::Izzy and I are standing on a stage. There is a big screen TV behind us. A VCR is connected to it::
Me: Ya know something, Izzy?
Izzy: Yeah Boss?
Me: I've always had this one question on my mind since I started watching
Rocket Power.
Izzy: What?
Me: It's a pretty perplexing question, but here goes. Why does Otto
ALWAYS wear his sunglasses, even at night?
Izzy: Good question. Not even YOU wear sunglasses at night and you wear them on
cloudy days in the winter!
Me: ::Shrugs:: What can I say? I like to look good.
Izzy: ¬ ¬ Uh-huh... Anyway, about
that question, you want me to grab Otto?
Me: Nah. I would rather provide my own hypothesis, if you will.
Izzy: o O Ok, you're
creeping me out with that Science act of your's.
Me: - - Anyway, to provide a
little humor, I have with me extensive evidence telling the absolute reason why
Otto Rocket always wears sunglasses, even in the dead of night.
Izzy: Well, what proof do ya have?
Me: This. ::Makes a video tape appear in my hand:: This is a little something I
found while researching the answer to our little enigma. I will show
it…after the chapter!
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The Runaway Ch. 11: Get in the Castle!
(A/N: Sorry for stalling the chapter, but I gotta say this. For this chapter
and the remainder of the fic, the references may be a tad, how do I say this,
random, especially in this chapter. Just know that it's for the overall
benefit of the fic since a few of these upcoming references will help the delicate
balance between fan character and normal character.)
"Just as I feared. The whole place is deserted." Izzy said as he
and Otto skated (Otto was in his blades) around the city. The whole place
seemed dead. Nobody was around.
"What happened here?" Otto asked as he looked at the cracked ground
and fallen trees. The city looked like a war zone.
"I'm not sure, but I think the king used a spell to teleport all
the humans somewhere."
"But where?" They then stopped and looked at the dark castle.
"He must be holding them prisoner somewhere in there." Izzy
replied. Otto gasped.
"That means they have Twister too!" Izzy looked at him funny.
"Oh, and the others too."
"¬ ¬ Uh-huh." They
started to skate again. "Well, there's not much we can do."
"What do you mean!?" Otto yelled. "We gotta go in there and
rescue them!" They stopped again.
"And how do you expect us to do that?! Bad enough I hardly had any time
to train, but my only companion is a human with NO powers! We can't
possibly challenge the king and his forces!" Izzy protested. He sighed.
"Listen, just move out of here. I'm sure everybody can survive a
few years at the most."
"I just can't do that." Otto said, shaking his head.
"You may be alone in the world, but I have family and friends to worry
about." Izzy gave him an apprehensive look. "If you won't
help them, I will!"
"You can't!"
"If I don't, then who will?" Otto shot back. Izzy sighed.
"There's just no compromising with you humans." He chuckled.
"Fine. I'll help."
"You will?" Otto asked hopefully.
"Yeah, but only because you wouldn't stand a chance against
them!" Izzy started to skate again. "Come on. Let's go back
to your place." Otto followed him.
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"Oh man… Where are we?" Twister asked. He was in a crowded
room. The room was dark except for a few dimly lit candles and some windows. On
either side of the room, many wizards & witches were standing guard,
talking amongst themselves. He looked up and saw some wizards flying around.
Some were on broomsticks while others flew without any sort of help. He looked
ahead and saw a stage.
"I don't know, but we should try to find our parents." Reggie
said.
"Sam! Saaaam! Where are you?" The group heard a female voice yell.
"Maurice! Lars! You around here?" Two other voices yelled.
"Reggie! Otto! Where are you guys?" They heard Ray yell.
"Well that was easy." Sam
said. The trio was then joined by their parents and Tito.
"Hey, where's Otto?" Tito asked.
"He was with—" Reggie started, but she was cut off by the
sound of cheering coming from the wizards and witches in the hall.
On the stage, a cloud of black smoke appeared. It then dissipated, revealing
a man clad in all black. A twisted mustache was on his face. A beard covered
his face. An extremely wicked-looking black wand was secured in his right hand.
A golden crown was on his head. Twister and the others remembered him from
Izzy's flashback. The king looked around the room at all the humans with
his cold eyes. He gave a chilling sneer.
"Welcome to my castle, humans." He started in a voice as cold as
ice. "I am Claudius, the king of all wizards and witches. I doubt any of
you know why you're here. I am looking for a criminal. This outlaw is a
wizard, like me. He wears a black cape and has the ability to run at the speed
of light, maybe faster." That description caused some conversation among
the crowd.
"His name is Izzy." Claudius continued. "He is wanted for
treason against the wizarding world. I want him! If anybody here knows where he
is, speak up and I will let you go. Fail to talk and I will take great pleasure
in torturing each and every one of you." He smiled with glee as the whole
room erupted in screams. Just then, Adrian
appeared on stage.
"Ahhh Adrian. What can I do for you?" Claudius asked.
"About Izzy..." Adrian
started. He whispered the rest. As Adrian
finished his report, Claudius got a furious look on him.
"WHAT!?! I didn't get him when I used my spell!? Go out there and
search for him! The strongest wizard must not interfere!" He yelled.
"You mean Harry Potter?" Twister's voice spoke up. The young
witches in the room started giggling.
"Like, oh my God! Harry's coming!? I've GOT to get
ready." One witch said, sounding like a valley girl.
"Think he's coming for me?" Another witch asked.
"Dream on, girl. Obviously, he's coming for me." A third
witch said. That started a little argument. Every other magical person in the
room started flinging insults at each other. They were all arguing about
whether Harry would give them an autograph or perform a few spells.
Claudius' eye started twitching.
"Will you all SHUT UP!!!" Everybody got silent after hearing the
king bellow. "First of all, wrong series. Second of all, who started
this!?!" Everybody pointed at Twister. "You."
"Me?" Twister asked.
"Yes. You've got a big mouth. Obviously, you know where Izzy is.
Where is he?"
"I don't know." Twister replied.
"Liar! You know where he is. Tell me!"
