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BGM: Just Wondering (Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories)
"Sooooo, let me get this straight." Marisa said as they were all at the Observatory. "You have a dark clone?"
"Yup." Samus nodded.
"How in the world did that happen?"
Samus put her fingers to her chin in thought. "I'm not sure myself, but I do have a theory. When I had fought Metroid Prime in the past, it had absorbed my Phazon Suit while I was just about to destroy it. I thought it had destroyed it for good, until I discovered a dark version of myself when I had received a distress call on Aether. She called herself Dark Samus, but also Metroid Prime, a being which I had thought I had destroyed. My theory is that it had merged into my Phazon Suit and became a humanoid copy of myself, a being made of pure Phazon."
"What's phazon?" Youmu asked.
"It's a highly radioactive substance, known for it's extreme mutagenic and energy-producing properties. The Chozo called it the Great Poison."
Luigi paled. "I think that's all I ever need to know."
"Great poison, huh? Well, better not let Medicine get a hold of that." Nitori muttered.
"Phazon is extremely dangerous. It can mutate or even corrupt you." Samus explained. "In fact, I had become exposed to it and even got sick from it, I had almost become a puppet for Dark Samus, but I destroyed her and the Phazon before I could let it fully control me. I thought that was the last time I saw her… and then the fourth Smash tournament happened." She clenched her fists. "Crazy Hand thought it'd be a good idea to bring her back as an Assist Trophy, and then turn her into a full fledged fighter in the Ultimate Tournament, while bringing Ridley in too."
"I think Ridley was Master Hand's idea." Mario said.
"Only because Crazy Hand begged him until he finally cracked." Samus told him.
"I can see that." Mario nodded.
"So… you have a dark clone. This Pit guy has a dark clone. What's next, some hot guy in a green tunic has a dark clone?" Marisa asked, unaware of Mario, Luigi and the Toad Brigade whistling behind her.
"Hot guy in a green tunic, eh?" Cirno rubbed her chin in thought. "Sounds like you have the hots for someone!"
Marisa blushed. "I didn't mean it like that!"
"Admit it, you like someone." Yuyuko said with a cheeky smile.
"I do NOT!"
Samus whispered in Mario's ear. "Should we tell her there's three Links with dark clones?"
"Nah, let her figure it out." Mario replied to which Samus nodded.
"Eh, it could be worse." Nitori said. "You could be some old fart that has thirteen clones of himself."
"That sounds like a headache waiting to happen." Polari said.
"Or poorly written fanfiction." Rosalina added.
"If that happens, I'm gonna go insane…" Marisa muttered. "Anyway, we just need to locate that Grand Star."
"Yes, from what I've heard Polari said, it's at some sort of Lava Reactor." Samus told them.
"Sounds too hot for me." Flandre said.
Rosalina turned to the screen. "I'm pretty sure you can get it no-… oh hello, what's this?"
"What is it?" Mario asked.
"It seems like a Grand Star was relocated."
"Where at?" Mokou asked.
Rosalina looked around for it. "Aha, here it is. It's on a planet not too far from her. It's called Planet Popstar."
"Dreamland/Pika/Pichu?!" The Bros, Toad Brigade, Samus and the Pokemon exclaimed.
"Dreamland? What, are we going to visit Doremy or something?" Marisa asked.
"I was about to ask the same thing." Sakuya admitted.
"Something tells me you know about this place." Polari said.
"We do." Luigi nodded. "It's home to Kirby."
"What's a Kirby?" Flandre asked.
"I think it's some sort of vacuum." Meiling said.
"Well, you're half right." Samus replied and then explained who Kirby was.
"So, from what I'm hearing, Kirby is this guy who beats up various aliens that invade his home? Sounds hardcore, if you ask me." Marisa said.
"I wonder if he's good in swordplay?" Youmu wondered to herself.
"He's good at everything!" Captain Toad exclaimed.
"Interesting…" Youmu mused.
"That's not all!" Polari piped up. "Apparently, we're picking up on two ladies in that area too. A princess and a miko."
"A WHAT?!" The Bros and Marisa yelled.
Rosalina immediately picked up on their tone of voice and nodded. "We're going over there now."
"We?" Cirno asked.
"Yes." Rosalina nodded. "We may not have all the Power Stars, but so be it." She said and then launched up to the Garden Dome, conjured up a barrier around the Observatory and then flew off to Dreamland.
