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Falco gripped the wheel of the racecar and continued to speed down the road. Where was Mushroom Kingdom anyway?
"HEY FALCO!" A voice screeched into his headset, causing him to swerve.
He regained control of the car. "God, Slippy!" He yelled, "Don't do that!"
"Er… Sorry, Falco," Slippy squeaked, "Just checking in. How come I can't reach Fox on his headset?"
"Um… He lost it," Falco lied.
"That doesn't sound like Fox," Slippy said.
"We have things under control, okay?" Falco said.
"Mkay! Good luck with whatever you found!" Falco heard a click indicating that Slippy had turned his headset off. Falco sighed and continued down the road.
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Snake limped behind Samus as they progressed down the hallway.
"Can't you go any faster?" Samus asked.
"I could be if you hadn't blasted me through a few walls," Snake snapped.
"It's your own fault," Samus said, "We're almost out anyway."
They continued through the building until they came to an exit.
Once outside, Samus contacted the Blue Falcon. "Hey captain we finally made it out. Snake was lagging, but we're outside."
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"—Snake was lagging, but we're outside."
Crap, crap, crap, Falco thought to himself over and over again, thinking how to answer the voice coming from the car's speakers.
"Um… I think you have the wrong number…" He said.
"Who is this?" The voice questioned in an angrier tone.
"Lo siento, no hablo ingles!" Falco said as he searched for anything that resembled an off switch.
He heard two voices shouting on the other side. He finally found a small switch that said "Comm. Disconnect" and he flipped it. The shouting stopped. He pushed the pedal down harder and sped down the road.
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"Who was that?" Snake asked.
"How should I know?" Samus said, "We have bigger problems. Do you really think Captain Falcon would have let his car get taken? He could be in trouble."
Snake gave her a questioning look. "Are you worried about him?" He smirked.
"Oh shut up," Samus said, "This is serious."
"Well I think he's fine," Snake said.
"What makes you so sure?" Samus asked.
Snake pointed to The Falcon Flyer, which was now landing gently on the ground behind them.
"PIKA!" Pikachu squealed as he ran out of the ship.
"Nice ride," Snake said, "How come you didn't bring this earlier? I would have much rather ridden in this thing than be squished in that smaller piece of road junk."
Captain Falcon glared at him. "What makes you think you're riding in it?"
"Unlike you, I have access to numerous different kinds of explosive equipment that could be very useful. In fact, it's much more useful than making fire come out of your elbows or feet."
"At least I can handle real combat," Falcon snapped.
"Please," Snake scoffed, "Your signature move sounds like a tropical drink. Falcon Punch? Really?"
"Do you want to know how it tastes?"
"Hey!" Samus called. She and Pikachu were standing by the door of the Falcon Flyer. "Are you two coming or what?"
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"So do you even know where you're going?" Marth asked Sheik as he followed her through the forest.
"Not a clue," Sheik answered.
"Some ninja you are," Marth scoffed.
"Well what do you think we should do?" Sheik asked, "This is your fault anyway. If you all had stayed with him like you were ordered to he'd still be here."
"Who do you think you are? Princess Zelda?" Marth asked, "I'm pretty sure I rank higher than you do."
Sheik was about to say something, but just rolled her eyes. "Just try to keep up."
They ran for a little while longer before Marth had to stop.
"Just… gimme… a second," He breathed. Sheik sighed sat down. Once Marth had gotten his breath back, they slowed their pace to a walk.
"So you really have no idea who I am, do you?" Sheik asked.
"What kind of question is that?" Marth said, "I'm pretty sure we've never met. I would have remembered a super hot ninja like yourself."
"Are you hitting on me?" Sheik asked, shocked at the prince.
"I… um…"
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Marth was interrupted by a small mole popping out of the ground. He had a miner's helmet on and carried a pickax. By the look on his face, the two could tell he was not happy.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?!" Mr. Resetti continued to scream, "DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAVE YOUR GAME? YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST HIT THAT BUTTON AND ALL YOU'RE MISTAKES WILL JUST DISAPPEAR? WELL LIFE DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY! SAVE YOUR GAME! AND TAKE A BATH WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, STINKY!" Then he vanished into his hole as quickly as he had appeared, leaving Marth and Sheik standing there with confused looks on their faces.
"Onward?" Marth asked uneasily.
"We're not stopping this time," Sheik said and took off into the trees with Marth close behind.
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Saki grumbled to herself as she and Kirby walked along the dirt path. "Stupid angel boy with his stupid dress… I'm holding him up? It's not my fault I don't have fluffy wings on my back…"
Kirby looked up at her.
"What?" She asked, "Don't give me that look."
Kirby frowned.
