Knuckles Nadine – El Guerrero
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(Intro)
(Nadine is seen in the power plant amongst the rest of the Coyotes. She has a reed of hay in her mouth as she listens to Cortex explaining his plan, an unamused look on her face.)
"I just couldn't believe it. I was getting ready for my little boxing bout with Ally Gator when I suddenly appeared here. Now I was gonna miss the fight and Ally would win. Darn, and I went through all of that trouble to lock her in that closet so I would win by default. Well, this little runt named Cortex explained to me and those with me that we were chosen to aid him in his little quest for world domination. He then explained to me that there were these people called the Vigilantes hanging around and trying to stop him."
(Pulling the reed of hay out of her mouth, Nadine looks down at Cortex and talks for a couple of seconds, shaking her head. Cortex smirks and starts talking for a few seconds. Nadine raises and eyebrow, stays silent for a few more seconds, and nods.)
"My good ol' mom told me to stay away from people like Cortex, acting all crazy and stuff like that. At first, I refused the offer, saying that I just wanted to get back home. However, Cortex told me that he knew of my struggling singing career, and that he might be able to help me with it. This was just an offer I couldn't refuse, so I agreed to lend a hand."
(Cortex smirks and jerks his thumb over his shoulder. Nadine looks over and sees the El Guerrero parked nearby. Nadine chuckles as she gets in behind the wheel and looks around curiously.)
"Cortex said that the Vigilantes had cars with built-in weapons, so he explained that we'd each need one as well to even the playing field. I was to drive this old car that didn't really look as flashy or new as the others. Hey, it just seemed to fit with me being a country girl and all. Well, I would help, but the only thing I hoped for was that Cortex would hold up his end of the bargain and get my singing career off the ground again."
(The El Guerrero flies out of the open doorway of the power plant and takes off down the desert road.)
(Level 1)
(Nadine drives the El Guerrero past an old drive-in theatre, looking around a few times. She chews on the reed of hay in her mouth a couple of times suspiciously, but remains silent and keeps driving.)
"Almost instantly, I was given my first mission. Cortex told me to make a pick-up at this old theatre and he said that the person I was to receive the goods from would be in the area. Well, I was scanning that area for at least ten minutes and I just didn't see my contact. I was starting to worry if I was even in the right place and even thought about double-checking when something caught my eyes."
(The Dakota Stunt Cycle suddenly leaps out from around a corner and surprises Nadine, making her apply the brakes heavily. Blue swerves away from Nadine just in time, bikes back several feet and comes to a stop.)
"It was one of those Vigilantes! My guess was that they heard that I would be in the area and sent one of their own to intercept me. Well, they sure made a stupid choice on whom to send. The poor sap hardly had any armour on that shrimpy bike of his! Well, I felt that it was time to show these Vigilantes that I meant business, so I figured that I should wipe the floor with this monkey in about five minutes."
(Nadine slams her foot onto the gas pedal, making the El Guerrero take off towards Blue at maximum speed..)
(Nadine goes into battle against Blue Monkey and wins.)
(Level 2)
(The El Guerrero is seen driving past several old machines in an abandoned oil mill in a snowy mountain. Nadine eventually pulls over and steps out. She picks up a small stone and looks at it for a few seconds before sticking it in her pocket.)
"Cortex told me that there was an old, abandoned oil mill in the mountains. This oil mill dug up some unknown material, but whatever it was, it was extremely valuable in this time. I went up into the mountains to do my job and eventually came upon several of the rocks that Cortex described. I started collecting them, knowing that Cortex would be proud of me after this."
(Suddenly hearing an engine revving up, Nadine turns her head and sees the Samson Tow Truck driving over. Haruka narrows her eyes in determination as she drives towards Nadine.)
"Looks like the Vigilantes anticipated my arrival. Another Vigilante decided to jump me as I was working on accomplishing my goal. I wasn't really liking these surprises, but at least they were smart enough to send someone with decent armour this time. As quickly as I could, I jumped into my car again and drove into battle, knowing that this woman wasn't going to let up very easily."
(Nadine quickly jumps back into the El Guerrero and starts the engine. Nadine drives headfirst into battle in an attempt to take Haruka out.)
(Nadine goes into battle against Haruka Hikari and wins.)
