DISTANT PLANET - FIELD - DAY

Eons ago -

ERAGUS and his siblings are arguing.

ERAGUS
I can't believe you, I can not believe you, you are really going to sit aside while this happens?

KINTUNE
Brother please don't make this a scene.

ERAGUS
Why not, clearly this is a time for when I need to make a scene.

HERLOW
No... Sister let him speak.

KINTUNE doesn't like that but she does allow ERAGUS to speak.

ERAGUS
All that talk... Of how much you care for our creations and yet chaos ensues in their worlds and you won't step down off your thrones to help them. If you truly cared you would help them now, in their most desperate hour.

HERLOW
It is not that simple brother.

ERAGUS
Then explain to me what is so complex about this issue? Why is it that we came here and gave up our duties of watching over them? What was the point of all this?

HERLOW
The point is to let them grow and learn from their mistakes, that is how they will truly prosper.

ERAGUS
What if they don't learn, what if they just die, then what is their to learn?

KINTUNE
It won't come to that.

ERAGUS
You don't know that!

HERLOW
Brother!

ERAGUS calms down

KINTUNE
If... The threat is too much then we will step in but they can face this... It pains me that we are losing innocents but they must learn to rely on one another, because if we step in there is no lesson to be learned, they will see us as problem solvers, and never grow for themselves. Brother I understand your frustration, I share it but what we are doing now will help them.

ERAGUS is angry but doesn't continue to fight instead he leaves, and his siblings worry about his state of mind.

16

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

THE BEACON - DAY

The armies of different worlds are gathered around listening to PALUTENA speak in front of a map of the stars. (Others Like JODY SUMMERS, KNUCKLES, TAILS, AMY, PHOSPHORA and VIRIDI have now joined)

PALUTENA
Now you all know what is at stake... Once we get to the weapon there is no doubt that Eragus will hit us with everything he has to get to the Lightsbane.

MARTH steps up to talk.

MARTH
Which means we have to hold them off, we can't let him take that weapon because if he does... Life as we know ends.

Everyone murmurs.

MARTH
I know it's terrifying... Believe me I'm scared too, but if we do nothing they take it and we lose. At least we can stand to them and fight them to the end.

FALCO
So... Where exactly is this weapon?

PALUTENA then calls over ZELDA, PEACH, DAISY and ROSALINA. The five ladies then go over to a stone structure. They place their hands on it and the map shows the way to the Lightsbane. FOX is stunned seeing that the planet is surrounded by a crazy nebula.

FOX
Okay... That... Is going to be difficult to navigate through.

CHROM
What... What is that exactly?

FOX
Well that's a nebula... A nebula I've never seen before.

SHULK
So can we just fly through it?

SAMUS
Yes and no. Yes we can but... It's gonna be insane. Up will be down, left will be right... Nothing will make sense in there, and we have to make sure that when we get out of there we're at that planet.

CORRIN
But we can get there right?

PALUTENA
We have to. This is our only option.

FALCO
Well... We'll navigate through it. Just letting everyone know that... I hope you all don't get motion sick.

FOX
Well more like violently thrashed around sick.

Their are murmurs of uncertainty.

MARTH
We knew this wasn't going to be easy... Whatever it takes, we'll get it done.

SOLID SNAKE
So... when are we moving out.

MARTH looks out to the people who still have some reservations.

MARTH
While I'd want to move out now... I understand there is still alot to be said to each other. One night... We have one night to say what we need to say and maybe just... have a moment to enjoy life, cause come tomorrow what we do will be told for generations or be wiped from history.

LATER

LUCINA is sharpening her sword when RICHTER comes over to her.

RICHTER
So... This is happening.

LUCINA
That it is.

RICHTER
(Sighs)... What do you really think Lucina... Can we win this?

LUCINA
Their army will not relent on us... Not all of us might walk away from this... But this fight, is all we have... So many people from so many different places, ready to fight together, they don't know each other and would've never known the other existed but they are going to fight side by side because they know what's at stake. It's inspiring to see.

RICHTER
But you still didn't answer the question.

LUCINA sighs.

LUCINA
I can't say that for sure. I've lived in a world where everything was against us and our fight against our enemy was almost futile, but this... This is different, If we stand together, We can come out victorious.

RICHTER sighs and sits next to LUCINA.

RICHTER
I guess that's as good as we'll get. This guy is not like anything you've seen before, he moves so fast that you won't be even to get in your next thought before he hits you. I'm not exactly thrilled to face that again but... I'm done hiding from the fight.

LUCINA
Any regrets?

RICHTER
... Some... but... I'm okay with it. I can't change what I've done but if we make it through this I can work on being better.

LUCINA
I think that's an admirable thing Richter.

