PK Treasure
Disclaimer: I do not own Kid Icarus Uprising. I own the interpretation of the Gods not in the game and the angels of Skyworld ranging from the Angel Assembly, archangels, royal bodyguards and the Celestial Pirates. I also own the witch hunters and the Golden Land cast. I also do not own Queen's Blade. That franchise belongs to Hobby Japan.
Summary: Lucas is back in the Smash Brothers Mansion and he's better than ever. To show how much stronger he has gotten he proceeds to show off his psychic powers and ends up messing with Dark Pit by accident. Nothing can be resolved due to Pittoo being forced on a mission to go to the Netherworld and deal with the Great Pirate who made with the grand treasures of many of the Gods. If Dark Pit does this mission successfully, he'll be acknowledged for his deeds by the angels of heaven, but the problem is that Lucas tagging along to make up for the blunder he made earlier that day and making things worse for the both of them.
Pairing: Pittoo/Lucas, Virtue (OC)/Pit/Airi, Ganondorf/Palutena and implied Reyn/Pittoo/Lucina
Rated: T (for Teen) on and M (for Mature) on AO3
Genre: Humor, Friendship, Drama, Romance and some Angst
Warning: Swearing, violence, sexual themes, disturbing imagery, nudity and unintentional OOC
This is probably going to be the only story where I pair Dark Pit up with Lucas. To be fair, I wasn't being fair to Lucas when the story he meets Dark Pit in is my parody story Pink Isn't Your Color. I wanted one story dedicated to them like Lucina has Glove Slap and Reyn gets The Tortoise and the Birb. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: PK Mistake
When the new season of Smash Brothers hit, news spread throughout the universe and with the news brought hype to all the spectators around the universe. This was one of the biggest fighting tournaments of all times hosted by Master Hand, the ruler of Smash Brothers Realm along with his little brother Crazy Hand. Together, they made sure to bring something new to the tournament others hosts have tried and failed.
Perhaps Master Hand knew what people liked because he made sure to change the rules for the fighting game tournament that attracted people's attention in the first place. When some people simply brought fighters from the same realm to one place, Master Hand went out of his way to grab people from different worlds and bring them to his own. They all brought something new to the table (and others didn't) that allowed endless speculation and possibilities for who could join the roster for Smash Brothers and who couldn't.
It started out with twelve fighters before the roster expanded over the next few seasons. In this new season, there were over fifty fighters competing for the title of the strongest fighter in the universe. Master Hand kept it low profile originally before he became bolder with who he recruited to join. Some decisions made sense given the deeds they have done in their world while others while others were questionable. Master Hand originally had heroes join but then allowed a few villains join with the intent of spicing things up with the promise to the heroes of that world that the villain will be kept in check. There were only two major villains in the roster though, so things never got too crazy at Smash Brothers Mansion.
Some people swore that Master Hand went overboard with this new season with inviting divine beings from the Goddess of Space, to the Goddess of Light and finally the God of Fate. The divine beings were overpowered that one had to wonder if it would be fair for them to enter. They all agreed to lower their power level for the new season, but it still made people look at them differently and expecting good results from them.
Something new that Master Hand was trying out was that if you couldn't make it at the beginning of the new Smash Brothers season, there was a chance you could rejoin later under certain circumstances. This feature allowed a lot of the Melee fighters to return such as Mewtwo and Roy. Mewtwo always lurked in the mansion and wanted to be away from the spotlight but people demanded him to come back. Roy was the same except he was busy taking care of his sickly father Eliwood in his home world and returned to the arena that he adored so much.
A newcomer came from this rule too. Ryu who was known as the wandering fighter from his realm with his martial art skills was recruited rather easily (no thanks to Pit who fought him, enjoyed how well he handled the realm and asked Master Hand to let him in. Megaman was not pleased).
Lucas was one of the returning fighters from the Brawl tournament. Everything shined on him. He was a shy boy who won the hearts of many and when he didn't return originally, people wept for him. Now he returned better than ever and everyone cheered from the fans to the Smashers.
In the past, Lucas was a coward who relied on Ness and the Pokémon Trainer Red (who was sometimes referred to as Ash Ketchum) to do things for him. Not wanting to be a burden, Lucas made sure to train after the Brawl season. He lost track of time in his world as a result combined with rebuilding what was lost. Now at the mansion he wanted to meet new friends and prove that he was no longer the scared little boy who hid behind Ness' back during the tournament.
What Lucas planned to do was stay in the main hall of Smash Brothers Mansion and use his psychic powers to read the minds of multiple people. Ness was rather surprised at how bold the blond was with performing a task like this. Their PSI powers were given to not abuse like this, but doing this once wouldn't hurt. Lucas' goal was to hit certain people in the mansion, read their thoughts and bring it back to Ness and Red who were standing there with him. Lucas didn't say whom he was going to hit with his psychic powers, but Ness would know which Smashers it will be when their thoughts went to the trio.
