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SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War

Chapter 40: The Great Maze

The Ruinous Defeat

The Smashers laid near death after Tabuu used Off Waves to try to kill them. They could not get up and go on for much longer. Their bodies were left there and did not move. Mario was the only one who wasn't unconscious. And yet, he wanted to lay there as he thought of what Tabuu said to them.

"I can't win. I'm only useless… maybe if I shut my eyes, the pain will go away," Mario decided to close his eyes to let the pain go away as he slowly began to die inside. He knew he could not beat Tabuu and save everyone. He closed his eyes and remembered something else.

*flashback*

Mario opened his eyes and realized the flashback was when he became the unofficial leader of the Smashers. All of his friends and loved ones were there to congratulate him. Suddenly, he saw the World go up in flames before him, and then everyone started to disappear. He was all alone in a meadow where he could witness the devastating fire swallow up the land. He saw a familiar figure near him. It turned out to be Peach. The red-capped plumber ran towards the princess and hugged her.

"I'm so-a sorry Peach for leaving you. Can you ever forgive me? I just-a want to be together with you again," Mario broke down in front of his ex-girlfriend.

"This is not the end, Mario. Remember what you promised to Tabuu. That this fight was 'far from over'. There is a war that you must help win," said Peach.

"I cannot defeat Tabuu. He has… already won," Mario told her.

"You cannot say you've lost and want to die. Only a coward accepts death. I want you to know if you die right now, I will never forgive you," Peach stated.

"No… I won't die. I won't. I promise…" Mario closed his eyes.

"Now wake up. Take this newfound hope and let the rage fuel your victory, Mario," Peach instructed Mario as he started to wake up. "The time to act is upon us right now."

"This is a God of War reference, by the way."

*end of hallucination*

Mario opened his eyes and struggled to get up. He refused to stay dead. With more strength and some stamina left, the red plumber pulled himself up to his knees and began limping. In no time, Mario recovered. Soon, he started to wake everyone else up from the pain.

ooo

Subspace

Path to the Great Maze

The Smashers who left the main group felt a powerful disturbance. They saw the realm turn brighter and then afterward, a giant collection of light blue orbs clustered together. The orbs that were set in motion remained in the deepest reaches of Subspace.

"Whoa! Um, what is that?" Peach pointed at the Great Maze from afar.

"I'm sensing a divine presence from within. It's unbelievable!" Rosalina began to quiver in fear.

"Well, does it look like we have a choice? Do we have to go?" Lucina politely questioned.

"Quit being such a coward," Dark Pit rolled his eyes, as he flew to the Great Maze.

More Subspace Primid soldiers arrived to stop them. They pushed through them in an instant in order to save the others. As soon as they arrived at the Great Maze, the Smash heroes saw their fallen allies, along with Mario who was desperately in need of assistance when he tried to help everyone up.

ooo

Subspace

The Ruinous Defeat

"That's right… it's far from over," after Mario was able to stand up and recover, he went to help the others.

"Mario, we're here!" shouted Peach in excitement. Mario felt relieved and reached out to hug his former girlfriend.

"I missed you, Peach…" Mario hugged the princess tight.

"Mario, I'm glad you're alive. Now, can you let me go so we can help the others?" responded Peach. Fox glared at Mario for a moment, looking puzzled and angry. Wolf took notice of this and flashed a grin.

"Oh… right. Let's go save the others," Mario rubbed his head and smiled.

"I'd be careful if I were you, Fox," Wolf whispered to Fox.

"It's alright. I've got it covered," replied Fox. In his mind, he knew Mario would never try to take Peach back, but started to think Mario wanted something more from Peach.

Once Ness recovered, he made sure to heal both Snake and Sonic of their wounds with PK Healing.

In no time, all the Smashers recovered and were ready to go to the Great Maze. "I knew you guys would somehow return. Thank you," Bowser thanked them.

"That's why we're all friends," Peach smiled. Wolf and Dark Pit rolled their eyes.

"I didn't come back here for you fools. I came here to look for a fight. So where is this god hiding now?" Dark Pit stated.

"He lies within the Great Maze that you see before you," Lucario told them.

"I know what we were up against is invincible. But let's not forget we have another chance to fight Tabuu. And maybe… if we think of the best strategy, we can overpower him and win," Bowser spoke out.

"I know a lot of you are lucky to be alive. I know some of you are still scared of witnessing the power of this deity. I know plenty of you are upset. But that's beside the point. You all have the potential to seize victory. We have teamwork. We have hope. And that's what we're going to carry with us until the end," Bowser's speech empowered everyone, even Mario.

