Fandom Super Smash Brothers: The Ten Pillars

[Darklord95]

GrumpySwallow (Dark Pit & Pikachu)
Juri was glaring down at him, her sickening grin plastered across her face. “Awwwww. Isn’t that cute.” She says before dropping down. “The little arcangel has a heart. Barf.” She immediately sends an axe handle kick down toward his head, followed by a lightning fast roundhouse whether he took or dodged the initial hit. “I can’t believe my luck! Ahahahaha!” She shouts sending 2 psycho waves at him by kicking the air, one vertical, the other horizontal. Waves of dark purple energy rocketing toward him. “I come here looking for fun and money. And here I find a twofer.” She puts a finger to her chin, her standing pose was sensual, but with one leg raised, a tae kwon do pose. Showing she was ready to fight even as she was thinking. “Let’s see……last I checked.” She points at Dark Pit “40 million.” Then at pikachu. “80 million.” She then starts laughing hysterically. “How’s it feel being less important then a yellow rat?! Ahahahahahaha!”

Kameron Esters- (captain falcon) (and the rest I don’t remember I’m sorry)
Hayden exits their ship and runs to the hold “oh nonononono!” They manually open it up and a multicolored Onion rolls out. The propeller on its’ top makes it float up and it sprouts 3 spindly legs to give Hayden a spot to call some out. “Please be okay please be okay!” They shout and check on their pikmin. 300 red, rock and blue, 200 yellow and ice, 100 purple and white, 400 pink, 600 glow. They sigh with relief. “All accounted for. Now. Where did I end up. Let’s see. I should probably bring 30 blue, 40 red in case the creatures here are too big to handle, and……..30 pink. Just in case.” They call them all out. “Alright team! Time to scope the area!”

 

[Darklord95]

GrumpySwallow (Toon Link & Pit) Ploegy (Pyra/Mythra)
Suddenly the Zora scatter as a large metal green ball erupts from the water. It had 2 big round lenses that looked like swirly eyes, right above a hatch that looked like a big toothy grin. The mouth opens up, revealing that it’s some kind of submarine pod. It was seemingly offering them an escape. The Zora seem wary to approach it, but who knows how long that’ll last

 

[Darklord95]

GrumpySwallow Ploegy

Meanwhile outside, an Ylissian army led by the Exalt Chrom, and his wife Robin, were scoping the building. “Hm. It seems abandoned. No signs of life whatsoever, at least from the outside. But best to air on the side of caution. I suggest placing at least 10 men at each side of the building. While you and me take the rest in through the front gate.”

“You heard her men! Teams A B C.” Chrom says sectioning them in groups of 10. “left, right, back. Move!” The men do so. And Chrom and Robin get their weapons ready as they approach the front.

 

[Kameron Esters-]

Peregrine stood in silence as he saw the black mass in the sky one moment before disappearing before he had to chance to decipher what it even was "I know not what that was, but I don't have a good feeling about what will come after this point. But this issue with the Church won't resolve itself. Come along, friend! It's going to be awhile before we reach the Badlands to the East. However, we could get to where we need to go much faster but that depends on if you don't have air sickness."
Kaiju Cat

 

[Kaiju Cat]

Using PSI uses a lot of mental work and it shows on her face she looked worn but she was determined to carry herself to the stadium. Joker looked worse for wear than she is. Hey at least they got out of that battle with victory on their hands it seems. It’s a huge accomplishment, it's something to feel proud of. She beamed giving Inkling a big thumbs up, happy to reconvene with the group. “ Yeah I’m ready to get a move on.” She really could go for a bit of a break, switching between different PSI abilities took a lot of energy and each PSI took some considerable work. In the end she could hold her head up high and be proud of the hard work in fighting off her enemies. It’s looking like everyone is present and accounted for anyway. She gave another thumbs up to Noctis and Prompto before moving up a little.

She can’t help thinking Joker and Ann are such a cute and loving couple she hid the huge grin on her face. It was so wholesome to her. She hoped she could be at a place like them someday. But for now finding out what’s going in the smash realm occupies her mind as well as getting to the stadium took over her thought process. But first taking a break was first on her mind. She could reasonably carry herself to get to the stadium; she's damn strong if she says so herself. Paula assumed they’ll be camping tonight.

Ploegy SheepKing SirPrompto15

 

[Kaiju Cat]

Just like the black sphere is gone it took Cyan a bit to gather himself. He didn’t know where the episode came from; perhaps it’s buried deep into his subconscious; it doesn't matter. He took sharp breaths centering his mind in the present; it sure helped keep him focused. Peregrine speaking brought him back at least. “ I think I can handle air travel. I did spend considerable time on Setzer’s airship back home. As for getting air sick I don’t know if I am susceptible to it anyway.” He frowns, the quicker they get across the badlands the more efficient they are. He felt that fire sparking in his eyes again. It's better than his mind going back to those dark times. He's sure he’d be busy whereas he won’t have time to think it may be good to focus on the task at hand soon.

His gaze fell onto his sword, determined to protect his new friend Pereinge and many others so long as he carried the will of the Doma family. He bore his gaze at Peregrine. “ I’ll protect those in need as the retainer of Doma.” He pounds his chest as the fire grows stronger with each word. Now he feels like he has a reason for living and a duty to fill in the name of the late king Doma and his people. Namely to fight in honor of his late wife and son. “ What do you mean by air travel? An airship or are you thinking of traveling through means of magic?” It really doesn’t matter as long as they get to their destination safely.

Kameron Esters-

 

[Ploegy]

Ｐｙｒａ / Ｍｙｔｈｒａ
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Location: At Sea | Interactions: GrumpySwallow Darklord95
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Mythra rolled her eyes as Pit seemed to return to his usual cheery self, and even go as far as to compliment her strength. Was it even that impressive? Maybe for some average Joe, but the angel, and most of the Smash Bros were far from that. Surely her power was hardly impressive when put alongside the likes of them. Sure, she was considered one of, if not THE most powerful blade in Alrest, but here, she was simply on par with the strongest fighters.

"I don't have time for such things," she answered plainly as she pushed aside her previous thoughts. Admittedly her knowledge of boxing was minimal, though saying that was too embarrassing for her. It wasn't as if it was something of commonplace in Alrest anyways. Some fighting styles somewhat mimicked the combat fighters like Little Mac used, but generally they were more akin to martial arts. Even then such fighting styles were rare thanks to the weaponry blades provided their drivers.

Again, Mythra's mind was drifting off course. Luckily Pit's next statement would draw her mind back in. More compliments... Praise wasn't something she was overly used to. If anything, it was something she hardly received given the nature of her power and what she had done hundreds of years ago. Hearing someone so nonchalantly praise her felt off, though she knew Pit was being genuine in his words.

