Chapter 1:
Uncharted Outer Space
It was quiet, barren, and cold in the dark abyss. That is, except for one small, silver object. It was moving quite rapidly and was exploring the wide unknown. This object was called the Great Fox, owned by the mercenaries of the Star Fox team. Piloting the craft was Fox McCloud, a daring and courageous pilot and combatant that has saved the galaxy multiple times. In the passenger seat was Falco Lombardi, a pilot like Fox but significantly more reckless.
R.O.B. was also with them providing navigation for a way back home. They had been out in space for at least a week and Falco was getting to the point of restlessness.
"This is boring!" he complained. "When are we ever gonna land on solid ground?"
Fox was starting to get fed up with his partner. "We'll be done in a couple more hours Falco. Just give it a rest already!"
"Man, I can't believe Peppy and Slippy had to stay behind to watch over Corneria" Pouted Falco. "I wish I was with them."
Fox got a little upset. "Who else is gonna protect it if it's under attack?"
As soon as Falco was about to come back with another argument, R.O.B. spoke up. "I am locating a unique spike of energy and heat emanating from within these coordinates. I have reason to believe something is occurring there. We are not too far from it." He concludes monotonically.
Fox heeds this information. "Looks like something worth going to. Give us directions there. Let's check it out." Fox then grabs a large throttle and initiates the craft into lightspeed.
Unknown Space Sector
The Great Fox emerges from lightspeed with relatively little issues. They are immediately greeted by a multicolored and predominantly obsidian planet about half as big as the World of Trophies (The Smash Bros equivalent of Earth). R.O.B. immediately starts gathering data. "According to my information, the planet's atmosphere is breathable but the terrain can barely sustain any organic life."
Fox was a little relieved about the planet, but not entirely. "That's at least some good news. Let's set it down on some solid ground."
The craft entered the atmosphere of very few clouds and purple skies before landing on a shallow plateau. Fox, Falco, and R.O.B. exited the Great Fox and immediately explored the vast rocky landscape. "I don't see any organisms in the vicinity, but according to R.O.B's calculations, the disturbance he picked up is northwest of here." Fox informed.
"I'm right behind you. Hopefully this'll be worth our time." said Falco.
After roughly a half hour of following the reading, the three heroes found themselves at the front of a large, dark, and rocky cave with the entrance being about seven times Andross's large head.
"R.O.B.'s sensors indicate the power spike is coming from in there." said Fox.
Falco was getting restless. "Well what are we waiting for? Let's go in!"
As the three heroes made their way into the cave, they were unknowingly being closely followed by an orange and green clad bounty hunter.
As Fox, Falco, and R.O.B. made their way into the lower reaches of the caves, they were welcomed by an intense source of energy and sound coming from a large chamber down the pitch black hallway. As soon as they entered the chamber, they immediately saw what looked to be a sphere in every color imaginable with two lines crossing through it. What really had them puzzled however, was the hundreds of fragments of clear blue matter building around it.
"What do you think it is?" inquired Falco.
"I honestly have no idea, but it somehow feels familiar. I just can't place my finger on it." responded Fox. "Hey R.O.B., what can you get from it?"
But, he didn't respond. He just stood there staring at the energy source. Falco was getting impatient once more. "Hey R.O.B., cut it out. We're trying to talk to you."
Fox was left puzzled by the robot's idleness. Falco attempted to nudge him. But as soon as he was within mere inches of R.O.B., his eyes suddenly turned red.
He then jerked his head towards his teammates with a look of hostility, leaving the two pilots in sudden confusion.
"Hey R.O.B.! What's going on? Talk to us!" Fox desperately called out.
As they became more under confusion, a booming voice echoed over the room. "He is not your friend anymore. He is now under my control."
Falco grew angry. "Who are you? What did you do to R.O.B.? Show yourself!" The blue matter around the sphere soon morphed into a physical humanoid being all too familiar to the heroes. "This machine will be the precursor to the new order I shall raise to help me finally end the World of Trophies." The two mercenaries were left in absolute shock. "No way…"
Fox and Falco were stunned by this new revelation. "T-Tabuu? But… but we destroyed you!" Fox blurted out.
Tabuu was quick to counter. "No. You all merely destroyed my physical form. When I was defeated, my core essence was sent adrift in the cold vacuum of space from the sheer force the Subspace Bomb reversals had on me. After a few years, I had landed on this planet when I found what I presumed to be the Master Core. It holds power unimaginable to ordinary life forms like yourselves."
Falco soon stepped up. "We don't care. We've dealt with you once before. We can do it again!"
