PORTAL DIMENSION

A darkrealm starship flies through a portal

CAPTAIN FALCON
The universe, the next step in our journey, the tales of eight different beings wandering the stars, our goal is to liberate those planets under the attack of the unknown enemy, to get those people to fight for a cause and to undo the horrors of...

PIT
Captain?

STARSHIP - BRIDGE

CAPTAIN FALCON turns to PIT and the rest of the team (FOX, FALCO, MEWTWO, OLIMAR, JIGGLYPUFF and R.O.B) who look at him confused

PIT
Who were you talking to?

CAPTAIN FALCON
Nobody just thinking out loud is all

FOX
Anyways, Falco how far we from our next destination?

FALCO
ETA two minutes

FOX
How are things looking over there?

FALCO
The people are still fighting, they are pretty technology advanced so they are holding their own but we need to make sure they win.

OLIMAR
Oh dear I hope the fighting is not too intense

FOX
We just have to prepared for whatever happens

CAPTAIN FALCON is deep in thought, PIT then talks with him

PIT
Hey Captain, what are you thinking about?

CAPTAIN FALCON
These things, they just pop up out of nowhere, they seem endless, but... nothing in this life is infinite, the are limits, how much food there is, how much water, how much people. These things have to have a limit, there has to be a point where they won't keep overwhelming people. I just don't know what that limit is.

PIT
Whatever that limit is we'll push them to it, I don't know how we'll win but... I just know that we can and we will.

CAPTAIN FALCON smirks

CAPTAIN FALCON
Alright, I believe we're going to win too.

FALCO
Approaching the planet

The starship exits from a portal above a city planet

FOX
Alright we got here just in time let's descend to the surface and...

FALCO
Whoa Fox, I'm picking up three big signatures right now

Everyone looks to see three dark realm starships arrive above the planet and their expressions convey "Oh this is not good"

CAPTAIN FALCON
Kid I might have to downgrade my going to win to might win.

PIT just gulps

8

NO MORE HIDING/LIBERATION

DARK REALM - BASE

A large base beneath a portal in the dark realm holds many soldiers getting ready to be moved through the portal. From atop a hill stands the heroes in disguise (MARTH, SHULK, CORRIN, SIMON, RICHTER, BAYONETTA, LUCARIO and DIDDY KONG) planning their next move

MARTH
Alright so we need to get to one of the ships, quietly, it wouldn't be great if we walked straight in the middle of their base and they swarm us. As for our weapons carry them like they are confiscated, hopefully they won't think too much on it.

RICHTER
Right cause we're just gonna walk straight in the middle of their base and we're just get on a ship and magically fly us home without them noticing something's up

SHULK
You know some positive energy wouldn't hurt you know

CORRIN
How are we supposed to fly one of those things?

BAYONETTA
We won't, we'll get on one and wherever it lands we'll go from there

SIMON
Not exactly the most sound plan

BAYONETTA
Well darling I don't think any of us are masters of navigating through dimensions, hopefully wherever we go next is better than this infernal place

CORRIN
Here's hoping

MARTH turns to LUCARIO and DIDDY KONG

MARTH
Now you two need to act like our prisoners, just for a little bit, wherever we end up, we'll make our move to take down these guys. Are you two going to be okay?

LUCARIO
For the most part I will, Diddy is still very nervous

MARTH kneels down

MARTH
Look I know this is insane, what we're about to do is terrifying, but you're strong my friend, you just have to believe in that strength and it will get us through this.

RICHTER
Did you just go to school for giving motivational speeches or something?

SHULK
It's called being a leader my friend, traits hopefully you can learn.

MARTH looks at everyone

MARTH
No turning back, everyone ready?

Everyone nods, MARTH takes a deep breath

MARTH
Walk carefully and orderly

MARTH leads the rest of the heroes down the hill towards the base.

The heroes are walking through the heart of the dark realm base moving like the dark realm soldiers. DIDDY KONG is nervous but does his best to keep his cool while LUCARIO looks around hoping no one is on to them. The heroes then get stopped by a soldier, everyone is still and extremely tense, the soldier points to a ship and gestures for them to move, MARTH nods and guides his friends to the ship.

SMALL STARSHIP

Once on the ship another soldier takes DIDDY KONG and LUCARIO and takes them to a cell on the ship, DIDDY KONG looks at MARTH concerned, MARTH nods to let DIDDY KONG know that things will be okay. DIDDY KONG and LUCARIO are put in two separate cells, and the soldier activates a barrier on the cells which won't allow the two to escape, while the rest of the heroes sit, the ship then has about seven soldiers board with the heroes and also take seats next to them.

