Due to school work and sleepless nights due to it, and a large supply of Smash Brothers X/Brawl, Da Mangaka was unable to update daily as usual. But here it is Chapter 6! Get it while it's fresh!

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It was a good thing that Zephir gave the smashers a 2 day break, because this was really something they would have a good reason to halt for.

Further more, fans where also concerned about the situation and where willing to give a rest to the smashers, all in order to bring them safe and sound to the battle arena once more.

Olimar was quickly sent to the hospital just as the warrior found his small twitching hand among the rubble. Shards of glass scattered everywhere of what used to be his fishbowl-like helmet while the pikmin at his disposal just started to vanish due the strength they where hit when the wall came down.

But not only was that the worrying part: Olimar needed special care. He could not breathe the air from the place the tournament was held, main reason he kept his helmet on, and even brief moments of uncared could become dangerous and mortal. It was a good thing he was spotted quickly by the one who now sat silent in the waiting room: Ike.

He sat down, hands over the handle of his sword positioning the point down to the floor, his head behind it, looking down at the clean tile floor.

His reflection could be seen as clear as glass: eyes full of shame and sorrow, while he slightly bit his lip in self-anger.

How he could know! How would he know that such thing would happen!

There was a risk, yes he knew it: all Dairantous have been the same, including that time when he first entered and the Subspace Emissary was attacking.

There was a risk… there was danger and there was trials that seemed unimaginable. But this was ridiculous.

A wall…. A stupid brick wall had placed him in a predicament in which one of his companions was fighting for his life.

Sure, back on his mercenary days there where situations where his companions fought to the point they might die. But this was…

Roy, the other Fire Emblemer, saw the state of his companion in battle and shook his head.

He could try to cheer him up with any of his usual jokes but that would probably worsen the situation. Even Marth looked at him with a small hint of worry.

For now, Doctor Mario came out from the room Olimar was and nodded; giving the news he was stable. Critical still, but nonetheless fine.

The smashers in the room sighed relieved, all except the warrior who's to probably blame.

Nobody had done so, but still, he was ready to accept the guilt.

As everyone stood up to return to the smash mansion, Ike saw the roof of the hospital and it's bright light, wondering what would it be to see it at the end of a tunnel for once…

Dairantou Smash Brothers EX

-Event 6-

Option.

It had been less than 2 hours since the group of Smashers returned to their mansion, all solemnly silent, as if being in a funeral march.

The usual happy chattering from the kids, some of the squeaks from Kirby and others have dimmed to absolutely nothing. This was how much they where concerned about this: anybody could be next.

After some time trying to get the kids to sleep, specially the PSI duo due their obvious powers, the rest of the smashers came throttling to the living room. They had to settle what to do in those two days now. Otherwise it would probably be too late.

"The cameras are placed already, courtesy of Otakon" Snake said, pointing to a random spot in the room. Whether they where there or not, was still a mystery "I've placed them in strategic points where these situations might happen, or might not as well. Also, you cannot see them in the case one of…"

"What are you trying to say Snake?" Peach replied angrily "That one of us might be the cause for it! How dare you!"

"Peach, shut up…" Samus called coldly "From experience I know, however I do not doubt any of you for a second now. However, in the events somebody from here decides to go with the 'bad guys' …"

Peach was about to reply again, angry at the thought and mostly angry for being called down to silence, but Samus was much quicker to reply, using a grim tone that silenced the princess for good and made the others ponder.

"…or they fall under their control"

"Is that even possible?" Falcon asked her, frowning behind his racer visor.

"I've seen a lot of such thing" she closed her eyes, picturing the scenes: her first bounty, the Mother Brain, then the Ing, Phazon… there where also other types of examples that she would have wanted to leave there hidden in her memory but only for that occasion she had to rescue. "And I'm not talking about pixie magic and 'psycho' powers … no offence Mewtwo"

"None taken" he replied dryly

"It could however be done by magic in this case" Zelda formed a small orb of light within her hands, just to point out the situation "But it would have to be very powerful magic"

"In that case, why would that person ask me…?" Ganondorf replied, he was standing right beside the smashers leaned on the unlit chimney, arms crossed. "Unless of course you are stating I am the one to blame…"

"Wouldn't be your first time…" Link murmured

"Listen, the lady is right" Snake noticed the uprising commotion between the bearers of the Triforce and decided to step in before each of them tried to kill each other… again "This could probably not be magic or those weird stuff you tend to use. And in the fact it could be we just have to be ready…"

"I also want to announce that the detectors Slippy sent me have also been installed" Fox said from his position in the couch. "If there's something Snake's cameras cannot see, they will detect it"

"Hmmm, so the frog is at it again?"

