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"So, what exactly do they want us to do with the prisoners?"
"I dunno, just keep 'em there, I guess? Metroid Prime wasn't very specific."
"You think she maybe wants us to torture them?"
"She didn't say… she's so busy with "Phazon this" and "Phazon that". Ugh, I prefer Ridley."
"Yeah… unfortunately he's out of commission again. The supernova did a number on him. They're putting cybernetics on him to keep him stable for a while."
"Well, good for him. …Seriously, can't we just torture 'em for a while? I got my eyes on the big muscular guy."
"Ya know? We might as well do that. It would be a shame if we didn't use that torture room. After all, she didn't say we couldn't!"
BGM: Three Days to Live (Team Fortress 2)
In the prison cells where everyone was chilling, Nesta Winchester leaned into the bars to check if anyone was within earshot. With a smirk, she opened up her purse to reveal an actual barn owl. It curiously looked up at her and let out a little "Hoo".
"Alright, Merlin. Find a way to free us without the space pirates spotting you."
The barn owl hopped out of the purse and squeezed his way through the cell, and then quickly flew into the shadows, finding a vent and quietly opening it, then crawled on in. "Well, there's something you don't see every day." Willow whispered.
"A barn owl?" Kali wondered.
Laura smiled. "Merlin's our pet barn owl!" She said quietly.
Ghira let out a chuckle. "Definitely a loyal little guy."
"Indeed." Nesta nodded with a smile. "Now all we have to do is wait."
End BGM
Meanwhile…
BGM: Sad Girl (Super Mario Galaxy)
Rosalina sat on her bed in a fetal position, head buried in her knees while Ibuki sat with her, slowly rubbing her back while Rosalina's Pokemon also surrounded her, Snom resting on her head and even Alexander was at her feet. "How is she?" Samus asked, walking in the dome with with her team and Ruby.
"She's… not doing so great." Ibuki told her.
"I don't blame her." Samus sighed as she walked over to her and knelt down. "Hey… Rosie, let us know if you need anything, alright? We're here for you."
Rosalina said nothing, but slowly nodded. "Ibuki'll stay here to keep her company…" Ibuki said.
Samus nodded. "Right." She slowly walked out as did everyone else, with Samus being the last one out as she looked at Rosalina one last time before slowly walking out.
"Do you think we should… ya know, cheer her up?" Ruby asked.
"Ruby, she blew up a planet after witnessing a Luma getting killed. I… think she just needs some space. Besides, Ibuki's got that covered."
"Yeah, of course." Ruby sighed. "It just… was just heartbreaking to see her go that low."
Samus put a hand on Ruby's shoulder. "Believe me, I was hoping she had that under control, but… you know how Ridley and Dark Samus can get."
"Yeah…" Ruby walked to the main hub area of the Observatory with Samus. "You think… you think I should rally everyone up like I did last time?"
"Considering Ridley and Dark Samus crossed the line, I wouldn't blame you to try and perk everyone up. After all, you managed to get the whole world to calm down after Eggman's broadcast. Well, Sea5ons might have had a part in it too. However, I think it would be best if all of us were here."
"What do you mean all of us?"
"Well, we still need to save the remaining Koopa Troop, or as Nora puts it: "Kidnaps"." Samus pointed out. "Plus, we also need to "kidnap" Mario from that dimension-crossing jester. If it were up to me, I'd say we hold off on that rally until we get everyone back. Sure, we can record it and have them listen to it, but I feel as if it's more motivating if all of us are there."
"Oh… yeah, I guess you're right."
"I'm not going to stop you though." Samus smiled as they would run into Polari and Lubba.
"Hey, how's she holding up?" Lubba asked.
"She's… recuperating." Samus said.
"That doesn't surprise me." Polari said. "I mean, the first time she did that, she was out of it for a while. The good news is, once she goes supernova, we don't have to worry about that event for a long time."
"How long do we have to wait until she does it again?"
"Oh, I'd say that by the time the supernova is fully recharged and ready to blow would be… in about a century. Hopefully by then, no one would set off a chain reaction into something like that happening again."
"So… does that mean she doesn't have her cosmic power anymore?" Ruby asked.
"Oh no, she still has that." Polari explained. "She's still the powerful cosmic lady that we all know. She just won't have her supernova power for a while."
"I wonder if there's a way to control her anger… I mean, she's like the nicest person ever, right?" Ruby asked.
"Of course she is." Polari nodded. "It's always the nice ones you have to watch out for… takes a lot to make 'em angry, but when certain buttons are pushed, then… watch out. Doesn't help she's a bit of a mama bear in case if any Luma gets hurt. The thing is, it's rare for her to be angry."
"She did get pretty pissed with Shou Tucker." Samus said. "Then again, he'd probably bring out the worst in anyone."
"In her defense, she has a soft spot for animals." Polari explained. "Mutating one into a Metroid would make anyone upset."
"If we know Rosie, she'll get out of her funk soon." Lubba said. "No need to worry!"
"I dunno, it might take a while longer than you'd think, given all the friendships she's made. To her, she thought she evaporated everyone out of existence." Samus said. "I mean, I'd be out of it too if I thought I did the same with my friends."
Polari nodded. "Yeah, I've a feeling she might be out of it for a while."
"Sooooo uh… what are we gonna do about that big guy?" Lubba asked, pointing to the Nergigante that was on Kraid's platform.
"Well, I'd hate to see it destroyed by the supernova, so I decided to bring it here." Palutena explained. "Who knows, we might have ourselves a new ally."
