The SSBM Chronicles – Chapter 22: Crazy Hand's Wish
An SSBM Fan Fic, by Smoke_Rulz
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"Huh? What the heck?" Fox says, puzzled.

"We're back here again?" Roy says.

The remaining 7 smashers have reappeared back in the strange white room. Kirby and Game & Watch stand up, still a little shaken from Bowser's attack. Mario approaches from nearby. "I guess we're all alright." Marth says.

"Where's Peach?" Kirby asks.

"Bowser got her... she's witha the others." Mario says, obviously depressed.

"Damnit!" Link shouts.

"No need to get bummed out Mario." Roy says.

"Yeah, remember? We're going to save them all." Fox says.

Mario says nothing. Everyone is quiet for a moment. "Something's been bothering me..." Marth says, breaking the silence. The others look at him, inquizitive looks on their faces. "Well... we defeated the Hands and Birdo easy enough, but why whenever we run into one of the other asses, we're overpowered?"

"I've been wondering about that too..." Kirby says.

"That's probably the reason why they're toying with us like this. They're buying time to gain power." Link states.

"Well then we'll just have to train." Roy says, glancing over at Marth.

"Is that a challenge?" Marth says, smirking.

Roy just smiles, then charges Marth. Kirby laughs. "Training just might be a good idea. How about it, GW?" He says.

Game & Watch lets out a few acknowledgement beeps, and gets in a fighter stance. Kirby comes at him first. Not a few feet away, Fox and Mario watch everyone spar. Fox turns to Mario. "So. You wanna have a spar too? I'd sure like to prepare for a fight."

"I guess, but I'm not sure if I'd-a make a good enough sparring partner right now." Mario replies.

The two back away and face each other. Fox whips out his blaster and fires some practice shots. Mario dodges all of them. Fox then fires a small barrage of the blasts and charges forward. Mario dodges the shots, but has no time to dodge the attack, and takes it head-on. He hits the floor, but quickly jumps back to his feet. Fox charges Mario again, and this time Mario is prepared. The two begin their serious training battle. Across the room, Link sits down. (thinking to himself) That was strange... In the battle with Kraid. The power of my Triforce segment came out... That hasn't happened in so long. Is this how Ganondorf is gaining power? His Triforce of Power? I don't know, but if I can summon the power from the Triforce of Courage, I might be able to stand a chance against the battles that I know lie ahead. Link closes his eyes. I'm coming, Zelda. And Samus. And Falco. And everyone else.

Link falls into a meditation trance, while the rest of the warriors spar, hoping their training will prepare them for what the Evil Alliance may have in store.




A long while later, the sparring warriors rest, exhausted from battling. "Damn..." Fox says, short of breath. "How long have we've been doing this?"

"If there was a clock here I'd tell ya," Marth says, "Though my guess is at least and hour and a half."

Roy glances over at Link, who is still in his trance, though this time his body glows with a golden aura. "Whoa... check him out." Roy says, motioning.

The others look over. "That's freaky. What's he doing?" Marth asks.

"Ah, I see. Link hasa been gathering his Triforce power this whole time." Mario replies.

"Oh... I remember now. He got a Triforce piece a long time ago." Kirby says.

"So he's gathering it's power? Alright. That can help us." Fox says.

Then, a loud buzzing sound is heard. Link wakes from his trance, the aura around him disappearing. He stands up and comes toward the rest of the smashers, who also are standing up. "What the heck is that?" Link asks.

"We'll find out any second." Mario says.

A moment later, the far wall turns into the familiar screen. On it this time is Ganondorf. "Well. I haven't seen all of you in a while." He says.

"Ganondorf..." Link says, an angry look in his eyes.

"What do you have for us this time?" Marth asks.

"Oh, just an old friend. He wants a little revenge." Ganondorf says. "I guess I'll see you all later."

The screen disappears. "An old friend?" Kirby says.

"Just wait." Mario says.

