Greetings and welcome to the true start of this story, ladies and gentlemen.

It's time to introduce the 'Smash Bros.' element to this story. This story wasn't put in this category for no good reason, you know.

I never tend to say much here, so let's just jump right in, shall we?

Super Smash Bros. © Nintendo/Masahiro Sakurai

*one day after the last chapter*

*Colony 9 of Bionis*

Shulk woke up from a good night's rest and prepared to face yet another average day in Colony 9. As he was getting ready for the day ahead of him, he couldn't help but think back to the events of the day before.

He was still surprised that he and Fiora had ended their relationship. Even though they had both wanted to end it, it was still kind of shocking. Well, what was done was done. Shulk could not afford to keep lingering on it. He had other things to focus on.

He headed down to his lab in order to get some work done. A soldier in the Defense Force had paid him a considerable sum to repair and upgrade his weapon after it had accidentally been destroyed in a training accident. Shulk happily went to work with his request. After several hours of hard work, he finally finished the weapon. He then went in search of the soldier that had asked him to fix his weapon. Shulk eventually found him, and presented him with his new weapon. The soldier was very pleased with his new and improved weapon.

With that, Shulk began to return home for the evening. But as he did, he looked up at all the countless stars.

Before the defeat of Zanza, the entire universe was nothing more than an endless sea with two large landmasses that everyone lived on. When Shulk and his friends defeated Zanza, he had reformed the universe so that there were multiple worlds for life to thrive on. Shulk hoped that one day, he could meet the people of these other worlds.

Unfortunately, he had yet to make any progress on that front. Shulk really had hoped that by now, he would have made at least some progress with meeting life outside his own planet. But sadly, it seemed like it would be a long time before he would ever get to talk with new life.

With that, he continued his walk home. Once he finally made it, he was just about ready to crash on his bed for the night. He went through the process of getting ready for bed before finally reaching his bedroom.

But once he got there, he saw something very peculiar.

There was a sealed envelope on his bed. On the back of the envelope was a seal with a strange symbol on it. It looked like a circle with two lines crossing at the bottom left of said circle. Curiously, he opened the envelope and pulled out what was inside. It was a letter, and it was addressed to him.

Dear Mr. Shulk of Colony 9,

Congratulations! You have been formally invited to participate in the 4th ever SUPER SMASH BROTHERS tournament. In SUPER SMASH BROTHERS, fighters from multiple different universes are brought together to compete against each other in a series of battles, competitions, and various other events. While here, you can hone your skills, win large amounts of money and other prizes, and form lasting friendships with other Smashers. There are also many more benefits to becoming one of us. Should you accept, please be at Gaur Plain at 12:00 noon the day after receiving this letter and do not be late. An associate of mine will be there to see you safely to the Smash Mansion, the headquarters of the SUPER SMASH BROTHERS. Please also bring this letter with you as validation. We also advise you to bring as many necessary supplies with you as well, as this tournament will likely last a very long time. We hope to see you there.

With regards,

Master Hand.

Shulk re-read the letter a total of five times just to make sure he was reading it correctly. After recovering from the shock, Shulk immediately pulled out his largest suitcase and began packing.

*the next day, Gaur Plain*

*11:58 AM*

Shulk stood patiently at Gaur Plain, waiting for the associate of this 'Master Hand' to show up. In one hand, he had the letter that he had received the previous day, and in the other, a suitcase filled with multiple sets of clothes and other supplies he needed for such a long trip, including enough spare ether, the building block of life on Bionis, to last more than a lifetime, just in case this new world didn't have any. Behind him, all of his friends stood, ready to see him off.

"Are you sure this is the right place?" Shulk's mentor Dunban asked.

"Yeah, the letter said to be at Gaur Plain at noon. It's almost noon, isn't it? Just a couple more minutes." Shulk stated.

"And are you sure you want to do this, Shulk?" Reyn asked.

"Yes. I really do. After we defeated Zanza, do you remember what Alvis told all of us?"

Everyone nodded.

"Well, I remember telling Fiora that I wanted to meet the people of this new and endless world. Now I'm getting the chance to meet people from other universes entirely. I can't pass this up." Shulk said.

"That is, assuming that letter is real." A tall woman named Sharla stated.

"What do you mean, Sharla?" Shulk asked curiously.

