CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Damsels in Distress
Saya and Lucas stirred awake to a rather smoky scent filling their nostrils, as well as an unnerving churning feeling in their stomachs like they were freefalling. Thankfully, the rather comfortable-looking room and the beautiful blonde-haired woman smiling down at them were the first things they saw, and thus they were quick to calm themselves.
"You're awake!" the woman chirped. "That's good. I was worried that the two of you were really badly hurt."
"Do we know you?" Lucas asked as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
"Oh, yeah, I should probably introduce myself. My name is Princess Toadstool, but you can call me Peach. All my friends do."
Saya paid no attention to Peach's kindness and instead looked out the window. As she had remembered before she and Lucas had gone unconscious, they were still trapped in Limbo, and even worse was that they were miles above the ground. She ran to the door and grabbed at the knob, but it didn't open.
"Where are we?!" she stammered.
"We're on board one of Bowser's airships." Peach answered.
"And who's Bowser?"
As if on cue, the door opened and Saya nearly screamed.
"I am." said the creature towering over here.
Judging purely from his body shape, Bowser resembled a giant anthropomorphic turtle, but he still looked like no turtle Saya or Lucas had ever seen. He had to be at least eight feet in height, and not only did both his shell and tail have spikes jutting out of them, but his feet and hands were clawed and he had two horns sticking out of his head. He also had flaming red hair and dark eyes that were now leering down at her.
Saya stepped backward in fright and Lucas promptly jumped from his bed and sparked his hands, but Peach was quick to step between them and the reptilian beast.
"It's okay." she said. "He's not going to hurt you. In fact, he just saved you."
"Wha…"
Bowser nodded.
"You two looked like you were in a heap of trouble back there, getting attacked by that huge monster. Who was he?"
"H-Hades…" Saya answered, reluctant to speak to this creature at first thanks to his monstrous appearance. "His name was Hades."
"Hades…hm. In any case, it's a good thing you two happened to fall on the deck of my ship."
"O-okay, great…can you let us off now?"
"Sorry. No can do."
"Huh?! Why not?"
"We're in the middle of some other weird dimension. I don't really know, we just…got lost in some sort of fog on the way back to my castle."
Bowser seemed to be struggling to piece the strange events together into some sort of conclusion and didn't even bother asking Saya or Lucas for their take on it. He shook his head and let out an irritated sigh.
"In any case, we've seen enough strange things already. I can't let you off until we get somewhere safe. Both of you stay right here until I can figure out what to do."
With that, Bowser left, and as he stomped away, Saya could hear him grumbling under his breath.
"Wouldn't actually mind those two dimwit plumbers popping right about now…"
Saya planted his back against the wall and slid down, the frightened expression still on her face.
"You don't need to be scared." Peach chirped. "Bowser may seem rough, but he's a real sweetheart once you get to know him."
"Didn't really look the part…" Lucas mumbled. "Anyway, what're you doing here in the first place, Peach?"
"Me? Oh, Bowser kidnapped me."
You could hear a pin drop during the minute-long silence that followed.
"And you don't see anything wrong with that?" Saya asked with a raised brow.
"He kidnaps me all the time, but my friends always come to save me. It's almost like a game nowadays."
"I can't understand how you can be so calm about this! We're trapped in Limbo, for goodness sake!"
"Don't worry. Mario will be along any minute now."
"Mario?"
Peach reached behind her and fiddled around with something a nearby table until she turned around and revealed two cups in each hand.
"Would you two like some tea? It should help you calm down."
Saya and Lucas each shot each other a confused look, thinking this girl was far more cheery than she should have been in this kind of situation, but both decided there was little point in declining even though neither was sure that they actually liked tea. They each took a cup and took a tiny sip, discovering that yes. They did in fact like tea because whatever Peach had mixed into it made it taste divine. They both drank until there was none left and gave Peach small smiles.
"Thank you." said Saya. "That was great."
Peach gave them a cute closed-eyes smile in return and went off to drink from her own cup and stare into space, probably thinking about that Mario fellow she had mentioned. Perfect timing, for Lucas had chosen that moment to start speaking.
"Saya…I'm sorry I yelled at you."
"That's okay. You did have a good reason."
"No, I didn't. I know better than to start yelling when I get stressed…but are you and Takamaru an item?"
"What? No, of course not. We're just friends."
"Okay, but what was all that stuff you were talking to him about? Y'know, the whole curse of Yami thing? Who's Yami?"
