Wow, this turned out to be quite a bit longer than the others. Maybe I'm getting better at this? Oh well, hopefully someone can tell me.

In response to the sole reviewer of Chapter 5, yes, it's Kirby!

Enjoy!

Smashing Banter - Kirby

"Alright, who's in need of some butt kicking, 'cause I'm ready to go!" Pit cheered, hopping off the starting platform.

"But the one who gets his butt kicked the most in this story you, poor little Pit," Viridi said, instantly bringing down Pit's morale. The angel sighed and shook his head, trying to pump himself up for the next battle.

Palutena spotted her angel's adversary and said, "Oh, it's Kirby from Dreamland! Isn't he just adorable?"

"Hiiiiii~" Kirby greeted, dancing in place as Palutena put the spotlight on him.

"Oh no!" Pit cried, holding onto his laurel crown desperately. "Please don't take me out of the fight again, Lady Palutena!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, Pit. You'll see that he's actually quite vicious underneath that soft exterior," Palutena responded.

"Huh? How can that thing be vicious?" Pit asked, squinting his eyes to get a better look at the puff-ball. "He kinda looks like a pink pork bun, actually. Mm, pork buns. Yum!"

"You can think about food later, Pit; Kirby's charging at you!" Palutena warned, causing Pit to jump out-of-the-way of Kirby's long reaching jabs.

Seriously, though, how can he punch with such stubby arms?

Once Kirby finished his jab, Pit quickly dashed in for a grab, tossing the pink foe off the stage. Then, Kirby jumped, aiming to recover to the ledge. That's when the angel struck, leaping off the stage and thrusting both twin blades outwards, smacking Kirby away from the stage. Pit cheered, "Hah, I took your mid-air jump away! What are you gonna do now?"

It was simple. Kirby jumped again. Perplexed, Pit jumped again, spinning his blades in a circle in front of him. The round opponent got trapped, getting knocked away from the ledge yet again. And then he jumped again. Pit, a little annoyed, complained, "How many jumps does this guy have?"

"Ooh, according to my Power of Weak-point Exposure, Kirby has five mid-air jumps," Palutena replied, having used her X-ray specs to see Kirby's stats.

"Multiple jumps? What kind of loser needs multiple jumps?" Pit snarled, jumping back onto the platform. He fired an arrow from his Palutena Bow, stealing another one of Kirby's jumps.

"The same loser who's named after a hole in the ground," Viridi retorted. "You have multiple jumps too, genius."

"Eh, I do?" Pit asked as Kirby jumped at the ledge, barely missing it. Noticing Kirby's dismay, Pit taunted, "Hah, where are your jumps now?"

The pink hero, a little annoyed at the angel's insults, suddenly pulled out a blade from nowhere, rising a significant height till he snapped to the ledge. Pit asked, confused, "W-Where did that blade come from!?"

"From Hammerspace, just like your Guardian Orbitars and Upperdash Arm," Palutena replied.

Kirby pulled himself back onstage, forcing Pit to move back with his Hammer Flip. Seeing that Kirby still had to put his hammer away, the angel took that as his time to attack, dashing for the puff-ball. Right before his blade struck, Kirby opened his mouth and swallowed Pit whole. Kirby turned and spat Pit off the stage, but not before taking his powers.

"Ew! Worse than Hades' belly. Jeez, little guy, get some breath mints," Pit whined, shaking off the saliva on his blades.

Viridi, noticing the new look on Kirby, said, "Look, he has your wings!"

"Aw, how cute! He even has your laurel crown! Maybe I can squeeze it and tease him a little," Palutena commented, giggling at the adorable display.

"No way!" Pit cried, not noticing that he still had his wings and crown. "Give them back!"

Pit climbed back onto Final Destination, aiming to take back what was rightfully his, till he was staring at the business end of his bow. Viridi said, "He has your bow too. Looks like someone's got an admirer."

"Looks like Viridi has some competition," Palutena smoothly followed up, smirking as Viridi's face grew red. The Goddess of Nature turned away and crossed her arms.

"Shut up."

"I already have a clone, so get outta here!" Pit yelled, pulling out his Upperdash Arm. He batted away another arrow as he dashed and got a clean hit on Kirby, sending him into the sky. "Hah, I did it! Who keeps on getting outplayed now?"

"I think it's Viridi," the Goddess of Light said in, causing Viridi's face to redden even more.

"I said 'Shut up'!"

I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Speaking of "clones", Pit's gonna face one next chapter. He's rather cold, kind of edgy. And no, he isn't a certain Dark clone, though someone will be crashing the party.

Oh, and for those annoyed by the Piridi pairing, there will be none next chapter.