Chapter 19: Nightmare

Today couldn't be more perfect; balloons covered the sky like no tomorrow; the people were walking and talking on the pristine tile; and the big TV tower stood high into the air, looking majestic in the rays of the sun. Truly a beauty to behold.

'What a world.' Thought an orange dressed woman as she looked up from her checkboard to stare at the landmark. 'Can't believe it's been so long since I opened this place; time really does seem to fly when you're not paying attention.''

It was Nintendo land's sixth anniversary and Gunner was tasked to make sure that the amusement park was in great condition. Being the good care-giver she was, the woman made sure that every last one of those boxes were filled in; writing one last check-mark on her to-do list.

Once Gunner knew for a fact she was finished, she took a huge breath; swiping the sweat from her forehead.

The gal put a lot of work into this place, the very first thing she'd done when she bought it, was to do a huge remodeling. From day one she work tirelessly to get the supplies that were needed; transportation, food, and most importantly, the attractions. Which she considered to be the best part about this place.

Gunner sacrificed blood, sweat, and tears to build this place, but it was worth it. She achieved her dream of owning her own amusement park, having it become well known throughout the world. She was truly happy.

"[Hello Gunner!]" Said a voice behind her, the woman turned around to see one of her best friends calling out for her; Monita. Monita was a robot helper that came with the park when Gunner first owned it. The assistant having the appearance of a flat screen TV; fitted with a pink bowtie and a metal hand that was attached to the very bottom of her body.

The machine waved to the Mii as she got closer; holding a piece of paper firmly in her hand.

"Oh Hi Monita!" Said Gunner. "How it's going girl? Having a great day I take it?"

"[You Bet!]" Said the robot as both of them gave on another a bone crushing hug; the two of them feeling quite satisfied.

When they ended the embrace, Monita gave her the paper, making the woman confused. "Hey, Monita. What's is this?"

"[These are the park's financial charts.]" Said the assistant. "[I wanted to show you how successful this year has been. You've been working very hard Gunner, It's time you get the reward you deserve.]" She said with a smile.

"Why thank you Monita!" Said the Mii as she took the paper. "I can't wait to see how many records we're break-" Was all that the woman said before stopping; being frozen in shock to what she saw.

It was a lawsuit.

A lawsuit directed to her.

"What?" Said the girl, being at a loss for words. She focused more intensely at the document to see if it's a joke.

It was not.

According to this lawsuit, Gunner is being sued for negligence; stating that one of the rides she created had killed a handful of customers; harming many others.

"Ah!" Shouted the Mii as she dropped the paper, acting like she had just touched flames of burning fire. "The Hell! Monita! What's the meeting of this?!" Said the girl as she looked away from the floor to her best friend.

The Robot assistant wasn't there however, she had completely disappeared out of thin air; as a matter of fact, everyone that was roaming the park earlier is also gone; leaving the caretaker all by herself in the cold breeze of the plaza.

"Huh?" Said the shooter; her mind trying to comprehend what was going on around her. "Where's everyone! What happened to Nintendo land!?" She screamed as she looked around the park. The place had changed its appearance, it was now dirty and disheveled; pieces of trash littering every nook and crank of the floor; and the bright sky had turned into a grim night, certainly a horror to behold.

*riinnnggg*

How could she? How could she let this park to fall so greatly?

*RIIINNNNGGGG*

Everything she put into this place, meaningless, worthless, a waste of time! It wasn't fair.

*RIINNNNNGGGGGGG*

This can't be happening!

Gunner woke up in a panic, panting several times to calm herself down. She looked at her surroundings to see that she was in bed, the sweat from her body soaking into the sheets.

"It was a nightmare?" Gunner said to herself, letting her feet dangle off the mattress. "Thank god it wasn't real; but what was that all about?" Said the girl as she thought about her dream. Was that the amusement park she saw in her memories? Why was she dreaming about it now all of sudden? And what did it mean? What was her subconscious trying to tell her? Did something happen back home? To her park? Oh god! What if-

*Ring*

Gunner heard a noise in front of her, she looked up to see an alarm clock ringing on her nightstand, most likely the reason why she was interrupted in her sleep. She pressed the snooze button on the machine, as she shook her head.

