Chapter 12: A Whale of A Tale Known As Super Mario 64 DS CARA
...or Flamey-o, Hot Man!
Our heroes have ventured further than many would dare to on the high seas. They have braced themselves against piratical vampires & co., vengeance streaks a mile long, horrendously ridiculous weather that contradicts every natural law known to man and some known to monkeys and...well, actually, everything else. They've encountered their slightly psychotic nemesis within the grasps of madness and ultimate power, and had it not been for the valiant sacrifice of two local users-
TRC: Actually, we're just fine.
BM/Crystal King/MSM1: Yargh, it be true!
...okay, thanks to their efforts, the heroes managed to escape the devastating blast that would have surely destroyed them all with their lives. And now they venture further, beyond the Grand Line into terrors that are so horrible, so terrifying, so incomprehensibly magnificently unspeakably fearsome, that much of the world trembles before its sights, its gaze revered as paralyzing and lethal, its fangs bared and sturdy, its claws trimmed and grim, its gullet massive and ravenous, its tail swift and powerful, its wings ominous and darkening, its breath intoxicating and alluring, its mind prepared and omniscient. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, readers of this story, our heroes are about to venture into:
THE GREAT UNKNOWN!
...or at least get a theme song: (cue the One Piece rap)
Yo!
Ya-yo Ya yo!
Dreamin', don't give it up Yoshi.
Dreamin', don't give it up Mario.
Dreamin', don't give it up Weegee!
Dreamin', don't gi-give it up give it up give it up give it up give it-no!
Here's how the story goes we find out,
about a power in the Fire Sea there's no doubt.
The guys whose eyes on it they'll sing,
"I'm the Master of All, I'm goin' to be King!"
Ya-yo Ya-yo Ya-yo, uh-oh.
His name is Yoshi (that's just, well, Yoshi)
Goin' to be helping our guys out.
He's got a long tongue (How did that happen)
Yo-ho-ho, he was just born like that.
Ya-yo Ya yo
His name's Mario, he's like a ninja-guy.
And a b.r.o., Wee-gee's really shy.
The rest of the crew comin' through doin' their thing,
we really don't know what's gonna be ha-a-a-ppening
Ya-yo Ya-yo Ya-yo, uh-oh
Set sail for adventure,
it's the name of just something
That we're doing.
Ya-yo, Ya-yo set sail for Something!
...yay!
Yoshi: That has got to be the worst thing I've ever seen done in this story.
Mario: I can't believe we've gone this low.
Waluigi: I can't believe I wasn't even mentioned!
Luigi: Let's just...move on...
And so our heroes venture off through the treacherous-less seas and onward towards the Fire Sea. Without any difficulty whatsoever, the [I]Destiny[/I] transitions from the cool waters of the ocean into the scalding magma of the Fire Sea. Pitch-black clouds marked white by occasional streaks of lightning once again appear in the sky as the ship sails through the Fire Sea. That's three - now four - sentences that I've ended with enunciation and emphasis on the Fire Sea. Soon enough, specks of what appear to be more ships appear on the horizon within the presence of a much larger, much more grandiose ship.
Mario: Bowser and the minions, no doubt.
Waluigi: You know, I'm suddenly curious, but how come he needs all the minions if he's supposed to be so big and powerful.
Mario: Because in reality he's more of a wuss than Luigi.
Luigi:...I'm not sure how to take that.
Lucky: I think it was a compliment.
DK: At least it's better than the way he describes Bowser's relationship with the Chain Chomps.
Luigi: Aren't those his pets or something?
DK: More obedient than I was back in the 80s.
Lucky: You were a pet?
DK: I don't like talking about it.
Lucky: But-
DK: I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT!
And so our heroes' ship ventures ever closer to the gathering fleet before them until they can hear some faint yet booming voice ahead. As they get closer, the voice becomes clearer and louder and soon enough they can hear Bowser's voice amplified over a scratchy megaphone.
Bowser:...and so that's the reason why we're here in the Fire Sea. In other news, Bingo Tuesdays have been moved to Wednesdays and are now as such called Bingo Wednesdays. Times are the same as Bingo Tuesdays were, and the location is still the Minion's Lounge onboard the Mighty Fierce Captain Bowser's Super Awesome Flagship of Death and Doom. Also, on another note, anybody who thinks of stealing anything from the galleys will be flung overboard via Defective Catapult! Thank you, that is all!
Yoshi: Subtle as ever, I see.
Mario: I wonder what he meant at the beginning, with his reason for being here to begin with.
Yoshi: Probably just the usual "Get Power Stars, control the castle, rule the world" scenario that had to be explained for the umpteenth time. Who knows.
Gary: I can't believe they moved Bingo Tuesdays to Wednesday!
Waluigi: I can't believe I wasn't even mentioned! Again!
Everyone else:...
G&W:...what?
DK: Well, no need to figure out where to go for Bowser, then.
Ghoulman: HOW. DO. WE. DO. THIS? DO. WE. JUST. RUN. IN. KICK. BUTT. AND. THEN. GO. HOME?
Yoshi: Eh, something like that.
Ghoulman: SWEET!
?: If you guys think you're gonna get in on your own, then you're gonna run into some problems.
Out from beneath the deck of Destiny pops out the fantastic Touhou Trio! And friends.
Remi: Fwahaha! Nobody expects the reappearance of the three of us from the previous chapter, unless they know about the roulette option nobody within the story knows about!
Heroes: *rolling eyes* Everybody knows.
Aroramage: For the love of breaking the fourth wall, WHY DOES EVERY CHARACTER AND CAMEO IN MY STORY HAVE TO HAVE FOURTH-WALL BREAKING ABILITIES?
Remi: Oh, and we brought along Sakuya and...well, our one guard.
Guard: My name's Meiling!
Remi: Right, don't worry about it, Beijing.
Beijing: It's Meiling!
Remi: All that aside, we're the only ones who know how to get onto that giant ship, and we're the only ones who can help you through it!
Yoshi: And what makes you think we're going to listen to what you have to say?
Patch: Cause we apparently have some of those "Super Suns" you guys were looking for.
Sakuya: I thought you said they were "Supreme Supernovas".
Myajin: I thought they were supposed to be "Dubious Dwarves".
Flan: I thought we were calling them "Gnarly Nebulas".
Mario: You mean, "Power Stars".
Waluigi: I don't know, maybe they should be called "Dubious Dwarves". Thanks for the tip, Myuja!
Myuja: I told you, it's Meiling!
Yoshi: So you're saying the Power Stars from the docks...were on your ship?
Remi: Yeah, we actually hijacked that ship from a bunch of turtle guys with hammers or something.
Sakuya: I think they were technically "mallets".
Maring: I think they were supposed to be "flattened axes".
Remi: WE'RE NOT DEBATING THIS, MURIEL!
Muriel: That doesn't even SOUND like Meiling!
Sakuya: Don't worry, we can work it out later.
Yoshi: Okay, so what you're proposing is...
Remi: We'll give you the Power Stars if you let us lead you into the ship!
Heroes: O_O Deal!
Sakuya: Um, Lady Remilia, I don't think that's how you meant to word that.
