A/N: I wanted to get this one done quickly, since episodes 1 and 2 were shown together at the premiere. So here it is!
Disclaimer: I do not own Heroes, NBC, Super Smash Brothers, Nintendo, Sega, Konami, or anything contained herein.
(Open on the Bennet house. Across the living room couch is the title card: "Chapter 2: The Butterfly Effect."
Pan over to the kitchen. Vivian is sweeping up glass as Peach sits at the table. Vivian pauses, looking over at Peach.)
Vivian: Whenever you're ready to talk about what happened, I'm here.
(Peach doesn't say anything. She looks lost. She kneels on the floor and helps move the glass into a dustpan.)
Vivian: Maybe we should go to a motel…just in case.
Peach: There's no need. He's not coming back. He got what he came for.
Vivian: (scared) He did? What did he…do to you?
(She looks down at Peach's hands. She sees a piece of jagged glass half-buried in her hand.)
Vivian: Oh my gosh. Let me get you a towel.
(She goes off. Peach absently looks down and pulls the glass out. The cut quickly heals over as Vivian comes back.)
Peach: (with no happiness) I didn't feel anything. That's never happened before. That pain, I've always been so grateful for it. Because it's the only time I know I'm still human.
(Vivian and Peach just regard each other silently.
Cut to a dark hallway in some kind of facility. Samus throws open the doors and walks in. Then she gasps in shock. She sees Marth, slumped dead against a door, the Anri sword stabbed through his chest. In the room she sees D.K., sitting dead in a chair. There's a scream and Samus turns to see the fat man from Level 5 lifting Peach up against a wall. Peppy is lying on the floor, also dead. Mario has a huge gaping wound in his chest as he collapses against a wall and dies too. The fat man drags Peach's body away from her decapitated head lying on the floor.
Samus gasps and turns to the side. She sees a group of people standing there: David Monroe, someone who appears to be Zelda or Tetra, Wolf Parkman, and the fat man. Then, suddenly, from behind her, Mewtwo appears, grabbing her shoulders. He grins evilly.
We quick zoom out to see this all took place in Samus's eye. She awakes with a start in the back seat of her limo. She tries to catch her breath.
Cut to Mario's apartment. In the living room, Future Mario is attaching pictures to strings and stringing them in a web across the room. Samus enters the room.)
Samus: I had another dream. It's all going wrong because you're not where you're supposed to be. You need to go back where you came from.
Future Mario: I can't. I'm saving the world.
Samus: (with a look) You never were as smart as you thought you were. I see a few more years on this planet haven't changed that.
Future Mario: (going to her) There are things even you can't see, Mother. I know what you become.
Samus: Screwing with time always results in the butterfly effect. You step on one butterfly and several years down the line, millions of people are dead.
Future Mario: As long as they're the right people.
Samus: Well, what about Peach? Because you told her not to go to Corneria, she ended up being where she wasn't supposed to be, and had a pretty bad day because of it.
(Future Mario just clenches his jaw.)
Samus: Don't believe me? Why don't you go see for yourself?
(She smirks and turns, leaving.
Cut to Diddy's lab. Amy walks in, looking around.)
Amy: Diddy?
Diddy: Up here!
(Amy looks up. She sees Diddy, hanging by his legs from a rafter going across the ceiling. He does a flip and lands on the ground.)
Amy: I'm sorry about last night. I shouldn't have said those things.
Diddy: It's all right. (He goes to his fridge) I injected myself with the serum. My strength, agility, it's all increased. I have boundless energy. (He drinks some milk from the fridge)
Amy: (in disbelief) You injected yourself?
Diddy: Watch this.
(He turns to the wall. He puts his hands to it, and then makes a small leap. He effortlessly climbs up the wall. He stops at the top and turns back, facing down at her.)
Diddy: I'm been monitoring my vitals. They're all normal!
(He jumps back down to the floor. He walks forward and puts his hands on her shoulders.)
Diddy: If I can give powers to anyone, it's only a matter of time before I figure out how to take them away. How to take out the darkness from your body. From that… (He looks her over) amazing body of yours.
Amy: (leaning in) You are different.
(They move in and kiss each other. Diddy suddenly sweeps her off her feet and heads toward the bedroom.
Cut to D.K. in the desert. He's wandering aimlessly. He spots a vulture on a tree and moves in the other direction. Then he gets dizzy and passes out on the ground.
