Chapter 29: Bowser in the Sky
This is it, Toads. Are you ready for this?
"As ready as I'll ever be!" Toad said.
"Let's go..." Yellow Toad said.
"Yahoo!" Blue Toad cheered.
"Whoopee!" Toadette cheered.
"This is gonna be so much fun!" Bowser said.
Toad and his friends exited the Rainbow Ride hole. They stared up at the door to Bowser's Hideout.
"Well, everyone...here goes nothing." Toad said.
They slowly walked up to the door, and unleashed the power of the stars. With it, they walked in, and this time, the stairs actually had a top. It was a hole in front of a portrait of Bowser.
"So, I see you've made it here, huh? Well then, I'll be looking forward to our battle together with you, Toad. And only Toad! The rest of you can just SCRAM because it's a one on one!" Bowser said, off-screen.
"But that's not fair." Blue Toad said.
"We were supposed to stick together!" Yellow Toad said.
"Let us in!" Toadette said.
"Guys...chill. You guys have been a great help. But if Bowser wants a one an one, he'll be getting one." Toad said.
"Toad..." Yellow Toad said.
"Don't worry about me. I'm just glad that I've had you guys by my side. Now go check the castle for any Power Stars we've missed, and I'll be back with the princess." Toad said as he smiled and winked.
Yellow Toad, Blue Toad smiled back. Toadette winked too.
"Okay, buddy. Good luck!" Yellow Toad said.
Toad gave them a thumbs up and jumped down the hole, all alone.
Toad heard thunder as he fell down onto a floating arrow.
"This is it, Toad. Give it the best you've got." Toad thought.
Toad started to long jump over three platforms and climb up a fourth one, then balanced on a narrow platform. Then a surprising thing happened. He walked on a wall, completely defying gravity.
"Hmm...is it just me, or do I feel like this is foreshadowing a future adventure?" Toad thought.
Toad then continued play forming up a long and tedious climb with many obstacles in the way. When he finally reached the top, he was met with a gust of wind that almost blew his mushroom cap away if he hadn't have caught it.
Toad ran through the wind with all his might and finally reached the pipe leading to Bowser. Toad stood there, clenched his fists, looking like he was ready for battle. Jumping in the pipe, ready for action. He landed on the arena with lightning flashing around him.
"Alright, Bowser, wherever you are, show yourself!" Toad said.
Toad went into his battle stance to search for Toad, when the Koopa in question crashed down onto the floor. Toad was shocked to see that with the Stars' power, he had turned completely Rainbow. He was now Rainbow Bowser!
"Toad! You came just in time! I've been looking for something to fry with my fire breath!" Rainbow Bowser said.
"It's over, Bowser! Me and the others have gathered the stars and I'm gonna stop you!" Toad said.
"Gwahahahahaha! Your pathetic star power is useless against me, little mushroom dude! Your friends are trapped against the walls, and you'll never see your princess again!" Rainbow Bowser said.
"You'll regret saying that! Let's do this!" Toad said.
"You can hold the mono, because I'm gonna pound your face!" Rainbow Bowser said.
"SHOWTIME!" Rainbow Bowser said.
Rainbow Bowser tried to ram into Toad, but he backflipped and Bowser hit a bomb. He appeared defeated at first, but then immediately got back up.
"It's not gonna be as easy as one blow this time!" Rainbow Bowser said.
"That's fine. I did not think it would be." Toad said.
Rainbow Bowser breathed a huge burst of fire into the sky, which came back down as little flames that burned Toad.
"Ouch!" Toad said. Toad charged back at Rainbow Bowser to try and grab his tail. But he was quick this time.
"You're not even gonna grab my tail!" Rainbow Bowser said.
Toad ran around Rainbow Bowser as fast as he could to eventually grab the tail and started to spin rapidly until everything Rainbow Bowser saw was a blur. In which Toad threw the King Koopa at another bomb.
"Aaaargh! Wise guy, huh? Let's see how you deal with this, little man!" Rainbow Bowser said as he jumped up in the air and pounds real hard, causing five sections of the arena to collapse.
"You better hope you have good aim, Toad! Because those bombs are the only thing that can damage me. If I fall, I'll jump back on again!" Rainbow Bowser said.
"Challenge, huh? I like it." Toad said.
Toad kept dodging Rainbow Bowser's attacks until getting his tail again. Toad was a good aimer, because he got it at the first try. Rainbow Bowser stood there breathing heavily after his defeat.
"Don't think for a second that this is over, Toad!" Rainbow Bowser said as he took out the source of his power, the Grand Star!
"Whoa, what a big Power Star!" Toad said.
"Up until now, I've been using a fraction of this Grand Star's real power. I thought you would beat me. I was just trying to fool you into thinking you stood a chance. And now, time for the real battle to begin!" Rainbow Bowser said.
The Grand Star fused with him and got engulfed in a bright light. Toad stood in horror as most of the arena collapsed except for a small piece of land that Toad was standing on...
"Oh..." Toad said.
To be continued...