End BGM
Meanwhile, at Dreamland…
"Alright, so we got them brainwashed… now all we need to do is find Peach and that other girl." Bowser said as they were walking around. "Now where could they be?"
"They could be anywhere." Kamek said and then noticed Kirby's house nearby. "How about starting there?"
"Hmm? Nah, too simple. It's probably in the city." Bowser said.
"Fair enough!" Kamek nodded as they walked toward the city, while inside Kirby's house, a Cappy Nurse was fixing up Reimu and Peach.
"I am not sure what caused these two to be in such bad condition, but they are lucky to be alive." She said, as she had fixed up Peach's wound and had bandages all over Reimu, while there were bandages around Peach's abdomen. "They should have plenty of rest. They do not need to reopen their wounds." She told them and then walked out. "Call me if there's a problem."
"Can do!" Magolor nodded and then he and Kirby turned to the girls. "Now why were these two in space? That's really odd."
"Poyo." Kirby nodded, and then they heard stirring when they saw Peach waking up. "Poyo Poyo!" He greeted her with a smile.
"Mmm… hey Kirb-Nngh!" Her hands went to her abdomen. "What's-"
"You were impaled in the crash. We had a nurse patch you up." Magolor said. "I used my magic to help her patch you up from the inside."
Peach took a deep breath. "I see…" She whispered and then turned to Reimu. "How's Reimu?"
"She collapsed when we arrived, but she's stable." Magolor explained. "But I do have a question. What were you doing up in space?"
Peach sighed. "It wasn't by choice that we were in space. Bowser kidnapped me by taking my castle to the center of the universe. Reimu was kidnapped right after me after they discovered this place called Gensokyo. Kamek sensed massive energy coming from Reimu and had a feeling she would be a massive threat to them, so she got kidnapped too and sapped some of her power because of it. All of it was to use this to power up Bowser's own Galaxy that he's creating at the center of the universe."
"I do sense great power from this girl… and she looks nothing more than a Shrine Maiden!" Magolor said. "To think she's really power-… did you just say Bowser is building his own galaxy at the center of the universe?"
"Yes." Peach nodded.
"Oh… that's not good. That's not good at all!"
"Poyo poyo!" Kirby exclaimed.
"I agree. He must be stopped."
"That's why I escaped… to get back to the Mushroom Kingdom and hatch a plan to try and stop Bowser… but we didn't get very far." Peach said as she tried to get up from her bed, but nearly collapsed. "Nngh!"
"Easy! You still haven't fully recovered!"
"I don't have time to sit around, twiddling my thumbs and do nothing." Peach said, weakly getting up. "I'm not letting Bowser get away with this!"
"Why are you pushing yourself like this?" Magolor asked.
"To… prove everyone wrong…"
"Oh?"
"Everyone sees me… as a damsel in distress, always being kidnapped, being saved by Mario… I joined Smash Bros to prove myself than I'm more than just a pretty princess. Everyone doesn't see me at my full potential, no one thought I did anything during that Subspace Emissary incident, no one gave me any credit. Everyone sees me as this prissy princess that does nothing but get kidnapped… everyone except Daisy, but even she thinks I'm not as tough as she is. I'll prove them all wrong… I'll stop Bowser myself if I have to!"
"But in this condition, you're weak! You oughta sit down and let your wounds heal!"
Peach finally found her strength and stood up, raising her arm up in the air as a heart symbol appeared in the palm of her hand and a green aura surrounded her, healing all of her wounds and with a deep breath, she turned to Reimu and healed her up too, all the while Kirby and Magolor looked on in shock.
"Did you know she could do that?" Magolor asked.
"Poyo Poy." Kirby shook his head… or rather, his whole body.
"Mmm…" Reimu groaned and then looked around. "Where am I?"
"Dreamland." Peach replied.
"So, we're dreaming then." Reimu said.
"I wouldn't necessarily say that." Magolor piped up as Reimu looked down to see the two.
"You're those two that saved us." Reimu quietly said and looked at Kirby. "What… what the heck are you?"
"Hiiiiiii!" Kirby cutely waved at her and then pointed to himself. "Kah-by!"
"Kah-by…?" Reimu tilted her head.
"It's Kirby." Magolor said. "And I'm Magolor! You have to excuse Kirby, he's actually a baby."
"Ah, I see." Reimu look to Kirby with a smile. "I'm Reimu Hakurei."
