Heading down south, Dr. Mario, Sheik, Samus, Toon Link, and Villager were looking for whatever friends they could reunite with. Just as soon as they went over the last hill in the forest, the fighters saw a crash-landed jet submerged deep in the ground. As soon as the replicates and Villager lifted the cockpit hood, they saw what appeared to be Snake, Ice Climbers, Wolf, Pokémon Trainer with Ivysaur and Squirtle, Young Link, and Pichu. Dragging their unconscious bodies outside, the fighters carried them far off from the exploding jet.

Snake rubbed his eyes, looking at the new faces he's seen.

"…Mario? Link? Zelda? Zero Suit?" Snake moaned. The soldier got up, rubbing his face. "The hell happened to you guys? Who the hell is this kid you brought with you?"

Wolf, straightening his uniform, looked at the new faces he came across. Red kept Ivysaur and Squirtle out of their Pokéballs just to see what they're looking at here. Young Link slowly creeped towards Toon Link, the two of them mimicking each other like from a mirror.

"Sorry for first introductions," Dr. Mario stammered. "I'm-a Dr. Mario, and this here's Samus, Sheik, Toon Link, and Villager."

"I recognize most of them," Snake answered.

"We noticed you're the friends our original masters talked about," Sheik said. "Is there, by chance, any reason why your jet crashed?"

"It started when we had just escaped our prison," Popo answered. "We had just busted out, and a short while later, there was a blast that knocked our jet here!"

"Did you catch the suspect?" Toon Link asked.

"We took a GOOD look at him," Nana answered.

"Where is he now?" Sheik asked. Villager, Pichu, and Young Link looked at the crashed jet, terrified. The other fighters didn't notice what they were really staring at.

"He's… right there… in front of us…" Young Link stammered. The fighters looked at the rubble, noticing the one creature crazy enough to destroy their jet was none other than Ridley. The scratch marks on the hull and the tail whips with the remaining fire explained everything. The beast was to blame.

"Ridley!" Samus said. "Thought you were dead for good, though you're a lot smaller than I remembered…"

"It was all thanks to an accident from one of the so-called 'Tabuu worshipers'," Ridley hissed. "I noticed everything changed around here, and I just wanted to have a little fun."

"By destroying our only chance out of the Subspace Army?" Snake interrupted.

"Hey!" Ridley objected. "It was self-defense!"

"Just tell us why you're here," Red asked, Squirtle and Ivysaur at his side.

"I want to settle a few scores on people who double-crossed me in the past," Ridley answered.

"Which means…?" Samus asked.

"They ruined my life ever since they resurrected me!" Ridley roared. "Ten years, I had been waiting for a moment to get revenge, but I noticed… things have changed… Before I came back to life, I was greeted with something far more precious than gold or jewels, like I was destined with something…"

"Okay, we've heard enough of the monster's lies," Samus said, loading her arm cannon.

"Wait, girl!" Snake objected, standing in front of her. "This could mean one of the Smash Balls everyone's talking about. Don't you think so? They may have all sorts of monsters on their side, but we a Ridley. Isn't it great to finally meet one of the big guns?"

"Out of my way, serpent," Samus replied, "unless I have to get through you too. Literally."

"Don't you know WHY you want to kill me?" Ridley asked, trembling. "The destined object was probably leading me to join you. I have no idea why… I just never had a friend before…" Samus lowered her weapon, giving the other fighters a sigh of relief. Just then, Samus quickly picked up her arm cannon and fired, but not at the last Space Pirate. Instead, she only scrapped the tip of his right wing, aiming at something else. The other fighters looked at the area Samus fired, noticing a body was lying down on the soft grass in the black-red sky. When he got up, it was revealed to be Shadow Mewtwo, though he was moving like he never slept in days: jittery and afraid.

"You were trying to attack us," Samus remarked as she walked towards the wounded Pokémon, who noticed he was charging a Shadow Ball.

"It's not my fault!" Shadow Mewtwo telepathized in fear. "L-listen! There's a device… a map to its location hidden deep within the city of Civiltatula… only then can you release me from my… deepest n-nightmares…" Shadow Mewtwo started crawling backwards on his back, the other fighters looking at each other.

"Looks like he's in pain," Young Link said.

