Chapter 20: Super Mario Brothers' Team of Past and Present…UNITE
Dimentio fired a few magic shots at Grand Hammer Kirby, but he easily dodged those attacks while moving in. Grand Hammer Kirby swung his hammer, but Dimentio flipped the part of the dimensional space he was at and reappeared behind Grand Hammer Kirby. Dimentio was about to shoot another magic attack, but he suddenly felt like he was being sucked in by something. When Dimentio looked behind him, he saw Kimberly using her inhale to suck him in just like Kirby does with his inhale.
Dimentio- What the?! This pink creature from the previous team inhale as well?!
Before Dimentio knew it, Kimberly inhaled him and transformed into Flare Beam Kimberly.
Flare Beam Kimberly- POYA!
Grand Hammer Kirby- Did you…
Flare Beam Kimberly- What? Did you think you were the only one who could inhale your opponents and copy their abilities?
Then Flare Beam Kimberly gives Grand Hammer Kirby a faint wink.
Grand Hammer Kirby- I'll admit, you're the only other Star Warrior I've seen that has the same powers as me.
Then Dimentio appeared on the floor behind Flare Beam Kimberly, only he was curled into a ball and shivering like crazy.
Dimentio- I think I'd prefer what I saw when Yoshi swallowed me over what I saw when I got inhaled! Not something anyone would want to experience…
Grand Hammer Kirby- POYO!
Flare Beam Kimberly- POYA!
Flare Beam Kimberly shot a large energy ball at Dimentio, but he jumped out of the way. But then Grand Hammer Kirby jumped in the way of Flare Beam Kimberly's energy ball and knocked it right back towards Dimentio. The energy blast exploded when it hit Dimentio and knocked him into the air. Dimentio pulled himself together and was floating just above the throne room.
Dimentio- How did that just happen?!
Suddenly, a Yoshi tongue wrapped around his ankles while another tongue wrapped around his neck. When Dimentio looked down, he saw Yoshi and Ihsoy using their long tongues to grab hold of him. The next thing Dimentio knew, both Yoshi and Ihsoy pulled Dimentio to crash to the floor.
Dimentio- Why those annoying little dinosaurs! Wait until I…
Just as Dimentio was getting up, part of his outfit was shredded and most of his body got covered with cuts and slashes. Then Dimentio saw Link and Wolf standing on either side of him before dropping to the floor again. Link had his Master Sword out while Wolf had eight daggers, one in each webbing of his hands.
Link- You've got fast reflexes for a human.
Wolf- I was raised by the wolves of Hyrule. And they trained me to hunt like the wolf. So, I move with the speed and grace of a wolf.
Poke'mon Hunter J- Salamence, draco meteor!
Mega Salamence- (ROAR)
Mega Salamence fired draco meteor at both Pikachu's, but they dodged it.
Ash and Prince Calmly (at the same time)- Pikachu, agility!
Then both Ash's Pikachu and Calmly's Pikachu began rushing around Mega Salamence, Drapion, and Runerigus with such speed…
Hades- Are there two Pikachu's or are there two hundred of them?!
Poke'mon Hunter J- How is it that they're moving so fast?!
Then Ash's Pikachu stopped for a moment and waved at J's Poke'mon.
Pikachu- Pikachu!
Mega Salamence tried to swing its claw, but Pikachu rushed out of the way. Then Prince Calmly's Pikachu stopped running around and wiggled his rear at them in a taunting manner.
Calmly's Pikachu- Pika pika!
Drapion and Runerigus tried to attack, but Calmly's Pikachu rushed off and avoided their attacks. Then Ash's Pikachu stopped on Poke'mon Hunter J's shoulder while Prince Calmly's Pikachu stopped on Hades' shoulder.
Both Pikachu's (at the same time)- PIKA!
Mega Salamence, Drapion, and Runerigus glared at the two Pikachu's, but Poke'mon Hunter J and Hades knew what both Pikachu's were really doing.
Poke'mon Hunter J- Wait! Don't do it!
Too late. Both Pikachu's rushed out of the way as Mega Salamence, Drapion, and Runerigus attacked Poke'mon Hunter J and Hades instead and knocked them into the wall.
Hades- J…remind me when this is over to give those Poke'mon of ours a painful lesson about what happens when they attack the wrong opponent…
Poke'mon Hunter J- Noted…
Ash- I think it's time to finish them off so we can focus more on Tabuu!
