stop anything else."

"Should we help him?" Ivan asked.

"It's his fight. We shouldn't interrupt." Isaac replied.

An aura began to come off of Ness and actually cut through the barrier. Quickly Isaac stretched out his hand and strengthened the barrier. "I didn't think I would be doing this again." Isaac muttered. One of the first things an adept had to learn was how to control their power of psynergy. In order to do that they had to give it a physical form. Often, that would mean starting with something basic like a barrier. Quickly he began to reinforce it.

"What was that energy just now?" A voice inquired. The two adepts turned around to face Dr. Mario.

"I would also like to know that too." A voice said. From behind Dr. Mario, Saki appeared. "I don't know how to explain it, but it was almost chilling."

"It came from Ness." Isaac replied.

Dr. Mario approached the barrier and placed his hand on it. Several seconds later it increased in strength. Saki also approached the barrier. He could almost feel Ness calling him. He placed his hand against the barrier, however several seconds later he went through it. He looked down at Ness and placed his hand on his forehead.


The next thing that Saki knew was that he was inside Ness' head. "I didn't know I could do this!" He thought rather shocked. "Is this because of my ruffian blood?"

Ness and Giygas continued to fight. Suddenly a barrier appeared around Giygas and repelled Ness. "Oh, it looks like we have a visitor."

Ness got back up. He looked at Saki rather surprised. "What are you doing here?" he asked.

"I don't know, I just sort of got here." Saki replied. Giygas quickly threw a plume of fire, which exploded as it hit the ground. The two of them dodged. "Look, this really isn't the time for us to be talking."

"Agreed." Ness quickly said. "Let's finish him off. What can you do? What are your abilities for fighting? Excluding any weapons, they are the same in here as they are out there."

Saki quickly looked for his Cannon sword. However, he didn't have it. "No way, I don't have my Cannon Sword? But you have a bat!"

"That's different, my bat is a part of me!" Ness replied.

Saki looked at the bat and at Ness. "Apart of me? Come to think about it, I have something like that too. Achi, you gave me this power. I'm going to use it!" Saki looked up towards Giygas, who was now in a sphere like barrier. "Yeah, I can fight."

"That wasn't the question." Ness snapped.

Saki just glared at Ness. Suddenly, Ness was overcome with a strange feeling; one that Saki could rip him to shreds. "I'll show you my abilities kid. But, you better not tell anyone." Saki quickly jumped towards Giygas' barrier. Suddenly his hand became like a monster's, his fingers became claws, and he scratched the barrier. Surprisingly, he was able to cut through the barrier. Giygas was actually surprised. He landed on the ground.

"Interesting. You're a monster, just like me. You should be easy to control."

Saki however disappeared and reappeared right behind Giygas. He brought his hands together and smashed Giygas down into the ground, leaving a crater. Giygas however quickly recovered and appeared in front of Saki. He threw several punches that Saki dodged effortlessly. Neither Saki, or Giygas knew why Saki was able to effortlessly dodge each attack.

Saki actually had the advantage over Giygas. The reason for this was: Giygas was actually releasing a pressure, that caused fear to anyone exposed it. Saki's ruffian blood however only had one idea in mind: Live, no matter what. The fear was actually activating Saki's ruffian blood, allowing him to avoid anything. Giygas wasn't amused, in fact, he was incredibly frustrated.

Saki delivered a punch, knocking Giygas down. Giygas quickly got back up. "PK Thunder!" He shouted, sending the attack towards Saki. Saki however cut through the attack with his hands. "I've had it! I've had it up to here with you!" Giygas shouted outraged. "This should have just been a battle between Ness and myself!"

Giygas began to unleash all of his energy. The strange area began to distort and warp. Ness however jumped behind Giygas and smashed him across the back of his head. Giygas fell down to the ground and everything began to return back to normal. "Ness!" He shouted. Saki appeared in front of Giygas and delivered a kick, knocking him several feet up into the air. Ness quickly followed through with another attack, this time he threw a plume of PK Fire. It hit and exploded, sending him down into the ground with enough force to make a small crater.

Giygas got up off of the ground and looked at the two. "I've had it!" He shouted. "You're nothing more than humans! Why are you able to stand up against me?" Saki ran towards Giygas and delivered a punch that sent him staggering several feet back. "You're trash! That's all you are! Trash! Worthless trash!"

