So here's my next tale. Something I had in mind for a while. Don't worry about this story not finishing, as I already have the whole general plot laid out in my mind, and I do plan to finish this. Though one thing is that way later on, I'm going to possibly have an important poll in regards to something. Key words being possible and way later on but that's not going to be relevant for a long while so don't worry. Anyway don't be afraid to state any opinions, criticisms, thoughts in general in regards to this story. Also at the end of every chapter, I'll usually have some notes that address things from that chapter as well. Anyway, enough with that, and I hope you guys enjoy this story!
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In a very special location where many battles have been fought, had two entities within who were currently discussing many things amongst each other. They could not be seen as only their booming voices can be heard as they chose not to make themselves visible, despite no one else being around but them. They were truly powerful beings as one represented all of creation and creativity while the other represented impulsive destruction. They could influence any and all universes they saw fit, with their abilities, and even beings like gods, goddesses, and other deities were beneath them. They truly had control of everything as they saw fit.
This special place they were in, was in some special universal space as it overlooked many worlds and universes from all over. A special platform hung in the center, half made of blue pure crystal that shined brilliantly while the other half of the platform was made of red volcanic rock that oddly did not burn those who stood upon it. It didn't always look like this as it's had multiple different incarnations in the past, but for the current time being, it was depicted this way. This place has seen many battles from those worthy of challenging the two entities throughout history, and will probably continue to do so for the future. We now listen to what they are discussing with each other.
"So... my sane logical brother, what brings us here? I don't see anyone, or anything for us to smack, pound, or obliterate to dust at the moment," said a maniacal voice.
"Always wanting some destruction as usual eh? Such forwardness as always. Well my creative spirit has been active lately and... I've been thinking of a potential new member to add to our roster of fighters," a similar but much more calm voice retorted.
"Is that so? Heh. Ever since you planned to bring that psychic feline back for our latest competition, you've been considering adding more and more sooner, haven't you?" the maniacal voice responded in turn.
"Considering the reception that move has garnered, I thought it be wise to possibly bring more into the fray earlier. Regardless... I was thinking of one potential new fighter that I might have join early or at least for the next proper tournament, I wished to discuss with you," the calm voice responded.
"Very well. Discuss away," the maniacal voice said with booming laughter right after.
"A boy... a boy who in one particular universe has proven himself quite much. You can say that this person is truly a wild card." the calm voice replied.
"A wild card? Is he truly wild?" the maniacal voice asked. The other voice had a calm roaring laugh from what he heard.
"I guess you can put it that way. He's someone who managed to face and conquer death itself. Needless to say, I feel he's a potential great candidate for our tournament," the calm voice explained.
"Ha. Sounds potentially entertaining. How does he fight?" the maniacal voice asked, intrigued.
"He is a capable fighter of using many weapons. Swords requiring one or two hands, bows, fists, spears, and even bludgeons. However... what is most particular is this. He has the ability to summon... other sides of him that can help fight for him. He's one of the few that can summon many other sides of him compared to those who can in his universe," the calm voice stated. The other entity for once, took some time to comprehend what it heard, before it laughed even more crazily.
"Ah yes. I actually do know of who you refer now that you described this individual in that way. Yes... I would love to find myself facing off against this wild card. Isn't he the only one to be... of the universe?" the maniacal voice said.
"Yes. He truly is one of the kind. It be interesting to have one of the universe... potentially face off against us one day. The entities who can create and destroy the universes as we see fit. So am I to understand you have no problems of seeing this boy as... worthy of joining?" the calm voice answered back.
"Before I answer that... what made this particular individual stand out now?" The maniacal voice asked with most curiosity. "We've always been most... particular with who we deemed worthy. What made this individual worthy in your opinion recently?"
"I had finally recalled that he conquered another great challenge. A series of maddening labyrinths as he teamed up with another wild card in his universe to conquer the labyrinths they found themselves in, at some point in his journey. Seeing how he performed piqued my interests and caught my attention overall, and I feel he has proven his worth. Do you deem him worthy now my insane brother?" the calm voice explained.