The ship then takes off and flies into the portal, the ship is rocking around in the portal and the soldiers do not flinch when the ship rocks around however the heroes are doing their best not to show their discomfort, CORRIN is tense and seems to be drawing attention to her however SHULK grabs CORRIN's hand and the two tightly hold each others hand, unfortunately another soldier sees this and quietly stands and moves to the cockpit and stands at guard of the pilots which tips off the other soldiers that something is not right.

SHULK then gets a vision of his friends being caught off guards by the soldiers. After the vision SHULK signals to MARTH that their cover is blown, MARTH then signals to SIMON that they have to be ready to fight, the air is palpable as everyone wonders who will make the first move, BAYONETTA cracks her neck and takes a deep breath, she kicks one of the soldiers next to her and draws her guns and shoots another soldier, MARTH duels with the soldier guarding the pilots, SIMON whips down a soldier while RICHTER rushes to the cells to release LUCARIO and DIDDY KONG. SHULK and CORRIN duel two soldiers back to back, before RICHTER can let LUCARIO and DIDDY KONG out he is grabbed and put in a chokehold by one of the soldiers, RICHTER then jumps backward and slams the soldier into the ground, RICHTER is slow to get up, so is the soldier but he releases the two and DIDDY KONG immediately kicks the soldier down.

LUCARIO then uses his aura blast to knock down the soldier SIMON is fighting. MARTH then strikes down the soldier protecting the pilots, however one of the pilots pulls out a laser pistol and almost shoots MARTH but he manages to dodge it, SIMON then uses the vampire killer to knock out the pilot who discharges a blast from the laser pistol that takes out the copilot and ricochets in the ship before blasting out the controls window which causes the ship to spiral out of control, everyone inside holds on as the ship spirals out of the portal realm. Inside everyone braces as the ship crashes.

Sometime has passed, MARTH is coming to and sees CORRIN and SHULK slowly getting up MARTH takes off the dark realm armor and slowly stands in the ship calling out to his friends

MARTH
Corrin, Shulk

CORRIN
Marth, are you okay?

MARTH
My head hurts but I'll be okay, where's everyone else?

Emerging from some parts of the ship are DIDDY KONG and LUCARIO

LUCARIO
We're here, somehow

RICHTER, SIMON and BAYONETTA then get up

SIMON
What in the world did we crash into?

RICHTER
Where in the world did we crash into?

BAYONETTA
I don't know if that was intentional or not... But no... just no.

MARTH then looks out the cockpit window and his expression reads "this can't be real". The rest of the heroes then look out the window to see nothing but blackness, it seems that the world outside is just a void

CORRIN
Are we... Where are we?

SHULK
Well I didn't think I'd say this but this place is probably worse than the last place we were at.

SIMON
So we're stuck again, can this get worse

Lightning cracks and rain starts pouring down

BAYONETTA
Darling you have to learn not to say things like that

MARTH starts squinting his eyes wondering if someone is standing out in the distance there, lightning strikes revealing ERAGUS waiting for the heroes. After a second lightning strike the rest of the heroes then see him

RICHTER
You guys see that guy out there right?

SHULK
I don't like this, I really feel like this is bad.

LUCARIO is shaking, MARTH takes note of this

MARTH
Lucario what's wrong?

LUCARIO
That energy, it is so powerful, it's... overwhelming, that aura is not like anything I've ever seen before

RICHTER
So we crashed onto another horrible place

SIMON
Right

RICHTER
Now there's some crazy powerful guy out there just waiting for us

BAYONETTA
That what it looks like

RICHTER
And yet we're gonna go out there and confront him?

CORRIN/SHULK
... I guess so

RICHTER sighs and takes a moment to collect himself

RICHTER
I guess we're not gonna get anywhere just standing here. Marth, we go on your word

MARTH takes a deep breath

REALM OF ETERNITY

The heroes walk side by side in the pouring rain towards ERAGUS, as they get close to him they hear him clapping, the heroes stop about ten feet away from him as he continues to clap

ERAGUS
I'm glad you made it, welcome to my prison

CITY PLANET

Four darkrealm starships descend down to the planet surface, three starships break through the clouds to see all out war is happening with the planets inhabitants just having brought down a starship

On one of the starships is WOLF, DARK SAMUS and RIDLEY looking down at the battle below

DARK SAMUS
Where are the others, why aren't they here?

