Whew! Hello everyone, and welcome... to the endgame! The true final battle is here at last, can our heroes stop him once and for all in this chapter?! Let's find out.
Also, in response to Nan's review, I wanna give a big thanks for the encouraging review there in regards to me staying true to my own story. Seriously, you have been one of my biggest supporters for this story and I cannot thank you enough for all of it, and that also goes for everybody who has read/favourited/followed/reviewed this story. Thank you all so much for this journey! Now, without further ado, let us proceed...
*BGM - True love Makin' (Capcom vs SNK 2)
As all twelve heroes searched through the streets of Vale for Mewtwo-Smithy, the Mushroom Kingdom folks examined the scenery. "So this is Remnant?" Mario asked.
"My, what an advanced civilization." Toadstool commented. "Wait... where did Deoxys go?"
"Don't tell me he chickened out!" Bowser growled.
"No, I'm pretty sure that's not the case." Mallow sighed, before looking up. "Wait, what's that?!"
They all noticed the giant ripple in the sky. "Hmm, it seems Smithy had already found out about this place." Gladion muttered. "Where exactly are we now?"
"Well, if I know this city like I normally do..." Weiss explained. "I believe we must be close to Beacon Academy."
Ruby gasped. "Then that means all of our friends must be there! Ooh, they must have been worried sick about us."
"Seeing as Smithy hasn't appeared just yet, perhaps it would be a good idea to inform everyone about the impeding doom." Geno theorized. "Lead the way, girls."
"Right this way, everyone..." Blake nodded, as they all quickly dashed to Beacon's gates.
Upon arriving, the huge crowd of students, teachers, and Atlesian personnel were conversing outside, until Yang called out to them. "GUESS WHO'S BACK?" She proudly announced, as every single person turned and gasped.
"No way..." Jaune mouthed, before a huge grin plastered his face. "Ruby!"
"Holy crap, no way!" Sun screamed, as the crowd swarmed around them. "You're back!"
"Do you guys have any idea how worried we were about you?!" Nora shouted, before noticing the seven strangers behind them, as her expression changed from angry to happy. "...So, who are your new friends?" She cheerfully asked.
"Oh yeah. These are our pals from another world." Ruby explained. "Mario, Luigi, Mallow, Geno, Bowser, Toadstool, and Gladion; meet Nora Valkyrie of Team JNPR."
"Hello!" Mario waved to the group.
"Hello!" Pyrrha cheerfully waved back.
"Master Gladion!" Colress approached them. "Thank goodness you're all right."
Gladion's eyes widened. "Doctor Colress! I apologize for worrying you. So this is where you ended up, is it?" The teen asked, as the scientist nodded.
*BGM Ends*
The moment was interrupted as Ozpin, Glynda, and Ironwood approached the scene. "Hold on, go back to that 'another world' part. Care to explain?" Professor Goodwitch pondered.
However, before anyone could answer, there was a loud rumbling, as another ripple tore above Beacon Academy. "Oh, not good..." Ren muttered.
*BGM - Ultra Necrozma Appears (Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon)*
As they saw the ripple expanded, everyone saw another Exor crash onto Beacon Tower, as the sky darkened. "Mama Mia, Smithy's already here..." Luigi gulped.
"Who?" Jaune asked.
Exor opened his mouth, as Mewtwo-Smithy emerged and addressed the crowd. "Greeting, people of Remnant! As of today, your world is now property of the Smithy Clan!"
Everybody except the twelve heroes were shocked at what they saw. "Is that a Mewtwo?!" Sun shouted.
Smithy looked down and saw the heroes, before getting irritated. "What?! How did you get here?!" He bellowed. "No matter. No one can stop my all-powerful army from unleashing destruction here." He laughed manically, as the dozen Shadow Legendary Pokémon appeared beside him, while his mechanical weapon-based army burst out from Beacon's doors and onto Vale's streets.
"W-What in the world?! Where did all these robots come from?" Ozpin demanded to know.
"It's a long story..." Ruby awkwardly spoke, as she got ready to explain.
