An SSBM Fan Fic, by Smoke_Rulz
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Everyone has reappeared in the white room, including those who were knocked off the edge. Marth sits up and looks around. "We're back here again?" He says.
"I guess." Link replies.
"Oh no! Samus isn't here!" Kirby says.
"She's not?!" Fox yells.
"Surely she had to have been zapped here with us." Roy states.
"Guys... Game & Watch is in bad shape." Peach says, tending to G&W on another side of the room.
Marth walks over. "Do you have any more of those little capsules? One might have a healing item." He asks Peach.
"I gathered many when the castle was attacked." Peach says, grabbing a few from her dress pocket.
"We should-a divide those up between all of us. They could-a be useful." Mario points out, walking toward Peach.
"Great idea Mario!" Kirby says.
"Yes it is... alright, gather round... I'll divide them up." Peach says.
Everyone approaches Peach. They take some capsules. Mario looks at a few. "Here's a heart piece." He says.
He activates the capsule and breaks it, releasing the heart piece. He sets it on Game & Watch. It absorbs into his body, instantly healing him. G&W jumps up with renewed vigor. "Cool." Link says.
"Here, GW. Keep these capsules with you." Peach says.
G&W takes the capsules happily. Mario looks around the empty room. "I'm-a waiting for Mewtwo or someone to appear again." He says.
"I don't think we'll need to wait long." Fox says.
Sure enough, a minute or so later, one entire wall of the room appears to turn into some type of television screen. Mewtwo is on it. He stands in front of what appears to be a black curtain. "Hmm. We meet again." He utters.
"We've defeated Kraid. Now are you going to stop hiding behind that screen?" Marth yells.
"Answer me this. Where is Samus Aran? I could have sworn she was fighting with all of you." Mewtwo says. None of the smashers answer. "You don't know? Heh heh."
Mewtwo's eyes then glow. The curtain behind him, which is just an illusion, dispels. Behind him lay Samus, battle-worn, and fighting to stand up. "Oh no! He found her!" Kirby says, frightened.
Mario and Link run up to the screen and start pushing against it. "There has to be a portal somewhere!" Link says.
"HAHAHA! It's no use!" Mewtwo yells.
Behind Mewtwo, Samus shakily rises to her feet. Mewtwo looks over at her. "I'll... kill you..." She utters.
Mewtwo fires a blast of psychic energy at her, sending her flying backward into a metal wall. The smashers can do nothing but look on. "Come on, Samus..." Roy says.
"She can't make it." Mario says.
Game & Watch covers his eyes. Mewtwo approaches Samus. Samus once again tries to get up. Mewtwo powers up a large shadow ball and fires it at her point blank. Samus once again flies to another side of the room and hits a wall. This time she doesn't move. Mewtwo laughs, as he fires the dreaded beam of red energy at her. Samus disappears within seconds. Mewtwo turns and looks over at the other smashers. "That... will soon be your fate. All of you. Now, have fun." He says.
The "screen" disappears. Game & Watch uncovers his eyes. Link throws his shield to the ground in anger. "DAMNIT!" He yells.
"Have fun?" Roy says.
"He's probably planning to send us somewhere. Stay sharp." Marth says.
Sure enough, just a moment later, the room is engulfed in the teleportation field. The warriors soon reappear somewhere. "So where are we now?" Fox asks.
"This is Mushroom Kingdom!" Peach says, surprised.
The warriors stand a land mass in between two small rivers that end in waterfalls. Land across the two rivers extends far, but darkness and fog block further vision. The sky is a dark red. "You sure this is Mushroom Kingdom?" Link asks.
"It sure is. Doesn't look much like-a it anymore, though." Mario says.
"So who are we fighting this time?" Marth says.
"ME!" Someone yells out.
Everyone turns in the direction of the voice, poised for attack. A pink figure steps out of the darkness. "What?" Kirby says.
"Birdo?" Peach says.
