Author's Note: Sorry everyone but this week's chapter is more like filler. Less than 2000 words which seems rather disappointing after last week's.
Disclaimer: I don't own Nintendo and/or Super Smash Bros. You know why.
Chapter 12: ...Go into a Big, Dark Castle
"Crazy," I panted out,"Could we please take a break for 5 minutes? Or maybe 10? How about until my legs stop hurting?"
She turned to look at me straggling behind before sighing, "Fine, 5-minute break. How are you out of breath already?"
"We've been running for an hour!"
"So?" I collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, taking my jacket off as well. Waiting for my breathing to normalize, I took a moment to look at Crazy. She wasn't even out of breath. Instead, she kept pacing and looking at the castle we've been running to.
Tilting my head, I pestered her, "Why do we even want to check out the castle? I mean, there was that giant fireball but is investigating it extremely important?"
"Yes it is." She stopped pacing to glare at me, "If Galeem shot that fireball as an attack on someone, that means people we can team up with. If the fireball was actually someway to transport a fighter, that means we could awaken more Smashers. Besides, we were going to check everywhere for Smasher Statues so the castle seems like a good place to start."
"Yes, the castle with a giant fireball seems like a good place to start, not like Galeem could just shoot another fireball at it and bring the whole thing down on us."
"If you can sass me, you have enough energy to start running again," Crazy told me. She walked over and helped me to my feet. She turned back to the direction of the castle, only to get blasted in the face with water.
I jumped back as Crazy got knocked to the ground. The one who blasted the water was Squirtle, a blue turtle Pokemon. The odd thing is that it looked bigger than it normally does in the cartoon. Man, how is Ash still 10 after all these years?
"I should stop getting sidetracked," I said as Squirtle withdrew into its shell and launching itself at me while spinning. I jumped over the turtle and slashed. Sadly, the blade bounced off Squirtle's shell as the turtle spun away. "Great, I just have to attack it when it's out of the shell."
I landed and spun, facing the turtle and shooting at it with the Steel Diver. The turtle slid to a stop and popped out of the shell before the torpedo made contact, launching it away. I chased after the turtle, landing a solid hit with my Beam Sword which knocked the turtle away again. While it flew threw the air, Squirtle righted itself and withdrew into its shell, shooting away from me on a path of water and, towards the castle.
"Hey, wait!" I cried out as Squirtle sped chase, I started running and Crazy fell in next to me.
"Just because you say stop doesn't mean that he'll stop. You do know that, right?" Crazy questioned me.
"Shush and run."
We continued chasing after Squirtle which gave me some time to think. Unfortunately, all I could think was, "Potato" before getting hit with a fireball.
"Hot! Hot hot hot!" I quickly patted out the fire starting on my shirt before turning to what shot the fireball. It was a dragon. A weird-looking, scaly, green, bipedal dragon with very sharp looking claws and tail. "I don't think that's a Pokemon."
Green Dragon flew along the ground, grabbing me by the and then dragging me along the ground. Crazy shot several times at its back before the dragon threw me into the air. I tried to right myself before I felt something push me in the back. Most likely Squirtle's Water Gun, it pushed me back to the dragon. I landed and tried to attack with my sword but something stabbed me in the chest. I looked down as it pulled out, it was the blade at the end of the dragon's tail.
I fell to my knees, paralyzed, as the dragon prepared another strike with its claws. A sudden pain stabbed me in the leg, knocking me back but not enough to avoid the attack. The dragon tried to slash me and I realized that I could move again. I brought my sword up as the clawed hand came at me. It stopped and I kicked the dragon in the chest and rolled away.
Crazy came up next to me, handing me a sandwich and viewed my handiwork. "Heal up. Ridley won't fall for that again."
Ridley had impaled his hand on my sword when he tried using his claw on me. The blade was stabbed into his palm, with only the handle sticking out. Grabbing it, Ridley yanked the sword from his hand, before charging at us again. Crazy and I both shot at it, Ridley getting hit Crazy's shot but he sidestepped mine.
From behind Ridley, a shell passed between his legs and shot towards us. I decided to use Squirtle to our advantage. Readying myself, I ran at Squirtle and kicked the shell. The turtle changed direction and flew into Ridley's face.
