Welp... here we are, guys. The end of City of Light is finally here. The end to end all things after years of production in this story. Back in 2019 when I first started... and now here we are in 2021, with the final chapter finally released.
However, I am gonna release an epilogue to leave off with something better. And to give the end some extra flair. ;)
Anyways, prepare to see how Galeem's powerful plan is finally set to stone. And how Smash and Inkopolis Square will finally be back to normal. Enjoy. :D
Backwards message of the chapter: .thgil fo ytiC ,eybdooG
The remaining three Agents finally lost track of Galeem. They didn't know exactly where they were at, but they were still inside the Fearical Dome, but just in another room.
The room was more... pinkish. To blend in with all the bright colors still scattered about in the whole interior of the sphere. Sonic, Redd and Mia kept on running and running. They weren't sure how much longer, but hopefully it'll bide them enough time to escape Galeem's terror.
However, that didn't seem so bright for them. They stopped right in front of a dead end. And the wall looks almost unbreakable.
The three looked around to try and find another way out. But there was nothing. No open ceiling, no open windows, no nothing. Just a wall covering up their tracks, and possible escape and demise to add onto it.
"A-A dead end!" Sonic cried.
"You know... I'm really starting to think that there's no way out of this." Redd admitted. Mia looks over at her twin brother and smirks. She put her hands behind her back, looking back towards the wall.
"Battle tips number 1: when main weapons don't work, change things up and use a sub weapon." The third Agent commented. She then extends her right hand out, holding a yellow Splat Bomb.
Redd and Sonic look at Mia, realizing the plan. They had shocked expressions, but Redd quickly went along with it, as he noticed that this could work.
"Aha! Good thinking, sis!" Redd chuckled, "Splat Bombs out!"
Redd grabs another Splat Bomb, this one being red. Sonic pulls out a blue one. And together, the remaining three Inklings threw all three bombs right at the wall. They bounced off and landed on the floor, expanding as soon as they're no longer in the air.
BOOM!
A big hole is left open. And the ink explosion leaves a multitude of colors. The hole was big enough for all of the Agents to fit in.
"That really worked! Well, guess Galeem hasn't created powerful walls that are enough to withstand Splat Bombs." Redd teased, smirking as he crosses his arms.
"Yes!" Sonic cheered, "Now, let's round up the rest of the citizens, and together, we can defeat-... oh no!"
Sonic's happy, relieved expression turned into one of fear once he noticed what was going on down below. The twins soon joined in with Sonic, and they gasp, sharing the same expression Sonic has.
The Inkling and Octoling citizens were in a huge crater, which was what was left after the explosion of the Ultimate Smash-a-tron. They were all surrounded by every single fighter in Smash history, all controlled. They were joined by Dracula, Marx, Duon, and Giga Bowser, who eerily grinned at the terrified citizens.
However, a few kept the guard up as they knew they were going to be saved.
"You'll never take us alive, monsters!" A male Inkling yelled.
"Sounds fine by us." Giga Bowser said with a shrug. He then quickly leans down and chomps on a lone Octotrooper. He brought the Octotrooper up, and swallowed the small Octarian in one bite.
Despite it being an Octarian, everyone screamed as Giga Bowser turns his attention back at the circle of Inklings and Octolings, ready to attack them.
Mia, Sonic and Redd grew concerned as they looked down at what happened. They needed to help get these people back in to help stop Galeem, but it seems like it was too late for that now.
"Oh no..." Redd said quietly.
"Peek-a-boo!" Another voice said as it grew closer. They shuddered as they realized it was- you guessed it- none other than Galeem. He was right behind the Agents in his regular form that everyone knows him all too well as.
A light shines right at the Agents, enveloping them in it. The three yelped as they were levitated slightly. The couldn't escape, as the force was too powerful. Their plan that they had to come up with during the midst of this terror...
It was all for naught.
*back in the room were Master Hand and Crazy Hand are captive*
Galeem crawled right through the entrance, rolling his core through, and floating higher to gain a threatening pose. His wings soon teleport in, and another one comes through that was holding the three remaining Inklings.
