Post by bobsnicket on Jul 8, 2008 0:08:58 GMT -5
Chapter 14: Barricade of the Battlefields
{1} Thrice Proved Wrong
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Bowser, advancing at the front of his army in his Koopa Clown Car with Pichu on the top of his shell, was both confounded and infuriated by the revelation that the Boos had allied with Master Hand. From almost the beginning of time, King Boo and his fellow ghosts had been under his command. But now they had betrayed him, and it did not take the King of the Koopas long to realize that this had been the case for a long time.
All he could see of the Nintendo Alliance’s army was the right side, although in the southern distance the outline of the cavalry formation was faintly visible. The sky was overcast, and the air was chilly as it was morning. However, due to the radioactive-like nature of the purple ground, the clouds above were tinted pink and violet from the glow of the surface. As the two forces neared, the ruins of the Great Fourside City grew smaller behind them. It also was evident that the Wire Frames, or at least the ones in front, looked the same as always, male and female, but they seemed to have abandoned the extra features that had been present during the Battle of Fourside City.
Bowser in his fury directed his army towards the swarm of cackling Boos, intent on revenge. The many other various Nintendo forces approached the army alongside Bowser’s, but the enemy did not move, only waited intently as they drew within 100 feet of each other. Then, in a sudden move, Wire Frames and Boos alike charged forward with much speed, and the two sides collided.
Bodies crashed into each other, purposely or not. Weapons struck the Wire Frames, who had none. Koopas curled into their shells and bowled into the other side. Magikoopas on broomsticks, Paratroopas, and Lakitus flew over head and dive bombed, dropping shape-based spells, Spinies, and the force of their shell-protected bodies respectively. Waddle Dees and Goombas flung themselves headlong into the chaos. Some Arwings sped across the opponent’s masses, firing lasers and dropping B-Bombs. Gorons either rolled into the front or used their strong fists to beat down Wire Frames. Zoras, clad in armor and spears, stabbed their weapons into the first Wire Frames in front of them. Biggoron stepped clear into Master Hand’s armies and began squashing them, several with each step. Hammer Bros chucked hammers into the opposite side. Chain Chomps let loose rampaged into the enemy’s ranks, occasionally catching a Wire Frame in their mouths. Octoroks jumped and shot rocks out of their mouths. Moblins yelled and slobbered and swung their long thick spears while tossing their burning lanterns into the opposing legion. The many other creatures of Dreamland used their abundant abilities to their advantage as they struck. Mario’s old companions used the natural talents of each of their species to their highest potential, paving the way for others. The Delfinians, armed with coconuts, chili peppers, and durians, used these fruits to bash the heads of the adversary. The noble soldiers of the Beanbean Kingdom charged valorously with swords in hand, Prince Peasley confident and fierce at their head. The muffin-headed Toads from the Waffle Kingdom fought in the same manner as the Toads of the Mushroom Kingdom, but with even more skill and power. Hundreds of species of Pokemon (including Jigglypuff and Mewtwo) let out a conflux of ranged attacks, attacked from above, or lunged forward at the Wire Frames from the ground. Some were accompanied by trainers who shouted out commands while dodging attacks. Young Link charged up a hurricane spin and sliced his way into the purple crowd. King Dedede applied a combination of air-sucking and strokes with his mallet, usually smacking several enemies away at once. The Chestnut King, leading the Waffle Kingdom, wielded an enormous broadsword as he entered the fray. Ganondorf introduced his power with a Gerudo Kick into the Wire Frames he confronted. Mr. Game & Watch ran slowly but surely, frame by frame, and added his myriad of techniques to the chemistry. Bowser himself leaped out of his Koopa Clown Car with a roar, completely disregarding what became of it, and commenced the team strategy with Pichu which they had used before.
