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SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War
Chapter 51: Entrance to the Tower
The Glaciers/Designated Day
Collective Repeater Tower
The Halberd swooped in and sped up fast, approaching the island where the nanite repeater tower was held. About dozens of surface-to-air missiles were fired from hidden missile sites in the snowy forest. The ship swerved and weaved through many of them, and boosted further. The nanite troops, all covered in dirt and snow and with the glowing tendrils on their backs, manned the anti-aircraft guns and shot at the Halberd. In turn, the Halberd fired back, destroying the anti-aircraft guns.
Then, the missile sites began to shoot out more rockets. The Halberd took multiple hits at once and was close to falling down. It was forced to make an emergency landing by landing near the glaciers. The Halberd nearly fell below the icy polar ocean. The Smashers immediately made for the exit because, in moments, the nanites would arrive at the glaciers. The Halberd fell below and drowned in the cold sea.
Nanite soldiers that were coming down from the snow forest and down on the beachfront. All of them were in white camo military garbs and were carrying high-grade assault rifles. As quickly as they could, the Smashers escaped the Halberd and positioned themselves as they wouldn't get shot. The nanites simultaneously opened fire and went for cover. The Smashers did the same.
"We're at a standoff. We won't move on until they're all gone," informed Mario.
Once the time was right, Wolf got out of cover and fired first, shooting several nanites with the rifle he brought and went back for cover. Samus fired several rockets at the nanites, exposing their cover spots. The Smashers with the firearms shot at the exposed nanite soldiers and killed them. The rest of the nanites shot back. Snake blasted some of them with a shotgun. The rest of the nanites took cover. One of them fired an RPG. The Smashers dodged, but were left exposed.
Samus used her Zero Laser and blasted most of the nanites away. The Zero Laser created a small split between the glaciers.
The soldiers kept firing back and taking cover, as did the Smashers. There was no way to advance unless… the tables were turned literally.
"What do we do? All of us won't make it across safely," Peach ducked for cover.
"I got something. We corner them to one side of the glacier and then we use rockets to break the glaciers apart, giving us enough time to make it ashore. Switch the positions," told Snake.
"That works for us!" Bowser nodded.
The Smashers ran close to the corners of the glaciers and attempted to circulate around the ice and catch the nanites off guard. The nanites tried to shoot back but moved back each time the Smashers took steps forward. Nevertheless, the nanites remained relentless and shot back harder. The Smashers quickly hid under cover.
"There's just too many of them for us," Lucina ducked.
"No, what we need is more guns," Samus stated. "Hand everyone a piece."
Pretty soon, most of the Smashers held guns and at that point, the tables were turned. The nanites were soon pushed to the edge of the glacier; the dark blue ocean behind them.
"Samus, Snake! Now!" Bowser shouted.
Samus specifically aimed for the ground to break off the glacier. The cornered nanites were left to drift on the iceberg. Snake blew up the iceberg with his RPG, sending the soldiers to their doom in the cold waters.
"Hurry! Let's get moving!" Mario signaled for everyone to move.
ooo
The Beach/Designated Day
Collective Repeater Tower
They traversed carefully across the glaciers and were able to get closer to the landing beach. Forts were visible as well as some nearby missile sites. Nanite troops popped up in the forts. Then, suddenly, the entire beach began to shake as a giant fortified wall rose up and covered up the entrance into the forest. Nanite soldiers mounted on horseback appeared from all places and shot fires.
"Let's not let up! Let's-a go! GO!" shouted Mario as he and the rest of the Smashers raced to engage the nanite army.
The shallow water allowed the Smashers to arrive at the beach earlier than expected. All of them fired their guns to kill the nanites on horses. There were so many horses grazing across the beach, running towards the Smashers. Out of nowhere, a missile was fired directly at the Smashers.
"Won't let you!" Lucas ascended in midair and shot his PK Fire, destroying the missile in an instant, and causing a huge explosion.
Wolf sped up and climbed on top of a horse, dismounted the soldier, and commanded the horse back to take down the walls and forts. Very carefully, Wolf fired his rocket launcher at one of the forts, causing it to go off into flames. Several other Smashers also mounted on horses and fired back at the nanites. They began to shoot down the wall of its fortified defenses. Reinforcements arrived on horseback. The Smashers took on all sides of the battle.
