Hey! It's Matt1251, and here's another one of my chapters! Enjoy!
The coliseum shook a bit as Quint stepped on the creaking metal, shifting under his weight. When he got to the middle, all the lights turned off, leaving the stadium in complete darkness.
"What the hell?" Quint was furious. The shadow landed in front of him and spoke again.
"Quint... I must commend you for making it this far. But I have one more challenge for you."
"Bring it on!" Quint challenged, and the spotlights shone on two shadows.
"These soldiers of mine... They're the best of the best. No one has been able to defeat them. They work together in such an intricate and complex way that everyone that has challenged them has never came out alive." Quint cringed. "I present to you... my elite soldiers, Toad and Toadette!" All the lights turned on, and the soldiers were indeed Toad and Toadette, knives in hand. Toad had a white cap with red spots, while Toadette had a pink cap with her signature pigtails and white spots. Toad had a blue vest, while Toadette had a red one. Quint almost fell over laughing, since he didn't know them.
"What are these? I was expecting a big robot, or a fire-breathing dragon or something. But this? Come on! Look at those two! They're, like, half my size! What makes you think this fight will be-" He was cut off by Toad zooming towards him and bringing up the knife to his neck. "Hard?" Quint finished the sentence quizzically, as Toad was right in front of him. He shot out a knife, stunning Toad and pushing him back.
"Let's do this." A fight ensued between the two Toads and Quint. His robotic suit shone in the now darkness, as the shadow was playing with the lights, trying to make the fight harder. The two Toads whizzed around the stadium effortlessly, at speeds Quint found hard to keep up with, as he blocked and parried with his weapons. Eventually, Toad sliced Quint in the back, and he fell down. "Gah!" Quint noticed his suit was emitting electric sparks and flickering. "My suit! What's happening to it?"
Quint found it hard to move, as the suit was not cooperating with his movements. Toadette walked up to him, ready to deal the finishing blow. Quint closed his eyes, sure that this was it. Suddenly, Toad came up behind her and patted her back. She stopped and turned around.
"You don't need to do this." Toad reasoned with her. "The days of us being controlled are over." He glared at the shadow. "Aren't they?"
"Well, the days of mind control may be over," the shadow began, "but that doesn't mean your days aren't!" He threw off his cloak, revealing a blue robotic suit similar to Quint's. Very similar. Quint stepped back in sudden shock.
"You... I remember you!"
"Yes, Quint. I remember you too." The figure began, as he stepped closer, the figure unmistakable. "I am your brother."
"Matt?" Quint clarified, and the figure nodded. "But... that's impossible!" he cried out in shock. "I thought you were dead!"
"Well, when that Hoarfrost Menace or whatever the hell crushed me, the radioactivity brought me back. I was lucky enough to have a friend to create this suit-" Matt tapped his body armor. "so I can replace my lost limbs. Like the Terminator." he explained.
"Well, I'm confused." Quint said. "Are you the good guy or the bad guy?"
"Neither." Matt answered. "But I do intend to bring this war to an end." He took out a sword, a tint of blue from the ice surrounding it. "Meet the Frostbrand." he said, as if the sword was an actual person. "Frostbrand, meet Quint. But you won't be looking at him for long!"
With that, Matt ran towards the heroes, and the decisive battle began...
To be continued...