A Smash Ball appears

As if on cue, a deus ex machina fell from the heavens. A Smash Ball. Of course, as a tactician, Robin had heard of these and had even prepared a coordinated attack to use with Chrom if she were to encounter one. She hadn’t had the chance to do so, yet… It was her first time actually seeing one.

Now wasn’t the time to be thinking, however. She had to act fast. She could tell her doppleganger had the exact same thought she did, and with both of them having limited mobility, it would all come down to who could act more quickly.

“Arcfire!!” their voices came nearly simultaneously. Two fireballs shot at the Smash Ball in the center of the arena with identical arcs. The two attacks burst into two pillars of flames, and the Smash Ball flashed as it grew more chipped from repeated licks of fire from each. The two Robins watched with bated breath, knowing that for one of them, all the humiliation would be worth it… and for the other, the humiliation was just beginning.

“I’m the heroine here!” the female Robin whimpered in her private thoughts, more candidly than she’d ever voice. ”Am I really going to be at the mercy of this pervert? Subject to whatever crass farce he’s orchestrated for his final Smash? Is he going to win after spitting on everything the Shepherds stand for?!”

”I’m the hero here!” the male whined in his private thoughts. ”I’m only doing this to strengthen my bond with Lucina…! Am I really going to lose here, become the villain, and be remembered by all present only for gamely trying to strip a near-identical female copy of myself?!”