Lexaeus was in front of Captain Falcon, his Tomahawk out and giving Falcon his usual look. "Show me how powerful those moves are."
"You got it!" Falcon smirked and then ran straight to him, pulling his arm back. "FALCON...PUNCH!" He yelled, as Lexaeus blocked that with his weapon, but it did cause him to move several feet.
"Hmph...nice punch."
"You ain't seen nothin' yet!" Falcon exclaimed and then jumped up. "FALCON KICK!" Lexaeus blocked the attack again, but this time he fell to the ground.
"Impressive..." He said and then glanced at Falcon's knee. "Now...what about the knee?"
"What ABOUT the knee?"
"You have to do more than a kick and a punch. Might I suggest you do something with the knee or...the head?"
"A Falcon Headbutt?" Falcon folded his arms. "Hmm..."
"DANCE WATER DANCE!" Demyx yelled, summoning many water clones as they surrounded Pit. "Alright, you got Heartless surrounding you. What do you do?" He asked.
Pit summoned the Guardian Orbitars. "Stay back!" He ordered.
"Well that's good..." Demyx sighed. "It's not entirely impressive..."
"I got more than these..." He said as he used the Upper Dash Arm on several and fired arrows at more clones, then dashed at one and slashed him with the Palutena Bow.
"Hmm..." Demyx put his finger to his lips in thought and then snapped his fingers. "You came from Skyworld, right?"
"Yeah?"
"So why don't you summon another weapon?"
"One problem, Lady Palutena grants them to me after I request to switch items...and she's dead!"
"There IS another goddess, right?"
Pit blinked and then facepalmed. "I totally forgot Viridi..." He muttered.
"Yours hearts shall be judged!" Marluxia exclaimed, but the Ice Climbers quickly dodged and then threw tiny icebergs at him, but they melted as they reached his feet, as he blinked and looked at them. "Is that...all you can do...?"
"Oh we're just getting started." Popo said as they ran to him and swung their hammers as they hit Marluxia in the leg.
...That didn't even hurt much. He thought. How are these two still alive? He wondered. "How are your Blizzard attacks?" He asked as they used it on him...it wasn't even that cold. Oh dear...
"LIGHTNING!" Larxene yelled, as it nearly hit Shulk but he jumped out of the way and slashed her, but she jumped back and threw her knives at him, but he blocked with the Monado and then used one of the arts.
"Speed!" He exclaimed and then ran to her, but Larxene used her lightning fast speed to quickly dodge his attacks and then used two clones.
"Come on, I thought you were faster than that." She taunted as they ran to him as he closed his eyes.
"I see it..." He said and then slashed through the real Larxene as she winced a little.
"Well, that Vision of yours is something." She said. "But...it's not enough to take out the Heartless."
"You're kidding me..."
"I wish I was."
"Cards!" Luxord summoned cards and then threw them at Link and Zelda, but Link blocked with his shield and then Zelda used Nayru's Love to throw them back, but Luxord grabbed his cards as Link slashed him several times as Zelda used Din's Fire, as he backflipped to avoid the attacks.
"Take this!" Zelda exclaimed, charging up Phantom Slash and then unleashed it, but Luxord used a card to block the attack.
"I have a question, princess." Luxord said.
"What is it?"
"You have many attacks and you can transform into your alter-ego, correct?"
"Yeah?"
"You also have a sword but...something's troubling me. How come you never use it?"
"She sucks with swords. You should've seen her with a Beam Sword a couple months ago..." Link said, earning a glare from Zelda and a Din's Fire, causing him to cough out smoke. "What? What'd I say?"
"Hmph..." Zelda looked away from him.
Hmm... Luxord thought. Do they use teamwork like the Ice Climbers? He wondered. And if they do...they don't do it very well.
Saix blocked Lucina's attacks and swung his Claymore before Lucina could even block it, knocking her straight to the ground. "How is it that you survived that Heartless attack?" He asked. "Maybe Robin was onto something...if you can't protect Chrom...you can't protect yourself."
Lucina glared at Saix. "Don't talk to my father that way."
"You lack the fire." He said as Lucina got up and slashed him several times, but he blocked them without even trying to move and then he swung upward, knocking her high into the air and then landing on the ground as Roxas and Xion winced at the landing. "It's a wonder how you lived through it." He said, as he earned a glare from Lucina. "If you're a descendent of Marth, then prove it."
"Why you!" She exclaimed and then using Dancing Blade, but he blocked that too and sweep kicked her.
"It baffles me. You lived and Marth didn't. You're not even trying. Your attacks are pathetic and weak, if you go back to the Smash world and confront Robin, you'll be dead in an instant."
"SHUT UP!" She yelled as she kept attacking.
"A sword wielder attacks calmly." He said. "They're cool and collected and they never panic." He said and then kicked her down. "And they remain calm and keep a level head. You, on the other hand... you simply rush in to attack without thinking, hesitate, and attack in wild directions. You need to stay calm and analyze your opponent's weaknesses."
"Sort of reminds me of someone..." Xion said, glancing at Roxas.
