SMASH X
Chapter eight- Cruel Intentions
The nine heroes materialized in the Temple of Order's main chamber, "We're back Raiden" Pikachu called out….but there was no response.
The heroes looked confused, suddenly Raiden entered the room looking worried, "My friends quickly give me the key" the god instructed, "What's wrong?" Yoshi asked, Raiden approached the heroes and extended his hand, "Quickly just give me the key, we don't have much time", Raiden said, sounding little angry this time, "Ok" Mario said, sounding a little suspicious, he then raised the key above Raiden's hand, just then Peach burst into the room! "Mario, don't give him the key!" she screamed, Mario turned to Peach, "Peachie?" he shouted in confusion, Raiden growled and snatched the key from Mario and backhanded him in the face! All the heroes gasped in horror as the plumber flew back and slammed into the wall, "What the hell!" yelled Mega Man, the heroes all faced Raiden who was laughing like a mad man looking at the key in his hand. Peach ran to Mario's side and helped him up, "Mario? Are you ok?" she asked, Mario nodded as a drop of blood fell from his lip, "What is a this! Why did Raiden a do that!" Mario asked as the rest of the smashers joined the plumber and the princess. Peach looked angry and explained, "I was listening through the wall of Raiden's room, he was talking to that Gollum thing when you guys left, I heard everything, he wanted the key for himself…it was never Quan Chi, Raiden did it all…he raised the Heartless that attacked you…He is the one who wants the raise all the Heartless from their prison!" the princess growled at the traitorous god, the heroes couldn't believe what they were hearing, especially Mega Man who trusted Raiden for years. "Why…WHY!" Mega Man screamed at Raiden, the god of thunder looked back at the smashers with a serious look on his face, "You can't possibly understand…Chaos is a tidal wave that sweeps across this universe…it's a plague! Only order can bring peace to it, order that I control, I will now release the Heartless and attack the Temple of Chaos, when it's destroyed, peace can rain through out the universe, my peace…all fourteen worlds will know me as master" Raiden vowed with lightning surging in his eyes.
"You're insane! The Heartless won't obey you! They're an evil wave, once they've destroyed the temple they will destroy you and everything else in this universe!" DK roared, "Shut up...Quan Chi will pay…chaos will pay…and you will pay for defying me! ...MAUL!" Raiden yelled. The evil Jedi flipped from the ceiling and landed in the room with his double edged saber ready for combat, "You called master" he said smirking, Raiden pointed to the smashers, "Destroy them all!" he yelled, he then smiled and added, "I am sorry for this…but it is for the best, evil will vanish from the universe…your sacrifice will mean the continuation of order throughout the universe", the god then slowly faded away leaving the smashers facing Darth Maul.
"The great smash brothers, I want you all to know destroying you will be an honor" the sith said smirking, he then jumped in the sky and blasted a huge force wave down at the smashers, knocking them all back into the wall, "Whoa...this guy is so strong….and were still tired from the last fight" Link cried out. Mario jumped at Maul and threw a kick, Maul dodged and kicked Mario into the wall with ease, Yoshi tried but also fell down. Maul flipped backwards a few times and landed, blocking a bunch of laser blasts and blasting the heroes back again, "Hmhmhmhm, it's a real shame you all came here tired, I would have loved to fight you at full strength" Maul snickered and approached the group. Pikachu jumped forward and blasted Maul with a large bolt of lightning, "GAHHH!" the evil Jedi cried out and jumped back, Samus fired a few shots but Maul jumped up but was slammed back down by Peach's golf club, "Dam!" he yelled and kicked Peach away, Mario growled and charged at Maul. The plumber rolled out of the way of a saber slash and used Coin Punch on Maul's chin, the sith flew back and landed on his back. He got up and growled, then leapt up to the ceiling and blasted the floor with a powerful force wave…only instead of blowing up, the floor turned into a black tar like substance, "What the!" Kirby cried as the tar stuck him and his friends to the ground, "Hahaha, lord Raiden thought I might need that spell" Maul laughed, the ten heroes were stuck to the ground, the tar waved and locked their arms down as well, "Grrrr, dam it, im to tired to get out!" Fox yelled struggling against the super strength substance. Maul lowered himself from the ceiling and hovered just above the tar laughing, "Lord Raiden's plan was ingenious wasn't it…sending you to get the key because the shield would lower to your supposed objective…that's why my master couldn't go himself, the shield would detect his motive and wouldn't lower, it was so easy to frame Quan Chi, being the protector of chaos everyone would suspect him, especially since Ansem did the same thing". Maul hovered over to Peach and raised his saber, "You have caused enough trouble, so you will be first" he yelled at the princess, "NOOOOOOO!" The smashers yelled. Just then Maul stopped… "Gah!" the sith gasped for air and looked down to see a glowing blade sticking out of his chest, The smashers awed at the strength of this stranger who just appeared from nowhere, with all the energy he had left Maul looked over his shoulder to see the face of his killer, Maul looked terrified when he saw him, "…S..Sora!" he managed to spit out before the boy swung the Keyblade around and cut Maul in half, disintegrating him instantly.
