With every course completed, it was finally time to face Rashay and end this madness once and for all. They approached a cellar door which opens up and reveals a pipe inside.
Mario: *gulp* Well, guys… this is it.
Luigi: L-Let's a go…
All went down the pipe.
Rashay's Moon Cellar
They had finally reached Rashay's Moon Cellar, a dark and deep cellar which was used to drain the Mushroom World's energy. Inside was a single circular green checkered platform that was actually a tower and there were four different colored bridges on each side, they each offer different challenge towers that our heroes will have to scale in order to press a button at the top of each.
As they showed at the main tower, there was a cylindrical glass elevator in the middle which would likely take them to Rashay's secret lair. Speaking of Rashay, they heard his voice from below.
Rashay: Oh, so you finally came to bring me my stars? Took you long enough! I'll be waiting for them down here. Try not to die before arriving here! Hahaha!
Toad and Yoshi shivered, hearing his unsettling voice.
Luigi: Well, he certainly knows how to be intimidating, like Bowser.
Mario: We'll have to reach him somehow. I'm guessing we will have to scale each of these towers to open this elevator. In that case, let's split up. I'll take on the red one.
Luigi: Okay. I'll do the bluish one. I think that's… lavender? Yeah, lavender.
Wario: Waluigi and I will do the yellow one.
Toad: In that case, Yoshi and I will do the white one.
After coming to an agreement, the group split up. Starting with the red tower, Mario's challenge was a lava-themed tower, which was made out of cobblestone and had a spiral ramp. The tower also consisted of pools of lava and lava waterfalls.
Mario walked up the spiral ramp, then long jumped to the next platform. Then he had to put his jumping skills to the test, with more platforms to jump to. One even had a bully, which the plumber quickly disposed of. Next he dodged a few rotating firebars, and reached the lavafalls. He actually had to bounce off of them, hurting himself, in order to get up.
Sign: You are in good luck! The boring climb ends here. Jump into that lavafall to bounce to the next platform. Haha Ha Hahahahaaaa!
Mario: You've gotta be kidding me… I have to BURN MY BUTT to progress?! What kind of sick, twisted level design is this?!
Luckily, there were hearts on each platform to heal himself. And it was worth it, because the button was right there, and he pressed it.
The bridge that connected to the tower shut off as a result, Mario assumed that once all the bridges were shut down, the elevator would open.
Mario: Good luck to everyone else.
Meanwhile at the lavender tower, Luigi's challenge was a snow-themed tower with a deep snow spiral leading up to the top with snowballs rolling down. Luigi simply dodged the snowballs by walking around, or backflipping. Halfway up the tower, the plumber did a few precise jumps before reaching the next snow spiral. At the top of this spiral was the button, which he pressed to shut off the lavender bridge.
Luigi saw that Mario had shut off his tower as well, leaving two more to go.
Luigi: Two down, two more to go.
Now with Yoshi and Toad at the white tower, their challenge was a wind-themed tower. Just like the lava tower, this one was made of cobblestone. The majority of the platforms were clouds and wooden planks and there was also a winged ship located halfway through. Toad decides to ride on Yoshi's back for this, since the jumps looked too high for him to handle.
The green dino flutter jumped up to the first clous, where he dodged a bullet bill, then got on the winged ship and grabbed a fire flower to become Fire Yoshi, which he then used to light up three torches. This made three platforms open up for him and Toad to press the third switch. It was the easiest tower of the four, but was still a big effort put in by Yoshi and Toad.
The tower turned off, leaving only one more switch to go.
Finally, with the Wario Bros. at the yellow tower, their challenge was an electric-themed tower, and it was the hardest one! This tower was made out of steel, consisting of electric fences and scuttlebugs among the platforms.
The dastardly duo begin by jumping up some platforms and beating up scuttlebugs. Then they had to do wall jumps. But these walls were not straightened out, but rather slanted, making the wall jumps difficult to perform. But Waluigi was able to do it after a few attempts and magnetized Wario up to him.
After one last set of platforms with scuttlebugs, the duo reached the last switch and activated it. Opening up the elevator. The group reunited at the elevator.
Mario: Great job, everyone! Well… *gulp* This is it…
Luigi: I guess so…
Yoshi: The fate of our world, and everybody we know and love depends on us…
Toad: This is almost to much to put on my shoulders.
Wario: Come on, guys! Rashay doesn't scare me! I've dealt with plenty of demonic beings on my own adventures. This guy doesn't scare me.
Waluigi: Yeah… Adventures that you NEVER BRING ME ON!
Wario: That's not important! What is important is that we destroy this demon once and for all!
Mario looked to each of his friends and nodded. And so… they stepped into the elevator and descended.
The group found themselves somewhere on the moon's surface with an aqua green tower ahead where Peach was being held captive.
