Kizuna: What Cannot be Broken

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers or any other franchise used. 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 don't own Queen's Blade as that belongs to Hobby Japan.

Summary: An enemy wanting revenge on Bayonetta for her recent events in Inferno teams up with an enemy from Corrin's universe to retrieve the dragon twins. Shulk's vision early in the day foreshadows Corrin's death by Bayonetta's hands, but despite the warning, things end up taking a turn for the worse. Now Bayonetta has to live with the consequences of her actions…unless she goes to Inferno and retrieves the item needed to restore Corrin to his original state.

Pairing: Corrin/Bayonetta, Cloud/Corrin, Volga/Corrin, Rob/Shulk, Pit/Laharl, Pittoo/Lucina, implied Cloud/Cory and Cory/Azura

Rated: T (for Teen) and M (for Mature) later chapters

Genre: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Friendship and Family

Warning: Fire Emblem Fates: Revelations spoilers, sexual situations, violence and unintentional OOC

This is an original scenario of two with the worse one being Corrin's actual death. This is a scenario of him surviving the encounter with consequences. Spoilers for the third route. Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Introducing Mr. Magnificent


The first thing that Bayonetta wanted to do when she returned to her world was find Jeanne. If no one in Smash was willing to hear her out, then perhaps her old friend (and roommate) would lend an ear. Jeanne wasn't all that hard to find. In the city they resided in, she was a history teacher for the high school there. Bayonetta couldn't remember the name of the high school, but she recognized it by the flag in the courtyard.

While it was still the afternoon in Smashopolis, it was after school hours in Bayonetta's world. Bayonetta was certain that time went by slower in her world. It was easier to plan things with this in mind. The raven haired witch could have waited outside of the school for her friend, but decided to go inside and visit the teacher herself.

Jeanne was leaving the building with three students following behind her. Bayonetta only recognized one of the students because of how much she intruded on their lives. This girl was always falling behind in class, so Jeanne needed to hammer into this girl that she needed to keep up if she wanted to graduate.

While the two students with the girl parted ways, the girl had to stay behind to get lectured a little more. Bayonetta got a better look at the girl. She was a petite girl with black, medium length hair and big brown eyes. Her hair was tucked in the back of her high school uniform. The girl's backpack was odd though. While it seemed to be a generic pink bag, there seemed to be a long chain coming out of it. If Bayonetta had to guess, she assumed there were weights inside it.

"Do you understand what I am saying Akane?" Jeanne asked the young girl who was on the verge of spacing out again. "You need to study for your exam if you want to even pass this class."

"History isn't even important when you graduate high school." The high school girl groaned as she avoided eye contact with Jeanne. "It's a waste of time. Besides, you ask for too many details when it comes to European history. When can we talk about Japan's history?"

Bayonetta observed how Jeanne would react. Jeanne was good with handling these brats, but Akane was on another level of obnoxious. When you had someone who didn't like history combined with being annoying, you were already on Jeanne's bad side. Bayonetta felt Jeanne's magic level increase when speaking to the girl. Hopefully she didn't send her demon out to hurt this girl.

"Akane…just because you transferred from Japan doesn't mean that I'm going to cater to your country. A European school learns European history. If you want to learn about Japan, either take it from another teacher or transfer out."

"…But…people say you spend more than a semester just on the topic of witch hunts. What we study for isn't on the important exams…"

"Are you questioning my lectures?"

"…No…"

"Then do as you're told."

Akane glared at Jeanne as she puffed her cheeks. Bayonetta would think that she became Jigglypuff after being told to not complain. Akane growls as she decided to storm off instead of argue with Jeanne any longer. The other two students, who were trailing along, chased after Akane so they wouldn't have to deal with Jeanne's quick temper.

"That brat…" Jeanne hissed. "If she spent less time daydreaming and more time listening, we wouldn't have this conversation for the 500th time!"

"Jeanne…"

Bayonetta probably should have left her friend alone. Jeanne was ready to blow her top. However, upon seeing Bayonetta, Jeanne's temper diminished almost instantly.

"Cereza, what a surprise you come and visit me." The history teacher began. "What is the occasion for you to see me? You're usually earning money for us in the tournament."

"About that…"

"If it's nothing important, make it quick. I have a teacher's meeting to attend. That brat is the reason I'm running late yet again."

Jeanne expected a quick response from her childhood friend, so when she was met with silence, she actually decided to observe Bayonetta. Confusion overcame Jeanne seeing the distraught look her friend had. Bayonetta was good at hiding her emotions from others, but Jeanne knew her best. She knew when Bayonetta was in distress and usually was able to tell either by how furrow her eyebrows were or how her eyes refused to keep eye contact for long.

"Cereza, is something on your mind?"

"Well of course." Bayonetta answered truthfully. "Why else would I come to the school you work at to see you?"

"Oh, I forgot you only visit me when you want something from me." Jeanne snarked. She glanced at the large school clock and sighed. There was no way she was going to get to that meeting on time. She was better off just skipping like usual. It wasn't everyday Bayonetta returned after she got accepted into Smash Brothers.

"My motorcycle is over there. Come on Cereza. Let's go home."

"Don't you have somewhere you need to be?"

"I'm not missing too much. Someone will fill me in on the meeting anyway." Jeanne cut herself off before she gave away her obvious concern. Bayonetta was more important than an undercover job that was meant to attract angels.

Bayonetta silently complied as she followed her friend toward the teacher's parking lot. The parking lot was halfway full. Bayonetta always found it amusing how the teachers and staff got more parking spaces when it was the students that needed the parking spaces. Jeanne was one of the few teachers who rode a motorcycle to school. Some would wonder how she was able to carry everything with her, but they didn't know about Jeanne's hammer space. All witches had a hammer space of some sorts. It was how they were able to store their weapons, items and accessories. Books, papers and pens were nothing in comparison to the more dangerous things that Jeanne had.