"No way, dude! I don't know where he is. He certainly
wouldn't be in the cul-de-sac on the hill."
"TWISTER!!!!!" Everybody else yelled.
"Smooth move, genius!" Reggie yelled.
"Yeah. Now these idiots will grab Otto & Izzy!" Sam yelled.
"Idiots, huh? Guards! Arrest those three!" Claudius ordered.
"I have plans for them." Three wizard guards that were in the air
swooped down and nabbed the three teens. "As for the rest of you, to the
dungeon!" All the other humans were herded out of the assembly hall.
Back at the Rocket house…
"Will you hurry up?" Otto asked impatiently. Izzy was vigorously
mixing potions on every section of the stove.
"I'm going as fast as I can!" He said. He mixed for a little
longer before reciting a few spells. He then produced some glass beakers and
poured the potions inside. "There. I have made some bomb potions and tons
of healing potions for us to use. There are just a few more things to take care
of."
"Like what?" Otto asked.
"Well, you need protection in case we get separated in the castle. I have
just the thing." Izzy went out to the backyard, followed by Otto. The
wizard started humming while holding his hands in front of him. A ball of light
was forming in front of him.
"I call upon the forces of nature!" He started. "Grant a tool
that will allow one to fly with the power and agility of a raccoon, swim with
the grace of a frog, command fire, grow to great heights, become immortal with
the power of the cosmos." The ball got brighter. "Control metal, be
as stealthy as a ghost."
"Anything else?" The ball suddenly asked, startling Otto, but not
affecting Izzy.
"Yeah. Give the ability to toss hammers and a few others things."
He replied bluntly.
"With a side of fries!" Otto added.
"Damn! That's a tall order!" The ball yelled. "Fine.
Here ya go." A huge flash of light came from the ball, blinding the two
boys. When the light subsided, a yellow block with a question mark pictured on
it was floating. Izzy grabbed it.
"What is that? It looks like a huge building block." Otto said.
"This is called a power block." Izzy started. He then looked up.
"That's the best you got!?"
(Me: I'd like to see you try something better!)
"- - Never mind. Anyway,
this block will provide you some protection."
"How?" Otto asked. Izzy gave him a smirk.
"And I thought you played video games. You just hit the block and a magic
item will appear for you to use. Like so." He punched the block and a
metallic bucket hat appeared. He put it on over his normal hat and his body
became encased in a liquid-like metal. He then took it off. The hat disappeared
as his body returned to normal.
"This has to be the biggest reference in the whole fic." Otto
muttered as he took the power block. It shrunk as he pocketed it.
"Probably, but one more couldn't hurt." Izzy replied. He then
brought out a rope. "And now, to make sure we DON'T get
separated..." He made the rope glow brightly. When it stopped glowing, it
still looked like an ordinary rope.
"Did you do anything?"
"Yeah. This rope is now super elastic. We tie one end around each other
and we'll be able to find each other if something happens."
"Is this another reference?" Otto asked.
"I don't know. Is it?" Izzy replied, scratching his head.
(Me: I don't think so... Continue.)
"Anyway, we're all set. All we gotta do is pack up the potions and
get going."
"Cool." Otto said as they walked back in the house. 'I gotta save Twister and everybody else.'
They packed the potions into Otto's backpack, unaware of the thermos
already in there. Izzy tied the rope around both of their waists. They then
went out the front door. Lightning streaked across the sky. The wizard gulped.
'Well, this is it. No turning
back.' He thought as he closed his eyes and held up a fist. 'Wand or no wand, I WILL defeat the king if
it's the last thing I'll ever do!'
"You ready?" He asked Otto, who was strapping on his blades.
"Yeah." He nodded. "Let's do it." Izzy started
running down the hill with Otto skating behind.
'I can't believe
everybody's in trouble.' The red haired boy thought. 'Twister, Sam, Reggie, Raymundo, Tito…
I'll save you guys and everybody else!' They went along in
silence until…
"There you are!" A voice yelled. Otto & Izzy looked up to see a
bunch of wizards and witches floating in the air. They were preparing to
attack.
"I don't have time for this!" Izzy yelled as he fired
multiple Power Beams at the attacking group. They moved out of the way and
fired at the duo. Izzy activated a Power Shield and blocked the attack. The two
teens accelerated, but the attacking wizards were gaining on them.
Otto & Izzy skated/ran up a nearby ramp and jumped. They both spun in
the air to gain more ground. At the apex of their jump, Izzy flicked the
switches on his air skates. As soon as they landed, he started skating,
increasing his speed by a considerable amount. The duo made it to the pier.
They stopped and looked at the castle.
"How are we supposed to get across the water to the castle?" Otto
asked.
"I guess we get as close as possible on the pier." Izzy replied.
They started skating again. They passed the Shack when an explosion occurred
right in front of them. A couple of wizards came out from behind the music
store. One was tall and skinny and the other one was short and fat.
"Aww crap." Otto said.
"Well lookie here! It's the so-called 'great'
Izzy!" The taller of the two wizards yelled.
"Yeah! Let's take him!" The stout wizard said.
"Man… Do we really have to do this?" Izzy asked.
::RPG MODE!::
The camera shifted to a top-down view. Otto and Izzy were on the bottom of the
screen and the two wizards were at the top.
"The HELL!?!" Otto & Izzy yelled.
(Me: A homage to a great game. Continue.)
"- - I hate these
references." Otto said. The good guys' HP was displayed.
Izzy's was a respectable 10,000/10,000 while Otto's was, eh,
5,000/5,000. "Why so low!?!"
(Me: Well, you ARE human!)
"Ugh!" Otto groaned. Izzy then faced the camera and four symbols
surrounded his face. At the top was a square with an X inside. On the left was
one with a Y inside. The right square had an A in it and the bottom one had a B
on it. Izzy selected the Y symbol and a list of his magic moves was displayed.
"Power Beam!" He yelled as he stepped forward. He charged energy
and fired the orange beam at the tall wizard that was ahead of him. The wizard
sustained 1,000HP of damage and disappeared. The fat wizard looked terrified as
he saw what happened to his partner. It was now Otto's turn. Like Izzy,
he faced the camera and the same symbols appeared. He selected the B symbol and
chose to defend. He held up his arms in a defensive position.
