Chapter 3
"We're almost reaching Corneria everyone" Fox said as the Great Fox was flying towards it's destination.
"I wonder what Corneria is like " Kirby said.
"You'll see when we get there" Fox assured him.
"All of a sudden, a large blue planet appeared on the screen.
"Is that Corneria?" Samus asked.
"Yep, this is where I got the Great Fox from when I was only 18 after I first reformed the Star Fox team" Fox said.
"Whoa, you mean you were only a teenager at the time you first went on a mission?" Link asked in surprise.
"Yes" Fox said.
"The moment they arrived on Corneria, they came in for a landing. After they exited the ship, they were greeted by Fox's teammates.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet my teammates" Fox said.
"Nice to meet you" Mario and the others greeted.
"This is Falco, he's our number one ace pilot" Fox introduced.
"What's up?" Falco said.
"This is the team's technology expert, Slippy" Fox said.
"Pleased to meet you" Slippy said cheerfully.
"And finally, this is Krystal, she's the team's telepath, and she's also my uh, my uh-" Fox trailed off.
"Girlfriend" Krystal corrected him.
"Girlfriend, right, she's my girlfriend" Fox said shyly.
Krystal just giggled, finding her boyfriend's embarrassment to be hilarious.
"So anyways, how did you meet these guys?" Falco asked.
"I met them in a desert while I was flying around in my Arwing, shooting down Venomian ships" Fox said.
"Venomian ships, who sent them?" Krystal asked.
"Wolf did, I don't know how he was able to gain control of them, but I know it was him who sent them" Mario said.
"What exactly is going on?" Slippy asked.
"We're on a mission to stop this evil group known as the Syndicate of Evil, a group which all of our arch enemies are apart of" Samus explained to him.
"So far, they've already managed to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, which is where I'm from" Mario said.
"And for some reason, they seem to know wherever we go, but we don't know how" Kirby said.
"That sounds like bad news" Falco said.
"I agree, so far, those villains have tried to destroy us more than once, just recently they sent some of their minions after us in space, we managed to lure them to Solar where they got destroyed, and the only reason they were after us is because they wanted this" Fox said showing the OWG control module to his fellow teammates.
"This technology looks advanced, why would they want this?" Krystal asked.
"Knowing Bowser and those guys, if they were to get their hands on this, they would use it to travel around various universes, taking control of each of them, and we wouldn't be able to stop them" Mario explained.
"Don't you think that maybe perhaps, they could create their own version of this device?" Samus asked.
"Huh, what are you talking about?" Link asked.
"Well duh, have you forgotten that Ridley is one of the villains in that group. Besides being evil and dangerous, he's also very intelligent, which means he's also the brains of the group. Knowing how smart he is, he could possibly make a OWG control module that he and the other villains could use to find us and destroy us" Samus said.
"I gotta say, Samus has a point about all this, which means you may need to get prepared if they choose to fight you themselves" Falco said.
"Exactly Falco, even though we have no knowledge of how they're able to track us, at least we know to be prepared" Fox agreed.
"So anyways, as long we're here, we might as well try and think up a way to defeat those villains" Kirby said.
"And we should repair the damages inflicted on the Great Fox, those battleships that chased us were brutal" Fox said.
"No problem, I'm on it" Slippy said.
Meanwhile inside a Space Pirate Mothership...
"Ridley be honest, are you sure this plan of yours will work?" Bowser asked.
"Absolutely Bowser, this one will be full proof" Ridley said.
"Where exactly are we going?" Ganondorf asked.
"Ridley said we're going to some place called Smash World" Bowser mentioned.
"Smash World, why are we going there?" Wolf asked.
"I've heard many things about this planet,including it's creator, Master Hand, an entity of unlimited power. It is said that his power goes unmatched throughout the world, but he is not alone, as he is assisted by his twin brother Crazy Hand on certain occasions. I believe that if we put them under our control, we can use them to dispose of our enemies. Then once they are out of the way, our ultimate goal for conquest will be fulfilled" Ridley explained.
"What is this plan you speak of?" King Dedede asked.
"It's a little plan I'd like to call, Operation: M.A.C " Ridley answered.
"Operation: M.A.C, what's that?" Ganondorf asked.
"Patience Ganondorf, you will find out soon enough" Ridley assured him.
The moment they arrived at Smash World, they became surprised at how the planet looked, the entire planet itself was composed of parts from each of their universes, including countless others.
"Look, there's the Mushroom Kingdom" Bowser said as he looked out the window of the ship.
"And Dreamland" King Dedede said looking out the window also.
