Fyras14: After some time...and some writer's block....which I'm recovering from...I bring you, Chapter 21! The fight here is quite short, because it was going to get a bit repeptative...you guys will eventually find out why later on...but, anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter and sorry for the really, really, big delay!

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Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.

-Norman B. Rice

Chapter 21: Brothers, Boos, and Bullet Bills

Running. That was all Roy was doing this days. Now he knew how Mario felt when he had to go save Princess Peach from his father. (1) Seriously, though, how the heck did he take so much of this harsh exercise? Roy's legs were already a pain, and Mario, why, he appeared as good as new! The pink shelled koopa glanced at Mario, and noticed that his face had an expression of worry and anger. Worry, he was comfortable with, but anger? Since when did the red hero carry anger? Sincerely, not an emotion the koopa wanted to hang out close with. He preferred the other Mario, the one that was nice, kind, and gentle, to the angry bastard he was right now.

As soon as Wendy O. had left with Peach in tow, the red plumber had made a mad dash to save her, ordering the flower princess to take care of his younger brother. Roy had gone after him soon after, stopping the man just in time to avoid any confrontations with koopas, Bob-ombs, and even lava. They had been lucky to only spot a few koopa guards on the way, which Mario easily took care of, quite a bit too fast for Roy's liking. Now, they were heading towards Roy's home, the Koopa Castle, surrounded by a river of lava, that they both clearly avoided (even though Roy was technically resistant to lava, the last thing he wanted was to go for a swim, even if he didn't know how). (2)

The castle was still the same since he had last seen it, except this time it wasn't guarded by the regular koopa guards, but by Bullet Bill cannons, who guarded their every move. Roy was about to suggest a plan of some sort to evade the Bills, but Mario didn't even bother to hear him. Jumping and dodging towards the gates, the plumber quickly took care of the Bullet Bills that went his way(although they were the ones that took care of blowing themselves up if they hit the ground or other hard surface nearby). (3) Roy grumbled under his breath, and used the plumber's rather bad example at evading the Bills. Finally, both reached the gates of the castle, which were opening slowly allowing them to get in. The two of them exchanged looks, but they didn't have time to argue, as they made it straight towards the castle yard. They weren't greeted by a very welcoming party once they got there.

Wendy O. , still on top of her Clown Car, guarded the second entrance to the castle. With her was King Boo, who still looked the same since Mario and Roy had last seen him. They were also greeted by a huge Bowser robot(4) that was surrounded by a group of 'possessed' Boos. Mario was glaring daggers at Wendy O. as she spoke, the latter oblivious to his anger. "Hohoho!" she laughed humorlessly. "If it isn't plumber boy and Mr. Idiot!!"

"WHERE'S PEACH, KOOPA!?" Mario cried, venom dripping from his voice. Wendy's eyes widen for a moment, apparently surprised by this strange anger, but it was short lived.

"Oh, so plumber boy wants the wench, huh? Well, too bad! Come and get her!!" Wendy O. snapped her fingers, catching the attention of King Boo. "Do your thing, Kingy! NOW!!" The Boo nodded at the female koopa, and turned to face his servants.

"Follow…orders…King…orders…fight…and get rid of…Mario…and Roy…." King Boo told them, in that zombie like voice, before he began to spin once more. Mario and Roy braced themselves, already knowing what was about to happen, as the King of Boos began to absorb the others into his body. However, instead of transforming into that giant Bowser copy, the Boos, still in the form of a spinning tornado, went straight inside the robot before them. The robot began to glow a bit, and then, as if it had been brought back to life, the Bowser robot began to move around, as if it was a real koopa and not just some cheap robot. Screws and small metal plates flew, but still the robot remained whole. It's eyes blinked at the plumber and koopa before it, and then, it gave a loud roar.

"GAAAARRRRRRRAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!" Mario and Roy exchanged worried glances, not really expecting the Boos to do this.

"Ladies and idiots," Wendy O. said, as she took her place beside the Bowser robot, her cannon ready upon the lips of her Clown Car. "Meet my dearest, Mecha Blue Terror!!" Below, the pink shelled koopa rolled his eyes.

"How original…" Roy mumbled under his breath, as he and Mario prepared themselves, hoping that this fight wouldn't kill them. "Ready?" he asked the plumber, who nodded, his anger all evaporated into worry.

