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To the first Guest underneath Quark's Guest: Let's see, for Final Fantasy... I have Tifa who's a bit of a regular, Aerith was in the cast for Partners in Time, Lightning and Gilgamesh showed up in Thousand Year Door. I had Doom Guy show up in a Gaiden. Ibuki and Hiyoko are from Danganronpa, (Also showed off Aoi, Kyoko, Sonia and the rest of the DR2 cast) I have Akame ga Kill characters running around in the universe, Dante was part of the crew in Partners in Time (And then his whole team showed up at the end), Phoenix Wright and Maya showed up in Sunshine (and cameo'd at the end of Isle of Armor), The Investigation Team from Persona 4 is here, Sae and Sojiro from P5 are here (They're not even Spirits, so it counts.) I also have the Touhou characters orbiting Planet Popstar... sooooooo, really, i've been doing characters outside of Smash Bros. *shrugs*
BGM: Rosalina in the Observatory 2 (Super Mario Galaxy)
"Easy does it…" Rosalina said, gently lifting Weiss's foot as she healed up her foot. "There we go. That should ease the swelling for now."
"Thanks." Weiss smiled.
"You're welcome." Rosalina smiled as Yang sat down next to her.
"So, who beat the hell out of you?"
"Some weird rock monster… this Daredevil comet came out of nowhere and he kicked our butts." Weiss said.
"That would be Bouldergeist." Rosalina explained. "He's not too particularly friendly to anyone."
"Yeah, I've noticed." Weiss said as they saw JINX approach Weiss.
"You got a Popplio?" Jade asked, kneeling down and petting Mara on the head.
"Pop!"
"Yup, found him in the Isle of Armor." Weiss said.
"We were just checking out JNPR's new Pokemon." Xena said. "That's cool you got a new addition!"
"I actually have two." Weiss said, calling out Razor.
"Snease!" The Sneasel said.
"Oh wow!" Nyx said and knelt down. "Cute little guy." She smiled. "Where'd you get him?"
"From that Iron Masked Marauder guy."
"Oh, so where Pyrrha got her Scizor." Iris said as Weiss nodded.
"You haven't seen Dàhuô since you last saw him, have you?" Yang asked.
"Nope. Did he evolve?" Xena asked.
"He sure did! And I got some new friends too!" She said, calling out her Pokemon.
"Boar!"
"Fleeeeetch!"
"Volca!"
"Clobbo!"
"Meet Phoenix, Helios and Royce!" Yang smiled.
"A VOLCARONA?!" Nyx and Jade yelled.
"Yup!" Yang grinned as her Fletchinder landed on her shoulder.
"Sweet." Iris said as they saw Blake approach them.
"Well, since we're showing off our Pokemon…" Blake would call out her own Pokemon.
"Pard!"
"Esp!"
"Zeroar!"
"You got a Zeraora? Nice!" Xena said as the Espurr climbed up Blake's shoulder. "So uh… what's with the large crescent-shaped scar on his chest?"
"Oh that?" Blake asked and then sweatdropped. "Remember when Ruby said that she was not really herself in Galar?"
"Yeah?" Nyx then looked at the Zeraora. "…No, she didn't."
"It was even Dynamaxed too." Blake said, glancing over at Ruby who was chatting with Tai and Qrow. "Anyway, this Espurr's name is Minette."
"Esp!"
"And now this one…" Blake pulled out a Love Ball. "This one was from an egg." She said. "Okay, Luna… you're up!" She called out, tossing it up in the air and opened up.
"Evai!" Luna cried and hopped up on Blake's other shoulder.
"An Eevee? Aww!" Iris smiled, then Ruby walked over.
"You guys showing of your team?" Ruby asked, as she felt a cold glare from Zeraora, causing her to flinch before shaking it off. "Anyway, here's mine!" She called out her whole team.
"Roark!"
"Rade!"
"Doooom!"
"Shifu!"
"Ivy!"
"Luran!"
"You already met Scarlet, Primrose and Grim, bit you haven't met Fleur and Fuchsia!" Ruby smiled.
"Oh wow, they're all so cute!" Jade exclaimed as Xena happily scratched the Houndoom below the chin as it let out a happy bark.
"Hey Blake!" Tails walked over to Blake as she turned around. "Knuckles told me you had a Nega Wisp. This true?"
"Nega Wisp… oh, you mean this little guy?" She asked, calling her Void Wisp.
"Yup, that's the one." Tails nodded. "You see, these Nega wisps are not like the other Wisps. Their Hyper-Go-On, which is basically their energy and life source, is completely drained and turns them into a mutated version of what they were. They're basically violent and corrupted Wisps… but luckily, they're not evil by nature."
"Oh, these poor things…" Nyx whispered.
"When you use the Wisps, you're only using a small bit of power of their Hyper-Go-On, so it doesn't really harm them." Tails continued.
Blake frowned, looking directly at her Void Wisp and gently petted it. "You've been through a lot… haven't you?" She asked as she let out a smile. "Don't worry, I'll take care of you." The Void Wisp let out a small growl, but it nudged into her hand as Blake smiled at it.
"Bzzzzt!" Rotom came out of Ruby's pocket. "I'm detecting a new Pokemon form from Gloria!" He said as he turned to Gloria who had just gotten her voice back thanks to Palutena. "Gloria, the Scottish Ghost Pokemon: This Scottish ghost will haunt your dreams if you make her angry enough. Legend has it she will lead an army against a giant demon with bagpipes in her hands. Duskull Gloria has the following moves: Curse, Shadow Ball, Hex and Will-O-Wi-" A Shadow Ball hit him in the face. "YOWCH!"