"So this is what Smash World looks like, Master Hand must have used his powers to create this planet by using parts from every universe he could find, including ours" Wolf said.
"Yes, but right now we're going to the one place where Master Hand resides, Final Destination" Ridley said.
"Where's that at on this planet?" King Dedede asked.
"Right up ahead" Ridley said pointing at a nearby large circular platform suspended in mid-air, surrounded by an unknown spacelike background.
They then came in for a landing. After they exited the ship, they took the time to examine their location.
"Hmm, this place looks very interesting, it's got a great outlook to it" Bowser said.
"Yes, I agree, but where's Master Hand?" Ganondorf wondered.
All of sudden a large shadow loomed over them. They looked up at to see a giant white hand floating in midair above them. It was none than Master Hand.
"Intruders, how dare you enter my domain?" Master Hand asked angrily.
"To use you for our ultimate goal to rule the universe, with your power under our control, we will be unbeatable to all who challenge us" Bowser said.
"Fools, you dare to oppose me" Master Hand said.
"Yes, you can't beat us all at once" Wolf said.
"He won't be fighting alone" said Crazy Hand who appeared behind them.
"Hah, the two of you will be no match for the five of us, even if you work together" Ganondorf said.
Soon, a brutal fight ensued. Though the hands did the best they could with their teamwork, they failed to suspect they were fighting a losing battle. But regardless, Master and Crazy Hand would not allow themselves to be enslaved by these villains. They both tried firing lasers from their finger tips, surrounding the villains in lasers, but the villainous team would not accept defeat, and they began fighting back with extreme violence, completely overwhelming the hands savagely, beating them with reckless abandon. Afterwards, the hands were finally defeated, with Bowser shooting a powerful fireball at Master Hand, while Ridley fired his Plasma Breath at Crazy Hand, weakening them badly. The two hands fell to the ground, completely exhausted.
"You still think you can defeat us you fools?" Bowser taunted.
"You may have beaten us, but we will never pledge loyalty to you" Crazy Hand retorted.
"That's exactly the point you insolent fools, we plan to enslave you by force" King Dedede said.
"By using this device" Ridley said as he pulled out a strange looking remote, he pressed a button on it which shot out two large energy shackles, which attached themselves to the hands, binding them together. Pretty soon, the hands suddenly started shrinking until they were small enough to fit in a bottle. Ridley then stuffed them in a cage.
As long as we have this special remote, they'll remain under our control, and once I fuse them together, they'll be unstoppable" Ridley said.
"Fuse them together, how are you gonna do that?" Wolf asked.
"Like this" Ridley said. He suddenly pressed a green button on the device, which made the shackles emit a strange electrical energy that shocked Master and Crazy Hand. Suddenly they began to merge together, screaming painfully as it happened, becoming engulf in a bright light. After the light cleared away, the only thing seen in the cage was what appeared to be a being made entirely of dark energy, with dark purple aura glowing around it. Master Hand was the creature's right hand while Crazy Hand was it's left. It also appeared to be wearing white boots. On it's wrists were the shackles that were used to capture the two hands, while the energy cables that held the shackles together were now housed within the creature's body, glowing from inside it. On it's head was what appeared to be a round triangular helmet like dome.
"Amazing, you fused them together to create a powerful entity" Bowser said.
"Fellow villains, say hello to M.A.C" Ridley introduced.
"Now those heroes will be in for a big surprise" Ganondorf said.
"Yes, they won't know what hit them" Bowser smirking evilly.
Later...
"Wow, Corneria looks like a very peaceful place" Samus commented as she and the others walked around the city.
"Yeah, I agree, it's got all sorts of great technology as well" Kirby said.
"It just disappoints me on how much this place has been attacked by Venomian forces" Fox said.
"What do you suppose those villains are up to right now?" Link asked.
"I'm not sure, but whatever it is, it's probably something sinister" Mario said.
"Well all I know is, we may need some other type of item that can be helpful, I know we've got the OWG control module, but maybe there's something else we need, something that we're missing, but what is it" Fox wondered.
"An EMP Gauntlet" said Falco who walked up to them.
"A what?" Samus asked.
"An EMP Gauntlet, it's a kind of item I heard rumors about, but it's also said that in order to find it, you'd have to go to another universe, where there's a race of aliens who will tell you where you can find it, that's about all I know, from what I heard that is" Falco said.
"Who are these aliens we need to talk to?" Mario asked.
"I think they're called the Chozo or something" Falco mentioned.
"The Chozo, wait a minute, I know them" Samus said.
