Falco was wandering around the mansion, looking for "Ike". Although Roy wasn't really descriptive of Ike's physical appearance, the avian had a clue how did he look like. Falco peered into the cafertia, which was crowded with brawlers. They had nothing better to do other than loitering in the food court and chat with their friends. Let's see… Ike's a newcomer so he's unrecognizable. Falco saw two blond-haired boys around the age of twelve chatting to Ness excitedly. No, neither of them can't be Ike. They are too young and little. A masked blue puffball was chasing Kirby, who took his spikey golden blade. No… It's not a human. With an annoyed sigh, Falco eyed two bluenette men sitting at a table, watching a hilarious video on an iPhone. He recognized the one with the tiara as Marth. When a funny part was about to happen, the other bluenette with the headband purposely drank a cup of water. At first sight of the comical part, ice-cold water sprayed out of his mouth, directly on Marth's face.

"Ah!" he squealed, his azure bangs dripping with water. "Aikuu!" Falco anxiously raised his tail feathers at the name. Aiku? That sounds like the name "Ike"! Maybe it's him. Forcing a smile, Falco walked over to Ike and Marth.

"Are you Ike?" the avian asked.

"Yes." Ike answered. "And you're…?"

"Falco." Falco answered. He shook Ike's hand with his feathery hands. "I have a question. Do you know anyone… name Roy?" Ike's cobalt eyes widened and he slightly jumped in his seat. Oh no… did he see Roy? Should he tell the avian the actual truth? Marth also jumped at the mention of Roy. Does Falco want to talk about Roy? Or maybe… No, it can't be…

"N-No, I don't." Ike uneasily lied. Falco heard the fibbing tone in the mercenary's voice.

"C'mere." Falco forced Ike out of his seat to the hallways, where they had a small, private conversation. Marth stayed seated in his chair, unsure what was happening. "Don't lie, I saw that letter."

"What letter?!" Ike asked in a whispering voice. He was getting confused.

"I saw it in the teleporter room!" Falco said. "It was written today!"

"Written… letter?" Ike questioned, now completely puzzled. Falco slapped himself in the face with a groan. With an angry grunt, the avian shoved Ike into the wall.

"Tell… me… the truth…" Falco huffed, glaring into the mercenary's shocked eyes. "Is Roy here?"

"Well…" Ike began to explain uneasily. He hoped Pit wouldn't be too upset with him if he told Falco. Besides, it's just one brawler! "You see…" Ike explained what happened to Roy. As the mercenary explained, Falco nodded as he understood why Ike and Pit tried to keep Roy hidden. Finishing his explanation, Ike asked, "Can you keep this a secret?"

"Yes, only if you do one thing." Falco replied. Ike's blood froze for a second. Oh great… what is it now? Does he need to give some Smash Coins just to keep the avian's beak shut? "Let me see Roy." He requested.

"See Roy?" Ike asked. "Why? From what Roy told me, not a lot of people respected him. I guess that includes you."

Falco guiltily looked down and uneasily tapped his feet on the ground. "Well…" he began, swallowing the lump in his throat. "Ok, I did treat Roy badly. But it was only because everyone else treated him like that. I admit that I found it annoying that he got in the tournament the easy way. If it weren't for Fox, I wouldn't have gotten in."

"Ok…?" Ike spoke, raising an eyebrow.

"I kinda like Roy's personality." Falco continued. "He's always happy..."

"He's not!" Ike suddenly barked, glowering at the stunned avian. "He's hiding his loneness and pain behind his smile!" Marth, who was still seated in the cafeteria, jumped at the startling tone of the mercenary's voice. What's going on? Is a fight going to start?!

"Hold on!" Falco assured quickly, catching sight of the shocked Marth's expression. He lowered his voice so the prince couldn't hear him. "Ok, I got it. Roy did look happy all the time. If it weren't for everyone not liking Roy, I would be friends for him."

Ike's face softened as he calmed himself down. "Peer pressure, is that what it is?" he asked. Falco nodded yes with a sad smile. "Yeah, that does have a lot of impact on cliques."

"Now that everyone thinks that Roy is gone, I think this is a good chance to become friends with him." Falco added. "So, do you know where he is? I want to see him now."

