Eruption

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers or any other franchise used. That goes to Nintendo. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters. I also don't own Queen's Blade as that belongs to Hobby Japan.

Summary: An enemy from Link's past was brought back to life and wants a rematch with him. It's not the same Link though and Link would have died had it not been for Marth throwing himself in front of his friend. It's now a race against the clock to save Marth's life not from the serious burns he sustains but from the odd transformation that is occurring due to the sudden attack. At the same time, the dragon must be captured for attacking the Smashers. Corrin has no idea what he's getting into when he volunteered to capture the dragon.

Pairing: Ike/Marth/Link, Volga/Corrin and Rob/Shulk

Rated: T (for Teen) and MA (for Adults) on AO3

Genre: Drama, Romance, Hurt/Comfort and some Humor

Warning: Violence, swearing, dark themes, sexual situations and unintentional OOC

This fic is for BlackAlpha. It's incredibly late, but I haven't forgotten about it. I just needed to figure out where to put this in the timeline of my universe, and now I done it. This will technically be the first time Volga is introduced thus allowing Volga/Corrin to be possible down the line should Cloud not get to Corrin first. Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Into the Beast's Lair


The corruption happened so quickly. Hades was watching from afar and was enjoying every minute of it. The flashy Hero King was now a shaggy hellhound. Since the effects were immediate, Marth's human thoughts would clash with the hellhound's instincts. These thoughts would overwhelm Marth and that might cause the Hero King to collapse. If he did not faint, then he would get to mating with the person he so desired before becoming a demon. Once Marth transformed, it would only be a matter of time before everyone in his bloodline would soon suffer the same fate.

"Marth…"

"Ike…where's Link?" The Hero King asked after telling the mercenary that they needed to play. He ended up getting off his friend as a result. It was almost if immediately after giving into the demonic instinct, he was able to regain some sanity if only temporary. "I miss him so much…"

"H-Huh? He…went to find that dragon that did this to you…"

"Did this to me? No…a dragon like that is incapable of turning me into this…" Marth told him. He looked at his hairy hands resulting in the Hero King scowling. Ike didn't know if that was a good thing or not. "But…I know Link wouldn't mind this at all. He told me he had a wolf experience in the past…so I think he'll be thrilled to see me like this."

"What."

It wasn't even a question. Ike was just surprised something like that would come out of Marth's mouth. He shook his head as he immediately sat up from the bed and grabbed Marth on his shoulders. Ike wasn't going to try and pin Marth down this time. Perhaps shaking him would be better…

"Marth, I don't know what is going on, but you need to snap out of it. I know you wouldn't think that Link would like you like this."

"But…I still look handsome either way…"

"Marth, come on!"

Marth's response to that was to simply use his newfound strength to push Ike off of him and back onto the mattress again. Ike snarled as he tried to fight back, but it simply wasn't working.

"Until Link returns, I'll just have some fun with you. You don't mind that, right Ike?"

"Marth…please…this is not the time to…"

The blue haired king did not seem to care about Ike's protesting. He was more concerned with trying to remove Ike's clothes. This was moving way too fast even for Ike's standard and he tried to kick the hellhound off of him. Marth sighed feeling a sudden pain to the groin, but he didn't care too much seeing as his response was to simply rub his leg against Ike's private area like he wasn't just kicked.

"Don't be too rough on me Ike. In this new body…I feel like I can hurt you more than you hurt me." He hummed. "But you like it rough, right?"

Ike was not going to let Marth do what he wanted to him now. He needed to get out of the room and warn the other Smashers of the transformation. Luck was not on Ike's side seeing as how Marth would eventually claw his way through Ike's clothes just to see a naked chest.

"You're as fit as ever." Marth continued to hum as he prepared to tear off the lower portion of Ike's body. "I wonder how fit it is down there…"

"Don't you dare Marth…" Ike hissed as he was prepared to punch the Hero King in the face now.

"I'm ready for your fists, Ike." Marth replied seductively.

Ike wondered why no one has walked by the room. Someone did walk by but assumed something dirty and decided to leave them alone. Marth's exaggerated gasping and moaning simply wasn't helping the case.

