They were told to look in the Forest. It wasn't a place any of them were familiar with because none of them were every there before. Even so, it felt like Meta Knight and Samus were leading the way for them by walking in front of them, their steps simultaneous synchronized with each other.

"Um... Where are we going?" Lucas asked.

They stopped.

"We're going to the edge of the forest," Meta Knight and Samus said. "There is a shrine there an-"

"An shrine!?" Red exclaimed. "You mean we're dealing with a legendary Pokemon!? Ah yes, can you believe it guys!"

Everybody stared at Red.

"Cool! A legendary Pokemon!" Ness said. "What does it do?"

"No Ness don't!" Lucas whined.

Red crossed his arms and had a smug look on his face.

"Well let me tell you. It time travels!" Red said.

"Time... Travel!" Ness said. "Maybe... Maybe..."

Red tried to ignore Ness's 'maybe' because he didn't think it was all that serious. When Ness finally calmed down Red looked down and saw him crying.

"Hey buddy," Red knelt down. "You okay?"

"I-I'm sorry..." Ness said. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just remembering stupid stuff."

Ness ran over to Meta Knight and Samus after wiping down each of his tears, deciding that he wanted to play leader too. Lucas felt bad for Ness. He always tried to play the strong hero that he never had any time to let all of his feelings out. Red didn't even know about Porky so it must have felt strange of him to see Ness cry after that.

Lucas and Pokemon Trainer followed them, only being three steps behind. Even if Lucas didn't want to Red walked right next to him and it felt uncomfortable. The way their bodies were so close to each other.

"Red," Lucas said.

Red had his arm wrapped around Lucas is a possessive way, his face shoved into Red's stomach. How was he supposed to see like this?

"Yeah Lucas," Red said, looking down to Lucas.

"Um, could you let go?" Lucas asked.

There was silence, hesitation. Even though they stopped walking Red still had his arm around Lucas.

"Red?"

"... Yeah, sure."

Red let go of Lucas then pushed his cap down on his head. Lucas knew that was sign that Red was angry. Angry at him because he was a spineless coward that couldn't even tell Red that he loved him.

Stop pushing yourself away from Red! He thought to him. You love him and he loves you, you stupid idiot.

"Um... Red?"

"Yeah?"

"I-I... Um... Nevermind," Lucas shook his head.

Ness turned around, an angry look on his face.

"You idiot!" Ness yelled. "Tell him already! Tell him before you lose him! Do you know how much regret I'm facing because I couldn't do it!? Do it! Tell him!"

Red turned to Lucas.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"N-nothing," Lucas started to walk away from Red. "N-nothing at... All..."

Lucas ran away with tears in his eyes, over to a forest path which was deemed dangerous by a nearby sign. He didn't care if it was dangerous or not he just wanted to be alone so that he can stupidly cry all he wants and then go back with a smile plastered on his face.

"Lucas!" Red cried.

I don't want this! What if my heart gets broken? What if either one of us moves out? What if our friendship gets ruined because of this? I remember how Ness felt about Porky, how he wanted to cry so badly once he beat him because he really did care for him. What if that's me and Red? Why would Red ever want me anyway!? Lucas thoughts made him forget where he was at.

Once Lucas finally stopped to wipe his tears away he took a quick look at his surroundings. He was in a very dense part of the forest, a very thin road with a very deep ditch on either side of the thin road. Lucas was slowly walking over to the thin road when all of a sudden it started raining. Lucas quickly ran to a nearby tree but then tripped. The ground beneath him broken and he fell into the ditch.

"AHHHHHHH!"

"Did you hear that?" Red asked, running over to left side of the fork where the 4 had been stuck deciding where he went.

"Red!" Samus yelled. "Are you stupid!?"

"I don't care Lucas needs me," Red yelled, not even bothering to look back.

"That -!" Samus was ready to follow him when Ness blocked her path.

"Let him," he said. "If you don't Red wouldn't be as serious as he is now!"

Samus looked at Ness them down to Meta Knight.

"I think we should let them," Meta Knight said. "They will be alright you just need to trust Red. He'll know what to do."

"Idiots!" Samus kicked the ground.

...

"Lucas! Lucas get up! Come on you can't die on me! Wake up! Lucas wake up!"

The Pokemon Trainer was wrapping bandages all over the PSIonist's cut up legs, arms and his bleeding forhead. The trainer confirmed that the boy was still alive but was still scared that somethimg serious may have happened. The boy's hand twitched.

"Ngghhh..." Lucas whined.

"Lucas!" Red hovered over him. "Lucas, it's me Red."

"Red..." Lucas's eyes slowly rose to see Red over him, a smile on his face.

"Lucas..." He smiled faded. "You big idiot!"

