Gothic Galaxy

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers or Kid Icarus. That goes to Nintendo. I only own Daedalus, Diamond and Pearl. And I don't own Lalia who is from the Queen's Blade series. Queen's Blade belongs to Hobby Japan and the many authors who work on the series.

Summary: An enemy from Pit's past is encouraged by Diamond to get revenge on the angel and his friends after being forgotten for this long. Repeating a strategy from the past doesn't seem like the brightest thing, but this demon came prepared with kidnapping other angels in front of Pit and then forcing him into a duel. Normally Pit would have ignored the challenge if it weren't for the fact that Robin didn't just have a baby and said baby was also taken by this demon. He and Pittoo go to Gothic Galaxy expecting things to be a walk in the park but this demon was prepared for all the possible scenarios. Even Palutena won't be much help once she encounters him and Pit really doesn't want to resort to that awful tactic of getting rid of this guy if Dark Pit can see it…

Pairing: Pit/Pittoo/Lucina, Robin/Shulk, Ganondorf/Palutena and Henry/Female Robin with hints of Magnus/Pit and dark Orcos/Pit and Orcos/Pit/Dark Pit

Rated: M (for mature) and higher on Archive of Our Own

Genre: Suspense, Romance, Drama and Humor

Warning: Sexual violence, extreme violence, sexual humor, dark past, hints of child abuse and child neglect, dark past, non-con, yaoi (of the twincest variant again) and unintentional OOC

This story is probably going to be the most lewd one in the galaxy series thanks to how this is the most Queen's Blade heavy influence along with a lot of hentai things I see online. There is a plot though…really…and there's a joke in the Kid Icarus fandom about the villain of the week. Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Rewritten History


The Smashers wasted no time in heading to Gothic Galaxy to rescue Palutena and the angel twins. Rosalina wished that the Goddess of Light waited before she made her plans to go alone. She had her scepter as a weapon, but this demon was prepared to fight Palutena or at least put her in a position unfavorable to her. Rosalina just needed Master Hand's approval and a group of Smashers to come along. Master Hand viewed this as a serious situation given how Rosalina worded things. Ganondorf wasn't amused that the rescue party would be used. If it was just him and Rosalina, they could probably handle it no problem. The rescue party that Master Hand wanted consisted of the Robin twins, Shulk, Ike, Magnus, Dunban, Lucina, Marth, Chrom, Roy, Riki, the Corrin twins, Bayonetta and Cloud. Rosalina did think it was excessive and some people in the group were questionable. Shulk was clearly chosen due to his status as being another God that could assist Rosalina. Bayonetta was efficient by the process of being able to deal with demons as quickly as angels. After that, it was iffy. Ike and Magnus were clearly worried for Pit's sudden disappearance, so they did want to tag along to see if the angel captain was alright. Lucina cared for Dark Pit's safety and needed to go seeing as how Reyn wouldn't be able to come along for the ride. Dunban was more concerned about Shulk going, so he made the excuse to go. Chrom made the same excuse when Lucina volunteered to go. Everyone else seemed to be tagging along for the ride…especially Riki.

"This is not a field trip." Ganondorf could be heard grumbling to Rosalina. "We only need the Monado boy and the witch. Everyone else is just going to slow us down."

"Master Hand wanted this, so I have to obey."

"You don't need to obey. You are stronger than Master Hand. Queen of the Cosmos, tell me it is a good idea to have the female tactician with us. She just conceived a child and now she's already back on the battlefield. That is not a wise thing."

Rosalina was very aware of that. The problem was Robin was proving to be a stubborn individual. She wanted to come along just to find Pit and Dark Pit. They may have saved her baby, but she wanted to scold them for putting Morgan in that situation in the first place. Rob wanted his sister to stay behind, but she insisted she was okay now when she clearly wasn't. Rob could easily protect her along with Lucina and Chrom, so it shouldn't be too big of an issue as long as she didn't push herself. As for Morgan, that baby would be entrusted to Link until they all returned. Link was good with kids, so Robin could trust him with her baby.

"There is nothing I can do. I can only hope that everyone takes this rescue mission seriously." Rosalina told the King of Evil.

Ganondorf growled as he glared at the Smashers who clearly weren't taking this seriously. He really shouldn't have been this affected, but he was concerned for the Goddess of Light and her angels…just slightly. If something happened to them, he would personally destroy the demon who laid a finger on them. He was a man not to trifle with.

