Chapter ten: Showdown part 1
(Unknown Location)
Daisy sat alone in the room, silently hoping that Luigi would be able to pull this whole thing off. The mysterious leader behind her kidnapping had left the room for an unknown reason. Daisy felt that as long as Luigi's team had at least one of the crystals, she'd be alright.
Sadly, that wasn't possible.
The door to the room flew open, and the leader of the villains strode into the room. Daisy could see a sly smile on his face, even through the darkness.
"Why do you bother?" Daisy asked. "Luigi WILL save me and defeat you. You should know by now that you can't beat a Mario brother when the life of someone close to him is at stake."
The leader chuckled. "Then I guess I may just be the first one to beat a Mario brother." He leaned close to Daisy's face, a triumphant glare in his eyes. "Bowyer was successful is not only finding the final crystal, but also is stealing the one that green plumber's team already had."
Daisy gasped when she heard this. The leader untied her from the chair and she tried to run off, but the leader grabbed the princess' arm, stopping her escape. Using the rope that held Daisy to the chair, the leader bound her hands behind her back.
"Don't think I'm as weak as that failure Bowser." The leader said. "The reason Mario finally destroyed him was because he was weak."
"Why me?" Daisy asked as she watched the leader fetch some more rope. "Why, of all people, did you kidnap me?"
"You're more essential to this plan than you may think, my dear." The leader replied as he tied Daisy's feet together. "You'll soon see what I mean. Now that we have all seven Power Crystals, our plan can go without any mistakes."
"What is this plan?" Daisy asked. "What do you intend on do-" She didn't get a chance to answer, as the leader shoved a rag into her mouth and tied it around the back of her head.
"Sorry, but that's one question I cannot give you the answer for." The leader replied as he picked Daisy up and slung her over his shoulder.
As she was carried out of the room, Daisy could do nothing but hope that Luigi could save her before the plan came to be.
(Rose Town)
"Crap!" Luigi said as he yanked his hat off and threw it to the ground. "This isn't good!"
"Do you have any idea what that crystal was?" Koff E cried, starting to panic.
"Yes, we do." Melody replied. "A group of villains has been searching for the Power Crystals, and now, not only do they have all seven, but they've kidnapped the princess of Sarasaland as well."
Koff E leapt into the air, clearly freaking out. He then started running in squares, arms waving wildly.
Koff E started talking, but he was talking so fast that the team couldn't make a lot of it out. "This is terrible! Completely terrible! I thought we had banished him! He's the only one of us explorers still alive that became evil! Even during the exploration, he was becoming more and more violent, but we all ignored it! When we found the Power Crystal, he saw the power in them and greedily tried to keep it, but the rest of us wouldn't allow it and we destroyed it! Now that he has all seven pieces AND princess Daisy, he could do unthinkable evil to everyone in the kingdom!" He stopped running and looked at the team. "Do you all realize what evil this could bring?"
Feeling dizzy from the breathless rambling of the old mushroom, the entire team collapsed to the ground.
"Hey! I wasn't finished yet!" Koff E said as the team got up again.
"Where did you guys banish him?" Fice T asked. "Maybe he's still hiding there."
"There's a remote island in the middle of the ocean. It's a large island consisting of mainly a mountain, and there are a few smaller islands in the area." Koff E replied.
"Great." Waluigi sighed. "How are we supposed to get there?"
"Maybe Prof. Gadd has something." Goombaria suggested. "Who knows what's hanging around in that workshop of his."
"You may be onto something there, Goombaria." Luigi pointed out. "Okay. Let's go back to the mansion and see what the professor has."
(Luigi's Mansion)
"Ah, Monday. Where is thy sting?" E. Gadd said as he leaned against the front door.
Suddenly, the front door flew open, allowing the six members of the team to enter the mansion. Luigi shut the door behind him, revealing a squashed E. Gadd pressed against the wall.
"Ah! THERE it is!" The short professor said as he fell from the wall.
"Professor, this is no time to relax!" Luigi said. "The villains have Daisy, and we've found out that the person responsible is hiding out on a remote island in the middle of the ocean!"
"Ung." The professor said as he got to his feet. "So I take it that you need my help to use something that will take us there?"
"That's right." Goombaria replied.
"Well, you're all in luck!" E. Gadd stated. "Come. Follow me."
The team followed the vertically challenged man through the mansion, eventually going down into the basement. The team soon arrived at the door to E. Gadd's lab, and the old man placed his hand on the doorknob. Twisting the doorknob, E. Gadd pushed open the door and motioned for the rest of the team to go in.
