Slime Maker
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers. That goes to Nintendo. I also don't own Monster Musume no Iru Nichiojou. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters.
Summary: Lana wanted to help Cia out and master the Summon Gate so she wouldn't make the same mistake twice when protecting Dark Pit. Her goal was to summon Ash and have him and Cia hook up again like in the past. Unfortunately, she ended up bringing one slime girl from another area and from there, slime monsters continue to pour out of the Summon Gate until they start attacking Smashopolis. Poor Rob has a phobia of slime. What's a guy to do especially when prolonged exposure eventually turns him into one himself?
Pairing: Robin/Shulk, Chrom/Olivia, Alvis/Rosalina, Reyn/Pittoo/Lucina, Pit/Virtue (OC) and implied Ash/Cia, Pittoo/Lana and Rob/Other Smashers (not listed for spoiler reasons)
Rated: M (for mature) MA (for Archive of Our Own)
Genre: Romance, Humor, Drama, Friendship and some Hurt/Comfort
Warning: Swearing, yuri, yaoi, dubcon, noncon, extreme sexual situations, slime monsters, violence and unintentional OOC
My perversion will never stop. This is what happens when you want a sequel to Venomous Narcissus to an extent, watch a harem about monster girls and then want more fanservice Enjoy! Also, the slime sex in this chapter is not on the version. If you want that, you got to read the AO3 version because its obvious where I cut that scene off here.
Chapter 2: Slime Monsters Are Not
You would think that after what happened at the mansion with Suu that Lana would stop trying to summon Ash into the Smash Realm. This was Lana, so she wasn't going to give up that easily. She would do anything to see Cia reunite with Ash again. She knew that Cia wouldn't forgive herself after their fateful encounter. Cia needed to speak to Ash again to be reassured that she's allowed to be happy again.
Lana was adamant about making this happen. Despite Cia's protest, Lana was going to try again. The white haired sorceress sighed in defeat realizing her younger twin was going to try the impossible Ash for whatever reason was nearly impossible to call. Cia assumed it was because Ash was dead that Lana couldn't summon him. Granted, they could just go to Ivoire and visit him. However, she wasn't certain if he would remember her, and he might not even be on Phantom Isle with Marona. It was better to give up on him instead of getting her hopes up.
While the White Witch was preparing the summon, Cia hazily looked everywhere but where the bluenette was. She wasn't really interested in Lana failing again. If she dragged another slime girl from that world, they just needed to put her back in. That's what they should have done the last time, but because Cia panicked, Suu caused more problems than what she was worth. It was good that Dark Pit wasn't around at the time to see the trouble Lana caused for the Smashers. He would have gotten a headache.
"So much for the weatherman's prediction." Cia grumbled to herself seeing the sun hide behind the clouds.
Lana ignored Cia's comment as she intended to get it right this time. She imagined Ivoire before reaching into the Summoning Gate. This time, she was certain that she grabbed Ash's hand from wherever he was.
Cia wasn't all that surprised that Lana failed again though. The Summoning Gate took years, even decades to master, and she didn't expect her to pull someone like Ash to Smashopolis. She may have gotten lucky with pulling allies from different time periods to stop her in the past, but that luck has run out at this point.
It wasn't a slime girl like Suu this time. Now, it was just a huge slime that was more aggressive than Suu. Lana shrieked feeling the slime cling to her hand as she pulled it out of the Summoning Gate. The slime had huge purple eyes that complimented its gooey green body.
"Uhhh! Get off! I didn't summon you! I summoned Ash!"
"You're going to get nothing but slime at this rate." Cia told the younger witch before glaring at the slime. "It's back into the Summoning Gate you go. We are not having a second round at the mansion."
This slime didn't seem to care about the problems that would occur if it stayed in Smashopolis. It stared at Cia when she told Lana to put the slime back into the Summoning Gate. The slime ignored Lana's complaining as the slime launched itself at the Black Witch unexpectedly. Cia's reflexes were faster than Lana's even if she wasn't expecting the slime to attack her. The slime's goal was to land in between her breasts. Cia had her staff out ready to smack the slime away when it tried to latch itself onto her.
By smacking the slime, it ended up flying back toward Lana. The bluenette shrieked when the slime attached itself to her unintentionally. The White Witch flailed her arms around as she desperately tried to get it off. Of course, she was still holding onto the Summoning Gate, so if she could remove the slime from her face, she could send it back to wherever Netherworld it came from.
"Lana, hold still. I'm going to get it off of you."
It was amazing how Cia went from wanting to throw it into the Summoning Gate to just repeating what happened before and smacking the slime away. Instead of sending the slime flying toward the mansion, the slime flew over to Smashopolis. Lana let out another cry feeling the slime cling to her Summoning Gate and take it with her when Cia launched it away with her dark magic.
"No! The Summoning Gate!" Lana yelped as she immediately stood up after her older twin tried to help her. "It's going to duplicate itself if we leave it alone with the Summoning Gate!"
"…Are you for real?"
The white haired sorceress was going to remind Lana that this was a bad idea from the start. Now, the two had to hunt down the slime before things went from bad to worse. Cia's magic was so strong that it sent it very far away from where they were. It was easier to use spells outside the metropolis, but it also meant that it would be difficult to get to either the mansion or the metropolis if they're in the middle of the crossroad. No magic they had would allow them to get to the slime on time. The Summoning Gate was allowing the slime to slip away from the two witches with relative ease and simply hid in the shadows of a building. The slime would slowly crawl up it only after Cia and Lana weren't nearby.