Huffing, the aegis gave a shake of her head as she forced her gaze away from the angel. While her expression was mostly one of irritation, traces of pink dusted her cheeks, hinting at the presence of other emotions. "Yeah, yeah, I know I'm great!" Mythra stated with a small, dismissive wave of her hand. Fake confidence echoed in those words, though deep down, they weren't honestly something she believed herself to be. "As for Pyra, well-"

As quickly as she had begun to speak on behalf of her other self, she was stopped. Pit's sudden action took her by surprise and instantly cut her off. "WHAT THE...?!" she exclaimed as her face began to redden. Her eyes quickly narrowed and her brows furrowed as she stared at the angel in a mixture of frustration and confusion. What was he trying to pull? If he thought getting close with her was going to slide then he was sorely mistaken. If he needed proof of that he could ask Rex next time he was around. She was sure her driver would be more than willing to speak his mind, though perhaps it was best he didn't.

Letting a low growl rumble in the depths of her throat, Mythra was ready to pull back from Pit, but examining the angel's face and hearing his words stopped her. More problems...? Was it really one thing after another? The thought angered her more than anything. Was asking for more than a moment of peace too hard these days? Apparently so. Even with the realm in danger, she would have thought a few moments of repose would be possible. There was only so much even the sturdiest of fighters could handle after all.

"Yeah, okay... Let go of me," she snarled. Even with his warning, she saw no need for them to be so close with one another. It flustered her too much anyways and gave off the wrong idea. Two things she hated more than anything. Pulling herself away from the angel, Mythra abruptly turned her head away, showing clear signs of how flustered she was. Her mind didn't even immediately move to the problem of the Zolas. It needed time to recompose herself.

Luckily, figuring the Zolas out wouldn't be their problem, though it only led to the rise of something else. The arrival of a strange metal device brought about its own problems and upon seeing it Mythra's shoulders tensed up. While she had no clue what exactly she was looking at, it definitely made her uneasy, especially given the situation they had just escaped from. Wrinkling her nose, she glared towards the machinery. "What the hell is that now?!"

 

[Ploegy]

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Location: Kokiri Settlement | Tagged: Kameron Esters- SirPrompto15
Gears GrumpySwallow
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Everything seemed to happen so suddenly and change in a moments notice. One minute the group was fighting robots and mechas and the next everything was over, only to once again change again as the Kokiri spoke to them again. It was a lot for Yoshi to wrap his brain around- more than he was used to. Whatever was going on wasn't so straightforward, which wasn't surprising. Nothing since his arrival had been straightforward. It was one random thing after another. While to an extent he expected such, he would have never thought it would have been like this.

Before his mind could delve into the craziness that had taken place and try to attempt to piece it together, Yoshi felt a hand against his nose. Blinking, he snapped back to reality and quietly stared at the Kokiri girl who was stroking him. Her words caused him to softly snort. Being seen as some standard one of his kind felt like an insult even if it wasn't intended to be. Even so, he kept such thoughts to himself and let it slide. He wasn't one to start a problem over something so mundane. Besides, she had called him cute. That was enough reason to let it go.

As things continued on, Yoshi followed in silence, really having no input on the situation at hand. At this point he was simply a mere follower, nothing more. He didn't mind, though it would be helpful if he could fully understand what was going on. The Kokiri started going on about something called gloom, but what exactly it was, was beyond the dino's knowledge. The only thing clear to him was that there were people in trouble and from the sounds of it, they were being expected to help with it. That was fine by him, though how exactly they would help was beyond him.

Feeling Falcon pull them into a huddle once the Kokiri were done speaking, Yoshi gave a small nod to his words. Of course he wanted to help, but what exactly were they doing? There was no plan, no nothing, and before he could ask for one, the Captain was distracted by a loud crash nearby. Hearing him say he was going to investigate, Yoshi watched him take off without a second thought. Instead of following though, the dino stayed put and scratched at his cheek, clear confusion painted on his face.

"Yoshi so lost..." he mumbled under his breath before he turned to look at the Kokiri. His gaze moved to the one he assumed to be Len and he stepped forward. "Yoshi help. Get friend on back." As the Kokiri was helped onto the dino's back, Yoshi's gaze moved towards the northeast. That was the direction they would need, and luckily was the way Falcon had already gone in. That was one less problem for him.

Averting his eyes back towards the group that was still present, blue orbs landed briefly on Kirby. "Some friend need to carry Kirby. He need Fairy healing too, but Yoshi only carry one." Looking between Shadow, Mog, and the other Kokiri that would be accompanying them, he hoped one of them would be willing to help. It would make things go much smoother in the long run.

 

[GrumpySwallow]

Toon Link & Pit
Where: The Sea
With: Pyra/Mythra Ploegy , Fawful Darklord95

"I see you have survived my little storm," a deep, yet feminine voice echoed around the stranded fighters, "As I would expect from the ones who braved the Ghost Ship: the legendary Super Smash Brothers!"

A spiraling pillar of water rose from the sea, and from the top emerged a Zola woman adorned in trinkets of shells, pearls, and shark teeth. In one hand she carried a staff topped with a large conch shell.

"YOU created that storm?!" an indignant Pit shouted.

The Zola witch laughed scornfully. "Krook was a fool! So blinded, he was, by his search for his precious Crystal Coconut that he could not see just what he had on his own ship! We have tolerated this 'alliance' in case he ever did manage to find the thing, but we never thought he'd stumble upon something far more valuable; something you have managed to retrieve!"

The witch pointed her staff threateningly at the Super Smash Brothers. From the water emerged almost a dozen Zola heads, all surrounding the dinghy, their mouths opened to charge their fireballs. The Zola woman's smirk became a vicious snarl as she shouted, her words carrying the weight of thunder.

"Now, hand over the Pillar! Do it, and we will turn you over to Lord Lunaris with your heads intact!"

Pit and Toon Link exchanged confused looks with each other and looked to Mythra briefly before looking back at the sea witch. Pillar? What pillar? This lady clearly needed an architect, not three waterlogged warriors stranded at sea!

"What pillars are you talking about?" Pit questioned. "Do you mean the Doric or Ionic styles of pillars, or are you more of a Corinthian-type fish...lady?" The angel's nose then scrunched up with distaste. "Or are you like those other guys and prefer the Composite-style of--"

"SILENCE!" the Zola witch snapped. "Don't you think yourself so clever! You are surrounded, and I can see very well that you are in no condition to put up much fight! I will allow you one more chance as you seem to be quite dense: give me the Pillar!"

Toon Link and Pit both scowled, grunting softly in frustration. This was a very bad situation! They didn't know what this 'Pillar' was, and they were surrounded by enemies who clearly won't take no for an answer! Even if the Zolas' fireball attacks didn't destroy them (and they certainly wouldn't be enough to take out such powerful fighters as the Hylian, angel, and Aegis even at their weakest) all the fishmen would have to do is tip their boat over and the three fighters will be at their mercy!

The two warriors gripped their weapons in preparation for another fight for their lives when, suddenly, the Zola scattered! The spiraling column of water holding up the Zola witch disappeared and she fell into the water with a startled shriek! A large green dome emerged from the water near the little dinghy.

"What the hell is that now?!" Pit shouted in unison with Mythra.

Looking upon the grinning green dome as it opened in invitation for the Super Smash Brothers, Pit found alarm bells going off in his head. There was something familiar about those swirly eyes and toothy grin, yet the angel could not quite recall where he had seen that face before.

