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Chapter Two: The Reactions

In a city in the Kanto region, a Pikachu was recovering from the shock of getting thrown out of his former trainer's house. The last thing the Electric Mouse Pokémon remembers is how shocked and angry the trainer was at something on the news. Something about abandonment. Pikachu started crying. He was abandoned, too.

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"I have breaking news. I have just received word that The Creators have shut their doors on us. This most likely means that The Creators have given up on their creations. Everyone, from our Kingdom to Eagleland to Corneria has received this information. I repeat, The Creators have abandoned us."

Mario turned the television off. Silence filled the house.

"How… how could they do this? What gave them the urge to give up on us?" Luigi whispered.

"This is a joke. It has to be. They've held on to us for ages, Luigi. You and me, we're not just two of The Creators' forgettable one-time heroes. We're the Super Mario Brothers."

Luigi didn't respond to that. His brother was right. It's completely unbelievable that The Creators would give everyone up. But Lakitu doesn't lie. He chooses to tell only things he wants to and gives opinionated views, but he doesn't lie.

"Why? Why did they give up on us? They can't! They couldn't have! No!" Mario shouted.

"Brother! Stop. It's over. We need to move on." Luigi firmly responded.

"No! You don't understand, Luigi! Bowser is going to take advantage of this! Our games are over!" Mario shouted; face scarlet, sweat glistening from his brow.

"Mario! Calm down! Please. Our games are not over. Not yet. Come on, let's go to the Princess. Help her in this bad situation we are all now in. There has to be a reason behind all of this." Luigi told his brother, even as he himself was also very nervous.

"Luigi… Go make sure that the Princess is all right. I can't do this. I… I've gotten too dangerous. Tell her that I'm just taking care of Yoshi. Tell her that he's sick." Yoshi responded foully to this. He knows that Mario wants to lie about him. "Where do we keep the Mushrooms?"

Luigi sighs at hearing Mario's request, knowing what this could mean in the long run. "Oh, Mario. Why do you want the Mushrooms?"

"Just… Where are they?"

"In the kitchen. Bottom drawer. Be careful, Bro. You only need one to become stronger." Luigi leaves, patting the distraught Yoshi on his head.

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A long way away from the Mushroom Kingdom and Hyrule stands Dream Land, the home of the hero Kirby, who has slept through the news outbreak. Kirby, a carefree pink puffball with an appetite that's dozens of times greater than Yoshi's, has been living the good life lately, with Dream Land's bipolar King, Dedede being on his good mode now for the longest streak ever. Suddenly, Kirby gets ran into by a Waddle Dee passing through the woods.

"Gah! It's Kirby! I'm so sorry for running into you! Please don't swallow me up!"

Kirby piped his usual greeting of "Haaaaiiiii" and gestures that the Waddle Dee is a friend to him by waving.

"Oh, sorry for that Kirby. Did you hear? The Creators have left us all. King Dedede is not a happy camper about this. He's was kinda scaring me, so I ran."

"Huh?" Kirby quietly said. He didn't think that his Creators would ever do that. It's just not like them, he thought.

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Princess Zelda, Link and Impa all stand in silence after Impa reads the letter.

"This is grave news, Princess. Nothing good can come from our separation from the Creators." Impa states. The Sheikah has a mild look of uncertainty on her face, but she was trained in keeping calm in all situations, even when the fate of all worlds lies at stake.

"What do we do here?" Zelda wonders aloud, upset by what she read. "How do we tell the citizens of Hyrule?"

"Princess, you are the leader here. Not me. Not Link. It's up to you to decide. You're wise enough to make decisions." Impa reminds Zelda.

"Link. You have been awfully silent lately. What is wrong?" Zelda asks.

"Isn't that all I am? A silent hero? The Creators planned our worlds out, and I am Hyrule's silent hero. I just… Zelda… I need some time alone." Link nods to Zelda, sadly smiles for a second, and walks out.

"Link!" Zelda calls out, and starts chasing after him, but stops in place. Impa, seeing that Zelda is best off having a quiet moment alone, leaves the room. Now alone once more, Zelda makes her way to the window, sees that the sun had set, and began crying.

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Near the woods, over in Castle Dedede, the self-styled King Dedede stomped around his throne room, ranting about his problems with his aides.

"The nerve of those Creators. Giving up on my Kingdom? Pfft. They don't know what they're messing with. I won't so easily get forgotten. Not by those jerks I won't. No way. No way!"

"King." A Waddle Doo piped up. "Word has gotten around. The citizens of Dream Land want an answer."

"And what do we do about Meta Knight? We've seen him watch us from the distance before. Do you think he's planning something?" asked Knuckle Joe.

"Whoa. One question at a time here. I can have my address team write out a letter to the citizens. Telling them to calm down, their King can handle this."

"What are you planning, my King?" The Waddle Doo asked.

"I'm gonna ask the Creators take us back. If that doesn't work, I'll make them take us back…" King Dedede says somewhat darkly as he smirks.