Reasons

"Falco?" A familiar voice rang through Falco's head. He opened his eyes slightly in the pitch black infirmary. But it was not the room that was black.

"Who are you?" He asked faintly.

"It's me." I said confidently.

"Celest! What happened?" He tried to sit up but found he did not have the strength.

"Look…why did you save me?" I asked pleadingly.

"I…I wasn't trying to save you…" He lied ready for this question. "I wanted to defeat you myself."

"Yeah, so you grabbed me and let you body take a beating." I scoffed.

"So." He said trying to look stern. I looked t him hard and he noticed, my pure silver eyes.

"Alright, I didn't want you to lose. I…you're a good friend, and no matter how much I try to be a tuff guy…I still end up doing the right thing. What happened to you?" He asked again. I, however, had remembered my friendships now, it caused utter dispute in my heart and I fell to the floor clutching my chest. I closed my eyes and just as Falco tried to move to help me I vanished without a trace.

In the morning Lucario came to Falco before anyone else.

"What have you heard?" Was the first thing out of Lucario's mouth.

"Uhh…buddy I've been unconscious." Falco said.

"Good, look don't believe anyone about Celest okay?" He said. "People are judging her…that is not what we need." And with that he left nodding to nurse Joy as he went. Falco sat up perplexed.

"What happened?" He muttered, but he knew someone would tell him… "Judgment…for what reason…" Falco said to himself before lying back down as Fox walked in.

"Seen her yet?" Tetrax asked his friend. Pluto gurgled and shook his head. "Keep searching." He said and Pluto lumbered off into the trees again. "Where are you?" He asked aloud.

"If you do not wish to be ripped to pieces, you will not move." A dark voice said. He set his gaze on a bush in front of him.

"Show yourself." He commanded. A small round blue ball with a mask, dark purple wings and golden sword appeared. Tetrax resisted a laugh. "And what will you do pipsqueak." He asked.

"If he won't do anything I will." A darker female voice said as a fully armored woman stepped out from behind a tree holding a powered up cannon to him. Tetrax lowered his weapons and put his hands up in surrender.

"So what will we do now?" Tetrax asked. "And you can drop my friend before he bites you." A sharp intake of breath confirmed that warning was to late as a little guy in green, with blonde hair, and big eyes emerged while Pluto scuttled to Tetrax's side.

"You'll come with us." A plumber dresses in red said in an Italian accent as he emerged grabbing Tetrax's arms and moving him toward the Mansion.

"Run Pluto…find Celest and bring her to me!" Tetrax said. Pluto took of charging the little green guy and bounding around the armored girl to reach the forest before anyone could catch him.

"You'll pay for that if you are a spy." The armored girl said thrusting her cannon against his back. He followed them not wanting a fight, all the way to the mansion where he was held in a restraining cell until his story of why he was here to save Celest could be confirmed.

"You have to understand. An evil man named Vilgax is here! I'm a good guy!" He tried to plead but was shut out. He sighed and hit the wall of his cell. If he was going to be forced to stay here he was going to find a way out.

I regretted the visit to Falco immediately. My world was meant to be neutral, I should not be feeling anything…but they way he looked at me, and the same way all of my friends looked at me…it reminded me of the way…Tetrax used to look at me, even when he knew…

"You look concerned." Wolf's voice growled behind her. She jumped up and took a defensive stance growling slightly. "I'm here as a friend." He said coolly raising his hands up. I stopped growling but never changed positions. "Look, I was dragged into a plan to make you do that. Yes, it was me who ripped off your glove, but I wanted everyone to see the real you, besides even you can see you are more powerful." I looked at him my eyes narrowing. "I just wanted to you to know that even it does not seem like it I am on your side. After all, everyone is talking about how you lied to them." He finished on a high note.

"Falco doesn't." I said confidently bluffing.

"Falco didn't." He saw right through my bluff. "Now he does, Fox told him what happened; their even convinced they helped a villain." Wolf turned around when he said this so as to distract the sparkle in his eyes.

"No…" I moaned softly my knees buckling as I sunk to the forest floor. "No, I'm…I'm…" I could not say hero, because I was a villain. "How do I join you?" I asked simply. Wolf smiled.

"Come with me…the others will be delighted at your decision; you will be treated as a queen." A sudden spark went through my mind. If I could control the villains I could keep them from hurting my friends, if I could save my friends I could still be a hero…or at least a neutral party…

"Welcome." Ganandorf greeted me casually as I entered a caves mouth.

"Hi." I said indifferently. I enjoyed the blackness of the cave and immediately began scrutinizing the walls. With my senses I could even see a dim light in the distance…a mile or so down one of the tunnels shafts. "I like it here." I found myself saying out loud. I vanished as I took the form of the darkness around the walls. "Cozy." I said quietly and it still echoed around the entrance.

"Stay quiet." Bowser hissed. I reformed in front of him the flames still licking my blackened body.

"This is our head quarters, for now." Wolf said in less than a whisper.

"Do you think I could show myself at brawl mansion again?" I asked him.

"You'll have too." Ganandorf replied. "The real tournament begins tomorrow."

"But I will warn you against the heroes, they might be a bit stingy toward you." Bowser said with a slight chuckle.

"They won't dare touch her now." Wolf said. I had a grating feeling at the pit of my stomach, but ignored it…

At midnight I flew up to my bedroom window and entered through a crack I had left a couple nights ago. On the floor lay a letter addressed by Mario. It was the line up for tomorrow. I was facing the Ice Climbers first thing in the morning. Now that I was more powerful and agile I was sure to win.

When I was in the forest, and searching about I trained. I still had my weapons though they were now hidden in the darkness and when used they were surrounded by my magic. I was way more powerful…they would not expect it, they had no idea a banshee could learn so fast. I almost felt like laughing, an evil laugh…but decided against it and pulled out my saber in a mill-a-second.

"Watch out world here I come." I said slyly. If I played my cards right I could be the best.