People seem to have issue with the name Super Final Smash Bros, probably due to it ending with Brothers that makes it doesn't sound like an attack. But did anyone complain when the Bros. Attack in Mario & Luigi were like Spin Bros, Fire Bros, Chopper Bros, etc? Well, Super Final Smash Bros. is supposed to be named after those moves.

Chapter 9
It is the time when the spotlight of the majestic gala shine down on me!


"Phew… That's done with now," Marth said, sheathing his sword back.

Setsuna slowly got back up and asked, "What happened…? I think I heard some loud noises earlier…"

Kotaro sat back up and said, "So… that hag is dead?"

"Yeah…" Negi told them. "We won! It's all over at last!"

"That's great! I'm glad that nobody was hurt too badly…" Setunsa said gladly. "Ow…"

"Setsuna, are you all right?"

"It's no big deal, sensei. Just a small wound."

"Thanks for protecting me earlier."

"That was my duty, so you don't have to thank me. I think we should tend to Asuna first."

"Oh yeah!" Negi ran up to Asuna who was lying on the strip of land leading to the island and tried to shake her up. "Asuna! Are you all right?"

"All right, now let's look for that container or whatever it is," Captain Falcon said to the others. "It's got to be around here somewhere."

"I hope that it is not destroyed or anything," Red said.

The Smashers started pushing over rocks and digging around to look for the container of the spirit. They then heard a voice saying to them, "Is this the thing that you are looking for?" They looked up and saw Fawful standing on top of a pile of rock, and they could see the container inside his headgear.

"That's the one!" Kotaro said.

"Hey you! Give it back at once!" CF said.

Fawful simply chuckled and said, "The Great Cackletta may have fallen, but I, her most best pupil, shall continue spreading the mustard of doom onto her tasty sandwich! Disappoint her I shall not! Her plans I shall continue them!"

"You…!"

"Alas, the time has come! It is the time when the spotlights of the majestic gala shine down on me! All this time I was nothing but a simply toady having no role at all in this story written by a fink rat who is the master of plot twists and surprises, but dream I would never that I would one day take the center of the stage! I shall drizzle rage dressing of evil onto this country and then eventually the whole world! Rage dressing of the salad of evil! It is time that I let my true light shine, like many angry sunbeams of rage!"

"Okay, from all that I can get out of your demented speech," Marth interrupted. "You basically want to continue where your master left off and try to awaken the Cruncher, right?"

"There cannot be any more truth in what you have said!"

"If that's the case," CF said, getting into fighting stance, "we will not allow you to do so! You're going down just like your master and this fight will be easy!"

As they prepared to fight, a shadow suddenly loomed over them and they looked up and were shocked to see what appears to be a wyvern coming down. "What's-a that-a?!" Mario said in shock.

The Smashers moved back as the black wyvern, which was as big as a car, landed next to Fawful and a man with light brown hair stepped down from the back of the reptile. "Looks like there was a party here that I missed out, eh?" said the man.

"Nacien! The time you come is of the right moment!" Fawful said to him.

"Who is that?" MK asked.

Nacien looked at the Smashers and said, "So you are the people that have been getting in the way of Master Cackletta's plans, right? I can tell that you caused quite a ruckus here."

"They are the ones that I despite the most as they are the ones that have brought an end to the story of the Great Cackletta's epic saga even before she completed her tasty sandwich," Fawful told him.

"Hmmm… I see… So Master Cackletta has fallen… That's such a sad thing to hear. You guys really caused a lot of trouble for us."

"If you guys are not planning to give up even after your master is dead," CF said to them, "we're coming for you next!"

"Right! I can still on the likes of you any day!" Wario said.

"Unfortunately, we do not have all day to play with you, even though I feel like punishing you for killing our master right now," Nacien said as he slowly pulled out his sword from its sheath. "We will need to report this to the others first." Then without a warning, he swung his sword through the air and a burst of dark energy was released into the atmosphere.

"Watch out!" MK shouted.

The dark energy was like a large firewall that prevented the Smashers from moving forward, and Nacien and Fawful both used this chance to hop onto the wyvern which then took off into the air and flew away as fast as it could. "Dammit! They're getting away!" Kotaro said.

"Remember this, you spiteful fink rats! Soon I shall be the one laughing heartily at you when the whole world gets eaten up like a sandwich by the Cruncher!" Fawful said to them one last time before disappearing into the distance.

By the time the black fire died down, the villains had already disappeared and the good guys could not go after them. "Oh no… They got away…" Negi said.

"Dammit… Just when we thought everything is resolved and we can reclaim the stolen thing…" Marth said. "Looks like this won't be over very soon…"

"Well guys… It's a bad thing that this happened, so you can't cry over spilt milk," CF said. "For now, let's go back and try to think of what to do next. I think we should tell Roy about this too."

-

The Smashers eventually returned to their bus and going back was easier than it did when they came in because all the wild animals hid behind trees and trembled nervously when they saw the Smashers coming by. After getting back onto their bus, they immediately returned to the hotel.

-

Back at the hotel, the Smashers were all sitting at the lobby room and all that happened was told to the others. "So that's-a what-a happened," Mario said.