"You think?" Toon Link said. Before any of the other fighters could figure out what was up with Shadow Mewtwo, they heard laughing from a distance.

"How conspicuous, Shadow Mewtwo," the voice echoed. "No matter how many times you run from me, the Phantom Ruby will target the Shadow Synergy Stone and lead me to some fresh meat…" The stranger preforming the voice suddenly appeared out of nowhere, creating red, pixelated mist around him. The fighters started taking their stances, Ridley scraping the ground with his claws.

"Stay away from this, whoever you are!" Sheik yelled, rubbing her golden accessories.

"I'm not here for a simple fight, buffoons," the stranger replied, hovering in the air.

"You're one of the guys who attacked us back when we first arrived in the Ruins of the Ancients!" Snake replied, holding a loaded gun.

"Correct you are," the stranger replied, staring at Shadow Mewtwo. "You may call me Infinite, in the brief moments that remain of you."

"Don't be getting too soft, Infinite," Samus objected. "Tell us, what do you think you're doing?"

"I'm just here for my friend," Infinite answered. "He seems so lonely."

"He's in pain, you idiot!" Snake replied. "He wants that Shadow Synergy Stone removed, and we'll be taking him to a device that'll bring him back to the Pokémon he once was."

"Now, how are we going to provide for the Subspace Army without more Shadow Bugs?" Infinite replied. "Of course, if you really want to get to Civiltatula, you'll head to the Black City in the far northeast. If you really want to see your Shadow Mewtwo alive and well, I'll take good care of him while you run. Flee, screaming for mercy, and I'll let you live…"

"Don't trust you," Snake replied. As he looked at Shadow Mewtwo again, he noticed, along with the other fighters, that the Pokémon vanished during the conversation.

"Now look what you've done," Infinite replied in anger. "You've stalled me so that my prize could get away…"

"What?" Nana asked. "No we didn't."

"You're wasting my time, mortals," Infinite said, charging up a red plasma ball. "Time to die." With a blast from the red plasma ball, Infinite made sure the Phantom Ruby was a heat-tracker. The plasma ball was targeting Samus, but she curled up into a ball and rolled away just in time. The explosion which was generated by the plasma ball started generating into a red, pixelated arena, all sealed inside a transparent dome, trapping the warriors inside.

"Welcome to the boss level," Infinite echoed, "where I am in charge of the rules. And I will summon whatever I like." Ridley flew into the air to grab ahold of Infinite, but the masked jackal spawned cubes out of nowhere which thrusted right at him. They were coming in fast, but Ridley managed to dodge them all just in time before being hit by one, starting to get strangled by strange tentacles from the arena's treadmill floor. The illusion that Infinite created seemed like the fighters were running fast towards him in a prison treadmill, when really they were trapped in one place. Infinite started firing Phantom Bricks at Toon Link and Young Link, who were running towards him while everyone else was avoiding the chaos created by the masked jackal. Young Link was blocking the deadly blows while Toon Link used his clawshot and hooked onto Infinite's tail, lifting himself up. Once Infinite noticed someone was locked onto him, Toon Link landed on his face, whacking the masked jackal with his Master Sword. The fighter's enemy was lowered enough for Young Link to jump onto Infinite, pinning him to the ground and jabbing at the Phantom Ruby with his Kokiri Sword.

Infinite grabbed ahold of Young Link, creating more Phantom Bricks and knocking Young Link off. Infinite then created holograms of heat-tracking missiles. The holographic missiles started flying towards the fighters who were still dealing with giant tentacles made from the Phantom Bricks. Samus noticed the missiles that were incoming, so she teamed up with Pichu and Ridley, avoiding those that were targeting them. Pichu then started using Thunder on Infinite, summoning a lightning cloud to zap him. Once Infinite was stunned, Ridley flew in and started clawing the jackal's face. The Phantom Ruby was starting to show a small crack on its surface, so Dr. Mario avoided more of the Phantom Brick tentacles and holographic missiles. Running as fast as he could to outrun the treadmill, the doctor jumped high enough to grab the jackal's leg. While Villager was fighting off more of the chaos created by Infinite, he noticed the jackal was being strong enough to sustain attacks from the rest of the gang and still keep in control of all the racket. Infinite then created another bundle of holographic missiles, and they all flew towards Villager. As soon as Snake started throwing grenades and Wolf blasts form his gun, Villager jumped over the missiles and pocketed one, throwing it back at Infinite. The blast obstructed the jackal's view, causing some of the tentacles, Phantom Bricks, and even part of the treadmill arena to vanish like a glitch found in a computer.

