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BGM: Solo Menu – Viridi (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
"Wait… say that again?!" A blonde teenage girl asked in surprise.
"Ugh, that's the last time I have Arlon buy fortune cookies…" Viridi muttered.
"Um… could you like do another fortune…?" The girl asked.
"Do I look like some Fortune Goddess to you?" Viridi asked.
The girl groaned. "No… it's just… I don't like what that fortune said. I mean, it basically said 'Your day will not be a pretty one."
"I'll never understand why those dumb humans write the most… stupidest fortunes." Viridi said.
"My fortune said that 'I will be back to my full strength soon'." Arlon spoke up… who had a cast and a sling on his left arm and he drank tea.
"Okay, maybe they're not stupid." Viridi said. "But don't worry Phosphora, I'm sure you're going to prove this fortune wrong."
"Right…" Phosphora nodded. "I'm still not liking it… I mean, what's next, I get called as an Assist Trophy for Smash Bros?"
"I doubt it. But you still need to go to the Thunder Cloud Temple." Viridi said. "I already have my forces facing the Underworld Army, and I heard Thanatos is leading them, so be careful."
"Got it!" Phosphora said as she flew up. "Wish me luck!" She saluted and flew off.
"…How in the world did you make tea with just one arm anyway?" Viridi wondered.
"With extreme difficulty." Arlon said.
Oh boy… Viridi thought.
End BGM
With Phosphora…
Phosphora flew around, wondering about that fortune Viridi had read to her, but she shook that thought out. She shouldn't be worried, she's Phosphora, the Lightning Flash that works with her best friend! She may not be a goddess, but she was still a strong nymph. There's nothing to worry about!
As she smirked, she picked up the pace, ready to go over to the Thundercloud Temple… when suddenly, something smacked into her. "OOOF!" She exclaimed.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let you pass!"
Oh great… Phosphora thought as she was seeing a newly revived Thanatos in front of her. She really hoped she wouldn't face him so soon. "Let me through!"
"Hmm, let me think… No!" Thanatos said.
Phosphora growled as she moved to the side, but Thanatos moved to the side as well. She flew down, he flew down. She flew up, he flew up!
Phosphora was soon getting annoyed by this and growled. "I do NOT have time for this!"
"Well, I'm not letting you past one way or another! The only way you can get past is by defeating me in battle, but I'm sure a pretty little bimbo like you wouldn't do such a thing."
Phosphora's eye twitched. "…Alright, buddy boy…" Her whole body crackled with electricity. "You want to fight? I'LL GIVE YOU ONE!"
At Palutena's Temple…
"Alright, ready?" Palutena asked.
"Ready!" Pit nodded, wearing Tiger Claws this time around, as he felt like that someone was looking at him and turned to see that Ruby was affectionately looking at him, before she realized he was looking at her as she turned away.
Man, why can't I stop looking at him today…? Ruby thought.
Stay focused… Pit thought as Palutena opened the door. "Moving out!" He exclaimed… when suddenly a shot nearly hit them and hit a large piece of glass that two Centurions were moving.
"…I TOLD YOU that we should've moved to the other hallway!"
"Hey, I was the one who told YOU that! Not the other way around!"
Another shot was fired, nearly hitting them as they all flew out as the door was basically in flames at this point.
BGM: Lightning Battle (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
"Is the door busted?" Pit asked.
"The door is the least of our concerns. Hades has rejoined the fray. He's not too particularly fond of disabling one of his top fighters." Palutena said, referring to what Ruby did to her dark clone.
"Oh no…" Weiss groaned.
"Oh yes! Now we have both his AND Viridi's forces wreaking havoc." She said as they proceeded to take down the Underworld, Grimm and the Forces of Nature all together. "The Underworld Army and the Grimm versus the Forces of Nature are out for blood, each others AND yours."
"Sooo… what else is new?" Blake asked.
"On the Underworld side, Hades has put Thanatos back into play as commander."
"THANATOS?! WHY HIM?!" Weiss yelled.
"He's still alive?!" Pit asked.
"Apparently! And leading the Forces of Nature is Phosphora."
"Phosphora…?" Ruby wondered as Phosphora zipped passed them and got rid of some Syrens as she turned around when she heard her name.
"Yes, you called?" She asked, and then saw Thanatos quickly catching up to her as she growled in annoyance.