Ness was amazed at how Lucas was able to unleash his psychic powers rather easily and bring the thoughts of others toward them. Some of them were simple like Kirby thinking of food and how Meta Knight was being too hard on him for slacking off on training to the more complicated (and embarrassing ones) like Lucina's apparent crush on Dark Pit and how Reyn needed to stop one-upping her in the friendship department.
Speaking of Dark Pit, Lucas tried to read his mind like everyone else but realized that he couldn't. There was a psychic block on him in particular. While everyone else only flinched when Lucas probed into his or her mind, Dark Pit cried out in pain feeling someone try to get into his mind. Reyn and Lucina stopped walking to see what was going on with the red eyed angel.
"What's the matter Lucas?" Ness asked noticing the frown on his friend's face.
"…Why can't I read Dark Pit?" Lucas wondered out loud. "This is working on everyone."
"Hmm…maybe you already overexerted yourself." Red suggested. "Give it a rest for now and train later. I'm already happy that I know what Sonic is thinking."
Lucas was not satisfied with these results. He wanted to show that he perfected this skill and it would prove useful to everyone.
"Not yet. I can do it." Lucas told himself more than his friends as he focused on of his psychic powers on Dark Pit.
Dark Pit felt his entire body froze feeling the forced invasion. It felt like his head was going to split open. Gripping at his head, he let out a scream at the sudden throbbing of his brain.
"Lived? What's wrong?"
"Dark Pit!"
Reyn and Lucina wouldn't be able to see it but there was an image of a beautiful woman hovering over the dark angel with eyes glowing white.
BE GONE MIND READER! The woman screeched as she sent her powers back toward Lucas immediately causing him to end his mind reading due to feeling the same pain Dark Pit was feeling.
"OWW!" Lucas cried as he nearly fell over from the sudden pain.
"Lucas, you okay?" Ness asked immediately by his friend's side.
"…I got rejected…how?"
Lucas wouldn't get an answer because he heard screaming in the direction where Dark Pit was. Worried, the three Smashers rushed over to where the shouting was coming from. There they saw Dark Pit in Reyn's arms. Reyn was calling out to the dark angel repeatedly hoping he would wake up after losing consciousness. Even when unconscious, his limbs were shaking and his breathing was unsteady. For a moment Lucas thought the black angel's lips were turning as blue as Sonic.
"LIVED! WAKE UP! LIVED!"
"Oh no, he's having a seizure…" Lucina murmured trying to not panic from what was going on. "We need to get Dr. Mario, NOW!"
Lucina looked over to the three Smashers who were too scared to move. Lucas couldn't believe what happened and assumed the worse.
"WHAT ARE YOU KIDS DOING? MOVE IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING!"
Dark Pit was rushed toward the infirmary almost immediately. Ness had stayed with Lucas to reassure his friend that everything was okay and it wasn't his fault. The blond wasn't so sure and ended up bursting into tears seeing how the only one who was legitimately upset with him was Lucina who cursed him out outside of the infirmary. She didn't think using his psychic powers to read their minds in a large group was a good idea. Some of the Smashers had migraines from it. Lucina knew that the tactician twins in particular had some of the worse headaches in her world due to how much Grima had messed them up (more so Robin than Rob due to being the vessel of Grima). Lucas was young so just because he improved like he claimed, he shouldn't be showing off. There was a reason why Ness was rather cautious with his abilities. The fact that Dark Pit had to be the one affected by this at all only made Lucina want to slap the blond and ask him if his mother taught him better. She held her tongue just because the psychic boy wouldn't stop crying.
Dr. Mario had at least three assistants that could help him in the mansion. Most of the time, Peach was willing to dawn her white nurse's outfit for these occasions. Rosalina would be there if the injury the Smasher had was serious and needed her divine powers to heal them. When Rosalina wasn't available though, Dr. Mario surprisingly turned to Rob due to his apparent talent in healing. This was the one thing that set the tactician twins apart. Rob wanted to desperately help others in his world that he was willing to pick up a stave and learn how to heal. Despite Robin being the smarter of the two, Rob was a genius in his own right being able to learn how to heal immediately. Since Rob was rarely busy, he was able to help Dr. Mario around the infirmary and learn more about the medicines that Dr. Mario prescribed to some Smashers when it came to their physical or mental health.
