The Game Master
Chapter 2: Duel in Star Park
Notes: Once again, I do not own the copyright to Theme Park Roller Coaster or its mascot. You get the idea.
Nick was sweating with fear. He had always loved video games, but he didn't want to die in one. Then he remembered his staff's power. He tried to focus the staff enough to send an ice beam at the shark, but he couldn't. The Game Shark just laughed at him and said "Unlimited Ammunition code! All Weapons code! Die, human!" in its multiple voices. Floating guns appeared and started shooting at Nick. He tried to block with his staff, but it was no use. The bullets were faster than him. He decided to try and use the staff one more time. He closed his eyes and ignored the pain, focusing only on the creature in front of him. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and a flash of blue filled the whole desert that they were in. The Game Shark had been frozen. "You have a new record!" said a mechanical voice that was followed by a beeping sound. "Well, that was easy enough." Said Nick. His wounds instantly healed and he was suddenly sitting on his bedroom floor in front of the Television. "Glad that's over, but where's the next piece of armor?" Nick asked to no one in particular. He looked at the instruction book and decided to go after the golden shield next. He didn't know what game it was in, though, so he just said "Golden Shield." And he was transported into the next game.
Nick looked down to see that he was sitting on soft grass, but it wasn't checkered like in Green Hill Zone. It was much more realistic, and yet, still different. Nick looked up from the grass to see where he was, and he saw an amusement park right in front of him. "I'm in Theme Park: Roller Coaster! I guess the shield is somewhere inside the park, so I'd better go in." Nick thought aloud. He walked up to the entrance to buy a ticket, but they were $500 per person! (Of course, they had a senior discount for only $499.99)
"WHAT!? How does this guy expect to get customers if he raises the prices so high!?" Nick asked the guards. They just grunted and pushed him out of the way so more visitors could come in. Nick knew he couldn't pay for a ticket, so he decided to jump the fence. (That doesn't happen much in video games, does it?) He climbed on top of the fence and jumped down. Fortunately, the security guards were too busy disarming stink bombs to notice him. The ground inside the park was purplish rock, and there were signs all over saying "Welcome to Star Park!" Nick looked around. He went to some rides and rode them for fun, even though he knew he needed to find the shield. He then saw a huge roller coaster called Shocker. He decided to ride Shocker and got in line, but when he got up to the entrance, the same black bat-like things from before attacked him. "Oh great, more sharks." Nick thought as he got out his staff and prepared to fight.
Nick shot ice beams all over, but it was no use. The sharks were too fast. One swooped down to attack Nick, and landed on his shoulder. It suddenly grew fangs and dug them into Nick's neck. He felt weak, and he knew no one could help him here. The security guards would arrest him. He was about to cry for help when everything went black and he fainted.
"Hmm. So, you brought the intruder to me." Said a calm, yet strangely evil-sounding voice. Nick opened his eyes to see a strange creature made up of black spheres. (He looks like this:[pic])
"You're." Nick said. "I see you know me. I am." said the creature, but Nick interrupted him. "YOU'RE UGLY!" Nick yelled. The creature glared at him. "NO! I am the mascot of Theme Park Roller Coaster! Almost no one knows about me, but that will all end soon enough. I will use the power of Zarkon's sharks to become powerful enough to get into the real world and finally be known! But first I need a name. How about. Bad Bubble? Yeah! That sounds good. I am now Bad Bubble!" said the weird spherical thing. Nick realized that he was in a building overlooking Star Park. Suddenly, a swarm of Game Sharks in their bat form flew through the window and merged with Bad Bubble. (Authors Notes: I could've thought up a better name, but I want this story to be funny too.) His eyes turned red and his antennae turned to horns as he laughed maniacally. (And if you've ever heard his voice on the game, you know that can get annoying quick.)
Bad Bubble spit a fireball at Nick, who jumped and rolled out of the way. Nick concentrated hard on an ice beam, and shot it out of his staff. It hit Bad Bubble directly, but as soon as he froze, the ice melted. He was as warm as a fire! Nick then saw something he might be able to use against Bad Bubble. Sitting in a trophy case was the golden shield he had been looking for. He ran over and slammed his staff into the glass, shattering it. Then he grabbed the shield. A fireball flew at him and he raised the golden shield just in time. When the fireball struck, it was absorbed into the shield and the shot back out, hitting Bad Bubble, but doing no damage since he was already superheated. He punched at Nick, but it was no use. The shield blocked any attack. Nick still needed a way to stop Bad Bubble, though. He couldn't use ice, but he could use his staff's other element: water! He concentrated hard on water, but it wasn't enough. He couldn't shoot water. Then it happened. A rain cloud appeared in the room! Bad Bubble started getting weaker and weaker, but it wasn't giving up. Bad Bubble got hotter, trying to make the water turn to steam. It was no use. He was losing. The Game Sharks that had merged with his body separated from him and flew away. Bad Bubble was left lying on the floor. Nick looked at him and wondered if he really was evil, or if Zarkon had made him that way. Suddenly, Nick, the shield, and the staff were surrounded by darkness. "I see you have found the golden shield and defeated a powerful Shark. You now have the element of fire in your staff. Use it well, or not at all. The next game world you will need to visit will hold the helmet of strength, and with it, your armor will be whole. However, even with the full suit of armor, you still need all the elements to even have a chance against Zarkon." Said the familiar voice of the Game Master. "I can understand if you want to stop now. If you do, I'll give the powers to someone else." It said. "No. I will save the world or die trying! Teleport me to my next destination." Said Nick. Suddenly, Nick was staring up at a bright blue sky and a familiar plumber with a red cap and blue overalls.
