Author Notes: Alright, who's up for some backstory and character building? This was pretty difficult to write since I've never done my own original character before. I hope I did a decent job on creating a story for my OC. Fair warning, some parts may be very uncomfortable to read, if you're not a fan you can turn away from the story.

Here is the story of Artemis, the daughter of Dark Pit and Lucina.

Inside of the Smash Mansion, 2nd floor.

Dark Pit is walking down the hallway heading to Lucina's room. He has his head down still pondering about the recent event that happened. Having a child was never something Dark Pit ever thought about. He thought after forcibly getting married and being Ylisse's new prince that that was it. Now he finds out that he has a daughter with Lucina in the future. The dark angel didn't know what to think. It definitely scares him that he's a father, but he wasn't angry about it. Dark Pit groans as he holds his head in frustration.

Something else was making the dark angel fidgety. He slightly turns his head to see his daughter Artemis just three feet behind him. Ever since she introduced herself, she's just been following behind him.

Dark Pit couldn't just ignore her any further, he needed to say something. He stop and turns to Artemis, she stops too. "Could you stop following me around?! You're creeping me out and I feel uncomfortable!"

"My apologies...father..." Artemis replies.

"Stop calling me your dad!" Dark Pit yells out of frustration.

Artemis just stared at Dark Pit, no showing of any hurt or fear from the sudden outburst. She just kept that same emotionless expression even though she found herself not looking at the dark angels' eyes "I am sorry...I see that I have become a nuisance to you. If your wish is for me to leave you alone, then I will oblige."

The dark angel girl was beginning to turn around and walk away. Immediately, Dark Pit starts feeling regretful and sighs. "Stop." Artemis stops and turns back to Dark Pit. "I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I'm still trying to wrap my head around everything. After being forced to get married, starting a family was the last thing on my mind."

"Forced? I was always told that you and mother had a very happy marriage."

"Hmph, they didn't tell you on why we got married. It was due to a law in Ylisse, it was either marry or get executed. I think you deserve to know the truth."

"I'm not surprised. Hiding any negative stigma to avoid public backlash is how you keep the citizens blind. Higher ups do it all the time."

"You sure know about politics."

"I learned from you father. Don't trust anybody because the world is just filled with snakes. I learned that the hard way…" Artemis growls with venom in her voice.

Dark Pit notices Artemis's furiously shaking her fist. Something was definitely bothering her, he did want to know what has happened to her. "Come on, let's go meet up with Lucina. I'm sure she wants to know more about you."

"Yes...Let us go to mother."

The two dark angels continue to make their way to Lucina's room. The rest of the walk was rather silent. Dark Pit looks back a few times to check on Artemis who continued to look down to the ground with some anger in her eyes. This is the first time Artemis has shown emotion since she arrived. They eventually arrive at their destination. Lucina was speaking with her father about the children that showed up in the further future from her own timeline. She turns to see Dark Pit and Artemis and acknowledges their presence. The dark angel slowly closes the door behind him and leans against the wall. Even though he wanted to talk, he still had the bad habit of remaining distant from who he was talking to.

"Dark Pit, you're here with Artemis. I was just explaining everything to my father." Lucina says.

Chrom walks up to Artemis and crouches down to her height. "So you're my granddaughter? It's nice to meet the future princess of Ylisse." He smiles.

"King Chrom...It is a pleasure to see you again." Artemis bows.

"No need to be formal with me, I'm a grandfather. You can call me grandpa Chrom, gramps, grandpappy Chrom."

"I would much rather not call you those names. It is unbefitting to refer to the king as those names, even if they are of blood." Artemis responds coldly.

Chrom starts to feel a little uncomfortable with how direct Artemis is. Lucina would've acted embarrassed, but Artemis remained stoic "Alright then." Chrom stands up. "You also referred to me as King. So that means I'm still alive?"

Artemis nods. "Yes. You, Queen Sumia, and Princess Cynthia are all still alive ruling Ylisse. Your swordsmanship is still phenomenal and you are still a viable unit on the battlefield."

"Well that's good to hear. I don't know how you feel about the way you said it but...nice to know everything is okay."