Cut to Mewtwo. He's walking down the street in Pallet Town. He smirks as he looks at the folder in his hands.
We view the same scene from camera footage. The camera is mounted on the dashboard of a car that pulls up in front of Mewtwo. Two people jump out of the car and point guns at Mewtwo, yelling at him to get on the ground. He doesn't, so one of the agents shoots him. Mewtwo staggers backwards, and then recovers. He flings his hands out and the two people go flying. One flies right into the camera –
– and we cut to the static playing on a screen in Ash's office. He's watching the tape with Pichu behind him.)
Ash: They were two of our best agents. I can't believe this.
Pichu: Look, I'm sorry for letting Mewtwo get away. I can still stop him.
Ash: (turning to look at some files) Why should I keep putting you in a position where you're just going to us both down? That's not fair to either of us, is it?
Pichu: (disbelieving) Are you kidding me?
Ash: I'm afraid not. Get out.
(Pichu wants to protest, but sadly turns to go.
Cut a computer screen in Marth's office. He's watching as fingerprints are being analyzed on it.)
Roy (translated): Marth!
(Marth spins around to see Roy right behind him.)
Marth (translated): (fearfully) Roy! Don't sneak up on me like that!
Roy (translated): Who are all these people?
(He gestures around the office. We see many suited men moving around.)
Marth (translated): Private detectives. Expensive and discreet. They're trying to get an ID on the girl.
Detective (translated): Sir! (He comes up to Marth) We have a match. Her name is Sheik Millbrook. Has an address listed in MacBeth.
Marth (translated): Thank you!
(The man turns and leaves. Marth squints his eyes.)
Roy (translated): Wait! (Marth opens his eyes, curious) Aren't you going to take me?
Marth (translated): (trying to cover) Oh. Of course!
(He forces a smile, and then takes Roy's shoulder. He closes his eyes and they disappear.
Cut to an office building. The governor and Tetra walk down the hallway.)
Zant: I don't know. I'm having second thoughts. Is he really the right guy for the job?
Tetra: The Junior Senator seat of the Mushroom Kingdom has been vacant for a month. It's your job to fill it. Luigi is both a dynamic and strategic choice.
Zant: I don't know about that.
Tetra: I mean, now the far right is loving him, which fits in nicely with your priorities. I don't know what else you want.
Zant: I'm still not sure…
Tetra: Look, governor. (They stop outside a room) You don't pay me for the sex. I give that for free. You pay me for my counsel. And I'm advising you to appoint Mr. Petrelli.
(The door opens and another suited man comes out.)
Man: They're ready for you, governor.
Zant: All right. Reach out to him. Nothing too big yet.
Tetra: (with a smile) My flight leaves in an hour.
(Cut to a parking garage. Tetra walks through when a reporter runs up to her.)
Reporter: Miss Strauss, I've got a couple of questions for you.
Tetra: (walking by him) The governor hasn't made his choice yet. I'll let you know when he does.
Reporter: That's not what I wanted to talk to you about. I found a picture on the Internet which you might find interesting.
(Tetra walks back to him. He shows her a printed out image of Zelda stripping from her website "Hyrule Zelda.")
Reporter: I was thinking something with a title like "Hyrule Stripper Becomes K Street Ice Queen."
Tetra: (shaking her head) It's not me.
Reporter: Are you kidding? My sources tell me that's definitely you. Any comment?
Tetra: No. (She turns to go)
Reporter: I'm going to run the story, regardless of what you say.
Tetra: You do that, I'll hunt you down and destroy you.
(She jumps into her car. She starts it and quickly backs out, tearing out of the garage.
Cut to an apartment in MacBeth. The huge weapons factory, seen through a window, looms in the background. Marth and Roy appear. The look around in wonder at all the valuable items in the apartment. The most prominent artifact is a painting of Andross on the mantle. The two men smile at each other, impressed.
Cut to another view from camera footage. Peach sets the camera on a tripod in front of some train tracks. She looks into the camera sadly.)
Peach: I'm starting to wonder if I'm even human any more. Because if you can't feel anything, do you still have a soul?
(A whistle blows, signaling an approaching train.)
Peach: I need to prove I'm still alive.
(In the background, the train approaches. Peach steps back onto the tracks.)
Peach: My name is Peach Bennet, and this is attempt number seven.
