OH BOY! I gotta update more often!
Important Info:
1) Meta Knight is based on the anime Hoshi no Kaabii, where he's more of a father/teacher figure to Kirby
2) Lucario is female and Greninja is male.
Disclaimer: Totally not mine…that is all.
Hopefully, there aren't errors in this one, and if there are hopefully they don't detract from the story...
From Nowhere
Sum: "Hey, Lucas." And with those words, everything seemed to fall in place.
~ ~ ~ Us ~ ~ ~
He'd been standing there, staring at the double doors, for some time. He really didn't know how long as he was focused on calming his nerves and gathering his courage to enter. He berated himself. They were his friends. Nothing to be scared of.
Right?
...right...
Standing up straighter, he nodded to himself and raised his hand and politely knocked on the door.
While waiting, he adjusted the duffel bag on his shoulder and tapped his shoe against the ground. He heard the sound of a knob being twisted and immediately composed himself; stood up straighter, hands clutched the strap tighter, and held his breath. The door swung inward, and he was disappointed and nervous to see an unfamiliar Smasher.
"Hi there." She smiled. "Can I help you?"
He timidly nodded, softly releasing his breath. "U-u-ummm, yes. I...I'm Lucas."
The woman, who was kinda pretty, hummed. "Lucas, huh? Your name sounds familiar..." She ushered him inside, still thinking. "Lucas...Lucas..."
Lucas scampered in, jumping a little when the door closed.
"Oh, you must be a returning Smasher!" Her grin widened at the conclusion. "Ah! I remember, now. Ness and Toon couldn't stop talking about you and how much they'd have to show you and all of the fun things you guys would do."
They...they missed him! He was so happy they still remembered him and even wanted to see him again! It'd been only a few months since the last tournament for him, but during that time he'd briefly feared they had forgotten him. After all, time passed differently for each dimension. And a few months for him could be years for Ness and Toon. And years meant new and exciting things, and forgetting others. "Um...Miss do you know where they are?"
She laughed, "Call me Bubbles." The woman giggled more at his puzzled face. "It's just a nickname, but we can't have two Robins running around."
"...Oh?" Her answer didn't help him understand the name at all. The blond decided to ask Ness or Toon about it later.
"Anyway, let's get you situated. You arrived just in time for Ness's match!"
She led him to the second story and then down the east wing to his new room. He noticed it was a shared room with Ness and Toon Link. His name was listed on a third gold plate just below the Hyrulian's. A warm feeling spread throughout him and Lucas quickly set his duffel bag inside before following Bubbles to the viewing area. And the thought of watching Ness fight? That added to his excitement. Lucas dutifully followed the tactician as he didn't know the layout of the new mansion. It didn't take any time at all to get to the VIS room, or Very Important Smashers room; it was were all non participating Smashers could go to observe and even bet on matches.
Cheers. He could hear cheering even through the closed door that lead to the VIS room. Bubbles opened the door calling out, "Hey Toon! Guess what?" She stepped aside letting Lucas get a snapshot of the place before he was greeted by Toon Link. "Lucas!"
The younger Hyrulain embraced him quickly and then pulled back. "Oh man, oh man! You're back! Come on!" he sort of shoved the other blond into a chair. "You should see some of the new items! Oh, oh and the stages! Plus, the new Smashers! Ther-"
Lucas's head began spinning as he tried to keep up with his friend's babbling, yet he could only pick out specific words and completely missed the contest. Oh well...he'll have to get a slower summary later.
Toon took a dramatic breath after his tirade, "So how are you?"
The blond PSI wielder blinked, "...um...okay."
"Great! OH! I totally forgot!" The young Hyrulian focused on the match, and Lucas was grateful for the sudden shift. He heard a horn and knew what stage the four were battling on; the Bridge of Eldin. Toon and Lucas watched as King Bulbin rode across, dropping a bomb. Mere seconds after he placed it, the bomb exploded, destroying the center piece and separating the Smashers. The PSI wielder sought out the participates; two were on one side of the bridge and two on the other. The ones smashing on his left were two people he didn't recognize; a woman with long green hair and a young man with a strange red weapon. It almost resembled a beam sword, but the beam wasn't always out. Lucas watched them duke it out, completely ignoring the other side.
He was amazed to see white wings appear from her back. She tried to slam the other into the ground, but the sword wielder backed up, and his momentum was increased a small amount by the wind from her wings. He skidded to the edge of the broken bridge, and then strange symbols appeared above him, rapidly changing, before settling on a red one. Lucas wondered who he was before hearing cheers from the audience. Shifting his gaze, he saw Link fly straight up in the air, courtesy of an upward throw from Ness.
He smiled seeing his friend out on the stage. Lucas leaned forward a bit, watching Ness jump to meet the older Hyrulain with a blast of PSI energy. Link flew across the gap and collided with the light blond swordsman. The two landed right in front of the woman who twirled her staff, sending them back towards the gap. "Wow…" Lucas breathed.