"Tch. They better now slow me down." The King of Evil murmured as he decided to isolate himself on the Comet Observatory until they arrived at Gothic Galaxy. The journey shouldn't take long.

"You could always admit you're worried for Palutena, you know." Rosalina reminded him, but the King of Evil was already gone. "Oh well…"

Rosalina had to make last minute preparations before the Comet Observatory could leave. Master Hand wished them the best of luck and demanded that there be no casualties. The Queen of the Cosmos could reassure him that with a party of this caliber. She had to warn a few of the Smashers that this was something to take seriously. Granted, she was mainly talking to Roy who was going along for the ride, but at the very least she didn't want him screwing up. She tried to convince Robin one last time to stay, but Robin promised to not slow them down (which she did not believe). At the very least Rob and Corrin will be useful in healing the wounded (that is why Corrin is even tagging along in the first place. Bayonetta wasn't to get herself hurt on his watch, so it was best if he followed her).

Rosalina failed a spot check in one important area of her Comet Observatory. Before liftoff, a certain someone snuck on board when Link was supposed to be watching him…

Despite just being born, Morgan was rather intelligent. He was able to recognize that his mother was going away somewhere far away. He wanted to still be with his mother after the demon tried to kidnap him. Morgan hummed as he crawled onto the lowest portion of the Comet Observatory. He made it on time before the Comet Observatory took off. Only when the ship left did Link notice something was amiss.

"…Where's Morgan?"


Palutena was warned to not venture alone to Gothic Galaxy without a plan. She may have been the Goddess of Wisdom, but even she was capable of being impulsive when it concerned the angel twins. Pit obviously got it from her seeing as how the green haired Goddess could care less of going in alone. When she decided to get serious, she could very well destroy everything in her path. She was one of the strongest Goddesses that was the deciding factor in the 2000 Year War for a reason.

Her title as the Heroine of the War wouldn't save her when she reached Gothic Galaxy though. Orcos had a deliberate trap for her and it did include the angel twins. It was why he wanted them as hostages in the first place. Get the baby and the angels and force them to surrender. His plan was to do the same thing to Palutena, but the Goddess of Light would try to pull a fast one, so he came prepared.

"I am here like you wanted!" Palutena declared as she forced her way into the church of Gothic Galaxy. Not a single demon dared to challenge her when she arrived on Gothic Galaxy. It was a death sentence and Orcos wanted to make sure he still had demon soldiers to fight for him. "Are you going to challenge me to a duel for my angels or am I going to purify you before you even get a chance to respond?"

The green eyed Goddess meant business. Orcos also meant to do business with her. When he emerged from the shadows, he made sure he had Pit on a leash when he dragged his hostage into the little light that was in the church. Yes, Dark Pit was also being led along by the demon henchmen that Orcos had, but the Baphomet only wanted Pit close to him to make sure Palutena didn't try anything funny.

"Lady Palutena!" Pit exclaimed as he immediately tried to get away from Orcos. Orcos was not having that.

"You're not getting away from me, Pit." Orcos snarled as he yanked on the chain that was connected to Pit's collar. The brunette yelped as he was yanked back into Orcos' arms.

Palutena gasped at Orcos treatment before mimicking the stare that Medusa gave to her enemies.

"You got here on time, I'm impressed." Orcos began. "I see you're a very busy woman, so let's get down to business."

"…Where are my angels?" Palutena asked darkly. She forced her staff to touch the ground when she asked this.

"Your precious angels are right here." Orcos taunted while yanking at Pit's chain again. "The rest of them aren't worth showing you. After all, you only came here because of your precious angel captain and his clone."

Palutena snarled as a response. "Do not refer to Dark Pit as a clone."

"Oh, but he is. You know that."

"…He's his own person." She hissed. "And you will release my angels. You have already angered me."

"Oh, how scary!" Orcos yelled. He was faking the fear in his voice though seeing as how he was still smirking. "I'm so scared that I'm willing to spare your precious angels if you surrender without a fight."

Pit couldn't believe this demon. "H-Have you no shame?!"

"I fought you as a child and paid for it dearly." Orcos reminded him. "You still look like a kid, but you're more experienced than before. I will not let my plans falter again."

"How conniving and cowardly of you..." Palutena mocked even though she knew for a fact she wasn't in the position to be doing that.

"I will do anything for Ellipse." Orcos told her. "Now surrender to me before I decide to hurt your precious angel captain here."

