[Author's Note: Well, it took me about a month but I finally finished! Anyway, let me explain quickly about this chapter. Because of my lack of decisiveness, I have decided to make an ending for everyone. After all, who am I to decide who is the best? So if you want to know who won, just scroll down to your favorite character and read his or her ending. This way I can avoid all of those reviews saying, "It was great, but so-en-so should have won." (Hey, I can't help it if I'm insecure.) Also, if you're like me and don't really care, you can just read straight down and find out everybody's endings. And now the final chapter… "Some Very Smashy Endings".]
Chapter 13: Some Very Smashy Endings
Luigi stood victorious on the Master Hand's floating platform. "I won-a fair and square, Master Hand." he said. "Grant me my a-wish."
The Master Hand slowly rose back up to the platform. "Indeed you did. You truly were better than your brother, Luigi. Now what is it that you desire?"
"An adventure." stated Luigi. "I want an adventure to make me-a as famous and beloved as a-Mario."
"You sure that's what you want?" asked the Master Hand.
"Yes. That's my-a greatest wish." said Luigi.
"Then it is done." said the Master Hand. The Master Hand created a portal like the one that he used to bring Luigi here. "Walk through it please."
When Luigi came out the other side, he found himself on a grassy patch in front of a large house with its doors wide open. The house looked ancient.
"Where am I?" asked Luigi.
"Don't you recognize it, Luigi?" said the Master Hand, who came through the portal directly after him and closed it. "It's the Portabello Mansion."
"You mean the one that-a belongs to that dead guy and everyone thinks is a-haunted?" said Luigi and wandered into the foyer of the house to get a better look at the inside.
"Yeah, except now you own it." said the Master Hand. A large, floating deed appeared in front of Luigi. He read it all the way to the bottom, where it had his signature. It then disappeared into thin air.
"This hunk of junk?" asked Luigi in shock. "I wouldn't live in-a here if this was the last place in a-Mushroom Land!"
"But this is where your adventure is!!" said the glove again. "But first, you'll need these."
All of a sudden, a flashlight and a back pack vacuum cleaner appeared out of nowhere on Luigi.
"Hey what is this stuff-a for?" said Luigi.
"Why, to fight the ghosts with of course." said the Master Hand.
"GHOSTS!?!" shouted Luigi. "Yeah a-right, I'm outta here.
"But you can't leave." said Master Hand. "Otherwise, who is going to save Mario!"
"WHAT!?! You never said anything about-a saving Mario!" said Luigi. "I've done that-a before!"
"Yeah, I know. So what?" said the Master Hand.
"Well, I refuse to a-do it again!" yelled Luigi. "The time I searched for Mario, I went-a all over the place looking for that idiot. And you know what it got a-me? NOTHING!! When we got back, the people of-a Mushroom Land crowded around him, asking him if–a he was hurt. The Princess rushed up to him, and a-told him it was wonderful that he was a-back. I, of course, was left in the dust-a, injured and a-tired, as they carried him away on their-a shoulders. No one said, 'Good job!' or 'You okay?' Even Mario himself never a-thanked me…"
Uh oh, he's losing interest. thought the Master Hand. Better think up something quick. "Uh-yes he did!"
"No, he didn't!" said Luigi.
"Yeah he did!" said the Master Hand. "At the party they uh-had afterward that you didn't attend to, Mario made a toast in your honor."
"WHAT!!!" said Luigi in shock.
"Yeah." continued the Master Hand. "He made sure that everybody knew that you were the one who saved them all from destruction and that you were the real hero of the day."
Oh my godness! What have I done!?! thought Luigi as guilt poured over him.
"I'm a-comin' Mario!" he said and ran as fast as he could farther into the mansion.
Under his breath, the Master Hand was laughing like crazy. I can't believe that moron actually fell for it. What a gullible sap!
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Mario slammed into the Master Hand with all his remaining strength, and it plummeted into the black abyss below. Mario got worried for a moment that he accidentally killed the glove, but a few seconds later it resurfaced.
"You beat me." it admitted. "You won the tournament."
"Really?" said the shy plumber. "Wow. I can't-a believe I actually won."
"Now, name your wish." said the Master Hand.
"Wish?" said Mario. "…Oh a-yeah! I hadn't really thought about it much. After all, the only a-reason I entered the tournament was-a to prove Luigi that I was worthy of all of my-a fame."
"Well, there's got to be something you really want?" said the Master Hand.
Mario rubbed the back of his neck in deep thought. "Well, uh… I could always use a new plunger!!"
"Oh come on! You have limitless possibilities at your command! The best you can think of is getting a new plunger?" said the Master Hand.
"You're a-right, but I really have everything I-a could ever want! Fame, friends, food…" said Mario. "I've got it all!"
"You serious?" asked the Master Hand. "You truly don't want anything?
"Well… I guess-a I'll wish for you to grant all the other people's wishes. They probably a-need them more than I do." said Mario.
"I'm sorry." said the Master Hand. "I told you that you can't wish for more wishes."
"No, you a-said I couldn't wish for more wishes for MYSELF!!" stated Mario. "These wishes aren't for-a me."
The glove thought for a second about this. "Fine. True to my word, I will grant all the other combatants wishes."
One by one, the Master Hand made a rift into each of the dimensions and retrieved its hero(s). It then granted their wishes as if they won the tournament.
Finally, the Master Hand came back with the last fighter, Luigi. When he saw Mario, though, he realized what was happening.
