RACE WARS
Part 1
The Challenge
The challenge has been made and accepted. Mario and the gang were up against Diddy Kong and crew. The DKR team was already at the meeting place with DK and Taj.
Diddy: You did tell your friends we were supposed to meet today, right Uncle Donkey?
DK: I told them about it, Diddy.
Timber: Where are they?
DK: Don't worry, they'll show up.
TT: Good things come to those who wait.
Diddy: I'm giving em' five more minutes.
Suddenly, Team DKR heard the sound of karts and saw the MKR team, at least four of them anyway.
Diddy: Here they come.
Timber: I can hear the planes.
Pipsy: I can hear the hovercrafts too.
DK: I told you they would show up.
Yes, Team MKR did show up, but in a different way than DKR. DKR came five cars and five planes, but MKR mixed things up. Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Peach showed up in karts, Yoshi, Wario and KT showed up in hovercrafts, and Baby Mario, Toad and Waluigi showed up in planes.
Diddy: (smirk) Took you long enough.
Mario: Better late than never, besides, we had to "divide and conquer" so to speak.
Diddy: Ha ha, it is to laugh.
Luigi: You won't be laughing when we get through with you.
Timber: I couldn't have said it better.
Taj: Settle down everyone. Okay, you were brought here today for one reason; the weapons. Team captains step forward. (Mario and Diddy walk up to Taj) Here's how it works. Simply show us and describe the weapons that will be used for the contest, this way you have no disadvantage. Of your weapons, Donkey Kong and myself will choose the weapons that will be set for the remainder of Race Wars. Mario, let's start with you.
Mario: Okay. Feather; this makes our karts jump. Useful for tough shortcuts. Single Mushroom; a temporary speed boost. Triple Mushroom; Single Mushroom times three. Super Mushroom; unlimited speed boost for a short time. Super Star; limited invincibility and speed boost. Thunder Bullet; shrinks other racers for a limited time, slowing them down. Small racers can be smashed. Boo; limited invisibility, steals another persons weapon. Keeps you from being hurt. Green Shell; fires in straight lines and bounces off of walls. Can be fired in front or behind you. Triple Green Shell; Green Shell times three, except they can't be fired behind you. Red Shell; a homing Green Shell, can turn corners. Triple Red Shell; Red Shell times three. Spiny Shell; goes after whoever's in first place.
Diddy, Timber & TT: Ow, looks painful.
Pipsy: Sounds painful.
Mario: It is painful, Pipsy. And only another Spiny or a Star can stop it.
Tip Tup: What about the Boo?
Luigi: That works too.
Mario: Moving on... Banana; spins you out. Normally dropped behind you, but can be fired in front of you. Banana Bunch; five Bananas. Bomb Box; looks like a real item box, but it's a bomb. Any more questions?
TT: How can you tell real item boxes from the fake ones?
Bowser: When you hit it.
(MKR laughs at TT)
Pipsy: What can Boo steal?
Yoshi: Useful items, useless items, first place.
(Yoshi and Peach laugh at Pipsy)
Diddy: Okay, it's our turn now.
Mario: Whatcha' got for us?
Diddy: Missiles; just like your shells. Jetpaks; just like your mushrooms. Shields; keep you from harm and spin out other racers. Droppers; somewhat like your bananas. And Magnets; bring two racers together.
There was silence in the meeting place.
Yoshi: Is that it?
Diddy: Excuse me?
Yoshi: Are those all of your weapons?
Diddy: Yeah.
A few more seconds of silence before Peach snickered, then Team MKR cried in laughter. Diddy and crew were really POed.
Conker: What's so funny?
Baby Mario: You expect to beat us with just five weapons? I'm gonna' put some bricks in my diaper.
Toad: Wait, wait you guys. There has to be more than that, it sounds too good to be true.
Bowser: The mushroom's right. It sounds a lot like phooey, big time. Do your weapons do anything else?
Diddy: Yeah, they power up.
Toad: Power up?
Timber: Yeah. Unlike you guys, who have enough weapons for war when you race, ours are few. However, they power up.
Luigi: Since you have no choice but to do so, explain.
Diddy: Explain? Sure, Pipsy...
Pipsy: Okay. First the missiles. Missiles shoot in a straight line and blow up on contact. Pick up another missile, and the weapon upgrades to a homer. Get it again and it's like getting ten missiles.
Yoshi: Ten rounds huh? I can get used to that.
Pipsy: Jetpaks upgrade your speed. The more you get, the better your boost. Shields are just like the Super Star, except for the boost. The stronger, the better. Droppers work a little differently than your bananas.
Mario: How so?
Pipsy: When you pick up a dropper, it's an oil slick, or a green fireball if you're flying. This will upgrade into a mine, then into a bubble.
Peach: What good is a bubble?
Krunch: You'll find out when you run into the hard to see thing.
(DKR laughs at Peach)
Bowser: What about the Magnet?
Pipsy: Magnets pull two racers closer together. If you up it once, it becomes stronger... but if you up it twice......
Bowser: Well...
Pipsy: It pulls you forward and the target racer backward.
Bowser: Haha, I like it!
Diddy: Those are our weapons.
Mario: Upgraded weapons are no substitute for a cache of weapons.
Timber: We race and race, not race and go to war like you guys do.
Taj: Settle down everyone. Now that the arsenal advantage is even, Donkey Kong and I will choose all of the weapons. They will be of the weapons that you've shown and explained... at least some of them anyway. Others will be of the other team, but have traits from the presenting team. We'll meet here tomorrow for the weapons and to explain how the system will work. Diddy Kong Racers, head back to the island.
DK: Mario Kart Racers, back to Peach's castle. But I want all sixteen of you to think of your rivals for the rest of Race Wars.
Timber: But Donkey, there are twenty of us.
DK: True, but Mario and Diddy are the captains of the teams. They are each others rival, so the rest of you have to think about who you're going to go up against. Likewise to Peach and Pipsy, they are the only girls and both of em' are fast. So that leaves the other sixteen racers.
Diddy: Understood, but we'll let the "Home Team" leave first.
Mario: You're our guests, we leave after you.
Diddy: (spitefully) We insist...
Mario: Fine, we'll leave first. Pilots fly away first, then Yoshi and the water racers. (nods to Yoshi) We will leave last.
And that's how it worked. Baby Mario waved good bye as he led all of the planes to the castle. Once they were out of sight, Yoshi and the other hovercraft drivers left, but in reverse so they could watch their rivals as they left. Once they were out of sight, They turned around and headed for Peach's castle.
Mario: Until tomorrow, Diddy...
Diddy: Likewise Mario, likewise.
[Mario and the other kart drivers left the same way as the hovercrafts drivers did. Once they were out of sight, Diddy motioned for his team to leave. Diddy was the last to leave since he watched his allies head back to Timber's Island]
Diddy: See you later Taj. Good day Uncle Donkey. As Diddy drove off, Taj approached DK.
Taj: This is going to be one hell of a contest my friend.
DK: Uh huh... well, let's get started.
MKR
The team is at Peach's castle discussing how they will plan their strategy for Race Wars.
Mario: I'll give Donkey Kong's nephew some credit, he seems confident about this contest.
Peach: I agree with you, Mario.
Mario: Thanks.
Peach: You're welcome, but that's not what I meant. What I'm referring to was how they race. If they think that zipping around a course is racing, they're going to learn what racing is REALLY like... and they'll learn it the hard way.
Bowser: It will be nice to have some fresh meat now and then. This is simply domination to me.
Waluigi: Wario told me about what you saw and I don't buy any of that crap. Racing is more than hitting speed boosts and fun, it's about strategy. The only type of that is in their weapons.