"Lady Palutena, don't do it!" Pit shouted but was met by another tug of the collar along with Orcos deciding that he should punch Pit in the gut to get him to stop moving. The light angel was completely taken by surprised and nearly choked on his own saliva from this action.

"PIT!" Palutena called out as she was ready to attack Orcos.

"Don't move! If you do, I will kill Pit! The ball is in your court, Goddess of Light!"

Orcos wasn't giving Palutena much of a choice. Palutena could only imagine what would happen if she surrendered. Chances are, Orcos would repeat what he did to her in the past and turn her to stone. That was his favorite method of dealing with people he didn't like. He wasn't Medusa by any means, but he was strong enough to even turn someone like her to stone. Palutena had to assume that because it was Medusa in particular, her magic of darkness will never beat the light magic she had. A demon could care less about light and dark and just did the spell.

If I let him do that…what will happen to Pit and Lived? Will I be able to sneak an attack in…or will he be faster and just kill Pit…what should I do…

Palutena took a deep breath as she accepted her fate. In the back of her mind, if Ganondorf or Rosalina came along, they would have saved the angel twins and gotten her out of this predicament. She just had to go alone and do this herself knowing full well it was a trap.

But I love my angels too much. Palutena admitted to herself. I can't afford to lose Pit or Lived. I can only help Ganny and Rosa find me before anything bad happens to us…

The Goddess of Light kept her scepter in hand, but made it clear that she would not resist. Orcos at first wanted to knock her weapon out of her hand, but figured that if he was going to turn her to stone that she would look dignified.

"I have already turned you to stone once, and I will turn you to stone again. Your fate is always set in stone!"

Palutena wanted to snark about the awful pun but wasn't given the opportunity to. Orcos's eyes started to glow before his body glowed as brightly as his eyes. The green haired Goddess couldn't take her eyes off him. Pit screamed for Palutena to shield her eyes or put her shield over her, but it was already too late. Compared to previous two instances where turning to stone was a slow process, Orcos was able to petrify her instantly.

Pit could only watch in horror as his Goddess was turned to stone in front of him. This is the third time that this has happened to Palutena so it shouldn't come off as a surprise, but there is a point where Pit just had enough of seeing Palutena getting petrified whether it's by the enemy or her own doing.

"Lady Palutena!" Pit screamed as he struggled to get away from Orcos. "You bastard! I'll kill you Orcos when I get out of these binds!"

Orcos smirked before he broke out into a fit of laughter seeing how Pit was acting. "You? Kill me when you're in this state? Please! You are a hostage that will perform the Purification Process when all is said and done!"

"I won't let you!"

"You'll have no choice but to follow my orders. You will also watch me use your Goddess and your angel friends in my plans. Ellipse will be revived and I will have them to thank."

The brunette was the one to laugh bitterly at that. Even if his collar was being pulled again to get him to shut up, he refused to back down. This was starting to get dangerous for him and Dark Pit.

"Your efforts are futile! Anyone from the Golden Land who dies can never come back! Ellipse is gone forever!"

Orcos clearly didn't want to hear that. Like every demon here, they were delusional to the reality of the situation. The Golden Land was an unusual place where the beings of that realm had a hard time reviving themselves. The creator of the universe must have been aware of how overpowered the witches and sorcerers would be and made it to where if they died a specific way once, they were gone for good, so they needed to be cautious.

"If an angel is the one that ended her life, then it will be an angel that returns what was stolen from her back. I…no…we demons demand retribution and we will get it! My demon brethren, take these two insolent angels away! Remove their bindings when they return to their cell, but make sure they don't try anything funny!"

The demons obeyed as they started to lead the angel twins back into the darkness. Dark Pit remained obedient, but Pit still struggled to get away. Orcos needed to think of something that would stop Pit from rampaging. All he could think of were more taunts that would anger him even more.

"Remember, if anyone else tries to save you two, you'll both be used as hostage. Look forward to that."

"As if I will let anyone else…gahh!"

Orcos gave the chain to his henchman. That demon would proceed to drag Pit away from the Baphomet. The demon leader would laugh as he would soon focus his attention on the petrified Goddess. He couldn't help but admire her beauty even when turned to stone. She tried her best to not show any signs of emotions when she accepted her fate, but he could see the cracks in her façade when she was caught in this pose.

"Soon, my revenge will be complete. Just watch…I'll make sure you two will ever regret forgetting me and ruining my chances of saving Ellipse sooner!"