"So YOU'RE commanding the For-
"WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING HERE, CAN THIS WAIT?!" Thanatos cut off Pit as he flew past them as he was dealing with Phosphora.
"So… Thanatos has been resurrected as… a glowworm?" Pit wondered.
"I think the look he's looking for is more 'glow dragon'." Palutena said.
"…Or just being a dumbass again." Weiss quietly said to herself as they saw Phosphora and Thanatos clashing, creating a shockwave.
"Whoa, this is awesome!" Yang exclaimed.
"And crazy!" Pit added.
"It's the Underworld vs Nature, their commanders locked in fierce battle. I'm ready to pull you all out of there if things get out of control." She said as they went after the two of them, but Weiss had something on her mind.
"I can't believe Thanatos is still alive… after I killed him, no less!" Weiss said.
"Even so, he's quite perky by the looks of things."
"Well, that's only fair! I've been finished off a few times myself." Pit said.
"Hmm, Thanatos, Pandora, Hewdraw… Hades revived them all from the old days." Palutena said as they saw Thanatos flying away from Phosphora. "It must have taken some work to bring them back."
"But this is Thanatos' third time around!" Pit told her.
"Thanatos is a bit of a… special case." Hades chimed in as they rounded a corner to see them still going at it.
"You're telling me…" Weiss muttered.
"He is the God of Death, after all. So he gets perks like evil powers and health insurance… and free soda!" Hades said as they watched Thanatos and Phosphora cut through a floating island as if it was nothing.
"Resurrected from the dead, that's some health insurance!" Palutena said as Thanatos flew near them.
"Whoa!" Pit exclaimed as Phosphora and Thanatos flew off. "I gotta admit, he's fast! …Must be all that free soda."
"Lovely little Phosphora's no slouch in the fighting department, either."
"Ugh! Will you stop trying to butter up all the ladies? It's gross!" Palutena said in a disgusted tone.
"There's nothing wrong with compliments." Viridi finally spoke up.
"Viridi! Where'd you come fro-?" Pit began before getting interrupted.
"But Commander Phosphora must also be respected for her power!" Viridi said.
"Anyway, just keep after Thanatos and Phosphora. It's great how they're wearing each other out like this!" Palutena said, as they watched Phosphora attack Thanatos from behind and flew off. "I mean, who knows? You may have to fight the both of them at the same time."
"Oh, you know that I'd do that." Yang smirked.
"Oh Yang…" Ruby rolled her eyes with a smile.
"You know it's true!"
"Even so, we all know how that would end!" Viridi said.
"Almost akes you take pity on Pitty… and possibly Team RWBY but mostly Pitty."
"Gee, thanks for that…" Pit muttered as they flew up to see that Phosphora and Thanatos were not looking very hot.
"Thanypoo! Are you okay?" Hades asked.
Thanypoo? Ruby thought.
"OH YES, I'M JUST PEACHY!" Thanatos yelled.
"He doesn't seem peachy." Palutena said.
"That's because Phosphora combines the depeachifying power and speed of lightning!"
Phosphora and Thanatos soon were in front of each other, ready to deal the final blow as they flew straight for each other… but Phosphora hit first. "Finishing blow!"
"AAAAH! FAREWELL CRY!" Thanatos yelled as he fell into the abyss below.
"Bravo! BraVO!" Viridi cheered.
"Oh me oh my. Whatever shall I do?" Hades wondered in fake worry as Phosphora panted and holding on to her shoulder, and then noticed Team RWBY and Pit heading for her as she got ready to fight them.
"Phosphora, you need to recharge. You're not at full strength to battle them!"
Phosphora groaned… most likely because Thanatos hit her pretty hard. "Got it…" She said and flew off.
"Man, she really brought the thunder!" Ruby said as they flew after her.
"I SAID lightning, human! Sheesh, get it right!" Viridi scolded.
"Whatever. We'll just keep fighting without someone out there giving orders." Hades said.
"Are you saying it makes no difference whether your troops have a leader?" Palutena questioned.
"They're all idiots. Seriously, I don't even know if any of them have actual brains…"
"I have a question. Where's Phosphora?" Pit wondered.
"She must be recharging after her battle with Thanatos. Now's your chance! Let's hit her before she fully recovers."
"Good idea!"
"I'm all for that." Ruby said.
"Hell yeah! Let's do it!" Yang smirked.
