Chapter 5: Storming Cassopolis
(In the skies just above Cassopolis)
Duke was flying the chopper while Kirby, Ty, and Shazza were in the back, waiting to jump out of the chopper. Ty had his Shadow Bunyip ready, Shazza had her Battle Bunyip MK2, and Kirby had Robobot ready.
Shazza- You know, Kirby, Robobot almost does look like a Bunyip.
Kirby- Believe me, Robobot is nothing like the Power Bunyips you and Ty make. He's actually a sentient being, despite being a machine. Same thing with Susie. But truth be told, he's actually meant to be a robotic clone of me the Haltmann Works Company tried to use to destroy me when I was stopping their takeover. Thanks to Susie, I was able to give Robobot the power of free will, allowing him to make his own choices. And he chose to help me fight the Haltmann Works Company.
Ty- I'm still interested in that tech in Robobot, but you won't let me examine it. Maybe you can tell me where I might be able to find this company?
Kirby- I already told you during the Galaxy 2 remake, I don't know if the company still exists after what happened to the company's CEO.
Shazza- And what happened to this CEO?
Kirby- Well…President Haltmann was trying to expand his company's power to reactivate a super computer called Star Dream. Problem was, Star Dream had a mind of its own like Susie and Robobot. Only Haltmann couldn't control Star Dream. In fact, Star Dream literally took over him. Star Dream erased Haltmann's mind and transferred part of its mind into Haltmann's brain, controlling him. Once Star Dream was fully operational, Star Dream…disposed…of Haltmann. But I remember Haltmann's final words were "I just wanted to see her…one last time…" but to this day, I don't know what Haltmann meant by that. But since I destroyed Star Dream, no one has even heard of the company showing any signs of activity. Like how a store called Toys R Us stopped showing activity.
Duke- Hate to break up this conversation, but we're approaching the drop off point.
Ty- Alright, mates! Let's get to work!
(At Boss Cass' lair)
Karlos was taking a look at the mechanical arm and was very astounded after getting a better look at it.
Karlos- I must say, this is even more impressive in person. The tech in this arm is unlike anything I've seen!
Boss Cass- Good. Now dismantle the arm so we can reconstruct the tech for our own weapons.
Karlos- I still have to be very careful not to damage the module-237XB. Plus, even with this god tech in our hands, it won't be enough to create weapons for an army. Maybe about two or three at most since we only have a small amount.
Boss Cass- It will still be what we need to bring heroes like the Super Mario Brothers' Team to their knees and I'll finally rule over those worthless mammals like I was always meant to.
Karlos looked out the window and his jaw almost dropped.
Karlos- Boss Cass, looks like we might have to hold off and working with this god tech…
Boss Cass- Why? What for?
When Boss Cass looked out the window, he saw Ty's Shadow Bunyip, Shazza's Battle Bunyip MK2, and Kirby's Robobot armor tearing the place apart outside.
Boss Cass- They found me already?
Karlos- Boss Cass, I know you are the appointed ruler of Cassopolis and this is your country, but don't you think you shouldn't use the same lair over and over again each time you want to get away from the heroes?
Boss Cass- I guess you have a point there, Karlos. We'll talk about this later. For now, get ready to greet our visitors.
(A little bit later at entrance to Boss Cass' lair)
The door was suddenly knocked to the ground after Shazza's Battle Bunyip MK2 punched it a few times. The door was knocked across the room and stopped at Boss Cass' feet.
Shazza- Hey Cass, that was rude of you to run away earlier!
Boss Cass- Well, I just wanted to cut my loses before you husband and that pink alien showed up to ruin the fun. Wasn't expecting you to catch up to me this soon.
Ty- What do you mean? You always run to this fortress hoping I don't get inside to kick your ass.
Karlos- Told you.
Boss Cass- You don't honestly believe I'll hand over tech of the gods? And a module-237XB is a machine part worth killing for. You should know that, Ty.
Boss Call got on his hover scooter and Karlos got on his hover chair. Ty tried having his Shadow Bunyip fire a laser beam, but a barrier suddenly appeared around Boss Cass and Karlos, blocking Ty's attack.
Boss Cass- CAWHAHAHA! You didn't think I wouldn't be prepared to face your Shadow Bunyip again?! Your Bunyips are powerful, yes, but after fighting them for all these years, I've managed to understand how they work. Let's see if you can adapt just as well as we have.
Karlos launched a few missiles at them. Ty and Shazza dodged, but Kirby had Robobot scan the missiles and Robobot transformed into Bomb Robobot.
Karlos- What is this?! That Bunyip assimilated the missiles?!
Kirby- Sorry to break it to you, but Robobot isn't a Bunyip. He's basically a robotic copy of me, which is why he can use my copy ability.
Bomb Robobot opened its hatches and fired a bunch of missiles at Boss Cass and Karlos. Those explosions managed to shatter the barrier Boss Cass and Karlos up around themselves to block Ty's attacks.
