Music Super Mario Sunshine: Gelato Beach
We had finally finished arguing, and we had went back into Gelato Beach to try to collect the seven shine sprites needed from each area.
"...I'm just saying, that is still breaking the fourth wall." Blaze said.
"No it isn't!" Accelerator said.
"Would both of you stop arguing about it?" I asked. "We need to finish Gelato Beach."
"Fine..." Accelerator muttered.
"I'm still right." Blaze said under his breath. Accelerator shook his fist angrily.
"Anyway, we need to try to figure out what we have to do-" I said, but was interrupted before I could finish.
"YOU THERE!" Came a voice. We looked around.
"I don't see-" Accelerator began, but was interrupted as well.
"I CHALLENGE YOU TO A RACE!" Came the voice.
"Drago, you are doing this one." Blaze said instinctively.
"GAH!" I yelled. " I DID IT LAST TIME!"
"Yes, and you won." Blaze pointed out. "You have a win ratio of one-one."
"But that doesn't mean I should be the one who races everytime!" I moaned.
"Well, neither Accelerator nor I have one a race, so logically, you are the one who should be racing." Blaze argued.
"Just because you have a fez, it doesn't mean that you are more logical. It isn't a +10 logic equip." I said.
"Will one of you just hurry up?" The voice asked. We turned around and saw a guy standing there. He was wearing a purple Pianta head (fake one), and had Pianta-shaped boots and gloves. He had a white shirt and blue shorts on. I walked forward.
"I shall take your challenge." I said.
"Fine. We shall race to the circular area on top of the hill. I, Il Piantissimo, shall not lose this race!" He exclaimed, before getting ready to run.
I lined up next to him, and Blaze counted down.
"3!" He yelled. I tensed my leg muscles.
"2!" He yelled. I tensed my arms.
"1!" He yelled. I prepared to run.
"GO!" He yelled, and we both set off.
We were similar in terms of speed, but I managed to pull slightly ahead as we ran onto the beach. We ran across it and jumped up, and continued on. I managed to pull even farther ahead, and got to the area of the cliff where the seed which creates the staircase was. There was no seed there, so I quickly turned to the right and jumped onto the wall, then pushed myself to the left and up, leaping onto the opposite wall. I continued to do so until I reached the top, and ran off along the path. I had a quick look behind me and saw that Il Piantissimo was catching up, so I looked in front of me and sped up. I turned left at the t-section, and sprinted up the hill. The circular area came into view, and I could see a flag that had been set up, so I ran at full speed and got to it first, beating Il Piantissimo by a few seconds.
"Huff...puff..." He panted. "You may have won here, but you are nothing but a flabby little poke-biscuit. I was just warming up."
"I beat you easily..." I muttered.
"Take this Shine Sprite and leave, for I will embarrass you next time we meet." He said, throwing a Shine Sprite at me. I caught it, and was sent back to Delfino Plaza.
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Music Super Mario Sunshine: Delfino Plaza
We all landed in Delfino Plaza.
"You look like an idiot when you run." Accelerator said.
"I know, he does." Blaze said.
"Oh ha ha," I laughed, sarcasm dripping from my voice. "At least I actually ran, unlike the two of you, who stayed behind and did nothing."
"Whatever. We have more Shine Sprites to recover." Blaze said, and jumped into the portal.
"...I sense a dark force..." Accelerator muttered.
"Dark force?" I asked. "No, it can't be...can it?"
"We'd better follow him." Accelerator said. "Gelato Beach is in danger!" And with that, he jumped into the portal.
"It is is them...then we are going to need backup." I said, then pulled out my phone. I dialed in Darien's number. "Listen, we are going to need some backup..."
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Music Super Mario Sunshine: Gelato Beach
After a few minutes I had jumped through the portal, and landed behind Accelerator, who was looking around.
"Where's Blaze?" I asked.
"I'm looking for him." Accelerator explained. "He disappeared without a trace before I got here."
"…Hey, look! Over by the coral reef, I think I see him!" I said, pointing to the coral reef, which was to the left of the drinks bar which was at the other side of the beach.
"Let's go!" Accelerator said, and we both ran onto the beach and after Blaze. Once we got near, we saw him looking into the water.