Prince Calmly- Agreed!
Then Ash and Prince Calmly called out their Charizard's.
Both Charizard's (at the same time)- (Roar)
Then both Charizard's noticed the other and stared at each other. Like they both knew there was a relationship between them.
Prince Calmly- Now's not the time to space out, Charizard! We're dealing with Tabuu again, and I'm sure you remember dangerous Tabuu is.
Calmly's Charizard- (Roar)
Ash- Same goes for you, Charizard! I need you to keep your head in the game!
Charizard- (Roar)
Then Ash pulled out his Keystone and activated it. Prince Calmly drew his rapier which had his Keystone as the decorative piece and activated it as well.
Ash and Prince Calmly (at the same time)- Keystone, respond to my heart! Beyond evolution! Mega Evolve!
Then both Charizard's Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X.
Both Mega Charizard's (at the same time)- (ROAR)
Ash and Prince Calmly (at the same time)- Blast burn!
Then both the Mega Charizard's blasted Mega Salamence, Drapion, and Runerigus with their flames.
Ho-Oh- Allow me to add my own power! Sacred fire!
Then Ho-Oh launched sacred fire and the explosion from Ho-Oh's attack knocked Poke'mon Hunter J's Poke'mon to the ground. Mega Salamence changed back to regular Salamence and it appeared as though all of Poke'mon Hunter J's Poke'mon were knocked out. Meanwhile, Hades was getting himself back up. Suddenly, something moving too fast for him to see whacked him in the head. Then something else smacked him in the chest. Apparently, Super Sonic and Super Chaos were using the light speed attack to attack Hades.
Hades- At least with the two Pikachu's, I could see them. But I can't see Sonic or Chaos Sensei at all!
Then Super Chaos stopped directly in front of Hades.
Super Chaos- Then how about you can see me?
Then Super Chaos held his palm out in front of Hades and Hades' body was immobilized in a psychic grip. Before Hades could get free, Super Sonic performed as spin dash on Hades' face and left what appeared to be a skid mark on Hades' cheek. Then Hades saw Pit and Icarus shooting light arrows at him. Hades fired a laser from his eyes at them, but they dodged.
Icarus- Starting to wish I had a sacred treasure equipped.
Then Pit tossed Icarus the Neo Mirror Shield.
Pit- Here, you can have the shield for now.
Icarus- Gee, thanks.
Hades- What a pest you both are!
Hades fired a beam from his finger, but Icarus reflected it back with the Neo Mirror Shield and it blew Hades' head off. Hades regrew his head and had a sour look on his face.
Hades- Ok, now you're just not being fair…
Then two red beams were fired at Hades and they blasted Hades back into the wall. When Hades looked towards where those attacks came from, he saw Ty and Simba, each having the Sacred Bunyip power active. Hades was about to launch an attack back at them, but then he felt a sharp pain in his chest. When Hades looked down, he saw that Pit and Icarus had stabbed their bows into him. Hades began coughing up some blood right before Super Sonic and Super Chaos appeared in front of him and kicked him in the face and knocked him to the ground.
Super Sonic and Super Chaos (at the same time)- How's that landing for you, pinhead!
Then Super Sonic and Super Chaos realized that they both have the same sense of humor since they just made the same joke. They both grinned and pointed at each other.
Super Sonic and Super Chaos (at the same time)- HEY!
Meanwhile, Fawful was floating just above Shantae and Azra with his headgear while it was spitting fireballs down at them. Luckily, Shantae and Azra danced out of the fireballs' way and avoided all of them.
Fawful- Fawful is memorized by genies' duet, but Fawful no want Master Tabuu to lose shit again!
Then a mechanical arm with a giant flyswatter appeared from Fawful's headgear and he tried to swing it at the two genies. Azra and Shantae danced to avoid again. Then Ultra Luigi and Ultra Loewy rammed into Fawful from behind with their Green Missile attack and knocked Fawful to the ground. Unfortunately for Fawful, he crashed into Donkey Kong's chest and King Kong was standing next to him.
King Kong- King Kong no like little bean man!
Donkey Kong- Neither do I after all the mean things he's done to us in the past.
King Kong- King Kong say we teach lesson!
Then King Kong and Donkey Kong began pounding away at Fawful. When they knocked Fawful into the wall, he had two teeth missing, a black eye, and one of his glasses' lenses cracked.
