Chapter 4: Brawl of the Titans
"Try to realize it's all within yourself,
No one else can make you change." -George Harrison
After the brief meeting with the leader of the Yoshi Tribe, Logan and his small fighting force were allowed to take refuge within the huts of the Yoshis that were built in case of such an event like this. The troops were stationed in their own tents, where they conversed with the Yoshis and tended to their wounds from the small battle, while the Tribe leader and his son, Logan, Mortimer, and the Mario Bros. discussed some very important matters.
"So, what you mean to say is Bowser snuck into the 'normal' world as you call it and somehow turned you into a Koopa, this small Magikoopa knows all about it but won't reveal details... Hmmm..." The Leader shut his eyes and tried to make sense of this all. "It is plausible. I have heard talk around the Kingdom that Bowser was preparing for a dastardly feet, but I never suspected he would go to this extent." Logan nodded as he drank from a stone bowl that was prepared for him.
"Quite. Princess Peach suggested that we come to this island first to enlist your aid, seeing as how we thought you would provide the least resistance with Mario and Luigi here." The Koopa said, Mortimer hanging around in the air on his broomstick. The Magikoopa also chimed in. "We also are trying to enlist the aid of the Undead faction of the Mushroom Kingdom, Chain Chomps, Pokies... Basically all of Bowser's forces that were laid off after Bowser realized that his coin supply was rather low."
The leader grinned a small bit. "I see... So Bowser kept his loyal forces and cast out those who were staying for the pay. And yet his army remains strong... We will help, but under one condition." The black yoshi at his side looked a small bit annoyed in response to this.
"You name it." Logan said. "I'll take on anything to get rid of that idiot."
Unbeknowst to our heroes, a small, Pirhanna plant was sitting in a rock-pot meant for another plant, and was relaying this all the way back to an unknown location. He laughed at it suddenly sank back into the soil. Logan took note of this, but decided not to comment, seeing as how he didn't want to get on the Yoshis' bad side. "What exactly is it that you need done?" He asked.
"I must warn you, the task is... how do I put this.." The leader began to ponder, and scratching his chin. "My friend, one of our brethen has been cursed by a Magikoopa during one of Bowser's previous attacks. The magic... altered his size to that of a gigant. We've managed to restrain him in a close location, but it's almost like his intelligence has been swapped with anger. If you can defeat him and restore him to normal size, we will be forever in our debt."
"Done. Take me to him." Logan said, and left the hut. "I'll need 10 Yoshis, Mario, Luigi, and Mortimer. Tell my men to stay here." The Koopa said, and the small excursion began. Logan used his claws to cut down various tree limbs and such, and was sure to stay clear of the the Pirhana Plants. One of the them almost got a Toad with its massive fangs, but Mortimer managed to ward it off with an Ice Spell.
Once they reached the sight where the monster sized Yoshi was restrained, Logan noticed but a few miles east of his location was Mt. Lava Lava. "I don't like this. When's the last time that sucker went off?" The Koopa asked, keeping his eyes on the volcano.
"Mount Lava Lava? It's been dormant since Mario traveled here a couple years ago to defeat Bowser..." One of the Yoshis said. "But back then a Pirhana Plant was wreaking havoc, so at that point anything could've happened." Logan nodded, and stared down his opponent. "...How'd he get this big again?" He said as he went up and examined the Yoshi.
He was at least 3/4 the size of Godzilla at this point. Not only that, he appeared more feral, and he was a darker shade of Green than a normal Green Yoshi. Logan lept backwards a little bit as the Yoshi woke up and broke its bonds, and roared. "....Aw crap." He said as he rolled into a ball and rolled out of the way of a punch thrown into the ground by the massive dinosaur. "MORTIMER, SHRINK HIM NOW!"
The Magikoopa in training tried to cast a spell to decrease the size of the Yoshi, but he was unable to. "I can't! Whoever cast this spell must be really good, it's too strong!" Mortimer shouted to his leader. After a little bit of dodging, Logan uncurled himself and got ready for something risky. As the Yoshi tried to throw another punch, Logan got down on all fours, making his shell block the dinosaur's blow. However, Logan failed to realize that the spikes on his back would get stuck inside the Yoshi's fist. He Yoshi shook it off, and Logan was forced onto the ground flat.
Logan tried his best to get up, but he was nearly crushed under the Yoshi's foot. However, he was pressing up with all his might, his muscle, his entire being. However, once that started to fade, his adreadline gland kicked in. Not just any kind of adreadaline, his new Koopa adreadaline gland.
He began to grow to the size of the Yoshi, which caused his foe to stumble and fall backwards, giving out a gasp while doing so. The Toads, Morty, the Yoshis, and the Mario Bros. couldn't believe what they saw with their own eyes. Logan had become a giant.
Logan wiped so blood from his mouth and spit the remaining amount out into the ocean. He then put up his fists and said calmly, "Put 'em up."
With saying that, the Yoshi attempted to use its tongue to reel him in, but Logan countered by curling into a ball and rolling forward, catching the Yoshi off guard and making him jump into the air. The Yoshi attempted to ground-pound Logan, but he rolled onto the beach, uncurled, and began to spew fire at the dinosaur. The Yoshi was hit, but it wasn't down. It charged at Logan and attempted to deliver a haymaker to his left side, but Logan sidestepped and scream "FALCON..." as he cocked back, and yelled "PAWNCH!" As he punched the Yoshi square in the gut, making the Yoshi crash into Mt. Lava Lava.
The "dormant" volcano soon began to pour out lava, not from an eruption, but from how hard the Yoshi had crashed into it. Accepting defeat, the Yoshi fell forward, and shrank to normal size, where the other Yoshi quickly brought him back to their leader.
Logan's transformation back into his normal self didn't go as smoothly. He stood atop Mt. Lava Lava, but he found himself suddenly small, and in the air, hovering right over the Volcano. Unfortunately, as Issac Newton once taught, what goes up must always come down.
However, Logan came down faster than a normal object, considering his weight and mass. He fell into the volcano, onto a rocky ledge. It was more than stable enough to hold his mass, but through the smoke he saw two red eyes cutting through the darkness like a lantern. The eyes drew closer and closer, until suddenly Logan found himself face to face with a blackened Koopa with beady, glowing red eyes. Its hair was long, wild and messy.
"...What are you?" Logan asked, and tried to back up a little.
The darkened Koopa replied, "Relax, child, I am not here to harm you. My name is Charre. Just know that Bowser has enemies among his own kind as well. I have heard of your endeavors through the Pirhana Plants of the island. I will tell you something. This battle is not going to be an easy one. You will need to muster all the strength you can, and the bravery to use it. Will you be able to do this?" Charre said, crossing his arms.
"I will accept any more you can give me, but if not, I will use 110% of my strength to crush Bowser." Logan said.
"Good answer." The blackened Koopa said as he helped Logan onto his feet. "I will give you strength, but remember, there are other Koopas, like myself, who were exiled because of that blasted Koopa. We will aid you. I will send word to Goast. However, finding him will be its own challenge. Here, I will give you the strength needed to punch a hole in Bowser's forces. Yours is good, but you will need to punch through the thickest metals."
Charre put his hands together and chanted, and a light enveloped Logan's arms. "...Holy crap, I feel like I could lift a mountain now... Thank you." Logan said. "Now... How do I get out of here?" He asked.
"I'll take care of that." Charre said, and snapped his fingers. Soon after, Logan mysteriously warped out of the volcano and back onto the beach, where he quickly rushed back to the beach to tell the others what happened.
-END OF CHAPTER-