Yoshi
Stadium
"Uh-oh...gotta go! Later!" It quickly jumps up a new set of platforms, dissapearing out of view.
A voice booms from nowhere. "DANGER! DANGER! The colony is set to explode! All remaining survivors evacuate! I repeat, all survivors evacuate ASAP!"
Tails sighs. "One of those days again..."
Smash Bros. X
Episode 18: It Go BOOM
"OK...the whole colony will explode in about...er...2 minutes. What do you propose we do?" Tails queries half-sarcastically.
Pichu answers with the same enthusiasm, "Piiiii...pichu pipi? (Umm....run like heck?)
Yoshi comments, "Sounds like a plan."
"This is where we spring to action and start panicking, right?" Amy asks.
Syaoran reponds, *Yeah...but we could do without the panic. It just screws things up.*
The ground rumbles, reminding them they now have 1:45 to get out.
"How-a do-a we escape?" Luigi wonders.
Tails thinks, then guesses, "At the top of all these platforms there's probably something. That's the way it usually works."
Zelda waves her arm. "Let's go!"
TIME REMAINING: 1:30
Tails turns to Amy, holding his hand out. "Grab on," he suggests.
Amy looks confused. "Why? I can jump up just fine, and I don't want to burden you."
Syaoran, right on cue, makes another joking remark. *I think he just wants to dance with you.*
Amy, naive as ever, responds, "...what does that have to do with this?"
"Ahem!" Tails clears his throat, getting Amy and Syaoran's attention. "Anyway, something always happens to you, no offense, so I want to prevent any fatal accidents."
"Umm...OK."
Yoshi's voice comes down from above. "Hey guys! Going to come up soon? We don't have time to waste!" The rest of the group is already up pretty high.
"Whoa!" The three still at the bottom rush to catch up.
TIME REMAINING: 1:00
Amy, hanging onto Tails (who is flying up the area...it's faster, you know), asks again, "So what was the whole deal about preventing accidents and stuff?"
"Well, I figured if I left you alone, then you'd trip or something and fall behind...and then it might be too late...uh...Amy...have you lost weight or something? Because I can't feel your..." Tails looks down at his hand. He's holding Amy's glove...but no Amy.
"Not again..." He scans the area below. "There she is! AMY!" he calls out.
"Yeah, I'm fine." she responds. She stands up and tries to jump up a few platforms in an attempt to meet Amy halfway. But instead, she makes a halfhearted-seeming leap and flops over. "Owww...I think I broke my leg."
"Well...I'll have to carry you again. Just make sure to hang on tighter this time, k?"
TIME REMAINING: 0:35
"Hey! A rocket!" Yoshi points up at an abandoned spaceship most of the group has reached.
Zelda nods. "That's our ticket out of here!"
Jigglypuff looks around. "Jiggly jigpuff jigjig...(Hey...we're missing somebody...)
Yoshi scans the area, right as Syaoran rejoins the group. "Well, there's Syaoran. Tails and Amy...they're somewhere...close, hopefully."
Luigi says, "I hope-a they get-a here-a soon. We're running-a out-a of time."
TIME REMAINING: 0:26
Tails's watch beeps. "Great. Running out of time..." He attempts to fly faster, but already is going as fast as he possibly can without totally exhausting himself.
Amy cranes her neck upwards. "Hey, we're almost there! I think I can see the top!"
�That�s�nice�� Tails says weakly. He mumbles something other his breath, moans a little, and flops to the ground in a heap.
�Tails! Are you OK?� Amy asks the obvious question.
Tails gestures to the ship very painfully. �Just�go, Amy. Don�t worry�about me. There�s not enough time��
�But, but, but��
�Go�!� Tails falls silent.
Amy looks at Tails for a brief moment, worry in her eyes, and then switches her view to the ship.
TIME REMAINING: 0:11
Inside the ship, the mood is the same.
�You think they�ll make it?� Yoshi also worries.
Syaoran responds in a determined tone, *They will. They have to.* However, his finger quavers over the red launch button anyway.
Amy drags Tails in the direction of the ship. �Come on, Tails�get up! Get up!� She foolishly glances back at Tails�s watch, checking the time.
TIME CRITICAL: 0:06
�It�s right there, Amy. Just keep moving. You�re almost there.� She tries to reassure herself.
The ship looms ever closer, but the 10 yards remaining appear to stretch on forever. �Man, Tails, you�re heavy!�
Zelda is in a rare state of panic. �Time�s about up! What can we do? We have to go!�
Yoshi drops to his knee. �We need a miracle now��
Syaoran glances nervously at the door.
�Piiii chuchu pichu piii! (Let�s get out of here!!!)�
The ground rumbles, fire begins rushing up from the ground.
Syaoran takes a last look at Tails and Amy outside the door. He closes his eyes, and presses the button. *I�m sorry�*
TIME EXPIRED: 0:00
Amy watches the door begin to close. �Whaaat? They�re leaving without us! How could they�� She makes every effort possible, but just cannot squeeze inside in time.
�Noooooo�� she drops to the ground, exhausted�and in the process bangs her head against another door. �Hey�what�s this?� Naturally, she attempts to pry the door open. Since the ship is so rusty, it somehow does open. With her last ounce of energy, she flings herself into the ship, somewhere, Tails in hand�
The fire seemingly reaches out from the ground, attempting to grab the ship. But the rockets finally kick in, launching the heroes into space, escaping some stupid danger again�as usual.
Syaoran looks at the computer screens and diagrams. *Looks like we�re headed for somewhere called Pop Star. Man�losing Tails and Amy�this sucks.*
Yoshi lies on the floor, emotionally tired. �Yeah�but there was nothing we could do about it. Still�I wish there was some way to bring them back��
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Amy looks around her surroundings. �All this baggage�we must be in the cargo hold. Oh!� She notices Tails starting to rouse. �Tails? Are you all right?�
Tails moans, but nods weakly. �Yeah�I think I�m started to get used to this stuff. Not to say I�m perfectly fine�but good enough.�
Amy sighs. �That�s a relief.�
Tails sits up, his eyes darting around the room. �Uh�Amy? I have something to tell you��