Yeah, this chapter title is taken from the game, but it fits, okay? A literal world ending. Everyone seeing their "worlds" end or talking about it. Just...Shut up. Leave me alone. Also, Happy New Years' Day! Let's hope 2019 is awesome!


Chapter 14: The End of a World

The Light Prognosticus had a Herculean task for the heroes. King Sammer expected them to defeat his 100 Sammer Guys before they could touch the next Pure Heart. After the first few Sammer Guys, the heroes decided that they would take turns doing the fighting. Before they knew it, they were at their 20th Sammer Guy. He was a large, blue warrior with a long orange paddle-type weapon and he spoke in a deep voice. "SMOOSH! TO ROLLING THWOMP, THERE IS ONE THING BEST IN LIFE! ROLLING. SQUISH! I ROLL OVER YOU AND MAKE YOU FLAT LIKE SHEET OF PAPER!"

Bowser laughed, cracking his knuckles. "Okay, let me at this guy!"

As the battle commenced, Mario and Peach stood off to the side. "Go, Bowser!" Peach cheered. "You can do it!"

"Come on! Just scorch him already!" Mario added.

When Bowser defeated the Sammer Guy, he cried, "WHY DO YOU NOT SQUISH FOR ROLLING THWOMP? ROLLING AND SQUISHING IS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS. YOU GO NOW. I HAVE LOST PASSION FOR SQUISH."

Just then, everyone heard rumbling and they looked at the sky just in time to watch the Void grow even more. "The Void is growing larger...We have to hurry!" Tippi cried.

"Hurry? Why not pause and savor the show?" A smooth voice asked. Just then, Count Bleck appeared above them. Smiling, he added, "It is already far too late to stop...Count Bleck!"

Bowser's eyes widened. He laughed nervously. "Who's the creepy clown with the cape? Count Bleck!"

Mario whispered to Peach, "Should we do something? He's right there."

She whispered back, "I don't know if we can do anything right now. Something tells me he still has his barrier up. He could hurt you again!"

Count Bleck laughed, either oblivious to their conversation or showing his acknowledgement. "BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! The prophecy unfolds smoothly, thanks to the Chaos Heart! The light of each world will be snuffed out one by one!"

Tippi spoke up. "Why would you want to do something so...Unspeakable?"

"You QUESTION Count Bleck!? This worthless world's destruction matters not! Far better for Count Bleck to wipe it out of existence than let it remain!"

"How can you say that?" She asked in disbelief. "That's...horrible!"

Count Bleck narrowed his eyes. "Count Bleck scoffs at you! An insignificant Pixl lectures Count Bleck on what is right and wrong?"

"Tippi..." Mario whispered. "Maybe you should be quiet now?"

She ignored Mario. "This is not up for discussion! You're wrong...And sick! All living things have a heart! They're all priceless! You can't just...Erase them!"

"Of all things, you defend the heart? Nothing could be more worthless!" For just a moment, Count Bleck paused. He sighed, tipping his hat to hide part of his face. "All things are meaningless...Aside from Timpani, no treasure mattered in the least to me..."

The Pixl gasped. Quietly, she said, "Tim...Timpani?"

Count Bleck grinned. "Speak no more!" He stretched his wings out. "This world is dying under the monocled gaze of...Count Bleck! But don't let that stop you from trying to find a Pure Heart you will never acquire! BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK!" With that, he disappeared.

"Oh, dear..." Tippi whispered.

"WORLD GOES SQUISH SOON!" The Sammer Guy shouted. "MUST TELL KING SAMMER! MUST NOT ACCIDENTALLY SQUISH KING AGAIN!" He ran to the door, rushing to the castle. The heroes had no choice but to follow. They passed a delicate garden of beautiful flowers, most of them pink, blue, and purple. Ignoring their sweet scents, they crossed to the next gate and found King Sammer waiting for them.

"Splendid! The heroes have arrived!" He ran to them. "We received word of your nasty run-in with that despicable Count Bleck fellow. So the legends are true. Our ancestors truly did foretell these days!"

"King Sammer, we're sort of in a hurry here," The Pixl said. "The Pure Heart, please."

"You haven't defeated all of my 100 Sammer Guys, but the situation is grave." He chuckled. "Oh, why not! Just for royal giggles! The treasure sits on the 26th gate. Go claim the Pure Heart that you so richly deserve!"

Mario blinked, sensing something was off. This was too easy. He brushed that thought aside and went to open the chest. After climbing a couple stairs, he crossed the dueling area and opened the chest. He quickly noticed a small bomb. He gasped, but it went off before he could move. The bomb went off in small flashes of heat. However, the heroes didn't suffer any injuries.

