Smash Brothers Civil War

Chapter 37: Entering Subspace

Subspace

Entrance to Subspace

Subspace, a realm of darkness and despair. The dimension had a dark purple and black background as pink and green lightning-laced the sky. Demonic chants and loud screams were frequently heard that one would actually believe Subspace was Hell.

"Hmph, are you sure this isn't Hell? I imagine this to be my resting place. I'm not even joking", snorted Snake. Samus let out a short giggle.

"I bet it does, hehe. But seriously, this is one place where even I get chills down my spine", said Samus.

"Why do I keep hearing people scream and choirs at the same time? It's starting to scare me", said Lucina.

"Me too", agreed Rosalina with a shiver, followed by an eep sound when she hears more screams.

"Where do we go now?", asked Zelda.

"Let's move as one and go forward in a straight path", suggested Mario.

"...A-alright", told Bowser.

The heroes proceeded into the deep void of Subspace, still unknowing of what lied ahead of them. Entering a world like Subspace appeared eternal and endless.

"It's like there's no end to it!", Snake blurted out.

Yet, even though the Smashers were still exploring, the Emissary was not too far behind waiting for their presence.

Subspace

Entering Subspace I

The Smashers headed into the deep parts of Subspace, further exploring the infinite reaches of this dimension. It was not long until they met Subspace fighters ready to intercept them. However, they were no ordinary Subspace Primid soldiers. Since Subspace was their home territory, the soldiers were insanely stronger. Bowser knocked out a group of Subspace fighters altogether. They scooped themselves back up.

"Ay, what's up with these guys?", said a frustrated Falco.

"You put one bastard down and suddenly they don't wanna play dead", said Mario.

"Yeah. They don't want to die", said Falco.

"Yeah. They'll swarm us if we don't hit hard enough", said Mario.

Bowser backed away from the fight and charged at the soldiers while in his shell. In an instant, Bowser knocked the enemy down like bowling pins.

"Ha. They fell down!", said Mario, witnessing the Subspace fighters falling into the Abyss.

"Oh, God. I don't even want to look down there", Lucina observed the bottom of Subspace, nothing but red electric storms and fierce screams from crying people. Lucina bottled up in tears and looked away.

"I want to leave…*sniff* if we go any further. We'll suffer an enduring nightmare forever", sobbed Lucina.

"Bah. Suck it up, mortal", grunted Dark Pit. "This is only the beginning."

All the Smashers gave him a look of warning to stop, but the dark angel brushed it off.

"I didn't join you fools out of the goodness of my heart. I came here for a fight", Dark Pit told everyone.

"Then why don't you start by trading fists with me?", Wolf challenged when he got up in his face.

Bowser pulled them apart before they were ready to fight. "We're not arguing over this. Whether you wanted to join or not, we have to stop them from plunging the world into darkness. Aren't you concerned for the safety of the people?", Bowser reprimanded them.

"No!", Dark Pit glared.

"Don't care", said Wolf.

"What about your own lives?", Bowser tried to change tactics.

"No. Besides, I was created as an opposite to the angel of light. That's my life. This is all I can do", Dark Pit explained.

"I'm just here for the fun. You'll get nothing else from me", Wolf snorted.

"Very well. Then let's go", Bowser instructed, surprising everyone.

Subspace

Entering Subspace II

The Smashers continued on their path through Subspace, but soon, the ROB Units stormed at an immediate pace, bearing the mark of the Subspace Army on their chest plates.

"Damn", cursed Snake as he rushed towards them to fight along with everyone else.

Another swarm of them were sent in and almost overwhelmed the fighters. Luckily, the Smashers powered through and dismantled them all. The Smashers sprinted out of the fray and continued on their path.

"Okay. Things are starting to get scarier by the minute. This place...why does it exist?!", said Lucina.

"What really terrifies me is who would do such a thing?", said Rosalina in fear.

"I'm more concerned about what kind of power this person has", said Samus.

"They must have an incredible amount of power. Maybe even-", said Sonic.

"Divine power?", Mario finished the sentence in question. Palutena raised a brow.

