Chapter 13

The underworld wasn't like earth had made it out to be. It wasn't a fiery field with demons prancing around. It was basically a cave with stone buildings built within. Torches hung on all sides of the buildings lighting the way around them.

Tip brought Silvounous to some sort of prison facility and tossed her into one of the many cells. This cell happened to be positioned at the far end of the hall. In the cell were people with white wings similar to Pit's. They were Icaruses, Pit's kind.

One of the Icaruses seemed familiar to Silvounous. The Icarus was a woman with long, platinum blond hair. Her eyes were blue, a close match to Pit's sky blue eyes. And the woman's skin was a similar shade to Silvounous', just a shade darker.

I know her. I'm sure of it. I've seen her before. But when? That's when she recognized the woman. Before she could stop herself she blurted out, "Mom?"

There was muttering about the Icarus. "Who is that girl? Mom? Who's she talking too?"

"Hello Silvounous", greeted the woman Silvounous thought was her mom. "It's been some time, I haven't seen you since you were four."

"Jee, I wonder why that is? Maybe it's cause you abandoned me!" Silvounous yelled.

"I couldn't keep you Silvounous, it wasn't safe for you. The suracais would have taken you."

"So you are my mom."

"Yes Silvounous."

"You have a daughter?" one of the Icarus asked. "You never told us you had a daughter Palutena."

"Silvounous meet Mario and the rest of the Icarus" said Silvounous' mother as she turned toward the Icarus that had questioned her.

"We're doomed", announced Mario.

"Not yet Helio", said Palutena. "Pit's still out there."

"Face it Palutena, that boy is as good as dead, the suracais probably killed him. Besides, even if he's alive, there's no chance he'll come here to save us."

Silvounous felt a surge of anger at Mario. How could he say something like that about Pit? Pit had never abandoned her, so he certainly would not abandon his own people. And Pit being dead... It was unthinkable.

"Your wrong", said Silvounous. Then all of the Icarus stared at her. "Pit's alive, and he's coming to free all of us." They all stared at her questioningly. Needing to explain herself she told them the truth. "I met him, before the suracais kidnapped me." She then told the story of how she'd been wandering around the outskirts of her village only to find an angelic looking boy who had fallen out of the sky. She talked of the countless times when Pit had saved her life, the time in the woods, out at the marketplace, even the time at the cliff when she'd gone searching for him.

After that there was silence. All of the Icarus gave Silvounous looks throughout the whole day. Guess that is what happens when your mom is the leader of all the Icaruses. You have people constantly stare at you, because your mom is well known and therefore you are too.

Eventually she lay on the filthy floor of the cell fast asleep. When she woke, everyone else was asleep. There was the rattle of keys. Silvounous got up and strolled over to the door. Peeking through the bars she caught sight of Pit unlocking the door of the cell next to her.

Then there was the creak of one of the doors at the end of the hallway. Pit flew up too the rafters as a suracai stepped into the hall. It was Tip.

Palutena felt slightly happy when she'd seen her only daughter walk into the cell. But then she remembered that they were in the cell and that they would probably all have their souls taken from them.

But she couldn't describe the feeling when she heard news of Pit from Silvounous. And the way she had talked about him. It was as if her lovely daughter was adored by Pit. And it sounded as if she adored him as well. Palutena couldn't fathom how well things had went. Pit and Silvounous... It was perfect. Just the way things were fated to be. Palutena couldn't have chosen any person more worthy of her mysterious daughter than Pit, the young warrior she had practically raised for his entire life.

She could imagine it all. The wedding, the inhabitants of Skyworld all located within her castle. Roses spread upon the aisle and a beautiful wedding cake set upon a table, standing dramatically over the heads of their guests. Her dear Silvounous standing at the altar, dressed in a traditional white dress with an average sized train. Next to her would be Pit, whom would stare at her lovingly, and would gently tug her daughter into the kiss that would bind them together for eternity.

She could imagine the grandchildren. A girl with her fathers brunette spikes but her mothers eyes. A boy with white wings and pale skin.

Palutena could not ask for any better. She somehow knew that she would always think of Pit as her son. Now knowing that Silvounous and him were well acquainted she could only see the boy as her future son in law.

She could sense their connection and all she could say was that she approved.