[Cielmira]

Happily chewing her gooey pastry the dragoness listened to the large armored knight. Her blue-green eyes followed his indication toward the flail in his lap, her head cocking to the side and a grin forming after a hard swallow.
"I'm sure if you started they'd give you space," came her response. She resisted trying to do any comparisons. While her various pointed paraphernalia did put her in a similar boat on the ground at least she could retreat to the skies where there was plenty of room for her to dance.

Before she bent her head down again to nibble some more of her dessert a familiar floaty imp caught her eye. Cynder passed a curious look at the umbrella but managed to remember to give a wave back to their passing friend before Midna turned to continue along her way. Returning to her quickly diminishing food the dark dragon noticed her companies eyes starkly focused on it.
"What?" she questioned, licking her teeth to rid it of any berry residue. "Did I get it on my face?" Cynder then proceeded to shove the remainder in her mouth, lifting it high and letting it fall into her jaws crumbs and all. A part of her was aware of the rude etiquette of eating so beastly in front of someone who had no snack of their own, but this way it was out of sight and she would no longer be distracted by it.

When bringing her eyes back down from the sky, tongue trailing along her mouth to catch any lingering flavor and jam that may have smeared itself on her visage, Cynder caught a figure moving up onto the stage. "Looks like things are about to get even better," commented the dragoness giving a nod toward the stage.

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As the petting began she relented. Allowing the hedgehog ground once again so she could sit back and enjoy the attention, not that she was deprived of it. Amaterasu looked up agreeably with Shadow's words however the voice of a large reptile drew her attention away; as well as the quiet little klaptrap sitting patiently next to her. Clinch shied away to her other side and stared up at the kremlings, Ammy however remaining seated to indulge in more attention. Though when a scrambling Toad came somewhat close she passed him a loud bark, startling the poor thing. He had surprising balancing skills though, the canine watching him recover swiftly and pass her first an accusatory glance before smiling to himself.

She stood and made a lighter bark in his direction, Clinch taking note and poking his head around her back legs. He then excitedly waggled forward whilst jumping up mildly and staring at the tray. Toad got the hint and brought down his tray allowing the little klaptrap to decide what he'd like.

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Continuing to prowl the outskirts Krexix began noting parties of interest. Perhaps not the individuals in particular but their abnormal interactions. Particularly of interest, when he could glimpse them through the amassing crowd were a frantically spazzing acrobatic pair of animals. Some of their movements seemed to match the pacing of the music around them but what they were doing had drawn a lot of attention. A trickle of curiosity made him shrink his circle radius but his attention ended up refocusing when the duo ceased to talk with a larger being.

His mind going back to food he couldn't help but instantly notice the abundance of abandoned treats. Most of course were thrown away proper but there were always those who simply found it easier to leave the area, cringing at the apparent taste of their gotten foods. Krexix approached one of these such tables and plucked the icy coned object and sniffed. Its smell was sharp, tangy, intriguing. In the next moment he had half of the thing in his mouth finding a strange pleasure in the bizarre combination though unsure if he would want too much of it. The cold crystals melting swiftly as he swished it around with his tongue while only making minor attempts at any sort of chewing for the enjoyment of the squealing sound it made against his teeth. After a moment of consideration after the first half slithered down his throat he chucked the rest in, including the cone, and continued on his way as he munched.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Fresh off his loss, Game & Watch was still very much steamed. Outsmarted by a loudmouthed lizard. Crocodiles were lizards right? Whatever, the silhouetted man could care less if his thoughts were incorrect. He continued his fast paced waddle, looking for something to change his latest upset. A few other strange reptilian creatures caught his attention immediately, but whatever they were talking about G&W didn’t care.

His aimless wander eventually found him near the tennis court, a familiar face on the other end of the net. Waluigi, the destroyer of his late and great statue. Another reminder of a victory stolen from him mere seconds before he was awarded his prize. The arrogant felon was tempting all who passed to take him on in the court and while G&W was the most seasoned player of any sport, especially the kind that required three dimensions, he had a trick up his sleeve. The purple flames of pride were soon to be extinguished. The Flat Zone native raised his hand and alerted all in the area with his presence by his trademark beep.

Waluigi’s feelings toward the equally oddly proportioned man were much the same. Zero might have been the brute behind his capture, but Game & Watch was the one that brought him in and the most credited for it. A simple embarrassment on the field of his favourite sport was hardly enough revenge to satisfy the purple plumber, however, he’d enjoy it regardless. “Wah ha ha, so you think you have what it takes? You couldn’t even handle a bolt from my cracker launcher, you hack!” Waluigi grew a spiteful grimace as he rolled his shoulder in preparation.

G&W just nodded to his foe. The figure continued to speak like a broken fire alarm to attract attention on the match so that Waluigi’s defeat would be all the more shameful. The lanky man’s taunts deflected off like he had some sort of barrier for them. The pixelated cartoon grabbed an armful of tennis rackets and wandered back onto the battlefield.

Waluigi’s face was perplexed, but he ended up laughing it off. “You intend on losing a few rackets? Ha, let’s a go.” He prepped a serve and shot his infamously quick swings.

As the green ball entered his side of the court, G&W didn’t move an inch. His body began to morph and separate into tentacles until the round nosed hero was no more. In his place was all octopus. Each tentacle grabbed hold of a racket and he shot the tennis ball right back at Waluigi, now he was an unstoppable wall.

The plumber’s brows furrowed as he watched the man morph into beast. “Oh yeah! Waluigi can cheat too!” Suddenly a dice block appeared above the felon’s head and he pounded. From the box came out three seeds, he tossed them around his court and dived for the ball at the last second. Piranha Plants sprung from the ground, each watching the match attentively, waiting for them to come into play.

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Shadow the Hedgehog, a strange little creature he was. From what Vector had read up regarding the specimen during his absence from the Life Sphere, he had been quite busy and involved with its history. He wasn’t nearly as influential as the trio preparing their speech, but he still had his bits of influence. Unlike the lad he was playing against earlier, he seemed to have an actual opinion on the new matters and how to deal with the Starvia. Now wasn’t the time for that discussion though, it was the time for relaxation and his good friend Shadow needed a bit of that.

“When you have singing chops like me, you can’t let’em go to waste” Vector answered in his usually loud tone. When was the last time the two had met? It must’ve been a long time ago by now. Perhaps their last adventure together was during the time of the last black alien crisis, or maybe it had something to do with the Olympics? Shadow competing in the Olympics sounded far too ridiculous to be true.

“Yeah, there’s tons of things to get done these days. We usually fly solo now though, Espio does his own stuff, and Charmy’s… well he’s somewhere. He can handle himself.” The crocodile patted on the free seat that Mr. G&W had abandoned long ago and stared back at the hedgehog. “C’mon we still have a lot to catch up on, why not play a friendly game with these fine gents? Your pet can watch if you want. How’s Omega and Rouge doing by the way? Do you even see those guys anymore?”

