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Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story idea and any OCs.

Chapter 34:
Fight for Control

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Kalvin stood by a window overlooking the castle below him. Standing faithfully behind him were his men as they all wait for the moment they had been preparing for. In just a short amount of time, Bowser's Airship should be taking air. And once it was high in the air, Kalvin will activate the remote and set off all of the explosions they've hidden inside, killing everyone on board including Bowser.

A dark smirk appeared on the black koopa's lips. He couldn't wait to see the firework display. Once it goes off, his lord would be the new Koopa King and this castle along with its land, will be his to own.

The throne room door suddenly opened. Kalvin's men turned to the source, but Kalvin kept his gaze on the window. He didn't need to look to see who it was. Her voice was enough to identify her.

"Urgh, I search the whole castle but I can't find her anywhere," Pompey said as she enters the room.

"Who?" Kalvin asked.

She puffed. "Wendy, of course,"

"Oh yes her...perhaps she already decided to join her family?" He suggested.

"I already check; she wasn't with them" She explained.

Kalvin sighed. "It doesn't matter anymore. Bowser should be leaving soon now any ways." He turned his attention back on the window. "Come and join me, I'm sure you would enjoy it."

"Not as much as you," She mumbled but stand beside him nevertheless. "I just want to get this over with."

"And it will. Trust me, the plan will succeed."

"Not if I have anything to say about it."

Everyone quickly turned to the door where the source of that voice came from. There they saw a figure hidden in the shadows. That figure stepped into the light and revealed himself to them.

"You," Kalvin gasped then narrowed his eyes. "How did you escape?"

Luigi enter the room further and glared at the black koopa. "That doesn't matter. All I really care about is taking you down."

"Is that so?" Kalvin chuckled. "And you plan on doing that…all on your own?"

Luigi narrowed his eyes. "You don't see anyone else here, do you?"

"No, I don't." He smirked and turned to his men. "Men, restrain him!"

The green plumber took a fighting stance as the Chain Chomp Bro and the Sledge Bro came charging at him. He used his super jump to dodge the chain chomp toss at him and leap over them. He landed right behind them and delivered a well place kick on the Chain Chomp Bro's plastron.

The Chomp Bro stumbled back, not expecting the kick to be so strong. The Sledge Bro came around him, hammer swinging. He dodged it and landed a punch on his snort. The Sledge Bro cried out and held onto it out of instinct. Luigi use this to his advantage and jumped on top of his head.

Upon touching the ground, Luigi narrowly had to dodge the chain chomp once more. The Sledge Bro recovered and glared at him with a growl. The two large Bros started circling around him. Luigi switch his gaze between them, unsure what they were up to.

The Sledge Bro passed a nod to the Chomp Bro who soon follow suit. They circle around the green man some more, hoping to get him distracted from their plan. Without warning, they tried to jump him at the same time.

Unfortunately for them, Luigi saw this coming. Using his Super Jump once more, he flew into the air, causing the two large Bros to collide into each other as they fall on the ground. Groaning as they pick themselves up, they only had the time to look up as Luigi came down on top of them with his fists full of thunder.

Once his feet touch the ground again, Luigi glanced back at the two unconscious Bros, making sure they weren't getting back up. He suddenly hissed and placed a hand on his neck. He pulled out the thing that stung him and held it in his hand, revealing it to be a dart.

He turned to the direction it came from. By now, Luigi was already use to seeing things in the dark. He narrowed his eyes and was able to make out a silhouette trying to keep hidden in the shadows.

A small blue ball formed in Luigi's gloved hand and he tossed it where the figure was. This caused him to come out of hiding and reveal himself in the opening. The figure was a Shy Guy wearing a purple robe.

Luigi made quick work of him by using his Thunderhand until he fell unconscious. Once he was sure he got all of them, he turned to deal with Kalvin only to narrowly dodge a hammer swing to the head. He gasped in surprise and jumped back. He glanced up to his new opponent to see it was a familiar black hair Pom-Pom.

"Pompey?"

The black haired Pom-Pom didn't respond to him and held up the hammer the Sledge was using earlier. Luigi was confusion and surprise to see her here. He looked between the Pom-Pom and the black koopa before he realized what was going on.

