Author's Note:
Super Smash Flash 2 is based on the popular fighting franchise by Nintendo and is currently going through its beta stages. This story, which is based on version 0.8, takes the characters, unlockable and otherwise, and the stages as they are to form the map of the imaginary world of Smash Flash. Each update twists the story drastically. Despite the title, this is the very first story in the series.
Fairly unaware of recent events, Sonic goes to the Sky Sanctuary Zone to reflect.
"Maybe Falcon was right about me after all. I'm a joke." said Sonic in despair.
"Life is just a matter of waiting for the punch line." said a voice from behind.
"What?" Sonic said as he turned around, meeting a heavy fist from Miles Prower, square in the face. He fell to the ground. "Tails?"
"Oh no no. Didn't you hear? Tails is dead. He became terminal the day you left him to die. Just as well. You're responsible for the rebirth of Miles Prower. And you know, he never liked you."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm going to kill you Sonic. And though you're a fast warrior, I'm going to kill you very slowly, painfully; you'll welcome the sweet embrace of death."
"What the hell has gotten into you? Why did you betray Goku and Naruto?"
"I am Miles Prower. I betray indiscriminately, as you shall soon find out." Sonic began to think back minutes ago to what Goku said to him just before he left Hyrule.
"I guess I can't stop you from going, but remember Sonic, if you run into trouble, you're fast enough to make it back here. Don't try to take anyone on your own. We've enough blood on the sand as it is." Sonic sighed.
"I'm sorry Goku" he said to himself "but this is my own problem, I've got to solve it on my own. Come on Tails!"
"I'm going to enjoy this. You will not." Miles replied.
Back at Hyrule, Peach questions Lloyd as to exactly how much he knows.
"How did you find out?" asked Peach.
"The walls would be thick if we had any here. I know to you, the Tower of Salvation may seem like a place of romantic getaway. But it's actually where I have to live in this world. I saw you with him a long time ago. I but awaited the right time to say anything. I simply came, saw you with him, and left to look at something less disgusting. I just have to say, for everything Mario ever did for you, you're a whore." The princess attempted to slap Lloyd. Predictably dodged. "Pathetic." Lloyd said with a smirk.
"Who did you tell?" the princess asked with concern.
"Don't worry your highness. It's our little secret, and I guess Wario's too. I just hope nothing happens to change that. You understand?"
Whenever Falcon's men weren't killing heroes, they were killing time in the Chaos Shrine.
"You know, Tails probably knows where the rest of them are. But he never told us." said Sora. "How do we know we can trust him?"
"You have doubts about Prower?" asked Fox.
"I just don't see any reason for his sudden change of heart."
"There was no change of heart. His heart had just stopped beating for a while. But it's back on now. And it's beating harder than ever."
"Sounds like you two had a history." said Wario.
"An unbelievable one. But too long a story for a sitting." said Fox
"The captain has been gone for a long time now. We're getting restless. Indulge us." said Black Mage.
"Very well." said Fox. "Xoloria. That's where Prower and I are originally from. Like any city, it had its government. But Xoloria belonged to us. We controlled industry, and whether or not said industries failed. We controlled crime rates and part of law enforcement. We pulled the strings on all these things for our own personal monetary gains. From the petty things to the not-so-petty. What made us good at what we did was that even those that were the closest to us didn't know that we were the ones behind it all."
"You were crime bosses." Sora judged.
"No." Fox replied. "We were what every crime boss wishes he could be. No one knew all the terrible things we did, except us. We knew each other's secrets and no one else. We would have political and financial puppets set just to take the fall for things we did."
"How did you guys manage never to blow your cover, to anyone?" Wario asked.
"Simple. People always figured that there was only one guy in charge. On top of that, no one would think that the one man would make his face so public. That's what made our cover so great. We ran a street fighting ring. Everyone knew about it. They even knew our names. Every week, in a different location within the city, we held street fights, open betting. There was an entry fee for all combatants. The prize would go to whoever won out in the end. But no one ever won out. Because doing so would always include fighting either myself, or Prower. No one ever beat either of us and the street fighting rings served as yet another money pump. A lot of people went down if we ever felt that they got too close. Then one day, I don't know, I guess maybe I got too close to him. We had recently gotten involved with this guy named Krash Mega. He was a genius. A mad scientist, if you will. The three of us made a fortune off of his inventions. He invented, we marketed. But then one day Mega invented something I didn't quite agree with. It was a portal spawning device, capable of transporting living things to other worlds, universes even. This wasn't quite something we could market, and if we sold it, I knew it could have dire consequences. We argued at first, but eventually, Prower convinced me of the idea. But Prower was in cahoots with Mega. Though at the time, I had no idea what either had to gain from their deal. It turns out that Mega's invention was not a one-way trip to other worlds. Rather, it led you to a nexus of worlds. Since most of Mega's inventions were illegal, Prower and I had always taken it upon ourselves to test them. We both went into the portal and were taken to a gravity sensitive world wherein we saw countless worlds through different portals. After a while of looking, Prower stopped moving. I asked him what was wrong, eager to hear anything bad about the invention. He simply replied 'nothing' and grabbed me and threw me into a random portal. The portal closed before I could get back through. I've always assumed that he escaped into Sonic's world and began to aid him. I was stuck in the world in which I had been thrown, a world called Corneria."
