Note from Da Mangaka: I'm sorry for not updating lately, I've been having some stuff to do like projects for my school, stuff and me writing stuff on a laptop with Crappy Windows Vista. I HATE Windows Vista. It irks me! It takes about 70 of my RAM and when I want to open Word it just opens 15 minutes later! I might get some RAM but meh…
Another reason was because I was busy updating my almost forgotten fanfic on the Metroid section: The Legend of Zelda – Metroid's Shadow: Tales of the Dark Shadows. I will set a record here on on making this the LONGEST story ever. But even though it has 6 chapters there have been few readers ;; Oh well, I guess I cannot push you to read my mega huge epic thing there…
Third and final is because I had really no idea of what to write next. I was in a sort of writers block. LoZ-MS is a bit easy to write because I do it in group but doing a fanfic by oneself ends up really hard if nobody is there to tell you what could there be next. So, now… in order to make that unavailable (meaning the writer's block) I would like you to suggest me what you want to see next, who might be the next victim and sorts like that.
I appreciate that and…. Heh… sorry for the long intro here
Kudos to wiiboychris and his review show for giving me a spot on their… show? Wooooo, let's get this started!
Da Mangaka
PD: The Japanese names are because I played SSBM in the Jap language and… I learnt the first pokemon names in Japanese… so sue me XD
Disclaimer:
The Smash Brothers series belong solely to Nintendo. Other Characters belong to their respective owners.
Master…. Master Aaron…
"Please forgive me… Lucario…"
Wait!! Please!! Master! Don't leave me!!
The storm was raging, raindrops mixing with the heavy sweating of the Aura pokemon. He was looking at his master, while clanking the lance that would trap him forever.
"I'm sorry…"
MASTER!!
Lucario's red eyes widened, opening as much as he could, panting.
Then he realized that although there was a ravaging rain, he was not in it.
Cold drops of his own sweat ran thru his face, reminding him of how far that scene was.
A dream…
"You ok Lucario?" Fox asked. He had just placed him on the bed when he started trashing about and woken up. That was quite a quick recovery
"What's up?" Falco said, his arms crossed
"…..it was…. Just a dream…?" Lucario panted, trying to calm himself down.
"I think so…"
The pokemon closed his eyes.
This was so real… so clear.
But his master was gone long time ago, as well as that young trainer that looked like him.
He placed his paw over his forehead, a small reminder: that was all a dream.
As he tried to leave the bed, he found himself feeling as heavy as lead; he was simply tired and baffled by Pit's demonstration of how he was able to rip souls…
Souls… aura… they where basically the same, only that the Aura comes from the soul…
Hmmm… that was familiar… somehow.
He pondered: he was sure he had delivered his entire Aura to the Tree of life.
Why was he there? How was he able to escape?
Only time would tell…
Dairantou Smash Brothers EX
-Event 8-
Breaking the Targets.
Rain and more rain poured down outside, slamming with force the windows of the Smash Mansion.
If that scene didn't seem grim enough, the usually lightened rooms where dark, cold and silent.
Only the fireplace, which was lit, crackled softly as it kicked away the few drops of water it was able to receive. It was quite a surprise it didn't turn off due the tremendous waterfall that basically was going on outside.
"…..i….in…."
Peach and Zelda had gone along with Pikachu and Raichu to Purin's room.
After 3 days, they wished to know what the status of the balloon pokémon was but sadly they found out it had not only worsened but gotten at the point where the poor pokémon could only squeak and nothing more.
She tried to cry, but her going-mute voice wouldn't let her sniffle well.
Purin was so sad and yet she couldn't cry properly it was really traumatizing.
"There…there…" Peach said comfortingly, trying to hug the little pokemon "everything will be fine, we'll get the culprit of this and your voice back"
"iiiiiin……" Purin sniffled. There where traces on the floor that showed that basically that's what it had been doing lately: sleeping and crying. The whole garbage can was full of tissues and the floor was starting to get flooded.
"Pika pika…" Pikachu shook his head slowly, as trying to say that it was useless to calm her
"Rai rai raichu rai" Raichu meanwhile sighed. At some point, he had gotten used to her crying but this was getting too far and without any resolution.
"We really have to do something everyone" Zelda told the group "Otherwise, many more tragedies might come. This is … slight in comparison of what might happen next"
"Yes, but, what can we do Zelda? We don't know where to start… and after that freaky thing on Pit's room…"
"Although, remember what he told us? He said that with it he can see what the problem might be by looking into the soul…. Although…"
She quieted. The look on Lucario's face had not vanished yet, and even though he did it willingly, it still was a shocking thing to see.
