-The Cave-

Gordon and Sonic were talking to each other. Ness on the other hand wanted to be left alone. After his mental breakdown, the three other cavemates got the hint that he wanted to be in his own little world. There were times when the cave was completely silent until Kawasaki would say something, but tonight was different. Kawasaki fell asleep early and after another hour Gordon and Sonic soon joined after. It was only Ness awake.

Ness stared at the campfire. Mario didn't bother snuffing it out. It was Luigi's job, but for some reason Luigi never showed up. He wondered if Mario got mad at his brother. Maybe Luigi narked on himself and told Mario what he did with the clone. He had a habit of not keeping secrets. Ness knew that oh so well. That's why he's here after all. If it weren't for Luigi he could've shut Mario down a long time ago. Why'd he have to mess up?

He didn't understand why he's been making mistakes. This never happened before. He was always perfect. He was always there to fix problems. He knew a bunch of random knowledge, which made everything think he was a genius. He's an excellent planner. He's a great listener who always gives perfect advice. He was perfect. If anyone had a problem, they would go to him. If anyone wanted to know something about science, math, or leadership they would go to him. Yes, he's awkward, but if anyone ever needed any help when it came to academics, he was their guy.

Heck, if anyone needed help knowing a smashers weak points, they would also come crawling to him. He was one of the strongest smashers in the roster because he studied everyone. Sure it was creepy, but it made him win tournaments despite being nerfed and given the smash moveset.

Now look where he is. His memories of acting like a know it all started to get to him. He's definitely made others feel inferior to him. Especially toward his friends. They looked up to him like he was superior and he genuinely thought this way. He's stronger and smarter than all of his friends. They were all beneath him, but were they? Has he been compensating for something?

The answer is yes. He's been treated like a golden child ever since he was a kid. All he's ever known was success. The pressure of keeping this perfect image is so exhausting. This mask he's been holding up for decades began to feel heavy. He started to isolate himself because everyday it was getting harder to wear it. It kept getting heavier and it scared him. He didn't want to lose the mask, but it was cracking. He would lose all his friends permanently and no one would come to him for advice again.

Wait, that was already happening, huh? He was pushing everyone away. He never talked about his feelings and he flaked out on his friends. He even started to distance himself from Lucas. Lucas had to beg him to go to Villager's party. He almost didn't, but he thought about how his gift would be superior to everyone else's. Wow… Talk about a big ego.

Is that why Ness wanted to help Kirby? He wanted to be the hero of this story. He saw a villain and took this as an opportunity to make himself feel better. It wasn't even about Kirby, was it? He's such a dick. He looked at Sonic. He always thought Sonic full of himself, which he is, but Ness is no different. He also tried to play hero and look where it got him.

The one great thing about being kidnapped, is that he finally had time to reflect. He has been a bad friend. He's been a bad person in general and he wanted to fix this. The only way for him to fix this is if he finds a way out. Yes, he's still acting like the main character, but this time, he genuinely wanted to get out and help out what he can. Kirby is still in trouble and if he AND his cave mates can be there for her, then together they can stop Mario.

It's not about him. It never was. This is about telling everyone the truth about Mario. This time, he won't be alone. He smiled at his cave mates who were peacefully sleeping. He hated to admit it, but these guys are his heroes. They called his bullshit and made him realize that he's not perfect. He's not alone. He can do this. He can still go through with the plan. Everything is going to work out.

Ness closed his eyes and smiled. His mind was filled with nothing but positive thoughts. Once he gets out of here, he's going to change for the better. He's going to be more outgoing and a better person. He's going to make it up to all his friends. With this thought, he fell asleep.

Ness was enjoying the darkness. The feeling of emptiness and nonexistence. He didn't dream often. He preferred it this way. The feeling of nothing and then everything once he woke up. However, in the middle of the night, his body jerked awake. He didn't understand why, but his body was on high alert. What's going on? He never wakes up in the middle of the night unless he had a nightmare, or a weird dream.

