Eliwood: (sugar-high) HEY I KNOW A GAME! I DO I DO I DO I DO I DO I DO I DO!
Pichu: What?
Eliwood: (sing-song) We pick up the Pichu and bonk him on the head! (picks up Pichu and bonks him on head)
Pichu: OOW! (shocks Eliwood)
Eliwood: (dazed)
NN1: (ditzy) Oh, that looks fun!
Pichu: SAVE ME!
You see what happens when you leave someone next to the sugar?
Zelda: Poor Pichu...oh, well. There's nothing we can do.
YES THERE IS! HEY, NINTENDO NUT! LINK SAYS HE WANTS TO SCREW YOU!
Link: WHAT! I NEVER SAID-
NN1: Oh, Link, you naughty boy, you. (winks, grabs him and drags him off to bedroom)
Link: AAH! GAMER21!
Zelda: NO! LINK! I'LL SAVE YOU! (grabs a huge spear and runs after them) CHARGE!
Heh heh heh...poor guy. Here are the review responses for you people:
Responses:
RoyalFanatic: Let's see...Bowser and Pikachu are guaranteed a part. Dunno about the others.
Kirbstar: Whoa. A whole hour? Wow... oh, well. Thanks for reading.
Lightpaladin: Aww, I'm sorry to hear that. Better luck next game!
Nintendo Nut1: Yep, you caused it. See what happens when you leave the author alone with the sugar?
Anters: Glad you like it! This chapter should be enjoyable, then!
Pichu: Why did I get stuck with him? (points to Eliwood)
Eliwood: 8D
(singing Michael Jackson) Cause it's the thriller! Thriller night; and no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike...
Pichu: NOOO! (so scared he wets self)
Eliwood: O.O
(sing-song) Start the chappie!
"I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure,
even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders.
I am never supposed to show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it;
Even if it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't matter.
I'd never drag them in battles that I can handle unless I absolutely have to;
I'm supposed to set an example.
I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em;
If some shit ever just pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em.
That Ja shit I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it.
There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it.
I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it.
It was crazy, this shit be way beyond some Jay-z and Nas shit.
And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it;
I spent too much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted.
And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it;
This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's not why I got in it!
That was never my object for someone to get killed;
Why would I wanna destroy something I help build?"
Chapter 5: Night Storm
Grand Metropolis
The Industrial District
"...they don't know who they're going up against." Jairus growled, steering the chopper through the streets of the industrial city. Normally, they would be full of happy Trick-or-Treaters and their signature hovercars, but tonight was different. Many of the cars were overturned, fires were set among the smaller of the buildings and rioters swarmed the streets, hurling whatever they could find at the cops. Jairus grunted, and spoke into the microphone in the panel. "Garrison, this is Cavanaugh, over. We may have hit a snag in our plans."
"This is Garrison." Andrew's voice answered through the speaker. "What's the problem?"
"The Merrimac Dam and the bullet train have been hit, sir. Over 50 of our men are confirmed dead."
"Fifty of our men? On our own soil?" Andrew remarked in shock. "How the hell did this happen?"
"It looks like the aliens have some contacts living on the Island." Jairus coolly responded. "An inside job...I'll take care of it: quick, clean and contained."
"...Goddammit, fifty men?" Andrew was still reeling in shock. "How many more have to die...ahem. Has this insider been identified?"
"Yes. Look in the Smash Island database for a person named Link Alben Gaiden."
"...all right. I hereby give you permission to eliminate this bug by any means necessary. Take him down."
"Right, sir." Jairus responded coolly.
"Good. Don't make me have to take care of business." With that, the line went blank, leaving the general to his thoughts. After several tense minutes, Jairus picked up the walkie-talkie again, speaking into the mic:
"Hello? Yes, this is Cavanaugh. Let 'em have it."
"What the hell is this guy planning to do?" Pichu asked suddenly, as their chopper soared through the city, leaving the crumbling bridge behind them. "There's only one of him..."