Remi:...oh, dammit, you're right! Wait up on that-
Aroramage: *freezes storyline and walks into scene* In accordance with Deal-Making Law for Authorial, Editorial, Publishorial, and Character-Tutorial Simplicity, Article VII, Section V (the letter), Paragraph 14, Subsections B-C, "All deals made within a story between characters are finalized upon the utterance of the word 'Deal' by the character or party that is being 'dealt' with. Any revisions to an organized deal that is finished must either be appealed to within another deal of equal or more significant value or with the permission of the 'dealt' party to revise such a deal." Thank you for your time. *walks out of scene and continues story*
Remi: -deal! ...huh, weird, I feel like I can't do that without some sort of approval from you guys first.
Yoshi: You didn't see the author walk into the scene just now?
Remi: Did what now?
Waluigi: You know, froze the storyline to have himself walk right into the middle of a scene in order to explain a predetermined ensemble of legality to prevent further dispute and be simplistic for the sake of the story?
Everyone else: O_O...WTF?
Waluigi:...what?
Remi: Uh...well, can we change the deal?
Heroes: NO!
Remi: Dammit! Well, can we at least make another deal?
Heroes: NO!
Remi: Gawddammit!
Gawd: I STILL EXIST, BUT IN MISERY OF BEING OVERWORKED AND NEVER PAID!
Everyone else: ?
Yoshi: Gee, did everybody survive the last chapter?
?: Don't you mean, from the last FEW chapters?
Out of the gloom appears Captain Crunch!
Capt.: Well, hello there, guys!
Lucky: Captain, you're back! But...where's the boat?
Indeed, Captain Crunch has appeared not from his normal boat but instead from a stylized and similarly painted submarine!
Yoshi:...
Aroramage: What, you'd rather take a dip in burning magma? Cause I don't have a problem with that.
Yoshi:...stupid conveniently placed plot device.
Remi: Perfect! That submarine just happens to coincide with the needed ability to go beneath the waters in order to access the very shortcut I was referring to earlier!
Gary: Wait...how did you get there to begin with?
Patch: Magical powers combined with our personal guard's ability to hold her breath for a long time.
Majin: I get bored on guard duty sometimes...
Capt.: In any case, my boat's gone for now because of the last chapter!
Lucky: Anybody else on board?
Capt.: Not unless they're stowaways of some kind.
ARE THERE STOWAWAYS ON BOARD?
Odd: Yes
Ev-
Yoshi: OH NO, YOU ARE NOT DOING A ROULETTE THIS SOON! No, there are NO stowaways on board ANYBODY'S ship!
Capt.:And just how do you know that?
Yoshi: BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ASKING QUESTIONS, LET'S GO!
And so, instead of checking the ships for stowaways in the event of somebody just being there, our heroes instead board the submarine, which although seemingly small is surprisingly large on the inside and is able to contain everyone, including the heroes, the vampire group, and the Captain.
CC: Alright, ladies, what is the plan?
Flan: Ah, he's so cute in his little get-up!
CC: Madame, this is not a costume, it is a hero's garb worn by many of my ancestors back in the days of truly epic adventures, where life was grand, feasts were plentiful, and the great and mighty gods sought battles in every corner of the known-
Yoshi: Didn't you just grab that out of nowhere when we met?
CC: *guh!* Yoshi, you're cramping my style!
Flan: Ah, he's so cute in his storytelling of fake legends and folklore.
Remi: In any case, we need to get near the flagship first!
Capt.: I'm on it!
The Subacrunch dives beneath the flowing magma and charges toward the Mighty Fierce Captain Bowser's Super Awesome Flagship of Death and Doom.
Waluigi: Man, I can't even see out this window!
Out of the window is a clear image of what seems like orange Jell-O.
DK: Looks tasty.
Capt.: Only if you want some severe heartburn!
Ghoulman: DON'T. WORRY! I. SEE. JUST. FINE!
Capt.: That's because the only way to see through this magma is the specialized Crunch-X-Ray!
Yoshi: Don't you mean just X-Ray?
Capt.: I know what I said. Behold the power of the Crunch-X-Ray!
Captain Crunch flips a switch and indeed, the magma outside the window merely appears as if it were orange water, with the hulls of ships visible within the watery fire.
Waluigi: Okay, props for that.
The Subacrunch continues on its steady path towards Bowser's flagship without any sort of trouble to be encountered.
Yoshi: You know, you'd have thought something would've happened by now.
Mario: And why would you say that?
Yoshi: I don't know. It just feels like something's bugging me...
CC: Come on, Yoshi, it's probably nothing. Let's face it, the enemy can't exactly drop charges down here without blowing magma up onto their ships, and even if they could, don't you think they'd have to notice us first?
Yoshi: Well, see, that's what I'm wondering: are we at all noticeable?
Meanwhile, on the deck of a nearby ship...
Koopa1: Eh, Mackeral! Check dis out!
Mackeral:...whatcha lookin' at, Louie?
Louie: Something's pokin' out o' da water there.
Mackeral:...what-chu think dat is?
Louie: Looks kinda lick a pole with a monocle on it.
Mackeral:...Louie, dat's stupid.
Louie: No it ain't, Mack! It's exactly whatitis!
Mackeral:...Louie, yer an idiot. *leaves*
Louie: Dammit, Mackeral! Git back here! *follows*
Meanwhile, beneath the ship...
Capt.: And that's why this ship is completely undetectable and unlikely to attract attention.
Yoshi: No offense, Crunch, but I somehow doubt the ship's colors coordinating with the original ship's has anything to do with our visibility.
Capt.: Well, it's not just any kind of paint. The Trix Rabbit added some creamy yogurty special ingredient to the paint that allows it to fly under the radar of most anything!
CC: Say, I wonder what happened to the Trix Rabbit anyway?
Waluigi: Haven't you seen the new commercial?
CC: The one with him rowing out in the middle of the oooohhhh...right...
Suddenly, a nearby machine starts beeping.
Waluigi: Alright! Microwavable burritos are go!
Yoshi: Waluigi, I think that's the other timer.
Waluigi: *looks at machine*...Gawddammit, Captain-
Gawd: IT'S DAMNED, DAMMIT!
Waluigi:...I thought the microwave would be faster!
Capt.: Um, Waluigi, I don't have a microwave on the ship.
Waluigi: Then what did I...
Capt.:...dammit, Waluigi, that's the Engine Goop-a-Radar Alert-a-Meter! *runs out of room*
Yoshi:...the WHAT?
The submarine starts to shake.
Lucky: Waluigi, what did the sign say when you opened the door?
Waluigi: "Really, Really Fiery and Blazing Chicken-Wing on Spiceville Island Hot."
Gary: What is wrong with that guy?
Yoshi: The captain, no idea. Waluigi, TOO MUCH!
Captain Crunch runs back into the control room!
Capt.: Okay, we're rising now!
Yoshi: Are we underneath?
Capt.: That, and the engine's turned unstable and bound to explode sometime within the next hour.
Yoshi: Oh...shit.
CC: Just hit the fan, I'd say.