Kirby smiled. "Ray-moo Ha-koo-ray!"
"…Oh my god, I think my heart just melted!" Reimu exclaimed and then patted Kirby's head. "You are just the cutest little thing."
"Poyo!" Kirby jumped into Reimu's lap, hugging her affectionately… and then a loud sonic boom echoed throughout the area.
"What was that?" Magolor wondered.
Outside…
"I'll stay here and guard the Observatory. You go get the Grand Star and your friends." Rosalina told them as they nodded, then she summoned a Launch Star. "Use this to get you out of the Obseratory's gravitational pull." She instructed and then one by one, they launched themselves straight into Dreamland.
BGM: Green Greens (Super Smash Bros Melee/Brawl/Wii U/Ultimate)
"Why are they here in Dreamland?" Mario asked.
"No idea. Do you think Dedede is in cahoots with Bowser?" Luigi asked.
"After what Ganondorf did to him? I doubt it." Samus replied. "The idea of Dedede holding a Grand Star is strange, though." She mused. "Dedede never struck me as the kidnapping type."
"Maybe we'll get some answers." Captain Toad said.
"Alright, you know more about this place than we do, so lead the way." Marisa said.
"Right." Mario nodded as the Mario Bros, Samus, the Pokemon and the Toad Brigade took the lead by running to Dedede's Castle with the rest following in pursuit… however, Yuyuko stopped in her tracks when her nose picked up on something delicious.
"…What's that delicious smell?" Yuyuko wondered and then flew off.
"Huh? Lady Yuyuko?" Youmu turned her head. "Hey! Where are you going NOW?!" She asked as she ran after her.
Near Kirby's house, the four exited Kirby's house and saw the Observatory in the sky. "What's that?" Magolor wondered.
"Looks like some kind of space station…" Peach said, and then in the corner of her eye, she saw Mario running toward Dedede's castle. "Mario?"
"Huh?" Reimu turned her head. "That's Mario? He looked taller when I imagined him." She said and then noticed Marisa. "Marisa?!" She exclaimed, but they were too far away to hear them and then the duo looked at each other and then ran after them.
"Hey, wait up!" Magolor exclaimed as he and Kirby went after them.
End BGM
With Yuyuko…
Yuyuko's nose directed her to a race course when she noticed a sign. "Challenge yourself to a Gourmet Race where you can eat to your hearts content while reaching the finish line. How many can you eat?" She read and read the leaderboard.
Kirby - #1 - We lost count after five million or so.
Pac-Man - #2 - Less than Kirby, but we lost count after so many runs.
Bandana Dee - #3 - Somewhere over three million… or two or one, we're not sure at this point.
Yuyuko scrolled all the way to the bottom to see who was in last place.
King Dedede - #500 - 1 win
"I guess this Dedede wasn't hungry enough." Yuyuko shrugged and then looked at the gorgeous food laid out in front of her. "Oooooh, it all looks so gooooood~!" She exclaimed and then Youmu caught up to her.
"Lady Yuyuko… what are you doing now?"
"Youmu! Let's race!"
"Race? For what?"
"The Gourmet Race!"
"The what race?" Youmu asked and then saw what was in front of her. "…Oh no…" She groaned.
"See ya on the other side!" Yuyuko waved and then ran off.
BGM: Gourmet Race (Super Smash Bros/Melee/3DS/Wii U/Ultimate)
"Wait! Lady Yuyuko! WAAAAIT!" Youmu yelled and then ran after her.
Yuyuko flew off, grabbing some tomatoes and cakes and popped them in her mouth in one bite before picking up the ice cream and eating it one bite, then she went for the steaks, the cabbages, the watermelons, carrots, and other various foods that were already being swallowed by the hungry ghost while Youmu was desperately trying to catch up with her. "How can one single ghost be THIS fast?!" Youmu groaned.
Yuyuko then crossed the finish line after munching on a few apples, oranges and a Maxim Tomato as she looked up and saw she had gobbled up exactly fifty foods. "Fifty? Sweet!" Yuyuko giggled as Youmu caught up to her.
"How can… you move so fast when you're already dead?" Youmu asked, panting.
Yuyuko giggled. "Even the dead can get hungry." She said innocently.
"Your stomach's a bottomless pit! You shouldn't get hungry at all!"
Yuyuko sniffed the air. "…I smell more food. Ooooh, there's another course!" She exclaimed and flew off.