"Who Yami is, I have no idea, but this whole curse thing…Lucas, I just don't want to tell you, okay?"
"Well, I spilled out my whole story to you, didn't I? Fair is fair."
"Yeah, but this is more complicated than that. Please…I just don't want to talk about it, okay?"
Lucas sighed.
"Okay, fine. Don't tell me. But you've gotta start working with me here, Saya."
Saya seemed to draw away from him until he took hold of her hand. The warm sensation startled her for a second before she looked deep into his eyes and saw the genuine concern for her. It really did pain her not to tell Lucas her secret, but it was as she said before: she didn't need more people looking on her like some sort of basket case.
"I won't pester you about it anymore if you don't want to tell me, but you can't just shy away anymore, okay? Promise me that once you work up the courage, you'll tell me."
"That's two promises I have to make to you now." Saya said with a mischievous grin, finally bringing some lightheartedness to the conversation. "Don't you owe me a few?"
"I promised I'd protect you. There's one."
"Okay. For the other…promise that I can sleep on your shoulder for a little while."
Lucas chuckled. Already he felt better and he barely had to do anything.
"Okay. I promise."
Saya smiled and laid her head on his shoulder, severely embarrassing him with how close she was getting to him but not so much that he would try to shake her off. Peach suddenly giggling in their direction didn't help matters much.
"I didn't know you two were a couple."
"We're not…I think." Lucas replied, looking over at Saya and seeing that she had fallen fast asleep.
"That's too bad. You look really cute together."
"Yeah…sure…"
It wasn't that he would mind him and Saya being a couple, but it seemed kind of rushed. They'd only known each other for three days. That hardly counted for anything unless it was a fairy tale or a myth or some kind of weird internet fanfiction.
"…anyway, how about you and this Mario guy?"
Peach flushed bright red and covered her mouth sheepishly.
"He really is me knight in shining armour…er, overalls."
"Overalls?"
"Overalls. He's a plumber primarily but he's got enough time to run to one end of my kingdom and back just to get me out of a jam. We're that close."
"So when's he coming along?"
"Any minute now."
As it turned out, Peach was absolutely right. On a lower level of the airship's bowels, a head with a red cap on top peeked up out of one of the many barrels lined along a wall. The eyes darted all about to check if the way was clear, and with that, Mario jumped out and landed feet first on the floor before darting toward the nearby stairs.
"Mario! Hold up!" whined a voice from behind him.
Mario turned as he was caught up to by another man with a similar appearance but taller and with a green shirt and hat with an L in the center, as well as a short green dinosaur with a red saddle-like protrusion on his back and brown shoes on his feet. Both had been struggling to get out of the barrels they had been hiding in and practically had to sprint to catch up.
"Don't lag-a behind, guys!" Mario whispered. "We can't-a let Bowser know we're here before we get to the princess!"
"That's another thing-a!" replied Luigi. "How come Yoshi and I always have to come along to save-a your girlfriend?!"
"C'mon, bro. You're my wing-a man."
Luigi groaned, but nevertheless followed behind his older and far braver brother as they and their dinosaur companion ascended the staircase, ducking into a nearby nook to avoid getting spotted by the short turtle creatures that walked by.
"I hate to tell-a you this, bro," Luigi spoke up. "But the princess is a bit of a basket case-a."
"Well, bro, you ain't wrong." Mario sighed. "Don't-a get me wrong, I'd do anything to keep her safe-a, but you'd think she'd-a take a self-defence class or-a something."
"Yoshi yoshi!" Yoshi barked.
"You said it. Even Luigi got more guts, goin' in to haunted mansions and all."
Luigi shuddered. Even if the ghosts in said mansion were relatively cartoony and goofy, he didn't appreciate them jump-scaring him every chance they got.
Once the way was clear, Mario and Luigi went off to different sides of the hallway and knocked on each door to see if they got any response, going along until they finally reach the one Peach, Lucas, and Saya were in. When Mario knocked on this door, Saya stirred awake while Lucas and Peach jumped.
"Who's there?" Peach asked.
Needless to say, she was ecstatic when she saw Mario poke his head up to the window.
"It's-a me, Mario!"
Peach rushed to the window right away, unable to keep a bright smile from stretching across her face.
"Thank goodness…did you guys see what happened?"
"Eh?" Luigi asked as he and Yoshi peeked up alongside Mario.
"Oh my gosh! You guys came to help, too?! You're so sweet!"