Fawful- Now Fawful pissed! Fawful saving big surprise just for you! Fawful install new super laser in headgear! It blow Mario's of new and old to…
Just as Fawful tried to shoot his new laser from his headgear, something strange happened. First, the sound of something popping could be heard coming from inside his headgear. Then his headgear began bouncing around like crazy as colorful sparks were popping out of frames in the headgear. Then sparkles from a firework erupted from the mouth of the headgear before it suddenly exploded in Fawful's face. The explosion also knocked out Hades, Dimentio, and Poke'mon Hunter J.
Ultra Loewy- Ok…that was weird.
Ty- Strange. It seemed someone put a fire cracker inside Fawful's headgear.
Flare Beam Kimberly- A cracker made of fire? I want to try!
Ultra Mario- Uh…it's not exactly like that…
Ultra Marco- Mario, you remember when Loewy and I were pulled into your time and we didn't know anything about the new changes in the future? It's sort of the same with them.
Palutena (telepathically to everyone)- But I wonder what that fire cracker was even doing there?
Viridi (telepathically to everyone)- I guess we'll never know…
(Flashback to before Tabuu got his full power)
Fawful was sound asleep in his bed when Marx snuck in while holding a fire cracker. Marx approached Fawful's headgear while making sure not to wake Fawful. Marx opened one of the frames and placed the fire cracker inside.
Marx- You think you're so funny! Playing a bugle in my ear, pouring ice cubes down my back, putting a poisonous scorpion in my underwear…(grunts)…Well, let's see how you like it! The next time you try to use that fancy new laser system you installed into your headgear, you're gonna be in for one hell of a surprise!
(End of flashback and back to Tabuu's throne room)
Perfect Tabuu- How perthitic…I'm starting to wonder why I even bothered using the Dead Possum on those morons if they can't even do anything right? Guess I'll just have to destroy you all myself! (ROAR)
Perfect Tabuu launched a burst of his energy at both Super Mario Brothers' Teams, but they jumped to dodge.
Azra- Shantae, I'm moving in! You with me?
Shantae- Of course, mother!
Then Shantae and Azra dropped down at Perfect Tabuu from above and they both attempted rolling kick. Perfect Tabuu blocked with both of his top arms. Shantae and Azra swung their other legs, but Perfect Tabuu blocked with both of his bottom arms. But just as Perfect Tabuu thought he had completely stopped their attacks, Shantae and Azra whipped their hair around each of Perfect Tabuu's ankles and pulled him off his feet. This caused Perfect Tabuu to crash to the floor on his back. But before he could get back up, Pit and Icarus used the Power of Flight to fly above Perfect Tabuu and make it rain down several light arrows on top of him. Perfect Tabuu got pelted with all of those light arrows, but he eventually rolled out of the way, only to have Ty and Simba point both their palms at Perfect Tabuu's face. Both Tasmanian tigers fired a beam from the Sacred Spiritual Bunyip power and knocked Perfect Tabuu back a bit. Before Perfect Tabuu knew it, Super Sonic and Super Chaos were pelting him with their light speed attack and even Perfect Tabuu was having trouble keeping up with both of them at once. Then Super Sonic and Super Chaos knocked Perfect Tabuu into the air.
Prince Calmly- Ash, I think it's time we hit Tabuu with the big one.
Ash- Sound good to me!
Then Ash and Prince Calmly performed a pose for a Z-Move as their Z-Rings were glowing.
Ash and Prince Calmly (at the same time)- Pikachu! Electric type Z-Move! 10,000,000-Volt Thunderbolt!
Both Pikachu's (at the same time)- Pika…CHUUUUUUUUU!