"Looks like things are more than we bargained for," G&W said.

"But now that we defeated their leader, shouldn't they be starting to lack organization and therefore be easier to deal with?" Kirby asked.

"Well, we're not sure on this," CF said. "From what they said, Cackletta is indeed the mastermind of this operation, but now that she's dead, who will be the new leader in the end?"

"That Fawful guy seems to be claiming himself as the candidate for the next master of their organization if you ask me," Red said. "Though I can't really see how tough he can be."

"Whatever the case is, we now know that there are more enemies out there than the ones we faced today," Meta-Knight said. "We have to be on a lookout and try to stop them as fast possible. We should also report to the king about this matter."

"By the way, is that girl all right?" Pichu asked, "The one that got possessed."

"She is all right now," ROB said. "She is currently taking a rest in her room and her condition appears to be unhealthy. Such is what I call the post-possession syndrome."

-

Sure enough, Asuna was back in her own room lying down on the bed looking rather sick and weak. Negi knelt down next to her and said, "Asuna, thanks goodness you're all right," he said. "I was very worried when you were being controlled."

"Yeah, I confess that I was pretty scared that time too…" she said. "I was conscious the whole time by body was taken over, but no matter how hard I fought, I couldn't regain control of myself. It was like locked up in a tight container with no place for movements at all… It did hurt when Setsuna attacked me, but I knew that there was nothing else that could be done…"

"I'm sorry for dragging you into this, Asuna…"

"What are you talking about? We're partners, so your problem is my problem too. We shouldn't have recklessly run to face the opponent by yourself the first time. It probably wouldn't have been that bad if I had tagged along with you that time."

"I'm sorry… I was really worried about the others and wanted to rescue them no matter what, I so did what they told me to do."

"That's all gone to pass now. You've killed the bad guy, right?"

"Yeah, but I don't think this is over yet…"

"I know, Setsuna told me about this earlier. Looks like this school trip will be a busy one after all, heh…"

As the two continued to talk, Konoka came into the room and patted Negi on the shoulder saying, "Sensei, I think we should let Asuna rest a little a bit. She's pretty tired from all those. And isn't your favorite TV show starting too?"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot Master Bate is airing soon!" Negi said. "So Asuna, hope you get well soon so that we can continue the school trip as usual tomorrow."

"You don't have to worry about me. I'll get better by the end of the day," Asuna told him. "No go watch your cartoon show that is full of… strange names."

Negi then left to return to his room and Konoka knelt down next to Asuna and touched her forehead. "It's not very hot," she said. "You should be fine sooner or later."

"Yeah, it's nothing to worry about to begin with," Asuna told her. "I'm just feeling tired, that's all."

"Yeah, it would be strange if you were to be sick. My grandfather told me once idiots never get sick."

A nerve cracked on Asuna's head as she was slightly offended by this. "What was that supposed to mean…?"

"I think grandpa is just joking. Anyway, I won't disturb you. Take a good rest!" Konoka then got up to leave to the room and saw Ayaka coming in. "Oh hi, class president!"

"Mind if I come and see the violent girl for the moment?" she asked.

"Feel free to do so!"

Konoka left and Ayaka came in and sat next to Asuna. "So how are you feeling?"

"Nothing big; I'll turn back into the violent girl that you always say I am before you know it."

"So it's true that idiots never get sick."

"What was that you said?!"

"Hohoho! Just joking! But it's true you are an idiot. Why else would your grades be the worst in our class?"

Hearing this, Asuna gave a swift kick to her back and kicked her off the bed. "Yeow! What was that for?!" Ayaka cried.

"Can you please get out now? I feel sleepy, so leave me in peace."

"Fine then…" Ayaka said as she got up and dusted her back. "Get better soon so we can continue our trip tomorrow. You don't want to ruin the trip that Negi sensei looked forward to for so long, don't you?"

"You don't have to tell me that."

After Ayaka left (but she didn't fully close the door), Asuna sighed and started to close her eyes to take a nap when suddenly the Narutaki twins poked their head into the room from the door. "How are you feeling, Asuna?" they asked simultaneously.

"I'm all right… Maybe a bit tired…" she replied in an annoyed voice.

"Are you sick?" Fumika asked.

"Not really."

Fuuka said, "Then the saying about idiots…"

"IDIOTS DO GET SICK AND I AM VERY PROOF OF THIS!!!!" Asuna yelled loudly in rage.

"Sorry if we are disturbing you…" the twin whimpered before disappearing behind the door.

Asuna sighed and laid her head back onto the pillow. "Now I can finally…"

Then the cheerleader girls, Sakurako, Madoka, and Misa, poked their heads into the room and said, "Asuna, mind if we come in and pay you a visit?"

"Why can't I get a rest…?" Asuna said with a face full of tears. "Fine, come in, as long you don't bring up anything about idiots never getting sick…"

The three girls came in to chat with her, but then the rest of the class started to pour into the room one by one to pay her a visit and soon the room was crowded. "Are you feeling any better?" Nodoka asked her.

"Yeah, I think I'm starting to feel better," Asuna replied. "Thanks to you guys for showing so much concern."