*BGM - Battle Giovanni (Pokémon GO)*
As she explained, the Shadow Legendary Pokémon teleported to the other various Kingdoms of Remnant to unleash their power. In Mistral, Kyogre's and Groudon's presence fluctuated with the region's weather in order to generate a massive thunderstorm. At a nearby mansion, Ghira and Kali Belladonna, as well as their Pokémon, Incineroar and Delcatty, witnessed the havoc that was being brought to them. Not to mention the presence of Solgaleo and Lunala staring them down, as Kali gulped in fear while tightly hugging Delcatty, as Ghira and Incineroar gritted their teeth.
In Vacuo, the citizens of the desert terrain were in a state of panic as Ho-oh and Lugia flapped their wings to generate a large sand stream against them. The problems only continued to escalate with the appearance of Xerneas and Yveltal.
At Atlas, the remaining Atlesian forces, being watched by Winter Schnee, were at a loss for words as they witnessed Reshiram and Zekrom terrorizing the citizens. "Everyone, remain calm! Please... do not panic." Winter tried to assure everyone, but it was of no avail especially once Diagia and Palkia appeared. Winter's companion, Froslass, gave her comfort as they saw the destruction being brought to their Kingdom.
At Patch, Taiyang looked up at the dark sky with great concern, as did his partner, Blaziken.
Even back in Mario's World, things were starting to take a turn for the worse as citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom, Rose Town, Seaside City, and Nimbus Land saw more copies of Smithy's machine-soldiers appearing against them. "Oh, this is terrible!" The Chancellor exclaimed. "I do hope Mario and his friends can save us all!" He hoped, while his trusty Aegislash stood by for battle.
Back at Beacon Academy, after Ruby finished her story to everyone else, they were all shocked. "Whoa... talk about one hell of an adventure." Coco commented.
"Wait a minute, you mean to tell me that some robotic monster from another world has taken control of that Pokémon up there and is reeking havoc among Remnant?!" Goodwitch stammered.
"Well, you don't have to believe it if you wanna kiss our world good-bye..." Qrow narrowed his eyes at her, earning him a glare from the professor.
However, before it could go any further, Ironwood received a call. "Hello, Miss Schnee... What?! You're serious!?" He shouted, before it got intercepted.
"What's the matter?" Mario asked.
"I just got word from my subordinate, Winter. She said that those Pokémon are running amok in Atlas, as well as the other Kingdoms..." The general heavily sighed. "It looks like your story checks out... The only question is what do we do now?"
"It is simple, General Ironwood. We fight." A familiar voice spoke from above, as Deoxys finally re-appeared before them.
"A Deoxys?! Simply remarkable!" Colress commented.
"Another one?!" Ironwood aimed his revolver at it, but Yang stopped him.
"Hang on there, General! This one's on our side." Gladion assured him.
*BGM Ends*
"It's true." Colress nodded, as he fiddled with his wrist device. "I'm detecting no dark readings on Deoxys. The only question is, how will it help us?"
Deoxys' voice echoed through Colress' device, as the scientist translated. "I have dispatch my fellow Pokémon brethren to protect your world. If we are to save both worlds, we must wipe out Smithy once and for all. In other words, we must travel to the top of that tower, and battle him right now."
"Up there?! But how will we get there with all of these things in our way?" Blake questioned.
*BGM - I May Fall (RWBY)*
"Just leave them to us!" Nora grinned, as she threw out a Pokéball, revealing a Swampert from within.
"Whoa! You guys have Pokémon too?!" Ruby squealed.
Ren and Pyrrha called out a Sceptile and Aggron, as Colress sent out his Magnezone. "While you were gone, Pokémon started appearing in our world." Ren smiled a little.
"We'll handle the rest here, you guys take down Smithy!" Pyrrha assured.
Coco sent out a Sylveon, Yatsuhashi called forth a powerful Haxorus, Fox sent out a Delphox and Velvet sent out Lopunny. Even Sun and Neptune called out an Infernape and Empoleon.
"My goodness, you four have some strong friends..." Geno nodded out of awe.
In Mistral, Regigigas and the Regi Trio held back Groudon, Kyogre, Solgaleo, and Lunala. "Ghira, do you see this?" Kali gasped.
"I do, honey..." Ghira nodded. He noticed Incineroar twitching in anticipation. "You wanna help them out, don't you?"
"CINEROAR!" Incineroar nodded and roared out.
