Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Part 2: Adventure

Legendary Mercenary Chapter 2: Axe of the Mercenary, Gun of the Patriot

Ah yes… Reviews… I shall update.

Congratulations to mynameisriku, the lucky reviewer who got the little riddle right. Here was how it worked:

The Wolf of Sacae was the name given to Rath, the Nomad in Fire Emblem at the end of the game. Rath will be a newcomer

The Twin of Rebellion is Yamanto. The wielder of Yamanto is Vergil, Dante's twin brother. The Force Edge isn't Rebellion's twin. The Force Edge is a sword meant for a full blooded demon like Sparda. Rebellion was created in its image as a tribute to Sparda's own rebellion. Yamanto is Rebellion's twin sword.

mynameisriku gets the honors of nominating the next newcomer. You will be allowed to suggest three characters. I will use the one who would fit the best into a Super Smash Bros. Brawl fanfic.

As for right now, I'll continue on.

Ruined Galian Castle

Snake landed along with Mist safely out of the portal. The one Vergil had made was a lot more stable then the one they were forced through. Snake looked at his hand. Going through the portal also seemed to heal the prick he had made on his finger. Mist noticed it too, but didn't comment. They were standing in some kind of castle, they could tell that much by the windows, and the layout. They were right outside of what looked like a throne room. Snake opened the door to the throne room, Mist followed closely, and then stopped dead in her tracks. Standing in front of them by the throne was a man encased in black armor. Mist recognized him and his sword, the Black Knight of Daein. She wanted to run. But she knew that she would need to help Snake if he chose to fight. The Black Knight turned around to meet Snake and Mist. He talked, his voice menacing and only adding to his enigma. "So, I see that Gawain's daughter has brought a foxhound with her to dispose of me. Is that how it works?"

Snake could tell instantly that he was an enemy. He pulled out his SOCOM and pointed. "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm just like you; I was never given a name. My identity is only my legend. Are you the son of the Big Boss, Solid Snake?"

"And if I am?"

"Then you die. It would be quite a glorious display for Daein, for me to kill the legendary hero of Zanzibar and Shadow Moses. Come." The Black Knight took a stance with his sword. Snake wasn't pulled in. Instead he fired his SOCOM. Although the Black Knight moved swiftly for someone in such heavy armor, he couldn't out speed a bullet fired with Snake's accuracy. It hit his helmet, but didn't go through. Snake fired again, but the bullets were too big to go through the gaps in the helmet. Snake holstered his SOCOM. Mist stood by him, her staff ready incase Snake got hurt. She didn't have her bow, and if she did it wouldn't help anyway. The Black Knight raised his sword above his head. He thought that Snake was ignorant to the ways of magic swords, but for some reason he was able to dodge the shockwave attack from Alondite. The Black Knight didn't understand why, he struck again, aiming at Mist. Snake grabbed her and dodged again. The Black Knight paused for a second to consider. He was a fool. Snake grabbed a grenade from his belt and pulled the pin. He hurled it and it stuck into the Black Knights armor. It exploded, releasing intense heat and a plume of smoke. Snake paused a second to see the effects of his WP Grenade.

"Did that do it?" He muttered. Soon the smoke cleared. The Black Knight was standing there still, not unfazed, but still not dead. "DAMN!"

The Black Knight was beaming. He was stronger then Gawain was. "Here, catch this blade!" The Black Knight pulled a sword with a golden blade off of his sash and hurled it at Snake's feet. It stuck into the ground. Snake grabbed it. "I would wish to see you use a proper weapon, so I can take on your full strength, Son of Big Boss."

"If you were so desperate to die, then you should've just taken off the armor." Snake said. He grabbed Ragnell. The Black Knight thought that Snake would take a moment to get a feel for the blade. His last mistake. Snake expertly swung the blade and cut through the Black Knights helmet, also slicing through a portion of his head. Snake finished his slash and tossed Ragnell aside. The wound hadn't killed the Black Knight instantly, but Snake could tell that he was beyond hope. "You're not facing some warrior of honor. This is a battlefield, and a second's hesitation means death." Snake pulled out his SOCOM again and fired a bullet into the hole made in the Black Knight's helmet, killing the enigma. Snake holstered the gun. Mist was stunned. Snake looked at her and saw her emotion. But he didn't let his guard down. The portal had yet to open, something wasn't right. Soon he found out why. A woman rode in on horseback. Mist ran to Snake as soon as she saw her. Snake aimed his gun, but the woman was paralyzed. She saw the Black Knight's corpse, and was completely overcome with fear. Snake could tell by the armor that she wore that she was with the Black Knight. He shot her, thinking that she had the same armor as the knight. But the bullet went through and killed her. She fell off her horse, and then another man walked in. He had a huge axe in hand, and Mist could recognize him instantly.

