Theme Song:

To change the world!

And by myself I need to believe in what I can achieve!

And that belief has always been forever in me

This world's getting worst to my dismay~

and I simply look the other way~

No longer!

I falter no longer!

I worry no longer!

I tremble no longer!

Cause now I must choose

you gave me the courage to stand and take action

(you gave me hope I will never lose!)

One time my soul was as dark as the night

but you enter my soul with your light!

I see the sun, my heart knows no limits

Today I shall fight for the new

(I'll open up my windows to see the sky so blue~)

To change the world!

And I need to believe in what I can achieve!

And that belief will always be important to me!

-Floor 5: Spring Plains-

Bowser took a deep breath and retraced in his enormous shell and began to spin at high speed sending the red capped man into the air. "AAARGH!" Mario cried out in pain

"Give it up!"

"AAHH!"

"You won't win this time Mario!" the koopa king laughed.

Mario's cheeks turned red in anger growling in annoyance, "There's no way I'll let that happen! I'm gonna stop that cannon right here and now, you're not getting away with this Bowser!" Mario said with a fierce look on his face.

(He's definitely gotten stronger if I'm gonna beat him in time I gotta hit him hard with my more serious attacks.) he said to himself gathering his fire energy in his fists.

The flames gathered to his fist and created a giant wheel that was rapidly growing larger by the minute.

"What is this power?" Bowser questioned.

"Fire-Flame Wheel!" Mario yelled as the giant fiery wheel crashed into the koopa's stomach at lightning speed knocking the wind out of him. He crashed through part of the volcano's exterior creating a small crater on the side of the mountain's side. And charged at him with full speed as the two warriors clashed in an intense hand to hand combat. It was so intense that their auras began to flare to life creating harsh Bowser came from out of the rubble holding his injured arm coughing.

"Alright, I'll admit you got stronger Mario, but you're not the only one who's been training," he growled, taking a deep breath and letting out a stream of fire from his mouth. The red-capped plumber's eyes widened slightly as he backflipped away from the fire stream.

Bowser kept Mario on his feet as the red-capped plumber continued to dance around his fire breaths.

(What is this? I can't get close enough to attack!) the plumber gritted his teeth frustrated dodging another fire breath.

A large shadow hovered over his head causing him to look up to. The koopa king's tail was slammed against his head, sending him crashing to the ground. When the smoke cleared away you could see Mario lying face down on the ground with his hat lying down beside him with his clothes slightly torn.

"I've been training nonstop over the past six months. Pushing my body to the very limits and my minions have been working nonstop to build this weapon. I'm too strong for you Mario, it's all over now." Bowser grinned.

"I'm not done yet." the hero said, pushing himself to his feet.

"What the-" Bowser barked confused. Slowly the hero picked up his cap and looked

at him with a fierce look in his eyes.

"As long as I'm breathing I will never give up!" Mario yelled.

…

-Base of Corona Mountain-

Ever since Peach's victory against Wendy O. Koopa the tables have turned to the Mushroom Kingdom's favor. They managed to blow up the koopa army's cannon and were now making their way to Luigi and Toad at the Autumn Plains. The two of them were still in the midst of fighting Lemmy and Larry. "Wind Slash!" Luigi yelled, swiping his arm horizontally across his chest. A thin blade of air at Larry knocked him out as he fell out of his clown copter.

Toad clasped his hands together as electricity, "Electric Ball!" Toad yelled, hurling a ball of blue electricity at the koopaling.

Larry quickly dodged the ball of electricity as it crashed into a boulder. "Why you! Take this!" he growled as he threw a ball of green magic at them.

Just then, Peach jumped in front of the two with her arms stretched out in front of her. "HEART DIAMOND!" the princess shouted, releasing a gigantic pink diamond at Larry's attack. It quickly destroyed the ball of green magic and stamped into the clown copter destroying it.

"Thanks for the help Peach." Luigi thanked her.

"Yeah, any longer we would have been in trouble." Toad said.

Peach gave them a warm closed-eyed smile and slightly frowned, "Where are the others?" she asked her green-capped friend.

"They went ahead up the volcano to stop the other koopas. We haven't heard from them since, and the cannon is going to blow up Delfino Plaza in ten minutes!" Luigi gasped. Rosette tightened her grip on her katana.

(Will never make it to the top at this rate, but we can at least try to make it to the Spring Plains.) she said to herself. "We won't make it to the top, but let's try to make it to Spring Plains to assist Mario," she said.

"Right!" the group nodded, running up the path up the volcano.

(Mario...you're still determined to keep your promise aren't you?) Peach remembered what Mario told her before they got to Corona Mountain.

Flashback

Back at the army base soldiers were running back and forth preparing the tanks, gathering weapons, and going over their plans. On the beach, the blonde princess was sitting alone on the beach watching the waves retraced and gently washed over her feet. "Are you alright Peach?" Mario asked.

"No. I'm not Mario, what if we don't stop Bowser in time? It's obvious that he's been working on this for months and this is all just too much." she cried burying her head in her knees. Mario took next to Peach and took her hand in his own.

"There's no need to worry." he smiled standing back up.