Mario: Why do you say that?
Waluigi: They may have fewer weapons than we do, but sometimes weapons are useless if you can't use them.
KT: Who are those guys trying to impress? Not me. I still say we have more balls than they do.
Toad: Me too.
Wario: So do I.
KT: Diddy and his friends don't have the grapefruits that we do.
Mario: That's where you're wrong, KT. They do have grapefruits, but we have watermelons. And big ones at that.
Baby Mario: (staring at his crotch) I think my watermelons are a little small...
Mario: Your watermelons are as big as any of ours are. Besides, big things come in small packages.
Luigi: Hey Mario, Diddy's friend Timber seems just as edgy as Diddy is. Since we have to choose rivals, I'll take him on. Timber isn't that much of a match for me.
Peach: Pipsy won't be too hard. I'll surely give her arsenic and lots of it.
Toad: You know, since we have to choose rivals, all of us will have it easy, except for Baby Mario. They may downsize him.
Baby Mario: Don't worry about me, I'm fast anyway. I may be the lightest of the ten of us, but don't mix cuddly with dangerous.
Mario: Yoshi, you've been quiet about the subject matter.
Luigi: Yeah, what's up?
Yoshi: I was thinking about the ten missiles that they have.
Bowser: You like that weapon don't you?
Yoshi: True, but Pipsy forgot to mention something about them.
Luigi: And what might that be?
Yoshi: I remember Diddy and Donkey talking about them one day and they said something rather interesting. It was mentioned that when your rounds are low, you can pick up the Missile icon and the rounds refill.
Bowser: Missiles that reload? I like it!
Toad: So who are you going up against, Yoshi?
Yoshi: I rather not say, for all we know our whole chat could be taped. So there's no telling what will happen.
Toad: Yoshi's got a point. Let's keep this clean and fair, even if they do cheat.
Baby Mario: Looks like I'm staying with you for the whole contest, Peach.
Peach: Of course you are, Now let's forget about everything and test the new autos. Now everyone grab your hovers and meet at the Koopa Troopa Beach ASAP and think about who you want to go up against.
DKR
Timber: Diddy, what's up with that other guy?
Diddy: Which one?
Timber: The one dressed in green?
Diddy: That's Mario's brother, Luigi.
Timber: He doesn't look too fast.
Pipsy: Looks can be deceiving.
TT: Hey Tip Tup, you can race against the baby.
Tip Tup: I don't wanna' race a baby. Why do I have to be insulted?
Conker: Stop complaining, unless you're admitting the kid is faster than you are...
Tip Tup: I'm not admitting anything! I'll race the baby to show you who's really faster. Boy this is so embarrassing.
TT: Hey Drumstick, the two of us will be unstoppable no matter who we'll be facing.
Drumstick: You said it. Diddy, you have at least two racers that are underdogs.
Diddy: I believe it. You two are the fastest racers on the island and I don't believe you will lose either.
Darion: And what am I, chopped liver?
Diddy: Darion, I didn't hear you come in.
Darion: Of course not. So could someone tell me what's going on here?
Diddy: You know my Uncle Donkey, Darion. His friends have challenged us to a contest to see who are the real demons of the track.
Darion: And I wasn't in on this?
Pipsy: Of course you are honey, you're one of us.
Darion: Well, in the event of the inevitable, I'll be a replacement racer.
Conker: I don't know about you guys, but I smell victory and it smell like heaven.
Darion: We have this in the bag.
Diddy & Timber: Yeah!
* Taj and DK are at the meeting place discussing the weapons.
DK: Okay, let's get this straight. We have the following weapons: Missile; Homing Missile; 10-pak Missile; Bubble; Magnet; Super Magnet; Jetpak; Mega Jetpak; Shell. Don't you think something's missing here?
Taj: No, what?
DK: All of these weapons are from YOUR side!
Taj: (sweatdrop) Well let's do some weapons on your side now. I was just telling you all the weapons from our side that we wanted to use. It's your turn now.
DK: Yeah right. Let's just keep this clean, huh? I'm not going to let you screw off the racers of Mario Kart. Well, which weapons do you want from our side?
Taj: I like the Boo and the Bomb Box. Ooh, the Thunder Bullet sounds nice too.
DK: Okay. Since I like missiles, let's make some new ones. First, a Bouncy Missile, this will work like our Green Shells. Next, a Hyper Missile to resemble a Spiny Shell. We'll then add a Speed Shield to reincarnate our Super Star and change the Bomb Box so your Mine is in it, but is still does the same thing.
MKR
Team MKR was racing on their courses in all of their "autos" as Peach calls them. After they were done with the racing, the team headed back to Peach's castle. [Kootie Pie walks up to the castle. With a little fear, she walks inside, knowing all about the current situation. She decides to go and chat about everything and give her points and views.]
KT: Yo, Koopa, look who's here.
Mario Bros: Kootie Pie!?
Baby Mario: What is she doing here?
Yoshi: I don't care!
Bowser: Why aren't you at home?
Kootie Pie: Is my presence unwanted?
Yoshi: YES!
Bowser: Not yet. Now why are you here?
Yoshi: You really don't know...
Kootie Pie: I just wanted to give you my opinions.
Yoshi: What's up?
Kootie Pie: Well, it's just that I wanted to show my support.
Toad: Liar! You came over here to see Yoshi. Admit it.
Kootie Pie: That's not true. I'm a beautiful young lady and I don't deserve this kind of treatment.
Yoshi: You're right. You deserve worse treatment than this. Then why are you really here?
Kootie Pie: You guys will need some replacement racers.
Mario: And what makes you so sure we'll need some replacement drivers?
Kootie Pie: You might need some just in case of some unexpected turns. What if one of you gets hurt?
Baby Mario: When or why would you care if one of us gets hurt?
Kootie Pie: King Dad is important to me you know. Besides, didn't you have any thoughts that our rivals-
Yoshi: OUR?
Kootie Pie: Yes, OUR. Anyway, they're going to have substitute drivers, so why can't we have them?
Peach: As much as you hate it Yoshi, she's right. The other team will have some subs, either to keep the best racers fresh or to throw us off guard is uncertain.
Yoshi: Mario, it's your call.
Mario: Kootie Pie makes a very good point. We'll have some substitute drivers, but we'll have them pass a speed run.
Meanwhile, DK and Taj have finished making all of the weapons for Race Wars and are happy with the results.
DK: It took a while, but we're all done.
Taj: Yeah. And now you can't say that the weapons were all from one side either.
DK: That's true, plus this was done in record timing. Now how sweet is that?
Taj: Very. Now that the weapons are done, how will we do the contest?
DK: Let's discuss that over lunch.
Taj: I don't eat.
DK: Don't be stubborn, Taj. Lunch is good for you, now let's go and eat.
Taj: (sigh) If you say so...
DKR
In Spaceport Alpha, Team DKR was practicing their piloting skills. All of the racers were doing extremely well. After the practice run, the team gathered at the starting line. Diddy: Good job everyone, very good job. If this keeps up, we'll all be more than unstoppable.
TT: How about a break Diddy, my gears are tired.
Tip Tup: And I need to refuel.
Timber & Pipsy: Yeah, me too.
Conker: Same here.
Diddy; Okay, okay, we can have a break... but after one more lap.
all but Diddy: Ahh man!
Diddy: Come on you guys. One more lap isn't going to kill ya'.
So after the lap, the team went to have lunch. Everyone was happy to be eating the vicious spread of food, even TT and he's a stopwatch. But who can resist lobster, crab, smoked salmon and other aquatic foods?
TT: this is some spread here and the food is great.
