In this chapter, our heroes are going to try to break out of jail. Fortunately, it appears that there just might be a way out. It's a good thing really, considering that Lola and Lana are in the cell as well, since they look like Princess Peach and what her daughter would possibly look like considering that she's most likely going to marry Mario.
Once they break out of jail, all that's left is for them to reach the Koopa Bros. Of course, they'll have several defenses set in place so they'll need to stay on their toes.
Chapter 10: Jailbreak
"I can't believe that we're stuck in prison..." said Goombario. Would he ever see his family again? Goombaria would like to hear about his adventures.
Curious, Lincoln decided to see if he could fly out since they fell into the prison from a pit. Surely gravity wouldn't stop him, right?
However, he hit his head on the ceiling.
"Ow!" exclaimed Lincoln, rubbing his noggin. That didn't turn out as well as he hoped. There was a reason his parents told him to wear a bicycle helmet whenever he used his bike.
It was just as well. If he tried lifting his siblings out of the cell, he might end up dropping them by accident. Besides, there were Parakoopas inside the castle. They would notice if he decided to fly everywhere.
Surely, there had to be a better way. The Star Spirit was close at this point. It had to be around the fortress somewhere, even if the Koopa Bros had decided to lock it away somewhere where it wouldn't be discovered.
Curious, he noticed that he and his friends and family weren't the only ones that were locked in the cell.
There were several Bob-Ombs inside as well. He found that to be odd since typically the Bob-Ombs were working for Bowser. Not all Bob-Ombs did work for Bowser though, he admitted to himself.
"So, what are you in here for?" asked Lincoln.
"The Koopa Bros were making us work overtime...and they weren't paying us for it. We got mad and decided to start a rebellion...but unfortunately they found out what they were planning and threw us in jail." answered a nearby pink Bob-Omb.
If that was the case, Lincoln didn't blame them. It sounded like they were planning to revolt against the Koopa Bros...once they figured out how to escape the cell.
"Your name is?" inquired Goombario.
"It's Bombette. After that unfortunate incident with the Koopa Bros. We've been stuck in this jail cell ever since. They also threw in two girls into the jail cell as well, though I don't believe that they had anything to do with the rebellion..." remarked Bombette. Who were they?
Apparently, it had to do with them resembling Princess Peach and Mario, the former of which was Bowser's captive and the lattter of which was his enemy. They did lock many Toads away (their biggest supporters) in Bowser's Castle, after all. Bowser didn't like them.
"Huh?" asked Lincoln.
"Lincoln? Is that you?" inquired a familiar voice.
Lincoln's eyes widened in surprise.
"We've been looking for you, brother! Or at least until we got stuck in this cell..." said another voice.
"Lola? Lana? Is that you? Thank goodness!" exclaimed Lincoln. He was so happy to have them back.
Immediately, the three of them embraced...though Lincoln felt a bit queasy since Lana was smelly.
As it turned out, it was none other than his twin sisters.
"I see that you already managed to find Lily and Lisa..." noted Lola.
However, he had yet to find his six remaining sisters. She hoped that he would hurry up already. How was she going to have a laugh without Luan? How was she going to sing a song without Luna? How would she get fashion advice without Leni?
"Speaking of Lily, can I change her diaper?" asked Lana. As usual, Lana was interested in gross things, and that of course included changing Lily's diaper. Maybe she could babysit Lily one day.
"I don't think she needs to go to the restroom right now..." remarked Lincoln. Her diaper smelled rather clean.
"I think she'll be ready for potty training pretty soon..." suggested Lisa.
"Woohoo!" cheered Lily. She was so proud of herself. Now she wouldn't need to wear diapers anymore. She could wear pull-ups.
"Awww..." complained Lana.
"If you want to you can still visit our Aunt Ruth...if we can get out of this video game, of course." answered the boy. The sooner they finished the game, the sooner they would get to go home and relax. At least until another one of Lisa's inventions inevitably went haywire, anyway. Lincoln had a nightmare about that.
Fortunately there were Save Blocks they could use in the event that they got a Game Over...but he doubted that would be pleasant so he decided to avoid it if he could. Having extra lives would be very useful, wouldn't it?
"How do we do that? We can't even get out of this cell!" exclaimed Lola. She was getting real tired of being caged up like an animal...though she wondered if Lana should cage up HER animals.
"Actually, according to my calculations, we might be able to escape the cell if we have something with enough force...there's a crack in the wall right over there..." suggested Lisa.
"I guess this cell gets worn down after a while..." answered Lincoln.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
"Wait, you're a Bob-Omb, right? You think you can produce an explosion big enough to destroy that wall?" questioned the boy. If so, she was their ticket out of there.
"Actually, now that I think of it, maybe I can. I just hadn't noticed that cracked wall until now." remarked Bombette. It would have been nice to have known that earlier, but at least now they could leave their cell and get revenge on the Koopa Brothers.
