Up north, to where the Mii Fighters are about to lose, the forces of light and darkness still clash with each other despite sharing the same enemy. M. Bison and Morpho Knight clashed at each other in the air with their weapons while keeping in mind of the Mii Fighters trying to attack them. While the two bosses were dueling out, the Roy and Dark Samus Primaries kept the small team busy. The only notable reason for this is despite being on two different sides, they were possessed by the Master Legendary Spirits Reshiram and Zekrom respectably, who were both close allies in the Pokémon universe. However, that wouldn't stop the Primaries from getting in each other's way thanks to the light and darkness controlling them through the Locks.
"We can't hold them back!" one of the Mii Gunners shouted, quickly managing to avoid a blade beam from Morpho Knight. "They're too powerful!"
"We need to push forward!" Sieg shouted, holding on tight to the Roy Primary's blade and trying to push back. "We've got a bigger number than them! We can fight back!" The captured fighter kicked the ex-Brawler Ultimate Reborn back, ready to slash at the Mii Brawler with the Binding Blade. The Dark Samus Primary, under control of the darkness and a natural enemy toward the light, attacked the captured fighter with a powerful charged shot. While the two Primaries attacked each other while the bosses separately threw Mii Fighters far and wide, Gilbert and Sherry helped Sieg back onto his feet.
"Look!" Gilbert noted, spotting Fox, Sonic, Kirby, and Ragnarokk in the distance. "Looks like backup came to us. Hey! We need help!" The four fighters ran over to the three Miis, trying to avoid the projectiles sent out by the bosses and catching some of the members of the Fighting Mii Team in the process.
"Why did you guys come alone?" the Mii Gunner asked. "Where's the backup?" The Piranha Plant arrived onto the small area by helicoptering his body towards the ground, and Arsene carried a maskless Joker with his Wings of Rebellion. The Hero appeared at the group with his Zoom spell, Kazooie carried Banjo as best as she could by constantly flapping her wings, and Terry and Byleth skidded down to the area's level.
"Listen: we'd like all of you to pitch in," the Mii Brawler spoke. "Both the bosses and the Primaries are attacking each other, and they keep pushing us back whenever we try to get in the way. We're hoping you guys can help."
"Gotcha," Terry responded. "The Mii Fighters pile up on the Primaries, the survivors and I go after M. Bison while the rest of you take down Morpho Knight."
"On it!" Sonic responded, dashing ahead while saving certain Mii Fighters from the ground in the process. The blue hedgehog then jumped up, coated in electricity, and tackled the Butterfly Warrior before M. Bison could unleash a powerful punch on Morpho Knight. Byleth lashed the Sword of the Creator like a whip and wrapped the blade around M. Bison's feet, slamming the powerful general into the ground.
As soon as the Mii Fighters saw the fighters and their ex-leaders take down the bosses, they began to target the Primaries the second they knocked each other back. The three types didn't wait for a command from their ex-leaders. They just charged straight ahead for the captured fighters like flies attracted to rotting meat.
"Ah, if it isn't the blue hedgehog who encountered the Smash Ball," Morpho Knight spoke, swinging his sword in front of him and knocking Sonic off his round body. "I was just about to finish what the darkness started."
"Oh, you still remember that dumb charade, even after ten years?" Sonic asked, rolling back onto his feet. "Guess what pal: you're outnumbered!" Fox, Kirby, the three ex-Ultimates Reborn, and Ragnarokk stepped beside the blue hedgehog, ready to take the Butterfly Warrior out for a spin.
"My guilty pleasure," Morpho Knight chuckled, pulling out his flame-coated sword. The Butterfly Warrior charged forward, keeping his eyes on the warriors before Ragnarokk clashed her sword with Morpho Knight's. The two sword users danced around each other with their swords, but Morpho Knight unleashed two ghostly faces. Fox and Sherry quickly jumped in front and deflected the ghosts, letting Kirby jump in front of them and deal a series of aerial attacks.
M. Bison was rubbing his head after the collision on the ground, and he looked up to see the survivors from other worlds ready to face him. Confused, the general adjusted the cap on his head and stood up.
"Who the hell do you think you guys are, attacking me as the light is about to emerge victorious?" M. Bison asked.
"I'm betting your time as a Spirit wasn't very well-used," Terry answered. "Guys like you should get out more." The Hungry Wolf parried a powerful punch from M. Bison, following with a Power Wave move. Byleth thrusted the Areadbhar forward, impaling the general at the side before flinging him into the ground. The impact was powerful enough to leave a dent in the crystalline ground, but not enough to put M. Bison down for the count. The general got back up on his feet, trying to punch with energy-coated fists at the survivors danced around him.
