Super Smash Bros vs Capcom

by Cybertoy00

Worlds colide as the heroes of the Nintendo and Capcom universes With some special guests along for the ride are forced together into an unbelievable adventure! Adventure Mode to be confirmed.

36. Adventure Mode: Level 1

Super Smash Bros. vs Capcom

Adventure Mode

World-Rhapsody

Level 1: Sim City

In a small, unobtrusive hole-in-the-wall bar and grill, Interpol officer Chun-Li sighed. Outside, something exploded and two separate voices, in two different but suspiciously understandable languages yelled words of blame, demands for compensation, and insulting allusions to each other's parentage. Then something exploded again.

Chun-Li sighed. She was beginning to get tired of it. Lately, it seemed like all she did was get mixed up in some interdimensional disaster. It wasn't so bad, sometimes, and she got to meet some very interesting people, but no matter where she went or who she met, it all ended up as one big fight. Though that wasn't so bad for her, trained martial artist she was, she knew it must have been quite a chore for some of the other people who frequently got pulled into the crisis. Like that Phoenix Wright character from last time, poor guy looked scared half to death. Well, it seemed like he had avoided this bit of chaos, she hadn't seen him…

Come to think of it, she hadn't seen many familiar faces since the merge happened. She saw a few of Tron Bonne's Servbots wandering the streets , and knew for a fact that Joe was working as a waiter here, but beyond that she didn't know where any of 'the usual suspects' were. The streets were littered with various creatures and things from across the two universes. Whatever caused the melding of dimensions saw fit to include more than just a handful of skilled fighters.

She didn't even know who was responsible for the merger, come to think of it. From what little- and admittedly, confusing- info she got from the people of the other universe, it could be the work of a being called 'Master Hand'. Apparently he had mixed up the worlds of the other universe a few times before, and was possible responsible for this incident.

It was depressing in hindsight how used people were to having the structure of the cosmos tampered with.

While Chun-Li stewed on the latest episode of her 'time and space adventures', a new player entered the bar. After getting himself a drink, he noticed the Chinese woman sitting by herself, and bought a second drink. Walking over to her, the newcomer got Chun-Li's attention and offered her the second glass.

"No thanks, I don't drink with strangers." Chun-Li declined politely.

The newcomer stroked his mustache thoughtfully before saying, "It's-a me, Mario."

Chun-Li smiled and offered her hand. "Chun-Li."

Mario took it and the two began to enjoy each other's company. Mario was about to regal about one of his adventures when all of a sudden, a new adventure began. A television set hanging above the bar, originally for customers who wanted to watch boxing matches and soccer games, suddenly switched to Mr. Wright.

"We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for this important news bulletin!" Wright reported, "We've just received word that Princess Peach's Castle, located in Uptown Sim City, is being attacked by monstrous forces! Details at eleven."

"Oh no!" Mario cried, and leapt up from Chun-Li's table. He made his way to the door, literally bouncing from table to table in his haste. Chun-Li was quick to follow him, running around the table.

When the two got outside, they found the road leading Uptown obstructed by a pileup of cars and various monsters wandering around.

Mario glanced at Chun-Li and the two exchanged nods. Adjusting his cap, he muttered, "Here we go…"

Stage 1 Sim City Main Street

For Mario, the trip down Main Street was quite smooth. Master jumper he was, most of the advancing foes were easily avoided in a single bound, and those that weren't could be bounced off of. Some from the Mushroom Kingdom even turned into gold coins after a single hit.

"Yahoo!" Mario cried, bouncing along. He hit a line of Goombas in rapid succession and earned three coins as a result.

This was not the case for Chun-Li. Though she could jump as well as Mario could, maybe better, she lacked the acrobatic ability the plumber had. That meant jumping over enemies didn't go as smoothly for her as it did for him. Of course, being a street fighter and all, any foe what got in her way were quickly dealt with by means of her well-toned legs.

