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They belong to their representative owners, except for most of the OCs in the story.
BGM: Hau'oli City (Pokemon Sun and Moon)
Sabrina emerged from the water, stepping onto the sand with a smile and looked behind her to see some Lumineon breaching out of the water. "That was fun." She said, as she sat down on a beach towel as water droplets ran down her body. She reached behind her back to fix her hair and turn it back into the ponytail as more water dripped down her back. She was looking over on a small island not far from her, watching a beach volleyball between Riku vs Sora.
She smiled, watching them… mostly her husband and cheering him on. "Go honey! Kick his butt!" She cheered as she then felt something cold on her back. "Gah!" She screamed and turned to see a Vanillite.
"Vanill!"
Sabrina giggled. "I'm not Latias, silly."
"Vanill…" Vanillite sighed, and then spotted Latias lying under a palm tree. "Vanill!" It then took off to greet her as Latias opened her eyes to feel something cold on her lap. She looked down to see the Vanillite snuggling up to her.
"…Sabrina!" Latias exclaimed.
"What? You two are cute together!"
"Vanill! Vanill!"
Latias sighed. "Oh… what am I going to do with you?"
With Rose…
"Stuff! Stuff!" Stufful cried, chasing after Rockruff while Magearna curiously looked at them.
"They're so adorable." Rose giggled, turning her head over to Magearna with a smile as the Pokemon looked at her as well before Rose hugged her. "I love you, Magearna!"
Magearna said something in a robotic voice and hugged her back as Stufful suddenly ran over and tackled Rose, knocking her down.
"Ooof!" She exclaimed as Magearna curiously tilted her head.
"Stuff!" Stufful cried and attempted to cuddle her as Rockruff happily walked over and sat down, licking Rose's face.
"H-hey! That tickles!" Rose laughed as Stuff was still trying its best to cuddle as Rockruff happily wagged his tail… while Magearna still was looking at them curiously.
End BGM
Meanwhile, in the Citadel…
"Mama mia… I can't believe Bowser has a Pokemon now!" Mario said.
"Are Ultra Beasts even considered Pokemon?" Luigi wondered.
"According to everyone, yes." Mario nodded. "Hmm, this will make our attempts to save Peach even more difficult. I wonder if we can get some Pokemon ourselves?"
"I doubt it." Luigi said. "With my luck, there'd be some kind of Ghost Pokemon that'd haunt me for days on end." He said and walked away.
"Hmm…" Mario rubbed his chin in thought. "Wouldn't hurt to try." He said to himself and walked away.
As Luigi was walking around, he started whistling as he wandered into the Nature Reserve, seeing the various pets and Pokemon… and then he walked off, unaware of being followed.
BGM: Funny Goings-On (Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam)
As he kept walking, he couldn't help but feel as if he was being followed. He stopped walking and slowly pulled out his hammer and turned around. "Who goes there?" He asked, but nothing was there… well, maybe except for Locke giving him a strange look as he was reading out of a magazine.
"You're acting jumpier than usual." Locke said. "Which is saying something."
"Oh, whatever." Luigi said as he turned around and walked off, but he still had the feeling he was being followed.
"Hey, Luigmeister!" Neptune called to him. "Who's your new friend?"
Luigi looked at the goddess. "What?"
"Uh, it's right behind you."
Luigi's eyes widened and turned around. "AHA!" He yelled, pointing his hammer at… a wall as Raiden walked by.
"Weirdo." Raiden said.
Luigi glared at the CPU. "Very funny!"
"…Well, it was there just a second ago." She scratched her head. "Oh well!"
Luigi shrugged and kept walking as he then spotted Jaune talking to Pyrrha and then he saw what was behind Luigi. "Luigi… behind you."
"Let me guess, it's going to be right there but as soon as I turn my head, it's not there." Luigi said as he turned around to see nothing. "See? I told you." He said… but as he turned around to face Jaune and Pyrrha…
"Misdrea~!"
Luigi paled up… let out a scream… and then he went down for the count.
"Misdreavus?"
Misdreavus hovered over the KO'd plumber with a concerned look.
"Ooogh…" Luigi groaned as he got up. "…Man, what a nightmare… there was a Ghost Pokemon right in front of-… okay, who's nuzzling my neck?"
"Um…" Pyrrha pointed to the side of his neck. "You might wanna…"
Luigi turned around to see Misdreavus nuzzling his neck and paled even more… and yelped, then crawling backwards until he hit a wall, cowering in front of the Misdreavus.
"Misdrea?" Misdreavus tilted her head before smiling and hovered closer to the plumber with a smile.
"Get away… GET AWAAAAAAAAAY!" He screamed and ran off, screaming his head off as the Pokemon chased after him.
"…What just happened?" Jaune asked.
"I have… no idea."
End BGM
Back at Melemele…
"Curious little thing…" Youmu said, kneeling down and looking at Mimikyu.
"Mimikyu's a Ghost Pokemon." Isaac told her.
"I don't buy that for a second." Youmu said. "Doesn't look at all that ghostly to me. In fact… I think he looks adorable!"
Mimikyu's eyes widened as tears streamed down its body. "Mimikyu!" Mimikyu cried and jumped into Youmu's arms, nuzzling her neck as Youmu giggled. "That tickles!"
"Hmm, a ghost that she actually likes besides me!" Yuyuko said, taking a bite out of a cookie. "Seriously, I never heard of this 'Chips Ahoy' until now!"
"ALRIGHT, WHO STOLE MY CHIPS AHOY STACHE?!" Deadpool yelled. "I WAS SAVING IT FOR-" He spooted Yuyuko. "Y-you…?! You ate them all?!"
"Can you blame me? They're so delicious!" Yuyuko smiled and then ate the last one as Deadpool jawdropped and fell on his knees.
"NOOOOO! I WAS SAVING THOSE FOR LATER!" He yelled and then got back up. "No matter, I'll just go get more!" He said and took off.
"…Drama queen." Yuyuko said.
"Would this be a bad time to mention that I ate some of those cookies as well?" Isaac chuckled. "Well, I'll go see how Flare's doing." He said and walked towards the library. "Seriously, she's been in there for ages!"
"I think I saw Patchy in there." Yuyuko said as Youmu put down Mimikyu.
"I'm curious… what's under your rag?" Youmu wondered and curiously looked under as Mimikyu braced itself… and Youmu screamed in terror when she found out what was under it.
"Oh my!" Yuyuko said, as she saw was under it to. "I certainly wasn't expecting that!" She said… and then saw Youmu going down for the count. "Youmu?"
She knelt down. "Youmuuuuu~!" She said, waving her hand in front of her before fearing the worst. "No! NO! Don't you die on me! No! Don't leave me! Who's going to feed me sweets whenever I've hungry?!"
Youmu groaned as she sat up. "…You do realize I'm half dead… right?"
"Oh thank heavens!" Yuyuko hugged her.
Youmu then looked over at Mimikyu. "So… that's your true form?"
"Mimikyu…" Mimikyu nodded and turned around, slowly walking away.
"No, don't run away!" Youmu said. "You may look terrifying under the rag, but on the outside, you're really adorable!" She said as Mimikyu stopped.
"Mimik?"
"Yeah, I can see why you're a Ghost type… but you're not all that scary with that adorable costume on!"
Mimikyu's eyes widened and ran over, happily jumping into Youmu's arms again. "Kyu! Kyu!"
"You're so cute, I just wanna squeeze you tightly!" Youmu giggled as Yuyuko looked at the swordswoman in surprise.
"Oh my…" She whispered as Isaac came back.
"What was with the screaming? It didn't sound like mom was fangir-… oh my god." He said in complete disbelief.
"I'm just as shocked as you are." Yuyuko said. "…But man, it's so cute!" She made a portal. "Come on, we have got to show the others!"
"Five more minutes!" Youmu giggled.
"…Oh come on!" Yuyuko said, pulling Youmu into the portal with Mimikyu still in her arms.
"…What just happened?" Isaac asked.
A few minutes later at the Citadel…
"Wait… let me take a look at that Pokedex!" Reimu said, grabbing a hold of Moon's Pokedex. Earlier, Professor Jacob wanted to show Moon around the Citadel.
"Hey hey! No need to be so grabby!" Rotom protested as Reimu looked at him, then at Mimikyu, then back at Rotom, them back at Mimikyu.
"Ghost/Fairy…" Reimu said. "…Youmu, you do realize-"
"Yes, I know… but I can't help it! He's so adorable!"
