[WolfEx]

Shadow was left speechless as Roxas swooped down and saved his life. He would have been dead meat had Roxas not been there, and he realized this. He wasn't like Sonic in the fact that he felt he didn't need any help from anyone, he was actually the complete opposite.

"Thank you, fellow brother. You've saved me from a doom I didn't wish to see. I wasn't sure how much more I could handle. But it looks like just outside the lab out there, everyone is gathering to attack Andross. Let's join in, shall we?"

Shadow rolled his way out of the lab through the piles of Infected goop and joined the ranks attacking Andross. He rolled right passed Leon and Sonic knowing he was not able to aid them medically in any way, and then pulled out a single Chaos Emerald, and it suddenly turned into seven, and he immediately transformed into Hyper Shadow! He glowed a bright yellow with waves of massive energy shooting out his pores. He levitated in the air and pointed directly at Andross.

"You'll NEVER hurt these people again!"

He then began forging a giant ball of energy in his hands, and readied himself to fire at will towards the fading monkey.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Mr. Game & Watch

After Mr. G&W finished wailing on his foe in his octopus form, his body began to revert back into his humanoid form with his tentacles shrinking and colliding together in order to change eight limbs back into four. His ability to levitate was gone so he pulled out his parachute before he began to plummet toward the earth. He softly landed on the ground below. He grabbed whatever loot there was around him and ignored anything too far away since he was too exhausted from all the fighting and the electrical shocks. He just needed to claim his prize from Samus and he’d be done with this place for a while.

He sluggishly walked back over to the armored woman’s workshop, which thankfully wasn’t too far from the battlefield. G&W hobbled over to Samus and looked her straight in the eye(though it would be hard to determine since he had no visible eyes) and immediately realised he couldn’t ask her for what he wanted. He let off a large wail of a bell sound in anger and pointed to a Bounty Hunter Training Guide that was perched in the room. He figured he could read it over a couple times then sell it to the highest bidder later.

Once he received what he wanted he found the nearest crack in the wall and fell into a deep slumber quickly afterwards.

A.I.M.

A.I.M. ducked back behind the dumpster after the group of Ruffians were defeated. If the robot could feel relief it would be quite laid back right about now, but it had troubles of its own to deal with. “All infected enemies within the area have been eliminated” it confirmed as it checked its radar. “Civilian Skull Kid and Pit, your aid has been appreciated” A.I.M. looked at both of them as it called their names. “Now, I require assistance” it said as it attempted to hop forward “someone must carry this unit back to creator Samus’s lab for repairs since A.I.M.'s hover feature is broken.”

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As the last of the Ruffians had been defeated with Pit's final slash of a blade, Pit let out a sigh of relief, glancing over and grinning as everyone had been working together to defeat that giant floating monkey head thing.  He held his arm over his eyes to shield it from the intense light of Andross being defeated, using his wings to flap the smoke around him faster for it to clear, and revealed the trophied primate. The boy blinked twice as Samus, revealing her beautiful face now that her suit had broken apart (But really, who didn't find her pretty at least a little bit? Pit sure had to say it.) and transport away the trophied enemy.

Pit as well as the crowd within the Life Sphere grew quiet during her speech, adding on with the crowd as they cheered and cried out in unison of being told how well everyone had worked together, though was a bit taken back at her second, hesitant comment. "Aww, c'mon!" Pit protested along with the others then quickly shut his mouth at her loud call for attention. He wondered quietly to himself why it was that she hadn't taken up being the leader of everyone here. She sure seemed capable, and he was just as sure anyone would agree that she would make an amazing leader if he asked each individual citizen for their opinions. Maybe she was one of those 'lone-wolf' kinds of girls, but knows when she needs help if necessary.

Along with everyone else, the server under the Goddess of Light was deadly silent as the Bounty Hunter ended her speech, nodding and gazing over as she started to walk away from the area with such confidence and power. Weird how someone can show that in just walking. Deciding maybe Pit can do that himself, the angel straightened his back and pushed out his chest, raising his chin and shoulder and practically marched a few steps after Samus to her lab. It felt so uncomfortable, as tough-looking he felt (Highlight, felt.) But lucky he had been interrupted by A.I.M to further looking like a fool, asking for assitance. Pit beamed and nodded, "Sure, that's no problem!" he complied, always willing to help someone in need, human or not. The angel stepped toward the robot, sticking his bladed bow to tuck in his belt and carefully slip a hand under A.I.M, and lift him up with a small grunt. "I gotcha!" he assured, then looked over to Skull Kid, "No worries, he's light for me! Go ahead." he smiled and jerked his chin to Samus's lab before walking to it as well, the heavy machine held up without too much struggle.

