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The following contains references, story details, and characters that maybe confusing to those who have not yet played or have beaten KID ICARUS: UPRISING.

Author's notes:

Me: hello everyone! It's GEARMASTER777 here with the new installment of, drum roll please… KID ICARAUS: AFTERMATH! For people who have been following the story thus far you're probably wondering, why are you doing Author notes? Well, in short I…

Dark Pit: …Don't have a life!

Me: Ok that was uncalled for!

Dark Pit: well, it's true. The only time you work on your fan-fics is if A) you're sick at home, (B) get reminded about it, or (C) after you read fan fictions yourself!

Me: Ok that last one I'm sure every Fan fiction author is guilty of.

Mario (Super Mario Bros) - WAH HOO! You need a life? Here take this green mushroom; it will make you feel alive!

Me: (stop hand sign) Um, NO THANK YOU! I don't do drugs!

Dark Pit: Speaking of drugs, I have great joke.

Me: Oh Dear God!

Dark Pit: What does Sonic do when he's bored? … (Silence form every one) Speed! Ha get it?

Me: (face palm) Ugh…

Dark Pit: Hey that was funny!

ME: Anyway, enjoy the story everyone.

KID ICARUS: AFTERMATH

~Chapter 3~

The rescue: Part 2

Pit, Jack, Angel, and Greg landed just outside of the Dark minister's citadel. The structure definitely looked taller from the ground than it did from the air.

"Oh no, please tell me that we don't have to walk all the way up!" Greg complained looking at the building. "I mean this thing is like freaking a thousand feet tall!"

"Actually looks just about 725 feet tall" Angel said putting her hand up to check the measurement.

"Oh gee thanks Spock, because I totally needed to know the exact height to make my point!" Greg said in a retort

"Hey! Don't talk to Angel that!" Jack shouted

"As I said before, it's a free world! I'll talk to her the way I want to talk to her, OK?!"

"You, jerk! How dare you treat women like that?!" Jack angrily shouted

"Oh, so Angel's a "woman" now is she? I didn't realize she developed that much!"

"Why you little PERV!"

"ENOUGH, BOTH OF YOU!" Palutena shouted at them. "You need to stop bickering with each other and focus on the task at hand!"

"But, he started it!" Greg says pointing to Jack.

"I DON'T CARE WHO STARTED IT! I'LL END IT!" Roared Palutena, nearly giving everyone an earache. At that moment Greg's entire body, no his entire skeletal structure shook in fear of Palutena's angry voice.

"Geez, who thought the goddess of light, could be such a terror?" Greg whispered.

"I HEARD THAT!"

"AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" Greg yelped.

"Ok, then" Pit said "we need a plan of action. We need to stick together and find out where the dark minister is keeping Viridi."

"Actually Pit, I figured out a way for the fighter to track Viridi's signal." Palutena chimed in.

"Her signal? What is she a radio station?" Greg said.

"No. Her "signal" is her life signature. You fighters have been given special enhanced helmets installed with mini-maps, and the latest tracking technology." Palutena explained.

"So, we can find both Viridi and ourselves easily. Cool" Greg says. "Kind of like playing Metroid Prime 3."

Each of the fighters saw the mini- map inside of their helmets. And Greg was right it really did look like Metroid Prime 3, well minus the fact that Metroid Prime had hyper beams, bombs, and missiles. "Allow to explain how it works." Palutena began. "The yellow dot represents Greg's location, the purple dot represents Jack's location, and the blue dot represents Angel's location."

"Hey what about me?" Pit asked "what color am I?"

"Oh, right! Pit's location is shown by the white dot… Ugh I think." Palutena said.

"You think, or you know." Jack questions.

"Yes, no, yes, no, ugh…"

"You're not sure are you?"

"Hey! It's not like they gave me the manual to this! …Oh, Hey look the manual!"

"UGH" everyone said face palming themselves.

"Ok! Yes Pit is the white dot. And I'm sure everyone's who is an ally are green dots." Palutena explained. "If someone is in trouble or engaged in combat the dot will be flashing."

Jack put his hand up to his left side of his helmet. "The map shows a green dot all by itself about mid-way up the tower. And it's flashing!" Jack said.

"Then there is no time to waste, enter the tower and get to Viridi quickly!" Palutena ordered "There is no telling what the Dark Minister is putting Viridi through."

"RIGHT!" Pit said "let's go!" and the four then rushed into the enemy's stronghold.