Pipsy: Yeah, thanks Berri.
Berri: No problem gang. I'm just glad I didn't mess up anything.
Conker: Don't worry hon, we'll eat this happily.
Darion: Yo Berri, when did you learn how to make crab cakes?
Berri: Sorry X, but a master chef never gives away her secrets.
Darion: At least not to me anyway... ha ha ha.
Taj and DK were happily enjoying lunch.
Taj: This isn't good Donkey Kong, but I like it.
DK: I told you lunch is good for you.
Taj: Yeah, you did.
DK: Hey son, how are you holding up in there?
DK Jr.: All good Pop, all good. I'm glad Candy gave me these cooking lessons.
DK: I thought you said Dixie was giving you cooking lessons?
DK Jr.: Oops. Oh well, I guess the truth is out huh? (snicker)
Taj: Back to the contest, Kong. I was thinking about the battle system. What would you say to free-for-all?
DK: No problem.
Taj: What about head-to-head?
DK: No problem.
Taj: Two on two?
DK: No problem.
Taj: Three on one?
DK: Problem.
Taj: Now, now, hear me out. It doesn't sound that bad. Besides, a real master can take on more than one opponent at a time anyway... Unless of course you're doubting your friends.
DK: I'm doubting no one. It just doesn't seem fair you know?
Taj: Chicken! (clucking)
DK: 'Ey, knock it off man.
Taj: (clucking) Cock-a-doodle-doo!
DK: Okay we can do the three on one, but don't get mad at me if it backfires on you.
Taj: Don't worry, it won't. Now about the point system?
DK: Got it covered.
Taj: How?
DK: You'll find out tomorrow.
Taj: Oh c'mon man.
DK: Who's chicken now?
Taj: Okay, what about the courses?
DK: Ten courses from each side. I've already picked the ten from our side, you have to pick the ten from your side. Plus, two of your battle arenas. I already chose one of them and I'm working on the other one now.
Taj: Oh I know the two battle arenas we will have.
DK: Good. Now I need you to make teleporters from The Mushroom Kingdom and Timber's Island and everything will be set.
Taj: Well that means I'll modify the pad on the island and make one here in the kingdom. In fact, let's do this task now.
*
MKR
Team MKR was already testing potential substitute racers for Race Wars. Everything was going according to plan for Mario, But Yoshi was disappointed. This was because Birdo and Kootie Pie both qualified and are sub drivers. Other people were racing too, such as Hop, Bully, Fuchsia and even Daisy. Everyone of them had good runs, but now it was time for the battle test.
Yoshi: All right. Now it's time to show how long your survival instincts can help you. The Block Fort will be your battle arena. Use all of your tactics, instincts, shifting and knowledge of combat. Fuchsia, Kooky, PT, Hop, the four of you will be in the karts. Now, I want everyone to take their places. The four drivers took their places and put on their battle faces.
PT: I expect to go on, but if it doesn't happen, I want to be one of the last two.
Hop: Luckily for me, I watched every time King Dad battled here, likewise to Kooky. Koopalings will rule this round.
Kooky: Hop you had better stay out of my way, or I'll blast ya' to kingdom come. Hmf, a genius like myself shouldn't have any problem with this.
Fuchsia: If I can reach the top of one of these forts, I'll win this for sure.
Yoshi: Battlers ready? Set... GO!
[Hop, Kooky and PT decided to play chicken right at the start of the race. But Fuchsia turned around and decided to go to the top of the red fort since she was closer to getting to the top of it than the other fort.]
Fuchsia: Those guys won't know what hit 'em, or what's going to hit 'em anyway. (chuckle)
Fuchsia made it to the top of the red fort snagging three red ones on the way up. Once up there, she drove around the top blazing away. Meanwhile, Team MKR was watching this whole battle along with Jugem.
Peach: (confused) What is your girlfriend doing Toad?
Toad: Driving around the top of the forts.
Jugem: Not a bad strategy...
Yoshi: I agree.
KT: Could someone tell me what's going on?
Jugem: Sure. The vintage points are the top of the forts. Though, it seems foolish to do, it's actually an effective strategy.
Yoshi: From the top of each fort, there are item boxes. If you get the right item, you can fire them and hit whoever is nearby.
Jugem: The only downfall to this is getting the Bomb Box. If Fuchsia gets one of those, she will have to come down and cleverly place them.
Toad: I get it. It's all vintage isn't it Jugem?
Jugem: Yup. It's too bad it won't work on me.
Luigi: You're in this too?
Jugem: You thought I wasn't? Shame on you, Mario.
Luigi: But I'm Luigi.
Jugem: Last name, not first you dingus.
Luigi: Oh, right. I knew that.
Jugem & Toad: Yeah right.
Bowser: It's the simple drop shot. Fuchsia's putting the drop on her competition.
Kootie Pie: Just like she did on Hop. Bye lil' bro, he's out.
Yoshi: Good try Hop, but you're cut.
[Hop is teleported out of the arena]
Fuchsia's plan was going well. She whittled down her adversaries so it was easier for her to win. Kooky and PT were about to play chicken again when PT saw Fuchsia driving around the top.
PT: So that's what she was doing. Hey Kooky, Fuchsia's been blasting us from the top of the forts this whole time.
Kooky: I was wondering where all of those shells came from.
PT: And she still has all of her balloons. Since we both have one left, we might as well double team her.
Kooky: I agree. Let's get her--Aaah!
Fuchsia had dropped down on Kooky, taking his chances of winning out of the round and was staring down PT. Kooky was teleported out of the arena.
Fuchsia: So much for your double team idea Paratroopa. Now it's just you and me.
PT: I'll admit it "sister", that was a well-thought plan, but now it's time for you to lose.
Fuchsia: I will lose Para, but not this round. Let's charge on three.
PT: I like that. Okay... One...
Fuchsia: Two...
Fuchsia & PT: THREE!
[Both rivals decided to run their karts at full speed. And at the last moment...]
PT: Eat my shells, Fuchsia. Hee hee hee.
Fuchsia: Hey Para?
PT: What?
Fuchsia: Suck on a star!
At the last minute, Before PT could activate his three greens, Fuchsia hit her star and crashed right into him. [Fuchsia stopped to a screeching halt, knowing she had won the round. PT didn't need a teleporter to take him out of the arena, because the impact from Fuchsia Star-armored kart sent the winged Troopa flying out of the arena, kart and all. All who watched were in great awe.]
Team MKR: Daaaaaammmnnn! {yes, this was said}
In the battlefield, Fuchsia sits in her kart with a smile of victory on her face.
Fuchsia: That was my very first chicken run and I won too. No wonder guys like this game, it's so much fun. Thanks a bunch Paratroopa, oh and no hard feelings when you land. Okay?
DKR
Diddy and his crew were done racing for the day, but the team was thinking about who they would go up against. All of the ten main racers pondered this long and hard.
Timber: So, who are you going up against Banjo?
Banjo: (shrug) I don't know. Maybe against that skinny fellow that wears purple.
Bumper: I know who I'm going up against, but I won't tell you guys.
TT: Why? You don't have anything to hide do you?
Bumper: No.
TT: Well than speak up. I want to test my luck against that mushroom guy.
Diddy: You wanna' go head to head with Toad, TT?
TT: That's his name huh? Sure, no problem.
Bumper: I wanted to go up against that dinosaur... What was his name again? Oh right, his name is Yoshi. He doesn't seem so tough.
Tip Tup: I wanted to face the other turtle, the one without the spiked shell. But no, I have to go up against a baby.
Conker: You're whip, Tip Tup. I can't believe that you're afraid of a little baby.
Pipsy: Boy, you are a chicken.
