Ch 10: Victory and Transformation

Dove screamed in agony. Her best and closest friend was dead and she couldn't do anything to help her. Fey's last words struck through her mind.

"It is time for you to embrace your destiny!"

Dove barely heard Medusa's evil laughter as she thought about Fey's last words. Then she remembered that her father had said something similar about her dove shaped birthmark.

"This is how you got your name. You are destined for greatness."

A sudden fire was lit in her as she stood up grabbing her duel spinners. Letting out a battle cry, the mortal charged at the snake goddess. She hacked and sliced the goddess, hoping to avenge her fallen friend. Dove didn't know if Pit was awake or not, but she was bent on making Medusa feel the pain she was currently feeling. She hadn't felt this way since she and her family found out about her father's death. A blue arrow shot past her and hit Medusa in the face, making her yell in pain. Dove whirled around to see Pit with his bow.

"Did I miss anything?" he asked.

"Medusa killed Fey," Dove replied tearing up. "I couldn't help her."

Pit stared at her. Fey was dead? He strung another arrow and aimed at the dark goddess while Dove got into her fighting stance. "For Fey."

They charged at Medusa and rained destruction on her. Medusa was greatly weakened and swatted the two away, nailing Dove in the gut but missed Pit. The angel was going to fly up and shoot more arrows, but realized his left wing was broken.

"You can't do anything now, can you?" Medusa sneered.

Pit gritted his teeth knowing that the goddess was trying to get to him. Then he heard Dove yell. He turned to see her clutching her bloodied right side.

"Watch out!" she called.

Pit looked to Medusa just to see a tentacle coming at him. He was going to deflect it with his bow, but was pushed out of the way by Dove. She slammed against a pillar and didn't get back up. Suddenly he had a plan.

Dove didn't know what was going on. Her whole body hurt. She opened her eyes to see Pit doing something. Wait, is he taunting Medusa? What the hell was he thinking? She struggled to stand up, using the pillar for support as her legs wobbled under her threating to give out. She watched Pit, hoping he would defeat Medusa once and for all.

Pit taunted Medusa by yelling insults at her and saying his taunts from Super Smash Bros. He dodged her eyebeams then deflected one off his Mirror Shield, which turned the goddess into stone. He walked up and sliced Medusa's head off.

"That was for Lady Palutena and Fey," he said. It's finally over.

A light fell from the ceiling and Palutena appeared.

"Thank you Pit," she said.

"I've missed you so much," Pit cried. "You have to meet Dove! She is so cool!"

He rushed over to Dove, offered his support and the two staggered back to the Goddess of Light. Palutena could see that the girl was having a hard time staying awake. Dove lifted to head to see the goddess in front of her. She wanted to say something, but the words didn't form.

"You are very loyal Dove," Palutena said.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save Fey," Dove whispered, trying not to cry for the third time.

The goddess smiled sadly laying a hand on the girl's cheek. "It's not your fault," she said.

She then touched Dove's birthmark which glowed to the goddess' touch. Dove then glowed, making Pit covering his eyes. When he uncovered them, he saw Dove with a pair of pure white wings and her wound gone. She walked over to him and touched his broken wing, healing it instantly.

"I have watched over your family for years," Palutena explained to Dove. "I know how loyal your ancestors were and you are just like them. I think it was time for your family was rewarded, which was why you were born with the dove birthmark. Your father would be proud of you."

Dove soaked in the goddess' words and smiled. She felt pride and sadness fill up in her. She watched Palutena disappear and turned to Pit, who was confused.

"What just happened?" he asked.

"Palutena turned me into one of her followers," Dove replied. A playful smile spread on her face. "Can we take a slight detour before heading to Skyworld?"