Since Jeanne was the driver, Bayonetta had to sit in the back of the motorcycle. She didn't mind too much. Bayonetta was capable of operating vehicles, but over time, she let Jeanne be the one to drive them around. Sitting in the back teasing her was more entertaining than steering the motorcycle. Jeanne would lecture her on not being a safe passenger when the raven haired witch would let go of her waist. Only if they were pursuing a target would Jeanne allow her to be reckless. This was not one of those times.

Bayonetta obediently wrapped her arms around Jeanne as she started the engine. The Heir of the Umbra monitored her older friend and anticipated a serious conversation when they got back to their apartment. Jeanne started the engine and zoomed off. She cared not about the speed limit. Usually, she would be driving too fast for the police to even consider chasing after her. The one time she got pulled over due to having to comply with human society, she got off with a warming because she was an attractive woman. Bayonetta teased her about getting caught and setting a bad example for the younger generation, but she could care less about what others thought.

"Cereza, you know you're allowed to cry when it's just the two of us." Jeanne said as a matter of fact statement.

Her statement appalled Bayonetta. Why would Jeanne say this now?

"...Jeanne, I am past the age of tears." Bayonetta growled. "I don't cry anymore…"

Bayonetta wouldn't see Jeanne raising an eyebrow at that sentence. Even if Bayonetta was over 500 years old, she was still a big baby deep down. People just weren't aware of it.

It would only take a few minutes to reach the apartment. Jeanne wasted no time parking in the garage that was shared by many people. Their apartment was on a higher floor due to the view (and because it was easier to get rid of angels that were dumb enough to attack them in their own home). Jeanne leads the way up the stairs up to the sixth floor. Walking wasn't that much of a problem. The problem stemmed from how they could have walked up the stairs faster if they just morphed into their feline form. Jeanne was expecting Bayonetta to talk while they headed up the stairs, but nothing escaped from her mouth.

Bayonetta would only talk once they reached their apartment and entered the room. Jeanne quickly locked the door and set her things down. The Seer of Darkness collapsed onto the nearby couch almost instantly. She was more tired than she thought.

"I almost forgot what this couch felt like." Bayonetta hummed as she almost allowed herself to relax.

"This is our home after all…don't forget that…" Jeanne mumbled causing Bayonetta to shoot up immediately.

"What did you say Jeanne?"

"Nothing of importance. If you want to talk to me, now is your chance. I'm all ears."

Jeanne would have preferred to shower and get into her pajamas, but she was prioritizing her friend first. The things Jeanne did for Bayonetta sometimes…

Bayonetta didn't know where to begin. She wanted to jump straight to the problem, but it had been a while since she returned home. She needed to keep her friend updated on the people she met in the Smash Brothers Realm and what changed.

Jeanne let Bayonetta vent about what had occurred in the Smash Brothers Realm. Things weren't all sunshine and rainbows in that tournament. Without the Smashers to judge her, she was allowed to put her two cents on the situation.

Bayonetta had a lot to talk about. From the moment she left her world to do that fateful mission of capturing the dragon twins resulting in her teaming up with Pit and rescuing them and the tactician twins to being voted into Smash Brothers as a fighter. She spoke about the life she was having inside of the mansion. She wasn't exactly thrilled rooming with Cory, but she wasn't allowed to have a room alone.

The Umbra Witch would then talk about the friends (and many enemies) she made in the mansion. She spoke fondly of Corrin and Cloud while rolling her eyes when mentioning Cory and Palutena, and this was not missed by Jeanne. Bayonetta did make a list of Smashers she had a winning record against, and it was pretty much everyone but a few selective fighters. Jeanne wouldn't tell her that she did watch some matches that were being broadcasted and see her lose to either the small chimp, the Sheikah or the Goddess of Space. Jeanne also noticed that Corrin usually wasn't in the tournament and it was his sister instead. If Corrin fought Bayonetta in bracket, he would most likely beat her while Cory didn't stand a chance in comparison. These were just minor things that Jeanne picked up on when she watched her Umbra Sister. Bayonetta had a huge handicap in Smash, so she wasn't surprised she would be dropping matches every now and then.

Eventually, the topic would go to what happened a few days ago. Having a background was important. While Jeanne was interested in Corrin's friends outside of Smash that were considered rivals to Bayonetta, she needed to know why her friend was here in the first place.

Bayonetta was rather hesitant with starting on the topic. It started with Shulk getting a vision and shouting for the match to stop. Once the match was stopped, the Smashers and Corrin's friends rushed to save the dragon twins. The Smashers had no problem getting rid of the enemies that surrounded the dragon twins, but the moment Corrin was taken hostage was when things took a turn for the worse. Bayonetta stopped speaking Jeanne asked her what she did next.

"…I ignored Shulk's warning and took the shot at the demon." Bayonetta confessed. "I was certain I wouldn't miss…yet I hit Corrin."

"…And he's not dead?" Jeanne asked.

"It was a miracle…" Bayonetta murmured. "His memories are gone though…because of me."

"…So you were being rash again…"

"I believe I would hit my mark…"

"But this Shulk is a seer…"

"Yes…"

"And he probably saw you missing your target and hitting Corrin…"

Bayonetta fell silent. Jeanne sighed at her friend. Why would Bayonetta foolishly put her friend in danger when someone who could see the future told her not to shoot? Why was Bayonetta so stubborn?

"I understand you wanted to look cool in front of your crush, but you really need to realize the situation you were in. You were lucky he survived a bullet from your gun."

"Crush?" Bayonetta questioned rather annoyed with her younger friend. "Why would I have a crush on Corrin?! I just thought I would be able to kill the mindflayer before he got away with Corrin! How is that me trying to act cool?!"