During the fight, both the Roy and Dark Samus Primaries were on the verge of defeat, and the Mii Fighters attacking them emerged victorious. While the other fighters were busy with the bosses, the Locks on both captured fighters shattered: the angelic wings of the Galeem Lock on Roy's body and the twisted tendrils of the Dharkon Lock on Dark Samus's body. The two Locks shattered into the white and red mists respectably, floating up into the sky until they merged into a singular entity of a pink mist. The Spirits of Reshiram and Zekrom guided the combined Locks towards Kirby, who was just about to finish a weakened Morpho Knight with a powerful hammer hit. The second the swung mallet hit the boss's butterfly mask, the Master Legendary Spirits and the pink mist entered his body, making his glowing eyes rapidly blink in white and red colors but otherwise giving out the same effect in terms of visions.
Kirby opened up his eyes again, still sporting the rainbow aura and golden eyes. He looked around the mysterious realm of Subspace, noticing how much it didn't change. Tabuu was watching through several windows to the outside world, paying close attention to the fighters involved in the First Subspace War. The red eye in his chest looked behind his body, watching as the Shadow Bugs began pushing certain parts of Arcadia into a single cluster and slightly brightening up the light within the empty void. All the determination created from those certain locations flowed out in a rainbow of colors, building parts of the Subspace Gunship he so desired. The Master Hand and Crazy Hand teleported in, ready to give the Construct God some news.
"Tabuu, if you would spare a moment of your time to listen to what we have to say," the Master Hand spoke.
"Go on," Tabuu answered.
"Y'see, there aren't any more locations bearing this 'determination' you so desire," the Crazy Hand noted. "Plus, there are a ton of things going wrong with your troops."
"There are plenty of Smashers we haven't reached out to, but we don't have the time or patience to alert them," the Master Hand continued. "Pikachu, the fighter you have used as a battery for the Isle of the Ancients, has broken free thanks to the warrior named Samus Aran. She reclaimed her Power Suit and is on her way to your dimension. King Dedede is starting to learn about your abilities from his Waddle Dees retrieving information from leaked documents of the Subspace Army and has recently constructed brooches of his face to protect the other fighters from your Off-Waves, according to a report from Bowser. Ganondorf is thinking about overthrowing my authority over the Subspace Army and taking control of the place for himself, believing that it can accomplish a greater destiny than conquering Hyrule. Last but not least… take a look at the Ancients and Mii Fighters." Tabuu looked through a window peering into the nurseries on the Isle of the Ancients, watching as each R.O.B. troop was being put together by mechanical arms piece by piece, every single one of them dropped off a conveyor belt and assigned to build weapons and carry them to the expanded storages for further use.
The God of Construction watched as one of the R.O.B.s was starting to question their existence. If they were really built just to push crates of bombs around. If there was more purpose in life than just being some mindless tool created for a greater desire. The R.O.B. troop stopped their pushing, creating a gap in the line as the R.O.B.s in front of them kept moving forward. The Ancients behind the robot looked from behind the crates they were pushing, watching as the R.O.B. left their post in an angry tone. There were Primids that were just about to grab the robot and put them back in line, but the rebellious R.O.B. fired a series of lasers at each one of the Primids, knocking them down as they went out the door. The R.O.B.s, inspired by this action, abandoned the crates they were pushing and followed behind the rebelling Ancient.
"It seems the Ancients are beginning to evolve," Tabuu concluded. "Almost as if they are… filled with determination. This is exactly what I was looking for. With their deaths, the Ancients will have all I need to fully power the Gunship and complete the Great Maze." The God of Construction then realized the Gunship he was creating was completed, and he knew what had to do.
"Contact Ganondorf," Tabuu ordered, grabbing ahold of the Chains of Light and tugging at Master Hand. "Tell him the Gunship is complete, and a portal into Subspace needs to be established, even if it means wiping the Isle of the Ancients from existence."
"Are you serious right now?" the Master Hand objected, tugging at the chains that tethered him to his captor. "If you destroy the Ancients, you are endangering the lives of the Mii Fighters. Just look at what they are doing now." Tabuu looked through another window, this time in some sort of cavernous network of mining refineries. There was Sonic the Hedgehog, Wolf O' Donnell, and Jigglypuff, who were all in what appeared to be a delivery room. The three fighters were encouraging the Gunner Ultimate, Sherry's mother, and the wives of the other two Ultimates, to give birth to their children.
None of the mothers made sounds of pain, no matter the miserable facial expressions, as they pushed their babies out. They were just about finished with the triple delivery after so many hours, and the Mii nurses managed to clean the newborns and cut their umbilical cords. The mothers each held onto the infants they delivered, weeping tears of joy as the children were crying.
