Mario and Luigi stood off to one side, chatting in Italian. Kirby was conversing with Pikachu, using his small arms to send messages. Bowser, Mewtwo, Falco, and Fox were all in one group. The rest of the game characters were off somewhere else: Roy and Marth were practicing their sword fighting with Link and Young Link, Pichu was teasing the Ice Climbers by shocking them. Ness and Doctor Mario were off sparring on the Rainbow Cruise. A group of girls; Zelda, Peach, Jigglypuff, and Samus were fighting against Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Ganandorf, and Mr. Game and Watch at Hyrule Temple.

It was just another regular day in the lives of these fighting game characters. Just another day in Super Smash Bros Melee.

Princess Celestia walked regally down the hallway, multicolored mane flowing infinitely around her. The click of her traditional gold slippers on the shiny marble floor stood out against the silence of the castle. It was a quiet day, no disasters or life threatening dangers to stop. It was days like these that made being an immortal actually worth it. But there was one thing on Celestia's mind that drove her through the large hallways.

The Sun Princess stuck her horn in the keyhole, it being the only thing that could open the large doors. The aqua doors rumbled before slowly parting, causing the ground to start shaking slightly. Celestia waited patiently until they had opened to their full extent. She then entered, the wide doors sliding close with a rumble. A light flicked on, flooding the square room with its luminescence. It was not a very large room, being only tall enough so Celestia could walk in. Being as dangerous as it was, the room was rigged so that anything not walking on four legs could not enter. Discord getting in would be absolute havoc.

Alas, it was not the room itself, but what was in the room that was dangerous. So, as the Sun Goddess carefully approached the small, shiny red box made of melted and re-hardened fire rubies, she made sure to walk as though she were stepping on legos. The small red box was humming slightly upon a white marble pedestal. Through the surface, one could barely make out a small round object, white in color and vibrating.

Celestia's horn glowed momentarily, a small ball of it about the size of a marble forming on the tip. It drifted off, landing on a minuscule plate of silver that was attached to the box. As it landed, it clicked. The box started coming apart, the top going up and then shifting back, while the sides pushed themselves out, and the front flipped itself over. Within a few moments, the glowing ball of white was fully exposed. It shone in the light from the room, hovering in middair elegantly. The alicorn's eyes sparkled with dread as she lay her lavender gaze upon it. It was supposed to be blue.

The small thing floating before her was a temporal shift. Not just any, but a dimensional one, able to bring who knows what from anywhere in the universe and beyond to Equestria. If anything would come out, their world could quite possibly be doomed. Celestia was not about to let that happen. But the changing of colors and the recent telepathic activity from the shift surely meant bad news. She would need to contact her student, Twilight Sparkle, to prepare for the worst, if anything appeared from the portal. But it was best to pretend like nothing was the matter. For now, anyway.

Celestia kept her eyes on the small ball, preparing to light her horn to seal the box again. Before she could, however, the shift brightened dramatically, causing her to squint her eyes. The blinding white light grew only increasingly brighter as moments passed. Celestia brought a hoof up to shield her eyes from it. The whole room was shrouded in the light; nothing visible though the haze. The Princess heard sounds and voices in her ears as the portal opened. It was getting louder. Telepathic messages shot though her mind crazily. After what seemed like hours of the light and sounds, it all died down again. This time, however, the shift was gone and the box lay shattered upon the floor.

A bright light appeared in the center of the character room, startling the gamers. At first the surrounding characters were curious, not moving, but then a sucking force made them raise eyebrows.

"Pik-a-chu!" the mouse type Pokémon cried out as he was sucked backwards. Pichu rushed forward, only to be stopped by Nana as she held onto him and her brother, Popo, who was latched onto a character picking station. Pikachu disappeared into the portal with a zap.

Kirby was the next to be caught in the suction. He let out a few cries of indignation, reaching out for someone to help. He tried to fly off, but the portal was stronger. Bowser, deciding to be the good guy for once, stomped forward and clamped his large claws onto Kirby. He pulled backward, but the suction suddenly got more powerful. Unprepared for the sudden movement, the Koopa fell onto his back, defenseless. The dimensional shift sucked them up faster then Pikachu, more electrifying noises coming from it.