His eyes were heavy, but he forced them open a little. He was sweating. His arms and legs had goosebumps. What's going on? Why is he reacting like this? He felt a final tug on the bag of his head. That's when eyes shot open. He looked around and saw that the campfire was dimmer. He tried to sit up, but someone forced him back down.

"Shhh, it's ok. Go back to sleep."

Ness knew that voice. It's Luigi. He pushed Luigi off of him. He tried to yell at him, but that's when he realized that he was gagged by a scarf. It was wrapped around his mouth so tight, it hurt his head. At least his arms weren't shackled together, so he immediately tried to take it off. Luigi grabbed a hold of Ness's arms and twisted them. He didn't break anything, but it hurt like hell. He then started beating Ness until he was too weak to move.

"There, there, my sweet," Luigi caressed Ness's cheek.

"MMmf! Mmm mmf MMMFF!"

"Shhh, it's ok." Luigi pecked Ness on the forehead.

Ness frantically looked around to see if anyone was awake. He still saw his cave mates sleeping.

"MMMMF! MMMF! MMFF!" (GORDAN! SONIC! KAWASAKI!)

"Quiet!" Luigi angrily whispered.

"MMMF! MMMF!" (HELP ME! HELP!)

"I said quiet!" Luigi slapped Ness across the face.

"Mmmf…"

"Listen, you little fuck. I know you told Mario."

"Mmmf?"

"You betrayed me."

"Mmmf! Mmff!" Ness shook his head.

"I told you I would get you, Ness."

"Mmmf! Mmf… Mmmf!"

Luigi pushed Ness against the wall. He massaged Ness's shoulders. Then he licked his cheek. Ness could smell his breath. It reeked of alcohol. He's definitely drunk. Luigi took a step back from Ness. He took out his backpack. He placed what looked like an expensive bottle of whisky on the floor. Then he took out a dog collar. He walked over to Ness and put it on him.

"Mmmf! MMMMF! Mmmf!" Ness screamed.

"Shut up, you're going to wake the others up."

"MMMMF! Mmmmfff! Mhmmmf!"

"I said shut up!"

Luigi hit Ness again.

"Hmmf..."

Luigi moved out of the way. Ness had a good look at his cave mates. They were still sleeping peacefully. Ness was about to yell their names again, but Luigi took out a hammer from his backpack.

"If you keep screaming, I'll hurt them."

"Mmmff..."

"Oh Ness, I love you so much," Luigi lifted Ness's shirt up.

"MMMFF! Mmmmf!"

-Mario's plan-

Metaknight won the fight. He grabbed the unconscious boxer and left the Travel Machine room. He was on his way back to the bunker, but Peach stopped him.

"Oh my! Little Mac!" She cooed.

"Uh…" Metaknight trailed off.

"What have you done?!"

"I uh…"
"Gimme him! He needs to go to the ER."

"I'm taking him there already."

"No! I'll do it."

This is Mario's soon to be wife. If he fights her, then Mario will kill him. He didn't want to start any drama, so he gave Little Mac to Peach. Mario did say he's not important anyway. The only important one was Kirby and she escaped. He has to tell Mario what happened.

"This poor guy. He needs to be healed before my wedding. I want everyone to be there,"she said.

"Uh, ok."

"Oh dear! My wedding! It's one week away~"

"Uh…"

"I gotta get him to the hospital and plan some more!"

"Aren't you worried about the imposter?"

"You mean Kirby? I'm too scared to tell the others it was Kirby. Captain Falcon and Link tried, but everyone attacked them for it."

"You know that person is Kirby?"

"Yes! She's a sweetie. I'm glad she's not being brainwashed by Link anymore. That guy is a total bitch. I don't trust him one bit. You know he broke up with Zelda because he wanted to get with Kirby? What a cunt!"

"Interesting."

"Anyway, I gotta go take care of Little Mac. Tah-taaaah~"

"Tah-tah?"

He watched Peach skip away with Little Mac on her arms. She's stronger than she looks. He shook his head and made his way back to the bunker. No one was there unfortunately. He stayed put waiting for his arrival.