Suddenly, several missiles sailed through the air and toward them. If Ness hadn't maneuvered out of the way in time, the missiles would've taken them out. They watched as they smashed into an energy tank behind them, causing a great explosion that shook the city around them. Pichu screamed, "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"
"Look down there; you'll find your answer." Link replied, pointing to the window. Pichu looked, and he saw a gunboat in the river below them, aiming its cannon at the underside of the chopper.
"Oh, shit..."
"Watch your language!" Zelda reprimanded.
"Sorry..."
"I'll take care of that." Link replied. Pulling out his trusty brown satchel, he produced a round black bomb from its depths. Then, using a match from one of several in his pocket, he struck it, lit the fuse, and dropped it in the direction of the gunboat. A large BOOM followed a second later, and an ascending pillar of smoke floated up to the chopper.
"Phew." Ness sighed. "Let's hope nothing else like that happens."
"Yeah..." Zelda replied, looking out over the city and the mobs crowding the streets. "Wonder what's going on down there?"
The Missionary Alley, Grand Metropolis
"WE'RE NOT ALIENS!" Lloyd yelled at the mob of people that surrounded them. Up front was Daisy, wielding a pitchfork, and Roy and Lilina were a little behind her, weapons drawn. Near the center was Samus, and farther to the back were some of the Wire Frames from the Mansion. They were all accompanied by a huge mob of anti-alien freedom fighters, wielding everything from pitchforks to Molotov cocktails to sawed-off shotguns. "We're just a bunch of kids out trick-or-treating dressed as aliens!"
"Don't be fooled by them!" Daisy yelled over the unruly mob. "That's what all aliens say!"
"Get it through your thick heads! We're some of the Smashers from the Smash Mansion!" Lloyd retorted. "This is just make-up, see?" Lloyd rubbed his face and held out his hand. Everyone continued to stare intently at them, tightening their grip on their weapons. Lloyd, confused, looked at his hand, and to his horror, the make-up didn't come off. "Hey, it won't come off."
"Get them! Get the creeps!" Daisy yelled. A chorus of approvals followed, and the mob continued to close in.
"Not now! Tzay, min po, katzef!" Mewtwo yelled forcefully. Suddenly, the entire mob was in frozen suspension, their faces etched with anger and bloody murder. Lloyd sighed and motioned for the others to climb over the wall. Once they were over, they continued running toward the freeway.
Above the panicking screams of the terrified denizens of the Island, Lloyd shouted, "That was brilliant, Treecko! The face paint won't come off? What kind did you get, anyway?"
"I got something called 'Permanent Exterior Latex' because I figured we'd be outside all night!" Treecko responded.
"Grah!" Lloyd growled in frustration. "I'm surrounded by idiots!"
The Skies Above the Grand Metropolis
"Well, that went well..." Ness gazed out over the majestic city, marred by pillars of smoke, billowing flames and the occasional collapsed skyscraper.
"Indeed..." Pichu remarked. "I thought it would cause something, but I didn't expect them to cause this much destruction."
"Um, guys?" Zelda asked, pointing ahead of them. "Isn't that a missile?"
"Oh, shit!" Ness swerved to the right and watched as a missile from a nearby Apache just missed the chopper by mere inches. The missile continued to fly past them and into the nearby convention center, sending dirt, concrete and debris into the air in a fountain-like display. After destroying the enemy Apache, Ness bellowed, "We have to follow that guy, Cavanaugh or whatever his name is."
"Oh, yeah." Link replied. "Keep an eye out for him."
"There he is!" Zelda squeaked, pointing to a retreating chopper far into the distance.
"Right." Swerving through the buildings and damaged buildings of the city, Ness flew the chopper in the direction of the Toutle River snaking through the metropolis. Following it, they were soon led to a large man-made waterfall in front of the City Council building, complete with palm trees, flags and a bridge right next to the waterfall for tourists. "Whoa. That's pretty cool."
"Ness!" We don't have time to browse!" Pichu panicked.
"Sorry..." Making a hard left turn into the nearby street, Ness had barely enough time to dodge several missiles that flew harmlessly into the sky. "What the heck?" Looking ahead of him, two military Humvees had driven up to the highway ahead of them and were firing the deadly explosives at the chopper itself. Beyond that was another Humvee carrying soldiers. "Not this again!"
