Okay, I technically posted this chapter on 10-30-16, but I don't want to post it on Monday because of school, so... Potato, Tomato. Enjoy! :-)
Mewtwo, Greninja, and Lucario all eyed each other as if their looks could shoot daggers. There was one sugar cookie left on the table, and all three of them wanted it. When Mario accidentally dropped his hat while walking by, all three of them leapt onto the table, pummeling one another for the cookie. When they stopped (FINALLY!), the cookie was a distant memory, in the form of a small mound of crumbs, carried off in the cold wind. Then, lightning struck, and the mansion went black.
"AaAaAaAaAaAaHhHhHh!" screamed Greninja, leaving everyone in the room (including himself) shocked at his lack of composure. The lights flickered back on, and the Pokémon trio was shocked to find Lucina, unconscious on the floor. Lucario picked her up, only for Luigi and Villager to bust through the door, shouting,"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Lucario got the message too late, for Lucina awoke, her eyes glowing an evil red, as she grabbed her Falchion from its scabbard. Lucario dropped the possessed swords woman, but she hovered some inches above the ground, before flipping into a fighting stance.
The spirit slashed around the room, grazing Luigi on the arm. As he slumped back in pain, Mewtwo charged forth at the spirit. Both the possessed Lucina and Mewtwo were stunned at each other's dodging prowess for a moment, before Mewtwo grabbed her in a psychic lock. Villager's axe began glowing a heavenly light, before he shouted, "ThE pOwEr Of LoRd JeSuS cHrIsT cOmPeLs YoU!" He slashed his axe into Lucina, causing her to fall unconscious, as a red spirit lunged out of her…
As Mario ran out of the dining room after the lightning, Ness was being delusional about the Peanuts' "Great Pumpkin" to Toon Link. "IT'S PROPAGANDA TO MAKE US THINK THE LEGEND ISN'T TRUE I TELL YOU!" screeched Ness, Toon Link turning him down. He began to walk away, but Ness grabbed him with freakish strength. Toon Link attempted to protest, "H-Hey...Stop this!" but Ness tuned him out. "TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH!" yelled Ness, Toon Link reluctantly following in his grasp.
They stood there for fifteen minutes. Fifteen. Stinkin'. MINUTES! Toon Link would have left, had he not spotted a random splotch of… oRaNgE! Both characters were watching bug-eyed, but their anticipation was crushed to disappointment when it was the vile King Ganondorf who was the orange splotch. Ness decided to burn his "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" VHS tape, and the duo began to leave. But their ears twitched and their heads swiveled when Ganondorf began speaking a language unknown to the two.
Red spirits began emerging from a dark void in front of Ganondorf. He had a brief conversation with one of the spirits, again in an unfamiliar tongue. Then, he teleported through a portal of darkness. The two young Smashers stood with an expression that screamed OMG. Without thinking, they chased after (and somehow found) Ganondorf, and the three fought in a smoke cloud, as Duck Hunt observed with a blank face.
Luigi, his scrape healed, was the first to make eye contact with the spirit. She looked rather simple; long smooth hair, shimmering yet hostile eyes, a simple dress. In spite of her looks leading one to believe that she would fight, she seemed… scared. Luigi could relate, being scared plenty of times himself, and began advancing toward the spirit. She backed up a little, but when she saw Luigi meant no harm, she too began to advance.
They touched, and the spirit went from red to green. Her face washed over with a sense of reassurance, and she hugged Luigi. After the plumber promptly turned beet red, the spirit phased back into Lucina, who twitched awake, her eyes glowing green instead of red. Villager grabbed his axe tightly, but gradually let it down, just as the possessed Lucina's expression turned serious. "We need to go," she said, promptly walking out of the room.
"At least tell us your name!" Greninja asked, following close behind the spirit. "The dead have no names here…" she said, looking a bit cold to Greninja, who bowed his head down in shame. "I'ma call you Spectra, if that's alright," muttered Lucario. "Spectra" looked like she would punch Lucario, but ultimately complied, accepting her new name. "Where's the demon man named Ganon?" Spectra asked.
Duck Hunt, finally tired of the three-way brawl/dust cloud, decided to shoot a can of explosive beans at the scene. Good news, they stopped; bad news, Ganondorf was getting away! The trio quickly dashed after the madman only for him to activate his Smash Glow. One Beast Ganon later, the two kids and a dog were dizzy, as Ganondorf teleported once again. "We need help!" Toon Link declared. "You think!?" questioned the Duck Hunt duck.
The three Smashers ran back into the mansion, but their faces were screeching HoRrOr! The Smashers were gone, and the mansion was filled with red spirits! There was no sign of anything else, save for Mewtwo, Lucario, Greninja, Luigi, Villager, and a green-eyed Lucina. The last one could be questioned later, as the threesome made their way to the sixsome. "WhAt'S gOiNg On!?" asked Ness frantically.
The new members of the group were quickly filled in, especially on the terms of Spectra. "So let me get this straight," the Duck Hunt dog began, "Lucina's been possessed, Ganondorf is trying to become Supreme Leader of the Living and Dead, and Mario's nowhere to be found?" "Where'd you get the last one?" asked a confused Mewtwo. "...Oh no. He just foreshadowed," deduced Toon Link, facepalming.
