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"I'm tellin' ya, K. Rool should be kicked off the roster… but no, Master Hand just gives him a slap on the wrist and won't allow him to compete for a while. That just… pisses me off!" Yang complained.
"Oh, relax. This is the same hand who lets everyone beat him up whenever they want to." Weiss said. "I'm sure he gets a lot of threats of the mansion getting destroyed all the time."
"What, are you defending him?!"
"I'm not! I'm just saying that Master Hand knows what he's doing… and while I do agree that a slap on the wrist and not allowing him to fight is… questionable and I do agree he needs to be kicked off the roster, we can't just let this get to us." Weiss explained. "After all, he allows villains in the roster all the time. I wouldn't be surprised if he allows Torchwick in the roster."
"Mmm…" Yang folded her arms. "I… I'm not sure if I should trust Master Hand… not after what he did just now."
"We can trust him, right?" Ruby asked.
"…I don't know if we should…" Yang grumbled.
"Heroes do questionable things sometimes, Master Hand is no different." Blake said as they reached the door to their room. "You're also forgetting that he lets his mentally unstable brother roam around the mansion. He has his reasons. Let's just all take a deep breath right now."
"Yeah… you're right. At least that craziness is behind us." Weiss said as they opened the door to their room. "…What the?!"
"Ah… I'm beat." Ruby yawned as she walked over to her bed and climbed up, falling asleep… and then opening her eyes. "Wait a minute! Why did I just climb up on a ladder? Where are the ropes?! Where's the curtain?! Why isn't my bed hanging precariously over Weiss's bed?!" She looked down. "And why is my bed attached to Weiss's?!"
"Not to mention… why is my bed attached to Blake's?! Where are the books?!"
"Someone broke into our room." Weiss said, sitting down on her bed as Zwei happily snuggled on her lap.
"Guys? I found something." Blake said as they gathered over and saw a note on the desk.
"Thought you could use actual bunk beds instead of those death traps! No hard feelings, right? Love, Sarge.
PS: We all chipped in! - Caboose"
"…I'm gonna kill them…" Yang said. "They broke into our rooms without permission!"
"So, shall we go teach 'em a lesson?" Weiss asked.
"Yes, we should." Yang cracked her knuckles.
"Let's go easy on Caboose. I'd feel bad if we actually hurt him." Blake said.
"Oh don't worry… we'll talk to him. Everyone else is fair game, though!" Yang declared.
Back in the present…
BGM: Stardust Fields (Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga plus Bowser's Minions)
"Ugh…" Yang woke up, groaning. "Where am I?" She wondered as she slowly sat up, rubbing her head. She looked around to see rubble everywhere, pieces of the Koopa Cruiser were on fire, Koopas were sprawled on the ground, KO'd and groaning.
Footsteps approached the firecracker as she turned around to see a hand. "You alright?" A voice asked as she looked up to see Daisy offering her hand.
"Yeah, I'll be okay." Yang said, being helped up by the Sarasa Princess. "Nnngh… what happened…?" She wondered.
"We were attacked, remember? By that weird Fawful guy." Daisy explained. "The Koopa Cruiser exploded too."
"Oh right…" Yang nodded, and then Daisy handed her a Super Mushroom.
"Eat this, you'll feel better." She smiled as Yang took it and then started to eat it.
"Where's everyone else?"
"Well, I was hoping you'd know." Daisy said.
"Mmmph! Mmmph!" A voice called out as they turned to see Luigi's feet dangling from the ground.
"Oh! Hang on, sweetie!" Daisy said, pulling the plumber out of the ground.
"Wah!" Luigi exclaimed. "Freedom!" He turned to Daisy. "Thanks!"
"No prob!" Daisy winked, then they heard footsteps as they turned to see Mario approaching them while dusting himself off, and was joined by Blake who got out of some rubble, then Weiss approached them while dusting off some rubble from her shoulder.
"Is this it?" Mario asked.
"No one knows where Ruby is at?" Blake asked.
"Hey Rubes! Where are you!" Yang called out.
"Ugh, over here…!" A voice called out as they approached the source of the voice to see Ruby hanging upside down with some rope attached to her leg.
"How did you get your leg stuck like that?" Luigi asked.
"I don't know!" Ruby said as Weiss unstrapped Eiskönigin and cut the rope. "WAH!" She yelled, slamming into the ground. "Ow…"
"You okay?" Yang asked.
"Yeah… I'll be fine…" Ruby groaned as she got up and shook it off. "Soooo, is this it? Everyone else has been blasted off to who knows where?"
"Seems like it." Luigi nodded.
"Well, let's just hope all of us made it out okay." Daisy said. "Although, knowing us, we'll be alright. That explosion just knocked us silly."
"Mmm… I just hope Xena's okay." Blake said.
"Ooooh… riiiight… she was at the castle when it exploded, right? How did she fare?"
Earlier…
"Nnngh… agh…" Xena groaned, clenching her fists on the ground, panting.
A soft, gentle hand touched her shoulder, as she looked up to see Nyx. "Breathe… just breathe. Relax." She said gently. "It'll be okay. Just take a deep breath."
"Mmm…" Xena closed her eyes, taking a deep breath and exhaling. "Thanks…"
Byleth saw this right after she got up, breathing a sigh of relief. "That's it… just keep at it." She encouraged.
Back in the present…
"I think I saw Nyx comforting her." Luigi said.
"Phew… that's a relief. I just hope the four of them are together." Daisy said. "Come on, let's go see if we can't find any of our friends."
"Right." Ruby nodded as they walked off together, noticing a building in front of them and they walked in.
Pause BGM
BGM: Listen up, Now! (Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time)
"Well now, what do we have here?" A burly Hammer Bro asked.