Chachamaru placed a tray with a cup of tea on it onto the table next to her. "This tea is brewed by master. It is good for your health."

"Thanks! You can give my thanks to Eva later."

"Negi sensei is really strong, isn't he? He… fought hard to bring you back and he did it in the end…"

"Yeah, that kid sure is something."

"So tell me what it's like to get possessed by an evil spirit. I'm thinking of coming up with a plot idea related to this for my next comic project," Haruna said with a notebook on her hand.

"I don't want to talk about it…"

"Oh, come on! You don't have to be reclusive about this."

"I'll just tell you that I never want that to happen again..."

"Okay, it's a very horrible experience similar to that of pregnancy…" Haruna mumbled to herself as she jotted down stuffs in her notebook.

"Where are you getting that…?"

Makie bent down next to her and said, "Was it scary while that monster was using you? How did Negi sensei rescued you?"

"Actually, Setsuna was the one that freed me. Negi sensei did absolutely nothing at all until they had their final battle with that sorceress. But I was unconscious the whole time, so I didn't know what happened during all those time. By the time I woke up, we were already back on the bus and heading for the hotel."

"Aw man… I was to know what the final attack that they unleashed on the villain was…" Haruna grumbled.

"Come up with your own ideas…"

The most of the day went on with the girls talking to Asuna to keep her company. Though she wasn't able to get any sleep, she started to feel better probably due to her friends keeping her company.

"But little does she know that her future looks very grim…" Pichu read out loud from a random book.

"Don't change the script!" Asuna yelled at him.

"Hello, Pichu! What are you doing here?" Makie asked him cheerfully.

"I just wanted to drop by to see if she is feeling all right," he replied. "I brought some story books for her to read in case she's bored." He pointed to a stack of books that was next to him.

"Thanks for the concern," Asuna said, "Even though we barely know each other."

"Here's a favorite of mine!" Pichu said, holding a book entitled Anustaro vs. Scrotumsuke. "I can read it to you out loud if you want."

"No thanks…"

"How about this?" Pichu switched to another book entitled Texas Chainsaw Massacre—Toddler's version.

"I'm not a fan of horror stories…"

"One Piece: A Smash Adventure? It's a novelized version of the comic," Pichu said, holding up a really thick book.

"Anything shorter?"

"Then this one." Pichu changed to another book entitled Curious George and the Weapon of Mass Destruction.

"Don't you have any normal stories there…?"

Nodoka looked through the books that he brought and asked, "Where did you get these books?"

"I brought it along for the trip," Pichu replied, "Bought them at a book store for kids."

"This one is educational," Haruna said with interest while flipping through a book titled Sounds from Your Parent's Bedroom. "And it's intended for elementary kids too."

"Winnie the Poo… Don't eat or drink while reading this…" Yue said while flipping through another book entitled as such, and she was drinking Tabasco soda at the same time.

There was a knock on the door and Natsume opened it to see Kirby, Yoshi, and Lucario. "Mind if we come in?" Kirby asked.

"We bought some healthy stuff for that girl to eat," Yoshi said.

"Come on in!" Natsume said to them. "It would be nice to get to know you better!"

"Thanks!"

The three Smashers walked up to Asuna and sat down next to her. "How are you feeling?" Kirby asked her.

"I said this several times already, but I'm feeling fine now," Asuna said, trying to keep her patience. "Thanks for your concern however."

"I told you that you can rely on us to get things done," Yoshi said. "They're really strong, aren't they?"

"Yeah, you can say that, though I really didn't witness anything."

"Oh, I brought some cookies for you, but…" Yoshi got out a small bag and opened it. "I ate them all on the way here."

"How thoughtful… But I'm not feeling hungry…"

Konoka then came into the room with a smiling face like always. "Negi sensei says we're going to the theme park tomorrow for a whole day of enjoyment!"

Hearing this, the girls tossed their arms into the air and cheered happily. "That's where our tour guide said we're going to also!" Kirby brought up.

"Looks like it's going to be a great and fun day tomorrow!" Pichu said. He turned to Asuna and said, "Hope you get well soon so we can all go there together!"

"Thanks! I'll try to get well soon!" Asuna replied. She looked up at the ceiling and smiled happily. "Having lots of friends sure is good! We're almost like a big family!"

TO BE CONTINUED

I was serious when I said this story isn't ending anytime soon. As you can see, Cackletta isn't the only villain in this story. In fact, I consider the story to have truly begun starting next chapter. This first nine chapters, you can say, is a warm up for the entire story. Starting next chapter is where the story truly begins.

By the way, the next few chapters will be dedicated to relaxation, humor, fanservice, and absolute pointlessness, meaning that there will be a few chapters of fillers starting next chapter. Just warning you all this beforehand in case you are one of those people who cannot tolerate the existence and concept of fillers, but I'm still doing it no matter what you say. Get ready for to read some stuffs that does not concern the plot of the story at all for a few chapters before returning to the main plot!

Nacien is a villain from Fire Emblem 6, though most of you might know him better as Narshen as that is what fan translation patches call him, but Nacien is the official spelling for the name. And in case some people still don't know yet, the Slime Sisters are from Negima.