"Naturally, I wouldn't let him 'slip' away this chance…"

"He does make good gadgets… but I have to always save him" Falco rolled his eyes

"Curious you say that… for I've been seeing you asking Fox help" Wolf said silently, smirking.

"What! Wait! No! I never…!"

The Smashers laughed lightly at Falco's reaction. He crossed his arms and sat on another of the couches, fitted for 3.

After the laughter ended, the Smashers returned to their serious pose.

"Say… where's Ike?" Peach asked softly, not trying to bring much the attention of Samus to scold her, or anybody like that.

"Well…" Roy sighed, shaking his head in disagreement "He's on his room… probably still affected by today's match"

"I tried to call him down, but he refused to do so" Marth also shook his head slowly "I think he believes it's his fault that event happened…"

"But we couldn't see what he was up to…" Yoshi recalled "Remember our screen was on Olimar instead of Ike's side?"

"Yes… that is something I was wondering myself as well…" Metaknight looked at the smashers

"But what was the difference between one wall and the other?" Dedede just rolled his eyes "I mean, we couldn't have predicted that would happen… It isn't like he has a bit mallet like I do…"

"And we never got to know what was the match about…" Link replied "Only that it was a battle of wills"

"Beep beep!" Game and watch jumped slightly, just so the smashers could hear him and probably notice him "Bee be beep beep"

"I agree with Game and Watch" Samus replied "The matches have been slightly different than usual"

"Well-a, we've had-a our own 'special' modes of-a battle" Mario told them "Like Giant Melee where we all-a eat-a a Super Mushroom…"

"Or-a tiny Melee…" Luigi continued "Oh no… being small is baaaaaad-a"

"Yes, but still, nothing like this…" Zelda said "I'm worried this could get worse…"

"Well, the fans have wanted something different for once…" Dedede shrugged "I suppose this Zephir guy is making that happen"

"At the cost of our companions?" Marth said out coldly "What if you where next?"

The Penguin 'eeep-ed'. He didn't want to be the next one on the list. Although that would mean he would have to loose, thing he didn't intend to do in the …

Wait a moment, loose.

"Say… have you realized this kind of thing have happened only to people who lost their matches"

This caught the attention of the smashers. Some of them where already well aware of this… but some others where still trying to make it look like an accident.

"Yes, I've seen such thing" Lucario said. He was in the oddest position of them all: sat in the floor, legs crossed, arms crossed and eyes closed. Odd because there was plenty of space within the couches and lovechairs that where around the living room. Basically all could fit in them, but some liked to stay stood. "That the looser is the one to be punished"

"First, Purin lost her voice" Peach counted

"Then R.O.B was disassembled" Fox continued "I already sent him with Slippy to see what he can do"

"And we still have ta know-a what happened with Wario" Mario said

"And now Olimar" Falcon finished "Although… this was on battle, not outside.

"That would the a first I guess" Sonic commented

"Yes, that is another point that could probably be of worry" Snake pointed out "The battles. If you ask me, some seem arranged"

"I've been having the same feeling" Samus seconded

"It's good to see I'm not the only one with the same thought" Mewtwo nodded

"How can they be arranged?" Peach once again asked "We all saw how some where chosen by roulette and chosen by luck."

"And even if they where arranged, on that Team Battle Wario and R.O.B lost, it would have been different if I where to enter for example" Yoshi pointed out

"Yes, it would have been different, but what if who ever is doing this knew how would it end up? Have you asked your self that?" Snake said

"Speaking of that…" the psychic pokemon replied "…that new Master of Ceremonies we have…"

"I've been wandering that thing too…" Marth looked towards upstairs, to those stairs which led to Master Hand's room which was occupied now by him "What if he…"

"If he did all this?" Roy frowned "Not trying to defend him but… wouldn't you find a bit strange that he would still be hosting this after all that?. He's even faced us twice"

"Yes, but that isn't a reason to not put him as suspect"

"In what I know…" Mewtwo spoke again "Until some further time and more clues, we are all suspects"

"WHAT!" some exclaimed, looking at each other. Is it possible that anybody there had a grudge against all? Certainly there was the Link – Ganondorf battle, and the more competitive Sonic – Falcon, Mewtwo – Lucario, Pikachu – Raichu… just to name some. But towards them all!

