Fandom Super Smash Brothers: The Ten Pillars

[Kameron Esters-]

Bang! went the loud, metallic sound along the length of the stone corridor that they had temporally occupied. There stood the Legionnaire whom Cyan had failed earlier, in a nonchalant stance, expression unreadable from the low shadow of his helmet.

"Cyan. Peregrine. You are to accompany me ," he issued clipped orders of discipline. "In the name of Lord Zalunbar."

Eyebrow raised by Peregrine. "To where?" was the careful but curious inquiry.

"A tour of the city. His Radiance has taken an interest in you." The Legionnaire's gaze fell squarely on Cyan. "He wishes for you to see the core of the Legion's strength before arriving at the training grounds-where he intends to witness yours."

With that they stepped once again outside onto the streets, and dusk began washing over the city in its first warm amber and crimson flushes, stretching long shadows from the looming statues and towering colonnade. The disciplined rhythm of Darknut life moved around them: while Gymnatai went on practicing rigid spear drills in orderly formations, Hoplites patrolled in methodical circuits along the high walls, ever watchful. In the distance, Peltasts practiced volleys of javelins in synchronized rhythm, their throws arcing like flocking birds of prey before thudding into reinforced targets.

The Legionnaire guided them in silence, the weight of his earlier defeat not spoken of, yet heavy in the air between them. He spoke only to identify parts of the city: "This is the Hall of Devotion-where oaths are sworn and ranks bestowed." "That tower is the Bastion of the Red Watch-our night patrols convene there."

At last, they came to the training grounds: a vast hollow, darkened by stone and encircled by towering statues of the Legion deities past, gazing down on the scene with empty eyes like silent judges. Warriors were lined in rows, honing their craft within marked circles: iron striking iron in a relentless chorus of discipline. Sweat, incense, and the rhythmic cadence of war chants echoed in the background.

The Legionnaire turned to Cyan. "This is where we test resolve and mettle. Zalunbar himself will be watching."

He gestured toward the central sparring circle, the largest of them all-its floor was black marble and scarred with ancient runes, humming slightly beneath footfalls. A silhouette walked across the heights above, gilded and touched with crimson light.

Then Peregrine moved beside him, giving just a slight nod. "It looks like your moment's come, my friend. Let's see how deep this rabbit hole goes."
Kaiju Cat

 

[GrumpySwallow]

Pit
Location: A chocobo ranch in the Plains
Interactions: Ploegy , Shroomie

Well, so much for be able to avoid making a hard choice! Pit stared calmly at Mythra as she scoffed and looked away from him. "... What do you want me to say, Mythra? That you're right? Fine! You're right! You've been right about everything! We cannot keep getting caught up in everyone's problems, not while there is a much bigger threat to handle. The others may be fighting right now and need our help!"

Pit shut his eyes as he tried to gather his thoughts, not exactly an easy thing for an angel who preferred action over contemplation. "But... if this does give us a chance to see this Lunaris creep, we shouldn't pass it up!" He then grinned, brimming with confidence. "He's clearly scared of us; why else would he try to turn the whole world against us? He can't be any worse than Tabuu, Galeem, or Dharkon! I bet between the three of us we'll have Lunaris crushed before dinner time! Imagine the looks on everyone's faces when we show up and tell them the Realm is saved! Then we can finally have our party!"

One can always count on Pit to have his mind on food! The smile then disappeared, the angel's face suddenly serious. "I know the risks, Mythra, but if there is a chance I can take down the enemy Boss once and for all, I'm gonna take it." He shouldered his bow. "All I need is one good shot!"

Pit had made his decision. As much as he loathed the thought of their group splitting up, especially after Toon Link's disappearance, he was not going to judge Mythra nor stop her should she decide to take a different path.

The old chocobo rancher sighed and shook his head. "That's a grim thing yer speakin' of, and I'd rather my family not get caught up in that kind o' business. Still, if yer set on goin', at least take this with yer." He retrieved two full-faced headpieces that resembled a chocobo's head. "These're chocobo jockey hats. Maybe they'll keep folk from bein' suspicious."

"And we'll lend you our swiftest chocobo, Cirrus!" Christi added.

The solemn-faced chocobo with messy headfeathers uncannily similar to a certain blonde-haired, buster-sword-wielding swordsman looked to Christi upon hearing his name. "Wark!"

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At the Gorman Track, a horse ranch not too far from the Chocobo Ranch, Ingo slipped off his horse, the arrogance he displayed earlier replaced by pure distress.