Samus raised an eyebrow. "That thing? Good luck…"
"Well, Zinnia and Rayquaza made quick work on that." Palutena said. "So I can imagine it can be tamed… maybe."
"Well… good luck, I guess." Samus shrugged as she walked off while Ruby sat down on a couch, looking off at the stars. Tai would soon accompany her and sat down next to her.
"Hey, if it helps, Peach and your mother are currently baking some sweets to get Rosie's mind off things." Tai said.
"I know." Ruby sighed. "I just wish we could do something to lift her spirits up."
Tai nodded. "Me too. I agree that we gotta give her some space but… honestly, there's gotta be something to do to cheer her up. I hate to see her so depressed…"
"Yeah…" Ruby nodded.
End BGM
"Soooo, do we have any other Power Stars available?" Sarge asked Polari.
"Hmm, oh! We got a Grand Star currently available… along with… wait, what's this?" Polari looked into it. "We have a ship orbiting the galaxy too. Hang on, let me do an anaylsis here… oh… oh my!"
"What is it?" Sarge asked.
"There are prisoners in that ship!" Polari exclaimed.
"Really? Who are we kidnapping?" Nora asked.
"By the looks of it… there seems to be quite a few. I can't tell who they are, but-"
"Maybe Ibuki might know." Palutena said.
"I'd rather not bother her. She's busy keeping Rosie company." Polari admitted.
Ruby stood up. "Then let's go save these prisoners. Anyone with us? Let's go do this! Shatter their morale!"
"We're right with ya, Ruby!" Sarge said, pumping his shotgun. "Might as well show Hiyoko that we mean business!"
"You guys? Oh, this I gotta see." Hiyoko rolled her eyes.
"I'm going too!" A voice said as they saw Umber walk out of the infirmary. "I feel a lot better now!"
"We might as well join you." Akame said as her team nodded.
"Ah, what the hell. Let's rock!" Cardin said as RDL had their weapons ready.
"Cardin, are you sure? We're still crafting your new weapon." Palutena said.
"Ah, I can punch a few idiots!" Cardin smirked.
"Well, we might as well go too." Whitley said with Ling and Kokoro nodding.
"We'll be right there too!" Sora said as the Wielders, plus Namine, nodded.
"We'll kick some butt too!" Claude said as Lysithea nodded, though Hilda and Bernadetta looked a bit uneasy.
"Alright, we got ourselves a team. So let's do this!"
"The Strike Team and I will provide air support just in case if this is a trap." Samus spoke up as they all went into a Launch Star and flew off.
The Boom Bunker Grand Star - Operation: Prison Break! - RWBY, ATMC, CRDL, Sea5ons, Blood Gulch Gang, Umber, Sora and Co, Hiyoko, Golden Deer, Bernadetta, Samus, Strike Team
BGM: Bowser Jr's Fiery Flotilla (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
The group landed on the Boomsday Machine planet, all of them looking around until they saw the ship above them. "There it is." Ruby said.
"You think they have fighter jets ready to shoot us down?" Cardin asked.
"I would not put it past them." Ruby said as right on cue, several Kihunters came out along with some smaller ships ready to take them out… however, Samus would immediately shoot them down along with the Strike Team's ship.
"Thank goodness you installed weapons on this thing!" Samus said.
"Wouldn't be your ship without them." Adam said as Samus fired missiles from her ship.
"Find a way inside that ship, we'll handle things out here!" Winry told them.
"Right!" Ruby nodded.
"I'm sending a Luma your way. He's gonna transform into a Launch Star to get you in there!" Viridi said.
"Wait, what's that coming out of the ship?" Palutena spoke up as a massive creature came out of the ship before crashing down on the ground, creating a shockwave that knocked everyone back. The creature in question had a Heartless symbol on its chest.
End BGM
BGM: Fight and Away (Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded)
Ven let out a gasp. "That's a Dustflier!"
"Not just any Dustflier, that good ol' Heartless took a nice Phazon bath!" Hades said.
"Buy that Luma some time! Knock that damned thing to the ground!" Viridi exclaimed.
"It's not gonna be easy! This thing packs a wallop!" Ven said.
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Sora smirked as everyone got in their battle stances.
The Heartless From Hell - Phazon Dustflier
"Lock and load, people! It's gonna get wild!" Sarge pumped his shotgun as the Dustflier breathed Phazon fire at the group, but Hiyoko got in the way with her Metal Cap equipped and blocked the attack with her arms before she ran over and punched it in the face while Sora and Kairi rushed ahead as Sora used Ars Arcanum on it while Kairi used a Blizzara attack on it, then Yang jumped up and Thundaga Punched the Dustflier in the face. It would respond by biting down on Yang's arm and threw her toward Claude.
"Whoa!" Claude exclaimed as he caught a hold of her. "Got ya! You okay?"
"Yeah… yeah, I should be fine!" Yang nodded as Ruby went into her Zinogre form as she quickly went for a Lightning Phazon Rose Tornado that sucked the Dustflier in the air as Ruby jumped up and Phazon slashed the Heartless but it countered with its own tail, which was enough to disarm Ruby.
"What the…?!" Ruby yelped as the Wilted Crescent Rose fell toward the ground but Caboose grabbed a hold of it.
"I got it!" Caboose said as the Dustflier smacked Ruby with its tail and sent her crashing to the ground but she quickly recovered and made a pool of Phazon to catch herself.
