Piano Man

by GintaxAlvissForever

Pit saves a fallen archangel that looks identical to his father. Despite the man not remembering his past, he's allowed to stay at the mansion where he befriends most of the Smashers except a selective few who only grow suspicious due to terrible visions of having him around and demons lurking in the shadow wanting the man dead.

2. Sing for the Moment

Piano Man

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers. That goes to Nintendo. I only own Daedalus, Diamond and Pearl. I also own the interpretation of other Gods/Goddess in Greek mythology not in Uprising. Finally I own the concept of Guardians (such as the Guardian of Music).

Summary: Outside of Smash, Pit finds a fallen archangel that looks suspiciously like his father who had past away many years ago. The fallen archangel has no memory of his past and Master Hand reluctantly allows the man to stay until his wings allow him to fly away. In the meantime, the man named Daedalus is able to befriend many of the Smashers. Slowly Pit is getting absorbed into the concept of having a father again given Pittoo has no problem accepting the amnesic as his dad, but a selected few Smashers specifically, Shulk, the Goddesses and Ganondorf remain suspicious of the fallen angel only because there are other demons that are lurking around wanting the man dead.

Pairing: Pit/Pittoo/Lucina, Robin/Shulk, Ganondorf/Palutena with hints of Magnus/Pit

Rated: M (for mature)

Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, Humor, Hurt/Comfort and Angst

Warning: Xenoblade Chronicles spoilers, Sexual violence, extreme violence, sexual humor, dark past, hints of child abuse and child neglect, dark past, hinted non-con, yaoi and unintentional OOC

This is the story at the start of the whole Super Smash Galaxy fics. This one I feel ties into Perfectionist very well amongst a feel other fics that allow readers to understand my headcanon for Pit better. This fic also establishes why Diamond is even after Shulk in the first place and the confusing plots. Enjoy! Oh, one more thing! Like Serpent Galaxy, this story is largely influenced by Queen's Blade Vanquished Queen's episode 4 (which I thought does the revenge/repent plot rather well and really liked the "discipline scene").

Chapter 2: Sing for the Moment

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Nightmares were the worse for people who had no memories of their past. You're not able to tell if they're real or you're reliving an event that made you lost your memory. For Daedalus, being thrown into a nightmare where he was tossing and turning in his bed was the last thing he wanted.

He dreamed he was in a robot galaxy that was far away from other divine beings to reach. He didn't know exactly in the galaxy it was…just another part of his memory missing. He could see himself shouting at a bald old man with squinty eyes and small glasses to go with it. He was wearing a weird mechanical outfit like a dark overlord you would see in science fiction films. They were in a huge disagreement of how to handle their next plan…wait…that meant Daedalus was partnered with this person? Why?

"How dare you suggest I act as bait?! I came here because you told me that if we worked together I'd see her again! Don't throw me under the bus because they detected you this time! If you think I'm going to help you, then I'm going back to Planet Solar!"

Immediately, robots twice his size seized his wings stopping his movement. Daedalus gasped as he tried to break free, but the robots were too strong for him.

"You devious bastard!"

"Ho-ho-ho, you just noticed. You're a brilliant person, but you couldn't even see that I am not the trustworthiest person in the universe. I was from the Golden Land after all." He snickered as he ordered the robots to whip out their cutter tentacles aimed directly at the fallen archangel's clothes. "I will be killing two birds with one stone with you. You'll be thrown to the Smash universe where the Master Core resides. You'll gather information without your knowing and when the witch hunters are done messing with you, you'll regain your memories."

"Fuck you…my son is there…" Daedalus growled. "I rather die than see him again when I'm in this state."

"Aww, why are you so mad at the idea of seeing your child as an adult? He has gained a great reputation as one of the strongest angels in heaven now. Why aren't you proud of his achievements?"

"He's a slave to the Goddess…the last thing I want to happen…"

"But so are you? That has been your life being yanked by those more powerful than you. You like playing God with your inventions but it can only get you so far if you can't find your beloved."

"Don't mock her…I know she's alive…somewhere…"

"And perhaps asking your son for information would be the best thing for you. You can even recoil your bad blood and have a few happy days of your miserable existence. With that, I'm going to start the process of deleting your memories."

"Fucker…you wouldn't dare…when I get my memories back, I'll kill you!"

"Good luck. I'm from the Golden Land."

The sharp tentacles tore off Daedalus' clothes causing his eyes to widen in horror. His attempt at struggling was futile when the robots forced him onto the nearby operating table with a weird contraption above his head. Cuffs appeared on his wrists and ankles preventing any further movement. Diamond walked over to him causing the other to yelp when cold hands went below his waist.

"What are you doing?! Don't touch me!"

"Heh heh…I forgot, you don't like having sex. You never had it with that girl you liked anyway…but don't worry I'll be gentle before I mess up your wonderful brain."

There was only darkness and screaming afterward. If this was a memory, Daedalus was blocking it out. If he remembered, it would mean recalling in exact detail what the traitorous old man did to him.

This was when Daedalus woke up in a cold sweat. He was shaking all over from the nightmare and it made him want to run toward the restroom and throw up. If it was something that happened to him, he didn't want to think what else happened.

"Uh…how distasteful…" Daedalus murmured darkly to himself as he got out from the bed to open the window to get some fresh air. "If that was real…I should leave…"

Yes, if it were real, then that would make him a spy. How would that old man be able to spy though? There was no mechanical equipment found on him and the other Smashers would have already noticed. Perhaps, he shouldn't worry and focus on the task at hand. He promised Dark Pit he would help him out more…but Daedalus also wanted to talk to the other Smashers. The desire to be needed was strong here, and he wanted to observe the other fighters besides his two sons.

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Despite that horrible nightmare, Daedalus decided not to focus too much on it. He focused instead on helping Dark Pit with his music as well as watching the other Smashers duke it out with each other. After watching that one eight-player match, observing others compete with each other allowed him to study their moves. Pit was careful because he knew Daedalus was known for his tactical prowess during the era he wasn't such a laughing stock. In fact, Daedalus had observed every Smasher battle except his own son who actually avoided entering these matches to prevent his dad from watching him. Dark Pit was happy that he was complimented in his chaotic match despite losing. Pit wasn't that naïve in thinking Daedalus will give him the same positive feedback. Daedalus would slam him on all the things he did wrong and then make him feel like dirt. That was how his old man was and why he wasn't going to let Daedalus into his heart…even if his old man was trying to and failing due to being intimidated by the light angel.

Whenever Daedalus failed to talk to Pit, he would ask other Smashers on how to approach his son. Peach was the first person and after he gave her suggestions on how she could improve in battle (such as not abusing the vegetables due to how much lag she had pulling them now. Peach didn't want to admit that Master Hand forced her to slow down because that move was considered broken by some and it made her fit more with her personality from older adventures) she gave him tips on what Pit liked to eat. Daedalus…wasn't really surprised when Pit loved pretty much everything except eggplants, tempura and anything his Goddess cooked.

The next person he went to see was Little Mac. Now this guy didn't know much about Pit as much as Dark Pit due to usually sparing with him, Lucina and Wii Fit Trainer. Little Mac wasn't much help as a result except pointing out how Pit hated working excessively with other people in the training room unless he was alone. This came off as odd given Dark Pit appeared to be the type to train at night, but it was the other way around because of Pit's habit of snacking in the middle of the night and gaining a small belly over time. After that, Daedalus ended up telling Little Mac he shouldn't charge so recklessly in glory matches and should use his down tilt more as well as grabbing. No one expects Little Mac to fight smartly, so catching them off guard with tips like these would allow Little Mac to rack up more damage before the KO Punch that no one could block.

The third person Daedalus spoke to was Magnus. This assist trophy knew Pit's schedule beside a couple of other Smashers such as Dark Pit, Palutena, Ike and Sonic. Magnus spent more time making fun of how Daedalus looked than giving him any information on Pit.

"You really are angel face's dad. He is the splitting image of you."

"Umm…I've been getting that a lot…and I see that when I look at him…"

"You being the shy type though? Ha, that's a laugh. Angel face is nothing like that."

"Uh…what is your relationship with my son?"

"We're just bed pals."

"HUH?!"

Magnus let out another laugh as he left to go bug Dunban leaving the fallen archangel in a confused state. Somewhere in his heart, he felt his man pride hurt at the idea of his son having more sex than him (not like he would know how much sex he had with a lack of memory).

After not getting any useful information from Magnus, he went to someone who he wouldn't feel so intimidated by to get Pit's schedule. This would be Sonic (Ike looked too much like Magnus for his taste and he didn't want the big guy to say he was bed pals with his son too). Sonic was outside in the garden just relaxing after his match with Pac-Man. To Daedalus, beings that weren't angels or humans intrigued him. So many different life forms got along so well in this mansion. It was peaceful and chaotic at the same time.

"Hey, Daedads! Need something?"

"Umm…its Daedalus. Can you tell me where Pit is today?"

Sonic chuckled as he sat up from his position to give a list of Pit's normal schedule.

"Pit is a morning person so he tries to wake up at the same time as his Goddess at six in the morning."

"That's early…"

"I wake up at that time too for my morning jog around the planet. Pit will do whatever Palutena tells him to do for the next hour before Pit has time for himself. At seven in the morning, he'll always be in the kitchen eating whatever he can get his hands on. He'll then go back to his room after eating to go bathe before a match. He and Dark Pit do not have a shower, so they use their tub as a mini hot spring and tend to use all the water three times a day at certain times. Never try to shower at 7:30 AM, 1:10 PM and 9:00 PM. The water will always be cold."

"Umm…"

"Do you like hot springs?"

