A/N: Dangit! I was really hoping to use Sonic for Daphne. But it has to be a girl. Oh well. Future problems. On to the next chapter of THIS Volume!
Disclaimer: I do not own Heroes, NBC, Super Smash Brothers, Nintendo, Sega, or anything contained herein.
(Open on Diddy's apartment in the Mushroom Kingdom. D.K. and Diddy stand over Mew's bed as she lays in it, unconscious. On the wall is the title card: "Chapter 5: Fight or Flight.")
When confronted by our worst nightmares, the choices are few: fight, or flight. We hope to find the strength to stand against our fears but sometimes, despite ourselves, we run. What if the nightmare gives chase? Where can we hide then?
D.K.: OK, so, when is she going to wake up?
Diddy: (feeling her forehead) I don't know. She's burning up.
D.K.: What happened to her?
Diddy: (holding back anger) You asked her to find your father using her ability and now she won't wake up. No hospital is equipped to deal with something like this.
D.K.: My dad must have done something to her.
Diddy: You have an address. Go, confront him.
D.K.: I haven't seen him in years. I don't know what I'd even say to him.
Diddy: It doesn't matter. Mew's sick, you need to do something.
D.K.: (to himself) What is he involved with? Why was he in that photograph? (He gets an idea) Samus Petrelli. She was in it too, she'll know about him. (He leans down and kisses Mew's forehead) Don't worry, Mew. I'll help you.
(Cut to Burger Bonanza in Dreamland. A police officer talks to Kirby, Knuckle Joe off to the side.)
Cop: You attacked an armed man?
Kirby: Yes. I mean, it happened so fast.
Cop: And you kicked him through the glass divider here?
Kirby: Could have been a punch. I don't remember much.
Cop: Hmm. (He produces a photograph) Was this the guy?
(Kirby looks. It's the same guy.)
Cop: He's hit a bunch of fast food places in the area. If you can ID him…
(Kirby glances over at Knuckle Joe, who's fearfully shaking his head "No.")
Kirby: I'm sorry. Like I said, it happened really fast.
Cop: Hmm. Look, I understand your not wanting to be a snitch. But if nobody steps up, we can't put him away.
Kirby: I can't.
Cop: Well, I can't help a neighborhood that won't help itself. You think of anything, let me know.
(Cut to the pub in Eagleland. Jigglypuff closes the door and wipes down the bar. Mario comes out from the back room. Seeing him, Jigglypuff goes over and kisses him.)
Mario: Mmm. I could get used to this.
Jigglypuff: (breaking the embrace) Mario, just because you don't want to deal with your past doesn't mean you don't have one.
Mario: What if I don't want to know about that side of me?
Jigglypuff: I know the true person inside of you. You're a good person. What's in that box won't change that.
Mario: I thought you wanted me to wait.
Jigglypuff: (with a smirk) That was before I got you to kiss me.
(Mario just grins at her. Then he leans down and sweeps her up. He carries her into the back room, the two laughing.
Cut to Lucas, standing outside a shipping container on the dockyards.)
Lucas: Yeah, we found him chained up inside. Didn't even remember his own name.
(Emerging from investigating the container is a short, yellow mouse-looking creature. This is Pichu.)
Pichu: And where is he now?
Lucas: (after a short pause) At the pub in town.
(Pichu smiles and starts to walk away.)
Lucas: (calling after her) Hey! If he's so dangerous and all that, why'd they send a little girl to find him?
(Pichu stops and gets an annoyed look. But she glances back at him, smiling. She turns the corner of the container.)
Pichu: I can take care of myself.
(She holds her paw out to the container. Lightning dances between the tips of her paw and the container. Pichu grins smugly as she walks away.
Cut to the police station in the Mushroom Kingdom. D.K. emerges from an interrogation room.)
D.K.: Take her back into holding!
(Luigi comes up the hallway, looking angry.)
Luigi: Why are you interrogating my mother?
D.K.: Relax, she didn't give me anything.
Luigi: She didn't give you anything because there's nothing to give. She's innocent! I don't want her in jail for a crime she didn't commit.
D.K.: I don't either. That's why I'm going to Fortuna to see my father.
Luigi: (taking this in) You want me to come with you?
D.K.: I don't want you there, you're not a cop.
Luigi: (with a look) Parkman. Considering what we're involved with, I'm thinking this whole trip isn't really official police business.