Karlos- Boss Cass, this looks bad!
Boss Cass- This isn't over! We can still win this!
Before Boss Cass could try and think of a solution, Bomb Robobot opened its mouth and spat out a bomb almost as big as itself. Bomb Robobot threw it at Boss Cass and Karlos, but Ty shot the bomb with a laser, making it explode early. After the bomb exploded, Boss Cass and Karlos were knocked to the ground and off their hover vehicles. But before they could get back on them, Shazza's Battle Bunyip MK2 grabbed them and literally grinned them into a big metal scrap cube. Boss Cass and Karlos saw they were now surrounded by Ty, Kirby, and Shazza. Before things got worse, Karlos held out the mechanical arm.
Karlos- Just take it!
Boss Cass- Karlos!
Karlos- You rather they beat us up before locking us up in jail again?
Boss Cass- …Shit…
Ty grabbed the mechanical arm from Karlos.
Ty- Thank you very much, mate.
Kirby- Now let's get back and see how Susie is doing.
(Back at the Bush Rescue workshop)
Julius and Fluffy were still doing their best to repair Susie's systems. Susie was still out cold, but there was no longer smoke coming out of her circuits and the opening to her inner workings caused from that laser shot looked to have been patched.
Julius- Ok, I think that should do it. Damn! If we hadn't begun operating any time sooner, I don't know if we could've saved her.
Fluffy- Why is she still out cold?
Julius- Give it time. She just needs some rest and she'll be back on her feet in time.
Ty's voice- Hey you guys!
Julius and Fluffy turned around and saw Ty standing behind them.
Julius- Ty, you're back.
Ty- Yeah, I am, mate! Kicked Boss Cass and Karlos' ass and made it back just as you guys finished fixing Susie. Guess I have good timing.
Julius- Hold on, where are Shazza and Kirby?
Ty- They're on their way back with the mechanical arm. I went on ahead to see how Susie was doing. How has she been since…
Suddenly, Fluffy pulled out her shock pistol and shot Ty with it, blasting him against the wall.
Julius- Fluffy, what the hell are you…
Fluffy- Trust me, that's not Ty!
Julius turned to look at what he thought was Ty again and saw its features warping, like it was struggling to maintain its form.
Fluffy- You're Ty impersonation won't fool me, Quinking!
Quinking (in Ty's voice)- You…saw through…my disguise…
Fluffy- I've learned a thing or two since I was raised from the dead.
Quinking (in Ty's voice)- I'll admit, you surprised me that you can see through my disguises…but I have a trick up my sleeve too…
Suddenly, a long tongue reached out from the ceiling and wrapped around Fluffy's shock pistol. Fluffy looked up and saw Marx hanging from the ceiling just has he used his tongue to pull in her shock pistol before eating it.
Marx- Hmm…a little spicy, I'd say. (BURP)
Then Marx transformed into Laser Marx.
Laser Marx- But I love the results your weapon's flavor gave. How about I give you a taste.
Then Laser Marx fired a laser blast at Fluffy and Julius and knocked them to the ground. Julius was knocked out, but Fluffy was struggling to get back up. However, the Quinking took the form of Donkey Kong and knocked out Fluffy with a Monkey Punch to the head.
Quinking (in Donkey Kong's voice)- That takes care of that. Now let's grab Susie, bring her to Master Tabuu, and it will be mission accomplished.
Laser Marx- But didn't Master Tabuu say to bring her alive?
Quinking (in Donkey Kong's voice)- She's not dead. They just said they repaired her systems. She'll wake up in time. Just in time for Master Tabuu to make her tell us what we want to know.
The Quinking was about to reach for Susie, but he was suddenly hit from behind with a large laser beam and knocked to the ground. Laser Marx turned around and saw Ty in his Shadow Bunyip, Shazza in her Battle Bunyip MK2, and Kirby driving Robobot.
Laser Marx- You?! But how…
The Quinking got himself back up and took on his real monstrous form.
Quinking- Should've expected. The good guys always manage to find a way to get in our way one way or another.
Kirby- I see you retards got this party started without us!
Shazza- So it wasn't the piece of god tech you've been after, it was Susie!
Laser Marx- The answer to that is yes…and no…
Ty- Could you elaborate?
Quinking- Master Tabuu told us to capture Susie and bring her to him alive, but it's who she's working for Tabuu really wants.
Laser Marx- And believe me, he wants this guy dead…even more than he wants the Mario team dead and that's saying a lot considering how much he hates you heroes.
Kirby- What?! Who could Tabuu possibly hate more than Mario?! Ever since season 1, Tabuu keeps talking about how he wants revenge after he was defeated by Mario's ancestor!
Ty- I don't know…this just doesn't feel right at all…
Shazza- Either way, we're not letting your boss take Susie!
Ty- Shazza's right! You're gonna be returning to Tabuu empty handed again, mates!
Laser Marx- We'll see about that!
Quinking- We're gonna crush you this time!