"Not…really…I wouldn't know…"

"Well I hope you get your memory about that because Pit will throw a fit if he didn't get his love for hot springs from his old man. Anyways, Pit will leave at this time to do his angel duties in heaven and comes back tired around lunchtime. He eats more during this time of day than any other day, and once he's done, its back into his miniature hot spring."

Well at least Pit seems to be doing his duties. Daedalus thought to himself.

"Pit tends to have his matches after two and he tries to finish them quickly so he can do his own thing in his room. I heard he nags Pittoo to read him a book he got from this place called the Golden Land or something magical in his world."

Daedalus flinched hearing the name "Golden Land". For a minute, something jolted in his mind and he clutched his head in pain. Sonic stopped seeing the fallen archangel react to the name.

"Recalling something now?"

"No…it does hurt mentioning that place…I'll ask my son later."

"Oh…okay. But around three in the afternoon, he's usually with me, Megaman and Red. We're usually playing video games." Sonic went on explaining when Pit had dinner, a repeat of having a bath and more reading only this time it was about Pit's inability to read. This hit Daedalus more than anything and Sonic had to ask if he needed to rest in the shade with how pale he gotten. Sonic decided to end quickly about how sometimes Pit goes for a midnight snack and if he's not doing that, he's in the training room at night either punching the Sandbag or going for an Endless Smash until his bones hurt."

"…Umm…I talked to Magnus who said he and Pit were bed pals…what's with that?"

Sonic's eyes widened before realizing how much he wanted to run away now and do anything but explain that. Daedalus was a father so he should have known, but maybe the lack of a memory prevented him from registering what Magnus actually meant.

"Ha ha ha…you're better off asking Pit about that…I'm not the one to talk about that sort of thing…ha ha ha…"

"Why are you red, Sonic?"

"Oh look at the time! I just remembered I had another match to go to! See you!"

Sonic zoomed off not explaining what that last part meant. Daedalus sighed in defeat realizing only his sons would tell him what that meant if everyone was going to dodge the question.

…I didn't even ask where Pit was now. Daedalus grumbled to himself as he headed back into the mansion. Oh well…

Daedalus was getting hungry so he was going to head straight to the dining room. He was lucky that his son was in there despite Sonic stating Pit's schedule never had him eating more times than what was given or face the wrath of Ms. Fit and dragging him into the training room to work off those carbohydrates.

Pit wasn't really eating as much as he was drinking. There was food in front of him looking like a huge loaf of (garlic) bread, but Pit had a huge wine glass filled to the rim of this pink liquid. The white angel drinking during the middle of the day where anyone could walk in on him and catch him drinking alcoholic beverages probably appalled Daedalus the most.

"Pit."

His voice was enough for Pit to sit up and flip out in his chair realizing he got caught. He turned around with his cheeks slightly flushed only to frown to see it was just his old man.

"Uh…I thought it was someone important." Pit growled as he went back to turning toward his food. "What do you need old man? I'm a very busy man."

"Really? I find that hard to believe with you looking half my age and drinking."

"I'm an adult!" Pit spat immediately. "I'm not some thirteen year old shota people keep taking me for! I'm old enough to drink! Besides, you're supposed to look in your late forties or fifties and you look no older than eighteen!"

"It must be in the blood then to never age even when you're as old as me."

"That's not a good thing! I don't want to be treated like a kid! You shouldn't either! You got women like Peach who is ogling you and she looks older than you!"

This wasn't the conversation he wanted to have so he just walked over to Pit slightly pushing the bottle away from him. On closer inspection, it looked like something that was obtained in heaven.

"It's just a Drink of the Gods. No can complain if I'm drinking this."

"Oh…"

"So…what do you need?"

"The angel performance," Daedalus began, "Dark Pit has been working on it for the past couple of days, but I have yet to see you practicing."

Pit glared at Daedalus taking this as an accusation of being lazy. "For your information, I don't need to practice. I may not look like it, but I know a lot about music!"

"Sonic said you couldn't read."

"Blue fucker needs to keep his mouth shut…"

"So its true…"

"Well, I'm trying to learn. Its no thanks to you I can't read."

"Urgh…did I teach you…anything?"

"Nope. I just learned on my own. Looking at your blueprints on how to build grand projects, the tools needed to merge two items together to form a better one and then I learned how to use multiple weapons."

"Then how did you learn music?"

"I don't need to read a book to learn music. It's all over Skyworld. There's a huge angel choir in the rich portion of Skyworld where they perform the Greek chorus to the other Gods. I have attended their performances multiple times out of duty, but I picked up a lot from how they sing and play instruments. The violin is my favorite."

Pit added that last part as a fun fact for Daedalus.

"Still…if Pittoo is my clone, I don't understand why he didn't inherit that trait. He can read even though I can't…but he can't sing or play an instrument."

"Umm…you never explained why he's a clone. You two are twins…right?"

"I rather see us as such rather than what he is." Pit admitted. "There's nothing more insulting than saying your replica is only you. Pittoo is his own person…even though I wish he wouldn't know what I was thinking half the time…or what I would love to say to certain people…"

"Huh?"

Pit didn't want to go on a rant about Pittoo, but perhaps this was needed to understand the dark angel more. Dark Pit really liked Daedalus at this point in time, so he didn't want his old man saying something to offend him.

"Pittoo was created by the Mirror of Truth. I destroyed it before the copy was complete. He ends up being his own person instead of working for the Underworld troops. He was obnoxious at first saying stupid stuff about how he was independent and didn't need anyone, but now that he can't fly on his own, he has to rely on me and Palutena whether he likes it or not." Pit didn't even want to think of the dark angel working for Viridi. She would abuse him to no end to the point he would not be his lovable self.

"Why can't he fly? His wings aren't broken."

"They aren't…unlike mine. However, it's probably due to me that he can't fly on his own. I think give him a couple more years and he can, but as of now, he's just as groundless as me. Originally he took the Power of Flight from Pandora to allow himself to fly, but apparently Pittoo lost it when she reverted to her original form called Amazon Pandora. Wonder what she looked like…"

Pit noticed immediately that Daedalus paled. The headache in the garden was nothing compared to what he got. The white angel didn't do a good job looking concerned seeing his old man hitting his back against the wall at the mentioned name.

"Pan…dora…you say…"

"What? You know her or something, old man?" Pit laughed at the idea that the woman that his father was in love with was Pandora. She was just a ball of flame even if everyone around him described her true form as a beautiful young woman. He was near dead when she was around, so he'll never see her face.

"Pandora…that scent on his wings…uh…my head..."

"Try to remember. Then I can mock you if you fell for someone like her."

The fallen archangel wouldn't be able to remember though. The pain subsided immediately, but his heart was pounding now. The mention of her name made Daedalus light hearted, but this feeling of warmth and desire was there. He acted like this when he was touching Dark Pit's wings, but the boy wouldn't even realize the creepy implication of doing so.

Pit sighed seeing as his old man prevented himself from remembering. There was not much he could do but wait, so Pit went back to eating. Daedalus wanted to ask more questions like about the Mirror of Truth and this Pandora he fought, but he wouldn't get the chance when Master Hand started talking on the intercom probably causing a shock from everyone in the mansion not use to how he was projecting his voice.

"Testing, testing. Oh yes! This is Master Hand, the host of Smash Brothers Mansion. Today is the day we officially start the tournament match."

Pit kept on eating ignoring Master Hand. He had a one in sixty-four chance of getting chosen, so it wasn't of his concern. Daedalus wasn't so sure of that.

"To start things up, I will be picking two Smashers at random. The loser is eliminated from the tournament for the rest of the season. As you know, these battles happen once a month for the first thirty two weeks and from there I decide whether or not things will pick up and slow down. You never know when Smash will end, but there will always be one winner. Hopefully if you do well, you won't have to fear about being kicked out of the roster."

That was an unnecessary jab. Some Smashers like Wolf O'Donnell had places he needed to attend to. Others such as Solid Snake simply vanished without a trace making it impossible to reach him.

"With that said, whoever I call, you must stop what you're doing. I hope you weren't in the middle of something important because I expect you in the ring in five minutes. Our first lucky contestant to battle is the Hero of Hyrule, Link!"

Pit sighed hearing Link's name be called. Of course he would be picked first. Master Hand usually set it to where one of the original twelve would be selected to go up against a newcomer or if he was being generous, against another veteran to show the newcomers how the battles are done.

"Should you be concerned?" Daedalus asked seeing as Pit was just slurping on the Drink of the Gods. "And I feel like you shouldn't be drinking at a time like this."

"Oh there's not that much alcohol in my system." Pit joked as he waved his father off. "I usually have one before every fight Lady Palutena sends me into. I have the highest tolerance for alcohol in this mansion."

"I find that…difficult to believe."

Master Hand was shuffling through the names and about to declare the second Smasher.

"As for Link's opponent, can the Captain of the Royal Bodyguards, Pit also come to the battlefield?"

Immediately, Pit almost choked on his drink. Daedalus gave him the familiar glare that the angel knew him for and sighed once he was certain he wasn't choking.

"Uh…why now? I was last during Brawl to fight…why am I first?"

"Well, you don't look ready to participate." Daedalus said the obvious. "Want to surrender?"

Pit immediately wanted to jump on his old man for suggesting he be a coward like he was. Fortunately for Pit, he always carried his items around even if he wasn't going to be battling for that day. He would have hated if it was anyone else who had something more important things to do than pig out.

"Should you inform your brother or your Goddess of your match?"

"There are monitors everywhere here in the mansion that turn on when an official match starts. They'll know, and they're going to see how it's done. I'm not having a repeat of what Link did to me in the past."

"Did he beat you last year?"

