Galeem has been aware of recent developments. Mainly, that Jordan, Kirby, and Rose had managed to free almost half of the fighters, and weaken his shield thanks to the defeat of the bosses. Though he figured that they may manage to reach him, he always had Palutena. After getting obliterated by Galeem, she was brought back to life, mainly the one who helped set up the traps to keep the three for advancing. But thanks to their perseverance, those traps failed. She remained calm and just sighed at best.

"The mice keep escaping our mazes," she said, standing a dark room. She then started to communicate telepathically with Galeem, who is still nested comfortably within his shield.

"I am sure you know why I am talking to you now," said Galeem.

"Yes, I am aware." Palutena displays no fear of his appearance.

"It seems that the fallen fighters are no longer being fallen. These three fighters are tougher than I thought."

"Yes. The diversions that we place are not working. Maybe we need to try a new approach… such as more Puppet Fighters."

"Hmm… I guess you are right here. But if they shall reach me, well… I would have to take matters into my own hands…"

With their conversation ending, Palutena immediately began the creation of new Puppet Fighters, capturing more spirits to power them.

The group was currently rising from their nighttime slumber as the Sun rose. Jordan was starting to get a little suspicious of something: if there was a possible last boss, which there probably will be, then what about the other fighters? They only had about half the fighters, but the journey seems to be almost ending…

But as soon as everyone was awake, they continued forward, following Jordan's lead to the third boss. Everyone was hoping that this was the final one. As everyone continued to fight any Puppet Fighters they may encounter and gather new spirits to save. A little while later, one of the Zombie Heroes, Rustbolt to be exact, noticed someone, or some people in the distance. It looked like they were bound to a giant fishbowl.

"Neptuna! Octana! Fishy! Sam!"

"Wait, that's what those animals are called?"

"Well, the fish and octopus, yes. The zombie's name is Sam."

"Oh, well then…"

Pretty sure you know what happens here. They fought the Puppets blocking their path, gained the Spirits, and after a couple of minutes, they reached the battle. Rustbolt offered to fight her and release his friend. One thing he noticed was that Sam seemed to have gotten stronger from having to move that fishbowl all the time. Nonetheless, Rustbolt knew what he had to do.

(One battle sequence later…)

Rustbolt, Neptuna, and her posse reappeared among the group, who was glad that another fighter was saved! She, however, needed to find some water since her fishbowl was empty after the fight. Luckily for them, there was a lake nearby, in which she immediately jumped in, followed by Sam pushing the fishbowl in. Everyone was happy to see she was okay. After a couple of moments splashing around, Neptuna's posse was ready to venture forward as Jordan began to once again lead the way.

Many venturing has lead the group to an area that seemed similar to some of the fighters. Peach recognized the area as belonging to a game Jordan may know as Monster Hunter.

"You know, it may be that- wait, how do you know that?"

"You don't know everything about me."

Jordan thought it would be best to ask another day as a large dragon suddenly appeared. Assuming this was their next boss, he walked up to it, only for the creature to move further. And when he came close to it, it moved again. This went on for several minutes before it finally lands on a cliffside, entering a portal that leads to its fight.

Duck Hunt was confident that they can take him down. After all, they have been catching birds (well, the Dog at least) for about 24 years. Jordan, as usual, was watching the battle on his Switch, despite never finding out how or why this has been happening. Duck Hunt was surprisingly effective at fighting the comparatively large dragon, using their NES tools until he was eventually defeated. And he did his signature laugh before leaving and reappearing before the team. The trio was happy that they were able to defeat it because that happened to finally break the shield, as seen on the Switch. Everyone was glad and confused at the same time because it cannot be over yet right…?

(Some venturing later…)

The group came across Galeem and was this close to fighting him. But their path to him was blocked… by a giant hand.

"Wait… Master Hand?"

It was Master Hand but he seemed… different. Mainly because of the distinctively red aura that he was emitting. Jordan could only assume the worse: he was being mind controlled.

"Oh, great. So now we have to find HIM?"
Unfortunately, that was the case, and to everyone's surprise, Kirby decided to take on the giant hand, wanting to be the one that fights Galeem. No one was stopping him so he and Master Hand disappeared into a portal, and as usual, Jordan monitored the battle on his Switch. Kirby was actually pretty effective against Master Hand, knowing all of his movies which helped him finish the battle in just 10 minutes. But that also caused Master Hand to explode.

"Well, Galeem is just ahead. Everyone ready?"

All of the fighters that were currently saved nodded and everyone went off to face the Lord of Light.

(Ladies and gentlemen. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we were unable to provide footage of Galeem's battle. If you want to know what happens… look on YouTube! We now return to our regularly scheduled program.)

Everyone had Galeem dead to rights and was ready to finish him off. But then something happened. And it was not his doing. The sky began to crack, allowing for what looked like an army of Crazy Hands to cross over! And another figure appeared before everyone. And this one had a drastically different design. For one thing, he had spikes instead of angel wings. For another, HE HAD AN EYE!

"Oh no! Those were the spikes on the Observatory..."

"With Galeem, the lord of light, defeated, darkness takes hold."

"Hello, Galeem," said the new force. "Nice to see you again…"

"Ugh, it's you…"

"Oh, how nice of you to remember. So listen up. I am the one calling the shots now! Crazy Hands… sic him!"

The Crazy Hands immediately dashed to attack Galeem, but he was able to use his energy to warp away. This force was then able to hijack his operations, reminding Jordan of who this new enemy is.

"I knew there was going to be a twist. There's always a twist villain…"

"In the blink of an eye, the land was swallowed by shadow. Galeem's spirits and puppet fighters fall under its control. The embodiment of chaos and darkness… Dharkon."

AU: And so Part 1 of World of Light comes to a close. So here's the thing, I am thinking about doing something different for the Dark side of this story. I was thinking about not just having Jordan as the star of Part II. I want to give Kirby and Rose more screentime, especially since it will help make them reach the end quicker. Again, this mode is long! Anyway, expect a new fanfiction for Part II as I plan on keeping them separate.

As for Season 2, it is still in development. I just have an idea for a season premiere but I won't reveal it yet. Though I do want to point out one thing: some things about Jordan's dimension will be different from the real world, so while Jordan's world is the real world, some things will be different than you expect…

I also got a couple of fanfiction ideas, so be on the lookout for that.

As always, leave a review! Never hurts to help!