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The vigilant machine continued to scan the sector ahead of itself, noting a few more possible threats to the steady peace that the carnival had kept so far. Most notably, Dr. Wily, Ridley, and the Jack trio. It would need to relay a message to the rest of the volunteer guards about boosting surveillance on the current threats. It was a celebration, sure, but there were some who could have intentions on spoiling the mood for the rest of them, it was A.I.M.’s job to make sure that didn’t happen and if it did, contain it as well as possible.

A voice rung through its auditory sensors, one that it knew a bit better than most. The sage synthetic rotated its platform to meet its optics with Quote since it was correct social behaviour to look at the person you’re talking to. “Greetings unit Quote, did not notice your approach” it welcomed its fellow synthetic as it went back to observing the festivities, taking note of the happenings such as Dr. Wily engaging Ragna in conversation. It could be hypothesised that nothing good could come out of the two, but the most it could do was boost surveillance and assure that neither was up to something.

“Not desired, but it is required. If not, another unit would be put up to the task. This unit does not need to be entertained.” Its head twisted back over to Quote, scanning the android’s body as it did. The enormous doll hanging off his back being the most notable. “Why is Quote not enjoying the ‘hoedown’?” the ROB clone inquired. Some organics had made note of A.I.M.’s inability to make social conversation, so to compensate the mechanism attempts to employ more casual phrases and terms.

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Erryone / notes / etc

Confusion inflicted herself across her face as she observed the so familiar yet so foreign man in front of her. Who or what was he? Before she could even question his identity, his face shifted into pleading benevolence that seemed to be otherwise uncharacteristic to the stranger. He... Knew her name? ”L-link?” She widened her eyes astonishment when his own flashed to the recognizable blue of her former ally. He was... Begging for help? ”Wh... What?” She wasn't quite sure what to make of the scenario, as she was torn between believing that her friend was really trapped and that it was all a false illusion. Unfortunately, the facade snapped before she could question him further, and the shadowed man became hostile. Two could play at that game. When he stood up, Midna tossed aside her parasol, fortunately under the shadows as to not get nauseated again. He threatened to injure her, which only caused the imp's instincts to flare up. Her flame orange hair went from being limp to snapping into a clawed hand behind her, as she levitated in a defensive stance. "I'd like to see you try!” She hissed, baring her fangs to show that she was no one to mess with. If she could only open a portal... But, to be honest, she didn't want trouble either. Her scarlet irises traced between the alley exits and potential law enforcement. She herself didn't want to be mistaken for a ruffian. Though she wasn't going to give up her position, she eased up a little to strike an offer. ”Look, I don't want trouble. But if you want it, then so be it.” Midna commanded with bass in her voice. ”I just thought you were someone else.” But was he really? She sighed a little, a bit of sorrow in her demeanor. ”So, answer me this. If you're not Link, who are you?”

MADE BY TOASTY OF GANGNAM STYLE!

[WolfEx]

There was never a dull moment when the stakes were the entire planet. Samus stood alone on stage clammering in her armor as nerves began to overtake her. All she had to do was say a few words to catch the attention of everyone and then ease into her speech, but to her, it was one of her biggest challenges to speak on behalf of an entire world. Easily she'd face any creature any size and of any level of danger without question, but speaking was not her thing. She cleared her throat and leaned into the microphone. Before any words could escape her, Mario and Sonic join her side by recovering from their little quarrel earlier and became united with the bounty hunter. Samus appeared confused at the sight of them unsure why they haven't fled somewhere by now. Sonic and Mario both look at her apologetically as if seeking her remorse.

"I...I don't understand. You two actually wanna do this?"

The plumber nodded slowly blinking his eyes in rhythm to his head movement and held an expression of both responsbility and realization. Nothing going on within Li was good or going to get better any time soon, they needed eachother, and Mario remembered this rather vividly after the bonk in the face by Samus. He didn't get along with Sonic, and never planned to, but even the hedgehog was understanding of his mistake. Samus was the balance, the only one who kept the two in check, and they could never repay her for such a service other than simply doing what their told, which is exactly their way of atonement for their actions towards the female soldier.

"You arra righta....you were alwaysa right bounty girl. I willa stand by your side through thicka and thina. Thisa plumber is ever so humble to you. Forgive me."

Mario took off his cap and nodded his head towards Samus showing a sign of respect and showing his cooperation with the speech whole heartedly. Sonic drooped his arms to his sides trying to suck up his ego and condone to Samus's thought process. He eventually came to and joined the others in their unity with a guilty sigh.

"Alright alright. Samus I'm with ya. I think me and mushroom man over there kinda realized how lost we are without our third wheel, and that's you little miss alien slayer. Let's do this together."

Sonic reached out his hand to shake Samus's and she obliged as they shook hands and she then turned around to shake Mario's hand as well. She felt better now that the two came to terms and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from her suit pocket. She unfolded it and ironed it out on the podium. She was finally ready to speak.

"Ladies, gentlemen, creatures of all ages shapes and sizes....may I have your attention please."

Suddenly all games ended, all activities stopped, and all the Toads stopped rushing around with their food trays. It seemed nearly every eye was finally on her. The tension of her words cut through the air and reached across the entire Life Sphere like a knife. She knew she was the one many looked up to, which made her speech to them even harder and emotionally draining, because what she was going to say next, would not be a cause for any celebration. A hand was placed on her shoulder by Mario for comfort, then another hand from Sonic was placed on her other shoulder in encouragement. She got a nod from both of them to continue on and so she did.


"All of you...have been waiting much too long to beat the Starvia plague and escape this hell....resources are not easy to keep scouting, the Infected foes are still strong in numbers, our missions are piling up like nobody's business with a lack of able bodied fighters to take them....and patience is wearing thin, but hear me now brothers and sisters, soon, we will have peace and we will have justice. I say this to you now because we have found the sole individual responsible for bringing us all here to this planet."

The reaction of Samus's speech so far began to receive an uproar of praise from the crowd as the volume of such jeer escalated to insurmountable heights. Bursts of cheers, screams, and victory whistles blew up the entire foundation of the Life Sphere as if the noise was about to pierce the veil of near sonic boom equivalents. Sonic and Mario gestured to the crowd to quiet down and motioned their hands to bring everyone listening to a dull roar, in which eventually they hushed into whispers and mumbles. Samus wished she could have stopped there, a great fear built within her and she began begging to whatever entity was watching over her to let the people understand what was said next.


"Please do not praise me yet friends. His name....is Black Shadow. And we didn't find him, he found us. He came to us, with a deal. That if we promised to stop destroying his children, children of the Starvia disease, and live our lives in this sphere, he will see to it that our supplies and needs are met. The offer was too promising not to accept. So we took it, and agreed...."

