Chapter 4
Attack of the Water Monster and the Return of an Ally!
The giant tentacles that were rising out of water shook around in air and grabbed the attention of many people.
"What is that?!"
"It's a giant squid!"
"I've never seen one before!"
The tentacles then went back underneath the water again and shortly afterwards, bubbles began to come out from where the tentacles disappeared into. Red emerged from the water and grabbed onto his overturned boat. "Ow… What was that just now?!" Then he felt the water rumbling and going unsettled again. "Now what?!"
A water before him rose up into a 'hill' and then a giant creature leaped up into the air like a fish jumping out of water. The massive creature had the body of a fish, with scales and all, but instead of having a head, it had eight octopus tentacles with the mouth in the center of them and the creature doesn't even have visible eyes.
"That's not an octopus!" Eggman cried.
"Then what is that?!" G&W gasped.
The giant water monster crashed back into the water and a tidal wave splashed out everywhere and soaked the people standing at the side and even washed them away.
SPLASH!!
"AAAAHHH!!"
The monster emerged from the water again and faced its head (or tentacles) in the direction of Eggman, G&W, Sonic, and Princess Elise (who is still wedged inbetween the building walls). "I have a bad feeling about this…" G&W said with a gulp.
The monster pulled back a bit and then swam forward and crashed into the wall on the side of the river really hard, causing the whole place to shake.
"Run! The monster is going to kill us all!!" the people screamed, and they began running away from this place.
"I'm out of here!" Eggman cried in panic, and he ran too.
"We must get out of here!" G&W cried. He grabbed Elise's hand and began pulling her again. "Come out already!"
"I'm still stuck!" she cried while struggling the best she could.
Sonic lend G&W a hand by pulling Elise's hand too. "How did she get in there in the first place?! Ngh! Sure stuck really hard!"
The monster rammed into the wall again and this time a crack appeared on it and the crack 'traveled' all the way onto the street and towards the building. "What the heck?!" G&W gasped.
The monster lift its body as high as it can from the water and then slammed down its tentacles onto the street really hard, creating a massive tremor and the street basically shattered from the impact.
SMAAAAAAASH!!
"Whoa!" G&W and Sonic fell onto their knees while Elise remained stuck in her predicament.
The tentacles got up from the pavement and wriggled around in the direction of Elise, who watched with fear. The tentacles then shot forward and bored through the walls around her, and then one of the tentacles wrapped itself around her body and pulled her out from her wedged situation forcefully. "YAAAA!! HELP ME!!" she screamed.
"I knew it! The monster is after her!" G&W gasped.
With the princess in its grasp, the monster began to swim off in the direction of the river's flow, and G&W and Sonic ran alongside the river to chase it. "Hey you! Let go of her at once!" Sonic shouted.
"I'll help her!" Red said. He rode on top of his Gyarados and swam after the escaping monster from behind. The Gyarados swam its fastest and eventually caught up to the side of the monster. "Bite him, Gyara!"
Gyarados tossed himself at the body of the monster and bit into its skin as hard as he could. The monster let out a squeal-like cry and shook the Pokemon off, and then it swung its massive tail at Gyara and smashed him into the wall.
SMASH!
"Ow… You all right, Gyara?" Red asked his Gyarados. "We'll take on it from the air then! Aero, come out!" Red threw up a Pokeball and his Aerodactyl came out and picked him up by the shoulders and Red also returned Gyara back to his Pokeball. "After him, Aero!"
Aerodactyl flew after the monster that was escaping again, and he was luckily a fast flyer so he had no problem catching up. "Cut down the tentacle that has the princess in its grasp!" Red commanded. "Use Steel Wing!
Aero flew forward at a faster than usual speed and spread out its wings as far as it could as then a silver lining appeared around the wings too. He flew pass the tentacle and sliced through it.
SLASH!!
The severed tentacle flew into the air and loosened its grip on Elise and Red quickly caught her underneath her shoulder. "Whoa! Just in time!" he said.
"Way to go, Red!" G&W said.
Aero flew onto the dry land and dropped both Red and Elise. "You stay here," Red said to her. "I'll deal with that monster!"
