The Date
Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers Brawl or any of the characters. I only own Sun-Wong, Isaak, Himeno, Roger, Aqua, Mcenche, Pepper and Serenade. I don't own the songs that are going to be played in this chapter or characters that appear from anime series such as Tokyo Mew-Mew.
Summary: Sonic is rescued and everything calms down. Pit falls into depression after rescuing Sonic. Not wanting him to suffer, Ike takes him out on a 'date'. Not wanting to think about what Li is planning, Pit agrees. Fox follows Ike's example and takes Sonic out on a 'date'. On both dates, the four Smashers will realize their feelings for their partner. Also, Pit bumps into Himeno who gives him some details about Li's birthday while Sonic is reunited with a certain friend.
Me: Okay…this is the fluff chapter. It's the one everyone is waiting for because there will finally be some Ike/Pit after how many chapters that focus on Sonic?
Yohko: A lot, but Sonic still has some part in this too.
Me: Yeah, whatever. Enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 22: The Date
So many things happened when the Smashers returned with Sonic. All have found out from Stafy that Sonic was kidnapped by Li and panicked, but upon seeing them return, they all calmed down and instantly rushed them all to the infirmary, which was finally prepared by Mr. Game and Watch and R.O.B.. Pit insisted that his injuries be treated last until he found out if everyone was going to make it.
He stayed outside of the infirmary along with the rest of the Smashers that weren't captured by Li yet. It became apparent to them that Bowser was among the missing Smashers. What was more important at the moment though was figuring out what happened.
Pit wouldn't give everyone precise details. It upset many Smashers, but mainly Gary and Pikachu who wanted to know if Ash was going to be okay. The angel ensured them that the Pokémon Trainer would be fine.
Isaac was also displeased with Pit saying nothing about the mission. He was clearly worried about Saki, and not knowing what transpired was driving him crazy.
Peach understood how he felt and told everyone to stop asking questions and wait until Pit was ready to tell them. It wouldn't be that long though.
The light in the infirmary came out and Dr. Mario came out in cold sweat. The Smashers instantly rushed to him and all starting talking at once. Mr. Resetti however was able to shut everyone up with his obnoxious voice.
"How are they?" Pit questioned.
Dr. Mario glanced at Pit and said, "All of them will be fine. Ash has suffered and eye injury, but he won't become blind as long as he rests up a bit. Ike has big injuries, but nothing too life threatening. A mercenary like him will probably heal by tomorrow afternoon when I move him to the healing capsule. As for Saki…" Dr. Mario gave the angel a hard look, "His life is not in danger, but I must ask you this. WHERE ARE HIS CLOTHES?"
Pit shrugged his shoulders, "How would I know?"
The doctor did a facepalm, "We do not need anyone else getting raped, you hear?"
"I told you I don't know! We all got separated trying to activate the switches to the elevator!"
"I see," Dr. Mario continued with the list of injuries, "Fox sustain almost no injuries as well as that bat, so both should be able to leave at anytime tomorrow. As for Sonic…"
He paused. The Smashers and assist trophies awaited the answer.
"He will be okay," Dr. Mario said, "He just needs to stay in that capsule for at least a day or two."
The younger Smashers cheered while the older Smashers sighed with relief. Pit smiled. He knew Sonic was going to be okay.
"However…" Dr. Mario gave Pit a serious look, "I must ask you what your look alike did to him in order to find out what's wrong with him because I fear, when he wakes up…he'll remember whatever the hell he went through."
The angel had to tell everyone what Li did to him so he said in a monotone voice, "Li…experimented on him for details I do not know."
That made some Smashers gasp. Others were furious while others had nothing to say.
"Dammit! Why wasn't I informed about Sonic's capture in the first place?"
That was Shadow speaking and he didn't sound too thrilled.
"If I would have known this would have happened… I would have…"
Lyn placed a hand on the black hedgehog's shoulder, "Nobody can predict the future. It's no one's fault that this happened."
"Wrong, it's my fault," Pit told her shocking the Smashers, "If I haven't yelled at him, then he wouldn't have run off and be captured by Li. I'll take full responsibilities for my actions…" The angel frowned when he saw the sympathetic looks on mostly all of the Smasher's face. Those were the looks of forgiveness. No one gave him a look of remorse or hate and it angered him deeply.
"That is all I need to know," Dr. Mario said, "I will inform Master Hand about your success in the mission and of what happened, Pit."
"Huh?"
"We all cannot sit around anymore. We must take actions if we don't want to lose anyone else."
The angel nodded his head slowly. For some strange reason, he knew that no one would not take actions and instead relax.
"I don't see why we should be on guard," Captain Falcon began, "If Pit and the others were able to infiltrate the laboratory with ease and retrieve Sonic within the time limit, that proves that the look alike is weak and can easily be taken down if we all work together."
"I'm with Falcon!" Little Mac declared.
"So are we!" Kat and Ana added.
Almost everyone agreed with Captain Falcon with an exception of a few.
You guys are underestimating Li. Pit thought to himself. Li is my opposite. He is dark to my light. One can overpower many and that is why we are elemental angels. Those who could surpass the power of our Goddess Palutena herself and control the powerful Aeons that symbolize our elements.
"Anyway, I think it's best if we all rest up for the night," Dr. Mario stated, "It's 4:00 in the morning and most of you need to be ready for tomorrow's Brawl matches."
"We're still doing that even with so many of us gone?" Lucas questioned.
"It's so that the people don't worry about us," Dr. Mario answered.
It's always the humans first! What about our feelings? Pit asked himself. He clenched his fist unconsciously. Link took note of this but didn't bother saying anything. Not like he could. Ganondorf was watching him every move and just one little sound he made could meant more torture for him.
"Before I go," Pit began, "I would like to see Ike."
Dr. Mario gave the angel a weird look before moving away from the door, "Go ahead."
"I need to see Ash!" Gary said quickly.
"Pika!"
"And I have to see Saki!" Isaac added.
The doctor sighed as he let them through as well. He then told everyone else to shoo.
Once inside, Pit saw Ike in one of the beds across from Ash. He seemed okay despite having a cast on his arm and bandages wrapped around his shoulder. He even had a band aid on his cheek.
"Ike…" the angel began starting to tense up with the bluenette looked at him, "I…"
Ike gave him a gesture to come close. The angel went toward him without hesitation. He leaned over to the mercenary and that was when Ike pulled him close in a hug with his one arm.
The angel blushed furiously, "Ike, what are you do-"
"You did well, Pit. I'm impressed."
The blush faded quickly and it turned into annoyance, "What is that suppose to mean?"
"I thought you couldn't handle the job well as a captain, and-"
"I'm disappointed in you. Do you think because I look like a fifteen year old that I can't handle the job of the captain and lead a team to complete their mission?"
"No! Of course not! It's just-" Ike lowered his head, so Pit couldn't see the expression on his face, "You seem really torn the whole time."
The angel was surprised at the mercenary. He couldn't help but smile faintly, "I'm sorry if I worried you."
The two were silent not only because they couldn't think of anything to say, but because the two Pokémon Trainers and Pikachu were being too loud.
"You idiot!" Gary scolded as he hit Ash with a text book (that he records everything about Pokémon in) on the head. Pikachu gave the gesture telling him to stop, but that wasn't happening. Ash was forced to apologize over and over again. "Sorry isn't good enough Ash! You were being reckless again and almost died!"
Ash rubbed his head which grew a red bump. He groaned from the pain but still listened to the Kanto researcher.
"I'm alive and that's what matters, right?"
"No it's not…"
The red bump mysteriously disappeared from his head as Ash glanced at his boyfriend who was crying again.
"You let your guard down and almost became blind or rather killed. If you died, I don't know what I'd do without you…"
Ash looked away. It was painful to see his boyfriend hurt because of his carelessness again.
"Pika pi…"
"I was being careless…" Ash finally said, "And I had a good reason to…but it's not a good enough reason for you…"
Gary embraced the Pokémon Trainer tightly causing him to wince in pain, "Just don't do anything stupid again. I can't survive without you…you're too important."
The only thing Ash could do now was promise him, "I promise Gary. Don't cry anymore."
Pit and Ike witnessed the whole scene and felt awkward around each other. Those two could express their feelings freely without caring what other people think. It made Ike feel stupid and Pit envious of their show of public affection. The angel glanced at Ike, murmured a few words that couldn't be made out by those surrounding them and then left the infirmary causing Ike to facepalm. He really needed to tell Pit the feeling he had for the angel for a long time.
As for Saki and Isaac, the dirty blonde was asleep on the bed, which was in the corner of the room to the left of Ike. Isaac couldn't exchange a single word to him. He could only pray that the assist trophy would wake up so he could congratulate him on his mission.
Downstairs in the hidden room, Fox stood above the capsule Sonic was in. It was about to be opened soon so the hedgehog could have some fresh air before he went back inside. Hoshi-Tsuki was perched on his shoulder.
