Heeeeey Smash Bros archive, Warrior Kitty has once again lurked out of the shadows of inactivity for a Halloween fic.

But that aside, hey guys! I'm back and I do apologize for another long period of time of no stories or updates. I'm still trying to get my shit together and failing quite miserably at it...But, I'm here for a bit of a last minute Halloween story! I would have had this up a few days ago since I have five chapters planned for this, but some complications had got in the way, sooooo...yeah. It's gonna be a bit of a late Halloween fic.

So this is in fact a Smash Rescuers fic, but with all of this in mind, let's begin! Enjoy everyone! :D


~ The Witch's Curse ~

Chapter 1: Something Wicked This Way Comes

"Hey, hey guys! Watch me do a flip!"

The scuttle of small paws sounded through the crisp air as Pichu dashed up the Mansion's driveway, leaped forward, and attempted to perform a flip only to face-plant into a large pile of leaves.

The famous holiday of Halloween had come to Smashville as the various streets were filled with young costumed trick-or-treaters on the hunt for candy. Of course, the residents of the Smash Mansion were no exception to this joyous time. Master Hand, Mario, and Pikachu had made plans for a Halloween party to be arranged and while most of the Smashers worked to put it together, the young Smashers, as well as the Smash Rescuers, headed out in groups to build their collection of sweets. As of now, one of the groups has made their return.

This group consisted of Pichu, Warrior Kitty, Yoshi, Kirby, Sonic, Light, and Mega Man. The electric pokemon was wrapped in toilet paper to resemble a mummy, the dino was dressed as a dragon, and the puffball's body was painted as a jack-o-lantern. The sylveon simply wore a panda hat and a black hoodie, the hedgehog was dressed as a werewolf, the absol wore a cloak with a wizard hat and staff, and finally, and the robot simply had a large strip of paper wrapped around him with the words "Tomato Soup" written on it.

A flurry of gold, brown, and red leaves flew up and slowly rained down as the once neat pile was now in scattered ruins. It was only a matter of seconds until Pichu's head popped out of the heap and shook some of the leaves off of her head and ears.

"Woo!" She cheered and threw up her arms excitedly. "That was better than last time! Did you guys see-"

"Poyo!"

She was interrupted by Kirby cannon balling right on top of her, followed by Yoshi leaping in as well. The three began to playfully toss leaves at each other until Warrior Kitty approached them, holding each of their candy buckets with her ribbons.

"Alright guys, that's enough." She told them. "Olimar and the Pikmin worked hard to rake those up, so don't ruin them."

"Aw, come on!" Pichu protested, facing her from the pile. "Leaf Pile Jumping is like a necessity to enjoying the autumn time! I mean, if you've never leaf jumped once during your childhood, can you even call it a childhood?"

Warrior Kitty rolled her eyes but gave a good-natured grin. "Well what someone can consider a 'real childhood' is subjective. There are other things you guys can do, like-"

"Candy trading!" Light interrupted, appearing next to the sylveon and slamming her pillowcase full of candy down next to her. "One of the pinnacle things to do on Halloween is pour your candy out all over the floor, sort through everything, and trade with other people for different kinds of candy. It's almost like a tradition." A gust of wind blew past the two as Sonic ran up and skid to a stop next to them.

"Especially since we really stocked up this year." He added with his trademark grin, hefting his filled pillowcase over his shoulder. "C'mon, race you to the Mansion's porch!" The hedgehog immediately disappeared, leaving behind another gust and a blew streak."

"Hey!" Light called after him and snatched up her case in her teeth, her voice now muffled as she tailed after him. "Racing against you is an unfair match and you know it!" A few seconds passed until Mega Man finally jogged past Warrior Kitty to catch up with his friends.

"Guys, wait up!" He shouted after them. Warrior Kitty watched as they made their way up the Mansion's long driveway then turned her attention back to the trio in the leaves.

"Trading candy is a great idea." She told them and set down their candy buckets. "Or just try to find something to occupy time before the party. I'm going to head off now; I promised Peach I'd help prepare the snacks."

"Alright, see ya!" Pichu said as the sylveon trotted off.

"She does have a point, though." Yoshi spoke up as he stepped out of the ruined pile. "Olimar did put a lot of effort into the leaf piles, we shouldn't ruin them too much. Why don't we find something else to do."