"No need to get offended…" Jeanne muttered but made a mental note that Bayonetta had developed a sore spot now. Bayonetta wasn't the type to crush on anyone much less fall in love. It was amusing to see that a crush was developing concerning Corrin. She only spoke positively of the Nohrian prince. It almost made Jeanne want to meet him in person…but if what Bayonetta said was true about his memories, she won't be able to meet the person Bayonetta developed a crush on.

"Instead of making assumptions, I want you to tell me what I should do in this situation. I made quite a few people angry with me because of my carelessness."

Bayonetta tried to act like she wasn't desperate for an answer, but Jeanne wasn't fooled. Bayonetta really needed to be told what to do when she felt everyone turned her back on her. On one hand, Bayonetta shouldn't care what other people think, but Corrin had become an important person in his life. She couldn't bear to lose him and for the people who were close to him hate her. If they hated her, they would make sure she wouldn't interact with him again. Cory and Sonic already gave that implication. She didn't want to talk to anyone else.

"You just need to accept responsibility for your actions. Cereza, this is not a hard thing to do."

"But how?"

You do expect me to tell you. Jeanne thought to herself. "You need to realize that there is a chance of failure. I know how you like to get crazy in battle, but we both know that most people aren't like us. We can handle ourselves. I don't know how capable your friend was, but you expected him to get out on his own when he was taken as a hostage. You also didn't trust your seer friend enough. Since you're a seer, you should have believed in his words."

Bayonetta remained quiet to Jeanne's lecture. The Heir to the Umbra did expect her friend to speak back, but Bayonetta did need Jeanne's advice.

"You also need to not let your pride get the best of you."

I already know that. Bayonetta thought darkly to herself. In the back of her mind though, she knew this was part of the reason she took the shot and ignored Shulk.

"You need to take things slow if you want to fix things. Cereza, I know you're the type of person to rush into things without thinking, but this might be one of those times where you need to stop and think. You don't want to make the situation worse than it already is."

"I know that Jeanne…" Bayonetta grumbled. Jeanne did not believe that Bayonetta knew this. It was why she still had a defiant expression on her face. "I intend to find that ugly demon that caused this to happen…"

"And what will you do when you find him? Surely, you don't expect him to just magically fix the memory loss of your friend."

The platinum blonde haired witch shook her head seeing her older friend give her a dumbfounded look. The situation was not as simple this time around. Just because she was able to go to Inferno and save her soul from being eaten doesn't mean that she could do the same thing with Corrin's memories.

"Killing that demon will not bring your friend's memory back." Jeanne recited causing her friend to be at a loss for words. "I don't want you doing anything reckless."

That was the only plan Bayonetta had though. If she had any other bright ideas, she would have recited it. Jeanne sighed seeing the hurt expression her friend wore. The raven haired witch would deny having a look that would be described as the "puppy-dog" look, but this was one of those times.

"Your head isn't on straight." Jeanne continued as she rubbed her temples. "I suggest you don't return to the Smash Brothers Realm for now. You need time to calm down, and I'm certain everyone in that world feels the same way."

"But…"

"No, buts. You're coming back to the apartment. Once you have better plan besides "find the demon and kick his ass", then I'll let you leave. I don't want you causing problems for others."

Bayonetta opened her mouth to protest, but shut it instantly. Jeanne may have been younger than her, but she was still the wiser of the two. At a time like this, she needed to concede and listen to Jeanne. She did need a break from all the drama that had been happening recently, but it didn't mean she was thrilled with this decision overall. She would be missing out on all the events that occur and would have no way of knowing if Corrin's condition would change. Jeanne was worried for her friend's mental health more than Corrin's, but it didn't change how Bayonetta would probably be worrying herself more if she stayed here. Bayonetta finally nodded her head as she made the decision to stay with Jeanne temporally.


The mindflayer had so many options when handling this mission. He needed to choose carefully on whom he wanted to hire for said mission though. The mindflayer desired to see things through to the end and make Anankos happy. He was promised a huge fortune as well as power in the world that the dragon twins came from if he succeeded in retrieving the dragon prince. Getting Bayonetta out of the way was just the first step.

The first people the mindflayer wanted to hire were Passion and Compassion. They were Witch Hunters from the notorious Band of Six. They were a powerful duo that handled powerful witches and sorcerers with ease, but the mindflayer had doubted their prowess for this particular occasion. Bayonetta was a powerful witch. She was able to kill angels, demons and Gods with relative ease. She was not someone to be underestimated. Even if Passion and Compassion were demons who specifically hunted down witches and sorcerers, they were still at risk of ending up as another victim to Bayonetta. If she were to kill them, the mindflayer expected they would be turned into powerful weapons that would be used to slay other demons.

If he couldn't rely on Passion and Compassion, he could find someone else. That was why he ended up at the Space Pirate Hub. He was going to hire someone here to help him out. He needed to choose carefully. A lot of money was on the line. If he succeeded, he would not only be rich, but his reputation would be known throughout the Netherworld.

"Your name is Krey, I assume?"

The mindflayer's head shot up hearing his name called in the loud hub. In this place, there was nothing but vulgar demons that drank at the bar, gambled at the tables and looked through the wanted posters of expensive targets. It was rare for anyone to know anyone by name. The mindflayer was taken back by this.

"…And who are you?" The mindflayer known as Krey asked. He was annoyed that it wasn't a demon that approached him. From what the mindflayer saw, it was a young human male with short dark blue colored hair and intimidating gray eyes. He wore a shiny black trench coat with an odd sigma sewed onto it. He also had a checkered handkerchief scarf wrapped around his neck. What irritated Krey the most was the smug expression he wore.

"You are asking people to do an impossible task. Name the price and I will do it."