Tip Tup: Then why don't you go up against the baby?
Conker: Because I'm going up against Wario. Besides, the baby wouldn't even be a match for me.
Pipsy: And I have to go up against that princess.
Tip Tup: Fine, I'll race the baby... (low tones) but I won't like it.
Pipsy: None of us like it, Tip Tup. No one likes to be insulted, but since Mario insulted us, with have to avenge our racing honor as well as our pride.
Darion: Spoken like a true racer, Pip.
Pipsy: (^_^) Thanks honey.
Timber: (U_U) Okay people, back to the task at hand.
Krunch: The cub's right. Now since I'm the heaviest, I'll take on the spiked turtle. I bet we're both the same weight.
(Taj suddenly appeared in front of them all)
Taj: I'm glad to see that you're putting some good thought into all of this, but I'm sure that you're all tired, so let's have some chow.
Krunch: You read my mind Taj, I'm hungry.
Kazooie: Me too.
(Kazooie popped out of Banjo's backpack)
Banjo: Kazooie, you were supposed to be with Bottles.
Kazooie: Bogeyes is subdued at the moment. Now let's get some grub.
Banjo: (!^_^) You guys never get along.
*
Finally, after eating, planning strategies, getting sub racers and lots of practice, both sides settled in for the night. Knowing from the next day forward, the battle was on. The next day, Both teams assembled at the meeting place on time and across from each other.
DK: Okay people, today's the day you've all been waiting for: Battle Day. Before we begin, team captains step forward. (Mario and Diddy faced DK and Taj) Now, you and your nine allies will be battling it out in our racing and battling competition. You must lead your team to victory, but within all of the rules of Race Wars. Understand?
Diddy & Mario: Right.
Taj: the two of you are responsible for not only your actions, but also the actions of your allies. Understood?
Diddy & Mario: Right.
DK: The will be a clean contest, sabotage is not an option. Now for the weapons. Taj and I have selected the following weapons for the contest and no they don't upgrade: This is the item box which randomly goes through a roulette of all of the items. As you can clearly see, the initials RW spins around the middle of it. (Turns the box upside down) This is the Bomb Box.
(Taj made a holo imager for the other racers can see) DK: This is the Bouncy Missile. It can be fired forward and backward and it bounces off of walls. This is a Missile of course, but now can be fired backward for the DKR team. This is a Homing Missile, we know how this works. This is the 10-pak Missile, self-explanatory.
Yoshi: I like it.
DK: Yeah. This is the Hyper Missile, it goes after first place. This is the Shield, we all know what this does. This is the Speed Shield, again, we know what this does. This is the feather, it makes karts and hovercrafts jump higher than normal. It also makes planes do barrel rolls, which can be used as a deflector for certain attacks. This is the Jet Boost, we know what this does. This is the Super Boost, a more powerful Jet Boost.
Timber: Duh!
Pipsy: Timber?
DK: Yeah. This is the Time Boost, again, self explanatory. This is a Slick, it spins you out. This is a Slickpak, five slicks in one.
Toad: The Banana Bunch oiled down...
DK: This is a Danger Bubble, they lift you in the air then pop after a few moments. Pretty they are not Baby Mario.
Baby Mario: Ha ha, it is to laugh.
DK: This is the Magnet, it can pull you toward the nearest racer and may give you a little boost of speed if used effectively. If the target goes around a small wall, you will be pulled over it. This is the Minus Magnet, the magnet but of the opposite end. Same as Magnet, but the pull is reversed and sends the target behind the user. This is the Stealth Steal, it makes you invisible and gives you a random racer's weapon. Finally, there's the Thunder Bullet. It shrinks the other racers and slows them down, making them easy roadkill for a limited time. Only the Stealth Steal and Shield can counter it. So if you use the Speed Shield, you will be shrunken, but you won't slow down.
Bumper & Yoshi: That sucks!
(everyone turned to look at the two of them)
Bumper & Yoshi: What?
Mario: So that's who you're going up against...
Yoshi: (!U_U) Let's move on already.
DK: Anyway, on to the point system. This Flag with the initials of the event will be how we determine points here. Whoever get the most flags for the time being wins.
Diddy & Mario: What does that mean?
DK: I wasn't done yet. If there is a tie at the end of the competition, We will go into "Flag Capture" mode. In this mode, which should really happen since both sides don't want to lose, the losing team gets to bet how many flags will be up for grabs. The losing team of that round has to submit all the flags that were bet to the winning team and has the next pick and the next challenge. And the winning team bets how many flags. The first round will be picked at random.
Taj: There are twenty courses and four arenas. They have ben split in half by each team's side. Points will be won by one of the following types of events: Head to head, two on two, three on one...
Diddy & Mario: Three on one?
Taj: Yes, three on one and free-for-all. The following areas are from the DKR side: Fossil Canyon, Hot Top Volcano, Pirate Lagoon, Crescent Island, Everfrost Peak, Frosty Village, Boulder Canyon, Windmill Planes, Darkmoon Caverns, Spaceport Alpha, Fire Mountain and Darkwater Beach.
Peach: Question. What's the difference between Fossil and Boulder Canyon?
Pipsy: Fossil Canyon is open to all vehicles, while Boulder Canyon is hovercraft only.
DK: The following areas are from the MKR side: Moo Moo Farm, Koopa Troopa Beach, Donut Plains, Sherbert Land, Toad's Turnpike, Yoshi Valley, Royal Raceway, Bowser's Castle, Vanilla Lake, Rainbow Road, Block Fort and Skyscraper.
Yoshi: Good luck on my course you guys, cause you're gonna need it if you don't want to get lost.
Diddy: I've raced your track before and know the way. We don't want, let alone need, any of your luck.
Taj: Now it's time to choose your opponents for the remainder of Race Wars. Ladies, Yoshi and Bumper, it's time to shake hands and mean it!
So Mario and Diddy locked eyes as well as hands, likewise to Peach and Pipsy, and to Yoshi and Bumper. Tip Tup walked over to Baby Mario.
Tip Tup: Come on "friend", let's duel.
Baby Mario: Okay "pal", but don't hold back because I'm young.
Tip Tup: Don't worry about that.
TT: Give me everything you got, mushroom boy.
Toad: The name is Toad, you walking clock.
TT: My name is TT and I'm a stopwatch.
Krunch: Come on big guy, let's rumble.
Bowser: Ready when your are, "son".
Banjo: I'm Banjo and this here's Kazooie.
Kazooie: Hello.
Waluigi: Waluigi. Welcome to hell, both of ya'.
Conker: I'm Conker.
Wario: I'm Wario, I'm gonna' win.
Conker: we'll see about that.
KT: You may call me master, or KT. Whatever one of the two suits you.
Drumstick: You'll be called "loser" when I'm done with you.
KT: Whatever you dipstick.
Drumstick: That's Drumstick, KT.
Timber: Timber.
Luigi: Luigi.
Timber: It will be a pleasure feeding you my dust.
Luigi: Once again, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Timber: I'm known for doing that.
Luigi: Race flawlessly, because your first mistake will be you final mistake. I know I will.
Timber: Just try and stop me.
Luigi: Likewise.
Pipsy: I may be racing on your track, but don't let the home field advantage be your downfall.
Peach: It won't. Now we'll see who's really the faster woman.
Pipsy: Yes. We will.
Diddy: Are you ready to stomach your words?
Mario: If you are, than so am I.
DK: This is going to a match remembered for the ages.
Taj: Yes, yes it is.
DK: And now racers, without further ado...
Taj: It's time for the other million dollar line.
DK & Taj: Let the Race Wars! Begin!!
