Hello! Here's chapter two of Super Smash RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, so I hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I did writing it!

Link: What's with the "Reservoir Chronicle"?

That's how it's written in the manga, okay? Shush.

Link: It still looks weird . . .

Oh, SHUT UP! On with the story . . .

Syaoran awoke all at once to a painful throbbing in the back of his head. He was propped against something hard, in a semi-sitting position, and he could feel cord around his wrists and ankles. Hearing voices above him, he forced himself to be still, feigning unconsciousness. Apparently, this was not expected for he heard a vaguely familiar voice say worriedly, "Shouldn't he be waking up right about now?"

"He is awake." A gruff voice responded. "He's just trying to trick us. Come on, child, I know what you're doing. You'll have to open your eyes sooner or later . . . preferably sooner."

Syaoran sighed and cooperated. He hastily glanced around the room as he awakened, hoping against hope that there was some means of escape from his predicament. He groaned again as his skull throbbed horribly from some blow he had received upon arrival. The chocolate-haired boy found himself propped up against the wall; Sakura lay upon a nearby bed while Kurogane and Fai were nowhere to be seen. He attempted to stand up but fell back against the wall. The cords that tied the young man were regrettably sturdy, and the knots were unfamiliar tangles. After a few more looks around the room, Syaoran abandoned any thought of escaping while his and Sakura's captors were distracted.

"Quite so." The gruff voice again responded. A single light flickered on above Syaoran, and he found himself staring into a face masked by the shadows around them. "Right, where do you come from?" A clatter nearby jarred the figure from his interrogation.

"Arara, I can't see anything like this." With that, all the lights in the room shone into existence, and Syaoran had to squint while his pupils adjusted to the newfound brightness. Looking up, he saw his interrogator; short black hair, sideburns and shaven beard, military-grade armor, and many assorted weapons and pockets adorning many of his limbs. He vaguely recalled this man's name from their brief encounter in the foyer: Snake. Judging from his narrowed eyes and his calculating stare at the young man, as well as the weapon that was on the nearby desk, Syaoran figured that he was the one who had so rudely knocked him unconscious and separated himself and Sakura from Kurogane and Fai.

A few steps away from Snake stood the green dinosaur from the foyer. His expression held nothing of the anger and distrust that the boy was expecting; instead, there was a gleam of something like interest or amusement. He alternated sour glares at Snake with nervous looks directed at Syaoran. The chocolate-haired boy began to hope that he would come around from all of this, after all.

"Dude, you can't do that in the middle of an interrogation!" Snake protested, waving his arm towards the lights. "I'm trying to get information out of them, and you're not exactly helping here!"

Yoshi shot Snake another glare that clearly showed his disapproval. "So what? Did you REALLY have to knock the lot of them out back in the foyer? I'm pretty sure they would have come followed us if we had asked . . ."

"I was merely taking precautionary measures, Yoshi. You of all peop . . . dinosaurs should understand that." Snake responded, ignoring the dinosaur's glares. "You're too trusting. For all we know, they could have beaten you and stolen your possessions."

"And what about you?" Syaoran interrupted, drawing both Smashers' attention back to the young man bound before them. "You might have done the same to us, you realize that?"

"As far as I am concerned, that knowledge is not nearly as important as knowing as much about tonight's happenings as I'd like." The FOXHOUND agent frankly told the young man.

"I've got no reason to be quiet." The young man responded calmly.

"Then perhaps you could explain just what you all were doing inside the Mansion at this time of the night." Snake said. "Better yet, you can explain just how you got inside in the first place."

Syaoran sighed. He really didn't feel like explaining, especially after his head screamed in pain, but he did best to tell Snake and Yoshi his story under the circumstances. "We were transported here via a creature named Mokona. We're here to reclaim Sakura-hime's feathers."

"Feather?" Yoshi's face twisted in confusion. "What's so important about a feather?"

"Quiet." Snake commanded, not turning around as he continued focusing on the young man. "Why a feather?"

"It's a special feather . . . it's actually a piece of the princess' memory." Syaoran glanced over at the girl lying on the nearby bed, Snake and Yoshi following his gaze. "It's hard to explain, but a bunch of events happened that led to Sakura-hime's memories being forcefully removed from her and taken to different dimensions." He let out a long sigh before continuing. "We're been hopping from dimension to dimension locating her feathers ever since."

Yoshi frowned, trying to pull any sort of sense out of the explanation. "Okay, so in a nutshell, this girl Sakura," He motioned towards the bed. "She went and lost her memories, which are in the form of feathers. They were scattered into different worlds and you're going to each world trying to find them. Is that it?"

