Scene 4: The Final Battle
Scene 4, Chapter 19 –
Victory!
When Hey-Ho came down from the arena (along with Anti Guy, Wario, and Geno), the citadel was conquered, the cultists were imprisoned, and the CoI threat was neutralized. As the cultists were being jailed in the toy box (which was now located on Shy Side, the west part of Toad Town, which was close to Goomba Village), the CoI Citadel was torn down, and Bowser's Keep and Mushroom Castle were being restored.
Back at Toad Town, everybody was ecstatic over their first victory. Peach kissed Luigi and General Guy, who went slightly hyper. Anti Guy refused to be kissed. Geno was just a doll. Wario was… Wario. Hey-Ho wandered around Toad Town.
The mushroom gang approached Hey-Ho and didn't even remember what they did to him a while ago.
"Woah, dude! You're awesome!"
"You're the hero of Toad Town!"
"Shy Guys are cool!"
Hey-Ho knew their words were just words and he glared at them. They freaked out and ran off. Serves them right, muttered Hey-Ho. Slasher said nothing.
He walked down Toad Town and saw Mushroom Middle School.
I used to go there, but I'm never going back.
What a young hero you are.
Mr. Fungusberg stood outside the school, watching Toad Town return to normal. He saw Hey-Ho. "What are you doing here, Hip-Hop? You're expelled. Shoo!"
Hey-Ho departed contemptuously, but he didn't really care. He was a hero now. No one really knew it. So, he defeated Dr. Schizo and Dark Mario. But General Guy defeated the CoI. They seem to respect General Guy more than me.
Well then, it's time for one final bout. Let's check out Shy Side.
As Hey-Ho reached Shy Side, he saw the Shy Guy style architecture (very precise, but childish). Shy Guy workers were hammering and working to finish up Shy Side. A shop to the right caught his eye. In big, colorful words, the store said, "War Guy's Weapons!" He entered the store and saw a Spy Guy with a bunch of items and a huge workshop. "Hello, I'm War Guy. How may I help you?"
The knife! The knife! I want it better!
Hey-Ho took out his knife that was actually his folded old copter. "Can you please upgrade this knife?"
"Sure! This is my first business in the shop, and it'd be great to help a hero Shy Guy like you!" The Spy Guy bounced off into the workshop with the knife.
Well, let's wait a while.
General Guy walked by the store in Shy Side until he noticed Hey-Ho. He ran in the store. "Hey-Ho! What are you doing here? We're going to have a victory party soon!"
Hey-Ho was shocked. "No. That can't happen. What's a victory for when Dark Mario, Dr. Schizo, and the Thermal Bros. are still lurking around?"
"You have a point, sir. What do we do then? My Shy Guys are party happy you know…"
"Party when I get back. I have a 'final bout' to do."
"Okay. We'll be ready! Good luck to you, sir!" General Guy exited the shop and chatted with some Shy Guys.
The Spy Guy returned, holding an extremely sharp and dangerous knife with a jewel blue handle. "Here you go. This was made with special effort. If the knife somehow breaks, you can put another copter on it. Only one part of the copter! Don't fold it."
"Thank you very much!" Hey-Ho thanked War Guy and took his newly upgraded knife. He exited the shop back into Shy Side.
Sleek. It's better than the one I had.
Hey-Ho walked back to the Toad side, and headed towards the castle.
There is no time! Run, Hey-Ho! Run like never before! The Wishing Star! Don't forget!
Oh! I almost forgot! Let's GO!
Scene 4, Chapter 20 – Star
Chase
The race was on. Hey-Ho dashed down Toad Town and busted through the main gate. He turned right at the castle and zipped across the bridge to get to Shooting Star Summit.
"Die, you stupid Shy Guy!" A fireball was shot right near Hey-Ho.
It's Dr. Schizo and his gun. Dark Mario is with him too. Don't bother to stop. Just run!
Hey-Ho continued to run with his super-fast Shy Guy speed. The summit loomed in the distance. Dark Mario and Dr. Schizo were hot on his trail.
As Hey-Ho got closer to Shooting Star Summit, he saw the bushes nearby rattle. The Koopa Bros. jumped out and got in a battle position. "You're not going past here, Hey-Ho!" said Red.
He didn't care. Hey-Ho just smashed past them like they weren't even there. They fell like bowling balls. "I think he did…" groaned Yellow.
