Chapter 23: Classic Clash
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Final Destination
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Link walked back to his seat slowly, not bothering to obey when Giga Bowser told him to move faster. Link began to lay down on the bleachers, letting a big yawn escape him. He was so exhausted and his next fight was only a few minutes away.
"Oh well," thought Link. "I might as well make the most of my time,"
Link felt kind of sorry for Marth, as he had made it so far, only to lose.
Meanwhile, Mario was running high on adrenaline, ready to defeat Bowser once again; there were two catches though: Bowser was much stronger this time and there wasn't a girl at stake.
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The Master Hand's Holding Cell
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Roy ran across the cell, rushing to where Marth had fallen. The prince was mainly bruised, and the only flowing blood was out of his stomach; lumps of dried blood were all that remained anywhere else.
"Marth! Wake up!" Roy begged, but the prince did not awaken.
"He'll be okay," Luigi assured him.
"I hope so,"
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Final Destination
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"So... Which one of you will fight us?" Asked Crazy.
"I will! And you won't be white when I'm done with you either!" Bowser shouted.
"Is that a threat?"
"He isn't who you should be worried about," Mario interrupted, taking a step forward. "I'm who you should be threatened by,"
Giga Bowser was almost doubled over in laughter. "Yuh... Yuh... YOU beat ME? That'll be the day!!! I bet you can't even beat that dinosaur!" Giga exclaimed. Bowser blushed for a quick second.
"I've beaten him numerous times!" Mario boasted.
"I wouldn't believe you if you brought me a video tape of it! Now enough! Start the match!"
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The Master Hand's Holding Cell
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Roy looked behind him and saw the psychic pokémon floating towards Marth.
"Mewtwo, please heal him," Roy pleaded.
Mewtwo smiled. "That is exactly what I'm doing Roy,"
Roy watched intensely as the familiar neon blue glow blanketed Marth. His bruises and cuts faded away from the prince's skin as the spell did its work.
The glow faded from Marth's body and the prince began to stir.
"Roy?" Marth asked as his eyes opened halfway, his voice hoarse.
"Yeah, it's me," Roy responded.
"Take my hand and help me up Roy,"
"Sure,"
"Man, I feel a whole ton better,"
"I bet you do, you looked really beat up,"
"Well Link shot an arrow into my stomach, Falco shot a laser into my shoulder and you slashed my leg! Man that's a lot!"
"Sheesh Marth! At least I wasn't a punching bag!!!"
"Oh yeah, you can add 'stepping into your puddle of puke' to that list,"
"Marth!"
"Well you just had to puke right where I would step!"
"I shoulda puked on Giga Bowser,"
"Would y'all just shut up!" complained Ganondorf.
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Final Destination
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Mario eyed Bowser warily as he carefully circle stepped around him. Claws raised and ready to jump at a moment's notice, Bowser stood on the Final Destination platform, eyes trained on Mario.
Bowser was quick, but Mario was quicker. Mario dove at Bowser and tightly gripped his tail. Mario swung Bowser round and round, until the pain caused by the spikes on his clubbed tail overwhelmed him and he was forced to let go; this action sent Bowser flying. The koopa king landed on his stomach with a grunt. Mario rubbed his reddened hand wondering how to attack next.
Bowser stood up, slightly dizzy from the attack. He steadied himself and raised his claws once more. Bowser dove at Mario, who in turn dodged and landed a kick to Bowser's leg.
Giga Bowser's jaw nearly hit the floor as this happened.
"Crazy! I don't believe this is happening!" Master Hand exclaimed.
"I know, I can't believe it either," Crazy responded.
"You know, I'm sick of you, ABSOLUTELY SICK of you beating me! Ever since we've been in diapers you've been beating me. THIS IS DISGUSTING!!!" Bowser yelled.
Without warning, Bowser kicked Mario in the face with both feet forward. After regaining his balance, Bowser sat on his knees, pinning Mario to the floor.
"Now how does it feel for YOU to be the one on the floor bleeding?" Bowser asked. Mario gave no response. "It doesn't feel very good, now does it? I am so enjoying this Mario, seeing your painful grimace and the blood running out of YOUR forehead instead of MINE for once. Well guess what Mario? I'm about to introduce you to a whole new concept: the concept of defeat,"
Bowser held three clawed fingers over Mario's chest, then brought them down and created a diagonal slash.
"I doubt that you will last long Mario, good night," Bowser taunted, picking himself off of Mario and walking away.
Mario lay on the ground in pain and total disbelief; the disbelief that Bowser had gotten so strong. Mario ignored the blood running down his head and nose and began to stand up. He stood up raising one triumphant hand to the air. Mario instantly felt weak and fell to his knees.
Mario fought against an enclosing darkness. Would this be Bowser's first win? Would Link and Bowser be able to beat the Triple Trouble Team together? Mario fought against the weakness trying to make the questions not become a reality; he lost and passed out, knowing he had failed badly.
"You two get ready, I have some business to attend to." Giga yelled to the fighters as he walked over to Mario's limp body. Each step Giga Bowser took triggered a miniature earthquake and a thunderous bang. Giga picked up the plumber and threw him down as hard as he could.
As the Italian plumber plunged, the two fighters remaining could only look in horror. He was going at an incredible rate. They could hear a loud whistle as he shot straight down, and then nothing could be heard. It was then that they realized how tough this final match would be.
