The Remnants of Smash

Chapter 11: A Squad To The Rescue!

Meta Knight

I'm a Star Warrior. A race that now only consists of me and Kirby. I fought in many battles, I have seen friends and allies died in front of me. After, defeating the threats of my universe I decided to settle down on a planet called Popstar.

I served the king of the planet, his name was King Dedede. I helped to maintain the peace in the land but then on that fateful day, a warpstar crash landed on our planet. The residents, the King, and I investigated it. Inside of the ship we found none other than Kirby. He looked at us surprised yet curious about his surroundings. Everything changed from that day onwards Kirby lived with us and we had fought many countless battles together.

As much as I hate to admit it… Kirby is like a son to me. He is yet to mature, it seems that him being in hibernation for some many years inside the warpstar had slowed his ageing. I believe that when the time comes, and he starts to mature, he would become an even greater warrior than me.

I had fought the strongest warrior to had lived in my universe and I have lead countless battles. But like every leader, I need to pass the torch to a successor. I always come off as too serious and that I have no sense of humour, especially to the younger ones in Smash. Clementine have a lot to learn to become better, but she had become the pillars for us when we are in this new world called Remnant, she has the potential to become a great warrior if she stops doubting her skills and comparing herself to the likes of Kirby, Bayonetta, Sonic, and even myself… Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, it is all about how we work with one another to help counter our weaknesses as a team.

I have made many new friends in Smash… Marth, Ike, Cloud, Link. All are swordsman who skills I respect, and I have served as a mentor to many new smashers as well, Lucina, Little Mac, and now Clementine. We may not have won against Galeem, but I promised everyone that I will not fail again, and I think everyone feels the same. I still have a lot to learn about this world, but I hope to make everyone a true hero… or what Clementine said a huntsman or huntress, a better and more discipline warrior.

Because I'm a hero. My name is Meta Knight!

"Kirby!" Meta Knight exclaimed as he took Crescent Rose from Kirby as he was trying to eat it. He walked up towards Ruby apologizing with Ruby hugging her weapons tightly in her arms with Weiss beside her.

The Smashers and Team RWBY found themselves walking on the streets of Vale as they were heading towards Roman Torchwick's location. Clementine guiding her team and the others as she observed the others looking around as well. This small-time criminal was well known in Vale, but he messed with the wrong Inkling. Clementine has no idea who they were dealing with, but she was confident that her team would be able to apprehend him. She wasn't too sure of what Team RWBY were capable of but judging from their weapons beside Yang most of them relies on their weapons more so than their fists just like her.

"We are here." Meta Knight whispered as they found themselves in a dark alleyway. Clementine looked around with a sudden chill down her spine, this place looked all too familiar to her. As the rest continued to walk cautiously she looked at the ground below her to notice a dried blood stain. This was the place where she killed the thug who was trying to kill her. Clementine froze at her spot as Luigi looked over at her worried. Robin looked at Clementine puzzled as she grabbed her hand shaking it.

"Clem? Clem?" Robin said as she continued to shake her hand without any response from Clementine.

"Clementine just ignored that! Don't even think about it." Luigi said seriously and out of character, the whole group stared at him with Team RWBY looking at her.

"Hey, we have heard what happened…" Ruby said as Clementine was still staring at the ground. Ruby looked at her concern as she watched Luigi shaking Clementine body with his hands. "It isn't your fault that it happened!" Ruby added.

"It is! I killed someone... I killed… Oh, god." Clementine snapped as she broke down crying. "I can't ever forgive myself."

Peach looked at her as she turned around to notice Meta Knight walking toward her. Clementine slowly looked up at him with Luigi releasing his hold on her as he looked at Meta Knight nervously.

"Clementine. Is there really a difference?" Meta Knight said as she looked at him blinking in response.

"A different in what?"

"A different in the man who you killed and the countless Octarians you have killed."

"Why would you say that!" Luigi exclaimed before he got a chance to continue, Meta Knight stared at him causing Luigi to be frightened as he kept quiet. He knows that Meta Knight was trying to teach Clementine something even though he was against what he just said he knows that he meant well for her and choose to remain silent for now.

"They can respawn through the respawn machine. Humans… they can't Meta Knight!" Clementine exclaimed with Team RWBY staring at them silently.

"Not all Octolings are able to respawn. You should know that as a fact during your trip inside the Deepsea Metro."

"H-How did you-"

"I have my ways." Meta Knight replied as Clementine was left speechless.