It's-a-him, Mario! And It's-a-the end also. So, THE END (It's-a-gonna be continued)
Notes: Once again, I do not own the copyright to Theme Park Roller Coaster or its mascot. You get the idea.
Nick was sweating with fear. He had always loved video games, but he didn't want to die in one. Then he remembered his staff's power. He tried to focus the staff enough to send an ice beam at the shark, but he couldn't. The Game Shark just laughed at him and said "Unlimited Ammunition code! All Weapons code! Die, human!" in its multiple voices. Floating guns appeared and started shooting at Nick. He tried to block with his staff, but it was no use. The bullets were faster than him. He decided to try and use the staff one more time. He closed his eyes and ignored the pain, focusing only on the creature in front of him. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and a flash of blue filled the whole desert that they were in. The Game Shark had been frozen. "You have a new record!" said a mechanical voice that was followed by a beeping sound. "Well, that was easy enough." Said Nick. His wounds instantly healed and he was suddenly sitting on his bedroom floor in front of the Television. "Glad that's over, but where's the next piece of armor?" Nick asked to no one in particular. He looked at the instruction book and decided to go after the golden shield next. He didn't know what game it was in, though, so he just said "Golden Shield." And he was transported into the next game.
Nick looked down to see that he was sitting on soft grass, but it wasn't checkered like in Green Hill Zone. It was much more realistic, and yet, still different. Nick looked up from the grass to see where he was, and he saw an amusement park right in front of him. "I'm in Theme Park: Roller Coaster! I guess the shield is somewhere inside the park, so I'd better go in." Nick thought aloud. He walked up to the entrance to buy a ticket, but they were $500 per person! (Of course, they had a senior discount for only $499.99)
"WHAT!? How does this guy expect to get customers if he raises the prices so high!?" Nick asked the guards. They just grunted and pushed him out of the way so more visitors could come in. Nick knew he couldn't pay for a ticket, so he decided to jump the fence. (That doesn't happen much in video games, does it?) He climbed on top of the fence and jumped down. Fortunately, the security guards were too busy disarming stink bombs to notice him. The ground inside the park was purplish rock, and there were signs all over saying "Welcome to Star Park!" Nick looked around. He went to some rides and rode them for fun, even though he knew he needed to find the shield. He then saw a huge roller coaster called Shocker. He decided to ride Shocker and got in line, but when he got up to the entrance, the same black bat-like things from before attacked him. "Oh great, more sharks." Nick thought as he got out his staff and prepared to fight.
Nick shot ice beams all over, but it was no use. The sharks were too fast. One swooped down to attack Nick, and landed on his shoulder. It suddenly grew fangs and dug them into Nick's neck. He felt weak, and he knew no one could help him here. The security guards would arrest him. He was about to cry for help when everything went black and he fainted.
"Hmm. So, you brought the intruder to me." Said a calm, yet strangely evil-sounding voice. Nick opened his eyes to see a strange creature made up of black spheres. (He looks like this:[pic])
"You're." Nick said. "I see you know me. I am." said the creature, but Nick interrupted him. "YOU'RE UGLY!" Nick yelled. The creature glared at him. "NO! I am the mascot of Theme Park Roller Coaster! Almost no one knows about me, but that will all end soon enough. I will use the power of Zarkon's sharks to become powerful enough to get into the real world and finally be known! But first I need a name. How about. Bad Bubble? Yeah! That sounds good. I am now Bad Bubble!" said the weird spherical thing. Nick realized that he was in a building overlooking Star Park. Suddenly, a swarm of Game Sharks in their bat form flew through the window and merged with Bad Bubble. (Authors Notes: I could've thought up a better name, but I want this story to be funny too.) His eyes turned red and his antennae turned to horns as he laughed maniacally. (And if you've ever heard his voice on the game, you know that can get annoying quick.)
Bad Bubble spit a fireball at Nick, who jumped and rolled out of the way. Nick concentrated hard on an ice beam, and shot it out of his staff. It hit Bad Bubble directly, but as soon as he froze, the ice melted. He was as warm as a fire! Nick then saw something he might be able to use against Bad Bubble. Sitting in a trophy case was the golden shield he had been looking for. He ran over and slammed his staff into the glass, shattering it. Then he grabbed the shield. A fireball flew at him and he raised the golden shield just in time. When the fireball struck, it was absorbed into the shield and the shot back out, hitting Bad Bubble, but doing no damage since he was already superheated. He punched at Nick, but it was no use. The shield blocked any attack. Nick still needed a way to stop Bad Bubble, though. He couldn't use ice, but he could use his staff's other element: water! He concentrated hard on water, but it wasn't enough. He couldn't shoot water. Then it happened. A rain cloud appeared in the room! Bad Bubble started getting weaker and weaker, but it wasn't giving up. Bad Bubble got hotter, trying to make the water turn to steam. It was no use. He was losing. The Game Sharks that had merged with his body separated from him and flew away. Bad Bubble was left lying on the floor. Nick looked at him and wondered if he really was evil, or if Zarkon had made him that way. Suddenly, Nick, the shield, and the staff were surrounded by darkness. "I see you have found the golden shield and defeated a powerful Shark. You now have the element of fire in your staff. Use it well, or not at all. The next game world you will need to visit will hold the helmet of strength, and with it, your armor will be whole. However, even with the full suit of armor, you still need all the elements to even have a chance against Zarkon." Said the familiar voice of the Game Master. "I can understand if you want to stop now. If you do, I'll give the powers to someone else." It said. "No. I will save the world or die trying! Teleport me to my next destination." Said Nick. Suddenly, Nick was staring up at a bright blue sky and a familiar plumber with a red cap and blue overalls.
It's-a-him, Mario! And It's-a-the end also. So, THE END (It's-a-gonna be continued)