"You do?" Link asked.
"Yeah, they're the people who made me the person I am today" She replied.
"What do you mean?" Fox asked.
"What I mean is, after my family was killed, the Chozo adopted me, they infused me with thier blood, allowing me to adapt to their atmosphere. Then they trained me, and they gave me the Power Suit that I use on my missions" Samus said.
"Gee, thanks for the information Falco" Kirby said.
"No problem, by the way, the Great Fox is fully repaired and ready for takeoff" Falco said.
"Okay everybody, let's get going" Fox said.
"Right" the others agreed.
Later in space...
"Well, so far things have been normal, for the moment that is" Mario said.
"Now, to activate a warp gate that will take us to our destination" Fox said.
He then press several buttons on the OWG control module, which created another large portal outside the ship, directly in front of it.
But just as the heroes were about to go any further, something hit the ship from the outside, shaking it violently from the inside.
"What's going on, is there an enemy attacking us?" Link asked.
"Affirmative, unknown enemy is attacking the Great Fox, bringing it up on screen now" ROB said activating the monitor.
The Smash Bros. all gasped with shock as they saw a large humanoid monster made out of dark energy, attacking them from behind by shooting laser from it's fingertips, damaging the ship's surface.
"What on Earth is that thing?" Kirby asked.
"I don't know, but it looks enormous" Samus commented.
"Suddenly, Ridley appeared on the main screen alongside Bowser.
"Greetings heroes, I see you've had the pleasure of meeting our new pet" Ridley said.
"Ridley, so you and your friends are responsible for this huh?" Samus asked crossing her arms.
"Absolutely, it's the best plan we've ever thought of" Ridley responded.
"He's called M.A.C, and he's our most powerful minion" Bowser said.
"I don't know how you guys created this thing, but we're not gonna let it stop us" Mario retorted.
"Hahahaha, that's what you think" Ridley said.
"And by the way, it looks like the tables are finally turning around in our favor" Bowser said.
"You goons won't get away with this, we'll stop you one way or another, you'll see" Samus said.
"Hah, don't count on it being an easy victory, because it won't be" Bowser said before he and Ridley went off screen.
"We gotta stop this monster before it completely destroys us" Link said.
"ROB, get the laser cannons online from the rear,on the double" Fox commanded.
"Affirmative, bringing laser cannons online" ROB said.
Outside the ship, a hatch door opened from the back, and four laser cannons popped out. They began firing yellow lasers at M.A.C, making him groan in pain. Though he tried with all his might, the lasers were too powerful to resist. In retaliation, M.A.C made his hands in the shape of guns and shot two large bullets from his fingertips, destroying two of the cannons.
"I don't get it, the lasers are harming him but he's still after us" Samus said.
Then suddenly, M.A.C grabbed hold of the ship, trying to keep it from reaching the portal, all the while attempting to destroy it by dismantling it.
"He's grabbed onto the ship, he'll rip it apart unless we can stop him" Mario said.
"ROB, activate the turbo boosters at full power" Fox suggested.
"Activating turbo boosters at full power" ROB said.
Within seconds, the Great Fox's turbo boosters propelled the ship at full speed and velocity, freeing itself from M.A.C and flying towards the warp gate, firing one last laser blast at M.A.C, knocking him far across the galaxy.
The Great Fox then flew into the portal right before it disappeared.
Meanwhile back at Bowser's Castle...
"RRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHH, NOT AGAIN, AND AFTER ALL THE WORK WE PUT INTO THIS PLAN, THOSE HEROES RUINED EVERYTHING" Bowser yelled slamming his fist down on the table.
"M.A.C HAD THEM ON THE ROPES, AND NOW EVEN HE FAILS TO DISPOSE OF THEM" Ridley yelled.
"Now now calm down, it was probably just a minor setback" Kamek said.
"You idiot, why would you say something like that, this is a serious matter" Wolf said.
"But still, we do have a powerful weapon on our side" Ganondorf reminded them.
"True,very true, but how do we know where to track them to since they went through another portal" King Dedede wondered.
"As long as the tracking device is still active, we can still find them wherever they go" Bowser said.
"I suggest we follow them to their next destination and set up an ambush tactic. Then when they least expect it, we strike at the exact moment when they're vulnerable" Ridley said.
"Brilliant choice Ridley, it's time we stop hiding in the shadows, the chance to strike has finally come" Bowser stated.
"This time, those fools will be in for an even bigger surprise" Ridley said.
Sometime later on, after exiting the warp gate...