D.K.: Look. (He pulls Luigi aside and whispers) I asked Mew to find my father. Now she's out cold and running a fever. He did something to her. And I know he's involved with your mother, Ike's death, all of this. It could be dangerous.
Luigi: Please. I have to do this too.
D.K.: (after a second) All right. We'll probably get there faster. You know, since you can…you know.
(He gestures with his hand toward the sky. Luigi rolls his eyes.)
Luigi: (disgusted) I'm not a cargo jet, Parkman.
D.K.: Oh, please.
(He walks off. Luigi shrugs and goes after him.
Cut to the pub in Eagleland. A short girl with blonde hair and a pink dress comes in with Ness. He sees Mario and Jigglypuff in the back room.)
Ness: Hey, I need to talk to you.
(Mario kisses Jigglypuff again and comes out to the front.)
Mario: What is it?
Ness: Tell him what you told me.
Paula: Some girl was looking for you today. Down at the docks.
Mario: Did she say who she was?
Paula: Just that she was part of some company. Said you were dangerous.
Ness: Alright, thanks Paula. (She nods and leaves. Ness looks at Mario seriously.) I'll help you out here.
Mario: No, it's my problem, I'll take care of it.
Ness: Like hell it is. Now that you're involved with my sister, your problems are my problems too. Jigglypuff's got a flat back up in the hills. Go there with her until I tell you it's all clear.
Mario: I don't know if that's a good idea.
Ness: Please. For her sake. Just lay low for a while.
(Mario thinks for a little more. Then he nods, agreeing.
Cut to outside Burger Bonanza (A/N: I never get tired of that name) in Dreamland. Kirby looks at the ground, contemplative. Knuckle Joe comes out to him.)
Knuckle Joe: So what is up with you? And that whole…karate kick thing?
Kirby: I don't know. I don't really remember what happened…nothing makes any sense any more. I think I learned to do that…by seeing it on TV.
Knuckle Joe: On TV?
Kirby: Yeah. My body's doing things before I even realize it is. It's like, when I see it… (He sighs) Guess I'm not amounting to much after all. I was supposed to be the first in my family to go to college. Now I'm just working in a burger join, going nowhere fast. (He sighs again) I think I'm gonna go home and get some rest.
(Cut to outside apartment 6 in Fortuna. D.K. and Luigi walk up to the door.)
Luigi: What are you going to do?
D.K.: (starting to look scared) I…don't know.
Luigi: He's traumatized your girl. He's got my mother terrified. You better GET sure. Get your gun out.
(D.K. is really looking nervous now. Luigi takes his shoulder.)
Luigi: Are you OK?
D.K.: It's just…I haven't seen him, talked to him since I was thirteen. I've spent half my life wondering what I would say to this guy if I got the chance and now I can't even knock on the door.
(Luigi glances around, then quickly knocks on the door. D.K. looks at him in confusion.)
Luigi: You're welcome. Parkman, this is not a family reunion. He is not your dad today. He is a suspect. Get your gun out.
(D.K. nods and takes his gun out of his belt. He takes a breath or two.)
D.K.: (yelling) Police! Open up!
(Nothing happens, so he shoulders the door and bursts in. They come upon the tall wolf from the photograph, looking a little more worn out and older. He holds a shotgun, pointed at them.)
D.K.: Put the gun down!
Wolf: I didn't do anything!
D.K.: I said, put the gun down!
Luigi: (muttering) Easy, Parkman…
Wolf: (after a few seconds) D.K.? Is that you? What are you doing here?
D.K.: What are you doing in Mew Ketchum's dreams?
Wolf: Mew Ketchum? Who's that?
Luigi: And you attacked my mother.
D.K.: What about Ike Nakamura?
Wolf: I don't…I didn't –
(D.K. quickly moves in, shoving the shotgun to the side. He pushes Wolf into a wall and quickly handcuffs him. Luigi walks over and aggressively loads it. D.K. looks at him with wonder.)
Luigi: I'm good.
Wolf: (struggling) No, you've got it all wrong. I was just protecting myself. See?
(He nods toward the desk. Luigi goes over and picks something up. Showing it to D.K., they see it's a picture of him from the torn photograph, with the circular symbol over him.)
D.K.: Look, what did you do to Mew? Just undo it, right now.
Wolf: I told you, I'm protecting myself.
Luigi: Protecting yourself? From whom?
Wolf: (with a look of recognition) Which one of her kids are you? The politician, right?
Luigi: My mother's in jail of Ike's murder. Both she and him had this symbol over their faces, like you do. It's from the same picture. You're all connected somehow.
