Evangelion: Not a Burden

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, Li, Abbigale, Queen Neptune, Prince Pluto, Emperor Apollo, Queen Hinata, Queen Zoe, Prince Henry, Queen Crystal, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Nina, Rita, Ginger, Arachne and the little bat Hoshi-Tsuki but not who he is. Zelina and Sao belong to Zelina56. I also own Fuyumi, Serenade, Ian, Wright, the arch-angels, the Angel Assembly and Raven.

Summary: To prove that he won't be deadweight to the Smashers, Sonic leaves the Comet Observatory to fight along side Mario and Yoshi. What he didn't expect was seeing the murderer of his friend NiGHTS to be alongside Dimentio and Mr. L. Mario is too busy trying to bring his brother back to him that he won't be able to defend Sonic when he screws up. Who will save him from Alex Kidd?

Me: Part 2. This chapter focuses on Mario and Luigi's brotherhood as well as another chapter that focuses on Sonic (and it won't be the last). Enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 39: Evangelion: Not a Burden

He was always in the shadow of his brother. Ever since they were born, his older brother was the more important of the two siblings. Normally, the younger sibling would be the one that the family favored because he was the baby, but even when born, he was always second to his brother. His brother was the one that leaped into danger when the SOS signal was broadcasted. His brother was the one that always saved Princess Peach and defeat Bowser every single time. He was fine being the little brother to idolize his older brother winning every time, but there were times he wished his brother would let him share the spotlight.

When Bowser stole the Star Rod and Mario got to travel all of the Mushroom Kingdom to find the Star Spirits, he was pissed off when his brother repudiated him. He wanted to help so badly but was denied even that. Instead, he had to watch over the house while his brother made his reputation bigger. He would write about his daily life in his journal as a way to vent. He wondered if Mario read his journal sometimes with the way he treated him, but then, why would he care?

Sure he saved Mario once from the night terror of King Boo but that didn't get out at all. Only E. Gadd, his brother and some Toads knew what heroic deed he did but otherwise it was unrecognized.

The few times he teamed up with Mario to save the world and Princess Peach, only Mario would be praised when he was right there. He had to admit he was scared when that door told him that he couldn't pass because he was hiding a dark secret. Mario would joke that it was something embarrassing when he was a kid but the truth was that secret was his resentment toward his older brother.

It started to show when Mario took an old treasure map that Peach found for the 1000 year old door. He went on his own journey in another kingdom and constantly bragged about his adventures as a result. His teammates however would complain about one screw up and mention there was a contradiction in his story and branded him a liar, so in the end, most of his teammates weren't really his teammates. They were with him because they wanted revenge against either ruining them or he owed them money. Luigi was just glad that his journey ended.

And then there was that dreaded journey of saving the world from Count Bleck. Being in his castle was a nightmare. He tried to be a hero but ended up being brainwashed and became Mr. L. Mario didn't care that his brother was still in the castle nor did he recognize that his brother was brainwashed. He just kept going and even though they were reunited in the underworld, the damage was already done. He claimed that he couldn't remember anything and Mario didn't even bring it up.

During the final battle, Mario did not hesitate to attack his own brother despite killing Dimentio might end him as well since they merged. All that did was twist the knife in his heart.

Ever since then, Luigi had convinced himself that Dimentio was right all along. During their battle, he declared that his older brother never cared for him and the only thing that was important was the fame by saving the world and Princess Peach. It wasn't until he joined Smash Brothers for the third year did he realize how right he was.

I won't let you ignore me again Mario. You think that everything will be okay after this? Well you have another thing coming to you. I'll revive Dimentio and show you what happens when you put me below everyone else in the world…

Sonic knew that Merlon would be furious with him when he rushed out of the Comet Observatory when he was certain Ash's friends were distracted by the demons. Silent as a mouse, he made his way into Angel Land, speeding down alternate routes that would lead to Evangelion.

Sonic, you shouldn't be speeding through the clouds given the situation. Shahra warned him.

Sonic kept running zipping past the demons and hitting them with his homing attack.

I'm not useless. Sonic told himself as he continued ahead. Just because of that incident…I've been looked down like a child unable to take care of myself…I made mistakes…but…just because of that…I'm…

Sonic? Sonic! Look out!

The blue wonder looked ahead and realized that he almost crashed into a falling building. He kept running, but then stopped when he thought he caught strange colored wings in the pile of rubber.

"H…Help…don't want to die…"

It sounded like an angel that was on the verge of death. Sonic stopped and rushed back. Getting a closer looked, he saw it was a male angel that looked to be the same age as Pit with platinum colored hair and platinum colored wings. His wings were crooked and he looked ready to die right there.

"Dammit…dammit…dammit…"

Sonic looked up and saw that the pillar that was supporting the fallen building was about to collapse on him.

Hold on!

Sonic rushed toward him, easily pulled him out and ran out of the area. He quickly zoomed past the demons with the angel on his back.

"? Who are you?"

Sonic kept going until he reached a clearing that the demons have not struck yet. There, he placed, the kid angel near a strong pillar so he could rest.

"Wait…instead of who…are you…what are you?"

Sonic grinned. He couldn't give his name like he usually did. He just gave his usual thumbs up and continued speeding toward Evangelion.