Meanwhile, the Dark Minister walked into a room in the tower. It was a very tall room. There was no window to let any natural light in. the only illumination were from the machines and devices giving the room a more eerie feel to it. On one end of room there was a computer console with three display screens. One of the screens showed a map of the building, another someone's vital signs, and on the last one there was an energy conversion chart which at this point read 20% complete. Behind the console was a very complex looking machine which gave off a green florescent light like a body's pulse. And strapped to the middle of the device was the young goddess of nature, no powerless to help herself. She had strapped down by metal constraints that gave her no use of her limbs or mid-section, and allowed very little body movement at all. And those too also like the rest of the machine were pulsing green light.

The Dark Minster then walked to the console and turned off the screens allowing him to see Viridi. "It would appear your hero has come to rescue you." His ominous was echoed through the room. Viridi twitched a bit and then opened her eyes, she felt very weak, and it was hard enough just to open her eyes, let alone speak. "And this time he brought friends along with him. As if it would make a difference."

"Heh…you, never know." Viridi said in an airy voice and smirked.

"I let you know however, that will not be holding back when he enters this room. That is "if" he enters this room at all."

"He'll be here…just, you wait."

"Ah, but do you really want him here?"

"What?"

"Do you want him to come save you? Are you even sure he can save you?"

Viridi just stares open eyed looking a bit frightened.

"The truth is you are not so sure. It is the "if" factor that bothers you. What if he doesn't make it to this room? What if he doesn't make in time? What if I kill him when he comes to save you?"

"Just stop!" Viridi said with her loudest voice possible causing her to cough.

"You should save your breathe. You'll need it later" The Dark Minister says turning the monitors back on. "I'm sorry if my questions bothered you." He said checking the monitor's. "Hmp, Do you know the reason why I sparred his life in the first place?" Viridi looked up to the Dark Minister a little confused. "It is because of the connection which binds you, that of love. I know how painful it is to see the one you care about die. For you see at one point, I too was …" Suddenly an alert is sounded throughout the tower interrupting the Dark Minister's speech. One of the guards rushed into the room.

"Commander! There are a bunch of intruders inside the base! We have put the entire tower on high alert!" the guards mechanical voice uttered.

"How many are there?" the Dark Minister asked.

"Six, sir! 1 angel, 3 fighters, and 2 humans!"

"What?! Where did the other two come from?" the Dark Minster turns to look at the monitors a looks to the schematic of the building, he could see four red dots on the lower levels of the building but in a separate area there where two other red dots. "Their heading for the generator! Get our troops down there now! They mustn't even enter the generator room!"

"Yes, Sir!" the guard headed off to his assigned destination.

"Losing your cool, eh?" Viridi Smirked.

The Dark Minister walked out of the room.

Pit and the others were fighting their way to Viridi. Each new room they entered a swarm of Scythers would attack. All the fighting however seemed to be rather easy at this point even though the place was on high alert. "It's like he's begging us to come in and trash the place!" Greg noted.

"This is rather suspicious, why is there only low level enemies protecting this place?" Jack asked.

"Perhaps, they can't afford any higher level guards." Pit said

"Or?" Angel said eluding to the fact that Pit's comment was ridiculous.

"Maybe the higher levels are guarding the vital areas of the fortress." Palutena said.

"Or perhaps they were cut down! Look!" Greg said point into the next room. There was a muscular man with black hair who was carrying a giant sword and another person clad in armor using powers to defeat the enemies. "Who are those guys?"

"Could it be?" Palutena started

Pit ran into the room. "MAGNUS!" Pit shouted.

Magnus punched one of the elite guards in the face which caused the guard to disappear into smoke. He then turned to see who was calling his name. "Huh? Wah, Angel Face! What are you doing here?" Magnus exclaimed pointing to Pit.

"Gee, nice to see you too." Pit scowled.

"Palutena's messenger boy! It's been a while hasn't?" Gaol said in her regular un-mind controlled voice.

"Oh, hey Gaol!" Pit waved.

"Huh?" is all Greg, Jack, and Angel could say with confusion streaming across their faces. "You know these people?" Jack said.

"Oh, yeah that's right you never met them before." Pit remembered.

"Who are those three?" Magnus asked.

"They're my friends Jack, Angel, and Greg" Pit said pointing to each one of them. "We're here trying to rescue Viridi from this place."

"Viridi? The goddess of nature?" Gaol questioned.

"OK, wait just a second. You're telling me that these red and black guys were able to capture and imprison an all-powerful goddess of nature? Really? I think there a bit of logic missing in that statement." Magnus retorted.