"Samus made you, huh? That's really cool. I tried to make a robot out of a tin can and some Googly Eyes once. Wonder where Robert went... I think Lady Palutena recycled him." Pit said with pursed lips. "Poor Robert." he hummed and clicked his tongue, carefully and gently placing back down the machin as he entered the lab. "Your buddy here took a beating here, Lady Samus." Pit informed, "I'm sure you can fix him though, this guys here looks pretty strong too!"

[WolfEx]

---((MOD POST))---

Samus was approached by a strange black blocky figure who apparently couldn't speak. She raised a brow and looked around to see what he was pointing at. She then lifted up her training guide and nodded. She gave it to the poor beaten pixelated pugilist with appreciation as he then slipped into a slumber.

"Thank you for your efforts strangely shaped warrior of the pixel universe. I hope you put that guide to good use."

And with that Samus allows Game & Watch to sleep as the next batch of warriors enter the lab. One of them was a familiar face.

"Ah...A.I.M...you've been majorly wounded. Easily fixable. Join Leon and Sonic over in the corner there...I'll tend to you all in a moment. Now, Pit, is it? I've heard much about you. Thank you for bringing the robot back safely, he was quite the help in the battle as were you. Now...what is it you want?"

Samus in the back of her mind kind of already knew what a winged warrior of a goddess might want, but she let him ask anyway.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

A.I.M. allowed the angelic boy to carry it to the green robot’s desired location since out of the two who were in the area he was probably the preferable choice. Though A.I.M. didn’t know enough about the Skull Kid species or sub-species in order to judge which of the two were stronger, but the scrawniness of the creature gave away that it probably wasn’t much of a power house physically.

A.I.M. played back the speech that Samus had made internally as it waited to be returned to its creator’s lab since it was a bit of a long way and the green robot had missed it when she first gave it. The robot did not question its creator’s motives, but it wasn’t sure if that had been programmed within it or if it actually processed its own opinion. Either way did not matter to the sage machine.

Once it had been dropped off by Pit it turned its head over to him. “If this unit could interject, unit Robert would have had increased possibly of survival if civilian Pit had equipped it with a weapon for it to fend itself with” A.I.M. emotionlessly spoke. The robot listened to the two of them as they spoke and attempted to hop its way over to where it was commanded to. It stopped after a couple hops since it didn’t cover much distance. Its head twisted toward Pit once more. “This unit requires assistance again.”

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He whined and flailed his arms. "Hey, I didn't know, okay?" The angel then paused and beamed to the Space Mercenary, nodding excitedly at her then cleared his throat and made a salute, "That's right! Pit, Commander of the Army to Light Goddess, Lady Palutena!" he introduced in one breath and a wide smile. "No need to worry about helping out, Lady Samus, especially with your robot their. If he asks, I'll help out in a flash!" he chimed gleefully, then looked over to A.I.M. "Huh? Oh, sure thing." he nodded, walking over to A.I.M and taking him up carefully once more, taking a few steps to where Samus had instructed the robot to rest at until being repaired by her and set him down again. "There ya go, little guy! Try to rest out your wires or whatever goes on in there." Pit suggested, tapping lightly at a robotic arm. Pit then stepped back to Samus, folding his arms over his chest proudly. "The only reward I need is Justice being brought upon everyone in-! Oooh, is that a Komayto? I see these guys all the time in Skyworld." he stated, tapping at the glass of a container, containing a Living Metroid. "Weird to see it not trying to suck my brains out or something..."

