CHAPTER EIGHT: MARIO VS. HIMSELF?
The figure threw a punch at Mario, who dodged it and knocked him to the ground with a punch of his own.
"What's your name?" Mario asked the figure, who was now getting back on his feet.
"I have no name." It replied in it's deep, emotionless voice.
"What are you then?" Mario asked.
"I am a virus." It said.
"That turned me bad?" Mario asked.
"Yes, that is correct." It replied.
"Then I'm going to call you virus." Mario said.
"As you wish, you will not live much longer anyway." Virus said, his eyes glowing red.
"I'll beat you easy. There's no way can beat me, I've beaten Bowser a lot." Mario said.
"Bowser is a minor leaguer compared to me." Virus said, cracking his knuckles.
"We'll just see about that." Mario replied, stretching.
"Then let's begin." Virus said.
Virus jumped at Mario and ground pounded him into the ground. He got up and Mario quickly got up after his and jumped on Virus's back. Virus tried to shake Mario off but couldn't and Mario began to choke him. Virus grabbed Mario by the wrist and flipped him over his shoulder and stomped on his stomach. Mario grabbed Virus's foot and tripped him.
Mario got to his feet and Virus soon followed. Mario began to savagely punch Virus in the face until he fell to the ground again. Virus grabbed Mario by the ankles and pulled him to the ground. Mario got back up and grabbed Virus by the collar of his shirt and threw him into one of the walls of the room. Virus bounced off and flew toward Mario and punched him to the ground.
"How'd you do that?" Mario asked, getting up and wiping the blood off his mouth.
"This is your brain, which I have control of. I can do whatever I want as long as I'm in here." Virus answered.
"What? Then how am I supposed to beat you then?" Mario asked, shocked.
"You're not, that's the point. Now watch this." Virus said.
He pointed to the ground under Mario and his hand began to glow. Suddenly a giant hand came up from the floor and grabbed Mario and held him in front of Virus. Virus began to attack Mario, who couldn't escape the hand's grip, rapidly. The hand finally let Mario down and Virus pushed him over.
"Now do you believe in my powers?" Virus asked, smirking.
"Not bad Virus, but is that the only way you can beat me?" Mario asked.
"My physical strength may not be as good as yours, but my mental powers are far beyond your comprehension." Virus answered.
"That didn't answer my question." Mario replied.
"Enough of this!" Virus yelled. Suddenly the floor under Mario exploded, thrusting him into the air and knocking him into the ceiling and he fell back to the floor.
"Someone is having a little trouble keeping their cool." Mario said, getting back to his feet.
"Your annoyances are going to end now Mario! YOUR BODY IS MINE!" Virus yelled. Suddenly the ceiling grew spikes and began to slowly fall to the floor.
"If you kill us both then neither of us will be able to control the body." Mario said as the spikes edged closer to the floor.
"I'm not planning on dying." Virus replied.
"Well how do you plan on surviving?" Mario asked.
"Like this." Virus said. He opened a hole in the floor and jumped into it. Mario tried to get inside but it closed before he could reach it.
"I tried to annoy him so that he wouldn't pull a trick like this on me." Mario said to himself as the spikes were almost about to pierce his hat.
I wish that this would stop. Mario thought to himself. Just then the spikes disappeared and the ceiling went back to its original position.
"How did you stop my spikes?" Virus asked as he reappeared in the room.
"I wished that the spikes would go away and they did. I guess since it's my brain, I have the same powers as you." Mario said confidently.
"Then let's test your theory." Virus said. He made a huge sword appear in his hands and he threw it at Mario.
I could really use a shield right about now. Mario thought to himself again and a shield appeared in his hand and he deflected the sword.
"I guess it does work, huh?" Mario asked.
"Don't get to cocky, I'm just warming up." Virus said as the giant hand appeared again and lunged at Mario.
I need a bob-omb. Mario thought and a bob-omb appeared in his hand.
"Take this!" Mario yelled as he threw the bob-omb into the hand. The hand squeezed it and blew the bob-omb, and itself, to pieces.
"Fine then, I'll make something so strong you won't you wont be able to counter it with anything." Virus said as he began to think of something that nasty.
I wish a rock would crush him. Mario thought to himself. Just then a huge rock fell from the ceiling and crushed Virus, killing him instantly.
"Well that was easy." Mario said to himself. Suddenly a door appeared at the other end of the room and Mario walked through it…
Mario opened his eyes to see Yoshi, Luigi and Peach all standing over him.
"MARIO!" All three of them yelled as he opened his eyes.
"I'm back…in control." Mario said. He slowly stood up and hugged Luigi.
"Yay!" Yoshi yelled as he joined the hug.
"You're ok." Peach said as she too joined the "reunion".
"Oh, how touching, but soon you'll all be dead!" A voice behind them yelled. Mario turned around to see…
I THINK THAT'S MY BIGGEST CLIFFHANGER YET…MAYBE NOT. WELL PLEASE R&R AND I'LL BE WRITING AGAIN SOON. I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THE STORY SO FAR. THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO MORE CHAPTERS!