"PK Rockin!" Ness shouted firing another attack. This one actually managed to blow off Giygas' arm.

"Ness!" Giygas shouted at the top of his lungs. Suddenly a red aura began to shoot out from him. "No more, I'll destroy you; I'll make sure not even a speck of you remains! I'll take your body and claim it as my own! And then I'll kill all of your friends! I'll kill them all! All of the Smashers, all of the chosen four!"

"Don't you think you're over reacting?" Saki asked.

Giygas just flew up into the air. "PK Void!" He shouted. Suddenly it seemed as though space was collapsing on itself. Everything was being drawn into a black hole that was created in the sky. "Ness, you will be nothing more than a vegetable for the rest of your life!"

Ness just looked up at the black hole. "Saki, you better get out of here, I don't want you to get sucked up."

"What about you?" Saki asked.

Ness just held out his hands. "I'm going to do something. I'm not sure if it will work, but if it doesn't, I want you to be ready to kill me without any hesitation."

"Sorry, but I'm staying behind." Saki replied. "I still have a few tricks up my sleeves, and I might be able to close that black hole."

Ness just laughed. "Fine, do what you please." He focused his attention on the black hole. "PK Shield, Omega!" Ness shouted. Suddenly a barrier appeared around the black hole. "There, that should last for a few minutes. Now for part two." Ness quickly closed his eyes. "All right, I have to concentrate. Let's do this. Black hole Technique!"

For whatever reason, at this point in time, Ness began to think about the first time he stepped into the Smash Mansion.


Flashback:

4 months ago:

Ness entered the Smash Mansion. With his backpack on his back stuffed full of clothing he sighed. Surprisingly, his parents were actually rather open about him leaving home and doing something quite possibly dangerous. Then again, considering his previous adventure had resulted in him destroying a being of pure evil... maybe it was for the best.

"Welcome Ness!" Master Hand greeted the young boy. "Please, let this Wire Frame show you to your room. He will also help you unpack."

A male Wire Frame appeared and began to walk away. Ness followed. Eventually he was brought to a door with what looked like a globe engraved in it. Ness quickly ran his fingers across it, and then several seconds later went into the room.

The room was rather spacious, and inside there were 4 beds. He looked around, so far it seemed as though no other beds were claimed. He went to one in a corner and placed his bag on it. Immediately the Wire Frame went to the bag and began to unpack Ness' stuff, organize it and put it into a dresser. Ness actually found this rather weird. "Get away from my stuff!" he said. However, the Wire Frame didn't obey. "Come on, stop touching that!"

Soon, all of Ness' clothing was put away in a dresser whether he liked it or not. Ness just sighed. Soon the Wire Frame handed Ness a letter, inside an envelope, and walked off. Hesitantly, Ness opened the envelope and began to read through the letter.

Hello Ness,

Welcome to the Smash Mansion. While you are here, the Wire Frames will clean all of your dirty laundry, so please remember to put your clothing in the laundry hamper located in your washroom. Please let me know when you need any new clothing, I will get some. Finally, you must be looking around your room and have noticed that there are three other beds. Currently they are vacant, however, I do wish to find others, those who will fight with us.

With any luck, we will have more people. But until that time, this room is all yours. Please don't try to destroy it.

Well, I've probably rambled on for a bit too long, regardless, if you need any help adjusting, please talk to me, and I will do my best to accommodate you.

Thank you,

Master Hand

Ness just disposed of the letter. He paused for a minute. "I wonder if everyone else also jumped at the call when I did. Was I the first to arrive? The last? I wonder if they are here?" He sighed and exited out of the room. He began to traverse the mansion, expecting it to be littered with secret passages, and other things.

But, everything was boring. There was nothing hidden. He just found himself wandering through the hallways. Eventually, by chance he found himself in front of Master Hand's office. He knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Master Hand said.

Ness opened the door and entered. The office was finely furnished. There was also currently a Wire Frame dressed in a maid outfit, which was currently cleaning the office. Master Hand just snapped his fingers and a chair materialized out of thin air. Ness quickly sat down on it. "So, what brings you here?"

"I was looking for the others." Ness replied. "Was I the first person here?"

"No." Master Hand calmly replied. "Mario and Luigi are currently helping with the plumbing, so it might be best if you refrain from using anything for the time being. While Dr. Mario is setting up his hospital wing."

"Any of the kids?"

