A/N: I made some mistakes in the previous chapter, so I did some editing of it. And I just realized that the previous chapter had four days in it... ANYWAY... Let's move on. In this chapter, Meta Knight (and Yoshi) are trying to find our kidnapped smashers! And the one behind it! And the one helping our smashers solve this mystery!
"... So... It's really cold in here..." Wolf said.
"No fe." Pikachu's voice was muffled.
"...No fe...? Wait... I forgot... You're gagged."
"Duhf!"
"Well, at least I can talk... But I can't see."
"Oh boof hoef!"
"Dude, I can't undestand a word you're saying."
Pikachu growled when the sound of the door opening filled the room.
"Uh... Hey, guys." It was the kidnapper!
"EY! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" Wolf hissed.
"You think I'm actually gonna tell you?!"
Pikachu screamed through the cloth covering his mouth, angered.
"Wait, you don't recognize my voice?"
...
The thief/kidnappper laughed. "Oh, god... Man, both of you are idiots."
"SAY THAT TO MY FACE, YOU BITCH!" Wolf barked. "I SWEAR, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS!"
"Well, too bad!"
"HEY! DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME!"
-SLAM-
Wolf sighed. "Damn it..."
"Nif oh, Wol."
"Oh, shut up!"
"Are you sure there's no attic?" Yoshi asked.
"YES, I AM SURE. NOW LEAVE ME ALONE! YOU MUST SOLVE THIS ON YOUR OWN OR FACE YOUR SOON-TO-BE DEATH."
The Ancient Minister angrily pushed the two out of his room, and slammed the door behind him.
"...What are we gonna do?!" Yoshi wailed.
Meta Knight looked through the small notes. "Look North... I'll be right back."
"Wait! Don't leave me! What if I get kidnapped?!"
"You won't. Just stay put, got it?"
"G-Got it..."
Yoshi gulped as the masked Smasher walked away, shaking, hoping he won't be captured by the Food Thief. He yelped when he heard a thump coming from the direction Meta Knight walked to.
"...Help..." Yoshi squeaked before he blacked out.
Meta Knight tapped the pencil against his mask.
"Okay, let's see... North... According the Melee Rejects, they said there is no attic or no hidden cave on a hidden cliff that near the Smash Mansion. Looking at the map, outside and inside, there is no possible hidden room." He explained to himself. He sighed.
"Better check up on Yoshi..."
The masked knight waled to where he left the green-head, and was shocked to see that he was gone.
"... Oh no..." He said. "This is bad."
"Well... Uh... This can't be good." Yoshi whimpered.
"Wef af leaf you caf tof." Pikachu growled.
"What?" The green-head asked.
"Yoshi, there's a cloth over blondie's mouth." Wolf explained.
"So... You guys gonna forgive me for this if I get caught, right?" The thief/kidnapper asked.
"Masaka! Anata yūkai-han!" Yoshi hissed. (1)
"...What?" Wolf was confused.
"Well... I'm just gonna leave..." The thief/kidnapper stated.
"Caf yoof taf thif gag off?"
The thief/kidnapper shrugged, and complied, ripping the gag off.
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Pikachu snarled before the snatcher left them in the cold room.
"Damn it..." The blonde growled, fuming.
"What are we gonna do?! There's no food and we've been kidnapped!" Yoshi sobbed.
"Dude, calm down. We still have Meta Knight." Wolf said.
"... Are you actually looking on the bright side?" Pikachu asked.
"Yeah. So what?"
"Well, so far, you've been acting like a smart ass. Like me."
"So? This story needs friendship, right?" Wolf asked.
"HEY! THAT'S MY JOB!" Pikachu hissed.
Meta Knight propped himself against the big tree in front of the vegetable patch.
"Alright... Let's think for a sec... The only valuble note I have is to look North. What does that mean...?"
He sighed, bowing his head. He looked up, and saw a paper attached to a string which was dangling from a branch. A little bit confused, he tugged it off, and read it.
It's hidden beneath the wood.
"Hidden beneath the wood? Well... It's obvious."
Then came a paper airplane. Meta Knight looked around, but only saw birds. He blinked, but nevertheless, he read the note.
Listen at night, for it is safe. Watch out during the day, though, for it is dangerous.
"...At night, I should listen for it is safe, but watch out during daylight... Okay. Makes sense." He cleared his throat. "It's day, so I should stay under the radar."
He then heard the sound of a twig breaking.
Uh-oh... I better run!
The knight then bolted away, hearing footsteps follow. He glanced over his shoulder, but saw no one. He looked forward, and, again, no one was there, but footsteps still followed him.
He then made it to the mansion, panting, and the footsteps following him stopped.
Whew... I'm safe... For now...
"Okay. I better look up and beneath the wood."
The knight headed for the stairs, unknown that the mysterious helper who was hiding beneath a couch.
"Man, I'm surrounded by idiots."
"God, I'm hungry!" Yoshi complained.
"We know! All of us are!" Wolf hissed.
"But we have a bigger problem... WE'RE KIDNAPPED." Pikachu cried.
"I don't wanna be kidnapped." Yoshi whimpered.
"No one does, runt!" Wolf snapped.
"Runt?!" Yoshi barked.
"Can both of you shut up? I'm trying to think here!" Pikachu growled. He exhaled. "Now... How can we get out of these ropes without our skills? Hm... Ah... No, that won't work... Maybe..."
"IT'S IMPOSSIBLE." Wolf groaned.
"Nothing is impossible!" Pikachu squeaked.
"For the love of Fawful, please don't say that!" Yoshi whined.