"Wait!" The angel called out as he tried to move. He was surprised at his top speed. "I'm…Niels…Platinum…"

Sonic heard his name though and responded in his mind.

They call me Sonic. Sonic the hedgehog. Best remember the name of the guy who will save Angel Land.

Li watched from that monitor the angels used to keep track of earth to keep an eye on what was going on in Angel Land. He was surprised that Sonic of all Smashers was going out of his way to save the worthless angels of this place. He thought he was broken for sure. Maybe those need to be in the spotlight again made him do it.

Regardless, he's not going to get far unless he can get Alex Kidd. Li thought. Might as well send him to kill that blasted hedgehog.

He didn't have to say anything though. Alex was in charge of Evangelion, so he wouldn't have to tell him to be prepared. Then again, Mario and Yoshi were the ones that were going to deal with the ice section of Angel Land, so he might not be prepared after all…

"Not like I care." Li told himself as he continued to look at the yellow feather he had in his hands. He clenched the feather in his hands as he decided to go to a certain location.

Mario couldn't remember the last time he rode Yoshi. Maybe it was during his time in Isle Delfino when he had to save the Shine Sprites and bring the sun back to the peaceful island. The green dinosaur was faster this time around and when Ike's army cleared a path, they hurried toward the ice fortress. These two were use to there being one stage where they were surrounded in nothing but snow, so this was nothing new. However, Mario caught a glimpse of the city. Many of the angels were frozen because of the blizzard in the area. It was a horrible sight to behold. Many of the angels looked like they trying to crawl away from the area but couldn't because everything froze over.

"Mama mia…you would think these angels would wear something warm." Mario had to comment.

"Why would they?" Yoshi asked as he sped up. "It seems like Angel Land is always a warm place."

"You have a point."

The fortress was in view. Mario urged Yoshi to run faster in order to get out of the blizzard. Once they made it to the entrance though, they noticed that the huge door wouldn't budge. Mario looked around to see if there was a window he could get into. However, he didn't have to worry because when he turned behind him, he noticed something coming at him at top speed.

"S-Sonic?"

Sonic charged the door at top speed, forcing it open as a result. The blue hedgehog had to stop though because the ice that was at the door caused his head to spin.

"Sonic, what are you doing here! You need to go back to Rosalina!" Mario lectured as he got off of Yoshi.

The blue wonder noticed Mario and shook his head annoyed.

Not going to happen.

"Why not? You'll just slow us down."

Sonic gave him a cold stare as he folded his arms. Me? Slow anyone down? Please, I'm not going to let all of these events stop me from saving a friend in need!

"But-"

Don't interrupt me! Sonic shouted mentally. Due to thought speak, it made Mario's brain hurt a little. All this time, I've been doing nothing but sitting around sorry for myself while everyone is pulling the load! Pit has done so much for me that I don't know how to repay him! It's not just him! Ash, Ike, Hoshi-Tsuki…Fox…all of you Smashers have been doing something for me. Heck, you guys came back for me when they captured and experimented on me…I really thought I was a goner then…but then you all saved me…and made me realize I need to pull my own weight. Merlon made me realize that I needed to step up my game, and that's what I'm going to do now!

Mario was just glad that Sonic couldn't speak yet. If he did, his ears would be bleeding. Yoshi appreciated that the blue wonder was slowly gaining the confidence he lost.

"…Is this how you feel?"

Of course! I'm not going back on my words!

"Then lets go."

Sonic smirked as he raced ahead of Mario despite the latter telling him not to be going so fast. He was just glad that Sonic might be back to his old self. Still, the problem is what would happen if Alex Kidd showed up…then he might revert back to his terrified self.

"Don't think Mario, let's go~"

Mario nodded his head as he went in after the hedgehog.

They made it inside the fortress. The place was well lit. Given that most areas incased with ice always seemed to glitter and shine let in the room, this room was no exception. The trio looked up to see two of the Smashers as trophies. Next to them was the ice feather in cased in ice.

"So Falco and Bowser are held here…" Mario said.

Well, after being gone for so long, Falco will finally spread his wings. The blue wonder joked as he tried to race up and grab them.

Sonic had to fall back on his plans when a hand axe was thrown his way. He barely had time to move his body out of the way. The hand axe missed his spines by a few centimeters. Sonic backed up behind Mario when he heard the laughter of the killer of his best friends.

"Ah, I thought you would die for certain this time." Alex Kidd taunted as he looked down at him. The hand axe came back to him. "It doesn't matter. You're my prey and I'm not letting you out of my sight."

When he said that. The doors behind the trio shut tight. Mario looked in front of him and saw Mr. L staring at him.

"Luigi…"

"Oh brother, it's you!" The split personality mocked as dark green flames appeared in his hands. "You're just in time. I was about to summon Dimentio back from the dead, but I can't do that unless you're out of the way for good."

"Luigi, there is still time to stop this. You're not evil."

Mr. L just laughed. "You're right. I'm not evil. You're the vicious one, and to neglect the only family you have is punishable by death!"