"Wait!" Youmu sighed. "For crying out loud…"
End BGM
"Your friend is quite the hungry fellow." A voice with a Mexican-like accent said.
"Tell me about it." Youmu sighed. "…Wait, who said that?"
"I did."
Youmu turned her head, looking around for the source of the voice. "Where are you?"
"Up here."
Youmu looked up to see a masked man standing on top of a pole, he had his cape surrounding his mask. "Who are you?" She asked.
"I am the most feared Star Warrior in Dreamland. I am… Meta Knight!"
"Most feared?" Youmu raised an eyebrow while folding her arms. "Okay, if you say so."
"Tell me, why did you come to our home?"
"Because we're looking for something."
"So you could take it for yourselves and then have Kirby go on a wild goose chase to find it? I don't think so."
"Riiiiight, I'll just go get Lady Yuyuko." She said and then walked off.
"You will regret walking away from me." Meta Knight said.
Youmu kept walking, but then she stopped walking after Myon felt something was off. "Yeah, I know." She told her and then quickly turned around to block Meta Knight's attack with her sword.
"Nice block, but can you keep up?" He asked and then jumped back, holding his Galaxia in his hands. "Who are you? Where do you hail?"
"Youmu Konpaku, I hail from Hakugyokurou in the Netherworld."
The Netherworld. Something like that made Meta Knight's skin crawl… and he didn't like that.
"I see. So you have come to invade our home."
"It's not an invasion!"
"That's what they all say." Meta Knight said and then got into a battle position. "You will not last before me."
Youmu sighed. "Alright, if you want a fight… then so be it." She said and then unsheathed her other katana.
BGM: Meta Knight's Revenge (Super Smash Bros Brawl/Wii U/Ultimate)
Meta Knight and Youmu flew toward each other, slashing at each other, both of their swords clashed several times before Youmu jumped back and fired danmaku at Meta Knight, but he quickly used Dimensional Cape to disappear and then reappeared behind Youmu and slashed her, knocking her back but she recovered as Youmu then quickly slashed through Meta Knight to knock him back as she then kicked him up in the air and slashed him down, but Meta Knight blocked her attack and used Shuttle Loop to send Youmu in the air but she recovered and used Three Kons, Seven Hakus at him, knocking the Star Warrior back.
Meta Knight got back up and used Mach Tornado to bring her in closer, but Youmu stayed away as Meta Knight then stabbed Galaxia down to the ground and used a more powerful Mach Tornado where it sucked Youmu in and then spat her out where Meta Knight used Drill Rush to skewer Youmu and sent her back where she recovered and used Obsession with the Present World to cut through him along with firing danmaku and then Myon turned into Youmu and they quickly attacked Meta Knight but he quickly used Mach Tornado to send the two flying back and then he flew up and then aimed his sword up in the air and then slashed down, sending shockwaves at them to knock them back before the two of them rushed at him and slashed him a few times, but Meta Knight blocked the attacks and then countered.
Youmu's sword glowed and then used Slash of Departure from Hesitation to slash down on Meta Knight and knocked him to the ground where she and her clone slashed through Meta Knight to try and finish him off, but Meta Knight got back up in time and dodged the attack. "Know my power!" He exclaimed, slashing the two before using Darkness Illusion before sending the two straight to the ground, causing Myon to turn back to normal as Youmu attempted to get back up but fell to the ground in defeat.
End BGM
"Nngh…" Youmu groaned. "To think I would fall to another sword wielder…"
"You have much yet to learn." Meta Knight said before walking toward her. "Now tell me, why did you come?"
"Like I said… we're looking for something, but you didn't let me finish."
"What are you looking for?"
"A Grand Star."
Meta Knight looked confused. "A Grand Star?"
"Yes. We're helping someone named Rosalina collect all of them."
"Who is this Rosalina? Is she in that Space Station?"
"She's a cosmic space princess, and yes, she's in that space station, though it's called the Observatory."
"Why is she looking for one here? There's nothing like it over here. There has to be a reason. Tell me, did you come with anyone?"
"Yeah, a bunch of people. Marisa, Meiling, Nitori, Mario, Luigi, Sakuya, Lady Yuyuko-"
"Wait, stop. Did you say Mario and Luigi?"
"I did." She nodded.
Meta Knight relaxed himself and put his sword away. "Why didn't you say so? Anyone who is friends with the Mario Bros is a friend of mine."