Artemis looks down. "Okay isn't the word I'd use in this situation."

Lucina walks up to Artemis. "Do you need anything Artemis? Are you hungry?"

"I am fine Mother. I do not wish to eat at the moment."

Dark Pit starts to look a little peeved. He leans off the wall and walks up to his daughter. "Alright Artemis, what's the deal with you? I heard what you said about some situation not being okay. What the hell is going on?! Why are you acting like a robot?! If you have something to say, say it!"

"Dark Pit stop! You shouldn't be yelling at her like that. If there is something she doesn't want to talk about, she doesn't have to right now. Yelling at her isn't going to make her feel comfortable to talk." Lucina states.

"No Mother...Father is right. He told me the truth about how you got married, so it is only right that I also tell the truth. You all deserve to know about me and what's going on."The dark angel girl slowly pulls down the scarf, revealing the rest of her face. The smashers quickly notices a small scar on the left side of her face.

"Artemis, that scar. Who gave that to you?" Chrom asks.

"...The angels in Skyworld." Artemis murmurs angrily.

"What?! They hurt you?!" Dark Pit asked in a horrified voice. This was his first time hearing about the Skyworld angels being violent towards other angels. They would never usually hurt their own kind, but to attack a child…

"I will...start from the beginning."


The Kingdom of Ylisse (Future)

For most of my early childhood, I lived in Ylisse. I was rarely allowed to leave the castle. King Chrom did not want to risk the chance of me getting kidnapped or assassinated. I was being constantly guarded by my retainers, Frederick and Sully. Even though mother and father are the prince and princess, they always made time for me. Mother would be busy with her duties sometimes, but father is always there to spend time with me.

Father did not enjoy the fact that I was forced to stay in the castle, I was six years old at that time and he did not want me to be sheltered from the outside world. He discussed with mother about letting me be able to leave the castle.


Dark Pit is walking to the castle garden with Artemis's hand on his own. The dark angel still wore his black chiton and black sandals because he refused be seen around wearing a gown and a crown on his head. Even though Dark Pit is older, he's only slightly taller and his face still looks young. Artemis has short hair and is wearing a black nightgown with black sandals. They see Lucina in the garden giving pumpkins and turnips to a village family that consisted of a mother, father, and son. Lucina wore white and gold dress with a snow white robe over it. The exalted princess still has a young face, but she grew her hair out even longer than before.

The father puts the last of the vegetables in his carriage and gets inside the carriage with his son. The mother grabs Lucina's hand and shakes it.

"Bless your heart ma'am. With this, I can be able to feed my family. You are a miracle worker!" The mother says.

Lucina blushes. "Please, it was no problem. My duty is to protect and provide for the people of Ylisse. I'm happy to help your family. If there is anything else you need help with, let us know."

"Yes ma'am." The mother bows.

"Lucina!" Dark Pit calls.

The Exalted Princess turns to see her husband and daughter. "Dark Pit, hello. Is there something wrong?"

"I need to talk to you about something." By the corner of his eye, the dark angel sees the mother staring at him with a disgusted look on her face. He didn't know why she was staring at him, but he didn't care. Artemis notices this as well, she wondered why the was staring so rudely at her father. "Do you mind lady? I need to talk about family business with my wife." Dark Pit says rudely.

The mother gave one last glare at Dark Pit and Artemis before getting back in her carriage and leaving with her family. Lucina turns back to Dark Pit with a disappointed expression on her face. "Dark Pit, you know Artemis is not supposed to leave the castle. Father will freak out if he saw her out here."

"That's what I came here to talk about. Leaving her cooped up in the castle is ridiculous."

"But you know why she can't leave the castle. It is for her protection."

"With all the people in this damn castle that range from warriors, mages, beast, and deranged lunatics, I think she's well protected already. Keeping her sheltered isn't going to go well in the long run. She won't survive when she finally does get the chance to get out. She'll have no knowledge of the world around her or how to navigate it. She's not gonna know how to take care of herself."

Lucina sighs. "Dark Pit, I do share the same feelings as you. I don't like leaving Artemis in the castle, but Father is very overprotective of her. He does not want her getting involved in a war she cannot fight."

