A/N: My apologies for it taking this long for the next chapter. Life is busy. On another note, hope you all were excited to be part of history today! Woo!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Heroes, NBC, Super Smash Brothers, Nintendo, Sega, or anything contained herein.
(Open on an overhead shot of Mewtwo's cell at Compositech. 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.)
Samus: I should never have given you up for adoption. But now I'm going to take good care of you, just like a good mother.
Mewtwo: ...Mom?
(Samus gives a smile. She touches the side of his face.)
Samus: You've always been right to think of yourself as special. And you need to be strong for what's to come.
(She stands and steels herself for a second.)
Samus: Sylux? Can you come in here?
(A tall man, dark blue with a lot of sharp edges, comes in.)
Sylux: Yes ma'am?
Samus: Sylux here is very special. He can touch an object and see its history – everywhere it's been, everyone who's ever touched it.
Mewtwo: What are you going to do to me?
(Samus leans down and rips the IV out of his nose.)
Samus: Feed you.
(She turns to go. Mewtwo's eyes cut to the side.
Cut to outside the cell. Samus is walking away from the cell as screams start to come from it. She pauses for a second, looking conflicted. But then Samus resumes walking away.)
In the ongoing search for self, there are days when we learn something genuinely new.
(Cut to a couch. Over it is the title card: "Chapter 3: One of Us, One of Them.")
Something uncovered, hidden, that we never knew was there. Something that surprises us.
(Pan up to see we're in an apartment. Tetra is seated at the kitchen table, looking at a rose in a centerpiece. Many petals are on the table already.)
And on that day of self-discovery, the question remains: What kind of person are we? Does the hero, or the villain inside us, win the day?
(Tetra reaches a hand out and touches another petal. It instantly freezes. As she pulls her hand back, Tetra sees the petal drop to the tabletop and break.
Cut to Luigi's apartment. He's looking out the window. When he turns back around, Future Mario is suddenly standing there.)
Luigi: You again. I have something to show you.
(He takes out his phone and starts playing his voicemail messages.)
Fox's voice: Luigi, it's me, Mario. Listen, you've got to be careful. Look out for some guy who looks just like...me. But he's got a scar, across his face –
(It ends and Luigi hangs up the phone.)
Luigi: I'm worried about my brother. What did you do with him?
Future Mario: I put him inside one of the guys from Level 5 for safekeeping.
Luigi: Level 5?
Future Mario: It's where Compositech puts some of its prisoners. I just hope they aren't going to hurt someone...
(Cut to Mario in the front seat of a car. It parks as he looks in the rearview mirror. He only sees the orange fox looking back at him. The others all get out of the car, so Mario follows them.)
Mario: Maybe we should just come back at night.
Wario: That's not the plan. I need people around so I can use their fear. (He stops) Speaking of which, you seem afraid.
Mario: What? No. No I'm not.
Wario: All right then, let's go.
(Cut to inside the bank. Ness holds a hand towards the blinds and they all turn closed. Lucario raises his hands and produces blue flames.)
Lucario: Everybody down!
(He shoots some blue flames across the bank as everyone screams. They drop to the ground. Wario grins as Mario looks nervous.
Cut to Level 5. Peppy comes back in to find Samus waiting for him.)
Samus: Peppy. How good to see you. I thought you'd be back earlier.
Peppy: I'm not here to re-enlist. I just want to make sure all the prisoners get returned to their cages. Then I'm going home to my family.
Samus: (with a smile) And our Peach.
Peppy: I'll need my old partner.
Samus: The dragon is unavailable. He's out on a pickup assignment.
(A gurney is wheeled past them with a sheet covering the body. There's a lot of blood at the head of the person. Peppy and Samus barely glance at it, then resume talking as if nothing happened.)
Peppy: Well, who am I working with? That's the rule around here: one of us, one of them.
Samus: I agree. You'll be teaming up with someone new.
(They walk over to one of the cells. They look in to see someone cleaning themselves in the mirror. He turns around to reveal...Mewtwo. He smiles evilly at them.
Cut back to the bank. Mario watches as Ness puts his hand to the safe and works on it. Behind the counter, a woman sits on the ground in tears. She starts to slide further along, towards a button underneath the counter. She reaches out for it as a blue and black hand grabs her.)
Lucario: Whatcha doin' there, honey?
