For those that don't know, Basilisx is from the fan-made online series "Super Mario Bros Z" created by Mark Haynes, AKA Alvin-Earthworm and he created Basilisx so all credit goes to him for the character.
Chapter 10: Evil Dealings
Larry could not believe Basilisx was still around, and teamed up with Nabbit too. The evil koopa commander grabbed Larry and hauled him up, Larry was determined not to be afraid and took on an annoyed expression.
"Hmph, what do you want now Basilisx, I guess you're not helping Bowser out again?" Larry wiped dirt off his arm.
"NO! He can go to hell for all I care. And I'm not telling you anything!" Basilisx growled.
"Grouchy much huh?" Larry teased.
"SHUT UP!"
Nabbit whacked him on the back of the head causing the koopaling to turn to him.
"I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!" Larry shouted.
"ENOUGH! Look, I don't need you annoying koopalingssss to get in my way. SSSStay out of my businesss and I won't have to kill you all assss well." Basilsx threatened.
Larry remembered hearing about how each villain had been thwarted by Yoshi, Birdo, Boom Boom, Pom Pom and especially the engines themselves...specifically Thomas. A smirk grew on his face angering Basilisx.
"The hell'sss ssso funny punk?" Nabbit said.
"You honestly think you'll beat them? I hear that engine Thomas defeated them all himself...guy's a natural at this point." Larry scoffed.
"Sssso I've heard...but I'll sssscrap that troublessssome pesssst myssself, you WILL tell me which one he isss, NOW!" Basilisx stepped closer.
Larry frowned and turned away.
"Like I'm telling some creep like you, even if I can care less about the guy, I'm not telling."
Immediately, Larry felt a hot-white pain on his left cheek as Basilisx sucker-punches him to the ground. Then the armored koopa pounced on him, extended out his long sharp claws and place them on Larry's neck.
"YOU WILL TELL ME RIGHT NOW! OR I WILL TURN YOU INTO SSSSTONE, THEN SSSSMASH YOU INTO TINY PIECESSSS! THAT'SSSS A PROMISSSE!"
Now Larry lost his angry demeanor and was now terrified for his life, he knew he couldn't fight him, he was stronger than any one of them. He gritted his teeth and looked straight into Basilisx red glowing eyes.
"He's blue, little and wears the number 1 on his sides...you can't miss him." Larry growled.
"He's not lying boss, I've seen him many times." Nabbit said.
Basilisx seemed satisfied and got off Larry who angrily stood back up before bring grabbed by his neck by the armored koopa.
"I'm only letting you go becaussse I know you and the other koopalingssss are too weak to sssstop me." He growled.
Larry rolled his eyes and walked away, one thing was for sure, Basilisx was right. But he couldn't just stand around doing nothing, they had to at least try. He went to round up the others as quick as possible...but how? Just then he saw the Bullet Bill from earlier heading towards him.
"AHA! HEY I NEED HELP!" Larry shouted.
As the Bullet Bill lowered for him, Larry jumped on and they went racing into the distance. Meanwhile, Percy was pulling a small goods train down a line when he spotted the Clown Car further ahead seemingly in a hurry. Curious, Percy pulled up next up to him.
"Oh hello, what are you?" Percy asked.
"Oh hi, I'm Clown Car, a transporter for the koopalings or any of Bowser's minions." It said.
Percy had no idea who Bowser was, but after everything that's happened, he took it that Bowser wasn't a good person. He had actually seen some of the koopalings earlier causing trouble.
"What are you doing here?"
"Just exploring, I was trying to get away from them for awhile, no doubt Bowser will be mad when he finds out. Do you know of a good hiding place?"
"Sorry but no, I mean the island is big. You could probably hide anywhere honestly. I'm actually headed to the docks, maybe you can come along." Percy offered.
"I'd like that."
Meanwhile far back at Bowser's castle, Bowser Jr. was still grumbling about not being able to go with the others. He wandered around the castle rubbing his butt after being beaten by Kammy.