"Man, Ven's right… that does pack a punch!" Ruby said as Caboose handed Ruby her scythe. "Thanks."
"I say it's time I bring my friends along!" Caboose pulled out a whistle that was in the shape of a Sharpedo and blew into it. "Friends! Dinner time~!" He said as a portal opened up as a massive tidal wave came in and all the Sharpedo that he tamed at the Isle of Armor came crashing through and charged through the Dustflier.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Church yelled.
"…Where did they come from?!" Washington asked as another portal opened up as the Sharpedo disappeared.
"Goodbye friends!" Caboose waved as the Dustflier shook it off and flapped his wings before breathing out fireballs that came crashing down like meteors on the group, where they would quickly dodge where Namine crosed her arms into an X, and together with Lysithea, both of them unleashed Hades Omega, although in Namine's case, it was purple paint that splattered everywhere… that also exploded.
"Exploding paint?!" Hilda said in surprise.
"I might have been inspired by those Inklings." Namine said, throwing down a Curaga toward Blake and Umber.
"Hey, if it works, it works!" Lysithea said as she threw down Dark Spikes on the Dustflier, but it flew away and slammed on the ground, smacking away CRDL as Chelsea threw a clone at it where it exploded into ice and then Weiss, in her Fierce Diety went running through as Tucker, Akame and Tatsumi joined her as the four slashed through the Dustflier and Mickey and Terra came crashing down with their Keyblades, striking the Dustflier on the head but it headbutted the two to knock them away.
"Hah!" Aqua yelled, unleashing Magic Hour while Terra got back up and used Chaos Blade together with Riku who used Dark Aura. The Dustflier let out an ear piercing screech right then, forcing them to cover their ears as it breathed fire at the group, forcing them to dodge or block the attack as Kokoro fired a Photon arrow at it with help from Claude, Bernadetta, Mine, Simmons, Grif and Donut.
"Taste oblivion from a rocket! MWAHAHAHAHA!" O'Malley laughed and fired a rocket into the Dustflier.
"Where did you get that?" Tucker asked.
"Took it from the lady named Lady!"
"Actually, I think her name is-"
"Quiet, you!" O'Malley shushed Doc as he fired another rocket, and then the Dustflier stumbled a bit before pausing, looking a little weak.
End BGM
"That's it?" Hiyoko asked.
"No… I think it's trying to let our guards down." Ven said as they would see the Phazon on it starting to go from blue to a sudden nuclear green where it's eyes would go green as well. The main body turned into a sleek black with it's red wings and talons also went nuclear green as well as it's mouth.
"FOOLS. YOU THINK IT IS OVER BUT IT IS NOT."
"Well, would you look at that. The evil blueberry decided to join the party!" Hades teased.
Ven paled. "It's going malicious!"
"We can handle it, right?" Sora asked.
"I, CALASMOS, WILL TAKE THIS HEARTLESS FOR MY OWN AND WILL USE IT TO CRUSH YOU FOOLS INTO THE DUST."
BGM: Endless Battle (Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age)
Nuclear Warhead - Nuclear Waste Dustflier
The Dustflier would flap its wings, which resulted in a small shockwave that blew everyone away as the Dustflier headed straight for Namine, where it would suddenly gain a burst of speed… but then Ven got in the way and blocked the attack with his Keyblade, but it would be enough to actually shatter the Keyblade. "Nnngh! Crap!" Ven grunted as the Dustflier knocked him away. "Agh!"
"VEN!" Aqua and Terra yelled as Blake immediately aimed her hand at Ven and used Omniheal to heal him up, then he sprang back up.
"Alright… I'm done holding back." He said, suddenly taking off his shoulder pad and tossing it to the side… before he suddenly brought out two Keyblades and twirled them around before getting in his stance.
Oathkeeper and Oblivion.
"Two?!" Terra and Aqua exclaimed in surprise.
"ROXAS?!" Sora and Riku yelled in surprise.
"I'll explain everything later!" Roxas said as he rushed ahead and slashed away the Dustflier.
"I was wondering when you were finally going to get serious." Namine said.
"That obvious?"
"I was just playing along." She winked, throwing a Thundaga at the Dustflier.
"The Luma has arrived!" Viridi said as a Luma came flying in and then turned into a Launch Star.
"Alright, those who are getting into the ship, move it!" Ruby said as she ran toward the Launch Star.
"We'll cover you!" Sarge said, shooting at the Dustflier to get its attention. "C'mere, you son of a bitch!" He fired another shot as did Grif and Simmons as Hiyoko came in and used Metal Claw right at it, and then RWBY, ATMC, CRDL and Sea5ons launched away into the Launch Star where the flew toward the ship. A few Kihunters would try to stop them but Samus would shoot them down.
"I got your six!" Samus said as they went inside the ship.
"We'll handle things down here!" Bernadetta said. "…I hope!"
"We can put a stop to this!" Church said as Carolina came running in and punched the Dustflier in the head before shooting at it with Plasma Rifles.
End BGM
Umber would see something in the corner of his eye. "Hmm?" He wondered. "What's that giant fireball headed right for us?" He asked after throwing a few plasma shots at the Heartless.
"Huh?" Palutena wondered. "Is that a meteor headed for you guys?"
"Nah… looks too fireball-y to be a meteor." Hades said.
"That fireball looks so familiar… almost like… wait, DON'T TELL ME!" Viridi yelled as the fireball slammed into the ground, catching the Dustflier's attention as a massive stream of fire hit the creature… of course, it didn't really hurt it.