Seconds later, the familiar teleportation field warps around the warriors, zapping them to their next destination. "Whoa! Hello!" Marth says, nearly losing his balance.

"This is an F-Zero race track!" Roy says, surprised.

"Okay... are we standing on cars?" Link says.

"The cars have no drivers..." Mario says.

"These things are shaky..." Fox says.

Fox then notices some small platforms that lie above the cars. They seem to be moving with the cars. Fox jumps up onto one of them. The others notice and follow his lead. "This is getting stranger by the second." Mario says.

"So who is coming for us this time?" Kirby asks.

Just then, a large crash is heard. Not far behind the smashers, several of the driverless cars were knocked upward by a force busting straight through the road. The dust quickly settles, leaving Crazy Hand. "What the..." Roy says.

"We owned you back at MK!" Link yells out.

"ThAt'S wHaT yOu ThInK. i'M hErE rIgHt In FrOnT oF yOu, ArEn'T i?" Crazy Hand snaps back.

"Then come on over here and we'll own you again!" Fox yells to him, preparing a stance.

The three swordsmen draw their swords. Crazy Hand doesn't move. He just chuckles. "What is he laughing about?" Mario says.

Just then, the platforms the warriors are standing on are rocked by a giant green explosion. The smashers fall to the ground, Fox, G&W, and Marth falling down to the tops of the cars. Roy jumps to his feet and looks around, spotting Ness standing on a flying Falcon flyer. Kirby and Mario spot him as well. "Ness? What is this?" Kirby asks.

Ness doesn't respond. His eyes are black and empty. Link looks over. "That's not the Ness we know." He exclaims.

Then, a few red flashes of light appear behind Ness, each taking the form of another of the fallen smashers: The Ice Climbers, Yoshi, Zelda, Peach, and Captain Falcon. Back down below on the cars, Fox and G&W come to their feet. Marth is about to head back up the platforms, when he spots Ness and the others on the Falcon Flyer. "What the? Fox, check it out!" He says.

Fox looks up there. "Huh? They're back? What's goin-..."

He's cut off as a flash of red light appears in front of him. Marth and G&W look around as 5 more appear. They each form the rest of their friends: Jigglypuff, Luigi, Falco, Samus, Pikachu, and Donkey Kong. All of their eyes are also black and empty. "What the heck is going on here?" Marth says.

"Falco? Dude, you're back!" Fox says, approaching Falco.

Falco responds with a heavy roundhouse kick, knocking Fox on his back. Fox looks up at him in disbelief. Falco looks down at him with his dark eyes. "That was a bad move, McCloud." He says, speaking in a duplicate voice: One his own, and another deep and coarse.

"Something is not right here..." Marth says, as he and G&W draw closer to one another.

"You got that right, blue hair. Prepare to eat that sword you're holding." Samus says, also speaking in the duplicate voice.

The dark eyed smashers begin advancing on the three. Fox gets up and backs away, now standing back-to-back with Marth. Marth raises his sword in front of him. G&W pulls out his judgement hammer. Samus and Donkey Kong charge the three.




Back up higher, a battle has already started on top of the Falcon Flyer, which is also driverless. Mario is getting double teamed by the Ice Climbers, but holds his own. Captain Falcon dives in toward Mario, only to be met by Roy's sword. Falcon strikes at Roy with his flaming fists, but Roy matches him blow for blow. Kirby and Yoshi battle out nearby, with Ness jumping into the mix. Ness jumps on top of Kirby and drives him to the ground. Kirby tries to get up, but is unable. Yoshi comes over and is ready to start wailing, when Link jumps in and sends Ness flying right at Yoshi with a powerful slash. Kirby jumps back to his feet and heads toward the two. Link is about to follow, when someone grabs his tunic from behind and throws him to the edge of the Flyer. He avoids the edge, stands up, and spins around. It was Zelda who threw him. She now slowly moves toward Link, with Peach behind her. "Zelda... stop... I know you recognize me!" Link yells to her.