It was the Bowser robot who attacked first, trying to get rid of the two by using its large metallic claws, not caring if more screws and metal plates fell from its body. Mario and Roy easily evaded the rather clumsy attacks, but were forced to continue with that strategy as the robot didn't give them a chance to attack. They could hear Wendy O.'s snickers from their place down below, and Roy couldn't help but glare at his sister that floated above in her vehicle of death. He almost got hit by one of the cheap robot's deadly claws, had not Mario moved him out of the way.

"We need to do something…" Mario whispered to the koopa, as they were dodging another claw attack.

"Like what? This guy hardly lets us touch him!" Roy whispered back, ducking another claw move.

"This thing looks ready to fall apart! We can hit him!" Mario told him, pointing at the fallen screws and metal plates nearby. Those were soon joined by more of their own when Mecha Blue tried to attack them again. As soon as the claw was in the ground, Mario quickly jumped, and using his two fists, hit the claw. Metal twisted and turned, and before long, Mecha Blue's hand fell to the ground. Mario and Roy grinned at each other, but their celebration was short lived, as the hand floated back to its place, and attached itself back to its owner.

"GAAAAARRRRRAAAYYYYY!!" Mecha Blue roared, quickly slashing at them. Both barely dodged the metallic claws on time. Roy, quickly got inside his shell and began to spin, trying to catch the robot by surprise. Mecha Blue stepped on Roy's spinning shell, which took out its foot. The robot stood balancing on one foot, and Mario was about to hit its hand again, when suddenly, as the hand did before, the foot returned back to its owner. Mecha Blue took this as its chance, and hit Mario, hard. The plumber managed to hold his ground, as Roy joined him.

"SUCH A BAAAAADDD STRATEGY!!" Wendy O. mocked them, as she giggled. "LET ME SEE YOU DANCE!!"

"We gotta do something, and fast!!" Roy cried, as he and Mario dodged another claw heading their way. Keeping a safe distance away from the robot, well at least before it came by, Mario raised a hand. His hand glowed red, before he released a fire ball. The fire ball hit the robot's stomach, making it go back a few steps, the plumber quickly created another fire ball to hit the robot again. Following Mario's example, Roy opened his mouth and released a large trail of fire towards the robot. Mecha Blue went a little farther back, apparently affected by the flames.

"GAAAAAARRRRRRRAAAAAAYYYYYY!!" Opening its metallic(and barely held together) mouth, Mecha Blue released a trial of blue flames towards the other two. Mario and Roy moved out of the way, stopping their attacks altogether. "GAAAARRRRAAYY!!" The two heroes had to quickly outrun the blue flame, before it hit them. Wendy O. laughed as she saw them from her place up in the Clown Car.

"Boohoo!! Can't beat the heat, boys? Allow me to add a little refreshment!!" Before Roy and Mario knew it, two Bullet Bills made their way towards them, evading the small legs of the Bowser robot. Mario and Roy quickly dodged the two Bills, only to be hit by the large metallic claws of Mecha Blue. The two fell to the ground, and watched in horror as two Bullet Bills made their way towards them. Mario and Roy quickly rolled out of the way, as the Bills crashed against the ground. "HAHAHAHA! So much fun!!" Two more Bullet Bills made their way towards the two, who still had to recover. The Bills moved closer and closer, Mario and Roy barely had them coming towards them, as the Bowser robot prepared to attack. Then…BBBBOOOOOOMMMM!!!

"I don't think so!!" Mario, Roy, and Wendy O. gasped in shock as Luigi flew nearby.(5) Daisy held unto him by two hands, while the plumber carried her with one hand, preparing to attack with his free hand. The green plumber sent two green fire balls towards the Bowser robot, catching its attention.

"LUIGI!" Mario cried, getting up, to see his brother evade the metallic claws of the robot koopa as he flew in the air. The man quickly flew towards Wendy O. , and quickly attracted the attention of one of the Bullet Bills that was supposed to be going towards Mario and Roy. He made the Bill go round and round, evading the claws of the koopa in the process, before the Bill, in a wrong move, hit Mecha Blue. A huge hole was made on the metal, causing some Boos to drop to the ground out of the inside of the robot and disappear, and in turn paralyzed Mecha Blue. Wendy O. screeched as she saw this.


"NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR!! TAKE THIS!!" More Bullet Bills came out of the Clown Car's cannon, going straight towards Luigi and Daisy, only to explode when two red fire balls hit them, making Wendy O. screeched louder, stomping her foot inside of her Clown Car.