(She turns to face the rapidly approaching train and raises both arms up. The train is about to hit her when a shape flies in and grabs her, flying off.
Cut to a nearby field. Mario and Peach land roughly. They get to their feet.)
Mario: What are you doing, Peach?
Peach: What does it look like? Trying to get hit by a train! I just need to feel something!
(Her lip quivers and tears start flowing down her cheeks.)
Mario: What happened to you?
(He goes to her and hugs her.)
Peach: Something awful.
(Mario looks stricken by this.
Some time later. The two walk and talk through the field.)
Peach: And he said I can't die and left. And now I can't feel anything.
Mario: (to himself) Damn. She was right.
Peach: What's so different about me? Why am I special?
Mario: Look, what happened to you was my fault, Peach.
Peach: (shaking her head) No. It was mine. I can heal, but I'm still a victim. I need to learn to defend myself. Can you teach me?
Mario: I don't think so, Peach.
Peach: But you learned! You even fought Mewtwo before!
Mario: I can't, I'm sorry. I have to go.
Peach: But why?
Mario: I already stepped on too many butterflies. I'm sorry.
(He closes his eyes and disappears. Peach watches him go.
Cut to Luigi's hospital room. He's on his knees praying.)
Luigi: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever, amen.
(There's a knock and Tetra comes into the room. Luigi opens his eyes to see her.)
Luigi: Speaking of sin.
Tetra: I'm sorry, the nurse said I could come in. I'm here to offer you a job, Mr. Petrelli. Junior senator of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Luigi: (not believing her) Uh huh. How, exactly?
Tetra: You'd be filling the position left by the passing of Mr. Waluigi. The governor has to appoint somebody, and I recommended you.
Luigi: Wait, Zelda, stop. How are they making you do this?
Tetra: (confused) I'm…sorry, do you think you know me?
Luigi: The word "Biblically" comes to mind. (Tetra raises an eyebrow at him) Don't you remember? We met in Hyrule. You told me about your son. We spent a…great night together.
Tetra: I'm sorry, you must have me confused with someone else. I'm Tetra Strauss.
Luigi: (still not really believing) Oh, OK…
Tetra: Look, the offer is a serious one. The governor wants you for the position. Here's my card. Call me when you make a decision.
(She hands Luigi a business card. Behind her, Ganondorf comes in the door. Luigi looks mildly surprised to see Tetra's name on the business card. She turns and leaves, not noticing Ganondorf.)
Luigi: (looking hard at him) Did you put Zelda up to this?
Ganondorf: Of course not! The offer is a serious one. And I can also tell you that that is not Zelda Sanders. Do you think there might be a reason for somebody so familiar, offering you the chance of a lifetime? You should really think about it, Luigi. This is God's plan.
Luigi: (shaking his head) God's plan, right. Get out.
(Ganondorf sadly nods and goes. Luigi looks back at the business card thoughtfully.
Cut to Ash's office. Pichu knocks and enters, speaking to the chair turned away from her.)
Pichu: Daddy? I've been thinking. Why should we go looking for Mewtwo when we've got all these powers down on Level 5? He'll definitely come after them.
(There's no response. Pichu looks angered.)
Pichu: Is this more punishment? Because I can handle this –
(She walks forward and freezes when she comes level with the chair. Ash is sitting it with his eyes closed and the top of his head and brain removed. Pichu gasps in fear.
Cut to Level 5. Pichu determinedly walks down the hall. She passes the dog creature's cell – )
Creature: Hey, baby, you comin' to see me?
Pichu: Screw you!
(– the fat man's cell, and the fox's cell.)
Fox: I'm Mario Petrelli!
(Pichu comes to the end and immediately opens the door and walks in. Peppy is sitting on the bench, looking up as she comes in. She tosses him a gun.)
Pichu: Mewtwo's in the building. Let's go.
Peppy: (with a look) Daddy doesn't want me to leave. Remember?
Pichu: My dad's dead.
(The smile drops off Peppy's face. Pichu turns and leaves the room. Then, she screams. Peppy watches as Pichu flies and smashes against the window, dropping to the ground on her face.
Peppy gets up and runs out of the cell. Mewtwo is standing there, smiling.)
Mewtwo: Hello Peppy. Did you miss me?
(Peppy just raises the gun and fires. He keeps shooting Mewtwo right in the chest. Mewtwo slumps against the wall and slides to the ground.