(Level 3)
(The El Guerrero is seen parked outside of an old house on a marsh. Nadine is then seen walking out of the house with a briefcase. She quickly goes back over to her car and throws the goods in the trunk. Nadine looks around a few times before shutting the tunk again.)
"I have to admit that I didn't believe that this old run-down shack was used as a storage facility for some of Cortex's goods until I actually went inside. I quickly found what I had been asked to fetch and went back outside to load the stuff into my car. I didn't want to admit it, but this swamp really gave me the creeps, so the sooner I got out of here, the better."
(Nadine walks over to the driver's side of the El Guerrero to get back in. However, before she can, she hears noises. Looking in the direction, Nadine sees the Wonderwagon and Xandu RV driving into view. Neither of the two Vigilantes look very peaceful and are intent on stopping Nadine.)
"For crying out loud! These Vigilantes just never give up! They got even smarter this time and sent two of them to try to take me out. Unfortunately, I was twice as determined as they were, so the battle was confirmed to be mine in the long run. I just needed to take them out to do so, and believe me, it was just getting easier and easier for me."
(Nadine quickly jumps into the El Guerrero and starts the engine. She drives into battle, focusing on the Wonderwagon first.)
"I love my singing career more than my boxing career. Helping Cortex was my big chance to finally get it off the ground again. I wasn't going to let these meddling punks ruin the chances of my big comeback."
(Nadine goes into battle against Kathy and Skidd McMarxx and wins.)
(Level 4)
(The El Guerrero is seen parked on an island, out of sight. Nadine is seen looking at a space rocket through a pair of binoculars. She sighs as she starts her car again and drives out onto the runway that would lead the rocket to the launch pad.)
"I have to admit that I was starting to regret my decision to join Cortex in this whole thing he's got going on. Never in my life had I been so responsible for so much chaos and destruction. Was it really worth it to do all of this just to get my singing career off the ground again? Well, I can't really stay on the boxing circuit that much longer. Not a lot of the others like my 'ways' of winning the fights. I guess singing is really the only other option for me, and it's not like the people back home will know about all of this anyway."
(Before Nadine can get close enough to the rocket, the Vertigo flies into view, driving straight at her. The Grubb Dual Loader is also seen a bit further back.)
"Cortex said that he wanted this rocket destroyed, so I went in to do my job. However, before I got far, these two mysterious drivers drove up and stopped me from going any further. They didn't look like they were Vigilantes, but they were still enemies to me, because they were impeding my progress here. I couldn't let them get away with that, so I quickly drove into battle to take the two of them down."
(Turning around, Nadine drives away from the rocket and drives towards the Vertigo.)
"The rocket was due to take off soon, so I had to make this quick. I had to take these two out in less than ten minutes if I wanted to complete my mission."
(Nadine goes into battle against Carmelita Fox and Hoagie and wins.)
(Level 5)
(Nadine drives the El Guerrero onto another snowy mountain, this one with a ski lodge and hill. Nadine drives around some people before coming to a stop.)
"Cortex told me that there was a Vgilante hanging around this snowy mountain and that he needed to be taken out. I agreed to the mission and drove onto the ski hill I was directed to in order to keep an eye open for the Vigilante. So far, I hadn't seen anything, and was wondering if Cortex was wrong for once."
(Suddenly hearing some engine revving up, Nadine looks to her right and sees the Livingston Truck driving into view with the Wapiti 4WD and Goliath Halftrack chasing it. Nadine does a double-take at the scene.)
"A couple more of these drifting people had apparently beat me there. They were chasing the Vigilante down and I just couldn't think of a god reason why. Maybe this Vigilante was invading their territory or something. Unfortunately, I didn't get enough time to think about it any further, because I was spotted."
(Lilly Kane looks out of the passenger window of the Wapiti 4WD and sees Nadine. Lilly promptly points her out to Billy, whom quickly turns the car and drives towards her. Nadine's eyes widen as she throws the El Guerrero into gear and drives into her next battle.)
"Looks like I was brought into this battle whether I wanted or not. Each o these three opponents looked pretty tough, but I wasn't one to back down from a challenge, so I drove into battle to take out everything in my path."
(Nadine goes into battle against Yeto, the Kanes and Dingodile and wins.)