"I believe what she means is: What if this is merely some manner of elaborate prank that someone set up? Or worse, a trap set up by some nefarious individuals?" A girl with wings on her head named Melia asked.

"I don't really believe that. What reason would someone have for making this up or trying to lure us into a trap? Even if it is a trap, I have all of you here. If we can defeat a god, I'm sure we can take down any bad guys." Shulk said.

"Shulk right. Riki and friends can beat any bad guy! But Riki hope letter is real. Riki wants to see Smash Bros. place." A fuzzy Nopon named Riki chimed in.

"Thanks, Riki. I hope it's real too. Speaking of, it's finally noon. So where is…?" Shulk started.

Before Shulk could finish his sentence, a large portal opened up in front of the gang, surprising them all. They all put a hand on their weapons, ready to attack any malevolent force that dared cross them. However, only a single creature came out of the portal.

He was a funny looking thing, whatever he was. He was very short, had two black dots for eyes, a triangle for a nose, spiked blonde hair, and seemed to only have spheres in the place of hands and feet.

"Alright, who and what the hell are you?" Reyn asked after a few seconds of silence.

"Well, sir, my name is Frank, and I am known as a Mii. I'm here on behalf of Master Hand and the Super Smash Brothers. Now, which one of you is Shulk?" The creature asked.

The young man in question stepped forward and spoke to the Mii.

"That would be me. I assume you're here to take me to this 'Smash Mansion' place?" Shulk asked.

"Indeed, I am. Do you have the letter you were sent with you now?" Frank asked the boy.

Shulk simply handed the letter to Frank, who took it and read over it to make sure it was official. After reading over it, the Mii looked up at Shulk.

"Alright, everything appears to be in order. Very well then, it's time to go. Come with me, Mr. Shulk." Frank said before walking through the portal again.

Shulk began making his way toward the portal, but before he stepped through, he turned back to all of his friends for one last goodbye.

"Well, I guess this is it. So long, everyone. I'll see you all later." Shulk called out to his friends.

"See ya later, man!"

"Farewell, Shulk."

"Good luck in the tournament."

"Make Riki proud, Shulk!"

"Have a pleasant time."

"Bye, Shulk!"

After that last round of goodbyes were finished, Shulk finally grabbed his things and stepped through the portal. When he emerged, he looked up and saw a massive mansion at the end of a long road. Shulk stood there in awe. He had never seen such a large building before on Bionis.

"Yeah, you're not the first person to have that look at seeing the Smash Mansion for the first time, and you certainly won't be the last. Anyway, just follow this road to the entrance of the mansion. Master Hand himself should be there, he'll make sure you get settled in comfortably and answer any questions you might have." Frank explained.

"Wait, you're not coming with me?" Shulk asked.

"No. I have business to attend to elsewhere. It takes a lot of work to prepare for a tournament like this. I'll see you around." Frank stated before departing.

Shulk did as he was told and walked along the road toward the mansion. As he walked, he couldn't help but look at his new surroundings. The mansion itself was enormous and stunning from the outside. Shulk couldn't help but wonder what the inside looked like. He also noticed that the mansion's courtyard was incredibly beautiful, with an extensive and beautiful garden surrounding the mansion. There also appeared to be a town just a couple miles beyond the mansion. He couldn't wait to explore it all. Once he got closer to the entrance of the mansion, Shulk saw something very strange, two floating hands. One appeared to be looking down at a clipboard that it was somehow holding, and the other had its fingers twitching and was making a lot of sporadic movements. He got closer to them and cleared his throat to catch their attention. The hand with the clipboard then faced him and began floating toward him.

"Hello there. You must be Shulk. Is that right?" The hand asked.

"Um, yeah, that's me. Can I assume you're this 'Master Hand' who sent me that letter?" Shulk asked.

"I am. It's a pleasure to meet you." Master Hand said to Shulk.

"He has a red banana on his back!" The other hand sporadically said.

Shulk could only look at the twitching hand in confusion before turning back to Master Hand, hoping for answers.

"Yeah, that's my brother, Crazy Hand. Just ignore everything he says." Master Hand stated.

"This whole thing is nothing but a giant video game." Crazy Hand stated to no one in particular.

"Yeah, sure it is. Anyway, please come inside, there is much for you to see." Master Hand beckoned Shulk inside.

Shulk entered the mansion and was amazed by what he saw. The mansion seemed to be even bigger on the inside. It was very neatly decorated, and had multiple staircases and side doors that led to who-knows-where. There were also several different people and strange looking creatures walking around the place.