Peppy lowers the gun as Pichu sits up, slightly coming to. Then, there's a plink as a bullet drops to the floor. Several more times it happens. Then Mewtwo looks up at Peppy.)
Mewtwo: Ouch.
(He smiles and waves his hand. Peppy goes flying down the fall and crashes into the wall. He drops to the floor, unconscious.)
Fox: Mewtwo! You bastard!
(Mewtwo picks up Peppy's fallen gun and walks over to Pichu. A small lightning bolt crackles in her hand, but she obviously can't do much. Mewtwo waves his hand again to flip her onto her back.)
Fox: Leave her alone!!
Mewtwo: Such a wonderful ability, this one.
(He looks at the gun in his hand. Slowly it transforms into gold. Mewtwo grins again.)
Pichu: You killed my dad!
Mewtwo: I've killed a lot of people. You're as much to blame for that as anyone. Maybe even more so. (He shrugs) Not that it matters now.
(He raises a finger to her. A cut starts to appear on Pichu's forehead and she screams.
Suddenly, lightning builds up all around her. Pichu explodes in a huge lightning storm. The shockwave hits Mewtwo and sends him into the wall. Everything gets fried with electricity. The entire hallway goes dark as the power dies.
Some time later. Pichu slowly comes to as an alarm blares. She sees a young guy with dark hair, wearing a baseball hat, standing over her, and then the fox runs up and kneels next to her.)
Fox: Pichu? It's me, Mario.
Fat man: (coming up) Come on, we gotta go.
(He takes the fox's shoulder. The three run down the hallway. Pichu sits up and watches them go, seeing a tall blue penguin, a very thin black creature, and a short blond guy running out too. She then turns to see Peppy dragging an unconscious Mewtwo towards one of the cells. Pichu's eyelids grow heavy and she passes out again.
Cut to Sheik's apartment in MacBeth. Marth and Roy are searching through the apartment.)
Marth (translated): Where do you think she would hide it?
Roy (translated): I don't know.
(There's a loud crash. Marth spins around to see Roy in front of a shelf full of gold bricks. One has crashed to the floor. Marth rolls his eyes.)
Marth (translated): Of course.
Roy (translated): I'm sorry! And why are you acting so suspicious of me?
(Marth sighs and tells him.)
Marth (translated): When I went to the future…you were a villain. You betrayed me. Killed me.
Roy (translated): Well it obviously wasn't me! It was…a robot, or a shapeshifter, or something.
Marth (translated): I don't know. But we need to set a trap for Sheik now. That's what Batman always does with Catwoman. (He thinks) We need a ransom. What treasure does the world's fastest thief hold most dear?
(They look around. Marth spots something and goes to it. He sees a medal hanging down from the mantel.)
Marth (translated): (reading) First place, hundred yard dash, twelfth grade.
(He smiles to himself.
Cut to Luigi's hospital room. Luigi is looking in the mirror when Mario comes up behind him.)
Mario: How are you feeling?
Luigi: Conflicted. I got a visit from…a woman. She offered me the position of Junior Senator of the Mushroom Kingdom. The last time I was in politics, I nearly let it be destroyed. Not really sure what that says about my basic nature.
Mario: Well everything's different now. You'll do fine. (He gets a serious look) Now, I need to show you something.
(He shifts back into Future Mario, with the scar and dark clothing. Luigi recoils a little.)
Future Mario: I'm from the future. I was the one who shot you. (Luigi is stunned) In my world, people like us are hunted. Slaughtered. Used. All because of what you told the world at that press conference. I had to stop that from happening.
Luigi: I'm not sure how I'm supposed to respond to this.
Future Mario: I did stop you, but I think I still failed in saving the world. I need your forgiveness to keep going. Please, Luigi.
Luigi: If you're from the future…what happens next? Do I take the offer?
Future Mario: (shaking his head) The timeline I'm from no longer exists. I don't know. You'll just have to be the brother I always looked up to. You gotta make the right choices.
(He turns and closes his eyes. Luigi raises a hand to stop him.)
Luigi: Where are you going?
Future Mario: To set things right.
(He closes his eyes again and disappears.
Cut to the parking garage again. Tetra is driving when her phone rings.)
Tetra: Hello?
Luigi: (through phone) I'll accept the offer on one condition – I want you on my staff. I'm not going into this without an ally.