"Stupid Kammy, who does she think she is? And that Kamek, how dare he not let me go to the island, but the others get to? NO FAIR! NO FAIR AT ALL! WAIT UNTIL DAD HEARS ABOUT THIS!"
Rounding a corner he saw Kamella leaning against a wall with her arms crossed. A smirk stretched across her face and she straightened her glasses.
"Still mad that you can't go huh?" She asked.
Bowser Jr. turned to her and pouted.
"What do you want Ms. No Help!" Bowser Jr. said.
"That's no way to talk to me mister."
"Oh what are you gonna-"
Kamella straightened up and squinted her eyes and Bowser Jr. recoiled, something about her made his heart skip a beat.
"Sorry, but yeah Kamek and Kammy won't let me go! I want to see this island for myself!" Bowser Jr. stomped a foot.
Kamella scratched under her chin, Bowser was very occupied so maybe a little trip wouldn't hurt. Her brief frown went back into a smile.
"Say, why don't I take you instead?" She offered.
Bowser Jr. gasped in excitement.
"You'd take me?"
"Sure, we'll be fine. That leaves Kamek and Kammy to deal with your father."
"YAY!"
And so off they went. Back on the island, Larry had managed to regroup with Lemmy, Iggy, Morton and Roy and they were on their way to beach still using the Bullet Bill. On the beach, the three duos have finished buildings their own massive castles and were bragging from the roofs of them.
"WE HAVE A FLAG, THAT MAKE OURS BETTER!" Ludwig shouted.
"WELL OUR IS MUCH TALLER SO SUCK IT!" Boom Boom yelled.
"Both of your are pathetic, ours is much more durable, safe and HAS THE MOST WINDOWS!" Yoshi shouted.
The boys began to argue while the girls slapped the boys' heads on the back in unison.
"Oh knock it off, doesn't matter whose is better, we should be glad we got this far at all." Pom Pom said.
"Yeah, only with someone as beautiful and as creative as us girls could do such a thing." Wendy scoffed.
"Grow up already boys." Birdo grumbled.
The arguing boys turned to start arguing with the girls when suddenly the Bullet Bill with the koopalings came crashing into all three of their castles destroying them and making a massive pile of sand which buried them all under.
"Oh hey guys there you are!" Larry said somewhere under the sand.
He popped his head out of the top of the pile and so did some of the others like Wendy, Ludwig and Yoshi.
"Well there goes that plan." Yoshi sighed.
"LARRY WHAT THE FUCK!" Wendy growled.
"Wait you don't understand!"
"UNDERSTAND THIS!"
Wendy slams a fist on his head before pulling him down with her into the sand pile where Yoshi listens to Larry, Iggy, Lemmy, Morton and Roy get pummeled by everyone else, Yoshi stays out of it and goes to rest in his beach chair.
"You know...this vacation is not that bad." Yoshi chuckled.
Suddenly Bowser Jr. and Kamella warp in front of him, before they could address Yoshi's presence, they spotted the chaos nearby. Unfazed, Yoshi took a sip from his drink before speaking up.
"It's a long story." Yoshi said.
The two look at each other before shrugging and joining Yoshi in some relaxing. That night, Yoshi, Birdo, Boom Boom and Pom Pom returned to Topham Hall to get some rest while Larry gathered the Koopalings back over at the Steamworks to discuss his findings. Though at first they didn't believe about Basilisx being around, Nabbit maybe...but Basilisx?
"No way Larry, you were seeing things." Ludwig scoffed.
"No it's true! He even punched me right here!" Larry showed off the bruise on his cheek.
"Someone like Basilisx wouldn't waste his time with this place." Roy said.
"Hmph, I'd easily claim this island quicker than him." Wendy said.
"How?" Morton asked.
"DON'T RUSH IT!" She snapped.
"Larry come on, what other proof do you have?" Iggy asked.
"D'OH! FINE DON'T BELIEVE ME THEN! SEE IF I CARE! But when you start to see people disappear and those other villains laying on the ground dead, DON'T COME CRYING TO ME!" Larry shouted.