The angel twins were immediately thrown back into the cell after Orcos had successfully turned Palutena to stone. Now, Orcos had no use for the angel twins except for the Purification Process and to be used as a hostage against the other Smashers if they cared about them as much as Palutena did. Pit continued to fight back against his captors to no avail. They laughed at how hard he fought before leaving him and Dark Pit in the cell that was noticeably colder than the last time they were in here. Pit wondered if it was because the temperature outside dropped or if there was some sort of temperature changer that was progressively freezing the floors below the church.

Pit found it cruel that Orcos refused to kill them outright and would just turn them into popsicle sticks until they were considered useful again. Angels couldn't stand extreme temperatures for a long period of time. Only ice angels could stay in the cells without complaints.

Seeing Dark Pit shivering in the corner, Pit went over to his twin and urged his younger twin to cuddle with him. Dark Pit stopped shaking after a few minutes and allowed himself to lean against Pit's shoulder even if he couldn't sleep.

"…Are you going to explain what is going on here?" The black angel questioned. "I don't know what's going on at all. You and Palutena know…that demon knows who you are and your old man kept me in the dark too…"

"…"

"Pit…"

"No…you're right. I should be telling you what is going on." Pit spoke in an icy tone. "It's my fault you're in this situation with me."

Lived wanted to tell Pit that not everything was his older twin's fault, but nothing would convince Pit otherwise.

"…I think we're going to have to start with the Golden Land again." Pit started.

"Them again?!"

"The Golden Land is the center of the universe and will always be involved with all of our problems." Pit hated repeated himself so he decided to go to the more important details immediately. "Currently the ruler of the Golden Land and by proxy the entire universe is the Sorcerer of Misfortune Prism. In the past…or at least 2000 years ago, Prism's brother…the Endless Sorcerer Cube."

Dark Pit tilted his head in confusion. "He has a brother?"

"He had an older brother in the past and has a younger sister now. She is the Witch of Dedication Cone. Do not be fooled when people assume there is only one ruler. Prism has a messed up family." Pit smirked when he glanced at Dark Pit. "You would think Eve would have told you that given that she is said to be Prism's mother."

"W-What?! Eve, is that true?!"

Eve didn't respond to the dark angel annoying him greatly. Her silence was due to Pit explaining everything and how she had stated this constantly in the past. Dark Pit's inability to remember anything in previous timelines was a blessing and a curse.

"Anyway, Cube was in charge with the twelve Apostles. If you were to go to the Golden Land's Church, you would see the glass stain windows circling around the church depicting every Apostle that had worked under Cube. They say that when an Apostle dies, the brilliant light the window gives off vanishes."

This was an interesting fact to take to mind should the church ever be entered.

"The Apostle that has driven these demons to create a cult is the Shadow Witch Ellipse. She is a mummy taken in by Cube and made an Apostle. Cube…is weird with who he chooses to be his friends and protectors of the universe." The brunette sighed at the thought. "I mean…when all the Apostles left are assholes…"

"Mummy?"

"Yeah…she's a demon…a walking corpse…but she wrapped her body with bandages so no one can see the rotting parts of her body. Despite her appearance, she is listed as being a kind hearted demon who hated violence. She wanted everyone to get along like Cube did, but when Cube was killed by Arrow…"

"Wait…what?"

"That is not proven." Eve spoke catching Dark Pit off guard. "Remember, this is based on the little information obtained during this time."

Okay…

"What is it Pittoo?"

"…Nothing…keep going."

"Right…well…once Cube was killed, Prism banished the Apostles except for one out of the Golden Land and recruited a new group of people to rule with him. Poor Ellipse. She wanted to follow his legacy even if Prism didn't and got executed for her efforts."

"Who killed her?"

"The angels."

Again, Dark Pit was astonished by Pit's word. Pit sounded so casual though that it seemed to lack any empathy in his tone when he said, "Poor Ellipse".

"It was the evil archangel, Kensei." Pit continued. "He was the one that had his followers do the dirty work…and by follower…I mean my old man."

"W-Wha-"

"I don't remember the details too much. I just know my old man was forced to torment Ellipse before putting her on the cross. I recall the rumors afterwards that Kensei was only a puppet of the witch hunter Acedia...the leader of the Band of Three. Virtue told me that his is one of the murders that lead to Acedia being on the run…but it doesn't change the fact that…"

Dark Pit noticed the puzzled look on the light angel's face. Pit felt like something in mind was being twisted when the next words came out.

