Wazzup everyone! So, Steve is in Smash. He's pretty fun to play, but his recovery is meh, to say the least. Still, his addition in Smash was certainly one of the best. :)
So why not take this time and unleash another new chapter? Thought it would be a good idea. I do like writing these, after all.
But here goes! I hope you enjoy! :D
Backwards message of the chapter: HSAMS NI TI ELTTES ,THGIL EHT OT BMUCCUS
*one day later*
Everyone thought it was just a dream, and that it would be over soon. One day has passed since the splatpocalypse rising that shortly became to be known as the "City of Light". Inkopolis Square is stuck in a deep peril, and most of the citizens have been kidnapped, and taken to the Fearical Dome.
The ones who survived ran into their homes for safety. Even though this may prove to be useless without some sort of protection from these mysterious creatures, no one managed to get hurt. They don't know who would try and break into their homes. Usually for an unknown reason, as these creatures show no mercy.
Redd and Mia managed to get away from Galleom and Giga Bowser faster than they expected. The others had to find an escape route after the puppet fighters managed to stop Sonic from banishing Galeem once and for all.
And speaking of Galeem... whatever he is doing, it musn't be good.
After Galeem obliterates Tabuu in one measly hit, his power only continues to grow. As if both the corrupted Smash universe AND taking over Inkopolis Square wasn't enough for him. He is still greedy for power.
And Hikari managed to befriend Jenny. The two don't know each other well, but they somehow managed to get along without one of them killing each other. And no one knows about their secret friendship, besides the two themselves.
But what'll come with the City of Light? Will Hikari retire from Galeem's bright forces, and join Jenny? Or would Jenny succumb as one of the victims of this event? And Hikari would just watch without helping her?
Betrayal can happen from either of these two. Because either way... the City of Light was messing with everyone.
*scene: main room of the Fearical Dome*
The party from yesterday was continuing. Everyone was just dancing around and having a good time. It's like they all forgot about what happened with Tabuu, and pay no attention to it. Instead, they just continue their little victory through this party.
There was a higher pillar with a huge throne that Galeem was floating above. Galeem was holding Sonic in one of his wings, the latter of which was still in a statue-like pose from the little intervention previously.
The Lord of Light grabbed everyone's attention by gently patting Sonic with a spoon, making a few small clink! sounds. Everyone turned their attention towards their leader.
"Ladies! Gentlemen! The puppet fighters that... consist of a group of, like, seventy-seven fighters!" Galeem called out.
"Seventy-eight fighters!" An angry Master Hand exclaimed as he gestures towards the eight DLC fighters.
"Whoa! Sorry. Grah ha, touchy subject." Galeem made a gesture of trying to roll his eyes as he crosses his wings like arms. The others gathered a little closer, and Galeem clears his throat as he gets back on track.
"Anyways," He said, "It's been fun turning Inkopolis Square inside out, along with grabbing all the terrified Inklings and Octolings residing here..."
The light god backs up a bit to give everyone a more clearer view of the giant throne on the pillar.
"...and then stacking them into this massive throne of frozen cephalopod agony!" He continued. A thunder strike can be heard as the throne brightens up due to a lightning effect. Galleom and Hikari were putting two more Inklings on the throne as a finishing touch.
Meanwhile, another Master Hand floats up holding an Octoling. He puts the Octoling on an empty spot of the throne and squeezes her in there. Then, the cloned glove floats away to do its own thing.
Galeem lays down on the throne as two of his four wings lean on the edges. And somehow, there were no screams from the citizens. And Galeem just enjoyed this nice feeling.
"Don't worry!" He chuckled, "They're not conscious anymore! I think."
However, as soon as he said that, he turns his attention to an Inkling girl with green hair turning back to normal stature, but weakened.
"Urgh... the-the sweet dear Inkopolis, it has... friendly faces..." She murmured. Galeem was quick to poke the girl back to her original position.
"Whoops! Grah ha ha, ba-back you go there." The light god stated during his poking. As soon as the girl was back in the previous position, she turned back to the statue color.
Galeem wasn't quick to have the sarcastic view forever. He immediately got serious as he puts one of his wings up.
"But Inkopolis Square is just the beginning," The Lord of Light reminded, "It's time to take our invasion WORLDWIDE!"