"Welcome to the Smash Mansion, Shulk." Master Hand said to the young man.

"It's grand! I think I'm going to have a fun time here." Shulk stated.

"I'm glad to hear it. Before I do anything else, I want to give you this." Master Hand said.

He then dropped an envelope into Shulk's hands.

"Inside is your room key, a map of the mansion, as well as a basic schedule. Tomorrow, you and the other newcomers will be given a rundown of how the tournament works, as well as the rules of the mansion, and some other basic information. If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to find me. Now if you'll excuse me, I must prepare for the next newcomer. However, I'll have one of the other Smashers here give you a small tour of the mansion. Let's see here. Hmm… Ah. Lucario, could you come here, please?" Master Hand asked.

Shulk saw a strange looking blue creature with red eyes and a spike on his hands and chest approach him and Master Hand.

"Shulk, this is Lucario, a veteran Smasher here. Lucario, this is Shulk, one of our newcomers. I was hoping you would be kind enough to show him around the mansion." The giant hand said to the blue creature.

"Very well, Master Hand." The creature stated.

With that, Shulk and Lucario walked away, up a flight of stairs. Shulk then turned to look at Lucario.

"Er, pardon me… Lucario, right? What exactly are you, if I may ask?" Shulk inquired.

"I am known as a Pokémon. We are creatures of many shapes, sizes, and unique abilities. If you wish to learn more, I suggest you head down to the mansion's library at some point. There, you can find information on the home worlds of every Smasher here." Lucario answered.

"Wow! So this place has a library?" Shulk asked in amazement.

"Indeed. There are also many more unique places to explore in the Smash Mansion. Now, what would you like to see first?" The Pokémon asked.

Shulk thought for a moment before opening the envelope that Master Hand had given him. He then pulled out a card.

"First, I'd like you to show me to my room so I can drop off my things. Then I want to be taken to the library, please. The number on this card says Room 2504." Shulk said.

"Very well then. Follow me to Room 2504." Lucario stated before heading off.

As Lucario and Shulk walked away, Master Hand looked on before looking back at his paperwork.

"Who's coming in next? Is it Snake? I liked Snake!" Crazy Hand babbled.

"No, brother. We sent Snake home yesterday, remember? That tournament is over. Next up, coming in about half an hour is… Mega Man. And another half hour later, we have… oh, we have two people coming in an hour, Robin and Lucina. Please fetch two available Miis for me." Master Hand asked his brother.

"Okie dokie! I'll go and get 23 Myys." Crazy Hand stated before floating off.

Master Hand could only sigh.

*the kingdom of Ylisse*

Lucina woke up with a sigh as she got out of bed. Yesterday's events still weighed heavily on her. She still couldn't help but wonder if Inigo was right. She didn't think herself annoying or uptight, but did she come across as such to others? Her only solace came from the fact that at dinner last night, her entire family, especially her father, had assured her that no one thought of her like that. Chrom had also personally taken it upon himself to punish Inigo for what he said to his future daughter.

He hunted the poor boy down, and when he found him, all hell broke loose. Inigo was barely able to dodge most of Chrom's sword swings as he was being chased around the castle. Inigo only lived because his own future mother, Olivia, had to beg and plead with the Exalt to spare the boy's life. She promised Chrom that she would have a long talk with her son about what to say to women. Still, this wasn't enough to calm down Chrom. Inigo also had to agree to do a year's worth of hard labor around the castle. Starting with cleaning out the stables by himself. Without a shovel.

Nevertheless, Lucina was still heartbroken. She thought she and Inigo had something special going on. Apparently not. She tried to forget about Inigo by thinking about something else.

She then thought about where she should live once she moved out of her father's castle. When she came back in time, she only wanted to alter the timeline enough to save her parents and destroy Grima. She never intended to stay once her work was done. However, her father, as well as the rest of her family, had insisted that she stay with them even after Grima was gone. She wasn't sure what to do. With nothing else to do, she went back to her room for a nap.

But once she got there, she saw something very peculiar.

There was a sealed envelope on her bed. On the back of the envelope was a seal with a strange symbol on it. It looked like a circle with two lines crossing at the bottom left of said circle. Curiously, she opened the envelope and pulled out what was inside. It was a letter, and it was addressed to her.