"We may not have the best dental plan, but justice is on our side!"
"…Remind me to not go to the dentist in Skyworld…" Weiss said.
"Now it's OUR turn to bring the thunder!" Pit exclaimed.
"YEAH!" RWBY cheered as they flew forward and seeing spiraling clouds in front of them as Phosphora spotted them, growling in frustration.
"Persistent, aren't we?!" She asked and flew in, sending in reinforcements to back her up but Palutena opened up a pathway for them as Phosphora proceeded to shoot some lightning bolts in the clouds.
"Whoa, this is intense!" Blake exclaimed.
"Hold on as best you can. Phosphora is definitely up this way."
Phosphora smiled. "Nope, there's nobody here!"
"We can totally hear you!" Pit growled.
Phosphora quickly flew off as she saw the Thunder Cloud Temple in front of her as she flew straight ahead and quickly entered, right when the others came out.
"Whoa…" Yang said in amazement.
"THIS is the Thunder Cloud Temple. It's been abandoned since ancient times." Palutena said.
"Here already? I didn't even have the chance to take a shower!" Phosphora complained.
"Too bad!" Yang smirked as they flew closer, only to get nearly electrocuted by several lightning bolts from the temple.
"Yikes!" Ruby exclaimed.
"It seems that Phosphora's not totally spent with her battle with Thanatos after all."
"It's just one fight after another, today is just not my day! The fortune Mistress Viridi read me didn't paint a very good picture either…"
"Wait, Viridi reads fortunes?" Ruby asked.
"She probably bought some fortune cookies." Yang said.
"Even so, I wonder what other services she offers." Palutena wondered.
"Anyway, it's on!" Pit declared.
"Looking forward to it!"
"Sending you guys in!" Palutena said as Pit flew down as the girls followed him closely and thankfully not getting electrocuted in the process.
End BGM
Phosphora wiped the sweat from her forehead, grumbling to herself about how she was followed, but then she remembered something about how Viridi is disgusted about... something about that red girl and Pit was it? She wasn't really paying attention about that, but it probably wasn't too important. But she admits that angel did look cute though.
"Phosphora, are you sure you can handle it on your own?"
"Yeah, I'm perfectly fine. This electricity is charging my batteries anyway."
"That's good. I just hope you can put an end to those humans."
"Oh have some more faith in me." Phosphora chuckled. "I know what I'm doing."
With the others…
BGM: Thunder Cloud Temple (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
"It looks like Phosphora is powering this place. You'll need to cut the supply. Some of the pillars and walls are electrified, don't get zapped!"
"You mean this wall?" Ruby asked as she and Pit touched it… and got electrified. "YOOOOOOW!" They both yelled, causing WBY to facepalm.
"Remember what I said about not getting zapped?"
Pit then started laughing. "What's so funny?" Ruby asked.
"Your hair! It's standing up!"
Ruby laughed. "So is yours!" She said and then playfully pushed Weiss into one.
"YOOOOOOOOOW!" Weiss yelled, as her hair was sticking up as Pit and Ruby started laughing. "NOT! FUNNY!" She yelled as she tried to push Ruby into it… but got Blake instead as her hair was sticking up and her kitty ears were tingling.
"…Are anyone else's ears tingling or is it just me?" Blake asked.
"Aww, I feel left out." Yang said and proceeded to get shocked herself as they saw her hair soon after.
"That's not normal…" Blake said.
"How…?!" Weiss exclaimed.
"Oh my…!" Ruby said.
"Oh my goodness… she's like a Super Saiyan!" Pit exclaimed.
"Thanks…?" Yang tilted her head as they soon put their hair down and went forward to get rid of the enemies and then went up an elevator when they went inside.
"Ugh… this place would be a lot easier if I had rubber sandals…" Pit said.
"Or rubber shoes." Ruby added.
Phosphora giggled. "It's not my fault that you don't conduct electricity very well!"
"We'll see who's laughing when we shut the power down!" Yang declared and they went into the next area where they noticed a power supply heavily guarded by the Forces of Nature.
"I think that's a power supply to some of the areas in this temple. Destroying it would probably make life easier for all of you." Palutena said as they proceeded to take down the guards and destroyed the power supply.
"Woohoo!" Pit exclaimed.
"That seemed to cut some of the power so you can move forward now."
"Whatever. It's no skin off my back." Phosphora shrugged it off like no big deal as they moved forward to notice a train car of sorts.
