Hey guys! I'm starting off this Thanksgiving week with a brand new chapter for you all to properly enjoy while eating some good food! We continue in the barren desert where Kirby and Sheik set off to rescue Pit and Kirby. Don't expect too much action with this chapter, but I'll be introducing another fighter some of you may have forgotten about. Who you ask? Read on to find out! As always, don't forget to fave, follow, and review. Now, without further ado, let's get into this brand new chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Bros. It is owned by Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai.

Barren Desert, World of Trophies

Kirby and Sheik were heading to the marked location on the Sheikah Slate Link had, but when they got there, there was nothing to be found.

This got Sheik curious and worried. "Were we too late?"

However, after some further searching by Kirby, he noticed several patterns of tracks heading off in a particular direction. He soon raised his voice and got the attention of the Sheikah Warrior.

Sheik went over to where he was. When she saw the tracks, she was relieved. "It looks like they forgot to cover up their trail."

Kirby was happy to find this discovery. Mainly because he had a chance to rescue his friends. Sheik could feel this happiness and knelt down to talk to him.

"We'll get them back." Said the warrior. "I promise."

The two fighters then followed the tracks, anticipating the outcomes that could happen.

Meanwhile, in another area of the desert, a boy in his late teens was wandering through the ever shifting dunes.

He wore a dystopian red traveler's jacket and shoes along with a black sweater underneath. He had blonde hair along with blue eyes, but what really stood out was the type of sword he possessed. The blade was unique, in that it was crimson with thin blue streaks. It also emitted a mysterious wave of energy.

This boy carried enough water and potions to sustain himself for at least a week. However, that was the last thing on his mind.

"I've got to find my friends." Muttered the young warrior. "I can't spend another day in this wasteland."

After another mile or so, a few clouds of dust started appearing around him. Once these clouds dissipated, they were revealed to be Yiga assassins who didn't know about their clanmates' recent victory.

"Did you think you could hide forever hero?" Said one of the blademasters. "We've waited a long time for this!"

"Wait… Who are you people?" Said the boy confusedly.

The brute then looked at his comrades before raising his arm. "Bring him down!"

All Yiga soldiers then approached the boy's location.

The young warrior was forced to go on the evasive action. To further help himself, he summoned a blue aura and surrounded it around his whole body. "Speed!"

This greatly improved his speed and reflexes to the point where no blade or arrow could land a hit on him. Because of this, he was effectively able to take out at least half of the assassins opposing him before his power wore off.

He then received a vision of the future, showing how he would get shot and stabbed by numerous Yiga blades and arrows. The boy decided to avoid this fate by surrounding himself in another aura, but it was green this time. "Jump!"

This proved to be the right move as he leaped high enough to avoid not only the assassins who tried to take a swing at him, but the arrows that were coming for him as well.

The young warrior then canceled his jump aura and imbuing himself with another one which was purple. "Buster!"

When he started to descend, he pulled out his sword which transformed and brought out a bluish white blade. "Back slash!" He brought this blade coming down onto a few assassins. Once it hit the desert ground, it dispatched them in an instant, leaving a cloud of floating sand in its wake.

The warrior then came out of the sand cloud and took out the last few assassins and archers. All he had left to deal with was the lead blademaster.

"What is that weapon you have? It looks like Sheikah technology, but different somehow." Said the leader with confusion.

"This is the Monado!" Shouted the warrior. "A weapon that's defeated enemies far more powerful than you!"

The boy then rapidly approached the Yiga leader, and the two got into a fight. However, after a few well timed techniques, victory was obtained by the young blonde warrior.

With his sword knocked out of his reach, he was at the boy's mercy.

"You don't look a thing like him now that I realize it." Uttered the Yiga clansman.

"What?" Said the boy. "You now notice?"

"You have a different voice than him as well as different ears and weapons." Explained the assassin. "Who are you?"

The boy decided to introduce himself. "My name is Shulk. I hail from Gaur Plain, and I'm the current wielder of the Monado."

"I was wrong to mistake you for our target, but please spare me!" Begged the blademaster. "I can't die!"

Shulk, seeing no other way around his current situation decided to give him an offer. "Okay. I'll spare you but on one condition."

"Anything!" Shouted the leader.

"Tell me the exact location of your base of operations." Demanded the Monado warrior.

This got a major reaction out of the assassin leader. Shulk could see the beads and puddles of sweat forming all over his uniform as well as stuttering what he was saying.

"Come on. I haven't got all day." Said Shulk in an attempt to hurry things up.

"If I say the location, he'll kill me! H-He'll kill me!" Uttered the assassin to himself.

After a few more seconds, the blademaster finally caved in. "O-o-o-okay… I-I'll tell you…"

"Good." Responded Shulk. "Tell me where it is."

"I-i-it's inside the eastern p-plateau, inside a large cave… If you head e-e-east and go up n-north, you can't miss it… Can you spare me now?"

Shulk held up to his word. "Sure."

The warrior then proceeded to knock the assassin's head with the blunt end of the Monado, rendering him unconscious.

Shulk then activated his speed art once more, and immediately set out to find the Yiga hideout with the expectation of a huge fight waiting for him.

Unknown Location

Link was feeling groggy as he woke up. He had his arms and legs tied by something and his body felt about ten pounds heavier. As he was busy reorienting himself, he found his vision to be hazy. "-ink…"

The hero heard someone calling out to him, but felt like he was in a fog. "Link."

This prompted the Hylian to fully push himself back into reality. "Link!"

Link immediately turned toward the person calling his name. "Zelda!"

"No! It's me! Pit!" Said the person next to the hero.