Not long after, Dark Mario and Dr. Schizo came running up. They ran over Green and Black without even caring.
"This is just uncool," muttered Red.
As Dark Mario and Dr. Schizo ran up Shooting Star Summit, Dr. Schizo said, "I'm pretty sure it's Torch and Cicle! Treachery is written all over them! How could I make such a bad mistake? Such a bad error? I'm a genius! This is totally unnecessary! Just one screw up. Look where I am!"
Dark Mario ignored his creator. He ran faster to catch up to Hey-Ho.
Hey-Ho finally reached the foot of the summit. He began to climb rapidly. Dark Mario followed with Dr. Schizo following from behind. He scaled the mountain and saw Torch banging the absorption cube on the ground trying to get it to work. "Work, damnit!" he yelled. Cicle stood there watching. Immediately, he saw Hey-Ho intrude on their newest breakthrough.
Cicle yelled, "Go away! This victory is ours now! Let's make this even. You have your victory, and we have ours!"
"That deal is unacceptable for my terms," sneered Hey-Ho. Dark Mario quickly caught up and zoomed past Hey-Ho.
"Out of my way, Shy Guy! These traitors are mine to deal with!"
The Thermal Bros. gasped. It was Dark Mario! "No, your greatness! We just brought the absorption cube here for your convenience!" said Cicle.
"Liar," Dark Mario sneered. "Give it to me now!"
Torch held on to it tightly. Dark Mario lunged forward and yanked it out of his hands. "Do it, doctor," he said.
The Thermal Bros. stood there hopelessly. Their ambitions and dreams have been stolen once again. Dr. Schizo walked to the center of the summit and pulled out a weird looking device. Hey-Ho charged and attacked, but Dr. Schizo swatted him away. He placed the device on the ground and turned it on. The thing started to whirr and buzz. Suddenly, it blew up. The summit began to shake and a beam shot up to the sky. That beam was a teleport to Star Way.
Dark Mario jumped in the teleport followed by Dr. Schizo. Hey-Ho jumped on Torch's head and landed in the teleport. As Hey-Ho disappeared, the Thermal Bros. ran into the teleport to be teleported to Star Way.
As Hey-Ho materialized high in space, he saw a star road laid out in front of him. It twisted and spiraled higher and higher. Dark Mario and Dr. Schizo were already head of him. He ran and chased after them, but made sure not to fall off. Dr. Schizo fired a few fireballs at Hey-Ho, but they missed.
The Thermal Bros. chased after Hey-Ho. They fired their elemental balls, but that slowed them down after awhile, so they stopped shooting. After what seemed like an eternity of running, the five of them finally reached Star Haven. The Star Kids there saw Dark Mario and Dr. Schizo and shrieked, "What are they doing here!?"
Dark Mario walked up to a frightened Star Kid and punched him in the face. The Star Kid ran away crying. "Shy Guy, come here," ordered Dark Mario.
Hey-Ho backed up. Huh? Wha? What's going on?
Dark Mario quickly ran over and seized Hey-Ho. He then turned him upside-down. "Activate your blades, now!" he ordered again.
"What if I don't want to?"
Dark Mario started furiously shaking Hey-Ho until he couldn't take it anymore. He popped out his copter and started spinning it. The ground beneath their feet started to blow away slowly. Dust spread out in all directions.
"Faster! Faster!"
Hey-Ho spun faster… and faster. The ground beneath them cleared away. After awhile, seven small platforms were visible on the ground.
"Excellent!" Dark Mario tossed Hey-Ho into the wall. He recoiled from the impact, but was still okay.
As he pulled his absorption cube out, Dark Mario grinned a wicked grin of triumph. He gripped it, and the six captured victims came out and landed on the platforms. Croco and Mario woke up. "What is-a going on here?" asked Mario.
Croco looked around. "Ah! It's that evil freak!" Lemme go! He quickly ran away and down Star Way.
Dr. Schizo yelled, "How could you, Specter!? That's only six victims! And you let one get away! That's five now! You bumbling idiot!"
Dark Mario smiled. He lunged forward and grabbed Dr. Schizo. The doctor was helpless. "This was all part of my plan."
"You traitor! All my creations are traitors! I can't believe this!"
