Smash Brothers Civil War: Chapter 34

SUPER SMASH BROS. Civil War
Chapter 34: Conspiracy

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Ganondorf reported to Master Hand over the screen. He gave a grateful bow and explained everything that happened at this moment.

“We attacked their precious capital, but were undoubtedly faced with mass casualties. And that’s not all. We’ve looked into that incident at the penitentiary and realized there was more to expect. There’s another group seeking to undermine our goals,” Ganondorf explained. Master Hand made a motion for the warlock to continue.

“They are a group of aliens from the dimension known as Subspace. They have developed powerful bombs to create voids of dark matter into this World. This will most likely halt our plans to control the world with our nanites… But, this should act as a cover for your resurrection, master,” Ganondorf added. Master Hand waved for Ganondorf to still continue.

“From our research, their base of operations is located on a mysterious floating island. It seems it holds greater importance to their cause,” said Ganondorf. Master Hand waved another gesture and warned the warlock not to meddle with Subspace and to continue their mission of resurrection.

“...I am in no position to be making moves. Damn that floating creature and his ilk. I can’t send the nanites to fight them… BUT!” Ganondorf thought before he let out a huge grin across his face.

“If I can’t send our army after them, then maybe I can… join them… that way… I’ll be one step closer to ruling the World,” Ganondorf had evil thoughts sweeping around as he exited the location unseen.

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Isle of the Ancients
Ancient Battlefield

Deus exaudi nos et nostras vobis petimus ut maneret in terra promissionis.

The Ancient Minister and the Subspace fighters hailed over their God, to whom they prayed to keep the island in its rightful place in order for their plans to continue. All of a sudden, Ganondorf reached the island unscathed and walked up to the Ancient Minister. The Subspace warriors, instead of attacking, patiently wait for any moment to kill the warlock. Ganondorf, confident and level-headed as always, confronted the minister.

“Are you interested in forging a deal?” smirked Ganondorf.

The Ancient Minister floated motionlessly. The fighters silently waited for any response. The Ancient Minister finally gave a slight gesture for Ganondorf to follow him, leaving the other soldiers puzzled, but not in a position to question the prime minister.

“Strange. Looks like it worked. Now that I have gained their trust, perhaps it’s time I make some… adjustments,” Ganondorf had more evil thoughts in mind.

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Isle of the Ancients
Subspace Bomb Factory

The Ancient Minister led Ganondorf into a heavily armed room, consisting of the following: hundreds of robots in an assembly line working on the Subspace Bombs as well as super weapons intended to resist forces. As they walked along the Bomb Factory, a hymn of chants could be heard, followed by hellish voices in the background. Even more disturbing were the prayers being held by Subspace fighters themselves, calling up to their unknown God. The warlock decided to forge an alliance with the Ancient Minister. And in doing so, he immediately left the floating island and went to report back to Master Hand.

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“Master. There is something you should know,” said Ganondorf, pretending to feel guilty.

Master Hand knew that Ganondorf aimed to go elsewhere and balled his giant gloved into a fist as a sign of dissatisfaction.

“I understand that you will be upset. But, I have successfully forged an alliance with the foreign fighters in Subspace. Rest assured that the Smashers will come for them first, giving us time to revive you and your brother,” Ganondorf spoke.

Master Hand made no movement and signed off. Ganondorf laughed to himself, realizing he’s pulling the strings from now on.

“I did it. It worked!! Now I let everyone destroy each other and then I’ll dispose of Master Hand and Crazy Hand. For even they don’t know what I have in store,” Ganondorf thought.

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Smash Palace

The Smashers converted the ancient palace in the jungle ruins into their temporary headquarters. They made sure to place in defenses in case of a nanite threat. As their base was set up, our heroes debated over a plan to fight the nanites or take on the Subspace Emissary.

“I just wanna know why we can’t return back to the tower, much as I don’t like it there. But I can’t stand being here. I feel like a captive,” complained Samus.

“The nanite threat is growing rapidly throughout the World. We can’t go back to the city because the nanites have taken control,” said Bowser.

“Are you serious?!... Well, what’s our next move? How do we rid ourselves of those pests?” Palutena questioned.

“There’s that issue with these Subspace wackos. How are we gonna handle that too?” asked Falco.

“A battle against two armies,” Marth concluded.

“From what we discovered, an island not far from here ascended to the skies. The creatures of Subspace are using it as their base,” told Bowser.

“Hm… and that’s why I set up a drone so we can spy on these guys. Now let’s see what’s going on right now,” Snake pulled up a large monitor to view the floating island with the drone.

From the drone’s view, the Smashers observed ancient structures and barren but grassy landscape. There were only a few mountains and a couple of streams of water. Mario caught a glimpse of something else.

“Hey. Would you look at this?” Mario pointed at the Ancient Battlefield.

“Interesting,” commented Palutena.

“That stadium gives off some bad feelings,” said Captain Falcon.

“Huh. Maybe it’s a shrine for whoever built it,” suggested Peach.

“Or one of those arenas where mortals challenge one another,” said Pit.

“It appears to be a ceremonial plain where they hold events,” said Zelda.

“Or perhaps a town hall for the inhabitants to discuss new laws,” said Rosalina.

“So many ideas, but no answers. How are we going to figure this out?” complained Dark Pit.

Subspace inhabitants inexplicably came out from underneath the island.

The Subspace beings held their prayers once again in respect to their god and suddenly began chanting something in a foreign language.

In honore Dei. Passus est regnum hujus mundi, suscipe terre promissionis ad coelum ascendere.