"Missed me, party people!"
BGM: Mysterious Invaders (Kid Icarus: Uprising) (Start at 1:00)
"Pyrrhon?!" Palutena exclaimed in surprise.
"The one and only!"
"OH, YOU GOTTA BE FREAKING KIDDING ME!" Viridi yelled in frustration. "What, did you decide to bring the Aurum back too?!"
"Nope! You can thank Rosie for destroying what was left! I was attracted by that supernova power so I decided to drop in and have fun with all of you!" Pyrrhon smirked. "As for you, creature of the night… you are about to witness the true power of Pyrrhon! HIYAH!" He yelled, jumping up and throwing fireballs at him.
"Uh… who's this weirdo?" Umber asked.
"He's a whackadoodle! Calling him a clown would be an insult to clowns!" Viridi said.
"He does bring the entire circus though!" Hades grinned.
"SHUT UP, HADES!"
"Whatever he is, he might help us out. Let's go!" Roxas said as they continued to fight the Dustflier.
Up at the ship…
"Does that idiot HAVE to be here?" Weiss groaned.
"Unfortunately…" Blake sighed.
"Whatever, we can pummel that guy later. We got some hostages to extract!" Yang cracked her knuckles.
"Let's rock!" Ruby smirked.
"WE HAVE INTRUDERS!" A Zebesian yelled, only to get punched in the face by Cardin as Sky and Dove slashed through him.
"Oh, put a sock in it!" Cardin said as several Space Pirates tried to attack, but Mine would shoot them down as Tatsumi, Akame, and Ruby effortlessly slashed them down.
End BGM
"Alright, we need to find where the prisoners are at. When we get there, we'll have-" They heard a small noise as they turn their attention to see a vent dropping down as they saw a little barn owl fly out.
"…They captured a barn owl?" Whitley raised an eyebrow.
"Aww, it's cute!" Ling gushed as the owl flew toward them with a small screech… before landing on Cardin's shoulder and playfully nibbled on his ear.
"H-hey! That tickles! Stop!" Cardin chuckled. "…Wait, Merlin?"
"Hoo!"
"Friend of yours?" Chelsea asked.
"Yeah, it's our family pet." Cardin replied with a nod before it dawned on him. "…Wait… it's our family pet." His eyes widened before he scowled. "Yang… do you have anything heavy hitting?"
"Well, I do have my Xiao Long Arm that I hardly ever use these days." Yang said, summoning it. "Why?" She asked before Cardin took it. "Ack! Hey!"
"I'll give it back. Right now…" His face darkened with a scowl. "This just got personal." He growled. "Merlin, show us the way to the cells."
"Hoo!" Merlin flew off.
"Follow that owl! …Never thought I'd say that!" Ruby said as they chased after the owl.
Meanwhile…
"Rrrrrgh!" Ghira grunted as he was strapped to a wall, stripped of his shirt and was getting several doses of electricity into his body.
"Quite the resilience this human has." A Zebesian said. "Maximum power." He said as another Zebesian turned it way up and pressed the button as electricity came down and shocked Ghira harshly.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAARRRGH!" Ghira cried before they stopped ten seconds later. "Hah…. Hah… you… you won't get anything out of me."
"My my, he's quite resilient. His aura shattered ten minutes ago and he's still kicking!"
"Should we go with the waterboarding next?"
"We don't even have water!"
"Crud…"
"We can just shock him until-… hold on." The Zebesian received a call from his ear piece. "Yo! …Uh-huh. Uh-huh… really? Alright then." He looked toward Ghira. "It appears that the rest of the prisoners are going to take a nice long nap."
"What… what do you mean…" Ghira panted.
"I believe the captain said: "No prisoners, only trophies."."
"Oh! Are we going to use the Trophication Gun that we stole from the Smash Mansion?"
"Not THAT kind of trophy."
"Oh."
"Anyhow, the first one to go? The cat woman."
Ghira's eyes widened. "Kali!"
"As for you… you're going to shock until you drop!" He said, pushing the button as more electricity came shooting down at Ghira.
"AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"
In the cells…
Several Space Pirates opened up the cell doors. "Where's the cat woman!"
"What do you want?" Kali glared.
"You're coming with us!" One of them said, pushing away Laura and Nesta. "No prisoners, only trophies!"
BGM: No Prisoners, Only Trophies (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
Willow let out a gasp as she and Klein tried to fight them off, along with Laura and Nesta but they would be easily overpowered. "Kali! Run!" Willow yelled as Kali tried to make a break for it but a Zebesian grabbed a hold of her.
"Got ya!" He said, and around this time, the old man who was peacefully sleeping woke up.
"You there!" He said as he got up,as he was a rather short man who had clothes similar to Tai, but much more old and ragged due to age. He has a short grey beard, grey hair and had a cane. He looekd around… seventy five years old. "Killing a defenseless woman in front of a child? You ought to be ashamed!" He said, smacking a Space Pirate on the face with his cane.
"Ooof!" He grunted as he then got in a stance as suddenly, solar energy came out of the cane and acted like a sword.
"Whoa…" Kali whispered as she was pushed out of the cell.
"You deal with the short one! You kill the woman!" Another Space Pirate ordered as the Zebesian aimed at Kali… only to have a Xiao Long arm thrown at him.
End BGM
"Argh!" He grunted as he turned his head… only to see Cardin punching him in the face and Blake coming in with her Belladonna Claws and slashing through him to finish him off.
