Scene 3: The CoI Citadel
Scene 3, Chapter 13 –
Keeping Pace
The crisis was over—but not for long. CoI troops sent the burned Torch to the hospital. The Incognito forces finally conquered the Shiver Region. Cicle was found lying unconscious outside Crystal Palace. He was sent back to the citadel for intensive care. Kolorado was found hiding in the Crystal Palace basement. He was captured and sent to the large citadel jail. Dr. Schizo ordered another platoon to attack Dry Dry Outpost.
Hey-Ho left the citadel and returned to Toad Town, beating up any guards in the way.
Two Snifits guarded the entrance to Toad Town. Hey-Ho approached them. "Hey, you! No one is allowed here! Go away!" barked one of the snifits.
"Yeah, scram!" snapped the other.
Hey-Ho pulled out his knife and held it out in front of him. "It's really unfair, you know. Two on one. So let's make this fair. Say hello to my little friend."
The two Snifits looked at each other and sprinted away in fear.
Hey-Ho wandered around town. Bandits were running in and out, stealing money and belongings from all the Toads. A Boo would occasionally appear and freak a Bandit out.
So what are you planning on doing now?
The Cult of Incognito must be stopped. There's a minimal resistance right now. We need to return power to Toad Town. I think I may know who can help, believe it or not.
What if I said I didn't believe it?
Hey-Ho ignored Slasher and saw an average house that seemed to be heavily guarded. Ten Fat Guys and two Spear Guys were patrolling it.
Ow. That's a lot of security. How're you going to get past that?
"Watch and observe." Hey-Ho pulled the Bob-omb out of his pack and screamed, "Hey Fat Bastard!"
The Fat Guys all clumped together and prepared to charge Hey-Ho. Hey-Ho lit the Bob-omb and hurled it at the fat army. It was a bull's eye and all the Fat Guys got knocked out. The two Spear Guys ran to the front. One of them screamed, "Hey you! Get out of here! No toys for you!"
Hey-Ho popped out his copter and fired it at one of the Spear Guys. He ran to the other and kicked him straight up the mask. The two Spear Guys fell unconscious, and Hey-Ho entered the building. The room was empty. It was like a warehouse
Nothing here…
Suddenly, a part of the wall opened up like a door. A CoI Guy peered out. "Oliver? What happened! Heeey! You're not Oliver!"
"Damn straight I'm not," said Hey-Ho. "Take me to the toy box."
"Ummm… Dr. Schizo said not to let anyone in. But… we're playing Pin the Club on the Clubba. We'll let you in if you play."
"Fine…"
Hey-Ho entered the next room. In the center was a colorful box. On the wall was a picture of a Clubba holding nothing. A CoI Guy held a pin with a club on it. "Okay! It's my turn!"
The two other CoI Guys ran over and blindfolded him. The blindfolded CoI Guy started clumsily walking toward the Clubba. The two other CoI Guys started rooting and cheering.
Ha. They're so caught up in their stupid game that they forgot you even existed. Let's go. 0:30.
Oh shut up…
Did I say 0:30? Hehe, my bad.
Hey-Ho opened the box and jumped in. He was suddenly in a colorful world. A bunch of Shy Guys glared at him. One comically dressed Shy Guy with a badge and a hat stood in front. "Friend or foe!?"
"Friend!"
"How can you back that up?" asked General Guy.
Uh oh. Think of something.
"Umm. My name is Hey-Ho?"
Oh gee. Smooth… said Slasher, sarcastically.
"THE Hey-Ho?"
"Yep."
"Ah ha! Our Spy Guys have seen wanted ads all over town looking for you! You're a criminal to the CoI! That's good! Shy Guys, pull back."
The Shy Guys backed off and started jumping up and down with joy.
Hey-Ho spoke up. "Listen, general. Toad Town is in chaos. The toy box will be taken over once Toad Town has been conquered. There's barely any resistance against the CoI. We need your help!"
"I don't know about this…"
"What is there to lose? The toy box will be taken if you don't do anything. Why don't you try to live in peace with the Toads? They'll be forever grateful if you help them. I'm sure working together would help the Shy Guys too."
The Shy Guys looked at each other.
"You sound convincing, but this would be a huge change for the Toy Box."
"How about this. Maybe this place would be too confining sometimes. Toad Town is thinking about expanding to the west. There's a lot of open land between here and Goomba Village. If you help save the world from the CoI, you'll have your own Shy Guy town. And besides, there are other groups that are also resisting the CoI. Once I get them to do something, the CoI will have no chance."
"I like it! Sir, you have just convinced me! Prepare the army for battle! Today, Toad Town will be liberated!"
The Shy Guys jumped up and down with joy. Hey-Ho smiled. Suddenly, they all stared at him. Hey-Ho quickly said, "Don't ask."
The CoI Guys cheered. Their comrade finally pinned the club on the Clubba. Suddenly, the box opened. "Oh no, they're trying again. Close the box."
It was too late. Two Groove Guys leaped out of the box. The CoI Guys stared at them. Then the Groove Guys started spinning and leaping. They soon started to break dance. The CoI Guys started clapping and cheering.