"…Ellipse had a lover…he was one of the many Dukes of Ars Goetia…Flauros. He…was told to assassinate Ellipse but he didn't. When he tried to stop the execution…he got killed with Ellipse."

Pit felt like there was something wrong with this statement. This was how history was…yet he felt like this was not how he recalled the execution at all.

"How? This Flauros sounds like a powerful demon…" Dark Pit mumbled.

"Yes, he was a powerful demon." Pit admitted. "But it kind of ignores that my old man is a powerful fighter too. He may look weak…but he's very cunning. From what I recall, my old man was an old friend of Flauros. He used that to his advantage to getting rid of him. He weakened him and put him on the cross with Ellipse. Flauros would be burned at the stake as well…"

"W-Wait…isn't Flauros a fire demon?"

"Being a fire demon isn't going to save him when Kensei was there impaling him too." Pit mumbled. "There is no kill like overkill and Kensei wanted to make sure that Flauros never defied him again."

Pit wondered if Flauros really died as easily as he described. Eve knew better, but the light angel still didn't completely register that the timeline had changed to fit with Raven making sure that Flauros was never a threat to anyone in the galaxy ever again. If she had to rewrite things to where Kensei would force Daedalus to kill Flauros, then she would do so (and do so she did).

"Their deaths were nothing but tragic for all demons." Pit admitted. "Their love for each other touched other demons so much that there are now songs dedicated to them. I think that idol you love so much has sung a few sad songs about tragic lovebirds…"

"But…what does her death have to do with us?"

"Gothic Galaxy was created in the name of the fallen Ellipse. To honor her death…the demons that live on this galaxy worship the ground she is on. They offer her angel sacrifices every day in hope to appease her."

"But…if she's a demon and died…"

Pit groaned. Dark Pit was going to ask a question that would drive any demon insane. "If an angel or demon dies, they don't go to heaven or hell. They either get reincarnated or simply disappear. So when the angels are captured and sacrificed in Gothic Galaxy, the demons here just assume that their souls will reach Ellipse."

"Ellipse is not the type of girl who would want this." Dark Pit could hear Eve state. "These demons are just selfish and evil."

I figured much. Dark Pit told her. "Pit, do you believe Ellipse would want this?"

"Of course not." Pit answered rather quickly. "Orcos may have an obsession with Ellipse but he's using her legacy to commit atrocious crimes against angels."

"Obviously."

Pit opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but decided to keep his thoughts to himself. He wouldn't be able to when Dark Pit was leering at him. The dark angel needed that information about Orcos or he would be kept in the dark about this entire ordeal.

"…So I guess Lady Palutena and I never told you about the time Orcos invaded Skyworld."

"Of course not! When was this?"

"It was a long time ago. Lady Palutena and I found him as an inconvenience, so we sort of forgot about him. He tried to take over Skyworld after what happened to Medusa, but I was able to kick his ass as usual. I thought I killed him, but I guess he survived and held a grudge against me and Lady Palutena since."

"What was his goal?"

"I assume it was to capture as many angels as he could in order to sacrifice them for Ellipse. I really didn't pay attention that much since I beat him up as a kid. It was really fun messing with him, but I guess I should have paid attention to the politics around it."

Dark Pit couldn't help but agree. When Pit didn't pay attention to the smallest of details, situations like this happened. The dark angel really didn't want to be punished for something that Pit had done in the past, but that was the problem of being the clone of the angel captain.

"…I really shouldn't be surprised." Pit started. He didn't look all too pleased with what he said next. "Because of all of my accomplishments, the demons have come to loathe and fear me. My reputation is the reason why you're even in this situation with me to begin with…it does suck."

"Tell me about it…" Dark Pit snarled to himself. "That whole purification process…you seriously think I'll fucking suck a demon's dick?!"

"Well, no…" Pit mumbled. "But it's a good punishment for me given how I keep wiping out their leaders. I slayed Medusa twice, I defeated Orcos, took down the strongest Grim Reaper in the Underworld and even took out Thanatos and Hades. Even with those wins under my belt, I still did the same thing that my old man did…"

Dark Pit didn't like the sound of that.

"…I mean…I can see why Bayonetta isn't exactly a fan of me. I may be a cute angel who is on the side of justice, but even I participate in demon hunts every now and then for fun. This way, I can lure out Overlords to add to the achievement board…"

"That's enough Pit!" The black angel snapped as he nearly pushed Pit away when he started going into detail about his demon slaying accomplishments. "I don't need you admitting this!"