"Yah! Yah!" She yelled, her legs becoming a blur. One jerk tried to come at her from behind, only to get punched in the face.

About halfway down, some of the cars were freed from the pile-up and tried to resume their quest across the city. Unfortunately, the drivers weren't very careful, and didn't bother to slow down or correct their position. This meant that Mario and Chun-Li now, along with Shyguys and street punks, had to deal with speeding cars coming at them, whether they were on the sidewalk or in the other lane. Luckily, some cars were moving slow enough to jump over, even for Chun-Li. But then a large vehicle came speeding down the street, knocking other cars out of its way.

"Here comes a truck!" Chun-Li cried, and used a derelict taxi cab as a stepping stone. Landing on the trucks roof, she saw ran as fast as her legs could carry to the end, and leapt off. Upon landing, she realized that Mario didn't jump with her. Panicking, she looked back- only to find Mario had survived by ducking under the truck!

She shook her head. "Show off!"

While the two of them were busy with the truck, the enemies of Main Street were preparing for their counterattack. Getting together, they prepared to mob the pair of heroes in one massive parade.

Chun-Li shook her head, and took a stance. "At this rate, we'll never get to that castle!"

But Mario had other ideas. Adjusting his cap so that it was snug on his head, he jumped into the air. "Let's-a go!"

Using the heads of the rampaging enemies as stepping stones, Mario easily bounced over the stampede. Realizing that she had no choice, Chun-Li began to do the same thing. Due to her inexperience in the field, her path over the rush of foes was not as smooth as Mario's, but she was a fast learner. It wasn't long before she and Mario had made it to the end.

Chun-Li panted, and looked back, surveying the destruction that had been wrought. I can't believe we made it through that disaster area… And it's only the beginning!

A few yards ahead, Mario was up to something interesting. Hopping up a pile of cars, he jumped towards a flag pole, and pulled the flag down.

Stage 1 Complete

As Mario and Chun-Li went on their way towards Peach's castle, their travel was watched by a figure on the rooftops.

"Now where is she going…?" Dante wondered aloud, "And with that little mustache?"

Dante had heard a few rumors about Mario. He sounded like a pretty decent person…if a little tight-lipped. Still, if those two were on the move together, something must have been happening…

The half-demon wasn't so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't hear the sound of footsteps, or the swish of a cape. Turning around, Dante saw a cloaked figure across on the other side of the roof. Only a pair of yellow eyes could be seen.

"Can I help you?" Dante asked haughtily.

A sword fell from the sky, sticking into the roof between them.

"Pick it up," The visitor said. It was not a request. "I do not want my victory tainted with an unequal opponent."

Dante smirked. "Thanks for your concern, but…" He unsheathed Rebellion. "I don't need handouts. I can make do on my own."

The challenger nodded. "That is good to know." Unveiling his cloak, Meta Knight unsheathed Galaxia. "Dante, head of Devil May Care! I have no qualm with you, but I must bring you down!"

Dante stared. "…Are you just a head with feet and arms?"

Dante vs Meta Knight

Meta Knight lunged at Dante, sword pulled back for a swing. Dante brought his sword up just in time and the two blades clashed together.

"Whoa!" Dante cried, almost thrown off-balance by the force of Meta Knight's attack. "Those little arms pack a punch!"

Rather than answering, Meta Knight jumped up to stab down, only to get blocked again by Dante. Nonplussed, Meta Knight kept zipping around and striking, only to be blocked again and again by Dante. The half-demon attempted to get a few hits in himself, but Meta Knight was as good as shielding as Dante was, and even better at dodging. Each attack that Meta Knight dodged gave the roly-poly warrior an opening to exploit.

When one such opening led to Dante getting a small slash at his side, the half-demon kicked Meta Knight back, hurting his foot on his mask.

"Aw, screw this!" Dante snarled, and brought out his two guns. Holding down the triggers, he unleashed a slavo of bullets at Meta Knight. Rather than trying to dodge, Meta Knight began to spin around rapidly, becoming a tiny dark-blue tornado. As he did, the bullets fired by Dante were deflected by his sword.