The praising and cheering turned to screams, angry rebuttals, and boos. Even items were being thrown into the air and onto the stage upon hearing this. But mostly it was confusion, a sense of betrayal, and pure astonishment from the crowd. Mario then took the stand for it was now his turn to speak as Samus stepped down bowing her head down low in guilt and shame.

Mario mustered all he could to speak as clearly as possible and fight his Italian speech impediment, which was not easy to do. And he fought his own nerves and sweat glands to get his point across as his eyes darted to the massive ocean of civillians and he projected.


"Please...friends...friends! Calm your turmoils. We did what was best for everyone! Your family, your colleagues...your health. Think of the little children who are forced to grow up under such terrible circumstances. We cannot let them be in such danger. Black Shadow promises to help us live our lives worry free in the Life Sphere for as long as we need to. This is a peaceful and necessary resolution. It cannot be debated, for it seems to be the only option."

More boos erupted in response with shouting matches from all over Rainbow Square about what was just said. A few shouts were audible; "My kids want to leave! They hate it here! We can't live like this!" Said a very tempered Hyrulian. "We have to find another way! Their the enemy!" Shouted a fellow Mobian of Sonic's. "Don't do this to us Mario!" Said a faithful Toad servant to the Life Sphere. Mario stepped down shaking his head fighting tears after hearing such rebellion from everyone. Sonic stepped up now, straight faced and completely neutral not budging in neither expression or emotion to the crowd.

"I know many of you desire to leave this planet. Everyone knows I tried, but sometimes, one good lookin hedgehog with a lightning fast metabolism is just not enough to meet his own expectations of getting us all off this planet and blowing it to bits. Things happen, stuff gets in the way, you know the drill. But trust us when we say, we are better off this way."

The Mobians in the crowd shouted over Sonic's speech cursing him out and shoving their thumbs downwards in disapproval. Sonic was about to tell them off when large foot steps could be heard marching up from behind the stage. The crowd fell silent again and a tall bulky figure entered the stage towering over the three warriors taking the spotlight from them in objection.

"Okay, that's quite enough of that!"

His voice boomed and overpowered all of the crowd's reactions with a simple sentence. He didn't even need the podium microphone. And he was so tall he overlooked every single civillian of the Life Sphere like he was a bird on a perch high in the sky. The horned figure rose his hand into the air and clenched it into a shaking fist causing the sky above to turn into a deep purple color engulfing the shields of the Life Sphere in darkness, but making it just light enough to where everyone could still see, but moreso like it was night time instead of a bright and sunny atmosphere created from the Life Sphere's technology.

"My name is Black Shadow, and you, ALL of you will obey, for I am the one who takes credit for your puny presence on this planet. I had a little help in doing so, but the kind of aid I received in this diabolical plan will remain secret. Ofcourse all of you are asking why. Simple really, equality. No more good guys beating bad guys, no more one soul having more power than the other. With the magic of the Starvia matter we can ALL share the same wealth of power. Just think, no more competing with one another, no more bashing eachother's brains into trophies for a kick, we can all be as one together! AH HAHA the concept is so miraculous even I cannot fathom it to this day!"

Black Shadow sweeps his hand over the crowd and a dark aura surrounds them as they all began to feel themselves strengthen into the core of their very souls. Samus rushes to Black Shadow in worry and panic after witnessing such a thing. Mario and Sonic stand amazed and terrified at what they are seeing.

"That's enough! This wasn't part of the deal!"

"Yes yes calm yourself hunter!"

Black Shadow wags a finger at Samus and she is pushed backwards by a mysterious wind back where she was standing. Black Shadow then lowers his fist and the aura fades away along with the darkness surrounding the Life Sphere. He grins menacingly and composes himself.

"Luckily however, when I make deals, I keep them. None of you will be able to experience the true power of Starvia because of our little bargain, but as promised, if you stop interfering with my children of the plague then you may all continue to live happily in this little bubble of yours while still being fed resources from yours truly. If you so choose to give into the Starvia craze though, then I won't stop you. Just spend a little while outside this cooped up little house and see exactly what it means to be a so called Infected. Such a loose term for my children, I like to call them....Special Ones. AH HAHA!"

Suddenly Black Shadow's tone turned dark and more hoarse as he banged a fist into the podium nearly shattering it and stared deeply into the crowd with a serious intent.

"BUT....if you all continue to do your little missions then do so at your own risk....now that we have a contract things are going to be a bit...different. You are all free to keep partaking in your missions to keep this pathetic oasis afloat, but the Infected enemies will be doubled and the closer you are to the point of essence the angrier I will get! Consider that a warning. And don't bother looking for me, because I'm everywhere...and trust me, I'll find you. Oh and one more thing everyone...."

Black Shadow walks over to Sonic, Samus, and Mario who are practically petrified and unable to move and puts an arm around them as if they were his pals. He grins again, much wider this time.

"Don't look for them either!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!"

In the blink of an eye a blackness shades the entire area for a split second and Black Shadow along with the mighty leaders of the Life Sphere vanish. The lighting of the area returns to normal but a cold silence showers Rainbow Square and it seems the festivities might have ended early. Screams emit again but this time screams of trauma and panic are filling the air waves and the crowd starts to divide into flurried groups of citizens scattering to their homes and others grabbing their families and packing their stuff to get ready to leave the Life Sphere and find a place much more safe even though there was really nowhere to go, their state of panic lead to instinctual decisions and caused chaos between individuals.

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It felt good to wind down and talk to an old friend again. Shadow was pleased to hear of Vector's travels and experiences, though the hedgehog wasn't entirely sure of what to make about everyone going their seperate ways, but in such different times it should be expected. One important key to survival on Li the hedgehog learned was to keep both friends and enemies equally as close, or else you'd get betrayed by one or the other, and when the other strikes, the one would strike with it if an opening allows, so instead, Shadow neutralizes the possibility of betrayal and heartache through treating everyone as family and essential to the Life Sphere's continuation of operation. He's seen what Starvia does to people, and he knows the aisles of desperation could lead down that road of being infected, and it was not a road he would ever want to go down. Trading massive power for total loss of control was a very dangerous gamble and not one anyone should take. Shadow tried to keep engaged in Vector's chat blocking out any thoughts of danger or worries regarding the festivities currently but he was not having an easy time with it. To him relaxing just didn't seem right, not just now, but ever. Still, Shadow tried to keep a content mood despite his thoughts.