Wolf: Yeah. We all found each other, years ago. We thought we could save the world.
D.K.: (not believing) Save the world? All you've ever cared about is yourself.
Luigi: (dropping the picture back on the desk) This is a waste of time. Just read his mind and let's go.
Wolf: (with a laugh) You can read minds? Go ahead.
(D.K. looks at him, concentrating. But nothing's happening. He keeps trying. Suddenly, Wolf grimaces and D.K. pulls back in pain.)
Wolf: Hurts, doesn't it?
D.K.: (catching his breath) How do you know? Can you read minds?
Wolf: Please, just unlock the cuffs. I'll tell you everything you want to know.
(Cut to the house in Dreamland. Pit is playing the piano when Kirby comes in. He watches him for a little.)
Kirby: This was my mother's. She could play beautifully on it.
Pit: (stopping) I'm sorry, I'll stop if you want.
Kirby: No, it's fine.
(Pit resumes playing. Kirby sits down next to him on the bench.)
Pit: I miss my mom.
Kirby: (starting to play too) I'm sure, wherever she is, she's missing you right back.
Pit: (impressed) Do you play?
Kirby: No, I never learned…
(He suddenly looks at his hands. Pit stops playing and watches too. Kirby's hands play the piece perfectly. They play faster and faster. Then he pulls his hands back, scared.)
Pit: If you don't play, then what was that?
(Kirby looks frightened. He jumps up and runs out of the room.
Cut to Diddy's apartment. He dials the phone and Peppy picks up.)
Peppy (through phone): Hello?
Diddy: I'm worried about Mew. She's unresponsive. I don't know what to do…I might take her in to the Company.
Peppy: No! That's a very bad idea. The moment you trust them with something you care about, that's when they'll have you. Don't forget whose side you're on.
Diddy: I'm on her side.
(He quickly hangs up the phone. He looks at Mew, concerned.
Cut to Wolf's apartment. Matt releases the handcuffs from Wolf's wrists.)
Wolf: Look at you, a cop. I'm so proud of you. I was a real scumbag before.
(He goes to hug D.K., but he holds up a hand.)
D.K.: You don't get to be proud. You don't get to be anything. Just tell us want we want to know.
Luigi: What did you mean by you and the others trying to save the world?
Wolf: Our powers…came out of nowhere. We just…found each other. We felt like we were invincible. Some of the others took that to heart. They did whatever they wanted, regardless of the consequences. And that didn't sit well with some of us. Myself included. I did what I could do to stop them.
Luigi: Like what?
Wolf: (looking at D.K.) This thing we can do – it only begins with reading minds. And then it becomes so much more…
D.K.: Really? How so?
Wolf: I can't…really explain it. (He gets an idea) I have something from the old days. I can show you. Just follow me.
(He heads toward a back room. D.K. looks after him, curious. Wolf motions him forward. D.K. goes through the door after Wolf, and suddenly it slams shut. Luigi leaps up and runs to the door. It's locked, so he starts banging on it.)
Luigi: D.K.? Hey! D.K.!!
(Cut to inside the room. The lights are off and D.K. stands in darkness. Suddenly, he's inside a jail cell. A guard appears and pushes him against the wall, speaking in a distorted voice.)
D.K.: Wait! Stop!! Dad!?
(Cut to outside the room. Luigi rams the door a few times. Finally, he charges it and bursts through. When we winds up on the other side, he's suddenly burst through the door on the Deveaux rooftop. There's tons of ash falling through the air. Luigi walks to the edge of the roof and looks out at the city. It's completely devastated – like the bomb had gone off.
Cut to outside the apartment. Wolf grabs his coat as he heads for the door.)
Wolf: Sweet dreams.
(He exits the apartment. He smirks evilly as he shuts the door.
Cut to an office in Japan. Roy comes in to a guy, bowing.)
Roy (translated): I was told you could help me restore these scrolls?
Restorer (translated): Of course. Follow me.
(They go to a big scanner, which displays the scrolls on a projector screen. The restorer brushes some liquid on the scrolls, which makes the text appear better.)
Restorer (translated): There we go. (He starts reading) "Roy" –
(He stops, looking over at Roy. Roy just grins sheepishly at him.)
Roy (translated): It is a very common name.
(The restorer resumes reading Marth's scroll.)
Marth's scroll (translated): Roy, our adventure is continuing. Each trial has brought us closer to rescuing Elincia's father. It's like living in a storybook.