"Mimikyu!"
"Hey, what's going on?" Marisa asked as she saw Mimikyu being held by Youmu. "Aww, you found a friend!"
"…Take a look at this!" Reimu said, shoving Rotom in Marisa's face.
"Ooof!" They both exclaimed as Marisa pulled back.
"Okay, it says here Mimikyu is a… Ghost… Fairy… Wait a second…" She said as she looked up… then looked down, then looked up aga-well, you get the idea. "WHAT THE HELL?!" She yelled.
"That's what I'm saying!" Reimu exclaimed, as Aya came by and took a look as well.
"…Holy…" Aya said as she took a picture of it and then took a picture of Rotom and brought out her notepad. "Youmu Konpaku not afraid of a Ghost/Fairy type Pokemon named Mimikyu…" She wrote. "…No, that's too lengthy." She rubbed her chin in thought. "Yuyuko's Gardener seen hugging a Ghost Pokemon… hmm, getting warmer…"
She walked off. "I'll have to think about this. This is going to be a hell of a scoop that not even Cirno would believe!" She said. "Hatate, you're going down!"
"Who's the most adorable Pokemon Ghost? You are! You are!" Youmu playfully said as Mimikyu cried in happiness and cuddled into Youmu's arms.
"...Did the Underworld freeze over or is this actually happening?" Marisa asked.
"I'm still having a hard time believing this." Reimu said. "…By the way, what's Necrozma doing?"
"Well, let's just say I maaaaaay have told him what Kamek has done to me in the past…" Marisa said as there was an explosion in the distance.
"I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS, MARISA!" Kamek's voice yelled.
"And he miiiiight be beating the hell out of Kamek right now."
"…Your hatred for him is amazing…"
"I'll say." A voice said as they turned to see Zero Two casually walking over. "To think all of this happened when the Marisa and Kamek feud kept going on in my universe."
BGM: Travel Journal (Mario and Luigi: Dream Team)
"So tell me, how did that feud over there start? I bet he deserved it." Marisa smirked.
"Well, from what I understand, it all started during the Star Festival and… well, Bowser kidnapped Reimu and-"
"That moron kidnapped ME? Well, that's a step up from Peach, I imagine…"
"He also kidnapped Peach."
"Why am I not surprised?" Reimu sighed.
"Well, Kamek launched Marisa away and she landed on a planet and meeting the Mario Bros. During her adventures, Kamek lied to Reimu saying that Marisa was dead, which lead to Reimu despairing."
"…What an asshole! It takes more than his stupid magic to take ME down! Geez!" Marisa exclaimed.
"It only escalated from there, Marisa found out about that and called him out and then sent a message to Reimu that she was okay and is going to save her."
"Sounds about right. I always save Reimu's ass." Marisa cockily said.
"…I believe I save YOU most of the time with your cocky attitude…"
"Oh whatever!"
"It kept escalating, both of them fighting and calling each other out… they at one point teamed up to take out the Dark Star and Fawful-"
"Me? Teaming up with THAT creep? HA! That'll be the day." Marisa muttered.
"It went on for so long that, at the end, Marisa finally killed Kamek by tossing him into the lava in the Sprixie Kingdom."
"Halle-freakin-lujah. That's definitely me!" Marisa grinned.
Though, I could've sworn I saw him walking around when I was visiting last time… maybe it was my imagination. He thought.
"So what am I like in that universe? Am I awesome as always?"
"Yes. She's basically you."
"HELL YEAH!" Marisa yelled.
"…But afraid of the water."
"…Excuse me?"
"Yeah, let's just say while saving Reimu, you had a bad encounter with Kingfin and you nearly drowned and had to have Nitori save you. It was because of that incident she refused to go into the water."
"…What a loser!" Marisa exclaimed. "As if I'd ever be afraid of the water! HA! That Marisa in that universe is a total loser if she's afraid of water!"
"You do realize you're insulting yourself, right?" Reimu asked.
"Different universe, different Marisa."
"But you're basically-… oh never mind." Reimu sighed. "But, if the battle between those two has escalated, how did it manage to escalate to this universe?"
"To be honest, I have no idea. The Yukari of that universe has no idea how it's happened and neither does this Yukari. Even Yen Sid is confused by it."
"Well, whatever the case, I'm proud of her for getting rid of that little asshole. I wish I could do the same but unfortunately, he's still alive." Marisa muttered. "…Hmm, maybe if I can borrow one of Minene's C-4's…"
Reimu sweatdropped. "Where does your mind go?"
End BGM
Back at Melemele…
"Aaaand… that's the last bit of furniture we could find at the destroyed Destiny Islands." Erza said, looking at Aria's new house.
"It wasn't easy, but we found a few we could salvage." Armstrong said.
Aria smiled. "This home is amazing." She said, looking at a recliner chair. "I'm amazed that survived. Terra's going to be thrilled."
"I'm amazed these two survived." Erza said, looking at a picture of Aria's family with Tristina as a little girl and on Terra's shoulders and another of Sabrina, Xarina and Aria all posing in the picture.
"Mix in the old with the new." Armstrong said, looking at a mirror that was surprisingly not cracked… and he decided to flex. "I wonder, were there any surviving items in Miss Sabrina's house?"
Erza rubbed her chin in thought. "I remember seeing a few things when we went back. I remember seeing Samus as a little action figure, a little Pikachu doll… I think I saw a few video game cases still intact…"
"Anything not game related?" Armstrong asked.
"Well, I think I saw a frying pan still in one piece… I'm trying to remember what else I saw." She muttered and then pounded her fist into her palm. "Oh! I saw a family photo, unfortunately, it's a bit cracked but it did survive."
"It must be one huge picture with that huge family."
"Actually, it was a picture of a much more smaller family with Sabrina, Riku, Isaac, Minene, Yuno and little Rose."
"Something's been bugging me." Armstrong said as Aria put down a vase full of flowers. "Are miss Minene and Yuno actually related to the family at all?"
"Actually, not really." Erza said. "It's a long story of how they met, but Minene joined the family just a year before Xehanort made his move. From what I could tell, he wanted to see how powerful he's gotten by tearing that world apart."
"And it was only after we defeated Xehanort when Yuno joined the family." Aria said. "She had nowhere else to go ever since her home was destroyed… and then her world when the Legion of Darkness made a mess of things."
"And little Rose… I don't think anyone has the heart to tell her the truth." Armstrong said as… uh… manly tears rolled down his cheeks. "Oh, to be so innocent and pure and not knowing the truth!"
"Actually, Rose already knows." Aria said. "But she really doesn't care and looks up to those two as if they were actually her aunts."
"HOW BEAUTIFUL!" Armstrong yelled as tears shot out of his eyes.
"…For a man, he sure knows how to cry a lot…" Erza quietly said to herself while sweatdropping.
Lillie then walked in. "Hey mother, have you seen Trist-" She slipped on the tears that were streaming on the ground. "WHOA!" She yelled.
THUD!
"Ow…"
"Lillie! Are you okay?!" Aria asked.
"Y-yeah… I'm fine…" Lillie winced… and then Armstrong picked her up.
"Forgive me, miss Lillie, sometimes I cannot control my tears."
Lillie sweatdropped. "Um… all's forgiven…?" She tilted her head, trying to figure out what to make of the man.
"It's just that these tears have been known to flow to the ground… it's been-"
Don't say it… Erza thought.
"It's been happening my family for generations!"
Oh god dammit! Erza growled before she noticed strawberry shortcake in the kitchen… and went over to get herself a slice.
"…Anyway, have you seen Tristina anywhere?"
"I think she went shopping at the mall." She said… and then Tristina walked in with Terra, both of them had bewildered looks. "Oh, they're back!"
"How was shopping in the mall?" Armstrong asked.
"…Well, it was great until we got to the clothes…" Terra said.
"Oh come on, they can't be that bad." Aria said and then both of them whispered in her ears. "THEY COST HOW MUCH?!" She yelled as Erza walked back in.
"How bad?" Armstrong asked as they revealed the prices for all the clothing as Armstrong jawdropped, Lillie's eyes widened in surprise… while Erza dropped her fork in shock.
Outside…
Armstrong slammed the door open. "LET ME AT 'EM! THAT IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY!" He yelled as he stormed over… but Erza and Aria attempted to stop him.
"Just let it be! Just let it be!" Erza said.
"BUT WHAT IF MISS LILLIE NEEDS CLOTHES?! THINK ABOUT THE LITTLE KIDS!" He yelled as he tried to go forward.