"But...But...That explosion didn't even turn you black with soot!" King Sammer cried. "That totally didn't even hurt you at all! This stinks!" He teleported in front of them. "So, you thought you'd just grab the Pure Heart?" He giggled. "You guys are so dumb! Mimimimimimimimi!" With that, the king disappeared. A small green girl wearing pigtails and a dress appeared in his place.

"Surprise, it's me, Mimi!" She said with a laugh. "You're so silly!" Pointing at them, she added, "Did you crazy heads think the king would give you the Pure Heart? The king's probably tucked all cozy in a bed taking a nap in the castle! Making cute lil' snoring noises while his world goes bye-bye!"

Peach frowned. "Mimi! We don't have time for this! Get out of the way!"

She glared. "You DUMMIES! The only reason I'm even here is to get in the way! I'm not all soft n' cuddly like the Count. Nighty-night! It's bedtime for you guys! NYAAAH!"

With that, she floated in the air, rubees swirling around her. She threw a couple right at Peach, one even slicing her cheek. "Ow!" Mimi giggled while Peach rubbed her face, trying to recover from the sting.

Bowser stepped forward. "Okay, let me at her!"

Mario pulled him back. "Wait! We need to think first, then act!"

Mimi chuckled. "Don't know if you have enough time for that, meanie!" With that, she flipped dimensions, rubees raining down on all three of them. Peach guarded herself with her parasol while Bowser used Barry to deflect.

That meant Mario took the brunt of the hit, crying out as the sharp edges cut his skin. "Thoreau, I think I need you again."

Boomer muttered, "Sss...Always Thoreau with you guys."

"Look out!" Peach cried as rubees approached them in waves. She grabbed Thoreau and threw a couple Rubees at Mimi, who cried out and flipped dimensions. Mario grinned and flipped after her, throwing her rubees right back at her. They continued this pattern with Mario having to take a couple Shroom Shakes to recover. Once they learned how to take down her defenses and attack, it was a rather easy fight.

Falling onto the wooden surface, Mimi cried out. "OUCHIE! That really hurt! You're just a bunch of big bullies who hit cute little girls!" She grinned, standing back up. "But it doesn't matter an eensy teensy bit! Everything's perfect!" Hands on her hips, she added, "What, don't believe me? Look up at the sky!"

They didn't think it was possible, but the Void grew even more. Tippi gasped. "The Void! It's enormous now!"

"Mimimimimimimi! Yep, I sure got you meanies to waste LOTS of your time!" Mimi said, tossing her pigtails back. "Guess you'll have to give up looking for that dumb Pure Heart now!"

"This psychotic girl was only trying to stall us!"

"Golly, you guys have really got your thinking caps on today, huh? Well, I did warn you that I was meaner than the Count! Anyhow, it's sure a big old bummer I can't stay to play more with you guys. But this place is about to go kablooey! Later, meanies!" With that, she disappeared.

Bowser groaned, stomping on the ground. "That little brat! Now what do we do?"

"We can't possibly keep fighting at this rate!" Peach cried.

"What other choice do we have? Come on!" Mario said, leading his fellow heroes out. They made it past four Sammer Guys, who didn't even bother with putting up a fight. The 25th Sammer Guy forced himself to laugh. "HA HA HA! We are doomed! It cannot be stopped! HA HA!" The sky flashed a blinding white light twice. The warrior kept laughing as he ran out of the gate.

"We're too late!?" Bowser cried.

"No! Not like this!" Tippi whispered.

With two more flashes, the Void grew to its maximum capacity. The next thing they knew, its dark power obliterated another world.


"Count Bleck..." Tippi whispered. She found herself next to the rainbow doors in Flipside. The three heroes were on the ground, unconscious. "I feel like I know him from somewhere..." She gasped. "Wait, I do! Or at least...I did! I did know him! But how? And when? Who is he? I can't remember..."

"Tippi?" A voice asked.

She turned, seeing Mario standing. "Mario...You realize..."

Before she could finish, Peach and Bowser woke up. The latter looked around. "Ugh...Whuzzat? Whozere? Bwah! What's going on here?"

"I'm a little discombobulated myself, so it's hard to say..." Tippi replied. "At the very least, we seemed to have returned to Flipside."

"But what of King Sammer and the Sammer Guys?" Peach asked. "And the Pure Heart..."

Tippi went to the dark blue door. "The door leading to that world still exists, it seems. I wonder...Do we dare go back in?" She thought for a moment. "Yes. Yes, I think we should go through."

Bowser hesitated. "Uh...Can't we take a democratic vote? I say nuh-uh!"

"Bowser, we'd have to go in either way," Peach muttered. "There's just no other way forward."

"What? No way! This isn't fair!"