"But, it's true!" Angel exclaimed

"These 'guys' aren't just your regular under world army troops; they have incredible strength and they are well organized." Jack said

"You don't have to tell me twice. I'm here because of what happened to the town back there. Some of the surviving townsfolk said the town was captured within minutes especially after some bomb transformed the town and the townsfolk." Magnus explained. "All I know is that their messing the lives of us humans and are every happy to do so. That's why I came here to stop them."

"How evil." Angel said.

"They must use the bombs to transform humans into their soldiers." Palutena noted.

"It would appear then that we have similar goals." Jack said. "We both want to put a stop to this army's plans. In which case it might be helpful if we work together."

"Agreed" Magnus said. "Where is this little goddess of yours located?"

"About a few floors up from here" Angel said checking the mini-map.

"We were heading towards the generator room on this floor, so we may have to split up for a while." Gaol noted.

"Ok then." Jack said. "Pit! You, Magnus, and Angel will go to Viridi's location. Me, Greg, And Gaol will go take care of the generator."

"HEY WHO PUT YOU IN CHARGE?!" both Magnus and Greg yelled.

"We don't have time to argue about this. We need to focus on the task at hand get it done! And we need to do it now!" Jack Barked back them. Jack looked to Pit hoping for an agreement. Pit simply nodded his head and headed of into the direction they were heading before. "Alright, let's go! Come on Magnus!" Pit said now with a smile on his face. "It'll be just like old times!"

"Just remember, don't hit and I won't hit you!" Magnus exclaimed running of in Pit direction.

"Come On! Let's get this over with so I can knock down that Dark whatever his face is!" Greg said prepping his canon.

"Right! The generator is this way!" Gaol said leading Greg to the destination. Just when jack was about to follow them he felt a tug on his arm. Angel had a grip of it.

"Angel?" Jack looked confused. "What's wrong…?" Then suddenly he was cut off by Angel embracing him in a hug. "EH?" jack's face went a little red. Angel buried her face in his chest. She could hear his heart beat and for a second, she thought that it might the last time she'll hear it. "Don't get yourself hurt, Ok?" Angel simply said. Then Jack put his hands on her shoulders, to separate her from himself. "Don't worry about it will be fine."

"But, Jack this isn't like the matches. This is real if we get hurt really bad we could die." She said in a sad tone.

"I know. It's a scary thought." Jack said "and that's why we can let ourselves get killed alright?"

"Promise…me" Angel started to tear up.

"Eh?"

"Promise me you won't die." She said looking up at him.

"Only if you promise the same thing."

"Ok." Angel nodded her head

Jack now embraced Angel a put his arms around her to make her feel secure. "I'm not going to die, Alright?"

"I'm not going to either." Angel said whimpering. Jack smiled when she said that and allow her to stay in his embrace for a bit longer.

"HEY! JACK! AREN'T YOU GOING TO HELP US?!" Greg shouted from his position. Jack then let go of Angel. "I've got to go." Jack said.

"Me too." Angel said letting go of Jack. Jack started heading over to where Greg was. "Remember, Jack! You Promised!"

"I know. You promised too." Jack said as he ran off to help Greg. Then Angel turned to go off and help Pit and Magnus. He's counting me. Angel thought.

"You should coming up on the room now!" Palutena said to Pit. Just as she said that they came to be in front of the door to the room Viridi was being held in. and standing in front of said door was The Dark Minister. Magnus readied his sword and so did Pit. Angel ran up behind them and readied herself for battle.

"I Take it he's the guy who captured Viridi?" Magnus said.

"Yeah." Pit replied.

"It would appear that you've been busy, Pit. Gathering your allies here to defeat me, that is quite the tactic." The Dark Minister complemented. "Indeed, for there is strength in numbers." Dark Minister raises his sword showing that he is ready to fight.

"So, Viridi is behind that door?" Pit asked.

The Dark Minister turns his head and looks to the door. "Yes, I have kept her in there for the time being." He then closes his eyes and turns his head slowly. "I wouldn't get your hopes up though; there is no way I'll let you get past this threshold." And as soon as the word threshold left his mouth the Dark Minister opened his eye only to see Magnus knock him through the door where, he skid along the floor, with the wind knocked out of him. Both Pit and Angel winced as soon as they heard The Dark Minister slam against the ground. And at that moment, since the Dark Minister couldn't speak, the only thing going through his mind is there is no way this guy is a human. Magnus then walked over to The Dark Minister. "Now sit here quietly and I won't have to get rough again got it?" Magnus said. All that could be heard out of the dark minister though was his strained breathing. "Good." Magnus jokingly said.

"Glad he's on our side" Was all Angel could say at that time.

