Scene 4: Rebirth
Scene 4, Chapter 19 – Snifit
Elite
While Slasher was examining the Slingshot, Anti Guy
had peaceful dreams. Slasher never had much sleep, only when he powered down
after Dr. Myco "killed" him. After a couple hours, Slasher decided that Anti
Guy had had enough rest. He kicked Anti Guy hard. Anti Guy woke up.
"Wake up, you bum," said Slasher.
Anti Guy groaned. "I was having such
a good rest too!" said Anti Guy. He snatched the Slingshot out of Slasher's
hands and said, "Let's go then."
Slasher growled and followed Anti
Guy out of the floor. As soon as they got back to the stairwell, they were
greeted to a familiar surprise.
Seven heavily armored Snifits lined
up against the wall on the stairwell. Anti Guy noticed they were also the Snifit
Elite, but these were heavily armored and armed, making them more elite.
The heaviest armored Snifit Elite
walked forward. He had a badge on, and strong gun. "Those Snifits you fought
back at Snifit City were just new recruits, Anti Guy! Allow me to introduce
myself. I am Sergeant Strong of the Snifit Elite!"
Immediately, the other Snifits said
in unison, "THE SNIFIT ELITE! THE BEST! HA!" They all made some queer
synchronized pose. Then they all raised pistols in the air and shot the wall at
an angle.
"Those goofs are gonna wake the
dead," muttered Anti Guy.
"I heard that!" roared Sergeant
Strong. "In fact, we killed a whole army of zombie freaks who were looking for
someone named Slasher! That must be you, teal one!"
"Wow, you're smart," said Slasher.
"I demand a battle between us and
you!" said Sgt. Strong.
"A BATTLE! HA!" echoed the Snifit
Elite in chorus.
Strong marched right up to Anti Guy
and placed his fist right next to Anti Guy's Mask. "Choose your weapon, Shy
Guy! Men! The catalog!" Sergeant Strong whipped out a megaphone. His voice
blasted across the Mausoleum. "You can either use GUNS!"
The Snifit Elite pointed their guns
in the air and shot the wall again.
"SLINGSHOTS!"
They quickly shifted weapons to
slingshots, and then fired in the air (the shots fell straight down and bounced
off their heads).
"KNIVES!"
The Snifit Elite put away their
slingshots, and then juggled knives.
"PHYSICAL CONTACT!"
All of a sudden, the Snifit Elite
started beating each other up like rag dolls.
Then Sergeant Strong turned towards
Anti Guy. The megaphone was an inch away from Anti Guy's face. It was also
turned up to max. "THIS IS THE ART OF WAR! SELECT YOUR TYPE, SHY GUY!" Anti Guy
could've gone deaf. Slasher almost malfunctioned.
Anti Guy slapped the megaphone out
of Sergeant Strong's hands. He wondered what kind of people Dennis Domino
trained. "Slin—" he began.
"Physical contact," said Slasher.
"HE SAYS PHYSICAL CONTACT!" screamed
Sergeant Strong to his men.
The six Snifit Elites jumped on each
other, forming a pyramid. "PHYSICAL CONTACT! HA!" Then they started throwing
each other in the air. They all landed on top of Sergeant Strong. Soon, they
had a tower of seven Snifits.
"SNIFIT ELITE! HA!" they screamed.
Slasher kicked Sergeant strong down. The Snifit Elite fell down clumsily.
"Enough of this," growled Slasher.
The Snifit Elite quickly got on
their feet and charged at Hey-Ho and Slasher. One of them rammed into Slasher,
sending him into the wall. Anti Guy growled because he couldn't use the
Slingshot. He kicked away a Snifit Elite that was charging into him. Another
Snifit Elite grabbed another and swung him around and around. He hit Anti Guy
hard, so that Anti Guy flew down the stairwell. Anti Guy quickly grabbed onto a
rail and flung himself back up.
"FOUR-TEAM ATTACK! HA!" screamed
three Snifit Elites and Sergeant Strong when they gathered up near Slasher.
Strong knocked Slasher back to the ground. Then he linked arms with another
Snifit and laid flat on the ground. Two Snifit Elites stood by their sides and
picked them up where they joined hands. Then Strong and the Snifit began
spinning rapidly. The two anchor Snifits moved next to Slasher. Soon, Slasher
was being hit repeatedly by a combination of Strong and Snifit.
The other three Snifit Elites
gathered around Anti Guy, who was on the ground. They stood at three points
around him. "TRI-ATTACK! HA!" They linked hands, then began pounded him in
three different spots. Anti Guy was definitely getting a beating.