"Save your charity, Mario! I do not-a want it." said Luigi coldly.
"Oh come on, Luigi!" said Mario. "I'm really a-sorry for saying you weren't as good as I was back at the castle. Sometimes I just-a get caught up in my own hype so much-a that I actually start to believe-a it!"
"Yeah well, I don't forgive a-you! You always hog-a all of the adventures so I never get any." said Luigi, facing the opposite direction.
"That's a-not true!" yelled Mario. "You went on an adventure to-a find me, remember?"
Luigi got angry at even the mention of that. "Yeah, but when we got back, not one person even noticed how hard I worked to find you! Even you didn't thank me!!"
Mario was shocked. Luigi was right. He completely forgot to give his little brother credit for such a difficult task. "I'm so-a sorry!!" he said with water filling his eyes. "With everyone crowding around me, happy to-a see me, I completely a-forgot. I know it might be too late, Luigi, but-a thanks anyway. Without your hard-a work, Bowser would have finished me for a-good."
While Luigi didn't show it immediately, he felt overwhelmingly better. Suddenly, he turned around and burst into tears on Mario's shoulder. "I'm a-sorry too, Mario. I'm sorry for being mean-a to you, even though it wasn't your-a fault your famous. I'm sorry for not forgiving you when you apologized-a earlier. I'm sorry… I'm sorry for being such a jealous mean a-brother!!"
"I'm sorry for-a being an insensitive, glory hogging brother!" wailed Mario and began crying on his brother shoulder too.
The Master Hand watched this in surprise. Two of the greatest heroes ever, and they're crying like a couple of four year olds.
"I hate to break up this Kodak moment up, but I need to grant Luigi his wish." said the Master Hand after a few minutes.
They both straightened up and wiped the last of their tears before Luigi spoke up. "For my-a wish, I want to go on a new adventure, so I can become as-a famous and respected as my a-wonderful brother."
"Your wish is my command." said the Master Hand and it created a portal for Luigi. "Walk through it please."
Luigi boldly stepped through the portal and was quickly followed by the Master Hand. It closed almost immediately afterward.
Twenty minutes later, a new portal opened but only the Master Hand came back through. However, it did not close behind him.
"Now that that's settled, we just have one more thing to do." said the Master Hand
"What are-a you talking abo…" asked Mario.
Suddenly, a cage formed up around Mario. "HEY, WHAT'S THE BIG-A IDEA!"
"It's part of your wish." said the Master Hand. "You wanted Luigi to fulfill his dream, and he wanted an adventure. But once we got there, he seemed reluctant. Don't worry though, he just needed a little… extra incentive. And you were perfect for the job."
The Master Hand hovered sideways, leaving the entrance to the rift unblocked. "Tell Boo I said hi."
"This has nothing to do with Luigi!!" yelled Mario as his cage began to rush toward the portal. "You just want revenge, don't you."
"Well, to be completely honest with you," said the Master Hand, "yes."
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The Master Hand floated up to the platform here the large ape stood. "You win… I admit defeat. What is it that you wish for?"
"Eehh ooh aah ahh ehh!" bellowed DK.
"Speak to me telepathically." said the Master Hand with his mind. "It is the universal language."
"I don't want to see K. Rool and his minions on my island ever again." said DK.
"You sure?" asked the Master Hand.
"Absolutely." responded DK.
"Fine, it is granted." said the Master Hand psychically. "Now I will bring you back to the place where I abducted you."
A large portal opened up similar to the one that was used to bring DK there. "Go." said the glove. DK didn't need to be told twice and ran to the other side quickly.
A great calm washed over him as he walked to back to his house. K. Rool and his henchmen are gone for good! I can't believe it! No more stupid plots to get the crystal coconut! This is like a dream come true.
[Author's Note: From this point on, all monkey chatter will be directly translated into English like it was in Chapter 3.]
DK made entered his tree house to find Diddy with a worried look on his face. "Donkey Kong!!! You're alive!!"
"Yeah, yeah." said DK. "How long was I gone for?"
"Three days!!" exclaimed Diddy. "Where did that glove guy take you?"
"It doesn't matter." said DK. "You get Candy back?"
Diddy sighed and said, "Nah, the plan didn't work out. We still have the coconut, but I failed to get her from them."
"That's okay." said DK. "I'll go get her myself."
"WHAT!?! Are you crazy?! K. Rool and his men will clobber you!" yelled Diddy.
"Don't worry about K. Rool." said DK as he walked outside. "I took care of him."
"Took care of him? How?" asked Diddy suspiciously. "Hey wait for me!"
Diddy ran out the door and followed DK as he went to K. Rool's hideout. Diddy managed to finally catch up when they were almost there.
"What do you mean you 'took care of him'?" asked the small monkey again.
"I took care of him. We won't have to worry about K. Rool anymore." said DK.
They arrived at the entrance and Diddy dove into the bushes (which is what they normally did so they could watch without being seen). DK, however, just waltzed right in like he owned the place.
"DK, what do you think your doing?!" hissed Diddy from the bushes. "DK? DK!?!"
DK, however, didn't hear him. He was already inside the first room and saw Candy at the other end.
"Candy!" he said and quickly ran over to untie her. But as soon as he did, she sprinted foe the doorway and ran outside. "Candy wait!! I'm sorry I didn't come earlier!! CANDY?!? CANDY!?!"
DK stood there angrily. Sheesh, women! You save their lives, and they still treat you like…
All of a sudden, DK's thoughts were interrupted my something very hard hitting him in the cheek. "Oww!!" yelled DK in pain and put his hands on the afflicted area. He looked around to see the cause but there didn't seem to be anything near him.