"Hammer Bros!" Ruby exclaimed as they quickly drew their weapons while the Bros and Daisy got in a fighting stance.
"Whoa now! We're not like most Hammer Bros!" Another pointed out. "Take it easy… we're all friends here!"
"Mmm, sorry… we've had a few rough encounters with some Hammer Bros in the past." Yang said.
"It's all good!" The first one chuckled. "It's those boneheads that give us a bad rep. We're not all bad!" He said. "Anyway, we weren't expecting the famous Mario Bros, the Sarasa Princess and the famous huntresses of the Mushroom Kingdom."
Ruby perked up a bit. "Oh! The Beanbean Kingdom has heard of us?"
"Word gets around quickly, especially when you rescue Peach from Bowser a few times. We also heard that you rescued the Mario Bros as well during your first encounter. That's quite commendable, in our humble opinion."
Ruby blushed a bit. "Eheheh… well, ya know…!" She said, scratching the back of her head.
"Hmm…" Weiss looked around. "Something tells me that you two are the border patrol and this right here is the border between the Mushroom Kingdom and the Beanbean Kingdom."
"Oh, she's an observant one." The first Hammer Bro chuckled.
"Wow! Weiss, how did you know that?" Ruby asked.
"Quite simple. Look at the floor and then at the flags on the pillars. You can easily tell the difference."
"…Oh, right, I knew that."
"Even I could tell the difference." Mario teased.
"Alright, we can just mosey our way over to the Beanbean Kingdom!" Ruby grinned, attempting to walk over.
"Wait." Blake stopped her. "Something tells me there's more to it than crossing the border."
"You're a sharp one. You are correct." The Hammer Bro nodded. "In order to properly cross the border, you have to do the Border Jump. If you don't know what that is, we basically have you jump over this rope… but there's a catch. You stand still while we move it toward you! We do tend to get creative, so be careful!"
"Wait, we jump over the ro-… how old do you think we are?" Yang sweatdropped.
"Well, it's probably better than whatever Daisy came up with at her border."
Daisy raised her finger. "I… uh…" She lowered it and brought out a notepad. "Note to self, do something fun and exciting at the border instead of them walking through and showing off their ID…" She wrote down while everyone else sweatdropped.
"Told ya." The Hammer Bro chuckled. "Now, let's do it!"
One minute of Border Jump later…
"There we go, you're all set!" The first Hammer Bro grinned. "Welcome to the Beanbean Kingdom!"
"That was… weird." Weiss said.
"It could've been worse." Ruby said as they walked off.
End BGM
Resume Stardust Fields BGM
"Wait a minute!" One of the Hammer Bros came running up to them. "We never get people crossing the border. You guys are like, the first people to ever cross the border! So, to commemorate the occasion… here's a map for all of Beanbean Kingdom!" He said, handing Mario the map. "Have fun!" He said and then ran off.
"Well, that's convenient!" Ruby said as they walked off along the trail, jumping up on ledges, taking out some hostile Fighter Flies that attacked them… until they eventually came across a huge loaded Bill Blaster, and they heard two people squirming on the inside… and one of them had a tail poking out.
"I think we found Bowser!" Daisy said.
"Mmmph! Mmmph!"
"And I think Roman's with him." Ruby said as Mario jumped up to try to pull them out with the help of Luigi, but they couldn't pull them out. Instead, Bowser managed to flip around and poke his head out of the cannon, and Roman squeezed his head out as well.
"Wait, we can't pull you out yet you can readjust yourself?" Mario asked.
"I don't get it either!" Bowser groaned.
"Would you mind helping us out!" Roman complained, and then saw RWBY aiming their scrolls at him and taking a few pictures. "THAT'S NOT FUNNY!"
"Oh, I think it's pretty funny." Ruby giggled. "Let me guess, is Neo in there too?"
"No, she's somewhere else… otherwise we'd be feeling an umbrella poking us." Bowser said. "…But seriously, GET US OUT OF HERE!"
"Nyeck Nyeck Nyeck!" A voice cackled as a large Spike-like creature landed near them. "Why, who landed in my cannon? It appears to be the infamous Koopa King and his lackey, the famous criminal… Roman… what's-his-bucket."
"For the record, I'm not his lackey. We're good friends… and it's Roman Torchwick!"
"Riiiiiight…" The creature rolled his eyes. "Ah, I see the famous Mario Bros, the huntresses and a loud mouthed woman… and the lovely Sarasa Princess."
"Who are you calling loud mouthed?!" Yang yelled.
"Nyeck nyeck nyeck!"
"Alright, pal. Who are you?" Daisy asked.
"The name's Tolstar! And if you want to free your friends, you'll have to pay up! Give me all of your coins that you have and I might just keep this secret between us. It's also the toll to get into the Beanbean Kingdom, so cough it up!"
"Aren't you being a bit greedy?" Weiss asked.
"Nyeck nyeck nyeck! It's just good business!"
"Mmm… well, what do you think?" Blake asked once they huddled together.
"It's risky… I don't like this, but if it's the only way to get into the Beanbean Kingdom and get my surrogate sister's voice back… I don't think we have an option here." Daisy whispered.
"So… we go for it?" Mario asked.
"Aww… I was saving this money for a future date with Pit…" Ruby sighed.
"We don't have a choice, sadly… it's either we stay here and do nothing while Fawful and Cackletta do whatever with Peach's voice, or we cough it all up." Yang said.
"Alright, we're going for it." Weiss said, as they took out their wallets and gave it all to Tolstar.
"Let's see here…" Tolstar counted it all up. "300 coins! …Ah, but there's a problem! These are Mushroom coins, not Beanbean coins. So… if I add that to the value here… carry the one… we're looking at 30 coins!"
"THIRTY COINS?!" Everyone yelled.
"What kind of economy do you people run here?!" Roman demanded to know.