Unfortunately, he didn't have time to ponder; the Zola witch and her warriors had regrouped! Pointing her staff at the submarine, she shouted, "Don't let them escape! Get them!"

Toon Link decided to make a leap of faith and hopped into the submarine. Unwilling to leave Toon Link alone, Pit followed close behind. Behind them they could hear Zola fireballs being shot at their backs!

 

[Darklord95]

GrumpySwallow (Toon Link & Pit) Ploegy (Mythra)

They see a spear flying toward them until the subs’ mouth shuts, snapping it like a twig. They can see through the swirly eyes that they lower down from the waters surface, going deeper and deeper into the bottom of the lake and even deeper still. The sub tunneling through the sand and dirt, moving it around itself and blocking its’ entrance to keep others from following. After nearly 5 whole minutes of lowering it finally stops. And they hear a high pitched, crackly voice speak through the intercom. “Commencing pressurization.” They hear the sound of compressed air escaping slowly, and the mouth opens. In front of them was a long green corridor with a small round robot with a propeller atop its’ head and 2 little arms at its’ side. It was painted the same way the sub was, swirly eyes and a big toothy grin. In a chipper tone the little robot says “Welcome to Futopia! We are so glad you have decided to stay with us, true you didn’t have a choice, but we appreciate it anyway! Please, follow me! And I will be your tour guide. My name is. 21745962. But you may call me Fendy.” It tells them and starts to lead them down the hall. “Come come. Your host is very busy. Best not to take too much of his time.”

 

[SheepKing]

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The blond boy would confirm that despite his injuries he would most likely be returning to the battle above ground, and that although he could help her escape eventually they would likely have to split up, a fact which made the little secretary frown, especially as his own wavering voice seemed to lack the confidence to bolster such a statement, surely showcasing the direness of the situation. If someone didn’t take a stand against Sephiroth, then there would surely be horrible consequences, and without any of the other fighters and The Slayer long gone, it was possible the young boy was truly the only one left to take on such a tremendous task.

Despite this, every rational thought in Isabelle’s mind told her that letting the boy leave in his condition was anything but the right thing to do. A thought reinforced as the blonde boy nearly stumbled to the ground from summoning his strange black keyblade. Isabelle quickly jerked forward in a panic, ready to catch the boy should he fall, yet eventually relented when he showed no further signs of potentially toppling over.

The boy then went on to briefly explain his situation, that he’d joined with a person who supposedly could help him find someone, the question of who that someone was answered with the mention of a certain someone. with furrowed brows and voice melting with…anger?…sadness? He’d let Isabelle know that he had been able to tell who she mistook him for. It was clear this was certainly a sore topic for the boy, a realization that filled Isabelle with a considerable amount of guilt.

Eyes downcast to avoid the boy’s sorrowful eyes she murmured a meek, “I’m sorry…”

She couldn’t imagine it’d be all the fun to be mistaken for someone else especially when, based on the boy’s reaction, it was a common enough occurrence for him to recognize. After all, back when she and Digby were really little, there had been a few times where one of them had been called by the other’s name by accident, simply by the nature of them being twins even despite the plenty of visual differences between them.

Wondering if it was a similar scenario, Isabelle very well might have asked how the boy was related to Sora if it weren’t for the far more pressing matters at hand. Yet still, here was someone that might have some manner of connection to one of her fellow fighters and was actively searching for them all well. That was a clue that Isabelle couldn’t back away from which meant she needed to stay by his side, leaving her with few options. Either she could join him in the fight against Sephiroth…or convince him against it. As Isabelle wasn’t a fan of dying, she quickly decided on the latter option.

“Sir?”

Isabelle made a mental note to ask for his name.

“I really don’t think it’s a good idea to-Eep!”

The ground rumbled beneath their feet, as whatever was going on above them seemingly reaching its breaking point. The chaotic noises of battle permeated from the hole above as Isabelle gripped onto the nearby desk for dear life. Yet as the floor shook and shook without end, with one last

*BOOM*

The world fell silent.

Still freezed in anticipation for the worse, Isabelle nearly felt overwhelmed by the sudden stillness. Yet nevertheless, with a quick glance over towards the blonde, she then slowly let her eyes wander back up towards the hole above, cautiously optimistic of what such silence could possibly mean.

Then, far quieter than the previous chaos yet still discernible, she heard the sounds of people screaming? No, it wasn’t screaming. Her little button eyes widened, and unbeknownst to the little Shih Tzu, her tail began to wag back and forth.

“They’re cheering.” She solftly gasped. Did this really mean- had Sephiroth really been?- Whatever it meant, this was certainly now their chance. Isabelle’s head whipped back towards Roxas as she finally pulled herself away from the desk.

“I’d like to join you. I’m also looking for Sora and some of my other friends, maybe we can work together to look for them!…If it’s alright”

There she was, coated in dried dust, dirt, sand, and blood, yet for the first time since the plane crash, she hesitantly let a small smile form. Maybe it was too early to let her hopes rise like this, maybe the cheering above was a false alarm, yet nevertheless Isabelle allowed herself to believe that there would be an end to this. That maybe through this mysterious boy, there might be a chance of a happy ending away from this awful base. Away from the cruel guards, away from slain personnel, away from the one winged monster who’d done it. For the sake of her sanity, she had no other choice.

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Interactions: Ploegy (Roxas)
At/previously at the facility: Kaiju Cat (Sephiroth), GrumpySwallow (Lunaris) Kameron Esters- (Military)
Location: Military base
Map: TBA

 

[Kameron Esters-]

"Hold it there, mutt. You're not going anywhere." Several of the soldiers have surrounded Isabelle and Roxas with their rifles pointed at them "Sir, we've apprehended the subject known as 'Isabelle'.

The Commander looks over to Isabelle and Roxas "Let her go."

"But sir, she's a prisoner." One of the soldiers' protests

"We have thousands more like her down in the Inner Levels. We aren't going to sweat over one or two escaped captives." The Commander explains

"And the boy?"

"What about the boy?"

"Do we detain him?"

The commander is remains silent for a few seconds before answer that question with another question "Detain him? We should be congratulating him! If we weren't for him, we'd all be extinct!"

"Don't forget about Lunaris!" Another soldier chimes in

"Yea and him too. But case in point, we owe this kid our lives. I don't give a damn what the head doctor says at this point, he can take it up with me personally if he has a problem with it. You two can get going before they give us our new orders. Things are going to get drastic from here and you don't want to stick around for it."
SheepKing Ploegy

 

[SheepKing]

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And once more, for at least the third time that day, Pichu and Sora were falling. With the wind flying through his fur and his stomach in his throat, Pichu had most of that prior inclination to fear for his life. Sure, for just about anyone this would certainly be a fall towards certain death, but once you fall to your doom so many times and it really starts to lose any and all charm. If this was how they went out then so be it. And so with tiny fists gripped into Sora’s shirt, Pichu huffed as the floating fortress above grew farther in sight, the two quickly breaching the layer of clouds below as they careened down towards the earth.