In this situation, Rob just needed to restore Pittoo to a neutral state where he could breath heavily. He found it odd how there was apparently a barrier around the dark angel's mind that caused the seizure to occur. It would require them to ask either Pit or Palutena if this has ever happened before. Then again…that might put Dark Pit under heavy surveillance knowing how the two were when the black angel was put in any danger. That might have been the reason why they left him behind on this important mission where two angels were better than one…
Naturally, Dark Pit would wake up soon and things would go back to normal. He was scolded for making everyone worried and he apologized for making everyone worried. He had similar symptoms to that of the other Smashers who had their minds read, so Dr. Mario just told the young angel to take it easy while handing him a small sandwich bag full of ibuprofen to take if his headache returns. Dark Pit had to wonder if Dr. Mario was really a doctor for such a simple solution, but knowing the good old doctor, there might have been more things added to the pills to make him feel better.
Not like Dark Pit had a reason to feel better. His head was throbbing, the voice in his head was incredibly loud after he woke up and Lucas wouldn't leave him alone. Once Dark Pit told everyone he was fine, he shooed him or her away. Lucina reminded the red eyed angel to come to her if anything is bothering him and to not worry Pit or Palutena. While she got the memo, Lucas didn't.
"I'm really sorry Dark Pit!" Lucas cried still sobbing into the white sheet that Dark Pit was lying under. "I didn't think my powers would actually do that!"
"Well it did you brat. Just don't do it next time."
"B-But…"
Dark Pit gritted his teeth hearing the voice speak to him again.
You cannot trust him. The voice warned Dark Pit in an authoritative tone. If he dug any deeper into your mind, then he would have reached your son and you would have been lost to the Black Abyss.
Dark Pit had no idea what this feminine voice was talking about. What was the Black Abyss? How could mind reading send you to the point of no return? Pittoo wanted to make a Shadow Realm joke, but this was highly inappropriate.
You should pick and choose your allies carefully. One who wants to destroy your state of mind should be classified under an enemy.
"Mind your own business…" Dark Pit growled. He said it out loud that it made it seem like he was speaking to Lucas who was still blabbering away.
"W-What?"
"Oh great…" Dark Pit grumbled as he felt throbbing in his skull return seeing big tears threatening to drop down Lucas' face and create a puddle in his lap. "Look Lucas, right now…I want to be alone. You can ask me anything you want when I'm in a better mood."
"But you were out of it for a while…"
"And I'll make it up to you if you will stop your crying!"
Lucas should be the one who should be making it up to Dark Pit. Instead he gave a cute smile causing more sighing to escape the dark angel's lips.
"Yay! We can go to Hot Topic and buy those friendship bracelets!"
Immediately Dark Pit shot his head back with a disgusted look on his face.
"Excuse me?! Where do you want us to shop?"
"Hot Topic. Why? We can bring Lucina, Shadow, Mewtwo and…"
"Oh hell no…"
"…You want just the two of us then?"
"No! That's the one place I will not be caught shopping in especially with a loser like you!" The dark angel snapped. "That place is for emos and for people who don't care that the artwork on shirts are stolen! You're going to drag my dead body covered in weeaboo crap before you see me in that store!"
Oh the amount of projection in those words. Like Dark Pit would tell anyone that he did shop at Hot Topic, but only if he was certain someone other than Lucina wouldn't find out. He only went there for the easy to fit into shirts with cool bands and anime designs. He never went over the top…and yet he could not imagine someone like Lucas in that store…but…
"Oh…I'm sorry…I didn't…"
He was going to cry again. The dark angel covered his face with his hands waiting for the bawling of a child to ring into his ears. He sighed in relief seeing Lucas run out of the infirmary in shame.
"Thank god, he's gone."
That was something an angel shouldn't be saying when a child flees with tears in his or her eyes. Pittoo didn't care about the angel code of conduct at the moment. He just needed to rest. If he took a long nap, maybe that voice in his head would go away. Her voice was subsiding at the very least now that it was just him in the room. He could just rest his head against the pillow and stare at the ceiling until his eyes became heavy. However, he wasn't going to fall asleep that easily and it was all because something came to mind as he stared at the nearby window.
Dr. Mario would end up telling Pit and Palutena when he came back about what happened. Dark Pit hated their overprotectiveness. He was the most responsible of the trio and yet they treated him like a baby. He should be out there fighting by Pit's side…not resting in the infirmary bed because Lucas wanted to be a really jerk for once.
They have a very good reason for protecting you. The voice suddenly spoke up again. Remember, you are the vessel of Eve. You must be protected at all costs.
"Uhh…why do you tell me this all the time? Stop engraving it into my mind! Those nuns already tell me that every time I attend that stupid church!"
Priestesses. The voice corrected in a rather sarcastic quirk. If you know this, then please stop showing any animalistic traits to others. You are good friends with this Lucina girl and Reyn boy. However, your sexual desire for them will not benefit you in the end.
