Everyone got in their fighting stance, ready for a battle that was bound to be unpredictable and chaotic.

"What's wrong you guys? Why aren't you making the first move? I thought you were more powerful than us?" Birdo taunted.

"It's called thinking of a strategy. You should try it once in a while!" Green Ninjakoopa retorted.

"Koopa Bros...give me that stone right now...unless you want every inch of your body to be scorched..." Bowser growled.

"No. Haven't you learned by now that we're done taking orders from you? You are the biggest joke of a villain I have ever seen in my life. We were fools to work with someone as stupid as you!" Red Ninjakoopa spat.

Bowser smirked. "Alright then. I got you."

He then unleashed a massive spout of fire from his mouth. Everyone screamed and backed away from the mess. Luckily, no one got hurt and only the grass was set on fire.

"ATTAAAAAAAAAAACK!" Gary roared.

"GENGAR, USE HEX!" Black Ninjakoopa screeched. A dark flash was seen and all the heroes were knocked backwards by an invisible force.

"OWWWWWW! Ugh, Pineco use self-destruct!" Wario yelled and threw his pokemon towards the enemies. Pineco literally exploded upon landing, blasting the Koopa Bros. + Gary away as well.

"Ahhh! JOLTEON, USE THUNDER!" Yellow Ninjakoopa yelled. Jolteon charged itself up for a few seconds and then made a loud screech. Suddenly, lightning bolts started to strike all over the area.

"EVERYONE, EVACUATE THE AREA RIGHT NOW!" DK shouted as citizens scattered all over the place. Since he was the closest to the entrance to Olivine, he had to make sure no other person got involved in this.

"SHIIIIIIIIIIIT!" Goombario shrieked and rolled out of the way, just barely missing a lightning strike.

"Oh my god...this seriously can't be real..." Dixie whispered in shock as she stared at the flashing lightning above her.

"Oh snap! DIXIE, MOVE!" Fire Bro yelled and shoved the monkey gal away as a lightning bolt missed her and struck Fire Bro instead. Fire Bro screamed and fell to the ground and started shaking like he was having a seizure.

"Oh my god, Fire Bro! NO!" Diddy cried and went over to his side.

Dixie saw what was happening and gasped. "Oh my god...did...did I do that?"

"Holy crap, this is completely insane! The move 'Thunder' isn't suppose to be this powerful! How the hell are they doing this!?" Toad shouted as he hid under a tree with Toadette.

"The only thing I can think of is magic, but how else would they possibly be this strong!?" Toadette shrieked.

"WAIT A SECOND! Toadette, use your Ditto to transform into one of their pokemon! You can counteract their moves if you do since your pokemon will have the same stats and power!" Toad suggested.

"I-I-I-I-I don't know if I can!" Toadette sobbed. A lightning bolt struck again and this time, it was the tree they were under. The toads screamed and got away just in time for the tree to crash to the ground.

"Take this, you scum!" Kammy yelled and blasted a magic beam towards the enemies.

"Vileplume, use Reflect!" Green Ninjakoopa ordered. A light yellow shield suddenly appeared in front of Vileplume and the magic beam bounced off it and went back in the opposite direction. The beam hit Kammy, blowing her away into a tree.

"NOOOOOOOOO! YOU BASTARDS! SPEAROW, USE AGILITY!" Larry cried. Spearow flew up and dashed right into Gary's Nidorino, knocking him down.

"Jolteon, use Thundershock on Spearow!" Yellow Ninjakoopa said. Electricity started zapping out of Jolteon's cheeks and a huge bolt shot out and electrified Spearow to near death. The poor bird literally sounded like it was being tortured.

"This is beyond insane! I had no idea they would be so powerful!" Kooper yelled.

"Drowzee, use Hypnosis now!" Mario yelled, hoping to get at least one of their pokemon under control. Drowzee was clearly trying to concentrate on the move, but nothing was happening.

"Hahaha! Your useless excuse of a psychic pokemon is too weak to use that overrated move on us! Now is the time to get the revenge that we deserve! Gengar, use Hyper Beam on the loser in red!" Black Ninjakoopa smirked. Gengar opened his mouth and out shot a colorful beam. Mario had no time to react. The beam smashed into him and he then smashed into one of the nearby trees and landed far into the forest.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MARIO!" Peach cried and ran after him.

