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.
Kirby sat alone in the Dream Land stage. The time he spent their alone made him uncomfortable. He though for sure that someone would have found him by now. He had no idea what had become of everyone at the Battle of Hyrule. All he knew was that the catharsis had most likely taken place already, and somehow he sensed that something was awry. The feeling that his peers were unconcerned about him. He had prepared to leave on a scouting mission minutes before, but suddenly felt a severe disturbance. Severe enough to warn him to stay in his place. So he did. And he pondered.
"I am a coward. Unappreciated, but cowardly nonetheless. Something terrible has happened. And I dare not investigate at the moment."
The headaches Kirby experienced were undoubtedly caused by me. The Rainbow Route and the Dream Land share a thin connection, which Kirby is able to involuntarily interpret. A great amount of energy had been lost to the living world when Mario descended. Now in the Sky Zone, he would put that energy to use. Hopefully, not in vain.
"I see you've been working on your skills, plumber!" Falcon said in excitement, after missing Mario with his Falcon Kick. Landing on the other side of his opponent, Mario launched a fireball toward Falcon. "But still oh so predictable." Falcon said as he leaped over the projectile. He was surprised to see that Mario had beaten him to the air. Mario landed a downward punch to the captain's face, the same attack that had killed Wario just moments ago. The captain ricocheted off of the upper platform and landed on the ground below. Mario dropped down to the captain's elevation, panting instead of following up on his downed opponent. He had to get used to having a living body again. The captain sat upright and spit out a mouthful of blood as he smiled and said: "Excellent."
Megaman had finally realized that he never had Black Mage cornered to begin with. He had simply been led to a place with near-endless rocks and boulders that Black Mage could use as weapons and projectiles. Megaman had begun fighting mostly on his heels.
"I thought you were the most versatile hero there was!" Black Mage said, tossing a barrage of flaming boulders at his opponent. "Second only to Mario. Is this really the extent of your abilities?" Black Mage began to notice that all of the rocks were going just to the left of his opponent, no matter where they had originally been launched. Upon looking harder, he saw a small purple vortex attracting all the rocks. When he looked back for Megaman, he was gone. Instinctively, he looked above him and saw Megaman coming down with his cannon aimed at Black Mage. He casted another lighting spell. The bolt hit Megaman while he was still high, doing exponential damage. Megaman fell from the sky like a rock. Slowly approaching the downed target, Black Mage said: "There's always been a question I've asked myself since I've met you. Do robots feel pain? If so, how much? What's the limit?" Megaman crawled, struggling to shake off the damage done to his circuits. "I guess we're both about to find out."
Having failed to kill Fox, Lloyd instead ventured to Chaos Shrine, in hopes of finding a use for himself. On his way, he passed through the Green Hill Zone. There, he saw Goku, sitting on the ground with an expressionless face. They made eye contact as Lloyd passed by.
"It's strange, I should have something to say to him, but I don't." Lloyd thought. He stopped walking and stared longer. Goku stood up and hovered in the air for 3 seconds before dropping back to the ground. Losing interest, Lloyd left.
The battle between Captain Falcon and Mario raged on.
What happened to all the suffering I was supposed to go through, Mario?" Falcon teased as he charged toward Mario. Mario leaped in the air and sex kicked the captain's jaw. Falcon flipped backward, but managed to land on his feet.
"It's coming, be patient." Mario replied, pursuing his opponent. When he leaped in the air, Falcon rolled behind him and grabbed the leg responsible for the previous attack and slammed the plumber face first to the ground.
"It's funny!" the captain said "I see so much potential in your supporting cast. And yet I see that you are the one who must face me yet again. After a painful trial and error, Goku surely would have at least put up a fight. But where is he? Where are they now? You have risen above the grave to save them and yet they would not return the favor even if they were alive."
"That's not true." Mario mumbled as he struggle to get up, foot still caught in the captain's grip. The captain responded with a hard stomp to Mario's back while still holding his opponents foot.
"It is true!" the captain said angrily. "I know because the day I killed you, I saw a witness. We were not alone at the Battle of Konoha. Just before I landed my Falcon Punch, I saw a small pink, weak-looking creature standing atop one of the roofs. He was poorly disguised as a stone. I even witnessed him leave when your corpse landed near him. I could have killed him if I wanted to, but such a coward isn't worth my time. So you see? Someone had the opportunity to save your life and they fled. They left you to die!" Mario had heard enough. He kicked Falcon's ground leg off balance and used the stumbling to break free from the captain's grip. When he got to his feet, he replied:
"You're going to wonder why your men didn't save you when this is over."
