CHAPTER 4: THE HIDDEN SANCTUM
Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin were glad to be out of those disgusting dungeons.
"You did it!" said Wii Fit Trainer. "Now there's only one last mission. Find the Hidden Sanctum."
"We're on it!" said Marth.
The quartet ran across the pathway and climbed more ledges. Eventually, they came to a white building on a cliffside.
"Wow!" said Ike. "The Hidden Sanctum! It's so cool!"
"Don't get distracted," said Marth. "We got to get through."
The four entered the building and went through its labyrinth. They reached a locked door that needed a star-shaped key.
"I think we need the star," said Marth.
"But I wanted to keep it," said Ike.
"Ike!" said Marth.
Roy took the star and put it in the keyhole. The door opened. Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin walked in and...
"WHOOOOOOOOOA!"
The group fell right into a pool below. It was too low for them to go back. The four of them swam through and reached a surface. They climbed out of the water and went through, discovering another creepy area.
"Great!" said Ike. "More dungeons..."
"I find it exciting," said Roy.
In this room, there was a hole at the bottom of four slopes, each crowned with a spiked barrel or boulder. An artifact lay at the bottom of the hole. Roy slid down, hoping to take it. He took the red stone and avoided the trap. The group then went back in the pool.
After swimming through, Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin went through a tunnel on land. At the far end was a keyhole. Roy put the red stone in it. The group heard a gate open, so they went back the way they came. A gate underwater had opened, so the group went through. They surfaced above.
Marth looked around.
"Wow!" he said. "We're in the sanctum!"
"Let's not get distracted," said Roy.
The quartet surfaced and looked around for clues. They grew bored of admiring the room after a while, so they went through a tunnel on one end. At the end was another room. Then, suddenly..
SCREEEECH!
A scary-looking mutant jumped out of nowhere. Marth and Robin were too scared to fight it, but Ike and Roy decided to take it down. It eventually fell, but not after a long fight. The mutant exploded as soon as it croaked. Marth and Robin were relieved.
The quartet took a hallway to another room. This time, there were two mutants. Marth and Robin figured that they wouldn't be scared, so they helped Ike and Roy slay the beasts. This room had lots of flaming pillars, as well as a button to turn them off.
"That button is probably timed," said Roy, "so we better cross quickly!"
Roy pressed the button. The group immediately ran over the pillars, crossing one by one, reaching the end right before the burners went back on. There was another button, which Marth pushed. It opened an underwater door. The group returned to the ground, and then went back to the room that had the first mutant.
Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin dove underwater and swam through the tunnel. It was decorated with pictures of dolphins. The group reached a higher tunnel, and then surfaced above.
Almost immediately after the group went on land, six Risen dressed in white skirts appeared.
"Let's fight these guys!" said Ike.
Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin fought the Risen and slashed them with their swords and zapped them with their magic until they were all dead.
"We must proceed with our weapons drawn," said Marth. "This place is clearly very dangerous."
The four went to another hallway, where they climbed up a ramp and avoided the spiked barrels. They soon went to the top, where they entered the next room with weapons drawn, as three mutants appeared. Marth, Ike, and Roy hacked and slashed them to pieces. while Robin used Nosferatu against them.
"Kill these motherfucking bastards!" said Ike. "Kill em all!"
Once everything was dead, Robin pushed another button. It opened another underwater gate. The quartet took a long trip back to the watery tunnel. Then they realized the gate was farther than they thought, so they went all the way back to Poseidon's Sanctum and went through the other hallway. This hallway led to a big room.
As soon as the quartet entered, two Risen appeared. Marth and Ike slew them quickly. The sounds of mutants echoed through the halls, but none were visible.
"We better find those mutants," said Robin, "and kill them."
Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin climbed up the mess of pillars in the room until they reached the highest one. From here they climbed into an alcove above. It led to a room where there was lava, pillars, and mutant wasps.
"GROSS!" said Roy.
