I recently beat World of Light and it was quite the experience. It was really fun and the last part was awesome. The only thing that would have made it better would be if there were character interactions like in Brawl's Subspace Emissary. Then again, considering that there are 74 characters, it would be challenging to give all of them some spotlight. Perhaps that's why Sakurai didn't do that this time.
Anyway, this is a World of Light novelization, which I'm sure others have done it first, but here's my take on it. And there will be spoilers.
Here are some things I'd like to make clear before we start:
Both gender versions of Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Pokemon Trainer, Robin, Corrin, and Inkling are included.
Alph, Pikachu Libre, and the Koopalings are also included in this.
Male Pokemon Trainer is Red. Female Pokemon Trainer is Leaf.
Default Pikachu, Mewtwo, Red's Squirtle, Leaf's Ivysaur, Red's Charizard, Lucario, Greninja, and Incineroar are male.
Pikachu Libre, Jigglypuff, Pichu, Leaf's Squirtle, Red's Ivysaur, and Leaf's Charizard are female.
Pichu is the daughter of the default Pikachu and Pikachu Libre.
Lucina's mother is female Robin.
Female Robin will be called Reflet.
Male Corrin will be called Kamui.
Dr. Mario and Zero Suit Samus are alternative versions of Mario and Samus who are from different worlds, hence why they have to be freed separately. Sheik is her own character separate from Zelda.
The female Inkling is Agent 3 and the male Inkling is Agent 4. I may those names from time to time.
I'm pretty sure Galeem is supposed to be genderless, but for this story, Galeem will be female. On the contrary, Dharkon will be male.
Piranha Plant and Joker, as well as any more DLC characters announced while I'm writing this won't be with the rest of the characters, but will appear at some point.
Fighters will still turn to trophies when defeated. There aren't any trophies in Ultimate because all the characters lost their physical forms expect for the fighters. So they can still be trophies. Puppet Fighters will be like the False Characters in Subspace Emissary where they become trophies then dissolve.
There'll probably be more, but I'll explain If I can think up more stuff.
Anyway, on with the beginning where everyone except Kirby dies.
All characters are owned by Nintendo, Hal Laboratory, Game Freak, Pokemon Company, Ape, Intelligent Systems, Komani. Sega, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Monolith, Square Enix, Platinum Games, and any other companies I missed. This a fan made work made purely for entertainment purposes.
Two children, a boy and a girl, were playing with action figures. More specifically, their older brother's figure's, but he said they could play with them. They had recently received a package from their older brother who was in college.
"So Darz, you wanted to open the box Big Brother sent us now?" asked the girl.
"Sure Kira." said the boy, Darz.
The two opened the box. Inside was a letter as well as a bunch of action figures.
"Woah!" said Darz. "He got us new figures of Snake, Pichu, Squirtle, Ivysaur, Red, Young Link, Wolf, and the Ice Climbers!"
"There's some new ones in here too!" said the girl, Kira. "There's the Inklings from Splatoon! And Isabelle from Animal Crossing! And Chrom from Fire Emblem! And Incineroar from Pokemon Sun and Moon! Daisy's in here too! And he finally got a Ridley figure so he can be a fighter."
"There's also this black Samus, these guys with whips, this crocodile king guy, and this red karate guy." said Darz. "There's also a Pikachu Libre figure and one of Leaf from FireRed and LeafGreen."
"I'll read the letter." said Kira. She cleared her throat and read it out loud.
"Dear Kira and Darz, I'm doing great here in college. I made some new friends here too. But I miss you two and mom and dad. I hope you two are having as much fun with my figures as much as I did when I was your age. I even sent you some new ones to add to the roster." read Kira.
"So that explains all of these." said Darz.