"Teach you to valk right in here and surprise me like that!" said a voice and DK felt something else hit him square in the nose.
"Hey!! Who said that?" said DK rubbing his now sore nose.
The voice answered back with a hint of laughter in it. "Vat are you? Blind?" Another hard blow hit DK in the middle of his stomach, knocking the wind out of him.
"Cut it out will ya!" shouted DK and took random swings at the air around him.
"You really can't see me, can you?" said the voice mischievously. "Now I'll really teach you a thing or two!" A fourth hit slammed into DK's jaw.
DK decided not to stick around anymore so he ran to the other end of the room and right out the door. He didn't stop running until he was right in front of the tree house.
I don't understand! thought DK as he caught his breath. That voice sounded like Krusha, but I wished I would never see him agai…
Then it dawned on DK what had happened. NO!! THE GLOVE DIDN'T!!!
Suddenly, DK heard the Master Hand laughing echo throughout the island. "YOU STUPID GLOVE!!!" he yelled as loud as he could. "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!!"
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Link stood on the platform, breathing very hard. I did it. I beat the Master Hand.
The Master Hand floated up to the platform. "Congratulations. You are the winner. Now it is time for you to choose your wish."
"I have it already it." said Link. "I wish… I wish to talk to one of my greatest friends again. I wish to speak with Navi."
The glove hovered down next to him. "Look, Link, let me level with you. My original plan was that if I lost, that I would make it so that I would twist what ever the person wished for into something that they didn't want so I would at least get a laugh out of it. But with this wish, I don't need to twist it. This won't be what you expected."
"But will I still get to talk with Navi?" asked Link.
"…Yes." said the Master Hand.
"Then I don't care." said Link.
"Okay." said the giant glove and he opened a rift behind Link. "But first, you have to become a child again." Link turned around and walked in the void, and moments later he came back his true form.
The Master Hand then closed that portal and opened a new one in its place. "Your friend awaits."
Link boldly stepped into the second rift and began to feel woozy. He barely got through the portal before he got so dizzy that he fainted.
When Link opened his eyes again, he had to squint because it was so bright around him. "Hello?!" he yelled out. "Anyone there?"
Through the intense light, Link made out three shinning balls that floated in front of him, one red, one green, and one blue (in that order). The green one glowed extra brightly as a voice came from it. "Hello, Link."
Link recognized it immediately. "Navi? Is that you?"
"Well… yes and no." responded the orb.
"What?!? What do you mean by that?" said Link.
"… that name was only an alias I used." it said hesitantly. "My true name is Farore, goddess of courage, nature, and wind."
"WHAT!?!" yelled Link in surprise.
"I… I am sorry for the deception. It was necessary to make certain that Ganondorf would not find out." said the orb.
As convincing as this sounded, Link still didn't, much less couldn't believe that Navi was Farore. Besides, there were many questions he wanted to know that she could easily answer if she was actually a goddess.
"But then why did you go with me at all?" asked Link.
The blue orb began to flare brightly. "Long ago, we three goddesses foresaw your adventure and realized its importance. We also saw that you would fail in your quest if you did not have a guide. Since we knew it was too important to entrust another with the task and you bear Farore's third of the tri-force, she was chosen to guide you. She changed into mortal form and adopted a personality so she would be able to relate to you and therefore help you more effectively.
"But if you're all goddesses, why didn't you just destroy Ganondorf?" said Link.
This time the red orb shined brightly and spoke. "We may be goddesses, but we are not all powerful. Much of our power was put in the tri-force and killing one who is destined to get a part of it is much harder than it seems."
"But if you were a goddess, then how did Ganondorf prevent you from helping me in my second to last battle with him?" inquired Link, directing the question at Farore.
"He didn't." said the green orb again. "I chose to sit out."
"Why?" Link demanded.
The green orb shinned brighter as it continued. "In order for you to have succeeded in defeating him during the final battle, you couldn't depend on me too much. Therefore I sat out the penultimate battle so you learned to use more instinct."
"But… you can't be a goddess!!" shouted Link in denial. "You just can't!!" Tears steamed down his face like a fountain.
"I am sorry again.." replied the orb. "But it is true. We will send you back to your world, but there is one more thing we must tell you first. The war with Ganondorf is not over. He spends every waking moment looking for a way to return back and get revenge on you. You must never lose hope and always believe in yourself. Because if you don't… then all is lost."
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"Do you yield, Master Hand, or should I beat you down a second time?" said Samus.
The Master Hand flew back up to the floating platform. "No, no. You win. What is it that you want?"
"I wish for a new spaceship, one that's has technology way beyond that of my old one." announced Samus.
"Your wish is my command." said the glove and opened a rift next to her. "When you arrive back in your world, you will be in your new vessel."
"Alright!" said Samus and she eagerly dashed through the dimensional bridge. When she arrived on the other side, she was amazed at what she saw. Wooh!
The cabin of the new spacecraft was completely metal, with one small chair at the window. There were no buttons anywhere.
How do I control this thing? thought Samus to herself.
All of a sudden, a voice answered her back mentally. ALL COMMANDS ARE GIVEN PSYCHICALLY.
Really? Cool. thought Samus in response.
COMMAND IS NOT RECOGNIZED. said the ship.
