Hey everyone! It's time for a another chapter of ItEotS! Originally it was going to be about Sun exploring the city of Smashville however with how much that was planned into it, the overall chapter would have been 10k plus. Instead, the other ideas which were supposed to be in here are getting moved to the next chapter instead to include Sun actually interacting with Dark Pit.

Do expect a possible fun Halloween special to come out on or sometime near it.

Chapter 2: Something's Off...

~ Animal Crossing: New Leaf OST - 1 PM plays~

Sun stared at the slides emitting from the projector while Mr. Johnson continued to lecture about the theory of evolution. His mind began to drift off elsewhere. Sun tried his best to focus on the lecture yet personally, he felt his mother made him start school too early. Not once did he even get the chance to remotely relax after the eleven hour flight. After what felt like a few minutes of staring off into space, Sun decided to scope out his surroundings. The classroom was decorated with various posters relating to the subject, ranging from animal and plant biology to even basic science tips. The lab sinks were behind the desks near the cabinets which housed various equipment utilized for the lab assignments.

Before he knew, Sun's observation of the classroom interior was abruptly interrupted with the nudge of someone's pen repeatedly tapping his upper arm. Sun frowned slightly, wondering who was trying to garner his attention. He turned his head towards the direction of the perpetrator, coming face to face with a curious pair of blue eyes.

Pit greeted him with a small wave, beaming in delight. His eyes lit up as he learned closer towards Sun, only to immediately flinch afterwards when their eyes made contact with one another. From there, Pit realized he was getting a bit too close in Sun's personal space. So in response, he backed away slightly.

"Sorry about that," Pit apologized sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "Anyways, what's your name? I'm Pit!"

Just from those words alone, Sun already knew Pit appeared to be extremely friendly—a bit too friendly for his taste. To him, it bordered between the lines of someone either potentially annoying or perhaps, a more unique spin on the socially awkward type. However, Sun quickly backtracked himself for a split second, realizing Pit might just be a really confident and open individual. To admit, Sun couldn't help but find Pit's name to be really peculiar.

"Uh, no offense but what kind of name is Pit anyways? Furthermore, why would anyone name their child that?" Sun questioned. He clearly meant no harm by his statement. Thankfully, Pit didn't view it as such.

"Well," Pit began, "to explain, my guardian found me and my brother inside a garbage pit as a baby. I know this sounds far-fetched, but it's true."

"And let me guess," Sun said, his gaze moving towards Dark Pit. "Your guardian probably named your brother Pit two because the thought of twins having a similar name is cute apparently."

Dark Pit perked up and growled lowly at the mention of his birth name. He quickly shot a nasty glare in Sun's direction in response. Sun however, simply shrugged before turning his gaze back towards Pit. He seriously didn't expect Dark Pit's name to actually be Pittoo—it was just an estimated guess, one which he managed to guess right somehow.

"I'm not gonna lie, your guardian isn't really creative when it came to naming both of you," Sun remarked rather bluntly. He noticed Pit narrowing his gaze slightly, crossing his arms in the process.

"Hey! She tried her best," Pit shot back. He turned his head in the opposite direction and closed his eyes for a moment while his lips curled upside town. Afterwards, he continued to glare at Sun, giving him a slight attitude in return for insulting his goddess. "Hmph, I bet your name is much more embarrassing than mine since you have yet to tell me it."

Sun took a deep breath as he paused for a moment. Now that he thought about it, he realized he forgot to answer Pit's question when the angel introduced himself.

"Well, here it goes I guess…"

"My name's… Sun." He hesitated a bit, knowing his name was just equally as silly as Pit's. It was the entire reason he initiated such joke in the first place, even though Pit believed otherwise. Sun knew it would be extremely foolish to immediately make enemies, especially in a new town where he barely knew anybody.

Pit exchanged a taunting smirk as he crossed his arms yet again. "For someone who supposedly has the nerve to poke fun at other people's name, your name isn't very creative either!"

Sun felt a bit awkward as Pit stood silent. The next thing he knew, Pit's frowned turned upside down as he snickered slightly. "Just kidding!"

