Disclaimer: The following characters belong to their respective creators: Nintendo and Capcom.

The following settings are all actual real-life places.

The following original characters are creativities of the readers reading this story, and therefore, belong to them and them alone. These readers are also writers. These original characters will not to be used at any rate unless by their written approval.

Here's the list of the original characters sent by writers who are reading this story (sorted alphabetically):

The creature of unknowingly evilness Azul -- Nicodareus
The Mobian polar bear Icecap -- Nobuo Aaron
The focused psychic fighter Ichiju Zero -- Shadow Minamoto
The cool, calm, emotionless fighter Kane -- Shinigami's Shadow and SilverPantsSven
The passionate, yet rebellious teenage future seeker Keliatia (Keli) -- x Flames of Ice x
The polar arm man Lenji -- Enigmais
The neutral darkness wielder of Hyrule Midnight -- Midnari
The traveling swordsman Slith -- El Xian

In addition to original characters, one original character is my only creativity for the story, therefore, he character belong to me. I may be able to add some more of my original characters as the story progresses.

The good-looking young man with an amazing 550 IQ score Drew Devin

Now onto the story.

Smash Bros. Capcom - Expedition

The Smash Orb, aka The Orb of the Once-Almighty. With that antique stone, one could move the stars, create land and water, harness power from within, and can even control time and galaxy itself, making wish and dream come true. A dark mage once possessed this antique and used it to overthrow the entire universe. During that tragic day, he took over the world by destroying all planets, even Earth, to the Sun. That time was known as "End of the Universe" A millennium has passed since that day and the Smash Orb has returned to its altar. But who has their eyes set on this destructive stone this time?

: Chapter 4:

- El Zócalo, México City-

"Hear me all. My identity must be conceived at all time." Mewtwo whispers to the smashers who were at the square of Mexico City.

"Why? What's going on?" Mario asks.

"The Orb of the Once-Almighty." Mewtwo replies, "Someone is after it, and I must protect it from burglars and murderers."

"Wait a minute. Do you have it?" Link asks. Mewtwo simply looked at him.

The Capcom characters on the other side of the square look around meticulously especially Solid Snake and Kane.

"Umm…Kane? Snake?" Charlie asks, "What are we looking for again?"

Snake doesn't respond, so does Kane.

Watching over the top of the National Palace is a Mobian polar bear, which seems to be carrying a strike sword. The bear smiles as his eyes fixed on Mewtwo, "There you are" he mutters as he pulls out his Strike Sword, "You're not getting away that easily."

The Mobian polar bear jumps off the National Palace roof and right behind Mewtwo. He wraps his arm around his neck by force. The smashers scream, "Mewtwo!"

-Desert-

"Where is he?" Lenji says as he and Midnight search frantically for Akuma.

"How should I know?" Midnight exclaims.

"Boy, he's good." Lenji says.

"Not as good as—"

Midnight feels a painful force driving hard on his back and is sent flying. Lenji looks at his rival on the ground, then at Akuma who appears behind him, approaching him. Akuma aims his hand toward a transfixed Lenji and smiles demonically, "Where is the Orb? Tell me or I'll kill you."

A battle cry sounds behind Lenji. Lenji turns around and sees Midnight passing right by him and lunging at Akuma. Both fighters fell on the sandy grounds and struggle.

"Nobody! I said nobody, knocks the great Midnight down like that! You hear me demon?" Midnight yells.

The duo continues to struggle until Akuma shoves Midnight off him using his two legs. Akuma gets up, teleport behind Midnight and shot a Gouhadouken toward Midnight. Midnight slaps the dark energy in the air and shot toward him a series of dark energies balls. Akuma slaps them away as well. Both adversaries keep shooting dark energies toward each other. Lenji simply stands there and watch in amazement.

-Ruins-

Sheik faces Peach, "Whatever happens, Princess Peach, you must leave this place. You must leave Egypt and never come back again. If your true identity gets reveal, everyone, the entire world, will die."

"What?" Peach seems shock, "What do you mean everyone will die due to my presence in Egypt?"

"Yeah!" Ichiju Zero exclaims, "She only came in as a tourist, not as a threat."

"Besides, she's the princess of a faraway land." Roy points out.

"And a key to expose the Orb of the Once-Almighty to evil." Sheik said.