After the team went in, everyone quickly realized that it was pitch black in the lab, and the professor had shut the door behind him.
"TURN THE DARN LIGHT ON!" Everyone shouted at E. Gadd.
"I'm getting there, I'm getting there." Gadd assured as he found the light switch and flipped it, turning on the lights.
When the lights turned on, everyone's eyes had to adjust to the sudden brightness. However, once they got used to the light, their eyes all sprang open at what they saw in the middle of the lab. Sitting there was a huge, sleek, silver fighter jet. E. Gadd's insignia on each of the sides. The two wings were sticking straight out, allowing full maneuverability in a battle.
"How the HECK do you build things so fast?" Luigi asked, clearly knowing nothing of the jet until the current time. "We weren't gone THAT long!"
Gadd seemed to ignore Luigi's comment, as he walked over to the jet proudly, his hands behind his back. "Allow me to introduce my latest creation: The Gadd Jet!"
"'Gadd Jet'." Waluigi repeated. "The gadget?" That quick crack earned him a couple of chuckles.
"Watch it, purple man." Gadd said with s smirk. "This fighter is the most advanced fighter the Mushroom Kingdom has ever had."
"Professor, it's the ONLY jet fighter-" Luigi started.
"DON'T say it!" Gadd held a hand up, interrupting Luigi. "Anyway, this fighter will take us to the island we need to go to. If you'll all get into the jet, we can get the heck outta here."
"You can't be serious." Melody said. "Hello? We're in a closed-off room."
Gadd smirked. "Not for long." He assured as he whipped a remote out from inside his jacket and pressed a button.
The team watched in shock as the east wall of the lab folded up and retracted, creating a garage door. This provided a way out.
"Professor, you scare me sometimes." Luigi shook his head.
(Unknown Location)
"Are you all ready to take on that plumber when he shows up with the team?" The leader asked the rest of his minions as they all stood outside the hideout on the island, standing on the sandy beach. A bound Daisy was still slung over his shoulder.
"Don't worry, boss." Iggy smirked. "We can give you enough time."
"Yeah, boss-dude!" Ninjakoopa Red added. "We've got this ultra-gnarly strategy that is foolproof!"
The leader nodded. "Then I guess you're not letting Fawful lead, then?"
Mouser chuckled. "Nah. We haven't decided who's gonna lead, but when we do, we'll make sure that Luigi doesn't make it past us!"
"IMPOSSIBILITY!" Congo Quint shouted as he stood on a lookout point. "I never expected that they would arrive so fast!"
"Talking about what are you? Nya?" Bowyer asked.
"A fighter jet is approaching!" Quint replied as he looked through a pair of binoculars. He quickly jumped down to land on the sand. "It has the insignia of Professor E. Gadd on the side!"
The leader nodded as he looked at the rest of his team. "Get to your stations and prepare for battle!" He ordered.
"Yes, sir!" The minions replied in unison as they all scrambled up the mountain, leading to the hideout. Well, all of them except Iggy, who was running towards a tunnel in the sand that leaded to the smaller island not too far away.
"Where are you going, Iggy?" The leader demanded.
"To my battle station!" Iggy replied. "I'm gonna fight from the island over there!"
Suddenly catching what Iggy was saying, he nodded in approval as he turned around and climbed the mountain with his captive.
(Island)
"Well, here we are!" Gadd said as the engines of the fighter shut down and he left the pilot's seat.
Gadd had landed the ship on the other side of the island as where all of the minions were standing before. Everyone piled out of the fighter and stepped onto the sandy beach.
"Boy, whoever this leader is, he sure put his time on this island to good use." Goombaria observed as she looked at the two towers sticking out of the top of the mountain, showing that the leader had turned the mountain into a base.
"Well, now that we're here, let's storm that place and save Daisy!" Waluigi shouted.
"YEAH!" Everyone else except Gadd replied as they shoved their fists in the air (or in Goombaria's case, jumped into the air).
"You guys go." Gadd replied. "If you don't mind, I'll check out that island over there." He pointed off to an island sitting in the water a good ways away. "I think I saw something go in that direction before we landed."
"No problem, Professor." Luigi assured. "Okay! Let's do this!"
Gadd watched as the rest of the team ran off, towards a set of stairs built into the mountainside. As soon as they were out of sight, he turned back towards the fighter. "Okay. They're gone."
Three figures stepped out of the fighter and looked around.
"Now, I hope the three of you understand what you're supposed to do." The short professor said.
"Yeah." The first figure nodded. "We have to help that team defeat this bozo."