At this point, Sun wasn't sure if Pit managed to even process his joke or if he's acting like he did to stay in the loop. There was no point in questioning him over something trivial, let alone actually bothering to ask if Pit knew if he was joking or not. Instead, Sun decided to go along with it, figuring that it was for the best.

"Phew, for a moment I didn't think you'd realize I was just joking," Sun said, smiling slightly. "Hopefully I didn't come off as some kind of asshole for it. Anyways to explain my goofy name, my mother went into labor early in the morning and gave birth to me during a sunrise."

"So—I guess I can say that you're her rising sun," Pit replied, making a terrible pun. Sun chuckled a bit at it.

"Yeah, you can say that. So I guess this means we're friends?"

"Of course!"

While the two boys conversed with one another, meanwhile Sara turned towards the girl next to her.

"Hey Riley, want to hit up Victoria's Secret afterschool?" Sara asked. Unfortunately, before Riley could even give Sara her response, Mr. Johnson cleared his throat in agitation.

"Miss Osborne, would you please stop talking this instant. Your classmates are trying to learn," Mr. Johnson said.

"But been Pit's talking to that Asian kid for fifteen minutes now and yet you didn't tell him to stop," Sara complained. She grabbed a small chunk of her hair and began twirling it around in boredom. "I smell a strong sense of liberal bias in here."

In turn, the short haired girl from earlier turned her head towards Sara and rolled her eyes. "Once again Sara, this has absolutely nothing to do with politics," she stated. "Mr. Johnson is just telling you to be quiet so everyone else can learn."

Predictably, Sara rolled her eyes in response. "Oh Becky, you're just saying that because you're a teacher's pet!" Afterwards, Sara proceeded to shut her mouth for the remainder of the classroom, allowing Mr. Johnson to continue his lesson.

Eventually Mr. Johnson was able to wrap up his lecture on evolution without any more interruptions. He proceeded to turn off the projector before turning on the lights. Afterwards, he grabbed a stack of papers from his desk and faced the class.

"Alright, I want all of you to put away your notes and only have a pen or pencil on your desk. I will be handing out your Unit One test on the introduction to biology. If anyone is caught talking during the middle of the test or even cheating, I will take your test away and issue you an automatic zero. Remember to try your best and if you're unsure about a question, skip ahead and answer it later. Anyways, I wish you all good luck."

From there, Mr. Johnson preceded to hand everyone their unit one tests except for Sun. Instead, he pulled Sun over to the side of the classroom.

"Mr. Tanaka, since your transcript shows that you've already taken the test at your old school, you're excused. I suggest you grab your belongings and get yourself acquainted with the campus in the meantime," Mr. Johnson informed. He motioned his hand towards his face to adjust his glasses before heading back towards his desk.

Sun places his belongings inside his backpack before departing the classroom. He caught the door on his way out, allowing it to shut gently to prevent the noise from interrupting his classmates who were engrossed with their test.

~ Animal Crossing: New Leaf OST - 7 PM plays~

Sun walked past random posters which were plastered all over the walls in the science building. There were advertisements to many clubs at the school, ranging from an anime club located in room N135, art club, drama club to even a gardening club. He stepped outside of the science building to begin exploring the Westwood campus.

He saw a ton of students near the cafeteria, figuring lunch two was now in session for those who had lunch after their fourth period class. Sun looked around the campus, noticing none of the buildings had faded paint. Instead, they were kept up with frequently to make the school look brand new as possible. While at it, there was a large field of grass nearby some trees next to the humanities building. As he continued to scope around the campus exterior, Sun heard a screech not too far from him.

Without thinking, Sun rushed over to the source of the cry. There stood a girl dressed in white in front of him, looking terrified at the scene in front of her. A trio of birds appeared to be circling something, swooping around and smacking it with their wings. It was only a matter of time until they were to grow bored and start pecking at whatever garnered their interests. Sun instantly recognized them to be Spearows and wondered how they stumbled onto campus grounds to begin with.

The girl noticed Sun staring as she slowly inched closer. "You…you have to help it! Please! Save Nebby!" she pleaded as terror seeped into her voice.