"PEACH, NO! WATCH OUT!" Daisy screeched and tugged Peach backwards as the tree that Mario crashed into fell over and almost landed onto her.

"Charmander, use Inferno! LET THIS PLACE BURN, BURN, BURN! MWAHAHAHAHA!" Red Ninjakoopa crazily laughed. Charmander unleashed a massive wave of fire from his mouth that immediately caught onto the nearby trees and grass. The heroes barely managed to miss the flames.

"Oh my goodness! What on earth shall we do!? They still have the stone, and if we don't defeat them, they're surely going to kill us and possibly the people in town!" Flurrie said.

"Simple. We fight back with just as much power," Bowser responded. He then got into his shell and rapidly spun around numerous times before zooming off. He smashed into Green Ninjakoopa and ran over Yellow Ninjakoopa's left leg. He also crashed into a couple of burning trees, making them fall over to the ground and spreading the fire.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YOU STUPID BITCH! MY FUCKING LEG IS RUINED NOW!" Yellow Ninjakoopa screamed for dear life.

"You're gonna wish you hadn't done that! Nidorino, use Horn Drill!" Gary said. Nidorino charged towards Bowser as the koopa got himself up and jabbed him in the side.

"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!" Bowser roared and dropped to his knees in pain. A large bruise was immediately seen on his right side, near his waist.

"DADDY! How could they do this..." Bowser Jr. weeped.

Red Ninjakoopa walked towards the injured koopa. "Doesn't feel so good, does it!? You like to inflict pain on other people but what's funny is that you can't handle it yourself! You're the biggest hypocrite to ever live! What do you say we take your pain to the next level, eh? Charmander, use Slash on this-"

SMACK!

"Ow! What the...?" Red Ninjakoopa yelped as he felt a pain on the back of his head. He turned around to see Jigglypuff with an angry expression. She then started to bitch slap the jackass numerous times as Lady SaSa walked up to the scene, laughing her head off.

"Now THAT is what I call girl power! COLORS OF THE WORLD, SPICE UP YOUR LIFE!" The popstar cheered.

"Ugh...Jolteon...use Thunder again!" Yellow Ninjakoopa weakly said. Another screech came from the pokemon and more lightning bolts struck the ground.

"Ah, it's the thunder again! Quick everyone, scatter!" Goombella yelled.

One of the thunder bolts struck Bombette, making her automatically explode. Banjo was right next to her so he was blown a few feet back and hit his head against a tree trunk.

"BANJO! ARE YOU OKAY!? SPEAK TO ME, MAN! I CAN'T LOSE YOU NOW!" Kazooie cried while shaking Banjo's shoulders.

"Ka...Kazooie...you have to defeat them...you're one of the strongest here..." Banjo whispered.

"I will...I WILL! I promise that I will!" Kazooie started to sob.

"Hey! Is he okay? Is he gravely injured?" Koops asked while running up to the pair along with Amy and Charmy.

"I think he'll be okay, but he needs to get out of here before anything worse happens! Actually, you all should leave while you have the chance! Let me take care of this!" Kazooie said.

"WHAT? All by yourself!? Do you really think you can handle it?" Amy asked.

"I have to! Those pokemon that the others have aren't going to cut it! I actually have a chance to defeat these bastards and it's better to not have the others around here where it's risky!" Kazooie said.

"Then I'm coming with you! I can fly AND I have a super strong stinger, so you're going to need backup, pal!" Charmy demanded.

"NO! I'm not gonna let you go out there! Charmy, I know you've been in situations similar to this with me before, but I honestly don't think you're strong enough to hurt those guys!" Amy cried.

"I have to try! Besides, I wanna fight the bad guys again! It's been too long since then and I'm craving to kick some booty!" Charmy cheered.

"Fine then. Koops and Amy, take Banjo back to the arwings. I'm gonna inform everyone to follow you back as well. We are NOT letting them get away with this!" Kazooie demanded. Koops and Amy got Banjo up and dragged him away while Charmy and Kazooie went towards the battle area.

"I'm not just gonna sit here while this mess happens! FIERY JINX!" Vivian yelled and performed the iconic move. A small blast of fire hit Vileplume, making it scream.

"Good job! Fire is super effective on grass pokemon so she should've lost a lot of HP!" Toad informed.

"I wouldn't get cocky just yet! Gengar, use Shadow Ball!" Black Ninjakoopa said.