"Umm…is everything okay?" Roy asked in such a tiny voice that there was no way Marth or Ike would hear it over the grunting on the other side of the door. "If there's no update Ike…I'll leave you two alone…"

Roy's cheeks were incredibly red when he rushed away from the door. If he was just a little more nosy, he would have been able to assist Ike, but help wasn't going to arrive anytime soon.


Volga was not a happy dragon and for a good reason. He was cheated out of an honorable fight and was being dragged back to the mansion. Link had put a chain that was given to him by Master Hand to use on the target. Volga would not be able to transform as long as he had the collar on his neck. Combine this with Cory holding onto the chain, he wasn't escaping any time soon. The fire dragon made his discomfort known the entire time. Link was able to tolerate it, but Cory was at her limits. Has it not been for Corrin, she probably would have stopped walking and punched Volga in the face for being a sore loser.

"Uh…shut your mouth!" Cory yelled as she did indeed stop in front of the mansion. They were almost to their destination. They just needed to go inside and walk up to the fifth floor to confront Master Hand. In that room, Cory could do all the yelling she wanted, but there was a reason why she stopped.

"I demand a match with your brother. He was underhanded and I refuse to be placed under arrest for your brother not submitting to me."

Corrin groaned knowing Cory was getting more upset than he was. The dragon prince was willing to resort to dirty tactics to get the job done. His sister was more honorable only if it meant that her ego could be stroked. As a result, Cory took offense that he would keep demanding a match from Corrin when she was the one that handled him.

"Excuse you, but you lost to me." She reminded him. "If you were more aware of your surroundings instead of checking my brother out, you wouldn't be in this situation. You will stop fawning over my brother and accept Master Hand's punishment for nearly killing a Smasher."

"I do not care about you humans. I care about an honorable match between dragons, or is your brother incapable of fighting one on one?"

"…You know…you should stop talking about honor." Corrin spoke up. He stopped walking and gave a stern look to Volga. "An honorable knight would submit to his opponent even if he had been bested in the worse way imaginable. A man who does nothing but complain is as weak as a man who is willing to use any trick in the book to get the job done."

"Excuse me?! Do not compare me to you!" The fire dragon growled. "Me weak? You should look in the mirror!"

"…You're right. I am weak. I was unable to beat you fairly." Corrin admitted. "But I will never bark at the people who have bested me. You may be strong in combat, but you are weak in the aftermath. If you cannot handle a loss, then you will continue to be weak."

Link was rather surprised at Corrin's harshness. The dragon prince was at his wits end as well, but he was still trying to remain calm in front of Volga who was threatening to break out of his chains to strangle the young prince.

"Pompous prince…" He growled as he lowered his head. "You have a lot of nerve to say those words after promising to be mine…"

"I told you that you had to defeat my sister first. You lost, so that is not happening any time soon."

Before the fight could continue, a loud growl could be heard and it wasn't coming from the fire dragon. Everyone outside could hear it due to their improved hearing in comparison to a normal human.

"What's that?" Corrin ended up asking his sister.

"Sounds like a Garou." Cory answered. "I don't know why they would be here though…"

"Garou?" Link questioned not familiar with the term.

"A wolf or a werewolf. Take your pick." Corrin responded. "Why is there one so close by though?"

Corrin would get his question answered soon enough. On the third floor, the glass suddenly shattered. Link recognized that the glass was from his and Marth's room and gasped.

"MARTH!"

Almost immediately after the glass shattered, two figures were thrown out the window. One looked like a beast that had his hands clawed around the other person's throat. The person on the bottom would let out a pathetic cry as he would land onto the glass. If the fighter wasn't in the Smash Brothers Realm or if the person hadn't taken more fatal blows in the past worse than this one, then this crash landing would have ended that man's career. The glass ended up piercing the man's skin as he snarled at the pain. The man on top of him could care less about the injured Smasher below him. He licked his lips seeing the pained expression the fighter wore.

"What's the matter Ike? Are you scared of hurting me now? I have the strength to wrestle with you. Don't disappoint me now."

"Guhh…M-Marth…"

Ike had the chance to knock Marth away, but he didn't. He didn't want to risk hurting his friend despite the state he was in. As a hellhound, Marth could care less if Ike was suffering. He wanted to have a playmate…and he was going to get it even with the injuries Ike was sustaining. In fact, Marth was thrilled at the mercenary getting hurt. The blood that was running down the sides of his stomach along with the claw marks across his cheek and chest turned the Hero King on.