He wasted no time in attacking his brother when he was still trying to reach out to him. Yoshi head butted Mario out of the way knowing he wasn't going to be dodged and was hit by a fire punch that sent him flying into the door. Yoshi was still okay given his stamina but he wouldn't be moving for a few good ten minutes.

"Yoshi!"

"Pay attention Mario, or you'll be a fried plumber!"

Mario blocked the second punch easily as he pushed Mr. L back.

"Luigi, you have to listen to me! I really am sorry for ignoring you! As a big brother, I should have paid more attention to how you felt!"

The battle was heating up, as the flames in Mr. L's hands were becoming a darker shade of green.

"If apologizing was easy, there would be no need for hell!"

The two were fighting fire with fire in the ice fortress. It wouldn't be long until the ice melted making it less slippery. Sonic wouldn't be able to enjoy the warmth though as he was being chased around by Alex Kidd. He had no idea why this guy was suddenly faster than usual.

Sonic, he's catching up!

I know that Shahra! Why am I not…

"What's the matter you rat? Come back and fight me you coward!" The psychopath shouted as he continued to throw his hand axe. To make matters worse, he was summoning the army of the dead out of the black spellbinding circle that was being used to summon Dimentio from his grave. The zombies were not the slow ones you saw in the films. These zombies are the ones that rushed you and if you stopped running, they would catch you in an instant.

Oh shit!

The ice fortress was huge. Looking up, it seemed like the fortress had stairs that was never ending. He was fast but not as fast as he should be when he rushed up. Alex Kidd followed him up with the zombies. The farther he was away from Mario and Yoshi, the more likely he would be killed. Sonic knew this but kept going.

Sonic nearly slipped on one of the stairs but that was enough for the zombies to grab at his leg causing him to fall down.

"Caught you."

"!"

He couldn't kick them or they would bite him.

Shahra set my leg on fire.

W-What?

Do it now!

She nodded slowly as she set the leg that was caught on fire. Sonic couldn't even scream because he had no voice but it probably hurt like hell. His body couldn't feel pain anymore so he could keep going. The zombies weren't expecting it and let go. Sonic used this opportunity to continue running up the stairs, leaving flames behind him.

"What are you doing? Catch him now!"

The zombies slowly obeyed but the flames slowed them down drastically. They were highly flammable and many burst into flames. Alex pushed past the zombies realizing that they weren't going to catch the blue wonder when he made it to the top.

Shahra, what do you think is at the top? Sonic asked. It can't be the feather…unless the ones displayed now are holograms.

That could be the case or it's something else entirely.

We won't know until we find out…

Sonic, your leg is black…

It's nothing. I can't feel pain remember?

But when you do feel pain again, it's going to come back to haunt you.

That won't happen!

Alex Kidd didn't understand how the blue wonder could ignore the burns on his legs. This guy was either insane or really didn't feel the burn.

"Take this!"

He threw the axe again. The flames that were in the way caught the axe on fire causing the hand axe to have a fire element to it; Sonic jumped over it just in time as he kept going. The blue hedgehog stopped to see Alex Kidd's exhausted expression from just climbing up the stairs and summoning zombies.

Come on! Step it up! Sonic taunted as wiggled his finger at Alex Kidd and kept running.

The killer's face was burning with anger now. He wanted to take this axe and slice the blue hedgehog through the middle.

"GET BACK HERE! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"

Sonic made it to the top floor and looked around. Sure enough, the two Smasher trophies were here along with the ice feather. All three items were incased in ice. The blue wonder reached for it but couldn't break it out.

Shahra, do you think you can use your powers to thaw the ice?

…Sorry Sonic. The magic is too strong here. You'll have to find another way.

Really? Dammit…

"This is the end of the line you rat!"

Sonic froze realizing that Alex Kidd caught up. He wielded his hand axe that still had flames burning the tips. Zombies were behind him ready to tear him apart. He packed up realizing he had nowhere to run in this closed room.

"You think you're going to run off this time? Tough luck! Die!"

Alex threw the hand axe and commanded his zombie army to attack. Sonic tried to think of something but nothing came up. His mind stopped thinking seeing those murderous eyes…they reminded him of the night when he tried to cut and rape him that night after the tennis tournament.

Sonic, you need to focus!

I know that…but…but…why can't I think of anything now? Come on brain! This trauma is not going to beat you!

Sonic tried to run to the left but zombies were there. He rushed to the right and they were waiting for him. He tried to go forward but the axe almost cut his head off. Sonic ducked just in time but the zombies tackled him to the floor.

!

"You will not escape you dirty rat."

The zombies made sure Sonic wouldn't get up again. Alex Kidd laughed at the sight as he tried to figure out what he wanted to do to the blue hedgehog. He wanted him to suffer and feel the pain and humiliation he felt when he lost his spot as number one.

"I think I have the perfect torture for you." He said evilly as he grabbed his axe and aimed at Sonic's quills. "You'll be a spineless hedgehog after this."

He couldn't scream again, but he could only watch in horror as Alex Kidd swung his axe and hacked off some of his quills. It was going to hurt him later, but he couldn't feel the pain, nor could he scream like Alex wanted him to. He wasn't amused.

"This should have hurt! Why aren't you screaming? Come on! Scream for me! Cry for me! Beg for your mercy so I can kill you slowly and gruesomely!"

