Chapter one: The Heroine in Blue.
A walk among giants is a statement used time and again when one feels they are among great ones. Ones who are worshipped amongst their people like gods. Ones who are so great you feel small and inferior in comparison to them. You feel they are almost giants who far surpass you, giants who made their name be known throughout the lands. And so you, when you go amongst them you'll feel as if you are walking with giants. It will be terrifying at first as you are a little one around these behemoths. But as you spend more time around them and come to understand them it isn't so frightening. Especially knowing others have been doing it far before you have, even some coincidentally being family...
The sun was rising out from the horizon over the Kingdom known by its inhibitors as Ylisse. A small convoy of horsemen was riding out in the plains heading towards the castle with great haste. Their shouts could be heard echoing through the fields they had an urgent important message of some sorts apparently. The guards at the gate notice the horsemen approaching and they grow weary telling the others to be on alert. The crisp morning air blew gently through the fields swaying the vegetation back and forth. They reached the gate and unmounted their horses and approached the gate telling the guards they had an urgent message. A woman in a cloak pushed past the guards and stood before the men who bowed and showed her the strange envelope. "Lissa this… is… Smash." he said out of breath and she took it from his hands quickly looking over it. She noticed the unmistakable symbol on it, the circle with a sort of cross through it. The horizontal line was near the very bottom of the circle while the vertical one was on the far left of it.
"Go, get my brother." She said but in a sort of hushed tone and the guards all looked at one another before asking what she said. "Summon the exalt, go this is urgent, wake the exalt!" She ordered the guards who all took off running in different directions even running into each other while they left.
The castle was soon filled with the yells of men and the clanking of their armor as they ran through the halls. Lissa pushed open the doors to the throne room seeing her brother step out from the back. He was tying the knot around his robe and trying to fix his messy bed hair. He yawned and stretched a little while his sister approached him and he rubbed the sleep off his eyes.
"What's with all the ruckus? Do any of you have any idea what time it is!?" He says with another yawn as Lissa turned and the convoy entered. Some of the shepherds accompanied them in as they stood before Chrom showing him the letter. He then took it and opened it up quickly reading over it and turning to Lissa with a scoff. "Is this a joke?" He said with a snort but she shook her head and he turned to look at the convoy.
"My lord it was delivered by the very same ones who sent for the tactician." The one up front responded while the others nodded and he paced around stroking his chin. "This small package also came with the letter my lord, I believe it is the portal the very same one used before." He said handing Chrom the package and he just looked down at it and sighed.
"I don't think this is a good time for this I mean-" he began but then immediately got cut off by a figure approaching from the back.
"It isn't your choice!" His wife said as she approached taking the package and letter from his hands. "This is a great opportunity that only gets bestowed upon someone probably every two thousand years or so. We have to make right of this and give it to our daughter and no buts." She said holding up her finger then turned and walked off down a corridor with him following behind with a short groan. They make it up a flight of stairs towards one of the towers and stop in front of the door. They push it open to reveal the dimly lit room as the curtains were still draped over the windows. A large dresser was in the corner of the room next to a closet, a large wooden desk on the other side with many papers sprawled on it. And in the back a single bed with blue sheets laid just under the window in the back. A door was near the other side leading to a personal washroom. The inhabitant of the room was currently sprawled across her bed in deep sleep. She did after all stay up all night working on her own things.
"She's sleeping looks like we'll just have to come back tomorrow." Chrom whispered with a shrug and began walking away before Sumia grabbed him from the collar and pulled him back. She walked over to the bed gently stroking her daughter's hair with a smile.
"LUCINA!" Sumia shouted in her face, making her wake up in a panic and tumble out of bed.
"I shall not fall without a fight!" She shouted as she stood up unsheathing her sword and swinging it around like a maniac with her eyes shut. Her parents got down as she began hacking at things around the room making a mess of paper and torn fabric. She tore open the curtains letting the sunlight come flooding into the room. She got her sword tangled into the curtain and tried retrieving it before she heard her parents clear their throat at the same time. She opened her eyes and turned around slowly while adjusting them to the light. She saw the whole room torn apart and her parents glaring at her with their arms crossed. She just very slowly smiled sheepishly while the dresser behind her collapsed. "Mother, Father, what brings you by?" She said sitting on her bed that also collapsed while they sweat dripped. She quickly stood up again dusting herself off while her father handed her a letter.
Dear Lucina,
Congratulations! You have been invited to attend the fourth official Smash tournament. A tournament where heroes from across space and time come together and aim for the top, test your talents and climb to the top to see who is the best hero. I hope that you accept my personal invitation and join us. I have even heard of your talents first hand and it seems you would make a great addition. Should you so wish I have provided a package with this letter with instructions on how to reach us, plus a map at the back of this letter. Not only that but should you join I will have a pleasant surprise for you awaiting. Take your time to think about what you have read as you have only three days to make your final decision, as after the portal will not open.
Sincerely,
Master Hand.
Lucina finished reading with a dumbfounded look and she looked up to see her parents with wide grins. "Is this a joke?" She said pointing at the letter and they shook their heads and Sumia approached her with the package in hand.
"No it is all too real, and it is your choice too should you want to go, remember though you shall not be alone for you'll have Robin at your side." Her mother told her to hand her the package and walk off while she elbows Chrome. Lucina instantly nodded in confirmation that she wanted to go before anymore was said.
"Are you kidding! I would love to go! This is the opportunity of a lifetime!" She said jumping excitingly in place while Chrom smiled awkwardly.