Lillie sweatdropped. "Is he always like this…?"
"Oh, you have no idea." Tristina sighed.
A little bit later, at Sabrina's…
"YOU GOTTA HELP ME!" Luigi yelled, shaking Sabrina. "THIS THING WON'T STOP FOLLOWING ME!"
"Get in line…" Latias sighed, as Vanillite was sitting comfortable on her lap.
"You know, he actually looks cute on your lap." Latios said.
"NOT YOU TOO, BRO!" She yelled.
"Uuugh…" Sabrina groaned, feeling a bit dizzy. "It's just an adorable Misdreavus…"
"ADORABLE?! You call THIS ghost adorable?! YOU KNOW HOW I AM WITH GHOSTS!"
"…And yet, you seem to be just fine with Yuyuko… hell, you have a Polterpup!"
"Yuyuko and Polterpup are completely different!"
"It's just a Misdreavus that's taking a liking to you. What's the harm in that?" Isaac asked.
"I'm thinking the same thing." Minene said.
"Aww, what's so scary about this little cutie?" Saki asked, gently tickling Misdreavus under her chin.
"Misdrea~!" Misdreavus cried, seeming to like that… and then nuzzled affectionately on Luigi's neck.
"Leave me alone…!" Luigi sighed.
"Hey, it might help you get rid of your fear of ghosts!" Rose pointed out.
"…As if that'll ever happen." Luigi muttered.
"Hmm…" Rose looked at Misdreavus, then at Luigi, then back at Misdreavus… and then had an idea. "Oh! I just thought of a cute nickname!"
"…And that would be?" Isaac asked.
Rose smiled innocently. "Affection!"
"Affection the Misdreavus…" Sabrina said. "…I love the sound of that!"
"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Minene grinned.
"That name's totally perfect!" Deadpool's voice said from afar.
"I like it." Riku nodded.
"It's totally adorable!" Kairi giggled.
"Uuuh… do I have a say in this…?" Luigi asked, shyly raising his hand.
"You probably don't." Sabrina said.
"…I was afraid of that." Luigi muttered, glancing at the Misdreavus, now named Affection, cried in joy and nuzzled him some more. "Go away!" He said… but Affection wasn't taking 'no' for an answer.
It was then that the door opened up and Mario walked in. "Hello!" He greeted.
"Mario! Thank goodness! Talk some sense into them!"
"About what?" Mario asked and then spotted Affection, then looked at Luigi with a sly grin. "Is that yours?"
"…No…" Luigi said as Affection was happily resting on his head.
"Misdrea~!"
"Not. Helping!"
Mario grinned. "That suits you, bro! Might help you with your ghost problem… even though you have no problem with Yuyuko or your Polterpup pet!"
"That's what I just said!" Sabrina smiled.
"OH COME ON, YOU TOO?!" Luigi yelled. "…Wait, why are you bruised?"
Mario smiled. "I've been training with a Pokemon that I found."
"What is it?"
Mario smiled and then pulled out an Ultra Ball, then called out an Emboar… but it wasn't just any Emboar.
It was a shiny!
"Whoa…" Sora said and then looked at his Pignite that evolved not too long ago. "So you evolve into that?"
"Pignite!"
"Sweet!"
"…Bro… can I trade you?" Luigi asked.
"Sorry, but he's non-tradable." Mario said, putting Emboar away. "By the way, Professor Sycamore gave me one of these." He said. "You have Misdreavus all to yourself."
"Oh… mama mia…" Luigi sighed as Affection happily circled around him.
"Misdrea~!"
Back at the Citadel…
"Oh, you are just the cutest little thing!" Daisy exclaimed, gushing over the Misdreavus as Luigi was giving her a 'seriously?' look. "What? You and this Misdreavus look so cute together!"
"Misdrea~!" Misdreavus cried and nuzzled Daisy's neck as she giggled.
"I don't want to look cute with this thing…"
"Awww, come on, how can you say no to this cute little face?"
"…I can say no to that face…"
Daisy sighed. "One of these days, sweetheart, you're going to open up and love this cutie! You got to get over this fear of yours, mister I defeated King Boo twice."
"Maybe… but right now, I'm not opening up to Misdreavus!" Luigi said and walked off… and then Affection followed him.
Daisy giggled. "Those two are so cute together." She smiled.
Unaware of Luigi and Affection, Wario and Mario watched them. "They'll make a great team." Mario said.
"Him? With a Ghost? I seriously doubt it. I'd have to give up garlic for a year if he warmed up to that thing." He said and walked off, which gave Mario an idea.
"Hey, why don't we have a little wager?" Mario asked as Wario stopped walking.
"Gambling? I'm in!" He said. "So, what's the bet? Luigi and that Misdrea… whatever it is?"
"Yes."
"What are the stakes?"
"If I win, you have to give up garlic for a year… and not touch any gold either."
"Interesting… and if I win, you have to stop saying 'It's-a me, Mario!' and give up all your favorite pasta foods for a year!"
"You're on." Mario said as they shook on it and parted ways.
Give up garlic and gold for a year? He must be out of his mind!
Give up pasta and saying my favorite catchphrase? Ha! Like I'd ever do that!
The two of them walked off, both of them determined that they'd win the bet that either Luigi would be best friends with Affection… or he might just end up sending her into the Poltergust.
Either way, someone was going to be a loser, and none of them were going to risk it.
May the odds be ever in their favor…
One week later…
"Mmm…" Yukari stirred from her bed and got up, stretching and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. "Ah, just what I needed…" She said and hopped out of bed, combing her hair in the process and walked out, letting out a yawn in the process.
"Hey mom!" Buru waved.
"Hey sweetheart…" Yukari said, still half-asleep.
"Yo, Yukari!" Worldwalker ran over to her. "We need to speak with your about something."
"Hmm?"
"Just come with me." He said and walked off as Yukari curiously and sleepily followed, still trying to stay awake. She walked into Worldwalker's room, where Mokou sat on the bed, rubbing her belly as Rosalina, Syrena, and Hades were in the room as well. "Hey… what's up…?"
"We need to tell you something… and it never leaves this room until we feel like it's good and ready." Worldwalker said.
"Sure… what is it…?" She asked as Mokou walked over and whispered in Yukari's ear.
"Oh… cool…" She said, and when it sunk in, her eyes widened, snapping her out of her sleepiness. "WHAT?!" She yelled. "YOU'RE… YOU'RE…?!"
"Yes." Mokou smiled.
"Mokou… congratulations!" She exclaimed, hugging Mokou tightly. "Do Buru, Hikari and Alex know?"
"I was going to, but Cody over here thought it'd be a good idea if we waited so they can be in on the surprise." Rosalina said.
"I'll be honest, I thought they were joking." Syrena said. "But you know what? I'm happy for you guys."
"So! We should definitely get settled on a name!" Yukari said. "Oh, and should we tell the Council of Light about this and keep it just between them?"
"I'd say leave them alone so they can be surprised too." Worldwalker said.
"Alrighty then! Now I strongly suggest that Mokou doesn't go into any worlds right now because of you know what!" She said. "And I suggest that Cody and Syrena be with her at all times just to be on the safe side!"
She then started giggling. "I've got stuff to plan!" She said as she quickly ran out. "Ooooh! I'M SO EXCITED!"
Hades blinked. "…Who is she and what happened to Yukari? She's usually not that giddy."
"You'd be giddy too if that happened." Rosalina said.
"True, true!" Hades said. "Congratulations, Cody ol' boy! You sly ol' Father-to-be!"
"…I'm already a dad."
"Even so!" Hades wandered off. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got an angel to pester. Ciao!"
Mokou rubbed her belly. "This is going to be exciting." She said, smiling at her husband.
Meanwhile, in the dream world with Aqua…
Aqua panted, wincing while holding on to her shoulder. She was facing something… or someone. "This… c-can't be…"
"Now what did I say before? Only YOUR heart is hollow enough to be a demon's."
The one she was facing was… herself?
BGM: The Secret Whispers (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep 0.2: A Fragmentary Passage)
"Get real…! I've taken you out… I can… I can take you out again!"
"Funny, considering that I beat you up pretty good, I'm pretty sure that I'm the one that will take you out."
"Sh-shut up…!"
"You say your heart is strong, and yet… your heart is filled with darkness. It's hollow. You said so yourself in the darkness. You wondered where Ven, Terra and Aria was…"
"I knew where Aria was at… she was… but that's changed… she's alive!"