Indeed, the defenders of the Nintendo World were sweeping through hundreds and thousands of Wire Frames with ease. The purple enemies, with their visible hearts inside their translucent bodies, and the red SSB insignias over where their faces should be, used the feeble punches and kicks, as well as occasional jumps, for which they were known, but proved no stronger than the Original 25’s experience in Multi-Man Melee. The real trouble at the moment were the Boos: with their transparent qualities, the only one who had been able to hit them was Lady Bow, who was a Boo herself, but as soon as anyone else had their back turned, the Boos struck from behind, defeating or at least severely weakening many. And meanwhile the swarm of purple airborne things drew ever nearer…
Bowser and Pichu attacked cooperatively left and right, Bowser with his claws and bursts of flame, Pichu with his head and electric currents or bolts of lightning. Then they heard a call from where the Pokemon fought: “Pichu! We need you over here!” It was his young master, Red. Bowser and Pichu shared an understanding look in the midst of their fighting, then Bowser nodded and shooed him off. The Pokemon used Agility to zoom through the air directly to his master’s side near Jigglypuff.
Bowser, while looking after Pichu to make sure he moved over safely, heard a growl identical to his own. He turned back to see that the Wire Frames had cleared a pathway for Metal Bowser, the perpetrator of many a horrendous crime, the murderer of Orca, and now a circle was forming: Wire Frames bordering one side, Bowser’s minions on the other. The Wire Frames just stood silently, watching, while the Koopa King’s followers were cheering and hollering his name, even though both he and his clone shared it. Bowser turned to Metal Bowser, which already had blood on its claws and its mouth. The clone let out a mighty roar.
“Alright, then,” Bowser growled, posing for a fight with his claws. “Bring it, you aluminum wannabe!”
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Wolf O’ Donnell cried out in shock as he and his companions Leon and Panther faced the oncoming onslaught of strange airborne things, which, as they drew nearer, were most obviously not Wire Frames of any kind. No, as they drew within firing distance, Wolf realized that he recognized these things, but had thought he would never see them again; it was the Aparoids.
The Aparoids: the same menace which had not too long ago threatened to corrupt the entire Lylat System with their sinister infectious ways. But surely, Wolf thought, Fox and his team had planted the self-destruct program within the Aparoid Queen, supposedly forever ridding the universe of all of these corrupt creatures. And yet they were here now, before him and the rest, as if the loss of their queen had only been a minor setback, as if there was no way to ultimately eliminate them…
Now they were close enough to see details: purple, blue, and slightly orange in color, sickly eyes and demented mutations which the Aparoids were so well known for, and, as they were to soon demonstrate, an assortment of laser-based weapons to equal that of the Cornerian Fleet.
The two airborne forces intermingled almost simultaneously with the ground armies; chaos broke out. Lasers cross-fired everywhere. Cornerian ships performed barrel rolls and other techniques in order to defend themselves. Corneria’s large gunships fired huge beams at the other side. Hit vessels on both sides exploded in the air or plummeted smoking and spinning to explode on the ground instead. Wolf called on his radio communicator, “Panther, Leon, be careful out there. I can’t afford to replace another team member since the abominations of Oikonny and that fat traitor of a swine Pigma!”
“You be careful as well, hound.” Wolf, confused at the unfamiliar voice coming through his receiver, glanced behind him. Following Team Star Wolf was the group of a dozen or so Metroid bounty hunters. Sylux, as a sleek blue and yellow craft behind Wolf, spoke again. “We’ve got your back.”
Wolf nodded, forgetting the fact that one could not hear another person nodding. “Let’s do this!” And so the squad of elite space travelers sped into the assault together.
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Pichu, Jigglypuff, and their master Red charged into the battle along with the swarms of other Pokemon, plowing through the Wire Frames like tissue paper. Mewtwo followed above them, sending Shadow Balls into the masses of enemies below. Soon, the Pokemon penetrated into a spacious bowl-like depression in the Battlefields with a flat, circular bottom. However, as Red and his Pokemon began to lead the other Pokemon into the depression, a tremendous change occurred.