"Nyeck Nyeck Nyeck! This isn't enough to keep this secret between us~! Unless if you go down and get some Beanbean Coins further along the path, you won't be getting past here! I demand 100 coins!"
"100?! Why not 70?" Ruby pointed out.
"You want to make it 200?"
Ruby raised her finger, but then lowered it. "Mmm, no, I guess not…"
"Nyeck nyeck nyeck! Good! Now go fetch me a hundred coins!" Tolstar laughed as the group walked off.
"Well, that's stupid…" Weiss said.
"Unfortunately, we just have to roll with that guy's nonsense." Mario said as they nodded and went further into the fields, spotting a lot of ? Blocks as they went along and collected the coins. Some ? Blocks turned different colors when two of them hit it together. Turned a dark red and had "R" for Ruby, white and had "W" for Weiss, orange and "D" for Daisy, red and "M" for Mario, and so on. Once they were done in one area, they went off to another spot and destroyed any Fighter Fly that got in their way.
The Mario Bros spotted a star panel on the ground. "What's that?" Luigi asked.
"No idea." Mario mused as they walked over to it, then turned around and waved everyone over to grab their attention as they walked over to the star panel… right as it opened up to reveal two smiling Toads.
"Sergeant Starshade! The shooting stars we just witnessed were an alien bombardment! …I think! In the name of the Starshade Bros, we will find the alien scum and they will rue the day!" The Red Toad called out.
"…What." Weiss could only say, having a dumbfounded look on her face.
"Woooow, they must be bored out of their minds." Daisy said.
The Green Toad brought out a telescope as the Mario Bros had an idea, both of them looking at each other with a smirk and then Mario jumped up and landed on his brother's head and then moved in their direction. "Aha! General Starshade, sir! I have confirmed the presence of a suspicious unknown entity! It is a vivid green color that pierces the eye!"
"Move to the left." Mario said as Luigi nodded and moved to the left right as General Starshade brought out his telescope.
"Mmm, yes! Sighting confirmed! However, I see not green, but red! Urgent! Pursue additional visual contact immediately!"
"We're not aliens, you boneheads!" Weiss yelled.
The two put away their telescopes as they studied the Bros quizzically. "Ah! They are not aliens, it is none other than Mario from the Mushroom Kingdom!"
"Luigi sighting spotted! And look, they have brought the famous huntresses! RWBY! And there's also that mean lady! Oh, and the Sarasa Princess."
"I'm not that mean!" Yang exclaimed.
"Sergeant Starshade! We have a new mission! Get autographs from these people!"
"Sir yes sir, General Starshade!"
Some autographs later, and an explanation on why they're here…
"I see! Princess Peach's voice has been compromised! We will do everything we can on the field! This is priority one!" General Starshade said.
"Yes indeed! We will do all we can!" Sergeant Starshade exclaimed.
"So! We will teach you both a few moves! Mario! Luigi! It is time you learned the High Jump and the Spin Jump!"
Pause BGM
BGM: Prepare Yourself (Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam)
"Master Luigi! You jump up on Master Mario's shoulders!" Sergeant Starshade requested as Luigi jumped up on Mario's shoulders. "Now, since you are the superior jumper, you will have Master Mario grab on to your ankles, and then jump as high as you possibly can!"
"Are these guys related to Toadsworth?" Ruby whispered.
"How should I know?" Weiss whispered back.
"Ready, bro?" Luigi asked.
"Ready!" Mario nodded as Luigi bent his knees and jumped up as high as he could, taking Mario with him. "Whoa!" He exclaimed as both of them landed perfectly. "That was cool!"
"I feel like I was being pulled down a bit… no offense, bro."
"None taken!"
"You'll get used to it!" General Starshade said. "Now, Master Mario, you jump on your brother's shoulders, then you twist your body and do a spin jump! It is quite simple!" He said as Mario nodded and jumped on his brother's shoulders, where Luigi grabbed on to his ankles as Mario twisted his body and began to spin around like a tornado.
"Wahoooo!" Mario exclaimed.
"WAAAAAAAH!" Luigi yelled as they landed a few seconds later as Mario jumped off while Luigi fell to the ground groggily. "Ugh… can Starshade Fields stop spinning? I'd like to get off…" He groaned.
"You will get used to this, Master Luigi!" Sergeant Starshade saluted. "Now! As for you four… you look like you could learn a few new tricks!"
"We do?" Ruby asked.
"Of course!" General Starshade said. "Now, Ruby! What is that you specialize in?"
"Speed, of course! Also learned a few tricks from Sonic!" Ruby smiled. "The Ruby Tornado and the Triangle Jump! Though, he calls it the Sonic Tornado… I also have my scythe and my boomerang." Ruby said, pulling them out.
"Hmm! We can work with this!" General Starshade exclaimed. "Give me a Ruby Tornado!"
"You got it!" Ruby nodded and unleashed a Ruby Tornado.
"Hmm, yes… very windy, rose petals are everywhere… aha! Bring out your weapons!" He requested as Ruby stopped and then brought out Crescent Rose and Crescent Boomerang. "Toss them up in the air and do another Ruby Tornado!" He exclaimed as Ruby nodded, tossing them up in the air and did a Ruby Tornado, where her weapons suddenly floated in the tornado. "Yes… yes! They can be used as platforms! Now move around a bit!" He said as the Ruby Tornado moved around as the weapons moved in kind. "Moving platforms, that's even better!" He exclaimed. "Master Mario! Use a Spin Jump in that tornado!" He called out as Mario and Luigi did another Spin Jump, where they were launched into the air and gently descended until they were at the same height as the weapons, then Luigi had an idea and used his feet to kick the weapons out of the tornado, causing the boomerang and the scythe to launch over to some unsuspecting Beowolves pestering a Fighter Fly, where the weapons beheaded them on contact, and then they came back to rest in the tornado.