A black ball suddenly formed into Gengar's hand and threw it at Vivian. Goombario jumped in the way and the black ball engulfed his entire body, suffocating him.

"Oh my god! I can't believe he just did that!" Vivian shrieked. Goombella saw this and was completely taken back by how brave Goombario was.

"H...help...me..." Goombario uttered, feeling the life drain from him as the black mass squeezed his entire body, blocking his air ways. It then vanished and Goombario got into a coughing fit, beyond relieved that it didn't go any further than that.

"Look at what you jerks did! You almost killed my friend! So in return, I shall almost kill you! MEGA SHOCK!" Watt roared and smashed her body into the ground, creating electric waves that sped on the ground that sped towards the enemies. However, Jolteon ran to the front and unleashed some kind of electric attack that deflected the electric waves backwards towards the heroes.

"Oh my god...EVERYONE MOVE!" Watt screamed.

"AH! SOMEONE, PICK ME UP! I CAN'T STAND UP BY MYSELF!" Kooper screeched and crawled backwards as fast as possible. Unfortunately, he was not fast enough and the electric waves zapped his body, paralyzing him immediately.

"Oh no, KOOPER!" Yoshi cried and went over to the frozen-like Koopa and got him on his back.

"I have to do something about this...EXEGGCUTE, USE SLEEP POWDER ON JOLTEON!" Parakarry commanded. Exeggcute leaped from its position, opened their mouths, and unleashed the sleep powder onto the electric dog. Jolteon's eyes slowly shut and he dropped to the ground and instantly started sleeping.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS!" Yellow Ninjakoopa screamed as he flailed on the ground.

Red Ninjakoopa kicked the jigglypuff off of him and growled when he saw what happened. "Don't worry, brother! I'll avenge you! Charmander, torch that bitch with FLAMETHROWER!"

Charmander ran up to Exeggcute and unleashed a wave of flames that were smaller than Inferno's onto Exeggcute. The pokemon screeched and ran all over the place while Parakarry dropped his jaw in both shock and horror.

"Snubbull, use Bite on Charmander!" Mona yelled. The dog pokemon sped towards the fire pokemon and gave a vicious bite into his body. Charmander yelped and ran in different directions as the Snubbull refused to let go.

"Goddamnit! Do I have to do everything around here!?" Red Ninjakoopa grunted and chased after Charmander to get Snubbull off of him.

"Gengar, use Shadow Punch on that freakishly hot chick that just attacked Charmander!" Black Ninjakoopa ordered. Gengar suddenly appeared in front of Mona in a split second, making her scream in fright. Gengar then punched her in the stomach, knocking her back a few feet.

"You...YOU BASTARD!" Wario roared in anger and lunged at Gengar. However, he went right through the pokemon and landed on the grass. He turned over on his back and saw that Gengar had disappeared.

Kazooie went towards the front with Charmy and gave a loud whistle.

"EVERYONE, LISTEN! Head back to the arwings right now! Me and Charmy are going to take care of these guys! We can't risk all of your guys' lives while this is happening!" Kazooie ordered.

"Do you seriously think you can handle all of them at once!? Kazooie, you're going to get yourself killed!" DK yelled.

"I DON'T WANT ANY ARGUMENT ON THIS! Just do as I say right now!" Kazooie demanded.

"Dixie...I really wanna go back and stay with you...but I also wanna defeat these bastards. Look at the mess they've caused! They deserve their karma!" Diddy yelled.

"I understand. Go! I'll take Fire Bro back to the arwings! But Diddy...PLEASE be careful!" Dixie pleaded and gave Diddy a smooch for good luck.

"I can't go now! I have to find Mario, he's hurt somewhere in the forest!" Luigi cried and ran off into the woods.

"I'm coming with you, Luigi!" Peach called out and ran after him.

"WAIT, YOU GUYS! YOU CAN'T JUST GO IN THERE WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION!" Daisy screamed and also ran into the woods.

"I...I...should probably go with them..." Pauline whispered with a look of worry. She too ran in there.

Everyone else listened to Kazooie's orders and took whatever injured people were there and headed back the way they came.

"Now then...let's finish this..." Kazooie whispered and turned around, only to find that all of the enemies were gone.

"WHAT? Where the hell did they go!?" The breegull shrieked.

"KAZOOIE! GET OVER HERE RIGHT NOW!" Charmy yelled from afar. He was a few feet up in the air with Beedrill.

"What is going on...?" She whispered.