"Are you saying that because of the painting?" Ichiju Zero asks, his arms crossed, "Because that's preposterous. Anyone can look like Princess Peach. That's why there is this phrase 'double'"

"Look, will you just leave this place?" Sheik booms. "I'm not discussing this any further. Just do as I say, or you will all regret it!"

-Shadoloo Egyptian Base-

Ryu and Ken are seen unconscious, bare-chested, and enchained on a wall, inside a prison. A loud clank from a pot and a utensil wakes the two fighters up.

"Wake up, sleeping beauties!" comes the voice of Wario. Ryu and Ken blink a few times to get a good look at the person who woke them up.

"Where are we?" Ken mutters.

"Oh it's you. What have you done to us?" Ryu frowns at Wario as he notices scars around both his and Ken's body.

"Do I look like I did something to you two?" Wario asks, offended by Ryu's comment, "I only follow Master Bison's orders…"

"And do his orders involve treating us like slaves?" Ryu exclaims.

"Just eat your food." Wario says. He enters the cell carrying two plates of dry white bread and unpurified water.

"Open wide." He feeds the white bread to Ken. Ken chews the bread then spits it to Wario's face.

"You should have said 'spit it wide'" Ken replies, "I would have swallowed it."

Wario, not saying anything, wipes the food off his face and smiles.

-El Zócalo, México City-

Mewtwo teleports, escaping Icecap's grasp. He faces him, a shadow ball forming between his hands. Mewtwo immediately stops his shadow ball. "Icecap!" he yells at the intruder.

The smashers are about to attack Icecap but Mewtwo stops them, "It's okay. He's not here to hurt me." He says.

"You damn right I'm not." Icecap exclaims, "Master Mewtwo, you know how dangerous it is to wander around Mexico City."

"Master Mewtwo?" Mario exclaims.

"Okay I don't get it. Why were you trying to choke Mewtwo earlier?" Fox exclaims.

"Choke him?" Icecap exclaims, "Master Mewtwo has been so loose these days, I have difficulties tracking him." He faces Mewtwo, "Master Mewtwo! I understand you want to learn more about the Orb of the Once-Almighty, but for the love of good, stop this hide-and-seek game! It's driving me nuts!"

"I'm sorry Icecap." Mewtwo says, "But wherever we go, danger follows." Mewtwo faces the smashers, "You see, Icecap is my bodyguard. He's supposed to watch over me as I investigate further the location of the Smash Orb."

The smashers face Icecap. "Gee, and we thought you were a bad guy." Pit says, "Sorry we thought of you that way."

"Bah, it's nothing." Icecap says.

"Wait a second." Link faces Mewtwo, "Did you just say that you are investigating the location of the Smash Orb a little further? Does that mean, you started investigating a long time ago?"

"Kind of." Mewtwo responds, "Anyway, we should head down the Mexico National Palace. Word has it; there is an exhibition inside the ballroom."

"Err, Mewtwo." Zero Suit Samus says, "I don't think we have no time, whatsoever to check out galleries."

"This is not about checking out galleries." Icecap interrupts, "Master Mewtwo claims that there is a clue behind one of the paintings there, regarding the Smash Orb's locations."

"Really? Then I guess we should go check it out then." Link proposes, and Icecap and the smashers left for the National Palace.

-Shadoloo Egyptian Base-

"You know, I like you." Wario tells Ryu, "Your name is Ryu, is it?"

"Yeah sure, the name is Ryu." Ryu says, "And you know what I like on my plate? A twelve pound chicken dripped in some sweet bean jelly. And how about some lemonade to go too."

"I like pasta." Ken says.

"Hmm." Wario smiles once more, "And I like to eat bottles. You're Master Bison's prisoners and all you will be eating is this: bread and water. Whether you like 'em or not, I don't care."

"Sure. Throw in some talk, shorty." Ryu scoffs.

Ken blinks at Wario, "You eat bottle?"

"What does Bison wants from us anyway?" Ryu asks.

"Stop this foolish game." Wario exclaims, "You know full well what Master Bison wants, and he will not get it unless you guys gets tortured some more."

"Oh, so he calls 'getting chained up on a wall and been fed dry foods by a dwarf' torture?"

"And intense beating." Wario says, "Hence, the scars in your body. Now, finish your food so that I will take you to the Dolls for another round."

A series of steps are heard behind Ryu and Ken, catching their attention. Wario turns around and see a group of eight women, dressed eerily in dark-blue uniform like they were in the army. One of them however wears the same uniform of a lighter color and has blonde hair. It was Cammy. The rest of the women were Juni, Juli, Enero, Février, Satzuki, Aprile, and Xiayu.