Realizing that he was only wasting bullets, Dante ceased fire. Running towards Meta Knight, Dante jumped up with Rebellion pulled back and swung down on top of the knight. Unfortunately for Dante, Meta Knight had stopped spinning in place and jumped back away from the half-demon's blow. Just as Dante landed, Meta Knight shot forward, this time spinning like a torpedo. The attack struck Dante dead-on. Dante was knocked to the side, almost hitting the edge of the roof.

"Okay…no more Mr. Nice Guy…" Dante grunted as he stood up. Meta Knight lunged again for another attack, but Dante was more than ready. When the masked knight was near, a twister of fire surrounded Dante's body and shot up, catching Meta Knight. Dante grinned and released the tornado. Cocking his guns, he looked up…to see that Meta Knight was not up in the air where he was supposed to be. It was at that moment that Dante felt a sharp pain on his back. Just before darkness claimed him, he saw a bat wing out of the corner of his eye…

End Battle

Meta Knight folded his wings back into his cape. Hidden by the mask, he winced as the burned part of his body stung. He had forgotten that Dante was half-demon, probably the reason for that fire. Munching on a Maximum Tomato, Meta Knight pulled out a remote control with a single red button and pressed it. After a moment, he pointed the remote at Dante's unconscious form and pushed the button. A beam of white light shot out of the remote and struck Dante's body, making it glow for a second. Once the glow had subsided, Meta Knight hid the remote back in his cape. Turning around, he nodded at two human women in spandex that had arrived.

If anyone had noticed the battle on the rooftop, their attention was diverted by what happened next, which is precisely what happened to Ness. The young boy had seen the burst of fire from Dante's attack, but before he could enter the building the roof was on, an adult in a green suit stopped him.

"Sorry, but no kids allowed in there, sonny," Mike Haggar said, adjusting his tie. "Rated T for teens."

Ness realized that it was a night club he was about to walk into. He also realized that he recognized Haggar's face from the various posters and billboards put up all over Sim City. But before he could tell Haggar about what he had saw (And ask if he had saw it as well) another explosion occurred- this one at ground level, and from the building across the street.

"What the…" Haggar muttered when he saw some tiny figures run out from the other building's entrance. "Stay here, kid." He told Ness, and went over to the building.

The building had a sign over its entrance with the word "ELECTRONICS MADE EASY", and the 'tiny figures' running out from it were Servbots, each carrying a large box. The boxes had a gear and lightning bolt emblem on the side. It didn't take a genius to see what was going on.

Haggar pinched the bridge of his nose. "All right, I'm going to give you three seconds to prove this isn't what it looks like."

The Servbots stopped, and turned to Haggard. They gasped and dropped their stolen goods.

"Oh, no!" One Servbot cried, "It's the wrestler man!"

"Let's get out of here!" another cried.

The Servbots ran off. Seconds later they returned, picked up the boxes they dropped, and ran off again. Haggar just shook his head and went after them.

Watching this, Ness blinked.

Stage 2 Beebop Ally

Following the Servbots wasn't hard for Haggar. While the Servbots weren't in any way obstructed by the parcels they held over their heads, their legs were noticeably shorter than Haggard's. Even at half a step he could keep up with them.

The real problem was that it seemed like every punk, monster, and otherwise nuisance seemed determined to throw themselves at Haggar- some literally. It wasn't hard for Haggar to knock them away- It would be a very cold day in an otherwise hot place for a bunch of 'charm school rejects' (As he would later call them) to be much of a match for the mayor of Metro City. The problem was that the Servbots were able to weave their way through the crowds. This meant that in spite of Haggar's better speed, they were able to maintain a proper distance.

Eventually, though, Haggar was able to fight his way pass the mobs and track them down to a deserted part of the street.

"He's still following us!" The second Servbot squeaked.

