Hey guys! We are now on Chapter 6 and I want to address a couple of thing real quick. For those wondering if characters in Smash who were cut will appear from recent reviews I read... I can't say for sure. In Chapter 2 it's mentioned, that it's essentially the cast of Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U and thus characters not in Smash 3DS/Wii U are not in. However... I can always mention them through other ways like flashbacks, references, etc. Maybe I can find some way to actually have them show up as well. That remains to be seen though. Don't be afriad to say any thoughts you have on this chapter, or of any part of the story in general. Anyway... here's the next chapter, and I hope you guys enjoy!
They were all back in the teleportation room, though Ike in particular looked like he was in desperate need of some water, as steam was rising from him, as he had just took an explosion to his being. He however was seen with a small smile, as he walked up to Minato to shake his hand, which the teen obliged. He gave Fuuka a gentle handshake like before, and to Junpei he gave another handshake, while Junpei looked nervous.
"Sorry if I was distracting," Junpei stated sheepishly.
"No it's fine. You supported your fellow comrade, doing what you felt was right, even if it meant wearing those... accessories," Ike stated calmly. "No need to feel any shame,"
"Really? Thanks... but I was talking about more along the lines of that comment when you kicked that barrel at my pal," Junpei said.
"Oh... well I admit it did catch my attention. Nonetheless it's not something to worry about." Ike replied.
"Still... must have sucked to have that box be explosive," Junpei said. "You could have batted up something nicer then that. Guess luck wasn't on your side today, considering it's bad luck and all,"
"Stop making a big deal out of it. Tell you what... why don't I let you try the Home Run Contest?" Ike suggested. "It's a fun way to unwind sometimes,"
"Home Run Contest!?" Junpei asked, sounding ecstatic. "Do we get to use those Home Run Bats?"
"Yes. Why don't I take you to where we hold them, right now?" Ike suggested. Junpei looked toward Minato and Fuuka and they nodded, with a smile. Junpei nodded back happily, as he went to Ike as he began to nod towards the swordsman. Both left the room and took the elevator, as the blue chairman Azure remained with both Minato and Fuuka. The two calmly walked up to the blue chairman, as he took out a black ink stamp, with the Smash Bros symbol and stamped Minato's blue ticket.
"Congrats Mr. Arisato on your second victory," Azure said calmly. "You have now completed two of The Master's orders. Any changed feelings over the course of your stay here?"
"Other then dealing with two angels who bicker like two of my friends, not really. This still isn't the fate I choose," Minato stated calmly. He then promptly left with Fuuka to head back to their floor, as Azure was left alone in the room. The blue chairman had a smirk on his face though.
"You may not choose this fate... just yet," Azure stated calmly to himself, as a smirk on his face was present. "Always more then one way to win someone over. Let's see how this progresses,"
Minato and Fuuka were in the elevator taking it back to their floor. As they waited, they couldn't help but converse about today's events.
"I hope Junpei has fun with Ike. I'm glad he can unwind, since he's been so afraid of bad luck today," Fuuka said concerned.
"I'm sure he's alright." Minato stated with a smile. He was happy that Junpei did a great job preparing for him against Ike.
"He also did a really good job training and coaching you as well," Fuuka said. "So... what do you plan to do after we meet up with the others about your second order completed?"
"Good question. I do feel pretty tired after that fight. I guess I'll take a shower after we meet up with the rest of SEES and then head to the hot springs to unwind." Minato answered. "Would you like to join me at the hot springs later Fuuka?"
Fuuka's face immediately blushed, as she was reminded of what occurred on Valentine's Day last month, due to Pit's involvement. Minato just chuckled, as he just smirked at her facial expression.
"Sure," Fuuka replied, still feeling her face blushing. "I would love to,"
Meanwhile we see Pit was in what was Dark Pit's room, as both sat across a black marble table, as both sat on two different black chairs. Nearby a black bed was made, the flooring was black marble, and various furniture was around, all colored black usually. Both were playing videos games on their video game systems they were holding in their hands. Both were seen playing on a system called the 3DS, as Pit had a white one, and Dark Pit had a black one. They were both currently playing a game of Tetris DS against each other.
"Come on! I need an L-shaped block," Pit whined as he kept getting blocks he didn't want.
