One day has passed since the second incident. Increasingly, the events we have witnessed are starting to take their toll on the others. I just hope this all ends soon. Ever since then, I've devoted all my time to a new strategy to keep everyone safe.
Dark Samus—The Phazon Echo of Samus
Luigi—To be honest, he's kind of useless. Scratch that; Luigi—Mario's timid little brother with a big heart
Peach—Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom
Daisy—Princess of Sarasaland, and Peach's Echo
Nana and Popo a.k.a. The Ice Climbers
Pichu—The go-getting pre-evolution of Pikachu
Young Link—One of two incarnations of Link traveling with us; Mature for his age.
Meta Knight—A skilled swordsman and rival of sorts to Kirby
Ike—The Radiant Hero of Legend, wielder of Ragnell, and supposed ancestor of Priam
Leaf—A female Pokémon trainer from Kanto; Her team is the same as Red's but have different colors.
Lucas—Another boy from Ness's homeworld who shares similar powers
Olimar—A spaceman who travels and cares for flower creatures called Pikmin
Toon Link—The other Link traveling with us; enthusiastic and cheerful; Hero of the Winds
Wii Fit Trainer (Male)—He's just like his female counterpart, but masculine
Miis—Human-like beings who live for the fight with fists and guns
Little Mac—The boxing type
Pac-Man—An, um, Pac-man who loves power pellets and fruit; quiet, yet jolly
Chrom—Exalt of Ylisse, wielder of Falchion, and a great hero
Lucina—Chrom's daughter, heroine of Ylisse, and my wife
Robin—Me; Male tactician hero of Ylisse
The Koopalings (Lemmy, Iggy, Roy, Ludwig, Larry, & Morton)—All-around mischief makers and Bowser's top goons; I do not trust them.
Corrins—Prince and Princess of three far-off kingdoms; Have dragon's blood; be careful around Falchion.
Cloud—Member of an elite fighting force; lonesome at first, but he's since made many friends in Smash
Ridley—Arch-enemy of Samus Aran; possibly the most wicked one out of everyone here
Incineroar— Grandiose fiery pro-wrestler from the Alola region; Loves to be as loud as possible
(Male Robin)
"I've gone over countless strategies and I have only come up with one solution."
"What?"
"We're splitting up."
Everyone got fell into an uproar.
"Since when has that EVER been a good idea?"
"How will we communicate?"
"I wanna go home!"
"If only Shulk was here," one fighter said with despair. "He would know what to do."
"Hear me out; what was the only reason we survived? We weren't there. We have no other choice. Ike and I have planned the most optimal groups. Young Link, Little Mac, Meta Knight, Cloud, Incineroar, Mii Brawler, Pac-Man, Olimar, Ridley, Ice Climbers, Morton, Peach, Daisy, Chrom, Lucina, and I will head out west. The rest of you, feel free to head out whichever way you want."
"You hear that Larry? I'm singled out for the smart guy," Morton guffawed.
"Shut up."
Lemmy cried out to Morton, "But I don't want us to be separated! We're a team!"
"If any of you want to switch spirits, I will allow it," Ike interjected. The two groups made sure each other had all types of spirits that would serve them in a wide variety of situations.
Luigi and Daisy hugged each other. "I'll be seeing you in a while, crocodile," Daisy said.
"Y-yeah…I can't wait for us to put all this behind us together."
"Ha. Ha. We'll look back in these times and laugh one day—now, turn that frown upside down." She said, giving him a wink.
They kissed passionately before going their separate ways. When he turned around, Luigi was surprised to see Pichu jumping toward him.
"Yay you! It looks like someone found a girlfriend after all! I knew you could do it!"
Luigi's cheeks turned pink. "Well, it's actually all a little overwhelming considering just how much things have really turned around for me since then—only for it all to come falling back down."
"Given someone like you, I wouldn't be surprised. Tee hee!"
Then Pichu jumped from Luigi's arms onto Leaf's left shoulder. All three smiled at each other.
"Speaking of love, I'm really looking forward to visiting the heart-shaped lake!"
Robin's group trekked through the area through a jungle that led into a base. Hopefully, they could learn more about Galeem and the World of Light there.
Nana noticed a large shadow in the sky—that of a dragon. "Is it a pterodactyl?"
