The final chapter is here. Author's note will be posted at the bottom. Read and enjoy!


Chapter 45

"I wore this mask and used an alias to hide my true identity," the bluenette began her story. Pit was focused on listening to Lucina's story. "I went back in time going by the name, Marth, while helping my father in preventing the bad future that happened in my future."

"So you traveled back in time to stop that from happening?" The white angel asked in order to make sense of the Ylissean's past.

"Correct, I eventually revealed my true identity to my father and mother," the memory of that particular moment brought a single tear to Lucina's Mark of the Exalt eye. "We defeated Grima and changed the future I was from. I now fight as Lucina. I learned that there is no shame in hiding my identity even in times of despair. I had a purpose, and I succeeded it."

"The mask seems like it's a memory about yourself," his words confused the Ylissean princess who did not seem to make sense of what Pit was saying. "I'm trying to say that it's a reminder to not hide anymore. You managed to free yourself from the chains and pushed on to changing your future."

"Exactly," the swordswoman was surprised to hear that Pit was able to analyze the significance of Lucina's mask. "Did Palutena tell you about it?"

"Sort of," he shrugged his shoulders. "She did mention it to me before. It was amazing how you were able to go back in time to save your future."

"It's a piece of my past," Lucina stared at her mask one last time before looking up. "However, it shaped me to who I am now. If I failed to change the past in order to save my future, then I would not have existed or even be here. I would never have fallen in love with Palutena."

"I'm glad you did what you did," Pit told to the swordswoman. "Lady Palutena would have never been where she is now if you didn't save your world. Listening to your story, no wonder why you belong here."

"Thank you," Lucina sheepishly laughed as she gave a bright smile to Pit.

"And no wonder why Lady Palutena fell in love with you."

"You're making me blush," her face became red and covered it with both of her hands.

"Isn't your anniversary today?" Pit suddenly remembered that today since his goddess told him about it.

"Yes, it is," she confirmed.

"What did you get her?"

"I cannot disclose it to you. I apologize."

"Aw, why not?" Pit felt a bit disappointed to hear the bad news.

"Palutena is the first one to see it," she explained while still being broad in describing her gift. "Afterward, we will tell you and the others about it."

"That's a deal!" He and Lucina both gave a high five. Their conversation must have taken a good amount of time because Palutena had just finished with her presentation.

"Well, what do we have here?" The goddess rhetorically asked as she walked towards the white angel and her swordswoman. "My two favorite people are becoming best friends."

"We're only talking, Lady Palutena," Pit said as he smiled at Lucina. "It was long overdue that I should get to know Lady Lucina better."

"Well, I'm glad that things are looking progressive," the greenette petted Pit's brown hair, making him giggle.

"Palutena," the bluenette called her girlfriend.

"What is it, Lucy?"

"Never mind, I'm sorry."

Then the goddess recognized a song was requested by Mario and Peach. It was dedicated to couples only, so very few danced with their beloved ones.

"Lucina," the greenette grabbed the bluenette's right hand with her left hand. "May I have this dance?"

"You may certainly," Lucina's face was beaming with joy.

"Excuse us, Pit," Palutena said to her warrior with a little guilt in her tone. "I'm sorry that I'm not spending time here with you. I just want to have this moment with Lucina."

"Are you kidding?" Pit thought his goddess was overreacting. "I got to be good friends with Lady Lucina after not doing so for a year. Be happy, Lady Palutena! Dance with the woman you love. I'll support you all the way."

"Thank you, Pit," she was elated that Pit had said those jovial words. It seemed like he and Robin were supporting the goddess and the swordswoman so much.

They went to the center where all the couples were at and danced slowly to the song. Lucina placed her hands behind Palutena's shoulders so her hands intertwined while resting her head on the greenette's chest. Meanwhile, the goddess placed her hands on the Ylissean's sides. As the song was coming to an end, Palutena wanted to say something to her woman.

"Hey, Lucina," she gently spoke to her ear. "Having fun tonight?"

"Yes, I am," the swordswoman purred, feeling the warmth radiating from Palutena's body. "Are you having a good time as well?"

"Of course," the greenette said instinctively. "Every moment spent with you brings nothing but joy to me. You are my everything."

Lucina had no resistance to smile at a sweet comment like that. She knew that her time was coming close, so she had to devise a plan to make everything right. "Palutena?"

"What is it?"

"We should celebrate our anniversary by ourselves," her response piqued the goddess's interest.

"I like that idea," Palutena pulled Lucina closer. "When and where?"