"No. Only you are. Now come here." Dark Mario threw the doctors onto a platform. "Don't forget. Both of you are two." Star Haven began to shake. The huge structure that had all the shops, and Star houses began to tremble. The houses collapsed and the structure began to rise. As it rose to its whole height, an entrance was revealed at the front. It was actually a portal that led to the Wishing Star's domain.
Dark Mario ran in and screamed, "Hahaha! See you all, suckers! This whole world belongs to me now!" As he went inside the portal, he dematerialized.
Hey-Ho, who was very close to the entrance, dived in.
Oh boy! Here we go!
Mario woke up from his sleep. He saw the entrance to the Wishing Star. He had to be a hero, and that time was now. He jumped in. Dr. Schizo followed suit. As the chosen victims left their platforms, the huge structure began to sink. Torch and Cicle jumped in as the entrance went underground.
Hey-Ho looked around. Dark Mario and no one else were in sight. Only two strangers standing next to him… To the right was a teal Shy Guy with green feet. To the left was a Bandit. He was white with a golden mask strap, black stripes, and blue feet.
His titanium copter fell off and hit the ground with a "thunk!"
Scene 4, Chapter 21 – The
Way to the Wishing Star
The eight people found themselves in a surreal world which was known as the Way to the Wishing Star. They were scattered all about. Dark Mario was all by himself at one location. Dr. Schizo, Mario, and the Thermal Bros were also separated. Hey-Ho and his companions were also at another location. The sky was golden, and it seemed like a dream.
Hey-Ho looked around. "Who are you?" he asked.
The teal Shy Guy laughed. "Don't you recognize me, Hey-Ho? I'm Slasher. This is not my body, however. My body is actually yours. I remember that when you come here, some small, if any wishes of yours are granted. Mine was to be back to normal again. Here I am. Flaws happen and I'm not myself. Well, I don't really have much use for you now that I have my own body." Slasher laughed again. He was still an android.
Hey-Ho was annoyed at Slasher. He was somehow using him from the start. That didn't matter now. "I guess that explains it. I'm not an android anymore." He picked up the titanium blades. Taking off the blade from his knife, he replaced it with a much stronger titanium blade. He smiled at his reflection. He also saw the Bandit behind him. "Who are you?"
The Bandit was looking at himself. "I'm alive again… Oh please excuse me. I'm just happy. Well, I actually get to meet both of you again, Slasher! Don't know who I am? I'm Gene Myco. It looks like I followed you as a ghost. My spirit went into your body. I gave that final push in Cicle's Tower. When the portal to the Way to the Wishing Star was opened, my spirit entered along with yours. It's a freak accident that I turn out to be a Bandit. It's quite cool actually! I don't mind being a Bandit. It's better than being a boring old Toad."
"That's amazing. Amazing things can happen here!" said Hey-Ho.
"This is quite fascinating. Very fascinating. It is a wonder—a miracle—how this place was built. Simply fascinating…" said Dr. Schizo walking down a golden path. He found himself facing a chasm in the path. "This should be no bother. No bother at all…"
He leaped across the chasm with his android strength.
Mario found himself at the bottom of a huge pit. A bunch of small blocks were scattered in the air. He figured he had to jump to each one to get to the top. If he fell or missed, it wouldn't be good…
He proceeded and jumped on the lowest block.
Dark Mario looked around. He was stranded on an island, but he could see land across a long strip of water. He lifted off with his P-Wing ability and took flight.
The Thermal Bros also were also stuck on an island. However, they were suspended high in the air. A suspended path of water linked them to the mainland. "Watch and observe, brother," said Cicle. He charged up a huge ice ball and shot it at the water. The water froze, forming an ice path across.
"Excellent job," said Torch.
Hey-Ho, Slasher, and Gene were in a little cave where the only way across was a large pool of water. "I can't get over there…" muttered Hey-Ho.
"However, I can!" Slasher popped out his own copter and flew across. "See ya later!"
"Slasher! Damn you! Come back here!" yelled Hey-Ho.
"Forget it. He doesn't really care. Let's just figure out how to get across," said Gene.
"Hmmm…" muttered Hey-Ho. He took out his strong knife and his other knife, which was a folded up copter. "We can use these to climb across."
"Great idea!"
Hey-Ho backed up, and then made a huge leap across. Gene grabbed on to Hey-Ho has hard as he could. As Hey-Ho was about to land in the water, he dug his knives into the cave wall. He ripped out the right-hand knife, and stabbed it in to the wall to his left. He was now facing the opposite direction. Taking out his left-hand knife, he stabbed it beyond the right-hand knife. He continued doing this to get to the other side.
