Paraskavedetriaphobia.
Supposedly, it means 'Fear of Friday the Thirteenth"
That gave me an idea.
I know this is late for the occasion, but this is a Friday the thirteenth special!
MH: …If he's dead tomorrow, I SWEAR, it wasn't me!
Bah! I don't know how this is gonna turn out, but right now, it's pretty random. So…I don't know what to tell you to expect.
MH: Expect ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY when this maniac is at the keyboard!
(One important decision I made: I do believe I said Pichu was a boy in my other story. I changed my mind. Pichu seems more like the sort to be a girl, and personally, I like Pichu better that way. Pichu's a girl in moi stories now, so…I thought ye'd like ta know dat!)
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Luigi sat silently on the garden bench.
He was completely numb with fright at what his brother had told him. Some beast had been prowling the very garden he was sitting in, near his own window!
He shook like a leaf in the chill breeze, because both the wind, and what was on his mind.
Last night, that monster was but five feet from him. Oh, of course there was a few feet of brick and stuff between them, but that meant nothing to Luigi, at all.
He was vulnerable. All that needed to happen, was for it to come crashing through the window, and it'd be over…for him, probably. He was on the bottom bunk, easy prey.
He was always easy prey. He lacked self confidence, and easily lost his cool in fights.
He sighed sadly, and washed the thoughts from his mind, and stared at the fountain as it bubbled happily, oblivious to everything around it: the weather, the singing flowers, and the man sitting on the bench.
"Pichu!!!"
Luigi looked at the bushes where the cry came from, then, quite suddenly, little Pichu erupted from the bushes and tackled Luigi. He flopped on the bench, with Pichu sitting on top of him, smiling cutely.
"Aww, Pichu!" Luigi laughed.
"Pi!" Pichu squealed happily. She bounced about on Luigi's chest, then hopped off and danced about on the stone walkway before jumping up and down on the spot while squealing.
"You want me to play?" Luigi asked.
"PIII!!!"
"Alrghty, then!" Luigi cried. He pounced from the bench, and soared towards the little mouse. She playfully screamed, and zipped away. Before he smashed his face on the ground, he flipped and landed on his feet, then, he took off after the tiny mouse.
They ran through the garden, going almost everywhere, down every aisle, past every flower. Luigi had a hard time keeping up with the little pokemon, she was so fast.
"I GOTCHA!" Luigi said. He pounced at Pichu again, who used her quick attack to zoom out of the way. Luigi once again prevented himself from knocking himself out, and he continued the chase.
Pichu shot down a long aisle of hedges, and Luigi pursued, flying down the path. He slowly caught up, and almost had her, when she shot around the corner and headed the other way.
Without any time to slow down, Luigi kept flying forwards, until he crashed through the hedge before him. He hadn't realized he had gotten himself completely stuck, until he opened his eyes and looked around.
His head was inside a dark thicket that was just outside the garden, and his body was aligned horizontally, with his legs sticking out the back, his arms were stuck to his sides, and his head was out the other side. His upper legs, and everything above that until the neck were stuck in the bushes.
Normally, he'd be laughing his head off at such a silly thing, but something unexpected had happened.
He was face to face with the mystery monster!
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"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Pichu cowered at the intensity of the scream, but she quickly recovered from the shock, and shot back to where she had last seen Luigi.
She came to the corner of the garden where she lost Luigi, and saw his legs sticking out of the bushes, kicking furiously while he continued screaming.
She gathered up her might, then, with one bound, shot over the hedge and into the thicket.
Upon landing, she heard a feral growl, and turned to see a grotesque monster, with piercing red eyes.
There were no pupils. The eyes were completely red, and seemed to glow with demonic energy. Its body was shaped somewhat like a humanoid lizard body, with a head similar to an alligator's. The snout was ringed with crooked, yet uber sharp fangs that looked sharp enough to cut steel. The beast's arms were long and thin, like whips, and as it walked closer, they dragged on the ground. On the ends of the arms were sharp claws, spread out like a paper fan. The feet fit the footprints exactly, and in person, they were somewhat dinosaur like; they were scaly, as was its whole body.
The scales were pitch black, and the beast itself was hard to see in the semi-darkness of the thicket, but its red eyes easily gave it away.
Pichu squeaked in surprise, and the monster growled before lunging.
Pichu zipped out of the way, then used Quick attack on Luigi's head, which freed him from the hedges, but also separated the little pokemon from any help.
The beast rushed at Pichu again, who charged up an ample charge of lightning, and tackled the monster in the chest.
