• THE DEAD HAND •

Starring: The 12 Smash Bros Veterans

From: Super Smash Bros Franchise

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The 12 Smash Bros veterans were out camping in the forest. Their campsite is next to a vast swamp. As far as anyone could see, there were soggy meadows, holes filled with black water, and glistening sheets of wet, spongy peal, Skeletons of giant trees-- "snags," the people called them-- rose up out of the muck, their dead branches reaching out like long, twisted arms. At night after the sun goes down, the wind, sighing and moaning, came in from the sea. Strange creatures take over the swamp at night and some even came into the campsite-- that's what sone of the smash gang said.

Each of the smash gang had a terrifying experience while they were outside at night.

Mario heard moaning in the swamp while he was stargazing.

Donkey Kong heard footstep running late at night while everyone was asleep.

Samus felt that someone is watching while she was showering and heard heavy breathing, (at first she thought it was one of the boys who were spying at her while she was showering, but found out that most of them are fast asleep, except for Mario and DK, who were in their tents fearful to come outside at night, due their terrifying encounter).

Yoshi heard a growling noise but he was in the bathroom at night.

Kirby heard something coughing in the bushes while he was looking for frogs at the pond during the night.

Fox woke up in the middle of the night and heard something laughing.

Pikachu, before he goes to bed he stares at the same direction where the swamp is, as if he knows what is roaming there.

Luigi like Donkey Kong, also heard footsteps running while he was using the bathroom at night.

Ness one night threw a rock in the swamp after he thought he saw something moving in the bush, when the rock hit whatever it was, it growl. This cause Ness to run into his tent and not come out until sun rise.

Captain Falcon while he was walking through the swampy woods at night. He felt like something was scratching him on the back. When he made it back to the campsite, he went into the bathroom and looked at his back, and found scratch marks.

And Jigglypuff was skipping rocks at the swampy river at night. Jigglypuff then heard something coming out of the water on the opposite side, which was grunting.

So every night everyone would be in their tents because of the terrifying sounds and noises they heard at night, and for the case of Captain Falcon, the scratch marks he receive while he was out in the swampy forest. Link on the hand, is the only one who hasn't heard any strange noises and sounds at night, because of that, he's the only one in the campsite who doesn't believe these scary happenings. When he waits in line for the shower with the rest of the smash gang he would whisper to one of them.

Link: "I see something moving in the swamp."

They would jump and run to their tents. Link would just laugh and laugh. Finally the Smash Gang turned on him.

Captain Falcon: "If don't believe in the terrifying things that happened to us at night, why won't you go into the swamp at night and see for yourself."

Link: "Alright then I'll do it, I'm pretty sure all the scary things I haven't you guys at night it's just in your imagination. This would be a piece of cake. I go outside to use the bathroom and have star gaze during the night, and nothing bad happened to me. Tommorow night I'll take my lantern and walk how to the willow wi If I get scared and run, I'll never make fun of you guys again."

Samus: "Then it's settled. Tommorow night, at 12:00 AM. We'll all walk to the willow snag with you in the lead."

Link: "Fine then."

Fox: "I hopefully you find out that the things that happen to us at night wasn't in our our imagination."

Link: "Ha ! We'll see."

The next night at 12:00 AM, the smash gang waited outside of Link's tent, to see him on his way. Thick clouds covered the Moon. It was the blackest of nights. When Link came out of his tent. Luigi whisper to Link, pleading him to not go through this.

Luigi: "Are you sure you want to go through this Link ? I know you don't believe us, but I'm telling you what happened to us at night isn't in our imaginations, I'm scared that something bad might happen to you if you do this."

Link: "I'll be alright. There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm not foolish like the rest of ya, y'all will found out what I'm talking about."

Then Luigi walked over to Mario and Ness.

Luigi: "Aren't you guys worried about this."

Mario: "Only a little. But Link needs to find out that we're not crazy about the strange sounds and noises that's happen to us at night."

Ness: "Plus he needs to stop scaring us while we wait at line for the shower."