Immediately, Bombette blew open the wall, allowing them to escape.
"Finally! I'm not cut out for prison time!" exclaimed Lola. That would be a nightmare for her good looks.
"You do tend to lose your temper a lot though." remarked Lisa.
"Whatever! I want to be treated like a princess, not a prisoner!" shouted the feisty girl. That was what she deserved.
At that very moment, two Koopa Troopas came to investigate.
"What was that noise?" asked one of the Koopa Troopas.
They then noticed that there was a gaping hole in the wall.
"Oh snap! The prisoners have escaped!" exclaimed the aforementioned Koopa Troopa.
Immediately, he sounded the alarm.
"Dang it." said Lincoln. It seems that the Koopa Bros had set up some security measures in case there was a jail break like this.
Fortunately, it appeared that not many of Bowser's cronies had heard the alarm.
Shortly afterwards, two Rexes entered the room along with some other Bowser baddies such as Goombas.
"Send them back into their cell!" ordered the Koopa Troopa.
"We're going to have to fight out of this..." noted Goombario.
"I guess it's good that we have help then...though I'm not so sure how Lola and Lana are supposed to help us..." questioned Lincoln.
They were about to find out.
Immediately, two Goombas ran towards Lincoln.
"Get him!" exclaimed one of the Goombas.
However, they found themselves being run over by Lola's car. It looked like she had managed to bring that into the game with her somehow.
"Take this!" shouted Lola.
Unsurprisingly, Lola got Star Points.
"Ha! That was too easy!"
Shortly afterward, the Koopa Troopa walked towards Mario. He was going to rip that mustache off of his face.
However, when he did so, he found himself being whacked in the face with a wrench.
"Ow!" exclaimed the Koopa Troopa.
Lana then jumped on his head, causing him to retreat into his shell.
She then kicked the Koopa Troopa out of the dungeon.
"I'm going back to Koopa Village!" exclaimed the Koopa Troopa.
"It seems that Lana's abilities bear similarities to Mario's." noted Lisa.
However, instead of possessing a hammer, she possessed a wrench. It seemed more appropriate now that she thought of it.
Of course, Mario did use to be a carpenter before he became a plumber. Before he liked a career that involved going down pipes.
One of the Rexes charged towards Lana, but she jumped on it, causing it to shrink.
"Apparently, it becomes easier to jump on them the more you do it..." remarked Lincoln.
Perhaps it would be best if he used his flying abilities to his advantage and by extension give his teammates an advantage.
Immediately, he flew up above a Rex and stomped on his head.
"Ow!" exclaimed the Rex.
This had the result of squishing him, rendering him vulnerable.
Lily Loud seized her opportunity and whacked the Rex with her rattle.
She got Star Points.
"Hee Hee Hee Hee!" laughed Lily.
Mario jumped on the other Rex, and he got Star Points.
"Thanks for helping us out of that prison. It was lonely down there. Not to mention cold and wet." answered Bombette.
"Do you know where the Koopa Bros might have gone?" asked Lincoln. It would be a lot easier to find them if they knew where in the fortress they were hiding.
"Let me think...actually, yes. I heard that they were building something up on the roof. It looked like they were trying to create the perfect likeness of someone, but I'm not quite sure who. I do have an idea though." stated the pink Bob-Omb.
"You should come with us! I love pink!" exclaimed Lola.
"And you're always ready to explode." pointed out Lincoln.
"Since when do I explode?" asked Lola.
"You went ballistic after I tracked mud all over the carpet..." answered Lana. She just wanted to go for a jog...on a trail of mud.
"How else was I supposed to walk down the aisle?" inquired the girl.
"You think the Koopa Bros noticed our escape?" asked Kooper.
"We might be in trouble if we did...but if what Bombette said is true, they're likely on the roof." noted Lisa.
"I guess we'll have to be on guard then." answered Lincoln. There were Bullet Bill Blasters up there...though they would be easier to deal with now that they had Bombette and his two twin sisters. Having more party members was quite useful.
Together, they explored the fortress. Fortunately, it seemed though being locked in jail had been inconvenient for them, it was now working to their advantage. The Koopa Bros' minions were unaware that they had escaped.
"Who do you think built this place?" asked Kooper.
"I'm not sure, but if I had to guess, it was built by Bob-Ombs." answered Lisa.
"That would explain why they made us work so hard..." noted Bombette. She wanted a different job...ironically, one that didn't involve explosions.
Curious, Lincoln noticed that there were cracks in the wall.
Lincoln decided to have Bombette blow them up to see what was inside.
Inside was a key.
Lincoln used it to unlock a nearby door.
"Having a bomb sure is useful." noted Lincoln.
After opening the door, Lincoln discovered that there was a set of switches nearby.
Fortunately, Lincoln was able to get to them by using Kooper.
