Okay, well, things had been shaken around with the return of Giga Bowser! There are so many things that the smashers, and you guys, have yet to know. But do not despair; most of your questions should be answered here!
Roy: Sweet! XD
Also, something I mentioned to some of you, and completely forgot to mention the first chapter; any character from SSBB has nothing to do with this fic.
Falco: Meaning?
Meaning Pit, Meta Knight, Wario, Snake, Zero Suit Samus, and any other if confirmed character will not be in this. One of you thought the angel was Pit; I apologize deeply, but that's not true. The angel is a melee smasher, and you'll find out which one soon enough.
Pikachu: RoyalFanatic doesn't own SSBM and anything that appears in it, but she does own the Angels' Door and her view of the mansion. Oh, and she owns the story too!
Falco: Chapter 2…Go!
The smashers sat in the Meeting Room, all whispering about the recent events of the day: Dr. Mario's death, Giga Bowser's release, Nana's betrayal and the escape of the wireframes, and this Angels' Door that the two hands kept quiet about. Only one of the smashers wasn't talking; he sat staring at the table. He would have to confess his secret…and whether he was happy, upset, or scared about it, he himself didn't know. Conveniently, the others weren't paying any attention to him…but once he did what he had to do…
Well, that was a different story…
"Good afternoon everyone," Master Hand greeted as he and Crazy Hand floated to the podium. There were a few mutterings, some of them not so pleasant. "Yes, we have a red alert situation on our hands. The future of the entire world is at stake. But first, I'm sure you have questions about Crazy and me. Be that as it may; you may ask those first."
He sighed in relief; he still had some time to decide whether his unveiling was good or bad. Kirby spoke first.
"You said your true names are Jeffery and Jeremy?" he asked. "And Giga Bowser's is Genes? Were you smashers too?"
"Yes, we were," Master Hand replied. "Everything we told you about Giga Bowser being a mutant clone…that was a lie."
"What?" "No way!" "Why did you lie to us?" Voices broke through the smashers' mouths; question after question, exclamation after exclamation.
"I lied because this has a strong tie to one of you," Master Hand said, breaking the stream of voices. He turned to Bowser. "Tell me, Bowser, do you know much of your family?"
"No," Bowser said, shaking his head. "I know they died when I was very little, and that my father's the reason we were at war with the Mushroom Kingdom for so long, but that's all I know."
"You mother, well, she's not involved in this, but your father, well, let's say he is a little," Master Hand said. "Your father was one of triplets; two boys and a girl. Your aunt, like your mother, plays no role, but you uncle…yes, this is where the koopas get connected."
"What does that mean?" Bowser asked.
"Before the Super Smash Brothers tournament, probably ten or fifteen years before, there was a Super Smash Brothers Masters tournament," Master Hand replied. "Crazy and I were a part of this, as was Giga Bowser, and a number of your parents and family. Of course, this was before Giga, Crazy, and I were cursed."
"Cursed?" Peach asked.
"Correct," Crazy Hand replied. "Giga Bowser was Genes Koopa, brother of King Brash Koopa…and uncle of Prince Bowser Koopa."
"Giga Bowser's my uncle?" Bowser asked, his eyes wide.
"Correct," Crazy Hand replied. "The reason he is now called Giga Bowser is because he's a giga…well…you!"
"We were humans before becoming these," Master Hand said. "I was known as "Master" Jeffery Hand, due to my skills in the martial arts. Crazy was known as "Crazy" Jeremy Hand, because he was a nut. A likeable nut, but a nut nevertheless."
"Did you know our parents?" Fox asked.
"Some of them, yes, but that must wait for another day," Master Hand replied. "It's time for the next thing you guys are probably questioning about: The Door of the Angels, also known as the Angels' Door. I would like to tell you, but I think one of you may know more about this topic than Crazy or I do." He motioned to Ness, who stood up and walked towards Master Hand.
"Giga Bowser said that the young man at Peach's Castle knew the most about the Door," Crazy Hand said. "Besides Popo, who's too young to count and Dr. Mario, who had died, there were only two: Marth and Luigi." He "looked" at the two; both nodded. "We can either do this the easy way, you telling us yourself, or the hard way, meaning we get Ness to get you to tell us. Luigi. Do you know anything about the Angels' Door?"
There was a silence; then Luigi stood up and shook his head. "No…I never heard of it until now." His voice was shaky. Crazy "nodded" and Luigi sat down. Now the hand turned to Marth.
"How about you, Marth?" Crazy asked. "Do you know about the Angels' Door?"
Another round of silence; this time, longer than Luigi's. There was nothing else he could do; he had to confess it all…"Yes, I do," he replied.
He ignored his fellow smashers' comments of surprise. Crazy Hand spoke again. "Can you tell us about it?" He asked.
