(A/N: I didn't really mean for this story to become such a cross-over. I guess I got carried away with the whole toy dimension thing. Everything will be better by the end of this chapter. Also, of course it's confusing. Inter-dimensional travel is always confusing! I'll admit that chapter 5 was probably more confusing than necessary, but it sure was interesting.)

29. Arrival (Luigi)

As soon as we arrive in the toy dimension, I notice a huge change. The entire skyline has been razed except for thousands of small towers, probably the zoned controllers that Master Hand was talking about, and one huge fortress-like building ahead of us, which must be where Mistress is.

I still can't bring myself to believe what Mistress had told us. Mistress had made Master Hand seem so evil…but she was the real evil one. Of course, Master Hand was no saint, either. Those two actually have a lot in common. It's as if they were married or something…

"Luigi!" I hear Samus shout urgently. I turn around, and see that Apocalypse, Knuckles, Captain Commando, and Crash have all been affected by the controllers, and are now attacking us. Instead of fighting, though, Apocalypse walks away, toward the fortress. The other three seem more than happy to attack, and they do.

I look at Mario quickly, and he points out the nearest zoned controller. As I head for it, however, I see a small figure standing in front of me.

"Where do you think you're going, Luigi?"

I stare in amazement and anger.

"Kirby?"

"Who did you expect, Bowser? No, I'm guarding this controller along with my friends, and you're crazy if you think you can destroy it."

I thought Kirby was a real…um…person, not an action figure-oh! They have the Kirby action figure too. Duh.

A loud growl gets my attention, and I look up to see DK towering over the controller as well. Then, Fox appears by his side. This is looking bad. I turn back to Mario and Samus for help, but they are too busy fighting Knuckles, Crash and the captain. Master Hand seems to be too weak to fight, and he is far away resting. I turn back to face an angry trio of fighters.

"Come on, Luigi! Bring it on!" Fox shouts, and charges forward. The battle is joined.

Help!

30. Trapped (Link)

Oh…my head….

That Doomsday packs a punch. I wonder who had to deal with him?

I'm afraid to open my eyes, since I hear evil laughter and a strange sort of-sizzling?

Reluctantly, I open one eye, and see Mistress sitting (I guess) on the ground talking to Apocalypse. I guess we lost. She doesn't seem to be looking at me (of course, it would be hard to tell) so I open the other eye and look around. I gasp.

All of the other Smashers are here-wait…there are some missing. I survey the crowd inconspicuously, and see that Mario, Luigi, and Samus are missing. Good for them, but where-

Hmm. That's what the sizzling noise is coming from. I notice that all of us are suspended by our hands over a large, unfriendly-looking pit of acid.

Oh, that's very original.

Seeing Mistress and Apocalypse get up, I quickly shut my eyes again and listen to their conversation.

"What about the others, Mistress?" Apocalypse asks. "They will try to stop you."

"Let them try." Mistress replied. "I have an entire army at my disposal. Even if that Luigi can fight his way through Fox, DK, and Kirby, they'll still have to face hundreds of guards before he and the others get here. And…if they ever get here…we have some very good reasons to make them change their minds…"

Mistress laughs evilly. "Luigi is doing pretty well against those three, and Mario and Samus are holding their own against Knuckles, Captain Commando, and Crash Bandicoot."

Who?

"Good…it'll be more interesting if they do make it this far."

A silence falls over the room; Mistress is apparently deep in thought.

"Get rid of the other guards, Apocalypse." She finally says.

"What?"

"You heard me. If they're going to fight their way here they might as well be one big fight. Send the other Smashers out to battle, but if they manage to defeat them, let them come."

Apocalypse was clearly not OK with this, and I could see why. That made no sense…unless…

"Just do it, Apocalypse." Mistress's voice went from considering to threatening very quickly. "Now."

"Whatever you say, Mistress."

Suddenly, my head begins to throb again. Doomsday must have hit me harder than I thought. My eyes involuntarily close and everything goes black….

31. Clash (Samus)

Well, here we are, back in the toy dimension once again. Hooray.

The best I can hope for is that the others aren't already dead, and that we don't die either. Our chances look pretty slim, though, since my armor isn't up for the kind of beating that Knuckles and Crash offer, Mario is being quadruple-teamed by Commando and his flunkies or whatever, and Luigi has Kirby, DK, and Fox to deal with. Hopefully, Luigi will be able to destroy the controller before something bad happens.

"Samus! Behinda you!" I hear Mario shout, and I turn around.

Something bad happened.

The rest of the army of Smashers has arrived, including our own counterparts. By my count, the odds are 6 to 1 against us, including Commando's lackeys. Maybe we should all just go for the controller.

I run toward it, but I am stopped by a bomb. My bomb. My counterpart stands up and extends her (its?) grappling beam, and tosses me right into a Falcon Dive.

"Yes!" Falcon shouts as I fly the other way ablaze.

I struggle to snap out of it, and slam down on Link hard enough to propel him into the air. Luigi conveniently arrives to Super Jump Punch, and Link flies into oblivion. One down…fourteen to go (presumably Commando's friends don't fight without Commando).