"M-Marth, is that you?"

The Hero of Twilight heard Cory shouting at him to stay away from the scene and to get help. Link refused to do that though seeing it was Ike that was being attacked. Link had the Master Sword out, but he couldn't turn it against the beast on top of Ike once he realized it was Marth. His face started to become hot seeing Marth's body. Granted, it was completely covered in black fur now, but if the Hero King didn't have visible pecks underneath his clothes, it was more obvious now. Marth originally ignored Link's presence as he leaned down and forced his tongue down Ike's mouth. The leader of the Greil Mercenaries could not resist especially with the pain he was enduring. Marth made it worse by biting down on Ike's tongue until he drew blood. The Hero King was certainly not a vampire, but he had a bloodlust for his victim below him.

Despite Ike's anguish, Link couldn't stop staring at the scene in front of him. His heart started to ache for whatever reason. Marth wasn't paying attention to him…and in the back of Link's mind…he wanted Marth to ravish him instead of Ike. He wouldn't care if Marth was being rough…he just wanted the Hero King to look at him.

And Marth would eventually notice Link. The Hylian's presence was too good to ignore.

"Link…" Marth spoke. His voice was low and dangerous. "Would you like to join us?"

"W-What?"

"I am having fun with Ike right now. If you join us, the fun will be tripled." Marth explained while licking his lips.

Cory tried to think of something fast, but she couldn't. She needed to hold onto Volga even though the bigger threat was clearly Marth. Volga was ready to come up with an excuse to be released, but she wasn't going to be having it. Corrin had an idea, but it was reckless, and it might make the entire situation worse should he mess it up. The dragon prince was exhausted from his encounter with Volga and with traveling back to the Smash Brothers Realm. He should not be using the dragonstone without suffering dire consequences.

"G-Get away from him!" Corrin exclaimed as he quickly turned into a dragon and charged toward the corrupted Hero King. Marth was not fast enough to avoid being tackled by the Nohrian prince. Had Corrin been more serious with harming Marth, Corrin might have had impaled him with his horns.

Marth was furious with Corrin's interference. He may have gotten stronger by becoming a hellhound, but Corrin was still a powerful dragon. The silver haired Manakete was able to force Marth away and swoop in to grab Ike. Corrin needed to make a small U-turn before flying back to his sister. The Hero King was not going to let Corrin do that unscratched.

"How dare you…" Marth hissed. "Learn your place you stupid dragon!"

Marth was rather surprised that when he took the Falchion out of the scabbard, the blade was now tainted a black color. This allowed Marth to summon a small group of shadows that looked like smaller hellhounds. These shadows rushed toward Corrin and caught him off guard.

"WHEN WERE YOU ABLE TO DO THAT?!" Corrin asked before he was forced to turn back into human form due to the tremendous amount of pain he felt when one of them touched his tail. "Guhh…"

Corrin still had the strength to throw Ike away to his sister. He didn't give her a warning that she had a big guy to catch, so she ended up getting knocked to the ground thus releasing her grip on Volga. He snickered at how dumb the dragon prince was being for putting his sister in this bad position, but then looked to see that those small shadows were still targeting Corrin. Had Corrin been in dragon form, he would have swatted them away with his tail. In human form, he had no choice but to get bitten. Granted, he was wearing armor, but he could still feel the pain. One of the bigger shadows though had no problem tackling the dragon prince from behind.

"Tch, you are more trouble than what you're worth…" Volga could be heard hissing as he quickly rushed in to catch the red eyed prince when he was sent flying by the hellhound shadow. Corrin's pathetic whimpering could be heard even when he was given a soft landing.

"Oww…" He whined as he tried to move his body but couldn't. He froze realizing who caught him and blushed. "Uh oh…"

Volga continued to give Corrin an annoyed expression when he wouldn't move from his spot and fight. Now he was in the same situation as Cory and it would be bad for them if Marth continued to attack them.