"Hmm, but you won't. You're slowly turning into a demon."
"No… I'm not!" Aqua growled, using Curaga on herself and then ran over and slashed through Phantom Aqua. "Gotcha…"
"Actually, I'm over here." She said as Aqua turned to her… and then heard someone in pain. A red strand of hair gently flew down through Aqua's vision as her eyes widened in horror.
"No…" Aqua whispered and then turned to see that she actually struck her husband. "NO!"
'A-Aqua… wh-what the hell… has gotten into you…?" He asked, coughing out blood before falling over.
"LEA!"
"See? I told you that you were a demon." Phantom Aqua said. "Only someone with a hollow heart would do something so horrid to their husband, if he even is your husband that is."
"He's my husband… I've loved him ever since we got to know each other after we defeated Xehanort!"
"Isn't your name Aqua? The latin word for water? And yet, he's fire. Last I checked, water and fire do not mix. It was only a matter of time before you extinguished him."
"SHUT UP!" Aqua screamed and ran to impale her again. "I don't need to deal with you!"
"…How cruel of you to say that to your daughter." Phantom Aqua said, standing behind her as Aqua gasped, realizing that she just impaled Maria.
"M-Mother…" Maria coughed out blood before falling.
"Maria! No!" Aqua caught her. "Maria… I'm so… sorry!" She said… but Maria disappeared.
"Two down… one to go." Phantom Aqua said. "Actually, a lot more to go." She said. "Because of this, all your friends are calling you insane, delusional, and a threat and they have cut all ties with you."
"No! They would never do that!"
"Oh, but they have… and since then, a certain someone picked up your daughter's Keyblade and trained until she fell into despair… oh look, there she is now."
Aqua slowly turned, seeing Peashy in her Yellow Heart form. "…Peashy…"
"…You killed my mommy… and to think I looked up to you!" Yellow Heart growled, aiming Maria's Keyblade at her.
"I-It's not what it looks like! I would never harm my daughter! You know that!"
"THEN EXPLAIN HER FUNERAL ABOUT HOW EVERYONE SAID THAT YOU WERE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE!" Yellow Heart screamed. "YOU RAN AWAY FROM THIS… BUT NOW I'VE FINALLY FOUND YOU!" She continued, readying herself and holding the Keyblade.
"No, I'm not the one responsible!"
"DIIIIIIE!" She screamed and then flew over and slashed through Aqua, with tears streaming out of Yellow Heart's face as Aqua screamed in agony… and then fell to the ground.
"No… I wasn't… responsible…"
Phantom Aqua walked over and knelt down. "You were the one responsible for everyone's pain. Ven's, Terra's, and Aria's. You held a secret that tore everyone apart and all of their pain, caused you to feel more pain than ever."
"G-Go to… H-hell…!"
"Hmph… as if you can get rid of me that easily. You've been running away for a very long time, but I've finally caught up to you… and your past has finally come to haunt you." She said, and then suddenly, several Shadow Hordes showed up, known as Demon Towers as they bombarded Aqua with attacks as she screamed in agony.
"S-stop this…!"
"You're a hard woman to find… but now we're finally reunited." She said as the Demon Towers held her down. "And you know what?" She lowered herself with a smirk as she went down to Aqua's ear. "And I'm never leaving this time." She said with a smirk and then backed up, looking at Darkside who appeared and pulled back his fist.
"No… NO!"
"Sink into despair… for eternity!"
Darkside readied to punch her into the darkness as Aqua screamed.
"Aqua…! Aqua!"
End BGM
"AQUA!" Lea yelled, as Aqua screamed and shot up from her bed, panting.
"Wh-where am I?!"
"You had a nightmare." Lea said. "Which is pretty rare for you."
"I… I'm… y-you're alive…"
"Uh… shouldn't I be?" Lea tilted his head. "I guess it was a hell of a nightmare."
"I-it was…" Aqua said, her heart still pacing rapidly.
"Do you want to talk about it? It'd be better than whatever it is that's eating you."
Aqua hesitated as she looked down at her covers… and then teared up before explaining everything through her sobbing.
"…Whoa…" Lea said, trying to comprehend what just happened. "I… I don't know what to say…" He said but Aqua quickly embraced her, crying into his shirt.
"H-hold me… please…" She sobbed, her voice filled with despair. Lea held her close as he began to wonder what he should do for his usually happy wife.
A little bit later…
"It just doesn't add up!" Lea said, pacing around Aria's house as Terra, Ven, Aria, Vanitas, Maria and Peashy were in the room as well while Tristina and Lillie were hanging out with Sabrina's family. "Why the hell would she be dreaming THAT all of a sudden?"
"I didn't realize how broken she really was when we saved her." Aria said. "She's usually calm and… well… happy."
"RIGHT?!" Lea yelled. "I didn't think she was running away from anything!"
"The darkness is a scary place…" Terra muttered. "Trust me, I have a pretty good idea on what she's going through."
"And yet, she wasn't possessed!" Lea said. "To think that she'd be despairing, that's not like her!"
"Oh!" Peashy spoke up. "Maybe we should do something special for grandma!"
"Oh, I like the sound of that." Ven said.
"You've gotten to know her pretty well all these years. What is it that you know about her?" Vanitas asked.
"Well, she does like a certain Pokemon that she's rather fond of…" Lea muttered.
"Gardevoir?" Maria asked.
"No… what's that flower Pokemon called again? Ya know, the one with roses for hands."
"Roselia?" Aria spoke up.
"Yes! That's the one!" Lea said. "She's rather fond of Roselia! We just gotta do something for her to cheer her up."
"Without any video games." Vanitas said, looking at Aria.
"…Oh come on, she enjoys Animal Crossing..." Aria sighed.
"That's because you got her into it." Vanitas pointed out.
"My point still stands."
"Okay, you distract her with Animal Crossing and I'll go get that Roselia." Lea said. "Maria, I'd like you to do something for me, same with Peashy."
Later…
BGM: Aqua's Theme (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
"…Okay, what's going on?" Aqua asked. "Aria and Terra distracted me with Animal Crossing, Ven gave me some roses, Vanitas gave me an Ice Flower, Maria made herself a metal heart for me, Peashy surprised me with some chocolate… is there something you need to tell me, Lea?"
"Hey, we're just trying to cheer you up." Lea said. "We didn't have any idea what you were going through."
"…I've been running away from my demons for years… and I thought I was doing a good job… but I guess… I'll never move on…" Aqua sighed.
"Oh, don't say that. You'll definitely move on and we'll all help you. Including this little one right here." Lea said, giving Aqua a Pokeball.
"Hmm…?" Aqua wondered and tossed the Pokeball up in the air.
"Roselia!"
Aqua gasped. "A Roselia?!"
"For you." Lea smiled.
"Lea…" She started to tear up again. "Thank you…!"
"Hey, don't mention it." Lea chuckled as Aqua hugged him tightly, crying into his chest as Roselia climbed up Aqua's shoulder and leaned into her neck, hugging her. "Don't worry… we'll get you through this."
"We all will." Aria's voice said as she hugged Aqua too, then Maria, Peashy, Ven, Vanitas, and Terra soon followed.
"Thank you…" Aqua sobbed as they said nothing.
Meanwhile, with the medical team…
"I'm not sure how I feel with Rose with a symbiont." Bones said.
"Oh, good… I'm not the only one who thinks of this." Dreambert said.
"Ja, we've been monitoring Rose's health for the past few weeks and… vell, nothing strange has happened yet. But, I still have concerns." Medic spoke up.
"She's always being poisoned by the Nihilego, but we always heal her right up." Eirin said.
"I've read that Nihilego can alter someone's personality." Reisen said. "In any case, she could be her normal self."
"I'm with Reisen." Starlow said.
"Well, yes, zhat seems to be zhe case… but she could be mentally unstable." Medic said. "Best case scenario, zhere's possibly a rare case where her personality has improved and has increased her love for her family and Pokemon even more, but I highly doubt it."
"Yes, we still need to monitor her." Eirin said. "Chances are she'd be okay… but let's not take any chances."
"Agreed." Bones and Dreambert nodded as Reisen and Starlow looked at each other in worry.
Meanwhile, with Flash…
Flash panted as Vert fell to the ground in defeat. "Aaaand we're done here." He said, putting his Keyblade away. "You weren't even a challenge." Quickly, Mikan and Aurora raced in to heal the two combatants - Mikan for Flash, and Aurora for Vert.
