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While SPBRR and Co Were Thinking With Portals
BGM: House of Hades (Hades)
Zagreus emerged from the Pool of Styx, rolling his neck. "Thought for sure I would've seen that coming." He said as he rolled his arm with a chuckle.
"Pffft, it says here you slipped on a puddle of water and then a rock slide buried you right after!" Hypnos chuckled. "Oh well, it's what happens when you escape on a rainy day."
"Happens to the best of us." Zagreus said as he kept walking, only to see someone chatting with his father. "Hmm?"
"You want to do what?"
"A little minion exchange! I take your Thanatos for a while and you get to deal with my Thanatos for a while. What do you say?"
Hades glared at Hades. "I don't have time for an exchange. You cannot waltz in here, expect that I will accept an exchange just like that. Go back to your realm."
"Hmm… here's an idea." Hades grabbed Hades' Thanatos. "How about I don't take no for an answer! Alright Thanatos, have fun!" He disappeared along with Thanatos.
"Wait, no!" Hades growled. "…I despise that Hades."
"Alright! Time to see what makes this place different!" Thanatos exclaimed as he started bouncing off the walls. "Woohoo!"
"Did I miss something?" Zagreus asked.
"Mmph, great, now I have to deal with you." Hades grumbled. "In case if you must know, boy… a Hades from a different realm decided it would be a good idea to take our Thanatos away for an exhange for his Thanatos for his own amusement."
"I see. So I technically have two fathers? A father who is more fun loving and charismatic compared to you?"
"Don't get any funny ideas, boy!" Hades warned, as Zagreus let out a chuckle and walked off with a "worth it" look on his face, but not before giving Cerberus a well deserved pet for being a good boy, then walked off to do another run while saying hi to Nyx.
"He's… certainly an energetic one." Nyx mused.
"Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo!" Thanatos said energetically while knocking around stuff.
"I did not agree to this."
"He's certainly lively, isn't he! I like him!" Hypnos said.
"I don't. I hate him already. I will get that Hades back for this."
End BGM
"Alright, let's take this from the top." Zagreus said, with his sword strapped to his back. He ran out, snagging a blessing from Zeus himself and charged ahead, slicing through any Shade that got in his path whether it be Wretched Witches or Thugs, Pests… whatever they may be, he would slice through them all with the greatest of ease, with the help of Aphrodite, Artemis and Broseidon- I mean Poseidon helping him out as well.
However, as he got closer to dealing with one of the Furies, or probably all of them, he stepped into a chamber with the promise of a Centaur Heart, Thanatos popped into the room. "Erm… can I help you?"
"Don't mind me! I'll just be here helping you out!" Thanatos said.
Zagreus raised an eyebrow. "Okay, if you say so… just don't get in my way." He said.
"Oh, don't you worry about a thing. You won't even know I'm here!" Thanatos said as Zagreus went to hacking away at some Brimstones and Skullomats. "Hey! Jokers! You ever heard of Athletes Foot?" He asked as he transformed into a foot.
"…What in the name of-?!"
"He's going! He's going! AAAAND STRIIIIIKE!" Thanatos delivered a swift kick that, unfortunately, Zagreus didn't have any time to move since he was too shocked to see him transform into a foot and was unfortunately kicked into the River of Styx. "Gooooooooal!" Thanatos exclaimed. "…Wait, where'd that boy go? Hmm… oh well!"
Back in the House of Hades…
"What the hell just happened…" Zagreus grunted, rubbing his neck.
"Bahahaha! It says here you got kicked into the River of Styx! That doesn't happen very often!" Hypnos laughed.
"I'm just going to pretend that never happened." He went into his traininng room and snagged his sword. "Again."
BGM: Can Can (Offenbach)
One run in particular had him come face to face with a Doomstone, but Thanatos decided to "help out" by turning into a sledgehammer and gave himself to Zagreus to destroy the Doomstone. However, since he wasn't use to the weight of the mighty sledgehammer, it slowed him down to the point where the Doomstone had its way with him. Lasers, Brimstones… poor guy didn't stand a chance.
Another run was that he made to Asphodel, but as he went into the Witches Room, Thanatos came in and transformed into a stop sign to try and stop the Witches from harming Zagreus. However, none of them listened as he tried to smack everyone with said stop sign. Unfortunately, he swung too wildly and knocked Zag into the magma a bunch of times to the point where the Witches put him out of his misery.
One run had him fight the Hydra, but Thanatos came in and turned into a Homerun Bat for Zag to use against the Hydra, which did work out… unfortunately, one Hydra head grabbed a hold of Thanatos and returned the favor, sending Zag flying out of Asphodel.
Another saw him in Elysium where Thanatos decided to turn into a stop sign again and stopped the Chariots from moving, giving Zag access to destroy them. Unfortuately, he was sniped from a distance from an Exhalted Strong Bow, and the cherry on top were that the Chariots were actually tiny Flame Wheels that exploded all at once on him, and then a butterfly from a Soul Catcher finished him off after he was dazed.
Another run had him walk into Charon's shop as he had enough to heal him up with a snack, but Thanatos came in and decided to help him out by stealing the rest, which was enough to anger Charon and took his aggressions out on Zagreus, much to his dismay.
One such run saw him go face to face with a Megagorgon and a Skull Crusher. Unfortunately, Thanatos decided to morph into a Skull Crusher and decided to have a contest with said Skull Crusher to see who could crush the hardest. Unfortunately for Zag, Thanatos wasn't even paying attention to who he was crushing as he thought he was crushing the Megagorgon, and adding insult to injury, the Megagorgon kept petrifying Zagreus for her own amusement until he ended up dead.
One point, Zagreus had enough of his tomfoolery and proceeded to fight Thanatos. Unfortunately, that meant an easy win for Theseus and Asterius, the latter thinking it wasn't such a fair fight.
End BGM
Many deaths involving Thanatos "helping" Zagreus later…
"Rrrgh… I miss Thanatos." Zagreus mumbled as he walked out of the Pool of Styx.
"Goodness, this just isn't your day, is it?" Hypnos asked.
"Nope…" Zagreus mumbled.
"Hahaha. I take it back. This Thanatos is mildly amusing."
"Oh zip it, you old codger." Zagreus mumbled, giving Cerberus another pet to cheer himself up as he walked away.
"May I offer you some advice, child?" Nyx asked.
"What… do I fight him? Tried that, didn't exactly work in my favor. Boosted Theseus' ego though."
"I'd suggest ignoring him. You haven't been having the best of luck."
"No. Really?" Zagreus rolled his eyes. "Whatever gave you that impression. I did try to ignore him but he insists that he tries to help me out."
"Have you tried rejecting him?"
"I did. He did it anyway."
"Perhaps you should do your best to ignore him anyway. It might prove beneficial."
"Whatever you say…" Zagreus walked in, this time choosing the gauntlets as he walked out… and as he walked out, he saw the gift of Poseidon in front of him. "Olympus, I accept this message."