"Well, we haven't had a war in years now, I think we can relax a little bit. I have an idea. I can take her to Skyworld to attend school there or something, then when she's done I'll pick her up and bring her back."

"Skyworld? You haven't been there in so long. Are you sure she'll be okay going to school there?"

"It shouldn't be a problem. She'll be up there with other angels so she won't feel like an outsider. Pit, Palutena, and Robin are up there, so she has family to go to if she needs something."

Lucina puts her hand on her chin. "Hmm...That doesn't sound like a bad idea…" She looks at Artemis and bends down to her eye level. "Sweetie, would you like to go to school in Skyworld? Will you feel okay being up there on your own?"

Artemis nods. "Yes mommy. I want to go and see other angels like me. I don't like being in the castle all the time, I have no friends."

"That's not true Artemis, you have Frederick."

Dark Pit raises his eyebrow at his wife. "Really Lucina? Frederick?"

Lucina sighs. "No need to be rude Dark Pit. Let's go discuss with Father about the idea. It's going to be a pretty long argument."

"I'm not worried about it."

Lucina starts to giggle. At first, Dark Pit thinks she's laughing at how nonchalant he is about going into a debate with Chrom. It was something else entirely. "I just realized something. You actually called Pit by his name. You never usually do that."

The dark angel blushes in embarrassment. If Pit heard that slip, he would never hear the end of it. "W-Well...don't get used it!"

Artemis grabs on to Lucina's hand. "Come on mommy, we need to go talk to grandpa." She says swinging her mother's hand.

Lucina and Dark Pit start walking back to the castle with their daughter tightly holding on their hands.


Mother and Father had a strong relationship. There were barely any arguments between them, maybe a few disagreements over trivial things, but I assume that's normal. They were always able to communicate, listening to each other's problems so that could solve any issues they had. They were always there for me. I had a loving family, and I loved them both.

I don't remember most of the conversation mother and father had with King Chrom, all I know is that he allowed me to attend school in Skyworld. When my first day arrived, I remember being very nervous. It was going to be my first time being outside of Ylisse, being with other people who were the same kind as me. I thought it was going to be amazing to see a whole new world. Unfortunately, that day showed me how people felt about father, and the consequences of being his daughter.


Skyworld (Future)

Dark Pit is flying to Skyworld while holding Artemis in his hand. Artemis is wearing the same black chiton and sandals like her father. Dark Pit lands on a floating island that marks as the town of Skyworld. He puts Artemis down and grabs her hand. It has been years since Dark Pit has been in Skyworld. Ever since he moved to Ylisse, he never came to Skyworld to visit Pit or Palutena. He made the decision to never return here, but this was for his daughter. Artemis just looks around mesmerized by the heavenly sky, the clouds, the statues, and the entire temple. She sees the other angels of Skyworld, their attire only consisted of a white chiton and brown sandals with white wings.

Artemis looks up at her father. "This is where you used to live Daddy?" She questions

"Yeah, a long time ago with your uncle and auntie. I lived here until you were born. Then I left to live in Ylisse with your mom after you were born."

"Did you like living here?"

The dark angel took a moment to think before he answered. He could not recall a single good memory he has of Skyworld. There was a reason why he chose to never return, but he did not want to scare his Artemis. "Not really. I'll tell you all about it when you're older. Come on, let's get to school."

"Okay daddy." Artemis nods.

Dark Pit and Artemis start walking through the marketplace of the town to head to the school. While they were walking, the citizens stop what they are doing and turn their attention to the two dark angels. Dark Pit felt the eyes of the angels staring at him and Artemis. He could see the mean glares, the disgusted looks, people whispering to each other. It was evident that they weren't happy to see him back in Skyworld.

Artemis looks around at all the people staring at her and Dark Pit. It was starting to creep her out. She wonders if they did something wrong. Artemis looks up at Dark Pit. "Daddy, everyone is staring at us. Do they not like us? Did we do something to upset them?" She looks up at her father with a worried look.

