Super Smash Wars
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
By SwordKirbyMaster
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I'm back with another chapter! I've also gotten three more reviews! Yeah! Anyway, here's Chapter 7!
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Chapter 7: The Race into Space
"D***!" I yelled again as we approached Geno's house. "Would you quit!" Pikachu said angrily, "It's over. We didn't get her." "D***!!" I yelled louder. "Whatever," Pikachu muttered as we hopped off Pikachu's board and knocked on Geno's door. Mallow opened it. "Hey Geno, Kirby and Pikachu are back!" he exclaimed. "How did you know?" Pikachu asked. "Geno told me everything," Mallow replied as we stepped inside. "Ah, finally," Geno said as he came down the hall, "I thought you'd never return." "Well, we can't stay for long," I said. "Why?" Geno asked, "did you get the Princess?" "No," Pikachu said glumly. "Oh. Most unfortunate," Geno sighed. "We DO know that Evil Paper Mario took her into outer space, though," I said. "well then, you must get going," Geno replied. "I'll need my board," I said. "Ah yes," Geno started, " it's over where you left it." He pointed over to the fireplace. I quickly ran over and grabbed it off the floor. "Before you leave," Geno said as we headed for the door, "I must tell you that I have foreseen that you two will be doing much more after you rescue the princess. There will many more clones crossing your path, so I suggest that you be careful." "Well, at least we know that we'll be in a lot more fights now," Pikachu said sarcastically. "You must go," Geno said, "go, and rescue the Princess from outer space!" "Yes sir!" we said. We then ran outside, jumped onto our boards, and shot off towards the coast.
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In the meantime, at the edge of the Nintendo Republic, a sky station is being built at the secret base of Mewtwo's master. A sky station powerful enough to destroy an entire island...
1??? - Those clones of yours seem to have failed, Mewtwo.
Mewtwo - I'm terribly sorry, my master, as those were only my prototype clones and weren't as good as my updated versions.
1??? - I hope you're right, for your sake. Anyway, where did you say Evil Paper Mario was taking the Princess?
Mewtwo - Up to the Governmental Bio-Lab, master.
1??? - Ah yes, of course. Er, which clone has taken over that area?
Mewtwo - SA-X, and I must say that she is much stronger than those two Evil Papers.
1??? - She'd better get things right.
Mewtwo - She will, my master.
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We rushed into the doors once we reached the spaceport. "We've got to tell Mentor about this!" Pikachu said as we sped through the terminal. "Yeah, as soon as we get back onto the WarpStar!" I replied. Once we boarded the WarpStar, I started up the engine while Pikachu made a connection to SSB Island. We had already lifted off when Mentor connected.
"Ah, Kirby and Pikachu," Mentor said, "good to hear from you. Did you get Peach?" "Uh, that's why we called," I said with a frown, "you see, Peach was kidnapped by clones of Mario and Bowser." "Clones, you say?" Mentor said with curiosity. "Yeah," Pikachu piped in, "they called themselves Evil Paper Mario and Evil Paper Bowser." "Evil Paper?..." Mentor said. "Yeah, well, we caught up with them, and killed EP Bowser, but EP Mario took Peach into outer space!" I exclaimed. "Outer space?!" Mentor exclaimed, "Did they specify a location?" "Yeah, they said something about a 'government bio-lab' or something," Pikachu acknowledged. "Hmm...they must've meant the Bio-Lab that Samus recently performed eradication on," Mentor explained, "there's no other space station that could possibly fit that description." "Then we're off to Samus's Bio-Lab!" I exclaimed as I ran back to the cockpit and started punching keys. An image of the Bio-Lab appeared on a screen along with a timer reading 'Destination Time - 3:30:00'.
"Destination set!" I exclaimed as I ran back to the videophone. "Oh, um, Mentor?" Pikachu asked. "Yes, Pikachu?" Mentor replied. "Uh, while we were battling the EPs, they used what they called an SP Attack. Do you know anything about them?" Pikachu asked. "Oh dear..." Mentor sighed. "What?" I responded. "The SP Attacks, fully known as the Special Partner Attacks, are newly-designed, 2v2 attacks that top programmers and designers have recently created for us," Mentor explained, "Only the top two ranks have been given access to them, though." "Which means we found out about the SP Attacks how many ranks early?" I asked. "Err..." Mentor started, "two ranks early." "Two ranks?!?!" Pikachu yelled in shock, "What ranks are above us?!?" "Well, I really shouldn't tell you..." Mentor said, "but since you two usually find out all of the inside stuff, I will anyway." "Great!" I said, "So, what are the three ranks?" "Well," Mentor started, "the fourth rank is Legend. You attain it at Level 50. Next is Elite; you get it at Level 75. Finally, at Level 100, you can gain the rank of Master." "Wow," Pikachu said, "I knew of Master rank, but I didn't know that it was that high." "Yes," Mentor said, "Oh, and I'm uploading an interactive list of Special Partner Attacks to your ship's computer, Kirby." "Good," I replied, "that way we can find a signature SPA." "True," Mentor said, "but note that you two have only special permission to use them." "Yes, yes..." I said, "...Oh! I almost forgot! Mentor?" "Yes?" he asked. "Pikachu here wants to join the SSBC," I replied. "Really? That's great!" Mentor exclaimed, "Finally, the original eight characters are part of the committee!" "WHAT!?" Pikachu exclaimed in shock, "You mean I'm the only one who wasn't on the committee?!" "Well, yes," Mentor said, "we were actually wondering if you wanted to join." Mentor paused for a moment. "Well, I'd best be going," he said. "Okay," I said, "talk to you later!" I switched off the videophone.