"Is that a train car?" Pit wondered.
"There's something inside of it. Break it open and I'll move its contents near the exit for you to grab." Palutena said as they did just that as a few treats awaited them.
"Sure, go right ahead."
"Wait, you're not putting up a fight?" Blake asked.
"What do I care? This isn't my place."
"So you're basically squatting in this abandoned temple. Dignified."
"Not squatting. Repurposing! Besides, I'll be out of here before too long."
"Why's that?" Yang asked.
"Because the free-spirited Phosphora isn't one to put down roots!" Viridi spoke up. "…Like a hobo. Anyway, I've been busy with the Underworld Army, so I've asked her to defeat you."
"Ha! I'd like to see her try!" Pit exclaimed.
"Oooh, what bluster! What bravado! I guess I can't back down now." Phosphora said.
…Was she trying to flirt with him? Ruby thought, feeling something in her gut that was screaming… something as she shook that feeling out and went forward along with the others as they went around a winding spiral and went forward, taking out some Bumpety Bombs in the process.
"Phosphora is busy recharging at the temple's center."
"Got it!" Yang nodded.
"You'll need to move fast and get to her before she's done."
"Absolutely, Lady Palutena!" Pit exclaimed.
"Absolutely, Lady Palutena!" Phosphora mocked. "You're such a yes man, Pit! It's a good thing you're so cute."
"WHAT?!" Ruby yelled.
"You're… you're not just making fun of me now, are you?" Pit asked, turning red.
"Aww, you're turning red! That's even cuter!"
"Why I oughta…!" Ruby growled.
"He embarrasses easily, don't mind him." Palutena said.
"Oh, don't give it a second thought… ma'am."
Pit's eyes widened. "Uh oh."
Palutena's eye twitched. "Did you just call me… ma'am?! Are you trying to start something?!" She asked as they hopped onto a grind rail.
"You're right, I'm sorry! You're MUCH too young to be called 'ma'am'."
"You know as well as I do the lifespan of gods! And how about you? What's YOUR age?"
"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours!" Both of them said at the same time.
"Um… for the record… I don't mind being called 'sir'…" Pit said, unaware that he just made things a bit worse. For Ruby, that is.
"Yes, well, as much as I'd like to continue this delightful chat, I have things to do."
"I know it's difficult when she's flirting with you, but remember that she's the ENEMY."
"Right…"
"Can I just go ahead and say that SOMEONE over here is jealous?" Yang smirked, glancing over at Ruby.
"Me?! Jealous?! I'm not jealous!" Ruby defended herself.
"Then explain how you were getting a little riled up when Phosphora was flirting with him." Yang said with a knowing smile.
"I WASN'T!"
"It's perfectly natural to be jealous." Weiss said.
"But jealousy isn't my thing!"
"…I wonder…" Phosphora said. "Oh, Pit, you are so adorable with those firm muscles of yours!"
"EXCUSE ME?!" Ruby yelled as some Forces of Nature heard this and started to take bets on who would take Pit as some of them suggested Phosphora, while some others suggested Ruby as they went around to activate an air duct and when they got in, they went up a few floors.
"Huh, neat… we can go higher depending on the strength of the air current." Pit said, obviously not helping with the situation because…
"Brains AND brawn. He's the whole package!"
"SHUT UP!" Ruby screamed, ready to find Phosphora and rip her to shreds.
"Ha! The blonde bimbo's right. You ARE jealous!"
"I AM NOT!" Ruby yelled.
"…Did you just call me a bimbo?!" Yang growled as they went into the next area as there were some moving electric currents in the room, along with a few Forces of Nature.
"Pay attention to the movement of those electric currents." Palutena warned.
"I think it's probably fine to touch them. Seriously, they're PERFECTLY safe." Phosphora said as they proceeded to dodge the electric currents and take out the enemies as they went into the next room to take out more enemies and took out the next switch… And then they fell and landed on a grind rail.
"Whoa! Sweet!" Yang said.
"Wow!" Pit exclaimed.
"Grind rails, huh? Well la di da! …I wish we had the budget for grind rails…" Phosphora complained.
"Why don't you?" Weiss wondered out of curiosity.
"Mistress Viridi thinks they're too expensive to make."
"It's true. I'm not much of a grind rail gal anyway." Viridi said.