Capt.: That's probably not going to be the only thing flying in the air when the engine goes.
Remi: Alright, then, no time like the present to speak out on the plan!
CC: We're about to discuss what may be an intricate and highly detailed plan while the very motor running this vehicle has gone critical and will most likely destroy a majority of the ship that we're going to board in a few minutes as well as this ship, providing us with our free ticket towards imminent destruction via boiling hot magma?
Remi: Pretty much, but we're magical vampires, so we don't care.
CC: Gawddammit.
Gawd: ALL THE WAY!
Remi: Alright, so when we come up, we'll all be in some kind of room built specifically for submersible ships. Think of it like that one room from the Death Star, only with the entrance in the floor.
Yoshi: I can't believe how technical you're getting.
Mario: I can't believe we're making another Star Wars reference.
Waluigi: Wait, don't tell me...
Meanwhile, an even longer time ago, in a galaxy even farther away...
MUSHROOM WARS!
Chapter 2: The Search for More Readers
Once again, the rest of the world is in danger from the clutches of the evil Bowser. With the princess captured and the mysterious entity behind it all closing his grip upon the Power Stars, our heroes are faced with a limited amount of time to gather all of what they can of the remaining Power Stars before the enemy gets their various hands upon it.
Joining them on their quest are Remilia and Flandre Scarlet, accompanied by Patchouli, Sakuya, and Mushu.
Mushu: IT'S MEILING!
Whatever. The well-known Touhou Quintet have found a crippling weakness within Bowser's flagship while in the midst of the Fire Sea, a treacherous and dangerous sea of magma, in case you've forgotten.
Yoshi: No, we haven't. It's pretty obvious already from the NAME!
Will you stop it! I'm trying to narrate! Anyways, aside from the blatantly obvious texts of life, I've not changed much at all in the form of being floating letters in space. If you want a rumor, though, I heard the author has begun posting this as an official fanfic on site on-
Aroramage: Hey! That's MY thing to say!
Does it really matter?
Aroramage: Yes! And how do you, a bunch of spacey floating letters, even know about that to begin with?
I come from your mind! I know everything you know!
Aroramage:...that's creepy...
And I'm still flyiiiiiiinnnnnggggg...
Finally, the Subacrunch surfaces upon the inside of Bowser's flagship. It is immediately surrounded by Koopas and Goombas.
Flan: Oh, what do we do now? They have us surrounded!
Gary: Allow me to take care of them!
Gary wanders over to the hatch and opens it up. Gary looks out over the crowd of nearby Koopas and Goombas.
Goomba1: What the heck? Is that...Gary?
Goomba2: Why is he wearing that on his head?
Koopa1: Beats the tartar sauce out of me.
Koopa2: You mean the stuff you had with those fish and chips wasn't mayonnaise?
Koopa1: No. Why?
Koopa2: Ah barnacle-nuggets. Excuse me, I'll be puking my innards out while whatever happens here happens...here. *runs out of room at break-neck speed*
Goomba Commander: Halt, you strange and silly Goomba! Identify yourself!
Gary: It is I, Gary, son of Gollum and Gloria Goomba, defeater of the Eels, champion of the low-lives, sovereign over all magical Goombas.
Koopa Commander: Who da other one?
Gary: I am. And inside are various warriors in legion with me.
Mario: In legion with him?
Waluigi: Man, he's really good at this!
Gary: I seek the finest and the bravest knights to join me in my court at Gooberrot. Will you go and tell your master that if he would allow us to spend the night, that he may join us on our noble quest?
GC:...do you have a horse?
Gary: Horse? Horse, horse...uh, hold that thought!
Gary ducks back below deck.
Gary: Okay, they need a horse.
Everyone looks at Yoshi.
Yoshi:...oh, NO you do NOT! I've hung around you guys doing all sorts of crazy things, but I still have my dignity!
A couple minutes pass, and the Goomba and Koopa Commanders throws rocks at the hull to get the attention of Gary.
GC: Hurry up and show us that horse!
KC: We demand to see it!
Gary: *from inside* Okay, okay, hold your own!
GC:...our own what?
Gary: I'd rather not say, for I thought it was implied.
KC: Oh please, it's not like we know.
GC: Do you mean rocks? Or hold fast and steady now?
KC: Perhaps you mean for us to hold each other? Or ourselves?
Gary:...is it that bad?
GC: Is what bad? Our inability to comply?
KC: Or do you refer to our lack of comprehen-
Gary: Just hold your horses, man!
*rimshot*
Finally, the hatch reopens and Gary is lifted out on the back of a green dinosaur with reigns in his mouth. He bangs a set of coconuts.
Yoshi: I don't know what's worse: the evolutionary step back, or the humiliation.
Gary: Behold my mighty steed, tamed in the lands of the Talladega nights and sunshiny days!
Waluigi: I loved that movie. And Anchorman too!
DK: I give it five banana peels...of awesomeness!
GC: Impressive, young Goomba. Yet I believe there's a problem with your steed.
Gary: And what's that?
KC: Why, you're using coconuts!
Gary: Does it really matter? Look, go and tell your master that we have traveled for many days across the land to seek out-
GC: Where'd you get the coconuts?
Gary:...we found them.
KC: What? In this place, the coconuts a plant!
Gary:...so?
KC: Why here it would be burned to bits!
Gary: The seagull can fly over unharmed, and the flaming squid can swim through fire, yet these are not natives to this sea?
KC: Are you suggesting that coconuts are fire-proof?
Gary: Not at all! They could be carried!
KC: What? By a seagull?
Gary: It could grip it by the husk!
KC: Look, it's not a matter of where it grips it! It's a simple matter of weight-ratios! A five-ounce bird could not carry a one-pound coconut!
Gary: Well it doesn't matter. Will you go and relay our message to your master?
KC: Listen, in order for an average seagull to maintain airspeed velocity, it would need to flap its wings over 42 times per second, am I right?
Yoshi: PLEASE!
KC: Am I right?
Yoshi: We're not interested!
GC: It could be carried by a Sarasan Seagull!
KC: Oh, yeah, a Sarasan Seagull, maybe, but certainly not a Mushroomian Seagull, that's all I'm saying.
Yoshi: Okay, that's it.
Yoshi charges the Gauntlet of Fiery Chaos and blasts the surrounding troops!
Remi: Yoshi! That's not part of my master plan!
Yoshi: Oh yeah? And what was your master plan, dressing up in Koopa Shells and sneaking around like we're really Koopas?
Remi:...kinda...
Yoshi: I've got a better idea.
Meanwhile, in the control room of Bowser's flagship...
Bowser is seated upon a throne-like chair, observing his various minions monitoring all sorts of necessary and unnecessary gadgets. Security cameras spread throughout the ship, alarms that alert to intruders, gun command panels that allow for blazing fire in an instant, minion-o-meters to monitor the mood of the minions within each of the rooms, cafeteria menus that display what was to be served in the galley, ATM-monitors for monitoring the ATMs that provided coins for any reason at all, the Nuclear-Red Button of Death kept behind impenetrable glass in the case of an emergency that involved blowing a ship into a million pieces, and most importantly of all, a-
?: DING!