"No, but he did kick me in the stomach in front of Lady Palutena. Oh that was so embarrassing for her to step in…"

The angel forced himself to pump himself before he got off from his chair. He would not be the first person to lose in this tournament. He would never hear the end of it from his dark twin (and he certainly didn't want to lose in front of his dad).

"Uh…just do me a favor and don't watch my match. When you're around, you distract me." Pit told his father coldly before leaving the dining room and a confused fallen archangel behind.

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After Pit finished eating and rushed off to go to his official battle, Daedalus was left alone to wander around. Master Hand could be heard on the intercom speaking about how the first battle in the tournament would officially begin. He ordered all the Smashers to stay away from the machine that would be teleporting Link and Pit toward the battlefield. He also encouraged all the newcomers to watch how a battle goes as it is different from the other matches.

"Instead of the normal one on one matches that have two stocks for five minutes, it will be three stocks for six minutes. Not all the stages need to be in omega form and while I normally would make it a two out of three wins at the beginning, I think I'll save that when most have you have been eliminated." He explained callously. "Things go faster when you have so much to lose at the beginning and then building up your endurance as time goes on. The tournament will make you stronger fighters, so you best be ready."

Master Hand had a very good reason for choosing Pit as the first contestant. He actually got another fighter entirely to battle Link first, but given how Pit did break a rule about letting outsiders in, he could suffer the punishment by battling first against one of the most powerful fighters in the tournament. He may have been an angel, but he didn't have a good match up with Link in most normal battles. Pit lucked out not having to do battle with him in the Brawl tournament. Pit's overall performance in Brawl despite placing very high had Master weary of Pit's attitude. Last season, the captain of the royal bodyguards did a good job hiding his discontempt with many of the fighters. The semi-final match against Ike made Master think Pit intentionally threw the match due to his subtle racism against the humans he fought against. Third place was not too shabby for a newcomer to take, but now, Pit had to prove his resolve now to Master if he wanted to last as long as he did in the last tournament.

Pit felt exhausted rushing to the main room on the first floor with the Smash portal. Link was already waiting, ready to go. The Hero of Hyrule couldn't help but chuckle seeing Pit in this state. The white angel glared as a response to the laughing fit.

"Wipe that smirk off your face Link! This time for certain I'm taking you out!"

Link decided not to exchange any words with Pit. They would let their weapons do the talking although Link had the idea of going easy on the captain seeing he didn't look well to be fighting. The two were teleported to the omega form of Palutena's Temple…the place where they first fought and where Palutena had to intervene when Link was beating the captain on his home turf.

"You two already know the rules. Remember, no cheating and be able to make things entertaining for everyone to see! Its not just other Smashers watching but the entire universe!"

Way to put more pressure on them, but there was a reason why the Smash tournament was hailed as one of the most entertaining things in the universe. There were other fighting tournaments, but none had ever gathered as much hype as fighters from other worlds coming together for a showdown that wasn't too gruesome to watch.

Most of the Smashers were already preparing to watch the first match of the tournament. While many stayed in their rooms to watch from the TV or computer they had (its to be noted that the angel twins are the only ones who lacked any technology in their room due to often leaving to go watch on the bigger screens that others had), the majority of the Smashers ended up going to the huge longue on either the second or third floor to watch the Smash match. Dark Pit looked around for Daedalus, but ended up being dragged along by Lucina to watch the match with the tactician twins, Palutena, Rosalina, Ganondorf, Shulk, Zelda, Viridi, Magnus, Dunban, Riki, Chrom and a few others. If the Smashers weren't on the third floor like they were, everyone else was on the second. There were even TVs in the assist trophy area so no one would miss the match for the world.

Peach, R.O.B. and Mr. Game and Watch were delivering the snacks such as biscuits, pretzels and popcorn. The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom would probably be watching from the first floor kitchen while she was preparing for the evening.

"So, who do you think is going to win?" Dunban asked as he made himself comfortable on the couch unlike Magnus who enjoyed standing. "Both are competent fighters."

"Isn't it obvious that Link is going to kick Pit's ass?" Viridi responded with another question. "Pit lost so badly that one time that he's bound to make the same mistake again."

"Riki thinks Bird Boy will lose."

"It is Link…" Zelda began, "if Pit is foolish to fall for the same trick twice, then he will lose."

It was amazing how Palutena didn't even bother defending her captain's honor. Dark Pit grumbled debating whether to mock his older twin or to route for him. On one hand, if Pit won then it would make him look better since he was more powerful than the original but if he lost, then he would have to pick up the slack.

"Pit will win." Robin stated simply surprising everyone at her quick judgment. "There is nothing scarier than fighting an angel hungry for revenge."

Ganondorf laughed at her words. "Agreed."

"Aww, Ganny, you're so supportive of Pit. You should give him a pat on the back when he wins."

"…That's your job. And do you think I would vote for my sworn enemy?"

"Point taken."

"Palutena, I think you should be concerned for your captain when he's on the floor begging to surrender. Hopefully he won't quit like he did last year."

Dark Pit tilted his head in confusion. "Huh? He quit?"

"Viridi is twisting the words." Palutena explained rather quickly. "One could interpret Pit as giving up near the end against Ike, but if you ask me, he probably got hungry and took the easy way out."

"Sounds like him…" The dark angel mumbled. "I hope he doesn't do that again."

"You have faith in your brother, Dark Pit." Lucina told him. "I'm certain he'll do fine."

"…Yeah…he will…if he could stop looking so serious…"

The mansion overall was split between Pit and Link. Rob only voted against Pit due to his sister choosing the opposite. The female tactician giggled at how he chose the side he didn't believe in. Shulk just sat on the couch to observe the battle. Every minute counted and if he wanted to do well in the tournament, he had to understand his opponent. Spectating was a good way to understand them.

"3…2…1…GO!"

Link and Pit opened the battle with both drawing their arrows and shooting. Link's was obviously stronger but Pit could release his arrow at the last minute and not worry about the damage he might take. Link was quick to take a bomb and throw it into the air, allowing Pit to make up his mind about charging the Hylian. In Pit's mind, he had to do this battle quickly. His stomach was starting to act up and knowing Link, he would take advantage of his weak point again.

Uh…at times I wish I listened to my old man. Pit grumbled to himself before shaking the nagging idea he had about caring about what his father would say.

Pit was running rather slow in comparison to how he usually was. Link prepared to throw the gale boomerang Pit's way causing the captain to take out his arm and chuck it diagonally. The angle was off causing the white angel to not hit Link despite the close proximity. Link charged his down smash immediately causing Pit to roll into him and dash attack him. Link had to get up and rush toward the center of the stage so the bomb that he threw wouldn't hit him on the head. The brunette should have seen Link chuck the bomb in the air.

The two needed to remember something about this particular fight though. While they had to fight with their Smash set up, it didn't mean they could be creative with their attacks as if they were fighting with customization on. Master Hand didn't say anything about customization due to it being a new thing, but they wanted to see what would be considered "cheating". Master was impressed that Pit decided to take the risk first by charging a larger arrow than his previous one, waiting for the moment when he pulled the string all the way back and then fired when Link tried to fire his own. Pit's bow was so powerful it cut the bow in half and hit the Hylian dead on. The Smashers were surprised at this, but no penalty was given meaning mixing up the customization moves were allowed. Unfortunately, Link was brought to a disadvantage due to not being able to carry the different items with different properties unlike Pit who would probably be mixing them up.

"Oh Link, saddened that you couldn't bring your entire inventory with you to battle?" Pit taunted as he prepared another large arrow. "I guess I do have the advantage in this match after all."

Link mumbled something under his breath. He wanted to see if his Hylian shield would be able to deflect the arrow. Pit didn't think so given how powerful it was when completely charged and fired again. Sure enough, the Hylian shield was not going to help and Link took the full damage from the arrow. Link had to roll back up and think of a way to get at Pit who was so full of himself at this point.

The angel jumped into the air and aimed his bow again only this one was way different. He shot the arrow intentionally past Link only to curve it around like a boomerang and pierce Link in the back. Link had to wonder if Master Hand allowed the two to be able to get injured because he felt that attack more so than the large one.

"Hey, you're slowing down Link! You're not going to win if you just take it." Pit taunted going as far as to make sexual innuendos now. "Let me stick it to you if you're just going to put yourself out there."

Pit landed and shot multiple arrows into the air. This was one of his favorite techniques in Brawl and while it was near impossible to pull it off now with how the new Smash mechanics worked, there was more leeway to allow him to show off his archery skills. Dark Pit recognized that move as what he used against Pit when they first battled, but it looked different. Link grumbled as he rushed ahead in an attempt to hit Pit while he was in the process of shooting another bow. The blue arrows came raining down on the Hylian and he would take damage if he rushed the angel. Pit came with another large arrow and knocked Link back. Pit then took his arm out again and charged the Hero of Hyrule not stopping even if Link successfully jumped over the attack. Link got in a back kick almost knocking the angel down but the angel was prepared to take the first stock.

"YOU'RE GONE!"

It was confusing for Pit to start the Power of Flight and charge toward Link but there was a glow to it causing Link to take damage and knock back. Because Pit was so low to the ground, he followed it up with a charged Smash Attack knocking Link off the stage and taking the first life.

"Is that all you got?" Pit taunted waiting for Link to come back.

Link really was getting irritated with Pit now. Perhaps he would grab his leg again…

Pit really did not intend to give Link the time of day. Pit would shoot an arrow and then charge. Link got a few jabs in when Pit tried to be aggressive now, but Pit would side step to avoid the sword from even hitting him.