The human ignored the question agitating the mindflayer even more.

"You're just a human." Krey spoke. "You wouldn't last five minutes against that Umbra Witch Bayonetta!"

Mentioning Bayonetta's name was enough for the demons and space pirates to stop whatever they were doing and glare at the mindflayer. Mentioning the witch only spelt trouble, so it was best to ignore anyone who was dumb enough to mention Bayonetta and task in the same sentence.

"It appears these fellows in here won't give you the time of day to do your request." The human began. The smirk he had widened seeing Krey flinch at his arrogance. "It is not a surprise. You are speaking of a woman who is strong enough to slay Gods on multiple occasions. She takes pride in one of the best tournaments in the universe with other powerful fighters and even if you were able to get her to let her guard down, she would still be strong enough to finish you off."

"You obviously don't know what I am capable of. She would have died had it not been for her friend."

The human shook his head. He didn't believe the mindflayer one bit. "It seems like you don't know who I am for you to be doubting me. My name is Sapphire and I am a member of the Army of Darkness."

From the way he said it, Sapphire sounded like a codename more than his real name. He wasn't going to give his name out for free, so Krey would just have to settle with that. Mentioning the Army of Darkness caused the bar to become cold. The Space Pirates gave scared looks to Sapphire upon mentioning that and moved away from him. They lowered their voices and pretended that he and Krey no longer existed.

"I'm sure you have heard of the Army of Darkness, right?"

"…I heard of people who leave that wannabe God team…" Krey started but was cut short by Sapphire's snarky comment.

"Only the old man and his daughter left on their own free will. We couldn't trust them anyway. That old man cannot work as a team."

"…Diamond and Pearl…" Krey muttered. "The mad scientist and his daughter…"

"Experience and attempting to bring back a dead friend is more important than our bosses goals." Sapphire said while rolling his eyes. "Technically, I'm a lone wolf as well, but everything I do will benefit our leader in the long run. I am willing to lend my power to you seeing as how you're struggling to get rid of that witch."

This was an opportunity Krey should not pass up. However, he could not trust anyone from the Army of Darkness. They were a group of powerful individuals with God complexes that wanted absolute power to themselves. In order to be God, they would need to seek eternal youth and immortality. For a bunch of humans, it was a futile journey. It was probably why Diamond left and took his daughter with him. He would rather use his science for himself instead of his boss.

"Why would you want to help me?" Krey asked. "Do you have a grudge against Bayonetta?"

"No." Sapphire answered. "On the contrary, I am quite fascinated with her. She is a strong woman…or that is what she wants everyone to believe."

Krey raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Hmm?""

"You see, anyone who has kept up with history in her world would realize that she's not as strong as she wants to be. She may be a powerhouse, but she's still immature and childish. One thing goes wrong in her normal life and she starts to break down. I would not mind using my powers to manipulate and break the woman if that is what you desire."

Krey was rather interested now. "And how would you go about doing that?"

"Words are more dangerous than what people give it credit for." Sapphire explained. "You see, in my mind, people are not truly powerful or truly pure. Everyone has a different side of them that they wish to hide from the world. Bayonetta is no exception. I love the idea of pushing people like her into a corner to see how she would react. It would push her to her limits. She might be stronger than anticipated…or she might cry like the weak person she tries not to be. I have observed what you did in the Smash Brothers Realm and her psyche has already crashed down. She is trying to rebuild herself before things get worse, but that is where I come in. I will give her a false hope of being able to save her friend, and then I will take it all away."

"But she won't trust you…"

"She doesn't need to. Her desire to save a loved one is strong. She went through Inferno to save her Umbran Sister. She will surely do whatever I tell her if she cares about her dragon friend." Sapphire smiled evilly when he said this. He was fine with addressing Corrin as a friend even if it was apparent to him that Bayonetta was certainly crushing on the young prince. He needed to speak in an ambiguous manner, or she might expect suspect something from him. Not like he was a trustworthy individual to start with.

"If it was so easy, I would be able to do it myself." Krey brought up. "She's a stubborn woman."

"Exactly. This will be a fun challenge for me. Even if my boss doesn't approve of me messing around with the Smashers, I will assist you…for a price."

Sapphire spoke with so much confidence that Krey felt like he needed to hire him on the spot.

"…Just so you know, I have an end goal for that witch. A certain goblin still has a grudge against her for preventing him from capturing those two dragons now in Smash. Should you succeed, you must deliver Bayonetta to Dogura. He will be either in the slave ring or Goblin Galaxy depending on the set course he is on."

Sapphire folded his arms. His smirk did not falter even when told what the requirement was. Regardless of what the requirements are, Sapphire resolved to doing the task.

"I am ready." Sapphire told him. "I'll be generous with my service too and ask for the price once all is said and done."

"Oh?"

"All I need before I begin is information you already have on the witch. Not like I don't know a lot about her, but I do need information on her current whereabouts and her current weakness outside of her friends."

If Sapphire were to handle Bayonetta, Krey could focus on capturing Corrin for his boss. This was an opportunity he could not afford to pass up. As a result, he extended his tentacle out to Sapphire.

"You got yourself a deal. You're hired."


Bayonetta took Jeanne's advice and did not return to the Smash Brothers mansion immediately. She may have cared for Corrin, but she did need to calm down and clear her head. While that was the excuse she could give herself, she knew deep down that she didn't return immediately because she didn't want to face the consequences of her actions. Sonic was going to tattle on her for taking Corrin out of his hospital bed thus hindering his healing process even if it was for a few minutes. Not only was Bayonetta being blamed for his hospitalization, she would be blamed for making it worse. She was better off just staying in her apartment and wait for things to calm down. Maybe if she pretended the event didn't happen, then she would recover from the incident faster. The Smash Brothers Realm was on a faster clock than her own world, so maybe this whole incident would blow over and people would forget about her slip up against the mindflayer. That mentality was probably why Bayonetta thought that the Smashers wouldn't miss her if she were gone. Granted, the Smashers weren't exactly her friends, but after what she did to Corrin, they weren't going to be any friendlier toward her. Cloud would be the only person who gave a damn, but he would just visit her and lecture her at the current moment. Since she didn't want to hear Cloud's disappoint, she was going to stay put in her world until further notice. The days would go by without any of the Smashers coming to see her. Bayonetta felt a tightening in her chest at the implication, but ignored it in favor of something else.