'I'll worry about it later.' Thought Gunner 'I'm not in the best of mind to be thinking about this right now, I have to get set up for training, I don't want to be…!'

Her mind stopped working, when she saw the exact time on the clock, which made the Mii shocked to no end. "I'm late!" Shouted the shooter as she sprung out of bed. "I need to hurry!"

The Newcomer hastened in her morning routine; she started off my taking a shower, flinging her pajamas to the side as she let the warm water flow down her back. Then she went to the mirror to apply some lotion on her face and toothpaste on her teeth, lastly she went to the closet to get some clothes, putting them on as she looked at the clock in worry.

"I need to book it now!" Said the Mii as she ran out of the room and into the hall, letting the door behind her close with a silent thud.

Gunner ran into the gym, panting heavily as she tried to catch her breath. She looked up to see Brawler and Swordfighter in the room; the only two Smashers that were present in this area.

"You're late." Brawler said in disappointment.

"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I overslept." Spoke Gunner. "Did I miss it?"

"Yep, the entire thing." Answered Swordfighter.

"Aw crap." Said Gunner, feeling embarrassed. "Marth's going to be so pissed!"

"Hey don't be too hard on yourself." Said the Sword wielder as he put a hand on her shoulder. "You missed one day of training, it's no big deal. And Marth's not angry at you, I know that for a fact. Trust me. It's fine."

"That's a relief." Said the shooter. "But that doesn't change that fact that I missed the lesson, how am I going to learn the lesson now that's its over?" Questioned the girl.

"By having us helping you." Said Brawler.

"Huh?"

"Before class ended, Marth asked us to teach you what we learned today; and we agreed. Reluctantly." Growled the fist-fighter.

"I think you meant to say, you agreed. Reluctantly." Spoke Swordfighter.

"Some of us had better things to do than becoming a damn teacher." Said Brawler.

"So what did Marth taught today?" Said Gunner.

"Nothing too complex." Replied Swordfighter. "All that was being taught today was how to do dodges."

"Dodges? Is that all Marth wanted to teach for this lesson? Seems a bit too much to hold you guys back over something like this."

"That's what I said too." Answered Brawler. "But Marth said that no one can be left behind. Ugh."

"He just wants to make sure that we understand the moves, before we move onto the next thing." Defended the Swordfighter.

"Then have him give tutoring lessons if he's so afraid that someone is going to fail, it's not the entire class shouldn't be held responsible if one person doesn't get it." Said Brawler

"So let me ask again, Marth was teaching on how to do dodges, correct?" Said Gunner.

"Yep. Want me to demonstrate, so you can try it on your own?" Asked Swordfighter.

"No thanks, I already know how to do it." Spoke the shooter

"You do?"

"Uh-huh; I have that information engraved in my mind." Smiled the girl. "Pretty convenient am I right?"

"Well looks like we had our work cut out for us." Brawler said to the blond, to which the sword wielder ignored.

"That's great Gun! How did you learned to do something like that?" Said Swordfighter.

"That's easy, I learned how to dodge when-" Gunner stopped talking when she realized something, she had no memory of dodging at all. So how the hell does she know it at?

Was it locked somewhere in her subconscious? That would explain why she remembers how to dodge despite not being able to recall practicing it. If that's so, then why is her brain allowing some access into her past, whiles closing off other pieces of knowledge? Is there something that her mind that wants her to forget? Something that happened in her world that was too traumatic for her soul too bear? Is that why she had that dream?! To warn her of what occurred back then?! Oh God…How-

"Uh, Gunner?" Said Sword.

The woman was taken out of her train of thought as she looked towards the two Miis, she shook her head to focus herself, as she thought of a response to answer the question. "Yes, Swordfighter?"

"Are you okay? You were dazing out there for a second."

"I'm fine, I just…was thinking about what I said."

"What do you mean?" Asked Brawler, who now showed a hint of curiosity.

"I know how to dodge, but I have no recollection of doing it. I think my mind is hiding that information on purpose."

"On purpose?" Said the fist-fighter.

"Like there's something in my subconscious that is preventing me from regaining my memories. Cutting me off from my old life."

"Is that what worries you?" Questioned the sword wielder. "On how you can't remember your history?"

"No, that's not what bothers me." Said Gunner, itching the back of her head. "What bothers me is not why I can't remember, but rather, what I can't remember."