"Well then you better get ready, I have already been informed of where to go should you wish. Pack any and all essentials you think you will need on the trip we'll be waiting for you out front." Chrome finished and she embraced him in a hug while thanking him and he turned and left momentarily. She quickly dashed towards her closet and swung it open pulling out a large bag and throwing all kinds of things on her bed. She began stuffing all of it into the bag and raced into the washroom changing out of her nightgown and into her usual attire. She looked at herself in the mirror while taking a huge breath and exhaling slowly. She strapped her sword to her waist as usual and headed off grabbing her bag on the way out. She shut the door and began racing down the stairs only to be pulled right back up instantly. The tip of the bag was caught in between the door and she started pulling on it frantically. It came loose afterwards making her lose her footing and go tumbling down the stairs. She landed at the bottom a few moments later while groaning and slowly stood up to come face to face with Tharja. Who was just staring down at her oddly enough and Lucina scooted away uncomfortably.
"So you decided to go I take it then?" She said while she slowly paced around the hall looking around then back at Lucina.
"Why yes, I have decided to go who would want to turn down an opportunity like this?" She responded while she picked up her bag and slumped it over her shoulder.
"I see, hmm." Tharja said, placing a hand on her chin looking deep in thought.
"What, what is it?" Lucina asked her and snapped her out of her thoughts but she simply waved her off.
"Nothing it's fine, enjoy yourself!" she responded walking off while waving at her and Lucina sighed.
"It's about Robin isn't it? you better not be planning something." She spoke up making Tharja stop dead in her tracks, after a short while however she kept on walking without saying another word. Lucina just sighed again and headed off down another flight of stairs to reach the front of the castle.
*Outside*
It seemed as if the whole kingdom had gathered for her farewell similar to Robin's farewell. The citizens all gathered around the center of it all cheering for her. It was another departure of another one of their great heroes that saved them from a recent crisis. The shepherds all lined up on either side of the walkway holding out the Ylissean flag forming an archway for her, it all led towards the middle where her parents stood by a large fountain. She slowly walked down the archway tugging her sack behind her waving goodbye to the shepherds. She stopped in front of her parents with a sigh while they stood there staring at each other awkwardly. She approached both of them embracing them in a hug with a deep sigh while they returned the gesture. She separated from them wiping a few tears off her face and gave them a smile.
"Well Lucina I trust you are all good and packed, now remember be polite and always say please and thank you. I left you some fresh clothes so you don't go wearing that all day ok. Did you remember to take everything with you," Sumia said while Lucina just slowly nodded her head. Sumia then started counting off her fingers at all the different things she should have. "And don't forget that cute little bonnet baby Lucina gifted you!"
"Moooom!" Lucina groaned lamely after a while, she slumped her shoulders a bit. Some of the others around her chuckled. Chrom then approached the fountain and dropped a little glowing device into the water that looked like a glowing bar of soap. The water came rising out of the fountain and started swirling before it opened up a portal. Chrome then took out a little folded piece of paper that came with the portal and cleared his throat.
"Alright, Portal traveling instructions. Please keep your hands and feet at your side at all times. Failure to do so will result in the loss of limbs. Please remain still as the portal calculates where to drop you off failure to do so might result in you appearing in an island in the middle of nowhere, or the mouth of an active volcano. During the ride if you get drowsy or nauseous well then suck it up. Love, C.H." Chrome finished reading and looked up to see Lucina looking quite pale and holding her things tightly. "Alright then you're good to go! Have fun we hope to hear from you soon!" Chrom said nudging her forwards but she just gulped while staring at the swirling vortex.
"Hey come on you're just trying to discourage her!" Sumia spoke up pushing Chrome out of the way and approaching Lucina. "Look you're going to be fine, I know for sure, you've been through a lot and I know you are going to triumph over this challenge as well. So take care of yourself and don't forget to enjoy yourself and when you come back you greet us with a smile." Sumia finished while she stroked Lucina's hair before taking a step back.
"Thank you mother, everyone thank you so much!" She responded and took a deep breath and walked right into the portal. Though they weren't sure everyone could have swore they heard maniacal cackling as the portal closed.
"You know I've always wondered who this C.H is? their name was also on the instructions that came for Robin." Chrome spoke up as he turned to Sumia who looked in thought about it as well while the portal disappeared...
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Lucina couldn't see anything but swirls of dark purples and blues and she also felt as if any moment she would see her stomach contents at her feet. Her head started spinning as well and just when she thought she couldn't take it anymore all the swirls vanished. She was introduced to a large luscious field of grass with full blooming trees all swaying in the gentle breeze. She was glad to finally be out of the swirling vortex but the bad part was she landed in a tree. "Oh come on!' she exclaimed to herself with an angry pout and cut the branch she was on by accident while she was trying to clear the leaves and swung too hard. A loud snap was heard and she fell to the ground landing roughly on her rear. She slowly stood up surprised that she wasn't hurt and looked up to see her bag still stuck in the tree. She groaned in frustration while she leaned her head against the tree. She began to climb up the tree again and retrieved her sack and descended back down. She took out a small map that came with the letter and she took a look at it to determine where she was at. Truth is she didn't have a clue but she did find the little path that was on the map, and she could see the massive mansion sitting atop a large hill straight ahead.
Meanwhile inside of the mansion…
As usual it was busy and utter chaos. A certain figure in a robe was making his way through a hall trying not to get caught up in any of the chaos. The figure also held a tome in his left hand. He made it to a set of stairs and proceeded to make his way down. Moving out of the way as a blonde in green and an angel went skating down the stairs at full speeds. He made sure the coast was clear before he continued his descent and got to the main lobby. He was about to reach the door before plumber in green overalls came rushing down the hall on fire, and a plumber in red overalls chasing him with a super soaker on his back. Robin just sighed and resumed his trip picking up pace before anything else should happen. "Oh hey Robin where are you off to in such a rush?" A feminine voice called out and he turned around to face the Princess of Hyrule herself, Zelda.
"The newcomer is due to arrive today, I am to greet them since after all she is from my dimension." he responded.
