Duck Hunt dimension
A swirling blue vortex materialized out of nowhere, shimmering in the sky. Mario, Link, Samus, Pit, Donkey Kong, and Bowser all emerged from the other end… but when they touched the ground, all of them instantly noticed something different about themselves.
The only directions they could look was left and right. Their movements were limited… and they looked pixelated.
Pit was the first one to speak, but instead of from his mouth, his words appeared below them in a black rectangle.
Pit: Whoa, check us out. I think I'm getting déjà vu all over again! Why do we look like this?
Bowser: This place has a seriously retro vibe… It's like ye olde video game land!
Samus: I was informed that the sector of the multiverse this dimension rests in is rather… peculiar.
Pit: So you're saying we only look this way in worlds like this?
Samus: For now, yes. Perhaps we can focus on seeing these universes through a new perspective if we wish… but that's not the point now. Mario, do you still have the invitation?
Mario's reply was jumping in place twice, holding up a pixelated letter that gave off a shine like an item in a video game. Donkey Kong could only beat his chest while Link simply looked around.
Samus: Good. Now, let's track down whoever we're looking for here.
…
Elsewhere, in a nearby meadow…
A brown hunting dog sniffed the ground while moving forward, tracking down a scent. After finding the end of the trail, its head perked up… and it dove into the long grass.
ARF, ARF, ARF!
A lone duck flew out from the grass, flapping its wings and quacking as it began to ascend…
FWASH!
A burst of light covered the whole meadow, making the duck halt in midair… and spiral to the grass below as the number 500 rested where it once was. The dog emerged from the grass with a triumphant smile, holding the duck by the neck before lowering itself back down to lure out more ducks.
Two more ducks started to fly away, and two flashes of light brought them both down. The dog returned, holding up both ducks before vanishing.
It went like this for several moments… before one of the ducks managed to successfully escape. The words "FLY AWAY" appeared from nowhere, and the dog rose from the grass. It chuckled in amusement… before opening its eyes and catching something else.
Eyes looking to the right, the dog noticed a short man in red and brown approach it… followed by several other figures, two of them larger than the rest.
The red man held out what looked like an envelope. Jumping out of the grass, the dog took it in its mouth. At first, it shook its head from side to side as if trying to tear it to shreds. It eventually did, the letter inside fluttering to the ground.
Its attention now on the piece of paper, the dog turned around and sniffed it. From the other side, the duck that had successfully avoided getting shot down flapped over to also investigate, a quack or two coming from its beak.
Both animals stared at the letter, trying to make sense of it…
…when suddenly, a flash of light filled the whole meadow, making them both instinctively cover their eyes. Both of them lay silent and unmoving for a few moments.
The dog lifted one paw off its head… and everything just stopped. No longer could it see in only two dimensions… but now three. It could see everything: the waving patches of grass, the clear blue sky, and the trees resting alongside the dirt path.
And for once, it had actual fur instead of pixels! The nearby duck was unfurling its wings, preening its newly discovered feathers. The chirping of other birds resonated in the air.
"Whoa… neat trick," spoke the turtle-like being. Turning, the dog saw it held a small glowing crystal in its hand. "I was going to use this to take us all back, but I never expected it to do that!"
The rest of the unknown figures looked at themselves in awe until the red man approached the duo. With a quack, the duck flew up and perched itself on the panting dog's shoulders. Bending down to one knee, the man rubbed the dog's head with a gloved hand.
"It's-a me, Mario," he said with a smile. Behind him, the winged kid and the armored orange figure approached.
"Aww… he kinda reminds me of Twinbellows. A smaller, less ferocious Twinbellows, by the way." The kid said.
"Those birds were shot out of the sky by something…" the other figure muttered. "Maybe we can use that from him."
"Hold up, are you talking about getting shot out of nowhere?" the kid asked in surprise. "Yeah, that could be useful… and a little painful."
The dog brushed up against the red guy- Mario's leg, making him chuckle in amusement and scratch his ears. "Good doggy!"
"Hey, Luigi has a ghost dog for a pet, right?" the winged kid spoke up. "I guess that makes both of you even!"
"Alright, we got what we came for. Time to head back!" the turtle being spoke deeply, with the ape nodding in agreement. Holding out the crystal, the turtle-like monster watched as lightning shot out from it, creating some kind of rift in the air. Each of the figures all ran towards it, with the dog-duck duo chasing after Mario. As he jumped into the rift, the duck flapped its wings, carrying the dog into the rift…
…
Later, in an outdoor section of Smash HQ, the dog was having all kinds of fun with his new friends. Leaping into Sonic's arms after tackling Kirby to the ground, he began to lick the hedgehog's face.
"Ugh! Haha! Stop it! That is very gross!" he laughed. He set the dog back down, letting the canine run off.
"So, I guess that's what we're calling them now? Duck Hunt?" Pit asked Donkey Kong. "Doesn't sound very original, in my opinion." The gorilla only shrugged, as if he didn't care. Earlier at the shooting range, he had watched as the dog summoned pixelated gunmen to blast the targets.
Duck Hunt suddenly braked to a stop, abandoning his current chase with Pikachu and Diddy Kong. Nearby, a large bone rested near an iron ball tied to a chain. Eyes wide and panting wildly, he bounded after it. He paid no attention to Meta Knight sparring with Toon Link, the latter exhausted after a series of rapid swings.
Approaching the bone, Duck Hunt took one end of it in his mouth and began to pull… until his feathered friend suddenly quacked in panic. Pausing, Duck Hunt glanced up.
Right in front of him was the chained iron ball… with eyes narrowed and jaw clenched.
"YIPE!"
Duck Hunt bounded away as the Chain Chomp slammed its teeth where he had just been. It barked wildly, guarding its bone while its pole kept it from pursuing further. Duck Hunt only barked back, not willing to let that bone out of his grasp.
Mario and Luigi only face palmed as Duck Hunt and the Chain Chomp barked nonstop at each other. Who knew how long this would last?
"Link! Bowser! A word, please."
The two fighters turned to see Marth approach them. Link stood at attention while Bowser crossed his arms.
"Another new dimension has now been opened to us," the warrior announced. "The Announcer has selected the three of us to be the first to journey to it. According to the portal's destination, our arrival point will be a location called…" Marth paused, trying to remember the name. "…Gaur Plain."
"HA! Race you chumps there!" Bowser roared, thundering past Marth and knocking him aside. Shaking his head with a sigh, Link offered the fallen Marth a hand.
With a smirk, Marth took Link's hand in his own. "Right then… shall we?"
The hero of Hyrule made a "lead the way" gesture, and two swordsmen departed.
(A/N: Next time, get ready to really feel it!)