"Ha! Keep getting pushed to losing," Dark Pit said with snark, as he was currently clearing more rows of blocks, causing Pit to get closer and closer to losing, till it finally happened.
"Oh yeah. My fifth victory in a row!" Dark Pit bragged happily.
"Oh man!" Pit whined as he sighed while Dark Pit smirked. "Rematch Pittoo?"
Before Dark Pit could respond, a knock could be heard on the door that led to Dark Pit's room. Dark Pit and Pit both paused their game systems, as they went to see who it was. Dark Pit opened it up and soon a familiar face to both was seen outside for both, as they looked down to see the mischievous young child they knew.
"Hey Dark Pit! We have a tennis match at this time remember?" whined a bratty childish voice. It belonged to a short evil kid, who helped his father on his evil schemes sometimes. He had black beady eyes, red hair tied into a ponytail with a small black metal hairband cuff, a green spiky shell, yellow reptilian skin, black metal cuffs worn around his wrists, a white bandana worn around his neck with what appeared to be a mouth drawn with crayons, and he had one sharp tooth sticking out of his mouth. He was Bowser Jr., and he was the heir to the throne for his kingdom. He had recently joined during this tournament, while his dad joined much earlier, during the Melee Tournament.
"Oh hey Junior. Sorry about that. I got caught up in beating Pit at Tetris DS, who's quite bad at it, might I add," Dark Pit replied, while Pit rolled his eyes. Dark Pit turned his 3DS off, as Pit did the same with his 3DS. "Sure. Let's head to the indoor tennis court right now,"
"Can I join you guys to watch?" Pit asked. "I really need something to do, considering I'm done with my matches today, and I don't want to be alone."
"But this match between me and Dark Pit was suppose to be private!" Bowser Jr. whined. "I want to prove that I'm number one at tennis to Dark Pit without anyone watching!"
"Are you saying that because you don't want to be embarrassed when I mop the floor with you?" Dark Pit teased. Bowser Jr. merely smiled smugly back at Dark Pit, as both mischievous fighters eyed each other with competitive smirks, even if in Bowser Jr.'s case, he had to look up due to not being very tall, as he was still very young. "Anyway... sorry Pit but this is a private event. We did just play some Tetris DS, so don't act like we didn't hang out today. Plus...wouldn't want your... bad luck rubbing off on me after all, during my tennis match against Junior,"
"Hey! You can't use that against me when you said you didn't believe in it, the other day!" Pit whined as both left the room to head to the elevator in the hallway. Pit went to his room which looked similar to Dark Pit's room, except it had a white aesthetic instead as he placed his white 3DS onto the white marble table in his room. Pit soon went back to the hallway, and started tapping his foot, wondering what to do. "Ugh. Everyone else is busy today as well. Guess I'll have to find something else to do alone,"
Pit began to ponder, as he closed Dark Pit's room for him. He began to think what to do. He wasn't in the mood to do anything physical considering the matches he just had earlier. It didn't help his last one for the day, was against Bowser Jr.'s father, who needless to say was always a hard hitter with his fists and drop kicks. He wanted to do something to relax and catch some rest.
"Oh I know! Why didn't I think of this before? I'll use the hot springs! My back is still killing me after Bowser sent me flying with that drop kick earlier today. I do love me some spa time," Pit exclaimed to himself in the hallway. He began to head to his destination, as it was time for him to get some spa time, as he put it. He soon found himself taking an elevator to the floor, and immediately signed in to use the unisex one. The employees there knew Pit very well, so they weren't surprised to see him at all by this point and that he usually kept his tunic on when using them. He soon found himself in front of the doors to the unisex springs.
"Watch out hot springs, here comes Pit, reporting for a cannonball!" Pit jovially yelled, as he closed his eyes, kicked the door open, and immediately ran for a bit, before doing a cannonball maneuver into the hot spring water. He soon found himself out the water with a huge smile on his face, though he soon saw two very familiar faces, he didn't expect to see. Fuuka stared blankly at Pit, as she was now doused all over in water, while Minato had an annoyed expression as he was also doused. Both were wearing their bathing suits, and were in the middle of enjoying the peace and quiet the hot spring had, before Pit's interruption.