Dark Pit tuned out the voice after that. His cheeks were red and full of the lust that the voice was speaking about. Those two were great companions to hang out with when Pit wasn't around…and that was recent. At the beginning of Smash, he and Pit hung out a lot despite the dark angel complaining. Now that Pit actually did his angel duties and missing out on Smash due to them, he found himself yearning for the adventures that the light angel had. Lucina and Reyn could only do so much with entertaining him…and maybe the voice interpreted his feelings of loneliness with the desire of their love.
The black angel only sat up due to hearing a tap at the window. He glared in the direction seeing a purple feather fall from the sky.
"Trying to hide from me Kaguju? That's not going to happen! Show your ugly face!"
"Aww…you don't have to be hostile to me, Pittooey. I already have your brother furious with me."
"…What do you want?"
Dark Pit didn't like Kaguju. He probably got these emotions from Pit. Kaguju didn't make himself a likable angel anyway.
He was a tall, beautiful man with curly purple hair and purple eyes to match. His lavender tunic screamed sophistication and compared to the other royal bodyguards, he looked ready to go to ballroom dance instead of battle. He had some odd design choices on his tunic such as the grape vine and the shiny gold lines that were on the edges of the lavender tunic. The smile he gave always seemed to be one he gave when looking down on others. The few he showed a genuine smile to included Palutena, the married angel woman that he had a crush on Sales and a few of the royal bodyguard members specifically Himeno, Pepper and surprisingly Ginger. But to Dark Pit…he felt like Kaguju didn't see him as an angel much less an equal…
"Want me to get straight to the point instead of having some idle chitchat. Fine by me. As the leader of the messenger division, I have come to tell you that while Captain Tip and Palutena are fighting with Hermes over all of those rare treasures being stolen from the Gods…the one who actually stole those items has made her way toward the Underworld or is at least hovering above it."
Dark Pit was interested now realizing that he might be given a mission. "Your point?"
"Here is your chance to prove your worth to the angels, kid." Kaguju answered him firmly. "You catch the Great Pirate Captain Liliana and retrieve everyone's belongings, I'm sure you'll finally be recognized by the angels."
It really hurt. Dark Pit had told everyone he could care less what the other angels thought of him. He was his own person and it was there loss if they couldn't see that.
However, Pit had to remind him constantly the world doesn't work like that. It was something cynical for the usually optimistic angel captain to say but it was words Dark Pit needed to hear. No matter what he did, he was insulted either behind his back or to his face about his clone status. He would be ignored, rejected and treated like a sub-human. The fact he got the demon division didn't help because it justified their treatment. He associated himself with the Underworld (even if someone needed to take the job that was apparently so crappy that no other angel would do) so he must be evil. He looks like a fallen angel so he must be sinful…and yet…this voice in his head constantly reminded him of his purity the other angels could not see and expected him to remain chastity.
"If not for the angels, you can do it for Captain Tip. He'll stop nagging you of your bad reputation."
"Don't provoke me. I was going to do it anyway."
Kaguju smirked knowing he won Dark Pit over. The dark angel shook his head in annoyance seeing that Kaguju thought that his words were the reason.
"Don't think it was you that convinced me. I don't want to be in bed all day and I'm looking for a challenge."
"Right. I got you. If you're ready, I will tell Viridi about the plan so you can head out immediately."
"What?! Why her?"
"You can't fly. Remember?"
Dark Pit wanted to say something but chose to remain silent. This voice that has been speaking to him had granted him the ability to fly on his own. He was so happy that he could fly without the need of the Power of Flight that he would have told Pit about this miracle and it was exchanged for maintaining his virginity. However, he realized that this might lead to Palutena keeping a close eye on him and eventually treat him differently as a result. Pit might have kept his distance as well, so he might as well hide the fact he could fly on his own rather than tell anyone.
"Yeah…I know…don't remind me."
"Good. You know I'm capable of giving you the Power of Flight too but…"
"You're not a God, so stop acting like one."
Kaguju only snickered at a comment like that causing the black angel to snarl in his face like a threatened animal.
"Okay, I'll stop, but I will go and get Viridi. She's just as restless as you. Her precious palm was stolen from her, so she's itching for a fight."
That was good information to know. The Goddess of Nature might be on the moody side during the mission. The purple angel continued to laugh as he decided to fly out through the window instead of using the normal method of leaving. This was for the better because Lucas would have been caught hiding behind the door after wiping his tears away. Hearing about the mission confused the blond because he recalled Dr. Mario telling Dark Pit to take a break for the rest of the day. If he leaves now, he would get in trouble not by the doctor but by Pit and Palutena.
I can help him. Lucas thought to himself as he made the resolve to assist Dark Pit from the shadows. I have to make it up to Dark Pit somehow. How can I help though from a distance? Maybe…I can ask Rosalina. She can help. She has been kind to me since I returned from my home world. Maybe she'll have some sort of spell that can allow me to assist Dark Pit.
