The Greatest Enemy: A Super Mario Fanfiction
Chapter 10: Revelations
In the gloomy lava filled world of Dark Land, there lied a giant volcano and lava lake with a race track built around it called Grumble Volcano. There was a Lightning Cup Grand Prix going on and this was the third race.
"3!" the Lakitu referee called out, the racers were ready on the track.
"2!" the racers started their engines.
"1!" the racers were ready to slam their feet on the gas and race three laps around the track.
"Go!" the racers raced off towards the volcano, bright red lava steaming all around them as many spectators watched the race intensely and even more people saw the race on Mario Kart TV.
However, near the starting line in a crevice between two rocks stood the lanky turtle figure.
"Where is he? He said 'meet at Grumble Volcano' according to that messenger of mine. I hope he didn't mess up." the figure pulled out his New Nintendo 3DS and started playing Fire Emblem Fates: Revelations.
"I can't even remember that messenger's name," he said to himself.
"Aidan." The figure spun around to see a giant gray man with a white beard and a hammer in hand. He also had a crown that shone brightly on his head. He resembled a machine of sorts.
"His name is Aidan. He is pretty good at his job, you should remember his name."
"Ah, so you are the man known as Smithy," the turtle figure started, putting his New 3DS away, "Apparently you are the one who managed to completely take over my father's castle, destroy the Star Road, and send your generals to get the Star Pieces to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. Pretty impressive, I must say."
"Correct," Smithy responded.
"Well, I am very glad we can work together on Project M to completely annihilate the Mario Brothers and Princess Peach," the turtle figure said. Smithy smiled,
"As am I. I have been gone for many years. I had to be rebuilt by my generals Mack, Bowyer, Yaridovich, and the Axem Rangers. They have all gone their separate ways, but together, you and I can finally destroy those plumbers and the princess."
"And your father, Bowser," Smithy thought.
"Didn't you say there were three more people who destroyed you?" the figure asked.
"Yes, Geno and Mallow. Geno is now on Star Road, so destroying him will have to wait. Mallow currently lives in Nimbus Land, which is guarded. Unlike Peach's Castle, their guards are really strong, so attacking Nimbus Land would most likely result in defeat." Smithy explained.
"I see, but what about the third person?" The turtle figure asked
"I don't remember the last person," Smithy stated flatly.
"Except that it is Bowser, and he will fall soon," Smithy thought.
"Understood. We will destroy all of them and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom in due time. For now, let's head back to Soda Jungle, which is where my castle is so we can put the finishing details on Project M," the turtle figure told Smithy.
"Agreed," Smithy said calmly. They started to walk back to the turtle figure's airship, which had an invisibility cloak on and was situated close to the stands where the racers were watching. Before they could make it to the airship, the lava around them started to bubble and Aidan appeared out of the lava.
"Sir, I bring good news," he stated. The figure smiled widely
"Good, thank you…"
"Aidan." Smithy said flatly.
"Yes, Aidan," the figure continued.
"We have managed to capture Mario and Peach when they tried to approach the castle," Aidan stated with satisfaction.
"Excellent. I believe by this point we have Mario, Luigi and Peach all in one place along with our other prisoner. Everything is going according to plan." the turtle figure said happily, rubbing his claws together.
"Meet me back at Soda Jungle. And keep the prisoners in their separate cages," the figure said. Aidan cringed when he heard seperate cages,
"Separate cages, right, got it," and with that he sank back into the lava.
"Now, we must head back to your castle," Smithy told the figure.
"Yes, now we will head back uninterrupted."
Behind them, the race finished and Bowser came out on top with his Landship Kart, Blue Standard Tires and Gold Glider combination.
"Yes, I won the race!" Bowser screamed. After all the racers parked their cars, Bowser laughed as he basked in the glory of winning 1st Place for the last three races consistently. He was very happy until he saw the turtle figure and Smithy, to which he gasped. He jumped out of his Kart and ran past the spectators trying to congratulate him, even pushing them out of the way, and shouted at the turtle figure.
"Iggy? Is that you?" he shouted, surprised, scared, and angry all at the same time.
Iggy, turning around and moving out of the shadow looked at Bowser.
