Dream Galaxy

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers. That goes to Nintendo. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters. I also own Diamond, Pearl and the Guardian of Stars Sparkle.

Summary: Shulk has been having nightmares as of late concerning his failure in protecting Rob from powerful forces along with his own inevitable capture by a mysterious old man. He can't think about it too much due to the Smashers getting an SOS signal from Wolf. Rosalina and the Smashers attempt to assist the leader of Star Wolf but a barrier prevents the divine beings from entering the galaxy that is normally under Rosalina's control. The Smashers get off to see why the Guardian of the Stars Sparkle is not responding to Rosalina's calls. The Smashers end up falling into a deadly trap and Shulk quickly finds his vision coming true with the encounter of Diamond.

Pairing: Rob/Shulk, Ganondorf/Palutena, Pit/Pittoo, Henry/Robin, Chrom/Olivia and implied Chrom/Rob

Rated: M (for mature) but E on Archive of Our Own (for any sex scenes)

Genre: Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, (Dark) Humor and Angst

Warning: Xenoblade Chronicles spoilers, extreme sexual imagery, lotus machine, swearing, violence, non-con, yaoi, nudity, sexual themes and unintentional OOC

I know I should be working onMelody Galaxy, but combined wanting to go backwards to do the only non-filler based story in this series combined with wanting to do more Robin/Shulk after ID: Control factored into this. Plus Ganondorf/Palutena get center stage in this story as much as the main pairing. Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Leave Dream Land (and Never Return)


Diamond always had a knack for running away when he felt like the ship he was on was going to sink. This is how he has been able to escape death on multiple occasions. For someone like him, he needed to live off of manipulating those around him and then retreating when the scales were tipped in the opposite direction.

He could feel Ganondorf storm the castle and free Rob from the spell that he made specifically for him. It worked like a charm when he tested it out. Yes, Rob struggled when he woke up and screamed for help when Diamond told him what he intended to do to him. Yes, Rob scratched him like a furious cat and attempted to kick him in the groin, but he managed to keep him still long enough to hypnotize him into doing his bidding. From there, he treated him like a puppet expecting Shulk to react in a negative way. Shulk fell right into his trap and he got the data he wanted from the Monado boy. Now he was simply left to die by his lust with no hopes of breaking out. Seeing as how Ganondorf and Rob were coming to save Shulk, the Homs wouldn't meet a terrible end.

Diamond's only regret was not having enough time to research the Monado and the person who lives inside it. If he could figure out the secrets of the Monado and harness its energy, then he would be one step closer to achieving his goal of resurrecting his most cherished person from the dead. He would have to give up now and try some other time when Shulk was at his most vulnerable. Right now, he might have gotten Shulk right where he wanted him, but the Goddesses were outside and were going to stop his retreat should he linger.

The imposter Zanza was far from pleased seeing Diamond attempt to make his exit. There was a secret exit near the lab that would lead straight to the throne room or to the outside. Diamond would simply take the latter and from there he would simply vanish thanks to the golden butterflies around him.

"And where are you heading off to?"

Diamond and Pearl could see what the imposter looked like without the illusion. It was a human male with dark curly hair and dark brown eyes to go with his rather burly appearance. Zanza at the very least had a threatening appearance and had the audacity to groom. This man in comparison looked like one of those poor human males on the streets begging for money when they would probably be spending it on drugs or alcohol instead. His eyes were focused on the scientist and his daughter and despite being menacing in Shulk's eyes due to seeing Zanza in him, he didn't scare these two one bit. It helped that his attire appeared to be that of an exiled prince who has been on run for years instead of a terrifying God.

"Oh, my work here is done, so I will take my leave. You have everything you need to rule Dream Galaxy and beyond if you learned how to master the Monado."

Pearl snickered at the comment her father made knowing full well that no one would ever be able to hold that sword for a long period of time if Alvis continued to resist.

"What? Why not stay until everything falls into place?"

"I don't stay on any one galaxy for long." Diamond told him simply. "Like you, I am on the run and the last thing I need is to get caught. I have given you everything you need to be able to fight those who resist. Almost all the Smashers are under your command. Soon, you'll be strong enough to get rid of those pesky Goddesses waiting for you to make a mistake on the outside."

"But that sword…"

"Have no fear. I have sealed it to where anyone can use it!" Diamond stated. It was a half-truth, but again…Alvis was capable of breaking the chains that bound him. "Again, you only need to eliminate those two Goddesses outside of the galaxy to start your conquest. That will show everyone in your realm how much of a hero you have become and they shouldn't have had banished you. You deserve so much greatness."

"But…"

"Try taking the sword from the pedestal. My daughter had to carry it around, so none of the idiot guards you have would think of grabbing it."

Pearl laughed again as she set the pedestal down. The imposter wasn't convinced that this was a good idea despite Diamond's goading.

What the three were unaware of was that Alvis could still hear them. He mostly got the chain inside of the Monado loose by constantly wiggling around. He was in a state where he could reject anyone who grabbed the red blade. The more he listened to Diamond's words, the more he realized that he could end the imposter by having the old man's words come true. All he would need to do is let the imposter wield the Monado and wait for the Smashers to show up. He would then just electrocute him to death and that would be the end of it.

"Grab it Gywdion. We do not have all day." Diamond ordered.

The burly man gulped as he slowly touched the hilt of the blade, and was pleasantly surprised that he did not get electrocuted. He felt incredibly powerful holding the god slaying sword in his hands. A slow sinister smile escaped his lips as he held the Monado up to the ceiling.

"You see? Nothing to be worried about."

"Heh heh heh…no there isn't…"

The imposter started to cackle the longer he held the sword. Diamond and Pearl took this chance to leave to head back to Mecha Galaxy now that they had the data they needed concerning Shulk. Alvis wished he could trace the scientist down, but for now he had to wait for the Smashers to come and deal with this man…specifically Shulk if the Monado boy was able to get out of his predicament.