"I know where he is." Ike said. "Hold on…" He turned to Marth and called, "Marth, Falco needs help on something. I'll be back!"

With a small smile, Marth watched Ike and Falco leave. Now bored with nothing to do, he slouched in his seat in an un-princely manner. He knew the slouching was an ungraceful manner especially for a prince, but it didn't matter now. He's not on his throne back in Altea, he's in a cafeteria! That was one thing he loved about being in the Smash Mansion; he can do things that is considered to be ungrateful for a prince.

At that moment, a cubby, selfish man who nearly looked like Mario and Ganondorf entered the cafeteria. The first person they noticed was Marth sitting inelegantly in his seat. The Prince of Altea was slowly dozing off due to boredom. His eyelids flicked open and gently closed as he tried to stay awake.

"Who's that, Ganondorf?" the overweight man asked.

"Wario, this is Marth." Ganondorf answered. "He is a prince of a land called Altea."

"He?" Wario sneered. "He looks like a girl!" The world "girl" reached Marth's ears. Offended by Wario's remark, he snapped out of his catnap and growled quietly. Girl? Girl?! He HATES that "g"word when it was used to describe his appearance! Marth's precious tiara caught Wario's greedy eyes. It was made of shining gold and a sparkling sapphire. "Wow… That tiara is made of pure gold…" Wario said, reaching for the tiara on Marth's head. Glowering angrily at him, Marth suddenly slapped Wario's hand and shouted, "Yamete!" The other brawlers looked up at the commotion.

"I forgot to mention that he doesn't speak English." Ganondorf added with an evil smile. Marth's angry blue eyes, which shared the same touch of freezing ice, glared into the Gerudo's unkind hazel eyes. "He's a complete fool." Marth's hand rolled into a fist! He can't take those insults anymore! Unable to hold back his violent feelings back like a disobedient dog on a leash, Marth suddenly punched Ganondorf in the stomach.

Link was heading back to Pit's room from the Hands' office. His pointy ears slightly drooping in daze, he was very dumbfounded by Master Hand's explanation of Roy's past. It was too unbelievable to him! Master Hand did all of that just to protect Roy's feelings from anguish! But still, it wasn't right! Hiding Roy in the attic didn't help everyone! The Hands are feeling regretful, and Marth and Roy's loved ones missed the redhead dreadfully. Why didn't the Hands have the strength to tell Roy that he must go? Link mentally slapped himself at that thought. Then again, he could handle it but that doesn't mean that Roy can.

"No, I don't know who you're talking about!" Link heard Pit shout in protest. Thinking that someone finally suspected he was hiding something, the Hylian hurriedly rushed down the hallway towards Pit's room. There, Pit was protectively standing in front of his closet, covering it with his wide-open wings. Roy was frightfully cowering in the closet. Wahh! That Canidae came out of nowhere! His narrow green eyes gleaming with suspicion, Fox was facing Pit. Clutched in his pawed hands was Roy's letter.

"Don't pretend that you're not Roy's friend, Pit." Fox said cockily. "This letter, which was written by him today, mentioned you."

"What's going on here?" Link asked sternly, entering the scene. He noticed Pit desperately trying to hide Roy and Fox demanding answers from the objecting angel. "And you are…?" Link questioned, his azure eyes meeting Fox's green eyes.

"I'm Fox McCloud from the game Star Fox." Fox introduced. "You must be Link." Link coolly nodded at the statement. "I'm a returning brawler from Melee." Fox added. "Now, my partner Falco and I were at the teleporter room. We found this letter written by Roy, a Melee brawler who suddenly left to his homeland." Roy's navy-blue eyes widened in shock. That wasn't true! Although he was a bit scared, Link kept his stern mask cover his alarmed face. "We suspected he was still here." Fox continued. "The letter mentioned that Pit was a friend of Roy, so I assumed that Roy was with him."

"Why do you want to see Roy so badly?" Pit piped up curiously.