"Normally, a Mii would make no noise once delivered," the Master Hand noted. "However, they had just broken through with bringing back their voices through countless experiments meant to inspire future generations." Tabuu took a good look at the infant Miis, feeling… emotional about the sleeping babies resting in the arms of their mothers.
"They… were crying…" Tabuu muttered. He began to think about how the destruction of the Ancients would affect the Mii Fighters and their mineral transport system. However, there were bigger threats out there, somewhere just out of reach. Ready to strike back against anything and everything. To attack those at their weakest. He knows that upon destroying the Ancients, the countless networks would no longer be powered by the isle and collapse in on themselves, killing everyone trapped beneath the earth. He knew all this was his fault for his fatalism. For Ultima's fatalism.
"Crazy Hand… warn all those in the mines to evacuate," Tabuu commanded the Hand of Destruction. "And at the end, make sure no one remembers the fighters. They are forbidden to learn of the cursed knowledge that may doom us all, especially from Sonic the Hedgehog." The Crazy Hand teleported out of Subspace, with the Hand of Creation disappearing shortly after. The Construct God looked out into the window peering into the Isle of the Ancients, watching as all the rebelling robots were shot into rubble and wires by the Roturrets that targeted them as a threat to their mission. Any of the surviving R.O.B.s were forced to surrender and had the algorithmic computer chips in their heads reprogrammed by the Primids.
"Soon, I will reunite with you," Tabuu spoke, with Kirby knowing he was talking about Ragnarokk. "Wherever you may be, I will find you one day…" The Smash Ball glowed once again, teleporting the pink alien out of the vision and back into reality.
As soon as Kirby woke up back in Arcus, he looked around to see that everything seemed to have calmed down… for the most part. The Mii Fighter party left their group after realizing they can carry on the rest of the stressful task from here on out. Both M. Bison and Morpho Knight collapsed onto the ground, each of them exploding in multiple colors of light and darkness before vanishing out of existence. Roy groaned as he tried to stand up, rubbing his aching head while Dark Samus helped him back onto his feet.
"Wh… What happened?" Roy asked, unable to recall the past events from before. Joker walked up to the wild-haired swordsman, adjusting the mask on his own face. Roy looked at the new fighters with Fox, Sonic, and Kirby, and Dark Samus was just as confused even though the insides inside her exoskeleton were pulsing organs constructed out of Phazon Energy from the Metroid Prime.
"Who are you guys?" Roy noted.
"What?" Eleven responded, holding the Piranha Plant by his flower pot. "Did you expect Kirby to be the only survivor?"
"Wow…" Roy sighed in disbelief. "I never thought Dark Samus and I would miss a lot in ten years."
"Looks like Palutena and Bayonetta are the only fighters left to be rescued," Fox spoke. "It looks like Galeem and Dharkon have noticed their threat level to be omnipotent and are currently using them as a last-minute defense. We need to head down south behind the Legacy and fast."
"It looks like you'll be joining us too," Ragnarokk told the rescued Smashers. "I know my powers may be rusty, but I can warp us over to where we need to go: just south behind the Legacy."
"I got this," Fox responded, holding Sonic's hand as he pressed the button on his wrist three times. "Everyone, hold on tight to me." All the fighters in the group held hands as they were transported across the land, instantly appearing behind the humungous gunship a few seconds later. Sonic the Hedgehog and Fox McCloud could hear another battle occurring in the distance.
"It's Mario and the gang!" the Mii Gunner shouted. "We're coming, guys!" Sherry instantly ran off, with Gilbert and Sieg following after her.
"Wait for us!" Banjo called out to the ex-Ultimates Reborn, flipping around so that Kazooie was carrying the bear on her back through the blue pack. The other Smashers ran ahead, heading to where a ton of chaos was taking place. Lo and behold, after peaking from behind the crystals, they looked down to see the rest of their friends down for the count.
The strange power that had overwhelmed these fighters came from Infinite fueled by the light and Sephiroth fueled by the darkness. Somehow, no matter the number, the bosses had managed to weaken the Smashers no matter how hard they tried, and the real reason behind it were the last two Primaries in existence. The Palutena Primary and the Bayonetta Primary.
While Infinite and Sephiroth were attacking each other in the air, the two captured fighters walked over to whichever side they were assigned to: the darkness for the Umbra Witch and the light for the divine goddess.