There were things that Rob wished that went well in his life. He wished he were the better tactician between him and his older sister. He wished he were the soulmate of Chrom as even when Chrom and Robin were married to other people, Chrom insisted they completed each other. He wished that he had a romantic partner by his side before the battle against Grima ended. He wished he had more friends around Smash Brothers Mansion to vent his frustrations too. More than anything else, he wish he could get his feelings across to Shulk who was the next person he fell romantically in love with. Fate hated him so much that fate didn't give him anything. Rob just accepted that he would never get what he wanted…until now.

Ganondorf was proving to be faster than he was in Smash Brothers. Then again, Ganondorf was faster than Rob and that said a lot. This was actually mocked by the other Smashers seeing that Ganondorf was slow due to being so powerful that it was "balanced" to move slow despite capable of speedy moves. The Robin twins in comparison had no legit excuse although they both weren't the healthiest set of humans around and traveling to the Smash Brothers Realm actually ruined their health to where moving around wasn't recommended for them. They both had frequent headaches that plagued them before, during and after battles that most of the time they were ordered to relax…and that probably affected their running speed. Even now, Rob felt his vision blur due to tiring out.

"Move those little legs of yours or I will leave you behind." Ganondorf threatened as he ran a little faster.

"Wait…wait…" Rob muttered weakly as he tried to catch up to him. "Don't leave me in this place…again…I just need to catch…my…"

Rob needed to stop. He went closer to the castle wall to catch his breath. How much more running could he take before he fainted?

The only reason he was motivated to run away was because he heard Shulk's voice suddenly. He looked up confused. Was Shulk calling his name?

"Shulk?" Rob called out looking around the castle hallway and not finding anything out of the ordinary. "Are you around?"

Again, Shulk called out Rob's name, but it didn't seem to be one crying for help. Rob felt his heart beat as he looked toward the wall his hand was on and finally noticed something was off. He glanced over to the opposite end of the wall and noticed that there was a single candle in this entire hallway. He sighed seeing how in any video game, this would be where an obvious switch would be. Slowly he walked over to the candle and looked past the flame to see a small button. Sighing, he pressed it and the wall came down on him.

Ganondorf had stopped when he heard the brick wall crumble. He shook his head realizing that maybe charging in recklessly was going to get him to miss important details of the castle. Rob would have joked that the King of Evil wasn't being so observant when he heard Shulk cry out again from the other side of the broken wall.

"Shulk!"

If Ganondorf went into the room Shulk was in first, he would have pulled the shorter Smasher out while he dealt with the machinery. Because Rob got into the room first, he saw what was going on with the Monado boy and blushed immediately. It wasn't everyday that you saw your crush strapped to an operating table and being fucked up the ass by the mechanical dildo underneath it…and the fact that Shulk was screaming Rob's name only made it worse.

"S-Shulk…"

"…Pathetic."

Ganondorf in comparison was not pleased by the sight upon entering the hidden room and preceded to Warlock Punch the machine that Shulk was on. Rob would have watched all day is the Gerudo King wasn't around. His purple fist was strong enough to break the contraption that was on Shulk's head. The second punch was aimed at the computer next to the blond seeing as how that was what was apparently operating the machine.

"Ganny, wait!" Palutena shouted too late as the King of Darkness punched the control panel effectively turning it off along with shutting off the screen. Before it went off, Palutena wanted to look at the data that was being transferred, but Ganondorf ruined that. "Thanks a lot King of Porkness…"

"Are you sure you did not want to stop me so you can absorb the erotic image into your mind, Goddess of Light?" Ganondorf questioned out loud. He was far from pleased with her tone of voice.

"Ganny, your jealousy can wait. There was actual data on that computer screen and you destroyed it before I can get a good look to see what was going on with Shulk!"

"…He's fine. Look."

Rob instantly rushed over to Shulk now that the machine was turned off. Despite the wet machine being stuck up his ass, Rob easily removed it earning a painful moan from the younger Smasher. The tactician's cheeks were still very much red knowing full well what the Monado boy was thinking of during his phase of hallucination.

"Shulk…you're going to be okay. I'm here now."

"Uhh…Rob…guhhh…"

The blond slowly came back to his senses and the first thing that returned was his vision. The image of the tactician on top of him was no longer in his mind. He was met with the real Rob who was worried sick for his comrade. He was fully clothed and very worried for his friend. Shulk blinked a few more times before realizing what had occurred and immediately avoided eye contact with the short magician.

"Shulk!"

"R-Rob…what was I…doing to you?"

"What do you mean? I just…actually Ganondorf saved you." Rob corrected immediately realizing it wouldn't do him any good to lie about who saved the Monado boy. "Umm…by doing…was that machine making you hallucinate?"

Shulk just slapped his palm to his face right there. Here he was being one of the few Smashers immune to the lotus eater and he ended up captured anyway. The fact that he might have been one of the few people who got forcibly brainwashed to the point where he would think about only sex was simply humiliating. There was no way in hell he was going to go into detail about it either even if it was needed to know what the enemy was capable of.

"Boy, you should already know what had happened from just quick observation." Ganondorf spoke as he prepared to leave the room seeing as there was nothing that peaked his interest. "Heir to the Monado, where is your sword?"

Shulk's eyes widened in horror as he looked around the room, but the Monado was nowhere to be found. No one should have been able to move the sword seeing as how Alvis would reject anyone who attempted to touch it. If the person who is pulling the strings really is Zanza…then Alvis was in danger…

"Shit…that bastard took the Monado!" Shulk cursed as he attempted to sit up from the table he was on, but he was more worn out than he anticipated and had difficulty getting off. Rob urged him to not overexert himself, but the seer knew he had to get his blade back immediately before something terrible happened. "Dammit…Alvis is in danger…"

"Whom are you talking about? Who is Alvis?"

"Someone who looked like an enemy of my world…someone who would love to have my head…" Shulk responded. He didn't feel like explaining who Alvis was though and that was mainly due to the fact that the white haired tactician would lose focus if he focused on the person whose life was on the line over the person who was the villain of this galaxy.

"But he didn't kill you when he had the chance." Ganondorf brought up. "There would be no need to go through this foul experiment."

"…Are you suggesting…"

"Perhaps. I'm very good at spotting fakes. The Goddess of Light will be able to confirm my suspicion when we find the man who put you in this situation."

