*hours ago

Darkness.

That was all that Snake saw as he was adjusting his eyesight. As he was looking around, his vision was becoming a little less blurry. Opening his eyes a little bit more, the soldier noticed he was resting on a hard prison bed, which was creaking the more the springs supported his weight. The room was a dark gray, and the only florescent light was flickering. When Snake tried to get up and look around, he noticed that his hands couldn't move.

"…The hell…?" Snake mumbled to himself when he felt like his arms were aching. Then, as he looked down onto his chest, he noticed his hands were tied behind his back. He was under hostage.

"Great," Snake groaned. "I'm stuck as a prisoner for who knows how long…" Just then, the only steel door in the room started to open. Sephiroth then walked in to greet his new guest.

"Why, if it isn't the mercenary of the Big Boss," the one-winged angel chuckled. "How are you enjoying your hospitality?"

"Well, I'd enjoy it a little bit more if you release me from these bondages," Snake answered.

"There is a good reason why we decided to keep you like this," Sephiroth said. "To prevent people like you escaping."

"You think something like this would stop me?" Snake answered. Just then, out of annoyance, the one-winged angel grabbed the soldier by the neck, his glowing blue eyes glaring madly at him.

"You wanna get some sleep, buddy?" Snake teased. "You don't look so good after all this bloodshed…"

"Any moment now," Sephiroth objected, "we'll be taking all of you into Tabuu's lair, where you will serve him for all eternity. And do you DARE think insults will anger me more?"

"…Maybe," Snake smirked. Just like that, Sephiroth grabbed a leash and collar and clipped it around Snake's neck, linking him to the bed post. Then, the one-winged angel took out a gag and placed it in Snake's mouth.

"This'll shut you up for a while," Sephiroth said as Snake was struggling with the bondages, his muffles slightly muted. Afterwards, Sephiroth warped out of the room, slamming the door in front of Snake.

Struggling with the tight ropes, Snake started to sneak into one of the back pockets behind his belt. As his hands were adjusting to the bondages, the soldier pulled out a swiss army knife, switching into the blade and rubbing it against the ropes.

First rule if you're ever going to capture someone, Snake thought, always empty their pockets first. Smiling underneath the gag, he managed to remove the ropes off his hands. He then started to cut off the ropes surrounding his upper arms, clip off the collar around his neck, and strip off his gag. After massaging his hands, Snake put the knife back in his pocket, looking around the room for a way out.

"Why do I even need this thing…?" Snake mumbled to himself as he removed the eyepatch and tossed it onto the stone-cold floor. As he looked on the ceiling next to the flickering light, he saw the vent was big enough for him to squeeze through and crawl his way out of here. Snake then jumped off the hard prison bed, knocking the nails out of the vent and opening a hole. Once the soldier was at the right altitude and launch, he climbed in, crawling out of here. Once he felt like he was at the right spot out of the room, he grabbed his GPS, trying to get a good view on how to get out of this prison. Once he came across another vent, he kicked it down and jumped through. Before he knew it, he was out of his cell and in the hallway.

"The rest of my buddies have got to be here somewhere," Snake said to himself. He then started walking down the hallway, checking through all the windows and attempting to save whoever's trapped. However, as he was busting down the doors, Snake saw that all the prisoners that were in here before all died of either starvation, thirst, torture, loneliness, insanity, suicide from hopelessness, or all at once.

Gee, Snake thought. I hope none of my friends don't go through those scenarios… Once Snake busted down another door, he saw Popo and Nana – the Ice Climbers – sitting in the only large stool in the room, chained back-to-back with cold-proof links, each bouncing small ice balls as their only entertainment. Just then, they heard a loud snap, and the chains that held them in placed loosened. Once they looked towards the door, they saw Snake freed them from their prison, holding thick pliers in his hands.

"Thought you could use a little help," Snake said.

"What about Red and the two Pokémon?" Nana asked.

"And Wolf?" Popo chimed in.

"We'll be rescuing the rest of the gang soon enough, don't you worry," Snake answered. The soldier and the Ice Climbers then ran out of the room, trying to look for the rest of the hostages. Just then, the fighters heard the Pokémon Trainer's voice, almost as if he's crying for help.

"That almost sounds like…" Popo muttered.

"Come on, kids," Snake interrupted. "Who's up for a rescue mission?"

