The team is now at the ruins, let's see what happens.
Chapter 4: Monster of the Ruins, Mario and Heather vs Fracktail!
"Mario, Heather, I can feel it calling… The Pure Heart is nearby. But, wait… I can feel something else emanating from the sand dunes. Be careful now, heroes. Something else is waiting for us ahead…" Tippi declared.
"Let's get moving! My money is waiting for me to save it" Heather said. Mario just sighed and the three explored the ruins.
In their tracks the team took down several enemies, earning seventy dollars. Along the way, they've also dodged dangerous fire bars, spiky enemies and solved several puzzles with their powers.
The three eventually found a pipe and went through it.
Mario, Heather and Tippi hopped out in the dessert. Then, a tremble was felt and from the sand a giant, robotic dragon emerged.
"WARNING!" it shouted, making the heroes to cover their ears. "INTRUSION DETECTED! LEAVE NOW OR BE PURGED" it adds.
"WAIT. SCAN INITIALIZED. RED CAP DETECTED. BLUE OVERALL DETECTED. MAROON HALTER TOP DETECTED. BEIGE SHORTS DETECTED. LEVEL 5 MUSTACHE DETECTED. LEVEL 3 HAIR DETECTED. INCREDIBLE POSSIBLE SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION. BUT IS IMPOSSIBLE. HOLD YOUR POSITIONS SEARCHIND DATA BANKS" the dragon began to analyze the heroes.
"What the f…" Heather was interrupted when the dragon yelled again.
"SEARCH COMPLETE: ONE POSITIVE MATCH. SYSTEM OVERLOAD! LEGENDARY FIRST TWO HEROES IDENTIFIED! FORGIVE ME, HEROES. MY ONLY PURPOSE IS TO DEFEND THE PURE HEART FROM LAWLESS INTRUDERS.
YOU ARE LATE. I HAVE WAITED THOUSANDS OF YEARS FOR YOUR ARRIVAL. YOU MAY PASS. THE PURE HEART IS JUST AHEAD" Fracktail concluded.
"Ah ha-ha. It won't be that easy, oh no" a voice said. "So very nice to meet you… I am Count Bleck's master of dimensions, the pleaser of crowds… I am… Dimentio!" the harlequin said.
"Who?" Mario asked but was ignored.
"It would be very DULL if your journey ended so easily… Instead, it end with magic!" Dimentio cackled as he snapped his fingers and a spark of magic went directly to Fracktail's antenna.
He malfunctioned as Dimentio as he mocked the heroes "Yes, much better… Now you and this robotic guardian can spend some quality time. Yes, quality snack time! When he snacks on you! For you … ARE the snack! Ciao!" he said before leaving.
"I AM ERROR. PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART.
...SYSTEM NOT FOUND. INSERT INSTALL DISK.
DISK NOT FOUND. PLEASE CONFIRM DISK COVER IS CLOSED. READ ERROR. INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ENTER. NO RESPONSE. SYSTEM MAY BE BUSY OR MELTING INTO SLAG. APPLICATION ERROR. SAVE YOUR WORK AND THEN QUIT. YOU LOST EVERYTHING. WAY TO GO, GENIUS. WAITING FOR PROCESSORS. '404 computer hamsters not found. THREAT LEVEL UPGRADED TO JELLY ROLL 1. DETONATION IMMINENT.
BEEBLEBLIP!
C: / run query identification
C: / run insult generator
C: / results: go away yeti-lip!
CTRL ALT DEL!"
The robotic dragon the dug into the ground. "Looks like it went haywire, we have to fight him" Tippi said.
Mario and Heather entered battle stances as Fracktail came out of the ground.
The dragon soared above the skies and dove towards the heroes but it was dodged.
Tippi looked into the antenna "That thing is its weak point! But we need to find a way to get near it first" she says.
The dragon swooped down again and was dodged one more time. Mario and Heather jumped on its back as it took off to the sky again.
"What now, fairy freak?" Heather asked Tippi, "Strike the antenna with any of your attacks, just be careful for the defense system" the pixl replied.