Lucas hoped that he wouldn't make things go sour for the dark angel, but fate wasn't shining on the psychic boy so chances are things wouldn't go well…
Dark Pit would have preferred asking for Kaguju to be the one who gave him the Power of Flight in the end. The minute the purple angel told Viridi about the plan was the minute Viridi teleported herself and Dark Pit away from Smash Brothers Mansion. She has done this to the dark angel before in the past when she would take Dark Pit with her and attempt to persuade him to join the Forces of Nature. Dark Pit rejected her every time even with the promise of being given the Power of Flight. Not only was Dark Pit aware that Palutena was capable of granting the Power of Flight to more than one angel but there were ways around the five minute loophole. Because Dark Pit could already fly thanks to the voice granting him powerful magic, using the Power of Flight was risky. Viridi wasn't the type to keep secrets, so he needed to be careful when the mission started.
Viridi wasn't as nice as Palutena when it came to showing him the door. She gave him a variety of weapons to choose from, power-ups to use and made sure he was healed up before pushing him out without him being able to protest. Dark Pit would have preferred his staff in this mission but seeing as how he was dealing with a pirate captain, being stuck with the Silver Bow wasn't a bad thing. The power ups were to be desired though.
He was pushed outside into the Galactic Sea. Dark Pit was always confused how space was below the heavens. He was certain Pit said space was above the heavens, but given how the Golden Land was the center of the universe, it might only apply to the Classic Realm that Palutena ruled for the most part. Everything that Rosalina watched over would be part of the Galactic Sea and that meant that Space Pirates and space krakens would float around the area. Viridi would snark how the Underworld army still flew around in space to give them trouble, but it wasn't something that Dark Pit should be concerned about.
"Just focus on looking for this huge ghost ship with angel statue below the head."
Dark Pit was already lost when the "ghost" part was brought up.
"I thought we were dealing with a pirate. Not a ghost."
"The Great Captain is a ghost pirate."
"Come again?"
Viridi's butler, Arlon coughed slightly at how both Kaguju and Viridi left out an important detail about their target.
"Captain Liliana is part of the undead." Arlon explained as a matter of fact statement. "She was notorious for laying waste to ships on the Continent in her world. She met her end due to an unfortunate encounter with the kraken. She was brought back by the Swamp Witch to help destroy the continent. However, seeing as how the Swamp Witch is no more, Liliana is free to do whatever she pleases. In this scenario, she would steal from the Gods underneath our noses now that her ghost ship is no longer bound to just her world."
"Gee, would have been nice if you guys explained that sooner." Dark Pit complained after the long explanation. "So not only am I fighting a strong pirate captain, but she's a ghost too. Is she identical to Pit's girlfriend?"
"Pit has a girlfriend?" Viridi asked as she laughed harder than needed. "That's a good one!"
"But…it's true…" Dark Pit murmured. "Her name is Airi…and she's a wraith. Aren't they working for the same person?"
Viridi simply hand waved the statement refusing to believe that Pit actually scored with a girl. Arlon however decided to continue responding to Dark Pit's questions.
"Ms. Airi is the Fiery Temptress, correct?"
"I should be asking you the questions…but she did call herself that."
"Then the answer is yes. Both Ms. Airi and Captain Liliana both work under the Swamp Witch. Since the Swamp Witch has ceased to exist, the two are free to do whatever they want."
Dark Pit recalled that Airi's goal was to revive the Swamp Witch even if she was no longer bound to her. Liliana so far seemed to be a rogue who wasted no time going back to her pirate ways after her master was killed.
"So my goal is find a phantom in the middle of space and bring back what belongs to the Gods?" Dark Pit asked making sure he heard them right this time.
"Yep. As my servant, it shouldn't be too difficult since you are Pit's twin. Pit could probably do this no sweat, but he's too busy being an idiot and fighting with the Celestial Pirates. It will never go well."
"I am not your servant…" Dark Pit murmured. "I only serve…"
"Yeah, I know. You serve Palutena because she provides you with everything I could. Remember, anything Palutena can do, I do better."
Dark Pit wasn't so sure of that. Palutena may have been secretive and adamant but Viridi was bratty and inexperienced. Dark Pit understood why Pit always felt safe under the Goddess of Light despite Palutena's quirks. With Viridi, while he can imagine more chaos and freedom working under her, he never felt safe around the little Goddess. Like, he felt like if something that Viridi had no knowledge of were to attack him, he would pay for it dearly.
While he was lost in thought, cannonballs were suddenly fired his way forcing him to float above them. This caught him off guard because he thought that he was well hidden in the vast galaxy.