"Exactly." Syaoran nodded. He let out a sigh as he looked at the dinosaur. "At least there's at least one civil person here in this world, unlike this guy over here." The chocolate-haired boy glared at Snake, who simply ignored it.

"At any rate, I still don't know if I can trust you or not." Snake stood up and walked over to the desk, opening a drawer and pulling out a syringe with a light green liquid inside it. Yoshi frowned slightly, but moved close to the door and glared at Snake's back. It was Syaoran's turn to frown; he understood that the green dinosaur didn't want to get involved in their affairs since they didn't know each other that well enough, but he wasn't close enough to be inconvenienced with Snake and his giant needle. His frown deepened. Did Yoshi do something to the door? He couldn't be sure; the dinosaur turned back towards him as he straightened.

"I still don't think this is a good idea, Snake . . ." Yoshi repeated like a mantra, plopping himself onto the bed's edge near Sakura.

"Well, you have your methods of handling things, and I have mine." Snake turned to face Syaoran as he inched towards the young man. "Forgive me, but until we can get this straightened out I'll need to make sure to keep you under control for a little bit." He uncapped the syringe as a few drops of the green liquid plummeted off the needle and onto the comfy velvet carpet below. "Right. Hold still for a second . . ."

Syaoran's eyes nearly bugged out of its sockets as he inched backward, dragging the chair against the carpet. "You'd better not put that needle into me, Snake!" The soldier moved closer towards the young man while he continued to try and escape, until he felt the back of the chair scrape against the wall. Syaoran cursed mentally as Snake leered at him.

"It's for the greater good." Snake nodded. "Now, hold still . . ."

Whatever move he was going to make was rudely interrupted as the door behind them exploded into several million tiny fragments. A spray of wood splinters and dust spread all over the computers, the table, and any unfortunate people who were near the door when it ruptured, like Yoshi and the comatose Sakura. Snake merely covered his eyes while Syaoran yelped, the chair he was tied to falling over on its side.

Yoshi was the first to react by coughing in a fit, having inadvertently swallowed most of the dust in the air. He turned towards the door and shook a cute fist at the people who destroyed the door. "Arara! Damn it, you two; what were you thinking? I could have been hit with that stupid spell, do you realize that?"

The remainder of the door collapsed to reveal Kurogane and Fai standing there, freed from any bonds that the two might have been involved in. From the slight fizzle of light in Fai's right hand, it was apparent that the wizard was the one who had vaporized the entryway. The blonde-haired man did nothing but smile enigmatically as he glanced over at Syaoran and the unfortunate Sakura, who was now coughing as she sat up and brushed debris out of her hair. "Ano . . . what's going on?" she blinked sleepily. "Syaoran-kun? Why are you tied to a chair?"

Snake turned around at the door and ground his teeth in frustration. "W-what is the meaning of this?! How the hell did you both escape?!"

"I let them." Snake's laser gun and the syringe turned dangerously on Yoshi, who was staring down the FOXHOUND agent with a sort of frustration that one rarely saw in the eyes of the normally easygoing dinosaur. "Seriously, I think you've gone way too far when it came to handling those two. Luckily for me . . ." A glint of metal lit up the green dinosaur's face as he held up a paring knife. "I carry this around in my shoe, if ever I need it."

Kurogane's eyebrows rose slightly. "Why do you carry something like that around?"

"Don't look at me like that!" Yoshi glared at Kurogane, though because of his cute face it came off as more of a pout than a glare. "You never know when you'll get a fruit with a stubborn rind on it!"

The black-haired ninja just continued to stare at the dinosaur with a raised eyebrow, but said nothing in response. Fai, meanwhile, made his way over to Syaoran and began to loose the bonds that held him to the chair. "Ne, Syaoran-kun, you're not dead, are you?" He poked the young man's shoulder tentatively, causing Syaoran to stir.

"I'm fine. A little disoriented, but I'm fine." The chocolate-haired boy groaned as he stood up, sore from being held hostage at gunpoint. He scurried over to Sakura, who had now taken in the situation. "Sakura! He didn't hurt you, did he?"

The girl responded by shaking her head. "I'm okay." She smiled. "I'm glad that you, Fai-san and Kurogane-san aren't hurt, though."