Marth was not interested in anybody but his two friends. At the same time, he was not ready to give up on his prey just yet. Corrin may have been successful with keeping Ike away from him, but there was still Link. No one was defending him and he was still mesmerized at what he just witnessed. The Hero King would have no problem going up to Link and grabbing him by the wrist. This action did snap him out of his trance as he realized what was about to happen.

"Ike's no fun, so I'll be playing with you now. I don't like how it's so loud on the surface…so let's go home."

The Hero of Twilight did not like the way that word was used at all. What ended up happening was the minute Link tried to get away from Marth was the minute that Marth's newfound powers of hell allowed him to open up a portal to the Underworld.

"Marth, what are you doing?! Stop!"

Link did try to get his Master Sword out to defend himself. Marth was having none of that and used his strength to slap the Master Sword away. It would land near the dragons, but none of them would be able to pick it up and throw it back to Link on time. The portal to the Underworld was already open. Link cried out to the others to help him, but before he could call out to Ike, he was dragged into the depths of hell. Ike's eyes widened in horror seeing his two friends vanish without a trace.

"Link…Marth…no…"

"H-Hey! Ike! Stay with us! You're bleeding too much!" Corrin could be heard screaming. Ike had tried to move from his spot, but his eyelids were getting heavy and his body was giving up on him. "Oh no! Sis, what do we do?!"

"S-Stop panicking! One of us will get Master Hand while the other has to stay and watch! Hey, you big oaf, don't you die on us! Ike!"

The bluenette didn't want to faint yet. He had friends to save. His body thought otherwise and gave up on him. He collapsed onto the ground and didn't move for a while. Corrin's scream was enough to alert the mansion not only of their return but of the terrible scene that befell them.


Ike was out for quite some time. By the time he woke up, he realized too late that Marth and Link were gone. He immediately sat up calling for Marth before he flinched at the pain that was inflicted by the Hero King.

"Hey! You need to stay still or you'll open your wound again!"

Rob's voice was annoying for Ike. The tactician was annoyed with Ike growling at him as an automatic response when he woke up and for good reasons. Ike was supposed to watch over Marth but Marth ended up disappearing and kidnapping Link in the process. Rob could have easily asked Peach or Corrin to do the healing, but Rob had already been running around the mansion all day. Healing Ike was just another inconvenience.

"Where are they?" Ike asked darkly before looking around the room. He was in the infirmary of all places. He would have preferred if he was in his room despite what happened. He stared at Rob who had placed his staff against the wall. He had his hand over the back of his neck. "What happened to you?"

"Oh this? I hope you remember what happened to Chrom and Lucina. Because their bloodline is connected to Marth, whatever happened to Marth happened to them…but since I was sticking by Chrom…" His voice trailed off as his cheeks turned a bright pink.

"Did Chrom bite you too?"

"I-Ike, please! Not so loud!" Rob shouted. "I'm ashamed I let that happen…"

Ike did understand why Rob was upset. Chrom was married with two kids and Rob was already with Shulk for the most part. The last thing he wanted was for some sort of misunderstanding to hurt his relationship with Shulk or Chrom's with Olivia.

"I had to knock that buffoon out. It wasn't pleasant in the slightest."

"And Lucina?"

"Unlike her father, she can keep her sexual urges in check. It must be because Dark Pit isn't here…"

Ike did not care about who Lucina had a crush on. He was concerned if she attacked anyone, but seeing as she didn't he could drop the subject.

"…What do we do now?" Ike asked the tactician.

"We're waiting for Master Hand to give us orders." Rob answered. "So far, he cannot get in contact with anybody who went to the God Meeting until the meeting is over."

"What does that mean?"

"Well…judging from eye witness, if Marth turned into a hellhound…then that would mean he retreated to the Underworld. If Marth is in the Underworld, then that would mean that Master Hand would need permission from the God of the Underworld in order to go down there without a fight. The last thing Master Hand would want to do is start trouble when Palutena is not around."

"Oh…"

"He'll call everyone into his room when he has made his decision. I would not be surprised if he intends to send a rescue party if he doesn't want to negotiate."

"…Do you have an idea on who he would send?"

"No…but knowing Master Hand, he'll probably choose someone who will get the job done quickly."

Ike waited for Rob to say anything else, but the tactician ended the conversation. He stood up from the stool next to Ike and prepared to leave him alone. He was certain that the blue haired mercenary would be fine on his own. It was time to check up on Lucina next.