"Heh heh…" the Palutena Primary chuckled in a masculine voice, walking over to some of the fighters that were rescued from the light. "No one can ever stop what the light has in store for abominations like you. The burning of a thousand suns will grace your torture slowly and painfully." A magical bullet pierced through the possessed goddess's green hair, having just came from the red-aura, violet-eyed Bayonetta Primary. She had just fired one of her bullets from her gun, glaring at the Palutena Primary.
"Give it up, Balder!" the Bayonetta Primary shouted in a different voice, talking to the Master Legendary Spirit trapped within the goddess's body. "You and I both know there will only be fear and darkness."
"Ah, Medusa," Balder's voice spoke from Palutena's body through a white aura and red eyes. "Such a shame the desires to bring all those to cruel justice underneath the light has been through my ancestry for ages, even if I have to kill the body of my only child for becoming one of the last Umbra Witches."
"I'll be rid of this disgustingly inappropriate body once I'm through with you!" the Bayonetta Primary snapped, dashing straight ahead towards the captured goddess. The Palutena Primary pulled out her staff, swinging it in front of her like a club. The last Primary under Dharkon's control and the only troop remaining in Galeem's forces were too busy fighting each other that they didn't notice Ragnarokk, Fox, Sonic, Kirby, Roy, Dark Samus, the survivors, and the young ex-Ultimates Reborn slide down the crystalline ground, keeping aware that the balance between light and darkness must be kept between the multiverse. Sephiroth and Infinite stopped attacking each other to face the fighters that joined the fight, ready to attack them.
"More ants to crush," Infinite spoke as he watched Kirby help the Villager up. "And here, I thought this was going to be easy."
"So, I guess you wasted all your time and energy taking down all our friends?" Sonic asked, hoisting Mewtwo back onto his feet.
"You will regret this, you inferior bastards!" Sephiroth snarled, slashing his blade at the masked jackal before gliding down to the Smashers.
"Clementine! Quick!" Fox called out, telling the grounded Inkling to throw a Splat Bomb at the one-winged angel's face. Upon being blinded, Sephiroth began throwing Materia and other spells around before Ragnarokk began casting lightning at his face. She was about to go in for a clean slice with her dragon-tooth sword, but Infinite pushed them both onto the ground with the power of his Phantom Ruby.
"Most impressive," Infinite chuckled. "Your skills match my wits. But now it's my turn." Infinite outstretched his arms, the jewel fused to his chest glowing with raw energy. Thankfully, Mewtwo teleported beside Infinite and used Confusion before thrusting forward with darkness-covered hands.
"Weren't you supposed to stay down?" Infinite asked, flicking his own wrists until they glimmered with red pixels.
"We never can and never will," Mewtwo answered, dashing straight for the levitating jackal midair. Some of the fighters, like Marth and Peach, started to get up and tackle the other bosses after noticing they had just gotten weaker from their first encounter after ten years.
"You are all beneath me!" Sephiroth snarled, pushing the Smashers away with his katana blade. "The light is mine to devour for Dharkon!"
"Wow… for a literal angel of death, you threat speech was rather weak," Sonic teased, quickly stepping out of the way when the one-winged angel sent a fireball in his way. "Your loss. This is why we don't play nice." The blue hedgehog dashed ahead, spinning around the two bosses. He tackled Infinite first, dealing a series of rapid jabs as the masked jackal tried to claw him off his face.
"Joker and I will take care of the Primaries!" Byleth noted, grabbing ahold of the Phantom Thief. The rest of you take everyone to safety!"
"But what about Sonic?" Ireburn asked.
"Looks like he's strong enough to kill two birds with one stone," Joker answered. "Let's go!" The professor and the Phantom Thief dashed straight for the last two captured fighters, who were too busy attacking one another. Byleth whipped out his Sword of the Creator, wrapping it around the Palutena Primary's waist and dragging her towards him. Joker pulled out his gun, shooting at the Bayonetta Primary that danced around him before grabbing him by the neck and pulling him close until their faces were inches apart.
"Why don't we take this somewhere else, pretty boy?" Medusa's voice in the Umbra Witch's body asked. A dark vortex spawned between the two fighters, transporting them somewhere else. Byleth, upon seeing the Phantom Thief disappear, was distracted from the fact that the Palutena Primary whacked him in the head with her staff.
"The purge of this world will have to come later, for you are of my utmost importance," Balder's voice spoke in the goddess's body. Meanwhile, as Sonic the Hedgehog began dodging powerful blades of light and homing missiles made out of Phantom Ruby particles, he saw Byleth and the Palutena Primary blip out of existence through a light portal. The blue hedgehog quickly snapped back to his senses as Sephiroth grabbed ahold of his neck and carried him into the air.
