In case people are wondering, all the SSB characters will be involved in this story, so you do not have to worry that your favorite character is missing out.
Chapter 5
Princess Elise's Secret! The Power of Everything
"I think we know what to expect for our latest adventure already…" Captain Falcon said, referring to the events of the previous chapter.
"We never take a break from adventures, don't we?" Dr. Mario said.
Then a large crowd gathered over to them. It's their comrades, to be precise. "Hey, I heard that some ruckus happened here," Link said as he came over. "Is everything all right?"
Ganondorf noticed Mewtwo and said, "Hey, guess who is back?"
"Our reunion was to be expected," Mewtwo told him.
Roy saw Elise and said, "Princess! What are you doing here?!"
"The princess! Everyone bow down quick!" Zelda said, and everyone did as she said.
"You don't have to be so formal," Elise said to them. "In fact, I should be thanking you all for helping me."
"What happened all along?" Luigi asked.
"I bet it's complicated matter, right?" Parry asked.
"You can say that-a…" Mario replied.
As they were talking among each other, the royal limousine pulled up and the advisor came out. "You're all right!" Elise exclaimed.
"It's good to see you safe and sound too, your highness," the advisor said. "Thank you so much for keeping her safe, Smashers."
"We did the best we could!" G&W told him. "The bad guys are gone for now!"
"I also have many things I want to ask," CF said.
"Yes, I am aware that you are going to ask about this sooner or later. Your hotel is nearby, right? Let us gather over there and I will explain everything that you must know."
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"Ah! That was a relaxing massage!" Wario said in delight as he and Waluigi walked into the hotel. Then they noticed the Smashers gathered together at a table. "What's going on there?"
Over there, the advisor and Elise were sat on a sofa while the Smashers stood and sat around them to hear them speak.
"Some of you might have been aware of this," the advisor said. "Those people are without doubt after the power…"
"The power that is inside the princess, or so they claimed…" Roy said.
"So it's not just a rumor after all…" Ganondorf said.
"What power is that?" CF asked.
"It is a power that brings enlightenment…" Elise said. "The power they call… Everything."
"Everything?" everyone said curiously.
"I know about that," Mewtwo said. "They say that it is the essence of all the knowledge in the world and if one is able to claim the power for himself, he will be fully enlightened about the whole universe."
"There is a power like that existing in this world?!" Luigi gasped.
"People say that it has been around since the beginning when the creator created the world. Its origins are actually unclear."
"That is the legend that has been passed down, and in fact, the royal family of Soleanna is said to be closely associated with the creator that they have the possession to Everything," the advisor said.
"So why is this power hidden within the princess's body?" Marth asked.
"It happened ten years ago, when her highness only six years old… The power was been eyed on by evil people, and our king tried to protect it, but at the cost of his life… With his dying breath, he made sure that this power would never fall into wrong hands, and so he hid it in her daughter's body."
"Which is the princess…" Roy said.
"But he feared that hiding it was not enough, so he split the power into two."
"What? The power is split too?" Fox said.
"That would mean the princess only has half the power, right?" Falco asked.
"That is correct. This would ensure the power hungry seekers a hard time trying to obtain the power of Everything," the advisor continued. "Even if they found one, they will not have the power until they find both."
"Then where is this second power?" CF asked.
"It is not in this country. It is hidden in a place that is mostly unheard of… The village of… Hinamizawa."
"Hinamizawa?"
"Can't say I heard of that place," Mewtwo said.
"How does the king hid the power in that place if it is so obscure and unknown to the world?" Samus asked.
"The king has good relations with the King of Japan, and so he consulted him on this matter and the King of Japan took matter into his own hands and hid the power for him. For the power to be hidden in a relatively unknown place, surely nobody would ever find it."
"Unfortunately, the villains seem to have set their eyes on this location already," ROB said. "As they were parting, they talked about the master having found out the possible location of the second half of the power. If this really is the case, then the power of Everything is in grave danger."
"Is that so?!" the advisor said in horror.
