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SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War
Chapter 29: Arisen
The Ancient City
The Jungle Ruins
The Smashers came across another ancient stone bridge; this time the bridge was polished golden and covered in vines. Without hesitation, the Smashers ran through the bridge with no time to spare. They looked at the scenery of the ruinous village. Small houses were stacked above each other. Streams and small lakes practically made up most of the city. Natives roamed the bustling city and town square and right from afar, a palace stood in the distance.
"I guess this is the city. Not a bad place to dwell in," commented Palutena.
"I'll inject the cure into him once he's been neutralized," Bowser stated.
"Alright. Whatever happens. We save Lucario before anything gets out of hand," Mario added.
Suddenly, many dots appeared in the sky and were coming closer and closer to the surface. Only one word rang into mind: meteors! Several meteors began pouring into the city and destroyed its infrastructure. The sound of impact scared everyone. However, instead, the meteors did not directly hit anyone at all. In fact, the meteors themselves weren't exactly meteors. When the dust settled, the meteors were pods, in which came out mercenaries with nanite-infused power. The pods transformed into some kind of teleporter as more mercenaries appeared.
"What are those?!" Robin readied her magic.
"Look! Mercenaries just came out of the pods, and there's more of them!" Yoshi pointed.
The Smashers defended the native people while fighting off the mercenaries. They steadily ran throughout the city to get to the palace. The people evacuated to an underground shelter underneath the city somewhere. Either way, nanite pods were dropping fast and already the mercenaries had the Smashers outnumbered. Once the mercenaries started to advance, the Smashers went for cover.
"Dismantle them. It'll stop any more nanites from coming through," said Fox as he threw fragments at nearby pods, rendering them disabled.
"Fox, make sure you destroy as many pods as possible and meet us back at the courtyard," told Bowser.
"I'm on it," replied Fox as he dashed away from cover and dodged the bullets.
"What else can we do?" asked Lucina, who was pinned down and avoided the rain of bullets.
"I can cover us from the fire," Palutena placed a barrier, allowing for the Smashers to escape unharmed.
Once they left to a safer location, the Smashers were only a few steps to teaching the palace. Then, more mercenaries showed up and almost had them cornered. There was no other option to make another barrier at close range of the enemy.
"Fine then. Let's have at it!" proclaimed Samus as the Smashers attacked the mercenaries.
Meanwhile, Fox held off some of the mercenaries alone and disabled as many pods as he could. He found himself surrounded by the rising number of nanites. That's when a certain princess came to the rescue, carrying a gun in hand.
"Peach, what are you doing here?" he asked in confusion.
"Saving you, Fuzzy," winked Peach as she came to his defense. Peach popped every mercenary in the head, instantly dropping them to the floor. A slight blush under Fox's fur.
"Wow, Peach. That was amazing," said Fox.
"Heh. I'm not the helpless princess everyone thinks I am," told Peach.
More mercenaries were dispatched to attack. Fox and Peach worked together as a power couple to destroy the remaining pods. They made their way to the palace courtyard.
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The Jungle Ruins
Courtyard of the Ancients
As for the rest of the Smashers, they were able to survive when Fox and Peach destroyed most of the teleporter pods. They were met by large stairs leading up to the palace and a circular shaped platform.
"We made it to the palace. Now to find Lucario and give him that shot," said Samus almost out of breath.
"That won't be necessary," Lucario walked down the steps, along with nanite-infected mercenaries. He kept a calm demeanor.
"I anticipated an ambush wasn't going to stop you. But I wanted you to come," told Lucario.
"You won't get close enough, I promise you," Lucario turned his attention to an unconscious Greninja on Bowser's shoulder. "I assume that you gave Greninja the cure, no."
"Fortunately for us, 'they' reached out to me and they offered great power. Though I had doubts, they were willing to convert me into part of the hive," spoke Lucario.
"Which is a polite way of saying they infected you and turned you into one of their slaves," said Bowser.
"No, they made me realize that I'm part of something greater now. I am now part of the Collective," replied Lucario.
"The Collective?!" Bowser thought. "It's really come down to this."
"The time for talking is over. It doesn't really have to be this way. You can still be saved, but only if you pledge allegiance to our cause," Lucario advised them to surrender.
"How about no! There's no way we'd ever join you", said Samus.
"You'll be saved from yourselves. There will be no need to fight anymore," said Lucario. "Perhaps my master can speak some sense into you," right then, another voice began to speak; a man in dark purple robes under a hoodie.
"Hehehehahaha… Smashers, I suppose you did not hear him correctly. Offer yourselves to our order. Saving the trouble of war and destruction for this offer. The World is already ours for the taking," spoke the evil voice.
"Forget about it!" Samus refused.
"What a shame. You Smashers will see soon enough though," the voice faded.