Mario has caught on to my idea and is taking Luigi's place, fighting furiously to destroy the controller. Unfortunately, he is being met with fierce opposition. Kirby, DK, and Fox are still there, and they are joined by Knuckles and Ness.

Yoshi tosses an egg at me, and although it hits me, it also disperses my counterpart, who was winding up to hit me. Yoshi follows up with a Hip Drop, and Samus fires an energy ball. If I can just…

Beautiful. If I do say so myself. Yoshi landed right on the ball as I rolled out of the way. Yoshi flies away and is defeated, but Mario's counterpart has just arrived to Mario Tornado me. As I fly into the air I am met by Kirby, the latest victim of Luigi's smash hit. He recovers in midair, though, and slams me to the ground with his Final Cutter.

Luigi is now battling DK, and the ape seems to be pummeling Luigi into the ground. I consider offering my assistance, but any such possibility is put off as Ness comes up and whacks me with his yo-yo. Angered, I turn to fight him, but he is KO'd by a smash hit from Mario. I am grateful, but slightly irritated.

"Mario, look out!" I shout, just in time for Mario to duck and avoid a devastating punch from DK. Luigi had more or less run away from DK to fight his own counterpart, and they are having a vicious struggle now.

Mario swings his legs backward to surprise DK, and I jump instinctively and avoid Pikachu's Thunder. Luigi Super Jump Punches his opposition, but I am not sure if it was the toy Luigi or the real one. I get my answer when he comes up and Luigi Cyclones me.

I extend my arm in a smash hit, knocking Kirby out of the way so I can deal with Luigi. Before I can reach him, though, Fox grabs me and tosses me in the opposite direction. Irate, I run up and screw him.

Just then, Jigglypuff, who I forgot was there, starts singing. Before I can stop her melodious attack, I feel myself falling asleep…

32. Escape (Ness)

"Ness? Ness! Ness, wake up!"

I slowly regain consciousness, but my eyes are unusually reluctant to open. This is never a good sign.

Oh, I remember. Doomsday knocked me out. Hard.

"Ness?"

Hmm…I thought that voice was a dream. Maybe I should find out who it belongs to.

"Wh-wh…"

I'm having trouble talking, too. That Doomsday packs quite a punch.

"Come on, Ness, open your eyes. We've got to get out of here and-"

Now I recognize it. It's Link's voice, but…

"Wh-where are we?" I manage.

"Suspended over a pit of acid." Link replies dryly. "And you're the only one I could wake up. We've got to escape to help Mario, Luigi, and Samus. They're in trouble!"

"Acid? Trouble?"

My brain was moving exceptionally slow even by normal standards. And I am supposed to be psychic!

"Oh, never mind. Just use your PK Fire to get me out of these ropes so I can get you out next."

"I don't think…I can…" I reply. My mind was thrown into absolute chaos by that punch.

"Come on, Ness! Snap out of it! You can do this!" Link encourages, but I can barely hear him anymore. Everything is growing dark…can't…stay…awake…

"Ness? Ness? Ness! Ness, wake up! NESS!"

Just then, the door slams open. My eyes instinctively close, but my brain starts to open. I sense that Apocalypse has just entered the room.

"What's going on in here?" Apocalypse asks authoritatively. Getting of course no response, he continues, "I heard someone talking in here. Who was it?"

Silence. Apocalypse growls.

"I'll be keeping an eye on you." He says menacingly, and leaves.

"Ness?" Link whispers.

"Yeah, I'm OK."

"You-never mind. Use your PK Fire and let's get out of here."

I nod and aim my fingers as best as I can. "PK Fire!"

Link starts to fall into the acid, but uses his Spinning Sword Slash thing to jump out of the way. He aims a boomerang and tosses it. It cuts through my rope and I also jump out of the acid pit. We head for the wall, and I make a hole in it with my bat, though somewhat loudly.

Link jumps through first, spinning to slow his fall. As the door opens again, I jump through the hole as well. Apocalypse screams in anger and rushes to the hole.

"You fools! I'll get you for this! I'll-"

We ignore him, and soon we find ourselves nearing the pitched battle. It's amazing that Samus, Mario, and Luigi are still conscious!

Link barrels through Captain Commando with his sword, and I use my PK Thunder to fire myself at the controller. However, DK gets in the way and I knock him out instead.

"Ness! Link! How did you-"

"Later." Link replies, tossing a bomb at Jigglypuff. "Get rid of that controller!"

Samus blasts Knuckles out of the way, and I try once again to PK Thunder myself at the controller. This time, it succeeds beautifully, and the controller snaps in half. A dramatic noise fills the air, and a field that must represent the controller's zone appears and disappears. The toys all awake, dazed.

"What the?" Kirby asks. "Where-"

"Never minda. We havea work to-" Mario was interrupted by Apocalypse's loud scream from the huge fortress.

"THAT DOES IT! YOU HAVEN'T BEATEN US YET! SURRENDER NOW, OR YOUR FRIENDS WILL DIE!"

The others look at Link and me in shock, and we nod to verify the possibility of his carrying out the threat. We stand in solemn silence, then, as one, begin running toward the building.