Tetra: That won't be a problem. (She pulls into a spot) We'll do a press conference tomorrow.
(She looks in her rearview mirror to see the reporter approaching. Her smile falls.)
Tetra: Expect a call shortly.
(She hangs up and turns off her car. She gets out and starts walking inside again.)
Reporter: I'll ask again if you want to make a comment. Otherwise I'm submitting the story in 15 minutes.
Tetra: I told you, it's not me. This Zelda girl just looks like me.
Reporter: And what about this?
(He hands her a small DVD player. It's playing security camera footage of Zelda/Sheik on Luigi's lap in their hotel room in Hyrule.)
Reporter: I have a friend who works security at the casino in Hyrule. He got this for me. Not only does that look like you, that man looks a lot like Luigi Petrelli. Quite a coincidence, don't you think?
Tetra: (getting upset) It's not me. I swear.
(She walks away, but he calls after her.)
Reporter: I'm telling you, I'm running the story, no matter what.
(Tetra quickly turns and comes back to him.)
Tetra: No! You can't!
(She grabs his arm. Suddenly, her hand turns blue and ice starts to come from it. It travels up the reporter's arm, freezing it along the way. He gasps as the ice travels over his whole body. In a few moments, it freezes him solid.
Tetra gasps and pulls back. The man's body collapses, shattering. Tetra breathes heavily for a few seconds, and then turns and runs. The ice begins to drip down into a sewer grate.
Cut to Level 5. Mewtwo is unconscious and strapped to a table in one of the cells. He has an IV line going into his nose as well. Pichu watches him through the window.)
Samus: Quite a little mess you've made here!
(Pichu turns to see the older woman walking up to her.)
Pichu: (surprised) Mrs. Petrelli! I didn't expect to see you here.
Samus: I followed your father in the chain of command. So control of The Company is now mine.
Pichu: Well we managed to catch Mewtwo.
Samus: Yes, but your little electrical outburst also shut down our grid. And that allowed a dozen inmates that are just as bad or worse to escape, along with the only man who knows enough about them to bring them back.
Pichu: (ashamed) I'll go after him right now.
Samus: (turning to Pichu) Oh, don't bother. There's going to be some changes around here. You see, your father was the only reason you were kept on this long. But he's gone now. And we no longer require your services.
Pichu: But… (getting tears in her eyes) I've worked here my entire life. What am I supposed to do now!?
Samus: I suppose you'll have to get yourself another life!
(Pichu angrily storms off. Samus turns to look down at Mewtwo again.
Cut to Sheik's apartment. Night has fallen. Marth and Roy sit in chairs, waiting.)
Marth (translated): Are you sure you understand the plan?
Roy (translated): It sounds dangerous. Does Batman put Robin in danger when he sets a trap for Catwoman?
Marth (translated): Sometimes. To teach him a lesson.
Roy (translated): (exasperated) How can you blame me for something I haven't even done yet??
Marth (translated): (shaking his head) How could you betray me?
Roy (translated): I didn't betray you! Though now I understand why I might.
(Suddenly, with a blur and a whoosh, Sheik runs into the apartment.)
Sheik: What are you doing here!?
Marth: (showing the medal) You took something of mine. Now I have something of yours.
Sheik: Give it back!
(She tries to zip over to him, but he closes his eyes and teleports across the room.)
Marth: You are not faster than me, nemesis!
Sheik: Oh yeah?
(She runs at him again, but again, he teleports away.)
Marth: How about a trade?
Sheik: (shrugging) Fine. But my boss isn't going be too happy about this.
(She turns and goes to the painting on the mantle. She reaches behind it and pulls out the half of the formula there.)
Marth (translated): You didn't look behind the painting?!
(Roy shrugs, embarrassed.)
Sheik: I was just about to head out and get the other half.
(Marth hands the medal to Roy and gives him a little push forward.)
Marth: This is a trade between two honorable people.
Sheik: (smiling) Right! (Then she drops the smile) Wrong.
(She speeds forward to Roy. Marth quickly closes his eyes and freezes time. Sheik then pulls out a knife and puts it to Roy's neck.)
Sheik: Give me the medal. Or I'll kill him.
(She pushes the knife in slightly to prove her point.)
Marth: Okay! Okay.
(He hands her the medal. She smiles and runs out of there as Marth unfreezes time. Roy stumbles backwards into Marth's arms.)