"Go, Ivysaur! Go, Squirtle!" Red yelled, pinned to the back of the sides while avoiding the tentacles. Ivysaur and Squirtle started firing their elemental powers at Infinite while the Ice Climbers hopped to and fro between the obstacles to whack their icy hammers in the masked jackal's face. As soon as Infinite was down to the ground, the arena almost disappearing, Ridley flew in with a fiery blast, slashing and clawing the wielder of the Phantom Ruby. Weakened, Infinite slowly got up, noticing the Phantom Ruby on his chest was starting to crack.

"Well, I guess this is what you get for trying," Infinite scoffed. The fighters ran towards him as soon as the arena vanished, ready to attack again.

"Nice job for beating me so far," Infinite told the fighters. "This isn't the end, however. It'll be coming… very soon…" With a menacing laugh, Infinite warped out of the zone, leaving only a fragment of the Phantom Ruby. Samus picked it up, noticing the piece of the Shadow Synergy Stone that was next to it at that time. The bounty hunter slowly made the two touch, noticing the spark of life they're creating. As soon as the two shards were placed together, a small, white flower bloomed right below her feet, followed by the two fragments disappearing.

"If what these two beings say is true about being related to one another, that could mean doom for us all," Samus told the others. "Ridley, sorry about trying to kill you like you did ten years ago…"

"Sorry for being a lying brat," Ridley answered. "We'll have to get to Civiltatula and find that map to the special machine at all costs. I've heard it could replicate your long-lost memories and cast out any evil that has possessed you. Before, all we had to do is simply beat the vessel of the Shadow Bugs, but since times have changed, we'll just have to do it the hard way by heading into the forbidden city."

"Let's-a get going then," Dr. Mario said. The half of the Prime Ship Group then started walking off, into the city of the darkest fears.

*location skip

As the sky turned so dark that not even the black-red cloud of the Subspace Army was visible, the rain started pouring heavily in the middle of the night. The thin fog started rolling in, but the neon lights were shining bright enough to go through the mist. Walking on the streets was a lone person, looking mighty sad. She was wearing pink shows with cyan laces, black shorts with a white t-shirt with strange language written on it, and she had a bright orange hairstyle that resembled a lot like a squid. Her eyes were surrounded by a small, dark band, and she had orange pupils and pointed ears. The strange-looking squid girl looked around the empty place, afraid of any monsters to come attack her, for she had no weapon to defend herself. Hearing an incoming spaceship, she looked up into the air to notice the prison ship hovering over the area. Running as fast as she could, the squid girl hid in a street alley behind the trash cans. Three figures dropped from the ship, looking around for any prisoners. They were none other than the Mii Fighters in their new uniforms as the Ultimates Reborn. They all had metallic breathers with large glowing goggles of their favorite color, and they were wearing black camo hoodies with the shape of the Master Core with the Smash Ball imprinted on their backs, still exposing their hair without the hood. The Brawler Ultimate Reborn had a red imprint, the Swordfighter Ultimate Reborn a dark blue, and the Gunner Ultimate Reborn a yellow imprint. Looking around, a small group of Primids with multicolored ink-filled tanks and guns dropped from the ship.

"Looks like it's all clear, but don't be fooled by appearances," the Brawler Ultimate Reborn said.

"Whatever you do, keep a low profile and terrorize as much as you can," the Swordfighter Ultimate Reborn told the Primids.

"Capture whatever prisoners you could find and report when you're done clearing the area," the Gunner Ultimate Reborn ordered. Just like that, the three Ultimates Reborn jumped back onto the prison ship and flew off, leaving the Primids to search the area. The squid girl accidently knocked over a trash can while peeking over to see what was going on, and only one Primid heard the noise from the alley. The daemonic creature shuffled towards the noise, the Splattershot in its hands. The squid girl suddenly transformed into her cephalopod form, camouflaging her orange body in the multi-colored trash.

