Later in the smash house, after a few hours.
A large crash could be heard, as everyone went out too see it.
They saw it was Chrom but he looked different, darker, more evils
Link was Holding him Black, with another boy.
He has bright blue eyes that glow with a light-green tint, a sign of his exposure to Mako energy and his background as a former Shinra SOLDIER operative. gravity-defying spiky blond hair. a lean but muscular physique
[Insert image of Cloud]
Then they Robin rush in, with a bucket of water, steam came from it as she dropped on mark.
Mark blinked and turned back too Normal.
The smoke cleared.
Chrom stood in the center of the training wing, breathing hard. His armor was cracked. The purple glow in his veins faded. The torn shadow wings dissolved into black mist.
Link still had him pinned down, one arm locked across his chest.
Beside Link, another fighter held Chrom's other arm.
The boy with gravity-defying blond hair and glowing blue-green eyes.
Cloud.
He looked calm. Focused. Like he'd done this before.
Robin dropped the empty bucket onto the floor, panting slightly.
Chrom blinked, eyes returning to their normal blue.
"…I'm okay," he muttered.
Link released him slowly but stayed ready.
Cloud stepped back without a word, folding his arms.
Pit finally said what everyone was thinking.
"What was that?!"
Lucina arrived just in time to see the last traces of purple fade. She sighed, rubbing her forehead.
"That," she said, "was Dark Chrom."
Pit blinked.
"…You have an evil mode?"
Chrom sat up, embarrassed.
"It's not a mode. It's… a curse. Leftover Fell Dragon energy. Sometimes it reacts to intense combat energy."
Sephiroth, who had been leaning against a doorway the entire time, smirked.
"Hm. Corruption from dragon blood. Classic."
Cloud shot him a look.
"Don't start," Cloud said.
Sephiroth's smile widened slightly.
"I wasn't going to. Yet."
Pit decided he didn't want to know what "yet" meant.
Robin knelt beside Chrom, checking him over.
"You're stable," she said. "No lingering corruption."
Lucina relaxed only a little.
"Father… you scared everyone."
Chrom gave her a tired grin.
"Hey. Finals were intense."
Pit tilted his head.
"So… when that Harmonised Combat Energy thing happened in the arena earlier…"
Lucina nodded.
"Yes. That energy sometimes resonates with latent powers. In his case—" she glanced at Chrom "—not always the good kind."
Pit looked back at Chrom.
"…Do you want some tea?"
Chrom blinked.
"…Tea sounds great."
Everyone silently agreed that tea was the safest possible solution.
---
Later, as things calmed down, Pit stood near the doorway watching.
Cloud leaned against the wall, arms crossed, sword resting on his back.
Pit glanced at him.
"…Thanks for helping," Pit said.
Cloud looked at him for a moment.
"…No problem," he replied simply.
Fox looked around, tail flicking.
"So… like… how did this happen?"
Robin rubbed her temples.
"Long story short, something happened during one of our adventures. It activated the leftover Fell Dragon energy inside Chrom."
Lucina crossed her arms.
"When he transforms, we discovered a… solution. Hitting him with hot water turns him back to Father. Hitting him with cold water brings back Dark Chrom."
There was a pause.
Link, without saying a single word, picked up the remote and turned on the TV.
The screen lit up.
Ranma ½ opening theme blared cheerfully.
Everyone slowly turned to look at Link.
Pit pointed at the screen.
"…Did you seriously just—"
Link nodded once.
Robin sighed deeply.
"…I walked right into that."
Chrom buried his face in his hands.
"I refuse to live in a house where my weakness is anime logic."
Cloud leaned toward Sephiroth and muttered,
"…I'm starting to understand why this place is chaos."
Sephiroth smirked.
"Oh, it's beautiful."
Lucina glanced at the TV, then at her father.
"…So basically," she said quietly, "Father is now a Ranma character."
Pit tried not to laugh.
He failed.
Bowser Jr. raised a hand.
"So, like… how much cold water are we talking about?"
Robin answered without thinking.
"A single drop is enough. But why do you—"
SPLASH.
