Chapter 21: Rocking in the Smash Brother's Mansion
Okay, before this chapter starts I have a few things I should tell my readers. First, this chapter officially ends the hiatus the story has been on and the chapter should come at a regular pace again. Second, there will be drinking of alcoholic beverages in this chapter (well…an intro to drinking anyway) so I need to explain a few things. There will be no underage drinking because half the Smashers are under the legal age to drink anyway. Technically there are a few that can drink because of the way they are so I'll explain that. Thirdly, the action gets really intense now. The army is attacking the Smashers and the Smashers must fight to stay alive! You'll enjoy it.
Mario: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Luigi: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Peach: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Yoshi: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (He met Mario around the day he was born so he has to be old enough)
Bowser: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Legally anyway. Nobody knows how that stuff is gonna react to his body chemistry. Alcohol and fire do not mix)
King Dedede: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Fox: Not okay to drink alcoholic beverages (In his first adventure he was sixteen and he joined the Smash Brothers a few months later. Melee came around only after two years so technically he still has about a year or two to go before he's old enough)
Falco: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (he's older than Fox is)
Mewtwo: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Okay, technically he is one of the youngest Smashers because he was cloned and everything, but he has the body of an adult and the mindset of one as well so it's okay)
Link: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Okay, Link may be underage but in Hyrule the drinking law is lowered so it's okay for him)
Zelda: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Same rules for Link apply to her)
Young Link: Not okay to drink alcoholic beverages (He is too young to drink, period)
Pikachu: Not okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Not because he isn't old enough but that stuff would screw up his body too much)
Pichu: Not okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Same rules for Pikachu apply to him)
Jigglypuff: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Other than the fact that it would be funny to see her drink, her body is better suited for liquor so it's okay)
Kirby: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (Same rules for Jigglypuff apply to him, funniest included. And besides, his body can take anything; alcohol won't affect him in the least)
Ganondorf: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Captain Falcon: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Samus: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Marth: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Roy: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (He may be underage but the laws in his land are different as well, besides, he's a half dragon so he should be able to handle the stuff)
Mr. Game 'n Watch: Old enough to drink alcoholic beverages (He is after all the oldest Smasher)
Popo and Nana: Not okay to drink alcoholic beverages
Ness: Not okay to drink alcoholic beverages
DK: Okay to drink alcoholic beverages (So he's a big ape, he probably can take a swing of liquor and I know he's old enough to take it.)
And there you go...the long explanation about who can and who can't have alcohol. I just don't want any reviews that say I'm promoting underage drinking or anything. Now, enjoy the story.
"Finally, I have a done it." Mario said, after finally defeating the last opponent before he would face the Master Hand and Crazy Hand
Link had been one tough opponent, not letting up in the battle once, but Mario fought hard and prevailed in battle. Now with this final obstacle out of the way Mario had gained the right to battle the hands in a battle to decide the fate of the Nintendoverse. But that could wait until morning; right now the Smashers were having an evening meal. But the strangest thing about this meal wasn't what they were having for the meal but the fact that all 26 Super Smash Brothers were all present at this meal. Usually during dinnertime the most you would see was five, because everyone ate at different times during the day. Snacks were abundant in the mansion and sitting as a group was rare. But there they were, all sitting at the table, the very large, glorious table, topped with a multitude of different foods. There was so much food at the table that it had to be reinforced with a metallic underbelly just so it had the strength to withstand all the weight being put on it!
"Attention everyone!" Peach called out, through the noise of the various conversations that were being held, but nobody heard her "Attention!" she called again, a little louder
Clearing her voice she prepared to speak a little louder.
"I said…ATTENTION!" she bellowed, shocking everyone out of his or her individual conversations
With quiet dominating the scene Peach began her announcement.
