Hey guys! Sorry about the longer than expected wait, but I'm back with a brand new chapter ready to heat things up! We head back to the heroes on the World of Light, with some brand new developments and action! Also, Happy 2020! I can't believe it's been over a year since I started this thing! Regardless, I have no intention of quitting this story. I can tell that many of you enjoy it and the last thing I would want is to leave you guys unsatisfied.
Before I continue, I saw the newest direct explaining the brand new fighter Byleth. He looked like he was op, so once he releases, I'll be sure to practice with him quite a bit. However, this doesn't mean that I'll quit my true main. Byleth will be more of a secondary due to his limited mobility and somewhat exploitable moves. However, that doesn't mean he's useless. Also, I can tell a lot of people weren't really happy with Byleth's inclusion because they'd been suffering a lot of Fire Emblem fatigue in the game. I'm as of now fine with Byleth, but I hope no other FE fighter gets added. Seven is more than enough. As for the Mii costumes, nothing really stood out except the Cuphead costume. I thought it was only a matter of time until it got added since Cuphead was released on the Switch after all. Finally, I can't wait for the next six dlc fighters to come! As of now, the only fighter I'll be hoping for to get added is Sora from Kingdom Hearts. I believe he'll be a perfect fit among the other fighters. He may not be a genuine sword user, but his magic and unique keyblade can make up for that.
I won't hold you guys up any longer because I know you all are just dying to read the next chapter. As always, don't forget to fave, follow, and review! Now, without further ado, let's get into this brand new chapter!
Brightwood Forest, World of Light
Mario, Sonic, Lucario, Falco, and Wolf were all busy tending to the makeshift base they established in order to hide out from the Lightspace Army.
The Blue Blur was in charge of bringing back firewood while Falco and Mario were in charge of food. Lucario and Wolf took the task of keeping watch in case of any enemies that attempted to look for them.
So far, things were looking well for the group.
"It's-a been two days now since we've arrived on this-a planet." Said Mario.
"Yeah." Responded Cappy as he floated off Mario's head. "Yet we've been through so much already."
Mario then grew a little pensive about the situation, but remained optimistic. "I'm-a confident we'll win this-a battle."
Falco then responded with his own input. "Still, I can't help but worry about Fox and the others on the World of Trophies."
"Falco." Replied Mario. "If there's-a anyone who can get themselves out of a sticky situation, it's-a him."
Falco was about to respond to Mario's statement, but Lucario interrupted them with a desperate shout of alert after looking in a specific direction. "They found us! We have Lightspace forces coming from the western side!"
This got everyone on high alert as they thought what best to do.
"How far are they?" Asked Sonic.
"About a mile from where we are!" Responded the Aura Pokemon. "We need to run! Otherwise, we'll be captured!"
The others agreed and gathered whatever things were in the base before running out of the base.
"I'm gonna miss that place." Said Falco as he was running alongside his comrades.
The group then entered into a forest clearing to catch their breath.
"Okay… What's our game plan here?" Asked Wolf as he was recovering.
Lucario formulated a plan that would be considered beneficial. "We should draw them here to thin their herd. Once we have an opening, we should escape through the woods and out into another section. Sonic will scout ahead while the rest of us slow down the remaining forces. Anyone object to that plan?"
The aura Pokemon took everyone's silence and nodding as agreement. "Good. Now, everyone get ready, and watch each other's backs."
Each fighter looked out of a direction, anticipating each opportunity the enemy would take.
Then, in a matter of seconds, a squadron of Light Primids with various weapons jumped from the trees at every direction.
Every fighter was fending off their respective direction of the enemy onslaught. Mario was throwing Cappy and fireballs to thin out his side while Lucario was mowing down the enemy forces with his increasing aura power. Meanwhile, Falco and Wolf were using their melee fighting techniques in conjunction with their blasters in order to deliver maximum damage. Finally, Sonic was running around the group in a circular motion to knock out the forces coming out of the trees.
However, no matter how many Light Primids they took down, more kept on coming.
The group was getting overwhelmed as they were being worn down.
"There's too many of them!" Exclaimed Falco. "We won't make it out!"
"Oh yes we will." Said Wolf as he was digging for something in his pocket.
Before he could get it out though, the enemies ceased their assault. This confused the fighters.
"Why did they stop?" Asked Cappy in confusion.
"Because I ordered them to." Said a new voice coming from the sky above them."
When they all looked above the army, they saw the Neo Ancient Minister, floating above them.
"R.O.B.!" Said Mario. "It really is-a you! Whatever Galeem did to you, you have-a to fight it!"
"On the contrary, Mario." Responded the Lightspace Commander. "Galeem has shown me a new light to this impure universe we live in."
Scowls were all the robot received in response.
The Neo Ancient Minister continued. "You all are welcome to join me in Galeem's crusade to end this chaos. All I need is your allegiance to the Lord of Light."
"Never!" Shouted Falco. "I don't know how we'll get you back, but we will! Even if we have to die trying!"
"So be it." Responded R.O.B. "Cleanse them."
The Light Primids immediately resumed their aim onto the fighters, dead set on eliminating them.
Fortunately, Wolf finally managed to get what he was looking for. "Got it!"
"What did you find?" Asked Lucario.
The Star Wolf leader was quick to respond. "Our ticket out of this predicament we're in."
He then held up a smart bomb that he proceeded to throw in the eastward direction, where a good number of Light Primids were."