What if I told you that grind rails are actually free to use?" Palutena asked.
"Liar!" Viridi shouted as they quickly ran forward and ignoring the enemies since the ground was crumbling below them, but they luckily made it through without any trouble and ran inside again, and then the last area, where Phosphora was waiting for them, was upon them.
"Hold on, I'm detecting a Zodiac Chamber right near you." Palutena said.
"Oh good, I was wondering if we were near it." Pit said as they turned to see an electric wall where the Libra chamber awaited at the other side. "Ooooh…"
"Huh, that's going to be tricky." Palutena said as Pit took a running start… and got electrified and was launched back.
"OW!"
"Hmm…" Blake rubbed her chin and then had an idea, aiming her claws and fired a charged shot as it went through and into the chamber as Blake's clone appeared as she ran forward, grabbed the Libra Sponge and ran out.
"Well, that's one way to grab the Libra Sponge." Palutena said as the Libra Sponge disappeared along with the clone.
"What does it do?" Ruby asked.
"It basically increases the strength of your attacks for a little while." Palutena explained as they walked forward and Phosphora was waiting for them.
End BGM
Phosphora floated above them with a smirk. "Hello there!"
Pit smirked. "Attention, pet of Viridi! You'd better sharpen! YOUR! CLAWS!" He yelled, doing an epic pose with his Tiger Claws. "I am the servant of Palutena, goddess of light and-"
Zap.
"OW OW!" He yelled, jumping back.
Phosphora blew smoke coming from her finger. "Enough blabbity blab. Now let's get to the main-ACK!"
Phosphora was suddenly knocked down by none other than Ruby, who had a look that screamed of jealousy.
"I know that look anywhere." Phosphora said, kicking Ruby off and staying in the air to avoid Ruby who was trying to catch her.
"…I say we let Ruby handle this one on her own." Yang said casually.
"Totally." Weiss and Blake agreed.
"What? Why?" Pit asked.
"Isn't it obvious? She's in loooove with you and she's jealous that someone else is interested in a hunk like you!" Phosphora said.
"Hunk?!" Pit blushed in embarrassment.
It was at this moment… that Ruby just about had enough. "THAT! IS! IT!" She screamed and used her scythe to jump up and knock Phosphora down.
BGM: Boss Battle 1 (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
"CAT FIGHT! CAT FIGHT! CAT FIGHT!" Hades cheered.
"KICK HER BUTT, RUBY!" Yang yelled.
Ruby quickly ran forward, slashing Phosphora a couple of times. "Are you even trying?" Phosphora asked, not seemed to be fazed by her attacks and fired a powerful lightning bolt at her, knocking her back, but Ruby recovered and quickly used her semblance to get near Phosphora and slashed her before firing from Crescent Rose and then from her palm. "Argh… impressive for a little fast human!"
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Ruby yelled as she proceeded to slash her repeatedly.
"And I thought the fight outside was exciting, but it seems the real action's in here!" Hades said.
"Ha! That human doesn't even stand a chance against Phosphora!" Viridi declared.
"Glad you're enjoying the show, oh divine peanut gallery." Palutena sarcastically said.
"I, for one, am honored to have you all in the audi-" Ruby shot Phosphora in the gut. "GAH!"
Ruby quickly slashed her away. "I'll tell you something, I am NOT jealous!"
"Yeah, you definitely are!" Phosphora said. "Tell me something, do you like Pit?"
"I do!"
"No, as in like like? You looooooove him?"
Ruby blushed. "No… that's not it!"
"Admit it, you have feelings for him!"
"I DO NOT!" Ruby screamed and slashed her repeatedly.
"Oh, so you don't love him?"
Ruby growled. "OF COURSE I DO! I LOVED HIM EVER SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW EACH OTHER!"
Pause BGM
"Wh-what…?!" Pit blushed as it just hit him.
"You sly dog…" Yang playfully elbowed him.
"Uh… I… uh…"
Ruby paused, realizing what she just said. "Wait… did I…"
"Reverse psychology… nice!" Hades exclaimed.
"I knew it." Phosphora said. "You're jealous."
Ruby sighed in annoyance. "Alright, fine! I love him! I've been telling myself that I don't just so it wouldn't ruin my friendship with him! I love him!"
"…Okay, tone it down." Phosphora said as Pit was blushing a deep red.
"I… uh… like you too…" Pit said as Ruby's heart skipped a beat.