"My my, nephew! It seems you are having a struggle with Thanatos! Zeus isn't really thrilled to see you unwittingly meet your end by that buffoon, neither are the rest of us!"
"I know. I thought by freezing him with Demeter's help would teach him a lesson but that didn't work out."
"Not to worry lad, I will help you in this endeavor!" Poseidon smiled as Zag felt the power of Poseidon coursing through his gauntlets.
"Thank you, uncle." Zagreus said as he took off running, hoping he wouldn't run into Thanatos so soon.
Later…
"Ha ha ha! It seems as if you are having a lot of trouble with Thanatos!" Alecto taunted.
"Yeah, I guess you can say that."
"It's amusing, honestly. It just goes to show how trash you really are!"
"If only Thanatos were here."
"Why, so he can "help" you again?"
"No, so he can turn into a mirror and have you figure out who is the real trash around these parts."
A cross vein appeared on Alecto's forehead. "Oh, is that how it's gonna be? BRING IT ON, TRASH!"
One fight later…
"Rrrgh! I ain't done with ya!" Alecto lunged directly at Zagreus, who simply side stepped out of the way as Alecto hit a spike trap, which ended up killig her. "AAAARGH! Why…"
"Sent to the trash heap." Zagreus said as he walked off.
Once in Asphodel…
"Alright, so far so good." Zagreus said, rolling his shoulders as he walked onto a small raft which took him to Charon's shop.
BGM: Final Expense (Hades)
"Hey there, Charon. What's good around here?"
"Hnnngrrrrrrgh…"
"I see."
"Rrrrrngh graaannngh…"
"Hmm? There's someone else in here?" Zagreus wondered as Charon pointed to someone taking a nap nearby. "Hmm… can't say I've seen her around." He said as he walked over and lightly kicked her in the leg. "Hey. Wake up."
"Zzzzzz…"
"Hmm…" Zagreus poked the snot bubble, making it pop.
End BGM
BGM: A Walk in Andante (Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix)
"Zzzz… wha…?" The girl woke up, yawning. "Aaah, that was such a good nap too." She said and looked at Zagreus. "Oh, uh…" She blushed. "You're… very hunky."
"Haven't heard that before." Zagreus chuckled. "Name's Zagreus… and I haven't seen you around before. Or maybe I have but I didn't pay much mind."
She let out a yawn. "I've seen you around a few times… I tend to wander around, staying away from the monsters, get some shut eye… nice to meet you."
"You have a name?"
The girl smiled sweetly at her. "Chiaki Nanami."
"Ah, I see. How long have you been here?"
"Mmm, it's been a long time… I've lost track." She sheepishly admitted. "I woke up in this hellish inferno, but I got used to it quickly. I'm… already dead, soooo…"
"I see. I don't mean to pry, but how exactly did you die?"
End BGM
BGM: Namine (Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories)
"Well, truth be told… I died twice. One in a simulation and one in real life." Chiaki admitted. "The thing is, there was this hag that goes by the name of Junko Enoshima who thrives on despair and whatever. I was ultimately killed by her just so all my peers could end up falling to her despair. However… it was my sacrifice that ended up winning the war against her. It took a bit of time, but I was cheering my friends on from the other side."
"I see, so your sacrifice to this Junko was enough to have you rest in peace."
"Pretty much. It was my sacrifice that ended up destroying her."
"Well… I say you got your life pretty much ahead of you. You seem far too young to die. Wouldn't you want a second chance? …Or in this case, a third chance?"
"I dunno… I think it would make my sacrifice kind of pointless."
"This Junko is dead, correct?"
"Yeah…"
"So, have you ever thought about going back and sticking it to Junko?"
"What do you mea-"
"I mean give her the middle finger. An "Eff you" to her, if you will. By coming back alive, this would mean you would shove this "despair" into her face." Zagreus pointed out, which was enough to make Chiaki's eyes widen. "I guess you can imagine the look on her face when you go back out alive, or your friend's faces. Your sacrifice would not be meaningless."
"I… never thought of it like that…."
Zagreus chuckled. "Think about it." He turned around and walked off. "Personally, I think it would be fun if you were to shove it in her fa-"
"I'll do it!" Chiaki quickly said. "You're right, I do have a lot of life ahead of me. It's not fair to have my life taken away from that hag. I'll do it!"
Zagreus chuckled. "That's more like it."
End BGM
"Hrrrrnnraaagh…"
"Hmm?" Zagreus turned to Charon. "What's that, you say?"
"Mmmreeeaaarh…" He pulled out a sack.
"You found this one day and you think she can use it?"
"Raaaargh." Charon gave it to Chiaki. "Meeeraaah…"
"What's he saying?"
"He's saying he's… giving it to you free of charge. That's out of character for you, mate."
"I'll take it." Chiaki took the sack and opened it up, revealing a symbol that was in the style of Galaga. "…Hmm? Galaga?" She tilted her head as she touched it, and then suddenly a HUD appeared in her vision in the style of translucent goggles. "Wah!" She yelped.
"Welcome, Chiaki Nanami. You are hereby worthy to receive the Gamer Fighting Style. You may proceed to fight with the gaming consoles in the current gen, along with summon any video game character or weapon at your disposal at the current gen."
Chiaki gasped, quickly going through the list as she summoned a Wii Remote and a Nunchuck. "Oh my! …I get to beat enemies up with the Wii Remote? Cool!"
I have no idea what you just said. Zagreus thought as Mega Man's arm cannon appeared in Chiaki's hand before switching to Samus's arm cannon, and then summoned an eight bit Pac-Man, then she dismissed all of it, her eyes sparkling.
"Game on~!" Chiaki smiled. "Let's go, Zaggy!"
"Zaggy?" Zagreus quietly mouthed.
"Zaggy! Ho, I love it! I like this one." Poseidon said.
"She's so cute. Ooooh, I could just pinch those adorable cheeks!" Aphrodite gushed.
"The current gen is obviously the Wii U… too bad I didn't live to see the Xbox One annd Playstation 4. Oh well." Chiaki shrugged as they walked out for the hot road ahead of them.
A little bit later…
"You have some fighting spirit in you." Zagreus complimented. "Truly an odd way of fighting but it got the job done."
"Thank you!" Chiaki smiled as they hopped off a raft as they heard a roar where they turned to see the Hydra in front of them.
"Hydra. Roar if you can understand me." He said as the Bone Hydra roared before turning its attention to Chiaki, having a bit of intrigue in its eyes.
"Ooooh… that's… scary." Chiaki sweatdropped.
"Heh… nothing we can't handle." Zag smirked. "You ready?"
Chiaki summoned the NES Zapper. "Ready!"
BGM: Through Asphodel (Hades) (Start at 5:08)
Can't Get On This Back - Bone Hydra
Zagreus lunged at the Bone Hydra, slugging at him with sheer ferocity as the Hydra would spit out fireballs at him, but he swiftly dashed out of the way while Chiaki took cover and shot at the Hydra with the NES Zapper. The Hydra turned his attention from Zagreus and spat out fireballs at Chiaki, forcing her to take cover as Zag would slug him in the cheek.