To be continued.....
Part 1
The Challenge
The challenge has been made and accepted. Mario and the gang were up against Diddy Kong and crew. The DKR team was already at the meeting place with DK and Taj.
Diddy: You did tell your friends we were supposed to meet today, right Uncle Donkey?
DK: I told them about it, Diddy.
Timber: Where are they?
DK: Don't worry, they'll show up.
TT: Good things come to those who wait.
Diddy: I'm giving em' five more minutes.
Suddenly, Team DKR heard the sound of karts and saw the MKR team, at least four of them anyway.
Diddy: Here they come.
Timber: I can hear the planes.
Pipsy: I can hear the hovercrafts too.
DK: I told you they would show up.
Yes, Team MKR did show up, but in a different way than DKR. DKR came five cars and five planes, but MKR mixed things up. Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Peach showed up in karts, Yoshi, Wario and KT showed up in hovercrafts, and Baby Mario, Toad and Waluigi showed up in planes.
Diddy: (smirk) Took you long enough.
Mario: Better late than never, besides, we had to "divide and conquer" so to speak.
Diddy: Ha ha, it is to laugh.
Luigi: You won't be laughing when we get through with you.
Timber: I couldn't have said it better.
Taj: Settle down everyone. Okay, you were brought here today for one reason; the weapons. Team captains step forward. (Mario and Diddy walk up to Taj) Here's how it works. Simply show us and describe the weapons that will be used for the contest, this way you have no disadvantage. Of your weapons, Donkey Kong and myself will choose the weapons that will be set for the remainder of Race Wars. Mario, let's start with you.
Mario: Okay. Feather; this makes our karts jump. Useful for tough shortcuts. Single Mushroom; a temporary speed boost. Triple Mushroom; Single Mushroom times three. Super Mushroom; unlimited speed boost for a short time. Super Star; limited invincibility and speed boost. Thunder Bullet; shrinks other racers for a limited time, slowing them down. Small racers can be smashed. Boo; limited invisibility, steals another persons weapon. Keeps you from being hurt. Green Shell; fires in straight lines and bounces off of walls. Can be fired in front or behind you. Triple Green Shell; Green Shell times three, except they can't be fired behind you. Red Shell; a homing Green Shell, can turn corners. Triple Red Shell; Red Shell times three. Spiny Shell; goes after whoever's in first place.
Diddy, Timber & TT: Ow, looks painful.
Pipsy: Sounds painful.
Mario: It is painful, Pipsy. And only another Spiny or a Star can stop it.
Tip Tup: What about the Boo?
Luigi: That works too.
Mario: Moving on... Banana; spins you out. Normally dropped behind you, but can be fired in front of you. Banana Bunch; five Bananas. Bomb Box; looks like a real item box, but it's a bomb. Any more questions?
TT: How can you tell real item boxes from the fake ones?
Bowser: When you hit it.
(MKR laughs at TT)
Pipsy: What can Boo steal?
Yoshi: Useful items, useless items, first place.
(Yoshi and Peach laugh at Pipsy)
Diddy: Okay, it's our turn now.
Mario: Whatcha' got for us?
Diddy: Missiles; just like your shells. Jetpaks; just like your mushrooms. Shields; keep you from harm and spin out other racers. Droppers; somewhat like your bananas. And Magnets; bring two racers together.
There was silence in the meeting place.
Yoshi: Is that it?
Diddy: Excuse me?
Yoshi: Are those all of your weapons?
Diddy: Yeah.
A few more seconds of silence before Peach snickered, then Team MKR cried in laughter. Diddy and crew were really POed.
Conker: What's so funny?
Baby Mario: You expect to beat us with just five weapons? I'm gonna' put some bricks in my diaper.
Toad: Wait, wait you guys. There has to be more than that, it sounds too good to be true.
Bowser: The mushroom's right. It sounds a lot like phooey, big time. Do your weapons do anything else?
Diddy: Yeah, they power up.
Toad: Power up?
Timber: Yeah. Unlike you guys, who have enough weapons for war when you race, ours are few. However, they power up.
Luigi: Since you have no choice but to do so, explain.
Diddy: Explain? Sure, Pipsy...
Pipsy: Okay. First the missiles. Missiles shoot in a straight line and blow up on contact. Pick up another missile, and the weapon upgrades to a homer. Get it again and it's like getting ten missiles.
Yoshi: Ten rounds huh? I can get used to that.
Pipsy: Jetpaks upgrade your speed. The more you get, the better your boost. Shields are just like the Super Star, except for the boost. The stronger, the better. Droppers work a little differently than your bananas.
Mario: How so?
Pipsy: When you pick up a dropper, it's an oil slick, or a green fireball if you're flying. This will upgrade into a mine, then into a bubble.
Peach: What good is a bubble?
Krunch: You'll find out when you run into the hard to see thing.
(DKR laughs at Peach)
Bowser: What about the Magnet?
Pipsy: Magnets pull two racers closer together. If you up it once, it becomes stronger... but if you up it twice......
Bowser: Well...
Pipsy: It pulls you forward and the target racer backward.
Bowser: Haha, I like it!
Diddy: Those are our weapons.
Mario: Upgraded weapons are no substitute for a cache of weapons.
Timber: We race and race, not race and go to war like you guys do.
Taj: Settle down everyone. Now that the arsenal advantage is even, Donkey Kong and I will choose all of the weapons. They will be of the weapons that you've shown and explained... at least some of them anyway. Others will be of the other team, but have traits from the presenting team. We'll meet here tomorrow for the weapons and to explain how the system will work. Diddy Kong Racers, head back to the island.
DK: Mario Kart Racers, back to Peach's castle. But I want all sixteen of you to think of your rivals for the rest of Race Wars.
Timber: But Donkey, there are twenty of us.
DK: True, but Mario and Diddy are the captains of the teams. They are each others rival, so the rest of you have to think about who you're going to go up against. Likewise to Peach and Pipsy, they are the only girls and both of em' are fast. So that leaves the other sixteen racers.
Diddy: Understood, but we'll let the "Home Team" leave first.
Mario: You're our guests, we leave after you.
Diddy: (spitefully) We insist...
Mario: Fine, we'll leave first. Pilots fly away first, then Yoshi and the water racers. (nods to Yoshi) We will leave last.
And that's how it worked. Baby Mario waved good bye as he led all of the planes to the castle. Once they were out of sight, Yoshi and the other hovercraft drivers left, but in reverse so they could watch their rivals as they left. Once they were out of sight, They turned around and headed for Peach's castle.
Mario: Until tomorrow, Diddy...
Diddy: Likewise Mario, likewise.
[Mario and the other kart drivers left the same way as the hovercrafts drivers did. Once they were out of sight, Diddy motioned for his team to leave. Diddy was the last to leave since he watched his allies head back to Timber's Island]
Diddy: See you later Taj. Good day Uncle Donkey. As Diddy drove off, Taj approached DK.
Taj: This is going to be one hell of a contest my friend.
DK: Uh huh... well, let's get started.
MKR
The team is at Peach's castle discussing how they will plan their strategy for Race Wars.
Mario: I'll give Donkey Kong's nephew some credit, he seems confident about this contest.
Peach: I agree with you, Mario.
Mario: Thanks.
Peach: You're welcome, but that's not what I meant. What I'm referring to was how they race. If they think that zipping around a course is racing, they're going to learn what racing is REALLY like... and they'll learn it the hard way.
Bowser: It will be nice to have some fresh meat now and then. This is simply domination to me.
Waluigi: Wario told me about what you saw and I don't buy any of that crap. Racing is more than hitting speed boosts and fun, it's about strategy. The only type of that is in their weapons.