"Pittoo, you're going to watch what I can do!" Pit continued to taunt knowing his dark twin was watching as he rushed past Link. Before Link could get a bomb out and throw it, Pit already grabbed his arm and threw him forward but the angel was moving so fast, that he grabbed him again and threw him again and did it one more time before Link could recover. The fourth time he grabbed, he threw him downward and then jumped with his neutral aerial. How much damage did he rack up with that grab combo that was scene often during the Melee era. It was also to be noted how during the last grab, Pit slid and nearly fell off the edge. Pit grumbled how the idea was for him to throw them both off and just step on Link's head, but that was going to happen when Link tether recovered onto the stage. Pit rolled out of the way back to a safe distant with his arrows.

"Dark Pit, you should be taking notes of that." Palutena hummed liking what Pit did to throw Link off.

Dark Pit was incredibly impressed (actually he was in awe at how flawless that combo was executed) and since they fought the same way, Dark Pit might be able to mix and match with his own special abilities.

"Oh come on Zelda, you got to do better than that."

Well, Pit had to use that insult to where Link would actually charge him faster than usual with his dash. Pit should have dodged that but he didn't.

"Call me Zelda one last time…"

"Oww! So the sex jokes don't get you talking, but this does? Unbelievable. Get your priorities straight."

Link was learning of all of Pit's skills now at this point. The white angel avoided using his orbitars because they would leave him wide open despite being able to block multiple projectiles at once. Pit was getting better with his perfect shield due to how he was quick to adapt. Link wondered if Pit studied so much on Link that he would beat him with a flawless victory. No way he would lose that badly.

The Hylian attempted to get in close throwing his boomerang and shooting arrows before Pit could fire that large arrow. As long as he could prevent Pit from using it, he should be safe. Pit could fire the faster one, but he wanted to do more damage. When he shot the smaller ones, Link stood in place and let his shield nullify the attack. Pit was near the edge again waiting for Link to come at him. He could dodge almost everything all day.

Link got in close enough and did his spin attack. It came out of nowhere so Pit was knocked back. Now he was trying to fly back to the stage. Link was raining arrows on him. He took the chance to grab the edge but Link jumped and pushed him off trying to follow with a back air. Pit saw this and blocked with his shield and flew back to the ledge with the Power of Flight. Link's tether recovery knocked Pit off again and Pit tried to spike him in that moment. Link was quick to roll onto the edge and hit Pit who missed the edge a third time. Pit was still alive but he lost most of his jumps. It was a miracle he grabbed the edge a fourth time but jumped after grabbing the edge to cover some ground. Link grabbed him by the leg with his claw shot and threw him over the edge. Pit had to think of something fast or he would lose his lead.

"Nope, not going to happen!" Pit shouted seeing Link attempt to get him off the stage with his forward aerial. This Power of Flight was different. It had a gust effect to it knocking Link back into the ledge, allowing Pit to land and prepare a down smash when Link tried to get up. "If it a battle on the ledge, I will win!"

Pit was reckless charging in with his side b after knocking Link off the edge. If he failed to hit Link, he would probably go down, but Link wasn't expecting such a hasty action. If Pit hits, the angel is able to move again. Link tried to recover but Pit blew him off with his up b making him miss the edge.

"Come on, Zelda! You're making this way too easy for me!" Pit taunted.

Link had it up to here. Pit needed to remember why it was bad to push someone like the Hero of Hyrule.

"…What is with you?" He asked not attacking immediately after coming down. "Ever since this new tournament started, you're acting like a different person. What have I done to you to earn your taunting?"

Pit rolled his eyes. He did not need to be lectured now after having a huge league.

"Uh, when you talk, only bullshit comes out of your mouth…"

"No Pit, you need to listen. If I wronged you in the past, I apologize, but what you have been doing in general is nothing but bullying."

"You're only saying this now because you're losing. Don't worry though, there will be a jar for salty tears waiting for you when I'm done kicking your butt."

"This is the attitude…is it because your father is watching that you're acting like this? You tend to keep your attitude problem to a bare minimum, but everyone is watching and you're making an ass of yourself?"

Pit wasn't expecting Link to charge at that moment. Of course he was attacking his mental state to get the advantage. The dash attack wasn't that strong but as Pit looked toward the sky in his direction, his eyes widened seeing familiar black wings looking down on him.

W-Why is he watching?!

Daedalus' stare was menacing to the captain. He was simply trying to observe but to Pit, he was like a predator staring down at his prey ready to tear into him when he let his guard down.

No, no, no…why are you giving me that look now! Stop staring! Stop judging me!

Link probably wasn't going for the mental attack like Pit assumed he was. He was a fair fighter. He didn't want Pit to turn into some insufferable asshole and only these past few days he was at his worse due to Daedalus observing matches and giving Smashers tips. Pit avoided battling like the plague if Daedalus was watching so he wouldn't be criticized unlike Dark Pit who ran to him for advice after all the battles he had been participating in.

The pain he was feeling at the beginning of the battle was starting to hit him full force now. His stomach was hurting and his legs felt numb preventing him from getting up. Link took advantage of this with a fully charged Smash attack sending him flying and losing a stock in the progress. Pit felt a headache coming on when he returned to the stage.

"…Low blow…really low blow Link…"

"…You didn't notice he was watching you the entire time?"

"I told…the bastard not to watch…of course he wouldn't listen." Pit grumbled as he felt his vision fading. "Uh…maybe I should…"

Despite noticing Pit was starting to react badly to his dad being mentioned, Link wouldn't let this opportunity go to waste going straight to the juggling with the sword as Pit tried to get some aerial hits in but missed every time due to how things looked blurry. He wasn't hearing Link anymore, but his father's obnoxious voice lecturing him about everything he had done wrong.

"Foolish child. You think something like this will satisfy anyone? Anyone will take a look at this piece of crap and see how worthless it is! What am I expecting from a defective child? Get out of my shop! Go back to your mother!"

Fucker…I hated you so much for that. Pit thought darkly as he was knocked to the ground already over fifty percent damage. I tried my best that time. I know my bow wasn't the best back then and why I love Palutena's bow so much…but you didn't have to put it like that.

Link had no problem down Smashing Pit when he didn't get up fast enough and then jumped and went for the down aerial. Pit was so lucky he moved just slightly to not be stabbed in the groin.

"It really didn't take you too long to go back to your submissive ways Pit…" Link murmured darkly. "Maybe Icarus needs a break from all of this fighting."

Pit didn't respond to Link's insulting name. Pit hated that name because of the story that went with it. He was not Icarus but his father was named Daedalus. Daedalus loved his foolish son…but the Daedalus that was his dad absolutely loathed him and he wanted to not be reminded of that.

"…I hope you're not giving up, Pit."

"Useless, pitiful child. You can't do anything right! Uh…why did I make that mistake in having you? I betrayed her for something that can't even function correctly! I'm just as worthless as they are…but at least I have something to be proud of! Get lost you defective parasite! Stop looking at me like that! The heavens don't need mistakes like you!"

"Wrong…" Pit murmured darkly. Link noticed a dark aura was surrounding the light angel. "You're wrong…I'll never disappear…I'll never lose again…I'll never forgive you!"

Palutena was worried at what was going on with Pit. Dark Pit clenched at his chest feeling something ominous inside the light angel. Nothing really changed in Pit's battle style except on how accurate Pit's attacks were now. Link was surprised that Pit was focusing. When he was like this, he didn't want to be disturbed by anything or anyone.

"Link…I apologize, but I need to end this battle sooner."

Was the apology genuine? It sounded like it but knowing Pit, there was still a huge hint of arrogance with his tone. Pit wouldn't let Link roll away from him as Pit punished every roll with his upper dash arm and grabbed Link when he left himself wide open. Pit kept him off the ground making it difficult for Link to land. He got at least two bombs out and threw them at the angel causing some more damage but Pit made sure to hit with every attack. Dark Pit still felt this bitterness in his heart and his older twin must have been feeling pressured. It never occurred to him that his dad was evaluating the match so now he had to play the role of a calculated captain so he wouldn't get yelled at after the battle.

Link was surprised at how well Pit knew his attack pattern now. No more insults were exchanged, but this was even worse because Link's recoveries were being read. A back aerial hit spin attack. His claw shot almost got him spiked if not for the bomb he was carrying in his hand and that bomb didn't really help his damage percentage. The Hylian had to admit he let his guard down and that was why he was going to lose.

Link grabbed the edge when he wasn't invincible resulting in Pit jumping off the edge and punishing him with the sweet spot of the back aerial effectively knocking him into the side of the stage and bouncing him downward without a chance to recover.

"GAME!"

Pit was glad the match was over because he had to run away quickly to his room. He felt everything was going to crash down on him…no time to cheer.

---

Pit really didn't want to deal with his father's stern look after that poor performance and his bad sportsmanship until the end. He had other things to do today like getting ready for the performance later in the evening. The captain probably needed to eat, shower and take a nap before then in that order before he would be prepared (and he might have to change that schedule if Dark Pit nagged him to help him out getting the melody correct).

Daedalus could tell that Pit wanted to avoid a compliment unlike Dark Pit who expected them from him when he battled. Not once was he able to say anything about Pit's performance before the official battle. He also saw the expression Pit had when he noticed that he was watching. If Pit did poorly because he was watching, he had to tell him the exact opposite of what he was anticipating.

The fallen archangel grabbed Pit by the arm when he tried to walk past him in the room. His son glared daggers in his direction imagining what he did wrong during the match that prevented a perfect win in the first place. He forced the angel to turn his direction so he could look Pit in the eyes. Pit was puzzled seeing his father trying to smile.