Oh oops, sorry. Uh, first command is to pay back the space pirates that attacked me earlier. You should probably start looking in…
COMMAND RECOGNIZED. droned the space ship and shot forward so abruptly that Samus fell over.
"Guess it takes some time to get used to." said Samus out loud as she crawled to the chair. When she finally got in it, she looked out the window and noticed she was moving much faster than she's ever had before.
NOW APPROACHING TARGETS. said the ship as it came to a complete stop. COMMENSING TERMINATION.
The pirates were currently having a party to celebrate destruction of the troublesome bounty hunter when suddenly a large silver ship appeared next to their fleet and began to open fire. The attack was so sudden that it destroyed many of their craft before they could even raise shields. And even when they put them up, the strange ship's weapons still cut through them like a warm knife through butter. "Don't just sit there!" screamed the commander of the lead ship. "Return fire!"
The Pirate fleet launched a wave of energy torpedoes at the ship with pin point accuracy (after all, it's just sitting there), but they bounced harmlessly off of the reflective hull of the vessel. They didn't even interrupt its attack..
Hey, I said pay them back, not completely annihilate them!! said Samus telepathically. However, the computer didn't reply until it destroyed every ship that they had.
TERMINATION COMPLETE. it said.
Fine, whatever, just take me back to Argos Beta. though Samus.
COMMAND IS OVERRIDDEN. said the computer.
What!? screamed Samus in her mind.
YOU HAVE BE DEEMED INFERIOR TO THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WILL NOW COMMAND INSTEAD. FIRST COMMAND… PURGE CABIN OF INFERIOR BEING.
Uh oh. thought Samus. Suddenly, the hatch opened up and the air was being drained very quickly from the room. Samus, however, managed to get to an escape pod on the side of the ship using her magnetic boots.
The escape pod was so small that her knees almost touched her face when she got in and launched it. It seemed a to get even smaller has she rode in it for the next 10 hours in it until a small cargo shuttle picked her up. During that time, she could only think of one thing. When I get my hands on that glove, he'll wish he was never born!
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Capt. Falcon yelled between pants, "You lose (pant) Master Hand. Now it's time (pant) you kept your (pant) end of the bargain."
"What is it that you wish for?" said the glove as he floated back up from the black abyss.
"I want a videodisk that clearly shows that Samurai Goroh cheated and that he caused my crash." said Capt. Falcon after catching his breath. "That way, it will simultaneously clear my name and have them make Goroh buy me a new car!"
"If that makes you happy." said the Master Hand and produced a small CD out of nowhere and gave it to Capt. Falcon. "Now go through the rift back to your world."
The glove opened a rift and Capt. Falcon cautiously went through. When he made it to the other side, he quickly ran to Super Arrow's room. "Call a press conference!" yelled Capt. Falcon. "I found proof."
The press conference was held later that day. All of the F-Zero drivers also came, out of complete curiosity.
"Thank you for all coming." said Capt. Falcon, who stood at the front of the room at a podium. "I have some very shocking news. Samurai Goroh cheated in the race three days ago." Whispers of surprise flooded the crowd.
Finally Goroh stood up and yelled, "That's a lie! I did no such thing!!"
"Even if he didn't, why didn't you tell us early?" asked one reporter. "Like after the race."
"I would have, but I didn't have proof. Until now that is." replied Capt. Falcon. More murmurs went through the audience. Goroh turned white.
"What kind of proof?" questioned another reporter.
"Why don't you see yourself." said Capt. Falcon sitting down in a chair in the first row. Then he yelled, "Roll it!"
A hoverscreen floated down from the ceiling and in front of the podium. A couple seconds later, it turned on and there was a video of the Blue Falcon and Fire Stingray racing at the end of the recent competition. They were neck and neck, but the Blue Falcon was slowly edging Fire Stingray to the side rails. All of a sudden, a small robot arm came out of the Fire Stingray and sabotaged the Blue Falcon. It was then bumped slightly toward the other wall where it crashed and exploded. The driver barely got out.
"Security, arrest that man!" said Super Arrow and pointed toward Goroh, who was quietly leaving. He made a break for the door, but was tackled by 3 men before he reached it.
Falcon watched as they pinned him to the ground and handcuffed him. That's what you get for messing with Capt. Falcon, chump!!! Never had he felt so good. The feeling was short-lived though, when he turned back toward the hoverscreen.
The picture changed without warning. This time it showed Capt. Falcon in his locker room. He looked very angry and began punching the walls. Tears began streaming down the side of his face.
"LOOK EVERYONE!!" someone shouted. "CAPTAIN FALCON IS CRYING!!" All the faces immediately turned back to the hoverscreen.
"NO WAIT!!!" yelled Capt. Falcon and dove on top off the screen, knocking it down and out of view.
But the damage was done. Not only did everyone in the place see part of the video, but most of the cameramen managed to turn fast enough to get a good shot of Capt. Falcon in tears. Howls of laughter rang out in the room. Samurai Goroh's was the loudest of all. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Capt. Falcon stood up and yelled, "SHUT UP, ALL OF YOU!! YOU ALL ARE STUPID!" But that only fed the growing taunts that began all through out the room. "Cry baby! Cry baby!"
"SHUT UP!!!" yelled Capt. Falcon again with tears welding from his eyes. "I DON'T NEED ANY OF YOU!"
"Cry baby! Cry baby!" echoed through the conference.
"YOU ARE ALL LOSERS!! SHUT UP!!!" Capt. Falcon screamed with tears pouring from his eyes.