The Lord of Light looks down at the cage.
"Alright, Master Hand! Time's up!" He bellowed. The Agents grunted as they tried to struggle out of his grasp. It was no use, but they kept going, as they didn't want to be killed.
The two hands look up at the captured Agents, showing scared postures. They are just hands, after all.
"I got your Inkling friends!" Galeem taunted in a sing-song tone. His wings grew sharper to indicate him going crazy. He had enough of all the disruptions, and is now here to end it once and for all.
"I think I'm gonna kill one of them now JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT!" The light god screamed. He then began to gather up a bunch of light energy all around, gaining more power for his next attack by the minute.
Another transparent light beam scattered around at the Agents, randomly aiming at one every time Galeem spoke.
"Eenie..."
The Inklings' struggling went quicker.
"Meenie..."
Master and Crazy Hand looked at each other. They nod as they knew what had to be done.
"Miney..."
The Agents gasped as they looked at Galeem, with the light shine aiming for all three of them. This further disproves his point of killing ONE of them, but he didn't care at this point.
All the light energy Galeem gathered up was now about to be unleashed.
"YOU!"
"WAIT!" Master Hand called out. Galeem looks at Master Hand, with the former losing all of the energy he just gathered up, putting the brightness of his core back to square one.
"I surrender!" The right-handed glove continued, grasping one of the bars.
"Good choice." Galeem said, letting go of the three Agents.
"Uff!" They all cried out as the landed on the ground. A huge thud could be heard upon the impact of their fall. Galeem grew to his reasonable normal size (he was much bigger earlier), while he looks at Crazy Hand grab Master Hand roughly.
"Don't do it, Master Hand! It could destroy multiple universes!" Crazy Hand exclaimed.
"It's the only way!" Master Hand retorted. Galeem approaches the cage with the most intrigued look felt from his core.
"Grah ha ha!" He laughed, "Oh, even when you're about to die, sometimes you two just hate when things don't go according to plan."
He sways his large wing to one side as the cage goes back underneath the ground. Blue ropes came out of nowhere and wrapped around Crazy Hand, restraining him to the ground.
Master Hand looked at his restrained partner, but then glares back at Galeem.
"My only condition... is that you let Crazy Hand and the rest of Inkopolis Square go!" The right hand offered, gesturing towards Crazy Hand and then the weakened Agents.
"Fine." Galeem simply said, putting part of his wing up slightly.
"No, Master Hand! Don't trust him!" Redd cried, holding his hand out. Master Hand slowly approached Galeem, while the rest had shocked looks on their faces.
Galeem floats down at Master Hand, with an evil pose to assert his dominance.
"It's... a... DEAL!" The Lord of Light cheered, forming an open Master Hand clone to shake the real deal's hand. The real Master Hand nods, still not keeping his eyes off of Galeem.
Master Hand grasps the clone of himself. Galeem then turns into stone as a yellow outlined version of himself pops out.
"Grah ha! Grah ha ha! GRAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" His obnoxious evil laugh grows louder as he plummets right towards Master Hand. He yells out in shock as Galeem soon went inside him.
A split second later, he pops out and unleashes large light lines at all five of them. They all groaned as he takes their energy one by one, similar to the puppets when he was making them.
Five spirits formed in the palms of Galeem's wings.
"Ohh, it's here! It's finally here!" The light god giggled as he looks at the spirits. He couldn't easily see their faces in each individual one yet, but he just thought it would take a while to appear.
"Look at these spirits! A perfect, calm, orderly blank white!" Galeem monologued to himself. Back on the ground, everyone seemed like they were unconscious... or so they thought.
Crazy hand slowly clenches himself, with a powerful aura flowing through him.
"Man, I gotta hand it to you, 'o Great Smash Ruler," Galeem taunted, "You really know how to clear your m..."