"Where's the truck?" The first Servbot asked, "Haven't we found it, yet?"

"I knew we shouldn't have parked so far away…" A third Servbot murmured.

"I'll take care of this!"

Out from the shadows stepped…well, no single word could describe it. It looked like a big metal box on chicken legs. Sticking out from the left and right sides were missile launchers. In the top of the box was a Servbot working a pair of levers, covered by a metal dome. The entire thing was 2.5 times Haggar's total height.

"Okay! Good luck!" The first Servbot agreed, running off.

"Be careful…" the second murmured, following.

"Give it your all!" The third cheered, also following.

The fourth Servbot nodded, and shot Haggar a determined look. Haggard, for his part, was unimpressed.

"I don't care how big you are," He said, "I can piledrive you with the best of 'em!"

"Oh, yeah?" The Servbot retorted, "Then take this!"

The 'Serv-Walker' fired some missiles, which flew (In an looping pattern) at Haggard. The ex-wrestler looked around for something that could be used as a halfway decent shield, but found the street bare.

"Ohhh boy." He gulped, swallowing. He prepared himself for impact.

"PK Thunder!"

A pulsing bolt of blue and purple energy, with a shape reminiscent of a tadpole, flew through the air, striking each missile. The missiles exploded harmlessly in the air. Amazed, Haggar looked around for the source of the energy bolt. He saw Ness run up to his side.

"Did you do that?" Haggar asked, amazed.

Ness looked up at the adult and nodded.

Haggar a smile grow under his mustache. Jerking a thumb at the Serv-Walker, he asked, "Think you can keep that up against him?"

Ness nodded, then tightened his cap and turned to the Serv-Walker. Haggar did likewise, minus the cap-tightening. He instead picked up a pipe off the ground.

The battle began with Serv-Walker launching another slew of missiles. Haggar and Ness jumped in opposite directions. Once he had landed, Ness cried "PK Flash!" and emitted a ball of pulsing green fire. The fire flew towards the missiles and once close enough, exploded in a display of pyrotechnics that destroyed the missiles. Haggar, meanwhile, charged at the Serv-Walker. Once he was close enough, Haggar put the Serv-Walker into a lock that he quickly shifted into a backflip. Serv-Walker's glass dome made a satisfying bang as it hit the ground. Haggar's satisfaction was short-lived though as the Walker's legs spun about, knocked him away, and jumped back upright. Not unused to pain, Haggar easily recovered and prepared for his next attack. Before he could do so, Ness charged forward, his hands glittering with psychic power. Ness unleashed psy onto the Serv-Walker, causing it to shake from the force. In retaliation, the Walker attempted to stomp down on Ness. But while this was going on, Haggar snuck up and sent the Serv-Walker flying with a drop kick. After helping Ness up, Haggar made another charge at Serv-Walker, this time spinning with both arms out. Before he could make a hit, the Serv-Walker fired another missile, this time hitting him.

"Uhn!" Haggar groaned.

However, Ness was already preparing a counter attack. Running towards the Serv-Walker, he pulled out his bat and jumped. Once he was high enough, Ness slammed his bat against the right-missile launcher. The result was that launcher being knocked off of the Walker, exploding into pieces once it hit the ground. Ness quickly darted away, not wanting to suffer from the Serv-Walker's retaliation. Meanwhile, Haggar was already at the Serv-Walker's side, ready to deliver another powerful blow. Mike's punch knocked the Serv-Walker down, and then he stomped on its torso for good measure. He jumped away as Ness sent another PK Thunder at the Walker, hitting it with such force that it was knocked upright.

"All right, you asked for it!" Servbot piloting the Walker yelled, "Take my ultimate attack!"

The Serv-Walker began to spin around, sending slews of missiles flying about randomly. Both Haggar and Ness found themselves jumping around trying to dodge them, with mixed amounts of success.

"Argh!" Haggar cried, as he was grazed a third time. "We can't keep this up forever! We've gotta make a stand!"