A barrier of faint purple light cut off Pichu, Jigglypuff, Red, and Mewtwo from the rest of the Pokemon, and as this barrier formed a ring around the bowl, the Wire Frames appeared to be clearing out. And as they cleared out, the flat circular bottom of the bowl underwent a dramatic physical change: the purple surface washed itself away, revealing smooth concrete and white paint which made this circle to become the resemblance of a Pokeball, with two semi-circular sides and a smaller circle in the center; a battle arena, in simpler words, originating from the traditions of the Pokemon battles commonly held within the Kanto Region.
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Finally, soon before the purple barrier of light had completed its circulation, three men of vastly different descriptions strode impressively but dangerously towards Red and the others from the opposite side. Alongside them were three additional figures, but these were clearly identified as Metal Pichu, Metal Jigglypuff, and Metal Mewtwo, the latter hovering low over the ground, but all of them with an air of hostility and power.
The first man was fairly tall, looking to be in around his 40’s, dressed in a formal beige suit and tie, and having dark brown hair as well as a business-like smile. The second was a bit shorter but skinny; he had long, wispy white hair that flew about behind him as he walked, wore a purple muscle-bound shirt, and a red skirt-like thing over blue tights. He looked old, but his eyes glowed with a red power that made him look young as well as evil. The third man was not more than 4’ 6”, and looked very portly; he had long, thick, gray, straight eyebrows, and equally spiky, almost Einstein-like hair. He wore a mayor’s suit, but his sleeves were unbuttoned, and his arms and hands flailed loosely at his sides. His eyes were dark and full of hatred. Together they halted only yards away with the three metal Pokemon.
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“Greetings,” said the man in the business suit. “My name is Giovanni, Head of Team Rocket. But of course you know me well, don’t you, Red? These are my comrades from the distant Orre region, Nascour and Evice. You may have thought previously that everyone in the Nintendo World is on the same side, against Master Hand. Well, you have now been thrice proved wrong, haven’t you? Yes, we, the Boos, and the Aparoids seek control over this world, even if we rule under another master, the Creator of all things. Now we will battle one last time, but I doubt you will find it as easy as in Veridian Gym, for we are six and you are only four…” With that, Giovanni, Evice, and Nascour each threw a Pokeball, and out of them appeared, successively, the Team Rocket President’s Rhydon, its drill-nose spinning menacingly, the Cipher Head’s furious Tyranitar, and lastly the Cipher Second in Command’s feared Metagross, its spiked legs digging into the cement with its sheer size. Giovanni smiled as the opposing side tried to stare back fiercely, but trembled out of visible fear (except for Mewtwo, who continued to float calmly, but seemed to have eyes only for Metal Mewtwo). Nascour continued to glare, and Evice let out an old wheezy cackle.
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But as if in answer, high over the purple barrier flew a great, majestic beast with soaring wings, its silhouette becoming clearer as it dived down, down into the battle arena. It was the infamous Pokemon known as Dragonite, with a light orange color, large abdominal area, and two impressive dragon wings, while at the same time having a cute round snout and glittering, adorable eyes. The beautiful Pokemon landed smoothly on the side facing the crime lords next to Red and the others, and allowed its three passengers to disembark.
The first was, of course, Lance the Dragon Master, the owner of the impressive Dragonite. The young man, in his early 20’s, had a shock of spiky red hair and sported a red vest and a black cape, smiling reassuringly at Red. The second was Wes, the famed Pokemon Trainer and former member of Team Snagem who was credited with the overthrow of the Cipher conspiracy as well as the defeat and capture of many other notorious criminals such as Miror B. He had unkempt gray hair, a white line of paint across the space between his nose and eyes, and his blue armored suit with shoulder armor on one side. He stood next to Lance, folding his arms. The third newcomer was an even greater surprise: Gary, Red’s longtime rival, and former Pokemon League Champion until Red had narrowly defeated him.
