Okay…there's going to be some pretty heavy use of various Nintendo games…so I do not own Kirby, Kirby games, Fire Emblem, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, Metroid, or anything else that can be linked to Nintendo. Have a nice flight!

The five remaining Smashers sat around a campfire they had started in the arcade. At nine o'clock, Samus asked if they wanted to roast some drumsticks.

"…What?" Marth asked.

"FOOD!" Kirby screeched. He flew out of the room and immediately reappeared with a carton of chicken meat in it.

"You heard me," Samus said. "It's a Flenplacklian tradition. You spear chicken meat on a stick and hold it over a campfire.

"Remind me never to visit Flenplackle," Mewtwo muttered.

"Can't we roast marshmallows?" Young Link asked. "Or how about we make those chocolate sandwich thingies that Peach told us about?"

Kirby's face lit up even more. "MORE FOOD!" he cried. He flew back out and immediately reappeared with the contents of the pantry.

"That was easy," Marth said. He reached over, grabbed a chicken wing, and stuffed it in his mouth.

"You're supposed to cook it, you shmackenflefferbach!" Samus yelled. She charged the swordsman and rattled of a string of Flenplacklian curses. He sidestepped her rush, and she fell into the box of meat.

"Guys?" Young Link piped up. "How about we tell ghost stories? I think that would be fun!"

Mewtwo grinned evilly. "I have a very interesting one," he chuckled. "How about I go last?"

"Fine," Samus grumbled as she cleaned herself off. "Kirby, why don't you go first?"

Kirby sat down on a conveniently placed log and began his story.

"Once upon a time, there was a magical place called Dreamland. This place was famed for its amazing bakery, which was owned by Kirby. Kirby was a wonderful, benevolent ruler, who…yes, he was king, too! He just liked baking stuff. Okay, now that we've cleared that up, Kirby learned one day that an evil plot was arising. The dark lord of Nightmareland, Dictator Dedede, was going to use his Uber Duck Powerz to decimate all happiness! Kirby ran forth to stop him.

He entered the Plains of Perpetual Darkness. They were very dark. And there were lots and lots of…ANTS! Naturally, Kirby was not afraid of anything, and he did not scream or flee. He continued forth to the evil Dictator Dedede and readied his Sword of Incredible Pwnage. What he didn't know…was that Dedede had a Sword of Incredible Anti-Pwnage! The two were locked in an epic battle, and Dedede finally managed to break Kirby's weapon. Our hero looked defeated, but then he used his amazing bond with nature to turn the ants against their master! Dedede was eaten alive, and then Kirby took his sword and used it to beat up other bad guys. The end."

Young Link cheered. "Yay! Happy ending!"

Marth snorted. "That was the most horrid excuse for a ghost story I've ever heard," he said. "There wasn't even a scary element to it."

Kirby glared at him. "What do you mean? Weren't you listening when I talked about it being dark and ant-filled?"

"Yes…" Marth replied. Kirby answered by inhaling a ketchup bottle and spitting it out. Marth parried it, and it shot into Young Link's stomach.

"I'll go next, if no one else wants to," Samus offered.

"Once upon a time, there was an evil dude named Ridley. Ridley was a fearsome dragon who terrorized helpless bunnies with his rocket launcher breath and amazing charge attack. One day, a brave young woman named Samus came and said that she would help them defeat the monster. She set out across the land to Ridley's Evil Fortress and entered.

Torches lined the hallways, but as soon as she stepped in they all blew out. She cautiously walked down the hall and used her Charge Beam to light her way. It was fortunate that she did, because there were several moldy cracks on the ground that could have easily given way under her rather low weight. Shut up, Young Link! Anyway, she ascended the Stairway of the Z-Axis and met the evil dragon – and just in time, too, for the monster was preparing to kill the chief of the Gerudo tribe. I said SHUT UP! Don't make me beat you! Kids today…Anyway, she fired her charge beam, Ridley's head exploded, and she married the noble Gerudo warrior. The end."

Mewtwo sighed.

"That was better," Marth said, "…but it still sucked."

Samus threw a pickle at him.

"I wanna go now!" Young Link yelled.

"The beautiful maiden stepped into the Temple of Darkness. She gingerly stepped forward, constantly readying herself to react if a trap was set off or a monster appeared. She entered the musty chamber and saw a large pit before her. She prepared herself, equipped…uh, I mean, put on her enchanted slippers and leapt across. The magic in them allowed her to hover for a short time, and she made it safely. She continued down, and was met with a statue. It shot laser beams out of it's eyes and its gaze followed her everywhere. She pulled a bomb out of her…uh, purse, and threw it. It exploded, utterly destroying the statue. She picked up the key in its remains, unlocked the door behind it, and rescued her sister. The end."

"That sucked," Mewtwo informed the boy.

"It wasn't that bad, really," Marth added. "At least it was kind of scary." He munched on a bag of potato chips.

"I think it's your turn," Samus said, pointing at the swordsman.

"Once upon a time there was a brilliant, suave, sophisticated prince who owned everything he saw. His name was Innes…okay, okay, his name was Ephraim! Geez…Anyway, he learned that one of the other empires of the continent had annihilated his archrival's…uh, I mean, his father's army. He cried like a small child and then ran to confront the evil Demon King, who was pwned by a certain awesome Sniper and his lovely but mentally deranged fiancée, Raquel. The end."

"Gee, I had no idea you liked Innes so much," Young Link commented.

"I can't believe you called her 'Raquel'…" Kirby added.

Samus finally lowered the dagger she had been holding at Marth's throat since he said that Innes owned. "Good boy," she said.

They all turned to Mewtwo.

"Once upon a time, there were four fools. The first one told a story where he was king. The second was a hero who defeated an evil monster. The third was thankfully not in his story. And, finally, the fourth worshipped an archer. But none of them knew what lay in store…for it was a full moon, and Mewtwo had gained the power to control fire!"

He began to cackle insanely and sprayed jets of flame everywhere. Samus and Young Link immediately fled, while Kirby stayed behind to rescue the food. Marth unsheathed his sword, hoping for an epic battle like he had fought with Roy. Unfortunately, Samus rushed back in and pulled the swordsman back out of the room.

"Fuahaha! Behold the power of PokeGods!" he cried. He engulfed the entire room in fire. After about ten minutes, he decided to lower the heat back to its normal level.

When the fire subsided, he lowered himself back down. As soon as his feet touched the floor, organ music began to play.

"What? How strange," he muttered to himself.

A violin began to play as well. It constantly emitted one loud, high-pitched note, much like in scary movies.

Mewtwo looked around, but saw nothing.

To add to the intense creepiness of the situation, little pink hearts began to drop from the ceiling. Mewtwo let out a shriek and fled.

As he ran from the room, he was hit in the head by one of Peach's frying pans. His head flew backward and he fell to the floor. The pan hit him once again, and he disappeared in the traditional smoky fashion.

Peach and Captain Falcon sat in the television room, watching the latest episode of The Amazing Survivor Brother Bachelor and the Geek. Suddenly, Peach shot up.

"My frying pans have been desecrated!" she yelled. She then began to sob ferociously. Captain Falcon decided to hit on her, which resulted in him getting a kick to both of his brains.

Yeah, that was pretty random. But, then again, that's the point, yes? In case anyone is curious, Young Link's story takes place in the Shadow Temple (or a very small version of the Shadow Temple, anyway).

See you next update!