While the Primid was looking around for the cause of the noise, the orange squid quietly squirmed out of the trash, transforming back to her humanoid form. Not making a noise, the squid girl put the Primid in a headlock, strangling the monster. Just as the Primid was about to fire its Splattershot, the squid girl threw the creature behind her, grabbed the handle of the tank's gun, and blasted the Primid's brains out with Shadow Bug-colored ink. Slipping the Splattershot off the dead Primid's back, the squid girl put the device on, and the ink inside it transformed into the color same as her squid-like hair. Then, the squid girl noticed the other Primids heard the noise coming from the alley. As soon as the squid girl heard the incoming shuffles, she threw a pyramid-shaped Splat Bomb right in front of the monsters. Once she walked out, all that was left was orange ink covering Shadow Bug-bleeding bodies. Looking off into the distance, the squid girl saw the prison ship heading to the tallest tower in the city, where it met up with the Winged Firestorm Mini.

That'll teach those monsters not to mess with the Inklings' technology, the squid girl chirped in her own language. I'm going to be getting those plans for the devices if it's the last thing I'll ever do. I'm heading off for the Olympius. Clicking her Splattershot, the Inkling transformed into her squid self and swam through the ink, emerging at the other side of the road where more Subspace monsters were waiting for her. The Inkling took out a Splat Roller and started charging at the incoming Autolances, burying them in the ground and splatting their heads off. Incoming Scope Primids perched on the rooftops, firing at Inkling. The squid girl noticed where the yellow shots were coming from, and used her Super Jump move to hop onto the roofs and use her Splattershot to fire at the Primids. She jumped back onto the street to continue attacking rival Octoling clones created from Shadow Bugs, their eyes glowing red. As she avoided the enemy ink, she covered it with her own and swiftly swam past the enemies, planting another Splat Bomb behind them.

"Woomy!" the Inkling chirped, looking behind the desolation she caused to her rivals. Just then, she saw an incoming truck speeding past her, and it was also heading towards the tower she was running towards. Creating an ink path with her Splattershot, Inkling turned into her squid form and started swimming in the ink towards her destination. However, before she was about to catch up with the truck in another alley, something or someone ran right over her. The Inkling immediately jumped out, turning back into her normal form and clasping over her Splattershot. When she looked at who or what kicked her out of the ink trail, she saw what appeared to be Sonic, Meta Knight, Bayonetta, Palutena, Dark Pit, Lucas, Charizard, Little Mac, Shulk, and Rosalina & Luma.

"Woah, woah, woah!" Sonic said once he felt something he ran over. As the blue hedgehog and the other fighters looked behind, they saw the orange-haired squid girl getting up.

"Sorry, miss," Sonic said as he helped Inkling up. "Didn't see you there since it's so dark…"

"How could you not see her incoming?" Shulk asked the blue hedgehog. "There was an ink trail right in front of you…"

"I guess you're right…" Sonic replied, rubbing the back of his head before turning towards the squid girl. "Hey… you must be one of the Inklings we were searching for, right?" The squid girl muttered in her language, which consisted of "strange fish dialogue".

"Any idea what she's saying?" Dark Pit remarked.

"She could probably understand our language and several others but not say it," Palutena answered. Inkling grabbed her Splattershot again and looked for a clear area to spread her ink. Firing at one of the building's walls, she managed to make a small mark. The squid girl then walked over, writing something in the ink with her finger. When she was finished, she spelled out the word "Clementine" whist pointing to herself.

"Clementine, huh?" Bayonetta replied. "That's your name?"

Clementine chirped while nodding.

"So, Clementine," Sonic asked, "do you think you could translate these?" The blue hedgehog handed Inkling the blueprints they had before, trying to keep them dry from the heavy rain. Charizard unfurled his right wing to keep the prints dry as the squid girl observed. Giving the blueprints back to Sonic and the others, Clementine ran back to the ink splatter on the building wall, writing another message.

"I've seen those devices before," the writing spelled out while Inkling was chirping. "It was hidden in the tallest tower, deep in the center of the city, along with my species' technology. The Subspace Army call it the Olympius."

"Do you think you could take us there?" Meta Knight asked. "You are pretty much skilled with distant combat, according to your Splattershot."

The Inkling pulled out her Splattershot, pointing to the direction of the tower.

Let's do this, boys! Let's blow up the Olympius and weaken the Subspace Army! Clementine chirped in her own language before running off.

"What'd she say?" Little Mac asked.