Unknown to the distracted CoI Guys, two Spy Guys popped out of the Toy Box. They fired at the CoI Guys, knocking them out. Soon after, All the Shy Guys, Medi Guys, Groove Guys, Spy Guys, Pyro Guys, and Stilt Guys came out. As it got crowded, they went outside. Following them came the Shy Squad. They posed and exited the building. Then came the Shy Guy with the two signal sticks. Soon came General Guy and his huge tank. The Shy Guy with the signal sticks ran out of the building. General Guy came bursting out of the building.
Inside the box, Gourmet Guy was looking at the spring that was the exit. "C'mon, Gourmet Guy. A whole world of food awaits you," said Hey-Ho. Hey-Ho jumped out of the toy box.
"Don't leave me! I wanna hide with Tayce T.!" Gourmet Guy jumped out of the box and bounded out of the hideout.
General Guy rounded up his enormous army and marched down the streets of Toad Town. All the cultists were severly beaten up and sent to the Shy Guy's Toy Box's playground, which served as a jail. In a short matter of time, the Shy Guys took over and liberated Toad Town. All the Toads came out and danced. Some even hugged some Shy Guys.
A girl Toad spotted Hey-Ho and said, "Ooh! He's sooo adorable!"
Uh oh! Hehehehe!
She ran over and squeezed Hey-Ho.
HAHAHAHAHA! Slasher was laughing hysterically and going crazy.
The things I do to get loved…
Russ T. came out of his house and muttered, "Who would've thought—Shy Guys and Toads working together. In the meantime, Shy Guys worked in the toy box creating weapons and tanks to defeat the CoI with.
Hey-Ho looked around. Toad Town wasn't terrorized anymore. It was still in chaos though. Everybody—especially the Shy Guys—were running around and partying.
General Guy stood at the center of Toad Town and announced, "Soon, we'll liberate Koopa Village, Goomba Village, and Bob-omb Fortress! Once that happens, the Cult of Incognito will only be secluded in their citadel and the Shiver Region!"
Everyone cheered. The southwest side of Toad Town was filled with people dancing and celebrating. Gourmet Guy danced with Tayce T. Boos piled in and also celebrated—not to mention scaring some victims. Bootler and Lady Bow came in as well and partied. Bow decided to defend the town, and when the time came, lead the Boos for an assault on the citadel.
Hey-Ho walked to the pipe that led to the Toad Town Tunnels. General Guy and Bow caught up with Hey-Ho.
"Sir, where are you going? The festivities have only begun!" said General Guy.
"Yes, stay! It's quite a fright!" added Bow.
"I'm sorry. I have business to run in the Nimbus Kingdom. I'll be back. Have fun. I hope your attacks on Koopa Village, Bob-omb Fortress, and Goomba Village go well. See ya later."
General Guy and Bow waved Hey-Ho good-bye as he jumped into the pipe.
Knock. Knock. Anti Guy rammed the palm tree for lemon. Yes, yummy, delicious lemons! He could get them turned into Lemon Candy. Even sweeter! When he collected his lemons, he headed back to the outpost. He heard marching in the distance. Getting closer, Anti Guy saw a whole army of cultists marching toward Dry Dry Outpost, which was caught by surprise. Merlee and Moustafa escaped into the warp pipe. Anti Guy ran past the army and jumped into the warp pipe after the two.
At the same time, Boo Mansion and Gusty Gulch were even more of a ghost town than before. There wasn't a ghost in sight. They were all having fun in the newly liberated Toad Town. A CoI Mask Koopa who was wandering in the Forever Forest for a long time finally reached Gusty Gulch. With no one to stop him, he danced and shouted, "I conquered Gusty Gulch in the name of the Cult of Incognito! Woo!"
Dark Mario walked up to Dr. Schizo, who was working on the wounded Thermal Bros. He sneered at them and turned his attention to the doctor. "We've conquered Dry Dry Outpost and Gusty Gulch."
"That's good."
"Merlee, Moustafa, and Anti Guy were seen escaping."
"Okay…"
"There's really bad news, however. General Guy and his army liberated Toad Town. All our men either escaped, or where imprisoned."
"That's nice."
Dark Mario walked away from the doctor who just didn't give a damn.
"I don't care about you either," muttered Dark Mario.
"That's nice."
Scene 3, Chapter 14 – West
Side Story
As Hey-Ho wandered around in the Toad Town Tunnels, three odd figures headed toward him. One was a little mouse with a turban, the other was a shadowy female wizard, and the third was a dark Shy Guy with a blue mask.
Moustafa, Merlee, and Anti Guy.
"Huh? What are you doing here?" asked Hey-Ho.
"Dry Dry Outpost was invaded! I have nowhere to go now!" said Moustafa
"Toad Town is liberated now."
"Really! Then off I go!" Moustafa ran into the warp pipe into Toad Town.
"My little center was taken over by the cultists. I guess I'll have to work in Toad Town for awhile. I sense you're a good one. Good luck." Merlee followed Moustafa.
"Ummm…" said Anti Guy.
"You're not much for words, aren't you?"
"Out of my way. I need to see Tayce T." Anti Guy brushed past Hey-Ho and followed Merlee.
What a grouch, said Slasher.