"I do deem him worthy... worthy to destroy! Ha! Just realize you'll have to create... something that will uphold this boy's current duties considering his circumstances at the moment," the maniacal voice answered with enthusiasm.
"Indeed. I don't have any attention of letting that universe fall to it's humanities grand manifestation of negative emotion. I can of course easily create a barrier to handle that. I am after all... The Master. I will get in contact with our eight chairmen who run things in our special smashing world, to notify them as well. It's time for this wild card to finally join. Let's see how things play out," the calm voice said. Soon both entities began to laugh loudly, as the sounds eventually faded away as both presences were now gone. The Master was about to prepare, as he had many things to take care of, for this newcomer's arrival. He was definitely going to make this newcomer welcome with how he was planning his inauguration into this famous competition.
The scene changed to a large conference room that had many glass windows overlooking the city of New York below. Outside it was snowing as it was December 30th and snow was gently falling outside, onto the streets of Manhattan. The room was on a very high floor of a particular tower, in a certain smashing universe. Eight men hidden in shadows as they sat on their respective office chairs as they were waiting as a large monitor that hung on the ceiling to turn on. Soon it came to life and they all viewed The Master come onto screen for their eyes only as they watched it.
"Good to see you all," The Master calmly stated. "I am here to let you all know... I am ready to select my next participant for future participation,"
The eight men murmured to each other, as they were reminded when The Master wanted to bring back the psychic feline, back from the Melee Tournament for the current one being held. Silence soon filled the room as The Master signaled for it.
"I will begin my preparations and create... what is necessary for him to participate. You eight are to..."
It was now December 31st in the year of 2014 during a cold evening. We convene in the interior of a certain dorm that normally had students who went to the nearby institution of Gekkoukan High. It was the Iwatodai Dormitory and it currently had two residents staying in it, who were currently resting on a couch. All the other students were home for the holidays, but these residents had decided to stay for their own reasons. Outside it was currently snowing very lightly, as the cold temperatures made sure to make people want to stay inside.
One resident was a young teenager boy. He had brown hair, really smooth skin, and was fairly tall. He wore a black uniform from the school, brown shoes, a yellow armband on his left arm that had the words "Student Council," on them and a wristwatch on his right wrist. He was Ken Amada. A teenager who once fought with certain others when he was younger to help prevent something cataclysmic known as The Fall to them. Right now he was drinking a cup of hot chocolate, as he waited quietly for other people.
A Shiba Inu dog laid asleep on the boy's lap peacefully. The dog had white fur, red eyes, and was wearing what appeared to be an orange jacket that Ken had given him to wear, along with a special collar. He was Koromaru, a faithful loving dog, whose owner passed away, and was now cared for by Ken currently. He was a very friendly dog, who also helped his new family out against The Fall back then.
"I wonder how everyone else is," Ken whispered to himself quietly. Suddenly the doors to the dorm opened and two people entered. One was wearing a light blue baseball uniform, and a black shirt underneath it, as he rushed in cold. He wore matching light blue pants, a light blue baseball cap, and black cleats. Needless to say he looked very cold. He was Junpei Iori and currently was a volunteer baseball couch in his free time, and was known to be a bit of comic relief among his friends. He had a good heart though, as he also fought against The Fall a long time ago.
"Before you ask why I'm not wearing more Ken...of all the days... the laundromat I go to clean my clothes... lost all my damn clothes!" Junpei whined. "I get stuck with this baseball uniform when it's clearly not baseball season,"
"Well you should have had more clothes at home," said the other person who took off her pink jacket and placed it on a nearby coat hanger. She was now wearing a pink top with a white lace design, beige pants, and brown high heel boots. She was Yukari Takeba. She was a college student who worked for a TV show portraying a superhero character on it, while also modeling on the side. She and Junpei had a comical relationship where the two would constantly tease each other since their time in high school. She also fought against The Fall, long ago.