"...Blaze?" I asked. "What's wrong?"
"...I never mentioned this before, but...I'm scared of water." He said. "I nearly drowned when I wa much younger, and I haven't been able to go near water since. This island has been tough for me, as was Jolly Roger Bay back in Super Mario 64."
"Oh...you should have said, because then we would have kept you to land-based operations." Accelerator said.
"Yeah, but look...we need to get the red coins in this mission, and they are in the coral reef." Blaze said, pointing to the coral reef. Just like he had said, there were red coins scattered around the reef.
"You wait here, I'll be back in a couple of minutes." Accelerator said, and ran towards the ocean, diving in.
He swam into the reef at incredible speed, and grabbed each red coin alarmingly fast. Once he had grabbed the eighth red coin, a Shine Sprite appeared and floated over to the beach, hovering near Blaze and I. Accelerator swam back to shore and stood up, his clothes soaked.
"How did you swim so fast?" I asked, before realizing. "Ah, vector things."
"Yeah, I won't explain it, because we need to finish this level." Accelerator said, and went to grab the star. Just before he could reach it, a cannonball hit the beach, causing sand to fly everywhere. Blaze and I covered our eyes, while Accelerator used his vector powers to jump over the sand.
"WHAT WAS THAT?" I yelled, as more cannonballs hit the beach.
"IT'S COMING FROM OVER THERE!" Blaze yelled, pointing out to the ocean. A large pirate ship was heading towards the beach, and it was getting closer every second.
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Music Super Mario Galaxy: Bowser's Fleet
More cannonballs continued to rain down on the beach, causing sand to fly everywhere. The holidaymakers were fleeing in terror, trying to get away from the cannon fire. A cannonball smashed into the remains of the Sandbird Egg tower, bringing what was left of it down. Several others destroyed numerous palm trees and one went directly through the drinks bar near where we started, destroying it completely. We looked at the pirate ship and saw that the flag on it had a large 'E' emblazoned on it. There was no doubt about it: The Entrenin Army was back, and packed a bigger punch than before.
"Those bastards..." Accelerator muttered.
"They are back already?" Blaze asked.
"Looks like it. Prepare to fight, because this is going to be difficult." I said, taking a defensive stance. Blaze and Accelerator followed suit. The ship got near the beach, and we saw the captain. It was very clear that they were female. "Huh, I guess that the Entrenin Army has got some degree of respect. I didn't see a single female member last time they attacked."
"Is that really what you are commenting on?" Blaze asked. "They are assaulting the beach with cannon-fire, are trying to kill us, and you comment on the gender of the captain?"
"Well, that and the fact that there is only one other female character in this fanfic at the moment, since the author has no idea what he is doing half of the time." I said.
"Ah, makes sense." Blaze said. We looked over at Accelerator, who was shaking with anger.
"...Are you alright?" I asked.
"They took her...the bastards took her...now they will PAY!" He roared, and launched himself at the pirate ship, landing on the main deck and engaging in combat with the Entrenin Army.
"We'd better follow his lead, and ask about that later." Blaze said.
"Yeah, but how are we going to get onboard?" I asked. "Neither of us are particularly good swimmers..."
"I can help with that!" Came a familiar voice. I turned around to see Mizu standing there, looking as beautiful as I remembered her. I ran at her, and we both grabbed each other in a tight hug, then kissed.
"It's so good to see you!" I said. "...But how are you going to help us get on that ship?"
"Simple!" She exclaimed. "OH FOOOOX!" Suddenly, Fox's Arwing swooped in. "Everybody on board!" She yelled.
Blaze and I jumped on, and the arwing took off, and was soon nearing the pirate ship. We got ready to jump off, and jumped once we were over the ship, landing on the deck and causing the Entrenin Army to back away from us. We stood up and looked around. The three of us were surrounded, and there was only one way out: fight every single one of them.
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Next time...
The Entrenin Army has returned, and are attacking Gelato Beach. With cannonballs raining down on the beach, our heroes have boarded their vessel, and are about to attempt to fight them off. But can they defeat all of them? Why was Accelerator so angry? And what role will the captain play?