"Well he shouldn't have been nagging me! I was running as fast as I could!"
Kirby shook his head.
"Well excuse me for thinking we were a team."
Kirby gave her a worried look.
"I'm sure he's fine," Saki said, though she didn't completely believe herself.
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"Do you have to touch everything?" Captain Falcon shouted at Snake, who was inspecting every inch of the Falcon Flyer.
"I'm familiarizing myself with all your fancy knick-knacks," Snake said as he examined a contraption. "What is this thing?"
Falcon glanced back. "That's a coffee maker."
"Seriously?" Snake asked as he looked at the machine in awe.
"Snake just sit down," Samus said.
"I'm not surprised you're taking his side," Snake said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Samus asked.
"You're obviously in love with him," Snake said matter-of-factly.
Samus was glad she had the power suit on so no one could see her blushing. Captain Falcon cleared his throat. Snake crossed his arms in satisfaction. Pikachu scampered to the nearest hiding place.
Captain Falcon realized if he didn't change the subject quickly, his ship would be reduced to rubble. He didn't want to lose another vehicle. "Snake, why don't you put some beans in that coffee machine. I could use some caffeine."
"Sure thing, Douglas," Snake smiled. Pikachu slowly crept out from his havoc. Captain Falcon sighed in relief. Samus silently sat back down. She'd have many chances to kill Snake later.
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"So you're just wandering around by yourself?" Link asked Pit as they walked through the trees.
"Well I had teamed up with-" Pit stopped himself. "Kirby," he finished.
"How come he's not around here?" Link asked.
"He just decided it was best if we split up. Apparently I had seemed naggy. It wasn't my fault he was holding us back! Is it so bad to want to get things done faster? I had told him politely! He just got all defensive!" Pit rambled on.
"That doesn't sound like Kirby," Link said.
Pit stopped his rant. "Well… you know…"
"No, I don't know," Link laughed, "Care you explain?"
Pit sighed. "Not really."
Link shrugged. "Well I'm ready when you are."
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Peach skipped happily through a field of flowers without a care in the world. She was sure Toadsworth could handle everything back in her kingdom. Besides, if any trouble started, she was confident that Mario would put an end to it.
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"Where would one look for a nut case wizard bent on taking over the world by collecting magical glowing triangles?" Ike asked.
Lyn laughed. "I bet he'll just appear out of some dark cloud."
"Please, my legs work just fine." Ike and Lyn turned around to see Ganondorf casually leaning against a tree. "But if you really want a show…" Strange creatures emerged from behind him. They both drew their swords.
"Do you want those things or the nut case?" Lyn asked.
"I'll take the monsters," Ike said. He ran towards one of the creatures and drove his sword through it. It fell with a thud and stayed lifeless on the ground. "Too easy," he said and ran to the next one.
Lyn sprinted toward Ganondorf, sword ready. Ganondorf smirked as she came closer. She slashed her sword at him, only to hit the tree he had been leaning against. She spun around to see him standing in front of her. She tried to strike him again, but he blocked her sword with his own. She tried again, but this time, Ganondorf held his sword in place with no effort at all. Lyn struggled to keep pushing her sword against his. Just then, a purple aura began to creep up his sword. It created a dark cloud around the blade. Ganondorf grinned.
Ike continued to slaughter all of the shadowy creatures. In fact, it wasn't very hard. It was like they weren't even trying. There were only two left. He was about to kill one, when he heard Lyn cry out. He turned to see her trophy lying on the ground. Ganondorf waved.
Ike charged at him, but one of the monsters jumped in his way. Ike simply knocked it to the side. It fell to the ground and Ike continued to run at Ganondorf.
The last remaining creature let out an earsplitting scream that stopped Ike from running. That scream caused all of the other creatures to rise from the ground. Ganondorf chuckled. Ike ran past the creature and towards Ganondorf. He threw his sword in the air, then jumped up to catch it.
Ganondorf made a motion to someone in the forest. Just then, Meta Knight burst from the trees and flew up to Ike's level. He struck Ike with his sword before Ike could deliver the final blow. Ike's sword flew out of his grip as he landed on the ground.
"Finished him," Ganondorf commanded as he picked up Lyn. "Keep him conscious. We're going to need him." And with that Ganondorf vanished into the woods.
Ike picked himself off of the forest floor and reached for his sword. Meta Knight stepped in his way. "I'm sorry about this, Ike," he said.
"Please," Ike said, "Just let her go. I'll do whatever he needs me for."
Meta Knight sighed. "I'm sorry," he said again.
Ike saw Meta Knight raise his fist, and then it all went black.
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A/N: Yaaaaay action! Gosh this was difficult. Review please :)