"You're really askin' for it, lad." Gloria gave him a glare.
"You make it too easy, bzzzt!" Rotom said, this time dodging a Shadow Ball. "Missed!" He then went into Ruby's pocket.
"Your Rotom Scroll, I swear…" Gloria shook her head while Ruby sweatdropped.
"Hey Rosie!" Palutena called out to Rosalina. "Come check out the new kitchen we just made for you!"
"Be right there!" Rosalina said as she walked off to the kitchen.
End BGM
Ibuki walked around the Observatory with a hum, but then she turned her head and saw the library. She would walk in and look around, seeing that it was a quiet place. She then had an idea and then walked out. "Hey Hiyoko-chan!" She said, catching Hiyoko's attention as she was talking to Byleth and Dorothea.
"Hmm?" Hiyoko wondered.
"Come here a sec!" Ibuki requested.
"Okay. See ya!" Hiyoko waved to the couple as she walked over to Ibuki, where she immediately grabbed her arm and yanked her inside the library. "Whoa!"
"Alright, Ibuki thought this would be a nice place to chat."
"About what?"
"Hiyoko-chan, remember when we first met and our lives were made a living hell by Junko?"
Hiyoko paled, flashing back to what had happened to her before. "Mikan, what are you doing?! Put that down! PUT THAT DOWN! NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Hiyoko shuddered. "Uh… yeah, I remember it well. I was a little bitch but now I'm a fully grown woman who's moved past that and only reserves my inner bitchiness for those who truly deserve it."
"Of course! And of course, we're spending our lives to the fullest on that island after Junko was gone for good."
"Mhm! And then of course, Sonia disappeared and you went to go find her, then called me up."
"Exactly. Just imagine… a whole new world to explore. We can start over."
Hiyoko's eyes widened, her eyes sparkling at the idea. "Are you saying we start anew? Start fresh without having to worry about that Junko bitch? No despair, nothing?"
"Got it in one!" Ibuki gave her a thumbs up.
Hiyoko thought back to why they were left to live on Jabberwock in the first place.
'Bitch' was a nice way to describe Junko Enoshima, the one responsible for kickstarting the Tragedy back in their world. The reason Hiyoko and her classmates fell to despair in the first place and joined her movement. The reason they were forced into a killing game by her A.I. counterpart. To Hiyoko, Ibuki, and all the other members of her class, Junko stole everything from them. But hearing Ibuki talk about this, with a chance to start over...maybe there was hope they could have normal lives again. Something Hiyoko wanted more than anything.
"Oh, I am SO for that idea!" Hiyoko grinned and then spotted a large book on a rocking chair. "Huh, looks like someone forgot to put it back."
"Hmm…" Ibuki rubbed her chin in thought and picked it up. "You wanna read it? Ibuki's curious what this is about."
"Oh… sure, why not?" Hiyoko shrugged as she leaned on a wall while Ibuki excitedly sat on the chair and opened the book.
BGM: Luma (Super Mario Galaxy)
Chapter 1 - The Celestial Duo
Our story begins a very, very long time ago with a young girl.
A young girl walked along a hill, humming to herself. She would see a rusted spaceship on her walk. "Hmm?" She wondered as she approached the spaceship, where she would see a lonely star child. It looked like it was crying. Curiously, the girl walked toward it. "What's your name? Are you lost?" She asked.
The small star child sniffled. "I'm Luma… and I'm waiting for Mama. She's coming for me on a comet!" He said. "I've… been waiting day and night for her."
The little girl smiled. "Don't worry, I'll wait for you." She promised, extending her pinky finger into the Luma's stubby arm.
At nightfall, the little girl borrowed her father's telescope and peered into the sky. She looked and looked, but she saw nothing. Hours turned into days and then years, but still the sky revealed nothing.
The little girl let out a sigh. "If we stay here looking much longer, I'll be an old lady soon." She said, before a lightbulb appeared above her head, pounding her fist into her palm. "Aha! Why don't we go out there and find your mother ourselves?"
"That's a great idea!" The Luma chirped.
The girl and Luma fixed up the rusty spaceship, and then the two set sail into the starry sky. And this is how the search for the celestial mother began.
Pause BGM
"Ah, I see that you're reading that storybook?" A voice asked, interrupting Ibuki's reading as the two looked over and saw Rosalina walking in.
"Oh! Hi Rosie-chan!" Ibuki smiled. "Yeah, Ibuki was reading this book. It intrigued the both of us!"
"Yeah, so far it's cute." Hiyoko said.
Rosalina giggled. "It is indeed. So, what were you doing in here? Surely there's something more to it?"
"Ah, Ibuki was just telling Hiyoko-chan that we ought to live our new lives to the fullest." Ibuki explained and went on to explain what she and Hiyoko were talking about, also mentioning what Junko had did to them.
"Oh goodness gracious!" Rosalina said, horrified at what she had done to them. "I do not blame you for starting a new life… I would not want to live in such a horrid life that this Junko did to you."
"No kidding. Despair is completely overrated. Do not recommend it." Hiyoko said.