Bowser: All right! Microwavable burritos are go!
Goomba1: Sir, Your Gluttonous, is this really necessary? I mean, not to question your decision to place a microwave on board, but don't we have enough unnecessary gadgets without that?
Bowser: Oh please, there's absolutely no reason to worry about anything involving microwaves and explosive objects! We can handle anyone who comes on board the ship no problem!
Suddenly, the alarm starts blaring!
Koopa1: Sir, intruders have entered the ship at Sub Dock 11B!
Bowser: Sub Dock 11B? That's where we keep the...the...actually, do we keep anything important there?
Goomba1: Only the escape subs, Your Mexican-ness!
Bowser: Ay carumba, indeed! Koopa! Get me the internal blaster cannon and a sombrero stat!
Koopa2: The highly destructive internal blaster cannon or the dual-mode safety stun internal blaster cannon?
Bowser: What do you think? THE HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE INTERNAL BLASTER CANNON!
Koopa2: A fine choice, Your Unnecessariness!
Bowser: Whatever, so long as I get rid of these losers.
Koopa2: Also, regarding the sombrero-
Bowser: The one with the stripe and the hanging beads!
Koopa2: Absolutely, Your Ridiculousness!
Bowser: Now go!
The Koopa runs out of the room.
?: It seems you have visitors, oh Koopa King.
Bowser: Yeah, yeah, I know already! And what do you plan on doing about it? You just gonna sit there and drink some more tea?
Bowser addresses a figure seated at a white-clothed table, who gently between his feathers brings up a steaming cup of tea and sips it, the steam fogging up his monocle. He replaces the cup, brings out a handkerchief, rubs the monocle to clear it up, and then replaces it on his eye.
KR: Not a bad idea, actually. *evil laugh*
Meanwhile, in the hallways of the ship...
Koopas and Goombas roam about on their normal routines, which is to say doing whatever Bowser told them to do, until suddenly a wall nearby blasts open with an explosive force! Then the heroes start pouring through the hole, dealing with the various Koopas and Goombas easily. Yoshi walks up to a knocked-down Koopa.
Yoshi: Alright, Shelly, you got two minutes to tell me how to get to the control room.
Koopa1: My name's not Shelly, it's Rick! And I wouldn't tell you where the control room was even if it meant my life!
Yoshi: You know what just happened with that wall, right?
Rick: Yeah, so?
Yoshi: Well, this -*indicates the Gauntlet*- is what caused that explosion. So unless you want to end up like your good friend the wall, I suggest telling me not only what you know but also the truth!
Rick: O_O Down the hall, take a left, followed by a right two halls down, right at the end, can't miss it!
Yoshi: That's what I like to hear!
Yoshi rendezvouses with the other heroes.
Yoshi: Any luck?
Mario: They kept mentioning down the hall over that way, take a left, then a right, towards the end.
Waluigi: Can't miss it!
Luigi: I heard it was the fourth hall turn left.
Yoshi: And I got second hall turn right.
Flan: And I got 9 different numbers.
Everyone looks at Flan.
Flan: What? I like being sociable! :)
Remi: Anyways, we should split up anyway just in case! Me and the girls will head down a different hallway looking for guards and what-not. You guys can find the control room!
CC: Are you sure you'll be alright?
Patch: We're magical, they're not. We got this.
Mario: Well, supposing you can avoid any Magikoopas, you should be alright.
Gary: They look like me, except with robes and glasses. You should watch out for my friend, Larry. He's alright, tell him Gary's on board, he'll know.
Remi: Fair enough! Come on girls!
And with that, the Touhou Quintet run down the opposite corridor.
Mario: Let's-a go!
Luigi: Okey-dokey!
The heroes run down the hall, following the instructions gathered from the various minions all the way down to the end of the second hall on the right from the fourth hall on the left from the room where they just were.
Yoshi: Ready guys?
Ghoulman: LET'S. DO. THIS!
Yoshi blasts open the door! And there it is!
Mario: You've-a got to be kidding me.
A large arena is seen in a small distance, connected to the door via a bridge. Surrounding it are more Spiked Bombs, and beneath them is a large lava pit.
Yoshi: How did he make this room on the ship?
Luigi: Somebody's got too much time on their hands.
The heroes cautiously traverse the bridge onto the giant platform before them. As they gather on the platform, a call goes out:
?: Close the blast doors!
And with a swift bang, the door the heroes entered through slams shut, breaking the bridge and causing it to collapse and fall into the lava below.
Yoshi: Figures.
?: Gwahaha!
Bowser appears, armored and with an enormous blaster strapped to his right arm.
Bowser: Well, am I more intimidating now?
Yoshi: No.
Mario: Not really.
Luigi:...eh, I've seen worse.
Bowser: So it's good?
Luigi: No, I mean I've seen more intimidating things than that.
Bowser: Like what?
Luigi: Eh, butterflies. Dandelions and daffodils.
Bowser: Oh, come on! That's not fair!
Luigi: No, I'm not kidding! There are some seriously scary butterflies swarming around!
Bowser: Oh, that is IT! I'm sick of you guys making fun of me! Well, just to teach you a lesson, I've brought some backup! Krillen! Get in here!
Krillen Von Roostenheimer walks casually down a bridge, his cane tapping the stony rock beneath as his cape billows behind him. Once he reaches the arena, the bridge collapses and falls into the lava while the door behind him slams shut.
KR: Well, well, welly, well, well. The heroes once again. And where's the person who brought you here?
Yoshi: Captain's watching the ship.
KR: Oh, Crunch and his ships. Do you mean the one on the monitor here?
Krillen indicates a monitor that floats down and shows a view of the submarine in Sub Dock 11B. Suddenly, ice begins to form across the room, slowly enveloping the chamber. Crunch is seen opening the hatch and watching this, but before he can duck back in, the ice traps him. As Crunch is slowly solidified in ice, he looks toward a shadowy figure, points in agony, and then yells at the ceiling before becoming frozen solid with his ship.
Yoshi: What in the world?
Gary: What did you do?
KR: Oh, nothing, really. I was just playing with my new toy here.
Krillen brings out his left arm from behind his back, revealing it to be covered in a strange gauntlet that shimmers briefly in the glow of the lava below.
CC: Yoshi...that thing he's wearing...
Yoshi: I know...
Yoshi looks down at his own gauntlet, its own burnt appearance radiating with the heat, before looking back at Krillen's own gauntlet.
Yoshi: It's just like it.
KR: Surprised? I thought I'd ask Bowser for permission to use it. After all, he found the other three to begin with.
Yoshi: You mean these gauntlets are a set of four?
KR: Why yes! The gauntlet you carry is known as the Gauntlet of Fiery Chaos, while the gauntlet I wield...
Krillen turns towards the entrance where he came in and raises his own gauntlet! Suddenly, a blue blast surges from the gauntlet towards the doorway, enveloping it in ice!
KR: *grins evilly* Mine is the Gauntlet of Frozen Demise.
Krillen turns back to the heroes.
KR: So, once we take care of you lot, we'll be taking back that Gauntlet of Fiery Chaos and unite it with its brothers. Then no one will be able to stop us.
