Artemis ripped down the hallway, and soared out of the gate. "My, you seem somewhat eager!" Palutena pointed out. "Sooner I beat Hades, sooner this quest is over!" Artemis called. "Seriously, Artemis? That is your reasoning?" Viridi asked. "What else?" Artemis asked. "Artemis, just focus. Get your revenge on Hades, keep him pressed down for another 25 years, and get out," Pit said. "OK. You don't have to be so negative about it…" Artemis mumbled. She flew through the Underworld Forces, with her mighty Arrow of Light.
She plunged into the white nothingness that was the Underworld's gate. She held up Thanatos' key, and it shined into the core of the room. It opened wide, and Artemis shot through the centre. She emerged in a barren land. "So this is the Underworld?" Artemis asked. "The land of the dead. Pit's lost a lot of lives down here, so please be careful," Palutena warned her. Artemis took it in her stride, and flew through to the Fortress.
She found the Gatekeeper again. "Out of curiosity, why is this guy here, Hades?" Palutena asked. "Oh, just a little bit of fun I like to have. He's very effective in his job!" Hades responded. Artemis had to concede that Hades was in fact correct. She found it exceptionally tricky to defeat the Underworld Gatekeeper. However, Viridi seemed to know this, and sent along the most potent of the Forces of Nature.
Pit.
Pit drop-kicked the Underworld Gatekeeper. "Palutena, that is a strategy I highly recommend should we ever fight this guy in future," Viridi stated. Pit turned to Artemis in a flash of green. "The Forces of Nature can't infiltrate the castle too deep. We'll surround this place, and take out the troops out here," Pit told her. "But your wings-" Artemis started. "Viridi found and fixed the problem in them. She must really like me…" Pit stated. He flew off, and the Forces of Nature that had formed up during the conversation followed. Artemis entered the castle.
Artemis looked around the room. "Oh, a thousand curses," Hades stated. Artemis turned to find out what was the issue. "We had a whole plethora of challenges here, but when we heard Dyntos was doing pretty much the same thing, we had to tear down and make something else to pass the time. And now that you're here, we've got nothing for you to do. Oh well, you can go home," Hades stated. Artemis turned on her heel and left the room. Hades then cursed again. "That was the way forward, without these challenges…" he muttered. Artemis told him, just as quietly, "I knew that."
Dark Pit tried to take down the walls of his cell. "Urgh! This is not good whatsoever!" he cried, trying to get out and help Artemis. Hades' taunts had told him that she was alive and kicking… hard. Hard enough to cause a crack to appear in his cell. He turned, and mustered up his thought-speak. "Artemis, do that again," he told her in a slightly different tone. She complied, and the wall became much more cracked. "Once more!" Dark Pit called, and Artemis shot. The wall caved in, and Dark Pit smirked. He activated his temporary power of flight, and soared out of the cell, taking down a legion of Underworld forces before landing at Artemis' side.
Artemis had heard the odd advice to shoot the wall. It didn't really help her, but she knew that she should. Upon the final blow, she revised her estimate. "That was helpful," she said as a purple missile launched out of the hole, peppered the Underworld with arrows, and landed next to her. She felt her legs weaken. It was Dark Pit. She threw her arms around him, smiling with pure joy that Dark Pit was alive. He started to move his arms to push her away, but then thought otherwise. He placed his arms around her neck, feeling her hair as sweet relief from the dank Underworld cells. Artemis finally let him go, and Dark Pit was, for the first time in his life, glad to see someone by his side.