"I wonder…" Chiaki would summon the Guitar Hero guitar and started playing some notes, where Zagreus would feel himself powered up.
"Not sure what you did but thanks for the boost!" Zag said as he delivered a strong punch at the Hydra, which in turn, a shield wrapped around Hydra's face as a few Hydra heads appeared out of the magma.
"Oh! …We need air support!" Chiaki said.
"I don't care what you do, but do it anyway!" Zag said as he lunged at the far end of the right, punching a Hydra head as Chiaki selected the air support they needed while dodging a shockwave spat out at her… and then lasers struck the Hydra heads.
End BGM
The Hydra Heads, plus Zag, would look up to see four blue and white airships flying down and shooting at the heads. "What the devil…?" Zag wondered.
"Arwings!"
BGM: Corneria (Super Smash Bros Brawl)
The Arwings would swiftly shoot at them with the lasers as one Hydra would spit out fireballs at the Arwings. "Do a barrel roll!" Chiaki yelled as one Arwing barrel rolled away before laying down a Smart Bomb that destroyed the Hydra.
"Well then, I'm not sure what's going on, but I'll take it." Zagreus chuckled as he pummeled the last Hydra skull, causing the shield to deactivate as the Hydra roared angry at Chiaki and breathed out fire at her while the Arwings disappeared.
"Flame Shield up!" Chiaki yelled as a Flame Shield from Sonic 3 surrounded her as she absorbed the fire as she then launched herself and struck the Hydra before bouncing back, then she brought out the NES Zapper again and summoned some gunslingers to shoot at the Hydra, where the shield reactivated as more Hydra heads appeared.
"Surely, you can summon something that can take care of these easily?"
"Are you aware of turtles?"
"Yes?"
"How about turtles that can kick butt?"
"…Can't say I've heard of butt kicking turtles."
"You're about to!" She said as four certain 16-bit Ninja Turtles appeared in front of them.
End BGM
BGM: Technodrome ~ Let's Kick Shell! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time)
"Cowabunga, dudes! Kick some shell!" Chiaki ordered as the four of them proceeded to kick some shell over the Hydra Heads, which was enough to surprise and impress Zagreus.
"Now there's something you don't see everyday." Zag mused as he rushed ahead to deal with the last one while Chiaki still had her flame shield up and taking the fireballs in stride, as Michelangelo and Raphael would help out Zagreus after destroying the other Hydra Heads.
Once all five Hydra Heads were destroyed, Chiaki dismissed the Ninja Turtles as the Hydra head viciously roared at Chiaki in fury as it tried to ram into her, but she would avoid the attack as she had a smirk on her face as the Hydra would lunge at her… only to stop.
End BGM
The Hydra would let out a groan, suddenly starting to inflate like a balloon. "Huh?" Zagreus wondered. "Hydra, you don't look so hot." He pointed out as the Hydra suddenly popped like a balloon… and standing in his place was Dig Dug who had inflated him to pop him.
"Thanks bud!" Chiaki smiled as Dig Dug waved before disappearing.
"…Just what do they call you?"
"The Ultimate Gamer!" Chiaki said cheerfully as she walked off.
"I see." Zagreus mused, walking off with her where they would soon reach Elysium.
"Wooooow! It's so pretty!" Chiaki said with her eyes sparkling.
"We're not out of the woods yet. This is basically where we run into a world of hurt. I hope you're ready."
"We got this." Chiaki smiled as the two of them set out.
Some chambers later…
"I do not understand how that worked." Zagreus said, watching Pong destroy the last Splitter.
"Neither did I, but it was fun!" Chiaki smiled as they walked into the next room. "By the way, is it safe to drink this water flowing on the ground?"
"The river is called Lethe. I wouldn't do that if I were you. It's basically known as the river of forgetfulness. One sip could easily give you amnesia or make you forget what you were doing."
Chiaki sweatdropped. "Oh… that's bad. Never mind!" She would walk away with a hum as they walked into the next area… and then suddenly, Thanatos appeared.
"Oh no…" Zagreus groaned.
"What's the big idea?
You're replacing me with this cute little girl?" Thanatos asked.
"Well, basically-"
"We could have a three way party! The three of us can easily win together! Come on, let's take out these bad guys!" Thanatos said as he went to work.
"…Is this guy bugging you?" Chiaki asked.
"Yes. Very much so."
"Don't worry, I have a solution." Chiaki smiled as she summoned a Pokeball and tossed it up in the air, calling out a Jigglypuff.
"Jiggly!"
"Use Sing!" Chiaki requested before she quickly summoned noise canceling headphones.
"Sing? What good will singing-"
"Jiiiiiiiigalypuff, Jiggaleeeee puuuuuuff… Jigally puff Jigaleeeeee…"
"Ooooh, I feel exhausted… such a peaceful melody…" Thanatos said as he fell asleep. "Zzzzz…" He snored as did the rest of the Exhalted Greatshields, Chariots, and a Soul Catcher.
"Jiiiiigalypuff, Jigga-… puff?" Jigglypuff saw everyone asleep. "PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUFF!" She yelled but Chiaki dismissed her.
"That was a good choice!" Chiaki smiled. "Wouldn't you agree, Za-… Zaggy?" Chiaki would see Zagreus also having fallen asleep.
"Zzzz…"
"Oops, I forgot to give him noise cancelling headphones too… my bad." She sweatdropped while sheepishly giggling, then she went right to work by destroying the enemies by summoning Scrooge McDuck to destroy them with his cane before dismissing him, and then a pathway opened. "Come on, sleepy head, let's go." Chiaki said, summoning some Diglett to carry him.
"Digladee, Digladee~!"
Once Chiaki found a room that contained Artemis's blessing, she walked in while dragging him in… and found a fountain to easily replenish his health. "Oh good, a rest area!" She grinned as she walked over to it and tapped Artemis.
"Goodness gracious, did he fall asleep in the middle of the hunt?"
"Yeah that was kinda… my fault." Chiaki admitted, sheepishly scratching her cheek.
"I'm not sure what you mean by that but I'm sure THIS will wake him up." An arrow struck Zagreus in the chest.
"Gah!" Zagreus woke up. "What the devil!"
"Morning sleepyhead!" Chiaki smiled.
"Good. That woke you up. I was hoping I wouldn't have to resolve for attacks, shall we say… below the belt. You should be lucky I woke you up and not someone like Zeus or Poseidon… or worse, Dionysus."
"Guess I should be thankful." Zagreus mumbled as he picked out a blessing of his choosing and then restored his health from the fountain as he turned to Chiaki, and with a nod, the two of them walked off.
End BGM
A few chambers later, they would walk in to the arena where Theseus and Asterius awaited them. "Gentleman." Zagreus greeted.
"Greetings, challenger! You dare face the might and wrath of the almighty Theseus again! I will have you know that I believe last time was a fluke for me but now-" Theseus would spot Chiaki. "…Now… now…"
BGM: Careless Whisper (George Michael)
"Hmm?" Chiaki tilted her head, unaware of a pink floral background forming around her.