"Behind the garden where we shared our first kiss together," the bluenette answered back. "It's a little early at the party. We can go later."

"I can't wait to see what gift you got for me."

"As do I."


As the party continued on, everyone was having a wonderful time. It was the moment for all fighters to relax and enjoy themselves after competing for so long. Later on, Robin went up to the center of the main lobby and stood on a small stage to catch people's attention.

"Hey, everybody, can I have everyone's attention please?" She spoke through the microphone as all Smashers faced the tactician. "Wow, a big crowd. Anyways, I want to thank you guys for coming out to another end-of-the-year celebration of another fine Super Smash Brothers season."

Many cheers erupted from the crowd while others clapped as their way to give a round of applause. However, a certain someone had another microphone to gain attention as well.

"You forgot one thing," the dark angel said as he stood across from his tactician. She was bewildered and furrowed her eyes as to why Dark Pit decided to make a speech. "We cannot forget the one person who was behind this spectacular party. Let's give a round of applause to Robin for organizing all of this."

Smashers then praised Robin for her commitment to planning and setting up the entire celebration.

"Aw, you guys," she blushed and scratched the back of her head. "It's only a party for all of us to enjoy after a competitive season."

"But everyone has told me that this is one of the best ones they've had in a while," her boyfriend said as the audience cheered in agreement with him. "You should be proud to know that this party is going to be memorable."

"Angel, stop," she playfully shouted a little, causing some people to cover their ears. "This is something I don't deserve."

"I disagree," he walked to her and faced her close. "Robin, you went through much stress that it was getting to you mentally. Even organizing this party, you were stressing out, just like what you went through personally during the team tournament last year. A little appreciation for your work and influence on people should be recognized."

A reasonable amount of people felt a bit emotional at how Dark Pit's speech was giving gratefulness for his tactician. They knew that he was dating Robin and they could not help but gush at his affection for her.

Robin gently placed her lips onto the dark angel's. He was not surprised that she would do that, but it felt nice to him. They both chuckled after kissing each other.

"You are the best angel, Angel," Robin said as she hugged her dark angel.

"Anything for my lady," Dark Pit said as he reciprocated the embrace.

After seeing the two display affection, Zelda grabbed Samus's right arm and pulled her close. She was suddenly feeling the urge to display affection for her girlfriend.

"Zelda?" The bounty hunter inquired as she was bewildered by the Hylian's sudden change in behavior. "What's up?"

"I want you to stay the night with me," the brunette ambiguously said, feeling a bit afraid of revealing her intentions.

"I'll spend the night with you," Samus responded, thinking it was just sleeping over.

"I mean more than spending the night with me," Zelda revealed as her body language expressed seductiveness which the bounty hunter put the connections together.

"Oh," she awkwardly said as her cheeks reddened. "Are you sure you want to go there tonight?"

"Yes," the Hylian princess wrapped her arms behind Samus's neck. "If Robin and Dark Pit can show how much they love each other, then I want to show you how much I love you."

"You can be a bad princess, sometimes," she teased before lifting her princess up bridal-style as they walked up the stairs without anyone noticing.

"I also want to give congratulations to Palutena and Lucina for winning the team tournament," Robin spoke once again shortly after her moment with Dark Pit. The crowd clapped and applauded to the champions as they stood in front of the stage where the tactician and the dark angel were. "There is one person I want to recognize who went through a journey to where she is now. Lucina, I have something to say to you as your best friend."

The Ylissean princess gave her undivided attention to her tactician, pondering as to what Robin could possibly say to her at this very moment.

"Lucina," the sound of that name felt strange to the future princess since she was used to Robin calling by her nickname. Robin beamed a bright smile but had trouble letting out the words she wanted to say. "Who would've expected that I become best friends with you ever since we've arrived at this strange world?"

Both women chuckled, reminiscing how they got along despite initially Robin disliking her. The female tactician still had much to say but had to organize the thoughts in her mind so that her words were not choppy. "When I first knew that you were going to be in this competition, I felt disgusted by your appearance. I always thought you were selfish because you prioritized yourself and your family and no one else. But then, you proved me wrong on the day we teamed together for a match. You put yourself just to protect me even when you should've defended yourself. From there, I was wrong about you all this time. I asked for forgiveness, and you reciprocated as if everything I've done meant nothing."

Robin's voice was cracking. She felt water in her eyes but was not running down her face. Then, she wiped them with her robe before speaking again.