"Huh! Don't be silly. There's no possible way that this person is like a deity in this depressing kingdom!", shot Palutena.

"Well...um", Pit swung his arms in the back of his head and stared away from the green-eyed goddess, who was glaring him.

"What's that supposed to mean?", the goddess glares down upon Pit. Dark Pit cut her off.

"He means it's possible we're dealing with a god. And for once, I agree", said Dark Pit.

"Hmph. I don't believe you, Pitto", shot back Palutena.

"You don't have to. We'll just have to see to believe it, don't we, Lady Palutena", Dark Pit intimidated Pit at the end.

"I don't know. Maybe he's right. What if the demonic voices we keep hearing; what if they're worshipping that someone?", Lucina in a frightened tone. "They have to be praying to their god, asking them to kill us!"

"I told you this place looks like hell, and we have to be dealing with the anti-god", said Snake.

"Ergh, just shut up already! All of you! Let's get this over with and find this 'anti-god'!", said an annoyed Wolf.

"Calm down, fleabag", Snake reprimanded him. Snake was about to draw out a gun. "Hmph, I won't ask you again."

Wolf shot dog saliva at Snake as he snorted. Snake struck the wolf in his snout. Wolf quickly recovered and tackled Snake and beat him senseless. Snake did the same as he also tackled Wolf. The fight happened so fast before the Smashers could react.

"I never liked wolves anyways", Snake drew blood as Wolf was choking him, who barely seemed hurt.

"I never liked you hairless monkeys either", said Wolf as he was prepared to cut Snake with his claws.

Samus shot Wolf in the back, knocking him away from Snake. She rushed towards a weakened Snake. Wolf got back up from the attack and pouted.

"Hey, what the hell is wrong with you? I know he insulted you but you didn't have to try to kill him", yelled Samus, but with concern.

"Tch, whatever", the wolf gave no sense of guilt.

"How about you get outta here!", told Samus.

"I was just leaving", Wolf stormed off in another direction.

Rosalina tried to go after him, but Samus immediately stopped her. "Don't...If this has something to do with you being steady with him, don't waste your time", said Samus.

"This has nothing to do with that. He can't go by himself", Rosalina fabricated.

"Oh really. You know what! You do like that monster. Why?!", Samus accused her. Rosalina angrily blushed and turned her face away as she walked away.

"Hey. Where do you think you're going?", Samus shouted at her. "He doesn't care about you, and neither should you!"

"...Shut the hell up!", Rosalina's voice echoed to the Smashers.

Samus was left speechless but tended to Snake's injuries as everyone else waited patiently. "There. You're all patched up now", Samus beamed a small smile.

"Thanks. I haven't had a fight like that in a long time", Snake told her.

"To be honest, I thought you were going to get mauled. Thankfully, I shot Wolf before he could", said Samus as they both laughed.

"I owe you one", Samus helped Snake to stand up.

"Oh. Thanks", Samus blushed lightly.

Subspace

Entering Subspace III

The Smashers headed deeper into the world of Subspace. Managing to avoid unusual traps and fighting more Subspace soldiers, they were too far to turn back and survive.

"I hope Rosie and Wolf are okay", said Peach with a worried look.

"They both can hold their own", said Fox.

"I don't know", Peach said with a sign of sadness until Fox held her hand and smiled.

Mario stared back at them and sighed quietly. Mario decided to talk to Bowser as he whispered to him. "Listen: do you still want to kidnap Peach? Because if you do, I'll be ready to fight you again", said Mario with a hint of poison.

"I don't care about her anymore. She's found her own true love. Besides, I've been through a whole lot since you guys destroyed my castle", said Bowser.

"Oh. Right", Mario rubbed the back of his head and thought about what he did last year.

"I still recall how it all happened", said Bowser.

*flashback*

Bowser Castle came crashing down as the reactor core was utterly destroyed. The four Smashers who infiltrated the castle barely escaped, leaving the Koopa King and his army dead. The heroes assumed the Koopa Troop ceased when their leader was killed, until the rise of a cybernetic Kamek, but that wasn't the case.