A small pattern that resembles the Earth appeared on Galeem's core. This made everyone start cheering and roaring some more, knowing that their work is not done just yet.
Hikari had a small smirk on her face as she looks at her mentor.
"Ooh, now this oughta be good." The white-haired swordfighter said to herself as she places on hand on her hip, and another grabbing out her sword. As she does that, Galeem uses his endless power to upon up a huge hole on one of the walls behind the throne.
"Alright, monstrous titans, to the corners of this universe! Set the whole Inkopolis universe in set with our bright light!" Galeem commanded. Six of the monsters (all the ones you fight in the World of Light story mode) flew through the whole as soon as Galeem made his command. Hikari stayed back and watch everything being put in line.
"This singular dimension is OURS!" Galeem added, maintaining a dominant pose. The six giants continued flying up, ready to unleash their power that was enhanced by the Lord of Light.
Galeem leans back and thinks to himself.
"Hm," He mumbled, "Universal domination. It's just like my original intentions in the Smash universe. I could get used to-"
Galeem suddenly heard a loud "uff!" noise from all the monsters. He saw them all get hit by a mysterious wall that even Galeem himself could not see. And the monsters fell down until they hit the ground, getting severely weakened in the process.
"WHAT?!" Galeem screamed as he clenches his wings like a fist. He quickly floats up to the wall, and slows down once he feels like he has gotten closer. He pokes it lightly, and it only made ripples, not allowing his wing to pass through.
Looking above, it seems that Galeem's whole takeover only affected Inkopolis Square. Every are outside of it was normal. The sky was its normal color, and there was no damage or anything like that to add onto it. The invasion didn't get close to those places.
The Lord of Light wasn't pleased at the slightest. He seemed more frustrated upon realizing.
"Hmm... this might be more complicated than I thought..." He muttered.
"I think I broke something..." Dracula complained as he earned some groans from the other monsters that fell.
"WALK IT OFF!" Galeem shrieked at them, his core glowing brighter.
*meanwhile, at Inkopolis Square*
"Hey, Ali! Over here!" A female voice called out. In the middle of the Square where there was way less damage going on, Aaliyah was around. The innocent Octoling immediately recognized the voice, and she turned her head over to where the voice came from.
She noticed that the person who called her name was Chany. The pink Inkling was running towards her shy friend, with a slightly afraid expression.
"Chany...?" Aaliyah mumbled.
"What are you doing out here? I thought... you were caught! B-By the gloves!" Chany yelped.
"Well... I-I was in my home for the remainder of yesterday," Aaliyah explained, "When I saw the whole thing happen, I hid in my room and started crying. C-Caleb went to comfort me, but I stayed home for my own safety. I came out because... I-I wanted to look for my friends and see where they're at..."
She was cut off when Chany hugged her. Ali was shocked at the sudden contact, but she immediately hugged back, wanting the comfort some more.
"Don't worry, Ali. You're safe," Chany assured soothingly, "All the gloves are out of this part of the Square, and no one is getting hurt. Besides, if anything goes wrong, you've got me by your side! Oh, and Flint, too."
"Flint's here as well?" Aaliyah asked. Chany pulled away from the hug and just smiles at the innocent Octoling.
"Yep! Both of us saw what was happening on our end, so we had to come together since we were unsure of what was happening," Chany admitted, "As soon as we did, we had to find a safe spot. It was tough, since we could've sworn that those giant gloves caught us running away."
As the conversation went on, Flint approached the two girls, who immediately turned over to him. Chany just smiled, as he was expecting his appearance, while Aaliyah was shocked to see that he was okay, too.
"We chose to go to Chany's home, and from there, we were safe." Flint chimed in.
"Phew... a-at least you two didn't get caught." Aaliyah sighed in relief.
"We were worried about you, too. This is so difficult for me to adjust to, since we don't even know what's going on." Chany whimpered, shaking slightly.
"This is the kind of lifestyle I don't wanna live," Flint cried, "An Inkopolis without music, fun, Turf Wars, friends... that seems awful without all of the things we have now! We need to stop that giant spire in the sky!"