Mario approached him. "Hey, think of it like this. If anything goes wrong, you can have Peach."

The Koopa King laughed. "Okay!"

Peach frowned. "Wait, what!?" Mario winked to show his bluff. The princess giggled, then shook her head. "Wait. Boys, we need to get serious, okay?" She went to the door and opened it. The usual darkness never seemed so intimidating. She blurted out, "Gentlemen first!"


Mr. L scanned the white, empty world around him. "So...This is what happens when the Void takes a world?" He felt a twinge of regret, but a voice in his head reprimanded him. So what if it takes a million worlds? Think of your family!

The man in green turned to Brobot L-Type. He smirked, though it didn't feel so genuine this time. "Ready to get this done, bro?" The robot didn't respond, as usual. Mr. L frowned. "I'm assuming your silence means yes." With that, he got inside and tried to find the heroes.

Soon enough, he found them. Princess Peach was a few feet in front of the Pure Heart. She was with her two friends and rainbow butterfly again. He pressed a green button and the windshield came down. He narrowed his eyes. Seems like they haven't spotted the thing yet. Maybe I could take it real quick? Leave them wandering for who knows how long?

"What's that over there?" The Pixl spoke up. The three headed towards the Pure Heart. "Could that be...It's a Pure Heart! It seems an impossibility, but it somehow survived the obliteration of this world! Something about it seems odd, though…"

Mr. L laughed. "This place is pretty bland now, isn't it?" He jumped down from his seat, facing them for a few seconds. He turned to the Pure Heart and found it lost its color and spark. "Hey, what's going on here? Looks like your Pure Heart got broken," He said in an apathetic tone. He smiled and added, "I guess Pure Hearts can't handle the end of the world. Heh. But, eh, whatever. I'll swipe it just for kicks." The mechanic picked up the Pure Heart and placed it in his bag.

That was when Peach walked up to him. Turning back to face her, he smiled and said in a smooth voice, "Hey there, gorgeous. Don't you know that a Chaos wasteland is no place for a stunner like you?"

She frowned. "I demand that you take off that mask and show us who you really are! Hmmph!"

He smirked, ignoring her request. "How about that Prognosticus! Anything the Count doesn't like...POOF! It never existed." Taking on his apathetic tone again, he added, "Look, I've got to run. Stay out of the Count's business if you want to live."

The princess' eyes widened. She changed tactics. "Even a masked man like you wouldn't watch a world die without feeling anything. You must see that Count Bleck's plan is totally mad!"

Mr. L narrowed his eyes. You don't get it. He's going to find my family for me and remake these corrupted worlds. "Still pushing for a fight, huh? Fine. Who am I to disappoint?" He raised his arms. "BROBOT LAUNCH!"

Just as before, Brobot L-Type swooped down in front of him. Beaming, he said, "Just check this thing out! This bad boy is sporting the latest in brobotics! Meet my new friend, BROBOT L-TYPE!" He hoped in the front seat, shouting, "The Green Thunder strikes like lightning!" Mr. L smirked, eyes landing on Peach. "Hey, Ms. Pink n' Frilly! Try not to get kidnapped before I defeat you! Have at you!"

Peach glared, clenching her fists. Mario frowned, pushing away any thoughts of concern. "Oh, great. This guy again." He turned to Peach, flashing her a grin. "Don't worry, mia principessa! I'll take care of it!"

Bowser got in the way. "I'll take care of it first!" He roared, but his fire didn't appear to affect Brobot L-Type at all. He glared. "What!?"

Mr. L laughed, pressing a button. A pair of hot green lasers scorched through. Peach used her parasol, but the other two moaned in pain. Rubbing the side of his face, Mario asked, "Hey, Tippi? Can you tell me his stats real quick?"

"The machine's Max HP is 64," Tippi began. "Attack is 5. Defense is 4. Defense against fire is 8. Most of its moves are the same, but it can now use its hands or tackle you... It seems to be weak to explosions..."

The fight was going smoothly. Mr. L used his brother's attacks while the heroes were defenseless for the most part. They got a few stomps in, but their feet were no match for Brobot L-Type. Then that voice returned. It seemed louder than before, with its own sound as well. You need to stop. You know you care for them!

"Come on, you two! We're losing to the green blunder again! We need to step up our game!" Bowser cried.

"Shut up!" He shouted, to both Bowser and the voice. To the voice, he added quietly, "I'm not going to listen to you. You already cost me one battle."

You know who you are. He told you. How could you forget that? Forget them?

Mr. L groaned, pressing both the missile button and the one for lasers. "I said shut up!"

Peach used her parasol to defend herself against the missiles. Mario got hit with a missile, but he quickly used an item to defend himself against the lasers. It appeared to form an invincible block around him, similar to the Count's barrier that Mr. L heard about. Bowser faced the brunt of the laser attack.