Rosalina let out a chuckle. "Noted." She said and then looked at the chair Ibuki was sitting in. "Mind if I take over?"
"Oh! Sure." Ibuki nodded and switched places, and just as Rosalina sat down… a Luma happened to notice what Rosalina was doing.
"Hey guys! Mama is gonna read a story!" The Luma called out as a stampede of Lumas came flying in, which also attracted a curious Mario, Luigi, Ruby, Pit, Caboose, Cream & Cheese to see what all the fuss was about.
"I think you attracted a crowd." Hiyoko teased.
"This always happens." Rosalina giggled. "Anyway, let us begin." She began as she started to read the story from the beginning, then she flipped to chapter 2.
Resume Luma BGM
Chapter 2 - Star Bits
Days passed with no sight of the comet, or even a single planet. Instead, asteroids extended for as far as the eye could see. The little girl let out a groan. "If I had known it was going to take this long, I would have packed more jam." She said, her stomach rumbling.
Before they left, she had packed all the essentials: telescope, butterfly net, stuffed bunny, bread, milk, jam, and apricot-flavored tea, but... "Argh! I forgot to bring water!" She said in frustration, causing the Luma to laugh heartily. The girl however, pouted.
"As long as I have Star Bits, I'll be fine!" The Luma brought out some Star Bits. "Want some?" He asked, while continuing to laugh. The girl couldn't stay mad for long. The laughing was so infectious that she couldn't help but join in.
"All right, maybe just a nibble." She took a bite as her eyes widened in surprise. "Oh yummy!" She said, her eyes sparkling.
Leaning far out of the ship, the pair began to collect Star Bits with the girl's net. They almost fell out a few times, but they kept on collecting. The Star Bits tasted like honey.
Chapter 3 - The Comet
A beam of light pierced through the ship's window. Thinking it was the morning sun, the girl peered through the window, only to find a turquoise blue comet shimmering at her. "Oh!" She said in excitement. The little girl shook the sleeping Luma awake.
"Huh… wha…?" The Luma wondered groggily.
"We HAVE to get to that comet!" She said, still in excitement.
The pair descended on the comet and found that it was made of ice. They looked high and low, but Luma's mother was nowhere to be found. Exhausted, the little girl sat down with a flop, utterly unable to take another step.
"This is taking forever…" She said in exhaustion.
"Look!" The Luma pointed. Peering down at the icy ground where Luma was pointing, the girl suddenly noticed clusters of Star Bits encased in the ice. "Pretty good, huh? Finding Star Bits is my specialty!" The Luma said while beaming. "There's ice here, but it's so warm, I'll bet there's water here too!" The two decided to stay on the comet for a while. Riding the turquoise comet, the pair continued their search for Luma's mother.
Chapter 4 - The Dream
One night, the girl dreamed about her own mother. "Mother!" The girl called out. "Where are you going?" she asked her mother's retreating back. Without turning, her mother replied: "Don't fret, dearest. I'm not going anywhere. I'm always watching over you, like the sun in the day and the moon in the night."
A wave of sadness washed over the girl. "What about when it rains, and I can't see the sun or the moon?"
Her mother thought for a moment before responding. "I will turn into a star in the clouds and wait for your tears to dry."
When she awoke, the girl's face was damp with tears. "You have Star Bits in your eyes!" The Luma said with worry. The girl wiped her face and looked at the Luma.
"These are tears, not Star Bits. I'm crying because I'll never see my mother ever again!" She cried as the Luma started to tear up as well.
"Mama, oh, Mama... waaaah!"
The pair traveled through the starry skies, and though they encountered many other comets, not one of them held Luma's mother. Luma was despondent. "Mama… where are you…" The Luma softly said, tears running down its cheeks. The girl would respond by giving him a tight hug.
"Now now, Luma. The rain clouds won't go away if you keep crying. I'll give you a present if you stop." She gently closed her eyes. "I'll take care of you."
With these words, she felt a small spark in her heart.
Chapter 5 - Home
"The kitchen will go here, and the library will go over there. We'll put the gate here." Ever since the girl took Luma under her care, she'd been bustling about at a feverish pace. "It's a lot of work, but it's worth it to make a happy home." It turned out that Star Bits weren't the only things buried in the ice. There were tools and furniture unlike any they had ever seen, and the girl used them to build a home.
The Luma sweatdropped once the house was completed. "Don't you think it's awfully big for just the two of us?" He asked, as the girl rubbed her chin deep in thought. With a library, bedroom, kitchen, fountain, and gate, it was certainly spacious, but still, something seemed to be missing.
The little girl let out a sigh. "If only my father, brother and mother were here." She said wistfully. Indeed, the house was too large for its two small residents.
That night, clutching her favorite stuffed bunny close to her heart, the girl fell asleep in the starship.
Chapter 6 - Friends
Then one day, while the girl sat sipping tea, a tiny apricot-colored planet appeared on the horizon. From the planet, another Luma of the same color emerged. The little girl let out a gasp. "Do you two know each other?!" She asked in gleeful excitement, her eyes sparkling. Despite the girl's excitement, they seemed uneasy.
The two Lumas neither drew closer nor backed away from each other. Instead, they just stared. Then one Luma broke the silence. "My mama!"
At once, the apricot Luma parroted back. "My mama! My mama!"
"My mama! My mama!"
The two Lumas began to dance around the girl frantically, and neither showed any sign of stopping. The girl was so charmed by this adorable scene that she couldn't help but laugh. And that's when something very strange happened.
