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Oak Town, World of Trophies
This was a relatively peaceful town in the middle of a tranquil forest. It mostly retained that peace after the Great Light Convergence.
The reason why it wasn't as affected as other civilizations was because it was simply more distant and rural. So far, it had only minimal contact with new foreigners.
The few people that did stumble upon the town were offered refuge by its determined mayor.
The mayor was currently in his office in the central town hall. He was a male of minimal height that looked to be in his early adolescent years. He had brown hair, a red sporty shirt, and blue sneakers.
As he was filling out paperwork to deal with living spaces for several refugees, he was taken out of his concentration by a knock coming from the door to his office.
"Come in." Said the mayor.
The door then opened and a worker of the town hall entered the room. She looked to be humanoid with a yellow dog-like appearance. She wore a casual sweater vest and skirt with a band tying her upper hair together. She was around the same height as the mayor.
"Isabelle." The mayor looked to be happy she was here. "Glad you made it back from the construction site."
"Thanks, Mr. Mayor!." Responded the citizen effervescently. "Although, the construction workers are wanting to have more bells after the long and tedious effort they've done for our unexpected guests."
"I'll double their pay to compensate for their inconvenience. I always put my citizens before myself." The mayor then continues. "Also, you don't need to address me by my title all the time. Call me by my real name, Matt."
"Sorry… " Said Isabelle sheepishly. "Force of habit."
"It's fine. How are the new guys doing now?" Asked Matt.
Isabelle showed some slight hesitation and confusion, but still explained all she could. "They're liking their new digs pretty well, but I'm puzzled as to what species they are. I've never seen anything like them before."
The mayor decided to ask about the species. "Remind me what they look like again?"
The secretary explained everything she saw. "There were people who looked like they had mushrooms on their heads, orange and yellow round guys with rosy cheeks, lizards that came in all colors of the rainbow, and even huge rolling guys made out of rock!"
Matt then talked to himself. "It's good that I remembered to keep the living spaces oriented to their specific necessities. What kind of mayor would I be if I disregarded that?"
Isabelle then looked through some paperwork Matt had in one of his cabinets and noticed one sticking out like a sore thumb. "I couldn't help but notice that you took a loan for that construction."
The mayor winced in response. "Don't remind me I owe Nook a ton of bells okay?"
"Okay." Replied Isabelle sheepishly. "Sorry about that."
Matt then started to think. "The one thing I can't seem to grasp though is the cause of that light." Explained Matt. "Do you think that light caused the new people to show up?"
"That may be the most likely case." Responded Isabelle.
Matt then looked at his watch. "I think I should get some fresh air."
The mayor stepped out of the town hall with Isabelle following suit. When they got out into the rest of the town, it looked quaint, but homey. The two then started to take a stroll around the town hall.
Matt spoke once more. "I'm thankful I had the chance to create this town for the citizens here. I'm hoping it survives any conflicts that come its way. Whatever those may be."
"What makes you say that?" Asks Isabelle.
"I don't know." Said Matt pensively. "I just have this uneasy feeling."
A citizen then came up to the mayor and secretary with urgent intent.
"Mr. Mayor!" Shouted the citizen. "Look at the sky! There's something falling!"
When they looked at the sky, they noticed what looked like a shooting star headed their way. However, it didn't look to be any ordinary star. It was closer than they thought and had a black core in the center of a red flame.. It looked to be going extremely fast. They followed the object until it landed into a crop field nearby, resulting in a nearby explosion.
"Let's hope I have the money to fix whoever's crops those are." Said Matt as he went to the landing zone.
Once he got there, he saw what looked to be a destroyed chariot, two mystical horses, and three individuals that looked like they went through a tough battle.
All of them were unconscious. One looked to be an angel-like boy with wings as black as night, another was a taller woman with green hair and divine robes and armor, and the last one was a woman just as tall as the previous one, except she wore all black and had glasses on.
A couple curious citizens and police officers went to the zone and asked the mayor what to do. "Take all three of them inside the infirmary. There are a couple questions I'd like to ask them."
The police officers did what they said and carried them over to the clinic.
One officer then looked at the mystic horses. "What do we do about these creatures?"
The mayor then thought for a little bit before deciding on what to do. "Put them in our stable. As for the partial vehicle they were on, we can take it to our workshop."
Oak Town Clinic
Dark Pit awoke in a medical bed a little too small for himself. "What… happened… ?"
Then the memories started to flood back into his mind. "Palutena? …Bayonetta?"
"Right over here, dark angel." Said a familiar voice.
The voice came from Bayonetta, still injured and on a similar bed Dark Pit was on.
"We… made it out… " Uttered Dark Pit weakly. "How…"
"You mean you don't remember?" Responded the Umbra Witch.
Then suddenly, memories started to flood back into his mind.
Skyworld (1 day ago)
Dark Pit and Palutena were embracing each other before facing oblivion together from the Lightspace Army fusion blast.
Bayonetta was looking up at the light charging above them. "We're too late…"
Palutena then went unconscious after succumbing to her dangerously low divine power.
Dark Pit was holding onto the blacked out Palutena with all he had left in his arms.
The fusion cannon then fired the blast from the mothership above them.
Dark Pit was expecting the worst. However, something was off. After a moment, the angel looked upward only to find the cannon blast completely slowed down to a crawl in midair by some unknown force. This left the blast frozen in movement, 20 feet above the three fighters.
"What happened?" Asked Dark Pit in confusion.