WOLF
Some of them needed to keep an eye on our royal guests, while the rest went to another location that might have something of value

DARK SAMUS
Something of value? He never tells what he wants, he just says its that of value, he calls us partners but its clearer and clearer that we're subordinates

WOLF
Be that as it may, we agreed to do this, and all we have to do is get him what he wants and then we'll have what we want.

RIDLEY growls

DARK SAMUS
Don't be so sure about that

WOLF then commands the three starships

WOLF
Open fire

The starships point their weapons down to the planet surface and charge their weapons but the ships are riddled with blasts

WOLF, DARK SAMUS and RIDLEY are thrown back by an explosion, WOLF slowly gets up

WOLF
What is happening what is shooting us?

FOX (COMMS)
Bad news Wolf, you forgot important rule always keep your eyes open

WOLF growls in anger

WOLF
StarFox! Scramble the fighters, destroy them. Get the troops down to the surface, we won't lose here.

Small attack fighters and transport ships fly out of the starships. The attack fighters head for the Hero controlled starship when they are shot down from FOX and FALCO's Arwings, heading down to the planet surface is OLIMAR's ship and CAPTAIN FALCON's Blue Falcon. FOX and FALCO pick off the attack fighters one by one

Down on the planet surface the inhabitants fight back with similar laser weapons holding off the attacks, more dark realm soldiers land on the ground and open fire on the inhabitants, one of the inhabitants is wearing a cloak covering their face and leading the people against the dark realm forces, the mysterious person jumps over a dark realm soldier and kicks him in the back before kneeing another soldier in the stomach and elbowing a soldier behind them. The mysterious person does get knocked down when a small explosion goes off, the mysterious person is dazed and starts to come to seeing a soldier ready to attack them but the soldier is shot with an arrow, the mysterious person turns to see PIT who then helps the person up

PIT
Are you okay?

The person does not respond stunned to see PIT, before the moment can get more awkward a soldier tries to attack the two but they dodge the attack and PIT knocks down the soldier with his orbitars. The two then lead the charge against the other dark realm soldiers.

A group of resistance fighters get cornered by dark realm soldiers but are saved when the Blue Falcon plows through them, the Blue Falcon continues through the battlefield but is hit by a blast that flips it upside down, standing in the distance is DARK SAMUS. DARK SAMUS approaches the Blue Falcon and rips the door off to reveal no one inside, from behind CAPTAIN FALCON slams DARK SAMUS' head against the Blue Falcon and kicks her in the chest sending her back a few feet, DARK SAMUS slowly gets up and CAPTAIN FALCON taunts her

CAPTAIN FALCON
C'mon

DARK SAMUS charges at CAPTAIN FALCON and the two fight.

OLIMAR's ship lands by some resistance fighters who are injured, OLIMAR and some Pikmin exit the ship to help the people but

RIDLEY drops right in front of him and lets out a vicious roar, OLIMAR jumps in terror but MEWTWO moves in front of OLIMAR

MEWTWO
Worried about the wounded, I'll deal with this

RIDLEY fires its plasma breath while MEWTWO shields itself, OLIMAR then rushes to the injured but is stopped by a four dark realm soldiers, they go to strike OLIMAR but a few winged Pikmin fly him away from danger, OLIMAR drops onto one of the soldiers heads knocking him out, he then tries run away from them but another soldier tries to slash him but OLIMAR throws a Pikmin at the soldier and knocks him down, OLIMAR continues towards the wounded but is grabbed by the last two soldiers but OLIMAR is able to slip out of their grasp and the Pikmin attack the soldiers bringing them down, OLIMAR makes it to the injured people

OLIMAR
Umm... Hello umm... Let's get you on my ship and away from the fighting

RIDLEY tries to slash MEWTWO but the Pokemon dodges the strike and strikes RIDLEY with a blast but it doesn't hurt him too much, RIDLEY then tail whips MEWTWO who flies into a tree. RIDLEY then jumps atop MEWTWO and slashes him a few times before RIDLEY seemingly freezes, MEWTWO entraps RIDLEY in a barrier and throws RIDLEY into one of the starships in the sky, MEWTWO then slumps over in pain

FOX and FALCO have taken out most of the starfighters in the sky

FOX
Alright it looks like we got most of them we should...

FALCO
Fox break right!

FOX and FALCO's Arwing dodge incoming blasts

WOLF (COMMS)
If you want something done, I guess you have to do it yourself

FOX and FALCO see WOLF's Arwing and a few starfighters with him

FALCO
Well it's about time he showed up

FOX
Falco draw the other fighters away, I'll take care of Wolf

FALCO
On it.