"You didn't let me explain at first." Youmu sweatdropped. "How do you know them?"
"I am one of the members of Super Smash Bros. We call ourselves the Smashers. We fought with each other during the Subspace Emissary incident."
"How many Smashers are there?" Youmu wondered.
"At the rate we're going, we might hit triple digits. Although… I've been having a really bad feeling as of late."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know, but I feel as if we'll be needing to fight as one once more." Meta Knight said and looked to the skies. "I feel as if though a being as bright as the sun will come down and wipe everything out with its light. I saw it in a dream once… I'm not sure what it is, but we must be ready for it."
"Hmm, probably just a nightmare." Youmu shrugged.
"I also had this one dream where we were fighting an old man with a strange sword. The weirdest thing was that there was a heart shaped moon." He quietly said before turning to Youmu. "Forgive me, I'm not one to talk about my dreams out in the open."
"It's fine." Youmu said and then they heard footsteps to see Yuyuko coming back and stuffing a whole turkey in her mouth.
"Hey Youmu, who's your friend?" Yuyuko asked after licking her fingers.
"Lady Yuyuko, this is Meta Knight. Meta Knight, this is Lady Yuyuko Saigyouji."
"Hello~!" Yuyuko waved.
"Pleasure to meet you." Meta Knight turned to Youmu. "Where are your friends now?"
At Dedede's Castle…
"Some whack jobs are invading MY castle?!" A possessed Dedede asked. "Not on my watch! Guards, knock them down!"
BGM: King Dedede's Theme (Super Smash Bros Brawl/3DS/Wii U/Ultimate)
Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos aimed their bow and arrows at the ground and opened fire, but Sakuya quickly placed knives all around and then the knives intercepted the arrows while the others ran up the hill as they were attacked by Sir Kibbles and Sword Knights, but Mario jumped over them and grabbed a Sir Kibble and threw him to a Sword Knight and then Pikachu used Thunderbolt on some incoming Bronto Burts and Waddle Dees and then they ran inside.
As soon as they got in, however, they were greeted by an army of Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, Gordos and Poppy Bro Jrs, where they all attacked the gang, but then Marisa unleashed a Master Spark to knock them back, but the Gordos were immune as they ignored the Gordos and kept going, but then were stopped by Bandana Dee, twirling his spear around and then aiming his spear at them. "Oh, cute." Marisa said.
"You guys go on ahead, we'll deal with him." Mario said.
"You sure?" Samus asked.
"Yeah." Luigi nodded.
"Alright." Samus nodded and then they ran off as Bandana Dee did a 'come at me' taunt as the Bros brought out their hammers and ran to Bandana Dee with the two of them jumping up and hammering Bandana Dee, but he jumped back and proceeded to do a Multispear Thrust to knock the two back as Mario's hands caught on fire and then threw fireballs at Bandana Dee, but he quickly deflected them with his spear as he quickly threw several spears at the two, and then Luigi ran over and hammered Bandana Dee, who dodged the attack and did a spinning kick to knock the plumber back and then he jumped and then Moon Dropped on Luigi, but he jumped back and then hammered Bandana Dee toward a wall.
Bandana Dee quickly recovered and struck a wall with his spear and then landed before pulling out another spear and then thrust his spear at the two bros, and then the Bros had an idea and they both nodded as they quickly used Knockback Bros to knock Bandana Dee back, and then Luigi jumped onto Mario as he spun Luigi around and then let go, where Luigi's hands crackled with electricity before unleashing Thunder Bros on him to stun the Waddle Dee, and then Luigi landed behind him while Mario ran over to Bandana Dee and punched and kicked Bandana Dee toward Luigi who sucked him up in his Poltergust and then shot him toward a wall to knock him out, then the two high fived and ran off to catch up with the others.
With the others…
"There it is." Marisa said, looking at the Grand Star in front of them at the arena, but then they saw Dedede walking up to them.
"Oh no ya don't! I'm not gonna give up this here star so easily!" Dedede exclaimed.
"…Something feels off." Samus said.
"Pika." Pikachu nodded in agreement.
"Pichu?" Pichu tilted his head.
"So, should we attack him all at once?" Flandre asked.
"No, with all of your strength combined, you might accidentally kill him. I say we let only one of you take him on." Samus suggested.
"I'll do it." Meiling said as she entered the ring.
