I'm back, with a short and quick update! This isn't going to be a big chapter, but it'll…unveil something.
Do the smashers even know what they are doing? Have they even considered that they are falling for a trap…?
Thank you everybody for reading and keeping up with this story! Hopefully this one will end up being even bigger than my first story, and with the average length my chapters are reaching, that's a good possibility. A VERY good possibility. I can't even guess how many chapters it's going to end up being, but we'll see.
Now, for a short…uh, spoiler chapter? Spoiler chapters, in MY stories, are ones that reveal something important. You people won't believe how much there is that you don't know. BWA HA HA! Don't be offended by what I just said, what I mean is, there's so many twists, so many secrets, and just so many things still undiscovered.
Let's peel the paper away from one of those secrets now.
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Back at the GUN Main Base…
At a currently unknown set of coordinates, a giant military facility lay hidden in one of the remotest regions of Ivalice.
The base lay spread out over a couple miles of forest, and at this point in time it is the largest army base in the galaxy. It is here that the main offices of the GUN military, the Galactic Space Federation, The (not so much) Cornerian Armada, the Valuan (Not by Emperor Enrique's permission, either.) Armada, and a couple more agencies gathered from around the planet.
They all shared the same sky and planet, so why not share a base, as well?
GUN quickly hit the top of the ladder of authority and kicked everybody down a few pegs. They were officially in charge of the new world government, with the GUN commander in charge of everything.
That was exactly what he wanted. And it was going to stay that way.
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The GUN commander sat in his swivel chair. You'd think the 'king' of the world would want a throne, but all he wanted was his office. It was from there where he dictated his orders, directed battles against rebels such as the Super Smash Brothers, and…well…Played at being tyrant. Not that he needed to try hard.
The GUN commander was reading a few reports sent to him from a few of the world leaders, people who ruled their former planets and basically reported to him to avoid getting in deep trouble with the government. They were nothing but slaves to his whims.
The commander tossed aside a report from the emperor of Valua, Prince Enrique. It was a formal complaint about Galcian taking charge, and also a demand that he be released from his room.
"That pitiful traitor should never have joined the smashers anyways." The commander huffed. He was being kept in his room as a prisoner of war. The moment he returned to his home, about a day after the attack on the mansion, he was arrested and shut inside the palace. His wife was still missing, and he complained about that too.
He also tossed aside a similar complaint from the ruling twins of Renais. They too were smashers, and even guiltier than Enrique was. He expected to have them executed soon, as an example. Same with Eliwood and Lyndis. They were all in the way of world peace and unison.
And what about that rumor concerning Crown Prince Lyon? He was supposed to be dead, and yet, people have claimed to see him sneaking around the swamps in Grado territory. There was a chance he was involved with those dratted smashers as well, seeing as he was a friend of Ephraim and Erika. If he was even alive.
Peach was still holed up inside her castle…She deserved something a little more special…
"HA HA HA!" The commander laughed. He suddenly had an idea. One very much to his liking. Nobody expected him to pay her a personal visit, did they?
He pressed a button on his desk, which activated a speaker on his desk.
"Yes, Commander?" the man on the other side asked.
"I wish to pay Princess Toadstool a personal visit. Prepare me a ship."
"Sir! That is far too risky!" The soldier on the other end exclaimed. "What if those smashers get you!? They might smash you! I'll go ahead and send an envoy-"
"No, soldier. I just require a ship, and a very trustworthy officer to come with me. While we're at it, can you fly a ship?"
"Uh, yes…"
"Splendid! You may be the pilot. Have the ship prepared in docking bay 29 in ten minutes. You better be there."
"Sir-"
CLICK!
The plan was set. Time to move the King on the chessboard and take out the enemy's Queen.
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"…" Peach was standing in a room near the top of the main tower in Castle Toadstool, looking out across the forest through a stained glass window. The window had a picture of her stained across a few of the glass panels. It was pretty, but it wasn't like she was self centered. Toadsworth insisted on having the windows made!
"Oh, Toadsworth…" Peach sighed. Such an excitable little toad.
"Princess! Princess!" Toadsworth yelled from the staircase.
"Yes, Toadsworth?" Peach asked.
"It's those GUN people!" Toadsworth shouted in a panic. "They landed a ship, and their commander is asking for permission to enter!"
"What? Why would the commander visi-" Peach wondered. She cut her thought short and looked at Mario, who sat on one of the window sills across the room. He was still trapped in a Rabid's body, and Peach couldn't help but think he looked silly.
Mario turned to face her, and looked at her through his bright blue eyes.
At least his eyes haven't changed. Peach thought. "What do you think, Mario?"
"Mamma mia!" He said, shaking his head.
