SWEET FUDGE CRACKERS, EVERYTHING IS GOING HORRIBLY WRONG-

Hey guys! I'm back with the next chapter! I'm sorry for the sudden two weeks of delay, it seems that whenever I manage to climb out of the massive schoolwork, it always drags me back in... Also, I would have had this updated a few days ago, but due to a series of unfortunate events, I had burned my hand rather badly while making hot chocolate and I wanted to wait until it healed enough that I can actually move it without feeling pain. As of now, it's healed quite enough for me to type again, so I am back! Now that I'm also on winter break, hopefully I can keep things under control.

But without further ado, here's the next chapter for you guys! Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Encounter in the Mansion

The door to the shed's main room opened as Falco walked inside. The pilot had stepped outside to get some fresh air and clear his nagging thoughts. However, when he had reentered, he was greeted with the reason why he stepped out in the first place.

Some of the Smashers were standing with Light, Frost, and Lilac, introducing themselves and talking to them with great interest. The girls were beginning to grow more used to being around these well-known characters, now that everything has been cleared up, but they were still pretty nervous and gave quiet and small responses. In fact, the only one who wasn't really talking to anyone was Warrior Kitty, who was sitting by a wall and just watching everyone. It looks like it'll take some time for them to adjust.

Just by seeing everyone look so enthusiastic about the plan and the girls, Falco gave a huff and began to head toward the other end of the room. His path was suddenly intercepted by a certain Vulpix, making him stop abruptly.

"Um, hi Falco." Mighty greeted, looking up at him with bright, excited eyes. The tone of her voice seemed to show that she wasn't as nervous as the others, either. "I'm sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions." Falco raised an eyebrow as he looked at her with disinterest.

"No." He said bluntly. He started to walk again, but Mighty moved and stood in front of him.

"W-wait, this will only take a second." She insisted.

Falco gave a low groan and ran his wing down his face. "Fine." He muttered.

Mighty gave a little hop in excitement. "Okay. What is it like being a Star Fox member? Do you enjoy being in Smash Bros? What are your personal opinions about your adventures? How do you fly an arwing?"

Falco blinked a few times as he continued to look at her with the same look of disinterest. Wordlessly, he moved her out of his way with his foot and continued to walk. "Ask Fox." Was all he said as he passed the Vulpix. Mighty watched him leave and lowered her ears a bit in disappointment. Falco had reached the spot he was heading for and leaned against the wall, continuing to watch the mini gathering in the room. Next to him, Lucario, Sheik, Wii Fit Trainer, and Meta Knight stood with Yoshi sitting a few feet away. The sheikah noticed the pilot's presence and looked over to him.

"I'm assuming that you're not too fond of this plan." She observed.

"I'm takin' a wild guess that you're not either." Falco replied without looking at her. Sheik only "hmp"ed in response and turned to look at the group as well.

"We're thinking that as well." Meta Knight spoke up. "Lucario, Wii Fit Trainer, and I discussed this. I can see how this idea could work, but I don't believe we should get innocent people involved, especially people of the girls' age."

"I told them that this was stupid." Falco said with a hint of frustration. "But now that those girls agreed to stay and help, they're never gonna listen. So now I'm gonna just sit back and watch this entire thing blow up in their faces."

Yoshi remained silent as he listened to the four. Ever since Pichu had told him that Master Hand was bringing real world beings here, he...didn't like it. Just like Lucario, Wii Fit Trainer, and Meta Knight, he thought it wasn't fair to get them involved with their problem. But seeing how the girls were willing to help and how most of the Smashers were in on the plan, he didn't know what to think now. He was kind of torn.

"Yoshi!"

Yoshi jumped at the sudden voice shouting in his ear. With his hand on his chest to ease his beating heart, he turned to see Pichu standing next to him with an excited smile.

"C'mon, let's go see the reality people!" She said as she tugged at his arm. "I wanna talk to them!"

"Well, I uh..." Yoshi mumbled, but then stopped when Pikachu approached them.

