The Super Adventure

CHP 12: On Their Way

Dedicating a good portion of their time to resting up, luigi gathered everyone into the front room. Holding the flyer to the tournament's info in his left hand Mario let everyone know it was time for them to go. Throughout the group there were feelings of excitement, but at the same time all were anxious to see what the tournament grounds would be like. They also wondered what type of combatants they'd be facing off against. Among them all they had exceptional battle experience and couldn't wait to put it on display.

Opening the front door Mario led everyone outside resting a hand over his waist. Whistling to him Sonic felt things were going too slow and couldn't wait till they made the trip, "I suppose when we get there our best bet is to stay together as a group. There's no telling how many participants will be hanging around."

Nodding his head Gohan agreed entirely, "If we were to get separated there's no telling how tough it might be to try and regroup. Good luck to us all and may the best guy win."

While they continued Shadow's stomach grumbled. He was slightly hungry but knew he could hold off for another hour or so. Standing near the front Knuckles had some things on his mind, and saw the tournament as a chance to try and prove himself. He didn't feel weak by any stretch, but also wasn't sure of his true potential.

"So what are you guys thinking as far as setup? Do you think it will be single or double elimination? Guess it really doesn't matter. The objective is not to lose, and that's exactly what I'll do, "Stretching out Goten walked beside Mario, "I'm so pumped for this event I can hardly wait."

"Just like you I'm ready, but let's not get to ahead of ourselves. We still don't know what type of opponents we'll be facing. But it should be a lot of fun regardless." Sonic added.

Throughout the distance they everyone in the group remained silent thinking about what they might experience. It took over forty minutes for them to arrive in front of the orange pipe that would be responsible for taking them to the tournament grounds. Mario was the first to enter and everyone else followed soon after.

Upon entering into the new world the sky above them was a bright shade of purple and the air was a lot fresher than any of them were accustomed to. Looking around Young Link was surprised by the surroundings wondering if the sky was naturally the color on display.

"Where to now?" Knuckles asked turning to Mario and Luigi.

Glancing down at the flyer in his hand, Mario looked over the small section that gave the information concerning the location. Taking his eyes off the flyer he knew exactly where to go. Sharing the info with everyone else they began their way. Looking over the shoulder of Mario and at the flyer Goten focused on the listed dates.

"Hhhmm wonder why the tournament isn't set to start until the day after tomorrow," Goten scratched at the side of his head not liking that they'd have to sit around for two full days without doing anything, "What the heck do they expect us to do during that time?!"

Playfully slapping his younger brother over the back Gohan moved up next to him, "Try not to think about it too much Goten. I'm sure the ones in charge of hosting this event will have all kinds of entertainment for those of us who arrive early. It really isn't something any of us should worry about"

Listening to his older brother he dropped the whole subject all together. He knew there was no use in complaining about anything. From the back Bardock smiled watching the two of them interact. It made him wonder what his son was like/the father to Goten and Gohan.

Worlds away

Doctor Robotnik joined Bowser in one of the control rooms. Since arriving he hadn't got the chance to settle in. When talking with Bowser he could tell there was a small portion of distrust, but that came as no surprise to him. In fact he fully expected it'd turn out that way. Until they were accustomed to one another and the way they did things it would remain that way.

"Why don't you have a seat there, then I'd like for you to get right into it," Bowser suggested to Robotnik taking a seat across from him, "You can start off with the blue hedgehog."

From the moment Robotnik stepped through his front door offering his assistance Bowser had since started making adjustments to his original plan. Putting his hands together Robotnik wasn't sure where to begin, and decided to start with the abilities of his greatest enemy. Just as he began speaking someone knocked at the door.

"Master King Koopa Trunks has returned with Paratroopa and Petey Piranha with the materials you requested. Everyone awaits you in the dining area for further instructions. If now is a bad time I'll inf…"

"I'm on my way right now," Bowser spoke cutting him off. He then turned to Robotnik, "This conversation of ours will have to be put on hold."

Both stood from their positions following the Koopa turtle out of the room and down a staircase. As he had said everyone was hanging around in the dining area. Clearing his throat he gathered everyone into a singular space knowing it was important all in the room heard what he had to say.

"Through my process of evaluating the situation I've decided it best none of you will be taking part in the tournament," Immediately he got grumbles and complaints from those standing around, "I know some if not all of you are disappointed by this decision of mine, but I've got legitimate reasons."

"That's nice to know, you mind elaborating on these reasons?" Android 17 asked standing in a corner of the room with his arms crossed.

The tone of the android caused Bower to clinch his fists not liking it at all. Regardless he put on a smile having no problem with sharing his thought process.

"Since you all seem so eager I'll go right ahead and give you the scraps. If you put some thought to it you'll realize we'll have an advantage over them if we allow them to take part in the tourney while we just sit back and relax. I have one of two options we can move along with."

"And what might those be?" Paratroopa asked showing obvious signs of disinterest.

Noticing this Bowser cracked his knuckles making it clear to them he didn't want another interruption.

"As I was saying, we could ambush them during break periods of the tournament and take them down. But I'm not sure we'd be able to get on the premises without being registered combatants. That brings us to plan B. Attacking them at the conclusion of the tournament could prove very beneficial for us all. Again we'd take them down one at a time, I'm not confident we'd be able to defeat them in a straight fight. All in favor of either let me know which one so that we can decide what we'll do."

As a group they talked it over deciding to go with plan B. There was still a lot he needed to sort out before they'd progress with the decision. Being defeated over and over by his arch nemesis was starting to become a pain. Battling against Mario had its entertaining moments but he was tired of always being on the short end of the stick. Falling to the same person so many times took its toll after awhile.

"You're all excused, feel free to go out and do whatever. Later this evening we'll have another meeting once I set down the foundation of our strategy." Bowser told.

Just as him everyone around could hardly wait to get going. Trunks however didn't know what to think, pondering if what Goten had told him was the truth. If so then it would be he who was fighting for someone who stood for things he'd never stand for. Of them all he was the only one skeptical, and had more questions than answers.

Departing from the group Bowser made his way up a set of stairs heading into one of his studies where he could evaluate the situation further. Elsewhere inside one of his space stations, Jitzzu entered into a maintenance room.

"What is the latest on Silver and or Samus?"

"Our guys are still working on trying to pin point Samus's location, but Silver the Hedgehog has been spotted and should be in route to the tournament grounds as we speak if all goes right."

Jitzzu loved the sound of that, tapping his henchmen over the shoulder exiting out. His next set of business was to get an update on what was happening with the progress in locating Ganondorf. The Gerudo king would play a huge role in his team's success.

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