Sonic closed his eyes as he kept going deeper and deeper hacking off the smaller quills as well. He tried to curl up in a ball but that made his target easier. The hedgehog was bleeding like crazy and he still wouldn't open his mouth.

I need…to think…how do I get out of this…? Shahra…do you know where Hoshi-Tsuki is?

No, he disappeared when the petrifaction started…

Dammit…need to think of something else…err…

He couldn't even yelp when he felt Alex Kidd quit hacking off his quills and felt up his leg. It really was strange that this sickness he had didn't make him shiver like he would normally do.

"Not even going to fight back? Either you're a weakling or you're enjoying this you dirty rat."

Dammit…why isn't Yuna responding? If she's inside me…why isn't she helping me out? Don't tell me…she abandoned me…

Sonic couldn't even hear Shahra call out to him when he thought that. He convinced himself that he wasn't a burden, but if even the Summoner Yuna wouldn't come out now, then she must have thought the contrary.

I guess…I'm useless after all…heh…figures…

"If you won't respond to me, then you can die!"

Alex Kidd was ready to behead the blue hero. Suddenly, a light emerged from his body and covered the entire room with a brilliant white glow.

"W-What is this?"

The zombies couldn't take light magic at all and all disintegrated. Sonic started to shake uncontrollably. The pain was suddenly coming back to him and he didn't understand why. Was his sense of pain coming back?

Sonic, what's wrong?

"It hurts…" Sonic cried out.

Shahra was stunned that he was able to talk again suddenly. He was gaining his main senses for the better or worse.

"SONIC!"

Alex was met to a foot to the face as the axe was knocked out of his hands. Sonic tried to make out the figure that was beating the crap out of the serial killer.

"N-NiGHTS…" He croaked. "How…are you…"

The purple jester that was previously killed by Alex Kidd was alive and well, and he wasn't happy that Alex Kidd tried to kill Sonic again.

"It's Heaven dummy! Once I'm here with a little bit of this magic you have, I'm back to kick butt if only temporary." He glared at Alex Kidd. "Sonic, get out of here while I take care of him."

"I won't let you!"

Alex Kidd got up and tackled NiGHTS to the ground. With no weapon in hand, it was just a fistfight from there. Sonic tried to get up but ended up collapsing to the floor. He lost too much blood from losing his spines. There was no way he would be able to escape.

Sonic?

"Shahra…I might not be…able to escape…but…work with me…if Yuna won't respond…I'll have to force her too…lend me your powers…so I can turn this around…"

…Understood…but what if you die from exhausting yourself?

"It will…be fine…I promise…"

Sonic took a deep breath as he closed his eyes. This might very well kill him, but he needed to believe that he wasn't being dead weight to everyone else here.

It's now or never…

Pepper couldn't waste her energy fighting the demons. While Ike's army and the other Smashers were handling them, she hopped on her Chocobo and headed toward Evangelion. She wanted to make sure there weren't any angels left behind, but she was worried sick about Mcenche. Evangelion was a winter wonderland and she wondered if he would still be alive after he was freed from his prison.

"Urgh…"

"Stop Chobi! Someone is here!"

The huge gold bird stopped in his tracks as Pepper jumped off. To the side of an old temple pillar was a platinum colored angel that was still alive and breathing despite the temperature here dropping a degree Fahrenheit by the minute.

"Another angel out here?" Pepper asked herself as she went over to him. "Hey kid, are you okay?"

"I'm…not a kid…" He stuttered back trying to move. Pepper saw that his wings were broken but could easily be healed. "Argh…"

"Don't move, you're freezing," Pepper told him as she had fire appear in her hands and warm the platinum angel up. Her way of warming up with fire was putting the flame close to their heart and then using magic to generate heat throughout the body. It worked wonders but she never had to use it because the other royal bodyguards thought she was dumb enough to come up with something like that.

"Thanks…ma'am…" He mumbled softly as he tried to stand up.

"I told you not to move!" Pepper shouted as she slapped him back down probably adding another injury to him.

"Oww!"

"Whoops. Err…I'll get you back to the Comet Observatory. Chobi, help me out…Chobi?"

Pepper turned around as she gasped at who was next to her bird. "Lived?"

Lived cursed to himself. He tried to go under her radar, but that wasn't going to happen. It was a shame since Chobi was actually being quiet and obedient for once.

"What are you doing here? Going to turn me into a feather?" Pepper asked as her hands caught on fire. She wasn't going to be captured easily like the others.

"No actually." Li admitted. "I only have orders to prevent the Smashers from saving the other royal bodyguards. You were the only one that escaped therefore I have no business with you."

"But…it was your job."

"You want to be captured?"

"Hell no! If I did, it's going to be by some hot guy that won't abuse me!"

Li shook his head in annoyance. "What are you thinking of? Twilight?"

The dark angel should have expected Pepper to fire flames from her hands. Not only did he not expect it but also was at lightning quick speed that he had to flop around like an idiot to have the fire go out.

"You do not mention that series or we are going to fight!" Pepper threatened. "Everyone who likes Twilight shall die!"

"My god…why did I have to push your berserk button now?"

"Lived, if you know what's good for you, you better back down."

