Walking through the violet bog, Joker was attempting to reunite with his buddies as well as bring them the unconscious, adorable puppy that was Isabelle back to them, who was snuggled in his arms. The Phantom Thief was getting his leather boots muddy due to the fact that he was in the middle of a swamp, but he was still staying on the stone road nonetheless. Just then, Joker began hearing growling from the marshes, and the harsh noise forced the Phantom Thief to keep moving on with the mayor's assistant. Eventually, he found Mario and the rest of his gang, who were just as lost as he was.
"There you were!" Mario sighed, running towards Joker and gently grabbing Isabelle's body. "We were starting to wonder where you were…" Isabelle was starting to wake up, rubbing her eyes with her stubby paws. She quickly peered at the faces that were Mario, Marth, Donkey Kong, Olimar, PAC-MAN, and Lucas, as well as Faker.
"Whe- Where am I?" she asked, terrified. After she stepped back, Isabelle quickly turned around to see the Phantom Thief standing before her.
"Easy," Joker said, trying to calm the shih-tzu assistant mayor. Isabelle then ran into Lucas' arms, whimpering thanks to the place she woke up in.
"What happened? What's going on?" Isabelle cried, trembling. She let go of Lucas so that the fighters could try to calm her down.
"It's-a okay, Isabelle," Mario said, rubbing the secretary behind her ears. "Joker's here to help us so he can put an end to this… Well… technically, it was Kirby that woke up the first few fighters, so thank the marshmallow…"
"You know about Kirby?" Isabelle asked. "Galeem wouldn't even spare the cute ones."
"…Guys?" Lucas asked, his knees buckling. The fighters stopped their conversation to understand what the PSI blond was talking about. "I think someone's watching us…" Once the swamp quieted down, there was a nearby rustling of branches and soggy leaves. Each one of the fighters began looking around to see who was spying on them. Jumping out of the shrubs was the Werewolf himself, but everyone except for Mario knew that and simply mistook him for another monster. Once the lycanthrope appeared, the group began rushing towards the creature in attack form, but the red plumber stepped in front of them, sending his friends to a grinding halt.
"Calm your-a meatballs," Mario said. "It's just the Werewolf. I know this-a guy."
"Indeed I am," the Werewolf replied. "Before you go all nuts over me, here what I have to say…" The group calmed down to understand what the monster was trying to tell them and backed away.
"Galeem is growing stronger by the minute," the Werewolf explained. "He found out you all are retaliating and plans to unleash a stronger army upon the world once his strength is at his highest peak."
"What do you think we should do?" Marth asked.
"I may not have known this place well, but here is a way to weaken his connection with the Subspace Army, the Mii Fighters, and the Primaries with their Supporters," the Werewolf answered. The creature then pointed at Faker.
"Dragon warrior," the Werewolf said. "Quick. Give me your bracelet." He noticed the watch-like device on Faker's wrist and knew what it was capable of since the Undying Light had been the talk of Gallia as mentioned before. The black-haired woman then took off the device and gave it to Mario, who handed it to the Werewolf. Pressing the button once, the lycanthrope contacted the Undying Light crew… well, Professor E. Gadd at least.
"Holy smokes! I did it!" E. Gadd spoke over the transmission. "I have stabilized connection with Kirby and the Piranha Plant and managed to break through the barrier."
"Which is just what we need," the Werewolf said with a little smile on his face.
"What the-? Who's there?" E. Gadd asked in exclamation.
"Pipe down and take notes as quickly as possible," the Werewolf said. "I think I have an idea…" The fighters were anxious to hear this new plan that the Werewolf was about to come up, and they knew it better be good.
"First, you would need to keep going down the bog and keep fighting until you come across a power plant," the Werewolf continued. "Sneak into the plant and use the Zap Fishes to navigate puzzles. There, you will come across a rather obnoxious Spirit, but he will be important in a minute. Then, defeat the captured fighter guarding the main source of the power plant. Once you find an attempt to not electrocute yourselves to death, cut out the power source. This will open all of the gateways to the town and city it barricades, giving your friends a chance to access paths they could not before. Afterwards, head down south to the secret base and defeat Galleon – the Subspace Cyborg. This will weaken the Northern Barrier protecting the Galeem Void and break open the barrier that separated you all from your friends in the first place."