"Oh... err... didn't expect to see you guys here," Pit said sheepishly, while Minato looked like he was very tempted to go get his Evoker from the male locker room. "I'm so sorry! I kind of like to act impulsive like that! Please don't summon something to make my day any worse!"
"What's wrong?" Fuuka asked concerned.
"Everyone else is busy with their schedules today. I kind of wanted to do stuff with people after my matches, so I wouldn't be alone. Plus my last match ended with me getting my butt whooped by a painful drop kick. Mind if I hang out with you two?" Pit answered. Minato rolled his eyes, but reluctantly nodded back. "Sweet! Was I... interrupting anything?"
"What do you think?" Minato asked with a bit of annoyance still present in his voice, causing Pit to sheepishly smile once more. Fuuka just sighed, but she didn't mind the angel's presence.
"Sorry. I understand you two want your alone time considering you're both such a cute couple and all," Pit replied. "Actually... now that I think about it... how did you two first meet anyway?"
Both Minato and Fuuka were surprised with what they were just heard. It's been a while since anyone brought up how they met, in a very long time. They both looked at each other, unsure how to respond.
"Well... I can understand if that kind of thing is a bit too personal to talk about," Pit said, feeling more guilty. "Forget I asked,"
"No it's just... well... do you feel comfortable talking about it Minato?" Fuuka asked, very concerned to Minato. These weren't exactly the most pleasant memories, though they were both thankful it had led them both discovering each other. Minato was concerned about Fuuka having to remember how they met more, then himself remembering. The blue haired teenager put himself into a deep thought. Was Pit really someone they trust to tell something like this about? Sure he was a nice guy, but his behavior was pretty... questionable at times. Still, he was probably going to be one of the few friends they make here, considering their limited options with the orders.
"Alright but you have to promise not to talk about this to the other fighters. Do you understand?" Minato said very seriously, as he had a skeptical look on Pit.
"I promise on my behalf, that I will not spill any secret about you two, if my name isn't Pit!" the angel said, as he did a comical salute. Fuuka giggled at Pit, while Minato just reluctantly smiled, but felt like he was going to regret this.
"Alright... so how we met was..."
It was a warm Spring day on April 9th in 2009. We focus on a famous high school located on the man made island, known as Tatsumi Port Island. This high school was Gekkoukan High, and was very prestigious. It was built and funded by a corporation known as the Kirijo Group. We focus on a particular scene where three girls had just knocked down one girl's bag, as it laid spilled on the ground. It was at the first floor corridor, that connected the main building with the gym, as it was an outdoors area with trees planted around the corridor. The girl on the ground was Fuuka as she looked really upset, as the three girls who stood in front of her with smirks.
"Ms. Moriyama, please stop..." Fuuka pleaded.
"Why? We're just inspecting your personal belongings for you," said the girl in the front with a teasing tone. She was Natsuki Moriyama. She had long orange hair tied into a short ponytail, tanned skin, and wore the Gekkoukan High uniform. She along with the two girls behind her, loved to bully and tease Fuuka. "That's goody goody Fuuka for you! No fun stuff at all on her!"
Natsuki and the two girls behind her laughed, as they turned around to walk away, while Fuuka sighed. Why was she so weak? Why did she let this happen? Why couldn't she ever do anything to defend herself? Fuuka resisted the tears that threatened to come out of her eyes. She would not cry at school like this. It was hard enough her own parents thought very low of her, despite her good grades in school. She began to pick up her books when suddenly she heard footsteps behind her. Soon she saw a blue haired teen she had never seen before. He had a stoic expression on his face, yet he was now picking up her books for her. Fuuka felt something spark within her, as no one else had ever done something like this before.
"Thank you for helping," Fuuka said quietly, as Minato gave her back all her books. Minato nodded towards her, before he quietly walked away, as Fuuka felt her heart beating.
"Wait a minute...you met Fuuka when she was getting bullied?" Pit asked, interrupting them telling the story. Minato had an annoyed expression on his face once more for being interrupted, while Fuuka nodded. "That's terrible. I'm so sorry to hear that Fuuka. I know the feeling of being bullied and it's not a happy one,"
"You were bullied?" Fuuka asked, feeling bad for the angel.