"Heheheheh! You think you can the king of Dreamland on? You got another thing coming, missy!"
Meiling said nothing, but cracked her knuckles while everyone went to the bleachers to cheer on Meiling, where she quickly ran over to the penguin and punched him right in the gut, followed by spin kicking him in the head to knock him back, and then she punched him into the ropes and then used an uppercut to knock the chubby king back. Dedede responded by unleashing his Jet Hammer on the Youkai, but Meiling backflipped to avoid the attack and then Dedede threw a Gordo at her, to which she kicked it back where he ate it up and spat it back out to smack Meiling in the head, and then Dedede jumped over and hammered Meiling to the ground and then grabbed her and threw her to the ropes where he began charging up his Jet Hammer again and slammed it into her gut.
Dedede laughed. "You can't win against the king!"
Meiling got up, wiping the blood from her mouth. "Oh, I'm just getting warmed up." She said, pounding her fist into her palm as Dedede ran over to her, but she used Colorful Light Lotus Flower Palm into his belly and sent him flying up in the air as she then flew up in the air and then used an axe kick to send him hurdling to the ground, where she landed on his back with her heel and then got off of him before scissor kicking Dedede away when he got up, and then punched him into the ropes and clotheslined him when he came back to her on the rebound to knock him down.
End BGM
"That was it?" Marisa asked. "That was pathetic."
"I could've froze him up easily." Cirno said as Meiling looked at Dedede and walked off.
"I'm not done yet!" Dedede said, getting up and snapping his fingers, trapping the two of them in an electric cage.
"Huh?!" Meiling exclaimed and then turned around to see Dedede putting on a mask, while pulling out an upgraded Jet Hammer.
BGM: Masked Dedede (Kirby Super Star Ultra)
"I'm not through with you yet!"
"Powering up, eh?" Meiling asked and then clapped her hands together. "Then so am I." She said and then used Fierce Tiger Energy Release before separating her hands and then the two of them ran toward each other and Dedede hammered Meiling, but she rolled to the side and used a few punches and kicks, followed by a shoryuken to knock Dedede back, where he followed up by firing missiles at her, to which she quickly kicked them back and then Dedede charged up a powerful spin attack which Meiling jumped over and then charged up Flower-Adorned Morning Star and fired it at Dedede, to which he deflected it with his hammer.
The two of them ran over and Dedede tried to suck her up by removing the mask, but Meiling jumped to the side and did a spinning kick to knock Dedede back and ten did a scissor kick right after, and then Dedede opened up the hammer to have fire burst out, but Meiling ducked and then used Mountain-Breaking Cannon to knock Dedede up in the air before jumping up and punching him repeatedly and then grabbed his collar and threw him to the ground as she flew down, only to get hit by a barrage of missiles and then Dedede struck her in the gut by throwing his hammer at her.
Dedede then grabbed Meiling by the foot and slammed her into the ground before hammering her in the back with his jet hammer before doing another powerful spin attack, this time hitting Meiling and sending her flying into the electric cage. "Gaaah!" Meiling cried as she fell on one knee, but then recovered and then fired Star Pulse Bullets which Dedede deflected them and ran to her to hammer her, but she used Vivid Chaotic Dance to knock him off balance and then kicked him in the gut before punching him up in the air and then when Dedede fell to the ground, Meiling prepared herself and when he got close, she unleashed Dapeng-Felling Fist to punch Dedede to the cage and knocked him out of the ring, landing into the bleachers.
End BGM
"Ooogh…" Dedede groaned as he sat up, his eyes back to normal. "What the devil just happened?" He asked and then saw everyone looking at him before Marisa grabbed him by the collar. "Whoa whoa, hey! What are you doin'?!"
"Where's Reimu?!" Marisa exclaimed.
"Huh? What the devil are you talkin' about? I don't know no Reimus! Who are you!"
"Name's Marisa, the last person you'll ever talk to!" Marisa threatened. "Let me ask you again… where's Reimu?!"
"I'll do ya one better. Who's Reimu?" He asked. "I don't know how y'all got in my castle, but the last thing I remember is that bonehead of a Koopa King was talking to me about holding some grand old star! Next thing I know, I'm being threatened by some witch!"
Samus' eyes widened. "Marisa, hang on a second." She said and then deactivated her armor. "So, the last thing you remember is Bowser talking to you about the Grand Star?"
