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SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War

Chapter 28: The Jungle

Bunker

All the party members were all mistakenly taken back to the safe underground bunker from before. The Smashers soon realized that they were alive and in the bunker.

"Why did we come back here?" asked Peach.

"...It must have worked. We were sent back to this undisclosed location," said Bowser.

"I gotta say, Bowser. You outdid yourself and on a completely different level," said Samus. "You do realize you have a lot of explaining to do?"

"How did you have the time to make all this?" asked Mario.

"I didn't. This is an old government facility and I thought of using its resources," answered Bowser.

"Then, for now, we'll use this as a cover, at least until we find out what just happened," Mario stated.

Snake gave a long glare as he stood up to Bowser. The reptilian turtle returned the favor by looking at him back, equally as dreadful but calmly.

"So," said Snake.

"Hmph, it's a good thing I saved you," Bowser boasted.

"Don't get too proud of yourself. I don't need your help," said Snake.

"No, but we need yours," Bowser replied.

"Have fun without me," told Snake.

"If you leave, we won't be able to protect you for long. If the nanites don't get to you first, the government will and they'll question you on anything you have," Bowser stated. Snake froze as he looked at the door. "There's a ten percent chance that you'll walk out. What purpose does it serve if you left blindly? We're about the only ones who can help you," added Bowser.

"Damn. I just want to leave these mental cases. As crazy as it sounds, I might as well stick with them," Snake thought as he turned back around.

"Wait a minute. What about the government?" asked Samus.

"It's likely they think we're dead. Works for us," predicted Mario.

"I guess, for the time being," Samus added.

Bowser suddenly cut in on their conversation, believing that they were soon going to resort to physical fighting. "The fact is now that we're all together, we need to take a stand and deal with the nanite threat before any innocent people end up getting hurt, or worse case, infected."

Mario and Samus blatantly stared at each other with cold blue eyes. They stood away from each other and came to an agreement that they would fight side by side once again. "We should all patch up and take a short rest for now," Bowser suggested.

The Smashers fully healed from the substantial amount of damage they received in the prison and rested for the quick duration until the next day.

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Bunker Briefing

The Smashers met up in the briefing station for an important meeting. Bowser spoke as the large screen above projected white. "I have been in contact with Lucario just yesterday, but something's not right with the communication."

"Maybe try calling him again and see," Yoshi suggested. Bowser used a transmission device to try and get a response. When they received a response, no one answered afterward.

"Lucario, can you hear me? It's me. Are you alright?" said Bowser over the communicator. Unexpectedly, the communicator suddenly shuts off completely. Then, on the large whiteboard, an entire map of the World popped up. "Huh? That's odd. I didn't… oh no," said Bowser before he saw thousands of signals over all continents.

*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*

"Oh my..." said Peach.

The World became engulfed with red dot signals everywhere. Ranging from Lucario's location to Smash City, nanite signals were present.

"Gods—"whispered Lucina.

"Where is Lucario now?" asked Palutena.

"...I have his exact location within the jungle… Nanite signals are surrounding him. He's in big trouble," Bowser concluded.

"Looks like that's our next location," Cap stated.

Samus's power suit was damaged beyond repair, so she donned a different variant of one; a full white power suit since she couldn't reach her other ones. Mario restyled back to his old plumber's outfit. As soon as the Smashers were done with preparations, they headed for the jungle to find Lucario.

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The Jungle Ruins

The Entrance to the Jungle

Once they arrived at the Jungle, the Smashers searched around to cover some ground in an unfamiliar territory. They took to the skies and observed a lot more than just a jungle. Rosalina and Palutena hovered above and noticed many things hidden within.

"I see ruins covered in vegetation and mountains ahead," Rosalina finished scouting as she descended to the forest floor.

"There's a large waterfall and so many rivers. From the looks of those ruins, there could be an entire civilization living here," spoke Palutena.

"Then no doubt Lucario has gained the high ground. Let's keep moving," said Mario.

As the Smashers trotted along the dense jungle and heard the ambiance of the scenery, Samus and Mario spoke to each other. "Hey, they bring back memories, you know what I mean," said Mario.

"If you account for the time we beat back Master Hand and Crazy Hand and when we blew up Bowser's castle, then yes," said Samus with sarcasm.

"Samus, you know it wasn't like that," Mario stated.

"I won't forgive you and you know that. As far as I'm concerned, we both know that this civil war started because of our fighting. We'll leave it at that," Samus shot back. Mario and Samus continued to conversate.

"But why did you support the government in the first place? You could have dealt with me without them."