Dark Pit could only hold his daughter's hand tighter. He couldn't ease her worries. The dark angel picks up his daughter and flies away quickly from the marketplace so that she wouldn't have to be scared anymore.

Dark Pit sees the floating island that has Skyworld Elementary, he flies down and lands on the island. All the adult outside of the school set their eyes on the two dark angels as they walk their children inside.

Dark Pit puts down Artemis and kneels down to her. "You going to be alright?" He asks.

"I don't know...I was very scared of all those people looking at us. They're still staring at us."

Dark Pit looks around to see all the people looking at him and his daughter. He groans in agitation. "Do you all have something to say to me?! How about you go and focus on your own kids and stop focusing on mine?!"

All the adults look away from the dark angels and carried on to walk their children to the school. Artemis looks down with a sad look. "Everyone has been looking at us funny. I don't think the kids will like me. Is...there something wrong with me?" She says as she starts to tear up.

Dark Pit his hand on his daughter shoulder. "There is nothing wrong with you Artemis! You want to know why? Because you're my daughter, and you're the toughest, strongest, and the most beautiful angel in the world. Don't let people make you think otherwise."

Artemis wipes her eyes and looks up at her father. She hugs Dark Pit. "Thank you daddy…"

"You have a Caprisun in you bag just in case you get thirsty and some cinnabons if you want to snack during class. I'm going to go see your auntie Palutena and your uncle Pit and let them know you're going to school here. Stay safe alright? I'll be back for you." Dark Pit gave his daughter a kiss on the cheek before standing up and flying to Palutena's Temple.

Artemis waves goodbye to her father. She turns to the school and sigh. Artemis is still feeling nervous about meeting the other children, but she remembers what her father told her. "I'm tough and strong. Just like my daddy." She tells herself.

Artemis walks inside the school. The size of the first floor is large with stairs leading to a second and third floor. Lockers on the left side and a trophy case on the right. On the ceiling are paintings of angels carrying bows and harps with clouds around them. With how large the school is, it was easy for Artemis to get lost. She walks around the hallways to find someone who could help her get to her class room. She asks older students, custodian workers, and some teachers, but they all responded with silence and just walked away from her. Artemis continues to walk aimlessly around the school to try her classroom wondering why no one would help her.

Artemis sees a door open. She could hear other children inside laughing and shouting. On the top of the door is a sign says "first grade", this is the grade Artemis slowly and nervously walks to the classroom and pokes her head inside. The room suddenly becomes silent when all the children looks at the dark angel.

The teacher, who is female, looks over her desk to see Artemis by the door. The teacher has a slim body, long brunette, and brown eyes. She wore the same white chiton and brown sandals like the other angels of Skyworld. She picks up a clipboard and looks at the paper that was clipped on it. "You must be the student that I was missing. You are Artemis, correct?" She asks.

Artemis nods. "Yes miss."

"Well come inside, no need to be afraid. My name is Ms. Sasha, you can trust me." The teacher says in a reassuring tone.

The dark angel gulps and slowly walks inside the classroom. The other children displayed creeped out looks as they stared at Artemis. This was starting to make the dark angel shake in place as she stood in front of the class. She looks down to the ground and closes her eyes replaying the words that Dark Pit cited to her in her mind. "I'm tough and I'm strong. I'm tough and strong. Artemis silently says to herself. She takes a deep breath and looks back up at the other student. "H-Hello...My name is Artemis."

A boy angel stands up from his seat and points at the dark angel. "Why are your wings dark? They look gross!"

"She only has one wing!" Another boy angel points out.

"That means she that either her mommy or daddy is a human!" An angel girl proclaims.

"Eww humans! My mommy said human are icky and yucky!" Another angel girl shrieks.

"That means she can't fly like us because she only has one wing. What a lame-o!" An angel boy starts to laugh.

All the other children join in to laugh at Artemis."You can't fly! You can't fly! You can't fly!" They all start to chant insultingly. The dark angel just watch as the other students just laugh and insult her. She couldn't muster up anything to say as she was feeling too hurt and embarrassed to stand up for herself. Tears starts to well up in Artemis's eyes, she looks down to the ground so no one would see her face.