"Very good." Gadd replied. "Now, you'd better hurry along, but remember not to let yourselves be seen until you're needed."
Again, the three figures nodded as they turned around and followed Luigi's team. Once they were gone, Gadd jumped back into the fighter and took off.
(Later…)
The Gadd jet soared over the ocean, flying towards the smaller island off the coast of the main one. Once he got close enough, Gadd saw something moving on the peak of the mountaintop of the small island.
"Increase magnification." The professor ordered. A small screen appeared on the windshield of the fighter, showing Iggy Koopa standing on the mountain, clutching a huge beaker of formula in one of his hands.
"You good guys have thrown too many wrenches into the plan!" Iggy shouted at the oncoming fighter jet. "This is the end of the line!"
Ripping the lid off of the beaker, Iggy put it to his lips and started chugging it.
Inside the jet, Gadd's eyes sprang open, realizing what this meant. "NOT THE WHOLE THING!" He shouted.
Alas, it was too late. Iggy had downed every last drop of the formula. Standing in silence for a few seconds, Iggy suddenly grasped his stomach in pain as he started growing.
Gadd watched in shock at the scene that lay before him. Iggy's claws extended and became razor sharp, as were the spikes on his shell. Spikes sprouted from Iggy's tail as his set of teeth became long and sharp. Iggy's arms became layered with muscles, and his hair was growing longer and faster that ever thought possible.
Iggy was now more than five hundred feet tall, a mutated Koopa, standing on the top of the mountain. Iggy roared at the Gadd Jet as it flew at him.
[BATTLE: START]
[MINI-BOSS: GARGANTUAN IGGY – HEALTH: 100%]
Pulling a gigantic fist back, Iggy hurled a huge rock at the oncoming jet. Gadd barrel-rolled to the side, allowing the rock to fly past. The old man quickly jammed the fire button repeatedly, firing a round of plasma bolts into Iggy's left arm. [96%]
Although the attack damaged him, Iggy was unfazed. Pulling out a now-huge wand from around his back, Iggy concentrated, firing a huge and continuous beam of spiraling ring energy at E. Gadd. The old man skillfully maneuvered the jet around the beam, although he had to do it several times. Once the beam stopped, Gadd saw that he was getting pretty close to the island. He fired another round of energy bolts into Iggy's arm just before flying overhead. [91%]
After flying past the island, Gadd quickly did a U-Turn in midair, flying back at the island. However, once the island was back in sight, Gadd saw that Iggy was rising from the water's surface, climbing back up the mountain, a giant shark under his arm. Once he was at the top of the mountain, Iggy hurled the shark at the jet, letting out a loud roar.
Thinking quickly, Gadd pressed a green button on the dashboard, making the nose of the jet open. A giant boxing glove fired from the hole in the nose, striking the shark in midair. As the glove retracted back into the jet, the shark flew back at the giant Iggy, smacking him in the head before bouncing back into the water. Gadd used this opportunity while Iggy was stunned to fire a third round of shots into Iggy's stomach. [88%]
Letting out a loud growl, Iggy reached over and plunged his hand into the water, pulling out another big rock. As Iggy threw the rock, Gadd took quick action, destroying the rock and striking Iggy in the forehead four times. [84%]
Gadd flew closer to the island, not expecting what Iggy planned next. Pulling his arm into the air, Iggy slashed at the jet with his razor-sharp claws. Luckily, the good professor was quick enough to pull down and fly away from the island, but not before sending a few more bolts of energy into Iggy's giant tail on the way by. [80%]
Reaching behind his back, Iggy puled out his wand and started charging it up again. In the meantime, Gadd did another U-Turn and flew at the giant Koopa Kid again. Thrusting his wand out, Iggy fired another gigantic beam of swirling, ring energy at the Gadd Jet. Rolling from side to side, Gadd was successful in avoiding the energy, as only a few hits from the beam would be enough to down the jet. As soon as the energy stopped, Gadd rapidly shot several more energy bolts into Iggy's arm. [76%]
Deciding to try a new move, Iggy raised both arms high above his head. Swinging them both down, Iggy slammed the side of the mountain with all his newfound strength, sending a shockwave at the jet. Gadd pulled up and flew overtop of the shockwave as it passed underneath. Gadd quickly saw that Iggy had sent another shockwave at him, this one higher up. Pulling down this time, the old man was able to avoid it. Pulling up, Gadd rapidly shot some more energy bolts into Iggy's forehead before the giant Koopa had a chance to send out a third shockwave. [73%]
Roaring loudly, Iggy took another swipe at Gadd with his giant claws when the professor flew close enough. Luckily, Gadd managed to avoid the claws as he flew past the island again. Gadd flew further away before pulling another U-Turn. Flying back towards the island, Gadd saw Iggy climbing out of the water, clutching a shark. Once he got to the top of the mountain, Iggy threw the shark at the oncoming jet, not expecting the old man flying it to activate the giant glove again.