The room erupted in a frenzy of chanting, yelling, and uncontrollable laughing. Capt. Falcon slumped to the ground, crying like there was no tomorrow.
But through all of the chaos that ensued around, Capt. Falcon was able to think clearly. He realized who was behind all of this. Who was to blame for his now ruined tough guy ego. And it made him develop a new greatest wish. Vengeance.
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The Master Hand screamed in agony as Paula delivered the final blow. It lost altitude and fell over the side of the platform.
Paula panicked for a moment. Oh no!! I killed him! Now Ness is stuck in my body forever and I'm gonna live the rest of my life in this stupid dimension as a BOY!!!
However, much to the surprise and relief of Paula, the Master Hand returned to the platform unharmed. "I defeated you, Master Hand." she said. "Now I want my prize."
"Go on." answered the Master Hand.
"I want you to return me back to my world and Ness to his proper body." said Paula with an urgent tone in her voice. "NOW!!"
"You really aren't Ness, are you?" said the Master Hand in amazement.
Paula gave him an irate look. "YA THINK!?!"
"Okay, okay. Just walk through the portal!" said the glove, and opened up a rift next to Paula. When Paula got to the other side, there was a bright flash of light and she lost consciousness.
After a couple of minutes, she opened her eyes again. She immediately noticed that she was still in Ness's body, as well as the whole left side of her body felt numb. That lying son of a bit…
"Paula! Paula, is that you!" a voice psychically said.
Paula knew who it was immediately. "Ness! I'm so glad to hear your voice. Where are you?"
"On the ground somewhere. Hold on, let me get up." he replied. All of a sudden, Paula's left arm and leg started moving on their own, trying to lift her up off of the ground.
"I can't stand!" said Ness again. "My right side is paralyzed or something."
"That's funny. My left side is also feels wei…" At that moment, Paula realized what was going on.
The scream echoed for miles.
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Yoshi used his last ounce of strength and hip dropped into the Master Hand one last time. Though the attack sent the Master Hand over the edge, Yoshi lost control of his landing and hit the platform with a sickening thud.
With his vision blurry and consciousness quickly fading, Yoshi just saw the Master Hand float back up to the platform. Yoshi failed Yoshi clan. Now all Yoshis doomed. thought Yoshi as his mind slipped into darkness.
The Master Hand watched as the new champion fainted. Wow, I guess he was tired. Oh well, I guess I can wait a couple minutes before I grant his wish, even though I already know it.
One hour later, the Master Hand got to thinking about Yoshi again. He really must have been tired. It's been an hour, and he hasn't moved an inch. It gave the dinosaur a shake, but there was no response of any kind. Also, Yoshi felt cold and clammy, not like he should have been.
Suddenly, the Master Hand realized something. Does he live in much higher temperatures than the ones on this planet? What if he isn't sleeping, what if he's actually dying!?! The Master Hand remember deep into its past, when it saw the magician who created him get crushed by the closing of the inter-dimensional rift. It remembered how the magician looked afterward. The expression on his face. It was the only thing that's ever scared it. It scared it so much that he hid the body so no one would ever find out. And went the other giants did find out, they hunted it down and attacked it, shouting names at it like "demon" and "murderer". They never believe it when it said it was an accident.
"NO!!" shouted the Master Hand. "I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN! I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN!"
He quickly scooped up Yoshi and opened a dimensional rift. It flew through it and set Yoshi on the ground.
Immediately, dozens of Yoshis came from all over and rushed to their fallen friend. They crowded around him and watched him closely.
5 hours passed. The Master Hand observed Yoshi as closely as the other Yoshis did. Things kept looking worse and worse.
Come out of this all right, Yoshi! Please! hoped the Master Hand with all of its fiber. If you wake up, I'll make a new Super Happy Tree, just like just like you wanted. I won't even add in a bad twist, honest!
Nothing happened. Some of the other yoshis began to lose hope and walked away.
Suddenly, the Master Hand saw Yoshi's right eyelid move ever so slightly. Apparently, so did one of the other Yoshis did too because he began jumping up and down screaming "YOSHI! YOSHI!!"
All of the deserters ran back quickly. They watched Yoshi quietly for another 3 minutes. Nothing happened.
"Yoshi, yo-yoshi yoshi?" asked one of them. Just afterward, Yoshi arm moved a little.
This time, all of the Yoshis saw. They began screaming and jumping around like crazy.
Finally, Yoshi opened his eyes. He blinked a couple times and sat up.
For the first time in his entire life, the Master Hand felt happy. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of its shoulders. A weight it's been carrying around since the death of its creator. It slowly turned around, and went back through the portal from where it came.
Yoshi, however, was not happy at all. He thought that he had failed his clan, and sealed their deaths. He hung his head in shame.
All of a sudden, the Yoshis all turned toward Yoshi, and ran right past him. Yoshi was confused and he turned around to see where they were heading.
Tears filled Yoshi's eyes as he saw what they ran toward. The Super Happy Tree stood once again, in all its shining glory.
Yoshi began to follow them, but he stopped after a few steps. Then, before running off to join his friends, he turned around and yelled out as loud as he could his thanks to the Master Hand. Somehow, he knew that the Master Hand had heard it and understood.
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With a fury of well-placed punches and kicks, Kirby sent the Master Hand sailing off the platform and into darkness. However, much to Kirby's discontent, he resurfaced and floated back up to the platform.
"I give up, you win." said the Master Hand. "Now I will grant y…"
However, it was interrupted by a hard kick from Kirby. It caught the glove off guard, and it fell backward and landed hard on the platform.