The small group ran towards the direction the cries for help were calling from, and they managed to find him just in time. There, Snake and the Ice Climbers saw the Pokémon Trainer cuffed in shackles with his hands in front of his chest, being pushed around by the mutant Primids holding cattle prods, with Ivysaur and Squirtle trapped in special element-proof containers carried by the cowardly Poppants.

"Please," Red cried. "Don't hurt my Pokémon! They're all I have!" The Primids kept zapping him anyway, while the Poppants were becoming more afraid of the torturing and starting to run away with Ivysaur and Squirtle. Just then, Snake and the Ice Climbers jumped in, delivering deadly punches and kicks along with icy hammer swings, knocking out all the Primids in the room. Popo and Nana used their ice powers to break off the shackles on Red. Snake then noticed the Poppants running off from the fight and used his bazooka, killing the fearful monsters. The blast was enough to make the containers roll towards the fighters. The Pokémon Trainer then opened the containers with the press of a button, and Ivysaur and Squirtle jumped out. Red then grabbed his Pokéballs, and the two Pokémon were drawn inside before they shrank down into his pocket.

"Where's Wolf, by the way?" Snake asked Red. "Have you seen him?"

"Of course, I have," Red answered. "I saw him carried of by the Mii Fighters down the dark side of the prison. We gotta go rescue him!" The accompanied fighters then ran off to where they heard painful howls.

Dragged on a leash and muzzled, the Mii Fighters were dragging Wolf O' Donnell into some sort of electric cage. As he was growling in anger, he was cussing a lot at the peculiar-looking warriors, struggling to break free. Just then, Ivysaur started unleashing some sort of sleeping powder behind them that put the Mii Fighters into a deep sleep. When Wolf noticed what's happening, he held his breath until the air cleared. The recruited team then ran towards him, detaching his muzzle and leash. Once the anamorphic pilot got up, he brushed off whatever dust he had on him.

"I could have done it myself, thank you," Wolf resounded.

"You were in pain," Snake answered. "We had to do something."

"Why not just kill the bastards as usual?" Wolf objected.

"There's something we haven't figured out about the Mii Fighters," Snake answered. "Until then, we're trying our best to not kill every Mii Fighter we come across." Suddenly, the fighters heard more cries of pain from deep down in the prison.

"Sounds like someone's here with us," Red said.

"Then let's go and rescue whoever needs our help," Snake answered. The fighters then ran off towards the screams of agony, where they found the three Ultimates in front of a small group of Mii Fighters dressed in black with a white "M" on their chests. In front of them were two devices: one that looked like a capsule with a strange, small creature generating electricity from the inside which looked like Pikachu but different; the other was some sort of table with a young boy in a green tunic and dirty blond hair with a steel sword and a wooden shield that closely resembled Link attached to it.

"Now, I'm sure many of you are familiar with the matter at hand," the Brawler Ultimate spoke. "These two particular fighters are rather special."

"AS you can see," the Gunner Ultimate spoke, petting the container with the small creature, "we used to have two generators with these kinds of cuties scattered over Arcadia so we can generate power for the Subspace Army in two locations at once. The moment we lost power from one of the creatures, the moment we thought all hope was lost, until we discovered this thing is so strong with electrical charges that it can even hurt itself. For a short test of how much, we'll be testing it on this young boy here…" The kid was squirming with the cuffs, trying to break loose.

"When we used the last Dark Cannon," the Swordfighter Ultimate said, "we were expecting it to create more than one kind of replica. Turns out we were right the moment we abducted him out of sight."

"You monsters!" the boy yelled while trying to bust off the table. "Someone will look for me, and you'll be in big trouble!"

"The only problem was it hopefully worked for one of the clones, but definitely not for the other," the Gunner Ultimate replied. "Which is why we were hoping the young Pokémon's electricity could power up the table to make the young boy more powerful than any other kid in this land and one of us." Snake and the others were hiding during the conversation, hearing everything.

"Geez," Snake whispered, "every word they said does not sound good…"

"We gotta find a way to free them, and fast," Wolf responded as quietly as he could.

"We're going to have to distract them and free the two prisoners," Snake answered. "Now, Red will bring out Ivysaur and Squirtle and make them fire at the Mii Fighters. Meanwhile, Wolf and the Ice Climbers are going to-"

"Over there!" the Brawler Ultimate exclaimed, suddenly noticing the fighters in their hiding spots. The Mii Fighters readied their stances, locking onto the small group.