(Cut to Japan in the past. Marth and Anri run up to Elincia with the latest scroll. She adds it to the others, and they form a map. They all study it. Anri takes Elincia's hand, and they smile at each other. Marth looks at them, slightly sad.
Cut to Dreamland in the present. Kirby is in the kitchen. He's sliced a bunch more (Maximum) tomatoes into roses. Pit comes in.)
Pit: I think I know what happened with the piano.
Kirby: I guess I'm a musical genius, huh? I think it's the stress of the past couple of years…I just want to take a nap, call it a day.
Pit: Wait. You remember last night, when I said I rigged the cable to show pay-per-view?
Kirby: Uh huh.
(He walks over to the TV in the kitchen. He puts his hand to it. Then, it turns on. Kirby looks in wonder as it flips through a few channels. Then it turns off, Pit turning back to him.)
Pit: I lied. I didn't rig it, I just…can talk to machines.
Kirby: (doubtful) Talk to machines?
Pit: Yeah! I think powers must run in our family. My dad would walk through walls.
Kirby: (impressed) Link?
Pit: And my mom? Don't even get me started on my mom.
(Kirby looks impressed, but nervous. Pit goes and picks up a comic book from the counter. He shows it to Kirby. It features a hooded person with a dagger leaping through the air. The caption reads "Who is St. John?")
Pit: I think your power is like his. St. John is a muscle mimic. When he sees, he can do.
Kirby: (gesturing to the (Maximum) tomato roses) I don't even know how I did this. I saw it on TV, and then I just…could.
Pit: (smiling) Well. I think we should test it out. See what you can really do.
(Cut to a hospital room at the Company. Mew is asleep in bed, hooked up to monitoring devices. Diddy watches her through the window nervously. Ash comes up next to him.)
Ash: We're going to do everything we can for her. You did the right thing bringing her to us. (after a pause) In the meantime, I have your next assignment.
Diddy: Assignment!? I don't want to leave her here with you.
Ash: You'll be best off out there helping others while we help her. And you might need this.
(He hands Diddy a taser. Diddy looks it, bewildered.)
Diddy: You want me to taser someone??
Ash: Not if you don't need to. But we like to take precautions. Some people aren't entirely in control of their ability, and they need to be…incapacitated.
(Suddenly, an alarm starts blaring down the hall. A door bursts open and there's a lot of yelling. Zelda stalks down the hall.)
Diddy: (confused) Zelda??
(She grabs him and tosses him into the opposite wall. Then she spins and grabs Ash. She lifts him off the floor with one hand, choking him against the wall. He gasps for breath.
Suddenly, she cries out in pain. She releases Ash and falls to the ground. Diddy looks down at the taser he just used on her. Ash looks too, with a hint of approval.
Cut to Dreamland. Pit and Kirby walk in the street together.)
Pit: So. What do you want to try first?
(Kirby looks around. He sees a bunch of Waddle Dees doing some double-dutch. He studies one jumping in the rope. One of the twirlers glances at him.)
Waddle Dee: What are you looking at?
Kirby: (smirking) Nothing. Can I get in?
Waddle Dee: (shrugging) Sure.
(Kirby walks over. He jumps into the ropes, copying the jumps of the last Waddle Dee. He smiles and laughs, excited. Pit watches, impressed.
Cut to a flat in Eagleland. Jigglypuff and Mario come in. He looks around to see a few paintings.)
Mario: Wow. You paint?
Jigglypuff: Just to relax.
Mario: You're pretty talented. (He walks around) I just wanted to see where you stayed.
(He looks out the window, appearing a bit nervous.)
Jigglypuff: What are you looking at?
Mario: Uh, nothing. (He walks back into the room) I've just been thinking…I want to open the box.
(Jigglypuff nods. She goes over to the table and she and Mario sit across from each other.)
Mario: No matter what this tells me I am, this is where I want to be. You're who I want to be with. Okay?
Jigglypuff: (smiling) Sure. Now get on with it. (A/N: Tim the Enchanter: GET ON WITH IT!)
(Mario opens the box. He takes out a passport, glancing in to see that it's his. Then there's a plane ticket and a photograph.)
Jigglypuff: It's an open ticket to Cerulean City. (She takes the photograph – it's of Mario and Luigi at Luigi's wedding) Who's he?
Mario: I don't know.
(He keeps looking, but there's nothing else, just some dollar bills. He pushes the box away in frustration.)
Mario: This doesn't help at all.