"Junpei sempai! Yukari sempai! Good to see you two," Ken said happily. Koromaru woke up, upon hearing this and made his way to the two as they happily petted him. "It's good to see you two have arrived,"
"Well we've never missed the chance to celebrate New Years together since Mitsuru formed the Shadow Operatives!" Junpei exclaimed. "By the way are we really the first ones to have arrived?"
Ken nodded, as Junpei and Yukari made their way to the couch and sat down as well. They looked around as nostalgia soon filled them, as they recalled the times they used to dorm here.
"It looks like it. But better early then late," Yukari said as Koromaru got onto the couch, as she slowly petted him. Suddenly the door opened once more and two more people showed up.
"Sorry we're late. I got carried away with training at the gym," said a familiar male voice. They all turned their attention to a silver haired man as he placed his black coat over a coat hanger. He was wearing a light gray suit, a black collar shirt, black pants, and black shoes. He was Akihiko Sanada, a college student who loved to train, participate in boxing, and consume protein shakes. He always liked to get stronger to protect others, and he was also practicing to be a cop. He too once fought against The Fall.
"I had to drag him out by threatening execution. Needless to say, it worked flawlessly," the other individual who came with Akihiko teased as she took off a big white fur coat and placed it on the coat hanger as well. She had red long hair, over a black uniform with white frills for the neck collar, black pants, and black pants. She was Mitsuru Kirijo, a young woman who ran a company known as the Kirijo Group. She was very mature for her age and responsible. She also once fought against The Fall as well.
"Well that would have been salt on the wound, considering how cold it is already outside," Junpei said. "I should know, I only had this baseball uniform to work with today,"
"I don't know. Mitsuru's executions can be pretty damn chilling," Akihiko said from past experience, as he and Mitsuru joined the others on the couch. Koromaru moved towards the two as he allowed himself to be petted by them.
"So it seems we're all here except for Aigis and Yamagishi," Mitsuru stated as she noted who was there so far.
"Is Labrys coming this year?" Yukari asked curiously.
"No. She wanted to visit somewhere special this year and asked if Kikuno could take her there," Mitsuru explained. Labrys was one of the newest members of their group that joined two years ago during a certain incident, while Kikuno was one of Mitsuru's maids who was very capable of many things. One of those things being able to pilot a helicopter. "I respected her wishes. She said we can all meet tomorrow, during New Year's day to celebrate with her,"
"Goodbye 2014, hello 2015 at midnight tonight!" Junpei exclaimed. "How was your year so far guys?"
As they all began to discuss amongst themselves how everything was going for them, we now focus on two individuals who were actually behind the dorm. The two were in front of a grave site that was lightly doused in the white snow, falling from the sky. One of the individuals was Aigis. She was not human, as she was actually an android in the form of a young female women. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, a red tie with the black suit she wore to conceal her robotic frame, black pants, and her feet were built to have what appeared to be black shoes. She was built to fight against beings known as Shadows as they were creatures that were born from humanity's suppressed negative emotions, which came about significantly during a year when people who desired the end of the everything, yearned for The Fall many years ago. She held a bouquet of yellow roses as she placed it against the grave, and prayed for a bit before she stood back up.
"Are you sure... you want to do this now?" Aigis asked concerned of her friend. The other person was someone wearing a green sweater over a white colored sundress, black tights, and black leather boots. She had teal blue colored hair that had a long braid at the end. She was Fuuka Yamagishi. A very sensitive person who was friends with the others. She was good with engineering and technology, and had a promising future for her career. She once assisted the others against The Fall as well. She held a bouquet of teal colored roses as she stared at the grave with very emotional eyes.
"I... I feel the need to do this Aigis," Fuuka whispered back very quietly. "I'm sorry I just... need some alone time with... him."
"Understood. Please... don't be afraid to express how you feel Fuuka. I wish you the best," Aigis said with care as she completely understood what she was going through, as she slowly walked away to head into the front of the dorm and eventually into it and left Fuuka beside the grave.