"Forget about him, we need to get to the Nimbus Kingdom."
After exploring the dark and dismal tunnels, Hey-Ho finally stumbled into a warp pipe that led to the Nimbus Kingdom. He jumped in and found himself on the cloud kingdom.
A couple of Nimbus people that were walking by stopped and froze when they saw the intruding Shy Guy pop out of the pipe. One started screaming, "Ahhh! The cult is coming to conquer us!" They started running in circles.
"Silence! I don't mean harm… Please, let me see the king. I know your prince is missing. I even know who did it. Let me see him, and I'm sure the cult will only be a thing of the past."
The Nimbus people stopped and stared at the Shy Guy wondering if they should trust him. One of them stepped up and said quietly, "Follow me then, Shy Guy." The Nimbus guided Hey-Ho through the kingdom until they finally came to the castle. The guards moved aside for the Nimbus, and they glared at Hey-Ho. The two walked down the halls to the throne room. The king was pacing back and forth still thinking about his missing son.
"What to do… What to do…" he moaned.
"Your highness, this Shy Guy wants to talk to you. He says he has important news about the prince."
The king jumped and ran over to Hey-Ho. He grabbed him, shook him, and said, "What do you know about my son!?"
"Ahhh! Let go!"
The king let go and apologized.
"Your son was abducted by the infamous Dark Mario of the Cult of Incognito."
"Yes. We've heard about him. So that was who that evil-looking man was."
"He's needed to open a gate from Star Road to reach the Wishing Star, along with six other victims."
"The Wishing Star is just legend. The Star Rod is what truly grants wishes. But the Star Rod only grants good wishes. I don't see why my good son has to be used. That's just not like the stars."
Hey-Ho never realized that and paused. Let me handle this. I think you should know this too. Slasher took over control. The voice stayed the same though.
"That's where it's different. The Wishing Star is extremely ancient. It was created by five stars. However, one of them was corrupt. He soon betrayed all the others and made up his own rules. One of them was to sacrifice seven people. The Wishing Star could grant any wish—good or bad. Eventually, the other stars found out about him. He was punished and sent down to the ground. For years, the corrupt star laid dormant. Recently, about 10 years ago, the star possessed a victim who found him lying in the dirt. Thus began the start of the Cult of Incognito."
The king stayed quiet.
"We need your army to help defeat the CoI."
"What!? No way… They have a huge army. Our army is nothing compared to theirs… NOTHING!"
"General Guy has a rather big army ready to attack them. If both of your armies attack at the same time, they might be pushed back."
"That's considerable. But we'll still lose by a bit."
"What if I told you I'd raid the citadel itself, and free all the prisoners… including Luigi!"
"That's a huge risk. But… what do we have to lose? All right. I'll do it. Only under one condition: You prove your worth by fixing this little problem we have in the kingdom. You see, there are four weird Nimbus kids that are a gang threatening the younger Nimbus kids. It's really disturbing, and if you say you're as good as you are, then you'll stop them."
"Alright, I'll do that."
Hey-Ho left the castle. The guards sneered at him.
It didn't take Hey-Ho long to spot the four troublemakers. They each had different colored pants and "hair." One was red, and the others were yellow, green, and black. The red one was holding a chest, which Hey-Ho easily guessed, was carrying something important. They were running, laughing, and kicking anyone in their way. Finally Hey-Ho jumped in and said, "Stop it…!"
I hate gangs.
The red one, who was the leader said, "Well, you, a little wimpy Shy Guy, wants to stop us? No way! We have our own business here!"
The others nodded in approval.
He continued, "And as long as we're here, this place belongs to us!"
The others nodded in approval.
"What's in the box?" asked Hey-Ho.
The red Nimbus got mad and said, "What's it to you!? Do you think you own us? We own YOU!" The others were jumping up and down. The red Nimbus placed the chest down on the ground. "You want it? Come and get it."
The four of them made a line, ready to beat up the wimp Shy Guy. Hey-Ho popped out his copter and took out his knife. He looked at them menacingly. Surprisingly, they weren't afraid. Instead they jumped forward and attacked Hey-Ho. The black one grabbed his copter and kept it still. The green one grabbed Hey-Ho's hand that was holding the knife. The red one and the yellow one started pounding on Hey-Ho with their marshmallow-like fists. They barely even ticked Hey-Ho.
Pitiful. Show them the true art of fighting.
Hey-Ho started spinning his copter. The black one spun on it then flew off. Then Hey-Ho punched at thin air. The green one lost his grip and landed next to the black one. With ease, he flipped over the other two. The yellow one screamed, "Ahh! Regroup!"
They all grouped together tightly, ready to attack again. Hey-Ho ran forward, and delivered his strongest kick, whacking all of them. All of them flew back, and then a puff of dust appeared from all of them.
Four Ninjakoopas were lying on the ground. They all jumped back up. Red yelled, "That was a cheap shot! Those bodies stunk! You'll never defeat the Koopa Bros.!"
Black chimed in, "We're too cool for you!"
Yellow yelled, "The CoI has everything you don't have!"
"We'll get you! Until we meet again! Loser!" said Green, sorely.
The Koopa Bros. ran off.
Well, that wasn't hard, was it? Hey look! They left their chest!