Mario overhears Link. "It'sa no use, Link! She's not herself!" He yells out to him, as he's attacked by Popo.

Link doesn't seem to be listening. "I refuse to fight you, Zelda!" He says.

"Then you'll just have to be defeated!" Zelda says, speaking in the duplicate voice.

She charges Link and attacks him. Link blocks her attack with his shield. Zelda keeps on attacking, even though it's all getting blocked. Then, Peach comes up behind Link and hits him square in the spine with her golf club. Link screams in pain, and is then hit by a shot from Zelda, sending him down on his stomach. Mario sees it. He blasts the ice climbers with some fire and rushes over. Zelda is about to attack Link when she spots Mario. Mario hits her with a power kick, sending her off the edge of the Flyer. She grabs on to the side. Mario then turns and blocks an attack from Peach's club, and then blasts her away with his fire. Link witnessed both attacks. "Mario... why are you attacking Peach?" He says, getting up.

"Because that's not Peach. And that's not Zelda. Don'ta let your feelings cloud your judgement." Mario explains.

Link just nods, then spots the Ice Climbers jumping toward them. He makes a furious slash with his sword and nails Nana. Nana flies backward and lands on her back motionless. Popo goes over to her side. Nana then flashes red and disappears. Popo goes into a rage and charges toward Link. "I guess I hit her too hard." Link says, bracing himself for Popo's attack.

Popo is about to attack Link, when he's struck hard by Mario. Popo gets back up a bit dizzy. Mario then heads over to him and hits him with a huge left hand punch, sending him into the air and off the side of the Falcon Flyer. He and Link look over as Popo disappears in the same way Nana did. "I think that's the key to defeating thesea things." Mario says.

Link is about to comment, when a vegetable flies by he and Mario's heads. Peach and Zelda are up, and angry. Link and Mario look at each other, and then get ready to fight. Peach and Zelda charge forward.




Meanwhile, down on the cars, the others are holding their own magnificently in the 6 on 3 fight. Falco and Luigi were double teaming Fox, until Fox knocked Luigi off the cars and onto the fast moving road. Mr. Game & Watch fights the onslaught of the two Pokemon, and Marth fights off Samus and DK. DK grabs a hold of Marth and holds him up. Marth struggles to get free from the gorilla's grip, as he sees Samus charging up her blaster and pointing it right at him. DK smiles evily, and then he notices Falco flying toward him. Falco, who was thrown by Fox, hits DK in the stomach, making him release his grip on Marth. The two fall off the car. Marth immediately attacks Samus with his sword, knocking her upward onto one of the platforms. Jigglypuff and Pikachu stop attacking G&W as they witnessed what Fox and Marth just did. Fox and Marth each attack one of the Pokemon, sending them into the air. Then, the two glow with red energy and zap away while still in midair. "What the heck was that?" Fox asks.

"I don't know, but let's go up and help the others." Marth says, motioning toward the Falcon Flyer.




Back on top of the Falcon Flyer, Zelda and Peach were defeated, and Mario & Link assist Roy & Kirby. Link and Kirby square off against Ness and Yoshi. Mario helps Roy with Captain Falcon, who's proving to be formidable. Captain Falcon makes a spin move around Roy and sends him to the ground with a falcon kick. Mario is then right on him, knocking him back a ways. Falcon is about to come back at Mario, when he's struck from behind by Marth. He, Fox, and G&W have come to assist. "So you've fighting this whole time, guys?" Roy asks, getting up.

Captain Falcon gets up, looks at the three, and laughs. "What the heck are you laughing at?" Fox says.

"Guys! Behind you!" Mario yells out.