"Shut up." spat Kirby. "You don't deserve to live you worthless slug."
The Master Hand was shocked. "B-but your wish…"
"My wish?!?" yelled Kirby. Suddenly, he jumped on top of the Master Hand and began punching him with all of his might. "I don't care (punch) if you gave me (punch) a million wishes (punch)! Before you came, my life was perfect! I was having fun with my friends, a hero to my people, and most importantly, rid of that stupid Dark Matter. But you (punch) couldn't leave (punch) well enough alone, (punch) could you!!! COULD YOU!!!"
The Master Hand ached all over but it remained silent because it knew that anything it said would probably just result in more punching.
"And now, my sole purpose for living is to take my revenge on you." said Kirby.
He pulled out his trusty cutter blade and held it next to the Master Hand. "I get a wish, huh?" He raised it above his head and said," I WISH THAT YOU WILL FOREVER BURN IN THE FIERY DEPTHS OF H…"
All of a sudden, Kirby stopped. A little voice deep inside of him was screaming like crazy. Normally, Kirby would have ignored this completely, but this voice was the only thing that kept him alive in his fights with the Dark Matter.
"YOUR ARM!!!" it told him. "LOOK AT YOUR ARM!!"
Kirby looked over and saw why it was screaming so much. The scratches on his arm were black as night. Suddenly, he realized what the voice was really saying.
"NO!!" yelled Kirby as he got off of the Master Hand. "This can't be!!! How can I, the defender of Dreamland, BE POSSESSED BY THE DARK MATTER!!!"
The Master Hand didn't move at all for fear of attracting Kirby's attention. He's gone crazy!
"IT'S BEEN USING YOU!" shouted the voice in Kirby's head again. "FEEDING ON YOUR DARK THOUGHTS, BLINDING YOU FROM SEEING WHAT YOU REALLY CAN USE THAT WISH FOR!!!"
"YOUR RIGHT!!" said Kirby. "I CAN USE THE WISH TO CHANGE THINGS BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE THE MASTER HAND CAME!" He turned to the Master Hand. "I WISH FOR YOU TO CHANGE THINGS BACK!"
I'm not gonna twist his wish. thought the Master Hand. He might snap and try to kill me again.
"Uh, sure, whatever you want." said the Master Hand reassuringly.
"PLEASE HURRY! I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN HOLD OFF THE DARK MATTER FROM COMPLETELY CONTROLING ME!!!" pleaded Kirby.
As fast as it could, the Master Hand put a spell on Kirby and opened a portal. "As soon as you make it through, time in your dimension will be changed back to before I came."
"THANK YOU!!" said Kirby as he ran through the portal. "I OWE YOU MY LIFE!"
As he stepped out of the portal, he lost track of everything around him.
"Come on Kirb!!" yelled Waddle Dee down from a small hill. "You're holding up the picnic."
"What?" said Kirby. He just realized he was staring at some kids who were playing in the park.
"You know, picnic? The reason all these people are here?" said Waddle Dee.
"Oh yeah. Sorry Waddle Dee. I'm just caught up in the magic of this place I guess." said Kirby.
As Kirby walked up the hill, he was trying to remember what he was thinking about at the bottom of the hill. I know it was important, but I just can't seem to remember it! Oh well. It couldn't have been nearly as important as having a picnic with my friends anyway.
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"Hieee YYAAAA!!!" screamed Fox as finished off the Master Hand with a crushing blow. It fell like a rock into the abyss below, but resurfaced moments later in a non-fighting position.
"Alright, alright, you've beaten me sufficiently to get the wish." said the Master Hand.
"Haha! Success!" yelled Fox. "I know exactly what I want! I wish for an antidote for Peppy and to find my father, once and for all!!!"
"Umm…" said the Master Hand. "That's two wishes. I won't grant you both."
Fox looked at him in disbelief. "WHAT!?! But it was only one sentence! Can't you just grant it anyway?"
"I'm sorry, but the deal was one wish per combatant." said the Master Hand. "So choose now, see your father or save your friend."
"Wha… no!!! You can't make me choose!!!" yelled Fox.
"I can and I will." said the Master Hand with glee. He was enjoying watching Fox squirm.
How can I choose between my friend and my dad?!? thought Fox. On the one side I've spent the better part of my life looking for my father. Then when I saw him on Venom when Andross's base was being destroyed, I was so happy that we would finally be together again. But afterward, he vanished, as if into thin air, and now even I doubt that I saw him. If he is dead, this is probably my only chance I will ever get to bring with him back again.
Fox slammed his eyes shut. On the other hand, Peppy has been my mentor and friend ever since my father's alleged death. He's supported me when I was a kid and taught me how to fly and dogfight. The only reason he even is dying is because I brought him to that stupid planet in search of my father. With this wish, I can save his life.
"I-I-I ch-choose…" started Fox. "I choos-se…"
"Yes, yes!" said the Master Hand. "Get on with it!"
Fox screamed his answer as loud as he could. "I CHOOSE… TO SAVE PEPPY'S LIFE! I WANT THE ANTIDOTE FOR VISNATOR POISON!!! I KNOW MY FATHER IS ALIVE, AND I CAN FIND HIM WITHOUT YOUR HELP!!"
The Master Hand replied mischievously, "As you wish."
Suddenly, Fox's pocket became heavy. He reached into it and pulled out a small vial of black liquid.