What happened when the clock struck midnight was obvious. Fox and Hoshi-Tsuki did not get to finish their battle with Alex Kidd and ended up leaving him. Alex Kidd murmured something about killing Sonic in front of him the next time they crossed paths. It pissed them off greatly. During the whole teleportation process though, Hoshi-Tsuki reverted back to his bat form and went back to squealing and using echolocation. Dr. Mario checked both of their injuries and they weren't harmed at all despite being up against a murderer, so he allowed them to leave whenever they felt like it. The black feather was about to wear off on Fox soon, so he needed to say a few things to Sonic before he woke up.
The hedgehog slowly opened his eyes greeted by green eyes of the leader of Star Fox.
"Glad to see you awake," Fox said with a kind smile.
The capsule opened up and Sonic sat up and rubbed his head, "What happened? How did I end up back in Lady Yuna's room?"
"You were captured by Lived," Fox began in a calm yet serious voice, "And were being experimented on. Pit saved you."
Hoshi-Tsuki noted that Fox did not say the names of everyone else who came to save him.
"Oh…"
"Do you feel alright?"
"I think so. I feel like my brain was raped though…" Sonic complained.
"That's a scary thought…" Fox just had to say.
"I'm sorry if I'm telling you how I'm feeling overall," Sonic said with a groan, "And how the hell did you get taller than me again?"
Fox frowned, "This affect won't last long, so I need to know if you feel any different or not."
Sonic shook his head, "Beside my brain feeling like mush, nothing much…but when you think about it. My spines are hurting so much it feels like their going to fall out…and my back is aching me."
The usual complaints made Fox laugh. The hedgehog couldn't help but blush slightly, "You asked me if I felt any difference."
"I know. It's just that your complaining reminds me of the old you."
Sonic smiled sadly, "The old…me…"
"I didn't mean it like that!"
Sonic seemed to be ignoring him as he glanced at the Valefor statue and again became mesmerized by it. The statue's eyes seem to be glowing and there was a little girl that was standing in front of it.
"Sonic, are you okay?" Fox asked.
No response. Fox panicked and shook the hedgehog snapping him out of his trance.
"What the hell was that for?" Sonic questioned in rage.
"You zoned out on me! Are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine…just tired…"
Sonic looked at the statue again. The eye's were no longer glowing but the little girl was still their waving at him. Was he the only one who could see the girl?
"Fox…" Sonic began, "I think I'm seeing things…"
"What?"
"I think there is something in here that isn't here but I can see. I think I'm becoming delusional."
The blue wonder started to tremble. Fox instantly hugged him until the shivering stopped. The two then glanced into each others green eyes. There cheeks lit up hot pink. Both of their hearts were pounding like crazy. Fox had a sudden urge to kiss the hedgehog. He slowly leaned in closer…closer…so close that their lips were almost touching…when smoke appeared surrounding Fox. The leader of Star Fox felt himself shrinking again. When the smoke cleared, he was back into his poison mushroom form in the palm of Sonic's hands.
"The effect wore off…" Fox said with a sigh as he quickly hopped off of Sonic and onto Hoshi-Tsuki's back. He didn't dare look at Sonic nor did Sonic look at Fox.
Hoshi-Tsuki cursed to himself. The two were this close to making out and the black feather ruined everything. Now Fox had only two more chances to find the one he really love and pray that they loved him back in order to remain in his regular form.
Still, Hoshi-Tsuki couldn't help but envy Fox. Fox had Sonic where he wanted him ever since he shrunk. He couldn't even get Sonic to acknowledge him during the tennis tournament as much because a) He was too busy running away from Amy and a horde of fan girls b) He was receiving praise from all his friends or a lecture from Gilius c) Hoshi-Tsuki was too busy hanging out with Reala to even speak with him. And his death made everything worse. All he could do now was pray for the best for the both of them.
"We should leave now…" Fox mumbled finally.
"Fox," Sonic began in a low voice. He still had flushed cheeks, "Please ask Shadow to make sure everyone else is okay…"
By everyone else, he meant Knuckles and the Babylon Rouges. Fox couldn't help but frown when Hoshi-Tsuki flew out of the hidden room.
When the two were gone, Sonic clutched his heart. His heart was beating so fast that he thought he was going to have a heart attack, and it wasn't because of Fox almost kissing him.
The hedgehog glanced at the Valefor statue again. The eyes were growing white again and it's wings were red. The little girl continued dancing and Sonic passed out.
The next day, almost all of the Smashers that weren't captured by Lived and assist trophies paid a visit to Ike, Ash, and Saki as Fox had already left. Dr. Mario forbid anyone from seeing Sonic however. Peach and Shadow were very upset with this but obeyed the doctor none the less.
Ike was receiving attention from Marth, Roy, and Link. He noted that Roy was acting weird around the prince but paid more attention Link who wasn't speaking at all.
"Link, is there something wrong?" he asked the Hero of Time.
Link shook his head. He refused to speak.
"What's wrong with him?" Ike questioned.
"Sore throat of some sort," Roy said quickly, "We told him to stay in his room but refused to be left behind when we came to see you. He must have been really worried about you."
The red haired swordsmen gave the mercenary a wink. Ike glanced at Link one last time unconvinced with what Roy said.
Roy was wrong of course. Link didn't want to stay in his room and recover because Ganondorf would come get him and do those horrible things to him again and no one would still not hear his cries. Keeping quiet was the best thing especially when everyone was focusing on Pit and Sonic.
Ash was showered with presents from the Pokémon. Gary and Pikachu came again however.
"You are a reckless boy indeed," Mewtwo told the Pokémon Trainer.
"I got that from my mom," Ash commented.
Gary sighed, "You both need to use your brains."
"HEY!"
The older Pichu brother was sad that his younger brother turned up missing along with Wario. They along with Bowser went missing during the whole rescue mission. He couldn't do anything as an older brother. It hurt him greatly. Jigglypuff was there to comfort them though, and now they were doing their best to support Ash who gave him hope when he encountered him during his journey through Kanto and Johto.
Lucario just stood in the distance with Wolf and Meta Knight. Lucario couldn't really say anything to Ash. It might upset not only him but Gary as well. The aura Pokémon checked his surroundings at everyone's aura. All the aura seemed pure, but there were some weird auras coming from other Smashers. He said nothing of this but Wolf cold tell that Lucario was worried about everyone's safety.
Meta Knight however was too busy watching the scene with the assist trophies fold. At Saki's bed, Isaac, Shadow, Lyn, Stafy, Nintendog, and Mr. Resetti were speaking to him. As the mole ranted away, Saki couldn't help but stare at the blonde assist trophy. Their eyes met. Saki's eyes told him "Thank you for the ring" while Isaac's eyes told him "Your welcome. I'm glad I could help."
"So…how did you lose all your clothes?" Lyn questioned.
Saki turned away from the female swordsmen, "The zombie…thought I was a girl…and…tore off my clothing…"
There was a long pause for one minute…two minutes…three minutes…four…five…six minutes before Lyn and Mr. Resetti burst out laughing. Shadow shook his head over and over murmuring stuff about Saki being so stupid. Stafy was clueless and Isaac just blushed and turned away.
"Hey! That's not funny!" Saki shouted. His cheeks were red from anger and embarrassment.
Lyn and Mr. Resetti wouldn't stop laughing. Shadow tried to stop them both but when Mr. Resetti announced, "I BET HE WAS LOOKING FOR A WOMB!" the black hedgehog had to join in.
"YOU BASTARDS!" Saki shouted as he sat up and grabbed his cannon sword which came out of nowhere and aimed at the mole.
"Saki, keep that up and you'll open your wound again," Isaac said with a sigh.
It was true. There was a red spot coming from Saki's stomach. He clutched it in pain and fell back onto his bed. The assist trophies continued laughing until Stafy asked Shadow, "What's a womb?"
"A vagina," Shadow answered.
"What's a vagina?"
"…It's what Lyn has."
"What does Lyn have?"
Shadow didn't answer that question because he felt Lyn's sword behind his neck, "You'll understand when you're older."
"Awwwwwww!"
As the assist trophies continued to mess with Saki, Ike noticed that Pit didn't come to see if he was okay. Yeah, he was okay, but it wouldn't hurt for the angel to visit him again like Gary did to Ash and Isaac did to Saki. He would have to ask him when the visitors in the infirmary cleared, so he could sneak out without getting in trouble by Dr. Mario.
Ike didn't get a chance to visit Pit until nightfall because the visitors kept on coming. Most of them were for Saki though as Saki was popular among the assist trophies now for being able to complete a mission with the Smashers. Once everyone left and Saki and Ash fell asleep, the mercenary snuck out of the infirmary and headed toward Pit's room.
