Peach and Daisy were sitting in the cafeteria, completely quiet as others in the room were talking lively.
Daisy looked to Peach. "Hey…you have something on your mind, don't you? You look so serious and this is the longest I've seen you be quiet."
Peach sneered at her. "I'm gonna take the last part as not an insult. But, yes, there is something on my mind. The whole thing with Pauline earlier, how hurt she was inside and out and told us that she should be alone in this…it reminded me of Jojora and how I hurt her by being so stupid…"
"I overheard some of the others talking with Parakarry back at the hotel that she was going to drown herself in the ocean till Parakarry came and stopped her," Daisy said. Peach gasped in horror and teared up.
"Oh no! J…Jojora…god, what did I do!? I was so angry and I took it out on someone who didn't deserve it at all! Do you think she'll ever forgive me?" she asked.
"I have no idea, Peach. I don't know Jojora too well to give an accurate answer. But, what you should do is apologize to her. It's the right thing to do. And Peach…I know you didn't intentionally mean to hurt her. You were angry in the moment, and you had a right to be, but Jojora probably doesn't know that. Trust me, Peach, I know you. You wouldn't ever hurt someone like that on purpose. You're one of the kindest people I know!" Daisy said and held her hand. This made Peach cry a little more, but moreso in comfort than in sadness. She put her head on Daisy's shoulder.
"Thank you. That means so much to me. But…um…there's also the group. They don't trust me anymore, do they? I saw the looks on their faces when they walked out of that room after I spilled Jojora's secret. I don't think they're ever gonna see me the same way ever again," Peach said.
"It's possible. You can try apologizing to all of them too, but some of them might think that it may not make up for it. I still trust you, Peach. But, there are some people in this group who, even though they know you as the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, don't know YOU personally and they might hold that big mistake against you forever. It sucks and it's hard to say and hear, but that's just how life goes. That's how some people are. We deal with the consequences and we take what we can get. That's one thing that being on this mission has taught me," Daisy said and got a little choked up as well as she stared out the window onto the intact city street. She thought about Luigi and Mario, and even Bowser, and prayed to the stars that they would come back in one piece. Peach was thinking the exact same as well.
Koops was walking to the courtyard somewhat aimlessly with a smile on his face, thinking about that kiss with Vivian earlier. He was really lost in that juicy memory.
"HOLY SHIT! NO WAY!" yelled a sudden and obnoxiously loud voice which startled Koops. He turned around and saw someone familiar.
"Koops!? Koops…uhh…fuck…don't remember your last name, but…Koops! From Greens Middle School! You don't look too different! Remember me?" Boshi said as he walked to the freaked out koopa while wiping his nose with his hands.
"Wha? Um, you remember me? I, uhh, don't really…wait…oh! It's Boshi, right? I remember that spiked collar," Koops nervously replied.
"Yeah! It's me! Haha, so weird running into each other like this, don't you think!? What a fucking small world it is! What have you been up to all these years?" Boshi heartily laughed and playfully punched Koops in the shoulder. The koopa got a little irritated and confused.
"Why are you being so nice to me? I remember you being such a bully to me in middle school," he asked.
Boshi looked a little irritated now too. "Yyyyeeaaaahhhh…and? So? That was years ago, buddy! People grow up and change! Holding onto the past is like…I dunno, but it's dumb! I know you've changed too! I heard about your adventure with Mario years ago when you guys defeated that Shadow Queen from the underworld or whatever. It was all over the news and I remember being incredibly impressed with you!"
"Um…yeah…I guess. Thanks. I'm on another adventure with Mario and his friends to defeat Tatanga this time and we're gonna win again. Are you joining us?" Koops asked. He secretly hoped that Boshi would say no.
"Probably not. I was never much into the whole 'kick-ass superhero beating down the villain' gimmick. I don't think I'd be much use, plus, there's certain people that probably don't want me tagging along anyways," Boshi shrugged and wiped his nose with his hands yet again.
"Oh? Why is that?" Koops asked.
"Some people hate me cause of some stupid shit I did in the past. I'll never understand that! Something bad happened a long time ago so why do people act like it affects them now!? What the fuck ever man. This world is a real dump," Boshi angrily ranted. "But anyways! Enough about my shit. Besides adventuring with Mario, what you have you been up to, my man? I remember seeing some interview on the net after that adventure happened that you were made the mayor of Petalburg and you had a girlfriend, right? That must've been the life, right!?"