Fuuka sat down beside the grave and went limp as she was reminded of that painful moment. She placed the bouquet of teal roses besides the bouquet of yellow roses and sighed. Silence filled the air as she soon went into a praying position and began to pray her thoughts to him. She prayed about how everything was going for her, for the others, how everyone and everything has been holding up. She prayed that she hoped he was still enjoying the headphones he had, that she had given him, after many times they bonded. She prayed about how she still wanted to be more useful for him, as she knew, that she wanted to contribute more. She prayed how she could one day to become more like Rise Kujikawa to help him and the others, a person who proved herself with both analytical and combat skills, as she still couldn't fight to help the others. She prayed how badly she wanted to prove how she could be of more help, but yet her condition of anemia prevented that, no matter how hard she tried. Finally she prayed about how she was still sorry that during the day of graduation she had forgotten when they all lost their memories. How she ran up the stairs when they all remembered and found him... in that state, as she held him tight and told him what be the last words he hear before passing on.
Eventually she stood up as she finished praying, as she wiped away tears that emerged from her eyes and slowly walked to the front of the dorm. It was time for her to move on again, like how he would have wanted it for everyone. She soon entered the dorm as everyone else greeted her.
"Fuuka! Great to see you!" Junpei exclaimed, as he beckoned for her to sit with them all. Aigis was already sitting in between Yukari and Mitsuru as Fuuka nodded. She sat between Yukari and Junpei, as Koromaru happily went up to her and she petted him back with a big smile.
"Sorry I'm late. I had to take care of something," Fuuka said, trying to hide her sadness from before.
"It's no problem. The important thing is we're all here," Yukari said happily.
"Yes. Let's begin our annual New Year's party," Mitsuru said with a smile.
"Please order tons of sushi like you do every year," Junpei begged comically. Mitsuru nodded back as she took out a cell phone and called for it.
"How's the volunteer baseball coach thing going?" Yukari asked with curiosity.
"Great! Before we stopped due to the Winter and all, the kids are actually working real well together lately. They're actually working together so well, that we've been winning games recently. What about you Yuka-tan? How's being Featherman Pink working out?"
"Fine. The show's ratings are really doing well. We might get another season if the ratings keep up," Yukari said happily as she turned to face Akihiko. "How's college Akihiko sempai?"
"Fine. Though Aigis always being on my case is draining," Akihiko stated.
"I just want to make sure you're doing well," Aigis replied.
"I did ask her to keep tabs on you, after all," Mitsuru mused as she turned to Ken. "How are your studies Amada?"
"Great! My grades are solid, and my time on soccer and student council have been awesome," Ken proudly stated. Ken faced Fuuka for his question. "What about you Fuuka-san? How are your studies going?"
"They're fine. I still have a bunch of professors asking me to go study abroad though," Fuuka answered quietly.
"Nothing wrong with that right?" Junpei asked. "I mean... it probably be a good opportunity, wouldn't it?"
"But I want to remain here to help you guys. In case other incidents happen," Fuuka said in response.
"Yamagishi," Mitsuru stated with concern for her friend. "Don't forsake opportunities for our sake. Do what you want to do,"
Fuuka was about to respond but suddenly the doors to the dorm had knocks upon them. They all went up to see who it was, and it was the deliveryman for the sushi, Mitsuru ordered earlier. They decided to drop the subject for now as Mitsuru paid him, and she began passing out the sushi for everyone. Soon they all found themselves dining, talking, and just having a good old time in general. Their attention eventually shifted towards a clock that hung in the room as it was now 11:55 PM after all that time.
"I think it's time we all head to the back and see the fireworks... with him," Ken said seriously. They all nodded as they all got up. They would all head to the back of the dorm and endure the cold for his sake. Junpei in particular had no regrets even if he was freezing himself off. Once there they all noticed the bouquets of flowers.
"Someone came by and dropped these off for him," Yukari said sadly. They all missed this person dearly. The leader of their group in high school who was a charming, intelligent, and brave individual. He was the leader of SEES. SEES standing for Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad. Their purpose was to fight against the Shadows that wanted The Fall. An event where the world would have ended, had they not intervened. In the process, their leader lost his life and now his soul played a role guarding the world, from that fate from occurring. Needless to say it was not a happy ending.