"Why did you do that?" Izzy asked.
"I can't attack a wizard!" Otto replied. Izzy slapped his
head. It was the fat wizard's turn.
"Waterfall!" He held out his wand and aimed it at Izzy. A huge
cascade rained down on him. When the attack ended, he had taken 1,560HP worth
of damage. Izzy shook the water out of his head and squeezed the water out of
his hat. He took a deep breath as he prepared to attack.
"Thunderbolt!" He yelled. A huge bolt of lightning struck the fat
wizard, making him disappear as well. Otto & Izzy did their victory poses.
Izzy's was a peace sign and Otto's was a thumbs-up. They both got
fifty-five Exp. points and a bottle of Kerokero Cola.
::END RPG MODE!::
(A/N: Despite the huge numbers, that was a reference to Super Mario RPG, one of
the best Mario games ever.)
"Thank God that's over." Otto said as he put the frog-shaped
bottle in his bag.
"Yeah. Now why didn't you attack when you knew you had an item to
use?" Izzy asked.
"I had an item?" Otto replied. He then slapped his head. "Oh
yeah... Forgot about that."
"Whatever. Let's move on." They skated along until Izzy
bumped into a random witch in the amusement park, which caused another
transition.
::RPG MODE!::
The camera shifted to a side view (Think 2-D games), showing parts of the
amusement park, which looked like they came from a pop up book. Otto & Izzy
walked in from the left side of the screen. They also looked like they belonged
in said book. Their eyes were little dots and their bodies were smaller than
usual. Not to mention they were paper thin.
"- - This had better be
the last RPG reference." Izzy growled.
(Me: ::Looks at them:: Pffft! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!)
" This ain't
funny!" Otto yelled. Just then, three witches, looking the same way as
our heroes, entered from the right. Two of them were on the ground with the
third riding a broomstick. They started to cackle.
"Eeeehehehehehe! It looks like the little brat wants to challenge the
king!" The flying witch said.
"You're damn right I wanna challenge the king! Get outta my
way!" Izzy barked.
"And you brought a dirty little human too!? How impolite." One of
the witches on the ground said.
"Dirty? Look who's talking!" Otto yelled back as he took out
the power block.
"Ooh! It looks like they wanna fight!" The last witch yelled.
"Let's show 'em, girls!" The lead witch said.
Izzy's heart & flower points appeared. He had ten of each. It was his
turn first.
"Let's try a team attack." He said to Otto.
"Right." Otto agreed. Izzy grabbed the rope and started spinning
him around. He soon let the skater go and he crashed into the two witches on
the ground, eliminating them. Otto came back to his side of the field, moving
around dizzily. "Duuuuude… All the stars…"
"o.O I guess you skip your turn then…" Izzy said.
"I can't believe they did that." The floating witch said to
herself. "You won't get away with this!" She launched a
fireball from her wand at Izzy. He got hit and lost 3HP.
"Ow! Ok. It's our turn again. You feeling better?" Izzy
asked.
"Yeah. Let me finish this." Otto said. They switched positions.
Otto hit the power block and a hammer popped out. He grabbed it and in a puff
of smoke, he was wearing a turtle shell and a black helmet instead of his
standard red one. "What the—"
"Hey, you became Hammer Otto!" Izzy laughed. Otto rolled his eyes.
"Whatever." He then lobbed a few hammers at the flying witch,
destroying her. The battle ended and the good guys got fifteen star points.
::END RPG MODE!::
Otto & Izzy skated to the end of the pier without running into any more
enemies.
"Thank God!" They both yelled. They looked ahead at the castle in
the sea. There didn't seem to be any way across the water.
"Well, now what?" Otto asked. Izzy seemed to be thinking.
"I guess we fly over." He replied.
"Maybe you could, but what about me?" Izzy gave Otto a
"Duh!" look.
"You can get a flying power up from the block, duh!"
"Oh yeah." Otto replied as he punched the power block. A feather
floated out of it. He grabbed it and in a puff of smoke, his hammer suit was
replaced by a yellow cape. He was wearing his red helmet again. Izzy snickered.
"Let me guess. Cape
Otto?"
"Yep." Izzy laughed again.
"Ugh! Anyway, I feel lighter."
"Yeah. Now you can fly across." The duo got a running start and
jumped off the pier. They started flying towards the castle.
"Here's something I don't get. If I was able to fly from the
start, why didn't we just fly over instead of going through the
pier?" Otto suddenly asked.
"Yeah! I wonder!" Izzy yelled sarcastically as he looked up.
(Me: Hey, I needed SOME humor in this chapter!)
"Whatever!" Both boys yelled as they made it to the castle
unscathed. They walked towards the huge double doors. When they reached them,
they looked around for any sign of enemies, but none were around. Otto pushed
the doors to open them, but they wouldn't budge.
"Ugh! Locked!" He grunted as he banged on the right door. Suddenly, the wind picked up his cape.
"Otto…" Izzy started. The skater turned towards him. The air around the wizard was swirling. He was crouching and had his hands cupped. Energy was forming within them. "GET BACK!" Otto nodded and flew behind him.
"Power…BEAM!!!" Izzy held his hands out and fired a huge wave of magical energy at the doors. With a loud boom, they flew off their hinges and into the castle. The wizard panted as he stood.
"Well, that's one way to get inside." Otto commented.
"Come on." Izzy said as they made their way inside.
The room they were in was dark. High in the air floated many platforms, which
led to other rooms of the castle. The many candles in the room flickered
brightly, though they did little to illuminate the darkness. The front hall was
strangely quiet. No one was around aside from the two boys. They proceeded
onward, their movements echoing in the hall.
"Where should we look?" Otto asked, breaking the eerie silence.
"I guess we could try the basement. That's where most dungeons
are." Izzy replied. He took off his sunglasses and put them in a pocket.
Just then, some witches were flying in their direction as a song started.