"Hey…Pit…you did good out there." He began causing Pit to gasp. "You were fine at the beginning…but when you saw me you panicked. I know you have told me to stay away from you, but I wanted to see how well you fought. I apologize for distracting you…but if it weren't for that and I decided to watch in the longue with everyone else, then you would have performed flawlessly."

Flawless was never in Daedalus' dictionary when it concerned the handicapped angel. Pit felt his heart race at the compliment along with this unpleasant emotion coming up from his stomach. Pit's eyes nearly lost focus when Daedalus reached out and ruffled his hair. The words that came out next would cause the angel to break down though.

"I'm proud of you son."

Almost immediately Pit slapped his hand away confusing the fallen archangel. His expression…was unreadable. The angel didn't know what to think at those words. He wanted to say something, but nothing came out of his mouth. He ended up covering it instead feeling sick suddenly.

"Sorry…I got to go…"

The angel rushed past his father and out of the room before Dark Pit and Lucina could come in and be the first to congratulate him on his victory. Pit didn't bother apologizing as he ran past them. The dark angel looked at Daedalus confused hoping to get an answer from him…but the man was as equally baffled at how his son reacted. One thing was for certain though; Dark Pit felt this bubbly feeling inside his chest that made his heart want to melt…it was almost like the feeling of being a complete person…

---

No one has seen Pit run so fast in his life. Well that would be a lie to an extent. If a Mimicutie were chasing him down, Pit would go as fast as little feet would take him. If he had all the speed power ups in the world, he would probably be outrunning even Sonic in Smash Run, but we're talking outside of Smash that didn't involve Gods from the underworld trolling him. Pit probably bumped into a couple of Smashers when he rushed to the fourth floor (he took the stairs since the elevator wasn't going to help him stop the emotions he was feeling). He didn't care if Dark Pit were to come by later and complain about how he locked him out of the room again. He just needed to close the door and let what happen sink in.

Pit was out of breath when he slid his back against the door. All the energy he used during the battle with Link was gone. He thought he had plenty after walking out, but his father took it out of him. His muscles were sore and he could feel his hands clammy up. The angel felt that if he moved from his location, the stomach pains he was suddenly feeling would worsen. Running to the bathroom to throw up did sound appealing in comparison to just staring at the window.

The captain of the royal bodyguards needed to crawl to the bathroom after trying to hold it in. All that he ate was going to come out in full force. If the angels had a mirror in their room, Pit could see how blue his face was when he used the remainder of his strength to get to the bathroom and hurl. Pit would probably have to apologize if he got Dark Pit sick due to his sudden nausea. Perhaps he shouldn't have had eaten all of those carbohydrates before the fight…Ms. Fit was going to kill him if she ever found out.

"Uhh…bleh…"

These symptoms were horrible. Was he always this fragile to compliments?

When he flushed the toilet, he ended up emptying himself out even more. He prayed that no one would walk by his door and hear him in this state. The sad thing was that there was one person near the door and that was the last person Pit wanted to deal with besides his father.

"Pit, are you okay in there?"

"I'm fine…Shulk…I'm…uhhhhh…"

At least it wasn't Palutena or Dark Pit who walked by his door and found him in this condition. He didn't lock the door allowing the Hom to come in to check up on Pit's condition. The light angel didn't want to see the expression Shulk wore as he felt the blond start rubbing his back. The angel slapped the Monado boy's hand away when he attempted to assist him.

"Uh…why are you here…go away…" Pit growled weakly feeling his head about to split open.

"Pit, I wanted to congratulate you on your victory, but Lucina told me to go look for you. You ran out after Daedalus told you something."

It was a good thing no one else heard what Daedalus said. He would die of embarrassment.

"I'll go get you some water."

"Don't! I'm…fine…I ate…too much."

"But you need to drink plenty of fluids."

"Don't you think I know that? Uhh…"

Pit did not want his help, but Shulk wasn't getting the hint. He wasn't expecting a water bottle placed next to him.

"I finished training with Mr. Fit and Rob before your match. I was going to give that to him given Mr. Fit worked Rob to death, but you obviously need it more."

The angel should be grateful for this gesture. He let out a sigh as he flushed the toilet again.

"Please sit on my bed or something. I need my space."

Shulk reluctantly went into Pit's main room while Pit forced himself to stand up and head to the sink. Turning on the faucet, he was quick with washing his mouth to get rid of that terrible taste in his mouth. He had to thank Pittoo for going out and buying mouthwash (despite his constant jokes he didn't need it because his breath always smelled good). The brunette decided to wash his face in the process. He could feel sweat covering his forehead and it disgusted him how he felt the need to change out of his tunic and go shower. He might do so before the performance tonight, but if he were sick, he would be the reason why things were pushed back in the first place.

Shulk never understood why there was only one bed in the angel twin's room. He would understand a bunk bed like the Mario brothers had in their room, but one bed was suspicious. Then again, the twins were very close (despite Dark Pit's denial that they weren't). There must have been a lot of trust between the two…Shulk wouldn't be able to sleep in one bed…with Rob…the thought made him turn pink. As Pit came out with a towel around his neck, he caught Shulk's crimson tint and immediately took advantage of the situation.

"I really wish you would keep your naughty thoughts when you're not on my bed. I already have issues with Pittoo talking non-stop about Lucina in his sleep."

Shulk's cheeks reddened as he shook his head. "N-No! I wasn't…"

"Heh…just kidding. You take things too serious. Do all you ali…Homs do that?"

Shulk forced the redness in his face to disappear as he brought the attention back to the angel. Pit was still pale despite washing his face and taking a sip from the water bottle. Was this how an official battle was like?

"Thanks for the water bottle. I'll be fine."

"Are you sure? You still look ill."

"…I ate too much before the battle. That's it…"

"Really?"

Pit groaned seeing the look in Shulk's eyes. He wasn't Dr. Mario, but people didn't give Shulk enough credit to know how to deal with medical problems. Shulk had his own healing skill that he put to great use. Pit didn't want to any voodoo magic put upon him good or not if it came from an alien species.

"What did Daedalus tell you?" Shulk asked getting straight to the point.

Pit's eyes widened remembering and feeling the need to run back to the sink.

"I'm allergic to kindness."

"Huh?"

"That stupid old man…he hit me where it hurts…"

"Huh? Did he hurt you? What did he…"

"He…apologized to me for messing me up…he told me if it weren't for him my battle would have been flawless. He said…he was proud of me."

Pit was shaking when he repeated those words. The brunette tried his best to not let out a small sob escape. He was at that point of no return.

"All this time…I just wanted my old man to notice me. No matter what I did, he pushed me away and taunted my very existence. He called me defective and said I was a waste of time…now though…he told me he was proud...I don't know what to think…"

Shulk flinched seeing the angel break down in front of him for real. Pit was good at keeping his negative emotions in. Sure Dark Pit tended to reflect what he was feeling about a current situation, but it almost seemed like some things were still filtered. Now…

"My entire life I thought I was worthless! I just wanted him to tell me those words! Now he did and I don't know what to do!"

Again Shulk attempted to reach out to the angel who didn't slap his hand away this time. When the Monado boy awkwardly tried to pull him into an embrace, he got another vision and it wasn't a pleasant one. He could see Pit fighting through a group of Miis with Lucina and Dark Pit that were acting up. It would lead to Pit screaming how he didn't want to hear anything these demons were saying about his father and Pit's attempt to murder them on the spot. The final image though was of Daedalus leaving the mansion and Pit begging his father to not leave him again. The words the fallen archangel spoke could not be heard as he pushed Pit away and flew off leaving the captain in tears.

"Shulk?"

"Pit…you should probably stop communicating with Daedalus. If he's hurting you this much…it's only going to hurt you in the future…"

Immediately Pit pushed Shulk away despite his attempt to comfort him. The tears of joy and despair he had were replaced with ones of rage.

"Did you…come in here…to say that…after what I just…"

Shulk needed to realize that not everyone understood how his visions worked. Pit wasn't one of those people who would sit down and learn about them unless it benefited him. This is one of those times where if it was bad, he didn't want to hear about it. Most of the time, these visions would lead to a bad loss or something falling on his face outside of Smash. This was more serious.

"No Pit I…"

"Uh…I'm going to cry alone. You're bad at helping people out, you stupid alien. Get out and take your water bottle with you! I don't need it!"

"But your health…"

"You're not helping me at all! Get out!"

Pit was quick to grab Shulk by the arm and throw him out the door with the water bottle that he finished a fourth of the way. He slammed the door and made sure to lock it. Despite Shulk knocking again trying to apologize to the captain, he could hear the angel starting to sob again.

…If Pit isn't going to listen, perhaps I need to talk to Palutena instead about this.

---

Shulk intended to keep his word about informing the Goddess of Light. He could tell she kept her guard up around Daedalus like he was, but that might be because Palutena feared for Pit's safety if this man was indeed Pit's father from his distant past.

Walking up to the fifth floor, Shulk knocked on the door to the Goddess' room. Rosalina opened it with her magic. The Lumas thinking that it was Pit that was visiting them after he won his match immediately swarmed Shulk. The blond adored these little guys and always felt bad for hurting them in a Smash battle.

"I'm surprised we all made it back to our rooms like the battle didn't happen." Shulk teased as he walked on it with the Lumas moving out the way.

"Well of course. When Pit wins, he expects me to be here so he can go on about how great he is." Palutena said with a cute smile. The Goddess of Light was in front of the huge mirror the two shared allowing Rosalina to comb her long hair. "Besides that one portion in the battle, Pit had it won. I taught him well."

"Palutena, you must be weary of your own arrogance." Rosalina reminded her. "It will make it seem like you're taking credit for what he did."

"And what if I am?"