Pichu let out a small grown of disappointment. "Fiiine...Oh! I know what we can do! How about we bury me in the courtyard so I can dig myself out and pretend I'm rising from the dead. Let's go Kirby!"

"Poyo poy!" Kirby said excitedly and followed the small pokemon out of the leaves and toward the side of the Mansion to the courtyard.

"Guys no, wait!" Yoshi called after them, collecting their candy buckets and gave chase. "We don't want to repeat of last year!"


"You got the other end?" Lucario asked, gripping the edge of a foldable table in his paws.

"Yup." Frost grunted as she hefted up the opposite end.

The last few trick-or-treaters were scampering off from the Smash Mansion's porch as the gabite and aura pokemon, who were in charge of handing out sweets, began to pack everything up. As they tried to maneuver their way through the front doors, a blue blur had quickly arrived and skid to a halt.

"Heh, I win!" Sonic whooped and threw up his fist in victory. It wasn't long until Light and Mega Man ambled up to join him.

The absol placed her pillowcase down and leered at the hedgehog's smug grin. "You owe me three chocolate bars for making me run."

Sonic replied with a playful shrug. "What can I say? You guys need to move a little faster."

"We can't all have super speed, Sonic." Mega Man grumbled as he dropped his case on the porch as well. The three then directed their focus to Frost and Lucario as they struggled to get the table through the door.

"S'up guys." Sonic greeted them, gaining their attention. "How's it been around here?"

"Hey!" Frost replied, craning her head back to face them. "It's been pretty good. We got the occasional group of kids who tried to snatch the whole candy bowl, but other than that it went pretty smooth. All the candy's been given out, so we're heading back inside to help with the party."

"Okay Frost, I think I got it from here." Lucario spoke up. He moved his paws forward to grab the table from the middle and lifted it up from her claws.

Frost watched with uncertainty as he held it vertically and began to walk backwards through the door. "Uhh, you sure?"

"Positive! I have a good hold on it, so it shouldn't be much trouble to-ACK!" A loud crash followed by a startled yelp from another Smasher sounded from inside, causing the other four on the porch to cringe. "Sorry Mac!" Lucario's voice called out as the front doors slid shut.

"Anyways," Frost continued, refacing Sonic, Light, and Mega Man. "The Assist Trophies arrived from the Hotel about twenty minutes ago, so they're trying to speed up the preparations."

"What sort of things do they have planned for the party?" Mega Man asked curiously.

"Well I know that Rob was put in charge of music and that there would be some dance competitions. There's also going to be a costume contest and they had this game planned-"

"Excuse me."

The four all turned around at the sound of the voice to see one of the Assist Trophies, Ashley, standing behind them. The young girl was wearing her usual outfit of the red dress and hair parted in two large pigtails instead of a Halloween costume. However, she held a basket full of candy in one hand with her staff gripped in the other.

"I was wondering if there was any candy left that I could get last minute." Ashley said, looking expectantly at the gabite.

Frost sucked in some air through her teeth. "Ah, sorry Ashley. We had just gave out the last of it and were beginning to head back in." Once seeing a disappointed and somewhat impatient look shine in the young girl's eyes, she added on. "But, we have this game planned for the party later tonight and the prize is an entire bag of full-sized chocolate bars. You could compete in it if you want."

Ashley directed her eyes downward, her eyebrows furrowed a little, and mumbled something inaudible under breath. This little reaction lasted about a second then quickly disappeared as she looked back at Frost.

"It's alright, I think I'll pass." She said as she started to step away from the four. "But thank you for the offer." Ashley stole a quick, contemplative glance at Sonic's, Light's, and Mega Man's pillowcases of candy on the porch, but started to make her way toward the side of the Mansion to the courtyard. The small group watched the young witch as she left with baffled expressions, confused by her rather odd behavior. It lasted for only a few seconds until Light began to recall Frost's previous statement and hummed while rubbing her chin.

"Tell me more about this party game and the chocolates." She said thoughtfully while turning back to her friend.

"It's supposed to be this teamwork game." Frost explained. "Two teams compete against each other to make a tower out of mini pumpkins. The team that builds the tallest tower without knocking it over wins. It's a little out-there, but it sounds pretty fun."

Light, Sonic, and Mega Man simultaneously nodded their heads and looked between each other. "It does sound cool." The hedgehog said. "We might participate."

"I want those chocolates..." Light declared in playful determination.