Yet, as the ground below drew near, Sora summoned a strange windy shield around them, and arms wrapped around the little Pokémon, the two crashed into the dirt with a loud slam, the gusts of wind encircling them shattering, causing a plume of dust to rise up. Save for a rattled head, some nausea, and an unhealthy amount of dust in his eyes, Pichu was especially lucky to be in one piece, as throughout it all the boy had made sure to keep him close, even going so far as to land on his back just so the little rodent wouldn’t face the brunt of the fall. On the flip side, judging by the cry of pain that tore through Sora’s throat, his friend hadn’t been so lucky.

As soon as Sora’s arms let go of him, Pichu helplessly rolled off of the boy’s body, landing face first into the dirt much to his ire. His face all scrunched up, Pichu hurriedly rubbed the dust out from his eyes with one paw, and nudged Sora’s limp arm with another. Though before he could call out to him, a wretchedly shrill unfamiliar voice rang out from outside the bubble of dust, and before the poor animal could even so much as react a pair of small spidery hands suddenly snaked themselves around Pichu’s torso, violently dragging the poor Pokémon away from his friend. The foul kidnapper’s words fell onto deaf ears, as Pichu growled and thrashed against their grip. the sound of Sora himself preparing for battle sending Pichu’s already frenzied state over the edge. He wasn’t going to go down without a fight!

“CHU PI PI! CHU PI PI!”
Let go of pi! Let go of pi!

He furiously barked out, writhing like a wild animal. Left with no other choice, Pichu bared his teeth and bit as hard as he physically could into the hand, leaving small puncture marks along their finger. Small teeth still plunged into flesh, Pichu was mere moments away from releasing a thunderbolt when a third, far more familiar voice finally broke the tension.

“Ptui!” Pichu finally spat out the finger from his mouth, eyes wide in shock. Wait, it couldn’t be?

The dust settled, and sporting bright green hair and the gaudiest robes Pichu’s even seen, Pichu almost couldn’t believe it. It was none other than the stone faced teacher, Byleth bone like sword locked against Sora’s Keyblade, the latter’s weapon disappearing in a flash of light as he along with the electric mouse both exclaimed,

“Pichu!!”
Byleth!!

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Greeted with a wonderfully familiar sight, Pichu’s flight or fight response finally settled as the rational parts of his brain finally kicked in. This, along with the cloud of dust being no more, would finally lead to the little Pokémon realizing his mistake. As the tiny hands holding onto him did not belong to any manner of team Rocket wannabe as he’d assumed. No, the hands were attached to a small child of all things, a nuisance certainly but nothing worth panicking about, and certainly not worth leaving a nasty bite mark on. And, as Byleth ordered Sora to apologize to a man in a big hat, Pichu reluctantly licked the small wounds on the boy’s finger, his method of apology.

Although, ever the prideful creature, even such a gesture wasn’t without any side comments, as he grumbled beneath his breath,

“Pi chu-chu pichu pi pi…”
Not my fault he grabbed pi out of nowhere….

Still, even that couldn’t sour his mood entirely, as the simple fact of seeing someone he recognized was enough to bring a big smile to Pichu’s face. Even if it was just him there, that still gave Pichu hope that they might very well encounter other familar faces, perhaps even a fellow yellow rodent? Pichu was getting ahead of himself.

Nevertheless, as Byleth crouched down to Pichu’s level, the little mouse immediately broke from the child’s grip and hopped onto the ground, excitedly running circles around Byleth’s feet before bolting up his foot and crawling all the way towards the extended arm.

All Zoomied out, Pichu finally answered Byleth’s question with a brief shake of the head and a,

“Pi pichu!”
Pi’s fine!

Although, he would pay mind to gesture towards the blue capped boy. Even if it was mostly the child’s fault for being so handsy, he still felt a little guilty for taking a bite of his finger like that.

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Interactions: Ploegy (Sora & Byleth) GrumpySwallow (Luke & Layton)
Others nearby: Darklord95 (Robin &Chrom)
Location: Battlefield Fortress (Map TBA)

 

[Kameron Esters-]

Captain Falcon stops in his tracks and turns around when Yoshi says Kirby's name "Kirby?" The pilot gasps when he sees Kirby's unconsicious body on the ground "Kirbyyyy!" Captain Falcon quickly limps back over to the pink orb that was his friend before falling over and lands on his stomach, but that doesn't stop the pilot from crawling the rest of his way "Oh my gosh, who would do this to you, Kirby...?!" Captain Falcon scoops up Kirby in his arms. pulling him his chest and cradles him and that's when Yoshi mentions taking Kirby with them to the Great Fairy "Yea...! Good thinking, Yoshi! Say Link, don't you know the Great-" Captain Falcon stops mid-sentence when he didn't see Link around "Hey, where...Where did Link go? He must've scouted ahead. He never was one to waste time when it came to any task. See, that's why I respect him so much! Man is about getting things done! See, that's why Hyrule would be nothing without someone like that. C'mon fellas! The days isn't going to say himself and I wouldn't want Link to take all the glory!" Captain Falcon carefully gets off his knees and stands up and proceeds to lead the way again back towards the smoke in the distance where the crash was. "Don't you worry, Kirby. We got you covered...We won't let ya' down...!" The pilot promises his injured friend that he still cradled in his arms
GrumpySwallow Ploegy SirPrompto15 Gears

 

[GrumpySwallow]

Dark Pit & Pikachu
Where: The Forest, close to the Lake Shore (Subspace Map)
With: Juri Han ( Darklord95 )

Dark Pit jumped back as Juri dropped from the tree with an axe kick aimed straight at his head. His arms immediately came up, using his vambraces to block the roundhouse kicks. The reflection grunted as he felt the power behind the blows. This was definitely not a normal human! Dark Pit jumped back again, taking a few paces backward afterward to create more distance between himself and his attacker. He willed the Silver Bow into his hand as Juri kicked purple energy waves at him, and spun the weapon before him in the infamous Angel Ring attack from Pit's Brawl days.

"HIYAYAYAYAAA!"

The waves were reflected right back at the woman, and Dark Pit proceeded to rapid-fire beam arrows to keep the pressure on her. From the few seconds of combat, the angel was able to catch on that his enemy was a martial artist; it was best to keep his distance whenever possible!

Pikachu leaped off Dark Pit's shoulder and landed on all fours to his right, her fur, ears, and tail standing on end and sparks flying from her cheeks. "Pikachu!"

"Yeah," Dark Pit said softly to the Pokemon, red eyes fixed on Juri. "Those are killer's eyes alright."

As Juri mocked Dark Pit over the size of his bounty, his face remained stern, his eyes narrowing only slightly. So, there was a bounty on his head, Pikachu's too, and his attacker aimed to claim it. Was this what Princess Zelda wanted to warn him about? Looks like the Super Smash Brothers have gone from legendary heroes of the realm to wanted criminals during the past year! Dark Pit couldn't help but find a touch of amusement in that. As far as he was concerned, he has always been treated as a criminal, or a dangerous animal that needed to be put down for the good of all. This just gives him an extra excuse to knock some heads around! If it's a fight this lady wants, Dark Pit will oblige. It's too bad she won't be collecting on his head; funerals are expensive!

Rather than rise to her taunt, Dark Pit responded simply and with a sneer, "Your hair is stupid."

