Chapter 3: SIE Strikes Back

[Dobs]

~Dobs, Mariella, Geo, Kin, Falcon, Samus, Snake, Donin, Xzana~
{Kongo Jungle}

Dobs: That we can't. Well, Xzana ladies first.
Xzana: Of course, where are my manners. *bows down* go ahead dobs

Dobs sprinted forwards at full speed. A swarm of vines came at him from all directions. He used Saints sword to hack at large groups of them at once. Kin and Geo quickly joined in to the deforestation. To their suprise, Donin popped out of the forest to help as well. Without his elastic powers however, he could only hack at vines aswell. Samus and snake strafe around Xzana, firing their weapons constantly. A wall of earth spun around Xzana in response, blocking each shot.

Mariella: *whispers*Falcon come here
Falcon: YUSSS!
Mariella: listen to me....*incoherent whispering sounds*

The group continued this stratedgy for quite some time. Neither side was conceding and inch. Falcon and MAriella haad disappeared, and the hackers and shooters were becoming fatigued. Within the confines of the forest, FAlcon had helped MAriella to pull the tip of a large palm tree to the floor to creat a catapult. As he hel down the tip, she mounted the tree.

Mariella: Ok, now!

HE let go and sent the little hunter flying. Mariella let out a lound war cry and withdrew her daggers. She was flying towards the back of Xzana's head at full speed. She quickly made contack with the womans back....but something was wrong, she become water and Mariella passed straight through her. Xzana then let out a huge burst of wind and sent all others flying back. She lifted Mariella by the neck.

Xzana: Did you honestly beleive a stratedgy like that could trick me? You've gotten dull over the years haven't you? Wipe that little smile off your face! Swallow your pride and admit it, you've LOST! AND I'VE W-
Falcon: PAAAWWWNNNCCHHHHHH!!!!

Xzana dropped mariella and flew forwards thanks to the well timed falcon punch in the back. She slid several feeet accross the floor and finally came to a stop.

Xzana: You haven't seen the last of me....not even close....

Xzana looked towards the sky and huge storm clouds began forming. Lightning stuck the center of the clearing that the group stood in. She then disintegrated into the wind....

Dobs: MAN i hate that girl
Mariella: Dobs....wheres that sword?

They here the cackling of a witch who has had her mission accomplished.....

[Naked Snake II]

GEO: You lost the sword? and we didn't even have it for five minutes.

DOBS: Sorry. I didn't even know she took it until Marella told me.

SAMUS: That sword could have lead us to Saint. Now were back at square one.

KIN: Aww come on Samus. The sword can't be the ONLY thing Saint left behind.

DOBS: He's right.

SNAKE: That girl was hot and my type of a lady.

DOBS: >_> Listen to me when I say this Snake......Shut up.

SNAKE: How about giving me a numbe-

GEO: Let's get back to excavating please.

The fighters went back to work

SNAKE: I think she's French....or Italian....possibly German...or maybe-

EVERYONE: SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!

SNAKE: .....................................I need a break.

DOBS: Who's idea was it to bring Snake along with us?

KIN: His.

SNAKE: Anyone got a Sam Adams in their ships?

MARELLA: Snake.... Just work.

SNAKE: Can't tuts. I'm on a break.

KIN: Hey guys.. I found something.

Everyone went to see what Kin saw. It was some sort of portable commucator. Damaged, but could attain some info.

GEO: I think that's Saint's. Has to be.

COMMUNICAOR: Come in.. BBBBBRRTTTZZZZZ Come in Solid Snake.

KIN: Snake?

SNAKE: That's where I put it. During the fight with that foxy lady I thought I dropped something.

Marella punched Snake in the sternum knocking him out

MARELLA: Of all the peple I've seen. HE IS BY FAR THE MOST RUDEST AND ANNOYING!!!!!

[ness11]

During Dobs and the others fight LGN, Lucario, and Karocka took off in the damaged fighter. It was a silent flight with no one talking one bit. Even there surroundings were dead silent. Lucario stared at Karocka for the majority of the flight, while Karocka stared at the floor with a sad expression not even noticing. Not to long after the fight was over they started to pick up the party on radar. LGN started thinking about what would happen if any of them saw Karocka again. He hopped that the others wouldn't get any ideas, but he knew that wouldn't happen. LGN said the first word saying that they were closing in on the groups position.

Then, it happened. As if it were magic the fighter started swerving around and bumping up and down.

Lucario: What's wrong?!?

LGN: *checks fuel cage* We're out of gas.

Lucario: *Lucario glares at Karocka* Didn't you fill this thing up!?!?!