"What the…?!" A Zebesian turned around, only to get impaled by Akame and Tatsumi, then Mine shot his head off.
"Don't even think about it!" Mine said.
"Mom?!" Weiss said in surprise.
"Klein?!" Whitley spoke up.
"Sayo?! Ieyasu?!" Tatsumi exclaimed.
"Tatsumi!" Sayo exclaimed as the three of them embraced.
"Huh, I wasn't expecting his friends to be here." Mine said.
"Cardin!" Laura exclaimed and tackle hugged Cardin.
"Hey, ya little scamp." Cardin gave her a noogie. "How's my lil' sis doing?"
"Hey honey." Nesta smiled, approaching Cardin.
"Hey mom!" Cardin said, hugging her.
"Heh, look at mama's boy over there." Russel teased, causing Dove and Sky to snicker, and then Chelsea pounded them on the head.
"Drop it." Chelsea said.
"Kokoro… is that you?" A prisoner asked from another cell as Kokoro's ears twitched as she walked toward the cell.
"Ms. Foccacia?!" Kokoro said in surprise.
"Hang on, let's get you out of there." Ruby said, and with her added strength with her Zinogre form, she bent the bars, which had the Toadette go through.
"Thank you." She smiled before she and Kokoro embraced.
"Who's the old fart?" Yang asked.
"Hello there, I am Zhanglao Taiyang Xiao Long. Of course, I go by Zhang for short."
"Huh?!" Yang said in surprise.
"Yang, is this your uncle?" Ruby asked.
"No! …At least I don't think so… not that I remember."
"Ah, of course your father never spoke of me, but we had indeed met when you and Ruby were just younguns. I am your grandfather."
"GRANDFATHER?!" Yang and Ruby yelled in surprise.
"Wait a moment…" Blake looked at her mother. "If you're here, then where's dad?"
Kali looked toward the hallway. "I think they're still torturing him."
Blake's eyes widen before she clenched her fists, a hateful glare was seen on her face. "Not for long…" She said as she gave her mother Gambol Shroud before she summoned her Belladonna Claws. "Let's kick their asses."
"Honey. I am so with you there." Kali smirked as the two ran off.
"What's going on down there? Why am I not hearing any blood curdling screams?" The torturing Zebesian asked before the door was kicked open.
"The only people who will be screaming are you assholes!" Kali said, pulling out a Luxury Ball and tossing it up in the air as Chamomile, now a Delcatty, came out.
"Mrow!"
"Fury Swipe 'em, Chamomille!" Kali angrily ordered while Blake slashed through a few Zebesians while Kali would shoot the rest up while Chamomile Fury Swiped them, as Blake let out a loud scream and slashed through a Zebesian, where he fell down as his head rolled a few feet away, then Blake pressed the release button as Ghira fell, but Kali was quick to catch him.
"I got you." Kali smiled.
"Kali… Blake…" Ghira smiled exhaustively.
"They didn't hurt you too badly, did they?" Blake asked.
"No, but I do not recommend several thousand volts of electricity…" Ghira said.
"Come on, let's go." Blake said as they helped him out of the room where everyone else was waiting.
"Alright, hostages are secured, now let's-"
THUD!
They turned toward the source of the "thud" as they would see a large creature in question… which was none other than the Grimm Prime. "What the hell is that thing?!" Tatsumi exclaimed.
"A massive Grimm in our way." Akame said as they readied themselves as even Willow brought out her rapier as well.
Down below…
"Agh!" Hiyoko grunted as she was thrown toward the edge of the planet, despite having used Iron Defense. "Damn you…!" She said as the others were looking worn out and beaten up, as even Roxas was looking spent.
The Dustflier screeched and unleashed a powerful Kaboomble Fireball toward Hiyoko as she tried to get up but fell on one knee. "Nnngh!" She winced, but then Sarge dove over and pushed Hiyoko away as the fireball hit the ground and unleashed a powerful explosion.
"You alright?" Sarge asked.
"Nnngh… I'm fine. I always thought you cared about yourself…"
"Woman, there are times where we get our crap together and fight as one! This is one of those times." Sarge said as he got up, pumping his shotgun. "Let's take down this son of a bitch together."
"I don't know if we can… we're all worn out." Hiyoko said. "This thing might actually win…"
"Then… let's go out guns blazing." Sarge said, offering his hand to Hiyoko. "You with me?"
Hiyoko looked at him, before smirking and took his hand as he pulled her up. "Let's go out in style then."
"Way ahead of you, princess!" Sarge said, firing at the Dustflier, grabbing his attention away after knocking down Pyrrhon. "Over here, you mean dragon!" He said, shooting at him repeatedly as the Dustflier lunged at him, but Hiyoko went running over and used Metal Burst, but the Dustflier moved away and whacked the shotgun off of Sarge's gun but Hiyoko caught the gun and pumped it, shooting at the Dustflier.
"Eat lead, asshole!" Hiyoko said.
"That's more like it!" Sarge exclaimed, then the Heartless smacked Sarge away and then pinned Hiyoko to the ground.
"Hiyoko!" Hilda exclaimed as the Dustflier had her by the talons, slowly closing them as Hiyoko tried to pry him off of her.
"I'm not… going out this way…!" Hiyoko growled as the Dustflier screeched into her face.
"Target locked… firing!"
Suddenly lasers struck the Dustflier, as it let out a loud pained roar as it turned its attention to its assailant, as did everyone else.
"Is that an… X-Wing?" Tucker asked.