Shulk nodded his head knowing that they needed to leave now. What was still lingering in the back of his mind though concerned the old man he heard. He was certain that person was not the same one that took Rob hostage…but if that were the case…would the man they are going after now not be the mastermind of what is occurring in Dream Galaxy?

"Are you two going to explain what is going on, or do I have to figure everything out by myself?"

Seeing as how Shulk got off the table to follow Ganondorf, Rob realized he would have to figure out what the two were talking about. If only he wasn't kidnapped and his memory wasn't so hazy…he would be more help in the quest to liberate Dream Galaxy, but this was just Rob's bad luck kicking in again.


At first it would seem that it would take time for the trio to reach their destination. Unknown to the person who took over Dream Galaxy and the two suspicious figures who left said galaxy, there was a trail of sparkles on the ground that led them directly not to the throne room but to another room where they needed to be. This proved to benefit the three in the long run. The imposter Zanza had set up a trap where anyone who tried to go into the throne room would be locked inside surrounded by nothing but lotus flowers. Despite Diamond's encouraging words, the imposter had no hope of handling any of the Smashers with the blade, so he would rather rely on his cunning wits again for this occasion. The creature that Ganondorf had decided to follow before proved again to be useful. The King of Evil only had a feeling it was this helpful thing due to how it was convenient how it lead him to all the locations he needed for the least amount of casualties. They were moving even slower than before due to how Shulk was still feeling woozy from the experiment that he suffered from.

In this hidden room in the castle (seeing as how this place was full of them), the machine that caused the hallucinations and dreams was in here along with the imposter and the Monado. The machine was big enough to reach the ceiling. It had a tube that shot out the lotus flowers that were being harvested throughout the underground portion of the galaxy and was being spread through Dream Galaxy. The flowers were closed until the point they landed somewhere outside of the castle where they would bloom and spread their pollen. The purple Luma powered the machine. Sparkle was allowed to leave to lure the Smashers into a trap, but now that everyone was caught…it was forced back into the machine to power up the machine. Sparkle was letting pathetic cries while the machine electrocuted her. Shulk who was originally frustrated with the little star felt sorry for her now. The Smashers needed to save her and stop the imposter now.

"ZANZA!" Shulk screamed as he wanted to charge the man in front of him despite not having the Monado on him.

"Shulk, you don't have a weapon!" Rob reminded him as he held the blond back.

Ganondorf observed Shulk's movement before glancing at the imposter. Shulk was still under the hallucination if he was seeing someone from his world. The man jumped at Shulk's voice but given he had the Monado in hand, he only smirked seeing how there were only three Smashers that were left besides the two Goddesses waiting on the Comet Observatory.

"I am most definitely not this Zanza person." He spoke with utter confidence. "If you want to keep calling me that, be my guest."

"How can you not be Zanza?" Shulk questioned furiously. "You can hold the Monado without getting harmed!"

"You underestimate my power, Heir to the Monado. I just need to seal the person inside to use it."

"So a greater power had sealed the Monado and not this guy." Palutena stated as a matter of fact statement. "Rosalina, did you notice anyone leave?"

Ganondorf wouldn't be able to hear Rosalina's voice from here, but he assumed that the anti-God barrier prevented both Goddesses from seeing anyone enter or leave the area if they were powerful enough to put up said barrier in the first place.

"What is the name of a man who can seal the Monado then?" Ganondorf questioned who was just as convinced as Palutena that this man was not all that powerful.

"Your friend calls me Zanza. I simply prefer to be called the Hero Gwydion."

"Gwydion? What kind of name is that?" Rob had to ask.

"It's Welsh." Ganondorf answered. "Yes I have knowledge of names from different cultures, and I know very well who this "hero" is."

Despite referring to Gwydion as a hero, Ganondorf was using a mocking tone when addressing him. "Oh, you may be a brute, but at least you know my name. Since you know who I am, then you should know why I desire to be the ruler of the universe. The people in charge now are incompetent and they need someone with my charm and wits to take over."

"How rude."

He has a point.

"Ganny, please."

While Ganondorf found this comment amusing and Shulk probably would have agreed seeing as how he wasn't thrilled when he learned that outside of Bionis, more powerful deities than Zanza and Meyenth were in charge of the universe. Rob was the only one that voiced his discontent as a result.

"How can you be a hero when you're harming the innocent like that Luma in the machine!"

Ignoring the fact that Sparkle wasn't innocent, the poor star was ready to faint. What happened to Lumas who died outside of Smash? Rosalina implied that in Smash they weren't really dead and were just waiting on the Comet Observatory ready to be used again for battle. Outside of Smash, most Lumas were able to fulfill their duties as star children before disappearing. What would happen to a Luma that did not finish her duties?

"What is happening to that Luma is considered karma, my dear." Gwydion mocked sending shivers down Rob's spine at the nickname. "She was the reason for your capture after all. She disobeyed her mother and her boss and is assisting me. She has fulfilled her duties now that I only have a few more Smashers to deal with."

"Cruel…" The tactician muttered under his breath as he wanted to be the one to beat up Ganondorf. He had a weapon at the very least, so he would have the best chance of dealing with him. He did consider asking Shulk and Ganondorf to go stop the machine thus stopping this madman's plan but…

"Interesting." Ganondorf said as his fists began glowing a dark purple. "This man is my prey. You two stay out of this."

"B-But, you're going against the Monado!" Shulk squeaked quickly not liking how the Gerudo was rushing in before they had a plan on how to handle the imposter.

"Heir to the Monado, do you think your sword will stop me? I do not need a sword to demonstrate why you should not mess with the Bearer of the Triforce of Power outside of Smash. I will crush his skull once I lay my hands on him."

Normally Shulk would have protested seeing the damage the Monado has done, but this was Ganondorf they were talking about. Shulk admitted to never seeing how strong the King of Evil was outside of Smash, but if he gave Link and Zelda a run for their money and he was feared by many of the hero Smashers, then maybe he could deal with the god slaying sword rather easily.

"Ganny, I really hope you don't kill the man." Palutena warned him. "He needs to be arrested."