Ness, knocked down by another missile, nodded. However, before either of them could take bold, decisive action, something very peculiar happened. The Serv-Walker stopped firing and slowed its spin. Eventually it came to a stop, and Haggar and Ness could see why; The Servbot steering it had spirals for eyes!

"Ooh, my tummy…" The Servbot moaned.

Seeing his chance, Haggar charged. Taking hold of the Serv-Walker, he jumped up into the air before slamming back, giving it a piledriver. Letting it go, Haggar walked off as the Walker began to self-destruct.

Stage 2 Complete!

BA-KOOM!

The Servbot went flying, charred from head to toe (Figuratively speaking) and landed on the sidewalk. After a moment, it got up.

"Ohhh…you guys are meanies!" It sobbed before running off.

"Hey, get back here!" Haggar cried, but the Servbot was quickly out of sight. "…Great. Now how are we gonna find out where the rest of 'em went?"

Ness was about to answer when a piece of paper, burned around the edges, fluttered down to him. Grabbing it, he saw that it was a map of the city. Several spots had been marked with an X, and one spot in particular had been marked with an O. Intrigued, Ness tugged at Haggar's pants and showed him the map. Haggar frowned thoughtfully…

ELSEWHERE

When Mario and Chun-Li got to Peach's castle, the place was a mob scene. Koopa creatures from the first Super Mario Bros. game were crawling all over the place. Walls had been wrecked. Windows were smashed. The front lawn was absolutely ruined.

And dead center in the thick of it was Princess Peach, whacking Goombas and Spikies away with her parasol. Toad was at her side, looking fearful. Above them was a large airship, from which more monsters jumped out. Things did not look good.

Mario and Chun-Li quickly leapt into action- and into the fray. Mario bounced off of one Koopa Troopa, causing the Troopa to retract himself into his shell. Chun-Li followed up by giving the shell a hard kick, sending it flying. The shell proceeded to send anyone in its path, all Koopa creatures, out of the action, bouncing off walls and their heads. (Peach wisely ducked out of the way, pulling Toad with her)

Once a path was more or less cleared, the just-arrived heroes made their way to Peach's side.

"Mario! Thank you!" The princess cried happily, then turned looked at Chun-Li curiously. "And thank you…?"

"Chun-Li, of Interpol," the Chinese woman introduce, giving Peach a nod of her head. "Are you the only one here?"

"Yes, everyone else in the castle already escaped," Peach explained, "It's been just me and Toad."

"What do they want?" Chun-Li asked.

"I think they want to kidnap me," Peach answered, unsure. "But they're taking their time with it…"

"I saw two strange girls run into the castle!" Toad piped up, "I don't think they've come back out yet!"

Strange girls? That didn't sound good. Mario pointed to the castle doors and suggested that they go take a look.

Stage 3 Princess Peach's Castle

The insides of the castle were just as messed-up as the outside grounds. Ornaments had been knocked off of their shelves, paintings were tilted, and furniture had been flipped over. There were other Koopa creatures wandering around, though instead of causing more damage they were just hanging out.

Or keeping watch.

Hearing sounds of further ransacking further ahead, Mario and co. pushed onward, knocking aside any enemy that tried to inhibit them. Much to Chun-Li's surprise, though not unwanted, Peach was just as capable of beating away monsters as she or Mario was.

"It's easy when it's just one at a time," Peach explained as she slapped a Goomba, "I only get kidnapped when I get mobbed."

Their trek through the disrupted castle became more and more difficult, as they encountered fires and pitfalls. Chun-Li was worried about the structure of the castle holding up, but was assured by Mario that unless the castle was collapsing around them, it wouldn't be a problem. As long as they didn't cause much more damage, they would be fine. Jumping over the pits and fires, they continued onward, following the sound of further pillaging. Getting across the longer pitfalls was a touch tricky, but thanks to the placement of flying enemies, they were able to make it by using them as stepping stone. Chun-Li had some difficulty due to her inexperience in that regard, but managed with coaching from Mario and Peach.