"Holy Olympus…" Theseus said in awe, his cheeks blushing like crazy.
"Theseus?" Asterius wondered.
"…Asterius, deal with the other one. I feel as if Cupid struck me with one of his arrows!" Theseus immediately rushed over to Chiaki. "Hello gorgeous~"
"...I'm going to have to ask you to step back before I have to hurt you." Seems like some things never change. She thought. She was all too familiar with dealing with a pervert, and she knew exactly how to deal with one.
"How's about you and I have some time alone and-" Suddenly, Chiaki kicked him where the sun don't shine. What was on the icing on the cake was that she was wearing Chun Li's leggings and heels.
End BGM
She then took a step back, the leggings disappearing as a red head band appeared on her head as her clothing changed to a fighter's Gi. "SHORYUKEN!" She yelled, delivering a strong uppercut to his chin that knocked him in the air.
BGM: Guile's Theme (Street Fighter II)
Hopelessly In Love - Theseus
Theseus fell on his butt. "Ooof! Ah, I see, we have a fighter on our hands! Playing hard to get, are we? Well, I can make you mine!"
"Zaggy! Deal with the bull! I'll deal with this guy!"
"Not like I have a choice!" Zagreus said, dodging Asterius's attacks.
Chiaki got in a stance similar to Ryu's stance, bouncing her feet as Theseus lunged at her, delivering swift swings with his lance but Chiaki would weave her head to dodge the attacks before grabbing the spear and yanking it away from him, and then she threw down a point blank Hadoken to knock him back.
"Hmph! Impressive!" Theseus said, returning his spear with a call.
So he can recall his spear anytime? Okay, good to know. Chiaki thought as she planted her hand on the ground as suddenly the layout changed near Theseus.
"What's this... a river?" Theseus wondered as Chiaki would gracefully hop over the moving logs across the raging river as she hopped on a lilypad.
"See if you can get across this little minigame of Frogger, then we'll see if you are worthy of dating me!" Even if he does, I'll just reject this perv anyway. She thought.
"This looks easy!" Theseus said as he jumped on a log, but it would suddenly roll as he would fall into the water. "Ack!"
Good, that should buy me some time. Chiaki thought as she hopped off the lilypad and hid behind a statue as she looked through her menus. Let's see here... oh, here we go, light... no... oh! Here we go! Heavy vehicles! She grinned. "Time to bring an underrated video game to life!"
End BGM
Theseus emerged from the water, spitting it out. "I love how she's playing hard to get." He smirked as he climbed out, as he felt the ground tremble underneath him as he looked up to see a green Heavy Tank rolling toward him.
BGM: Main Theme (Battalion Wars)
"What in the name of...?!" Theseus yelped as Chiaki emerged from the cover on top, sporting an army helmet.
"Fire!" She yelled as tank shells shot at him, sending the man flying away as she kept shooting. "Man, I wish Battalion Wars got more love... unfortunately, it's all about Dark Souls or Call of Duty." She mumbled.
"What the devil did she summon now?" Zagreus wondered.
Chiaki emerged out of the Heavy Tank as she then sported an Engineer-like appearance. "Hmhmhmhm~ Building a Sentry~" She hummed as she started building one from scrap.
Once Theseus got around the tank, he readied himself. "Ha ha! You can't stop me in the name of- WHA?!" He yelped, seeing a level 3 Sentry in front of him.
"Hello~!" Chiaki smiled as the Sentry fired rockets, forcing him to block with his shield as Chiaki ran around, deciding to sport a helmet with a falcon crest on top of it.
"Blast it, why is this thing relentless?!" Theseus growled, as he was then poked on the shoulder as he turned around.
"Nanami Kick!" Chiaki fire kicked him in the crotch, making him scream in agony as Chiaki pulled her fist back, catching it ablaze. "NANAMI... PUNCH!" She yelled, delivering a heavy punch that sent him crashing into a wall... and then he disappeared in a blue light as the River Styx took him around the same time as Zagreus took care of Asterius.
End BGM
"I'm not sure how you did it, but I'm not complaining." Zagreus said with a chuckle, then they walked off toward the Styx Temple.
"Oooh, I feel we're close in the end!" Chiaki said.
"Indeed. Now, might I suggest I go solo on this?" Zagreus suggested. "I know you might have something that'll cure you but the poison effect can be quite overwhelming if you're not careful."
"I can conjure up some Pecha Berries, but okay!" Chiaki smiled as the two of them walked off before Zagreus split up to take care of the poisons while Chiaki summoned the 3DS and decided to play some Mario Kart 7.
"Hmm... I wonder if they're still supporting the 3DS?" Chiaki wondered as she threw a Red Shell at Shy Guy.
Chiaki would turn her head to see Cerberus curiously looking at her. "Oh! You must be Cerberus." She said as she put her 3DS away, putting our her hand as Cerberus examined her hand before licking it, as Chiaki would smile and scratched the middle head's cheek, before heading over to scratch the others. "You're a good guard dog, aren't you boy? Yeah!"
A few minutes later...
Zagreus rubbed his head while holding a Satyr Sack. "Well, that was odd. I've never seen the Satyr's act so oddly before. Despair this, despair that, what could that be about?"
As he turned the corner, he would immediately see Chiaki on Cerberus's belly, giving him belly rubs, the latter on his back as he kicked his right hind leg affectionately. "Who's the cutest, bestest boy of the Underworld? You are~! You are~! Yes you are, you big teddy bear~!" She cooed while Cerberus barked affectionately.
"...What in the name of..." Zagreus could only stare in disbelief.
"Hmm? Oh hi, Zaggy!" Chiaki smiled as she hopped off of Cerberus. "Cerby and I were just playing!"
"Cerby?" Zagreus quietly mouthed before handing Cerberus the Satyr Sack, to which he happily ate up and pranced away.
"See ya!" Chiaki waved. "So how was it?"
"Pretty good, except these Satyrs were being weirder than usual. They were chanting something about "Queen of Despair" and random stuff like that.
"Queen of Despair?" Chiaki let out a giggle. "Maybe Junko reincarnated as a Satyr and you killed her easily!"
"Heh, possibly." Zagreus said as he walked off. "One final roadblock. You ready?"
"Yes." Chiaki nodded as the two walked off, however the Ultimate Gamer stopped as she turned her head, feeling a presence nearby as she scanned the area behind her before shrugging. "I'm probably going crazy." She said and walked off, unaware of a certain twin tailed girl peeking out from a pedestal.
The two walked through the doors as they walked ahead... only to see Hades stand before them. "You think you can offer support?"
"I can try." Chiaki nodded, conjuring up the Cloak and Dagger.
"You honestly expect to face me along with a Shade? You must be using her as a meat shield. I must say, I am slightly impressed you would resolve to dirty tricks."
"Dirty tricks are beneath me, father." Zagreus squared up with his Gauntlets. "Let's settle this... again."