The three spin around and notice a huge blast coming at them. The blast strikes that side of the Flyer, rocking the entire ship, and sending everyone off balance. The blast then floats back up and dispels, revealing Crazy Hand. Crazy Hand swoops down toward the fallen three. Marth and Fox roll away. Crazy Hand grabs Mr. Game & Watch and flies up higher. He begins squeezing G&W like a vice. G&W screeches out beeps of pain. The fake smashers Ness, Yoshi, and Falcon laugh as they watch. G&W then becomes surrounded in the familiar red energy. He passes out and disappears. Crazy Hand then lowers himself down across from the smashers. Ness, Yoshi, and Falcon join him and have a stare down with the others. "Figures. Gotta get others to fight your battles for you!" Marth says.

Just then, Samus comes hopping up from below. Then, DK, Luigi, and Falco appear near Crazy Hand. "Looks like they survived..." Fox says.

"Why are you doing this Crazy Hand? Why do you try anda break our spirits bya forcing us to fight our friends?" Mario asks.

"WeLl iT's NoT lIkE yOu WeRe FoOlEd, MaRiO. bUt WhY dId I dO tHiS? sImPlE. i'Ve AlWaYs WaNtEd To CoMmAnD aN aRmY. aN aRmY tHaT wIlL cOnQuEr ThE nInTeNdO uNiVeRsE aNd EvErY oThEr OnE!" Crazy Hand explains.

"You couldn't possibly succeed!" Roy yells.

"What do Mewtwo, Ganondorf, and Bowser say about this?" Link asks.

"ThEy KnOw NoThInG. sOoN tHeY wIlL fAlL jUsT lIkE yOu WiLl nOw!" Crazy Hand yells.

At that point, his band of fake smashers poise themselves for attack. The real smashers just look around at each other. Yoshi then contracts into an egg and goes speeding toward them. Link then steps forward, his sword glowing with yellow light. He swings his sword at the approaching Yoshi, nailing him like a baseball bat. His shatters the eggshell and sends Yoshi flying into the air, where he promptly disappears in a red flash of energy. Crazy Hand looks on, stunned. Fox steps up next to Link. "If you couldn't defeat us at Mushroom Kingdom, you definetly can't defeat us now." He says.

The others step up as well. "Especially if you need help from your... 'army.'" Marth says.

Crazy Hand is now furious. "Go NoW, mY wArRiOrS! dEsTrOy ThEm!" He yells.

The fake smashers charge the real ones. Marth and Roy come at them, swords charging with energy. Marth takes a vicious slash at Captain Falcon, knocking him away. Roy jumps up and comes down on Samus, his sword causing a violent explosion. Samus goes flying into oblivion, soon disappearing. Marth brings his sword down on Captain Falcon, who disappears. He then is hit by Ness, who is attacked by Kirby. DK goes after Roy. Falco and Luigi charge Fox and Mario, who look at each other and smile. Fox and Mario duck the attacks and go low, hitting the two hard in their chests. Falco and Luigi retreat backward holding their ribs. Mario and Fox charge up their fire energy. Mario throws his devasting fire blast at Luigi, who is engulfed in flame and disappears. Fox fires his body forward at Falco, who flies back toward Crazy Hand. Crazy Hand catches him, and Falco disappears while he's holding him. Crazy Hand then looks on as Roy and Kirby finish off DK and Ness. The 6 of them then stand together and stare down Crazy Hand, who is now quite livid. "Alright, CH. You're next. Come on over." Link says, smirking.

Crazy Hand roars in anger. "I'lL kILl AlL oF yOu!!!!" He yells, speeding toward the six warriors.

He comes right at Mario, who holds his hands out and slows down Crazy Hand's charge while being pushed backward. Crazy Hand is baffled at how Mario would be able to do that. Mario just smirks, and then punches Crazy Hand. Crazy Hand backs away, and is met by Fox's combo attack. Crazy Hand flies upward and starts raining bullets down on the smashers. They dodge most of the bullets, but Crazy Hand keeps firing them down, and changing their trajectory. Fox steps right into the blast zone and activates his reflector, unbeknowst to Crazy Hand. The bullets bounce off the reflector and fly back toward Crazy Hand, who doesn't notice them until too late. He's hit by a bunch of his own bullets, and then plummets back down to the Flyer. He attempts to get up. Kirby then jumps on top of him, dancing around and laughing. Crazy Hand growls, and then pops up & throws Kirby off of him. He turns toward the puffball, who begins motioning behind Crazy Hand. Crazy Hand spins around, and is met by a vicious triple sword attack from Marth, Roy, and Link. He goes flying to the far edge of the Flyer and lays there. "You're pathetic, CH!" Fox yells out.