“That sounded like something you would hear at a cathedral,” Lucina noted.

“I will translate it,” responded Lucario as he replayed the audio and used a translator device.

“The translation reads: ‘In your honor, God. Please accept this world as your kingdom for allowing the Promised Land to ascend in heaven.’,” told Lucario.

“So that must mean their god caused the island to rise,” Peach stated.

“And if that is the case, this god is leading his people from Subspace,” Rosalina added.

“Which brings us to our next question: who could this god be?” asked Samus. Everyone fell silent.

“Well, what do you think?” Snake turned to Bowser.

“The most logical answer would be Master Hand and Crazy Hand, of course. Then there’s Ganondorf… I don’t know,” told Bowser.

“What about this Ganondorf?” Snake said in a rude tone.

“Ganondorf is definitely strong, but he’s also deceitful. He’ll do anything to get what he wants, including betrayal,” said Bowser.

“Why is this all about Ganondorf?” asked Mario.

“You see. Before you sentenced both Master Hand and Crazy Hand for the second time around, they forged a pact with three villains: me, Ganondorf, and the one called Mewtwo. Surely you remember. Me, Mewtwo, and Ganondorf were ordered to stop you at all costs. But Ganondorf had other plans in mind. He wanted to get rid of them, but failed in doing so when I fought him,” explained Bowser.

“And why did you fight him?” Samus questioned. Everyone started to eye him a dirty look, knowing he was leaving something out.

“I wanted to eliminate him as my purpose to control this World. Unfortunately, the Masters learned of my betrayal only and transformed me into a nightmare,” he explained.

“Giga Bowser…” Mario whispered in fear, remembering the day he had to face his archenemy as a transformed beast. Bowser turned away from everyone and then turned back.

“Listen: the reason why I helped you… was because I saw something that was broken in all of you. It was friendship and trust and teamwork. Something I wanted to be a part of. In a brief shining moment, it became clear to me that I had to help restore your bonds,” Bowser confessed. “If you still can’t trust me, give me a chance to amend my wrongdoings.”

“Heh, you know. You aren’t half good. Then again, you’re not half bad after all,” Snake thought.

Mario stared at the floor, reminiscing from the day he and Bowser became enemies to the moment he saved his life. Mario then stared back at Bowser. “Bowser… just this once, we’re not only fighters, we’re friends. I trust you with my life until this ends,” Mario stated.

“Bowser. You may have kidnapped me… repeatedly. But… I’ll trust you as well,” spoke Peach.

“Even though we’ve had our differences, I’m willing to work with you,” Fox stated.

“And me too,” Zelda nodded.

“I may not know much about you, but because you saved my friends, I hope you will aid us in the battlefield,” said Ike.

“Hmph, you have my support as an acquaintance,” Meta Knight nodded.

“Same goes for me,” Lucina nodded too.

“If so, then I place my faith in you,” Palutena agreed.

“Huh. If everyone’s agreeing, I guess it wouldn’t hurt,” spoke Sonic.

“...We’re friends now… Maybe I won’t skin you,” Samus jokingly stated.

“My friend, when you first contacted me, I had no knowledge of your history and only understood what you were fighting for. I felt a genuine aura. It was not of a monster, but a hero. If it weren’t for your actions, all of our allies would not be here today,” Lucario shook with Bowser.

Everyone came to an agreement and decided to go into their next course of action: go to Subspace or deal with the nanite threat.

“Let’s worry about taking on the nanites now. And then we’ll figure out what to do with Subspace,” told Captain Falcon. “We may have one shot at stopping globalized world conquest.”

“Slowing them down won’t stop them completely. I say we head into Subspace and see what they’re made of,” suggested Sonic.

“I agree with you for once. These Subspace rats are way too dangerous at the moment,” Samus spoke.

“The nanite threat seems too risky to just turn a blind eye. If we stop the nanites now, we won’t need to worry about a global invasion of super-powered infected slaves,” told Captain Falcon.

“Maybe Cap is right. We can’t turn away from the nanites, especially when’s Ganondorf involved,” said Fox.

“A difficult decision to make. Bowser, what do you propose?” Peach asked. Bowser checked the monitors for strange activity happening around the world.

“Our best option at the moment… is Subspace,” told Bowser when he faced everyone. Mostly everyone gave off mixed reactions.

“The way I see it, Subspace is a relentless force of nature. If they have that kind of power to set off explosions like that, it would be irresponsible to leave them for last,” he explained.

“Considering Ganondorf, he is as deceitful as he is dangerous. It’s possible he would switch sides and work with Subspace,” said Bowser.

“An odd theory” Snake raised a brow.

“I’ve known him long enough that he’s not one to trust. He could also be forging an alliance between the two armies,” Bowser stated.

“I can attest to that. Ganondorf will use any ploy to get what he desires,” Zelda backed up the theory.

Link had his arms crossed. “…We go to Subspace. If Ganon is there, I will face him.”

All of a sudden, Subspace activity spiked as many voids of Subspace appeared. The Smashers quickly placed their attention on the monitors. The drone started picking up massive energy going off. It then moved to the Isle of the Ancients to witness the Subspace Army and the Ancient Minister perform another holy chant.

“Lucario,” Bowser signaled.

Mundo solius Dei, et de virtute Subspace novus mundus insurget, quantam terrae promissionis.

“The translation reads: ‘This World belongs to God alone, and from the power of Subspace, a new World will rise, one as great as the Promised Land.’,” read Lucario.

“I guess Subspace is where we’re headed next,” Samus obliged.

“Alright. Let’s get ready, team!” Mario nodded.