"Hmph. Your help will be slaughtered easily." Hades said as Chiaki pressed the button to go invisible. "Cowardice."
"Let's have a go, old man." Zagreus said.
BGM: God of the Dead (Hades)
Father of the Year - Hades
Chiaki would emerge uncloaked in the debris nearby, watching Zagreus and Hades duke it out. She would immediately go into her menu, seeing what she would do. "Alright, here goes."
She would immediately summon a Bow of Light, summoning a Light Arrow and aiming at Hades, pulling the string and closed her eye, before firing the Light Arrow, striking Hades.
"Rrrgh... coward!" Hades would throw a cast directly at Chiaki, but she would punch the ground and formed a Halo Bubble Shield to protect her as she hopped inside.
"Alright, let's see you get a load of this." Chiaki said, going through her summons as she summoned a blocky version of Aerith, who clasped her hands together as she cast a spell.
Zagreus delivered a punch and then rushed away to avoid a spin attack from Hades. "Darkness!" Hades disappeared, only to reappear near Zagreus and struck him, then he jumped back, only for Zagreus to see a giant meteor coming down, then he rushed out of the way where Hades was struck by the meteor.
"Bullseye!" Chiaki fist pumped, high fiving Aerith where she dismissed her right after, then she dismissed the Bubble Shield, only to summon a Spartan Laser as she charged up the laser and shot at him, striking him in the head as he fell on one knee.
"Got ya!"
"Hmph, impressive... but it will take more than that!" He said, getting back up for round two.
"Uh oh..." Chiaki said, swiftly equipping Diamond Armor on her to protect herself, then Hades disappeared in darkness before reappearing next to Chiaki and slashed her. "Nnngh!" Chiaki grunted, sliding back.
"Hey!" Zagreus lunged at him and delivered some swings to prevent Hades from harming Chiaki any further, all the while she shook her head.
"Phew..." Chiaki said in relief, using Curaga on herself as she got back up. She would immediately call in air support as the Galaga Ship came in and shot multiple lasers at Hades, which he promptly destroyed by firing lasers at it.
There has to be a way to get him where it hurts, but what...? She wondered before thinking of something. "I got it!"
Hades would summon lances around him and fired lasers at Zagreus and Chiaki, the two hiding behind safety. "You got anything interesting?"
"Yeah. Destroy this and put these on!" She said, summoning a monitor that had Sonic's shoes in them.
"...Okay?" Zagreus would destroy it as he felt himself sporting shoes as Chiaki handed him green boxes.
"Lay these down next to him! I'll slow him down." Chiaki said, summoning a Mario 2 Stopwatch as she threw it at Hades to slow him down. "Go!"
With a nod, Zagreus would rush around, feeling himself as if he got a boost from Hermes, but faster than him as he set the green boxes down to surround Hades. "Just one question, what does Nitro mean?"
"This!" Chiaki smirked, pressing the button as the Nitro boxes exploded.
"Argh!" Hades grunted.
"Beautiful!" Chiaki smiled and then turned around. "Thanks, Crash!" She said, high fiving the Bandicoot before he disappeared.
Zagreus let out a chuckle before he jumped over and slugged Hades with an uppercut while Chiaki brought out two regular pistols, but had Lara Croft's outfit on her and donned a ponytail as she shot him up, swiftly dodging his attacks and slid underneath a Cast that was meant for her, then she switched to the Super Scope and fired a few shots before shooting out a charged one.
"Enough of your games!" Hades demanded as he grabbed her by the throat. "You will be destroyed by your insolence!"
"Nngh... if it's all the same to you, you might want to pay attention to your surroundings!"
"Lady Artemis, NOW!"
"My aim is true!"
A massive arrow struck Hades in the chest, making him grunt and dropped Chiaki, where she landed on her feet... only for Hades to kick her toward a pedestal. "Agh!"
"Chiaki!" Zagreus exclaimed as Hades swung his sword, backhanding Zagreus as he walked over to Chiaki.
"Any last words?"
"...Tonberry..."
"Hmm?"
"I said, Tonberry!" She said as Hades looked down and spotted a Tonberry approaching him.
"Hahaha! Is that your best? A small insignificant creature? He looks like he wouldn't harm a-"
Poke.
End BGM
"ARGH!" Hades yelled as he fell to the ground. "Blood and... Darkness!" He groaned as he disappeared in a blue light.
Chiaki conjured up a Super Mushroom, eating it up to heal herself. "There we go." She said as she walked over to Zagreus and helped him up. "You okay?"
"I've been hit by worse." Zagreus said as he turned toward the door. "That right there is your ticket out of here."
"Sweet." Chiaki smiled.
"Let's go." Zagreus said as he started to walk ahead, but suddenly, a ball and chain, in the style of a Snake Stone, struck him in the back. "Nnngh!" He grunted, and then in the blink of an eye, a sword was launched into his chest. "Aaaagh!" He grunted, a green aura surrounding the blade, poisoning him immensely.
"ZAGGY!" Chiaki screamed as Zagreus fell to the ground, disappearing in the River Styx and leaving the sword behind. "What...?!"
"Ooops, butterfingers~!"
Chiaki let out a gasp. "That voice..." She whispered as she turned around, only to get a face full of Snake Stone to knock her down. "Gah!"
"Upupupupu~ What do we have here?"
Chiaki got up, some pink blood running down her forehead as she would see a familiar face. "Junko...!" She said as Junko picked up the sword.
"I have to say, I never thought I would expect to see you here." Junko chuckled. "Time and time again, I'd see that Zag-doofus wander around the Temple of Styx and destroy everyone in sight all for some stupid dog treat. The moment I would try to make my escape, that dumb dog would reappear and block my attempt! ...So what happens when I try to make my escape attempt? I see you running around!"
"You... you're trying to escape too? You want to revive?"
"Revi- HAHAHAHAHA!" Junko cackled. "You are such a dumbass! You really think the both of us are dead? No, there was an event in this universe, I believe it was some kind of space rift before a universal reset happened and I end up in this dump! Turns out, I'm not alone."
"What do you mean?"
"Feel your chest. See if you can detect anything." She said as Chiaki would touch her chest, feeling the beats of her heart.
"I'm... alive?!'
"You've been alive for a while now, and so have I. However, as you are going to escape this hell, so am I... I'm sure you want to meet your dumbass "hopeful" friends again. Me? I'm gonna resume what I started!"
"More despair?!"
"Precisely! I'm going to make sure it continues! And i'm not going to let some big breasted bimbo take this opportunity away from me!"
Chiaki bravely stood up, clenching her fists. "Look who's talking."
"Oho! You suddenly grew a pair!"
"You and I? We have a score to settle."
"Bitch... I wholeheartedly agree!" Junko smirked. "How would you feel if you died a third time? I'm sure nobody will miss you!"
"It's time I made a comeback." Chiaki said, summoning the Hylian Shield and then Soul Calibur on her other hand.