"Yes?" Peach asked softly
"…never mind, I don't think it's a good resource for now anyways…" she shook her head giving a small smile, although inside she was still worried.
"….i?" Purin tilted her body, trying to find out what the two princesses tried to say.
"It's alright Purin" Zelda patted her head slightly "But what ever you do, don't strain yourself: your voice might not come back soon if you keep crying too much"
Peach laughed slightly, catching on what the Hyrulean Princess meant. She winked an eye on the balloon pokemon
"You're right! Don't you think the reason you haven't recovered your voice is because you're forcing what little you have in crying?"
"…in?" she squeaked, brushing away the few tears that where left on her huge blue eyes.
"Yes" Zelda nodded "Your voice might be trapped within all that crying. Try to just smile and go along. I'm sure if you rest a bit it'll soon be back again on track"
"Pika pika!" Pikachu waved energetically also giving his 2 cents to make Purin feel better
"Rai raichu rai"
Finally, after 3 days, the pokemon smiled.
She twirled on her place and smiled softly.
Her eyes had small bulges, a reminder of how much she had been crying, but that did not matter anymore.
She had new hopes and new expectations.
And besides… -she thought to herself- she can still kick some mayor ass with her pounds and her special 'rest' attack.
"iiii!" she tried a victory chant but later sweatdropped, remembering she had to be cautious about not using her voice too much until she at least could speak up again.
"Pika Pikachu" the electric mouse smiled happily
"Rai!"
"Oh, how wonderful to see you three happy" Peach said with a dreamy air, gloved gentle hand joined together, next to her face.
"Indeed" the other princess smiled, bending towards the balloon pokemon "now just remember what we've told you and Dr. Mario's recommendation ok?"
"…i!" she squeaked.
In one of the halls of the mansion, one which led to a large window that was harshly plundered by the cold rain, a cloaked figure looked outside.
His hand was slightly touching the freezing glass, leaving a small mark due the mist that shrouded the window.
"…seems that you are troubled… that is not usual of you, not in this way at least…"
From behind the figure stood another one.
Slender and female, with hands crossed.
"…I'm not troubled, simply… wondering. I would like to go outside and think but the rain is too strong…"
"That is the lamest excuse you've said Mewtwo"
The psychic pokemon turned towards the woman in front of him.
Looking at her blue eyes, he crossed his arms
"Certainly I can move the weather at my desires, but this is something outside from the usual ponders I have Samus, at this moment I would rather stay alone"
"Right, right" she sighed "But you on a corner like that makes me think you're some sort of …. Hmmm… what was the slang?"
She smirked
"Oh please, I'm not going to cut myself or something. And besides, using damage for power increase is Lucario's battle style"
"Ouch, you are lucky he's unconscious"
"And you rather put me in a 'cheery' mood, which is unlike your usual actions Aran…"
"Look, just because I put myself as a cold…"
"….bitch?"
"…look, don't place words on my mouth kitty…"
"But you rather act like one, or so Peach has complained…"
"You know how Princess PMS is" Samus rolled her eyes "And her complains. As far as I know, it was basically her ranting what made you socialize with the smashers, oh lone master of psychics…."
"Tch" now he rolled his eyes, glaring at the faint reflection on the window "It's not that's bad but her constant preaches had me going mad. It was that or blow up her face. I had strict orders from Master Hand not to use my powers in such matter, and actually the fact that Ganondorf and myself where entering the Dairantou was the main reason for him to place the 'smash seals'"
"Odd, because I thought it was I the main reason: in the first one I made a power bomb blow up in Kiby's belly. He can withstand such thing for my surprise but he really got sick for weeks. Even in the DX Dairantou he was particularly afraid of sucking attacks from my side…"
"That explains a bit of why you where able to beat him…" Mewtwo chuckled
"Oh, he did give me a fight but still… well"
"Evening my dear Smashers…"
Clank, clank clank.
The sounds on the wooden floor where muffled but still very similar to the ones in the dining hall not so many days ago.
The psychic pokemon turned quickly towards the sound, glaring at the figure that emerged from the darkness.
Samus simply blinked, but erased the amused look on her face to replace it for a much more serious and cold one.