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"You never told me that I was the only one that wasn't on the committee," Pikachu said. "Well, you never asked who all were on it," I replied. I let Pikachu access my computer and view the SPA list. In the meantime, I was examining the card that EP Bowser had left behind when we destroyed him. I noticed that each end of the card had what appeared to be a computer disk type of code. One code I'd never seen before, but the other code looked like the codes on the West and East Side cards from the two SSB HQ wings. "I wonder..." I thought as I got my videoboard out of my backpack. I flipped my videoboard over, after turning it on of course, and looked at the card slot, to the card from EP Bowser, back to the card slot. Without thinking, I turned the card, familiar end down, and jammed it into the slot. I flipped my videoboard back over to see the familiar 'READING...' sign. But then, a sign saying 'Confirming Battle Participation...' appeared. "What the..." I started in confusion. The sign was quickly replaced by 'Battle Participation Confirmed. Loading Level Up Chart..." I watched as a blue chart covered the screen:
Results
Defeating Evil Paper Bowser: 5 Levels
x Team Battle Mode: x2
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Result: 10 Levels
'Transferring Levels...' the screen read after the chart had disappeared. A congratulatory jingle ringed out from my videoboard, which was quickly followed by 'Congratulations! You are now Level 30!'. And as fast as the screen had appeared, it was gone. "What the heck was that about?" I wondered aloud. "What's wrong?" Pikachu asked as he strolled over. "Come tell me what Level I am," I told him as I accessed my profile data. I handed my videoboard to Pikachu. "What the..." Pikachu started, "it says that you're Level 30!?! Didn't we both turn Level 20 right before our vacation?!" "Yeah, but his card from EP Bowser upgraded me by 10 Levels," I said, "it said something about 'Battle Participation', or something." "Well, I was in that battle too, so maybe it'll work for me too!" Pikachu said encouragingly, "I'll go get my videoboard!" Pikachu ran off to find his bag. "I wonder..." I thought to myself, "could this be one of those super-rare Level Up cards?..."
"I've got it!" Pikachu yelled as he came running over with his videoboard. "Good," I said, "now let's see if this is what I really think it is..." I gently inserted the card into Pikachu's videoboard. We watched as it showed every screen tat I saw on my videoboard, from the 'Battle Participation Confirming' screen to the calculations chart to the congratulatory screen. Once it was finished, the only thing I heard Pikachu say was, "No way." "Yes!" I exclaimed, "this IS what I think it is!" "What is it?" Pikachu asked. "It's a super-rare Level Up card!" I exclaimed. "Are you serious?!" Pikachu said loudly. "Yeah, they've only been given out at big tournaments, including the World Tournament..." I explained. "Really!?" Pikachu said, " I bet they're worth a lot more than this one! I'd better start training!"
"You mean WE should start training," I interrupted as Pikachu was about to run off. "Huh? What do you mean?" Pikachu asked. "This year, the World Tournament is being set up in a special two-on-two battle rule type, unlike the other two. Plus, probably only Elite and Master rank characters are allowed in the tourney, but that's wild hunch," I explained. "Yeah, but we may be able to reach those ranks soon, if there are more clones like the EPs," Pikachu acknowledged, "besides, I bet there are a lot of spaces in the tournament." "Actually, there's only four teams representing each league," I replied. "Only four?!..." Pikachu groaned, "Well, my plan's out the window." "Not technically," I said, "if we do run into more clones, perfect our battle strategies, and find a signature SP Attack, I bet we could make it to at least Elite rank before team choosing." "Awesome!" Pikachu said enthusiastically, "We'd better find a good SP Attack first, or we'll be toast if there are any clones up there." "Good idea!" I replied, "Let's check the list and see if there are any exclusives to our type."
So we headed to the computer, unaware of the danger that would be before us.
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Will Kirby and Pikachu rescue the Princess this time? Will they be able to find her inside the large Bio-Lab? And what kind of dangers will they find? Find out, in Chapter 8!!