"Bowser!" The princess cried. She turned back to Brobot L-Type. "Ugh...I've had enough of this!" She grabbed Boomer and threw it at the machine's feet. The Pixl cheered. "Alright! Yesss!" Within a few seconds, he exploded, delivering a harsh attack.

"W-What?" Mr. L whispered. "I didn't make him explosion proof?"

See? You were never supposed to win.

"Quit it! You're distracting me!" He tried to use missiles again, but he was interrupted by another explosion. Mario and Bowser cheered Peach on as she kept attacking. He got a few more attacks in, but the other two hereoes got out of the way while Peach used her parasol. As Peach and her Pixl delivered its last attack, Brobot L-Type started exploding once again.

Mr. L stared in shock. "Aw, WHAT!? No way! My Brobot L-Type shoots missiles! MISSILES!" With that, the machine fell apart. Mr. L fell in front of the heroes, not noticing the Pure Heart spill out of his bag. He stood, brushing himself off. "Preposterous! Why? Why can't I win!?"

"Well...It might be because you're weak," The butterfly muttered.

Mr. L growled. "You may laugh now, but the Green Thunder never forgets!" With that, the man in green ran away. Once he got far enough away from them, he stopped to take a breath. Wait! The Pure Heart! Mr. L undid the strap to his bag and checked inside. Sighing, he closed it and put the bag back next to his hip. "Oh...Who cares? It's not like they can do anything with it at this point..."

He thought about the way he felt with Mario and the others. Where had he seen them before? Well...Where had he seen them before the Whoa Zone, at the very least? He had worked so hard for this chance, yet he only felt frustration when they destroyed his metal brother again.

Not to mention he didn't feel as connected to Brobot as before. He could always build another one. Wait...Did that mean his need to be with that red fraud trumped the love and pride he felt for his own metal brother? Why did nothing make sense anymore!?

Panting, Mr. L muttered, "I don't know what it is about those guys, but I just can't seem to beat them!"

That was when he heard laughter. "Did they wound your fragile pride, Mr. L? Demolish your robot again?" The man in green wasn't even surprised when Dimentio appeared right in front of him.

"Oh, it's you again, Dimentio," He muttered. "I'm stumped. You'd think a giant robot would be enough to crush these heroes… " Mr. L turned around, not able to face his friend. "I'm a disgrace...There's no way I can show my face to Count Bleck after THIS!"

"Perhaps that is for the best," Dimentio replied.

Mr. L was thinking of a sarcastic response when he heard the jester use magic. He turned to face him when a burst of fire sprouted out of the ground. He jumped back just in time to dodge the flame. "Whoa, now! Hey! What are you doing?"

"You said it yourself. You can't go back to the Count now. So get lost," Dimentio said flatly. There was little malice, as if he was just stating facts.

The man in green narrowed his eyes, clenching his fists. "Not a funny joke, Dimentio..." He felt anger and betrayal rise from a suppressed place in his heart. "If I wanted to laugh, your face is inspiration enough!"

Dimentio laughed. "Such temper! Your nostrils, they flare out like the hood of a hissing cobra!" He added in a more serious tone, "I can't have you around the Count. If I am rid of you here, I won't be found out." He chuckled, adding, "And the others will never find you...Yes, this is my moment to grasp! It's time for you to take your final bow, Mr. L."

With that, he made a box appear out of nowhere. Mr. L gasped, looking around. He ran towards Dimentio, but he ran into the walls of the magic box. Shaking, he said, "H-Hey now! Whoa! What's this? You've lost your mind, Dimentio!"

The magician laughed. "Shhh. Don't worry. It won't be so bad, I promise. I'll send those heroes your way soon, just so you'll have someone to play with." He snapped his fingers.

The next thing he knew, the man in green saw nothing but sporadic attacks of fire. The flames scorched through him and the last thing he heard was his own desperate screams. Soon, he was gone.

Dimentio smiled. With a wave of his hand, he said, "Ciao..Mr. L!"

He prepared a quick teleportation spell. Forcing another chuckle, he added, "Or should I say...Ciao, Luigi?"


In my outline, I literally had that last scene as "Dimentio betrays the burnt cinnamon roll" scene. Though I don't think Mr. L is burnt now. Just a little overcooked. Dimentio gets to be burnt.

This was a bit boring to write because most of it was from the game. Well, I suppose this chapter is a necessary one. Next time should be more fun to write. Also, I never understood why Dimentio didn't say "Ciao, Luigi." Even as a little child who didn't care about Mr. L that much, I didn't get it. Missed opportunity, folks!

-Colorful and Free