Sorry about the prologue I know it's short, but the chapters are longer.

In chapter 1 I'm going to introduce two new characters.

Disclaimer: I do not own FOP or the SSB series.

Chapter 1:The Investigation

The morning after the rescue, a girl was in her bathroom, brushing her teeth. When she finished, she went back to her bed sat and started to fix her hair for the day. She stopped after she heard an irregular snoring, coming from the boy sleeping on his cot in the corner of her room. The ten-year-old rolled her eyes as she went to wake her roommate up. She walked over to his side and said, "T.J., come on, its time to get up." He didn't even pause in his snoring. Great she thought he must have been out later than I thought. Once again, she rolled her eyes. She walked out of her room and came back with a big bucket of iced water. She quickly dumped it on his head without thinking, this wasn't the first time she had to do this. Again, no response. Much later she thought. The black-haired girl walked to her dresser and pulled out an air horn. She walked back and, while looking the other way blasted it in his hear.

His eyes shot open and he quickly sat up yelling, "We'er under attack! Snipers assume your posi-". He looked around, realizing he was no longer in war.

"Have another long night again, T.J.", she said in a routine tone.

"You have no idea Tootie",he replied. "Used the bucket again I see", he went on, noticing he was soaked.

"Yeah, what happened last night", Tootie said as she walked back to her bed.

"Well, I barely saved a girl last night and-"

"One attack took you all night", she interrupted astounded.

"No, it wasn't the attack, it was the endless ambush of Shadow Soldiers that did.", he said exhausted.

"You mean endless as in", she started.

"Until dawn, when they retreated to keep from obliterating because of the sun", he finished for her. "Something's happening, Tootie, and I have to find out what it is. But before I do that, I need breakfast", T.J. said starving.

T.J. ate breakfast and Tootie finished putting her hair in pigtails.

"Well, I'm going to Timmy's" she announcedcheerfully.

"Alright, have fun and watch your back, remember if you're attacked..."

"Alert you on the C.O.M.S., I know", she said holding up her left arm showing her green wrist computer.

She left out of the kitchen door. "J.E.E.V.E.S, get the lab ready I need the scanning equipment ready", T.J. said to his own blue wrist computer. "Yes sir", he replied.

Their computers were actually the animal spirits within themselves in containment fields, helping them with technological equipment and valuable intel. They can do much more when needed.

T.J. heard a knock at the door. He opened the door to a white-haired girl.

"Hey, Sovia", T.J. greeted happily. The girl had a very concerned, almost angry expression on her face. Uh-Oh he thought this can't end well.

"I passed Tootie on my way over, she told me everything", she said, ready to knock him through a wall.

"Sovia, you know I can take care of myself", he said in a "please don't hit me with the door again" tone.

"Against an entire army of Shadows Soldiers", she snapped.

There's only one way out of this one he thought. Then without warning and barely thinking he grabbed her hand, pulled her to him, and kissed her deeply.

When they finally broke after about five seconds, but which felt to him was several hours, T.J. looked into Sovia's sapphire blue eyes and asked, "What's my number one rule about fighting?"

"Never fight unless you know you can win", she said breathlessy and slightly dazed. "But, even with that rule...I still worry about you", she said in a down, sad, worried toned.

"I know, I don't blame you, I would still worry about you too", he said trying to cheer her up. Sovia's face brightened up.

"Well, I can't stay mad at you for long", she said in a overly girlish tone. That's a good thing T.J. thought.

"I came over to ask if you were doing anything today", she said with a smile.

"Actually, I am. I'm going to find out what's going on. There's definately something wrong with the number of Shadow Soldiers appearing." he said hoping it wouldn't upset her.

"Oh, can I come", she asked.

"Um...I don't see why not", he replied.

She jumped in the air and exclaimed, "YES!, it's a date. Where do you want to meet?"

"Why don't you come with me to the lab? It's easier than trying to meet somewhere", he said.

"Okay, are we going to warp", she asked quizzically.

"Yeah, but we better get going, there's no telling how long the scanning will take", he said.

They both looked at their C.O.M.S. and told them to warp them to T.J.'s underground lab. And, after grabbing various equipment, left to a clearing in the Dimmsdale Forest. They started setting up the scanners and other equipment, and after several hours tried to find out the source of the Shadow Soldiers.

"J.E.E.V.E.S. and I still don't have anything, how are you and A.N.N.I.C.A. doing", he asked Sovia and her red C.O.M.S. after scanning a large portion of space.

"Still nothing", she replied. "I don't think this date is going very well", she went on. He pretended to not hear her. After a few more hours the sun began to set.

"We better call it a day, it's going to get dark soon", T.J. said.

"Okay", Sovia called in reply.

Just when he was about to call the quits, he saw something that sent a chill down his spine. Where there was supposed to be a world, was nothing more than shattered debris.

"No...it can't be", he said in an almost horrified tone.

"What, did you find something", Sovia asked, worried.

"Yeah, and it's not the source of the Shadows...it's much worse."

Aha cliffhanger gotcha. Don't worry it'll all come together in the next chapter.