Chapter Thirteen: Blood Battle Part Two: Help
"Sweet Feast!" she shouted, the energy healing her chest wound.
Coco dropped to the ground, panting. She looked up at the Shadow Queen, growling.
"So" The Shadow Queen said, amused. "You still remember that technique. Not that it'll do you any good."
"I won't let you take my sister!" Coco shouted, getting into a fighting pose, her fire magic summoned. "Round two mother #$er!"
Coco ran towards the Shadow Queen once again, pulling back for a powerful punch. She threw the punch, her and the Shadow Queen's fists colliding once again. The force behind their blows sent shockwaves erupting from them.
Eventually, the two of them were repulsed by the force of the blows, flung into walls by their blows.
They got up, charging up their magic and cupping their hands by their sides. Giving a shout of power, they fired their blasts, powerful fire spin attacks, putting Peach's to shame a dozen times over. The fire spins struck each other, drilling into each other until the fire magic sent shockwaves outward. After about a minute, Coco and the Shadow Queen stopped firing their blasts, panting.
"It seems" The Shadow Queen said, looking down. "That this body has physical limits I have yet to understand."
"Funny." Coco said, growling. "You've been in it for sixteen years. I'm surprised you didn't figure it out."
"You are very powerful." The Shadow Queen said, chuckling. "I'm still surprised that you managed to beat me. But, your victory ceases here!"
"Give me back my sister!" Coco shouted, rushing forward once again. She and the Shadow Queen exchanged blows, magic infused blows that left minor burns on each other.
Coco threw a roundhouse kick that caught the Shadow Queen in the gut, knocking her to the side. The Shadow Queen stood up, enraged.
"That's it!" she shouted, summoning dark fire to her hands. "I'm going to teach you the true meaning of the word DEATH!"
With the Star Children—the meeting room
"Well" Bowser said, crossing his arms and sighing. "We need to figure out what we're gonna do."
"We could ask the Star Spirits." Peach suggested.
"They can't beat the Shadow Queen." Mario said. "Eldstar told me himself."
"We don't need them to fight." Peach said. "We just need their guidance."
"Right.' Mario said. "Let's call them."
The six Star Children (and Waluigi) joined hands, focusing their energy to reach the Star Spirits.
"What is it, my Children?" Eldstar, the most powerful of the Star Spirits said, appearing. "What guidance have you come to speak to us about?"
"We need your help defeat the Shadow Queen." Peach said. "We are unable to. And she's taken my daughter's soul."
"That is troubling." Eldstar said. "Unfortunately, we cannot take on the Shadow Queen."
Peach and Bowser, along with Mario and Daisy, sighed with sadness.
"However." Eldstar said, the four of them looking up at the star. "We can send you some help that can assist you in finding a way to defeat the Shadow Queen."
"Thank you, Eldstar.' Mario said, nodding. "We could use some help."
"Any time, Mario." Eldstar said, nodding. "They should be here any second."
A portal opened in the ceiling of the room, two figures coming out of it.
The first looked like a simple star shape, about a nine inches in diameter, with almost a child's drawing of a face on it. He was yellow and had a smile on his face.
The second could legitimately be described as a yellow sphere with a one foot diameter with a star on top of her head and ovular feet. She had a face that seemed innocent, but could probably snap at a moment's notice.
"Twink!" Peach shouted, wrapping her arms around the yellow star. "It's so good to see you!"
"Hey, princess!" the star said, laughing as he met his old friend once again. "I'm so happy to see you again!"
"Been a while, pipsqueak." Bowser said, crossing his arms and smirking. "You should visit more often."
"I try." Twink said, laughing. "We have a lot to catch up on."
"Yes we do." Peach said, sitting down, Twink on her lap.
"Starlow!" Mario said, hugging the spherical Star girl.
"Hi, Mario!" Starlow said. "Good to see you too."
"How've ya been?" Mario asked, releasing Starlow.
"Good." Starlow said. "You?"
"Decent." Mario said. "I heard you got promoted."
"Yep!" Starlow said, nodding. "First Class Star Guardian Starlow at your service!"
"Nice.' Mario said. "So, the two of you are here to assist us?"
"Yep." Twink said. "We're here to help as long as we can."
"That's great.' Peach said. "We could bake another cake."
"Yes!" Twink said, smiling. "I wanna stir it this time."
"We'll see." Peach said.
"Well" Starlow said, clearing her throat. "We need to discuss this situation. Twink and I have proposed a few options that we could take."
The Star Children leaned close as the Star Guardian explained the plans she and Twink had come up with.
With Coco
The Shadow Queen and Coco continued to trade blows, both of them doing significant damage to one another.
Coco grabbed the Shadow Queen by the shirt and punched her in the face. The Shadow Queen went flying back towards the wall. But, before she hit it, Coco moved behind her, punching her in the back, which stopped her motion and caused her to cry out in pain. Coco roundhouse kicked her in the side, sending her to the ground.
"You've still got skills." The Shadow Queen said, chuckling. "But, it ends here."
The Shadow Queen swept her feet around, knocking Coco's feet out from under her. She then got on top of Coco, grabbing her by the chest of her armor and throwing three powerful punches to her face. She then picked Coco up bodily, slamming her on the ground repeatedly, afterwards throwing her into the wall.
Coco sat up on her hands and knees, panting. She'd taken a lot of damage. She knew she couldn't keep this up for much longer. She didn't currently have enough energy to use the power of the Crystal Stars and she was running low on stamina itself.
"Oh, poor Coco." The Shadow Queen taunted, standing over Coco, dark fire in her hand. "You actually thought you stood a chance against me. Poor you."
However, as the Shadow Queen threw the fire at Coco, a large green shell made of magic fell down and covered her, leaving her unharmed. The shell broke after the attack, however. Then, three miniature Bob-ombs were flung into the room, landing right in front of the Shadow Queen. They exploded, catching her off guard as a ghostly ball of fire struck her in the chest, leaving a constantly burning flame.
Coco looked at the Shadow Queen, confused. Who had shielded her and attacked the Shadow Queen? The answer came in the form of a very familiar voice.
"Don't worry, dear miss." The voice, its owner stepping into view, said. The owner was an older Bob-omb with a large mustache, several scars, and a wheel attached to his back.
"The cavalry" he said, his expression determined as a Koopa with a blue shirt and a bandage on his nose and a dark purple Shadow Siren in a pink and white striped hat moved into Coco's view as well. "Has arrived."
so it seems like Coco's got some help. But, will it be enough to stop the Shadow Queen? Find out soon.