Artemis reached for her back. "Artemis?" Dark Pit asked, but he got no further. The Wings of Pegasus detached from Artemis' spine. Likewise, the Mirror Shield dropped from her arm not long after, and the Bow of Light landed at her feet. She scooped them up, and gave them to Dark Pit. "Artemis, you want me to have these?" Dark Pit asked, looking at the Three Sacred Treasures with a somewhat apprehensive outlook. "Dark Pit, I know these are do-all and end-all tier weapons. But I want you to take them. They just… don't feel right to me, you know?" she explained vaguely. Dark Pit took them, and reluctantly equipped them. "Tee hee. My, don't you look handsome?" Artemis said impulsively. Dark Pit looked around. The Three Sacred Treasures somehow worked for him. "But what about you, Artemis?" he asked. Artemis reached for her bag of holding, and withdrew a staff. "This feels right for me," she said. Dark Pit examined the metal staff. It's hooks, and the tiny scope at the start, identified it easily. "The Dark Pit Staff?" he asked. "Of course. It's a perfect match for me… rather like its namesake," Artemis said somewhat flirtatiously. Dark Pit smiled… his first genuine smile. "I hate to break up this sappy little conversation… but isn't there something you need to take care of?" Viridi asked. Artemis and Dark Pit both shook themselves out of it, and continued on.
Towards the end, they found one of the more important enemies. The Tempura Wizard. His blows were pretty powerful, and both angels had a hard time dodging. However, it was Dark Pit who was hit by the wizard… moments before Artemis took it down. She hugged Dark Pit, and her hair touched the tempura. Dark Pit returned to normal. "What?" Palutena, Viridi, and Hades all cried out. "I thought that only nurses and the gods could remove one of the wizard's curses!" Pit called. Dark Pit was the only one with a rational thought. "Who cares how Artemis did it. She did, and that's good enough for me," he said. Artemis shed a tear, but he had continued on.
"So we finally meet, Artemis!" Hades roared. Artemis took to the forefront. "Listen well, demons of the Underworld! In the names of the goddesses Palutena and Viridi, defenders of all that is good or natural, those who hide in the darkness will be made to face the light!" she said. Her hair glowed a pure golden colour, and her wings followed suit. She had activated the power of flight. Dark Pit took a second to be impressed, before taking to the sky with the Wings of Pegasus.
The first fight was flying around Hades, shooting alternately as each sought to distract Hades from the other. After enough punishment, Viridi encased Hades' legs in vines, allowing for a similar battle. After all was said and done, Hades activated his true form. From his chest burst a blue head, encased in similarly coloured flames. "In truth, my old body is still dead. The Underworld Army was kind enough to create a replacement, but I guess I'll have to deal with you like this!" Hades roared. He charged like a bull, Artemis and Dark Pit dodging like mad. Artemis spun right around, and triggered an explosion of shots. "Hades, Hades, Hades. You just don't learn, do you? Have a proper body before you take on two angels of greater power than Pit," Artemis told him. "HEY!" Viridi and Pit called down. "Alright. Equal power!" Artemis said. Both she and Dark Pit were withdrawn, and Hades exploded in a burst of souls. "I'll be back! With better writing in future!" he roared.
Artemis and Dark Pit landed in Skyworld. They both threw their weapons to the side, and embraced in true passion. Pit landed right beside them, and saw the two. "Uh… wow. I'll… just be clearing this up," he said. "Phosphora! You can help out with this, if you don't mind," Viridi stated. Phosphora shrugged, and took the various weapons. Viridi took the time to hug Pit herself. Dark Pit briefly opened his eyes, and saw Pit and Viridi. "Hm. I guess it all worked out after all. Hades… I still hate you," Dark Pit whispered. "Huh?" Artemis asked. "Nothing. It's what we're all thinking… I think," Dark Pit told her. Artemis beamed. "I know I can count on you," she said. She sunk her face into Dark Pit's shoulder. He was shocked to find tears, but the sobs suggested they were of the joyful kind.
Considering I had Kid Icarus to work with, I think this ending is rather special. ...OK, there probably will be an epilogue, but this'll do.
And as to how these couples will actually have kids, and what they'll be like, I say to you... no clue. A goddess and an angel don't seem like a good match up, and I highly doubt Dark Pit or Artemis will be able to have a safe kid, considering they are both abnormally created.
And as to why Arlon and Magnus make no appearance, they just never quite fit. If you have any other favourite characters, they also didn't fit or slipped my mind. Don't consider their absence an insult, but they really didn't work.
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