Arena Woes

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers. That goes to Nintendo. I also do not own Queen's Blade that is owned by Hobby Japan. I also do not own Dark Knight Ingrid that is made by Lilith-Soft. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters.

Summary: While getting the grand tour of Smashopolis, Robin overhears Pit talking to Wario about the underground arena that is only open past midnight. He trails after them and sees many brutal matches not pertaining to Smash Brothers, but the desire to buy a present for Shulk after seeing his boyfriend mesmerized by the Nutcracker Clock Globe sold at an insane price, he enters the arena unaware of how bad the situation can get.

Pairing: Robin/Shulk, Pit/Pittoo, Ganondorf/Palutena with dark OC/Robin and OC/Marth

Rated: M (for mature) but E (for explicit on Archive or Our Own)

Genre: Suspense, Drama, Romance, Angst, Horror and some Humor

Warning: Swearing, extreme violence, sexual violence, sexual themes and unintentional OOC

Well, I feel like this story will establish my recently completed outside realm of Smash Brothers Mansion that is casually brought up in Burning Tears (when I was just getting back into the Smash fandom) and references to outside of the mansion whether its Pit or Sonic going out. I admit that this is kind of late to bring up Smashopolis in my universe, but it allows me to open up my stories to even more endless possibilities and crossovers so the tour in this chapter is for my readers to understand what is in Smashopolis. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Welcome to Smashopolis!


The setting was a dark arena after midnight. The lights shined on the battlefield with many evil eyes staring down the competitors in the ring. There were only two people in the ring and one of them was on the ground defeated. The fallen appeared to be a youthful looking human completely out of breath from the battle he just participated in. His clothes were sliced away leaving his skin bare. The other was a brunette angel with blue eyes. He normally wore all white but for the arena, he wore his black tunic. It fit well given what his job in this menacing arena was.

"It looks like the Captain of the Royal Bodyguards takes another win!" The commentator shouted in the back. "What will our favorite angel captain do now to his opponent?"

The angel captain chuckled evilly as he walked over to his defeated opponent. He wasn't like this outside of the arena, but behind closed doors, he was someone you did not want to cross. The human was unfortunate enough to fight the bloodthirsty angel.

"Aww man, what was this about beating me again?" The angel taunted as he bent down to seize the human by the hair. "That's what you get for mocking my twin. I don't take you human scum insulting him very well."

"G-Gah…"

"The audience wants a punishment game. Normally, I would give them a show, but it seems like they want a piece of you." The angel captain turned toward the demonic audience that was trying to force their way onto the arena. "Everyone, for today's punishment…you get to choose!" The angel smiled rather happily when he said this. "Do whatever you want with him. Expect a good match from me tomorrow when I'm feeling a little sadistic. You all seem to be needy anyway."

"W-Wait…what do you…"

The angel captain laughed as he quickly exited the arena and for good reasons. Those demons that he was talking to couldn't hold their desire anymore and forced their way onto the arena. The defeated human screamed as he tried to run away but was grabbed by the demons that were tugging at his limbs and positioning themselves in horrifying way. The announcer just laughed as he continued to commentate.

"Well, it's a shame our challenger will be half the man he used to be when this is done. A splendid match by the Captain of the Royal Bodyguards! I hope you all enjoyed the show because this is the last match for tonight! We will see you tomorrow night!"

The announcer was drowned out by an ear-splitting scream followed by the noise of demon's chomping on human flesh.


There was life outside Smash Brothers Mansion that has never been talked about before. The life outside the mansion is a place known as Smashopolis. Smashopolis is a metropolis that could be compared to Lumiose City in the Kalos Region except bigger. The mansion was given everything it needed to not need to go to the city that also had everything.

Smashopolis was for tourists and spectators from all over the universe coming to watch the Smash Brothers tournament, the largest tournament in the entire universe. The beginnings were rough with only twelve fighters but Melee was when everything kicked off and Master was able to get together with his brother and a few other people to construct the place. It started out as a town, and then a city before it became a metropolis with everything you could ask for and by everything, we mean everything.

The arena was the main attraction where the tournament matches were aired on the largest TV. During smaller tournaments, the Smashers would be in the actual arena to fight in front of a huge crowd. The big tournament that Master Hand had intentionally was isolated so the huge crowd of people wouldn't distract the Smashers. This place was owned by a demon that Pit in particular did not like but tolerated. He went by the name of Count Edwin Black. His backstory was a complete mystery to many, but he was apparently a good friend with Master Hand hence why he was in charge of the arena and most of the city in general (since Master considered the other watchers incompetent in comparison). Crazy surprisingly didn't trust the vampire but Master deemed his younger brother insane for thinking as such.