Fox McCloud clung to ROB 64 as if it were a living thing. Perhaps it was.
"You're the greatest model anything could buy. I know you could survive this." Fox said, smacking the robot in panic. He had been able to get to the pilot's seat quickly due to the explosion damage. Essentially, only half of the ship was intact. Fox placed his gun to the robot's head. This caused a response. ROB 64 began sparking and twitching its head to the right as it stuttered.
"D-d-dddefense mode activated." ROB said.
"All it takes is a little motivation." Fox said in satisfaction. "Don't worry, I can save you."
"Question: what of your servitude to Captain Douglas Jay Falcon?"
"I have priorities ROB; he'll be fine without me.
In the Planet Namek Stage, each combatant began pulling out his entire respective arsenal.
"I'll take off your hat when I kill you. When everyone sees your corpse, they'll finally see what you've been hiding. They'll know why you always wore your hat." Megaman said, shooting a trigger bomb at Black Mage. Black Mage dodged it and launched an ice spell at his opponent.
"I'll take off your head when I kill you. When everyone see's the Chaos Shrine, they'll see your head, mounted on my wall!" Megaman leaped over the ice and landed with a smile. As Black Mage pondered the reason, the trigger bomb on the tree behind him exploded, sending him flying towards his opponent. Megaman spawned his giant drill in preparation. The ground below and around him collapsed before his opponent could reach him. He fell in the miniature sink-hole and was constricted by the surrounding rock. He was stuck. Black Mage recovered from the attack and approached the disabled Megaman. "Let's see how much fun we can have now." He said as lightning began to fill his hands.
Back at the Sky Zone, it seemed that Douglas Jay Falcon was getting the best of Mario. When Mario attempted a sweep kick, the captain short hopped and scissor-kicked him in the face. When he thought he was catching the captain out of position from behind with a charged fire-punch, the captain came around with a fierce elbow. Finally, in desperation, Mario went for the Super Jump Punch. He missed and paid dearly with a Falcon Punch. Mario landed on the loose stones, upon which Wario's corpse once lay. The stones began to give out, just as they did with Wario. Mario managed to ignore the pain and loss of wind for a few seconds to get to safety before falling to certain death. Or whatever happens to those who die again. Even I am not fully aware. Falcon approached his downed opponent slowly, laughing and taunting.
"It hurts even more the second time, doesn't it Mario? Hmhmhmhmhmmm." Mario lifted his head to speak.
"Where are your lackeys? Shouldn't they be here to make the job easier?"
"I'm surprised you can speak. If you must know, Fox is leading them on a kill-mission. Surely by now, the lots of your friends are dead. Either killed by my soldiers or killed serving me. They are even more ruthless than when I banded them together. Each of them becoming more distinctively evil. The grotesquely Wario. The criminally-bent Fox McCloud. The psychopathic Black Mage, arguably my favorite. The pleasure he takes in other's pain. The joy he get's from causing Chaos. I can be sure that at all times, he is pondering or causing my ill-will." Mario almost had the strength to get back up. He had to keep the captain talking.
"And you don't think they could ever turn on you?"
"What is this? You suddenly find interest in me? What happened to my destruction? I know you're trying to buy yourself time to recover, and that's ok. Any handicap you'd like. If anyone would dare betray me it would be my right-hand, Fox. But he's not strong enough. He's knows that. But he'll never be strong enough. And he doesn't know that. Falcon KICK!" The captain's foot soared through the air toward his downed opponent. Mario pushed himself off the ground high into the air to avoid it. He countered with a torpedo kick to the face of the pilot. Falcon stumbled back, but did not fall. "I see you're going to make this harder than it needs to be." He said.
After too long a journey, Lloyd finally made it to Chaos Shrine. There, he saw that the princess seemed to be having a hard time with Donkey Kong.
"Get away from me you dirty ape!" the princess said crawling away, still injured from nearly being squeezed to death.