"Omega has been temporarily shut down. He is resting in a facility nearby within the Life Sphere....after turning into a trophy and being defeated when the Life Sphere was invaded some time ago, he took it rather hard and has shut himelf off. He won't turn back on unless it's an absolute life or death emergency, poor fellow. Rouge is, well, Rouge. I hardly see her anymore, but she is usually hard at work on missions like me, every now and then I see her flying about, but she never says hi. She's very different these days you know. Strange, but true." The process of how one changes is complex and hard to grasp. But a world wide war would do that to anybody, even with the strongest of willpower. It can turn a person cold, distant, and completely one sided. Shadow hated the entire idea of it all, but knew such laws of nature were necessary to keep everyone alive. Sometimes you just had to change it up, or be at risk of being killed or turned by the Starvia without the will to adapt and conquer. Before Shadow could further catch up with Vector, he began hearing Samus and his old nemesis Sonic speak along with the infamous plumber Mario. Everyone around him stopped their actions of celebrating rather quickly upon the speech, but what happened next caused Shadow to flinch. A tall and muscular man darkened the skies and announced his presence as the one who called everyone to this planet. Shadow immediately grimaced at the statement and scorned such a testimony. It seemed peace and celebration was indeed too good to be true.

He couldn't believe what he was hearing about a deal. How could Sonic do such a thing? How could Samus let him? How could Mario be so foolish? Shadow had all these assumptions in his head, but none of that mattered now. They were now under the mercy of one of the greatest evils the universe has ever known. The one responsible for all their pain and suffering, the very idea of a single being bringing so much torment upon so many people made Shadow's stomach boil with rage but also made him sick. When he saw that the speech ended and the evil man vanished taking Sonic, Mario, and Samus with him Shadow leapt to attention and gestured to Vector and the others. "Everyone come on! We need to get on that stage and investigate!" Shadow proclaimed this and immediately began dashing to the stage with only one thing on his mind now; revenge!

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Celebrating What?
The Festival....

The conversation showdown had begun. Dark Link didn't seem to have the motivation or the energy to start a fight right now, and he sensed his conversationalist with him didn't entirely wish to either; but in truth, neither of them really could anyway, not in this environment. So Dark Link just listened, with strange sensations he could not describe upon hearing her words, as if drawing out another side of him.



"I...I'm Link! That's who I...am!" He started to develop words more clearly, more easily than he ever did before. There was something about this imp that lead him to speak, and it was very difficult to overcome or acknowledge. He couldn't lose any sort of control over himself, not now, not like this. The words of the imp influenced him in unique and mysterious ways that could not be explained or denied. So Dark Link tried a tactic to counter her persuasions.



"Who am I? I am your worst enemy or your best friend. Maybe I can be both, that would be fun! But I am certainly not anything good dearie. So run along." Scaring the imp off wasn't going to work, for Dark Link could tell she was one tough cookie. In short, he would have to find a weakness of hers and exploit it through the age old art of speechcraft, after all, what good are empty threats without getting to know your foe a little more first?



Before thinking of some questions to pitch to the imp to learn more about her and throw her off with deceit, he sees the one known as Samus speak onto the stage from a distance and hears her and the other two noble warriors talk about some kind of deal. Dark Link twinged at the sound of that in excitement but was then filled with surprise when a large being with horns goes on the stage and announces his involvment with the Infected taking credit for everyone's reason for being on the planet. This didn't please the shadow swordsman, and yet, it didn't cause him any grief either. He simply accepted the facts.


The big kicker though was when the large man took the Life Sphere's three leaders and vanished into nothingness. Now it appeared his little squabble with the imp was pointless for bigger problems were afoot. The two may even now be forced to work together to survive this newfound mess. The swordsman grunted at the imp and pointed to the stage without saying another word walking towards the area to inspect it further.

_{food, hunger, newbie.}

thanks Rach from delusional

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Overall it has been a pretty good week for Banjo and his buddy Kazooie. A victory in Sunshine Stadium, an awesome tourist experience in the Life Sphere, new friends, and free music to dance to whenever they wanted. The duo was grateful for what they had despite troubled times, and that could possibly be the reason why so many always came to them for a good laugh or just to feel better. The two noticed that their friend looked concerned the entire time they had been chatting though, and this caused Banjo to pry a bit. "Ok bud, what's on your mind? I don't like that look on your face." Kazooie butted in with her own opinion as she saw their big buddy's face and agreed. "I don't like it either!" The bird and the bear felt like they needed to do something about it right away. Banjo reached down into one of his grocery bags and shoved a Life Sphere lollipop in his the tall fiend's hand. "There that's better, now see? Lighten up." Banjo patted him on the back and Kazooie smiled always getting satisfaction from making someone else feel better or even trying.

Feeling better was not the case any time soon though as Samus, Mario, and Sonic, the great and powerful leaders of Life Sphere Central spoke but were quickly interrupted by a furious crowd, then a chain of unfortunate events with a terribly evil dude and a dark fog. This was followed by a crazy speech of psycho proportions and the man poofing away with the three great warriors on the stage. Banjo jumped in fright and began running around in circles around Skeith with Kazooie chirping in alarm. "OH NO WHADDA WE DO! WHADDA WE DO!" The bear sounded genuinely scared and unsure of what to do about the chaotic situation and Kazooie definitely didn't know either. They were both kind of hoping their friend whom they were running circles around might strike some kind of idea soon. The week suddenly turned bad really fast.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Zero certainly felt unease during the speech, knowing that Samus, Mario, and Sonic meant well, but this Black Shadow character seemed to be the type of person who'd go to any and all lengths to take control of the planet, and it forcefully reminded him of Sigma, even taking the leaders out of the area was a tactic usually employed by Sigma. "I don't like this one bit. You three, make sure that steak gets to the table, I'm going to investigate. Kid, come with me."[/b] Zero said as he drew out his Z-Saber.

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"Ixnay on hattay, and come along, this thing warrents investigation, Wily." Ragna said as he moved swiftly and cautiosly through the panicked crowds to the podium. He couldn't be immagining things, though he thought it to be a coincidence that this person; Black Shadow or whoever he was, he was now on his list of souls to consume once he gained enough power. But how much power was another story in its entirity because of the Black Beast within him.

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"Let us be calm and investigate this thoroughly, and be prepared for anything." Skeith said, his forme changing to that of his Avatar personification. He managed to gently lift Banjo and Kazooie up and glide silently to the podium with them hanging on tightly to his pointer finger. Skeith was now interested in this, which was why he had an uneasy feeling about a villain coming to crash the party, and Black Shadow was definately a party crasher.

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Onaga drank the rest of his keg of Firewhiskey and gulped, lifted his head skyward and gave an immense belch causing a great jet of flame to rise out of his mouth to the heavens above, then looked past ridley to the place where several people were congregated. "Heh, It looks as though your nemesis seems to have bitten off much more than she could chew, and if you ask me, This Black Shadow person seems to be a shady character... I just hope he knows not to meddle in the affairs of Outworld, or he'll have the Elder Gods on his case faster than he can blink. This merrits some research to be done, and the task should not befall the weak, but the strong as well. We investigate, come!" Onaga said to Ridley, his wings unfurled and flaping to give him some altitude and proceeded forward above the crowds, casting his shadow above them, the people clustered there backed away in fear of being squashed and allowed the dragon king to land so he could aid in investigating the scene of the crime.