"Ohohoho! Now that's teamwork!" General Starshade exclaimed as Ruby stopped spinning and caught the weapons while the Bros landed near her. "You could use that as a boost! Now, if we could find a way to keep that tornado around while you stop spinning… hmm, it might take a lot of practice, but I bet you can move the tornado with your scythe! …Maybe. It might work, or it might be easier said than done… but nevertheless, it has potential!"
"Cooool!" Ruby's eyes sparkled.
"Specializing in ice, are ya?" Sergeant Starshade asked.
"Yes." Weiss nodded.
"Hmm! You specialize in combat as well… but you look more like a glass cannon! Hmm… ah! What say you if you make ice that can reflect projectiles?"
"You think I could?" Weiss asked.
"It's worth a shot!" Sergeant Starshade said as he ran off and pushed in a Bill Blaster. "Alright, give it a whirl!" He yelled, as a Bullet Bill launched out as Weiss stabbed the ground to create an ice wall with Myrtenaster, but the Bullet Bill exploded on the ice wall and causing it to shatter.
"Mmmph…" Weiss attempted it again, but the Bullet Bill shattered the ice wall again, as this was done a few more times. "Argh!"
"Hmm… try your other weapon!" He suggested as Weiss nodded, switching out weapons and stabbing the ground with Eiskönigin, but the Bullet Bill shattered the ice wall as well. "Mmm… ah! I know just the thing!" He said as he pulled out an Ice Flower and tossed it to Weiss.
"An Ice Flower? That's a bit redundant, don't you think?"
"Not for you, the sword!" He said.
"Ooooh…" Weiss nodded and then had Eiskönigin absorb the Ice Flower, where it gained an icy aura and then she stabbed the ground again, where they noticed her ice sparkled a bit and was translucent. The Bill Blaster fired at the ice wall as Weiss held her breath… and then the Bullet Bill bounced off of the wall, reflecting it back and slammed into the Bill Blaster, exploding on contact. "Oh!"
"Now that's more like it!" Sergeant Starshade grinned.
General Starshade examined Blake. "You look like you hide in the shadows. Do they teach ya anything in Smash?"
"Well, Sheik did teach me this." Blake said, closing her eyes and clapping her hands, suddenly disappearing in smoke and reappearing a few feet behind General Starshade. "Like that. I also have my Gamboul Shroud, my Shadow Whip and also my Belladonna Claws." She said, summoning her claws.
"Hmm… you ever thought of doing something like an Assassin?"
"No?"
"Your claws definitely look like the assassinating type… I'll be right back!" He said as he took off and then came back with a few Fighter Flies. "Alright, give it a whirl!"
Blake nodded, closing her eyes and then did a Ninja Vanish, appearing behind the Fighter Flies as she quickly slashed through them quickly. "How's that?"
"Mmm… it's not flashy enough."
Blake tried it a few more times, and on the last attempt, she appeared behind the Fighter Fly, her eyes suddenly flashing and then slashed through them, before snapping her fingers as the Fighter Flies fell over, cut in half to boot.
"Ohoho! That's good! Hmm, maybe if you said a phrase before snapping your fingers… like this one phrase I saw on the Internet. How did I go again? Uh… Omae wo… Omae wa…? Omae wa mo… shoondaiyo? I need to look that up again."
"I'll come up with something." Blake said.
"Probably better than whatever that phrase was. I don't even know what it means!"
General Starshade looked at Yang. "You look like you tend to punch things."
"Yes, that's right!" Yang grinned. "Ember Celicia, Burning Cestus, and even my Xiao Long Arm!"
"Honestly, that sounds boring. You can punch people all you want, but it does get boring fast. Have you tried kicking?"
"I'm… trying to work on that. I'm not very good at that."
"Then I know just what to do!" General Starshade handed Yang a soccer ball. "This isn't just any soccer ball, this is the soccer ball those crazy heads use in the Strikers Tournament! This is known as the Strikers Ball!"
"Ooooh!"
"Go on, give it a kick!" He said as Yang delivered a swift kick, where it produced some noise as it bounced off of a wall. "That noise indicates that you delivered a strong kick. Try it out some more, it'll help you along the way." He said as Yang nodded and delivered some kicks… until she suddenly charged up and kicked the ball high into the air, launching herself up as she started glowing, her hair catching on fire, her eyes glowing intensely.
"YAAAAAAH!" She screamed, kicking it as hard as she could as it came down like a meteor and slammed into the ground, causing a massive explosion that took out any Fighter Fly or Grimm in the vicinity, leaving a massive crater in her wake.
General Starshade shed a tear. "That was beautiful!" He said as Yang landed as the ball had bounced over to her after leaving a crater, then Yang handed it over to him. "Keep it! It'll help you with kicks along the way." He said as Yang nodded, putting the Strikers ball away.
"Is this why you tend to hold back a bit?" Luigi whispered.
"Oooooh yeah." Daisy nodded.
"Now how about you, princess? Do you want anything special?" Sergeant Starshade asked.
"Nah, I got my own specialty." She said, pulling out a flower that had crystals surrounding the head. "This is called the Crystal Flower, only available in Sarasaland!"
"Good enough! Now then, our work here is done! Have a good day!" General Starshade saluted as they went into the star panel.
End BGM
Resume Stardust Fields BGM
"Let's-a go!" Mario said as they nodded and took off, where they started to collect more coins as they had made sure they had more than enough coins as they headed back to where Tolstar was at and handed over at least 100 coins, keeping some coins to themselves.
"Ah, excellent! Thank you for the 100 coins!" Tolstar smiled.
"Good, now get us out of here!" Bowser complained.
"Yeah, my arm is falling asleep!" Roman complained.