"Don't worry about this," CF told him. "We're not planning to sit around and do nothing about this. It's time that we step out and stop them from whatever they're doing."
"I can conclude that the enemies are after this power," Roy said. "But what do they want it for?"
"Guess we'll never know about that until we ask them," G&W said.
The advisor suddenly lowered his head to them and said, "Please! I beg you to protect this power! And also the princess! If the power goes in the wrong hands, the world will be in danger! I will offer you anything if you are willing to help! Anything!"
"Okay, I'm in!" Wario shouted as he shoved the Smashers aside without a warning. "Anything, you say? Then you better prepare a pile of cash and treasure after I get this job done!"
"Count me in too," said another voice, and they all turned around and saw Ike. "But don't get me wrong. I'm not doing this because of cash, though I am running a bit short on some… But it's just not my way to not help those in need."
"You have a kind heart, you know!" Peach said.
"And also, I fear that the princess will continue to be stalked, so may I ask that the princess stay by your side until the crisis has passed."
"Don't worry! If it is a princess that needs protecting, you can count on me!" Bowser said, placing a folded hand against his chest.
"There's more to worry about if you're protecting her…" Luigi mumbled silently.
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Soon afterwards…
The advisor was now going back into the limousine while the princess stood at the entrance of the hotel with the Smashers. "Take care, your highness," he said.
"You do not have to worry about me," Elise said. "With these people at my side, I will surely be safe."
"Please protect the princess. She's the hope of our country."
"You bet we will!" Roy said.
After saying their farewells, the advisor got into the limousine and took off.
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After another short while, our cast of heroes was gathered at the lobby talking about this matter. The princess was currently resting in a room given to her by the people at the hotel.
"Okay, we are bestowed with this big task," Fox said. "Protecting a royal figure isn't something you can pass away so carelessly!"
"And there's also these people who claims to be Failures that we need to beat up," Falco said.
"And the other half of Everything that is at a place called Hinamizawa," Link added.
"Whatever the plans of those villains are, we cannot let them touch any of these powers or else hell will break loose," CF said.
"So what say we head over to Hina-whatever-it-is-called and protect that power?" Bowser suggested.
"That's what I'm planning to bring up. However, we can't leave the princess alone either; she may get kidnapped too."
"Oh yeah, Eggman seems to after her too," Snake said. "If I read correctly from the newspaper..."
"Which brings up the matter… Does Eggman have anything to do with this?" Fox wondered.
G&W turned to Sonic and said to him, "I remembered… You mentioned about him stealing the Chaos Emeralds or something like that, right?"
"Yeah, it's a long story," Sonic said. "But I'll make it short. Eggman has stolen six of the emeralds and ran away but I followed him here. End of story!"
"I heard that the Chaos Emeralds have great power if all seven of them are used together," Mewtwo said.
"You're right! I've harnessed its power several times already, and I can tell you it feels very good and is a lot of fun! Of course; they can be used for evil purposes too, and that's why Eggman is always after them. He got really lucky to take six of them this time…"
"So wait a minute…" Roy said. "Eggman is after the princess too, which means he also wants the power of Everything… I can only imagine that he wants to combine the power of the emeralds with Everything for something nasty…"
Sonic punched his hand and said, "You must be right! Guess I really must stop him at all cost this time!"
"But that leads to the question again on whether or not Eggman is related to the Failures," CF said.
"Do you think-a he is da master that-a they are referring too?" Mario asked.
"I wouldn't think so if I were you," Sonic said. "Eggman isn't the type of person to get along with others usually. And didn't one of those Failures say that the master granted them life?"
"Now that even makes things more complicated!" Dr. Mario brought up. "What did they mean by giving life?"
"Um… He created them?" Luigi said.
"Depends on what you mean by creating," Bowser said.
"Perhaps they came from eggs?" Yoshi said.
"Then where did the eggs come from?"
"This is actually complicated," Mewtwo said. "They have been given life by the master… One would instantly think that the master created them, meaning that these Failures would actually be artificial beings."
"Like robots?" Luigi asked.