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Skull Kid was surprised by the winged boy that swooped in and finished off the simian fiends. He sat in awestruck wonder for a moment, admiring the brightness emanating from this angel named "Pit". He barely heard the conversation between A.I.M. and Pit, and thus did not answer, but after the angel left, he regained his other senses.
He then proceeded in the direction they had gone, presumably to acquire the thing that he had heard Samus talking about from the top of a building earlier. One word in particular had caught his attention: "Companion". Most of the other scientific words had gone in one ear and out the other, but he held this one up until this moment, and planned to find out what it was that could be his "Companion" or "friend". Was it a robot like A.I.M.? That would be nice. A.I.M. would make a good friend. Very friendly.
Skull Kid approached Samus and waited behind Pit, looking around at the carnage in the circle of the town. When Pit had walked away, he hurried up to Samus like a small child ready to receive a toy.
"Where is the "companion" you were talking about earlier?" he questioned in hopes he hadn't heard wrong.

(Metroid, just in case that wasn't clear. Skull Kid wasn't paying a lot of attention.)

[WolfEx]

---((MOD POST))---

Samus stood in front of her beloved and coveted Metroid collection seeing Pit and Skull Kid salivate at it. Ofcourse she expected the Metroids to be the popular choice because they were so unique, so rare, but she also knew that these two warriors had no idea what they were going to expect out of these...experiments.

"Are you SURE? Because I cannot guarantee that these experimental Metroids would be flawless. But in case you do want them to accompany you, here is the specs."

Samus pulls out some blueprints of the anatomy of a Metroid and explains what these creatures can do.

"Metroids unfortunately can't do alot, but let me explain. For one, they can levitate, freely, on command. For two, they grow very attached emotionally I mean, to the first person they see when their born, which, after the anti freeze is applied, will be you. They also can telepathically communicate using simple words. They cannot speak. Only use brain waves. They only have two offensive abilities, one, like a jellyfish, they can shoot out shocking electrical currents, but only in one wave pattern. These currents cannot grow larger or smaller or change direction, they are a single strand of electric energy that fires from their tentacles, much like a bullet, but electric waves."

Samus did an interest check on the group around her, seeing if they still followed. She didn't see them as the type to pay attention, but she continued.

"Their second and last attack is siphoning. They can latch onto and suck the life out of an enemy. They latch onto their skulls and eat their brain cells, ultimately killing them. This is actually instinctual, for Metroids are not good or evil, but act on instinct. However, you, as their new masters, can command them at will. That's the companion gene talking. As a side effect however, they can only siphon enemies their size or smaller than them. They cannot latch on to or effect large creatures such as Andross or powerful infected creatures that are too controlled by Starvia. Lesser creatures they can siphon. Creatures of the same size, they can siphon, unless again, those particular same sized or smaller creatures are powerful and controlled heavily by Starvia."

She takes a breath and hopes she still has their attention.

"Also thanks to the companion gene, Siphon has a secondary ability applied to it. Metroids using this attack, can also, if commanded, control lesser enemies. As I said, they can communicate simply which means they can follow simple commands. So to give them absolute clarification, you need to say either, Metroid, Siphon Kill, if you wish to take out an enemy, or, Metroid, Siphon Control, if you wish to control an enemy for a short time. Note, the Siphon Control move only lasts for three attacks that the controlled specimen can do, after that the Metroid will let go of their grip and rest a while before controlling or attacking anything again. Similar things go for Siphon Kill. After they kill a lesser enemy with Siphon, they must take a brief rest."

Samus finally ends her rant and double checks if their choices stand.

"So...any questions on your choices? Is this your final decision?"

Samus had a look of mixed feelings on her face, wondering exactly what the reaction would be. It was a gamble.

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"Is that the companion?" Skull Kid asked, seeing the metroids Samus motioned to at one point. He listened to it's abilities, trying his hardest to understand even the biggest words Samus threw out like it was common knowledge for everyone here. Surprisingly, he understood it all, having some trouble, but staying right with her the whole way through.
"It is already much stronger than some old friends I used to have following me around all the time. They turned out okay, I think." Skull Kid's memory of these past friends was limited to only his feelings towards them and a few particular moments he shared with them. He can't remember what happened to them though, or their names.
"I would protect it with my life. Cause that's what you do for friends, I mean, companions." he said, not embarrassed to have used the word friend, just not sure if that's how Samus saw them. "What do they eat? Brain? Is that why they do the brain eating thing? For food?". Skull Kid planned to treat this creature like his closest friend, because that was what it would be. He needed to know how to care for it.
"Oh, and do you think it might like music?"

