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SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War

Chapter 48: Nanite Occupation

The End of the Subspace Emissary

Gazing over the horizon, the Smashers rejoiced at the end of Subspace and Tabuu. They watched as the sun began to set. The light cross that used to be the Isle of the Ancients disappeared without a trace. The heroes were all tuckered out.

"...Well… it's all over. That's one war resolved," Mario sat on the ground, still with his left arm broken.

"Not yet. Ganondorf's still out there," Bowser balled his fist.

"He's right. Those nanites are still around," stated Samus.

"No time to laze around. I say we track them down and kill— Arrrgh…" said Wolf before growling in pain.

"Everyone has to rest. You too, Wolf," Rosalina pressed her frail hands on his exposed chest.

"Tch… you're right," Wolf agreed just like that.

"What's the plan now?" asked Snake.

"We should return to the jungle," told Bowser.

Mario, on the other hand, stared at the floor in deep anguish. He always thought of himself as the de facto leader of the group. When he led the Smashers against the tyranny of Master Hand and Crazy Hand, Mario was seen as the unofficial leader of the group.

It was around the return of Master and Crazy when things became more complicated. When Bowser, Ganondorf, and Mewtwo joined forces with the Hands, Mario and the Smashers were entering a dark age. Ganondorf orchestrated several strings across their universes. Bowser was his main accomplice in the use of superweapons and his mass army to commit acts of terror. It was at the moment when Mario began to think of Bowser. The thought of him being the new leader of the team he created angered him. He snapped.

"Bowser! It's not in your call. We go on my terms now," Mario balled his right hand. Instead of hearing Bowser respond, it was Peach.

"Mario, enough! I've had it with you. You're not the leader of this group. We're a team that works fine without one. Bowser, Samus, Lucario, and you have all contributed to some form of leadership when we needed it. All of us contribute to the leadership," said Peach.

"But, Peach…" Mario suddenly pleaded to Peach.

"Mario, Peach is right. Maybe that was the case in the past, but right now we need to think about the future ahead," Fox told him. Mario really became irate at that point.

"Shut up!" said Mario angrily.

"I'm just trying to help," Fox looked frustrated.

"I said for you to shut up, you stupida volpe (stupid fox)," Mario cursed him out in Italian.

"Oh yeah? Ti sfido a dirlo di nuovo (I dare you to say that again)," Fox countered with some of his learned Italian.

"You're gonna butcher my language too?!" Mario got up in Fox's face and was ready to throw a punch.

"Tch, idiots," Dark Pit and Wolf rolled their eyes.

"Enough, you two. Let's get back to the Palace and recover first. Then butt heads later," suggested Samus. The two former friends stopped and walked away from each other. "Peach, can I speak to you for a moment?" Samus pulled the pink princess away from everyone.

"What is it, Sammie?" Peach asked.

"You have got to get those two to stop fighting," urged Samus.

"I know Mario still has feelings for me. It's just that he won't move on. I'm with Fox now," said Peach.

"I can always give them a good beating if they continue," told Samus.

"No! Don't do that," said Peach.

"We're sisters. If there's something bothering you, I'm going to help you no matter what," promised Samus.

"But please don't hurt anyone," said Peach.

"Peach, you know I'm not the violent type. But, you have to do either two options to get them to stop fighting over you," told Samus.

"What do I have?" asked Peach.

"You either break up with Fox or tell Mario how you feel so he'll move on," Samus's words made it sound like an ultimatum to the pink princess.

"I can't handle another breakup, especially with someone like Fox. He's a close friend. Well, boyfriend now. Remember when me and Mario broke up. I don't want to go through another breakup and lose a friend too," Peach repeated.

"Listen to me. Make your own choice. Forget what I said. If you decide to get back with Mario or tell him you'll always be a good friend, that's on you. I'll be here to support you, sis," Samus hugged Peach.

"…Thanks," Peach much better. She had to make a choice now before it was too late.

The Smashers had to travel back to the Smash Palace on foot. Though many of them were in a critical condition, it was not fatal. Once they reached the Palace. Everyone headed inside to be healed and treated for their wounds and marks. Afterward, they took a brief rest.

ooo

Town Hall

Smash City

Meanwhile, the city was in disorder. Fortunately, it was not engulfed in Subspace during the Emissary's invasion. But, the city was left in protests and riots. Signs scattered across the streets. Windows smashed. Cars flipped over. People marching. Police using tear gas to dispose of them. The signs from the protesters all had violent messages written. Ranging from 'Are we going to let the government take care of this?', 'ANARCHY OR DEMOCRACY!', 'The GOVERNMENT can't control us!', and 'END the CORRUPTION!'. A special one was hidden among the trashed signs that read: 'Where are the Heroes when we need them now?'. One government official spoke up to ease the crowd and the riot police. The rain from the clouds wasn't doing anyone any favors.