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Professor Layton & Luke
Where: Battlefield Fortress
With: Byleth & Sora ( Ploegy ), Pichu ( SheepKing ), Chrom & Robin ( Darklord95 )

Luke let out a startled cry as Pichu began struggling in his arms. "Oh! Oh, it's alright! Please calm down! I won't hurt you-- AIIIEEE!!"

Luke's pained squeal drew Layton's attention from Sora. He saw the little yellow critter biting the boy's finger and was instantly alarmed. "Luke!"

Before he could help Luke with Pichu, Sora sprang to life and summoned an enormous key! Layton immediately put himself between the Keyblade wielder and Luke, but before the Professor could do anything else, Byleth intervened, his sword locked against the key. Byleth called the boy by name and the boy, Sora, recognized the swordsman. The tension in the air seemed to vanish completely as Sora hugged Byleth and the other professor tended to his hurts. Layton exhaled softly in relief and looked back to Luke, seeing Pichu now licking the injury he inflicted on the child's hand.

"Luke, are you alright?"

Luke put on a brave smile as he tried to fight back tears that threatened to spill from his eyes. "I'm alright, Professor! Pichu was just scared, is all!" He beamed at the little Pokemon to show there was no hard feelings. "But everything is okay now, right Pichu? Blimey, you're really feisty for a little guy!"

Layton chuckled lightly, "Yes, he is certainly full of spirit, very much like you, my boy. Pichu, is it?"

As Sora apologized and introduced himself, Layton and Luke couldn't help but smile, finding his cheerfulness infectious. This boy was like the sunshine personified! Layton took hold of the brim of his hat and tipped it politely. "It's quite alright, Sora. No harm done, and I am glad to see you are uninjured. I am Professor Hershel Layton of Gressenheller University, and a new acquaintance of Professor Byleth."

Luke bobbed his cap in a manner similar to the Professor. "And I am Luke Triton, Professor Layton's apprentice! I saw you fall out of that flying castle, Sora. What was that all about? And you're a Super Smash Brother like Professor Byleth? You and Pichu? Wow! I suppose anyone or anything can be a Super Smash Brother, huh?"

"I would certainly like to meet the other members if that is the case," Professor Layton said brightly. "The opportunity to meet such a diverse group of people and beings has piqued my curiosity. Do any of them enjoy puzzles?"

Luke giggled as Pichu, overcome with a case of the zoomies, leaped out of his arms and ran circles around Byleth. As Pichu spoke to Byleth and gestured to Luke, the apprentice put his hands on his hips and stuck his nose in the air in an attempt to look tough. He wasn't a little kid who needed a parent to kiss his boo-boo! "Aw, I'm alright! No need to trouble yourself with me, Professor Byleth!" It was then that Luke's sharp eyes caught sight of something heading straight for the fortress. The boy became alarmed and pointed in the direction. "Professors! Over there! There's an entire army coming our way!"

 

[Darklord95]

GrumpySwallow (Dark Pit and Pikachu)

Juri easily cartwheels and hops and slides to avoid the reflected attacks and the arrows, her body was unnaturally flexible, she was nearly making a pretzel of herself as she avoided the attacks. She hears his return taunt and laughs again. Her eye shines purple and suddenly she was right in front of him, he hadn’t even seen her twitch. And before he knew it she’d sent a rising kick up his chin, and swung the same leg back to knock Pikachu away before hopping up and sending a few mid air stomps down into Dark Pits body. The last one hard enough to send him to the floor. “Was that supposed to get on my nerves? Well good job. It worked!” She shouts as she sends another axe kick down toward his head while he’s on the ground.

Ploegy (Byleth and Sora) SheepKing (Pichu) GrumpySwallow (Layton and Luke)

Chrom kicks the door in and the men file in. They all start searching the place, looking for any bandits or anything of the sort.

“Hm. This place seems abandoned…….yet I can’t shake a feeling….” Robin comments, her eyes wandering to the floor above them.

“You and I can handle whatever we find on the top floor. C’mon.” Chrom tells her. The exalt and wife start going up floor by floor with their men.

 

[Ploegy]

Ｐｙｒａ / Ｍｙｔｈｒａ
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Location: Futopia | Interactions: GrumpySwallow Darklord95
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Yet another scene seemed to rapidly unfold. This day really could not get any worse. Watching the Zola whom claimed to be a witch prepare to unleash an attack upon them while the others began spitting fireballs in their direction, Mythra gave a sharp sigh. A break really wasn't coming any time soon. It was exactly how her life on Alrest was- a constant run for her life. The peaceful moments were always short lived.

Huffing, the aegis watched as her companions jumped towards the odd machine that had popped out of the water, leaving her with little choice of her own. If she didn't want to be left behind then she needed to follow suit and join them, even if she had a bad feeling about the whole thing. Putting her own stubbornness behind, Mythra took the leap, and as soon as she did, the doors seemed to close behind her, leaving whatever attacks behind them.

Briefly glancing at her companions, she stayed silent before she moved past them to further investigate the submarine. There wasn't much to see though, but glancing towards the windows it had, she could tell they were going deeper into the sea- a place she didn't feel very comfortable returning to. After being beneath the Cloud Sea for five hundred years, Mythra couldn't say she was eager to return to being beneath the surface for long, though then again, maybe it was better if she did stay under it. For a brief moment, her own self hatred bubbled up inside her, reminding her why she had even agreed to having herself thrown in the depths of the sea in the first place. It was hard to ignore such emotions, but she couldn't afford to think upon them at a time like this. She slowly shook her head to rid it of such thoughts, and luckily to aid her in such an endeavor was the halt of the submarine. It seemed they had arrived at their destination.

The hatch seemingly opened on its own and before Mythra could even think to take a step out, a small machine came into view. Her eyes became sharp and if it hadn't spoke up quickly, she might have summoned her blade, but she held herself back for now, even if the bot was rather annoying.

"Futopia...?" she mumbled with a quirk of her brow. The name certainly didn't ring any bells, but the Smash Realm was ever expanding. It was entirely possible it had come to be in the last year, though then again, a place under the sea would have been fairly easy to miss. That was besides the point. "Yeah... I can't say I really want to be here... Maybe you could just give us a way out of here and we don't have to bother this host or whatever. We don't waste his time, he doesn't waste ours. Seems like a good deal."

Maybe it was rude of her to want to leave as soon as they arrived, but who could blame her. The situation was exactly ideal nor did she like the sounds of this host thinking meeting them would be a waste of time, or something like that. A person like that gave her all the wrong vibes, though maybe in that regard she was similar. She hated her own time wasted as well.

 

[Darklord95]

Ploegy (Pyra/Mythra) GrumpySwallow (Toon Link & Pit)

“You misunderstand guest! Your gallant host would not be inconvenienced by your meeting. Quite the opposite in fact.” Fendy tells Mythra. “If you all were an inconvenience, he would’ve not helped you at all!” It tells them in a chipper tone. “And besides. There are only 3 ways out of here. And you just came from one of them.”

