Part 4!
"Who's this?"
"This is Steve. He comes from Overworld."
"Nice to meet you, Kamui."
"How do you know my name?"
"I've played your games."
"You see, Kamui, other than the Kid Icarus group, he also knows which games he and others come from."
"That sounds strange...but how is he going to help me find Corrin?"
"Simple. In my world, we often search for things we want. We just have to follow the clues."
"Looks like you two are busy. I'll see you soon."
"Thanks, Mewtwo. Where do we start, Steve?"
"Well, do you have a note from him?"
"Yeah!"
Kamui led Steve to her room and she showed him her note. Steve had a straight expression as he read the note through its entirety.
"So, he's making himself nonexistent..."
"Yes..."
"From what it sounds like, it seems he's going to commit suicide. There are few games here that will actually let that happen. It's not Pikmin; he's bigger than most enemies there. It's not Mario; that's a friendly game. It can't be Zelda because Master Hand has his eye on Ganondorf for tricks. It's not the NES games; you just respawn. It's not the Pokemon series; if one faints, they can be revived. It's not Game and Watch, Pac-Man, Animal Crossing, Metroid, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, Bayonetta, or Punch-Out because he can counter any of their attacks. Plus, they don't have a problem with him. That leaves two options: Fire Emblem, where you come from, or Kid Icarus, where Hades dwells. There's that or Final Destination 64."
Secretly, Kamui had no idea what he was talking about, but she did understand that there were only three places he could be.
"Luckily," Steve continued, "We have access to the Fire Emblem and Kid Icarus series right here."
Steve left the room and Kamui followed him to the Fire Emblem room. When Steve entered, Robin immediately greeted him.
"Hey, Steve! Long time, no see! What brings you here?"
"Solving a little mystery."
Kamui stayed silent.
"Kamui, are you all right?"
Female Robin and Lucina walked up to her. Kamui shook her head.
"What's wrong?"
"You know how I joked about dating Cloud yesterday?"
"Yes," Robin said and Lucina nodded.
"Well, Lucina, you were right...Corrin did have feelings for me...and I found out too late. Yesterday, after I confronted Corrin about eavesdropping, I left. I never saw him come back to the room. I was going to tell him I forgave him this morning, but he wasn't there. When I got back to the room after Master Hand's meeting, I found a note that told me he gave up and was going to-going to-"
Kamui choked on these last words and large tears hit the floor.
"Going to what?" Lucina asked.
"To kill himself," Steve finished. At that point, Kamui broke down, leading Lucina and Robin to comfort her. Meanwhile, Steve was talking to male Robin.
"Let's see. His game is Fire Emblem Fates, and that just came out," Robin deduced, "Depending on which side he chose, the opposite could kill him if he came back into their residence."
"I thought when Corrin left for Smash, he left for good!" Steve said.
"We both did, so it couldn't be that," Kamui said with her voice quivering.
"So that leaves Kid Icarus and Final Destination 64. Thank you, Robin."
Kamui and Steve left the room and went into the Angel Room.
"Why, hello, Steve!" Palutena said. "What brings you here?"
"We need to go into the Underworld."
"Okay," Pit said, "I took Hades out in the last chapter of the game, so if you wanna fight Reapers and Ornes, be my guest."
"Last I checked," Steve said calmly, "If you replay a chapter, the enemies respawn. Including Hades."
Pit groaned and Palutena used her powers to open a portal to the Underworld.
"You only have five minutes, so make the most of it."
Kamui and Steve went in and began to float. The entire Underworld was painted purple and black. There was a stream of souls for Hades' collection.
"Where's Hades?" Kamui asked.
"Right in front of you," said Hades, he looked square in Kamui's face. She jumped back, Steve didn't move. Kamui gathered all of her courage and spoke.
"Where's Corrin?"
"Who? I don't know anyone named Corn."
"CORRIN!"
"I'm just kidding with you, Dragon Eyes. I expect to collect his soul shortly."
"So you're saying he's not here."
"Why would he be? Souls don't come down here in a body unless you're Pitty or Pittooey."
"Do you know where he is?"
"Hmm...he's probably in Final Destination...after all, that's what it is, right? His Final Destination?"
"Come on, Steve!"
Steve and Kamui left the Underworld and Palutena closed the portal.
"One more place!"
Steve built a portal to the first Final Destination. Yet, when they arrived, no one was there but those two.
"Is it too late?"
Steve stayed silent, deep in thought. Kamui looked at Steve in tears.
"Steve, is it too late?!"
"Let me see the note."
Kamui handed him the note. Steve reached down and got a shard of Master Core and held it up to the paper.
"It seems we've forgotten to do something."
"What?"
"We've forgotten to look past what's there..."
He showed her the note and held up the shard to it. Letters became visible that read 'HELP'.
"And pay attention to what isn't."
"What's going on?! Why does it say help?"
"We've been tricked. Hades probably has Corrin. He said he would get his soul shortly, which means he's probably about to kill him himself. We have to go back!"
"I don't think so..."
Hades appeared in giant form in front of the two. In his hand was Corrin, unconscious.
"CORRIN!" Kamui yelled.
"You see, I intend to take Corrin's little dragon soul for myself. I mean, who wouldn't want the ability to turn into a dragon at will?"
Kamui gritted her teeth with tears in her eyes.
"Once you think about it, Kamui, this is your fault," Hades pointed out, "After you chewed him out, that confirmed his suspicions about you and Cloud. There was a small thought of suicide in his mind. I just expanded it."
Kamui was speechless.
"But, hey! If you want to save your beloved, why don't you come back to the Underworld? You're always welcome."
Hades and Corrin then disappeared. Meanwhile, Steve had built a portal back to the mansion.
"Come on. We have to prepare for battle."
TO BE CONTINUED