FALCO dives straight down and the starfighters give chase

WOLF
Well well it's you and me, how I always like it

FOX
And this will end like it always do Wolf, with you losing

WOLF
Let's see about that hero.

FOX flies up with WOLF right on his tail, WOLF fires an array of laser blasts at FOX which he dodges, FOX then flies straight down back into the clouds where WOLF follows however he loses sight of FOX, he then gets an alert about an incoming projectile, WOLF tries to dodge it but his fighter gets hit and left wing explodes, WOLF is able to keep the fighter steady enough to crash atop one of the starfighters. WOLF slowly comes to and sees FOX standing on the starship waiting for WOLF. WOLF exits his fighter and stumbles towards FOX

FOX
This is my final warning to you, stop these attacks and turn yourself in.

WOLF laughs

WOLF
You think all of this is my doing, there are powers at play greater than anything you could comprehend

FOX
What powers? Tell me who's doing this

WOLF looks as if he's going to fall unconscious which lowers FOX's guard but WOLF quickly draws his blaster but FOX is able to dodge the incoming fire and gets near WOLF and kicks the blaster out of his hand, WOLF strikes at FOX but he blocks the hits, FOX is able to kick WOLF back and tries to flurry kick him but WOLF is able to block most of the kicks, WOLF then strikes FOX across the face and pounces on him and looks to slash him but WOLF is kicked in the face and stumbles back to see FALCO standing next to FOX

WOLF
I won't matter, I'll take you both down and when I'm done I'll...

FALCO
Just shut up and fight

WOLF then charges at the two

On the ground PIT is fighting alongside the mysterious person, taking down soldier after soldier along side the resistance fighters. PIT sees a crowd of soldiers charging their position and looks to fire an arrow at them but the mysterious person then looks to be charging themselves and electricity sparks come off them, the mysterious person then fires a large electric blast that takes down the soldiers, PIT is just astounded by what he just saw

CAPTAIN FALCON is dodging DARK SAMUS' strikes and landing blow after blow, DARK SAMUS snaps and fires a blast at CAPTAIN FALCON and then strikes him with her cannon which sends him down to the ground. CAPTAIN FALCON writhes in pain when DARK SAMUS stands over him aiming her cannon at his head

DARK SAMUS
Any last words?

CAPTAIN FALCON just chuckles

DARK SAMUS
What's so funny?

CAPTAIN FALCON continues to chuckle

DARK SAMUS
What's so funny?!

CAPTAIN FALCON
If you're saying something, I can't hear it.

DARK SAMUS is confused, then JIGGLYPUFF sings which knocks out DARK SAMUS. CAPTAIN FALCON stands and removes ear plugs, he then lifts up DARK SAMUS and gets ready to hit her with a falcon punch

CAPTAIN FALCON
Falcon... Punch!

CAPTAIN FALCON hits DARK SAMUS and sends her flying across the battlefield

CAPTAIN FALCON
Rob tell me you got a good charge in?

R.O.B then comes out of hiding and is focused on the starships above, R.O.B then fires a large laser blast at two of the starships destroying them.

Back atop the starship WOLF is punched by FOX, and kicked by FALCO down on his back. WOLF is struggling to stand

FALCO
It's over Wolf, you lost here, and you'll keep losing

WOLF
Why because you'll be there to stop me?

FOX
If we don't others will. People will know that you can be beaten, you stranglehold on these planets is loosening, and very soon we'll be the one's surprising you at your home.

WOLF then gets a communication on a wrist device, WOLF's face is stunned. FOX and FALCO look confused

WOLF
This isn't over... We are far from done

RIDLEY then drops down in front of FOX and FALCO and slashes at them but they dodge it, RIDLEY chases the two who jump off the starship, RIDLEY then sees the two fly off in their Arwings.

WOLF
We have to retreat

RIDLEY looks bewildered at what WOLF is asking

WOLF
All forces are retreating, Eragus' orders.

RIDLEY is fuming and lets out a screech in anger

On the ground soldiers pick up the unconscious DARK SAMUS and load her onto a small ship and head back to the starship. The starship leaves the atmosphere and opens a portal and disappears. People on the ground celebrate their victory, FOX and FALCO land near the Blue Falcon where all the heroes have converged

CAPTAIN FALCON
That was something else wasn't it?

OLIMAR
We won, I can't believe we won

FALCO
I'm glad you had so much confidence in our ability Olimar

OLIMAR
Oh no... I didn't mean... I just

FALCO
Relax I had some reservations myself, but we won

FOX
The battle yes, but the war still rages on.

PIT
So what happens now?