"I want you to learn something, Clementine. That in any war whether it is between good or evil, or the war for power or wealth you can't spare everyone lives. That is what you need to learn." Meta Knight said as he was staring at her, he continued to look at her face, her eyes now teary. He then threw his cape to her face as he walked off.

"Let's go." He said as Peach, Pikachu, and Robin followed him along with Team RWBY, but before Robin headed off with them first, she gave Clementine a quick hug before laughing as she saw that Clementine was unable to get the cape off her face. Clementine's teammates stayed with her as they watched her attempted to get Meta knight's cape off her face.

"Hey, why did you throw your cape at… Oh." Clementine said awkwardly as she realized what it was for. She used it to gently wipe her tears before looking up to notice the rest waiting for her and her team.

Meta Knight nodded as Clementine smiled as she looked at the rest of her teammate, Luigi and Kirby, who smiled at her.

"Come on guys! Let's go." Clementine cheered as she confidently walked forward with her teammates.

"Poyo!" Kirby said as he happily walked forward with her.

"And people say I don't have a sense of humour." Meta Knight thought as they entered the warehouse where Roman was suspected to be in.

Inside the warehouse there were men in red suits with black vest and pants, all were wearing red sunglasses as well.

"Wait, those are Junior's men?" Yang commented softly from cover.

"Wait, who is Junior?" Luigi said as Yang winked at him.

"A friend of mine." She said sarcastically. Luigi looked at her before nodding with a confused look.

"She was being sarcastic..." Blake said as she looked at Meta Knight.

"What is the plan?" She asked as Meta Knight looked at her.

"I hope it isn't too dangerous." Peach said as she looked at Pikachu.

"Wait, quiet… Look." Meta Knight said as he pointed to Roman who was talking to someone on his scroll. The orange haired small-time criminal was companied by a group of thugs all wearing the same uniform that they spotted wearing before, unaware of their presence Meta Knight turned to Robin for a plan.

"Robin, do you have any suggestion?"

"I'm not too sure how strong he is, but I suspect that cane of his is a weapon in disguise," Robin replied as Clementine looked at Roman's cane confused.

"Are you serious how can a cane be a weapon?"

"Well, Clem. You come from a universe where a bucket and a paint roller can be a weapon." Robin replied softly as she laughed when Clementine's face turns slightly red as she frowned.

"Enough! We need a plan." Meta Knight said as the two girls stared at him, always afraid of him when he is serious. Robin looked at Clementine as she lends in towards her ear. Robin started to whisper something as Clementine was listening closely to her as she moved her head away from Clementine's head. Clementine sighed as she looked at Robin frowning.

"What?" Robin said as she looked at her.

"I-I… Fine, I will do it, just because." Clementine said as she turned into her squid form as Robin poked her head.

"Woah… You really can transform into a squid." Ruby whispered. "So, what is the plan?" Ruby asked Robin as Robin whispered to her what it was. With the plan set in motion, the team scattered while still in shadows.

Clementine used her squid form to move forward hidden from view. As she hides behind a wall listening to Roman's conversation.

"Yeah! Yeah, I know! I saw the news. So, do you think they pose a threat?" Roman said as he was talking on his scroll. Clementine listened to the conversation closely while looking at his cane, he was putting it on the tip of his shoulder. She noticed a scope on the bottom of it, proving Robin's assumption that it was indeed a weapon. Clementine also noticed the capsule they were looking for on the left of Roman, she turned to look at Robin who was with Peach, Pikachu, and Meta Knight gesturing to them that the capsule was on the left while she tried to immediate holding a cane that was acting as a gun. Robin nodded in response as she looked up at Team RWBY who was on the building's window roof as she signalled to Ruby. Clementine took a deep breath as she immediately slipped out a splat bomb sliding it onto the ground as she returned to her human form jumping at one of the thugs kicking him in the face. As Roman turned around pointing his cane at Clementine, but before he was able to fire, the splat bomb exploded as he was covered in yellow ink which knocked him back, managing to not fall he looked at Clementine again as he gritted his teeth pointing his cane at her again while she was fighting a few of his thugs.

"I don't-A-think so!" A voice said as he turned around only to get punched in the jaw by a white-gloved fist. The force of the punch from Luigi send him flying as he landed on a crate breaking it.

"Poyo." Kirby swung his signature wooden hammer around hitting a few thugs as the rest of the smashers revealed themselves. They quickly took care of Roman's goons as he attempted to escape firing a few rounds at Clementine as she chased him down. Using her squid form she dodged all the shots from Roman as she jumped into the air forwards transforming back into her normal humanoid form as she kicked Roman in the chest with both her legs as the impact knocked Romain into the wall. Immediately, Roman pointed his cane at Clementine's face while she did the same for Roman with her splattershot.