"Wait…" Ike started as he forced his feet to the floor.

"What are you doing? You need to stay in bed. You're not well enough to be walking around!"

"…Take me to Master Hand. I need to be on that rescue team."

"Hey! It's not guarantee there will be one, and why would he send you?! You're injured and Marth kind of kicked your butt…"

"Take me to Master Hand now…"

Rob felt a migraine coming in.

"…Are you for real? How do you expect me to carry you?!"

"Just help me off the bed. I can walk by myself."

"…Really…I wonder why I'm even listening to you…"

The male tactician ended up complying with Ike's demand and assisted him. Rob did not have the muscle to support Ike, but all Ike wanted was for Rob to lend him his shoulder. Rob has supported Chrom in situations like this before, so Ike shouldn't have been any different…except Ike was rather heavy and Rob felt like he would be crushed trying to help him.

It took some time for Rob to take Ike from the first floor to the fifth floor. Using the elevator could have been a thing but Ike rejected that idea. Rob was already tired by the second floor that the leader of the Greil Mercenaries actually considered leaving Rob behind and letting him walk up the stairs himself. Time was wasted because Rob needed to take a break but he snarked at Ike how he shouldn't even be letting the little man be assisting him like this much less Ike leaving the infirmary after the beat down he sustained.

Finally, they reached the chamber of Master and Crazy Hand. Master Hand had indeed called a few Smashers in for their opinion of the situation. To say that some of them weren't pleased with Rob bringing Ike in was an understatement of the century.

"Why is he here?" Zelda snarled causing Rob to immediately let go of Ike.

"He demanded that I take him here." Rob growled as he lowered his head in her presence.

"He's injured!"

"And so am I…" Rob snarked. "I'll…leave…"

"Stay." Sheik spoke up for the male magician. "Your insight could be needed."

Rob wasn't too sure of that. He looked around and noticed his sister wasn't even called into the room. He only saw Zelda, Sheik, Samus, Toon Link, Meta Knight and Fox. From his observation, he could tell that Master Hand rounded up people who could potentially storm the Underworld and save Link and Marth from it.

"Are you sure about that? Master Hand seems to already have a good idea on what to do."

"I don't." Master Hand responded. Rob wasn't all that surprised he was in human form in his room. It made it easier to talk to him. "I can't get in contact with either Palutena or Rosalina. I even tried talking to Hades about this problem, but I haven't gotten a response from him at all. I assume he's at the God Meeting, but I'm not sure. All I know is, you Smashers need to get Link and Marth now."

"Bro, I suggested that if Hades is choosing not to respond to us that we send the Smashers down to the Underworld and ask him to fix Marth's bloodline." Crazy told him.

"I do not want to push his buttons…yet I do not want Marth's bloodline getting messed up…" Master Hand growled at the thought. "I have to stay here and interrogate that dragon who caused this in the first place. I don't want all of you Smashers going down in the Underworld though."

"You only need to send two or three of us down there." Fox reminded Master Hand. "I know I can go into the Underworld and back. I'm sure Meta Knight can too."

"Not with that big ship." Zelda reminded the leader of Star Fox. "Remember, Master Hand doesn't want to cause problems for Hades. A smaller ship will do."

"Who said I would have to use the Halberd?" Meta Knight asked her. "Regardless, Toon Link is the better choice to handle the Underworld. He is well equipped and has dealt with these monsters before."

Toon Link gave Meta Knight a disgruntled look as a response. The Hero of Winds only tagged along because he heard Link was kidnapped. The last thing he wanted to do was fight some weird looking monsters again. However…there was some experience to be gained if he was chosen for the mission.

"…He's just a kid…" Zelda could be heard muttering. "I would not let him go unless he was with someone as trusty as Samus."

"I am hurt that you think I am not trustworthy." Fox grumbled in a sarcastic tone. "But Zelda, you're suggesting that it should just be Samus and Tink then?"

"It would work." Sheik said. "Both of them are quick on their feet. They would be able to handle the situation without startling the God of the Underworld."