However, he had to do this several times so that he could get to the other side. At least it wasn't a tricky switch puzzle.
Up ahead was another obstacle.
As it turned out, there was a Mr. I up ahead.
"That eyeball is staring at us..." noted Kooper.
"It's creeping me out." remarked Goombario.
Mario remembered encountering these when he went inside a haunted mansion. Unfortunately, jumping and hammering them did not work.
As soon as Lincoln stepped forward, Mr. I fired a laser.
"Yikes! We're not getting through until we find a way past him!" exclaimed Lincoln.
"Surely there has to be a way to get past it..." noted Lisa.
"Did you say something? I'm admiring my good looks in the mirror." asked Lola.
Sure enough, she was doing just that. She was loving her adorable face.
"Lola, we need to f-wait! That's it!" exclaimed Lincoln.
"What's it?" asked Lola.
"Lola, when that eyeball fires its laser, try holding out your mirror!" shouted the boy.
Lola nodded.
Mr. I fired its laser...
...and Lola deflected it right back at it.
Mr. I burst into coins and Star Points.
"Looks like you got an eyeful!" exclaimed Lola.
"Sounds like something Luan would say." answered Lincoln. He was starting to miss her brand of comedy.
The next room was covered in a poisonous gas.
"We cannot breathe that horrible gas! We have to get rid of it!" exclaimed Lisa.
Nearby was a valve...but how would they turn it without breathing the gas?
At that very moment, Lana took a whiff of the gas.
"Huh. Doesn't seem so poisonous to me." answered the gross girl.
"Wait, that poisonous gas doesn't bother you?" asked Lincoln.
"Note to self: Lana cannot be poisoned." remarked Lisa.
"I guess these personality powers are coming into effect once again." noted the boy. Now the time he thought of it, even though Lana liked to play in the mud, she didn't get sick often.
Lana walked over to the valve and turned off the gas. Now they could breathe once again.
"Done!" exclaimed Lana.
"Good job! I'm glad that I can count on my twin sisters...just like I can count on my baby sister and my genius sister..." remarked Lincoln.
The next door led right outside.
"I guess this must be the roof." said Kooper.
Unsurprisingly, they could see Pleasant Path from up there, including Kooper's house. Kooper wondered what the citizens of Town were doing at this time.
However, the Koopa Bros were waiting for them up on the roof.
"How'd you escape from your cell? And how'd you make it all the way up here? I guess we're going to have to get the cannons..." said Red Ninjakoopa.
Mario wondered where Larry was. He didn't seem to be up on the roof anywhere.
"Attack!" exclaimed Red Ninjakoopa.
Immediately, the Bullet Bill cannons opened fire on Mario, Lincoln, and their friends and family.
"We need to destroy those cannons!" exclaimed Lincoln.
"If we get close enough, I might be able to blow them up." advised Bombette.
"I guess we should try that then." nodded Goombario.
Quickly, the team raced towards the cannons.
One of them hit Lily.
"Ow!" exclaimed Lily.
Another hit Lisa.
"My glasses! They're broken!" exclaimed Lisa. No reading books for her.
Lana fixed the glasses for Lisa.
"Thanks. I'm glad that we managed to find you." answered the brunette.
"No problem!" shouted the yucky girl.
Another hit Kooper...but his shell protected him from the Bullet Bill. Those shells were a gift.
"One of them is a Koopa Troopa?" asked Yellow Ninjakoopa.
"You traitor!" exclaimed Black Ninjakoopa angrily.
"But I wasn't part of the Koopa Troop..." said Kooper.
"Never mind." answered Green Ninjakoopa.
Another hit Mario.
"Mamamia!" exclaimed Mario.
Finally, they reached the cannons.
Bombette lit her fuse.
The Koopa Bros panicked.
"Everyone to our command center!" exclaimed Red Koopa.
The four Koopas retreated into the nearby room.
Shortly afterward, Bombette made the Bullet Bill Blasters explode.
"Way to go!" exclaimed Lincoln.
Bombette was disappointed that the explosion missed the Koopa Bros...but at this point they no longer had anywhere to run, did they?
"You ready for this?" asked Bombette.
Mario nodded.
Lily nodded.
Lisa nodded.
Lola and Lana nodded.
Kooper nodded.
Goombario...well, you already know it.
"Let's go then." answered Bombette.
Together, they opened up the door...
...and found themselves face to face with the Koopa King!
Bowser glared at them.
"Well well, Mario and Lincoln. What a lovely surprise. You should have stayed at your house playing Mario Kart!" exclaimed Bowser.
The party gasped in shock.
What a surprise, huh? Rest assured that's this won't be the final battle...they haven't even recovered the first Star Spirit yet.
In the next chapter, the Koopa Bros will fight the heroes...and so will Larry. But why is he hiding? And will our heroes capture the first Star Spirit and prove to Bowser they're not a walk in the park?
See you.