Dear Miss Lucina of Ylisse,

Congratulations! You have been formally invited to participate in the 4th ever SUPER SMASH BROTHERS tournament. In SUPER SMASH BROTHERS, fighters from multiple different universes are brought together to compete against each other in a series of battles, competitions, and various other events. While here, you can hone your skills, win large amounts of money and other prizes, and form lasting friendships with other Smashers. There are also many more benefits to becoming one of us. Should you accept, please be at Ylisse's official coliseum at 1:00 PM the day after receiving this letter and do not be late. An associate of mine will be there to see you safely to the Smash Mansion, the headquarters of the SUPER SMASH BROTHERS. Please also bring this letter with you as validation. We also advise you to bring as many necessary supplies with you as well, as this tournament will likely last a very long time. We hope to see you there.

With regards,

Master Hand.

Lucina stared at the letter in awe, all traces of tiredness gone. With no other idea on what to do, she ran out of her room to find her father. Along the way, she ran straight into Robin. Both of them fell to the ground.

"Robin, I'm so sorry! I didn't see you there." Lucina apologized.

"No, it's alright. It's my fault for not looking where I was going." Robin stated as he and Lucina rose to their feet.

"By any chance, have you seen my father recently?" The blue haired princess asked.

"No, I can't say I have. I was just on my way to find him, actually. I received a mysterious letter inviting me to some sort of tournament being held between universes." Robin explained.

"What?! You too?!" Lucina exclaimed.

She held up her letter for emphasis. Robin took it from her and read it over. Sure enough, it was exactly the same as the letter that had been addressed to him. He handed it back to her as the two stared at each other in shock.

"What should we do? Do we attend this tournament? Should we pass?" Lucina asked.

"I confess, I'm not certain what we should do." Robin admitted.

"What you should do about what?" A voice asked from behind them.

Robin and Lucina turned to face whoever was speaking and they both saw the person they were looking for.

"Father!"

"Chrom!"

*the next day, Ylissean coliseum*

*12:58 PM*

Robin and Lucina stood at the center of the arena, ready to head off to the 'Smash Bros.' tournament. After they had explained to Chrom about the letters, he encouraged the both of them to represent Ylisse, if not the entire world, in this tournament. The two of them both had large bags packed, ready for such a long journey. Behind them, Lucina's mother Sumia, and her sister Cynthia, stood, ready to see her off. Robin's wife Say'ri and daughter Morgan, were also there to see him leave. Many other Shepherds were there as well, ready to say goodbye to their close friends.

"So where is this 'Master Hand' anyway? I'm starting to get bored. And I am not pleasant to be around when I'm bored." A Dark Mage named Tharja said, finally breaking the silence.

"Do be patient, Tharja. It's not even 1:00 yet. We still have another minute" Another mage named Miriel said.

"That is, assuming those letters were authentic." A brown-haired knight pointed out.

"What makes you say that, Frederick?" Chrom asked.

"Milord, I am obliged to point out that as the royal family, it is reasonable to presume that you might have a fair number of enemies. Political rivals from other kingdoms, rebels, bandits, thieves. They would all pay a good coin to have the Exalted family in one place, easy to pick off. Especially the Exalt's daughter and head tactician. What if they sent us those letters as a distraction? What if…"

Before Frederick could prattle on, a large portal opened up in the middle of the coliseum. All the present Shepherds drew their weapons, ready to engage whatever enemy emerged from the portal. However only a single creature emerged from the portal.

It was a funny looking thing, whatever it was. It was obviously female, given it was wearing a dress. It had two black dots for eyes, and equally black hair tied into a ponytail. She had a pear-shaped nose, and what looked like mere spheres for hands and feet. Whatever she was, she didn't appear to be hostile, so all the Shepherds retracted their weapons.

"Can I assume that you are the associate of this 'Master Hand' our letters spoke of?" Robin asked the creature.

"I am. My name is Emily." The creature finally spoke.

"If I may ask, what exactly are you?" Lucina asked hesitantly.

"I'm known as a Mii. There are many others like me. Are you the one called Lucina?" Emily asked.

"I am. And this is Robin." Lucina said, gesturing to the tactician.

"And do you have your letters with you?" Emily asked the duo.

They presented their letters to Emily, who took them and read over them. She then handed the both of them back to Lucina and Robin.

"Alright, these check out. Let's get going." Emily stated.