"It is possible that they are biological beings. With technologies nowadays, it is not impossible to create a living human being."
"Whoa… I can't believe this…" Diddy said in awe. "Creating humans in the way that doesn't involve coming out from your mom's tummy…"
"But it could also have other meanings," Mewtwo continued. "The master could've very well given them the will to live. Perhaps they lost the will to live and wanted to end life, but the master brought them under his or her care and became their role model and they are grateful towards the master and thus began working under him or her."
"That sounds like a more possible explanation to me," Marth said.
"Plus, one of them is a Diclonius. I doubt technology is powerful enough to create a Diclonius…"
"Enough of this! When can we go beat up those bad guys and keep them from taking the princess or the power away?" Wario asked. "That way I can get my cash fast!"
"That's your only reason for helping her, isn't it…?" Luigi commented.
"I guess we'll start tomorrow," CF said. "It's a bit late today, so let us began the operation tomorrow."
"We need a plan too," Fox added. "We need to decide on who goes to Hinamizawa and keep the power over there safe. Obviously not every single one of us has to go, as someone still need to protect the princess from possible harm."
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After all these were over, the Smashers went ahead and did whatever they want.
Lucas walked out of the hotel and said to the Smashers, "I had a lot of fun today! The comic book was a nice read too!"
"Sorry that you had to hear all those just now," Ness told him. "As you can see, we really can't take a break from saving the world and stuff."
"I don't think it will be a big problem for you. After all, you are all strong people! I'm back to my hotel to see father."
"Take care!" Nana said to him, and the cast waved good-bye to Lucas as he left.
"Okay, what do we do next?" Ness asked.
"So how about we decide about tomorrow?" Young Link asked. "Should we be involved or not?"
"It sounds like a lot of fun actually!" Toon Link said. "I want to be able to save the world and fight bad guys too! It makes me excited!"
Sonic then came out and said to them, "Good luck to you guys!"
"Hope you find your emeralds too!" Ness said to him.
As Sonic left and turned around a corner, Tails ran up to him and said, "I found you at last, Sonic! Have you find Eggman?"
Sonic shook his head as a reply. "Found him, but he got away…"
"Too bad… I'm very worried about what he might do with the emeralds…"
"I think I know the answer to that already. Things may also look a lot more serious and complicated then we originally think too."
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Meanwhile, Roy returned to his hotel, which is the richest and best in Soleanna. He's a king, so it's no surprise that he would stay there. As he went through the door, he was immediately greeted by Dedede and Meta-Knight as they both walked pass.
"Being a bad boy out there, aren't you?" Dedede said to him. "You're not setting a good example as a king by dressing like that!"
"I can do whatever I want!" Roy said. "And you have no idea how serious the situation was just now."
"We did hear of a giant monster in the river," MK said. "Was everything all right?"
"Yeah, my friends took care of it, but now they are given with the task to protect Princess Elise."
Dedede widened his eyes and said, "Such a big task! What for?"
"Remember the villains that tried to take the princess yesterday? It seems that they are not giving up. They are in fact after the power of Everything that is inside the princess's body."
"So I was right when I said the princess has some power inside her! That explains everything! But I have nothing to do with this, so I wish them luck!"
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Meanwhile, Elise was in her room looking out at the sight of the city through the window. Then there was a knock at the door and she went up to it and opened the door and saw Peach and Zelda out there. "Oh, it's you! Come on in!"
"Sorry if we are bothering you," Peach said.
"That's all right; I'm quite bored right now, so a little company would be nice!"
The two girls came in and took a seat with her, and Zelda asked Elise, "You do not have to worry about anything. Our friends will protect you from all sorts of harm."
"I'm not scared. Father told me to be strong and never let anything bring me down," she replied. "I also have this power inside me that matters the whole world, so I must be strong enough to protect it. Even if I'm a princess of only one country, I still need to show responsibility to the whole world."
"You are a brave and kind girl!" Peach said. "If you become queen, surely this country will prosper because of you!"