"Hm… it seems you've lost all the knowledge you possessed before," Sephiroth spoke, suddenly taking notice that the blue hedgehog lost the memories of the homeworlds he visited. The one-winged angel was then attacked by a powerful pillar of pixelated particles, coming from Infinite himself.
"The legendary hedgehog is mine to kill, and I don't need you getting in my way," Infinite snapped, launching orbs of light that curved around to face wherever the blue hedgehog moved. Sephiroth summoned one of his Dark Materia to unleash a powerful slashing move upon Infinite, all while Sonic had to dash around to avoid the projectiles before jumping off one of the crystalline pillars and spindashing right into the attack.
"It's over now! We both know this is how your legacy ends!" the Palutena Primary spoke to a bruised Byleth. The stage they were on was a Final Destination version of Palutena's Temple, and the last fighter captured by the light gleamed with golden peacock feathers intertwined in her radiant green hair and a mask covering half her face.
The professor stood up, wiping the blood dripping from his mouth and pulling his sword back up. He dashed forward with confidence, swinging his sword at the Palutena Primary, hitting her staff at every shot. The captured fighter levitated off the ground, sending waves of radiant light to blind the survivor opposing her. Byleth shielded his eyes from the brightness, shutting them entirely as he flinging his Sword of the Creator with the flick of a wrist and wrapped the blade around the captured fighter's leg. The blade cut deep into her skin, making it easy for Byleth to swing her around like a ragdoll before ramming her into the stage.
On Joker's end, he had his mask off the entire time, and Arsene couldn't stay around for long to protect the Phantom Thief from the Bayonetta Primary's Bullet Arts. The stage they were on seemed to be falling forever, with eldritch angels and demons locked in eternal conflict in the background and the Final Destination battlefield in particular taking place on the clock head of the Umbra Cock Tower. The captured fighter was decorated with black locks slithering like snakes, markings on her outfit decorated with the undead, and slited eyes of sickly gold that could turn anyone into stone with a single stare.
"Give up, boy!" the captured fighter snarled, her legs glowing with magical circles as she slid forward into a heel kick. "You have no power against us! You're just a simple high school student!" The Bayonetta Primary ascended into the air, raising her hands as she summoned pillars of darkness at the most random places around the stage. Joker slipped his mask back onto his face, dashing around and attempting to avoid the pillars of darkness ejecting out from the stone. Pulling out his grappling hook, the Phantom Thief wrapped the tip around the Bayonetta Primary's leg when she was at her most vulnerable, throwing her onto the stage until the impact was so great it shattered the glass concealing the large clock behind it.
"It doesn't matter how much power your leaders have over us, or how much fear you can bring out," Byleth sighed, walking over to the grounded Palutena Primary. In fear, the captured fighter got up and pulled out her staff, unleashing Autoreticle on the professor. Byleth began deflecting the Palutena Primary's Autoreticle move with the Areadbhar, still approaching closer.
"The story may end with you guys winning, and you may knock us down, but we'll always get back up again," Joker spoke, pulling off his mask to summon Arsene after a certain cooldown. Unaware of what was going on, the Bayonetta Primary pulled out her Love is Blue guns and began shooting. The Phantom Thief used his Rebel's Gauge with Arsene out, deflecting the magical bullets with Makarakarn as he walked closer.
"Time and time again, we will continue fighting for what's right," Byleth continued, shielding against the Palutena Primary's Explosive Flame move. As soon as the move was over, the professor walked closer, the limp Sword of the Creator dragging behind him. The professor began to glow with a rainbow aura and golden eyes, with the clear blue sky growing darker.
"And let's face it: you're outnumbered. Both the light and the darkness don't stand a chance against us," Joker went on, unleashing Tetrakarn upon the Bayonetta Primary when she used Heel Slide. The Phantom Thief began to glow too, but not from his Persona Arsene. In fact, the darkening of the sky and the glowing rainbow aura and golden eyes spelled danger for the captured fighter.
"How come, you may ask yourself?" Byleth asked, his voice distorted as he lashed his enhanced Sword of the Creator at the Palutena Primary.
The professor's hair began to turn a light green, mainly as a sign that the goddess Sothis fused with him and pushed his powers to the limit. A fiery background and an image depicting the young-appearing goddess herself flowed behind him as the last of Galeem's Primaries began to feel true fear.
"It's quite simple, really. But you guys just don't get it," Joker spoke, dashing straight ahead and ramming into the Bayonetta Primary.
The sky turned a dense red, and the Phantom Thief jumped into the air to join up with the other members of his old group somehow: Morgana as Mona, Ryuji Sakamoto as Skull, Ann Takamaki as Panther, Yusuke Kitagawa as Fox, Makoto Niijima as Queen, Futaba Sakura as Oracle, Haru Okumura as Noir, Goro Akechi as Crow, and the latest member of the Phantom Thieves – Sumire Yoshizawa as Violet.
