The Adventures of Ness and Marth

The Smash Brothers disappeared... except for two: Ness and Marth. They must work as a team to find the others, and then destroy whoever caused the others to disappear.

Action! Suspense! Mystery! Co-Fic!

SSBM belongs to Nintendo.

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~Introduction... Act I~
(Marth's point of view)

It was the usual, normal day for I... a Japanese swordsman, as my personality mask makes me be, but truly I can be a master at using any weapon—even my fists—if I put my mind to it.

So, I was in the little dorm room I shared with Roy, listening to my music way too loud as I usually do. Roy usually complains about this... I'm still waiting for the door to burst open and for Roy to come in and give me headphones.

But... it's been thirty minutes since I've put in the CD... and still no complaint. Something fishy is going on... either Roy is watching Monty Python's Flying Circus with Mewtwo, someone called him to fight, or he is playing video games...

But, this is usually the time he is in our dorm!

So, I opened my door and checked everywhere, even the closets... nothing! But... why is the Sword of Seals here? Roy never leaves it behind...

Something is REALLY fishy here...

While I was looking for Roy, I opened my closet... and the first thing I noticed was that there were no tunics, no semi-tight pants, no strange looking boots, and no capes... no tiaras either. All that remained of those clothes was a pile of ashes on the floor... all that was left was an Imperial Convention t-shirt, a pair of baggy black jeans, and a tattered dark grey trenchcoat, not forgetting a pair of black army boots. My usual armour miraculously survived the burning.

Looks like these are the clothes of the day, I thought... At least my armour is safe.

I changed my current clothes for the ones in the closet, took Falchion and the Sword of Seals, and exited the dorm room. My job was to look for Roy... but first, I'll go to the vending room and get a cup of coffee.

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~Introduction... Act II~
(Ness's point of view)

Today was gonna be a great day. It was a clear, sunny morning... which means I finally get to play baseball with my friends! I couldn't wait... Winter seemed to last forever, and Spring has finally arrived!

I've been practicing my hitting skills in the Training Centre with Dr. Mario. He pitched pills at me, and I hit them. I have a pretty good batting accuracy now, thanks to Dr. Mario's help! I have to send that thank you note I wrote to him soon... anyways, back to the point at hand.

I grabbed my baseball bat, my lucky baseball glove, and my baseball. I threw them into my backpack and closed and locked the door to my apartment. I ran down the hall—the sooner I got to the courtyard, the sooner I could play baseball!

I got to the courtyard... but, where was everyone? Maybe I got to the courtyard a bit early...

My watch said 12:30 PM. That was the time we were supposed to meet... and usually, they're on time! Especially Young Link and Kirby, they're usually here before I...

12:35 PM. Still, no one is here! Geez... maybe Ganondorf fiddled with the alarm system again... nah. My alarm rang on time... maybe they're still eating lunch. I'll wait a bit longer.

12:40 PM. No one is here... maybe they are playing a prank on me... maybe they really DO hate me... I've never done anything to them! What have I done? Is it just my existence that makes people hate me? I guess so...

Maybe I should search for them... I picked up my backpack and went inside.

The SSBM Common Room, which is usually bustling with activity during this day, was empty! Why haven't I noticed before? Where could everyone be? It's not anyone's birthday, I don't think...

I noticed Marth walking down the hall with a cup of coffee... and what was with his clothes?

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~Introduction... Act III~
(Marth's point of view)

That coffee machine need repairs... after kicking it about twenty times, it finally worked. As I walked down the hall, I noticed it was rather empty... what was going on? The only person I saw was Ness, who looked rather worried.

This place is quiet... Ness said. There's no one here... maybe they're playing a prank on me...

I doubt it. Roy is also missing, and he complains about me playing my music too loud usually... he hasn't complained, I said. He even left the Sword of Seals behind, and he takes it with him usually.

Ness thought for a moment, then said, He's gone... I haven't seen a person all day other than you... what could've happened?

Just then, someone ran down the hall. As she got closer, we noticed it was Zelda, white with fear and in panic at the same time... not a good mix of emotions, if you ask me.

I don't know what to do... Link... he... everyone is—

A magical force of sorts surrounded Zelda as she began to speak the final words. Her figure turned into mist and merely faded away from existence... she was gone!

I think that's what happened to the others... Ness said.

I don't doubt it at all... I said.

Ness looked around. What do we do...?

I thought for a second, and remembered there was a video/audio security camera installed in this very room! It was caught on tape... if there's one place we look, that's where we look first.

To the security room!

Ness followed me as I ran up the main stairs, and into a small room in the attic. I picked the lock on the door, and entered...

Sure enough, Luigi was on duty here... and he had also disappeared. all that was left of him was a green cap, a bowl of half-eaten pasta, and a glass of beer. At least the security systems were still working.

I activated Camera 13, the camera that was in the SSBM Common Room... sure enough, it showed the other Smash Brothers disappearing the same way Zelda did. But, when I put it on slow motion, I could see the glowing figure of someone that did not fit in...

Hey... he looks familiar! Ness commented.

I turned on the audio... I heard a dark voice that came from the figure that did not fit in...

If thou shalt wish to see thy friends again, cometh to my lair. it said...

Familiar voice, also, I said.

So... to the car? Ness asked.

To the car! Our time might be limited, so we might as well take advantage of all the time we have.

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~The Author's Place To Rant~
(you may skip this part... it is recommended that you do)

The Kefka Fanatic (the author, TKF for short): Well, there's the first chapter.

Marth: *blinks*

TKF: Enjoying your coffee, Marth?

Marth: *nods*

TKF: Good. Well... anyways, it was quite difficult to not swear in anything I write... especially with muses like mine... *glares at Kefka*

Kefka: What did I do?

TKF: Nothing... at the moment, correct?

Kefka: I plan to destroy the world again...

TKF: You do that, I'll write my part of the co-fic. The next chapter will be done by BlueMage15, with the help of Ness, mainly. So... I'm done ranting.