(A/N: The following songs are from the old Super Mario Bros. 3 & Super
Mario World cartoons. #This format# = song lyrics.)
#When you see creatures flying from the sky and you don't know where to
turn, just say the word and lead the night.#
The witches fired lightning bolts at the boys as they started to run. They ran up
to a low platform and jumped on it. They jumped on another one, dodging another
attack in the process. They ran across the third platform and jumped on another
one, which connected to a hall. Otto hit the power block and got a flower,
allowing him to become Fire Otto. His headband and shorts turned red and his
shirt was now white. He surprised Izzy by seemingly tossing a fireball at him.
When the wizard ducked, the fireball hit a witch that got in front of them.
They skated ahead.
#Just follow me, don't be afraid. No matter what we came.#
They got to a fork in the road when a wind element witch tossed a whirlwind at
them.
#Just take my hands and hold on tight. Together we'll take the rain.#
Otto and Izzy got caught in the whirlwind and they clung to each other for
safety. Unfortunately, they couldn't hold on for long. They let go and
went flying in two directions. They would've gone further, but the rope
held them together. They sighed with relief. Just then, a fire element witch
launched some fireballs at them! One of the balls hit the rope and burned it,
causing Otto & Izzy to be tossed out of the tornado in two directions. Izzy
was on the left of the fork and Otto was on the right.
#Right now, it's do or die. Keep running, keep on running!#
Izzy ran further into the hall and into a warp pipe that just appeared. Otto
started to move as well before running into a dragon!
#When you see creatures flying from the sky and you don't know where to
turn, just say the word and lead the night.#
Otto hit the block again and got a mushroom. He grew to an amazing height and
kicked the dragon. He laughed until a nearby wizard shot lightning at him. He
got hit and shrunk back to normal size. Otto skated away, dodging two more
bolts before hitting the power block and getting a feather.
#Just follow me, don't be afraid. No matter what we came.#
Cape Otto flew into the wizard and through a
wall.
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Izzy came out of the warp pipe and was skating through an open area. Otto emerged
a few seconds later, flying by him on his right. He held out his left hand.
#Just take my hands and hold on tight. Together we'll take the rain.#
Izzy grabbed on and they flew up. They twirled around a little before Izzy
tossed Otto towards the ground. Using the second power granted by his cape,
Rocket Boy crashed through the floor and into another warp pipe. Izzy followed.
#Right now, it's do or die. Keep running, keep on running!#
They got through the warp pipe and ran through a narrow hall, dodging magic
blasts and going through another pipe.
#Don't look back! Now it's time to run. Keep running, keep on
running!#
The pipe led them to an underwater area. Otto quickly hit the block (how he was
able to do it underwater, I wouldn't know) and a frog statue popped out.
He grabbed it and became Frog Otto. He started to swim up, followed by Izzy,
who was in a Water Shield.
(A/N: Is it possible to envision a seventeen year-old Otto in a frog suit? o
O)
#We're under the gun. Keep running, keep on
running!#
As they swam, they avoided piranhas and sharks (Otto's suit made him swim
faster than normal).
#Don't look back! Now it's time to run!#
The song ended with them swimming through one last pipe and falling. They soon
landed with a thud.
"Ouch..." They both groaned as they stood up. They were in a room
that resembled the meeting hall Twister and the others were in earlier. The
main difference was that instead of a stage, there was a huge chasm with rails
suspended over it.
"Where are we?" Otto asked as he took off the frog suit.
"Beats me. We must be pretty deep in the castle though." Izzy
replied as he deactivated his shield.
"We have to be if we just swam through that last section. We must be
close to the dungeon."
"MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Not quite, human!" A sinister voice boomed. Izzy
got into a defensive position as a wizard wearing silver armor floated down.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"I'm the captain of King Claudius' army and you, young Izzy,
are intruding." The wizard replied.
"Duh! I'm well aware of that fact." Izzy said, crossing his
arms.
"Well anyway, the king has been expecting you. And you, human, are to
join the rest in the dungeon." The captain directed those last words at
Otto.
"What!? No way, dude!" Otto stubbornly yelled.
"Oh we'll see about that." The captain replied. He snapped
his fingers and almost an entire army of wizards and witches appeared in front
of Otto and Izzy, who groaned.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Izzy yelled, slapping his head.
"That's gotta be an entire army!" Otto supplied.
"Not quite. This is just a quarter of the army." The captain
replied. "Attack!" The wizards and witches on the ground started to
advance. Izzy started to charge energy as Otto hit the power block. A music box
popped out.
"What's up with this?" He asked as he inspected the box. He
started to turn the handle.
"No! Don't!" Izzy yelled, but it was too late. A song started
playing and everybody but Otto started to dance.
"Do da Koopa!" Otto yelled maniacally.
"Do da Koopa! Work da Koopa! Do da Koopa-opa or you'll be a party
poopa!" Everybody sang.
"Everybody do da Koopa!" Izzy sang. "Everybody shout it
out!" Everybody jumped and spun in the air.
"Everybody do da Koopa!" A random witch sang. "Everybody
shake it out!" Everybody jumped and spun again.
"Everybody do da Koopa!" A random wizard sang. "Everybody
shake your scales!" Everybody spun without jumping.
"Everybody do da Koopa!" Another wizard sang. "Everybody wag
your tails!" He laughed crazily as everybody else shook their butts.
"Do da Koopa! Work da Koopa! Do da Koopa-opa or you'll be a party
poopa!" Everybody sang.
"Everybody do da Koopa!" The witch from before sang. "Once
you start, you can't stop!"
"Everybody do da Koopa!" Everybody sang again. "Rock, drop,
hop and drop and rock, rock, rock until you drop, drop, drop!" Everybody
jumped and did a flip in the air. "Do da Koopa! Hit da Koopa! Do da
Koopaaaaaa!!!" The song then ended. All the wizards and witches in the
room started panting.
"Otto…" Izzy was the first to speak. He gave Otto the death
glare of the century. "If we make it out of here alive, do one thing for
me."
"Yeah dude?" Otto asked nervously.