While Slasher was being pounded, he
saw an opening. When Strong and the Snifit Elite were parallel to the floor.
Slasher quickly got up, and uppercut the link. Then he split his legs and
kicked the two anchor Snifit Elites. One went flying into the wall, the other
went down the stairwell. He quickly fired his hookshot to get back, put Slasher
slapped it down the well. The poor Snifit Elite fell thousands of feet to where
he belonged.
As the three Snifit Elites were
about to pound Anti Guy again, Anti Guy quickly kicked the one closest to the
well. He went flying across. "Slasher, incoming!" screamed Anti Guy.
Slasher saw the incoming Snifit
Elite. He jumped high in the air, put his fists together, then pounded the
Snifit Elite straight down the well.
Strong, seeing as how he lost two
men screamed, "WE LOST TOO MANY! DENNIS DOMINO WON'T BE PLEASED! MEN! RETREAT!"
He hopped down the well, ready to rail-swing. The other four followed after
him.
Anti Guy brushed off the dirt that
was on him. "Well that's enough of him. Let's hope we won't hear from those
goofballs again."
Down the well, they heard a faint
noise: "Snifit Elite! Ha!"
"Don't count on it," said Slasher.
Scene 4, Chapter 20 – The
Release
After that strange encounter with
the Snifit Elite (and it wasn't their last), Anti Guy and Slasher went up the
last set of stairs. Finally, they came to the last floor. The stairs stopped
there. Anti Guy opened the non-ancient door, and they found themselves staring
at a lab set up in a wide room. Inside, they saw Dr. Schizo, Snifitson, and a
Snifit scientist. Dr. Schizo was apparently tugging on a large tomb that was on
the farthest wall.
Snifitson immediately noticed them.
"It's you! Anti Guy, I wish I could've killed you when I had the chance! And
now you're bringing friends? I pity your poor performance, Shy Guy!"
"You were always that kind of person
who never really can shut up, Snifitson," said Anti Guy.
Dr. Schizo turned around. Then he
smiled. "Ah, it looks like our guest is here!" Then he frowned. "What the hell
are you doing here, Slasher…"
Slasher was surprised too. "Only
here to see you die, Myco."
The mad scientist smiled again. "Oh
well. You were always an insignificant pest." His smile then turned into an
evil grin. "It took five of you plus the Star Rod to defeat Specter! That's
pitiful!"
"It's more than you could do!" said
Slasher.
Dr. Schizo began to pace around the
tomb. "You know, I have failed miserably in my creations. I never fully
implemented obedience! Obedience! Do you realize how important that
factor is? You, Torch, Cicle, and Specter were all treacherous. We've thought
about it for a long time, and finally we've figured out how to make the
obedience one hundred percent loyal! Specter will be our first test subject."
"No!" screamed Anti Guy.
Snifitson whipped out a pistol and
pointed it at Anti Guy. "Shut up!" he growled. Anti Guy was not one to be
shushed. He quickly pulled out the Slingshot and shot Snifitson in his right
arm before he could react. He felt a burning sensation growing on his arm. He
hissed, screamed, then fell on the ground, vibrating.
"Snifitson! What happened!" roared
Dr. Schizo.
"I think… I'll be… fine," whispered
Snifitson. He got up again. His right arm was limp, so he held his gun in his
left hand. He fired a shot at Slasher, but Slasher dodged.
Suddenly, Dr. Schizo rammed into
Anti Guy, throwing him down to the ground. Anti Guy tried to fire at Dr.
Schizo, but his shot missed. Dr. Schizo was just too fast! Anti Guy charged at
him again. The doctor dodged, grabbed Anti Guy's hand, spun him, then threw him
into the wall. The impact made Anti Guy slightly dizzy.
By that time, Slasher had his copter
blades out and they were spinning rapidly. He tried to repel Snifitson back,
but Snifitson fought back with a knife (an expensive one) of his own. After
their blades contacted a few times, Snifitson felt a huge pain in his right
arm. He suddenly stopped. Slasher ran in and kicked Snifitson hard. Snifitson
rolled down on the floor, but then got up again slowly.
Anti Guy wearily got up again. He
dashed straight at Dr. Schizo again. This time, he swerved a bit to the right,
and then kicked Dr. Schizo to his left. Schizo grabbed the foot, then swung
Anti Guy straight at the tomb. "Forget it, Anti Guy. It's hopeless. You're no
Hey-Ho. You're not even a Slasher! You are a pitiful, yet strong, Shy Guy!
Don't waste my time!"
Anti Guy slammed into the tomb. Then
he fell down and slid to the ground. One of his hands clutched the Slingshot.