Suddenly, more Lumas began to pop out from the apricot planet. They were different colors, but they all shouted the same thing. "My mama!"
"My mama!"
The sight of all the shouting Lumas only made the girl laugh harder. "What am I going to do with all these children?!" She asked, as the Lumas stared blankly at her. She doubled over in laughter, wiping tears from her eyes. "Oh, I guess we'll just have to name each and every one of you." She giggled.
Tomorrow, once she had finished naming them all, she would begin moving all the Lumas into the new house.
Chapter 7 - The Telescope
After seeing their 100th comet, a sudden thought popped into the girl's head: "I wonder if my planet is still as blue as it was." That's when she remembered her father's telescope.
Peeking into the telescope, a tiny blue dot floated into sight. It was smaller than a Star Bit. "How strange… it's so far away, but it feels so close."
She twisted the knob of the telescope, and the blue dot grew until she could make out a grassy hill dotted with flowers. It seemed very familiar to her. Zooming even closer, a terrace on the hill came into view. "I used to go stargazing there when I lived on my home planet."
She remembered rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she followed her father up that hill to look at the stars...
She remembered how she and her brother would sled down that hill...
She remembered having picnics with her mother on that hill on bright and windy days... And...
Pause BGM
BGM: Sad Girl (Super Mario Galaxy)
The little girl teared up, starting to cry hard. "I want to go home! I want to go home right now!" She cried, as the Lumas didn't know what to do. "I want to go home! I want to go back to my house by the hill! I want to see my mother!" She shouted, her face wet with tears. "But I know she's not there! I knew all along that she wasn't out there in the sky! Because… because… she's sleeping under the tree on the hill!"
Chapter 8 - The Wish
Luma drew close and tried to comfort her. "Mama, you still have me! And don't be sad about your mama, because she's part of you! That means she's always close by! It's like me. I like Star Bits because they remind me of my mama."
"No… no…" The girl sobbed, unable to stop her tears.
A lonely look flickered across Luma's face, but it was soon replaced by a wide grin. "I have an idea! I will transform into a comet, a soaring comet that can carry you all on this journey!"
With that, Luma, trailing bands of white, soared high into the sky and just as quickly started to plummet back down. KABOOM! KABLAM! The ground shook, and a bright light poured out of the crater that the Luma had created.
The bands of light twisted together to form a comet tail. And then Luma emerged, reborn as a comet. The girl could scarcely believe her eyes. "But… how…?"
"Our destiny as Lumas is to transform into different things." A Red Luma spoke up who had suddenly appeared. "Stars, comets, planets… we can become all of these things!"
"When I grow up, I want to become a star that makes someone special smile." A Green Luma said.
"That Luma turned into a real cutie of a comet, didn't he!" A Blue Luma chimed in.
All of the Lumas together said, "No more crying, mama!"
"Thank you…" said the girl in a whisper, and she pulled the Lumas close and hugged them. From that day on, Star Bits no longer fell from the girl's eyes.
The comet set forth for the girl's home planet, its long tail blazing proudly behind it.
End BGM
Resume Luma BGM
Final Chapter - Family
With its many Lumas and telescopes, the comet was quite a sight to behold. The girl and the Lumas were proud to call it home. At a welcoming party for a new Luma, the girl gathered everyone in the Kitchen and said in a louder voice than usual... "All right, everyone! Let's make a cake! A cake sprinkled with Star Bits! Then it will be a star cake!" The Lumas excitedly began to gather the ingredients.
As she watched the Lumas scurry about, the girl smiled and thought to herself, "This is my family now, and I will stay with them until they're ready to leave the nest. And when they do leave, I'll see them off with a smile. Because that's what makes a mother happiest."
That night, when the girl lay down to sleep, a soft light enveloped her and reminded her of the blue planet she once called home. "But it would be nice to return home once every one hundred years to nap in my favorite sleeping nook."
The comet carrying the Lumas and the girl continues on its journey to this very day. With more "family members" in tow than can be counted, it's said that the comet visits the girl's home planet once every hundred years, its proud white tail glittering in the sky.
-The End-
End BGM
"That's all. My story is finished." Rosalina said.
"I always loved that story!" A Luma said as he floated out.
"Me too! It's one of my favorites!" Another spoke.
"I'm gonna need a tissue… I get so emotional with sad scenes!" Luigi sobbed as he walked out with Mario putting a hand on his shoulder. Ruby and Pit both walked out, both of them a bit emotional over the seventh chapter.
"Great story!" Cream smiled as she walked out.
"Chao chao!"
"I was happy, then I was sad… but I was happy again!" Caboose said as he walked out.
"I'm gonna need a moment…" Hiyoko whispered as she walked out.
Ibuki smiled and then walked out… but before she did, her ears twitched. Her hearing picked up the sound of… sniffling. She turned her head and saw Rosalina sitting on the chair, tears rolling down her cheeks as she silently sobbing. Ibuki walked back to Rosalina and knelt down in front of her. "Hey…"
BGM: Kairi III (Kingdom Hearts)
"O-Oh… y-you heard that?" Rosalina asked, wiping her tears.
"That little girl was you, wasn't it?"
"Y-yeah… I know I promised the Lumas I wouldn't cry anymore but-"
"The story always gets to you, because you've lived it." Ibuki said, gently taking Rosalina's hand and hugging her tightly. "You lost your mother over something awful… and she's sleeping underneath that tree."