Sun didn't have any choice—it was either let the Spearows harm this Nebby creature or walk away and disappoint the frightened girl. He wasn't one to back away from a challenge so easily. Sun had no choice but to save Nebby from the claws of the aggressive bird Pokemon.

Taking a deep breath, Sun slowly inched towards the Murkrows, grabbing their attention. In turn, the spiteful birds caught site of his presence with one of them giving him a warning cry to back away. Despite the feeling of fear and worry consuming him, Sun continued to inch his way as he smiled. When he saw an opening, he took a giant leap and grabbed Nebby. In immediate response, Sun quickly dug through his pockets, finding a bag of animal crackers from the plane ride. He quickly tossed it to the side to divert the Spearows attention away from the other Pokemon. Luckily the Spearows noticed the bag and migrated away from both Nebby and the girl.

"Are you alright little guy?" Sun reassured, smiling down at the Pokemon in his arms. Overall, Nebby wasn't like any other Pokemon's he had ever seen before. For starters, its cloud-like body was a gradient of violent and blue, almost reminding him of a nebula. The girl rushed over to them.

~ Pokemon Sun & Moon – Lillie's Theme plays ~

"Thank goodness you're alright…" she said. She dusted off the tips of her dress before frowning at the expressive Pokemon in front of her. "You shouldn't be running off like that Nebby! You've almost scared me."

"Pew," Nebby cried. It leaped into the girl's arms and rested between them, letting out a soft coo. She smiled down at the Pokemon before looked up towards Sun. "Thank you for saving Nebby. Oh—I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Lillie!"

"Nice to meet you Lillie, I'm Sun," he replied. Lillie was about to ask him something however hesitated. Instead, she noticed the time and gently placed Nebby inside her duffle bag.

"I'm sorry to leave so soon but I really need to get back to class!" With those words, Lillie quickly scurried away, leaving Sun puzzled for a minute. He shrugged in response, finding Lillie to be quite the interesting character before he continued exploring the campus.

Neither he nor Lillie knew a mysterious figure saw their interaction along with Nebby. A smirk formed upon their face, being pleased with what they witnessed. They pulled out their cellphone and quickly dialed. Shortly after, someone picked up.

"I have found the target."

~ Animal Crossing: New Leaf OST - 7 PM plays~

Sun continued his journey of exploring Westwood's large campus. He stepped inside the office building as his eyes caught glimpse of the trophy case near the faculty break room. Curiosity immediately grabbed ahold of him, alluring Sun to inch over towards the plethora of trophies on display. The trophies neatly sat inside the glass case, allowing for anyone passing by to get a good glimpse at them. They were accompanied by small frames, hosting the photo of the winning teams inside. Sun quickly noticed the trophies were lined up in chronological order, ranging from the seventies to just last year. That information along intrigued him. He was astonished to learn despite the school being over twenty years old, how well the campus was taken care of.

After spending a few minutes observing the trophies, Sun moved onward towards the bulletin board next to it. The board was decorated with a plethora of old photos showcasing the many events they hosted throughout the years. It was almost as if Sun was taking a trip down memory lane. He observed the photos, seeing the students engage in activities ranging from volunteering at an animal shelter to a class field trip in Rome. While the board mainly consisted of photos and articles from positive experiences, there was however, one event which stood out from the rest.

"A prom night massacre," Sun read out loud. He motioned his finger towards the article, barely touching the paper as he used it as a guide of some sort. Sun learned the unfaithful event took place in 199X. It had turned out the prom queen herself had brought a gun to prom in which she began to shoot randomly at her classmates after she won. To make matters much worse, the prom queen managed to take down half of the senior class to include one of the math teachers. Sun winced, almost as if he could hear the cries of various students fearing they might not make it out alive. He found it awfully strange how such a tragic event managed to occur in the first place, given Westwood's clean track record.

Figuring it was best to move forward, Sun gradually stepped away from the bulletin towards the display next to it. The last thing he wanted was his mood plummet down the drain. There sat a sea of picture frames aligned neatly in a row in chronological order. Engraved under the photos were the names of individuals along with their accomplishments. Sun's eyes moved upward as the sign above read hall of fame. From those words alone, he guessed only those with the highest regards in the campus were showcased.

