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Banjo and friends walked out of the portal and looked around, they are in front of a giant run-down mansion. "What is this place?" Asked Boggy.
"Mad Monster Mansion", Banjo said as he looked around, "well I gotta admit it's pretty fitting considering the circumstances."
Kazooie glared at Mumbo, "hey Bone Head, did you bring us here because it's Halloween?"
"Mumbo did, Mumbo should have planned party, this better than dumb moles location."
"Whatever can you at least turn us back to ourselves?" She asked getting annoyed.
"Yes Mumbo was planning to bird."
"Wait! Turn Wumba back, not bear and bird, Wumba help Mumbo!"
"Good idea Wumba, but Mumbo no like Wumba so Mumbo choose bear and bird instead. Bear and bird get closer together for Mumbo!"
"Mumbo a joke!" Wumba said angrily.
"At least Mumbo not smell like corpse ha ha", he quickly waved his wand around chanting, purple magic followed his hand motions as he did so, he then shot the magic at the duo and they exploded. smoke and sparks flew about as it all disappeared Banjo and Kazooie appeared to be themselves again.
"Thanks a lot, Mumbo, I think I've had enough of pumpkins, forever at this point."
"Finally! I have flesh and blood again", she put a wing to her chest and smiled, "oh, I'll never take my heartbeat for granted again! I feel alive again!"
"Don't get too happy, Grunty's curse not lifted, Mumbo can't break curse on his own, must wait for Brentilda. If bear and bird leave world bear and bird go back to cursed state."
"Mumbo could if Mumbo changed Wumba back!"
"No, weaker than Mumbo no way it would work."
"We understand Mumbo thank you," Banjo said.
Suddenly loud laughter filled the air, everyone turned to find the horned king and a gang of twenty Limbo skeletons behind him. The Horned King pointed a bony finger at the group, "kill them."
The Limbo skeletons charged forward laughing and screaming with delight.
"Bring it on ugly!" Kazooie shouted.
"No! Bear and bird must not fight them, bear and bird stand no chance against all of them!"
"Oh shut up you coward, we have this under control!" Kazooie griped at him.
"Fine, but don't say Mumbo didn't warn you!" He said glaring at her, "everyone come follow Mumbo!"
"Forget them, lets ground them to dust Banjo!"
"No Kazooie, Mumbos right we have to run!"
"Fine run then but Kazooie does not run from anyone!" She then hopped out of the backpack.
"Kazooie no!"
She ignored him and immediately used WonderWing, she tore through all of them, they ran towards her trying to kill her mindlessly only to get destroyed.
The horned king scowled at this, "cursed bird who do you think you are?!"
"I'LL SHOW YOU!" She screamed as she ran at him using WonderWing, the Horned king smiled and didn't even try to dodge it.
"DEFEATED NOW BITCH?!" Kazooie screamed as she ran into him, however, wonderwing had worn off by then, she bumped into his leg head first and fell over.
The horned king gave a deep booming laugh which echoed throughout the world, "fool! You dare to challenge the Horned King?!"
"You bet I do buster!" She then leaped up and gave a hardy peck at his face, her beak ripped through the skin and drew blood. The Horned king grabbed her by the neck in his clawed hands. Squeezing as hard as he could trying to strangle her but Kazooie screamed and kawed as she thrashed and flailed her wings about slashing at his robes with her talons she managed to get loose enough to move around and quickly struck at his face with her beak right into his eye, pulling back she tore his eye right out of its socket. Blood gushed from his wound as the Horned king screamed in agony.
"MY EYE! MY EYE! YOU CURSED BIRD!" He screamed as he held his hands to his wound, he stepped onto his robe and tripped falling to the ground and looking like a fool, he sat there glaring at Kazooie as he breathed heavily.
"Ya like that bub? Cause there's plenty more where that came from!" He surprised her as a smile came to his face, "hey why're you smiling? You some kind of masochist or something? Freak!" The Horned king soon began laughing quietly but it grew louder over time and filled the world as he took his hands from his face Kazooie stood there in shock and a little bit of fear as she witnessed his eye grow back and his other wounds heal as well. Soon he looked as if she had never touched him in the first place.
"I commend your lust for violence, so much I will be sure to remember your name Kazooie, however, I'm afraid it's the end for you." He lifted his hand into the air, a bright light enveloped his hand and he shot it at her it came at Kazooie as a lightning bolt.
She gave a loud "kaw!" Of surprise, as she jumped in the air flapping her wings she barely avoided the blast.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Banjo yelled as he rolled right into the Horned King, he yelled in surprise as he stumbled back but didn't fall over.
He snarled at Banjo in anger, "stupid bear!" He then kicked him as hard as he could in the face knocking Banjo to his back, Banjo got up fast and Kazooie jumped into his backpack, "let's do this Banjo!"