RICHTER
Admirable... I don't see it that way.

LUCINA
Take more pride in yourself. I think your a great man.

RICHTER chuckles. LUCINA then puts her hand atop RICHTER's, she smiles at him. RICHTER and LUCINA stare at one another and lean towards each other but someone speaks which causes both of them to pull away.

ALUCARD
Well I'm glad you're doing something right Richter.

RICHTER turns to see ALUCARD. RICHTER is very upset with ALUCARD.

RICHTER
And you my friend just... Really have impeccable timing, showing up when I really don't want to see you.

LUCINA
(Awkwardly) I'm going to ummm... I'm going to talk with my family.

LUCINA then leaves as RICHTER just sighs.

ALUCARD
What are you so upset about?

RICHTER
Really? Thought you were supposed to be the smart one.

ALUCARD
You mean you and the girl. If anything I saved her some trouble.

RICHTER
(Fake laughs) Funny, very funny. In the end you're here with me... This truly is the darkest time.

ALUCARD
That it is my friend, that it is.

LATER

CORRIN is sitting talking with SILAS.

SILAS
I mean... Wow... All of this is...

CORRIN
Insane?

SILAS
That might be too light a word. The fact that you managed to still make it through this shows your strength Corrin.

CORRIN
You make me sound like it was all so easy.

SILAS
I don't think anything's been easy for anyone, but we're still here, and now we have a chance to end this.

CORRIN
How long were you fighting for?

SILAS
It's tough to say... Time has felt so strange. Maybe a few weeks, but it's felt like a few months. It was hard, we had to keep ourselves underground, and then one day they just disappeared, fighting then resumed between the families. Everyone felt so lost, after you were gone.

CORRIN
For a time... I didn't know if I'd ever see home again, (CORRIN holds SILAS' hand) If I'd ever see you again.

SILAS
I'm glad that I'm here with you.

CORRIN
Is everyone else holding up all right?

SILAS
For the most part. I think they're just shocked at where we are and (PIKMIN walk past) our new allies.

CORRIN
It is something isn't it?

CORRIN then sees AZURA and KAZE close to one another, holding hands and pressing forehead to forehead.

CORRIN
Wait... What?

SILAS turns to see.

SILAS
Ah... Alot has gone down since we last saw you. Lady Azura and Kaze... Well they got married.

CORRIN is stunned.

CORRIN
... I've missed so much.

SHULK
We've all missed alot in this time.

CORRIN turns to see SHULK with FIORA, DUNBAN and RIKI.

CORRIN
Shulk. Silas, you've met Shulk.

SILAS
Thank you again for keeping her safe.

SHULK
Well she was the one keeping me safe. Corrin these are my friends that's Riki.

RIKI
Hello friends.

SHULK
That's Dunban.

DUNBAN
So you're the one he won't stop talking about.

SHULK
Alright, alright. And this is Fiora.

FIORA then takes CORRIN's hands.

FIORA
Corrin. Thank you so much. I'm glad someone like you was taking care of him. Please tell me he didn't annoy you too much.

CORRIN chuckles.

SHULK
Okay this is just a lovely conversation, also don't chuckle, I never annoyed Corrin.

FIORA
Oh Shulk, I find that hard to believe. Tell me you heard him say his favorite catchphrase.

CORRIN
Catchphrase?

SHULK
No, no, no. We're not doing this right now.

FIORA
No... Because I don't know about you... but I'm really feeling it.

DUNBAN and RIKI laugh. CORRIN and SILAS can't help but laugh.

SHULK
Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny, just the pinnacle of comedy.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER

SNAKE sees Rat Patrol Team having a briefing with OTACON, COLONEL ROY CAMPBELL, MEI LING and MERYL SILVERBURGH. SNAKE is a little hesitant to go over to them but he takes a deep breath and goes over to listen to the team.

MERYL
The enemy is fond of encircling and squeezing down on us, so we need to make sure we keep our forces spread out enough that they can't do that to us.

SOLID SNAKE
But don't spread yourself out too far, they have the overwhelming numbers so they can cut you off from your allies that way.

MERYL sighs.

MERYL
That is also a good thing to remember. Take five team.

The team breaks as SNAKE has a chance to catch up with his allies.

ROY CAMPBELL
Good to see you again Snake.

SOLID SNAKE
Colonel.

MEI LING
Snake... We thought you were gone.

SOLID SNAKE
I guess in a way I was.

OTACON
This... This whole thing is way crazier than my Japanese Animes.

SNAKE then looks over at MERYL and the two don't really say anything.

SOLID SNAKE
... So...

MERYL
So?

SOLID SNAKE
... You're looking well.

MERYL
Really that's what you say after all this time.

