And here we are, the final part of the grand finale.
Honestly, I'm glad I got to this part finally.
Hopefully, you guys enjoyed this.
I certainly did.
The castle suddenly exploded, rain fell down the sky as the lava had drained out and cooled leaving nothing but the cold stone on the ground.
Aaron was sliding back, dust in his tracks as was Bowser whom was growling in rage and anger at this knight fighting him on equal grounds.
Rain had fell around them, it didn't matter if their clothing or bodies were wet, they had to finish this and they had to finish this now.
They both were tired of this fight and they both had their goals in mind.
"...Round two Bowser." He said with a calm voice
Bowser roared and charged forward again, he was met with another slash sending him backward.
The knight ran forward and attacked again sending Bowser backward, the Koopa King growled and grabbed him. He spun him around and threw him into the air, Aaron skidded across the air and stopped before charging back forth with a roar.
He slashed the king again before being sent backward. The star was stopping him lose any stamina and it was pretty much what was allowing him to fight.
"Why won't you go down!" Bowser asked in anger
"Because Bowser... I marked my words and am stopping you right here, right now... and that's final." Aaron said in a frigid tone
He charged back forward with Star Energy in the blade, he hit Bowser again sending him skidding. The King threw his sword away but was met with a punch to the face, Aaron's gauntlets glowed slightly.
The king growled.
"You are determined to defeat me... no matter what I do... you just keep fighting... fine... then I will have to defeat you the same way... CRUSHER!" He yelled out with a roar
A giant spike almost hit Aaron but was dodged soon after, then a giant Mechakoopa almost crashed into him but was dodged out of the way in time.
Bowser let loose a flurry of flames which were blocked, the knight cast his arm forth with Star Energy swirling around his arm.
"SHOOTING STAR!" He yelled with energy crackling across his arm
A giant star shot forth and hit Bowser sending him sliding, Aaron then ran forth and uppercutted him before grabbing him and throwing him right through his throne thus destroying it.
The King got up and tried to attack him but was met with a sword blocking his advance.
The Koopa ruler growled deeply in anger before breathing out hot flames which didn't seem to affect the sword... until it turned red.
Bowser smirked in satisfaction... till he was blown away by a wave of flames, Aaron then pointed it forth.
"This sword is more then a simple blade... now... I'm ending this." He said stoically
Bowser got back up and tried to attack but was met with a punch to the snout causing him to be dazed.
Aaron then launched forth a beam of fire, then a beam of ice, then a normal beam, he kept this pattern up before running over and rapidly slashing him all over. He kept doing this until the blade broke.
The knight then punched Bowser sending him skidding back, he punched him backward with each punch getting stronger and stronger.
The king was then backed right near a cliff, Aaron winded up a powerful punch infused with Star Energy he then threw it with a mighty roar.
Finally launching the Koopa King far far away.
Aaron breathed deeply in and out as the star power-up faded from his body, he over to see the Rosalina and Peach were still trapped. He limped over and managed to get them out by bending the bars.
He smiled tiredly as he looked at the ruler of the Mushroom kingdom and his girlfriend from the stars.
"Hey... we did it..." He said tiredly
"Aaron... are you okay?" Rosalina asked concerned
Aaron then noticed it, his gauntlets broke during the fight leaving him with injured hands. He waved it off despite the pain, guess even he couldn't handle using that much energy and injured himself in the process.
He didn't care... he had won.
"I'm fine... let's just go home now." He said in a tired yet fulfilled voice
Aaron walked forward before feeling like he was passing out, he fell to the ground. The pain finally catching up with him and his body exhausted from the fight.
Mario & Luigi ran over and helped him out, they managed to heal themselves during the fight.
Yoshi ran over also with a concerned look.
"Yoshi... can you-a take the princesses back to the kingdom?" Mario asked simply
"Yeah but... what about you guys?" Yoshi asked worried
"We'll-a get him back soon enough, don't-a worry." Mario said with a smile
Yoshi nodded, he ran over and got the two princesses on his back.
The two were sort of shocked.
"Don't worry your majesties, we'll be back at the kingdom in no time!" He said cheerfully
Yoshi got out a red pepper and ate it, causing him to turn red and suddenly run forward with a burst of speed. He was gone soon after with the two princesses, one of them concerned about their lover.
Is he okay? Did he hurt himself? Is he... not gonna make it?
She doesn't want these questions... yet she's faced with them.
Aaron woke up and found himself in a hospital, he knew this because he was on a bed in a white room wearing a hospital gown. Yeah... clearly, he hurt himself quite a lot in the fight.
He looked at his hands, they look a lot better but still held a faint dull pain.
He looked over and saw Fallen Star's sheath, it was in pretty good condition still despite it no longer having its sword.