"Then do we have a chance of going back to them?" Mario asked.
"You will, but you need to continue forward after clearing the base," the Werewolf said. "Afterwards, head over to the lake east of the mushroom gorge – but beware of the legendary Rayquaza. Ask for a world tour and kill off the invading armies that are spreading across the globe and retreat them back here, for the land you stand on is really a magical island located in the middle of the ocean. Keep going east until you find a green pipe. This will take you back near the bog, but head north to the mountains. Go out into the depths of space until you clear a path to the Galeem Void, and make sure you have the obnoxious Spirit. He is very important for this mission.
"Meanwhile, the other group would figure out the gates are open and go from the forest near the ruins where we first met all the way to a waterfall northeast of the Cinnamon Hills. After rescuing the Oldest Fab Fairy, they will make it to a castle above the waterfall and defeat the main villain in the castle: Giga Bowser. By this point, all three of the Fab Fairies would have reunited at the gateway to the Sky Temple and do their dance to break the spell. The rest of you all head over there and defeat the Primaries guarding special treasures. These treasures will seal off the light fissure, allowing a safe path for your friends to cross. Whatever happens, wait until the Northern Barrier breaks.
"By this point, your friends will come across a maze where they will defeat Duon: the conjoined Shadow Bug twins. After Duon's defeat, a light will guide them out where they will continue up north until they reach the Floating Islands. Once they have finished with their usual fighting matters, they will take an orange pipe and head to a beach. By this point, they would have found a Spirit to help them sail across the ocean. They will then reach an island where a powerful Rathalos will be waiting for them. Afterwards, the forcefield protecting the Galeem Void will be broken, and a hopefully-improved Undying Light ship will come and rescue them, dropping them off next to their friends and allowing you all to take revenge against the Seraph of Order and bring peace to our world."
"Wow," E. Gadd sighed. "That was a big mouthful you just said there, but I managed to write the whole thing down and now I hope that this plan works…"
"You are welcome," the Werewolf answered. The lycanthrope then pressed the button to end the communication and tossed it back to Faker, who managed to catch it in time.
"That is all I have to afford to help you on your mission," the Werewolf said. "We might meet again in time…"
"Thank you so much for everything," Joker said before the Werewolf ran off, never to be seen evermore. Eventually, the group continued on, this time with a plan that has a high chance of success. Only when they were all walking for a minute did they hear another growling sound, this time from behind them.
"Was that the Werewolf again?" Joker asked, slowly turning around once the bushes rustled.
"I don't think that's the Werewolf…" Mario answered. The group slowly turned around to come across Duck Hunt, with the duck perched on the dog's back. An image flashed on the Duck Hunt team, revealing it to be the legendary Pokémon Zygarde in his 50% Form. Grabbing Isabelle, the Duck Hunt Primary magically trapped all the fighters in golden cages except for Faker. The brown-skinned warrior quickly pulled out her dragon-tooth sword and rushed as fast as she could towards the captured fighter and attempted to save Isabelle. However, it was too late as both the Duck Hunt Primary and the anthropomorphic puppy vanished, leaving Faker alone to deal with both approaching ReDeads and Puppits, as well as free her friends in time so she wouldn't have to fight on her own.
Isabelle, who quickly hopped up, saw she was standing on pixelated ground, with 8-bit ducks flying off from a grassy field. Standing before her was the Duck Hunt Primary, who was quickly changing form into Zygarde into his Complete Form, with hexagon-patterned tentacles dotted with red, blue, and green replacing the legs of the dog and the wings of the duck. The captured fighter then sent out a sombrero-wearing Wild Gunman, who quickly fired at Isabelle. Panicking, Isabelle quickly pocketed the bullet the moment it was close to her face. Once the Duck Hunt Primary rushed forward towards the assistant mayor, Isabelle flung out the bullet that was fired at her, flinging it at the captured fighter team. Gaining enough confidence, Isabelle flung her fishing rod at the Duck Hunt Primary, who pulled out an explosive can and an invisible Zapper was shooting it towards her. As soon as the hook snagged onto the can, Isabelle flung it back at the Duck Hunt Primary and launched him off, building enough damage for her to use close combat.