Bayonetta used this opportunity to do battle with the angels. She refused to get rusty while she was away from Smash. Who knows when another attack would happen? The angels from Paradiso didn't know when to quit bugging her. When she went to the Smash Brothers Realm, the angels stopped attacking her because of Palutena and Pit's presence. The moment she stepped away from the Smash Brothers Realm was when they would fight her again. The Umbra Witch had no problem using them as an outlet for her anger.

Unfortunately for her, she caught the attention of a certain dark angel from Skyworld. Blowing up angel brains wasn't pleasing her a bit. She was still angry thinking about the mindflayer that made her shoot Corrin. If she were capable of turning back time, she would have done so. Even if she could go back and stop herself from being a smart aleck and shooting despite the hostage, she knew about the stable time loop. Interfering with the past was dangerous unless it was destined to happen. When she got thrown back into the past, she apparently did help her mother fight through the hordes of angels. The same could not be said if she were to jump back and block the bullet. That would cause some huge problems and Bayonetta really hated dealing with the consequences. All she can do is think of the future and how to restore Corrin's memories…even if the probability of that happening was low.

These cursed angels…that damn mindflayer…I swear when I find him I will show him why he shouldn't fuck with a witch.

Another weak angel came her way. It was the last one after slaughtering the angels that attacked her. A simple bullet to the head was all it took to kill it. Killing this angel was the last straw though.

"You disappear for more than a week and the first thing I see is you killing angels. No wonder Pitstain hates you."

That voice…

Bayonetta had to turn around to make sure she was hearing the person right. For a moment, she thought Pit finally decided to pay her a visit. When she turned around from where she was standing, she saw Dark Pit with his vice captain instead. Pit and Dark Pit had a very similar voice, and if it weren't for Dark Pit referring to Pit by that distasteful nickname, she would have been ready for a snarky comeback. She chose her words more carefully around Dark Pit though. He may have been the one with the nasty attitude, but he was more fragile than Pit was from what she noticed.

"Those poor angels didn't stand a chance." The vice captain spoke. She snickered as she looked down at the blood that was oozing out of them. "The city is going to have problems cleaning up the street."

"They can't see these dead angels, so I don't see your point."

"I'm talking about the people who can! You give them unnecessary hard work!"

"Little Ms. Spider, I think you need to remember that demons like you have no problem devouring angel corpses."

Dark Pit shivered at the implication. The idea of his vice captain wanting to eat him did in fact worry him. His vice captain was too nice to do something like that to him though.

"Bayonetta, Arachne would never do that." Dark Pit defended. "She's just bringing up how it looks bad."

"I've been slaying angels all of my life. Little Icarus needs to tell you more about me." Bayonetta snarked.

"Why you…" Arachne hissed. She stopped herself from speaking because of Dark Pit. The dark angel extended his arm out in front of the spider demon and shook his head.

"Easy Arachne." Dark Pit started. "We're here for a reason."

"…Yeah…I know."

The black angel attempted to look Bayonetta in the eye even if she wasn't exactly interested in listening to him.

"Bayonetta, where have you been? It's been ten days since we've last seen you."

"Must I remind you that it's only been five days here?" Bayonetta responded with a question rather quickly. She didn't need to be reminded how long it has been. "I haven't been gone for a weak."

"Well…we haven't seen you for ten days and Master Hand is pissed." Dark Pit told her as he put his hands on his hips. "You can't just run away from the problems you have caused us."

"You mean Master Hand. You're not even involved in this incident."

"You kind of made it our problem…"

Arguing was getting nowhere. Bayonetta could have simply said that Sonic tattle telling on her was part of the reason she didn't want to return. He might have exaggerated on what she did to Corrin and get severely punished.

"Look, I'll be fine if you just give me an update on Corrin's condition."

"Do you really think you should be ordering Li around?" Arachne asked darkly.

"It's okay Arachne." Dark Pit told her. "You don't need to get angry for me."

"Tch…"

Bayonetta tapped her foot impatiently. She didn't stop killing angels just to hear a dark angel and a demon squabble with each other. She already found it amusing that an angel and a demon would even work together to find her, but if they were only here to annoy her, she had no problem cutting them down. Dark Pit felt that Arachne was provoking Bayonetta for no real reason. It was why he needed to speak quickly as a diplomat before Arachne opened her big mouth and said something she will regret.

"So if it wasn't obvious, those close to Corrin have been helping him for the past ten days. Cory of course is helping her brother, but also Cloud, Volga, Snow White and Axel. You should be part of this group, but here you are killing my kind…" Dark Pit started. Bayonetta rolled her eyes at his judgmental tone before he continued. "Corrin is no longer in danger of dying. The doctors worked their magic and he's as good as new physically. Corrin recovered quickly and is discharged from the hospital."

"That's good…" Bayonetta mumbled to herself. Dark Pit did in fact hear her, but did not comment on her mumbling.

"The only memory that seemed to have come back to Corrin is that he is a dragon capable of transforming his body in order to attack."

"That is very convenient for him." Arachne interrupted. "Yes, I heard Volga scared the poor guy upon waking up, but to remember that after a few days makes it seem like it was staged…"

Bayonetta had no idea what the spider demon was talking about. All she needed to know was that Corrin remembered what species he was.