Ganondorf only growled as a response to the Goddess of Light as he had no problem rushing in on the imposter. This wasn't Smash so he could actually run. That alone caught the imposter off guard as he was forced to move out of the way just enough so Ganondorf didn't charge into the machine and break it like a raging bull. The imposter attempted to slam the Monado down on the redhead, but that was when Ganondorf easily grabbed the blade before it could hit him.

"The Monado is just a plain sword if it is sealed." Ganondorf taunted as he began pushing the imposter into the wall slowly with his brute strength. "Come on. Entertain me. Make all that effort of me going through the castle worth it."

With Ganondorf clashing his fists with the Monado (which would have been suicide if the Monado wasn't sealed), Rob's eyes focused on the machine. He had to poke at Shulk's shoulder to get his attention. The seer was distracted at the imposter if only because he did not understand why it was only him that was seeing Zanza.

"Shulk…let's go shut down the machine while Ganondorf is busy." Rob whispered as he already started making his way to the lotus eater machine.

"Wait, don't run when they're fighting!" Shulk had shouted before chasing after the smaller Smasher. Shulk was the one who needed to be more careful because he didn't have a weapon while Rob did. However, Rob was simply being careless with how he was using his tiny appearance to sneak through without being attacked.

The two easily reached the machine behind Gwydion. The secret room wasn't that big to begin with, so Shulk was overreacting with how Rob was moving too far away from him.

"What do you think, Shulk?" Rob asked as he moved out of the way for Shulk to examine the machine. "Can you shut it off?"

"Hmmm…"

Shulk walked to the left of the machine and then back to the right before going back to the center. His mind trailed off as he went into his familiar thinking pose.

"Hmm…from what I see…I think replacing the wires is all I need to shut it down without harming the Luma." The Homs stated. "This might take a couple of minutes, but I can't afford to be too distracted."

"Anything that I can do?"

"Besides making sure that Zanza and Ganondorf don't come this way then no…there isn't anything you can do. This won't take long, Rob."

Rob sighed realizing he was pretty much told to stand there and do nothing. He had to do something, but he wasn't a tech whiz. Shulk would be the one handling the machine. He had already crouched down and easily opened the area where all the wires were connected. Why wasn't this place locked when anyone could easily tinker with it?

"So many coloured wires…which one is which…" Shulk muttered to himself as he began messing with the machine.

Rob decided to look over to the battle to see how Ganondorf was doing.

You would think that with all of that power that Ganondorf would be able to actually harm Gwydion. Despite the multiple critical hits after hitting him after the trickster revealed his weak point, there was barely a dent in the armor he was wearing. Ganondorf growled not liking how this plan wasn't going so well.

Goddess of Light, I request my swords.

"Whatever happened to just using your fists and magic?"

Again he snarled at Palutena's provoking comment and continued to punch at the Monado. He wasn't strong enough to break the sword, but at this rate, Ganondorf was going to leave himself wide open for a fatal blow. Rob turned his attention from the King of Evil before looking back at Shulk and frowned. What could he do that would benefit the two Smashers in the room? Looking around the hidden room, Rob noticed that not all the lotus flowers have launched out of the hole in the wall where the huge tube extended. Some had fallen to the corner of the rooms and were noticeably bigger than any of the other flowers he had seen.

Maybe…those flowers are making Gwydion stronger? Rob thought to himself. The pollen is still shooting out, so maybe we're slowly being affected and we haven't noticed it yet. What would happen if I burned it? Would it weaken Gwydion?

There was only one way to find out. Rob gulped as he left Shulk's side in a rush causing the seer to shout at Rob to stay next to him despite being the one that had no weapon to defend himself. Rob took his tome out and began to cast Arcfire at the lotus in the top left corner of the room. Immediately, the petals caught fire that traveled down to the receptacle before the flames shot downward toward the stem effectively scourging the entire flower after that. The pollen was caught in the burning ashes of the flames resulting in the effect being cancelled out. The next time Ganondorf prepared a Warlock Punch, he actually managed to cause Gwydion to cry out in pain was he was nearly sent flying. The Monado's weight had grounded him, but Rob could confirm that the flowers in the room were connected to his strength. Shulk had glanced at Gwydion and for a second, the illusion of the fake Zanza was washed away revealing a completely different man than the evil God from his word. When Shulk blinked again, it was back to Zanza.

"Yes, my hypothesis was correct!" Rob exclaimed as he looked to the next corner of the room for the next lotus. "Alright…next one…"

"Guh…impossible…he found out…" Gwydion murmured darkly.

"Heh…looks like you aren't that invincible."

Gwydion's focus was on Rob though as he extended his palm toward the white haired magician. Rob gasped feeling his body being frozen in time.

"Perhaps it's time for my future wife to return to her obedient state."

"E-Excuse me? I'm a guy!" Rob yelled as he felt himself being lifted into the air. Was this telekinesis? "Guhh!"

Ganondorf should have been the one to deal with Gwydion while he was focusing his attention to the tactician. This magic was strong enough to stun anyone close to the trickster in place even for a few seconds. Palutena gasped that Ganondorf would even be affected by such magic, but maybe now that Gwydion's weakness was revealed that he needed to ramp up the intensity of the flowers.

"Rob!" Shulk cried out as he intended to get up and help his friend but Rob's voice stopped him immediately.

"I-I'm fine! Stop the machine at all costs! Ahhh!"

Rob for a moment nearly felt his brain shut down and his vision fail him. The magic was incredibly powerful. He was going to be put back under the hypnosis spell at this rate. He needed to hit the other flower to weaken him.

"D-Dammit…Arcfire…"

By sheer willpower, he was able to shoot a more powerful version at the lotus in the bottom left corner of the room. Due to the strength of the flames, the flower burned very quickly allowing for Rob to resist the hypnosis spell a little while longer. He was hoping for Ganondorf to hit Gwydion out of his casting animation, but someone else would that for them.

"And this is where I will tell you that you do not have the right to wield the Monado."

Alvis' image appeared behind the Gwydion as he held the Monado in place and did not hesitate to electrocute the holder. The imposter was taken back at this and let out a dire scream. Shulk stared in awe how the illusion of Zanza was destroyed immediately seeing as how that would never have happened to the evil God without consequence. Gwydion glared weakly at Alvis who stared back at him with a blank expression.