"I already told you before that I never supported them in the first place. I just needed their resources and the SRA to get back at you."

"Fair enough. Speaking of which, what are we going to do about the government? Do we force them to appeal the registration act? Or do we remove them from power?"

"I don't know if we should try to overthrow them. The people will view us as even more dangerous than we already are."

"Even if we stop this nanite threat, the government will put us all in federal jail. Possibly."

"Step by step. That's how we'll do things from here on out."

Bowser interrupted their conversation as they continued to walk down the jungle. "When the time comes to face the government, do what it takes to make them understand that registration does not ensure security or peace for the people," Bowser told them.

"And if they don't comply?" asked Mario, raising a brow.

"Do the right thing. That's how I came to save you all," Bowser simply told them. Peach overheard the conversation and spoke about it to the others.

"I never knew how Bowser would change this much. Maybe I won't be kidnapped after all," Peach spoke.

"Guess his castle being blown up really knocked him up," said Fox jokingly.

"Didn't know you could tell jokes now, pup," Wolf stated. Peach giggled a little.

"Heh, and look who's back," Fox replied.

"Speaking of which, how are you and Peach getting along?" asked Wolf. Both Peach and Fox blushed at each other and looked away slowly.

"I see. Well, in that case, keep your relationship a secret," the lupine replied.

"Oh Fluffy. Sometimes, you're too much. By the way, I know how much you like Rosie. Hehehe," Peach tried to tease him.

"Me and her are only friends. And we leave it at that," told Wolf. "The hell am I even saying?" he thought.

"What? But I thought he—" Rosalina thought when tears were about to swell up, but she held it back. Fox took notice of this and was concerned.

"Tell her," Fox whispered to Wolf.

"I'm not going to say it," Wolf replied.

"Can you please tell her how you feel?" this time Fox said it louder.

"If you ask again, I'll snap your neck off," mumbled Wolf.

"I'm sorry. Can you please repeat that?" asked Fox, a little irritated. Peach began to feel worried.

"If you don't shut the hell up, I'll break your neck and bash your skull into the dirt," growled Wolf. Everyone started to stare and looked at Wolf with disdain. "Listen right here McCloud: I have nothing to say to that woman. I don't like her! End of story!" said Wolf angrily. Instead of breaking down into tears, Rosalina got angry herself.

"If that's how you feel about me, you stupid mutt, then to hell with you!" Rosalina shouted as she struck Wolf and threw him against a tree. She walked away from him as everyone else casually continued on, ignoring everything.

"Tch, we have no time for petty romance," Snake was visibly unpleasant by the drama.

Samus looked upset at what he said about romance, but she shook her head. "Try to keep up, will you?" she stated.

Peach and Fox came to his aid, but Wolf kicked Fox aside.

"Fluffy! Stop it! Fox didn't want that to happen," shouted Peach as she mediated. She went to help Fox get up.

"Fox, you can't interfere with true love between two people. Especially if it involves Wolf," whispered Peach very lightly.

"I can hear you, princess. There's no need to keep anything from me," the wolf responded.

"Then why couldn't you just say it to Rosie? Everyone knows that you two are—" said Peach.

"I never felt this way, that's why," admitted Wolf.

"Oh Wolf, I know she loves you," smiled Peach.

"Yeah, I knew that clear when she yelled at me. No one has ever done that and slammed me against a tree," said Wolf as he began to smile. "Now that's a woman."

"You can win Rosie's heart again if you tell her the truth. Stop being stubborn," said Peach. Wolf knew he was in no position to fail.

Meanwhile, Fox and Peach held onto each other but did their best to avoid that. "Listen. I didn't want to make him feel bad," said Fox.

"It's okay. He'll soon try to win back Rosie's heart. I know it," explained Peach.

"Here's hoping he tries. I don't know if they'll end up like you and me," Fox shrugged.

"But Fuzzy, we never made it official," giggled Peach.

"What do you mean?! Wait? Is it some kind of royalty thing?! Isn't there some leniency you guys can show?!" Fox responded in utter panic.

"Ahahaha, just kidding," she smiled, which in turn, Fox smiled as well. Wolf chuckled a little as well.

The Smashers came across a huge river leading to the waterfall they saw earlier. They crossed a nearby a stone bridge.

"Hey, Fox. Can I ask you something?" said Peach.

"What is it?" he replied.

"Since this thing started, do you really think we'll win? I mean, we know the whole world is at stake," Peach wondered.

"We've been through these spots before," said Fox.

"I know. But it's different this time," she added.