"Alright, alright! I rather not fight you if you're going to go ballistic over something this small and not my betrayal."

The flames were getting bigger in Pepper's hands. "I have faith in you. No, we as the royal bodyguards have faith that you will make the right decision when we storm that damn palace."

Li glared at her but was met back by eyes of determination. He should just turn her into a feather now, but there would be no point. He couldn't put the feathers back in the fortress and he had Isaak's feather in the palace anyway. Still…

"Sir Lived, is there something wrong?"

Lived smirked as he felt the presence of another demon behind him. Just in time.

"Ah Arachne, I needed you. Can you kill these angels? I was going to do it myself, but I have no time for this."

Pepper got a good look at the demon. She was an average sized girl with blonde hair and gold eyes. Her jumpers looked like they were weaved by a spider's thread. Further inspection showed that she had long nails and near the tip of the nails were small threads. Pepper concluded that this girl was a spider demon.

"That I can do." She said with a cute grin as she faced the fire angel. "Just do your thing and I'll do mine."

"I'm counting on you."

Li flew off back to the palace as Arachne made spider webs appear from the tip of her finger nails. Static electricity was beginning to generate on the web as well as poison being leaked onto it.

"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to kill you."

Pepper frowned as she looked at the boy she was trying to save. She needed to get him out of this, as she wanted to kick ass now.

"Chobi, take this boy and get him out of here. I'll deal with swatting this spider."

"SQUAWK!"

It's amazing how Chobi could be obedient at the best moments. He grabbed the boy by his broken wings and dashed off back to the Comet Observatory. The boy's cries of pain echoed throughout the Heavens, as Chobi was not handling him right.

"No distractions here." Pepper laughed as her entire body was on fire now. Arachne backed off slightly seeing that Pepper would not go easy on her. "You know why I love Pokémon? Spiders are considered bug Pokémon and since bugs are weak against fire, I have the type advantage."

"We shall see!" Arachne declared as unleashed an electric shock toward the fire angel.

Sonic was done preparing the spell that would defeat Alex Kidd once and for all. NiGHTS wasn't meant to be a physical attacker so he ended up losing in a fistfight and ended up being slammed into the wall. Alex Kidd laughed as he summoned more zombies ready to end the lives of both Sonic and NiGHTS. Sonic was ready this time.

"Yuna…you may not respond to me, but I need that light magic again…if you won't answer me then I'll imagine it!"

By the time Alex Kidd turned around, a bright light was surrounding Sonic's body again. With the wish of his personal genie and forcing some of the holy magic out of his body, he was able to come up with a unique magic spell that no one has ever used before.

Actually…that would be a lie. The attack looked very similar to Shadow's Chaos Blast move but instead of being engulfed in a red light that destroyed everything instantly, a sacred glow engulfed the room. Again, Alex had to shield his eyes from the light. NiGHTS didn't need to though. His eyes widened in awe at what was happening to his blue friend.

"Sonic…you…"

Sonic could hear Yuna's voice again. It was weak but he managed to reach her. Only wanting to borrow some of her power, he ended up taking most of it. By taking her power, NiGHTS could see white petal like wings coming out the spines that were just cut off. It looked more horrifying than cool. In fact, Sonic looked more like a fallen angel with those petals than anything else. Sonic's entire body turned white instead of gold like when he usually goes Super. The zombies in the area were trying to move away from the light but just being near him melted them away.

"What are you? You…you monster!"

Sonic slowly walked over to Alex Kidd. Alex managed to grab his axe and threw it toward the powered up hedgehog. Sonic just grabbed it when it reached his face and snapped the weapon in half.

"!"

He kept walking toward Alex who started to back up. He tripped on one of his dead zombies and fell to the floor.

"N-No…d-don't kill me!"

Sonic ignored him as he grabbed at his collar and hoisted him up in the air.

"P-Please spare me! I'll turn myself in! I-I'll reform! I'll tell you all you need about how to beat Tsusuki! P-Please! I don't want to die!"

When it came down to it, Alex Kidd was a coward. Sonic glared at him. It was then did he notice that one of his eyes was blue and the other was green like the Great Summoner Yuna.

"Alex…do you know what you've done?" Sonic asked his voice of confidence coming back to him in full force now that he practically merged with Yuna. "You made a pact with the devil. You are trying to destroy one of my best friend's homes by destroying the family that he has, and you have tried to kill my friends and me multiple times. Heck, you killed NiGHTS. I'm glad this is Heaven or he might not have been able to come back to kick your ass." He looked ready to strangle him with the petals, as they appeared to have a mind of their own. "If you are serious about reforming, then wait outside the fortress and we'll bring you back to Rosalina's ship where that fire angel will be the one to judge you on your crimes. Since these angels are different from the ones we know from the books, she might not show you mercy even though I am now."

With that said, he dropped Alex Kidd on the ground. Still in the holy form, he went over to NiGHTS and slowly started to heal his wounds.

"Sonic…"

"I can't keep this form forever…" He admitted. "That's why, I'm using her life spells to bring you back from the dead…that way…you can return to Earth and see Reala when this is all said and done."