Wario smiles at the sight of the girls and faces Ken and Ryu once more. Ryu looks horrified but Ken wasn't.

"Meet the Dolls, gentlemen." Wario laughs.

-Ruins-

After a minute, Peach brings up her decision with a sigh, "All right. We'll leave the place."

Sheik sighs, "Thank you, princess."

"But before then, we were looking for Midnight and Lenji in the desert." Peach adds, "if we're to leave, I say let's find them first."

"No, you cannot." Sheik says.

"But, they are in the desert!" Peach complains, "And they are really reckless when it comes to being alone together."

"Yeah, at least give us some slack, would you?" Ichiju Zero says.

Sheik sighs, "Maybe I could take you there. And from then, will you please leave?"

"Yes. We will." Peach answers.

"Thank you." Sheik turns away from the trio and begins to walk ahead, "This way please. I'll show you the exit."

The trio begins to follow Sheik. Roy steps on an uneven floor plaque. Their surroundings begin to shake.

"What was that?" Ichiju Zero exclaims.

Sheik faces Roy then looks down where his foot is, "Oh no! You activated a secret passageway!"

"Huh?" Roy looks down and sees his foot. He jumps out of the way in panic, "What's going on? A secret passageway?"

"Passageways, when activated inside ruins, they results in a complete cave-in." Sheik says.

"What?" Peach cried.

"We got to get out of here! Quick! Stay with me!" Sheik yells and the gang begins to run for the exit. The ruins begin to crumble, rocks are raining around them, and floors begin to separates. A floor shifted, causing a gap between Ichiju Zero and Roy, Peach and Sheik.

"Peach!" Roy yells.

"Lady Peach!" Ichiju Zero yells too.

"Guys!" Peach exclaims.

"Go on without us! We'll catch up!" Sheik proposes. Before Ichiju Zero and Roy got a chance to take a step, the floor crumbles and disappears from where they stand. The gang screams as they fall into a deep abyss.

-Desert-

Midnight jumps on top of Akuma and slams him on the ground. Akuma reaches his arm to Midnight's chest and shot a blast of dark energy, blasting Midnight out of the way. Midnight breaks his fall midair, lands on his feet, and readies his katana. Lenji looks at Midnight, "The great Midnight?" he questions him.

"Look, why don't you just shut up and fight." Midnight leaps to Akuma and delivers a crescent swing of his katana, but Akuma dodges it. Lenji raises his scythe in the air, allowing the burning sunlight to reflect radiantly on the blade. Akuma turns around and Lenji delivers a crescent blow on him. Akuma falls to the ground.

Midnight looks at Lenji, then at the fallen Akuma, astonished, "Dude! One single blow and he's down? That was tight!"

"Bah, it was nothing." Lenji responds.

"He's right." The voice of Akuma causes the two to turn their attention to him. Akuma was on his feet, without a scratch, "it was nothing." He says as he approaches the two warriors.

-Los Angeles-

"HELP!" The strident scream of Keliatia rings inside a black Dodge minivan. Keliatia has grey eyes, long dark-blue hair tied back in a low ponytail, and wears silver hoop earrings. She also wears a long, flowing, light-blue tunic over her black armor resembling Samus's power suit, equipped with a black cape, partially decorated with stars and planets on one side. A gang of thugs are seen inside the minivan as well. It seems that they are holding her hostage. Among the thugs were Birdie, Zangief, Bowser, and Balrog, driving the car.

Chasing the minivan is a white cruiser, its alarm was currently on and blaring in the scorching city streets of LA. On the cruiser's side is written the insignia S.T.A.R.S and inside the cruiser were the driver of the car Chris Redfield, and Megaman.exe, Luigi, Falco, and Slith as passengers. Slith's hair is long and spiky blond. He wears a large shirt that exposed his chest, and worn a little torn up pair of white pants. He looks like a traveling swordsman since he is carrying a large sword on his back.

Inside the Dodge minivan,

"Are they still following?" Balrog asks.

"Of course they are still following! What do you think these sirens behind us are for? Warning the forest's birds because of fire season?" Zangief yells at Balrog while restraining Keliatia on her seat.

"You don't have to yell." Balrog hisses back at Zangief.

"Nobody's allowed to yell!" Birdie adds, then faces Keliatia, "That applies to you, girlie."