After the boxing glove struck it, the shark flew back at Iggy and clobbered him in the forehead. As Iggy recoiled slightly, Gadd fired another round of shots into the giant's forehead. [69%]
Iggy again pulled out his wand and charged it up. Gadd took evasive action early and it paid off, as the beam that fired from the wand missed the jet altogether. While the beam followed Gadd for a while, it eventually stopped, allowing the professor to fire several more energy bolts into Iggy's stomach. [64%]
The giant Koopa Kid roared in frustration as he brought his arms up and slammed them down again, striking the mountain. The result was another shockwave being sent in Gadd's direction. Gadd flew upwards, managing to avoid the shockwave. Gadd ducked below the next and prepared for the third one to be sent at him. However, the third shockwave was sent vertically, meaning that the professor would have to dodge to the side to avoid it. Gadd managed to do so, but wasn't expecting it, so it was just barely. Gadd quickly shot another round of bolts into the forehead of the giant kid. [59%]
Feeling even more frustrated than before, Iggy reared back and roared at the Gadd Jet, sending a powerful sound wave at the professor. Gadd was caught in the sound wave, and was pushed back a good ways away. The old man smirked, figuring that this worked to his advantage, as he could attack Iggy some more before going for another U-Turn.
Reaching into the water again, Iggy pulled out another boulder, stood back up and threw it at the sleek jet. Gadd rapidly fired at the boulder, disintegrating it and attacking Iggy some more. [55%]
Iggy pulled out his wand again and charged it up, determined to take Gadd down. Iggy fired the fully-charged beam of ring energy at the jet, hoping to take it down. Before the energy reached him, Gadd managed to fire a few shot down the middle of the beam, striking Iggy's hand. Gadd then rolled out of the way and continued avoiding the energy beam until the attack ended. The old men retaliated with several more energy bolts. [48%]
Gadd found himself flying close to the island, so he steered himself to fly away. Iggy saw this and swiped his long claws again, again missing Gadd. On his way by, Gadd fired some more shots into Iggy's tail. [43%]
The giant Koopa roared angrily as he dove into the ocean. As Gadd flew further away, he pulled another U-Turn and flew at the island again in time to watch Iggy rise from the water with another shark.
Reaching the top of the mountain, Iggy pulled the shark back ad threw it at Gadd. The elderly man jabbed the punch button, sending the boxing glove out of the nose again. The shark recoiled from the attack, sending it straight into Iggy's face. Gadd quickly fired some more shots into Iggy's forehead while the giant Koopa was still dizzy. [39%]
Rearing back, Iggy roared at the top of his lungs, sending the Gadd Jet flying back from the force of the sound wave. Iggy then reached into the ocean and pulled out another rock. Iggy threw the rock at Gadd with all of his might, but he wasn't expecting Gadd to shoot into it, destroying it. The old man sent some more shots into Iggy's arm. [35%]
Roaring furiously, Iggy pulled his wand out again, but rather than fire another beam of energy, he pulled it above his head. Gadd raised an eyebrow, wondering what Iggy was planning. He soon found out, as Iggy slammed the wand into the water, sending a huge tidal wave in Gadd's direction. His eyes wide, Gadd flew his ship around the giant wave, finding it harder to avoid than the shockwaves. Gadd decided to shoot some more shots into Iggy's stomach before the giant creature sent out another wave. [30%]
Iggy quickly got down on his hands and knees and reached into the ocean and pulled out another huge boulder. The giant Koopa Kid hurled the boulder at Gadd's fighter with amazing strength. Rather than destroy this one, Gadd swerved to the side to avoid the rock. The old man quickly shot some more energy bolts into Iggy's forehead. [25%]
Bringing his arms above his head, Iggy slammed his fists down onto the mountain. Hard. Hard enough to send four shockwaves at the Gadd Jet. The professor flew over the first shockwave, under the second, beside the third and finally under the forth. Gadd quickly flew past the island before Iggy had a chance to attack with his claws, firing some more shots into the Koopa Kid's tail. [21%]
Gadd flew off further and did another U-Turn, flying back at the island. Iggy climbed back onto the island again, this time clutching two sharks instead of one. Iggy threw both sharks at the jet, one after the other. Gadd activated the boxing glove again, nailing the first shark. Pressing the button again, the old professor fired the glove into the face of the second shark, sending both of them flying back into Iggy's face. The Gadd Jet fired some more shots into the Koopa Kid's forehead while he was stunned. [17%]