"Alright then, boss. What's the plan?" Samus stated..

"We master the Maze and locate Tabuu, and finish him once and for all," responded Bowser.

The Smashers traveled up the stairs to the Great Maze and were met with a dark gate with gold colors. Together, the heroes opened the gates and entered the labyrinth.

ooo

Subspace

The Great Maze Entry

The Smashers gained entrance to the Great Maze, and the first room was a gold-plated hall with a silver metallic color. Windows covered each wall, outside revealing the dark reaches of Subspace. The heroes ran through the hallway and opened another gate. The gate was the same one from the last one. When they opened it, they entered an area that resembled the Subspace Bomb Factory.

ooo

Subspace

The Great Maze Part 1

"Is this… the Bomb Factory?" Yoshi looked around.

"Sure looks like it. I see scattered fragments everywhere, and a lot of fallen soldiers," said Captain Falcon, pointing towards several Primid fighters hidden underneath the debris.

As they walked by the ruined factory, the Primid soldiers began to stand up, armed themselves, and closely followed the Smashers. The Smashers soon came up to the room where it happened: the explosives that went off, utterly destroying the Isle of Ancients.

"The explosions going off simultaneously surprisingly kept this place intact," Bowser assumed.

ROB Units were scattered across the room, withered and torn to shreds. Meanwhile, the Primids were trapping them as they got closer. The ROB Units suddenly rebooted themselves and attached their pieces together. Before the Smashers had time to react, a floating figure hovered from above. It was the Ancient Minister.

"You?! But I thought you were destroyed," said a confused Snake.

The Ancient Minister made no comment and called in more Subspace troops. The Primids and the Withered ROB Units surrounded the Smashers as the Ancient Minister flew away. The two angels flew after the Minister. Samus fired her zero laser at the broken down robots, but it wasn't enough since her power was at less than 50%. Fox threw a couple of smart bombs, completely blowing the Withered ROBs away. As the rest of Smashers put down the Primids, the two Pits were closing in on the Ancient Minister.

"You won't be getting away. Lead us to your master, and your life will be spared," Ike almost got a hold of the Minister.

Then, from nowhere, a dark energy ball shot Ike, making him fall to the floor. The Ancient Minister was able to escape. After taking out the last of the Primids, the Smashers left the room and were soon out of the Bomb Factory. Another gate was found and opened, leading to an area resembling the Research Facility.

ooo

Subspace

The Great Maze Part 2

"Getting weirder, isn't it?" Sonic commented.

"Wait, the Research Facility was destroyed. Why does it look just fine?" asked Captain Falcon.

"Hm, very odd," Bowser could not explain it.

The Smashers traveled to the lower decks of the Facility and entered an electrical power room where volts of electricity were being transmitted across the power planet. There, they saw a yellow mouse encased within the large battery-like chamber powering the plant; Pikachu. Before they could free the electric type Pokémon, ROB Sentries rolled into the room. A group of robots imitating Samus's power suit also stormed in.

"Hmph. Cheap scrap copy. I'll turn you to scrap metal," told Samus.

"Cheap carbon copy. We'll turn you to charred bones," one of the copies told her.

"Apparently they even got my smart mouth," Samus gave an irked smile and charged at the copi s. The Smashers followed suit.

Samus, instead of attacking all of the False Power Suits, went through them in order to rescue Pikachu. She heard Pikachu scream in pain as more of its energy was being drained. With her Laser Whip, Samus broke the chamber and freed Pikachu from its torture.

"Are you okay, Pikachu?" asked Samus.

"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu, relieved.

The Smashers were able to dispose of the ROB Sentries and Copy Power Suits. The Smashers brought Pikachu as a member of the team. The heroes left the power plant and headed out of the Research Facility.

"Be careful. There's much more danger ahead," warned Pikachu. Lucario spoke to Pikachu as he was one of the few who could understand him.

"There seem to be other Smash fighters in here as well. Let us see if we can find them too," said Lucario.

"Then, it's settled. If we're lucky, we'll be able to meet up with new faces before the end of the Maze," Bowser noted.

The Smashers pursued their journey across the Great Maze and left the Research Facility. They entered yet another area; this time, it was the Capitol.

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Subspace

The Great Maze Part 3

"Brings back some memories, huh?" said Samus.

"Like when you and I were close to a fistfight," smirked Wolf. Samus returned a smirk back.

"This looks creepy to me. I mean, it feels like an apocalypse just occurred," Lucina stated.