With that, she walked back through the portal. Lucina and Robin began walking toward the portal, but then they both stopped. Lucina turned around and looked at her family. She then dropped her luggage and ran into her father's arms.

"Goodbye, father. I'll miss you so much!" Lucina said, trying to hold back tears.

"Goodbye, Lucina. I'll miss you too." Chrom replied.

Lucina then broke her embrace with her father and embraced her mother.

"Goodbye, mother. I'll miss you as well." Lucina said.

"I love you, sweetheart. I hope you have a lot of fun at this 'Smash Brothers' place." Sumia said to her daughter.

As soon as she broke away from her mother, Lucina was embraced in another tight hug, this one from her sister.

"Bye, Lucy! I hope you do good in this tournament. Kick lots of butt for me, okay?" Cynthia said.

"I promise you that I shall prevail, Cynthia. Goodbye." Lucina stated before breaking off from her sister.

Lucina then saw Robin ending his goodbyes with his family as well. The two of them looked at each other, and began walking toward the portal again. They grabbed their luggage, and walked through the portal after one last round of goodbyes from their families and other Shepherds.

Once they emerged, Robin and Lucina looked up and saw a large looking mansion. They were both amazed by the size of it. Aside from the castle in Ylisse's capital, they had never seen such a large building.

"It's always so amusing to see people's faces when they see the Smash Mansion for the first time. Anyway, if you just follow this road to the entrance of the mansion, you'll find Master Hand." Emily said.

"Are you not coming with us?" Robin asked the Mii.

"No, I have other things to do. It takes a lot of work to get a tournament like this up and running. The Hands need all the help they can get." Emily replied.

With that, the Mii left them alone. Lucina and Robin began walking toward the mansion, taking in the sights and letting the reality of it all sink in. This is where they would be living for a while, interacting with complete strangers, and fighting against them as well. Multiple questions ran through both their heads as they continued walking toward the mansion. They could only hope all their questions would be answered and that things would turn out alright for them.

Once they finally made it to the entrance of the mansion, they were both greeted with the strangest sight either of them have ever seen. Two disembodied floating hands were right in front of them. One of them turned to face Robin and Lucina.

"Ah, hello there. You two must be Robin and Lucina." One of the hands said to them.

"Er, yes, we are. Can I assume that you are Master Hand?" Robin asked, still in a state of disbelief.

"I am. Welcome to the Smash Mansion, you two." Master Hand greeted.

"It's a walking blueberry!" The other hand shouted, pointing at Lucina.

"Excuse me?!" Lucina shouted indignantly.

"Um, that's my brother, Crazy Hand. I apologize if he offended you. Please just ignore everything he says. He never has any idea what he's saying. Ever." Master Hand apologized.

Master Hand then gestured for them to enter the mansion. Once they were inside, they couldn't help but marvel at the sheer look on the mansion's main hall. It was just as nice as the castle's main hall in Ylisse, if not more so.

"I can tell you're impressed. Please, take a look around. I'll have someone show you around. But first, let me give you these." Master Hand said.

He then dropped an envelope into Robin and Lucina's hands.

"Inside, you'll find your room keys, a map of the mansion, and a basic schedule. Tomorrow, you and all the other newcomers will be given a proper introduction to Super Smash Brothers. You'll be given the rules of the tournament, rules of the mansion itself, and some other basic information. Until then, I'll have someone show you around the mansion. Zelda, would you come here please?" Master Hand said.

Lucina and Robin then saw a brunette woman with pointed ears and a purple and white dress approach them.

"Robin, Lucina, this is Princess Zelda, a veteran Smasher here. Zelda, these are some of our newcomers. Meet Robin and Lucina." Master Hand introduced.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Zelda greeted.

"Likewise. If I may ask, Master Hand said you were a princess. What is the name of your kingdom?" Robin asked.

"I hail from the kingdom of Hyrule." Zelda answered.

Lucina was about to ask where in the world this 'Hyrule' place was but then she remembered that this tournament pulled together people from several different universes. Lucina had almost thought that Zelda was some kind of manakete from their world.

"Shall we get this tour started?" Zelda asked.

"Indeed. I'd very much like to see what this mansion has to offer. Lucina, shall we be off?" Robin asked his friend.

"You go on ahead. I'd like to put my things in my room first." Lucina replied.