"Don't you dare in your entire life call me girlie!" Keliatia yells, "What are you taking me for? Some sort of princess?"

"You look like one to me." Bowser says, "But you're not the type that will make my bride. No offense."

Keliatia scolds at Bowser, "EW!"

"Snap out of it Bowser!" Birdie yells at the Koopa, "Just because you're not there for your precious Peach, doesn't mean you have the liberty to mope at anytime and anyplace."

"I HAVE THE LIBERTY TO MOPE AT ANYTIME AND ANYPLACE!" Bowser screams, "I CAN CONTRIBUTE SOME TO THE WORLD Y' KNOW?"

"Then can you contribute some of your breath away? You need Listerine bad." Keliatia squints and waves her hand near her nose.

"You…shut up." Birdie flips open his pocket knife and threaten Keliatia with it. She gulps.

Inside the cruiser,

"Why are you slowing down for?" Falco hisses, "We can't let them get away!"

"I'm driving as fast as I can! But then again, we can't just drive recklessly!" Chris replies.

"I want my Mario!" Luigi mopes, "I'm s-scared!"

"This is no time to panic Luigi!" Megaman.exe says.

"This is the perfect time to panic!" Luigi exclaims, "Mario is not here to clear this thing up or console me! Neither is Mommy!"

"Come on Luigi!" Megaman.exe yells.

A frantic Slith pulls his head out the window and yells to the minivan, "Keli!"

Keliatia looks up to the rear window of the minivan and sees Slith. "SLITH!" She yells back.

Zangief pulls her away from the window and restrains her, "Quiet!"

"Didn't you hear me say 'shut up'?" Birdie hisses.

"Come on Chris!" Slith exclaims, "Keli's in trouble!"

"I can see that, thank you very much." Chris yells.

"LOOK OUT!" Luigi screams as he sees Balrog pulling out of the window a machinegun and aims at the cruiser. He fires every bullet nonstop. The cruiser swirls around, dodging every bullet shots.

"This looks like war." Chris says, "Hang on guys!"

Chris pulls out his gun and begins firing back at the minivan. Rains of bullets poured horizontally, and back and forth between the vehicles. Birdie and Zangief joins in the gun war, so does Falco and Megaman.exe. Onlookers, passing by, flee for their lives.

"Those punks better not be hurting her." Slith thought.

-Mexican National Palace-

There was a huge crowd of people checking out the exhibition inside the ballroom of the Mexican National Palace. The ballroom was not really a ballroom but a patio courtyard with an ivory fountain standing in the midst. The night has fallen in Mexico City and the occupied courtyard looks radiant in lights. Chun-Li, Charlie, Guile, Drew, and Kane entered the courtyard, dressed in formal wear. Chun-Li was radiant in her dark-red silk evening gown with black heels and a suspicious gold anklet around her wrist fashioning her ensemble. Her hair is still tied in ponytail, but it is neat. Charlie, Guile and Drew all wear pinstripe linen suit of different color. Charlie's crimson red, Guile's emerald green, and Drew's sapphire blue. Kane is classy in a shaded indigo topcoat with a faux fur collar over his matching sportcoat and dress pants.

The party feels embarrassed as they take a look around and notices the guests at the exhibition dressed up casually and cool.

"Oh my gosh! We're all dressed up like freaks!" Charlie exclaims.

"Actually, we're dressed up like we're in Prom." Chun-Li remarks.

Guile turns his attention to Kane, "What did Snake said that he was heading to, anyway?"

"He said back at the Air Force Base." Kane reminds, "Which reminds me, we should have warned him about spies running around loose."

"Like us." Drew says.

"Speaking of Snake, what was that about back at the square?" Chun-Li says, "You gave us a scare there."

"Ah yes. We thought someone was watching us, but I guess it was a false alarm." Kane says.

"Spies?" Guile asks.

"Shadoloo Spies. They are looming in every continent as we speak." Kane says, "Bison may have gotten hold of Ryu and Ken, but he's not going to stop his hunt for the Orb of the Once-Almighty until he really gets the Orb of the Once-Almighty in his grasp."

Static is heard on Kane's earphone placed in his ear. The static clears up, replaced by Snake's voice, "All right, I'm in."

Kane listens to Snake, "Gotcha." He responds and faces the gang, "I'll be at the Presidents Garden to be on the lookout. You guys starts searching for clues on the paintings."

"How can we search for clues on the paintings?" Drew exclaims.