Realizing that he was near defeat, the gigantic Iggy went into a berserk rampage and slammed the mountainside several times, followed by two gigantic waves created from the wand splashing in the water. Gadd had to fly around at a rapid pace, but he managed to avoid everything. After the last attack, Iggy stood on the mountain, breathing heavily. Gadd took this chance and rapidly shot more bolts of energy into the giant's arm. [13%]
Iggy growled as he reached into the ocean and pulled out two huge boulders. Like the two sharks he had thrown before, Iggy threw the rocks one after the other at the jet. Gadd fired some shots into the first boulder, destroying it, but he didn't have enough time to destroy the second one, so he was forced to sway to the side to avoid it. The old man saw that Iggy was rearing back to prepare for another roar, so Gadd fired as many shots into Iggy's forehead as he could. [7%]
The giant Koopa let out an Earth-shaking roar, knocking Gadd away with the sound wave. Gadd fired a few more shots, damaging Iggy just before the Koopa could attack again [3%]
In a last ditch attempt, Iggy pulled out his wand and started charging it again. He fired a final beam of pulsating energy from the wand, but unfortunately for him, Gadd avoided it. Gadd fired the final few shots into Iggy's forehead, diminishing what HP the Koopa Kid had left. [0%]
Letting out a roar of pain, Iggy collapsed on the mountaintop as he started shrinking and turning back to normal.
"I sure hope that was enough time." Gadd said from inside the jet as he steered it back towards the main island.
[END BATTLE. E. GADD WINS]
(Inside Castle)
The rest of the team walked through the hallways of the hideout built into the cave, looking around carefully.
"Where do we go?" Melody asked. "They could be anywhere."
"Let's just stick together." Luigi replied. "I don't want anyone getting lost."
Eventually, everyone arrived at a large door. Luigi and Waluigi pushed on the two doors, opening them. Everyone slowly walked inside, Fice T constantly looking around while cautiously holding his spear.
However, once everyone was in the room, they all heard the door lock behind them. "What the?" Goombaria asked as Sonar and Fice T rushed over to the door.
Fice T pulled on the door's handle with all of his might, but it wouldn't budge. "It's locked!"
"Well, that just means that we've found our destination." Luigi said as he looked around the room. It was a tall, cylinder room with the ceiling just barely visible. There were ladders leading up five more floors, which had platforms sticking out from each of the floors.
"Well, I guess we need to go upwards." Goombaria suggested. "I'm gonna need someone to carry me, though."
Suddenly, a huge object fell from the ceiling and landed in the middle of the room, making the ground shake. On closer inspection, it was a huge, metal pod with a gun attached to it.
"Interception!" Congo Quint shouted in triumph from behind a glass window on the pod.
A second pod landed on top of Quint's pod, reaching the second floor. Instead of a gun, it had two long, metal arms attached to the sides.
"I HAVE REVENGENESS!" Fawful cackled from inside the pod.
Following Fawful were four more pods, each holding another of the villains. Mouser, the Koopa Bros., King Boo and Bowyer were all accounted for in the end.
"Try and defeat us now, little dude!" Ninjakoopa Red gloated from somewhere near the top of the stack of pods.
"Nya! Stall you, we must!" Bowyer laughed from the third pod up. "Or fail, our leader will!"
"I'll no longer lose to the likes of you, plunger-face!" King Boo shouted at Luigi.
Mouser, inside the top pod, laughed. "Ya really think you'll be able to beat us like THIS?"
Luigi ignored them. He simply turned towards the rest of the team. "We'll each take on a pod, meaning we'll have to go up the ladders." He instructed. "I'll take Mouser since he's in the top pod."
"I call Bowyer." Melody said.
"I'll take Quint." Sonar added.
"I'll take on the Fawful." Goombaria added.
"And I'll take on the Koopa Bros." Waluigi concluded, folding his arms.
Fice T's eyes snapped open. "I HAVE TO TAKE ON KING BOO?"
"No time to talk, Fice T!" Luigi said. "Sonar, you stay here! The rest of us will get to the higher floors!"
With that, everyone ran up the ladders, except Fice T, who had to be pushed up, leaving Sonar standing on the ground floor, cracking his knuckles as he looked at Congo Quint.
"Let's get ready to RUMBLE!" Sonar said as he charged at Quint.