NiGHTS didn't know what to say. Sonic was just too kind especially to his foes. If it was him, he might have killed him despite his playful nature. No one should live after attempting to rape and murder one of his friends, yet here was Sonic doing just that…

"Why?"

"Because it doesn't matter anymore." Sonic said. "Starting now, everything that has happened to me is in the past. I won't let it bring me and everyone around me down." NiGHTS was surprised that the trademark smile that he use to have finally returned to his face. "They say the past will catch up to you, but when you're dealing with the fastest thing alive, there is no way the past will catch up. I'll just keep running like I always do."

Sonic didn't expect NiGHTS to hug him after his speech. He was confused at this show of affection.

"Sonic…it's good to have you back."

Sonic chuckled to himself as he returned the hug. "It's good to be back…but…"

The blue wonder turned around just in time to see that Alex Kidd tried to get him from behind with a knife that he hid beneath his clothing. Sonic grabbed his arm before the knife reached him and instead of glaring at him, he just flashed the cocky smile that Alex Kidd hated so much.

"Didn't I tell you before when I beat you in that tennis match Kidd? You're. Too. Slow."

With that said, he used his holy magic to create a hole in the floor below them. Lifting Alex in the air, he threw him downward toward where Mario was fighting Mr. L. The zombies in the area fell toward the floor with Alex who was screaming as he hit rock bottom.

"Sonic, you said you would spare him!" NiGHTS commented.

"The fall isn't going to kill him. We're on clouds, remember?" Sonic responded sarcastically. "Now let's go see how my good buddy Mario is doing…but first."

Sonic closed his eyes and connected to Yuna again. He thanked her for giving him the magic he needed to not only defeat Alex Kidd and save NiGHTS, but to regain the confidence that he had lost when this whole mess started.

Friendship is magic after all. Right Shahra?

Shahra giggled as a response as she decided to take a break. The petals that were in the area where Alex Kidd cut his spines off slowly disappeared, but instead of vanishing into thin air, the petals seemed to give Sonic a little more magic that allowed his big blue spines to grow back as if he wasn't quilled in the first place. Being an ice castle and all, Sonic took the time to look to the icy walls that weren't destroyed in the battle to admire his looks.

"Good as new and I don't feel anything at all~" Sonic whistled as he turned to NiGHTS. "Raise you downstairs."

"W-Wait! S-Sonic!"

Too late. He decided to take the easy way and just jump through the hole he made. NiGHTS facepalmed as he flew after him; was it really a good thing for Sonic to be his confident self again?

This battle was impossible for Mario. He thought he was ready to take out his brother for the greater good, but this time it wasn't possible. He couldn't bare losing Luigi after what happened with Dimentio.

With these limits in mind, Mario couldn't bring himself to hurt Luigi again. Mr. L used this very flaw though to make sure the plumber couldn't fight back. The battle was one sided and in the end, Mr. L stalled for enough time to summon Dimentio back from the dead.

"Its finally time."

Mr. L sent Mario back next to Yoshi, as the black summon circle glowed a black light. Mario and Yoshi shielded their eyes from the light as Mr. L could only stare at it in awe.

"At last…my lord…is ready to begin his reign."

"Not going to happen Luigi~"

Mr. L looked up and gasped when he saw Alex Kidd falling through. He landed inside the circle with the zombies landing beside him. The summoning was starting to cancel out due to Alex being stuck in the middle.

"! NO!"

Sonic and NiGHTS dropped down from the area, with the two Smash trophies and ice feather in hand. Mario was surprised to see Sonic was done with his battle so quickly and was radiating a different aura than before. It was stronger, brighter and better than ever.

"Miss me much Mario?"

"Sonic…you're…"

"Of course." Sonic said with a cheeky grin as he released the two Smashers from the trophy. "And with these two released to back in action, the summoning should cancel according to Yuna~"

As Sonic freed the trophies, Mr. L focused on pushing Alex off of the summoning circle with his zombies.

"Get out! Dimentio is going to come back and you're not going to ruin it!"

Alex wasn't listening to him. He gave the most menacing look he could muster toward the blue hedgehog who was right back to that arrogant self that he wanted to crush when he first laid eyes on him. His zombies drew closer to him as he forced them to manifest into a weapon.

"I'll kill you…" He threatened. "I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

Falco and Bowser were still recovering when Alex used the summon circle to summon a gigantic zombie instead of Dimentio who would have screwed them all over. Mr. L was horrified that his plans were falling apart in front of him when he was so close.

"No! You idiot! Stop! Dimentio must be summoned! Not this thing!"

Alex didn't care anymore. His rage consumed him as he turned to Mr. L. "Get the fuck out of my way!"

Mario could only watch in horror as the gigantic demon punched Mr. L in the wall. He thought his bones would shatter from a punch like that.

"LUIGI!"

Mario rushed toward his brother despite still being possessed by Mr. L. The gigantic demon went on a rampage and would bring the fortress down if it weren't stopped.

"Sonic, can you please fill me in on what's going on!" Falco shouted still trying to figure out where the hell he was. "All I remember was Pit attacking me and then everything going black."

Sonic just shook his head. "Falco…that was a long time ago…but I forgot that you were the first one to disappear. Just take your gun and attack!"

