Summary: Last time Kooper single handedly defeat Wario with a Shell Slam and it's time for some celebration. They still got a not so epic fight planned for this chapter but that's not till the end. Most importantly the Koopa Bros finally make their way into the engine room where they put the finishing touches of their plan into effect. But what about Cortez???

I'm sorry if it took so long to get this chapter up and it's been more than a month since my last update for this story, but hey at least I update my stories at least once or twice a month. I'll make sure I finish the next one this month and I wanna get the 2nd most epic chapter up around Christmas time, or sooner(Yes it'll take place during Christmas) On a more important note it's been officially one year since I started the idea for Of Glitz and Glory. It started as a fourm post and blog on Gamespot and after a few praises, I decided after Chapter 5 I'd fix everything up (Including redoing Chapters 3-5) and I uploaded it here in January. So three cheers for Of Glitz and Glory's 1 year anniversary!

Chapter 20: Mission Accomplished….Or not?

It was a very proud day for Bombshell after their recent victory. Despite his injuries, Kooper decided to fight alongside Bow and Parakarry to defeat The Destructor and Kooper managed to single handedly take Wario out once and for all. They decided to do some celebrating at the Pizza Joint, Kooper and Koral met at the previous day. There was a lot of commotion going on around them and they were too busy celebrating to notice. Kooper was the center of attention and he often bragged about how they would've never have won if it wasn't for him…even if it was true.

Kooper said "Man it feels so great to have beaten Wario! I can't believe I managed to pull it off!" Kooper was truly proud of himself and he couldn't help but brag a bit.

Bombette agreed "If it wasn't for that Shell Slam and avoiding the Sleepy Sheep you guys would've lost!"

Parakarry threw in "You really saved our shells back there!"

Bow scoffed "Ahem! What about me!"

"Oh! I meant, saved me and you…" Parakarry chuckled nervously after receiving a death glare from Bow.

Goombario told Kooper "As much as I hate to say it…You were actually pretty good out there!"

Kooper corrected him "Don't you mean AWESOME!!!"

"No, I meant pretty good! Don't shove words down my mouth!"

Koral settled it before an argument could get started "Well I thought you were awesome Kooper!" She kissed Kooper on the cheek.

Kooper replied as he took a drink of his soda and a bite of his pizza "Thanks Koral!"

Spike raised his glass and he announced "Three cheers for Kooper!!!"

Kooper, Bombette, Parakarry, Spike, Koral, King K, Bow, Watt, Lakilester, Goombario, all chanted "Hip hip! HOORAY!!!"

They raised their arms in the air and continued "Hip hip! HOORAY!!!"

"Hip hip! HOORAY!!!"

Kooper thanked everyone "Thanks everyone! I couldn't have done it without your support as well!"

Parakarry asked Kooper "Hey Kooper…Just out of curiosity did you really think all the Shroom Shakes would give you all that extra strength you thought you would get?"

Kooper replied "To tell you the truth, I really did for a second seeing as how the doctor told me they'd help me heal and regain my strength, but I really just needed some time to myself. Even I need some alone time!"

Bombette threw in "It must've taken a bit of time to think your decision of fighting over."

"Yeah I guess you can say that!"

King K. told Kooper as he looked at the TV screen "Yo K-Money, Dey' doin' a whole story on you and yo' team!"

Kooper, Bombette, Bow, and Parakarry said at the same time "Really?"

Spike said "Check it out!"

Everyone at the table turned their attention away from their pizza and each other and to the nearest TV screen to them. The reporter on the TV was reporting from the front of the Glitz Pit "In today's Glitz Pit news, rising team, Bombshell has finally overcome their biggest challenge yet when team member Kooper, single handedly took out The Destructor who we remember early yesterday shockingly got Kooper sent to the hospital."

They played the clip of Kooper's Shell Slam he used on Wario and Kooper was still shocked he managed to pull of a Shell Slam and he said "I still can't believe I did a Shell Slam!"