Pit ran over to the console. "Viridi!" he yelled as he saw her attached to the device. "What is this thing?" Angel walked over to the console to try and determine what it was. And when she found out it was shocking to her.

"No way!" Angel exclaimed.

"What is it? What is it doing to Viridi?" Pit questioned

"This entire device is an energy syphon."

"A… what now?"

"A syphon! A device that transfers energy from one source to another. In short their taking away all of Viridi's vital and celestial energy!"

"I take it that's bad?" Magnus said.

"Really bad! If the syphon is allowed to drain all of Viridi's energy away, she'll die!" that last sentence sent a shiver down Pit's spine. He looked at Viridi with concerned eyes.

"How much time do we have left?" Pit asked.

"From the looks of these charts I would say about 5 minutes!"

"Then we need to find a way to stop it." Pit said. Then suddenly the lights from all the machines went out for about 10 seconds. "I guess they took down the generator."

"Did it stop the machine?" Magnus asked. His question was then answer as the syphon powered up. Then the syphon began a transformation. Its parts moved and turned until the entire syphon into a dragon like monster. The syphon gave out a roar like an actual dragon would. And then the ceiling opened up as if it was a hanger door. "Nope, totally didn't stop it" the ground shook as the Syphon took to the air and cleared the room.

"VIRIDI!" Pit yelled.

As this was happening Viridi, awoke she was weak than she was before. She could see Pit over by the console; it took her awhile to figure out what was going on. Then she realized that the machine she was in was flying away with her inside it. I can't let this thing take me away! She thought. Then she looked to pit and instantly gave him her power of flight. You better make this count.

Pit's wings glowed form the power of light given to him. "Huh?"

"Pit! Viridi has given you her power of flight to stop that syphon!" Palutena said. "You can't let get away!"

"Gotcha!" Pit said flying off. Magnus and Angel Watched as they saw pit soar off after the Syphon. Then they noticed something was missing in the room they were in.

"Hey! Where did that red cloak guy go?!" Magnus exclaimed.

BOSS FIGHT: ENERGY SYPHON DRAGON

Pit flew in pursuit of the syphon that was draining Viridi's power. "Pit! I have placed markers indicating the syphon's weak points" Palutena informed. "But it appears that no single one of them is linked directly with the core, so you're just going to have to destroy each one as they appear."

"Got it! Hang on Viridi! I'll save you!" Pit said. Then pit saw a green target area that Palutena placed. "Found one!" Pit then proceeded to shoot the target. This agitated the syphon causing it send out orbitar-like devices that protected the Weak point by firing continuous lasers at Pit. "Yikes! He really doesn't like that!"

"You must keep trying Pit, try flying circles or something." Palutena said.

"Thanks that description really helpful." Pit shot a charge shot which destroyed the weak point. The syphon shrieked with pain and the pulsating green light dimed a little bit. "Alright how many more need to go down?"

"I think there is four more, don't worry I'll get you to the next one! But you better stay sharp the syphon just launched 2 more orbitars!" Palutena said.

"Man, this is killing me. Both muscle wise and literal wise!" Pit complained.

"Quit your whining!" a voice said

"Who?" Pit asked as he saw several charge shot rain down on the syphon which caused the green light to dim much more. The syphon was roaring in anger. Then Pit saw a black figure swiftly fly by him.

"Geez you really are hopeless aren't you?" Dark pit said.

"Pitoo? What are you doing here? And how are you flying?!" Pit asked.

"I'm a part of Viridi's Army now Pit, and since your trying to save her, it's my obligation to help you." Dark Pit said. "Oh and as far as flying is concerned. Check It!" Dark Pit shows off his flying skateboard like device that kept Dark Pit in flight.

"Where in the world did you get that?!" Pit asked

"Arlon made it, Isn't it cool?" Dark Pit smirked. "Now I can totally fly for as long as I W..."

Just then the syphon sliced Dark Pit's board in half with its wing and roared. "Oh you got to be kidding me!" Dark Pit screamed as he fell from his broken board.

"Don't worry I got him!" Phosphora said as she caught Dark Pit. "Now really, Pitoo do you have to show to your twin?"

"Twin?!" both Pit and Dark Pit exclaimed.

"Might as well be, I mean you two act like it." Phosphora noted.

Both Pit and Dark Pit fell silent at that. "Anyway…" Palutena said "Dark Pit's barrage of attacks destroyed three of the weak spots!"