 

[Ploegy]

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Location: Military Base | Interactions: SheepKing Kameron Esters-
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It wasn't hard for Roxas to tell Isabelle felt bad for assuming he was Sora from simply looking at her, though the sorry only added to it. In a way it made him feel bad, though who could blame him. He had been taunted by such a thing before finally giving in to reunite with the other boy to supposedly restore his memories and wake him. It was a sour spot that he hated being forced to remember, yet it seemed that his time in this world would likely bring up constant reminders of his ties to Sora. As much of a pain as it was, it was something he'd have to accept if he planned to continue and move forward. Besides, his goal was to find the very one he was being mistaken for. Surely such a thing helped his case rather than hurt it. Then again, was that really what he wanted? Even if this world had separated them, there was no telling that if they were united that he wouldn't simply cease to exist. Did he really want to give up his freedom after this place had so kindly gave it to him?

The thought troubled Roxas' mind, though no signs of his struggle managed to cross his features. Instead, his face softened, showing hints of compassion as he looked down at the secretary before him. Maybe he had gotten too soft. It was a bit embarrassing, but he accepted it nonetheless, and as he did, the faint traces of kindness turned into a genuine smile. Allowing Oathkeeper to momentarily disappear, he lifted his hand up to scratch the side of his head as he let a soft sigh slip between his lips.

Roxas would have spoken in that moment, but Isabelle's voice prevented him from doing so. Being called "sir" felt so strange and overly formal as well. It only showed the boy the heights of the Shih Tzu's politeness. It wasn't something he was familiar with. More times than not he had been looked down upon outside a select few who offered some respect his way. Pushing that aside, he listened to her continue on. Her words left his smile to fade as he silently pursed his lips together, though the warning she heeded him was short lived.

Isabelle's yelp was quickly followed by the ground shaking, which caused Roxas to nearly lose his already shaky footing. Catching himself by digging Oblivion into the ground for balance, a soft growl of annoyance rumbled in his throat before his eyes shot up towards the hole in the ceiling. Something was happening! Something big!

Panic began rising in his chest and urging him to quickly take action before it was too late, but before his body could even dare to move a loud BOOM echoed out from above. Silence followed, leaving Roxas staring down at the ground beneath him. His mind had expected the end to come in that very moment, but nothing ever came. Whatever had happened, it hadn't been the meteor bringing the end. Something had prevented it.

His eyes quivered, still finding himself in shock. While he should be feeling relieved, he found himself with a sinking feeling in his gut. If someone more powerful had showed up, then who's to say they weren't still in trouble. The sounds of cheers coming from the hole above did little to force such a thought from Roxas' mind. Despite the good that arose from it all, he was nervous and it showed. It was exactly like what he had seen in his approach- Sephiroth had attacked that odd looking creature and killed it, only to turn around and try to destroy the place. Who could say this "savior" wasn't looking to do something worse. It made him hesitant to savor the moment.

Despite his internal conflict though, Isabelle's voice once again pulled him back to reality and he focused his attention on her. Her voice was kind and caused the Nobody's face to soften once more. How could he turn her down? Looking at her, it seemed she could use a hand. How she had even ended up in a situation like this was beyond him, but the least he could do was help her out. In return it might help him, even if he was wary to openly trust anyone. If anything, she seemed more trustworthy than the others he had encountered. She didn't immediately drill him with uncomfortable questions or point a gun at him. That was a good thing.

Loosening his grip on Oblivion, he finally let the second key vanish as he rubbed the back of his head. "Well, it'd probably be rude of me to leave you behind in a place like this..." he finally spoke as he lowered his head. Before he continued on, his eyes quickly moved over to look at Isabelle only to notice the smile on her face. Immediately, he felt embarrassment wash over him. Why did a cute dog have to smile at him? It only made turning her down feel like less of an option- as if he even had the choice. He'd beat himself up if he didn't at least get her out, but this arrangement she was proposing was more than that. It was a partnership until they could find Sora. Finding himself flustered, Roxas pulled his gaze from her and he creased his brows in attempt to sharpen his features and appear less soft. "I'll agree. We can go-"

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His sentence was rudely interrupted as a group of soldiers barged into the room. Their sudden appearance hardly put Roxas at ease and despite only having forced his keys to vanish, he unsteadily stepped forth and resummoned them while taking a defensive stance in front of Isabelle. Anger quickly returned to his face, though it was short lived. While the first soldier announced they had surrounded "the subject" the second told him to let her go. That was when the talk turned to him and his eyes narrowed even more. If these people thought they were going to capture him, they were sorely mistaken. He'd fight even in his injured state.

Such a thing wouldn't come though. Actually the words that came from the commander caused a dumbfounded look to appear on the Nobody's face. "Huh...?" he breathed out. Did he hear them right? They should be congratulating him? Roxas cocked his head, unsure of how to respond to such a thing. Here he had thought his involvement had done nothing yet this man was making it out to be some great feat, though from the sounds of it another- a person named Lunaris- had also stepped in. That must have been who had caused the loud explosion from before. While these people seemed to praise him, the unsettling feeling returned in Roxas' gut. He couldn't act on it now though. There were more important things at hand.

"Right... We'll get out of here..." he responded lowly. Accepting a free escape was their only choice. As much as he was disgusted by the implications that were made of other subjects being in this place, there wasn't much he could do, not while having another life to think of.

As Isabelle crossed his mind again, Roxas shifted his gaze to her before taking a step closer and allowing Oblivion to disappear yet again. Despite calling off one key, Oathkeeper stayed in hand and remained defensively position as the teen crouched down and wrapped an arm around the dog to pick her up. "If you try and pull a fast one, I'll make sure you regret it. Got it?!" Bitterness oozed from those words as he spat them at the soldiers with much distain. Roxas wasn't about to have himself stabbed in the back by these people. He'd make sure they got what was coming for them if they tried anything.

"Hold on... I'm getting us out before they change their minds," he whispered so only Isabelle could hear. Without waiting for an answer, the boy strained his legs one last time before pushed himself into the air and carefully gliding upwards through the hole he had conveniently created. Reaching the windows he had originally entered through, he exited through them and hovered in the sky momentarily, his eyes focused on the Citadel overhead. "Well, that's new..."

There was no time to gawk though. His body was screaming out in pain still. Lowering himself to the ground, he carefully set Isabelle down before he dropped to his knees. It was then Oathkeeper disappeared again. Hunching over, Roxas allowed his shoulders to heavily rise and fall as he took in deep breaths. As strong as he had been trying to appear he really was still beat up from Sephiroth's attack. There was no denying it.

After a moment of gathering himself though, he rocked back in his place and shifted from sitting on his knees to sitting on his butt instead. "So, you're Isabelle, huh?" Roxas spoke as his blue eyes settled upon the dog. Allowing a faint smile to return to his face, he extended a hand out to her before continuing on: "I'm Roxas. Hopefully we'll work well together."

 

[GrumpySwallow]

Location: The Jungle
Interactions: Yoshi ( Ploegy ), Captain Falcon ( Kameron Esters- ), Shadow the Hedgehog & Mog ( SirPrompto15 ), Kirby ( Gears ), Hayden ( Darklord95 )

"Thank you for helping us, Super Smash Brothers," the Kokiri scout named Kona said as he aided the paralyzed Len onto Yoshi's back. "I will escort you to Glimmerwing Post. Someone has to carry poor Figg there."