"Of course, wait… she? Wow as soon as I heard another sword fighter was coming from your dimension I seriously thought it was another male. But a female, the closest we got to that was Lyn, however she's just a projection. Do you mind if I accompanied you?" Zelda asked curiously.
"Not at all, after all it would be preferable if she started meeting new people to make her familiar with all the inhabitants of the mansion. We best be on our way. She is supposedly arriving sometime now according to Master Hand." He said and she nodded her head and they made their way towards the doors.
"Wait, I wonder why Master Hand didn't announce her arrival; he did it for the first few newcomers. But then afterwards he just didn't bother anymore?" Zelda said while she looked at Robin puzzled.
"Well for starters this mansion has been in a huge ruckus for a little over a week now. I don't think Master Hand wants anymore of a ruckus then there already is. You do remember what happened when we got the latest new Smasher to join the roster right?" He said and opened the front door and held it open for Zelda to pass. She thanked him while stepping outside.
"Ugh, don't remind me that was a total disaster and the Elite Six was personally held responsible!" She said with a groan and they both headed to the gate. Some Miis were standing guard at the gate when they approached. But there wasn't any sign of anyone approaching let alone arrived. Not too soon afterwards however they saw someone come lazily walking towards the gate dragging a bag on the floor behind them. Not to mention there was twigs sticking out of her hair.
"Is that her?" Zelda said pointing off into the distance and Robin nodded slowly with a sigh.
"Yeah that would be her, believe me she is usually more lively and active." Robin assured her while she nodded and ordered the Miis to open the gate.
Lucina was glad that the long walk was almost over; she underestimated the distance and hauling around all her things wasn't helping either. She then saw her fathers best friend approaching with a large smile plastered on his face. Another person was at his side and from the look of her she looked like royalty. "Robin!" she called out and approached, tackling him in a hug while he chuckled. "You don't know how much we missed you, it has not been the same since you left!" She said while pulling away from him and sighing heavily.
"Really now? Well at least I'm glad that everyone is still thinking of me after a week of absence." Robin replies, then turned to face Zelda then back Lucina. "Lucina I would like to introduce you to someone who I am very well acquainted with. This is Princess Zelda of Hyrule."
"It is very nice to meet you. I'm Lucina and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Lucina introduced herself while taking a formal bow in front of Zelda.
"The pleasure is all mine, and please there is no need for formality. We are all equals here." Zelda said while extending her hand for a handshake which the bluenette took enthusiastically.
"Well why don't we get you settled in? Then I can give you a proper tour and let you meet the many lifeforms within!" Robin said while helping Lucina with her luggage and she nodded cheerfully.
"I would love that very much!" she said while Robin handed her all her smash related things and led her to the mansion. She looked around at the scenery in the front yard before they were at the entrance. "I Wonder what he meant by many life forms are some of the fighters here not human?" she thought to herself as she entered the mansion.
"Well I have some urgent things to attend to. It was a pleasure getting to meet you Lucina. I guess I will see you two later at dinner I suppose, farewell and I hope you have a pleasant stay Lucina." Zelda said turned and headed in a different direction and disappeared around the corner. Lucina was going to follow after Robin when she saw a little pink round creature at the top of the stairs disappeared behind a door. They ascended up the stairs and she stared at the door for a while. She noticed the door the creature disappeared into had a star symbol and a planet one that read in bold white letters: Kirby, Ness. She continued to follow Robin down the hall till they made it to a door that had a sword symbol and it read Lucina in bold white letters.
"This will be your residence for your time here at the smash mansion." Robin pointed at the door. "Do you have your identification card? It should be with the things I handed you at the gate. You need it to enter your room." He said while pointing to a strange looking box next to the door there was a thin line with glowing blue light.
"Yeah let me check." She responded while going through her things, she pulled out a small card and Robin took it and swiped it. A beeping noise occurred and the door opened and he motioned her inside. The room was what one would expect to find in a mansion there was a comfortable little sofa, and a small bed in the back with blue sheets. A large desk on the other end with a little cup of pencils and pens and a small stack of empty paper. A large closet sat in the back that was currently empty but hand hangers for clothes. To the other end a door that leads to a personal bathroom. Two large windows were in the back of the room with red and gold curtains. A large black and blue carpet was draped across the middle of the room where the sofa was. There were some cupboards and counters to the side with a little electric stove and a small fridge. A large ceiling fan hung over the middle of the room with three large lights under it with fancy looking decorations. A large dresser was on the other side of the bed with a large mirror on it. She put her luggage on her bed and took a deep breath while examining the room, thinking about what life there would be like, Robin then snapped her out of her thoughts. "Well I'll let you get settled in. I have to go somewhere that requires my attendance, I'll be back later to show you around, now if you'll excuse me." He Finished and left the room. She then laid back on her bed thinking what kind of people she will meet or other life forms...
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She later finished unpacking and went to a mini fridge on the counter top. "What is this little white box?" she thought and opened the fridge then looked inside there were water bottles, cans that said soda that came in different flavors, and some glass bottles labeled juice also varied. "Wow the little box creates cold wind to keep the drinks cooled!" She thought while grabbing a can of soda "wonder what this is?" She thought while observing a can of soda she shook it and heard liquid inside. She looked at it and shook it some more while thinking about what could be inside. She then noticed the ring at the top and pulled it. Soda came rushing out of the can spraying all over her. She then looked down at it with a deadpan look on her face and groaned. She set the can down on the counter and made her way to the bathroom and washed her face and dried herself with a towel. Seconds later she heard a cheery knock on the door. She walked to the door and opened it and on the other side stood a girl with a pink dress and a small little crown atop her head. But the most distinct feature was she had a very peachy look to her.