Once the slime got away from the two witches and made its way up one of the highest buildings in Smashopolis, the slime was quick to stick itself to the Summoning Gate. At first, this did nothing. After a few minutes though, the slime ended up duplicating itself. That clone would then go into the Summoning Gate and come out with another clone. It would keep doing this until there were a bunch of slime that was on top of the building searching for their next victim. The original slime could feel a powerful dark energy that was perfect for demons nearby. Most of the slime combined together to form a big enough slime that had increased vision and hearing.
"Oh no! I'm going to be late! Gretel is going to kill me!"
The slime noticed white hair rushing through the streets of Smashopolis after getting off the Mii Bus. The young male nearly bumped into a lot of tourists and that earned him some ridicule from them as he forcibly apologized before he continued running.
"Dammit! Why didn't Sheik or Pink wake me up?!"
The slime locked onto its target and licked its lips. Once the Summoning Gate duplicated enough slime, it would capture its target. The large slime went back into the Summoning Gate in order to do so. As the cloning process continued, the sunny weather started to disappear as the sun was blocked by the incoming clouds.
"I'm sorry I'm late Gretel!"
The owner of Grimm's Candy Shop looked up from the cashier and sighed. She was annoyed how the male tactician didn't show up with the other Smashers. He normally was on time, and on a busy day, he just happen to be late.
"You really need to get an alarm clock. You have a bed head."
Rob blushed at her comment before quickly trying to fix his hair without a mirror. The last thing he wanted was to look bad in front of his boss. She was a cute boss to boot. Gretel was a rather short girl with medium length pink hair that curled into lollipop like swirls. This fit the theme of her candy shop and gave her an adorable appeal. She had huge blue eyes that defined her youthful vigor. Her entire outfit fit the theme of the candy shop too. On the surface, it looked like it was a candy costume, but Rob found out later that because of her magic, Gretel really was wearing candy as her outfit. The long list of sweets included an ornate tan and black top that had a parfait like look to it, a skirt that appeared to be a wafer decorated with colorful candy in it, gauntlets that looked like ice cream cones and white and orange boots with caramels for decorations. Only her black thigh-highs were not made out of candy. Gretel's magic was unique in that she could use her outfit to restore her own health and should her outfit be destroyed, she could easily repair it without any problem. Rob had to admit that the way she used her magic to create the outfit, maintaining said outfit and the amount of detail she put in it made was very impressive.
It was a miracle that no one tried to eat her outfit when she was on the job seeing how appetizing she looked.
"Did you hear a thing I said, Rob?"
Rob blinked. His eyes widened in horror realizing he zoned out thinking about her outfit. Even if he was already crushing on someone else, he was always mesmerized by how Gretel looked. Gretel was starting to catch on and was getting rather annoyed by it.
"Uhh…"
"Cashier. Rob, you're going to be working at the cashier today. You're going to interact with other people instead of being in the back of the store."
The tactician sighed. So this was his punishment for being late. He slowly eyed Sheik who was sitting on the counter next to the cashier and playing a rather mocking melody with his harp when she told him that.
"But you know I'm terrible with people-"
"You got to get over that anti-social behavior eventually. I'm going to be in the back with Agitha and Phosphora. If something happens, don't be afraid to call for me."
The back of the shop was where all the sweets were being made. It was the best part of the place in Rob's mind since it was the quietest area. He was able to watch Gretel make the sweets while learning how to make them himself. Soon, he wouldn't be like the other Smashers who relied on Peach to make most of the meals in the mansion. He would be able to make his own sweets…but of course he would give them to Shulk since he wanted to do something for his roommate.
As Gretel went into the back of the shop, Rob took his position behind the cash register. He continued to glare at Sheik who changed the song from that mocking one to Serenade of Water to keep the tranquility that returned to the candy shop that the gang was all here.
"You know, you could have woken me up." Rob snarled seeing how relaxed the Sheikah was being. "What if I was fired?"
"Even if you are late, you would not be fired. Gretel cherishes you as a friend and would hate to see you upset." Sheik answered rather quickly between playing softer strings on the harp.
"But…that shouldn't be the case…" The tactician murmured. "We may be friends, but she is my boss. I don't want our friendship to interfere with our working relationship."
"At times like these, it is best to clear your mind. You think too much of how others perceive you, yet only those you cherish deeply are the only people you should care about."
"Says you…I would like to keep my reputation, thanks."
Sheik shook his head in annoyance. There was a tournament recently that surprised everyone. Because of Gretel's coaching the day before the tournament and training with Pit, Rob was actually able to win the Smash tournament. It had thirty-two contestants, so not all the Smashers could participate. However, Rob was always considered "free" because of how bad he was in comparison to his sister. This wasn't the case of course. Rob usually had a terrible bracket and it was always single elimination whenever it was those mini-tournaments. When the tournament becomes double elimination with two out of three sets (and three out of five when it was winner's/loser's quarters), Rob was given time to change his strategy and download his opponent. When he was allowed to adapt in these types of tournaments, he performed way better than his sister.
The best part of the tournament was Rob was sent into losers early by Mewtwo, but had an amazing loser's bracket won. Soon he was able to get to grand finals and win the tournament. Granted, Rosalina, Bayonetta, Cloud and a few others that Rob hated fighting weren't in the tournament, but he was able to deal with Sheik in losers final and beat Cory in grand finals.
As a result of winning, Rob was getting more respect recently in Smashopolis and he wanted to hold onto that reputation as long as he could. Rob had doubts he would lose the next tournament, so he wanted to just be noticed for a while longer. This included not being late and being scolded by Gretel.
"Reputation is not everything."
"You're just upset that I beat you."
Sheik stopped playing to stare at Rob for that comment before sighing.
"Cory has a wonderful spirit. She never gives up even when I cornered her at the end. Even someone like me can lose their drive after having a lead in that final match and losing it due to overconfidence."