Rosalina sighed as a response to her friend's smug attitude at times. She stopped combing her friend's hair causing her to whine as a response. Placing it on the dresser, she turned to Shulk giving him his undivided attention. "Is there something you need Shulk?"

"I do. Can you talk to Master Hand about tonight?"

"About the musical performance? What do you need? Have a song suggestion?" Palutena asked. "If you do, I have to make those two work harder."

"No…I was just wondering if you could tighten security."

"Hmm? Afraid someone is going to come in messing up your favorite part?"

"…It's my visions." Shulk said simply getting the attention of the two Goddesses immediately. "I have been getting them as of late whenever I pass by Daedalus. An attack will happen and many people will be hurt. I fear if security isn't increased then the vision will happen…"

"…Understood."

"Huh?"

"I'll tell Master Hand. Those Miis can be useful now."

"But…you believed me…"

"Your visions of the future are mostly accurate." Palutena explained causing Shulk to flinch when she said "mostly" as if a part of her still didn't want to believe he could see the future. "I don't trust Daedalus either and if an attack happens because of him, then I'll take the chance of implementing more security."

"Master Hand has to do it, Palutena." Rosalina reminded the green haired Goddess.

"Oh, I know. He wouldn't do it if I didn't ask him. He has such confidence in what little security we have now."

Way to take a jab at Master Hand. Shulk thought to himself but he was still glad he was taken seriously. "Thank you for listening."

"Shulk, keep your guard up." Palutena told him in a stern tone. "Even with the security, something might go down."

Shulk nodded her head at those words. Unaware to the trio, someone was watching them and the conversation were being recorded. An unexpected turn of events would prevent anything from happening at the concert.

---

Once the moon came out, it was time to for the music performance. Pit wouldn't be able to take the nap like he wanted due to wanting a little bit of practice, but he was able to force himself to get over his pain. When he confronted Daedalus, he refused to say anything. He didn't want to run off to the bathroom again. Dark Pit asked if Pit should be performing, but he was fine. Pit told the dark angel to go change into something more presentable like he was currently donning. Normally, you were supposed to wear black with white on the inside but Pit reversed the colors. This was to look different from Daedalus who went for the normal conductor outfit when playing. Mario and Peach probably dragged him away to go give him a nice outfit when he would be playing the piano and it was approved by many of the female Smashers. Dark Pit rushed back to the fourth floor to go change, leaving Pit to glare at Daedalus for a couple of minutes.

"Pit, are you well?"

"I'm fine."

"You looked terrible after the battle. I apologize if I offended you."

"It's fine. I'm not use to your kind words. They're usually worthless to me anyway."

"…I…"

"If you told my younger self that, then it would mean something, but I'm an adult, and it's too late for compliments."

"I'm sorry."

Pit let out a sigh of defeat as he sat on the huge ebony piano that Palutena used her magic to move from Skyworld to here. The violin Pit was set to play was on top of it. Grabbing the violin, he shook his head seeing Daedalus upset that the white angel rejected his compliment earlier this afternoon.

"…Don't give me that look, old man. You'll make me feel like the bad guy here."

"…I'm frustrated. You tell me I have done all of these terrible things to you, but I can't remember anything. Nothing I say is going to change your mind…"

"Nope."

"…Sorry…"

Again Pit sighed. "Look old man. If you're truly sincere with your apologies, you'll leave after your wings recover. The last thing I want is for Pittoo to become dependent on you."

"Is it because he is what you desire from me?"

Pit wanted to slam the violin on his father's head at the suggestion, but he knew it was the truth. He wanted to be as close as Dark Pit was to Daedalus. He was the original for heaven's sake and he failed to make an attempt to start over.

Fortunately for the two, the temperature went back up with Dark Pit coming in. Pit chuckled seeing how his tie was crooked.

"Umm…this is what you wanted me to wear? How do you even…" Dark Pit grumbled not liking how tight the suit was. "I can't even move! Can I just wear my tunic?"

Pit enjoyed seeing his dark twin struggle making it to the small stage in the ballroom. Daedalus got up from his chair and went over to fix the tie so it wasn't crooked.

"It should be like this." He told the black angel. "And I think the outfit is too small for you."

"B-But…this was the only one in there in this color…"

"Pittoo, that's the color you're suppose to wear…minus wearing all black. You're going to sweat during the performance with that."

"Uh…why do you get the white outfit?"

"Because I don't want to look like the stupid old man playing the piano."

Daedalus flinched at the insult, but loosened Pittoo's collar so he could breath.

"You really need to work on dressing professionally. I would think you would be the one to know how to dress up."

"Why would I? I didn't want to be here anyway!"

"I didn't either," Pit grumbled, "but you don't see me complaining. What Lady Palutena wants, she'll get. Besides, do well and Lucina will be all over you."

The dark angel blushed at the thought as he looked for the instrument he would be playing. He had to go through a lot of instruments the past few days and after struggling with the violin when Pit was trying to show him, he settled for something he honestly wouldn't want to play, but he found it easy. The golden harp was next to the ebony piano and it was incredibly huge.

"You know, you're lucky you're playing a God's musical instrument, Pittoo. Lady Palutena wouldn't let me touch it at all."

"Whom does this belong to?"

"Apollo. He's dead, and Lady Palutena took his lyre and harp and put it in her room."

"…You make it sound like she killed him."

"Nah, Lady Palutena isn't like that."

If Palutena heard that, she would smack them silly.

"If you two are done talking, we should get ready. There are many people to impress tonight."

"Whatever." Pit snarked back. "I can play the violin with my eyes closed."

"You'll need to be in sync with me Pit. Same goes for you too, Dark Pit. Don't play your own melody to show off."

"Yes sir!"

"…Now who is the "yes man", Pittoo?"

The trio looked over what songs they would have to perform. Dark Pit wanted to run away with how many songs they were going to play. The idea was to represent fighters in tournament so a theme that represented all of them for fifteen to forty seconds was needed. The medley as a whole would be beyond ten minutes and would probably last a little after thirty minutes. Pit was annoyed how the section with Palutena wasn't that big, but it wasn't about him. It was about everyone here…so more credit to those who have been around longer.

So within an hour, the ballroom was open with Palutena being the host. Rosalina made sure the ballroom looked nice with added Star Bits and Lumas hovering around. Smashers gathered in at different times but Lucina, Sonic, Megaman, Ike and Red (with Pikachu) were the first ones in before everyone else. Pit chuckled how Link was one of the last due to how much damage he took during the battle.

"Hope you enjoy the show." Palutena said happily not trying to make a long speech. Actually there wasn't any speech due to how she usually wasn't the one in charge of making them when the actual angel choir performed. She always watched with the other divine beings. "More brownie points to people who know all the theme songs accumulated over the years."

Not all the songs for the Smashers would be in. Palutena didn't want to overwork the angels but she already went overboard with the songs and Dark Pit might have a heart attack if it went for an hour. The Smashers clapped, as Daedalus was ready to start whenever the angel twins were ready.

Once the medley started, it wouldn't take a genius to know they would start with Nintendo's hero of all time: Mario and the most recognizable theme to date. From there, they would go with the basics starting with Legend of Zelda, Kirby and Metroid. A lot of these medleys worked better with a louder instrument, but Pit wasn't going to bring the entire angel choir to perform. As a result, the harp was incredibly calming that disappeared during the more epic themes but was more noticeable in the quieter ones.

Palutena made sure to add the Kid Icarus theme that Pit and Pittoo knew immediately and she made it after Metroid as a joke. From there though, playing Smile and Tears would surprise Ness since it was played so early on and it was also a call back to Lucas. This portion was longer than the previous due to how it's slow and peaceful allowing the harp to work its magic before fading into a louder theme.

By loud, it went straight to Pokémon…the theme everyone knew and Red was cheering once the theme started playing. Star Fox picked up shortly afterward and then the familiar Tetris theme that was incredibly iconic that its still a shocker there was no stage based on it. Trophy Rush was the closest thing they would get. The same would apply to Dr. Mario, which had similar gameplay.

From there, it was Mute City, themes dedicated to Meta Knight and DDD, the infamous DK Rap in a pleasant form and Yoshi's story before going all retro for the next couple of minutes. Ice Climbers would not be forgotten even if they could not attend this Smash competition and was placed accordingly.

Fire Emblem was placed after the retro and compared to the other sections, Dark Pit had an easier time playing this for Lucina's sake. The themes were all identical no matter what game it was, so it was easier to get a quieter version. And then Ai no Uta played and the instruments were able to make the song sound more beautiful.

This was when another Kid Icarus theme played and it was to lead into the Xenoblade Medley that lasted longer than needed for Pit's liking. There were some oddballs in there like Baten Kaitos and Golden Sun, but this was for pure fanservice reasons. Then there were the other third party titles from Sonic's favorite Live and Learn (although he wanted It Doesn't Matter, but that might not work well on the piano), Megaman and Pac Man. It went back to Mario with Rainbow Road placed to specifically please Rosalina. Pit was surprised how the next was Calling to the Night…as a remembrance to Snake. Palutena's Guidance wouldn't be a thing without him.

With the sad song led into the slow 1 AM theme of Animal Crossing New Leaf. The Villager wanted Go K.K. Rider but he would have to settle with this. The Wii Sports theme would be played next as the representation for Mr. and Mrs. Fit.

Things started to heat up with one of Bowser's favorite themes In the Finale before going straight into Dark Pit's theme that was easily playable on all the instruments. Dark Pit didn't know why Palutena would put this in for him, but she probably used this as one of the easier songs for him to play and calm his nerves.