-Mario's Plan-

Once Mario, Goofy, and Mickey made their heroic speech to the smashers, they were walking back to the bunker. They were so happy. They kept talking about how their plan was going smoothly.

Mario: "Oh man, my heart is racing!"

Mickey: "You get used to it, Pal."

Goofy: "Mickey has made lots of speeches like that one."

Mickey: "Did you see the look on Sora's face?"

Mario: "He idolizes you like a dog."

Mickey: "Ho-ho! He is my dog. He has no idea that I have slaves back at home."

Mario: "What does he know about you?"

Mickey: "Nothing! He has no idea that Kingdom Hearts was nothing but a play."

Mario: "It was?"

Mickey: "You betcha! He thinks all that shit really happened."

Mario: "If he's so pathetic, why did you do all that for him?"

Mickey: "He's like my retarded son. I love him and making him believe stupid shit is hilarious."

Mario: "So Kingdom Hearts never happened?"

Mickey: "It did, it's just… I could've stopped the big bad from the beginning of the game. It was nothing but child's play to me. Ho-ho! He really thought he saved the world, but honestly I let evil take the world just so I could see him struggle."

Mario: "Seriously?"

Mickey: "Yep. I made all the other Disnorians go along. He really thinks he saved the world."

Mario: "Wow."

Goofy: "I know, Mick even made me play along."

Mickey: "Wasn't it hilarious?"
Goofy: "It was."

Mickey: "Now my baby boy is in smash. Ho-ho! I almost didn't let him."

Mario: "Why?"

Mickey: "Oh come on, being in a janky Nintendo game? No offense."

Mario: "Non takin."

Mickey: "He really wanted to, so I let him. Although if he ever ruined our image, he would not make it out alive."

Goofy: "He's a good kid so he hasn't."

Mickey: "For now."

Mario: "Holy shit, ok."

Mickey: "Oh by the way I took one of your smashers and turned him into a cyborg."

Mario: "You what!"

Goofy: "Don't worry, he's the one that betrayed you."

Mario: "Who?"

Mickey: "Villager."

Mario: "Villager? You just took him?"

Goofy: "Yep, we worked on him inside your bunker."

Mario: "Without telling me?"

Mickey: "Well I'm telling you now. Is that a problem, Mario?"

Mario: "N-no… Not at all, it's just…"

Mickey: "It's just?"

Mario: "What will the others think when they see him like that?"

Goofy: "Simple, blame it on Kirby."

Mario: "I…"
Goofy: "His room is a mess and there's patches of her hair there."

Mario: "He did collect her hair."

Mickey: "What a freak."

Mario: "I guess this is fine."

Goofy: "No one will bat an eye."

Mario: "What is cyborg Villager doing now?"

Goofy: "Patrolling."

Mario: "For Kirby?"

Mickey: "Yep."

Mario: "Hmm, well ok then."

The three finally made it to the bunker. However, Mickey and Goofy decided that they wanted to go back to their high resort fancy ass room in the smash village apartments. They said their goodbyes and Mario imputed the code.

Metaknight: "Sire, I have important news."

Mario: "Hold on, I'm fucking tired."

Metaknight: "But-

Mario: "No, I'm sorry. I only came to check if everything was alright. It looks like it is. I think I'mma head to my room."

Metaknight: "As you wish."

Mario double checked his "Hands Off" project. It's pretty much done. It'll be finished in less than a week. He tapped on Metaknight's shoulder and left the bunker. He was on his way to his room. He noticed that Luigi's room, which was next to his, was open. He thought it was odd, so he went inside.

Luigi was not there in his room. He wondered where his brother went, but knowing him he went to the bar to get drunk. He was a little harsh to him, but honestly he deserved it for lying. He shrugged it off and went back to his room. He sat on his bed and turned on his TV. There was so much on his mind. The Hands are finally coming back tomorrow. He's about to get married in a week and the project is almost done. This is going to be a busy week and everything has to be perfect.