"I'm sorry Pichu, but that's going to have to wait." He told the smaller Pokemon, then turned to face the other five standing there. "I just want to let you know that Master Hand is about to announce our plan to try and get the mansion back from Sara."

"Greeeaaat." Falco replied in mock interest. Then the Pokemon's words clicked all their heads and they looked at him with wide eyes.

"Hold on, what?" Lucario asked.

"Attention!" Master Hand's voice spoke loudly. Everyone turned to face the floating hand with Fox and Mewtwo standing at his side. "I am pleased to announce that our action to take down Sara and regain our home begins today." An eruption of cheers broke through the small crowd of Smashers, as well as Frost, Light, Warrior Kitty, Lilac, and Mighty.

"We will be starting off by taking the girls with us to take back Smash Mansion." Fox added with a determined smile. As the words sank in, the cheers started to die down as nervous and uncertain looks grew on their faces.

"...Que?" Light then asked.

"Wait just a second!" Sheik spoke up from the other side of the room. "You can't already send the girls to face Sara and take back the mansion when you just brought them here!"

"Well of course we're not doing that." Mewtwo replied. "Fox didn't clarify well enough. Yes, we're taking the girls with us to get the mansion, but we are not going to send them in."

"We will be showing them the mansion first, then we will return and strategize our plan before we take action." Master Hand explained. Mumbles spread across the group of Smashers as they all nodded in understanding. "Alright, we will be heading out now and we will return shortly. Girls, let's go."

Everyone watched as Master Hand, Mewtwo, Pikachu, and Fox headed across the room and out the entrance door with Falco reluctantly following along. Light, Frost, Mighty, Lilac, and Warrior Kitty looked at each other worriedly then quickly scurried after them.

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A few leaves crunched under the little group's feet as they made their way through the woods and in the direction of the mansion. The afternoon sun was now starting to lower a bit in the sky as the day was starting to draw to an end. Fox pushed a few brambles out of his way until he stopped, looking out into the large clearing that was the mansion's backyard. Soon, Falco, Pikachu, Mewtwo, and Master Hand came up next to him as the five girls appeared from behind. For a moment, they all silently stared into the yard and up at the large building looming many yards away.

"There it is." Master Hand said. "The Smash Mansion." The five Pokemon poked their heads out from the vegetation of the woods, looking at it in awe.

"Whoa..." Light said quietly. "It's huge."

"If all of this actually turns out to be some wack dream, I would honestly be kinda upset..." Lilac said in a low whisper.

"Okay, here's the plan." Fox spoke up, turning to face the other three Smashers and the hand. "We can try to circle around the mansion the best way we can so we can show the girls and observe the exterior. But we have to keep our distance so we won't risk getting caught."

"Once we do that," Master Hand added in. "We will head back to the shed so we can discuss on how we will get in with the others."

"We can try splitting into groups and surround the mansion." Mewtwo suggested. "We'll send one of us in as bait so we can draw in Sara and possibly her brother, however we have to make sure we get them alone with no Smashers. When that's done, the bait Smasher can give off a signal and then we all go in and surround her; Sara will most likely flee if she's cornered. But our main objective is to be careful, so the girls will stay at the shed until it's safe."

The five then turned to look at the girls. "Is that understood?" Mewtwo asked.

"Yes." Light, Mighty, Lilac, and Warrior Kitty all said in unison. However, they all noticed that one voice was absent. Alarmed, they all turned to see that the spot that Frost once stood in was empty.

"Where did she-" Fox said, but was cut off when Pikachu made a frightened noise. Following his vision, they spotted the Gabite already halfway across the yard.

"Froooost!" The Smashers and hand all said in a loud, panicked whisper.

"What the hell is she doing?!" Falco then growled in irritation. "She's gonna get herself caught!"

"W-we have to get her!" Pikachu said, starting to freak out a little. "We need to stop her before-" Just then, the bushes next to them were trampled down as the other four girls barged right our of the woods and sprinted into the yard.

"Oh no no no no no-" Light said as she ran.