"I don't know." Master Hand sighed. "They haven't answered yet." Ness just sulked. "Don't worry, I'm sure they will come here."

"It's not like you gave us any choice." Ness thought, while in his hand, he was fiddling with the Smash Shard, making it go from finger to finger, much like a coin. "Well, that's all I wanted to ask." Ness said getting up from the chair.

"Ness," Master Hand calmly said. "Is the seal on Giygas okay? Have you forgiven me for what happened to Paula?"

Ness looked back towards Master Hand. "Yes, and no." He replied. Before any more questions could be asked, Ness ran out of the door. He was frustrated; he couldn't just forgive Master Hand for what had happened to Paula. It had been three long years since then.

Three long years.

Three years...

And yet, his body hadn't aged a day.

His body was stuck in a state of twelve years old, ever since Giygas had been sealed inside of him. Was Giygas' energy constantly keeping him youthful? He thought it was impossible, that Giygas hated him, and would be ripping him up from the inside.

He returned to his room, only coming out to eat and see if anyone else had come to the Smash Mansion. A few days passed and one by one the other Smashers were entering. Even the Ice Climbers. "Hey guys!" Ness shouted excited.

"Hello Ness!" They replied back.

Ness glanced at Nana and Popo. "So, did you two have difficulty explaining this to your parents?" he wondered.

Nana suddenly burst into tears. Popo just took Ness aside. "Look, this is sort of an emotional subject for Nana, but our parents are dead. We have been living on the Infinite Glacier alone for quite a while."

"I'm sorry." Ness quickly apologized.

"Don't bring it up again." Popo warned. "It might be better if no one else knew."

The two just began to walk away. Suddenly Mewtwo teleported in. "Mewtwo!" Ness said rather happy.

"I didn't need this." He sighed.

"But you were the one who teleported in here. Besides, I was hoping I would run into you."

Mewtwo glanced down at the child. "Oh?"

"You see, while I can use psychic energy, I'm not good at it, and very few people know how to use it, and from what I've seen you're practically a master at it right?"

"In one sense of the word."

"Well, can you help train me?"

There was suddenly silence. "I could I guess. I've never trained anyone, and you are one of the first psychic's I've met. It would be interesting to watch your development, and see how you grow. There are also several things I would like to try, and you would be a good guinea pig."

"Gee, thanks." Ness muttered.

"But, regardless, I came here to talk to you about something else." Mewtwo calmly said. "Let's go to your room." He waved his hand and the two were teleported to Ness' room. Mewtwo just floated in the air, and Ness sat on his bed. "The reason I teleported to that area was because I suddenly felt a strong negative burst of energy. And, I found out why. I may be overstepping my grounds but, I think it might be best if you know why. What were you talking about?"

"I just asked if they had difficulty explaining this to their parents. And then, Popo told me that their parents were dead."

Mewtwo nodded. "Their reason for joining the Smashers is to find the person that killed their parents, and their whole village. They were the only survivors. I read Nana's mind, the mere mentioning of their parents was enough to make those memories resurface. And then, with them resurfaced, they were easy enough to skim."

"I didn't know." Ness muttered.

"You have read minds in the past right?"

"Yes."

"Then you know what secrets people can hold." Mewtwo calmly said. "When your psychic energy increases, you can read minds easily. They will flow into your mind, and I have seen those with no moderation go insane from reading the minds of others. But, I'm sure you will be able to handle it."

"Why did you join the Smashers?" Ness asked.

Mewtwo just looked away. "A calamity is approaching."

"A calamity?"

"I'm here to prevent it. I will protect my world. I think that we all have reasons for being here. Nana and Popo for revenge, myself for wanting to protect my world. But there are other things, things that are more important."

"Geeze, can you be any vaguer?"

"Regardless, I'm sure you have plenty of things you want to ask me. Perhaps we can begin your training right now?"

Ness agreed. And while the others arrived, they continued training. Eventually, Mewtwo's last lesson came. "Listen Ness, you must know that psychic abilities have an unlimited potential. It is how you use your abilities that can change the outcome of the battle. You must also have an understanding. Even knowing a basic understanding of your technique could greatly increase the power of your attack. Also, don't be afraid to experiment."

"Mewtwo. I'm worried." Ness admitted.

"About what?"

"It's the other kid Smashers. You once told me that those with psychic abilities had distanced themselves from others in the past."