Wolf stole a couple of assault rifles through the carnage of fighting off the nanite soldiers. "RRRAAAAAAAA!" using both firearms, he roared out loud as he fired at the wall and killed some enemies in the process.
A missile tried to shoot Wolf down and kill him. Miraculously, he dodged the missile and rode out of the fiery explosion that followed. More nanites were killed as the Smashers gained the upper hand.
Nanites on the forts responded by using RPGs to kill the heroes. Lucario dismounted off his horse and instantly transformed into his Mega Evolution form. Greninja and Palutena followed suit to his aid. Lucario charged up his Mega Aura Storm to obliterate the wall down.
Palutena defended him as Greninja shielded them. The Smashers and the nanites fired at each other for three rounds as their horses ran at full speed and back. Snake, Samus, and Wolf used their own rockets and took down more forts and parts of the wall.
"ERRRAHHH!" Lucario roared as he launched his Mega Aura Storm.
Another missile was aimed at Lucario. This time, Greninja tried to stop it with an aerial super water shuriken. It had little effect. Palutena created a powerful barrier to save Greninja, but the force and damage of the missile were enough to send Greninja crashing.
Greninja stood up and tightened his fist. He had no idea what to do next. Palutena transferred some of her energy into Lucario, developing a more powerful version of the Mega Aura Storm, the Mega Aura Storm of Light. The energy wave broke through a part of the wall. Lucario returned to his normal state.
"PK… STARSTORM!" Ness jumped off the horse and did the signature PK Starstorm Omega, causing a massive explosion in a stream of stars diffusing everywhere. The wall went down!
"It's-a down!" Mario signaled for everyone to advance.
The wall, at last, went down as well as the rest of the nanites housed inside the fortified area. The Smashers rode to victory and entered the forest to get to the repeater tower, as the beach went up in numerous explosions.
ooo
Ground Assault
Collective Repeater Tower
Hundreds of nanite troops armed themselves and were hidden among the snowy trees as the Smashers traveled along the path; the heroes left the horses behind. The snow began to fall over them, but it was only a little bit. The forest was foggy and eerie. They traveled along the frozen river next to the mountainside. The repeater tower was not too far; it was accessible by making it across the mountainside and through the rest of the forest. Soon, the nanites moved in closer to attack. A nearby missile site spotted the heroes and fired a powerful rocket.
"PK THUNDER!" Lucas sent a ball of thunder, successfully destroying the missile.
Samus did the honors by shooting a barrage of baby rockets to destroy the missile site once they saw it hidden among the rocks. It was not long before the nanites surrounded them. Each of the nanites opened fire. Palutena and Rosalina used their barriers to shield everyone. Ike, Marth, Lucina, Link, and Roy jumped out and slashed at the nanites, incapacitating them.
"Charge!" said Ike.
That was until the incapacitated nanite soldiers brought themselves up and attacked once more. Bowser rammed the recovered nanite troops and sent them flying into the freezing river. All of them drowned and fell down the waterfall and out to the freezing sea.
"Hmph, now we can move," Bowser re-stated.
The forest began to clear up of snow and more of the dry, lush green color. The tower was not too far at this point. Suddenly, nanite pods began to rain down. Many of them spawned from the pods, meaning that they were being teleported from somewhere else.
The heroes smashed the pods to disable them. Once they dispatched the last of the spawned nanite soldiers, the Smashers continued on their journey to the Tower's base. They came up to a bridge across the cold river. They crossed the bridge until when the bridge began to close on itself. It split apart and separated. The Smashers quickly made it before the bridge collapsed on itself. More pods dropped in like meteorites and spawned up nanite soldiers.
"These pods are getting on my nerves," Captain Falcon easily dodged one of the incoming meteors.
"Why couldn't we have this stuff like this beforehand?" asked Falco.
"Now's not the time to worry about a-that," said Mario.
Once the last of the soldiers were beaten and the spawning pods were destroyed, the Smashers moved on to get to the Tower. As they continued to the top, the lush forest transformed into a dry light green tundra mixed with ice snow and advanced technology.
ooo
Path to the Entrance to the Tower
Collective Repeater Tower
As the heroes walked along the quiet forest, they began to see signs of nanite-infused power, meaning they were close. There were glowing blue cable lines set across the area, but there was still no signs of nanite presence. They continued to trail endlessly.