"C'mon, we gotta stop from reaching the mansion!" Mighty said loudly. As this happened, Fox, Pikachu, and Master Hand gaped in shock while Mewtwo face-palmed and Falco banged his head against a tree.

Determination burned in Frost as she made her way through the yard and finally reached the mansion. It turns out that as soon as they came to edge of the woods and looked out at the mansion, she had continued on, assuming that the rest of the group was still moving with her. Frost snuck a bit along mansion's exterior until she arrived at an opened window. Using her claw, she sloppily tore a line through the screen and climbed right in.

Frost pushed her way through the screen with a grunt and then flopped inside, her back landing on hard ground. She sat back up and observed her surroundings in amazement. By the looks of it, she was in the dining room. It was fairly large with many tables lining up with each other. Luckily, the place was empty, but many clattering noises could be heard coming from a room farther down labeled "Kitchen." Quickly, Frost got back to her feet with a smile growing on her face. She would have waited for the others, thinking they were still behind her, but blind excitement was clouding her thoughts and making her act without thinking.

Frost silently bounded across the dining room and toward the exit, keeping a close eye on the kitchen to make sure that whoever was in there won't come out and spot her. Frost reached the exit and stepped into the hallway. Seeing that no one was still in sight, she made a right and bounded down. Coincidentally, as soon as she was far from sight, something else happened in another area.

All the way at the left of the hall, the backdoor that led to the yard stood, many jackets and shoes scattered on the floor around it. On the bottom of the door, a dog door was placed. A moment passed when the flap of the dog door moved and then was pushed open by a ribbon. Warrior Kitty's head peeked in from the other side, an anxious look on her face as she glanced around. The Sylveon then gave a yelp as she was suddenly shoved in and landed on her belly. Giving a light groan, she stood up and adjusted her glasses, turning to see that Lilac and Mighty had tried to go through the dog door at the same time and got stuck in the process.

As the Vulpix and Buneary struggled to squeeze in, Warrior Kitty began to silently trot down the hall in search of Frost.

"Okay, I got. I got it. Almost got it..." Lilac said as she used all of her strength to pull herself out. After a few more seconds of struggle, she popped right in and face-planted onto the floor. This allowed Mighty to finally slip through. She looked around and soon spotted Warrior Kitty already pretty far down the hallway.

"Oh no..." She said worriedly and started to head after the Sylveon. "Let's go, Lilac!" Lilac's ears perked up and she scrambled back to her paws and followed behind. A moment of silence filled the empty area until Light finally dove right through the flap, summer salted a bit, then flopped face-first on the ground.

"Perfect landing." She mumbled as she sat back up and rubbed her head. Light then perked a bit and looked around as she noticed that the others weren't there. "Uuhhh...guys?" She said as she got to her paws and began to run down the hall. "Wait up!"

Meanwhile, Frost continued to make her way down the rather large hallway. She kept glancing from left to right, taking in all of the sights. For a moment, she sort of forgot she was in a place where a hostile, bratty teenage girl had full control over and just explored a bit. Frost stopped in her tracks when she came to the end of the hall and looked on with wide eyes into the mansion's living room.

"Wow..." She whispered as she cautiously stepped in, looking around. The living room was enormous. Many small coffee tables with chairs were lined across both sides of the room with magazines and books on them for Smashers to read. There was even a computer or two. In the center, a large couch was placed with a tv in front of it and a longer coffee table in between.

"This place is amazing." Frost said aloud, a smile growing on her face. Just then, the distant sound of approaching footsteps coming from the hall made her heart nearly stop. Finally realizing that she was in dangerous territory, she frantically looked around for a way to hid herself. Frost then came to a quick decision and swiftly crawled under the long coffee table. She held her breath and watched the hallway entrance as the footsteps became louder and closer. After a few tense seconds, Kirby came into the living room, carrying a large pile of food in his stubby arms. Well that explains who was in the kitchen.