Pikachu sighed. "Well, I just wanted to make the situation more... brighter?"
"...Just go back to thinking. But not out loud." Wolf said.
Meta Knight carefully examined the walls, getting odd glances from the others. He, sadly, found nothing out of the ordinary.
"Curses." He muttered, shaking his head. He went to his room, and found a note propped on his bed.
He let out a sigh of relief as he plucked it.
There are two.
"... Well... That's not good." He turned around, and yelped when he saw another note, attached to a string dangling from the cieling.
Who keeps writing these?!
He nervously snatched the hanging note.
Look above the lanterns.
...Lanterns? Meta Knight was confused. There are no lanterns in here... Are there?
He scratched his head, and adjusted his mask, thinking about where the lanterns could be located.
He sighed. Can't seem to figure it out.
"Alright... So there are actually two thieves... Who are also kidnappers..." He gulped. "And it's night... So I'm safe... For now."
-Month 1:Day 12 Over. Month 1: Day 13 Begins-
Meta Knight catiously walked through the halls. "Okay... I have to be careful. I don't want to get caught. I need to find these lanterns before I get caught."
He entered the dining hall, and saw the smashers chasing Squirtle and Charizard, who both already looked like they were already beaten up. Half of Squirtle's hair was ripped off, Charizard had his pants ripped off. The two were screeching like school girls, trying to not get killed by hungry smashers, who probably assumed they took the food. The once Pokemon were chased out of the dining room.
Meta Knight simply sighed and shrugged it off. He sat down, thinking to himself. He thought about giving up.
...And that's when he looked up. And saw...
"Th-The lanterns!"
That's when he got knocked out.
"Well... This can't be good." Pikachu said.
"I can't believe you, Meta Knight, got kidnapped!" Wolf added.
Said smasher sighed. "I... I apologize. I failed you all."
"Oh, it's alright. We're going to starve to death at some point." Yoshi stated.
"I can't believe we're doing this." Thief/Kidnapper 1 muttered.
"We're so dead." Thief/Kidnapper 2 groaned.
"DAMN RIGHT!" Pikachu hissed.
"I AM SO GONNA RIP OUT YOUR ORGANS!" Wolf growled.
"...Ouch." Thief/Kidnapper 2 said.
"...Why did you kidnap us, anyway?!" Yoshi hissed. "Heck, is it even necesarry?!"
"Uh... Yes?" Thief/Kidnapper 1 replied.
Then there was a bang at the door.
"Alright. COME OUT! Since those idiots couldn't figure it out, I have to butt in!" A voice growled.
"OH SHIT." Thief/Kidnapper 2 wailed.
"You told!?" Thief/Kidnapper 1 hissed.
"Nope. You said I can't talk about it. Nor could I write. In a clear context. So I wrote it an a crytpic way."
Pikachu cocked his head. Where have I heard these voices before?!
The door was close to being bought down.
"What're we gonna do, what're we gonna do?!" Thief/Kidnapper 1 whimpered.
"...Get killed?" Wolf suggested, smirking.
That's when the door fell.
"CRAP!" The two thieves/kidnappers screeched.
"Time to get your butts kicked!"
"NO!"
The floor rumbled as the mysterious man started to pummel the kidnappers slash food thieves.
Yoshi gulped. Well... This is odd...
Pikachu squirmed through the bonds holding him. I hope this guy is on our side!
Meta Knight sighed. "This might take a while."
""I don't care. As long as those bastards get their just deserts." Wolf muttered.
The sounds of painful screams turned to painful groans. The cloth covering the four smashers' eyes were removed to reveal...
"Falco?! What are you doing here?!" Pikachu was bewildered.
"Saving your hungry asses, that's what." The blue-haired-red streaked smasher plainly replied.
"Then... Then... Who took us... And the food?!" Yoshi asked.
Falco stepped aside, showing a beaten Sonic and Fox.
"...Falco." Wolf growled.
"Hm?"
"Can you untie me... SO I CAN BEAT THESE ASSHOLES!?"
"...Alright."
Pikachu gobbled down the potatoes. He exhaled when he felt his stomach get filled. He turned to the smasher with the dark blue hair, the simple red streak matching it.
"So, Falco. You placed those notes. For us?" The blonde asked.
Said smasher nodded. "Yup."
"...Why didn't you tell us in a simpler way?!" Wolf hissed.
"Well, our food thieves made a deal with me. They give me food as long as I didn't speak or write of it. In a clear context. So, I wrote in a cryptic context." Falco explained.
"At least we have our food back." Meta Knight said.
"Hey, what's gonna happen to Fox and Sonic?" Yoshi asked.
"IT'S TIME YOU TWO HEAR YOUR PUNISHMENTS. YOUR CHANCES OF LIVING ARE GREATLY LOWERED." The Ancient Minister announced.
Sonic cursed under his breath. "Okay..."
Fox gulped. "S-So... What's our second punishment?"
"YOU HAVE SERVE EITHER PIKACHU, WOLF, YOSHI, META KNIGHT, OR FALCO." The Ancient Minister replied.
"How about neither?" Sonic suggested.
"NO! YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE. OR I HAVE TO CHOOSE!"
"...We'll take Pikachu." Fox said.
Sonic sighed. "...Yeah. We'll take the blonde."
A/N: Not much suspense and build up, but who cares? I don't! Go ahead and criticize me for it. *sighs* I just wanted to publish it before I get back to homework, school, and all that educational stuff. I need to mention that in this fic, all the months have 31 days. I'm just to lazy to think which months to choose. I also need to write a Halloween Fic...
(1)-Yoshi said, "No way! You kidnapper!