"I have NO idea who you're talking about." Roxas said, causing Xion to giggle.
Vexen was watching everyone training. "Hmm..." He said. "I wonder if I can toughen them up a little...for science." He chuckled and then walked away.
A few minutes of training later...
"KNEE OF JUSTICE!" Falcon yelled, using it right on Lexaeus' chest before he even had a chance to block as he winced and started coughing.
"Oh boy..." Zexion said as he tossed a Mega Potion to him.
"Heh, I should use my knee more often." Falcon chuckled and then noticed Vexen walking up to them while pushing a cart over with potions. "What the...?"
"Alright, I've been analyzing all of you and I've decided to toughen you up a little." He said. "Drink these." He requested as the Smashers nodded and drank the potions.
"Whoa, what the heck did I just drink? It tasted...weird." Pit said.
"Yeesh, my stomach is gonna feel that one for a while..." Shulk muttered and they glowed a little.
"I feel...weird." Nana said.
"What's going on?" Popo wondered. "Is this what we mean by toughening us up?"
"Yes...I buffed your attacks and here's the plus side of things. Instead of using a Smash Ball to unleash your ultimate attack, you can use it any time you want."
"Oh sweet, I get to run Heartless over any time I want! Nice!" Falcon exclaimed.
"Oh, Dunban and Riki are gonna be exhausted..." Shulk muttered.
"Alright, let's see what you can do now." Vexen said as they nodded and went back to their opponents.
"FALCON...PUNCH!" Captain Falcon yelled and when Lexaeus blocked the attack, it knocked Lexaeus straight into Zexion...and accidentally crushing the poor guy.
"Gah! What did you eat this morning?!" Zexion exclaimed. "Get off of me!"
"Yes!" Falcon fist pumped and smirked at Lexaeus. "Show me your moves!"
"Argh...very well." Lexaeus said as he gave Falcon a glare while Zexion was gasping for air.
"Tiger Claws!" Pit exclaimed as he ran straight to Demyx and slashed him several times before he had a chance to block.
"Yow!" He exclaimed. "Now those are sharp claws!" He said. "Do I dare ask about your Final Smash?"
"Do you WANT me to kill you?"
"I run from things many times...i'm sure I can handle it."
"Alright..." Pit closed his eyes. "EQUIP! THREE SACRED TREASURES!"
Demyx's eyes widened. "Mother..."
"FREEZE!" The Ice Climbers yelled, as they threw bigger icebergs at Marluxia and when it hit Marluxia, it made him wince.
"Impressive..." He said. "YOUR HEARTS WILL BE SCATTERED!"
Popo and Nana separated from Marluxia's attacks as they attacked him separately and Nana jumped up and smacked her hammer on his head, making him yell in pain and held his nose in pain. "Oh yeah! I'm feeling energized!" Nana exclaimed, high fiving Popo.
"BUSTER!" Shulk yelled as he ran to Larxene, but she simply jumped up in the air to avoid it.
"You missed." She said, but Shulk was right behind him. "What the...?!"
"Didn't know I could cancel and immediately do another, did ya?" He smirked and then went from Jump to Smash as he slashed her down to the ground, then he landed right on top of her and having the Monado to her neck.
"Geez! What did Vexen put in those potions?!" Larxene exclaimed after Shulk helped her up.
Luxord blocked another Phantom Slash with his card, but Zelda appeared behind him and slashed him with her own sword, then using Din's Fire to knock him to Link, who used Triforce Slash to knock him to a wall, then fired arrows to pin him to the wall. They got their teamwork down... He thought.
"Nice one!" Zelda exclaimed and then high fived Link.
Lucina kept slashing but this time, she was a lot calmer. "You are a lot calmer than last time, however...you still need improvement. You're still weak." Saix said and then swung his Claymore, but Lucina blocked and countered it, making Saix wince. "You seem to forget that you can counter."
"Man, you piss me off." She muttered.
"Good, that means I'm trying to get you better at fighting." He said as his calm demeanor changed into serious mode...luckily, not Berserker mode as he attacked more aggressively, but Lucina dodged every attack and then used Shield Breaker as Saix attempted to block, but once the move was executed, his Claymore just broke in two. "What?!"
"TIME TO CHANGE FATE!" She yelled, using Critical Hit on the Berserker Nobody as he was sent flying to the wall and slammed into it.
Saix weakly got up, smiling a little at her. "Yep...you're ready..." He said before falling on one knee.
"Did he just smile?" Xion blink. I think I'm starting to lose it.
Vexen looked at everyone who defeated their opponents. "Oh, they're ready to take on the Heartless."
The Smashers regrouped with Roxas and Xion. "So, you guys ready to take her down?" Roxas asked.
"Oh, I'm more than ready." Falcon said. "Wait until Robin and those shadowy freaks get a load of us!" He smirked as Xion made a portal and they all walked into the portal as it closed behind them.
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I wonder if the newly buffed up Smashers will be too much for the others to handle? Eh, it's not like they'll be like Meta Knight from Brawl, right? ...RIGHT?