Koops struggled to respond after hearing Koopie's name being mentioned. He became more irritated now.
"K…Koopie…we're no longer together. She cheated on me for my friend, Kooper. I'm with someone else now," he admitted without looking at him. Boshi dropped his jaw.
"What the fuck!? Damn, I'm sorry dude. Those two are bitches. You are waaaayyyy better off without them!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah. I know I am," Koops stated.
"Well, listen man, if you wanna escape for a little bit and take that emotional pain off your shoulders, I've got just the thing!" Boshi dug into his pockets and flashed a bag of a white, fluffy substance.
"WOAH! What the heck!? I-Is that cocaine!?" Koops yelped.
"Damn right it is! Helps me forget about all the fucked up shit going on in the world! You should really try it just once!" Boshi excitedly offered.
"No! How could you do that!? Don't you know that stuff messes with your brain and body!?" Koops shrieked.
"Almost everything in the fucking world messes with your body! And it's not like I do it everyday anyways!" Boshi spat.
"No! I don't want any of that! Leave me alone!" Koops yelled then ran off into the courtyard.
"Whatever, coward! I see some things haven't changed! AND BY THE WAY, WHEN KOOPIE CHEATED ON YOU DID YOU PUSH HER DOWN THE STAIRS LIKE YOU DID TO ME ON THE LAST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL!?" Boshi yelled.
Koops froze in his tracks as soon as he heard that. He slowly turned around and looked at Boshi in a mix of fear and anger.
"That's right, don't think I haven't forgotten what you did to me! Look, I probably did deserve it cause I was an asshole to you, but come on, matter of the fact is I spent the entire summer with a sprained leg and you were never caught for it. I told the police that it was you, but apparently you lied to them, saying that you simply bumped into me by accident and started crying to them. Never thought that you could get so nasty. Everyone probably thinks you're some innocent and charming guy, but in reality, I know you've got some severe issues lying underneath. So, Koops? When you found out about Koopie, how did you take it? I'm dying to know!" Boshi stated and smirked, genuinely hoping to get some enjoyment from Koops' pain.
Koops clenched both his fists and his face got a little red. He gave a death glare to Boshi as he was reminded of that awful time. He wanted to punch and kick that bastard, but held himself back cause doing exactly that would just prove Boshi's point. Koops quickly turned around and walked off.
DK brought Tiny and Dixie to the same room where Diddy had the frightening encounter with Banjo.
"This is where it happened. This is where Banjo just 'snapped' and nearly killed Diddy with the gun he stole from that church we were in," DK said.
"Woah! I can't believe he did that! Thank god you came in at the right time before he could shoot him! Where is he now!?" Tiny asked.
"He's in the room next door. Flurrie's watching over him," DK answered.
"And Diddy? You're, um, alright?" Dixie asked to the chimp who was sitting on the bed staring at the floor. He slowly looked up to look at her and his expression turned to frustration.
"You brought HER here? Why?" he asked.
"I just, well, um, I thought she had a right to know what happened to you! I didn't want to keep it hidden from her! That'd be rude of me to not say anything, don't you think?" DK rationalized his decision to him.
"Well, maybe you should have kept it hidden. What happened to me had happened to ME, not you. It wasn't your decision!" Diddy rudely yelled and stomped out of the room. Dixie went after him.
"Diddy, wait! Please don't be mad at DK. I'm so sorry you had to go through that, but I still care about you! You were almost killed back there! I have a right to know!" Dixie cried.
"A right!? You're really that self-centered, aren't you!? Dixie, the minute you cheated on me was the minute you lost all rights to anything personal that had to do with only me. It's obvious to me that you don't know what you want so, like I said before, just stay away from me until this Tatanga shit is overwith!" Diddy demanded.
"What the hell do you mean I don't know what I want!? Just because I kissed Fire Bro ONCE!? Because I got caught in the heat of the moment!? You're seriously not being fair here!" Dixie yelled.
"Are you kidding me, Dixie? You literally told me before that you had feelings for Fire Bro. I'm not gonna sit here and waste my time with that bullshit. If you wanna be with Fire Bro, then go be with him. You and I aren't together anymore. Just leave me out of your drama for once!" Diddy stated then walked away from as Dixie stood in the hallway, angry and sad at the same time.
"There it is. Tatanga's island," Bowser spoke confidently as he approached the island in the air. The force field was still there, but he had to try something to break through it. Kammy's backup wand.