He was about to walk off when Lemmy stopped him.
"I believe you." Lemmy said innocently.
"Sure you do." Larry rolled his eyes.
"I DO! No one should joke about him, he's dangerous." Lemmy said.
"Yeah well so are we!" Roy argued.
"We ain't afraid of him!" Morton raised a fist.
"Why do I even try?" Larry face-palmed.
"So what's he all about?" Came a voice.
The koopalings turn to see Thomas enter alone, a serious expression present on his face. Larry was the first to recognize him.
"Thomas? What are you doing here?" Larry asked.
"I want to know more about this Basilisx, maybe I can help." Thomas said.
"You? Pah! You're stuck on rails, we can travel anywhere." Ludwig said.
"But you don't know your way around this island." Thomas argued.
This shut Ludwing up...he had a point.
"How could someone like you take on all those villains and still be in one piece?" Wendy asked.
"There's more than me than what you see...and some secrets must be kept hidden...especially from evil creatures like you." Thomas sneered.
"Clever little metal thing aren't ya?" Iggy giggled.
"I'd suggest gathering all the other villains for this if he's this dangerous." Thomas said.
"Maybe so, Basilisx has killed many people in the past, many powerful people, it's bad enough he can turn anyone into stone just by staring at them a certain way, he can easily do that to the others if he wanted to. We'd have to give it all we got to stop him, we can't lose Bowser...AND FOR FUCK SAKE I'M NOT LEAVING THIS ISLAND WITHOUT A PROPER VACATION!" Ludwig shouted.
"YEAH!" The others shouted.
"Okay Thomas, get busy with your part, we'll get Bowser Jr. and Kamella to get in on this as well, maybe we'll find that clown car." Ludwig said.
Thomas whistled before leaving the Steamworks to find the villains, but where could they be...and was Basilisx watching him the whole time? Unfortunately he was, being very fast, Basilisx managed to catch up with Thomas and follow behind him.
"Found him."
Thomas continued on down the main line hoping to find someone, maybe the Shroob sisters were at their ship by Gordon's Hill, only one way to find out. Thomas picked up speed forcing Bastilix to speed up as well. The ex-commander unsheathed his claws and was prepared to swipe Thomas' side when Thomas slipped down another line making the armored koopa slip and fall on the ground.
"DAMN IT!" He growled.
Thomas found his way over to Gordon's Hill where he saw quite a scene, all the villains were present there arguing with each other. Cackletta and Antasma were back to chewing each other out while Fawful kept them separated, the Shroob sisters were also arguing with each other for some reason and King Boo and King Bomb-omb were threatening each other. Bob-ombs and Shroob minions yelled at each other. There was Bowser Jr. and Kamella trying to defuse the situation to no avail. Thomas arrived and whistled loudly putting all attention on him.
"What do you want?" Cackletta growled.
"What's going on?" Thomas asked.
"SCREEP! Ve got vord of some dangerous creep named Basilasx trying to destroy us, I know ONE OF US attracted him here!" Antasma glared at Cackletta.
"IT'S YOUR FAULT WITH ALL YOUR SCREECHING AND FLYING AROUND!" Cackletta yelled.
"Some of the shroobs told us someone took one of our minions! Too bad my sister can't keep track of them!" Princess Shroob scoffed.
"YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF KEEPING THEM AROUND! THIS IS WHY I'M THE TRUE LEADER!" Elder shroob roared.
"THIS GHOST TOOK ONE OF MY MINIONS!" King Bomb-omb shouted.
"NO HE TOOK ONE OF MY MIONIONS!" King Boo argued.
Kamella and Bowser Jr. came closer to Thomas.
"YOU! You're the one who defeated these wimps! AWESOME! Hey, think you can help us stop Basilisx?" Bowser Jr. asked.
"That's why I'm here." Thomas smiled.
"Oh...you're rather brave for a little engine." Kamella said.
"Hey, little engines can do big things, I've already proven that." Thomas said.