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The three jack brothers pieced hopping round as pyro jack sighed, opening up his lantern, taking out a grid and throwing a steak on it, searing it with a burst of agi from the lantern as his two brothers ran around each other in a paniced tone. "WHAT DO WE DO WHAT DO WE DO NOW LEADER. IF THEY DIE THAT MEANS, HEE-HO...We arnt on probation anymore Hee-ho!!" The jack brothers turned to joy, hugging each other happily in celebration. but soon, a officer of the life sphere aimed a gun at there heads to get them back to work. Pyro jack finished the medium rare steak and then noticing he wasn't given a table number...Pyro jack sighed, carrying zero's steak with him as he followed his brothers with Minato and Zero.  The jack brothers immediately latched themselves onto minato's shoulders, forcing a piggy back onto him with "Hee-ho's" for there laughing.

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Ridley laughed. Amazingly, he was laughing in joy to see Samus aran in a bind. Nothing was quite as entertaining. "I was expecting me to be the one to cause chaos..." He said, still snickering at the chaos as he followed onaga, staying taller then him. "This black shadow character...If he kill's aran, i will never forgive him." He groaned, feeling his razor talons ready to crush black shadows head. Ridley made his way to the stage, looking around or any clue.

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The Knight lowered his head a bit as his question was reflected back at him. It was most likely the truth but he didn't want to admit it. Brushing it off he raised his head back up and looked towards the dragon who questioned her appearance. He let out a small laugh as she went ahead to gobble the last up, "Ha Ha, not at all."

His attention was drawn towards the stage where the so called "Samus" was taking place. He had heard few rumors of her. Well, people say she was a woman but he had not seen her with his own eyes. There with her was Mario and Sonic. Knight Man liked Mario's approach towards the infected more as sonics felt a unnecessary. Nonetheless, he still listened intently to the words she had to say. Curiosity over took him as he was wanting to know the current standings of his home.

Siding with villains was something he did not approve of as he felt some disgust. He would rather beat the villains down until they could not lift a finger. Although, that would not be the best thing to do alone. He felt more comfortable working alone but a cooperative group was helpful.

His attention rose to its height when Black Shadow revealed himself to him. He stood up from his seat as he was about to leap over there but restricted himself from doing so. It wouldn't be wise to charge on over. Slowly returning to his seat, he felt a strange aura wrap around him, swirling in dark shades around his metallic body. It coursed throughout his chips and wires as he felt his AI become more advanced and beyond his normal setting.

With his fist clenching tighter, he was beginning to dislike this shadow character more and more. His morals were being contorted and it was agging him on. Like lightning, the room suddenly became dark and then light returned. He shook his head back and forth while it brought him memories of Bright Man. It wasn't a flash though, it was just darkness. Pure darkness. He tilted his head slightly towards Cynder and spoke, "Yes, something had gotten better." He got up from his seat and heard a someone yell out for help with searching. Upon closer inspection, it was a black hedgehog with red along his head. He quickly slipped off his shield from his back and took a quick run along the floor and leaped into the air. Gaining air with his tremendous leg strength, he came back down onto the stage with his metal feet clashing onto the stage.

Looking around him at the others who had made their way to the stage, he didn't trust any of them but they looked able to hold. Looking over at the one who called for assistance, he didn't look like the one who would call for help. One thing was on his mind though. One thought that he had not felt in a long time.
Vengeance.

[Cielmira]

Despite the backlash that ensued upon the announcement Cynder couldn't help but recognize their reasoning. They weren't exactly in the best position to throw things in the face of someone powerful enough to create the mess they were all in. It'd likely result in far too many casualties for anyone to realistically accept if it had come to pass. Still, the dragoness couldn't help but feel the twinge of regret toward the decision that had been made; but she understood and did not join in any of the more vocal protests.

While daunting, this Black Shadow wasn't too intimidating straight off the bat. Size wasn't everything. However the chills that came with his summoned darkening of what appeared to be the entirety of the sky with the mere snap of his fingers... that was a different story. A base panic welled within her at the eerie aura enveloping everyone; it was too familiar. Cynder hopped up onto the table as if her movement would cause the disturbance to take its leave. Unfurling her wings she stepped along its length to the edge and watched the stage, her talons curling themselves around its surface and gripping tightly but she remained grounded.

Black Shadow's dismissal of the misty mass didn't settle her, and his disappearance with their revered leaders got her riled like so many others. The words from Knightman were followed by her own, "Why is it always..." Her words trailing as she launched herself into the air and headed toward the stage. However she did not land and instead took to circling high above and scanning the nearby streets and allies as best she could in hopes that his escape with the three big heroes was nothing but a short range teleport. It was too much to hope for.

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Fur already stranding on end with a low growl rumbling Amaterasu didn't need any ushering to chase her black and red companion through the crowd to the stage. Clinch was left behind as he munched his dinner, a little uncomfortable and frightened by the recent event though so he dragged his foods under an occupied bench before quietly watching the sun goddess.

She hadn't had much interaction with those of the Life Sphere yet, and even less so with the three proclaimed leaders, but it just wasn't in her nature to remain uninvolved in something of this caliber. Upon reaching the stage she set to picking up scents, crinkling her nose at the trail of Black Shadow and grumbling angrily. At least he wouldn't be difficult to pick up.

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All the karfluffle meant to Krexix was that less people were paying attention to their food. He knew nothing of those three, the big guy, and cared even less about the bumbling mass that held them all in such high respects. Fear had caused many to huddle together, and others to gather their family and flee. The Oerix had an easier time now getting deeper into the square, which rewarded him with leftovers of various kinds. Some were less delectable than others but still, it was something to fill his stomach. And really he was used to the terrible rations of scavenged space craft so... that really gave him a perspective about being picky.

His curiosity was peaked by the group gathering on the stage. Likely for investigation of the sudden disappearance. At this Krexix snorted a sort of amusement then let fall a mix of edible and non-food items into his mouth. There were even questionable looking characters moseying their way over. Perhaps there was something more to this stage than he presumed? Krexix put aside his searching for food, now feeling somewhat satisfied at least, to also push his way to this point of interest. Most allowed him easy pass for fear of being injured as the alien bowled his way along, only dodging those larger than himself, and soon he was standing at the foot of the stage.

All four of his eyes trailed along its surface and those moving on and around it. It almost felt like he was back in a trade station, a bustling black market of tainted souls and greased guns ever flowing through tunnels and atriums. The variance in species before him likely brought that thought forward.