[BATTLE: START]
[BOSS: STACK OF VILLAINS – TOTAL HEALTH: 6]
Sonar lunged at Quint and thrust his fist out, attempting to plow into the pod. However, Sonar's fist bounced off a thin layer of air two inches from the pod. Sonar reeled back.
"A force field!" Sonar said.
"Correctness!" Quint replied. "Now you shall feel the wrath of..." Inside the pod, Quint struck a strange pose. "Congo Quint! The most raring, daring Shyguy ever to grace the presence of the Mushroom Kingdom!"
Sonar sweatdropped. "Yeah. Sure."
Quint quickly pressed a button inside the pod, causing a stream of bullets to fire from the machine gun on the bottom of the pod. Sonar leapt out of the way, allowing the bullets to strike the floor, where he had been standing. The machine gun followed Sonar as he ran, continuing to fire bullets at the young Shyguy's feet. Luckily, Sonar was as agile as he was strong, and managed to avoid the gunfire.
"The only way I can get through that force field is to hit him with my most powerful punches." Sonar thought. "If I have to do so, I'll need time to charges up my punch."
As he ran, Sonar started spinning his fist, charging up the most powerful punch he had ever done. Luckily, the gunfire stopped suddenly, resulting in a pathetic clicking noise coming from the barrel of the gun.
"Stupidity!" Quint shouted in anger as he slammed his fists against the button that would activate the gun, with no luck.
Sonar took his chance and charged at the pod, thrusting his fist out at the same time. The young Shyguy flew through the air, a blue shield-like energy appearing over his fist. Sonar slammed his fist into Quint's pod, demolishing the force field and breaking through the glass window, striking Quint in the face. [HIT]
"...Painfulness..." Quint whimpered as he sunk to the floor of his pod.
Sonar quickly looked up at the floor above him. "I did it! That's one down!"
On the next floor up, Goombaria had heard Sonar's shout in victory. "Good job, Sonar!" She called out. "Maybe we can actually do this!"
"Your chances are that of a one-legged skunk on a freeway!" Fawful laughed. "We are of a rubber boomerang! We will have the power of victory, while you will have the agony that is of defeat!"
"Gimmie your best shot, Engrish-man!" Goombaria taunted.
"You are asking for the attack that is this!" Fawful shouted as he pressed a button, activating the two hands on his pod.
Goombaria watched as the two metal arms on the sides of the pod stretched out and pulled away from each other, preparing to squish the small Goomba girl in between them. Luckily, Goombaria saw this coming and leapt into the air, above the two hands. As Goombaria landed beside them, the two hands slapped together several times.
"You shall not be avoiding of this!" Fawful accused. "I am supposed to be killing of you!"
"You really think that I'm gonna let you kill me?" Goombaria asked. "You're stupider than you look!"
Fawful growled. "I HAVE FURY!" He screamed as he jammed the button as hard as he could.
The two hands pulled up and prepared for a big slap down. Goombaria dove out of the way and allowed the two hands to strike the ground. Goombaria then did a headbonk on one of the hands, causing it to malfunction. The hand pulled up and slapped Fawful's pod, breaking through the glass.
Goombaria smirked as she charged towards Fawful, dove into the pod and preformed another headbonk, finishing the job. [HIT]
"I...Will soon...Have the...Joy of...Revengness..." Fawful said as he collapsed.
Leaping out of the pod, Goombaria looked at the floor above her. "Fawful is out! We're one-third done!"
On the next floor up, Fice T stood trembling in front of the pod that held King Boo. He heard Goombaria's message and gulped. "If I'm to prove myself, I have to overcome my fears and defeat him." He thought.
"This'll be over quickly! King Boo laughed. "They send the one that's scared of ghosts after me!"
Fice T struggled to stand straight and forget his fears. "I-I have to face my fears if I'm to help this rescue mission!" He replied.
"Then let's see how well you do that!" King Boo replied as he pressed a button on the inside of his pod.
Fice T watched as a blue shockwave shot from a slot at the bottom on the pod, firing straight at him. The Mushroom guard took quick action, leaping over the shockwave as it passed underneath him.
The terrified guard quickly saw another shockwave coming out of the pod, and leapt over that one as well. King Boo was clearly getting frustrated.
"Stand still, for cryin' out loud!" King Boo shouted as he jammed the button as hard as he could.
Fice T saw a huge shockwave fire from the bottom of the pod, soaring straight at him.
"There's no way I'll be able to jump that!" Fice T thought as the shockwave came closer.
