I'm In Love With My Rival

Chapter One: A New Mission.

"Pit, I'm going to need you to go to the Underworld."

Pit froze up at hearing that sentence, he turned his head around from observing the Centurions battle training to see Lady Palutena, The Goddess Of Light standing a few metres away from him, a serious look on her face. "What- Why?" He asked, turning his body around to face her and taking a few steps towards where she stood.

"I am picking up on some strange activity coming from there," She continued, frowning. "Perhaps one of the commanders, or even Hades, is planning on doing something terrible."

"But they were all defeated, by yours truly, well, except for Pandora, Pittoo killed her." Pit adds with a proud grin. "Why would they try to do anything bad when they know full well I'll beat their asses? Again." Pit reasoned, surely his Goddess was mistaken.

"I don't know, but I don't want to take any chances, please could you just go and check it out? It'll give me some peace." She urged, looking a little worried now.

Pit groaned, looking at her with begging, scared eyes. "Do I have to?" He asked, almost whining.

"Yes, if you don't, I won't let you have any ice cream for twenty four hours." She said sternly, her eyes narrowing at her captain.

Pit gasped and made his way towards the temple to enter it since they were outside, and ran over to the door that he always flew out of at the start of his missions, it seemingly appears out of nowhere. "Okay okay! No need to do anything rash!" He exclaimed, looking like he had just heard the scariest thing you can think of.

The Goddess started to follow him, but kept at a walking pace instead of sprinting like Pit was. "That's a good angel, now, aren't you forgetting something?" Palutena asked while smiling playfully, walking over to Pit.

He turned around to look at her again, giving her a confused expression, then, his eyes widened. "A weapon!" He almost yells in realisation.

She laughs and summons a pair of Artillery Claws. "Take these, they're one of your more stronger weapons."

Pit thanked her and grabbed them, putting them on quickly before turning back to the door just as it opened.

"Remember to be careful." Palutena said, voice full of concern.

Pit turned his head to look at her. "Don't worry! I'm always careful!" He said with a slight laugh while saluting.

"Uh huh, sure you are." She replies with an eye roll as she grants him the power of flight.

Pit just grinned and jumped out of the doorway, immediately falling slightly before moving up and then forward in the air at full speed.

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Around five minutes later Pit made it to the Underworld's entrance. Upon entering, Palutena guides him and has him land in a random spot. He looked around and was surprised to see not many Underworld monsters hanging around at all. "Huh, that's weird."

"Yes, it is strange, normally this place is crawling with Underworld troops." Palutena pointed out, sounding thoughtful. "But still, keep your guard up."

Pit nodded in determination. "Of course! This'll be a piece of cake! Right?"

With this angel's luck, probably not...