Eventually, Dark Mario, Dr. Schizo, Torch and Cicle, and Slasher reached the mainland. Covering most of the area on the mainland was a huge gold building. Walking inside (from different entrances), they found they were in a maze. Hammerbots roamed the corridors. Hey-Ho was almost out of the cave as a huge voice boomed, "He who makes it to the center of the maze shall be the first to receive their wishes granted."
Dark Mario grinned and made a right at the first fork. The others made their own decisions and wandered through the maze.
After awhile, Hey-Ho and Gene finally made it across. "Phew! Thanks a lot, Hey-Ho!" said Gene.
"No problem. Let's get inside that building."
They entered the building and a voice said, "He who makes it to the center of the maze shall be the first to receive their wishes granted."
"I bet everyone else is wandering around in here. Let's go!"
They ran in the maze and made a left turn (Slasher made a right). A Hammerbot quickly came into view, pounding its massive hammers.
"Stand back! I'm gonna test my new body!" said Gene. He backed up and charged forward. He grabbed on to an arm and swung around it. Using his above-average Bandit strength, he yanked the hammer loose and made it his own. He then smashed the Hammerbot to pieces and laughed. "I love being a Bandit!"
"I'm glad you feel that way. Look, I have an idea. I don't know if it's true, but I think wherever there's Hammerbots we're going on the right path."
"Good idea! Let's go!"
In a matter of time, the eight explorers were finding themselves lost and returning to previously visited areas. At one point, Hey-Ho and Gene ran into two Hammerbots at a fork. Hey-Ho ran forward and slashed one Hammerbot with his knife. Gene went and killed the other with his hammer. They could feel they were getting closer to the center.
Slasher found the trail of broken Hammerbots. "Hey-Ho…" he muttered and followed the trail.
As Hey-Ho and Gene ran aimlessly through the maze, they saw a glowing light around the corner. Dark Mario stood there smiling. He didn't see Hey-Ho and Slasher as he walked into the light. They walked in the light and also were teleported.
The Thermal Bros. came up from behind. Torch laughed, "We made it! We finally made it!" They jumped in the light.
Slasher came running and skidded out of control at the corner. He cried out, "Hey-Ho! You owe me!" He ran into the light.
Mario was still wandering around in the maze.
All seven of them found themselves in a circular dark purple platform—which was about as large as a house—floating in space. The sky above them was dark, and the Wishing Star was seen floating at the far end of the platform. Next to it was Dark Mario…
Scene 4, Chapter 22 – The
Doomsday Wish
Specter stood in front of the Wishing Star. "I've made it here first, fools! And there's nothing you can do!"
Hey-Ho, Gene, Slasher, Dr. Schizo, Torch, and Cicle watched with horror as Specter made his doomsday wish. They couldn't do anything. He was far too powerful.
The Wishing Star spoke up. "What is your wish?"
Specter grinned and said, "I want power! POWER! So much power, that in fact, no other soul in the universe can stop me! I want power like I never felt it before. I want it so I can terrorize every world and claim it as my own! That… That is my wish!"
Everyone froze. Dr. Schizo said, "Specter! Surely you don't mean this! I mean I should be wishing for me!"
"Shut up!" Gene snapped. "Can't you see that all he does is want it for himself?"
"How dare you, you stupid Bandit!" Dr. Schizo walked forward. He immediately froze when the Wishing Star spoke.
"Your wish has been granted."
Specter grinned, and then he frowned. His body started to tremble. Hey-Ho ran forward. He didn't know what to do.
Time froze except for Hey-Ho. "What's going on here?"
The seven Star Spirits appeared around Hey-Ho. Eldstar went forward and said, "Hey-Ho. It now seems that you're our only hope. You must defeat Specter if this world is ever to continue! He's threatening the existence. We can't do much since we're powered by wishes and there are rarely any. Here, we can grant you with this one power. It will allow you to use the Star Rod's power for yourself when activated."
"But the Star Rod isn't here!"
"Time will tell… Time will tell…" The seven Star Spirits circled around Hey-Ho and cast the spell on him. They flew away and time turned back to normal.