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Final Destination
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Link walked back to his seat slowly, not bothering to obey when Giga Bowser told him to move faster. Link began to lay down on the bleachers, letting a big yawn escape him. He was so exhausted and his next fight was only a few minutes away.
"Oh well," thought Link. "I might as well make the most of my time,"
Link felt kind of sorry for Marth, as he had made it so far, only to lose.
Meanwhile, Mario was running high on adrenaline, ready to defeat Bowser once again; there were two catches though: Bowser was much stronger this time and there wasn't a girl at stake.
---
The Master Hand's Holding Cell
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Roy ran across the cell, rushing to where Marth had fallen. The prince was mainly bruised, and the only flowing blood was out of his stomach; lumps of dried blood were all that remained anywhere else.
"Marth! Wake up!" Roy begged, but the prince did not awaken.
"He'll be okay," Luigi assured him.
"I hope so,"
---
Final Destination
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"So... Which one of you will fight us?" Asked Crazy.
"I will! And you won't be white when I'm done with you either!" Bowser shouted.
"Is that a threat?"
"He isn't who you should be worried about," Mario interrupted, taking a step forward. "I'm who you should be threatened by,"
Giga Bowser was almost doubled over in laughter. "Yuh... Yuh... YOU beat ME? That'll be the day!!! I bet you can't even beat that dinosaur!" Giga exclaimed. Bowser blushed for a quick second.
"I've beaten him numerous times!" Mario boasted.
"I wouldn't believe you if you brought me a video tape of it! Now enough! Start the match!"
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The Master Hand's Holding Cell
---
Roy looked behind him and saw the psychic pokémon floating towards Marth.
"Mewtwo, please heal him," Roy pleaded.
Mewtwo smiled. "That is exactly what I'm doing Roy,"
Roy watched intensely as the familiar neon blue glow blanketed Marth. His bruises and cuts faded away from the prince's skin as the spell did its work.
The glow faded from Marth's body and the prince began to stir.
"Roy?" Marth asked as his eyes opened halfway, his voice hoarse.
"Yeah, it's me," Roy responded.
"Take my hand and help me up Roy,"
"Sure,"
"Man, I feel a whole ton better,"
"I bet you do, you looked really beat up,"
"Well Link shot an arrow into my stomach, Falco shot a laser into my shoulder and you slashed my leg! Man that's a lot!"
"Sheesh Marth! At least I wasn't a punching bag!!!"
"Oh yeah, you can add 'stepping into your puddle of puke' to that list,"
"Marth!"
"Well you just had to puke right where I would step!"
"I shoulda puked on Giga Bowser,"
"Would y'all just shut up!" complained Ganondorf.
---
Final Destination
---
Mario eyed Bowser warily as he carefully circle stepped around him. Claws raised and ready to jump at a moment's notice, Bowser stood on the Final Destination platform, eyes trained on Mario.
Bowser was quick, but Mario was quicker. Mario dove at Bowser and tightly gripped his tail. Mario swung Bowser round and round, until the pain caused by the spikes on his clubbed tail overwhelmed him and he was forced to let go; this action sent Bowser flying. The koopa king landed on his stomach with a grunt. Mario rubbed his reddened hand wondering how to attack next.
Bowser stood up, slightly dizzy from the attack. He steadied himself and raised his claws once more. Bowser dove at Mario, who in turn dodged and landed a kick to Bowser's leg.
Giga Bowser's jaw nearly hit the floor as this happened.
"Crazy! I don't believe this is happening!" Master Hand exclaimed.
"I know, I can't believe it either," Crazy responded.
"You know, I'm sick of you, ABSOLUTELY SICK of you beating me! Ever since we've been in diapers you've been beating me. THIS IS DISGUSTING!!!" Bowser yelled.
Without warning, Bowser kicked Mario in the face with both feet forward. After regaining his balance, Bowser sat on his knees, pinning Mario to the floor.
"Now how does it feel for YOU to be the one on the floor bleeding?" Bowser asked. Mario gave no response. "It doesn't feel very good, now does it? I am so enjoying this Mario, seeing your painful grimace and the blood running out of YOUR forehead instead of MINE for once. Well guess what Mario? I'm about to introduce you to a whole new concept: the concept of defeat,"
Bowser held three clawed fingers over Mario's chest, then brought them down and created a diagonal slash.
"I doubt that you will last long Mario, good night," Bowser taunted, picking himself off of Mario and walking away.
Mario lay on the ground in pain and total disbelief; the disbelief that Bowser had gotten so strong. Mario ignored the blood running down his head and nose and began to stand up. He stood up raising one triumphant hand to the air. Mario instantly felt weak and fell to his knees.
Mario fought against an enclosing darkness. Would this be Bowser's first win? Would Link and Bowser be able to beat the Triple Trouble Team together? Mario fought against the weakness trying to make the questions not become a reality; he lost and passed out, knowing he had failed badly.
"You two get ready, I have some business to attend to." Giga yelled to the fighters as he walked over to Mario's limp body. Each step Giga Bowser took triggered a miniature earthquake and a thunderous bang. Giga picked up the plumber and threw him down as hard as he could.
As the Italian plumber plunged, the two fighters remaining could only look in horror. He was going at an incredible rate. They could hear a loud whistle as he shot straight down, and then nothing could be heard. It was then that they realized how tough this final match would be.