"Sort of. It was for... being an angel that can't fly... very touchy subject some liked to bring up during my past," Pit said very seriously. "My wings kind of have... a defect. But seriously... as the captain of Palutena's royal guard... I'm an angel who couldn't fly. Man what a laughing stock I was and still am to this day. It's always going to be a very touchy subject for me."
"I'm really sorry to hear that," Fuuka said concerned. Minato couldn't stay annoyed at Pit after hearing that, as he too had a sympathetic expression on his face.
"Nah it's alright. I've dealt with way worse then that," Pit said trying to lighten the mood. "I feel worse for you Fuuka. Seriously... you're such a nice and sweet person. I don't understand why anyone would do that to you,"
"It's... alright... it's all in the past. Anyway I think Minato should continue the story," Fuuka said quietly back, as Minato looked at her, with very concerned eyes. She nodded back, showing she didn't mind. Minato looked towards Pit with a serious expression as he continued his story.
Minato was at the locales nearby the Iwatodai Station. He had decided to check out the area after visiting Akihiko at the hospital, earlier that day on April 25th 2009. It was now evening as the sun started to set, as he had just left the Bookworms Used Books store. He just saw someone that made him stop and feel concerned. It was that girl he had seen getting bullied the other day as she was talking to that same girl that was bullying her the other day.
"Quit bothering me! Leave me alone!" Natsuki shouted at Fuuka.
"I can't! They say there's all sorts of scary people there. I don't want you to go to a place like that," Fuuka said back concerned.
"Where I go is none of your business! Why should you care?" Natsuki asked.
"I have to care!" Fuuka spoke out, feeling concerned for Natsuki.
"God, you're so annoying! What is with you!?" Natsuki said, as she pushed Fuuka to the ground and slowly began to walk away. "I only hang out with you to mess with you! Seriously stop acting like we're friends!"
Fuuka felt her heart sink even lower. All she wanted was to make sure Natsuki was safe, even if the girl bullied her. Why did she let her kindness take advantage of her? Why was she so vulnerable, when all she wanted to do was make others feel happy and be safe? She once again felt tears threaten to come out her eyes, but she resisted for she wouldn't allow this to happen, because she wanted to feel not weak. She then felt a hand on her shoulder, that caused her to look behind her. It was that same blue haired boy she had seen before, who helped her out earlier that month. He lent his hand out, and she obliged taking it, as he helped her off the ground.
"Thank you," Fuuka said very gently as she was lifted off the ground. Minato nodded as he felt something towards the girl, but he didn't know what it was yet exactly. "Please let me repay you. I was going to get a snack here with... my friend but... would you like to share with me instead?"
Minato nodded, and soon both found themselves sitting on a bench. Fuuka had just ordered some takoyaki (a octopus based snack dish) from the Weird Takoyaki business nearby. The women who served the takoyaki to them, couldn't help but think of the two as a cute couple, as Fuuka shared some of her dish with Minato.
"Thanks," Minato said gently as he took one of the takoyaki. Fuuka nodded, as both of them felt something emotional growing within them. Minato found himself staring at Fuuka's face directly, and when the teal haired girl noticed, she couldn't help but blush and feel a bit embarrassed. "Why... why do you have to care? She said you shouldn't right?"
"I know. It's because we're friends. Maybe I shouldn't have said those things to her. But... I want her to be safe. That's why I have to care," Fuuka answered back gently. Minato nodded, as the two stayed together there for a while. "Actually... now that I think about it, I never introduced myself to you. I'm sorry for forgetting. My name is Fuuka... Fuuka Yamagishi,"
"My name is Minato Arisato. Don't be sorry. You don't have anything to apologize for," Minato said quietly back to her. Fuuka... was so serene, gentle, and peaceful. It was unlike anyone he had ever met before. It was quiet, yet peaceful for the both of them as they sat on the bench as they ate their takoyaki slowly. Soon they both eventually departed from each other, but both felt something within them that made them not want to do so, as they went their separate ways. That feeling continued to grow for both, as it made them wonder if it was that particular feeling.
"I don't get it," Pit said confused, as he interrupted once more. "This girl is mean to you, but... you're her friend?"