"SHOOOOOOOOOOT!!!" Ingo shouted, hands clutching his head as he writhed in panic. "The Super Smash Brothers! Here! Of all the times for THEM to show up! And they're helping those chicken farmers!"

Ingo's twin brothers, who unlike their foppish triplet wore the simple overalls of stablemen, looked to each other and then at Ingo. The youngest triplet rubbed his hands together, round sunken eyes alight with greed.

"The Smash Brothers? Ho-ho! Lord Lunaris will richly reward us for their capture! Let's go after them, brothers!"

Ingo straightened and stomped over to his sibling, forcing him to wilt. His voice dripped sarcasm in the beginning then rose into a rant. "Yes, my clever little brother! A brrrrrilliant idea! Let us, a group of horse ranchers, go and capture the legendary Super Smash Brothers, the greatest warriors in all of the world and beyond! I can't possibly imagine how this will go wrong for us! Why, I'd bet they'll quake in their shoes the moment they lay eyes on us! Lead the charge, brother!"

Believing his point to have been made, he turned his back on his siblings, stroking his mustache as he plotted. "No, we cannot fight them. I cannot have ol' Graham winning those races and becoming an equal to me, the great Ingo! This will require cunning... and I have just the idea!"

Ingo turned to his brothers again, mustache crooked in a devious grin. "Do we still have those Bombchus?"

 

[GrumpySwallow]

Odessa
Location: The Swamp
Interactions: Kameron Esters- , SirPrompto15

At Cheese's bold charge, the eyes of the kut-out glowed red! With a maniacal laugh, the boss fired lasers at the little Chao!

"MUAHAHAHAAA-HA!! Zap zap, little bug!" it taunted. It's laughter became a nervous gulp as Captain Falcon rushed toward it like a rocket and sent his famous Falcon Punch straight into the kut-out's middle, tearing a flaming hole into it and sending it falling backwards.

"D'OOOH-HOO-HOO-HOO!!" it wailed as it fell and vanished into the foliage.

Before Odessa could even relax and process the oddity she had just beheld, the Kut-Out Lunaris sprang into view behind her, its obnoxious high-pitched laugh causing her to jump! She barely had time to whirl around and swing her Shemum-tipped staff to deflect a laser beam! Just what kind of cardboard is this thing made off?!

While the Super Smash Brothers were distracted by the Kut-Out Lunaris, a group of Klumps, leafy twigs attached to their helmets in a bare-minimum attempt at camouflage, tip-toed behind each of them with barrels in tow. At the signal from their leader, the Klumps brought the barrels down upon Captain Falcon, Shadow, Mog, and Cream in a swift attempt to trap them inside! A Kasplat rushed out of the brush, scooped up Odessa, and passed the Kut-Out.

"Don't worry, toots! I gots yer!"

Odessa struggled feebly in the muscular Kremling's arms. "Ugh! Let go of me! Put me down at once!"



The Jungle
Interactions: Kameron Esters-

As the Kokiri village welcomed Link, there was one who kept his distance. Too timid to speak to the Hylian hero, this Kokiri was content to watch while hidden in the shaded branches of a nearby tree. Hovering above him was his partner, a purple fairy.

"Th-the Gloom is g-gone, and p-p-peace has returned to our forest," Ayen the Kokiri stuttered, a smile on his face. "Th-thanks to the Super Smash Br-Brothers! Everything is g-g-gonna be okay!"

The fairy was quite dour, and he could not keep the resentment out of his voice as he spoke. "Okay? You think everything will be okay? The Great Deku Tree is dead! We saw what Lord Lunaris did to him. We were there when he drove that stake of dark magic into his trunk! He died slowly and in agony, and we could do nothing about it! We were his caregivers, and we could do nothing!"

Ayen's voice was subdued as he tried to reason with his fairy. "Th-the Great D-deku Tree bade us flee wh-when the Masked One appeared, D-dart..."

"Yeah, and it's because you're weak! You carry the Kokiri sword, and you can't even muster up the courage to use it to defend our father! How did you get to be the Great Deku Tree's caregiver, and how did I get paired up with you?"

Ayen looked down, clearly hurt by Dart's words.

Dart glowered at the children of the forest as they laughed and chatted with Link. "Look at those fools. They're celebrating that 'hero's' arrival as though he will suddenly fix everything! If only they had seen what I have seen. It will all be for nothing. This whole Realm is dying. They know it, yet they refuse to believe it. So what if the Gloom is gone!"

