Me: Finally back to writing
Rebecca: what happened back there
Me: My mom got out of work had to prepare for someone's grad party, my editor won't just get the edits done quickly, you know, life
Rebecca: that last one was not my fault it was…
Me: I know it wasn't your fault, you asked a question and I gave the answer regardless of blame you aren't fast
Lucina: well we won't get anywhere standing here arguing
Me: right, Fox do the…no wait…Kamui do the disclaimer
Kamui: Annfazukimi doesn't own Super Smash Bros or Fire Emblem
Me: Also shout out to whoever did the cover art
Break Line
It is early morning at the Smash Mansion. Bayonetta gets up and goes to breakfast, along the way Cloud comes up and says, "Why don't we go a few rounds, we haven't had a match since before the tournament." Bayonetta nods and says,
"Sounds like a brilliant idea, anything to keep certain people off my back." She motions to a certain Gerudu thief. Cloud nods and says,
"By the way, I don't suppose you know what happened to Corrin and Kamui, I tried to find Corrin a couple of days ago to have a match but I couldn't find her, I looked for Kamui yesterday and couldn't find him." Bayonetta asks,
"You wouldn't have, by any chance have been put up to this by Master Hand would you?"
"No, Why?"
"No reason. I'll battle after breakfast then."
"Sounds good." The two walk into the dining hall and go get breakfast.
*At the underwater temple*
Lucina wakes up to see that she is snuggled up close to Shulk. She backs up a little bit careful not to wake him. She gets up to Ayame, who's looking a lot better since yesterday looking over a map. Lucina walks up to the young fairy and say, "I'm glad to see the morning finds you well Lady Aya." Ayame looks up and says,
"And I you, please drop the 'Lady' part, we're both royalty are we not?" Lucina nods and asks,
"Why do you look at the map L-Aya?"
"The rest of the way is tricky, we want to make sure to avoid traps that's why it will take so long to get to the inner sanctum."
"I see. What will happen when we get there?"
"You'll replace the current crystal with the one you have and I'll use the warp pad to get us out so we don't spend another day getting out."
"Why were you so pale last night?"
"I'm not used to having to support so many people in this form."
"You mean you can get stronger?"
"Yes, but that is a conversation for another time, our friends are awakening."
No sooner had Ayame said this, the others started to wake up." Shulk, the first to be fully awake notices Lucina is no longer in his arms searches frantically to see her sitting by Ayame then relax. Kamui wakes up along with Corrin to notice they are both in each other's arms. This prompts Shulk to say,
"See you two would make a great couple." The two blush until Corrin says,
"Say that again, I dare you!" Shulk skitters behind Lucina who giggles. Robin and Rory (A/N I've decided to just call male Robin Rory from now on) wake up to a similar situation to Corrin and Kamui, but separate before anyone can notice. Ike and fox (Everyone except Roy was in this kind of situation, he's in a different situation) wake up also cuddled up. Blushing the two separate with Ike saying,
"You were warm, let's just not talk about it again."
"Agreed." Roy wakes up and notices he's hugging someone and is in their lap. The person notices him move and moves the weird object obstructing his view. His eyes meet the amused look of Ayame who says,
"We were cuddling when I woke up, when I tried to sit up you wouldn't let go." Roy let's go and says,
"So where to now?"
*At the Mansion*
This time Palutena is in Master Hand's office. He starts, "Why did you help them escape, you realize the gravity of the situation right?"
"I do, the problem is that you do not."
"Please explain"
"I wish I could but do to certain circumstances I'm afraid you'll have to find out on your own."
"Who's keeping you from telling?"
"To be honest, Ayame is."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll tell you what I can, but the rest is something she made me promise to not tell."
"Then please, by all means tell me."
"She said to tell you that from the beginning she knew she would need the ones who escaped, but for what she never said, she said that in order for the true party to be together I would have to help them escape, I dragged the Pits and Ryu into this."
"And Bayonetta?"
"She knew before me."
"You must have been curious as to what Ayame was up to."
"I was and little by little I figured it out, and I can truthfully say I know the situation to the fullest."
"Then tell me, what is the situation?"
"I can't say that, there's too much at stake to say anything, there's nothing you can do to help them at this point, her last message for you is in this letter." She produced a letter,
"She told me to give it to you when the time is right, and that time is now."