[PolarStarQuote]

"Bad memories can ruin alot of things." Quote said, sighing as he could feel the stuffed animal on his back and memories flooded into quote's mainframe. "...Damned doctor." He thought, over and over to himself as he remembered him...He didnt go by many names, just The Doctor. The dark slim figure floating, his head glowing bright red from the demon crown. In the end of it all, Quote destroyed the crown but he still felt a trauma affect him. "I suppose i shouldn't worry you, right Aim?" Quote said, giving a little smile. "It doesn't really matter..it was just so long a-" Immediately quote went silent, hearing the leaders speak. 


Quote began listening, and suddenly his smile growing wide. "Finally, we found the bastard responsible!" said quite, smiling wide. Then, the sounds of "Dont praise me yet" from samus made quote stop, beginning to feel some kind of worry. Quote's eyes gasped, widened under fear as he immediately took out his rocket launcher and aimed at black shadow as he began spreading some form of darkness over the citizens of the life sphere. Quote hated the idea of suppression, the idea of being under one man's rule and the idea's of no will to fight. As he looked at Black Shadow through his scope, immediately similarities a came between both him and the doctor.  But, soon samus stopped the black colored villain from infesting every one. Quote kept his aim on black shadow. "Aim, can you get any info on this g-" Immediately, quote was stopped as the three Mario, Sonic and Samus dissapeared in a blink of an eye. Quote quickly got up, looking at A.I.M. "Come on!" He said, then jumping off the building they were standing on, the hitting a trampoline that was being used for a game as he ran to the stand, drawing Polar Star just incase.

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Minato's expression showed a sudden panic after seeing Black shadow spread something around them. Minato covered his mouth and nose, waiting for it to be over which luckily it was. Minato shook his head, as he showed more panic with the leaders sudden disappearance. Soon, minato almost fell over from the jack brothers demanding a man to carry them, which minato didn't feel quote up to as he pushed them away and ran with his robotic comrade. Minato was silent, looking serious as he was preparing for anything. Investigation wasnt that bad, though minato was only a highschool student...At least he thought as such.

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Wily had almost fell over from the sudden shock, beginning to chuckle and laugh at the panic. "Wow, how do i get that guy to work with me?!" Wily said, then realizing everyone was heading to help try and find the leaders. Wily's eyes went narrow as he sighed, shrugged and followed.  "Aww reeally? oh well...suppose i gotta anyway." Wily said. As much as he would love to just fly away on his capsule and leave this whole thing alone, it wasnt about to happen. "You now, this kinda reminds me of when i used starvia to take over the world with infected robots..Especially Monsteropolis. Hate that place." Wily said, reminiscing of the old days of gathering 8 robot masters and awaiting megaman's obvious victory.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The furious grudge match between G&W and Waluigi still raged on regardless of Samus’s speech. The two had a spiteful hatred for each other that could be seen within their determined and livid eyes. More so Waluigi than Game & Watch since his octopus form hardly had an expressive face, but it still radiated his putrid feelings toward the being that rained bomb shells on his parade. Even if they weren’t locked in an epic war over a simple sport like tennis, they hardly cared for the urgent news anyway and would probably only half listen to it.

Back and forth, the ball was met with the most savage of swings that could more so be classified as whips. It was a surprise the soft spongy sphere didn’t break during the course of the scuffle. Waluigi’s Piranha Plants were also amazingly very skilled at tennis despite the fact they couldn’t change positions on the field. Although, considering that Game & Watch was easily bigger than his side of the court he didn’t have trouble keeping up. He wasn’t the most skilled at the game, but with his size and amount of arms he didn’t have to be.

Even as the skies shaded the artificial light, the two didn’t halt their game. Both were too stubborn to back out now and they hardly flinched at the change in their surroundings. G&W’s lead couldn’t be held forever though. Finally his Octopus form drained the last of his energy and reverted him back to his cartoonish man appearance. During the course of his reverse transformation, Waluigi spiked the ball into the far left corner knowing he couldn’t possibly return the shot. The ball finally had its second bounce.

The purple plumber threw down his racket in victory and raised his fists into the air. “Yeah ha! Waluigi number one! Mario’s shadow loses!” the lanky man declared as he pointed at G&W.

The two dimensional figure threw his hand at the felon with little care. It was a dingy little tennis match, winning was worthless. Of course his opinion would probably be different if he won.

The light reverted to normal, although the two didn’t make much note of it nor did they care about the people that were now scurrying around like a horde of rats met with a cat. G&W was somewhat curious, but the civilians of the Life Sphere were so tweeky that the mere news of a broken sewer system would stir them into a panic induced storm.

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Vector nodded along as Shadow spoke. He figured that the three would have split up by now considering that even Chaotix was spread apart. Shadow and his team were always the lone wolf kind, so it wasn’t much of a surprise. “Ah, I’m sure they’re both fine. Well, maybe not Omega with the whole shutting himself down thing, but the bot does that on ordinary occasions anyways.” As for Shadow though, he seemed a bit on edge. That went without saying though, on edge would be a perfect way to describe every civilian in the Life Sphere. That is except for the two dimensional fellow he was playing with earlier. He didn’t quite have that sort of air to him. Vector might have to look into that a little bit later, but before another word could be exchanged Samus began to speak up which instantly caught the crocodile’s attention.

They found the being responsible for the plague? Interesting, they must be some good detectives because Vector still hadn’t even picked up the trail for it. He had a few predictions though so he placed a bet within his own mind about his suspects. Most of his money was on some sort of evil doctor clone of Mario since it was the least expected, but his second guess was easily Eggman. How else could you plot world domination than within the Life Sphere itself? No one would suspect him since he was a regular civilian and trying to change his ways or at least pretending too, but it turns out he was wrong.

Some horned man named Black Shadow, which honestly screamed deceit and evil the minute he heard it. Not only that though, he made an appearance at the podium. The crocodile was crunching on his gums trying to avoid a livid outburst the minute he saw the being. His fists curled and his eyes furrowed even further. Did he even need to say anything? They made a deal with a man named Black Shadow! What next? A peace treaty with Black Doom? Vector could poke more holes into their so called leaders’ choice than fishing net. The citizens were entrusting their lives to these people? Vector couldn’t possibly feel more outraged about this revelation.

The final straw came when the unmistakingly fiendish character vanished with the three of them. He shot out of his seat and slammed his fist into the table in front of him like they were lead weights. “YOU IDIOTS!!! WHY WOULD YOU EVER LET HIM IN HERE!!!” he vented with the rage one would associate with a predator such as he. He was so steamed that he was actually debating whether or not he wanted to help with the investigation. Their plan of action was so illogical and dimwitted he couldn’t possibly justify it within his own head. Some might think they had no choice in the matter, but there was definitely a better one than the one they chose.