Jigglypuff: It's OK, Mario.
(He stands up, frustrated. He goes back by the window. Then he sees a blank canvas nearby. He spots some shapes forming on it, but they disappear.)
Mario: Did you see that?
Jigglypuff: See what?
(Mario looks closer. Almost a full painting seems to appear on the canvas. Mario steps closer, preparing some paints.)
Jigglypuff: (worried) Mario?
(He closes his eyes. He opens them again, and they're covered in white film. Jigglypuff gasps in surprise as Mario begins to paint.
Cut over to the pub. Ness comes out from the back room to see Pichu walking in.)
Ness: Sorry, we're closed.
Pichu: I'm just looking for someone.
(She produces a photograph of Mario. Ness looks at it for a second.)
Ness: Never seen him before.
Pichu: Thanks anyway. (turning to leave, then stopping) But…I asked around at the docks. A bunch of people said they saw him here.
Ness: They don't know what they're talking about. I've never seen that guy before.
Pichu: (with fake innocence) Hmm. So, either you're lying, or allllll those other people are lying. It's just kind of hard to tell who's lying, you know?
Ness: (stepping forward, a little threateningly) I told you, I don't know him. That it? (Pichu nods and goes to the door.) Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Pichu: Yeah…(she locks the door) so am I.
(She holds her hand to the lock and shoots some electricity at it, welding it shut. Then she turns around quickly and shoots a beam of electricity at Ness.
Cut to another hospital room at the Company. Ash examines Zelda with a penlight.)
Ash: You gave us quite a scare.
Zelda: Sorry about that.
(We pull back to see that she's strapped down in bed, not fighting it.)
Ash: Well, multiple personality disorder is a horrible affliction. But we're going to fix you.
Zelda: (nodding) Thank you.
(He leaves. Diddy watches him go, then immediately rushes forward and starts unstrapping Zelda.)
Zelda: What are you doing?
Diddy: Getting you out of here.
Zelda: Why? I came here on my own. (Diddy pauses, looking at her confusedly) I want to stay. I'm sick. And they're going to help me.
(Cut to Luigi. He's still standing on the Deveaux rooftop.)
Luigi: No…we saved the city…
Voice behind him: Luigi…
(Luigi turns, seeing a body laying on the roof.)
Luigi: (with hope) Mario?
(He goes over to him. He helps the person up. He sees that it's actually himself, just twisted and burned.)
Luigi: (angry) You. Leave me alone.
(He goes to leave, but the burned Luigi jumps in front of him. Luigi prepares for a fight.
Cut to D.K. He turns around in his jail cell to see a baby on the ground.)
D.K.: Hey! Someone get this baby out of here!
(He looks up to see Candy standing there, holding the baby.)
D.K.: Candy? What are you doing here?
Candy: Why did you leave? Why, D.K.?
D.K.: You said…it was over. That the baby wasn't mine.
Candy: But you can read minds. You read mine. You knew the truth. And you still left.
D.K.: No! No I didn't…
(Candy turns as the cell door opens. She leaves as the guard stands in the doorway.)
D.K.: Wait! Come back!
(He goes after her. The guard stops him, still speaking in the distorted voice.)
D.K.: That's my wife –
(The guard pushes him back into the cell. D.K. swings and hits him.
Cut to Luigi. The burned Luigi hits him and jumps on top of him.)
Burned Luigi: You couldn't stop it.
Luigi: No! You're not real.
(He pushes the burned Luigi off of him.
Cut to D.K. The guard pushes D.K. off of him. He hits D.K. once, twice.
Cut to Luigi. He punches the burned Luigi twice. But then the burned Luigi hits him in the gut. As he catches his breath, the burned Luigi starts choking him.
Cut to D.K. He starts choking the guard. But then the guard rolls him over so the guard's on top, choking him.
Cut to Luigi. He rolls to the side, choking the burned version of himself on the rooftop.
Cut to D.K. He tries to hold off the guard. Then he seems to realize something. He concentrates on the guard.)
D.K.: Luigi, stop! Stop!!
(Cut to the real back room. Luigi is on top of D.K, choking him. He suddenly snaps up, as if waking up from a dream. D.K. pushes him off of him onto the floor. They both are disoriented, trying to catch their breath.)
Luigi: How did you stop that?
D.K.: I'm not sure…
(They slowly get to their feet.)
D.K.: …But now I know why Mew calls him The Nightmare Man.
Luigi: (checking into the main room) He's gone.