Other big locations besides the arena included the Trade-Center and the mall. The Trader-Center was one of the biggest areas of buying, selling and trading items from all over the universe only rivaled by the Witch Hunter Realm's section of trade. It wasn't just weapons you could obtain from this area but high quality food and gems from all over the universe. It was always an adventure to see what would turn up. The same could be said with the mall where there was a store for anything and everything if it wasn't being put up at the outdoor Trade-Center.

There were other high quality locations as well. One of Pit's favorite places was the Smash Casino due to the richest and most powerful drinks being available there. All the gambling games were there too, but it wasn't something he was too invested in. This was probably where the spectators outside of Smash put their money on Smash matches. The casino was split into sections: one that non-smoking and one that was smoking. The best (or worse) part of the casino was how this was Mario Party (and Fortune Street) took place and the salt and tears that came from this game were real.

Then there was the Smash Sports Dome and as the name suggests where all the sporting events occur amongst Smashers or the people visiting Smash Brothers Realm. This might as well have been Little Mac's favorite place outside the mansion especially with the larger boxing ring. Technically this area was more Mushroom Kingdom based then any other location due to all the sporting events held by Mario and the group (but no Smashers allowed still).

Smash Gourmet was where all the food came from. The restaurant was known for its high quality everything from all over the universe with the best chefs and best interior design around (but Pit could argue that the angel restaurant in Skyworld was better). It was a perfect place for a dinner date.

The other locations included the Botanical Garden, the arcade, hospital and library. There was also a church that was used only for marriage (never to preach other religions for obvious reasons) with the wedding bouquet being nearby to capitalize on the marriage scenario that could occur. For comedy gold, one could see that there was a Love Hotel in Smash Brothers Realm too (but Pit would joke the one in the Witch Hunter Realm was way better) and it was always full for whatever reason.

And then were smaller locations that were a nice touch to Smashopolis such as a huge park where it was loud during the day and a relaxing place during the night especially when the lights lit up making it easier to see the stars shimmering in the universe. There was a school that was meant to teach anyone who was living in Smash Brothers Realm about how the tournament setting worked and overall educated people on how the universe worked as a whole and all the locations of the Smashers. It always worried some Smashers how much the teachers knew so much about them and what they have accomplished that got them there in the first place. This was probably the location where people fought about who would be in the next Smash Brothers and who could just be forced in. For example, the roster was full but with the school and fan request, Master decided that Mewtwo would be brought back (when that Pokémon just wanted to be alone in complete isolation after Melee). Finally, the school would teach survival skills when traveling the universe.

A harbor was present called Smash Harbor, and it made sense when you realized that the boat would take people to resort locations such as Tomodachi Life, Isle Delfino and Smashville. There were many other locations but it was clear that this place was largely inspired by Wufu Island. The area also had an enormous beach with lots of surfing and drinks. There was also a lighthouse in the area to help boats at night.

Finally, there was Central Square…the center of Smashopolis and technically where the Trade-Center was, but while the trading took up most of the metropolis, the center in particular had an open space intended for performers from all over the universe to perform including circus acts, concerts and any other wacky thing.

With that, the tour of Smashopolis was complete and the two hands in human form left the Smashers to do whatever they wanted. If they wanted to discover any other location not mentioned in their tour, they were free to do so. And sure enough, the Smashers split to see the sights on their own.

Shulk's eyes sparkled the entire tour for the newcomers of Smash. Never had he seen a city this big and only Alcamoth from Bionis could compare to this. It wasn't just Shulk that was pleased with how much there was outside the already huge mansion. The blond felt that he would be here a lot especially hearing that the library was the perfect place to study up on the universe beyond Bionis. The Robin twins probably felt the same way. It also helped that certain people outside of Smash would live in this huge city close to their families that were inside Smash Brothers Mansion. No one asked why Marth never invited his family or his fiancé from his world (Ike invited Mist and Soren last year but he didn't have time to ask them yet), but Chrom took advantage of this to have Olivia and Inigo stay. It helped that dance performances would be noticed immediately. Chrom figured if they needed to get rid of their shyness, now was the time. Robin also had no problem having Henry and Morgan stay with them just to make sure. The only reason Chrom didn't invite Lisa or Frederick was because someone needed to stay at the castle and govern it and while Lisa probably wasn't queen material, it was enough for now. Its not like Olivia would bring pictures back of what happened in Smashopolis.