Mario: Why do you say that?
Waluigi: They may have fewer weapons than we do, but sometimes weapons are useless if you can't use them.
KT: Who are those guys trying to impress? Not me. I still say we have more balls than they do.
Toad: Me too.
Wario: So do I.
KT: Diddy and his friends don't have the grapefruits that we do.
Mario: That's where you're wrong, KT. They do have grapefruits, but we have watermelons. And big ones at that.
Baby Mario: (staring at his crotch) I think my watermelons are a little small...
Mario: Your watermelons are as big as any of ours are. Besides, big things come in small packages.
Luigi: Hey Mario, Diddy's friend Timber seems just as edgy as Diddy is. Since we have to choose rivals, I'll take him on. Timber isn't that much of a match for me.
Peach: Pipsy won't be too hard. I'll surely give her arsenic and lots of it.
Toad: You know, since we have to choose rivals, all of us will have it easy, except for Baby Mario. They may downsize him.
Baby Mario: Don't worry about me, I'm fast anyway. I may be the lightest of the ten of us, but don't mix cuddly with dangerous.
Mario: Yoshi, you've been quiet about the subject matter.
Luigi: Yeah, what's up?
Yoshi: I was thinking about the ten missiles that they have.
Bowser: You like that weapon don't you?
Yoshi: True, but Pipsy forgot to mention something about them.
Luigi: And what might that be?
Yoshi: I remember Diddy and Donkey talking about them one day and they said something rather interesting. It was mentioned that when your rounds are low, you can pick up the Missile icon and the rounds refill.
Bowser: Missiles that reload? I like it!
Toad: So who are you going up against, Yoshi?
Yoshi: I rather not say, for all we know our whole chat could be taped. So there's no telling what will happen.
Toad: Yoshi's got a point. Let's keep this clean and fair, even if they do cheat.
Baby Mario: Looks like I'm staying with you for the whole contest, Peach.
Peach: Of course you are, Now let's forget about everything and test the new autos. Now everyone grab your hovers and meet at the Koopa Troopa Beach ASAP and think about who you want to go up against.
DKR
Timber: Diddy, what's up with that other guy?
Diddy: Which one?
Timber: The one dressed in green?
Diddy: That's Mario's brother, Luigi.
Timber: He doesn't look too fast.
Pipsy: Looks can be deceiving.
TT: Hey Tip Tup, you can race against the baby.
Tip Tup: I don't wanna' race a baby. Why do I have to be insulted?
Conker: Stop complaining, unless you're admitting the kid is faster than you are...
Tip Tup: I'm not admitting anything! I'll race the baby to show you who's really faster. Boy this is so embarrassing.
TT: Hey Drumstick, the two of us will be unstoppable no matter who we'll be facing.
Drumstick: You said it. Diddy, you have at least two racers that are underdogs.
Diddy: I believe it. You two are the fastest racers on the island and I don't believe you will lose either.
Darion: And what am I, chopped liver?
Diddy: Darion, I didn't hear you come in.
Darion: Of course not. So could someone tell me what's going on here?
Diddy: You know my Uncle Donkey, Darion. His friends have challenged us to a contest to see who are the real demons of the track.
Darion: And I wasn't in on this?
Pipsy: Of course you are honey, you're one of us.
Darion: Well, in the event of the inevitable, I'll be a replacement racer.
Conker: I don't know about you guys, but I smell victory and it smell like heaven.
Darion: We have this in the bag.
Diddy & Timber: Yeah!
* Taj and DK are at the meeting place discussing the weapons.
DK: Okay, let's get this straight. We have the following weapons: Missile; Homing Missile; 10-pak Missile; Bubble; Magnet; Super Magnet; Jetpak; Mega Jetpak; Shell. Don't you think something's missing here?
Taj: No, what?
DK: All of these weapons are from YOUR side!
Taj: (sweatdrop) Well let's do some weapons on your side now. I was just telling you all the weapons from our side that we wanted to use. It's your turn now.
DK: Yeah right. Let's just keep this clean, huh? I'm not going to let you screw off the racers of Mario Kart. Well, which weapons do you want from our side?
Taj: I like the Boo and the Bomb Box. Ooh, the Thunder Bullet sounds nice too.
DK: Okay. Since I like missiles, let's make some new ones. First, a Bouncy Missile, this will work like our Green Shells. Next, a Hyper Missile to resemble a Spiny Shell. We'll then add a Speed Shield to reincarnate our Super Star and change the Bomb Box so your Mine is in it, but is still does the same thing.
MKR
Team MKR was racing on their courses in all of their "autos" as Peach calls them. After they were done with the racing, the team headed back to Peach's castle. [Kootie Pie walks up to the castle. With a little fear, she walks inside, knowing all about the current situation. She decides to go and chat about everything and give her points and views.]
KT: Yo, Koopa, look who's here.
Mario Bros: Kootie Pie!?
Baby Mario: What is she doing here?
Yoshi: I don't care!
Bowser: Why aren't you at home?
Kootie Pie: Is my presence unwanted?
Yoshi: YES!
Bowser: Not yet. Now why are you here?
Yoshi: You really don't know...
Kootie Pie: I just wanted to give you my opinions.
Yoshi: What's up?
Kootie Pie: Well, it's just that I wanted to show my support.
Toad: Liar! You came over here to see Yoshi. Admit it.
Kootie Pie: That's not true. I'm a beautiful young lady and I don't deserve this kind of treatment.
Yoshi: You're right. You deserve worse treatment than this. Then why are you really here?
Kootie Pie: You guys will need some replacement racers.
Mario: And what makes you so sure we'll need some replacement drivers?
Kootie Pie: You might need some just in case of some unexpected turns. What if one of you gets hurt?
Baby Mario: When or why would you care if one of us gets hurt?
Kootie Pie: King Dad is important to me you know. Besides, didn't you have any thoughts that our rivals-
Yoshi: OUR?
Kootie Pie: Yes, OUR. Anyway, they're going to have substitute drivers, so why can't we have them?
Peach: As much as you hate it Yoshi, she's right. The other team will have some subs, either to keep the best racers fresh or to throw us off guard is uncertain.
Yoshi: Mario, it's your call.
Mario: Kootie Pie makes a very good point. We'll have some substitute drivers, but we'll have them pass a speed run.
Meanwhile, DK and Taj have finished making all of the weapons for Race Wars and are happy with the results.
DK: It took a while, but we're all done.
Taj: Yeah. And now you can't say that the weapons were all from one side either.
DK: That's true, plus this was done in record timing. Now how sweet is that?
Taj: Very. Now that the weapons are done, how will we do the contest?
DK: Let's discuss that over lunch.
Taj: I don't eat.
DK: Don't be stubborn, Taj. Lunch is good for you, now let's go and eat.
Taj: (sigh) If you say so...
DKR
In Spaceport Alpha, Team DKR was practicing their piloting skills. All of the racers were doing extremely well. After the practice run, the team gathered at the starting line. Diddy: Good job everyone, very good job. If this keeps up, we'll all be more than unstoppable.
TT: How about a break Diddy, my gears are tired.
Tip Tup: And I need to refuel.
Timber & Pipsy: Yeah, me too.
Conker: Same here.
Diddy; Okay, okay, we can have a break... but after one more lap.
all but Diddy: Ahh man!
Diddy: Come on you guys. One more lap isn't going to kill ya'.
So after the lap, the team went to have lunch. Everyone was happy to be eating the vicious spread of food, even TT and he's a stopwatch. But who can resist lobster, crab, smoked salmon and other aquatic foods?
TT: this is some spread here and the food is great.