He was interrupted when he saw the energy going back to the Agents and the hands. He was surprised, seeing the Agents groan as they get up. They didn't speak yet, but they for sure weren't unconscious anymore.
A white outline version of Master Hand appeared in front of Galeem. The former shows a thumbs up as he snickers quietly, which earned a speechless look his opponent.
"WHAT?!" Galeem shrieked.
"Heh heh, I make a good trickster, don't I? Without that powerful Smash Ball within me, I'm here to haunt you and take you apart." Master Hand explained.
Galeem looks around, noting he was still in the same Fearical Dome. But he looked at himself, and saw he still wasn't in physical form for some odd reason.
"Didn't have the tool you need in my grasp! Surprised you didn't recognize the situation." Master Hand continued, while Galeem stuttered angrily, yet confusingly.
Crazy hand slowly gets up, pulling out the powerful Smash Ball. He looks back up at the Lord of Light and his right-handed partner still in an arguing like fashion. Crazy extends himself out, ready to give all his energy to do something that might end the City of Light.
"Ah! Wait, Crazy Hand!" Sonic yelped, running towards the Smash Ball. He ran to Crazy hand's position, in which the left glove floated out of the way from Sonic's reckless run.
The blue Inkling held his hands out, with the energy from the Smash Ball flowing into him at a rapid speed.
"Sonic, what are you doing?! The energy from there is too much for you to handle!" Crazy Hand warned.
"I'm not gonna let you and Master Hand lose Smash!" Sonic shouted, "If no one else does something, Inklings and Octolings around the world will die! Smash will be ruined, and universes will be in danger!"
Crazy Hand was about to push Sonic off, but the energy was getting too fast that Crazy couldn't risk any collateral damage. Sonic closes his eyes and grits his teeth, feeling the pain get to him.
"This is for you, everyone... for Inkopolis, for Smash, for every single universe... I won't let it be in vain..." Sonic thought. The energy unleashes as Sonic screams out in pain.
"What-... the deal's off!" Galeem exclaimed. His anger grew to surprise as pink lines in a box formation surrounded him and Master Hand. A powerful pink wall formed all around the two, and rainbow fire swooshes at the edges.
Galeem's shocked look turned to fear when he saw the fire getting closer.
"What the-? No, no, no, NO!" He shouted as he places his wings on the top of his core.
"Oh yeah. You're going down, Galeem," Master Hand sighed happily, "You're getting erased from existence. Transitioned that Smash Ball to someone else. Pretty clever, huh?"
Galeem looks around quickly, then stares at Master Hand with a dumbfounded feel from his core.
"Y-Y-You idiot! Don't you realize you're only damaging yourself and those giving off the energy?!" The Lord of Light cried, extending his wings out.
"Eh, it's not like I have much use after what you did to balance." Master Hand replied, trying to shrug.
"Let me out of here! Let me... OUT!" Galeem yelled, trying to shoot a light beam. But all the energy dissipates before it can even be shot out, leaving nothing as a result of that attempt.
Galeem's fear grows higher, as he placed his wings on the top of his core again.
"G-Gah! Why isn't this working?!" He shouted fearfully. Master Hand approaches the god he got tricked by far too many times.
"Hey, look at me." Master Hand commanded. Galeem didn't responded. He was too full of himself to see that nothing was working. Master Hand slams the ground roughly.
"TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT ME, YOU BRIGHT CORE DEMON!" He screeched. Galeem gets Master Hand's full attention real quick, turning around to stare right back at him.
Master Hand points at the weakened god accusingly.
"You're a real wise guy, but you made one fatal mistake: you messed with the keeper of Smash!" The right glove gloated. Galeem stares around, and saw the fire was getting even closer, about to swallow up the entire interior of the box.
"You're making a terrible mistake!" Galeem begged, "I'll give you anything! Money! Fame! Riches! Infinite power! Your own light based galaxy! Please!"
He felt a sharp pain in his core, forcing him to scatter his wings all over the place. (Similar to his defeat animation.)