"And that disturbs you because?" Asked the fist-fighter, raising an eyebrow.

"I mean…Ah…*sigh*, it freaks me out 'cause I have a feeling that something terrible happened to me in past, something that changed my life forever. Something that left a scar on my spirit."

Sword and Brawler kept quiet as they listen to her explanation, the fist-fighter was listening with wonder, whiles the sword wielder felt sympathetic towards the girl. The blond fighter asked her a question, being careful to choose his words wisely in order to not upset Gunner. "What makes you think something happened?"

"Well, this may sound crazy, but I got that feeling from a nightmare I had."

"A nightmare?" Said Brawler, "You think something bad happened because of a nightmare?"

"It wasn't just a simple dream!" Defended Gunner. "It felt so…real, and familiar. Not to mention the fact it had elements that were present in my previous life."

"You mean that Amusement park that you owned?" Asked Swordfighter.

"Amusement park?" Questioned Brawler.

"Oh yeah, I forget to tell you." Gunner said to herself before continuing. "I owned an amusement park before I came here, it's the only memories that were left untouched from the amnesia."

"And how does this relate to your nightmare?"

"I…Well, in the dream I was managing the park for a huge event. I think it was an anniversary." Said the shooter. "Everything was going well until my assistant came along."

"What did your assistant do?" Questioned Swordfighter.

"She didn't do anything per say. She handed me a paper; said it was a gift for all my hard work. But when I read the document, it said…It said it was a lawsuit."

"That doesn't sound too bad." Said the blond "I mean it's not good, but companies had survived being sued before."

"That's true, but I don't think my business was one of the lucky ones. I had reasons to believe it was shut down."

"Why'd you day that?" Said Brawler.

"Because when I looked away from the paper, everything was ruined." Explained the woman, appearing quite said. "It was dark, the people were missing, and there was trash everywhere. I lost my park, and I'm never going to get it back." Spoke the Mii, tears threating to spill from her face.

"Hey." Said Swordfighter, holding onto her hands to calm her down. "You don't know that, your park could just be fine."

"But what if it's not?" Retorted Gunner. "What if it's abandoned, laying rotten in some dump, waiting to be demolished? I know that I'm just a clone, and the real me would have to deal with that, but it affects me just the same. That park was dream, I put my heart into it. If it's destroyed, then that means everything I did was meaningless. What on earth am I supposed to do after that?"

"Pick yourself up and carry on." Said the fist-fighter.

Swordfighter and Gunner were surprised, to expecting to hear a response like that from a man like Brawler.

"What-"

"Remember what Lucario said? How he mentions that everyone here lost their entire lives back in their own world, and they were depressed about it, and how eventually they accepted their situation and made a living for themselves. Being happy once more?"

"Brawler, you expect her to let go of her previous life just like that? That's not-"

"I'm not expecting anything of her, no one is." Interrupted Brawler. "I'm not saying to throw away your entire past, quite the opposite actually. You should cherish those memories, let them be the driving force of your ambitions and passions. All I'm saying is that you shouldn't be bound to your history. The best thing to do is to open up and explore what this world had to offer. Hopefully giving you another reason to appreciate this life.

"But how do I find something like that?" Said Gunner, looking somewhat upset. "Where do I even start?"

Brawler shrugged. "I don't think I can respond that, this isn't something can answered with a simple question. You have to find that 'something' yourself. It's all about trial and error; trying to see what moves you, and what you stand for. Might take time to get that type of closure, but if you're willing to put in the work and will. You will achieve it. I can promise you that."

"Thanks for the encouragement Brawler, I needed that." Said Gunner, trying to convince the boys that she's alright. But they can see right though it; it's still bothering her to a degree.

"Hey Gunner, are you feeling better now?" Said Swordfighter.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just feeling a bit tired." Equivocated the shooter. "I think I just need some breakfast."

"Do you want us to come with you?"

"I appreciate the offer, but I'll be alright." Said Gunner as she walked towards the door. "I'll see you later guys! Take care."

She waved goodbye to Swordfighter and Brawler as she exited into the hallway, with her stomach rumbling as her stomach pains begin to grow. 'Can't wait till I get to the kitchen, I'm famished for some ole bacon and eggs.'