"Give up, Roman!" Ruby said as everyone else crowded around him as they pose themselves into a defensive stance preparing for him to make a move…

However, all of a sudden, the room was filled with a strange gas as everyone started to cough. Robin was about to use Elwind to blow away the gas around her, but she was punched in the chest by a giant metal fist follow by another metal arm this time with three spikes around it hand as she went crashing through the wall of the building onto the ground outside. Clementine fumbled onto the ground as she slowly looked up, her vision blurred but she managed to see three other people in what seems to be giant machines around Roman as he had a gas mask on. Her friends, Meta Knight, Pikachu, Robin, and Team RWBY all knocked out by the strange gas.

"Hello, Agent 3 or should I say, Clementine. Hahaha!" Octavio said in a cocky tone as his other two members of his evil trio laughed as well. That was the last thing Clementine saw before she blacked out crashing onto the ground.

"Come on, Egghead! Show your face." Sonic shouted as he looked around in the warehouse he was told they would be in. He wasn't sure if he was walking into a trap, but he knew one when he sees it and this sure doesn't look like a trap. They were nowhere to be seen literally, the entire warehouse was empty no machines, no weapon, nothing…

"Ok, this is strange."

"Indeed, it is." An unknown voice replied to Sonic as he quickly turned his head around. He was facing a man with blonde hair and glasses with blue lens, his attire was a black suit covered by a large grey lab coat with four diamond pins and electronic buttons on both wrists. Behind him was what seems to be like three metal balls attracted to each other with each of them having a single eye, they looked at Sonic as the magnets surrounding their body were rotating.

"Who are you?" Sonic asked as he looked at the odd-looking man puzzled by his appearance.

"Ah, you are asking for my name, hedgehog? My name is Colress and I'm a Pokemon Trainer from the Unova Region." He replied as he walked toward Sonic taking a close look at him before he turned toward the exit of the building.

"Unova… Huh, only heard about Kanto." Sonic said as he shrugged. "Wait, so that must mean you got transported here as well!"

"Yes, that is correct although this wouldn't be anything I'm surprised by. However, I did saw the news and I was wondering if your friend from Inkopolis would be so kind as to let me stay with you guys." Colress said in a polite manner as Sonic looked at him with hesitance.

"Look no offence, but I don't really trust scientists. Met two in my life and they weren't good."

"Oh... you must be referring to Wily and Robotnik. You can trust me, I'm not evil like them… not anymore." Colress said in a sombre way as Sonic raised an eyebrow.

"Wait, what do you mean by that?"

"There is no time for this now. We must go now." Colress as he was quickly walking out of the building with Sonic tailing behind him.

"Where are you going?" Sonic shouted as he looked at him before noticing that his Pokemon was staring at him with its three eyes. Sonic was shocked at first before shaking the feeling aside, he still cannot believe how weird some Pokemon looks.

"So, is your Pokemon behind you called an Electrode?"

"I-I! Sigh… It's my Magneton…" Colress explained as he shakes his head with disappointment.

"Hey! Come on I'm not that good with the Pokedex and-"

"I'm guessing you are looking for Doctor Ivo Robotnik, right?" Colress interrupted Sonic as he nodded in response.

"Yeah, I'm."

"They knew that you would be coming, but where could they have gone off too. Susie and Octavio as well…"

"Wait… Hold on! How do you know about the other two! I didn't tell you about them?" Sonic exclaimed now wary of the Pokemon Trainer's intentions as he took an attacking stance not wanting to be caught off guard by anything.

"They wanted to add me to their own personal legion, apparently the many villains from our worlds came here before you did and they started to form their own legions due to a power struggle to take over this world. The group I was invited to join consists of some of the most brilliant minds in our universe or universes depending on how you want to view it of course. I, however… refused the offer! I once dedicated my life to trying to find how to unlock a Pokemon full potential with sciences even if it means taking the lives of other humans and Pokemons to do so… I'm still ashamed of my past, but a trainer by the name Rosa showed me that… it doesn't have to be that way ever since then I continued my studies without having to hurt others and going on a journey around the other regions like Kalos and Alola to find what it means to unknown a Pokemon full potential. It is the bond between trainer and Pokemon that is what is most important like she showed me all those years ago..." Colress said as he looked at Sonic with a weak smile. Sonic was still looking at him warily.

