I'm making a Kid Icarus fanfic this time. And yes, I decided to make the title Kid Icarus Purgatory...it seemed appropriate. Heh heh.
Just for the record, I'm not going to just use the original Kid Icarus characters. I'm also going to use my original characters...and in the first chapter, we're going to be introduced to the main one.
And there are going to be Kid Icarus Uprising spoilers...but since everything in that game is a spoiler I'm not sure how I can write a fanfic without doing that. Heh heh heh.
I hope you enjoy this fanfic of mine!
Chapter 1: Medusa's Return
Pit sighed. It appeared that Medusa was back from the dead once again...why couldn't she simply stay dead? It would make his and Palutena's life so much easier if they weren't in danger of being attacked by the Underworld Army.
On the lighter side of things, Hades hadn't made a return appearance since then...apparently, his efforts to end the war had not gone in vain.
It was a good thing, really. Last time they had gone up against the Underworld Army, Pit had turned into a ring and Palutena had been possessed. By comparison, Viridi had got off easily, even if Pit DID take down two of her commanders.
Still, dealing with the Underworld Army again was likely going to be a hassle. And instead of it being 25 years...it had only been 4 years this time. Apparently, somebody didn't want to wait that long.
Despite the 4 year time skip, Pit had not particularly aged. In many ways, he was young as ever...though his wings had grown a few inches. Now Palutena could guide him a bit longer...about ten minutes instead of just five.
It made Pit's life a lot easier, to say the very least. Now he wouldn't have to worry as much about his wings burning up. It had happened to him once and it had NOT been fun.
Well, there was no use sitting there and doing nothing. It would only be a matter of time before the Underworld Army tried launching an attack on the Sky Temple. Unfortunately, most of them were capable of flight like the Centurions were.
Either that, or they would try attacking Palutena's human followers. Speaking of which, Palutena would likely lose worshippers if she didn't save the humans. Perhaps she and Pit could get on that.
Immediately, he went to go talk to Palutena. Perhaps she had a mission for him...a mission that involved defending the human populace from the Underworld Army and whatnot. That was what he was USUALLY sent on...though on other occasions he had to face off against the Forces of Nature. Speaking of which, he wondered how Viridi was doing.
Sure enough, there she was, sitting on a chair.
"Your highness, Medusa's back from the dead!" exclaimed Pit.
"I know...I wonder who resurrected her this time. She seems rather grumpy about it..." noted Palutena. Medusa had grown tired of being resurrected after all.
However, she wondered if there was someone else leading the Underworld Army this time.
If so, she might want to gather information about them. It might give her an edge.
"Do you need help with anything?" asked Pit.
"Well, I need you to help out a new recruit to my army...she's going to need some training before she can face off against the forces of evil." answered Palutena.
"A new recruit?" questioned the angel boy.
"Yes..." nodded the goddess.
At that very moment, an angel about the same age as Pit came in. However, there were a number of differences between this angel and Pit.
For starters, this angel was a girl...not only that, but she had longer wings than Pit did, and she had blonde waist length hair. Also, she had a halo on her head and high heels instead of sandals. Apparently, she was more into shoes than Pit was.
"I don't get it, why does she get bigger wings than I do?" asked Pit.
"Girls mature faster than boys, Pit. Don't you know that?" inquired Palutena.
"Oh yeah..." remembered the angel boy, looking at Palutena when he said that.
"And what's with the halo?" questioned Pit.
"New angels wear that to indicate that they only recently joined the Centurion Army..." explained Palutena.
"Oh yeah..." nodded the angel boy. He used to have a halo...though admittedly that was a long time ago.
Immediately, Pit shook the angel girl's hand. She sure seemed rather nervous. Of course, Pit wasn't always as full of spirit as he was now back when he was a new recruit.
Speaking of which, it had been rather tough for him. He had to defeat Medusa and save Palutena by himself. Perhaps it was good that he would not be alone this time.
"My name's Pit! I'm the commander of Palutena's army! Pleased to meet you!" exclaimed Pit.