"But where do we start? I'm not sure how to! I wasn't there with Redd, Mia, Sonic, Ali and Caleb when they got teleported to the Smash universe!" Chany exclaimed. Before they can think about how they can be able to stop this doomsday, they heard the sound of footsteps. The sound grew louder, indicating that whoever was there was getting closer to the three.
A few seconds later, Mia and Caleb met up with them. Both of them had their Agent outfits on.
"Ali! Thank goodness you're not hurt..." Caleb sighed once he realized his crush was okay.
"Mm hmm. No bruises or any bleeding scraps..." Aaliyah said quietly. The two get closer to each other for comfort.
"Oh, hey. Chany. And Flint. So you two are unsure where to go?" Mia questioned.
"We just got back from my home, hoping that no gloves would catch us as we try to work things out." Chany stated.
"What happened with you, Mia?" Flint asked.
"It's a long story, but I'll make it as simple as possible," Mia answered, "So, Redd, Caleb and I teamed up with the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook after Marie found some of the shards of the broken bottle, and we tried to use that to banish Galeem from the Square. But it was useless, as Galeem's slaves interrupted our plan, destroy some debris, and gave the opportunity for Galeem to capture Sonic."
The other three gasped in fear when Mia said that Sonic was captured.
"O-Oh no...!" Aaliyah cried.
"This is terrible! I'm not sure how we can be able to survive this outbreak!" Flint shouted.
"I know, I know. Just calm down. We'll find a way to save Sonic and get through this." Mia assured. Caleb turned towards the third Agent, curious.
"But what do we do now? The bottle is gone for real now, and there's no way we can just go up to the giant dome and confront Galeem!" Caleb questioned, getting a little scared.
"I think this may be a team effort for what we're about to do. I don't think any of us can stop that 'Galeem' all alone." Chany said.
"You're right about that, Chany," Mia agreed, "Galeem can easily take down buildings with ease, and rupture streets and more like no tomorrow. This light scenery is not only giving me a headache, but it gives Galeem endless power. I couldn't even get a good night sleep because of the stupid light!"
"Oh, I-I'm so sorry..." Aaliyah said, showing a sad look.
"Don't be, Ali. It's not your fault. It's Galeem's. He was the one who caused this whole thing in the first place." Mia replied. Aaliyah looks down slightly, but Caleb puts one hand on her shoulder to comfort her like always.
"Should we meet up with the other Agents on this whole thing, and come up with another plan?" Caleb questioned.
"Oh yeah! Good idea, we should do that. But we're gonna have to do it fast!" Chany responded.
"My brother is at his home with the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook," Mia reminded, "So we should all bolt over there now. Redd told me he was helping discuss another plan to stop this event, so we all should go over there and brainstorm suggestions before it's too late."
"Ah. We're... really allowed to team up now?" Flint asked.
"It's for the best, Flint," Chany said, "I know about your fanboyism for the four idols, and I was the same way, too. But don't fret, you did really good meeting Marie for the first time! So discussing our ideas all together won't be so bad, right?"
"Not at all." Caleb replied.
"Glad we all agree.." Aaliyah said with a small, cute smile.
"That's right. Now, let's get over there now. Before the Master Hands find us." Mia suggested. Everyone else nodded in agreement, and they all headed over to Redd's apartment, where he, along with the four idols, were waiting.
"Ohh, THAT'S what they're called!" Flint said in awe.
*scene: inside of Redd's apartment*
Just as predicted, Redd was at his home with the four famed idols in Inkopolis Square. They were giving off suggestions, but none seemed to agree with anything with how dangerous this event seems to be.
"You sure we can't just confront Galeem and get it over with?" Pearl complained.
"*sigh* If you want to risk being one of Galeem's so-called 'puppets', then you can go right ahead." Marie sighed, talking in a sarcastic tone.
"There's gotta be something we can do!" Callie cried.
"This is worrying me so much. Sonic's captured, and he's the only one who knows a lot about Galeem's intentions," Marina said, "This is going to be hard for us. And it makes me sad knowing Sonic is trapped in the confines of the light..."
"I hope Sonic's okay..." Callie whimpered, thinking about the horrible things that could be happening to the poor squid right now.
"Hmm... what if we try to super jump to the portal above the humongous dome?" Redd suggested after thinking it through.