As Sun browsed through the hall of fame, he came to an abrupt hall when his eyes caught a glimpse of a particular photo. In front of him was the photo of a skeletal reptilian figure with fiery red hair and menacing eyes. Despite his frightening look, Sun couldn't help but rub his chin—he recognized the figure from somewhere yet he couldn't quite pinpoint where. The plague embedded in the fame simply read Dry Bowser. Little did Sun know, while he tried to guess Dry Bowser's significance to the school (and elsewhere), a figure towered behind him.

"I see you're intrigued by the jack of all trades," they said, startling Sun in the process.

Sun took a step back before turning around, coming face to face with a rather strange platinum haired man. While he appeared to be poise and friendly even, deep down, Sun couldn't help but feel something eerily strange about him. The man's gaze was completely fixated on Sun as his lips curled.

"He held almost every job you could ever name," the man informed, smiling. "Believe it or not, he used to teach various sciences here at Westwood during the nineties."

Sun's jaw gapped slightly while his eyes lit up. While he definitely heard of Dry Bowser from various media outlets and talk shows, he didn't suspect for him to actually be residing in Smashville. Overall, Sun was very intrigued to hear about Dry Bowser, hoping he could actually meet him someday. The man immediately detected the excitement from the youth in front of him.

"Seems like Dry Bowser peaked your interests," the man teased, chuckling slightly. "Speaking of Dry Bowser, he might actually make an appearance on Saturday evening. To emphasize, Westwood is hosting their annual reunion for the small class of 199X at seven." He paused for a moment before realizing something. He had yet to introduce himself to the new student. "Pardon me—where are my matters. I've been rambling off a storm the entire time yet I have yet to introduce myself to you. Anyways, the name's Klaus Howden, your school counselor."

"Nice to meet you Mr. How—"Sun was abruptly cut off by Klaus who held his finger near his mouth.

"Dr. Howden," Klaus corrected him nonchalantly. "If you ever feel like you're stressed out or need something to talk to, you can always come to—"

Antecedently, Klaus was cut off by a female toad.

"Dr. Howden, the faculty meeting's about to start," she reminded him. Klaus lifted up a brow and realized the female toad was exactly right. He turned to face Sun once more and bid him farewell before departing As Sun watched Klaus vanish away from sight, he couldn't help but find him to be quite odd however, nothing out of the ordinary seemed to stick out. Instead, he assumed the peculiar feeling he felt earlier was simply anxiety. Remembering how the other students were still taking their test in biology, Sun decided to continue exploring Westwood. Prior to his own knowledge, some happened to spy on his encounter with Klaus.

"I wouldn't trust that man if I were you."

~ Animal Crossing: New Leaf OST - 7 PM fades as Slimegirls - HEART ON WAVE plays~

Sun slightly jumped, turning his head first to the right and then to the left in search of the newest party member. Seeing no one in sight, Sun turned around, coming face to face with another angel which took him by complete surprise.

The angel in particular had his arms cross as not once did his azure eyes gaze away from Sun. His hairstyle looked oddly similar to Pit's, the only difference being while Pit had brown hair, the other angel was blond. Sun could had sworn the angel in front of him had an extremely uncanny resemblance to Pit which was quite odd to say the least. The only thing which separated the two were their wing colors—Pit's wings were white, meanwhile the other angel's was green. He couldn't help but ponder if the green-winged angel was connected to the angel twins in his class but he quickly brushed aside that thought. There was no point in interrogating someone he barely knew.

"Why?" Sun asked, predictably. He crossed his arms and allowed them to rest on his chest while tilting his head. The angel in front of him blinked for a slight moment, surprised to see Sun actually taking an interest in him.

"There's something about that man that nobody else knows. Let's just say I stumbled onto some freaky shit when I was inside his office one time," he answered. He kept a straight face the entire time. Not once did the thought of the horrifying thing he supposedly encountered faze him. "Ever since I witnessed that thing, it's been plaguing my mind you know? I just can't stop thinking about it."

There was a moment of awkward silence between the two while Sun rubbed his chin. From what he learned, it was blatantly obvious the Pit lookalike in front of him did stumble upon this by chance. But it was also evident that he had been seeing Klaus for some time now. For what reason—Sun knew it wasn't his business to intrude on why the boy was even seeing Klaus in the first place. He glanced around the empty hallway in case there were nearby faculty members or even security nearby. Afterwards, he glanced over towards the angel.