"He'll be training again to remember how to use a sword and to fight effectively." Dark Pit added. "He's very rusty. He doesn't fight like he used to. It's going to take a long time to get back into his groove and differentiate from his sister."

"…But besides that…"

"Yes, Corrin is fine. You can talk to him without the fear of the doctors scolding you."

Bayonetta sighed in relief. At the very least Corrin was recovering physically from the gun wound. Dragons were tough. Even half dragons like Corrin should have been able to recover. His memories not returning were to be desired, but it was great to know he was making a quick recovery.

"Did Corrin remember anything?" Bayonetta asked. She attempted to play it off like she didn't care if Corrin remembered her or not, but Dark Pit and Arachne were not fooled. She was clearly worried. Unfortunately, Arachne could care less about Bayonetta's feelings if she was going to give them a bad attitude.

"Of course not. The doctors are focusing on him recovering physically before his memories come back to mind. They don't want to put more stress on him." Arachne explained. "And even if he did remember anything, I doubt he wants to remember the person who shot him."

Dark Pit slapped the palm of his hand to his forehead at Arachne's bluntness. Bayonetta visibly flinched from her words.

"O-Oh…"

"It's not just Corrin that probably wants to forget you. Everyone but Cloud wants to forget how your arrogance caused this. It's probably why no one bothered to see you until now. Dark Pit has more important things to do than give you a status report."

Arachne just kept yapping away. The situation was getting worse by the minute, but she didn't care. Bayonetta needed to be reminded that this was her fault. Bayonetta growled at the spider demon. A purple aura surrounded Bayonetta for a few seconds before disappearing. Arachne was this close to getting punched by Madama Butterfly. Dark Pit realized this and pinched Arachne in the back of her neck. The blonde demon cried out in pain as she cursed at her captain.

"Arachne, for fucks sake…shut your mouth."

"But Li-"

"No buts!"

Even if Dark Pit was trying to save face for his vice captain, Bayonetta was through with talking to them. There was nothing else she needed to know.

"Bayonetta," Dark Pit continued, "ignore what Arachne said. No one hates you for what happened. I don't hate you. That's why I'm here to tell you what is going on with Corrin. I understand that you thought you could handle that ugly demon on your own despite him taking Corrin as hostage, but things didn't go the way you planned. You just need to own up to your mistake. And you also need to apologize to Cory for doing this to her brother. I know you two are roommates and you don't exactly get along, but she has the right to get an apology from you. If Corrin died, then you would have left her alone in the world. It is painful…to lose a twin…"

Dark Pit was the sensible twin of the two. Pit would have just lectured Bayonetta nonstop about how terrible she was. She did need some reassurance, but at the same time, she knew why she didn't want to continue this conversation anymore. Arachne made it clear everyone was still mad at her, and the last thing she wanted was to face an angry mob of Smashers who were upset that Corrin didn't recall who they were. How childish of her to continue running away from the consequences of her arrogant actions…

"Bayonetta?"

"If that is all you have to say, I will ask you to leave. I still have plenty of angels to kill and halos to make. I don't like being in debt for long."

Bayonetta turned her back to Dark Pit as a way to tell him they were done talking. The dark angel hated being ignored, but there wasn't much he could do. He already gave her the update and warned her that Master Hand was already mad. His frustration prevented him from realizing that the Umbra Witch was lying about needing the halos.

"You know Snow White won't be happy if you continue to stay here without an apology, right?" Dark Pit asked her.

"I could care less about that spoiled princess." Bayonetta told him. "She should be happy that I'm not there to hog Corrin all for myself."

"You are a terrible friend…" Arachne muttered. "The least you could do is check up on the friend you sent to the hospital."

"Arachne, please!"

The blonde demon froze at Dark Pit's tone. He was pleading her at this point to not pick a fight with Bayonetta. The Umbra Witch tolerated them enough, and it was time to leave.

"We tried to warn you." Dark Pit reminded her before he turned his back to her. "Arachne, we're leaving."

Arachne nodded her head. The two slowly walked away in the other direction. The chances of their being a portal that would take them back to Skyworld were incredibly high. In Bayonetta's world, it was easy to reach heaven or hell from any location. Bayonetta refused to look behind her to see the spider demon sticking her tongue out her way. If Bayonetta was immature, she might have flipped the young vice captain off for attempting to provoke her. Bayonetta's mind was stuck on Corrin though. Her body trembled thinking about Corrin's condition. Ten days later and Corrin hasn't made much progress with his memory. Were his memories really gone for good?

It's not my fault he lost his memories. Corrin is lucky he's alive. Bayonetta thought darkly to herself as she started to walk away. That brat…he's making me think of him too much. If he just stayed out of my way…he would still be the same idiot as he is today.

Bayonetta needed to get her mind off of Corrin, now. The only way to do that was to kill some angels. Luckily for her, the angels weren't going to leave her alone especially with how she talked to Dark Pit. She could only hope they would keep on coming…


Bayonetta ended up wasting the day away picking off the angels that dared to challenge her. They weren't a challenge in the slightest and the angels only took her mind off Corrin for a small period of time before she was thinking about the dragon prince again. Luckily, there were a few demons that decided to join in on the battle, but they were easily dealt with as the angels. Bayonetta was in that mood where even a Resentment wouldn't pose much of a threat.

Despite slaying the enemies that pursued her, Bayonetta could not get Corrin or Jeanne's words out of her head. Wanting revenge for Corrin was high on her priority list, but Jeanne's words warned her that she would not get Corrin's memories back if he were to kill him. All that would do is satisfy her own anger that she had inside of her.