"Thanks for the help…" she said.
Aero turned back to the monster, which was looking towards their direction. It lifted up its tentacles menacingly as the Aerodactyl approached. "Use Supersonic!" Red shouted while closing his ears. Aero took a deep breath and then shouted out at the top of his voice. The voice was so powerful and devastating that one could see visible soundwaves and the scenery around it became distorted. The monster pulled back and looked like it was in pain and the water around it roiled like crazy. Even the birds in the air flew in a shaky and awkward path!
"Whoa! And you think the fat lady at the opera had it worse!" Sonic cried with his ears closed.
While the monster was bearing the pain of the soundwaves, Aero flew up in front of it and swung both its wings against the air forcefully and shot out a pair of wind blades that struck it in the head and the tentacles, leaving behind large gashes.
The monster reeled back in pain, but it refuses to go down without a fight. It stretched forward its remaining tentacles and managed to wrap around Aero's wings to prevent his movement. "Oh no! He is caught!" Elise gasped.
"Lax! It's your go!" Red shouted as he threw another Pokeball into the air. It opened and a Snorlax flew out of it like a cannonball and dropped onto the back of the monster butt first. Unsurprisingly, the weight of the Pokemon was more than enough to bring pain to the monster and it was pushed back into the water, but not before letting go of Aero.
Red reached for another ball and threw it, and this time a Pikachu came out. "Pika! Use Thunder!"
Pikac fell towards the water but bounced off the tummy of Lax who was floating on water and went up high into the air. He discharged electricity that came crashing down on top of the monster.
ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!
The monster took the powerful blast of electricity and since it was in water, the damage dealt was twice the pain. When the thunderbolt died down, the monster was fried badly and it sank into the water and was no more. "All right! You did it!" Sonic exclaimed.
"You did well, guys!" Red said. "Come back quick!" He quickly called back all three of his Pokemon into their respective balls afterwards.
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At another part of the city, Jumpclusion was busy avoiding attacks tossed at him by Captain Falcon, Mario, and ROB.
Mario ran up to him and did a flying kick that was easily dodged by jumping into the air. While Jumpclusion was in air, ROB flew after him using the help of his burners underneath him and he spun the top part of his body like a drill and tried to hit him. Jumpclusion changed directions in air and managed to avoid getting hit. ROB stopped and remained hovering in air while a gun came out from his base and he began firing at Jumpclusion.
Jumpclusion dropped down quick to avoid getting shot, but CF ran up to him and delivered a quick kick. Jumpclusion was able to block the kick in time with his arm, but then Mario ran up to him and socked him successfully in the face. Jumpclusion fell back but did several back flips to retain his footing. ROB continued to fire at him from air, and he kept on jumping around to avoid getting shot.
"The Smashers are indeed as tough as they say," Jumpclusion thought. "I come to the conclusion that victory is not guaranteed if I keep on fighting right now."
"You're a pretty skilled jumper," CF commented, "So good that you're probably going to win all places in high jump and long jump!"
Then a random guy was running along the street and bumped into another guy was watching the fight, and he asked the running guy, "What's the rush?"
"There's a giant squid-like monster at the river!" he replied.
"Type K…" Jumpclusion thought when he heard the guy mentioning the word 'squid-like monster'.
Our hotel eez near there!" Mario said. "I hope-a da others are all right-a!"
"I think we better go and see them," CF said. "But after we deal with this guy."
"I have come to the conclusion that I will get nowhere if I continue this fight," Jumpclusion said. "I have things to attend to."
"That would be kidnapping the princess, but we will not allow that to happen!" CF said. But Jumpclusion quickly jumped off before they could stop him. "Hey you! Come back here!"
"He is heading in the direction of the hotel and where Princess Elise possibly is," ROB sad. "The possibility of the princess in danger is high."
"Let's-a go fast!" Mario said.
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Back at the river…
"Thanks for helping me…" Elise said to the three Smashers.
"I didn't do anything, and I really don't have an idea what's going on here either," Sonic said.