Rob was just glad that he was able to be alone with his date. Now that all the Smashers were gone, he didn't have to hide his affections. (Not like it was a problem in the mansion. He just didn't like being mocked by the other Smashers for someone like Shulk tolerating his personality). Admittingly, he wanted to go to the Love Hotel, but seeing as how his boyfriend wanted to continue looking around, that probably would have to wait (or not happen at all and that was fine as long as he was spending time with his lover).

Shulk dragged Rob everywhere in Smashopolis (and that was not an exaggeration). The two met so many weird people that were brought up by the other Smashers whether it's the people from the Mushroom Kingdom, Hyrule or even demons that appeared no different than humans. The harmony in Smashopolis was real and Shulk felt like he belonged.

They ended up in the Trade-Center Square looking at all the equipment put up for sale. The two saw the Mario brothers chatting with a Toad with Mario having a rather irritated expression while Luigi looked ready to laugh. The two were holding some sort of toy in a box that looked like Yoshi…

"Oh, you gotta to be kidding me!"

"I'm sorry Mario, your princess Amiibo is in another castle, but we don't know where the hell the Rosalina Amiibos are."

"Now you listen right here, Toad! I am Mr. Nintendo and you're going to find me a Rosalina Amiibo! I have waited long enough to complete my collection!"

"Chill Mario…" Luigi murmured while resisting the urge to laugh. "You're going to give Peach the wrong impression."

Mario wasn't listening as he jumped over the stand to strangle the Toad. It said something when no one tried to stop him including his brother who just fell down laughing at what was happening before him. A huge sweatdrop could be seen behind the heads of Rob and Shulk as they turned to each other with a nervous expression.

"I think we should go over there…" Rob suggested.

"Yeah…let's…"

As they move away from the comical scene, the two could hear an incredibly loud voice shouting for everyone to look at her and her amazing equipment. The two got a glimpse of the girl…a very short girl with short curly sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a puffy pink dress with blue stripes, a plat gauntlet on her right arm and boots, and white folded cuffs with pink ends underneath said boots. Underneath that she had pure white thigh-highs. She certainly stood out enough to be able to promote her items.

"Come one, come all! Stop and stare and the most amazing Dwarven equipment ever made!"

Normally Rob didn't like braggarts but it didn't take a genius to see the high quality weapons that she was holding above her.

"This axe is made from only the finest material around and it can be yours for 10000 coins!"

That was the currency of this world and at the casino and mall you could probably convert the coins to whatever currency you had in your world. It was still incredibly pricy that caused the audience to gasp.

"With one swing, you can kill anything with ease especially those in the arena!"

"Ymir, you should not bring that up." Said a calmer voice behind her.

The voice belonged to another short girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a dress that belonged to the dwarves with two belts that formed an X. She had arm guards at the end of her wrists with the cloth covering up the rest of her arms. She has black thigh-highs underneath her Dwarven boots to counter the other girl's color choice.

"Oh come on cuz, you know its true that this axe can protect you from any part of the galaxy."

"Uh huh…that's nice but I wanted to sell my item instead of that."

The curly haired girl pouted seeing the other one pushing her out to promote her item that was not a weapon. Shulk was in awe at what he saw.

"Seize your eyes on one of the greatest creations ever made. This is a Nutcracker Clock Globe. As the name suggests, it tells you the time of any section of the galaxy with just a few presses. You can use it for your own needs as well, but that's not the best part." Pressing a few buttons, the girl opened the globe and out came a Nutcracker figure with the current time. An enchanting tune played that rung through everyone's ear. Because the Nutcracker was inside the snow globe with the clock being visible, by pressing the button, it came out with the tune before going back in. "For 50000 coins, you can get one and if you buy it now, you can get the axe for half price!"

The price was absolute bullshit, but her words and the invention enchanted the crowd to be throwing coins in the air and demanding the item. The girl smirked toward her cousin who was still annoyed that she got owned at what she did best.

"I want it…" Shulk mumbled as he got out his wallet. His expression darkened realizing how he had no money. "Oh no…"

Rob wanted to laugh at how the girl was able to convince someone like Shulk to get something without thinking about it, but if he had no money, there was nothing the Monado boy could do.

