Can it be? Yes folks! It can! We're back! XD

Falco, Pikachu, & D.K.: (Throw a party)

Sorry about the fun standstill here folks; I gotta admit, I'll be glad when this fic joins The Angels' Door and Blood Links! Nevertheless, here is the real chapter fourteen, with some trials, some battles, and two surprised (one good news for everyone and the other, well, not so pleasant) that will shake the chapter! XD

But I do have one announcement: this break out of the block comes with a sacrifice. To the authors who submitted a demon OC that hasn't shown up yet; I'm not using the rest of the Demon OCs in this.

Pikachu: You mean they won't appear in this fic?

Exactly. (People start booing) Hey. Hold up; I'm not finished yet! XD The change of plans is thus: the rest of the OCs won't be introduced beforehand, as expected. They will be in the next fic though; THEY WILL BE IN THE TOURNAMENT. So yeah, that's that.

Falco: So, how about the disclaimer: RF doesn't own SSBM, the devils and their king, and the two demon OCs that managed to get introduced. She does, however, own The Demon King (and his Shadow), Sally Lune, Young Link's friend Bridgett, Bridgett's older sister Annette, the Hands' true forms (and names), other angels and demons that don't belong to you guys, the special devil that will be formerly introduced in this chapter, and the Underworld Realm.

D.K.: It's time we finish this chapter; that way we can continue with the series! Away chapter!

"Zelda! Down!"

The Hylian princess ran forward, and, as Jeffrey commanded, lunged forward instead of jumping. She could feel the heat of the flames as she passed them, rolling safely on the other side. Jeffrey smiled at Zelda's success before commanding again.

"Yoshi! Up!"

The dino jogged forward and took to the air. The flames began crawling up, and Yoshi felt their heat as he reached the peak of his double jump and began falling to the ground. He landed safely on the other side.

"Roy! Down!"

The general ran forward and copied Zelda; lunging forward as the flames descended to bar his path. He made it through successfully, but his foot caught fire. Cursing mentally, Roy performed a roll, which was successful in putting out the fire. Jeffrey gave a small shrug before his next command.

"Pikachu! Up!"

The pokemon ran forward and copied Yoshi; jumping into the air and using his double jump and Quick Attack as the flames ascended into the air. He was successful in reaching the other side, but his tail did get caught on fire, and was put out thanks to Yoshi. Jeffrey chuckled before giving out one last command.

"Mario! Down!"

The plumber ran forward and copied both Roy and Zelda. Like the princess, he was able to successfully cross without touching the descending flames, and rolled safely on the other side. Jeffrey nodded to all five before just crossing the path; the flames didn't bother him at all.

"Lucky…" Mario muttered darkly.

"Well, we overcame that trial," Jeffrey said. "I have to say that I am impressed; no average mortal could survive the tasks were doing, not to mention how fast we're going."

"Lives are at stake," Zelda said. Jeffrey nodded.

"Indeed," he agreed. "Come; the ninety-seventh floor awaits us."

"How much time has passed?" Yoshi asked. "It's hard to tell the time of day in here…"

"We could be days, weeks, or time may have even been stopped," Jeffrey said. "We will find out when we make it back out of here."

They continued to the doorway, and appeared on the next floor. The doorway on the other side was closed; runes littered the entire floor.

"Another puzzle…" Roy muttered. "We've been doing puzzles since the eightieth floor! When will we go back to battling?"

"The one hundredth floor…" Jeffrey muttered. "Yes…the one hundredth floor…where we will see…" His voice faded.

"See who?" Pikachu asked.

"Let us focus on this puzzle first," Jeffrey replied. "When we reach the hundredth floor, you'll find the answer to that yourself. Stay here." He extended his wings to their fullest, and flew over to the sealed door. The five smashers looked at each other as the demon observed the door and flew back.

"We have to find the runes on the door?" Zelda asked.

"Correct," Jeffrey replied. "There are six runes, so it looks like I'll have to join in on the fun as well. I'll carry each of you to a specific rune on the floor. Upon matching the correct person to the correct rune, order doesn't matter, we'll open the door. Zelda; we'll do you first."

The demon grabbed Zelda by the arms and flew off. The two inspected the runes until Jeffrey spied what he was looking for.

"Let's try this rune first," he said, lowering Zelda onto the rune. It was a success; the rune glowed. "One down, five more to go. Let's do Roy next."

Jeffrey flew over and grabbed Roy. The two inspected the runes until Jeffrey spied what he was looking for.

"Let's see…" he muttered, lowering the general onto the rune; it was a success as well. "Two down. Next is Mario."

Jeffrey was able to find the runes that were on the door, but the first two attempts were failures; the runes didn't glow. Upon lowering Mario onto the third rune he spied, however, it was a success. "Interesting…next is Yoshi."