Mario grinned at Luigi, as he landed nearby, Daisy soon touched the floor, and grinned up at them. "Need a hand?" she asked them.

"We sure do!" Luigi and Mario exchanged happy glances, before Wendy O.'s voice interrupted their happy reunion.

"DIEEEE ALREADYYYY!!" Two more Bullet Bills went towards them, but Luigi and Mario took care of them with their fire balls. Mecha Blue, finally free of its paralyzing spell, shook its head and roared at them. Luigi quickly looked up at the robot, and then quickly called the others.

"We have to blow up that thing!"

"What do you think we have been trying to do!?" Roy asked him, angrily. The group evaded a huge stream of fire, which the pink shelled koopa countered with his own flame. Luigi and Mario took care of the Bills, before the green plumber spoke again.

"Those Boos will be knocked out if we make thing blow up," he explained. Luigi pointed at Wendy O.'s Clown Car. "And Wendy can help us."

"But, how?" Mario asked him, as he and Luigi blew up more Bills. They all glanced at Roy, who was struggling to keep up with Mecha Blue's flame; they had to hurry.

"Roy and…" Luigi sent an uncertain look at Daisy, but she grinned and nodded. "…and Daisy, can distract that robot and you and I, can take care of the Bills."

"But…I can't--" Before Mario could speak, however, Luigi, from his pocket, took out a small feather, which he gave to Mario. (6) As soon as Mario caught the feather, the red plumber began to grow a red cape from his back, with the letter 'M' printed on its back.

"Now, you can!" Mario smiled, and both brother shook hands, before they took to the air, catching Wendy O.'s attention. The female koopa growled in rage, as she pressed the buttons inside her Clown Car, releasing even more Bullet Bills. Apparently, the koopa was so angry that she hardly knew what she was doing, which was a good thing…for them, and not for her.

Below them, Roy and Daisy mocked and dodged Mecha Blue, as the robot came after them, visibly oblivious to the two flying plumbers in the air, who in turn mocked the robot's master. Bill after Bill, they hit the robot, paralyzing it, but showing no mercy. More Boos retreated and disappeared from their new home inside the robot, making the cheap robot, really look super cheap. The only thing that remained was the robot's head, missing its lower jaw. Luigi and Mario, nodding in the air, attracted the attention of Mecha Blue's head, who gave an inaudible growl, before it floated towards them. Before Wendy O. and those down below knew it, Mecha Blue's head was heading straight towards the Clown Car, and the female koopa appeared to be out of ammo. "EEEEKKKKK!!! EEEEEEKKK! DON'T YOU DARE COME NEAR ME!!" She cried from inside the Clown Car, trying to find the exit, her hysteria not helping her in finding it. The two Mario brothers didn't stop, and soon, went out of the way, only for Mecha Blue's head to crash against the Clown Car. Flying away from the explosion, the two brothers landed nearby Roy and Daisy, who were a bit tired on evading the once huge robot. They looked back at the reminder of metal and the unconscious form of Wendy O., who only whined in protest on the floor. "No…no…fair…" she grumbled. Surrounding the area, the large King Boo lay unconscious, with his tongue sticking out. Mario and the others, sparing a glance at the fallen koopa and Boo, quickly entered the great Castle, never looking back.

Some things to point out first!

1-Okay, this one is already obvious...it is always the same thing. Running to save Peach...every four or five games.

2-If I remember correctly, Bowser is resistant to lava...I think...I'm not exactly too sure about this one though...but if I got it wrong, well, too bad...I ain't going to correct it.

3-Delicate Bombs...as most of us know...and quite annoying too.

4-I think the name for this guy is Mecha Bowser, and he first appears in Super Mario Sunshine...Yep, its that cheap robot Bowser Jr. uses to fight Mario...

5-If you remember Chapter four, Luigi as Mr. L, had the ability to fly. And since Luigi is still in his Mr. L get up, he still has the cape.

6-I finally figured up what this thing is called! It is called the Cape Feather...well, maybe I will correct my mistake later on..but, for this time once, just pretend the P-Wing is the same as the Cape Feather...

Phew...after that author's note, this is were the chapter ends! I hope this one doesnt disappoint, and any advice you guys can give me to improve this chapter can really help, if you have any to offer that is...

Hope you leave a review, and please forgive my writer's block for being so late!