"Yeah! Get them Ness before Palutena does!" Toon hollered. The woman, Palutena was already chasing after them once she stopped spinning her staff. However, she was too slow as by that time Ness had jumped into the air, meeting the two swordsmen mid flight, and threw his hands forward. The concentrated blast of PSI energy sent the two Smashers flying back over the gap. Palutena had to quickly warp out of the way, prioritizing her damage meter over possibly KOing the two swordsmen. Lucas was pretty sure she was a little miffed at that.
And then a Smash Ball appeared. Some deemed it the dues ex machine of matches. Lucas would have to agree.
It took a second for the four Smashers to spot the floating orb, then they all scrambled towards it. The Smasher with the red sword jumped and made a large upward arc with his beam sword. It connected but the Smash Ball didn't break, instead the hit sent it across the gap, just as the portal appeared, indicating the return of the bridge. Link pulled out a bomb, jumped and threw the explosive. He nailed Palutena who had been too focused on the item. The older Hyrulain followed the attack by thrusting the Master Sword down and spiking the goddess into the gap. By now, the bridge was back in its place and effectively cutting off any chance of return.
Score for Link.
But while that occurred, Ness had used PK Thunder, hitting the item on the left side so flew closer to him. The dark haired boy, jumped, threw his arms out and twisted, smacking it twice.
And broke the Smash Ball.
Lucas could've sworn he heard the three Smashers groan, but couldn't be sure.
"PK...! STARSTORM!"
His PK Starstorm was beautiful and strong. Lucas gawked as the other PSI wielder gracefully controlled his Final Smash. Ness had grown it seemed.
And he wondered...had he grown at all?
Lucas felt his heartbeat increase, worrying thoughts popping in his mind. What if Ness didn't want to be friends anymore? After all who would want to be friends with a weakling? A boy who didn't grow? Lucas was so caught up in his thoughts he missed the end of the match where Ness was claimed the victor.
"WOOOOO!"
He jumped, eyes training on Toon who happened to be jumping up and down in his chair, much to Peach's concern. "Yah that's right! Go Ness! You ro-ahhh!"
A man with pale skin, dressed in training clothes, had grabbed his friend in mid-jump, "Toon, it would be wise not to cause any serious injury to yourself."
"Err...sorry Mr. Fit." The small Hyrulian replied. "...uh...Lucas! Come on, let's go surprise Ness!" He locked hands with him, and before Lucas could form a response he was dragged away from the other Smashers.
"I think I'm tall enough for you to hide behind," the swordsman thought out loud. "So, he'll only see me, and then I'll jump out of the way and you can be all smooth like, and say 'Hey, Ness...' "
Lucas smiled half-heartedly at his friend's plan and Cheshire-cat grin. "...Um...I...don't think I can say it like that..."
"Just try, kay? Oh, here we are!" Toon suddenly stopped in front of the door that most likely led to a transportation room. Lucas, surprised at the quick stop, collided into the swordsman. "Sorry...!"
Toon simply waved it off. "No problem." Quickly, the young Hyrulain scooted in front of the PSI wielder, his frame just barely enough to hide behind. This was it. He was going to meet Ness again. Would he be happy? Annoyed? After all, Lucas was meek and probably far too emotional. Why had Ness made friends with him again? The blond was ready to whisper to the other boy that he would see Ness later, but then his friend shifted aside.
Lucas stiffened and quickly looked at his shoes.
...
...
And he heard a laugh, making him blush. Timidly, he looked up to see Ness smiling brightly at him.
"Hey, Lucas."
And with those words, everything seemed to fall in place. All of his worries fell to the side, and he briefly thought it was silly to be so nervous in the first place. "Hi Ness." The dark haired boy threw his arms around his friend's shoulders. "Come on, Lucas. We've got a lot to catch up on! Right Toon?"
"Got that right!" The younger Hyrulian joined them, also looping an arm around Lucas's shoulders.
I wasn't prepared for Roy and Ryu! So, I'll be researching a bit about Ryu and eventually those two will have their own one-shots about their return. Why not Mewtwo?
In truth, I'm sorta 'Meh' about Mewtwo. Maybe I'll do one later...boy talk about late...geez...
Ugh...I'm straying from our main trio!
Good news, I do have a chapter for Ike and Marth, and another chapter for Meta Knight. But seriously...nothing with the three together...gotta step up!
By the by, does anyone know a timeline for when the Smashers were introduced? Like, did Meta Knight come before or after Lucina and Robin? Was Shulk before or after Deedee? Any help would be appreciated.
Now, if you will all excuse me, I'm gonna keep trying to connect to the eshop and download all three fighters.
Smash on readers! Smash on!
ZeroGravityDog