The dragon flinched from the hit and Squirtle dropped next to it, landing on his back. I ran up and grabbed my sword from Ridley, slashing him away and kicking Squirtle after him. They collided mid-air and I hit both of them with my sword after a quick jump.
Crashing to the ground, Ridley recovered quicker and flew at me, an arm stretched out to grab me again. I sidestepped the charge and did several cuts to Ridley's wings. Unfortunately, they didn't do much as the dragon continued charging. It slid to a halt and shot a fireball at me.
I leapt back but I felt something hit me back towards the fireball. The fireball didn't do much besides push me back to Squirtle. I stuck me foot out and pivoted, landing a strong hit on Squirtle, launching the turtle. Before he flew out too far, I reached out and grabbed Squirtle by the tail. I spun a few times before releasing my grip, throwing the Pokemon at Ridley for the third time.
Ridley was blown away from Squirtle's new job as my projectile but the turtle burst apart into smoke, releasing a new spirit. I moved next to Crazy as she began to shoot at Ridley. "One down. Let's finish Ridley off already!"
She just gave me a dry look. "You should be happy this wasn't a broadcasted match. P.A.C.T.O.P. would've completely torn you apart online for that move."
"P.A.C.T.O.P.?" I questioned, shooting a torpedo at Ridley. It hit squarely on Ridley's face, exploding and blasting him away.
"People Against the Cruel Treatment Of Pokemon," she rolled her eyes. "We would always get complaints from them about having Pokemon in the tournament despite all of them voluntarily agreeing to be there. Also, they could really pick a name that flows off the tongue better."
I opened my mouth to respond, when Ridley grabbed me and started dragging me along the ground. I struggled, trying to tear Ridley's hand from my collar without much success. Reversing my grip on my sword, I aimed carefully, bringing the blade up before plunging it into Ridley's left eye.
Ridley roared, flinging me aside. I hit the ground, covering my ears. My eardrums felt like they would explode until the roar abruptly cut off. I looked up to see another spirit, floating around my Beam Sword and a new weapon, a scythe. It was about as tall as I was, looking as if it was made of some kind of bone. I picked up my sword before gazing at it. "So, what's this?"
"That's a new item we added," Crazy replied as she began to put the two spirits away, "Death's Scythe. Ridley dropped it."
I whipped my head around when I heard the item's name. "Does that mean it could kill people in one hit?"
"Only when the enemy is badly damaged," she answered. Crazy turned and saw me sulking, "Don't get all sad about that. It will still help us finish fights a lot faster."
"Yeah, yeah," I said, reaching out to grab the scythe. I gripped the handle and watched a purple aura encase the blade. I did a practice swing, almost losing my grip.
Item Acquired:
Death's Scythe
"You'll have a better time using that if you held it with both hands," Oblivion commented.
I did as Oblivion said, doing a few more practice swings as he gave advice. After a few moments of practice, I pocketed and looked up the castle. "So we're going in now?"
"Yep," Crazy answered. She turned to me asked, "Nathaniel, where's your jacket?"
I looked down and sighed, "Give me a minute to grab it, then we can go in the scary castle."
Save File 2: Saved
Party: Nathaniel, Oblivion(?), Crazy Hand
Items: Nathaniel-Beam Sword, Steel Diver, Death's Scythe
Crazy Hand- Staff, Deku Nuts x2, Green Shell
Smashers: Mario, Link, Kirby, Captain Falcon, Lucario, Villager
Author's Note:
Yeah, there's no Author's Theater this week either. This week is just disappointment for SWOL. Anyway, I've kinda want to ask you guys, the readers, a question.
Should I change Saving the World of Light's description?
I feel that the current one doesn't really describe the story well and is more about me complaining. I wrote a new one up already:
It all played out the same. Galeem attacked the Smashers. The Smashers futilely fought back. Except for one difference. Kirby, and with him all hope is now gone. Now, Nathaniel, an amnesiac teenager must now journey to fight Galeem. On his journey, he'll be joined by others and recover his memories. Review if you feel like it.
Just let me know what you guys think in the review if you want and we'll see what happens.