Meanwhile, back at the swamp, the ReDeads began shouting thrilling screams that stunned anyone in close contact on the ground, and the Puppits slashed with their powerful claws, but Faker somehow managed to dodge both of these actions as she tried breaking open the golden cages with rocks she generated with her newfound powers.
"Come on," Joker snarled, firing his pistol at the creatures while attempting to saw open his golden prison with his knife. "Get us out of here…"
"I'm… trying!" Faker answered, trying to make a dent on Joker's cage. Combining both fire and earth, she managed to heat up molten lava. A few drops splashed on the bars, melting a tiny hole through them.
"Stand back, Joker," Faker warned. The Phantom Thief backed away as far as he could in the tiny space that was available for him, and the amnesia-infected warrior grabbed onto the golden bars, melting a way out. Once Faker went back to fighting with the ReDeads and the Puppits, the melting metal quickly cooled down, allowing Joker to squeeze through. The Phantom Thief jumped inbetween a Puppit attempting to skin Faker from behind and sliced the monster's claws off with his knife. After stabbing the Puppit in the head, Faker quickly turned around to see Joker shooting at the incoming ReDeads.
"I got this," Joker said as he dashed towards the creatures. "Free the rest of our friends!" Faker nodded and ran as fast as she could to the levitating cages, using the lava trick from before to melt the bars.
While Isabelle was gaining more confidence in her attack power, the Duck Hunt Primary tried shifting its body into a metal coat and spamming with explosives. However, that did not seem to work as Isabelle simply pocketed and threw them back, or jumped into the air and slammed downward with three turnips bundled together. She managed to hit before the Duck Hunt Primary could react, and she began firing her slingshot right in front of her once the captured fighter was thrown towards her. As soon as the captured fighter was offstage, Isabelle pulled out turnips again, slamming downward and meteor-smashing, winning the battle against the Duck Hunt Primary.
As the number of monsters was drastically decreasing thanks to the number of fighters freed, Faker managed to save Lucas, who just so happened to be the last one trapped. The dragon-clothed warrior then pulled out the PSI blonde and saw that the ReDeads and Puppits retreated.
"Looks like those creatures were of no match for out teamwork," Joker said with a smile on his face. The group congratulated each other, glad they managed to escape danger again as before.
"You know… you kinda remind me of my friends…" Joker sighed. "Brave, loyal, compassionate…" Olimar walked up to the Phantom Thief, patting Joker on the knee. Just then, a vortex appeared in the center of the group, and Isabelle with Duck Hunt's unconscious bodies hopped out. She placed the dog and the duck on the stone-hard road, standing victorious. Both the white mist and the Master Legendary Zygarde Spirit floated out of the swamp.
"I have slaughtered the beast!" Isabelle cheered, rubbing her skirt and placing her stubby paws on her hips. Mario rubbed the duck member of the Duck Hunt team, a little curious as how the weakened duck was awake but not the dog. Isabelle then pushed between Mario and Duck Hunt. She lightly tapped the Duck Hunt dog with her squeaky hammer, and a few hits were enough to wake up the dog.
The Duck Hunt team tried making sense of where they are at this point, completely unaware of what happened to them after their bodies were captured, cloned, and possessed. Donkey Kong began poking at Duck Hunt to see if they were fine, and he was responded with a snarl from the dog.
"Easy, easy," Marth said, rubbing the Duck Hunt dog's coat. "We've got a mission to complete and we could really use your help." The Duck Hunt duo quickly sat up, ready to risk their lives for a one-chance mission.
"The first step is to keep wandering the swamp until we reach the power plant," Mario said.
"…Speaking of which, I think we're already there," Lucas answered, pointing east. The group looked to the location they were going to: the power plant. There was already a barbed wire on top and bottom of the metal fence when the team arrived, complete with deadly voltage traveling from the posts themselves.