"I have no idea," Sonic replied before heading off as well. Charizard growled as he was trying to keep the tip of his tail nice and dry from the rain. Lucas managed to come in and create a mini PSI Magnet to protect the Pokémon's tail tip.

"Just in case you don't wanna die from the extinguished flame," Lucas said. Charizard growled in thanks, flying off towards the fighters who have gone ahead of them with Lucas following him. Running off into the streets, Inkling started chirping again, waiting for the truck from before. Once the vehicle drove past them, Clementine grabbed the back of the truck, signifying the others to jump on. Sonic grabbed onto Inkling's legs first, followed by Bayonetta, Little Mac, Shulk, Charizard, Lucas, Rosalina with her Luma, Palutena, and Dark Pit. Everyone held on for dear life as the truck was driving crazy-fast. Grabbing onto a ladder, the Inkling pulled everyone up, safe and sound. As they were on the roof of the truck, Octoling soldier clones and Feyeshes with Mite and Generators dropped out from the sky, all while music from the truck played. The catchy lyrics were loud enough to be heard from the fighters, and they went something like this:

Here we go, off the rails

Don't you know it's time to raise our sails?

It's freedom like you never knew

Don't need bags, or a pass

Say the word, I'll be there in a flash

You could say my hat is off to you

Oh, we can zoom all the way to the moon

From this great wide wacky world

Jump with me, grab coins with me

Oh yeah!

It's time to jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)

Jump up, don't be scared (Jump up, don't be scared)

Jump up and your cares will soar away (oohoohooh)

And if the dark clouds start to swirl (Dark clouds start to swirl)

Don't fear, don't shed a tear, 'cause

I'll be your 1UP Girl

So let's all jump up super high (Jump up super high)

High up in the sky (High up in the sky)

There's no power-up like dancing

You know that you're my superstar (You're my superstar)

No one else can take me this far

I'm flipping the switch

Get ready for this

Oh, let's do the odyssey!

Odyssey, ya see! (x7)

Odyssey, odyssey!

Spin the wheel, take a chance

Every journey starts a new romance

A new world's calling out to you

Take a turn, off the path

Find a new addition to the cast

You know that any captain needs a crew

Take it in stride as you move, side to side

They're just different points of view

Jump with me, grab coins with me

Oh yeah!

Come on and jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)

Jump without a care (Jump without a care)

Jump up 'cause you know that I'll be there

And if you find you're short on joy (Find you're short on joy)

Don't fret, just don't forget that

You're still our 1UP Boy

So go on, straighten up your cap (Straighten up your cap)

Let your toes begin to tap (Toes begin to tap)

This rhythm is a power 'shroom

Don't forget you're the superstar (You're the superstar)

No one else can make it this far

Put a comb through that 'stache

Now you've got panache

Oh, let's do the odyssey!

It's time to jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)

Jump up, don't be scared (Jump up don't be scared)

Jump up and your cares will soar away (oohoohooh)

And if the dark clouds start to swirl (Dark clouds start to swirl)

Don't fear, don't shed a tear, 'cause

I'll be your 1UP Girl

Now listen all you boys and girls (All you boys and girls)

All around the world (All around the world)

Don't be afraid to get up and move

You know that we're all superstars (We're all superstars)

We're the ones who've made it this far

Put a smile on that face

There's no time to waste

Oh, let's do the odyssey!

While the song was playing, a Winged Firestorm flew above the truck, raining Shadow Bugs on its roof. Big Primids and Metal Primids started forming, and Auroros with Bombeds hopped onto the top of the truck. The truck started passing through a cloud of natural amaranthine gas. Once the fighters breathed it in, they felt themselves taking more damage by the minute.

"Always hated amaranthine gas from the beginning," Sonic said.

"We gotta be careful, then," Lucas replied. Inkling then tossed a Splat Bomb, blowing up the first wave of Shadow Bug monsters. The incoming monsters started running towards Sonic, trying to grab him. Rosalina suddenly flew to his rescue, using the Star Bits from her Luma and slicing few of the Metal Primids open.

"Y'know, Rose, I would have ran from the situation safe and sound and attack with one of my Spin Dashes," Sonic told Rosalina.

"I was making sure you weren't hurt, if that's okay," Rosalina answered.