The Z-Move from both Pikachu's exploded in Perfect Tabuu's face and knocked him back to the ground. But as soon as Perfect Tabuu landed back on the ground, Grand Hammer Kirby attempted to hammer Perfect Tabuu into the floor like a nail. Perfect Tabuu grabbed the mallet with both of his top arm, but Flare Beam Kimberly launched an energy ball that blasted Perfect Tabuu further down the throne room. When Perfect Tabuu managed to stand back up, Link and Wolf struck Perfect Tabuu from behind with Link's Triforce Cut and Wolf's eight daggers. Perfect Tabuu dropped down on one knee, but then he saw both Donkey Kong and King Kong about to swing their Monkey Punch at him. Perfect Tabuu attempted to guard with all four of his arms, but the force from both Monkey Punches knocked Perfect Tabuu into the wall. Perfect Tabuu got himself back up only to be knocked back to the ground when Yoshi and Ihsoy both turned into a rolling Yoshi egg and rammed into him. Perfect Tabuu stumbled to get back up, but Ultra Loewy struck him in the chest with a perfectly timed Super Jump punch and knocked Perfect Tabuu back a bit. When Perfect Tabuu looked up, he saw Ultra Mario and Ultra Luigi combining their fireballs to create one huge swirling white fireball. The combined fireball blasted Perfect Tabuu and knocked him into his throne in the room. Then Ultra Marco placed a white fireball onto his sword to give it a fire boost.
Ultra Marco- It's time to end this, Tabuu!
Then Ultra Marco rushed at Perfect Tabuu. But just as Perfect Tabuu snapped out of it, Ultra Marco had already stabbed Perfect Tabuu in the stomach with his sword while it had a flaming boost. Perfect Tabuu was bleeding where he was stabbed and blood was leaking from the corners of his mouth, but he was still able to move as he attempted to stand.
Perfect Tabuu- I'll admit…you've improved over the last 1,000 year…but so have I, Marco!
Then Perfect Tabuu managed to lift his top left arm and punch Ultra Marco in the face. Ultra Marco got knocked halfway across the throne room and to the ground. Perfect Tabuu then stood from his throne and managed to pull Marco's sword out of his stomach before dropping it to the floor.
Perfect Tabuu- (Wheeze)…Hear me now, Marco…I will not be made a fool by you and your friends a second time…and that goes double for you, Mario!
Then the rainbow-colored wings appeared on Perfect Tabuu's body as energy began to build up in his body. Before anyone could react, Perfect Tabuu had already fully charged his Off-Wave and ready to launch. Which he did. The force of Tabuu's Off-Wave knocked both Super Mario Brothers' Teams to the other side of the throne room and to the ground. Then Perfect Tabuu clenches his wound on his stomach with his bottom right hand.
Perfect Tabuu (thinks)- Shit! Marco did more damage to me than I thought! At least he missed my heart, but this wound is taking a toll on me! I must end this now before they realize!
Then Perfect Tabuu made those rainbow-colored wings appear again.
Perfect Tabuu- You might've survived that last Off-Wave…but let's see you can all survive it when I put my full power into the Off-Wave!
Ultra Loewy- Are you ****ing crazy?! You'll blow this entire palace and the entire Mushroom Kingdom if you do!
Perfect Tabuu- Better than letting you Mario's defeat me again!
Ultra Marco- Guess it's time for my real secret weapon…
Ultra Marco reaches into his pocket and pulls out a white star powerup item. However, Perfect Tabuu instantly recognizes what it was. Perfect Tabuu kicks Marco's sword still lying on the ground and manages to kick the sword into the white star and knocking it out of Ultra Marco's hand.
Ultra Marco- The white star!
Perfect Tabuu- Not this time, Marco!
But then Ultra Mario tossed his hat to grab hold of the white star and boomerang it back to him.
Ultra Mario- Pick that up from Ty. Anyway, if Tabuu was desperate enough to stop Marco from using this powerup item, then it must be power that even Tabuu fears. Let's find out!
Then Ultra Mario eats the white star and he suddenly transformed into God Mario (a powerup the author made up for this fanfiction series).
God Mario- What the?!
God Mario then noticed the mark on his right palm.
God Mario- Tabuu's mark?!
Super Chaos- You can relax. That's not Tabuu's power you're using.
Ultra Marco- He's right. That's actually Kyrin's power right there.
God Mario- What even is this form?
Ultra Marco- I call it the god powerup form and it's the powerup I used to defeat Tabuu 1,000 years ago.
God Mario- God Mario…but how do I use this power?
Perfect Tabuu had already begun building up energy for his Off-Wave and prepared to fire it at full power.
Ultra Marco- Sorry, no time to explain! Everyone, send your power to Mario!
Ash- Huh…?
Ho-Oh- When Marco used the white star to turn into God Marco, we all gave our power to God Marco so he could use it all at once for one ultimate attack on Tabuu!
Super Sonic- Very well. Here's my power, Mario. Use it well.
Then God Mario began receiving energy from everyone on his team and Marco's team.