"Huh? You want out?" Tolstar asked. "You want me to help you? Who said I'd do that?"
"WHAT?!" The gang yelled.
"Grargh! Swindler!" Bowser yelled.
"I'll be honest… I probably would've done the same thing… but not when it happens to me!" Roman yelled.
"Nyeck Nyeck Nyeck!" Tolstar cackled, flying over and landing in front of them.
End BGM
"Nyeck nyeck! You're not in the Mushroom Kingdom anymore! Outsiders begone!" He yelled, landing in front of them as they got in their battle stances.
"Let's-a go!" Mario declared as they got ready for battle.
BGM: Come On, Again! (Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga plus Bowser's Minions)
Tolstar threw spike balls at the gang, as Weiss quickly formed an ice shield with Eiskönigin, as the spike balls bounced back but Tolstar punched them in the air to avoid getting hit by these. He then ran over and tackled Daisy, knocking her back as some coins spilled out of her pockets as he ran over and collected them. "Nyeck nyeck nyeck! With these coins, I'll get stronger!"
"You alright?" Luigi asked.
"Yeah, nothing to it!" Daisy said. "But if he gets stronger by collecting money, we'll have to be on our guard!"
"Right!" Ruby nodded, using her semblance to boost herself over to a wall, flipping over and launching herself with her feet, unleashing a Triangle Jump and slashing Tolstar with her scythe. He retaliated by punching her to the ground and knocked coins out of her, grabbing them as Ruby jumped back, where he then threw bigger spike balls at them, and then jumped up in the air and created a shockwave that knocked them off their feet, knocking some coins off of them where he greedily grabbed them.
"Nyeck nyeck nyeck! Try as you like, you cannot defeat me!"
Mario had an idea. "Luigi! Remember those moves those Toads taught us? How about we use them in battle!"
Luigi grinned. "Oh yeah!" He grinned as Mario got behind him and then jumped up on his back, launching off with a Spin Jump as Luigi ran up as Mario flew over to him, where Luigi grabbed his feet as they flew up together and slammed into Tolstar by dive bombing together.
"D'oh!" Tolstar winced.
"My turn!" Luigi exclaimed as he jumped into the air, landing on Mario's hands as he leaped off, then Mario jumped over and grabbed him by the ankles and flipped Luigi over as the two of them divebombed into Tolstar, hitting him on the head.
"Argh! Not bad! But I'm getting warmed up!" Tolstar declared.
"I think I'll call my move Splash Bros!" Mario grinned.
"Bounce Bros for me!" Luigi smirked, the two of them high fiving.
"That was beautiful!" Weiss smiled.
Yang looked to Ruby. "Rubes, on me!"
"Right!" Ruby nodded as Yang jumped over, dodging the spike balls and using a Shoryuken to knock Tolstar up in the air, then Ruby jumped over and quickly used a Ruby Tornado. "Yang, do it!"
"HADOKEN!" Yang yelled, launching the blue fireball into the Ruby Tornado as it flew up in the air as a result as Ruby jumped up and activated the Rose Palm, aiming her hand at the Hadoken and firing er Rose Palm, redirecting it and slammed into Tolstar while he was in mid-air.
"Argh!" Tolstar cried as the Rose Tornado dissipated as the Spike landed on the ground, as the two sisters high fived right after.
Tolstar got back up and charged at the duo to tackle them, but Daisy came running in and punched Tolstar in the cheek, and then used an uppercut to knock him up and then jumped up and axe kicked him to the ground, but Tolstar got back up and punched Daisy to knock coins out of her as he went to greedily pick them up, but Blake appeared in front of Tolstar and did a roundhouse kick to knock him back, and then Weiss came running over and slashed through Tolstar with Eiskönigin. "AAAARGH!" Tolstar yelled as he fell on his back… and then the Bros slammed into his belly with Splash Bros to finish him off, making him spill out all the coins that he robbed from them.
End BGM
"So, what are we going to call that?" Ruby asked her sister.
"Hmm… Swirling Hadoken?"
"That'll work!" Ruby grinned, hugging her sister.
"Nye-ow…" Tolstar groaned.
"Oi! What is all the hubbub!" A voice yelled, as a star panel opened up and knocked Tolstar away, having him land where he was before. "The noise is annoying us!" Sergeant Starshade grumbled, flipping the Bill Blaster and lighting the fuse, then going back into the panel.
"ACK! NO NO NO NO!" Roman yelled.
"Oh no… everyone! It's up to you to get Peach's voice-"
BOOM!
"BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!" Bowser yelled as he and Roman went flying, slamming into Tolstar as they kept flying.
Everyone sweatdropped. "Well, I guess we can go into the kingdom now." Daisy said as they nodded, then headed off.
Meanwhile…
BGM: Hoohoo Mountain (Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga plus Bowser's Minions)
"Hmm?" A Goomba looked up to see Bowser and Roman flying over him. "Hey, that was Lord Bowser and Torchwick! I must go after them! …Oh… but how do I do this… I'm just a Goomba!" He said and looked around, spotting some boulders. "I know what I must do!" He exclaimed as he headbonked a few boulders until it suddenly crumbled to dust. "Yeah! I am a hard headed Goomba! Don't worry, you two! I will rescue you!" He exclaimed and ran off, but he unfortunately slammed into someone. "Ooof!" He groaned, bouncing back. "Watch where you're going!"
Pause BGM
The someone in question turned around, as it was a knight riding on a green blob… that was constantly smiling. "Who dares smack into me?"
"I did, genius! You were in my way!"
"Ho! What is this? A talking chestnut?"
BGM: Have a Nice Talk (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
"A guy on a green beanbag? What the heck are you?"
"I am Captain Slime, I hail from Erdrea! What are you?"