"Well... I know it's complicated but I always believe everyone has a good side to them. Natsuki... is not a bad person," Fuuka said quietly. "I know it's not normal but... I guess I'm too nice for my own good sometimes,"
"No... I kind of get what you mean now," Pit said quietly back, to the both of them. "I mean... when Pittoo and I first met, we were on pretty unfriendly terms. But... over time we got over our differences and we get along now as buddies, even if we argue a lot. Was it similar for you and this girl?"
Fuuka nodded, as she and Pit looked towards Minato once more, as he continued to explain the story. Minato explained many things to Pit. What SEES was, and how he was a member. What stuff like Personas, the Dark Hour, Tartarus, Shadows, and so on were. He then talked about how SEES had to rescue Fuuka from Tartarus, since she became trapped there due to circumstances. We now reconvene on the night of June 8th 2009, as we see Minato reconvening with Junpei, and Akihiko roaming the hallways of Tartarus as, Minato had gotten separated due to certain factors. Yukari and Mitsuru stayed at the entrance of Tartarus as support, in case anything would go wrong.
"Good thing we're all here," Akihiko said, relieved to see Minato with him and Junpei now. "Junpei and I checked out this whole floor so far,"
"Yeah... Akihiko sempai and I haven't heard any voices since we've been here or seen any sign of her," Junpei said concerned. "Maybe... maybe she's-"
"Don't say that!" Minato shouted angrily, surprising both Junpei and Akihiko from his outburst. Minato was normally so calm, yet this mission in particular he seemed more on edge. "We're going to find Fuuka and I refuse to leave till we do so!"
"...Minato!?" shouted a very familiar, but surprised voice. All three immediately looked around, as the teal haired girl, emerged from down the hallway. The three ran to her, as Minato looked so relieved.
"Fuuka are you alright?" Minato asked concerned. She nodded, but she was so confused, to what exactly was going on.
"I see you two are already acquainted," Akihiko noted. "I'm Akihiko Sananda and the guy with the baseball cap is Junpei Iori,"
"We're here to save you!" Junpei exclaimed. Fuuka nodded, happy to see them, but was still confused at what was going on. "We have a lot to explain, but for now let's just get out of here!"
"Wait before we go... here take this," Akihiko said, as he handed Fuuka her Evoker. Fuuka was of course surprised, seeing what appeared to be a handgun given to her. "Don't worry. It's not a real gun. Think of it as a lucky charm. It's called an Evoker,"
Fuuka took it for now as the the group of four made their way out, and headed back to the entrance of Tartarus. They eventually stopped to look out a window to view the full moon outside, to catch their breath for some moments.
"It's a full moon tonight," Fuuka said quietly.
"Huh... you're right." Junpei said, as he stared at it. "Looks pretty even if we're viewing it from this lame tower,"
"Wasn't it a full moon the night we had the monorail operation?" Minato stated, as he recalled that. Akihiko himself suddenly realized something as he heard this.
"Wait a minute... the night the dorm was attacked... it was a full moon as well," Akihiko said out loud. Fuuka of course was confused by what they were all talking about, since she wasn't present for these events. "I wonder... does that mean-"
But before any of them could say anything else, they all heard what sounded like Mitsuru, as she sounded very distressed.
"Whoever hears this, get back to the entrance immediately! Yukari and I are under attack and need-" but before, Mitsuru could finish, the transmission disappeared. Fuuka for some reason felt very concerned since she sensed something very concerning.
"What the heck just happened?" Junpei asked, feeling nervous.
"I feel... something powerful is attacking," Fuuka said with a lot of concern, as she was still getting use to this sensation that prevented her from being caught by the creatures that lurked in this tower. "It's nearby us as well,"
"Damn it!" Akihiko shouted. "It's those special Shadows again! If my theory is right, every full moon they show up. We all have to get moving now!"
They all ran, and soon they all found themselves at the entrance to Tartarus. Mitsuru and Yukari were knocked to the sides, as two powerful creatures stood nearby them. One looked like if it were an emperor as it carried a large sword, and the other looked reminiscent of a empress, as it held a large staff.
"Whoa! Two special Shadows!?" Junpei whined.
"Fuuka. Stay close to us," Minato said concerned, as Fuuka nodded, feeling afraid of what she saw.
Akihiko immediately ran towards Yukari and Mitsuru, and managed to get them off the ground, as the two stood tiredly now.
"My ice attacks at first had an effect, but it soon stopped for some reason," Mitsuru said weakly.