"Alvis is okay…thank Meyenth…" Shulk mumbled to himself, but his relief was short lived seeing what the "hero" did next.

"D-Damn you! That old man said this wouldn't happen! No…I won't die…from this!"

To stop the electricity running through his veins, the imposter had to throw the Monado away like it was a cheap plastic toy. Alvis was not pleased with the treatment, but this is all he needed to do to make sure that the man didn't think of tapping into the true power of the Monado. However, he wasn't expecting a Replica Monado (which was a dirty shade of brown) to manifest from the trickster's hand. The silver haired Homs was standing too close during that moment despite the Monado being farther away from Gwydion and as a result, was hit by the sudden dark magic that came out of the Replica Monado. It was strong enough to make the image of himself disappear as he let out a small groan of pain.

"ALVIS!" Shulk shouted thinking the worse happened to his friend.

"Shulk…I'm okay…" Alvis was barely able to project to the Heir to the Monado weakly before letting out a sigh of disappointment. "How careless of me…to think these chains…"

"Alvis…"

"Sorry…I'm going to be in shut down mode…I overexerted myself."

Shulk growled as Gwydion laughed thinking that he had gotten rid of the being inside the Monado and got a new sword as a reward.

"Ha! You see! I can have the same sword that was stated to only have one wielder! I can take over the galaxy with this!" His attention was to Rob who had forced himself to run to the third lotus during the distraction phrase. The male tactician was proving to be conniving if he was going to use this short time to burn the third lotus flower on the south right corner of the room. "Now if you're not going to be obey me and be my wife, then you're just going to have to drop dead right now!"

Despite being electrocuted and beaten down by Ganondorf, Gwydion was still fast enough to charge toward Rob with the replica Monado. Rob would have been able to parry with the Levin sword if he didn't just finish casting Arcfire on the lotus flower. If he had a few more seconds, he could have been able to hold the magic sword in front of him, but he would just have to dodge at the last moment to not be impaled in the neck.

As Rob prepared to move out of the way, someone stepped in front of him and took the blow to the chest. Rob's eyes widened in horror at who it was.

"No way…"

"Gahh! Stay out of the way, villain!" Gwydion yelled realizing too late that the replica Monado was thrusted all the way through therefore he could not remove it as quickly as he wanted.

Ganondorf was continuing to surprise Rob today with how heroic he was acting. If the tactician called him the name that Link bore, he probably would be a corpse after the bigger threat was dealt with. It did not seem to matter if a sword was thrusted through his chest as he was still moving like it was nothing. Shulk couldn't believe the Monado wasn't enough to kill him, but then again…this was a Replica Monado seeing as how the real thing had slid against the floor thanks to Alvis.

"G-Ganon-"

"Ganondorf, are you okay! You're bleeding! Are you going to die here?!" Palutena's voice was loud enough that Rob's silent shock was ignored in favor of her panic. "L-Let me get Rosalina to pull you back on the Comet Observatory to treat you!"

"…This kind of wound is laughable." Ganondorf responded as a matter of fact statement as he grabbed the glade that went through his chest. "This isn't the Master Sword. This isn't what the Seven Sages have used to try and execute me. This isn't the real God slaying sword at this point. This is just a toy that I can easily break…like this!"

Gwydion let out an unmanly shriek when Ganondorf had taken the fake Monado and broke it in half only leaving a little portion of the blade stuck inside of him. Ganondorf would pull this portion out of his body quickly spurting a lot of blood in the progress. Rob trembled at the amount of blood that got on his robe and his hair. He was going to need a good, long shower after this.

"Boy, burn the last lotus at the same time the Heir to the Monado shuts the machine off." Ganondorf ordered as he turned his attention back to Gwydion completely ignoring the terrified look Rob had in his eyes seeing a rather large sword wound in his back. "A "hero" who exposes his weakness like this deserves a satisfying beatdown especially since he has stained our clothes."

"It's…just you…who…" Rob didn't bother to finish the sentence as he shook his head as if he had a brain freeze. Ganondorf was telling him to focus on the task at hand instead of worrying about the King of Evil. This was Ganondorf and as a villain, he had a hard time dying. "Don't tell me what to do."

The Gerudo preferred this response than Rob correcting him on who ruined his robe. As Ganondorf's fists continued to glow a shade of red and orange instead of the usual purple, he started to levitate from the ground.

"As someone who was forced to sit down with a certain Goddess about history, your history is intriguing to say the least." Ganondorf began puzzling the trickster greatly. "Gwydion fab Dôn, one of the many heroes of Welsh mythology as well as a magician and a trickster. Why you have the hero title slapped onto you is a mystery. From the books, you have not done one thing that would be considered heroic even by Greek standards." Ganondorf said with a bitter chuckle. He was amused at how Gwydion reacted poorly to that statement.

"I have fought in battles and won for my kingdom! And look what my kingdom has done to me!"

"Your story revolves around your trickery and how you used your knowledge for your own amusement. A poor way of using the power you have especially since you want to call yourself a king and future ruler of a universe. There are others I have controlled in the past and there was some logic in their actions."

"What would a villain know?" Gwydion snarled as he recreated another Monado. "I struggled to get to the point I am now!"

"Your struggle has stemmed from the crimes you have committed. If plotting with your brother in order to start a war for your uncle to be away from his castle in order to claim the foot-holder for your own selfish purposes and for you to not atone for your crimes and instead torment your sister for your failed plans is what you would call a hero, then congratulations. You have stained the name of hero." He smirked proudly when he said this. "At the least the hero that always gets in my way would never stoop to this level of treachery even if he would get away with it seeing as how his reputation can only be a hero."

"Yet, he probably owes shopkeepers loads of rupees for breaking pots." Palutena could be heard mocking. Serenity returned to her voice seeing how Ganondorf wasn't going to drop dead anytime soon.