MYSTERIOUS PERSON
Now I give you my thanks, if wasn't for you all, I don't know what would've happened. But I have to say I was really surprised to see you Pit-stain

PIT looks both confused and offended

CAPTAIN FALCON
A bit of history here huh kid?

The mysterious person takes of their hood and PIT's eyes widen

PIT
Phosphora?!

PHOSPHORA just smiles at PIT

PHOSPHORA
We're both far from home aren't we?

SOMETIME LATER

FOX, FALCO, PIT, CAPTAIN FALCON, OLIMAR and MEWTWO are listening to PHOSPHORA

PHOSPHORA
They attacked us and I fell in a portal and ended up here, these people are very nice and I lived here with them for a few months until those jerks attacked us

PIT
What about Virdi? Do you know what happened to her?

PHOSPHORA
No, and it terrifies me that I don't. If I could I would search for her but I can't exactly do that since I don't really know where I am. But I found some purpose here in helping these people

PIT
Wow it's nice just so surprising to see you care for people, last time I saw you the well-being of others didn't really matter

PHOSPHORA
Well people aren't all that bad I guess

FOX
So what will you do now?

PHOSPHORA
Well we'll rebuild, and get back to full strength, I noticed you guys somehow stole one of their ships, it's a shame you couldn't get us one of those as well

The team looks over to see the ships burning in the distance

OLIMAR
Well maybe you could still get some of the equipment onboard

The ships then explode

PHOSPHORA
I'll let you know what pieces we get

MEWTWO
Will your injured recover?

PHOSPHORA
Did... It.. Just

CAPTAIN FALCON
Talk in your head, yeah it does that.

PHOSPHORA
After sometime they will be fine, in the meantime why don't you join us in our celebration, everyone would love to have you

The team looks and sees the inhabitants lifting JIGGLYPUFF and R.O.B and cheering for them

CAPTAIN FALCON
Well what we say to that is...

FOX
Unfortunately no

CAPTAIN FALCON
Yes unfortunately ... Wait what?

FOX
We need to find other worlds that are under attack and lend them assistance, some worlds may not have the fighting chance that your world and this one had.

FALCO
As much as I'd love to take a break and relax Fox is right, we stop for too long who knows what we let happen

CAPTAIN FALCON just sighs

CAPTAIN FALCON
Yeah, yeah you're right can we take five minutes though, I think that evil death lady broke my... Everything.

LATER

The heroes are being given supplies by the planets inhabitants and being thanked for saving them, CAPTAIN FALCON is talking with a few of the inhabitants by the Blue Falcon

CAPTAIN FALCON
So you're going to fix her?

CIVILIAN
Well it's not exactly something we're accustom to but we'd like to repay you in someway

CAPTAIN FALCON
Can you give me a moment?

The people then turn around, CAPTAIN FALCON then talks to the Blue Falcon

CAPTAIN FALCON
Now I know I said I was the only one who'd ever fix you up but the universe needs me to keep moving and I can't exactly fix you when we're planet hoping. I know, I know, they'll take good care of you and once this is all over we're gonna win every race in Port Town.

The civilians look at each other somewhat weirded out

PIT is loading supplies onto OLIMAR's ship, he goes to grab more supplies when PHOSPHORA stops to talk with him. PHOSPHORA has JIGGLYPUFF on her shoulders and R.O.B to her side

PHOSPHORA
So your friends here have been telling me some interesting stories, the eight of you are something else

JIGGLYPUFF and R.O.B then shake hands with PHOSPHORA and head onto OLIMAR's ship

PIT
Yeah in our short time together we've seen quite a bit. Also you can understand them?

PHOSPHORA
Well Virdi taught me alot of things, what you weren't taught to understand different species, it's okay I'm sure she was coming around to it.

PIT just has an expression that reads "Alright then"

PHOSPHORA
So you think your goddesses is somewhere out there?

PIT

I know she's out there, and I'll search forever if I have to find her

PHOSPHORA
You know I really missed seeing your pure spirit

PIT
Why don't you come with us? If we find Lady Palutena, maybe we can find Virdi as well

PHOSPHORA
As much as I want that, these people need my help, but if you find her, you come straight here got it?

PIT chuckles

PIT
Loud and clear

PHOSPHORA
Now go and be the hero again Pit-stain

PIT
You know you can just say nice things

PHOSPHORA
I am saying nice things

PIT then goes to get on the ship

PHOSPHORA
Hey Pit

PIT turns around and PHOSPHORA grabs PIT by the collar and kisses him. After the kiss PIT is in a daze

PHOSPHORA
Keep yourself safe out there

PIT
I...uh... you... me... the... what...