Specter started bending forward. His body started twisting and squirming in every direction. He started to grow. One arm stayed short, while his other arm grew to be about five times as long as Hey-Ho. Some of his armor started ripping apart. "What's… happening to me!?" The pointed cap on his head popped off, revealing a crown-like thing on his head which encased a dark red orb. Inside it was his electronic brain.
He stood hunchbacked. His legs were spread apart and a metal blade bursted out of one. A larger blade bursted out of his back as well. Blood dripped everywhere, and even ran down his fingers. One of his eyes opened and grew huge and circular. It turned yellowish green and the pupil narrowed down to a slit. "Ahh! Leave me… Alone!" A slimy, disgusting unknown object came out of his shoulder and spiraled down his longer arm. His convulsions stopped and he fell down on the ground.
Hey-Ho and everyone else were scared. Dr. Schizo began to run to the Wishing Star. "I might as make my wish now while he's down!"
"Oh no you don't!" Gene ran in front to confront his "father."
Specter clutched the ground with his huge hands. He stood up awkwardly and looked at his twisted and ugly body. He was now standing to be about four times as big as Hey-Ho.
"LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME!" Screamed Specter so loud that the world could even hear. The sky in the world below began to become dark, and the smell of death and decay filled the air. "YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS, SHY GUY!"
Hey-Ho was freaked out. "So… This is evil in its purest form… You're the one to blame, Dark Mario."
"You will have to die then… horribly…" Specter stomped over to Hey-Ho. His right (and short) hand glowed with evil energy as the Star Wand materialized in his hand. "I guess I'll borrow this now to even further strengthen my extreme power!"
"Get out of my way!" yelled Dr. Schizo. He pulled out his gun. Gene quickly ran over and smashed the hammer at the doctor. He dodged and aimed his hand at Gene. "Don't mess with me boy… Wha? Where's my gun? My gun! Where did it go!?"
Gene held the fireball gun in his hands. "Why don't you give it up? You created too many problems for this world. And look, all four of your creations are traitors."
"Don't patronize me! I know what I'm doing!" He backed off as Gene aimed the gun at him.
Torch and Cicle ran towards the Wishing Star while everyone was fighting. Slasher jumped and tackled Cicle. "Oh no you don't! That star belongs to me!"
"You wish!" said Torch as he fired a fireball at Slasher. He dodged, ran, and kicked Torch hard.
Mario looked around the corner. He saw a glowing light. "Mumamia! I finally made it! I hope I'm the first person here!"
Specter raised the Star Wand and activated. He laughed wickedly as the Star Wand charged up. Hey-Ho felt power building up in his body. His body started to glow. The spell worked!
"Odd. I don't feel any different… Oh well, I don't need it." Specter tossed the Star Rod to the ground behind him. "You won't be reaching that anytime soon, you bothersome Shy Guy!"
With his new power, Hey-Ho jumped up and slashed Specter in the eye. He flinched backwards in minor pain. "You can't be that fast… Amazing, you used a knife on my eye and it barely hurt. What a laugh!"
In the world below, everyone began to realize the horrible situation they were in. Something bad was happen. It was like Doomsday. Gourmet Guy said, "I wish for food. I wish for food. Heck, I wish for good food!"
In the Nimbus Kingdom, the king muttered, "I wish my son was back…"
By that time, Chef Torte, Croco, Mallow, Jonathon Jones, and Bowser all made it back to Toad Town. They all said Mario went to Star Haven and was going to save the day. Everyone in town prayed for Mario's safety up there. Mario was going to save the world, and Dark Mario would be gone forever.
Dr. Schizo charged at Gene and kicked, but he dodged. Gene then fired the gun at the doctor, but he dodged as well. As Dr. Schizo dodged, Gene charged forward and delivered his strongest kick followed by a strong hammer slam. "It's a pity I have to do this to you… father."
"Gene…" muttered Dr. Myco as he passed out.
Slasher dodged two incoming fireballs. Cicle charged at him, but he dodged, only to be hit by an incoming Torch. He flew back into the ground. Cicle ran over and pounced on him. "Alright, Torch! Let's go get the Wishing Star!"
Torch nodded in agreement, and they regrouped to get to the star.
Specter slashed at Hey-Ho with his huge claws. He went hurtling back with immense pain. He saw the Star Spirits floating above him. "Am I seeing things…?"