"Not like we have much choice at this point," he said annoyed, they quickly did a pecker thrust right towards him but the Horned king quickly slapped the air and a wall of fire followed his hand separating him and the duo.
"WHOA WHOA!" Banjo yelled in surprise as he dug his clawed feet into the ground as hard as he could, slowing them down they stopped a few inches from the flames both of them could feel the heat and it burned, Banjo leaped back from the fire fast.
The Horned king sent down lightning again Banjo jumped and raced about to and fro desperately trying to avoid each blast, loud explosions filled the air and the dirt flew everywhere with each hit, finally as Banjo was jumping one was close enough to send him and Kazooie flying. "GAAAH!" He yelled, Kazooie flapped her wings trying to steady them but failed as they slammed into a tree cracking the large branch and shaking the entire tree. They fell down to the ground below right into the maze. "Ugh, are you okay Kazooie?" Banjo asked immediately as soon as he got his bearings.
"Yeah, I'm bruised and am gonna be sore in the morning but nothing is broken"
"Okay then let's- OUCH!" He yelped as he tried to stand. He fell to the ground holding his leg in pain.
"What's wrong Banjo?!"
"My leg, I think I sprained it, I don't know if I can walk."
Suddenly they heard laughter once again, "when I find you I'm going to skin you alive and make a rug out of you later. I would do much worse, but the skin of a honey bear only comes around once in a lifetime, even for a mighty Warlock as myself."
"Come on Banjo don't listen to him, I got you", she said as she talon trotted through the maze, her words did nothing to calm Banjo as his teeth chattered in fear, the Horned king continued to laugh, it echoed throughout and emanated throughout the maze.
"I can smell your fear."
"ARE YOU SURE ITS NOT YOURSELF YOU'RE SMELLING CAUSE I AM NOT AFRAID!" Kazooie shouted she knew he wasn't talking to her though.
Suddenly a large a blue electric current flew by them and hit the ground fire rose up and it all exploded, smoke and dirt flew everywhere as the walls of the maze nearby caught fire. Kazooie stopped in her tracks. The Horned king smiled at them, "it is over." He brought down lightning towards them, Banjo and Kazooie watched in horror as it came down towards them, but suddenly it veered off course and hit a metal rod sticking out of the ground. "WHAT?!" The Horned king yelled enraged and confused.
"Prepare to be Mumbo'd!" Mumbo Jumbo yelled as he shot a bolt of magic at him, the Horned King simply smacked it away, Mumbo moved fast as the bolt slammed into the wall of the maze where he once stood.
The Horned king scowled, "you should have stayed in hiding shaman, you've sealed your fate with that foolish act of heroism!" smoke billowed up above as the fire spread throughout the maze.
"You underestimate Mumbo!" He retorted and fired a bolt of ice magic at him, the Horned King trying to smack it away but it froze his hand, it quickly moved up his body like a disease.
"WHAT NO NO! WHAT IS THIS, WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!" The Horned king screamed in horror.
Mumbo smiled, "never underestimate Mumbo! soon the Horned King was completely covered by ice, he then conjured up a powerful ball of red light and fired it at the Horned king it hit him and he instantly exploded into a shower of fire and ice. Pieces of him were here and there, Mumbo turned to Banjo and Kazooie who hadn't moved their mouths were open in awe. Mumbo shot water from his staff slowly putting the fire out, soon all that was left was smoke and the burned remains of the maze
"Um... good job...Mumbo…." Banjo said, still surprised.
"Why do you make us do all the work if you can do stuff like that!"
"Because Mumbo hates using magic to hurt or kill, but there are times when Mumbo has no choice. Here bear, Mumbo heals you." He went up to Banjo and put his staff to his leg, Banjo winced at the touch but soon stopped as Mumbo healed him up. Don't expect Mumbo to save your hides again.
"Oh come on you are such a coward!" Kazooie yelled at him.
"Sticks and stones break Mumbos bones but your still a dumb bird!"
"So, what's next Mumbo?"
"Mumbo call Brentilta again." He took his iPhone out and called her, it rang a while and went to voicemail. Mumbo grumbled under her breath, then turned to them, "still no answer, Mumbo cannot do anything more without Brentilda to help."
"LISTEN HUT BOY WE ONLY HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT BEFORE WE ARE STUCK LIKE THIS FOREVER!"
Mumbo nodded Mumbo knows and Mumbo keep trying to call her, but Mumbo cannot do anything beyond what he has done on his own.
"Oh come on you killed the Horned whatever his name was but you can't break this stupid spell completely?! I think you're a liar."
Mumbo shrugged, "Mumbo cannot do it regardless of what bird thinks of Mumbo."
The Horned King is dead, our heroes aren't done in this world yet though! One more fight coming up, and a character from the beginning of the story is coming back, its one of my favorite parts and I'm looking forward to it! Again follow and favorite this story, please!