Yoshi: Why do the gauntlets even matter? You guys are after the Power Stars!
KR: Ah, yes, the Power Stars, mystical and bountiful stores of the cosmos and their power. Don't think we haven't forgotten about those. But of course, you're right! With all the Power Stars in our possession, why waste our time with these silly trinkets? Or have you forgotten their power already?
Bowser: Alright, Krillen, no need to make a scene. Let's just blast 'em and get it over with.
KR: Patience, dear Bowser, is a virtue even among vile folk. Besides, I'm willing to answer some questions about these.
Yoshi: Tell me everything you know!
KR: Why, certainly! But you see, even I come with a price for information. I gave you enough for free, so just hand over the Power Stars you have, and I'll spill the rest.
Mario: Not a chance!
CC: That's completely absurd!
Waluigi: You're more twisted than me! But not as much as Mr. L, but still twisted!
KR: My, my, you heroes are a touchy bunch. Very well, if that's how you want it, then we'll just-
?: Oh, no you don't! We're getting in on this fight, one way or another!
Out of nowhere and from yet another bridge comes the Touhou Quintet! Naturally, as they arrive, the bridge collapses behind them and the door slams shut, trapping everyone within the room!
Remi: We're back, baby!
KR: Oh goody, more of them.
Flan: Ooooooh, who's the cock in the cape?
KR: *flustered* I prefer the term "Noble Gentleman in Villainous Black" or even "Krillen" if you don't mind!
Flan: Ahhhh, it's so cute how all these animals are dressed up! Except that one, he just looks ugly.
Bowser: Hey!
Remi: Never mind them! This is the part where we double-cross you guys!
Yoshi: WHAT?
CC: You're joking!
Remi: Nope! Now we're going to-
Bowser: Join the bad guys and destroy all of the heroes?
Remi: What? No, we just want the Power Stars!
KR: Don't we all?
Remi: And we'll fight you all for them!
BATTLE 1 START!
Good Side
Yoshi: 100 HP, 90 SP
CC: 95 HP, 85 SP
Waluigi: 95 HP, 85 SP
DK: 105 HP, 90 SP
Mario: 100 HP, 90 SP
Lucky: 85 HP, 100 SP
Gary: 85 HP, 95 SP
Luigi: 105 HP, 85 SP
Ghoulman: 110 HP, 75 SP
Dark Side
Bowser: 3000 HP, 150 SP
KR: 350 HP, 100 SP
Other Side
Remi: 250 HP, 55 SP
Flan: 300 HP, 70 SP
Patch: 200 HP, 90 SP
Sakuya: 225 HP, 75 SP
Marie: 350 HP, 0 SP
Antoinette: IT'S MEILING!
Battle Music theme this time: Bullet Station from Sonic Heroes!
Yoshi fires a fireball from the GFC at Krillen! Krillen deflects the blast with the GFD! CC slashes at Krillen! Krillen deflects the attack with his cane!
CC: Oh, come on!
KR: You'll have to do better than that!
Waluigi chucks a Bob-omb at Bowser! The Bob-omb explodes, causing Bowser 26 dge! DK punches Bowser for 16 dge! Mario throws a Fireball at Remi for 3 SP! Remi takes 14 dge! Lucky threw Clover Shuriken at Flan! Flan took 14 dge! Gary used Burner Breath for 4 SP! He incinerates Patch for 28 dge! Luigi uses Flame Tornado for 3 SP! Krillen takes 5 dge! Ghoulman uses Ghost Bomber for 3 SP! He summons 3 pink mini-Boos and tosses them at Bowser, Sakuya, and Meiling!
Meiling: THANK YOU!
Bowser takes 27 dge! Sakuya takes 13 dge! Meiling takes 39 dge!
Meiling: GAWDDAMMIT!
Gawd: IT'S ALREADY DAMNED ENOUGH!
Bowser charges the cannon and fires a Bob-omb at Waluigi for 21 dge!
Waluigi; Oh, NO, you did NOT just blow ME up!
Bowser: Gwahaha! My cannon is super-powerful, with the ability to fire bombs, fire, and of course, lasers!
Krillen Von Roostenheimer uses the GFD and throws an ice beam on the floor, freezing it! Remi flies over the ice floor and attacks Bowser by shooting bullets! Bowser takes a total of 14 dge! Flan uses Crystallized Force - Rainbow Ver. 1 for 7 SP! The crystals on her wings glow and becoming tendrils of light in different colors! She snags Mario, CC, and Ghoulman and smashes them into the ground for 17, 12, and 0 dge!
Flan: Hey! Why didn't he take damage?
Ghoulman: INTANGIBILITY! IT. IS. USEFUL!
Flan: Oh...he's funny. :P
Patch casts White Magic for 3 SP! She throws a spell of white magic at Ghoulman, hitting him for 28 dge!
Ghoulman: AAAAAUGH! IT. BURNS!
Sakuya freezes time and throws knives at Lucky! Lucky takes a total of 17 dge! Meiling brings out a giant hammer and smashes DK for 32 dge!
Good Side
Yoshi: 100 HP, 90 SP
CC: 83 HP, 85 SP
Waluigi: 74 HP, 85 SP
DK: 73 HP, 90 SP
Mario: 83 HP, 87 SP
Lucky: 68 HP, 100 SP
Gary: 85 HP, 91 SP
Luigi: 105 HP, 82 SP
Ghoulman: 82 HP, 75 SP
Dark Side
Bowser: 2917 HP, 150 SP
KR: 345 HP, 100 SP
Other Side
Remi: 236 HP, 55 SP
Flan: 286 HP, 63 SP
Patch: 172 HP, 87 SP
Sakuya: 212 HP, 75 SP
Meiling: 311 HP, 0 SP
Yoshi: Dang, these guys are tougher than we thought.
CC: Ya think?
Yoshi uses the GFC and fires a fireball at Remi for 28 dge! CC slashes at Patch for 14 dge! Waluigi points at Bowser!
Waluigi: You have insulted me! By bombing the crud out of my face! And now, I challenge you to a duel!
Bowser: What? What is this?
Waluigi: I'm gonna bombard the shit out of you!
Waluigi drags Bowser to a separate area of the platform! Suddenly, the platform begins to tip over towards their end!
KR: Fools! Your weight distribution on this unstable platform will cause it to rock one way or another!
Bowser: Who said it was unstable? This platform's perfectly stable! Just shifty.
KR: That's not stable, you idiot!
Bowser: Well, that was unnecessary!
Yoshi: Quick! Balance it out!
DK runs over to the opposite side with Gary, Patch, and Sakuya! The platform levels out!
Yoshi: Guess this is the way to fight!
Mario throws a Fireball at Krillen for 3 SP! Krillen defends with the GFD, reducing the damage to 3! Lucky uses Marshmallow Power for 3 SP! He uses the Heart charm to give the heroes regeneration powers! Luigi uses Fire Punch for 2 SP! He attacks Krillen, who blocks the attack with GFD, nullifying it and freezing part of Luigi!
Luigi: What the-?
KR: Hahahahaha! Behold my power!