He takes the letter and reads it:
Dear Master Hand,
I'm sorry about the nature of this letter but when we first talked I couldn't fully trust you. The truth of the situation is that the world is in danger. You already know about Grima, but if I told you the real reason I needed Corrin, you would have said no to the whole thing. My point is, is that by the time you get this letter you will have needed these words, you have played your part. You have nothing left to do except protect the other smashers. Good luck, the world is now in the hands of the ones with me, if you wish to dole out punishment I'll come back when this is over.
Ayame
P.S. Probably not right away, I still have my parents to face and between you and me I'd rather face you over them anyday.
Master Hand nods at Palutena and says, "I trust her, you may go now and if you see Ganondorf tell him I said not to follow Bayonetta anymore." Palutena nods and leaves. Master Hand sighs and looks out a window. He silently wishes Ayame's group good luck. Palutena catches up to Ganondorf and says, "Master Hand said you don't need to follow Bayonetta anymore." He nods and says,
"I guess that means I can go find out what the Ayame is up to."
"I'm afraid I can't allow that." He looks at the green haired goddess and laughs until he notices, "Bayonetta is behind me isn't she."
"What do you think?"
He is then sent flying by the witch in question. "Did you say anything?"
"Only what Ayame told me to tell him, I even gave him the letter she told me to give him." Bayonetta nods and the two part ways leaving Ganondorf face first in a wall. Pac Man (He had to show at some point) and Captain Falcon walk by, see him start to laugh and keep walking. It finally takes the combined effort of Link and Marth to pull him out. The two lay him gently on the floor (he's unconscious) and walk away.
*With Ayame's Party*
The group makes it to the inner sanctum. Ayame says, "Lucina has to open the doors." Lucina steps up to the doors and says,
"If I am worthy of the secrets this chamber contains may the doors open and grant me and all those present access." The doors slowly open and the group walks inside. The chamber looks like a well-kept cathedral down to the grand organ and stained glass. The glass depicts a beautiful woman with green hair. Lucina takes it in and says,
"What a beautiful picture of Naga." Ayame nods and looks around. The others don't say a word. Shulk looks to the middle of the room and says,
"There's the altar." The other look to where Shulk is pointing and walk to it.
When they reach the altar they see a crystal that looks almost identical to Lucina's. The crystal was certainly shaped like Lucina's, however it was almost completely black. Ayame takes this in and says, "We made it just in time, quickly Lucina switch the crystals." Shulk asks before Lucina does it,
"What happens if either crystal breaks?0"
"If Lucina's crystal breaks, I can make another quickly. If the black one breaks, the world is in trouble." Lucina carefully takes the blackened crystal out of the altar and starts to put it in Ayame's now outstretched hands.
Before she can, laughter similar to the one they heard in the forest can be heard. Just then a barrage of energy attacks assault Lucina and she drops the blackened crystal. Shulk attempts to catch it but it slips through his fingers and shatters on the floor. From the altar a black cloud spews forth. The group gets a glimpse of Ghirahim on top of one of the pillars, "At last, this world can finally fall to despair, you all will be buried with this temple, die!" he teleports away Ayame looks and sees the teleporter all ready to go.
"Guys, follow me quickly!" they all make it to the teleporter and leave. We then get a glimpse of the depressing scene of the temple falling apart. The portrait of Naga shatters as the temple is flooded with the water that was supposed to protect it.
The group teleports right outside in time to see the horrible sight waiting. Grima floating above glaring down at them. Lucina says, "I failed the world is doomed." Ayame shakes her head,
"Not just yet, I'm not giving up and neither are you."
"But where do we go, what do we do?" Fox looks at Ayame,
"I agree with Lucina, we should go back to the Mansion at least we'll survive for a few years." Ayame glares at him and says,
"We are NOT giving up."
"So where do we go?"
"Where I sent Tiki, Mount Rainier (Rain-ear)." The group gives a confused look before Roy says,
"Isn't that where Naga's power is the strongest?" Robin says,
"I've heard of that place, and Roy's right." The group give one more mournful look at where the temple once was. In terms of how the day went, they had sank.
Me: what a bittersweet ending
Lucina: I can't wait for the real ending
Me: have you been reading along
Lucina: No I mean I can't actually wait for the ending, this is unacceptable
Rebecca: Well accept it I'm sure the real ending will be better than what was originally planned
Rory: Next time: The Riddle of Naga
Me: Ja ne
