Chapter 12: The Path to the Ruins

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Searches can lead those embarking on one on quite the wide adventure, taking them to places they will never go to on another situation

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Searches can lead those embarking on one on quite the wide adventure, taking them to places they will never go to on another situation. That was the case for these two.

For Red, a search for new companions. And for Lucas, a search for a missing friend.

The boys searches have led them to a large, open desert plain, were on top of the large hill past, they could see a stone tower that practically touch the clouds.

"Red, what is that?" The younger boy asked.

"I think I heard of that place. It's supposed to be an old, abandoned mine."

"Huh, I wouldn't guessed that," Lucas silenced when he heard the sound of wing flaps growing steadily louder, "Red! That sound!"

The Pokemon trainer instantly perked up and look towards the sky. That's when he saw it. A large, majestic red dragon flying towards the mountain like mining facility.

"That's-!"

"No doubt, that's Charizard!" Red was ready to chase after it, and he turned to Lucas and said, "Come on, if we can get Charizard, we'll be able to find your friend in no time!"

The boy perked up at his words and smiled, "Right!"

The two rushed off, so full of energy and determination that nothing could stop them, not even creatures that attempted to block their path. And there was a large variety for them to deal with: Shellpods, Primids, Fire Primids, Puppits, Borboras, Armights, Nagagogs, and some new additions.

The first were tall creatures that resembled towers, with for yellow bases, each one growing smaller as they got higher up, and a circular rainbow colored head with a face called Gamygas. They sprung up from the ground as a method of surprise, and while their yellow basses didn't attack them, it kept the boys from attacking the head, which was the main source of their health. The heads mainly attacked them by shooting lasers down at them. The boys had to take out the bases first before they could attack the head and defeat them.

The other was a new type of an existing species, but not of the Primids. This time, it was of the Glunders. They had the same metallic round bodies with a single eye, but their hinges were red instead of yellow, and when they opened, it spewed fire instead of lightning. They were called Glires. But aside from those changes, they were the same creatures, and took the same effort and work to defeat them.

With the help of their energy and adrenaline rush, the boys made it to the entranceway of the mining facility, a dark passage lit up by torches. They walked along the pathway leading to the entrance, and came to a halt when they heard a roar coming from inside the cave.

"Red, was that Charizard?"

"Definitely. Looks like we'll have to follow it inside."

"Well, what are we waiting for?" He spoke with a smile.

Red couldn't help but chuckle at his enthusiasm, "You're right. Let's go!"

"Going somewhere, runts?"

The sudden voice caught them off guard and stopped them in their tracks. They got a second long glimpse of a figure jump off one of the stone pillars aligned against the road and land in front of them, the shock knocking them back and clouding in the figure in smoke. Once cleared, it was revealed to be Wario. At the sight of him, memories rush to Lucas.

Red looked over and saw the young boy shaking, his fists clenched and a look of pure rage on his face, "Lucas, what's wrong?"

"Red... That's him! He's the one who took Ness!"

"What?!" He stood up in shock.

At first, Wario didn't recognize the young boy, but another glance made him remember. "Hey, I remember you. You're that little crybaby runt who ran off."

"Don't call him that!" His attention was caught by Red, "Why did you take his friend?!"

"Shut it, you brat! I've been having a rough day, and I'm just trying to follow the boss's orders!"

"Who is your boss? What are you trying to do?!"

"Where is he?! Where is Ness?!"

Seeing that both boys looked ready to fight, Wario figured this would be a good way to make up to his boss and let out some pent up anger, "If you want to see him so badly, I'll take you to him!"

Wario wasted no time and charged at the boys, who were both more than ready to fight. While he proved to be a tough and very dirty fighter, both figuratively and literally, the duo were not only stronger, but worked together to their advantage. Wario was quickly overpowered and, with a powerful blast of energy from Lucas, fell to the ground, now a still trophy.

Feeling incredibly relieved and happy, Lucas jumped up and high-fived Red, "We did it! We actually did it!"

Red looked at him and smiled, "Yeah, you did a great job there Lucas."

Seeing that Wario was no longer a threat, Lucas looked around to see if he could find a trace of Ness, but unfortunately found no trace of him anywhere and his smile faltered because of it.

"Lucas, what's wrong?"

"He...Ness isn't anywhere..."

Just as he felt he was about to cry, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked over to Red and saw that he was giving him an uplifting smile.

"Hey, don't worry. I told you that we will find him and I don't plan to break that promise. Just stay strong and we can do it."

His friends words made his smile returned and he nodded.

The two heard the roar of Charizard coming from deep within the cave and the two turned towards the entrance.

"Well, let's get going."

Lucas gave him a nod and he and Red rushed inside, hoping to find their target.


Slightly painting, Dedede entered the throne room of his castle and placed the three trophied figures down in front of his throne.

"Well...that could've gone better. Well, at least I was able to save you three." Reaching into the pocket of his cloak, he pulled out two golden badges that were shaped like his face and placed one on Ness' and Luigi's trophied body. As he was going to put one on Zelda's body, he realized he had no badges left. He looked down at the badge on his body and contemplate for a moment before sighing and taking the badge off of him and placed it on Zelda, "Well, you'll be needing this more than I will." He looked at the three trophies and smiled before he felt rumbling throughout the room. He looked up and only got a second long glimpse of the roof collapsing in before a block hit him on the head, making him pass out. The rest of the ceiling fell in, covering the room in a large mass of rubble, before Bowser and his minions landed inside and began to search around for the stolen trophies. The mess of rubble made it hard to find anything of value, until Bowser noticed the trophied Zelda peaking out from beneath the rubble.

"Well," He pulled out her trophied body from the rubble, "I guess you'll have to do."

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