Spike threw in "Hey, if Koops can do it then there should be no way you couldn't do it!"

They continued to watch the Glitz Pit News "Bombshell used a combination of some powerful combos pulled off by Parakarry and Kooper, the use of Bow's abilities, and a few items to counter his strength, to defeat The Destructor. The team can't be found at the moment, but we'll be sure to find them in the mean time."

Koral giggled "Hehehe! Looks like someone's looking for you Kooper!"

Lakilester said as he grabbed another slice of pizza "Man you've been all over the news for the past couple days! You're so lucky man!"

Kooper thanked him and said "Yeah, I am!"

Parakarry said as he got up "I feel like we should actually go for an interview this time!"

Spike asked "Want me to guard you from the fan girls and those jackass paparazzi losers?"

Kooper told Spike "I'll let you know if we need you!" Kooper got up and he said "Let's just go out and see how chaotic it is out there!" Kooper walked to the door and opened it, and much to his surprise the reporters and paparazzi had flooded the area and they immediately flipped out from his presence. Kooper shouted "WHOOOOA!!!" He ran back inside as they began to run after him which freaked him out. He slammed the door shut and held it shut with his back…or shell against the door and he definatley looked freaked out.

Spike said "Are you sure you don't need my help!" He laid an egg and began to toss it in his hands.

Kooper replied, still freaked out "There…are…WAY TOO MANY OF THEM OUT THERE!!!"

Bombette, Koral, and Watt began to giggle while Bow loudly laughed "GWAH HEE HA HA HA!!!"

Parakarry wondered "Now how are we gonna deal with that!" He looked out the window and noticed they were now pressed against the window blabbering on. Parakarry ignored them and rolled his eyes. He asked Bow "Hey Bow, could you do all of us a favor!"

Bow replied with a grin on her face "Now how can I refuse a favor like that!" She disappeared and reappeared in front of the window. She roared "GWAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

Most of them got freaked out and ran away, screaming in fear. About half of them stayed, but it was definitely less chaotic.

Bow laughed in delight "GWAH HEE HA HA HA!!! That scared away most of them!"

Kooper looked out the window and noticed about 6 crews remained. He said "Heh! This doesn't look so bad now!" He asked Parakarry, Bow, and Bombette "Hey, do you three wanna go out there with me?"

Parakarry answered "Sure!"

Bombette agreed "I'm with you on that one!" She walked out and she was followed by Bow, Kooper, and Parakarry.

Meanwhile while they walked out, Spike told everyone "Hey check out the tube and see what happens!"

Koral wondered "I seriously wonder what they're gonna ask them?"

Goombario threw in "They're probably just gonna talk about the battle and how it felt to win it. It's too obvious!"

Watt agreed "Yeah, you're actually right for once!"

"HEY! I'm always right!"

"Pffft! Yeah right!" Lakilester quietly said to himself. He looked at the TV and it showed a news reporter from Rougeport approaching Kooper, Parakarry, Bombette, and Bow.

Everyone watched as the reporter on the TV approached them, asking them various questions about the battle, Kooper often telling how great it felt to defeat him and all that. Bow and Parakarry talked about their abilities and the new combo move Parakarry and Kooper came up with.

"So tell us what you have to say about your recent victory over Wario?"

Kooper responded "I gotta say it sure feels great!"

Parakarry threw in "Especially after that Shell Slam you pulled off!"

"Yeah, you can't forget that!"

Another reporter asked Bow "Ms. Bow…"

Bow corrected him "Ahem! It's LADY Bow!"

"Oh, my bad! Lady Bow, do you feel you really helped the team with your powers?"

Kooper replied for Bow "Are you kidding, if it wasn't for…"

Bow interrupted him by smacking him in the face and said "Um excuse me Kooper!" She then turned back to the camera, after Kooper muttered to himself and said "Yes, my Outta Sight powers have definitely helped out Kooper and Parakarry in the battle!"

A reporter asked Parakarry and Kooper "So tell us about that new move."