(The woman tries to pull back with a sob. But Lucario won't let her go.)
Lucario: Come on now. Don't be like that.
Mario: Hey!
(Lucario turns to see Fox behind him.)
Mario: Leave her alone.
(Lucario turns on him, raising a hand which is conjuring flames. But then with a click, the safe opens.)
Ness: It's open!
(Lucario and Mario stare each other down. Then Lucario lets the fire die.)
Lucario: (with a smile) Let's go collect our winnings.
(Cut to the Bennet house in Pallet Town. Pikachu sits at the kitchen table as Vivian comes in with a plate. She serves her some breakfast.)
Pikachu: Oh, thank you Vivian.
(Vivian goes back to the kitchen. Pikachu sighs and pulls a cigarette from her purse and puts it in her mouth. She conjures up a flame to light it.
Pan around to see Slippy sitting across the table from her, staring at her in abject fear.)
Slippy: Mom???
Vivian: (coming back in) I'm sorry, Pikachu, we don't allow smoking in the house.
Pikachu: Oh. (She puts it out) I'm sorry.
(Peach comes down the stairs. She's not dressed for the day or anything.)
Vivian: Why aren't you dressed for school?
Peach: I'm not going.
Vivian: What??
Peach: I'm going to stop trying to be normal, since I know it's never going to happen.
Vivian: (stern) Young lady, as long as you live here you are going to do as you are told.
Peach: But Mom! I don't need to go!
Pikachu: I really don't think she has to –
Vivian: (turning on her) Pikachu, I'm thrilled that you're here to protect us, but I know how to talk to my daughter. Thank you!
(Pikachu shuts up. Vivian turns back to Peach.)
Vivian: You're going to get ready for school, right now.
(Peach gives her a look. She tries to make eye contact with Pikachu, but her mother doesn't look at her. Peach sighs and gets up from the table.
Cut to Samus's office at Compositech. Peppy is yelling at her with Mewtwo standing behind him, arms folded.)
Peppy: I can't work with him! He almost killed Peach!!
Mewtwo: (with a laugh) Peach can't die. You really don't understand her, do you?
(Peppy just turns and draws his gun, pointing it at Mewtwo.)
Samus: Please stop, Peppy.
Peppy: He's a murderer!!
Samus: Then you and Gabriel have more in common than you care to admit.
(After a few seconds, Peppy lowers the gun.)
Samus: Mewtwo just needs...structure. And you're the perfect person to give it to him. I can't make you do anything you don't want to, but I am going to put Gabriel in play. It's your call whether or not it's under your supervision.
(Mewtwo just raises his eyebrows, looking at Peppy.
Cut to outside a theater in MacBeth. Marth and Roy appear. They look around when, with a blue and yellow whoosh, Sheik is standing in front of them.)
Marth: Nemesis!
Sheik: Stop calling me that. (with a smile) I already delivered and got payment for the first half of the formula. Now I'm onto the second. There's going to be an exchange here, and I'm going to intercept.
Marth: You're telling us your plan? What kind of overconfident nemesis are you?
Sheik: You're 0 for 2 against me, there, Squirtle. That's just regular confidence. (She starts to walk off)
Marth: Squirtle!? (He goes after her) We are going to get the formula! And save the world!
Sheik: (rolling her eyes) Great.
(She turns to run off...but it's at normal speed. She tries to run again, but only runs normally. She comes back to Marth.)
Sheik: (angry) What did you do? Stop time again??
Roy (translated): What did you do?
Marth (translated): Nothing!
(He squeezes his eyes for a few seconds, but nothing happens.)
Marth (translated): I can't use my powers either!
Sheik: Well, I don't need powers to beat you two.
(She puts her fingers to her forehead in an L. Then she turns and jogs off.)
Roy (translated): Why can't you use your powers?
Marth (translated): I don't know...
(They look in the theater to see Bowser walking up some stairs with a briefcase. Marth and Roy duck behind a pillar and watch.)
Marth (translated): I know him! When I went to the future, he was there. He stopped me from using my powers. (getting an idea) He must be the one getting the formula! (He smiles) Advantage, us.
(Cut to outside the Bennet house. Pikachu is leaning against her car, smoking. Peach comes out the front door.)
Pikachu: That little independent stand could have gone better, huh?
(They both laugh.)