"Mhm…"
"Rosie-chan, it's not healthy to bottle up your emotions."
"I know, but-"
"Ah! No buts… you gotta let it out every once in a while." She said, pulling away and looking into her eyes. "Ibuki thinks it's perfectly healthy to have Star Bits in your eyes!" She said. "Sure, the Lumas said no more crying, but she thinks otherwise."
"Are… are you sure?"
"Positive!" She said, taking her hand as Rosalina accepted it, then she pulled her in for another hug, wrapping her arms around her. "Ibuki knows what it's like to lose someone dear to her. She's lost Chiaki-chan. So it's okay to cry… just let it out. Ibuki sure did when Chiaki-chan passed." She whispered as Rosalina teared up, burying her head into her shoulder and started to cry. "Shhh… it's going to be okay… just let it all out." She said sweetly, rubbing her back as both of them unaware of Ruby who was eavesdropping on the conversation, and then walked away.
End BGM
Meanwhile, at Drip Drop Galaxy…
BGM: Drip Drop Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy)
Travis landed on the ground. "600 Star Bits… that's a bit of a greedy gut." He muttered as he walked forward and saw some penguins despairing. "What's goin' on?"
"Oh, these Gringills are eating up all our food! We can't go in there, it's far too dangerous!" A penguin said. "And grandpa is getting too old!"
"Ah, so you're thinking I should go in there and stop them?"
"Yes!"
"Well, I'll see what I can do." He said, pulling out his Beam Katana, but noticed that it was out of juice. "Ah shit…" He grumbled. "Excuse me a moment." He said as he walked to the other side of the island as he started shaking it… rather suggestively. His back was turned to the penguins as a few of them curiously looked at him, wondering what he was doing until the Beam Katana lit up. "Got it!" He said as he looked at the screen. "What? I wasn't going to let them see that. They're kids!" He said as he dove on in.
Travis swam around, spotting the first Gringill minding its own business. He let out a smirk as he started slicing at the Gringill. The Gringill writhed in agony as he kept slashing until its bloodied remains floated to the surface. A Gringill spotted this from behind Travis and let out a roar of anger as it rushed at him. Travis turned around and blocked the attack easily before slicing the second Gringill in half, where it would float to the top and spilling blood everywhere.
The third Gringill was on the other side of the planet as Travis went up for air and spotted a Red Shell. He grabbed it as it carried him to his destination. He threw the Red Shell at the Gringill to get its attention as it turned around and rushed at him, only to get sliced and diced by Travis, leaving its bloodied remains float to the top. He would come up to the surface and faced the Penguins. "Free chum! Get your free chum here!" He called out, as he heard happy chirps from the penguins as they dove in.
"That'll keep them happy." He said as he swam down, finding himself a Power Star over a sunken ship. With a smirk, he flew out of the water.
End BGM
At Bubble Breeze Galaxy…
BGM: Space Fantasy (Super Mario Galaxy)
"Fine time for this thing to malfunction!" Captain Toad grumbled as he and his team were working on repairing the Spaceshroom. It was then that Penny landed near the group.
"Need some help?" Penny asked.
"Yeah, we were trying to locate the Power Star, but unfortunately, this thing decided to malfunction." Toadette said with a sigh.
"I can go find it!" Penny said as she started to fly up, but then spotted a machine nearby that blew out a bubble. "Hmm?" She wondered as she flew over to it out of curiosity. "A bubble?" She wondered as she poked in, seeing her whole hand go in. She let out a giggle and went inside. She used her jet boots to manipulate the direction of the bubble. However, as she was flying, she got caught in a jet stream. "Whoa!" She yelped as it the wind slammed her into a mine. "OOOF!" She grunted as she fell into the poison swamp.
"Ooooh!" The Toad Brigade winced.
"Welp, she had a good run!" Blue Toad said.
"Wait a minute, isn't she a robot?" Purple Toad wondered as Penny burst out of the poison swamp, shaking the poison off her body.
"I'm okay!" Penny said as she flew around to collect the Star Chips in the area, then launched away when she got into the Launch Star. Once she landed, she could hear the Power Star nearby. She flew up and saw it was just behind a rock wall. She then looked over at the maze that would lead her to the Power Star. "I could go through the maze, but what would be the point?" She asked as she flew over the wall and grabbed the Power Star.
She started to fly off, but then looked back at the Toad Brigade as she flew over to them. "Hand me a wrench. I'll help you out."
"Here ya go!" Green Toad said as Penny went right to work on helping them out.
End BGM
Back at the Observatory…
"Oh boy!" Polari exclaimed. "We're getting confirmation of a Grand Star nearby!"
"Then we've no time to lose." Mario said.
"You guys go on ahead… I think we deserve a break for a while." Weiss said as her team nodded.
"Fair enough." Mario said with a nod as he walked off, joined by his bro, Sonic, Amy, Knuckles, and JNPR.
"We'll be back!" Knuckles said as they walked toward the Kitchen, where they would blast off from the Launch Star.
"There they go." Polari said as he would notice Rosalina walking out of the library with Ibuki. "Oh hey, there you are… why are your eyes bloodshot?"
"Don't worry about it." Rosalina said. "I do feel a lot better now."
"Oh?"