"DON'T PLAY THAT SONG
AGAIN!!!" Izzy roared as he took the music box and stomped on it
until it was just splinters and springs. Everybody else started to get over
that huge dance number.
"Ugh. That's definitely not a good thing to be doing when
you're floating a few feet in the air." The captain said.
"Now where were we? Ah yes! You swine aren't even worth the shoes I
wear!"
"Oh yeah? See if you can handle this shoe!" Otto challenged as he
hit the block. A giant green shoe popped out and he hopped in. The next song
started playing.
#It can't stop! It can't start! It can't do more than walk!
My Karubi!#
During those words, Otto & Izzy fought off many wizards and witches. Izzy
by shooting Power Beams at them and Otto by stomping on them. The two good guys
dodged the enemies' energy blasts.
#My Rootin' Tootin' Karubi! Yeah!#
The music stopped with the captain laughing jauntily at Otto and Izzy. They
were surrounded on all sides.
"Give me that!" Izzy yelled, snatching Otto's block. He hit
it and a star popped out. He grabbed it and his body & clothes started
flashing a rainbow of colors. He ran ahead, bumping into wizards and not getting
affected by their attacks. He jumped up and punched the captain, knocking him
into the chasm. Izzy started to fall as well. Seeing this, Otto quickly hopped
over, allowing him to land on the giant shoe. Izzy grabbed Otto's hand
and jumped, landed on a rail, and started grinding.
Izzy's invincibility ended and Otto got a leaf out of the block. He grew
raccoon ears and a raccoon tail. He took to the air and flew after Izzy. The
song started again.
#It can't stop! It can't start! It can't do more than walk!
My Karubi!#
Izzy grinded his way into another hall. He got on solid ground and started
skating forward. When Otto got there, he hit the power block and got another
goomba's shoe. They went ahead, dodging attacks and hitting anybody that
got in their way.
#It can't start! It can't dash! It can't move in a flash! My
Karubi!#
While skating by Otto, Izzy managed to grab his backpack and put it on. He
reached behind him and pulled out a bomb potion just as they went past a fork
in the hall. Izzy went to the left & Otto went to the right. The wizards
and witches chasing them went after Izzy, leaving Otto to do some damage to the
castle with his shoe.
#It can't sniff! It can't zap!#
Izzy jumped and tossed the potion behind him, causing a huge explosion. He
switched off the skates and ran at Speed Two, avoiding the flames from the
explosion.
#It can't follow a map! My Rootin' Tootin' Karubi! Yeah!#
Izzy tossed more bomb potions behind him. The entire castle seemed to be
shaking from the explosions. He soon met up with Otto again. They avoided more
attacks and dished out some of their own. Otto (now Fire Otto) started tossing
fireballs at their pursers and Izzy fired lightning bolts.
#I got a shoe with powers, yeah! My Karubi takes me everywhere!#
Izzy tossed another bomb potion and held on to Otto while running to avoid the
debris.
#Its magic goes! It fits on prizes.#
Some of the wizards got knocked out by the falling rocks. The others chased
after our heroes at top speed.
#It can stomp! It can score! It can do a hundred and one! My Karubi!#
Izzy fired an Ice Beam and successfully froze some wizards while avoiding some
of their attacks. Otto stomped on some that got ahead of them.
#It can rest! It can sing! It can keep up the pain!#
Izzy tossed the remaining bomb potions he had.
#My Rootin' Tootin' Karubi! Yeah!#
::BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!::
The vibrations of the explosions caused the floor ahead of Otto & Izzy to
crumble. They fell in the hole.
#Rootin' Tootin' Karubi! Yeah!#
The song ended with them falling a relatively short distance and skidding to a
stop. After catching their breath, they continued on.
At the dungeon…
(A/N: This is what was going on during that last scene.)
::RUMBLE!::
"Man, what's going on up there?" Ray asked.
"Maybe the army came to fight these guys." Tito supplied.
"I don't care about the army! I want to know what happened to my
little Maurice!" Sandy, Twister's mom, yelled. She started crying.
"There, there. I'm sure he'll be alright." Raoul
comforted.
::BOOM!::
The castle started to shake. The sound of what seemed like laser blasts was
heard.
"It sounds like a war is going on up there. I hope Sammy's
alright." Paula said with worry heavy in her voice.
"I wonder where's Otto at." Ray said. "At least
Reggie's safe, wherever she is."
"He should be safe." Tito offered.
::BOOM!::
"Hey, where's Lars at?" Raoul asked. The other adults looked
and saw the young adult watching a fight going on near the end of the giant
cell. A bunch of somewhat out of the ordinary people were arguing.
"What are you up to this time, Eggman?!" A blue haired teenager
yelled at a fat guy.
"Why should I tell you, hedgehog!? You're not in any condition to
stop me!" The fat guy retorted.
"Why you—!" Sonic yelled as he prepared to attack Ivo. A
teenager wearing black clothes and air skates like Izzy's got in the way.
There were red highlights in his black hair.
"Just step back, faker." The teen said coolly.
"Outta my way, Shadow!" Sonic barked. "And who are you
calling faker, faker!?!"
"Sonic, chill!" A little blond haired boy said. He was wearing blue
suspenders with the two flaps behind him.
"Listen to Tails." A girl with pink hair said. "We
can't do anything here because of these wizards who captured us."
"Yeah Sonic! Listen to Amy and you may not become a causality of my
master plan!" Dr. Robotnik laughed heartedly. Sonic, Amy, and Tails
glared at him.
"What plan?" Sonic asked. Ivo gave him a smirk.
"Since we're not getting out of here anytime soon, I might as well
humor you. As soon as I get the chance, I'll make a deal with this
so-called 'wizard king.' We'll be partners and once we take
over the world, I'll double-cross him and rule over all!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!"
"O.O Damn! What a laugh!" The others yelled.
"Hey, where's Rouge?" Shadow suddenly asked.
"Yeah. Knuckles is missing too." Tails piped up. They looked around
until they saw a guy with red dreadlocks making out with a girl wearing WAY too
much make-up. The other characters slapped their heads.