Maybe I should ask Rodin if he knows anyone that could restore someone's memories. Bayonetta pondered to herself. She sighed as she rubbed her temples. That would be the most convenient thing imaginable, but Rodin always had the answers.

Bayonetta walked down the streets of the city alone. No angels or demons bothered to attack her now, so she was allowed to be lost in her thoughts without the fear of being ambushed. Bayonetta was still stuck in the in-between world, so she walked past other humans. She needed to walk into the alleyway before she returned to the human world. It was at that point that someone would eventually notice Bayonetta all alone and want to approach her.

He was a friend of Bayonetta. He was considered the meddlesome human that always pursued Bayonetta since childhood. No matter where she went, he was always in the shadows waiting to catch her in the act. He wanted to expose her for the killer she was, but when the truth came out, he was able to put the past behind him. Now, he pursued her for the thrill of an adventure as a journalist.

However, this man had to put his adventures on hold when Bayonetta got accepted into Smash. She wouldn't be leaving the Smash Brothers Realm until the tournament ended. It wouldn't stop her from taking missions though if someone from her world asked.

Well, well, if it isn't Bayonetta. I wonder what she's doing out here…I wonder how she'll react to seeing the great Luka coming back into her life.

There was a hint of sarcasm in his thoughts. Bayonetta probably noticed he was stalking her already, so he would look stupid trying to play the part of a ninja. Luka hesitated for more than that reason though. Even if Bayonetta was known for being the type of person who never fully let her guard down, she seemed completely out of it this time around. If her awareness was any worse, she might have walked into the brick wall. Fortunately, she didn't, but that was how bad Luka saw it.

The other reason he didn't approach was because someone beat him to it. Bayonetta paused hearing unfamiliar footsteps follow her. It was louder than Luka's footsteps, so she didn't even know he was following close behind her. Now that she was forced to become more aware of her surroundings, she realized that she almost lost her way in the alleyway. She groaned at this and knew that she probably needed to fly out so she wasn't wasting anymore time.

"I don't know who you are stalking a lady, but I suggest you come out now before I get angry."

The other person that was following Bayonetta decided that it wasn't a good idea to hide in the shadows no longer. He slowly made his presence known by stepping out of the darkness. The Umbra Witch was surprised that a youthful individual appeared before her.

"…And you are?"

"Oh, I'm someone who means no harm to you." The boy spoke. Bayonetta glared at him completely not convinced that he was anything but dangerous. His smug smile gave that away.

"Don't play dumb, little one. I know you were following me around. It's very rude."

What Bayonetta didn't say was how he could see her despite being in the other world. That alone was suspicious. The young lad realized he wasn't fooling anyone and decided to drop the act.

"Well at least you're not a gullible witch." The boy began. "I guess I might have…lured the demons your way to see how you would react. I'm surprised that you show no mercy regardless if its angels or demons."

A human that was capable of summoning demons? Was this boy a necromancer or a demon summoner of sorts? These types of people were rare, but were very dangerous. She would be better off shooting his head and be done with it, but this kid wasn't going to be dying anytime soon.

"I guess I should introduce myself, so you don't kill me yet. My codename is Sapphire, but my real name is Abel Narisia. People should know who I am, but people use colors and gems as their codename nowadays. I do hope you know that I am an information broker of sorts in the galaxy."

"Why are you telling me this?" Was the first thing to escape from Bayonetta's mouth. "First you try to kill me, and now you give me important information. Surely, you expect me to abuse this knowledge."

If Bayonetta's memory weren't so bad, she would recall that she did meet this boy somewhere. Twenty years of wandering around doing nothing but hunt angels did not do her justice.

Sapphire, folded his arms waiting for Bayonetta to say something else. When she continued to think to herself, he decided to continue the conversation.

"Let me get straight to the point. I need a partner to help take down a troublesome demon. As much of a lone wolf I am, this particular demon is a slippery one. If I had someone who excelled in battling angels and demons, I feel my job will go more smoothly."

Bayonetta wasn't thrilled with his straightforward request. "And what sort of demon is it?"

"A mindflayer that goes by the name of Krey. You had a recent encounter with him, did you not?"

The Umbra Witch paused at the name before registering that he was referring to the one that attacked Corrin and Cory in the Smash Brothers Realm.

"…How convenient that you would know the species and name of this person…"

"It is not convenient. Remember, things have changed outside of the Smash Brothers Realm. There are more wanted demons than ever before. They take advantage of the fact that some of the best bounty hunters and demon slayers are not available because of the tournament. This mindflayer is a problem now because he has recently teamed up with a powerful dragon that has granted him powerful magic beyond compare."

"Powerful…dragon…" Bayonetta murmured to herself.

"Yes. I do not have the name of this dragon yet, but I do know that this dragon is notorious for sending demons to go after his children. The mindflayer had almost captured the dragon's son, but a certain witch standing in front of me prevented that from happening."

Bayonetta glared at the human in front of her. This was clearly not a normal person. Granted, information of the incident probably spread fast, so it wouldn't be a surprise if one of the commentators reported this and he happened to hear it. Still, information about Corrin's father was scarce. Not even Corrin would talk much about him, so Sapphire having this information was suspicious.

"If there was someone who could take the mindflayer out, that would be a load off my back. Since you recently had a run in with Krey, I would hope that you would be willing to loan me your powers."

Bayonetta didn't respond to Sapphire's request immediately. Sapphire smirked seeing how affected she was by Krey's encounter.

So Krey was right that the dragon prince that lost his memory is her main weakness at the moment.

"…What do you know about this mindflayer?" Bayonetta asked. She needed to make sure it was the same one just in case Sapphire tried to pull a fast one.

"Besides the mindflayer obtaining powers from a dragon whose powers are extraordinary? If you were close to the realm that dragon came from, you would be able to feel his suffocating presence." Bayonetta was not pleased with this information, so Sapphire continued. "Mindflayers are capable of ripping souls out of a target's body."