"But you will be!" Snake lunged at the three of them, the green syringe in his hand. The three of them looked startled to various degrees, but none seemed to flinch on his sudden movement. The FOXHOUND agent was left wondering why until the answer hit him too late. He felt his stomach recoil in most excellent pain as Kurogane slammed the hilt of his sword into his stomach. Yoshi and the three other travelers winced in sympathy as Snake doubled over with a huff of exhaled breath. The green syringe fell from Snake's hands to the floor with a muffled clinging noise. The ninja saw the syringe, and before Snake noticed he yanked up the syringe from the floor, plunged it into the FOXHOUND agent's neck and pushed the contents into his bloodstream. Snake let out a noiseless yell of agony before he collapsed without a sound.

"Wow . . ." Fai grinned. "Wheet-whoo! That was pretty good, Kuro-rin!"

"I'm impressed." Yoshi nodded in agreement. "That's the first time I've seen someone overpower Snake that quickly and efficiently."

Kurogane merely muttered a few words under his breath and turned to face Yoshi as the sword disappeared from his hand. "Do you wish to be the next one to try and attack me?" Whatever he was going to say next was forgotten as a hand was brought straight down onto his head. The ninja glared at the culprit. "Idiot! What was that for?!"

"Kuro-rin, you really shouldn't be attacking people who risked their lives to help us!" Fai replied appalled as he withdrew his hand. He looked at the ninja and smiled while he somewhat forcefully pushed Kurogane up to Yoshi. "Now say you're sorry for threatening him, Kuro-rin."

Kurogane just looked at the wizard incredulously as he spluttered various syllables in outrage. "Why should I? It's on him if he gets killed trying to attack me!" He gestured at Yoshi, who merely cocked his head to the side and let out an 'Arara?' in response.

"Do it." Fai said somewhat menacingly, though the playfulness in his voice was not lost upon anyone. Sakura and Syaoran burst into a fit of giggling while the wizard added in his semi-threatening tone, "Resistance is futile." Yoshi himself looked like he was going to laugh.

"Hell no!" Kurogane responded hotly, pushing Fai away from him. "Does it look like I'm in an apologizing mood?" Seeing Sakura and Syaoran giggling nearby did little to raise his spirits. "Oh, stop that! You're not helping the situation anyway!" He groaned as he brought a hand to his forehead in hopes of dissipating his frustration. It didn't. The fact that Fai had recovered and regained his position next to him pretty much shot down any chance of escaping with his dignity intact.

Fai was now beginning to tear up. "Oh, Kuro-wan wan! I thought you were more considerate than that!" He turned away from the ninja and brought his hands to his chest in feigned hurt. "And you pushed me away, too. Sakura-chan, Syaoran-kun! Kuro-puppy's so mean! He pushed me away!" He pointed dramatically at Kurogane, who was now fuming in the middle of the room.

Sakura was now on the floor, clutching her sides from laughing too much. "Kurogane-san, maybe you should just apologize as Fai-san has suggested? It's not like it's going to hurt you anyway."

Kurogane groaned; there was no getting out of this, was there? He finally raised his hands into the air in defeat, letting out a frustrated groan. "Okay, okay! Green dinosaur thing, I'm sorry!" He turned to glare at Fai, who was now smiling as he wiped away the remnants of the saline from his eyes. "Are you happy now, you idiot wizard?"

"Very happy, Kuro-rin." The wizard then took the time to look around the room, and let out a sigh. "Dear, I think we've gone and had too much fun in this room, it seems." Between the door Fai himself had smashed, the drugged Snake lying in the middle of the room and the chair Syaoran had knocked over, crossing the room was becoming decidedly haphazardous. There wasn't much anyone could do at this point except move carefully to avoid getting a sharp splinter in one's foot. The wizard sat himself down on the bed next to Sakura and Syaoran, brushing away wood dust as he did. "What do you suppose we should do now?"

"First, we need to find out where we are." Syaoran nodded as he turned to Yoshi. "Er, Yoshi, was it? What is the place we're in?"

"Arara . . . this is the Smash Mansion." The green dinosaur replied. "It's the main residence as well as the training camp for the combatants of the Super Smash Brothers Fighting Tournament, held here once every two months."

"A tournament, huh?" Kurogane pondered. "Well, I'm starting to like this world already. What else can you tell us?"

"Well, most of the combatants are from various kingdoms and lands from around the world of Nintendia, this planet." Yoshi explained. "I myself hail from the Yoshi Isles. There's a few that hail from the Mushroom Kingdom, one from Mute City, two from the Lycian Alliance, and so on. It's a nice diverse group of fighters who have different fighting style to match."