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.... Luigi hadn't really been thinking when he hopped on Andross' head, he honestly just did all of this to either get Samus' attention, or kill the giant monkey man..... But, the consequences were evident, and the overall clad fighter was suffering. Everyone's blasts had caused an explosion, and Luigi had been partially hit, a sharp pain collecting through his body, his heart began to ache as well as his head...... Then, he began to fall..... And fall..... And he continued falling, was this the end though? Nah, but as he landed, he fell pretty damn hard..... So hard in fact, he blacked out, but it was funny because if he wanted Samus' attention ... Well let's just say, he crashed suddenly and violently through the roof of the lab.

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Pit blinked but made direct eye contact with the female space bounty hunter to show he was listening, as well as adding nods of understanding. He glanced back to the frozen but living Metroid, grinning a bit. "Very much, Lady Samus!" Pit assured with a small laugh, "I've dealt with guys like these before, it would be nice  to have one of them on my side for once!" he hummed with a chirp, lowering down slightly to be at eye-level of the container set on the table. "It would be nice to have a little side kick~" he chuckled. "Besides, if you get past the fact they're sorta like floating brain-eaters, they're sorta cute in a really weird way." he cooed, tilting his head to the side and smiling fondly, before stand up straight and laughing a bit. "Just one questions, Lady Samus! Besides brains and stuff, what do they eat? You think they'll like chocolate?" he giggled a bit at the Skull Kid. He sorta reminded him of  a small boy just looking for a friend. "Hey, maybe we can set up play dates or something with our Metroids! Sounds fun, right?" the angel offered with an excited twinkle in his eyes along with his cheery tone.

Though before he had a chance to answer, a familiar figure clad in green crashed through the roof. Pit blinked twice with wide eyes, looking around a bit to see if anyone else noticed it as well. "....Oh, hey, um..." Pit mumbled and stepped forward to kneel next to Luigi, turning him gently to have him face up, and pull him up slightly for him to sit up. "Looks like you'll need to fix up another person, Lady Samus. If you'd like, I can help out with them," he offered, "I don't know much about healing people though..."

[WolfEx]

---((MOD POST))---

Samus was interrupted in her conversation as a green hatted man plummeted through her Lab's roof onto the floor below. She folded her arms obviously not amused.

"You know with all these injured I might as well get my doctrines in nursing."

Samus then rolls Luigi to the corner where the other injured Smash Brothers are. She walks to a small sector of her lab and drags out a tall and broad machine. It had a strange nozzle attached to it that looked similar to a gigantic hair dryer. She pressed a button and the machine started blowing strange energy waves. They were the same energy waves that Nurse Joy used to heal Pokemon on her recovery machine. The technology was similar to that on Samus's planet of Tetra, so she built a healing machine herself for just an occasion, except it worked a bit differently sending out recovery air waves to mend the wounded.

"Sit in front of that special mechanism for a few minutes, and you'll all be fine."

Samus then turned her attention to the questions at hand and answered them accordingly.

"As for your silly questions, they can eat things other than brains. Due to the companion genetics that I have inserted in their blood, it has taken out the need to eat brains to live, and replaced it with a need to eat food. Now unfortunately this slight modification doesn't make their Siphon ability quite as powerful as a normal Metroid's, but it does allow for easier survival and restorative properties. Because much like a Smash Brother, food can heal its wounds and restore their power. As for liking music, I am unsure, I have not tested music out on it, but I am sure if you enjoy music, it will play along."

Samus then pulls out two of the Metroids from her collection contained in their glass structures and hands them to Pit and Skull Kid.

"There you are. Take excellent care of them. For if you abuse them or treat them poorly, they will grow to be vicious, heartless, and uncaring. To awake them, simply press the button on the bottom of their containers, the glass will break and the water will leak. The Metroids will then begin to attempt to perform a psychic connection with you, which is a simple touch with their tentacles, and they'll register you two as their masters. Here is the data for the Metroid creature."



Name: Metroid

Primary Attack(s): Tentacle Whip(Shoots a singular and single directional electric current at a medium power level at an enemy upon command.)