Frost chuckled. "Well when the game starts tonight, let us know. I gotta get back to Lucario and help out, so I'll see you guys later." The three all bid her farewell as she entered the front doors and disappeared into the Mansion.

"Alright." Mega Man spoke up, rubbing his hands together with a smile. "Let's start to trade candy."

"Yeees." Light replied excitedly. "I can't wait to see how much good stuff-"

The trio turned around and immediately fell into a dead silence, eyes widening and smiles melting from their faces. The spots behind them where they had left their pillowcases of candy were completely vacant; their collections nowhere to be seen. The three remained frozen and stunned as they stared at the empty porch until Light let out a cry of both disbelief and despair, which snapped the other two back into reality.

"Wha?! Where?! Who?! Where's our candy?!" Sonic said frantically and sped off the porch to different areas in the Mansions vast yard. "Who took our candy?!"

"All that hard work..." Mega Man whispered hopelessly as he gazed at the ground with empty eyes. "All that collecting...for what?!"

"This is a crime against humanity!" Light shouted angrily. She balled her claws into the closest thing she could get to a fist and slammed it in the palm of left paw. "I demand justice!"

Further out into the yard, Sonic stood idly while quickly tapping his foot and pinching the ridge of his nose. Aw man. He said to himself in irritation. This is just great. Now what do we do? He started to shuffle through his thoughts while Light's distant rants echoed through the crisp night air until an idea came to him and a smile grew on his muzzle.

"That's it!" He said aloud with a snap of his fingers and made his way back to the porch. "Mega, Light, I have an idea!" He announced, gaining their attention. "Light, absol are very dog-like, right?"

Light gave a slow nod. "Yeeah, I would say so. Why?"

"That would mean your sense of smell could be stronger. Maybe you can catch the scent of our candy and the person who stole it and then track them down."

Light and Mega Man shared a thoughtful look with each other. "I guess it's worth a shot." Light said with a shrug.

"We don't really have any other options." The robot replied.

"Great!" Sonic said with a grin. "Alrighty Light, get to tracking!" The Absol stepped forward and crouched next to the spot where their cases of candy once were. Lowering her nose above the ground, she inhaled and took in all the scents. Just as Sonic predicted, she was able to pick up various different smells. The concrete of the porch, countless scents of trick-or-treaters and fellow Smashers who had passed by before, but the strongest one that she caught, for it was the most recent, was their candy as well as...

"Ashley!" Light announced, looking up at the other two. "I got the scent of our candy and Ashley."

"Ashley?" Mega Man repeated, narrowing his eyes thoughtfully. "But we saw her leave to the courtyard. We would've noticed her come back anyway, right?"

"I dunno." Sonic mumbled, resting his index finger on his chin. "She was acting kinda weird earlier and she was looking for more candy. She just might be the one who took it."

"I got a trail!" Light called out, causing the pair to turn and see her beginning to bound away from the porch and into the yard. "I'm still picking up Ashley's scent with our candy!"

"So it was her!" Sonic confirmed with another snap of his fingers. He wasted no time to follow after his friend with Mega Man at his side. "Lead the way, Light!"

The robot and hedgehog followed the absol as she led them to the left and toward the side of the Smash Mansion. They skirted around the courtyard and the Smasher housing buildings, keeping just out of sight of all of the Smashers and Assist Trophies that were gathered there. They continued to follow the trail until they were many yards away from the Mansion's property and came to a stop. They were standing right on the edge of the woods and staring into the dark, dense foliage. A few seconds of silence passed between them.

"Okay, now this isn't making any sense." Sonic spoke up, scratching at his quills. "Why would she take our candy into the woods?"

"I don't know, but I'm starting to get horror movie vibes." Light replied as she peered into the pitch black woods, looking a bit uneasy.

"But we have to get our candy back." Mega Man interjected. "We were practically out all evening collecting it all. We can't just let Ashley steal it for whatever reason."

"Mega's right." Sonic agreed, facing them with a grin. "Besides, there's nothing we can't handle, right?"

"Yeah, I guess your right." Light said, gaining a bit more confidence. "Let's get our candy!" With that, she continued to track the scent of Ashley and their stolen sweets as the trio entered the dark woods.


And that wraps up the first chapter!

That's it for now, so thank you guys for reading! Leave a review or a critique, I would love to hear your feedback, and I'll be back with the next chapter soon! See ya!