The demon tried the two runes he saw before, but like Mario, both of them didn't glow. The two inspected the floor before Jeffrey found the rune he was looking for. Upon lowering Yoshi onto it, it glowed. "Interesting…"

"What do you mean?" Yoshi asked.

"That's my secret," Jeffrey replied. "Now, let's get Pikachu out of the way."

After lowering Pikachu onto a rune, and landing on the last one, the door opened. They continued on, entering the ninety-eight floor.

It was another trial room; a gigantic pit covered most of the room. On the other side was, of course, the door. In the center of the room were bunches of moving platforms.

"Our way of getting to the other side," Jeffrey said. "The gravity of this room is heavier than normal; I can fly."

"Can we still jump?" Mario asked.

"Certainly," Jeffrey replied. "One cannot fly; that is all."

The six began jumping onto the platforms, safely crossing over to the other side.

"Timing…" Yoshi muttered.

"Hmm?" Zelda asked.

"Nothing."

They entered the doorway, and reached the next floor. It was a library; filled with many different books. The binders of the books didn't have the title names, however; instead they had names of demons.

"What are in these books?" Yoshi asked.

"The books of the demons hold anything and everything, really," Jeffrey replied. "Hmm…ah, I have a few new books." He pointed to a line of five books; all bearing the name "Jeffrey Hand" on them. Below those books were two more, bearing the name "Jeremy Hand".

"How do we get them back to the mansion?" Mario asked.

"I'll take care of that," Jeffrey replied. "I want the two of you to keep on going however. I'll catch up shortly."

"The one hundredth floor…" Pikachu said. "I'm getting excited! Wow!"

The five smashers looked at each other and nodded before continuing on.

"STOP HIM!" He could hear the shadow's angry voice as he dodged his pursuer's attacks. "CAPTURE HIM! DO NOT LET HIM GET AWAY!"

He was amazed the shadow did not give chase itself; he knew he wouldn't be able to make it to the gate in time. But then again, there were the others.

He smiled as he ran. The hundredth floor…that wasn't too far away at all. Not to mention they would keep descending…until he met up with them.

"Pardon!" He shouted, knocking a demon barring his path. His companion stared long and hard before realizing what was going on.

"The Crystal Prince has escaped!" the demon shouted, helping his companion up. "To arms! To arms! We must recapture the Renegade!"

As Jeffrey had predicted, the floor did consist of a battle. There were about fifty of them, all one of three types. There were a group of five gorilla humanoid-like ones, some with white fur, others with gray, that all wore dull chest plates. They bore blunt weapons. There was also a group of five hawk humanoid ones wearing leather gear and bearing traditional weapons. The rest of the devils were all common.

Upon entering the floor, all eyes turned to the five smashers, except for the gorilla like devils. Pikachu felt nervous as the others got into combat formation.

"We split and charge," Mario whispered softly. "Pikachu, get those hawk like ones. Roy, for the gorilla like ones. The rest of us get the common."

"Let's go!" Yoshi cried, rushing forward. He was soon followed by the others, who quickly engaged the devils.

Roy quickly cut through the group he was assigned to; defeating four of the five. The last one, he noticed, still had its back turned to him. Roy readied his sword as the creature turned around, but the sword fell to the ground. The general couldn't move; he almost forgot how to even breathe.

For the devil that was facing him had the same face as Giga Bowser…

"Y…y…you!" he cried, quickly picking up his blade. "You are…you…"

The devil roared before charging towards Roy. It was knocked back, however, by a pair of golden bullets.

"That was Genes' wish," Jeffrey replied, walking up to the stunned swordsman. Roy turned to him. "And given his strengths, skills, and appearance, he appears he would fit in perfectly with the Earth Devils."

"Earth…Devils?" Roy asked.

"There six types," Jeffrey replied, shooting at the devil again. "First are the Common Devils, who serve no one. They are the pawns. Then there are the Earth Devils, who follow the first of Lucifer's four commanders. After them are the Sea Devils, who follow the second of Lucifer's four commanders. After them are the Air Devils, who follow the third commander, and the Death Devils, who follow the fourth commander. Last but not least are the Elite Devils, who follow Lucifer himself. Right now we are battling against the Common, Earth, and Air Devils."

"I…see," Roy said. Jeffrey fired a round of bullets at the devil as the swordsman charged forward, unleashing his Flare Blade on it. The devil let out a roar before falling to the ground dead.

"I will help the others," Jeffrey said.

"Yeah…" Roy muttered. "I…I need to think…" The demon understood. After nodding, he charged towards the other fights. Roy sheathed the Sword of Seals, and sat down.

He had much to think about…

Falcon: And that ends the TRUE chapter fourteen!

Yoshi: Yay! We're back! (Does a happy dance)

Marth: And what a way to bring this back! Not to mention she decides to add me to the mix as well.

Falcon: Yup! And it seems you're making a break for it. Cool!

Marth: It makes me wonder what will happen next.

Yoshi: Methinks this fic will come to an ending soon. Well, please review!