"This is one weird cameo." Sonic muttered.
::BOOOOOOOM!!!::
"Hey! Keep it down in there!" The only wizard guard yelled at the
prisoners. The castle started to rumble again.
"You think that might be Izzy causing all that?" Tito asked.
(Me: Thank you, Captain Obvious! Anyway, let's go back to our heroes.)
Outside the dungeon…
"Ok, here's the plan." Izzy whispered to Otto, who was now
wearing a tanooki suit. "I'll make it look like I captured you.
Hopefully, the guard is too dumb to know who I am. When he goes to open the
cell, you attack him and we'll free everybody."
(A/N: For those who haven't played Super Mario Bros. 3, a tanooki Suit is
a full-body raccoon suit that allows you to become a statue as well as fly.
With that in mind, is it even possible to imagine Otto in a tanooki suit!? He
must look pretty dumb in it! XD)
"That doesn't sound too bad." Otto replied.
"Alright then. Let's do it." Izzy said.
In the dungeon...
"This is pretty boring." Ray said. He and rest of the
extras/co-stars resided to watching the humanized Sonic cast go at it.
"Alright, you dirty human, it's time to join the rest of your kind
in the dungeon!" A familiar voice rang through the air, surprising
everyone.
"Hey! Let me go!" An even more familiar voice yelled as footsteps
were heard. Everybody turned to the stairs to see what was going on. Izzy soon
emerged, forcefully holding Otto.
"Here's a stray I found while patrolling the area." He said
to the guard, who scratched his head.
"Right. I'll put him in with the rest." The guard replied as
he took Otto and walked over to the cell. All the humans in the cell started to
yell at the wizard in the cape.
"Mwahahaha! With all of you in that cell, King Claudius will easily take
over this city." Izzy taunted.
"Why are you doing this?!" Ray asked. Otto started to get nervous.
"Uh. Let's see. Maybe it's because I'm a member of the
king's army and I'm more powerful than all of you put
together?" Izzy replied, playing the part nicely.
"You traitor! After all we did for you!" Tito yelled. Izzy just
laughed evilly.
"Yeah Izzy! Why are ya helping out these lame-os!?" Lars suddenly
yelled. Izzy and Otto's expression got REALLY nervous. The guard turned
to the wizard.
"That hat, that cape. You are—" The guard couldn't
finish his sentence as Izzy knocked him to the wall with a Power Beam. The
guard slumped to the ground.
"Man, you guys have some big mouths!" Izzy said, crossing his arms.
He walked over to the fallen guard.
"Uhhh… What's going on here?" Ray asked Otto.
"Duh! We're here to rescue you! You shouldn't have said
anything!" Otto replied. He heard snickers coming from Lars.
"Hey Rocket Dork, what's with the costume? You getting ready for
bedtime?" Lars went into his usual laugh. Everybody else got a good look
at Otto and went into full blown hysterics.
"- - Come on, Izzy.
Let's go fight the wizard king. These guys don't need to be
rescued." Otto started moving towards the stairs, shutting everybody up.
"NO WAIT!!!" Everybody yelled as they started rambling apologies.
Otto stopped, stood there for a few moments, and turned around with a huge grin
on his face.
"PSYCHE! Ha ha!" Everybody gave him a pissed off look.
"I found the keys!" Izzy yelled triumphantly as he walked over to
the cell door. "Now which one is it?" He looked at one key.
"The key to the Sudan. Nope." He looked at another.
"The key to the house. Negatory." He looked at yet another!
"The key to the ice cream room. Hmmm…" He pocketed that
one and continued looking.
"So where are Twist, Reg, and the Squid?" Otto asked anxiously. The
main adults looked at the floor.
"Otto," Ray started solemnly. "Before we got thrown in here,
that king took them somewhere." Izzy gasped.
"What!?" Otto yelled. "I'll kill him!" He started
to skate to the stairs.
"Chill!" Izzy yelled, blocking Otto's exit with a Power
Shield. "You're in no condition to face the king." He then
found the right key and unlocked the cell. Everybody else walked out.
"He's got my friends and my sister! Let me go!" Otto roared
with rage. He started banging on the shield.
"Not until you calm down." Izzy said smoothly. "Besides, you
have another responsibility." That stopped Otto.
"What do you mean?"
"Why getting these guys out of here, of course." Izzy gestured to
the citizens. "You gotta help them escape while I deal with the king.
I'll make sure to get our friends back safe and sound."
"But—"
"No." Izzy stated sternly. "You gotta do it. You have the
ability to do this." He pointed at the tanooki suit Otto was wearing. The
skater sighed.
"Alright, but you better make sure they don't get hurt or
worse."
"You have my word. Now let's go." Izzy lowered the shield and
led the way up the stairs, followed by Otto and everybody else. When they
reached the top, Izzy looked around. He didn't see anybody. He turned
back to Otto.
"I guess this is where we part. Make your escape and get out of
here." Otto nodded.
"Right. Good luck, dude."
"Same to you." Izzy said before running to the right, into the
darkness. Otto turned to the rest.
"Come on! Let's get out of here!" He yelled and he skated to
the left. Everybody else cheered and followed as the next song started.
#When they rise, chances light the life, bingo! It'll be the greatest
sight!#
Everybody ran into some wizards, who were flying. Otto took to the air and hit
three of them with his tail. He flew around enemy fire and hit a fourth one by
landing on him as a statue. Otto changed back and started dodging again.
#Get the maestro, let's start up the band!#
Otto whacked some more wizards and witches before hearing Ray scream. He looked
down and noticed a wizard preparing to attack the group. Otto flew down,
knocked the wizard into the wall, and flew back up.
#Fireworks light up the sky!#
Otto dodged some attacks as a water element witch fired a river of water at
him. He quickly hit the block, changed into Frog Otto, and swam through the
stream.
#We're gonna be the greatest show in the world as the clowns test their
might!#
Otto jumped out of the stream and kicked the witch. Unfortunately, he got knocked
into the wall, losing his frog suit in the process. He bounced off and got a
super leaf from the block as a wizard was coming to knock him out. Raccoon Otto
flew up to the wizard and knocked HIM into the wall with a well-placed whip of
his tail.