Realizing that he was the only one that could beat King Boo, Fice T thought and acted quickly. Running at the shockwave, Fice T plunged the end of his spear into the ground and leapt into the air, vaulting himself over the shockwave as it went underneath him.
Flying through the air, Fice T landed a hard kick to the window of King Boo's pod, breaking through. Although he couldn't hit King Boo, the evil ghost knew that he wouldn't have a chance now. [HIT]
"This can't be happening!" King Boo moaned as he sunk to the floor. "Defeated by a chicken..."
Fice T leapt out of the pod and looked up. "I did it! I actually defeated King Boo!" He called to the next floor up.
Melody, on the next floor up, heard Fice T. "Good job, Fice T!" She replied. "We're half done!"
"But win this, you will not!" Bowyer said confidently. "Victorious we shall be!"
Melody rolled up her sleeves. "Not likely! Get ready, because you're going down!"
Bowyer grinned insanely as he pressed a button, making a metal arm stick out of the pod, holding a cast iron pipe. "Do us a favour, you must!" Bowyer said. "Die, you must!"
The metal arm swung the pipe at Melody like a baseball bat. Melody ducked as the pipe soared over her head. Bowyer swung the pipe again, but Melody again dodged it.
"Ha! You call this an attack?" Melody asked. "King Boo put up a better fight than this!"
Suddenly, as if on cue, Bowyer swung the pipe at Melody's feet. Not expecting this, the former ghost tripped over the pipe and collapsed to the ground. Melody was about to get to her feet, but quickly felt the pipe press against the back of her neck.
"Lost you did." Bowyer taunted as he made the arm pull the pipe into the air and prepare to finish Melody off.
Melody closed her eyes and braced herself for impact, but never felt anything. Daring to open an eye, Melody looked over her shoulder and saw a scene that she hadn't been expecting: A large human man with short blonde hair and rippling muscles was holding the metal arm with both hands, preventing it from striking Melody.
Melody's eyes sprang open, instantly recognizing the red tank top and denim shorts on the man. "BIFF!" She cried in surprise.
Biff Atlas, now a human, looked over his shoulder at Melody and smirked. "Great to see you too, Mel." He said, purposefully using Melody's nickname.
"Nobody harms Miss Melody and gets away with it!" A new voice said from behind. "Nobody!"
Turning around as she got up, Melody thought she was seeing things. Standing in front of her was an older man in a black and white suit, his grayish hair slicked neatly cut. He held a torch in his hands.
"SHIVERS!" Melody cried in joy upon seeing the kind butler as a human again.
"Watch out, Miss Melody!" Shivers warned. Inhaling deeply, Shivers blew on the torch with all of his might, sending a wave of fire straight at Bowyer's pod. The fire continuously wore down the force field until it finally vanished.
Suddenly, a third figure leapt onto the scene, a pool cue in hand. He was dressed like a normal pool player, and had a strangely long nose. Lashing out the pool cue, the new figure destroyed the glass window.
"SLIM!" Melody finished. She couldn't believe it. Three of her relatives were human again!
"You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!" Slim Bankshot shouted at Bowyer as he leapt aside. "Melody, quick! Deliver the final blow!"
Melody nodded as she pulled her hand back and started charging the Firebrand. Her three relatives stared in amazement as Melody hurled the fully charged fireball at Bowyer, striking him in the face. [HIT]
"Not fair, that was..." Bowyer said as he slumped to the ground. "Four...Against...One."
Melody quickly looked up at the next floor up. "We got him! Bowyer's out of it!" She called out.
Waluigi was on the next floor, doing battle with the Koopa Bros. in their crammed pod. Hearing Melody, Waluigi nodded, realizing that it was just him and Luigi left to win their respective battles.
"We're gonna send you straight into next week, dude!" Ninjakoopa Black shouted. "And maybe even the week after that!"
"You're gonna think twice about messing with us, man!" Ninjakoopa Green added.
"The other may have failed, but man, there's no way we're going to!" Ninjakoopa Yellow stated.
"Enough talking, dudes!" Ninjakoopa Red finished. "Let's thrash the bogus-looking elf!"
Waluigi's eye twitched. "'Elf'?" He asked aloud. "THAT DOES IT! YOU GUYS ARE GONNA GO DOWN HARD!"
The purple plumber threw himself at the pod, but stopped short when he saw the two electrical pillars on the side of the pod starting to glow. Waluigi backed off, preparing for anything. The two pillars shot two beams of electricity at Waluigi, one on either side. When they passed over the floor, the two beams joined together, creating a bar of lightning in between the two. The bar continued at Waluigi, but the tall plumber quickly jumped over it.