"You know the drill, Ness." Link replied. Somewhat annoyed at the mass of enemies, Ness launched two missiles: one at the bridge and another at the convoy. Two enormous BOOMS echoed through the urban canyon as the highway collapsed, taking the two Humvees with it. The second one smashed the convoy, and it detonated; taking a sizeable chunk of the road with it.
"I swear! Can't these people leave us alone for a change?" Pichu burst out as a mean-looking Cobra darted in front of them, detonating several missiles near the chopper. As it shook from the recoil, it sent everyone flying in various directions. Staggering to its feet, Pichu added, "This is ridiculous! We haven't done anything wrong!"
"They think we have." Link growled as Ness destroyed the enemy chopper ahead of them. "As long as they act on what they think, they'll never leave us alone."
"...this sucks..." Pichu replied as Ness continued forward.
The Merrimac Dam, outside the Grand Metropolis
"What on earth?" A news van screeched to an unceremonious halt as the driver looked out and into the giant crevasse where just half an hour ago, the dam stood. "Holy crap..."
"Johnny!" Reed's voice yelled urgently into the radio. "What the hell's taking so long? Hurry up!"
"But, sir..." Johnny panicked. "The dam's gone!"
"What do you mean, 'gone'?" Reed retorted hotly.
"Just what I said, sir! The dam's gone!"
"In-fucking-credible..." Reed muttered to himself, the sound of which seemed to be intently focused on something or other. "...very well. I'll send a chopper over to pick you up."
"Thank you, sir." Johnny answered.
"Hmph. Just don't forget the camera. We'll need it." Reed turned off the walkie-talkie, leaving nothing but static on the radio. Sighing, Johnny just sat down and waited for the chopper.
The Skies Above the Grand Metropolis
"Hey, shit!" Link screamed in panic as another chopper fired missiles at them. "What the hell's wrong with these people?"
"They can't seem to take a joke." Ness bluntly replied as they flew into a riverside part of the Metropolis. Spying several decrepit buildings to the side of the river, he suddenly broke out in a wide grin and began whispering to the others. "Hey, how about we... ... ... ...okay?"
"Blinder..." Pichu said as Ness pressed the missile button. The military in the other chopper wondered what was going on until Ness fired a missile into the crumbling supports of the decrepit skyscrapers. Suddenly, accompanied with a loud groaning noise the skyscraper fell onto the next one, which feel into the one after it, creating a domino effect that sent the final skyscraper towards them. Trying to get away, the chopper was too late as it fell on top of them, forcing it into the water and destroying it along with a gunboat that was sent to ambush the Smashers and sending a huge fountain-like blast of water and rubble into the air.
"Phew...hopefully they'll leave us alone." Link replied. To his dismay, after flying through the streets up towards the main factory plaza, another gunboat had decided to use them as target practice. "So much for that..."
"Yeah..." Zelda sighed as she pulled a bomb out of Link's satchel. Lighting the fuse, she held it out the window and let it drop onto the gunboats, sending scorched metal and charred flesh into the nearby windows and the river.
"This is seriously becoming a problem." Ness replied as he flew into the core of the Factory District, the distant HEXAeco Tower aglow from the light of nearby fires, set by rioters inside the chaotic city. Inside the core itself was a huge cylindrical pit, covered in steel pipes and girders. Energy was flowing through them and into the floor of the pit far below, covering the floor with pure energy and making it look like a giant lava pit. "Whoa...that's so cool!"
"I wonder how far it is to the floor..." Pichu added. "Probably wouldn't want to know..."
"Holy...how the hell did you get here?" Suddenly turning toward the factory building, the surprised foursome turned to see Jairus Cavanaugh's chopper hovering in the air in front of them. "Who the hell are you people?"
"Um...we come in peace?" Pichu said uncertainly.
"SHH!" Link warned, placing a finger on Pichu's mouth.
"...shit! I must get to the base!" Jairus replied in a strangely panicked manner. Pressing a button, he sent a missile into the wall of the factory, sending metal, energy and factory workers flying out of the building. Then, without a second thought, he directed the chopper into the smoldering hole left in the factory wall.