Fai glanced at Yoshi curiously. "So you're a combatant yourself? What kind of attacks do you do?"

"Well, this is one of my favorites." Sakura let out a sudden yelp as Yoshi's tongue shot out and grabbed her, before he swallowed the girl in one gulp. Shocked, Syaoran stood erect and looked about ready to throttle the green dinosaur until a large egg with green polka-dots popped up from behind him. The chocolate-haired boy stared incredulously at the egg until it broke apart, revealing a somewhat frightened Sakura behind Yoshi. "See?"

"Sakura!" Syaoran ran to the girl's side and helped her up. He then turned to glare at Yoshi. "What was that for?"

Yoshi shrugged. "Hey, you asked for a demonstration of one of my fighting moves."

"How about I demonstrate my foot kicking your—" Syaoran was cut off as a hand was placed on his shoulder, and he turned to look at his princess. "Sakura-hime . . . ?"

"Please don't." Sakura asked of him. "He didn't mean any harm! Besides, that was a rather . . . interesting experience I had there." She smiled at the young man, who lost heart to whale on the green dinosaur while she was there. Finally, Syaoran let out a resigned sigh as he nodded at Yoshi in understanding. Sakura beamed, and then turned to Syaoran. "Should we start looking for the feather now?"

Before Syaoran could reply, a loud yawn sprung up from the doorway. Everyone turned to stare at the newcomer who was the source of the yawn. A cerulean-haired girl dressed in a large unbuttoned polo shirt and her underwear blinked sleepily and stretched, showing off her nice figure to those in the room. Syaoran thought he could hear an audible gulp from Yoshi as the cerulean-haired girl blinked and looked around the room with her clear azure eyes. "Hmmm, Yoshi? I don't mean to be rude, but why did you trash Snake's room?" Her gaze happened to fall onto the four travelers on the bed, and she cocked her head to the side. "And who are they?"

"Arara . . . first off, Lilina, I did NOT trash Snake's room. He trashed it himself trying to, erm, 'greet' our guests." Yoshi gestured to Syaoran and his friends. "As to our guests, I've not had the pleasure of knowing their names, so I'm just as curious as you are when it comes to who they are."

"Oh?" The girl turned to look at Sakura, and smiled. "Aah, hello there!" She waved as she walked over towards the young princess. "My name's Lilina. And you are?"

"Oh, sure, forgot the rest of us, why don't you." Kurogane muttered under his breath as Sakura introduced herself.

"Sakura . . . that's Japanese for cherry blossom, correct?" The auburn-haired girl nodded in reply, and Lilina added, "Hee! I think we can be good friends, ne, Sakura-chan?"

"Of . . . of course, Lili-chan!" Sakura smiled brightly at Lilina in response. Lilina blushed slightly at the new nickname Sakura gave her, and then turned towards the other three.

"I apologize for not introducing myself to the three of you," Lilina told Syaoran, Kurogane and Fai. "I am Lilina of Castle Ostia, in the Lycian Kingdom. May I have the pleasure of knowing your names?"

After the three of them introduced themselves to Lilina, Yoshi took this time to add a question of his own. Addressing Lilina, he asked, "Shouldn't you be asleep right now, Lilina? Last I checked, it was only . . ." The green dinosaur glanced up at the clock. "Wow. It's three in the morning. You really should go back to sleep."

"Actually, I was . . ." Lilina explained. "But then there was an explosion, and that pretty much jarred everyone else awake." She nodded as she gestured towards the doorway. "I can safely assume that the door was the cause?"

Yoshi sighed. "And I was hoping that everyone was still asleep after that, too. See what you've done?" He glared at Fai, who merely gave an innocent 'wheet-whoo' in reply. The green dinosaur let out a groan. "Well, it's already been taken care of, Lilina. You can go ahead and tell everyone else it's okay to go back to bed."

"Hey, you there. What's this entire racket that's going on in the morning?" another voice called out from the doorway. "Ah, Yoshi! It seems he's been having a bit of a scuffle."

"I don't care what he's been having, Link, I won't have him making such dreadful noises in our mansion!" another female voice, albeit somewhat cranky, responded from further down the hallway. "He's wakened all the fighters and the arena crew, and I won't have it. Even if he is your friend, Mario, good sir, this is just ridiculous."

"Too late . . ." Lilina said in a resigned tone as the occupants of the Smash Mansion, in various states of undress, began to pour into Snake's room.

Read and review, my friends! I hope this comes out to your standards.

Gamer21