"I am a Goomba! I hail from the Mushroom Kingdom!"
"Mushroom Kingdom? That is an odd name. What, you grow a field of mushrooms and call it a kingdom?"
"Oh ha ha! Like I haven't heard that one before!" The Goomba rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, you call the Beanbean Kingdom "Erdrea" just for fun?"
"Beanbean… Kingdom? Is that where I'm at?"
"…Oh wow, you're serious. How did you get here?"
"A strange portal sucked all of us monsters up. We have no idea how we got here!"
"Huh… first that massive shockwave, now a strange portal sucked you guys in. It can't be a coincidence! These Phantom Thieves popped up out of nowhere thanks to Kamek and now I'm to believe it caused a chain reaction. They show up, a massive shockwave soon followed… and then portals are popping up left and right! Even a random planet is orbiting Popstar! …Of course, Kamek told me the Phantom Thieves wasn't responsible for the chain reaction, but I doubt it."
"A planet is orbiting another planet?"
"Apparently so! No one knows if its hostile or friendly." The Goomba said. "Agh, never mind that! You are from this Erdrea and you were sucked in?"
"Yes. We were also under the influence of Calasmos… or at least, most of us were. Now that we're here, I'm suspecting that Calasmos's evil energy seeped into that portal and is making everyone evil."
"…No offense, but that sounds stupid."
"Can't be as dumb as what you had just said earlier."
"Touche…" The Goomba nodded. "Well, I don't know about you, but I must be going now. I have to find Lord Bowser and Torchwick!" He said and walked off. "…AIYEEEE!" He yelled as Captain Slime turned around and saw he was surrounded by Beanies. "Where did all these weird beans come from?!"
"You're in our turf now, ya chestnut! Now c'mere!"
Captain Slime, on instinct, came bouncing through and slashed through the Beanies with his sword.
End BGM
BGM: Unflinchable Courage (Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age)
"Leave this chestnut alone, evildoers!
"Oh… wow, you saved me?"
"If you know how to fight, then help me out!"
"Right!" The Goomba nodded and headbonked a Beanie, as Captain Slime responded in kind, slashing through the Beanies with ease as he saw more up ahead. "Over there!"
"I see 'em!" Captain Slime declared as the two of them ran ahead and headbonked and slashed them away… and then they took off to see some Goombas getting themselves beat up by unknown enemies, which Captain Slime would easily recognize.
"Are those Pokemon? Never seen those before!" The Goomba said.
"No, talking chestnut! Those aren't whatever you just said. That smiling boulder is a Grinade and that abomination next to it is a Chimeara."
"Grinade… Chimeara… excuse me, what?" The Goomba asked. "That boulder looks nothing like a grenade!"
"It is so a Grinade."
"That's not what I-… Oh, never mind!"
"Hey! We could use a hand over here!" Another Goomba exclaimed.
"Oh, right!" The Goomba nodded as he and Captain Slime headed over and attacked the Grinades and the Chimeara. The Grinade let out a cackle and tackled the Goomba, knocking him back. "Ooof! Alright, you armless Golem, now it's personal!" The Goomba yelled, jumping and headbonking the Grinade, while the Chimeara breathed fire at the Captain Slime, where he used his shield to block the attack and countered, as he slashed the Chimaera a few times before it fell while the Grinade crumbled after getting headbonked a few times. "RAAAAAH! FEEL MY WRATH!" He yelled, headbonking a few more while Captain Slime assisted him until they were defeated.
End BGM
"Raaaah! I defeated boulders! Hear me roar!" The Goomba exclaimed.
"Woooow, you sure defeated them! You are no ordinary Goomba." Another Goomba said.
"Of course! I am here to get my friends and rescue Lord Bowser and Torchwick!"
"…So, who's this guy?" Another asked.
"This is Captain Slime… and well… it's a long story."
"Try us!"
One story later…
"…That makes no sense at all."
"To you simple minded chestnuts, it makes no sense… but it does to me." Captain Slime said.
"HEY! Who are you calling simple minded?!"
"So… Lord Bowser and Torchwick were launched away by some cannon and you want us to help you get them?"
"Yes, that is correct."
"Huddle!" A Goomba exclaimed as the three Goombas huddled around, leaving the other Goomba and Captain Slime to themselves. "So what do you think? This guy seems stupid."
"He's got heart, I'll give him that. Blind by sheer stupidity and loyalty, but he's got heart."
"So, shall we then?"
"Yeah."
The three Goombas started crafting something before they slapped it onto the Goomba's head. "Ow! Hey! Watch the head! What'd you put on me?"
"A flag! It is a special flag. It's a captain's flag! From this moment on, you are Captain Goomba!"
"Wooooow!" Captain Goomba's eyes sparkled. "I will not let you down! Let's move out!" He called out and then took off… and then returned. "Say, uh… by the way… where exactly am I supposed to go?" He asked as they anime fell.
"I think you'll go that way!" The first Goomba said.
"Oh right, I knew that!" Captain Goomba exclaimed and took off again. "Look alive, people!"
"He's got spirit, I like him." Captain Slime said and bounced after him.
"…What did we get ourselves into?" The second Goomba asked.
"I think I'm gonna regret this." The third spoke as they walked after them.
Later…
Resume Hoohoo Mountain BGM
"Ah! Friends!" Captain Goomba exclaimed, running over to some Hammer Bros who were chatting with two talking hammers.
"Huh?" The Hammer Bro turned around.
"Friends! Come join us!"
"Oh no, we're not going back to Lord Bowser!"
"Yeah, we're tired of throwing hammers for Lord Bowser and Torchwick! We'd rather hang out with these two who understand us!" The second spoke. "They call themselves the Hammerhead Bros."
"Yeah, and we have better hammers as a result!"