"I wonder what it is." Hey-Ho walked over and opened it. There were some diagrams. It looked like a robot with two hammers. "Looks like design specs."
CoI material, no doubt. All right, our job is done. Let's see the king.
Hey-Ho returned to the king. The guards didn't sneer at him on the way. He explained everything to the king.
"Koopa Bros.!? I didn't think they'd come this far… Especially being employed by the cult… Okay, that's even more reason to attack. I'll send my rag tag army to help. Don't expect much, but it's the least we can do."
"Thank you so much, your highness," said Hey-Ho.
Hey-Ho headed back to Toad Town as the king rallied up his forces.
Wario sat down in his castle—somewhat wrecked by Dark Mario—as he read the newspaper, which was now controlled by the CoI. Everything was. He looked at their most precious section: the list of all the CoI prisoners.
"Newly captured – Kolorado… Newly captured – Herringway…" He quickly scanned down the list and read, "Bombette, Watt, Waluigi, Lui… WALUIGI! MUMAMIA!" Wario was quickly enraged. He got his newly made Vampire Fangs that would let him turn into Vampire Wario and Jet Cap, and went straight for the citadel.
The Koopa Bros. ran back and started whining to Dr. Schizo. "I'm sorry! We lost the plans! We were so weak back then! We should've been Koopas! We promise you, it'll never happen again!"
"Well, you sound desperate. I knew I couldn't trust you with it, so I asked for a copy to be made. A Bandit delivered it to me."
The Koopa Bros' mouths dropped. "A BANDIT!?" roared Green. They're Koopa Bros. pride was shot down by a weak little Bandit.
"Is that a problem?" said Dark Mario, who just joined in the conversation.
If there was anything the Koopa Bros. feared, it was that crazy Dark Mario. Red spoke up and said, "No, sir. We'll be going now…" The Koopa Bros. ran off.
Scene 3, Chapter 15 –
Citadel Siege
Hey-Ho emerged from the tunnels back into Toad Town. The town was relatively quiet compared to last night. Shy Guys were running all over town, bringing weapons to Shy Guys, Toads, and Boos. General Guy was sitting down next to Russ T. creating the plans for the takeover of the citadel. Hey-Ho walked up to General Guy and said, "All right. The Nimbus Kingdom is starting to attack."
"Good job, sir! We have our brilliant military strategy devised. Koopa Village, Bob-omb Fortress and Goomba Village were liberated. But, ha, Goomba Village didn't have any Goombas. There was only a few CoI Guys. The Koopas and Bob-ombs should come soon to help us." General Guy jumped and ran to the center of Toad Town. He grabbed a mike and screamed, "Okay! Now's the time to attack! Men, rally up our forces!" Everyone cheered, and the Toad and Shy Guy infantry marched up to the front. Pyro Guys, Spy Guys, Shy Stacks, and Stilt Guys formed the second wave. Sky Guys, Fly Guys, and Boos covered the air. Eleven tanks—similar to the model that General Guy used when he fought Mario—rolled up from the rear. The center one was the largest and strongest; it was obviously General Guy's. Boos covered the sides. Finally, some Shy Guys and Toads stayed back in town while the small, but powerful army rolled out.
Two Toads opened the exit that led straight to the citadel. Some CoI Guys were wandering around until they saw a huge, intimidating army. They ran off crying.
Dr. Schizo stood on top of a podium at the center of the citadel. All of his cultists and minions were gathered all around. Their size was almost about six times as large as General Guy's army. Dr. Schizo announced, "My brothers! Come forth and listen! As I promised earlier, the time for us to be the perfect people will come soon! However! We must fight a crisis! It shouldn't be a problem, since you are all the ultimate people fit for living! General Guy has sent an army to attack the citadel! It's very small, and you should have no problems finishing them. Once that happens, the world will be ours!"
The crowd cheered loudly. The mad doctor continued, "So! Cult of Incognito! My brothers, CHARGE!" Everybody screamed loudly and rushed to defend the citadel. Spear Guys rushed to Torch's Tower ready to fire spears down at the army. Sky Guys, Fly Guys, Beezos, and Snufits raided the air. Some Mask Koopas headed to the defenses and commandeered the cannons. Some cultists stayed inside the citadel. Others went out to greet the army.
Torch and Cicle came out of the clinic as brand as new—even better. Dr. Schizo said, "Torch and Cicle, guard the inside of the citadel."
"Right!"
"Here they come," said Hey-Ho.
"We'll make a charge for the entrance," said General Guy.
The infantry armed their slingshots, and the war began. Spear Guys attacked from above as Sky Guy and the tanks' flash attacks knocked many out. Boos, including Bow, distracted and beat up many of the aerial attackers.
While everyone was distracted, Hey-Ho took his platoon of four Spy Guys and snuck into Torch's Tower. The war became muffled, and Hey-Ho debriefed his men on the mission. "Okay. Some of you may not make it, but this is for a better cause. We must release the prisoners. Once we do, we can have a chance of winning this war. It may look like we're winning, but there are too many cultists. Follow me quietly.