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I'm back with another chapter! I've also gotten three more reviews! Yeah! Anyway, here's Chapter 7!
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Chapter 7: The Race into Space
"D***!" I yelled again as we approached Geno's house. "Would you quit!" Pikachu said angrily, "It's over. We didn't get her." "D***!!" I yelled louder. "Whatever," Pikachu muttered as we hopped off Pikachu's board and knocked on Geno's door. Mallow opened it. "Hey Geno, Kirby and Pikachu are back!" he exclaimed. "How did you know?" Pikachu asked. "Geno told me everything," Mallow replied as we stepped inside. "Ah, finally," Geno said as he came down the hall, "I thought you'd never return." "Well, we can't stay for long," I said. "Why?" Geno asked, "did you get the Princess?" "No," Pikachu said glumly. "Oh. Most unfortunate," Geno sighed. "We DO know that Evil Paper Mario took her into outer space, though," I said. "well then, you must get going," Geno replied. "I'll need my board," I said. "Ah yes," Geno started, " it's over where you left it." He pointed over to the fireplace. I quickly ran over and grabbed it off the floor. "Before you leave," Geno said as we headed for the door, "I must tell you that I have foreseen that you two will be doing much more after you rescue the princess. There will many more clones crossing your path, so I suggest that you be careful." "Well, at least we know that we'll be in a lot more fights now," Pikachu said sarcastically. "You must go," Geno said, "go, and rescue the Princess from outer space!" "Yes sir!" we said. We then ran outside, jumped onto our boards, and shot off towards the coast.
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In the meantime, at the edge of the Nintendo Republic, a sky station is being built at the secret base of Mewtwo's master. A sky station powerful enough to destroy an entire island...
1??? - Those clones of yours seem to have failed, Mewtwo.
Mewtwo - I'm terribly sorry, my master, as those were only my prototype clones and weren't as good as my updated versions.
1??? - I hope you're right, for your sake. Anyway, where did you say Evil Paper Mario was taking the Princess?
Mewtwo - Up to the Governmental Bio-Lab, master.
1??? - Ah yes, of course. Er, which clone has taken over that area?
Mewtwo - SA-X, and I must say that she is much stronger than those two Evil Papers.
1??? - She'd better get things right.
Mewtwo - She will, my master.
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We rushed into the doors once we reached the spaceport. "We've got to tell Mentor about this!" Pikachu said as we sped through the terminal. "Yeah, as soon as we get back onto the WarpStar!" I replied. Once we boarded the WarpStar, I started up the engine while Pikachu made a connection to SSB Island. We had already lifted off when Mentor connected.
"Ah, Kirby and Pikachu," Mentor said, "good to hear from you. Did you get Peach?" "Uh, that's why we called," I said with a frown, "you see, Peach was kidnapped by clones of Mario and Bowser." "Clones, you say?" Mentor said with curiosity. "Yeah," Pikachu piped in, "they called themselves Evil Paper Mario and Evil Paper Bowser." "Evil Paper?..." Mentor said. "Yeah, well, we caught up with them, and killed EP Bowser, but EP Mario took Peach into outer space!" I exclaimed. "Outer space?!" Mentor exclaimed, "Did they specify a location?" "Yeah, they said something about a 'government bio-lab' or something," Pikachu acknowledged. "Hmm...they must've meant the Bio-Lab that Samus recently performed eradication on," Mentor explained, "there's no other space station that could possibly fit that description." "Then we're off to Samus's Bio-Lab!" I exclaimed as I ran back to the cockpit and started punching keys. An image of the Bio-Lab appeared on a screen along with a timer reading 'Destination Time - 3:30:00'.
"Destination set!" I exclaimed as I ran back to the videophone. "Oh, um, Mentor?" Pikachu asked. "Yes, Pikachu?" Mentor replied. "Uh, while we were battling the EPs, they used what they called an SP Attack. Do you know anything about them?" Pikachu asked. "Oh dear..." Mentor sighed. "What?" I responded. "The SP Attacks, fully known as the Special Partner Attacks, are newly-designed, 2v2 attacks that top programmers and designers have recently created for us," Mentor explained, "Only the top two ranks have been given access to them, though." "Which means we found out about the SP Attacks how many ranks early?" I asked. "Err..." Mentor started, "two ranks early." "Two ranks?!?!" Pikachu yelled in shock, "What ranks are above us?!?" "Well, I really shouldn't tell you..." Mentor said, "but since you two usually find out all of the inside stuff, I will anyway." "Great!" I said, "So, what are the three ranks?" "Well," Mentor started, "the fourth rank is Legend. You attain it at Level 50. Next is Elite; you get it at Level 75. Finally, at Level 100, you can gain the rank of Master." "Wow," Pikachu said, "I knew of Master rank, but I didn't know that it was that high." "Yes," Mentor said, "Oh, and I'm uploading an interactive list of Special Partner Attacks to your ship's computer, Kirby." "Good," I replied, "that way we can find a signature SPA." "True," Mentor said, "but note that you two have only special permission to use them." "Yes, yes..." I said, "...Oh! I almost forgot! Mentor?" "Yes?" he asked. "Pikachu here wants to join the SSBC," I replied. "Really? That's great!" Mentor exclaimed, "Finally, the original eight characters are part of the committee!" "WHAT!?" Pikachu exclaimed in shock, "You mean I'm the only one who wasn't on the committee?!" "Well, yes," Mentor said, "we were actually wondering if you wanted to join." Mentor paused for a moment. "Well, I'd best be going," he said. "Okay," I said, "talk to you later!" I switched off the videophone.