Meanwhile, characters were rushing about, trying to save others. Mario had one of Luigi's overall straps clenched in his gloved hand. The station the red clad plumber was holding onto held tightly, but the portal was stronger. It pulled both of the brothers away, sucking them into it, a drawn out cry of:

"Mamma Mia!" being heard from both the Bros. Only several gamers were left in the danger zone; Mewtwo, Falco, and Fox. Marth reached out a hand to the Pokémon, but was too late as he got pulled away. Falco had Fox by the back of his neck, the lightweight vulpine desperately trying to scoot back.

"Hang on Fox!" Falco growled, yanking back on Fox's scruff as much as he could. Fox said something in reply, but it was lost as the wind stole it from the air. Just as Falco was about to get Fox out of danger, a sword came flashing out of Roy's hand, nearly slicing the bird's arm. He loosened his grip on Fox barely, but it was just enough for the force to pull him back.

"Falco!" Fox yelled, vanishing into the shift. As the final zapping sound rang through the air, the portal flickered. It shut down like a tv screen- a flash of light- and then it was gone.

Mario's eyes drooped heavily as he tried to open them, his head pounding. He groaned, pushing himself off the hard ground he was laying on. With a final grunt, he managed to stand. He wobbled slightly, but blinked open his eyes until they were fully open. Pikachu laying unconscious near him immediately caught his attention, but also the scenery.

Tall buildings surrounded him on all sides, towering hundreds of feet above him. Mario may not have been the tallest plumber of the bunch, but even someone like Captain Falcon or Ganandorf would've been slighted by the enormous buildings. The ground under his feet was concrete, and for a moment Mario thought maybe he had just gotten moved to Eagle City. But the buildings were not familiar at all. No, this was a completely different place.

Mario guessed they were in an alley of some sorts. He wanted to find Luigi, knowing full well his brother would be having a panic attack. Saddened slightly by this, the plumber decided to go over and get Pikachu. The Pokémon was just laying limply, looking unhurt. Mario put a hand on his shoulder and shook him, waking the mouse type up.

Pikachu shook his vigorously from side to side like a dog. He bounced up upon seeing Mario, assaulting the plumber with questions.

"Pika-Pika! Pikachu!"

Mario shrugged. "Had-a something to do with that-a portal, I guess. I have-a no idea where we are-a," he explained. Pikachu's ears drooped a little before perking back up.

"Pika-Pika-Pika! Pika! Pik-a-chu!"

"I'm guessing, but there's-a no way to tell-a for sure."

Pikachu nodded firmly. "Pika-Pika-Pikachu! Pa-chu!"

"We'll have to be-a careful. We have no idea what-a lives here, so stay-a outta sight." Mario took the lead, going to the edge of the building. He leaned his head over, trying to see what was out there. What was out there surprised him, to say the least.

Colorful ponies of all shapes and sized roamed the streets; some wearing fancy clothing, others none at all. They were conversing with one another, and amazingly, Mario could understand what was being said.

". . . And then I said, "dearie, you better get with the times, or you'll be lost!"" a grey stallion in a top hat chuckled to two other stallions at his side.

"How rich, how rich," the blue one commented. Mario winced and turned to another conversation.

". . . Awesome! You should've seen it! That trick was sweet!" a red pegasus blared, fluttering her wings.

"You are awesome Whirl! Come on, show us that trick!" a white pegasus demanded, stomping her hooves.

A light blue one grinned, bouncing. "Totally! It sounds great!"

"Alright," Whirl said, "but don't say I didn't warn you!" She grinned and the three took off, leaving a few ponies to glare up at them as they spread dust everywhere.

Mario ducked his head back inside the alley, looking at Pikachu, who was waiting patiently. "Uh, you might wanna see for yourself-a." He pressed himself into the wall so the Pokémon could poke his head out. A few moments later, he looked up at Mario, a questioning look on his face. Mario shrugged.

"Pikachu! Pika-Pika!"

"I have no idea how to get outta here!"

"Pika!" came the response, more forceful this time.

"Fine. Lead the-a way!" Mario watched Pikachu use his electric jump to get onto a lower windowsill. The plumber hopped off the wall to get to the ledge. Once he was there, Pikachu leapt from window to window until they reached the top of the building.

"Good idea, actually. But we have-a to make sure we stay-a low, or else we might-a get caught." Pikachu nodded and the pair was off again, leaping from rooftop to rooftop until they were at what seemed to be the edge of the city.

"Pika-Pika."

"Couldn't have said it better myself-a. This place is huge. It'll take-a forever to find everyone."