Ghoulman gets behind Krillen and sneak-attacks! Krillen takes 14 dge!
KR: Alright, wise guy, prepare to be frozen!
Krillen used the Gauntlet of Frozen Demise and fires an icy wave at Ghoulman! Ghoulman takes 16 dge!
Remi: Hey! Who forgot we were here?
Remi uses Fate Twist for 5 SP! She changes the course of future events to avoid taking damage! Flan uses Crystallized Force - Orange for 3 SP! She picks up an orange crystal and throws it into the air, creating an artificial sun! The sun's heat intensifies the power of fire moves! Meiling rams Luigi for 21 dge, taking 5 dge in the process! The heroes regain 15 HP! The sun remains active!
Good Side *recovery*
Yoshi: 100 HP, 90 SP
CC: 95 HP, 85 SP
Mario: 98 HP, 84 SP
Lucky: 83 HP, 97 SP
Luigi: 99 HP, 82 SP
Ghoulman: 81 HP, 75 SP
Dark Side
KR: 331 HP, 100 SP
Other Side
Remi: 208 HP, 50 SP
Flan: 286 HP, 60 SP
Meiling: 306 HP, 0 SP
Meanwhile, in this corner...
Waluigi grabs a Bob-omb and uses his tennis racket to serve it at Bowser! Bowser whacks the Bob-omb back with his cannon armament, only to have Waluigi smack it back! The two rally back and forth when finally the Bob-omb explodes on Bowser for 47 dge!
Waluigi vs. Bowser
Waluigi: 74 HP, 85 SP
Bowser: 2870 HP, 150 SP
And in this corner...
DK punches Patch for 23 dge! Gary uses Burner Breath for 4 SP! He incinerates Patch and Sakuya for 47 & 52 dge respectively!
Gary: Whoo! Never been that powerful before!
Sakuya: Damn it! Flandre's sun has made his attack stronger!
Patch: I've got this.
Patch casts a Fire Spell for 3 SP! She throws fire at DK for 14 dge! Sakuya freezes time and throws knives at Gary for 23 dge!
Unlikely Duo Duel
DK: 59 HP, 90 SP
Gary: 62 HP, 87 SP
Patch: 88 HP, 84 SP
Sakuya: 160 HP, 75 SP
Back in the center...
Yoshi: Guys, let me take care of Krillen.
Mario: You can't do it alone.
Luigi: I'll help ya out.
Yoshi: Thanks, Luigi. We'll fight him on his side!
Yoshi creates a fireball with the GFC and holds it in the palm of his hand! He runs, tracing a path before him with it through the ice directly towards Krillen!
KR: Ah, dare to face me? Then come get some!
Mario and CC use Blazing Driller for 7 SP each! CC sets his blade on fire and leaps in the air while Mario creates four fireballs! CC spirals down on Flan for 43 dge! Mario hits Flan with a fireball for 57 dge, igniting CC and causing him to jump in the air once more! The process repeats for Remi, Meiling, and Meiling for 42+56, 37+51, and 38+52 each! But Remi's Fate Twist alters the damage inflicted to her to 0! Lucky uses Marshmallow Power for 3 SP! He uses the Horseshoe charm to increase the heroes' speed! Ghoulman uses Ghost Blade for 2 SP! He summons 2 Pink Boos and chews on them to form a hilt and blade! He swings the blade at Flan for 17 dge! Remi uses Destiny Bind for 5 SP! She binds the fate of Mario with CC!
Remi: Now if one of you goes down, you'll BOTH go down!
CC: Well, wouldn't have it any other way! And not in a creepy fan-rabbit kind of way.
Mario: Thanks...I'm...relieved?
Flan uses Crystallized Force - Green for 3 SP! She picks up a green crystal and creates a giant crystal blade! She attacks Ghoulman, who blocks with his Ghost Blade! The two blades nullify each other! Meiling brings out a battle axe and slashes at CC for 17 dge!
CC: Where does she get these things?
Waluigi: *off to the side* And where is she keeping them?
The heroes recover 15 HP! The sun is blazing!
Good Side *recovery* (speedy!)
CC: 92 HP, 78 SP
Mario: 100 HP, 77 SP
Lucky: 85 HP, 94 SP
Ghoulman: 96 HP, 73 SP
Other Side
Remi: 208 HP, 45 SP
Flan: 169 HP, 57 SP
Meiling: 128 HP, 0 SP
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Yoshi and Luigi team up and use up 8 SP! Luigi hops on Yoshi's back and makes two fireballs! Yoshi uses the GFC to create his own fireball, and the duo charge at Krillen! Luigi then begins to spin on Yoshi's back, sending fireballs at Krillen! Krillen tries to block as many as he can, but in the end is hit by a seldom few, causing him 21+18+4+16+13+21 dge! Yoshi then rams into him with the GFC! Krillen barely deflects the attack with his GFD, taking a mighty 41 dge!
Luigi: I call that, the Blitz-Green!
KR: Impressive! But can you handle this?
Krillen brings out his cane and uses it in combination with the GFD! He sends a blizzard at the duo, dealing them 34 dge and freezing them almost completely!
KR: What's the matter? Can't handle a little arctic blizzard?
Climactic Battle
Yoshi: 66 HP, 82 SP
Luigi: 65 HP, 74 SP
KR: 197 HP, 100 SP
Back to the explosive side...
Waluigi and Bowser are now rallying two Bob-ombs at each other! The Bob-ombs begin to flash red! Waluigi panics and smashes both directly at Bowser! Bowser is hit for 54+57 dge!
Waluigi vs. Bowser
Waluigi: 74 HP, 85 SP
Bowser: 2759 HP, 150 SP
Now to the opposite side of them...
DK and Gary spend 6 SP each! Gary looks into the Magical Book of Spells and finds a chant! DK summons up two barrel cannons to his sides! Gary then loads himself into one of the cannons! DK fires the cannons and shoots out multiple Garys! Each Gary explodes on impact, inflicting 10+13+17+21+24+26+29 dge onto Sakuya! The real Gary appears and runs back to his side!
Gary: The Cloning Blaster!
DK: Oh-AH!
Patch uses a Recovery Spell for 4 SP! She helps Sakuya recover 75 HP! Sakuya uses Cutting Time for 5 SP! She throws knives at Gary for 14 dge, then picks them up and throws them again for 13 dge, then again for 17 dge!
Unlikely Duo Duel
DK: 59 HP, 84 SP
Gary: 18 HP, 81 SP
Patch: 88 HP, 84 SP
Sakuya: 95 HP, 75 SP
And now for the main course...
CC slashes at Remi for 16 dge! CC uses Crimson Fury for 7 SP! He furiously slashes at each opponent dealing 21 dge each! Mario throws two fireballs for 6 SP! He attacks Remi and Flan, giving them 32 and 27 dge respectively! Lucky uses Marshmallow Power for 3 SP! He uses the 4-Leaf Clover charm to increase the team's luck! Lucky uses Marshmallow Power for 3 SP! He uses the Shooting Star charm to increase the team's SP by 10! Ghoulman uses the Ghost Blade and attacks Remi for 17 dge! Ghoulman uses Ghost Bomber for 3 SP! He summons three pink boos and throws them at Remi, Flan, and Meiling for 18, 17, and 19 dge respectively! Remi fires off rounds at the heroes who take 3 dge each!