The little puffball made his way across the room and entered the other hallway on the other side. Frost let out a deep sigh in relief, but then stiffened up and opened her eyes wide when she felt soft...fur brush against her side. Ever so slowly, she turned to her right and came face-to-face with the Duck Hunt Dog and the Duck. Apparently, the two were taking a nap under the table and she didn't even notice. A very long and heavy silence stretched on as the Gabite, dog, and duck just looked at each other.

"Holy sh-" Frost suddenly shouted and attempted to jump away, only to slam right into the table above her. This triggered the Duck Hunt duo to erupt in alarmed quacks and barks as they frantically crawled away. Once they were out from under the table, they took off down one of the halls until they disappeared. Frost came out as well and sat down, holding the spot on her head where she hit the table.

"What's going on in here?!"

She sat straight up in terror at the sound of the new voice. A famously known green-clad hylian ran into the living room and looked for what caused the Duck Hunt duo to flip out. The one and only, Link.

Link quickly spotted the Gabite in the middle of the room and jumped in surprise, reaching for the handle of his sword. With her heart pounding in her chest, Frost scrambled backwards until she backed herself into the nearest corner and huddled low to the ground. Link followed after her with slow and cautious steps, preparing himself incase she attacked. More footsteps could be heard once more when a certain mercenary entered the room as well.

"What's happening?" Ike asked as he looked toward the hylian.

"There's a wild Pokemon in here." Link said back to him. Ike walked up to his side, his hand at his sword handle as well, now taking notice to Frost.

"How did a Gabite get in the mansion?" He questioned with a confused look on his face.

"Don't know." Link replied. "It doesn't seem hostile, though, but it could still attack."

As this little scene was going on, Warrior Kitty was still trotting down the hallway at a steady pace in search of Frost. Her brown eyes were narrowed slightly and beads of sweat were building on her forehead, not giving much attention to her surroundings. Normally, the Sylveon would be stopping and examining the mansion in awe as well, but after everything she had learned and the given situation, she just wanted to find Frost and get the hell out of there.

Warrior Kitty abruptly stopped when the end of the hall was now in front of her. Swallowing nervously and lowering her ears, she crouched low to the ground and slinked towards the large entrance. Once she reached it, she peeked out and gasped softly at the sight of the living room, her eyes shining brightly. However, Warrior Kitty immediately saw Link and Ike at the other side of the room with Frost huddling in the corner. A feeling of dread hit her hard as a panicked squeak escaped her mouth.

"Warrior Kitty!" Mighty's voice suddenly shouted as both her and Lilac finally showed up and stopped next to the Sylveon. "You can't just walk off like that!" Mighty continued to say quietly. "That's what we're not supposed to do!"

"Sh!" Was Warrior Kitty's only response as she continued to keep her focus on the three in the room. Mighty blinked a few times and gave her a strange look.

"...Did you just shush me?" She asked incredulously.

"Uhh, Mighty." Lilac spoke up, looking inside the room with wide eyes. "I think she did that for a reason..." She then pointed a paw inside. Tilting her head in confusion, Mighty followed their line of vision and peered in. Her eyes widened in surprise to see Link and Ike standing in the living room, but it quickly vanished when she saw Frost in the corner as well.

"Oh no..." She said in a whisper.

"Link, Ike, what's going on?" A new, feminine sounding voice spoke from the other hall and caused the three to duck behind the edge of the entrance. The two swordsmen and the Gabite turned to see an (*) Espurr wearing a pinkish-purple scarf walked into view. She was followed by a floppy-eared Pikachu with a white pattern on her ears, a white chest and hind paws, and an Archeops wearing a black and dark gray sash. After seeing the three new Pokemon, Lilac narrowed her eyes in confusion.

"I know now's not a good time for questions, but...who are they?" She asked in a whisper.

"I don't know." Mighty simply replied while Warrior Kitty shrugged. The Espurr and the Pikachu walked up and stood next to Link and Ike while the Archeops glided above them and took a seat on top of the tv, the three looked towards the confused and frightened Gabite.

"What's going on?" The Espurr repeated curiously. "Who's this?"

"It's nothing, Sara." Link replied. "Just a wild Pokemon that got itself lost in the mansion."