Bowser noticed that Mario was injured pretty badly. He assumed it was because of this zombie, but then realized that Luigi was Mr. L. What had he been missing?

"No one beats up Mario except me!" Bowser roared as he charged the demon and shot flames from his mouth.

Falco pointed his blaster at the zombie's head and kept shooting. It wouldn't be long until the demon's head came off.

Sonic just groaned that Alex Kidd wouldn't give up despite sparing him twice. He should have broken his bones or something.

"NiGHTS, carry me so I can get a clear shot at this thing."

"Sonic, will you be okay?"

"Okay? I feel better than ever! Now hurry up!"

NiGHTS wasted no time and grabbed Sonic by the hands as he began to swing him in a circle. Sonic jumped out of his grip and did a spin dash toward the zombie's head after Falco shot it again. Like a drill, Sonic began drilling his way through the zombie and came out on the other end perfectly fine.

"And that's how you get rid of a zombie." Sonic taunted. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall."

It was such an anti-climatic boss that Sonic yawned as a result when the zombie came down after being shot, drilled and burned by the Smashers. Sonic didn't even have to release Mcenche yet to take him down. He felt like he just took out another one of Eggman's robots without going Super.

"I hate you blasted hedgehog!" Alex cursed as he tried to get to Sonic. "I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"

"Yeah, yeah, I heard that 100 times." Sonic shook his head in annoyance. "It's like sparing you does not redeem you."

Sonic turned around, his eyes widened in horror when he noticed that the spell binding circle was getting smaller. Even though the gigantic zombie was taken apart, it broke into little zombies that suddenly turned on their summoner. With each second, the circle was getting smaller. That's when the zombies reached out and grabbed Alex by the legs causing him to trip.

"! This can't be!"

The zombies began to drag them down to hell and become one of them. Alex tried to grip the floor but couldn't since the fortress was still encased with ice. It was the reason why Sonic wouldn't release Mcenche yet.

"No! I will not die! I will have my revenge!" He screamed as he tried to get out of their grip. His struggles proved futile as they grabbed his arms too and dragged him down faster. He turned to Sonic who was just staring at him with cold eyes. He reached his hand out to him. "Help…me…"

Sonic was a morally good person. Everyone knew that. Yet this was one of the few times where Sonic could no longer have sympathy for the bastard. The other example was Erazor Djinn who he hated with a passion due to his treatment toward Shahra and constantly referring to him as a rat.

"You had your chance to redeem yourself Alex Kidd. Now, it's too late."

Alex screamed when the zombies dragged most of his body down. At this point, one of his zombies bit him in the head, trying to bite through his skull. The image was gruesome but this is what they called being hoisted by their own petard. With half of his head gone, his body was dragged back to where it belong, the circle closing up leaving no signs that it was there in the first place.

There were a few more things to do now that Alex was gone. The Smashers turned to Mario who was still trying to get Mr. L to snap out of it. Mr. L kept struggling but Mario wasn't going to let go. Sonic saw the tears in the plumber's eyes as he hugged his brother.

"Let me go! I must summon Dimentio! He'll kill you all and I won't be alone anymore!"

"…It was about that...wasn't it Luigi?" Mario asked teary eyed. "You couldn't stand being alone while I was the hero. You wanted to be together with me but I rejected you each time…the fact…that I was willing to sacrifice my only family when the world was in danger…is the proof that I fail…as an older brother."

"! Stop it! I won't hear anymore of this! It's too late!"

"…I was foolish…I really was Luigi…I thought I was the most important person in the Mushroom Kingdom. I was convinced that everyone loved me…but I was wrong…I know that you wanted to share the spotlight but I wouldn't let you…I'm sorry for this happening to you. I really am…how can I…make it up to you?"

Mr. L could feel the darkness in his host's heart failing. He tried to strangle Mario but his strength was leaving him behind. "No…I must…"

"If killing me means you'll go back to the way you were, it's fine. I'll never put anyone else over you ever again. They can take the kingdom, they can take my rivals, and they can take my fiancé, and even though this sounds cruel they can all be replaced, but I can never replace the little brother that I nurtured because he has the same blood as me…"

Mr. L knew he lost this one. Mario was serious this time. Closing his eyes, he looked at Mario with sad eyes. "If you break your promise…I will kill you…I will always be in his heart and will always arise when his resentment toward you grows…"

And with that, the younger plumber fainted into the arms of his wounded brother. Sonic could no longer sense the hostility that Luigi had for his brother anymore.

"M…Mario…"

"! Luigi! You're back!"

"…Sorry…"

Mario embraced his brother and would not let go. "There's no need to apologize…this is all my fault…please…please forgive me…"

It was a very touching scene. It was so touching that Bowser forgot that this was his eternal rival who just stole Peach away from him for good. Falco still didn't know what the hell was going and turned to Sonic.

"Can someone please tell me what's going on?"

Sonic nodded his head. "Of course, but first…"

He finally released the ice angel from his captivity. Unfortunately, Mcenche was sleeping this entire time and being released did the opposite effect of what would normally happen when an angel was released from captivity.

"…Don't wake me up…I want to sleep…"

NiGHTS huffed as he kicked him in the groan waking him up instantly. "Come on! Stop the blizzard in this area already! You have a job to do!"

