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Chapter 5:
New Donk City Streets
When Mario and the others got to the warship looming overhead, they saw that it had stopped using its laser cannons on the nearby buildings.
"Do you think it stopped firing because it saw us?" Inquired Peach.
"I think that's the most likely case. I assume we're what it's looking for." Claimed Fox
The ship then opened a large underside compartment which dropped a floating platform. This platform contained three individuals who looked like different types of warriors. All three roughly looked like the New Donk City residents, but their faces were slightly distorted and their body proportions put them around the same size of Mario, if not slightly bigger. They were all clad in silver, white, and red to signify their allegiance. Two were male while one was female. They all had glowing red eyes and sported the familiar Subspace Army Logo. However, it was a mirror image of the sign, and was chrome with a crimson outline.
The first male had black hair while having relatively pale skin. He had a fighter headband covering his forehead with the reversed Subspace logo appearing on the front. His outfit consisted of a traditional fighting uniform enhanced with extra armor. He had no weapons on him which led Mario to assume that he fought with his fists.
The female had red hair while also having a deadly glowing single-edged sword in her hand. Her skin was slightly more tanned than her male partner. She sported a garb similar to that of a ninja with silver cloth and red accents. Along with her sword, she was armed with shurikens and chakrams. Her logo was on her upper left arm and on the hilt of her sword.
The last male looked more high tech than the other two. He had blond hair with orange eyes which were covered with futuristic tactical goggles. He wielded a high tech cannon, similar to Samus's, attached to his right arm. His logo was on the center of his chest and it glowed as if it was a power source for the rest of his arsenal.
The fistfigher stepped forward to the heroes. "Trophies! We are the Elite Mii Fighter Squadron of the Lightspace Army! We were created by the great Lord of Light, Galeem to carry out his every wish! What he wishes for most is to make this universe his and to eliminate each trophy that stands in his way!"
"Who's-a Galeem?" Said Mario in an aggressively confused way.
The leader briefly scowled, but understood the plumber's question. "He was once known to your kind as Tabuu. But after his merging with the Master Core, he became an all new being with a different, more powerful form. You cannot stop him now! In the end, you will all be nothing but pathetic little spirits."
"Well, tell your master he'll be getting nothing but beaten henchmen! We're not backing down when the entire universe is at stake!" Called out Fox.
"Yeah! We're not afraid of you!" shouted Cappy as he was on top of Mario's head.
"You won't-a take this-a world, let alone this-a city!" Declared the heroic plumber.
A smile soon crept onto the fistfighter's face while his partners were doing the same. "This reaction was what we expected." The heroes got into their battle positions. "We always knew you would resist the master's wishes."
The fistfighter made a quick jump dash toward Mario, catching the plumber off guard and keeping him on the defensive, barely managing to hold his own.
The sword wielder went for Peach, assuming she would be an easy target. She made a jump with her sword in the air, readying her swing, but her weapon was blocked by Greninja's own water blades. The two proficient blade wielders soon went into a duel as fast as a whitewater river. Peach decided to lend a hand of her own and would use her frying pan, golf club, and tennis racket as melee weapons of her own. However, the swordfighter kept her cool and blocked each blow from the two fighters.
Unlike the other two Mii fighters, the cannon wielder focused on Lucario and Fox from a distance. The two were being kept on their toes while avoiding a barrage of charge shots, missiles, and grenades. They eventually managed to keep up with the onslaught when Fox and Lucario countered the gunner's projectiles with their blasters and aura spheres respectively.
The cannon wielder then decided to speak. "I am the elite gunner of the Lightspace Army, Samuel!" He called out with vigor. "The two of you don't stand a chance against my skilled aim and weaponry!"
Fox scoffed at his pride. "We'll see about that." He then used his illusion dash to get close to the fighter. However, this was countered by a close range burst attack which sent Fox flying twenty feet from him.
"Fox!" Lucario cried out as he turned his head toward his comrade. In doing this, he left himself open to a missile shot from the gunner, knocking him closer to his friend's position. This left them vulnerable, but not out.
Meanwhile the sword wielder was overwhelming the princess and the water type Pokemon. "You two may be experienced in close quarters combat, but your skills ultimately pale in comparison to mine." Said the fighter monotonically.
Peach's tennis racket and golf club were significantly damaged. As for Greninja, he was kept occupied by the quick movements of the enemy sword. It was only a matter of short time before one of them gave out.
"You are facing Galeem's Elite Mii Swordfighter. You may call me Scarlet. You don't have a prayer of survival."
Peach then stood her ground. "No. We always have a prayer in our hearts." As Greninja was on his knees, he looked up at the Princess as she was walking towards her enemy. Scarlet was simply expressing a disgusted stare. "We'll never give up. Ever. Because we love this world, and there's nothing you can do to change that!" Declared the princess.
Scarlet was left unfazed by this. "Unfortunate. You will just die braver than most of the people in that pathetic world you speak so highly of." Concluded the swordfighter.
She then dashed faster than Peach could predict and kicked her square in the stomach, letting out an uncontrolled yelp. This attack forced her down for the count.
Mario heard this shout and immediately became panicked. "Hang on-a Peach! I'm-a coming!"
But this served as a distraction. The plumber's face was immediately met by the iron fist of the elite brawler. He then continues to deal all sorts of devastating blows to the hero.
"This is surprising." Taunted the fighter. "The great Super Mario. Beaten not by some overweight fire breathing turtle, but by a loyal servant of the Lord of Light! You will know that I, Bruce, the brawler and leader of the Elite Mii Fighter Squadron, will now end your pitiful life!" Mario was left bruised and on one knee, not willing to back down and give up the fight.