"Nice! Where's the last one?" Pit chimed as the syphon turned to face pit with the all-out intent of killing him. And then that's when pit saw the weak spot. A very small green dot was placed on the syphon's head. "Oh, you got to be kidding me! Can this get any worse?" Then the syphon's arms hot out all the other orbitars it had on it, about 50 or so. The syphon's eye glowed green, and it roared as energy was being gathered in its limbs and mouth.

"Um, not to make the matter worse Pit but we only have 60 seconds left!" Palutena shakily said. Pit the shakes his head up in down in affirmative way, and then shook his head side to side "If there was ever a time to say this it's now….Mother!" Pit squeaked as the syphon shot several lasers at him. Pit had a really hard time dodging these blasts the continuous fire continued for about 30 seconds.

"Pit now's your chance. Get in range and shoot that target" Palutena said "I'll activate a speed boost!"

"Right Here I GOOOOOOOOO!" Said Pit going into his peed boost to try to get in range. All the while the syphon was charging up a blast from its mouth. I won't let you hurt Viridi anymore! Your Monster! Pit thought is his head as he yelled "HYAHHHHHHH!" As he flew closer to the target. Then the monster shot a large beam attack at Pit. But, Pit kept going even though it stung a lot! Then he finally reached the target. "It's time for you to just go away!" Pit said as he sliced the target mark, and because of how fast he went the entire head of the syphon in two. The syphon gave out a loud roar, in pain. The green lights flickered like crazy! Until finally the entire thing went dim. The entire structure then slowly descending to the ground. All the metal creaked and screeched as it went down. Pit then flew below the structure and got Viridi out before the entire thing hit the ground. The sound of a million metal parts falling to the ground echoed throughout the valley.

Pit held Viridi in his arms, in a, well, non-intentional bridal fashion. "Phew. Glad that nightmare is over." Pit said. Then he felt Viridi squirm a bit in his arms. She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Pit. "Viridi!"

"You…saved…me." Viridi said slowly.

"Of course I did, were friends aren't we?"

"Y-y-yeah…were friends" Viridi said looking to his shoulder which was a little burned, but not seriously injured. Just, then Pit remembered how Viridi felt about him and then his entire face went deep red. Oh crud I don't think that was right thing to say. Pit thought. "Well, that's not a bad thing is it? …Not like being friends with you is bad or anything… Just the opposite of that! … I mean" as Pit blabbed at a hundred miles an hour His mind was going: What am I saying? Now I'm just spouting non-sense it don't know what do!

"Pit…I, think it would be better if we talked about that once were out of here" Viridi said, tiredly. Her face had blushed a bit when she said that.

And as if he was slapped back into reality Pit became alert to his surroundings and the situation. "Oh, yeah, sorry about that!" Pit said embarrassed at his ignorance. "Hey! Palutena!"

"I just got done transporting the others back to sky world. Don't worry I got you covered." Palutena said. Then she teleported Pit and Viridi in a beam of light. And a few seconds later they arrive in sky world. "Have them get checked out by the infirmary, right way!" Palutena Ordered. Jack, Angel, and Greg walked with Pit and Viridi and a couple of the centurions to the infirmary. Palutena wiped a bit of sweat from her forehead. "That was intense…"

"Miss Palutena!" One of the guards said in a hurry. Palutena turned. "It's an urgent message!" The guard said handing Palutena the envelope. It had a blue border and a gold colored stamp as a seal.

"I wonder what it' about." She took the envelope and opened. And read the letter inside and immediately she became freighted. The note read as follows: I know what has transpired today as far as Viridi is concerned. I hereby call a meet of the ditties together, to discuss what to do about this new threat. Bring the captain of your guard! I'll need to hear his account. And also inform Viridi as well. Do not be late! – Zeus

"This is bigger than I thought!" Palutena said with a worried face.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Author's notes:

Me: Phew! Finally done with this chapter! This took me a whole day to write! Sorry for the long wait! I know a lot of you have been like: WHERE IS CHAPTER 3! And well … here it is!

Pit: you could make the chapters shorter right?

Me: Yeah, well I do that for the next chapter!

Viridi: Maybe you're just procrastinating.

Me: (Gasp) why I would never… (Thinks back to all the assignments that he waited to last minute to complete). Ugh-.

Viridi: Um is he ok?

Pit: must have been a lot of assignments.

Keroro (Sgt. Frog): Anyway since the author's disposed at the moment, I'll do the honors of explaining the next chapter! In the next chapter Pit meets Zeus, and the ditties discuss what they are to do about the dark corps army! Oh, and the three fighters meet up with some people they knew in past. Or is that going to be in the chapter after that?

Me: Ugh-

Keroro: Oh well, guess you'll find out! See you later!

End of Author's notes.