"My name...it's Hope." answered Hope.
"Before you ask, I'm aware of the irony..." stated Palutena. After all, if her training went right, she would be providing hope for Palutena's followers, AKA the humans.
"So...if Hope's coming with me, does she get to be Player 2?" inquired Pit. It was nice getting to play with more than one player.
"I suppose she does..." nodded the goddess. Maybe they could play together in Light vs. Dark. Wouldn't that be nice.
"Awesome!" exclaimed the angel.
Hope chuckled nervously.
"Maybe we could dress up like the Super Mario Brothers...I can be Mario and you can be Luigi..." answered Pit.
"I'm sure that the readers will notice the similarities..." stated Palutena.
"Are we going on a plumbing mission?" asked Hope. That sounded rather messy, though she will admit that being the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom wouldn't be a bad thing.
However, Palutena was not planning to make Hope use a plunger.
"Actually, I sent Cirrus to do that job..." answered the goddess.
At Palutena's toilet, an angel dressed in plumber's overalls was using a plunger on a toilet.
"Sometimes I wonder if I should join the Underworld Army..." stated the angel plumber. Did they even have toilets?
Back at Palutena's chambers, Pit and Hope were awaiting their mission...which would be Pit's 100th and Hope's 1st.
"Alright then...your mission is rather simple. I want you to go out and hunt a few of the Underworld's forces..." stated Palutena.
"Just a few? What if they attack the human populace?" inquired Pit.
"Well, if we attack them too much they'll unleash a counterattack on my temple...and I don't think that the humans would want that either..." noted the goddess. It would probably be best to play it safe.
In retrospect, she probably was better off training her troops during a moment of peace...but she wanted them to be able to defend in case the Underworld Army launched an assault when they were least expecting it.
"Besides, Hope has never gone out on a mission before..."
"Oh, right..." nodded Pit. He didn't want Hope to bite off more than she could chew...like the time he had tried out Palutena's revolting dinner. Who would have thought that vegetables would be so dangerous?
"So, is dinner ready?" asked Pit.
"Yes, Pit. Dinner is ready..." answered Palutena.
"Oh boy!" exclaimed the angel.
Immediately, Palutena handed Pit a platter.
He opened it to see what was inside.
However, much to his surprise, there wasn't anything on the platter. It was completely empty.
"Palutena, where's my food?" asked Pit. Was Palutena playing a joke on him? He wouldn't put it past her, that was for sure.
"I don't know, Pit..." answered the goddess. Did this have something to do with the new fertilizer that she used on her crops? Viridi had given her it, oddly enough.
Though she was aware that Viridi and her had very different opinions about humans, she had decided to accept the present anyway.
Suddenly, Palutena heard growling.
She looked around, and discovered that was a tomato monster lurking behind Pit. It didn't look friendly one bit.
Not only that, but it was salivating.
Immediately, she fled.
"Palutena, where did you go? Did you eat my dinner?" questioned the angel.
Suddenly, he heard growling as well.
Curious, he turned around.
"Oh...heh heh heh..." answered Pit.
A few seconds later, he began to feel quite nervous. Sweat was coming down his face.
If he got out of this alive, he would be going out for dinner tonight.
"Your dinner came to life and attacked you? That sounds rather frightful..." noted Hope. She sure hoped that never happened to her, though it seemed most unlikely. What if it was dessert this time?
"It is...on the plus side, you can simply wash your vegetables before you eat them and you should be fine..." answered Palutena.
"If you say so..." said the angel. Wouldn't want to be afraid of eating vegetables. They could heal you in a pinch...though Pit was more of a carnivore. He really wolfed down those hamburgers.
Maybe she should try giving him some Drinks Of The Gods. He really gulped them down...though admittedly she didn't have too many of those.
"So, are you ready to start the mission?" inquired Palutena.
"I was born ready!" exclaimed Pit.
"Um, yeah, I guess..." nodded Hope.
"Good. Walk outside that door for me, will you?" asked the goddess.