"What was that?!"
"It appears that the Great Captain has taken notice of you." Arlon explained. "Either that or she is just firing her cannonballs randomly."
"What a waste!" Viridi stated before hearing the laughter of the Great Captain. She groaned hearing a laugh similar to her mother's.
"PIRATE AESTHETIC NUMBER SIX (bis): AGAINST AN ENEMY YOU DON'T KNOW WELL, FIRE THE CANNON FOR THE TIME BEING!" The captain's voice could be heard screaming to her men.
"How nice of her to greet me like that…" Dark Pit groaned. "Viridi, please tell me you already have a path for me to land. I don't want to get shot down into the Underworld."
"Of course I have a plan!" Viridi exclaimed. "I am always three steps ahead!"
"I doubt that…"
"You doubt me?"
The replica chose not to speak this time as he allowed Viridi to guide his flight. Dark Pit wanted to land on the deck, but Viridi felt like he needed to do some loops around the ship first before he could land. In Dark Pit's mind he felt like this was a waste of time. They weren't playing Kid Icarus Uprising so she didn't need to prolong his landing.
"So what brings you to these parts?" Liliana could be heard asking. "I'm just a pirate girl who has yet to steal anything."
"Don't lie! I know you stole from mom and the other Gods!" Viridi yelled. "I'm going to get it back!"
"Oh…it's the brat…" Liliana murmured with a sigh. "And she sends an odd angel too. Little girl, there's nothing to see here."
"I'm not some stupid kid! I know you have those items! Mom won't stop bitching about how you took her girdle!"
"So you want brownie points? That's cute."
Dark Pit wasn't too surprised that Viridi was jumping on this mission just to get her mother's love and attention. The Goddess of Nature seemed to be that type of little girl who wanted to impress her mother so much, but the Goddess of Love wasn't a nice person, so even if Viridi were to complete the mission, Pittoo felt like she wouldn't be praised. Ironically they were both in the same boat as a result with desiring the approval of others.
"Oh, you think I'm cute? I'll make you eat those words when I make your ugly face cry!"
Liliana just laughed at the insult before ordering her men to order shoot even more cannonballs at Dark Pit. Pittoo at this point had taken control of his own flight just to see what was on the deck and was surprised that the crew were skeletons. Yes, Liliana was undead but he didn't think skeletons were capable of such movement.
"Huh, skeletons?"
"Oh, kid. You seem surprised. I should tell my crew that if you're going to land to have a grand old time with you. You look like a poor, naïve soul dragged on a leash by a selfish little girl."
"Excuse you! This angel does not take orders from other Gods!" Dark Pit argued feeling his cheeks turn red at being compared to Pit. "I'll prove it to you!"
"Oh dear. This could only end well." Arlon snarked seeing Dark Pit land on the deck on his own without Viridi's approval due to the Goddess of Nature being too frustrated with Liliana already to notice that Dark Pit had turned off the Power of Flight to do his own thing. Arlon would never bring this up unless the Goddess of Nature asked, but seeing how she lost her temper already, chances are that she wouldn't.
"Dammit! Pittoo, deal with those skeletons and head toward the captain's cabin! Liliana is giving orders from there!"
"Don't call me that name!" Dark Pit snapped before getting ready to plow through the skeletons that were making their way toward the deck. "You picked the wrong angel to insult. When I'm done, you all will be nothing but bones!"
While Viridi was distracted with guiding Dark Pit to the Great Pirate, Rosalina had dropped in the hold of the pirate ship. Lucas hated how his starting point was the prison cell. The sandy blonde explained that the reason why Lucas was placed here was due to all the attention being diverted to the dark angel. If Lucas started at the hold and worked his way to the captain's cabin where Liliana probably was then he would be able to help Dark Pit out.
Lucas has been very good at sneaking around. He never gave himself that much credit in the past, but this would help him now. There was only one skeleton guard that was distracted by the rum in front of him. The skeleton had no way of gulping down the rum without it flowing through his skeletal body and kept shaking as a result of the inability to drink. Having his stick ready, Lucas easily broke the skeleton apart and stole his hat and black overcoat and put it on. Now Lucas would fool no one seeing as how he was the only human on board with a crew full of skeletons but Liliana's crew wasn't that bright seeing as how Lucas was able to leave the hold and no one batted an eye. Lucas could hear Rosalina murmuring about the incompetence of the undead.
As a result of the disguise, Lucas avoided fighting anything on the ship. Liliana's voice could be heard in the captain's room telling them to get rid of "the crow" that made his way on the deck. Lucas could have easily assisted Dark Pit, but decided that he wanted to get the drop on Liliana so she couldn't order her crew members on what to do.