Palutena (telepathically to everyone)- Listen everyone! Mario and the others need your help to put an end to this once and for all! Please, lend Mario some of your strength!
Palutena's message reached all of their friends still fighting Tabuu's minions outside the throne room. Ash's fellow Poke'mon Trainers outside, Sonic's friends at the back side of the palace, Pit's fliers in the skies above the palace, Donkey Kong's fellow Kong's in the foyer, Link's friends on one floor of the palace, Kirby's friends on another floor of the palace, Yoshi's fellow Yoshi's in the dining room, Ty's Bush Rescue squad on another floor of the palace, and Shantae's friend on another floor of the palace. They all began sending God Mario some of their power. With that energy, God Mario created a huge rainbow-colored fireball in his right hand and it kept getting bigger and bigger with each ally lending their strength to him. Perfect Tabuu briefly envisioned his final moments before he was defeated by God Marco at Shooting Star Summit 1,000 years ago.
Perfect Tabuu- No! I will not be defeated this time! DIE YOU ****ING MARIO BROTHERS!
Then Perfect Tabuu fired the Off-Wave with everything he had.
God Mario- Ok…I hope Marco knows what he's talking about. Get ready Tabuu, because this one is from all of us!
Then God Mario shot the rainbow-colored fireball and it collided with the Off-Wave. When the two attacks collided, the force almost blew everyone across the room as neither attack was giving in. Just then, Ultra Marco and Ultra Loewy jumped next to God Mario.
God Mario- What are you…
Ultra Marco- I'm not about to let you steal all the glory, Mario.
Ultra Loewy- So allow us…to give you a little bit of a hand…
Then Ultra Mario and Ultra Loewy charged a white fireball each to full power and were about to combine them for a combo fireball. But then Ultra Luigi jumped in as well.
Ultra Luigi- Hold on! Let me help too! I am a Mario Brother just like you.
God Mario- Luigi…
Ultra Marco- Ok…now let's help my decedent finish off Tabuu once and for all!
Then Ultra Marco, Ultra Loewy, and Ultra Luigi combined their fireballs to create one huge swirling fireball that combined with God Mario's rainbow-colored fireball and gave it a little extra push against Perfect Tabuu's Off-Wave.
Meanwhile, Bowser, Kamek, and Bowser Jr. were peaking through the door to Tabuu's throne room and watching from a distance.
Bowser Jr- This is crazy! Like really crazy!
Kamek- With this kind of power, we could all be destroyed!
Bowser- Tabuu…his weakness…he's exposed to a second attacker…when using the Off-Wave…if only I had enough strength…to use my flame breath…
Then Bowser Jr. heard a soft laughter that almost sounded like his dad's.
Mysterious voice- GWAHAHAHAHA!
Bowser Jr- Papa…?
Then Bowser Jr. saw what looked like Bowser's shadow reaching out Bowser from behind. When it got its claws into Bowser from behind, Bowser felt a burst of energy. Like he had his strength back all of a sudden. Then Bowser spat out a fireball and it struck Perfect Tabuu from behind.
Perfect Tabuu- What the…where did…
As soon as Perfect Tabuu lost his focus, the Off-Wave disappeared and God Mario's rainbow fireball rushed right at him.
Perfect Tabuu- NO! THIS CAN'T ****ING HAPPEN AGAIN!
Then the rainbow fireball exploded in Perfect Tabuu's face. As Perfect Tabuu was engulfed in this massive fireball, he saw a vision of a beautiful woman standing before him.
Perfect Tabuu- Mother…?
Mysterious woman- Tabuu…this has to stop…this isn't right…please…
Then the vision of the mysterious woman vanished and was replaced with the silhouette of a man with a sword rushing at him.
(What was left of Tabuu's throne room)
After the rainbow fireball faded, Perfect Tabuu was lying on his throne with Marco's sword driven through his top left palm and through his mark. Holding that sword was Ultra Marco. But Perfect Tabuu moved his left hand get impaled to prevent Ultra Marco from impaling another part of his body. And like with what happened to Marx, Perfect Tabuu's power was sparking uncontrollably from Perfect Tabuu's body and becoming unstable. Then Perfect Tabuu reverted back to normal Tabuu, but Marco's sword was still piercing his left hand.