The angel was sleeping by himself since both of his roommates were in the infirmary. This caused him to lock the door and not open it for the whole day until Ike knocked on it.
"Come in…" he said in a hoarse tone.
Ike slowly creaked open the door to see the angel lying on his bed in his pajamas. The pajamas looked similar to his tunic, but it was a clear white tunic that sparkled in the moonlight. You couldn't see his boxers through it either. He took off a majority of his accessories that included his sandals, the crown of laurel and brown rings that he wore on his arms and legs. He didn't take off his golden ring on his right arm though.
To put it in simple words, Pit looked smashing.
"Ike, why are you here?" he asked in a rather aggravated tone.
The angel couldn't see that the bluenette's cheeks were lit bright pink when he answered, "I wanted to see why you didn't come see me."
The angel who was staring at the ceiling the entire time turned his body away from Ike murmuring something that the mercenary couldn't hear.
"Can you repeat what you just said?"
"I didn't see you because everyone is suspecting me of knowing how to defeat Lived…" Pit muttered, "And I didn't want to see you guys in that condition…"
Ike sighed, "So that's it."
The mercenary went over to Pit and sat himself on the edge of the bed as he turned his head toward the angel, "You shouldn't be thinking about stuff like that too much. It will hurt your brain."
"I know that…but…"
The angel stared at his bed sheets and sighed, "I just regret saying those horrible things to Sonic and Ash…and I feel like they will never forgive me."
Ike shook his head, "You know that's not true."
"But I told Sonic to disappear and called Ash's boyfriend a prick. How could they forgive me?"
"Because they are your friends."
The angel took those words to heart. It made him even more upset. Will we still be friends when they find out?
"Say Pit."
Pit looked at the mercenary straight in the eyes. He wanted to look away but the bluenette wouldn't let him.
"Are you free tomorrow?"
"Yes, most Brawl matches are cancelled because of the disappearance of so many. Why?"
Ike could hear his heart thumping. A voice was telling him to pop the question now and hope that Pit wouldn't reject the offer. It's all or nothing! Ike thought to himself, "Do you think you want to hang around Tokyo tomorrow afternoon?"
He done it. He asked Pit out.
Pit was speechless beyond repairs. Ike was so blunt about it that it caught him by surprise. (He was so surprised that he sat up from his bed.) And at a time like this too…
"I…"
Pit wanted to say yes because he liked Ike more than a friend and wanted to go out with him. But at the same time, he wanted to refuse because he feared that something terrible would happen. His desire to go out with Ike was stronger than his fear though.
"I would love to Ike."
Something exploded in Ike's mind. In his mind, a chibi Ike lit a firework that was sent into the air. When it exploded, the word "VICTORY" could be seen within the smoke.
"Wonderful! What time do you think would be best?"
Ike seems really excited. Pit thought to himself as he sweat dropped, "Um…1:10 PM is good."
"Perfect. Meet me outside the mansion at exactly that time. I don't want Master Hand knowing about our date, so try not to raise suspicion, okay?"
"Okay."
"Great. See you then."
Before Pit could say anymore, Ike happily walked out of the room and closed the door quietly. The angel could feel his cheeks light up.
"What am I have gotten myself into?" Pit asked himself as he got out of his bed and looked out his window. He sighed. He couldn't believe that Ike actually asked him out. Now there was an even bigger problem, "What am I going to wear?"
Something tells me that I'm going to have to ask Peach or Saki for garment suggestions. Both of them probably wouldn't mind me going out with Ike, so the secret was safe.
Unknown to him, Fox and Hoshi-Tsuki who were hiding in Sonic's drawer (because they didn't want to see Dr. Mario or any of the Smashers as well as Fox not wanting everyone to see him moping for asking Shadow if Sonic's friends were okay which they were) heard the entire conversation which got both of them thinking different things.
Would I be able to ask Sonic to go out with me? Fox asked himself still recalling that scene where he almost kissed the blue hedgehog.
Time to play matchmaker with everyone else. Hoshi-Tsuki thought to himself as a evil grin formed on his face.
Pit and Sonic had no idea what they were in for.
Early the next morning…Pit quickly snuck out of his room by flying out the window to Peach's room. With the angel gone, Fox forced Hoshi-Tsuki to allow him on his back. The bat took Fox to his old room where he stayed with Falco and Wolf (who was living alone now ever since Fox shrunk.)
To Pit's surprise, Peach was already awake mainly because Saki and Isaac were hiding out in her room for many reasons with the number one reason was to avoid all the assist trophies from asking them questions. That was a good and bad thing for Pit. Good because he had a higher rate of choosing ordinary clothes instead of pink skirts that Peach would surely have him wear. Bad because…both were garment freaks. Saki more than Peach especially after he lost his favorite shirt in battle with the hyena zombie.
"And that's why you wear your second favorite shirt to battle," Pit had to tell him.
"Shut up and choose between these garments!"
Saki laid out a variety of clothes for Pit to wear. Most of them were pretty much ordinary like a white t-shirt and a pair of shorts since it was the summer or a loose white sweater and loose white jeans. The boxers however looked to feminine for him. One had red Pokka dots on it while the other one had red and pink hearts on it.
It was better than the clothes that Peach laid out. They were all pink. All shades of pink including salmon, magenta and blush pink. There were pink shirts, pink shorts, pink boxers, pink socks, pink sandals, you name it! Pit was so not going to choose from her.
"I think I'll choose this…"
Pit chose the white t-shirt and pair of shorts. He asked Isaac if he had boxers that weren't feminine.
"Sorry, I don't. Just wear the Polka dots."
"Damn…"
Pit ended up wearing all of his accessories along with the items he chose. He thought he was done, but he was so wrong. Peach had an evil grin on her face and Saki was smirking evilly. Isaac was blocking the door. The angel sweat dropped, "Oh God no…"
"Time for an extreme makeover!" Peach announced as she held up women items such as lipstick and eye liner. Saki had hair gel and perfume in his hand.
And Pit screamed surely waking up everyone in the mansion.
Isaac just sang Schadenfreude to himself.
In one of the Smasher's rooms, Li had to cover his ears when Pit screamed. Why did the captain have to have to scream like a girl?
What Li was doing in one of the Smasher's room was quite obvious. He was recruiting members to side with him on his rebel against Angel Land. This Smasher had a load of darkness in his heart because of a certain someone which won't be named until later. He used the same move on him like he did on Sonic and it clearly had a stronger effect than it did on the hedgehog. Perhaps that is why the hedgehog was able to break free from the firm grip his boss had on him.
When the effect worked, instead of making the Smasher lifeless, it opened up a new personality that Li thought didn't exist in a Smasher like him. He was rather amused at the name that the split personality was. It wasn't all that creative, but he knew one thing. This dark personality of this Smasher can have half of the assist trophies joining in the rebel.
"When the sun is at its highest," Li began, "You will make the assist trophies turn on the two big hands."
"Of course your excellence."
Li liked how the Smasher addressed him. It made him feel important.
Behind the dark angel, Midna continued to frown. How could she stop him from doing this?
Ike was having a rather terrible time in deciding what to wear. He wasn't the type to typically care about his appearance, but he didn't want to wear his mercenary clothes that could attract attention. Olimar was suppose to help him choose from the variety of long sleeve shirts, but the small captain insisted on him sticking with his clothes used for Brawl.
"Olimar, have you ever changed your clothes before?" he had to question the spacemen.
Olimar said nothing. Chances were that he rarely changed because of the environment.
"Unbelievable."
"I can't help it. If I take off my clothes, then I won't be able to breathe," Olimar defended.
Ike smirked. He stopped fiddling with his hair and went over to the spacemen. He picked him off of the bed instantly and removed his space helmet and then dropped him back on the bed. Olimar gasped for air before collapsing. There was no movement coming from the two Smashers. Only the Red Pikmin decided to be brave and poke at Olimar. The spacemen twitched slightly. Ike shook his head in annoyance.
"Stop being Buzz Light-year," Ike told him, "You can't act him out at all."
Olimar sat up looking completely fine, "I wanted to try and personate him for a change."
"No, you would be those annoying ass aliens."
Olimar continued to protest but Ike already went back to getting ready but mainly focused on his hair.
"I'll buy you clothes that will suit you during my date," Ike told him firmly, "I don't want you in that spacesuit all the time."
"But I like it…and you'll end up buying me Barbie clothes…" Olimar mumbled.
"Pit would do that, but not me."
"Right, says the guy who gives his opponents no sympathy."
Ike finally figured out the hair style he wanted and focused on his clothes. He would have to work on his hair again anyway.
Wolf growled when he saw his roommate turn back into his original size with the black feather. He learned from the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom on what the feather did to Fox. He thought it was the end of the annoying leader but apparently not.
The leader of Star Fox was actually wearing something else beside his Assault outfit. He didn't wear his usual gray outfit. He switched to his green one which looked normal compared to his other colors. It seemed like he would keep wearing his green scanner and his blaster was kept in his pocket.
