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SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War

Chapter 37: Entering Subspace

Entrance to Subspace

Subspace, a realm of darkness and despair. The dimension had a dark purple and black background as pink and green lightning-laced the sky. Demonic chants and loud screams were frequently heard that one would actually believe Subspace was Hell.

"Hmph, are you sure this isn't Hell? I imagine this to be my resting place," snorted Snake. Samus let out a short giggle.

"I bet it does, ehehe. But seriously, this is one place where I even get chills down my spine," Samus stated.

"Why do I keep hearing people scream and choirs at the same time? It's starting to terrifying me," Lucina spoke as she got a little too close to Dark Pit.

"Hey, you're in my way," Dark Pit complained.

"I can't help it if it's frightening here," she said.

"I didn't ask for an excuse. Stay out of my way instead," he scoffed at the human.

"I'm also afraid," agreed Rosalina with a shiver, followed by an eep sound when she hears more screams.

"Where do we go now?" asked Zelda.

"Let's move as one and go forward in a straight path," suggested Mario.

"...A-alright," Bowser was even more afraid.

The heroes proceeded into the deep void of Subspace, still unknowing of what lay ahead of them. Entering a world like Subspace appeared eternal and endless.

"It's like there's no end to it!" Pit blurted out.

"A darkness that even I could not imagine," Meta Knight made note.

Yet, even though the Smashers were still exploring, the Emissary was not too far behind waiting for their presence.

ooo

Subspace

Entering Subspace I

The Smashers headed into the deep parts of Subspace, further exploring the infinite reaches of this dimension. It was not long until they met Subspace fighters ready to intercept them. However, they were no ordinary Subspace Primids. Since Subspace was their home territory, the Primids were insanely stronger. Bowser knocked out a group of Subspace fighters altogether. They scooped themselves back up.

"Ay, what's up with these guys?" said a frustrated Falco.

"You put one bastard down and suddenly they don't wanna play dead," Mario replied.

Bowser backed away from the fight and charged at the soldiers while in his shell. In an instant, Bowser knocked the enemy down like bowling pins.

"They fell down!" said Yoshi, witnessing the Subspace fighters falling into the Abyss.

"Oh, Gods. I don't even want to know what's down there," Lucina observed the bottom of Subspace, nothing but red electric storms and fierce screams from crying people. Lucina bottled up in tears and looked away.

"I want to leave… We'll suffer an enduring nightmare forever," fear was overtaking Lucina.

"Suck it up, mortal," grunted Dark Pit. "This is only the beginning."

"Easy for you to say. You're an evil angel," she told him.

"Of course I am," he gave a light smirk. "But if you're that scared, I guess you can stick next to me," he suggested, showing off arrogance.

Lucina brushed up against him. "Okay ehaha!"

"What is this human's problem?" Dark Pit was visibly irritated, even though this was his choice.

"Ooo la la!~ I see something special happening," Palutena poked fun at the two.

"You love to see it," Samus agreed.

ooo

Subspace

Entering Subspace II

The Smashers continued on their path through Subspace, but soon, the ROB Units stormed at an immediate pace, bearing the mark of the Subspace Army on their chest plates.

Another swarm of them were sent in and almost overwhelmed the fighters. Luckily, the Smashers powered through and dismantled them all. The Smashers sprinted out of the fray and continued on their path.

"Okay. Things are starting to get scarier by the minute. This place… why does it exist?!" Peach was frightened some more.

"What really terrifies me is the creature that controls this realm," same with Rosalina.

"They must have an incredible amount of power. Maybe even—" said Sonic.

"Divine power?" Mario finished the sentence in question. Palutena raised a brow.

"The translations I picked up refer to a god after all," Lucario reminded everyone.

"Don't be silly. There's no possible way that a deity in this depressing realm! And even if they were, it doesn't matter. No when you have a goddess like yours truly," Palutena spoke out.

"Well um… about that," Pit swung his arms in the back of his head and stared away from the green-eyed goddess, who was glaring at him.

"Ow!" Pit winced.

"Don't finish that sentence," the goddess glared down upon Pit.

"What the moron is trying to say is this god is possibly even stronger than you. And for once, I agree," Dark Pit scoffed.

"Hmph. I don't believe you, Pitto," the goddess shot back.

"We'll just have to see to believe it. Don't we, Lady Palutena?" Dark Pit intimidated Pit at the end.

"He's so brash and straight to the point," Lucina observed the evil angel.

"Hey, where did Mr. Fluffy go?" Peach noticed that Wolf vanished.