Pikachu: So why don't you want to be normal? Most girls your age kill to be that.
Peach: I know there are bad people out there. People who can do things. I just feel like I should do something.
Pikachu: Your mom told me about the attack. Do you want to talk about it?
Peach: (shaking her head) I just want to move past it. Fight them. (She looks up at Pikachu) Do you think you can teach me how?
(Pikachu considers for a second, then tosses the cigarette down.)
Pikachu: Hop in. We're going to play hooky today.
(Cut to Tetra's apartment in Wiitown (A/N: that's their capitol). There's a knock at the door. Tetra opens it to find Luigi.)
Tetra: Luigi? Come in.
Luigi: You missed my swearing-in ceremony today. Any reason?
Tetra: I've just been thinking a lot. Have you seen this?
(She picks up the portable DVD player and shows Luigi the tape of Zelda/Sheik and Luigi in Hyrule.)
Tetra: Some reporter found it. Thought it was me.
Luigi: But...it's not?
Tetra: No. I think I'd remember that. (She shakes her head) I need to find some answers. So I'm going to Dreamland. There's an address there for this Zelda Sanders.
Luigi: (with a nod) Good luck.
(Cut back to the bank. The criminals, Mario included, walk towards the exit with bags full of money. Then they notice lights flashing and dozens of cop cars pulling up outside.)
Lucario: What the!?
Ness: How did they know we were here?!?
Wario: (putting his bags down) I called them.
Lucario: You what!?
Ness: Why??
Wario: I'm not after the money. I want revenge.
Ness: (pulling a gun) Sorry, but that's not what I came for.
(Wario takes a big intake of air. Then he suddenly lashes out with a fist. He punches right through Ness's stomach and slams into the wall behind him. Ness gasps, dropping the gun, as Wario withdraws his arm. Ness slumps to the ground. Wario turns to the remaining criminals.)
Wario: Now we wait for The Company to send their go-to guy for this kind of situation. And after he gets here, I'm gonna beat his horn-rimmed glasses right into his skull. (turning to Mario) What do you think, Fox?
(Mario just gives a funny half-smile of fake solidarity.
Cut to Distant Planet. Olimar and D.K. walk into a rocky area. D.K. is panting.)
D.K.: Come on, how much further?
Olimar: We are here. (He turns back to D.K.) As you can see, I know all about you, Officer Parkman.
D.K.: But how?
Olimar: (nodding to the rocks) See for yourself.
(D.K. walks into the rocky area. He suddenly turns and looks at the other side of one of the rocks. On it is a painting of him staring down Mario who is choking Marth. Next to it is a painting of D.K. kneeling, looking at Mew Walker hidden in a cabinet.
D.K.'s eyes widen in amazement. He looks around at other rocks. There's a painting of him with a smoking gun standing over Peach, one of Sheik Sanders throwing D.K. out a window, one of him staring at Mario with a pained look on his face, one of Peppy standing over him as he's strapped to a table, and one of him with the shadowy figure of Mewtwo rising into the air behind him. D.K. looks at them in disbelief.
Cut to Samus's office. Mewtwo knots his tie and pulls it tight. He's dressed in a suit, Samus watching him.)
Mewtwo: Are you really my mother?
Samus: Come now. You've always known on some level that you weren't the son of a watch repairman who collects trinkets.
Mewtwo: Maybe Bennet's right. Maybe I am just a killer.
Samus: That's not true. Your ability just gives you a hunger you can't control. We're going to fix that.
Peppy: (running in) Did you see this?
(He flips on a TV. It shows a news report of the bank robbery.)
Peppy: It's a bunch of the Level 5 escapees.
Samus: You should know, right now Mario is trapped inside Fox. He can use Fox's ability, but he doesn't know what it is.
Peppy: (with a look) Is he ready?
(Samus doesn't answer, just looks over at Mewtwo.
Cut to the theater in MacBeth. Marth and Roy come in and sit near the back as they watch Bowser.)
Roy (translated): Can I get popcorn at least?
Marth (translated): Shhh! No.
(Sheik leans forward from the row behind them, holding a bag of popcorn.)
Sheik: Domo arigato. That's all the Japanese I know.
Marth: Go away, nemesis. We have dibs.
Sheik: Dibs? You can't call dibs!
Marth: Can so. Dibs!