Kooper explained "Well since Wario would often guard us that's when I came up with the idea, using a combo of my Flame Shell and Parakarry's Air Toss."

Parakarry added "It sure worked out as well as you thought Kooper!" They continued to go on with the interviews and continue the story on Bombshells defeat over The Destructor. After they were finally done they went back in for a little more celebrating and then they finally went back to the locker room.

Back in the basements of Glitzville, The Koopa Bros were continuing their search for the engine room, but this time they had nothing to worry about seeing as they defeated Cortez…or did they? Red triumphantly walked down the halls and followed Green's directions. Red asked Green "So let me get this straight dude, we wanna keep going forward, then we wanna take a right?"

Green added on "Yeah, but we wanna walk to the end of that hall after we take a right."

Red replied back as he continued to walk forward "Cool!"

Black said as he looked behind "I can't believe how far we've come dudes!"

Yellow said "It's all thanks to our super cool plan!" Yellow and Black did a quick high-five.

They stopped to talk for a bit, seeing as they had nothing to worry about. Red asked "But you know what bugs me dudes?"

Green, Black, and Yellow all asked "What?"

Red replied as he scratched his head "Isn't he like some kind of spirit?"

Green answered "Yeah, but I read that once he is finally defeaten he will return to his pirate ship, the Black Skull. He normally will leave those who have defeaten him alone."

Black asked "Wait…Can the dead ever die?"

Red made a quick comment "Of course they do dumbass! Haven't you payed attention to Nazi Zombies! The dead can always die again!"

Yellow told Black "Yeah dude! And we totally trounced him! Just like we do to the zombies!"

Green sighed and shook his head. He explained "Actually you're all wrong. The dead don't die! Sure zombies can die again cause they're well…zombies, but spirits…."

"BWAH HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Cortez's voice crackled through out the hall.

Green gasped "What the hell?"

"No…It can't be!" Yellow quivered, fearing he wasn't truly dead.

Cortez's voice appeared from behind them and he began to talk "You are very foolish amigos, for I am not dead! My spirit lives on and there's not a thing you can do about it!"

The Koopa Bros turned around and jumped at the site of the floating skull of Cortez "WAAAAH!!" They shouted.

Red asked "How the hell are you not dead! We completely mopped the floor with you!"

Black added "Yeah you psycho!"

Cortez told them "Your stupidity amazes me, and even after I explained how I am still here! You thought I was gone, and you thought you could finish your mission off! You thought wrong amigos! Now…FEEL THE WRATH OF MY SPIRIT FORM!!!" He breathed a stream of embers at the Koopa Bros, causing them to run off.

Yellow yelped in fear as Cortez began to chase them "Aaaahhhh!! Why can't he leave us alone already!" He jumped out of the way for a fireball Cortez spit at him.

Green said "I was afraid something like this would happen!" Green looked back and saw Cortez blast another fireball, Green ducked under it and it left a big flame in the middle of the hallway.

Red told his bros "Watch out for the fire!" He spun around in his shell to dodge the fire in the middle of the hallway, and his bros did the same as him.

Cortez continued to bombard them with fireballs and he cackled "You can run, but there's no escape from my wrath! BWAH HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Black turned around quickly, running backwards and he chucked a few ninja stars at Cortez, but he quickly dodged the ninja stars and responded back with another fire ball. Black jumped out of the way, knocking into Green and he said "Whoa! Watch it dude!"

Green said "You're the one that knocked into me!"

"It's not my fault!" Black said as he dodged another.

Red reminded his bros "Uh dudes…Isn't that the path we're supposed to take!?"

Green looked to the right and he said "Aw crap! Turn back dudes and take a right!" They quickly slid underneath Cortez, dodging a few more fireballs and turned right. Green sighed "Phew! That was close!"

Cortez growled "Oh no you don't!!!" He breathed a huge stream of embers to block their path to the engine room. Cortez told them "Try and get through that!"

Red said "C'mon dudes! We're almost there and we're not gonna let THAT get in our way!"