"Hello father," he said flatly.
"Son? Where have you been for the last three weeks? And why are you with this jerk?" he said pointing at Smithy. By this point, the other racers took notice of the commotion and walked over to the argument.
"Father, I had to leave. It has just been too much to be with you and the rest of my siblings. I am sick and tired of coming up with failed plans to kidnap Princess Peach, destroy Mario and Luigi, and take over the Mushroom Kingdom." Bowser looked infuriated as he looked to Smithy.
"Your son is right. You have failed so many times. It was time for a change of pace for him. That's why he contacted me. Your son Iggy is very intelligent and is good with biology, chemistry, physics, and so much more." Iggy stood tall and proud as he listened to Smithy's speech.
"I am good with building things and creating an army. Our combined forces and intelligence are no use for your pathetic Koopa Troop."
Bowser looked on speechless,
"Iggy, son, how...how could you ally yourself with this monster?"
"Simple," Iggy replied, "He has a plan that will turn out successful and you do not. Goodbye father," he said flatly before turning around. Bowser got enraged, but another familiar face got up from his Kart and tapped Iggy.
"Iggy? It's me, your brother Lemmy." Iggy turned around again to see his smaller brother Lemmy.
"Why did you have to leave Iggy? We can work together to stop Mario and company," Lemmy said sadly,
"Also, we never finished that Mario Kart 7 race! I was winning if you remember," he said with a smirk. Iggy smiled to see his brother, but his expression turned sad again when he saw Smithy heading towards his now visible Airship.
"Why don't you join us Lemmy? Father has no idea what he is doing half of the time." Iggy told Lemy, patting his rainbow hair.
"I heard that!" Bowser roared, getting angrier by the minute. Lemmy sighed,
"I'm sorry Iggy, but as much as Bowser isn't always smart…"
"I heard that as well!" Bowser roared, steam now coming out of his nose.
"...my loyalty is still with him. After all, he is feeding and taking care of us. He even gave you a New Nintendo 3DS to tinker around with!" Iggy felt his pockets for the New 3DS, and grabbed the console. He sighed,
"He has done many things, both good and bad, but it's time I find my own path. Sorry Lemmy."
"No! Iggy!" Lemmy screamed after him and started crying. Iggy climbed into his Airship with Smithy, tears streaming from Lemmy's eyes as Iggy started the propellers on his Airship.
"No! Son, you are coming with me!" Bowser shouted as he hopped in his Kart and drove towards the Airship. Iggy looked back and cast a spell with his magic wand that disassembled the Kart. Bowser fell out of his Kart, shocked as Iggy closed the door to his Airship and flew away with Smithy. Bowser snorted and started to walk away, sad that his own son betrayed him,
"Come on Lemmy, let's head back to my castle. We'll think of a plan to get Iggy back and destroy that jerk Smithy." Lemmy stood there, staring at Iggy's airship with tears in his eyes. The airship got smaller and smaller as it flew farther and farther away from the flaming inferno of Grumble Volcano.
"Lemmy? Are you coming?" Bowser called after Lemmy
"Yeah, coming!" Lemmy shouted.
"What are you doing Iggy?" Lemmy said to no one before running back to Bowser.
A/N: Finally, the lanky turtle figure's identity is exposed as Iggy Koopa! I had the idea from the beginning that Iggy would be the main villain of the story. However, Iggy is actually NOT the "greatest enemy" the title of the story is referring to, nor is it Smithy. It is actually something far more sinister. I thought Smithy from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars would create a good dynamic between him and Iggy, as they both are portrayed as smart, but Smithy is more stoic whereas Iggy is more crazed. This will definitely play out in more chapters later on. Don't worry about Jerry and Emma, as they will continue to be in the story albeit with a lesser role than before. Also, I know that Grumble Volcano is not necessarily in Dark Land (as in the one from Super Mario Bros. 3) and I know that the Koopalings were confirmed not to be the sons of Bowser, but I decided to do these two things as it plays out to the characters and story much more. Thank you for all of the feedback (shoutout to Junior BLD once again) and I hope you all have a great day! (Also, since the title was Revelations, I thought a reference to Fire Emblem Fates: Revelations on the 3DS would be funny).