"Weeeeell, we didn't really have a lotta choice. I mean, Mario never would've been able to get that-a rope ladder down if he hadn't-a footstooled off-a my head."
Mario scratched at the back and grinned nervously.
"Ehehe…uh, sorry about that, bro."
Yoshi's tongue snaked out of his mouth and playfully licked Peach's nose. Peach herself giggled and reach through the bars to kiss Yoshi's snout.
"It's great to see you, too, Yoshi."
"Yo yo! …Yoshi?"
It was then that Mario and Luigi took notice of Saya and Lucas sitting against the wall, Saya looking at the group with a glazed expression until the airship suddenly shook violently along with what sounded an awful lot like an explosion, nearly knocking Yoshi and the Mario brothers off of their feet.
"What the heck was that?!" Lucas yelped.
"Let's not worry about-a that now." said Mario. "We'll get acquainted with-a you two later. Princess, you or-a that girl over there gotta hairpin?"
Before either Peach or Saya could answer, Mario looked to his side and conveniently saw a hand offering a key to him.
"Here." said a growly voice. "Use this, genius."
"Hey, thanks." Mario replied, seizing the key and sticking it in the lock before Luigi began tapping on his shoulder very quickly.
He looked over at Luigi and saw both him and Yoshi looking like they were about to wet themselves.
"What?"
"Mariooooooooo…" Luigi whimpered, pointing a trembling finger at the person who had handed over the key.
Mario didn't realize until now that the hand that had given him the key was clawed and scaly, and he bit his lip as he turned to see Bowser standing there with his arms crossed.
"Mamma mia…" the plucky Italian plumber muttered.
"Indeed." replied his reptilian nemesis.
Mario and Yoshi jumped forward with their fists raised, Luigi doing the same after nervously fixing his cap.
"Alright, ya big palooka!" Mario shouted. "Come-a get some!"
"I would." Bowser sighed, pinching the bridge of his snout. "But…can't believe I'm saying this…I need your help."
"…eh?"
"You three. Out."
Peach, Saya, and Lucas exited the cell, Bowser looking at Saya in particular.
"Someone just rudely arrived on deck and demanded that Saya Kusanagi shows herself. I take it that's you."
"Yeah…" the young girl replied, raising an eyebrow. "Who is it?"
She had greatly hoped that it was Link or Takamaru or someone she and Lucas knew having finally caught up to her, but Bowser's answer threw that hope to the sharks pretty quickly.
"Some blue-skinned freak…anyway, you haven't got a choice in the matter."
At that point, Saya got defiant, not regretting standing up to this reptilian monstrosity until after she had already said it.
"Why? Because you'll bite my head off if I don't?"
To her surprise, Bowser simply grunted.
"Real cute. It's because he'll blow up the airship if you don't, and I don't think you want to be responsible for killing everyone on board."
She didn't. She reluctantly followed Bowser up the stairs with the rest of the group following closely behind. As they arrived on the deck, they could see that the bowhead was smoking heavily, and one of the masts was snapped in to. It seemed like the crewmen had abandoned ship, and as Bowser had stated, there was a strange-looking being standing there. He turned toward the group as though he could smell them from a mile away and smiled.
"Greetings, Saya Kusanagi." he said in sinister yet suave voice. "I have been waiting for quite some time to meet you."
"Let me guess." Saya grumbled. "You're with Juri, Ghirahim, and Hades, right?"
"Ah, yes, my associates. They provide good company…or a good fight if nothing else."
"…who are you?
The being smiled and gave her a courteous bow. That was one thing Saya and her comrades could give him: he was far more mild-mannered than any of the other psychopaths that had come after her.
"I am Jedah Dohma, one of the three high nobles of Makai."
"Jedah…Hades mentioned you. You're their leader, aren't you?"
"For the time being. You're familiar with my dear 'friend' Morrigan Aensland, yes?"
"Yeah…why the air quotes around 'friend'?"
"In all honesty, she is quite a thorn in my side. She has informed you that she is queen of the Aensland castle if I am not mistaken, and that of course means that she is also a high ranked noble. Unfortunately, due to her promiscuous nature, she is not…how should I put this…suited to being a leader of the realm of demons…but I am getting off-topic here. You have something I want, my dear child."
"And my answer is the same one I gave your friends: no."
Jedah sighed, but otherwise didn't make any sort of motion.
"Ask yourself: what need do you have of such power? It can be made proper use of if you release it. As far as I can tell, it has brought you no benefit. Only years upon years of harm and self-hatred."