Wow, look at all these planets, I've never seen so many" Fox said.
Yep, I've been to each and everyone of these planets on all my missions" Samus mentioned.
Anyways, where's this planet Zebes you told us about?" Kirby asked.
It's that yellow planet right up ahead over there" Samus said pointing at a large yellow planet which appeared on screen.
Okay, ROB, take us in for a landing" Fox said.
Affirmative, preparing to land on Zebes" ROB complied.
The heroes then headed for Zebes. They soon arrived in the planet's atmosphere and landed down on the surface of the planet.
Samus, are you sure that the Chozo are peaceful?" Link asked.
Don't worry, I told you, they won't hurt you , they're very kind aliens" Samus assured him as she and the others all exited the ship.
They were soon greeted by a group of large humanoid birdlike aliens dressed in grey cloaks.
Hello Samus, it is nice to see you again after so many years" said one of the Chozo's.
It's nice to see you again too Old Bird" Samus greeted.
Samus then turned around to face her friends.
Everyone, I'd like you to meet the Chozo, the aliens who raised me" Samus introduced.
It's a pleasure to meet you" Mario greeted.
I see that you made some new friends" Old Bird mentioned.
Why yes, their names are Mario,Link,Fox, and Kirby, and together we're known as the Smash Bros" Samus explained.
Quite impressive, what might I say is the occasion for this visit?" Old Bird asked.
We were wondering if you knew about an EMP Gauntlet" Fox said.
EMP Gauntlet, yes, we know of it very well, why do you ask?" Old Bird asked.
We kinda have a problem on our hands, you see, all of our arch enemies have band together to form a group called the Syndicate of Evil, and so far we managed to foil every one of their plans to destroy us, but I think this EMP Gauntlet might be of good help to us in our mission to stop them" Kirby explained.
Oh my, this is a serious problem" Old Bird said.
Yes it is" Link said.
Since you know about the EMP Gauntlet, do you know where we can find it?" Mario asked.
Yes, the item of which you seek to acquire, is located on a desert planet known as Zenlar. On this planet, you will find technology that is far advanced beyond any other, but be warned, the planet is fiercely guarded by unknown forces, they'll destroy anyone they see as a threat, so be careful. Also while you're there, make sure to search for a temple of advanced technology, you will find the gauntlet there, but beware of the traps within the facility, they are very unsafe" Old Bird explained.
You got it, we'll be safe" Samus said.
Okay team, we got the information we need, now let's go retrieve that gauntlet" Mario said.
Afterwards, the Smash Bros all head back to the Great Fox and take off into space once again
Meanwhile in the Space Pirate Mother Ship...
Master Ridley, I've got our enemies on radar" said a Space Pirate who was piloting the ship.
Good work" Ridley said.
Shall I shoot them down?" asked the pirate.
No, just keep following them, we have a special plan in store for them" Ridley said.
But sir, don't you think it would be wise to destroy them like the vermin they are?" the pirate asked again.
But Ridley suddenly grasped the Space Pirate by the neck and lifted him up.
Are you questioning my authority?" He asked menacingly.
No, no sir" the pirate replied.
Then do as I and my teammates tell you, do not shoot down our enemies, just continue following them, and if you shoot them even once, I'll rip your head off and toss your body out, got it" Ridley said threateningly.
Yes sir" the pirate responded.
Good, keep it that way" Ridley said dropping him.
From what I'm seeing, the Smash Bros. seem to be heading towards some unknown planet" Wolf said.
Any reason why?" Ganondorf asked.
I'm not sure, but I'm positive that there's something on that planet that they're going for, an item of sorts" Wolf said.
Well then, once we ambush them, we'll steal the item" Bowser said.
Our ambush tactic can't possibly fail" Ridley said.
Precisely Ridley, while following our rivals, we must prepare for our ambush" Bowser said.
And this time, they'll never see it coming" Ridley mentioned.
Later...
The Smash Bros. were now currently en route to the planet Zenlar. So far, they were already at least two hours away from arriving on the planet.
Okay, we're almost close to our destination, so I'll be very brief, Old Bird said that the planet is guarded by forces that have never been seen before, so it's best that we be on our watch for any attacks that might come our way, and if we happen to run into any of the S.O.E's minions along the way, we'll take them out, we can let anything stop us from getting the EMP Gauntlet" Mario explained.
Mario's right, we've got to hurry as soon as possible" Link said.
My thoughts exactly Link" Mario said.
You know Mario, I gotta say, for a heroic plumber, you sure do make a great leader" Samus commented.