"Time after time, you've set goals for yourself. You sought to prove others wrong that you were more than that ugly word. I can't even say it. It's too hard to forget why I hate that word when it takes to that particular time. Even though people calling you that word from civilians to Smashers, not once did you give up on yourself. You kept fighting on. The roaring tides of hate came at you, but you never faltered like a stone on a river. When you won this tournament, I could not be any more proud of how much you've grown since I've known you as your best friend. You went from being an isolated, quiet person who rarely spoke to anyone besides the ones from our own homeland to a strong, fierce, and determined woman who would go to such lengths to achieve her goals. I'm not just glad but also joyous that this all had happened. Lucina, what you've had done here has touched each and every one of us. Let us raise our drinks to honor Lucina, a Ylissean, a Smasher, and a champion."

All but the future princess had raised their drinks to commemorate Lucina for accomplishing her goals on her road to the championship. The Ylissean princess was feeling a train of emotions right now. Everyone was giving recognition and acclaim to the swordswoman for overcoming her personal obstacles and accomplishing her goals as a result. Lucina wanted to tear up because of Robin's heartfelt speech. The tactician meant every word that she said even with or without the alcoholic drinks. The bluenette walked up to Robin and gave her a tight embrace. The female tactician hugged her back as close as she could.

"Robin," Lucina spoke as her head rested on the side of the tactician's head. "That was a heartwarming speech. You'll always be my best friend. No one could be as unique as you."

"I got your back, Lucy," Robin quietly said back, patting the swordswoman's back. "You know the words I say to you are always truthful."

"Thank you."

"So how's the party treating you?" Robin inquired as they broke off the hug.

"I am enjoying myself," Lucina answered back before quickly looking at the clock, seeing that it was nearly midnight. "It's almost time."

"What do you mean?" The tactician tilted her head in confusion. "The party is not going to end for another couple of hours."

"I don't mean that," the bluenette was referring to herself and the greenette. "Palutena and I are going to celebrate our anniversary together."

"That's cute," she purred, placing her hands on Lucina's shoulders. "So what did you get her?"

"It's a surprise," the Ylissean princess answered carefully without giving explicit information so that Palutena was not aware of her gift. "As much as I want to disclose it to you, you'll have to wait until then."

"Oh Naga," she cursed, giving a playful smirk. "I don't know what your gift is, but I know it's something great. You better tell me tomorrow."

"You'll be the first one I'll go to."

"Well, go to your girlfriend," Robin turned her best friend around and pushed her towards the goddess.

"Robin," Dark Pit came up to her and planted a short kiss on her cheek. "That was a cute speech."

"Cute?" Robin pretended to feel offended that her speech was rather cute than emotional. However, it did not help by the fact that her cheeks were reddened by the black angel's words. "I'll accept your answer but only this time."

"Looks like I dodged one of your magic spells this time," Dark Pit smirked as he grabbed Robin's right hand and twirled her around before bringing her close to him.

"Quite the moves you got there," she admired that her angel had some dancing skills. Robin rested her head on Dark Pit's chest along with her free hand. "You better keep it up, Angel."

"Oh, I will," he emphasized before slow dancing with his lovely tactician.


Palutena and Lucina made their way to the gardens. As they went past the scenery of flowers, a large tree was within their proximity. However, the tree where they shared their first kiss appeared different. The tree had lights hanging around the bark and up to the branches. On the sides of the tree, Palutena noticed her staff was placed upright but tilted to the left with the blue orb against the bark. Lucina's Parallel Falchion was on the opposite side, making the scene appear symmetrical to them.

"Lucina," the goddess was astonished to see what she was looking at. "Did… you plan this ahead of time?"

"I did," the future princess admitted with a hint of sheepishness in her tone. "I wanted to make it special for you on our anniversary."

"Aw, I'm touched," the greenette placed her right hand on her chest, feeling a bit swoon that her swordswoman had set up the environment for her. "I'm amazed that you did this by yourself."

"Actually, I had assistance from Pit," her response surprised Palutena. "I actually asked him to help me do this."

"I'm glad that you and Pit are becoming closer after our talk a year ago."

"Yes, but here we are now."

"Before we get to our anniversary gifts," the greenette pulled out a bottle of champagne and two glasses from her bag. "Let's take in the scenery with some drinks."

"Sure," even though alcohol was not her taste, Lucina wanted to spend time with her goddess.

"I know wine is not your favorite, but champagne is something you tolerate better," she sat down and poured a glass for the bluenette.

"Very thoughtful," Lucina said as she gazed at Palutena's complexion as she was pouring a glass for herself. She furtively checked her pocket and was relieved that her gift was on her person.