Ms Sasha slams her fist on the desk, frightening the children and making them silent. "That's enough out of all of you! I know I did not teach you children this behavior! Is this how we treat a new student?! You wouldn't like it if people did the same to you would you?!" She yells angrily.

The teacher calms down and walks over to Artemis. She kneels down and puts her hand on the dark angel's shoulders, she could feel Artemis shaking and see tears falling from her face. The teacher frowns. "Artemis darling, I have a space in the back of the class where you can be alone. I deeply apologize for how the children acted. I'll give you this day to just be by yourself, okay? Anything you need, I can help you with."

Artemis didn't respond, she continues to silently cry to herself. She starts walking to the back of the classroom. All the children moved their desk away from the dark angel as if she was infected by some disease. Artemis just continue to cry...and cry...and cry.


That day continues to haunt me. All I could remember was the pain in the heart that I once had and the tears rolling down my face. The entire time I was in that school, everyone just treated me like trash. Constantly throwing insults at me, excluding me from games and activities, moving away from me if I tried to sit with them in the lunchroom. I kept asking to myself "why...why does everyone hate me?". I just didn't understand it.

I soon found out the conflict between the humans and the angel, something I was completely unaware of. I was a child, you don't usually think about those sorts of things. Unfortunately, that didn't matter. I was half human and I was shunned for it. The angels outside of the school hated me because of my father, always talking bad about him saying how I'll end up being a delinquent just like him. I was...a mistake. I was unhappy, but I didn't want to tell Father that. I just got enrolled, I wanted to show that I could be strong. I stayed in Skyworld Elementary for only a week, because of an incident that day…


Skyworld Elementary

The bell rings to signify the end of the school. All the children quickly run out the classroom cheering.

Ms. Sasha, who is sitting at her desk, waves goodbye to the children. "Enjoy your day children! Don't get into trouble!" She yells happily. The teacher turns to see Artemis slowly getting up from her desk and slowly walking to the door with her bag on her back. Ms. Sasha can see the sad look on the dark angel's face as she slowly to the doors. The teacher frowns. "Artemis."

Artemis stops and turns to Ms. Sasha. "Yes?"

"Would you mind staying back for a minutes? Don't worry, you're not in trouble. I just want to talk." Artemis nods and sits down at a desk close to Ms. Sasha. The dark angel looks down at the desk to not make eye contact with the teacher. Ms. Sasha sighs. "I'm worried about you Artemis. I've seen everything that's been going on, and I can see that you hurting. I've tried talking about the bullying to the principle and the dean, but they just won't listen to me. This is very petty of them."

"I'm sorry…" Artemis apologizes.

Ms. Sasha raises an eyebrow. "Sorry? Why are you apologizing?"

"For being here. If I wasn't here...no one would be mad at me and causing trouble for you. It's all my fault."

Ms. Sasha shakes her head. "No! No! No! None of this is your fault dear! You shouldn't apologize for being alive!"

Artemis looks up at the teacher with tears in her eyes. "Then why does everybody hate me?! Did I do something wrong to make everyone so mad?! Please, I don't want people to hate me anymore."

The teacher sighed. "You did not do anything wrong Artemis. It's just...the angels are not good friends with the humans?"

"W-Why?"

"It's a long story dear. One of your parents is a human right?"

Artemis nods. "Yes. My mommy isn't an angel like my daddy."

"I see. Well, the angels here are not too kind to half-breeds either. So…"

"They hate me because my mommy is a human? She didn't do anything wrong! Why would they hate her?!"

"Artemis, it's really hard for me to explain. You will understand when you get older. I will tell you this. Don't let what others say about you change who you are! I think you are a very special girl, and you are going to do great things in the future. Do you trust me Artemis?"

Artemis nods. "Yes ma'am. Can I leave now? My daddy might be waiting for me outside."

"You are free to leave Artemis, don't want to keep him waiting." Ms. Sasha smiles.

Artemis bows. "Thank you." The dark angel gets up from the chair and walks outside the classroom.