"Do you think we could get that if we combined our coins?" Rob asked trying to cheer Shulk up who just sighed in defeat.

"No…I couldn't ask you." Shulk murmured. "It just means I have to win more matches…but it looks like the item will be gone by the time I get that amount."

"Why would you need it?"

"…I want to see what its made of…I want to buy it and take it apart…and when I know what its made of…I'll give it to Fiora."

He was so sincere with what he wanted to do that Rob thought it would be a waste of money to pick it apart when Shulk could just ask the girls. Then again, they didn't seem approachable with how they handled their customers that swarmed around them. It didn't take a genius to notice a white angel was in the crowd pushing everyone to talk to them.

"Ymir, Eilin! I see you two lovely ladies are still alive!" He hummed catching their attention.

"Oh, it's Pit." Ymir said as a matter of fact statement. "What do you want?"

"Oh, I was just looking around at your items. Nice selection. Want to give me a discount?"

Ymir laughed a noble woman's laugh before she glared at him. "No. Flattery gets you nowhere Pit even if we enjoy your compliments."

"Ahh…I was just hoping you two lovely ladies could show me a highly functional club for…reasons."

"Hee-hee…" Eilin giggled as she looked in the back. "Oh, we'll come up with something for you Captain Pit. You don't have to worry too much."

"Eilin…he's sucking you into his delusional world with our customers around…"

"Oh, Ymir." She hummed as she was actually blushing at the angel captain. "I'll throw any discount for you, dear. Just win me a couple more matches tonight and we'll see what we can do."

Pit grinned as a result. "Oh that's a deal."

What were the two talking about? Rob wanted to know especially since the arena was brought up and now the match that obviously didn't pertain to Smash. Pit gave a cute air kiss before he trotted off nearly causing Eilin to faint right there. Ymir just shook her head in annoyance before going back to her sale's pitch. Seeing as they weren't going to get the item Shulk wanted, the two would call it quits for the day. In the back of Rob's mind, he knew he had to find a way to get the Nutcracker Clock Globe for his boyfriend and it looked like he would need to ask Pit how to lower the price from these girls.


Me: TBC with 4023 words.

Li: Did you just split the story again?

Me: Yes I did. Like Glove Slap and Addiction, the story was getting ridiculously long, so I decided that instead of posting the whole thing again, I'm posting it into three parts. The first part is the bright and ominous chapter. The second part is most of the arena battles and the final part is the ending. Notes!

1. Ymir is a character from Queen's Blade and just looking at her people can see that her design is based on the Disgaea's archer class. She's a dwarf and a Blacksmith who entered the Queen's Blade tournament to show off that dwarf weaponry is the best and having a rival in Cattleya who is better at making weapons than her. The outfit described here is based on her original outfit instead of Rebellion where she has a color swap. I used the original design because Ymir sells items in the original series and would use this outfit to sell outside of her universe while her black outfit is what she wears around the castle…but given how there is a war going on in the QB universe, its best for her to just throw it out and make money like she originally did. Eilin in contrast is from Rebellion and she's the cousin of Ymir. We don't know much about her because like Laila, she got the shaft for how the Rebellion series was treated so most of her personality and characters stems from her interactions with her cousin. We only know that she's sassy and loyal to her cousin but compared to Ymir who is brash, arrogant and competitive, she's classy and refined given her title is the Gemstone Princess compared to the Steel Princess that Ymir is.

I kind of have Pit hit on the two due to their age and how they are way older than their appearance shows due to them being a dwarf. For Pit in general, I feel that his interaction with the Queen's Blade girls vary. He and Nanael are antagonistic to each other due to how they view their positions (The Strongest Angel Team). He and Laila are friendly especially with Pit dotting on her like a daughter and takes her in as an apprentice in some stories (Pride Before the Punishment and The Strongest Angel Team). He and Airi have this on and off relationship due to how she's a hot demon and he's an angel (Miss Murder). This leaves Pit's interactions with Ymir and her cousin Eilin with him borderline flirting with them knowing that they will never get hit on based on looking like children and he understands the feeling but at the same time trying to get a good price on their items. In return, they treat him kindly in return with a passive-aggressive attitude. Eilin though is more likely to fall for Pit's charm than Ymir due to how my headcanon is she's a little more sheltered than Ymir.

That's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!