"Raise a glass for our one year anniversary ever since we got back together," the goddess said as both women clanked their glasses together before taking a sip. "Mmm, I sure did pick the right one."

"It's sweeter than I anticipated," the Ylissean was taken aback by the flavor at first before taking another sip.

"I'm glad that you like it," Palutena read her girlfriend's reaction like a book before shifting to a different topic. "Robin is such a great person."

"She truly is," Lucina recalled her best friend's speech earlier at the party. Each time she kept reminiscing it, the bluenette could not help but smile that the tactician had revealed her heart to her. "I sometimes wonder what if I never became friends with her. Would all of this still would have happened?"

"I can't say for sure," Palutena answered before taking a sip of her drink. "Would we have dated if Robin never became your friend?"

"She was the one who helped me ask you out," the memory of the bluenette asking the greenette on a date made them both grin. "It's fair to say that I would not have dated you if Robin never became my best friend."

"Another toast to Robin for being so supportive of us," Palutena cheered as they both raised their glasses and took another sip.

"Robin really likes us together," Lucina could not help but laugh at how the female tactician was always gushing at the sight of the goddess and the swordswoman together. "I can never understand her at times but sometimes I do."

"Which reminds me," Palutena rummaged through her bag to find her gift for her girlfriend. What the Ylissean saw was unbelievable to her eyes; it was a mask that resembled her own broken mask. The color was exactly the same with a slight modification. The outline of the mask had a shade of green that matched the goddess's hair. "Happy anniversary, Lucina!"

The future princess was stunned that the greenette's gift was something she was not expecting. She still was not moving as her eyes were mesmerized by the mask. "H-how did you make that?"

"Well," the goddess remembered the process of making the gift. "You mentioned that you were going to bring your broken mask. I thought that since that one represented your past, this mask would represent you in the present. It did take several days to make, but I had to study your mask and its features."

"That's so thoughtful and kind of you," Lucina received her gift and wore it under the tree lights. "How do I look?"

"You are very cute," the goddess placed her index finger under the swordswoman's chin. "Are you Marth?"

"Very amusing," the bluenette sarcastically replied as she took off her mask.

"Now that I gave you my gift, I want to know what you got me," this was now Lucina's time to ask the question. She just needed to transition it smoothly.

The bluenette stood up, signaling her goddess to stand up as well. Lucina wrapped her arms around Palutena's neck, giving her a smile. However, the goddess interpreted that her girlfriend expressed a bit worrisome since that what the bluenette's eyes appeared to be, according to her.

"Palutena," the Ylissean began. "I can never forget the times you and I spent together. Every time I see you, I feel warm inside. This feeling of love for you cannot go away. Overcoming our hardships showed us that we can do anything together, just you and I. I had fun together. But-"

"Are you… breaking up with me?" Palutena's voice cracked a bit as her eyes had water.

"W-what?" The swordswoman was taken aback by her goddess's question. "N-no! I'm not breaking up with you, not on our anniversary. Why would you say that?"

"It's just the way you're saying those words to me," the emerald-haired goddess explained, feeling relieved that Lucina was not going to terminate their relationship. "It sounded like you had a great time with me, but it had been not working out for you."

"That's not true," the future princess thought her girlfriend's explanation was way off. "We may encounter more problems but we'll always find a way to compromise. I still like seeing you whenever we're together.

Palutena placed her forehead onto Lucina's forehead and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry for overreacting. I was scared that I failed another relationship again."

"You're not going to fail this one," the Ylissean's statement was supposed to send an implicit message to the goddess but she did not catch that.

"What do you mean by that?" The greenette gazed at her girlfriend in confusion.

"I still haven't shown you my gift."

"I would like to know what you got me."

"First," the bluenette gave the greenette the mask Palutena made for her. "Wear this for me."

She complied and wore the mask she made for Lucina. It was strangely dark, rendering her blind.

"Lucina," the goddess said as the Ylissean took several steps back. "I can't see anything from this mask. I may have to borrow your gift to make some adjustments."

"That is fine," Lucina answered back as she was ready to present her gift to Palutena. "You cannot see me at all?"

"Not one bit."

"You can take off the mask."

As soon as Palutena took off the mask, she immediately dropped it as she saw Lucina on one knee with a cubical container revealing a ten-carat yellow gold round ring with three red ruby diamonds on top. It was surrounded by emerald diamonds, which was shaped to resemble a crown. The goddess took a step back and covered her mouth with both hands. She then began to burst out sobs not out of sadness, but out of happiness. Within that feeling, she was also astonished that Lucina bought her a ring, but no ordinary ring.