Ibuki let out a giggle as she reached into her bag. "That reminds her… Ibuki brought this over just in case." She said, pulling out an Xbox 360 and planting it on the ground, then took out a game. "Behold! Guitar Hero 3! Ibuki thought this might help cheer you up, Rosie-chan!"
"Oh… thank you." Rosalina said as Ibuki handed her a guitar controller.
"So! How good are you on a guitar?"
Rosalina let out a chuckle. "Well… as a matter of fact-"
Meanwhile…
BGM: Bowser Jr's Airship Armada (Super Mario Galaxy)
The group landed on an airship as they wee greeted by Octoombas and Egg Robos. "These are the front lines?" Knuckles asked. "Pffft, that's pathetic."
"Yup." Sonic agreed as they charged ahead, easily taking care of them as one by one, they went into the cannon and blasted off to the next airship, where a Pull Star would grab them as they were greeted by Caterkillers, Sentry Beamers, a Magikoopa and a few Buzz Bombers. Mario and Luigi hammered the Caterkillers away while Nora fired lightning bolts at the Sentry Beamers to short circuit them as Jaune and Pyrrha ran over to take out the Magikoopa while also blocking his magic as Amy threw her hammer at a Buzz Bomber.
Once they were done, they hopped into another cannon and blasted away to the next airship, where they were greeted by Motobugs and Wigglers. Knuckles and Amy pummeled the Motobugs as they carried on to a moving platform while ignoring the Wigglers. They would be greeted by airships shooting them with cannonballs as several Buzz Bombers and Egg Robos would also shoot at them, but Ren would shoot these down with his Ren Bow as Pyrrha, Nora and the Bros would help him out. They soon docked at the last airship where they would launch up from a Sling Star and land on the deck.
End BGM
"Hahahaha!" Junior came flying toward them from his airship. "If you bozos think you're gonna another Grand Star, you got another thing comin'!"
"So, we're fighting you?" Sonic asked.
"Yup! I don't need my papa's help!" He said as the airship aimed at them as he let out a smirk. "FIRE!"
BGM: Enter Bowser Jr! (Super Mario Galaxy)
The Royal Heir - Bowser Junior
Junior fired cannonballs at the group where they were able to dodge it, though Amy was able to bat one away toward Junior, but it just barely missed him. More cannonballs were fired as Mario would spot a Koopa. He ran over and jumped on it, then he threw him directly at the ship. "Yowch!" Junior yelped. "Alright, let's see how you like this!" He said, firing Bullet Bills at the group as Sonic did a homing attack on a Bullet Bill, sending it flying back as it nearly hit Junior.
"Would you stop throwing my stuff back at me!" Junior yelled.
"What? It's only fitting!" Sonic shrugged as Luigi and Nora fired lightning bolts at the airship to short circuit it right as a few Bullet Bills were launched as Sonic was able to kick one toward directly at Junior.
"Gah!" He yelped and then Kamek appeared in front of him.
"Don't worry, Master Junior, I'll help you!" He said, firing magic at them where they avoided the attack as more Bullet Bills came flying out, but Jaune would pick up a Koopa Shell and threw it at Junior, hitting him again.
"GAH!" He yelled.
End BGM
"Hey! Need some help?" A voice called out as Koopa Clown Cars came flying in as Roman and Neo hopped out, then General Guy came flying in and landed near Kamek as Amy suddenly let out a yelp as Sonic turned to see Metal Sonic holding her.
"Amy!" Sonic exclaimed and glared at Metal Sonic. "You."
"Rrrrgh! That's it!" Junior yelled. "It's time to get serious!"
Back at the Observatory…
"Wait, you want to try THAT for your first song?!" Ibuki yelled in shock. "That's way too hard for ya. Believe her, it took Ibuki months to master this one! Besides, it's not exactly a warm up song."
Rosalina smiled. "I just want to try it out."
Ibuki sweatdropped. "Okay…"
"That song?" Grif asked. "Welp, her funeral."
Back with the others…
"Alright, all systems… full POWER!" Junior yelled, pressing the button right as the same time as Rosalina pressed the button.
BGM: Through the Fire and Flames
The airship roared to life and aimed directly at the group while Junior front flipped off of the airship, switching bandanas mid jump and landed on the ground as Shadow Mario. "Bring it on, old man!" He said as Mario got into a fighting stance, while Amy had enough and hammered Metal Sonic in the head to knock him to a wall.
"I'm not gonna be your damsel!" Amy glared.
"Welp, this is gonna be a bit more chaotic." Jaune said.
"This is gonna be fun!" Nora smirked as they lunged directly at the group as Mario and Shadow Mario punched each other, their fists colliding into each other as they jumped back. Shadow Mario rushed at Mario and delivered a few swings, but Mario blocked these and delivered a strong punch to the gut and delivered an uppercut. He then activated the Fire Brand and launched a stream of fire but Shadow Mario pulled out his brush and flung paint at the fire, as it exploded in mid-air as Shadow Mario landed and rushed at him, swinging his paintbrush as Mario quickly dodged until Shadow Mario sweep kicked him and then swung his paintbrush to knock Mario to a wall. Mario quickly recovered and smirked, cracking his knuckles and charged at Shadow Mario.