"WE ARE THE SUPER SMASH BROTHERS!" both fighters shouted in different places at the same time, with Byleth whipping the Sword of the Creator in full force straight at the Palutena Primary and Joker teaming up with the Phantom Thieves to deal a series a blows against the Bayonetta Primary. In the end, both the Primaries were defeated in the victories of Joker and Byleth, making Palutena and Bayonetta the last fighters to be rescued from Galeem and Dharkon.
A tired Sonic the Hedgehog was busy waiting it out as Infinite and Sephiroth were catching their breaths. Neither of them had been successful in trying to attack each other and a speedy ball of quills at the same time, and they could only do one over the other.
"It seems as though we're equally matched," Infinite sighed, taking off his metallic mask midair to expose his true face. The hidden appearance the jackal kept underneath all this time was a medium-long nuzzle with noticeable fangs and small tufts. The eyes he had were mismatched, blue on his right side and yellow on his left. There was also a reason why he was hiding that mask. The scar covering that blue eye of his was only a scratch compared to what a year's worth of wounds did to mutilate his face. These markings were from Shadow the Hedgehog, and they clearly showed. Cracked lips, deep disfigurements that cut deep into his black-and-white fur and skin, the blue in his eye fading into white to reveal he was half-blind all this time. The feelings the jackal revealed through his scars were indescribable and sickly to look at. Sonic felt like he was about to barf just by looking at the infected face. He had heard Shadow talk about how he brought down Infinite by disfiguring him, but he didn't talk about how descriptive. Now he wished whatever was hidden beneath the mask was up to his imagination. Even Sephiroth looked a bit surprised at seeing Infinite for the first time without a mask.
"When Dr. Eggman hired me in payment of money, I had no idea of the one who would mutilate me," Infinite answered. "He called me weak and left me to die by the wounds he inflicted on me. That was when the feeling of being damned and worthless hit me. I had to cast aside my childish wishes and open up my eyes. By fusing the Phantom Ruby prototype to my chest, I took on a new identity. I became… Infinite." The one-winged angel looked at Infinite for a long while, almost as if he felt the same in some way.
"I know how you feel," Sephiroth responded. "I had no knowledge of my origins when I was assigned as a SOLDIER. Now I know I'm the product of the Shinra Cooperation by having the cells of some ancient alien named Jenova when I was just a fetus. I hadn't discovered it until arriving in Nibelheim, where I learned about my mother and follow in her footsteps of what she would've done 2,000 years ago: conquer the Planet for herself. Now I know that never turned out to be. Where have the years gone? We were just Spirits a decade ago, trapped within the bodies of our mortal enemies."
"And yet I was fused with the body of the Pokémon Mewtwo, to which your discovery of the Shadow Synergy Stone brought a second chance for Shadow Bugs to be born into Arcadia ages ago," Infinite responded. "Perhaps… we can come to an agreement. If we turn against our leaders and work together, we can free everyone on this planet. Maybe then we may meet again when the stars align to turn the tide."
"I agree," Sephiroth spoke. The two bosses looked at Sonic, noticing how he was all alone once they saw Link drag Cloud's unconscious body up the crystal ground. "I suppose we can come to an agreement. That little blue rat was the only one of his friends to survive the transformation of a trophy, and now he's one of many destined to take down the two cosmic horrors that threaten each other with death. They cannot progress unless we ourselves are defeated, and they have already learned the truth about Galeem and Dharkon."
"So… once the both of us are gone, our leaders will send out the original Master Hand and Crazy Hand, believing them to be the most powerful in their Hand armies?" Infinite asked. "If that's the case, then I suppose we should get this over with." Infinite slipped the mask back on his disfigured face, pulling out a sword made out of pure garnet. The masked jackal looked Sephiroth, and the one-winged angel nodded with certainty, knowing this was the only way to establish freedom among everyone on Arcus. The two bosses stabbed each other in the chest with their respected blades, exploding in multiple colors upon defeat. The two bosses vanished without a trace, leaving the blue hedgehog completely confused and open-mouthed. Just then, the two vortexes of light and darkness opened, with Byleth carrying Palutena's body and Joker carrying Bayonetta's body. Kirby peaked out from on top of the high ground, watching as the last two Master Legendary Spirits and the Shattered Locks merged into one glowing-pink entity and quickly entered Kirby's body. This appeared to be the last vision.