Antasma hissed and pointed at Bowser Jr.
"YOU! TELL YOUR FATHER I'M GONNA BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF HIM NEXT TIME I SEE HIM! THAT PIECE OF SHIT VILL PAY FOR BETRAYING ME!"
"Hey! I had to possess his disgusting body!" Cackletta shuttered.
"He thinks he's so cool" Princess Shroob said.
"He doesn't deserve any crown he may have." Elder said.
"No mustache equals horrible ruler!" King Bomb-omb said.
"Sure I've worked with the guy...BUT HE'S STILL A JERK!" King Boo shouted.
"DOWN WITH BOWSER!" They all shouted.
Immediately they all realized they just agreed on the same subject, of course this enraged Bowser Jr.
"NONE OF YOU ARE HURTING MY DAD! I'LL SEND YOU ALL TO HELL" Bowser Jr. shouted.
Kamella had to hold him back while the villains laughed at him. Thomas whistled silencing them again.
"Okay...I have an idea to stop Basilisx, but this means working together." Thomas said.
Meanwhile at Topham Hall, the four had decided to get some sleep while Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt were making some rounds around the island to make sure everything was working properly. Boom Boom and Pom Pom had fallen asleep on the couch but Yoshi and Birdo were in their bed. Unknown to them, 2 mysterious figures had snuck into the house through an open window. They headed up the stairs which barely made a creak, then stopped when the hallway split into two paths, one ordered the other to take the right path, the other nodded and sprinted down.
At the same time, Birdo had woken up feeling very thirsty, Yoshi had an arm over her so she gently lifted it off her and snuck out of bed. Yawning she opened the door and walked out into the hallway. The intruder on that side quickly slipped into another room with the door open. Birdo walked by noticing nothing and continued on down the hallway. Before reaching the stairs, she's suddenly grabbed from behind and a black gloved hand clamped over her mouth.
"Going ssssomewhere missssssy?"
Birdo recognized the voice and thrashed violently before managing to knock the person back, she turned to face none other than Basilisx himself.
"Basilisx. I've heard all about you! You once tried to kill Yoshi!" Birdo accused.
"Yeah...and that might jussst be what I'm doing thissss time." Basilisx growled.
"Not if I have anything to say about it." Birdo cracked her knuckles.
Basilisx moved closer to her, fists clenched.
"Look, I may have killed and tortured many people over the yearsss, but innocent women and children are onesss I do not hurt...even I wouldn't ssssink ssso low. However, if you're gonna sssstand in my way, I will ressssort to beating you down. And I won't need to ussse my clawsss or turn you into sssstone to do it." Basilisx threatened.
This didn't faze Birdo, she was more annoyed than afraid.
"You know what Basilisx, you had this coming for a long time. Whatever you have planned, you'll have to get past me to do it!" Birdo challenged.
The began to circle each other, Basilisx looked rather uncomfortable with fighting a girl, but she was the one challenging him. On the other side, he had some time to waste, and he wasn't a chicken. They stopped circling each other and now Birdo was blocking the way to Yoshi.
"Alright girl...let'sss do thisss."
The two charged at each other, fists ready to launch. The first set of punches knocked them both back, Birdo had used her ringed fist which made a loud clang on Basilisx's armored mouth. Basilisx threw another punch that sunk into Birdo's snout and stuck there.
"GOT YOU!"
Birdo held onto her snout then swung Basilisx around and around before shooting him out and he slammed onto the ground further back towards the stairs. Basilisx quickly landed on his feet and sprinted back at her, Birdo was ready. The two began to trade blow after blow, the fight awoke Yoshi who could hear pained grunts coming from Birdo and Basilisx.
"BIRDO? WHAT'S HAPPENING? ARE YOU OKAY?" Yoshi screamed.
But Birdo didn't answer back, she was too busy fighting. Yoshi slammed open the door just as Birdo was punched into him. Yoshi caught her and looked up at the attacker.
"BASILISX? What are you doing here?" Yoshi demanded an answer.