Ultra Marco- You lose again, Tabuu…
Tabuu- For now…but I know what you did, Marco…and that spell will not work for you a second time…and once I recovered from this…you won't be able to come to Mario's aid again…
Ultra Marco- We'll see about that…
Then Tabuu vanished back to Subspace along with all of his minions and followers.
Ultra Luigi- Did we do it?
Ultra Marco- Yes…we defeated Tabuu.
God Mario- But he got away…retreated back to Subspace. I'm sorry, Marco. I didn't fulfil my promise.
Ultra Marco- That's ok. We managed to save this world again and free it from Tabuu's clutches. That's good enough for me. By the way, Mario, there is another function of the god powerup.
God Mario- Oh really?
Ultra Marco- You can also share Kyrin's power with others.
God Mario- Share…hang on! I think I know what you're saying!
Then God Mario pointed at both Shantae and Azra as Kyrin's mark appeared on both of their right palms.
Shantae- Mario…what are you doing?
God Mario- Do you think you and your mother can undo Tabuu's curse on Princess Peach with Kyrin's power?
Azra- It's possible. Shale we try, Shantae?
Shantae- Of course, mother!
Then Shantae and Azra approached the crystal statue of Princess Peach and used their genie magic to change Princess Peach back to normal.
Princess Peach- Wha…what the?! I'm not crystal anymore?! Mario what just happ…
Then Princess Peach saw not only God Mario and his team, but also Ultra Marco and his team standing before her.
Princess Peach- Um…am I seeing double…?
Ultra Luigi- Princess…do you remember Marco and Loewy after they came to our time? Meet the rest of their team from 1,000 years ago.
Princess Peach- Oh…wow…can someone fill me in on what happened after Tabuu turned me into a crystal statue?
God Mario- In time. There is just one more thing we need to do. Palutena! Viridi!
Then God Mario's mark lit up for a moment.
Viridi (telepathically to God Mario)- Hey! Why did you put Kyrin's mark on me, Mario?!
Palutena (telepathically to God Mario)- I'm curious to know why myself.
God Mario- There is someone still trapped in Subspace. And we need to get him out. And I remember you couldn't open a portal to Subspace on your own.
Viridi (telepathically to God Mario)- Alright…I know where this is going.
Palutena (telepathically to God Mario)- I suppose it's the lease we could do for you.
Then a portal opens and Kyrin falls out of it. Ultra Marco and Ultra Loewy catch Kyrin before he fell to the ground.
Kyrin- Wha…Marco…Loewy…
Ultra Marco- Hey there my old friend. You feeling ok?
Kyrin- I've been better…but I take it that your plan worked and Tabuu is defeated?
(Some time later)
Mario had managed to fill both Princess Peach and Kryin on everything that has happened since Kyrin's imprisonment in Subspace and Princess Peach turning to crystal.
Princess Peach- That sounds like one intense adventure.
Luigi- It was. But thanks to the assistance of the Super Mario Brothers' Team of the past, we managed to send Tabuu's sorry ass back to Subspace!
Luigi slapped Loewy in the back, but then Luigi noticed that Loewy was starting fade away.
Luigi- Huh...?
It wasn't just Loewy. Marco, Ihsoy, King Kong, Wolf, Kimberly, Prince Calmly and his Poke'mon, Chaos, Simba, Icarus, and Azra were beginning to fade as well.
Mario- What's going on?
Marco- (Sigh)…I was afraid of telling you this…you see…that spell we used to momentarily leave the Overthere and return to the living world would only allow us to stay for 30 minutes. And it seems our half-hour is up. So back to the Overthere we go.
Shantae- NO! Mom…
Shantae wrapped her arms around Azra and began to cry.
Shantae- Mother…don't leave me again…
Azra- As much as I wish I could stay here with you, I'm afraid I have to return to the Genie Realm. But Shantae…I used to think the day you were born was the best day of my life. It's not. It was the day I fought side by side with my daughter and seeing her grow into a perfect Guardian Genie. I don't think you could've made your mother any prouder.
Then Azra vanished right before Shantae's eyes. Tears began to form in Shantae's eyes and she tightened her grip.
Shantae- Mother…(sob)…
Icarus- Guess it's my turn to say my goodbyes. Hey Pit, keep up the good work.
Pit- Thanks, Icarus. I will!
Palutena (telepathically to Icarus)- Icarus! Wait! I sorry about…
Icarus- I already know, Lady Palutena. It wasn't your fault and I made that choice of my own free will. You don't have to let what happened with the Lich King be a burden to you.
