Revival
Suddenly the twelve grieving Smashers found that the bleakness surrounding their Final Destination stage was fast dissipating into a wash of blue light that made them forget their grief. And their hopeful feelings were not without foundation: from high above descended the catlike psychic Pokémon named Mewtwo.
"I did tell you all, in the course of events before the final battle with the villain Nephorius, that I had gone to the netherworld to bring back the fighters lost," remarked Mewtwo thoughtfully. "You will find soon enough that I remain true to my word."
Marth gasped in surprise and joy as he looked to find Roy's body stirring with life again. Roy slowly stood up and took hold of his Sword of Seals, uprooting it from the stage floor. Sheathing the sword, the Phaeraean swordsman smiled briefly as he acknowledged, "It's certainly a fitting end, that Nephorius should die upon the Sword of Seals as every surviving fellow fighter in this arena wields it."
"Hey, it's not fair that the rest of us didn't have a way of getting revenge on the killer," complained Ganondorf upon entrance. Bowser growled in agreement. Mario and Link, as well as several others, merely gave these two miscreants skeptical looks.
Out the corner of one eye, Pikachu saw Pichu and Jigglypuff rush joyfully toward it. "Pika pikachu! Pika!" cried out the yellow Pokémon, elated to see its friends again.
From one corner of the stage came a loud beeping and several Smashers turned in the direction of the beeping to see Mr. Game & Watch waving a flag, flanked on one side by the two Ice Climbers. Yoshi jumped for joy to see Popo and Nana again, and they were just as glad to see him.
"Hey, Fox. Did you miss me?" was Falco Lombardi's greeting. "Anyways, I've got to thank you for beating the creep and bringing everyone back."
"Let's be fair, Falco—I only had a small part in it. It was really Mewtwo who gave us all a way to revive those who died—and we all have you to thank, too. You were the one who discovered what we needed in the first place," praised Fox, embracing Falco like a brother.
Princesses Zelda and Peach, meanwhile, ran delightedly into the arms of the men they loved, unable to keep back their tears of joy.
"Oh, Link—I thought I'd never see you again!" gushed Zelda.
Peach's joy at seeing Mario again, however, was beyond words. She and Mario hugged each other so tightly, for such a long time, that it would have taken a crowbar to pry them apart. Not that anyone would have tried to do so, not even Bowser or Ganondorf.
"We can all do what celebrating we might, fellow Smashers, but now is not the time," Mewtwo interrupted the reveling. "Now there are explanations to be given."