He then walked away but stopped. "…Blanc, you got it all, right?"
Blanc chuckled darkly, holding a video camera. "Sure did!" She smirked. "And now I'm going to post it on the internet!" She said as she took off.
"You do that." Flash chuckled. "Maybe then she'll think twice before forcing Ram and Rom to wear revealing racer outfits and getting a nosebleed over it." He said before walking off. "And making fun of your chest size!"
"...Don't remind me." Blanc quietly raged as she quickly went to work plastering the video all over the internet to wherever her influence could reach.
With Blanc…not even 15 minutes later...
"…Well, holy shit. A million views already." Blanc said. "Sweet."
With Xarina…
"You seem a little bothered." Qrow said, as he was hanging out at the bar and noticed that Xarina looked a little bothered as she was drinking. "Something eating you alive?"
"Just had a bad dream was all, nothing major." She said.
"Hmph, that's what they all say." Qrow said. "Earlier, Aqua had a nightmare that sent her over the edge and knowing that everyone and their mother has been getting nightmares recently, why don't you tell me about it?"
Xarina sighed. "Well… I have this reoccurring nightmare that I keep losing my family over by Apocalypse."
"Apocalypse? Oh yeah, that's one of the Malevolent Seven members, isn't it?"
"Yeah… but he's not alone. Someone named Cortana has been pestering me as well…"
"Cortana…? Hmm, not really sure who she is." Qrow said. "So, Cortana and Apocalypse have been killing your family, huh?"
"Cortana kills them and then taunts me… and then Apocalypse comes in and makes me fall in despair. I don't get it, why do I keep having these same damn dreams?"
"Hmm, I'm not much of an expert on dreams, but if anything, I'd be careful. There's no telling what'll happen." He said as he drank out of his flask, unaware of Cana, Makarov and Mira look at each other in worry.
"Yeah… here's hoping they go away." She said and walked off. "It's driving me insane…"
"…Melancholy doesn't suit her well." Cana said.
"No it doesn't." Makarov nodded.
Later, with the Council of Light…
BGM: Organization XIII (Kingdom Hearts II)
"Eh? She's been having the same dream over and over again?" Rei asked.
"That's what she told me." Qrow said, folding his arms. "If anything, she could just be thinking about that night."
"She's only told Aria about that." Mavis said. "I should know… I might have crashed their sleepover in the middle of the night."
"And where were you?" Mustang asked.
"Under the bed!" Mavis giggled as everyone sweatdropped. "It wasn't very comfy, but I did sleep well!"
"…You're a ghost." Nick Fury spoke up.
"So?" Mavis winked at him, as Fury and Tony looked at each other and shrugged.
"This might add into the fact of what she told me and Cana." Makarov said. "I know she requested this to keep it a secret to us, but dammit, I feel as if this needs to be said."
"Mind if I say it? I eavesdropped on the conversation anyway." Mavis said.
"…Very well."
"She claims that she don't fear anything, you might thank Cana for that, but never mind about that. She then said that if there's one thing she fears the most, it's losing her family."
"So, fear of losing her family and she has a reoccurring nightmare of Cortana and Apocalupse of destroying her family… that's interesting…" Lelouch said.
"I don't get Cortana." Locke spoke up. "She's never met anyone but us and the Chief. So how the hell she destroys her family doesn't add up."
"Perhaps it's a premonition of things to come." Raiden said.
"I was thinking the same thing." Master Hand nodded.
"Hmm…" Kratos rubbed his chin in thought. "Apocalypse is a god, correct?"
"That's what he calls himself, Yes." Yukari nodded.
"Good to know." Kratos muttered. "If he's our next target, I will join you. True or a false one, no one should be tortured by a God."
"Sounds fair to me."
End BGM
"Worldwalker." Satsuki spoke up. "You seem to have something on your mind… and it seems Mokou, Rosalina, Yukari and Hades have something you'd like to tell us."
"We're not telling you anything." Hades said.
"He's right, we'll tell you when the time is right." Mokou said.
"Fair enough." She said, unaware of Mokou rubbing her belly as Mavis and C.C. noticed this.
Hmm, is she hungry? C.C. wondered, taking a bite out of her pizza.
Mavis's eyes lit up in excitement. I know why she's rubbing her belly! She thought as they still went on with their meeting.
Sometime later, with Hikari…
"Hmm, I wonder if Sabrina's catching a Pikachu…?" She wondered.
"Hey, Hikari." Sabrina walked over to her.
"Yeah?"
"Got something for ya." She said, tossing her a Pokeball.
Hikari caught it. "Is this..." She looked at Sabrina expectantly.
"Yep."
Hikari's eyes sparkled and threw it up in the air, as the Pokeball opened up.
"Pika!"
"Oh my god, oh my god! WHERE'D YOUR FIND IT?!"
"In some tall grass."
"...No, I mean where'd you find it specifically in Alola?"
"Oooh, let's see... I encountered one along with an Alolan Meowth arguing over a berry in Hau'oli City."
"...A berry?"
"Yeah, apparently it was a whole 'Finders Keepers' thing... and then a Crabrawler came running, knocking them both out and took off running. So I just tossed a Pokeball to catch the little guy, then I wandered around Alola and trained him. He's like level... 50, I believe now?"
"Wow!" Hikari's eyes sparkled again. "Wait, did you say Hau'oli City?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Abby heard there was a mall there and she quickly ran over. I wonder how she's doing?"
With Abby...
"49,500 POKE DOLLARS FOR A DRESS?! THAT'S HIGHWAY ROBBERY!"
Back with the others...
"I'm sure she'll be fine." Sabrina said.
"Yeah, but I doubt Samus' credit card will." Hikari said, both of them chuckling before Hikari hugged Sabrina. "Thank you!" She smiled and looked down. "Come on, Pikachu! You're coming with me now!"
"Pika!" Pikachu smiled and hopped on her shoulder as they took off.
Sabrina smiled. "Glad I could help." She said and walked off.
A little while later...
"Alright!" Hikari exclaimed, seeing a bunch of Wild Pokemon KO'd. "Way to go, buddy!"
"Pika!" Pikachu smiled, doing a few cute poses by showing off his muscles, if he had any.
Hikari pulled something out. "Pikachu, I got something for you."
"Pika?" Pikachu ran forward as Hikari held a Thunder Stone as Pikachu curiously looked at it before taking it... and then evolving into an Alolan Raichu.
Hikari giggled. "Now look at you, you're a Raichu now!"
"Rai?" Raichu looked at himself and grinned, then looked at his tail. "Rai Rai!" Raichu tackled Hikari and hugged her tightly as they proceeded to wipe out more wild Pokemon.
Very much later...
"Rai..." Raichu yawned.
"You tired? Okay, you can take a nap if you want." She smiled as Raichu nodded and fell asleep right on his tail, sleeping peacefully.
"Aww...!" Hikari giggled and took a picture of it before getting sleepy herself and fell asleep... and Raichu moved off and tried to put his little arm around her to cuddle. Hikari noticed this and wrapped her arms around him as they both cuddled together and slept.
Even more later…
Hikari walked around with Raichu in its Pokeball as she then came across a mirror and then looked at herself with the Cybernetic Suit. "…Hmm…"
"What's wrong, honey?" Mokou walked over to her.
"Nothing's wrong... I just haven't fully tested this out yet. I mean, I tried swimming in the pool with it and that was great, but I kinda want to test out its full abilities, kind like... a Smash Run, y'know?"
It was then that Worldwalker, who just happened to overhear that, grinned at an idea and took off. "Hey Master Hand, could give me a hand?"
"Was that supposed to be a pun?" Master Hand asked.
"...That was unintentional, but I have a great idea for the simulation room."
"Oh?"
"Well, you see..."
Later...
"Dad, what is it?" Hikari asked as Worldwalker had her eyes closed and then she heard a door being opened and then it closed, then he removed them.
"Alright... open 'em!"
As she opened them, she looked to see that they were in a very familiar area. "Uh... what's this?"
"You said you wanted to try your suit to its maximum capacity, right? Well, Master Hand and I decided to do a real life Smash Run with all the elements from the original!"
"Dad... you're amazing!" She hugged him. "But, don't we need three other people?"
"You're right, we do..." Worldwalker said. "And I know just the people!"
A few minutes later...
Two people walked in the simulation room as Hikari was waiting, then she looked up. "Abby!"
"Hello!" She greeted.
"Hello Maria." Hikari greeted.
"Yo."