D.K.: And we have no idea where he went. Damnit!
(He slams his hand on the desk in frustration. Something flutters off of it to the ground. Luigi goes and picks it up.)
Luigi: Hey, look at this.
(He shows it to D.K. It's a picture of Ash, ripped out from the larger picture. He also has the circular symbol across his face.)
Luigi: We know where he's headed
D.K.: That's Ash. He runs the Company.
Luigi: Not for long. He's next.
(Cut back to Roy and the scroll restorer in Japan. They get near the end of the scroll.
Cut to Marth, Anri, and Elincia in the past. They follow the map up a hill.)
Marth (translated): This is the way to Medeus's camp. Once we get there, you should stay behind.
Elincia (translated): No! I want to fight!
Anri (translated): (taking her hand) Don't worry. We'll rescue your father together.
(They reach the top of the hill. In the valley below them is a huge camp. There's samurai walking everywhere.)
Marth's scroll (translated): We attack tonight. Three of us against an army. I fear –
(Cut back to Roy and the restorer. Roy looks at the man in shock.)
Roy (translated): Well?? What happens next!?
Restorer (translated): It's too damaged. I need some time to fix it.
(Roy sighs in frustration.
Cut to the house Dreamland. Kirby flips through a few channels, then lands on a martial arts film. He watches a guy flip up from his back onto his feet. He does the same. He keeps imitating the film as Pit walks in, smiling. Kirby notices him.)
Pit: That's amazing.
Kirby: It is, I just wish I knew what it meant. Why I have these...powers.
Pit: I think we're supposed to do something with them.
Kirby: I do too. But what? I wish I had some answers. (He looks at his watch) Hey, it's past your bedtime.
Pit: Alright, I'm going.
Kirby: And this is our secret, OK?
Pit: (grinning) Sure.
(Pit goes up the stairs to bed. There's a knock on the front door. Kirby looks puzzled, but goes over and opens it. Diddy is standing on the other side.)
Diddy: Kirby Dawson?
Kirby: Can I help you?
Diddy: I'm Diddy Kong. I'm sure you have a lot of questions. I think I have the answers you're looking for.
(Kirby looks at him, dumfounded.
Cut to outside the pub in Eagleland. It's raining now. Pichu sits in her car and dials her phone.)
Pichu: Everything's fine. The weather could be better, though. (pause) No, I haven't found him yet. But I will. I had to use a little persuasion earlier. (pause) No! Why would you assume – (pause) All right, I killed him, okay? What is the big deal? (pause) What, now? This is MY assignment! And I almost have him! (long pause) What if I promise not to – (pause) Fine. I'll come home now. Sorry, Daddy. It won't happen again.
(She hangs up and huffs, disappointed.
Cut over to Jigglypuff's loft. Mario finished up his painting. He pauses, closes his eyes, and reopens them. They're normal again.)
Mario: What happened?
Jigglypuff: I don't know.
Mario: (nodding at the painting) Did I paint this?
Jigglypuff: Yes. You saw the canvas, then your eyes went dead and you just started painting. You couldn't be stopped.
(They look at the painting. It's of two people, one noticeably shorter and rounder, standing in front of a cave. The circular symbol is carved above the entrance.)
Jigglypuff: Is that us?
Mario: I'm not sure.
Jigglypuff: Well that could very well be the Cerulean Cave. It's right near Cerulean City – where your plane ticket was to.
Mario: Could be.
(Jigglypuff's phone rings. She answers it with a "Hello?" Then she listens.
Cut to the pub. Jigglypuff runs in soaked from the rain, Mario close behind her. They see a charred body in the corner, Meta Knight over it. He looks back at them, sadly shaking his head.
Jigglypuff bursts into tears. She slumps to the floor, Mario kneeling down to hold her.)
Mario: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is my fault. They were looking for me.
(She hits him a few times, then just collapses into him, crying.)
Mario: I'm going to find them. I can't hide any more.
(Slam to black.)
New characters:
Elle – Pichu (33rd/38 Smashers)
Fitzpatrick – Paula
Maury Parkman – Wolf Parkman (34/38)
Janice Parkman – Candy Parkman
A/N: Originally, Elle was going to be Pikachu (kind of an obvious choice). But in Volume 3 I'll need Elle and Meredith both. And since Pikachu was already Meredith, Elle got changed. And yes, a wolf could totally give birth to a gorilla. Naturally. Ahem. R/R, and next time you'll find out who Anri is!