Bowser's body landed into the boiling hot lava. The castle's interior crashed down into pieces as the reactor core blew up. Smoke filled Bowser's Castle in the night sky as it stopped going up in flames. After the smoke cleared, there was no trace of life inside the ruined castle. The remains of the reactor core fell below the still hot lava. The castle remained intact for days.

A claw found its way up the surface and grabbed onto land. Bowser survived falling into lava without sustaining damage, aside from his jaw when Mario punched him.

"Grr, this is far from over", Bowser cursed under his breath.

Suddenly, Bowser spotted a group of unknown soldiers. He took the chance to hide behind the shadows to see what they were up to. The masked soldiers rummaged through the ruins. Bowser took a closer look while trying to stay unexposed. He caught a glimpse of the soldiers and noticed something unexpected. The soldiers had grey shells on their backs and wore balaclavas, but Bowser knew they were Koopas.

"What are they doing here?!", Bowser thought. He wanted to attack now and kill the lot of them for leaving him but restrained himself from acting. "I need to wait before something happens."

Another figure appeared in a raggedy navy blue hoodie and his eyes were unseen. He appeared to have mechanical parts attached to his body. Bowser watched as they continued searching around and left.

"Who the hell was that?! Someone else has taken my leadership. I'll destroy them and every one of those traitors", Bowser proclaimed.

He was to leave his hiding spot until he heard something else coming, so he decided to wait again before it was safe. An array of soldiers marched in the ruined castle. The light from the sun from the exposed roof shined a ray below the ruined reactor core room. The soldiers rigged several explosives to completely dismantle the castle into dust. Bowser quickly learned that these soldiers weren't Koopas.

"What's their business? Why are humans here anyway?", Bowser rudely stated.

Suddenly, the soldiers slowly grew two glowing tendrils on their back along with having glowing eyes. The strange soldiers grumbled and muttered as they finished the time bombs and set it to blow up in one minute.

"No way!", Bowser, once he realized those were bombs, busted out of the castle no problem.

"Impossible! I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to find out! Rahhhhh!", Bowser growled in agony.

*flashback over*

"I won't bother with telling you the rest of the story", said Bowser.

"Bene. (Fine.)", replied Mario.

"Back to Peach, do you still love her?", questioned Bowser. His answer came after a long pause.

"...Yes. It was all my fault that I lost her. I can't win her back now. She's with Fox now and I have to accept that. I guess that if she's happier with him than him, that's okay as long as she's happy", revealed Mario.

"It's alright, Mario. Right now, there are more important matters", issued Bowser.

"Right", he agreed.

Meanwhile, Rosalina followed Wolf to find out what he was going to do. Wolf took notice of her but walked on. She finally spoke to get his attention.

"Uh, Wolf. Where are you going?", asked Rosalina in a monotone voice. Wolf continued to ignore her.

"You can't ignore me forever. Are you still upset about what happened earlier?", she asked another question. He finally spoke, and turned around.

"I'm fine. I don't hold grudges over petty crap. I'm was a little just pissed, that's all", said Wolf.

"It's okay to be a little angry once and while. I'm kinda glad you let it out", said Rosalina with a smile.

"Oh, kinda like what you did when you slammed against a tree", Wolf was talking sarcastic but was actually playing close to serious. Rosalina's smile faded a little.

"I know. And I'm really sorry about that. You made me feel...'pissed' too. I just had to get that frustration out. Like you would remember", said Rosalina.

"Hm. That seems justifiable. I guess I'll accept your apology, but that's all", said Wolf.

"Mmm, fine. So can I come with you?", she asked politely.

"...Whatever. It's not like you'll convince me to return to the others. I plan to find this so-called 'god' that rules this world", told Wolf.

"One more thing: can I hold on your arm? I know this sounds awkward, but I'm still afraid", the space princess blushed as she whispered.

"O-okay", Wolf tried his best to hide the blushing over his muzzle.

"You know, I hope everyone else will be alright", Rosalina clutched his arm.

"Yeah. Let's worry about the task at hand", he told her.