BGM: Time to Make History (Persona 4 Golden)
The Architect of the Tragedy - Junko Enoshima
Chiaki and Junko lunged at each other, swinging their weapons as the two clashed, the two of them struggling as Chiaki had a determined look on her face while Junko had a sadistic grin on her face as Chiaki parried her and slashed at her. Junko would proceed to jump over and slashed at her but she blocked with the Hylian Shield and shield bashed her in the head and then slashed her but Junko would swiftly block and then parried Soul Calibur off of her hand and then sweep kicked Chiaki's legs to make her fall, and then Junko slashed her away.
Chiaki quickly got back up, dismissing the Hylian Shield and Soul Calibur as she equipped Little Mac's boxing gloves and squared up. Junko gave off an amused smirk as she threw her ball and chain at her, but Chiaki power punched the ball and chain, sending it back and slamming it into Junko's face as Chiaki ran over and used a Jolt Haymaker to slug her in the face, but Junko side stepped and then slashed her, nicking her in the side as she let out a wince before Chiaki got a Snake Stone to the face and knocked her back.
"Is that all you got!" Junko taunted as Chiaki shook it off as Mega Man's armor and helmet was equipped as she aimed her arm cannon and fired a charged shot but Junko would slide under it and charged at her, throwing the Snake Stone at her but she slid under it and shot out a point blank Solar Blaze to hit her and then threw Metal Blades at her.
Junko would swiftly deflect these with her sword as Chiaki would Slash Claw her, only to get parried easily as she woud nick her a few more times with her sword, however Chiaki would throw a few Search Snakes on her where they'd explode and sent her flying back. Once the smoke cleared, Junko would look up to see a Galaga ship flying over head. "Oh come on, what would a peashooter do to me?"
"It's not that you have to worry about." Chiaki said as Purple Pikmin dive bombed off of the Galaga ship and slammed on her head.
"Mmph!" Junko grunted as she fell flat on her face as she would see a few Purple Pikmin trying to beat her up. "Get off!" She said, shaking them off and crushed them with her foot, while grabbing one of them and biting its head off, which was enough to make Chiaki's stomach turn but she had a smirk on her face as fire hit her from behind. "Rrrgh! Who in the-" Junko turned around, seeing Spyro flying toward her.
"Oh, so you summoned an overrated dragon! I'm so scared!" Junko rolled her eyes as she dodged Spyro headbutting her as she would slash him away, only to get hit in the face with a massive fireball. Once the smoke cleared, Spyro had disappeared and Chiaki would come in with the Master Sword and slashed her but Junko would swiftly block.
"Give up!" Junko taunted. "I've already analyzed your fighting style! You're pathetically predictable!" She said, kicking Chiaki back as the latter would throw down a Skyward Strike but Junko dodged while throwing the Snake Stone at her, smacking her in the head and sent her flying into a pedestal.
End BGM
"I will admit, you put up a good fight… but you can't outfight despair!" Junko smirked as Chiaki got up, summoning another weapon. "What's that? You think that'll work?"
"Junko… let me ask you something. Do you know what RYNO stands for?"
"Rhino? Why are you stalling? Rhinocerous doesn't stand for anything!"
Chiaki summoned the RYNO 5. "It stands for Rip Ya a New One." She aimed it at her and started firing.
BGM: 1812 Overture Finale (Tchaikovsky) (Start at 1:21)
"Ooooh, RYNO. Now I get- OH SHIT!" Junko yelped as she quickly ran away from the massive amount of explosions and missiles that Chiaki was firing. A few missiles actually slammed into her as she hit a pedestal where Chiaki continued to fire to her hearts content, trying her best to destroy her…
End BGM
…Until severe searing pain grabbed a hold of her. "Aaagh!" She cried as she dropped the RYNO 5 and fell on her knees. "Wh-what… what is…?!"
"Ah, it seems as if it finally kicked in." Junko walked forward, pounding her ears to get some rubble off of her. "You really thought those were just normal every day cuts? Please, this sword has a nasty little effect that I like to call… poison. Those Satyrs were kind enough to douse this in their own poison. Think of it like the poison dart frog but way more potent."
Junko walked over to Chiaki, smirking. "I could just impale you right here, but I wouldn't get the satisfaction." She pulled out her Snake Stone and then wrapped it around her neck, then she backed up and started to pull.
"Hnnngh!" Chiaki grunted, grabbing a hold of the chain while her hand started to glow. Come on… please work!
"You put up a good fight… but in the end! IT'S GAME OVE-" Suddenly, a spear would impale her gut from behind. "Hnnngh! …What…?"
"GET OVER HERE!"
BGM: Mortal Kombat Theme Song (Mortal Kombat) (Start at 0:16)
"Yaaagh!" Junko was pulled away where Scorpion pummeled her as Chiaki got up, wiping some blood from her lower lip, using Curaga on herself.
That should buy me some time. Take her down before using a Pecha Berry on myself… because I have a feeling she'll take that away. Let's go! She thought, closing her eyes as her whole body crackled, her hair turning spiky and light green as plasma-like lightning coursed through her veins.
"Plasma Ability GO!" She yelled, launching over to Junko and throwing down Plasma filled punches as she replaced Scorpion for Raiden who threw lightning at her.
"Nnngh! Why does he look like he's the type of guy to consult somebody before he does every action!" Junko snarled, throwing the Snake Stone at Raiden as Chiaki unleashed a fully charged plasma shot at her, hitting her with smaller plasma shots before jumped back and striking her with a fully charged plasma shot.
"Keep her steady." Chiaki said as she took a deep breath and summoned a Smash Ball and then shattered it upon crushing it with her hand, where she glowed with a rainbow-like aura. "Here goes." She said, pulling out an NES Zapper and then aimed, then she dismissed Raiden… and then when Junko turned to her, she got blasted by the NES Zapper… and then she appeared in a void.
"What… where am I?" Junko wondered as she looked around before something slammed next to her, and then another slammed next to her.
Tetris Pieces.
Chiaki was nearby, controlling the Tetris Blocks with an NES controller as she expertly flipped the Tetris pieces around to surround Junko. The latter desperately trying to climb out but one Tetris piece slammed into her hand and smashed her fingers. "AGH!" She cried as she fell on her butt and then saw one singular line piece coming down and then she made it Fast Drop on top of her, crushing her as Chiaki got herself a Tetris as it then exploded with Tetris blocks flying everywhere.
End BGM
Chiaki stared at the smoke. "Eff you." She whispered as she turned her back to her and summoned a Pecha Berry, her vision getting a bit blurry. "Right on time…" She said as she went to eat it…
…Until a sword pierced through her gut, from none other than Junko herself. A surprised pained look was seen in her eyes as Junko gleefully twisted the sword before pulling out, kicking her down as Chiaki coughed out blood. "This is on you, ya know. You made me do what I had to do." She flipped her around as Chiaki tried to summon a healing item but Junko crushed her hand. "Nuh-huh-huh! Your video gaming days are over~"
Junko smirked. "I want to see the look in your eyes as I finish you off! You don't get a third chance… but I'll get my second chance of bringing this entire world into despair… AND NO ONE WILL STOP ME!" She yelled as she raised her sword up with a gleeful sadistic look in her eyes, savoring the struggle that Chiaki was in.