"Seriously Fox, why do you need to bring your gun during your 'date'?" Wolf questioned as he let out a yawn. He was not a morning person.
"To keep everyone away from him," Fox answered.
"You're just being overprotective."
"You would bring your gun to protect Lucario."
"He can protect himself…HEY! What are you implying?"
Wolf was definitely awake now. Fox chuckled as he held up a map of Tokyo.
"Glad to see you're awake. Now help me out with choosing a place to hang out at."
"You bastard, I'm not gay."
"Sure you aren't. That's why you always stand near him."
"I stand next to Samus too."
"You always hang out with him."
"This place!"
Wolf pointed at a place called Café Mew-Mew. Fox looked at him and laughed, "You really want me to check out all the hot maids there?"
Wolf clawed the map trying to scratch at Fox's mouth. Fox moved his head back at the right moment before he got slashed.
"This is the last time I'm helping you out in anything so if you don't like my advice, too bad! Take it or leave it."
Wolf looked ready to pounce on the fox. Fox sweat dropped as he backed away, "Okay. I'll just look out of place."
"Does the hedgehog even know you're taking him out."
There was a very long pause between the two.
"I hope he rejects you," Wolf told him bitterly as he laid back down on the bed trying to get back to sleep, but Fox wouldn't let him.
After hours of tormenting Pit, Peach and Saki were finished giving him his makeover. When the angel looked in the mirror, he looked ready to cry.
"I look like a girl!" he cried out.
"It's better this way," Saki said, "There are many fangirls that are dying to see you with Ike. If they see a girl, they won't be attracted to you two."
"And whose the angel in Brawl?"
"You."
"They are going to know anyway. Fangirls are scary…especially yaoi fangirls."
"Tell me about it."
So what was on Pit's face that he wanted to cry like a girl? Well, they put black eye liner on him, sprinkled some "fairy dust" on his hair, put red lip stick on his lips and make him smell like peaches with the perfume, and that's technically it. Peach did try to put earrings on him, but Pit wouldn't let her pierce his ears. Isaac was enjoying this from a distance.
"Please…take off the eye liner at least…" Pit murmured to the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, "It's making my eyes sting."
"But it makes you look beautiful," Peach whined.
"I'm not crashing into a street sign because of this."
"Ike will be with you," Saki told him, "You just need to rely on him."
"Gee, I'm so happy he's going to treat me like a school girl. Please just remove the damn eye liner. Otherwise, I'll take off everything!"
Peach sighed as she told Isaac to go get a wet washcloth from her pink bathroom. The blonde obeyed as he happily trotted over to it. While they were waiting, Pit realized that Saki was unaffected by the pink in Peach's room unlike Isaac who seemed to have his eyes closed for the majority of the time he was here.
"So Saki," Pit began, "Whose uke?"
Saki was stunned by the question. Peach giggled as she witnessed the dirty blonde's cheeks lit up.
"W-What?"
"Do you like taking charge or do you like being the damsel in distress?"
"No you did not just ask that question!"
"Answer," Pit and Peach said at the same time.
"I'm the seme, now shut up."
Pit and Peach exchanged an unsure glance at each other, "Oh really?"
"Yes!"
"But you seem more feminine than Isaac," Peach stated.
"Of course…Isaac seems more laid back than you are."
"ARGH! THAT DAMN HYENA! LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME! EVERYONE THINKS I'M UKE NOW!"
"Whose uke?" Isaac asked as he came back with the washcloth. He handed it over to Peach who wiped away the black marks around Pit's eyes.
"It's nothing…" Saki mumbled as he turned away from the blonde.
Isaac shrugged his shoulders and he headed back to the door and stood there not saying anything. Once the eye liner was gone, Pit looked less feminine and that made him feel a little better.
"I think this is good," Pit finally said as he stood up from the stool he was sitting on, "Thanks girls! You really helped."
Saki's eyebrow twitched, "Are you doing this on purpose cupid?"
"Maybe."
Peach giggled, "Your welcome. If you need any tips about what to wear on a date, just ask us."
"Great. So…what time is it?"
Isaac looked at the pink clock at the top of the wall close to the ceiling. It read 1:05 PM.
"Time for you to skedaddle," Isaac told him.
Pit looked at the clock, cursed for the time almost being up. He didn't have enough time to get his money out of the ATM on the main floor of the mansion. He had to get out of the window and fly at the closest window that was opened without making Mr. Game and Watch going crazy.
"Thanks! Wish me luck!"
The angel took a bow to the princess and then rushed out of the room. Peach couldn't help but laugh.
"I hope all goes well," Peach said with a grin.
Ike was all ready waiting for Pit outside of the mansion. So far, no one had suspicion of him leaving the mansion wearing normal clothes. Before the angel arrived, he pulled out his wallet and checked how much yen he had. He had enough for both of them. He didn't make that much money as the angel did, but it was still way more than others. Add the money he made in Brawl and his rewards from being a mercenary in his world, it was plenty.
When the angel came upon the scene, his eyes widened. Pit looked even looked more beautiful when he wasn't wearing his white tunic. He had to admit that the glitter was a little overkill.
Pit saw Ike and thought these three words. Ike's so handsome!
Ike was indeed handsome. He chose the long sleeves but didn't see the list bit hot from the sun. His hair was shimmering from the rays though. The bluenette must have focused the majority of the morning get this hair this perfect.
"Ready to go Pit?" he asked the angel trying to sound like his usual self. It failed though as there was a hint that he was exited.
Pit nodded his head, "I'm ready."
The mercenary took the angel by the hand and smiled his rare smile, "Then let's go."
The angel couldn't help but blush. When he was with Ike, he forgot about everything. This would surely have him forget about his problems with Li.
And the two left the mansion hand in hand.
Hoshi-Tsuki reported to Fox that Pit and Ike left on their date. That was Fox's chance to go and get Sonic from the hidden room.
The hedgehog was no longer in the capsule. He was staring at the Valefor statue yet again. It was worrying them both, but as soon as Fox asked Sonic if he was told to stay in the room, Sonic replied, "No."
"Great, then do you want to…hang out somewhere…in Tokyo?"
The blue wonder was confused, "Where and why?"
"I wanted to go to someplace to eat…and…you seemed really down and all…"
Sonic could help but sigh, "I don't want to be in this room all day, so I'll tag along."
Fox's hopes shot up when the hedgehog said yes. He quickly took Sonic by the arm and dragged him out. Sonic kept telling him to wait, but the leader of Star Fox wouldn't listen to reason. When they left, Hoshi-Tsuki glanced at the Valefor statue curiously before flying after the two Smashers.
The angel was surprised at the streets of Tokyo. He had never had the chance to walk them without drawing suspicion. The only time he walked the streets of Tokyo was with Aqua a year after Medusa's war, but that was only because they were sent on a mission to stop the Big Flood from destroying Japan in his world. The Tokyo here was clearly brighter.
Pit had a tendency of dragging Ike everywhere in order to window shopping. The mercenary couldn't help but laugh to himself to see the angel this happy after so long.
It was when did they reach Tokyo Mall did Ike wish that the angel wasn't so cheerful.
"Let's go in!" he said with a smile.
Ike couldn't say anything as he was dragged inside. He was going to have no yen in his wallet by the time they got out of the mall.
As for Fox and Sonic, Fox tried his very best not to rush the hedgehog. He wanted to show him Café Mew-Mew as soon as possible. The hedgehog still didn't like the idea of being out in the open after all that happened to him. It became apparent to the fox and bat that the hedgehog was more aware of the dark intensions that humans and animals alike now. They would all stare at him because he wore no clothes. Sonic loved not wearing any clothes, but now, he wished he was wearing something beside his shoes and his ring.
"Don't worry about that minor detail Sonic," Fox told him, "If anyone tries to come at you, I'll shoot them."
Fox pointed to his blaster in his pocket as proof. Sonic gave the leader of Star Fox a hard look.
"You really came prepared."
"Of course."
"It's not a mission."
"…"
Fox noticed Café Mew-Mew up ahead . Once Sonic glanced at it, he shook his head in annoyance, "I can't believe you."
Ike was suffering in the mall alright. They went to EVERY store that Pit found interesting. Ike took notice that most of the stores were cloth stores. The angel bought clothes with Ike's money for Sonic, Ash, Gary, the royal bodyguards and himself. Ike was surprised that he was being thoughtful during the whole date.
When they got to Game Stop, Pit went straight over to the GameCube games. He selected Fire Emblem Path of Radiance and Tales of Symphonia. He then went over to the Wii section and selected Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn and Mario Kart Wii. Ike let fake anime tears slide from his cheeks as he realized that he was going to have almost no money after this.
"Ike, will pay for this?" Pit asked inserting his puppy dog eyes.
Ike gave up and bought the four games.