Ghira smirked as he tore off his jacket. "Let's do this!" He shouted, as they dashed towards them, with Kali and Delcatty following behind.
Back in Vacuo, Heatran, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune appeared before the citizens and defended them from the corrupted Ho-oh, Lugia, Xerneas, and Yveltal. In Atlas, Kyurem as well as Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, clashed forces against Diagia, Palkia, Reshiram, and Zekrom. Winter was stunned for a brief moment before she shook her head and led the forces, and Froslass, to reinforce Kyurem and the Sword Trio. Even in Patch and Mario's world, everyone did what they could to defend themselves from Smithy's almighty army.
As everyone watched the students and their Pokémon duke it out, they noticed Jaune was the only one without a Pokémon. "Jaune, where's your Pokémon?" Weiss asked.
Jaune rubbed the back of his head. "I... I wasn't able to find any..."
"What? You gotta be kidding me! What a joke..." Bowser huffed.
"Oh, shut up, Bowser!" Toadstool glared, before reassuring Jaune. "Don't worry, Jaune. Even if you don't have a Pokémon, that doesn't mean you can't help your friends."
"She's right, Jaune." Gladion added before sending out Silvally and Lucario. "Besides, I'll back you up."
"Heh, thanks man." Jaune smiled, as he drew out his sword and shield.
"And I guess I'll help out down here too." Qrow shrugged as he called out Honchkrow and Salamence. "You guys take out Smithy and end this gong-show right now."
Mario nodded. "Right. Let's-a do this!" He spoke up, as everyone nodded.
"Then let us proceed." Deoxys spoke once more, as Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres flew behind him to help carry them.
"Wait, you mean you're going to help us, Deoxys?" Mallow asked.
"Indeed." It nodded. "Now, there's no more time to waste!" And with that, the alien Legendary teleported everyone to the rooftop of Beacon Academy.
*BGM - In the Final (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)*
As Smithy-Mewtwo faced off against the ten heroes, the bird trio, and Deoxys, Smithy's voice echoed through. "Well, you folks have been a big nuisance since day one, but this time it ends right now!" He shouted.
"I agree!" Ruby glared. "Your diabolical schemes are coming undone right now!"
"Once we get rid of you here, we're taking back our world too!" Mario added.
"We'll see about that..." Smithy glared, as he used his power to generate a giant force-field around Beacon Acedemy. "There! If you thought you were going to get any more outside help, think again!" He taunted, as he channeled Mewtwo's power to shift into Mega Mewtwo Y. "Let's finish this!"
Everyone called out their Pokémon once more as they activated their mega rings again. "Here we go!" All ten heroes shouted.
Mewtwo initiated the battle with another Ice Beam, as Weiss and Gardevoir protected everyone with a Glyph/Light Screen Combo. "How about I even up the odds?" Bowser smirked. "Houndoom, Sunny Day!"
Houndoom howled as a ray of sunlight shined through the dark clouds. "Perfect idea, Bowser!" Mario commented. "All right Charizard, Blast Burn!"
"Venusaur, use Solar Beam!" Ruby added.
"You too, Houndoom! And Golem use Flamethrower!" Bowser commanded.
"Typhlosion, Eruption!" Luigi shouted.
After the Fire Type attacks were unleashed, with an additional Heat Wave from Moltres, Mewtwo tried to push it back with Psystrike. While the attack blocked most of the fire, it suffered a burn as Smithy groaned. "Urgh! How dare you?!" Mewtwo screeched in pain as it tried to break free, but Smithy wouldn't allow it. "Don't you falter out on me!" He increased his control on Mewtwo, as the Yellow Star Piece started glowing sporadically.
Everyone was shocked at Smithy's hold over Mewtwo. "Hey, leave poor Mewtwo alone!" Toadstool ordered.
"Hah! Make me!" He gloated, as he shifted Mewtwo to Mega Mewtwo X.
"Stay strong, brother. I will free you from that monster's control." Deoxys communicated towards Mewtwo, before firing a Shadow Ball at him.