Meanwhile, as the fire spread Bowser struggled to get out of the burning area and into the town. He had to drag himself out since it was that bad.

"Ugh...I swear to god, I am never playing a single pokemon game for as long as I live!" He shouted. As he got further away from the fire, he saw Green Ninjakoopa a few feet away from him groaning in pain.

"Green...so you're still alive..." Bowser said as he crawled to the koopa.

"Of course I am...that little trick you pulled was strong, but not strong enough to kill me. I have to say, I'm impressed...you fought back pretty hard," Green Ninjakoopa raspily said.

"Never underestimate King Bowser Koopa. I may be a joke and hypocrite to you and everyone else in the world, but there is no doubt that I'm one of the most powerful people in the world," Bowser replied.

"Are you...are you going to kill me?" Green Ninjakoopa asked in fear.

"No, it's not my style. However, if you so dare mess with me ever again...you're going to regret it for the rest of your life," Bowser warned. He slowly stood himself up and walked away.

Meanwhile, again, Yellow Ninjakoopa limped on his legs towards the beach area while dragging a sleeping Jolteon with him.

"Ugh...COME ON JOLTEON! WAKE UP ALREADY! I need you! You're the first pokemon I've ever had and you've kept me company ever since I came here! Plus, you're a huge asset to the team. A villain would have to be stupid to pass on the chance to use you in battle. I've never felt more connected to a creature in my entire life! This sounds kind of creepy, doesn't it?" He wailed.

"THERE YOU ARE!" Yelled a high-pitched voice from behind. Yellow Ninjakoopa squealed and turned around to see Kazooie, Charmy, and Beedrill standing not far from him.

"Oh! It's you guys...wh-what do you want from me!? Please don't kill me! I give up! The battle is over! You guys can leave now!" Yellow Ninjakoopa pleaded for mercy.

"Not until you hand over the yellow gem, you banana colored freakazoid!" Charmy yelled.

"I don't have it with me! I gave it to Red, but I don't know where is now! Please believe me!" Yellow Ninjakoopa cried.

"Oh, is that right? Okay then. But before we go find him, it's time for a little bit of payback. You and your pokemon probably caused the most damage so it's only fair that we do the same amount of damage to you!" Kazooie smirked while cracking her knuckles...err...feathers.

"WHAT!? NO! I'm already damaged, see!? My leg got twisted by that shell move from Bowser! I NEED A DOCTOR!" Yellow Ninjakoopa screeched.

"Hi, my name is Charmy Bee, and I'll be your doctor for today! Let's take a look at that arm, shall we?" The hyperactive bee flew over to the koopa and grabbed his left arm and twisted it. The koopa screamed in pain and started to sob.

"STOP IT! I'M GOING TO FILE A RESTRAINING ORDER! I HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT!" He cried.

"Oh my goodness, look at the zit on your cheek! It's humongous! Hey Beedrill, why don't you go over there and 'pop' it for him?" Kazooie asked. Beedrill nodded as if he actually understood her and flew over to the koopa. Stinging, buzzing, and screaming noises were then heard right after. Kazooie cackled in joy while seeing this and joined in on the fun.

Back in the forest, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, and Pauline were looking for Mario.

"Ugh, where the hell could he be!? We've been looking for him for 10 minutes!" Pauline complained.

"Maybe he ran back to the arwings in a different direction? Ugh, I just don't know. He couldn't have gone far..." Daisy sighed.

"We have to find him, Daisy! WE HAVE TO FIND HIM! Like the entire universe depends on it!" Peach cried.

"We are going to find him, Peach. Mario is strong and brave, so I doubt he's in much pain or trouble. We just need to find him before this situation gets any worse!" Luigi said.

Then, a scream was heard. It sounded near and it sounded like a scream for help.

"Oh my god! Is that...Mario? He sounds like he's hurt!" Daisy gasped.

"The scream came from that direction, come on!" Pauline pointed to her right and led the way. Luigi was about to follow, until he heard a loud rustling in the bushes. He stopped in his tracks and looked around to see where that noise come from.

"Hello? Is s-someone there? Show yourself!" Luigi nervously yelled. He looked all around for any signs of life but as soon as he stopped, something rammed hard into his back, taking him down.

"Great job Nidorino! Surprise attacks are always the best!" Gary cheered and walked over to the scene. His smile quickly faded when he saw the pain he had caused. He never realized how badly the destruction he took a part in affected innocent people.