Rob had to wonder about that. Samus would still need to get into her ship. She would also need to land her ship in an isolated area in order to not get caught by any Underworld demons. And even if they were to search to find Marth and Link, they would still need to head back without getting detected. Pit had complained in the past how the Underworld had tightened up their security when Medusa was in charge. He's not so sure about Hades, but he would expect there to be an abundance of demons should anyone venture alone.

"I think we should go over all of our options…" Rob started but was interrupted by Ike who did not care about the planning going into this rescue mission.

"Samus, please take me with you."

"What?!" All the Smashers but Sheik and Meta Knight ended up shouting.

"Ike, are you dumb?" Zelda asked him. Her patience was already at her limits, but when dealing with Ike, it was shorter than most. "You are injured. You will only slow them down."

"I had worse injuries." Ike told her. "Please, let me go. I need to save Marth."

"You really need to rest." Rob snarked. "You got injured failing to do what you were supposed to be doing…"

"I know…but I intend to make up for it." Ike told everyone. "Marth and Link are my friends. Do you expect me to just stay in the infirmary while something terrible could be happening to them?"

"You can rely on Samus to clean up after you." The Queen of Hyrule barked. "If you just did your job in watching Marth…Link wouldn't have had…"

"It's okay." Samus interrupted the younger Smasher. "I understand where Ike is getting at. I do think he'll be able to help me along with Tink…"

"But…"

"If something happens to you that end up hindering our process, I will report you to Master Hand." Samus continued as she looked toward the two hands in human form. "Do you have any objections if I am the leader and lead the team into the Underworld?"

"Nope. I can trust you Samus to get the job done." Master Hand answered. "However, if I get a complaint, I know who to punish."

Ike knew he was going to get roasted given how reckless he was. Even if Samus messed up, it would be his fault. He was willing to take the blame though because his friends were in danger. He was caught off guard before concerning Marth's transformation into the hellhound, but now he was ready this time to fight him and drag him back to Smash Brothers Mansion. The other plan concerning returning Marth and his bloodline to his original state was also important. Ike would leave the negotiations to Samus if they ended up encountering Hades. Ike was never good with making deals with Gods or authority figures in general. He would end up making things worse.

"I feel like things are going to go to hell real fast…" Rob grumbled as he was preparing to leave to check up on Lucina.

"Why doesn't anyone trust me on missions like these?" Fox could be heard complaining.

"You'll get your day in the spotlight…soon…" Meta Knight said in an awkward attempt to comfort the leader of Star Fox.


The finalized version of the team consisted of Ike, Toon Link and Samus after a few more nitpicks from the other Smashers. Samus was permitted to use her Gunship. Master Hand would open a portal to the Underworld and expected them to pick up Marth and Link and leave without causing any problems for Hades. The last thing the right hand wanted was to mess with the God of the Underworld especially since he was a in a crabby mood after not being invited to the God Meeting. Master Hand was only able to confirm this after Crazy Hand was able to finally sense Hades' presence in his world, thus it was made clear that Hades was ignoring his calls.

Despite his protests, Volga was not allowed to pursue Marth. Master Hand needed to interrogate him first before anything. The probability of the fire dragon having anything to do with Marth's transformation was low, but it wouldn't hurt for Master Hand to get information out of him. As a result, he expected the Corrin twins to stay behind to make sure Volga doesn't try to escape. If the twins were able to subdue him, then they would be able to do it again.

Samus did all she could to prepare for the Underworld. She didn't know what to expect except that there would be many demons that would fight similar to the aliens on the planets she had been on in the past. She donned her Power Suit for an occasion like this and had to remind Toon Link that he needed to stick by her side. The Hero of the Winds can protect himself, but the reality was that it wasn't Toon Link that would be the one that needed saving as Samus would later found out.

You see, Hades was observing the mansion from the Underworld. He was wondering what sort of team Master Hand would send to retrieve the two Smashers and was rather disappointed with who he sent. There really wasn't anyone in the mansion he was interested in. However, he was interested in the failed vessel of Grima only because Hades could sense the terrifying dragon sleeping inside of him. If he was able to examine that, he might be able to use it later. Alas, he was stuck with the sexy bounty hunter, a child with huge eyes and another blue haired swordsman.

