A/N

Hello again!

So, there's no excuse for why it took me couple months to write this. Some of my files got messed up(such as chapter twos! I'm sorry for all of the mistakes in that one. I've edited and fixed it now though) and it disheartened me. Also, I've started University this month! It's a huge transition, especially since I moved away from my family and friends. Hopefully, this wont happen again :)

I want to say thanks to my first reviewer, ShiverIntheLight! Your review was so nice and uplifting :) I hope the next chapters wont disapoint! Also, thanks to my good friend SilverEyedShinobi (not sure if I spelled it right!). You're a great friends and thanks for pointing out that the unedited version of chapter 2 was up! Also, thanks for all your support!

So, this next chapter was lots of fun to write, but I don't think it's my best writing for sure. I have a younger brother and sister of my own so I really loved writing about the relationship between Nana and Popo. There will be lots more of that to come throughout the course of the story! Other then them, I really love Lucas. I fight as him all the time in SSBB. He's so sweet :D

Anyways, enough about me. Enjoy this longer chapter as we finally get into some good old fashioned fighting and the adventure finally gets on its way :)

~LittleCassie

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"Nana. Popo, you're back!" Ness announced. As he did everyone in Kid Corner quieted their conversation and looked curiously at the Ice Climbers.

"Let me guess, you goody-two-shoes got into big trouble" Toon grinned mischievously. Nana considered acting annoyed, but instead she simply laughed and joined Leaf on the couch. Popo raised his eyebrows at his friend, but immediately took on a serious expression. Ness noticed.

"What did he say?"

"It was about our family" Popo explained.

"What! Is something wrong?" Lucas questioned. Everything about him radiated worry and Nana immediately wanted to put her goodhearted friend at ease.

"No, our family's fine guys. Master Hand was talking about our real parents" She explained, characteristically open and to the point. Popo blushed a little at her straightforwardness. He had been careful not to talk about their family or their confusing past before. Now, they had no choice as their friends gave them confused and almost hurt looks. Perhaps, he thought, it's about time anyways. They were all so close and his friends had never concealed their pasts from him or his sister.

"Maybe we should start at the beginning" Popo offered. Everyone agreed.

Nana and Popo told them about about how they had been found as children after they had lost their memories. They explained that they had grown up in the mountains of their country, Ellodia, and as they grew they had also developed a strong knack for climbing. They had also discovered their connection with ice and their powers. Then they told them every detail about what Master Hand had said.

"So you're going to find your birth parents then, right?" Leaf asked Nana as they siblings finished their story. Before she could answer Popo quickly spoke up, knowing what his sisters answer would be.

"I don't know. I mean, it could all be for nothing" He said with a downcast face. He looked to his friends and found that they didn't agree. In fact, they looked shocked.

"It's the chance of a lifetime! I'll push you into one of Master Hand's portals myself if I have to!" Toon passionately stated, only partially joking.

"We'd be horrible friends if we let you say no" Ness, on a rare occasion, agreed with Toon.

"If what Master Hand says is true, you'll find your real parents. Even with a good family in the mountains, they could teach you about where you come from" Lucas quietly examined. "Don't let fear stop you". Toon gave the normally quiet boy a weird look while Nana took his words as a chance to appeal one last time to her brother. She raised her wooden mallet to the sky in an overly dramatic gesture.

"We have nothing to lose!"

"Alright Nan, we'll go. I always give in eventually don't I?"

In a flash Nana swung her arms around her older brother and cheered. Their friends joined in and their excitement for their friends didn't lessen until, later that night, they all fell asleep.

x.X.x

The next morning Popo woke up feeling unsettled. He just felt that he and Nana needed to brush up on their fighting skills before they left for Ellodia. Nana didn't complain when her brother woke her up earlier then expected.

The siblings exited through the back doors of the mansion. In the back, there were multiple training fields. Some of them held sack bags to attack and others sported round targets to practice accuracy.

Being the Smash Mansion, other traps and magical surprises also awaited any fighter practising here.

Popo faced one sack bag and waited as his sister lined up behind him. He eyed the item thoughtfully. It wasn't just a sack bag made of fabric and sand. It was made of rock hard iron and they were ready to destroy it.

"Lets get it into the air and then hit it hard to practice our air fighting techniques" Popo told Nana professionally. She had no complaints as they rushed towards the iron bag. Simultaneously, the Ice Climbers threw their arms into the air and slammed into their target using their abnormally strong mallets. The both felt a jolt of ice curse through them as they blew icy wind from their lips. Their target froze and with another hit it flew higher and higher into the sky.

"Grab on Nana!" Popo yelled, his gloved hand reached for hers as he jumped into the air. She knew the move and she reached for his hand and then used his strength to launch herself towards the sack bag. She grabbed her hammer with both hands and prepared herself to spin with all the force in her small body...but they had miscalculated. Nana felt the momentum she had been using begin to slow, but the target still wasn't close enough for her to hit. She took a deep breath and kept her hammer ready, not giving up. Then, she stopped. Her body wasn't ready as it plummeted towards the field head first. She struggled to gain her ground in midair. She knew if she could, she'd be able to land on her feet.

