Chapter 14: The Brothers' Reunion
(Subspace)
Mario and Kyrin suddenly found themselves lying on the floor of a darkened area. Mario and Kyrin quickly got up and Mario took a look around.
Mario- Where are we? What was that thing on the back of your cloak anyway?
Kyrin- That was a teleporter beacon. Someone must've stuck it on me without me knowing somehow…
Suddenly, Kyrin grabbed his head like he was having a headache.
Mario- Kyrin, is something wrong?
Kyrin- I'm sensing…a familiar presence…oh shit!
Mario- What?
Kyrin- I know where we've been teleported to…
Suddenly, the lights came on and Mario and Kyrin saw they were in what looked like a steel cage wrestling arena. But in the audience were a bunch of Primids and all of Tabuu's followers Mario knew of. But then Mario heard someone speaking and saw Fawful standing on top of the cage while speaking into a microphone.
Fawful- Welcome! Welcome one and all…to rematch of millennium! In this corner, we have so-called diseased twin brother of Master Tabuu…Kyrin!
Then everyone in the crowd began "Booing" very aggressively. But after Dimentio threw a tomato at Kyrin, he noticed someone else in the ring with him.
Dimentio- Hey…isn't that…Mario in there?
Hades- You know, Dimentio…I think you might be right.
Fawful- Well, this is surprise indeed! We have special guest…Super Mario!
The crowd began "Booing" even more harshly.
Kyrin- Mario, you need to get out of here before…
Fawful- And in this corner…ruler of Subspace, powerful god of darkness, and lord and master of everyone here…Master Tabuu!
Suddenly, a huge fire was lit up in the opposite corner of the ring for a brief moment. And when it faded, there stood Tabuu right in front of them. After Tabuu made his big entrance, everyone in the audience cheering and yelling like crazy.
Tabuu- Hey…big brother…long time no see…
Kyrin- Not long enough you ****ing monster!
Mario quickly jumped in front of Kyrin.
Mario- Tabuu, I won't let you lay a finger on my friend!
Tabuu- Mario?! You were teleported here too?! Oh my. This just keeps getting better and better! Hehehe. The two people I hate the most…brought together in one easy to destroy location.
Kyrin gently pushed Mario to the side as he moved in front of him.
Kyrin- I appreciate your concern, Mario, but it's me Tabuu wants, not you. You should get out of here while you still can.
Mario- I won't leave you, Kyrin! My ancestor, Marco, didn't abandoned you…and neither will I.
Tabuu- How touching…you really are starting to sound just like Marco when he helped his friends find their hope. As for you, Kyrin, I don't know how you managed to avoid me for this long…but your little game of hide and seek is over!
Kyrin- I've never hid from you! I've been fighting you this whole time!
Tabuu- Yes…I know…like how you hit me from behind with our father's special attack while I was using Bowser's body. But you nor Mario will get the jump on me like that again. It's been much too long since we last faced each other. But this time…I'll take more than just your arm!
Kyrin- We'll see about that…brother!
Mario reaches into his pockets and pulls out the red star Tails gave his earlier.
Mario- Oh right! Forgot all about this.
Mario eats the red star and transforms into Ultra Mario.
Ultra Mario- Not alone! Since you chose me as my ancestor's successor, it's my duty to stop Tabuu.
Tabuu- Don't think that just because you have Kyrin backing you up, you'll take me down that easily. You're both in my house now, fools!
(Back in Castle Koopa)
Bowser, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, King DeDeDe, Jessie, James, Meowth, Eggman, Boss Cass, Medusa, Risky Boots, Kamek, Bowser Jr., and the seven Koopalings were tied up and sitting on the floor of Bowser's throne room. At the same time, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Ash, Sonic, Ty, Pit, and Shantae were trying to interrogate the villains in an attempt to figure out what happened to Mario and Kyrin.
Sonic- This is the last time we're gonna ask nicely…what did you do to Mario?!
Bowser- Nothing! Honest! Some kind of device was spotted on the god's cloak and when Mario tried to get it off of him, they both vanished in the blink of an eye! I swear!
Then Link put one of the side edges of the Master Sword to Bowser's neck.
Link- And why should we believe you?
Princess Peach- I'm afraid he's telling the truth. I saw it happen with my own eyes.
Link pulled the Master Sword away from Bowser's throat and sheathed it back on his back.
Ash- Ok, we know Bowser and his goons weren't responsible, but what did happen to them?
Ty- This divice that was on the back of Kyrin's cloak, can you describe it?
Princess Peach- I didn't get a good look at it. It sort of matched the black color of the cloak Kyrin was wearing. Except it had an antenna with a red light at the top. Similar to a radio tower antenna. But the device was very small. Probably smaller than a thumb nail.
Ty- Damn it! I don't know of any device like that!
Palutena (telepathically to Ty)- Fortunately, I do. It's actually a form of god technology called a teleporter beacon.
Viridi (telepathically to Palutena)- You sure it's good sharing god tech info with them?
Pit- If we want to find Mario and Kyrin!
Palutena (telepathically to everyone)- A teleporter beacon sort of does what the name suggest. It teleports whatever or whoever it's stuck to wherever the signal leads them to.
Shantae- Can you trace the signal?
Palutena (telepathically to Shantae)- Give me a second…Oh shoot…
Pit- Lady Palutena, what's wrong?!
Palutena (telepathically to everyone)- I've just found where Mario and Kyrin were taken too…
Kirby- Where?
Palutena (telepathically to Kirby)- …Subspace…
Sonic- Oh ****…
Luigi- The place where Tabuu is banished!
Yoshi- Mario fighting Tabuu monster?!
Ash- And without us to help him out!
Donkey Kong- Then we better act fast!
Pit- Lady Palutena, we need you to open a portal to Subspace and fast!
Viridi (telepathically to Pit)- Yeah, good luck with that…
Pit- I wasn't talking to you, Viridi.
Palutena (telepathically to Pit)- Sorry Pit…but I can't open a portal to Subspace. Neither can Viridi. Almost no god is powerful enough to get to Subspace.
Viridi (telepathically to Pit)- Why do you think the Lord of the Universe chose a place like Subspace to banish his son to after the original team kicked Tabuu's ass?
Luigi- You mean…there's nothing we can do to save Mario…
Luigi dropped to his need and began staring at the floor with a look of hopelessness on his face.
Sonic- No! I ****ing refuse to do nothing! If there's a way to help my friend, I'll find it!
Shantae- But how can we get to Subspace if Palutena and Viridi aren't strong enough to get us there? They said almost no god is strong enough.
Link- Hold on! I think I might know of one god who is strong enough for this job.
Pit- You do, Link?
Link- Yeah. You and I met in a previous fanfiction. But the real question is, will he be willing to speak to us?