Fox jerked his tail in annoyance. "Now, you admit that you know Roy!" he said. "Anyway, Falco and I want to see Roy because we're wondering if the Hands are telling us the truth." The four heard footsteps heading down the hallway. Pit and Link watchfully eyed the open doorway. They can't let the other brawlers see him! They might tell the Hands!

"This should be Pit's room." Ike said to Falco as they entered. The two took notice of the sight.

"Falco, Roy is actually here!" Fox whispered loudly to his loyal partner. Falco winked back with a small smile. "Now, can we see him?" The Canidae asked.

A bit hesitant, Pit went out of the way, revealing Roy who eyed the avian and Canidae. Immediately recognizing them, he warily looked down, unwilling to make eye contact with them. He remembered how the two treated him. Most of the time they ignored him; they only spoke to him whenever they needed something from him. "What do you two want from me?" The redhead quietly murmured.

"What?" Fox asked, heading closer to Roy. He sat close to him.

"What do you two want from me?" Roy asked louder.

"Falco and I just want you to be our friend." Fox requested with a small smile. Roy distrustfully turned away with a scoff. Lies! "No, I'm not lying!"

"Both of you just want to use me." Roy spoke, his voice uncharacteristically cold as a snowstorm. He sulked crossly. Pit, Ike, and Link looked at each other with a raised eyebrow. They couldn't recognize Roy's tone of voice. It was usually friendly and carefree. Can they really trust Fox and Falco?

"I swear, it is not what you're thinking!" Fox urged, earning a huff from Roy. "In fact, it wasn't supposed to be like this! Falco and I appreciated you! We just couldn't show it!"

Roy's facial expression softened in understanding. He turned to Fox and asked, "Really?" His navy-blue eyes were sparkling with growing trust. Hoping to gain the redhead's friendship, Fox nodded yes. "Well…" Roy beamed brightly as his cheeks turned a rosy shade of pink. "T-Thanks!" He and Fox stood up and shook hands. Then, Roy headed to Falco and shook his feathery hands… or wings. Pit, Link, and Ike smiled at each other. This indicated that the three were now friends.

"Hey, Pit." Roy suddenly said.

"What is it?" Pit asked.

"I can't wait any longer." Roy said. "I really want to see Marth now!"

"I saw him at the cafeteria." Falco said. "But it's nearly dinnertime. There will be a lot of people there! It will be hard to find him there!"

"Let's just try to find him." Roy replied with a happy-go-lucky smile. "I'm sure we can find him!"

Pit, Roy, Ike, Link, Fox, and Falco went to cafeteria. Whenever there was another brawler heading their way, Fox and Falco would greet them, preventing them from spotting Roy. Roy was overexcited. Finally, he can see Marth again! How is he? Will he also be super-duper happy to see him again?

When the six were close to the cafeteria, the entrance was clogged by shocked brawlers witnessing a terrible sight. Ness, Lucas, and Toon Link were covering their eyes. Ahh! They can't see it! It's too scary! Princess Peach and Princess Zelda gasped in fright. Kirby was excitedly jumping on Meta Knight's head to look over the crowd. What happening?! Pokemon Trainer Red was defensively clutching the exclaiming Pikachu tightly in his safe arms.

"What's happening?" Roy asked Ike, who was much taller than him. Standing on his tippy-toes, Ike looked over the crowd and cringed. "Is there something wrong?" Roy asked again.

"Marth and Ganondorf are in a fight!" Ike answered fearfully.

With a startled gasped, Roy quickly shoved his way through the crowd and witnessed the violent scene. Ganondorf was holding Marth up by the collar of his cape. A wicked smile was pasted on his lips. Wario was heartlessly laughing at the scene. Roy was not also shaken by the two antagonists' lack of sympathy, but Marth's pained facial expression. His cerulean blue eyes were clutched shut in fright. A bruise was turning his forehead purple, but it was nearly unnoticeable due to his bangs.

With a scoff, Ganondorf sadistically threw Marth onto the ground. The distressed prince landed on the ground with a painful thud. The watching crowd gasped and groaned pitifully at the sight. Roy felt his face turn red in anger. How dare they do that to his best friend!