"No, we're real again, Hey-Ho. We feel a sudden surge of power! It seems that the people in the world below are wishing for our safety. We'll give you all the power we got, but once we have hundred percent wishes accounted for, we can give you full power." They circled around Hey-Ho and a beam shone upon him. He felt strength and power like he never felt before—but he was going to use it only to defeat the monster that stood before him.
"What's happening? Why are those blasted Star Spirits here!? No matter… All the power they can give you is still insignificant compared to mine!" said Specter.
Hey-Ho charged forward and kicked him in the eye. Specter hissed. "Grrr! So, maybe you have some strength, but that's nothing!" He slashed at Hey-Ho again, this time sending him in the other direction—to the Star Rod. "Oops, I shouldn't have done that. Oh well, what can you do with that wuss wand?"
Hey-Ho clutched the wand, and he gained a little more power.
Mario beamed up to the platform. "Dark Mario! You-a will be defeated this time!" He charged forward at Specter and started punching and kicking like crazy. Specter just sneered at Hey-Ho without even caring about Mario.
Cicle ran ahead of Torch. "C'mon! There's no time to lose!" Torch ran too, but Cicle was closer.
Specter immediately saw Cicle running to the Wishing Star. "You will never reach there!" he hissed. He shot a huge bolt of dark energy at Cicle. At the same time, he swatted Mario away, knocking him unconscious.
Cicle got hit by what to him felt like a truck running over his body. Pain circulated through his body. "Torch…!" He started going into convulsions…
"Cicle! Don't die now! We still have to make a wish!"
"You go on without me…" Cicle died.
"Nooooooo!" Torch wailed so loud that the world could almost here. Gene turned around and saw in shock what happened. Slasher and Dr. Schizo woke up slightly, but aching in pain.
Even though Hey-Ho hated Cicle, he cursed Specter for doing such a horrible thing.
"You don't get it, do you, Shy Guy? Shy Guys are just pawns. You can't stop me. I… I am the only one who deserves to live!"
Hey-Ho pointed the Star Rod at Specter. A beam of light streaked out from it. Specter countered by shooting dark energy from his hands. The two beams of good and evil collided in the air and pushed against each other, trying to overpower the other.
"Give it up, Shy Guy!"
"My name is not Shy Guy… It's Hey-Ho!"
Slasher watched as Torch bent over Cicle. He kind of felt sorry for them. After all, they were like one person. But he, Slasher, should've gotten to the Wishing Star. Who knows what wish he could've made. Money? Power? He never made up his mind up to this point.
Dr. Myco grabbed on to Gene weakly. "Gene… my son…"
"Don't try to fool me, you evil bastard!" Gene tried to yank away the hand.
"Don't let me die here, please?"
"Never! You deserve to die! You out of all people! Look at whom you created! All of you androids, Slasher, Torch, Cicle, and Specter! They're all failures! They were all created by you! You are about as guilty as any of them."
Torch removed himself from Cicle's corpse. Extreme sorrow filled his body and soul—or at least his android's soul. He walked slowly to the Wishing Star, ignoring Specter and Hey-Ho with their beam battle.
He was only a few feet away from the star.
Six feet.
Four feet.
Two feet.
He looked and gazed upon the Wishing Star.
"What is your wish?" asked the star.
Scene 4, Chapter 23 – Slasher's Wish
Torch stood facing the star. His whole body trembled…
"What… do I wish…?"
"Yes, what is your wish?"
Should he wish for world domination? Or should he not? Maybe he had better things to wish for. Torch looked at Cicle, lying dead on the ground. Again, his body trembled again.
Specter's beam began to overcome the Star Wand's power. Hey-Ho focused more energy to the Star Wand, but it still couldn't last. Quickly, the dark energy overpowered Hey-Ho and sent him hurtling backwards, more bruised than ever.
"And I wasn't even trying!" laughed Specter.
Away from the battle, Torch stood facing the Wishing Star. He muttered some words and the Wishing Star acknowledged.
Above the whole battle, the Star Spirits huddled together to discuss how to help save the world.
"We just need one more person," said Skolar.
"Who could that be?" asked Muskular.
"I think I know who it is," said Klevar. "Just give me time." Klevar closed his eyes and scanned the souls of every living person everywhere. "I was correct. The only person that doesn't have a wish is Slasher."
"Oh great. Him. Well, let's try to get that stubborn Shy Guy to make a wish," said Eldstar.
In the meantime, Cicle woke up, astounded. He was alive… but how?