It indeed is Birdo. The pink, egg-shooting dinosaur Mario and Peach have had trouble with in the past. Something is odd, though. Her eyes glow red. "Didn't you set it straight with her?" Link asks.
"Of course we did! She's not against us!" Peach replies.
"Look at her eyes. Someone is controlling her." Fox points out.
"ExAcTlY rIgHt." A familiar voice utters.
The smashers turn behind them. "I'd recognize that voice anywhere." Roy says.
Crazy Hand reveals himself from behind the fog. "We MeEt AgAiN." He says.
"Mewtwo sending you to fight his battles for him?" Marth asks.
"We CaN gEt WhOeVeR wE wAnT tO sErVe Us. CaSe In PoInT, bIrDo ThErE." Crazy Hand states.
"Release her! She doesn't deserve this!" Peach says.
"Be quiet, Princess!" Birdo utters from behind the smashers.
A few of them look over. "Birdo? What is this?" Peach asks.
"I don't need to be released from anything. I'm glad Crazy Hand has accepted me. It's so good to be evil again!" Birdo explains.
"That's a lie! The Birdo I know would-a never say stuff like that!" Mario yells.
"EnOuGh! TiMe To FaCe DeFeAt, SmAsHeRs!" Crazy hand announces.
Birdo and Crazy Hand approach slowly. The smashers look at each other. "So... 4 on each?" Marth asks.
"Yeah, but watch out for the rivers." Fox points out.
Marth, Roy, Fox, and Link hop over one of the rivers and lunge toward Crazy Hand, who backs away. Birdo hops over the other river and joins Mario, Peach, Kirby, and G&W. "So... you four stay to fight me. This will be easy." She states.
"Can it!" Kirby says, attacking Birdo.
Birdo moves out of the way and nails Kirby with her massive head. Mario, Peach, and G&W approach. Birdo begins to fire her signature eggs straight toward them. Peach jumps ahead and extends her umbrella to block the eggs. Birdo then retracts into an egg and speeds forward, knocking Peach and G&W off their feet. She then pops back out of the egg. "That's one of Yoshi's techniques." Mario says.
"I'm sure he won't mind if I borrow it." Birdo says.
Birdo lunges forward and attempts her assault on Mario.
Somewhere in the fog, Fox and the swordsmen assault Crazy Hand. Crazy Hand attempts to fight back, but can't withstand the flurry from the 3 swords. He fires a force blast forward, knocking the swordsmen off their feet. He backs away, only to be attacked by Fox. Crazy Hand swats Fox away from him and recedes into the fog. Fox stands up and looks around. "Fox!" Marth yells out.
"I'm here!" Fox yells back.
"I can't see anything!" Roy shouts.
Fox then surrounds himself in fire: His fire fox technique. He propels the fire light outward, illuminating the fog a bit. The swordsmen see Fox and approach him. "Where did Crazy Hand go?" Link asks.
"He's hiding." Fox says.
"Watch out for a sneak attack." Marth warns.
The 4 look around, watching closely. Crazy Hand is nowhere to be seen. Roy glances upward, and spots him flying toward. "MOVE!" Roy yells.
Roy jumps away, as do the others. Crazy Hand comes flying down and slams onto the ground where the 4 warriors were just standing. The result is a small shockwave. Crazy Hand props back up and sees Link coming straight for him. Link misses with an underhand swing of his blade and gets a hard strike to his ribs. Marth and Roy approach from behind Crazy Hand and strike him with their blades charged with energy. Crazy Hand spins violently around, striking Roy, and sending him in the fog. Fox and Link join in on the fight. Crazy Hand backs away and looks at the 3 warriors in front of him, who then lunge forward.
Back at the rivers, Birdo takes on Mario and Peach, and is having trouble. Peach swings her golf club and strikes Birdo, who attempts a counterattack, only to be tripped up by Mario. Birdo hits the ground hard face-first. She attempts to get up, but Mario is sitting on her. "You can't win. Give up." Mario says.