Back to the Smashers, Fox and Peach planned to leave the others to find their friends. When more Subspace fighters and ROB Units came to intercept the Smashers, the quick fight gave the two a chance to break off from the group.

"Alright. Now let's get to Rosie and Wolf", said Peach as she ran as fast as she could in her heels.

Fox knew they weren't as far as he knew where they went. Once Peach and Fox caught sight of them, they called them out.

"Hey! Rosie! Wolf!", Peach called out at the top of her lungs, hurting Fox's ears. Rosalina and Wolf turned around and waved at Peach.

"Oh, Peach. Did you come to join us?", asked Rosalina before she was almost tackled by Peach's hug. Rosalina swiftly dodged in a bit of fear. "Oh no! I'm sorry! Are you okay?". Peach got back up unharmed and smiled.

"It's alright, Rosie...Hey Wolf!", Peach turned her attention to Wolf as she and Wolf embraced.

"If you're trying to convince us to come back, forget about it. It's not about what I did before. I plan to find out who's in charge and...kill them", Wolf released himself from Peach's hug. Fox stared at Wolf and explained.

"We were making sure you two were alright. Nothing else", said Fox.

"Like I need your help, McCloud", Wolf smirked. "You two can join us, but I call the shots."

"You know, it would be a lot easier if I was the leader since I have years of experience in leading the team", argued Fox.

"So I have. Plus, I've lived longer than you, pup", said Wolf.

"Yet I'm the one who leaves you and your team in the space dust every time", Fox muttered under his breath.

"Say that again, I dare you!", Wolf said in a low growl as he got up in his face.

"Hmph, your team is trash and mines always comes out on top because we're the best", said Fox, showing no sign of fear.

"Keep going. I wanna hear what else you got to say", Wolf urged Fox to continue. The girls watched in fear as what was going to happen.

"Should we...do something?", said Rosalina.

"If it starts to get out of hand, then we stop them", informed Peach.

"I'm a better leader than you and I bet on my own life that I can kill you", said Fox, which set Wolf off.

"Now here's your chance", Wolf immediately threw a fist at Fox and kicked his ribs, making the fox fall down. Fox stood back up with a bit of rage. They both exchanged blows until the girls raised their voices, knowing it was time to stop.

"STOP!", said Peach and Rosalina in unison. Fox and Wolf stopped in an instant.

"Since neither of you are capable of leading, none of us will be the leader", said Peach.

"Huh?!", Fox and Wolf said in unison.

"What she means is that we'll all work as a team. No one gets to lead. We'll all work as a team to find what we're looking for", spoke Rosalina. Reluctantly, Fox and Wolf agreed.

"Okay. Now let's go!", shouted Peach.

At last, ROB Units surrounded the four and were armed to the teeth, with a dark green palette and carried military-grade rockets on their arm. The four Smashers faced their opponents head-on.

As for the rest of the Smashers, they soon found out that Peach and Fox were missing. "Now where's Peach?", said a worried Samus. "Oh yeah, and Fox too."

Mario clenched his fists at the thought of Peach going off together with Fox. He maintained his cool, even though he missed having Peach by his side as his girlfriend.

*flashback*

Mario invited Peach into the Smashers as a collective group of fighters from different universes who have joined to combat the tyranny of the Masters. As she came from the portal, Peach was greeted by everyone as she waved at them.

"I'm so happy that you could join us, princess", said Mario.

"Of course, Mario. So, why did you ask me to join? I heard it's quite unsafe", asked Peach.

"You're right about that, princess. Samus Aran, by the way", said Samus.

"Oh. Okay", Peach replied.

"Don't worry. I would never let you get hurt. We'll protect you. I'll be there for you, princess", assured Mario.

"Oh, Mario!", Peach kissed Mario's cheek.

*flashback over*

"I wish things were like they were before", Mario thought. Bowser placed a claw on Mario's shoulder.

"She'll be fine. I know it. And you should as well", Bowser told him.

Mario soon maintained his feelings for his old flame and focused on what was ahead. The Smashers were too far into Subspace when they reached an unknown area that ended in a deep and dark abyss.

Subspace

The Abyss