"I keep telling you, I'm not used to this sort of thing!" The Interpol agent explained after almost falling to her doom once again.

Eventually, the trio (Or, quartet, counting Toad. But no one does) made their way to a closed door. Behind it were the sounds of ransacking clearly happening on the other side. Mario peeked through the keyhole and after a minute, turned back to the ladies and held up two fingers.

"There's two of them?" Chun-Li wondered, "Well, at least we have them outnumbered. We go in on one, two…"

Chun-Li put her foot against the door with enough force to not only knock it off its hinges, but also send it flying against the opposing wall. Directly between where the door landed were two young ladies. They looked quite similar to the women Meta Knight had met up with. One of them was holding a strange glowing sphere the size of a basket ball.

Chun-Li recognized them from Interpol reports. Bison Dolls! Here?

Peach, on the other hand, recognized the ball one of the Dolls was carrying. "They've got the X-Ball!"

Mario and Chun-Li looked at Peach. The Bison Dolls looked at each other. The Doll holding the X-Ball threw down a smaller ball that looked like it was made from spider webbings.

POOF!

As smoke filled the room, two extra sounds accompanied Mario and Chun-Li coughing. One was Peach going "Eek!" while the second was a loud crash. When the smoke cleared, Peach, Toad, and the Bison Dolls were missing. There was also a hole in the wall. It showed the front lawn of the castle, and on the grass below were the Bison Dolls. The Doll that had been empty-handed now had a burden of her own- Peach!

"Oh no!" Mario cried, and jumped through the hole in pursuit. Chun-Li followed him.

By the time the pair had managed to make their way down, the Bison Dolls had stopped running. Above them was now an airship flying Bowser's flag. A platform was being lowered by chains. Once it was low enough, the Bison Dolls hopped aboard and were hoisted back up.

"Hey, come back here!" Mario cried, and spotted a lone anchor hanging off to the side and raced towards it.

The sphere-holding Doll noticed this and too action. She whistled. A moment afterward a large figure leapt out from the airship. It landed between Mario and the anchor with a thud that shook the ground. Chun-Li, following after Mario, saw what it was.

"A Nemesis T-Type…!" She gasped, recognizing it from the last time the Capcom universe merged with another dimension.

Mario, having been knocked off his feet, looked up at the behemoth. The creature's gnarled head and mutilated face didn't worry him as much as the large bazooka it held, especially because it was now being aimed at him! The plumber gulped and tried to force his still-trembling legs into action. Nemesis T-Type closed in on the plumber…and then his head exploded. As the creature reared back in pain, roaring, Mario looked around to see what had happened. His eye caught sight of a man in some kind of combat fatigues, running towards him.

Chun-Li recognized the man. "Chris?"

She and Mario ran to meet with Chris Redfield.

"Sorry I'm late," Chris apologized, "What's the situation?"

Mario pointed at the airship, explaining that Peach had been kidnapped. Before he could elaborate, a guttural growl reminded the plumber of the thing that Chris saved him from. Nemesis T-Type stood, his gruesome head…completely unscratched (In a manner of speaking), save for some burn marks.

"It's unharmed?" Chun-Li asked, putting herself into a fighting stance.

The Nemesis glared at the trio, but his evil red eyes focused on Chris. "STARS…" He growled.

"Looks like he remembers me…" Chris muttered, doing a quick check on his weapons.

Mario saw something in Nemesis' bare hand. It looked like…a mushroom? It was black and had green stripes, but it was still a mushroom, very much like the kind he found on his adventures. What was Nemesis about to do with it?

The Nemesis T-Type messily devoured the mushroom. Once it had finished, its body began to sparkle, as if it inexplicably grew rhinestones on its skin. Then it started to grow.

A lot.

In a matter of two minutes, Mario, Chun-Li, and Chris found themselves being looked down on by a Nemesis T-Type that happened to be four times their size.