Lance patted his Dragonite, and then spoke to Red and the other Pokemon, almost ignoring the enemies. “Well met once again, Red! How goes life as the Champion? Anyways, I and my companions received the news of this war from Kanto, and decided to come with your old rival, who is actually a member of the Elite Four now, and do what I can to help. On the way, however, I spotted the distant island where the Orre Region resides, and reasoned that we would need all the help we could get, so I took a detour in that direction, and picked up the famous Wes as well. We will make quite a team, don’t you think?” Lance smiled at Red, and then turned to Mewtwo with great respect. “I am glad to have you on our side as well, Mewtwo.” Mewtwo nodded, but then Lance looked at their opponents. He frowned. “Even though there appears to be another just like you against us, doesn’t there?”
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Gary, with his rather haughty smile, then addressed Giovanni and the others. “Alright, Gramps and losers. Prepare to get your HP drained so fast, you’ll want to watch it again in slow motion, and again, and again! By the time we’re through with you, not even a Max Revive will be of any use!” And with that, Gary confidently tossed his Pokeball, and out of it came a mighty Blastoise, its two cannons already aimed at the other side.
Wes, quiet like Red, followed with two of his own Pokeballs, out of which came his faithful Espeon and Umbreon. Dragonite went over to stand beside Mewtwo. The two lines of Pokemon (or metal clones) faced each other, with their trainers (if they had one) standing behind them.
Giovanni, Nascour, and Evice began to laugh. “Do you honestly believe any of you young fools can stop the likes of us?” Nascour said mockingly.
“Yes, yes we do,” Red said, speaking for once. “Especially since you’ve all been defeated by us before; what will make this time any different? Our Pokemon outnumber yours seven to six!”
“Oh, I think you’ll find that to be terribly incorrect,” Giovanni replied business-like, but still threateningly. And indeed, from behind Giovanni’s shoulder appeared his faithful Persian; the cat leaped off of his shoulder and joined the face-off. “Especially with your pathetic excuse for a defense.” He looked at Pichu and Jigglypuff in particular, who both puffed up in anger.
“And what is different this time,” Evice said wickedly with a wry smile, “is that this will be the first ever…” he took a quick second to recount the Pokemon for himself. “…seven on seven battle in Pokemon history, which shall be very interesting indeed! And when your protectors are defeated, you will be overrun by Master Hand’s Armies, and all your little efforts to protect the freedom of your precious world will have been in vain!”
“Enough talk,” Mewtwo commanded, still looking only at Metal Mewtwo. “Prepare to enter a new world of vision with which you are not yet familiar!”
And after Mewtwo had shared his method of threatening, the two rows leapt into action: Pichu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Dragonite, Blastoise, Espeon, and Umbreon on one side, Metal Pichu, Metal Jigglypuff, Metal Mewtwo, Rhydon, Metagross, Tyranitar, and Persian on the other.
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Yes, I know it's getting a little crazy...but hey, it's a war...
The character locations have changed A LOT...but this chapter only covers the Northern Battlefields, so don't worry about the rest quite yet.
And sorry about all the Poke'mon songs...I...I couldn't resist... ;D
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{2} Wire Frames: Remixed
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As the northern region of the battle commenced, the Nintendo Alliance pushed back the Wire Frames almost with ease, being trained for much more skilled opponents than these virtually mindless moldings of Master Hand’s. At the height of their triumph, when it seemed that the battle would be over before the day’s end, was when everything took a steep turn for the worse.
About the first ten thousand Wire Frames, which was what could be seen from the front, were indeed the standard male and female incarnations, weak both in strength and reaction time. But those pushing at the front, including King Dedede, Ganondorf, and Prince Peasley, could not have been prepared for what came next.
The battle with the Aparoids raged on above them, and while occasionally a stray enemy or Arwing would lay siege on those below, for the most part the two fronts were separated by height. The ten thousand normal Wire Frames dwindled and were almost gone, but it was impossible to notice until they were upon them that the ones behind these were very different. Instead of coming merely in male and female forms, as hinted in a previous chapter, the rest of the still-countless body behind them instead appeared in the likeness of each of the Original 25, but still retaining the Wire Frame anatomy with a visible heart somewhere in the center of the translucent purple material and the red SSB insignia in place of their faces. They did not seem to be organized by which one they resembled, but rather were grouped into many battalions of 25 (or 26, counting the second Ice Climber Frame), and their diversity became terribly clear to those in the front when the last male and female Wire Frames had been destroyed.