Rob would have made a retort, but knew that arguing with Sheik wasn't going to work. Sheik liked taking the "mature route" in order to win an argument without saying, "I'm going to be the bigger person and stop the conversation".
"Pink…why are you slacking off?" Rob asked annoyed that the young mayor was busy freaking out about something that was happening outside instead of getting the shop ready. "You have to make sure the candy is arranged perfectly."
"B-B-But, there's this really creepy man standing outside! I don't want to open the door for him!" Pink stuttered.
Again, Sheik stopped playing his harp to observe the pink Villager. Rob waited for Sheik to react but the ninja expected the tactician to get the door.
"Honestly, you're going to overwork me before the day even begins." Rob continued to snark as he walked away from the cashier and headed toward the door.
Immediately, Rob shivered the minute he opened the door. He regretted opening it seeing who this creepy man was. The man was a slime monster, and like Suu, he had a humanoid appearance. However, what set him apart from her is that he looked more like a blob. Purple eyes stared into Rob's brown ones as the tactician instinctively took a step back. Ever since dealing with Suu, Rob didn't want to deal with another slime monster. Suu was cute, but she didn't understand she was hurting the Smashers. Rob had to deal with the fact she didn't know better. This male slime though…
"…Can I help you?" Rob asked suspiciously.
The answer Rob got was the slime monster grabbing at his arm. The magician let out a surprised yelp as the slime tried to drag him out of the candy shop. His body froze feeling the slime stick to his right arm. Because he woke up late, he didn't bother taking his Levin Sword or his tomes with him. He didn't have any way to protect himself, so all he could do is shout at the slime to let go of him.
Pink had no idea what to do. She didn't know what she could use to diffuse the situation quickly. She ended up taking a watering can and watering the slime to get his attention. It was surprisingly effective as the slime ended up staring at the little girl.
"Please, release him." Pink warned the slime. "I'll do more than just water you."
The two Smashers failed to notice that Sheik had gotten off the table and played a quick melody that summoned a whirlpool of water that miraculously missed the two Smashers and hit the slime monster directly. The slime couldn't handle being swallowed by the whirlpool and dissolved instantly inside of it.
"Monster, return to the darkness." Sheik said simply after killing it. "Rob, the slime did not harm you I assume?"
"N-No…I'm just a little shaken…that's all…"
Pink was still panicking even after the slime was killed. She rushed outside despite Rob telling her to stay put. The two Smashers ended up following after Pink to see why she was still scared. She was now pointing toward the main TV that was built into Smash Arena. Most of the Smashers ignored the TV because the reporter would talk about the upcoming tournament, the tournament ranking of the Smasher, the weather and other non-important things. This time, it was breaking news concerning what was going on at the current moment.
There were multiple reporters in Smashopolis with many guest stars. The two people who were usually doing the reporting were Sonic's friend Ulala or the quiet demon girl Plenair (who never said anything and let Ulala do the talking). Sometimes, Callie and Marie would show up when they weren't in Inkopolis usually to mention when the next Splatfest was. The reporter now was one of the main commentators of the Smash tournaments though. He was a male wraith named Cosine. He was usually really quiet when commentating, but he complimented the second commentator very well due to his knowledge of how the rules of the tournament are. His stoic expression was gone when reporting on the crisis going on now. It was apparent something was wrong though due to the lack of people that were around Grimm's Candy Shop.
"EVERYONE, PLEASE STAY IN YOUR HOMES!" Cosine could be heard screaming. "THERE IS A SLIME INVASION GOING ON. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET RID OF THE SLIME. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, DO NOT GET IN CONTACT WITH THESE SLIMES. THE SLIME WILL ABSORB YOU AND YOU WILL DIE."
It was funny how Cosine would show what was happening to some of the citizens while not helping them when they needed it. There was someone in that room that was recording what was happening outside of the Smash Arena and people were indeed getting eaten alive. People were running away from the slime trying not to get caught. Because they were multiplying, it was hard to avoid them. The minute they grabbed you, they started sucking you up inside of it until you just vanished. Rob felt his stomach churn seeing these people getting eaten because they were too slow. Some of these slimes weren't just eating them either. Others have resorted to raping their caught victims as they screamed and begged to be released. Cosine said they were going to try and handle the situation, but seeing how the broadcast was shut off soon after his announcement, chances are that nothing was going to get done immediately.
"Oh Gods…" Rob muttered. "This is not happening…"
"What is happening?"
Gretel ended up coming outside seeing how the Smashers were missing from their spots. She would have scolded him if she didn't see what was happening before then.
Because the people have scattered throughout Smashopolis instead of going inside buildings, they were running to areas where the slime could easily get to them. A woman saw the candy shop and the people outside and proceeded to run to him. The slime that was following her was faster than the others. It had no problem reaching out and grabbing at her legs causing the woman to fall down.
Her earsplitting scream caused Rob to tremble as she was dragged toward the slime. She kicked and screamed, but the slime wasn't going to let go. The slime made a small "hum" noise and covered its victim with its body. Her screams were muffled as her clothes were melting away leaving her body exposed to the slime.
"What is going on…" Gretel couldn't help but murmuring seeing the horrible sight in front of her. "This…"
"Stay back." Sheik ordered the confectioner as he started to play that melody again that created the whirlpool. Despite the warning Cosine give, Sheik dashed forward after using the whirlpool and played Serenade of Water. This created a water barrier around the Sheikah that gave him protection against the slime. The slime didn't care about Sheik due to its victim. The moment Sheik touched the slime it started to feel the pain. It weakly tried to fight back, but Sheik took out his kunai and slammed it down where the two eyeballs are.