"…Sorry. I know the Demon Division was started to bridge the gap between angels and demons. Unfortunately, this division isn't going to magically destroy the hate someone like Orcos has against me." Pit paused mid-sentence before continuing. "…He's taking advantage of the fact that you're inexperienced in comparison to me. Even if you're a great fighter Pittoo, he can sniff out the weakness in you."

"I don't need an apology! What are you going to do about it if you know this is the case?"

The brunette fell silent at his question. The truth is he couldn't do anything without the risk of Orcos threatening to hurt Dark Pit again. Now, Palutena was also at risk if he made one false move. The angel captain hated these situations where he would have to wait it out. The only thing Pit could hope for was the Smashers noticing their disappearance and showing up to save them…but that would mean having to deal with the ridicule of falling into enemy hands so easily.

"…There really isn't anything we can do now." Pit admitted sadly. "We're just…going to have to wait until they come get us out of the cell."

Dark Pit feared this response. The waiting game was suffocating. Even if he snuggled with Pit, he would still be shivering in fear of what the demons would do if they decided to no longer follow their word and harm them. Dark Pit could only curse under his breath as he remained silent. He was out of questions to ask, so all he could do was have his mind focus on staying warm.


While Rosalina and Ganondorf decided to stay on the observatory until they got a clear reading on Palutena and the angel twins, the rest of the Smashers decided to leave to search for them on Gothic Galaxy. Rosalina wanted the group to stick together. Gothic Galaxy may not have been the largest galaxy, but it was difficult to navigate due to how it was always night time. The group did not stick together like they should have though. Robin wanted to find the angel twins as soon as possible just so she could yell at them for being neglectful of her baby. They would cover more ground if they split up. Robin originally wanted just Lucina to accompany her, but when it became apparent that two girls walking alone at night just wasn't going to cut it, it was decided that Corrin, Bayonetta, Cloud and Riki would be going with them to make the group more "balanced". The group with the Umbra Witch in the party would be safe. Robin just didn't want the older woman to be trailing after her and making snide comments about her recklessness. What made matters worse was that Riki saw this as a game of some sort and didn't understand what it meant to be stealthy. He was requested to stay by Shulk and Dunban's side, but they clearly did not mind too much that the Nopon was on the other team.

The second group consisted of the rest of the guys on the Comet Observatory and Cory. The dragon princess should have gone with her brother, but seeing as how Bayonetta was on the same team as Corrin, she wanted to avoid her roommate as much as possible. The silver haired princess could depend on the Umbra Witch (and Cloud) protecting her brother should there be an attack, but she really didn't want to see the flirting going on between the trio. The other Smashers could say it's all in Cory's head and the three were just close friends, but Cory knew better.

The group was supposed to walk together until they absolutely needed to split. The galaxy wasn't going to allow them to stay together for long. At some point, the fog from the galaxy would come in making it incredibly difficult to proceed. Only a few of the Smashers could travel on without fear of the fog. The fog was the reason that the group was split in two to begin with though. Robin's group lagged behind due to the female tactician complaining about not being able to keep up with anyone. Bayonetta made sure to keep Corrin close, so she knew he wouldn't wander off. Cloud kept close to his friends knowing full well if Corrin ran off, Bayonetta would follow after him. Lucina nearly lost Robin in the fog had it not been for Riki's shouting.

"Riki will continue to guide you!" Riki exclaimed after he floated over to Robin in the mist.

"I'm fine! We just need to stay with everyone else…"

"You can't fall behind…" Lucina muttered as she saw where Riki was and reached out to grab Robin. "When you're in this condition, you might injure yourself. Henry will not be happy if you find yourself injured."

"But that's why you're here…" Robin grumbled. "And Chrom…"

Well…Chrom should have been in that group, but he wasn't. Because of the mist, he thought Rob was his elder sister. As a result, he stayed close to Rob when he should have stayed close to Robin. The male tactician wasn't pleased.

"And we lost my sister…" Rob grumbled as he stopped walking. Chrom nearly bumped into him as a result. "Where are we?"

Chrom clearly had no idea where they were. However, the rest of the Smashers and Cory were still nearby. All they needed to do was head to the church in the distance. The mist made it difficult to tell how close they were. Rob had to wonder how they lost Robin's group when they were just standing right next to each other. Did they take a long turn or…

"Everyone, we need to watch where we step." Shulk warned the group that was near him. "There might be traps lurking around."

"Oh great, just what we need." Magnus could be heard snarking. "I wonder who is going to get their foot caught in a bear trap."