CAPTAIN FALCON then walks by PIT and picks him up

CAPTAIN FALCON
Alright kid c'mon you can be lovestruck later, we gotta get moving.

CAPTAIN FALCON then takes PIT onto the ship where the rest of the heroes wave goodbye to the planets inhabitants. OLIMAR's ship then takes off and heads back to the starship

REALM OF ETERNITY

Still raining ERAGUS stands facing the eight heroes who all don't break eye contact with him

ERAGUS
You know I wondered if I'd ever have another being in this realm with me, I did not think eight of my children would be here

SHULK
Well that's funny there friend cause I'm pretty sure you're not my father

ERAGUS chuckles

ERAGUS
Ah the resentment, I almost forgot what it looks like. I am one the universes fathers, my name is Eragus, life as you know it was brought about by me and my brother and sisters, we created you and the worlds you live in.

BAYONETTA
You're full of it.

ERAGUS
Am I... Cereza

BAYONETTA tenses up

ERAGUS
You... All of you I know everything there is to know about you... You think it's coincidence that you manage to get here, I saw you... You can not move in the dark realm without me knowing, I wanted you to come here

SIMON
Why is that?

ERAGUS
To enlighten you... You are looking for the author of the attacks on your worlds, well... Here I am, but I do not wish to fight, I only want to bring peace and balance

MARTH
If any word you speak is the truth then answer me this, why bring peace and balance through chaos and destruction

ERAGUS
The worlds do not have order, if I had come trying to talk with you it would go unheard. So I spoke in a language that every world knows, destruction, they all listen now.

RICHTER
And what exactly are you trying to tell them?

ERAGUS
Richter the universe that you see was the universe before, many different worlds existing together, me and my family ruling over you. But my family had grown soft and wanted you to live on your own, I warned them that you would destroy one another without us there, I was deemed a maniac, but every world I said became truth, your worlds fell into chaos and when I attempted to rebalance the universe, I was tossed into the realm of eternity and then they split the realms, hoping I would never escape to rule over you.

CORRIN
It sounds like to me you were becoming a tyrant and your family had the sense to stop you.

ERAGUS
Tyrant, my dear Corrin, King Garon is a tyrant. What he has done to your family is truly evil, what I wanted to do was assure men like him never gain the power to hurt the innocent

SHULK
You don't believe that. If you believed it you wouldn't be attacking these worlds full of innocent people. You want us to believe that you would end suffering, well forgive me if don't take the word of someone who's first thought of creating peace is through violence

ERAGUS
Naivete Shulk, through calculated violence we can get peace. Marth your world saw peace didn't it... But that only came after a period of great violence did it not my son?

MARTH
That violence never needed to occur, those lives didn't need to be lost.

ERAGUS
(Sighs) You don't grow angry when a fire burns down land to then grow new life, or when a volcano destroys but creates new land. Life is full of calamities that bring great pain but from the ashes rises something better, your worlds have long been poisoned and now it's time to wash away the old world and bring rise to a new one.

CORRIN
Not at the cost of innocents!

ERAGUS
This will be the last great suffering, one last wipe away of the old worlds and then there will be no more suffering, no more wars, and I will lead us to times of uninterrupted peace and prosperity. Please I know you wish to fight me, but let us not do that, join me and from here on we can assure that no more unnecessary suffering will go on in the new world

Everyone doesn't move, MARTH then walks towards ERAGUS

MARTH
There will be no more suffering

ERAGUS
Yes my son, after this... People will know true peace.

MARTH
And what of free will?

ERAGUS sighs

ERAGUS
Free will destroyed your worlds, trust in me and you will have no more pain.

MARTH then kneels down to ERAGUS

SHULK
Marth no!

CORRIN
Marth you can't!

ERAGUS
He has seen the truth, now ask yourselves, do you see it as well?

MARTH then slowly reaches for his blade, MARTH barely gets his blade out its sheath when ERAGUS grabs his hand

ERAGUS
You disappoint me, I thought you would want to stop the suffering

MARTH
Not if it means people lose their free will

ERAGUS
Free will destroyed the universe, it won't do that again.