Next was Gerudo Valley…couldn't help but pay a tribute to Ganondorf and it flowed nicely. The angels were getting near the end after that though and it was a prolonged intro to the Smash Brothers themes that have played throughout the year. All were different and more effort was put into these. Pit's hands weren't showing a sign of getting tired even though Dark Pit was starting to slow down when he shouldn't be. Daedalus also showed no pain playing for an extended period of time. The crowd would go crazy depending on the song, but the Smash theme was all hype. Pit's favorite portion was the Brawl portion because of how there was a Greek chorus that tended to be part of it.

The final song was the Super Mario World ending. It was so cute that it had to end on a high note. Now Palutena was upset with herself not being able to add Luigi's Mansion as one of the themes, but there was not much she could do and Luigi would understand if she left out something from his year. Wario also got nothing, but Palutena honestly couldn't find anything that could fit. Mr. Game and Watch and R.O.B. wouldn't get anything either, but at that point, they might as well go with the Smash Brothers theme. When the last note played, everyone loudly applauded the three. Dark Pit was surprised at how well he performed and let out a small groan at how his hands were hurting from playing the harp. Pit just smiled after finishing. That went better than he expected and he was in sync with his father the entire time. Pit flashed a glance at the fallen archangel who stared back with a small grin. Blushing, Pit looked away embarrassed.

They weren't done for the night to the surprise of everyone. During the medley, Daedalus remembered a song that he wanted to play, but he wanted to make sure it didn't interfere with the Nintendo Medley.

The angel twins (or rather just Dark Pit) were surprised seeing Daedalus stand up and declaring there was one more song for the evening. What was this talk about remembering something from his past? Daedalus looked at the angel twins with a puzzled expression.

"What…I can only remember the song during my travels. You'll pick it up quickly."

"But it's not…"

Dark Pit really had no saying in the matter and feared he would mess the song up in front of everyone. Pit assured him that angels are quick with picking up the lyrics and going with the flow.

Stretching out his fingers before proceeding to play again, he started to tap the piano keys rather quickly to get the melody started. Pit's eyes sparkled hearing this song in the past (and apparently Palutena, Viridi, Rosalina and Phosphora heard the song too) so he knew the lyrics. Dark Pit had to tilt his head in confusion, but for some strange reason, the lyrics were coming to him.

The song's origin was in Japanese, but it could easily be translated to English especially if you were an angel with music knowledge. Daedalus' fingers were mesmerizing to look at as he played the song. The song was normally slow, but Daedalus had this bad habit of speeding up songs due it sounding more upbeat than melancholy. Dark Pit didn't realize the implication of the lyrics that came out of his mouth until later on. Since this was his first time hearing the song, he didn't realize that he took the female role of the song while Pit took the male and was performed very well, getting the tenor perfect in comparison to Dark Pit who was deciding whether to sing higher or keep his normal voice.

The reaction of the Smashers only caused Pit's mood to brighten. He could see how the ladies were reacting to the love song. Peach was probably squealing at this point but the piano was louder than her voice. Robin enjoyed how upbeat the song was sounding with just the piano and even Samus couldn't help but smile. The female Villagers apparently knew the song and all were singing along with the two angels. At least one person had to ask about the song.

"So…where is this song from?" Ness questioned the female Villager Pink who was doing her own little dance while humming.

"Didn't you know? There is a girl who calls herself the Guardian of Music that goes around the galaxy performing the most wonderful songs. She came to Club LOL one time and performed this song. It was so beautiful that I asked K to go find me a CD for it. It plays in my house and everything!"

Ness looked over at K who actually didn't look insane as he danced with the other Villagers to it. Guess that was the power of music.

Lucina took the time to understand the message the lyrics were trying to give unlike most of the Smashers who were more interested in the J-pop like feel that Daedalus gave it. She wanted to ask what the song was called since it didn't sound so happy. What was with angels choosing sad songs and then making it upbeat?

Knowing Pit, he would probably say, "You have to think upbeat or else you're dead meat…" The blue haired princess thought to herself with a sigh.

Regardless, Lucina was glad that Dark Pit no longer appeared nervous when on the stage. As much of a showoff he was during battle, something as refined as singing made him cringe. The song was rather short, but the chorus was the most memorable with the declaration of "I love you" from both the feminine and masculine voice back at each other. It won many hearts in the room and Daedalus performed flawlessly not missing a beat even if he was playing with his eyes closed (Pit probably thought he was showing off).

Pit himself…was rather surprised this was the song chosen. Probably had to do with how it might be Daedalus calling out to the woman he was searching for before he lost his memories. If she's in the room, he prayed that the song would reach her heart. She wasn't here because she was long dead, but he wouldn't say that. This song was enough to make him understand that his father was suffering. If he wanted to build a bridge with him, now was the time.

As the song ended, a huge loud of applause was given again with Daedalus opening his eyes. A small smile escaped his lips directed at his two sons. Pit looked away blushing while Dark Pit was more interested in waving at the crowd shyly.

"That was amazing!"

"You were great, Pit!"

"Nice job, Pittoo!"

"It's Dark Pit…" Pittoo growled at whoever was praising him. "But I'll let it slide."

"You two should be proud of yourselves." Daedalus told them. "You performed exceeding well despite the short notice. I'm glad you picked everything up quickly."

Again Pit felt sick to his stomach. Dark Pit in contrast had never looked happier. Palutena examined the three and could only frown. Nothing happened tonight, so perhaps she would just have to accept that maybe the angel twins she was taking care of wanted a father figure like Daedalus who would teach them the ropes that he might not have done in the past. With that in mind, she was the first to leave the ballroom followed by Ganondorf who saw her distressed expression. Everyone else stayed behind continuing to clap, demanding an encore or trying to get on the stage to go hug or high-five the angel twins.

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The night happened without any incidents. Shulk wondered if perhaps he was being overly paranoid with asking for more security. Then again, the vision he had concerning the ballroom getting attacked with the angels specifically getting flattened from the ceiling debris falling on them was prevented. He didn't tell Palutena that because she would make sure the event didn't happen and Dark Pit was working hard to make sure he wouldn't mess up. The results were magnificent to say the least. Shulk hadn't heard such beautiful music, but these were angels who were praised for their musical skills.

Despite the wonderful night, Shulk still had a nagging feeling in the back of his mind. The blond decided to go to the kitchen to get a glass of water. One would think Shulk was alone when getting something to drink, but Shulk carried his Monado with him always in fear of someone like his roommate trying to touch it…also because he had companionship with the Monado on him.

"Alvis, you enjoyed the music, didn't you?" Shulk asked as he tilted his head back slightly as he was pouring the water from the fridge.

To the average Smasher, Shulk was talking to no one. However, Shulk could see an image of a young man with silver hair and eyes that matched with his purple outfit. He looked like a Hom, but the major difference seemed to be how he needed to be close to the Monado to be to be seen.

"The music was pleasant." Alvis spoke softly looking around the kitchen. "Despite that angel's treatment to you this afternoon, he performed nicely."

Shulk sighed at the mention. Alvis was always in the Monado after all that happened in Bionis. He thought Alvis disappeared after his wish, but that wasn't the case when Master Hand asked him to take part of the tournament. In a sense, Alvis was fighting alongside Shulk during battle being the one to change the way the Monado worked during battle. Shulk knew how the abilities worked but with the whole "customization" he allowed Alvis to deal with that and he lazily decided that either they lasted longer like in Bionis but couldn't switch between them until the effect wore off or he doubled the effect but it didn't last long and it took longer to recharge.

Getting to the point though, because Alvis was in the Monado, he could hear whatever was going on around him. Alvis chose not to make himself known due to the rule of "No one not in the game could live inside the mansion". Alvis was not mentioned anywhere and that was probably for the best given his appearance might put Palutena and Rosalina on alert. They were listed as the only two Goddesses and to have a third probably might throw off their "style". Since Alvis could listen in, he often made snarky comments to Shulk about what he thought and Shulk could make faces based on what Alvis said.

"I assume it had to do with him getting sick after that battle."

"Eating, then overworking yourself usually has people end up in that situation. It is good to know that even angels can get sick."

"Yeah…I just hope I won't mess up when its time for my battle."

"Shulk, if you accepted my proposal, you might be stronger."

"I'm no God, but I'll use the visions I have to make sure nothing bad will happen here."

Alvis smiled softly at Shulk's response. "I wouldn't have you any other way."

"Hmm?"

Shulk finished gulping down his water and went for a second. Alvis decline when the Monado boy asked if the silver haired man wanted anything. Unlike Shulk, Alvis didn't need anything to survive besides Ether. However, he apparently had Ether generating inside of him, so he never had to worry about Ether deficiently either. He only chose to eat, drink and sleep to be like a Hom, when he was far from ever being one. Despite that, Shulk would intend to treat Alvis like he was of the same species.

"Still…that battle…was intense. I was shaking even though everyone else was into the battle…"

"Yes, that angel will be a formidable foe if you were to fight him in battle."

"I hope I don't after seeing that. If he didn't have that one moment of weakness, the battle would have been one-sided. And Link has been here since the beginning."

"I would like to think that this angel has been hiding a lot of his strength until recently. Perhaps with his Goddess being in the tournament, he decided to step up his game."

"And I will too. I just need to think of a good strategy."

"You can start by not using speed and running off the stage. Or using shield while you're in the air instead of jump mode. Or back slashing off the stage."

Shulk pouted at those times where he had gotten a little too carried away in battle. Those matches didn't count but it always led to Rob making fun of him due to not being able to predict his own screw-ups.

"I would like to see you hit the screen."

"If it weren't for me Shulk, it would be your face against the thing they call the "4th wall" and not your back."