"Or we could just use Plan B," Snake scoffed, readying his rocket launcher and firing at the enemies. There was a huge blast, and both the Ultimates and the Mii Fighters went off flying. Once the smoke cleared, the fighters ran towards the captives. Wolf clawed through the glass on the container, breaking the tiny mouse-like creature free. Meanwhile, Squirtle and Ivysaur were helping Snake pick at the cuffs that kept the young boy held in place. After the two prisoners were free, they noticed they were looking at some new faces.

"…Pichu?" Red said in question as the small Pokémon bounced in joy.

"Thanks for saving us, guys," the young boy said. "We didn't get the chance to use our new abilities, I think…"

"Don't mention it, kid," Snake responded. "By the way, you have a name?"

"Link…" the boy responded.

"Link, huh?" Wolf said. "Well, we already have one Link back in Arcadia, but you kinda look like the younger self of him."

"Why don't we just call you 'Young Link'?" Popo asked.

"I really haven't met this other Link yet, but since you like that name so much I guess it's okay," Young Link answered. "By the way, do you know where we are?"

"Yeah," the Pokémon Trainer answered. "We're somewhere in a prison just outside the gateways to Subspace. Our original goal was to study the last Subspace Bomb further and learn more about Tabuu, but apparently, we're their captives. Now, we're planning to reunite with Charizard, Lucas, and all of our other friends."

"Do you mind if we join you?" Young Link asked while Pichu bounced in glee. "We've been waiting for a way out of here." Just then, the three Ultimates walked in, their cloaks covered in soot and small flames surrounding their cloaks.

"Where do you think you're going?" the Gunner Ultimate asked.

"We're getting out of here," Snake answered. "Somewhere where you will never reach us."

"I think that can be arranged," the Swordfighter Ultimate objected before pulling out his sword from his right shoulder. He then started rushing towards Snake as his first target, but Wolf O' Donnell jumped in the way as sacrifice. Once the Swordfighter Ultimate noticed he didn't hit Snake, he looked down on the ground to look at WHO he hit. There, the fighters and the Ultimates saw Wolf clenching his left eye, a small gush of blood leaking out and dripping onto his knuckles.

"…My eye… Ow… My eye…" Wolf moaned. When the other fighters ran towards him for comfort, they were shocked when they saw a nasty, vertical slash on Wolf's left eye, the scar now red all over as what remained now became a blank white stained pink. The anamorphic pilot was trying to get up, but the pain that permanently blinded his eye was far too great. After the other fighters started carrying him, the Ultimates were ready for another strike and called in more of the Fighting Mii Team.

"The prisoners are getting away!" the Gunner Ultimate ordered. "Get them!" Once the Mii Fighters were catching up to the fleeing prisoners who had a limping fighter slowly losing blood, Snake and the Ice Climbers started firing bullets and ice crystals from their weapons, killing some of the enemies. When the fighters felt like they lost the Fighting Mii Team down the long hallway towards the exit, Wolf started crawling into a corner comforted by Pichu. Snake then pulled out a spare eyepatch he kept in his pocket and a small melder powered by electricity, pinning Wolf in place.

"I need you to hold his muzzle," Snake said to Young Link. "This is going to hurt a bit, Wolf, so you have to keep as quiet as you can. Okay?" Wolf nodded. Then, Snake carefully placed the eyepatch on Wolf's critically damaged eye, which was losing more blood through each passing second, and started zapping it with the electricity melder in hopes the eyepatch would fuse to the skin and prevent the blood from escaping. It was getting painful for Wolf, but he tried holding in his howls as his muzzle was clamped shut. The Pokémon Trainer suddenly noticed the Mii Fighters were hearing the muffled cries and figured out where they're heading next.

"Are you done yet?" Nana asked Snake.

"Almost," Snake answered. "Repairing wounds takes time, and I learned it the hard way from the military. Almost done, and… there. Good as new." Once Snake put the melder back in his pocket, Wolf suddenly felt that the pain was gone, and replaced with his left eye was a black patch and two long pieces covering the scar. After Wolf got up, he started firing his blaster at the incoming Mii Fighters while running towards the exit with the others. Once they were outside the door, they looked around, noticing the Ruins of the Ancients was now left in complete chaos: where the black-red cloud covering all of Arcadia was at its darkest, where what remained of a great past civilization was now left in rubble, and Winged Firestorms dominated the skies. In front of the exit were a series of fighter jets, laid in perfect formation.