"I know this thing isn't powerful enough to take down the entire force field, but it may be strong enough to break in a hole for me to fit through. I'm gonna make it happen," Bowser said to himself as he stared at the wand. He gripped it tight, pointed it to a spot on the force field below him, and made a ferocious roar, which shot out a beam of blue light from the sphere of the wand. The beam hit the force field, but it wasn't breaking through.
"AGH! COME ON! I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS!" Bowser yelled. He needed more power. He had an idea. He got himself to think of everything that made him angry in his past. Clawdia leaving him, Roy turning to the dark side, Morton, Lemmy, and Iggy doing nothing to help Roy, Wendy being raped, Tatanga taking over the world, Kammy dying…it made him grip the wand so tight that his claws began to dig into his palm. He stared at the force field with such rage and determination in his eyes that he made another roar, louder than before, and the force of the beam doubled in power and broke through the force field, creating a giant hole.
As soon as Bowser saw this, he fell to his knees in the clowncar and caught his breath. What he did took so much energy out of him and gave him a headache. He didn't want to go to those dark places in his mind, but he absolutely had to in order to strengthen the wand's powers.
"I…I did it…I fucking did it. Now…time to take this bastard down…" Bowser said between heavy breaths. He then went on in, completely fearless of the fortress that loomed before him.
One of the Koopatrols barged into Tatanga's room frantically.
"Sir! Sir Tatanga! We have an emergency!" he yelled.
The alien grumbled something and turned over in his bed.
"Sir, PLEASE wake up! We have an intruder coming straight for us! They managed to get past the force field!" he yelled louder this time.
Tatanga rose, yawned, and looked to the Koopatrol.
"In…truder…is that so? Ugh…what does he or she or it look like?" he groaned as he slowly stumbled out of bed.
"It looked like it was King Bowser Koopa, sir!" he exclaimed.
Tatanga stared at the koopatrol in both shock and anger. "Bowser!? He…WHAT THE FUCK!? HOW IN THE HELL DID HE GET PAST THE FUCKING FORCE FIELD!?"
"Just come and see for yourself!" the koopatrol yelled. He led Tatanga to the highest part of the building of the island. They went into a room and the koopatrol pointed to a large opening of the wall for lookouts. He handed Tatanga his pair of binoculars and the alien looked out.
He saw Bowser in his clowncar headed directly for him. He also saw that there was a 'hole' in the force field which explains how he got in.
"Fuck! FUCK FUCK FUUUUUUCK! He must've used magic to create that hole to get in! I know he has a witch friend, so she must've helped him do it! Thankfully, the entire force field is still intact, so as soon as I obliterate Bowser, we have to reseal that hole!" Tatanga raged.
Doopliss suddenly ran into the room.
"Hey, slick! What's going on? I heard you yelling outside my room!" Doopliss said.
"It's Bowser. He somehow managed to create a hole in the force field and is headed straight for us as we speak! I need my scepter!" Tatanga said and started to back but Doopliss blocked the way.
"WAIT, WHAT!? That doesn't make any sense! Why the hell would Bowser come here all by himself!? That's literally a fucking suicide mission!" Doopliss pointed out.
"I DON'T KNOW, OKAY!? He's never been known to be very smart before! Now get out of my way before-"
BOOM!
The wall where the opening was was blasted apart and knocked over the three to the ground due to the impact.
"AAAAGGGGHHHH! FUCK! He's come with a weapon! Doopliss…I need you to alert everyone about Bowser right now! He's not getting out of here alive!" Tatanga demanded.
"But what about you!? You're gonna take him all by yourself!?" Doopliss yelled in concern.
"Don't worry about me! Just go and do as I say! You too, Koopatrol! Go with him!" Tatanga ordered and the two rushed out of the room. Tatanga looked back at the now enormous opening in the wall and saw Bowser getting very near to landing in the room.
"Fuck! He has a wand on him! Guess I'll have to fight magic with magic!" Tatanga shrieked and ran back down to go get his scepter.
Bowser landed the clowncar in the high tower room and hopped out. "Here we are now. You can't hide behind your stupid shield anymore, Tatanga! I figured it out all by myself. Come on out and fight me, man to man. I'm not waiting till we collect all these mystical items to face you. I'm doing this NOW. It can't wait any longer," he loudly stated as he went down the same way Tatanga did.