He blinked a couple more times to fully focus his vision to see Pit, restrained in metal shackles. He also saw that the angel was also stripped of his upper garb and his weaponry.

When the hero fully came too, he realized he was also restrained and stripped in a similar manner, leaving only his trousers and boots on. "Sorry, Pit. I wasn't all there."

He then looked around and saw that they both were in some desert canyon cave. It was also adorned with Yiga Clan symbols and murals depicting Link's triumph over evil.

"Where are we?" Asked Pit.

Link came up with all he could. "I believe we're more than likely in the enemy hideout."

"Indeed." Came a new voice.

This came from one of the blademasters as he was accompanied by two fellow footsoldiers. "We have orders to take you to our true master."

Pit got increasingly worried as the assassins were about to get them on their feet. "What do we do?"

Link came up with a plan. "Play along for now. If we stall for long enough, Kirby might come to rescue us."

Pit couldn't help but agree, especially since he knew what kind of spirit the puffball possessed. Because of that, he let out a smirk to indicate his agreement towards the Hylian's plan.

"On your feet! Both of you!" Shouted the blademaster. "You will not delay the master any longer!"

Yiga Clan Hideout Entrance

Using his speed and jump Monado Arts, Shulk was able to reach the hideout in no time flat. However, the Monado wielder's stealth skill was lacking, which made him an optimal target from archers stationed at the upper ledges.

Two footsoldiers and a blademaster then appeared and surrounded Shulk, leaving him vulnerable.

However, he had a plan, He brought out another Monado Art that made him relatively impervious to physical strikes. "Shield!"

This new ability, along with his exceptional skills with the blade, allowed him to hold his own against the three warriors. So much so that none of them could lay a single harmful hit on him.

Unfortunately, this came at a cost of speed, which made him an even easier target to snipe from afar.

One Yiga archer was at the perfect vantage point, but before he could fire the arrows, a sphere got thrown in front of him. This left the assassin confused.

After another second or two though, the sphere released a miniature vortex, pulling in the archer before exploding, effectively taking him out of commission.

The other archers saw what happened to their comrade, but were promptly knocked off their platforms by star shaped projectiles from Kirby.

One archer remained on the last ledge, but was taken out by a few needles from Sheik which were tipped with the same sleeping agent the Yiga used. He realized this too late as he collapsed.

The Sheikah warrior then landed on the ledge with Kirby joining her right after.

The puffball was about to go help Shulk in dealing with the remaining assassins, but Sheik stopped him before he could go down. "Not yet. I want to see how he fights."

Back on the bottom ground, Shulk was still engaging the two footsoldiers. He knocked one out cold with a well timed kick before locking blades with the other one.

Unfortunately, this left him vulnerable to the blademaster, who was about to go for the killing strike.

In a gamble, Shulk switched Monado Arts from Shield to another one that surrounded him in a red aura. "Smash!"

This gave the Monado wielder enough power to push back against the footsoldiers' strength, knocking the assassin onto his back and, incapacitating him.

Shulk then focused on the blademaster, and eventually made short work of him due to his extensive knowledge of swordfighting and his increased attack power.

Once the Monado wielder bested his final opponent, he could finally take some time to recover.

This wouldn't be for long though, as the incapacitated footsoldier got up and prepared to deal a critical strike with his sickle.

Before he could get within ten feet of the warrior though, a few flying needles pierced his neck. This caught the assassin off guard. He yanked the needles out of his neck and once he saw what was tipped on them, he promptly fell over unconscious.

Shulk was left confused. However, a cloud of white smoke appeared. Once the cloud faded away, there stood a figure clad in stealth gear and wearing an eye symbol on her chest. This was suspicious to the Monado warrior which prompted him to go on the defensive.

"Did you come to be defeated too?" Said Shulk with confidence.

Before he could strike though, Kirby floated down to stand alongside Sheik.

This understandably got Shulk confused. "Honestly, I have no idea what's going on, but you two look like enemies!"

"Wait!" Shouted Sheik. "We're not here to fight you."

This still wasn't enough to convince the Monado Wielder. "Yeah… How so?"

"We took care of the archers that were trying to kill you on the ledges, so that's a start." Explained the Sheikah warrior.

"Really?" Said Shulk condescendingly.

Sheik then further explained her situation "If you need anything more, my friend is held captive in that hideout. The puffball and I wish to free him."

"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Asked Shulk "For all I know you could be dragging me into another ambush!"

Sheik then thought of a new way to convince Shulk to help them. "Look at the eye symbol I have."

The Monado wielder did what the Sheikah warrior said. "Yeah. What about it?"

"Now look at the symbol of one of the assassins you defeated." Continued Sheik.

Shulk looked at the symbol of the unconscious blademaster. After realizing the symbols were flipped, he wanted to know more. "What's going on with those?"

Sheik then decided to summarize the clans' history. "They're a clan that splintered off from our main group and rejected our ways. To put it more simply, they embraced evil while we stayed good."

After taking this new development into consideration, Shulk made up his mind. "Apologies. I was mistaken earlier. After seeing your purpose and hearing your history, I've decided I'll go with you. My name is Shulk by the way." The Monado wielder then stuck out his hand.

Sheik gratefully accepted it. "Sheik. The puffball over here is Kirby."

"Hi!" Said Kirby before grabbing onto Shulk's free hand and shaking it with a cute smile on his face.

After the introductions were out of the way, Sheik formulated a plan for attacking the Yiga Clan and freeing their friends. "Okay, so here's what we're going to do… "

As they were discussing their plan, they all felt their confidence grow in facing this new enemy. Even Kirby was feeling this way too.

Because of that, the three of them knew that they had the strength to pull this plan off.