"Right…" Sonic muttered as he jumped into the air, using his Homing Attack at a Bombed that has Lucas cornered. After hitting its head, Sonic covered Lucas from the explosion as Meta Knight flew in, warping behind the Big Primids and cutting their heads off with his Galaxia Sword. Little Mac started punching the Auroros, counter-attacking the amaranthine gas in the air even if the Bombeds with their big explosions didn't touch him. Charizard released a puff of fire, burning the air and suffocating the Metal Primids, making them drop like bugs. After minutes of fighting in the large amaranthine gas cloud, the fighters were all exhausted from the critical damage, but they won against the monsters. Once the song that was playing finished, the amaranthine gas cloud vanished, and the black-red sky was clear enough to show that the truck was driving to the Olympius.

"Almost there," Meta Knight replied. "Once we find a way in, we'll burn this place to the ground so that none of this precious technology is in the hands of those creatures." Before the truck could pass through the tower's driveway, a shadowed figure flew from the sky, so fast it collided with the truck in a fiery blast and knocked everyone off. Sonic stirred up, looking at who or what smashed into them. After everyone got up, they saw what appeared to be Dr. Mario, Sheik, Samus, Toon Link, Villager, Snake, Pokémon Trainer with Ivysaur and Squirtle, Wolf, Ice Climbers, Snake, Pichu, and Young Link all riding Ridley. The fighters on the last Space Pirate jumped off, eager to greet everyone they missed.

"…Snake? Wolf? Red? Popo and Nana?" Lucas wept. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE ALL DEAD!" The blond-haired PSI boy ran towards the gang that they went with to the Ruins of the Ancients, giving them a big group hug. Charizard stirred up to find out the old gang they traveled with is all right, rushing towards Red and nuzzling him in relief.

"Good to see you're alive, Charizard," Red cried. Ivysaur and Squirtle walked right next to the fire Pokémon, ready to be brought back into their Pokéballs. The Pokémon Trainer bounced his three Pokéballs and drew Charizard, Squirtle, and Ivysaur in, placing them in his pocket. Dark Pit was taking a look at Snake, wondering who that person is.

"Nice job with the emo look, Pitty," Snake giggled. "You decide to go dark all of a sudden?"

"It's Pittoo- I mean, Dark Pit," Pittoo snarled, his face red from embarrassment. Rosalina and Bayonetta walked to his side to meet these new companions.

"I'm sure our new guest didn't mean any harm," Bayonetta replied. "Which might make a good bodyguard, if you know what I'm saying…"

"I think I know what you mean," Snake replied, glaring at Cereza with a cheeky look.

"Wolf!" Sonic cheered as he hugged his old companion. "Like the new look, especially the eyepatch. I like the new uniform you brought with you to the Ancients, especially with the metallic legs Fox and Falco have now."

"What about the Ultimates?" Meta Knight asked everyone. "What happened to them?"

"…We… sorta killed them off…" Young Link replied.

"And their children are out for vengeance," Ridley butted in. "I dunno what happened, but it looks like some science experiment that brought back their long-lost voices…"

"Children?" Sonic replied. "The Ultimates had children? That were tested for their voices? What do they want? Revenge on you guys? Who the hell brought Ridley with these people!?"

"Easy… easy…" Dr. Mario said as he was calming down the hot-headed hedgehog. "He's a friend, okay? Nothing to get upset about… if we could figure out WHY he suddenly decided to become one of us… Is it because of his now-small size?" Clementine the Inkling slowly walked towards the Space Pirate, rubbing his rough skin while chirping.

"How did you guys survive?" Rosalina asked, hugging the Luma.

"Probably escaped…" Palutena replied. Before any of the fighters could continue with anything, the truck behind them exploded, and Bowser Jr. was crawling out with his damaged Koopa Clown Car and a dead Primid.

"Thanks a lot, you morons!" Bowser Jr. wailed. "Now my special delivery package is ruined and you had to fight to my favorite music and blow up the truck! How am I gonna explain this one to Papa…?"

"…Papa?" Nana asked, holding hands with Popo.

"Apparently, the little wimp is Bowser's only son," Sonic answered. "Dunno what happened to his mother after his birth…"

"Enough you LOSERS!" Bowser Jr. yelled. "Prepare and suffer the wrath of my new buddy: DJ Octavio – leader of the Octoling clan and expert partier!"