Tabuu simply chuckled. "You can try." He then gave an order. "Former Ancient Minister, eliminate them."
The possessed robot immediately went into attack mode against the Star Fox members with his moves being more aggressive and erratic than when he fought the Subspace Army a decade ago. The pilots initially had the advantage two to one. But, after some well timed gyros and lasers, the machine soon gained the upper hand.
Fox and Falco were in absolute desperation. "R.O.B., if you're in there, fight it! This isn't you at all!"
But it was no use. As R.O.B. was about to deliver a devastating laser shot to Fox, he was blasted with a charge shot by a new visitor at the entrance. Everyone looked to see an orange armored bounty hunter the heroes knew all too well. "Samus?" Fox called out.
"Yeah. I found the power disturbance too." Replied the bounty hunter. She then looked at Tabuu with furious intent that Fox and Falco could see even with her visor covering her face. "I can't also wait to kick your blue hide back into that hole you crawled out of!" She said with utter hostility.
"Well, if it isn't Samus Aran. Famed bounty hunter and galactic savior."
Samus's look of anger became more visible under that helmet. "You're the one controlling R.O.B.! Let him go!"
"Never." Said Tabuu. "You will all bear witness to my new absolute power with the last R.O.B. unit being the first building block of my new force."
Tabuu began to glow tremendously, and charge up the Master Core to the point where it became so bright, it blinded anyone who was within the room.
The entire cavern then started to rumble as large stones came raining down from above. Samus called out to the Star Fox members through the brightness. "Fox, Falco, we're outmatched and overpowered here! We need to leave this planet now!"
As much as they wanted to go back for their friend, they had no other choice. "Understood. But we'll come back to get R.O.B. one way or another." Said Fox. The three heroes then narrowly escaped from the cave as it was collapsing from the immense power coming from Tabuu. As they exited the cave, Samus's ship was within view. They then ran towards it as fast as they could go. Unknown to them, beams of light soon protruded from the cave and immediately destroyed the craft, leaving it nothing more than a pile of flaming wreckage.
With a look of brief shock on her face, they all realized that they needed to find another way off. "We still have our ship!" Falco called out. He then pressed a button on his wrist which called the Great Fox over to their location.
Despite its larger size, the beams of light couldn't hit the craft because it had its shields up. This gave the heroes just enough time to get on board and narrowly escape from the surface and its beams of light. However, just when they reached past the outer atmosphere and thought they were in the clear, one stray laser directly hit one of their wings, crippling the vessel.
The impact was felt tremendously with Fox, Falco, and Samus falling over inside the craft. Fox picked himself back up and pulled up the damage assessment, only to find out that the left wing had been destroyed. As soon as he saw it he had feelings of brief panic coursing through him.
"We're sitting ducks here! We need to find another means of escape!" Yelled Fox.
"We still have our Arwings, but what about Samus?" Asked Falco.
"We have a spare one! She'll take it!" Fox responded back.
When the three headed back to the hangar bay on the underside of the Great Fox, Samus noticed a large multicolored light coming from the surface of the planet. This left Samus in a state of utter shock. Fox and Falco also noticed the light and felt the same way.
Tabuu's voice soon boomed across the infinite void to where it could be audible to the escaping heroes. "Trophies, welcome to your final moments as I expand this universe beyond what it is now. When the dust settles, I shall cleanse this universe into how I see fit. No one will be left to stop me."
As soon as he finished his speech, the light coming from the planet enveloped and engulfed everything within a galaxy wide radius in mere seconds.
Fox and Falco soon made a break for the Arwings in an attempt to escape while Samus made a distress call that would be heard for millions of miles. "This is Samus Aran calling from the Great Fox! Our main craft is crippled out here and we are requesting help from any vessel within range! We were under attack and the life support and oxygen on our ship are declining! I repeat, we are under attack and we can't hold out for much longer!"
The two Star Fox Pilots made their way to their Arwings in an attempt to escape.
Samus followed after them, but for her it was a couple seconds too late. The Great Fox violently exploded after receiving too much damage from the planet beams. The bounty hunter then got consumed by the ever expanding light.
Fox and Falco barely escaped the blast caused by the explosion, expressing worry for their fallen comrade. Despite the astonishing speed of their Arwings though, they too could not escape the light.
The light quickly spread for billions of miles consuming everything in its path. It eventually reached the World of Trophies and its inhabitants, as well as several other planets across the galaxy. For many, it seemed like they would be gone forever.
However, the light didn't kill anyone at all. For some inhabitants, it was seen as a new beginning for the entire universe. To the majority who saw it happen, it came to be commonly known as the Great Light Convergence.