A/N: Shoot! It's been over a year since I last updated this! Anyway, I know about the secret characters in Brawl and I will be adding them to my story. If you don't want to be spoiled, then don't go on reading this until Brawl comes out and you have unlocked everything. I haven't updated in quite awhile, so the fic may still be a little slow.

Chapter 2

Pikachu was lying in his small bed, sleeping soundly. Meta-knight walked past him, then he stopped. He turned to the napping Pokemon and blinked. Pikachu's ears twitched, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he let out a shriek and sent out a thundershock at the star warrior.

"What's going on?!" someone shouted, which turns out to be Samantha. Samantha bursts open the door and sees Pikachu. His back was arched and his fur was standing on end.

"What's with you?" she asked, then she saw Meta-knight sprawled on the floor, "What happened?!"

Meta-knight stood up shakily.

"Long story." he said, not wanting to get Pikachu in trouble, knowing that the Pokemon reacted for defense.

Pikachu sighed as his face turning a bit red from embarrassment. Meta-knight just walked passed him. Pikachu yawned and stretched, then walked off as well.

As Link walked into the living room, a delicious smell filled the air. He walks into the kitchen and sees someone in a pink dress beside the stove.

"Um...excuse me." he said.

The person turned around, "Hey, long time no see, elf boy."

Link recognized the person as Peach.

"Elf boy?" he thought, "Now that's something I'd never expect her to say."

Peach giggled as she walked over to Link, "It's been a while, hasn't it?"

"Too long." he replied, "When did you arrive here?"

"I showed up three days ago. I'm so excited about our new team! Not only is everyone coming back, but we have some new members, too!"

"Well, you're half right, princess." a voice said. Samantha walked in, "This came in the mail just now."

He handed a letter to Peach.

"Unfortunately, three out of 27 aren't coming back."

Peach opened the letter and took out a note. She read it out loud.

"To whom it may concern,

Looks like your team will be lacking one member because I wish to fly solo from this point on. If we ever see each other again in the future, I wish to challenge you, as well as the new members. Maybe they won't be so weak next time around.

Signed, Mewtwo."

"Sounds to me like he left because we weren't strong enough for him." Link said with a bit of annoyance in his voice.

"According to my cousin, Pichu didn't write a letter, but I'm guessing he left because it was too much of a challenge for him, and he always got hurt. Poor thing." Samantha said.

"Sounds about right." Link said, "So...Mewtwo and Pichu are out, and...who else?"

Peach handed Link the last letter. As he opened and read it, his jaw dropped a little.

"To the members of Smash,

These last seven years have been the best of my life. Sadly, I will have to resign my membership of the Super Smash Brothers team due to personal reasons. I don't know when we'll meet again, but I doubt it will be soon. I wish every one of you luck for the future.

Roy."

Link handed the letter back to Peach, his face filled with disappointment.

"...Damn." he murmured.

"I'm a little upset, too, but I did hear a rumor that we have another swordsman on our team who replaced Roy, and another Pokemon who replaced Mewtwo, but I have yet to know who they are."

"That's good to hear." Link said, "So...the rest of the Smashers are staying?"

"It seems that way." Peach said.

Despite feeling a little sad, Link was able to crack a smile.

"Sometimes, change is good, and I think you're gonna love the new members."

"You know who the rest of them are?" Link asked.

"...Somewhat." Peach said, winking, "I'm gonna get lunch started. Is there anything special you would like?"

"Surprise me." Link said, "I'm gonna to meet the others."

"Ok, take your time."

Link nodded and left.

While Link was walking around the house, he could feel that something, somewhere, was watching him. A figure, who was in shadow, was standing in a corner of a room. Link sensed it behind a door, and when he entered it, he saw something moved across the room, which startled him.

"Who's there?" he asked, but there was no answer.

Link turned on the light from a switch, but didn't see anything. However, he failed to see a jackal-like figure on the corner of the ceiling, watching his every move. As Link walked around, the figure suddenly pounced on him, causing him to let out a cry as he crashed to the ground.

Link was able to throw the figure off of him, and it jumped back and looked at him.

"Why did you do that?!" Link yelled.

The figure didn't answer.

"...What are you?" he asked.

The figure looked almost like a humanized dog. It had blue and black fur, as well as yellow on it's upper body with a spike on it's chest and one on the top of each paw.

"...I take it you're a Pokemon?" Link asked again.

It nodded, "The name is Rukario. I have been watching you as you walked into the room. You're new here, are you not?"

It took Link awhile to figure out that Rukario was using telepathy, like Mewtwo did when he joined.

"No. I've been a Smash member for almost 9 years now.."

"Is that so?" the aura Pokemon asked, circling Link, "Then how come I haven't seen you around?"

He held out his paw and a blue flame burned on it, "You have five seconds to answer me."

"I took a break from the Smash team after Melee separated. I was on another adventure!"

Sensing that Link was telling the truth, Rukario lowered his arm, and the flame vanished.

"I'm guessing you must be the Pokemon replacement Peach was talking about?"

Rukario blinked, "Replacement?"

"She told me that some of the members I use to know, left the team, then they suddenly got new members."

"I came here on my own accord." he said.

"Why?" Link asked.

"My master died centuries ago, so I wanted to start a new life."

"Centuries?!"

Rukario nodded and turned away, "A war broke out and we were the only ones who could stop it. My master, Aran, sealed me in a staff so that he could go and stop the war himself...and to protect me. He sacrificed his own life to stop the other Pokemon from killing each other."

"How did you get out of the staff?" Link asked.

"A young boy did that, who I mistaked for my master because they both had the same aura. I gave up my own life to save him."

"But then...how are you still here?"

"I was with my dead master one minute...and the next...the great one came to me and gave me my life back, saying that it wasn't my time yet."

"Great one?"

"The one who created me, and all the other Pokemon. The great one; Arceus."

"He must be one ancient Pokemon if he created everyone else." Link said.

"One of the oldest living Pokemon in the world, and according to our religion, he's the one responsible for creating the universe."

"I think very different about that." he said, thinking of the three Goddess's.

"Everyone has different views about a lot of things, especially religion." Rukario said, "I'd rather not get into that."

"Yes, I agree."

"Well, it was nice meeting you. What is your name?"

"Link." he answered, holding out his hand.

Rukario shook his hand, and Link walked off. The aura Pokemon watched him leave, then crossed his arms and leaned back on the wall.

"Interesting kid." he thought to himself, "Reminds me a lot of Ash...and Aran-sama."

He lets out a purr as he sighed.

A/N: Yes, the Rukario (Lucario) is the same one from the 8th Pokemon movie, and I know it's not legendary, but in my fanfic, it is. Flames will not be tolerated, and neither will major constructive criticism.