"YAY! Thank you!"
"Yeah…whatever."
Pit looked at Ike and frowned when they left the store, "What store do you want to go into?"
"The weapon store…the book store…and Verizon."
"I can see the first two…but the third one…"
It was Ike's turn to drag Pit around to the three places he wanted to go. Ike went crazy seeing all the huge weapons in the weapon store. Pit could have sworn he could hear Ike mumbling about how he was going murder Sonic. The angel didn't like the place one bit. It reminded him too much of Medusa's War…of the weapons used by many…of the blood…of the dead bodies…of Li…
"You have good taste sir," said the clerk, "That's a sword of ancient civilization. It was used by none other than Nobunaga."
"I see."
Ike wielded the sword with ease and grinned, "He must have killed many with this sword."
"He did, and I'm willing to give the sword away if you give me the one you have now."
The mercenary instantly put the sword back and shook his head, "There is no way I would hand over Rangell. It's too precious to me."
"Your hair is precious too," Pit joked.
"Be quiet Pit. Anyway, thank you for letting me hold it for a minute."
"Certainly."
The two Smashers left the store leaving the clerk mad at himself for not being able to sell the sword. It was hard to find people who could choose their swords wisely. It was also rare to see angels in his store. Angels were suppose to be innocent beings, so why was an angel in the company of a mercenary?
Sonic changed his mind about Café Mew-Mew. It was a friendly place with happy faces and those with pure hearts. The waitresses were of the anime series Tokyo Mew-Mew. They had no powers that were granted in the anime, but the only thing that is true to them is that they all work at the café. Their personalities and love life were the same as well.
The waitress that took their order was none other than Ichigo Momomiya. The pink Mew-Mew grinned upon seeing the two animals. Fox ordered a cheesecake while Sonic wanted a strawberry shortcake.
"There coming right up!" she squealed as she rushed off to take orders from the other customers.
Sonic noticed that they were all the same. The blue Mew-Mew Minto Aizawa was sitting in her usual chair drinking afternoon tea and ordering the others around. The green Mew-Mew Lettuce Midorikawa was screwing up as usual breaking dishes. The yellow Mew-Mew Pudding Fong was showing off her acrobatic tricks to the customers and earning yen from it. The purple Mew-Mew Zakuro Fujiwara was being herself not really talking to the customers. The white Mew-Mew Berry Shirayuki was trying to stop her boyfriend Tasuku Meguro from hugging her when she's busy taking the orders of the customer. The red Mew-Mew Ringo Akai was busy sweeping the floor of the dishes that Lettuce broke.
"I had no idea that their personality was the same in real life…" Sonic mumbled.
"What do you expect?" Fox questioned, "You don't really think that all anime characters are fakes, do you?"
"No."
"So don't judge them."
Pudding stopped her acrobatic play upon noticing a dark cloud above their heads. She grinned evilly as she proceeded to play matcher maker and Ringo was going to help her.
The first thing she did was go into the computer room where Ryou Shirogane was. She messed up with the radio despite him yelling at her. The song that ended up playing was Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows.
The impression that it had on the customers made them more happy especially if they were a couple. It made Fox and Sonic more awkward though. Sonic couldn't even look Fox in the eyes and Fox was hesitant to start a conversation.
Ichigo came before them and served them their cakes. She saw how nervous the two were and glanced at Ringo who was shrugging her shoulders.
"Enjoy," she said with a grin as she went to serve the other customers.
Fox didn't hesitate to eat his cheesecake. Sonic however was picking at his shortcake with his fork. He didn't seem hungry at all.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Fox asked.
Sonic shot his head up and nodded quickly, "Of course. I like taking my time."
That was corny. Fox thought to himself.
Ichigo thought that too. She was quickly told to get back to work by Minto.
"Who change the music?" Minto questioned as she sipped her tea, "It does not match this place."
"Minto!"
She ignored Ichigo.
Ryou tried to get Pudding away from the radio but it was no use. She was going to change it to a song that would give people the wrong impression of the café.
The song that ended up playing was If I Were Gay by Steven Lynch. The song impact made everyone have a WTF look on their face. Fox and Sonic avoided each others' glances. The Mew-Mews stopped what they were doing and yelled at Ryou to change the music. The poor guy had nothing to do with it. He forced Pudding out of the computer room and changed the song that didn't have homosexual reference. It was I'd do Anything by Simple Plan.
Everyone calmed down instantly. Sonic went back to eating trying not to act nervous. Fox continued to stare at Sonic's green eyes. They seem so sad despite the hedgehog trying to force a smile.
"You're beautiful…" Fox mumbled.
"Huh?"
Fox cursed at himself and said noting and continued eating. Sonic gave him a confused look as he gave the strawberry that was on his shortcake to Hoshi-Tsuki.
Pudding's plan didn't work, so it was time to ask Berry since Ringo wasn't doing much except give hand signs if it was a success or not. Berry reluctantly agreed but if it weren't for a boyfriend, she would have declined.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Pudding began attracting the attention of all, "Berry will now sing a song to touch all your hearts! Hit it!"
When the song ended, Tasuku handed her a mike which he stole from Ryou in the computer room. The music started playing and Berry started singing.
There you see her...
Sitting there across the way.
She don't got a lot to say...
But there's something about her.
And you don't know why...
But you're dying to try...
You wanna kiss girl.
The guys with their girlfriends were motivated to kiss her. The girls were enchanted by the song. As for Fox…he was tempting to make his move on Sonic again. Sonic felt his cheeks were lighting bright pink.
Yes, you want her!
Look at her, you know you do.
It's possible she wants you too...
There's one way to ask her.
It don't take a word, not a single word...
Go on and kiss the girl (kiss the girl).
Shalalalala~
My oh my!
Looks like the boy's too shy!
Ain't gonna kiss the girl!
Shalalalala~
Ain't that sad?
It's such a shame!
Too bad, you're gonna miss the girl!
Go on and kiss the girl (kiss the girl)!
Now's your moment!
Floating in a blue lagoon...
Boy, you better do it soon...
The time will be better!
She don't say a word...
And she wont say a word...
Until you kiss the girl (kiss the girl)!
The guys now were leaning closer to their oblivious girlfriends. Zakuro was now looking at Minto who was giving her a confused look. Ichigo, Pudding, and Ringo were singing along. Poor Lettuce was the only one actually still working.
Shalalalala~
My oh my!
Looks like the boy's too shy!
Ain't gonna kiss the girl!
Shalalalala~
Ain't that sad?
It's such a shame...
Too bad, you're gonna miss the girl
Shalalalala~
Don't be scared!
You better be prepared!
Go on and kiss the girl!
Shalalalala~
Don't stop now!
Don't try to hide it how!
You wanna kiss the girl!
Go on and kiss the girl!
(kiss the girl)!
(oh, ohnoo..)!
(kiss the girl, kiss the girl)!
Lalalala, Lalalala~
Go on and kiss the girl!
Lalalala, Lalalala~
Go on and kiss the girl!
Shalalalala~
My oh myyyyy!
Looks like the boy's too shy!
Ain't gonna kiss the girl!
Shalalalala~
Ain't that sad!
It's such a shame!
Too bad, you're gonna miss the girl
Lalalala, Lalalala~
(Go on and kiss the girl)!
Go on and kiss that girl!
Lalalala, Lalalala~
(Go on and kiss the girl)!
Go on and kiss the girl!
Kiss the girl!
(Kiss the girl)!
Go on and kiss the girl!
The Mew-Mews were the only one clapping along with Sonic because all the customers were too busy kissing their boy/girlfriend. Fox so wanted to kiss the blue wonder, but he didn't have the guts to do so. Sonic was asking for a kiss by his movements during the whole song. He must have really liked it.
"That's my Berry!" Tasuku cheered and he glomped his girlfriend from behind.
Berry blushed, "Tasuku!"
She was silenced by Tasuku kissing her on the lips. Ichigo awed. People were gasping when they saw what Zakuro did to Minto. The purple Mew-Mew was kissing Minto on the lips. Minto was shocked but kissed back more passionately. The guys stopped their kissing to cheer for the idol. Fox technically lost it there and decided not to kiss Sonic at all. He really was a coward who didn't want to hurt Sonic nor show public affection.
"Fox, what's wrong?" the hedgehog questioned.
Fox cheeks lit up again, "It's nothing. My tooth just hurts from the sweets."
"Oh…"
Hoshi-Tsuki glared at the leader of Star Fox. Why did he have to back out now?
Lettuce went over to their table since they were both done with their cakes. Fox placed the tip on the table and paid for the food right their before taking Sonic by the hand and leaving. Sonic was still confused why Fox was upset. Hoshi-Tsuki followed them.
Pudding frowned, "Matchmaking failed…"
Ichigo shook her head, "No. I saw that their relationship was getting somewhere. You did well. Besides…" Ichigo glanced at her two friends, "You got those two together."