SOLID SNAKE
Well I've only had interaction with one person these last...

MERYL
Years.

SNAKE is confused.

SOLID SNAKE
Years? No, that's not right, it's only been... Maybe a few weeks.
MERYL
Maybe for you, but it's been a few years for us.

SNAKE can't really comprehend that information.

SOLID SNAKE
I guess things are stranger than I thought.

MERYL
Yeah... I always thought home was full of it's weird things but... This... This is something else.

OTACON
All these people, these creatures. I don't think we can really go back to our old ways of thinking, no that we know this exists.

ROY CAMPBELL
As much as I want to look forward to the future, we still need to win tomorrow.

MEI LING
And by what we know they can do, even with all of these forces... Their is no guarantee.

MERYL
Snake, you faced them before, how did you manage to hold against them.

SOLID SNAKE
Well... I wasn't alone.

SNAKE then sees SAMUS walking along and calls her over.

SOLID SNAKE
Sam, can I borrow you for a second.

SAMUS comes over to SNAKE.

SOLID SNAKE
Everyone this is Samus. She's the reason I'm still standing right now. Sam... That's Colonel Roy Campbell, Mei Ling, you met Otacon and this is Meryl Silverburgh.

SAMUS extends her hand.

SAMUS
Nice to meet you.

MERYL shakes her hand.

MERYL
Likewise. So... I'm assuming Snake got you into a world of trouble.

SAMUS
Actually he helped me out of trouble, I'm not exactly a people person but... I was able to trust him and in turn, I actually have someone I call... Close.

MERYL looks at SNAKE with an expression that reads "Close huh". SNAKE just shrugs.

PIT is cleaning his orbitars when someone puts their hands over his eyes. PIT freaks out and turns to see PHOSPHORA.

PHOSPHORA
Whoa sorry there (Chuckles), didn't know you were so jumpy right now.

PIT
... Yeah just... I guess I'm very tense right now, with you know the whole end of everything going on.

PHOSPHORA
You know for me I thought this moment would be more stressful but surprisingly... I'm actually pretty calm.

PIT
Well I wish I had your nerves right now.

PHOSPHORA then starts rubbing PIT's shoulders.

PIT
Uhhhh... What are you doing?

PHOSPHORA
Relax, just helping you out.

PIT starts to relax.

PIT
I don't understand how you can be so calm with what's about to happen.

PHOSPHORA
I guess I feel that I don't have any regrets. I feel like I've done what I needed to do and said what I've needed to say. Plus... the thing I wanted to do for a long time, I did and it made me happy, partially because the look on your face after it happened.

PIT knows what PHOSPHORA is referring to. PIT and PHOSPHORA just smile at each other.

PHOSPHORA
So are you going to keep staring at me or you going to kiss me?

PIT is nervous but he leans in and softly kisses PHOSPHORA. After the kiss PHOSPHORA chuckles, and pulls PIT back in for a kiss.

CAPTAIN FALCON
Ah young love, it's a sight isn't it.

JODY
Leave them be. Also I hate the way you make it sound we're old.

CAPTAIN FALCON
Well we're not young anymore.

JODY
(Sighs) Tell me about it.

PIT and PHOSPHORA turn seeing CAPTAIN FALCON and JODY.

PIT
(Embarrassed) Captain!

CAPTAIN FALCON
What? Kid this is a normal thing, nothing to embarrassed about.

JODY
I think he's more embarrassed that we're ruining their moment.

CAPTAIN FALCON
We're not...

PHOSPHORA
The moment is definitely ruined.

CAPTAIN FALCON
Ah... I see.

JODY
Sweetheart you are the smartest dumbest man I know, and I say that with all love.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER

KING DEDEDE stares at a wall when entering the room is CHROM and ROBIN.

KING DEDEDE
What do you want?

CHROM
I think we should be asking you that question.

KING DEDEDE
What?

ROBIN
Tomorrow, will be either the start of something new or the end of everything as we know, so we ask you now... Where do you want to stand?

CHROM
We know you don't like us and we know you're not a good... Uhh... King, but your allies abandoned you, if we fail, what do you think will happen to you? Right now you can stay here and wait or you can fight.

KING DEDEDE
So you would trust me?

ROBIN
No... Not even in the slightest. But someone thinks you deserve a chance, and right now we need all the help we can get against them.

CHROM
So right now you control your fate... What will you do?

KING DEDEDE sits and thinks.

DISTANT PLANET - FIELD

Eons Ago - KINTUNE is walking looking for ERAGUS, she finds him staring off at a sunset. She sits next to him.

ERAGUS
You know they won't last... This freedom we gave them... they won't be able to handle it.

KINTUNE
They might surprise you.