"Ness, you will be fine." He calmly said. "Don't worry. Everyone is in this together." Mewtwo replied. Ness looked at the Pokémon. "We are all a family now. No matter what, we will protect each other. I'm sure of it."


Inside the barrier another black hole appeared, the two collided and exploded. From the smoke, Giygas fell down until he hit the ground. His limbs were blown off, along with a good portion of his head. Using his remaining eye he looked at Ness and Saki. "You bastards!" he laughed. "Well Ness, you can have my power for now. But one day, I will escape and obtain my own body. I will kill you then." The remaining bit of Giygas' body turned into dust and disappeared.

Ness gasped for air. For now Giygas was defeated. "You did it, kid." Saki said. "Now then, let's get out of here."

"Saki." Ness said. "I told you to get out of here, but you stayed behind. Why?"

Saki just laughed. "Well kid, I trusted you. I knew you could kill him."

"Thank you."


The two returned to consciousness. Surprisingly, a lot more people were now watching them. Saki stepped out of the barrier, and Ness followed. "Tomorrow, I'm ready to fight!" He said. The others cheered.

The other Smashers had also been preparing themselves for battle tomorrow. Now all that remained was waiting.


There was a large meal prepared for everyone. "Tomorrow might be the last battle we fight in!" Isaac shouted. "So tonight, we shall eat! If we die, we will die defending the Golden Sun!"

They began to eat their food. Partway through the meal, Ness glanced at Nana and Popo. He didn't know why they he thought about them. He walked outside, and surprisingly, Nana followed. "Ness, why did you leave?"

"Nana, I wanted to talk to you." Ness replied. "Listen, I want to know why you joined the Smashers."

Nana was taken aback by the comment. "Well, Popo and I wanted to leave Infinite Glacier and-"

"You're lying." Ness quickly said.

"No, I'm telling the truth!" Nana replied, trying to hold back her tears. "We wanted to leave it. There is nothing there, we wanted an adventure!"

"Nana, that's enough." Ness said. "Mewtwo told me everything. About your family, your village. How you joined the Smashers for revenge. Nana, please, you and Popo don't have to share this burden alone. We can help you."

Nana approached the teen Smasher and began to embrace him. Several seconds later Nana just broke down crying on Ness' chest.

After Nana had finished crying the two of them walked back in. Nobody seemed to of noticed that they had even left.

Ness just began to think about the first time all of the Smashers were together for a meal. The atmosphere was much like that, full of energy, and people ready for whatever the future may hold.


The difficulties that lie ahead are great. And the burden may be unbearable, but with the twenty-eight of us, we can all help each other and lighten the load. From this day forth, we are all Smashers, we are all family. None of us are alone. To family, and friendship. To the future!

"To the future!"


Tomorrow... A war would begin.


Isaac and Jenna were in a room alone. "Isaac, are you sure about fighting tomorrow?" she asked.

"Yes." Isaac replied. "Jenna, can I please ask you to stay and defend the towns people?"

"I want to be with you." Jenna said. "What if you die tomorrow?"

"I won't die." Isaac smiled. "I'll survive the battle and then go and fight the Dark Lord. We can then create a family together."

The two of them began to kiss. 9 months from that night, Jenna would give birth to a boy whom she would call Matthew. Because what was about to transpire, the boy Matthew would never know his father.


Saki was lying in a bed. He was wide awake. Suddenly his phone began to ring. "Yes?" He answered his cell phone.

"The Smashers are there in that village." A voice said over the phone. "Kill them, that's an order."

To be continued...


Notes: In Mother 2, Ness was completely naked in his mind. In Earthbound, they put his pajamas on him.

Fun fact: Some of the programmers of Mother 1, worked on Pokemon Red and Blue. They brought Gieuge's (Gieuge being the English name in the Earthbound Zero rom... Localization made up the name Giygas for the sequel) design and it apparently evolved into Mewtwo...

Ninten was the main character in Earthbound Zero/Mother 1, it is never stated that he was Ness's father, but it's my fic. Deal with it.

Now for the Golden Sun notes:

I'm slowly making my way through Golden Sun: Dark Dawn...

The Golden Sun is actually a glowing ball of energy. In this story, Isaac has the Golden Sun sealed inside of him...

I have a poll in my profile. Please vote, I'm curious about when people want an epilogue posted. Either the same day as the last chapter, or the following day after the last chapter is posted.