"So, you're the new girl?" She said entering her room and stopped at the center to face her. "I wanted to formally introduce myself. I am Princess Peach Toadstool of the mushroom kingdom and I have a gift for you!" she said while handing Lucina a little pink cupcake with a candle on top.
"Um thanks" Lucina said weary while looking at the pastry in her hand the candle had a string slowly burning. When it reached the stick it made a little pop this startled Lucina so she made a quick jump then put the cupcake in the fridge.
Peach was then holding a little box, she pulled the string, it made a loud popping noise and confetti came shooting out of it. Peach put on a party hat while saying: "Welcome to Smash Brothers!" and honking the horn (which startled Lucina again). She then gave Lucina a flier and asked her "want you to join my tea party?" while pointing at the flier before she could answer she got bombarded with questions.
"What's your favorite color?"
"Have you had peach tea before?"
"You really fight with a sword?"
"What kind of shampoo do you use?"
"Have you ever worn dresses?"
"Are you comfortable in that getup?"
"Why are you wet?"
"Have you met anyone else yet?"
"Have you been in love?"
"How do you know Robin?"
All this was said extremely fast so all Lucina could mutter was, "Wut?"
Peach then stopped pacing around the room and quickly turned to her. "Wait! what's your name?" She asked while she approached Lucina.
"Um, my name is Lucina, it 's nice to meet you too Ms. Toadstool" she responded and Peach then approached her and took out her hand.
"Peach is fine, Nice to meet you!" Lucina took her hand and shook it.
"The pleasure is all mine" Lucina told the princess. Before Peach could say any more however Zelda walked in. Both girls turned to face her the instant she walked in.
"Hey Zellie, whats up?" Peach asked the Hylian.
"The newcomer from your world arrived, you better head to the gate and greet them." She responded and Peach's eyes then lit up with stars upon hearing the news.
"Wow she's finally here I'll see you guys later!" She squealed in delight before she bolted out the door and disappeared into the hall. Lucina stared at the door before turning to face her new guest.
"Hey you all settled in?" Zelda asked while looking around the room.
"Yeah, I'm all settled in and ready to start my smash adventure!" Lucina said in an excited tone while fist bumping the air.
"Uh-huh, Oh, Robin got caught up in some other assignments so I'll be showing you around. My schedule was emptied by Master Hand, mostly since we already know each other." Zelda explained while Lucina slowly lowered her head.
"Oh, I see. That's unfortunate that Robin Got caught up in other matters. But nevertheless I'll gladly go on a tour with you!" Lucina responded and Zelda nodded before she made her way to the door.
"Are you hungry? I can show you the mess hall first and you can meet some more of the residents there." Zelda asked her and Lucina felt her stomach growl lightly at the thought of food. She was hungry after all since she has not eaten at all yet, and it was already the afternoon.
"Sure, I'm kinda starving right now." She responded and Zelda nodded and motioned for her to follow.
The mansion had many people running around and others giving orders. Yelling, loud bangs, explosions, weapons clashing, Running water, arguments, and roars were all heard; the place was in complete and utter chaos. "Um, what exactly is going on?" Lucina asked while looking at all the chaos going on around her.
"Well, we're making arrangements for newcomers. That and waiting for veterans to arrive still, we originally planned to start inviting newcomers to join once all the veterans returned. But some have not arrived due to difficulties and, well, personnel matters involving their worlds. So Master Hand decided to start bringing in anyone who was available this included newcomers and we are still making changes to everything to benefit this new tournament." Zelda finished explaining the situation and then suddenly brought Lucina down to the floor while an angel flew over them at high speeds. "PIT!" Zelda shouted while getting up Lucina stood to see the angel disappear in another hall. "Watch where you're flying!"
"Sorry!" The angel boy called back, she just shook her head before turning back towards the newcomer.
"Sorry about that shall we?" she said while pointing to a set of large double doors the words Cafeteria were above them in bold letters.
"Sure..." Lucina responded while entering behind Zelda and looking around.
The Cafeteria was large! with a buffet upfront, and many booths around round tables to choose to sit on. Some Smashers were there already eating and conversing with one another. Zelda went to a large stack of trays and grabbed one and handed it to Lucina. She looked at the many food items while deciding what to get. There were burgers & fries, pizza, subs, salads, fish, chicken, hot wings, hot dogs, shrimp, and a large selection of fruits. Lucina just went with some chicken, not sure if she wanted to try the other foods and an apple. Zelda then led her to a large fridge with glass doors containing many drinks. "What would you like?" Zelda asked Lucina while she looked at the items. She quickly decided against the soda since she thought those drinks explode and she didn't feel like milk. So she pointed at a bottle of juice "Juice, what kind would you like?" Zelda asked.
"Anything is fine" Lucina responded and Zelda handed her a pineapple drink, Lucina took the yellow bottle, then followed Zelda to a table. Robin then entered the cafeteria with a tall man with blue hair. He had a bandana around it, a large cape and a huge golden sword on his back. They grabbed trays and the tall man piled his plate with nothing but chicken while Robin grabbed burgers and fries. They got their drinks and when Robin saw Lucina he headed in their direction. Lucina however was too busy staring at her fried chicken to have noticed the tactician and swordsman approach. She was contemplating whether what she got was actually chicken or not.
"Lucina, glad I ran into you! I would like to introduce you to the first person I met at the tournament!" Robin spoke up and she looked up while her jaw dropped when she noticed who was standing at his side. "This is-"
"No way is that the Radiant Hero!?" She cut him off quickly, rising from her seat and approaching him. She just started poking his armor while he arched an eyebrow and turned to Robin. "Wow he is so much bigger in person!" She said while she swayed his cape around and Robin shrugged when Ike gave him a funny look. "And the legendary sword Rangel!" She said in almost a squeal while staring at it. "Is this actually real?" she asked while she poked his cheek very slowly.