"First up, I finally remembered to get replacements for the Young Link, Pichu, Ice Climbers, Pokemon Trainer Red, Solid Snake, Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Wolf figures I lost a long time ago. As for the new ones I got... I really love Splatoon, so the Inklings are long overdue for joining the battle. One of my friends suggested I get Daisy for you. I also finally found a Ridley figure small enough to work as a fighter. Those two guys with the whips that you wouldn't recognize are Simon and Ritcher Belmont from the Castlevania games. One of my new friends introduced the series to me and I love it, so I thought I should include some stuff from that into our collection. Next is Chrom. I don't know why I waited this long to get one, but I finally got my chance to. Next is Dark Samus from the Metroid Prime games. Next is King K. Rool, who I've been meaning to get for a long time. He was really hard to find and I didn't want to spent $100 to get one from a scalper. After that is Isabelle who is just adorable. It may seem odd to have her as a fighter, but I have weirder ones as fighters. Next is Ken, who is from Street Fighter like Ryu. Lastly is Incineroar. I finally started Ultra Sun and I chose Litten so I got you two an Incineroar. I may send more figures to be fighters later. Another one of my friends showed me this game called Persona 5 and I'm really liking the main character. Anyway, enjoy your new fighters you two. Love your big brother, Masahiro." read Kira.
"How nice of him." said Darz. "Now let's make them fight."
He then opened all the figures open and placed them with the others.
"Actually, how about we make our own story with all these characters?" said Kira.
"Like Big Brother did with them 10 years ago?" said Darz.
"Yep!" said Kira.
"What's the story going to be like?" asked Darz.
After some thinking, Kira spoke up.
"I got it! It starts with all the fighters on a cliff..." said Kira, starting the story.
"Don't let a single one get away!" said Fox pointing his blaster toward the sky.
Behind him were all the fighters, veterans and newcomers, heroes and villains, all gathered together against a common enemy.
Said common enemy was a swarm of Master Hands and a glowing orb with seraphim wings surrounding it. This was Galeem, the Lord of Light.
"Wait a minute. Is Galeem that OC you made? And you're making her the main villain?" said Darz.
"It's my story! I can put whoever I want in it! I could make a Piranha Plant a fighter in this story if I wanted to!" said Kira.
"Whatever, just continue." said Darz.
"We'll each need to take down about ten." said Marth.
"Actually, we may need to defeat 20 or even 30 each." said Robin.
"Yes. It seems like there are thousands." said Reflet.
"Stow your fear. It's now or never!" encouraged Zelda.
Link grunted in agreement.
"We'll win this. I know we will." said Pit.
"We've all fought Master Hand before. Who said we can't do it again?" said Dark Pit.
This is when all the Master Hands started to dissolve and turn into blue light, which started to gather around Galeem.
Shulk then got a vision. He saw all of his friends get vaporized by beams of light one by one. He turned around and looked at everyone. He wanted to warn them, but he was so shook about what he just saw that the words couldn't leave his mouth.
Galeem then unleashed an explosion of light beams that were headed straight for the cliff.
Shulk finally got rid of the cat that got his tongue.
"Everyone! Run!" he shouted right before getting vaporized.
Mario and Fox were next as Fox tried to use his Reflector and Mario was behind him.
Next to get consumed was Link, who actually managed to deflect one with his sword and a second with his shield. This knocked him off balance as a third one got him.
Shortly after, Samus was shooting the beams with Charge Shots but was quickly vaporized too.
Next was Mega Man who was doing the same thing Samus was doing and met the same fate.
Zelda and Mewtwo tried to reflect the beams using Nayru's Love and Confusion, but both got vaporized quickly.
Simon and Richter were throwing everything they had, but they too, got caught in the light.
Toon Link was having slightly better luck at blocking the light beams with his shield, but he did get overwhelmed and got consumed as well.
Dark Samus was also doing a better job at shooting the beams away, but got struck from a beam from behind.
Marth, Roy, and Ike were also slashing away at the beams, but each were taken one by one.
Peach and Daisy held out their parasols in front of them and closed their eyes. They were quickly vaporized.
Yoshi was carrying Luigi on his back, but the beams caught both of them.
Wario was on his motorcycle trying to get away with Little Mac closely following him. Both got quickly vaporized.