"Great. He must've ditched us," Fox assured.

"Not good. We don't know how vast this place is. Someone go fetch that dog," Samus stated.

"Oh dear!… why would he do something so irresponsible?" Rosalina thought. "I'm on it!" she perked up and went off.

"Hurry back!" Samus shouted back, but it was too late.

"Rosie, come back!... In one piece!" Peach cried out. No avail.

"Separating from the group sounds like fun…" Dark Pit decided to leave as well.

"Pitto, don't tell me you're trying to escape too?" Pit spotted him stepping away.

"Later!—" Dark Pit flew off fast.

"You're not going anywhere, mister," Palutena used her divine powers to stop the dark angel's movement.

"Heh?!" Dark Pit stared, baffled.

"Please don't try to break off with the group. It is far too dangerous as it stands," Lucario told the team calmly.

ooo

Subspace

Entering Subspace III

The Smashers headed deeper into the world of Subspace. Managing to avoid unusual traps and fighting more Subspace soldiers, they were too far to turn back and survive.

"I hope the others are okay," said Peach with a worried look.

"They both can hold their own," said Fox.

"I hope so," Peach said with a sign of sadness until Fox held her hand and smiled. Then, he quietly whispered in her ear.

Mario stared back at them and sighed quietly. Mario decided to talk to Bowser as he whispered to him. "Listen: do you still want to kidnap Peach? Because if you do, I'll be ready to fight you again," said Mario with a hint of poison.

"That's all behind me now. I've been through a lot since you guys blew up my castle," Bowser replied.

"Oh. Right," Mario rubbed the back of his head and thought about what he did last year.

"I still recall how it all happened," Bowser reminisced.

*flashback*

Bowser Castle came crashing down as the reactor core was utterly destroyed. The four Smashers who infiltrated the castle barely escaped, leaving the Koopa King and his army dead. The heroes assumed the Koopa Troop ceased when their leader was killed, until the rise of a cybernetic Kamek, but that wasn't the case.

Bowser's body landed into the boiling hot lava. The castle's interior crashed down into pieces as the reactor core blew up. Smoke filled Bowser's Castle in the night sky as it stopped going up in flames. After the smoke cleared, there was no trace of life inside the ruined castle. The remains of the reactor core fell below the still hot lava. The castle remained intact for days.

A claw found its way up the surface and grabbed onto land. Bowser survived falling into lava without sustaining damage, aside from his jaw when Mario punched him.

"GRRRR, t-this is far from over," Bowser cursed under his breath.

Suddenly, Bowser spotted a group of strange soldiers. He took the chance to hide behind the shadows to see what they were up to. The masked soldiers rummaged through the ruins. Bowser took a closer look while trying to stay unexposed. He caught a glimpse of the soldiers and noticed something unexpected. The soldiers had gray shells on their backs and wore balaclavas, but Bowser knew they were Koopas.

"What are they doing here?!" Bowser thought. He wanted to attack now and kill a lot of them for leaving him but restrained himself from acting.

Another figure appeared in a raggedy navy blue hoodie and his eyes were unseen. He appeared to have mechanical parts attached to his body. Bowser watched as they continued searching around and left.

"Who was that?! Someone else has taken my leadership. I'll destroy them and every last one of those traitors," Bowser proclaimed.

He was about to leave his hiding spot until he heard something else coming, so he decided to wait again before it was safe. An array of soldiers marched in the ruined castle. The light from the sun from the exposed roof shined a ray below the ruined reactor core room. The soldiers rigged several explosives to completely dismantle the castle into dust. Bowser quickly learned that these soldiers weren't Koopas.

"What's their business? Why are humans here anyway?" Bowser rudely stated.

Suddenly, the soldiers slowly grew two glowing tendrils on their back along with having glowing eyes. The strange soldiers grumbled and muttered as they finished the time bombs and set it to blow up in one minute.

"No way!" Bowser, once he realized those were bombs, busted out of the castle no problem.

"Impossible! I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to find out! Rahhhhh!" Bowser growled in agony.

*flashback over*

"I won't bother with telling you the rest of the story," said Bowser.

"Fine," replied Mario.

"Back to Peach, do you still love her?" questioned Bowser. His answer came after a long pause.

"...Yes. It was all my fault that I lost her. I can't win her back now. She's with Fox now and I have to accept that. I guess that if she's happier with him than me, that's okay as long as she's happy," revealed Mario.

"It's alright, Mario. Right now, there are more important matters," issued Bowser.