After breakfast, the shooter continued her walking down the palace's corridors, very deep in thought.

'It's been three weeks since my arrival and I still can't let it go. What am I supposed to do now? Brawler said I needed to create purpose in my life, but I don't know what to do! I have no knowledge of any other passions besides that park!' Gunner took a deep breath to calm herself down.

'Its fine, I just have to start from scratch, no big deal…I think. Maybe I should try some new things, perhaps then I'll something that I'll love doing, have a reason to be happy again. Like Brawler said, it's all about trial and error.' The woman gave herself a pep talk within her own mind, but she failed to make herself more cheerful.

The Mii was busy with her own line of thinking when she heard noises coming from the door next to her; it sounded like cloth shuffling, and locks opening. As if someone was packing up for a trip.

Out of curiosity, she walked towards the entrance, looking at the metal plague that was screwed into the wall, which was located adjacently to the wooden doorway. On this plague, there was a word that was inscribed onto its polished surface:

Armory.

She went inside; carefully opening the door to see a decently size room; the floor and ceiling had a dull greyish color, but the walls held an interesting sight. There were racks and racks of strange weapons and trinkets; Such as a green turtle shell, a futuristic gun, and a banana peel.

There were also several Smashers in the room. These Smashers were Captain Falcon, Lucario, Snake, Fox, Samus, and R.O.B, all of whom were loading several items into their individual bags. Once the Mii came into view, the blue jackal took notice and gave her a smile. "Ah Gunner, didn't see you there. I assumed you had a good night sleep?"

"It was…fine" Lied the shooter, not wanting to tell her peers of that dreadful nightmare. To change the conversation she asked a question. "But enough about me, how about you guys? What's with all the packing? Are you guys going onto another mission?"

"Indeed we are. We detected another Newcomer half an hour ago, we're just preparing our gear before we head out."

"That's great guys. So where is this Newcomer located?"

"The scanners says that our guy is in Underearth." Spoke Captain Falcon.

"Underearth?" Questioned the Mii. "What that?"

"Underearth is a city that lies within the WOT's harshest jungles." Explained Snake, zipping up his bag. This city is inhabited by anthropomorphic ants, who have had their body parts removed and replaced with technological bits."

"So they're cyborgs?!" Gasped Gunner.

"That's a way of putting it."

"Why did the remove pieces of their body with machines? That's sounds so…painful."

"They didn't." Answered Samus. "Their insane prince made it mandatory to get these cybernetic enhancements. And his subjects went along with it; didn't put up a fight."

"They didn't resist at all?"

"Nope, the ants are very loyal to their ruler."

"More like a dictator." The Mii said in disgust before pushing the thought out of her mind. "Is that why you're all here in the armory? To fight your way into the city to rescue the Newcomer?!" Gunner spoke with concern.

"Oh no, not at all." Denied the Pokémon. "Despite how…raw the king might be, he has treated us with respect, the guy even were allowed to visit the city anytime."

"Then what's with all the weapons?"

"Ah, that." Acknowledge Lucario, looking at the bag he was holding in his paw. "Well, Gunner. After that whole fiasco with the dam, and the discovery of this FW character. The Super Smash Brothers have unanimously decided that it was best to carry more supplies and firepower on missions for now on. Just until we got this whole mess figured out."

"That make sense I suppose." Said Gunner as she looked at the weapon racks.

"Yep, certainly does." Replied the canine, as he checked his backpack. "We're going to be staying her for a minute or two to make sure we have the right supplies before heading to Underearth. Best to be safe than sorry, you know."

"Wait! Hold on a second." Interrupted the shooter, directing her speech to Lucario and Snake. "You two are leaving again? This is third time in a row. Shouldn't you guys like rest or something? It's very dangerous to go on these missions every single time the chance presents itself."

"Well, Lucario and I are 'dangerous' people." Piped the solider. "We encountered danger so much in our lives that it doesn't really affect us anymore. We were made for this." Answered Snake. "Besides, we found that these operations are more successful if the both of us are involved. Most likely because of the fact that we have more knowledge in the art of combat."

"Okay, if you say so. Hope the mission ends well for you all." Said Gunner as she turned to leave the room.