These, in contrast to the weaker beings, fought with much more skill, much more agility, much more power, and much more endurance, no longer subjecting themselves to being destroyed in massive amounts. Also extremely significant was the shocking fact that they could perform any attack which the ones whom they had been duplicated from had been able to: even special attacks based upon energy or supernatural powers. Pikachu Frames shot forth bolts of blue lightning. Zelda and Ness Frames used magic and PSI powers. Even Kirby Frames inhaled lesser warriors and mimicked their victims’ strengths. It was a nightmare for every confident Alliance member; no longer could their enemy’s attacks or strategies be predicted or fundamentally overcome in any simple way. The previously progressing army of the Alliance was forced to a terrible halt, and soon was being pushed back. Despite the northernmost forces’ efforts to keep the enemy on one side, Wire Frames began to penetrate around the far end and creep around from behind the unsuspecting flanks.
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Ganondorf yelled in rage as those beside him were being pushed back by their exponentially trickier enemies. He tried to hold off the Wire Frames alone, and though for a while his strength served him well in overpowering every Wire Frame which confronted him, this act of pride soon resulted in him being isolated within Master Hand’s advancing troops, and surrounded by a circle of curiously gathered Ganondorf Frames, among them being the notorious Metal Ganondorf.
The King of Evil laughed loudly and defiantly. “Let’s see you worthless clones do this!” He held up the back of his left hand in a tight fist, and from within it glowed brightly the sacred triangle of the Triforce of Power. Then Ganondorf’s figure turned black, and began to mutate. His figure grew by many times its original size, his legs and arms became beastly claws with long black tips, and two deadly spiraling horns protruded from his skull. As he changed, his laugh became a mighty roar. Ganondorf finally stopped growing and mutating, equaling Biggoron in size, and the giant shape of Ganon settled, its monstrous colors of black, red, and green becoming visible. It gripped in each hand a gigantic blade with sharp, jagged edges which could slice through solid rock like tissue paper. Its eyes glowed white, and the beast continued to roar challengingly to the Ganondorf Frames which still surrounded him, waiting for them to flee in terror.
But instead, each and every Ganondorf Frame began mutating and growing in the exact manner which he had just done, and within a matter of seconds, he was now surrounded by thirty full-sized Ganon Frames and one Metal Ganon.
Ganon’s fierce confidence dwindled slightly at this truly irritating mimicking of what he thought would be his trump card, his ace in the hole, his final overpowering cliché. Nevertheless, he made the first swing of the blade, beheading one Ganon Frame and knocking back several others.
Meanwhile, Mr. Game & Watch and Young Link also met match with their metal equals, and they engaged in what they knew to be a fated fight as well.
Noon came and passed by, but the northern front knew nothing of what was going on with the rest of the war.
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Bowser mauled directly into his metal rival and gave a great heaving push. But his efforts barely moved Metal Bowser an inch. The iron beast bellowed with amusement, and threw Bowser off with a firm shove.
The King of the Koopas got back up, breathing heavily, and scrutinized his opponent. I know I can’t beat Mario, he thought. But now can’t even beat myself? How pathetic! I’m not going to let it happen this way! He watched Metal Bowser and waited for him to make a move, the vast crowd around the two of them cheering always.
And suddenly, Metal Bowser leapt forward and engaged Bowser in a furious brawl of claws, teeth, spikes, and hulk. At one point, Metal Bowser grabbed his opponent and hurled him into the air. Bowser, without thinking, performed a Bowser Bomb, but only to land very painfully on Metal Bowser’s raised spiked shell—made of solid iron.