"Pika."

"Yeah, come on."

Kirby sat upon Bowser's spiky shell, tapping his foot against it. The Koopa was still not awake, and it was really boring just sitting there.

They had spawned in a small forest. It was pretty happy for the most part. Several animals had hissed at them when they had appeared, but had all but since left when Kirby brought his giant hammer into view.

So Kirby was sitting, bored, upon Bowser's back. Getting agitated, Kirby decided to take action. He got out his hammer and stood in front of the reptile, then swung with all his might. Bowser was sent flying backwards, hitting a tree. He roared, glaring at the small pink ball in front of him. Kirby shrugged, putting his hammer back.

Annoyed, Bowser looked around at the trees. He snorted angrily, walking away from Kirby. The ball quickly followed, puffing up and landing right on Bowser's back again. The Koopa King glared but continued, thinking in his head that this was all that annoying pink ball's fault. If he hadn't gotten sucked in, then Bowser wouldn't have tried to save him.

Now he remembered why he liked being the bad guy.

Grumbling, he let loose an explosion of fire at a wall of bushes, burning through them when they blocked the path. Kirby cheered, hopping up and down. The small ball then jumped off the Koopa's back and towards a berry bush. He opened his mouth, sucking in the berries and bush in all. Bowser saw this and groaned, continuing his stomping through the lush green forest. Now he was stuck with a baby eating machine in some strange world he'd never seen before.

Fox was falling. He felt the wind rush around him, whistling in his large ears. But like all things that fell, he had to stop sometime. He plummeted through layers of trees, snapping branches as he descended. Hitting his head on one last large branch, Fox landed on the dirty forest floor. He sat up, groaning. The vulpine rubbed his head and glanced around. He was in some sort of dark forest. The ground was littered with dead leaves and wilting flowers, no sunlight reaching them through the thick canopy. It smelled dank, as if the whole place was rotting.

"Mamma Mia!"

Fox turned his head just in time to see a swirling white portal appear in the sky above his head. But instead of sucking, it spat something out. Knowing the scared voice immediately, Fox stood up to help the Mario brother.

Luigi was spinning head over heels, not slowing down as he was launched across the forest. Trees broke as he came in, and the loud signature cry was cut short. Fox took off, his feet moving so fast they were a blur. He leaned over to reduce drag and continued his journey. He jumped over fallen logs and swampy bits of land until he reached the devastated area Luigi had crashed in. Being so much heavier than Fox, he had done quite a bit of damage. Of course, he wasn't even the heaviest of the Bros.

The trees that were not knocked over were bent back. A long trail of churned up dirt led the vulpine right to the plumber. Fox slowed down, his tail twitching behind him. He walked up to Luigi, unconscious, of course, and grabbed ahold of the back of his shirt. The Bro was missing his hat, showing off his exageratingly curly brown hair. But no matter. Fox dragged him away from the crash site, towards what he hoped would be civilization.

Celestia looked on in horror, her worst fear becoming true. The temporal shift disappearing meant only one thing; it had brought something back to their world. She composed herself as best she could and hurried towards the exit, opening the door quickly and stepping out into the natural light of the sun that was flooding the small room. She bustled herself down the hallways, nearly reaching a run. Her hoof steps echoed dully through the hall.

The Princess skidded around a corner and ran into something. She fell backwards, her crown knocking off in the process. She shook her head, clearing it, and stood up. She picked up her crown from the floor and turned to face whoever she had run into. Her mouth fell open and she backed up, pupils dilating.

The greyish creature in front of her stared down at her contempt, its hands coming back behind its head. A glowing ball of purple energy started forming, crackling like lightning. Celestia heard a voice ring out in her head:

You are an enemy, and you will be killed!

The telepathic abilities of this thing surprised her, but the Princess acted fast. She replied with her own telepathy. I am not an enemy. You have no reason to be angry with me.

It stopped. I do not recognize you. You must be an enemy. He looked her up and down.

Celestia bowed her head. Trust me. I will not hurt you, if you do not hurt me. Just let me explain.

The thing brought its three fingered hands down at its sides again, the ball of purple energy dissipating.

Now that it was not trying to kill her, Celestia allowed herself to look at it more closely. The shape of its head and the small horn looking things on it gave it a vague feline appearance. Its tail was long, stretching around its body. A small tube on the back of its head connected to its back. Its eyes were a darker color than its body, like its tail, and showed no compassion. It also hovered an inch or two off the ground.