"Yeah, and then everything went dark after I turned him down."
"Sounds like you've been brainwashed."
"Brainwashed? Bah… it's like everyone in the universe wants a piece of the ol' brain." Dedede grumbled.
"So, you didn't kidnap Peach and Reimu?" Nitori asked.
"Kidnap! Do I look like the kidnappin' type to you!" Dedede sounded offended over this.
"Nope." Samus shook her head. "I knew something was off the minute we found out the Grand Star was in Dreamland."
"But wait… if Reimu and Peach aren't here, then where are they?" Mario asked.
"Right here!" A voice said as they turned their heads to see Reimu, Peach, Kirby, Magolor, Youmu, Yuyuko and Meta Knight in front of them.
"Reimu!" Marisa exclaimed.
"Peach?! But… wait, I thought you were with Bowser… how are you…?" Mario wondered.
Peach sighed. "It's a long story. You see-"
Meanwhile, with Bowser and Kamek…
"We turned this city upside down looking for Peach and that Reimu chick and all everyone thinks about are actual peaches!" Bowser exclaimed.
"Sire, mind if I say something real quick?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"Well, uh, it's about this plan of yours. Don't you think it would be wise to go back to the center of the universe empty handed? Let Peach and Reimu hide all they want, they won't be able to hide forever in our galactic conquest." He said. "We have the power we need to have the universe bend to our will. Once we have that fully stable, we'll send out man hunts to those who oppose us and lock them up, Peach and Reimu included."
"Where are you going with this?"
"I'm saying that you can declare martial law on the whole universe and make everyone obey your every command. If anyone opposes, which they will, they won't have the manpower to do anything. You can do whatever you want. Why go on a wild goose chase in search of these two ladies when you can force them back during your reign? That way, no one will stand in your way. Not even Mario because we'll be able to lock him up without him realizing what's going on."
"Ah, I see where you're going with this!" Bowser smirked. "I can make Peach my bride with no one interrupting and we'd rule the universe together!"
"Yes, though I'm now realizing this does sound a bit cliche, but I doubt it'll hurt anyone." Kamek said. "If you'll make Peach your bride, what will you make Reimu?"
"I dunno, a personal servant that works all the time. If she's lazy, I'll threaten to throw her into the lava pits if she doesn't obey."
"Now you're getting it! Let's go back to what we were doing before!"
"Yeah!" Bowser nodded as they got into their airship and flew off.
Back with the others…
Mario sighed with relief. "Glad you're okay."
"Yeah, but now we need to stop Bowser. He's gotten too far ahead of his plans and I'm not going to let him rule the universe." Peach said, while Marisa knelt down in front of Kirby.
"Looks more like a simple drawing, what gives?" Marisa asked, poking the puffball. "This is the famous Star Warrior you mentioned? I don't see it."
"Looks can be deceiving." Magolor told her.
"I'll take your word for it." Marisa shrugged. "Still, he looks mighty cute! Name's Marisa Kirisame!"
Kirby smiled. "Ma-wissa Ki-wiss-a-may!"
Marisa jawdropped and then picked up the little guy, then turned to Reimu. "Hey Reimu, can we keep this little guy? He's so precious, I can't stand it!"
Reimu laughed. "I hear ya."
"He does look cute!" Mokou said.
"I wanna hug him!" Yuyuko exclaimed.
"How can an infamous Star Warrior be so cute?" Flandre asked, and then Kirby turned to Patchouli.
"Poyo poyo!"
Must… resist… cuteness… Patchouli thought, only for Alice to whistle casually and push her into Kirby, who just hugged the magician in response. "Mmmph… okay, five minutes! …Maybe ten. Okay, thirty… never mind, can I hug you forever?"
"He broke Patchy… I never thought I'd see the day!" Meiling giggled.
"WHAT?!" Mario and Luigi yelled, catching the attention of everyone as they turned to see Peach looking serious.
"You heard right. I want to stop him too."
"But… outside of Smash, you… you're not very… strong compared to Bowser." Luigi said. "He'll overpower you, even IN Smash!"
"Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence." Peach said. "I know you guys do all the work, but I'd say it's high time I did something for a change, and I don't mean those two times when I had a talking umbrella or that time when I helped you guys defeat Smithy. I have tons of potential and no one really sees it."
"But Peach, you…"
Peach looked to Mario. "I know you're worried about me, I get it. I appreciate it, you always protect me, but this time… let me protect you. I can hold my own just fine."