Red punched the ground, his face streaming with tears. "I hate you so much right now! You made me worry so much you idiot! I thought you were going to die!"

Lucas looked at Red and then let out a weak laugh along with a weak smile.

"I'm sorry I made you worry so much," Lucas said. "Forgive me?"

Red laughed but found it hard under these conditions. It was the same Lucas he had come to love, able to make a bad situation seem good. Even with tears in his eyes he couldn't help but blush as Lucas opened his arms. Red accepted it. Though Lucas's arms were short Red felt so warm being in them.

"Red?" Lucas's tone changed.

"Yeah?"

"Am I... stupid for crying over what Ness said? Am I stupid for even crying at all?"

Red punched Lucas's shoulder.

"Only an idiot would say that. People cry all the time! They need to cry because things gets painful or hard! I cry all the time, I just try to act strong for you! It's hard but I do it because I love it when you smile! That smile goes away the moment you realize I'm sad or upset or something! I don't want to lose one of the beautiful sides of you, especially not because of me! Be happy Lucas! That's... That's all I want you to do because..." Red hugged Lucas. "If you aren't happy then I'll have nothing but the regret and pain. Because I lost the sun all I'll have is the darkness."

Lucas found comfort and joy in those words.

"Lucas... When we get home you're staying in the infirmary and I'll stay with you, okay?"

"Okay."

Red picked up Lucas and quickly put him on his back which followed with Red running straight ahead.

"Where are we going?" Lucas asked.

"We'll find a way to get back up again," Red said. "Usually there will be a slight slope that's easy to walk up on."

And the two set off searching.

...

"You idiot! How could you get us lost?" Marth yelled.

"It's not my fault this place is dark and scary and has a bunch of traps in it!" Ike yelled back.

"It IS your fault for getting us caught in one!"

"How was I supposed to know not to walk there!?"

"Oh I dunno the large sign over the entrance!" Marth scolded him. "Maybe, if you were to look where you were going we wouldn't have ended up here!"

"Maybe, if you shut the hell up I can think of a way to get us out of here in one piece!" Ike stood up in the dark room and walked all around, feeling the walls until he felt something soft. "Hey look, a button."

Ike quickly jabbed the button and made the lights go on. Unfortunately, a bunch of monsters popped out of nowhere and started attacking.

"Looks like we'll have to fight our way out," Marth said.

"Way to state the obvious," Ike commented.

Marth tried standing up but couldn't because of the sharp pain in his leg, he was cut and bleeding.

"Arghh...!" Marth cried out.

"I guess I'll fight for you then," Ike said.

Ike made quick work of the monsters, slicing and dicing every last one with no hesitation.

In the distance Marth saw Zelda, King Dedede, and Falco to which he called out to.

"Marth!" Falco yelled.

"Are you okay?" Zelda asked.

Marth nodded as Ike helped him up and used Ike's shoulder as support.

"Thanks Ike," Marth said. "Look at me."

Ike turned his head to Marth and Marth pushed himself forward to give Ike a quick kiss. Zelda blushed as she saw that while King Dedede and Falco looked indifferent.

"Let's hurry up already," Marth said, glaring at Ike.

"Okay my Princess," he said.

...

Red kept running as fast as he can as his legs felt like breaking from Lucas's weight. He couldn't help but notice a green glow and so felt obligated to run to it. Maybe it was the shrine Samus and Meta Knight were talking about either way it wouldn't kill them to look. Red started to remember that Meta Knight always said that it's better to look into things despite the risk rather than sit there wondering what could've happened.

Lucas couldn't help but have his heart tighten.

After what seemed like hours Red finally found the shrine and stopped. He slowly walked over to the shrine and lowered his body, letting Lucas's body drop on the ground near the shrine. Lucas's hand outstretched itself despite his whimpers and let his hand caress Red's face before cupping his cheek.

"R-Red," Lucas said. "I have a secret to tell you."

Red leaned his body lower, his lips a mere inch away from Lucas's. With his hand Lucas pulled down Red into a kiss leading the other face's to grow an intense red. However, despite that the two passionately kisses for about a minute before they separated, making small gasps for air.

"Lucas wh-?"

Lucas put a finger on Red's lips.

"Because," he said. "You always make the first move. Why can't I?"

The two laughed.

"Okay Lucas," Red said, bending over for another quick kiss.

Just then, their bodies began to glow in a green hue.

"What's going on?" Lucas asked.

Red scanned the entire area where to his surprise, he saw a green looking fairy with large eyes and a bulb like head. That was it, that was Celebi.

"It's the legendary," Red said.

"You mean...!?"

Red nodded as Celebi was quickly approaching them, then after circling them.

"Celebi is the Time Travel Pokemon," Red stated. "She's the Guardian of the Forest and will only come out during times of absolute peace."