Pompey was Kalvin's associate...

Without warning, Pompey charge at him, hammer ready. She swing and Luigi dodged, grabbing her weapon as he did so. They struggled for control over it. As they did, Luigi tries to reason with her.

"Pompey, why are you doing this? I thought you were Wendy's friend?"

The Pom-Pom scoffed. "Wendy's not my friend; she's nothing but a spoil brat."

"If that's true, then why did you come back and apologize to her?"

"Kalvin need a spy and I was the best candidate."

"So you betrayed her and everyone else…for what?"

"So I can meet with Clawd." She growled.

She forcibly pushed him back. Luigi stumbled slightly but didn't fall. Pompey stared at him with a heated glare.

"You may not know this, but this kingdom's pretty much falling into a civil war. Both Bowser and Clawd are fighting for kingship, and it's obvious that they're not going to give up until the other one is dead. I'm just trying to put an end before it could get started."

Luigi narrowed his eyes. "By killing Bowser?"

She shrugged. "What can I say? I choose the winning side."

"Well, like it or not, that makes you as bad as Kalvin."

He charged his Thunderhand and shot it at her. Pompey flew back and hit a stone pillar. Her body went limp, indicating that she had black out.

Luigi turned away from her. He was soon hit by a flying punch. He fell back, not suspecting the attack. He shook his head, and glare at his attacker.

"Well, I guess all that training wasn't a waste of time after all." said Kalvin

Luigi narrowed his eyes at the black koopa. He jumped to his feet, only to stumble forward. He blinked; something was wrong. His vision was becoming blurry, and he can feel his heart rate increasing. Kalvin stepped closer to him, a smirk present on his lips.

"What's wrong? You're looking a bit ill." He taunted. "Maybe it's the poison starting to get to you."

"Poison?" Luigi let out a shaky breath. His mind trail back to the purple shy guy and the dart he shot at him. He cursed himself for not realizing that it might have been poison earlier.

A hard kick made contact with him. Luigi shouted out of surprise and pain. Kalvin laugh at him and continue his assault on the green plumber. Luigi try to defend himself but his body was growing weaker from the affects of the poison.

"Foolish human…when will you ever learn?" Kalvin said. He towered over Luigi as he slowly tried to stand up. He gave him another kick, preventing him from getting up. "You wouldn't win; you can't win."

"I can… at least try." Luigi panted. Kalvin snorted.

"Try all you want, but you'll never beat me." He pulled out a device. "And once I press this, my mission here will be completed and I will be rewarded."

Luigi glanced up at the device in Kalvin's hand. It was the remote that will activate the bombs place inside the airship. Just one simple push of a button and it was all over. Luigi sighed and mumbled something under his breath.

"I don't have…to beat you…I just have…to stop you."

"Oh is that so?" Kalvin chuckled, clearly amused. "Sorry but I find that very hard to believe. I already got you beat and the poison is coursing through your veins as we speak." He kneel down in front of Luigi and forced him to look at him. "Please enlighten me, just how exactly are you going to stop me?"

Luigi look up at him and narrowed his eyes. "Like this,"

Without warning, the green wonder tackled Kalvin to the ground. The black koopa yelp out of the surprise and drop the remote in his hands. He tried to retrieve it, but Luigi wouldn't let him. He grabbed the koopa by the tail and pulled him away from it. Kalvin growled and started struggling against the plumber who wasn't going to let him go anytime soon.

Despite the poison in his system, Luigi refuse to give up the fight. Wendy, Bowser, and all the others…they were part of his life now, his new life. Kalvin was a threat; he wanted to take them away – get rid of them. He promised himself that he wasn't going to let anyone take his new life away and that's exactly what he was doing.

The two wrestled fruitlessly on the ground. For a moment, Luigi managed to gain the upper hand as he pins Kalvin down. The black koopa growled and used his legs to roughly push the plumber off him. Luigi fell back with a grunt and shook his head to clear the dizzy spell from his head.

"Enough!"

He quickly looked up and gasped. Kalvin had gotten to the remote. Luigi felt fear ran through his body in place of the poison.