Immediately, she pointed to a door that led out of Skyworld.
Curious, Hope decided to open the door.
Quickly, she gasped in shock.
As it turned out, it led into the open air.
"Hope, what are you waiting for?" asked Pit. It was time to start the mission! If all went well, perhaps Hope would be able to fight against Medusa one day.
Hope began to feel rather nervous all of a sudden. If she tried walking out the door...was she going to fall to her doom?
She wasn't looking forward to that.
Nervously, she backed away.
A few seconds later, she began to take some rather deep breaths. Apparently she was frightened.
"Is something the matter?" inquired Pit.
"She's still unused to flying as ever, I see..." answered Palutena.
"What?" asked the young angel boy.
"Hope here is an acrophobe." stated the goddess.
"I don't get it...what does that mean?"" questioned Pit. Perhaps he should consult the dictionary.
"She's afraid of heights..." answered the lady.
Pit raised an eyebrow. This was rather surprising to him.
"Really? I thought that she would enjoy flying!" exclaimed the angel boy. He would love to have wings as large as Hope did so that he could fly without Palutena's assistance.
"That's...not my hobby." stated Hope.
"Please try to be sensitive. A lot of other angels have already made fun of her in the past for that..." noted Palutena. She didn't want Pit to become one of them. If they weren't willing to work together, problems could arise.
"Fair enough." answered Pit. He had endured a fair amount of teasing from the other angels himself. Their wings had grown much faster than Pit's had.
He was sure that they would grow in eventually. For now, he would not let them get to him.
As such, he was not going to make fun of Hope...so long as she didn't make fun of him.
Speaking of which...
"You can't fly at all? Sorry to hear that..." answered Hope.
"I can jump pretty well...but that's it..." stated Pit. He couldn't wait for his wings to fully grow in so that he could fly whenever he wanted to, not when he was out on missions.
Of course, he would have to keep an eye on the weather channel. He didn't want to fly around when there was a thunderstorm. He could get fried.
"So...are you going out the door? I'll activate my powers for you both...just don't look down, Hope..." stated Palutena.
"Right. O-of course!" exclaimed Hope.
Immediately, Palutena opened the door, and Pit and Hope went to fight the invading army.
Shortly afterwards, a club appeared in Pit's hand and a bow appeared in Hope's.
"Right...let's go look for some Underworld creatures, shall we?" asked Palutena.
Curious, Hope wondered why she could still hear Palutena's voice even though she was no longer with them.
"Where is that voice coming from?" asked Hope.
"I have telepathic powers...it makes giving orders and advice a lot easier, I have to say..." answered Palutena.
"You think we can take them?" inquired the female angel. She was worried that the Underworld Army would be too much for her.
"Not to worry...you should be fine. You have Pit at your side, remember? He's tangled with the Underworld Army many times before..." stated Palutena.
"If you say so..." noted Hope.
Sure enough, some Monoeyes showed up. They were all glaring at Pit. Unsurprisingly, the Underworld Army was not too fond of him.
Palutena noted that Pit and Hope differed in personality. Nonetheless, they seemed to be getting along rather well from the looks of it.
Sure enough, Pit began hitting the Monoeyes with his club.
"C'mon! These guys aren't tough at all!" exclaimed Pit.
Suddenly, one of the Monoeyes shot Pit.
"Ouch!" bellowed the angel boy.
Fortunately for Hope, it appeared that the Monoeyes were more interested in attacking Pit than they were in attacking her.
As such, she decided to take advantage of the situation.
Hesitantly, she fired an arrow at one of the Monoeyes.
It worked surprisingly well.
Immediately, the Monoeye burst into hearts.
"Hearts? Is it Valentine's Day?" asked Hope. If so, she might want to find a valentine.
"It's a form of currency, actually. Whenever Pit manages to win the hearts of my people, well, he gets these. Basically, it happens whenever he slays one of the Underworld Army's forces...or a member of the Force Of Nature whenever they're attacking the humans...or the Aurums...I'm kind of droning on, aren't I? Anyways, I can use them to make weapons." explained Palutena.