Karocka: I did, there must be a fuel leak! *leans out window and sees the culprit* Yep.

LGN tries to hold the fighter up, but it required all his skills and strength to just keep it from taking a nose dive. Then, one of the wings snapped off of the fighter and the plane went into a mad barrel roll. LGN straighted it out, but for a short time. He had a visual of the group completely unaware of the fighter hurdling towards them. LGN popped the cockpit off and attempted to get their attention to move as Karocka took the well and straightened out the fighter fairly quick. Dobs heard the cockpit pop off and looked up.

Dobs: *squints eyes* Is that LGN? (the fighter was still pretty far away)

Geo: Hey it is! (fighter still far away)

Dobs: Why is he waving his hands around like a fool though?(ship was still very far off)

LGN: *shouts so loud he scares himself* GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!!! WE ARE GOING TO CRASH!!!!!!! (fighter far away, again)

Dobs: You heard him, barely, but MOVE!!!!!

The group scatters out of the way running for their lives. Karocka then losses control and the fighter goes spiraling out of control. LGN reaches for the parachutes, which he wasn't smart enough to have used the first time.

There was only two.

Karocka: Both of you take them! I'll try to set her down nicely.

Lucario: *gives a menacing look and grabs parachute and jumps out*

LGN: You don't have to do this. We can share!

Karocka: No, If I don't try to stop this thing those guys are doomed. Take it!

LGN:...........................hey.....if you survive..you have my trust. * nods, grabs parachute, and jumps out*

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The group was still running frantically none of them turning around. LGN and Lucario and already deployed the parachutes and watched on. Karocka thought for a moment and reached for a grenade. He held the grenade to his face and gazed at it blankly. He had a depression expression on his face. He thought that if he set it off the ship would explode and miss the others, but definitely killing him. He remembered everything he had gone through and what he had done. He thought if this would make up for what he had done, but the answer was obvious to him and LGN. Karocka tossed the grenade out the cockpit and took the fighter on a sudden nose dive. The fighter smacked the ground and tumbled over and over picking up speed. LGN closed his eyes when it hit the ground, but reopened them making sure Lucario hadn't noticed. Karocka became unconsciouses as the fighter bounced, bumped, and turned all over the ground. The fighter was gaining speed as it was heading to the excavation site and was only thousands of yards away.

Snake: *wakes up* Ughh he woke me up? *turns and sees fighter tumbling towards him* *contacts colonel* Colonel I'd just like to tell you it's been an honor working with you and good bye. *hides under cardboard box and cries like a little girl*

The fighter was only hundreds of feet away when to Snake's fortune Karocka's unconsciouses hand hit the fire missile button. The fighter at that moment was facing the ground and the missile hit it from that same angle. The fighter took one last high bounce over Snake's cardboard box and crashed into a tree canopy.

The fighter stopped.

[Naked Snake II]

LGN: Karocka!!!

Lgn ran towards the crash trying to see if Karocka was alright...There was no site of him.

LGN:...............

GEO: What happened?

LGN: Long story short. We ran out fuel and emergency crashed landed here with Lucario and Karocka. He didn't really make it though.

GEO:...I see.

DOBS: Hey can you guys use your powers still?

LGN: Nope. Dunno what happened either.

MARELLA: Likewise, we even had an encounter with an enemy.

LGN: I see. Did you guys find anything?

KIN: Well we did until someone LOST IT!!

DOBS: I didn't LOSE IT!! It was stolen.

SAMUS: Well what should we do with the Fighter?

[ness11]

OOC: I never had any powers I just had a mental break down.

LGN: We should burn it. In honor................

Geo: In honor of good ridence. LGN you still got your flame gun?

LGN:....Yeah....I'll do it. *points gun up at fighter and hands start shaking*

Kin: What are you waiting for? Fire the gun!

LGN:....................

Karocka: I don't think so. *pulls himself up and falls out of cockpit onto face*

At the site of this Geo ran up to Karocka and pushed him up against the tree he layed in front of.

Geo: What are you doing here?!?! I thought you were burning in hell!?!

Snake: *realizes he's alive* Hey I'm alive! THANK GOD I'M ALIVE!!! *gets out of box and runs around like a banshee*

Geo: Ignore that moron that you should have ran over. Tell me why your alive and how?!

Karocka: I was given another chance..........to make up for what I had done by a white light.

Kin: I don't believe you.

Lucario: Tell that to LGN.

Geo: *looks at LGN still propping Karocka up against the tree* He must have met you, why did you let me live?!? Why did you trust him?!?!