Pipsy: Yeah, thanks Berri.
Berri: No problem gang. I'm just glad I didn't mess up anything.
Conker: Don't worry hon, we'll eat this happily.
Darion: Yo Berri, when did you learn how to make crab cakes?
Berri: Sorry X, but a master chef never gives away her secrets.
Darion: At least not to me anyway... ha ha ha.
Taj and DK were happily enjoying lunch.
Taj: This isn't good Donkey Kong, but I like it.
DK: I told you lunch is good for you.
Taj: Yeah, you did.
DK: Hey son, how are you holding up in there?
DK Jr.: All good Pop, all good. I'm glad Candy gave me these cooking lessons.
DK: I thought you said Dixie was giving you cooking lessons?
DK Jr.: Oops. Oh well, I guess the truth is out huh? (snicker)
Taj: Back to the contest, Kong. I was thinking about the battle system. What would you say to free-for-all?
DK: No problem.
Taj: What about head-to-head?
DK: No problem.
Taj: Two on two?
DK: No problem.
Taj: Three on one?
DK: Problem.
Taj: Now, now, hear me out. It doesn't sound that bad. Besides, a real master can take on more than one opponent at a time anyway... Unless of course you're doubting your friends.
DK: I'm doubting no one. It just doesn't seem fair you know?
Taj: Chicken! (clucking)
DK: 'Ey, knock it off man.
Taj: (clucking) Cock-a-doodle-doo!
DK: Okay we can do the three on one, but don't get mad at me if it backfires on you.
Taj: Don't worry, it won't. Now about the point system?
DK: Got it covered.
Taj: How?
DK: You'll find out tomorrow.
Taj: Oh c'mon man.
DK: Who's chicken now?
Taj: Okay, what about the courses?
DK: Ten courses from each side. I've already picked the ten from our side, you have to pick the ten from your side. Plus, two of your battle arenas. I already chose one of them and I'm working on the other one now.
Taj: Oh I know the two battle arenas we will have.
DK: Good. Now I need you to make teleporters from The Mushroom Kingdom and Timber's Island and everything will be set.
Taj: Well that means I'll modify the pad on the island and make one here in the kingdom. In fact, let's do this task now.
*
MKR
Team MKR was already testing potential substitute racers for Race Wars. Everything was going according to plan for Mario, But Yoshi was disappointed. This was because Birdo and Kootie Pie both qualified and are sub drivers. Other people were racing too, such as Hop, Bully, Fuchsia and even Daisy. Everyone of them had good runs, but now it was time for the battle test.
Yoshi: All right. Now it's time to show how long your survival instincts can help you. The Block Fort will be your battle arena. Use all of your tactics, instincts, shifting and knowledge of combat. Fuchsia, Kooky, PT, Hop, the four of you will be in the karts. Now, I want everyone to take their places. The four drivers took their places and put on their battle faces.
PT: I expect to go on, but if it doesn't happen, I want to be one of the last two.
Hop: Luckily for me, I watched every time King Dad battled here, likewise to Kooky. Koopalings will rule this round.
Kooky: Hop you had better stay out of my way, or I'll blast ya' to kingdom come. Hmf, a genius like myself shouldn't have any problem with this.
Fuchsia: If I can reach the top of one of these forts, I'll win this for sure.
Yoshi: Battlers ready? Set... GO!
[Hop, Kooky and PT decided to play chicken right at the start of the race. But Fuchsia turned around and decided to go to the top of the red fort since she was closer to getting to the top of it than the other fort.]
Fuchsia: Those guys won't know what hit 'em, or what's going to hit 'em anyway. (chuckle)
Fuchsia made it to the top of the red fort snagging three red ones on the way up. Once up there, she drove around the top blazing away. Meanwhile, Team MKR was watching this whole battle along with Jugem.
Peach: (confused) What is your girlfriend doing Toad?
Toad: Driving around the top of the forts.
Jugem: Not a bad strategy...
Yoshi: I agree.
KT: Could someone tell me what's going on?
Jugem: Sure. The vintage points are the top of the forts. Though, it seems foolish to do, it's actually an effective strategy.
Yoshi: From the top of each fort, there are item boxes. If you get the right item, you can fire them and hit whoever is nearby.
Jugem: The only downfall to this is getting the Bomb Box. If Fuchsia gets one of those, she will have to come down and cleverly place them.
Toad: I get it. It's all vintage isn't it Jugem?
Jugem: Yup. It's too bad it won't work on me.
Luigi: You're in this too?
Jugem: You thought I wasn't? Shame on you, Mario.
Luigi: But I'm Luigi.
Jugem: Last name, not first you dingus.
Luigi: Oh, right. I knew that.
Jugem & Toad: Yeah right.
Bowser: It's the simple drop shot. Fuchsia's putting the drop on her competition.
Kootie Pie: Just like she did on Hop. Bye lil' bro, he's out.
Yoshi: Good try Hop, but you're cut.
[Hop is teleported out of the arena]
Fuchsia's plan was going well. She whittled down her adversaries so it was easier for her to win. Kooky and PT were about to play chicken again when PT saw Fuchsia driving around the top.
PT: So that's what she was doing. Hey Kooky, Fuchsia's been blasting us from the top of the forts this whole time.
Kooky: I was wondering where all of those shells came from.
PT: And she still has all of her balloons. Since we both have one left, we might as well double team her.
Kooky: I agree. Let's get her--Aaah!
Fuchsia had dropped down on Kooky, taking his chances of winning out of the round and was staring down PT. Kooky was teleported out of the arena.
Fuchsia: So much for your double team idea Paratroopa. Now it's just you and me.
PT: I'll admit it "sister", that was a well-thought plan, but now it's time for you to lose.
Fuchsia: I will lose Para, but not this round. Let's charge on three.
PT: I like that. Okay... One...
Fuchsia: Two...
Fuchsia & PT: THREE!
[Both rivals decided to run their karts at full speed. And at the last moment...]
PT: Eat my shells, Fuchsia. Hee hee hee.
Fuchsia: Hey Para?
PT: What?
Fuchsia: Suck on a star!
At the last minute, Before PT could activate his three greens, Fuchsia hit her star and crashed right into him. [Fuchsia stopped to a screeching halt, knowing she had won the round. PT didn't need a teleporter to take him out of the arena, because the impact from Fuchsia Star-armored kart sent the winged Troopa flying out of the arena, kart and all. All who watched were in great awe.]
Team MKR: Daaaaaammmnnn! {yes, this was said}
In the battlefield, Fuchsia sits in her kart with a smile of victory on her face.
Fuchsia: That was my very first chicken run and I won too. No wonder guys like this game, it's so much fun. Thanks a bunch Paratroopa, oh and no hard feelings when you land. Okay?
DKR
Diddy and his crew were done racing for the day, but the team was thinking about who they would go up against. All of the ten main racers pondered this long and hard.
Timber: So, who are you going up against Banjo?
Banjo: (shrug) I don't know. Maybe against that skinny fellow that wears purple.
Bumper: I know who I'm going up against, but I won't tell you guys.
TT: Why? You don't have anything to hide do you?
Bumper: No.
TT: Well than speak up. I want to test my luck against that mushroom guy.
Diddy: You wanna' go head to head with Toad, TT?
TT: That's his name huh? Sure, no problem.
Bumper: I wanted to go up against that dinosaur... What was his name again? Oh right, his name is Yoshi. He doesn't seem so tough.
Tip Tup: I wanted to face the other turtle, the one without the spiked shell. But no, I have to go up against a baby.
Conker: You're whip, Tip Tup. I can't believe that you're afraid of a little baby.
Pipsy: Boy, you are a chicken.