Worldwalker walked in and chuckled. "So, where's the other one?"
"Oh, she's coming. She was in the middle of a Smash Run session when I asked her and she said she's really excited." He said as the door opened up and Hikari's eyes widened.
"Oh lord..."
"Hey!"
"You... invited Sabrina? The one who creamed mom in Smash? She's really competitive in fighting games, dad!"
"I know, I thought she'd be perfect to up the competition a little." Worldwalker said. "Oh, and I thought of the perfect prize for the winner."
"And that would be?" Maria asked.
"A nice dinner at a fancy restaurant. I already made the reservations for the winner."
"Hmm, some alone time with me and Yosuke..." Abby mused.
Me... along with Reiji in a fancy restaurant... oh boy...
I wonder if there's a fancy restaurant in Sarasaland? I mean, there's gotta be one, right? Maria wondered.
Haven't been to a fancy restaurant in a long time. This should be fun. Sabrina thought. I'm sure there's plenty in Alola.
"Oh, and to make it fair, the only healing that's available are healing items and Curaga is basically disabled right now... oh, and if you die, you respawn. It's basically Smash Run but in real life... but with the same mechanics!"
I've already died enough times... I don't plan on dying until I die of old age, that's a fact. Sabrina thought.
"Oh, and everyone's going to watch from the TV screens. We all set it up." Worldwalker said. "But enough of that, let's get ready to smash!" H said as the four teleported to the different locations on the map and Worldwalker walked out.
"Ready?" Master Hand's voice called out to them as they got ready. "GO!"
BGM: Boss Battle (Super Smash Bros Brawl/3DS/Wii U)
Maria ran forward as a few Shy Guys spotted her and ran towards her, but she screeched to a halt and punched them away before summoning her Keyblade and used a Strike Raid on a Flage. When it returned, she matrix dodged the Keyblade... as the Keyblade cut down a Zuree as she then punched it away. She resummoned the Keyblade and hopped on a platform which it suddenly rose up to an an enemy ambush, consisting of a few Goombas, Bullet Bills, a Bumpety Bomb and a Koffing. She used a Thundaga to get rid of the Koffing, as it bounce away and smacked into the Bullet Bills to knock them back. The Goombas tried to tackle her, but she jumped up and landed on them while also taking down the Bullet Bills, and then the Bumpety Bomb got below her as it then lit up and exploded, sending her flying in the air.
A few Hammer Bros threw their hammers, but Abby frontflipped and grabbed the both of their heads and smacked them together before kicking them away. She then ran off as she uprooted an Octorock and threw it over to some Shy Guys as she then jumped over and kicked them away, then jumped up to grab onto a ledge and then crawled up where a ReDead was waiting for her. It screamed to make her freeze and then swiped its claws to knock her to a wall. "Alright, you dirt bag!" She growled as she launched off of the wall, proceeding to kick the ReDead in the head and then found a Bob-omb next to it as she grabbed it and threw it, sending it flying away.
A Monoeye was shot down by Sabrina as she ran forward, seeing some Goombas, Koopas and Waddle Dees in the area. She got in position, switching her Magnum to the Battle Rifle as she got on one knee and pulled the trigger, shooting them all... and then she noticed a shadow over her. She quickly summoned her Keyblade and blocked the hammer swing from Bonkers as it hammered her repeatedly, but she kept blocking until she countered, and then jumped back and swung her Keyblade, firing Danmaku from it, then using Duplex Barrier, but the Bonkers didn't seem to care. Sabrina ran forward and raised her Keyblade to slash him, but then he used Hammer Flip to knock her into the air as it jumped up and down in excitement, only for Sabrina to Aerial Recover and pressed a button on her Battle Rifle, and then held the trigger, aiming directly at the Bonkers. She smirked, then released the trigger, firing a Master Spark that consumed the Bonkers and when the Master Spark disappeared, Bonkers was gone as Sabrina landed on top of a Waddle Doo.
Hikari jumped back to dodge a Reaper's scythe as she unsheathed her fiery twin katanas and slashed it repeatedly as it slashed her again, but blocking the attack as she quickly kicked the Reaper in the chest, then unleashed a powerful fire attack to burn it to knock it back as she ran over and slashed through it to kill it. She ran forward, her cybernetic outfit kicking into high gear as she ran over some harmless Waddle Dees, Goombas, Koopas, and then she jumped up and slashed down a few Paratroopas, then she kept going.
Maria saw a door and ran into it, seeing a few Treasure Chests as she opened them up to reveal a lot of Strength abilities. She grabbed them and then ran out, as she ran forward and grabbed a Ghost with a shield and then threw it behind her to take down a Waddle Doo. She ran forward and used an uppercut on a Goomba, as it took down a Paratroopa and a Bullet Bill as she jumped over and landed on a Goomba, then she punched a ReDead to get rid of it.
Abby quickly destroyed a Goomba and ran forward, then jumping on some platforms where she was greeted by a Koffing and a Gastly. She picked up an X-Bomb and threw it on the ground, as it lit up and exploded, taking the two down. She kept running as she then proceeded to get tackled by some Mites as she quickly destroyed them and then found a Generator. She ran over and used her jet boots to kick it to destroy it after it spawned a Skuttler, then she landed on top of it and quickly got around and kicked it away before violently ending it, and then she took off.
Up above, Sabrina took down a Magikoopa and kept running. She ran past a Treasure Chest... and then it sprung feet and it began to chase her, as she turned around to see the Mimicutie. Ah shit... She thought as she kept running as the Mimicutie chased her until she reached the edge of the highest platform she was on and then saw the Mimicutie closing in on her. She smirked and jumped off, as the Mimicutie screeched to a halt and jumped after her, but Sabrina had her eyes on the ground where she saw a Boom Stomper trying to take down Hikari, then several Kritters appeared behind her. "I don't think so!" She said, pulling out both of her guns and firing at the Kritters to kill them.
"Huh?" Hikari turned around as Sabrina landed.
"Yo." She greeted. She saw a Beam Sword next to her and then picked it up, putting her guns away and summoning her Keyblade as the Mimicutie landed behind her while Hikari looked at the Boom Stomper. "Let's rock, Mimicutie!" She smirked and ran forward, slashing the Mimicutie. It did its twirling kick attack to send Sabrina flying, but she aerial recovered and landed on the Boom Stomper as she jumped off right when it tripped. Hikari jumped back and slashed through it, then she jumped over and got behind the Mimicutie, nodding at Sabrina as they both smirked.
The Mimicutie ran over and kicked Sabrina high in the air, but Hikari slashed it repeatedly so Sabrina could recover and slashed it with the Beam Sword and her Keyblade, then Hikari unleashed a powerful fire attack to send it flying and then Sabrina jumped up and slashed it down towards the bottomless pit, and then she landed. "Thanks." She said, but when she turned around, Hikari was gone. She shrugged it off and went into the cannon, shooting up and then quickly taking care of a few Glunders.
"Five!"
Maria used Crystal Smash from Sarasaland's Hope, getting rid tons of Goombas and Shy Guys.
"Four!"
Abby came out of a door, feeling successful as she looked inside to see tons of destroyed enemies.
"Three!"
Hikari ate an apple she found from a treasure chest and then threw the core at a Fly Guy and then she quickly got rid of it.
"Two!"
"Hasta la vista!" Sabrina smirked, releasing the trigger and using Master Spark to decimate an entire army of Mites and Glires.
"One!"
The four of them smirked.
"Time!"
End BGM
The four of them glowed and disappeared into some area as they had some very powerful stats.
"Final Battle!"
The Final Battle... just so happened to be the running competition.
BGM: Menu (Melee) Ver. 2 (Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS)
"Ready? Go!"
The four of them started running towards the finish line. Hikari started to pick up speed and then jumped over some Danger Zones as did the others, but then Sabrina managed to jump on top of Maria and then leapt off of her, as she slammed right into a Danger Zone. "GAH!" She yelled as she then respawned. "Yeah, that hurt...!"
Abby proceeded to climb the stairs while being careful not to hit the Danger Zones, then looked up to see Hikari wall jumping, so she activated her jet boots and jumped up, using her plasma whip to grab the ledge and then got up. Sabrina got up a few seconds later and then picked up the pace, being right behind Abby as Maria was close behind, then Sabrina noticed a speed boost as she jumped up and grabbed it... and then she took off, picking up dust and making Abby cough and blinding her, and then smacked into a danger zone. "OW!" She yelled and then respawned just behind Maria. "God dammit..."