Remi: What? Why didn't that work?
Lucky: We're too fast for you!
CC: ¡Andale! ¡Andale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! ¡Yii-hah!
Mario: *looks at CC surprised*
Flan uses up 15 SP and begins charging an attack! Meiling brings out a battering ram and charges at-
Mario: What?
CC: A battering ram? Seriously?
Mephiles: Oh, who cares? I've got a...
...
Miles: OH COME ON!
Manifesto charges at CC! CC gracefully and with ease dodges the attack! The heroes are no longer able to recover! The sun is burning!
Good Side (speedy!)
CC: 92 HP, 88 SP
Mario: 100 HP, 81 SP
Lucky: 85 HP, 98 SP
Ghoulman: 96 HP, 83 SP
Other Side
Remi: 104 HP, 45 SP
Flan: 104 HP, 42 SP (charging!)
Meiling: 88 HP, 0 SP
On to the side dish...
Waluigi and Bowser are now juggling three regular Bob-ombs and one massive Big Bob-omb!
BB: I didn't sign up for this back in Chapter 1!
Waluigi: I don't care! You were never supposed to appear again anyway!
The Bob-ombs begin to glow red and are whacked quickly back and forth! 2 Bob-ombs explode on Bowser's side while one blows up on Waluigi! Bowser takes 97 dge! Waluigi takes 42 dge! The Big Bob-omb is still in play!
Bowser: Give up, you! There's no way you can stand an explosion caused by the Big Bob-omb!
Waluigi: Then I better activate the safety switch!
BB: But I don't have a safety switch!
Waluigi smashes the Big Bob-omb towards the edge! Bowser dives and almost doesn't get it! Then Waluigi smashes him towards Bowser's other side! Bowser can't quite reach it! The Big Bob-omb explodes and violently shakes the platform! Bowser takes 1214 dge! He is nearly blown off the platform but manages to cling for dear life thanks to a grappling hook in the cannon!
Waluigi vs. Bowser
Waluigi: 32 HP, 85 SP
Bowser: 1448 HP, 150 SP
For a secondary side, might we suggest...
DK punches Sakuya for 15 dge! Gary looks up a recovery spell and uses it for 5 SP! Gary recovers 50 HP! Patch fires a magic bolt at Gary for 7 dge! Sakuya throws knives at DK for 14 dge!
Unlikely Duo Duel
DK: 45 HP, 84 SP
Gary: 61 HP, 76 SP
Patch: 88 HP, 84 SP
Sakuya: 80 HP, 75 SP
And for dessert...
Yoshi creates an orb of fiery energy with the GFC! He melts the ice around him and Luigi, freeing the two! Luigi uses Fire Punch for 2 SP against Krillen! Krillen takes 7 dge!
Climactic Battle
Yoshi: 66 HP, 82 SP
Luigi: 65 HP, 72 SP
KR: 190 HP, 100 SP
Krillen creates an orb of chilling energy with the GFD! He charges at Yoshi! Yoshi defends with his own sphere of energy!
KR: Give up, Yoshi! You can't hope to beat my power, even with the state of our current environment!
Yoshi: Don't think I'll give up so easily!
KR: Poppy cock! You'll feel the sting of my attack at full force!
Meanwhile, over in the other side...
CC slashes at Flan for 14 dge! CC slashes at Meiling for 17 dge! Mario uses a Fire Punch on Remi for 2 SP! Remi takes 23 dge! Mario uses a Fire Punch on Flan for 2 SP! Flan takes 27 dge! Lucky throws clover shuriken at Meiling for 17 dge! Lucky throws clover shuriken at Remi for 15 dge! Ghoulman uses Ghost Cannon for 6 SP! He summons six pink boos, chews them up, then spits them at Remi, Flan, and Meiling twice for 17+19, 18+18, and 23+21 dge respectively!
Remi: Oh man! We can't hold em off much longer!
Mario: Give up now so we can kick Bowser's butt!
Remi: Did I say anything like that? No! We will not give up! We'll stand and fight for what we want, and what we want is-
Meiling: To run away from these guys cause we can't quite beat them!
Remi: What? No! Just because we're on the losing end doesn't mean a thing when all we have to do is-
Flan: Blow them up!
Remi: Well, yeah, I'd like that, but...FLAN! What are you doing?
Remi hits the deck with Meiling! Flan uses Big Bang!
Mario: O_O Oh boy...
Flan causes a massive explosion right inbetween the two sides! The explosion hits the heroes, causing 54 dge to each! The explosion also hits the other side, causing them 37 dge each! Remi, Flan, and Meiling are sent flying via the explosion!
Remi: Flandre, you idiot! You're not supposed to use the Big Bang indoors! Now we're gonna-
The trio crash through the ceiling and drop a bag back onto the platform. The heroes open the bag, revealing 7 Power Stars!
Lucky: So that's what happened to the stars from the docks.
Bowser: Hey! Those are MINE!
Bowser reappears with Waluigi! The platform starts to tip over a bit! The heroes are no longer speedy!
Good Side
CC: 38 HP, 88 SP
Waluigi: 32 HP, 85 SP
Mario: 46 HP, 77 SP
Lucky: 31 HP, 98 SP
Ghoulman: 42 HP, 83 SP
Dark Side
Bowser: 1448 HP, 150 SP
Meanwhile, on the other other side...
The shift in weight causes the platform to tip! The side begins to down towards them!
DK: Geez, even with all that armor, Bowser can't weight this thing down anymore on his side?
Gary: We've got to stabilize the playing!
The characters shift towards the center along with the heroes and Bowser from above! In the meanwhile, Yoshi is being pushed back by Krillen towards the center, with Luigi in hot pursuit (no pun intended)!
Patch: Hey, when did Remi and the others leave?
Sakuya: Oh that's so typical of her! After all I've done for her, this is how she repays me!
CC: Actually, they kinda blew up.
Sakuya:...oh...well then...
Patch:...should we go after them?
Sakuya: *sigh* Duty before dirty, I sometimes say. Come along, Patchouli.
Sakuya and Patch leave the field after Remi and the others. The platform begins to level out! The sun disappears!
Good Side
CC: 38 HP, 88 SP
Waluigi: 32 HP, 85 SP
DK: 45 HP, 84 SP
Mario: 46 HP, 77 SP
Lucky: 31 HP, 98 SP
Gary: 61 HP, 76 SP
Luigi: 65 HP, 72 SP
Ghoulman: 42 HP, 83 SP
Dark Side
Bowser: 1448 HP, 150 SP
Dueling
Yoshi: 66 HP, 82 SP
KR: 190 HP, 100 SP
The others surround Yoshi and Krillen in the center!
KR: Ha! Now it's just you and me!
Yoshi: Like I'd want you to fight me by yourself! Hardly sporting for you, is it?
KR: I must say, I'm disappointed in that I'll have such an easy time mowing you down! And now without that annoying sun to strengthen your power, I can more easily take you down!