Pit rushed Ike when he was in the book store. He had no idea what Ike was reading about but it was making the mercenary ignore him. He prayed it wasn't porn he was looking at. The angel gave up and looked for a book that might not be in Sun-Wong's library. He found an interesting book called I Want to be Your Canary. He quickly opened it and was enchanted by the story itself. It was very much like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
"I see you like that book Pit," Ike said as he hit the angel with the book he was reading.
Pit frowned, "But it's so sad! The lovers die in the end!"
Ike sighed, "Do you want the book or not?"
"It might make good reference in the future."
"Huh?"
"Sun-Wong would want this book."
"I see."
Ike bought the book he had and Pit's. He wouldn't show what he got for himself. Pit assumed it was porn related and didn't question him.
There last stop was the Verizon store. Pit instantly noticed a familiar face when they walked into the store.
"Girl, you need to pay more than this if you want to buy eleven cell phones," the clerk told her.
"But this is all the money they gave me…" the girl mumbled.
"That's okay. You can pay me back for a little squeeze," the clerk said as he leaned closer to her.
Enraged, Pit took Ike's bag of books and threw it at the clerk. The man was pissed.
"Who the hell threwh that?"
Ike was trying to calm Pit down, but nothing he said would stop him now.
"Keep your filthy hands off of Himeno!" Pit shouted.
"Himeno?" Ike questioned.
Himeno instantly noticed her captains voice and ran toward him, "Captain, it was horrible!"
"What happened?" Pit asked in a protective tone.
"I tried to buy eleven cell phones for everyone in the Angel division and this guy said that I didn't have enough. That can't be right because out of the amount that we took out of your account, I got the most."
Pit's eyebrow twitched when he heard that the royal bodyguards stole his money, but that wasn't important. What was important was getting this guy off of his colleague.
"She did not pay! You need double the amount to pay for this many cell phones!"
"That can't be right though! I made sure I had enough for this many cell phones! My calculations are never wrong. Captain!"
Pit sighed. He didn't want to do this, but he had no choice.
"Be a man and accept the money from her. She really needs this many cell phones."
"Who are you to order me around?"
"I am Pit! Captain of the royal bodyguards of Palutena, the goddess of light, and ruler of Angel Land! I have come hear to bring justice in the name of her highness!"
Ike sweatdropped, "I just wanted to buy a cell phone…"
Everyone in the store gasped and turned to the white angel.
"OH MY GOD! IT'S PIT-KUN!" A random fan girl announced.
"QUICK! GET A PICTURE OF HIM!" Screamed another.
"PUT HIS PICTURE ON MYSPACE!" shrieked a third.
The clerk's jaw dropped, "You really are Pit?"
"Yes. And this girl right here is 4th seat of the royal bodyguards Himeno. She does not like being ripped off, so if I were you, I would let her off with the yen she give you and have her take the eleven cell phones."
"And throw in a free one for me," Ike whispered in Pit's ears.
"And throw in one more to be exact," Pit added.
The clerk had no choice but to listen to Pit. There were too many fans of angel in the store, but as soon as they walked out, they would be chased by a horde of fangirls. The clerk got a plastic bag out and placed the eleven cell phones in there. He then tossed an extra blue one as requested and handed that bag and the bag that Pit threw at him to the green angel.
"Thank you very much," Himeno said politely as she bowed.
Even when she was being ripped off and close to being sexually harassed, she still treats him kindly. Pit thought to himself with a sigh. Himeno is the same old Himeno when I left.
The trio left the store and as soon as they did, Pit and Himeno grabbed Ike by the arm and flew out of the mall before the horde of fan girls buried them. Ike had a terrible time holding onto everything they bought.
Once outside of the mall, both angels dropped Ike who fell on his ass. He groaned as the two angels started chatting with each other.
"What are you doing here Himeno?" Pit questioned.
"Shopping," she answered quietly.
"That's not what I meant! Where is everyone else?"
"Uh…they're all somewhere in the mall…" Himeno mumbled as she glanced back, "We all went our separate ways to buy something for…"
"For who?"
"Lived's birthday is coming up soon," she confessed.
Pit's face paled. He forgot about Li's birthday. He instantly slumped to the ground, "What kind of captain am I if I can't remember Li's birthday?"
"Hold on, you know that this Pit look alike is alive?" Ike questioned.
Himeno was confused, "Iie, Lived is dead. Isaak wanted to honor him, so we all decided to celebrate his birthday this year and buy him presents. Not like they will ever be opened…"
Ike was about to say that the black angel was indeed alive and causing problems when the wind angel continued.
"I bought eleven cell phones because the missions are getting harder and we need to communicate better, so…I got one that matched our taste."
Himeno sat down on a nearby bench and made the cell phones fall out. All of them were a different color that represented the royal bodyguards' element.
"The red one is Pepper's. The orange one is Sun-Wong's. The yellow one is Isaak's. The green one is mine. The blue one is Aqua's. The crystal one is Mcenche's. The two black ones are for Lived and Roger. The white one is for you, captain."
Himeno handed Pit the cell phone as she gave the blue one to Ike.
"And this purple one is for my friend. This pink one is for Abbigale's student. And this turquoise one…I think this is an extra…"
"Whose your friend?" Pit questioned.
Himeno seemed shocked that Pit didn't know, "I'm surprised you forgot about her Pit. Will this white book help you remember?"
Himeno gives Pit a white book. The angel seemed puzzled at first, but when he opened it up, his eyes widened. Inside was a hand held golden harp. The angel took it out of the book and smiled.
"I feel even worse for getting someone like Serenade."
Ike was even more confused, "Who?"
The angel glanced at the mercenary, "Serenade…is the vice captain of the first division and one of my first friends. When my parents beat me, I would sometimes leave the house to avoid them. I would run into this girl who would always played a soothing melody to calm my nerves. I think she called the song Diamonds from Heaven. Other times, she would play this very song with a flute but I preferred the harp over the flute." The angel hid his eyes beneath his hair, "When I met Li...I could rarely see her, and even though we both joined the royal bodyguards, she was always out doing missions. Even when I was appointed the new head, she was always doing other things that could not be done in Skyworld such as watching over the humans...and it's still the same now...I honestly wanted to have another heartwarming conversation with her like old times but..."
"I'm sorry…" Ike muttered.
"It's okay. If her harp is still in good condition, then I know she's still alive and well," Pit told him. He then turned toward Himeno and asked, "So is she liking her job watching over humans?"
The green angel looked away, "You're going to have to ask her."
Himeno wasn't going to give Pit a clean cut answer so he ended up changing the subject.
"So, what is everyone else buying for Li?" Pit questioned.
"Oh! Everyone else is being inconsiderate and is buying him clothes."
"Like?"
"Gothic. Emo. Dresses."
"That is so like them…"
"And poor Mcenche is the manikin."
"Poor guy."
"He'll be fine with Pepper there. As for Isaak…" she smiled sadly, "He didn't come to the mall with us. He went to a garden store that was near here."
"What is he getting there? I bet it's more red roses for his hunnies."
"A bouquet of black roses."
Ike was stunned. It made sense why Li used black roses when he kidnapped the Smashers. It was because black roses were his favorite type of flower. Pit was just as surprised.
"So Isaak…did know his favorite flower."
"It appears so."
"Wow, that guy is observant when it comes to Li."
"Hai, it hurts him to buy them because he knows that Li won't be coming back."
And he'll be even more hurt when he realizes that Li is alive and causing trouble for us all. Pit thought to himself, "I know."
"It's funny really," Himeno said as she put all of the cell phones back in the plastic bag, "Lived has been dead for seven years, yet we still see him as one of us. We don't even see Roger as a replacement for him…"
The angel frowned, "Hai, I know what you mean…"
Himeno stood up after collecting all of the cell phones, "But, after this party, I'm going to tell Isaak that he needs to forget about Lived and move on with his life. He can't dwell on the past forever."
Baffled by what she said, the white angel nodded his head in agreement.
"So…are you going to come to the party?" Himeno asked.
"Eh?"
"You know…since this is going to be the last time we all remember Lived…it would be nice if you could come. Lived would probably be happy if you did."
The angel looked uncertain but he reluctantly said, "Yes."
"I'm glad."
The green angel then took out the turquoise cell phone and handed it to Pit, "I really don't know what to do with this…so can you…uh…find some use for it?"
Pit accepted the cell phone, "Okay."
The angel then took some bags and handed them to Himeno.
"A present for all of you."
Himeno blushed upon seeing all the stuff he gave her, "T-Thank you."
"Don't mention it. Just make it back to Angel Land safely along with everyone else."
"I will. We were all going to meet at Red Robin to eat out before we returned…so I'll be there."
"Okay."
"I'll cell phone numbers will be inserted into all of our phones soon, so expect no calls from us until Sun-Wong figures out Angel Land's area code."