She thrusted her sword down into Chiaki… but she stopped with the tip of the blade inches from Chiaki's chest. "Wha…?!" Junko yelped as she looked up to see that Cerberus had stopped her, the middle head having picked her up by the collar.
"Woof!"
"Hey! HEY! PUT ME DOWN, YOU STUPID DOG! YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK BAD!"
Chiaki struggled to get up, weakly summoning the Medigun but collapsed, the two heads would reach down, the left head gingerly picking it up and the other activating it, the healing beam was enough to repair her and get rid of the poison as Chiaki slowly stood up.
"Good boy." Chiaki smiled as she remembered something. "Wait a second, the river in Elysium! We can make her forget the despair that she desperately wants to be in bed with!" She said as she climbed up on Cerberus's back. "Alright boy, let's take her to the river!"
"What are you talking about?! Put me down, you dumb dog! Why did I get thwarted by a stupid three headed mutt!" Junko protested as she tried to fight it as Cerberus pranced his way over to Elysium, and once they found a river, Cerberus thrusted his head up to launch Junko in the air… and she plummeted into the river.
"Nice throw!" Chiaki smiled as Junko crawled out of the river, having a horrified look on her face. "Did it work? Did she forget the despair?"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" She suddenly shrieked, her hands on her head as she flashbacked to all the executions she's done. Leon, Mondo, Celeste, Alter Ego, aka Chihiro, Teruteru, Peko, Mikan, Gundam, Chiaki… and worst of all… her sister, Mukuro.
It lasted about a second for everyone else, but to Junko? It lasted an eternity for her. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! MAKE IT STOP!" She screamed as she planted her hands on the ground, clenching her fists and ripping out the grass. "What have I done… WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"
"…Did I accidentally make her go… even more insane?" Chiaki tilted her head as she hopped off and cautiously approached her, summoning the Wii Sports Resort sword just in case. "Junko?"
"All I did was explore despair all because I was bored out of my mind… and… now I've forgotten what it's like to feel it… WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?! Now… now you're making me relive it all! Making me see that despair is overrated!"
"…Uh, you're welcome…?"
"What… what have I done…"
I think I broke her… Chiaki thought as she started to walk away from her, but Junko's screams and wails made her pause. She winced, biting her lower lip. "…What am I doing? This is Junko we're dealing with here." She said as she tried to fight it but took a deep breath. "Please don't backstab me, please don't backstab me…"
She walked over to Junko. "Hey… you want to get out of here? Together?"
"…Why? After all I've done to everyone?! I've killed thousands of people all in the name of despair! I set off the damn apocalypse! I'VE KILLED MY DAMN SISTER! How the hell can I get this second chance?!"
"Well… you're regretting everything, aren't you? I mean… you could get a second chance and all. If you want…"
Junko closed her eyes. "…If you do that, don't expect me to hang out with anyone. I don't think anyone will forgive me, especially you!"
"You're right, I don't… and yet, you don't deserve to be here." Chiaki helped her up and put her on Cerberus. "Let's get out of here together."
"If you say so…" She mumbled.
"Alright boy, yah!" Chiaki said as Cerberus took off.
A little ways away…
"Hup! Huah!" Theseus exclaimed as he regenerated. "Alright! Now I'll make another attempt on making that girl mine and-" Theseus would see Cerberus charging. "Ah, Cerberus! You wouldn't happen-" Cerberus ran him over, trampling over him. "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" He cried as he faded away.
"What did we run over?" Junko wondered.
"I dunno, probably a speed bump." Chiaki nonchalantly said as they went into the final area again, then Chiaki jumped off with Junko. "Later boy!" She waved as Cerberus gave her a lick on the face, causing her to giggle.
Chiaki happily walked out, but Junko hesitated for a moment… before she walked out, meeting Chiaki outside.
"Mmmm! Aaaaah… feel that air!" Chiaki smiled. "Hello world, I'm alive again!"
"You do realize we're in Greece? As in Ancient Greece?"
"…Right. Now if only we can find a way to get to my friends."
"Oh, how naive can you be? We're in Ancient Greece, as in ancient times? Face it… none of our friends are alive yet. We'll be long dead before your friends bother to be born again."
Chiaki sighed. "You're definitely right about that." She said as a message popped up in her HUD. "Hmm?" She wondered. "…New update?" She tilted her head and curiously read it.
"Patch Notes: Summoning weapons, items and video game characters now have a thirty second cool down before you can use another summon again. Pick your stuff wisely!"
"Okay, I can live with that." Chiaki said. "Now if only we can find a way out of here."
"Allow me." A voice said as the two of them turned to see Xerneas approaching them.
"Whoa…" Chiaki whispered as Junko looked a little nervous. "Who are you?"
"I am Xerneas, the Life Pokemon. I have been meaning to go into this world and revive you, Chiaki Nanami… but the ruler prevented me from doing so. I had sensed your presence in this universe… but I wasn't expecting you to come out along with a friend of yours."
"Mmm, "friend" is a bit of a stretch but I wouldn-… wait, did you say Pokemon?!" Chiaki exclaimed, her eyes sparkling. "Oh wow! A real life Pokemon up close! Did GameFreak patch in a new Pokemon for Black 2 and White 2? Are you the new Pokemon from Generation 5?!"
"I am not sure what you mean by "Generation", but I hail from the Kalos region."
"…Oh wow, a new region I've yet to explore!" Chiaki gushed.
"Down, girl…" Junko pulled her away causing the latter to sweatdrop.
"My bad…"
"Would you like to go see your friends again?"
"Yes. Take us to where they're living!" Chiaki said.
"They are currently living in the Mushroom Kingdom, but I must warn you… it's a mess."
"Oh, I'm sure it'll be fi-… MUSHROOM KINGDOM?!" Chiaki yelled. "Wait, as in-"
"Yes."
Chiaki's eyes sparkled again. "Omigosh, omigosh, omigosh! I'm gonna be meeting the Mario Bros and Princess Peach!"
"…Do you have a mute button?" Junko asked as Chiaki climbed on Xerneas's back with Junko accompanying her.
"Now then, let us be off." He said as a portal opened up and he walked through.
BGM: Phaaze (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
The portal opened up as the three of them wandered out into a grassy hill, or what was left of it as Chiaki and Junko hopped down. "What… what happened here?" Chiaki wondered as she walked over and knelt down. "This… blue goop looks very fami-" She gasped. "Dark Samus… are we in the middle of Prime 3 Corruption?" She wondered to herself before clenching her fists. "She must be stopped."
"The Future Foundation is on the other side of town. You can't miss it. Good luck." Xerneas said as he disappeared in a portal.