"But you see…" Ganondorf continued ignoring Palutena's comment. "This is the difference between you and me. I am a villain with pride. You are a coward who relies too much on trickery to get what he wants. Whoever decided to grace you with the title of hero probably did it out of mockery or pity. This is why you are a weakling and why I will crush your dreams of ruling the galaxy right here."

Going back to Shulk, Gwydion had forgotten that the Heir to the Monado existed with his back turned to him. The blond had figured out which wire was needed to shut off the machine and which one was needed to start a chain reaction that could possibly set all the lotuses on fire. Sparkle would simply need to reverse the effect of the machine so she would burn the flowers instead of letting them bloom.

"Do you understand what needs to be done?" Shulk asked as if he finished explaining what Sparkle needs to do. "You will be safe. We have this battle won. You just need to burn everything with your powers."

"I do not do fire."

"But when Rob sets the last lotus on fire, you can tap into the chaos and burn everything. That is the power of dreams, right?"

"Yes…I thought you were talking about my space powers…whee…"

"No…space may be able to deprive fire of oxygen…" Shulk explained. "Once I switch this wire, then you'll be able to fly out after reversing everything, understood?"

"Yes! Whee!"

Shulk smirked hoping that this would work. Rob had made his way to the last lotus due to Ganondorf's last push against the trickster who was screaming bloody murder at most of his backstory being thrown at him.

I need to remind myself to never get on Ganondorf's bad side. Shulk had thought to himself. I do not want him looking into my past and using it against me…

Gwydion had desperately tried to get to Rob, but Ganondorf had grabbed him at this point and wasn't letting go.

"Now you two!" Ganondorf demanded.

"ARCFIRE!"

Rob had casted the fire spell onto the last lotus the minute that Shulk switched the wire allowing for Sparkle to reverse the effect to where the lotus flowers shooting out ignited into flames and instead of opening to pollinate, it shot fire everywhere outside the mansion. Rosalina wasn't going to be too happy to see Dream Galaxy in flames, but the Smashers weren't going to be harmed by the flames…except for Red seeing as how he had a bad habit of being hit by fire. This effect had also caused the barrier to shatter allowing Rosalina and Palutena to see what is going on.

"The fire is shooting at us!" Palutena had shouted causing Ganondorf to chuckle imaging random flames shooting out of the galaxy just to hit the Comet Observatory. Oh did he wish that her hair would catch on fire just so he could point at her and make some stupid joke that would very much anger her.

Rosalina wouldn't allow any flare to hit any of the Smashers though and she was prepared for this. Every Smasher had a barrier around them that not only shielded them from the flames but also would eventually wake them out of their dream state or hallucination.

"How can dreams cause everything to burn?" Rob had to ask Shulk as he rushed over to him immediately after the task was done.

"I assume dream magic is being able to picture something happening and then forcing it to come true. Lumas are able to make dreams come true after all…and if you want the world to burn then…"

The two just chuckled nervously seeing as Shulk wasn't going to finish that sentence. They both glanced over at Ganondorf and Gwydion. The latter was screaming bloody murder at the illusion being broken and effectively destroying the magic around him. The Replica Monado vanished at the same time Sparkle flew out of the castle and vanished into thin air (probably teleported to see Mama Rosalina) leaving him defenseless against Ganondorf who let go and gave him a Sparta kick to the stomach before chasing him, grabbing him again and forcing him toward the ground.

Ganondorf enjoyed seeing the magician struggle before his feet. Even when the last trump card that Gwydion had to beat the Smashers was in flames, the King of Evil still intended to taunt him before he decided to murder him. He was like a little bug to the King of Evil who had the audacity to harm the angel twins he grew to care for. Anyone who would dare set him off deserved to die. Everyone would assume that Ganondorf grew a soft spot, but he simply hated people touching and soiling things that belonged to him.

"You are looking very pathetic at the moment oh great hero." The Gerudo taunted as he held his sword in front of him. "Heroes always need a sword to engage in battle where as I did not even need to use this sword to defeat you. My fists were enough for me to be victorious."

Gwydion attempted to wiggle his way out from underneath the King of Evil who towered over him. His entire plan was in flames and he was at the mercy of the King of Darkness.

"You fear death more than anything, but you were fortunate enough that your punishment was anything but death." Ganondorf reminded him as his fists began to glow a dark purple while also growing in size. "I am more than capable of ending your life now."

Oh how Ganondorf loved the look of fear that Gwydion gave him. He bit his tongue as if he didn't want to scream and beg for mercy. He was shaking and he was giving the King of Evil a pitiful glance. He desired to live and would accept any punishment that did not end his life. Ganondorf knew how that tale went though. Gwydion was a trickster and he would use any trick in the book to make sure he survived so after he fulfilled his end of the bargain, he would go back to his sinister ways.

"Ganny, you know he has to go to jail. Do not kill him."

You know he will never atone if we leave him alive.

"The bounty hunters will deal with him unlike his uncle."

When Ganondorf didn't respond, Palutena warned the King of Darkness again what would happen if he didn't listen to her. Honestly, he wanted to have his way this time around seeing as he did all the work to save the Smashers and take down this God imposter (effectively taking credit from Shulk and Rob). Again, Palutena's voice echoed through his ear when his fists collided with the man's chest after kicking him into the air so he could get a critical hit. If Ganondorf were serious, his mega fist would have actually clawed right through Gwydion. Instead, he just punched him back into the throne. The impact was so powerful that it knocked the trickster out immediately. The throne itself almost crumbled from the amount of power Ganondorf was using.

"Honestly Ganny, why do you make me doubt you like that?"

Because I desire a real challenge and if I do not get that challenge, I will kill these weaklings. You better hold to your promise Goddess of Light.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's just make sure the others are okay and get everything else done first." Palutena told him before sighing in relief. "I'm glad this is all over."