"…He likes me… HE ACTUALLY LIKES ME!" Ruby screamed with delight as Phosphora sweatdropped.
"What did I get myself into…?" Phosphora wondered. "Never mind, let's finish this!"
Resume BGM
Ruby quickly slashed Phosphora several times as Phosphora blasted her back with electricity and they proceeded to basically kill each other over Pit while he just stood there.
"Um… what just happened?" Pit asked.
"Love happened." Weiss said. "I'm actually happy for the two of you."
"Uh… I… I… uh…"
"Soooo, when are you two gonna kiss~?" Yang asked.
"YANG!" Pit yelled.
"Oh come on, it should happen soon!"
Ruby and Phosphora were both panting. "It's like… you got yourself energized ever since you confessed your love! What's with you humans anyway?!"
"Don't underestimate us humans!" Ruby said and then they quickly lunged at each other for one final time as they were in a standstill… before Phosphora screamed in pain before falling to the ground. "Heh, did you see THAT thunder?"
"No… because you can't SEE thunder…" Phosphora groaned.
End BGM
Phosphora weakly got up. "I-I don't care if you're in love with that angel… I'll… get you back… soon…!" She growled as she suddenly fell on her back.
"No! This can't be happening!" Viridi said as Ruby walked back to Pit with an affectionate smile and hugged him.
"I love you, Pit." She smiled.
"Um… can I… uh… think about this for a while before I… you know…" Pit said, trying to find a way to not make it sound rude, but Ruby seemed to know.
"It's fine. I'll wait." Ruby said, winking at him as the rest of WBY smiled at the two… as the place started to rumble.
"The place is going back to the dogs without lovely little Phosphora." Hades said.
"Smarm it up while you still can, Hades. We'll be after you soon enough." Palutena said as everyone was taken away by beams of light while Pit was last, as he wondered one thing.
"What just-" He was whisked away. "HAAAAAAAPEEEEEEEEEEEEENED!"
Back at the Nature temple…
"I am SO getting that tramp back for thi-OW! Phosphora winced from the wounds she received.
"Not in this condition you're not!" Viridi said in a scolding tone.
"Soooo..." Phosphora got out sheepishly. "You're not, like, mad about me losing to a human... are you?"
Viridi sighed. "It's frustrating, but no… those humans should be dead by now but they're stronger than I thought."
"That's a relief." Phosphora sighed in content. "Does this mean I can get back in the field?"
"Right after going in the hot springs. It'll help you for sure." She smiled as Phosphora nodded and they walked over together, but Viridi had something else in her mind.
Craglanche is still knocked out, Arlon has a broken arm, and Phosphora isn't in a better state either… she has a dark feeling that they'll come after her next and do something way worse.
And to top it all off, that creature that escaped the Lunar Sanctum was missing, so that was making her uneasy as well.
"…Never mind about that. I need to focus on my battle with Pit and RWBY." Viridi thought as they went into the hot springs, attempting to heal Phosphora.
However, fate had other plans.
"Mistress Viridi, I believe we have an emergency."
"Ugh, can't it wait for now, Arlon?" Viridi asked.
"I'm afraid not. You may want to check the sky."
"Alright, but it better be important." Viridi said as she walked out side... only to see what looked like to be floating islands. "What in the world..."
"Shall I prepare the forces, Mistress?" Arlon asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes, and make it quick."
Meanwhile in Skyworld...
"Alright, alright, I'm coming, Zwei." Palutena said, wonder what got the dog so riled up. Of course, she got her answer when Zwei pointed his face up in the sky as Palutena saw the same floating island. "Guess that's my answer."
"What shall we do, Lady Palutena?" A Centurian asked in worry.
"Get Pit and Team RWBY ready. This could spell trouble."
In the Underworld...
"Well that seems interesting." Hades asked as he too saw the floating islands.
"What do you think they are?" Dark Yang asked.
"Not sure, but I know this should help with my plans to get more souls." Hades answered. "But just in case, I'd better sent my monsters out."
"We'll get ready as well." Dark Blake said.
"What about Dark Ruby?" Dark Weiss asked...only to hear Dark Ruby's screaming as an answer.
"I'm sure she's fine here." Hades nonchalantly said. "So while she recovers, the Meta will take her place."
"Yes Lord Hades."
Ah, reverse psychology. It does wonders, no?