"Shulk, you might want to look out for your roommate." Dunban spoke. "He is the most likely to trigger on a trap since Reyn isn't here."

"Excuse me?!" Rob snapped. "What makes you think I'll do that?!"

Dunban was either a psychic or Rob was really that clumsy. The white haired magician stepped on something that was in the dirt. He froze realizing something was up. He wanted to warn the group he might have fucked up, but they would see he messed up anyway.

In the next few minutes, the group would be screaming and cursing at their bad luck. Apparently, there was a huge net on the ground that would be triggered if someone stepped on a switch. Cory had a close a call, but Rob unfortunately was the one to step on it. The net was large enough to trap eight people in it and still hoist them up in the air. Because it was sudden, the group didn't have time to take out their weapons. Not like they would want to do to the awkward positions they ended up in when they were squished together in the net.

"What did I tell you Shulk?" Dunban asked rather sarcastically even though he was rather furious with the situation.

Shulk simply groaned in frustration. Why didn't he get a vision of this happening? Alvis was clearly slacking at this point…

"I-It's not my fault!" Rob exclaimed. "It was either Roy or Ike!"

"Yeah, like I would fall for a trap when I'm used to fighting a battle in the mist!" Roy shrieked.

"When a tactician can't admit to messing up…" Ike snarled as he grabbed onto the net in an attempt to tear it up. To his surprise, his strength wouldn't be able to do so. "And this is awful…"

"Shit! Where's my brother?!" Cory questioned. She was more concerned with him than her own safety. "He's not here!"

"That should be a good thing!" Marth shouted. "Now whoever is yanking on my hair, please stop! I will break your arm if I find out it's intentional!"

The noise would eventually attract the demons that lived in Gothic Galaxy. When the fog cleared, the captives would be revealed. Nothing screamed bad situation than getting caught in a net that couldn't easily be cut. Rob cursed his bad luck and wished Corrin was part of the group. Perhaps his good luck could have cancelled his bad luck. Cory didn't have her brother's luck and her Yatogami wasn't going to be able to cut the net for whatever reason. If given a reason, it would be Orcos making sure those entangled in his traps wouldn't be able to get away.

The demons didn't need to get the Smashers down from the net. The net was connected to a magical crane that could be moved with magic. While it might seem odd for a crane to be found on a galaxy that was more magical than technological, the crane was specifically used for lowering coffins into the ground and for bringing a large group of targets to the church.

That was what was going on with the male Smashers and Cory. The crane activated on its own once enough noise was made. The Smashers didn't know what to expect with the net slowly hovering toward the church. They could try moving, but there wasn't really much help they could do with eight people trapped in the net.

"GET YOUR BUTT OUT OF MY FACE MARTH!" Roy could be heard screaming promoting the net to move faster.

"I WILL WHEN IKE MOVES HIS ARMPIT AWAY FROM ME!" Marth screamed back.

"Guys stop shouting…" Shulk muttered. "The net is moving based on sound…"

Despite that, Shulk didn't really mind the position he was in that much. He had his arms wrapped around Rob who could not even hope of moving with the heavyweight on him. The male tactician blushed from the small gesture but he warned Shulk that he should be thinking of a way to get them all out.

The crane would carry the Smashers a little ways past the church. The crane had a singular path that swirled around the trees and church to an open area filled with tombstones. There would have been more screaming at where the crane intended to go had Ike not caught a sight of white angel wings in the dark red of the night.

"PIT?!" Ike called out as he caused the entire net to shake.

Only a few of the Smashers could see what Ike saw due to the position they were in. Orcos did indeed take the angel twins out of their cell, but it wasn't to their benefit in the slightest. Orcos was going to start sacrificing the angels he had captured, and he wanted to make sure that Pit saw everything. Pit had struggled against the Baphomet's strong grip but ended up being tied up and gagged for all of his efforts. The angel captain was tied together with Dark Pit so Pit wouldn't even think of running away. Orcos considered gagging the dark angel as well, but compared to Pit, he was rather silent. Instead, he settled with blindfolding the black angel in order to scare him. Orcos had threatened to stick something in Dark Pit's mouth if he dared to speak back like Pit did. Dark Pit couldn't call Orcos' bluff and had to remain silent. Pit couldn't call Orcos' out because of the gag. He could only give him the most intimidating glare he could muster while being tied up.

Orcos found Pit's defiance amusing. To continue tormenting the angel twins, he had ordered his demons to roast them over an open flame. Pit groaned at how things were really starting to heat up.