The Kokiri-turned-frog croaked from within Kona's cloak.

"I shall come along too," said a bright orange ball of light with wings, a fairy, as he hovered over the Super Smash Brothers. "I am Sasha, Faydo's fairy partner. Since she cannot accompany you, she asked me to go in her stead and explain what has been going on in the Realm. A lot has happened since the last Super Smash Brothers Tournament. I'll tell you as we go."

The afflicted Kokiri and Sasha were all startled at the sudden crash nearby. Looking at the rising smoke, Kona spoke. "... We should get going."

True to his word, as the group began their travel to the Great Fairy's fountain, Sasha began to explain the plight of the Realm. The crash had caused the forest go silent, having scared off nearby wildlife, and the fairy's voice kept the quiet atmosphere from being too unsettling.

"Not long after the Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Tournament, the Master Hand and the Crazy Hand vanished! A sorcerer by the name of Lunaris appeared immediately after and declared himself the new ruler of the Realm. Many fought, but none could stand against his power. He deposed the Hands, we all know it, but we do not know how he did it, or what became of the Hands afterward. After his takeover, the land changed for the worse. Monsters are everywhere, and so are the soldiers of Lunaris. We have heard stories of natural disasters in parts of the world and unusual weather patterns in others. The Sorrowfen is spreading. The Great Forest to the south has been corrupted. We recently received news that... that..."

Sasha choked on a sob. Kona was stonefaced. It was clear what had happened in the Great Forest pained them terribly. Sasha finally managed to pull himself together to finish. "That... the Great Deku Tree has passed..."

The fairy broke down into sobs, unable to hold back any longer. Kona picked up where Sasha left off. "There is something else: Lunaris has decreed that the Super Smash Brothers be considered enemies of the Realm. You're criminals now. There are many of us who remember how you have saved our world, but times are desperate. You must tread carefully. Shhh! Duck!"

The group ducked behind the trees and dense ferns of the jungle. Kona gently enclosed Sasha in his hands to make sure his sobs wouldn't attract attention. A gang of Kremlings, all wearing leather jackets with the image of a round silver and gold smiling mask printed on the back, passed by. One had a Klaptrap on a leash. The little critter sniffed the air, pointed in the direction of the hidden Super Smash Brothers and the Kokiri, and began barking. The barking became a yelp as the handler yanked hard on the leash.

"Shaddup!"

"Hey, don't you think we should check it out? There was that crash not too long ago."

"No way! There ain't been nothin' yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that! It's probably some dumb bird that got shot outta the sky by those eye things. Ain't the first time that's happened. Besides, I'm not workin' off the clock! You?"

"Good point. We don't get overtime."

The Kremlings passed by without further incident. Kona waited a moment, scouted ahead, then quickly returned. "All clear. Let's keep moving."

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Lord Lunaris
Where: The Flying Citadel, hovering over the Military Base

Shiri returned to the balcony outside of Lunaris's private chambers. Following behind was Odessa, who had a wood and metal staff topped with two Shemum facing each other, their tails entwined, in hand. Shiri hovered nervously over the fallen Hylian Lord while Odessa carefully put her staff aside on the marble and turned Lunaris so he rested on his back. She pressed fingers to his neck to feel for a pulse before moving her hands to hurridly undo his cloak and unbutton his doublet, exposing a cream-colored undershirt. She reached out to remove his right gauntlet but froze before she touched it. She recalled the last time she removed one of Lunaris's gauntlets while tending to him and the memory of that moment caused her to shudder. Deciding to take the risk of leaving the gauntlets on, Odessa placed her hand onto the sorcerer's chest and channeled magical electricity into his body in an attempt to resuscitate him. She repeated the spell thrice more before Lunaris snapped back into consciousness with a gasp.

Odessa peered into the eyeholes of the silver and gold mask. "Welcome back to the Land of the Living, my Lord."

For a moment, Lunaris could not speak as he was gasping for air. When his breathing finally settled, he looked into the woman's dull, impassive brown eyes. "The meteor is gone by my hand. Come now, don't tell me you are not impressed."

"The only thing I am impressed by is the fact you are alive," Odessa said. "You need to take care of yourself. It is becoming more and more difficult to revive you. The time will come when my magic will no longer be enough."

Lunaris grunted softly in annoyance. He's heard all that before, numerous times. "Isn't there a more comfortable place we can have this conversation, dear Odessa? ... My chambers are right behind you."

Odessa raised a brow at him, not a trace of amusement on her face. She then bowed her head. "We can take this conversation to the comfort of your bed chamber, my Lord... when you are able to get up and move yourself there."

She grabbed her staff, got to her feet, and walked indoors. It wasn't until ten minutes had passed that Lunaris realized assistance wasn't coming. The priestess had, indeed, left him there to get up on his own.

"... I suppose I did deserve that, Shiri."

 

[Darklord95]

Ploegy (Yoshi) Kameron Esters- (C. Falcon) SirPrompto15 (Mog & Shadow) Gears (Kirby)

Hayden managed to find something buried a little ways from the ship. “Alright team! Start digging!” The Pikmin all use their leaves to shovel dirt, until they finally unearth a large stash of Rupees. “Woah! These green and red gems must have a bunch of Sparklium!” Hayden says excitedly. “Let’s start packing!” The Pikmin each grab a rupee and start carrying them to the ship.

 

[Gears]

Kameron Esters- SirPrompto15 GrumpySwallow Ploegy Darklord95
Kirby waited patently, scanning the area as it looked for the perfect time to attack. Although his mechanical weapons had been destroyed in battle, Kirbys inhale ability was still useful but he would have to find the right moment to strike. Until then he felt the closest thing to annoyance he could with his lack of personality simulation, his creators seeing emotions as pointless for a weapon like him.

 

[Ploegy]

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Location: Jungle | Tagged: Kameron Esters- SirPrompto15
Gears GrumpySwallow
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Captain Falcon seemed to suddenly come back as soon as Yoshi made mention of Kirby needing help. How convenient. Honestly the dino hardly knew how to react. It was probably best he didn't anyways. The less he tried to figure out the randomness around him, the better. It was easier that way. Besides, he had his own things to worry about. As long as someone was taking care of carrying their friend that was all that mattered and allowed him to do his own job of carrying the injured Kokiri on his back.

Staying quiet as the began to move, Yoshi fell in place near the middle of the group and listened to the odd glowing ball speak. Despite knowing of the fairies thanks to his time around one of the Link's during the Subspace attacks, he still found them to be quite odd. They certainly were different from the ones that resided in the Mushroom Kingdom, though he had only seen pictures of them and heard stories from Mario and his friends. He admittedly had never seen one in person. Even so, they were certainly more than a ball of light with little wings coming from them.

Despite his seemingly distracted mind, he was still taking in what she was saying, even if it was a typical kind of story which he had heard many times before- some powerful being using their abilities to rise to power and supposedly gain even more power. It was what seemed to happen in this world time and time again. Maybe the Hands should hire better security or something, then again, the Smash Bros kind of were that security. It didn't help if they were always brought in after the fact. There was no changing that though. What did matter was there were here now, and they could make a difference like they always did. That was if the other were present as well.