"Welp, time to give these Smashers my happy greetings." Hades hummed as he snapped his fingers. He smirked when he saw what happened to Samus' Gunship the minute it entered into a deeper portion of the Underworld.

Hades did two things to the ship. First, he cut off the communication to Smash Brothers Mansion preventing Samus from reaching Master Hand immediately. The second thing he did was hijack the ship. Samus was preparing herself for the enemies outside of the ship. She was not expecting her ship to be hijacked by divine powers. If anyone asked, Hades would just remind the readers that Gods were capable of doing many things.

"Remember to fasten your seatbelts, kiddies. This God has been keeping up with the modern era and knows a thing or two about hacking! Now if only Pretty Palutena was capable of the same thing instead of treating Pitty Pat like an object controlled by the Wii remote." Hades said as he looked toward the audience.

Samus tried her best to steer her ship, but it was no use. She cursed under her breath about letting her guard down so soon.

"Ike, you're going to have to take Tink and abandon ship." Samus said suddenly. "I need to make sure this ship doesn't take that much damage when it crashes."

"But wouldn't your life be in danger if you don't abandon ship too?"

"I'll be fine. This isn't the first time my ship has started to malfunction at a time like this." Samus groaned. "GO!"

"Umm…I think I'm going to stay here with you!" Toon Link stated. "I'll be able to protect you if you have to get out! I have equipment for safe landing!"

Samus really didn't have time to argue with the Hero of Winds. This forced Ike to abandon the two Smashers and escape the ship before anything happened. The leader of the Greil Mercenaries wondered why Samus would have him exit through the top of the ship, but he wasn't going to question the bounty hunter anytime soon.

Ike's landing was rather painful. He was a big guy, so he would be able to live, but it was a long way down from where Samus was. Once Ike jumped off, the Gunship had a will of its own as it seemed to have piloted Samus in the other direction. A loud oomph noise could be heard as Ike landed on something that could be considered solid ground. It was still hard to tell though. There was red mist everywhere and everything before him looked barren. However, when Ike looked ahead of him, he noticed there was a castle before him. That castle must have been where Hades was and a good place to start looking for Marth and Link.

"How convenient to land in front of a castle…" Ike thought to himself out loud as he picked himself off the ground and started walking straight ahead. He kept his guard up seeing the Monoeyes fly over him. They paid no heed to a powerful human though and continue to float on by.

"So in the end Pretty Girl Sammy and the kid couldn't make it to my castle." Hades could be heard complaining. "At least I can welcome the leader of the Greil Mercenaries!"

Ike rolled his eyes at the obnoxious voice. He didn't have time for this.

"Aww…don't ignore me. I'm the God of the Underworld!"

"Do you honestly think I care if you're a God? You're annoying." Ike told the voice harshly. "I have told the Goddess of Chaos and the Goddess of Order what I think of them and I will do so with you too."

"Oh man! I was hoping I would be respected by someone for once!" Hades carped.

Ike continued to storm up toward the castle and was surprised how there were no guards around. The bluenette assumed it had to do with Hades ordering them to not do anything until further notice. This only worried Ike greatly as he went in without any resistance within the castle.

"…Why are you doing this?" Ike asked catching Hades' attention. "This is way too easy. What are you doing? What is on your mind?"

"Oh, now you want to talk to me!" Hades shouted as he pouted. Ike wouldn't be able to see the expression he was making but assumed that he was making a childish expression at the very moment. "Is this about Mr. Fancy Pants?"

"Yes…where are they? They're in this castle, right? If so, why aren't you doing anything? You kidnapped them."

"Correction, Mr. Fancy Pants's soul got corrupted and he kidnapped the Whore of Twilight. Man…that doesn't really sound good. I need a better nickname for that guy."

Ike growled at the degrading nicknames that the God of the Dead was using.

"You will address them as Marth and Link." Ike growled. "You're the real reason Marth transformed into that hideous creature and not Volga…am I right?"

"Volga? Oh! You're talking about that one dragon that the Link with the scarf killed back in the day!" Hades exclaimed. "Oh no! He had nothing to do with it, although I should thank him for putting those dragons and the Whore of Twilight on a wild goose chase while I spent the time corrupting Mr. Fancy Pants' soul. The soul is so marvelous. Who knew that tinkering with one soul could affect the entire bloodline?"