He got up and found that... his legs were a bit shaky, he did just fight someone much stronger then him and then using a powerful object that temporarily made him stronger despite the pain he gained from overusing Star Energy.
...Rosalina was gonna be angry with him and he knew it.
He sighed and looked around his room, he found his casual clothes. Seemed his travel clothes were going for a wash, he grabbed them and put them on. He then saw the door open with the Mario Brothers walking in.
"Hey guys." Aaron said quietly
"Aaron! You-a shouldn't be up!" Mario said concerned
"I don't feel that bad... how long was I out for?" Aaron asked simply
"A day... it took us a couple of hours to get-a back and get you-a into the hospital. The next day they told-a us you had really hurt yourself and were-a going to be out for a bit, you-a shouldn't be standing." Luigi said with equal concern
"Ah... Rosa's probably pretty mad at me... well I should go face the music, better now then later." Aaron said with a chuckle
He walked forward and opened the door, walking out soon after. He sighed to himself as he got checked out of the hospital, they saw he was fine despite him mentioning a faint dull pain in his hands.
He walked out and found the seasons changed slightly, what was late Fall had turned into early winter.
He hadn't had time to pay attention to the months with everything that went on, he continued onward and walked through town with everyone cheering him on for defeating Bowser.
He walked into the castle and into the throne room, Princess Peach was sitting on the throne and her eyes widened seeing him standing.
"Aaron?" She asked surprised
"It's me... so um... what happened to Fallen Star?" Aaron asked awkwardly
"It was broken in the fight as you know and its getting repaired." Peach explained simply
"Ah... I'm sorry about that." Aaron said in a sheepish tone
"It's no problem, you had managed to save me and Rosalina." Peach said with a smile
Aaron sighed and shook his head with a light chuckle.
"Always the forgiving type... is Rosalina... around?" He asked in a quiet voice
"Yes, she went out to... check on... you." Peach said in realization
The two realized that Rosalina was gonna hear about him getting out of the hospital, they heard the door open and Rosalina walks in.
Aaron immediately raised his arms in defense.
"I know that I hurt myself but I-"
He was stopped in his explanation by a tight hug, he looked down and realized... Rosalina was crying.
He sighed and patted her head.
"I'm... okay." He said gently
She looked up at him, concern clearly in her eyes.
"Yeah but... you hurt yourself so badly." Rosalina mumbled
"I know and well... that's on me... you didn't do anything wrong, besides I'm still ship-shape... now come on... I hear that the Mushroom Cafè is selling some cappuccinos in the shape of stars to commemorate the defeat of Bowser." Aaron said happily
He grabbed her hand and gently guided her with her looking at him in awe.
He looked at her and smiled.
"Come on... let's just relax." He said in a cheerful voice
Rosalina smiled and followed along, Peach sighed as she sat in the throne room alone.
She then shook her head with a smile.
"Those two are so perfect together... makes me glad I met Mario." Peach said in a gentle voice
She then got up, she didn't have any business since it was winter so... she had some time to relax.
Maybe she can bake her heroes some delicious cake as a reward for saving her.
Maybe a ceremony too.
Later
Aaron was getting dressed in grey armor, behind him was a green cape. He walked out of the room with Mario wearing a nice suit, his signature cap not on his head with Luigi having the same.
The three walked outside and onto a stage where Yoshi wearing a bowtie was, Princess Peach was on the stage with Rosalina.
The three stood behind her.
"Today commemorates these three heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom as saviors of the Kingdom. Mario & Luigi are already heroes of the Kingdom but Aaron is not, he had risked life and limb to save me and a fellow princess in danger." She said stoically
Toadsworth walked forward holding three medals, all with the Mushroom Kingdom logo on them, the Princess held them and walked over to the heroes.
The three bowed their heads and the medals were put on.
They lifted their hands as Peach stood beside them.
"From this day on, we have three protectors. Mario, Luigi, and the Star Hero Aaron." She said happily
Everyone clapped and cheered while Aaron merely smiled and waved, Princess Peach then looked back at Aaron.
She was then given a sword in her hands.
"Kneel please." She said simply
Aaron did exactly that and Princess Peach tapped the sword onto his shoulders.
He then got back up.
"You are officially considered a Knight of the Mushroom Kingdom, you do not have to be in the guard nor do you have to lead it... all we ask is that help protect the kingdom from danger." Princess Peach explained with power in her voice
"Will do your majesty." Aaron said with a grin
Princess Peach smiled as everyone clapped, Rosalina then walked over grabbing his hand.
"Let's head home." She said happily
"Will do princess." Aaron said with a smile
The two walked off the stage and away into the sunset.
Marking this story... its end.
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