Was Alvis smirking when he said this? Oh Shulk wished he wasn't developing a sense of humor when dealing with him.

"If you're the reason I get these visions, then why won't you help me when I get hit by Little Mac's KO punch?" Shulk asked almost yelling and catching someone's attention.

There was a long pause as Alvis looked away as a response. Shulk knew he scored a point because there was nothing that could stop a KO Punch…except Luma standing in front of Rosalina and watching that poor baby star going back into the galaxy.

"…At least I can predict a Falcon Punch."

"And it can be countered too."

"…But alas you got dirt on your face that one time by him."

Shulk flinched again at the memory. Captain Falcon wanted to rub it in that Shulk lost poorly and instead of having Shulk weakly make it back to the stage, he just put his foot in the air and slammed it in Shulk's face. Why was Shulk the one garnering all of these embarrassing battles?!

The calm moment between the two wouldn't last long as Alvis looked toward the entrance of the kitchen. Shulk looked where Alvis was staring, but saw nothing. Alvis couldn't do anything while he was in this state and could only warn Shulk to look out, but it was already too late because something moving at lightning speed came in and slammed its fists into Shulk's gut. The impact was so powerful that it was enough to knock Shulk into unconsciousness. Alvis could only call Shulk's name as the figure stood over the unconscious blond. They couldn't see Alvis and that was probably a good thing. If only Alvis wasn't stuck in this state, he could have protected Shulk, but they weren't that interested in killing Shulk. They just needed him out of the way. It was only then did Alvis look outside the kitchen and notice that the Miis were marching in one direction like they were malfunctioning.

"This isn't good…a different bad future is going to happen…"

The Miis were stomping over to the infirmary where Daedalus was. He had company this time around and it wasn't the angel twins. Those two needed to sleep after working hard and Daedalus was fine just being alone to think about the day. Dunban was the one that came over to congratulate the fallen archangel. He wasn't interested in speaking to him due to how Shulk was cautious of the man, but perhaps Shulk's vision misinterpreted the scene. He would find out when he finished the conversation tonight.

"So you had a talk with your son after that match. What did you say to him?"

"Hmm?" Daedalus tilted his head in confusion frowning how that really is the only thing people would ask when finding out he was in the transporter room watching the battle from there. "I told Pit that I was proud of him. Besides that one moment, he did very well. I don't know everything about my son, so there's nothing to compare him too. However, I can tell he worked hard…although I don't think he should have been drinking before the match."

"…He was drinking?"

"Well…yes…"

Dunban wanted to facepalm at that moment. That angel was probably drunk and won the match. These divine beings were starting to piss him off.

"You should lecture him not to drink at the most important times. I know from experience that drinking could mess you up badly. As his father, you need to set him straight."

"Y-Yes…but the drink looked really good…"

Daedalus was hopeless. Was this why Pit acted like an arrogant twat half the time and a loveable dumbass the other half?

There wasn't more to the conversation when more figures came into the infirmary. The two adults weren't expecting any visitors. Dunban couldn't react in time when he felt his good arm being impaled by something sharp. On further inspection, it looked like a tail was impaling his arm. He screamed as he was knocked back against the wall.

"D-Dunban!"

Daedalus yelped feeling his wings being seized. Something was holding them in place before it was pulling him out of the bed and attempting to drag him like Sandbag. He wasn't strong enough to fight these chains that he could finally see and they ended up seizing his arms and legs in the process.

"Guh…"

Dunban called out to Daedalus but he was too weak to move. Was their poison in the attack he just received or was he just paralyzed? The veteran only looked toward the door and saw the Miis marching past the infirmary. Hopefully someone would do something about this sudden ambush that Shulk predicted. The only thing he didn't predict was that Daedalus was not the traitor if he was being dragged off against his will, screaming the entire way.

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Me: TBC with 17532 words.

Li: Poor Pit. I feel for him.

Me: Pit should be lucky. This is probably one of the few stories in the galaxy series where Daedalus will say those words to him and mean it. Given its amnesia its one thing, but the other stories where he'll meet him won't be so friendly. Notes!

1. The flashback is implying that Daedalus is gullible to trust Diamond with anything. Daedalus has a bounty on his head (there is a reason he's a fallen archangel) and Diamond is also sought after. However, Daedalus will be paid more in comparison to Diamond so Diamond decides the best way to get the witch hunters off his back is to throw Daedalus to them. To make matters worse, he has amnesia and he uses this to get information on the Smashers taking advantage that they would be too kind to let an injured amnesic go (in fact, he's playing some of the characters like Chrom and Robin specifically who are put in this situation and it worked out for them. It won't work out for Pit in the end).

2. The tournament is set up way in advance. I rather not list the tournament brackets that include not only all the Smashers (minus the Miis) but also the alternate costumes, but in my fanfics, its set up to where there are so many normal Smash battles in between that it prepares for the one on one matches that are official. Most glory matches are not official but the one that Pit has with Link is due to the time. I would like to think that every month there is an official match up. The tournament is meant to last a LONG time to make room for all of those games that occur between the tournaments and for Smash 5. The bracket is also set up to which DLC characters can join in at any given time. 64 is the perfect number and its very possible for all the Smashers, Koopalings, Villagers, Alph and the gendered characters to participate but if all else fails, I can easily remove them I see fit (like I know that the Mr. Fit would be the first gone and then I start removing the Villagers one by one and finally it would be Alpha. Robin and the Koopalings can stay simply because female Robin to me is her own character who is used so much in the tournament setting that it would be messed up for her to not participate against her brother). Kind of a bummer how Link is knocked out so early in the tournament but Pit's desire to impress his dad as shown in Perfectionist is so strong he can dominate Link.

3. I already brought this up in Perfectionist, and I'll probably say it again. Pit does not like aliens (or demons and he looks down on humans). Pit is nice to Shulk in Serpent Galaxy, but even in Hot Spring Galaxy Pit used alien as a slur against Shulk. I think its clear that Pit only treats Shulk poorly when he's in a bad mood. Otherwise, Pit gets along with Shulk rather well. One justification for the racism is how the Aurum troops in Uprising almost destroyed Pit's world. The second is given how I say Kid Icarus, Queen's Blade and Disgaea take place in the same universe, the aliens of Disgaea 4 really destroyed any hope of angels ever wanting to deal with aliens. Finally you got the whole angels get it from the Golden Land of hating on aliens.

4. The medley that the angels play is all from Nintendo games. Now Daedalus can easily do them all on the piano making the workload that Pit and Dark Pit have shorter (hence why they don't mind playing back up weapons to improve the sound). Pit is playing the violin due to showing in his many cameos to be able to. Pit can play any instrument with ease in comparison and he chose one of the more "difficult" ones due to how Dark Pit is. I gave Pittoo the harp more for symbolic purposes given most harps only play on the more calming music in the medley. The harp is almost always given to divine beings or angels who can play the most beautiful music with ease. To give it to Dark Pit is to drive home the more innocent aspect of his character in contrast to Pit who is more elegant and serious when performing to impress his father and Goddess. The song order is listed here…

1. Super Mario Brothers World 1-1

2. Legend of Zelda Main Theme

3. Gourmet Race (Kirby)

4. Brinstar (Metroid)

5. Kid Icarus Title Screen

6. Smile and Tears/Eight Melodies (Earthbound/Mother 1)

7. Pokémon Main Theme

8. Star Fox Main Theme

9. Tetris Theme A

10. Dr. Mario Theme

11. Mute City (F-Zero)

12. Meta Knight's Revenge

13. DDD's Theme

14. DK Rap (Donkey Kong Country)

15. Yoshi's Story Ending

16. Ice Climbers Theme

17. Duck Hunt Theme

18. Punch Out Theme

19. Fire Emblem Theme

20. Ai no Uta (Pikmin)

21. Uprising Theme (Kid Icarus)

22. Xenoblade Medley

23. Baiten Kaitos Theme

24. Golden Sun Final Battle

25. Live and Learn (Sonic)

26. Megaman 2 Medley

27. Pac MAZE (Pac-Man)

28. Rainbow Road (Mario Kart)

29. Calling to the Night (Metal Gear)

30. 1 AM theme (Animal Crossing)

31. Wii Sports Resort

32. In the Finale (Bowser's Inside Story)

33. Dark Pit's Theme (Kid Icarus)

34. Gerudo Valley (Legend of Zelda)

35. Super Smash Brothers Medley (All four openings)

36. Super Mario World Ending

The ones missing include Luigi's Mansion, anything from Wario and a few others but it was getting tedious at this point. And yes Pit is being a hypocrite with how there aren't that many Kid Icarus songs. There are at least three compared to how a game like Zelda needed more than two.

5. The last song performed is called Love is a Beautiful Pain by Cliff Edge. I fell in love with the song almost immediately and it just fits Daedalus and the person he's in love with so well. Technically speaking, Dark Pit is singing the female role of the song and Pit is singing the male role. The irony is that Daedalus is in more of the female role and the person he loves is the male role due to how Daedalus aches to meet her again and he's hurting while the other person misses him.

And I'll add the Guardian of Music also works under Ceres the Goddess of Love. She will show up in later Super Smash Galaxy series due to how music is such a big role in Daedalus' backstory.

6. Shulk doesn't need the Monado to have visions but I'm implying that Alvis influences said visions in battle. Because you are the one pressing the vision button, Shulk is trying to see a vision. However from a story perspective, they have to happen at random. I avoid bringing up the abusing the vision command because it won't work against skilled players. Instead I bring up all the things the visions can and can't do. I also bring up many things I have messed up on while playing as Shulk. Finally the video of Captain Falcon hitting Shulk and spiking him with his up tilt is indeed on Youtube.

That's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!