"You sure we can make it? I kinda doubt it, since we can only super jump to about an average of five feet." Marie questioned. Redd was about to explain, but then he was interrupted when he heard a knock at the door.
"Who's here at this moment?" Marina questioned.
"Careful, it may be a trick!" Callie warned. Redd slowly walked up to the door, which gave everyone else a slightly fearful look. When the Squid Bits leader approached the main entrance, he puts his hand on the knob and slowly turned it, opening the door.
He just gave a quick peek to see who was there. He looked forward to see that Mia, Aaliyah, Caleb, Chany and Flint were there. This caused Redd to sigh in relief, then he opens the door all the way to greet them.
"What was with the peeking, bro? Thought we were some sort of Master Hand?" Mia teased.
"I was just cautious, that's why I took the extra approach. Come in, you four." Redd insisted. They all stepped inside, and once they were safe in Redd's humble abode, the red Inkling closes the door and locks it, just in case.
"Hey everyone!" Flint greeted.
"Flint!" Callie exclaimed with a happy look.
"Eyy, look who else came to join in!" Pearl cheered.
"Everyone alright?" Marina asked in concern.
"None of us were chased or caught." Caleb replied.
"Flint and I stayed in my home for the time being until today, when we thought it was temporarily safe to go out," Chany explained, "I soon encountered Ali, and Mia and Caleb came along shortly after."
"Luckily none of us got hurt..." Aaliyah added, as Caleb puts one of his hands on Aaliyah's shoulder.
"Thank goodness for that. Our mission will be harder if we all went missing..." Marie said.
"But anyways, you all came just in time! We just had an idea that I thought up of real quick." Redd reminded with a grin.
"I much rather would've went with confronting the god..." Pearl grumbled, crossing her arms.
"It's too risky, Pearlie." Marina assured.
"What have you got in mind, bro?" Mia questioned.
"So," Redd explained, "You know the portal in the sky that caused everything to go out of control? The one that the dome is underneath? I'm thinking we should all gear up, and super jump to try and get to the other side."
"Can we even make that, though?" Chany asked.
"I'm sure there's gotta be some sort of gravitational pull that'll make it easier for us." Flint answered.
"Gravitational pull?" Caleb repeated, not knowing what the power armor Inkling was saying.
"It's basically like... the portal will be pulling us in the closer we get to it." Marie said.
"Ohh!" Caleb realized, smiling after he learnt.
"But now that you mention it, Flint, that could work," Marie responded as she turns to the orange-haired squid, "That huge portal has got to have some kind of energy to pull us into it. So maybe we can give it a try. It's another chance we can get."
"Great thinking, Flint!" Callie complimented.
"Oh, uh... t-thank you." Flint said bashfully.
"So, we gonna do it?" Mia asked.
"Yeah, sis. We're gonna do it." Redd repeated, showing a small smirk.
"Um... c-can I just stay by? I... I don't wanna..." Aaliyah tried to say, only to trail off and lose her train of thought.
"Hey, hey. I know what you mean, Aaliyah," Caleb comforted as he looks at the innocent Octoling, "All of us understand if you wanna stay out. You are a pacifist, after all, so we won't force you to do something you don't wanna do."
"Yeah, we completely understand!" Chany chimed in.
"T-Thanks..." Aaliyah replied.
"I think it's best if you stay here, Aaliyah," Redd suggests, "It'll be too risky to go back to your home when there are those Master Hands looking for remaining citizens. Plus, you do like visiting me, so this'll be nice for you!"
Aaliyah shows Redd a small smile, and the latter only grins back and shows a peace sign.
"Now, we all ready?" The Squid Bits lead singer looks at everyone as he asks the question. He earns a cheer from them.
"Alright, let's go!" Redd cheered.
"Booyah!" Mia added as everyone else exited the home, ready to start their new plan. Meanwhile, Ali just stands around awkwardly, wondering what to do. But she was at peace of mind knowing that her friends will be okay.
Aaliyah looked at the windows, and found ones with curtains to make sure they were closed. Then she decided to find a comfy spot so then no one can stalk her, or worse. But this was the best she can do until her friends get back.
*scene: outside Inkopolis Square*
The group kept on running and running, and snuck by whenever they felt any Master Hands would get closer. Eventually, they all found a good spot to make... probably their biggest super jump yet.