"Follow him!" Link yelled urgently, pointing to the hole in the wall. Chasing Jairus into the factory, he watch as the general weaved in and out of the machinery and energy pipes built throughout the large warehouse; Jairus was flying erratically as to try and shake Link off of his trail.
"You all may be skillful pilots, but no match for me!" Jairus yelled into the walkie-talkie.
"We'll see about that..." Ness muttered under his breath as he launched two missiles at the chopper. Thinking quickly, Jairus lit several packages of flares and kicked them out the window, redirecting the missiles into the flares. A large explosion resonated throughout the warehouse, sending a cloud of fiery smoke billowing through the halls and the main assembly chamber of the factory. "Holy shit!"
"Reverse it!" Pichu panicked.
"I'm trying!" Ness yelled. As the chopper soared through the flames, all four had to close their eyes from the brightness of the white hot balls of flame. Several minutes later, the chopper emerged from the other side of the smoke cloud, looking and smelling somewhat singed but otherwise in one piece. "That was close..."
"Indeed."
"Impossible! How the hell did you—!" Jairus' voice blurted out from the walkie-talkie. Getting very pissed off, he punched a nearby button on the controls and sprung a fully-loaded machine gun from the underside of the chopper. Then, steering a joystick in the direction of the pipes, he opened fire, rupturing said pipes and sending flame jets into the center of the room.
"Uh-oh...better be careful." Zelda replied.
"Oh, shit..." Link whispered.
"FLY, NESS, FLY!" Pichu yelled.
"Hold on!" Ness yelled as he twisted the control stick in various directions. Thankfully, they weren't even grazed by the flame jets, or worse, the pipes themselves. As the room behind them flooded with energy, they entered a storage room, blown open by a missile courtesy of Cavanaugh's chopper. Steering through the hole, Ness found himself out over Gulf Herringway, a body of water that held the main ports of the Grand Metropolis. As such, docks, shipping containers, and portside boats bordered the Herringway Avenue with its shops and hotels. Scanning the horizon for any signs of Jairus' chopper, Ness asked, "Where the hell did he go?"
"I think that may answer your question, Ness..." Zelda replied, pointing toward the gulf ominously. Looking over, all four Smashers watched as a giant metal helipad and three steel towers rose out of the deep of the gulf, Jairus' chopper landing on the top. The three towers flickered, and suddenly a pale blue wrap of energy surrounded the metal structure.
"Hmph. You think you can stand against the military?" Jairus' voice taunted. "Think again." Suddenly, several drones popped out of a panel underneath one of the towers, guns drawn and firing in the general direction of the chopper.
"Ack!" Ness yelled as one of the bullets struck their mark, embedding itself into the young psychic's shoulder.
"MOVE! I'll take over." Link replied. The chopper began to circle the barrier wall in a straight line, running at a quick, yet steady pace as the auto-driver was set and running. Several missiles slammed into the sides of the generators as lead from the machine guns mounted under their chopper took out the military drones. Only the faces of their enemies dared to poke out from the window, ducking back inside to avoid shots that ricocheted off the steel plating of the chopper.
As Link continued to circle the impregnable barrier, Pichu had found a rocket launcher with seemingly endless ammo stashed under the seat and poked the barrel out of the window, aiming for the blue pulsing orb. He pulled the trigger...
"Generator down, repeat, generator down!" Pichu screamed above the deafening noise of explosions as the tower crumbled and collapsed into the murky waters of the gulf.
"Keep going, Pichu! Take them all out!" Link whooped as the ionic shield began to weaken in glow.
"Goddammit..." Jairus' voice grumbled as the tower sank into the sea. Meanwhile, a crowd had gathered around the docks to watch the fiery spectacle, their cheers for both the Smashers and Jairus echoing through the crisp autumn night.
This phase of the battle went on tediously, as the more drones were shot, the more that took their place. The defense force slowly multiplied like cockroaches, and they were just as nasty. But lo and behold, eventually the last generator smashed into a million tiny fragments and collapsed into the sea.