Neo and Luigi rushed at each other and both clashed their weapons, both of them looking at each other with a smirk as they jumped back as Luigi launched a lightning bolt at her but she easily blocked with her umbrella as Neo ran over and gracefully front flipped before axe kicking the plumber, but he blocked and grabbed her leg, throwing her to the side but Neo gracefully recovered and rushed at him, quickly thrusting her umbrella to stab him but Luigi blocked with his hammer. It was then that Neo pressed a button on the handle of her umbrella and suddenly Luigi was blasted by an explosive shot, knocking him away but he recovered. "Shotgun Brella, huh?" Luigi guessed as Neo let out a nod. "Heh, wait 'til Marnie sees that." He said as they lunged at each other again.
Junior's airship glowed an electrifying aura as it fired electric shots out at Jaune who had blocked an attack from Roman. "Nnngh!" Jaune grunted as he nearly got hit by a large cannonball. "I'm not sure who's controlling that airship, but we gotta be careful!"
"Noted!" Nora said as she was busy fighting General Guy with Knuckles as he fired Bullet Bills from his tank while also chucking Bob-ombs. Nora would launch the Bob-ombs back at him while dodging the Bullet Bills as Knuckles delivered an uppercut that made his tank roll back, but General Guy rammed Knuckles back while also firing cannonballs at him.
"Not today!" General Guy yelled, throwing Kab-ombs at the two as General Guy would then light them up as they started running at the two, forcing them to jump back as the Kab-ombs jumped up and exploded like fireworks as Nora and Knuckles ran toward the tank and swung at it, where it would spin around and knock the two back.
Sonic and Metal Sonic rushed at each other, both of them slamming into each other as Sonic would punch him while Metal Sonic did a flip kick to knock him away, though Amy hammered Metal Sonic away. Metal Sonic glared at Amy and rushed at her, but she swung her hammer to create a tornado to suck him in as Sonic would hit him with a Homing Attack to kick him to a mast. The two would run over toward him as Metal Sonic would rush at the two, attempting to Spin Dash as Sonic did the same, both of them colliding as Amy swung her hammer at Metal Sonic, knocking him up in the air. Metal Sonic glowed a light blue aura as Sonic charged up as well as both of them lunged at each other with a Light Speed Attack.
Shadow Mario swung his paintbrush at him, but Mario backflipped as he brought FLUDD out, then squirted him head on, knocking Shadow Mario back as he jumped to the side and rushed at Mario, punching him in the head to knock him back as he then struck him with his paint with an X, snapping his fingers as the X exploded and sent Mario back but he swiftly recovered as he ran over and punched Shadow Mario in the gut and then delivered an uppercut to knock him in the air. Mario would then jump up, and manipulated his fire to his hammer and then swung it down, sending Shadow Mario crashing on the deck.
Kamek fired magic directly at Pyrrha and Ren, the two of them avoiding the attacks as Pyrrha rushed at him and slashed at him repeatedly while Ren shot at him. Kamek formed a magic shield to block the attacks as he teleported away and threw lightning magic at the two, but Pyrrha would block this with her shield as she jumped back, forming her spear into a rifle where she would then activate her Fire Brand and fired a blast of fire at him, hitting him directly in the face after he dodged an attack from Ren. Ren would follow up with a flip kick as Pyrrha then shot him again. A large cannonball from the airship nearly hit her as she turned around and fired at it.
Luigi would hammer Neo in the gut, but she shattered as Luigi turned around and blocked a kick from Neo. He would then counter by delivering a swing to her gut and then blasted her with electricity, knocking the mute girl away. Neo would gracefully land as she aimed at Luigi and fired explosive shots at him, forcing him to jump around as he landed directly at Neo's sight and fired, but Luigi blocked this explosive shot with his hammer and sent it back, hitting Neo head on and sent her flying toward a wall. "Oh!" Luigi winced.
Jaune slashed at Roman, who had blocked the attack with his cane as he smacked him in the head as he then kicked him in the gut as would then shoot him with the cane, knocking Jaune down but he got back up as he rushed at him, summoning the Rejuvenator and swinging the axe down, but Roman blocked it as they both clashed. "So, how'd the first date go?"
"Pretty well!" Jaune responded, parrying the attack.
"Atta boy." Roman smirked before swinging his cane and then shooting him head on but Jaune blocked with his shield and countered, sending him toward a wall as he turned and saw the airship charging up and then rammed into Jaune.
"Wah!" Jaune dove for cover as the airship zipped by. "That airship's got a mind of his own!"
"I got it!" Nora said. "Knuckles, throw me!" She said, tossing the hammer to him.
"You got it!" Knuckles said, readying Nora's hammer and swinging it, sending Nora flying toward the ship as she landed perfectly. She then summoned her Valkyrie Club.
"Let's see what makes you tick!" Nora smirked as she hopped into the airship right as the two Sonics were knocked to opposite walls. Amy would rush at Metal Sonic and swing her hammer, but Metal Sonic grabbed the hammer and punched her in the stomach and tossed the hammer away. Knuckles would immediately see Amy in trouble after punching a Bullet Bill into General Guy.
"Amy! Use this!" He said, throwing Nora's hammer at her which she immediately grabbed it and swung at Metal Sonic right as he was about to claw at her. Amy rushed at Metal Sonic and swung the hammer as Metal Sonic would grab a hold of it, but Sonic spin dashed into him to knock him back. Amy would spot a button on Nora's hammer as she pressed it, where it switched to the Grenade Launcher. She would then aim at Metal Sonic and fired, hitting him head on as Sonic looked at her in surprise.
