Summary: The Smashers thought it was all over after the Subspace Disaster,unfortunately, it was after said disaster that things got worse. A lot worse. Friends become foes, and time and space will probably destroy their world.

This story will have spoilers for the Subspace Emissary in SSBB, so if you haven't played the game, please be wary of them spoilers.

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"It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew."

-Henry Rollins

Episode One: Twilight

-Chapter Three-

-Garden-

It was almost dark when both Link and Zelda arrived in Hyrule; Ganondorf deciding midway through the journey to return to the desert, and leaving them behind as they trekked back to Hyrule.

"Ah, finally," Link muttered, as he sighted the Castle Town gates in the distance. "It's been a while…wonder how everyone held up with that Subspace business…"

"We will find out eventually, Link," the princess answered, passing a gloved hand over her sweaty forehead. "besides, I really doubt that chaos took over while Ganondorf was with us, causing us trouble."

"Eh, point taken."

It was two hours until the tired pair entered the town, which was busy with activity; traders were back at their shops making business, others ran around doing chores or just for the heck of it, meanwhile a few muttered about the past days' events. No one caught the hero and princess entering the town, and hiding within the busy crowd itself, all the while Zelda told her heroic friend,

"Told you."

Red sat back in one of the many sofas located in the Pokemon Center lobby with Lucario, as he tried to make his Pokegear work. No matter how many times Red tried, the Pokegear will go static and then mutter the dreaded words of, "We are sorry, the number is currently una-"

CLICK!

"I don't believe this!" Red growled as he pocketed the Pokegear for what seemed the tenth time that evening.

"Calm down, boy," Lucario instructed, getting a few disbelieving looks from nearby trainers, who could barely believe the Lucario was actually talking. "Perhaps Blue is in a location that is…inaccessible to that little machine of yours."

"I know! But, Blue couldn't have possible stayed in the same area for hours now! She has to move! A new location springs a new possibility to get a signal on the gear!" Red cried out, frustrated.

"Perhaps she was stalled?" Lucario inquired, sending a few looks to curious trainers that dared to come closer as if ready to kidnap him.

"I know Blue, she rarely stops for anything, except maybe a battle or two, or stopping Team Rocket grunts," the trainer answered, lowering his cap so it could cover his eyes a little. "But, still…Slippy called me just fine and hour ago…why won't it work now?"

"Perhaps she-"

"PIKA! PIKACHU!" Before Lucario could finish his sentence, the frantic cries of Pikachu were heard from outside the center, reminding Red and Lucario that he was outside playing. Both of them bolted from their seats, followed by the other trainers in the lobby.

As soon as they got outside, Red and Lucario heard a loud noise, and before they knew it, smoke circled the area, engulfing both trainers and Pokémon alike in gray, suffocating smoke. Red and Lucario quickly moved through the smoke, fanning themselves with their hands to stray the smoke away from their faces and eyes. Soon, the smoke dispersed, only to reveal a pair of statues…a giant monkey and a small monkey's statues, buried halfway into the concrete.

"Donkey Kong and Diddy!" Lucario cried.

"But, what happened?" the trainer asked, looking concerned, as the two Pokemon touched the trophies of their friends to release them. In a flash, both monkeys were free from their trophy existence. "Are you okay?" Red inquired, looking through worried eyes at the two monkeys who were still shaking their dizziness away.

"Huh…huh…where…where we…? Where you?" Donkey slurred, his head shaking. Diddy, for his part, was able to talk much more coherently.

"Huh…Red? Lucario? Oh…what happened? My head…my little head," the small monkey whined, grabbing his little head.

"That's what we would like to know," Lucario said, watching from the corner of his eye as the group of trainers looked on, hardly believing what they were seeing; but, then again, no one knew any giant apes that weren't Pokémon.

"I…I…attacked…strange…rocky monster…"

"Rocky monster?" Red asked.

"He…he come from Jungle…" Donkey Kong muttered, finally getting some source of momentum back in his head. "Giant rocky monster…attack us…ouch…never thought I would get pain after being revived…"

"Wait…a rocky monster?" Lucario asked, to which the two Kongs nodded. "Was he entirely made of rock? A little…orange perhaps?"

"No…he was tall…like…like Donkey here, but, he was gray…had white hair on his face…and…a terrifying scar on its chest…" Diddy said, shivering. "We didn't know what hit us…that rocky monster was super strong! And then, we got here…I just remember my head hurting." Lucario and Red exchanged glances.

"A rocky monster..." Lucario muttered to himself as Red helped the giant Donkey Kong up. "None of the Regis I know have that description…but, neither do other Pokémon or creatures I'm familiar with…" He watched from the corner of his eye as the trainer and the small rat Pokémon tended to their friends, before something else caught his attention.

An aura…Lucario thought, his eyes darting to the nearby woods that connected to the larger jungles hidden in this world. It comes fast…small…innocent…but, just who is this little one who is in such a rush to get somewhere?

Link and Zelda moved quickly through the gardens, avoiding contact with any of the guards that patrolled nearby; they all had weary looks as if they hadn't slept for hours.

"I bet it's because of all this Subspace business," Link had muttered, as he and the princess had ducked behind a bush. "not that their missing princess was anything to be worried about, either." That comment had earned him a good whack in the head from Zelda, as they made their way through the gardens and weary knights.

Neither of them wanted to cause anymore unnecessary rowdiness over the princess's sudden appearance, and opted instead to find Impa and informed her of the happenings in the castle. According to Zelda, it would have been a better idea if everyone believed the princess was safe and sound since last night, brought in by the hero, not that that last part wasn't true from the beginning. For now, their primary concern was to find either Impa, or Young Link, who was now staying at the castle to act as a bodyguard for Zelda if neither his older self or Impa were around.

"Ah! Finally," Link said, after both he and Zelda made it to the courtyard, glancing behind them to see if any guard had spotted them.

"Now, we just need to get inside," Zelda pointed out.

"And here we go, again." Link muttered, as both he and Zelda made their way towards the nearby door in the courtyard's corner. Suddenly, however, the princess caught Link's arm, holding it tight. "What's wrong?" the hero asked, quickly glancing behind him, up and down, anywhere an enemy could hide.

"Something is coming…" she whispered. Both of them looked around the gardens, a feeling of dread enveloping them even more. Neither reacted fast enough when a strange ball of darkness crashed against the middle of the courtyard, causing grass and brick to fly about.

Link was ready to attack, while Zelda readied a spell, only for both of them to stop cold at the sight that was now present before them. It was tall, and gray color decorated its body. What once was white hair, turned ashen black. A large necklace made of beads colored black, decorated its neck and some part of its chest, where a large scar, glowing red, stood. It glared back with red eyes, looking at the two startled Hylians, before the princess finally broke the silence,

"You-young Link?"