They quickly sped through the tower. There were barely any guards since they were all fighting. After a quick period of time, they transferred from Torch's Tower into the CoI Citadel. "The prison should be in the far back," whispered Hey-Ho. The Spy Guys nodded. Speeding down the halls, they ran down the citadel halls.
As they passed one room, Hey-Ho saw Dark Mario sitting inside the room, meditating. Dark Mario suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head. Hey-Ho disappeared. "That was a close one, sir," piped up a Spy Guy.
Out of nowhere, a ragtag army of Nimbus soldiers attacked from Cicle's Tower's side. They progressed to the main gate of the citadel and ambushed many cultists who were concentrating on General Guy. Soon, the cultists divided up their forces, which made it even easier for General Guy.
Some fighters came from behind General Guy and marched between the Nimbus army and the Toad Town army. It was the Koopa Troopas and Bob-ombs! "Sorry we're late," said the commander Koopa to General Guy.
"Glad you can make it, sir. We're closing in on them now! But there's still too many. We have to hold out as long as we can or else we're all doomed!"
Fly Guys and Snufits were shot down and piled up in front of the allied armies.
Two Mace Guys guarded the entrance to the prison. The four Spy Guys inflicted two bullets of damage on each Mace Guy. Hey-Ho ran in and pounded each of them. Hey-Ho and the Spy Guys ran into the prison.
The prison was huge, and it was not a nice sight either. Each person had his own cell. To the left, Hey-Ho saw the old and senile Kamek. To the right was Kolorado who was pacing around in his cell. Among the prisoners were Princess Peach, Waluigi, Bombette, Goombario, Watt, Lakilester, Parakarry, Moustafa, Herringway, the Shiver City mayor, the Dojo Master and his students, the Koopa Kids, and Luigi. Hey-Ho shouted, "All right! I'm freeing all of you! Even you eight…" He pointed to Kamek and the Koopa Kids.
"Not so fast!" called a familiar voice from behind.
Scene 3, Chapter 16 – Attack
of the Koopa Bros.
Hey-Ho turned around. It was those blasted Koopa Bros. again!
"You'll not get away with defeating us this time!" barked Red.
"Nimbuses are wimps!" yelled Green.
"You caught us off guard!" hollered Yellow.
"Now fear the true power and coolness of the Koopa Bros.!" screamed Black.
Without warning, the Koopa Bros. jumped onto each other and rushed Hey-Ho. He flew onto the ground, slightly hurt. The Spy Guys pulled out their hammers and started to attack, but the Koopa Bros. separated and charged them with their shells. Hurt and defeated, the Spy Guys wussed out and ran out of the prison.
Hey-Ho was alone—outnumbered. As the Koopa Bros. were separated, Hey-Ho ran in and kicked Yellow as hard as possible. He flinched in pain from the attack; the Koopa Bros. restacked again for another attack. Hey-Ho stomped on them, but it wasn't enough to knock them over. "Hahaha! You have no chance to win! Prepare to lose, and the cult will take over!" laughed Red. They spun and charged Hey-Ho again, injuring him even more.
We can't take this anymore… complained Slasher.
Hold on. I know we can do it… Somehow…
Hey-Ho got up slowly. The Koopa Bros. regrouped again for another attack. As they started to spin again for another attack, they got blasted by a powerful attack.
Geno stood there and said, "Need help?"
"We need all the help we can get. Thank you!"
The Koopa Bros. separated, and laid sprawled on the floor. Hey-Ho stomped Yellow, which knocked the poor Koopa Brother out of commission. Geno fired a shot at Green. Green flinched, and the Koopa Bros. regrouped again. Spinning, they charged and knocked Hey-Ho and Geno down at the same time.
Oof! That hurt! At least it wasn't as strong as before… I don't think we can take any more of this, Hey-Ho…
Geno fired another beam at the Koopa Bros. They started to wobble until Hey-Ho ran in and kicked them. They toppled again. "Ugh, we can't keep falling over like this!" moaned Red, who was sprawled on the floor.
Hey-Ho ran to Green and stomped on him. Green got knocked out cold like White. Geno, who was losing energy, started punching Black wildly until he got up again. "You knocked out Green! You'll pay for that!" yelled Black. Red and Black hid themselves in their shells and whacked Hey-Ho and Geno respectively. Red quickly jumped on Black to get ready for another attack.
Groggily, Hey-Ho got up. His whole body swayed back and forth. "This is so painful. I don't know if I can go on."
There's only two more. Please go on, for everyone's sakes!
"Koopa Bros… You're going… down!" gasped Hey-Ho. He pulled out his knife and charged. Red and Black freaked out and separated. As Black ran away, Hey-Ho kicked him into Geno, who blasted him with another Geno Beam. Black went unconscious.
Red gasped. "Two to one? That's no fair!"
"Neither was four to one," Hey-Ho retorted.
"Fine! Be that way! I'll finish you now!" He went in his shell and charged at Hey-Ho. Hey-Ho jumped and pounded Red. He flipped over in pain. Again and again, Hey-Ho pounced until Red went out.
I knew you could do it, laughed Slasher.
"Good job," said Geno.
"You didn't do bad yourself."
Hey-Ho and Geno began to rescue the prisoners as the allied forces started to break down the walls around the main citadel gate.