"Who could have guessed we'd be stopped by a fence?" Joker asked. The Phantom Thief ran as fast as he could and jumped over, without any of the wires scratching his leather jacket. Joker then waved his hand, signaling Mario and the gang to follow in after him. Each one of the fighters managed to get over the barbed wire in time, with Faker following in after them.
"Stay, Faker," Marth warned the brown-skinned warrior. "This is personal business. You be on the lookout while we sneak in." Faker nodded, watching the fighters run off to the base. Joker was the first one to lead them, and he was looking around the building for a way in. Eventually, the Phantom Thief pushed aside a manhole cover on the ground, jumping in. With a quiet whistle, Joker signaled the rest of his friends to go in one at a time, with Mario hopping down. The red plumber then created a fireball to light a way through. Afterwards, Marth, Olimar, PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong, Isabelle, Duck Hunt, and Lucas jumped in by that listed order. The disgusting smell in the sewage walls was enough to make anyone pass out, but they would not let a little putrid garbage scent get in the way of their mission as they walked forward.
Later, Mario and Joker came across a ladder that led upward. The Phantom Thief climbed up and pushed the manhole cover to the side, peaking his head and looking around inside the power plant. There were Octarians piloting seats with ink-filled assault rifles, guarding what appeared to be Zap Fishes found in different locations. There were gaps too wide to simply jump over between the steel bridges that all connected to the main power source, which was constantly churning out electricity.
"Follow me," Joker whispered, climbing up a nearby ladder up to the first steel platform. The group then followed in after the Phantom Thief, climbing up behind futuristic boxes. Hiding, Joker peeked out to see an Octarian clearly keeping its eyes on a Zap Fish, not paying attention to what was behind it. This allowed a chance for Joker to quickly sneak up behind the Octarian and catch it by surprise, grabbing its body and slashing with his dagger on the creature's neck. After the Octarian's body dropped dead, turquoise ink leaking out from its wound, Joker stole the Zap Fish from its location, placing it on an empty pedestal. The Phantom Thief waved forward as soon as the steel bridge appeared, alerting the group to follow in after him.
Hiding behind another pile of boxes, Joker signaled Lucas to take care of the two Octarians guarding another Zap Fish. The PSI boy then let his Rope Snake slither out of his shirt, undetected by the Octarians until the serpent attacked. First, the Rope Snake caught one Octarian in a coil and choked it to death. After the second Octarian detected the serpent, the creature tried firing but the Rope Snake quickly slithered behind him and bit with his venomous teeth, instantly killing the Octarian. The Rope Snake then grabbed the Zap Fish and glided back to Lucas, who quickly walked out and placed it on another empty pedestal, spawning another bridge to walk across. The group then continued sneaking through the power plant, taking out Octarians and using the Zap Fishes to complete puzzles to the main power source, trying to go by unnoticed. Just then, after the group of fighters hid behind another pile of boxes, Joker suddenly noticed someone standing out from the Octarian troops. From what the Phantom Thief saw, it was a green-colored Greninja Supporter, standing behind a group of Octarians that were attempting to defend the power source. Joker then pointed to Olimar and told him in sign language to bring forth his little Pikmin army and abduct the Greninja Supporter while still trying to be undetected by the Octarians. The Hocotate captain nodded and began plucking out as many Pikmin as he could, quietly. The Pikmin began crawling below the Octarians' feet underneath the steel bridge, jumping out onto the Greninja Supporter. The puppet fighter tried calling for help, but the Pikmin were fast and clever, so they clasped the Greninja Supporter's mouth shut and held his limbs together without making any noise. The Pikmin then dragged the Greninja Supporter underneath the bridge, and they were all undetected by the Octarian troops.
Once the Pikmin headed back to Olimar, Joker quickly grabbed ahold of the Greninja Supporter. Before the puppet fighter used his magic to create a stage surrounded by a barrier out of nowhere, the Phantom Thief cut his throat before the Greninja Supporter could get the chance. Once the Supporter's corpse disintegrated into Shadow Bugs that retreated, a glowing-green Slippy Toad appeared in the group of fighters, with the Advanced Spirit surprised.