"Good Evening" Mewtwo simply replied without softening his glare
"Hmm" the figure looked at Samus from head to toe, up and down again. This made the huntress a bit uncomfortable but such was not shown on her face "I say, I have not seen you milady. I shall present myself personally my name is…"
"Zephir" she interrupted, her voice was slightly cold "Yes, I've heard about you."
"Ah, so you must be the famous Bounty Hunter Samus Aran. My, am I surprised" Zephir chuckled slightly "So I think I have the luck of looking of what's inside such bulky armor at last… indeed surprised"
"Is there a reason for your visit… sir?" the psychic asked, trying to be courteous although there was a slight tone of irritation on his voice.
"Well it's not much that I have a mission or specific target. Can't I go among the mansion like a normal smasher? Or is it that Master Hand spent most of his time in his room?"
There was a small cocky smile on his face. That just irked the psychic even more.
Samus noticed such thing and even the slight concentration of energy in the tips of his fingers and raised a hand towards him, shaking her head slowly.
The pokemon just sighed and tried to relax a bit.
"By the way, am I interrupting something? I have the feeling I got into a most unpleasant timing"
"Not at all…" Mewtwo replied coldly
"We where just talking. Casual meeting, noting much"
"Hmm, I see. Well, in any case I shall leave you alone: I wish to see the welfare of your other fellow smashers as well as the status of the … incapacitated ones… You must try to understand how concerned I am"
Grabbing on Samus' right hand, which made her frown; he bowed slightly and kissed her ring finger. Now that was peculiar. She just didn't know how to react.
This wasn't anything out of courteous but still it was strange.
That was something expected to be done on the 2 princesses but to her?
"Milady" he said softly, turning towards Mewtwo to whom he bowed solemnly "Good sir, I will leave you both alone. My duty is being called…"
And so he left the pair alone
"….what a freak…" Samus said, looking at her hand idly. There was a tangy feeling on her chest but it was still freaking her out. So strange to be treated like such…
"Hypocrite I would like to add…"
"Perhaps… but who knows… This just makes me realize that me wearing clothes like this is a bad idea…"
"Probably, although you should do it at least once: that armor of yours needs cleaning"
"What are you insinuating?" she looked at him expectantly
"What you think…" Mewtwo smirked
"Samus…"
From behind them, Falcon called upon the huntress with a wave. Although she knew the Captain was a much of a prick around her, this time he looked serious.
"You should better go" the pokemon advised her "Besides, I have training to do"
"Try not to kill those kids…"
"Right, right…"
And so, as the psychic went away, she came closer to her fellow in hunting.
"What is it?" she asked
"Well, it's something we want to prepare…"
"Wait, we?"
"Snake, Sonic, the Star Fox and I"
"Well, I'm not going to jump over and say yes all of a sudden… you better explain me what's up Falcon…"
Pop-pop-pop
Clank-clank-clank-clank-pop-clank
Diddy Kong was shooting his peanuts straight to the red and white targets in the 'Target Smash' area.
To relive a bit of the stress from the past days, as well as to train and as well to have fun he had gone to try and beat his own Target Breaking record.
So far it had been an utter failure, thanks to the random items that popped out of nowhere and apparently seemed to explode by pure sight.
"Oh ah!" he said a bit exasperated, throwing some more peanuts over some targets which broke up, fragile as dinner plates.
He had heard, back from the other Dairantou, that some of the veteran smashers complained at how dull or even stupid the newly added target tests where, even if they where random and completely challenging at some point.
The newcomers, of course, did not know of what they where talking about and some of them liked the 'new' format.
Even some veterans like Kirby, Ice Climbers, to name some, liked the new format. Of course, those who wanted to boost on power demanded more challenge.
So Master Hand, in order to keep them happy, not only left the 'new' format of the 'Break the Targets' test, but had secretly given more space to the original one from Dairantou DX.
Diddy, being the curious monkey he was, wanted to test out if that rumor was real – one that even said that the original target test from the first Dairantou was available, including the less talked but renowned 'Board the Platforms'.
The last one sounded boring, he had to admit, but a secret target test with no items available to bother you sounded neat.
Hovering down, thanks to his 'twin' boosters which where nothing more than barrels attached to a pack he had, he went into the options panel which determined which level of Target Test would the opponent want.
The board had a futuristic look, with holographic panels at some point and shiny buttons that where tempting Diddy into pressing them all, but he had been warned by his mentor Donkey Kong into not doing so.