Peach approached Hey-Ho and said, "Thank you, Shy Guy. Thank you Geno too. My only gift for you would be healing you. I'm sorry I can't do anything else. My whole kingdom is in debt to you." She put her hands together and healed the two heroes.
"Aw, it's no problem." Hey-Ho grinned.
"Just be glad I'm not going to hurt you," said Kamek. He coughed, wheezed, and went to help in the battle."
The Koopa Kids ran off to follow him.
Hey-Ho looked at Luigi and said, "I think you should help in the battle."
"Right away!" Luigi bounded off to help the battle that was now turned to the allies' favor. Bombette, Watt, Parakarry, Goombario, Kooper, and Lakilester thanked Hey-Ho and went off to fight. The other prisoners except Waluigi and Peach left to return to their homelands.
"Mumamia! What a weird month this has been! I've been frozen, and then I've been taken to this awful place! And now I'm free! Wahoo!" Waluigi did a little dance and left—in the wrong way!
"Wait!" said Hey-Ho. Waluigi was too happy and blissful that he was unaware of Hey-Ho's warnings.
"Let him be," said Peach. "For now, let me help the brave soldiers who are fighting in this war. It's about time we actually did something." Peach left the prison as well. Hey-Ho and Geno were alone.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Wario bursted into the prison. "Where's Waluigi!?" he demanded.
"He went the wrong way… Who knows what lies ahead for him."
"How could you let him!? He's my younger brother, you know. I'm going after him!" Wario ran the way Waluigi went.
"They could be in trouble. As much as I hate to say it, we have to follow them," said Geno.
Anti Guy carried his sack of newly made lemon candy after somewhat thanking Tayce T. After all, Tayce T. was so nice to make Anti Guy some lemon candy. Gourmet Guy was also kind enough to help Tayce T. cook any food she wanted too. After all, he'd just make some extra for himself.
Toad Town was slightly empty. Some Shy Guys were running around, guarding the place. Other Shy Guys were running out of town to help their comrades. The world couldn't go on like this—at least Toad Town. It was survival of the fittest… and the cult was threatening Anti Guy's survival. He marched through town carrying his sack of lemon candy. The Shy Guys that were running around paused, looked at Anti Guy, and backed away. After all, Anti Guy was feared by Shy Guys.
Scene 3, Chapter 17 – Pit of
Despair
Hey-Ho and Geno dashed down the hallway that lead to who knows where. They chased after Wario who chased after Waluigi.
"Wario! Don't be a fool!" cried Hey-Ho.
"Shut up! He's my brother, so he's my business!" Wario cried back.
As the hallway curved, Slasher realized that this was heading to Cicle's Tower.
Hey-Ho, we're going to Cicle's Tower. The exit should be nearby.
Soon they found themselves at the lobby of Cicle's Tower. They heard the war going on inside the citadel as the tanks busted through the walls.
Waluigi ran through the door, screaming, "I'm free! I'm free! Wahahaha!"
Wario, Hey-Ho, and Geno stood in the center of the room, staring. "Okay…" said Wario. "I think I should go too." As he started to walk out, the floor opened up and they fell down into a dark pit.
Wario fell face first into the ground. Geno landed on Wario, and Hey-Ho landed on Geno. "Ugh… What's this…?" moaned Hey-Ho. The lights flashed on. Hundreds of blue robots that had hammers for arms surrounded them.
"Hammerbots," muttered Wario.
A voice echoed through the room. "That is correct, Wario."
"Huh? Who said that!?"
"Most of you know me as Dr. Schizo. What a weird name it is. A weird name indeed… It's totally absurd. We're not schizophrenic…"
"Get on with it," demanded Hey-Ho.
"Oh yes… I get carried away. Nice to meet you again Hey-Ho. On such a fine day. It seems to me that you could be the root of this. The root of this mishap… What do you say? Guilty… or innocent?"
"What will it matter?"
"Yes, yes, you do have a point. Innocent, you die. Guilty, you die. Therefore, the only reasonable thing is to activate these Hammerbots that the Koopa Bros. failed to give me the plans for… Of course, why couldn't I just think of these powerful robots? Mad Scienstein shouldn't be smarter than I of course—"
"Shut up!" yelled Hey-Ho, who was annoyed at the doctor's nonsense.
Dr. Schizo frowned. "Fine, be that way, you insolent little brat. Hammerbots, attack!" The floor from which they fell from closed up, and the Hammerbots awakened from their sleep. The only exit, which was a large door, was blocked by a couple of red Hammerbots.
The Hammerbots' eyes glowed red and started pounding their hammers. They charged forward at Hey-Ho, Geno, and Wario. Wario easily butt slammed and charged them, shattering them to pieces. Hey-Ho used his copter as defense and offense, and kicked them to pieces whenever they were down. Geno fired a huge Geno Beam, which blew up about 15 of them in a row. After minutes, the team destroyed many Hammerbots, but there were still too many.
"There's-a too many!" cried Wario. He put on his Vampire Fangs and turned into Vampire Wario. Now that he was many times stronger, he continued to beat up the Hammerbots who couldn't hurt him.
"I can't take it anymore…!" said Geno, who was quickly running out of energy.