Sheik acted so quickly that he was able to save the woman. However, she was unconscious. Phosphora and Agitha came out of the candy shop to see what the commotion was about only to see the end of what had occurred.
"Sheik, that was…"
Gretel didn't get to finish her sentence. Sheik had lifted the unconscious naked woman off the ground and carried her toward the group.
"She is safe for now." Sheik said simply. "It is not instant death if you have the right tools to dispose these monsters safely."
The only thing on Rob's mind though was how he needed to get back to the mansion. The other Smashers could handle this. He was helpless without his weapons and was a sitting duck. All he could do was wait inside the candy shop.
Cosine's instructions proved to be moot as they found out almost immediately. The slime monsters were eating everything in sight. As they became more powerful, they started going after buildings. However…there was a wonderful smell in the air that was attracting them to Grimm's Candy Shop.
"…Rob…do you have a weapon?" Gretel asked as she saw the slime on the higher buildings nearby drop down near her shop. They were the slimes' next victims.
"N-No…I left them on my bed…"
"I see. Phosphora…go warn the Smashers of the problem occurring in Smashopolis. They might already know what is happening, but I trust you'll get help from your Goddess."
Phosphora was rather dazed at what just happened. It happened so fast, and she was asked to do something quickly. She is Lightning Flash Phosphora after all.
"You don't need to tell me twice."
She was quick to zip away before the slime could do anything about it. They wouldn't be able to catch her in the air anyway.
"Rob, watch over this lady and Agitha. You do not have a weapon, therefore you are in danger if you stay out here."
Rob flinched at her words. It was his fault that he didn't have a weapon in the first place. He had to comply. Fortunately, the lady wasn't heavy and Rob wasn't that weak when Sheik handed her over to Rob. Agitha puffed her cheeks in annoyance.
"I want to help!"
"Agitha, I do not want those gooey things touching you." Gretel told her. "Please watch over Rob."
"But Pink is fighting."
"…Why am I fighting?" Pink had to ask still scared at what was going on.
"You have a watering can that can be refilled. These slime hate water. All you have to do is water them and you will do fine." Gretel reminded the young mayor. "Plus, don't you want a sample of slime for your museum?"
Pink liked this idea and jumped on the idea of fighting with Gretel. The pink haired witch hunter didn't even need to exchange words to Sheik. He knew what his role was.
"Gretel, I will protect everyone in this shop with my life." Sheik said in a serious tone. "I swear as a member of the Sheikah tribe."
Gretel blushed at the declaration. Using her magic, she manifested a lollipop like sword in front of her. Once she grabbed it, she was ready for combat.
"Honestly, this is such a hassle. I hate fighting, but I will not let my friends be hurt."
Rob never felt so useless at that moment. He should be fighting out there, but now he had to go back inside and treat the lady. At the very least there was a staff inside the candy shop for him to use. The tactician could only hope Shulk could get to them on time before things took a turn for the worse.
Not all the Smashers were in Smashopolis when the news got out about the slime invasion. These were the lucky Smashers seeing as how they wouldn't have to deal with the shenanigans that was going to occur later. Bayonetta for example ended up taking the Corrin twins somewhere. Cloud would say it was Vigrid for whatever reason and he wasn't invited. He was stuck listening to the news and watching the chaos unfold with some of the other Smashers who were in the mansion. The weather man did say it was going to be a sunny day, so most Smashers went out, but seeing as how the weather turned cloudy really fast combined with the slime invasion, and you were in for a terrible day.
Cloud, Zelda, and the other Goddesses in the mansion (minus Phosphora) were watching from the fifth floor. Rosalina had projected the image of what was happening in Smashopolis instead of going downstairs and watching it with the rest of the Smashers. It was easier to get a better view of what was going on in the streets and it was far from pretty. Zelda paled seeing what was going on and Cloud had made a mental note to stay inside.
"So much for the slime problem being taken care of." Viridi mocked seeing the slime multiplying after consuming some random car that was parked on the street.
"These slime are multiplying at an alarming rate." Palutena stated the obvious.
"I wonder what's allowing them to speed up the process."
"Isn't it obvious? Whenever they consume something, they grow bigger or multiply or both!" Viridi shouted. "It's so disgusting how even eating grass can get them to multiply."
"Who is that powerful to be able to do this?" Zelda asked Rosalina. "Is there a way to stop it?"
"Water." Rosalina said simply. "Give it a few hours and the rain might come in. However, the damage would already be done. We cannot allow people to die from these slime."
"Too late for that." Cloud murmured seeing some poor Toad get swallowed whole by the green slime. "I'm so glad there are no slime monsters in my world…"
Palutena did have an idea on who could be the one to cause the slime invasion. In the back of her mind, she recalled two witches messing with the Summoning Gate and complaining about how it wasn't working properly. The slime girl Suu was brought up, so Palutena assumed they were the ones who took her out of her world by accident. If they were the cause of this, they needed to be brought to Master Hand and chastised.
Outside of their room, Palutena could hear Pit shouting to Shulk about something. The green haired Goddess was aware those two weren't on the best of terms, but this really wasn't the time to be fighting.
"Are you stupid? You can't go out there after that announcement! You're allergic to slime, remember?!"
"I can't sit here! I got to find Rob! He went to work and is stuck in the middle of the invasion!"
"Rob can handle himself! He has Sheik with him."
"But…"
At this point, Phosphora had finally reached the mansion at lightning speed as her nickname suggested. Phosphora was rather pale though when she returned.
"Viridi, you here?"
"Phosphora! What's that condition out there?"
"It's like really bad! Those slimes are dangerous and are attacking everyone they can get their hands on. If we don't do something, Smashopolis will be eaten once the slime come together and form one being!"