"Thank you so much for saving me, guys!" Slippy Toad cheered. "I don't know what I would do without you!" Joker quickly grabbed ahold of the Advanced Spirit, trying to shut the obnoxious pilot from Corneria up before they were detected by the Octarians.
"Listen here, you little bitch," Joker whispered. "Don't make this as difficult as it needs to be. Now… listen carefully. Head north to the mountains where there will be this little space area. Wait for us until we get there."
"How come?" Slippy asked.
"Because we were given strict instructions to do so," Joker answered. "Fly out of this plant as fast as you can, and don't go noticed."
"I will," Slippy quietly responded. "Once again, I bid you thanks for rescuing me." The annoying Spirit then flew out as fast as he could out of the plant, leaving the fighters alone.
"That was-a close," Mario whispered.
"Hopefully the Octarians didn't notice us," Joker murmured with a slight expression of guilt on his face. "…They noticed us, didn't they?" Thanks to Slippy's congratulations, the Octarians had found where the Smashers were hiding and had now surrounded them, ready to fire with ink-loaded assault rifles.
"…Yep," Joker sighed, knowing their cover was blown. The Phantom Thief then jumped on top of Donkey Kong, patting him on the back to move right now. The gorilla grabbed the remaining fighters and jumped up, avoiding the ink splatters from the Octarian assault rifles. Donkey Kong then landed with a powerful slam, knocking out most of the Octarians with brutal force. Mario, Olimar, Marth, Lucas, Isabelle, and Duck Hunt all jumped off to take care of the Octarians while Joker dashed towards the main power source. As soon as the Phantom Thief was closing in on his target, a tiny force twice as big as his head slammed right into him with electrical damage. Joker quickly got back on his feet to see an adorable Pichu Primary, surrounded by a white aura. The captured fighter looked at the Phantom Thief with angry red eyes and lunged himself towards the survivor of Galeem's attack. Joker managed to grab ahold of the Pichu Primary, with just enough time to see an image of the Master Legendary possessing Pichu: the Great Zap Fish. With as much force as he could, Joker threw the Pichu Primary at the main power source. The sheer voltage shocked the possessed Pokémon, with the Phantom Thief hoping for it to die of electrocution. What he didn't know was that the electrical damage done to Pichu only made it stronger, and it had fully charged the Pichu Primary. Sitting up with a sooty body, the captured fighter charged up his Skull Basher move, heading straight towards Joker with no fear of holding back.
"PERSONA!" Joker shouted, pulling off his mask and unleashing Arsene. With a powerful clap, Arsene managed to successfully hit the Pichu Primary back into the power plant, where the poor creature was electrocuted to death this time, separating the Spirit from its body without the need of another roulette with the Spirit Sniper. Once Pichu's body dropped to the ground, Joker quickly picked up the Pokémon's fragile body, watching the power plant itself start to cave in thanks to the recoil damage inside the power source. Mario, Marth, Donkey Kong, Olimar, Lucas, Isabelle, and Duck Hunt were also backing up near the power source, fighting against the incoming Octarians.
"We can't hold them back!" Mario shouted. "There's too many of-a them!"
"And we'll die if we don't get out of here right now!" Joker exclaimed. The Phantom Thief hopped onto Donkey Kong's back again with Pichu's body in his arms, and the gorilla grabbed the other fighters and barged out of the power plant, leaving a massive explosion behind them that had supposedly killed all of the Octarians. Donkey Kong with the fighters then jumped over the barbed wire fence, meeting up with Faker. The brown-skinned warrior, alarmed by the destruction of the power plant, ran towards her friends to see if they were all right.
"We're okay," Marth answered without Faker asked. Pichu was slowly starting to wake up, wounded by the electrical damage done to his body but still alive.
"Well, we got what we came for so let's head to that secret base from before," Joker replied. "Hopefully all that risk was worth something for the rest of our friends…"