When a situation demands leadership, I always act on it" Mario said.
Great Fox is now arriving on Zenlar, preparing to land" ROB announced.
Alright everyone, it's time for us to start searching for that gauntlet the moment we land" Mario said.
Right" the others agreed.
The Great Fox soon landed down on the surface of Zenlar. The heroes exited the ship and looked around. The entire planet looked like a desert wasteland, the only difference being that it was home to many varieties of highly advanced alien technology. Though most of the technology itself was the least of their interests, they had to admit that it was an unusual sight.
Wow, look at all this technology, it's just so amazing" Samus said.
I agree with Samus, everything just looks so futuristic" Kirby said.
Focus you two, we have to find that gauntlet" Fox said.
As they continued traveling, searching for the temple, they came across all sorts of technology along the way.
But suddenly they felt the ground shake and vibrate slightly, nearly knocking them off balance. Afterwards it stopped.
What was that shaking?" Fox wondered.
Beats me" Link said.
Whatever it was, we'll worry about it later, right now we've got to keep going" Mario informed them.
Whoa Mario, not only do you make a great leader, you even sound like one" Kirby commented.
But Mario simply ignored him as he continued walking up ahead, with the others following close behind him.
Lucky for us, I brought this radar just so we can find the temple, it shouldn't be too difficult" Fox said as he pulled out the device from his pocket.
While watching the radar, Fox then noticed a small red dot on screen, indicating that something was up ahead.
Looks like I got something, I think it might be the temple, if so, we're almost there" Fox informed them.
The ground suddenly shook once again, this time more harder than before, then it stopped again.
There goes that shaking again" Link said.
I'm starting to think that there's something moving underground" Samus mentioned.
Samus has a point, these earthquakes don't seem natural, there might be something underground" Mario agreed.
"We don't any time to guess, we found the temple" Fox said pointing at a large pyramid-shape building up ahead, which was made of strange metallic material, with weird energy lines flowing down the sides.
"Alright, we found it, now let's get that-"
"Samus watch out" Fox warned, pulling her out of the way as two giant metal jaws sprang out of the sand and clamped together.
"What the heck just happened?" Samus asked.
"I think you might have walked into a trap" Fox told her.
"It looks like a giant bear trap" Kirby said.
"Why the heck would someone use a trap like this ?" Link asked.
"It doesn't matter now, we have to get to that temple." Mario said.
But after they continued walking, they suddenly had to move out of the way of a giant spiked ball, swinging from a long metal rod.
"A giant pendulum with a spiked ball, what kind of trap is that supposed to be, it just looks incredibly stupid." Mario said.
"Forget those, let's just get to the temple before anymore traps spring on us." Fox said.
With that said, the Smash Bros. began rushing towards the temple, dodging other weird traps along the way, eventually making it to the temple's entrance.
"Shoo, that was a close call." Link said wiping sweat from his forehead.
"Ah shoot, the door to this place is just like the one at the space station, it requires a code to open it, and I don't even know it." Fox said in frustration.
"Move over, allow an expert hacker to do this." Samus said pushing Fox to the side and stepping up to the control panel. She pressed several buttons on the panel, and pretty soon the door slid open.
"There, easy as pie." Samus said.
"Seriously, how do you do that?" Kirby asked.
"Hehehe, a girl like me has her methods you know." Samus said giggling before she walked inside.
"Like I said before, she's weird." Kirby commented while following her inside, with the other Smash Bros. coming along.
The moment they walked into the temple, they were shocked at what the inside looked like. The walls of the temple were covered with the same energy lines that covered the outside of the building. There were also ancient looking symbols engraved on the walls.
"This place looks more hi-tech on the inside than the outside." Samus said.
"The aliens who built this must have done a lot of work, they are quite intelligent." Fox said.
All of a sudden an alarm went off, and a red light flashed in the room.
"Intruder alert, intruder alert, laser guns online." said a robotic voice.
Within minutes, parts of the walls opened up, and a laser gun popped out from each of them, targeting the heroes with lasers pointers.
"It looks like the traps inside are more dangerous than the ones outside." Kirby said.
"Not only are these aliens intelligent, but they're also organized." Mario said.
"We better get moving, those lasers might be deadly." Fox said.
"Targets acquired, annihilate intruders." said the voice.
The Smash Bros. all started running for the next as fast as they could, dodging the lasers as they did so. They soon managed to make it into the next room.
"Boy, what a rush." Fox said.
"Tell me about it, those lasers almost roasted us." Kirby said.
"Uh guys, I don't think we're out of danger yet, look at the walls." Samus said.