"Aaaaagh! WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MEEEEEEEEE?" The light god screamed as he grew bigger and back to his normal size. He flailed his wings all over the place as he felt himself go through glitchy positions, all while his wings are still all over the place. Master Hand just stares at the Lord of Light during his suffering.
As the process continued, Galeem screamed this:
"NRUTER YAM I TAHT REWOP TNEICNA EHT EKOVNI I !NRUB OT EMOC SAH EMIT YM !H-C-T-I-W-S
He then froze in position with his huge wing extended out, ready to strangle Master Hand before anymore damage is done in the huge box.
"MASTER HAND!" He demonically shouted. Master Hand clenches into a fist. Then, when Galeem got closer...
"ERGH!" Master Hand grunted as he performed his action. He punched Galeem directly in the core with all his might.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Galeem let out one last blood curdlign scream as tiny explosions were left. He gracefully falls to the floor of the box as all the black explosions were scattered with yellow particles, similar to Dharkon with the purple particles back when Galeem finished him off.
When Galeem fell to the floor, his core was no longer there. His wings grew smaller and thinner. And one by one, they turned into white dust that was shortly blown off until they could no longer be seen.
Master Hand panted. His attack was the one strong move he used the remainder of his energy on, and was now exhausted. But on the bright side, it's all over.
Galeem has been defeated.
"Heh... no one was weak enough to begin with..." Master Hand cheered weakly. The fire swallowed Master Hand up, and was now the only thing seen in the box.
When the box dissipates, the fire went along with it. Master Hand fell to the floor, also weakened. Back with Sonic, the amount of energy he helped unleash to stop Galeem took a number on him. He fell down as well, unconscious, while Crazy Hand stood there in complete utter shock.
Redd and Mia looked at each other with surprised expressions. Galeem was no longer there, and Master Hand and Sonic were unconscious. Sparkles began to scatter all around the room.
The others that Galeem captured as "decorations" turned back to their regular form. They all yelped as they fell down, not expecting to be freed so soon.
When they got up, everyone felt the ground beginning to shake. It wasn't too hard, but it wasn't too gentle either. But one thing they did know and feel was that they're in the middle of it all.
Outside where the surrounded citizens are at, they all shook in fear as the four big monsters evilly chuckle while getting closer to them. But they were interrupted when a stronger force appeared at the white portal that the Fearical Dome was below.
The force of the portal pulled the four monsters in, screaming as they were grabbed by the force of the portal, as well as Giga Bowser spitting the Octarian he swallowed back out.
The fear on the citizens' faces were replaced with confusion, but also a mixture of surprise and relief. They saw all the Minions of Light being pulled to the other side of the portal, and the Fearical Dome was being pulled apart brick by brick, shortly disappearing into the portal with the rest of the minions.
Despite the Fearical Dome completely gone, the Agents were alright. And they were all healed as if nothing ever happened. However, Sonic and Master Hand were still knocked out.
The whole group were in the middle of Inkopolis Square, looking around. The yellow sky sparkled some more, and then unleashes again all around, taking the entire Square with it.
The yellow clouds and bright sky was no longer present. Now, it has its clear blue sky like how Inkopolis Square normally would have. All destroyed objects were all put back together, and all injuries that every single Inkling and Octoling had completely disappeared. This light waves that temporarily flooded the city completely disintigrated.
Yet, Hikari's body was nowhere to be found...
Even the Great Zapfish was at ease again, as told by it coming back to Deca Tower to give Inkopolis its well-deserved energy again. Inkopolis Square is back. The City of Light is gone. No more trace of anything related to this unexpected invasion.
Meanwhile, the stoned version of Galeem was out in the middle of the woods. But since Galeem is completely gone now, there's no way he would be breaking out of that and plan his revenge.
Some birds and bugs found this new discovery amusing. They flew and crawled around, unaware of what this truly is.
*back with the main heroes...*
While everyone else was back at the Square, either cheering that they're saved or whatever else they may be doing, the Agents were still in the middle of nowhere, but close enough to the Square. Just that nobody can see them.