"I'm Sun by the way," he said, introducing himself. Sun figured he might as well get formalities out of the way first, and then dive in onto business.

"I'm Cloud," the angel replied. From there, Cloud began walking upwards, gesturing for Sun to follow. Sun motioned forward and trailed behind Cloud. Not once did any of them exchange another word towards one another. This alone only made Cloud much more tense.

"So," Cloud said, breaking the silence. "I take it you're new here?"

"Y-yeah," Sun replied quickly. "Believe it or not, I've just moved here today."

"That's interesting. Where did you come from originally?" Cloud turned towards his right while Sun continued to trail his every move.

"I was born in the Kanto region in Japan, however I mainly grew up in the Hawaiian island of Alola." Sun stretched his shoulders to adjust his backpack.

"Oh that's cool." A grin formed upon Cloud's lips. It was as if the conversation eased him. "I've been to Hawaii before a long time ago but only to Oahu."

~ Quest 64 - Left House in the Forest plays ~

They eventually reached their destination as Cloud twirled his arm around and motioned towards the door. He raised his arm, telling Sun to stay put. Cloud looked back and forth just in case any security guards were nearby. Seeing that the coast was clear, he placed his hand on the door knob, hoping Klaus forgot to lock his office on the way out. Thankfully luck was in their favor. Cloud opened the door slowly and stepped inside. Sun followed after him, curious to see what was out of the ordinary in the counselor's office.

Inside sat an array of various educational novels, neatly organized in chronological order. A desk sat nearby the window which was draped with velvet curtains. In the center of the room was an armchair and a chaise lounge along with a chestnut coffee table in the middle. So far Sun had seen nothing out of the ordinary. To him, it just looked like any other counselors office yet in turn, kept his mouth shut. Cloud trotted towards the center of the room.

"While this may look like any other office," Cloud began, "that's just what Dr. Howden wants you to think."

Before Sun could even seize the chance to reply, Cloud placed his arm on the lamp and pushed it. Sun winced, already bracing himself for the worst however didn't hear the sound of shattering ceramic. Instead, the lamp stopped at an angular position, causing Sun to tilt his head in bewilderment. All of the sudden, the room shook a little. The bookshelves near Klaus's desk moved slightly, revealing a hidden door. Sun's jaw dropped from the sight. He couldn't believe his eyes. To think his hunch earlier about Klaus was correct all along was eerie.

"Open the door Sun," Cloud said, pointing at it. Sun nodded in response as he inched towards it and placed his hand on the knob before opening the door. The only object he could make out inside was the dimly lit glow which emitted from a tank. He took out his cellphone and swiped towards the camera, using it to zoom in to get a better glimpse. Inside the tank rested a black-winged angel who exactly mirrored Dark Pit in terms of appearance with the only difference being their skin tones. While Dark Pit and his brother were more on the brown side, this dark being however, was white. Sun quickly closed the door. He was spooked by the random clone yet wondered why Klaus even had such a room inside to begin with.

"Yeah, this guy is definitely up to something."

~Quest 64 - Left House in the Forest fades~

Sun backed away from the door while Cloud put everything back in place. The two stepped outside of the office (just in case Klaus came back early) and quickly scurried away to ward off suspicion. They stepped outside of the faculty building to see that neither lunch B nor fourth period had ended. Cloud was about to ask Sun something yet quickly hid behind the bushes nearby. Sun wondered if Cloud saw Klaus heading in their direction. He looked over to only notice what appeared to be a mixture of football players, cheerleaders and the social elite—in other words, the popular kids. They were highly focused on their conversation. Sun observed them from afar, noticing that two of the football players were angels.

Cloud continued to kneel behind the bush. Not once did he perk up to see if the group vanished from sight. Instead, he glanced towards Sun.

"Are they gone?" he asked.

"Yeah."