"Ooooooo. Oh-oooo." The gorilla's testosterone was getting the best of him. Perhaps it was not a good idea for the captain to trust the well-being of Peach to an animal. He approached her with lust in his eyes.
"Hey, ape-shit!" Lloyd shouted as distraction, swords raised. "Remember me?" Donkey Kong looked at the spot where his hand used to be and his lust was instantly replaced by rage. He charged at Lloyd. "Double-demon fang!" Lloyd shouted. The projectiles hit, and managed to knock the beast on his back. He did not stay down for long. Lloyd was surprised to see his opponent recover quickly and begin charging at him even faster. When the Gorilla was almost within sword-length, it stopped and pounded the ground, sending Lloyd skyward. Apparently, it had learned its lesson about swords. "Rising Falcon!" Lloyd shouted as he drove back to the ground, sword-first. DK rolled clear of it and made Lloyd pay with a punch that could almost rival Captain Falcon's. Lloyd hit the ground and rolled next to the still-downed princess.
"What made you come?" Peach asked.
"You know, DK is actually an upgrade over Wario. I'm impressed." Lloyd replied as he struggled to his feet. He could see the one-handed opponent still gazing at him angrily. Clearly, one hand was all he needed. Thinking carefully, Lloyd grabbed Peach's head and began rustling through her blonde hair slowly, a smile on his face as he stared at DK. The gesture got the best of DK's instincts again and the gorilla charged full speed. Blinded by his animal instinct for male-dominance, he did not consider Lloyd's weapons. "Sonic" Lloyd said softly as DK started charging "THRUST!" Just as DK had gotten close enough, Lloyd thrust his greater blade through the Kong's stomach. A white aura surrounded DK's torso. "Again for good measure." Lloyd said as he jumped up and stabbed the smaller sword through DK's neck before landing. After Lloyd removed his sword from the gorilla's torso, a very hard thud was heard, as 800 pounds of deadweight smashed into the ground. "You're welcome." Lloyd said.
Hubris began hitting Mario for the first time. For the first time, even he knew that he was hopelessly outmatched. While they were both airborne, Falcon successfully performed the Falcon Dive. The explosion propelled both combatants higher into the air. Getting above his opponent, Falcon (using both feet) stomped his opponent's chest in mid-air. Mario's body went limp and hit the ground. Falcon lifted him from the ground by his overalls and began punching him rapidly. Each punch seemed half as strong as the Falcon Punch to Mario. While preferable to the actual attack, it still hurt him all the same.
"Tell me, Mario. You're famous for saving the princess repeatedly. Why didn't you save her from Donkey Kong when you first came here? Why didn't you save her from me? You attacked Wario instead. Was it worth it?" The captain was still holding Mario high in the air. Mario answered.
"Wario was my mortal enemy and the princess is a whore. As of late, both of those statements have become especially true."
"You mean to tell me that big tub of who-knows-what managed to snag your woman away from you after death? The unfaithfulness must have killed you."
"That's quite enough."
"And there's no telling who else she might stoop to. I see Goku, Sora, perhaps even the one called Lloyd as possible takers. Do you think they'd make a good pair? I certainly do." Mario snapped with rage. He grabbed the captain's middle and ring fingers and bit down hard. "AAAAAAAHHHHH!" The captain screamed in pain. "FALCON. . . PUNCH!" Mario managed to get free of the captain's grip before the attack could hit him. He landed 7 feet from his opponent, facing away. When he turned around, the captain stood looking at him, holding his arm. "Impressive, you've manage to actually make me break my own arm. Allow me to return the favor!"
Black Mage's lightning blast had backfired on his second attempt and supercharged Megaman for a brief time. He was able to break free from the hole he was in and launch several saw blades at his opponent. Black Mage went into a defensive mode, raising boulders all around him to protect himself. Megaman tried drilling, sawing and smashing through the defense. Ultimately, he decided to use the rest of his extra power in one megabuster blast. He focused on the group of boulders surrounding Black Mage, charged up, and launched the greatest blast he had ever spawned. The boulders exploded, creating a near-blinding smog. Megaman was blind and didn't know whether or not he had killed his opponent.
"You trying to play possum?" Megaman shouted. His scanners detected nothing, but he continued searching just to be sure. There was little chance his opponent was still alive, but he had to stay sharp.