"I know," he agreed.

ooo

Beyond Subspace

Meanwhile, Rosalina somehow managed to spot Wolf.

"There you are!" Rosalina hovered towards him.

Wolf took notice of her but walked on.

"Wolf, it isn't safe to wander like that. We must re-group with the others," asked Rosalina in a monotone voice. Wolf continued to ignore her.

"You can't ignore me forever. Are you still upset about what happened earlier?" she asked another question. He finally spoke.

"I'm fine. I don't hold grudges over petty crap. I was just a little just pissed, that's all," the wolf stated.

"It's okay to be a little angry once and while. But you shouldn't run away like that," said Rosalina with a smile.

"Doesn't matter. Those other morons can make do without me," he replied, not caring.

"But they're our allies. You shouldn't treat them with such hostility," she told him.

"Oh, you mean like what you did when you slammed me against a tree?" Wolf was talking sarcastically but was actually playing close to serious. Rosalina's smile faded a little.

"I know. And I'm really sorry about that. You made me feel… 'pissed' too. I just had to get that frustration out," said Rosalina.

"Hm. That seems justifiable. I guess I'll accept your apology, but that's all," Wolf replied, shrugging his shoulders.

"Fine. So can I take you back?" she asked politely.

"...Whatever. Just don't try anything funny like tugging my arm," told Wolf.

"About that…" the space princess blushed as she whispered.

"Oh boy…" Wolf tried his best to hide the blushing over his muzzle.

"Hey! Rosie! Wolf!" Peach called out at the top of her lungs, hurting Fox's ears. Rosalina and Wolf turned around and waved at Peach.

"Oh, Peach. Did you come to escort us?" asked Rosalina before she was almost tackled by Peach's hug. Rosalina swiftly dodged in a bit of fear. "Oh no! Are you okay?"

Peach got back up unharmed and smiled. "It's alright, Rosie… Wolf!" Peach turned her attention to Wolf as she embraced him, much to his dislike.

"Good luck trying to convince me to come back. I don't like working in a packed group," Wolf released himself from Peach's hug.

"If that's how you feel, I understand. We wanted to make sure you two were alright," nodded Fox.

"Like I need your help, McCloud," Wolf smirked. "You two can join us, but I call the shots."

"You know, it would be a lot easier if I was the leader. I do have years of experience in leadership," argued Fox.

"I have decades of that," Wolf responded.

"Yet I'm the one who leaves you and your team in the space dust every time," Fox muttered under his breath.

"Say that again, I dare you!" Wolf said in a low growl.

"Hmph, your team is trash and mine always comes out on top because we're the best!" said Fox, showing no sign of fear.

"You got guts, pup. Too bad it's gonna cost you," Wolf was about to attack. Fox's fur stood up in preparation.

"That settles it! I'll be the leader! No buts or ifs. I am royalty, you know," Peach got in their way.

"We'll all work as a team once more," spoke Rosalina.

"Fine," the anthros said in unison.

Reluctantly, Fox and Wolf agreed.

"Okay. Now let's go!" shouted Peach.

At last, ROB Units surrounded the four and were armed to the teeth, with a dark green palette and carried military-grade rockets on their arms. The four Smashers faced their opponents head-on.

"Now! Death Arrows!" Dark Pit somehow flew in and took down most of the ROB Units with a dozen dark arrows, shutting them down. "You're in my way…"

"Hm," Lucina sliced through the remaining ROB Units with her blade.

"Fancy seeing you here…" Wolf commented. "Did you run away too?"

"I just happened to be passing by after making my escape," Dark Pit stated.

"And I happened to follow him," Lucina added.

"Great! You two can join us!" Peach told them.

"Oh hahaha! That's a nice joke," Dark Pit did not want to team up.

"I'm the leader of this group," she replied.

"I don't care," Dark Pit crossed his arms.

"Well, I'm royalty," the princess argued.

"And I'm an angel. It means I outrank you," Dark Pit asserted his standing.

"Darn it. He got me," Peach felt defeat.

"Tell you what, I'll only join if I'm the leader," the archangel made a wager.

"If that's what it takes, then sure. Friends have to stick together, you know," Peach smiled.

"Friends?" Dark Pit looked a bit put off by her response. "Tch, yeah right…" he smirked begrudgingly at the idea.

"Who needs friends?" him and Wolf thought at the same time.

ooo

Subspace

The Abyss

The rest of the Smashers were too far into Subspace to turn back now. They reached an unknown area that ended in a deep and dark abyss at the bottom. The day of their reckoning had only just begun.