Chapter 7: In Conclusion…..
"AGGGGGGHHHHHH!" all three girls screamed in unison as they hung over boiling lava. "Don't drop us in, don't drop us in!"
Elizabeth glared up at Jones, "You are without doubt the most….i'll just stop there."
"Wise choice." Jones snorted.
"Wait just a darn minute!" Bowser approached Jones. "You agreed, not to let Peach fall to her doom!"
"What value is she to you?"
"Let's see, her kingdom, her beauty, her dowry, everything, we are supposed to get married."
"Just drop me in." Peach muttered.
"Let's just put it this way-" he whistled and a Koopa Troopa came with Davy Jones chest and gave it to Bowser. Bowser held it over the lava, "The girl."
"Fine then, you can have your stupid princess, but the other two, I control." With that, Jones pulled up the rope and untied her. He clamped her by the stomach and handed her to Bowser; Bowser slung her over his shoulder and walked away.
Davy Jones turned back to the other two, "Now, any last words?"
"Hold it right there, pinto bean!" Jones jerked around, Mario was standing there with his comrades.
"What the-" Jones was furious, his tentacles turned completely purple, his face turned red and steam erupted from his head. He clenched his fists, then roaring he took out his sword and lunged at them. They wasted no time, the P.O. yanked out their swords and charged at him. Bowser and his minions joined the battle too. Bowser was still holding the princess. Mario charged at him and they were fighting within a second. They were standing on several beams above boiling lava. They ran across them. Luigi and Daisy joined Mario and Bowser's rumble while the other's fought Jones. Suddenly Bowser hurled Peach against a wall she hit it with a large thump and crumpled to the ground on a platform.
"Go." Luigi said, "We got this." Mario nodded and headed toward Peach. Bowser tried to chase him but was distracted by the other two.
Meanwhile, James wrestled with some Koopas, when suddenly a massive plant picked him and hurled him against the wall, he landed with a bang and crumpled unconscious. While Will, riding on Yoshi fired his pistol and lashed his sword at some minions. Then Jack and Jones fought a hand-to-hand combat. Jones lashed his sword trying to slice Jack's neck but Jack ducked uncontrollably. Jones slashed his sword flat and Jack ducked. Suddenly Jones lashed out again but this time at Jack's middle. He sprung up, in the air, then landed hard twisting his ankle. Jack fell off the beam and tumbled down. All you could hear was his fading screams….
Mario ran over to Peach and gently flipped her on her back; he brushed her blonde locks out of her face. She began to stir, "Peach, are you OK?"
"Yes, I'm OK, but I'm a little dizzy."
"You'll be fine." He propped her up against the wall. "Stay here." he started to get up then, SLASH! A sword pierced him.
"MARIO!" Peach screamed, "NO!"
He gasped, and then stood there stunned then, his eyes closed and he buckled to the ground lying in a shriveled heap. She glared at his killer, pure hatred in her eyes. Davy Jones. She got up and grabbed Mario's sword. She began to fight Jones. They walked on a beam. She led him in the middle of it. After a few hits, she thrust her sword into him, though it wouldn't kill him, it'd stun him. She wasted no time. She grabbed his shoulders and pushed him in the lava. He fell and the lava sizzled as he hit it.
Jack fell down, and down. Angelica's cries of horror could be heard. Then Jack saw a lower beam. He grabbed hold of it, he looked down, he was dangling over molten lava but he was alive. He pulled himself up and walked across the beam. He pulled himself up to the closest pillar to the girls.
"Hello ladies." he said.
Angelica let out an exasperated sigh, "Oh, Jack, you're alive, I thought I-" then she began to sob tears of joy. He untied the girls and when they were standing on the beam they smiled. "Thanks Jack." they said.
"You're welcome." Silence. Then suddenly, smack! Smack!
"What was that?" he exclaimed.
"Oh, just a slap in the face for all the times you've caused us trouble." Elizabeth smiled.
"Girls." Jack muttered. Then he climbed up the beams with them followed closely behind. On the final beam just as they pulled themselves on the platform where the others were when they were cornered by minions.
Click, click. The heroes were shackled. The girls were guarded.