"You are VERY stupid to come here without your team of heroic pricks backing you up! What makes you think you'll win against me!? Have you forgotten that I have a whole army on this island that will eradicate you within seconds!?" Tatanga yelled as he searched his room for his scepter. Bowser heard the alien's voice as he continued creeping through the hallway for him.
"They wouldn't understand; that's why I came by myself, Tatanga. And I know you have a whole bunch of lackeys at your request sitting on this island! But, where are they? Why didn't they shoot me down when I went through the force field? Surely one of them had to have seen me in time!" Bowser taunted.
"Because a lot of them are idiots who are just along for the ride! They're more focused on creating the weapon that will guarantee my victory of world domination moreso than focusing on some dumbass who wants to pick a fight despite knowing he has no chance of winning!" Tatanga responded.
Bowser entered a long stretch of a hallway now, and saw Tatanga step out from one of the rooms and face him.
"Oh? Look at that. You have a magic wand on you. Still not gonna help you win this fight. Besides, my wand is better. I used it to blast your psychic friend, Merlon, to dust! Do you even know of any spells? Come on Bowser, this is ridiculous! Please, just tell me what makes you think you'll win! I'm dying to know at this point!" Tatanga demanded.
"I'm doing this for my kids. For Kammy. For every innocent person out there who has to deal with your shit and pay the price for just existing," Bowser stated.
"Wow. When the fuck did you turn into some cliché superhero!? This is just laughable at this point! Bowser, you're nothing but a waste of anyone's time. YOU. ARE. NOTHING. You've tried a million times to take over the world and to keep that dumb blonde princess only to be trounced by a freaking plumber every single time! You are a JOKE. You're a disappointment to your family. Not only that…but you're gonna die and it will all be for nothing," Tatanga taunted him even further which made Bowser feel the rage again. Bowser had enough talking and blasted a blue ball from the wand. Tatanga deflected the ball with his scepter and the ball crashed through the ceiling, knocking down various wood and stone to the floor.
"OH SHIT!" Tatanga shrieked, not wanting to have his fortress get destroyed in this fight. But, if he wanted to kill Bowser, it may the price he'll have to pay. Bowser blasted another magic ray at Tatanga, who dove to the floor, swiftly avoiding the ray, but the ray blasted open the wall behind him which was where another staircase was.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Tatanga roared in pure rage and shot a lightning bolt from his scepter. Bowser ducked his head which made the bolt hit only his shell, cracking it and blowing him backwards through the wall behind him. Bowser fell a few feet to the floor in the new room he was blown into and landed on his shell, cracking it even more. Bowser yelled out in pain as Tatanga approached the hole. Tatanga then shot a blast to the ceiling of the room, sending all the debris down to Bowser. The koopa king rolled away just in the nick of time of the debris smashing into the ground. Tatanga jumped down to the floor and swung his scepter, which sent the debris flying towards Bowser. He was hit all over his body with the various matter. The koopa king was in so much pain now that a part of him wanted to give in, but the other part of him was beyond determined to finish what he set out to do.
Bowser swung the wand towards Tatanga, letting out another blue beam but Tatanga deflected it with his scepter which made the beam shoot the opposite direction, destroying part of the wall.
"This is fucking pathetic, Bowser! Where's your fight at? Where's the all mighty King Bowser Koopa at, because I sure as hell don't see him right now!" Tatanga mocked.
"DAD! IS THAT YOU!?" yelled Roy from the blown apart. Tatanga looked to him.
"ROY! Stay away from this! You-"
Tatanga was cut off by Bowser grabbing the alien by his throat. Bowser held him in the air as Tatanga looked legitimately afraid for once.
"King Bowser Koopa has been here all along you little bitch!" Bowser growled and made his grip tighter on Tatanga's neck. The poor alien couldn't breathe at all and it was only a matter of seconds before he succumbed.
Suddenly, an energy sphere smashed into Bowser, sending him flying back a couple feet which made him let go of Tatanga.
"Well well well, check this out! Bowser, didn't expect to see you here all by your lonesome! You're quite courageous but also quite sinfully stupid to face an entire brigade of villains! Just what makes you think you're going to succeed, hmm?" Dimentio asked from the same blown apart hole where Roy was at.
Bowser shot him a glare, tiredly growled, then swiped Tatanga's scepter while the alien was still coughing and catching his breath and threw the scepter through the partially destroyed wall behind him. The hole revealed a view of the ocean and he saw the scepter land in the water.
"NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! YOU FUCKER! I NEED THAT!" Tatanga roared and dashed right towards Bowser with a thirst for blood now. Bowser screamed and swiped his right claw across Tatanga's shoulder and lower part of his neck, which made him fall to the side and tumble over the debris and out the hole.
"TATANGA! THAT'S IT, YOU'RE TURNING INTO DUST!" Dimentio screeched and charged up a bright, red ball with both of his hands.
"No! Dimentio, stop!" Roy yelled and pushed Dimentio, releasing the ball prematurely which sent it flying right above Bowser and blasted another hole in the wall.
Dimentio angrily turned around and grabbed Roy by the neck. "WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO THAT FOR!?"
Suddenly, Dimentio screamed and his body violently jolted as Bowser blasted him with a zap attack from the wand. He then stopped moving and dropped to the ground unconscious.
Roy let out a sigh of relief and dropped down into the room.
"Dad, what the hell are you doing here all by yourself? You're lucky you aren't dead right now!" Roy said.
"I came here to kill Tatanga. Roy…so much shit has happened since you left that I just can't take it anymore. I can't wait anymore. It needs to be done now before things get any worse for us!" Bowser said.
"What has happened since I've been gone? Tell me! Are the siblings and Kammy okay!? I need to know!" Roy pleaded.
Bowser looked at him in confusion. "Very odd how desperately you want to know about our family considering you left us on your own terms to join these fucking imbeciles!"
This made Roy a little mad. "Dad…can you fucking blame me!? This family treated me like shit in the past and you did NOTHING to help my situation! NOTHING! Not only that, but I accidentally killed Nastasia, and her friend, Mimi…Mimi…a girl I was starting to like and have feelings for hates me now. Dad, there's nothing left for me back in that world now. I wanted to fucking kill myself! YOU HAD NO IDEA HOW I FELT!"
"I know. I'm to blame for a lot of it. I made so many mistakes up to this point that I-I just don't know how else to fix them! But, that does NOT give you an excuse for what you did, Roy. You turned your back on us, joining this team that's hellbent on world domination and making millions of people suffer for no good reason. You killed Dry Bones on purpose and that led to the shooting at the hospital. That was all YOU," Bowser angrily stated.
"I know it was all me, dad! I know! But, can't you see!? I'm too far gone now! Nobody wants me anymore and I don't have the guts to kill myself, so what other choice do I have left!? And since when the hell did you care about people suffering!? Last time I checked, you literally raised us on causing chaos and helping you with world domination plans!" Roy deflected.
"I know I did, but I'm not like that anymore. Seeing everything that Tatanga has done to us, everything that we've been through, being on the other side of it all…I just can't do it anymore, son. How can I put people through that when I've been through it myself, knowing how great the pain and stress are!?" Bowser started getting teary. Roy was a little back by his dad's sudden change in attitude.
"Dad…something did happen to our family, didn't it?" Roy asked with a shaky voice, knowing that all this had to have come from something life changing if Bowser is suddenly dropping the villain role.
Bowser breathed in and out deeply, not wanting to say the words, but forced himself to so Roy would understand. "Kammy's dead."
Roy froze in horror at those two words. "D…dead!? Kammy…b-b-but…what!? HOW!? WHO THE FUCK KILLED HER!?"
"She was shot by some lunatic in a world we were in to get the emerald gem. I killed him for it. And I don't feel one ounce of guilt," Bowser said.
Roy began to cry a little. "D-Dad…oh god! Is that it!? Anything else!?"
"Wendy, she…she was raped by someone who was mind-controlled by that same lunatic who killed Kammy. I've never seen my daughter in so much pain before!" Bowser began to cry now too.
Roy covered his mouth and let out more tears. "Wendy…no…I am so sorry, dad!"
"Sorry for what? Not being there to help comfort her? Not being there to support our family in a time of grief? You would've known all this if you had just stayed, Roy. You're lucky that you're hearing all this information now," Bowser spat.
"STOP IT! JUST FUCKING STOP, DAD! I KNOW, OKAY!? I'm a fucking horrible person for leaving you guys and joining the villains! But, can you fucking blame me!? NO ONE WANTS ME BACK, DAD! I MAY AS WELL BE FUCKING DEAD AT THIS POINT!" Roy exploded.
