Pit ran into the courtyard, smiling, and bowed when he found Palutena. "Palutena! Guess what!" He said, standing back up.
"What is it, Pit?" She said, looking away from the centurions and up at Pit, who was standing in front of where she was sitting.
"Angel spoke!" He replied excitedly.
"She did?! Oh my gosh, that's so exciting!" Palutena said, standing up and looking at Angel. Walking over to Angel, Palutena put one of her hands on Angel's shoulder. "Do you remember anything before you woke up here, Angel?"
Angel shook her head. "The last thing I remember is waking up here. I can't remember anything before that."
"Hmmm...that's strange...maybe someone or something knocked you out and took your memories. That's not an uncommon case with the gods and humans." Palutena suggested, tapping her chin.
"We could take her to Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory." Pit suggested.
"No one knows where she is though." Palutena commented.
"Dark Pit does!" Pit yelped, smiling hugely and hopping up and down. Pit loved seeing Dark Pit, even though Dark Pit hated Pit.
"Where is he right now?
Pit pointed at a dark speck in the air, against the sun. "I think that's him. It's been awhile since he last visited, so it would make sense that he'd come and visit us now." Pit said, still smiling hugely.
CRASH! Suddenly, an angel almost identical to Pit landed next to him. When he stood up, Angel noticed that he was identical to Pit, apart from a few minor details. Instead of a white toga, this angel wore a black toga. Instead of light brown hair, this angel has black hair. Instead of blue eyes, this angel had red eyes. And finally, instead of white wings, this angel had dark teal wings.
"Pittoo!" Pit cried, hugging this identical angel.
"How many times do I have to tell you to not call me that?!" This Pittoo angel barked at Pit, throwing him off.
So they're different in personality too, huh… Angel thought to herself.
Palutena rolled her eyes. "Angel, this is Dark Pit. Dark Pit, this is our guest, Angel." Palutena introduced the two.
Oh, this is the Dark Pit that they were talking about, Angel thought.
Dark Pit looked Angel up and down with his red eyes, crossed his arms and turned away. "As usual, I'm only staying here for a day. I have other important matters to attend to." He said, heading inside to his room.
"Wait, Dark Pit! We need your help!" Pit said, dashing after his counterpart.
Dark Pit turned around harshly. "What is it?! It better be important this time!" He said in an angry tone, making this sound like it happened before. But with a stupider matter.
"It is important! We need to go to Mnemosyne, to recover Angel's memories. She lost them." Pit said, his arms dropping to his side and looking pretty sad. "You're the only one who knows where she is."
Dark Pit sighed. "Fine. She doesn't rest far from here." He said. "But I'll need help flying, like Pit here usually does." He rolled his eyes.
Both angels had something other than their few similar looks in common - their flying ability. Seeing as Dark Pit was basically the dark feelings of Pit manifested into an almost identical body of Pit, they both had "chicken" wings. So they couldn't fly really well. Palutena usually gives Pit the ability of flight, but it only lasts 5 minutes. The goddess of Nature, Viridi, had originally helped Dark Pit, giving him the same ability, but she had recently given up on him.
"I don't know if I can help you both…" Palutena sighed.
"Maybe one of them can carry the other…? And then maybe you could carry me, Palutena?" Angel suggested.
"That's a great idea! Dark Pit, you carry Pit so I can help you fly there, then when you two get there, I can tap into Pit's wavelength and teleport me and Angel there." Palutena said.
Dark Pit growled. "Do I have to?"
"Yes you do." Palutena said, maybe a bit too harshly. Angel almost wanted to punch Dark Pit right there and then, just because of his snotty attitude.
"Whatever." Dark Pit grabbed Pit around the waist and nodded at Palutena. "Ready whenever you are."
"Go ahead."
Dark Pit jumped off the edge of the clouds that he, just seconds before, had landed on and dropped a few feet. Angel wanted to go to the edge and make sure that they weren't falling, but a split second later, Dark Pit flew back up, his teal wings glowing slightly. Pit had his arms stuck out like he was an airplane.
"WE'RE SOARIN'! FLYIN'! THERE'S NOT A STAR IN HEAVEN THAT WE CAN'T REACH!" Pit started singing 'Breakin' Free' from High School Musical.
"Shuddup or I'll drop you!" Dark Pit growled, just before they were too far away for Angel and Palutena to hear them talking. What they could see though was them bickering. Palutena chuckled and shook her head.
"Alright, I'm going to hold onto you, Angel. They're with Mnemosyne now, so I'm going to teleport us there through Pit's wavelength." Palutena said after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"How can you pick up his wavelength?" Angel asked as Palutena held onto her shoulders.
"It's pretty hard to explain, but since I've been with Pit so long, I guess I can just pick up his wavelength from wherever he is." Palutena explained.
"Oh. How long have you known Pit?"
"Since he was a baby. I heard he has a long lost twin sister who was sent down to earth when they were a few months old, but I haven't been able to find her yet. Pit really wants to meet her. I just don't know how to break it to him that she might be dead." Palutena sighed as a beam of blinding light shone down on them.
Once the blinding light disappeared, Angel realized that they were in a dark cave, Pit and Dark Pit a little ways off with a lantern. Angel ran up to Pit, who she felt the closest to at the moment and held onto his hand.
Dark Pit, who was holding the lantern, shook his head in the direction that the cave led and started to walk away, Angel, Pit, and Palutena following close behind.
"How deep is this cave?" Pit whispered at Dark Pit.
"Not that deep, we're almost there." He replied back.
They reached a door after a few minutes and Dark Pit put his free hand on it, muttering something to himself. When Dark Pit took his hand away, the door opened to reveal a gleaming room made out of amethyst. Everywhere they looked, the purple gem reflected off the walls, ceiling and floor, making them able to see themselves in the purple glow.