"Yes I am the muscle tone warrior and wielder of Rangel, and yes I am very real!" He responded while giving her a firm handshake as she gawked. "But you can call all this awesomeness, Ike" he said while he patted her on the head. She just giggled a little and slowly sat back down while still staring at Ike in awe.
"May we join you ladies in your meal?" Robin asked momentarily afterwards.
"Yeah, sure" replied Zelda. And Robin and Ike sat opposite the two girls.
"So Robin have you finally finished?" Lucina asked the tactician hopeful, but he just sighed heavily.
"Unfortunately no, we are merely just taking a little break our assignment has yet to be complete." Robin responded while Lucina seemed a little disappointed Robin had not finished his task yet, she then noticed Robin holding a soda can. Before he could open it however Lucina put her hand on top of it.
"NO!" She yelled while everyone paused and looked at her as she was stretched across the table and her hand on top of the soda can. She just stood there looking at a confused Robin.
"Is something wrong Lucina?" He asked cautiously and she blinked several times in thought.
"Uh... Um... Well you see.." She started while slowly sitting back down. "How do I put this? Those little containers explode if you try to open them. I did so a while ago and it just burst making a huge mess!" She responded and everyone at the table just looked at her with blank expressions.
"Um Lucina, I assure you it is perfectly fine. If I open this container it will not combust." Robin states before he opened the soda and put it back on the table and looked back at her, "see it's fine."
"Wait, let me guess... you shook the can before opening it?" Ike asked the swordswoman, Lucina turns to Ike while giving him a slow nod in which he started laughing. Robin gave a light chuckle while Zelda was giggling.
"What is so funny?" she asked at the sudden laughter looking around the table confused.
"Well lets just say you should never shake a soda can before opening it, you see this drink called 'soda' is made with carbonated water, basically carbon dioxide gas and of course should you shake it would cause a build up of said gas and create pressure, thus resulting in said explosion you explained earlier." Robin informed her.
"Oh, I see..." Lucina responded and put her head down in embarrassment.
Zelda's chair was then pulled down and she gave a startled yelp in surprise. Lucina looked up to see a man in a green tunic holding Zelda's chair backwards. "There you are!" he said before planting his lips on hers then she started giggling.
"Link where have you been? I haven't seen you at all today?" Zelda said as he put the chair back.
"Oh you know here and there!" he responded and walked towards Robin and put his arm around him. "Robin what up? I used tactics this time!" He says while snickering to himself uncontrollably.
"Hello Link, I see you succeeded this time hm?" Robin replied while shaking his head.
"Ike what up big guy?" Ike stood up and both he and Link jumped and bumped their chests. Zelda just shook her head with a smile on her face as they bro hugged as if they were trying to make their heads pop off. Before she could ask however, the one called Link got tackled to the ground by a woman in a skin tight blue suit.
"Where is it prick!? give it to ME!" She shouts at him while trying to pin him to the ground.
"Hey I told you I don't have it! not anymore at least..." he said with a devilish smile. Her expression went from shock to pure rage as she picked him up and threw him against the wall and pointed some strange device in his face.
"What did you do!?" She hissed at him but he gave another smile looking around innocently.
"I don't know, but maybe just maybe it's at a certain location?" he said, his smile growing ever so slightly.
"NO!" she dropped him and left through the cafeterias back door, Link got up and dusted himself off and headed back to the group.
"Link what happened?" Ike asked while approaching the green clad hero who was grinning like an idiot.
"Well lets just say where you fail once the third time's a charm." He responded and held something up but before Lucina could see what it was Ike got in the way and obstructed her view.
"Ah Link up to your mischievous ways again are we?" Robin spoke up and just gave a chuckle while also slowly shaking his head.
"Link what did you do!?" Zelda demanded but still focused on her meal, not even bothered to look up.
"Oh, um, oh you know I just caught her at a wrong time you know Samus, ha ha ha ha..." Link replied laughing nervously and tapping his fingers together.
"Yeah fine I don't even care anymore, just know I won't bail you out this time!" Zelda told the other Hylian looking up at him with a glare.
"Uh, what's going on?" Lucina asked nervously, still wondering what happened and why. Everyone stopped and looked at her. Then Link popped out from behind Ike with a stupid look and approached her.
"Hello there... I don't think we have been properly introduced. I am Link the one man army, devilishly handsome proud knight of Hyrule, slayer of the king of evil at your service!" He pulled out a rose and handed it to her as he bowed while Zelda just scoffed at his introduction to the blue haired swordswoman. She took the flower while thanking him.
"Thank you, it's nice to meet you too, I'm Lucina from the land of Ylisse." She greeted him and Link sat down in between Ike and Robin. He then took some of Robin's fries and ate them while leaning back in his chair.
"So, what's new guys?" he asked the group.
"Well I would say the usual, BUUUUT! Master Hand has me and Robin bringing a whole bunch of containers from the attic. AND! It looks like it's going to take us all day. I got places to be! Who's gonna polish my sword!?" Ike said while slowly rubbing his sword with a pout.
"You think that sucks!? I got put on the test subject team I'm trying out all these new stages Master Hand came up with. That and hoping I make it back in one piece!" Link told them rocking back and forth in his chair while thinking about it.
"Speaking of Master Hand, Lucina, he wants to talk with you so we should go." Zelda told her while getting up. She threw away her trash and put her tray on a large stack of dirty trays. Lucina got up and did the same and she headed back to the table. Before they could leave however they heard a loud yell but was muffled through the walls. Then a loud roar came and more arguing, than a feminine sounding voice came to yell as well. Finally all calmed down when a loud booming voice shouted "Silence!" Lucina just looked back at Zelda completely puzzled.
"What just happened?" Lucina asked in confusion looking at the others around the table.