"Mario…" the princess whispered with teary ears. Mario looked down at her with a smile making her blush.

"I'll stop Bowser no matter what so don't you worry about it alright Peach?" he promised.

-Flashback End-

(Even now when's time's almost out. You're trying to keep our promise aren't you Mario? Always running to help me. Well, now it's my turn to help you.) Peach thought to herself, pushing herself to run faster.

It was time for her to step up. Her time to fight in the front lines instead of others fighting for her. She was the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom and nobody else. Peach was tired of being protected, it was time for her to protect her people.

-Corona's Peak-

Daisy and Navi were being held in a cell being guarded by two koopas. "Daisy we gotta get out of here and fast." Navi whispered

"Way ahead of you." the brown-haired princess said, pulling out a hairpin and began tinkering around with the lock.

A few seconds later the lock fell off as the door was pushed open the two girls ran out of the cell. The nearest guards charged at them with their spears raised as they leaped into the air.

Quickly, Daisy raised her hands in the air in front of her, "FLOWER SHIELD!" she yelled creating a large bright orange flower in front of her deflecting the guards' attack.

"Nice one Daisy!" the fairy cheered, raising her fist in the air.

(So this is the power of Grand Star was talking about, but what does it mean? Is Hylia trying to help us?) Navi thought to herself.

However, she was brought out of her thoughts when Daisy called her name. Just then, Hyli and Link made it to the peak by air. The two of them along with Ax and Crow landed right next to the girls.

"Good to see ya ladies!" Ax smirked

"You two Ax, how is everything at the base of the volcano?" Daisy asked.

"At first we had a little bit of trouble, but the army turned the tides around with Peach's victory against Wendy. The rest of the army's making their way up here." Ax reported catching them up to speed.

"Let's hurry up and destroy the cannon then." Daisy said adjusting her crown

"But how? There are guards everywhere." Ax asked and he was right about that. The cannon was on a high platform with over ninth high ranking guards around it. Navi's purple eyes widened as a light bulb appeared suddenly

"I have an idea, but I need you to cover me." the hyrulean princess asked.

Digging into her bag she pulled out an unfamiliar looking arrow made out of unknown material. She also took a few and handed some to Link

"What is that?" Ax asked, pointing to the arrow.

"It's called an ancient arrow, it's a specialized arrow that's made from sheikah technology. It's powerful enough to destroy the cannon well." Lee explained.

"Can something so small have that much power?" Daisy questioned

"Yes. Well…in theory it's actually a prototype… but it should work! Anyway, you all draw their attention. While Link and I destroy the cannon with the ancient arrows I'll aim for the bottom and you aim for the top." Lee said.

"Let's do it." Link grinned.

Determination filled their eyes as everyone went to their positions.

There was only one minute left.

There was no time to waste.

60 seconds...

Mario and Bowser charged at each other with the last of their strength. The fate of Delfino Plaza was hanging in the balance.

58 seconds…

The group charged at the cannon. Ax and Crow drew out their swords and clashed with the koopa soldiers.

57 seconds…

"Petal's Barrage!" Daisy yelled, unleashing a barrage of razor-sharp petals at the soldiers, hurling them into the air.

40 seconds…

Bowser took a deep breath and released a powerful blast from his mouth. Mario didn't hesitate at all and ran right into the fire.

30 seconds…

Peach, Luigi, and Toad led the Mushroom army into the last remaining army of the Koopa Troopa.

15 seconds….

Lee drew her arrow and unreleased the ancient arrow flew through the air like a bullet. It headed straight for the cannon

"Please let this work." she whispered.

10 seconds….

"Super Canon is now operational!" a scientist reported

"FIRE THE CANNON!" Kamek ordered

8 seconds…

Link jumped into the air pulling out his bow and arrow ready to take the shot.

7 seconds….

The cannon roared to life as a powerful blue beam firing at the town below.

5 seconds…

The red-capped hero's body turned into flames as he glowed like there were flames in his eyes. "INFERNO DRIVE!" Mario yelled at the top of his lungs. A gigantic spiral of fire surrounded Bowser as Mario punched him in the stomach. The Koopa King gagged in pain as his eyes rolled to the back of his head.

4 seconds….

"Don't fail me now." Link whispered letting the arrow fly into the air following the one Lee released.

3 seconds…

The ancient arrows opened up in a brilliant shade of blue. With mystical energy was spiraling around it. They destroyed the cannon in a large blast before absorbing it into nothing.

2 seconds…

The Mushroom Army roared to life filled with laughter, crying, and cheering. The battle was over. Delfino Plaza was safe.

They won.

1 second…

Bowse laid on the ground, his whited out eyes glazed over in defeat. Mario stood over him in a relaxed position. His clothes were torn but that didn't seem to bother him as he adjusted his cap. "Now it's over."

Author's Notes

And we're back!

I'm sorry for the delay, but something big happened a month ago. But it's all alright now! So Bowser is finally beaten and Delfino Plaza is saved. So now our heroes can continue looking for the Crystal Star!

I just want to thank you guys for reading and ancient arrows rock!

~SenjuPrincess~