"Neither can I! But keep going!" said Hey-Ho.
Well, things are hopeless again. I don't know why you keep getting yourselves into these situations, said Slasher.
"Will you just shut up," muttered Hey-Ho.
Whack! Whack! Geno ran away as a Hammerbot chased him. Hey-Ho jumped in and kicked the robot to pieces. "Thank you, Slasher, but this is far from over. There are too many!" More Hammerbots started to close around Hey-Ho and Geno.
One Hammerbot went up to Hey-Ho and pulled back its hammer ready to pound him really hard. As that happened, the trap door on the ceiling opened, and in came Anti Guy with his sack of lemon candy.
"Looks like you guys have another visitor," laughed Dr. Schizo. "I'll leave you to die. See you all later... Or maybe not." He laughed and walked away from the mike.
Anti Guy fell into Hey-Ho's assailant, which smashed into pieces. His sack of lemon candy landed next to him.
"Fancy meeting you here," said Hey-Ho.
"I just felt like dropping by."
"We were having a party until it got out of control."
"Is that so? Looks like you've got the hosts agitated." A Hammerbot approached Anti Guy, but he just kicked him and destroyed him without much effort. Wario ran around destroying more Hammerbots.
"What brings you here?"
"Well, I just don't like the CoI. That's all."
"Then help us smash these robots…"
"What if I don't want to?"
A Hammerbot went up to the sack of lemon candy and smashed. Anti Guy exploded with anger. "NOW I WANT TO!" Anti Guy dashed into the Hammerbot and pounded it and kicked it with everything he had, even though it was already busted. Once it was totally destroyed, Anti Guy took the remaining candies and ate them.
Hammerbots surrounded him, confused. After eating all the surviving candies, Anti Guy went into a frenzy and started busting Hammerbot after Hammerbot. Some even tried to run away.
"There's still a hundred of them," said Vampire Wario, "We're never going to kill them all!"
"If we can only get to that door!" said Geno, who was being chased by eight Hammerbots. As he said that, the red Hammerbots that were guarding the door started going crazy and ran back and forth.
The gigantic door came crashing down, smashing the two red Hammerbots and all the Hammerbots in the vicinity. The Koopa Bros. stood behind the door and they did their group pose.
"Oh no, it's the Koopa Posse," moaned Anti Guy.
"That's the Koopa Bros. to you! We want a rematch!" yelled Red.
Black looked around and said, "This place doesn't look to friendly…"
Hey-Ho, Geno, Wario, and Anti Guy saw this as their opportunity to make a break for it. They hopped over the Hammerbots' heads and landed at the exit. Wario took off his Vampire Fangs to return back to normal. Hammerbots were in hot pursuit.
"There's four of them this time!" shrieked Yellow.
"That won't stop us!" said Green.
Hey-Ho, Geno, Wario, and Anti Guy charged at the Koopa Bros.
"They're in our way!" said Geno.
"No! They're our way out!" Hey-Ho happily said.
What're they doing!? Thought Red.
Wario and Anti Guy dashed through Red and Green while Hey-Ho and Geno stomped Black and Yellow. The Koopa Bros. laid sprawled on the floor as the Hammerbots chased with their whacking hammer arms.
The Koopa Bros.'s eyes opened wide as the Hammerbots came closer and closer…
"Stay back! Stay back, I say!" screamed Red.
"They've escaped again," said Dark Mario.
Dr. Schizo sat down in his chair and stroked his artificial beard. "I think we should stop them for good."
Torch and Cicle stood there staring at Dark Mario and Dr. Schizo.
"That time is now," said Dark Mario.
Dark Mario and Dr. Schizo left the headquarters to hunt down Hey-Ho and his crew. Torch and Cicle looked at each other.
"Those two won't make it," said Torch.
"Hey-Ho has ways…"
"It's scary what he can do!"
"And there's four of them!"
Torch and Cicle collapsed on the ground and moaned, "Our dreams are ruined because of that damn Shy Guy!"
Scene 3, Chapter 18 –
Showdown
General Guy and his army were all the way into the Citadel, and the Bob-ombs were blasting down the walls with ease. Now that Luigi and many other escaped prisoners were helping them, victory was at hand.
Mask Koopas ducked in their masks and tried to ram the allied forces, but there were too many. Eventually, the cultists scattered and tried to run away.
General Guy laughed and screamed, "Victory is at hand, men! Charge! Don't let anything stop you now!"
Running down the halls to escape the escaped Hammerbots, Hey-Ho, Geno, Anti Guy, and Wario smashed through any CoI Guy who happened to be wandering around. They quickly found a stairwell and climbed back up the first floor. Quickly they made their way to the center of the citadel, where they saw General Guy in the distance.
"It's him," muttered Anti Guy.
"You're one contemptuous Shy Guy," said Hey-Ho.
"I must commend you. You're the only Shy Guy who isn't afraid of me."
"L-Look up there!" Wario pointed above them where there was a giant floating platform, with medium-sized walls, and a dome-shaped ceiling.
Suddenly, they were rising into the air. "We're being pulled into it!" screamed Hey-Ho.
"Look! It's Hey-Ho! He's with some other people!" cried a Shy Guy.