"Actually Gunner." The woman stopped in her tracks, rotating her head towards the aura canine. "Why don't you come with us? It could be good way to earn experience; certainly better than being cooped up at the mansion all day. It'll be fun!"

"I-I-I really don't think I should!" Stuttered the Mii. "What if something comes out of the blue and attacks me? I'll be defenseless!"

Lucario looked at her arm cannon, to which the girl retorted. "Okayyyy, maybe not completely defenseless. But I'm a bad fighter!" I don't know how to punch, I don't know how to block attacks, and I really don't know the fullest extent of what this thing can do! She pointed to her weapon, emphasizing her point. "How can I fight if I don't have the skills?"

"Gunner, most people when they come here, don't know how to battle their way out of a paper bag." Explained Fox. "But those Smashers continuously tried to make themselves better, with some of them failing outright every single time. Eventually, they all became greatest Smashers they can possibly be, do you know why?"

The girl didn't respond, giving the vulpine the cue to continue. "It's because they had pushed themselves to the limit, redefining their strengths and weaknesses through hard training and discipline. This is not something you can learn in a textbook, you have to teach yourself how to do it. Going out in the field may sound horrifying, I know, I've been there, trust me. But if you give it a chance, if you go out there to try your all! You will get the skills to pay the bills. It's all a matter of effort, and willpower."

The female shooter bit her lip, being on the fence on whether to go on this trip or not. "I don't know."

"How about this?" Said Snake as he walked towards a large safe embedded into the wall. He pressed a series of buttons on the keypad before pressing enter; to which opened the door, and reached inside.

The solider pulled out a large glowing sphere; it sported a cross on its exterior whiles it glowed in a variety of colors. "This is a Smash Ball; one of the most powerful artifacts in the World of Trophies."

"It looks amazing!" Said Gunner, looking at the object. "So what does it do?"

"Well, when a Smasher destroys a Smash Ball, they unlock a powerful ability within their bodies."

"So I can gain a new powers if I break that thing?"

"Not exactly, you don't 'gain' anything, you just unlock it. This artifact can activate a power that lies dormant within all Smashers, this power is called the Final Smash. A Final Smash can be any type of attack; it could be materializing a weapon out of nothing, generating energy from your palms, or even changing the state of your body to something else. Despite how handy this can be, it's a one-use move only. After performing a Final Smash, the ability becomes locked to the user, you would need to break another Smash Ball if you want to use that same power again."

"Oh." Replied Gunner. "It's still quite awesome, if I do say so myself."

"You bet it is." Said Lucario. "So what do you say Gunner, still want to come with us?"

The Mii rubbed her chin, thinking on what to do. Despite her worries, she agreed with the offer. "Okay, I'll go!"

"Atta girl." The canine told the fighter as he patting her on the back. "Now we should get going, the sooner we get there, the better!"

The team then made a beeline for the door, going down the hallway as they started their third mission.

Hey Crystal Brick here, I just wanted to give you an update.

I have a math exam on the 16th, so I may have to focus my mental energy on that, but not to worry. I'll do this fanfic whenever I have the chance to get.

Anyways I have another announcement to make. For the next two chapters, i'll be starting a (SYOE) Sign Your Own Enemy.

This means you can send in an enemy for the Super Smash Brothers to face, pretty cool huh?

Anyway, here how this thing goes.

For every SYOE, there is a theme that must be followed, For this theme, it's all about ants, cyborgs, and technology. Here is the template sheet.

Name: (What is the name of this enemy? Pick to you hearts content. As long as it's appropriate, I want to keep this fanfic out of the mature section. ;))

Appearance: (You can pick what this monster looks like. As long as it fits the theme.)

Powers: (What kind of abilities does this enemy have? What powers do they have that makes them unique, and a threat to the Smashers at the same time.)

History: (This one's optional, but if you want to give a background to this enemy that fits the story, then go ahead.)

Strength/Weakness: (What sort of strength and weaknesses does the enemy have?)

Finally, the enemies will have to fit the theme, and must not be too overpowered. If it can't fit these requirements, I can't put it in.

I may not be able to get all of your guys creations into this story, but i'll be sure to give you guys a shout out at least!

So yeah, Leave the SYOE submissions in the reviews or just PM, I'll try my best to work it out in the story.

Till next time.