Shulk's paranoia ended up winning over logic. He immediately activated Monado Speed and sped off to the roof before switching to Monado Jump to have an easier landing when he jumped from the roof to the first floor. He probably took some damage, but the seer didn't care about that. He switched back to Monado Speed and rushed toward Smashopolis.
"You stupid alien! Get back here!"
"I don't think he can hear you Pitstain."
Dark Pit had returned from Skyworld and wasn't pleased that he was caught in this invasion. Knowing Palutena, she was going to tell them to follow Shulk and would loan them the Power of Flight in order to do so.
"Pit, Dark Pit," Palutena began as she opened the door to her room. "Gear up and prepare for combat. We got to stop the slime invasion."
Dark Pit rolled his eyes as a result. He should have stayed in Skyworld a day longer if he was going to be overworked again.
Despite Cosine's warning, Lana was determined to save as many people as possible. She had the knowledge that slimes hated water, so all she needed was her Deku Stick to deal with the slime. Cia just wanted to find the Summoning Gate and end this madness. Helping Lana meant having to see the people suffer because of her mistake. People were getting eaten in front of them. Lana couldn't save everyone, and her heart broke every time she failed to save someone who was begging for assistance. If that wasn't bad enough, there were slime that were taking women and young men and raping them in the streets before transforming them into slime. The Black Witch wanted to throw up seeing the sight. Attempting to help those people with her dark magic only made it worse. These slime monsters thrived on dark energy and her magic made them stronger.
We need to find the Summoning Gate quickly. Cia thought to herself as she smacked a slime away from her with her whip. These slime monsters are only going to get bigger and stronger.
The two hear a familiar scream in the crowd. The two sorceresses rushed over to where the scream was and were surprised to see Inigo of all people being attacked by the slime. While the citizens were running everywhere, Inigo tried to hide, but that backfired on him and he was cornered. That was why he was screaming for help. He didn't have a sword with him to fight back (and even then it wasn't going to do much), so all he could do was be a distressed prince.
Lana was quick with summoning water from her stick in order to drown the slime that were near Inigo.
"I'm saved!" Inigo declared thinking the worse was done.
Lana would have said something but Cia beat her to it.
"What is the lecherous prince doing out here? Shouldn't you be with your momma?"
The prince of Ylisse frowned hearing this. He looked ready to cry…almost.
"That's…I lost sight of mother." Inigo admitted. "We were going to meet with Chrom and Lucina, but then the announcement happened and we got separated in the crowd and I went to go hide and…oh god…what if she's dead?!"
"You would be dead too." Cia answered him rather quickly. "How about you be a good little prince and go hide."
"I'll take you somewhere safe!" Lana volunteered. She said it a peppy voice that Cia wondered if she was even effected with what was going on around her. "Who knows! We might be able to find your mother while I'm escorting you. Don't worry! My weapon can protect me from the slime."
"R-Really?"
"These slime hate water. That's all you need to know." The white haired sorceress stated. "Lana, I expect you not to mess this up too."
"Come on Cia! I didn't know that this was going to happen!"
"I told you it was a bad idea to use the Summoning Gate, and looked what happened."
Scolding her light half now wasn't going to change anything. It was best to let Lana play the role as escort while Cia went to search for the Summoning Gate on her own. She was forced to promise Lana though that if she found Olivia first to drop what she was doing and come back to her. The Black Witch had no time for that, but Lana felt it was necessary to save as many people as possible.
While Lana was escorting Inigo to a safe place, Cia went to hunt for Olivia. Olivia was a smart queen. She would stay in a safe place where she wouldn't risk getting hurt. She was pregnant after all. As for Chrom and Lucina…as long as Lucina was there, Chrom wouldn't be caught by these demons.
Cia needed to figure out where she wanted to go first. With all the slime in Smashopolis, she couldn't pinpoint where the Summoning Gate was. All she knew was that there was a huge gathering of slime in one area and that area lead to Grimm's Candy Shop. Recognizing why the slime were heading in one direction, Cia made a mad dash (well not really. When she runs, she's hovering over the ground) toward that area smacking slime with her whip as she went. She easily avoided confrontation unlike Lana who would be killing all the slime that got in her way.
What Cia wanted when reaching her destination was the Summoning Gate. All she saw was Sheik being a one-man army with his combos. He was already overpowered in Smash. Now, he was just destroying the slime that came his way with whirlpools of water summoned from his harp. Sheik was obviously protecting someone. It wasn't Gretel. She was tired from fighting the slime monsters that kept on coming, but she could handle herself. Pink was a little girl who couldn't hold the watering can forever. No…inside was where Rob was. He poked his head outside despite being told to stay inside. As the healer, he had to keep a close eye on them after all.
"And of course the slime monsters are after him…" Cia grumbled to herself. "When isn't a demon after Rob at this point? Honestly, he should just kill Grima inside of him if he wants these demons to stop trying to put their dick up his ass…"
Eventually, Gretel would lose control of herself. Her hair would change from pink to a weird shade of green. The candy clothes she had on would vanish into thin air and replaced with dark chocolate that would only cover her private parts. The serious expression she had would change to one of a hyena as her lollipop weapon was changed to ice claws of sorts.
"Gretel, Gretel, Gretel…you can't expect to fight these goons off and not let me have some fun."
Sheik glared at the person who was standing by his side. "Hansel…"
"It's been a while, you prick." Hansel said with a laugh. "You are such a stress reliever to Gretel that you won't let me come out."
"That was the plan. You're reckless."
"But I get the job done. Like right now!"