Still looking at the series of buttons, he advanced to the screen and settings he wanted to change.
It displayed the following:
Welcome to the Smash Brothers Training Program
Designed only for leveling and workout
-This means you Young Link, Ganondorf and Falco-
Made by: Master Hand … and Crazy Hand at some extent
Version: 3.5.2
Current arena: Brawl type Target Test
Subject: n/a
Level: 4
Change?: y/n
Now there was something that concurred with the story slightly: it asked for a specific person which wasn't necessary for this type of challenges for any level was designed to be followed by all Smashers in the house.
Diddy gently turned the knob that was in the center trying to change the settings
Current Arena: Brawl type Target Test
Subject: n/a
Level: 5
Change?: y/n
He sighed, the only thing he had done was to change the level, but he saw that the only highlighted part in the screen was the one on 'Level'
Using a joystick that was on his left, he saw how the highlight changed to the upper or lower parts of the screen.
He decided to go up and try to change the 'Subject'
But as he turned the knob a message appeared on the screen:
Invalid option.
Diddy grunted slightly, but he had nothing to mutter about actually: he knew it would go like that.
So now, knowing what the joystick and the knob did, he went into the next changeable option.
When he turned the knob a new arena appeared:
Homerun Contest
The place shifted and opened to the outdoors which, since was rainy, started to wet the outside with a cascade.
The poor chimp noticed slightly tardy and scram seeing the type of disaster he was doing.
Jumping up and down first, knowing he would probably be screwed, and rushed back to the panel screen to change the option
Current Arena: Brawl Type Target Test
The gates closed and with it the water stopped flowing inside.
Sighing, he thought all was over, until he heard a loud roar under him.
Squeaking, he hid under the panels with his hands covering his head.
But that was just a signal that the own room was starting to make its own change to clean itself from the dousing waters that entered.
Some strange sentry robots entered with huge fans to aid the already open ventilation system that was blowing everything away, making at some point the place super cold. Diddy was even shaking.
It took 10 minutes before the place was clean and dry enough for the Target Test to pop out again, this time in Level 1.
There was a slightly annoyed look on the chimp, having already defeated the level several times.
"Oh oh eh oh ah oh aaah!" he said as he came from under the panel and basically bashed it with his hands.
The knob, without him knowing, turned around erratically making a small 'pop-ckrraash' sound.
This brought him back from his ranting and made him realize he basically was punching the machine.
Now he was screwed: probably he ruined the whole setting and the machine's functionality as well.
If he told that to any of the smashers… yeah, he was really screwed.
It's not like the time he crashed on the TV set while jet-pack flying, although it was partly caused by a combo implying Purin singing and shot by one of the missles that Snake sent as test.
No, this was a high tech machine he was not to toy or bash against.
And now he was there… with a fuzzy screen that seemed to have no end.
Just as he was going to make a run-away, there was a 'bing' sound that brought him back and stopped any of those thoughts.
The screen was back… but what was stranger was…
Welcome to the Smash Brothers Training Program
Designed only for leveling and workout
-This means you Young Link, Ganondorf and Falco and other people that already know and I shouldn't waste time in giving this kind of space…-
Made by: Master Hand … and Crazy Hand at some extent
Version: 3.6.2
Current arena: n/a
Subject: n/a
Level: n/a
Change?: y/n
It was all in blank, ready to be used again.
He didn't bother the 'new' version but the screen was back on again
Clapping, he went into changing the settings so it was back as he had entered in the first place.
That's when he found the most interesting and 'cool' thing ever:
Current arena: Melee type Target Test
Subject: -choose your character-
Level: n/a
Change?: y/n
He had struck gold!
The Melee type Target Test was probably DX's Target Test and he had just gotten to it!
Now, it was just to choose the character, or actually the level of the arena.
First he got to Donkey Kong's, but he saw it was quite plain and easy to strike.
Going back to the panel, he selected Ganondorf's Target Test, which was really… spiky
Really fitting for the king of evil, he wondered if that wasn't an extension of his room.
He laughed at the thought, and turned the knob again.
Peache's Target test was a bit hard due the fact it had a lot of ups and downs but it was made especially for her floating abilities.
He wondered idly where her turnips came from as he tried to strike one of the right-most targets, the one which apparently needed him to commit 'suicide'.
Of course, this term would only mean fall from the stage and be rendered unvictorious, but with the late battles…
Shaking his head, he tried to bash away that. Nothing like that would happen anyways, it was just stuff.