"The Angels' Door is tied to what humans consider legends and myths," Marth replied. "Created by the gods and goddesses after they made each world, the Door of the Angels is the shaper of the world; if a force of good opens the door and reaches its end, the world will be shaped in the form of good. The same holds true for the opposite force; if evil reaches the end, the world will be shaped in the form of evil."
"What does it mean to be "shaped", as you call it?" Master Hand asked.
"To shape, to change," Marth replied. "The values and morals held by that one side takes place. For example, a force of good would give the world peace, happiness, everything and anything it fights for. A force of evil would bring domination, chaos, and like good, everything and anything it fights for."
"How does one open the door?" Master Hand asked.
"All doors are opened by keys," Marth replied. "This door is no different. Angels are born or created with duties: there are those born or created to watch over humans as Guardian Angels; there are the four angels born or created to watch over the rest of the angels: the Seraphim; there are the few angels born or created to be the Angel of Death. It's the same for the key to the door; the angel is born or created with that duty."
"You say born or created," Master Hand said. "The created part, I understand, but the born part…"
"Angels do leave the Realm of the Gods and Goddesses and live down here," Marth said, shrugging. "When an angel marries a human, the first child, or only child, born of them receives the angel's blood. Even if they have a second child, that child doesn't receive the angel blood."
"What if the mother has twins, or triplets?" Samus asked, now wanting to get involved in this.
"For the first child, the mother, whether human or angel, can't have them," Marth replied. "The second time around, yes, she can have twins or triplets."
"So, how does an angel know what duty he's born with?" Mr. G&W asked. "Does he/she have to see the gods and goddesses?"
"The angels are born with the knowledge of their duty," Marth replied. "From the first moment of birth, the child knows what he/she must do."
"Are angels immortal?" Peach asked. "And what of the gods and goddesses? Are every single god and goddess we believe in up there, or do we believe in falseness?"
"In answer to your first question, yes, angels are immortal," Marth replied. "But that only means we can never grow old or get sick, but we can still die if someone thrusts a knife into the said angel's heart. As for your second question, every being each land believes does live in the Realm. The three Goddess Din, Nayru, and Farore; the Great Goddess of Koopas; the Mighty Rain God of the Mushroom Kingdom; just keep believing in your faith." Here he grinned.
"So, every world has a Door and a Key?" Ganondorf asked. Marth nodded. "So, who's our world's Key?"
"He had hoped never to reveal himself," Marth replied. "But now he knows he has no choice…" He reached underneath his armor and tunic, and revealed a necklace wrapped around his neck. It was a chain necklace, and the charm hanging on it was a female angel. She was standing up, her hands clasped together, her wings unfolded, and her eyes closed. Taking the charm, the prince clasped his hand the same way the angel's are, and closed his own eyes.
A bright light emitted into the room, and the smashers all closed their eyes. A few screams were let out, and shouts of "I'm blind!", but Master Hand knew that that wasn't true. He also knew what would happen once the light faded.
Sure enough, it did. The smashers took their hands or arms away from their eyes, stared, and fell backwards in their seats. Voices broke out once again.
He looked the same, yet now a pair of beautiful, feathery white angel wings was now visible to the smashers' eyes. Opening his eyes and letting the angel charm go, Marth shot an apologetic grin to his fellow smashers.
"By the goddess," Link muttered. "Are those…real?"
"They're so beautiful," Peach muttered.
"Can you fly?" Yoshi asked. The angel only flapped the wings in response. Everyone watched in awe as he lifted himself off the ground. "That is AWESOME!"
"So, you're the key to our world's Angels' Door," Ganondorf said. He turned to the two Hands."You kept this a secret because you hoped that the Door would never open."
"Actually, Crazy and I never knew about this either," Master Hand said. The angel shook his head and gave another apologetic grin. "No, don't be sorry. You were only trying to save yourself, and that's all that matters."
"So, Giga Bowser's after the Door, right?" Luigi asked.
"Correct," Master Hand said. "Which means our angel here is in danger. If Giga Bowser opens the door…"
"We have to stop him," Young Link said. "So what are we waiting for? Let's train! We have to stop Giga Bowser!"
"Let me deliver the final blow!" Bowser shouted. "He's my uncle, and look what he does to me and my friends! He'll pay!"
"You're all very energetic!" Crazy Hand said. "Keep that energy; you will need it when the time comes. Whether that door is opened or not."
The smashers nodded and headed out of the Meeting Room. Once again, the two hands looked at each other before following the energetic ones they were destined to protect.
Ness: And that ends this chapter!
Luigi: Dude! You're an angel! OMG!
Marth: I think she did a good job with this chapter. But that means more questions and shit for me…
Ness: Well of course! It's not often that you are friends with an angel.
Luigi: Review and tell us what you think!