"This doesn't feel right...why the hell am I doing this?" Gary asked himself as he stared at an injured Luigi below him. Gary was always known for being cocky and rude, but definitely not evil. It wasn't him. He had fallen into the wrong crowd. He almost became the very thing he despised the most...a villain.

Gary helped Luigi up. "Ugh...what...what's going on? Why are you helping me?" Luigi asked in a whisper.

"Because...I think I made a big mistake. I went too far with them. This isn't right, no one should be physically getting hurt over this! It's absolutely insane..." Gary replied. Luigi could tell he was being genuine about this.

"Okay then...so what do we do? They completely overpower us with those pokemon!" Luigi said.

"What you need to do, is go find your brother. I saw him heading into the lighthouse as the guy dressed in red and the other dressed in black chased after him. He's most likely in trouble so go now before it's too late. I'll take care of the rest," Gary instructed. Luigi nodded and ran off in the same direction the girls went.

"I knew this was going to happen..." Gekikara said, looking at the godawful mess below. She was at the very top of the lighthouse, witnessing the destruction that just happened a short while ago. She then heard a loud noise from below which made her jump around.

"Sounds like another battle is brewing up. Let me go check this out..." She said and walked over to the staircase.

Mario ran up a staircase and took a breather. He heavily panted as sweat dripped from his forehead to the ground.

"Man, I feel like such a coward for running! But, I guess I never thought they could do so much damage. They completely overwhelmed me..." He said to himself.

"Aha! There you are, Mario! You couldn't run from me forever!" Red Ninjakoopa said as he walked up the staircase with his Charmander. Black also came up with his Gengar.

"Heeheehee, I honestly never thought the day would come that we would get to pummel Mario to his defeat, just like he did with us! Karma is a real...I think you know the saying!" Black Ninjakoopa giggled.

"Yeah, um, about that Black...I'm gonna need you to go back downstairs and guard the entrance, just in case anyone tries to come in here and save the day," Red Ninjakoopa said.

"WHAT? But I wanna dogpile on him! That's not fair that you get to have all the fun!" Black Ninjakoopa whined.

"Excuse me, but as leader of the Koopa Bros., I'm pretty sure what I say goes. Don't worry, you'll get turn. Now go back downstairs and guard the entrance. NOW." Red demanded. Black huffed and went back down with Gengar.

"Now then...let's get this party started shall we?" Red snickered. As soon as he turned back around, he was met with a punch to the face.

"OW! Ugh, I guess I should've seen that coming!" Red growled. He then did a roundhouse kick to Mario's waist, flipping him over to the ground. Mario quickly rejuvenated by lunging into Red's chest, knocking him into the wall. Charmander helped out by biting into Mario's shoulder, making him scream out. Red kicked Mario off of him and dusted himself off. Mario got back up and tried to punch him again but he blocked it and Red headbutted Mario, making him fall to the ground. He proceeded to kick him a few times in the stomach while his guard was off.

"What's wrong, Mario? I thought you could handle all of this? Aren't you suppose to be the all powerful superhero that can defeat everything that's evil?" Red taunted. He picked the plumber up and threw him against the wall, injuring him even further. As he was about to go further, he heard a scream that came from downstairs.

"What the hell!? Black...are you okay?" Red called on and went towards the staircase. There was no response.

"Well, whatever. Let me finish you off first then I'll go see what's up," Red shrugged and walked back towards Mario. He was then blasted by something that hit his back. Red flew into the wall.

"AGGGHHHHHHH! WHO THE HELL DID THAT!?" Red raged and immediately stood up to see Diddy and his Butterfree standing near the staircase.

"Why, it was me! The one and only Diddy! Hey, I made a rhyme!" The monkey cheered.

"How did you get in here!? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH BLACK!?" Red shouted.

"Let's just say me and a few of my friends did a little 'sneak attack' on him and his Gengar. I didn't think it would be so easy, your brother's dumber than I thought!" Diddy scoffed.

"Well, I'm not anything like my brother actually. The only reason you managed to hurt me was because I was distracted! Charmander, use Inferno on these pests!" Red commanded.

Charmander opened his mouth to let out another wave of fire, but Diddy smacked him with his tail before he could do so.

"DIDDY!" Daisy called out as she climbed the staircase.

"Daisy, quick! Take this pokemon out of here!" Diddy shouted. He grabbed Charmander and tossed it to Daisy. She went back downstairs.