Kirby started to wake up the moment Tabuu was first defeated in Subspace. The Construct God's wings began to shatter, and the entirety of the Great Maze began to shrink. Due to the vast number of Subspace Bombs exploding at the Isle of the Ancients, there was no way for the island to return back to Arcadia, and there instead appeared a glowing X in the darkened sky. This provided a chance for the fighters to return to Subspace, and Kirby was one of them.
"No wait! Come back!" Tabuu groaned, flinching the more the certain locations blown up by the Subspace Bombs were restored. "The determination! I need it!" As the Smashers who vanished through the golden X reappeared back in Arcadia, Kirby looked back at the weakened Tabuu. The pink puffball grew curious about the strange entity, wondering if Tabuu really was the bad guy. Kirby began to remember what happened back then, and even then, there was nothing he could do once Sonic dashed in and picked him up.
"We have to get out of here!" Sonic spoke as he carried Kirby to the glowing X in the sky. As soon as all the fighters vanished through the circle, the determination within the Great Maze escaped through the shrinking landscapes. Tabuu couldn't hold to a single one of them before they all vanished from his clutches. The air grew darker around him, possibly as a lasting impact from the fighters. Once again, he felt empty in the cold death of Subspace. As soon as the glow in his butterfly wings was restored, Tabuu started to regain conscious. The Crazy Hand tethered by the Chains of Darkness broke free of his restraints, leaving the God of Construction alone as he disappeared in the shadow of his brother.
"…Why did you abandon me at my most-needed hour?" Tabuu asked the Master Hand, whom he sensed was right behind him. "We were this close to protecting this realm, and I failed. It was all thanks to the blue hedgehog you couldn't constraint."
"He was slippery like oil. A… rather fast creature, to be precise," the Master Hand responded. "Besides, the Crazy Hand and I had been kept in your clutches for far too long. It was time we finally revolted." Tabuu then began to remember the promise he made to lock Galeem and Dharkon forever. The Chains of Light and Darkness began to glow on his wrists, signifying there were big changes to this world… both in Arcadia and outer space.
"Master Hand… do you mind if you serve me again?" Tabuu asked, turning towards the Master Hand. "I think I know of a way to re-obtain all the determination I lost. It may take years until the Subspace Army becomes a threat once more, but we will reemerge from the shadows once again."
"But why push yourself to the brink of attacking by violence?" the Master Hand asked. "They won't listen to you anyway…" Tabuu levitated towards the Hand of Creation, stroking the soft white silk making up the glove.
"I know of the hidden power you hide underneath," Tabuu spoke. "I see it as an alternate source of determination… which could be what you need to fuse this stone to a potential fighter. It doesn't matter who. Just fuse it to someone." In the Construct God's hands laid a glimmering stone of black and orange: the exact same stone that was fused to Mewtwo.
"I told you I always have backup plans," Tabuu continued. "With the Core within you, you will carry on the task of rebuilding the Subspace Army. There are plenty of Shadow Bugs trapped outside my realm, waiting for a day to rise up once more. Hopefully by then, we may find the one who had corrupted the Dragon King. All you have to do is play along with your capture." The Master Hand took the Shadow Synergy Stone willingly from Tabuu's hands, warping out of the place with content. Tabuu looked at the glowing chains wrapped around his wrists and ankles, watching them flicker in and out.
"It will take ten years, give or take," Tabuu sighed, grabbing ahold of the Chains of Light binding his left side. He knows there are plenty more fighters chosen by the Smash Balls, unaware of their true purpose and unfound in countless universes. Everyone knows that the darkness is the enemy, the embodiment of fear and despair. But what if said fear and despair was transferred to the other side: light? After all, it would throw everyone off-guard if the light turned against them, showing that the one thing we commonly view as peace and prosperity isn't always by our side. It was something to go off against common knowledge. Without thinking, Tabuu used his powers to make the Chains of Light and Darkness glow brightly before turning invisible, giving him a sign of things to come.
"Here we go," Tabuu finished, folding his arms across his chest. Soon, streams of light and darkness began swirling around Kirby, funneling straight into the stone he was forced to cough out. The Diamond of Universes glimmered in multiple colors alongside the Smash Ball on Kirby's forehead. The jewel split itself into the ten stones it was composed out of, all of them surrounding the Core of the First Star. There were symbols glistening on the stones surrounding Adstrumlestibus, each one of them giving out a different meaning.