A full glass of cold water hit Chrom right in the face.
For a moment… silence.
Then purple-black energy erupted. Wings of shadow tore out from his back. His eyes burned crimson. His voice dropped an octave.
Dark Chrom had returned.
Everyone collectively screamed.
Pit flapped his wings in panic.
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"
Bowser Jr. shrugged, smiling like a gremlin who had achieved enlightenment.
"For the lols."
Lucina immediately grabbed a bucket of steaming water.
Robin shouted,
"JR NO— THAT WASN'T A DEMONSTRATION!"
Link already had his sword drawn.
Mario facepalmed so hard it echoed.
Sephiroth, arms crossed, looked almost impressed.
"…Bold child."
Cloud leaned away slowly.
"…I miss normal tournaments."
Dark Chrom cracked his neck, sword forming in his hand.
"Ah… freedom again."
Everyone prepared for battle—
Then Palutena's voice echoed from nowhere.
"SMASH HOUSE RULE #12: NO SUMMONING DEMON KINGS IN COMMON AREAS."
A giant divine hammer appeared out of thin air and bonked Dark Chrom back into normal Chrom with a cartoon PONK sound.
Chrom collapsed, dizzy.
Bowser Jr. high-fived Kirby.
Robin sat down on the floor.
"…I need tea. Or something stronger."
Pit whispered to Lucina,
"…Is this normal for your family?"
Lucina sighed.
"…Unfortunately."
And thus, peace returned to the Smash House.
For about five minutes.
Meanwhile…
Far away from the Smash House.
In a dim underground laboratory, pipes hissed, lights flickered, and a single glass tube glowed faintly from within. Inside, a black liquid floated, pulsing like it was breathing.
Giovanni stared at it with narrowed eyes, hands behind his back like a crime-boss scientist king.
Beside him, Hades lounged casually against a pillar, sipping from a cup that absolutely wasn't lab-safe.
Giovanni spoke first.
"…So this is the substance that corrupted the swordsman."
Hades grinned.
"Yup. Divine curse residue mixed with Fell Dragon energy, emotional instability, and just a dash of Smash multiverse nonsense."
The black water twitched inside the tube.
Giovanni adjusted his gloves.
"With this… I could create Pokémon that never tire. Never fear. Perfect obedience."
Hades lifted the test tube, admiring it like fine wine.
"I was thinking bigger."
Giovanni raised an eyebrow.
Hades smiled, sharp and playful.
"I call it… Master Hand."
The black liquid suddenly spread inside the tube, forming the faint outline of a five-fingered hand pressing against the glass from the inside.
Giovanni stared at the test tube containing Master Hand.
"And what if this fails?"
Hades just grinned, like a man who definitely had several backup disasters planned.
"Oh, this and its brother, Crazy Hand, are only my tests for that house. We need to see what they can do before we start Project G."
Giovanni nodded slowly, satisfied, then turned toward the last figure in the room.
"What do you think?"
The figure stepped forward.
He wore a purple and pale-yellow jester's cap, with tiny bells jingling softly at each end. A matching cape flowed behind him. Black gloves, pointy black shoes, and a theatrical mask split down the middle — the right side white, the left side black — giving him a permanent, unsettling smile.
Dimentio.
He placed a hand over his heart in mock politeness.
"Ohohoho~ Project G, Master Hand, Crazy Hand… My, my. Such wonderful toys you've collected."
The black water in the tube pulsed again, like it was reacting to his voice.
Hades chuckled.
"Glad you approve."
Dimentio tilted his head.
"Approve? Oh no, Lord Hades… I'm delighted. But I do wonder…"
He tapped the glass lightly with one gloved finger.
"…When this little hand reaches out, will the heroes survive the applause?"
Giovanni smirked.
"If they don't… even better."
The lights flickered.
The black liquid shaped itself again into a grasping hand.
Somewhere far away…
Palutena quietly whispered to Pit.
"…You'd better start training harder."
Pit swallowed.
"…I had a feeling shopping chapters never stay peaceful for long."
To be continued
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