"So what are you doing here?" Wario asked.
"I used my prior knowledge of survival to rise as close to the top as I could. I even led a small group of pilots through space, handling battles that their world's army couldn't. But this did not match the life I had before. So one day I left to some random planet to clear my head. That's where I met the captain. Our ships crashed into each other and we got into a big brawl. I lost, but he seemed thrilled to meet me. I told him about my history and how I had missed my old life. From that day on, he took me under his wing. Not only had he trained me in the fighting arts, but in many forms of extortion. Since he was a pilot, the fate of many gamblers rested in his hands. We could easily make money by betting on or against him, as he was the finest pilot and could win or lose any race at will. Those who couldn't pay up soon enough on their petty debts, answered to me. Those who couldn't pay up soon enough on greater debts incited the captain's rage and were never heard from again. One day when we had reached or apex of wealth, he took me back to a nearby racetrack and opened one of the garages. In it, was a prototype racer that had not been approved for use. When I asked him why, he simply told me to get in. Looking for a true thrill in any way I could, I did what he said. 'What's the fastest you've ever flown?' he asked me. I didn't quite know how to answer that. He told me to sit back and watch and that after the ride, both of us would learn a new kind of thrill. He started the engine and took off at full speed. I'm not sure if he broke any universal barriers, but the speed was great enough to take us into this world. But a strange large figure met us as we got here. It sensed the injustice and ill will within us, especially the captain. In an attempt to separate us, it began locking the captain into a chamber. The captain must have known this would happen and told me to host The Great Fox Tournament before he left, as it would be the catalyst for his release. He told me how to have him unlocked. How there needed to be enough raw conflict generated. That's why I hosted The Great Fox Tournament. And soon after, I was able to resurrect Miles Prower."
"I watched him kill Naruto, brutally." Sora said.
"That was always entertaining to me." Fox replied.
"If he betrayed you, then why would you ever want to rejoin forces with him?" Wario asked.
"Because he's my best friend. Back in Xoloria, even when we would betray someone, we never left them alive. Prower took exception to me. That's how I know we're still friends."
"That's one fucked up relationship you guys got going there." Wario judged ironically.
Sonic had always been just a stride faster than Tails. But against Miles Prower, that didn't seem to matter. Sonic was hit by Prower's tail-whip attack and stumbled back.
"Why won't you tell me why you left me that day Sonic? Is it because you know that once I know, I'll no longer hold back and finally kill you?"
"The fact that you even care let's me know that you haven't whole-heartedly committed yourself to Falcon's side." Tails shot off an electron blast at Sonic. "Did I hit a nerve?" Sonic said as he leaped over the blast. He was met with a Whirlwind spin. He came crashing back to the ground.
"I'm going to break both of your legs. We'll see how fast you can run then." Hearing this Sonic quickly got to his feet and backed up quickly. He curled up into his signature ball form. "Are we really doing this?" Prower asked. "Because I really hope we are." Prower curled into a ball as well. Both combatants began picking up friction. Both reaching their respective peak potential energies, the blue and orange balls rolled toward each other at amazing speed and collided.
Goku's healing process in Hyrule was coming along.
"If you can't beat him, I don't know that there's much hope for the rest of us. Maybe we all should have come with you." Megaman said.
"Tails wanted you all to stay here to avoid blood spill." Goku replied.
"And we can see how that worked out."
"Maybe. Is Sonic back yet?"
"No. What's it matter, he couldn't help us now anyways. He's in hyper sulk mode. He might just work up the balls to kill himself, just to fight Mario in the afterlife."
"I think Sonic's the only one that can match speeds with Falcon."
"I think Mario proved time and time again that even when it comes to fighting Sonic, speed isn't everything."
"You're awfully cocky for one who hasn't seen any action since Mario beat him in The Great Fox Tournament."
"It's Mario, of course I lost. At least I won the first round."
"So did I. I guess that puts us on equal footing." Goku said as he stood to his feet. "Come with me Megaman."
"Where are we going?"
"I left Naruto; I have to go save him."
"If you left him, he's surely dead by now. Why try?"
"During our fight in The Great Fox Tournament, Naruto and I recognized each other as kin fighting spirits and became close friends. If there is even a chance that he is still alive, I've got to save him. Aren't you tired of sitting here, waiting to die?" Megaman looked at the ground and sighed.
"I guess you've got a point. What about the others?"
"This is a rescue mission. If they come with us, we lose the element of stealth. Let's go."
Essentially, Lloyd was blackmailing the princess. While the other fighters were unaware, they slipped off to Shadow Moses Island. No one was aware of why the stage had been put there. It certainly did not serve as home to any of them, and thus was usually deserted. Lloyd sat on the ground upright as the princess stood before him.
"Lift the dress, slowly." Lloyd said.
"Isn't there anything else I can do?" the princess pleaded.
"You're lucky this is all I'm having you do. Now then, this is the last time I'm going to tell you. Lift the dress." Lloyd said in a stern voice. Tears streamed down Peach's face as she grabbed the dress and obeyed.
