A/N: OWO whats this? The Nintendo direct about Super smash bros ultimate involved the deaths of fictional characters that we either grew up with, don't know anything about, or just hate playing against because they're actually super infuriating and everyone started writing Fanfictions about it? Damn it Sakurai. I have a sinking feeling all the other fanfictions people write about WoL will quickly fade into a pit of dead trends sometime within early November and mid December, but I'm going to put my spin on WoL anyway because no one will stop me!
NOTES/Warnings: Spoilers for the WoL trailer I guess but at this point everyone knows about it right?
"Don't let a single one get away!"
Those brave enough to take up the cause of justice and honor stood their ground at the sight that beheld them in the horizon. Fox was at the lead, pointing his blaster to the sky with obvious pride and certainty that the threat would be contained. Above the sunset reflecting waters of the ocean below were hundreds, maybe thousands of gloved white hands hovered slowly around a glowing white being known as Galeem, as if hypnotized by it. Among the crowd of legendary heroes and villains stood one that everyone had come to know as Kirby from a planet called Popstar. He had been on numerous adventures with those around him, and even though his mind could process only a single thought, he knew that this was another moment where he needed to lend his abilities for the greater good. Near him were Zelda, Mega man, Samus, and Bowser, people he had considered friends regardless of whatever they did or who they sided with. The pink puff tried to mimic their stern, bold expressions and added a touch of his own boldness by lifting one of his stubby hands up.
"We'll each need to take down about ten."
"Stow your fear. Its now or never!"
"We'll win this. I know we will!"
As if triggered remotely, the white cloth of the hands peeled off into tiny shreds, showing a bright blue, almost see through interior. This interior floated towards Galeem, who willingly collected them and absorbed them into itself. Something struck the Monado wielder, Shulk, and visions of the near future hit him like Peach's frying pan to the face. He couldn't describe what he saw even if he tried, which resulted in nothing but a stutter when he tried to turn around and warn his fellow smashers of the impending doom. Galeem's white form shifted into a flat black one, like a hole was punched into the sky, and began giving off a faint buzzing noise as the hands were absorbed into it. Without warning, the energy from the hands shot out of all sides around Galeem, turning into golden-yellow colored tentacles and racing towards the smashers with incredible speed. The first of these glowing streaks bounced off Link's shield, causing him to steady himself from the blow and attack with his blade. His attack inevitably missed, and another beam of light bounced off his shield as another consumed him. Samus reared up and lifted her canon to the sky, firing plasma shot after plasma shot at their attackers. She attempted to sidestep out of the way when she realized they were untouchable, but was also shortly consumed by the beams. Kirby glanced around him fearfully. He had already witnessed a handful of his friends disintegrate into nothingness, and had little clue what else to do. If he had not seen this, his instinct would have been to fight back, but that would have resulted in the same fate as the others. The pink puff watched Sonic and Pikachu attempt to escape with their speed, Zelda and Mewtwo try to reflect them, Marth try to deliver one of his famous counters, and Mario shoot fireballs towards these mysterious attackers, all of which ended with them falling victim to their enemies. In a panic, Kirby summoned his Warp Star, only half certain that he would make it out alive. He hopped on it swiftly, rocketing into the sky above with the same incredible speed the beams had.
As he ascended further upward, he saw more and more of his friends fall. Captain Falcon was caught before he could hop into his ship, Lucario and Greninja were stopped before they could even move, Rosalina's futile attempt to fly away, and Pit and Dark pit falling from the sky into the golden light were just a few of many things the puff saw as he put all his energy into escaping. Before long, he was the last remaining fighter, and also the last target for Galeem. Kirby took a quick glance behind him to see that the creatures he was racing away from were catching up to him, and catching up unexpectedly fast. He let out a gasp - or at least he thought he did - and put more of his energy into speeding up the Warp Star. The Star obeyed, and the speed at which it traveled at increased greatly, but the beams seemed to know that Kirby was desperate to escape and sped up in response to the Popstarian's action. There was no time to look back now, Kirby needed to put all his concentrated energy into getting out as fast as he could. The feeling of the wind on his face became sharper and colder as the Warp Star obliged to the whim of its rider and flew faster. Faster, faster, faster. Almost there. He could feel time and space bending to his will too. Now. The Warp Star suddenly shifted and vanished in the sky, leaving behind a trail of tiny pale yellow stars where it had been previously. As if they were sentient, the beams located other targets beneath the clouds and began to consume them as well. Within about a second, the entire world was eaten alive by the light, then the surrounding planets, and soon enough, the whole galaxy.
The rifts of space and time opened up after what felt like eons, spitting out a certain Puffball on a star into the new sky he was sent to. He was just barely holding on for dear life, all his energy being put into traveling caused his small body to quickly weaken. What had seemed futile and impossible the puff had proved possible, but at the cost of his friends. The Warp Star suddenly crashed into the dry, rocky ground below, breaking both its physical form and Kirby's thoughts. Kirby slid on his face through the dusty terrain, possibly receiving small scratches on his leathery skin. When he finally came to a halt, Kirby collected his thoughts once again. Again, because he was a simple creature, he could only think of few things that would build the base of what the Popstarian had seen. Light and death. Kirby had just watched all his friends disintegrate into ashes and put all his power into a great escapade away from the fate they all suffered. He doubted there was anyway to recover after all that happened. Despite this, he found the strength to stand up on his stubby red feet. His scarred face was greeted with a sight he had never imagined he would see. It was like he traveled to a whole other planet, but a very recognizable one. To his left, he could see a massive stone castle, one that he thought came from Simon Belmont's world. On his right was a building that reminded him of the bomb factory from when the Subspace had attempted to seize control combined with something along the lines of Fourside and Onett. Finally, the middle of this mysterious world contained essences of the pillars and ruins of Skyworld mixed in with a castle like the ones from the world his Fire Emblem friends came from with an odd dash of icicle mountain in the distance.
Kirby lifted his stubby hands up and gasped in awe. It felt so comforting and familiar, but so frightening and uncomfortable as well. All of this, all these bits and pieces of worlds he traveled to with all his friends, it reminded him of his new - albeit self-given - quest. Save friends. Friends need help. Must rescue them. He couldn't imagine what kind of trouble and terror they were sinking in at the moment, but it only drove him to set off and complete this quest. Settling on his thoughts about his friends being in danger, the pink puffy hero set off on a perilous and valorous journey to rescue friends and, unknowingly, the entire universe as they all knew it.