"What do you mean?" Emerging from the burning truck, a giant DJ box flew out, revealing a big, purple octopus with a golden-and-black cap on his head, covered in swag jewelry and surrounded by reeks. He placed his tentacles on the stereo, mixing a mad jam.

"Be seeing you, if you survive, that is!" Bowser Jr. laughed, flying off on his Koopa Clown Car. The fighters looked up into the air to fight the octopus DJ. Emerging from the DJ box, two metallic fists attached by chains flew out, covered in purple ink. Clementine saw the fists flying towards her first, and she immediately started shooting before they touched her. Sonic jumped up into the air and started spindashing, avoiding the enemy ink from the falling bombs. Grabbing onto Dr. Mario with his clawshot, Toon Link spun the doctor at the killer octopus DJ, slamming the fighter in Octavio's face.

As Dr. Mario was landing shocking punches at DJ Octavio, Pichu crawled onto the stuck fists and started using its electric powers, and since metal's a good conductor of electricity, it easily passed through the chains and traveled freely. The enemy ink on the ground was slowing and damaging fighters like the Ice Climbers and Wolf down, but they took good aim with their projectiles. DJ Octavio finally threw Dr. Mario out of the robot, firing Splat Bombs everywhere and creating a colorful explosion. As the party lights kept shining, everyone started getting temporarily blind from the bright seizures. Bayonetta and Snake quickly shut their eyes, firing their guns at the octopus DJ. The Octarian then started flying into the air, launching rocket fists at everyone. Dodging out of the way, Young Link teamed up with Villager and reflected/pocketed the incoming Splat Bombs and tossing it back at DJ Octavio. After the killer octopus DJ was starting to become weak, Sonic the Hedgehog home-attacked DJ Octavio as the final blow. Once the robot stereo was about to explode with colorful, deadly ink, so Palutena quickly tossed out a manhole cover she found on the road so that everyone could hide from the blast. Once the machine exploded, all the fighters jumped into the sewage hole, safe and sound.

"Finally," Sonic said. "We're away from those little creeps."

"Booyah!" Inkling chirped.

"Now, all we have to do is travel in these dark sewers that will probably lead us to some sort of vent passage," Sonic replied, walking forward to the direction of the Olympius. "Let's just hope some giant turtles that have studied ninjutsu don't pop out of nowhere and surprise us." Clementine and Dark Pit looked at each other, shaking their heads.

"How do you know we'll be at some sort of way in the tower?" Meta Knight asked.

"I'm sure Sonic knows," Palutena replied.

"Yeah, when you've been gone from your homeworld for ten years, some of your friends have probably been kidnapped as Assist Trophies, and all your memories have been wiped out by the crazy rules of the world, some dumb crap is definitely on the rise in the blue rat's brain," Snake lamented.

"Hey, you don't know what I have to go through after ten years of the Subspace Army's disappearance," Sonic objected, turning his head to face everyone behind him. "I had to tell every little detail of your guys' backstories, and now I'm on the run with the people I cared about all because I'm the first one that has discovered a Smash Ball that is slowly bringing fractions of the ultimate power back and returning much of your memories. By the way, what does it feel like to turn into a trophy?"

"…It kinda feels… strange…" Samus replied. "Almost like you're in a dream. You suddenly remember everything that had happened in your past, but you're kept in a world where you forget the people you encountered as an empty… accessory…"

"Sorta like an inanimate toy that has been long forgotten, not even knowing that he's playing by a story," Sonic resounded. The group stopped, thinking about what Sonic said by that. They slowly took a moment of looking at each other before heading off to the direction they think would lead them to the tower.

*location skip

Cloud, Mario, Link, Zelda, and Zero Suit Samus already made their way towards the Subspace base. However, once they arrived, they saw from all the demolishment and the giant Clubberskull corpse that someone was already there before them.

"Great," Mario replied. "How are we gonna know which monsters that Subspace Army is going to make next?" Link took a patch of soil, placing it on his Sheikah Slate. The tablet measured the compounds in the soil, calculating and beeping with a result. When Link brushed the dirt off the Sheikah Slate, he showed the Prime Ship Group the image portrayed from the DNA in the area.

"We will," Link replied, looking at an image of the Star Allies Sparkler that Kirby created, calculating the direction it went to next. "We will…"