She felt herself turn, just in time, as her feet hit the ground. Her momentum caused her to spring straight back into the air, but all to soon she tumbled back to the earth on her knee's. She squealed in delight as she laid on her back.

"Nana!" Popo screamed as he ran towards his sister. He took her into his arms protectively and frowned.

"That didn't really go the way we planned" Nana stated. She smiled at him in relieve as she let a giggle escape her.

"It's not funny Nan, how could I do that? You could have been hurt"

"Popo, i'm not a baby. I am a fighter to! Fighters sometimes get hurt"

"I know, but I'm you're brother and you're partner. We make mistakes to often...we need to get stronger or we'll continue not measuring up to the other Smashers. We practice, so what are we missing?"

"So you're going to go then?"

The Ice Climbers turned to see Master Hand behind them.

"I think we need to. I need to find what will make us better fighters. This may be the only way to do that. It's just a feeling I have. The experience might do us some good." Popo acknowledged. Nana grinned as she and her brother waited for the Hand to respond.

" Fabulous", he approved, "then who's going with you?" he questioned. Popo shuffled uncomfortably before replying.

"I don't think anyone needs to come. It's our family and it shouldn't be dangerous so there's no reason..."

"That's silly" Ness interrupted. The upbeat boy ran out of the large abode towards Popo, with their friends following behind. Lucas seemed hurt.

"We all want to come with you. If we didn't, we would worry the whole time!" He cried. He quickly blushed, a little embarrassed at the outburst. Toon shook his head at his friend.

"Like you said, it doesn't sound dangerous. Besides, don't worry about us getting hurt, we can take care of ourselves" Toon reminded them. Nana jumped happily and looked lovingly at her friends.

"You all are the best boys!" Nana teased at all her guy friends.

"I've never been to another world before" a confident feminine voice said. Then Nana saw Leaf and smiled. Finally, a female friend to share all of her adventures with. Peach, Zelda and Samus were all so much older then her, which made them feel like older sisters or even her mom sometimes!

"Leaf, no!"

Leaf turned to face her brother. "Red, I'll be safe with everyone else. Besides, you'll have time to think and deal with some of you're own issues". Leaf looked knowingly into his eyes as Sapphire entered the training fields with everyone else. Realization crossed his face and he folded his arms stubbornly.

"Alright, you can go. If you're going to be a Smasher you'll have to get used to a little adventure anyways"

Leaf joined her new friends as Master Hand held a black remote control, which seemingly appeared out of nothing. It contained only one, large read button that the hand pressed dramatically. The space beside him began to morph, twist and change until a clear, round portal appeared.

"This will take you to Falaise" he explained.

"The village we grew up in!" Nana explained enthusiastically. Master Hand nodded.

"I'd say it's the perfect place to begin. Before you go, you'll be needing suitable attire" The hand snapped his fingers and all of the children were suddenly attired in colourful parkas. Toon's was a dark shade of green, while Ness was wrapped in a red parka. Lucas sported an aqua blue colour and Leaf's parka was a light, almost white, green.

"How can you stand this?!" Toon asked the Ice Climbers as he pulled at the neck of his coat. Ness chuckled. Toon glared daggers back at his friend.

"You'll need them where we're going"Popo explained, trying to make his friend calm down.

"I think they're pretty comfortable" Leaf acknowledged. Toon rolled his eyes but didn't complain.

"Good, then I think it's time for you to be on you're way" Master Hand realized. In a grand motion, he moved aside leaving a clear path for the youth to take in order to reach the portal. "Good luck, and please try to be back in a week".

"Oh we will be. I'm not about to miss my first Super Smash Brothers tournament" Leaf assured with vigour.

Finally the friends were prepared to enter the glowing transporter. Nana and Popo lead the way. After all, they were the only ones who knew where they were going. Most of the other Smashers had gathered in the courtyard by now and they screamed out goodbyes and well wishes as the Ice Climbers joined hands and jumped into the portal. Leaf tossed herself in followed by Toon who entered with a running start. Ness and Lucas brought up the back as they followed suite.

"Master Hand, if you don't mind me asking, why did you send the Ice Climbers with a group of fighters? I thought they were going to investigate not battle"

The powerful being finished closing the portal as he turned to the ever observant Princess Zelda. The other Fighters had already left and the grounds were silent. Only they remained, and Master Hand knew the Princess wouldn't leave without a response.

"I may not have told the Ice Climbers all I know. They need to grow and learn for themselves. However, finding out the truth about their parents...may not go as smoothly as they think and indeed more is at stake". The hand whispered. The Hylian Princess looked slightly concerned.

"Even if they have powers, they are still children. Are you sure they'll be alright?"

"You forget yourself. I know two other Smashers who were once powerful children". Zelda blushed at the hands response as she recalled herself and Link, the hero of her land, as infants. "Besides" Master Hand continued, "being a Smasher means so much more then merely having strength. They'll be fine".