"Say. This sure does bring back memories. You know, the four of us are back together again for the final mission," Peach tried to start a conversation.
"I remember the first mission we were assigned as a team," said Wolf. "Ah, simpler times."
"This may be our last time together. We should make it count," suggested Rosalina. She held onto Wolf's arm. Samus came into the conversation.
"I'll be honest, everyone. I'm not as strong as you all think," told Palutena.
"I'm shocked," Samus said with sarcasm. Snickers followed.
Dark Pit was ready to throw shade. "Tch, finally admitting that I'm stronger, are we? About time," Dark Pit responded.
"Pitto, Lucina stomped you earlier," Pit chimed in. More snickers followed.
"Shut your mouth! I wasn't being serious at that time," Dark Pit pouted.
"...I think you're really powerful, Miss Palutena!" Lucas spoke up.
"Why thank you, cutie," Palutena stared down at him, making Lucas feel uncomfortable.
"But seriously, I think me, Lucas, Ness, and Lucario are at least on par at the most powerful out of everyone here," Palutena gleamed with an evil look and shone her glasses once more. The Smashers all gave the look at being dead wrong.
"Bah! You're just talk. I'm the superior warrior here," Dark Pit boasted.
"That battle against Mewtwo refutes your statement," Lucario interrupted this time.
"Oh really?! You were nearly beaten in battle, and you didn't even last long," Dark Pit countered.
"A whole hour doesn't equate to less than a minute after what Tabuu did to you," replied Lucario, sparking immediate instigation by the rest of the Smashers. Palutena couldn't help but laugh.
"Hmph. Is that a challenge then?" Dark Pit prepared to wake his bladed staff.
"I decline your offer to lose against me," Lucario's words made Dark Pit angry. Everyone began to laugh.
"Wow, now that's cold," Ness snickered.
"...Hmm… but perhaps a test of power would be accurate to determine who's more powerful," said Lucario. Palutena gained an idea.
"Say, after this. Can we hold a fighting match to see who's the strongest? I want to see if Dark Pit could beat Lucario or vice versa," suggested Palutena.
"You're mentally unwell if you think we'll do that. That's the exact reason why we're here today," Samus argued.
"It was that bad before the rest of us arrived?" Robin was puzzled. As were others.
"A tournament doesn't sound bad. It's an opportunity to hone your skills. I say we keep that in mind," spoke Lucario.
"Another time," Mario stated. Everyone else nodded.
ooo
Entrance to the Tower
Collective Repeater Tower
The Smashers arrived at the entrance to the Collective Tower, which was shrouded in thick ice and locked by a granite metal gate. An army of nanites awaited them and was ready to draw their guns and open fire. The heroes took cover.
"We were expecting you…"
The voice sounded garbled and sinister. The sound made included electric currents being heard. Then, a flash of electricity appeared and revealed a floating figure that began to descend below. He was a cybernetic hybrid of Koopa and a machine built with electric abilities. He donned a black spandex suit. The cyborg cackled a laugh.
"Kamek…" Bowser stated.
"In the remains of my flesh, yes," said Kamek.
"It's good to see you again, you little ugly goblin," Samus insulted the half mechanized Magikoopa.
"I've grown past your petty insults, Samantha. I have evolved myself once again to obtain a new form. I am no longer that primitive wizard Kamek, or that scrap piece of metal Mecha Kamek. I am my true form: Meta Kamek," Meta Kamek took a demeaning stance.
"So you basically replaced 'Mecha' with 'Meta'? Pft, it's not like anyone else has done that before," Samus rolled her eyes.
"Mock me while you can. You can't win. No matter how many nanite troops you waste, there'll always be more to take their place," said Meta Kamek. "But for now, you will have to take on…"
A winged robotic dragon circling around the tall tower swooped in and made an opening in a blaze of plasma-based fire. It was Ridley in a cybernetic body, with giant tendrils glowing on his back. When he landed, the ground rumbled a little. His metal body.
"Surprised to see my resurrection once more. This time, you will have no match against the likes of the new Alpha Ridley," Alpha Ridley roared.