Chun-Li shows Drew her anklet, "Our spy gear, remember?"

Drew examined his anklet, so does Charlie and Guile. The trio all look at Chun-Li, "Doesn't that make us feel freaky?" Charlie comments, "People will begin to think that we're related."

"That already happened with the costumes." Guile says then faces Kane, "You be careful out there Kane."

"Will be." Kane leaves the scene.

"All right guys. It's Showtime." Guile says.

Somewhere at the same setting, the smashers all examine different paintings. One of the paintings catches Mario's attention. It is the painting of a wooden casket by a eerie background. Mario shudders at the sight of the painting.

Kirby approaches Mario and shudders as well. Mario looks at Kirby, "You're right. Something freaky about that painting."

"It's just the painting of a casket. What's so freaky about that?" The voice of one of the guests of the exhibit, a man, says, causing Mario and Kirby to turn their attention to the man.

"What's freaky about that, is that why on earth would someone paint a painting that freaky?"

"To celebrate a national holiday: Día de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead." The man says, "And please, stop calling it freaky. It's freaking me out now." The man leaves, shuddering in fear.

"Day of Dead…" Kirby mutters.

"Found anything?" the voice of Mewtwo alerts Mario. Mario faces Mewtwo approaching him. Icecap and the rest of the smashers follow.

"I guess I didn't. Only a painting of a casket." Mario says.

Zero Suit Samus observes the painting, "A casket?" she says.

"Why on earth would someone paint a painting that freaky?" Link says.

"Exactly." Mario replies.

"It may look freaky for y'all people, but it's just a painting. Perhaps painted to honor a national holiday." Fox says.

"Or painted to conceal an important clue…" Mewtwo thinks. The smashers turn to face Mewtwo. Mewtwo shakes his head, "But this is not important. I'll be heading to the Presidents Garden. I'm craving for some alone time." He says as he turns around to leave.

Mario examines the painting once more, "You know," he says, "Come to think of it, I think Mewtwo's right."

Fox faces Mario, "What do you mean?"

"The painting. It does look like it is concealing some clues."

"I could say that it resemble some ancient tombstone." Meta-Knight says.

"The sir knight is right." Another guest from the exhibition speaks. This time, it's a woman, "What you are seeing there is the ancient tombstone of a notorious mage who once reign everything during the End's Dynasty. It is located at the ancient civilization of Teotihuacán."

"The End's Dynasty?" Link says, "What is that?"

"It's a very dreadful moment in history that happened about a millennium ago." The woman's words stun the smashers.

-Shadoloo Egyptian Base-

"Is it just me, or are we in heaven?" Ken remarks at the sight of Cammy and the Shadoloo Dolls approaching him and Ryu. Wario steps back. Ryu struggles to break free.

"You ain't going nowhere, fool." Cammy tells Ryu and lands a punch on his stomach, causing Ryu to spit blood.

"Ryu!" Ken yells.

Juni and Juli both approach Ken. Ken couldn't help but smile at them, "Why hello there ladies." He says, "Will it be all right if you leave Ryu alone? Please with a sugar on top?"

Juni thrusts a kick onto Ken's stomach, causing Ken to spit blood as well. Juli leaps and delivers a horizontal crescent kick to his face. The Dolls join in the beating. Wario laughs.

"This torture seems to be better than the first!" Wario says.

The Dolls pause for a second and turn their attention to Wario. Ryu and Ken breathe heavily. They look like they are about to die.

"Have a nice life y'all!" Wario pulls out a remote and as he is about to push the button on the remote, everything begins to shake and rocks and crumbles begin to fall. Ryu, Ken, the Dolls, and Wario look around in panic.

"Odd." Wario says, "It worked by itself."

A crash sounds and everyone screams.

Next…
-Mario and Fox heads for the Teotihuacán civilization. A curious Drew and a nosy Chun-Li follows.

-M. Bison tracks Peach.

-Azul predicts a natural disaster.

-A high-speed chase comes to an explosive end.

-Ingrid travels into the future and sees the person who will hold the Smash Orb.

-Author's Note: After Chapter 10, I will no longer be inviting original characters (not for good but for a little while at least). But I think I will be reaching my limit.

In addition to inviting authors' characters, I also made a thread in the story's forum topic: "Predictions." If you have any ideas of what is going to happen next, feel free to post there (or in the review board) Predictions must be edge-seating and eye-popping.

Thank you and enjoy.