Disclaimer: I own nothing but Yukiko and myself. Obviously Aurora owns herself.
"(Japanese)"
"…*whispering whilst talking*…"
Chapter 7: The Great Hope
Subspace, Tabuu
Tabuu looked out and smirked. All was going according to plan. He laughed quietly as Master Hand tried to break his chain. Gannondorf was to appear any second, the Brawlers not far behind. Dedede was still stuck a trophy in his castle with two others. After he finished off all of them the only threat would be that girl, the ex-smasher and that pokémon travelling around. He had a whole army to take care of them though. No one else would stand in his way especially with Crazy Hand away.
"Don't worry Hand I won't kill your precious Brawlers or their friends. They'll be of much use unlike you, you worthless piece of scum. I have plans for you and your brother. Don't even try to struggle, you'll just end up hurting yourself more," Tabuu laughed.
"Damn… you… Tabuu…" Master Hand retorted. Tabuu just continued to laugh.
Subspace, Master Hand
Gannondorf and Bowser approached the edge slowly. Gannondorf smirked and slowly took out a Dark Cannon. He aimed at Bowser and fired. In an instant, viola Bowser was a stone cold trophy. Gannondorf laughed and kicked away the trophy as he headed to face Master Hand.
"Master Hand, I am here as you have requested," Gannondorf praised. Master Hand appeared in a split moment, seeming quite off if Gannondorf had to say.
With a quick bow, Gannondorf looked up and spotted the outline of a chain attached to Master Hand. He straightened up and glared beyond Master Hand. He would not be made a fool of.
"Who are you? And what have you done to Master Hand?" Gannondorf demanded. With that said Tabuu appeared within sight, a smile appearing on his wicked face.
"Why should I answer? Better yet, why should I be scared of a runt like you?" Tabuu retorted. Gannondorf growled.
"I'll show you what happens when you make a mockery out of me!" Gannondorf yelled as he jumped into the air passed Master Hand.
"Gannon… NO!" Master Hand warned too late. The chains bending his will. Tabuu laughed as Gannondorf began his pitiful attack. A force field seemed to have formed around him.
Gannondorf has shocked as he ended up hitting the force field and forced backwards. He ended up hitting Master Hand hard and falling down to the ground as a lifeless trophy. Master Hand was freed from the chains and landed on the ground painfully. He quickly got back up and seemingly glared at Tabuu.
"You BASTARD! You'll pay for this!" Master Hand yelled, ready to attack. Tabuu just smirked as Master Hand launched himself at him. The force field holding him back, but cracking ever so much that it wouldn't be in use for much long. Tabuu laughed as Master Hand was sent back to the ground unconscious.
"Goodnight Master Hand. When you wake up your world will be turned upside," Tabuu uttered. He moved his head in time to see the Brawlers approach, glaring his way. He uttered another laugh.
Subspace, Brawlers/Tabuu
Mario glared at the floating figure. Anger filled the atmosphere of the Brawlers as they saw their leader almost lifeless on the ground. Even the newcomers who barely knew the floating deity were furious.
"I see you've finally made your appearance Brawlers. Oh how the mighty have fallen. How do you think you'd fair against me when even your leader has fail?" Tabuu taunted. All the Brawlers glared.
"Who are you?" Yukiko demanded. She didn't know the hand at all and fury still applied to her. Even Red, Aurora, Pit and Toon seemed worked up.
"Where are my manners? I am your demise young one. I am Tabuu," he smirked, his wings already starting to appear. Four sets of eyes widened, knowing what was to come next. The others had no clue as to what would happen next.
"Goodbye Brawlers," Tabuu muttered, sending out an Off Wave. The Brawlers were taken back by the sudden attack, getting hit square in the stomach. The attack strong enough to send the Brawlers flying into the air, turning them into the same lifeless trophies the Gannon, Bowser and Wario were.
Tabuu smirked. The Brawlers wouldn't be a problem now. All that was left was the threesome stuck in the rest of subspace. He gathered up all the places that he'd 'conquered'.
"Those three will be fighting for me, that I will make sure of," Tabuu smirked. He would get what he wanted. Nothing would stop him.
Subspace, Marth
The ground shifted beneath him as though an earthquake occurred. He almost fell flat on his face because of the huge tremor. In a split second he was actually gonna fall on the ground, but the terrain changed and he ended up in the air.
"(What the-)" Marth began, but he couldn't finish as he fell into murky water. He swam to the top of the water and spit out some water.
"(Bleh. What the heck just happened?)" Marth asked no one in particular. No one was around, or so he thought. He found a ledge and quickly climbed out of the water. He found himself still in the Ruined Zoo, but a completely different area of the zoo. He was still alone.
"(Just great what next?)" Marth asked himself. As he did a group of Primids had started to appear in sight. Marth groaned, "(me and my big mouth.)"
Marth quickly pulled out Falchion and prepared for an attack. He had to find the others. Primids drew closer and Marth was ready for them. The Primids were the first to move, just plainly coming at him. He quickly dodged and slashed them with a quick dash. Luckily Marth had the advantage with his speed. He quickly dashed and sliced through the crowd of Primids. A platform was ahead of him. He smirked.