"Are you sure? We only just got here. You don't even know your way around." Robin pointed out.

"I will be fine. This place can't be that different from the castle. Farewell, Robin." Lucina stated.

"Suit yourself. Now then, Robin, where should we begin?" Zelda stated.

The two of them went their separate ways. Lucina went down a hallway leading to the east end of the mansion. Once she got to the end of the hallway, she found herself at the start of another hallway. She went down that one, but still had no idea where she was. After going down a couple more long hallways, she realized that this place was nowhere near like the castle that she had grown up in. With no other options, she opened the envelope that Master Hand had given her and pulled out the map that was inside. She also found a card with 'Room 2505' written on it. She then looked at the map, but since she had no idea where she was right now, it didn't really help.

Lucina was just about ready to give up. She looked around to see if anyone else was around that would be able to help her. At first, no one was visible, but then she heard a door open from behind her. She turned around and saw a young man roughly her own age, if not a little older, come out of what looked like a library. He had blonde hair and a large, strange looking red sword strapped to his back. He looked fairly intelligent, so maybe he would be able to help her.

"Pardon me, sir? Could you please help me? I'm trying to find Room 2505, but I got lost and have no idea where to go." Lucina asked him.

"2505? Oh, sure. What you wanna do is go to the end of this hallway, look to the left, then take either the lift or the stairs to the next level. After that the room you want should be right there on your right." The young man told her.

"You have my gratitude, sir." Lucina said before starting to head off.

"Hold on a second. Did you say 2505? That's right across the hall from my room. I'm in 2504." He said.

"Oh?" Lucina said, not really sure where he was going with this.

"Well… If I'm going to be here for a while, I might as well get to know some of the people here, especially my hallmates, so… I'm Shulk." He said, extending his hand for her to shake.

"My name is Lucina." She said, taking his hand and shaking it.

"Well, nice to meet you, Lucina." Shulk replied.

Lucina found his name to be rather strange, but still unique. She wondered if he was also a veteran of this tournament and if he knew anything that could help her prepare for the tournament.

"Tell me, Shulk, do you know what life is like here? Do you what I might be able to expect?" She asked.

"Not really, sorry. I only just got here about an hour ago. What about you?"

"I have only just arrived myself. I'm afraid I know nothing about this place thus far."

"No worries. I'm sure they'll explain everything tomorrow. I wonder what everyone else here is like."

"I admit, I'm curious about that as well, Shulk. Although I was never the greatest at making friends. I wonder if they'll think favorably of me."

"Well, you seem pretty nice to me, Lucina. I'm sure you and I will be great friends."

Lucina was glad to have already made a new friend in this strange new place. He seemed pretty nice to her as well. Then again, so did Inigo when she first met him. Lucina could only hope that Shulk would not turn out like Inigo and be a jerk to her. She did not want to preemptively judge him. She had done that more than once in the past, and it had led to nothing but pain.

"Anyway, how about I show you the way to your room so you can drop your stuff off?" Shulk offered.

"That's very kind of you, thank you, Shulk." Lucina said.

Shulk then headed off down the hallway, with Lucina following her new friend close behind.

Shulk and Lucina attained support level C.

Now that that's done, I can really get this story off the ground. The next chapter will involve these two learning a little bit more about each other. Since I just planted the seeds of friendship in them, what better way to get them to start blooming than to have them learn a little bit about each other?

As a side note, I've decided that since Shulk sounds British, has a British voice actor, and comes from a world where most everyone has a British accent, whenever he speaks, I'm going to try to adhere to Britain's grammar rules and use British terms and slang. This includes using words like 'colour' instead of 'color', using 'lift' instead of 'elevator', and so on and so forth. However, whenever anyone else is speaking, I'll still be using American grammar rules. That being said, to any and all of my British readers, I say this: If ever I forget to change the spelling of certain words in Shulk's dialogue, or use a word or phrase you guys don't typically use, please let me know and tell me what to use instead. I'll be more than happy to change it.

In closing, what did you guys think of this chapter? I would greatly enjoy a review. A follow and/or favorite would also be appreciated. Just no flames. I hate flames, as I'm sure all you other writers on this site do as well. If you don't like the work, either don't say anything and read a different story, or leave me constructive criticism so that I can improve my writing abilities.

The next chapter will be out soon, I hope. I'll get to work on it as soon as I can. I'll see you again when it's out. Farewell.