"Ah." said the angel.
Suddenly, they heard an evil sounding voice.
"Well well well. It looks like Palutena's trying to stop me...again." said the voice.
"Cree Summer? Is that you? She's in everything..." stated Hope.
"Actually, I think it's Medusa. But yes, she's in everything..." answered Pit.
At that very moment, Medusa showed up.
Hope gasped in shock. Medusa was huge! How were they supposed to fight her? She sure hoped that Palutena knew what she was doing when she sent her after her forces.
Then again, Palutena was also a goddess herself, so maybe they weren't completely outmatched.
"Why don't you do me a favor and let me conquer the overworld for a change? I'm getting tired of doing this repeatedly..." stated Medusa. Once again, the Centurions were facing off against the Underworld Army to prevent them from gathering souls.
"If I did that, I wouldn't be setting a very good example for all the other gods and goddesses, would I?" questioned Palutena. The angels would be very disappointed.
Suddenly, Medusa noticed that Pit was not flying alone this time.
"Oh, what's this? It looks like Pit has a girlfriend..." said the gorgon.
Hope began to blush upon hearing that.
"But I've only known her for a few minutes..." stated Pit.
"You sure it isn't love at first sight?" joked Medusa.
"Very funny..." said the angel. Apparently Palutena wasn't the only one that liked making jokes at his expense.
"If you need me I'll be attacking the humans...it's so easy to gather souls, I must admit..." noted the evil goddess.
Shortly afterward, she disappeared.
"I'm worried about the populace..." answered Hope. She had signed up specifically to protect the human world from the Underworld Army, though she admit that she was worried about them.
"Don't worry. My Centurion Army is dealing with it as we speak...for now, you need to get ready. Once you've gotten the hang of combat, I'll be sending you on your first mission." stated Palutena.
Suddenly, a Mik licked Hope in the face.
"Ugh!" exclaimed Hope. That was rather unpleasant.
"Careful, they have really long tongues." warned Palutena.
"I can see that..." nodded the angel girl.
"Anything else Medusa is going to throw at us?" asked Pit. Fortunately, since they were close to Palutena's temple, the Underworld creatures they encountered weren't very dangerous.
However, the closer they got, the more dangerous they would inevitably become. Medusa was likely guarded by some very powerful monsters. What if he encountered the Ornes? He could still remember their 8-bit creepy jingle.
That, and there weren't many hearts in the Fiend's Cauldron. Palutena knew that if she set the difficulty to 9.0 Hope would probably be running away crying...or flying away crying. She wasn't quite sure.
Speaking of the Fiend's Cauldron, it was rather relaxed. It didn't seem to be shaking at all.
Of course, if Pit and Hope did well on their missions, chances are she might start adding hearts to it.
Besides, Pit would likely look forward to getting new and more powerful weapons. The more powerful the weapons were, the better.
Of course, if Pit wanted powerful weapons, he could simply try fusing weapons together, too.
A few seconds later, some Wave Anglers showed up.
Immediately, they shot waves towards Pit and Hope.
Hope noted that they were able to take a bit more punishment than the Monoeyes and Miks...though it appeared that they were pretty strong while they were in the air.
At that very moment, Palutena decided to send Pit and Hope back.
"Are we going back?" asked Pit.
"Yes, we are. I think that's enough training for now. Next time we'll be focusing on land battles..." answered Palutena.
"Yes!" exclaimed Hope. She preferred land battles over air battles anyday.
On the other hand, Pit was rather disappointed that it wouldn't be another air battle session.
Well, he couldn't always get what he wanted...like the times he had gotten turned into an Eggplant.
"Your next training session will be...tomorrow!" exclaimed Palutena.
"Alright..." stated Pit as they returned to Palutena's Temple.
Since they introduced so many new characters in Kid Icarus Uprising (Viridi and Hades in particular come to mind) I figured why not add a few new characters to my fanfic to make it more interesting. And yes, I decided to name her Hope. I thought that would be kind of funny...heh heh.