"GAAAAAHHHH! YOU LITTLE JACKASS! Looks like I have to take things in my own hands!" Red seethed. He then got in to his shell, spun around quickly, and sped off towards Diddy. The monkey easily jumped over the shell as it bounced off the wall and all around the room.

"Butterfree, use Gust on the spinning shell!" Diddy said. Buttefree rapidly started to flap its wings and kicked up some serious wind. The wind then blasted all around the room and hit Red's spinning shell. He then smashed into the wall, cracking his shell. Red got back outside of his shell and groaned in pain.

"No...NO! I refuse to give up! I WILL WIN THIS BATTLE!" He roared.

"Butterfree, use confusion!" Diddy ordered. Some flashes were seen from Butterfree and then a large circle shot from its antennas and shot towards Red. The circle hit him and caused him to fall over backwards. He tried to get back up but he kept stumbling everywhere.

"AH! What the hell!? Why is the room spinning? I don't know where I'm going! SOMEONE HELP ME!" Red cried and eventually walked over to the stairs and tumbled down them. Diddy laughed at his demise then went over to Mario.

"Hey dude! Are you alright? He didn't do any serious damage on you, did he?" Diddy asked as he helped Mario get up.

"I'll be alright, Diddy. Thanks so much for helping me out. I thought I could handle them by myself but those damn pokemon got in the way. Plus, it's obvious they've gotten stronger since I last saw them..." Mario explained while walking towards the staircase.

"MARIO! YOU'RE OKAY! THANK THE STARS!" Peach squealed as she ran up the stairs and hugged Mario. Pauline, Daisy, and Luigi followed right after.

"It's good to see you're alright too, Peach. Same with the rest of you! That battle was incredibly intense, wasn't it?" Mario asked.

"Damn right it was! I couldn't even think straight. I was legitimately scared...especially for you..." Pauline whispered the last part. Daisy looked at Pauline with a scowl when she heard it. Thankfully, Peach didn't hear it.

"I was scared also, but I had a feeling you would make it out just fine no matter what. You always do!" Luigi smiled.

"Oh, and guess what fell out of Red Ninjakoopa's pocket?" Daisy asked as she held out her hand showed Mario and Diddy a sparkling yellow stone.

"Oh my god, THAT'S IT! The yellow gem! We actually got it! We showed those punks who the true head bitches in charge are!" Diddy laughed.

"Wow, it sure is beautiful...come on, we have to go tell the others this, then we can leave," Mario said.

"What about the two Koopa Bros. down there though? And the other two plus Gary?" Daisy asked.

"I've got an idea!" Pauline smirked.

Some minutes passed by and Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Pauline, and Diddy made it back near the exit to Route 39. They met up with Kazooie, Charmy, and Bowser. They all also saw Gary putting out the fire with his Wartortle.

"Are you three alright? Did you guys see Black and Yellow Ninjakoopa around here?" Mario asked.

"We're more than fine actually! Me and the breegull had a nice 'wrestling' session with the Yellow dude on the beach! It was so fun, I've never felt more alive in my life!" Charmy cheered.

"Yeah, the dude is pretty much knocked out back there. Can't say he didn't deserve it though!" Kazooie giggled.

"And Greenie is just laying on the ground by the fence near the trees over there. I pretty much threatened him to stay out of our way or he'll face a worse fate than right now," Bowser said.

"Excellent. If you'll excuse me, I'm just gonna go grab those two real quick..." Pauline said and walked away.

Gary walked up to the group. "Um...hey, you guys. Is everything alright? No one got seriously injured, right?"

"Yeah, we're all okay...NO THANKS TO YOU!" Diddy scowled.

"Look, I'm so sorry about everything. I got caught up with those losers and I just wanted to be apart of their little group so bad that I acted like all that stupid crap they did was okay. But then I realized that hurting people isn't my thing. It's immoral and so sad to see. I understand that all of you hate me right now, but I just wanted to let you know that I am truly sorry for this. I regret every single moment that I had spent with those fools," Gary said.

"Well...to be fair, you caused the least damage out of all of them. Plus, I don't really think you're that bad, you were just going in the wrong direction. I think we can put all of this behind us," Daisy said.

"Thanks! But, um, you guys should probably go now. The police are coming and I don't want you all to get into trouble for something you didn't do," Gary advised.