Roy: (with a look) Do you really want the world to end?
Sheik: I don't know anything about that. I just work for a guy who pays me to get stuff.
Marth: You only do this for money!?
Sheik: Our side looks out for each other. (Holding out the popcorn) Everyone gets something.
(Roy slowly takes some of the popcorn and eats it.)
Sheik: And we let everyone in too.
(Marth grabs Roy's shoulder and turns him back frontwards.)
Marth (translated): Don't listen to her! She's trying to use the old "divide and conquer" approach. It's Villainy 101.
Roy: (turning back confidently) Marth and I will never leave each others' sides.
(Sheik raises her eyebrows. Roy glances back to see Marth's seat is now empty. Sheik laughs as Roy gets to his feet and follows Marth down the aisle.)
Roy (translated): What are you doing? I was making a point over there.
Marth (translated): The dragon is on the move.
(They watch as Bowser moves to the front of the theater. The two men follow after him.
Cut to the rocks in Distant Planet. D.K. continues to look at the paintings in wonder. He finds one other one, of him with his arm around a woman with short blonde hair, who is holding a small child.)
D.K.: All the paintings have come true. Except this one. What is it?
Olimar: It was your future. But not any more.
D.K.: Wait, what? What do you mean?
(Olimar says nothing, just puts on a pair of headphones. He begins painting over the image.)
D.K.: Hey, what are you doing??
(He turns Olimar around. Olimar's eyes are pure white. D.K. recoils in shock as Olimar turns back and resumes painting.
Cut to the bank. Lucario drags Ness's corpse away as Mario talks to Wario.)
Mario: I dunno, I'm just not sure I still want revenge on him.
Wario: Really? It's all you talked about for months, Fox. Guess you can't wait to get back to your friends and family in Celadon City, huh?
Mario: (with a smile) Yeah, definitely.
Wario: Huh. Well, Fox's family is from Hyrule.
(He suddenly lunges and grabs Mario by the throat.)
Wario: And he ain't got no friends.
(He throws Mario to the side. Wario walks up to him imposingly.)
Wario: So who the hell are you?
(Cut to a car as Peppy and Mewtwo arrive at the bank.)
Peppy: You know she's just using us. This is all one big game to her.
Mewtwo: Maybe. But aren't you curious to see how it all plays out?
(They get out of the car and walk toward the police gathering outside the bank.)
Peppy: Don't worry. I'll take care of the escapees and Mario.
Mewtwo: That sounds like a one-sided partnership.
Peppy: You just hang tight and keep your mouth shut. Got it?
(Mewtwo stops. Peppy stops too, to watch him. Mewtwo starts yelling.)
Mewtwo: All right, who's in charge here? Huh!?
(A cop comes over to them.)
Cop: I am. And who are you?
Mewtwo: Special Agent Tim Hanson, FBI. I'm taking over this situation.
Cop: I don't think that's –
Mewtwo: I'm taking it over! This is a federal case! And I don't need small-town nobodies like you getting in the way. Got it?
(The cop just pauses, but finally nods.)
Mewtwo: And we're gonna need some coffee. Decaf.
(He looks over at Peppy, who looks stunned.)
Mewtwo: You drink decaf, right, Peppy?
(Cut to inside the bank. Wario is shoving Mario head-first into a desk repeatedly. Lucario watches, grinning.)
Mario: I told you, I don't know! I got stuck in this body somehow!
Wario: Then why'd you come with us?
Mario: I couldn't let you hurt anyone.
Wario: (with a sneer) Now I know you're full of it. Nobody's that heroic!
(He holds Mario up. Lucario grins and punches him in the face.
Cut to the theater in MacBeth. A white robot wheels next to Bowser, carrying a matching briefcase.)
R.O.B.: Why is the formula being moved now? It hasn't been touched in years.
Bowser: Due to recent events, Mrs. Petrelli thought the other half would be safer closer to home.
(Marth and Roy sneak up the staircase behind them and watch them.)
Marth (translated): There it is!
Roy (translated): How can we get it from him?
(Marth looks to the side to see a uniform rack. He smiles.)
Marth (translated): I have a plan.
(Cut back to outside the bank. Peppy is putting on a police vest.)
Peppy: Don't worry, this is just for show.
(He also takes off his glasses and his gun, handing them to Mewtwo.)