ERAGUS then throws MARTH at SHULK and the two slide some twenty feet away, SIMON and RICHTER use their whips to attack ERAGUS but he grabs both of them and pulls them in and holds both of them by the throat, DIDDY KONG tries to jump atop ERAGUS but he freezes DIDDY KONG in the air, time then slows down as ERAGUS sees CORRIN trying to flank his right side and BAYONETTA try to flank the left, ERAGUS throws SIMON at BAYONETTA and RICHTER at CORRIN. ERAGUS then grabs DIDDY KONG by the collar

ERAGUS
Do not drag this out, You cannot beat me and your continued resistance will only make things more painful

ERAGUS then drops DIDDY KONG and seems to be frozen, he turns to see LUCARIO trying to restrain him

ERAGUS
That power you have is very impressive, but it pales in comparison to mine

ERAGUS then breaks free of LUCARIO's energy. LUCARIO then charges a large aura blast and fires it at ERAGUS only for the entity to absorb it, ERAGUS then starts charging a similar attack and fires it at LUCARIO who tries to shield himself but the attack is too strong and LUCARIO is knocked down. ERAGUS turns to see MARTH and SHULK running at him, ERAGUS lifts the rocks around him and throws them at the two heroes which they dodge, MARTH and SHULK try to land a strike on ERAGUS but he dodges every strike at incredible speed, BAYONETTA, CORRIN, SIMON and RICHTER all join in the attack but even with six of them ERAGUS dodges every hit, MARTH thinks he has a strike on ERAGUS but when he goes to strike ERAGUS disappears. Everyone looks around wondering where he went

SIMON
Where is he, where did he go?!

DIDDY KONG then screeches and everyone turns to see ERAGUS holding DIDDY KONG, ERAGUS throws DIDDY KONG high in the air, which distracts everyone. ERAGUS then zooms in front of SIMON and knees him in the stomach and slams him into the ground, RICHTER tries throws many hits at ERAGUS and he blocks all of them and strikes RICHTER in the face and lifts him up and throws him at MARTH. BAYONETTA almost catches ERAGUS off guard with a few gun shots but ERAGUS dodges them and is behind BAYONETTA and sweeps her leg and grabs her leg and swings her around before throwing her some ten feet away, CORRIN and SHULK team up on ERAGUS, ERAGUS catches an opening on CORRIN but SHULK uses the Monado speed to get her out of the way, ERAGUS chuckles at the Monado's power

ERAGUS
A very powerful weapon you have there, it's a shame you won't have it for much longer

ERAGUS then disappears and CORRIN and SHULK go back to back and spin around to see where he went. SHULK then freezes

SHULK
Corrin move!

The two dive out of the way as ERAGUS slams down in the middle of them

ERAGUS
Future sight, oh that is something isn't it.

CORRIN and SHULK rush at ERAGUS who continues to dodge their attacks. ERAGUS knocks down SHULK and turns and lifts CORRIN by her throat

ERAGUS
Oh you thought you could make your own fate didn't you, fate can't be challenged, it is inevitable.

ERAGUS is then rocked as SHULK manages to hit him, CORRIN falls to the ground. ERAGUS is somewhat in disbelief that he was hit but quickly starts chuckling

ERAGUS
Oh it has been some time since someone was able to hit me. Now the question is, can you do it again?

SHULK uses speed to try and attack ERAGUS but he is able to dodge the hit, ERAGUS has the drop on SHULK but he uses shield to absorb the hit. SHULK then uses buster to try and manages to hit ERAGUS again and cause him to stumble back, however SHULK gets too confident and leaves himself open and ERAGUS quickly strikes SHULK in the stomach, he then grabs SHULK by the collar

ERAGUS
You can see the future, So let me show you the future now that you've decided to fight me

ERAGUS places his hand on SHULK's head and SHULK's eyes go white and he starts screaming in both pain and horror. MARTH then charges at ERAGUS who throws SHULK aside and dodges a strike from MARTH and lets the hero-king keep trying to strike him but nothing is landing, MARTH then thinks he has an opening on ERAGUS but he catches MARTH's blade

ERAGUS
You are brave one Marth, but in the end, this is the one battle you cannot win

ERAGUS punches MARTH across the face and the hero king falls to ground, DIDDY KONG finally starts coming down, LUCARIO uses his aura to slow DIDDY's fall but ERAGUS zooms over to LUCARIO and hits him with another energy blast that knocks LUCARIO out, DIDDY KONG hits the ground, DIDDY gets up slowly and tries to crawl away, but ERAGUS is right behind him and picks him up by the collar