ERAGUS
... You think too much of them.

KINTUNE
And you don't think enough of them. They will come together and overcome their hardships.

ERAGUS
Hardships... This isn't hardships sister, this is their very existence on the line, and you talk as if it's just a tough day.

KINTUNE
They will get through this and they will learn to lean on one another.

ERAGUS
You're wrong. They can't stand together, they can't stand each other so how are they supposed to come together?

KINTUNE
Because they have to... You only see the bad people but I see the good in them, I see they want to stand together, it make take a lot from them to do so but they will do it. If we were to come in and save them all they would do is ask us to do things for them and in the end they will be even more divided. This was will work, I assure you.

ERAGUS stands up.

ERAGUS
You're too hopeful.

KINTUNE
And you're too cynical, maybe that's both of our curses.

ERAGUS just walks away as KINTUNE sighs not being able to reach him.

THE BEACON - NIGHT

A large dinner/party is going on with everyone having one last moment of peace.

IKE is sitting with ELINCIA when ROY and LILINA come over to them.

ROY
Mind if we join you?

IKE
Be my guest.

ROY and LILINA sit down, ROY then recognizes ELINCIA

ROY
You're her, the girl in the picture that Ike kept by his bedside.

IKE
Roy!

ELINCIA smirks at IKE.

ROY
What?

LILINA
Sometimes you don't have a filter and it really makes things awkward.

IKE
So... Tomorrow.

ROY
Yeah... This is happening. Are you ready?

IKE
... No... Not really, but I'm going to have to be. You know I didn't think this would be how things possibly end.

ROY
What you didn't think we'd be fighting for reality along side people from other worlds and dimensions, cause I definitely thought that.

LILINA
Roy, stop.

ELINCIA chuckles

ROY
I'm glad for this moment though, I know after tomorrow we might not have it.

ELINCIA
We shouldn't think like that. We are here together, and it will take everything we have but we will get through this.

IKE is then hugged by POPO and NANA. IKE chuckles

IKE
(To ELINCIA) By the way these are our friends Popo and Nana.

ELINCIA
Nice to meet the both of you.

ZELDA and LINK sit off to the side as people eat and dance.

ZELDA
It's nice that we have this moment.

LINK
We haven't really had a chance to breathe during this journey, it's good to have this moment.

ZELDA
How are you feeling?

LINK
... We faced calamites before, we've dealt with the reality that our world might end, but... this is different, it just is.

ZELDA
Nerves?

LINK
For once... Yeah.

ZELDA then holds LINK's hand.

ZELDA
Look around.

LINK looks around to see MARIO, PEACH, DAISY and LUIGI talking and laughing. He sees DONKEY KONG, DIDDY KONG and ROSALINA laughing with each other.

ZELDA
I have nerves too, but I see this, our people, our friends, and my resolve gets stronger.

CLOUD, TIFA, SHULK, CORRIN, SILAS, FIORA, DUNBAN and RIKI all sit and watch YOSHI, the DUCK HUNT duo, and KIRBY goof around.

ZELDA
This... this right here is worth fighting for, this is worth everything. No matter what nerves I have, protecting this... Quells any fears I have.

LINK
We're in this to end the right?

ZELDA just looks at him and smiles.

ZELDA
Till the end.

ZELDA and LINK then press their foreheads together, having a moment of peace.

LATER THAT NIGHT

AZURA stands in a center area while everyone watches.

AZURA
You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek
Life beyond the shore just out of reach
Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time
The path is yours to climb.

Around people are entranced by her song. ROBIN sits with CHROM arms wrapped around her, LUCINA stands next to RICHTER and the two slowly move to hold the other one's hand. NESS, LUCAS, MEGA-MAN, PAC-MAN, MR. GAME and WATCH, the DUCK HUNT duo and the POKEMON are just amazed by AZURA. BAYONETTA is even moved by the song but hides her emotion however SIMON does catch this which makes him smirk.

AZURA
A burdened heart sinks into the ground
A veil falls away without a sound
Not day nor night, wrong nor right
For truth and peace you fight
Sing with me a song of silence and blood
The rain falls, but can't wash away the mud
Within my ancient heart dwells madness and pride
Can no one hear my cry

Outside the temple SNAKE watches the stars when SAMUS comes to his side. SAMUS leans her head against his shoulder, and SNAKE kisses the top of her head.

Back Inside - MARTH (with CAEDA wrapped around his arm) looks among everyone and sees people enjoying this moment which causes him to smile.

AZURA
You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek
Life beyond the shore, just out of reach
Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time
The path is yours to climb
You are the ocean's gray waves

People give a round of applause, Some have tears in their eyes, as the performance they heard may be the last peaceful moment they ever have.