Bowser roared in pain; not only had his tail side been wounded, but his face and stomach were cut, scratched, and bruised from the fight. He lay wearily on his stomach, and saw Metal Bowser stomp triumphantly up to him. It prepared to release a stream of fire to finish him off…
Great idea! Thank you, loser! Bowser rejoiced silently. With all the strength he could muster, he took a quick, deep breath, and before his metal enemy could act any further, he had shot out a burst of red-hot flames from his mouth, which consumed the unsuspecting beast. Metal Bowser’s agonizing features melted away; its face became a mess of liquid, and, like Metal Zelda and Metal Fox before him, it was reduced to a puddle of molten metal.
Despite the surge of victory that flowed through Bowser’s veins, this was no time to celebrate or rest. His minions behind him charged forward to meet the disappointed Wire Frames, and he soon got up and did all he could to join them with a painful limp in his stride.
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Team Star Wolf and the Bounty Hunters put into play their every last trick and talent to engage the Aparoids while trying to survive at the same time. They were a virtual wall of lasers that soon became feared by the Aparoids above all their other adversaries. Block after block of Aparoid fliers attempted to break apart the group or got in their way, and each of them were overwhelmed by the teamwork of the squadron of rogues. Occasionally Wolf or one of the Bounty Hunters would shout directions via radio, and the group would move or act accordingly.
After hours of what Leon called “child’s play”, the squadron had to veer off to maneuver through the chaos between an area where Poo was using a devastating PK Starstorm and where a massive explosion caused by a troop of Bob-ombs directed by Captain Bobbery and Bombette was enveloping dozens of Wire Frames. But as they proceeded through the gap, a large mysterious floating cube blocked their way out.
“Under!” Wolf commanded, and at just the right time the squadron dived down and under the hovering box, rose back up on the other side, performed a U-turn, and faced the strange cube…
It was composed of eight smaller cubes which had the potential to turn and rotate, and were colored red, yellow, green, blue, or purple on each side. The box radiated a menacing, vengeful glow. As Star Wolf and the others watched it, the smaller cubes turned and rotated until four purple sides were facing them. But the four combined sides created a familiar face…
“Pigma!” Wolf yelled in surprised anger. “Hasn’t Star Fox destroyed you more than once already?”
A bizarre, echoing, pig-like, machine-induced snort came from the purple face of Pigma on the box. “That was before, you fools!”
“Before what?” Panther asked.
“Before Master Hand brought me back in this unique form. You’d be surprised who else he’s revived to serve him! The Shadow Queen, for one--“
“We’ve had enough of your slander, you treacherous swine!” Leon croaked, his independent eyes both focused on the floating box. “Not exactly sure how you’ve managed to survive again, but I’m sure Wolf will order us to obliterate you for good any second now!”
“Indeed I will,” Wolf agreed. “Any last words, bacon butt?”
Pigma snorted with laughter again. “I should be asking you that very thing. For I used to consider you members of Team Star Wolf as old friends! But it looks like you’re on the wrong side, so I, being the generous person I am, will give you one chance, and only one to commit to Master Hand’s service if you value your pathetic lives!”
“Never!” Wolf growled with a deep hatred of the greedy traitor before him.
“Fine then!” Pigma snorted. “But I warn you, Master Hand has granted me a new trick that not even you or Star Fox can escape! Watch and die!”
Pigma’s face began to glow white, and then from the face shot forth a beam of white energy the same shape and size of Pigma’s face: huge, and only with two tiny holes for eyes and snout slits through which no Arwing could possibly escape. And what was more, Pigma somehow had somehow made himself appear on three other sides as well as from above and below and discharged the same deadly force, so now six massive white pig faces were closing in on the small squadron, each laughing cruelly, greedy for revenge.
“There’s no way out!” Wolf deduced.
“So what, we just sit here and die?” Noxus fumed.
“Yup, basically,” Leon confirmed.
“This can’t happen…I still haven’t squared the rematch I owe Samus Aran…” Sylux said hatefully.