"Oh? It's been three times already. You think you would've learned by now," Wolf stated, pointing to his own eye.
"Err, you again?! You shot me in the eye!" complained Ridley.
"You don't see me complaining," Wolf replied back, pointing to his own eyepatch.
"I will keel hold you!" Ridley and Wolf charged at one another as the battle began.
Ridley grabbed Wolf and sent him flying into the air. Wolf responded by shooting Ridley in the eye again. Wolf landed safely on his feet but Ridley crashed down hard.
"Heh. At least you didn't plummet like last time," Wolf snorted.
"Err, YOU DON'T REALIZE YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!" Ridley sprung out his sharp coiling tail and continuously struck at Wolf to stab him.
Wolf crazily dodged all of the tail strikes by jumping, weaving, and swerving. Wolf quickly grabbed hold of Ridley's tail and used his animal strength to spin the metal beast and swung him around several Smashers. He launched the beast near a cliff. The rest of the Smashers were impressed upon the way Wolf single-handedly took down a formidable robotic dragon.
"Wait, wait! I promise, if you let me live, we can team up. I can give you my empire, my army, entire galaxies under your control. P-please? A whole solar system! Three! Four! Three and two quarters!" Ridley begged pathetically.
"You just went down," Wolf blankly stared.
"Am I a smart haggler?" Alpha Ridley laughed a little.
"...Die!" Wolf's only response before he pulled out a deadly explosive device from his vest and threw it at Alpha Ridley.
"Wait! What are you doing you little bastard?! No! NOOOOOO!" the smart bomb went off and blew up Alpha Ridley. The resulting explosion was enormous and was felt by both parties in the fight.
"My, my. All of your efforts, new allies, and battles have led you to this moment," Meta Kamek pointed out.
"You might as well give up. Save yourself a beating of a lifetime," Samus warned him.
"Who said anything about surrendering? In fact… ALL OF YOU CAN COME AT ME RIGHT NOW!" his voice was violently crazy. Meta Kamek discharged a powerful volt of electricity around his body.
"So be it…" Lucario instantly transformed into Mega Lucario and went straight for Kamek. As soon as Mega Lucario was about to reach him, Meta Kamek appeared right behind him.
"How did he?!" Lucario was surprised at how fast Meta Kamek was.
Meta Kamek shot an array of electric beams. Mega Lucario easily dodged all of them. The mega evolved Pokémon fought back with fast kicks and punches. For some reason, Meta Kamek dodged every attack with some more speed. Then, Mega Lucario quickly did a super backflip and boosted up his strength to maximum levels. His muscles bulged up and his veins were popping.
"Get real! You think pumping your muscles will make you faster? That's amu—"
"RAHHHHHH!" Mega Lucario knee'd Kamek in the stomach, injuring him greatly.
"Blarrrr!" Meta Kamek began to evade every attack that Lucario was dishing out. Mega Lucario charged up a Super Aura Sphere and threw it at him.
"How can this be? He can't be faster than me," Meta Kamek fell back and sustained more injuries.
Samus decided to step in and side-kicked Meta Kamek. "Mind if I cut in?" she smirked.
"Perish!" Meta Kamek used an electrical beam.
Samus met the energy beam with her Zero Laser. The Zero Laser easily overpowered the beam and sent Kamek back. Lucario, still in his bulked up mega evolution form, shot another Aura Sphere. Kamek deflected it with his arm. Lucario did a super front jump and used his newest technique: Aura Bomb.
"HRRAHHH!" Lucario threw his Aura Bomb, creating an energy-based explosion, subsequently sending Kamek in a spiral.
"[panting] This form strains my body. As I haven't fully mastered its control, I am forced to revert back," Mega Lucario reverted back to his normal form.
"You worms! You're only delaying the inevitable! WAHAHAHAHA!" Kamek zipped and retreated.
The last of the nanite soldiers on the ground were defeated and never heard from after the fight ended; now the Smashers were more focused on opening up the entrance. Samus and Lucario were more than prepared to blast the entrance open, but for a strange reason, the gate opened very slowly and revealed nothing but darkness on the other side.
"..." the Smashers were dumbfounded, but nevertheless, ready to enter the Tower of the Collective.