Peppy: And I need to be unarmed.
Mewtwo: (almost concerned) There's no way they're going to let you out alive.
Peppy: (firm) Listen. Under no circumstances are you to go anywhere near that buffet in there. Got it?
(Mewtwo nods. Peppy turns and walks toward the bank.
Cut to the house in Dreamland. Tetra knocks and, getting no answer, goes inside. She sees a coffin across the room and goes to it. She sees a picture and picks it up. It's of Zelda and Pit. Tetra is amazed at how similar she looks to Zelda. She puts the picture down and, after a second, opens the coffin. She sees Zelda laying it. Tetra looks frightened as she quickly closes the coffin and turns to go. She stop when she sees Pit there, in a suit.)
Pit: ...Mom?
(Tetra looks terrified. But then Pit seems to realize.)
Pit: No, you're not my mom. But you look just like her.
(Cut to up in Pit's room. Tetra looks at an old picture of Zelda.)
Tetra: It's amazing how similar your mom and I look. (She turns to Pit) This must be a strange situation for you. I'm sorry.
(She starts to go, but Pit holds out a hand and stops her.)
Pit: Wait. Before you go...are you special too?
Tetra: I'm sorry, what do you mean?
Pit: Some characters have special abilities. My mom, she was super-strong, like The Hulk.
(Tetra's face reveals understanding.)
Pit: (with a smile) Don't worry. It was hard for her to handle at first, but it gets easier.
Tetra: (intrigued) Are you special too?
Pit: I can talk to machines. (with a sudden idea) Maybe I can help you get some of your answers.
(He goes to his computer.)
Pit: What's your last name?
Tetra: Uh, Strauss. With two S's.
(Pit puts his hand over the laptop and closes his eyes. Many windows start flitting across the screen.)
Pit: I can cross-reference anything you and my mom might have in common.
(After a while, two windows stay up on the screen. They're birth certificates.)
Pit: Looks like you were born in the same hospital in Pewter City on the same day. To the same doctor, Dr. E. Gadd. (He turns to look at her) So at least you have something to go on.
Tetra: Thanks for your help.
(Pit smiles and goes over and hugs her. Tetra just looks a little uncomfortable.
Cut to the theater in MacBeth. Bowser is on the phone as he walks toward the stairwell.)
Bowser: I have the other half of the formula. I'm already on my way back.
(He hangs up. And suddenly Marth appears behind him.)
Marth: Excuse me! You have my briefcase there!
Bowser: (not stopping) No, I don't.
Marth: Yes you do! It's mine! Usher!!
(Suddenly, someone smashes Bowser over the head with a chair. He falls down the stairs, the briefcase going with him. Marth turns to see Roy, in an usher's uniform, holding the chair.)
Marth (translated): Roy! What are you doing!?
Roy (translated): I'm being awesome!!
Marth (translated): (starting down the stairs) You were supposed to just get the briefcase from him!
Roy (translated): Come on, that was a terrible plan.
(Marth grabs the briefcase and starts back up the stairs.)
Marth (translated): Still, you should have done it.
Roy (translated): I'm sorry! I'm tired of you treating me like your costumed sidekick!
Marth (translated): (shaking his head) I knew she'd get to you.
(Suddenly, a blue and yellow whoosh goes past. And then Marth is holding a bag of popcorn, not the briefcase. They look over to see Sheik holding the briefcase. She pats it, smiling at them.
She turns and zips away as Marth closes his eyes. But nothing happens. Marth reopens them in fear. Behind him, Bowser looms up, looking at him angrily. He grabs Marth and Roy by the backs of their necks. Marth turns and wilts in front of him, only holding out the bag.)
Marth: Popcorn?
(Cut to the bank. Wario pushes Peppy down into a chair, Mario and Lucario standing behind him.)
Wario: Now it's my turn to be judge, jury, and executioner, just like you were to me.
Mario: Come on. Don't do this.
Wario: You shut it. I'll deal with you in a second.
Mario: Now you're free! There's no reason for this!
Wario: Shut up!
Mario: NO!!
(When he yells, sound waves fly out in large circles. They slam into Lucario, who is sent flying across the room. He slams into a wall and drops to the ground.
Wario and Peppy watch with wide eyes. Mario watches what he did. Then he turns to the other two.)