"I can say the same for my wind attacks," Yukari said exhausted. "They worked after Mitsuru's attack but then it stopped working. I don't get it,"
"That makes no sense," Akihiko said, as he was just confused to what he just heard.
"Hey... what's that girl from school doing here?" Junpei shouted, as they all turned to see what appeared to be Natsuki walking in.
"What!? Why the hell is she here?" Akihiko shouted, now even more confused. Natsuki appeared to be in a zombie like state, as her current mannerism suggested. The two Shadows looked towards Natsuki and slowly began to walk towards her. Fuuka seeing this became extremely concerned.
"Moriyama-san!" Fuuka yelled out very concerned. Minato saw Fuuka running towards Natsuki, and immediately followed after her. His heart was telling him, that he wouldn't let anyone or anything hurt Fuuka for some reason. Soon Fuuka held Natsuki, as the other girl just kept repeating Fuuka's name for some reason. Fuuka took out her Evoker and for some reason... she just knew that this was what she had to do as the two Shadows were soon nearby her.
"Per...so...na," Fuuka said quietly as she used her Evoker on herself. The sound of a gunshot roared out as, Fuuka and Natsuki were protected within the being that Fuuka summoned. Her Persona Lucia at the time before it evolved into her current Persona Juno.
"Fuuka," Minato said with both awe and concern. He and the other members turned to face the two Shadows, as they held their weapons, ready to fight. Fuuka's abilities were discovered to be analytical as her Persona allowed her to discover her enemy's strengths and weaknesses. The two Shadows the members of SEES fought, was discovered to have the ability to keep changing their weaknesses. Figuring this out, the members of SEES had easily managed to take out the two Shadows. After the fight, Fuuka fell unconscious as Minato immediately rushed to her side. He picked her up, and had a very concerned expression on his face, as he felt worry go through with him.
"Fuuka," Minato whispered concerned. This girl... he felt so at peace with her, and right now he was hoping she was alright.
"Arisato... take her to the hospital," Mitsuru ordered, seeing how Minato clearly cared for her very dearly. "We'll handle bringing Ms. Moriyama to the hospital,"
"It's such a shame. Natsuki won't remember... Fuuka saving her because of the effects of the Dark Hour on non Persona users," Yukari said, feeling bad and concerned for Fuuka.
"I don't know. Stranger things have happened," Akihiko stated. "Anyway... Junpei, help me carry Natsuki up will you?"
Both Junpei and Akihiko decided to carry Natsuki up, while Minato insisted on carrying Fuuka alone. Due to Mitsuru's influence and connections, she managed to find the two a room in a nearby hospital. Time passed as a couple of days passed and it was now June 12th 2009. Minato, Yukari, and Junpei were waiting inside Class 2-E that morning, as they heard Fuuka and Natsuki were coming back as they fully recovered. Soon both girls entered the classroom, as silence filled the air.
"So Fuuka... I heard you're moving to the dorm," Natsuki said quietly. "If you want... I can help you with shopping for stuff for your new dorm room,"
"Moriyama-san!" Fuuka said happily back quietly. Natsuki smiled, while she took her seat in the class. Fuuka looked towards Junpei and Yukari who both smiled happily back at her. Fuuka then looked toward Minato, who's expression on his face looked stoic at first. But it slowly turned into a small, but very kind and gentle smile, as the two found each other looking at each other like this. Junpei and Yukari in particular was amazed, as this was the first time they saw Minato ever smile, as they've known him to be very apathetic from what they've seen of him prior.
"Wow... Fuuka was that special to you to make you smile like that huh?" Pit said quietly. Minato nodded. "That's a really interesting way to meet someone... and I can see it developed to what you two have now,"
"Fuuka... is someone very important to me. Someone I'll always love and value with my heart," Minato said quietly. Fuuka hearing this had tears of happiness come from her eyes. She smiled and hugged Minato, and he did the same. Pit had tears comically falling from his eyes, as he rubbed them away. Fuuka was definitely a very kind girl, definitely deserving of such a title.
"Oh man. That was so romantic and cute!" Pit said. "You two are definitely couple of all the years! Anyway... I think that's enough hot spring time for me today. I promise I won't talk about what you told me to anyone else. You two also definitely deserve some time alone. Later guys!"