LGN:...................he saved my life........and said....that if he did.....anything wrong......he would be gone.......... *swallows* .....,but.....before we jumped I told him.............if he survives and no one..dies.....then he'd have my trust. Has he killed anybody? No. Has he done................anything wrong? No. So I say let's give him another................................chance.

Geo:...........*let's Karocka free* I still don't trust you. *turns to LGN* And is he pulls something it's your head that's being cut off too. *turns back to Karocka* I know you won't answer this truthfully but, do you still have your powers?

Karocka: *shrugs* Haven't really checked since I left the core. *tries to raise the Earth, but nothing happens* Guess not.

Lucario:Hmmmmmmmmm.

Dobs: Let's get back to digging. We have to find something.

The group walks off except Samus, Lucario, Kin, and Geo.

Samus: This has to be a cheap trick.

Lucario: You notice those weird pauses when LGN talks?

Kin: Maybe he got affected in a different way then some of us by who knows what.

Geo: Look, all we know, is that we can't trust Karocka. LGN, I don't know, but what ever you do don't be with both of them alone..........................or we might not see you again.

[Ashura Angelus Talsa]

Ashura, walked down the forest searching for those Creatures and of course the Niluck Stone as he also watched his back in case of those Bounty Hunters that are after him he walked carrying his large powerful sword on the back of his shoulders with his left hand, his other clutched into a fist on his side with a violent hatred for those Creatures known as the Zoahs, after a few mins of walking he came upon a altar on another side of the forest he stood there eyeing it over carefully he saw what looked like the Niluck Stone but as he walked closer to it, it turned out to be a just a trick to lure him in. the Stone changed into the one of the Creatures he so desirable hated with all his being. He glared at him for a moments time thinking about all the crap hes been thu because of him and said with hatred "you bastard. i'll kill you..." he quickly took his blade off his shoulders and stood at in angle then as he bent his knees so did the Creature holding his own weapon they ran at each other both instantly flash stepped and clashed with one another the forest shaked alittle do to the impact of there Strength. the trees moved as the birds flew out of them chirping loudly, "Haah!!" they both yelled out at each other as there swords clashed together, with a very violent hatred of each other, pushing the Dark Creature back a clear picture of his previous opponent Dobs floated around his mind, he thought in his head about why this picture was shown to him in his mind and worse in this type of situation.

ShadowLord: Like your mother i'll rip your heart out!

Ashura: you can try to tear the heart from my chest. but i'll make you see what i do best!

with that said he pushed violently on his blade and threw ShadowLord back but ShadowLord's arm extended in punched Ashura across the jaw they both flew back Ashura and ShadowLord skid across the ground on there feet.

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[Mariomasher]

Necro Fox and Mario regroup.

Necro:I couldnt get anything out of him so what ya got?

Mario:Nothin

Fox:I got a little something. 1/4 of the population was lost!

Necro:Okay I'll alert Geo.

Necro got out an orb and called Geo.

ORB:Player is unavailable. PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE!

Necro:AUGH!Okay whatever. . .Geo, Fox got something. 1/4 of the population was lost. It seems that they are a little stronger than the usual people. So keep an Eye out. Necro Out!

Necro put away the orb.

Necro:Okay guys, lets see how the others are doing.

?:NOT SO FAST!

Necro:Hm?

?:You carry information that must not be kept!

Necro:And You care. . .why?

DMM:GAH!YOU PEST!I am Dark Mariomasher!I serve the dark lord!

Necro:uhuh. . .hey is this the guy you said that died or something?

Fox:Yeah. . .His shadow took over

DMM:I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!!

DMM charged up a large dark aura.

DMM:GOODBYE!!!!!

DMM Launched the sphere at the group.

When the dust cleared, Necro, Fox, and mario lay on the ground without the trace of life. . .but somehow still alive

[smashbro]

Smashbro, ROB and Smashbag entered subspace, not knowing what to expect. They were limited in power; Smashbro being human without his powers and ROB severely weakened by the machine Snicket used. Smashbag seemed unaffected, because he is just a bag of freakin sand. None of them had been to subspace, but Smashbro did not expect it to be that easy. He had expected some guard, or other kind of enemy at least. He wasn’t disappointed. After landing in subspace, the three faced a giant Greap, about 5 times its normal size.
“Alright guys, this should be pretty easy, we’ve faced ones like him before,” said smashbro. “I’ll try to get to his weak spot, his head.”

“This is going to be good,” said Crazy Hand, excited.
“It will be interesting,” commented Master.