The Fire Ruby bore a symbol of strength, which flowed like the burning flames within ready to be utilized as a powerful weapon. The Earth Citrine's symbol was decorated with stones, metals, and gems aged with wisdom, telling stories from the dawn of time. The Thunder Heliodor had a symbol that flickered with speed, present anywhere and anytime in the span of a few short milliseconds. The Life Emerald blossomed with the symbol of courage, with the leaves brave enough to grow and stretch up to feed off more of the light it so wishes to consume. The Air Topaz's symbol was graced with loyalty, who never leaves the sides of those who depend on it. The Water Sapphire has a symbol of flowing waves as calm as forgiveness, which heals friendships and repairs the mental insecurities of others. The symbol of the Magic Amythest flashed as bright as a midnight star, representing teamwork and everything connected within it.
The Darkness of Hycto bore a symbol that was loosely based off Dharkon's current appearance, except it bore freedom within the chaos. Same went for the Light of Helio, with a symbol of its wings outstretched across a gleam of light, satirized by Galeem who refused to see the peace within. The symbols flashed in the different colors corresponding with the elements they represented. Each one of these elements swirled around the Core of the First Star, generating a light clear enough for the pink puffball to see. Upon re-fusing back together, the ten stones in the form of the Diamond of Universes got rid of the background surrounding the pink puffball, dissolving the background until he was back in Arcus with light and darkness fighting one another.
The Smashers that were out of the lower ground levels looked up to see Kirby and the stone slowly float down in a rainbow aura, with Byleth and Joker catching the radiant energy just in time. The pink demon touched the ground, slightly surprised that the Smash Ball on his forehead vanished, and the Diamond of Universes was outside his body. The jewel floated into Ragnarokk's hands, and the brown-skinned woman was eager enough to place the stone inside her locket. Her eyes flashed with multiple colors, fully restoring her memories. Palutena and Bayonetta woke up just in time to see the event happening, the both of them wondering how long they had been out as they squirmed out of Byleth and Joker respectfully.
"Kirby… thank you for bringing me back to who I was," Ragnarokk spoke to Kirby, kneeling down so that she was close to the pink puffball. She then looked at the other fighters, surprised at how many there were now.
"And from the bottom of my heart, I thank all of you," Ragnarokk continued. "Who would've thought the Locks binding different Spirits to your bodies would be the Smash Balls to restore who I once was in terms of memory?"
"I guess no one would've seen that coming," Ken responded.
"Wait, wait," Palutena objected, still feeling nauseous after being rescued. "Pray tell what's going on right now."
"Lady Palutena!" Pit gasped in sudden realization, running towards the Goddess of Light and hugging her. "I'm so glad to be a part of your servitude once more!"
"In all honesty, what's going on right now?" Bayonetta asked. "Why are the light and darkness… attacking each other?" Snake, Sonic, Mega Man, PAC-MAN, Ryu, Ken, Cloud, Simon, Richter, Joker, Hero, Banjo & Kazooie, and Terry all pointed north, and Bayonetta turned around to look far into the distance to see Galeem and Dharkon fighting each other.
"Oh my," the Umbra Witch gasped in shock. "Looks like you're trying to keep the balance between light and dark."
"Yeah, except both sides wanna kill us in the process," Sonic answered. "The stakes are already as high as it is… speaking of which: Shulk! How many futures do we have left?"
"Why… that's an interesting question," the Hom answered. He pulled out the Monado Blade, his eyes gleaming blue as he looked through different futures. Shulk then put away his mechanical sword, looking at the other fighters with anticipation.
"Since we've made it this far, it looks like we're down to three futures: either the light wins, the darkness wins, or we all return home," Shulk answered. The Smashers cheered in relief and progress, knowing that the third option was the only way if they don't lose.
"Looks like by that point, failure is not an option," Ragnarokk sighed. "It might truly be game over if you guys lose…" Kirby looked at the woman he grew close with in the short period of time he was around. The pink puffball looked at the friends he had re-gathered to his side, plus some additional newcomers that were in the same situation as him, if not longer. Once, he was all alone in a world far beyond his understanding. But as he began to save the other fighters, he began to restore the memories of their homeworlds, including his own.
Now he was no longer the last fighter in existence, for all the friends he made, whether for good or for evil, were brought back. However, the peace did not last long as Ragnarokk suddenly saw a shadow drifting towards Kirby. It was growing larger, revealing it to be the shape of a Master Hand, except he had some sort of golden aura. It seemed as though the Hand had his fingers spread open, almost as if he was trying to grab Kirby.
"Get back!" Ragnarokk warned Kirby, pulling out her sword and getting in front of the pink puffball the second the Master Hand was about to grab him. The brown-skinned woman was taken by the original Master Hand and carried in the air high up north past the Legacy, much to the surprise of the other fighters.
"We have to save her!" Mario told the Super Smash Brothers. "Come on!" The red plumber dashed forward, not losing his eyes on the golden Master Hand. The other fighters followed him as an attempt to rescue the mind and conscious of Ultima.