"Thanks man. Don't let yourself fall into the wrong crowd again. It won't ever end well," Luigi said.

Back to the others, they all managed to get back to the arwings without any trouble, luckily.

"I DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHAT THE HELL DID WE DO WRONG!?" Watt cried.

"I think the question is, what DIDN'T we do wrong?" Goombario corrected.

"What the hell are you two talking about now?" Wendy asked.

"I'm talking about why those guys wanted to destroy us so badly! Did you see the way their pokemon performed their attacks!? It was like a freaking Super Smash Bros. battle!" Watt answered.

"It's simple. They, like, wanted revenge for what happened to them a long time ago so they took out their anger and frustration on us so they could convince themselves that they truly are powerful. Or they could just be mentally insane. Perhaps a combination of both..." Goombella said.

"Well, whatever the reason, I hope the others are alright..." Amy said.

"Ugh...god, my entire body feels so weird! What on earth happened?" Rosalina groaned as she awoke on the grass.

"You, uhh, kinda lost control of yourself when Bowser yelled at you and you turned dark...it was actually kind of scary. But you went back to your normal self right after and got knocked out, I guess," Waluigi explained.

"Oh yeah, I remember now! God, that was so scary. The way Bowser screamed at me...then me turning dark...ugh, I wish he had never done that!" Rosalina pouted.

"To be fair though, he kinda did have a good reason. He thought that you weren't putting yourself to good use of the team by not using your magic to help..." Waluigi admitted.

"So, you're saying that all of this was my fault!?" Rosalina frustratingly asked. Waluigi was clueless on how to respond to her.

"Fire Bro...please wake up...I am so sorry for having that lightning hit you instead of me...it should've been me..." Dixie sniffled. She wanted to cry.

A cough was then heard, followed by another one. Fire Bro slowly opened his eyes and breathed again.

"Dixie...did we win? Is everyone okay?" He asked in a whisper.

"Oh! Fire Bro...um...I don't know if we won or not. A few people were hurt and others have not come back yet. But we should be safe now. I'm glad you're alright. I am so sorry! I should've never just stood there like an idiot, waiting to be hit!" Dixie sobbed.

"There is no need to apologize, Dixie. The lightning bolt that hit me...I think it did something to me. I feel like a new person now. I don't have to pretend anymore," Fire Bro said as he slowly gave a wide smile.

"What the hell are you talking about? Don't tell me you're even more crazy than you were before!" Dixie yelled.

"No. I...I'm normal now. I don't have the tendency to act like a circus freak anymore. My emotions and thoughts are stable. This is absolutely amazing," Fire Bro said in excitement and stood up.

"You're...normal? Oh...that's a good thing! I-I think..." Dixie said in confusion. Her mind was all over the place due to this situation.

"Yes. Finally the day has arrived where my normality has officially woken. I am no longer the crazy and annoying guy you use to know, Dixie!" Fire Bro started to laugh.

"B-but, I kind of liked the crazy and annoying guy..." Dixie whispered in surprise. She thought Fire Bro was fun to be around with when he was insane. But now that he's supposedly normal, she was unsure if she could adjust to this.

Vivian walked over to Goombario who was sitting against a tree, taking a breather.

"Goombario! I never got to thank you for rescuing me back there. That was such a bold move of you to do!" She complimented.

"It's no big deal, Viv. I couldn't let one of the more useful people in the group get hurt like that, now could I? It wouldn't be vital to our success," Goombario said.

"Right, of course. I just wanna let you know that although you may be unnecessarily rude sometimes, you're a great friend," Vivian smiled and walked back to the group.

"Oh, if only Goombella could feel the same way..." Goombario sighed.

"Everyone, look! They're back!" Amy yelled and pointed to the distance. They all saw Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Pauline, Bowser, Kazooie, and Charmy walking back to the group.

"Look what we've got!" Daisy excitedly said and showed everyone the yellow gem. Everyone cheered in happiness.

"YES, YOU GOT IT! I JUST KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! WOAH OH OH OH OH! WOAH OH OH OH, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME!" Lady SaSa sang in joy.

"Hey, is she okay!?" Bowser asked as he over to Kammy and the kids.

"Don't worry dad, she's fine. She's still breathing and it doesn't look like she's bruised up much," Bowser Jr. confirmed.

"Good. I was really worried for a moment. I'm glad you all are okay too," Bowser said and actually smiled for once in his life.