"This is where I first encountered Ganondorf," Dark Pit added.

Just like the rest of the area, the Capitol was empty. The Smashers were in no luck to find a source of life anywhere. They decided to head back outside. From the garden of the Capitol, the Smashers see a kid wandering around carrying a stick.

He was a young boy with blonde hair and a striped shirt; Lucas.

"..." Lucas stared at the garden fountain into his own reflection.

"I'm a long way from home…" he thought. Primid soldiers, ROB Sentries, and Copy Power Suits prepared to ambush the kid. The Smashers were quick to step in and save Lucas.

"Kid! Watch your back!" Bowser shouted before slamming upon the Subspace fighters.

Ness came to Lucas's aid and recognized him as a person with the same abilities as him. Both of the boys utilized their psychic attacks at a moment's notice. Ness used PK Flash Omega to incapacitate his foes. Lucas burned his enemies with PK Fire.

"Hey, you're from the same universe as me!" Ness commented.

Lucas finally spoke.

"Y-yes, I guess I am. I thought I was the only one though," Lucas spoke.

"Not anymore," Ness helped Lucas up and continued the fight. Not long, the Subspace fighters retreated, making the Smash heroes the winners.

"What's your name?" asked a curious Ness.

"...Lucas," Lucas said shyly.

"The name's Ness," Ness shook hands with Lucas.

"Wait!? Ness! You mean you're the hero who saved our universe from Giygas?! Wow! It's an honor to meet you!" said a surprised Lucas. Lucas's shyness was gone.

"Well, aren't you just adorable, young man?" smiled Palutena.

"Oh, uh, t-thank you miss," Lucas' face was beet red, mainly due to the intimidating presence of the goddess.

"How would you like to join us? We'll take care of you," Palutena winked at the kid, making him feel uneasy.

"O-okay. I will!" Lucas agreed to join the Smashers.

"Nice! Now let's move!" said Ness.

"NOT SO FAST, PIG'S BUTT! You have to get past me first!" yelled a very rambunctious and troublesome voice.

"Ah, not again," Ness facepalmed, knowing that it was his nemesis Porky.

"Hahaha, a new friend you've made. I expected better. Oh well. NESS, OLD BUDDY! WE'LL SETTLE THIS!" Porky shouted again. The Pig King turned to Lucas.

"And Lucas. It's time for you to join your mother. IN HELL OF COURSE!" Porky gave a devilish grin. Lucas started to cry.

"How rude of you?! You evil little boy!" Peach harshly reprimanded the Pig King.

"Heh. Shows what you know. I'm over a thousand years old!" replied Porky. "I'm going to wipe all of you out! I don't know what just happened, but I don't really care!" said Porky. Strange Pigmask men arrived at the scene in the defense of their king.

"Now my army! DESTROY THEM! LET THEM FEEL THE MIGHT OF YOUR GLORIOUS LEADER!" Porky ordered the army to attack.

Lucas's hair started flowing upwards as his body was overflowing with energy.

"No… NO YOU WON'T!" Lucas screamed after wiping off his tears. "I won't ever forgive you! EVER! PK… STARSTORM!"

Lucas fired the PK Starstorm attack horizontally, taking out most of the Pigmasks.

"UH OH!" Porky began to panic.

Lucas struck the spider mech from behind with a charged mid-air psychic-fueled kick, sending it flying.

"And this is for my Mom!" Lucas shouted as he midair kicked Porky across. Lucas flew up and blasted PK Freeze Sigma, leaving Porky unable to thaw out as he crashed to the ground. He was completely immobilized.

"And that was for Claus! Now take this!" Lucas used one of his most powerful techniques, PK Love.

"THIS… THIS IS! ICANTSTANDLOSINGLIKETHIS NOOOOooooo!" Porky's spider mech went down in flames and exploded.

*BOOM*

The Smashers were astonished.

"Wow! That… that was incredible!" Mario was amazed at Lucas's abilities.

"This kid's strong," Wolf applauded.

"I'll say," Snake agreed.

"Unbelievable!" even Dark Pit conceded that the boy was powerful. "Not bad at all, human."

"How did you do all that?! The Starstorm attack is one of the hardest moves ever! And yet, you threw it like it was nothing! Ness admired Lucas's true power.

"Uh heh heh I practice a lot," Lucas scratched his head.

"We might have a chance at beating Tabuu. Don't let us down, alright?" Bowser told Lucas.

"Right!" Lucas nodded.

The Smashers left the Capitol and continued their journey through the Great Maze in order to reach Tabuu and face him.