"I would like to make a toast to Mario, who is going to go out of his way and heroically fight the 'Hands' tomorrow to decide what happens to the Nintendoverse." she said, lifting up a glass of wine
"Here a here!" Came Luigi, holding up his own glass of wine
"Yoshi!" chirped Yoshi, holding up a cup of wine
"Yes a toast." Zelda replied, her own glass of wine in hand
"Whatever, he just got lucky." Bowser replied, holding up a rather large jug of wine
"Very lucky indeed." Replied Mewtwo, using his psychic powers to hold up a glass of wine
"Luck had nothing to do with Mario's victories. He fought well and deserves this honor." Link replied, holding a large cup of wine
"I have to admit, if he can beat the older me than I guess he's good." Replied Young Link, holding up a cup of sparkling grape juice
"Well, the guy can fight, just hope he doesn't kick the bucket tomorrow." Replied Samus, her own glass of wine in the air while her helmet lay next to her on the table
"Pika!" squealed Pikachu, happy that Mario had won his matches and holding with two paws his cup of apple juice
"Pi" replied Pichu, happy that Pikachu was happy for Mario and that he didn't have to battle the hands himself, while holding a cup of apple juice as well
"He's getting what's coming to him." Falco retorted, his wine glass in the air
"Eh…he deserves it, but if he loses I'll finish up what he can't." Fox commented, sparkling grape juice in the air as well
"It is strange that I have been outdone by a mere plumber, but even I, the great Ganondorf am willing to admit when I have been bested…for now." Ganondorf replied, holding up a jug of wine
"Eh…the guy's okay, not as good as me, but I give him this." Came Captain Falcon
"Mario's a tough guy so I know he'll win tomorrow." Replied Kirby, holding up an entire bottle of wine
"He has a chance, so I guess I'll toast to him." King Dedede replied
"Jiggly, Jig Jigglypuff" squealed Jigglypuff, ecstatic with the news (More so agreeing with Kirby) and holding up her own glass of wine
"Mario!" the Ice Climbers cheered, in both their hands cups of sparkling grape juice
"For Mario!" cheered Ness, sparkling grape juice in hand
"For Sir Mario!" came Marth, wine in hand
"Yes, we honor you Sir Mario." Roy replied, wine in his hand
"HOOT!" hooted DK, large jug of wine in his paws, with a hint of banana
"Beep, beep, BEEP!" beeped Game 'n Watch, wine in his 2-dimensional hands (Weird)
Red in the face Mario scratched the back of his head; embarrassed at the praise he was being given my all his fellow Smashers. It was a little more than the Italian plumber could take and he looked down toward his plate to try and hide his embarrassment.
"Cheers!" the all cheered, some less enthused than others
"Thank a you…but a please, I a don't deserve all of this attention. I am a only doing what is a good for everyone. Please, this is a little much." Mario said sincerely
"Oh Mario…you are so modest." Peach said, giving Mario a hug
"Somebody gag me." Bowser grunted
"Can we eat?" Kirby asked, hungrily looking at his plate
"Might as well start before Kirby over here goes postal." Samus commented
"Yeah, let's a eat!" Mario cheered, hungry as well
"Yay!" cheered Kirby, ready to inhale his meal
But before anything could be consumed the lights went out abruptly, putting the entire dining room in complete darkness.
"What happened?" Peach asked
"Don't a know." Came Luigi
"Pikachu, you remembered to power the generator, right?" Samus asked
"Pika." Pikachu replied, assuring her he did so this morning
Unlike normal homes that got their power from the electrical plant the Smashers got free electricity via Pikachu and Pichu so they never had to pay electrical bills. Heck, they got free water thanks to Mario and Luigi's special plumbing from the nearby lake. They even got free Direct TV due to a satellite that had been put in orbit during the first tournament in order to broadcast it everywhere.
"Something tells me that is a power failure." Fox said, his ears twitching erratically
His ears weren't the only one's picking up various noises. Link, Zelda, Young Link, Pikachu, and Pichu's ears were also twitching due to the strange noises they were hearing.
"Outside, there are a lot of people outside and I mean a lot." Link said quietly
"Yes." Zelda agreed
"I cannot sense anything." Mewtwo replied
"Me neither." Replied Ness
"Who ever it is I cannot sense it with my magical powers, but I can hear them clearly." Zelda told them
"Scans tell me that who is out there is wearing some sort of battle armor, pretty advanced stuff too. All I can get out if it is that it blocks brain waves. It's possible that is why you guys can't sense them with your minds." Samus replied
"Why are they here?" Peach asked
"Don't a know, but it a looks like we have a fight on our hands." Mario said
Just as he finished that sentence numerous small objects were thrown through the windows, shattering the glass as they flew into the room and they suddenly started to release a strange gas.
"Knockout gas!" Samus cried, after immediately scanning the molecular configuration
Without giving it a second thought Mewtwo used his powers to take hold of all the cans of Knockout gas and flung them back out of the broken windows.
"Well that was a waste of time." A person said outside
Outside, there seemed to be an army of soldiers, all decked out in battle armor that covered their entire bodies, making them look similar to Samus' own Varia Suit.
"Maybe we can make the release mechanism operate faster." One of the soldiers suggested
"Nah, they'll be expecting another volley so it'd be a waste of time." Replied the master chief officer "Have the snipers give us some cover fire while out men go in." he told the second in command
"Right sir."