"Agreed. See you Himeno."
The green angel hugged her captain in a motherly way.
"Please be safe captain. I'll see you on August 13."
With the said, Himeno spread her green wings, and flew off with all the plastic bags in hand. Pit waved to her and prayed for her safety. He then glanced at the white book. He placed the harp back into the book and shut it tight.
"So August 13 was…"
"The day I met Li."
Fox led Sonic farther and farther into Tokyo. He was no longer upset with the Tokyo Mew-Mew girls trying to get him to kiss Sonic. No, he was upset with himself for not kissing him.
Sonic was still glancing around Tokyo. Something caught his eye.
"Hey Fox, let's get our fortune told," he said with a grin.
Fox didn't want to but Sonic did. He gave up and allowed the hedgehog to pull him to the fortune teller's layer. The sign in the front said that only one person could enter at a time. Sonic forced Fox to go in first. The leader of Star Fox groaned and went inside.
The fortune teller was indeed a women. She covered herself with a black cloak. She wore a cloth over her mouth. Fox thought he seen her someplace before, but he couldn't remember.
"Are you here for your fortune?" she questioned him.
"Yes."
The women pointed at the chair in front of her crystal ball, "Sit down and we then we will begin."
Fox sat down in the chair. The women began chanting.
"What do you want to ask about?" she questioned.
Fox realized this was his chance to figure out if he still loved Falco or if he was becoming a pedophile. Here goes nothing. Fox said to himself, "I have this friend. We've been together sense the second season of Brawl and we've been able to hide our secret from Master Hand."
"Go on."
"When the third season started and we all saved the worlds from Tabuu, he disappeared. And now…I feel like I'm falling in love with someone else who is clearly younger than me. It's a crime to be with someone that young of an age…"
"Get with the program," the women said in a un-fortune teller tone.
"I want to know if I still love my friend that disappeared of my friend is clearly younger than me!"
The women smirked under the cloth.
"I will see into the future."
The girl started chanting into the crystal ball. Fox couldn't tell if anything was happening, but it seemed like there was something going on. She chanted and chanted saying hocus pocus over and over again until finally she laid her hands in front of the crystal ball.
"It is done," she said.
"So…"
"Your feelings for your friend that disappeared is clearly fading. You are falling for this other friend."
Fox felt his heart sank, "I…see…"
"But your friend still has feelings for you. Chances are that when he comes back, he'll understand what happened and surely let you be with the your other friend."
"But my other friend is fifteen! I'm twenty six! It's a crime! Everyone will think I'm a child molester!"
"Does it matter what other people think?" she asked.
Fox looked at the crystal ball and sighed, "It didn't matter when it was me and…Falco…because we were the same age and everyone accepted us…but he…he's too young…his friends are overprotective of him. One wrong move and everything will be ruined. I don't want to hurt him…"
"You will hurt him even more if you don't confess your feelings to him," the fortune teller told him, "It seems to me that the friend younger than you is going through a difficult time and you won't make a move on him because you are afraid of hurting him even more?"
Fox nodded his head.
"Your friend is strong," she said smiling beneath the cloth, "He always falls down but always comes back stronger than ever. If you continue to support him, I'm sure everything will be all right in the end."
"But…"
"Besides, in three years, he'll be an adult," she added, "Can you wait three years?"
"I don't know," Fox confessed, "Master Hand is unpredictable. He will always remove people from the line up. If me or him is removed…then what difference does it make?"
"Believe," she told him firmly, "If you cannot not believe that you will not be with him then you will not be with him. Believing will definitely allow you guys to be together in the end. And even if you go through hard times, you will make it out okay."
"I hope so."
"And give you a little secret about him." The fortune teller leaned closer to Fox and whispered, "He likes being dominated by older men. He will surely moan your name when you finally snatch him away."
Fox's cheeks lit up, "W-What are you talking about? Have you met my friend before or something?"
The fortune teller looked at the crystal ball and announced, "Oh look at the time! It's time for my next customer! Anyway, take my advice and go get him!"
With that said, something or someone forced him out of the tent as soon as he paid for the fortune. Fox looked rather puzzled but the advice…really did help him. He knew that he was even more crazy falling for Sonic. She was just edging him to get in bed with the hedgehog. Fox sighed.
"What took you so long Fox?" Sonic questioned innocently.
Fox gazed at the hedgehog. His face was bright pink again. God was really cruel for him to fall in love with someone like Sonic. He didn't deserve him.
"I guess I'll go in next. Wait here for me, will you?" Sonic asked.
"Okay…"
"Good. I can't wait to get my fortune."
Sonic went inside the tent. Fox took a seat on the bench near it and sighed. Chances were that the fortune teller was going to tell Sonic that he loved him.
Sonic sat on the chair of the fortune teller's layer and stared at the fortune teller. He had seen her somewhere before. Her name was on the tip of his tongue.
"What do you want to ask?" the fortune teller asked.
"I want two fortunes actually. Both of them are about my love life…"
"Go on."
"My first question. I have this friend that I've known for a long time. I don't know how long, but we've known each other since Dr. Eggman tried to steal his Master Emerald. He told me that he loved me in a sincere tone…but I feel like he doesn't really love me as much as I love him…do you think you can find out if he loves someone else?"
"He does," she said quickly.
"Huh?"
"Err…I mean I will see into the future."
The fortune teller quickly did her chants before putting her hands in front of the crystal ball and told him in a strict voice, "He doesn't love you. He's in love with someone else."
The hedgehog smiled faintly and looked away from her, "I see…"
"Stop pursuing him and love someone else. If you continue to chase after his heart, he will only hurt you more in the end. Your second question?"
"It's connected to the first. I thought I was in love with my friend. Recently though, My heart hurts around someone else. He's clearly older than me and everyone knows he's with someone else…I wanted to know what is my chance with him."
The fortune teller quickly chanted again before answering.
"Your chances with him are 95.87 percent. Very high in my book."
Sonic gasped at the high number before scowling at the fortune teller, "I should have known you would try this Ulala. Why do you continue to tell me that I can never be with Knuckles?"
The fortune teller sighed as she removed her cloak and the cloth from her mouth revealing the pink haired reporter.
"Because I know when someone loves you," she told him harshly, "I'm just telling you the truth from my observations during the tennis tournament."
Suddenly Ai-Ai appeared from underneath the table nodding his head in agreement. Sonic shook his head in annoyance, "I still think you love Knuckles and try to convince me that he doesn't-"
"Sonic!" she shouted, "It's not about me. It's about your happiness! I'm worried about your future! And not just me, all of your friends from the tournament are worried as well!"
"You guys continue to treat me like a kid! I'm telling you I know what I'm doing, so why…"
"Because we love you," she said in a soft motherly tone, "And I love you too…"
Sonic couldn't help but gasp at Ulala's confession, "Ulala…I…"
He saw tears emerging from her eyes. He had no idea what he should do for her.
"It's okay. I didn't mean it that way," she said as she wiped the tears away, "I just don't want to see you crying again. You cried when he died, and I couldn't do anything for you. I just want you to have a happy life without problems."
Sonic shook his head. He could feel his tears rising, "There will always be problems Ulala. If there weren't any problems in the world, then all would be too easy. Life is cruel…"
Now the blue wonder was crying with her.
"But, you…when I first met you Sonic, you had all of this energy that I lost after the Space Station in my world was destroyed. I thought I lost all hope. I was everyone's hope, but I had no one to rely on. And then you came all happy and ready for more. I fell in love with you but I realized we could never be together, so I…decided to support you from then on."
"Ulala…I…"
"So…I really want you to be with this Fox person because I know deep down that Knuckles only sees you as a friend."
Sonic still wouldn't believe her. He wiped his tears away and placed his yen in the jar where all the money is.
"I don't know what to think Ulala," Sonic began, "But if Knuckles really does love someone else, I'll find a way to make it up to you."
"See you later…"
Sonic left the reporter alone in the tent. Ai-Ai went over to her and comforted her but Ulala shook her head.
"I knew this would happen. I just hope he doesn't hate me."
Fox was waiting for Sonic outside of the tent. He saw the sad look on Sonic's face and asked what was wrong. Sonic told him nothing was wrong and urged him to take him somewhere else.
As the two of them were walking, Sonic caught a glimpse of a red echidna. He was about to stop walking and call out his name but stopped when he saw him with someone else. He couldn't tell who it was, but it was a human for certain. Sonic saw the two making out when a bus drove between the two at a fast pace. Time stopped for Sonic when he saw the one he loved with someone else. To make it worse, he had this feeling that he knew who the person Knuckles was in love with was.
"Sonic, is something wrong?" Fox asked.
"No, let's just go."
Sonic looked again and saw that the person had red hair. It was then did he know who Knuckles was in love with. Disgusted he quickly told Fox to hurry up. Hoshi-Tsuki shook his head.