“What a dark and dreary end, it seems,” Panther said solemnly, fingering a red rose while thinking about all the love he would be leaving behind.
The six beams continued to slowly close in, Pigma’s laughter growing louder and louder, the box watching the destruction of his enemies from a distance.
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Suddenly a sphere of blue energy materialized around the squadron from a source above them. The six Pigma faces collided into the sphere, but were all absorbed by the shield’s energy. Then a set of Twin Lasers from the same source fired rapidly at the dumbfounded Pigma cube, and the vengeful swine exploded with…another puff of purple smoke…
How strange, Wolf thought. That’s happened more than once…
Meanwhile, the rest of the squadron, relieved, looked as the Cloud Runner descended from the skies and drew level with them.
“Thought you could use some help,” Krystal said matter-of-factly. She set down her blue staff in the cockpit beside her, which was still glowing from its recent use.
Wolf, although thankful for Krystal saving their lives, was curious about her appearance. “Krystal,” he said, “I thought Fox told you to stay home on this one. Couldn’t resist the action, eh?”
Krystal, from inside the cockpit, looked like she was trying to think of a good excuse, but then said, “Yes, that’s about right…where is Fox, anyway? And the rest of the team, for that matter?”
“Ah, Krystal,” Panther crooned. “The lovely sapphire rose…Panther will protect you; you needn’t worry about Team Star Fox. But since you asked, and I am never one to refuse a question from a lady of your elegance, McCloud and his team are off to Master Hand’s room, on a very important mission…it would be best not to disturb them now, they are most likely far distant at this point in any case. Wouldn’t you care to join us for the time being, no?”
Krystal thought for a moment. “…Alright…but as soon as we take care of all these Aparoids, I’m heading straight there. I didn’t come all this way just to wait for him to come back.” She lowered her visor, which was part of the Cornerian Pilot outfit she wore. “I’m ready!”
And so the scoundrels of Lylat and the ruthless Bounty Hunters of the Galactic Federation reentered the fray.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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Character Locations
NORTHERN BATTLEFIELDS:
Armies: Pokemon, Bowser's Army, Dedede's Army, Mushroom Kingdom, Beanbean Kingdom, Host of Hyrule (minus Hylian Soldiers), Delfinians, Waffle Kingdom
Heroes: Bowser, Young Link, Ganondorf, Goombario, Pichu, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Mr. Game & Watch, Prince Peasley, Toad, Lance, Wes, Gary
Villains: (known) King Boo, Metal Bowser, Giovanni, Nascour, Evice, Metal Pichu, Metal Jigglypuff, Metal Mewtwo
SOUTHERN BATTLEFIELDS:
Armies: Kongo Jungle, K. Rool's Army, Icicle Mountains, Yoshis
Heroes: Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Lanky Kong, Tiny Kong, Dixie Kong, Professor E. Gadd, Banjo & Kazooie, Mumbo Jumbo, Humba Wumba, Dr. Mario
Villains: (known)
CENTER FORMATION:
Armies: Fire Emblem, Star Warriors, Hylian Soldiers
Heroes:Kirby, Bomberman, Link, Marth, Ness, Pac-man, Mario, Baby Mario, Luigi, Baby Luigi, Ice Climbers, Roy, Fox, Falco, Slippy, Peppy, Shadow the Hedgehog
Villains: (known)
MISCELLANEOUS/VARYING:
Armies: Cornerian Fleet, Bounty Hunters
Heroes: Pit, Wolf, Leon, Panther, Shadow Sirens
: Diddy Kong, Rito Postman
[glow=yellow,2,300]Trophy:[/glow] Pikachu, Princess Peach, Samus, Chunky Kong, Sonic, Wario, Waluigi, Captain Falcon[glow=purple,2,300]Captive:[/glow] Goombella, Toadette, Princess Zelda
[glow=gray,2,300]DECEASED:[/glow] The Shadow Hand, Bottles, Orca, 49 Hammer Bro Soldiers, Pigma