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To make a long story short, which most of you are probably tired of seeing me type this, we skip on ahead to the next day because there's not much to talk about. This way we can progress faster with the story. Of course, I'm running out ideas for this chapter too…
The Smashers were now gathered at the lobby again. "Okay, this may sound like the primitive method, but I can't come up with anything else other than this," Fox said, holding up a cup full of sticks.
"Lot casting?" Snake asked.
"Right…"
"You can't really come up with a better method than this," Samus said.
"Okay, whoever wants to go to Hinamizawa come on ahead and get a lot," Fox aid, and immediately after he said this, the Smashers all reached forward and began fighting for the lots.
CRASH! POW!
"OW! YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT OVER THIS!!"
After the chaos ended, Fox was lying back on the sofa in torn clothes but was still holding up the cup which was empty.
CF looked at his and said, "Nope, I didn't get it."
"Not-a me," Mario said.
"Hahaha! I'm on the job!" Wario said happily as he looked at his stick which had a red tip.
"Me too!" Bowser said.
"Guess I'm in it," Ness said. "Not a bad idea to visit somewhere that barely anyone has heard of."
"I'm in," Ike added.
"I'm in it too!" Kirby said.
"All right! I'm in too!" TL said happily. "I knew I would get a chance!"
Everyone else looked at his or her sticks, but none of them were dipped with red tips. "I only made six," Fox said. "I don't really think a large amount needs to go there."
"Man, you should've made more so I can get a chance to join!" Falco grumbled.
"Why not just stay at the princess's side?" CF said to him. "She may still be stalked, so if that happens, it's your chance to shine."
Falco thought about it. "Protecting an important royal figure… That sounds like a bigger pay-off than going to some unheard place. Not a bad deal!"
"Now that raises the question… How do we go to Japan?" Ike asked.
This caused a big silence to come upon the Smashers as they have not given a thought about this. "Why, that's so simple!" Wario said, ending the silence. "We'll go the airport and head over there!"
"I wouldn't want to waste money on a situation like this, and it would be too time consuming buying a ticket…" Bowser said.
"Hmmm… You have a point."
Fox got out his cell phone and began dialing it. "That's not a problem. I will contact Master Hand and he'll come over with the Final Destination to pick you guys up." After dialing the numbers, he waited for a while and then spoke into the phone, "Is that you, Master Hand? Yes, you see, some of us want to go to Japan for an important reason, and they need to get there fast and taking the plane would take too long. Can you pick them up with the Final Destination? What? You're too busy? Oh? You can send warp stars? Okay, I'll be waiting! Okay, I got it. What? Catch?"
As soon as he said this, the automatic door of the hotel opened and a warp star came flying in at a fast speed. The Smashers saw this but didn't have time to react and some of them was hit and pushed back by the star into the wall.
CRASH!!
"He really meant it when he said catch…" Fox said.
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Outside…
"Okay, we'll be leaving now!" Bowser said. "Take good care of the princess while I'm gone!"
YL said to TL, "Will you be all right?"
"Don't worry about me!" TL replied. "If you can go through adventures like this and come back alive, surely I can do the same thing! Don't underestimate your twin brother!"
"Be careful out there then!"
After saying their parting words, Bowser, Wario, Ness, Toon Link, Ike, and Kirby stepped onto the warp star which then hovered high up into the air and before shooting off into the blue sky in a matter of seconds.
"Good-bye!" Jigglypuff said while waving her stubby hands.
"There they go… I hope they'll be fine," Pikachu said.
"Come on, how can trouble can they get into?" Pichu told him.
"Life is full of the unexpected, but rest assure that they will surely be safe," Mewtwo said.
Then a hotel worker came out and tapped Mario on the shoulder and said to him, "Did that star belong to your people?"
"Yes," he replied.
The worker pointed back into the hotel and at the crack on the wall made by the warp star. "Then please pay for that."
TO BE CONTINUED
Six of the Smashers have set off for Hinamizawa. If you know that place, then you know what to expect sooner or later. What will happen in the next chapter? Is it to be expect or unexpected?