"He was truly something special," Akihiko said quietly.
They all stood silent from that point on as no one said anything. Koromaru in particular began to whimper as Ken began to pet him again. The sounds of fireworks soon filled the air, as some people already began to fire them. However as soon as it struck 11:59 something very particular started to occur. White light began to shine from the grave causing them all to become concerned.
"I'm pretty sure that's not suppose to happen right?" Junpei questioned.
"What in the-" but before Yukari could finish, the ground started shaking violently as the white light began to flash constantly causing all of them to lose their balance.
"What's going on here!?" Ken shouted concerned. Koromaru began to bark wildly at what was occurring, while Ken held the dog tight, trying to keep him safe and calm.
"Is this an earthquake!?" Akihiko questioned as he saw nothing on the news about that.
"Yamagishi! Can you scan for anything?" Mitsuru yelled concerned, wondering if a Shadow was behind this. Fuuka nodded but as she tried to use her abilities, the ground's shaking became more violent and prevented her from regaining her balance as the ground shaking, just caused her to just keep falling onto the floor while the flashing also increased.
"Brace yourselves!" Aigis shouted, as she felt the shaking increase in even more force. They all started to yell due to the situation but as soon as midnight hit, a white light enveloped them all from the grave and after the flash of light passed, they were all gone and time seemed to stop as everything laid still.
Fuuka finally heard her breathing and soon awakened. She rubbed her eyes and began to blink as her head was hurting from what occurred before. She saw many things that caused her to gasp. She and the others had awaken in what appeared to be the lobby of a very large room in a building she didn't recognize. What caught her attention more was that herself and everyone else sprawled on the clean golden marble ground, were no longer the same age as before. They all were physically the same bodies as their time in high school during 2009 when they fought against The Fall. She saw that they were all wearing their uniforms (or their takes on the Gekkoukan uniform at the very least) from that time as well. She reached for the back of her hair and noticed that her braid was gone, and she was back to having her short hair she had during high school. Ken in particular was back to being a kid and wearing his orange jacket again while Koromaru seemed a little less chubby and no longer wore the jacket now as well. Aigis looked the same the most, though her red tie was now a red ribbon, and she also wore her high school uniform as opposed to her black suit before.
"What... where...why... I'm so confused," Fuuka said quietly, in a state of shock. She also noticed that there was a fountain lying in the middle with crystal clear blue water, that had a most particular design on it. It held a pedestal beneath a giant sphere made of crystal that reflected in colors that changed constantly. It also held an interesting design. A circle with a large thick vertical line towards the left, and a smaller horizontal line towards the bottom left. It was a most particular captivating symbol. She soon looked around and noticed behind them was what appeared to be a reception's desk with a office chair behind but no one was around, along with what appeared to be a very large elevator that could accommodate a lot of really big or tall individuals.
"I don't understand," she whispered. Suddenly she looked towards the front and many glass doors as the room they were in, was very wide and big in general. But what caught her attention was a familiar sight outside the door that she hadn't expected to see. Before she could react, she heard the others start to wake up.
"Man it felt like that time I tripped into that closet full of baseball bats," Junpei whined as he slowly awakened. "Hey Yuka-tan. I didn't know you still wore your high school clothes,"
"What are you talking about Stupei? I'm not wearing... what the heck!?" Yukari said as she woke up confused. "Why am I wearing my high school clothes? Why are you wearing your high school clothes?"
"Huh? I'm not... whoa! I am!" Junpei noticed alarmed. "Did someone switch our clothes while we were knocked out!?"
"I... don't think that's the case," Akihiko said as he felt his muscles on his arm and woken up as well. "I feel like... I'm physically back to how I was in high school,"
"Plus Amada's height can't be explained away with a clothes change," Mitsuru said, very concerned what was going on.
"Well this is awkward," Ken stated, as he noted he was now back to being short. "Man this stinks. What happened?"
"According to my GPS systems... we are no longer in Tatsumi Port Island in Japan." Aigis stated. "It appears we are in... New York City, in the United States,"
"Wait a minute... we're in New York City!? Are you joking?" Yukari asked even more confused. Aigis shook her head for a no, as everyone else continued to be even more confused.