BGM: Space Battleground (Star Fox: Assault)
"Get your talons off of my friend!" Chiaki yelled, firing more lasers to get him off of her as the Dustflier roared and flew toward Chiaki. "Hang on, you two!" She said, quickly doing a barrel roll to get out of the way before swiftly turning around and firing at the Dustflier, then she pressed another button as missiles came flying out and shot at the Dustflier, knocking it to the ground. "Bombs away!" She said, shooting a Smart Bomb at the creature as it exploded onto it.
The Dustflier roared and then flew after Chiaki, unleashing a massive fireball. "Let's try a somersault!" She said, suddenly pulling up and around the Dustflier as she was then right behind it and fired lasers at it.
Samus looked at this from her cockpit after ramming into a Kihunter. "I don't know who that is, but that's one hell of a pilot!"
"Who is that…?" Hiyoko wondered.
"Never mind who the pilot is. They're distracting the beast!" Claude said, aiming Failnaught at the Dustflier and firing an arrow, catching the Dustflier's attention as it turned around and charged toward the arena.
"Melo Mela!"
"Oh no, you don't!" Chiaki said as she turned around and fired at the Dustflier while in turn, Riku and Terra would try to attack the charging beast but it would ram into them, knocking the two away while the force was enough to knock Riku's Keyblade off of him.
Umber's eyes widened, quickly jumping over and snagging the Way to the Dawn and handed it back to Riku. "Riku!" He said, handing it to Riku.
"Thanks." Riku said, as he and Terra used Dark Firaga at the Dustflier, where only one of them was able to hit it. "Your Dark Firaga's terribly slow."
"Yeah, don't remind me!" Terra said, as Aqua used Zero Gravity on the Dustflier to send it crashing to the ground as Roxas used Zantetsuken to slash off a wing.
"You couldn't have done that earlier?" Hilda snarked as she and Kairi slashed at the Heartless while Chiaki shot lasers at it. The Dustflier roared as he got back up and then tackled Tucker to the ground right as Washington and Carolina shot at it, then the Dustflier pinned him.
"Agh! This was not how I envisioned getting pinned!" Tucker groaned.
"Hey! Big monster! Let go of my friend!" Caboose said as he tried to shoot him but the Dustflier smacked him away with his tail.
"Cabooose!" Church exclaimed as he angrily shot at the Dustflier with his Sniper Rifle… and then Caboose got back up. He stared at the Heartless, clenching his fists. "I said… LET. GO. OF. MY! FRIEND!" Caboose yelled angrily, jumping in and grabbing the Dustflier by the tail and managed to pick him up and slammed him into the ground a few times.
"…What." Hiyoko stared in disbelief.
"…Huh! That happened…" Chiaki could only say.
"What the hell did I just witness?!" Lysithea said in shock as Tucker got back up right as Caboose threw the dazed Heartless to the ground.
"I'll finish this!" Mickey said as he ran ahead toward the dazed beast. "ULTIMA!" He yelled, unleashing it on the Heartless as it screeched in agony before fading away, releasing a heart that floated away.
End BGM
Chiaki blinked. "Whoa…" She said as not only did the Dustflier released a Grand Star, but it released a few items as well, where Umber would walk over and took a look.
"What's this?" Umber wondered, picking up an orb.
"That would be a Premium Orb." Roxas said and picked up a crystal. "And… I think this is some sort of Phazon crystal… Phaze Crystal?"
"I'll take these as souvenirs." Umber chuckled, taking them.
"Alright, I'm extracting you all out of there. Ruby and Co got the hostages. They'll be with us shortly." Palutena said as they were all extracted from the heavenly lights.
"Well, you heard 'em. Let's get out of here." Winry said.
"Hang on, there's something I want to do first." Samus responded as she flew toward the ship. "How about you escort our new friend to the Observatory?"
"Will do!"
Up above…
"Dammit, nothing seems to be working on this guy!" Yang said. "Either that or this thing's got really good defense!" She narrowly dodged a phazon beam.
"There's only one option left!" Ruby said, staring directly at the Grimm Prime as her eyes started to glow, then she activated her Silver Eyes on the Grimm Prime… but instead of evaporating it or turning it to stone, it just merely stunned it. "What?!" Ruby yelled in surprise.
"It only stunned it?!" Weiss exclaimed in dismay.
"That's good enough! I'm getting you guys out of there!" Palutena said as the heavenly lights surrounded them all and extracted them while Samus shot at the ship before launching a heavier missile at it, punching through the ship and hitting the generator.
"Bullseye!" Samus smirked as she flew off as the ship started to glow brightly while the Grimm Prime snapped out of its daze as it looked around before escaping through a portal right when the ship blew up.
With Dark Samus…
"Hostages were extracted and the Heartless was eliminated."
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Dark Samus yelled. "Uuuugh! Can NOTHING go my way?!"
"WELL NOW, THIS IS AMUSING."
Dark Samus turned around, seeing a Malicious Seer approach. "YOU MUST BE DARK SAMUS… GOT TO SAY, YOU LOOK DIFFERENT. GOT A NEW HAIRCUT?"
Dark Samus snarled. "So YOU'RE the blueberry responsible for corrupting my Heartless!"
"AH YES… I HAVE BEEN CALLED THAT LATELY. BUT AREN'T YOU A BLUEBERRY AS WELL WITH YOUR BLUE SKIN?"
"What do you want?"