"So, what are we a going to do?" Luigi asked concerned
Various ideas were thrown up all at once, making the room quite noisy.
"We should go out and crush whoever's out there!" Bowser suggested, bawling his fist
"Fool, we do not know how many of them are out there. We should wait for them to strike and then crush them in out counter attack." Mewtwo suggested, his body glowing darkly
"We could a hide." Luigi suggested, quivering
"We should assess the situation first." Came Samus
"No way, full offense." Replied Falco, checking his blaster
"We should try to find their commander." Roy suggested, his own tactical expertise coming to surface
"No! Let's fight!"
And that is basically how it went for most of the Smashers. The only ones not in a huge argument over what they should do were Mario, Pikachu, Kirby, and Link.
"So Mario, what would be the best way to move forward?" Link asked over the noise
"I'm a not sure, why a ask me."
"Peach is right, you are far too modest." Link said
"Huh?"
"You may not realize it but you are very good at bring things together. If anyone can turn this situation to our favor I believe it to be you." Link replied
"Pika." Pikachu said, agreeing with Link whole-heartedly
"Yeah Mario, you're good at stuff like this."
"Well…I a guess then that we a should…" he began, but then things started whizzing through the windows
WHIZZ! ZING! PING!
"They're firing on us!" Cried Zelda
"Every a one, take a cover!" Mario cried, ducking out of the way of the windows
The other Smashers followed his lead and did their best to avoid the windows or the general range of the windows, hiding under the reinforced table, in the corners, or along the walls. Some of the Smashers tried to return fire but with the blanketing they were receiving they couldn't get off a significant shot.
"This is pointless, we're pinned down!" Falco yelled, firing out the window
"This is only cover fire!" Samus yelled, "If we don't do something quick they'll be all over us!"
"Let's a get upstairs before they a come in!" Mario suggested, taking for the staircase
Link, Pikachu, and Kirby followed suit, following the plumber. With their initiative the other Smashers soon followed, all making it up the stairs just before the door was blown in.
"We're in commander." Said one of the squad leaders
"Good, secure the first floor and make your way up. We saw activity on the stairs so it is possible they are on the upper floors." He told them
"Right sir." The squad leader said
Meanwhile, upstairs the Smashers, after some convincing on Link, Pikachu, and Kirby's part were listening in on what Mario had planned, but the plumber in question was simply making things up as he went, trying to find the best solution.
"O a kay…we a need to get the power a back on." Mario said
"Yeah, but all them soldiers are downstairs and the generator is in the basement. How are we supposed to get to it?" Captain Falcon asked
"Someone small take a Pichu and go a down the laundry shoot, that leads to the basement. Be a careful though, they must a be down there too.
"I'll take Pichu." Samus suggested, "I'll be able to fit in the shaft in power ball mode and I should have the fire power to hold them off."
"Beep, beep, beep!" Mr. Game 'n Watch said, volunteering to go with them
"O a kay. Now, we need to a make sure they a stay on the first a floor because if they a take to many of the floors we'll a be trapped." Mario said "Bowser, come a here." Mario asked
"What do you want runt?" he asked, walking over to the plumber
Mario then proceeded to whisper in Bowser's hear for a few moments. After that Bowser erupted in a yell that shocked everyone.
"WHAT! YOU MUST BE JOKING. THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE MAKING ME YOUR KOOPA SHIELD!" he bellowed
"But a Bowser, you're a shell is the only a thing we got that can a take a lot of gun fire." Mario replied
"Well find some other large-shelled Koopa causing I ain't doing it!'
"Do you want them to make you turtle soup?" Fox asked
"But those bullets will scratch up my shell!" Bowser whined
"Then buff it later, think about the team!" came Fox
"Team smeam. I better get something out of this."
"Peach will go out with you for a whole day." Zelda offered
"She will!" Bowser replied happily
"I will!" Peach practically yelled
"Yes, you will." Zelda replied, jabbing Peach in the ribs
"Fine…one day, not a minute more, and no hugging or kissing, got it."
"Let me in the castle and you got your self a deal." Bowser said
"Fine." Peach muttered
"DK, Dedede, and a Ganondorf, you a help a Bowser keep from being over a run." Mario said
"Right." DK said
"Fine." Replied Dedede
"Do I get anything out of this?" he asked, eyeing Zelda
"Do not get any bright idea's Ganondorf…but if you follow this plan then I will give you amnesty in Hyrule and allow you to walk the streets freely." She offered
"Hmm…nice proposal. Can I come to the castle when I want?" he asked
"No…but you can come to the castle gates." She replied
"Fine then." He said, seeing as he could easily cause mischief even at the castle gates
"Right a then, Fox and a Falco; you help them as a well."
