SSBB - The Subspace Emissary - Stage 23: Battleship Halberd Interior

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After a long while of having been in the ship, the box magically calls Snake. It's not long before he's found out by Lucario (you would probably find him judging there was a suspicious box in the middle of nowhere) and Meta Knight.

"My spy skills need some refining..." muttered Snake.

"Putting a box in the middle of nowhere is in itself strange," Meta Knight said.

"Should have snapped the dog's neck when I could."

"Maybe I should have snapped YOUR neck before reading your atrocious aura," Lucario threatened.

Meta Knight sighed. "In retrospect, my previous team was far easier to deal with than you two..." he muttered.

"Never trust a man without a sword!" Palutena said.

The trio are forced to tag along until fighting the shadow princesses (again). Snake then tells them to stay put.

"Honestly, I feel like everyone is trying to say girls aren't supposed to be here," Zelda said.

"On the other hand, they worry about us," Peach said.

"You're so easily convinced..."

"Take a page out of Samus's book, everyone. Even I admit she's a good role model," Palutena said. "I'm still trying to figure out how she does the Morph Ball without getting her bones broken. Hey, why don't we find out together? Zelda looks pretty flexible to pull it off."

"...Sure, I'll think about your request," Zelda said with an indifferent look.

Key Notes:

First Part: Not-So Metal Gear Style
Snake is just awkward to use in the story. He was made to fight in normal matches but not travel through a stage.
Be mindful of the hidden switch in the falling block.

Second Part: Blue Aura = Good. Red Aura = Some *sskicking Will Ensue.
Besides Ness, Lucas, the Ice Climbers, and Meta Knight, Lucario is one of the best options to use in the story if you bother giving him aura-based stickers. If you just give him a great aura boost, you're essentially boosting ALL of his moves (he's basically what Ness and Lucas can exploit with PK-based stickers), and coupled with specific-boost stickers and some damage dealt to him, he'll decimate anyone in his way. I always give anti-flinching stickers to keep all my characters alive, so Lucario will most likely just stand there being powered up.

Third Part: Shadow Princesses Again
Fight shadow Peach & Zelda. This stage is just unfairly large so that none of the characters there get so easily tossed away. So either way, it's good and bad.

Watch, enjoy, and comment, everyone.