Master Hand groans as he slowly gets up.
"Urgh... I-I think we did it. Galeem is no more..." He simply said. He shook himself off, and pays attention to the group, about to talk to them about the news, but also add on some extra details about what he knew happened back down below.
Or... so he thought.
"Master Hand! You're okay!" Crazy Hand yelped, floating over to him at a quick speed. Master Hand was shocked to see his left hand counterpart still standing all well.
"Wait... Crazy Hand? You... You're okay?" The former uttered.
"Yeah, we sure did." Redd said as he approached the two hands along with the others.
"Er... c-can someone fill me in on what just happened?" Chany asked as she helps comfort a tired Aaliyah, who was rubbing her eyes and holding her head with one of her hands.
"We were unconscious for the whole thing, weren't we?" Flint assumed, "All I remember was about to fight back, and then my mind just went black. When I wake up, I see... Inkopolis Square is saved?"
"Yes, Flint. Although, I believe Redd, Mia and Sonic were still alright." Marie replied with a nod.
"But go you, Master Hand! You did it! You stopped the Lord of Light! Inkopolis is saved! Smash is saved!" Crazy Hand shouted excitedly. Master Hand was somehow unsure of how Crazy Hand was still talking with him so easily. Not hurt at the slightest.
"You had enough energy to withstand the most powerful Smash Ball? How are you still standing without severe injuries?" Master Hand questioned. Crazy Hand somehow stood shocked in place. He stood like that for a few seconds, until...
"NDHEJBSJBNBKJHHADFGGJHBHJRBROFJRGHE" He spazzed around shouting nonsense. That did nothing, other than earn confused looks from everyone around him. Mia was about to speak about what she and Redd saw, but Crazy Hand interrupted.
"Yeah, uh... about that..." He winced. He gestures over towards Sonic, who was still knocked out from all the force he exerted to help power up the Smash Ball. Chany, Flint, Caleb, and Aaliyah gasp, while all the idols except Marie didn't take that look so lightly.
"SONIC!" The three shouted. They ran over to him and held onto his unconscious body.
"Dude, a-are you there? Wake up!" Pearl exclaimed.
"Sonic! What happened?!" Callie cried, growing a worried expression.
"Please... tell me this is too good to be true. H-He's okay, right?" Marina opted in, trying to deny that Sonic could be... gone.
The two hands float over to the scene.
"Uh... Crazy hand, do you mind explaining why Sonic's unconscious?" Master Hand asked in an unamused tone, but also curious on what this outcome is.
"Sonic knew what was happening, so he risked himself to stop Galeem," Crazy hand explained, "You did get the light god in that hallucination, but it was really Sonic who gave all of his energy to the Smash Ball to weaken Galeem and end his terrorism."
"WHAT?! Crazy Hand, why?! That power is too much for an Inkling to handle!" Master Hand blamed.
"I didn't intentionally do it! He did this himself!" Crazy hand retorted, shocked at the fingers being pointed at him (figuratively).
"Ugh! Well, I suppose I can't hold a grudge here," Master Hand sighed, "After all, the City of Light is gone. However, the outcome of this has gone from rags to riches. We're not sure if Sonic would be able to survive this."
Redd placed his hands over his mouth, and turns back at Sonic with a similar worried look. The three idols had tears forming in their eyes. Marie also felt just as bad, but was trying hard not to show any tears.
Aaliyah also felt like she was going to cry when she heard Master Hand's assumption. Caleb helped comfort her, while he, Chany, and Flint felt worrisome for what Sonic's fate could turn out to be.
Crazy Hand places his pointer finger on Sonic's right shoulder.
"Yeah. He is a hero, after all," The left glove complimented, "He's one smart kid. He was aware of all the predicaments Galeem could possibly ensue. He even knew about this 'bad ending' he kept mentioning time and time again. I know, I've seen this before! I guarantee that he's going to be alright!"
"Sonic is going to be fine, right?" Caleb stammered. Master Hand looked down, unsure of how to respond to this.