ERAGUS
Your choice unfortunately will be the last choices you all make

ERAGUS then senses a great surge of power he turns to see CORRIN's Yato blade glowing brightly, ERAGUS drops DIDDY KONG trying to cover his eyes from how bright the blade is, CORRIN then slashes ERAGUS' arm, she then continues to slash at him, ERAGUS barely dodging the attacks, CORRIN then slashes down at ERAGUS and he catches the blade in his hands but the power coming from it is something he is struggling to handle, MARTH then stands and grabs the falchion and charges at ERAGUS, everything goes quiet. ERAGUS has a bewildered expression on his face, he looks down to see the falchion piercing into his stomach, MARTH can't believe that he was able to land the blow. ERAGUS starts to struggle to catch his breath, he starts to glow brightly and screams out in pain and the world turns white

No sound

After some time what sounds like water, under water silence, the sound gets louder and louder as waves are then heard

OCEAN - NIGHT

MARTH awakens underwater and quickly swims up to surface, somehow MARTH is in the middle of an ocean, MARTH struggles to tread water, he then hears faint voices calling to him. Through the water splashing in his face he can see two figures atop something calling out to him, after a few moments MARTH sees SIMON and BAYONETTA trying to get to him, the two pull MARTH aboard a large piece of driftwood, MARTH coughs up water as he tries to catch his breath. SIMON and BAYONETTA then pull up LUCARIO onto the driftwood, LUCARIO coughs up some water but struggles to get up, MARTH then looks out into the water and sees DIDDY KONG, MARTH then reaches for DIDDY KONG and pulls him up, MARTH tries to wake up DIDDY KONG

MARTH
Diddy, Diddy Kong c'mon wake up.

DIDDY KONG coughs up some water and smiles seeing MARTH, MARTH hugs DIDDY KONG. SIMON starts calling out for RICHTER

SIMON
Richter! Richter!

No response, MARTH then realizes CORRIN and SHULK are also not onboard

MARTH
Corrin, Shulk!

SIMON
Richter! Richter!

SIMON then falls over in exhaustion, BAYONETTA tries to catch her breath

BAYONETTA
How did... we get... here? We need... We need...

BAYONETTA then falls over, MARTH just looks at his friends worried about their situation, MARTH sets down DIDDY KONG and continues to call out to his friends

MARTH
Corrin, Shulk, Richter!

MARTH continues to do this as the driftwood floats along in the middle of an ocean

STARSHIP - BRIDGE

The team of FOX, FALCO, CAPTAIN FALCON, PIT, OLIMAR, MEWTWO, JIGGLYPUFF and R.O.B is traveling through the stars. PIT is still dumbstruck by the kiss from PHOSPHORA

CAPTAIN FALCON
Kid!

PIT
What?

CAPTAIN FALCON
I asked you more about your friend, this goddesses lady

PIT
Lady Palutena, well she's great, she has a lot of power and she rules of Angel World, where I'm from

FALCO
You know on a normal day I'd call you crazy for just saying Angel World but now... Well crazy is the new normal.

OLIMAR
So ummmmm... Where are we headed?

FOX
Well right now we're waiting for a signal to come in to let us know where they are attacking so we can help the people there, but it's been eerily quiet, I just hope...

A ping goes off

FALCO
Okay I'm picking up something

CAPTAIN FALCON
What is it?

FALCO
A ship, it went down not too far from here. I'm not picking up any other ships near it. Maybe someone brought it down from the inside, might be worth taking a look

FOX
Alright set a course

OLIMAR then enters the coordinates

MEWTWO
Let us hope something like me didn't bring down that ship

PIT
Why's that?

FALCO
Well our friend here wasn't exactly thrilled to see us when we got this place, safe to assume something on that ship might not be happy to see us.

CAPTAIN FALCON
Well that's... Nice to know

The dark realm ship arrives above a desert planet

OLIMAR's ship along with FOX and FALCO's Arwings fly above a very large crashed darkrealm starship

CRASHED STARSHIP

The eight heroes move quietly through the ship with weapons drawn, FOX is looking on his scanner for any life aboard

FOX
I'm getting nothing, I wonder if another ship shot it down and it crashed here

CAPTAIN FALCON looks around to see some damage

CAPTAIN FALCON
This looks like there was fighting inside, can't say for sure it wasn't shot down but my guess there was a big fight here

FOX then gets a ping on his scanner

FOX
Down this hall

The team moves down the hall and the signatures are coming behind a large door

FALCO
We got two people inside

MEWTWO
These two individuals have immense power but are in a weakened state

FOX
Alright that might give us an advantage if they're not friendly

CAPTAIN FALCON
Rob, can you open the door?

R.O.B nods and opens a panel to works to open the door, everyone is tense, R.O.B then finishes working and the door slowly opens. Once the door opens everyone is ready to fight but stops once they see the people, PIT is shaking and lets out a soft shocked breath