Defeating Gwydion ensured that Dream Galaxy would return to normal. His power weakened when he succumbed to Ganondorf's power allowing Rosalina to force her magic into Dream Galaxy. Sparkle was quick to show her loyalty back to the Goddess of Space mainly because she didn't want to poof out of existence for being blackmailed to work under the cruel magician. The first thing Rosalina actually did was have Sparkle get to Wolf and have her snap him out of whatever trance he was in because once the leader of Star Wolf returned to normal, he did not hesitate to continue where he left off with arresting Gwydion and any knight that had been summoned and not killed by the King of Evil. From there, Rosalina had Sparkle wake everyone up from his or her slumber. Only a few of them recalled what had happened before the lotus eater. Sparkle continued to apologize while waking everyone up because despite being more mean spirited than other Lumas, she didn't want to put them all through a life threatening situation. Since most of the Smashers forgot, she was easily forgiven. This was made worse because some of them wondered if anything actually happened and they just dreamt the whole scenario seeing as how Rosalina did return them back to Smash Brothers Mansion safely and many woke up back in his or her bedrooms.

Rosalina's work wasn't done even if she had Wolf to assist her now. The presence of Diamond worried her. Now that there was no longer a barrier, she felt his presence and had asked Wolf to help search for the old man and his crazy daughter in the galaxy. They were the reason Dream Galaxy fell under the Welsh magician in the first place and needed to be taken in for questioning. If they had the power to make a weak human dangerous enough to endanger the Gods then they needed to be stopped. Wolf just wanted revenge for being humiliated enough that he needed to send an SOS and it was made worse how the Smashers he was specifically calling (Fox and Falco) fell into the same trap immediately upon arrival. Wolf had eyes throughout the galaxy like Rosalina, so they could cover a lot of ground. The Queen of the Cosmos had considered asking Samus and Captain Falcon to assist her, but decided that they should be left out of it in the end and to just rely on Wolf seeing as how Palutena never considered to help her out after the troublesome circumstance.

Palutena had her own problems though that prevented her from helping out with finding the dangerous scientist. When she said she was going to lecture Pit about what he had done in Dream Galaxy, she meant every word. The light angel was like the other Smashers and barely remembered what had occurred when he fell into the lotus eater. The last thing he could tell Palutena was that he was certain that he saw a fallen archangel that had to be his father behind him when he found Wolf in the cellar and blacked out afterwards. He didn't even remember sexing up his younger twin. All he knew was that he had big red bump on the back of his head and a lot of nail marks on his back where his wings were. The Goddess of Light scolding Pit was pointless as a result.

"Lady Palutena…I really don't remember anything."

"Pit, you have to remember what you did! Everything you told Dark Pit is down the drain now! His virginity is gone!"

"…I don't remember…"

"If you didn't let your guard down, the Mother of the Universe wouldn't have had left him!"

"And I'm certain I can't fix that Lady Palutena. My memory is blank…" Pit grumbled while rolling his eyes at the word constantly repeated toward him. "The fact that my role in this story was reduced to me being the seme toward Pittoo doesn't make me feel better…"

"Pit, the 4th wall is not going to save you! Now listen up! This is what I expect you to do from now on!"

So while Palutena gave Pit a long session about what he needed to do after that incident, Ganondorf was busy helping Dark Pit out. The dark angel had stated multiple times that what Pit did wasn't his fault and the green haired Goddess didn't need to rant on him about his faults. The Gerudo agreed, but at the same time he felt that Dark Pit needed a "nicer" scolding on how to defend himself and not fall for the pathetic trap. If Dark Pit could start over, he would have done so, but now he had to deal with the paranoia of how the angels and the humans of Smash Church will treat him should they find out how he lost his virginity.

At the end of the day, no one was paying attention to Shulk who probably needed to see Dr. Mario or one of the doctors in Smashopolis concerning his mental state. While things could have been worse for the Monado boy, his issues were not resolved. All this incident had done for Shulk besides make him realize that he cared for Rob more than a friend and desired every inch of his body was make him worry that Diamond would return for him. Diamond's words scared him…heck…he didn't even know what Diamond looked like. He just learned the name from the Goddess of Space and that he was still on the loose unlike the cowardly magician and his goons.

Rob was there for him, but he should have been the one that Shulk should have been paying heed to. He was the one that was kidnapped, hypnotized and almost raped under the hypnotism. Yet, he came out okay despite all of that, but this was contributed also to having no memories when under the heavy enchantment. He probably fared better than Shulk only because the blond made his feelings for him clear and that meant he didn't have to hold back.

Still…Rob admitted that he wasn't expecting Shulk to be so aggressive toward him when they got back from Dream Galaxy. They were right back to the scenario before the SOS was sent only this time…

"Shulk…c-can you slow down?" Rob asked shyly after the younger Homs pushed them down on his bed. "I kind of want to take my clothes off first…"

"We can do it while you're clothed."

"B-But the rush…"

The seer was only rushing because he was scared. He thought he would lose Rob to someone else. As selfish and possessive this way of thinking was…the Monado boy could not stop pushing himself toward the older Smasher. Rob was someone he cherished dearly and it was used against him to put him in terrible position. The experiment was something he hoped he would never have to go through again, but in the back of his mind…Shulk knew that he would have to confront Diamond again and would possibly end up in the same situation…

"I'm sorry…I just…"

Rob forced the two to sit up from the bed. Shulk frowned thinking he was being rejected. Instead, Rob gave him a small kiss on the lips that caught the blue eyed Homs off guard.

"We don't need to rush, Shulk. I'm not going anywhere." He continued to smile as his cheeks slowly turned pink. "I'm all yours after all…"

Shulk knew that…but the paranoid feeling wasn't going to go away anytime soon. He just nodded his head in agreement as he watched his roommate remove the pajamas he was wearing.

"…Now you can start having your way."


Even though things were going back to normal sans Diamond still being on the run, the Golden Land noticeably was not involved in the action this time around…and that might be because Prism was stuck in his own nightmare even away from Dream Galaxy. He would curse how Sparkle could reach him without even trying, but it was really his little sister Cone messing with her powers and putting him to sleep for most of the story.

When Prism finally woke up, he would have a grand story to tell.

"Prism, are you okay?" Pop asked waving a Japanese fan in front of Prism's bed (that could be found above the main throne room by simply flipping the ceiling over and revealing a hidden room specifically for him). "You've been out for quite some time."

"I had the scariest dream." Prism muttered darkly as he sat up.

Besides Pop, Raven was by his side too worried that the boy she served might never wake up again. She sighed in relief that he was okay, but felt like he was going to say something stupid if he kept talking.