"Master Mewtwo is right" Metaknight intervened "We cannot point us out from this. We all have people who we would like to see in pain or disappear…"

"… but some seem to be unable to die for once, sadly…" Samus thought

"… So just because of that we are all guilty. Until we establish what is the main cause of all this we cannot discard it could be the acting of somebody from here. Even a probable prank that turned out wrong. There are thousand of possibilities here, but only 1 real and probable culprit."

Geehz Metaknight… who would have thought you had such words to say" Dedede waved his hand lazy

After this talk, most of them nodded.

Until they had more proof, they couldn't discard themselves.

This saddened Peach. Her job was to keep the smashers happy and in order, make them commune even if they didn't want to.

Now, with this situation, that seemed nothing more than a distant dream.

"So what do we do now?" Falco asked "Wait for it to kill us?"

"One thing is sure" Fox looked at his companion "We have to decide what to do: I don't think security devices will be enough"

"Yes, but what?" Zelda said, eyes full of worry "How can we attack something we do not know nor we cannot see?"

"Simple: we draw it to us" Ganondorf replied

"You mean like using bait or something like that?" Roy asked

"Well, in – if I can say – my experience in my 'field', those you call bad guys won't come out just because you ask nicely. You have to propose something treaty, something they would basically kill to obtain"

With this, he raised his right hand which shined slowly showing his Trifoce

"In my case, the other two pieces"

"Over my dead body…" Link said quietly

"I will do boy… but this place isn't the one I wish to chose neither your or my defeat. Too many people you can see… we need a proper spot"

Although he hated him, Link couldn't help to nod. Such wasn't their place to battle. Certainly they would, but not to death. Not to kill each other, but to compete.

This was possibly some sort of training for the real match when they return to Hyrule.

"But in that case" Roy continued "What would attract this guy… or thing?"

"If we must do so, we should be ready to pull the 'bait' out to safety" Marth suggested

"Only one thing" Falco leaped from his couch "What or who exactly will be our bait… not to mention how are we going to settle the trap?"

"Bird brain is right on that one" Wolf said dryly "You cannot simply put somebody that isn't of interest in the way… that would just denote the obvious…"

"What did you call me?"

"What ever you heard…"

"The wolf is right" Falcon said "We must know what our enemy's main target is"

"My name is Wolf"

"My mistake, sorry…"

"The Falcon is right on that…" Samus smirked behind her helmet. She just liked to mock of Falcon each time she had. Not to mention that with this tension rising too much, the thoughts would turn mostly into despair. She needed to keep herself focused.

"Beep?" Game and Watch tilted his 2D head to a side. It looked so awkward when he did so. He was just non 3-D so seeing such thing in his dimension was still a bit odd. "Beep be beep?"

"Lose a game? You think that would pull the trick?" Link asked

"Be be beep beep!"

"I see" Fox used a special translator to decipher what he said. He was one of the few smashers that couldn't understand him completely "But don't worry about your friend. I'm sure Slippy will do a good job repairing him"

"Yeah… otherwise we can boot him for being completely useless…"

"Falco…"

"What?"

"You forget we have a 2 day 'rest'" Snake reminded them. His gruff voice always seemed to put him in a state that the smashers believed he was angered "So either we have 2 days to decide who will lose on purpose, or we do something on those 2 days"

"It is getting late though…" Peach pointed at the clock. It was 1 AM. She yawned lightly just to point it out more

"It is early for me…" Mewtwo said "I use to sleep at 3"

"That explains the clanking from the kitchen some days ago" Samus looked onto him

"No… that was Kirby who was sleepwalking trying to get some food…"

"I always wonder if the puffball really only thinks on food…" Dedede leered to a random spot. To be defeated by such… little cream eat-it-all puff was sort of embracing.

"Isn't that too obvious?" the psychic rolled his eyes

"By the way…"

Pit, captain of Angel Land's troops, had kept himself quiet to hear all the talking before himself entering.

He was the type of person that wanted to hear the comments of the people before acting, just so he doesn't make things worse or to mark them the way better.