Birdo responds by bucking Mario off of her and standing up, lunging toward Peach. Peach responds by moving to the side. Birdo goes past Peach, nearly falling into the river. She turns around, and sees one of Peach's capsules flying toward her. The capsule is rigged. It explodes like a grenade on impact, sending Birdo flying backward across both of the small rivers. Kirby and Game & Watch are nearby. "Come on, Birdo. Snap out of it. They can't control you forever." Kirby says.
Birdo takes a swing at Kirby, missing. Game & Watch responds with a shot of his hammer, getting a 7 on his meter and driving Birdo to the ground again. Kirby gets ready to mount his attack, when he notices a figure behind the mist. G&W sees it too. Mario yells out from across the way. "Kirby! Look out!"
Too late. Kirby is nailed by a hard swipe. G&W attacks the figure, only to be knocked away as well. The figure steps out from behind the mist... Bowser. "Hmm. Little weaklings." He utters.
Birdo, attempting to get off the ground, sees Bowser. "Ugh... help me up." She says.
Bowser justs looks at her. Then, he attacks her, sending her back toward the river. He approaches her. Mario and Peach have seen enough, and hop over the first river, coming toward Bowser. Bowser spots them, and answers with a large wave of fire breath, knocking the two backward. He looks down at Birdo, who is forcing herself up. "Useless lizard. I told Crazy Hand we didn't need you." He says.
"Please... stop... leave me alone..." Birdo says, the red glow disappearing from her eyes.
Bowser continues to approach. Birdo attacks him, spinning him backward near the rivers edge. She comes at him again. Bowser smirks, as he grabs a log floating in the river and spins around, striking Birdo with it. Mario and Peach get up, I see Birdo sail through the air unconscious, falling down the waterfall into the darkness below. "Bowser, you fiend!" Mario yells.
Bowser laughs, and throws the log at the two, knocking them off-balance. Mario slips, and falls down off the edge down the waterfall. "Mario!" Peach yells, spotting his fall.
She runs over to the edge and looks down, noticing Mario has grabbed on to a rock extending from the land mass. He is too far down to reach. Peach hears Bowser approaching, and turns around. "Ah, my dear Princess Peach. How are you this evening?" He utters.
Peach says nothing, and instead attacks Bowser. Bad idea. Bowser blocks her attack with his massive Koopa arms and knocks her on the ground. Mario, looking up, can see Peach's peril. "Peach! Don't let him defeat you!" He yells.
Bowser winds up his massive headbutt attack, striking Peach and knocking her upward. She comes falling back down toward the water. Before she hits the water, Bowser catches her. He looks down at Mario, whose horrific look is easily recognizable. Bowser laughs as he surrounds Peach in the red energy field. She disappears seconds later. Mario can do nothing. Bowser laughs even louder. "HA HA HA! Don't worry, plumber! You're next!" He bellows.
Just then, Bowser hears a small whistling sound. A flaming arrow strikes him in the back of his neck. He screams in pain. He spins around, seeing Link, bow drawn and a smirk on his face. Marth, Roy, and Fox come out from the fog behind him and begin to come at Bowser. "Time to feel some pain, Koopa!" Fox yells.
Bowser attempts to reach the arrow embedded in his skin, but cannot. "What is this? Where is Crazy Hand?" He yells.
"Dead for all we care. We gave him a beating." Link says, drawing his sword.
"Now it's your turn." Marth says.
Bowser smiles a toothy grin. "I think not." He says.
With a large roar, Bowser releases an odd energy wave from his body. The 4 smashers stop approaching. A large electric field spreads out around the area. It engulfs all the smashers, who instantly feel it's bizarre effects. The field glows yellow, and then disappears, leaving an empty battlefield behind.
THE END
Next: Chapter 22 - Crazy Hand's Wish
NOTE: Birdo IS a girl, damnit! :P I know the old SMB2 instruction booklet said Birdo was a cross-dressing guy, but Nintendo wisely disposed of that idea and made Birdo female. So I don't want to see any reviews discussing it. :P
