Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story, maybe just the killer...if he's not a smasher!

A/N: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sorry if there isn't alot of your fav. Smasher, but with 23 Smashers jumping around its hard to focus on one!

Fear itself

Chapter 2- Fear of Spaces

---Pichu's Room---

Roy tapped the window in Pichu's room. It was fozen over. "This is weird..." He mutter, looking at the window.

Peach turned and joined Roy at the window. "It's...ice?" She asked, turning to Roy. He nodded and she went on. "How? How could I frozen in the middle of the summer?!" She exclaimed.

"I have no clue." Roy said, turning away from the window. "Did you guys find anything?" He asked to Marth, Samus, Popo and Yoshi, who were searching the room for clues.

"Nope..." "Nothing." "'fraid not!" Were the replies from Marth, Yoshi and Popo.

"I did." Samus said, holding up a letter.

Master Hand, who was watching from the door, quickly floated over to Samus and took the letter. "It's in the same writing as the last." He said, scanning the paper over. "I had better get my brother to translate it." And with that, he floated out of the room.

Marth stood up and crossed his arms. "Well, I've never seen a murder like this before!" He said.

"You've never seen a murder before." Popo giggled, trying to lighten the seen.

"He's right...Marth, that is." Samus said, looking under a dresser. "No blood...nothing seems out of place...no signs of a fight!"

"Pichu would never have given a fight anyway." Popo added.

"Well, he still just wouldn't let them KILL him!" Samus replied. Popo nodded and stayed quiet. "It's very weird."

"I wonder..." Peach said, putting her hand to her chin. "Maybe the person is only going after the little kids. He's killed Pichu and Young Link."

Yoshi shook his head. "No, no. If he was, then he would have killed Ness."

"True..."

Roy looked at some pictures on Pichu's desk. Most of them had pictures of him and Pikachu, him and Jigglypuff and some with all the Smashers. But the last picture made him look again. It had, in order, Young Link, Pichu, Gannondorf, Ness, Roy, Popo, Nana, Zelda, Mr. Game & Watch, Luigi, Mario, Marth, Peach, Pikachu, Mewtwo, DK, Yoshi, Jigglypuff, Fox, Falco, Captain Falcon, Bowser, Kirby, Samus, Dr. Mario and Link standing in a line. Behind them was Master and Crazy Hand. "It couldn't be...just dumb luck." He muttered.

"What was that?" Marth asked his friend. Roy pointed to the picture and Marth picked it up for a closer look. "Hmm..." He gasped and showed the picture to Roy. "Look. Over Young Link and Pichu's head!" He yelled. Roy took a closer look and saw two halos drawn over their heads.

"Would the murderer be going in this order?!" He asked.

"It was the first picture we ever took together...that MIGHT be why..."

"Then that would mean...Gannondork is next!" Roy yelled to the room.

Popo, Samus, Yoshi and Peach turned their heads to look at Marth and Roy. Marth explained to the group what they have discovered, and they quickly rushed out of the room to find Gannondorf.

---The Fighting Chamber---

"No fighting, no fighting, argh!" Muttered Gannondorf as he walked into the fighting chamber. This room is where they would get teleported to the battle feild, and itself, was very small. He walked over to the platforms what would transport them to the feild. "What does he think I'll do in my spare time!" There was a cold wind behind him, as well as the sound of footsteps. He turned around and saw no one. "Is someone there?" He asked the Chamber.

"No..." Came the reply.

Gannondorf gave a weak laugh. "Oh yes, very funny indeed. Now, come out and show yourself." The room grew darker and the white walls began to turn grey. Gannondorf looked around, getting into a fighting postion. "Stupid tricks!" He yelled. The walls began to close inward. Gannondorf looked around as the rooms began to shrink. "Um...okay! Stop!" He said. Gannondorf really didn't enjoy closed spaces...not at all.

"Your afraid..." Came the same chilling voice.

"Of course not!" He boasted, folding his arms. "I, Gannondorf, am never afraid!"

"Really..."

"Really!"

"Your sweating, your heart rates increased and your knees are shaking. Your breathing rather fast."

The walls began to close in more. Gannondorf looked as the walls were nearly ontop of him. He began taking short breaths, and they soon turned into pants. "Okay! I'm a little afraid of closed spaces...please, let me out! You win!" He said, looking around. The door was no where to be seen. He franticly began looking around the closing room, trying to find his way out. "Please! Stop!" He yelled again before letting a loud, "STOP!" But the wall were touching him now and he breathing was brought to a quick pant, not enough for air to even get in. He was getting light headed and dizzy.

"Your time to face your fear is over...now you must die."

"W-w-wait!" Was all Gannondorf could say before he felt the chilling air around him. The walls closed in and he let out one last scream before he fell to the floor, dead.

---Living Room---

"Did you hear that?" Fox said, looking up in the direction of the yell.

"It sounded like Gannondork." Kirby replied, hopping off the sofa where he was laying. "We better go make sure he's okay." And with that, Fox and Kirby ran off to the Fighting Chamber.

---That night, at the Dinning Room---

The un-easy Smasher sat down at the table, picking at their food. Some refused to eat, for fear it was poison. Master Hand floated in with a note that was found on Gannondorf's body. "I'm sure by now you've found out about Gannondorf's death." He said with sadness in his voice. "Kirby and Fox found this note, and it says, 'Spaces. That is what this man feared. And his time came to face his fear. Your time is coming too. Face your fear and join your friend. Twenty-Three Smashers remain. Oh, and, Marth and Roy...That picture was just dumb luck, but thanks for giving me the idea! Maybe I'll hang onto it for a while!'" The entire dining hall, minus Popo, Yoshi, Peach and Samus, turned to Marth and Roy. "I think you better tell us what this picture is."

"It was a picture in Pichu's room." Roy started. "It had us all lined up. Young Link, Pichu, and then Gannondorf..."

"Who was next in line!" Asked, no, rather yelled Master Hand.

"Ness..."

TBC