Boss Battle: Super Nemesis

"And I though those things were big already…" Chris muttered, reaching for a gun. At the same time, Super Nemesis pulled back a fist.

"Get clear!" Chun-Li yelled, and all three heroes dove for cover as Super Nemesis swung. The gigantic fist impacted the ground, but luckily didn't hit any of them. As super Nemesis persisted in trying squash Mario, Chris fired several rounds from his rifle, but even though the bullets clearly hit the beast's arm, Super Nemesis gave no sign of discomfort.

"I can't even tell if they penetrated…" Chris muttered.

The Super Nemesis must have felt something, because it turned on Chris in moments, slapping him away. With its attention drawn to the agent, this gave Chun-Li the opening to unleash a barrage of kicks, followed by a ball of ki. The Nemesis grunted in annoyance, but showed no sign of slowing down in its assault. Mario, meanwhile, managed to jump up and deliver a sound punch under the jaw. Super Nemesis made a sound that was halfway between a growl and groan, but otherwise didn't react. The three of them continued to assault Super Nemesis, dodging its own attacks whenever they could.

As the three heroes regrouped, Chris asked, "Any ideas?"

"We can't just keep hitting it, and we have no way of restraining it," Chun-Li commented, "Does this thing have any weaknesses?"

"I thi- Look out!" Chris yelled, and all three of them scattered again. Super Nemesis had leapt into the air and came crashing down onto ground where they once stood.

Mario spied the bazooka Nemesis had been using and an idea came to him. Calling over Chris and Chun-Li, he quickly shared his plan.

"That…might work," Chris conceded, "I think I can use that bazooka...but you two are going to have to keep its attention."

Chun-Li nodded. "Let's do it."

As Mario and Chun-Li charged towards Super Nemesis, Chris darted off to the side, hoping to take the long towards the bazooka. Even though time was of the essence, he couldn't get too close to the gigantified BOW. If he did, it might ignore Mario and Chun-Li and focus on him. He noticed that the Nemesis seemed to have it in for him.

Meanwhile, Mario and Chun-Li continued their own offensive. While Chun-Li focused her kicks and ki onto the joints in Super Nemesis' legs, Mario did something…different. Nimbly using the folds in its jacket as handholds and stepping stones, Mario ascended Super Nemesis' body. Super Nemesis tried to shake or knock him off, but was constantly distracted by Chun-Li's assault on its legs. Its mind couldn't decide which to focus on- the Chinese woman kicking and blasting its legs, or the strange mustached man hopping all over its body. Soon, Mario was right up where the nose should be. Super Nemesis' eyes crossed in an attempt to glare at the plumber properly. Mario waved cheerfully, pulled his fist back, then threw a fireballs in its eyes. Super Nemesis unleashed a screeching bellow of pain, reeling back. This caused Mario to fall off, but Chun-Li managed to catch him.

"Nice shot." She complimented.

Mario smiled and flashed her a thumbs-up.

At this time, Chris had reached the bazooka and was now struggling to aim it. The firearm was heavier than he had expected, and lifting the thing was tricky. Luckily, it wasn't so bad that he couldn't do it.

"Okay…" He grunted, heaving the barrel upwards. "Almost got it…"

"Chris!"

Chris looked over to Chun-Li.

"The eyes!" She yelled, "Aim for the eyes!"

Chris nodded. Gripping the trigger with one hand and raising the barrel with the other, he pointed the bazooka at the recovering Super Nemesis. "I wonder why it's not using its tentacles…"

It was at that moment that a pair of massive black tendrils shot out of Super Nemesis' body and at Mario and Chun-Li. The two were narrowly able to avoid the initial strike, but the shockwave of the impact on the ground, knocked them back.

Chris suppressed a groan and resumed his preparation. Once he was done…

BOOM!

Chris found himself somewhat shaken from the recoil from the bazooka firing. He watched, however, as the shell that was blasted fly up and up at Super Nemesis' head. However, just as the shell was about two-thirds of the way there, it began to fall, followed by Chris' hopes.

