Slowly, Pyra climbed off of the captain. Fox was up and limping over to where the two had landed. He managed to get halfway before tripping over his blaster. He fell and landed on his face, hard. He looked up at where Pyra and Falcon were. He didn't like what he saw.
Pyra had his right hand out. His face was twisted into a demented grin. His ring began to glow with a brilliant, white energy. The energy became so intense, that Fox had to shield his eyes. The intensity began to fade when the energy began to spread out over his hand.
Then the energy shot out from his palm, striking Falcon in the chest. He didn't move under the force. But he did begin to twitch. It was subtle at first, a slight twinge in his fingers. But it grew until his whole body was shaking. It looked like he was going to shake himself to pieces.
Fox rose, gripping his blaster. He aimed it at Pyra and fired several shots. The bolts of energy raced at Pyra, but when they were a foot from him, they stopped and were reflected back at Fox, who barely had the energy to move.
He rolled to his knees and continued to watch, as the white energy seemed to devour the captain. It started at his hands and feet, working up his arms and legs. He continued to shake wildly while the energy swarmed his torso. Soon, nothing was left but his head. And that, too, was consumed.
When the energy had finished its meal, it left the ground and swarmed around Pyra. He stretched his arms out, allowing the energy to swirls around and through him, lifting him from the ground. His twisted smile never left his face until he started to laugh.
The energy immersed itself in Pyra until he glowed with the same white energy. But instead of consuming him, it swarmed to the ring. It returned to the ring, making it glow once more. Then the light began to spin and swirl around a single panel on one of its eight sides. It formed a small whirlwind of energy that was eventually sucked up into the panel. The panel itself glowed for an instant before the light cleared, leaving a small emblem and the picture of a face on its surface.
Pyra glared down at the panel. His twisted face began to laugh. It stated softly but grew until it was the only thing Fox could hear past the rapid beating of his own heart. Furious, Fox jumped to his feet, running on pure adrenaline. He charged at the laughing cat creature. He jumped ten feet away and went into a kick. But before the kick could connect, Pyra began to pull his arm back in a very familiar attack.
Pyra smiled as he shouted, "Falcon Punch!"
His hand shot forward, erupting in a blazing bird of flame. The bird shot forward and engulfed the attacking Fox. He was thrown back by the force and slid across the dirt, stopping only after running into the body of a fallen Yoshi. Slowly, Fox rose to his feet.
He looked up in time to see Pyra launch a Falcon Kick. Fox was too dazed to move and was kicked in the chest by a flaming foot. He flew back, but before he could hit the dirt, Pyra grabbed him and kicked off his chest, doing a small back flip. Fox was caught in a mild explosion, sending him further into the air. And Pyra was there to slam him back to the ground. Pyra landed next to Fox, shaking his head in disgust.
"What a waist it would be," he muttered, "to take you." He lifted his foot and stomped on Fox's chest, knocking the wind out of him. "You could never defeat the Master Hand or his brother. Not even with the rest I'm going to take."
He pulled his foot away and Fox pulled in much needed oxygen to his lungs. He rolled to his side and tried to rise. Pyra kicked him in the face, forcing him down again. Fox didn't move. He was focusing on staying conscious. Through his efforts, he heard Pyra begin to walk away. Fox just laid there, breathing hard.
When he was sure Pyra was gone, Fox slowly got to one knee. He held himself up with his arms and looked around. The area was a disaster. There were several craters made by falling bodies and even more dead Yoshi. Things did not bode well for the Smashers. Fox rose to his feet, retrieved his blaster and began to make his way back to his Arwing.