(Level 6)
(The El Guerrero is seen parked on a hill to the side of a dock. Nadine looks down at the small buildings to the side and continues to chew on the reed of hay in her mouth in thought. Starting her car again, Nadine drives down to the buildings and opens fire, destroying them, making sure she doesn't destroy anything else. Once her job is done, Nadine turns around and drives back towards the bridge so she can get away from the dock.)
"In order to finally beat the Vigilantes, Cortex said that one more thing needed to be done. These small buildings to the side of the dock were loaded with Vigilante supplies, and if they were destroyed, it could be enough to finally put them down for good. Now, I wanted to make sure that I didn't destroy anything that wasn't Vigilante property, so I was extra careful in destroying those buildings. It took some precise aiming, but I was soon finished. The buildings were destroyed and none of the floating platforms on the water were touched. I quickly drove back to the bridge to get out of here."
(Before Nadine can get back to the hill leading to the bridge, the Dakota Stunt Cycle drives down the hill and blocks her path. The Samson Tow Truck pulls up from the side and the Livingston Truck pulls up behind her.)
"Looks like these Vigilantes didn't appreciate me destroying their goods. Three of them surrounded me and prevented me from escaping. The good thing was that I fought all of them before, so I knew how they attacked. However, before I went into battle, I caught sight of something up on the bridge."
(Looking up to the bridge above her, Nadine sees the Thunderbolt parked. Luigi is seen standing outside of it, leaning against the side of it with folded arms. He looks down at Nadine with an unamused expression.)
"The one Vigilante I hadn't defeated yet was there as well. It was that skinny plumber with the black car, and he didn't look very happy to see me. It looked like I was going to have to deal with him after I took care of his friends. I just hoped that I could get through this, because this was the last mission I had. After this, all that was left was to report back to Cortex."
(Nadine exhales once and grips the steering wheel of her car tightly as she drives into battle one last time.)
(Nadine goes into battle against Blue Monkey, Haruka ikari and Yeto. After defeating them, Luigi Mario drives in for a one-on-one battle. Nadine wins.)
(Ending)
(Nadine is seen back in her locker room, fingering a new guitar. She looks at it in awe and practices a bit. After a bit, she smiles widely and sets the guitar down. Nadine then looks up towards a clock on the wall and her eyes widen as she dashes out of her locker room.)
"For my services, Cortex awarded me with a new guitar. He said that all I had to do was sing while holding it and the guitar would make my voice sound ten times better than it already did. After I found myself back in my locker room, I practiced with it for a bit and found that Cortex was right! However, just as I finished, I looked at the clock and saw that I was late for my match against Ally, which I would win by default anyway."
(Nadine runs through the building for a bit and eventually makes it out to the boxing ring. She sees the referee standing alone on the mat, waiting for the fighters. Nadine waves to the crowd as she runs up to the ring and gets in. Nadine chuckles nervously and apologizes to the referee.)
"As quickly as I could, I rushed back to the ring so I could enter. If neither of us showed up, the match would be declared a draw, which was definitely something I didn't want. I made it to the ring just in time and made my entrance. I apologized to the ref and said that it wouldn't happen again. However, before the ref could disqualify Ally for being late, I heard the doors on the other side of the room get thrown open."
(Curiously, Nadine looks towards the entrance doors and her eyes widen in horror. A very ticked-off Ally Gator is seen standing in the doorway, seething in anger at Nadine. An equally-angry Kid USA is seen behind her, arms folded. The crowd cheers as Ally stampedes towards the ring, making Nadine back away in fear.)
"I couldn't believe it! That nosy big brother of Ally's must have found her! Now the match would proceed normally, but going against a mad Ally Gator was complete suicide to the average boxer. And from the looks of things, I was about to find that out first-hand. Her eyes on me the entire time, Ally wasted no time in getting into the arena. Before I knew it, the ref started the fight."
(Ally delivers a furious flurry of punches to Nadine's stomach, then a hard hook to her face. Nadine spins around once and collapses to the mat. The ref counts to ten and declares Ally the winner.)
"I got slaughtered. I don't even think I landed one punch. I was glad that I still had my singing career to look forward to, because I don't think I could stay a boxer like this."
(Nadine props herself onto her elbows and looks up weakly before passing out completely.)
(Finish)