General Guy saw Hey-Ho flying in the air. "Ah, it's the brave one! Why's he floating up to that floating thing? This doesn't look good. It looks like an arena to me."
The four flew higher towards the arena. Once they got close enough, the bottom opened up and closed again when they got inside. The anti-gravity mechanism stopped and they all fell on the ground.
"Oof. Haven't we had enough falling today?" asked Hey-Ho.
The whole place lighted up, and on the far corner stood Dr. Schizo and Dark Mario.
Dr. Schizo spoke first. "Nice meeting you here. In this place we have nicely set up for you. It's quite a work of art! Quite a work of art!"
Dark Mario interrupted him and said, "You've caused enough problems. I think it's about time to finish you, you lousy pests. After all, Shy Guys are just pawns. And the pawns are almost used up."
The doctor pulled out his fireball gun, and Dark Mario put himself into a fighting stance. "You must have had a lot of luck getting through all those traps and even those stupid Koopa Bros. I must give you that. But that's all I'll ever give to you, except for death!" said Dark Mario.
Anti Guy went into his fighting stance and said, "We're not going anywhere, you freak of science!"
Dark Mario cocked his eyebrow and laughed, "Such talk from such a small wimp."
Anti Guy was furious. Without thinking, he charged at Dark Mario. Dark Mario kicked Anti Guy hard in the stomach, hurling the dark Shy Guy across the arena.
"Who else wants some?"
Hey-Ho stepped forward. "We do! You're going to pay for this!"
Hey-Ho took out his knife. Geno took out his gun. Wario took out his Vampire Fangs and turned into Vampire Wario. Anti Guy snapped back to reality and jumped on his feet.
Geno fired his gun at Dr. Schizo, but the android doctor flicked away the bullet. He charged with immense speed and kicked Geno hard between the legs. He then did a five hit combo and finished it with a karate chop to the head. Geno fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Geno!" cried Hey-Ho.
"He's mine! You're too weak to handle him!" said Vampire Wario. He floated up to Dark Mario and bit him hard.
Dr. Schizo cried in pain. "ARGH! That hurt! Why you little blood-sucking vermin!"
Hey-Ho pointed at Dark Mario. "Let's go!"
Dark Mario smiled wickedly and charged at the same speed as his maker. He thrust a punch at Hey-Ho, but Hey-Ho blocked with the knife. It slashed into his hand, causing it to bleed.
"You stupid Shy Guy! Look what you did to me!" He shot an ice ball at Hey-Ho, but Hey-Ho slashed at it, ending its life.
Yeah. That's how you do it!
Dark Mario ground his teeth and swept out his foot to kick Hey-Ho. Quickly, Hey-Ho kicked Dark Mario right between the legs. He staggered backwards and fell down. "How could this be!? I am the ultimate creation!"
Dark Mario, or Specter, quickly got up and immediately punched Hey-Ho. Hey-Ho flew back, but did a somersault to get himself back into standing position.
Dr. Schizo kicked Wario hard, knocking him off balance. Immediately, the doctor was rammed into by Anti Guy. He flew to the ground and cursed.
"Need help?" asked Anti Guy.
Wario grinned and replied, "Why not?"
Anti Guy laughed, "As long as you don't suck my blood."
Dr. Schizo quickly recovered and leaped high into the air. He mid-air flipped 360 degrees and spread out his feet, each aiming at Wario and Anti Guy. "Prepare to die!" As he landed on them, Wario and Anti Guy each grabbed one of his feet. After the doctor used up his energy for the moment, they launched him sending him flying in to the wall—head first.
Hitting the wall hard, Dr. Schizo's mushroom head fell off, revealing two brains inside a dark red dome case. He got up and put his mushroom dome back on top of his brain. Immediately, Anti Guy charged and kicked him straight up into the sky. Vampire Wario intercepted him in the air and sank his fangs right into his head. Dr. Schizo screamed with immense pain as he fell down to the ground. As he was about to land, Anti Guy kicked him hard in the face, sending him to the wall. He smashed into the wall and fell unconscious.
As Hey-Ho, Anti Guy, and Wario closed in on Dark Mario with no fear, he was found to be outnumbered. He kicked away Anti Guy, but was immediately charged by Hey-Ho.
Outraged and outnumbered, Dark Mario waved his fist at them and said, "I don't play in unfair situations! This is not the end!" He grabbed Dr. Schizo, and screamed, "As long as I have all my victims, the Wishing Star belongs to me!"
He started pulling out of pockets to find nothing. Another pocket. Nothing. Furious, he searched every part of his body. Nothing. "What's going on here…!"
Wario grabbed Geno as the three of them headed back down to the citadel, which was now fully conquered. The threat was terminated, and peace would live on for now.
As they left the arena, Dark Mario escaped as well, but screamed, "WHERE IS IT!?"
Clutching the absorption cube, Cicle and Torch happily jumped out and down in front of Shooting Star Summit.
"Hey-Ho ruined our life before, but now we'll gain it back!"
"Living in a life of luxury—I can't wait!"
"Stupid Specter didn't even notice!"
"When we rule, we rule as one." The two android snifits nodded in agreement.
END
OF SCENE 3: THE COI CITADEL