"I wasss planning on explaining but your girl here decided to put her sssnout where it doesssn't belong." Basilisx pointed out.
"UGH!" Birdo growled.
All the noise had also awoken Boom Boom and Pom Pom who raced up the stairs in investigate, only to hear someone scrambling around on the right path.
"Who's there?" Boom Boom yelled.
CRASH!
"Ugh can't get a break." Pom Pom groaned.
The two race down the hall and spot Nabbit attempting to break into a room with a locked door, at the same time he still held onto his bag.
"NABBIT!" Boom Boom shouted.
Nabbit turned to them and his ears dropped.
"Uh-oh." Nabbit gulped.
Pom Pom went to grab her boomerang, only to realize it was gone.
"MY BOOMERANG IS MISSING AGAIN! Well at least I have my-NO MY SHRIUKEN IS MISSING TOO!" Pom Pom gasped.
Nabbit nervously chuckled before his bag started to shake violently, Nabbit lost his grip on it and out came three shy guys holding Pom Pom's boomerang and shriuken, Nabbit had kidnapped them after they had earlier spotted him and Basilisx plotting. Nabbit had also stolen Pom Pom's weapon's during the break-in.
"Shy guys?" Boom Boom was confused.
The three shy guys angrily glared at Nabbit before dropping Pom Pom's stuff and jumping out a window to escape.
"MY STUFF!" Pom Pom grabbed them.
Then two turn back to Nabbit who's still trying to get the door open.
"Not so fast Nabbit." Boom Boom said.
Pom Pom growled as Nabbit tried to open the door on opposite side, also locked. Seeing he was surrounded, he quickly hid inside his own bag, of course that did nothing as Boom and Pom pounced on Nabbit and pummeled him. Meanwhile, Yoshi and Birdo stared down Basilisx.
"Come on Yosssshi, I'm not the bad guy here." Basilisx smirked.
"What? You're like the evilest person I know." Yoshi said.
"Maybe...but you sssshould be thanking me. My plan issss to rid you all of thossse incompetent fools, then I can get rid of Bowsssser and rule that kingdom myssself!" Basilisx explained.
"How could you defeat them all?" Birdo asked.
"I'm having a ssssuper weapon built that will obliterate them all in one blassst. That'ssss why I hired Nabbit to sssteal itemsss belonging to them...though sssome could have been better. REGUARDLESSSS, I'LL GET RID OF THEM, AND BEFORE I MOVE ONTO BOWSSSER, I'LL DESSSTROY THISSS ISLAND! That Thomasss is the true one in my way...I almossst had him earlier, but he got away...not next time."
Yoshi pushed Birdo behind him and walked up to Basilisx who stood his ground.
"We may not really like anyone who harms Mario or Luigi, but even THEY don't exactly deserve to die yet." Yoshi said.
"Ssso you're sssaying you rather have them keep harming your friendsss? It'll all be over once my weapon is complete...Mario can have a break from sssaving that pathetic princess of hisss."
This made Yoshi think, sure they were evil, and they got on his nerves a lot during this vacation...but...it seemed like people here enjoyed their company now, in fact the villains looked happy, no more intentions of destroying the island. On the other hand, Basilisx was going to harm the island and destroy Thomas.
"Even if you do wipe out all the other villains, harming anyone else on this island is completely unnecessary, Thomas was only protecting his home you know, at this point we've had enough of this shit." Yoshi said.
Basilisx rolled his eyes...then another smirk came to him.
"Fine...maybe I can work ssssomething out with this place...however, I would only do that...if you agree to join me!"
"What?"
"That'sss right...join me Yossshi. Together we can take down thosssse inferior pessstsss once and for all."
He held out a gloved hand and sweat poured down Yoshi's forehead. Birdo wondered why this was even a decision, she moved forwards.
"And if he declines?"
Basilisx let out a dark chuckle before raising his other fist.
"Ssssimple...you DIE WHERE YOU'RE SSSTANDING!"
His claws extended out making the two jump.
"The choice is yourssss."
To be continued...