"Okay. Goodnight, Ike..." Sona said softly as she shut her eyes. She really was tired, and that bad feeling in her stomach was going away slowly. Not because she was any less worried about Pit, but because she was with Ike. That alone comforted her.
Sona. Don't trust him. It's time you know the truth about that boy.
Sona opened her eyes and found herself..in a strange place. Strange but familiar. She'd been here before. She looked around and saw a staircase. There were clouds everywhere...and it was a little dark and gloomy. Though she caught movement at the corner of her eye, and she went to draw her sword that wasn't there.
"Hey, it's okay!" A familiar but...not familiar voice said. She narrowed her eyes as a boy came out from around a pillar. He was..Pit but not Pit. He had white wings, brown hair...blue eyes..and he was dressed in white. He gave her a smile, and Sona tilted her head.
"..Who are you?" She asked softly as she let her hand fall to the side.
"Pit, I'm Pit. The real one that you haven't met before." He murmured, looking away from her shyly as his eyes went up to the staircase. "Come on..Palutena wants to see you." Sona watched him run up the steps, hesitating a bit before following him, breaking out into a jog too. She noticed something about one of his wings. It was bandaged and it looked almost lifeless. She wondered if he was injured.
Once they both got to the top of the steps, Sona saw Palutena. She was just as beautiful as Sona remembered, and yet she hadn't recalled ever seeing her in person before. The woman greeted her with a warm smile. "Sona..it's nice to see you." She told her before rising from her throne. Sona nodded.
"Nice to see you too, Palutena. Umm, I can properly thank you. I'm sure if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here still..or maybe I would, but I'd be a disembodied spirit or something weird." Her eyes flashed to Pit, who stood at Palutena's side proudly. "...Why did you bring me here?"
"Because I wanted you to know who Pit was. I wanted you to see what you sensed in Dark Pit. Because I don't want you to be fooled by him, Sona. I know you care about him, but he's lost. He was created from Medusa and Ganondorf's dark magic, along with Pit's blood and feathers. He cannot escape them and while he may express the interest to be free, he never will be. Medusa...probably knows about what happened between you two, and she'll try to use that against you. He'll be forced to try and take advantage of you somehow." Palutena explained as she walked up to Sona and gave her a pat on the head. "You want him to be free. I know you do. But I don't think he ever will be, even if you destroy the people who created him. So that's why, Sona..you should just be careful."
Sona's eyes looked up at Palutena and then shifted to the real Pit. She believed the entire story, but something at the back of her head nagged her. She still wanted to believe in Pit..or Dark Pit. Whatever they called him. She grimaced and looked away. "I don't want to give up on my friend, but I also won't let him take advantage of me either. You have my word, Palutena." She said softly.
"Good...then you have my blessing, Sona. I've been meaning to do this once you were ready. You know what magic is. You use it unintentionally when you fight with Ike, and it manifests in Ragnell when you're close enough. But you can do other things with it, too." She said as her scepter began to glow. Sona felt a warm feeling inside of her body, and she shivered when she felt the heat grow. "I have to borrow Ike, and if anything happens, I'd like you to be able to fight on your own until I return him." Palutena said as she took a step back. Sona felt the heat inside of her dwindle...but the suddenly it exploded inside of her. Her entire body lit up and fire and light emitted from her body.
Then it was gone. Or rather, it was still there, but controlled. Sona knew though, she could bring it out whenever she wanted to. "..Borrow Ike?" She asked as she tilted her head. "What did you just do to me?"
"Tomorrow. Not for long though. I just need him to do me a favor, Sona. He'll be back before you know it. As for what I did to you, I unlocked the power that you held in your body. The power I originally gave you. Sona, the more spirit you have, the stronger your magic becomes. It is up to you to decide how to harness it...but that's all the time I have for you today. You need to rest..." Palutena gave her a tight hug, and Sona returned it. She almost felt like...Palutena was her mother. But she had a mother..one that she had to cut down. Or rather, she was used to cut her down. Palutena though..was different than Ashera. She cared.
"Okay..Goodbye then." She glanced at Pit, who gave her a smile. "You too..."
"Bye!" Pit said with a grin and waved to her. Palutena smiled and then tapped her staff gently on the ground. And then..there was nothing but darkness...and then dreaming.