"Corrin's soul is still in tact…"

"…But he lost something from his encounter with Krey."

"…His…memories."

Sapphire smirked. "Correct. See? I don't have to explain everything to you."

"What is your point?"

Bayonetta was losing her patience. Even if Sapphire needed her help, he still intended to annoy the living hell out of her.

"Mindflayers like Krey who fail to escape with their target tend to take souls to eat later. Even if someone were to survive an encounter, they wouldn't live for long if their soul were eaten. Without their soul, they are just a hollow shell."

She still had time or at least she thinks she does. Time was different in the Smash Realm, and ten days might have given the mindflayer enough time to do some real damage. From what Dark Pit said, there didn't seem to be any damage, but if what Sapphire was saying was true, then he was still at risk. She needed to return to Corrin and protect him. If not protect him from the shadows, she needed to deal with Krey.

"If the soul is already taken, but the target is alive, then his memories are all Krey has. If he were to be defeated, you could take back the soul and return it to its former owner, and if that were to happen…well…then things should return to normal."

The idea of everything returning to normal excited Bayonetta. She wouldn't need to hide out in Jeanne's apartment while the angry Smashers waited for her return. She wouldn't have to deal with a Corrin with no memories of their time together. She would no longer take things for granted once things were put back together.

Sapphire smirked seeing the look she had in that moment. Bayonetta noticed too late and shifted to a more serious expression.

"D-Don't think I believe you." Bayonetta said rather quickly. "You just intrigued me."

"You don't need to believe me." Sapphire told her. "You just need to listen to what I have to say and come to your own conclusion."

Seeing that the Umbra Witch wasn't going to back down from her previous statement, Sapphire decided to get straight to the point again.

"Think of it like this. If you were to help me and we were to succeed getting rid of Krey and getting your friend's memories back, then that is the best case scenario. Everything will return to your normal in the Smash Brothers Realm and the incident can be put behind you. The worst case scenario is simply Krey being killed. He won't be able to steal anyone else's memories again.

"Oh…"

"So what do you say? Will you help me or not?"

"…Alright. I will work with you…but don't try anything funny, or you'll regret it."

Sapphire's smirk only widened at her answer. Bayonetta loathed the expression he wore. His smugness rubbed her the wrong way and she doubted him even more. However, if there were a chance to restore Corrin's memories, she would take it. Now that he reeled her in, Sapphire decided to move onto the next step.

"The area here is too depressing. Let's talk in a more private area about our deal."

"I didn't make a deal with you, and why would I go with someone I don't trust?"

"What? You think I'm going to attack you in my private headquarters? Unlikely. I'm a businessman and you're one of the most powerful fighters in the galaxy. Why would I risk my life trying to grope a feel? Besides, you already have someone in mind who will do that."

Gray eyes leered at Sapphire.

"Excuse me?"

"I kid. I kid. You already agreed to work with me, but I wouldn't want any demons to be spying on us. Krey does have connections with some demons in Inferno. I wouldn't want him to find out what I have in store for him. He might do something drastic if he were to find out. He might even hurt that amnesic dragon again."

Sapphire already made his point, but he had no problem hammering the point down to the Umbra Witch. Bayonetta failed to realize that she was complying with his wishes. The young lad extended his hand out to her.

"We don't have that much time. The sooner we leave, the faster we can get things done. You don't want to keep your prince waiting."

Bayonetta snarled as she reluctantly grabbed his hand. She wanted to jump away almost immediately. His hands were as cold as a corpse. Sapphire was already pale, but his frozen hands sealed a deal. An ominous aura circled around the two. The Umbra Witch gripped on Sapphire's hand tightly and disappeared.

Luka watched as Bayonetta left with the mysterious man. He rushed out of the shadows and rushed toward where the two were standing.

"Where did they go? Who was that brat?" Luka asked out loud knowing he wasn't going to get an answer. He groaned. "Bayonetta, I hope you know what you're doing."


Me: TBC with 10229 words.

Li: Wait, are you telling me there are more characters named after colors besides Diamond and Pearl?

Me: Yeah. They were OCs I made for an RP, but when the RP stopped, they had nowhere to go. I only took Diamond and Pearl because of how well they worked outside of the Army of Darkness. Now I branch out. Notes!

1. Akane is a recent OC specifically for the Bayonetta universe. Her backstory is still unknown since she appears normal here. As stated from Jeanne, she is from Japan that traveled to Europe to learn. However, she's a slacker in school and a huge daydreamer. She is Jeanne's most troublesome student. Jeanne often takes Akane to the apartment to privately tutor her and has done this recently with Bayonetta in Smash (as it prevents Jeanne from being lonely). She'll have an important role later probably where more information will be dropped. She is not a normal high school girl.

2. As the name implies, Sapphire is a member of the Army of Darkness. He is the lone wolf but is often partnered up with Ruby and Emerald (yes the reference is there). He is an information broker that gives information to people for a price or assassinates people for an even higher price. In this situation, his goal is simply to "break" Bayonetta. He's interested in how people respond to difficult situations in their life and someone as strong as Bayonetta would be a huge challenge for him. He's not trustworthy in the slightest, but he has his way with words. Bayonetta needs to be looking out for him and remember that he's part of the AoD if she wants to avoid trouble.

Yes, the name Sapphire gave Bayonetta is his real name. He's a liar, but he's being truthful here to gain her trust. He also is willing to sell the mindflayer under the bus for the sake of the mission. He's working with Krey of course, but he does have intentions to throw him under the bus if things were to turn sour. At the moment, Bayonetta doesn't expect Sapphire being hired by Krey to get her, so she goes along with it now. What he'll ask from Bayonetta will be shown in the next chapter.

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