They all look at the two walls, which had spikes protruding from them and were moving straight towards them.
"Oh man, we're gonna get crushed in here, we gotta hurry and get to that door at the end of this room, now." Mario warned them.
Taking caution, they made a run for the door. But suddenly the walls started to go faster, making things more worse than before.
"They're speeding up, run faster." Fox said.
Pretty soon, the Smash Bros. were running faster than before, trying to reach the next door in the room.
"We're almost there, just keep going." Mario said.
Eventually, the five heroes made it out of the room just as the walls crashed into each other.
" Great, where are we now?" Link wondered.
"I don't know what's in this room, but it looks safe for us to navigate through, let's go." Mario said.
But just as they started walking, they soon found themselves ducking out of the way of an oncoming giant blade swinging at them from the side.
The Smash Bros. realized the room had several more giant blades swinging from side to side right up ahead of them.
"Geez, this place is just filled with all sorts of traps just waiting to spring on us." Samus said.
"Never mind that, let's just get moving while we're still alive." Kirby said as he dashed forward, dodging the blades while running.
The rest of the Smash Bros began rushing their way past the blades, evading them as they did. Mario and Samus simply jumped over them with ease while Link and Fox rolled underneath them. Kirby was able to avoid the blades easily because of his small size.
The Smash Bros. reached the exit and made their way out the previous room and into the next one. They all then sighed in relief.
"Man, are we lucky to be out of there!" Samus said relieved.
"Hmm, this is weird, I think we're back outside, because there's sand on the ground." Fox pointed out as he looked around the area they were in.
The other heroes all looked around the place as well, the area was outside, with two walls that surrounded it, but there was no roof over it, the sky was visible, and there was sand on the on ground like Fox had said.
"This place looks like a wide open area, I wonder what these aliens used it for." Samus said.
"It might have been used for field testing experiments, at least I think so." Fox said.
"Hey, look up ahead, it seems there's a building up in the distance, that might be where they keep their inventions and experiments." Mario said.
" You think that's where the gauntlet is?" Link asked.
"I hope so, the sooner we get it we can get off this planet" Kirby said.
But before they could even move, the ground suddenly began shaking again, this time with incredible force, enough force to knock everyone off their feet.
"Mama mia, there is something moving underground, and it sounds like it's about to rise out." Mario said.
Suddenly without warning, two large and enormous worms arose from the ground, towering over the heroes. The worms were about the size of skyscrapers, but the most unusual feature about these worms was that they were made of an unknown metallic alloy. They also had large carnivorous mouths, filled with millions of metal razor sharp teeth. Mounted on both sides of their bodies were four laser cannons. The giant worms roared down at the heroes, intending to attack them.
"I knew there was something underground but I never expected it to be two giant cybernetic worms." Samus said.
"It doesn't matter, we have to destroy them, Smash Bros. attack." Mario commanded.
The giant worms lunged at the heroes, attempting to grab them. But the Smash Bros. all jumped out of the way. Samus activated her power suit and started firing missiles and beams at the worms, but the attacks had no effect. Mario tried shooting large fireballs at them, but the fire did nothing against their metallic bodies. Link slashed at the worms with his sword while Kirby used his Final Cutter blade, but neither Smash Brother was able to leave even a scratch on them. In retaliation, the giant worms fired their lasers, which the heroes dodged.
" I don't get it, nothing's working against these things." Link said.
"Their armor is too hard to penetrate." Samus said.
"ROB, send me a Landmaster" Fox said into his communicator.
In at least three seconds, a Landmaster was teleported to his location. He quickly jumped inside and activated it. He then began firing lasers at the worms, but like everyone else's attacks, the lasers caused no damage at all. The worms continued attacking with their own lasers, completely incinerating the entire, all the while trying to kill the heroes.
"Darn it, this is getting us nowhere at all." Fox said in frustration.
"There must be some weakspots on these things, there has to be, but where." Mario said.
The cybernetic worms burrowed back underground, as they did the heroes noticed red glowing orbs at the tips of their tails, encased in glass barriers.
"Wait a minute, those red orbs on their tails, that must be their weakpoints, it's gotta be." Kirby said.
"Then we better get ready, because here they come again." Mario warned them just as the worms arose from the ground once more.
"Okay Fox, aim for the orbs, me and the others will try to hold them off, but we only have one chance at this." Mario commanded.
"You got it." Fox said.
