My apologies for the not-so-quick update…but uh…yeah, things have been getting in the way. Not to mention I was at a serious crossroad for this chappy. But no worries now! I hope you like it!
Pikachu: Did you know that Yoshi's been missing his post?
Yeah, I'm aware. I said Yoshi was helping finishing the chapters, but he never showed up, which was why Luigi was there. Props to Luigi for filling in, and Yoshi will be down there from this chapter on.
Falco: It's about time too!
Roy: You love that quote, don't you?
Falco: It's my quote! (Grins)
Pikachu: RoyalFanatic does not own SSBM and everything in it, but she does own the Angels' Door and the Hand's and GB's past.
Well, looks like things are about to turn for the worst, so uh…yeah…read on! Away chapter 4!
"The time to strike…is now…"
The ten wireframes and Nana all bowed to their leader and left Giga Bowser alone. The giant Koopa grinned in evil satisfaction; sure, they knew everything, and Bowser wasn't too happy with him, but when did mere emotions interfere? He knew the mansion's weaknesses, and had the perfect plan to grab the door's key.
Yes…it would only be a matter of time before he opened the door and became king of the world…
Master Hand, meanwhile, was on the lookout for Giga Bowser. He told Crazy to patrol the mansion grounds, and was hoping not to hear from him, which meant things were normal.
Unfortunately, fate was working in other ways.
"They're coming!" Crazy Hand shouted, barging into the office. "All of them, and Genes too! The forest…they know about the passageway…"
"What?" Master Hand asked. The alarms blared. "The frames must've gone through the passage!" He headed to the P.A. and turned it on! "We have a Code Red! All smashers take to their weapons! Repeat; we have a Code Red! All smashers take to their weapons!"
"What could be worse than 10 wireframes and a clone of a little girl?" Falcon asked, stationed with Luigi, Yoshi, and Fox in the living room. "Don't you think Master Hand's overreacting?"
"Well, I guess you could say that…if the wireframes didn't happen to be cruel ones and the clone of the little girl being a demon child!" Fox screamed as an explosion rocked the mansion. Four wireframes, two male, two female, jumped in front of them, pulling out whips. "It doesn't help that they're armed either…"
"Well then, let's do something about it!" Luigi said, taking out his hammer. "We have to stop them!"
The frames rushed towards them. Falcon pulled a Falcon Punch on one of the male ones as Yoshi ate and spat out the second one. Fox jumped back and shot a female frame that was lashing its whip onto Luigi's back; the plumber knocked the frame away with his hammer.
Yoshi let out a yelp when the second of the female frames grabbed him, and cried out when the second male frame's whip repeatedly struck his nose. Falcon was about to run and help the trapped dino when the first male's whip smacked straight into his chest. Falcon fell to the ground; completely winded. The male continued to whip the racer.
Luigi, meanwhile, was trying to handle his own against the second female wireframe. He was able to dodge the whip lashes, but when the frame used her whip to steal Luigi's hammer, things became even rougher.
The frame unleashed another lash; this time, however, Luigi caught the whip and pulled. He ducked when the frame tried to attack him with the hammer, and he kept a fierce grip on the whip. He could fight without a weapon, but it would be rough to fight a frame with two weapons.
He glanced over as he ducked another hammer swing; poor Yoshi and Falcon! Fox was trying to free Yoshi, but failing.
"Help Falcon!" Luigi cried, successfully pulling the whip out of the frame's hand. He flung it underneath the large T.V. and took a stance. Fox nodded and tackled the frame whipping Falcon.
As Luigi battled against his frame, Fox and Falcon helped Yoshi, and the three began to battle the other three.
For an hour the two battles, as well as others, raged. An explosion rocked the mansion; at least, that's what it felt like to the four battling smashers. The frames stopped their attack, the female holding Luigi's hammer dropping it, and turned to the southwest. It was so eerie that the four also stopped fighting and stared. The frames began bobbing their heads up and down…as if they were laughing.
"What the hell are they doing?" Yoshi asked.
"Think something's funny, eh?" Falcon asked, frowning. "Well, let's see if you think THIS is funny! Falcon—" But the frames vanished before Falcon could finish the move. "What the…"
"Guys!" Peach burst into the living room, panting. "Guys…he got him!"
The four immediately understood. Falcon let out a curse.
"We must give chase!" Fox shouted. Yoshi allowed Peach to jump onto his back. "What about the others?"
"Already doing that!" Peach said. "Giga Bowser's going southwest, towards the center of the island."
"Then southwest we go!" Luigi shouted, picking up his hammer. The four, Peach still on Yoshi's back, ran out of the mansion.
As soon as they ran past the mansion gate, they headed southwest.
"What happened Peach?" Fox asked. The Mushroom Princess shook her head.
"I don't know," she replied. "Master Hand just barged in and told me to sound the alert."
"This probably won't turn out well," Falcon muttered.
They reached the top of the hill overlooking the center of the island, and were met with a dismal sight.
A huge door, twice the size of Giga Bowser, already opened, stood before them. It had strange characters along the sides, and was a deep black color. The rest of the smashers were trying to fight past the frames and Nana and reach the door.
"Guys! Do something!" Ganondorf screamed when the four reached them. "It's going to close soon!"
"We have to hurry!" Luigi shouted, sidestepping a wireframe. "If that door closes…"
Luigi felt a rush; with unnatural speed, he managed to keep up with the fast Falcon, Fox, and Yoshi; Peach still clinging onto the dino's back. The five passed through…and the great door closed.
A long dimmed hall stretched before them; torches hung on the walls. They were also able to see a few doors; normal looking ones with knobs and all.
"Where do we go now?" Falcon asked, wishing he brought a drink with him.
"Forward, I guess," Fox said. "I don't think Giga Bowser can fit through these smaller doors."
And forward they went; the only sounds being the crackling of torches, their footsteps, and their own breath.
"What…do you think are beyond those doors?" Luigi asked between pants.
"Who knows? Or cares?" Yoshi said in reply. "Traps…items…"
"Short cuts," Falcon offered. "I'm getting tired here!"
"So am I," Fox said. "I'm sure we all are; the place itself must be the cause."
"Look! Up ahead!" Peach cried, pointing. Another huge double doorway was there.
"Hurry up!" Fox shouted, yet as he spoke, the doors began to close from the inside. The smashers reached the door just as it closed.
"Damn it all!" Falcon shouted, punching the door. "Must've been Giga Bowser!"
"Does that mean…there's nothing we can do?" Peach asked, getting off Yoshi.
"I guess so," Luigi replied, walking towards her and gentling grabbing her hand. "At any rate, we can't stop the world from changing."
"Does this mean we lose?" Yoshi asked.
"This war has just begun," Falcon replied, shaking his head. "We may be down, but we're defiantly not out!"
"Let's see what happens, and go from there," Fox suggested. "Right now we may be too weak…if we can get stronger, we may be able to reverse this…maybe."
"At any rate, we have to be stronger," Falcon said, thinking back at their first battle against the titan. "Should we—"
A white light emitted from the other side of the doorway, emerging through the cracks underneath and between the doors. The light engulfed the five, and a high pitched ringing echoed in their ears.
Luigi made sure Peach was safely by his side as the white turned black, and silence overtook everything.
He knew no more.
Yoshi: End chapter!
Marth: Good to see you!
Yoshi: Sorry about that folks! (Sheepish grin)
Marth: Yeah, a bad turn for them…and me! What will happen now?
Yoshi: Review!