"Really?" The Espurr, Sara, replied. "Well, then how did it get in here? I thought we locked all the doors!"

"Maybe someone left a window open." The Pikachu said in a rather soft voice. "How about we talk to it and find out what's wrong with it? We are able to communicate with Pokemon now."

Sara gave a bright smile. "That's a great idea, Lauren!" Link and Ike kept their guard up as they watched the small Espurr take a few steps toward Frost. "Are you lost?" She asked, then narrowed her eyes and bristled her fur a bit. "'Cause I'll let you know that we don't like strangers, especially ones that oppose me!"

Frost didn't utter a word as she glanced at the Espurr and the Pikachu, every breather she took sending a shutter through her body. Th-That's her?! She said to herself. That's Sara and the Pikachu is Lauren?! Dear god, now what do I do?! An idea then dawned on her. Maybe if I just don't speak, they'll think I'm a normal Pokemon and they'll let me go. Frost tried to ease her beating heart and remained silent, looking at the small group in front of her. Sara, Lauren, Link, and Ike looked at her questioningly when she didn't reply.

"Um, hello?" Sara said, then continued to speak in a slow manner. "Are...you...under-standing...what...I'm...say-ing?"

"This is a waste of time." Ike grumbled, removing his hand from his sword. Meanwhile, the Archeops scanned over Frost's body with a deadpanned expression.

"Tch." He huffed. "I don't see why you guys are making a big deal out of this. The Gabite's scrawny and looks helpless. It's not gonna do anything."

Sara considered his words as she looked over the said Pokemon's appearance herself. "Mmm, Josh's got a point..." On the other hand, Frost's attention had went toward the male Pokemon, her golden eyes glaring. With the overwhelming rush of emotions that had been going through her head about her current predicament, the last thing she needed was an insult.

"Excuse me?!" She blurted out loudly with venom etched in her voice. "You have no right to say that about me! If you were backed in a corner and surrounding by enemies, you'd be terrified too!" Realization then struck her and her eyes widened as she covered her mouth with her claws. Sara screamed in surprise and backed away, hiding behind Link's legs.

Said hylian had a startled expression on his face. "It can talk?" He said in exasperation.

"Hold on!" Lauren shouted in fear. "She just said she was 'surrounded by enemies,' meaning we're her enemies. She's against us!" The other four gasped and looked toward the Gabite.

"Uhhh oh..." Frost muttered quietly. Ike and Link then fully unsheathed their swords and advanced toward her while Josh swooped down from the tv and stood with Sara and Lauren.

"So what do we do with her?" Link asked in a serious tone.

"Le'ts kill her right here, right now and get it over with." Ike suggested. Frost pressed herself against the wall and closed her eyes tight, waiting for the worst to come. At the hallway entrance, Mighty, Lilac, and Warrior Kitty looked on in panic and alarm.

"What do we do, what do we do, what do we do?!" The Buneary said frantically.

"We have to help her!" Mighty said. Before anyone could even question on how they could do that, the scrapping sound of approaching claws met their ears. Without warning, Light (who wasn't really paying much attention to where she was going) came running from the hallway and tripped right over Warrior Kitty. This caused both the Absol and the Sylveon to tumble right into the living room and slide across the floor to the other side.

Sara, Lauren, Josh, Link, Ike, and Frost watched blankly as the two Pokemon slid in front of them. Warrior Kitty had flopped down on her belly and groaned in pain, but froze up as she looked at the five people in front of her. However, Light ended up smashing her face in the wall and she rolled over on her back, covering her face with her paws.

"Ah damn. I've definitely had better days..." She mumbled. She peeked through her dark claws and widened her eyes at the sight of the two Smashers looking down at her. "Holy-" She began to say but stopped as she quickly stood up on her paws, lost for words. "Y-You're Link, and you're Ike, and you're-" She stopped herself again when she took notice to the three other Pokemon standing behind the two swordsmen, confused. "Erm, who are they?"