"Who's it going towards?"
"One who could be a proper ruler of Makai. In another world, he bore an ancient relic that gifted him great power, and he had plenty of that already."
Right away, Saya remembered what Link had said about a man who used the Triforce of Power to try to conquer Hyrule. She knew it was guessing since she didn't know this man's name nor whether or not Jedah was talking about him, but she had a pretty strong feeling that he was.
"Well, you changed my answer. Now it's not in a million years."
"The joke is on you, I'm afraid. I can wait that long. I have forever…and apparently, so do you."
Saya gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, leaving Lucas and the rest of the group confused.
"I'll never give it to you! If you want it, you'll have to take it by force!"
"You really had to say that, huh?" Bowser grumbled.
Jedah chuckled and cracked his knuckles.
"As you wish. If you can possibly hold up to what I have to offer, that is."
Saya reached for her blade, only for Bowser to step in front of her and smile down at her.
"Relax. I'll deal with this clown."
Needless to say, this act left the Mario brothers and Peach stunned, Mario even trying to string together a rebuttal to what Bowser had said. The turtle creature beat him to it.
"What? I can't be a good guy for once?" he smirked before flexing his claws. "Alright, devil boy. You're on my turf now. Make a wrong move and you're toast."
He wasn't done, for her puckered and blew out the corner of his mouth. Not spit, not even air, but what was undeniably a small flame.
"Literally."
Jedah sighed and rolled his eyes before flexing his own claws, even longer than Bowser's and possibly even sharper, too.
"Very well, Koopa King. A duel it is. That said, your little friends could do with some company."
With a snap of his clawed fingers, Jedah summoned a horde of the grotesque demons Saya had seen in the courthouse, leaving her and the others to deal with them while he himself took on Bowser. Saya drew her blade, Lucas sparked his hands, Mario pulled out an unrealistically large hammer, Luigi nervously raised his fists, and Yoshi licked his lips before beginning to bounce back and forth on his feet.
"Take cover, princess!" Mario barked. "This is-a gonna get ugly!"
Peach giggled before reaching into the folds of her dress and pulling out…a frying pan?
"How hard can they be?"
"Excuse me…" Lucas started. "But you're going to fight demons with a piece of kitchenware?"
"Then again," Saya added. "Frank did say he managed to fight off zombies with…well, everything but the kitchen sink, really."
ZING!
A demon lunged at Saya with its blade raised. Thankfully Link's teachings were far more effective on these grunt-type enemies than Ghirahim or Hades, proven when she parried its attack and slashed it down with a spin attack. As another came up behind her, she kicked it in the chest and knocked it backward into Lucas' PK Fire attack.
The closest demon to Mario slashed at him, only for the portly plumber to jump sky-high and shift all of his weight into his feet and he came landing on top of the demon's head, forcing it to the ground before he reeled back his hammer like a golf club and launched it off the ship (though not before a loud and comedic shout of "FORE!")
Luigi ducked underneath the blade of a demon and clumsily fell on his backside. As the demon raised its blade to impale him, he suddenly leaped back up with his fist extended, timing just right as setting his opponent ablaze with green flames as it was launched high into the air. Another demon tried to sneak up on him before it was seized around the neck by Yoshi's tongue. The little dinosaur dragged the demon offer to him and (in a very unrealistic and somewhat disturbing display) swallowed it whole. In seconds, it popped out Yoshi's backside trapped in a spotted egg which he kicked over the airship's railing.
Then came the big one: Peach began her combo assault by smacking a demon across the face as hard as she could, forcing it to reel backwards while she wound up her frying pan and slammed it against its face, Finally, as it was just inches away from getting knocked over the side, Peach surged forward and struck it…with her rear end.
"Um, pardon me." Saya said, trying not to laugh. "I must be going blind, because it really looked like you just killed that thing with your butt."
"Well, it worked, didn't it?"
"…not referencing the Britney Spears song or that stupid excuse for dancing."
The main feature was naturally the clash between Jedah and Bowser, the former zipping all about through the air and firing off spheres of energy while the latter rolled all about and retaliated with streams of flames from his mouth whenever he could.
"Get down here and fight like a man!" Bowser bellowed.
"I don't suppose I could convince you to come up here and fight like a demon." Jedah mocked.
"If by 'demon', you mean 'coward'."
"Coward? Don't confuse me with your plumber friend's little brother."
