Chapter 5: Pit and the Mysterious Somewhat Staff

"Well, well, if it isn't my archrival," Dark Pit said. "And by the way, the name's Dark Pit. I seriously do not want to be called Pittoo again." As he was saying this, Dark Pit's expression turned into an evil glare.

"Who's the girl?" Dark Pit asked. And then, without waiting for a response, he said, "Doesn't matter, I don't care."

Dark Pit saw the girl whispering to Pit. Pit whispered something back. They seemed to be talking about him behind his back. He was just able to catch the last words.

"Not Ptooey, either. He really hates that one."

Dark Pit gave Pit his coldest, most evil stare. In a low, harsh tone he said, "What did you just call me?"

"Get back," Pit said to the girl. "He's ready to blow his head off." The girl obeyed Pit's order. Pit raised the Somewhat Staff to shoot. Dark Pit raised his bow in defense. It looked like a standoff.

"Ha," Dark Pit started, "do you seriously think that you can take all three of us?" Magnus and Gaol both took a battle ready stance as Dark Pit said this. Pit jumped back; he seemed scared to fight them all at once.

"Blundering fools," Pit's staff said, sending a shockwave through the Dark Triad. "We have an important mission that we're on right now, and you guys are just getting in the way."

Dark Pit's expression changed from angry to arrogant. "Well, so are we, and we don't need you morons getting in the way."

"You can just shut your mouth," the staff snapped. "Our mission is 10,000 times more important than yours could ever be. Fate has chosen this angel and myself to go on a journey, to save the gods who have been kidnapped by an unknown force. So get out of the way NOW!"

Dark Pit's face only grew smugger. Inside, however, he was thinking that his suspicions were confirmed. He then looked Pit dead in the eye, and said, "Heh, old news and a pitiful excuse."

Pit and the girl recoiled in shock. Clearly they did not expect Dark Pit to have any knowledge of the gods' disappearance.

"How the heck do you know that!?" the staff exclaimed.

Dark Pit just continued his evil smile and ducked his head while saying, "I have my methods."

Dark Pit didn't wait for a response. He just forward dashed while firing a fully charged shot. Pit grabbed the girl and ducked the shot. Dark Pit, however, was already charging in for a killing blow. He had already broken his bow into its twin-swords mode. He was ready for a melee engagement. Pit raised the staff as Dark Pit closed in. When they met, Dark Pit's melee bow hit the staff's iron defense. They exchanged furious blows for a few minutes. Neither party could land a hit. Dark Pit was a little surprised. Pit was wielding the staff to far greater effect than should have been possible. He figured it had something to do with the staff's power and the fact that it was alive.

Dark Pit jumped back and then charged forward. He raised his weapons and swung. Pit met his swing with an effective block and they stood there, grinding their weapons against each other, hoping to come out on top. Dark Pit put an extra surge of strength into his push. He felt an equal push from Pit, and they both jumped backwards and glared at each other.

Magnus and Gaol both came up to Dark Pit. Clearly, they were there to reinforce him.

"Hey," Pit yelled, "that's not fair! I can't fight all three of you!"

"You're not entirely alone," Gaol jumped in. "You have that girl with you. Based on what we saw at the temple, I'm assuming that that's the demigod who ripped up the floor."

Dark Pit wasn't surprised. Gaol was very intelligent. It figured that she would have made the same guess as Dark Pit.

"Demigod?!" the girl cried, "What are you talking about?"

"Ah," Magnus said. "So it appears that she doesn't know her own heritage."

"So, Magnus and Gaol," Pit started, clearly trying to redirect the conversation, "why are you with Dark Pit?"

"Simple, really," Magnus responded. "It's a matter of money."

"Mercenary work?"

"None of your business," Gaol interrupted.

"I'm just saying," Pit started to respond, "Pittoo is independent minded and-"

Pit didn't have time to finish that statement. Dark Pit had closed the gap in the blink of an eye and punched Pit square on the chin. Dark Pit had forgotten how satisfying punching Pit was. Dark Pit watched in satisfaction as Pit was thrown back from the extreme force of his punch. As Pit was picking his pathetic form off the ground, his eyes widened. He must have seen the purple glow that was still in Dark Pit's wings.

"H-h-how can you still fly?" Pit asked bewildered. "I thought your Power of Flight died with Pandora."

Dark Pit just smirked in response. Then, "I've still got a little left over. It may not be much, but it's more than what you've got right now."

Pit didn't waste any more time on conversation. He took his weapon and shot a fully charged blast at Dark Pit. Magnus, however, jumped in the way and deflected the shot with his sword. The bolt hit the ground and exploded, causing everyone to jump back.

Dark Pit wasted no time gawking. He jumped up, using a small boost from his Power of Flight, and shot a nasty charged bolt at Pit. However, the bolt never reached its destination. A large vine had inexplicably placed itself in the way of the shot. Dark Pit landed and looked at the girl, whom he was now certain was the demigod.

Gaol stepped forward and said, "The girl's mine." Gaol immediately floated to the demigod's position. Without wasting a second, Gaol struck out with a massive energy blast. Dark Pit soon lost track of how that fight went.

Dark Pit and Magnus attacked Pit before he could come to the aid of the demigod. Pit was forced to fend off vicious melee strikes from two different directions. Dark Pit fired a series of normal bolts while Pit expertly dodged. Magnus struck hard and fast, surprising, considering the size of his weapon. Pit didn't take the attacks sitting down. While it was true that he was on the defensive, he would take the opportunity to attack whenever he got it.

Dark Pit could tell that Pit's stamina was wearing thin. It wouldn't be long before a serious blow could be landed. Magnus landed that blow a few moments later. His mega-sword sent the poor angel flying 15 feet back. Dark Pit quickly followed with a charged arrow to where Pit had landed.

Dark Pit felt that the fight was getting old. He looked over to see how Gaol was doing and saw that she had knocked the demigod out cold. They all looked at each other and knew that it was time to finish what they had started. Dark Pit and Magnus went to Gaol's side and they assumed formation for their signature move.

Gaol backed up furthest away from Pit and the demigod, who had been kicked over to Pit's side. Magnus was next in the line as he prepared to receive the massive bolt that Gaol was already charging. Dark Pit flew about 45 feet above Pit and raised his bow in the ready signal. Gaol released the shot, which Magnus then redirected towards Dark Pit. Dark Pit then fired his special attack as the bolt hit him. The monster blast was then sent towards Pit along with a hail of arrows.

Dark Pit watched in a combination of surprise and horror as his bolt was reflected back at him. He just caught a glimpse of Pit's weapon, which was glowing bright pink and seemed to be much longer. He also saw the arrows from his attack gunning down Magnus and Gaol. That was all he had time to observe before he raised his bow and shoved one end toward the oncoming bolt in an effort to defend himself. The bolt struck and the golden energy of his weapon caused some of the bolt to pass entirely around him.

Then, the unthinkable happened. Time slowed down in Dark Pit's mind. He watched helplessly as the blade that was in the blast began to crack. Before long, the blade snapped completely. Dark Pit watched in slow motion as the pieces that broke off flew past his head. And with that the golden energy that was protecting him dissipated and he knew no more.