A/N: ...maybe I shouldn't have a schedule, it's a lot of stuff to do. I'll see, I guess. Anyways, hopefully this chapter will be longer. I don't know yet, because I haven't written it. Well, if you enjoy, follow or favorite the story! And leave a review please, I don't have any yet and I'd like to know how I'm doing!
Disclaimer: Super Smash Bros., Pit, and Mario are owned by Nintendo. Sonic is owned by SEGA.
Chapter 3: Sewage Troubles
"That's absolutely repulsing."
"Well, at least we both agree on something."
Both of the smashers huddled in a pipe, covered with sewage, absolutely despised the Mushroom Kingdom's plumbing system. Or maybe the lack of such treatment. The muck wasn't just a river, it was a flood. The ground itself was made of running sewage, almost solid because of all the waste dropped into it through the years. How Mario could stand squishing the ground at every step in underground levels was beyond anyone's imagination. But hey, at least he beat up Bowser every so often. However, these two fighters, Pit and Sonic, were not having a good time whatsoever. They hated Mario.
In every tournament, Mario was the crowd's favorite, but that wouldn't be true if they were allowed close enough to see how bad he smelled. I mean, eating mushrooms, flowers, and leaves, wearing frog skins, stomping around sewage, and being around splat Goombas did not help his hygiene one bit. Princess Peach was NOT happy having to kiss his nose so often. But they had to keep up their public image. The Mushroom Kingdom lived off of tourist income, and they only did that by letting the main city become a resort area, complete with a theme park. Visitors were cautioned to not leave windows open on the road or venture out into the field areas where Mario adventured, or they could be attacked. The real reason was the smell.
Nobody was too curious about the lands of pipes, so no effort was made to reconstruct or reclaim the area after the new high-tech sewer treatment was installed on the outskirts of the city. Officials claimed that the land was too far gone and would bring shame to the city if they had to connect the pipelines to their precious plant. And so the pipes were left how they were, flooded with muck, gunk, and other things that stunk. Not even the Mario Bros. themselves could solve this catastrophe.
"I'm not going down there," Sonic stated.
"Well I'm not going to carry you back up! I'm too tired to do that again, and you're too heavy!" Pit argued.
"Don't start that again," Sonic sighed. "Can't you at least fly out and look for some rope or something?"
"Since when have Koopas and Goombas carried rope?"
"You can't even explore those pipe extensions above us? I could reach them, but it would take a bit of effort, even for me, the fastest and coolest thing alive," the Blue Blur boasted as he stood and struck a pose.
"Stop bragging, you idiot. I'll go explore, I guess," the winged boy relented. "Don't move, or I'll kill you."
"I don't want to touch any sewer slime, so I'll follow your instructions, Pit," Sonic spat out. He waved his hand in a "whatever" motion and sat down again.
Pit sighed once again. Why was this stupid blue hedgehog so...ego-centric? He could attack, and he was fast, but he couldn't go very high at all. His only way to get higher was to use a spring! He couldn't do it by himself!
Maybe I'm being harsh on him because I have wings and he doesn't, Pit thought as he entered a pipe to the side. But then again, Marth and Ike only had swords, and they could use those to fight and gain momentum in several directions! Maybe the roster should be revised.
The pipeline he was following ended in a rather disgusting dead-end, and he turned around quickly.
But if items weren't allowed, then I wouldn't be in the roster, he realized. I guess just having a spring is acceptable, though it's lame.
The flying smasher found another pipe a small ways up, and found that it split in two. If only one of his troops were here...
He eyed the Smash Ball in his inventory curiously. These pipes could lead anywhere! Maybe even more split paths would longer the process of exploring. Hesitating, Pit pulled it out. I only need just a little power...
His blade would break the entire orb, so he experimented with his hand. Reaching into it, the ball pulled away. Of course. He retrieved it and put it in his lap, restraining it with his left arm. He pulled his right arm towards it quickly, pushing past the resistance and into the outer layer. It was as if he had stuck his arm in a frozen lake of syrup. Gasping, he found the spongy core in the center. Pit grabbed a handful and broke it off before yanking his hand free. Shivering, the ball almost escaped his lap as his left arm had to push it back,
It wants to recombine with the part I stole, he realized. Shaking, he formed his piece into a ball. He only had one shot at this. Still restraining the main Smash Ball, his left hand drew out his blade. Time went into slow motion as he threw the smaller ball as hard as he could, at the same moment tossing his sword into his right hand from is left. The main orb broke free of his grasp, and the winged Smasher kicked it away as he dashed towards the incoming piece of pure Brawl power, sword outstretched like a lance. He impaled the mini orb just before it combined with the original, and Pit quickly sheathed his sword and grabbed the Smash Ball. Catching his breath, he looked at himself.
His hand was glowing with power. He willed himself to use it, and a flash lit up the sewer. When it cleared, two troops stood before their master, ready to take orders.
"Alright!" Pit cheered. "You guys, I have a different task for you today." The summoned creatures looked up at him curiously. "I want you to find the cleanest route to the surface, a building, or something else useful, but keep in mind that Sonic has to be able to follow me with as little piggybacks as possible." The little helpers took all of this in, then nodded and flew off to explore. Their winged master only hoped that the time limit of their power was no longer in effect. It was meant for using them for fighting, so maybe the power would last longer...
However, he didn't realize that the Brawl Power wasn't just any normal ball. It was supercharged, and it definitely wasn't supposed to be used this way...
Meanwhile, a blue hedgehog was getting bored. He couldn't stand waiting anywhere. He was supposed to be fast! As he was getting antsy, he started to charge up a Super Peel-Out move, but then he realized something important.
That wasn't in his move set. He stopped. Were they not under the rules anymore? Did that mean he could use all of his natural abilities? Sonic decided to put his hypothesis to the test. Spindash, Peel-Out, Figure-8, skid. All of his classic moves were intact again. But what about...
"DRILL!"
Sonic shot through the ground at high speeds, just before a small warrior shot through the pipe. But the Blue Blur didn't notice. He was too busy digging his own path with the Wisp's power...
A/N: I never thought I need so many ways to take about a smash ball. I'll probably update my stories in an order, but at random intervals instead of a schedule because it's tough to meet deadlines in writing. See you soon...