"Okay, guys," Snake told everyone in the group, "I'm gonna be blowing up every jet in the area except for the one we are taking. Once Wolf starts up the engine, we make a run for it." After the fighters all picked a certain jet, Snake started laying a C4 on each other jet, making sure he got every one of them. Once he was done sticking the bomb onto the last one, he started running towards the fighters, but suddenly felt a sharp blast on the side of his stomach. Snake was clenching his side, noticing he was scraped with a small burn from what felt like a plasma blast. Looking towards the exit, the fighters saw the three Ultimates waiting for them, the orange-armed fighter with the arm cannon reloading her ammo.

"Give it up already!" the Brawler Ultimate ordered. "It's game over for you. For all of you."

"Tabuu and his servants have heard the news of the Smash Ball and are willing to find and kill whoever has the only visible one, or else more will appear out of nowhere and damn us all!" the Swordfighter Ultimate said. "We have constructed a special type of machine that can read the long-lost memories of a trophy. With that thing, we can use it on any fighter to know the secrets of their past, especially the treasures they're possessed by. All we have to is find the fastest thing alive, for we've understood the tales of his escape from the Master Hand, and I'm pretty sure you've figured out about the Smash Ball thriving in the bodies of fighters who have never been transformed…"

"Looks like they're onto Sonic the Hedgehog," Red told the group.

"And I thought they mentioned dragging them out of our dead bodies, with the only visible one slowly bringing the others into the light," Popo replied.

"Then we gotta get out of here, and fast!" Young Link exclaimed. The Ultimates then started walking towards the fighters as they were getting into the jet and starting it up.

"What the hell are you waiting for!?" Wolf yelled as the Ultimates then started picking up the pace and running. "Press the damn button already, Snake!" Once the soldier saw the jet was hovering off the ground, he pressed the trigger, and the C4's all went off. The Ultimates were caught in the blast, and the jet was powerful enough to hold itself in place until the explosion cleared. When the smoke was departing, the fighters saw the cloaks the Ultimates were wearing burned off, along with their thought translators, revealing them to be Mii Fighters themselves. For the Brawler Ultimate, he had a red body color with black hair with short tuffs sticking out on the right side of his head, black eyes, and black eyebrows. The Swordfighter Ultimate had a dark-blue body color with blond hair that parted in half, blue eyes, and golden eyebrows. As for the Gunner Ultimate, she had an orange body color with brown-ginger hair that seemed to split at the center of the head, black eyes with long eyelashes, and brown-ginger eyebrows.

"Looks like we're going to be having a fight, are we?" Snake smirked. The Pokémon Trainer on top of the jet then sent out Ivysaur and Squirtle, with Wolf, Pichu, Young Link, and the Ice Climbers walking to their side. The three Ultimates Revealed then rushed towards the fighters, with the Brawler unleashing a heavy shot put, the Swordfighter releasing a small tornado, and the Gunner shooting plasma blasts. Wolf and Snake jumped out of the way, firing their all at the approaching Ultimates Revealed. The Brawler then lunged himself towards Pichu, but the tiny Pokémon zipped out of the way just in time. Pichu then started charging up his electric attacks, electrocuting both the Ultimate Revealed and himself. Nana was cornered by the Swordfighter, using her ice powers to freeze him in place. Then, Popo came from behind and started whacking the Ultimate Revealed from behind with his hammer. Young Link was trying to block the Gunner's missiles and charge shots with his Deku Shield. When the Ultimate Revealed left an opening, the Hylian kid then unleashed his flurry of attacks from his Kokiri Sword, launching her towards Squirtle as he crawled into his shell and flung himself, knocking her back. Ivysaur used his vines and wrapped the three Ultimates Revealed, strangling them in place, as Snake started launching his bombs at the Ultimates Revealed.

Now scarred and bruised, the Ultimates Revealed were slowly trying to get up as the prison was now set up in flames from the explosion by the jets. With their last ounce of strength, the Ultimates Revealed were running towards the fighters who were now heading to the remaining jet and put Ivysaur + Squirtle, Popo + Nana, and Pichu in a headlock. With looks on their faces threatening the other fighters to back off, Red then called back his Pokémon with the Pokéballs. Pichu and the Ice Climbers then squirmed out of the Mii Fighters' grasps, pushing the weak enemies aside and heading back to the jet. Once the Ultimates Revealed saw the fighters were getting away, they watched as the jet was ready to depart. They were just about ready to run towards and kill the last fighters on the ground but were suddenly critically attacked themselves – Wolf at the Brawler, in which the anamorphic pilot used his claws and fangs and started mauling the Ultimate Revealed; Young Link at the Swordfighter, when he used his Kokiri Sword and stabbed the Ultimate Revealed in the stomach; Snake at the Gunner, after he fired his gun at the Ultimate Revealed's chest.

