Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter for my first fic after a little spring break hiatus. Sorry if you were expecting another chapter next week or so. If you've been following along, you know that a couple heroes managed to find themselves in space far from the World of Trophies. This chapter will pick up where they left off. As always, don't forget to fave, follow, rate, review, and all that good stuff! Now, without further ado, let's get back into the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Bros. It is owned by Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai.
Lightspace Army Ship, Outer Space
Mario, Lucario, and Sonic stowed away on the Lightspace Army ship that Bruce, the Lightspace Army's Elite Mii Brawler, was also on after their earlier fight in New Donk City.
The trio was currently running throughout the vast labyrinth of the ship before they suddenly stopped in a large corridor.
"We should-a split up" Proposed Mario. "We'll-a cover more ground that-a way."
"I'm down with that plan." Chimed in Cappy.
"I don't see any reason as to not do that." Responded Lucario. "Besides, we have a better chance of finding that fistfighter too. I assume he's the one who controls this entire ship. The sooner we eliminate him, the better."
"Uh… guys." Alerted Sonic as he tapped Mario's shoulder. "We have company."
A whole squadron of light Primids then appeared on both sides with beam swords and super scopes at their disposal.
"I will-a go into the ventilation system to find-a the control center!" Said Mario. "You two clean up this-a ship!"
The plumber then leaped into a nearby ceiling duct and crawled through the vents. It was dark and crammed for him, but he had to make the effort to push through in order to reach where the control bridge was.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Lucario were wiping out the enemy forces with ease. Sonic was using his spin dashes and overwhelming speed to take out multiple soldiers at once on his side. Lucario was using his aura powers on the other side to take out countless soldiers group by group.
Bruce was looking at the unfolding chaos on the camera feed in the control center as his Light Primids were piloting the ship. He also looked in the vent cameras and saw Mario crawling through them with Cappy flying ahead and guiding him through. The brawler expressed a smirk and pressed a button which turned up the cold air and considerably slowed the plumber down.
"Uh.. M-Mario" Asked Cappy. "When d-did it get s-so chilly?"
Mario was starting to shiver, but then he realized that he had a fire flower in his back pocket. "It won't-a be for long." He pulled it out and threw fireballs in every direction, significantly turning up the heat inside the ventilation system, causing smoke to spread throughout the ship and dim the hallways. The plumber crawled for a little while longer until he saw the control bridge from the vent underneath. Mario didn't hesitate to kick the vent open and drop down onto the bridge, surprising everyone present except Bruce.
"So you finally managed to find me after all, plumber." Said the brawler. "No matter. I will enjoy bringing you over to Master Galeem."
"It's-a over." Said Mario. "Your-a forces on-a the ship are being taken care of as-a we speak."
"You better surrender now!" Said Cappy "We don't mess around!"
"Nonsense" Responded Bruce. "I have a little surprise in store just for your allies."
The brawler then turned his head to a nearby Primid. "Release the Golem!"
The soldier then pressed a button that opened a previously inaccessible chamber on the ship which had something large and powerful inside. It was making a beeline for Sonic and Lucario who were still taking care of the Primid soldiers.
"I won't-a let you harm-a my friends!" Said Mario.
"You'll have to defeat me first, and that didn't work well for you last time." Responded Bruce. "What chance do you have now?"
"Let's-a find out." Declared the plumber.
The Light Primids kept on piloting the craft while Mario engaged Bruce in a one on one fistfight again. They were equally matched this time around, and neither of them got the upper hand on each other.
Sonic and Lucario were clearing out the last of the Light Primids when they were just about ready to recover.
"Well, that looks like the last of them." Said the hedgehog.
"No, Sonic." Responded Lucario. "An unnaturally large aura is approaching."
The two blue combatants then heard slow and loud footsteps as they got in their battle positions again. The hallway was dimly lit from Mario's ventilation smoke so the two fighters couldn't see all that well.
When the mysterious object reached them and came into the light, they found it to be a bulky humanoid as large as a truck with strength to match. It wore white and silver armor with a helmet adorned with horns. It wielded a spiked hammer that meant serious business when used in capable hands.
The warrior got ready for an overhead swing. Luckily, Sonic and Lucario dodged out of the way in opposite directions just in time. The resulting shockwave from the strike made both fighters slightly lose their footing. However Lucario used his extreme speed attack to get on the Golem's shoulders and attempt to fire an aura sphere at his face. However, he barely flinched from the attack.
The Golem shook the aura Pokemon off of his shoulder and back onto the ground. The Blue Blur made his move by speeding up into a little ball and hitting the large creature with spin dashes from every possible direction. This caused some scratches, but it didn't take the Golem down.
Sonic got back to Lucario's position. "Man! I put everything I had into that attack! Why isn't he going down?"