Pit- Lich King? What do you mean by that?
Icarus- Something that happened a long time ago. Just protect Lady Palutena. That's all I ask of you, Pit.
Then Icarus vanished as well.
Simba- If you don't mind me asking, you got a family, mate?
Ty- I do, mate. Me wife, Shazza. Me brother, Sly. And me son, Fang.
Simba- I used to have an older brother…but I lost him when I was still cub…family is the most important thing, mate. Never forget that, Ty.
Then Simba vanished.
Sonic- Do you really have to go?
Chaos- Afraid so.
Sonic- Shame too. I would've love to have raced you. Your speed can actually match my own.
Chaos- Kyuubi and Rainbow are waiting for me back in the Overthere. And besides, we will meet again. It might not have happened in your time yet, but it sort of happened with me already.
Sonic- I'm not sure I follow.
Chaos- Don't worry. You will soon enough.
Then Chaos vanished.
Ho-Oh- Master Calmly…(sobs)…I'm gonna miss you, my best friends!
Ho-Oh presses his face up to Prince Calmly and begins to cry like crazy. Prince Calmly gently stroked Ho-Oh beak in an attempt to calm him.
Prince Calmly- My game ended a long time ago, Ho-Oh. You know that. And besides, you have a new master to protect in the fight against Tabuu. He needs you more than I do right now.
Ash- Still sucks you have to go away. I wanted to have a Poke'mon battle with you.
Prince Calmly- Well Ash…maybe you will someday. And I look forward it.
Calmly's Pikachu- Pika pika!
Calmly's Charizard- (Roar)
Then Prince Calmly and his Poke'mon vanished.
Kimberly- Kirby…before I go back to the Overthere…can I ask you for a favor?
Kirby- What?
Kimberly- You see…there was…someone…a part of the family…who lost his way to darkness…I tried to help him, but…(sigh)…if you ever cross paths with him…will you please help him find his way back to the right path?
Kirby- And who is this person you speak of?
Kimberly- Trust me…when you see him…you'll know…
Then Kimberly vanished.
Wolf- Even though I didn't have the Master Sword this time, I still did a good job fighting Tabuu. But I see why you're the current wielder of the Master Sword.
Link- Thanks. That means a long coming from you, Wolf.
Then Wolf vanished. Meanwhile, Donkey Kong and King Kong were hugging each other while crying like crazy.
Donkey Kong- I'm gonna miss you, King Kong!
King Kong- King Kong miss Donkey Kong too!
Then King Kong vanished.
Ihsoy- Ihsoy guess it his turn say goodbye. Ihsoy happy Ihsoy met new Mario's…and new Yoshi.
Yoshi- (Sobs)…Yoshi sad see Ihsoy go…
Then Ihsoy vanished.
Marco- Mario…Luigi…it was great to see you again. And it was an honor to help you in that fight against Tabuu.
Mario- The pleasure was mine, Marco.
Luigi- But is this goodbye for good this time? Because believe it or not…I thought it was when we returned you both to the past.
Marco- Hmmm…who knows. Maybe…or maybe not…
Loewy- If we do meet again, I do look forward to it.
Mario pulls out Marco's sword while it's also still sheathed and presents it to Marco.
Mario- Right, your father's sword.
Marco- What about it?
Mario- I figured you'd want it back. It is all you have left to remember you father.
Marco pushed the sword away from him and let Mario hold on to it.
Marco- Keep it.
Mario- What?
Marco- You obviously need it more than me…
Then Marco and Loewy vanished as well, meaning the original Super Mario Brothers' Team was now back in the Overthere. Mario clenched Marco's sword in his hand.
Mario- Marco…thank you…for everything…
(Peach's castle three days later)
Mario was standing in a room and had Marco's sword strapped to his left hip, just like Marco had used to have it while standing in front of a mirror.
Mario- Hmm…not bad.
Luigi appeared in the mirror behind him.
Luigi- It suits you, Mario.
Mario- Luigi? How long have you been there?
Luigi- I just got here.
Mario- So…is it time?
Luigi- Yep. Everyone's waiting.
Mario- Hard to believe it's been three days already.
Luigi- I know. We've been through a lot. We've also lost a lot too. But we've also begun to rebuild. And hopefully, it won't be long before everything is back to normal.