"I want to help you and the other smashers. I know that Ivo has teamed up with an unknown criminal mastermind from Vale. I don't know her name… but one of the people working under her was called Roman Torchwick."

"Wait… then that means. On no… We got I got to hurry back!" Sonic said as he dashed off immediately in an instance. Colress looked at the direction in which Sonic was running in shock.

"Wait! I want to help you! Stop!" Colress said as he attempted to chase the blue blur down only to lose his breath after a few minutes. "It is no use… Sonic is the fastest thing alive after all. There is no way I can catch up to him! But, I can always track him." Colress thinks to himself as he tried to think of a way to do so.

"Hey, you need some help." Colress turned around to see Captain Cuttlefish staring at him, the old inkling was scratching his back. Colress expression was blank before he decided to give a friendly smile at the man.

"You must be an Inkling."

"Why yes, I'm. My name is Craig. And you must be a Pokemon Trainer, right?"

"Why that is correct! My name is Colress. It's a pressure to meet you, Craig." Colress said as he turned to his Magneton. "This is one of my Pokemon, Magneton."

"Magnet," Magneton responded as Craig nodded.

"I'm sorry to be rude Craig but I must go I-"

"You're going after that Hedgehog, right? To warn him that he is falling right into their trap."

"Yes… If they knew he was going to come after them then they would also know that he will be coming back to warn or save his friends."

"Don't worry kiddo I got your back," Craig said as he padded his hand on Colress shoulder as he raised his old and trusted bamboozler high into the air.

"I am guessing you would need help." A man said as the two looked at him. He had brown hair and a brown beard as well as a grey bandana which was tied around the top of his head, his attire was a grey military outfit with many black pouches, small and big surround his body.

The two turned around to the man to their amazement it was a Smasher. But, it wasn't just any Smasher it was Solid Snake the Legendary Mercenary himself.

"Kept you waiting huh?" Snake said as he lighted up a cigarette with his lighter. "I found someone on the way too," Snake added on as Craig raised his eyebrow while Colress stared at amazement as a young man with a huge sword in his hands appeared. He had a white cape and had blue hair.

"It is an honour to work with a war veteran like you, Craig. My name is Chrom and I'm the Captain of the Shepherds. I'm looking my girl f- I mean friend, Robin! Yes! That is what I meant!" Chrom flustered as everyone looked at him.

"Really…" Snake said before laughing softly.

"I'm not too sure if the four of us are good enough to beat Ivo, Susie, and Octavio." Colress said as he turned to Craig. Craig laughed as Colress looked at him surprised.

"Don't worry my two granddaughters are already on their way to give us the situation. Now… we need to plan on what to do."

"Sup, grumps! We can help too." An unfamiliar voice unfamiliar to everyone besides Captain Cuttlefish said. Everyone turned their attention to see a short inkling girl with white and pink tentacles hair and a white dress with a yellow zipper along with pink pants walked up to them. She pointed to behind her back as a taller dark-skinned octoling girl in a black outfit with a grey zipper and green pants appeared behind her.

"Oh, it is Off the Hook!" Craig said happily.

Hi, guys." Marina the dark-skinned octoling said shyly as she waved at them.

"Yeah, that right! We got the beat yo and now we are going to give it to them gramps!" Pearl exclaimed as she pointed at Craig.

"Yeah, oh yeah!" Craig said as he started to rap to everyone else surprise.

"Yeah, heard you wanna be the very best. Like no one ever was! Legendary Mercenary, Pokemon Trainer, Swordsman, and the Princess, herself! Yeaaah!" Pearl screamed with Colress looking at her with a curious look, Snake placing his palm on his face, and Chrom was covering his ears in pain.

"Jigglypuff."

"Yeah, that is right… Wait, why did you say Jigglypuff?" Pearl looked at Craig confused before looking at the other as they were staring at a small pink puffball with blue eyes. It was Jigglypuff who was carrying her signature microphone.

"Hey, is that Kirby? He looks different..." Pearl commented.

Jigglypuff begins to move the microphone nearer to her mouth but before she could sing it was knocked out of her hands by Chrom as it flew away.

"Jigglypuff!" She shouted but before she could chase it, her microphone was moving back towards her. She looked as it moved toward Colress's Magneton as floats around its body.

"That is a Jigglypuff... Interesting." Colress said as he looked at her as Jigglypuff tried to get its mic back.

"Don't trust that monster!" Chrom said angrily as he pointed his sword at it.

"Woah, there sir knight! You aren't seriously going to hurt this little thing, right?" Pearl said as she walked in front of Jigglypuff.