"No!" Shouted the Neo Ancient Minister, realizing there was nothing he could do.
As soon as the smart bomb landed, it created an expanding ball of plasma that violently engulfed whatever was in its blast. Fortunately, no fighters were caught in the bomb's radius.
When the blast dissipated, it made a crater-like clearing in the Lightspace forces that served as an opening for the fighters to escape.
The group took their chance with Sonic going on ahead to see the layout of where they need to head next.
Unfortunately, it wasn't going to be easy because Light Primids were catching up with them.
After a little running, Mario thought of an idea. As much as he hated to do it since they were in a forest, he had no other choice. "I have-a way to slow them-a down!"
"Something tells me this isn't gonna go well." Added Cappy.
The plumber then conjured up several fireballs and threw them at the tree trunks behind the group, but in front of the enemy forces.
It served to be a useful impediment for the enemy forces but not even close to losing their pursuit.
The group ran a few more meters until Sonic got back to them with a look of worry on his face. "We might run into a little problem guys!"
"What kind of problem, hedgehog?" Asked Wolf in an annoyed tone.
Sonic was sheepish, but ultimately explained what he saw ahead."Let's just say it's gonna get really steep a little ways over."
The others were confused by what Sonic had meant. However, they all suddenly stopped when the Blue Blur stopped in front of them.
The fighters immediately knew what sonic was referring to once they looked ahead. There was a river following from another direction and it led into a cliff with a waterfall hanging over an expansive lake.
"It looks-a like we're gonna have-a to jump." Said Mario.
Lightspace forces were gaining on them, but they had not seen the fighters at the cliff yet.
"It's-a now or-a never!" Shouted the plumber one last time before jumping off the cliff.
"Mario!" Shouted Sonic.
Lucario commended Mario's thinking. "Good plan to jump, plumber."
The aura Pokemon jumped off with Wolf following suit.
Falco was about to jump before looking back at Sonic who was trembling with hesitation.
"What's wrong?" Asked the Star Fox pilot.
"I can't swim!" Responded the hedgehog. "If I jump, I'll drown!"
After taking a deep sigh, Falco set his blaster to stun. He shot Sonic, rendering him unconscious before carrying him and jumping into the lake along with the others.
The jump was a long way down, but they managed to hit a deep part of the water before returning back to the surface.
"Falco! Sonic!" Called out Mario, coming from a wet sand shore.
Once the Star Fox pilot saw him, along with Lucario and Wolf, he tightened his grip on the unconscious hedgehog and proceeded to swim over to where they were.
When they were all on solid ground, Falco proceeded to wake up the Blue Blur with a couple nudges.
Sonic proceeded to recover from his knockout and felt disoriented. "What… What happened... "
Once he got a good look at Falco, he immediately remembered what happened. "Hey! You knocked me out!"
Falco was quick to respond. "I did that because I didn't want to waste any more time up there. Otherwise, we wouldn't have made it."
"Easy for you to say!" Spat Sonic as he was getting further annoyed.
As the two blue warriors were going into a mini argument, Mario looked back up at the top of the waterfall cliff from where they jumped, only to see multiple Light Primids looking for them. "We can't-a stay here. We'll-a only be caught otherwise."
The plumber's statement had the entire group focused back on him.
Sonic was on board with Mario's suggestion. "Agreed. Let's get as faraway from them as possible."
"I don't think so." Replied Falco. "We need to get R.O.B."
"Are you out of your mind? You're saying you wanna go back to the guys who tried to kill us!" Exclaimed Wolf.
Falco proceeded to elaborate. "Hear me out, you guys! I want to get R.O.B. back not only because he's my friend, but also because he may have important data regarding Galeem's location on this planet. If we get R.O.B. back and access his memory files, we can not only find Galeem's location on this forsaken planet, but also get our friend back! I don't know about you guys, but to me, it's worth a shot!"
After some thinking among the group, Mario and Cappy were the first ones to accept Falco's plan. "If it's-a friend you want-a back, you can count-a me in."
"Same here bird guy!" Added Cappy.
Sonic and Lucario followed Mario's response and accepted the plan Falco pitched.
This left Wolf. Who sat there in contemplation thinking about the worst possible scenario. "I don't like this… There's too much risk involved… but I accept, only on the condition that I rescue my crew as well."
With that last indication of acceptance, the entire group proceeded to trek back up to where they jumped off. Each of them had the confidence needed to pull off their plan.
The Neo Ancient Minister was using his sensors to look for the group in every direction, but so far, he found nothing because they were out of range.
After a few more moments of searching, a Lightspace Drone came up to him. This drone pulled up a hologram of Galeem's ball form. "Have the two pilots been captured yet?"
The robot was fully honest in his explanation. "The pilots narrowly escaped my first attempt to reach them, but there was a new development. Three more fighters have entered the planet, and are assisting them."
"I know." Responded Galeem. "My Elite Brawler told me about them."
The Lord of Light proceeded with his order. "Hunt them down, and capture them. I wish for them to be alive in order to witness and experience my universal purification."
"As you wish… Master." Said the corrupted R.O.B. with some slight hesitation.
Galeem's hologram disappeared, but as soon as it did, the Minister noticed something descending from the atmosphere. From his observations, it looked to be the shape of a mushroom.
The object was descending into the rocky volcanic region of the planet before it disappeared behind a large lava mountain.
The Neo Ancient Minister immediately knew what he needed to do next. "All forces, we have a new target to pursue."