Marth and Roy high five each other. Crazy Hand gets up slowly. "UgH... nO... i CaNnOt LoSe To ThEm..." He says.

The six warriors get ready to walk over to Crazy Hand, when the area around the flyer goes dark. "Huh? What's this?" Mario says.

Crazy Hand doesn't mind it. "I... cAnNoT lOsE!" He says.

"Correction! You already have!" A familiar voice yells out.

Crazy Hand spins around and sees Bowser standing there with a big toothy grin. He nails Crazy Hand with a vicious headbutt, sending him flying back toward the six warriors. "Look out!" Marth yells.

The six shield themselves, but the Crazy Hand stops abruptly right in front of them. He struck a forcefield. Link jabs forward with his sword and hits the field. "We're blocked off..." He says.

Crazy Hand attempts to get up. A void of purple energy appears next to him. Ganondorf appears there and grabs hold of Crazy Hand. Not far away, Mewtwo appears in a similar void. Crazy Hand panics. "WhAt... WhAt ArE yOu DoInG?" He asks.

"So... we're gonna fall just like them, huh? Wrong thing to say, you overgrown mitten." Ganondorf says.

"ThAt WaSn'T tRuE! i... I wAs OnLy BlUfFiNg!" Crazy Hand says.

Mewtwo stands concentrating only feet away. He opens his eyes. "No you weren't." He says.

Ganondorf laughs. He hits Crazy Hand with a vicious roundhouse kick, sending him straight into Mewtwo's arms. Bowser approaches, laughing. "Like that would ever work, CH. Oh well. Guess we'll have to destroy you." He says.

"Worthless glove. We no longer need your presence in this alliance. Time for you to join your brother." Mewtwo says.

With that, Mewtwo's eyes glow. Not far away, a large portal appears. It glows red and spurts black electricity. The six smashers instantly recognize it. "That's the dimensional void!" Kirby says.

Crazy Hand heard that. "No! YoU cAn'T!!!" He yells.

Mewtwo laughs, and then strikes Crazy Hand with a powerful psychic blast. Crazy Hand goes flying straight into the portal. Everyone watches as he slowly disappears farther and farther into it, his scream fading. The portal disappears. Bowser and Ganondorf laugh maniacally. Mewtwo looks over to the warriors. "So... you're the only ones left." He says.

"Why do you toy with us like this? Why can't you just fight like men?" Link asks.

"We're just testing your worth, elf boy." Bowser says.

"We could very easily send you through a portal like that and end it all." Ganondorf says.

"Then why haven't you?" Mario asks.

Mewtwo steps forward. "Because... it is fun to watch your numbers dwindle little by little. And we'd like to see you fight back to save your poor little universe. Even when there is no way to defeat us." He explains.

"I'll defeat you any day of the week!" Roy yells.

"We've defeated everyone you've put up against us, Mewtwo! Master Hand, Crazy Hand, Kraid, Birdo... we beat them all! Now are you gonna fight, or rot away like the scum you are?" Fox yells out.

Ganondorf and Bowser look over at Mewtwo, who obviously is a bit angered by those comments. "Very well. You want to save this puny universe and all of your friends? Then prepare for the final battle!" Mewtwo announces.

Mewtwo then raises his hands in the air, his eyes glowing. The smashers brace themselves, ready for anything. A teleportation field descends down from the sky, passing over the Falcon Flyer. The six remaining warriors face down the evil alliance as they all disappear from the race track. The fate of the Nintendo Universe rests on their shoulders.


THE END
Next: Chapter 23 - Three Kings