Times of absolute peace? Does that mean we were both absolutely calm about kissing each other? Was it because I practically confessed?

"What's she doing?" Lucas asked.

The world around them became a swirling green and because of it Red and Lucas started floating much like Celebi. Old film strips surrounded them, each showing parts of the past even some parts they didn't see in Subspace. Red and Lucas were in awe at the sight. As Lucas took quick peaks at each of the memories Red scanned each one carefully to see if he can find one of the thief who stole the missing items.

Very late at night a boy in green clothes goes in everybody's room and steals something precious except for Ness's baseball bat. The boy snickered as he went downstairs and moved the carpet, revealing a hidden door below. He opened the door and threw everything done below, including his own shield. "I'll get back at that Ness for pranking me," the boy said and left.

"What are you looking at Red?" Lucas asked.

"Toon Link did it," Red said. "He stole everything and hid it in a secret room! He's trying to frame Ness!"

Lucas looked over to the film stripe, the scene replaying itself again for Lucas.

"Is this... What you wanted us to see?" Lucas asked.

Celebi nodded.

"Thanks Celebi!" Red said. "But why?"

[Dream Start King]

Celebi showed them a different scene, one of Lucas crying on his bed, Ness standing near him.

"What if he doesn't like me after all? What if he hates me because of it? What if our friendship gets ruined!? I'm so scared... I don't want to have my heart broken... It's already happened to me a bunch of times before!"

"Calm down Lulu," Ness said. "Maybe Red loves you, you never know."

"What will happen to us them!?"

[World's End Queen]

Red looked over to Lucas who looked down.

"Lucas..." Red said.

"I'm sorry Red..." Lucas said. "I'm insecure I hope you can accept it..."

Red hugged Lucas and started stroking his blonde hair.

"I don't mind it at all," Red said. "It makes you, you."

Celebi then showed them another scene, this time one of Red sitting on a chair with hos hands on his face and Marth standing by him.

[Dream's Start King]

"I can't believe it," Red said. "I'm such an idiot! I went and told him! I told him that I love him! What if he doesn't like me that way though? God I can't believe it! We only know each other for what? A couple of months and all of a sudden I tell him! What if he isn't into guys? What if he doesn't like me? What if he's a homophobic? What if he hates me for this!? I won't be able to not even be able to be friends with him!"

"Calm down Red," Marth said. "You're taking this all out of proportion. Maybe he ran because he didn't know how to approach the subject."

"Maybe he ran because he hates me!"

[World's End Queen]

"Red," Lucas said his name quietly, shocked at the sight. "You were crying for me?"

Red gave a silent nod as a tear rushed down his face.

"Red..."

One more scene rolled.

[Dream's Start King]

"We should think of a way to get those two to realize that they love each other," Ness said, taking a sip of his strawberry smoothie.

"Yeah, it's starting to bug me that they can't even see the obvious," Marth replied.

"I know right? I mean, Lucas should have been able to tell by the number of times Red has tired to get those two alone! He would wrap his arms around him and would sometimes even sleep next to each other while hugging! That's relationship type stuff!"

"Meta Knight and I do that all the time so Lucas should have at least been able to tell what Red was doing. On the other hand, did Red not see how Lucas acts different to him than to everybody else? Seriously, Lucas one time tried kissing Red but no. Red had to talk to somebody else without realizing anything. They share food all the time too! They shared a churro people! That's what lovers do!"

"You were there when that happened?"

"No duh. Stupid Ganondorf... Thank god I was able to get back at him later. Anyway, next time we do a group type thing let's pair the two of them together and then split the group by going one way and then Lucas and Red go the romantic way."

"Yeah but you need to be in Ike's group?"

"Don't you dare try rigging it like that again."

"Oh come on you know you love Ike."

[World's End Queen]

"They..."

Red laughed.

"They knew the entire time," Red said.

"I feel so stupid now."

"Why are you showing us this Celebi?" Lucas asked again.

Celebi showed one final scene, it was the scene of the two kissing in the forest.

"Because you want us to... Realize that we love each other?"

Celebi nodded and the two were coated with a green light.

"Wait Celebi!" Red called out. "Why are you even trying to help us?"

Celebi didn't answer, instead she teleported them back to the meeting.

...

"Now any questions?" Marth asked.

The two exchanged glances then laughed.

"I love you Lucas," Red said.

"I love you too Red," Lucas said.

Red lower himself to Lucas's height and kissed him.

"That's not a question but whatever," Marth said, trying to be serious and not laugh.

The two laughed again.

...

I am so sorry! I will maybe edit this one day! I rushed this and I am sorry about that... But now I can stop worrying and start on the new chapter of SSE Remake

Also, Dream Start and World's End are references to my work in progress Dream Escape. They refer to my main characters Maria and Envoy who work together in a life or death game.