So smashbro ran toward the Greap and, hoping to get to its head, took out his sword. He nearly dropped it, for he was not nearly as coordinated without his powers. SO he jumped…and fell to the ground like an idiot.
“What?!?” smashbro said surprised. “No mid-air jump?!?” He then rolled out of his way just as he was going to be sliced bythe Greap’s blade. It barely caught his leg, which was cut and started to bleed. Smashbro tounched his cut, and looked at his hand. “I guess I’m not going to be knocked back from being hit by the blades.”

“Ha! The pathetic little human!” Crazy hand was having a great time. “Aren’t you enjoying this, brother?”
“Yes,” said Master Hand, but he was more controlled in his amusement, and did not show as much.

ROB was able to inflict little damage to the Greap, and Smashbag was just trying to not get sliced in half. Smashbro once again charged the Greap, hoping he would get in a lucky hit. But he dropped his sword, and nearly got killed getting it back. Things seemed to be very bad for the 3 members of the SSS. Smashbro, ever persistent (or stupid) ran at the Greap again, but was again nearly killed, and was cut on his upper left arm, where his smashbros symbol was. When it was cut it first flashed red, and smashbro felt like going on a rampage to hurt whoever was around. But then the “tattoo” flashed white, and healed itself. Smashbro was healed too, he felt like his old self, not the enraged person he was not a minute ago.

Smashbro then thought out loud.
“I guess I’ll have to use this now, even though I would have rather saved it for later,” smashbro said, taking out the smash ball. He was about to break it, when the Greap came barreling towards him. He was able to dodge it, but at a price; he had dropped the smash ball. It was floating around the area, free. The Greap stood between Smashbro and ROB and the smash ball. Then, the smash ball was broken. And smashbag was glowing. Soon, the area started to fill with sand, impeding everyone’s movement. Smashbro feared that he would not be able to breathe it he was covered in sand, so he desperately tried to stay near the top of it (he would have worried about ROB too butrobots don’t breathe). The sand covered his head, but smashbro soon learned that he could swim through the sand like water, and stand on top of it like land. The Greap was not so lucky though. It could not move, leaving its head open for attack.
“Dude…that’s awesome,” smashbro said, and he slashed the Greap’s head. It disappeared, and so did the sand. The 3 SSS members then faced each other.
“Which way now?” asked ROB. Smashbag nodded towards a sign. It said:
DO NOT DISTURB CRAZY HAND! HE IS THIS WAY!

“The idiot,” smashbro muttered, and they followed the arrow to a mansion type thing. “Well, we might as well do this upfront,” said smashbro, and he knocked on the door.

“What was that?” asked Crazy Hand, hearing knocking.

[Mariomasher]

MM still in unreality still panting from the defeat.

DMM suddenly appeared.

MM:YOU!

MM charged at DMM but his attack went straight through him.

MM:WHAT THE-?!

DMM:hahaha. . .you disappoint me. . .I can become untouchable but can't touch things.Right now i am in that state, the dark matter state.

MM:I DON'T CARE!!!

MM swung again and it went through DMM again

DMM:I see you've been getting bored lately so I brought you a friend, SHADOW GANONDORF. Have a nice time MM!HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Shadow Ganon appeared.

SG:You are no match for me. . .

MM:Hmph. . .YOU THINK THAT?! WELL PROVE IT!!

MM launched at SG and knocked him back into a wall, cracking it.

SG:So it begins. . .

[bobsnicket]

OOC: I had intended for the Brawlers or Meleers to still retain their powers; Snicket specified previously that he only wanted forumers of the SSS to be affected.

[E. Gadd's Lab: Creators' Alliance, Smashbro, ROB, Sandbag]

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When there was a knock on the door, Snicket smiled. "It's nice to see that at least one of the forumers have the ability to deal civily with others. Professor, do you mind getting that?"

E. Gadd wasn't sure why Bob had asked him to do it instead of Snicket himself, but he went over and opened the heavy steel door.

"Hello!" he said pleasantly with a toothy grin. The Hands were in a room around the corner, so they could not be seen from the entryway, and Snicket and Sandshrew remained hidden in the shadows.

[smashbro]

bobsnicket said:

OOC: I had intended for the Brawlers or Meleers to still retain their powers; Snicket specified previously that he only wanted forumers of the SSS to be affected.

"Hello!" he said pleasantly with a toothy grin. The Hands were in a room around the corner, so they could not be seen from the entryway, and Snicket and Sandshrew remained hidden in the shadows.

OOC: oh, ok. doesnt really matter in my case anyways, but yeah i forgot bout that.