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"You never told me that I was the only one that wasn't on the committee," Pikachu said. "Well, you never asked who all were on it," I replied. I let Pikachu access my computer and view the SPA list. In the meantime, I was examining the card that EP Bowser had left behind when we destroyed him. I noticed that each end of the card had what appeared to be a computer disk type of code. One code I'd never seen before, but the other code looked like the codes on the West and East Side cards from the two SSB HQ wings. "I wonder..." I thought as I got my videoboard out of my backpack. I flipped my videoboard over, after turning it on of course, and looked at the card slot, to the card from EP Bowser, back to the card slot. Without thinking, I turned the card, familiar end down, and jammed it into the slot. I flipped my videoboard back over to see the familiar 'READING...' sign. But then, a sign saying 'Confirming Battle Participation...' appeared. "What the..." I started in confusion. The sign was quickly replaced by 'Battle Participation Confirmed. Loading Level Up Chart..." I watched as a blue chart covered the screen:
Results
Defeating Evil Paper Bowser: 5 Levels
x Team Battle Mode: x2
_____________________________________
Result: 10 Levels
'Transferring Levels...' the screen read after the chart had disappeared. A congratulatory jingle ringed out from my videoboard, which was quickly followed by 'Congratulations! You are now Level 30!'. And as fast as the screen had appeared, it was gone. "What the heck was that about?" I wondered aloud. "What's wrong?" Pikachu asked as he strolled over. "Come tell me what Level I am," I told him as I accessed my profile data. I handed my videoboard to Pikachu. "What the..." Pikachu started, "it says that you're Level 30!?! Didn't we both turn Level 20 right before our vacation?!" "Yeah, but his card from EP Bowser upgraded me by 10 Levels," I said, "it said something about 'Battle Participation', or something." "Well, I was in that battle too, so maybe it'll work for me too!" Pikachu said encouragingly, "I'll go get my videoboard!" Pikachu ran off to find his bag. "I wonder..." I thought to myself, "could this be one of those super-rare Level Up cards?..."
"I've got it!" Pikachu yelled as he came running over with his videoboard. "Good," I said, "now let's see if this is what I really think it is..." I gently inserted the card into Pikachu's videoboard. We watched as it showed every screen tat I saw on my videoboard, from the 'Battle Participation Confirming' screen to the calculations chart to the congratulatory screen. Once it was finished, the only thing I heard Pikachu say was, "No way." "Yes!" I exclaimed, "this IS what I think it is!" "What is it?" Pikachu asked. "It's a super-rare Level Up card!" I exclaimed. "Are you serious?!" Pikachu said loudly. "Yeah, they've only been given out at big tournaments, including the World Tournament..." I explained. "Really!?" Pikachu said, " I bet they're worth a lot more than this one! I'd better start training!"
"You mean WE should start training," I interrupted as Pikachu was about to run off. "Huh? What do you mean?" Pikachu asked. "This year, the World Tournament is being set up in a special two-on-two battle rule type, unlike the other two. Plus, probably only Elite and Master rank characters are allowed in the tourney, but that's wild hunch," I explained. "Yeah, but we may be able to reach those ranks soon, if there are more clones like the EPs," Pikachu acknowledged, "besides, I bet there are a lot of spaces in the tournament." "Actually, there's only four teams representing each league," I replied. "Only four?!..." Pikachu groaned, "Well, my plan's out the window." "Not technically," I said, "if we do run into more clones, perfect our battle strategies, and find a signature SP Attack, I bet we could make it to at least Elite rank before team choosing." "Awesome!" Pikachu said enthusiastically, "We'd better find a good SP Attack first, or we'll be toast if there are any clones up there." "Good idea!" I replied, "Let's check the list and see if there are any exclusives to our type."
So we headed to the computer, unaware of the danger that would be before us.
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Will Kirby and Pikachu rescue the Princess this time? Will they be able to find her inside the large Bio-Lab? And what kind of dangers will they find? Find out, in Chapter 8!!