"What was it about? Did you…see us all dying?"

"No…actually…" Prism took a deep breath as he began explaining what he had seen. "I was reading bad fanfiction in the Smash fandom…and I lost so much sleep over how terrible some of these stories are."

Raven facepalmed almost immediately.

"Good thing bad stories don't exist!" Prism exclaimed. "It was only a dream…I really didn't like how you forced me to read them as punishment Raven…"

Pop snickered at who was the one who put him through personal hell. Raven didn't take that comment well.

"You do realize bad fanfiction exist in the real world, right?"

Prism paled immediately as he shook his head frantically. "N-No way…that can't be…"

"I want some juicy details." Pop stated. "I need to know who got screwed over."

"Uhh…so many Smashers you have no idea…like…whenever Marth is with someone not Caeda and not acknowledged. Do they not know that if Marth marries someone else, that Chrom and Lucina won't exist! That messes up the entire timeline! It's always Mary Sues or someone from a universe that wouldn't work!"

"Tell me more." Pop said egging him on at this point.

"Besides Marth being an asshole? I mean…I have talked to him…he is…but there's a personality there. Not someone for a cliché plot point! Oh! Speaking of asshole…what they did to that clone is awful!"

"Which one?"

"The clone of Pit! Like, does anyone see how he acts? It's like he's a completely different person!"

"They probably didn't play Uprising." Raven snarked looking toward the readers as if mocking them for something they should know about. "Then again, no one in the Smash fandom seems to play Xenoblade either if they think that Shulk is happy go lucky."

"…How did you know what I was going to complain about that next?" Prism asked. "You're like a mind-reader!"

"Unfortunately, using Smash tropes is common Prism even if that's not how they act." Raven admitted. "It wouldn't take five minutes to go on a Wiki page dedicated to that character though, but expecting research is asking too much in this day and age when people just take things at face value."

Prism nodded his head in agreement. "You see, Raven? You understand the pain I'm going through!"

"Probably because I had to read some of these stories first before forcing you to read it because you're stupid."

"W-Wait! When did you…"

Raven was the one to laugh now and it creeped Prism and Pop out.

"Oh, nothing. At least we have Samarium who writes a good novel. And you still got Higanbana in the Red Moon for tragedies."

"I want a parody though…at least the bad characterization and grammar is justified there…"

"Prism, you are sophisticated. You need higher level of reading to be able to act like you know what you're talking about." Raven told him. "Look, I'll look for Samarium if he finished the recent chapter of that book now. You need to get your mind off the terrible Mary Sue stories and the glorified pairing wars in the Smash fandom and read something more mature…"

"Says you…" Prism growled. "I want to eat first…Pop go get me something."

"Wah…fine…" The Marionette Witch whined as she dismissed herself from the blond's room to go get him some alien tea.

Prism wanted to ask Raven something but she too had left to get the thing that she felt Prism needed to get his mind off the nightmares.

"Uhh…Raven…please hurry with the book…I need to get my mind off of people who think Pit is a child…I can't have sex with him if people think he's thirteen…"


Me: Done with 10947 words.

Li: So much 4th wall breaking at the end…

Me: Well I wanted to lighten the mood just a bit. Notes!

1. This entire story overall has been changed from the beginning to the end on what was going to go down. Diamond being involved was always a thing, but the villain he tricks, Daedalus being involved and overall Sparkle's role have changed. There originally would have been more focused on the mission and the slow descent into the lotus-eater instead of an ambush that got most of the Smashers at once. Then there was the fact that Rob/Shulk didn't take the center stage as much in the original outline. Every Rob/Shulk scene that wasn't the final battle was added in last minute. Rob overall didn't have a huge role in my original story simply because the focus was on the concept of the lotus eater. Pit and Dark Pit also would have faded out almost immediately after being caught instead of getting small scenes here and there. Alvis also wasn't even going to be brought up in the story, but out of all the stories I have outlined for Super Smash Galaxy…this is the only one that went through the biggest changes that looking at my journal for a reference is useless.

2. Gwydion is a hero, magician and trickster of Welsh mythology but the definition of "hero" is just as bad as Jason from Greek mythology. When you see the stuff Gwydion has accomplished, none of the things he does is considered heroic. One of the most noticeable things he has done was team up with his brother to rape his uncle's virgin foot holder Goewin. This got him punished of course and he was turned into three different mating animals for a year, but even being put in the same situation as the foot holder wasn't enough for Gwydion to change as a person seeing as he torments his sister and others. As a result, someone like Diamond could easily offer him more than what he could obtain in the Celtic Realm and start conquering the Classic Realm once he gets enough followers. Seeing as how Diamond tricked Pythios in Serpent Galaxy, you can see how persuasive Diamond is.

3. Ganondorf is referring to Zant and Cia specifically on who he manipulated hence the whole "Hijack by Ganon" thing. He made them think they were in control when it was just him pulling the strings. He's mocking how Gwydion couldn't even be as intelligent as Ganondorf but to be fair, every time Ganondorf does this…I feel like it was just a half-ass attempt to make Ganondorf the villain of a game he didn't need to be a part of.

4. I admit that the last part of the story is out of place. While there is a joke about how bad fanfiction is a nightmare and why Prism would probably avoid Dream Galaxy, its still a jab at things that have ticking me off lately. I mean what I say that almost all the Smash fandom doesn't do research and write based on the Smash tropes. Really, go to the Wiki and read the page of the characters. It's not so much to ask for a little more quality from some authors on this site, and no I'm not talking about parody writers who can do what they want since it is a parody story. However, when Hot Topic Krew gets Pit and Dark Pit's characterization and their twin bond perfectly compared to a lot of writers on this website that can't even bother to look how they interact then that says a lot about those writers.

And with that another Super Smash Galaxy story is completed. I intended to do this one later, but again as pointed out how I wanted to do another Robin/Shulk immediately after ID: Control and Hyrule Warriors love made me want to have more Ganondorf. With how much I enjoy Hyrule Warriors, I can't wait to do a story of Sheik being more badass outside of Smash Brothers with the harp. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!