"Hi," said smashbro, partly scared by the toothy grin. Wait, where's everyone else. I dont see them anywhere (wasn't Kirby part of your group too?), but they could be in a different part of the house. Still, it said that Crazy Hand was here...but I probably shouldn't ask about that first. "So, where is...I mean can we come in? We'd like to talk and...nod, if you know what i mean," smashbro said, after being nudged by Smashbag (who cant talk).

[Mariomasher]

MM:TAKE MY ICE!!!

Nothing happened.

MM:HUH?

SG:Hahahaha!You Powers have been drained!!

MM:NO MATTER!I SHALL DESTROY YOU!

SG:I'd like to see you try.

MM charged at SG and SG Grabbed MM by the face and held him in the air.

SG:YOU HAVE NO POWER TO FIGHT!

[bobsnicket]

[E. Gadd's Lab: Creators' Alliance, Smashbro, ROB, Sandbag]

"Certainly, come on in, lad!" E. Gadd replied.

The Professor led Smashbro, Sandbag, and ROB into the meeting room with the large table. At the moment, it was covered with all sorts of dishes, plates, bowls, and platters with various food heaped onto it. The only occupant was Kirby, who was sitting in a chair on the other side of the room, currently busy sucking in a large stuffed turkey.

"I hope you don't mind if we join you Kirby?" E. Gadd asked.

Kirby didn't even look away, just shook his head as he swallowed the turkey and turned to a platter of smooshpuffs ( ;D).

"Yes," E. Gadd said as they sat down, "Kirby is enjoying the produce of a special machine I made which can create any type of food in seconds...but I digress. You wish to talk?"

[smashbro]

"I have reason to believe," said smashbro, choosing his words carefully, "That the recent loss of powers in the SSS may be due, in part, to your creators aliance, namely Master Hand. This is for a few reasons. One: The Hands have disliked us for some time, and they would have access to many machines here. I have no idea what you make, but who knows. Two: This would help Snicket "balance good and evil" or somthing like that in his mind. Three: I recently found a proverb that caused me to make a connection.~~~Ut sit magna, tamen certe lenta ira deorum est "
"The wrath of the gods may be great, but it certainly is slow," translated ROB.
"And at least Master Hand seems to think himself like a god. I can not think that the SIE did this, because if they did, they would have targeted the Brawlers also, who have not lost their powers, and they would have done it earlier. And Iownedyou would let us have our powers so he could toy around with us more."

[bobsnicket]

[E. Gadd's Lab: Creators' Alliance, Smashbro, ROB, Sandbag]

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"Hmm," the professor said in response to Smashbro's inquiry. "The depth of your questioning is beyond my capability to answer. If you wish to speak to the grand architect, look to your left."

Smashbro and the others did this and beheld Bob Snicket standing in front of them, smiling indifferently, folding his arms not in a gesture of power but of control, his dark blue eyes shining but without the virtue they once held.

"Hello...Smashbro, is it? It's been a while since we last met. As I recall, you are the peer-proclaimed leader of the SSS, correct? I believe I have the answers you request, but first I would like to clear up a few things."

Snicket paused briefly, glanced at Kirby feasting and Professor E. Gadd watching intently, and continued. "I do not deny any of the things you have said....wait...there is one discrepancy. Master Hand, although he is part of my Alliance, had very little to do with this plan. It was purely my idea...with some assistance from the good professor here to help it proceed." Bob nodded towards E. Gadd, who nodded back in acknowledgement.

"And I have three things to say: One: Ever since forumers have stepped forth into the Smash World, they have--how should I put it?--stolen the spotlight from the residents, from the Brawlers. They come with all of their magical powers and whatnot, overpowering not just the SIE, but any Brawler who challenges them. They have taken away the dominion of the Brawlers over their own lands, forcing them to assume a position of inferiority in their own domain. That does not strike me as particularly fair, and perhaps it is part of why Link detests you as leader so much. In removing these excess abilities, to the simple mind I might just be aiding the SIE, but really I am also doing a favor to those who for too long have been ignored almost entirely, and who apparently do not have abilities even close to those of the forumers. I am restoring the balance which has long been absent.

"Two: My most sincere advice to you and the other forumers about this whole situation is to use your imagination. Pretend that me and the others with me do not even exist, and you may be surprised with the results. The SSS has never been defeated up until now; why should it begin to fail now? Perhaps for a while the forumers will have a bit less influence, a bit less strength, but this will give the Brawlers their rightful chance to shine, and eventually the SIE will no doubt grow stronger, and the Creators' Alliance may see fit to grant you back your extra powers. Besides, so far you all seem to be faring very well even without them. I have the interest of everyone in mind.

"Three: Even if you were to be displeased with this turn of events, what will you do about it?" Snicket continued to smile.