Hansel was careless. Gretel was standing next to Rob for a reason. Hansel rushed in front of him and cut down the slime. Due to having ice claws, it had a similar effect to water and it did work to an extent. The slime stuck to his claws would simply be frozen solid and then crushed after Hansel replaced his claws when it broke off him.
Rob was left wide open. Cia could see that from a distance. Against her better judgement, she shot a ball of dark magic at Rob when a slime slipped past the fighters. Rob gasped seeing the slime reach out to grab him again but the ball hit the slime. It stunned the slime allowing for Sheik to react quickly and destroy it with the whirlpool of water.
"You really need to watch your ass." Cia said out loud. Rob could hear the taunting voice and glared in her direction. "And you're supposed to be our winner of the recent Smash tournament."
"Who are…" Rob began to speak but he clutched his head in pain. He knew he met this woman somewhere but didn't know where. Meanwhile, Sheik apparently knew who she was.
"…What have you done? What are you planning?" Sheik asked darkly. "You better speak quickly, or you might end up like the rest of the monsters here."
"Speaking to me that way won't change anything." Cia said with a laugh. "Besides, this mess is all Lana's fault. This is what happens when someone as inexperienced as her gets a hand on the Summoning Gate. The original slime managed to grab it after it escaped from the summoning."
Cia had to lie about what happened to save face. She would never admit that she was at fault again for smacking the slime away after what happened with Suu. Sheik could probably tell that Cia was lying, but what led to the Summoning Gate being stolen wasn't top priority.
"…So it was a Summoning Gate mishap…" Sheik muttered to himself annoying Rob greatly.
"Hey, are you going to tell me who this woman is? You sound like you know her."
"…So if it's from the Summoning Gate, is there a way to reverse the damage?" Sheik questioned ignoring the question that Rob asked him.
Cia shot another ball of dark magic at another slime closing in behind her. This was one of the weaker ones so she didn't have to worry about a surprise attack.
"Of course. I either get the Summoning Gate back and force the slime back to where it came from, or someone here like one of the Goddess make it rain to eliminate all the slime. The weather is being stubborn today."
Knowing that Rob wasn't going to get a direct answer about who the Black Witch was, the male tactician resorted to asking another question.
"Why are these slime after me?" He asked rather annoyed. "They're all gathering here and all they do is try to grab me!"
"It's the blood that runs through your veins." The white haired sorceress answered. "You can ask me later how I know you have Grima's blood in your veins. Demons love the smell of the Fell Dragon and are drawn towards the scent. It's too bad that it's in a weak human body."
She didn't need to tell him that in previous timelines that some of these demons succeeded in having their way with him just to get a taste of Grima's power (which they never got). She also didn't need to tell him that because Robin shared the same blood as him that demons were attracted to her too. The female tactician was usually with Henry, so she was usually safe unlike Rob. Only a few timelines would a demon be smart enough to go after both twins to try and take Grima's power from them (even if Robin no longer had Grima living inside of her).
As Cia was explaining this, the slimes had stopped going after the group. The slime monster had done enough damage and multiplied enough that it was ready for phase two. The slimes in that area were coming together to form a giant slime that would more than a sprinkle of water to defeat. The slimes formed together so fast that the group didn't have that much time to react…
It took time for the angel twins to get their weapons together. They only had specific weapons at the mansion that were meant for combat in Smash. Pit would need to go back to Skyworld to get one of the many weapons needed for specific missions like the one now. Since they were dealing with slime, they needed weapons that could deal water damage. Unfortunately, there weren't that many good ones that Pit had access to at the very moment. Pit wanted the Aquarius Blade so much, but he just had to loan it to Juliet because "it was so important to her" despite having a kusarigama as a weapon. This left Pit with a Kraken Arm that he nicknamed Squishy (earning a facepalm from Rosalina for whatever reason) and Dark Pit with a Poseidon cannon. The dark angel had a heavier weapon, so he had to fly more slowly due to its weight. However, the cannon allowed him to hit a large area and easily clear a path for Shulk. The Monado boy was searching everywhere for Rob and ended up finding other Smashers. Against his better judgement, he told the Smashers to stay inside while asking them where Rob was. They would all say he should be at Grimm's Candy Shop with Sheik, but Shulk needed to be certain. He didn't a vision at all concerning Rob's fate, so he had no idea if he was still in one piece.
Rob's scream would make Shulk realize he was too late in saving him. The small slime had all combined into one big one and continued to grow larger. Pit and Dark Pit were too late in getting to Grimm's Candy Shop. The slime monster had successfully knocked everyone but Rob into the ocean when they tried to attack it. It then created a tentacle from its body and wrapped itself around Rob. Besides screaming, Rob would shout "Not again!"
"God dammit!" Hansel cursed as he clung to Sheik. That was a bad idea seeing as how Sheik couldn't really deal with Hansel's weight.
"Heavy…"
The slime could care less about the group it knocked into the ocean from its attack. Now, the slime was heading toward Smash Arena where the broadcast was. Rob squirmed in the slime's grip, but he couldn't break free. When he resisted, he felt the slime squeeze around him causing the magician to groan in pain.
The angel twins attempted to get him out of the situation, but their weapons weren't that effective against the giant sized slime demon. A large amount was needed that the two weapons weren't giving. Pit cursed how they wasted their time just for these weapons to not work.
The slime didn't want to deal with any more nuisances. It didn't care who or what it hit with its slimy tentacles. It just wanted Pit and Dark Pit to stop trying to take its prey away. Dark Pit had a harder time dodging due to having the cannon so he attempted to keep his distance. Pit was able to stay next to Rob as he tried to shoot the Kraken Arm from close range.
"Come on! This is just a small portion! Why isn't it working?"
"P-Pit!"
