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SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War
Chapter 43: Minister
Emissary Core
The Great Maze, Subspace
Following the defeat of Mewtwo, the Smashers moved on to confront the Ancient Minister himself. He waited patiently for the Smashers to arrive. He knew the time had come to handle the Smashers, regardless if he lost. The Ancient Minister was placed under heavy guard. As soon as the Smashers reached him, the Ancient Minister was protected by a golden barrier.
"Tabuu set up a forcefield again," Bowser noticed the golden barrier from when Mewtwo was protected by it.
"We need to get past that barrier," said Mario.
"Maybe if we all combine our strengths," suggested Peach.
"The poor minister is the least of your concerns," a dark voice directed the Smashers to the speaker, Ganondorf. He was on a nearby balcony.
"Ganondorf!" yelled Bowser.
"Old friend, it's good to see you again," Ganondorf glared at Bowser.
"I congratulate you for defeating Mewtwo," Ganondorf turned his attention to Lucario. Lucario responded with a low growl. He sensed the dark aura emerging from the warlock.
"Although, Mewtwo was weak compared to me. He deserved to die by the likes of you," Ganondorf smirked.
"Grr, how dare you? He wasn't in any way a good person, but at least he fought with purpose," Lucario kept his own principles intact.
"Mewtwo played the role as the General of the Subspace Army and a pawn. What else could be accomplished without a colleague foolish enough to serve us?" Ganondorf gave a grin. "You worms, however, will not be spared."
"Ha! And you think you'll be safe, warlock?," Dark Pit was impressed at Ganondorf as he mocked him.
"Then hurry up and die," Ganondorf signaled Dark Pit to fight by whistling to him, something that the archangel took offense to.
"Monster!" Dark Pit rushed with sonic speed and tried to attack Ganondorf.
Ganondorf effortlessly dodged all of Dark Pit's moves. Ganondorf unsheathed his own sword and clashed with the dark angel. Dark Pit was easily caught off guard when Ganondorf's elbow bashed him. Ganondorf stomped on his chest, grabbed him by the neck, and proceeded to punch him numerous times. The warlock threw Dark Pit's body up and did a Warlock Punch to finish the job. The impact of the punch forced Dark Pit back to the Smashers.
"Yee," Ganondorf dropped below to meet level to level with the Smashers. He made a crater upon landing, making the heroes intimidated.
"Any other smart mouths here? I invite you to step forward," demanded Ganondorf. Wolf stepped up.
"Wolf, you might get hurt. Please be careful," Rosalina warned him.
"Don't you worry about me, princess," Wolf gave her a short smile. Wolf and Ganondorf glared at each other.
"So the measly wolf wishes to challenge me?" Ganondorf smirked.
"You must be the great Ganondork, huh?" Wolf smirked back.
"Such arrogance. It will cost you your life," Wolf flashed the evilest grin.
"Heh. That's just the way I am. Let's get this over with," Wolf replied.
"I will burn your corpse in a lake of fire," Ganondorf threatened.
They both stared at each other violently while walking around in a circle. Wolf and Ganondorf exchanged claws to fists. The two were almost equal in power. Wolf kept up with Ganondorf's attacks with ease. Ganondorf saw the opening and arm bashed Wolf to the ground and struck him repeatedly. The warlock held Wolf by the neck. Wolf responded with hard kicks at Ganondorf's face, but it did nothing. Ganondorf did Warlock Punch. Wolf did not get back up.
"Pathetic animal," Ganondorf looked over to Wolf. Suddenly, he slowly moved a little.
"Heh… h-here, catch," Wolf threw a smart bomb at Ganondorf, causing an explosion.
"Disappointing to the end," Ganondorf ruffled his dark cape after the dust cleared to see Wolf safe and well with the other Smashers.
"Tch!" Wolf spat blood.
"I could easily slaughter all of you. But even I am the least of your concerns. Dispose of them!" Ganondorf did a Super Back Jump to the balcony and signaled soldiers to attack as he left. ROB Units, Sentries, and Elites swooped in from above. Even more surprising were nanite soldiers who also joined in the fray.
"Nanites?! What are they doing here?" as soon as Mario asked that question, everyone was already fighting.
"It's not important right now," told Captain Falcon.
The Smashers fought tremendously against their foes. Each time a ROB Unit went down, another took its place. Each time a ROB Sentry was dismantled, another Sentry replaced them. Each time a ROB Elite was torn to shreds, another Elite avenged their fallen comrade. The Ancient Minister felt guilt boiling up and stared at the Smashers. Once all of the enemies were obliterated, the Ancient Minister was only left with one defense.
"Alright, it's time for some answers," Snake demanded at the Minister.
Shadow Bugs formed together, creating a huge body that had the figure of Siamese twins. The Shadow Bugs morphed into a giant two-sided robot, one side was pink and the other was blue; Duon. The giant two-sided beast attacked at all ranges and modes.
"Oh great! Not another giant beast!" pointed out Lucina.
"We will tear this one apart like the last one!" Ike brandished his blade.
"Agreed," Robin went into action along with the rest of the Fire Emblem Smash warriors.
Duon charged forwards and backward as a way to ram into the Smashers. Armed with tons of weapons like small graded rockets and machine guns, Duon fired in all directions. The Smashers evaded them all. The Fire Emblem Smashers all charged at Duon from every direction possible. Lucario charged up an Aura Sphere and threw it at Duon, leaving minimal damage. Falco threw an array of smart bombs at the pink side of Duon. Snake shot with his own rocket launcher straight at the blue side of Duon. Zelda, now Sheik, threw her shurikens to damage the weaker parts of Duon. While everyone else distracted the giant two-sided beast, Donkey Kong charged forward and pinned down Duon with his gorilla strength. Donkey Kong used his ape hands to rip open the armor protecting Duon, revealing a weak spot. As Duon got up, Fox threw a smart bomb and shot it with his blaster the moment the bomb went into contact with Duon.