"Last generator down, repeat, the last one is gone!"
There was a startled gurgle from Jairus Cavanaugh followed by a low hum as the ionic shield flashed one more time before fading away. It was fully down and un-operational. Sensing he was close to defeat, Jairus grabbed an MK2 Detonator and waited...
"Hmph. You've done well to get this far, Gaiden. But don't think this is the end." Jairus spoke into the walkie-talkie.
"It is the end of this battle." Pichu said as he fired shell after shell upon the giant metal structure. Joined with Link at the missile controls, the metal base began to sway, creaking and groaning after each explosion.
Finally, after several missile attacks, Pichu aimed at the base once more. The butterscotch furred Pokèmon pulled the trigger...
...and Jairus Cavanaugh leapt off the roof and straight down toward the water. Fiery pieces of metal flew over the helipad and began to fall straight into the sea as the metal base finally snapped at the base and leaned over toward the sea. Showing no fear, Jairus fired the MK2 Detonator into the sea and dove into the resulting geyser of water. Thinking fast, he then swam away from the base as the giant metal structure plunged into the sea behind him and exploded, letting a giant fountain-like beast of water into the air before all became quiet again.
"Phew..." Zelda sighed as she handed Ness a red potion after removing the bullet from his shoulder. "It's over."
"No, Zel..." Link replied. "Jairus said not to think it was the end. For all we know, our problems may just be beginning..."
"So now what do we do?" Pichu asked.
"We prepare for battle." Ness answered. "We have to save our friends...no matter the odds. It's our fault they're in this situation, anyway."
"All right." Link replied. "I know a place where we can find some weapons."
Ammo-Nation Gun Parlor, Grand Metropolis
"FOX! LUIGI!" Link burst out upon entering the gun store. Indeed, Fox was checking a gatling gun on the shelves, while Luigi inspecting a silver revolver. "What the hell are you two doing here?"
"We're going to fight for our planet, Link." Fox replied solemnly, posing with a machine gun.
"And-a if we have-a to blow off a few heads-a, then so be it-a." Luigi added. "Besides-a, I-a don't want to be building some kind-a of a monument for some alien-a king! What if he-a picks me and does-a something—!"
"Calm down, Luigi." Link replied. "There's no alien invasion." After having Ness and Pichu relay what they did to the other Smashers and how they did it, Link added, "That enough of an explanation for you?"
"Holy shit, kids..." Fox whispered.
"Mamma mia!" Luigi burst out.
"But now we have a large problem..." Pichu added. "The military's on them like bloodhounds on a scent, and I'm afraid if we don't do something soon, they'll..." Pichu trailed off and stared uncertainly at the ground, unable to say anything more.
"Well, that's a problem..." Fox replied. "But how the hell will we beat these guys? They have armies, they have tanks, they have choppers, and they have guns!"
"Did-a he mention the-a guns?" Luigi plaintively added.
"Yes, he did, Luigi." Link replied. "But we can't just let them get killed out there."
"...you're right." Fox grinned slyly. "Besides... You ain't going on the battlefront without me backing you up."
A big smile spread across Link's face as he placed a firm hand on his shoulder, to which Fox did the same, that same warm grin on his furry face. Everyone knew these two couldn't be far apart when facing a major fleet, and their latest fight would be no exception.
"Count-a me in, Link." Luigi added, stepping up to the elf. "I'll-a make sure that my-a brother and everyone else-a makes it back safely."
"All right." Link smiled. "We'd better stock up first, though."
"Yeah, and it also looks like your clothes need some help, too." Fox pointed to the others' clothing, already torn apart from knife slashes and bullets.
"We can worry about that later..." Link sighed, looking around the shop. Suddenly, he stopped in front of a platinum revolver on display in the center of the room. "Whoa...that's so cool."
"You like?" another man whom Link recognized as the shop owner replied. "Aah, you have a good eye for guns, my friend. This one made my career." Pulling the gun out of the display case, the gun shop owner put it on the counter and gestured, "This is my multi-purpose, multi-function revolver."
"Cool...I like this." Link replied.
