Okay, another chapter coming up in this Fire Emblem/Super Smash Bros. crossover. Oh, and there is a slight spoiler for Mist and Boyd's A support ending from Radiant Dawn.

All standard disclaimers apply: Super Smash Brothers and Fire Emblem were created by Nintendo

Chapter IV: Star Rod

At Smash Mansion, Link, Zelda, Kirby and Ike returned empty handed and reported to Marth with their allies.

The Altean Prince acknowledged"So you managed to gather information about a Star Rod outside Dreamland."

"Yes, we learned that a Star Rod lies in a sanctum which is high above the Mushroom Kingdom" said Zelda.

"The Mushroom Kingdom? Peach just went back there with Mario and Luigi to asess the condition of their world" said Marth.

Kirby shrugged"Well, can't help much there."

"All right then, Kirby. You, myself and the remaining Smash members here will help protect the mansion" said the Altean Prince.

"Got'cha" smiled the Pink star warrior.

Link smiled at Zelda"Well, now its on to the Mushroom Kingdom."

"Good luck. Oh, and I just got word from Pit and Lady Palutena that Ness and Lucas's worlds need our help. That, and there may be some power left in Ness' world that can be of help" said Marth.

"Thanks for the information. We'll go there as soon as we get the Star Rod" said Link.

The three activated the magic orb and teleported to their next destination.

In Melior, Queen Elincia recieved word from one of the castle's guards that Oscar managed to return.

The green haired Paladin, along with Boyd, Mist, Mia and Rhys entered the conference room where Elincia and the other mercenaries waited.

"How did it go, Oscar?" inquired Titania.

"One of the villages was attacked, but Mia, Mist, Rhys and Boyd helped fight off a group of monsters that ambushed it. I left the squad which Queen Elincia assigned me back there" said the green haired Paladin.

"I see, but at least you're okay. Mist, how are you?" smiled the emerald haired queen.

The Cleric replied"Same as ever, there is something that Boyd and I were going to tell Titania and the others when the whole mess started."

"What is it?" said Titania, though she suspected the answer.

Boyd looked sheepish as he said"Well, just the other day, Mist came down with a case of morning sickness or something like it. According to Rhys, she..."

"Well, I'm pregnant" said Mist.

"Congratulations" smiled Titania.

Soren, who was half paying attention to the conversation while reading a book, raised an eyebrow"You and Boyd were only married for four months, if I recall correctly. Are you even prepared to that kind of commitment, Mist?"

"Of course" smiled the Cleric.

Elincia nodded"Well, that is good news for you, Mist. Now, I'm afraid we must discuss a more serious topic".

"If it's about those creeps wondering the countryside right now, we don't know much" said Boyd.

"None of us do. If they're not from Tellius, where could they be from?" wondered Elincia.

"I feel the same way, but we must preservere" said Titania.

Soren thought for a moment"I'm not superstitious, but perhaps there may be an outside source, or possibly another world. But to me, that woul be rediculous, I am not sure even Commander Ike would've found something, if he's even alive somewhere."

"Oh ye of little faith, this is Ike we're taking about, he wouldn't die so easily" said Boyd.

"I'd like to continue believing he's okay, myself. But for now we must protect our country and wait for word from Daein and Begnion" said Elincia.

"Then those of us in the Mercenaries who can still fight will patrol the town for the time being. I will take Shinon and Gatrie with me to protect a nearby village and bring any endangered innocents to safety in Melior, will that be acceptable?" said Titania.

Elincia nodded"Yes, I knew I can always count on you."

"What about me? I want to help" said Mist.

Titania shook her head"You need to rest, Mist. Magic takes energy, and it would be unwise of you to consume too much energy with your child waiting to be born. You can stil help with any injuries that someone may incur in Melior, that's it."

"Okay, be careful" said Mist.

Meanwhile, Link and his two companions were teleported to a starry portion of the Mushroom Kingdom.

"So this is the Mushroom Kingdom, interesting" remarked Ike.

"We should look around" said Zelda.

"Hey, Zel, glad you guys could come" said a voice as three more of their allies apporached.

"Mario, Luigi, Peach, nice to see you again" smiled Zelda.

The Mushroom Kingdom princess smiled back"Same to you, Zel."

"The princess told us that someone or something named Majora's been sirring up trouble somewhere. After Subspace, I bet it's even scarier" said Luigi.

"We were told about the Star Rod in your world by Kabu at Dream Land. We thought we could borrow it" said Link.