"I know something bad is going to happen too, Mario, but I can't just deny him entrance. I mean, he IS in charge of the new government and all…"
"…Mamma mia…" Mario sighed.
"Well, Toadsworth, I think there's nothing to do at this point in time, but to let him in." Peach said.
"But, your Majesty-"
"Please, Toadsworth, what else could go wrong?" Peach said. "If he's here to capture us, the day was going to come someday. At least Luigi and the others aren't here. They're our last hope."
"…Yes, Peach…" the old toad sighed.
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Peach, Mario, and Toadsworth stood in the castle's lobby area, in the middle of the sun pattern on the floor. Ahead of them was the main doors. Toads were outside lowering the drawbridge. Peach thought it odd that only the commander, and officer, and a pilot had come. He…couldn't be here to attack. Was it just a visit?
The doors opened, and the commander and his two companions strode in. The commander was dressed in his usual blue military uniform, decked with his medals. He looked at peach through his unmatched eyes, and smiled.
"Princess Toadstool! How gracious of you to admit me to your castle." He said, bowing politely. Peach returned the courtesy respectfully.
"Welcome, Commander." Peach said. "What, may I ask, brings you by to visit?"
"Business, Princess Peach." The commander smiled widely. "Business, business, business. Us rulers are always so busy, aren't we?" He asked.
"Yes, of course…" Peach said uncertainly. "Is…there something important you wished to speak to me about?"
The commander's face instantly hardened, and his smile vanished. The doors slammed shut, and for a moment, the light flickered inside the room. Very subtly, the pilot and the officer backed away from the commander. Mario stood in front of Peach and put up his fists, which didn't look very threatening. In fact, the plumber looked comical.
"HA HA HA!" The commander laughed loudly. "You smashers never fail to impress me. Princess, you may drop the act."
"I will!" Peach yelled angrily. "Why did you come!? Nothing good will come of interrogating me!"
"Oh, no?" The commander smiled darkly. "I think not. I must thank you, though, Peach. Next time you see any of your friends, if you even recognize them, I wish you to pass on a message!"
"…"
"I wanted to say…Thank you."
"For WHAT?!"
"Mamma mia!?!?!"
"Silly, Silly, SILLY!" The commander bellowed out a deep laugh. "Oh, how I love it when my little puppets are clueless! HA HA HA! Tell your friends this! 'You're playing right into my hands! by all means, keep doing so!' That, is what I wish for you to tell them!"
"I beg to differ, Commander! This is not a game!"
"Princess, Princess…" The commander mocked a soothing voice. "Who said we were playing a game?"
"…Y-you…Y-You're insane!" Peach said, gasping.
In response, the commander smiled, and stood back up from his kneeling position.
Peach almost screamed when she saw the man's forehead melt away, and reveal a big golden crystal stuck in his bared skull shaped like an eye.
"Peach, it IS a game to me." The commander said in a strange voice. "There is nothing in this universe that can stop me. Nothing. As we speak, your little friends are running around, doing my dirty work! MY dirty work!"
"Have you anything else to say before you kill me?" Peach whimpered.
"Who said I was going to kill you? I'm enjoying this too much!" The commander laughed. "But if I tell you anything else, I'll be telling you something else too much. If your 'friends' ever rescue you, the whole game will be spoiled! No, for now, we are done…You'll be coming with me, Peachy! And your prince charming, too! I wonder if he'll turn back into a plumber if a dementor kisses him…"
"A WHAT?" Peach yelled.
"Oh, nothing." The commander smiled. "I have a friend waiting to be introduced to you. I believe you've met before…I wonder if you've missed each other?"
Peach's eyes widened in shock as the Commander walked towards her, and the last thing she remembered before losing consciousness was looking into the golden eye on his skull.
It looked right back.
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I'll leave it there. I've accomplished my goal for today, so, yeah…I don't have anything to say.
If this chapter seems confusing to you, GOOD! If you've figured something out, even cooler. I'm not asking any questions at the end like I do sometimes. I'm pretty sure you people are coming up with theories already about what's going on.
I'm also pretty sure you're wrong, too. I don't think I've left you enough clues, but I'm willing to listen if you wanna send me a PM! (If you WANT to talk.)
Well, that's all for today! If I don't get in an update during this next school week, expect an update next weekend, but I don't plan to keep you waiting THAT long.
Anyways, thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and expect an update soon! (DEFINITELY within a week. No more month waits!)
I'm back in the mood to type, and if I don't get slammed with homework, that's just what I'll do! (Thankfully, I have EASY classes this semester of school! Weeeell…three easy classes. AP Literature and Composition will most likely be a pain, and the teacher I have for that class is a Good teacher. Meaning, yes, I will get plenty of work from her.)
Take care, everybody, and see you next time!
With that said, Adieu, and Review!
-Shining Riku-