"Then you'll love the attachments." The gun shop owner pulled out a briefcase with darts of all colors and several .44 calibers. "See these green darts? They're Datura knockout darts. Shoot it at someone, and they go down for twelve hours. They wake up not knowing who the hell they are, how they got there and their head's splitting like a cord of firewood." He then pulled out a red dart from the briefcase. "These are tranquilizer and blood-spatter darts. They give off the appearance of a kill shot without the aftereffects, like death...yeah. You also got exploding darts and radio surveillance ones. It also comes with your standard .44 caliber bullets, just in case things get nasty."
"Whoa..." As Link played around with the gun, the shop owner smiled and said, "Do you like it?" Without waiting for an answer, the gun shop owner said, "Take it. I can tell from your eyes that you won't misuse it."
"Really?"
"Yes. Go ahead, my friend."
"Thanks!" Link replied.
"You're welcome. By the way, you'll need this." The gun shop owner handed the elf the briefcase of darts, and he added, "Anything else you want?"
VICTIM Clothing Store, Grand Metropolis
"So what do you all think?" Link, Zelda and Ness asked Pichu, Fox and Luigi. After the gun store, they had made their way to a clothing store in town to change. Link had ditched the cap and donned a beige leather jacket, a green sweatshirt underneath, blue denims, and black shoes with red racing stripes on the side. Zelda kept her gold headband, but changed into a pink vest on top of a yellow shirt, and blue shorts that stop halfway down her thigh, knee-high socks and brown walking boots. Ness had kept his cap, but changed into a black shirt, denims and silver shoes.
"That's pretty good. No one will recognize you."
"Cool. We'll get that." After leaving the store and dumping their old clothes into the dumpster, Link sighed. They would go against the military to save their friends, but at what cost?
Meanwhile, at the Military HQ in Nelson's Landing...
"Hey, Andrew. Got Cavanaugh on the line for you." Mitchell replied, handing the walkie-talkie to the blue-haired general. With eyebrows raised, Andrew picked it up and spoke into it.
"What happened?"
"Not exactly what was expected, sir." Jairus' voice answered from the other end. He was inside the ZIP clothing store, looking for something to replace his drenched attire. "The contacts seem to have taken out both our train and our base."
"...where are they headed?"
"Our intelligence believes they are en route to Chancellorsville, sir."
"...all right. I'll alert Salazar to their change in route, and we'll strike them hard there. Thank you." After turning off the walkie-talkie and asked Mitchell, "They blow up our train; blow up our base; ...who the hell are these people?"
"I don't know, sir...I guess all we can do is wait and see."
"Perhaps you're right..." Andrew replied, sighing to himself.
"It wasn't my intentions, my intentions was good;
I went through my whole career without ever mentionin' Suge!
Now it's just out of respect for not runnin' my mouth,
and talkin' about something that I knew nothing about.
Plus, Dre told me stay out; this just wasn't my beef.
So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth
While he's all over TV, down talkin' a man who literally saved my life;
Like, fuck it! I understand this is business,
And this shit just isn't none of my business;
But still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute cuz,
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers...
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers... " –Like Toy Soldiers, Eminem (Jairus Cavanaugh's theme)
And then there were six.
Link: (looking at new clothes) Sweet.
NN1: (in underwear) EEE! You look so cute! (glomps Link)
Link: NOT AGAIN!
Holy shit, Nintendo Nut, put some clothes on!
Zelda: WHA! HAVEN'T YOU LEARNED YOUR LESSON? (attacks Nintendo Nut1 again)
Pichu: Catfight!
Eliwood: Ugh...my head hurts...what the hell happened?
You don't want to know, Eli. You don't want to know...(sigh)
Pichu: Sigh?
No one's reviewing other than Kirbstar, RoyalFanatic, Nintendo Nut1, Anters and Lightpaladin...after this chapter, if I don't get more reviews, I'll remove this story.
Link: WHA?
(sigh) Oh well. Review, please. Aah, who am I kidding? I'll delete this at the end of the month...
Gamer21
P.S. Happy Thanksgiving, peeps!