Tip Tup: Then why don't you go up against the baby?
Conker: Because I'm going up against Wario. Besides, the baby wouldn't even be a match for me.
Pipsy: And I have to go up against that princess.
Tip Tup: Fine, I'll race the baby... (low tones) but I won't like it.
Pipsy: None of us like it, Tip Tup. No one likes to be insulted, but since Mario insulted us, with have to avenge our racing honor as well as our pride.
Darion: Spoken like a true racer, Pip.
Pipsy: (^_^) Thanks honey.
Timber: (U_U) Okay people, back to the task at hand.
Krunch: The cub's right. Now since I'm the heaviest, I'll take on the spiked turtle. I bet we're both the same weight.
(Taj suddenly appeared in front of them all)
Taj: I'm glad to see that you're putting some good thought into all of this, but I'm sure that you're all tired, so let's have some chow.
Krunch: You read my mind Taj, I'm hungry.
Kazooie: Me too.
(Kazooie popped out of Banjo's backpack)
Banjo: Kazooie, you were supposed to be with Bottles.
Kazooie: Bogeyes is subdued at the moment. Now let's get some grub.
Banjo: (!^_^) You guys never get along.
*
Finally, after eating, planning strategies, getting sub racers and lots of practice, both sides settled in for the night. Knowing from the next day forward, the battle was on. The next day, Both teams assembled at the meeting place on time and across from each other.
DK: Okay people, today's the day you've all been waiting for: Battle Day. Before we begin, team captains step forward. (Mario and Diddy faced DK and Taj) Now, you and your nine allies will be battling it out in our racing and battling competition. You must lead your team to victory, but within all of the rules of Race Wars. Understand?
Diddy & Mario: Right.
Taj: the two of you are responsible for not only your actions, but also the actions of your allies. Understood?
Diddy & Mario: Right.
DK: The will be a clean contest, sabotage is not an option. Now for the weapons. Taj and I have selected the following weapons for the contest and no they don't upgrade: This is the item box which randomly goes through a roulette of all of the items. As you can clearly see, the initials RW spins around the middle of it. (Turns the box upside down) This is the Bomb Box.
(Taj made a holo imager for the other racers can see) DK: This is the Bouncy Missile. It can be fired forward and backward and it bounces off of walls. This is a Missile of course, but now can be fired backward for the DKR team. This is a Homing Missile, we know how this works. This is the 10-pak Missile, self-explanatory.
Yoshi: I like it.
DK: Yeah. This is the Hyper Missile, it goes after first place. This is the Shield, we all know what this does. This is the Speed Shield, again, we know what this does. This is the feather, it makes karts and hovercrafts jump higher than normal. It also makes planes do barrel rolls, which can be used as a deflector for certain attacks. This is the Jet Boost, we know what this does. This is the Super Boost, a more powerful Jet Boost.
Timber: Duh!
Pipsy: Timber?
DK: Yeah. This is the Time Boost, again, self explanatory. This is a Slick, it spins you out. This is a Slickpak, five slicks in one.
Toad: The Banana Bunch oiled down...
DK: This is a Danger Bubble, they lift you in the air then pop after a few moments. Pretty they are not Baby Mario.
Baby Mario: Ha ha, it is to laugh.
DK: This is the Magnet, it can pull you toward the nearest racer and may give you a little boost of speed if used effectively. If the target goes around a small wall, you will be pulled over it. This is the Minus Magnet, the magnet but of the opposite end. Same as Magnet, but the pull is reversed and sends the target behind the user. This is the Stealth Steal, it makes you invisible and gives you a random racer's weapon. Finally, there's the Thunder Bullet. It shrinks the other racers and slows them down, making them easy roadkill for a limited time. Only the Stealth Steal and Shield can counter it. So if you use the Speed Shield, you will be shrunken, but you won't slow down.
Bumper & Yoshi: That sucks!
(everyone turned to look at the two of them)
Bumper & Yoshi: What?
Mario: So that's who you're going up against...
Yoshi: (!U_U) Let's move on already.
DK: Anyway, on to the point system. This Flag with the initials of the event will be how we determine points here. Whoever get the most flags for the time being wins.
Diddy & Mario: What does that mean?
DK: I wasn't done yet. If there is a tie at the end of the competition, We will go into "Flag Capture" mode. In this mode, which should really happen since both sides don't want to lose, the losing team gets to bet how many flags will be up for grabs. The losing team of that round has to submit all the flags that were bet to the winning team and has the next pick and the next challenge. And the winning team bets how many flags. The first round will be picked at random.
Taj: There are twenty courses and four arenas. They have ben split in half by each team's side. Points will be won by one of the following types of events: Head to head, two on two, three on one...
Diddy & Mario: Three on one?
Taj: Yes, three on one and free-for-all. The following areas are from the DKR side: Fossil Canyon, Hot Top Volcano, Pirate Lagoon, Crescent Island, Everfrost Peak, Frosty Village, Boulder Canyon, Windmill Planes, Darkmoon Caverns, Spaceport Alpha, Fire Mountain and Darkwater Beach.
Peach: Question. What's the difference between Fossil and Boulder Canyon?
Pipsy: Fossil Canyon is open to all vehicles, while Boulder Canyon is hovercraft only.
DK: The following areas are from the MKR side: Moo Moo Farm, Koopa Troopa Beach, Donut Plains, Sherbert Land, Toad's Turnpike, Yoshi Valley, Royal Raceway, Bowser's Castle, Vanilla Lake, Rainbow Road, Block Fort and Skyscraper.
Yoshi: Good luck on my course you guys, cause you're gonna need it if you don't want to get lost.
Diddy: I've raced your track before and know the way. We don't want, let alone need, any of your luck.
Taj: Now it's time to choose your opponents for the remainder of Race Wars. Ladies, Yoshi and Bumper, it's time to shake hands and mean it!
So Mario and Diddy locked eyes as well as hands, likewise to Peach and Pipsy, and to Yoshi and Bumper. Tip Tup walked over to Baby Mario.
Tip Tup: Come on "friend", let's duel.
Baby Mario: Okay "pal", but don't hold back because I'm young.
Tip Tup: Don't worry about that.
TT: Give me everything you got, mushroom boy.
Toad: The name is Toad, you walking clock.
TT: My name is TT and I'm a stopwatch.
Krunch: Come on big guy, let's rumble.
Bowser: Ready when your are, "son".
Banjo: I'm Banjo and this here's Kazooie.
Kazooie: Hello.
Waluigi: Waluigi. Welcome to hell, both of ya'.
Conker: I'm Conker.
Wario: I'm Wario, I'm gonna' win.
Conker: we'll see about that.
KT: You may call me master, or KT. Whatever one of the two suits you.
Drumstick: You'll be called "loser" when I'm done with you.
KT: Whatever you dipstick.
Drumstick: That's Drumstick, KT.
Timber: Timber.
Luigi: Luigi.
Timber: It will be a pleasure feeding you my dust.
Luigi: Once again, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Timber: I'm known for doing that.
Luigi: Race flawlessly, because your first mistake will be you final mistake. I know I will.
Timber: Just try and stop me.
Luigi: Likewise.
Pipsy: I may be racing on your track, but don't let the home field advantage be your downfall.
Peach: It won't. Now we'll see who's really the faster woman.
Pipsy: Yes. We will.
Diddy: Are you ready to stomach your words?
Mario: If you are, than so am I.
DK: This is going to a match remembered for the ages.
Taj: Yes, yes it is.
DK: And now racers, without further ado...
Taj: It's time for the other million dollar line.
DK & Taj: Let the Race Wars! Begin!!
To be continued.....