"You don't know who you're messing with," Snake said to the now-dying Ultimates Revealed. "We are the Super Smash Brothers." Snake, Wolf, and Young Link then jumped onto the jet, where Red with his hidden Pokémon, Nana + Popo, and Pichu were waiting for them. After the fighters flew off in the jet, avoiding all contact with the Winged Firestorms, the Mii Fighters from before were running to the takeoff pad only to find the Ultimates were badly wounded. With terrified looks on their faces, the warriors then started carrying their leaders away from the burning fire as the Winged Firestorm Pro 2.0 flew in and carried the Mii Fighters and the Ultimates into the gateway of Subspace.

*hours later

Sephiroth was in the technology room where they kept whatever technology remained of the Ancients, watching as the mutated Primids were building a new contraption for creating the Great Maze again. As he was looking at the busy monsters, a small, female Mii Brawler walked in with a sad look on her face. Of course, the Mii Fighters couldn't say anything for somehow being autistic.

"What is it this time?" Sephiroth asked. The Mii Fighter took out a notepad and pencil and started writing. When she was done, she presented it to the one-winged angel, and the notepad read, "It's about the Ultimates. They're passing away. It's crucial you tell this to their children at once urgently."

"Ah, yes," Sephiroth said. "The sons and daughter of the Ultimates. I'll tell them right away." The one-winged angel warped out of the room, leaving raven-black feathers in his trace.

Just outside the Judgement Fortress, three Mii Fighters were sitting next to the mercury lake, admiring their reflections. They were the children of the Ultimates. The Mii Brawler was the son of the Brawler Ultimate, and he had a red uniform, light-tan skin with long black hair, a slightly angled-down mouth, and eyes and eyebrows black and close together. The Mii Swordfighter was the Swordfighter Ultimate's only child, and he had a dark-blue uniform, light skin with short blond hair waving into little tuffs in different angles, blue eyes, and blond eyebrows. The Mii Gunner was the Gunner Ultimate's daughter, having a yellow uniform, light skin with long, dark yellow hair, hazel eyes with a small, round nose and a slightly angled-up mouth with a small, visible lower lip shape, and dark yellow eyebrows.

"This world is so beautiful," the Mii Brawler said. "Too bad Arcadia is not as bright and vivid as this. What a shame…"

"This world is supposed to look like Arcadia thousands of years ago," the Mii Gunner answered. "Tabuu said it just doesn't feel the same without something from the Master Core's world, so he hopes on finding the Smash Ball and recreating the Great Maze again."

"Man, wish we could go out and look for those who have been affected by the blue blur himself," the Mii Swordfighter rebutted.

"Mii Swordfighter," the Mii Gunner objected, "Mommy told me that I'm not ready. I'm quite positive the Mii Brawler's dad said the same thing to him when he was growing up, and I think your father has told you so as well. When they see we're capable of defending ourselves, then there's a high chance we'll survive in the dangers of Arcadia. I mean, we've traveled across both worlds most of the time we spent with the Ultimates, our parents…"

"Guys," the Mii Brawler said to the other two Mii Fighters. "Sephiroth's coming." As the one-winged angel walked towards the three young warriors, he had a look of bad news on his face.

"I'm afraid I have to tell you pranksters something important," Sephiroth told the Mii Fighters. "It's about each of your single parents. Hours ago, they were wounded by the prisoners who escaped earlier."

"How bad is it?" the Mii Brawler asked, each one of the Mii Fighters scared.

"Critical," Sephiroth answered. "There's no chance they'll survive…" Noticing the endangerment of the Ultimates, the Mii Fighters ran into the Judgement Fortress, worried, with Sephiroth walking behind them. Heading into the Judgement Fortress's hospital room deep underneath the mercury lake, the Mii Fighters with Sephiroth saw their parents in medical beds, each one of them with burns and deadly wounds.

Shocked by how the Ultimates looked, the Mii Fighters ran towards their fathers and mother, all of their followers terribly sad. Shadow Mewtwo warped in, alarmed by the news, followed by M. Bison and Morpho Knight. The stranger in the shadows was also in the same room, the red gem on his chest the only thing visible in the dark. The Mii Fighters went to their parents, holding their weak hands.