"Eh, you know normal everyday psychotic commotion. Don't worry in a few days you'll get used to it, or have a psychotic breakdown." Link replied sternly before taking a chug out of Robin's soda. Lucina turned to look at Link with a concerned look while he shrugged. Then the back door of the cafeteria busted down, Samus stood there now wearing orange armor but her head was still visible.
"LINK!" she shouted, glaring at Hylian as he spat the soda out and whipped around flying out of the chair.
"Heeyyy, S-S-Samus I-I love to stay and chat but I got work to do." he said in a shaky voice and was slowly backing away. Link then took off running full blast and Samus gave chase. Zelda just pinched the bridge of her nose and groaned in annoyance.
"I would not be surprised if we find him in Dr. Mario's office later," Ike said while laughing as several explosions go off near the cafeteria.
"Well, we best be on our way Ike if we are to finish our task before curfew. Lucina I will see you later at dinner farewell." Robin finished, with that he got up and left followed by Ike who was groaning.
"Let's go," said Zelda, while motioning Lucina to follow. They went through the back door and passed several halls and corridors before making it to another set of large doors, Zelda knocked.
"Enter!" was heard by the same booming voice she had heard earlier. Zelda opened the door and motioned Lucina inside and she saw a desk and a man sitting behind. It was a little dark in the back of the room so the man's upper body could not be seen.
"Please take a seat and make yourself comfortable." He said and Lucina sat in one of two chairs in front of the desk as she was starting to get nervous. The large wooden desk sat in the middle of the room, the ledges made of white metal while the desk was a dark color. A large jar sat on the table with multiple colored pens in it, a small stack of papers were also sprawled across the table, a mike was also off to the side where he often spoke along with a lamp; and lastly a large name plate with bold letters labeled: Master Hand. To the side were two heavy bookshelves tucked full of large binders, a large door was right next to that leading to a different room. Behind the desk near the back wall were two large file cabinets. Next to that was a large door that led into some other room as well. On the other side was a large portrait with two disembodied gloves painted on it. In front of the desk was a large round carpet with the smash symbol on it. A huge fancy white crystal chandelier hung overhead but was off at the moment the only source of light was the small lamp on the desk. She was really nervous just being in this room. She didn't like the look or feel of it. The man presumably being this Master Hand stood up and started making his way around the desk. The little lamp on his desk illuminated him more and left Lucina in shock, his face or rather his head was a glove. A glove of a right hand, he wore a black tux with a white tie. His hands were pale and seemed as though they were transparent. She just stared while he continued to make his way around the desk and stopped in front. He turned and looked at her and sighed, Her face had a mixed expression of confusion and shock.
"I know what you are thinking, yes this is my head it is not a mask or rather its my head in my human form. I take a different form in combat, but enough about me are you settling in alright?"
"Y-yeah I'm settled in and Zelda was kind enough to show me around" Lucina replied, stuttering a little while pointing a thumb at Zelda.
"That's good to hear, now I called you in here to explain some rules as well as regulations. We are still waiting for some more fighters to join us and when they get here the tournament will begin. So you may practice for the time being if you so wish. If you feel like helping with arrangements you can ask one of the Elite Six. I can use all the help I can get. We are already behind schedule. Now, my assistants should have given you a full copy of the schedule in your room for reviewing. Curfew is and will be at 10pm sharp unless told otherwise. The fights are simulated so no actual damage can be done to opponents as well as in the mansion and its boundary. So you can't get mortally wounded however bruises and minor things like that still happen but we have a medical wing for that and a highly experienced doctor. As for sickness it is unusual but yes illness is still possible but that is rare. Now you are free to roam the mansion as you please, however there are rooms and chambers that are prohibited to enter except for myself and the Elite Six members. I'm sure you'll spot some of them. Other than that, just have fun. You can do practice matches or hang out in one of the many activity rooms or chat to others to get to know them so that sums it up just about until you are dismissed." He finished while shaking her hand as she stood up. Lucina gave a nod and turned to leave.
"Oh! Lucina you might want to avoid the black door in the basement, that's uh, where the resident villains like to stay." Master Hand suddenly added before she was out the door.
"Um, sure no problem" Lucina responded wondering what could be so bad about this black door. She was waiting for Zelda to come as well so she could show her around more.
"Zelda I need you to say we have important matters to discuss," Master Hand spoke, making Zelda halt, she then handed Lucina a paper and turned around.
"Alright shall I call the other members?" Zelda asked, Master hand however shook his head as Lucina walked out and closed the door looking at the paper. It was a map detailed with everything in the mansion. Zelda even drew a path on how to get back to the dorms and she started walking down the hall and took a left towards the supposed living room.
She was thinking about what Master Hand had said and it began to worry her. "Villains!? Master Hand invited Villains!? I sure hope he didn't invite..." She thought to herself and was going to continue until she heard screaming and loud grunts of pain along other weird and funny sounding noises. She looked ahead to see two shadows on the wall and one was beating the other to the floor she could not really make out what was happening, but it looked like the other was inflicting serious pain on the one on the floor. She then heard a voice with the sound of blows being dealt.
"Ah AH!"
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"I DON'T BEND THAT WAY!"
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"ok ok, ah OW!"
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"UURRURGG! AH!"
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"Ouff!"
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"AHH URGH! OK!"
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"Ok ... you. win. here. it. is."
Lucina saw the one on the floor hold something up, the other took it and walked over to the one on the floor and walked away. The voice sounded very familiar though, she went to the end of the hall and looked to the left and saw a person disappear around a corner. She then looked down to see a badly beaten Link face down with one arm behind his back.
"Oh dear Naga, Link are you alright?" She asked concerned and stood there while Link was just moaning in pain. She then knelt down next to him and put her hand on his head.