His spirit dampened, Ayen watched Link and the other Kokiri in silence. Dart hovered nearby. The fairy had learned one thing this past year: only the mighty will inherit this world! There will be no place for weak ones such as his pathetic excuse for a partner. Ayen will just drag him down with him! No, Dart needed a new partner! One that is strong, one worthy of his services! Lord Lunaris!

 

[SirPrompto15]

Curent location:Swamp.

Cream the rabbit and Cheese the Chao.
GrumpySwallow Kameron Esters-

The small Chao attacked the Kut out. It would have bern easy. Unfortunatly. The small Chao underestimated the enemy. Said Kut out fired lasers toward thr small creature.
"Be careful Cheese!" Cream cried.
The Chao was caught off guard and dodged most of the laser. Unfortunatly it got it multiple times. Cheese didn't give up.

That is until Captain Falcon took over and teared the cut out with a flaming hole.
The injured Chao joined his friend.
"Cheese...you did your best." Cream said. The odd cut out had vanished into the foillage...only to reappear moment later behind Lady Odessa.
"Lady Odessa,lookout!" Cream cried.
Fortunatly,it seemed Odessa was sble to deflect a laser beam sent but the cut out.
The young rabbit was relieved. It was cut short though.

"Lookout ,Kupo!" Before Cream would turn,Mog pushed snd and Cheese out of the way...

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Mog the Moogle.

"This is getting ridiculus Kupo!" Mog said in annoyence as he watched the cutout.
It was a bad idea to underestimate it though,as said cutout fired laser at the small Chao.
It was no match for captain Falcon though. At first it seemed the cutout was gone. It came back behind Odessa,Cream and Cheese.

Though Odessa had everything under control. Mog was about to assist Odessa with his dances but noticed reptilian creatures coming their way toward them.

With barrels.

What would they need barrels for...wait,did they plan to capture them? Shadow mentioned about his friend Yoshi getting captured. That cutout was only a distraction!

He noticed one of the crocodiles going for Cream.

He flew in urgency toward the young rabbit,dodging the barrel aimed at him.

It was only short lived.

"Look out Kupo!"
Mog pushed Cream and Cheese out of the way.

Then...

...complete darkness.

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Shadow the hedgehog.

"Hmph,we don't have time for this." Shadow said,aloud.

What was the enemy thinking? Taunting them with a ridiculous cutout.
His enemies made better distractions then that.
Until said cutout fired lasers. But still. He had no time to waste on that. His allies took care of it.

Hold on..

Something's not right.

Why would the enemy use this to hide themselves?

No...there must be another motive.

Perharps a distraction as they prepared to strike.

Shadow kept his guard up. And he did well.

Footsteps. Getting closer and closer to them. Getting closer to him as well.

"Chaos control!"

Shadow warped out of the way and reappeared behind tbe Klump who attempted to trapped him in a barrel.

"Nice try,but will take more then that for you to capture the ultimate lifeform!"

He kicked the Klump.

Shadow heard someone scresming to let them go. He turned only yo notice another one of those crocodiles attempting to capture Odessa.

He ran ,or rather skated toward them and attempted to kick the Kadplat on the head.

 

[Kameron Esters-]

As the barrel slammed down over his head, Captain Falcon’s world went dark with the unmistakable thunk of cheap wood and sheer audacity.

Silence.

Then—

“…Really?” came his muffled voice from inside the barrel.

The barrel trembled slightly as Falcon shuffled in place, the faint sound of him trying to twist around echoing from within. “I just Falcon Punched a laser-shooting cereal box, and this is how you follow up? A barrel?” Another pause. “Do you have any idea who I am?!”

The barrel started to shake violently.

“I AM—”

BOOM!
The barrel exploded from the inside out, wooden shards flying in every direction as Captain Falcon burst upward in a spinning blaze of fire, launching himself into the air in a wild, spiraling uppercut.

“FALCON BARREL BREAKER!!”

He landed in a three-point stance, steam rising from his shoulders, splinters in his gloves. He looked around sharply, just in time to see Odessa being carried off by a jacked-up Kremling like she was the weird prize from a jungle crane game.

“HEY!” he barked, straightening with renewed fury. “That’s our suspiciously moody magical lady!”

Falcon took off in a sprint, blazing a trail after Kasplat and the reappeared cardboard menace. “No more barrels! No more cardboard! NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS!”
GrumpySwallow SirPrompto15