Roy (translated): Did you cut me??
Marth (translated): Of course not! She did it! She's the villain!!
Roy (translated): But you let her cut me.
Marth (translated): Well you deserved it for betraying me. And anyway, I have a plan.
Roy (translated): You mean the one that just failed?
Marth (translated): No, the real plan. I stopped time and put a tracking device in the medal earlier.
Roy (translated): And you didn't tell me!?
Marth (translated): I couldn't. You might betray me.
Roy (translated): I wouldn't!
Marth (translated): Anyway, let's see where she's gone.
(He pulls out a handheld device with a map on it. It shows a dot moving through MacBeth.)
Marth (translated): We'll get the second half of the formula before she does. The game is afoot!
(He takes Roy's shoulder and they disappear.
Cut to Diddy's lab. He and Amy are lying in bed together. Diddy sits up, looking uneasy.
Cut over to the bathroom. Diddy shakily comes in and looks at himself in the mirror. He turns to look at his back. Flakes of skin are starting to harden and peel off. He removes one, looking at it in wonder.
Cut to the desert. D.K. slowly wakes up as he lies on the ground.)
Voice: Hello.
(D.K. looks up to see a turtle in front of him.)
D.K.: Uh…hello?
Voice: The plant in front of you will give you water. Break the stalk off.
(D.K. rolls over and sees the plant. He picks up the plant and breaks it. He holds it to his mouth and some water comes out.)
D.K.: Thank you, turtle! You saved my life!
Voice: Why are you talking to a turtle?
(D.K. turns around to see a man standing there. He's shorter, with an oval-shaped head and a large nose. He hands D.K. his canteen, and D.K. drinks from it.)
Man: You speak English. You must be from Nintenworld. Have you ever been to Wii City?
D.K.: (shaking his head) Nintenworld's a big place.
Man: (grinning) So is Distant Planet.
D.K.: Distant Planet? That's where I am?
Man: Yes. There are no cell phones or anything here.
D.K.: But I need to get back to Nintenworld. It's important!
Man: You must spirit walk for many miles, Parkman.
D.K.: (stopping) Wait. You know my name?
Man: Yes. It's not right that you are here. It tells me the future is not as I've painted it.
D.K.: Painted it… (realizing) It was you. Who painted that image I saw. Right?
Man: Right. My name is Olimar. Come on, let's walk.
(They continue walking.
Cut to the Bennet house. Peach comes down the stairs, fear all over her face. She hears someone moving around in the house. She goes to Peppy's office to find Peppy there, going through files.)
Peach: Dad!
Peppy: (turning) Peachy.
(They go to each other and hug.)
Peppy: I've been so worried about you.
Peach: It's good to have you back.
(Peppy's face falls. Peach realizes what's going on.)
Peach: You're not staying.
Peppy: (urgently) Something's happened. Something that I can't ignore.
(Cut to Luigi's hospital room. He and Ganondorf and seated at a table, playing chess.)
Ganondorf: You made the right choice, Luigi.
Luigi: It's going to be different this time. I'm going to be the one making the decisions.
Ganondorf: (condescendingly) Of course you are.
(A nurse walks into the room.)
Nurse: Mr. Petrelli, what are you doing up so late?
Luigi: (smiling) I'm sorry. Can't you see I'm in the middle of a heated game?
Nurse: You're…playing chess? Against who?
Luigi: Well against Ganondorf…of course…
(He looks over, realizing.)
Ganondorf: (with a grin) Oh, she can't see me, Luigi. Only you can. (He looks confused) Did I not mention that?
(Luigi just turns and gives the nurse a sheepish smile.
Cut back to the Bennet house. Peppy goes through the Level 5 files, showing them to Peach. First is the fat man.)
Peppy: This is Wario. He can absorb people's fears and turn it into his own strength.
(He turns to show the blue-and-black dog-like creature.)
Peppy: And Lucario, a flamethrower.
(He turns again to show the young guy with the baseball hat.)
Peppy: And Ness. He can control magnetic fields.
(He turns to the last page to show the orange fox.)
Peppy: And this is Fox. (He shakes his head) You don't want to know.
(He closes the files and turns to Peach.)
