Race to the Finish
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Chapter 7: Halfway Mark!
Peach's castle was off in the distance. If one would take notice, one could see that a pathway led to the castle from the road. It was at this juncture that Andross got a large screen and placed it on the track. He then placed another screen, showing more roadway, and a detour sign to signify construction in the area. Of course, what Andross also did was he put a brick wall about twenty feet behind the fake highway screen, so when the racers would go through the screen, they would crash.
Andross rubbed his hands evilly,
"Perfect. Just utterly perfect."
He then went off and hid behind a bush, waiting for the impending destruction.
About five miles away from that treacherous trap, Link and Zelda were locked in a tight race with Kirby and Metaknight. Metaknight was driving erratically as Kirby was trying to stay on, which proved to more difficult with each collision the winged knight was making. Link shouted,
"Hey, watch it!"
He tried to careen his car into Metaknight's, but it only served to scratch the paint job. Metaknight laughed triumphantly,
"I shall now take you out of the race!"
He went in for another hard swipe, but Zelda pressed on the break at the last minute, screeching the tires of the car. Metaknight overshot his distance and ended up going through the makeshift screen Andross set up. They crashed through the brick wall, but ended up turning the detour sign around and into the other screen, which was Kirby fell through when the truck collided with a wall. The screen came down and rolled with Kirby behind a bush.
Metaknight was still going and ended up crashing into Peach's castle. Mario and Peach, who had a nice lead up to that point, saw Link and Zelda stopped by, looking at the destruction. Peach screamed,
"MY CASTLE!"
She dashed out of the car and into the castle. There, she was horrified as Metaknight slowly emerged from the now wrecked truck. The armored semi went through the main foyer of the place, through the throne room, knocking down every picture and every valuable piece of art along the way, and ended up in the courtyard. On top of that, Peach's room had collapsed from the ceiling above, showering Metaknight with rubble. He groaned,
"That's the last time I try that trick again."
He then looked up Peach and saw her face was red with anger. She cast the most venomous glare Metaknight had ever seen in his life and he said,
"Peach? Hi!"
Mario found Kirby not too far away and helped him up,
"You all right-a Kirby?"
The puffball nodded, and then the two of them heard Peach screaming at the top of her lungs, swearing so loudly, even Andross was shocked. The Star Fox villain winced,
"Wow, and I thought Falco could swear."
He proceeded to leave, but then Donkey Kong fired his banana cannon randomly, hitting Andross and knocking him out.
The beat down lasted for five minutes and Peach returned, frazzled. Her hair had been slightly unkempt, and her clothes leaved much to be desired in terms of cleanliness and modesty. She grabbed Mario by the ear and said,
"Let's go! Now!"
Kirby blinked and tried to find Metaknight. Well, this author will not describe what happened to poor Metaknight, but it was safe to say, that it was not for the faint of heart.
The remaining racers saw the accidental wreck, but, instead of helping Kirby and Metaknight, they sprinted by, hoping for immortality.
After all, Peach's castle marked the halfway point in the raceā¦
Next Chapter:
More racing insanity! Stay tuned, fellow readers!