Special Attack(s): Siphon Control(Controls a low level enemy that is the same size as the creature, or a lesser size. Needs to rest for two turns after controlling an enemy for three.)

Siphon Kill(Latches onto a low level enemy or same size enemy, or an enemy of a lesser size, and literally sucks the brain matter out of their heads killing them. Must rest for two turns after killing enemy.)

Ultimate Attack: None.

(Please add this outline to your Smash Journal, very important that you do so our battle mods won't get confused. This companion counts as an item.)

Samus looks at the pile of healing Smash Brothers in the corner of the room and then back at Pit and Skull Kid.

"Now, if you'll excuse me...I have to wait for the rest of these bumbling fools to recover before I ask them what they wish for their own rewards."

Samus tapped her toe and awaited for the rest of the creatures in her lab to heal up before asking what prize they'd like.

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Pit blinked to Samus as she dragged Luigi off to pile with the other injured, rubbing the back of his head at the strange contraption that seems to heal others. Weird how it can be that easy... He glanced up again as their questions were being answered, tilting his head. "...So, it can eat chocolate?" he questioned again before laughing at himself, "Alright, that's all I needed~!"  he chirped up happily, "Simple enough." he hummed, carefully taking the container with both arms, bowing his head, "They're in good hands, Lady Samus.  I will treat it like a child should be treat it; with love, and care." he assured, patting the glass lightly. "I'm sorta immortal, so I can't really have kids by blood. This will work, though!" he hummed and smiled. "Thank you very much, Lady Samus. See you again. And please consider on taking that whole leadership thing." he suggested, then looked to Skull Kid before she could make a comment and added, "Remember that play-date, alrighty?" he laughed and started out the lab, his wings spreading and emitting a blue light, making the Wing of Icarus activated.

The container secure in his arms, he took off in flight with a cheerful laughter.

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Skull Kid's eyes were fixed intently on the metroid he had sighted first. He hadn't heard much of what Samus said about the injured people or the machine, but when she began to speak to Pit and himself directly again, he listened and absorbed every word (mostly). When she handed him the metroid he had been yearning for, Skull Kid connected with this creature, now, before ever releasing it. He made a promise to himself, that he would never leave this little companion of his. He would never do anything from now on, without first considering the safety and well being of this new friend.

"Thank you, Samus."

And with that, he pressed the button on the bottom of the container. The glass trickled away, the water following immediately behind it. He watched as the creature was greeted by the new world it had just been born into. The air rushed in, filling the place left behind by the water. This was the beginning of this tiny being's life, and Skull Kid had the honor of welcoming it to this place. As the metroid became more animated, the tentacle Samus spoke of reached out towards Skull Kid, searching for a soul to connect with. He gently moved himself towards the tentacle, getting within it's reach. When the tentacle made contact, Skull Kid knew this creature to the very base of it's existence. This was more than a hello. Skull Kid had never acted as an authority figure or provider, only as a friend, but this tiny being had made him want to do nothing more than protect and provide for it.

"Tael" he said tenderly, mentally caressing the infant as it had it's first sensual look at life.
"Tael is your name."
This name held so much meaning, now that Skull Kid had given it, but he had no idea why. Something in his past, someone, had made this name incredibly important to him.

Skull Kid thanked Samus once more before leaving with "Tael" in his arms.

-Skull Kid left the mission-

[WolfEx]

Shadow slowly felt his power returning from the strange healing machine Samus had moved in front of him and his wounds started to disappear. He began feeling better in a short amount of time. He looked at his hands and his skin, the energy had soothed him in mystifying ways.

"I feel...so refreshed. Odd...it was as if I never battled, never got hurt."

Shadow then eyed the different kinds of rewards Samus offered and had his eye on one that has not yet been claimed. The Cerebral Sphere. The strange device that supposedly created illusions and made memories come to life.

"Maria...I can see you again...."

Shadow then picked up the sphere and said his farewell to Samus.

"I will be taking this....goodbye everyone. I'm sure we will meet again soon."

Shadow has left the lab without a second thought with a mix of emotion filling up inside him. He didn't look back at anyone. He was ready for the future to come.

-Shadow leaves the topic-