Hikari was near the finish line when Sabrina sped past her. "Whoa!" She exclaimed. Damned speed boosts!
"Hehehe..." Sabrina smirked, as she saw the finish line ahead of her, but then she looked behind to see Hikari trying her damned hardest to catch up. ...You know... she deserves that dinner more than I do. We can have it a different day. She thought and then screeched to a halt right before the finish line was crossed and then Hikari caught up and jumped over the finish line.
"FINISH!" Master Hand yelled, and then Sabrina casually walked over as Abby and Maria were neck and neck... and then Abby accidentally tripped... and accidentally taking Maria with her.
"WHOOOA!" Maria yelled as they slid across the finish line... with Abby's hand just above Maria, finishing in third.
End BGM
"The winner is: Hikari!"
"...Wait, what?" Hikari blinked in surprise and turned to Sabrina. "Didn't you...?"
"I was about to, but I felt like you needed that dinner more than I do." She said. "Besides, I shouldn't let my competitive pride get the best of me all the time." She said, playfully winking at her.
"So... you threw away first place... for me?"
Sabrina put her hand on her shoulder. "You needed it more than me. Besides, Riku and I can do a romantic dinner some other day." She said and then walked away. "That, and I need to scout out any fancy restaurants in Alola anyway."
"Ow... I'm gonna feel that for a while..." Maria winced.
"I think I pulled something..." Abby winced. "So... what'd we miss...?"
A tear ran down Hikari's cheek. "...I always knew Sabrina was cool..." She said, smiling. "THANK YOU!" She called out to her as Sabrina didn't turn around and just simply did a wave without looking and smiled.
She definitely needed it. Sabrina thought.
"HEY SABRINA! NEXT TIME WE RACE, NONE OF US THROW AWAY FIRST PLACE! HOW ABOUT THAT?" She called out to her again.
Sabrina stopped and chuckled, turning around. "Looking forward to that." She said and walked out of the arena.
Hikari giggled. "She's so awesome."
Very much later...
"Just think of this as a thank you for making this suit for me." Hikari smiled as they were in a fancy restaurant.
"I can't believe she threw it all away just for you." Reiji said. "That's amazing."
"I've always known she was cool... but I didn't think she was that cool." Hikari giggled as they were eating.
Reiji smiled. "Hikari... there's something I've been meaning to say for a long time."
"Hmm?"
"I... love you."
Hikari smiled. "I love you too." She said as they leaned in and kissed.
Back in Melemele…
"That's a side we always love about you." Aria said. "Your competitive side is one thing, but what you did was the real you."
Sabrina chuckled. "Yeah..." She said, turning on her 3DS.
Riku sat down next to her. "That's my girl." He said and Sabrina smiled, leaning on her husband's shoulder and closed her eyes, as the 3DS dropped on her lap, and then she felt something, something familiar. She knew that Rose and Maria Jr. were cuddling in, and Riku gently put her 3DS on his lap and looked at it. You know... I haven't tried this out yet. He thought and turned it on... and trying to play Smash Run with one hand with his arm around Sabrina.
Needless to say... he needed a lot of practice... and two hands. Well, he tried, but couldn't exactly lower his arm any further unless he hurt her neck.
With Hina…
Hina walked around the Citadel, humming to herself and rolling her shoulder, seeming to be coming back from a spar. "I have to say, Chief knows how to throw a punch." Sheila said.
"Hey, he requested a friendly spar." Hina said.
"True."
As she walked, she spotted something in the corner of her eye as she saw Nan on the couch, looking at his metal arm. "Nan?" She walked over. "Dude, are you still brooding over that?"
"I'm trying not to..." He muttered.
"Where's Julia?"
"She went to get some Sea Salt Ice Cream."
"I see." Hina nodded and sat down next to him. "You okay?"
"...I lost a part of me. How can I be okay with this?"
"Nan..."
"I know... having a metal arm is awesome, but... how can I just be okay with this? I scared the hell out of everyone... my parents, Julia, everyone..."
"...I want to know something." Hina said. "Why did you attack Adam? Yes, I know you wanted to save Yang, but you could've left him alone, grabbed Blake and got the hell out of there."
"Julia said the same thing to me... and... it's just that I wanted to save the both of them... but Adam was in the way... and I wasn't just going to use a Stop spell and grab her... that would've been too easy."
"So you wanted to fight him?"
"I wanted to fight him to save Blake too... and most likely out of vengeance since we all saw what happened to Yang in the show. I ignored Caliburn and I just went in without a second thought... I had a good fight and I wanted to finish him off by cutting his arm off for a taste of his own medicine... but it was me who lost my arm. I was reckless...I was an idiot... and I always have been."
"Not always..." Hina quietly said to herself. "If it makes you feel better... I was reckless too. I was trying everything I could to stop Meta and get Sheila back... and then the next thing I knew... I did the stupidest thing I could've done when we were in Reach. I let my guard down and let myself get my own eye taken out. It took me a long time to get over the fact that I lost my eye. I wasn't going to let it stop me after I finally got over it."
"...I finally understand..." He muttered. "I finally understand what you were going through. You lost a part of you... and I couldn't understand... but now I do."
"Well, technically, I just lost an eye and you lost an arm, but... yeah... I know what you're going through." She said. "But here's the thing I don't get. You were totally okay for a while after your mother comforted you, so... why are you being so melancholy again?"
"It's because... well... it's what Gajeel said when we were in the middle of rescuing Hanabi. I knew he was curious... but it just got to me, you know?"
"Gajeel means well, but I didn't think that'd bother you."
"It kind of does."
A little far from them, Erza was eating her Strawberry Shortcake and was hearing everything and sighed. "...This isn't like him..." She muttered and then she clenched her fist as she got up and walked over to them. "Hey."
"Oh... hey Erza..." He muttered.
"You shouldn't let this get to you. I'm sure Gajeel didn't mean it that way." She said.
"I know... but still..."
Erza clenched her fists. Forgive me. She thought. "Nan... I want you to do something for me."
"...What's that?"
"...Grit those teeth..."
"What?"
"I said... GRIT THOSE TEETH!" She yelled and punched him, much to the surprise of Hina.
"Erza, what the hell?!" Hina exclaimed as Julia walked over with Sea Salt Ice Cream in her hands.
"I'm ba-... WHAT THE HELL, ERZA?!" She yelled.
"I did that for his own good." She told the both of them and saw him dazed, wondering what's gotten into Erza. "Nan, I know losing your arm is traumatizing... believe me, it took me a while to get used to losing my eye." She said. "But you shouldn't be moping about it for a long time. Gajeel meant well and was only curious. He didn't mean for that to bother you."
She then knelt down. "Nan... we all care about you... and yes, we were all horrified when you lost your arm, but all of us got used to the idea. You need to stop moping about the past... no matter how traumatizing it was... and look forward to the future. So you have a metal arm now... I say that's pretty cool looking. I'd say use that to your full potential and not just mope around. I know that your family and loved ones cheered you up... if anything, i'd say that you need to cheer yourself up and move on." She said.
She then gave a small smile. "I know you're strong enough to do this. I know you will."
Nan rubbed his cheek. "Thanks for that... ow..."
Erza chuckled. "You're welcome." She said as Julia sat down next to Nan.
"Here, it's kinda melting now." Julia said. "This oughta cheer you up, though."
"Yeah." He nodded and then took a bite. Maybe I haven't moved on... but thanks to Erza... I probably will. He thought as Julia then leaned on his shoulder with a smile.
"...Wow..." Hina said as she stood up. "I didn't think you had it in you to actually punch him."
"It was either that or let him keep moping until it got annoying. That isn't his style." Erza said.
"Wasn't my style either... or Kai's." Hina said as Erza chuckled.
"So..." Erza looked at her. "What's this show that Yang and Blake are in? I'm actually curious."
Hina sweatdropped. "You really want to know...?"
"Yeah... and I'm not taking 'no' for an answer." She said.
"Well... Volume 4 is still going on, but... if you really want to know..."
"Yes."
"...Well, just to warn you, you're going to be in for a bumpy ride."
Erza chuckled. "How bad can it be?" She asked as she walked off with Hina.
One binge watching of RWBY (And RWBY Chibi) later…
"Well that was interesting." Erza said. "I now understand why Nan would do something like that to save Yang… and why Sabrina saved Pyrrha."
"Yeah…" Hina nodded as she walked off to leave Erza alone to full understand what she just watched.