Then, he rested both of his hands on the tomb behind him. He felt the words,
"Specter 'Dark Mario.'"
Suddenly, the place began to shake.
The tomb behind him was opening up! With nothing to support his back, Anti Guy
fell down, back to the ground, face to the ceiling. Above him, he saw the
menacing mug of Dark Mario. His eyes were expressionless, yet evil. One eye was
extraordinarily larger than the other. Some unnatural parts were coming out of
his body. One arm was longer than the other. The longer one stretched down and
touched Anti Guy coldly in the face.
Dr. Schizo's eyes opened wide. A big
grin began to grow on his face. Anti Guy screamed louder than Sergeant Strong's
voice on his megaphone.
Scene 4, Chapter 21 – The
Rebirth
Everyone froze and stared at the
scene. No words could describe the maniacal sensation Anti Guy was having.
Suddenly, the lifeless Dark Mario collapsed on top of Anti Guy. He screamed
again.
Suddenly, the door burst open.
Sergeant Strong, followed by his four Snifit Elites, charged in. They lined up
in formation, then screamed, "SNIFIT ELITE! HA!"
Sergeant Strong took out his
megaphone and saw Anti Guy. He then screamed, "NOW YOU'RE GOING TO—" Then he
noticed Dark Mario. The next thing he did was scream like a girl. He ran away.
The Snifit Elites also screamed and followed Sergeant Strong. They exited the
Mausoleum as quick as possible.
Everyone in the floor ignored the
brief interruption.
Snifinstein quickly set up the
operating table. There was a lot of work to do. Next to him, he had the
original blueprints of Dark Mario.
Dr. Schizo quickly ran to Dark
Mario. He lifted him, then kicked Anti Guy out of the way. "I feel an
incredible energy. It looks like his power is still in him. That's just
excellent."
Slasher immediately chased after Dr.
Schizo, but he was shot through the side of his body by Snifitson. He winced in
extreme pain, and then rolled down on the ground. Snifitson collapsed as well.
Anti Guy remained on the floor, paralyzed by fear.
Dr. Schizo dropped Dark Mario on the
operating table. "There is much work to be done," he said. "First, we must
supply oxygen for his body."
Dr. Schizo and Snifinstein quickly
got to work. Once the oxygen was pumping through his body, they began to work
on his outside. They cut off all the tentacles that were growing out of his
body, then covered him up with new skin. Next, they twisted his skeletal system
straight into place. At the same time, they replaced the armor on his torso.
Anti Guy and Slasher watched the whole
thing, breathing out voiceless curses. Snifitson watched in awe. He stood up
again, but then fell back down.
Snifinstein suggested the arms next.
They removed both arms, and then put two stronger and even-sized arms in. They
did the same thing with the legs next.
While the two mad scientists worked
more and more, Anti Guy slowly healed. He gripped the floor and pushed himself
up. He fell back down for more rest.
Next, the scientists worked on Dark
Mario's oversized eye. They surgically removed it, and then put in a mechanical
eye that looked identical to his organic eye. There was only one more thing
wrong. His brain inside a translucent red dome was showing at the very top.
They covered it up with skin, and then decided to put on synthetic hair instead
of a top like before so that it wasn't so easy to expose his brain. Once the
hair was on, he looked like brand new. All he needed was power.
Anti Guy's energy was back. He stood
up and saw Snifinstein walking to the control panel to flip the switch that
would give Dark Mario's life back. Anti Guy walked forward. Dr. Schizo noticed
him and said to Snifinstein, "Hurry! The time for a new era of my empire has
yet to begin!"
Snifinstein reached over the switch.
"Oh no you don't!" screamed Anti Guy. He raised the Slingshot directly at the
control panel. One good shot and Dark Mario would never be able to come alive.
He pulled back the Slingshot as Snifinstein grabbed the switch.
"Now's my one chance to do something
that could have an impact. Now's my one chance to save my life. My life… is
more important than anything else." Your life is no more. You belong to me
now, said a voice in his head.
Suddenly, his body locked up. Anti Guy couldn't control his own body! His arm
lowered, and Snifinstein pulled the switch.
Dr.
Schizo was hysterical now. "Yes! Yes! The time is now!"
On
the table, Dark Mario awoke and sat up. He stared at his hands and new body.
"Bow
down to me now, Specter!" barked Dr. Schizo.
Dark
Mario walked off the table and stood before Dr. Schizo. Then he leaned forward,
stretched out his legs, kneeled, and bowed. "Yes, my master…"
END OF SCENE 4: REBIRTH
THE
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