Mario: Listen to me!!
(He yells again. The sound waves fly out and knock the other two towards the ground. But suddenly, everything freezes. The waves, the falling Peppy, even Fox.
Future Mario walks in, looking at everything. He walks up to Fox and puts his hand onto his chest. He concentrates a second, and Mario comes popping out of his back.)
Mario: You!
Future Mario: You have to trust me.
Mario: Trust you!? How do you expect me to do that!?
Future Mario: You need to see what I've seen with your own eyes.
(He takes Mario's arm and closes his eyes. The two disappear.
Time resumes normally. Peppy falls to the ground, Wario is knocked away, and Fox finishes his yell. He then walks over to Peppy.)
Peppy: Thanks Mario.
Fox: (angry) Mario's not here right now.
(Cut to a shipping yard. Peach and Pikachu walk towards a shipping container. They walk in as Peach puts her hair up.)
Peach: So this is where you're going to train me?
(Pikachu doesn't say anything, just shuts the door. Then she turns and ignites one of her hands.)
Pikachu: You sure you want to do this?
Peach: Of course.
(Pikachu seems to stiffen as she prepares for what she's about to do.)
Pikachu: We'll start at the beginning. Survival.
Peach: (with attitude) I'm immortal, duh. I need to learn how to fight.
Pikachu: (with wide eyes) There are some things you can't fight.
(The flames grow more intense. Peach looks regretfully at them.
Cut back to the bank. Wario and Fox stand over Peppy.)
Wario: Any last words? We'll be the only ones hearing them, after all.
Peppy: Yup, you and my partner who's right behind you.
(The two spin around to see Mewtwo in the doorway. He puts out one hand and immobilizes Wario. Fox takes in a breath to yell, but Mewtwo reaches out his other hand and begins to choke him telekinetically.)
Mewtwo: Shhh.
(Across the room, Lucario gets to his feet. He starts his flames when Peppy spins and draws his gun. He fires, hitting Lucario in the shoulder. Lucario drops to the ground.)
Peppy: (to Mewtwo) I told you to stay put!
Mewtwo: I've been thinking about that. You told me that to make sure I wouldn't, didn't you?
(Peppy turns and gives him a wry smile.
Cut back to the shipping container. Peach is starting to sweat as Pikachu holds the flame close to her.)
Peach: What is this supposed to prove? I'm indestructible, I can't even feel any pain!
Pikachu: Have you ever suffocated? Cause I would imagine the air is getting pretty thin in here!
Peach: (starting to pant) Why are you doing this???
Pikachu: Why do you want to stop bad guys?
Peach: To help people!
Pikachu: I don't believe you. (She pauses a second) Do you know what waterboarding is? (Peach shakes her head no, still trying to catch her breath.) It's a torture method. You're tied down and made to feel like you're drowning by having water dumped on you. Induces huge feelings of panic.
(Peach flashes back to the attack. The door slams shut and she can't open it.)
Pikachu: Is what you're feeling now what you felt then?
(Peach flashes back again as all the windows slam shut.)
Pikachu: You're indestructible, but you couldn't get away, right? That must have made you feel trapped! Helpless!
Peach: Please!! Stop!!
Pikachu: Why do you want to stop bad guys?!
Peach: (giving in) To hurt him, okay? To hurt him for what he did!!
(After a second, Pikachu puts out her flame. She simply stands up as Peach staggers toward the door. Pikachu looks remorseful.
Cut back to the bank. Peppy leads a handcuffed Lucario out through the glass walls. Mewtwo leads Wario and Fox towards the door.)
Mewtwo: What's the procedure now?
Peppy: We'll patch them up. Tell everyone they're federal prisoners, and take them back to Level 5.
(He leaves the doorway as the sound of ticking clocks starts up. Wario suddenly turns and runs for the back door. Mewtwo pushes Fox into the wall and slams the door shut telekinetically. Peppy turns back in fear.)
Mewtwo: You were right Peppy...I'm just a killer.
Peppy: No you're not! I was wrong!
(Fox slides up the wall as Mewtwo raises a hand towards him.)
Peppy: Come on, Mewtwo! You can control it!
Mewtwo: No I can't. It's the hunger.
(He slowly moves his finger to the side. Peppy just sees a splash of blood go across the glass in front of him.