"It is your call to refuse. I can see that. But your energy will be sufficient for the Collective. Only then you can be useful to us," Lucario stated as the circular platform started to rise.
"Let us end this squabble," Lucario added when he shot an aura ball from his palms. Samus shot an energy ball at the same time. Both the energy balls canceled each other out.
Bowser kept Greninja from falling off as he fought the mercenaries. Everyone else came after Lucario, who was already prepared. He dodged everything that came to him. More mercenaries jumped up to reach the rising platform. Soon, Greninja woke up and leaped from Bowser's shoulder and into the fight. He was behind Bowser for cover and quietly spoke to him.
"Pass me the shot and I'll get close enough to Lucario," Bowser handed Greninja him the cure. Greninja and Lucario confronted as everyone else handled the mercenaries.
Greninja and Lucario vanished rapidly, indicating they've already begun fighting. They exchanged hits and kicks at a time. The platform started to descend as more mercenaries crawled to the top. Once the platform reached the ground, everyone spread out. Lucario and Greninja both ran and looked at one another with unnerving faces. With ninja-like abilities, the two Pokémon ran across a wall and back. Lucario and Greninja grappled each other to the ground.
"You must be reinstituted," said Lucario.
"I… refuse!" said Greninja as he quickly pulled out the shot and injected the material into Lucario, immediately weakening him.
"Argh, how could this happen? I… I… thank you," said Lucario in a weak state but managed to stay up.
"Thank you… my friends for saving me," the newly revived Lucario spoke.
"Are you still able to fight, Lucario?" asked Bowser.
"I recognize that voice. So this is who you are? I wonder if that was the reason you would never reveal yourself?" Lucario looked up to Bowser.
"Heh, I guess there's that. More importantly, I needed to make sure to contact you as soon as possible as the nanite presence started to accelerate," Bowser replied.
"Hold on. You two were already working side by side?" said Mario in confusion.
"Yes. Initially, we didn't know each other face to face, but he asked for my help, and I accepted," explained Lucario.
"Lucario and I conducted our own investigations while the civil war was ongoing. We drew to the same conclusions and decided that it was time to unite the Smashers again. Before this could happen, I sent Lucario here to observe the jungle's unusual behavior," told Bowser.
"The Collective captured me and infused me and Greninja with the nanite virus. Thankfully, you showed up to save us," Lucario stated.
"But I'm afraid we're too late," Lucario added.
"What do you mean?" asked Lucina.
"I can't remember that much; let alone who was talking to me. What I know was that they plan to bring Master Hand and Crazy Hand back from exile," the Aura Pokémon told his allies.
"No way!" Samus did not believe what she was hearing.
"...Dammit! And it's only a matter of time before the nanites stretch their control everywhere," cursed out Bowser. "We need to head back to base immediately!"
The nanite mercenaries returned but with reinforcements. Soon, more pods began crashing down in the jungle, making a violent sonic screech as they landed. The mercenaries started shooting again, this time more viciously.
"Everyone, get inside!" the Smashers rushed to get inside the palace.
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In a dark and technologically advanced room with a purple background and altar, a figure in dark clothing watches on as the Smashers continue to survive. He scowls at the other soldiers in the room and looks back at the screens. He gives an angry look and balls his fists, but somehow maintains control.
The screens changed to a different position, transferring to the image of the hand-like god; Master Hand. Master Hand made one gesture, which was a way of saying to continue with the plans as he signed off. The figure bowed diligently, leaving a silent smirk on his face.
"So. It comes down to me. So be it," said the figure.
"Ready the soldiers! We're going to attack their capital and then, the masters will return rightfully as the leaders of this World, and us the Collective, as the true rulers!" he added as the nanites stared blankly.
The figure revealed himself as a warlock with battle armor, a dark cape, a bright sword, and orange dreadlocks; Gerudo King Ganondorf. Ganondorf smirked as he marched to the Smash Capitol, along with the Collective Army.
"HEHEHEHAHAHA!…" Ganondorf grinned.
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Isle of the Ancients
Temple of the Ancient Destroyer
The Ancient Minister stood over the immense army of Subspace fighters on an island off the coast. Hundreds of Subspace warriors gathered, along with the robotic units that handled the bombs. All soldiers bowed to the Minister as he initiated a chant.
"Dei nostri in caelum ascendere. Audi voces suas, et ambulabimus in vetusta insulae, ut Paradisum."
The Island started to slowly rise to the top and ascend from the ocean itself. The Isle of the Ancients became a floating mass of land and stayed in perfect place. The force of the entire island being pulled to the sky could be heard from around the entire World. The Ancient Minister observed the floating island and patiently looked on as the Subspace fighters went to work on reconstructing a dimensional gate in the middle of an ancient arena, with the bearing of an esoteric symbol at the center.