"I HAVE COME TO TELL YOU THAT I WON'T LET YOU OR RIDLEY HAVE YOUR WAY. YOU PROVOKED ME WHEN YOUR PHAZON BOMBS WENT OFF AND TURNING DIFFERENT WORLDS INTO A PHAZON WASTELAND… BUT THE WORLD OF ERDREA IS MY TERRITORY, I WON'T HAVE SOMEONE TURN IT INTO THEIR PERSONAL PHAZON SPA."
Dark Samus smirked. "I assure you once I finish Samus, that cosmic queen and her posse… you're next!"
"REALLY… AND BY THE LOOKS OF THINGS YOU'RE WORSE FOR WEAR. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR SHIT WRECKED SOON."
"This is a minor setback! That Cosmic queen supernova'd me and-" Calasmos let out a laugh. "What's so funny?"
"MINOR SETBACK? YEAH RIGHT! YOUR INJURIES TELL ME OTHERWISE. AND YOUR HEARTLESS EXPERIMENT DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT. IT WAS A UNQIUE POWERFUL HEARTLESS TO HAVE TO SAY THE LEAST WITH YOUR PHAZON. SADLY IT WENT OFF IN A GLIMMER. WELL ME AND THOSE TRYING TO STOP YOU BOTH HAVE A MUTUAL GOAL IN DEFEATING YOU, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM. I HAVE A FEW FINAL WORDS TO SAY TO YOU… HASTA LA VISTA."
The Seer would immediately use Kamikazee… and when the smoke settled, Dark Samus had an annoyed look, covered in soot with her eyebrow twitching. "I hate that blueberry…"
Back at the Observatory…
"…You… you can't be serious…" Pit said in annoyance.
"That's right, Pit! I'm back and reformed!" Pyrrhon said as he wrapped his arms around Palutena, Viridi, RWBY and Pit. "It'll be just like old times! Heheheh… Hades, you wanna join?"
"I'm not one for hugs, but if it makes the cactus annoyed, I'm all for it!" Hades said as he joined in with a smirk.
"GAH! GET OFF!" Viridi yelled, punching away Pyrrhon.
"How long have you been in disguise?" Terra asked.
"Well… how many dinners did we have together?" Roxas responded.
"Quite a few… wait, when did this start?" Aqua asked.
A day before the Star Festival…
BGM: Laughter and Merriment (Kingdom Hearts II)
"Alright, here's the plan, you two." Lea said. "The two of you will switch sides for a while. If anyone gets suspicious, just play it off."
"Great!" Ven nodded.
"Question! What about our Keyblades?" Roxas pointed out. "Ven can't duel wield."
Lea chuckled. "Heh, I'll make some replicas. This'll be awesome!"
"What if we're caught and the jig is up?" Ven asked.
"If that happens… just roll with it." Lea smiled. "It's gonna be great!"
End BGM
Back in the present…
"That fire bending son of a…" Terra grumbled. "He got us good!"
"So, where's Ven?" Aqua asked.
At Radiant Garden…
"So, you think Roxas is doing great up there?" Ven asked, doing some practice swings while duel wielding.
"I'm sure he's fine. Heh, can't wait to see the look on Aqua and Terra's faces."
"Rrrgh! How the heck does he do it? It feels so awkward!"
"Yeah, I don't get it either. He says it's all in the wrist but I'm not fallin' for that bull for a second." Lea said and then chuckled. "Can't wait to see the looks on Isa and Xion's faces. Surprise! It's not really Roxas."
"You think one of us should dye our hair?"
"…Nah!"
Back in space…
"Probably chilling in the Mushroom Kingdom… or perhaps in Radiant Garden." Roxas said. "Got you good, didn't I? Fooled most of you!"
"Most?" Terra raised an eyebrow.
Namine walked by while drinking a milkshake. "Couldn't fool me. I know the way Roxas walks and trust me, he couldn't get Ven's walking stance down. That and I overheard their conversation. Lea's not the greatest whisperer. Heh, thought I could just tune him out while working on a design for my next tagging session? In your dreams!"
"Oh, right, I forgot Demyx got into her street art." Roxas said.
"Well, I, for one, didn't fall for it!" Sora said.
"You did too." Riku said, causing Sora to sweatdropped.
"Okay, maybe I fell for it a little."
At that moment, the Strike Team arrives along with Chiaki. "So… who's in there anyway?" Kairi asked as Chiaki looked out the cockpit.
Oh my gosh! Chiaki thought as she scanned through the crowd. Kid Icarus, Halo, Super Mario, Devil May Cry, Kingdom Hearts, Doom, Touhou Project, Metroid, PORTAL?! Holy moly, I'm in gaming heaven! She thought as she spotted Hat Kid, Golden Deer, Bernadetta and the Phantom Thieves. Not sure who they are though… eh, I'll figure it out. She thought and looked at the Alolan and Galarian trainers. …Judging by the Pokeballs on their belts, I'd say they're Pokemon trainers. Wait… how am I going to introduce myself? She thought as she looked through her gaming powers. Let's see… how do I… oh! This'll do!
The hatch opened up as Hiyoko slowly approached the X-Wing… and then the hatch opened up as Mew and Meloetta hopped out. "Mew mew!" Mew greeted.
"Mello Mella!" Meloetta waved.
"What the…?" Hiyoko wondered as she heard heavy breathing and Chiaki hopped out… only… she was wearing Darth Vader's outfit. "WHAT ON EARTH?!"
BGM: Imperial March (Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back)
"DARTH VADER?!" The Reds, Blues and the Phantom Thieves yelled as Chiaki activated a red Lightsaber.