"Eh… I'll call that a lucky shot." Amy said, switching it back to the hammer form as she swung it to knock Metal Sonic toward a wall… when suddenly the airship started to die down and landed on the airship, as Nora burst out of the airship.
"AHAHAHAHA! THE UNLIMITED POWEEEER!" Nora yelled, holding a Yellow Chaos Emerald in her hands.
"Wait, that ship was being controlled by a Chaos Emerald?!" Jaune said.
"…Oh shit." Roman paled as Nora jumped up and swung her Valkyrie Club into the ground, creating a massive electrical shockwave that sent everyone flying as the airship they were on were on started to malfunction. Everyone would get up and saw a crazy look in Nora's eyes.
"Ah screw this! We'll settle this later!" Shadow Mario said, as they got in their Clown Cars and bolted out of there as even Metal Sonic bailed out of there.
"Yeah, that's right! You better run! AHAHAHAHAHA!" Nora cackled as Sonic yanked the Chaos Emerald out of her grasp. "AHAHA… hahaha… haaah… oooh, wow, what a rush!" She grinned, taking the hammer back from Amy.
"I think it went to her head." Jaune said.
"Ya think?" Pyrrha sweatdropped as they fished out the Grand Star from the wreckage and then they flew off right as the airship started exploding.
Back at the Observatory…
Rosalina kept strumming the guitar, not even missing a single note while she was shredding the guitar. She didn't even notice everyone staring at her in shock as JNPR and the others landed near them. "What's going on?" Jaune asked.
"Uh… Rosalina is kicking some major ass!" Hiyoko said, then when Rosalina finished, she raised her arm up and did the "rock on" gesture while panting.
End BGM
"Hah… hah…. Hah…. Still got it!" Rosalina said, wiping the sweat off her forehead as Grif, Simmons, Pit and Palutena finally fainted from the sheer insanity that they had witnessed.
"You sure she's not royalty? Because she's a queen!" Tucker exclaimed.
"Go mama!" A Luma cheered while Ibuki fell on her knees, completely in shock.
"She… she is not worthy to be in your presence! Holy SHIT, that was incredible!" Ibuki praised.
"I did play the guitar when I was a little girl." She giggled before letting out a sigh. "I can't believe I keep forgetting to grab it every time I go back home."
"Next time, don't forget it." Ibuki teased with a wink, causing Rosalina to giggle. She would then turn to see the Grand Star.
"Oh! The Grand Star!" Rosalina said as the Grand Star flew into the core, causing it to expand and opening up the Bedroom.
"That's another one!" Mario chuckled.
"Hey, is that another Chaos Emerald?" Ruby asked.
"Yup!" Sonic nodded as Ruby rushed over inside the Blue Typhoon and came back out with the other Chaos Emerald.
"Sweet! Now we have two!" Ruby smiled, when suddenly the Chaos Emeralds start to light up. "Huh?"
"Ooooh boy…" Sonic said.
"What's going on?" Carolina asked when suddenly they were blinded by light as a beam of light shot up into space.
"Wah! My eyes!" Weiss yelped.
"Oooh, pretty lights!" Caboose said.
Meanwhile, with Dark Ruby…
Dark Ruby knelt on one knee, panting. Meta was doing the same as both of them were panting. "Damn dude… you've gotten stronger since we've last met."
"You're no slouch either." Meta growled.
"How about we wrap this up as "Both of you are completely insane!"." Washington said and then noticed something in the corner of his eye. "Hmm?" He wondered as he took a look. "Uh… guys?"
"How about when we're rested up, we go a few more rounds?" Dark Ruby suggested.
"Agreed."
"Guys!" Washington got their attention. "Look!" He said as they saw a massive bright light in the distance. "That… is the brightest star I've ever seen, of all time."
"Yeah…" Dark Ruby said as they heard noises coming from Meta's Chaos Emerald.
Meta let out a deep throaty growl. "That's them."
"It is?" Dark Ruby wondered before smirking. "Oh baby! It's time to wipe the floor with that bitch!" She said as the airship turned around and took off.
Somewhere else in space…
"Investigating source of bright light." R3-B7 said. "…Two Chaos Emeralds have met. There is a large group at a space station."
"That must be where their hideout is. Go to that light and engage the enemy." Eggman said.
"Copy. Will engage." R3-B7 took off flying.
Back at the Observatory…
The light dissipated. "What… what was that?" Gloria asked.
"Chaos Emeralds tend to do that when they reunite." Tails explained.
"Let's just hope no one saw that." Knuckles said as they agreed… when a sudden chill went through Ruby's spine.
What… what was that chill just now? Ruby thought as her eyes widened. Oh no… don't tell me she's-…!
With Dark Ruby…
"It's time we finished this." Dark Ruby smirked devilishly.
Ah, referencing concept art from Odyssey for the win! ...Even though she was playing a simple guitar, but whatevs!
Also, I was originally gonna have Rosalina shred the Halo 2 theme song when they came back (Because I heard that Guitar Hero 3's modding community went wild), but a friend said "Watch, she shreds Through the Fire and Flames easily." as a throwaway line, but I went "Hmm, I can work with that! ...Wait, idea. What if it was the boss music for phase 2 of the fight?" aaaaand the rest is history.
Anyway, next chapter is gonna be exciting! So exciting that I might just go out of my way and write another chapter! Who knows!