"Ha, I caught you!" exclaimed Bowser's triumphant voice.
"You know this isn't fair!" Jack whined.
"Do I look like I care?" Bowser snapped.
"Yes."
"Well, I don't and I am going to, kill you time and time again until you've lost all of your lives, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS MINIONS!"
"NO!" exclaimed an angry voice, it was Elizabeth.
"Excuse me?" She stomped on the goomba's feet and approached them with her sword out.
"I have dealt with more than enough deaths and I am tired of it!" she exclaimed menacingly.
"What are you gonna do, girly?"
"I am not, girly!" she slashed his neck with her sword. He stood there stunned. She pushed him into the lava and he burned, never to be seen again. In shock and fear the minions stood there. Elizabeth turned to them, "Who's next?" they screamed and ran away jumping into pipes. She smiled.
Angelica ran over to Jack and kissed him suddenly, for about 5 seconds. She smiled at him, her arms around his neck; he smiled back up at her. Elizabeth threw her arms around Will and kissed him. Then she saw his ankle, "Oh, what happened to you?"
"Just a minor sprain."
Then Elizabeth saw James still unconscious. She walked over and gave him a quick kiss. As she left, a smile curved across his lips.
"He look, one of the goombas left the key." Angelica said, picking it up, "Stupid thing." she unlocked the heroes from the chains. They stood up and Daisy turned to Luigi and kissed him. Then Daisy looked up at Will. "I know what you want." Will said, "Come here."
"You won't mind?" Daisy asked Luigi,
"I suppose not but maybe just a-" Luigi began
"Thanks!" she ran over to Will. Will kissed her on the cheek. She turned all red and smiled. Then Will saw Peach sitting with her back turned to them, crying. He limped over to her, something was in her arms.
"What's wrong?" Will asked.
"It's Mario, he's dead." she cried.
"No, it can't be…." then he saw that it was Mario cradled in Peach's arms. The others walked over.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Jack asked.
"Look." Will said. All of them were overwhelmed, Mario, their leader, Mario, the brave, Mario, their best friend…..was gone.
Angelica buried her face into Jack's shoulder and cried softly. Jack put his arm around her and hung his head in grief. Elizabeth buried her face into Norrington's chest with tears streaming down her face. Then, James who'd woken up from unconsciousness hugged her gently.
Daisy sat on the ground rocking Luigi, who was sniffling loudly. Luigi's biggest fear was that one day Mario would die saving Peach….and that day was today.
"He was my only Italian friend!" Jack cried, "He was one of the few people who could actually tolerate me!"
"He was such a good man!" Elizabeth cried.
Then Will, who was trying to comfort Peach said, "He was great leader, and a best friend."
"He died a noble death." Daisy said sadly, "This was how he wanted to die."
"I loved him!" Peach wailed. Then suddenly, Mario stirred in Peach's lap and got up, all strong and healed. "Hey, why is everybody crying, Bowser's a-dead." he said.
"Mario!" Peach threw her arms around him and kissed him.
The 9 friends walked out into the brightened Darkland. The sunset was beautiful, it was a joy to see that this day was nearly over and Jones and Bowser were both gone. Sure, the minions were still around, but they would crash and burn without their leader.
Mario stopped at a green pipe. "It does me a terrible sorrow to watch you all go, but it is your well-earned reward. Thank you all for destroying Bowser. Despite me losing a life, you have helped me attain a goal that I never would have on my own." Mario said.
"What can I say Mario? –Still, I gotta hand it to you, if it weren't for your princess, Jones never would've been slain." Jack said.
Mario smiled, "Thanks." then he walked over to the green pipe, "Jump in and you'll be home." Mario said.
Elizabeth went first, "My thanks to you all." she jumped in.
"Thank you for rescuing me from those two monsters." Angelica said, leaping into the pipe.
"Good bye everyone, and may the Force be with you!" Jack said jumping into the pipe.
"May the odds be forever in your favor!" James said, jumping in after Jack.
"Thanks for having us on such an amazing eventful adventure." Will said, "Hey Daisy, by the way-"
She turned, "Yeah?"
"I am Orlando Bloom." he smiled, blew a kiss and winked, then jumped into the pipe.
THE END