Mcenche looked around pissed off that he had his nuts crushed by this ambiguous gender jester. Then remembering what Li threatened to do to Pepper made him stand up immediately.

"Lady Palutena and Pepper are in danger!" He declared. "I will do something!" He closed his eyes as he started to summon. Sonic thought it would be an Aeon…to his disappointment, he only made an ice sled with reindeers pulling.

"This…is animal cruelty…" Sonic muttered seeing the condition these crystallized reindeer's overall appearance…and they seem as lazy as their master.

"We have no time! Take me to someone that is alive! Hopefully Pepper!" He announced. "Everyone get in!"

"But there's not enough room for everyone…" NiGHTS complained.

Sonic face palmed. He was going to run the entire way just after fighting.

Wonderful…

Li was still pissed off about Pepper bringing up that the royal bodyguards did indeed love him. His heart churned thinking about his betrayal and what he could do to make up for it.

"There's nothing I can do…" Li told himself. "I chose this path…I'm going to stick with it…"

Despite this though, he kept holding onto the feather. In his mind, he wondered what the assist trophies would do next and at the same time, he wondered what would happen when this was all over.

Me: TBC with 9190 words.

Yohko: My god! After a year or so, you update again?

Me: I'm serious this time! This story will be the next long stories to be finished. Even if Broken Hearts is the one that people want me to finish, I can't do it because I can't get into the Lux Pain mood…and given that Kid Icarus Uprising is coming out in March and the 4th Smash Brothers was announced, I have to finish this story before that game comes out. That is my new deadline and I'm going to keep it. Notes!

1. Does Sonic suddenly regaining his confidence fit for the story? I edited the whole story from scratch and was pissed off that Sonic was very passive. I think the fact that he had to stay back multiple times, allow himself to be saved, watch Pit go crazy and Merlon's words is what he needed to regain his confidence. Sonic had to realize that he shouldn't dwell on the past and needed to move on like the wind. That's what I was trying to convey, so he is officially back now (won't stop him from crying in a chapter in the future though.

2. Sonic is moving faster than ever now. Why is that? Because this story took place in 2007 when Sonic and the Secret Rings was the newest game, I couldn't import elements from the newer games. In this game, I have to imply that Sonic learned that boost that makes him run at high speeds as demonstrated with his battle with Alex Kidd.

3. If you don't know, quilling is when a hedgehog's spines fall out similar to a dog shedding. Basically, chopping off Sonic's quills isn't going to kill him nor will it be permanent. And they grow back fast, but in Sonic's case, it grew back really fast due to magic.

4. Arachne is a demon that I just created on a whim. I was making more angels/demons and Arachne comes off as a hot spider girl in my mind. When you think of Arachne, think of Belgium from Hetalia. Belgium is adorable as fuck though while Arachne is supposed to be hot as hell (literally). She might be a one-shot villain…or will she? XD

5. Yes, this chapter officially puts the soon to be 11th seat of the royal bodyguards Niels "Ginger" Platinum in the story. He's not a royal bodyguard here. Just a kid that doesn't know what he's getting himself into. Chances are he's going to crush on Pepper since she's the girl that rescued him while Sonic is the one that really saved him. His role is minor in this story due to not being a royal bodyguard.

6. The power Yuna granted him was basically the ability to use the Dressphere known as Floral Fallal. Since it granted Yuna unimaginable powers, she gave it to Sonic…however, given that Sonic did just have his spines ripped off, he looked like a monster than the angelic being that Yuna was. Can you imagine petals coming out of your ripped quills? That's total body horror there! DX

7. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic reference anyone? Go watch that show and be converted.

8. There are only a few villains that Sonic showed no mercy to. Erazor is one of them being how Sonic basically gave him a no mercy battle especially since he transformed into Darkspine Sonic out of anger, hate and sorrow. The other would be Ix who Knuckles feared that Sonic would show no mercy to and for very good reasons. Mephiles would count…but…Mephiles fucked with Shadow and Silver as Sonic focused on Eggman. But at this point, Sonic has no mercy for a dirty coward.

9. Mcenche was going to summon Shiva…but there would be no point given that she is a human summon and there are more creative ways to use ice magic.

10. NiGHTS is back. If you didn't know that Hoshi-Tsuki was NiGHTS then this is the reveal. It was pretty obvious though to me.

11. As if it weren't obvious, Pepper hates Twilight...so her killing her stepsister...can come off as shallow (but she still had it coming). Ironically, Li's last name is "Twilight" but his name came out before the actual Twilight series and if anyone asks, I'll just say, "Think of Twilight Sparkle."

12. Pepper's hands going on fire is similar to what Axel does in his battle with Roxas. Pepper has watch and played too many video games to mimic the moves of fire users and thieves.

Next chapter is the Isaac/Saki chapter, which is Isaac vs. Grey Fox. I already did this in Grey Reflections but it's time to rinse and repeat with using Isaac's moves from his game. And that is it. Reviews are appreciated. Again, I am so sorry for a delay. Blame Pokémon Best Wishes and ponies. I bet a lot of people left this story already given my schedule slip…but don't worry, next chapter will come much sooner. So…ja ne!