For a while, it seemed as though the captain only needed one hand to beat Mario. For a while, the captain not only matched him blow for blow at will, but got in more than his fair share of critical hits. A barrage of rotating scissor kicks in the air left Mario dazed by the time both had touched back down to the ground.
"I'm extremely disappointed in you Mario. It seems my resurrection of you was a complete waste of my time. This isn't even fun anymore. It's about time I ended this." The captain then attempted a round house kick. Mario managed to capitalize and punched Falcon's broken arm before he could turn all the way around. The captain stopped mid turn and stumbled forward, away from Mario. He dropped to one knee. "Cheap. I like it." The captain said as he turned around and saw Mario in mid-air, diving for him. "What the-" the captain said as Mario latched onto the injured side of his body. Though his arm was broken, the captain managed to use the same hand to grab Mario so that he could not escape the grip. "This time I'll kill you! Falcon. . ." the captain shouted, cocking his able arm back. Seeing this, Mario grabbed the captain's shirt and clutched as hard as he could. "PUNCH!" The punch splattered blood from Mario's mouth and Falcon could feel bones breaking beneath his fist. But Mario did not fly backwards, as he still clutched the captain's tight clothing. "How can you still hold me, let alone live?"
"Didn't Tails tell you? I'm a dead man. I can't stay here forever. It's time for me to go back." A golden aura began to surround Mario.
"What? What is this?"
"The Rainbow Route stage is available only to the dead, the pure of heart, and the greatest of heroes. You are the opposite of all three and you shall come with me."
"What?" The captain was no longer holding onto Mario. Only Mario held him. He was unable to break away from the grip, as he could use only one arm.
"The purity of the afterlife that awaits us will tear you apart, in every sense of the phrase." Mario began to float skyward. Consequentially, so too did Captain Falcon.
"Release me."
"The pain you will feel will be unbearable. All that you may take solace in is that when it ends, if it ends, you will no longer exist, and therefore will have no memory of such torment."
"No. NOOO! You've cheated me. I'll not stand for this." The pair was getting closer to the heavens.
"You're right. I haven't defeated you. But I have killed you. This is where we part ways." The two fazed into Rainbow Route. "Goodbye Captain Falcon."
Captain Falcon was responsible for the deaths of numerous great heroes. And yet his screams were so blood-curdling that even I felt a small amount of compassion toward him. I almost questioned why things were the way they were. I turned my attention elsewhere to help cope. At the Planet Namek stage, Megaman had just deemed the smog clear enough for him to leave. He began to walk for the Eastern Nexus. While walking, he charged his cannon without raising it as precaution. When it was fully charged, he sensed something behind him and turned around quickly.
"I knew it!" he said.
"No, Mega." Black Mage said, his hand inside Megaman's cannon. "You know nothing, at least not now." Megaman was trying to kill Black Mage right then and there with his charged blast, but it wouldn't launch. He began to feel sick, strange because he was a robot. To him, sickness felt like death. He dropped to one knee, his cannon still infiltrated by Black Mage's hand.
"What. . . are you. . ." Megaman couldn't think straight enough to finish his sentence.
"What am I doing? Isn't it obvious? Never before have I met someone as open as you, literally. The question is always raised, which is more powerful? Magic or technology? Today, I'm going to prove the former." A visible wave of black energy began flowing from Megaman's cannon and into the rest of his body. "Your open energy source seems to work both ways. But I'm afraid this effect shall be permanent. You're going to be the perfect instrument of chaos and destruction. Causing suffering at my command." Black Mage removed his hand from Megaman's cannon. "I sense that the captain is in grave danger. It's much too late for me to save him. I'm going to go reclaim the Chaos Shrine. When you are fully upgraded, you will return to me. Together, we will remind them who we are." Black Mage left the robot sprawled on the ground. A single tear, something which Megaman wasn't sure he was capable of producing, streamed down his face as he was fully consumed by Black Mage's influence.
Kirby's fierce headaches came to an end suddenly. He opened his eyes when the pain had subsided.
"Whatever it was, it's over now. It's all over."
Hey there, Battalion Ice here again. I hope you enjoyed the finale. I'm aware that some things may have been hard to interpret. So now's you chance to ask me anything, either via PM or as a review to the story. I'll answer anything that won't be answered in later follow-up works. Got a question? Shoot!