"Joke's on you. Mario ain't my friend and Luigi can get pretty tough when he wants to be."
"And how might that be?"
"Well, running through a haunted mansion all by himself just to save his older brother ups his courageous points…even if he did act like a wimp throughout the whole thing."
"SHUT UP OVER THERE!" Luigi shouted after he had flushed bright red (and ducked as his brother took a swing at the demon sneaking up behind him and shouted "Keep an eye out for 'em, bro!").
Saya positioned her sword behind her and felt her internal energy buildup, surging up through her body and further focusing her. Just as a trio of demons began to raise their blades as they approached her, she let the energy loose, spinning like a tornado and slashing down anything that got in her way. One of her targets was launched high into the air where Lucas finished it off with PK Thunder.
"What in the world did Link teach you?!" he sputtered, a startled but enthusiastic smile forming on his face. "That was awesome!"
"I…I just got lucky." Saya replied, her own embarrassed smile forming.
"Not a chance!" Mario cheered. "That's-a pure skill!"
She may not have admitted it, but Saya was getting a pure adrenaline rush as she continued to slash away at Jedah's monstrous minions. She felt so alive, vaulting one high into the air and leaping up after it, impaling it and slamming it back down to the ground before performing another jumping slash on the one just a few feet from her. She was actually…enjoying this intense moment. She was having fun!
Until she was grabbed from behind. She didn't need to buck about to get loose, for Yoshi wrapped his tongue around her captor's neck and tossed it over the airship's railing in seconds.
"Close call. Thanks, little guy!" Saya called.
"Yoshi Yoshi!" Yoshi replied, throwing her an enthusiastic two-fingered salute.
"Time to show off a little. Lucas! Charge me up!"
Lucas smirked at her for trying to be as cocky and energetic as Dante, but at the same time, he couldn't fault her for it. There was no better feeling than kicking some ass and looking great while doing it. Saya held out her blade and Lucas released a bolt of PK Thunder. The sword was charged in the same way Dante's had been, Saya's hands protected by the leather grip before she impaled a demon on it, electrocuting it as she launched it into the air.
Mario jumped what seemed like twenty feet straight up after it and slammed his hammer down on its head, driving it back downward and into Yoshi's mouth. He spat it back out and it ended up on the receiving end of Peach's frying pan as she batted it into Luigi's grasp. Finally, Luigi set his sights on Jedah still flying about like a mosquito trying to suck Bowser's blood and began spinning with the demon outstretched. He spun faster and faster until he finally let the demon fly through the air and collide with Jedah, staggering him just enough that Bowser (despite his massive size and weight) was able to scramble up the nearby mast just in time to leap and grab him, dragging him to the floor.
"Perfectly executed! Well done, all of you!" Bowser laughed. "Now to deal with you, you scheming little…"
"Are you a fan of bloodshed, Koopa King?" Jedah asked with a raised brow. "Your violent and immature nature gives off that sort of impression."
"Immature? Nah. Violent? Absolutely. Fan of bloodshed?"
Bowser raised his fist and swung.
"That's up to you!"
Jedah seized Bowser's fist in midair and did something both shocking and utterly revolting: he raised one of his claws to his wrist and slit it. Out poured what the group thought was blood (though judging from its colour, it could be just about anything) before it animated and wrapped around Bowser's arm. The Koopa King at first had no idea what the demon had planned, thinking it was just going to be even easier now that his opponent had gravely injured himself…until his arm began to sting.
A sickening smile spread across Jedah's face as he watched Bowser's face twist in pain, trying to wrench his arm free but remaining trapped in Jedah's gip of iron as his blood continued to burn him like acid. Bowser tried not to scream, but his heavy and strained panting was all Jedah needed.
"I'll take this as a no."
Saya couldn't stand to watch Bowser writhe in pain any longer, rushing forward and swinging straight at Jedah's neck. Surprisingly, the demon did nothing to stop her as the sword sliced through his neck, toppling his head off afterwards. This freed Bowser from the burning blood, but also left Saya with the horrifying feeling of guilt and shock.
"Oh…oh my God, d-did I…"
There were no words. No words to comfort her after what she had just done. She had just decapitated someone who hadn't even bothered to try and stop her…and the thought that she had just murdered someone was simply too much for her to…
"Now, now, Saya. Play nice."
"What the hell?!"
Proven when the still-standing headless body turned to Saya and shrugged its shoulders, Jedah was far from dead. The body bent down and picked up the smiling severed head before placing it back on its neck.