With the platform not that far away Marth quickly jumped into the air once then did another jump mid-air. He grabbed the edge of the platform and climbed up.
"(I really hope I'm going the right way,)" he muttered as he continued. He quickly dispersed of the enemies in front of him and headed for the nearest clearing… and a door?
"(How the heck is that even there?) Marth asked himself. He shrugged and came closer to it. "(Only one way to find out,)" he muttered as he slowly went through. He knew this was going to end badly.
Subspace, Poke
The forest ground shifted violently causing Poke to fall over. She landed harshly on the still shaking ground.
"Ow crap! That hurt like hell!" she muttered loudly, rubbing her sore behind. The tremors slowly started to settle, but as they did the terrain started to shift. Poke quickly stood up and looked around. The trees began shifting into what looked like crowded stands. The ground seemed to change into a harder field. The grass was surreal.
"What the heck is going on?" Poke asked as the terrain changed completely. How the heck did she get from a forest to an arena? She began to frantically look around. She was getting a very bad feeling about this place. Her ears perked up as she heard footsteps closing in on her.
"OH CRAP!" she exclaimed as she quickly dodged the cage that was about to trap her. She looked back and saw a giant walking piranha plant. First she gets attacked by a pokémon and now a walking plant. What next? Another cage came at her which she quickly dodged, losing the grip of her sword.
"SHIT!" She yelped as she tried to take back possession of it. Her reach was cut off as the first cage was swung down on her, locking her in. Harshly she hit the steel bars, which hurt. Though she wouldn't admit it, the previous attack took quite a bit out of her.
Petey Piranha smirked having caught the girl. He knew Tabuu would be pleased, but no use handing her over without having some fun. He took both cages and swung them against each other, startling Poke as she painfully hit the steel bars once more. Her backpack opened slightly and released her five remaining pokéballs onto the ground. Poke openly groaned.
"Today is not my day," she muttered. She slammed against the bars in an attempt to unlock the latch. It painfully failed. Petey grinned and quickly danced around, swinging the cages into one another. Poke harshly hit the top of the cage. Slowly she slid down the bars, her vision getting blurry.
"Damn, I think I have a concussion," Poke muttered, holding her head. She needed to get out of this cage and fast.
Subspace, Tabuu
Tabuu smirked. Master Hand was out cold, the brawlers and friends were out of commission, one of the three was nearly in his grasp and the other two playing right into his hand. Nothing would ruin this moment. Not even Crazy Hand who was nowhere to be found. Even if Crazy had tried to help them he'd end up like his brother. Tabuu continued to laugh darkly.
Subspace, Ness
Two glows quickly appeared on two trophies that remained in the remains of Dedede's hideout. The two trophy figures quickly disappeared leaving two veteran Smashers laying on the ground. Both of which quickly sat up. One rubbing his aching head.
"Did anyone get the number of the truck that hit?" the smasher in green muttered.
"Sorry Luigi, but you're talking to the wrong kid," the other said.
"Mama Mia! Is that you Ness?" Luigi asked looking at the boy, staring.
"No worries Luigi, it's me," Ness smiled looking up, quickly noticing the badge stuck to Luigi's nose. Ness quickly stood up and pulled it off to get a better look. Luigi rubbed his head in pain. Ness continued examining the badge and looked around. "Where are we?"
"I have no clue," Luigi muttered. Ness continued scouting and turned his attention to the lifeless trophy of another Smasher. He walked over and tapped the base of trophy. Both veterans watched the transformation.
"Ugh…" the smasher groaned, shaking his head. He looking around and spotted the two veterans. He stood up and danced around. "It worked! It actually worked!" he chanted.
Ness and Luigi looked confused as the Smasher came over to them and pat them on the backs.
"I'm so glad those badges worked. I'm King Dedede, king of DreamLand," he introduced. Ness heard of DreamLand before. It was the home Kirby always talked about.
"Are you one of Kirby's friends then?" Ness asked. King Dedede smiled.
"Not really friends but I guess you could call us close. Let's worry about introductions later. We have to find a way to stop Tabuu," Dedede responded.
"Who's Tabuu?" Luigi asked.
"Tabuu's the baddie who's going to try and turn all the Smashers into trophies. Not only that but he wants to take over the world. He already captured Master Hand and without Crazy around we're the only ones who can stop him. We have to hurry if we want to save your friends," Dedede explained. Ness looked up at him with fire practically burning in his eyes. He had remembered that none of the new Brawlers would even have a clue on what was happening. He was worried about Lucas, the newbie he met on the way to Smash Manor before being attacked by both Porkey and Wario.
"What are we waiting for! Let's get going!" Ness exclaimed, determination shining brightly. Dedede looked at the boy and smiled.
"Let's get going then."
Authors note: Yeah this took forever to right, but I blame school and my inability to stay focused on one story at a time. I have a chapter done for three different NEW stories written in my journal alone. Crap… It you're wondering why Poke and Marth were able to see the terrain shifting was because I got the idea of when Tabuu gathers up all the places engulfed by subspace and connects them. The idea was that seeing as in the great maze you'd usually get transported to the next area after defeating a sub-boss the same would sort of apply when the places connected. Except they were caught while the places were being connected so they felt the tremors. Does that make sense? It sounded better in my head anyway.