Lucario noticed something peculiar on its chest. It looked to be some kind of jewel. "That gem. I believe it's the weakest point in its body. If we can place one or more well timed strikes on it, we may bring it down for good."
"Understood, aura critter." Responded Sonic.
The hedgehog then spun into a little ball and charged straight for the jewel before the Golem could block his attack. Once the jewel had been hit, the creature cried out in intense pain as well as becoming more aggressive toward the two fighters.
Because of its aggression, its hammer swings were significantly faster than before, so the two fighters had more trouble keeping up.
"Well, it looks like you were right! We know its weak spot now!" Said Sonic. "With a couple more blows to that chest jewel, it'll be lights out for this guy!"
The two then made a run for the Golem once more, using techniques that they hoped would be enough in defeating their large foe.
Mario was continuing to fight against Bruce. However, he was getting worn down by the brawler's superior physique.
"I told you you couldn't beat me." Taunted Bruce. "You're simply outmatched."
Mario looked at Bruce and then a large window that was behind him. "Maybe so, but I still have a few tricks left up-a my sleeve."
Cappy grew worrisome. "Wait… are you gonna do what I think you're gonna do?"
"Yeah." The plumber then threw a fireball at the large glass window behind Bruce, making a huge melted crack appear.
"What are you doing?" Cried out the brawler. "You'll kill yourself!"
"That's a risk I'm-a willing to take if it means it'll kill-a you." Responded Mario through gritted teeth.
"That's the problem, Mario." Said Bruce. "You can't kill me. Get rid of this body and there's a thousand more waiting for me where Galeem is!"
"Then we'll be ready for them!" Said Cappy.
"At least-a you'll be out of-a my hair for the time being." Said Mario as he raised his hand in flames once more.
Bruce started to grow frustrated, but had one last trick up his sleeve. "Computer! Lock all users out of the system! Maintain current course!" A second later, every screen lit up in bright red.
"What did you just-a do?" Asked Mario with some confusion in his voice.
"I've shut you out! You have no choice but to head to Galeem now!" Answered the brawler with glee. "Prepare yourselves, for your excruciating end!"
"I don't-a think so." Angered, Mario lit his hand in flames and threw the fireball at the window. This time, the entire piece of glass shattered as everything not tied to the ground was getting brutally sucked into the vacuum of space.
Mario and Cappy held on to dear life on a nearby metal pole. As did Bruce on a revolving seat. However, the plumber was quick to react and threw another fireball at the seat.
This sent Bruce flying out of the ship's open window and suffocating. Before he got fully sucked out though, he shouted some parting words to Mario. "I will return to finish you off!"
After a few more seconds, the emergency metal shutters closed the window and stopped the suction, leaving Mario and Cappy the only ones in the control chamber.
Just when he thought he was about to take a rest, a loud pounding coming from the entrance door took Mario by surprise. "Mama Mia!" As the plumber and sentient hat were getting ready for another fight, the door burst open only to reveal a defeated Light Golem knocked through with Sonic and Lucario standing over it. The brute was lying on its back and its gem appeared to be shattered.
"Oh thank-a goodness. It's-a just you." Said Mario with a sigh of relief. "I see you defeated what that-a fighter had."
"Yeah. It was tough." Responded Sonic.
Mario and Sonic were getting a hold of the ship controls and found the main pilot terminal as well as some of the weapons and other features.
"We need to turn this ship back to our world." Said Lucario. "Can you control it?"
Mario and Sonic looked at the Aura Pokemon in response. "I can't. We're-a locked out and we can't-a bypass it. We're-a stuck."
Lucario grew pensive. "If we go to where Galeem is, he'll wipe us all out. This ship is only a fraction of what his vast army is really capable of." Explained Lucario.
"I can't-a turn it around." Answered Mario. "Although, this-a may prove an advantage."
"What makes you say that?" Asked Lucario.
"If-a we go to where this-a ship's taking us, we'll have a better chance of catching Galeem off-a guard. Besides, we can't-a play defense on this-a conflict forever." Rebutted the plumber.
"I'm on board with that." Chimed in Cappy. "We'll have a better chance of taking out Galeem and ending this war sooner."
"I say we take the fight to Galeem as well." Added Sonic. "We still have the element of surprise once this ship lands on hopefully Galeem's turf."
After some thinking on Lucario's end, the Aura Pokemon finally caved in. "Okay. I see now that this problem may bode well for us. We go to wherever this ship's taking us, but if this doesn't work out and we get beaten, we will head back to the World of Trophies as fast as we can. Understood?"
"Agreed on-a that end, Lucario." Responded Mario.
The group settled in the vacant seats for the journey into the unknown. They each had some fear and apprehension in them, but their indomitable wills proved to nullify this feeling because they were confident in one way or another, that they would win.