"If you two struggle to break free, you will fall onto the flames. Will you burn until you become a roasted chicken or will you miraculously escape death? Should you escape your bindings and not get burned, you will have no choice to service us. We will not let you get away, so you better be on your best behavior if you want to survive tonight."

Oh how did Pit want to wipe the smirk off the Baphomet's face? Orcos was certain he won and with the recent shouting coming from the front of the church, Orcos was certain that he had effectively captured those who wanted to help Pit, Dark Pit and Palutena.

"Of course, it seems like we're going to have more than just your angel friends here tonight."

Dark Pit had no idea what Orcos was talking about. He could see nothing but darkness with the blindfold on. Pit however turned in the direction that Orcos was pointing at. The brunette saw the net hovering into their direction. Pit may have had to squint but he recognized blue hair from anywhere.

I-Ike?! Marth?! What is everyone doing here?!

Orcos laughed as he patted Pit on the head. "You don't have the brightest of friends, do you? Remember how I said to come alone with your twin but you wanted to outsmart me? Well, look what happens when you try to have friends save you. They get caught and they're going to be sacrificed with the angels."

Normally, Pit would point out how the net could be cut down relatively easily, but this was a magical net being used that could not be cut by normal means. If Pit noticed Shulk being squished by Magnus in the net, he would have been able to see that perhaps Shulk could cut the net. That clearly wouldn't be the case seeing as how the blond's hands were currently occupied.

"Ellipse's rebirth is happening very soon." Orcos continued. Despite trying to remain serious, his voice cracked due to excitement as he continued rambling on. "Your Goddess is captured and I have angels ready to be sacrificed. Once this ritual is complete, Ellipse can return to the world of the living…it is a shame that your father won't be one of the sacrifices."

Daedalus' escape angered Orcos greatly. He should have expected that the fallen archangel would be prepared to abandon his children and leave without looking back. Daedalus wasn't a good father for a reason.

"MY BREATHREN, I ORDER YOU TO MOVE THE GODDESS AND THE ANGELS TO THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE! THE TIME FOR THEIR SACRIFICE IS NEAR!"

Pit shook his head in defiance. He didn't want anyone to be killed because of him. Orcos laughed seeing the expression Pit had falter.

"You will learn how helpless you are." Orcos hummed as he decided to rub his large finger on Pit's cheek. The brunette flinched at his cold finger. "Just sit back and watch the show."

Pit gasped feeling Orco's finger leave him. The Baphomet's attention was to his captives that he would surely mock them before killing them one by one.

What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?! If I don't think of something, Lady Palutena and the others will…


Me: TBC with 7864 words.

Li: So much for this being four chapters.

Me: So what if I made it five and I split chapter 3 in two? I wanted an update and I found a way to prevent chapter 5 from being cut at a really awkward place because of the porn. Notes!

1. Orcos did turn Palutena to stone when he was revealed as the villain at the end of Myths and Monster. The statue in Uprising states Palutena is capable of turning herself to stone as a self-defense mechanism, but I needed to point out the number of times she has been petrified seeing this is one of the few ways to render her useless.

2. As you can see, Raven's promise from Melody Galaxy has affected everyone's memories. The Band of Six is now the Band of Three now that Flauros has been killed off during Ellipse' execution instead of surviving and joining Acedia. As a result, he's remembered more tragically for his tragic love with Ellipse instead of a mass murderer. Passion and Compassion were also rewritten as this story takes place after Goblin Galaxy. It's hard to be a band when Acedia only has three members (himself included). This does effectively hurts his status as a villain, but that's kind of the point given he already done enough damage (and this makes room for Diamond for Super Smash Galaxy ironically). This is why chapter 3 is renamed "Rewritten History" as I feel like Pit's conversation with Dark Pit is more important than anything else that occurs in this chapter.

3. Because it has taken so long to update the story, I had added characters overtime to join the rescue team. The joke about how most of the Smashers are there for the ride is kind of jabs at me for adding them in the new outline. Roy, Cory and the Salt Trio were not originally part of the rescue team (even if Bayonetta does make sense to ask). I wanted most of the swordsmen to join hence Roy got added, and my fondness for the Salt Trio just made me add them in. Cory is kind of there simply because I don't want to leave her out of the conflict.

4. I wonder if anyone will get the net joke from the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Movie 2…that's how awkward it is but instead of three turtles, its eight people caught in the net. (The butt joke is intentional).

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