"I don't know what we did to piss off Darth Vader but…" Sarge started pushing Grif. "We offer this idiot in humble sacrifice!"
"HEY HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! CAN'T YOU PUSH SIMMONS FOR ONCE?!"
"We didn't mean to offend you, Lord Vader! Please, let us live by our humble sacrifice!"
…Are they for real? Chiaki thought with a sweatdrop.
"Hey, ten munny that I can't go toe to toe with that guy." Sora whispered.
"…Fifty." Riku responded back.
"You're on!" Sora said as he summoned his Keyblade.
With a shrug, Chiaki aimed her hand at Grif. "Ack! No no no no! Hgrrrrk!" He yelped, grabbing on to his neck… despite her not actually force choking him.
"Wait, hold on a second!" Makoto said. "Doesn't he look a little small to be Darth Vader… not to mention feminine?"
"Who cares if it this is a gender bent Darth Vader! IT'S DARTH VADER!" Sarge yelled.
"I'd tap that!" Tucker said.
"Oh, you would!" Church grumbled.
"…Pffft, hahaha! I'm just messing with ya!" Chiaki said, deactivating the Lightsaber and then dismissing her outfit.
End BGM
"WHA?!" Hiyoko yelled.
"HUH?!" Sora yelled as Riku nudged him.
"Pay up."
"Mmmph…" Sora grumbled, handing him fifty munny while Grif collapsed.
"That was... so not funny..."
"Holy shit, Anakin Skywalker is a woman in this universe!" Ryuji exclaimed, causing the rest of the Phantom Thieves to facepalm.
"Ai yai yai…" Akechi rolled his eyes.
"What? No, I'm Chiaki Nanami." Chiaki smiled.
BGM: Friends in My Heart (Kingdom Hearts II)
"Ch-Ch-Chiaki…" Hiyoko quietly said, tears swelling in her eyes. "I… I saw you die… twice… how are you-"
"Apparently there was a universal reset that brought me back to life." Chiaki said before smiling at Hiyoko. "Hey Hiyoko." She smiled, hugging her tightly as Hiyoko hesitated before tears fell and hugged her.
"It… it is really you…" Hiyoko whispered, softly crying as they all heard some tools falling as they turned to see Mikan staring at them in surprise.
"Ch-Ch-Chiaki-san?!" Mikan teared up.
Chiaki smiled sweetly at her. "Hi Mikan!" She smiled, tears escaping her eyes as Mikan's legs shook before they took a step forward… and then another before she wrapped her arms around Chiaki and hugged her tightly.
"It's really you!" Mikan sobbed as Hiyoko had an idea and ran to the Bedroom dome.
"…What's with the sappy music change?" Ibuki wondered while still comforting Rosalina.
"Ibuki!" Hiyoko exclaimed. "You gotta come see this!"
"Eh? Okay, okay, hang on a sec!" Ibuki said. "Ibuki'll be back, okay?" Rosalina let out a simple nod as Ibuki ran off with Hiyoko. "What's gotten you all excited, Hiyoko-chan? It's like you've seen a ghost!"
Hiyoko smiled. "You're not gonna believe this but-"
It was at that moment when Ibuki's phone went off. "Hmm?" Ibuki pulled it out. "…Nan-chan texted Ibuki?" She tilted her head and opened her messages.
Merry Christmas, Metal Head.
"Eh?" Ibuki tilted her head. "What kind of present did he give me? There's no link, no attachment… is this some kind of vague-" Hiyoko put her phone down.
"Look up, doofus!" She said as she pointed toward Chiaki who was talking with Mikan.
"Huh? Okay, did the cosmic flare mess with Ibuki's eyes? She swears she's seeing-"
"Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you." Hiyoko smiled as Ibuki narrowed her eyes at Chiaki.
"Hold on…" Ibuki rubbed her eyes and blinked a few times. "…Chiaki-chan?"
Chiaki turned her head, spotting Ibuki. "Oh, hi Ibuki!" Chiaki greeted warmly as Ibuki stared at her before reaching for her arm and pinched herself.
"Ow!" Ibuki winced before she stared at Chiaki, before she let out a quiet gasp as tears swelled in her eyes. "It's… it's really…"
"It's me." Chiaki smiled as Ibuki put her hands over her mouth, tears running down her cheeks as she ran toward Chiaki.
"CHIAKI-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAN!" Ibuki exclaimed, tackling her into a hug.
"Wh-whoa!" Chiaki fell on her butt as Ibuki cried into her chest before giggling. "Hey there, metal head…" She said, softly ruffling her head.
"Aww, reunions…" Yang smiled as Ruby nodded.
"What's going on?" Tai walked over and then saw Zhang. "Wait… d-dad?!"
Zhang let out a smile. "Hello son." He said as Tai immediately hugged him.
"I never thought I'd see you again…" Tai smiled.
"Neither did I."
End BGM
"Wait a sec… you're alone." Tai noticed. "Where's mom?" He asked as Zhang looked at him guiltily, then he looked away. "…Dad, where's mom?"
Zhang closed his eyes. "Son… we have a lot of catching up to do."
Ibuki: *hugging me tightly* Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
Heheheh, you're welcome, metal head. Oh, and shoutout to Log for his new OC, Zhanglao Taiyang Xiao Long or just Zhang for short!
Edit: It was pointed out to me that Ieyasu and Sayo were also held hostage, I added them in. I thought I was forgetting someone... Thanks, Dark!