"How did this happen?" Sephiroth asked the Brawler Ultimate Revealed. Slowly turning his head, the Mii Fighter tried saying something, but remembered that they had no voices and the thought translator was the only thing they communicated with. So, through sign language, the Brawler Ultimate Revealed told the Subspace Army bosses about how the attack happened.

"They'll pay for this," the Mii Brawler wept. "You can't leave us like this…"

"We're not ready to serve Tabuu," the Mii Swordfighter replied. "This is a big burden we have to carry… Please, you can't go…"

"How could anyone ever let this happen?" the Mii Gunner said. "We're too young to become rulers of a nation…" The three children of the Ultimates started hugging their single parents, tears in their eyes. As time passed by, the heart rate monitors started beeping slower, eventually ending in one long noise, and the Ultimates died in their children's arms. Realizing the terrible truth, the Mii Fighters began to cry, with the followers lowering their heads in loss and mourning.

"The Ultimates are dead," Shadow Mewtwo telepathized in sadness. "They lived for a good cause: to carry out the deeds of Tabuu and retrieve the pieces of the Master Core's world." The Mii Fighters were then outside on the fortress's only balcony after a few minutes before the funeral even began, weeping in agony. Their tears were dropping from the height, absorbed by the mercury lake down below. Sephiroth slowly walked in, hoping he could give out some comfort of a senseful human being.

"I know what it feels like… to lose a loved one," Sephiroth said, sitting down next to the Mii Brawler, Swordfighter, and Gunner. "And I think it's right that they should be avenged in some way. Your parents told me years after your birth and experimentational success of bringing back the Mii Fighter's long-lost voices that I would make sure you deserve to rule righteously. The Ultimates knew one day you three would replace them. You're all never too young to carry such a big weight on your shoulders." The Mii Brawler turned his head towards Sephiroth, hugging him deeply in shame and fault. The Mii Swordfighter and the Mii Gunner joined in, trying to be comforted by the one-winged angel.

"There, there," Sephiroth said. "Let it all out. I was sad too that your parents died, but I knew that one day you'll do something to end all this." The Mii Fighters broke the hug, wiping away their tears.

"Is there a way? To honor what they did for all of us?" the Mii Swordfighter asked, each one of the Mii Fighters with looks of determination on their faces. "To finish what the Ultimates started and rebuild the Great Maze?"

"There is a way," Sephiroth answered. "However, if you're going to do it, you'll have to trust me. Otherwise, it could spell doom for both you three and your kind, just like how R.O.B. and the Ancients suffered."

"First things first," the Mii Gunner replied, "we're going to have some new uniforms made. Not exactly like the past Ultimates, but something to honor their deaths and future vengeance."

"That would probably take a few hours until your new uniforms are made," Sephiroth objected.

"Then we'll just use one of the contraptions you were making before," the Mii Brawler answered. "What was it you were building?" Sephiroth then took in the Mii Fighters to the research room, where the Primids were working on the new weapons of the Subspace Army.

"These machines were originally planned for the first invasion," Sephiroth told the Mii Fighters. "However, they were long lost into history, but we managed to recover copies of them." The stranger with the red gem appeared in front of the one-winged angel and the Ultimates's children.

"I'm sure you three remember Infinite, the one of the few warriors who teamed up with me during the explosion of the last Subspace Bomb," Sephiroth said. The stranger was revealed as another anamorphic creature in the form of a jackal found in Sonic's world with the red glowing gem with black spirals swirling around on his chest, his body was black with white, jagged spikes on his long hair and tail, with metallic boots and a mask with black spirals in his ears, and his left eye was gleaming red with a yellow iris.

"Of course we remember," the Mii Brawler said. "He teamed up with Shadow Mewtwo to help power the Ancient's corpses to toggle the Subspace Bomb."

"Yes," Sephiroth answered. "The Phantom Ruby and the Shadow Synergy Stone working together can create unbelievable things, like reanimate lost limbs and cause them to function well. Both of them alone are incredible, like the Phantom Ruby of this world to create virtual warriors and the Shadow Synergy Stone to replicate the Shadow Bugs, but they're unstoppable together, as we'll be channeling their powers to bring back one of our long-lost friends with the device we were making before. However, the machine has a one-time use, so make the resurrection count for someone who won't fail us warming our enemies up."