As soon as Waluigi jumped over the first one, another bar of lightning shot from the pod, but instead of going straight at Waluigi, this one came from the side. Although surprised, Waluigi jumped over that one as well.
A third bar fired from the pod, this one going at Waluigi from the opposite side as the second one. Waluigi quickly jumped over that one and charged at the pod, realizing that this would take forever unless he did something fast.
Engulfing his fist in dark flames, Waluigi did the ever-popular Flaming Uppercut, plowing through the force field and breaking the glass. Waluigi jumped into the pod and trounced all four of the Koopa Bros. [HIT]
"Impossible..." Ninjakoopa Red whined as he slowly blacked out. "We're...Unstoppable..."
After leaping out of the pod, Waluigi looked up. "Okay, pond scum! You're the last one left!"
Luigi, standing on the top floor while battling Mouser, wasn't exactly sure if Waluigi's insult was directed at him or the gangster mouse. He decided to ignore it.
"Ya actually think ya can beat me this time?" Mouser quizzed with a smirk.
"I beat you before, Mouser! I can do it again!" Luigi replied.
"Not likely!" Mouser replied. "My force field in unbreakable! Not even the explosions from my bombs can get through it!"
Luigi looked at the bottom of the pod. He saw a cannon spout, aimed into the air. Suddenly, one of Mouser's trademark bombs flew from the cannon and landed away from Luigi.
"Still as accurate as ever." Luigi muttered.
As Mouser continued to fire bombs, aimlessly, from the cannon, Luigi was thinking of a way to defeat him. "What if what he said is true?" He thought to himself. "What if I CAN'T break through that force field?" Suddenly, a light went on in his head. "Of course! This'll be just like old times!"
Mouser fired another bomb from the cannon, and Luigi ran after it. Once the bomb stopped rolling, Luigi picked it up and waited for it to start flashing. Once it did, Luigi ran towards the pod and leapt into the air.
Luigi threw the bomb back down the cannon with all of his might. Quickly looking into the pod, Luigi saw the bomb fly back into Mouser's hands.
"Ah, crap!" Mouser said quickly. As soon as he said that, the bomb went off in his face. [HIT]
"No...We've failed..." Mouser moaned as he slowly blacked out.
"You villains don't know when you've had enough, do you?" Luigi said as he folded his arms and looks down at Mouser.
[END BATTLE. TEAM LUIGI WINS]
Everyone stood in silence as the tower of pods suddenly rocketed into the sky, flying straight out of the island, flying in all directions.
"Now what?" Everyone heard Goombaria ask.
"We'll meet on the bottom floor." Luigi called down to everyone.
Luigi, being on the top floor, was the last one to reach the bottom. Once he did, he quickly saw that his team was now three people more.
The green-clad man quickly recognized the newcomers. "Biff, Slim and Shivers? What the heck are you guys doing here?" He asked.
"You guys took so long on your journey that Professor Gadd had enough time to bring the three of us back." Slim stated.
"Once he told us about everything that was going on, we felt the need to help out." Shivers added. "He got us onto the Gadd Jet without you guys noticing and we followed you in here."
"It was an offer we could hardly refuse, especially when we found out ol' Mel here was with you guys." Biff finished with a smirk, rubbing Melody on the head.
"Well, I'm glad that you guys are on our side." Luigi said. "But I'm afraid our mission isn't over yet."
The rest of the team quickly realized that Luigi was right. "Yikes! We've still gotta rescue Daisy!" Sonar said frantically.
"There's a door over there!" Fice T said, pointing to a door on the far wall. "Let's go!"
Before anyone could make a break for the door, Luigi stood in front of them. "Sorry, but I can't allow you guys to go with me." He said as he shook his head. "I appreciate everything you guys have done to help me, but I don't want to put anyone else in any more danger."
"We understand, Luigi." Melody said. "We'll get out of here while you go on and save Daisy."
"Not without me!" Waluigi said, approaching Luigi. "I'm going with you!" He quickly leaned over and whispered into Luigi's ear. "Don't think you're the only one that cares about Daisy." He whispered.
Luigi sighed, realizing that Waluigi wouldn't take no for an answer. "Okay. You and I will go in and save Daisy. The rest of you get out of here and find Professor Gadd."
Everyone agreed as they turned around and rushed out the door they came through. Once they were gone, Luigi and Waluigi turned around to face the other door. Wordlessly, they looked at each other, nodded once, looked back at the door and ran off, side by side, hoping to reach Daisy before anything happened.