"Woah…" Pit and Angel whispered together, walking in and looking around.
On a throne almost directly in front of them, was a beautiful but pale goddess with a mane of flame-red hair. "Ah, Dark Pit, you have returned. I see you brought friends with you this time." The goddess said, nodding at them.
Dark Pit got on one knee in front of her, bowing his head and putting his right hand over his heart. "Yes, I have, Lady Mnemosyne. The human is Angel, the angel is Pit, and then there's the goddess of light, Palutena."
Angel could tell Dark Pit respected Mnemosyne just as much as Pit respected Palutena by the way he bowed and spoke to her. She could just guess that Mnemosyne was the one who was taking care of Dark Pit when he was not visiting Skyworld.
When Angel saw Palutena and Pit mimic Dark Pit's bow to Mnemosyne, she quickly followed suit. "It is good to finally meet you, Mnemosyne." Palutena said, standing back up again. "Angel here lost her memory and we were wondering if you could get it back for her?" Palutena phrased it like a question as Pit, Angel, and Dark Pit stood up.
"Welcome, Palutena. Yes, I can get her memory back. But at a price," Mnemosyne said, standing, her hands clasped together in front of her green robe. She walked over to Angel and put her hand on the human woman's head.
Angel gulped. "Uh, what's the price…?" she asked nervously, looking up at the beautiful goddess.
"Your own power of flight," Mnemosyne answered almost immediately.
"What do you mean, my power of flight?! I'm a human!" Angel took a step back in shock, eyes going wide.
"No, you are not. If you give me your power of flight, I shall return your memories and you shall understand what I mean." Mnemosyne nodded, taking a step forward towards Angel and putting her hand back on the girl's dirty blonde hair.
Palutena cut Mnemosyne off before she could go another farther. "If you're suggesting that she's an angel, then you're wrong. I checked Angel, and it's quite obvious that she doesn't have wings." She said, glaring at the memory goddess.
Mnemosyne chuckled. "Oh, Palutena. You've always cracked me up, dearie. Always so ignorant to what happens when an angel loses their memory."
"Then why don't you tell us?!" Pit rushed forward, but Palutena grabbed the back of his toga and yanked him back.
"I'd rather not. Angel here will surely be the answer to that. Or, at least have it." Mnemosyne said, not even flinching when Pit darted out. "Now, are you ready, Angel?"
Angel gulped. "Y-yeah, I am. But I have one last question…"
"What is it, dear?"
"Will this hurt?"
"All you'll feel is a tingling, quick, little shock and then it will all be over." Mnemosyne nodded, smiling warmly at the scared girl.
"O-okay. I'm ready," Angel said, gulping. Pit, Dark Pit, and Palutena watched from the open door, backed up a little ways.
Mnemosyne closed her eyes and started mumbling something in Latin. The last word Mnemosyne shouted, opening her eyes and a shock went through Angel, then she collapsed to the floor.
"ANGEL!" Pit shouted, rushing forward towards the fallen girl.
Mnemosyne held up her hand to stop Pit. "No. Stay back. She'll be fine, she just needs to rest."
Pit nodded and backed up against the wall. He was slightly nervous for the girl, though he didn't know why, seeing as he only met her about an hour earlier.
Angel sat up, rubbing her head, eyes squeezed shut. Resting her elbows against the cool amethyst, she slowly reopened her eyes and looked at Pit. "I remember now…" Her eyes were wide and she pointed at Pit. "You're my brother!" She squeaked.
"You're my long lost sister?!" Pit gasped, rushing over to Angel. Angel nodded, white, soft wings fluttering out of her back. Pit hugged her. "Oh my gods! My sister!" Tears of joy slipped down Pit's face when Angel hugged him back.
Palutena smiled at the small family reunion. She was glad that Pit's sister was alive and that she didn't have to break it to him that she might have been dead.
Mnemosyne clapped her hands together to get their attention. "You, sort of, should get back to more important matters right now." She said once Pit and Angel broke apart, one arm still wrapped around each other. "Why don't you tell them what happened to your wings, then tell them who took your memories, Angel?" She said, smirking at the new-found angel.
"Uh, alright." She said. "I guess...that when whoever took my memories, when he took my memories, he also took my wings away. And as for what he looked like, well, he had green hair, and was mostly red and dark blue, and had a long dark blue cloak…" Angel remembered, tapping her chin.
"Haaaaaadddddddeeeeeesssss…" Pit hissed through his teeth. "I thought I had killed him in the War of the Gods!"
"Hades…?" Angel cocked her head to the side. "As in, the Lord of the Underworld, Hades?"
"That exact one. How dare he hurt my sister!" Pit growled, jumping up and ready to go into action. "C'mon Palutena! Let's go!"
"Hold up a second there, Pit." Mnemosyne said. "I still need to collect your sister's power of flight." The goddess started to walk over to Angel, hand outstretched.
Pit pulled Angel harshly away from the goddess of memories. "You can do that after we get Hades! We need her flight right now! I promise - we'll come back. I never break my promises!" He shouted over his shoulder as he dragged his sister out of the cave and gave her basic tips on how to fly.
Dark Pit turned to Palutena. "Is there anything I can do?"
Palutena shook her head. "I don't think so. Sorry, Dark Pit. We have Pit, and Angel needs to practice. We don't really have anything for you to do." She said, turning and walking out.
Dark Pit bowed his head in rejection and sat down on the smooth amethyst. Mnemosyne walked over to Dark Pit and put a hand on his shoulder. "I see what you mean when you say they treat you horribly. I'm so sorry. You know you always have a home here." The goddess whispered. Dark Pit nodded and whispered his thanks.