Chapter 1: Where It Begins

High above the clouds there's a kingdom where angels reign, constantly looking down on human kind, they are the protectors of the earth, it is their duty. There are many types of angels, warriors, the healers, and Palutena, the ruler of angels.

The kingdom of angels, is known as Skyworld.

Zelda put down the book she was reading named 'SkyWorld' on her desk. She grabbed her bag and flung it over her shoulder, walking out of her room. "Morning!" She told her parents who were seated at the breakfast table. She grabbed a piece of toast and took a bite.

"Morning, Zelda. I was anticipating I would have to lug you out of bed. First day at school and all, I thought you would be tired. You were up late all those summer nights."

"Nope, I'm up and ready. And I was doing research." Zelda replied, finishing her toast and adjuted her bag.

"I hardly find reading books of ANGELS and imaginary worlds as research." Zelda's father said skeptically.

Zelda frowned, her father was always the skeptical one. She supposed her mother was too, because whenever Zelda tried to speak of angels and such her mother would try to change the conversation. They were both skeptical, but showed it in different ways. But Zelda didn't let it discourage her. She believed there was other life in this world, no matter what anyone else thought.

"I'm going to school. Bye, love you guys!" Zelda ran out of the house and down the side walk, humming. The weather was really nice, which played a part in her good mood.

Zelda approached the brick building with confidence, smiling when she saw her best friends Peach and Link talking by the steps. Peach was the first to notice, and Link followed the blonde's gaze slowly, but immediately brightened up.

"Zelda! Its been forEVER since we've seen each other! What have you been doing all summer?" Peach had taken a vacation to Paris over the summer, and Link had been to the beach with his friends so Zelda was left alone most of the summer, although she didn't mind. She was preoccupied by reading and researching.

She embraced Peach, "Oh you know... Reading. Staying in my own little world, as usual. How was your summer, Link?"

"It was great..." Link replied quietly. He was never much one for words. "How's Ike been?"

Zelda fell silent. Over the summer, Zelda had tried to get closer to Ike, but Ike kept putting her off. Towards the end of summer Zelda found out Ike was with Lynn most of the time. She was heart broken, which was another reason she liked to stay up in her room most of the time. "He..."

"Link!" Zelda frowned, she knew Ike's voice much too well.

"Ike." Link nodded towards Ike, then turned back to Zelda. "He what, Zelda?"

"Never mind. Its really not important anymore."

"Zelda?" Peach asked, demandment in her voice. Peach was usually calm, gentle, understanding. But Peach knew Zelda much too well and she understood when Zelda was upset. "Let's go Zelda. We'll see you later, Link!"

The brunette followed Peach into the school, blocking out the conversation behind her. "Now tell me what happened." Peach crossed her arms.

"He was cheating on me alright? I don't want to talk about it. It will only upset me and I'm in too good a mood to be let down."

"I swear he will-" Zelda shot her a look. "Alright. Alright. What classes do you have?" Peach took a look at Zelda's schedule.

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"Pit!" A blonde haired angel flew down next to her best friend. Pit had been sitting on the edge of a cloud looking down on earth, like he usually was. Dazzle always wondered what was so interesting down there that he had to spend his days staring down. "Palutena wants to see us. She says its important."

Pit turned towards his comerade, "Really?" He was suddenly excited. Perhaps it was his turn to enter the mortal realm and finally show his abilities.

"Yes! Let's go." Dazzle pulled on Pit's arm, and they took flight, soaring past buildings resting on detailed platforms that were connected by bridges of light.

The white and gold palace came into view, it was guarded by guardians stationed. Pit nodded to them and they let him enter. Pit had only ever been in the palace twice in his life, and each time the scenery took his breath away. Hundreds of tapestries explaining the creation of the worlds, of the people, of angels, and many more stories. They were decorated in bright colors of green for the grass, blue the skies, gold surounding the white angels.

"Pit, Dazzle." Palutena turned from looking off into the distance through the large wall to floor windows. "I have urgant business I need you two to attend to."

Pit and Dazzle bowed on on knee, waiting for further instruction.

"I have a strange feeling... Something is coming. Something evil is drawing near and its target is the mortals." Palutena motioned them to rise and she placed a hand on her chest. "I fear for them. I ask of you two to protect the portal into the Mortal Realm. As you are aware it is the only way to enter from above. Let nothing pass, protect each other. I am counting on you two. Can you handle the situation?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Pit stood, and took out his bow.

"Pit. Dazzle. I have a gift for each of you to aid you. I pray you never have to use these." Palutena reached out her hand a two lights extended from the palm of her hand. The lights floated towards the two warriors and transformed in weapons of light. "For you, Pit, I give you the Bow of Light and Arrows of Light. They do extensive damage to the darkness whatever form they may be in. And you, Dazzle, I give you a vial of potion that will heal all wounds and a sword. Please, make haste, and I wish only the best for both of you."

Pit admired his new weapon as he flew down the halls, up stairs, through coridors, and more stairs until he reached the tower. The only light in the room was blue which came from the portal to the mortal realm. The footsteps of the two echoed around them both, and they stared into the portal, mesmorized.

"I wonder how it works..." Dazzle pointed into the portal and immediately scenes of streets and large buildings appeared. "Oh! Its the place my friend was telling me about. What was it called... New York I think. My friend was stationed there to watch over a certain mortal. She said she couldn't tell me much."

Pit placed his hand barely on the portal and pictures of a brick building with the name 'Smash Street School' was painted above the doors. A brunette girl exited the building and blonde clasped her elbow through the brunette's. The brunette laughed and waved goodbye, walking up the street.

"Who's that?" Dazzle asked. Pit didn't answer, he was watching with a tiny smile. "Pit?"

Pit looked up about to open his mouth to an answer but the door to the tower burst open, the domed roof was torn away, and the walls crumbled. Four, large wolf like shadow creatures came running into the room through all entrances. Dazzle screetched, hacking her sword in defence from the beasts. They were on either side of the portal, sure nothing could enter into the mortal realm.

Large fangs came in close towards Pit's face, he pushed back the beast with his foot and shot an Arrow of Light in its chest as it struggled to get back up. The beast's body disappeared into tiny particals of shadow until it dispersed completely into the air. Next to Pit's foot Dazzle was flung to the ground, a beast on top of her and the blonde barely able to regain her footing. Pit leapt at the monster, and they tumbled against the wall, Pit tried hard to pin it down so he could get a clear shot at its heart with his bow, but it was as if the monster was a lot smarter than his companion was. Pit groaned as the monster lifted its razer sharp claws and cut at his arm and wing. Dazzle shot up from the ground but was knocked down again by yet another beast. This time she had been prepared and stabbed her sword through its chest, deep inside until the beast disappeared completely and the sword dropped to the ground with a clang. She picked it up, and rushed to aid Pit, until she realized, where had the fourth beast gone?

"Pit!" Dazzle cried out. Pit flung the monster off of him in anger, and shot two arrows into the beasts head. It too disappeared. Pit breathed a sigh of relief. "Pit... THe fourth beats." Dazzle struggled to get the words out.

"Wh-" Pit didn't hesitate once he heard the scream coming not from Dazzle's lips but the girl in the mortal realm. Pit flung himself into the portal, determination set clear across his face. He ignored the extreme pain coming from his arm and wing as he was thrown onto the hard figure of the beast. He pinned it down from behind, and stabed the beast with the sharp edge of the Bow of Light.

The girl was breathing hard in front of him, and he looked up at her. "Are you... alright?"