"You be careful now Artemis! Everything will be okay!" Ms. Sasha yells. Her smiles soon drops and she sighs as she hunches back on her chair. It stressed her out that she had to explain the conflict between the humans and angels to Artemis. A child who just wants to live life is getting hated and revolted because she's half-human. "Is this stupid conflict worth antagonizing a child?" The teacher asks herself. "I'm sorry Artemis."

Artemis walks out of the school to go meet up with her father. As she keeps walking, an angel man and woman sneak glances at the dark angel with disgusted looks.

The angel man groans. "That must be "his" daughter." He grumbles with disdain.

"I can't believe filth like him would have a child. With a human no less." The angel woman snarks.

Artemis stops as she catches what the two adults are talking about. The dark angel turns to the adult angels. "Excuse me. I don't like the way you're talking about my mommy and daddy. I think it's very mean!" She says with a pouty face.

"I don't think we were talking to you girl!" The angel woman snaps

"We have nothing to discuss with a half-breed with the criminal you call a father!" The angel man spat.

"Stop! You don't know anything about my daddy! He's nice, he plays with me all the time, he tucks me in bed, and he always tells me how much he loves me! I'm going to be just like him when I grow up!"

"Yeah, you're going to be delinquent just like him! A lost cause! Nothing but a irresponsible, reprehensible mistake, scumbag criminal!" The angel woman insults.

Artemis is starting to get angry at these two adults insulting her daddy. She starts shaking, eyes filled with rage, her teeth grit, and her hands clenched. She had enough. "Leave my daddy alone!" The dark angel yells. Artemis goes to charge at the two adults, but she was stopped by someone lifting her up by collar.

An angel boy who is about ten years old smirks as he holds Artemis in his hand. "Well well, look at the little pipsqueak trying to act tough in front of the adults. How cute." He teases.

Artemis starts kicking and shuffling around to try and get out of the older boy's grip. "Let me go! Let me go!"

An evil grin appears on the angel boy's face. "You asked for it." He throws the dark angel to the ground. Artemis groans in as she slowly gets up on her two feet. The angel boy approaches her. "You think you're so tough don't you? Thinking you match up with the rest of us angels? We have no need for half-breeds like you." He says in a cold voice. The angel boy clenches his fist and punches Artemis in the stomach.

"AHH!" Artemis cries in pain. The dark angel falls on one knee as she hold her stomach. She felt as if she was going to throw up her lunch. Artemis didn't want to just give up because that's not what her daddy would do. The dark angel slowly gets back up on her two feet as she holds her stomach. She is wincing in pain and breathing heavily.

The angel boy is surprised by this. "You're still standing?! You are pretty bold for a girl, but now I won't going easy on you." The boy punches Artemis in the face, causing her to stumble to the ground. The dark angel is still standing on her feet, but her legs were beginning to give out on her. The angel boy punches Artemis in the face again, causing the dark angel to fall down. Artemis is now on all fours with her arms shaking and her vision getting blurry. She wanted to get back up and fight back but her body isn't cooperating with her. Before Artemis can try and stand back up, the angel boy kicks her in the face to make fall flat on her stomach.

The dark angel didn't have the strength to stand up. She was too injured. Artemis starts coughing feeling something drip down her face. When Artemis wipes her face with her fingers, she sees them covered in a dark red liquid. The dark angel makes a terrified look, she has never gotten hurt this bad back in Ylisse. She didn't know what this red liquid was. They weren't the tears she would normally cry. Artemis starts to hyperventilate and her body starts shaking in fear. She did not understand what was happening. "AHH!" The dark angel screams in pain as the angel boy kicks her in her ribs.

"Finally went down. Your weak human side is holding you back. You don't stand a chance against an angel! You don't belong here half-breed, and I'll make sure to get rid of you for good." The angel boy kicks Artemis in the ribs again, making her scream in agony. The boy just continued to kick the dark angel again and again with no signs of stopping.

Artemis starts to cry. "Stop! Stop! Please stop!" She screams through her pain. "Help me! Somebody! Please!"

The adult angels that were watching everything unfold didn't move a muscle. They just continued to watch the angel boy kick Artemis repeatedly. The angel boy puts his foot on Artemis head. "You can cry all you want pipsqueak, but nobody is going care for a half-breed."