By traveling below the deck, the psychic boy made his way through the ship while all the skeletons were going in the opposite direction up the stairs to where Dark Pit was fighting them. Lucas only had a problem with a few of the skeletons that only grabbed him because he was going in the wrong direction. Lucas had to shake them off and break them with his stick. Again, none of the other skeletons noticed that there was a living being amongst them and let Lucas easily get to the captain's cabin where Liliana was giving orders.
Lucas wasn't the type to be interested in a person's physical appearance, but for someone who was part of the undead army, Liliana wasn't terrible looking. In fact, she was very attractive.
The Great Pirate had medium length light pink hair and hot pink eyes. While the thing that stood out the most for Liliana was the black pirate hat with pink frills and a big red ribbon on the side, she had a short red undershirt that went under her long black overcoat also with pink frills. It would be easier to call Liliana the frilly pirate just from her sexy appearance alone, but Lucas wasn't one to judge.
Liliana had her back turned so she didn't see that it was not a crewmember that entered the captain's cabin.
"What are you doing here? I ordered you to deal with the nuisance on deck!"
Lucas shrieked at the tone she was using. That was a red flag for Liliana seeing as how none of the skeletons could actually talk…or they could talk and Liliana was capable of understanding them.
"Normally I would ask a stubborn member like you to wash my back, but now is not the time for that. I made off with the best treasure imaginable and I refuse to let my guard down."
And yet, Liliana had her back turned to Lucas making things easier for the blond. Looking around the room, Lucas noticed that the box where all the stolen goods were specifically in her room. They were so important that Liliana wouldn't let her skeleton crew watch it. Her attention was to the box too seeing as how she went over to it and opened it.
"Seriously, I should thank Hermes for allowing me to make off with the booty, but if an angel is already on my back…" She opened the box and smirked at the many items that she stole from the Greek Gods. "Zeus' thunderbolt…Poseidon's trident, Dyntos' hammer, Ceres' magic girdle, Apollo and Artemis' bow, Persephone's key chain and even Palutena's shield. I almost took something from all the Gods, but I better leave with what I have then play the game of risk." She paused when she said that but repeated a saying to herself to reassure herself that she was going to be okay. "Pirate Aesthetic number nine: Fear is the first step toward defeat. But…I'm not running away in terror…I'm being smart and choosing my battles…"
That actually explained why Palutena refused to participate in any Smash battles as of late. If Palutena's shield she used in battle were stolen from her, she wouldn't want to look the fool in front of the Smashers. Seeing how many of the Gods got screwed over, it would be best to tell her to surrender now or face the terrible consequences of a thief.
Gulping, Lucas slowly crept up behind her. In the back of his mind, Lucas knew that he might get hurt doing this, but he wanted to give Liliana the easy way out. Dark Pit from what the psychic boy saw would take her down so Pit wouldn't have to. His reputation was on the line, so he wouldn't see any other viewpoint but his own. Liliana still didn't turn around when she felt Lucas place a hand on her back. He intended to put her to sleep seeing as her guard was down but…
"KNOCK KNOCK! AN ANGEL IS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR!"
Dark Pit kicked the door to the captain's room in and immediately Liliana turned around to see that the person touching her was a small boy and not some perverted skeleton member of her crew. Her attention was to Dark Pit though who had the purple arrow pointed to her. He stopped seeing Lucas in between the two.
"Lucas, what the hell are you doing here?!"
"D-Dark Pit…I…"
"Huh?! You two know each other? I had a stowaway?! Why is my crew incompetent not warning me that there was a human onboard?!"
Lucas immediately jumped away when Liliana took out her rapier and attempted to grab the psychic boy. Lucas would not be used in a hostage in this situation and it was better for the blond to roll over to the dark angel than be used against him.
"Dark Pit…I…"
"We'll talk later. My mission is more important than you showing your stupid self here."
That really hurt. Lucas wanted to help Dark Pit, but…
"Kid, you have a lot of guts coming in here and trying to take my treasure."
"That's not your treasure!" Dark Pit corrected. "And for your information, I'm not a kid! I'm the same age as Pit!"
Liliana raised an eyebrow not convinced. "Oh? I haven't seen or heard of you before."
"I am Dark Pit! Servant to no other but myself!" Dark Pit shouted casually ignoring Viridi mocking him in the background. "I'll make things quick! Just give back the stupid items that belong to the stupid Gods! You're going to be in a world of hell if Pit is the one that takes you back and not me!"
The pink haired pirate captain was not convinced by Pittoo's words. "Oh? Why would I give it back when I need some of the powers to turn my crew back to their original state? It's boring just having spooky, scary skeletons to command."
Dark Pit rolled his eyes as he was ready to fight her one on one. She however noticed his weapon and held her hand out.
"Pirate Aesthetic number one: You must care for the elderly."
