SMG4 One-Shots

What If SMG4 Remembered Instead of SMG3? (Apprenticeship AU/SMG34)

SMG4 groaned, sitting up in bed and holding his head. He looked around the dark room as light slowly peaked in from the rising sun. He tilted his head and looked around some more. He was sitting in his bedroom, and everything seemed normal...

He looked down to his side, expecting to see SMG3 lying beside him, still fast asleep.

But he wasn't there.

4 shook his head, standing up and stretching. SMG3 must have gotten up to make some coffee or something. Or maybe something happened with SMG5 and SMG6? Who knows.

What he did know is he had a horrible nightmare. Some virus named Exubus had captured all of their friends, holding them hostage, and then the four meme guardians and their two avatars, Mario and Luigi, came up with a quick plan of escape. It was working, although it sadly wasn't enough to save SMG1 and SMG2, until...

SMG4 put a hand to his chest.

It felt so real...

Depresso running up behind him as he held 3's hand to keep the portal behind them open so everyone could escape, the feeling of that knife going through his chest... feeling his own blood begin to stain his clothes and feeling the world fade away around him...

The last thing he'd seen before he woke up was SMG3 and SMG6 crying over his dying body as SMG5 and Luigi tried to get them to run out. Then purple cuffs appeared around their wrists and everything went black...

4 shook his head, smiling. It was all a silly nightmare. He opened the door, walking towards the kitchen. The lights were on and the door was ajar. Maybe SMG3 had just gotten up for a midnight snack then.

4 opened the door to the kitchen and smiled. "Good morning, SMG3!" He said as he entered before realizing that no one was actually in the room.

Strange...

4 looked around, crossing his arms as he thought. "What the hell? Is he at the cafe then?" He looked around the kitchen regardless. Why was the light on then? He shook his head, turning off the light and walking outside to check if the cafe's lights were on.

Except, once he opened the door, he found nothing sitting across the street.

SMG4's eyes went wide as he looked around the Showgrounds. "What the hell?" He turned back to the castle, rushing back inside and turning all the lights on to wake the others. "Guys! Guys! Are you here?"

He heard a few annoyed groans as Bob and Melony walked into the lounge.

"SMG4?" Melony asked, yawning. "What happened?"

"Oh thank god you're alright!" He exclaimed, rushing over and hugging the two of them. "I think something happened! The cafe... it's... it's gone!"

"Huh?" Melony asked, tilting her head. "What do you mean...? There's not a..."

"Cafe?" Bob asked. "Dude, what have you been smoking and can I have some?"

SMG4 glared at him. "What the hell are you guys talking about? 3's cafe! You know, 3's Coffee n Bombs? The one he built across the street? Come on! Don't tell me this is some elaborate prank!"

"I was about to ask you the same thing, lol," Bob returned before looking outside. "There's nothing there. Like there's always been."

"What?" 4 shook his head. "What are you talking about? That coffee shop has been there for over a year now! What do you mean there's never been anything there?"

"SMG4," Melony asked in a caring tone, "did you have a nightmare?"

4 shook his head, pulling his arm back as she reached towards him. "No! I know what I'm talking about! I'd know if my fiancé's cafe went missing!"