Mario- You're right. If Marco could rebuild the Mushroom Kingdom after Tabuu's first attack, so can we. Let's get this over with.
(Outside Peach's castle)
A huge crowd from all over was gathered outside Peach's castle. Friend and foe alike since Bowser and his team were there as well. Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Ash and Pikachu, Sonic, Ty, Pit, and Shantae were already on the stage and waiting for Mario and Luigi. Once they did, Mario walked over to the mike stand.
Mario- Can you all see me? Can you all hear me? Thank you all for coming. I know we've all had a difficult time. Tabuu regaining his full power, nearly destroying all of our homes…and that epic battle that took place as his palace most of us took part in…but I'm sure it's not different than what everyone from 1,000 years ago went through after my ancestor, Marco Mario, defeated Tabuu and imprisoned him in Subspace. They were able to restore their homes back then and so can we!
The crowd began to cheer, but then Mario remembered how Marco and his team came back from the dead to help him.
Mario- But this victory does not belong to my team…Marco, Loewy, Ihsoy, King Kong, Wolf, Kimberly, Prince Calmly, Chaos, Simba, Icarus, and Azra…we owe this victory to them just as much. And if Marco and the others can hear me…I just want to say, thank you for everything! I know we restore what we've lost. And I finally understand what you meant when you said it the bond of your friends and the hope you give to everyone was what truly defeated Tabuu that day. As long as we stick together as a team and never let go of our hope, we'll always have Tabuu on the run!
The crowd began cheering like crazy after hearing Mario's moving little speech.
(Overthere)
In the clouds high above the Mushroom Kingdom, Marco Mario (with a halo above his head) was looking down at the Mushroom with the rest of his team standing behind him.
Marco- Oh…I hear you loud and clear, Mario. And I'm glad you finally understand those words. Kyrin chose well when selecting my successor.
Loewy- Now that we've used our only means of returning to the living world…does that mean our part is finished?
Marco- To be honest…I don't think it is…there is still more out there. I know Kimberly is still worried about her father, Azra is still worried about Jack-In-Box, Icarus is still worried about the Lich King, and Chaos is still worried about the Time Eater.
Chaos- Not so much. I already know how that one ends.
Marco- Point is, there is still we might be able to do to help Mario and his team. I don't know how or when or with what, but that never stopped us before. And Mario is right. As long as we stick together as a team and never let go of hope, we'll always have Tabuu on the run!
Marco held his hand out. Then Loewy placed his hand on top of Marco's. Then Ihsoy placed his tail over Loewy's hand. Then King Kong placed his paw over Ihsoy's tail. Then Wolf placed his hand over King Kong's paw. Then Kimberly placed her hand over Wolf's. Then Prince Calmly placed his hand over Kimberly's hand before his Pikachu placed his paw over Calmly's hand. Then Chaos placed his hand over Calmly's. Then Simba placed his paw over Chaos' hand. Then Icarus placed his hand over Simba's paw. And then Azra placed her hand over Icarus' hand.
Marco- And Mario…I would like to thank you for everything you've done as well.
The End
Epilogue-
(Castle Koopa)
Bowser was sitting on his throne while covered in bandages that Kamek was applying to his body.
Bowser- What a trip…I seriously hope I never have to go through anything like that again!
Kamek- Having to work with the Super Mario Brothers' Team?
Bowser- No, that battle with Tabuu and all of his goons and how they took over everything.
Kamek- Well, I think I might have something that will cheer you up.
Bowser- Hmm…?
Kamek- I actually managed to swipe something from Tabuu's library before his palace returned to Subspace.
Then Kamek hands Bowser an ancient scroll and Bowser opened it.
Bowser- The Immortal Wedding Ritual…hey! Isn't this the same ritual that Slicor Koopa mentioned he tried to perform?
Bowser and Kamek began reading what was written on the scroll.
Kamek- That's what the ritual does?!
Bowser- Quite the odyssey I say! No wonder Slicor was so interested in this ritual. Well, I guess this is my opportunity to succeed where he failed!
Kamek- But Lord Bowser, it says here you'll need a partner to make the ritual work.
Bowser- GWAHAHAHAHAHA! No problem! I know just the partner to act as my bride for the Immortal Wedding Ritual!
Bowser tried to stand, but he felt something in his body snap and he immediately sat back down.
Bowser- But…maybe I should wait until after I've recovered from Tabuu's attack before attempting to anything evil.