They were on top of a building, similar to the last one that got destroyed by Galeem from the last plan, but this one seemed to be more sturdier. Or maybe a little wider to give everyone some room on one spot.
And everyone was all geared up. They had their Agent outfits on except for the Off the Hook idols, and Chany and Flint. The latter and Chany only had their normal gear on, but they had a weapon, being the Hydra Splatling and the Kensa Splattershot Pro, respectively. And Pearl and Marina had their casual outfits. Everyone held their weapons up high, and prepared themselves for a huge super jump.
"No way Galeem's gonna catch us doing this." Pearl smirked as she twirled her Splat Dualies.
"Let's roll." Mia said. Once they were all ready, they turn into their respective species' forms, and they super jump the highest they can. So far, they did decent, but gravity was making its way towards them, and they started to slowly fall down.
But just as they reached the peak of their ascent, they suddenly felt they were stuck in place. They all changed back into their humanoid form, and they all started going towards the portal. It started out slow, but the gravitational pull grew stronger, causing them to fly to it faster.
"Uwaah!" Caleb yelped as he starts slowly flailing around.
"Flint was right! There is a pull in this portal!" Callie yelled.
"I-I'm not used to this, I can't even feel my legs!" Chany complained.
"Brace yourselves, everyone! We're about to see what's on the other side of the portal!" Marie shouted.
"Here we go! No turning back now!" Redd added, as he tries to maintain balance. And thus, it only took ten more seconds after their current conversation to slip through the portal.
*meanwhile, inside the Fearical Dome...*
Galeem was pacing around, mumbling to himself, while the other monsters were looking at the god in fear. Hikari already left to do her own thing, so it was just these guys. The main six beasts were still groaning a little bit from the pain of the fall.
"Okay, now, can anyone explain to me why, even with our newfound INFINITE POWER..." Galeem started as his core glows brighter. A big yellow cloud formed above him as he asserts dominance, causing everyone to run away.
Then there were small light beams that started causing damage to some of the property of the dome. Some even almost hit the giants, to which they thankfully got away from before the light beams hit them.
"...None of us can escape the borders OF THIS STUPID LITTLE CITY?!" Galeem shrieked. Shortly after, he calmed down, but still held a grudge through an angry look. He lays down on the throne, thinking well about what the reason could be.
"There's some kind of forcefield keeping us in," The Lord of Light said calmly, "But who would know how to fix it?"
He looked at the right edge of the throne, and saw the statue-like Sonic. He held the stuck Inkling in his grasp, think hard and well about it.
"Hmm... maybe someone needs to rethink their future theories." Galeem teased as he started charging up a powerful light beam at the poor Inkling.
"Lord Galeem! Lord Galeem!" A voice cried. Galeem immediately stops charging up his attack, and looks in front of him. Shortly after, a terrified Ganon slowly approached his leader.
"Uh, sorry about the intrusion, 'O great Lord of Light, but it seems a couple of your recent captives are trying to break back into the Smash universe! They may be headed to the temple as we speak!" He shouted.
Galeem angrily glares at the monster for a few seconds after hearing the sentence. But then he just starts laughing.
"Grah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" He bellows, leaving Ganon confused. The light god knows well not to keep his minions waiting any longer, so he floats higher to one of the big windows, looking at the portal from below.
"Fella, the Temple of Smash is the most diabolical display I have ever created!" Galeem chuckled, "Keeping Crazy Hand in there was perfect to keep Dharkon at bay, even if he is already dead. It'll take even more than just a load of titanium in order to survive its temptations."
One of his wings sharpened as he points it to his left.
"Prepare the Master Hand clones with the others and help fetch me those Inklings, and I'll give you a free day off." He commanded. Ganon nodded, and made his way to the rest of the group to prepare the plan.
Galeem continued to stare at the portal in amusement, knowing that his plan is gonna go well.
"Things just got a lot more interesting."
A/N: Annnnd yep, that's all for today folks! It seems like Galeem ain't gonna let the Agents get rid of him that easily. They're gonna have to be extra careful with what Galeem is gonna put in their way! :0
But you'll find out in the next chapters of this terrifying crossover! But for now, Stay Fresh, and I'll cya next time! ;)