"L-Lucina," Palutena finally formed her girlfriend's name as she was overwhelmed by what she was looking at. "W-where… hh-how… w-when did you get that ring?"

"It had been a year since I bought this ring," the Ylissean admitted as she also smiled with water on her sapphire eyes. "I did not know when it was the right time. To be honest, I wanted to ask you ever since we shared our first kiss together on this very spot a year ago. However, I wanted to wait because I just needed to know if my future was with you."

"You've saved this until today?"

"Our relationship needed to last a little longer before I was ready to share my life with yours," the swordswoman's latter words made the goddess cry more because she knew where her girlfriend was leading the conversation.

"I…I can't believe I'm really seeing this," the greenette could not hold on to her current state. She needed Lucina to hurry and ask the question. "This is the gift you got for me?"

"You make me happy. Your beautiful smile and personality are all I love about you," Lucina's hands were shaking a little as her heart was beating faster. "It's amusing to me that I, a mortal, would ever fall for a goddess. However, she's more than a goddess to me. She's the woman who complements my weaknesses so I can become a better person myself. It's the same the other way around. She's also the woman who is intelligent, caring, and kind. We decide our future together. For that to happen, it all starts here. My gift to you. Palutena, will you marry me?"

Palutena still had water in her eyes as they also ran down her face. Her face was getting redder by the fact that Lucina had proposed to her. She nodded and joyously exclaimed, "Yes! Yes! Of course, I'll marry you! There's no question about that!"

"You will?!" Lucina's face beamed with joy.

"I'm not saying no. I'm saying yes!" The Ylissean stood up and embraced her goddess who also hugged her back as tight as she could. Everything felt surreal. It was hard to believe at first that Palutena and Lucina began dating just over a year ago. They were now engaged. This was their moment to seize. Nothing in the world mattered as long as they had the bond they forged over the course of its lifetime. Soon the bluenette placed the ring in the greenette's ring finger on her left hand. The emerald-haired goddess was still in tears over the proposal. "It's beautiful. I was not expecting you to propose to me."

"You never expected me to do that at all since you surprise me with a lot of things," Lucina said as she remembered the times where Palutena would catch her off guard with many things whether it was scaring her or doing some activity of a plan.

Without any words, Palutena tackled her lover, pinned her wrists with her hands, and pelted many quick kisses on Lucina's face and neck. It was too many to count since the goddess was unleashing everything she was feeling for Lucina at the moment. The future princess felt warm and felt a shivering sensation. Palutena made sure that she held on to Lucina, never wanting to let go of her. Afterward, her eyes met with Lucina's.

"Each kiss was how much I wanted to say yes and marry you," the greenette said as her forehead came into contact with her swordswoman's.

"I'm assuming very much," the bluenette joked, which engendered the goddess to giggle.

"I love you, Lucina."

"I love you, too, Palutena."

There was a brief silence as the two locked eyes at each other. They grinned before rubbing their noses together. Every moment was memorable for this particular night with Palutena and Lucina putting forth a new chapter of their lives together. Then, silence was broken.

"We have to tell the news to everyone," the goddess wanted to get up but was halted by the future princess.

"I want to spend a little bit more time with my fiancé before we head back," Lucina smirked as she had her hands intertwined behind Palutena's neck.

"Fiancé… I like the sound of that," Palutena then also repeated the same thing her fiancé did to her. They then proceeded to passionately press their lips against each other.

The goddess and the swordswoman are prepared to face whatever the future lays ahead of them. For the better or worse, as long they do not let go of their love, Palutena and Lucina can accomplish anything together.


It's hard to believe that I started this story 3 years ago. At one point, I had given up on this story and left it behind me. Then you guys who've reviewed, followed, and favorited this story got me back to finishing this story. I cannot thank each and every one of you guys for your support. Now that I've finished my first story, I'll tell you all about my next upcoming works (which is also going to be posted on my bio).

Mario 64 One-shot: This is a request from someone, so I'm going to be writing this one first. It'll be a comedy and lighthearted one, a bit different from this story XD.

Xenoblade Chronicles: The title is pending but it's a crossover of the xenoblade games only.

Another new Palutena x Lucina story: Yep, a completely different story about these two, not related to this story at all.

Sequel: Whaaat?! A sequel? Yep, that's right. I'm planning on making a sequel to this story but that'll be when Smash Ultimate comes out in less than 2 months.

Enough of me shamelessly telling you guys about my future projects. Thank you all once again who reviewed, followed, and had favorite this story. Without any of your support, I would have never returned to this story and completed it. You guys are the best!