Certainly for a character like him, he was slightly a bit of a watcher: ever since the Subspace.
Thinking now, he changed the arena now into "Target Test".
By the name, he guessed it was the very first Target Test ever made by the hand and just as he turned the knob to 'choose character' his hypothesis was affirmed.
But these seemed really bad made and easy to do so he turned the knob again.
Board the Platforms
Now this was fun: it was similar to that mode he had yet to try – Race to the Finish – but a bit more amusing.
He had to jump and wait and jump again to light back up the randomly placed platforms that sometimes seemed to joke about his abilities.
Finally, after much jumping and exhaustion, he went back again to change the settings.
Trying Race to the Finish was probably too tiring now, for all those platforms where going on and off like crazy. Apparently such excessive was so archaic it had gotten unstable. Not matter, for that served the purpose of being in the move and was fairly amusing at some point.
For the Multi Man ones he just checked the options but decided not to activate them for the sake of his tiring self: Fighting Polygon Team, Multi Man Melee and Multi Man Brawl.
The difference between the two lasts where that while in the Melee they used the wireframes – which now served to clean and attend the smash mansion – the Brawl had some more 'advanced' wireframes that had different abilities, shape and form.
He could care less about such thing; he was just a tired monkey swapping options to see what else the machine could have hidden.
There where odd modes like AR haxx00r which changed the welcome screen so the creator shown was Crazy Hand instead of Master Hand, Stage Tester Beta – a probable prior version of the now known Stage Builder that the Smashers used to make as detailed arenas as the one Link did resembling the Hyrule Castle from the first Dairantou to a really silly and stupid arena Roy made a week before the whole tournament started once he learnt such feature. It consisted of 4 blocks and one upper block.
Marth had to talk to him about 'not making stupid stages' and 'wasting construction materials' but such was dismissed as both younger versions of Link (past and future) where 'playing' on it.
However, he found something he wasn't expecting.
Current Arena: N0N3
Diddy Kong frowned. What on Earth did that mean?
Just to see what it did, he went to select the levels or characters which shockingly revealed some information of what maybe would be go on.
Subject: Purin
Status: Engaged
Final Smash: Expand
Element: Air
Source of Power: Voice
0
Subject: Ganondorf
Status: Locked
Final Smash: Ganon
Element: Darkness
Source of Power: Triforce of Power
0
Subject: Popo and Nana IceClimber
Status: Free
Final Smash: Icicle
Element: Water
Source of Power: Unknown – in research
0
Subject: Wario
Status: Engaged
Final Smash: Wario Man
Element: Earth
Source of Power: Unknown – in research
0
Subject: Zelda/Sheik
Status: Locked
Final Smash: Light Arrow/Light Arrow
Element: Light
Source Power: Triforce of Wisdom
Other: Sheik is Zelda's alter-ego
0
Subject: Mario
Status: Free
Final Smash: Mario Finale
Element: Fire
Source Power: Unknown – need research
0
Subject: Peach
Status: Free
Final Smash: Peach Blossom
Element: Wind
Source Power: Natural Abilities
0
Subject: Captain Falcon
Status: Free
Final Smash: Blue Falcon
Element: Fire
Source Power: Speed. Other source unknown
0
Subject: Samus Aran / Samus Aran (Z)
Status: Locked – To Engage
Final Smash: Zero Cannon / Power Suit
Element: ??
Source Power: Needs more research
0
Subject: Mewtwo
Status: Free
Final Smash: ??
Element: ??
Source Power: Psychic – other source detected
And the list went on and on.
Diddy could not believe what he was seeing.
It apparently seemed a check list for the smashers.
He tried to not read further, that just gave him the chills… but then…
Subject: Diddy Kong
Status: Locked
Final Smash: Peanut Barrage
Element: Earth
Source Power: About to find out…
'About to find out?' he thought. 'What did they meant by that?'
"If you wish I can show you…" a dark and cold voice came from among the shadows of the arena.
Although the chimp tryied to find out who had said it, the own darkness swallowed him completely without leaving any trace.
With one last screech from him, he vanished and as he did the information in the screen which turned into flask screen fuzz to reset itself to the prior version.
Dun dun!
Thought the smashers would be happy without anything to do?
NELL! They will all DIE!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Hmmm… I sense some disturbance in the force.
What's going on next? Oh, that's for you to know next time, in Dairantou Smash Brothers EX
See you next mission!