"DIXIE!" Diddy called out and ran up to hug her. Dixie laughed in celebration.

"Oh Diddy, I'm so shocked to see that you're okay without a single scratch!" She said and kissed him again.

"What can I say? I'm a pro at kicking ass! Now, how is Fire Bro? Is he gonna be okay?" Diddy asked.

"He's actually alive and walking, surprisingly. And...um...yeah..." Dixie awkwardly ended the sentence.

"What about the Koopa Bros. and Gary? Did you guys defeat them?" Koops asked.

"Yes, we did. Well, Gary has turned back to the good side and as for the Koopa Bros...let's just say they're in a place where no person would ever want to be..." Pauline smirked.

Watt gasped. "Oh my god! YOU MURDERER!"

"No, not THAT kind of place! Geez, I'm not that cruel!" Pauline scoffed.

"Well, since everything ended up alright and no one is gravely injured, we can go back to Mushroom Corps. and give the gem to Arfur, making it three now!" Mario said.

"WAIT A SECOND!" Yelled a female voice. Everyone heard the sound of loud footsteps and turned to the sound and saw Gekikara stepping out from behind a tree.

"Oh! It's Gekikara, right? What are you doing here?" Parakarry asked.

"I saw the battle that you all had partaken in. I have to say, I'm impressed. I actually didn't think some of you would make it for a minute. You definitely deserve that gem," Gekikara complimented.

"Hold on here, you SAW the battle!? Well why the hell didn't you help us out then!? We certainly could've used some more help!" Wendy yelled.

"I wanted to see if you could handle the dangers that lie ahead of you. The worlds that you guys go to after this one are going to be A LOT tougher and complex. It's important that you build up the strength and courage to complete your journey," Gekikara explained.

"Yeah, sure, and I'm the King of Elves!" Wario scoffed.

"Believe me or don't believe me. That is your choice. But for now...you. Yellow princess. Hold out your hand with the gem placed on your palm," Gekikara instructed. Daisy looked very reluctant but did it anyways. Gekikara placed her right hand on to the gem and started chanting something in a different language.

"Wait, what are you doing!? PLEASE DON'T HURT HER!" Luigi cried.

A few seconds later and Daisy suddenly fell to the ground. Everyone else shrieked at this.

"What the hell did you do to her!? ANSWER ME!" Mario yelled.

"She now has the power of Timeslow. All she needs to do is simply say 'Timeslow' and everything around her will literally slow down for 30 seconds. However, be wise about this. Use this too much and it can easily drain your energy since you're using magic that comes from within you."

"Do you seriously expect us to believe this? Who the hell do you think you are exactly!?" Pauline yelled.

"Did I not say before that I will grant you a special ability if you got the gem? I kept my word. No need to be skeptical about this. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go. I will see you all later," Gekikara stated and ran off into the forest.

MEANWHILE...

"Ugh, my head is killing me! Wait a second, where the hell am I and why am I tied up over a fire!?" Red Ninjakoopa shrieked. He was indeed tied to some kind of log that was placed high up above a fire.

"It's about time you woken up! We need a plan to get out of here!" Black Ninjakoopa yelled.

"WHAT? Black, you're here as well!? Yellow and Green, are you also here!?" Red called out.

"Yeah we are, man! Some hot chick dragged me and Green to this area and then I just blacked out! I have no idea how we got tied to this thing!" Yellow cried.

"SOMEONE HELP US! PLEASE! I DON'T WANNA BE FRIED KOOPA!" Green cried out.

"Guys, just calm down! We're gonna find a way out of here!" Red reassured. He then saw an army of Aipoms rushing towards the area. They all surrounded each koopa and started dancing around them like some sort of ritual was going on.

"Oh my god...THEY'RE GOING TO EAT US! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!" Black squealed.

"Goddamnit, I was hoping I could die in a much cooler way, like an airplane crash!" Yellow pouted.

EOC.

The Koopa Bros. will be making another appearance way later in the story, so don't worry, the ending to this chapter isn't going to be THAT dark. :P

Next chapter, however, is the big one so far. Someone is going to die and there will be huge amounts of drama to spout from it. The chapter is titled 'Lost A Friend' and it's going to be pretty damn dark. Since I'm really excited to start it, I'll make sure to get it uploaded as soon as possible.

Also, I had to remove Koops' part in this chapter from the preview as I couldn't find anywhere to fit it in at.