Black told everyone "Jump over it!" He dodged another fireball Cortez launched at him.

"For once…that's some smart thinking!" Red agreed. They dashed towards the fire wall and leapt into the air and jumped over the flames.

Cortez shouted "OH NO YOU DON'T!!!" While Red was still in the air, he launched another fireball at Red, directly impacting the arrogant Koopa. "YES!" Cortez cheered

Red screamed as he fell to the ground "AGGHHHHH!" He fell to the ground with a thud.

Black, Green, and Yellow screamed…actually caring for once "REEEEEEDDDD!!!!" They ran back for their bro who laid on the ground, out cold.

Cortez approached Black, Green, and Yellow who all kneeled down by Red. They looked up at Cortez, angered and fearing him. Cortez crackled "BWAH HAHAHAHAHA!!! It's all over for you amigos!"

Green muttered "Think again!"

Black got up and said "Hurt my bro will you!" He launched himself at Cotrez through the flames and smashed him in the skull.

Cortez shouted "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!"

Black cheered, realizing he found a way to permanently get rid of Cortez "Yeah! That's it!"

Green said "Fight fire with fire! Great thinking dude!" He launched himself at Cortez , but Cortez moved out of the way. Green muttered "Damn it! Yellow and Black try it again!"

Yellow agreed "Alright I got it!" Yellow tried to launch himself through the flames, but he missed.

Cortez laughed "BWAH HAHAHAHAHA!!! You can not touch me!" All of a sudden he was struck with a flaming shell. He shouted out "GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

Green told Yellow "Now's our chance!" They both struck Cortez again, and finally managed to take him out.

Cortez shouted out "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" He suddenly had swirled away in the tornado and shrunk as he did so.

All three of them cheered "YEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

Black began to dance while singing "Uh huh! We did it! We're numbah one! Uh huh!"

Green told Black "Dude shut the hell up!"

"What? We just defeated that freak and you're telling me to shut up!" Black argued back.

Yellow asked "As much as I want to celebrate, what about Red?" He looked at Red who was still unconscious.

Green said "Let's just drag him into the engine room. C'mon!" Together they dragged Red into the door at the end of the hall. Though Red was left unconscious, they finally had made it.

Back in the Major League Locker Room, Kooper, Bombette, Parakarry, Bow, Lakilester, Watt, and Goombario discussed their plans for the next battle. Bombette said as she sat on the bench "Now that we're done celebrating and all that, we should have time for a couple more battles today."

Kooper wondered "I wonder what's next?"

Lakilester asked Kooper "Hey man, are you gonna be fighting in the next match?"

Kooper replied, after a little bit of thinking "Uhhh…Nah! Now that I finally finished off Wario and feel a whole lot better I think I'll finally take a break and let you guys fight the rest of today's battles."

Bombette said "That's not the Kooper I know!"

"I know normally you'd expect me to jump right into it, but I think I'm gonna take a short days rest. I mean I finally defeated Wario and like I said, that's all I really wanted."

Parakarry flew over to Kooper and told him "Smart thinking Kooper! You really should take a little time off so you can heal faster."

"Yeah, I guess you can say that!" Kooper replied.

Lakilester offered "Hey I'll take Kooper's place this time!"

Bombette replied "Good! I haven't seen you battle in a while." She then asked Parakarry "Are you gonna continue?"

Parakarry replied "Yeah, but I think I'll let Watt or Kooper take over next match."

Watt giggled "Hehehe! I guess you're saving me for when you need me!"

Bombette walked over to the interface and clicked the 'Schedule a Match' button once again. Jolene appeared and informed them "Well hello Ms. Bombette, ready for another match? Well let's see, you're next opponent is…ranked 5th in the Glitz Pit, Craw Daddy. Now listen up I wanna see you use no items in the match. Okay…Good luck!"

As Bombette walked back to Kooper, Parakarry, Bow, Lakilester, Watt, and Goombario; Kooper asked "Who are you facing?"

Bombette answered "Some guy called Craw Daddy! Doesn't sound too tough!"