"Umm... not to interrupt but I saw someone very familiar outside the entrance," Fuuka said, as they all turned to her. "Akihiko sempai... I think you should brace yourself,"
They all turned to follow her as they exited the building and saw many tall skyscrapers around, as snow fell, and fireworks lit the sky. But what stood out the most was a teenager, they all hadn't seen for a very long time.
"Shinji!" Akihiko yelled surprised. They all ran up to the guy on the ground, as he appeared to still be knocked out. He was Shinjiro Aragaki. A friend of theirs that passed away in 2009. While he looked and acted the tough guy, he was actually a nice guy had you gotten to know him. He had passed away due to many factors, mainly due to a group known as Strega being involved. Shinjiro's eyes slowly blinked as he saw Akihiko beside him.
"Aki?" was what Shinjiro muttered as he felt exhausted and he soon saw everyone else beside him, with concerned eyes. "What... the hell? I felt like I just woke up from the longest nap ever,"
"Okay... this is seriously weird. I'm glad Shinjiro sempai is back and all but... what the hell is going on!? Junpei yelled, frustrated by what was happening.
"I don't know. But we're going to find out," Mitsuru said, as she and Akihiko helped Shinjiro to stand up. They all were really wondering what was going on now. Ken in particular felt awkward considering what had happened between him and Shinjiro before he passed away.
"Well I don't think we're going to find the answer in here. We should all head back inside so we don't freeze out here," Yukari suggested. They all nodded as they headed back. However as fate would have it, a new individual who wasn't there before now was laying in front of the fountain with that circle symbol. Fuuka in particular held her hands over her mouth as she couldn't believe it. They all stood in shock except Shinjiro who looked confused, as he was not aware of his demise due to... well dying before him.
"Minato," Fuuka whispered quietly as she immediately ran up to the fallen teenager and hugged him. He was wearing his Gekkoukan High uniform, those headphones she had given him, and still had that blue hair. His eyes slowly awaken as everyone else got close to him, and he held his head with his hands, as he sat on the ground now. Everyone sat beside him, as it was such a long time since they had seen him.
"Oh man! I don't know what forces are at work, but thank you for bringing my pal back!" Junpei yelled as he gave the blue haired teen a firm handshake.
"You're really here," Yukari said, happily as she remembered wanting to see him again so badly in the past, as she gave him a hug.
"Shinji... you're not the only one who kicked the bucket," Akihiko explained, as he gave Minato a fist bump, who obliged him.
"Minato sempai... I hope you're feeling alright," Ken said as he and Minato had a friendly hand shake. Koromaru went up to the teenager and began licking his face happily, as Minato had a gentle smile and laugh.
"My sensors indicate you are indeed the real Minato," Aigis said with such relief as she also hugged the teen.
"Welcome back," Mitsuru said with a hug, as Minato smiled at what she used to greet him, whenever he returned to the dorm sometimes.
"Good to see you're in high spirits. For both of us," Shinjiro joked as he and Minato shook hands.
"I'm... so happy you're here," Fuuka said quietly as she had tears emerge from her eyes. Minato really smiled hard as he hugged her back. Suddenly the sounds of the large elevator opened, interrupting their reunion. They all turned to face it, as eight tall young adult white men emerged from it, with one in front of the other seven as they followed the one in front.
The one in front wore a red suit, had red smooth straight hair, red sunglasses tinted so dark, you couldn't see his eyes, red gloves, red office pants, and finally red shoes. He also had a lapel that depicted that same symbol on the fountain that was red as well. He also had a name tag that said P1 and was written in black ink. That wasn't what stood out though. The other seven behind him just looked like him except in different colors. One was blue and had a name tag that said P2, another was wearing all yellow and had P3 for his, the fourth was wearing all green and had P4, the fifth was wearing all orange as as he wore P5, the sixth wore all cyan and had P6, the seventh wore all purple and had P7, and finally the last one wore all gray as he had P8. Needless to say, they were very color coordinated.