Chiaki would immediately go into her menu. "Let's see… cars… cars… Mario Kart? No… not good enough. Oh! Wait, Need for Speed!" She said as she looked through it. "Hot Pursuit 2… ooooh, this one looks good." She smiled, summoning a red Lamborghini Diablo 6.0.
"Do you even know how to drive?"
"I've played lots of Mario Kart and other racing games. How bad can it be?" Chiaki hopped in the front as Junko went into the passenger seat, then they drove off to the Future Foundation.
Of course, Chiaki would realize that driving on Phazon would be easier said than done. "Yagh! Why does this have ice physics?!" She said, swerving around before crashing into the Town Square fountain as the airbags popped up and smacked both in their faces.
"Oh yeah, you're definitely a good driver." Junko snarked.
"My bad…" Chiaki sheepishly said as she backed up and drove a little ways to the Future Foundation, while also pinballing around and knocking down garbage cans and breaking a window off of a shop. Chiaki would brake… however, they would skid as they hit a light pole near the building.
"Welp, we're here." Chiaki said as she opened the window and climbed out, jumping off of the roof and landed on the front steps. "Hey Junko, you coming?" She asked as Junko stared at her before hopping on the front seat, backed up and then made a U-Turn, driving away from them. "Oh… well, I guess if she wants to be a recluse, I'm not stopping her."
She turned around and walked inside, seeing the entire place abandoned. "Goodness, it's so… draft in here." She said as she walked around and walked into Kyoko's office. "Hellooooo?" She called out but no one answered as she walked toward her desk, seeing pictures of Eggman on the desk with "I demand answers" written on it.
"Eggman? He's here too?" Chiaki tilted her head as she would see another photo of Kyoko posing in a picture with Aoi and Bowser. "…Why is she posing with Bowser, of all people?"
She continued to look around until she found a monitor lit up as she would curiously look at it. "Let's see… Dark Samus attacked the Star Festival 2.0… Bowser has been corrupted and is being used as a pawn for their ultimate goal… The Mario Bros, Princess Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Team R-W-B-Y and friends head to space…"
"Okay… at least they're helping but… that's such an odd team name though. Let's see… who are these friends?" She wondered as she took a look, as she let out a gasp, seeing a few names that she recognized.
Ibuki Mioda
Hiyoko Saionji
Mikan Tsumiki
Tears swelled in her eyes, there was a lump in her throat before she wiped her tears. "Don't worry guys… I'll help out!" She said. "I just need to figure out how to get there."
"Mew?"
Chiaki turned her head, seeing Mew and Meloetta approach her. She let out a gasp. "A Mew and a Meloetta? Oh, you two are even cuter in person!" She exclaimed, causing both to blush.
"Mela Mel…"
"You think you two can help me? I want to help my friends out against this war against Dark Samus." She said as Meloetta and Mew nodded. "Great! Now let's get to work! Hopefully we have a testing base in here."
End BGM
BGM: Gummi Ship LAB (Kingdom Hearts)
"Alright, we just need to put a wing here… oooh, maybe if we deck it out like this."
"Mew Mew!"
"Ooooh, good idea! Perhaps if we add a little more boost in the thrusters…"
"Mela Mel!"
"Oh yeah, that'll do nicely! Gotta add a little more oomph to the wheels here. Let's see…" Chiaki pressed a button as lasers shot out. "Perfect!"
"Mew!"
"Hmm… what do we had for the controller… do we do Nintendo 64, Wii, Xbox or Playstation?" Chiaki wondered.
"Mela!" Meloetta gave her Joy Cons.
"Huh? What are these?" She wondered. "Are these some fancy new peripheral? It looks very Nintendo-y." She said as Mew teleported away and then came back with a Switch.
"Mew!"
"…What's a Nintendo Switch?" Chiaki wondered as Mew and Meloetta plugged it in. "Okay, so it's functioning like every console ever with fancy new controllers but-" Meloetta removed the console, revealing it can also be played in handheld. "WHAAAAAAAAAAAA?!" She yelled as Mew snapped the Joy Cons onto the Switch, where she'd hear the satisfying Click! Sound. "Whoa… something tells me this is a smashing hit!"
Sometime later…
End BGM
"Ah perfect. A 3D replica of the Galaga Ship!" Chiaki smiled as she put down the poster. "So why did we build it as an X-Wing?" Chiaki wondered. "…Eh, I can live with this. Star Wars had plenty of games so why not." She chuckled as she hopped in. The controls to manuever the X-Wing were purple Joy Cons. The gear shift was none other than an Atari joystick, she put in a little mini fridge for snacks, the seat had a seat warmer and a massage function, and had a library of games with a screen in the middle just in case if she got bored. There were even little mini seats for Mew and Meloetta to sit in.
Chiaki climbed aboard as did Mew and Meloetta. "Alright, ignition on!"
BGM: Hazardous Highway (Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix)
The X-Wing roared to life, the thrusters lighting up. "Weapons online! Thrusters online! Massage chair and seat warmer online! GPS online! All systems fully operational! How to get out of this place…"
Pause BGM
"…Still working on it." Chiaki sweatdropped. "We didn't even build a hatch or anything for the roof…"
"Mew!" Mew teleported them out of the Future Foundation and landed right on top of Peach's Castle.
Resume BGM
"Okay! Not the ideal runway… but this'll do!" Chiaki said. "Let's fly!" She grinned as the ship moved forward and then blasted off into the sky. "Wooooooo!" She cheered.
Down below, Junko would be sitting on top of the car that she unwittingly wrecked and saw Chiaki fly away. She let out a sigh. "Guess this is where we part ways." She mumbled.
"Alright, GPS online! Show me where the Comet Observatory is at." She said once she was in space. She immediately paled at the thought. "That's how many lightyears from here?! …I can manage!" Chiaki smirked. "Game on!" She exclaimed and flew off, determined to help everyone out against this war.
For a while now, i've had this urge to bring Chiaki back but I kept thinking "How do I do that? Sure, there's that Ultimate Summer Camp from Decadence where she's alive, but bringing that one in via portal just sounds boring..." and as I had been planning to do a Hades chapter where Zagreus keeps getting whalloped by Thanatos, my mind went to Chiaki and I went "...AHA! I know what to do!" and we figured "Hey, Universal reset! Worked with Akechi, why not do the same for Chiaki? Of course, it landed her in the Hades universe by accident..." and then my mind went to Junko. "Okay, yeah, this is SO gonna be a massive "F YOU" to Junko. I love it!"
Of course, Yoshi pointed out that saying "F You" to Junko would be massively difficult given her love for despair, but he also brought up the Lethe River from Greek Mythology, how she can forget about how despair filled her with pleasure and such. I went "Interesting route. Why not?" So yeah, Junko's here too but isn't the same despair inducing bitch she used to be.
...That said, i'm considering Chiaki coming to be my Christmas present for Ibuki in-universe.
Ibuki: What was that about a present?
...Look! A distraction! Birds are flying away with Michael Jackson CDs and a one of a kind electric guitar!
Ibuki: ! *takes off running* GET BACK HERE BIRDS!
That'll keep her busy for a while.