"It's true, I've seen her in action." Reimu said with a nod.
Mario sighed. "But Peach, this is Bowser we're talking about."
"I know, and I know he likes to pull nasty tricks, but I'm ready. I've seen what he's capable of and I think it's high time for me to knock some sense into him for once. I'm ready… and none of you are stopping me."
Mario hesitated before sighing in defeat. "Toadsworth is right, you are headstrong." He said and then looked at her. "But be careful, alright? I don't know what I'd do if you're seriously hurt."
Peach giggled. "You can trust me." She said and then leaned close to him. "Always the protective one." She whispered before pecking him on the nose, causing him to blush a deep red.
"Since Bowser is planning on taking over the universe, I suggest we offer a helping hand too." Meta Knight suggested. "With all of us working together, we'll put a stop to Bowser."
"I'm in!" Dedede said. "There ain't no way I'm gonna let it slide that Bowser brainwashed me!"
"I'll get the Halberd ready. You guys go back to the Observatory and we'll meet you there." Meta Knight said as they nodded and then took off, while also taking the Grand Star.
Meanwhile, at Peach's Castle…
"So, have you heard what the Koopalings did?" A Hammer Bro asked.
"Yeah, they've made a wrong turn and ended up in Brooklyn, where they got creamed by Mr. Sandman because Iggy thought it'd be a good idea to kidnap him and question him for answers on where Dreamland is." A Boomerang Bro sighed. "Boom Boom and Pom Pom… I'm not sure where they're at."
"Who knows." The Hammer Bro shrugged as they walked past a crystal containing Remilia, unaware of it starting to crack.
"Hey, have you heard who got confirmed for Smash Bros now?" Boomerang Bro asked.
"Is it Waluigi?"
"No."
"That bear and bird duo… Banjo… whatever it was?"
"Nope."
"Who?"
"A Piranha Plant."
"…Wait, time out. A PIRANHA PLANT got in before Waluigi?"
"Apparently."
"You gotta be kidding me. What's next, a Goomba gets in?"
"At this rate, everyone is going to get in before Waluigi. I'm betting a Biddy Bud next."
"Lakitu needs to get in. I mean, if he can Kart race, then he can be a Smasher." Hammer Bro grinned. "…Say, have you heard the rumors that a Smash Invitation got stolen by these weirdos called the Phantom Thieves?"
"Eh, I'm taking that with a grain of salt. The Phantom Thieves sounds like a wannabe boy band if anything." Boomerang Bro said, and then they heard shattering. "…Huh?"
"What the?" Hammer Bro turned around to see Remilia on her knees, looking weak. "Hey, how did you get out of your crystal prison?" He asked… and then suddenly, Remilia grabbed him by the throat. "Gack!"
"Where am I? Tell me where I am!"
"The C-center of the universe! Lord Bowser is making a galaxy of his own for him to rule!"
"Is that so?" Remilia said, before throwing him to the ground before putting her foot on his stomach.
"Hey! Leave him alo- AAACK!" The Boomerang Bro's throat was caught in her hand.
"…I'm hungry… and you two… look good enough to eat…"
A Shy Guy walked by and heard the two screaming. "Hey, what's all the com… mo… tion…" The Shy Guy backed away slowly. "Backing away, backing away… HEEEEEEEEELP! A VAMPIRE IS ON THE LOOSE! HEEEEEEELP!"
Remilia wiped her mouth, seeming to back in full strength and looking much healthier. "Much better." She said as she walked off to a window and saw the galaxy before her. "So, this is Lord Bowser's galaxy, eh?" She wondered before smirking. "Hmm… I wonder what would happen if I… messed with it?"
Sorry for the long wait! I get really easily distracted at times. I thought I would have brought this up after posting Zelda's Journey after my vacation, but like I said, I get really easily distracted all the time. It never fails, you go on YouTube to listen to some music for your BGMs, but you don't make it past the home page because there's always that ONE video where you go "Ooooh, what's that? That looks interesting!"
And when I DO put up the VGM on a tab, I look through on the recommended and go "Oooh, I haven't heard that song in a while!" and then it leads to more songs being listened to, more videos being watched and nothing gets accomplished.
Ah well, glad it's finally up!
Oh, and today is Reggie Fils-aime's last day at Nintendo. *salutes* Enjoy your retirement, big guy.