Specter walked up and grabbed Hey-Ho. He started choking him. "Now you die, Shy Guy!"
"Wait… Explain something. How did those six victims survive?" asked Hey-Ho, trying to stall for time. Yet it was still something that puzzled him.
Specter grinned. "It was all ingenious. First, I captured Croco because I knew he'd run away. Dr. Schizo was a two-in-one deal. Chef Torte was truly invaluable. He was a cook, therefore he could provide food for the other victims, keeping them alive. He's the descendent of one of the first victims. Mario and Prince Mallow were both good-hearted, so I needed them. Bowser was bad, so he was helpful too. It's all about pre-planning…"
"Go on," said Hey-Ho.
Specter continued to ramble on about his victory.
The Star Spirits descended to Slasher, who was watching the whole scene.
"Slasher, do you have a wish to make?" asked Eldstar.
"No."
"Why don't you, Slasher? Hey-Ho is in trouble."
"What would a wish do? What can I do? I'm insignificant."
"A wish is everything, Slasher."
"Ha! You Stars are so idealistic and foolish! Do you think that a stupid little wish can come true? It can't even make a difference!" Slasher sneered at them with disdain.
"Listen, you stuck-up Shy Guy! The world is in danger! Hey-Ho is in danger! And you're the only one who can help! You better make a wish or you'll never have anything good happen to you again!"
Slasher ran in front of the Star Spirits and threw his hands up. "Okay! Fine! I'll make a stupid wish! I wish that you'll leave me alone and this whole thing will be over!"
Eldstar smiled. "Thank you, Slasher."
"Now that you've heard my story, it's time to finish you!" Specter began to crush Hey-Ho.
The Star Spirits floated above Hey-Ho. "The wishes are complete. We have one hundred percent wishes from the world. Our power's gotten to the strongest potential!" said Klevar.
Eldstar said, "Hey-Ho, we will now give you our final dose of energy. We wish that you defeat Dark Mario and finish him for good!"
They circled Hey-Ho and a beam of light came down on him.
Yes! I can feel the power!
Hey-Ho began to glow even more. He pushed Specter away, and grabbed the Star Rod again. He aimed it at Specter.
"Okay! Now to charge the Star Rod to full power!" Hey-Ho squeezed the Star Rod harder, and the beam intensified to unimaginable power. The light beam pushed forward and repelled Specter's evilness.
"What's going on!?" said Specter. "I'm supposed to be invincible!" He sent more dark energy coming out of his hands.
Torch and Cicle stood together as they watched the battle progress. It would determine if they lived or not. Gene continued to try to walk while Dr. Schizo dragged, holding to his feet. "Don't leave me here, Gene…"
Slasher walked up to the battle and put his hands on the Star Rod. "Let me help just this one time, Hey-Ho."
Hey-Ho smiled. Slasher wasn't that bad after all. The Star Rod's power grew even more. Specter went all out and sent out his strongest energy. "This cannot be happening!"
Eventually, Specter's power began to overwhelm the Star Rod's power once again. "Don't forget, you are only pawns. You are weaklings compared to me!"
The beam of darkness and evil almost reached the Star Rod.
Torch and Cicle had no other choice but to help Hey-Ho. Torch fired his fireball, and Cicle fired his ice ball. They both hit Specter in his huge eye. It didn't phase him. Specter hissed slightly. Hey-Ho and Slasher pushed harder as Specter's beam slightly weakened.
Gene dragged Dr. Schizo with his feet as he walked towards the battle. Hey-Ho and Slasher were on the losing side. What could he do? He took out the fireball gun and aimed it at Specter.
"No, Gene, please don't. He doesn't want to hurt you. Honest…"
He slowly pulled back on the trigger. Specter's beam almost overcame Hey-Ho's and Slasher's.
"No… That's unnecessary… You don't have to do such a thing…!"
The gun fired and the weak fireball shot straight at Specter's huge eye. It barely hurt him, but it stung. Specter hissed in minor pain. "Damn you, boy!" He was distracted. The beam weakened even more.
"NOW!" said Slasher. "Charge it up with everything we've got!"
Hey-Ho and Slasher focused all their energy in to the Star Rod. The power quickly overpowered Specter's. In a matter of time, the Star energy reached Specter himself and collided into his massive and ugly body. "Might I just tell you this," said Hey-Ho. "We may be pawns—but to a far greater cause!"