"Jiggy..." Jigglypuff said as she looked at Pearl. Marina walked up to Jigglypuff as she picked her up placing her gently around her arms.

"Jigglypuff... Your friends from Smash are in trouble could you please help us?" Marina said as Jigglypuff's mouth was open as she stared at her. Jigglypuff looked at the others before looking back at Marina.

"Puff." It said as it nodded its head.

"But, seriously guys. What are we going to do? We are fighting three of the smartest baddies out there." Pearl said crossing her arms. "I suggest we come up with an awesome plan to kick their butts!"

"I got a plan. But, I'm going to need everyone's help." Colress said as he gestured for everyone to come closer.

Meanwhile in Atlas...

Lysandre was walking into a room through the hallways of a grand mansion with many of the elites and the rich of Atlas talking to one another. Just being here with these people if you can even call them that made him sick. They were power hungry and what he found more disturbing so too was their children. Beside him was Jacques who was attending to some of his guests as Lysandre was waiting for someone else besides the rich of Atlas. It was a mercenary hired by Wesker to kill Ivo and his friends. He heard that man was a gunslinger and was from Mantle.

"Why did Wesker thought it would be a good idea for me to meet him here?" Lysandre thought to himself.

Just as he was pondering to himself, he turned around to hear the security guard shouting at someone. As he continued to shout he was then kicked by the man he was shouting at onto one of the tables as the many glasses of wine shattered with the table breaking into half. Screams and shouts could be heard as he looked over at the attacker.

"Well, howdy Lysandre." The attacker walked up towards him by now he was surrounded by countless guards all pointing their weapons at his head as he now stood in front of Lysandre. The attacker was wearing black clothes under a brown leather vest, gauntlets and boots, with a poncho around his shoulders and a mask covering the lower half of his face. His cowboy hat barely covering his light brown hair, and various bandoliers are wrapped his waist, upper arms, and his hat. His holsters for his sidearms pistols were strapped to his thighs. He looked like he was in his 20s no less than 30 years old. "Can see the crowd doesn't really like me." He said as he looked at the guards.

"Ever told these morons that I can shoot all of them in the head before they can even react." As he said that the guards looked at him with fear.

"Lysandre! What is this disgustingly dressed man doing here?!" Jacques exclaimed.

"What did you just called me Schnee! I ought to shoot a bullet through your head, punk!" The cowboy shouted as Lysandre grabbed him pushing him to one side before turning to face Jacques.

"He is Erron Black. He is the new bodyguard I hired, I hope you don't mind his behaviour, Jacques?" Lysandre said as Jacques shake his head.

"All right everyone nothing to see here," Jacques exclaimed as the guards and everyone else left the room.

"So, you paying?" Erron asked as Lysandre nodded. "Good."

"The Legion of Doom would like you to join us, Black."

"As long as you pay well I'm fine with it, I need the money more than ever. I didn't come all the way from Mantle to Atlas for free after all. How many people are there in Wesker's little group by the way?"

"Eight including myself, but if you join us it would be nine and don't worry you will be getting pay," Lysandre said as he handed over a black envelope to Erron.

"Thanks," Erron replied as he looked at Whitely who was staring at them.

"Who the hell is the kid?!" Erron said as Lysandre looked at him before looking at Whitely.

"That is Whitely. He is Jacques's son."

"Don't trust the kid, Lysandre."

"Why?"

"I don't have a good feeling about him," Erron said as he watched Whitely smiled at him before walking off.

"Heard you have a daughter. I wish her all the best." Lysandre said with a smile as Erron looked at him surprised.

"Well, you are already much better to talk to then Wesky," Erron said as he looked behind him taking one glass of wine from the broken table.

"By the way how much are people willing to pay to kill a Schnee?" Erron said as he stood besides Lysandre with his drink in his hand as the two looked at the view outside the window of a snowy mountain in the distance.

"A lot. Why?" Lysandre said looking at Erron curiously.

"Oh, just wanted to know."

Author's Note:

Hey, guys so with school starting again. I will be a lot busier with my school work and group projects so I will be unable to update as often so sorry for that. I still decided to post this chapter as I was excited to introduce Colress, Pearl, Marina, and Erron I really love those characters so much. If, anyone is still wondering I will be pretty much be adding characters from games that are on the Nintendo Switch or a Nintendo system in general that I think will be a great fit for Remnant. Erron was pretty much my personal number one pick from Mortal Kombat and with MK 11 on the Switch, I thought it might be the perfect time to add him.

If, you guys got any suggestions or feedback do let me know by leaving a review and like always... Stay fresh!