Bowser: Go, Krillen! Crush him into the dust!
Waluigi: Yoshi! Kill that sonuvabitch!
CC: You mean, "cock of a doo"?
Gary: No, even better, that cock of a doooooo...-d!
Heroes: Ohhhh!
KR: Bowser.
Bowser: On it.
Bowser aims the cannon at the heroes and sets the setting to "Mega-Laser"!
Bowser: Sayonara, losers!
Mario: I should say the same for you, Bowser!
Bowser: What're you talking abo-!
Bowser has his exposed tail grabbed by Luigi!
Bowser: What? Are you kidding me?
Luigi: Hehehe...
Bowser: O_O Oh my Gawd...
Gawd: STILL NOT YOUR GOD!
Bowser: YOU'RE MR. L?
Luigi: Ugh, no, Mr. L's something else entirely now.
Bowser: Oh...okay, so what're you gonna do?
Luigi: This!
Luigi spins Bowser and throws him into a Spike Bomb!
Bowser: Oh how this looks familiar!
Bowser collides with the Spike Bomb and is blown up! His armor falls apart! Bowser is sent flying!
Bowser: I'll get you pesky plumbers if it's the last thing I'll-
Bowser crashes through the ceiling!
...and now for more exciting plot developments!
Music of the Moment: 528491 from Inception soundtrack!
Yoshi and Krillen are dueling to the death, the Gauntlets exerting tremendous amounts of energy! Fire and ice are spewing out from the two and nearly hitting the others!
Yoshi: You guys get out of here! I'll hold him off!
CC: We won't leave you behind like this!
Yoshi: Don't worry about me! Just get out of here!
Waluigi: But how? There aren't any bridges left!
KR: Stuck between a platform and a hot place, aren't you sorry lot? And without some kind of magic, there's no escape for you!
Lucky: I'll take care of them and come back for you, alright?
Yoshi: Do it quick!
Lucky uses Teleportation for 48 SP! He teleports the others off the ship! Yoshi and Krillen continue to face-off! The arena surrounding them begins to collapse!
KR: Well, it's only a matter of time. But while your gauntlet can't save you from the clutches of the lava pit below, mine can! So all this is is a matter of how long you'll last! Especially with these in my power!
Krillen reveals the 7 Power Stars from Lethal Lava Land and uses their energy to further increase his gauntlet's power! Yoshi is slowly being sent to the edge! A bit of the platform collapses beneath his foot and falls into the lava pit below! Krillen begins to laugh maniacally as his gauntlet begins to overwhelm Yoshi's!
Yoshi: No...just...a little...longer...
KR: You're weak, just like the rest of you lot! They don't deserve a place in the new world, in MY world!
Yoshi: What are you talking about?
KR: The same theory I once had about mere stores of power is not all the Power Stars are capable of. Thanks to my easy alliance with the great unknown, I have discovered that with enough Power Stars, one can recreate the world to his own liking.
Yoshi: Is that what his plan's all about?
KR: Like I need to know what his plan is to know that my greatest desire will be achieved! A world where I dominate and everyone else bows before me! Prepare to be the first to fall to my power, an example for those who would disobey me! Prepare to be my first victim...prepare to DIE!
Suddenly, Lucky appears!
Lucky: Yoshi!
Yoshi: NOW!
Lucky uses the Power Stars to increase Yoshi's attack tenfold! Yoshi's power overwhelms Krillen's and causes an explosion!
KR: What? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Krillen is blown back by the attack! The Gauntlet of Frozen Demise falls off of his arm, and he plummets, screaming, into the lava pit below! Yoshi is sent flying back as well, but is caught by Lucky, who Teleports him out before finally the entire arena collapses!
...
Meanwhile, back on the Destiny...
The heroes await anxiously for Lucky and Yoshi's safe return. Finally, a pop and a puff of smoke, and the duo appears, safe and sound.
CC: Yoshi!
Waluigi: Oh, man, I can't believe you almost died!
DK: Look!
The heroes watch as Bowser's flagship with the really long name explodes, bursts into flame, and sinks beneath the waves of the Fire Sea.
Yoshi:...we did it.
Mario: You did good, man.
Luigi: Yeah, teleporting us to safety then having Lucky come back with the Power Stars so that you could overtake Krillen was a smooth plan.
Lucky: And it worked flawlessly.
Yoshi: Thanks, you guys. But now, I think I'll just sleep...*closes eyes and begins to sleep peacefully*
Gary: You deserve it, man.
Suddenly, a fog cloud descends over the heroes' ship.
DK: What the?
Ghoulman: NOW. WHAT?
Waluigi: Brr, why'd it get so cold all of a sudden?
The fog compresses itself and finally wraps itself around Yoshi's gauntlet. Then it materializes and fuses with it.
Ghoulman: WHAT. THE. HECK?
Luigi: That's bizarre.
DK: Why is it doing that?
Lucky: Maybe the gauntlets are semi-sentient or have some kind of magical pact that when defeated by another person forces them to come upon the victor.
Gary: I read about that kind of magic! It's a Pact of Allegiance, a sort of "Defeat Means Loyalty" thing.
Waluigi: Is that anything like "Defeat Means Friendship"? Cause honestly, after all of this, I can say that I don't believe that crap anymore.
Lucky: I'm practically living proof of that, you twit!
Gary: Don't worry about it. If anything, Yoshi's that much more powerful. Who knows how the Gauntlet works now? Maybe it can be switched from Fiery Chaos to Frozen Demise and back?
Mario: Well, however it works, we'll let Yoshi investigate after he wakes up. For now, let's head home.
And so the Destiny sets sails back towards the blue waters of regular ocean, off into the glorious picturesque sunset, another world saved and another key-
Luigi: Oh yeah, I forgot I had that after beating Bowser!
...anyway, another key recovered so as to access the next part of the castle, the upper floors, and eventually, Bowser and the evil behind him, a quest worthy only of:
SUPER MARIO 64 DS CARA!
...and other stories!
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"...I would expect no less from them..."
"What shall we do, master?"
"Continue with the plan as scheduled...there will be no more mistakes with them..."
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The collapsed wreckage of Bowser's flagship sinks continuously to the bottom. Inside, a lava pit chamber is being filled with molten magma from two punctured holes in the ceiling. Near one of the walls is an empty platform except for a cane, a top hat, a monocle, and a green feather. The magma smolders over the lava, fusing with it and plunging the ship even further. The level begins to rise as the platform begins to be enveloped in its grasp.
Just as the lava is about to take the monocle, a monstrous hand emerges and grasps it. Then a full body emerges from the pit, grabs the cane, places the top hat on its head, and looks at the feather.
"...guess we forgot to cook the goose at full temperature..."
A smile and a cackle fill the lonely air of the chamber as a renewed yet undead Krillen Von Roostenheimer sends fire at the lonely feather on the ground, burning it into ash...
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(Jul 19, 2010 - Aug 3, 2010)
AN: Future chapters will take longer to update due to their manner of writing construction. Feel free to check out my other story as well, The Five Star Universe! And until next time!