"I'm done playing games with you, plumber." Kalvin said. "This ends now,"

"NO!" Luigi yelled out but it was already too late.

Kalvin pressed the button and in response a huge explosion shook the entire castle. In seconds, everyone still in the castle was in a state of panic and confusion. Goombas were running around in fright while Koopas just stood where they were, frantically looking around in wonder and fear. Several of them, mainly captains and team leaders, tried to calm them down and give offers so they could deal with the crisis at hand. Medically trained koopas called Medikoopas were called from the infirmary so they could handle anyone who was injured in the blast.

With the whole castle in turmoil, no one was aware of the situation going on in the throne room. Kalvin's laughter filled the air. From the open window, he could see all the fire and destruction the explosion caused. No one could have survived that, not even the Koopa King himself.

"HA HA, yes...I did it. I finally killed Bowser," He chanted to himself.

Devastated by the outcome, Luigi fell on his hands and knees. Wendy and the others…they were gone. He couldn't keep his promise.

"I...couldn't save them," He mumbled, tears forming from his eyes.

"That's right you did," Kalvin smirked. "Now, Lord Clawd is the new Koopa King. I will rule over this land as my own, and you'll be put in prison for my crimes." He laughed again. "Isn't that a happy ending?"

"Not quite,"

Kalvin nearly froze at the sound of that deep angry voice. He turned to where it had come from. His eyes widen from disbelief at who he saw.

Standing by the throne room door was the suppose-to-be dead Koopa King. With him were the Koopalings, Kamek, Junior, and multiple guards. Each and every one of them had a look of anger on their face.

"So, you're really the one trying to get rid of me." Bowser growled

"You-You-Your Majesty," Kalvin stumbled. "I... didn't know you were there."

"Of course not... Otherwise you wouldn't have blathered out your little secret," He growled deeply. To say he was mad would be an understatement of the year. Bowser was beyond angry; he was downright livid.

While Bowser deal with Kalvin, Wendy hurried over to Luigi's aid. It was actually quite easy to stop her family from boarding the Airship. All she had to say was that Luigi escape and they all came running out.

The green plumber was so relief to see her alive. As soon as she was close enough, he pulled her in hug. She blinked out of surprise before hugging him back.

"Luigi, are you okay?" She asked out of worry. She could hear his breathing through his chest and it didn't sound good. It was shaky and shallow.

He shook his head slightly. "No...Kalvin...used some kind of poison,"

Wendy grew concern. "Don't worry; we'll get you some help."

"I'll be fine…I'm just happy… that you're alright."

Wendy glanced up at him. Despite being poison, Luigi's main priority was her wellbeing. Even now, with the course of the deadly toxin slowly shutting his body down, all he could think about was her.

"Y-Y-Your Majesty, please, I can explain," The black koopa try to reason but Bowser wouldn't have it.

"Don't bother trying to sweet talk me, Kalvin. I fallen for your tricks plenty times and I refuse to fall for them again. I hope you like the dungeon because that's your new home for the rest of your life."

Kalvin sneered; there was no way he could talk his way out of this now. Trap between a koopa and a hard place, he desperately try to find an escape route. Unfortunately for him, every possible exit was block.

"Don't bother trying to run," said Kamek. "You already failed. Might as well make things easy for us all and turn yourself in."

"Fine," Kalvin growled. "I'll admit defeat. However..."

With one swift movement, a shine of metal appeared in everyone's line of vision. In his hand, Kalvin held what appears to be a very sharp pointed dagger. Everyone grew tense at the sight of that silver blade.

"I refuse to go down alone!"

Both Bowser and Kamek took a fight stance. Since they were the closest to him, they were most likely the ones to get targeted. Kalvin made his move. But instead of aiming for them, the black koopa made a beeline to the side to where Wendy and Luigi were.

"If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me, princess."

Wendy gasped when she saw Kalvin heading towards her with the dagger. Fear quickly filled her veins, preventing her from moving. She closed her eyes and prepared herself. No sooner the sound of metal cutting flesh filled her ears.

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Ending Note:

I hope you guys like the fight scene, even if it was a little short. I always have trouble writing those sort of things and it usually takes a while to write a decent one.

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