The Toads carried Mario and Luigi into the infirmary. The whole castle was in a frenzy with Princess Peach being kidnapped. Mario and Luigi began to gain consciousness.
" Whoa." said Mario still disorientated
" Ow." said Luigi rubbing his head
" Master Mario, Master Luigi, are you okay?" asked Toadsworth
Both Mario and Luigi nodded.
" Very good then." said Toadsworth
Meanwhile back at Hyrule Temple…
" Link?" said a voice
Link was regaining consciousness, a shadow figure was above him.
" Link are you okay?" asked the person above him
It was Pikachu.
" Pikachu? (Link sits up, still groggy) What hit me?" asked Link still in pain
" Well, still straight to the point with you. Ha ha." said Pikachu giggling
" Where's Zelda?" asked Link
Pikachu remained quiet.
" Damn, I can't believe I…I…" said Link
" Link, it wasn't your fault, she got the drop on you with those weird crystal shards." said Pikachu in a reassuring voice
Back at Princess Peach's Castle…
" Who was that guy?" asked Luigi
" I dunno." said Mario
Both brothers were just beaten bad.
" We need to save Princess Peach." said Mario
" Yeah but…" said Luigi
" But what?" asked Mario
" We just got beat." said Luigi
" So." said Mario
" Not just beat, beat badly." said one of the toads
" Still, we need to save Peach." said Mario
" You sure are a glutton for punishment Mario." said a familiar voice
" Huh?" said Luigi
Fox dropped down from above.
" Fox, what are you doing here?" asked Mario
" Heard what happened, so I rushed here to tell you what I found out. And to tell you just what you will be dealing with, or to be more precise, who" said Fox
At Hyrule Temple…
" I can't believe that happened." said Link
" Just because you can't believe something, doesn't make it any less real." said a voice from the shadows
" Huh?" asked Pikachu
Mewtwo teleported right beside Links bed.
" Oh hey Mewtwo." said Pikachu
" Hello, I am sorry about the princess." said Mewtwo
" Thanks." said Link with his face down
" Don't worry, we'll think of something." said Pikachu
" I don't have to think, I already know what I'm going to do." said Link
" And what is that?" asked Mewtwo
" I'm going to bring her back." said Link, trying to get up
" Link wait a sec, your still very injured." said Pikachu
Link hurt his arm while trying to get up. His arm was shot with Zula's attack and it was a direct attack.
" (Grunts in pain) Damn." said Link under his breath
Mewtwo levitated near Link and grabbed his hand, Mewtwo used his psychic powers to heal Links arm.
" Hmm, thanks." said Link
" Welcome." said Mewtwo
Mewtwo moved back towards the wall.
" Unfortunately I didn't come here to heal you. I have information on the people who took Zelda." said Mewtwo
" People?" asked Pikachu
" Yes, it's not just one person its…" said Mewtwo
"…its a group." said Fox
" A group?" said Mario
" Yes, there are five of them. They call themselves ZYXWV, a criminal organization." said Fox
" Why do they call themselves ZYXWV?" asked Mario
" Each member's name begins with one of the letters." said Mewtwo
" Oh." said Pikachu
" Well what do they want with Princess Peach?" asked Luigi
" Your guess is as good as mine." said Fox
" I thought you had information." said Luigi
" There are a lot of things they could want with a princess." said Pikachu
" But why Zelda?" asked Link
" (Sigh) Well, some of our people think they might be looking for the Smash Gate." said Mewtwo
" What's the Smash Gate?" asked Mario
" Its an old legend, its supposed to give someone amazing powers. You gain, according to the legend, an almost limitless supply of power." said Fox
" And they need Peach because?" asked Mario
" Well they need five maidens." said Fox
" Five maidens?" asked Link
" Then that means they need four more maidens." said Pikachu
" Well actually, we just got word that the Princess Peach was just kidnapped from the Mushroom Kingdom." said Mewtwo in a worried tone
" So Zelda was kidnapped too." said Mario
" So it seems." said Fox
" So there are three maidens left." said Luigi
" Yes. As you know there are other lands with princess', and anyone of them can be one of the maidens." said Fox
" So we should go and try and find these maidens then." said Mario
" Huh?" asked Luigi
" Those ZYX guys need the other maidens right. So they will be going after the other maidens." said Mario
" Yeah." said Luigi
" When they make their move, will be there." said Mario
" Well that can be a problem." said Fox
" Why?" asked Luigi
" There is no way of telling which maiden they will go after next, plus we don't even know who the maidens are." said Fox
" Then I guess we will just have to find out who they are by ourselves." said Mario
Mario got up and headed towards the door. Luigi followed.
" Well this may help." said Fox
Mario and Luigi stopped.
" You should try going to Kingdom of Pokemon." said Fox
" Why go there." asked Luigi
" One of the words we came across when searching for information on the Smash Gate was voice. The Princess of the Kingdom of Pokemon is Princess Jigglypuff." said Fox
" That's a good lead." said Luigi
" Go to the city Wild Forest, that's where you'll find the princess." instructed Fox
" Thanks." said Mario
The two brothers headed out.
Link rose to his feet.
" Link?" asked Pikachu
" Well, I'm going to go find Zelda." said Link
Pikachu looked stunned, yet deep down he expected this.
" You sure you want to go. Those guys are really strong." said Mewtwo with a sly grin, leaning against the wall
" Never let that stopped me before." said Link
Link got up and walked over to the window, he was unaware of the danger that was ahead of him.