"Then let's get cracking," the Mii Gunner replied. "We don't have much time to waste. And we're hoping afterwards to create long-lost voices for the rest of our kind…" Walking up to the resurrection device, Sephiroth with the Mii Fighters watched as Shadow Mewtwo and Infinite were strapped down with the Shadow Synergy Stone and the Phantom Ruby attached to wires.

"Processing resurrection device," the Subspace computer spoke. "Scanning for warriors from a dated… ten years ago." As Sephiroth and the Mii Fighters watched, they saw the list of the bosses that used to work for the Subspace Army.

"The list includes Petey Piranha, Rayquaza, Porky Minch, Galleom, Duon, and Ridley," the Subspace computer spoke. The mutated Primids were waiting for a certain selection to be made by the Mii Fighters, and Sephiroth was patiently waiting for an answer.

"Be careful who you choose," Sephiroth whispered to them. "One screwup will have all the blame put on you." The Mii Brawler, Mii Swordfighter, and Mii Gunner were thinking carefully one who to choose in this one-time decision.

"We pick… Ridley," the Mii Brawler said.

"Ridley selected," the Subspace computer said. As the monitors showed, Ridley was highlighted with a white outline, signifying he was picked.

"Why Ridley?" Sephiroth asked.

"He was the only fighter outside all of the others to almost kill the Super Smash Brothers," the Mii Gunner answered. "He has his own unique style and would be perfect if he would rise once again. Because of this, we pick Ridley."

"Ridley it is," Sephiroth said. "Wise decision." Once the Primids selected Ridley, the computer monitors showcased Ridley being constructed and a progress bar on the side. The machines then started powering up, collecting some of Infinite's and Shadow Mewtwo's powers and transporting them into the resurrection pod.

"Stabilizing structure: 15% progress…" the Subspace computer spoke "Replicating DNA: 32% progress…" The Mii Fighters and Sephiroth started watching as the resurrection pod was creating an eerie purple mist and slowly taking shape.

"Rebuilding intellectual and physical form: 50% progress," the Subspace computer said. "Regenerating biological cellular structure: 85% progress." The children of the Ultimates watched in awe as the creature they chose is rebuilding and moving, releasing a thunderous roar.

"Almost finished," Sephiroth said. "All we have to do is give him the right size…" However, during the progress, Shadow Mewtwo was recovering memories from his past: remembering the Pokémon Trainer, the last Subspace Army invasion, the loss of many of the Pokémon, the fact that both he and many more were taken, tortured, and mutilated. Suddenly snapping out, Shadow Mewtwo broke the wires that connected to his Shadow Synergy Stone and broke the table he was attached to. During the time when Shadow Mewtwo was waking up, the computer was starting to malfunction.

"ERROR: progress terminated," the Subspace computer spoke. The Primids saw the computer was blinking out, they quickly started typing in codes to reboot the system. The creature trapped in the resurrection pod was being shocked with many sorts of lightning colors, the Judgement Fortress beginning to shake.

"Shut it down!" Sephiroth yelled at the Primids. "Shut it down!" The Mii Swordfighter noticed Shadow Mewtwo was out from his position.

"The legendary Pokémon is away from the device!" the Mii Swordfighter told the other Mii Fighters. "It looks like he's recovering memories! Whatever you do, do not let him destroy that Shadow Synergy Stone!" The Mii Fighters then started cornering Shadow Mewtwo, lassoing him in the bright purple rope from before. One of the Mii Gunners then walked in, with the taser. However, once the sparks touched Shadow Mewtwo's crystal, it had no effect on him.

"That little trick doesn't work on me anymore," Shadow Mewtwo telepathized in boast. "I've gotten stronger by the minute…" The legendary Pokémon then broke free of his bondages and pushed the Mii Fighters away, both the Ultimates's children and their followers. Infinite got out from his position to stop this madness, and both M. Bison and Morpho Knight tried using their powers to bring down Shadow Mewtwo. Noticing the scenario, the Pokémon warped out of the research room and away from Subspace.

"Unable… to- shut down – ! #$ $(%$!?:{! # - help…" the Subspace computer said as its systems were overloading. The Ultimates's children got up, watching as the creature in the capsule was still roaring as more of the multi-colored sparks kept shocking him. Sephiroth then unsheathed his long sword, slicing at the computer screen and breaking the device, which resulted in the whole room going black.