However, Mewtwo deflected the projectile with a Thunderpunch, before dashing in to brawl with the heroes. Heracross lunged in with Megahorn, and Machamp jumped forward with Thunderpunch. Everyone dashed in to clash with Mewtwo. Yang and the Mario Bros landed their punches and kicks, as Mewtwo-Smithy struck back. Toadstool plucked a bob-omb and chucked it at Mewtwo, but it swept it away with its telekinetic power. Zapdos charged in with a Drill Peck, while Articuno, Moltres, and Mallow's Altaria flew in with Sky Attack.
After being pushed back, Smithy growled. "All right, I've had enough of this!" He bellowed, as the Star Piece started flashing before growing dark.
"NO! He's corrupting the Star Piece!" Geno yelled out.
Mewtwo screamed out once more, before Smithy's magic caused it to tremendously increase in size, much to everyone's shock.
Meanwhile, everybody else outside the force-field were horrified at the gigantic Mewtwo. "Whoa, what happened to Mewtwo?!" Nora exclaimed, as she and Swampert bashed away a Shyster.
Ozpin grew concerned. "I know they can do it... Hang in there..." He muttered quietly to himself.
Colress quickly tapped Ironwood's shoulder. "General Ironwood, I believe I may have analyzed the weak point on that Shadow Mewtwo. Let me talk to those students."
Ironwood nodded. "Very well, Doctor Colress." He dialed up Ruby's number on the scroll, before handing it to him.
"Hello?" Ruby spoke up.
"Hello Ruby, this is Colress." The scientist introduced. "I know how to save Mewtwo."
"You do? How?!" Luigi asked.
"That star on its belly is the reason for the corruption, as well as the source for Smithy's control over it. If you can safely remove it from there, it should calm down." He deduced.
"But how do we do that when it keeps moving?!" Bowser shouted.
The giant Mewtwo screeched out, as it fired out a huge Psystrike at the gang. Deoxys quickly shifted into Attack Forme as it fired out a powerful Psycho Boost as Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres helped it out with Blizzard, Thunder, and Fire Blast.
The Ten Heroes saw their attacks pushing back and forth. "It looks like Deoxys has the right idea." Mario pointed out.
"Then let's give them a hand!" Ruby nodded, as all twenty Pokémon launched their strongest attacks straight at Mewtwo. Mewtwo-Smithy continued to resist the barrage, as he increased the hold onto Mewtwo.
"It's not working!" Mallow gulped.
"C'mon, we can't give up! I know the bonds between us and our Pokémon will surpass anything!" Mario assured.
"Exactly! We have to keep fighting with the beliefs that hold true." Ruby nodded.
During that moment, every single hero looked back at all of the moments that they had from their long adventure. From Mario and Ruby's first meeting, to when she and the brothers held their first Pokémon, to Mallow and his grandfather, to Princess Toadstool's rescue, their moments at Star Hill and Nimbus Land, as well as the bond at the factory. As the heroes' Pokémon started to gain the upper hand, another spectacle occurred, as the six Star Pieces flew down around Mewtwo-Smithy, to purify the Darkened Star Piece. "W-What?! What's happening?" He shouted.
"A miracle! That's what!" Yang retorted. "Now Princess, this is your chance!"
"Right!" Toadstool nodded. "All right, Blissey, use Heal Bell to calm Mewtwo right now."
"BLISSSS!" Blissey cried out, as a bell chimed from the healer Pokémon.
The Heal Bell, combined with the power of the Star Pieces, was enough for Mewtwo to temporarily break free from Smithy's control, as the seventh Star Piece removed itself from the genetic Pokémon. "No, my Star Piece! My Pokémon! This can't be happening!"
"Oh, but it is." Ruby smirked.
"The power of our wishes and the bond between us will overcome any darkness that you bring!" All ten heroes shouted, as their attacks finally broke through, engulfing Smithy-Mewtwo in it.
"No! I cannot lose now! Not after everything I've done, not after all the Pokémon I've enslaved, not after all the wishes I had planned to destroy!" Smithy screamed. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He yelled out, as the light consumed him at last.
And at long last, Smithy has finally been defeated! Phew, what a ride this has been, this has been an incredible journey for the past two-and-a-half months, one that I have enjoyed throughout the whole experience. However, we are not done yet! With Smithy gone, how will it end for our heroes? Tune in next chapter for what will most likely be the finale!