"Gotcha…Falco?" Came Fox
"Fine, whatever." He replied
"Popo and a Nana, go with them as a well." Mario told them
"Why?" they asked
"Make a things a slippery on the stairs." He told them
"Right." They replied
"Everyone else, follow a me." Mario said, taking off for the third floor
With some of Mario's strange plan in action the excitement was about to beginning. Meanwhile, downstairs the soldiers had just secured the first floor and reporting to their commander.
"First floor secured commander. Should we move on to the second?" the squad leader asked
"Yeah, but be careful. They have the high ground for now, so they'll have the advantage."
"Yes sir." He replied, "Men, we're taking the second floor."
Outside…the commander was busy on the radio, calling to the second squad.
"Squad leader, give me the situation on the roof."
"It's clear."
"Good, make sure to take it quickly and we'll have them trapped." He said
"Right sir."
"If all goes well this battle should be over before morning." The commander commented
Back in the Mansion…on the third floor Mario continued to think up more ideas for his elaborate plan, but was soon interrupted by Link and Zelda.
"I hear rotating blades." Zelda replied
"I as well."
"Helicopters." Mario thought "They a must be a trying to get on the a roof!"
"If they do that then we'll be trapped." Came Peach
"Zelda, Ness, and Mewtwo. You a three must a keep them off of the a roof."
"Okay Mario." Zelda replied
"Gotcha." Came Ness
"And why should I follow this plan? Who is to say that it will be successful?" he asked
"Well Mewtwo, if you don't want to be under control by people again I suggest you help. We need you for this." Zelda replied
"Of course you need me. There would be no point to fight without me. Come, I will lead this charge at defending the roof of this place." Mewtwo said, floating up the stairs
"Wow…I actually think that Mewtwo is thinking of others…sorta." Came Peach "I think he's coming around."
"It is a start." Zelda replied, following the psychic pokémon with Ness coming up behind her
"Now a…" Mario thought "We a need a way to a fight back. Hmm." He pondered, then an idea hit him "We a need to get to the a Item Storage Area."
"Are you sure Sir Mario, we only use the items during a match or the tournament. There are no suppressors outside the arena so using the items could be hazardous to us as well." Marth replied
"I a know, but we a have no choice. We must a use them." He told Marth
"Very well, I shall take Roy and Young Link with me to the dimension pocket that leads to the Item Storage Area." Marth volunteered
"Take a Yoshi with a you for some a back up." Mario said
"Very well." He said, then he turned to the three "Let us move out." He said, making his way down the hall
Yoshi, Roy, and Young Link followed after. Meanwhile, outside…
"Sir, we've run into a little snag." Said the second in command
"What kind of snag?" the commander asked
"Well, we cannot take the second floor." He said "Or the roof."
The commander raised a questionable eyebrow.
"Why not?" he asked
"Well sir, they have the stairs to the second floor completely blocked and we cannot advance on them." He replied "As for the roof there is a group of them holding off our helicopters, keeping them from making a drop." He replied
"So, they have come up with a counter strike, eh? No matter, send in heavy weapons and blast a way through." He said
"But aren't we suppose to bring them in alive?" the second in command asked
"They're the Smash Brothers. I know for a fact they'll be able to handle it." He told him
"Yes sir."
Back in the mansion…the remaining Smashers continued to listen on to Mario's plan, though panic was beginning to set in.
"Mamma mia…" Luigi muttered, visibly shaking "I don't a know if we are gonna survive." He said, pulling his hat over his face
"Don't a be like that Luigi, of a course we're gonna survive." Mario assured him
"But we are notta in the arenas. We are not a safe anymore." Luigi replied
"We are a Super Smash Brothers, brother. There is a nothing we cannot a do." Mario replied, "Who ever these a people are, we will a beat them." He said
"'sides, if we don't, we're dead." Captain Falcon replied "So get you're self together and let's do this." Captain Falcon told him
"Thank a you Captain Falcon…I couldn't have a said it better my a self." Mario muttered
"No problem."
With a sigh, Mario continued on.
"So, a Luigi, I a need you to find another a way out of the mansion, in a case my a plan does not a work. It will a be up to a you to find a way for us to escape."
"But…"
"You a can Luigi…I know you a can." Mario said, patting his young brother on the shoulder
With a big sigh Luigi shook his head in agreement and with new found self-esteem he stood up, tall and proud.
"O a kay, I'm a ready!" he shouted, "Let's a go!"