"System… rebooting…" the Subspace computer said from a different area, and the computer fixed and repaired itself. Sephiroth looked with anger at the Mii Fighters, upset over the fact that the idea of a perfect warrior coming back ended in failure. Then, M. Bison, Morpho Knight, and Infinite went to their side when they felt embarrassed on their first day.

"Thanks to you idiots, the perfect plan to bring back one of our most powerful soldiers was ruined," Sephiroth said.

"Leave the Mii Fighters out of this," Infinite objected. "It isn't their fault Shadow Mewtwo has grown strong enough to escape into the outside world." Afterwards, the lights went back on. The Mii Fighters and Sephiroth watched as the resurrection pod opened, revealing the new and improved last of the Space Pirates – Ridley. The creature started crawling out of the machine that brought him back, roaring for fresh air. Like from a dream, the space creature slowly opened his eyes to explore the new environment around him.

"…Where… where am I…?" Ridley hissed in question. "What… is this place? What happened?"

"You are in the Judgement Fortress, inside the last Subspace gateway," Sephiroth answered. "Thanks to the rise in technology, we were able to resurrect you after your last defeat… with minor effects." From what the Mii Fighters and the bosses clearly saw, Ridley was much smaller than he first appeared, slightly taller if they were to compare him to Bowser.

"And how long was I out?" Ridley asked.

"Ten years, from what we heard," the Mii Gunner answered. "But… the good news is it somehow worked despite being smaller than usual."

"We were hoping you could join us for domination over Arcadia for Tabuu," Infinite said.

"Domination?" Ridley hissed, being a little more abusive in his voice. "For Tabuu? Who even is Tabuu? Was I really gone for ten years?"

"Ridley, I know this all sorts of confusing, but you'll be a lot happier when you finally join up with the Construct God," M. Bison said.

"All this time, I thought I was working for the Master Hand," Ridley objected. "Whoever this Tabuu guy is, I do not wanna stand beside him. It… just doesn't seem right, even if I'm a murderous monster…"

"Ridley," the Mii Brawler said, "it's difficult to believe, I know, but you'll get used to it."

"I can't do this," Ridley objected. "From now on, I'm on my own. No master, no rules, just destruction. I don't know who this guy is, and I never wanna know."

"Ridley, this is the last straw!" Sephiroth spoke in a stricter voice. "Join Tabuu or there will be consequences!"

"Sephiroth," the Mii Swordfighter asked, "don't you think Ridley's message turning our offer down may be because of those sparks from before…?"

"Of course I know! Why would you say that!?" Sephiroth yelled at the Mii Fighters. Ridley then started roaring, unfurling his wings and taking off into the air. The space creature started glaring madly at the Subspace Army bosses, self-aware he was betraying the ones who brought him back. Flying almost as fast as the speed of sound, Ridley started unleashing fireballs in the room, setting the place on fire and flying off, leaving claw and tail marks all over the floor, walls, and ceiling. Infinite created virtual water to put out the fire, and everyone saw Ridley was gone too.

"This would have never happened if Shadow Mewtwo made a fool of himself," Sephiroth said. "We're going to have to use those long-lost plans, and they'll be perfect for world domination. Let's go, Ultimates Reborn. From the time that passed, it looks like your new uniforms are ready." The one-winged angel with Infinite, M. Bison, and Morpho Knight left the research room, with the Mii Fighters left behind. Taking a look at the mess Ridley and Shadow Mewtwo had caused, the Mii Brawler turned towards the Mii Swordfighter and Mii Gunner. While he was looking at them in belief of shame and disappointment, the gleam that went in a full circle leading to a cross off-center flashed in his eyes. It was small, but small enough for the other two to notice and get the gleam as well.

"That gleam in your eyes…" the Mii Gunner said. "Is that…?"

"Strange how we all have it too," the Mii Swordfighter butted in.

"…It's probably nothing," the Mii Brawler answered, noticing the gleams in their eyes. "Let's get going. Sephiroth and the others are waiting for us to leave Subspace." Walking off, the new Ultimates left the research room, with the computer still functioning after all the chaos that took place. When the place was empty, the monitor flashed an image of Ridley, Shadow Mewtwo, and the Mii Fighters, picking up some sort of weird energy from all of them. The results broadcasted on the second screen showed the image of a Smash Ball, the only thing they had in common somehow.

"Hella would be surprised by these news," the Subspace computer spoke. "Sending information… She responded with, 'I will wait for the perfect time to reveal their secret, for I already know WHO they are.'"