While Mario and the other Smash Bros. were keeping the worms distracted, Fox headed behind them and aimed at the orbs. But it didn't take long for one of the worms to spot him and fire a laser at the Landmaster, causing heavy damage. Meanwhile the other one was currently trying to eat Mario, who was restraining it's jaws with all his might, preventing it from reaching him.
"Fox hurry , we can't keep this up forever." Mario said.
"I'm trying, just give me some time." Fox responded.
"Fox then locked the Landmaster's targeting system onto the orbs and shot two charged lasers at them, breaking the glass barriers, thus exposing the weakpoints.
"TAKE THIS YOU OVERGROWN FREAKS." Fox yelled as he fired two lasers at the orbs, completely destroying them. Within seconds, the worms started to malfunction. Eventually their bodies became unstable and blew up in a huge explosion, scattering pieces everywhere.
"Alright, yeah, we did it." Samus said.
"Good work Fox." Mario said.
"No problem Mario." Fox replied climbing out of the Landmaster, which was soon teleported back to the Great Fox.
"Well, now that those things are out of the way, let's get that EMP Gauntlet." Link said.
The heroes then made their way towards the building, with Mario punching the door open the moment they reached it.
They then saw a metallic glove sitting on a pedestal in the middle of the room. It had glowing yellow lines all around it. It was also a shining black color, with energy lights on the fingertips.
"Amazing, this must be the EMP Gauntlet, the item that the Chozo told us about." Samus said.
"It looks like it might be of great help." Link said.
"It looks very powerful to me." Fox said.
"Well, now that we've got it, we can leave now." Mario said picking up the gauntlet.
Good, because to be honest, this planet creeps me out a little, with all the weird traps, the worms and whatnot." Kirby said.
Minutes later...
The heroes were just now leaving the temple after they had obtained the gauntlet.
"That's another point for us, and a zero for those idiot villains." Fox said.
"My thoughts exactly, and If I may just say this, those villains are just too stupid to realize how incompetent they are, that's why they never win." Mario commented.
" I mean really, what else could those morons possibly dish out anyway?" Samus asked jokingly.
Suddenly, a small metal orb with blinking lights was thrown in front of them. It emitted a strange beeping sound, which started to go faster.
"What is that thing?" Mario wondered suspiciously.
All of a sudden, without warning, the orb exploded, releasing a bright light which blinded the heroes.
"Gah, what the heck, I can't see." Link said trying to block the light with his shield.
"Someone threw a flash bomb at us." Fox said covering his eyes.
"I think someone must have ambushed us, but who?" Mario wondered.
When the light cleared away, the Smash Bros soon found themselves confronted by their arch enemies.
"That would be us who ambushed you." Bowser said.
"And we've got your gauntlet, which is ours now." Ridley said holding the gauntlet in his left hand.
" Give us back that gauntlet you thieves." Fox demanded angrily.
"You want it, come and get it." Ridley taunted.
"Gladly." Link said as he tossed a boomerang, knocking the gauntlet out of Ridley's hand. It then landed near a large rock.
"This draws the line, that gauntlet is as good as ours." Ganondorf said.
"Don't count on it you losers." Mario retorted.
Let's see if you have the guts to fight for it." Wolf said.
"Bring it on." Samus said.
"VILLAINS CHARGE." Bowser yelled as he and the others rushed forward.
"SMASH BROS. ATTACK." Mario shouted rushing towards the villains, with his allies following him.
Within minutes, the two groups became locked in a vicious battle, with each combatant fighting their respective rival. Mario and Fox engaged Bowser and Wolf in hand-to-hand combat, Link fought Ganondorf in a brutal sword fight, Samus battled Ridley in her power suit while Kirby fought with King Dedede.
"The sooner we defeat you, we're taking the gauntlet." Bowser said.
"Not if me and my friends can help it." Mario said right before catching one of Bowser's fists and tossing him through a large rock, breaking it on contact. Bowser retaliated by shooting fireballs at him, but surprisingly, Mario punched them back at him.
Meanwhile Ridley tried firing his plasma breath at Samus, but she easily avoided it and fired a missile at him, but he knocked it away and lunged at her. Samus jumped over him, launching herself off his head and firing her charge beam at him from behind, striking him in the back, sending him falling to the ground.
Link and Ganondorf were currently exchanging blows with their swords, avoiding each and every blow that the combatants threw at each other. Link eventually managed to overpower Ganondorf, knocking his sword out of his hand and kicking him in the chest, knocking him to the ground.
King Dedede was swinging his hammer at Kirby, but the hero easily dodged every single attack he threw, managing to counter by uppercutting his nemesis, sending him flying in midair, right before crashing against a rock.