A few seconds later, he turns back towards everyone.
"I think it's best if you all take him home and give him plenty of rest," He suggested, "Some of you should help carry him there, but others can just head home. Your city is safe now. And meanwhile, as you do that... Crazy Hand and I have something to do."
"What exactly are you gonna do?" Mia questioned. A louder noise began to fill the entire Square. Everyone looks towards the sky, and saw that another portal was open. But this time, it was blue, and seemed more farther away than the white one Galeem had.
"Uh..." Everyone said at the same time, about to mention if this was something like Galeem's last resort attempt before he truly went. However, that didn't seem to be the case.
A spirit floated up to the portal. Followed by two more. Then three. Then twelve. Followed by a bunch more. They bunched up all together as they floated back to the portal. And there, it looked like a powerful spire from this view. But made entirely of spirits.
The group was in awe. They never saw anything like it before.
"Whoa! What's going on up there?" Redd asked.
"All the spirits Galeem captured. They're all returning back to their original world." Master Hand responded.
"W-Wait! What about those puppet fighters?" Chany suddenly remembered as she blurted that out.
"Their real forms are back at the Smash universe," Crazy Hand remarked, "Now that Galeem is gone, they're all freed from his clutches. You could say Master Hand and I have a lot of cleaning up to do once we get back to Smash!"
"The colors of the spirits form into a spire, flaming as they weave all together to their journey back home." Master Hand sighed happily.
"The distant sparks they leave behind remind that they have an unnamed past that calls out... they won't remember a thing since the World of Light." Crazy Hand added.
"Baring this torch, bringing back the cold, blackened night sky..." Master Hand chimed in. Then he and Crazy Hand fist bump.
"All together, we searched our soul and reawakened the strength to stop the undying light." The two gloves said in unison. And since they said it out loud, the Inklings and Octolings cheered, as the relief of their beloved city back to normal overtook them.
Pearl, Marina, and Callie were still by Sonic's side, concerned.
"Much obliged to help you guys! We make a great team in stopping that terrorizing light bulb! Now things can go back to how they were!" Crazy Hand giggled.
"We hope to work with you again, Agents." Master Hand said with a thumbs up.
"Now, like Master Hand suggested, bring Sonic back to his home for some rest. Hopefully the effects will go away, and Sonic will be back to normal again." Crazy Hand quickly reminded. He and Master Hand give one last wave, then they float back to the portal to join the spirits.
Redd carried Sonic's body in his arms, sighing as he looked down at his unconscious friend.
"I'll be taking him home." The fourth Agent assured.
"Wait! Can we come with?" Callie asked.
"Yeah, I wanna make sure Sonic's alright!" Pearl exclaimed.
"Me too!" Marina added.
"Sure thing. We'll need all the help we can get," Redd replied while nodding, "The rest of you can head back home and get some rest, too. We all need some after this whole event took place."
Caleb asked Redd if he was sure, but the Squid Bits lead singer assured the Octoling that he'll be fine. So everyone else dips in and agrees, heading back to their places so they can rest up and relax after a long day's work.
Meanwhile, Redd, still carrying the knocked out Sonic, walks over to the blue Inkling's apartment, while Callie, Pearl and Marina followed him. Marie went her own way, but she did look back at Redd until she could no longer see him.
"Hey, Marie, you okay?" Mia asked as she joined the lime green Squid Sister in her glance.
"I'm just worried about Redd and Sonic. So much is going through my head all at once." Marie replied.
"I'm sure they'll be fine. Callie will head back too once Sonic's okay." Mia assured, crossing her arms and smiling. Marie looks at Mia's sassy pose, and simply sighs as she shakes her head. She did smile, though.
"You're right about that, Agent 3." The gray-haired Inkling chuckled.
"Indeed," Mia said with a nod, "Now, I'm heading back home. I need to freshen up, and also take some rest. Maybe I could read for a bit while I'm at it..."
The two Inklings then went their own way as Mia talked to herself heading back.