Peppy: They could destroy us all. Before you were even born, I was finding these creatures and locking them away so they couldn't hurt anybody. And now a dozen of them have escaped. And they will kill, they will terrorize, and they will conspire. And they will cause unimaginable destruction to the world. They're villains, Peach. I'm one of the only people in the world that knows enough to stop them. That's why I have to go.
Peach: Well, let me go with you! I could be your partner! I could help!
Peppy: No. I won't do that to you.
Peach: Come on, dad! I was willing to shoot Mario before, you know I'm mature enough.
Peppy: (taking her shoulders) Peachy, I'm going after them so you don't have to. OK?
(Peach finally nods her agreement.)
Peach: But what if someone comes here?
Peppy: (standing up) Don't worry. I've got that covered too. I called someone to help us.
(Vivian comes into the office. Peppy goes to stand next to her.)
Peach: I don't know, dad. I –
Vivian: I know you have a lot of questions, Peach. As adoptive parents, there's only so many we can answer.
(She and Peppy move away from each other. Stepping into the office is a yellow mouse – Pikachu, Peach's biological mother.)
Peach: (with wide eyes) Mom??
Peppy: She's here to make sure the rest of you stay safe. Don't worry, you're in good hands. (He turns to Pikachu) Right, Pikachu?
(Pikachu merely turns her paw over and opens her first. A small red flame appears in her paw. She smiles.)
Pikachu: Right.
(Cut to Level 5. Future Mario appears and starts walking down the hall. He notices almost all of the cells are empty. He runs to the end of the hall to find Samus looking in on Mewtwo.)
Future Mario: What happened!? Where'd they go!?
Samus: Escaped! Thanks to you.
Future Mario: But what about the fox guy who was in this one??
Samus: He's gone, like the rest of them.
Future Mario: But I put my past self in him! To keep him safe!
(Samus looks worried, then angry. She stalks up to him and looks him right in the eye.)
Samus: Fix this. Bring my son back. And then go the hell back where you came from!
(Cut to a pay phone outside a convenience store. We see Mario go up, put in money, and make a call.)
Mario: Luigi, it's me, Mario. Listen, you've got to be careful. Look out for some guy who looks just like –
(He looks into his reflection on the side of the pay phone, and he sees the fox looking back.)
Mario: – me. But he's got a scar, across his face –
(Wario has come up and he hangs up the phone.)
Wario: Our ride is here.
(Mario nods and follows him. They walk up to Lucario, who is covering someone with blue flames as they scream. Ness punches another guy to the ground. Lucario laughs evilly as Mario looks on in horror.)
Mario: What are you doing?
Ness: Just having a little fun, that's all.
(He walks toward a car. He flicks a finger to the side and the doors all pop open. Lucario walks up next to Mario. He gives him a smile and a wink. Mario looks back at the burned body.)
Wario: Come on, we've got to go.
(Sirens start blaring in the background. Mario looks at his reflection in the rearview mirror to see the fox again. He nods and gets into the car with the other three. They drive off.
Cut to Mewtwo's cell. He's still strapped to the table with the IV in. Samus enters as Mewtwo dazedly watches her. She sits on the table next to him.)
Samus: My sons have been such a disappointment. But I can give you what all boys crave from their mothers. Inspiration, kindness, and comfort. Isn't that right, Gabriel?
Mewtwo: (with anger) My name is Mewtwo. And you are not my mother.
(Samus takes his hand and leans down next to him.)
Samus: But I am, dear. I am.
(Mewtwo's eyes go wide in disbelief and amazement.
Slam to black.)
New characters:
Adam Monroe – David Monroe (13th Smasher/38)
Maury Parkman – Wolf Parkman (14th)
Bob Bishop – Ash Bishop (15th)
Elle Bishop – Pichu Bishop (16th)
Daphne Millbrook – Sheik Millbrook (17th)
Knox – Wario (18th)
Flint – Lucario (19th)
The German – Ness (20th)
Jesse – Fox (21st)
Meredith Gordon – Pikachu Gordon (22nd)
Usutu – Olimar (23rd)
A/N: Well, some of them only appeared in a vision, but I think they might be showing up again ;). Fair warning: if some of this already didn't seem a little ridiculous (Diddy's decision? Marth's idiocy? How Future Mario is a jerk? Mewtwo is adopted!?), it's only going to get worse. I'll tease you by telling you that Mario does get out of Fox (ew, that sounds dirty) in the next chapter. R/R and I'll see you again soon!