Mr. Game and Watch realized that the beams didn't touch him if he was parallel to them. However, he was eventually caught when two beams came at him perpendicularly.
Sonic was actually outrunning the light beams. But he saw Pikachu also trying to outrun them. Sonic slowed down a little.
"Grab my hand!" shouted Sonic, reaching out to the Mouse Pokemon.
Just as Pikachu jumped, the light got him. Sonic was also caught shortly after.
Incineroar was carrying Pikachu Libre and Pichu in his arms. Taking a quick glance behind, he saw a beam heading straight for them. In response, he threw both on them on a higher cliff.
Pikachu Libre saw Incineroar give her one last smile and a thumbs up before getting vaporized. She could only stare in shock at the sacrifice of her friend. She was snapped back to reality when she heard her daughter's cries as a beam was heading towards them. She could not move. All she could do was clutch her baby and close her eyes so she wouldn't see it coming.
Dr. Mario tried using his Super Sheet to reflect, but considering that it didn't work for Fox, Zelda, and Mewtwo, Doc also met his demise by the light.
Pac Man ate a Power Pellet and became his giant arcade sprite form. He was actually outrunning the light, that is until it wore off and he got vaporized.
Ness tried using Teleport Beta with Lucas, Popo, and Nana, but while they were spinning, they all got caught.
Bayonetta used her Bat Within ability to dodge one beam, but a second caught her on her decent.
Ganondorf and Cloud were also using their swords to block the light beams. Ganondorf got caught while Cloud used a Limit Break Climhazzard to get to a higher cliff. This was when another beam caught him.
Kamui and Corrin had shifted into dragon form to run faster and had Robin and Reflet on their backs spamming magic at the beams. Then both of their Thoron tomes broke. Then Arcfire broke, followed by Elwind. The light then vaporized all four of them.
"Mother!" shouted Lucina, witnessing the death of her mother, Reflet.
"Lucina!" shouted Chrom as he pushed Lucina out of the way of a beam, taking her place.
"Father!" screamed Lucina as she now lost both her parents again. She then ran, but this was also in vain as she too was quickly swallowed by light.
Both Red and Leaf sent out all of their Pokemon and unleashed double Triple Finishes. Bowser added his own fire to it. Ryu and Ken were also firing Hadokens as well. This was all in vain as a giant beam consumed all of them at once.
After seeing the death of their father, Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings all flew away in panic. They were all vaporized one by one.
Captain Falcon tried to get into his Blue Falcon to drive away, but the light got him before his butt even touched the seat.
Jigglypuff had accepted her fate and fell asleep. She was quickly captured.
The Mii Fighters were also trying to block the beams. The Brawler was caught first, then the Swordfighter, then the Gunner.
Young Link reached for his ocarina to play the Song of Time, but he was vaporized before he got it.
Lucario, Sheik, and Greninja were all skillfully dodging all the light beams. However they all eventually messed up. Sheik was the first who used Vanish to dodge one, but reappeared in the air. A beam consumed her has she fell helplessly. Next was Lucario who used Double Team to dodge one but a second scooped him up as he was open. Greninja used Hydro Pump to avoid the one that got Lucario, but was also caught when left helpless in the air.
Both Agents 3 and 4 sprayed the ground with ink and quickly jumped into their puddles as the light approached. This didn't work and the Inklings were vaporized anyway.
Falco did manage to get in his Arwing and was flying away, but the beams surrounded and caught him.
Wolf also got in his Wolfen, but was firing at the beams. This did not end well for him.
King K. Rool was flying away with his helicopter pack with R.O.B. hovering close by. Both ran out of fuel at the same time and both were caught as they fell.
Palutena granted Pit and Dark Pit the Power of Flight so they could escape. Knowing that she could only buy them time, she hastily put up a Reflect Barrier to try to protect herself. Ironically enough, she was killed by the very thing she's supposed to be the goddess of.
