Next Gen Bros.

A Fanfic by WriteMan.exe

Disclaimer: The Characters who Nintendo made are © of Nintendo. Don, Vito, Toadsky and Demon Koopa are my creations.

Previously on Next Gen Bros.

The Sarsaland Army has fended off the Koopaland invaders but Luigi noted the impossibility of that being the whole Koopa army.

And to the disdain of the Chai warriors, King Luigi is right.

Meanwhile, King Don, after getting a chewing out from the Queen, rides to his family's aid.

Demon is calling the Marios out in a grand finale style battle.

But will the combined power of the Sarsaland and Mushroom Kingdom army be enough to extinguish the demon…Demon?

And Now…

Chapter VIII
The Clash

May 15th, 2036 (8:03pm)
Chai Battlefield

Demon snarled once at the Koopaland army. He growled something in Koopaspeak to the effect, "Here is where we erase the name of Mario from the universe. Let nobody look to this day with happiness. Let the fools who oppose us look to the sky with despair. And let no voice be heard with joy the day that we unleashed hell on our foes!"

A sly Koopa noted that the pep speech sounded like it had been ripped from various movies and was killed on the spot by Demon.

The Koopaland army charged at the combined forces of the Mario backed warriors with a sickening crunch. Steel met armor. Flesh was sliced. Bones were broken. But the warriors fought on hard with a spirit of bloodlust imbued into them. On more than one occasion Don had to deliver the coup de grace to a Koopa who was fighting despite having an appendage hacked clean off.

"Toadsky. Stay with me." Vito ordered. The retainer listened and made the small comment, "I have practiced some magic."

"Then why haven't you used it yet?" Vito questioned. Toadsky knew it was because the effect would always have a greater or weaker effect than what was intended. But he decided now was as good as anytime to practice.

"I don't know sir but here I go! Heat Shot!" Toadsky waved his wand and launched a small blast of fire at a Koopa engaged with a Yoshi. The shot hit with a minimal effect. The Koopa turned and began to roar.

"Meep! Heat Spread!" Toadsky tried again. This time a large fireball roared forward, incinerating the Koopa and engulfed a small area around it in flames. He silently thanked Merlon and adopted a stance showing Vito he was ready to battle.

Demon meanwhile was having his way with the valiant Mushroom fighters. No Toad was foolish enough to try and attack the Koopa King alone. They would form small groups of five or six and surround Demon. However, Demon would merely cleave with his claws or incinerate the Toads along with two or three Koopas.

Luigi had noticed this battle technique and knew that Demon only wanted to control the world. His warriors, his minions meant nothing to him. And that's is where he was chiefly different from Bowser.

"Men…cover me. It's time I did some serious negotiations with King Demon." Luigi ordered. The toads surrounding him equipped some weaponry from the fallen Koopas and marched toward the

King of the Koopas.

"Shotgun!" Toadsky screamed as he launched a small burst of energy at a Koopa. It had done less than expected but it did knock over the Koopa allowing a Toad to finish the job. A couple of Buzzy Beetles had lined up to battle the little magician. He calmed his mind and searched for a spell that would break their defenses. "DuoFist!"

Don had begun to slow down. He silently remarked that he was getting out of shape. He agilely dodged a Koopa attack and did away with the enemy's head with a single swift stroke.

Suddenly all the Koopas began to fall back. Vito triumphantly declared they had the Koopas on the run.

"So you're calling the Koopas back here? Are you going to gang up on me?" Luigi asked. Demon faced his opponent.

"No my good man. I see now that the spirit of the Mushroom Kingdom will not be broken in one day. I accept this. However, I believe I can wound it something fierce if you were to die right here." Demon said.

"So you're retreating. Regardless of the outcome of our little skirmish?" Luigi cautiously asked.

Demon nodded. Luigi adopted a fighting stance, sword drawn and ready to fight.

"I can see it in your eyes. You already know what will happen here. I will kill you and it will be up to your son to finish me."

Luigi looked down. He knew at that moment that was what had gone through his mind.

"Whether I die or not is irrelevant. Whether you die is the heart of the matter." Luigi responded.

"Very well. My Koopas are already coming back to me. Die knowing that I am a Koopa of my word."

"Demon Koopa! Here I come!"

Until Next Time…

Chapter IX : The Green Offensive

Author's Note:

1. Yes, as the deceased Koopa noted Demon's speech is a bunch of movie pep talks sewn together. The words aren't verbatim because I can't remember them. The bulk of it though is from Davy Jones in POTC: Dead Man's Chest.

2. All of Toadsky's magic spells are named after Battlechips in Megaman Battle Network. Don't expect him to use Navi chips though…

3: The 'serious negotiations' line was inspired by Rinoa on Final Fantasy VIII. She says this right before confronting President Vinzer Deling.