Ike couldn't believe his ears. "What…did you do to Marth?"

"Oh, you know how most souls are. Actually…I don't expect you to. You don't seem to be the type that would listen in on one of Pitty Pat's lectures on demonology, so I'll have to explain it to you. Finding a pure soul is incredibly rare these days. There's only one pure soul in that mansion that is impossible to corrupt and the souls that are close to being pure would take forever to mess with. That dragon knight gave me an opportunity to grab a soul, corrupt it and send it back to him without messing with his life, but as you can see…the soul was corrupt enough to transform him into a hellhound. I always knew he was a lapdog, but this takes the cake."

Ike snarled as he started to charge farther into the castle. He didn't know what to expect. He just wanted to find his friends.

"If you're wondering why I did it, I did it because I was bored!" Hades declared. "This is what happens when you're not allowed at the God Meeting! I have to find some way to keep myself entertained. I'm so glad that the dragon knight showed up and nearly killed Mr. Fancy Pants. I have something to entertain me for a few more hours."

"We are not your playthings!" Ike yelled. "Once I find my friends, I will find you and cut you down!"

"Good luck finding me. I can be anywhere in the Underworld and you don't exactly have all the time in the world." Hades hummed. "In fact, why don't you and the Whore of Twilight turn into demons just like Mr. Fancy Pants and his bloodline? Being a demon is amazing. You become more powerful, you get benefits from me and you get to look cooler and have more sex without a care in the world! The king is already having fun with his best friend in the guest room."

Ike was able to find the room Hades was talking about. He was stunned at what was going on in front of him.

Marth's transformation into a hellhound was complete and he was acting out as a rabid animal in the heat at this point. Link was the unfortunate victim before him. The Hero of Twilight had tried to knock some sense into the Hero King, but Marth couldn't care less about common sense. He had ripped apart Link's tunic and put Link in an uncomfortable position. Despite pleading his roommate to stop, Marth was already humping the younger Smasher. His moans echoed in the guest room as he begged for someone to help him. Ike did not understand why he was frozen in place.

Marth stopped what he was doing only to look at Ike and smirk. Ike shivered at the sinister look he was being given. This could only spell trouble especially when nothing but lust was clouding Marth's mind.


Me: TBC with 7548 words.

Li: You take forever for these sorts of things and the chapter wasn't even that long.

Me: Stop attacking me for my procrastination. I may be out of college but I got work now. Notes!

1. I feel like people forget that Corrin is very critical of people in some supports like shown in Shinonome. It's overlooked since he's willing to ignore it. I feel like in a situation like this, Corrin calling Volga out on his attitude would lead to Volga becoming more tame later on (and seeing how later stories are in this timeline…)

2. The power Marth has is more of Hades influencing it behind the scenes than anything else. It's why I even mentioned him at the beginning watching because he can play with the idea of Marth gaining new powers. Hellhounds are physically strong and shouldn't have magic hence Corrin wondering how he was able to do it.

3. Fox not going on the rescue mission is a joke on two things. One is that Fox sees himself as the most normal Smasher and would be the logical choice but many of the Smashers don't see that. Second, it ignores how rash Fox is in canon. The mission is supposed to be sneaking in to save Link and Marth. Fox goes in guns blazing almost every time and got angry when he was told in Star Fox Adventure he was not allowed to bring his blaster to handle things (that would be for a fast game TBH). Samus is use to infiltrating areas without detection (doesn't mean it happens all the time) and Toon Link has stealth portions in his game too. It's not to say Fox doesn't have those portions in the game and you get punished for not doing them, it's the fact he openly complains that keeps him out.

4. Samus' ship changes with each game in terms of size. Unfortunately, because the design for Samus is Other M, it means that I have to go by that one. However, Other M shows that there is room on that Gunship for more than one person even though it's incredibly tight spaced. It would have been better to have Fox go into the Underworld with the Arwing, but when it concerns dealing with saving two people and having a rescue team, it would have been near impossible. The Comet Observatory would have been the best bet, but Rosalina is at the God Meeting. The Halberd is too big and Hades would have noticed immediately. Granted, he knew Samus was coming, but her ship isn't big enough to attract attention in the Underworld.

That's it. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!