Draco: I'm going backwards. I acknowledge that. Also, there are far fewer non-standard Finishes than I thought there were. Chaos Vortex, Aurum Brain, Reset Bomb... I'm saving the one in 25 for later... I might get the one from 20 if I'm feeling sadistic... kinda hard to turn the one in 24 into anything good... those falls are all in chapters I've already covered... huh.

Kid Icarus and all related subjects © Masahiro Sakurai and his Project Sora (once more, it's not that Sora).


Wrath Of The Reset Bomb: Terminal Velocity

"The Reset Bomb is going to wreak havoc if it hits the ground!"

Pit's wings shone bright as Palutena sent him after the falling weapon. It was like some kind of twisted meteor, tumbling towards the Overworld below, and he quickly locked his Electroshock Arm in place and raised it.

"Careful," Palutena warned. "It could explode if you just start shooting indiscriminately." Pit lowered his weapon as she took him lower - and he saw several shining pods across the bomb's surface. "Oh, there!" she exclaimed. "Attack those pods to destroy the crown and expose the core. Then, destroy the core!"

Pit grit his teeth. This wasn't going to be easy - the shots from his arm weren't exactly fast, and the Reset Bomb just kept turning in midair. He raised the weapon and fired, chasing shots across its surface, but each pod only tumbled out of reach as his shots neared it.

A troop from the Forces of Nature - a Blader, Pit believed they were called - soared towards him, firing at him, but Pit only caught the shots on his arm and shot back at it. His wings flared as Palutena accelerated him, and he kept firing, trying to blast it again and again.

Viridi had to have been controlling it as he fired; the bomb kept turning away. He tried leading his shots, as he had with the Phoenix - measuring out the distance and blasting in time - but no sooner had he landed one shot - a charged shot that broke one of the pods and sent spores pouring from the wound - than the Reset Bomb twisted in the other direction, causing his next shot to miss.

"You're running out of time!" Palutena cried.

"I know!" Pit shouted, blasting at the pods again; the bomb stopped turning as his shot struck the shell; then it moved again, faster than ever. "Bring me closer!"

"If I do that, you'll risk getting caught in it when it falls!" Palutena informed him.

Pit shook his head. "Do it! I can't hit it at this range!"

He flapped his wings hard as the goddess drew him in, and he continued to fire, charged shots from his Electroshock Arm flaring. The bomb was now deliberately stopping his shots from hitting, and he resorted to dragging his weapon across its surface, ripping scars across the Reset Bomb as another pod shattered and spewed spores at him.

He tried to reach for the next one, but the meteor actually changed course, knocking him out of the way. A swarm of Nutskis shot towards him, launching attacks that only missed because a Monoeye or two had got in the way.

"You're down to the wire!" Palutena gasped. "Hurry!"

"I'm trying, damn it!" Pit snapped. "Put me closer!"

"Pit, we're too slow!" the goddess of light shouted. "We need to go, now! You don't have enough flight!"

Pit shook his head. "No! Take me to it!"

He tried to take off after the bomb, but the Power of Flight started dragging him skyward. "Pit, we need to go!"

"Cut it off!" Pit protested. "Dim my wings! I need to stop that thing!"

"Pit, listen to me, there's no time!" Palutena insisted. "Come on!"

Pit growled. "NOOOO!"

He swept his empty hand towards his helm.

It struck his laurel crown, knocking it off his head, and the light on his wings dimmed as it tumbled out of range.

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Palutena cut herself off mid-argument. Something was wrong. Her connection to Pit's wings had cut out.

"Pit?"

His laurel was tumbling through the air, unbound, and as Palutena tried to divine his surroundings she saw Pit diving towards the Reset Bomb.

"No. No, no, no no no! PIT, NO!"

She slammed her staff to the temple floor, sending a wave of light across the area. "Centurions, to arms!" she cried. "Find him! Quickly!"