"Ah yes, our hammers are quite extraordinary, wouldn't you agree, Sledge?"
"I wholeheartedly agree, Mallet!"
"Two talking sentient hammers… this kingdom truly is strange." Captain Slime mused.
"And sentient rocks isn't?" Captain Goomba shot back.
"So forget it, we are part of their family now… so you tell Lord Bowser and Torchwick they can stick it! We're through!"
"Well, what if we told you they were launched out of the cannon and landed who knows where? They're in danger!" Captain Goomba said.
"Danger? Please, they can take care of themselves! Besides, the Mario Bros and RWBY took them out how many times by this point?"
"Does stuffing them in a cannon even remotely sound like them?" Captain Goomba asked. "They're more of the "throw in the lava and beat you into submission" types if you ask me."
"…You got a point… are you sure they're in danger?"
"Yeah, and I feel like the Bros and RWBY didn't get to them in time. Someone else got to them and blasted them out of the cannon… probably for fun!"
"Well now, we can't let that happen, can we?" The Hammer Bro asked.
"Aww… do we have to leave?" The second sighed.
"Brothers. Our time may have been short lived, but we will treasure our friendship fondly." Sledge said.
"Your friends are in trouble, go rescue them." Mallet said.
"Understood!" The first Hammer Bro saluted.
"We'll always remember you!" The second sniffed.
"Well, that was easy!" Captain Goomba said. "CHAAAAAAAARGE!" He yelled.
"That Goomba… what is his deal?" The first Hammer Bro asked.
"He's courageous." Captain Slime said. "He reminds me of myself!" He said and bounced off.
"Courageously stupid is more like it…" A Goomba muttered as they chased after the two, which they were immediately being attacked by Paragoombas and Chimaeras.
"FOR LORD FAWFUL!" A Paragoomba yelled, until some thrown hammers knocked them unconscious, and the Chimaeras were also defeated as well.
"Woo! Who knew our hammers were great against flying enemies!" The first Hammer Bro exclaimed.
"Mario should tremble before us if he even thinks about using a cape or a winged cap!"
"Uuuugh…" The Paragoomba groaned. "What happened… where are we?"
"We knocked you to your senses! Why did you attack us like that? I thought we were on the same side!" Captain Goomba said.
"Ugh… well, we were… we even spotted Lord Bowser and Torchwick a little ways off… we tried to go see if they were alright, but this green bean guy was towering over the two. Next thing we know, he sprayed this purple gas at us and we suddenly were affiliated with Fawful!"
"So it's a chemical that can basically make you change sides unwillingly?"
"Pretty much."
"This is unacceptable! We must fight this Fawful guy on the double!"
"He also talks weirdly… mentioning mustard of doom and… something about 'having fury' or whatever. His dialect is weird!"
"This will not do! This is making me angry! CHAAAAAAAAAAARGE!" Captain Goomba charged off.
"Is it me, or does he have a weird aura surrounding him?" The second Paragoomba asked.
"Oh, he does have an aura… it's an aura of stupidity." A Goomba grumbled.
"Hmm… I worry about him." Captain Slime mused and bounced over to Captain Goomba, who had stopped when he saw two Koopalings nearby.
"Ah! Master Ludwig! Master Lemmy! I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Huh? Who's talking to us?" Ludwig asked.
"…Oh, it's just a Goomba." Lemmy said.
"Really? We got stopped by a Goomba? We truly are losing our touch." Ludwig said.
"Listen to me! Lord Bowser and Torchwick are in trouble! This weird Fawful dude is making a mess of things and he probably is holding those two hostage! You have to help!"
"Why should we listen to a lowly Goomba like you?" Ludwig asked. "We've got work to do!"
"Yeah, beat it!" Lemmy exclaimed as they took off.
"No no no, wait! Aaaagh, why must everyone mock the little ones?" Captain Goomba sighed. "I don't anyone else mocking Private Goomp over the matter! Why does he get special treatment!"
"Something troubling you, chestnut?" Captain Slime hopped over.
"No… no, I'm fine. Let's just go find those two." He said.
A little bit later…
"Aha! There they are!" Captain Goomba exclaimed, running over to a KO'd Bowser and Roman.
"These two must be off." Fawful said, unaware of Captain Goomba and Captain Slime approaching them.
"Hey! You there!" Captain Goomba called out.
"Oh? What is this? A small Goomba and a knight on a green thing? You must be joking!"
"We have Bowser's Minions by our side! We can take care of you!" Captain Goomba declared.
"I HAVE CHORTLES! That is RICH!"
"HALT, evildoer!" A voice exclaimed as another Goomba entered the scene. "Stand back, kid! I'll handle this!"
"Private Goomp?!"
"…Ah, I have an idea!" Fawful smirked, using his machine and aiming it at Private Goomp, spraying purple gas at him.
End BGM
"Ack! Plepth!" Goomp coughed.
"Private Goomp! No!" Captain Goomba called out.
"This is trouble…" Captain Slime quietly said as the gas disappeared.
"Are you okay?"
"…All hail… all hail…" Private Goomp turned around. "ALL HAIL LORD FAWFUL!"
"Oh come on!" Captain Goomba exclaimed.
"I shall hang back while you silly Goombas have your fight! Nyah ha ha ha!"
Private Goomp whistled, calling for back up as several Rexes, Paratroopeas, Beanies, Bob-ombs, Grinades and Chimaeras appeared as back up, but the Grinades looked a bit different, something that Captain Slime noticed.
"Just as I feared…" Captain Slime mused. "See those glowing green eyes on those Grinades?"
"Yeah? What about them?"
"They're malicious… I've a feeling Calasmos' evil energy came into this world and is spreading. They may attack their friends… but I think they're more interested in us at the moment!"
"So, what do we do?" Captain Goomba asked.