"I'm afraid it takes more than that to eliminate someone with my kind of power, my dear."
"Just get out of here before we really do some damage to you!"
"Mmm….no. I think I'll toy with you a little longer."
With that, Jedah slashed open his chest and a jet of blood straight at Saya, only for Lucas to rush forward.
"PK FREEZE!"
The blood froze, Luigi rushing forward and seizing it like a weapon before swinging it headlong at Jedah, who shattered it when he spurted more blood that shape-shifted into a giant blade.
"Come, dear Saya!" he called mockingly. "A battle of blades, if it should please you!"
Saya gritted her teeth and rushed forward, clashing her blade with his and swinging as hard and fast as she could. Unfortunately, Jedah was slightly faster and also much stronger, and it wasn't long before he was able to seize her neck, haul her into the air, and throw her right at the nearby mast. Yoshi was quick to rush forward and catch her before she was injured, but the disappointment at not being able to face up to the demon's strength had already set in, not helped when he pulled out that all-important trump card that Ghirahim had.
"This is pathetic. You and I both know that you're better than this. Stop hiding it, Saya. Unleash your power! Strike me down with it!"
He rushed forward, the bloody blade still drawn.
"SHOW ME YOUR GOD-LIKE POWER!"
Yoshi and Saya vaulted out of the way, just as Jedah's sword slashed through the mast, severing it from the airship. With only one mast remaining, the airship was now too heavy for the propellers to support it, and Jedah could only watch as the ship fell away from him while he stayed suspended in the air and watched the ship's passengers screaming in terror as they fell to the ground far below.
"Damn. It seems I did not completely think this through…bah. No matter. She won't be that difficult to find."
Back on the freefalling airship, the helpless passengers continued screaming with the threat of death fast approaching them from below. The ship tilted sideways as it fell, letting them get a good view of the desolated ground as it got closer while they hopelessly slid downward until they were pressed against the railing.
"Oh, God, what are we gonna do now?!" Lucas cried.
"Only one-a thing for it!" Mario shouted. "We gotta wait!"
"Are you serious?! We're about to die and you just wanna wait!"
"Just-a trust me!"
There wasn't a whole lot of choice in the matter. Saya knew full well that she could simply use her teleportation skill and get out of there herself (now at no risk of Lucas finding out anything about her since he promised not to ask), but there was no way she could save all of them in that way. There was no other option, and the others saw that as well.
"Fine!" Bowser bellowed. "But if we die, I'll personally see you off to the gates of Hell, you schmuck!"
"Bowser? You're not-a helping."
Thus, they waited, the wind rushing in their ears and their fear getting steadily worse the closer they got to the ground. They had no idea how they could possibly survive this, but it was Mario's call. He seemed trustworthy enough, and if he'd managed to save Peach as many times as he had, he must have gotten out of far worse situations than this.
Finally, just when it seemed they were about to crash…
"JUMP!"
So is the way Mario and Luigi talk here going to get annoying after a while?
SOUNDTRACK SO FAR
Saya, Ness, and Lucas- "Pollyanna" from Earthbound (SSBM)
Marth to the rescue- "Together We Ride" from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (SSBM)
X and Zero versus Kirby and Meta Knight- "Meta Knight's Revenge" from Kirby Super Star (SSBB)
Link versus Morrigan- Morrigan's theme from Marvel versus Capcom 3
Link versus Dante- "Never Surrender" from DmC: Devil May Cry
Krystal and Trish versus the Moblin horde- "Lock and Load" from Devil May Cry 1
Krystal versus Mewtwo- "Poké Floats" from Super Smash Bros. Melee
Saya versus Ghirahim- Ghirahim's battle theme from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Frank versus Ghirahim- "On a Mission" from Dead Rising
Courthouse caving in- "No Redemption" from DmC: Devil May Cry
Samus escapes- Metroid Prime main theme
Chun-Li versus Samus- Chun-Li's theme from Street Fighter IV
Standoff on Mount Fuji- "Douchuumen" from The Mysterious Murasame Castle (go on Youtube and look for a version by a group called ysk1210)
Saya and Lucas- "Love" from Mother 3
"LET'S ROCK!"- "Devils Never Cry" from Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
The Devil Trigger- "How Old is Your Soul?" from DmC: Devil May Cry
Ryu and Ken versus Juri- Ryu's theme from Street Fighter IV
Jedah's assault on the airship- Airship theme from Super Mario Bros. 3 (SSBB)