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A.I.M. listened to its fellow robot tentatively even though its priority programming was itching to go back to surveying the area. The machine setup a protocol notifying its internal computer that if anything was to arise that an officer or other surveillance officer would notify it whenever a situation would arise for its attention. Quote seemed somewhat unsettled about something and it was definitely nothing too discrete because if it was the sage synthetic wouldn’t have taken note of it. Although, the robot could do little to comfort Quote since it had no training or expertise in the subject.

A.I.M. didn’t really need to short circuit its processors over it though, the sudden speech from its creator stole the attention from the situation and even the pale android was hooked by her introduction. A.I.M. was quite the same in that sense, Samus was its creator after all it wanted to hear what the news was about. Quote seemed to be just as interested. They knew who it was, so all that was left was to find him, the man who created the Starvia plague. It was much sooner than the machine had calculated however.

When Black Shadow made his appearance on the stage, it was almost like a switch went off in the back of A.I.M.’s head. The machine’s primary objective was to destroy the Starvia virus within all its power. Black Shadow was the source, so like a shark that caught a whiff of blood it went into attack mode. It hopped atop the edge of the roof and targeted its sights on the tightly cladded man. It readied a robo-laser, but its creator wouldn’t want it to attack their new ally. It overrode the command with another protocol to avoid disrupting the ceremony. No matter how it was programmed it shouldn’t allow itself to attack its sworn enemy for the sake of its creator. It layered each new priority directive with another to avoid acting outside of what its creator would want. The task in doing so was grading on the little machine and it barely registered anything Quote was outputting.

The game that its processors were playing finally finished when its optics recorded its creator’s disappearance, along with the villainous fiend and the other two. It ceased all movements and slowly inspected the empty stage from afar. “Creator Samus?” A.I.M. apathetically inquired. Without even processing its partner’s words, the sage synthetic took to the skies with its thrusters at maximum scorch. There had to be some sort of trickery at play, Creator Samus would never allow herself to be capture so easily

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Erryone / notes / etc

Honestly, she didn’t know what to make of this man. Confusion was clear in her inhuman stare as she looked upon Dark Link as to figure him out. As they were thinking, she was already developing theories: 1) This guy really was Link but he was somehow cursed to live a duality with another. Or vice versa. 2) The real Link had random yet serious bouts of amnesia. Or 3) This guy was halfway pretending to be him just to confuse/piss her off. Either scenario it seemed that she would have to get to know this man before she jumped to any conclusions. But with his usual standoffish behavior, that was proving to become increasingly difficult. As much as she wanted to turn tail and forget this entire encounter, a bit of her wanted to stay around him… If this really was link, then… She couldn’t force herself to give up on him if she tried. After all, she never thought she would see him again and she didn’t want this opportunity to slip out of her hands… With his second threat Midna jeered a testy grin. She wasn’t scared of the shadow man, as she herself was a master of the dark. Still, she didn’t want to let her guard down too much. ”Please, I’ve faced monsters five times your size and have come out without breaking a sweat…” Though, to be honest, this was through her old adversary more so than her… ”But hey, you wanna lead a duality? Fine by me. After all, I am the…” But before she could finish her statement, her head suddenly turned towards a chorus of boos and cries. Ugh, what now? She folded her arms and watched the people who had basked in the sickening sunlight turn from glee to bitter rage. What was going on? Her attention was stolen from this Link poser towards the announcements of the leaders of the life sphere. Apparently, what they were saying wasn’t such an agreeable subject. But before she could question the motifs of the situation the sphere itself grew dark and ominous. Midna gasped and proceeded to levitated even higher up to get a glimpse at the stage. From what she was hearing, the man was trusted to lead the Life Sphere out of despair. She physically rolled her eyes. Oh, because he didn’t look ominous in the slightest. Her questioning of the leaders’ judgment was held off with the key info that not only was he responsible for the odd darkness, but for actually leading the citizens here in the first place. Oh no. Midna could feel her fists clenching at her sides as she gritted her cuspids. He was the reason she was lowered to what she thought was her hideous form. He was the reason she had been ransacked from her kingdom and into this plagued world. And he was the reason why she was trapped. Oh no. This wasn’t going to fly. When the lights came back on so to speak the leaders were apparently nowhere to be seen. While the others screamed Midna had more important things on her mind. Like seeking vengeance. She lowered herself back onto the ground to grip her umbrella so that she may investigate in the blinding sunlight. But s she took off towards them she stopped dead in her tracks to suddenly look at the darker Link. He… he probably faced the same fate as her. Seeing as he was her only connection to her beloved land, she agreed to herself to walk alongside with him. Not as allies quite yet, but as two whom both demanded answers. She was going to get to the bottom of this. For none, absolutely none of this was alright with her in any sense of the word.

MADE BY TOASTY OF GANGNAM STYLE!

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Blue Toad was minding his own business, sitting on a bench. It was a great day, people dancing and singing and playing games, he loved it!  He was taking a little break though, he recently had a snow cone filled with burger condiments. That would break anyone's stride. Soon, Samus, Mario, and Sonic hopped onto the stage. When Samus announced that they had found the man behind it all, a smile smile sprouted on his face. "Yes!" he thought "Now we can get that guy and stop the Starvia!"  . When she announced that they had submitted, his jaw just about hit the floor. He knew that Mario would never do that. Mario was a fighter, he never would just bow down to an enemy! He felt betrayed, why would Mario do that? His thoughts were cut short by a horned man appearing on the stage. He leaped out of his seat and just about launched himself at Black Shadow, but before he could, he felt an odd sensation surround him. Thankfully it stopped, but he was intrigued and zoned out long enough for Black Shadow to escape with the leaders. He was snapped out of his trance by a yell to investigate. He gladly complied and ran over to the stage, following some of the others.

[WolfEx]

THIS IS NOW REOPENED!

The stage now slowly began to fill up with various Smash Brothers investigating, but to no avail, there was nothing to investigate nor was there any evidence to show or explain the whereabouts of Black Shadow and where he might have taken the heroes of the Life Sphere. Without Samus, Sonic, and Mario present to keep things at bay and under control, there is no telling the amount of chaos and panic that will continue to be unleashed amongst the civillians. Who was left? Surely there was someone left that could step up as a temporary leader. After looking around several times and scouting for evidence attention on the stage was drawn to someone a bit...different. A pitter patter of little feet were heard as well as a slight scuffling as a tiny old man came up the steps and entered the stage. The last remaining veteran of Life Sphere Central and the co creator of the Life Sphere himself, Professor E. Gadd. He ignored the others on the stage and simply walked up on the podium tapping the microphone and testing it.

"Test one two test test. Please stop panicking! Please stop panicking this instant! Hello...everyone...hello? STOP PANICKING!!!!"

Nobody seemed to answer him as he spoke, the screams reached an enormous level of volume so Professor. E. Gadd took a different approach.