Robin took care of the wasps with his Arcfire. Once the bugs were dead, the group climbed more pillars and jumped across them. Lots of traversing and jumping had to be done, but the group eventually reached the end. They made their way to another dark room.
"Something about this room feels weird," said Robin.
Robin pressed a switch, which lit up several invisible floating blocks.
"Cool!" said Ike. "Let's go climb em."
The four of them climbed the invisible pillars, using the light to guide them. They reached another alcove and went across, taking another tunnel with slides, and reached a crawlspace. The group crawled through and looked out.
"Sounds like the mutants are getting louder," said Ike. "We must be closer to them."
Outside there was a moving spiked wall. The group avoided it. Robin pressed the nearby button, which opened a gate. The group then went through the next tunnel and drew their weapons, ready to fight mutants.
The next room had three mutants. Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin did not fear them, and fought them to the finish. Robin pressed the button in this room, opening an underwater gate. Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin escaped in the nearby tunnel, which took them through a long path back to Poseidon's Sanctum.
"That gate in the pool has opened," said Wii Fit Trainer. "Better go take it."
Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin swam through the gates and soon found themselves in a room where a statue of Poseidon holding a trident was. However, it was out of reach.
"There's the trident!" said Wii Fit Trainer. "Now you must find a way to reach it."
"I know!" said Marth, looking at the blocks. "Let's get pushing."
Marth and Ike carefully arranged the blocks, opening a small alcove. Roy went inside the room and pushed the button twice. This flooded the area around the statue. The quartet dove into the water. Ike took the trident, which opened an underwater gate. The group swam through the gate and found a small room. They went up the long tunnel.
An angry female voice interrupted.
"The trident is mine, Lara!" said the voice. "Wait a minute...you're not Lara! I am Sophia Leigh, and the trident is mine!"
Ike and Roy drew their weapons, and Robin readied his magic, but Sophia deflected them.
"Okay..." said Wii Fit Trainer over the headset, "Palutena told me about this woman. She said that this Sophia Leigh can't be killed directly. You'll need to find some button."
"We're on it!" said Marth.
"I won't let you win!" yelled Sophia.
Marth carefully dodged the attacks and found the first button. Ike pushed a block out of the way, and then traversed the monkey bars to find a second button , which he pressed. Robin and Roy found an alcove where there were two mutants. They quickly disposed of them and found a third button, which Roy pushed.
"There's one more button," said Wii Fit Trainer. "Try to find it."
As Marth went higher and higher, he found the fourth button. He pushed it. A burner lit up under Sophia.
"WHAT?" said Sophia. "It can't be!" She croaked, and then exploded. Ike, Roy, and Robin met up with Marth. As it turned out, Sophia was holding what appeared to be the Kronos Stone. Marth turned off the burner and looked at the stone. This one was the real Kronos Stone. Roy destroyed it with his fire. Inside was a red stone.
Soon, a door opened at the very top. Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin went through it. They went higher and higher until they reached the top. Outside there was sky again - and a beautiful sunset.
"You did it!" said Wii Fit Trainer. "Now you finished the mission! We'll go and celebrate."
"Right on!" said Ike.
Marth, Ike, Roy, and Robin left the grounds of the Hidden Sanctum and made their way to the beach. Now they could go to a place where their speedos would be appropriate attire.
Cut to the next day at the beach. Ike is showing off his muscles, Roy and Robin are playing in the surf, and Marth is lying down having a smoothie. Wii Fit Trainer, clad in a blue one-piece swimsuit, is sitting next to him.
"It was very nice of you to come," said Marth.
"Of course I should be here," said Wii Fit Trainer. "You saved the world. Now you can tuck in those glutes and relax."
"I don't even mind the fact that I did all the work," said Marth. "Well...me and the other Fire Emblem guys."
"You deserve a break," said Wii Fit Trainer.
Ike walked over to where Robin and Roy were standing. They were looking at the sunlight.
"This mission was so much fun," said Robin, "even if it killed me."
"I hope we get another mission soon," said Ike.
"Me too," said Roy. "The Doom Raiders shall come again!"
THE END