"Good thing you are safe," Red said to Elise.
"Your Pokemon are very strong! You must have be giving them proper training and a lot of care!"
"Yeah, my Pokemon are my most reliable buddies! We make a great team, heheh!"
Suddenly, a large splash occurred and the water monster jumped out of the water again, much to their surprise! "What?! It's still alive?!" G&W gasped.
The monster fell in their direction and they could do nothing but look in horror. Just as the monster was going to fall on them, a large spoon flew in from nowhere and smacked it hard and the monster bounced back into the water with a splash.
SPLASH!
"What the…?" Red wondered.
Then they saw a familiar person hovering down in front of them and the spoon returned to his hands. "Mewtwo! You're here!" G&W exclaimed.
"We'll save the talk for later," Mewtwo said to him, and he flew to where the monster is. "Begone, foul being!"
The monster looked up at him and reached forward its tentacles. Mewtwo held back his spoon and it began to spin at such a rate that it became like a buzzsaw and pinkish energy appeared around it and gave off energy sparks too. "Kinesis!" And he threw the spinning spoon forward.
The spoon sliced through the tentacles and began cutting across the monster like a buzzsaw through a log.
SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!
The monster was sliced from head to tail, and the water around it began to turn red as the body slowly slid apart, but before it fully slid apart, the monster exploded without a warning.
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
And there was nothing left of the monster. Its bone, flesh, and remain; nothing was left. There were only specks of scattered red drops on the water to prove that something living once swam there.
The spoon flew back to Mewtwo's hand and he caught it perfectly. The others were amazed at how easily he dealt with the water monster. "Whoa… That's powerful…" Red said. "But then, it's not that big of a surprise if you know him."
"That's Mewtwo for you," G&W said.
"First Type T… Now Type K… You Smashers indeed are not people to be underestimated," said Jumpclusion, who dropped down in front of them.
"Ya! It's him again!" Elise gasped and jumped back.
"What?! Does that mean you've beaten Falcon, Mario, and ROB?!" G&W gasped.
"I saw no reason in the fight, so I escaped here," Jumpclusion told him.
"You are an enemy," Mewtwo said. "I can tell this even though this is our first meeting."
"I will take the princess with me right now. Nobody shall stop me."
"Found you at last!" CF shouted as he, Mario, and ROB showed up around a corner. Dr. Mario also showed up.
"Haha! Our strong friends are now here! Where is your god now?" G&W asked Jumpclusion.
"Hey, Mewtwo!" Mario exclaimed when he saw Mewtwo.
"Why, you're here! Didn't expect to you see you here, Mewtwo!" CF said.
"With the number of people we have right now, the success of winning is most definitely guaranteed," ROB said.
"Indeed, I've foresaw the outcome of this battle already," Mewtwo said. "If you choose to take the princess, you will not succeed nor will you live to see the next day. Choose your decision wisely."
Jumpclusion looked around him and said, "The situation indeed is grim, but the master's order must be fulfilled. I must do whatever it takes to bring back the princess."
CF punched his palm and said, "So you choose to live your words to the end? You are an honorable man indeed, so I shall grant you the honorable death that you wish for."
Just as everyone got into fighting stance, a feminine voice shouted out, "That's enough, Jumpclusion!"
Everyone look up saw three fine-looking women on a balcony. The woman standing in the center was the tallest and she had pink, wavy hair that reached to her shoulders. She wore short denim pants and a denim jacket over an orange tank top.
The other two girls standing side by side of her were shorter and they both looked identical as if they are twin. They both were blond and had hair that reached down to waist level and both wore denim jeans and a black leather jacket over red tank tops, and they both also wore those kinds of hats that are usually worn by street punks, if you know what I'm talking about. However, there were also differences between them. The girl on the left had an eyepatch covering her left eye and left side of her jean was torn past the knee level and the girl on the right had an eyepatch covering her right eye and the right side of her jean was torn past the knee level.
"Arrogarn…" Jumpclusion said.
"The master does not want unnecessary sacrifices," the woman that Jumpclusion called Arrogarn said. "Sure, he did order for the capture of the princess, but if things are looking too hard, just drop it already."