"I bought us time." Said Bayonetta while maintaining a spell. "I call it my Witch Time. How it works is that we have enough time to get to the edge of the floating island. However, I don't think we'll fully escape the blast unless there's another miracle lying around. Regardless, we can avoid the worst of the blast."
Dark Pit grew pensive for a moment before realization hit his mind like a pile of bricks. "I think we do have a miracle."
Bayonetta grew curious. "What do you mean?"
The dark angel then looked up to the sky, cupped his hand around his mouth and took a deep breath. "Lightning chariot!"
A few seconds passed. So far, nothing.
"Come on… " Said Dark Pit. "I'm sure it's fast enough that it can move within the stopped time."
After a few more seconds, the Umbra Witch started to grow concerned. "Maybe my spell stopped our salvation as well."
Dark Pit was about to go into despair until he heard faint horse calling from the horizon. The two fighters looked up into the sky to see the mystical chariot come down to where they were.
The dark angel was immediately relieved before turning to Bayonetta. "Get Palutena and once we're all on board, we get out of here."
The Umbra Witch did what Dark Pit said and hoisted Palutena onto the chariot, being held by Wicked Weaves to prevent her from flying off.
Dark Pit then took the reins of the two mystical horses. "Phos! Lux! Get us out of here!"
The chariot then rocketed out of Skyworld at astounding speed, but not before Bayonetta's Witch Time wore off, resuming time to its normal state. This made the blast immediately strike the floating ground, vaporizing Skyworld and sending debris in every possible direction.
Despite the astonishing speed of the chariot, it wasn't safe from the blast. A few stray stones managed to damage the chariot and even the divine horses as well. This changed the trajectory of the chariot and caused the dark angel to further struggle with the reins.
Fortunately, once they made it out, Dark Pit had an easier time controlling the vehicle.
Once they were out of the destruction and below the clouds, the dark angel and Umbra Witch breathed a little easier with the Goddess of Light still safe.
"That was a close one." Said Bayonetta. "Let's find somewhere to rest and recover."
After an hour, the dark angel found a nearby place to rest in a small valley near a large tree.
Dark Pit got to work creating a fire before setting Palutena down to rest near it.
Bayonetta was keeping watch for any threats that may come their way.
"So, how did you manage to master forms of magic like that?" Asked Dark Pit.
"I retained it from my mixed heritage, as well as a demon I made a pact with." Replied Bayonetta. "I try not to use it for evil despite what you may think."
The dark angel was still defensive. "I would say you've proven yourself, but you still have a long way to go before you earn Palutena's trust, or mine."
"I understand." Responded the Umbra Witch simply. "You should get some rest. I'll continue to keep watch here."
"Okay." Said Dark Pit. "Night."
The Next Day
Dark Pit woke up and the first thing he saw was Bayonetta examining the Lightning Chariot and tending the mystic horses carrying it.
"You're up." Said Bayonetta. "I was beginning to think you would sleep for a little while longer."
Dark Pit then looked to his left and found Palutena lying in the same spot she was last night, not moving an inch.
"Your goddess hasn't moved from that spot ever since the blast." Said the Umbra Witch. "I'm growing a bit worried."
"I think it's her power. It'll take some time until that power and her body fully recover." Explained Dark Pit. "What were you doing with the Lightning Chariot?"
"I was tending the horses and healing their wounds from the blast. They seem to be unlike any horses I've ever seen before. Regardless though, they should be ready to go." Answered Bayonetta.
"Well, no time like the present." Replied Dark Pit.
Bayonetta took the still unconscious Palutena and restrained her once more on the chariot with her Wicked Weaves. Dark Pit took the reins again and set off to find some help.
However, when they were about an hour into the sky, Dark Pit noticed that the chariot felt a little lighter. He asked Bayonetta to check it out. The Umbra Witch looked back only to find that a hole had appeared in the bottom of the chariot and was quickly spreading due to the high winds the chariot was going against. Presumably, the hole came from a stray piece of Skyworld debris.
"We have a hole in the back and it's breaking away the chariot!" Shouted Bayonetta through the wind. "We're going to have to set it down!"
Soon enough, the chariot started to break away until only the front half remained.
"You're right!" Responded Dark Pit in a panic.
However, the splintering materials coming from the chariot soon started to mess with the trajectory of the chariot, causing the horses to go berserk once more.
Dark Pit was struggling again and realized he was in for a bumpy landing. He found a cropfield near a town and realized that was the only place he could land. "I hope the owner of the field is forgiving!"
Bayonetta knew what the angel was going to do and used her Wicked Weaves to form a black protective shield around the entire chariot. Once they were low enough, they started to burn up, but the Umbra Witch's spell was unfaltering.
Soon enough, the three fighters landed in the field, rendering Bayonetta unconscious and Dark Pit barely able to think before blacking out alongside her.
Oak Town, (Present Day)
Dark Pit recalled every memory of the events after the destruction of Skyworld. "Now I remember. I remember everything after Skyworld."
"Good to hear." Replied Bayonetta.
"Palutena?" Asked the dark angel groggily.
"In the other bed." Said the Umbra Witch before pointing at the bed on Dark Pit's other side.
When the angel looked over, he could see Palutena, still comatose and not moving. Despite that though, she was still alive.
After a few moments, Isabelle walked into the clinic, looking like she had some questions to ask.
"So, where are you guys from?" Asked Isabelle with a curious smile on her face.
It was then that Dark Pit and Bayonetta realized that they needed to warn the residents of this town about the enemy they faced.