"Father? Is it… you father?!" Mist asked weakly.

"Mist? I thought you were back with Ellincia. Why are you here?"

"Father… you don't remember anything?"

"Remember what? Mist, hurry up and fall back! I'll handle this man!"

"No father! Don't!" Mist shouted. But she was too late. Greil mistook Snake for an enemy. He charged with his axe, but Snake was already a foot away from his strike point. Mist saw Shinon and Gatrie following Greil. She knew that they had gone back in time somehow. It was the day before her father was killed by the knight that Snake had just killed. But how? She slumped to her knees. Snake wanted to check on her but was too busy dodging the axe. Finally he saw an opening. He sidestepped Greil's attack and kicked him in the stomach. Greil fell to his knees, after that Snake grabbed Greil's arm and hurled him over his shoulder. Shinon and Gatrie just stared. Snake dashed over to Mist.

"Mist, are you okay?" Snake asked.

"Father… no… it's impossible…" Mist was muttering. She didn't know what was happening. She was still on her knees, and now tears were flowing down her cheeks. Two people who were supposed to be dead were attacking Snake. Shinon Mist had killed herself, and Greil was dead before that. How was it happening?

Snake didn't know what to do. He at least knew that Greil wouldn't attack Mist, but he wasn't listening when Snake tried to talk. Finally two more people came into the room, one of them Greil looked at and then dropped his axe when he saw him. Greil then looked at Mist and noticed something was off. "Both of you, you're bigger now. What is going on? Did Rhys do something?"

Ike was standing in the room; he was having a similar face as Mist. Standing next to him was Link's lover Ilia. Snake put his gun away. Ike looked at Snake. He didn't bother to find out what was going on. He raised his sword and charged at Snake. Snake took a quick step forward and caught Ike's wrist. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Snake said threatingly. He shoved Ike back and went back to check on Mist. But Ike charged again. Snake heard him shout, dodged the stroke. "DAMN KID!" Snake did a two punch combo and then a roundhouse kick on Ike. He was sent flying by the blows. Greil got up and charged again. Snake wasn't as dumb as his father was. He knew that if he killed them in front of Mist that she'd be beyond his reach, but he was having trouble keeping the two crazed mercs off of him. Snake dodged another axe attack from Greil and then pulled out his SOCOM, shooting Greil's hand and causing him to drop the axe. Ike didn't stop for a second. He picked up the Ragnell that he wasn't holding, the one the Black Knight gave to Snake, and he tossed it to Greil. Greil was ambidextrous with weapons; he grabbed the sword and swung at Snake. He ducked under the blow, but then barely managed to dodge an arrow fired by Shinon. Snake was left in a vulnerable stance. Greil raised his sword high above his head, Snake lifted up his hands, ready to grab the blade, but then Greil stopped dead in his tracks. Snake heard the release of a bowstring, but it was different from Shinon's. He looked; Greil had an arrow sticking out of his chest. He got up and looked over Greil's shoulder, Mist had stolen Shinon's extra bow and had shot the arrow. Tears were streaming down her face.

"Father… forgive me…" She cried out, quickly firing a second arrow through Greil's head. Snake saw Shinon pull out an arrow. He was about to stab it into Mist like it was a knife. Snake wasted no time and shot Shinon in the head. Gatrie saw that and pulled out a throwing lance, but then he let out a pathetic howl as Ilia kicked him in the nuts. Gatrie collapsed. Mist dropped the bow, and Ike put his own Ragnell into its scabbard. He started to run to Mist, but Snake beat him to her. She leaned into Snake, killing her father was more then she could take alone. Snake put his arms around her, knowing how she felt. Ike could tell that Snake knew, and he decided that it would be best to leave the two. Ike paused. "Snake… take care of her." He muttered. Soon a portal opened. Ilia and Ike went through it. Snake could hear them pass through it. He heard it pulsate a little, as if it were changing a bit. He knew it was ready for the two of them. Snake scooped up Mist and carried her into the portal with him. Snake was speechless as he walked through the portal.

Okay, Volgin and Big Boss coming back to life was bad enough, but now Mist and Snake are sent back in time to meet Greil?! What the hell? R&R. mynameisriku, I'll now take your request for the newcomer.