Link took his lantern and started singing to himself, he headed down the spongy path toward the willow snag, while the rest of the smash gang followed Link from behind, they stayed far behind in case Link ran into trouble. The smash gang for sure they saw dark shapes moving about. But Link's lantern kept bobbing up and down, and Link's songs kept flowing back to them, and nothing happened. Finally they caught sight of the willow snag. There was Link standing in a circle of light, looking this way and that. All of a sudden the wind blew out his lantern, and Link stopped singing.

Luigi: "Wah ! What's happening ?!"

Yoshi: "I can't see anything !"

Ness: "What do we do, Link ! Link ! Are you still there ?!"

Samus: "Claim down you guys."

Captain Falcon: " Hey Link ! Are you still there, if you are say something !"

Link: "Yeah ! I'm still here, and nothing is happening."

Samus: "You see ? Link's fine now chill out."

Fox: "Guys still close together. Don't go off running away if you freak out badly. We're in the middle of a swamp, we don't want to go running off in the wrong direction and fall into the river or mud pits."

Mario: "How about we wait here for 10 minutes then we'll go to the campsite. Who agrees ?"

Falcon Captain: "I agree."

Fox: "OK."

Samus: "Fine by me."

Luigi: "Same here."

Donkey Kong: "Me too."

Ness: "I agree as well."

Yoshi: "Count me in."

Kirby: "Ponyo (Agree)."

Then both Pikachu and Jigglypuff nodded yes with their heads to Mario, agreeing with him.

Mario: "Did you hear that Link we'll wait here for 10 minutes then we'll go !"

Link: "Got it !"

The smash gang stood stock-still in the blackness, waiting there for 10 minutes to be up, and excepting something awful to happen. The clouds shifted in the moon came out. They see Link. Except he had his back pushed up against the willow snag, and he had his arms out in front of him, as if he were fighting something off. From where the smash gang stood, it look like dark shapes were swirling in around him. Then clouds covered the moon again. Once more it was as black as pitch.

Luigi: "Link ! Link ! Are you alright."

Captain Falcon: "Link you still there ? Come on answer me ?"

Then Ness whispered to DK and Yoshi who was standing next to him.

Ness: "Did you guys see the dark shapes surrounding around Link ?"

Donkey Kong: "I did."

Yoshi: "Same here. I wonder if he's still okay."

Samus: "What is going on here ? Link please respond to us !"

Then the moon came out again, Link was hanging on to the willow snag with one arm. His other arm was stretched out in front of him, as if something was pulling it. It looked to the gang as if a rotting, moldy hand with no arm--a dead hand-- had grabbed Link's hand. With one final wrench, whatever had hold of Link jerk him into the muck.That's what the smash gang said. When the clouds blotted out the moon wants more, the smash gang freaked out.

Ness: "OK I'M DONE I'M OUT OF HERE !

Donkey Kong: "SAME HERE !"

Captain Falcon: "OK ! SCREW THIS ! RUN !"

Samus: "HURRY EVERYONE !"

Luigi: "LINK IF YOU CAN HEAR ME ! RUN !"

The smash gang turned around and run through the darkness, trying to head back to the campsite. Again and again they lost the path and fell into the muck and water holes.

Luigi: "You got to be kidding me !"

Yoshi: "I'm stuck !"

Mario: "Me too !"

Fox: "We all are !"

Samus: "Ah ! That's my hair your tugging on !"

Ness: "I'm sorry ! I'm scared to sink in this muck."

Samus: "This isn't quicksand you know."

Captain Falcon: "Enough arguing we got to get out of here !"

Throughout the rest of the night until morning, the smash gang struggle to get out of the muck. In the end they crawled back on their hands and knees. But when they got back to camp they noticed that Link is not with them. After all of them took a shower. The smash gang spend the rest of the morning looking for Link. They searched and searched and they did not find him anywhere. The next day both Pikachu and Jigglypuff we're rushing down the path from the swamp, shouting and waving. When the smash gang rushed towards them, they heard crying in the swamp. The smash gang spotted the Pokemons, then they turned around and ran back, the smash gang went off after them. They found Link by the willow snag, he was groaning and gibbering as if he had lost his mind. He kept pointing with one hand at something only he could see. Where his other hand should have been, a there was nothing but a ragged stump oozing blood. The hand had been ripped clean off. Some of the smash gang said that it was that Dead Hand they saw that done it. But nobody really knows. Nobody will ever know-- except for Link. But he never spoke another word again.