Pit had to fly away before he got smacked by the tentacle. The angel captain would have been fine, but Dark Pit was the target of this slime monster. The dark angel cursed as he braced himself for the attack. Pit rushed toward his twin in an attempt to protect him. They were able to avoid that particular hit, but they weren't lucky the next one afterward due to a combination of the Power of Flight running out (and Palutena warning Pit too late to prepare Dark Pit for the same fate) and the slime swinging its tentacles widely. Dark Pit was the lucky twin because he was sent downwards towards Smashopolis. Lana just happened to be below the slime when she saw the dark angel be knocked out of the sky. Quickly, she summoned the Deku Tree to soften Dark Pit's landing. Pit wasn't so lucky in comparison. When he was hit, he was sent flying into a nearby roof of a corporate building. A familiar logo was on it and Pit was fortunate that he didn't break said logo, or he would be paying out of his pocket.
The angel twins were the perfect distraction for Shulk though. He managed to get jump to higher ground to get close to the slime monster without being detected. Shulk did need to use his Shadow Eye art to make sure that the slime didn't notice him. Shulk activated Monado Purge hoping that this would allow him to save Rob. The brown eyed tactician caught a glimpse of Shulk's red blade and thought he would be saved.
There was a reason why fighting slime with physical based attacks were useless. As powerful as the Monado was, the blade went through the slime not allowing Shulk to cut the tentacle to the point where he could grab Rob and jump away before he found himself poisoned.
Shulk, if you are not careful, you will be impaled, poisoned or both. Alvis warned him.
"I know that Alvis! But what am I supposed to do?!"
"S-Shulk…look out!"
The slime finally took notice of Shulk and retaliated with slamming his tentacle into Shulk's chest. The Monado boy was lucky that he was able to use Monado Shield at that point because that would been a deadly blow with how close he was to the actual slime. The seer still ended up being sent flying despite being protected by Monado Shield. No roof was safe as long as the slime invasion was occurring as Shulk ended up slamming into one of the rooftops as well.
"SHULK!" Rob cried out as he started to struggle again. "Now you've done it! You better release me right now!"
Rob had to check to see if Shulk was okay, but he couldn't. No matter how much he kicked, there was no way he was going to get away. In cases like this, he wished he wasn't so scrawny.
The slime monster finally reached its destination at Smash Arena where it would start to slither on top of the building. Rob was puzzled at what it wanted to do, but once he saw that the slime demon was capable of hijacking the signal that allowed messages to show up, the tactician felt his heart bound expecting something terrible to befall him.
Why would the slime monster need to hijack the television in Smashopolis? If it was just going to eat people, then there was no need to take over. Unless…
"Gahh! What are you doing?! Let go!"
The slime wasted no time melting the robe that Rob was wearing once it was certain that the tactician was on the TV. The intention of the monster was clear at this point. Rob let out a terrified cry as the slimy tentacles held him in a way where he couldn't escape. He forgot to breathe when he saw the lower portion of his clothes melt away by the slimy substance the slime monster was oozing. The monster was forcing him to spread his legs for all of Smashopolis to see. Rob's cheeks turned red from shame being put in this horrible predicament.
"S-Stop you fiend! How dare you do this to me?!"
No matter how much he yelled at the slime monster, the thing wasn't going to listen to him. Rob didn't want to think that after all of his hard work in winning one of the major Smash tournaments and finally earning some respect in the mansion that it would all be for nothing if the slime monster did what he thought it was going to do. The slime had already formed a small tentacle in front of his face causing him to tremble at the sight.
"No…someone…he-"
The slime monster wasn't going to let him finish his sentence. It was going to attempt to take Rob's power through...unusual means. Rob couldn't do anything but whimper and submit to the slime monster.
While the slime was having its way with the poor tactician, Shulk was slowly standing up after that not quite fatal hit. His vision was rather blurry and his body was heavy. He forced himself to stand up hearing Rob's cries. The seer had to help his roommate in any way he could, but Shulk felt ready to collapse at that point.
"Shulk, I think the slime has poisoned you." Shulk could hear Alvis speak through the Monado. "You must be cautious."
The blond couldn't take Alvis' advice though. He needed to save Rob now. Even if his legs were shaking, he knew he had to attack the slime and get Rob out of its nasty grip. Shulk was having difficulty activating Monado Jump though due to the strong poison.
In the meantime, Palutena had sent Pit the violin needed for the plan. The green haired Goddess had spoken to the weather angel in charge of spring weather and told Pit that Raine was ready to let it pour. She just needed the signal in order to use the weather as a weapon against the slime. In the short time, Sheik already ran up one of the buildings of Smashopolis to get on top of the roof along with Pit. The Sheikah had his harp in his hands ready to play The Song of Storms. Even if Sheik was injured and was soaking wet, he was determined to save his friend from the slime menace.
"Man, it's a shame that Link can't play The Song of Storms." Viridi could be heard complaining to Palutena. "I would love to see him perform."
"I think the Twilight era Link is one of the few Links incapable of playing an instrument." Palutena reminded her.
Viridi just let out another sigh knowing that it was pointless trying to add Link to the plan when he couldn't contribute to anything.
"Pit, Sheik, I hope you two are ready to play. It will be the signal that Raine will need to get the rain pouring in the Smash Brothers Realm."
Pit and Sheik had their instruments in position as Palutena started the countdown. Sheik glared at the slime that continued to rape the tactician. The Sheikah noticed that Rob's skin color was changing. You would think it would turn green like the slime, but Sheik saw that Rob's skin was changing to a dark purple color. What sort of magic was this slime monster using? Was Rob being exposed to the slime for too long causing his skin color to change? What if he became one with the slime if they took too long?