"I want you back, Roy. Despite everything you've done, I want you back. A lot of this is my fault and so I'm giving you this one chance to come with me back to Mushroom City. That's where you belong. Not here. I'll make sure you get all the opportunities to be a part of this family once again, but you have to be willing to comply, son! It's going to be hard, but it's better than being a part of a team that wants to make the world a living hell. You don't want that, Roy. You're not gonna be happy living that life. Come with me. Please!" Bowser offered. It was a lot for Roy to think about since he didn't want to deal with the people back home who would still hold all the crap he did against him but at the same time, he knew his dad had a point. This place wasn't the right fit for him. But, does he really fit anywhere then?
"HE'S IN HERE!" yelled a voice from beyond the door in the room they were in. The door smashed open revealing Doopliss and a massive group of Koopatrols that surrounded him with guns locked and loaded, aiming at him.
"Hey, slick! Remember me? Haha! Now, we're gonna make this quick. You have two options here: the first, you can come with us and we'll lock you in a cell and force you to watch our world domination plan be completed. OR, the second options, we can just shoot you right here if you're not willing to do that. Comprende?" Doopliss said.
Before Bowser could even say anything, the entire ceiling blew apart as the sound and impact of an explosion from above knocked everyone down and had debris crush a few of the Koopatrols.
"WHAT THE FUCK!? WHO IS…NO! NOOOOOO! IT'S THOSE DAMN ARWINGS AGAIN! SHOOT THOSE FUCKERS DOWN!" Doopliss screeched. The ceiling showed the open sky with two arwings shooting multiple lasers at the whole fortress. The Koopatrols focused their attention on the arwings and shot at them, but Bowser used this to his advantage. He swung the wand from left to right which sent out a blue wave of magic and knocked all the Koopatrols in there down again, which allowed him to escape easily.
"FUCK! DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!" Doopliss ordered and some of the Koopatrols charged after Bowser while the rest continued to shoot at the arwings.
"DAD, WAIT! WAAAAIIIIIIT!" Roy cried, running after him too and trying to push through the crowd of Koopatrols.
"Mario! Do you see Bowser anywhere?" Luigi asked.
"I think I saw him in that room I just bombed. Yeah, that have to have been him! He's still alive but I think he went into one of the hallways so we have to find another opening and get him the hell out of here!" Mario said.
"Here, Mario, you look for Bowser, I'll go shoot down these guys that keep shooting at us! It's best if we just split this up!" Luigi said.
"Okie dokie, please be careful!" Mario shouted and began circling the entire fortress looking for a sign of life from Bowser.
Bowser ran through the maze of hallways and corridors throughout the fortress as fast as he could. He occasionally shot blasts of magic from the wand behind him to slow down the Koopatrols as well.
He managed to make it back to the same hallway that he first fought Tatanga in. He stopped as soon as he saw Beldam come out from her room. The shadow siren made a loud and surprised gasp when she saw him. The two paused and stared at each other in fear and hesitancy for a few seconds. Beldam then made an ever so slight smile on her face and went back into her room. Bowser was extremely confused by this but was relieved that he didn't have to deal with another battle. He continued onward as he heard the roaring of the Koopatrol grow nearer. He went back into the original room that he first came in and dropped his jaw when he saw that this clowncar.
"WHAT THE HELL!? WHAT DID THEY DO WITH IT!?" he cried as he approached the open hole in the wall that he came through earlier.
Bowser quickly turned around as he heard the raging Koopatrol mob get closer and closer. He was cornered basically and had no choice but to go out with all his might.
"BOWSER!" yelled a familiar voice. He turned back around to see Mario in his open arwing. "BOWSER, GET IN NOW! WE'RE GETTING YOU OUT OF HERE!"
Bowser turned back to the staircase. He didn't want to leave without a certain someone. "Wait! Roy! I think he's coming!"
"GODDAMNIT, BOWSER! GET IN NOW! THERE'S NO TIME LEFT! ROY MADE HIS CHOICE TO STAY HERE AND HE HAS TO LIVE WITH THAT CONSEQUENCE!" Mario ordered.
Bowser wanted to punch Mario for saying that, but he knew that he had a point. He saw the mob in sight reach the room, but no sign of Roy.
"Fuck! FUUUUUCK!" Bowser cried and had to make a decision right then and there. He leaped with all his strength into the arwing, but not before the Koopatrol mob could try to get a shot at him. One of the Koopatrols managed to shoot him in the arm before he could land in the arwing, which made him drop Kammy's wand.
"AAAAAGGGGGGHHHH! SHIT! MARIO, THE WAND IS GONE! WE HAVE TO GET IT!" Bowser cried, holding his wound as blood leaked everywhere.