"About time." Captain Falcon muttered
"Good, now a Captain Falcon, since you are a very fast you can a help my brother find a way out." He told him
"Oh come on…I want some of the action." Whined Captain Falcon
"Please Falcon; we have no time for this. Should we be overrun we need a way to escape. Besides, I'm sure through this you will inevitable run into resistance." Link told him
"Alright…but ya'll owe me." He told them
"Very well."
"Peach, you and a Jigglypuff go with a Luigi and a Captain Falcon. You two are a quick and can a fly, so you will be able to a help a lot." Mario said
"Sorry Mario...can't." Peach told him
"Huh, why a not?"
"Well…Jigglypuff won't let go of Kirby." She told him
It was true, Jigglypuff had an iron-hold grip on Kirby and it seemed that even the Jaws of Life wouldn't be able to pry him free from her."
"Jigglypuff!" she squealed, refusing to let go of him out of fear of his safety
"Somebody help!" he cried, trying to wiggle himself free, but to know avail
"We're gonna need a crow bar." Captain Falcon muttered
"Or maybe a club." Quipped Peach
"Huh?"
Magically taking out her driver from within her dress Peach proceeded to wedge the playing tool in between the softness of Jigglypuff and Kirby. When it was deep enough in she started to pull. At first it didn't work, as Jigglypuff refused to let go, but when Kirby started to push, gradually the distance between himself and Jigglypuff increased. Then, with one mighty pull, Peach separate the two, sending them rocketing in opposite directions. Kirby was sent down the hall while Jigglypuff was sent the opposite way, her lighter body causing her to careen rapidly down the hall. On instinct she curled up into a ball, to avoid any bodily harm and shot out of a nearby window due to the increase in her speed, making her way toward the mansion's garage that housed an assortment of transports. From horse, to hover cars, to airplanes, this garage had it all. That was why the soldiers attacking the mansion made sure to secure this place before the attack, to prevent escape. However, the group who captured the garage never saw the pink cannonball heading their way.
BOOM!
When Jigglypuff collided with them, the resulting blast blew them into the air, sending them to dream land in an instant. Peach, Luigi, and Captain Falcon ran to the broken window to see Jigglypuff pulling herself from the resulting crater created from her impact.
"Jiggly…JIGGLYPUFF! Jiggly, Jig, puff, puff!" she yelled in pokémon tongue, a series of insults and cursing emanating from her lips
"Guess she's mad." Captain Falcon said
"Yes…I a guess she is." Luigi replied
"Well, one good thing is that nobody is guarding the garage anymore. It would be good if we get there before they send in reinforcements." Peach advised
"Alright then, let's go." Captain Falcon said, jumping out of the window
"Wait for me!" cried Peach, jumping out and floating toward the garage
Luigi put a foot on the window pane of the broken window, ready to jump, but looked back toward his brother who was trying his best to look calm in the face of all this adversity, but it was apparent that Mario was having second thoughts.
"I just a hope this a works." Luigi muttered to himself before jumping out the window
Back outside…
"Sir, another problem has arisen." The second in commanded informed
"Now what?" he asked
"The garage has been taken back by the Smashers sir. It seems that they used a cannonball or other to attack our men. It must have been rather primitive because our sensors didn't pick up any gun fire." He said, "During the retreat our soldiers said they saw something pink in the crater it created."
"Pink cannonballs…a strange occurrence but that is not the concern." The commander told him "I want that garage secure. We cannot let them have it. They may use the vehicles that reside in there to plan an escape. I we must capture them." He told the second in command
"Well, that is a that." Mario thought, looking around at Kirby, Link, and Pikachu "It's a just us." He said
"Yes." Replied Link
"Well, what should we a do?" Mario asked
"I don't know…I was gonna ask Link." Came Kirby
Link shrugged his shoulders and looked toward Pikachu. Pikachu cocked his head in confusion and turned his attention toward Mario.
"Mamma mia." He muttered, looking out the window
ZING!
Mario immediately pulled his head down the moment the bullet penetrated the glass, rocketing by him and impeding itself into a nearby wall.
"Well…at least we now know that they are still out there." Link said, looking at the hole the bullet had made
"Well, going out there would be a bad idea, unless we have a distraction." Mario advised
"A distraction?" Link pondered
"A distraction?" Kirby wondered
"Pika, pi?" Pikachu thought
"Yes…a distraction." Mario said, looking at Pikachu
Link and Kirby joined this and looked at Pikachu as well, a small grin forming on their faces.
"Pika?" Pikachu wondered as they stared at him
Well, this is part one to this event. Hope you like it. I'll try to bring the chapters in quicker, but I have other stories that I'm writing and I want to get those out as well. Don't worry, you'll like them.