Duon recovered, but was at a critical level. Duon attempted suicide by blowing itself along with the Smashers. Captain Falcon rushed towards Duon and did a Falcon Punch, sending it to the edge. Mario and Samus as a team did a fused attack. Mario performed his Finale and Samus followed suit by firing her Zero Laser. The fused attack destroyed Duon as it plummeted to its death.
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The Ancient Minister
The Great Maze, Subspace
"Now, it's time for a confrontation," Snake directed his attention to the Ancient Minister.
All of a sudden, the golden barrier surrounding the Minister faded, much to the surprise of the Smashers. The Ancient Minister stood there motionless and did not care at all. Then, everyone paused at hearing a powerful voice speak.
"Hehehehehehe it's time!" Tabuu's laughter placed fear into many hearts.
"So… this is the voice of Tabuu?!" Peach did not get to see Tabuu, but from the moment he spoke, she was terrified.
"I have been watching you trek around my domain. You have made it this far. Well done," Tabuu's voice had a hint of happiness.
"Come down and face us, you coward," Dark Pit, more than upset after his losses to both Mewtwo and Ganondorf, wanted a chance to fight Tabuu. Palutena immediately smacked Dark Pit upside the head.
"What do you think you're doing?! Don't you know he could kill us before we have time to react?" Palutena's fear in her mouth escaped.
"Hehehehehaha! I do wish to play with you some more!" Tabuu laughed again.
"I don't care. I'm not going to die without a fight!" Dark Pit insisted.
"Oh, don't worry. I won't kill anyone. I promise," Tabuu's voice became creepy, scaring most of the Smashers.
All of a sudden, the Ancient Minister was engulfed in a blaze of fire and burning out. Everyone was left wide-eyed at why Tabuu would kill one of his own.
"...Starting now!" Tabuu cracked a smile.
"Wha?... W-why would you do that?!" Mario wished to know.
"He has served his purpose. A coerced servant to my rule," said Tabuu.
"Explain!" Bowser knew there was something behind that last sentence.
"The Ancient Minister, also known as the Master Robot, ruled a sacred island called the Isle of the Ancients over his group of Robotic Operating Buddies: ROBs," Tabuu explained.
"The Ancient Minister is really one of the robots we've been fighting?" Mario stared at the Minister, who then, in turn, stared at the Smashers.
"I wonder if he's pissed that we practically slaughtered his people," Samus remarked.
"Not the right time, Samus," Cap reprimanded her.
"I came upon the island through an astral projection. I held the island hostage with the use of my Primids and forced the Master Robot to submit to my will. I instructed him to set up locations of interest for Subspace Bombs to be detonated. I hid behind the scenes and played the role of the supreme deity of Subspace. It only makes sense. I am a god after all," Tabuu boldly spoke.
"What an awful thing!" cried out Peach.
"I agree. As the end of your time is nearing, take this moment to see a preview. The Minister himself was fearful of my divine power, as all should be. He hid in a cloak to mask his shame. All this to protect his people from my wrath. How utterly foolish of him. He's outlived his usefulness. Adieu~" Tabuu's own voice ceased.
The Ancient Minister's cloak burned off, revealing a light gray robot with red arms and optic lenses for eyes; R.O.B. The Smashers couldn't stop the divine fire from burning off the former Minister. R.O.B. stared at the Smashers and down at the floor to express his sorrow and guilt. He faced his enemies, the Smashers, one last time and waved at them. His fate was sealed as he closed his eyes and calmly waited for the fires of death to embrace him.
However, he decided to plunge himself into the Abyss to escape the madness.
"Poor R.O.B. He was forced to serve Tabuu and carry his will to protect his people. And now he's dead," Peach gave a short obituary. Everyone became silent.
"Let's not make his death go in vain. This will be revenge for everything Tabuu has done. He sent me into this World. I'm not leaving until every known bastard is dead: Tabuu, that warlock Ganondorf, and those nanites, and the Master Hands. Listen well, all of you: I didn't choose to be here like some of you, but if there's a call to action, you go for it. I've had enough of this madness. We're gonna end it," Snake gave a powerful speech.
"Snake's right. We've come this far. We're not stopping now. We have new allies with us and have hidden potential locked inside us. I'm just as fearful as all of you. Don't think of the fear of dying. Think of winning and saving the day. Is this it? No, this is history that we make today," Samus also gave an empowering speech.
"Let's-a go!" Mario jumped up and said a signature phrase of his.
"Hmph. What are we waiting for then? Let's see what Tabuu has against us," Ike polished his sword.
"I may have been a bit afraid throughout this adventure. But I can't abandon you guys!" Lucina nodded.
"I'm not going anywhere either," Robin agreed with Lucina.
"Puyo!" Kirby puffed a serious face.
"Pika pika!" Pikachu nodded.
"We'll win as long as we're a team!" Zelda told everyone.
"Right, Pitto?" Pit nudged Dark Pit.
"Tch," Dark Pit pushed Pit away.
"It's unfortunate we couldn't convince Mewtwo to join us. He would have been a great help to us," Lucario spoke. Everyone glanced skeptical looks at him for the second time.
"He's a strong fighter. I once fought him and lost… I only wish he was a good person," Ness spoke, with everyone now thinking it made sense.
"Let's go as far as anyone and destroy Tabuu and Subspace!" told King Dedede.
"Oh yeah!" Luigi, after all this time, had a boost in confidence to fight too.
"Right beyond that door is where we won't be turning back," Bowser pointed towards the exit of the Facility as the Smashers raced to the end of the Great Maze… and right to Tabuu.