"Noooo! I'm supposed to be invincible! This is impossible! This can't be happening! Noooo—" Specter was sent hurtling backwards with pain searing all over his body. He collided into the Wishing Star.
"Ahhh! Corruption! Overloaded!" screamed the Wishing Star. Hundreds of volts of energy circulated all around Specter, inflicting massive damage with every second. His body went into mad convulsions as the electricity circulated through his body. He finally went into a seizure after he absorbed too much pain.
The Wishing Star, which was just a creation, began to sizzle. Mario woke up. He saw Specter sizzling on the Wishing Star. "I did it! I defeated Dark Mario!" said Mario triumphantly.
"The whole place is gonna blow!" screamed Gene.
The surreal world around them started to fade out. Everyone ran around frantically except for Mario, who was celebrating.
The realm exploded, sending Mario, Dr. Schizo, Torch, Cicle, Gene, Slasher, and Hey-Ho in different directions. From then on, the Wishing Star never existed.
Scene 4, Chapter 24 –
Legends
Mario, Dr. Schizo, Torch, Cicle, Gene, Slasher, and Hey-Ho were hurled to all different points of the world. Who knows what would happen to them next. The skies cleared up, and the world returned back to normal.
Boom! Someone just fell through Merlon's roof. Merlon just came back from shopping at the grocery store when he saw his roof had a hole.
"Oh no! This is just not right!" He ran in and saw Mario lying on the ground. "Mario! It's you! What happened?"
Mario woke up and shook his head. "Ugh… Mumamia! I'm alive!"
"Indeed you are, Mario!"
Mario sat there, thinking. What happened before? It all came clear to him. He defeated Dark Mario! "I defeated Dark Mario!"
"You what!?"
"I defeated him! He was all big and ugly and super strong! But I beat him though!"
"Amazing! I knew you could do it, Mario!"
Mario nodded happily.
Very quickly, news spread around the Mushroom Kingdom that Mario defeated Dark Mario. Peach decided to celebrate by holding a victory party.
"What about Hey-Ho?" asked General Guy. "He said not to start until he comes back."
"Ummm…" Mario said. He tried to remember, but his thoughts came to a blank. "I'm afraid he didn't make it then."
"That's a shame," said General Guy. He put took off his cap and muttered some words in memory of Hey-Ho. Then he put his hat back on.
Wario, Waluigi, and Anti Guy stood nearby, listening.
"That's-a impossible!" said Wario. "Hey-Ho can't be stopped by Dark Mario! He just can't!"
"That was one brave Shy Guy…" said Anti Guy.
A party was held all through Toad Town. It was an extremely joyful occasion. It lasted all through night. Mr. Fungusberg got drenched with a whole gallon of paint. It was a trick played by the Mushroom Gang, missing their leader. A group of Groove Guys put on a little dancing show. The people from Shiver City, Nimbus Kingdom, and Dry Dry Outpost even came to celebrate. At midnight, the huge Cult of Incognito insignia burned in flames in the center of Toad Town. Everybody watched with tears in their eyes—tears of happiness.
A memorial service was held for Hey-Ho, the hero—the legend. He helped bring down the Cult of Incognito, but no one knew of his true heroism—the battle against Dark Mario.
General Guy, Anti Guy, Wario, Mario, Peach, and Luigi laid flowers on Hey-Ho's grave. "He was a true hero," said General Guy.
Days later, before school, Little T. and his two friends, Why Guy and Dry Guy, ran up to Mario.
"Mario! I can't believe I'm actually seeing you in person!" said Little T.
"We wanna be just like you!" said Why Guy.
Dry Guy nodded.
Mario smiled. "When you want to be a hero, just remember one thing."
"What's that?" asked Why Guy.
"My mother always said life was like pasta." Mario walked away, leaving the three kids dumbfounded.
As for Hey-Ho, heard from him, nor has anyone seen him. Slasher, Gene Myco, Dr. Schizo, Torch, and Cicle also remained mysterious.
Deep within Mt. Lavalava, a hand rose from the lava. "Our day… will come…"
High in the mountains of the Shiver Region, a hand rose from the snow. "We will… prevail…"
Anti Guy went back to Dry Dry Desert to get some lemons. He walked around the oasis to get to the tree that grew lemons. Something caught his eye in the oasis. He saw a Bandit—a white one—drifting under the water…
END
OF SCENE 4: THE FINAL BATTLE
THE END