Captain Slime unsheathed his sword. "We fight!"
BGM: Endless Battle (Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age)
"Goomba Squad, round up!" Captain Goomba called out, as a few Hammer Bros, Goombas, and Paragoombas came over. "CHAAAAAARGE!" He yelled as they charged right at each other. The Goombas headbonked the Rexes as they breathed fire at them along with the Chimaeras, but the Paragoombas dived bombed to distract them and a few Hammer Bros easily took care of the Chimaeras and Paratroopeas, and a hammer hit a Bob-omb, causing it to light up in anger and charged at an unsuspecting Hammer Bro, exploding and send him flying toward a wall.
The Malicious Grinades cackled and rolled over, tackling the Goombas where they responded back by tackling them as well, with a few of them headbonking them in kind as a few Paragoombas divebombed the Grinades to defeat them, as one Malicious Grinade attempted to attack a Hammer Bro out of desperation, but a Paragoomba quickly divebombed it to shatter it. A few Beanies attempted to tackle the Hammer Bros but Captain Slime defended them by slashing the Beanies, then casted a healing spell on them.
"Whoa! You can heal?" A Hammer Bro asked.
"Dude, that's a big help!"
"Heheh, don't mention it!"
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAH! THAT IS IT! FOR LORD FAWFUL!" Private Goomp yelled, charging at Captain Goomba who had headbonked a Beanie.
"What the…?" Captain Goomba turned to him.
"FIGHT ME, COWARD!" Private Goomp charged at him, slamming into him.
"Argh! Oh yeah?!" Captain Goomba retaliated by slamming into him, before headbonking him hard enough for Private Goomp to fall over in defeat.
"Uuuugh…"
The remaining enemies saw their captain defeated, as they paled up and then took off running.
End BGM
"Ooogh…" Goomp groaned.
"Private Goomp! Are you okay?" Captain Goomba asked.
"Well, that was eventful." Captain Slime said, putting away his sword as he turned around to see a few Grinades and Chimaeras joining up with them. "Oh, you wish to join our cause?" He asked as they nodded. "Excellent."
"Oh dear, whatever shall I do about this?" Fawful wondered before smirking, firing several shots at them all to blast them away. "I HAVE CHORTLES!" He exclaimed and then turned to the KO'd Bowser and Roman. "Now, what shall Fawful do to you two?"
On a bridge…
"Oooogh… that put a damper on things…" Captain Goomba groaned, noticing Captain Slime getting up and petting his slime before hopping on.
"You alright, talking chestnut?"
"I'm alright… but… ugh… Lord Bowser and Torchwick were right there and we were blown away by that Fawful creep… mmm… I feel like I've failed as a captain."
"Nonsense! Battles do not always go as smoothly as we hope. We just have to get up and try again! This Bowser and Torchwick fellow will be saved before you know it."
"…Yeah, you're right! We just gotta dust ourselves off and try again!" Captain Goomba exclaimed.
"Hmm… I have a proposition for you, talking chestnut."
"Oh? What is it?"
"How's about we join forces? I join your squad and we get your leaders back up and running. How does that sound?"
Captain Goomba smiled. "I like that… but I do have one condition."
"And what is that?"
"Call me Captain Goomba! Calling me a talking chestnut sounds… derogatory."
"That sounds fair, Captain Goomba."
"Excellent… now…" Captain Goomba jumped up on a railing. "FOR LORD BOWSER! FOR LORD TORCHWIIIIIIICK!" He yelled, jumping off of the railing.
"Wait! Do you even know what you're doing?!"
CRASH! BANG!
"Ow! Owie! OW! Why did you let me do something so dumb?! Ooooow!"
"…Goodness gracious, I have a feeling he's gonna get us all killed…"
Meanwhile, somewhere else in the Beanbean Kingdom…
Several Beanies lay dead on the ground. One Beanie in particular backed up in horror. "No! NO! STAY AWAY! NO! NOOOOOOOO!" A katana slashed through the Beanie, killing him instantly.
"Heh… heheheh… hahahaha!" Xena stood there next to a tree. She was smirking wickedly. "All you pathetic worms… will fall to me…! I'll kill all of you!"
"Kill… KILL… KILL!" It was the only thing entering her mind.
Not only had the explosions from the exploding Koopa Cruiser did a number on her mental health… she had been separated from her team. A dark aura surrounded Xena, smirking wickedly as her eyes turned into a dark color.
"ALL WILL PERISH BEFORE ME! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" She cackled and then turned her katana into the paintball gun. She started walking erratically, her head twitching erratically… it was if she was a different person.
A Beanie peaked its head behind a tree, looking at the deranged girl. It accidentally stepped on a twig, as it snapped underneath. It paled and quickly hid as Xena turned her head to the source. She let out a smirk and approached the Beanie. "Please don't come near me… please don't come near me…" He silently begged.
"Why hello there~!"
"Ack!" The Beanie yelped and turned its body to see Xena, as she let out an evil chuckle and slowly approached him. "No! No! I didn't do anything wrong! No!"
"Hehehe, why are you afraid? I only want to… redecorate your face."
"No! No!" The Beanie hit a cliff wall, as his eyes widened in horror. "Stay away! No! NO!"
"It's just you and me~"
"Get away! I didn't do anything wrong! No! No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
I think this is what happens when I start feeling better after getting sick... I go overboard in the second chapter. Whoops!
Anyway, sorry about the wait... I got sick after posting that Chibi chapter. As i've said in the latest chapter of Revenge of the Shadow Queen, I thought at the time I was fighting a cold with a rare fever... but it turns out I had gotten the stomach bug instead that kicked my butt for a while... but i'm feeling loads better now!
But, as i'm feeling better, someone else isn't. Will Xena be able to recover? Stay tuned to find out!