"Guys, I just got a phone call!" Roy announced with his phone in one hand and a beer in the other.
"Who's it-a-from?" The doctor asked.
"Master Hand. Apparently he wants to see us about something really big. I tried asking him, but he just said he would tell us when we get there."
"Well, I-a-guess we'll have to-a-see him. It-a-might be about the-a-tournament-a."
Right then, Young Link came running down the stairs. "What about the tournament?"
"Master Hand wants to see us."
"That's cool I guess. Make sure you leave the debit card here. He might want it back."
"Good thinking kid."
The group got the rest of the ex-Smashers together and piled in the new dark green Mustang that Young Link bought with Master Hand's debit card. Bless Crazy. The van was kinda old anyway, and it smelled weird, so they decided to buy something else to drive.
The drive to the Smash Mansion was uneventful, except when an old lady walked out in front of their car and catcalled Mewtwo. Mewtwo decided it would be a good idea to teleport her somewhere else. Probably Hell. Or Crazy Hand's not-so-secret lab. Honestly the two are probably interchangeable knowing him. This was the Smashverse, one can't expect much normalcy.
The quintet reached the mansion a lot faster than the last time when they were leaving. Probably because of the new GPS built into Young Link's Mustang. Nonetheless, they found a nice place to park, and they got out of the car, Dr. Mario with his McChicken they had stopped at McDonald's for.
Once they all got there, Roy led the group inside, followed by Young Link, Pichu, Mewtwo, and Dr. Mario with his McChicken.
"Is it just me or is this place deserted?" Roy asked the other four.
"I don't sense as many people as I should. Only 15 distinct energy signatures, the hands, and us. That doesn't account for all the Smashers," Mewtwo stated.
Pichu sees a shadow scamper across the long hallway. "What was that?!" She shrieked.
"Leave if you know what's best for you!" Someone called out to the group of ex-Smashers.
"We don't want any trouble," Roy said to it.
"Bullshit," another voice piped in.
When the two figures emerged from the corner, Young Link and Roy drew their swords. Pichu and Mewtwo took fighting stances, and Dr. Mario set down his McChicken.
One of them had a grey jumpsuit, and the other one was a blue hedgehog with bright red shoes.
"They must-a-be the Newcomers," Dr. Mario announced to the group.
"Mario, is that you?" The blue hedgehog asked.
The doctor replied, "Not-a-quite. It's-a-Dr. Mario."
"Dr. Mario? Bullshit. Where are the Smashers?" The grey jumpsuit man asked.
"Woah, woah! We just want to see the hands, that's all," Roy interjected.
"Well, you're gonna have to get through us first."
"That's easy. Five versus two. Veterans versus untrained Newcomers." Ok Roy, don't get cocky now.
Roy bolted towards the jumpsuit man, slashing him across the arm, partly because he doesn't want to kill him, and partly because the man evaded the attack. Mewtwo came and hit him with a Shadow Ball, knocking the not so poor guy unconscious. Or so we all think…
With Young Link, Pichu, and Dr. Mario fighting the blue hedgehog, or more like the hedgehog just running and trying to drain the other three out of stamina. Young Link kept shooting different types of arrows, Pichu doing different electrical attacks, and Dr. Mario throwing his pills. No one could get a well timed shot, mainly because the damn hedgehog wouldn't stop running circles around them. But with a very well-timed Ice Arrow, the poor hedgehog was frozen.
"Good-a-job Young-a-Link," Dr. Mario congratulated the young boy.
"Thanks I guess," he responded sheepishly.
"Where did the other guy go?" Pichu asked, causing the quintet to scan the large entry room.
"You know, that's a damn good question," Roy answered. "Well shit…"
Mewtwo, being the shifty bastard that he is, saw a box somewhat casually slide across the room and decided not to say anything. No matter how suspicious it would have seemed to the naked eye.
They all walked towards Master Hand's study to try and find the hand. Mewtwo saw the suspicious box again, yet said nothing. The mansion was unusually empty, for normally everyone is out, either causing mischief, socializing, or training.
"It's really empty in here," Pichu noted.
"I wonder where everyone is?" Young Link asked.
"I have no idea," Roy replied.
They continued on their way, still having only encountered the two possible Newcomers in the very beginning.
"Can I-a-have a break on-a-dragging the body?" Dr. Mario pleaded. "It's-a-making my-a-McChicken… MY-A-MCCHICKEN IS-A-GONE!" Dr. Mario was in all-out panic mode now, with his McChicken missing. Mewtwo decided quietness would be better, and made the good doctor pass out by using some sort of mind mojo. Then, he used a levitation move to make not only Dr. Mario float, but also the frozen blue hedgehog Young Link had frozen earlier. I guess it's time to give a thank you to our favorite shifty bastard.
They finally had reached Master Hand's study. Pichu cautiously going over to open the door, but Mewtwo just using more mind mojo to open the door, making the large hand visible.
"Welcome, welcome. Why do you guys have Sonic? And why is he frozen? Actually, nevermind, I don't really care. How have you guys been? Have any interesting stories to share? New plans? How's the old van doing?" Master Hand seemed like he wouldn't shut up.
"First of all, he attacked us first. Actually the other guy did first, then he did. Secondly, Young Link can do whatever, your not his parent or something," Roy started.
"Triggered," Young Link stated.
"Sorry kid," Roy said to the Hylian.
"It's ok. Also the van was-err is kinda smelly."
Roy turned away from the boy, now looking at the floating hand. "Now, why did you want us to come here in the first place anyway? Did you want to rub it in that we've been cut or some shit?"
"Actually, it's worse. All the Veterans are gone. Somehow, some really big bad guy kidnapped the Original 12. I had the rest of the Veterans stay here and not go after them, but they disobeyed, and now they're gone too. I'm not sure if the Newcomers can make it on their own. I can't send Crazy Hand there, yet I can't leave him in charge of Smash Mansion either. So, I thought of the only option that I could, and that was to involve you five."
"You cut us from the tournament, and now you want us to help you? Give us one reason why we should." Roy interjected.
"You guys have my debit card. You bring them back, and I may let you keep it."
"He's got us there," Young Link added.
"What do you guys think we should do?" Pichu asked the other three ex-Smashers.
"Why not? Sounds like fun," Roy decided.
"Okay!" Pichu agreed.
"I guess that means I have to as well. Someone has to make sure you don't die a gruesome death," Mewtwo added.
"What about Dr. Mario?" Young Link asked. "Doesn't his opinion matter in this too?"
"No, don't wake him until he gets another McChicken. Please," Roy said for the sake of everyone. Thank you Roy for thinking about everyone else. Bless your kind soul.
"If we do this, will you use your magic hand powers to get Dr. Mario a McChicken? Roy asked the floating hand.
"Fine," he replied.
"Then I guess we're in," Roy reluctantly agreed to the Hand's proposition. If they made it through this, at least they would get to keep Master Hand's debit card.
"Good, let me introduce you to the Newcomers," Master Hand said.
AN: Just so you guys know, the five Ex-Smashers won't be using just their standard movesets for this story, seeing as they technically aren't Smashers anymore. And Young Link will have the Gilded Sword and Hero's shield from Majora's Mask, as well as Light Arrows and Ice Arrows.