Lakilester agreed "Yeah you got that right! Those Craw things ain't that tough!"

Kooper said, walking out the door "Well I guess we better go grab our seats!"

Bow agreed "I'm coming with you!" She was followed by Watt and Goombario.

Bombette, Parakarry, and Lakilester continued to wait. Eventually the door swung open and the Security Guard asked "Team Bombshell will you please follow me to your match?"

Bombette told Parakarry and Lakilester "Let's get going!" They all walked out of the Locker Room and towards the arena.

The gang sat in the arena, near the front waiting for the match to begin. Koral, Spike, and King K watched as they headed towards them and Koral asked Kooper "So you're sitting out this match?"

Kooper sat down next to her and responded "Yeah, besides all I really wanted was to defeat Wario. I'll go back in a couple more matches."

Spike asked "So that Lakilester guys fighting in your place?"

"Yeah, he's fighting alright."

Bow remembered how he had a load of HP and she said "Well I'm sure he'll do great, and I gotta say his endurance and HP are pretty good!"

Jolene began to announce on the stage "Welcome back for another exciting match! In this corner, the Dynamic Trio…Team Bombshell!!!"

The crowd cheered as Bombette, Parakarry, and Lakilester made their way onto the stage. Bombette said as the cheering continued "Well this shouldn't be to hard!"

Parakarry agreed "Yeah, let's just get this fight over with and get one step closer to finally reaching Spike!"

Lakilester threw in "Let's get ready to RUUUUMBLE!!!" Ironically that music began to play, causing Lakilester to say "Okay…That was strange!" The music continued to play for some reason.

Jolene continued to announce as Kooper and the others threw out their shout-outs "And in this corner, the Dark Gatekeeper….Craw Daddy!!!"

The strange Dark Craw walked up onto the stage, carrying his spear in hand and ready to fight. He snarled "Foolish mortals…I shall drag you through the gates to the Netherworld!"

Bombette gagged at the freak and said "Ugh! What a freak!"

Parakarry agreed "Uh huh! He's a freak alright!"

Jolene said as she got them set up for the match "Alright teams I want a nice clean match, and I don't wanna see you use any items okay? BRAWL!!!"

Team Bombshell vs. Craw Daddy

The Craw Daddy wasn't much of a threat like Lakilester said. He has about 20 HP and an attack power of 6. But he has no defense, unless he uses his spear to counter attacks.

Lakilester was notable for his high HP, having a total of 50 HP and some handy moves, from his Spiny Flip, Spinny Surge, Cloud 9, and Hurricane ability. But his attacks were easy to guard.

Bombette said before she started "I really wanna blow this guy to bits so, here it goes!" She lit her fuse and made her way for the Dark Craw. She exploded and he was caught up in a explosion worth 7 HP worth of damage.

Parakarry then used Sky Dive on Craw Daddy, saying "There's a clear shot!" He went to kick him in the face, but Craw Daddy was quick and used his spear to attack Parakarry at the last second, dealing some damage to Parakarry. Parakarry yelped "YEOOOW!!!"

Lakilester said "I got this man!" He then pulled out a Spiny Egg and chucked it at Craw Daddy, but Craw Daddy knocked it away and launched it back at Lakilester. Lakilester said "Oh no you don't!" He caught it and chucked it back again and it just kept going on for a couple minutes.

Parakarry sighed "How much longer is this gonna go on?"

"I have no clue?" Bombette replied.

Kooper and the others were frantically watching where the Spiny egg went and Kooper shouted out to Lakilester "Nail him good Lakilester!"

Lakilester shouted back to Kooper once he chucked it back saying "I already told you my name…AGH!!" He was finally struck with Spiny and yelled at Kooper "AW DAMN IT KOOPER!"

Koper wondered "What! All I said was 'Nail him good Lakilester!'"

"And how many times do I have to say my names Spike!"

Spike shouted from the crowd "Hey! That's my name! You stay Lakilester and I stay Spike!"