~ Slimegirls - HEART ON WAVE plays~

A sigh of relief escaped Cloud's lips as he arose from his spot and walked towards Cloud. Sun wondered what that was all about however, didn't bother to question it. Instead, he was glad to see Cloud alright. Cloud dug through his pockets and pulled out his cellphone. He browsed through his photos until he managed to find the right one.

"Hey Sun," he asked curiously.

"Yeah?" Sun wasn't sure where Cloud was going with it. To admit, he found him to be a rather mysterious individual, one he barely knew anything about. Unlike Pit, it was quite difficult to read Cloud. He wasn't able to predict what Cloud was bound to do next in comparison or his temperament even. So far, he struck him as someone who was hiding too much secrets. Cloud inched closely towards Sun and showed him his cellphone.

"Do you know happen to know this idiot by any chance?" Cloud asked. Sun observed the photo, instantly recognizing the figure to be Dark Pit.

"Yeah. He's in my biology class—why'd you ask?" Sun took a deep breath and sighed. He hadn't even been on campus for an hour and already he was getting involved in some strange events.

"I know it's kinda weird to ask someone you just met a favor but if you see him, can you please tell him what you saw in Dr. Howden's office?" Cloud paused for a moment and swallowed. "If he asks who told you, please don't mention my name to him."

"And why's that?" Sun found it strange that Cloud was using him to be an errand boy. He wondered why couldn't Cloud tell Dark Pit or even Pit for that matter himself.

"Let's just say it's complicated. This goes for both him and his brother," Cloud answered flatly. He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly as he bit his lip. "Anyways, I gotta go now. It was nice talking to you."

~ Slimegirls – HEART ON WAVE fades~

The two waved towards one another before Cloud took off. As Sun watched him depart, he couldn't help but noticed something as Cloud's sleeves rose up for a slight moment. Sun spotted a rough bruise on Cloud's wrist. While it may appear natural far away, Sun however noticed something—the bruise in fact, wasn't caused by an simple accident. It was almost as if someone forcefully grabbed Cloud in attempt to prevent him from fleeing. Before Sun had the chance to place the pieces of the puzzle, he was startled by a familiar face.

~ Lovely Yellow Va-Va-Vrooms - Kirby Planet Robobot plays~

"Hi Sun!" Pit happily greeted. Sun shrieked slightly as he stepped backwards. Realizing his mistake, Pit chuckled nervously. "Sorry about that. Oh yeah before I forget—would you like to hang out with me and my friends after school? We can show you around Smashville."

"Sure! I'd love that." Sun smiled, not bothering to ask why Pit was out of class to begin with. Instead, he was glad he made a new friend along the way. If Pit was his ticket to warning Dark Pit about the sudden clone, then so be it! For now, he felt like getting to know Pit better was the best choice.

Now that was odd. What do you think happened to Cloud Angelos in regards to his bruise?

Anyways, to answer why Cloud looks exactly like Pit. To explain, he is originally a parody of Cloud Angle from the Kid Icarus trollfic Kid Icarus Uprising 2: Hades Revenge. The cover depicts him as being an exact recolor of Pit, hence his uncanny resemblance to him.

While this was definitely done before in the past on the prequel to this fic, we decided to do it yet again to give both the readers and I a sort of direction for the story. Note that these chapter titles are pending and can change at any time.

Chapter 3: A New Challenger Approaches? (this is going to be a parody of 'Her Finale Smash' from Mishonh from God)
Chapter 4: Team Skull Takes Over the Smash Mansion
Chapter 5: Class Reunion
Chapter 6: Palutena's Punishment
Chapter 7: Dark Pit vs Pit2 (if you what fic we're parodying in this chapter, you get a cookie)

Feel free to speculate and give ideas for the upcoming chapters. Since these two will not be appearing in the third chapter (they will be getting aged up), you can still suggest personality traits for Pittacus and Perdix.

In the next chapter, Pit and Dark Pit finally show Sun around Smashville to include the mall. Afterwards, they realize they're going to be late for their match. On whim, Pit decides to invite Sun over to watch it over at the Smash Mansion. Little did they know, despite the roster being full, a new challenger managed to barge their way in. To Dark Pit's dismay, it turns out to be Sara Osborne.

That's a small summary of what is planned for the next chapter. Anyways, until next time!