"Dear god… I think she turned me into a fan of the show…" Erza whispered as she smiled. "I've got to show my team this!" She said and took off. "And bring Gajeel along too!"
With Moon…
Moon walked around the Citadel, humming to herself. "Hey, kid." A voice said as she turned to see Guzma.
"Guzma?"
"Look, I don't like this, but Hala thought it'd be good for me to join the Heroes of Light."
"You too, huh?" A voice asked as they turned to see Plumeria. "Nanu thought it'd be good for me as well."
"Oh, that's nice!" Moon smiled.
"Yeah, whatever." Guzma muttered… and then a portal walked in with Cynthia with two people walking in.
"Found these two when I was wandering around Alola." Cynthia smiled as they were none other than Red and Blue. "Thought it'd be a good idea for them to join the Heroes of Light!"
"Yo." Red greeted.
"Sup?" Blue did a 'sup' nod… aaaand Moon fangirled again.
"AAAAAH! IT'S JACKASS!" She screamed… which caused Blue to glare at Red who was whistling casually.
"This is YOUR fault, you know! Letting all of Kanto think that my real name is 'Jackass'! Don't get me started on the other names you called me!"
"In my defense, you were being a jackass back in the day." He said and then walked off.
"Oh, you get back here, you!" Blue growled. "By the way, it's Blue." He corrected Moon before went after Red.
"Right… I knew that."
"…I don't even want to know." Plumeria said.
"Eh, I'm gonna try and go train with Golisopod and hopefully not make him so cowardly." Guzma said, but Moon was too busy gawking at Red and Blue.
"My two favorite idols! Here! AAAAAH!" She screamed again, causing Cynthia to sweatdrop.
And they say Sabrina, Aria and Xarina are bad… She thought and walked off.
A few minutes later…
It was all calm and quiet in the Citadel (Well, as quiet as Moon could be at the moment) and in Sabrina's house… and then suddenly, the alarm sounded, startling them all.
"Oh, they got the alarm system for when the Seven are attacking." Sabrina said and then texted Aria.
Hey, get ready. The Malevolent Seven are attacking again.
Oh sure, right when I was going to take a shower!
You can shower when we get back.
Yeah yeah, I know…
They soon went over to the Citadel and everyone else gathered as E. Gadd turned it on… and revealed Apocalypse. "So… him, huh?" Deadpool asked.
"I've been watching him and he's currently making a mess of things in the X-Men world already." Yukari said. "Why the alarm sounded right now is baffling to say the least."
"So, at least he has the Four Keyblades of Apocalypse, right?" Isaac asked.
"Well, now he has the actual Four Horseman. Psylocke, Angel, Storm and Magneto." Yukari said.
"Well, crap…"
"They won't be a problem." Kratos said as he walked forward. "We only need to focus on the Keyblades of Apocalypse and Apocalypse himself. I will join you."
"Oh no way, I was going to suggest that!" Deadpool exclaimed. "…However! Yo, Spidey, you want to come with us?"
"Eh, sure, why not?" Spider-Man walked over. And cue everything freezing except him. "If the Apocalypse we're about to face is as bad as the one on my world, then we'd better be extra careful with him." And cue everything returning to normal.
"Yo! Stark, Fury! You're coming too!"
"Well, I've been meaning to head back into a world anyway." Tony said as he walked over with Nick.
BGM: Avengers theme (The Avengers)
"I'll go with you guys." Samus said.
"I will go too." Tsunade walked over. "I haven't explored any worlds yet."
"Hmm, I will go as well." Lelouch said.
"We'll go too." Kallen said as the rest of the Code Geass crew nodded.
"Let's do this, we haven't been to a world in a long time." Shikamaru said as he, Ino and Choji were ready.
"We'll go too." Cana said as Makarov nodded. I'm worried about Xarina…
"If my daughter is going, I will go as well!" Gildarts said.
"Shall we go?" Marisa looked at Dante as he nodded.
"We'll sit this one out… for reasons." Worldwalker said.
"So… it's just me and Hikari that's going?" Alex asked.
"Yeah." Mokou nodded.
"Alright, we'll be back!" Hikari said.
"Hey, don't leave us out of the action." Mega Man said as he, Roll, X and Zero walking forward. "We're coming with you too."
"And us!" A voice also said as they saw the Teen Titans walking forward.
"Don't forget me." Korra walked forward.
"Hehehehe, we found the last of the heroes while you guys were trying to find the Ultra Beasts." Nepgear giggled.
Aria turned to Lillie. "We'll be back, sweetheart."
"Okay." Lillie smiled. "Good luck!" She said and hugged Aria as she hugged her back as she knelt down and kissed her on the forehead.
"I love you." She whispered.
"I love you too, mother." Lillie quietly said with a smile.
"Alright." Yukari opened up a gap. "You guys go have fun." She said as they all ran in.
End BGM
"Hmm…" Locke wondered to himself and then noticed Chief looking a bit perturbed at the moment. "Chief? You okay?"
"Yeah… I just suddenly have a bad feeling about them going into that world." Chief muttered.
"They'll be fine. What's the worst that can happen?" Buck wondered as he walked away.
"…And now, I'm worried." Locke muttered.
Mother… be safe… Lillie thought.
With Mephiles…
Mephiles chuckled. "Things are getting quite intense."
"Yes, it is indeed... traitor."
Mephiles stiffened and moved his eyes. "Well, I didn't expect you to be behind me... Apocalypse."
"Indeed."
"Tell me... have you come to end me?"
"As much as I want to... yes, but there is a part of me that forgives you."
"...Yeah right."
"I need your help with something."
Mephiles turned around. "And what is it?"
"You see, I have plans for the purple haired woman."
"Purple haired woman... you mean Xarina?"
"Yes. I have plans for her... to be in complete despair."
Mephiles raised an eyebrow. "And you want me to help you, a member of the Malevolent Seven, to get that Xarina chick in despair?"
"Yes."
"What's in it for me?"
"If you help me, I will help you try to get the Deadly Six, Erazor and Nega off your back for a little while."
Mephiles chuckled darkly. "I like the sound of that. Deal."
"Good."
"So, what do you need?"
"I need a little device that you and your Felix friend to install so she can be in despair, but make it small where it'll be quite difficult to remove."
"Will do."
"Oh... and if it's not too much trouble... get some help from a certain... A.I. that is currently residing in one of the Halo rings."
Mephiles nodded and chuckled. "Out of all the Malevolent Seven... I hated you the least." He said and disappeared.
"Do not disappoint me." He said. "Now… time to destroy the X-Men."
"Trusting the traitor now, are we?" A voice asked as Apocalypse turned to see Black Doom.
"What do you need? I have things under control."
"I know, but you're currently obsessed with one single Keyblade Wielder. That will be your downfall for sure."
"Nonsense. I will have her fall into despair, and the only way for her to recover is have her join me for I will make her powerful than she already is."
"…And what makes you so sure that will go smoothly?"
Apocalypse chuckled. "I am a god. I will make sure it will happen."
"You say that, but look what's happened to our allies." Black Doom said. "I will give you something that will assure your victory." He opened up a portal. "My Keyblades of Doom." He said as clones of Sora, Ven, Lea and Demyx walked forward.
"I already have my Keyblades of Apocalypse."
"And yet, you have the four horsemen as well, plus the Sentinels." Black Doom pointed out. "Besides, you can never have too much help."
"…Very well, I will take them."
"Whatever it is that you are doing, don't get too obsessed with her." He warned. "And I have no idea why you need that Cortana A.I. to help you with whatever asinine plan you are doing." He said and disappeared.
"All will be revealed, Black Doom." Apocalypse chuckled and turned away. "You will understand eventually."
Omake
"Hehehe..." Sabrina smirked, as she saw the finish line ahead of her, but then...
SWOOSH
"WHOA!" Something went passed her and made her tumble over until she was mere inches towards the finish line. Abby, Maria and Hikari stopped running when they say this, wondering what just happened.
"The winner is: Flash!"
"WHAT?!" The four yelled. And more to their surprise, they saw none other than the DC superhero, Flash, who was equally confused as they were.
"Wait, winner? Was this a race or something?" he asked.
"Yeah..." they said.
"Oops. Sorry about that. Got sucked into this weird portal and I kinda got lost." And cue a random portal appearing. "And that's my ride. Later!" And with that, the was gone.
"...So what now...?" Abby asked after a long moment of silence.
"Ah... just give the prize to Hikari." Sabrina said.
And thus... the X-Men arc is next!