#When they rise, chances light the life, bingo! It'll be the greatest
sight!#
Otto flew up to one wizard and hit him with his tail. He flew up to another and
whipped him too.
#Get the maestro, let's start up the band!#
Otto dodged some more attacks before getting hit with a lightning bolt, causing
him to lose his raccoon powers and fall. Before he hit the ground though, he
hit the power block and got a feather. He became Cape Otto,
but he dropped the block in the process! He quickly flew up, avoiding another
strike.
#Fireworks light up the sky!#
Otto went to a wall and skated on it, avoiding the attacks of the wizards and
witches. He jumped off, spun in the air, and delivered a kick to a nearby
wizard. He dodged some attacks, but got hit! He lost his cape and started to
fall, but a wizard grabbed him.
#We're gonna be the greatest show in the world as the clowns test their
might!#
Witnessing Otto getting captured, Ray picked up the block and punched it. A
feather popped out and he grabbed it, becoming Cape Raymundo
(try saying that ten times fast!).
#When they rise, chances light the life, bingo! It'll be the greatest
sight! Get the maestro, let's start up the band!#
Ray flew up to the wizard and did a spin attack, knocking Otto out of his grip.
Ray quickly grabbed Otto's hand, but a wizard rammed into him. He lost
his cape and they started to fall, but they were caught by Tito, who was
wearing a winged cap. Other humans in capes, winged caps, tanooki suits, and
raccoon tails flew up as well and joined the fight.
#Fireworks light up the sky!#
Wizards and witches on the ground started to fire projectiles at the flying
humans, but they got struck by the humans on the ground, who were launching
fireballs and hammers at them.
::BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!::
#We're gonna be the greatest show in the world as the clowns test their
might!#
The song ended with the damaged magical people running away.
"That was close." Tito said as he landed on the ground. He put down
Ray & Otto.
"Yeah." Otto said. He was panting after that battle.
"Why didn't you tell us about this thing!?" Lars yelled. Otto
looked at him and laughed at the sight. Lars was wearing a hammer suit. He had
the power block in one hand.
"Hey Lars, who's ready for bed now?" Otto laughed harder as
he saw Lars blush.
"Shut up! Or do ya want some of this?" Lars threatened. He produced
a hammer and looked like he was going to toss it.
"Not now, Lars!" Raoul and Sandy yelled. He was wearing a hammer
suit and she was wearing a tanooki suit. After a little delegation on what to
do, they moved on.
With Izzy…
The castle was vibrating again as many explosions were heard.
"Heh. I guess my plan is working." Izzy said as he walked down a
hall. "Thanks to Otto and the others trying to make their escape,
they've created a diversion. All the castle guards are too busy dealing
with the humans to notice me. Now I'll find my wand and the real show can begin." He turned at
a corner and saw someone at the end of the hall. This someone struck Izzy as
VERY familiar. He gave a low growl at the person he saw.
"YOU!" He yelled as he ran towards the king. Claudius quickly ran
down another corridor and through a warp pipe. Izzy followed as the next song
started. He jumped in the warp pipe and was sent to a room that had a bridge suspended
over a dark chasm.
#Eye of the storm is in my way! Like it or not, I'm here to stay!#
Izzy started to run across the bridge, but a flying wind element witch conjured
up gale force winds. He started using Rocket Accel, but he wasn't gaining
much ground.
#Thundering down like fire and ice!#
At those words, Izzy got struck by fire and ice attacks, courtesy of two
witches of those elements. Holding his butt, he jumped in the air. He crashed
into the wall due to the high winds. He started to charge electricity after
bouncing off the wall.
#I'm a hurricane!#
Izzy launched lightning bolts at the three witches, ending the storm. He jumped
over the crackling bodies and ran into a hall. He saw Claudius on his left. The
king went into a room.
#I'm a hurricane!#
Izzy ran into the room and saw the king create a giant dragon! Claudius then
ran up a nearby staircase.
#Nothin' can stop me, I conquer with force!#
Izzy ran away from the dragon, who roared upon seeing the wizard.
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Otto and the others were going down a hall when they ran into a bunch of
wizards, who turned tail and ran away.
#Running on strong, gathering speed. I do what I want to get what I need.#
The humans chased the wizards around a corner when they ran into much more than
they can handle. One of the wizards started to charge energy while the others
engaged the humans. That one wizard fired an immense blast of energy at the
first few rows of humans, simply making them lose the powers they had. They ran
up to Otto and got some power ups from the block. Some became giant, some
turned metal, and others became invincible.
#I'm a hurricane!#
The powered up humans chased after the wizards and beat them senseless. They
started going after some stranglers.
#I'm a hurricane!#
The wizards ran into a wall where they were pummeled on.
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#Nothin' can stop me, I conquer with force!#
Izzy, who had gotten his shield and sword out, was dodging the dragon's
fire breath. He tried to slash the dragon, but he couldn't get close! He
started charging energy into the sword while dodging some more fireballs.
#Running on strong, gathering speed. I do what I want to get what I need.#
Izzy fired a Super Magical Violet Tornado at the dragon, destroying it. He ran
into the stairwell and continued the chase.
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After everybody beat the last of the wizards, Mackenzie got a mushroom from
Otto's block and became a giant. She punched the wall and it crumbled,
revealing Ocean Shores.
#I'm a hurricane!#
She jumped through the hole and started swimming.
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#I'm a hurricane!#
The song ended with Izzy climbing up the last of the stairs and up to a huge
set of double doors. He caught his breath and pushed one of the doors open. He
stepped inside.
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"o O I can't
believe she did that..." Otto said, staring at the hole Mackenzie made.
He shook his head. "Ok everybody, line up and grab a suit!" All the
citizens formed a line by Otto. Everybody walked up, one at a time, and hit the
power block. A frog statue popped out each time. In their frog forms, everybody
hopped out of the hole and started swimming for shore.