"What…"
"If what you say is true, then I can't possibly fight you. However…" She smirked looking toward Lucas and then back at the dark angel. "Pirate Aesthetic number eighteen: Formidable opponents merit exhaustive research."
"What the hell are you talking about? Just shut up and fight me so we can finish up quickly."
Liliana looked toward the window and then back at Dark Pit.
"You have a lot of guts to fight me. I give you that, but you don't even have a sword. You're not worth my time, so if you will excuse me…I'll be making my leave."
"W-What?"
There were still skeletons that were behind Dark Pit. Viridi's warning came a little too late when one of the skeletons tried to stab the dark angel in the back. Lucas' reactions were faster being able to shoot PK Fire at the skeleton effectively burning the undead pirate to the ground immediately. The small distraction was all Liliana needed to take the treasure chest full of the God items in one hand and make her escape out the window. Any other captain would have considered that suicide given she was jumping into outer space. Liliana was already dead though, so it wouldn't mean much. Her ship was hovering over one of the many Netherworld locations anyway, so she could easily leave.
"She's getting away!" Viridi shouted. "After her!"
Dark Pit had to shake off the fact he could have died if it weren't for Lucas. He cursed under his breath seeing that the Great Pirate made her escape. It seemed dishonorable to leave the ship and the crew behind, but given it was a ghost ship, it disappearing immediately after Liliana left it meaning that Dark Pit and Lucas were going to go down into the Netherworld after her whether they liked it or not.
"Hey Viridi, why don't you actually soften the landing or teleport us down instead of shouting?" Dark Pit asked seeing that if they crash landed now, one or both of them would be seriously injured.
"You're an angel, Pittoo. You'll be fine."
"It's not me! It's Lucas dammit!"
"You have Aries Armor on you, correct?" Arlon could be heard speaking calmly despite the ghost ship going down at an alarming speed. "Use that and Pieces Heal. The damage should be reduced on you while you protect the boy."
So in the end, Dark Pit wasn't going to get that much help from the Goddess of Nature. If she were Palutena, he wouldn't have any injuries on him. He groaned as he grabbed onto Lucas and immediately used the power to create a shield.
"Lucas, hang on. We're going to have a rough landing."
"W-What?!" Lucas cried out as the ship started to rumble where standing up would guarantee you falling back down. Lucas didn't mean to hold onto the black angel too tightly to the point that he might as well be strangling him and screaming to boot when the ghost ship went down into the Netherworld. He was that scared that he might have actually got the two killed despite the fact that Rosalina would be watching over the two and making sure that they wouldn't die from something like falling into the atmosphere of the Netherworld.
Me: TBC with 8280 words.
Li: Wow, why would you do that?
Me: Because I wanted to do something different with Dark Pit/Lucas. No cute fluff and no parodies. Actually have an issue with the two that can be resolved in two chapters. Notes!
1. I see multiple people explaining why Roy wasn't at the beginning of Smash 4 by bringing up Eliwood. I like the idea of Roy taking care of his father since it is in character to put his family over the glory of Smash Brothers. I feel like I'll address this in the Marth centric story.
2. There will be a story explaining in detail why Dark Pit is the vessel of the Mother of the Universe Eve. I never gave her a distinct personality and decided that its better for her to be authoritative due to having memories of all timelines like Rosalina and not being impressed with how Dark Pit constantly loses his virginity to either Pit, Reyn or Lucina.
3. Dark Pit's issues of not being acknowledged by the other angels is a recurring themes whether its before Mecha Galaxy or afterwards. We already know he fails constantly so he's doomed to fail again.
4. Liliana is a character from Queen's Blade Rebellion. Like Melona, Airi and Menace (before she quit) she works under the Swamp Witch. Like Menace, she's not that interested in serving the Swamp Witch and more interested in continuing her role as a pirate. Liliana is noble half the time I should say. She has a soft spot for the elderly but not for children. She has a sense of honor and relies on the pirate aesthetics to live her life (which all are listed on the Wiki), but it won't stop her from finding loopholes in said aesthetics as you'll find out in the next chapter.
5. How exactly Liliana stole everything is up to interpretation. I play her role as being a great pirate and having the assistance of Hermes and the Celestial Pirates contribute to her success. Of course, stealing the memento of Hades that reminds him of Persephone is a huge mistake. Fortunately, we won't see his reaction to her keychain being stolen. A lot of the items are based on the weapons used in Greek mythology.
6. The Aries Armor and Pieces Heal are Zodiac items. Aries Armor reduces the damage done to you and protects you from status effects while Pieces Heal will restore the health that would have normally killed you.
7. Hot Topic Krew...everyone is in for a surprise the second chapter. If you think I'm making fun of it now...
That's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!