"Y-Yeah.. just... everyday psychotic commotion" Link groaned while he sat up and rubbed his head. She stood up and offered him her hand. He took it and thanked her while holding his stomach and ribs with his hands. "I'll be fine, I 'll just pop some pills and I'll be at full strength again." Link said holding is jaw and moving it around and wincing a little. "Man that punch comes at you like a freaking bullet train, and feels like it too even hits harder than Ganondorf!" Link added shortly after, She looked at him puzzled trying to figure out what he was talking about. Then a little device on Link buzzed he took it off his belt and pressed a button.
"Link man were you at? The new stage is finished and we need to test it out, the simulation starts in a minute! hurry up dude!" she heard a voice frantically coming from it.
"Alright I'm on my way, chill out Pit!" he responded and put the device away and faced Lucina. "I gotta run you gonna be alright?" Link asked, pointing a thumb behind him.
"I should ask you the same question?" Lucina answered while poking him and giggling. He laughed a little before taking off in another direction at full speed. She held a smile on her face too "hmm, Pit that must be the angel that flew past me awhile back?" she thought to herself then resumed where she was going.
She was lost in her thoughts as she hurried down the halls then turned another corner when she bumped into someone. She ended up getting knocked down from the impact and fell on her rear. She looked up and was about to apologize but…
"Watch where you're going Stupid!" She immediately heard afterwards and saw someone who looked like Pit. Except this guy had black hair, black wings, black clothes, and dark ruby eyes. She slowly started getting back up to her feet feeling embarrassed.
"I'm terribly sorry I didn't see you there-"
"Whatever, just get out of my way blueberry snot head!" The Black Pit responded, cutting her off and she scoffed.
"Excuse me!?" She demanded but the dark angel simply walked away.
"You heard me!" he remarks and continued walking until Lucina put her hand on his shoulder and turned him around.
"What is your problem! I apologize for my mistake!" she raised her voice at him.
"Yeah and guess what? it wouldn't of happen if you weren't so stupid!" he shouted back, she however was getting frustrated with him and her hand was tightly gripping her sword now.
"I think now you owe me an apology!" She says while getting in his face challengingly.
"Better idea! why don't you leave me alone and go be stupid some place else!" He responded sarcastically before he turned around and proceeded to walk away. Lucina got frustrated at that point and took out her sword and made the tip come in contact with the Black Pit's back.
"I didn't hear you Apologize!" She shouted in anger as he turned his head and started to growl angrily while gritting his teeth. He dashed behind her and shoved her to the wall making her drop her sword. Then he put her arms behind her back using his own to hold them, while he used his other to put her head against the wall. This happened in a split second so Lucina didn't get to react. "Let go of me!" She demanded while struggling in his hold he then used more force and made her stay still.
"Listen here noob, I know you arrived today so it seems you have a lot to learn. You don't know how rules work here. You may have been tough in your world perhaps though I seriously doubt it. But it's a whole other story here, no here you're just plain stuuupid!" He insulted her by whispering in her ear and then raising his voice at the end. She felt more anger taking over her and she tried to break free of his hold again using more force but stopped immediately when she felt a cold blade against her neck and she let out a gasp.
"Let her go Pittoo!" she heard another female call out, the Black Pit she called Pittoo started growling even louder and let go of her and turned towards the source.
"I'M NOT CALLED PITTO!" he shouted angrily then softly pushed Lucina aside and stormed off into another hall. She turned around to see a woman with long green hair standing at the end of the hall. She had some sort of light glowing behind her and she was holding a staff, she gave Lucina a warm smile as she approached her.
"I wouldn't go near that boy, he bites." She said jokingly and Lucina chuckled a little.
"So I noticed..." she replied as the woman started laughing a little as well.
"I saw you arrive today, and I have not seen you since who might you be?" The green haired woman asked Lucina eyeing her curiously.
"Oh, I'm Lucina and I come from the land of Ylisse, and who might you be?" She asked the woman curiously as she shook her hand.
"I'm Palutena, goddess of light and I hail from skyworld!" She responded cheerfully, Lucina's curiosity turned to shock upon hearing that however.
"What!?" Lucina asked in complete and utter shock. "A goddess here at the tournament is that fair, is she competing?" Lucina thought to herself, the goddess however laughed a little at Lucina's reaction. And as if she had read her mind Palutena explained herself.
"Yes I am a goddess, and I'm competing. However worry not, Master hand has reduced my powers for the time being. So I am equal to every fighter here." She responded while waving her hand around, Lucina just stared still uncertain of what to say.
"Well, it was a pleasure meeting you Lucina but I have some business to attend to see you around." Palutena said before Lucina could say anything, with that she turned and headed back the way she came. Her green hair majestically flowing behind her as if it were a cape.
"A a-actual real goddess?" Lucina thought still in shock. She had heard of many gods and goddesses but she never thought she would meet one up close and personnel. After snapping back to reality she continued walking where she was originally going following the path Zelda made for her.
She headed down the hall and turned a corner and ended up in a large room with two big couches and a massive TV, a small table in the corner and two seats. There was no one there at the time present, but then she saw Ike rush by. "He's back man what took that idiot so long!" He said to himself excitedly, she was about to ask what was happening but he dashed out the room as quickly as he got in. She just shrugged and continued onwards but then she felt like she stepped on something. She looked down at what seemed to be the tail of an animal shaped like a thunderbolt. She was about to get off but, unfortunately, in that exact second she felt volts of electricity pulsing through her body. She screamed in pain as it coursed through her body but it stopped moments later. She fell to the floor unable to support herself anymore while little sparks danced on her head. She just laid there twitching like crazy wondering what just happened as her body went numb.
"W-w-what..i-in..t-t-the..n-name...of..n-n-Naga..w-was that!?" She stuttered, still twitching like crazy and being in a sort of daze.