*scene: outside Sonic's apartment*
A knock was heard on the door to Sonic's own home. Redd was the one who knocked, while the Off the Hook idols helped carry Sonic's body for the rest of the way there, while Callie also joined in with the carrying...
For whatever reason.
Sonic's parents open the door, and once they saw their son knocked out, they gasp with surprised faces, and they quickly allowed the three to head on in.
They set Sonic down on the bed, and then gathered around the poor squid. But they were all farther away enough to give him some room.
"What happened?" Sonic's mom asked.
"He was part of helping end the City of Light, but at the cost of... this." Redd responded.
"We don't have a clear detail on what happened, but Sonic helped save us all. The City of Light is gone mainly due to him." Marina commented. Sonic's dad kneels down and places his hand on Sonic's forehead.
Sonic's mom looks over at the blue Inkling, concerned overwhelming her by the minute.
"Is he going to be okay?" She questioned.
"I don't know. I'm going to call a doctor for this." Sonic's dad responded, pulling out his smartphone, and dialing an emergency contact so he can get a doctor to come here.
"I sure hope he'll be okay!" Pearl yelped.
"Knowing Sonic, he's a brave squid! He'll get through this... right?" Callie said, nervously laughing. But she then frowns and stares at the floor, with the idols all comforting to each other.
Redd's attention was heavily focused on Sonic. The former sighed as he stays back, giving Sonic and his parents some more room to move around and do anything that revolves around keeping Sonic close by.
*several minutes later, after a doctor comes in...*
Everyone sat together in the living room as they waited for the analysis results to come in. They were silent, but the only thing in their mind right now was Sonic. Nothing else at the moment, really.
Soon, the doctor, a male Inkling with orange spiky hair, walks back to them, holding a clipboard in his hands. Sonic's parents stood up immediately, while the idols followed shortly after. Redd was the only one who sat down.
"How is he, doc? Is he going to be okay?" Sonic's mom asked.
"Your son is currently in a coma right now, so he won't be waking up anytime soon," The doctor explained, "However, there were no injuries done to his body, so he just needs plenty of rest, and he'll be fine."
"Oh, thank cod..." Redd sighed in relief.
"So... he's not gonna wake up to see what happened after all that?" Callie questioned. The doctor shook his head.
"You may have to wait weeks, or even months, until he wakes up from his coma. Forgive me for that, famed singers, but this is the best I can do." He said in a sorry tone.
"Don't worry about it." Marina assured.
"Yeah, you did everything you can." Redd added.
"Thank you for everything, doc. We'll stay by our son to care for him during this long coma." Sonic's dad said.
"My absolute pleasure," The doctor responded, "But now, if you'll excuse me... this unexpected event left a lot in this Square, and I need to help tend to others who were in the middle of this splatastrophe. Take care, and good luck."
The doctor heads out the door after he had his chance to speak.
"Hey, Pearlie... we should head back to. We have the breaking news to deliver." Marina suggested.
"Okay, 'Rina. As long as I'm okay with knowing that Sonic will be okay sooner or later." Pearl sighed.
"If it makes you feel any better, I'll come along with you two to share my announcement." Redd chimed in. The Off the Hook idols look at Redd, and they smile at him.
"That would be nice." Marina giggled.
"I'm going to head back home and check on Marie. I'll come back here from time to time and check on Sonic!" Callie assured. The rest agree, while Sonic's parents go back to do their own thing.
No one was sure how long Sonic was gonna last in that coma, but all they did know was that he is alright, and that nothing too major happened to him. Now, everyone can go back to their peaceful lifestyle now that the Lord of Light's takeover has been vanquished for good.
Inkopolis Square was back in its roots, and there's nothing that can ruin the end of this uneventful doomsday.
A/N: And there we go. Galeem is defeated. So, remember, there's another part after this one that'll truly be the last chapter. Can't end it off there if Sonic's still unconscious, after all. ;)
Anyways, Stay Fresh, everyone! I'll see you next time for the true final chapter of this crossover! :D