Mario, frantically avoiding the red ghost, was relieved to see a group of Smashers hadn't been captured and turned into slaves for the undead beyond all salvation. He leapt down to the group, leaving Ness to say,"...foreshadowing..." "We got to-a go!" declared Mario, "Ganondorf is about to make a final-a stand!" "One tiny problem: we're badly outnumbered," muttered Greninja. "We're-a Smashers! Being outnumbered should have nothing to do with the end-a result!" "Is he always this optimistic?" asked Spectra, Mario looking dumbfounded at her green eyes. Most of the Smashers nodded, but Villager simply stated,"90% or more of the time,"
The Smashers quietly tip-toed down the halls of the mansion, while Toon Link was rummaging through his pockets. "What are you looking for?" asked Villager, looking at Toon Link shifty-eyed. "Nothin' special, just an emergency Plan B," stated Toon Link, but Spectra knew better. "Even though I possess a mortal vessel, my paranormal senses indicate your 'Plan B' holds a great deal of power…" Spectra said matter-of-factly, leaving Toon Link to stop cold. He would of stayed there, had Ness not pushed him onward and said,"Come on,"
Duck Hunt was sniffing the ground, having caught a mysterious whiff of ectoplasm. Mario's hand burned in a white flame, indicating the final battle was near, as Luigi pulled out the Poltergust 5000. Everyone else readied their weapons, knowing fully well what they were getting into. Duck Hunt stopped at a door, while Lucario declared,"It's go time." He kicked down the door macho-man style, but the group erupted in gasps at the sight.
Surrounding Ganondorf on a high cliff were red spirits flailing about endlessly. Below him were Smashers, eyes redder than when Lucario and company first encountered Spectra. "Let. My. People. Go." Spectra calmly demanded. Ganondorf simply shrugged, stating, "Foolish princess of the undead, you demand from your ruler. There will be no quarter. Not for you, nor your party of weaklings..." One of the red ghost phased within Ganondorf, as the king of evil began glowing dark red…
When the light dimmed, Ganondorf could not be described as man or monster. His hair was wild, large horns were growing through his head, his chest glowed red instead of yellow, and his eyes glowed a dark green and red. He clenched his evil fists together, as the small group of resisting Smashers prepared for this last match. "Traitor… you will pay!" yelled Spectra, putting forth her Falchion, seeming to be more angry at the ghost than Ganon. In everyone's heads, they were all thinking the same thing: Final Boss: Ghost Ganon Omega.
Villager slashed his glowing axe at Ganon, but the attack merely grazed him. "Wh-wha…!?" stuttered Villager, as Toon Link sent a rush of arrows and bombs Ganon's way. "Foolish mortals, I am indestructible!" Ganon bellowed, sending a wave of dark red and green energy, forcing the Smashers on their backs. Lucario and Mewtwo tried using Aura Sphere and Shadow Ball simultaneously, but to no avail. "SEIZE THEM!" Ganon declared, as a rush of spirits flooded the heroes.
Mario thought all was hopeless, as the spirits rushed through him. He thought he would be possessed by now, so he was rather shocked to find him and his fellow Smashers floating in a black void. "Where…?" stuttered Spectra, making it rather obvious the dead weren't present here. Suddenly and slowly, Smashers began to appear in front of the group, giving words of encouragement. "Come on!" "You're really feeling it!" "Time to tip the scales!" "Show 'em what you got!" "Fight for your friends!" The Smashers had never heard so much encouragement before. Then, a bright light swallowed the void.
"Oh yeah…" stated Mario, finally awake with his Smash Glow present, "HIYAHHHH!" White flames erupted from Mario's hand, as the other Smashers also activated there Smash Glow. Ganondorf was overwhelmed with the amount of Final Smashes directed in his way, but it was Toon Link's Triforce Slash that separated him and the ghost. The ghost vanished into dust, Ganondorf fell on the floor, and a familiar trinket fell out of Toon Link's pocket. "Reset Orb!" Luigi said a little too loudly, causing Ganondorf to slowly crawl to it.
"Oh no you don't! PK THUNDER!" Ness cried, launching himself in the orb's direction. Ganondorf measly crawled, trying to reach the orb as Ness was closing in. Ganondorf grabbed the orb; the Smashers looked in shock. But they didn't expect Ness to ram into the orb, breaking it. Ganondorf cried,"NOOOOOOOOoooooo…!" as the world went white. The group of Smashers were once again alone.
"Thank you," said Spectra, before exiting Lucina's body. Lucina blinked, seeming to retain her memory under possession, before asking,"What now?" Spectra explained, "My people shall return in peace to the grave. As for Ganon, he shall no longer come in contact with us…" "And as for us," stated Ness,"We'll be the only ones to remember the whole thing," The Smashers nodded their heads, as Spectra hugged Lucina, whispering,"Goodbye…" She warped out of the void, as Mario announced, "Time to go-a home..."
The Smashers exited the light, and once again entered the mansion, having been restored to normal without delay. "To heck with it," Villager began,"let's throw a party!" He grabbed Ness and Toon Link to start decoration, Duck Hunt dog simply left to take a nap, the Pokémon trio decided to make desert, Mario and Luigi helped cooking other concoctions, while Lucina decided to pay a visit to Robin. A few hours later, Toon Link declared, "It's Party Time!" All the Smashers rushed down to the party.
The celebration of Halloween was a huge success. The occasional villain scare here, the big costume contest there, the dance offs spread few and far between. It was all good, when in the front of the mansion, entered a girl with long smooth hair, shimmering eyes, and a simple dress. Though the entire mansion was shocked, only 10 Smashers in particular had a reason to be. "What are you waiting for?" Spectra said cheerfully, as she snapped her fingers, and the party resumed without a hitch. The group of Smashers and Spectra all gathered around to take a picture, as the night was filled with spooky delight and a moon filled with pure moon light…
Happy Halloween, Everybody!-MathewtonSmashBrawler