"Now people. I get it that what we've all been through. Our nation is crumbling apart. We're without a government. Our people are confused. Scared. Angry. That's what we shouldn't be. We need to be stronger together," said the official. Then, one person spoke up in response.

"Then where are the Smash heroes? We need them!" said the one protester.

"Are you serious right now? After what they did to the city. I'm glad they're gone," said another protester.

"You shut your face! Sure the Smashers may have caused the city millions of dollars in damage, but they've also saved us numerous times. Don't you remember when they saved us from that terrorist with electric powers?" the protester replied. The official interrupted them, and his response… was unbelievable.

"Now both of you. I'm sure you have your reasons. But those Smashers were a menace and had to be removed. When we offered them registration, some of them, including Mario, rebelled. The other registered fighters chose to side with the government, but we know they were also unstable. Wherever they are is not our concern. We don't need heroes to save us," the officials left the two arguing protesters with no words.

Suddenly, the city began to shake as if there was an earthquake. The roads began to crack open. A giant hole covering at least the length of two street blocks popped out, and emerged a repeater tower, expanding higher than the Smash Tower itself. People began running and going for cover. They returned moments later to inspect the tower that just rose up from underground.

"What is that thing?!" the official said. Suddenly, the official ended up having a metal hand cut through him.

"Terrorist is not the word you're looking for. Savior is the true rational choice. Brothers and sisters. You are about to be part of us," said the unknown hooded figure. His voice sounded metallic and dark.

"Necessary violence will be used to preserve our vision," Ridley completely terrified the people. His eyes glowing white and glowing tendrils on his back.

The people tried to run away but were met by the Nanite soldiers stopping them. In the midst of screams and villains suddenly appearing, Ganondorf himself appeared and easily stopped everyone with a powerful roar, alluding to his monstrous form. His voice drastically changed to a humble tone, unusual from his sinister one.

"The Smashers have kept you in the dark so they could save you. They destroyed your way of life in the process and have abandoned you. The Collective provides only unified freedom. There will be no need to fight anymore. The time to fight is over. The Smashers promote this way of savagery. This is why they were exiled from your lives. So that we may promote peace. Join as a collective and you will prosper for eternity," Ganondorf spoke to the crowd.

"Forget about it! You just want to control us and take away our—" the same protester spoke up. The hooded figure rapidly appeared in front of the protester and stabbed him point blank, followed by electrocuting him.

"Do you see how that fool sought to instill fear against you? The Collective wants the World to have peace. Is that not what you desire?" Ganondorf's voice became sinister when the people refused to listen.

"Cowards…" Ganondorf uttered before ordering the Nanites to make the people into one of their own. The warlock smirked as he turned away from watching as everyone was forced into the Collective.

ooo

The World

Throughout parts of the World, repeater towers sprang up. In cities, deserts, jungles, canyons, mountains, and permafrost areas. Every tower allowed nanites to communicate on a global scale and send messages to everyone through every other repeater. By now, at least hundreds of towers were set up. As a result, the nanites have been able to rise up and infect other people at fast rates, all without detection under the radar. They were close to achieving global domination of the planet. The only place left untouched was the Smash Palace… at least not yet for the time being. The Smashers were left with no options but to fight off this threat to the very end.

ooo

Smash Palace

After finally resting, the Smashers were able to recover. Samus worked on repairing her Power Suit, which was almost damaged beyond repair. Mario refitted into his plumber outfit. Fox restocked his weapons whilst looking coldly at Mario. Pit and Dark Pit did not talk to each other because they were focused on sharpening their arrows. Lucario and Greninja trained outside for rigorous amounts of hours. Ness and Lucas hung out with Palutena and Rosalina so they could be taught to tap into higher PSI. Wolf and Snake both went outside to smoke a cigarette. Ike, Marth, Lucina, Robin, and Roy all trained together. Bowser looked at the jungle from the balcony.

Bowser checked up on the large map on the jumbo-sized computer screen to detect any nanite presence available.

"So far, there haven't been any signs of nanites. The only trace is coming from the city, but that's about it," pointed out Lucario.

"Let's see if..." Bowser paused when the computer suddenly popped up with hundreds of nanite signals all across the World in seconds. A long pause occurred. "Uh, uh, uh, uh…"

"...We lost, didn't we?" Samus stated.

"And now the World pays for it," Mario looked in disbelief.