Bruce's hand lit up in a white flame that intensified as his fist tightened. As he was about to deal the finishing blow, a quick blue flash swept in between the two combatants in the blink of an eye.
After a few seconds of recovery, Mario found himself seeing a familiar blue hedgehog landing quick hits on Bruce.
"S-Sonic?" Said Mario. "How did you-a get here?"
"I was just passing by when I saw the ship ruining everyone's day." Said Sonic as he was holding the brawler off. "I also wouldn't leave a friend to fend for himself."
"Good." Relieved Mario. "We'll take-a him together."
When the plumber got to his feet and recovered himself with a few life hearts he had, Sonic was overwhelming Bruce with fast blows to every part of his body while keeping clear of the attacks that the fighter dealt.
"How are you dodging and countering my attacks?" Asked Bruce in a panic.
"Simple." Rebutted Sonic as he showed a confident smirk. "You're too slow."
As the brawler got worn out after countless quick hits, Mario dealt the final blow with an uppercut that was capable of shattering the toughest of bricks. This sent the fighter flying before landing on the street unconscious.
Meanwhile, Scarlet was toying with her opponents. Peach had the wind knocked out of her by the swordfighter's earlier kick, leaving her temporarily incapacitated. This left Greninja in a one on one fight. However, he was learning the fighting pattern Scarlet displayed over the course of the duel and adapted to its techniques. After some time, Scarlet was knowing what the water type was doing.
"I can't seem to hit you anymore. It's clear that you've been learning from me. However, you fail to realize just how exhausted you are without water, frog." Greninja's eyes soon opened up like saucers when he realized he was out of breath, leaving him a sitting duck. However, this expression subsided when he noticed a red hydrant a few inches to his left.
Scarlet soon charged up a smash attack which would theoretically kill any normal opponent. "This is the end for you! Face your doom with honor!"
Despite the threat in front of him, Greninja didn't move an inch. Scarlet soon unleashed her blow. But as soon as the powerful blade descended down on its prey, the Pokemon cut open the hydrant, releasing a geyser of water that distracted the swordfighter. Fortunately, this was long enough for Greninja to recover.
"What? What trickery is this?" Exclaimed a wet and confused Scarlet.
She then received a surprise kick and water shuriken combo which sent her flying, landing face first into the asphalt about twenty feet away. As she got up, she still had some fight left in her. "Urgh... No! I will not be bested by some lowly aquatic frog!"
Greninja dashed up to Scarlet to finish her off. However, the water type chose not to kill her and instead delivered a water powered punch strong enough to knock her out cold.
As he saw his two partners fall to the ground, Samuel was getting desperate. He was taking extensive damage to his armor. He soon realized that he had no other choice but to unleash his most destructive attack. A massive laser capable of decimating an entire building similar to Samus's final smash.
"I'm gonna make you all nothing but ash!" Yelled the gunner as he pushed the aura Pokemon and furry pilot a decent distance away.
His chest light was glowing considerably brighter as his cannon was charging up. All the heroes soon looked toward the powerful emanating light and feelings of panic washed over them.
"I will use the last of my power to send you all to the grave!" Shouted the soldier.
The heroes, realizing that they was no place to hide or run, took cover with whatever they could find as they prepared for the attack.
At the last second however, a green colored fist struck him in the face, completely canceling the deadly move and enveloping the area in a cloud of dust caused by an explosion from the punch.
"What!" Yelled Samuel as he clutches his face. "Who dares strike one of the Elite Mii Fighter Squadron?"
"Ya know, I thought that would knock ya out." Said the confused mystery fighter.
The dust finally settled and revealed Little Mac, the WVBA boxing champion, to the rest of the group. "Don't worry guys. I'm on your side." Said the boxer.
Samuel grew furious. He was trying to unleash an onslaught of lasers and missiles at the small statured fighter, but he knocked each projectile out of his way with a well timed punch. Mac was also quickly moving toward the gunner, putting the boxer at an advantage. As soon as he was close enough he gave a little grin. "I've got you right where I want you." Before Samuel could react, the boxer sent the gunner flying with a devastating KO punch, sending him into the stratosphere screaming, and leaving only a brief flash of light similar to a star.
Lucario went up to the boxer to introduce himself. "You fought well for one so small."
Mac responded with a nervous and flattered smile. "Um… Thanks."
Lucario then introduced himself and the heroes he was with. "My name is Lucario. My allies here are Mario, Fox, Greninja, Peach, and Sonic."
"Hey don't forget about me!" Called out Cappy.
Lucario ignored the sentient hat and continued with the introduction. "What's your name?"
The boxer knew what to say to the heroes. "Call me Little Mac. It's good to meet people who wanna defend this place just as much as I do."
Bruce regained his consciousness and pressed a button on his belt which called down the floating platform that sent the squadron down in the first place. This attracted the attention of the group of heroes.
"It appears you've won this round, but this is only the beginning. The Lightspace Army will soon rain fire down on all trophies who dare defy Galeem's will!"
The brawler then got up on the platform and boarded the large ship hovering over the city., starting its ascension back into the outer atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Scarlet fled the fight by stealing an empty car and driving away from the battle. She knew that she couldn't face all of them on her own so she had to recover elsewhere.
As the warship started to ascend into higher skies, Mario called out to his allies. "Quick! We can't-a let him get away and warn his-a master!"