Although there was another one silent: Koopa. But he was just because he didn't have much to add, and Ganondorf won his 'I know how evil guys act' thing.

"I have Patulena's Mirror in my room"

"As in right now?" Lucario asked, his eyes opening for the first time since he settled there

"Yes" the angel nodded "I can teach you how to use it tomorrow"

"Why not-a now?" Mario asked

"Well, I could do so but probably it wouldn't be much of a good idea: last time it opened the gates to Medussa's lair and… well… that's another story…"

"Sounds like you got screwed kid…" Falco smirked

"Not me… but well…"

Silence.

The only thing that was to be heard was the clock ticking in the chimney.

They saw at each other at the eyes or as far as their height could let them.

Some of them seemed confused while others seemed too serious and entranced.

Some just had them closed, meditating what they had just spoke.

"This is boring…" Koopa finally said something "If we are going to do something, we should do it now…"

"Very well koopa" Mario looked at him "What should we do-a?"

"Er… well… um…"

"If you're going to say-a something you should at least think-a 'bout it"

"One thing is sure… it is getting late" Zelda looked at the clock. 1:30 AM. Too late even for her

"We are not going to think straight if we keep ourselves like this" Marth stood from his lovechair, placing his sword back on its place. "So I suggest we just rest well and continue in the morning"

"First things first, the mirror" Roy said in a sing tune

"Right" Pit said somewhat excited "I'll have it ready in the morning, just for you to see"

"Very well then" Snake nodded "Until then…"

The Smashers started to wave goodbyes to everyone.

Soon, the only ones that where left where the Psychic and the Galactic Warrior.

His purple eyes looked outside to the moonless night, feeling a certain power brewing within him. One that only happened in such nights. It was certainly a boost but sadly it was once per month.

"You honestly sleep that tardy?" Samus took her helmet off. Somehow, she didn't feel the need to have it on beside him. Even if that meant some several feet behind him.

"…usually… especially in these wondering nights… I can't avoid it: thoughts haunt my mind… so I have to keep myself awake… otherwise they'll take me on dreams"

"I know what that feels like…"

A small clanking was heard from the kitchen, making Samus quickly turn her cannon towards that direction.

A 'tippity-tapitty' later made her relax: it was Kirby, haunting for food even asleep.

"See?" the psychic had not moved an inch from his place

"Ok, well, that's solved…"

Silence, only disturbed by the sound of Kirby walking upstairs with his pack of food.

"These two days shall be long indeed…"

"What do you have on mind…?"

"Many things"

"No, I mean about this…"

The Pokemon turned towards her, his eyes locking onto hers.

"Let it be. Sadly, the only way I can find out who might be the one behind it is if either I fetch him or…"

"Or?"

"He fetches me"

"You are really are going to let yourself…"

"No, I shall fight. We shall I fight. But in the end…"

"Mewtwo, you can't say you cannot defeat such thing"

"I am not saying such… but what I can say is that 'it' shall use mischief, deceive and false leads so one falls into its clutches. So I'm not immune myself…"

After all… I have my own unresolved issues…

Both stared at each other.

The Huntress didn't find much to say at that, and just decided to shake her head and leave the psychic be.

"I warn you… "She said, just as she began to go upstairs "If you fall before I do…"

And so she went upstairs.

She was meant to finish that warning, trying to make him continue to battle but she knew it wasn't necessary.

He was made a fighter, or that's what she had heard of him.

Lucario watched how Samus passed by his own room, pondering on what could it be.

The psychic was still downstairs.

Shaking his head, he stopped his meditation and decided to sleep for good. Wondering if there could be a real solution to this dilemma without sacrificing anybody.

That was until he had a small thought on his head.

He was certainly not psychic, but his abilities with the aura made him a medium, a receiver for such things.

Such thought made him wonder, why it would be. And towards who?

Knowing from who could probably be, he felt a small shiver. Is it possible he would actually accept to be the bait...?

No, it didn't' sound like that now that he pondered well. And yet, it seemed unwilling. As a sacrificial one. A gift and yet a curse.

If I fall before you do… that is because I chose to shield you… As I promised to her I will do onto you as well… until then…

That's it for today's Chapter.

The 2 days of horror shall start next Chapter.

For now… it's Brawl time! Whooo!