"Welcome all of you to Smash Tower. A building owned by Smash Corp and our base of operations," the one in red stated passionately. Silence filled the members of SEES as they weren't sure how to respond. "I am known as Crimson. And the rest you see before you are my brothers."
"I'm Azure. Pleased to make your acquaintance," the one in blue introduced calmly.
"Golden, at your service," the one in yellow optimistically stated.
"Jade is my name," the one in green boasted.
"Sunset for me," the one in orange enthusiastically expressed.
"Name's Sky. Simple as that," the one in cyan said without a care in the world.
"Fuchsia. That's all," the one in purple stated snobbishly.
"Ash," the one in gray stated bluntly.
The rest of SEES were still at a loss for words as they weren't sure what to make of these eight men. Were they what caused what happened at Minato's grave to occur? Were they ones to take them to this building in New York City like this? Were they the reason that they all physically had their bodies during the time period of 2009, despite remembering everything past that? Were they responsible for Shinjiro and Minato's resurrection, and why they were here with them right now? What is Smash Corp exactly? So many questions filled their minds as they wanted to ask, but weren't sure what to say.
"I bet you all have many questions. Well don't worry, we're here to answer them. Why don't you all come to our office? We have an elevator for use here after all," Crimson suggested. The members of SEES all looked at each other, still unsure of what to say. Minato slowly got up, as he still felt strained and looked at Crimson with a questionable stare. He then finally sighed as he didn't see if they had much of a choice in the matter.
"Sure," Minato said calmly. Crimson and his seven brothers all grinned as they walked back into the elevator and made sure that the large wide door wouldn't close till all the members of SEES walked in. They all slowly walked in, feeling unsure, but seeing how they really had no choice in the matter, obliged for now. They were soon going to be finding the answers to these questions for better or for worse.
To Be Continued...
Thus ends the first chapter. What did you guys think? Some notes before I go, to explain a lot of stuff.
1. The psychic feline mentioned, is Mewtwo who is currently planned as a DLC character for Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U later this year, in case anyone didn't hear about that.
2. The reason I wanted to also focus on Fuuka besides the Persona 3 Protagonist is... I like to write about underrated characters. My one shot, Assisting Champion back in 2009 focused on Little Mac being an Assist Trophy in Brawl, because I wanted to give him some spotlight at the time. This is a similar case, though I won't deny, I find the relationship between Fuuka and the main character of Persona 3 to be very adorable.
3. The eight chairmen working under "The Master/Master Hand"... they're based off how each player in Smash Bros is assigned a color (Ex-Player 1 is always associated with red). With Super Smash Bros for Wii U, having up to eight players playable, each were assigned a color as well in the game. Thus the eight chairmen are based off that kind of concept. They are also going to be the only real OC characters, so other then them, the focus will also be on the cast from both series.
4. I decided to give each chairmen a name, because just calling them P1 or P2 or something along those lines, I thought would get hard to keep track of each chairman, and be a little lame. So I did a little research and decided to assign each a name based on a shade of their color and a attribute you would associate with that color in general.
5. Don't worry about the cast of the main Smash Bros characters not showing up yet. They will in due time, and some interesting fun battles are up ahead.
6. The whole Universe thing refers to how the main protagonist of Persona 3, is the only one to have received the Universe Arcana from the series.
7. That whole deeming worthy thing references how a 3rd Party Non Nintendo character must have at least made one appearance on a Nintendo system. Thus Persona Q.
8. So one common thing in Smash fiction is for all the characters to hang out in some sort of Mansion. For both my Smash one-shots, I had this place called Smash Corp/Tower made instead, that was based in New York City. This story will be using it's own take on that location as well.
9. So the whole thing, with Fuuka holding Minato while he's dying references Persona 3 Portable. In that version of Persona 3, someone other then Aigis (Yukari, Mitsuru, and Fuuka) can actually hold Minato as he lays dying during the ending, as well depending on your choices in the game.
That about wraps it up for now, so I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't be afraid to say your thoughts. Till next chapter!