Heather and Mario quickly rushed to the antenna and began to rush it with a quick blows, punches and kicks.
The dragon summoned things known as frackles towards the heroes but were quickly disposed. Except for one, which managed to surprise Heather and exploded behind her.
Heather was sent flying, suffering her second Star KO. "Heather!" Mario yelled and attacked the antenna again.
Fracktail dropped the plumber off its back and the plumber landed on the sand. Heather came back on a revival platform, she had a murderous glare on her face.
"That dragon is so dead!" she yelled.
Confessional: Heather
"Revenge, something that always grants me satisfaction!" she grins
End Confessional
Fracktail then repeated the same attack pattern, so did the heroes. Eventually, Mario and Heather landed the last hit together. It was Mario's meteor punch and Heather's diagonal flying kick.
""SYSTEM CRASH!
AGH-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G.I HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. WHAT HAVE I DONE...? HEROES... HEROES... THE ERROR IS MINE. I AM SORRY... SHAME CIRCUIT...SMOLDERING.
PLEASE... YOU MUST... SAVE... OUR... WORLD..."
Those were Fracktail's last words before exploding and be left in the bones. Mario, Heather and Tippi landed to on the sand as mysterious door appeared. The trio went inside.
The fighters entered what looked like an old sanctuary.
"Welcome, heroes. My name is Merlumina" a lady in blue said when she appeared. Mario and Heather looked at her in awe.
"I am a dormant soul... I have waited long to give you the Pure Heart. Yes, I have been waiting for 1,500 years.
Your presence here must mean that all worlds have begun to collapse" Merlumina said.
"Yes, they have, in fact… That's why we're here" Tippi replied.
"Before I give you the Pure Heart, you and I must speak. Listen well, heroes.
Long, long ago...my people built a civilization hailed as a beacon of culture. Sadly, despite our power, there was one thing we were powerless to stop: The Dark Prognosticus. Nobody knows who authored the dark book. It foretold the events of the future. On the last page, it was written that a chaotic power would devour the world. We knew it had to be stopped."
Our greatest minds devised a grand plan to stop the tragedy before it happened. We needed something with the pure essence of love to confront this chaos. Researchers set to work... and they created the Purity Heart.
We divided the Purity Heart into eight pieces and hid them in different dimensions. We hid them for their own protection, waiting for the day the heroes would arrive. Everything was going as planned. Or so it seemed... But the wheels of destiny began to spin wildly out of control."
It began with a very small incident... At that time, I was young and quite beautiful... It started the day I met two very fetching young men. And, you see, my life set sail toward a maelstrom of love."
You see, I asked one out, but... However... It was...well, you know... Basically...it... And then, I said... And he said... And then…"
4 hours later
"And THAT is why we hope the Purity Heart will have the power to defeat chaos. To save all worlds, we must find the eight Pure Hearts that form the Purity Heart.
And that is all I have to say on the matter. Were you listening carefully?" Merlumina asked to the asleep heroes. The two woke up and nodded, still drowsy.
"Excellent... I did tell the short version, so I wasn't sure if you would fully understand.
It is up to you to find the Pure Hearts, for they are our last and only hope. Go forth, heroes, and save the worlds... We are all depending on you!" Merlumina handed the second Pure Heart of orange color.
The Heart floated towards Mario and Heather, who held it with one hand each.
Before disappearing, Merlumina had entrusted Mario and Heather to save every world.
She had waited 1,500 years to deliver the message to the legendary heroes.
With the second Pure Heart in hand, Mario and Heather were in great spirits. Although the latter is due to this meant she could reclaim her money sooner.
But six Pure Hearts still remained to be found, and the journey had just begun.
"With a flutter, Tippi said, "I think we'd better head back to Flipside…"
The weight of every world's fate rested on Mario and Heather's shoulders.
During their trip back, Mario told Heather everything of his recent adventure with the Nations.
Heather however paid him little attention, instead she told him all the stuff she did and went through in the Total Drama seasons…
The second Pure Heart has been collected! Next time will be an interlude to watch how other characters add more madness to this adventure! Right here on Super! Total! Drama!