"Okay my ghosties, GET THESE SCREAMERS IN ORDER!"

The professor snapped his fingers and a giant horde of ghosts created a barrier around Rainbow Square linking arms together and blocking all exits and access points out of the area. This silenced the panic pretty quickly and ended the jumbled chaos. Once it was far more silent, the professor spoke again.

"Now....yelling and running around in a huff isn't going to settle anything now is it? As the co creator of Life Sphere it is my duty to replace your three leaders as a dictator, a friend, and a controller of the chaos. As long as I am still around I can help as best I can. For now, my best advice is to just continue on with your lives and try to stay calm, we will come up with a battle plan soon to find our three amigos and get them back home safe and sound. In the meantime as well, I will be upgrading Life Sphere's defenses to handle such a powerful foe, it'll take me some time, but trust in me that you will all remain safe! I suggest...we lower our mission counts and stay indoors as much as possible until this is resolved. If you wish to volunteer to find Black Shadow and trail him, please come to me, otherwise, I can answer any questions needed at this time."

The professor knew what he was getting into putting himself out there as a leader like that, but his choices were slim and the chaos needed to end. Once everyone seemed to calm down, he called his ghosts off and awaited the bombardment of questions he was going to get and the confusion of those on the stage to die down.

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Wonders never cease, and no Smash Brother is ever truly off the clock for adventure and danger. Even in a place everyone thought was reasonably safe like the Life Sphere emergencies still tend to happen. Shadow was frustrated finding no way to track down Sonic and the gang and finding no trace of Black Shadow nor a way of trailing him. He appeared to be at a dead end along with everyone else. Just about ready to call everyone off the stage and search the rest of the Life Sphere, Shadow was stopped in his tracks by a familiar face, Professor. E. Gadd one who seldom shows his face or even takes a stand, took a stand today and proclaimed in his sudden speech that he would be picking up slack while the three so called heroes of the Life Sphere were gone. He surprisingly did seem to do a good job of settling everyone down though and managed to get many if not all of them to understand. As Shadow looked on at the crowd he noticed many of them calming down and returning to their homes in shelter and safety and those that tried to pack up and leave remaining within the Sphere and standing their ground to stick it out. There was no doubt Life Sphere needed a leader at all times, and the professor stepped it up taking that role as someone to look up to and calm the masses. Shadow didn't think it wise for the little old man to offer aid in any way and answer questions the citizens had because it was common sense the little dude was going to be pelted with concerns and verbal profanity. This wasn't Shadow's problem however, but Black Shadow and the missing others were. He curled his brow and tightened his fists trying not to lose his cool over what just happened, trying to remain calm for the better.

"Count me in for volunteering to find that monster. Taking our own people is just plain low!" Shadow was boiling with fury and jumped off the stage turning on his jet boots and dashing through the crowd to clear his head a bit and find some solitude to come up with a battle plan. He wasn't about to let a jerk like Black Shadow get the upper hand, and certainly not harm or be the end of Sonic, that was Shadow's job one day. There were numerous possibilities in Shadow's mind what the villain planned to do with their leaders, but the obvious one was turn them into Infected, and this scared Shadow the most at the thought of such treachery. The hedgehog wasn't going to let such a horrible outcome surface. It all depended on who else wanted to go with him to track down that foe and end this, it would take a mighty fierce team to take down such a powerful enemy. If Shadow had to go solo though, he would understand and deal with the consequences. The clock was ticking though, and Shadow didn't want to waste a single minute to form a plan of action.

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Celebrating What?
The Festival....

He couldn't believe what was occuring, such a dangerous circumstance had even caused a sinister being like Dark Link to twinge a little. He couldn't find anything that pointed to where Black Shadow and the others had gone on the stage, but he did listen in to the Life Sphere's co creator.


His speech was a bit bland in Dark Link's opinion, but it made sense. There was nobody else who had the gull to step up and take charge, at least not to the warrior's knowledge, and Dark Link couldn't help but praise the old man for taking responsibility. He didn't really know who the man was, but he was glad the Life Sphere wasn't going to fall into complete ruin; at least the warrior was glad it hadn't yet, he still needed the place for a while.


After hearing the man finish his talk Dark Link was impressed and was thinking about approaching him with questions, but a black hedgehog had darted off after volunteering himself to find the three leaders. This caused Dark Link to feel jealous and so he attempted to follow the hedgehog, but the creature was too quick and Dark Link lost him in the crowd.


The dark swordsman supposed he could involve himself with the mission, but it didn't entirely keep his interest as much as he had wanted it to. He was more interested still in finding his rival in Link who was still missing in action. He would make a great leader, but alas, he hasn't stepped up even still. One day Link was going to be found, and the dark one will be there when he does show up.

Curious, Dark Link roamed the area looking around to see what festivities are left, if nothing more than to eat leftovers and fiddle with items and purchases left over from the recent chaos and trampling crowd members. He was a rodent to a cheese party, and he wanted to appease his ongoing appetite.

_{food, hunger, newbie.}

thanks Rach from delusional

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Just when they were starting to get dizzy from running around in continous circles they were suddenly stopped in their tracks by a cringing darkness and paused in a terrified statue like stance. This, however, lasted no more than a few seconds. Once that moment of terror passed the duo ran out of breath and rested on their tall friend's arm. They were then lifted up high and taken to the stage in which Banjo smiled and said; "WHEEEEE!" Kazooie was enjoying the ride as well regardless of the very serious thing that just happened sometimes the two of them just can't help their sillyness. Once they reached the stage they jumped off their friend's arm and looked around for signs of Black Shadow and company, they found nothing. Kazooie even took to the skies to search for them but no luck. "Where could they have gone to...?" Banjo wasn't much of a detective but he always admired the work they did and always wanted to try to be one himself whenever he got the chance. Kazooie squawked at Banjo getting his attention towards a small old man going onto the stage. The bird and bear listened intently to the speech of the man dozing off between words but definitely getting the jist of what he was saying.

Regardless of asking others to volunteer to find Black Shadow, the hedgehog, the bounty hunter, and the plumber, Banjo and Kazooie remained silent letting anyone willing to take the mission. The two seemed very certain they were ok hanging back and staying safe. If they were absolutely needed they'd ofcourse go and risk their short lived lives in a grand chase, but right now, they wanted to live and the best way to do that was to stay behind. They both looked up at their tall buddy though and eyed his reaction to the speech guessing that he may want to volunteer for the mission. "Well pal, I think this daring quest has your name written all over it! So we say, go for it! We will stay back here and cheer you on!" Their new friend looked powerful enough to take such a dangerous task on and they figured he would be okay in the end to do such a thing. There was no worry on their faces at all, if they couldn't do it themselves, they can at least be the moral support for someone who they know can do it.