"It's not going to reach!" Chris yelled, trying to think of a solution.

Chun-Li heard Chris, luckily, and saw what was going on. Thinking quickly, she jumped over another tendril from Super Nemesis and ran to where the shell was going to fall. More tendrils came at her, but Mario warded them off with some precision jump-stomping.

"I can't believe I'm going to do this…" Chun-Li muttered through gritted teeth, "I just hope I don't blow off my leg!"

Once she got where she needed to be, Chun-Li swung one of her legs upward in a kick that would make a football player in the Super Bowl weep in humility. The bottom of her boot struck the bazooka shell with such force that a loud CLANG rang throughout the air. The shell shot up, striking Super Nemesis straight between the eyes.

BA-KOOM!

Super Nemesis howled in pain, but when the smoke cleared no damage could be seen. Super Nemesis glared down at its opponents…then something very peculiar happened. There was a noise three sour notes being played on a trombone and Super Nemesis lost its sparkles. Then it began to shrink.

And shrink.

And shrink.

And shrink.

By the time it stopped shrinking, the Nemesis T-type was about the size of a thumb.

Which was squished into oblivion by Chris, running up to Mario and Chun-Li.

"Good job, guys," Chris said, and noticed that Chun-Li was limping. "What's wrong?"

"I just kicked an artillery shell," Chun-Li said, smiling in a way that wasn't smiling at all. "What do you think is wrong?"

"Yeah…dumb question," Chris admitted, and reached into his pocket. "I might have something to help with the pain, though…"

As Chris applied some first-aid to Chun-Li, Mario stared up at the sky. The airship had flown off during the fight, and now Mario had no way to tell where it went to. Looking down glumly, he spotted a piece of paper and a small parcel lying on the ground. Upon further inspection, the paper had a message written on it. It was from Bowser!

Dear pesky plumber,

The EVIL ALLIANCE and I have taken over the NEW WORLD!

The Princess is now a PERMANENT guest in MY CASTLE!

I dare ya to find her if you can!

If you need instructions on how to save the Princess, check the enclosed instruction book!

"What's that, Mario?" Chun-Li asked as she and Chris walked over. Mario passed her the note and began to open the package. It wasn't so much a book as it was a poster that had been folded into something resembling a book. Unfolding it revealed a map…if such could be called. In the bottom left corner was a small picture of a city, labeled SIM CITY, while a picture of a dark castle at the top right corner was labeled BOWSER'S CASTLE.

"This doesn't make sense," Chun-Li said, "Why would this Bowser tell us where to go to save Peach?"

"It could be a trap." Chris suggested, "What I'm more worried about is why a Nemesis was with those things."

"Think Wesker is involved?" Chun-Li asked.

"It's possible…"

Mario wasn't too worried about the note they had found. It was just like Bowser to gloat like that. The Koopa King was more like a schoolyard bully in some respects. He told Chun-Li that regardless of who else was involved, they had to save the princess!

Level 1 End

A/N: this is the story behind the crossover. All good games need a story, and this is it. I'm going to try and keep the players in-character as much as I can, but please don't hold it against me if I get some things wrong. I'm sorry it took so long for this to be put up. I had some difficulties trying to set everything up, and how to pair up the characters.

Incidentally, certain reviewers requested that certain characters be allowed into the fic. I'm sorry, but I've already decided who's going to appear in this. It's going to be murder already trying to fit in the thirty-four characters mentioned in chapter 1. However, I'm willing to strike a deal; If someone can draw an illustration from one of the character endings, or from a scene in the Adventure Mode, I'll be more than willing to write up a Bio for a character of their choice and E-mail it directly to them, PROVIDED that said character was a playable in a Super Smash Bros. or Capcom Vs game. Sorry, but this is a crossover between those two series'. In any case, post your illustrations online and tell me where to find them. If it's good enough, I'll make a bio.

See you on Level 2!