Pit waved bye to them, as Minato and Fuuka nodded. Pit soon dried himself off, as he made his way back to the elevator. He felt so much more happy for them, as his mood was definitely lifted. He was definitely glad to have been made friends with the members of SEES. They were a good friendly bunch and Minato definitely brought his own style to Smash Tower. He was soon back in his own floor and he saw Dark Pit and Bowser Jr. were in the hallway.
"Hey guys. How the tennis game go?" Pit asked.
"Terrible. All the tennis balls were gone," Bowser Jr. whined. "We couldn't play any tennis games at all!"
"What? Why?" Pit asked with raised eyebrows.
"Apparently... that damn dog and duck accidentally blew them all up with their oil cans when they were in the tennis court area. The chairmen are working on ordering more tennis balls for tomorrow." Dark Pit said irritated. "Seriously? Why do we put up with this? Luckily we just decided to play a different sport while we were at the sports courts,"
"But I wanted to play tennis today," Bowser Jr. said with frustration as he was tempted to throw a temper tantrum. "Oh well. I guess I'm happy to be able to just hang out with Dark Pit,"
"Oh... so what now?" Pit asked. Both Dark Pit and Bowser Jr. looked unsure as the two stared at each other and at Pit as well. Suddenly Dark Pit had an idea, as he pulled out his black 3DS.
"Want to get that rematch of Tetris DS in now?" Dark Pit suggested.
"You bet! I'll take you on!" Pit said as he went to his room, grabbed his white 3DS, and was back out in the hallway.
"Can I join in?" Bowser Jr. asked. Both Pit and Dark Pit nodded, as Junior happily smiled back considering Tetris DS supported multiple players. "Yeah! I'm going to head back to my room to grab my orange 3DS then!"
As Bowser Jr. left, Dark Pit turned to face Pit, as he noted that his tunic was still a bit wet, and not fully dry yet.
"Went to the hot springs huh? Always wearing your tunic on as usual," Dark Pit stated in a matter of fact tone.
"Well you should try! It's not so bad," Pit suggested.
"Not likely. Maybe if you beat me in the next round of Tetris DS, I'll consider it," Dark Pit challenged.
"You're on Pittoo!" Pit replied back happily. It reminded him of Fuuka and Natsuki so similarly. How he and Dark Pit used to hate each others guts, but now got along. Soon Bowser Jr. came back with his own orange 3DS, as the three headed to Dark Pit's room to play some Tetris DS in peace. We look back towards the unisex hot springs room as Minato and Fuuka were still there. Right now, Fuuka was simply leaning on Minato, as he wrapped his arms around her. Her eyes were closed, as was his as they simply stayed like this peacefully for a while. It was both nice and painful to revisit those memories but they happened, and weren't something you could deny about.
"Do you think... we should tell Pit more of our past in the future, Minato? Fuuka asked very quietly.
"Maybe. I like him. I'm just concerned about his big mouth but... I'll consider it," Minato answered back gently. Fuuka nodded back, as they continued to stay like this for a while, before they left the hot springs, got dressed up, and met with the rest of SEES for dinner that night.
To Be Continued...
So that's Chapter 6. What did you guys think? Here's some notes as always.
1. I wanted to not have every chapter around the orders, since it be constant action. It be boring, predictable, and tiring to have multiple chapters in a row, based purely on completing the orders like that for me to write. So occasionally I want to mix things up like this.
2. I also wanted to introduce other characters besides having them appear in just the orders. Maybe Bowser Jr. will get more involved later on?
3. The scenes from the past with Minato and Fuuka are based off a combination of the 1st Persona 3 Movie (Persona 3: Spring of Birth) and the in game depiction of those events. It wasn't exactly the same, if anyone familiar with that series probably knows.
4. Game systems do exist, as Pit, Dark Pit, and Bowser Jr. playing a fun game of Tetris DS (easily one of the best Tetris games ever) on their 3DS systems have shown.
5. Pit and Dark Pit during the beginning of Kid Icarus Uprising, weren't really what I call friends. Total opposite of that and all. I thought it be neat to parallel that relationship with Fuuka and Natsuki, even if it did work and play out differently.
Anyway I think that about wraps it up. I hope you guys enjoyed, and till next chapter!