There was only one person Artemis could yell for, she uses what is left of her strength to call for help. "DADDY! HELP ME!" She yells at the top of her lungs.

The angel boy raises his foot, ready to stomp on Artemis. Before he could move it, a huge crash is heard behind him. The boy turns to see a figure standing with broken pieces of the floor. All the adult angels gasps and moves back at the figure that appeared.

Dark Pit appears with his fist clenched, his eyes now bloodshot, his teeth gritted, and his breath heavy. He sees Artemis on the ground crying with bruises all over her body. The sight of his daughter in pain drives Dark Pit into a fit of rage, he has not been this angry since Hades tried to kill Lucina all those years ago in the Smash Realm.

"Get away from my daughter. Right. Now." Dark Pit says in a angry but calm tone. It was almost scary how calm he was

The angel boy smirks and turns to Artemis. "So you called your daddy to help you? Pathetic." He turns back to Dark Pit with a smug look on his face. "Now listen here ol-"

Dark Pit wasted no time to quickly charge at the angel boy and punch him in the face. The strength of the punch was so strong, it sent the angel boy through the wall of the school. He wasn't going to recover from those wounds for a while. "You want to know what's pathetic?! Taking your problems out on people who did nothing to you!" The dark angel turns to his daughter and picks her up. "Artemis…"

Artemis cries in her father's arms. "D-Daddy! I-I...I…" She couldn't finish her words. Artemis wraps her arms over Dark Pit's shoulders and continues to cry.

Dark Pit strokes her hair. "Shh. It's okay Artemis, I'm here. I'm here." He tries to console. Dark Pit's anger begins to flare up again as he sees all the other angels staring at him. "You all make me sick! You were just going to stand there like sitting ducks and allow that bastard to kill MY daughter! I knew something was wrong when I didn't see her coming down from here! So you hate me so much that you're going to take it out on a little girl?! How about instead of acting like cowards and saying shit behind my back, you say it while I'm standing right here! Come on! Say something now!"

All the angels just looks at each other with nervousness. Nobody made any sounds or any body movement. Dark Pit sneers. "Just what I thought. You don't want to say anything now that I'm here. Hmph. Pathetic. I knew you were all just cowards!"

Suddenly, an angel man steps out of the crowd. "We were just fine without you being here causing trouble. You were nothing but a criminal, a delinquent who refused to follow the rules and just did what he pleases. Destroying property, stealing goods, disturbing the peace, you were just a blemish on our beautiful world. Once you left Skyworld, we were finally able to live in peace. Then you decided to return, and you brought that monster with you!" The angel points to Artemis.

Dark Pit grits his teeth and holds on to Artemis tighter. "You better watch your mouth…"

"It was a foolish decision of Lady Palutena to allow you stay here! That was she thinking?! The fact that you're just an inferior replica of our idiotic Captain makes things even worse!"

Dark Pit heard enough of these insult. He takes out his staff and shoots the angel man through the chest. The man gets launched back and falls on the ground clutching his chest. All the other angels gasps and crowds around the man to see if he was alright. Dark Pit puts his staff away and sneers. "Be lucky I didn't blow your head off! It's not wise of you to disrespect my family! I don't want to see any of your faces ever again."

Dark Pit quickly flies away to Ylisse while holding Artemis bridal style. Artemis's vision starts to get blurry, she was slowly starting to slip out of consciousness. The dark angel slowly raises her hand and places it on her father's cheek. Dark Pit looks down at his daughter.

"D-Daddy...I-I'm...I'm...sorry." Artemis says weakly with tears running down her face. The dark angel's hand falls off her father's face and her eyes slowly closes.

"Artemis! You're going to be alright! Because you're my daughter, you're tough and you're strong! Just hang in there!" Dark Pit yells with worry in his voice.


Smash Mansion, Lucina's room (Present Day)

"When I woke up, I was in the medical tent. Mother was in there with me. I can remember her crying beside me, afraid that I had died. I was lucky enough to have father come rescue." Artemis sighs.