"We'll make sure we survive and when that happens, we make a better future," said Fox. The princess held his hand and kissed him gently on the cheek, making him blush. Once the Smashers reached the end of the bridge, they continued forward until they reached the height of the jungle on top of one of the mountains.

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The Jungle Ruins

The Ancient City

A mass crowd of nanite infected mercenaries centered in front of their mighty emperor, who walked towards them from atop of a structured palace. All of the subjects greeted their king with popular cheers. One of the advisors who was wearing a brown cloak bowed with the others before the king.

When the king finally appeared, he showed himself to be someone of wise and concerned stature: King Lucario the Aura Pokémon. The advisor in the cloak removed it, showing Greninja. Lucario waved his paw at his troops. He turned away and went back to the palace. Greninja followed him inside back to the throne room.

"Chief. They are here," Greninja informed.

"We will ensure their destruction is evitable before they reach the city," Lucario stated.

"Then it's settled. Once the Smashers are gone, there won't be anything in our way. Shall I go along and fight them?" said Greninja.

"Go along with one of the troops in the south quarter where the Smashers are," instructed Lucario. "For the Collective, we are one," finished Lucario.

Glowing tendrils grew from the two Pokémon's backs. They patiently waited for the Smashers to reach them in the palace. Lucario opened up a secret screen, revealing he was talking to someone.

"They're close. The Collective shall prevail over this World as the true order," spoke Lucario.

"Hehehehahaha… our next phase has been set…" the unknown voice spoke. Lucario signed off as he sat on his throne room waiting for his 'friends' to show up.

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The Jungle Ruins

Mountain Temple

"How the hell are we going to get up there?" asked Snake.

"I don't know but we'll leave it to you to figure it out," said Palutena with a smirk as she and Rosalina hovered to the top. Pit and Meta Knight followed suit through flight.

The Smashers scaled the tall temple all the way to the top where they could see the rest of the jungle, and an ancient city miles away.

"Guys, we have a problem. I can't sense Lucario anywhere. But his transmission device is still here," said Rosalina as she pointed to the device.

"Hm, that's ominous. Why would he leave his communicator here?" Bowser wondered. The anthro turtle checked his own communicator and saw stronger signals of nanites, particularly one stronger signal close to them.

"The nanites have us cornered! Their signals have gotten inside the jungle," Bowser got defensive.

Before they could react, an array of rockets shot from below, causing the temple to collapse bit by bit. The Smashers jumped off as soon as possible. A team of mercenaries grouped up, along with a ninja with a large water shuriken on his back.

"Uh oh," Lucina unsheathed her sword. The mercenaries grew tendrils on their backs. The ninja hid off in plain sight someplace safe.

"Alright team. Let them have it," Bowser ordered to attack.

The ninja stayed atop of a tree until Palutena decided to pay him a visit. "Hey. How's it going? You can't actually escape a goddess's watchful eye… Strange. You look familiar," said the green haired goddess as she looked more closely at Greninja. Greninja, however, disappeared and tried to attack Palutena with the shuriken, but it did nothing to phase her. Palutena easily held Greninja by the neck when she caught him.

"You're that frog who was with Lucario. Now, where is he?" asked Palutena.

"He is waiting for all of you. We'll be more than welcome to deal with you in the meantime," spoke Greninja.

"Seems like you were infected. Not the Greninja I remember," told Palutena.

"We will prevail!" Greninja told her.

"We?" Marth said in confusion before being hit by one of Greninja's sneak attacks when he managed to wriggle out of harm's way.

Before Greninja could react fast enough, Samus shot a blast intended to disarm, not kill. After defeating the small group of mercenaries and driving off any resistance, the Smashers took care of Greninja. Bowser pulled out a needle that contained some sort of blue and red substance and injected the material into an unconscious Greninja.

"I've tested out this solution to dissolve the nanite virus. Let's hope this works," said Bowser. Within a matter of seconds, Greninja regained consciousness and had no nanites inside him. He got himself up and realized he was controlled.

"I'm fine. Thanks to you all. We have to reach the ancient city. Lucario has been infected with the nanite virus. They're plotting something big. It's all part of their plans," told Greninja.

"Their idea was killing you off first in that temple. After that, the nanite troops would continue to infect the World. That's all I can remember," said Greninja before passing out in an instant. Bowser checked his heartbeat.

"It's alright. He isn't dead," said Bowser. "We don't have much time. We'll take Greninja with us."

Bowser carried Greninja on his shoulder as the Smashers continued walking throughout the ancient jungle, getting closer to the city, approaching the chieftain of the jungle Lucario, who patiently waited for their arrival.

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The Jungle Ruins

The Ancient City