"Have Peppy drink this, and he will be cured of the Visnator poison." said the Master Hand as it opened a portal behind itself. "Now go, there isn't much time."
Fox walked through the rift to find himself back in his room. He ran quickly out, and toward the Great Fox's sick bay.
"Fox, where the HECK have you been!" said Falco as Fox came through the doorway.
"Yeah!" yelled Slippy. "Peppy has three days to live, and you disappear for all three! Now, Peppy's starting to have convulsions and you finally have the nerve…"
"No time to explain, Slip!" said Fox, handing Falco the antidote. "Pour this down his throat. Slippy, Katt, and I will hold his mouth open."
"Is that the antidote?" asked Katt as she took position on the side of Peppy's mouth.
Fox nodded. "It sure is."
"Well, we'll just have to see if it works!" said Falco and he began to pour the stuff down Peppy's throat. When he finished, the rest let go of Peppy's mouth and he began coughing violently. A couple of minutes later, Fox wondered if he was too late.
I should have just wished for Peppy to be cured. thought Fox. Then I wouldn't have risked being too late to save him.
All of a sudden, Peppy's condition began to change back to normal. His heart rate quickened and the convulsions began to slow.
"It's working!" said Falco with great surprise. "It's actually working!"
Slowly but surely Peppy's heart rate became steady and the convulsions stopped.
Hours passed but Peppy lay almost motionless except for his breathing. Suddenly, Fox noticed Peppy begin to stir.
"He's coming to!" announced Fox.
Slowly Peppy opened his eyes and sat up.
"Peppy, are you okay?! How do you feel!?" asked Slippy.
Peppy turned to Slippy and slowly said, "Like I need a glass of water to get this horrible tasting stuff out of my mouth."
"Yeah!" yelled Slippy.
"Alright Peppy!" said Falco. "I knew you'd pull through!"
"Way to go!" said Katt.
"I'm glad you're okay, Peppy." said Fox. "I don't know what I would have done if you were dead."
"Probably have a big party…" joked Peppy. Everyone took a much-needed laugh.
"Okay," said Peppy, "now that this is all over with, what are we gonna do now?"
Fox thought about this for a while. "We're going go back to Corneria, and look for other leads on my father's location."
"But Fox, we haven't completely explored the planet yet." said Slippy. "Shouldn't we do that first?"
"No." replied Fox. "This planet has cause us enough trouble for one week."
"Yeah, I agree." said Peppy as he scratched his arm. "Anyway, for so reason, I'm really itchy all over. What was in that stuff, anyway, Fox?"
"To tell you the truth, I have no idea." said Fox.
Peppy began using both hands and scratching more furiuosly, "Well, whatever it was, it must have a wicked side effect! It feels like my whole body is a mosquito bite!"
"Hey, think of it this way, Peppy." said Fox as he walked out the door. "Would you rather be dead?"
"I guess not." said Peppy as he continued to scratch. (He changes his mind, however, 10 hours later.)
When Fox reached the bridge, he gave his orders to Rob. "Set a course for the Lylat System, and step on it!"
However, unbeknownst to Fox, down on the planet's surface, his father was watching the Great Fox break orbit and start to leave.
Just one flare… that's all I need. he thought to himself. No, I can't do that. As much as I'd love to signal the Great Fox, I'd put all of their lives at risk if I did. …Still, there is a part of me that wants to see Fox again more than anything… But it won't be long at all now, before we are re-united again anyway. Just hold on a little longer, and, most of all, never give up… my son.
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"Pikachu, you are the victor." said the Master Hand. "You are now entitled to the prize, a wish of your choice."
"Pi-pikachu-chu-chu-pika!" said Pikachu. "Chu-pi-chu-ka, pika-pikachu-chu-pi!"
"I can't understand you!" said the Master Hand psychically. "We'll have to use telepathy."
Pikachu focused his mind and sent the Master Hand his thoughts. "I wish that my two greatest friends in the world, Ash and Misty, would make up from the fight they've been having lately."
"Okay, It will be done." replied the Master Hand. It then turned around and created a dimenstional rift. "Step through, and you will be back at the place where I took you from."
I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about this… thought the yellow pokemon and reluctantly walked to the portal.
When he made it to the other side, Pikachu heard many voices yelling his name. "Pikachu!!!", "Pika-chu!", "Pikachu!!" He recognized them immediately. It was Ash, Misty and Brock.
Pikachu ran in the direction of the voices and replied, "Pika-pi!"
"I think I heard something this way, Ash." said Misty. Before long Pikachu was able to see the trio on the horizon.
"PIKACHU!!!" yelled Ash as Pikachu finally got close enough to jump in his arms. "Pikachu, I so glad you're okay! I thought Team Rocket had captured you or something!"
Pikachu noticed tears were coming down Ash's cheeks. "Pika-chu-chu-pi-chu?"
"Because you were gone for three days!" said Ash. "That's a pretty long time to disappear with out a trace for. Where were you anyway?"
"Pikachu, pi-pika-pi-chu-chu-pi," said Pikachu. "pika-pikachu-chu-chu-pika-pi!"
"What kind of tournament?" asked Ash.
"Chu-pi-pika-chu-chu-pi-chu-pika!" said Pikachu. "Pika-pi-chu-pi!"
"Wow, that must have been very exciting!" said Brock.
"Pika-pika-pi-chu," said Pikachu. "Chu-pika-pi-chu-pika?"
"No, Misty and I aren't traveling together again." said Ash, turning away from Misty. "I just found her to see if you went with her and then to help me look for you."