Yoshi's tail gave a nervous twitch at that thought and he quickly cast his gaze downward. The others surely had to be present, right? Mario was out there somewhere fighting and protecting this world already, right...? As much as he tried to convince himself of it, he struggled. There was no proof after all. Even looking at their ragtag group, they only had a couple of the Smash Bros present. Even Link had disappeared again. It worried him and caused his tail to continue to twitch. It wasn't made any better when Kona mentioned they were criminals.

"Yoshi see..."

His voice trailed off as the command to duck came out. Obeying immediately, Yoshi carefully took cover, being mindful of the man on his back, though he did manage to get a look through the underbrush. The kremlings weren't an overly unfamiliar sight to him, though his own interactions with them had been extremely limited, only having run into them once when they had been invited to one of the baseball outings they had some time ago. These were different from the kremlings back then though. They somehow seemed even more thuggish. Not putting much thought into it, he rose once again once the coast was clear and he fell into step behind Kona once again.

"So what Yoshi understand is Smash Brothers now criminals and Lunaris guy beat up Hands for power then monsters showed up?" he paraphrased, clearly leaving out some details of the story they were just told. "Sound like Hands really need Smash Bros help again. Yoshi help if Yoshi can! Promise! People need Smash Bros after all and Yoshi proud to be one! Yoshi always want help people in need!"

Despite his broken speech, the dino's words were understandable enough and a cheery look manage to make itself present on his face. He was determined, even if the others weren't here yet, he would do his best to help where he could.

"Just keep showing Yoshi way and Yoshi do what he can to help."

 

[SirPrompto15]

Mog the Moogle and Shadow the hedgehog
GrumpySwallow Ploegy Kameron Esters-
"Yoshi,that your name,right Kupo?" Mog asked Yoshi.
"Things might be bad Kupo! But I want to help too! I do Cyan is alright too Kupo!" Mog flew up to Kirby and attempted to heal him with one of his dances.
Shadow listened to what was going on. " Does that mean Sonic is in this mess as well?" It wasn't the first time Sonic was wrongly acussed. The first time it was because of Shadow. The autorities mistook Shadow for Sonic as he robbed a bank for a Chaos emerald. That was whrn he was under Gerald Robotnik's control. Shadow was not to proud of that.
"Then allow me to help clear Sonic's name. I own him that much." Shadow replied.

 

[Ploegy]

Ｓｏｒａ & Ｂｙｌｅｔｈ
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Location: Battlefield Fortress | Interactions: SheepKing
GrumpySwallow Darklord95
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Allowing his body to relax, Sora's posture eased up as the professor greeted him. The politeness the man displayed certainly made the boy feel a bit worse for immediately assuming he was in danger, but it was good he had so easily forgiven. At least he didn't seem to hold a grudge.

Before he could even think to respond to Layton's introduction, Luke spoke up and drew Sora's attention towards him. He displayed a similar gesture to that of the older man, though he certainly was a bit more excitable. It wasn't too different from how Sora was himself. It was a welcoming and somehow made the smile on his own face grow. Listening to the other teen, the keyblade wielder let out a cheery laugh as he rubbed the back of his head. It wasn't everyday he experienced such things, even despite him being someone rather special in his own world. More times than not his ties to the keyblade were met with people trying to beat him up to take his power for themselves, but it seemed that his role as a Smash Brother was respected. That was nice.

Before the boy could say anything though, he felt Byleth's gaze momentarily fall upon him. "I'd like to know about that too... Surely you have good reason for jumping so recklessly like that, and even more importantly why you're flight didn't kick in."

"Well... uh...!" Sora stammered. Why hadn't his flight kicked in? He wasn't even sure, but he assumed it was tied to his crash before. His body had been in a panic after all, but if that was enough to cause such magic to act out of line, he was unsure. He couldn't change it now. "I'm not sure about why my flight refused to kick in, but I can tell you about what happened."

Sora would have continued on, but he watched as the attention briefly shifted to Pichu. Despite the chaos that had momentarily ensued, the electric mouse seemed as chipper as ever now. It made Sora's brief uneasiness fade.

Byleth on the other hand watched the mouse silently, seemingly unfazed by his sudden burst of energy. His mind briefly moved back to how he had approached the two Smash Bros. While he hadn't anticipated Pichu would attack as well, perhaps he should have. The rodent posed more of an attitude than Sora, so maybe he should have been his first priority. Alas, it didn't matter. All was good after all.

Feeling Pichu climb onto him, Byleth's mind snapped back to reality and a faint, but genuine smile began to form on his lips. "Good to know Sora took good care of you," he said before lifting his other hand to ruffle the fur atop Pichu's head. His gaze soon drifted to Luke as he quickly dismissed the idea of being healed, and Byleth gave a curt nod of his head. It was no issue, but he wouldn't force any healing upon the boy if he didn't want it. "Very well, but if it gets worse don't be afraid to ask."

Pushing himself back to his full height, while still keeping Pichu on his arm, Byleth turned his head towards Sora once more. It was best they moved back into the fortress and talked over what they all knew before coming up with a plan and setting out. He was prepared to suggest as much, but Luke's sudden exclamation cut him off before he could even begin. Did he hear him right? An entire army?

Immediately Byleth's head shot in the direction of the fortress and much to his own surprise, Luke was right... an army stood before them. When had they managed to move in? Where had they even come from? The professor was unsure on either of these questions, but in the moment they didn't matter. What mattered was their safety. There was no telling if they were friend or foe after all.

"Soldiers..." Sora breathed out, his eyes widening. Had they followed them from the Citadel? Maybe they had teleported down in pursuit of him and Pichu. Were they that serious about intruders?! The thought worried him and instinctively he stepped forward to put himself between the army and the group. All traces of his cheerfulness quickly vanished as seriousness blanketed his face. Once again, he extended his arm and allowed his key to manifest in a flash of light. "If these are the guys from that castle we're in big trouble!"

Despite Sora's willingness to take action, Byleth was more calm. He was no stranger to staring down armies, sometimes even on his own. Even as a mercenary, he had been considered a one man army, hence how he received a name like the Ashen Demon. As much as he hated such a name, if he had to display why he had been given it, he would, though that would only be after he tried keeping things civil. These men didn't seem to take immediate action, making it seem like their objective might be something else.

Without a word, the professor carefully lifted Pichu from his arm and moved next to Sora before placing the mouse on his head. Giving the keyblade wielder a brief, but stern look, Byleth continued on until he stood halfway between the soldiers and his own companions.

"Don't move any closer." His voice, while still monotonous, held a certain sternness to it and his face remained as stone cold as usual. "State your purpose for being here."

Was that even going to work? Sora didn't want to doubt Byleth's own abilities, but he couldn't say he knew the other for his social skills. Actually, he had always recalled the professor being rather quiet. Did he really know how to talk down an entire army and avoid issue? Gripping the hilt of his keyblade tighter, he quickly turned his head in Layton and Luke's direction. "If things don't remain calm, try and take shelter, okay? Pichu and I will keep you protected to the best of our abilities!"