With Palutena gone, the Power of Flight ran out and the two angels plummeted down to the earth. Both aimed to land on Zero Suit Samus's Gunship. They would have if two beams of light didn't catch them as they fell. A third beam engulfed the Gunship and vaporized Zero Suit Samus inside.
Snake hid in a box with Isabelle. Isabelle was terrified and Snake held her close to comfort her.
"I'm scared, Mr. Snake." were Isabelle's last words before a beam engulfed the box with them in it.
Donkey Kong threw Diddy out of the way of a beam. Diddy then strapped on his Rocketbarrel Pack as he watched in horror as DK got vaporized. He then joined Rosalina and Luma, Ridley, and Olimar and Alph who were in their ship. All of them got vaporized in their desperate attempt to fly away.
The Villagers were cowering together. The Duck Hunt Dog was covering his eyes while the duck tried to lift him up. She wouldn't leave her friend behind.
The Wii Fit Trainers were with them and right before they all got struck, struck a Tree yoga pose as it granted them a frame of invincibility. This didn't work as they also got vaporized along with the Villagers and Duck Hunt.
Kirby was on his Warp Star dodging everything with Meta Knight flying close behind and King Dedede holding onto his feet.
King Dedede turned around and saw a beam headed straight for them.
"Um, Meta Knight?" said Dedede, motioning behind him.
"Poyo?" said Kirby, slowing down a bit so his friends could get on his Warp Star.
Meta Knight turned, looked, and turned back to Kirby.
"Kirby, just keep going. Don't worry about us. Just go. I know you can save all of us." said Meta Knight.
Kirby nodded and he sped up. He didn't want to look back to see Meta Knight and King Dedede get vaporized.
"Wait, so this story is just your overpowered Mary Sue character killing everyone?" said Darz.
"Um... No! And I'm not done yet!" protested Kira.
All the light beams were all focused on Kirby. He kept on going faster and faster, with beams just barely behind him. Kirby finally achieved warp speed as he blinked out of existence.
The beams continued to spread, vaporized everyone and everything. Soon the entire planet was consumed, then the solar system, then the entire galaxy.
Galeem then remade the world to her own liking, which was really a bunch of random bits and pieces of the many worlds she just destroyed stitched together. Everyone had been reduced to spirits and they roamed this new world, wondering what just happened.
She then restored all of the captured fighters in their trophy forms, tied them up, suspended them, and poured a golden liquid on them. This liquid solidified into a Puppet Fighter. Using the memories of the others, she even made Puppet Fighters of Kirby despite not actually catching him.
She then convinced all the wandering spirits to possess the Puppet Fighters. Eager to have bodies again, they all did so. However, they couldn't control their new bodies. The now conscious Puppets roamed the land, their eyes glowing a menacing red.
She then enchanted all her captured fighters to become loyal to her and sent them out to guard the land.
"If that pink puffball comes back, he's certainly going to have a bad time." said Galeem as she casted a shield around herself.
After everything had been set, Kirby finally reappeared as he crash landed atop a hill.
He dusted himself off and was awestruck at the world Galeem had made. The hill he landed on gave him the perfect view of the World of Light.
Determined to save his friends and the world, Kirby set off on a new adventure.
And there we go.
I hope that you all like the direction I'm going with this. I haven't seen any Smash stories that actually use the fact that the fighters are toys and the thoery that Master Hand and Crazy Hand represent the boy (male since Master and Crazy Hand have male voices) playing with them with Smash 64 being when he was a young kid and Melee being when he was in elementary school. This is also based off on theories piggybacking that with Tabuu in Brawl representing authority figures disapproving the kid's love for Nintendo (or in other words, calling it taboo) as a teenager and that Master Core in Smash 4 and it's forms represent the kid's insecurities about it as a young adult.
As you could probably guess, Kira and Darz represent Galeem and Dharkon and in this case are the kid's younger siblings. The kid, now a young man, has left for college and left his toys with his younger sister and brother and now it's their turn to tell a story through Smash.
Though this will mainly focus on the actual story of World of Light, there will be breaks to Kira and Darz actually telling the story and them arguing over how the story should go.