Mii brawler added: "Should we follow it?"
"If your description is correct, it's not entirely impossible that it could have survived," Robin noted.
Olimar and Morton wandered in the direction of the dragon but got evaporated by an unforeseen light beam.
"Everyone, run!" Meta Knight shouted.
Struggling to keep together, Robin's group headed into the mysterious jungle. Daisy sighed, realizing that they were lost. They made their way through the tunnel near the jungle before descending upon the mysterious base. Robin pointed out that entry appeared to require a card key. Incineroar scoffed and smashed the machine. "That also seemed to work."
They stepped inside, where plenty of spirit-possessed clones were waiting for them. Some were more formidable than others, but none were a match for all fifteen of them. After more destruction of the security network, they came across a series of books strewn across the floor. They immediately dived in.
Combined, they describe Galeem as a deity-like being that seeks to create its own world through the destruction of others, and that sealed in a world chaos and darkness lies another being: Dharkon; that was at war with Galeem over the world.
Robin put his face in his hands on a table. "In no way could I have ever planned for a war on two fronts."
Meta Knight soon fell into a fit of unspeakable rage; slicing several of the other books in two, kicking down a desk, and throwing his sword. "DERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" MUST WE FOREVER HAVE TO SPEND EVERY MOMENT IN COWARDICE OF FORCES THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL?"
Peach attempted to console him, "But Meta Knight…"
"SHUT UP! YOU OF ALL OF US SHOULD KNOW; YOU WERE THERE WITH ME WHEN WE WERE ALL ANNIHILATED THE FIRST TIME, AND THAT IF KING DEDEDE AND A SELECT FEW WERE THERE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT ALL THOSE YEARS BACK! NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME SOME…THING CAN JUST VAPORIZE ALL OF US ONE BY ONE? WHAT IF THAT HAPPENS? I'D RATHER DIE BY YOUR HAND PRINCESS, THAN THAT OF SOME SUDDEN GOD! LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I WILL KILL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM—PERMANATELY: EVEN THE MASTER HANDS!
The moment was interrupted when everyone heard echoes of metallic growls. Ridley recognized them immediately as those of Galleom—a former cohort of his.
They fought some more clones and made it to Galleom. As much as it stomped, stabbed, and crushed; there were more than enough Fighters to take it down even if it managed to knock out a few of them. Then, Galleom assumed its tank form, hitting most of them. Undeterred, Young Link shot a Fire Arrow at it. Galleom had almost been defeated when suddenly, a siren rang out and the room began to flash in and out with a bright red light. A door on the other side slid open. Lucina turned around and couldn't believe what she had seen. There he was: a possessed Snake standing in front of a switch on the wall. She ran over to apprehend him, but as quickly as she recognized him, he was gone. She looked back at the exposed outside world, which grew increasingly bright, coming to the conclusion that this whole operation was a trap set up by Galleom.
Little Mac was regaining his stamina after being hit by Galleom when he noticed that the light was condensing into the beams that they had previously seen eliminate so many others.
"The light!" he screamed before being vaporized.
Peach held her frying pan in front of her face, and even the Toad that followed her tried to shield her, but to only a second-long avail. Daisy tried to kick an enemy into the beams with similar results. Incineroar and Ridley tried to use their combined power of fire to fight it but were also easily overtaken. Young Link held his shield directly in front of him as he tried to play "The Song of Time" on his ocarina with one hand, but unlike Link's Hylian Shield, the wooden Deku Shield proved useless against the beams of light. Mii Brawler and Pac-Man tried to run but couldn't. Seeing this, the Ice Climbers huddled together in each other's arms in the face of impending doom. Robin unleashed the full power of his Thoron, but the light overwhelmed it, and him. The only thing Chrom could think about, however, was his daughter.
"Lucina!"
"Father!"
He attempted to throw the Fire Emblem to her, but it was too late.
"No!" Another beam of light hit the shield, forcibly pushing Chrom against the wall; the pressure was so strong, he couldn't move.
Cloud's acrobatics allowed him to dodge several of the beams targeting him and Meta Knight's agility combined with his Dimensional cape ability made them both hard targets, but the light appeared right under Meta Knight, catching him. Cloud barely managed to cast all the summons he was carrying at once, fending off the light just enough to ensure his escape into the shadows.