"Aren't you coming too, Rocket Boy?" Frog Raymundo asked
after everybody else left. Otto shook his head.
"I'm gonna help Izzy rescue Twister and the others." Ray
raised an eyebrow at Otto prioritizing his best friend over his sister, but
shook it off.
"Alright. Be careful." He said before jumping into the water.
"I can't believe he actually let me go that easily..." Otto
said with disbelief in his voice. He then put on a face of determination and
hit the block. He got a feather and became Cape Otto. "Alright. I'm
coming to save you, my dearest Twister." He flew deep into the castle.
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Adrian was
floating in the air, thinking about something, when Izzy entered the room. The
blue caped wizard activated his Sight Shield.
"Hmmm… I'm sure I saw him go in here." The wizard in
the gray hat muttered as he walked into the darkened room.
There were several columns holding up the ceiling. There were several chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, but the candles inside them weren't burning. There wasn't a window anywhere, so the only light was coming from the open door. When he got halfway inside, the door slammed shut, bathing the young wizard in pure darkness.
"Crap… Now I can't see." He groaned. He then picked his head up. "Wait… There's a spell for this kinda situation, but what was it?" He started to remember one night, when he was seven. The power had gone out in his house during a storm and he was scared. Both of his parents chuckled at the boy's unnecessary fright as they held out their wands. They muttered one word and bright balls of light formed around them and him. He snapped his fingers.
"That's it!" He closed his eyes and held his hands together. He concentrated his energy. He knew that the spell was probably hard to perform without a wand, but if he was to survive, he had to try. He took a deep breath as his body glowed. A white outline surrounded him.
"Lumos!!!" He yelled into the darkness. Instantly, a dim ball of light formed in front of him. He grinned at his triumph. The spell wasn't hard to perform at all. Using his hands to guide the light ball, he made it float high up a few feet ahead of him, creating a spotlight of sorts.
He got into a defensive position as the spotlight shined a little brighter.
He heard wheels approach as he flipped the switches on his air skates. He
started charging energy in hopes of damaging the king once he moved into the
light. Sweat started to fall down his face as the person got closer and closer.
Izzy gasped and stopped charging energy when the person revealed him—or HER—self.
"Reggie?"
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A/N:
Me: Well, it looks like Izzy has found one of the remaining captives. But is it as easy as it seems? Find out next time!
Izzy: So how about that tape?
Me: Ahhh yes. Time to show the reason why Otto wears those sunglasses all the time.
Otto: ::Runs on stage:: Wait! Don't show that tape!
Me: Now, now, Otto. Don't be so modest! The people have a right to know.
GWAHAHAHAHA!!!! ::Puts the tape in the VCR. Static appears on the screen.::
::The tape shows Otto at age seven,
without his sunglasses, walking with Ray in a doctor's office.::
Me: As you can see, young Otto is on a visit to the doctor's office, but
as you'll soon see, this isn't an ordinary doctor, oh no. Otto is
visiting the EYE doctor! ::Crowd gasps::
Young Otto: ::Bumps into a potted plant::
Sorry ma'am. ::Bumps into a chair:: Sorry about that, little doggie.
Me: As you can clearly see, little Otto is as blind as a bat!
Ray (on screen): ::Signing papers at the
reception desk:: Otto, watch out for that lady.
Young Otto: What lady? ::Bumps into lady:: Oops! Sorry sir.
Lady: I never!
::The screen switches to Otto being seen by the doctor. He's in one of
those things that tests out your vision::
Doctor (Off screen): Now tell me, what do you see in the top row? ::The top row
is made up of just a big A::
Young Otto: Uhhh… X?
Doctor: O O Uhh… How
about the third row? ::Adjusts the machine to some pretty big lenses. The third
row is made up of the letters KJR, which were a decent size.::
Young Otto: Erm… GCN?
Doctor: o O Damn! You need
glasses, boy! Big ones!
Me: I wonder if anybody got that reference. Anyway, let's continue.
::The screen switches to outside the
doctor's office::
Ray: How do you feel?
Young Otto (Off screen): Really goofy. I'm not going out wearing these.
::Hides in alleyway::
Ray: Come on, Otto. It's not so bad. Let me take a look.
Young Otto: ::Sighs:: Ok. ::He steps out. Ray cringes at the sight. Otto is
wearing black framed glasses that resembled Sam's except the lenses were
HUGE! I'm talking so thick, they made Otto's eyes the size of
planets!::
Me: ::While random scenes of Otto wiping out are playing:: As you can see, Otto
was once a blind kid with the biggest glasses in the world. The glasses, as you
notice, prevented him from boarding. He would wipe out almost every time he
tried to perform a trick! It's a surprise he never broke them!
::The screen
changes to Otto at age eight. He's wearing normal-sized glasses.::
Random kid #1: ::Walking by Otto:: Hey four eyes!
Random kid #2: Nerd! ::A bunch of other kids yell out random insults::
Young Otto: AHHHHHH!!!! ::Runs home::
::The screen switches to Otto at the eye doctor's::
Young Otto: ::To doctor:: Give me something that won't make me look like
a nerd!
Doctor: Alright, alright! ::Gets in a thinking pose:: How about you wear your
current pair, only the lenses are tinted?
Young Otto: I'll take it! ::Screen fades::
Me: And there you have it folks! The reason Otto always wears his sunglasses is
because they're actually regular glasses. The lenses are just tinted to
look like sunglasses. Sorry for making this skit so long. People really need to
make fics that point out these little oddities in the show.
Izzy: But there were two fics that pointed out this one.
Me: Oops. Anyway, it also explains why you can see his eyes on the show.
Izzy: Can it be that maybe, just maybe, he's a regular character, so they
show his eyes to let the fans know he can see!?!
Me: Nah.
Izzy: ::Slaps forehead::
Me: Oh, and thanks, Otto, for being such a good sport about this.
Otto: ::Face getting red and smoke starts coming out of his ears:: You...
::Starts to advance on Izzy & I::
Izzy & I: o.O
Otto: DIE!!! ::Starts chasing after us::
Izzy & I: CRAP!!! ::We run away::