The door flew open as twenty-five Centurions took off, soaring through the battle between the Underworld and the Forces of Nature as they sought to find Pit.

Palutena winced. "Pit..."

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The Reset Bomb had about a minute before it hit the ground as Pit dove alongside it, falling at terminal velocity. He managed to grab the ridge with his empty hand - the bomb's turning speed meant that it nearly tore the limb out of its socket as he dragged himself onto the crown. He was right next to one of the only two remaining pods, and he quickly slammed his Electroshock Arm into it, shattering it. Spores shot up in his face, catching in his hair and flying up his nose, but he spat them back out and dragged himself towards the last pod, slamming another melee strike into it.

The crown shattered - and with about fifteen seconds until impact, he arced into a flip and drove his weapon into the core.

Cracks raced across the core, but it didn't break. Ten seconds.

He struck it again, and again. More cracks. Still no damage.

Five.

Pit breathed in and out very rapidly, coursing as much of his own power into his weapon as he could; then he slammed the arm right into the bomb's core and fired.

The Reset Bomb tore open with voltage, flying away from the ground with half a second to spare, and the core shattered as Pit tumbled into the main body of the meteor. The bomb tumbled as Pit tried to fight his way out, his legs and wings catching on what seemed to be tree branches, his arm hooking on vines, but he kept fighting through, climbing the weapon.

A massive impact rocked the bomb, and Pit heard a massive splash. Did this thing just land in the ocean?

His answer was yes. Water was starting to seep through cracks in the bomb as it began to sink, and Pit quickly felt his wings and tunic soak fast. Pit swore, continuing to climb; he couldn't fire his arm or he'd end up vaporizing himself in the voltage. He lashed out with it physically, tearing through the condensed forest until he found an opening.

The angel managed to take one breath before water swarmed him from all side.

He held back a curse as he tried to surface. He managed to pop his head out of the water for only an instant - the closest land was at least half a kilometre away. A half-breath managed to pass through his lips before he fell under again, and Pit struggled to swim. The Electroshock Arm was heavy, weighing him down, and try as he might Pit knew he wasn't going to survive if he kept it on.

He lashed the weapon forward and released the securing mechanism, separating it from his limb.

He continued to flail through the water, trying to surface. Pit wasn't the best swimmer - he was the first to admit that - and his wet wings were worse than useless; if didn't get near land soon, he was finished.

The tips of his wings lifted just out of the water... and something grabbed him by the tips of his feathers.

Pit yelped as he was pulled from the ocean, lifting out of the liquid. He quickly landed on something hard and wooden; he wasn't complaining, but he was hoping that a human ship hadn't decided he was responsible for the havoc these days. The angel coughed for several moments, water and spores passing through his mouth, and he took several massive, greedy breaths.

"That meteor yours, angel face?"

Pit's gaze shot up to see a familiar burly figure standing there, oversized blade in hand. "Magnus?" he prompted. "What are-?" He shook his head. "You know what, I don't care. Thanks for hauling me out of there."

Magnus scowled. "Just don't expect any more favours," he stated roughly. His gaze rose. "Those archers yours?"

"Archers?" Pit spun round to see several small, winged figures with bows soaring towards him. "The Centurions!" he exclaimed. "Palutena must have sent them out to find me. Ugh, she's gonna kill me for cutting out on her."

One of the Centurions neared the boat. "Captain! What's happened?"

"I know, I know, I'm in trouble," Pit protested. "Have you guys my laurel?"

The soldier nodded. "We found it drifting earthward when we were searching for you. Come on, I'll give you a lift." He flew over Pit and grabbed him by the back of his chiton, lifting him into the air and towards land. Magnus only sighed, turning towards the water.

What looked like a massive golden barrel tumbled to the surface in the net that was pulled to the surface.


Draco: You know something's wrong with you when Pit is within range of an explosion and your first thought is "I can use this." I am a dark little son of a bitch.

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