Cut to the Bennet house. Pikachu sits in the kitchen as Peach enters.)
Pikachu: I'm sorry I tricked you. But it was for your own good. You've got a great home and family. You should take some time to recover from the attack. You don't just wake up one morning and learn what life's all about. You gotta build it, brick by brick. And you gotta learn to save yourself before you can save the world. There's nothing wrong with just being a seventeen-year-old for a while.
(Peach just smiles thinly. She nods and the two hug. But Peach obviously isn't listening.
Cut to Distant Planet. Olimar steps back and his eyes return to normal. He and D.K. look at the new painting. It's of D.K. looking sad as he holds the apparently dead blonde woman in his arms.)
D.K.: This is my new future?
Olimar: It seems so.
D.K.: This must be why I'm here. To stop this from happening.
(Cut back to the Bennet house. Vivian storms into the living room, angry, to confront Pikachu.)
Vivian: The school called today. They said Peach never got there.
Pikachu: I'm sorry, Vivian –
Vivian: I'm sorry, Pikachu, but I am her mother. You may have given birth to her and raised her for a while, but I've been here for years. I decide what she does and doesn't do. We're not playing a game. She just got attacked. Hurt.
Pikachu: I know she was. And she's looking to push back. Smothering her, that's the best way to drive her away. I was just trying to keep her here.
(The doorbell rings. Peach, now in her cheerleading uniform, rushes down the stairs carrying a bag.)
Peach: That's for me!
(She opens it to find another cheerleader on the other side.)
Peach: I'm sorry, mom, I totally forgot to tell you about the cheerleader sleepover retreat. Is it OK if I go?
(Vivian freezes for a second, but then relaxes and smiles.)
Vivian: Of course. Have fun.
(Peach smiles and goes out the door.
Cut to a mansion in Pewter City. Tetra rings the doorbell. The door opens to reveal a short man with a whisp of white hair and large glasses.)
E. Gadd: Aryll? Is that you?
Tetra: No...My name's Tetra. Tetra Strauss.
E. Gadd: Ah. The one from Wiitown. Come in.
(Tetra looks freaked out. She follows him into the mansion.)
Tetra: Excuse me, but how do you know where I'm from? Do you know me?
E. Gadd: Know you? I created you.
(Tetra's eyes go even wider.
Cut to a camp in Distant Planet. A turtle walks by as D.K. sits in front of a plate of food. He has some markings on his face and tries some of the food.)
D.K.: I don't think it's working.
(Olimar comes up behind him and takes off his headphones. He puts them on D.K. After a few seconds, D.K.'s eyes go white.)
And as the search for self continues, we look for answers everywhere.
(Cut to Luigi's hotel room. He's reading the book of Genesis.)
In nature, in God, in tiny tragedies that may never be understood.
(Cut to the house in Dreamland. Pit looks at a picture of him and Zelda.)
But still, we are driven to it, single-minded on one goal: to find our purpose on this earth.
(Cut to a car. Peach drives through the night, a box of Compositech files on the seat next to her.)
No matter what the ramifications, the friendships that may be hurt, or the deals with the devil we need to make.
(Cut to Level 5. Marth and Roy pace in one of the cells.
Pan further down to other cells. Mewtwo and Peppy put Lucario back into his old cell. Mewtwo turns back to see Samus, holding inmates' clothing.)
Mewtwo: I guess you were wrong about me.
Samus: We'll see.
(Mewtwo turns and goes into the next cell. Bowser comes up and stands with Peppy.)
Bowser: Am I being replaced?
Peppy: Just for a little while. Just until I find his weakness. (with a smile) And then I'm gonna kill him.
(Slam to black.)
New characters:
Bridget – Sylux
The Haitian – Bowser/The Dragon (24th/38 Smashers)
Angela's Aide – R.O.B. (25th)
Niki Sanders – Zelda Sanders (26th)
Micah Sanders – Pit Sanders (27th)
Dr. Zimmerman – Dr. E. Gadd
A/N: For those of you still in a holiday spirit, you can find a story from last year written by me entitled "A Heroes Christmas Carol." And don't ask me why Peppy can't just use Bowser to eliminate Mewtwo's abilities and kill him now. And finally, next chapter takes place almost entirely in the future (as you might expect from Future Mario and D.K.'s actions). Hope you're ready! R/R and I'll be back soon.