Peach was startled"Oh, that rod which grants wishes... Well, after what happened with Bowser one time, I don't think the Star Spirits will be willing to lend it to anyone, even if we can get to Star Haven now. The Star Rod is likely to be even better guarded then before."

"We must try and ask them. We need it to get the Dawn Emblem" said Zelda.

"The Star Rod is at Star Haven" said Peach.

"So let's go there, we have a magic stone that lets up teleport" said Link.

Mario was surprised"Interesting."

Peach smiled"Lead the way, Zel."

The five tapped into the teleportation stone and wrarped upwards.

At the peaceful town of Onett, two of that world's heroes, Ness and his girlfriend Paula were enjoying a nice picnic.

"So much has happened out there, huh, Ness?" said the blond girl.

The black haired teen shrugged"You can say that, most of my time at Smash Mansion was spent at friendly competettion, then I had to help deal with Subspace, as crazy as this sounds."

As the two had their lunch of sandwhiches and chips, a voice contacted Ness, telepathetically'Ness, can you here me? I am trying to contact you from really far away.'

"Poo? What's up?" said Ness.

The voice of the Dalaamese prince replied'I haven't much time, but my master sensed a dark presence invading this world, and it is merging our dimsension with others. What's more, Twoson and Winters are under siege'.

"What? Is it the Subspace Emissary? I thought it had been stopped" freaked Ness.

'I don't know. I am about to go to Winters to protect Jeff and his father. You two must stop the enemy attacking Twoson from advancing to Onett' said Poo.

"What did Poo say?" said Paula.

Ness sighed"There's trouble at Twoson."

"Oh, no!" gasped Paula.

The two teleported to Twoson, where they stumbled across some shadow like monsters.

"PSI Rockin!" cried Ness, blasting aside the monsters.

Paula and Ness hurried onwards to find a horde of Subspace remnants laying waste to the town.

"Ness, I've got to warn my family" said Paula.

"I'll hold off these Subspace goons. Be careful" said Ness.

"Same to you, good luck" said Paula, kissing Ness on the cheeck.

As the blond girl rushed to Polestar Preschool, Ness launched Psi Rockin' at the monster horde.

Several Bytans rolled towards Ness in retaliation, but the black haired teen swatted them aside with his Legendary Bat.

A Greep swung it's scythe at Ness, who dodged and retaliated with Psi Flash.

Several Unknown Shadow soldiers emerged, which nearly threw Ness off guard.

The teen shot Psi Rockin Beta at the Shadow Soldiers, blasting them before they could attack.

'Most of these guys I recognize, but there are definately some new faces' sighed Ness, takng a magic pudding from his backpack and replenishing his Psi reserves before following Paula to the center of town.

Link and his group teleported to Star Haven and traveled to the shrine.

Once they were inside, Peach spoke"Honorable Star Spirits, if you can here us, please, we need help."

"Ah, Mario and Peach. What brings you here? Are these you friends?" spoke a familiar voice: Eldstar.

"Honorable star spirit, we need help. The worlds outside Mushroom Kingdom are in peril, I request to borrow the Star Rod" said Peach.

Eldstar replied"Hm, I thought there was some disturbance going on outside our universe. It is good of you to want to help stop the madness of whatever menace is encroaching even the Mushroom Kingdom, but the Star Rod in your universe is required to grant wishes, so we Star Spirits cannot part with it willingly."

"Then can you lend us your power?" inquired Peach.

Eldstar replied"Certainly. Actually, we Star Spirits can breach the barriers separating universes to aid you. While you can call us with your wishes, you need something more. You, young man wth the green clothes and blond hair, you posess a sacred instrument, am I wrong?"

"Yes, sir" said Link.

Eldstar spoke"Through your younger form, you know of the melody from Tellius: Oath to Order, unless I am mistaken. Through our powers, we Star Spirits will bestow upon you the Serenade of the Stars, which you can use with the Ocarina of Time's mystic power."

Link was astonished"How is it done? How do you even know of the ocarina?"

Eldstar replied"It's similar to the song used to summon the four guardians of Termina, but with a few small alterations. With a wish in your heart, use it and we will use the Star Rod to help you, so long as it's a selfless, reasonable request. As for how we Star Spirits know, we can see into people's memories as well as their hearts,"

The Star Spirits glowed, and Link felt magic power in his veins. The Hylian heard a distant melody in his head, which he suddenly realized was Misstar and Mamar singing.

"Thank you, I will keep this song in mind" said Link.

"I bid you good luck in your quest" said Eldstar.

The heroes left Star Haven and teleported away.

I know what I said about there being more action in this chapter, but too much violence early on in the fic didn't seem right. I hope it wasn't too boring.

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