Celestia straightened up. The creature tensed, dark energy swirling in its hands for a moment. Can you only speak through telepathy?

Yes.

Okay. Why don't you follow me to a more secluded location? I don't want anypony seeing you and trying to attack you, alright? Celestia raised her eyebrows, starting to turn to the direction of her study.

If anything dared to attack me, I would defeat them first.

If it's okay with you, I would prefer you did not harm any of my subjects. She turned away. Would you please follow me? Without saying anything, the creature hovered after Celestia. She took the shortest path, traveling swiftly down the hallways. They eventually reached two large golden doors. The Sun Goddess pushed them open and led the thing inside. She closed the doors with a slight click, and then faced it. I'd like to introduce myself. I am Princess Celestia of Equestria. I am one of the conjoined rulers of this land.

It flexed its fingers. I am Mewtwo.

If you don't mind me asking, Mewtwo, what are you?

I am a Pokémon.

Well, it is my pleasure to be meeting one so unique. She gave a small bow.

Maybe it is I who should be honored. You are a Princess, after all.

No, it's all mine. You are not of this world. Celestia dipped her head and swallowed. And that is an issue.

Yes, I agree.

You are probably wondering why you are here.

I am, Mewtwo confirmed.

There was a thing- a temporal dimension shift. It had the ability to bring creatures such as yourself into this world. It had remained dormant in a special safe for hundreds of years, but had recently become more. . . active. For what reason, I'm not sure. But it activated, and you were brought here as a result.

That would explain the sudden portal appearing right in the middle of the character room.

Beg pardon? Character room? Celestia questioned.

Ah. Well, I was part of a game. I was in the character room when this happened, and I got pulled in. Several others were taken as well. They're here, I presume?

They are. Not in a known location, unfortunately.

I must find them. Although they are nothing to me, they belong in the game.

I assure you, we will be able to find them. I have a very effective team of ponies that can find them faster than anyone.

I hope so.

I shall call them immediately.

Twilight Sparkle sat in her library, contently reading a book. She hummed softly in satisfaction. Well, she was, until Spike came running in, scroll clutched in one claw.

"Twilight! Twilight! Emergency letter from Princess Celestia! It's red this time, not the color of regular paper!" Spike called, waving it around frantically. Twilight cringed as she was disturbed, but turned to the baby dragon from where she was sitting at her desk.

"Go ahead and read it Spike," the unicorn informed, motioning for him to continue.

Spike cleared his throat and opened the red scroll. "My dearest Twilight Sparkle and friends, it is on desperate terms I send this letter. A crisis has arisen in the kingdom. I shall explain when you get to Canterlot, as it is complicated. You must leave now. Gather the other Elements and come at once. Your teacher and mentor, Princess Celestia." The dragon rolled the message back up.

"Oh no, I hope Discord hasn't gone crazy again," Twilight moaned. She stood up. "You stay here Spike. I don't want you getting hurt if anything happens." The unicorn shot out the door as she opened it with her magic, letting it close as she left.

Mewtwo hovered next to Celestia, his arms crossed. The six ponies that had just entered stared at him in awe, mouths half opened as the Sun Princess explained what had happened.

"Mewtwo, if you would take over from here," Celestia finished. The Pokémon extended his telepathy to all seven ponies. As they heard his voice in their minds, there was visible shock on all their faces. Excluding Celestia, of course.

I believe there were six of us, including me, but I wasn't the last one through. First Pikachu went through, followed by Kirby and Bowser, then Mario and Luigi. After them was when I got pulled into the portal. As he said their names, he sent pictures of what they looked like.

"But if there were more characters that got pulled through, then what happens? We could accidentally miss one," Applejack pointed out.

I could do a psychic search, but it isn't one hundred percent effective.

"If we look hard, we could run into them," Rarity suggested.

"Yeah, it's not like something from a game is going to be that hard to find, right?" Rainbow Dash added.

"Right. It's up to you ponies to find them. Mewtwo will stay here, so nopony sees him. Good luck, my little ponies," Princess Celestia finished, dipping her head. Taking the cue to leave, the six ponies raced out the door.

Author's Notes:

I have to be honest: I don't know much about Mewtwo. I remember reading somewhere he could use telepathy. So. . . please, Pokémon lovers, don't kill me and this story that I haven't touched in millions of years since I started.