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Link was in the garden, close to the mansion, when he heard the piercing scream rend the autumn air.
He froze for a second, taken by surprise by the scream, then he threw down his garden tools, and ran towards where he judged the source of the noise was located.
He was looking for about a minute, when he saw Luigi fly out of the hedge.
Luigi flew into his chest, and the two fell to the ground with a thud. While they were getting untangled, Link could hear Pichu and some other entity duking it out.
Link managed roll Luigi off his chest, and get up to draw his sword. With his spin attack, he slashed a gaping hole in the hedge, revealing the reptilian monster with Pichu clinging to its chest, shocking it mercilessly.
The monster saw Link, but before it could react, Link had already thrust the Master Sword through the roof of its mouth, all the way up to the hilt. Link closed his eyes as tons of volts of electricity shot through his body.
Pichu finally fell unconscious, and Link did too. They all fell in a heap, with the monster on top.
The monster looked as if it could jump up at any moment, but it was clearly dead. Its crimson eyes continued to glow, even after death.
Luigi quavered with fear, as he looked into its face. He watched as black blood seeped from its head, and trickled across Pichu's fur, and Link's arm.
"….EEEEEEEEEEEEEW!!!" Luigi shrieked. He kicked it off Link's chest, and watched as it flopped over like it was made of rubber. Apparently, the arms lacked bones: instead, they kept their form, with a skeleton of cartilage, like a shark. Only the arms were like that, though.
All too soon, people appeared at the scene, everybody from earlier.
"…That has to be what I saw!" Paul exclaimed. "I can't sense it anymore, seeing as its dead, but that has to be what I saw."
"Yes, I recognize the eyes." Zelda said.
"…So it wasn't a joke after all." Lyon said.
"I don't care what anybody says." Marth said. "I'm telling Master hand."
"I think we should, too." Mario said. "We'll need to bring the body, too, as proof."
A few of the smashers, including Mario, walked up and carefully picked the corpse up and carried it off. Captain Falcon picked Link up off the ground, and Matt picked Pichu up.
Luigi looked at the corpse, and then at his two friends, who had saved his life.
…Wait a minute. Wasn't there black blood? He thought. He shook it out of his mind, and followed after the group.
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"That there, is called a Sharb." Master Hand said.
"Well, then what was this sharb doing in our yard?" Matt asked.
"…I really don't know why." Master hand said. "Given the circumstances, I'm not surprised you found one."
"Well, ok, it's a sharb, but WHAT IS it?!?" Peach asked. "It's scary…"
"I know as much as you do about them." Master Hand said. "Only, I knew its name."
"…Is it dangerous?" Luigi asked.
"Very." Master Hand said. "But then so is everything else you all have dealt with. It should be easy compared to other monsters, like Redeads."
"NOTHING, is weaker than a goomba!" Mario said.
Everybody laughed for a tiny bit, but then Master Hand continued.
"…Not all goombas." He said. "You can't forget Goombario."
"Or Goombella." Luigi said.
"Yes, you should be careful about what you say, Mario." Master hand chided him, while Mario blushed embarrassedly. "This goes for all of you: You would do well to remember your friends, and what you've been through with them. You never know when you'll need them again."
"…What if we don't have any friends?" Felious asked suddenly. "…What do we do then?"
"Then, for friendship's sake, remember those lost to you, but continue searching for someone you can share life with. Life's lonely without a partner, of ANY type."
"…"
"Now, as I see it, this sharb was dispatched rather quickly, right?" Master hand asked.
"Yeah…"Luigi sighed. "Pichu was shocking it with lightning, when Link came, and cut through the hedge between us. He then rammed his sword through its skull, which shocked both him and Pichu, and knocked them out. I had just kicked it off of Link, when you guys appeared."
"Did it bleed any?" Master hand asked.
"…At first, I thought so, but now I'm not sure." Luigi said.
"I see. Send Pichu and Link to the infirmary so that they can recover from being shocked. As for the rest of you…keep an eye out for more sharbs, or things of a similar nature. They're quite pesky."
Everybody slowly filed out of the room, and as the crowd thinned, three wire frames came in and carried the two wounded smashers away.
Master Hand turned around in his swivel chair, and faced the wall behind his desk, with his back to the now locked door.
It's happening…all over again.
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I'm not explaining ANYTHING! HAR HAR HAR!
Ok, I'll update again soon, which means possibly later today. Unless something comes up, expect another update today!
With that said, Adieu, and Review!
-Shining Riku-