"Pika..." something responded softly. She sat up as best as she could still twitching and a little and saw a little yellow mouse with red cheeks.
"W-w-what?" she asked, staring at the yellow mouse confused. "Did you see what just happened?" She asked twitching every now and then. The little mouse was rubbing the back of his head with an apologetic look on his face.
"Pi pika pi, chu pika chu. Chu pi pika pi!" it said in an apologetic tone while looking down at the floor embarrassed.
"Huh?" she could not help but ask as she didn't understand what it just said.
"He said you startled him and he shocked you by accident he's also sorry about that." She looked up to see some kind of blue jackal creature with yellow fur on its chest and a spike coming out; it also had spikes in what looked to be his pawns. Long pointed ears stood atop his head, and some black strands also hanging behind his head. Lucina quickly rose to her feet startled twitching every now and then still.
"Don't be alarmed, I just heard a scream and came to see what was wrong. Now I know you're the newcomer right?" it asked her.
"I-it TALKS?!" She said in surprise while still staring at it in shock, the creature just sighed.
"Yes I am very sure this is the newcomer, Lucina I assume right?" he asked while pointing at her for approval.
"It talks, and it knows my name!?" She said afterwards in a panicked tone the creature just face palmed and groaned.
"And it would seem you're still getting used to this place." It said as it started approaching while she was slowly backing away.
"I'm not gonna hurt you, I'm just gonna explain, you see me and him are Pokemon." It began while pointing at the yellow mouse which still had an apologetic look on its face. She was gonna quickly turn and leave when she came face to face with an orange dragon. She just let out a startled yelp and continued staring at it in fear, she already had really bad experiences with dragons.
It slowly got closer to her while letting out a low growl, she was starting to panic as indicated by her breathing, she had no idea what she was going to do now. "What is a dragon doing here? Does it belong here? Is it even friendly!?" she thought to herself while she panickedly thought of what to do.
"Charizard stop you're scaring her can't you see she's still getting used to the place." The blue creature spoke up and the orange dragon turned to the other creature when it heard that. With its attention elsewhere she quickly dashed out of the room and started running down the hall not wanting to look back if anything was following her. She thought there was nothing there until she heard a noise behind her. She quickly took a turn and hid placing her back against the wall hoping that whatever was in the hall just left. She heard something approaching the footsteps getting louder. She put her hand on the hilt of her sword and with each step she felt her heart start beating faster. She felt a cold drop of sweat run down her face, but suddenly the footsteps turned and headed in a different direction and she sighed in relief that it had left. She looked at her map to see where she was and she was going the right way surprisingly.
"I'm just gonna go to my room and bolt the door shut before anything else weird happens!" she declared to herself and turned to leave only to come face to face with something else. She yelped in surprise while the other person just jumped in alarm when she calmed down she saw that it was just Zelda.
"Lucina what's wrong what are you doing here?" the Hylian asked as she was contemplating on what to say.
"N-nothing I was just h-heading back to me-my room" Lucina tried to act like normal but the twitching was not helping. And the fact that she was all jumpy but she didn't want to tell Zelda.
"O-K so why are you all jumpy and... twitchy?" Zelda asked, eyeing her curiously.
"It's n-nothing just getting to k-know the place, what are you doing here?" Lucina blurted to Zelda trying to change the conversation.
"Oh, I heard someone else has arrived, so I was going to go welcome them back. Would you like to join me perhaps?" Zelda asked, pointing down the hall with her thumb.
"Perhaps l-later I'm feeling a little t-tired." Lucina lied as she fake yawned.
"Alright I guess I'll just introduce them to you at dinner then." Zelda said and walked off while Lucina sighed in relief. Zelda had left, and Lucina started walking quickly in the direction of the dorms. She wanted to get to her room before she ran into anyone or anything else.
She makes it to the main lobby but no one was there oddly. "Strange, didn't Zelda say there was a newcomer they were gonna greet where they are?" She thought to herself and decided to not think about it and made her way up the stairs. She was going down the hall rather quickly too. "Almost there just a little more!" she thought and was about to make it to a turn when she saw a giant terrapin with spikes on its shell and wearing a lot of spiked collars. She hid from view and saw it walk across into a different hall. She decided to walk faster after that and turned the corner opposite of the turtle and continued walking extremely fast. She was going to make it till someone came out of a door and she ran straight into them.
"oh dear Naga what did I just get myself into now!?" she thought to herself frantically worried as she ran into someone yet again. She separated from them and she was going to just keep going and ignore the person. That is till she got a look at the person realizing she came face to face with the Hero King, Marth. She just backed away from him slowly while she gasped really loud as he stood there awkwardly. "T-the h-h-hero King!?" She spoke in a fast and panicked voice choking on her own words as it seemed her voice was stuck in her throat. She wasn't sure if she was hallucinating or if she really saw him, but the shock was too much for her and she started getting dizzy and her vision was becoming dark. She noticed Marth approach her looking quite concerned and confused. She just smiled stupidly while she saw the world spinning as she hit the floor with a loud thud.
"LUCINA!?" Robin's voice suddenly called out it was the last thing she heard before the world faded away…
Alright and that concludes the end of the new and improved chapter uno! Yay! (人*´∀) cue cheesy inspirational music! Alright so this is how I originally planned for this chapter, or rather this story to kick off.
Please feel free to review if you so wish. I would like to hear your wonderful opinions and criticism, feel free to be honest too. I can handle it. I do hope however to hear from some familiar people as well.
Another thing, this is at the start of the tournament so no DLCs will be present until later chapters. That and I do plan to make Lucina interact with every character at least once, so everyone's favorite character is bound to show up. Well then that's all Emmy has for you, till next time Toodles! (* ^∀^)ﾉｼ
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