"BOWSER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY TIME FOR THAT! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW! WE'RE OUTNUMBERED!" Mario stated as he flew back towards the hole in the force field that Bowser made earlier. "Luigi, I got Bowser with me! Follow me out, it's too risky to stay here any longer!"
"Roger that!" Luigi said and followed his brother out.
Roy made it to the room where all the koopatrols were as they all tried to shoot the arwings and dropped to his knees as he saw the arwings slowly fade away into the sky.
"Dad…no…I-I'm so sorry…for everything…" Roy teared up.
Bowser looked back at the island and saw a purple figure moving slowly onto the beach. "Fuck…he's still alive…"
"Who, Bowser?" Mario asked.
"Tatanga. I was supposed to kill him but I didn't…I was close but…I failed…" Bowser softly spoke.
Mario sighed and shook his head. "Bowser, what the hell were you thinking coming here all alone!? Were you really so confident that you were going to kill Tatanga that you were just gonna leave your kids by themselves and not tell them anything!? What if you had died!? How are they going to fend for themselves!? None of them are technically even adults yet!"
Bowser didn't want to argue with Mario as he stared sadly into the sky, but he was right. He didn't think all of this through. He was so hellbent on avenging Kammy's death that he made an impulsive decision to fast-forward to the fight with Tatanga, but he wasn't ready.
"Why did you save me, Mario? Why did you save a failure like me?" he asked.
Mario looked at him with sympathy. "Don't call yourself a failure. I saved you because your kids need you. WE need you, Bowser. You're a huge asset to our team and to taking down Tatanga and his team."
"You really think that? Mario…look at me. I'm a fucking wreck. All my life, bad shit keeps happening to me and no matter what I try to do to fix it, it just doesn't fucking stop! My wife, Clawdia, the only woman I've ever loved left me for some man out of nowhere…Roy leaves to join Tatanga and I even gave him the option to come with me when I got to the island but he didn't take it…Kammy's dead…Wendy gets raped…I hurt Morton and now he hates me…I don't know what else I can do, Mario! I JUST DON'T KNOW!" Bowser yelled.
"There's nothing you CAN do, Bowser! All of that stuff that happened to you, I know it hurts and I know it's unfair, but there are some things that you just can't fix no matter how hard you try! I had no idea you had a wife, Bowser, but her leaving you for some man was NOT your fault. That was her decision. Roy joining Tatanga, same thing there. That was his decision to make and, in my opinion, there's no turning back for him. He killed Dry Bones just to join their team! He's gone, Bowser! THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT! Kammy dying was also not your fault! It was out of your hands! Same thing with Wendy being raped! Going on this vengeance thing isn't going to bring Kammy back. Doing it like this isn't what Kammy would've wanted to happen, " Mario stated.
"Why do you say that about Roy!? No turning back!? Aren't you the one that always tries to see the good in people and gives them second chances!?" Bowser asked.
"Yes, but there's always an exception to that, Bowser. Roy is that exception. He killed Dry Bones and now he is a part of a group that wants to dominate the world. He crossed the line right there. Bowser, you were right when you told me off about not killing Grunty when we had the chance to in Rusty Bucket Bay. There are some people in this world who are too far gone that they can't be given second chances no matter what," Mario said.
"Mario…a-are you saying that Roy should be killed?" Bowser asked in fear.
Mario looked down, not wanting to see Bowser's expression to that dark comment he made. "Bowser…listen to me. We already know that Tatanga's team is a huge influence on him. Who knows what they're putting into his head. Once we come for the final battle…if Roy tries to kill any of us…he has to go. I'm sorry, but it has to be done if it comes down to it. I know he's your son and I know you still care for him deep down. But, like I said, Roy crossed the line. He can't be trusted anymore."
Bowser slowly looked away from Mario and back into the skies. As much as it hurt him to admit it, Mario had a point. Roy killed an innocent being and is now on the opposite side of him and his family in the war of good versus evil. Bowser nor the rest of his family would EVER forget nor did he think that they would trust Roy again. Perhaps it was for the best that Roy didn't make it to Bowser in time.
EOC.
Next chapter, Mario brings Bowser back and the Koopalings have mixed reactions to what he's done, DK tells Mario what happened to Diddy and Banjo which leads to a confrontation between the plumber and the bear, Boshi causes some drama, and much more! See you next Friday!