"Three…two…one…now!"
Once Palutena finished her countdown, the two Smashers began to play their instruments. Sheik had memorized almost every song taught to him while Pit was an expert in video games to know a song as famous as this one. The Song of Storms as the name implied did have some impact on the weather. Upon hearing the melody, the weather angel made it rain from the heavens above.
The slime looked up toward the sky and started to bubble up almost immediately when raindrops hit the slime. The rain was like acid falling down on the slime was quickly killing it off the longer it was exposed to water. The original slime that had its grip on Rob was quickly starting to lose it. In panic, the thing pulled out of the tactician in multiple places allowing the white haired Smasher to breathe again. Only a disappointed moan escaped Rob's lips feeling the slime tentacle in his mouth leave him.
At last Shulk was finally able to activate Monado Jump despite the poison that was running through his veins again. He leaped into the air with Monado in hand and brought his sword down on the slime. Because the slime was panicking, it didn't have time to swat Shulk away this time and had the portion that was holding Rob captive cut away from its original body. Shulk quickly caught Rob as he fell through. Before the slime could retaliate, the Homs had quickly jumped away to safer ground.
The slime started to dissolve the more the rain fell on it. It couldn't fight back much less run away to where it was dry. It was forced to shrink down until it was nothing but a puddle of green water. The same thing applied to the other slimes. Shulk paid no heed to the monster that had caused problems for him. His mind was focused solely on the shorter Smasher. The blond was stunned at how cold Rob's body was. Yes, he was exposed to the slime for a long period of time, but his body shouldn't be freezing cold to the point where Rob could die from hypothermia.
"Rob, you're safe now. You're with me…Rob?!"
After making sure that Dark Pit was going to be okay if she left him alone, Lana used the combination of her nimble feet and the wind that came from using the Deku Spear to fly up toward the building where the Summoning Gate was placed and grab it. There were still some slime coming out of it, but now the slime monsters were in complete panic when it started raining.
"Hey! If you want to live, you better get back into the Summoning Gate and stay there!"
The White Witch was quick to push whatever slime was leaking out of the Summoning Gate back inside. She was certain that whatever wasn't washed away was now sent back to the world she accidentally summoned the slime from. Lana let out a sigh of relief as she wanted to sit back and relax. She couldn't though. She knew she messed up this time. Rob actually got assaulted because of her summons and his life was now on the line. Lana only had to look up to higher ground where Shulk was standing with Rob to see that.
"Rob, please…wake up! Don't go to sleep!" Shulk cried out seeing Rob's eyelids slowly closing. "Dammit…Rob!"
They needed to go to the hospital quickly. At this rate, Rob wasn't going to last if he stayed in the rain for too long…
Me: TBC with 10143 words. Notes!
1. I established in Sweet Friendship that Rob is rather fascinated with Gretel due to being a person he can vent to about his issues in Smash. Gretel is from QB and like in this story, she runs a candy shop of sorts in Mel Fair Land. Because she is listed as a witch hunter, I have her traveling and settling down in a place where there is a known witch to make sure nothing extreme happens.
I have yet to write the story where Gretel is shown to hire the other Smashers who work at her place. Gretel for whatever reason is rich because of how popular her sweet brands are that rivals Peach in terms of sweetness (but I established in the Queen's Blade ficlet that Peach is still the better baker). In the Sheik ficlet, I establish that Gretel is in a relationship with him along with allowing him to work without actually doing anything in the shop besides play the harp (it gives a soothing feel to the shop, but Sheik is still a slacker). The story where Rob, Sheik, Pink Villager, Phosphora and Agitha are all hired at the same time is called Happiness of the Marionette and while it doesn't focus on them (it's not a happy story), they would play a huge role. Also, Agitha did show up in Do as I Say (Not as I Do) story and the reason she's there is because she works for Gretel. It's a casual mention without addressing it in a previous fic. I chose Agitha due to how she's an innocent girl close to the Golden Land and Gretel would want her close even if Agitha is harmless. Pink took the job because she gets to have free candy after work (and money). Phosphora was chosen because she wouldn't be the type to hang around in the mansion. Plus, I list her as a demi-Goddess so she would associate with humans more and Gretel is a very patient individual, so she would be able to keep up with her.
2. I did check the Final Fantasy Wiki and FFVII is one of the few games that doesn't have the Flan enemy. It would be ironic then that Cloud would have no idea how to deal with them and just sit back.
3. Sheik using YX in the game is why Sheik is the best character in Hyrule Warriors as she is in Smash. He summons a pillar of water that catches any enemy and sends them flying. If he plays the harp, he creates a water barrier that prevents him from taking up to four hearts of damage. This can be refreshed every time you get another water symbol. So outside of Smash, that's literally just Sheik being overpowered. Why can Sheik use this despite not being from the Hyrule Warriors timeline? Except TP Link, the all the Zelda characters can use their weapons and abilities they have in Hyrule Warriors. I already had Ganondorf make a reference to it in Dream Galaxy and if I used Zelda and Toon Link more in my stories, you would see them using their abilities too. Although in the Kizuna story, I did casually mention that Zelda has her rapier despite not having one in Smash.
4. Pit was knocked into the Nintendo building if you didn't get the joke. I wanted to have a scene of someone who looked like Sakurai scold Pit for that, but then I realized that any cameo of someone of Nintendo showing up in a story like this is really out of place especially what happens to Rob immediately afterwards.
5. Both Lana and Cia have their level 1 weapons unless specifically states. Both of them will get their level 3 story in a later story (concerning their relationship with Dark Pit like how Future in my Hand is her "resolve" story concerning Dark Pit).
That's it. Reviews are appreciated! Ja ne!