Fox and Wolf in the meantime were evenly matched at the moment, as neither opponent was able to best the other in battle.
"You sure have got a lot of fighting potential, for a minor." Wolf commented while blocking one of Fox's punches.
"If I were a minor, I wouldn't be here fighting you right now." Fox corrected him.
But just as Wolf tried to punch him, Fox caught his arm and threw him over his shoulder. But Wolf got back up and knocked Fox off his feet with a sweep kick. Fox quickly recovered and moved out of the way of an oncoming punch, countering with a punch to the face. Fox then started turning the tables as he began overwhelming Wolf with ease, punching and kicking him without giving him any chance to counterattack.
"You were always too caught up in your own ego to even remember that you can't beat me." Fox taunted.
Pretty soon, all five villains were defeated by the heroes.
"I can't believe this, I just don't understand how you defeated us." Bowser said.
"If you stupid idiots weren't so incompetent, you would have won easily." Mario said.
"We may have lost the battle, but we have not lost the war." King Dedede said.
"And the gauntlet is still ours, since we're stealing it." Ridley said grabbing the gauntlet.
"What, you can't just steal it right after we just defeated you, that's not a fair fight." Mario said in anger.
"That's easy for you to say, considering that you never fight fair." Bowser retorted.
I do to fight fair, you're just too stupid, stuck up, and incompetent to even realize it." Mario argued.
"STOP CALLING ME THAT, I AM NOT INCOMPETENT." Bowser yelled.
"Yes you are." Mario said.
"Forget this, let's just get outta here while we still can." Bowser said as he and the other villains took off running with the gauntlet in their possession.
"After them, we can't let them get away with that gauntlet." Mario said running after them with others right behind him.
"They're heading towards that space pirate mothership up ahead." Samus said.
But they realized they were too late as they saw the mothership lifting off the planet's surface.
"So long losers, looks like the villains win this round." Bowser said.
"But before we go, allow us to give you a parting gift." Ridley said.
Suddenly the mothership fired a powerful laser at the Great Fox, completely destroying the ship, blowing it to pieces.
"Have fun being stranded." Ganondorf said.
Afterwards the mothership took off into space.
"NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO." Fox yelled.
"Curse those villains, first they take the EMP Gauntlet which we nearly risked our lives in obtaining, and now they destroyed our only means of getting off this planet." Link said.
"Now what are we gonna do, without a ship we're stranded here." Kirby said.
Samus then began thinking for a few minutes, until a certain thought came to her mind.
"Wait a minute, I got it, we can use my gunship to fly off this planet." Samus said.
"But I thought you said it was damaged when you crashed in Hyrule." Link said.
"Oh uh, funny you should say that, because, I kinda forgot to mention that my ship has an auto-repair system built into it, so it should be back online by now, sorry I forgot to tell you that, hehehe." Samus said sheepishly.
At this point, Mario suddenly got mad.
"WHAT, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOUR SHIP HAD AN AUTO-REPAIR SYSTEM THE WHOLE TIME, AND YOU NEVER EVEN TOLD US?" Mario yelled.
"I guess I just wasn't thinking of it at the time." Samus said shrugging her shoulders.
"Well okay, sorry about snapping at you, I was just under a lot of pressure from our encounter with the villains." Mario apologized.
Samus then pressed a button on her suit, and within minutes, her gunship came flying in, coming down for a landing.
"Wow, what a ship, this is what you use to travel in space?" Fox asked.
Yep, it may not be as big as the Great Fox, but it will fit all five of us inside, plus it's more faster." Samus said.
"Well, at least it'll get us out of here, let's get onboard." Kirby said.
The sooner they got inside, the other heroes were all surprised at how it looked from the inside.
Samus sat at the main cockpit of the ship, while the others chose to stand.
"This technology looks interesting, I wish I had some of it." Fox said.
"Yeah, well keep dreaming, because this technology is mine." Samus said.
"Okay, so now that we're all set, what next?" Link asked.
"Let's head back to Corneria for more regrouping, we might be able to even get a new ship." Fox suggested.
"Good choice, now let's get moving." Samus said.
Afterwards, the ship then flew off into space.
Chapter 3 is finally done, after taking me several weeks and the last day of May to work on it.
Well, I've got four days of school left. After that, I'm officially out for the summer.
So make sure your prepared for more chapters during summer break, because I'll be online more often.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
I'm logging out now, see you all tomorrow.
P.S.: Some of the stuff in this chapter may sound a little comical, I just thought I should let you know. But regardless, it's still an aventure story.