Lakilester growled. Craw Daddy had finally made his move and he threw his spear at Bombette. Bombette managed to deflect the spear. For Craw Daddy…unless he guarded the next few attacks he was basically finished.

Bombette said "Let's just finish him off already! We can do it in one turn!" She tried to use Body Slam on him this time, dealing 5 damage to him from the full force strike. Craw Daddy now had about 8 HP.

Parakarry said "I'll finish him off!" He then used Shell Shot at him and with the right aim, he hit him right in the chest dealing 7 HP worth of damage.

Lakilester said, thinking Craw Daddy would just knock the Spiny egg away again "If he can knock away 1 let's see him knock away several!" He then chucked a few Spiny eggs at Craw Daddy. Craw Daddy was forced to dodge several eggs, but he was finally struck and he was KOed by Lakilester.

Jolene shouted "BOMBSHELL WINS!!!"

Bombette congratulated Lakilester "Wow! Way to pull through Lakilester."

Lakilester replied "It's Spike! Not Lakilester for the last time…but thanks!" He then got into an argument with Spike about him not being allowed to call himself Spike, because the author only allows 1 Spike and that's Spike the Yoshi.

Kooper wondered "I think I'll go back in tomorrow!" There was a bit more conversation between the team and friends and they all headed out of the arena after. The day was nearing the end and it had been one eventful day for Kooper and co.

The following morning in the engine room, the Koopa Bros were finishing up their plans. Red had finally awoken from being knocked out from Cortez's powerful fire ball he used on Red, but he was still good to go. Red explained to his bros as he held a time bomb in his hands "Alright dudes! After all our efforts we've finally made it!"

Black cheered as he threw his arms up in the air "Yeah dude! We rock out loud!"

Yellow wondered "So now what are we gonna do now that we're ready to blow this joint?"

Red explained "Well to start off we're gonna go rob that vault and now we don't have to worry about that freak Cortez!"

Green suggested as he took the bomb away "I think we should add extra time to the bomb so we have time to do it and get the hell outta here before we get screwed over!"

Red took the bomb back and he snapped "Hey! Only I can hold the bomb!" He glared at Green who muttered threats to himself. Red continued "Well that's where you're wrong. Before this place's end approaches we're gonna go kick some ass! Aren't you forgetting we have a score to settle!"

Black immediately knew what he was talking about and he snarled "Bombette!!!"

"Yeah! Bombette and her loser friends! So that's why we're gonna add extra hours!"

"Dude! I just said that!" Green told Red.

"Who cares dude!" He then ordered Green "Alright, set the bomb for 7 hours so we have enough time to get enough cash, kick their asses, and still get the hell off of this place before it plummets to the ground!"

Yellow wondered "What if it lands on some other city or creates a tidal wave?"

"Dude, who cares! Anyway it's not gonna hit any city what-so-ever."

"Okay dude! Let's just get this set up and go find that vault!" Yellow gladly responded.

"Now you're talking my language!" He ordered Green "Set the bomb right here dude and set it for 7 hours!" He pointed out the massive machine and it's control panel.

Green agreed "Alright dude!" He began to place a few charges on the machine operating the rockets and he then set the bomb for 7 hours and hooked it up to the control panel.

Red chuckled "Bah ha ha ha!!! These fools won't know what hit them!" After a moment of semi-evil laughter he said "Alright! Let's go dudes!" He and his bros shared a high five and they finally walked out of the room. The Koopa Bros have finally did it. All they needed to do was rob the vault and they could return to Don Koopa and have their lives spared, but Kooper and co still have no idea that there is a bomb, but it's only a matter of time before another epic battle begins!

And Chapter 20 is finally finished! I liked this chapter mainly because the Koopa Bros finally got everything all set. Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter and stay tuned.

Next time, Kooper and co go up against the next two teams, Chomp Country and Hamma, Bamma, and Flare. Meanwhile The Koopa Bros do just as they said, rob the vault and wait as the time runs down on the countdown.

Next time: Chapter 21- Getting Closer