"Sara, Lauren, and Josh." Warrior Kitty squeaked. "The Espuur is Sara." A few seconds of silence passed as Light processed those words. Once they were synced into her mind, she shot a glare at Sara, baring her teeth in a growl.

"So you're the brat that's causing all of this?" She said quietly. "Well then, I outta-" She cut herself off again with a yelp as a blade suddenly swiped across her right leg. Link, who was the one who struck her, kicked the Absol back with his foot, sending her to the ground next to the other two girls.

"Light!" Frost and Warrior Kitty shouted in unison, standing next to their teammate to see if she was alright. Light didn't say anything as she sat back up, covering the wound on her leg with her paw.

"They know each other." Sara observed with a scowl on her face. "So the Absol and the Sylveon are against us as well. Kill them! Now!" Ike gave a nod and swung his sword toward the three girls. Frost, Warrior Kitty, and Light flinched as this happened, but a flash of brown fur moved in front of them and pushed the blade away before it could strike. Ike backed up and he and the other four looked in surprise to see Mighty and Lilac standing with Frost, Light, and Warrior Kitty.

"We're not letting you hurt our friends!" The Vulpix said defiantly.

"There's more?" Ike muttered though clenched teeth.

"Sara," Lauren said nervously, looking towards the Espurr. "This doesn't look good. I think we need to go."

"Hold on, I have some questions to ask." Sara replied. She walked past Link and Ike and faced the five Pokemon, standing in front of Mighty. "Alright, spit it out! What is Satan planning this time?"

"We're not with him." Mighty said.

"Then...Then why are we your enemies?" Lauren questioned.

"Because we're on our own side." Frost spoke up, walking up to stand next to Mighty. "We're siding with the Smashers that you haven't corrupted and we're going to fight with them to take back their home that you stole!"

A shocked expression spread across Sara's face and she backed up. Those Smashers? They're with them?! She said to herself. Now that I think about it, they're Pokemon who can talk like Lauren, Josh, and I. So does that mean...Those Smashers brought them from...

"Sara?" Lauren spoke up worriedly, interrupting her thoughts. "Are you okay?" Sara only looked back at the Pikachu as he breath quickened.

"We need to get out of here." She said quietly then turned to her brother. "Josh! Activate an emergency escape, quick!"

"What?" Light said when the Espurr announced that. Josh then flew forward, gripped the tv with his feet, and tossed it over at the five girls.

"What the?!" Was all that Frost was able to say before the large flatscreen crashed right on top of them, knocking them out cold.

"Quick, we have to go!" Link said as he, Ike, Lauren, and Josh made a run for the door. Sara went straight for the mansion's intercom and turned it on.

"Everyone evacuate the mansion!" She said through it. "We're being invaded!" Her words of urgency echoed through the entire mansion, gaining all of the Smashers' attention. It wasn't long before everyone quickly rushed form the halls and out the front door. As all of this happened, a certain group of brainwashed Smashers stood in one of the hallway entrances. Some of them watched as the rest fled the building while the rest had their gazes rested on the five unconscious Pokemon under the tv.

"So those five are against Sara as well?" Samus said with interest. She then turned to look at the rest of them. "So what do you all think of this situation?"

"Well, if they're against her," Captain Falcon began as he thought about it. "Wouldn't it make sense if we had them on our side so we can take Sara down?"

"Actually, it wouldn't." Snake replied, gaining their attention. "I've been listening carefully to everything they said, and the Gabite claimed that they're with the Smashers that are under neither of our control. With that being said, they could pose a threat to us as well." No one else said anything as they considered the soldier's words.

"...We should report this back to Lord Satan." Marth suggested. "If we explain this to him, he would think of what we should do." The others all glanced at each other and gave nods of agreement. With that, they left the mansion.

Oh mah gawd, this took much longer to type than I expected! Well, that about wraps up this chapter! I hope you all enjoyed reading and the next one will be up soon! See ya!

(*) For those who don't know, I've decided to make Sara, Lauren, Josh, and Satan Pokemon in this story. I've just kind of grown more used to them being Pokemon since the original "Fallen Revenge" and I kinda like them a bit better that way.