"Okay… Who do we have here again?" CF asked.
Then at the moment, Dr. Mario came running up towards them. "Phew, finally found my way here…" he said. "Huh? What's happening around here?"
"That's enough for now, Jumpclusion," Arrogarn said to him. "The power is not only in her body, but also at another place which the master is looking into at the moment. We can go for that one first before going for the princess."
"If that is the word of the master, I will have to obey it," Jumpclusion said.
"Making a break for it already?" Sonic said. "I haven't even joined the fun yet!"
Arrogarn gave him an eye and said, "We have no time to play with lowly beings like you!"
"Hey, is that an understatement or what? It sounds like you're pretty full of yourself, like your name seems to imply."
"Just a minute! There are several things that I'm confused about!" G&W said. "Who is the master that you are talking about, and just who are you guys?! And what about that giant monster?!"
"You have asked a good question," Jumpclusion said. "So I shall answer you what you deserve to know."
"Say it already!"
"The master is the one that granted us life and ruled over us, and so we are his loyal followers," Jumpclusion answered. "We are known as the Failures."
"Failures?" Red said.
"Personally, I'm not a fan of that name either," Arrogarn said. "But I can understand the reason for that."
"There are ten of us Failures and some of us have servants of our own too," Jumpclusion continued. "The strength of us Failures is determined by numbers that you see on our body. As you can see on my shirt, I am the fifth Failure, meaning I am the fifth strongest."
Arrogarn suddenly jumped down onto the ground along with the two other girls. "And I am Arrogarn Pridelord, the second Failure," she said. "Though I seriously think I should be the first since my race is superior to everything."
"I don't see how a woman like you can be any tough," CF said.
Arrogarn gave him an angry eye upon hearing this. CF suddenly thought he saw something coming, and he leaped back as fast as he could and the building wall that was next to him suddenly had a scratch mark on it. "What the…?" he gasped.
"What happened?!" Red gasped.
CF squinted his eyes and saw something squiggly in front of him, and it seems to take the form of an arm. "An invisible arm?"
The nearly invisible arm went back Arrogarn and she looked at it and said, "Tsk! This new body just isn't like before! They used to be totally invisible, but now people with good eyes can see them!"
Then Mewtwo noticed something on the head of Arrogarn—horn that resembles cat ears. "Those horns…" Mewtwo thought.
"I see them too…" Dr. Mario said. "A Diclonius!"
"Joykiller, who attempted to kidnap the princess yesterday, is also one of us and he is the sixth strongest. Type K and Type T, who was slain by the King of Etruria yesterday, are also followers of the master, but they do not have the power to be qualified as a Failure. As for our true goal, this is to be kept a secret as the master does not like spoilers," Jumpclusion said.
"If you lowly beings dare come against us, then you will die a painful death!" Arrogarn said in a threatening way.
"Knowing you Smashers, surely you will think of stopping us, but I advise that you who do not have anything to do with this to stay out, or else you will have to deal with your own consequences."
"Don't ever think of coming against us! I can single-handedly kill all of you with ease!"
"Talk big! You do not know who is the strongest until we've faced each other!" CF said.
"We shall meet again, Smashers. I have come to the conclusion that you will not give up on us so easily. You shall see the true terror if you really insist," Jumpclusion said.
After saying all these, a beam of light suddenly came out from underneath them, and the four villains sank into the portal that was below them and disappeared. "They're gone…" Mario said.
"Looks like my feelings were true after all," Mewtwo said. "Things are indeed starting to become unsettled…"
"By the way, the girl said she is the second strongest, but I didn't see any number on her," G&W said.
"I did see it," Red said. "It's somewhere near her cleavage. Yeah, I looked a bit too deep…"
TO BE CONTINUED
The truth has finally revealed itself, or at least a part of it. The master and his followers known as Failures… The truth about them is something that will not be known anytime soon.
Yes, Arrogarn and both her followers are my OC, and I do not have to say this, but the water monster, Type K, is my OC as well and so will any more monsters that show up in the future.