Chrom looks at Artemis with sorrow in his eyes. The Exalted King felt his heart breaking hearing his granddaughter's story. "Artemis, I'm so sorry about what happened to you. I know it must've been really hard to move on after a near death experience like that."

"It's okay King Chrom, no need to apologize for something you didn't take part in. Luckily Ylisse and Skyworld didn't go to war. Lady Palutena wouldn't have allowed it. Any angel that harmed a human would be punished. Morgan is lucky to not suffer the same torture I did. That memory has haunted me, so much so that it was hard for me to trust anyone. I shut myself away from everyone, barely talked, ate, and rarely left my room unless there was an emergency or if Mother and Father needed me. I decided that having no emotions would protect me from any harm. I...can't remember the last time I ever smiled or a time when I was happy." Artemis remembers sorrowfully.

Lucina who is sitting at the edge of her bed starts crying. "Artemis...I'm so sorry…" She says looking down with her tears falling to the floor

Artemis walks to her mother and places her hand over her's. "Please do not cry mother. I...don't like to see you in this state. You were the one who took me to the medical tent and stayed with me until I felt better. You did all you could…"

Dark Pit is leaning on the wall shaking furiously. He felt his blood boiling and his eyes turning bloodshot. "Those bastards…" He curses with venom in his voice. The dark angel couldn't handle it anymore, he felt himself getting ready to snap. "GRRRRAH!" Dark Pit screams as he punches through a wall.

Chrom walks over to Dark Pit and puts his hand on his shoulder. "Dark Pit, calm down!"

Dark Pit slaps Chrom's hand away. "Calm down?! CALM DOWN?! You expect me to calm down after hearing shit like that?! Those cowards was going to let her die!"

"I'm not happy about it either Dark Pit, but letting your rage consume you isn't going to make things better! I would be feeling the same way as you if something were to have to my family or any of the other shepherds. You're family too Dark Pit and I won't let my son-in-law do something he'll regret! Do you understand?!"

Dark Pit starts taking deep breaths to calm himself. He holds his head in frustration. "I'm sorry I just...Gah! Is this what it feels like being a parent? I've only known Artemis for a few hours, but why do I feel like I've been taking care of her my own life?! I don't get it!"

Lucina stands up from the bed and walks over to hug Dark Pit. "It's okay Dark Pit, this is hard for me to take in too. I want you to know that you are not alone. Pit and Palutena care for you deeply. Not just them, father and the rest of shepherds consider you family. You also have a family here in the Smash Realm. You also have me, your wife. We are together til the day death do us part. I love you Dark Pit, and I always will."

Dark Pit could feel a lump in his throat and his eyes starting water. The dark angel has never cried before, he always held back his tears because he thought crying was weak. He did not want Artemis to see him cry, so he held back his tears. "I...love you too Lucina. Forever." The two share a passionate kiss with each other and break away from their hug.

Artemis walks over to Dark Pit and grabs his hand. "Father, you are who I inspire to be. Those words you told me when I was younger are words I will never forget. I wanted to be tough, strong, and beautiful just like you said. I always have your scarf around my neck to remind myself that you are always with me. I am also proud to bare the Brand of the Exalt. You two mean...a lot to me."

Dark Pit and Lucina smiles at their daughter. Lucina bends down and hugs Artemis. "I think you achieved what you wanted dear."

Dark Pit smirks. "You are definitely my daughter, and I couldn't be more proud."

Artemis bows. "Thank you Mother and Father."

Chrom walks over to his granddaughter. "So Artemis, why did you and your friends come here to the past? Is something wrong in your future?"

Artemis nods. "Yes. While I was with Morgan scouting out the battlefield back in Ylisse. We saw somebody destroying Ylisse with such immense power. He's even attack Valla and Midgar. The Palutena in my time sent to us back here to warn you all and try to solve the issues."

"What a terrible sense of deja vu...Did you see who this person was?" Lucina questions in a worried tone.

"We did, but...something didn't feel right."

"What makes you say that?" Dark Pit asks. Something told him that he wasn't going to like the answer.

"...The person we saw was...Corrin."