Peach: Mario!
Mario: Princess!
They tried to reach her, but Rashay appeared before them and startled them.
All: Rashay!
Though, he looked a little bit different from when Mario last met him. He still had the menacing smile, grin, and clawed hands. But instead of being transparent, his body was now light blue. Rashay laughed evilly as he began to speak.
Rashay: Oh! It's you guys! What's up, old friends? Remember me? I'm the guy that is going to end the world. Surprised to see my new form? I was able to regenerate some of my power… It's not perfect, but ehh, it's gonna be enough to not take any of you seriously, hahaha. I know you won't just hand me the stars, so let's play a little game. I'll play with you until you are very tired and then regain my full power with your stars!
Mario: We'll see about that, you demon!
Toad: Yeah! We'll never get tired!
Rashay: In that case, let us begin!
Rashay floats up to a short tower and throws out hexagonal rock discs to attack our heroes from midair. The group used these discs as platforms to reach Rashay. But once they reached him, Rashay used his claws to shove them off.
Luigi: WHAT?!
Yoshi: Oof!
Toad: HEY!
Waluigi: WAH! No fair!
Wario: CHEATER!
Rashay: Hah! Didn't see that coming, did ya?
Mario: SHUT UP!
Suddenly, Rashay flies right up to them, looking angry.
Rashay: You know what? THAT GAME WAS BORING! I'LL HUNT YOU NOW!
All of them were legitimately scared now, and ran for their very lives.
Rashay: GET BACK HERE!
Toad: What do we do?!
Mario: I DON'T KNOW!
They began to panic even more as Rashay got closer and closer to them. But all of sudden, he teleported in front of them, and grabbed them in his clutches.
Rashay then kept slashing the six so hard that they kept screaming in agony. Peach found it hard to watch from her cage, and began to cry.
Peach: STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!
But Rashay refused to listen. Once he felt they were torchered enough, he sent them crashing to the ground, all bruised up and injured. Their clothes were torn, and they had scars showing that they were bleeding. Rashay laughed triumphantly whilst Peach screamed in horror. All of them went unconscious except for Mario, who was crying in defeat.
Rashay: So, you're supposed to be the hero who saved the Mushroom Kingdom from some fat turtle? HA! PATHETIC! Now that I've had my fun with you, it's time to say goodbye to your precious world!
All of a sudden, the moon's surface had reached Earth's atmosphere, to the point that it had set on fire. It would only be a few minutes before both celestial bodies collided. Panic ensued on both the moon, and the earth.
Peach's Castle
The Toads were running amok in fear. They were the most afraid, since the moon was right on top of them.
Toad #1: WE'RE DOOMED!
Toad #2: Panic and fear!
Toad #3: I'd rather Bowser be attacking right now, than THIS!
Toad #4: GOING TO MY HAPPY PLACE!
Toad #5: MAJORA'S MASK IS REAL!
Wildlife Valley
The rabbits that inhabited the valley huddled together, and accepted their fates.
Stonesnake Shatters
The bob omb buddies started sweating from the intense heat. Luckily, they couldn't blow up due to the lack of fuses.
Bob-Omb Buddy: Well, I guess history will be forgotten…
Sunset Islets
The waters of the islands slowly began to boil because of the intense heat.
Crystal Caves
The water inside the caves also began to evaporate. The mermaids were both terrified, and confused.
Mermaid: Wh-WHAT'S GOING ON?!
Bob Omb Village
Bob Omb Buddy: And I thought that the meteor crash was bad! This is catastrophic!
Dusky Doomed Dale
Toad: But I thought the curse, the wizard put on us was over! WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?!
Melty Molten Mountains
The mountains were starting to get more on the molten side of it's name.
Harried Honey Hive
The bees were caring for the larvae, who were crying. Meanwhile, Queen Bee was also terrified.
Queen Bee: Is this… the end of our tribe?
Sky High Islands
That area was already done for, as the moon completely obliterated it.
Meanwhile, on the Moon
The fisherman that escaped the Big Beast's Belly was confused of all the chaos.
Fisherman: Gee. I don't remember the world being this… chaotic. Now I wish I stayed in that beast.
Gamble Game Gallery
The Piantas had shut down the casino, as they knew it was about to get obliterated.
Piantas: So long, old friend. *sniff*
Colossal Circuit
The insides of the computer were beginning to overheat.
Livid Surreal Dream
The place was getting more and more distorted.
Rainbow Road
That place was unaffected, but the lumas could see the chaos occurring from there.
Luma: We gotta warn Mama!
Back with Mario, he simply watched in horror with tears in his eyes. Unable to move.
Mario: No… Th-Th-This can't be… th-the end…
?: Mario…
To be continued…