Beat, how could you do this to Sonic?
Isaak was in a garden not far from the mall. While he was busy flirting with the lady who worked there, he really was shopping for the bouquet of black roses for Li. He was glad that everything was outside. The lady allowed him to choose whatever he wanted. A good thing about being a charmer.
So he was in the middle of picking the black roses when he stopped to look at the red rose. When the yellow angel looked back, his eyes widened.
"Li-Li, is zat you?"
The figure he was calling out to heard him and rushed off in the opposite direction. Isaak didn't attempt to chase him. He just stared blankly at the black roses.
Is Li-Li really alive…or am I just seeing things?
Isaak sighed as he went back to picking the black roses.
Unknown to him, the figure was the real thing. Li hid behind a huge bush absolutely positive that Isaak couldn't see him. His heart was pounding from the running and the thought of seeing Isaak in a place like this made it worse.
Why am I thinking about him now? Li asked himself in anger. I have to listen to the boss…yet I want see Isaak again…NO! I have to continue with the plan.
If Midna was there with him, she would have seen how torn he was between his desire to be with Isaak and the desire for revenge. She would have seen a single tear fall from his cheek.
I have to…troll Pit now…
Night came by fast for everyone. Fox ended up leading Sonic to the park where you can look at the ocean. The hedgehog was still upset with Ulala trying to play matchmaker and even more upset that Knuckles loved someone else. Not once did he try and kiss the blue wonder.
As the two continued to look at the ocean, Fox placed his hand on top of Sonic's. Both of them blushed madly.
"H-Hey Sonic," Fox began, "You never told me why you hated water."
"Because I almost drowned," Sonic told him sadly, "I was running away from predators. My foot slipped and I fell off a cliff. I thought I was going to die…but then Knuckles dove in and saved me. Maybe that's why I fell in love with Knuckles."
"Because he save you that day?"
"He didn't have to. We were rivals even after we cleared everything up about Dr. Eggman tricking him. He saved me without hesitation. That determination…"
Sonic sighed as his head drooped, "That someone else has…"
"What are you-"
"The fortune teller was my friend Ulala trying to play match maker. She said that Knuckles loved someone else. It turns out that he does and I'm pissed that she was actually right."
"Sonic..."
"I'm going to ask him tomorrow if he really was with someone or not. Maybe it was all a misunderstanding."
"Don't count on it."
Sonic sighed again only louder this time. "I guess you're right."
Fox grabbed Sonic's hands and held them in front of his.
"I promise I'll do my best to make you happy. I don't know how…but I don't want you to be sad."
"Fox…I…"
Fox finally got the guts to pull Sonic into a passionate kiss. Time stopped for both of them when they locked lips. They both knew it was wrong because of the age difference, but it seemed so right. Fox was more experienced then Sonic was, so the hedgehog allowed him to take the lead.
While the two were busy making out, that they didn't see a dark figure in the shadows ready to kill them. He lifted his axe up in the air, and threw it.
Sonic opened his eyes and saw the axe first. He pulled away from Fox and told him to look out.
All that was seen was red blood as Sonic's scream echoed throughout Tokyo.
Pit wanted the last stop of the day to be Tokyo Tower. Ike didn't want to walk all the way there, so the angel took Ike by the hand and flew to the highest point. It was a beautiful sight to behold when they reached the top. The stars were out and shimmering at them. The moon would have been smiling if it weren't for the half moon. Everything else was just perfect.
The people around them didn't seem to mind the two together. They were all couples enjoying gazing at the stars. Ike and Pit did the same.
"The stars are so beautiful…" Pit mumbled,
"Yeah."
Ike glanced at the angel. He was truly an angel from Heaven. The glitter on his hair was sparkling like crazy and his wings were glowing white.
"Pit…"
"Yes?"
"There's something I want to tell you…"
"About?"
"A little about one of my friends…"
Pit didn't like the sound of that.
"After I brought peace to my land," Ike began as he placed his hand on the glass, "A new race attacked us. They claimed to be from another world…they called themselves the Amail. They had wings just like angels do, but they had the personality of the devil. They took many lives and then left to kill in another world…"
The angel seemed pale when the race Amail was mentioned. It was too familiar to him.
"And…one of my friends that died…was Soren."
"How did they kill him?"
"The monsters. They used powers that were unheard of in our world. They summoned these dark creatures called Aeons and obliterated everything…Soren…tried fighting one of them on his own…and the Aeon…the Summoner…they…"
Ike couldn't continue. If he did, then he might break down recalling the scene. Pit could not comfort him.
"Don't say anymore…" Pit told him in a soothing voice.
"I failed to protect him! That's why I…helped out during Tabuu's invasion…I wanted to help as many people as I can to repay for Soren's death…but he'll never come back. I couldn't tell him something important."
Pit knew what was coming next and it would break his heart.
"I wanted to tell him that I loved him more than anything in the world and that I would do anything to protect him."
The angel looked away. "So that's it. I'm basically his replacement because we are similar."
Ike shook his head furiously, "Don't assume that Pit! You and Soren are two completely different people. We both know this."
"But…he seems more important…than me…"
"Because he died…I detest the Amail race…but that doesn't mean I could fall in love again."
The angel felt his heart race. Why did Ike do this to him? He felt like crying but wouldn't in front of all of these people.
"Soren would forgive me for loving someone else," he told him, "He wouldn't want me to spend the rest of my life grieving."
"Ike…"
"That's why…I wanted to tell you that you are the most important person to me and that I would give my life for you."
"Ike…I…"
Ike pulled Pit in close. The angel allowed his cheeks to turn pink. The two looked at each other's blue eyes. Ike leaned forward to kiss the angel's soft lips. As he slowly got closer, the angel's heart was thumping. He felt like fainting but he was in Heaven. Ike really cared for him. When the two were about to kiss…
The glass shattered around them. People were screaming for help and running away. Some people were injured from the shattered glass. Ike pulled away from Pit and got out his Rangell ready to defend his angel.
"Isn't that lovely," said a voice, "I got to ruin the moment."
The dark angel appeared before them in the night sky.
"Li!" Pit screamed.
"It's time to get you to join the dark side," Li told him in a dark tone. "We have many things there.
"I won't let you!" Ike shouted as he jumped in the air ready to attack. Li just blocked with his double edge sword. Pit assisted him with his bow that he actually brought with him. Li saw an opening for the angel and shoved Ike out of the way. Li headed toward the angel and tackled him. Both went soaring toward the window of the other side of Tokyo Tower…
And the glass shattered behind the angel. Both fell from the top floor down to earth.
Me: TBC with 15233 words.
Yohko: What the hell?
Me: I know. Both couples are in trouble. I originally wasn't planning for Sonic and Fox to kiss, but I did because the scene didn't seem right in my head for them not to kiss and then get attacked by a certain someone. And then I took out the scene with me and the other royal bodyguards torturing Mcenche. I think it will be put in the next chapter for comedy relief.
Well, I hope Zelina56 are happy that I mentioned Zelina in the story. She wanted a bigger role than an innocent bystander so she got one. Zelina is a student of the old hag witch/material art angel Abbigale.
Well…I never gave a specific date of when the story started. All I can say is that it began in mid July and that it's been 19 days (this chapter is the 18th and 19th day) since Li started causing problems. August 13 is an important date not only because of Pit meeting Li on this day. And the thing is, it's almost August 13.
And yes I paired Wolf with Lucario. I didn't know who else to pair him up with! Don't like the pairing, well too bad!
You found out who Knuckles was dating. It's Beat from Jet Set Radio...one of the characters from SEGA Superstar Tennis.
And now for the notes.
1. Schadenfreude is sung by Avenue Q. It's German for happiness of the misfortune of others.
2. Yeah…Toy Story reference. Got to have that with Olimar.
3. Café Mew-Mew is a restaurant in the anime Tokyo Mew-Mew where they mainly sell sweets. It is also the headquarters of the Mew-Mews.
It's too hot over here to do a Brawl rant. I'll put the Brawl rant in the next chapter. So please review and DO NOT say five word sentences that say "This is awesome" or "Continue to upload." I will be mad if you do so. The next chapter will not go directly go to the battle. Instead, it will be a filler chapter that will focus on the assist trophies but mainly focus on Shadow's and Lyn's relationship. You will also find out who betrayed the Smashers in the next chapter. Ja ne!
This took FOREVER to edit! I couldn't remove the Tokyo Mew Mew scene in the end. -sigh- Whatever, grammar was corrected for the most part and some things had to be changed like usual. I'll have more fun with the next chapter.
By Ninja's permission, I'm allowed to remove Haruhi from the story and replace her with another one of my characters. Her name is Serenade and is the vice captain of the 1st division. Despite how Pit describes her, she's not a very reliable person. She's good with music and watching over humans, but she's terrible at fighting hence why she didn't participate in Medusa's war.