"STOP IT!" Roy shrieked indignantly, rushing towards Ganondorf. The entire crowd's eyes widened. Who is he, the newcomers wondered. Is that actually him, the returning brawlers asked themselves. With a grunt, Roy kicked Ganondorf in the ribcage. Although the redhead was a midget compared to the tall king, the kick was strong enough to agonizingly force Ganondorf onto the floor. The king grunted as he impacted the floor. Who the heck was that?! Link and Toon Link smirked mischievously with each other. They never liked the King of Evil. Wario callously laughed harder at the scene. "AND YOU, SHUT THE HELL UP!" Roy roared, instantly silencing him. Mario and Luigi looked at each other, chuckling to each other. They never liked that evil Mario copy-cat.

The redhead rushed towards the fallen prince, who began to sob uncontrollably. Urk! Everything hurts! Why does everyone see him as an easy bullying target?! It's not fair! First, his beloved friends and family were killed in that dreadful invasion… now this… His fuming expression softening into a concerned, gentle look, Roy kneeled next to Marth and calmly said, "Nakinaide." Hesitantly opening his sore, pink eyes, Marth looked at the redhead. Although his vision was blurred by his tears, the prince recognized the hazy figure and colors.

"Roi…kun?" Marth asked, his voice hoarse. He couldn't believe what he was seeing!

"Anata wa daijoubu ka?" Roy asked gently, trying to soothe the bluenette.

Drying his eyes with the sleeve of his tunic, Marth looked into Roy's reassuring eyes. The two awkwardly looked at each other for a short moment because abruptly embracing each other.

"R-Roi-kun!" Marth wailed, continuing to sob hysterically. He buried his face into Roy's soft red hair and clutched the redhead tightly like a stuffed animal.

"Urk, Marusu-kun…" Roy managed to choke out. "…Hon'in kirenai kokyuu…"

"Gomennesai…" Marth wept loudly. "Gomennesai…!"

"Anata wa machigatte nani mo shimaesendeshita." Roy replied. Marth mentually shook his head. Of course Roy wouldn't understand why he's saying sorry! That's because he didn't know what he did to him! The two continued to hug each other when a certain giant hand entered the scene.

"Alright everyone, what's happening?" Master Hand questioned. Unsure how to explain, the entire crowd cleared the way, revealing Ganondorf who was groaning in pain, Wario who immediately left the cafeteria, and the embracing Roy and Marth, who looked at him. "What the-" Master Hand said in jolt.

Marth gasped and clutched Roy protectively in his arms. "Iya…" He said in fright.

Author's Notes: MOAR CLIFFHANGERS! /gets pie thrown in face

In the next chapter, Roy past in the Smash Mansion WILL be revealed! A very important testing succession is coming up in a week in school, so I may not update my story as often.

Judging by the results of my poll, the M Rated Ike & Roy story has the most votes, second is the Link story. However, I'm not going to start on those two story yet. Judging by my developing plotline of the Ike & Roy story, it would probably be as long as Hollow. I'm planning to start it once when Hollow is finished. *Hears grumpy groans from audience* I know, I know, updating my stories feels like forever!(Speaking of which, I am going to continue the story, I just need to brainstorm some ideas!) Also, I don't want all of my SSBB fics be focused around Link, Ike, Marth, Roy, and Pit. I kinda want to start the fic about TL, Ness, and Lucas starting their newspaper. I have VERY good ideas with it! So, if you all don't mind, I would like to start that fanfic instead.

Japanese translations:

Yamete = Stop

Nakinaide = Stop crying

Roi = Roy's Japanese name

Anata wa daijoubu ka = Are you ok?

Marusu = Marth's Japanese name

Hon'in kirenai kokyuu = I can't breathe

Gomennesai = I'm sorry

Anata wa machigatte nani mo shimaesendeshita = You didn't do anything wrong

Iya = No

Story Questions:

In most SSB fanfics, Marth is characterized as a snobbish prince. I characterize him as a gentle and sensitive prince. Which characterization do you like the most and why?

If you were Roy and you saw Marth getting bullied, what would you do?

Favorite character in the story so far?

Off-topic questions (You don't need to answer it!):

When I asked who should be the experiment in the M rated story, a lot of people requested that Roy should be it. Why is that?