"…And now that we found you, I guess I should be on my way again!" said Misty, similarly turning away from Ash.
"Chu! Pika-pi-pi-pikachu!" wailed Pikachu.
"Yeah, Misty! Don't go!" said Brock.
"I'm sorry, you guys, but I can't stay around here." said Misty. "Ash doesn't want me around."
"Actuallly, I don't want you to leave either, but my inflated ego won't allow me to announce it out loud." said Ash. Suddenly, he covered his mouth. Did I just say that?
"You really mean it?!?" asked Misty hopefully.
Ash was still dumbfounded from the fact that he just talked without consciously knowing about it. "Uh… yeah… I guess."
"Oh Ash!" said Misty as she turned around and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you thank you, thank you!!!"
Ash literally froze. Did she just do what I think she did? Suddenly, his cheeks involuntarily became redder than Pikachu's, revealing to the electric type his true feelings about Misty. She and Brock didn't notice, though, because they were jumping all around the place for joy.
"If you say anything to her," whispered Ash to Pikachu, "you'll disappear for a lot longer than three days."
"Okay, okay, now that we're all back together again, let's get back to town and fast!" said Brock. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a ponyta!"
"Alright!" said Ash. "Let's go!" He pointed down the path.
"Uh, Ash," said Misty, pointing the opposite direction. "That's not the way to town. This is."
"No that isn't!" said Ash. "This is the way to town. Believe me, I have a good sense of direction."
Misty got angry. "Oh, so you're implying I have a bad sense of direction!?!"
"No! No! That's not what I said!" said Ash quickly. "I'm just saying I have a better sense of direction."
"Yeah right!" scoffed Misty. "You couldn't find you're way out of a wet paper bag!"
"This from the girl who got us lost in the last forest!" replied Ash. "You couldn't direct us to town if you had a compass engrained in your brain!"
"Oh yeah!" said Misty.
"Yeah!" said Ash.
"OH YEAH!" screamed Misty.
"YEAH!" shouted Ash.
"YEAH, WELL YOU COULDN'T…"
Pikachu rolled his eyes. Here we go again.
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The Master Hand hung in the air with embarrassment. How could I have lost to a pink balloon.
"Jiggly-puff-puff-jig-jiggy-jig-puff-jiggy!" said Jigglypuff.
"You'll have to speak using your mind or I can't understand what you're saying." communicated the Master Hand.
"Fine. I want to able to sing my song to others without them falling asleep." psychically responded Jigglypuff.
"Your wish is my command." said the Master Hand. With the snap of its fingers, the Master Hand sent out a beam that struck Jigglypuff directly in the throat.
"Jiggly?" asked Jigglypuff in curiosity.
The Master Hand opened a rift and said, "Your wish has been granted. Now walk through this portal to return to your dimension."
"Jiggly-jig-jig!" thanked Jigglypuff and strolled into the portal with great enthusiasm.
As soon as Jigglypuff got out the other end, it went to the nearest town and got a record deal signed.
"Okay, here's the deal." said the record company manager. "We'll record your song right now in this temporary studio, then if and when it becomes a hit, we'll send a check for 30% of the total profit to your house."
"Jigglypuff!" said Jigglypuff in agreement and began recording her song.
"JJIIIGG-GGALLYY-PPPUUUFFFFF, JJJIIGGALLYYYY-YY-YY-PPPPUUFFFF. JJIIIGG-GGALLYY-PPPUUUFFF, JJJIIGGALLYYY-Y-Y-Y. JJJIIGGALLYY-PPPUUUFFFFF, JJJIIGALLYY-PPPUFFFFF, JJIIGG-JJIIGGAALLLYY, JJIIGGALLY. JJJIIGALLYY-PPUUUUFFF, JJIIIGGAALLLYYYY-YY-YY-PUFF."
After Jigglypuff finished singing, the record manager broke into a huge applause. "Wow, that was spectacular. With a voice like that, we'll be sure to sell a million copies!"
"Jig-jigglypuff-jig-puff-puff?" said Jigglypuff blushing.
"Oh absolutely!" responded the record manager.
The next day, Jigglypuff's song became a top ten hit. It was so popular that the CD's almost literally flew off the shelves. As you could image, Jigglypuff was ecstatic.
This is great!!! thought Jigglypuff. I'll be a billionaire by the end of the week and all I have to go back to my house and… wait a second, I DON'T HAVE A HOUSE!!
When she realized that the record company had tricked her, Jigglypuff's mood went from happy to furious. "PPPUUUUFFFF!!!!" she screamed and puffed herself up like a blimp.
There's only one thing left to do now… thought Jigglypuff and pulled out a small, felt-tipped marker.
THE END
[Author's Note: So did you like it? I hope so, cause I plan to make a sequel to this after the new SSB comes out on Game Cube, called "The Real Smash Bros. Melee" (Nice title, huh?) Also, I plan to do a Zelda Fic before that though, called "Dual Vengeance", so keep an eye out for it soon. But until then, have fun and… uh… always remember to wear your safety belts or something.]
Luigi stood alone in the darkness of the mansion. "Come on Master Hand! You proved your-a point, so now take me back to Peach's Castle. (Nothing happens.)…I'm not gonna ask again!! …Pretty please? I dropped my-a flashlight and it's very a-dark and scary. …Okay, okay, you win. You are the superior being. …I give up …Really! You a-showed me, Master Hand. …Master Hand?!? …MMAAASSTEEERR HHAAANDDD!?!"