Hey guys I got another Chapter finished and I am enjoying my summer break so far. Now that I am on summer break I can do this and hopefully draw more. Anyway here is Chapter 9. Enjoy and Review.

Chapter 9: Battle To The Bottom
Roy stood over them with an angry, and somewhat ticked off, face that caused Michael's siblings to hide behind his wolf form. He stayed calm not wanting to cause any more trouble than they already have.

"Hello! Are you gonna answer me! WHO ARE Y'ALL!" Roy shouted.

Even with Roy screaming in their ears, Michael shifted slowly back to his human form. The bright light surrounding his body. The bones in his hands, arms, legs, and feet rearrange, the spine changing. Then moments later he was standing in his human form. He stepped forward.

"Never mind who you are. WHAT are you?" Roy demanded.

"I believe he is a werewolf," Iggy said to Roy.

"He's right," Michael said, "so is my younger brother and sister," he walked forward a little bit, "what are you supposed to be? Turtles or something?"
"We're Koopas," Ludwig's deep voice answered, "a race of strong and determined koopas."

Michael thought back to those things he saw while sneaking around the castle.

"That explains some of what I saw. What were those other things in his castle?" He questioned.

Morton started listing them, "Boos which are basically ghosts, Goombas, Parakoopas, Paragoombas, Dry Bones, and..."

Then Roy hit Morton on the head, "You idiot! Don't give information he could use against us."

Morton was rubbing the sore spot on his head while he rolled his eyes. The stares from the koopalings were starting to frighten Oran and Astell. Even hiding behind their older brother's legs wasn't helping.

Oran tugged on his pant leg, "Can we go now?"

"I agree with Oran," Astell whispered, "Their creeping me out."

Michael heard them and rubbed their heads calming them a bit. Then he turned to the koopalings, "Hey guys. This has been nice and all, but we really should be going," they walk to a door, "I'm guessing this is the way out."

When he opened the doors a large group of minions blocked their exit. They walked closer to them, which they walked back.

"What's going on?" Michael angrily asked.

"I can't let you leave," a very deep voice behind the koopalings responded.

"Why not?!" Michael answered more irritated.

"You and your siblings trespassed in my castle," the two groups closed the Moonfangs in until they were surrounded, "That means you're my prisoners.

Michael couldn't believe it. He was angry with what the large koopa said. Simply appearing in the lower section of the castle wasn't their fault. Some random wizard just happened to know who the Moonfangs are and take them away from their home. No one knows why. Micahel's hands shifted into his claws and shook and he knew why. He can feel his dark forms anger too, so he resisted attacking because HE didn't want to attack, his dark form wanted to.

"N-no. What did we talk about."

Then his claws shifted back to his hand, for now. His dark form did listen to him, but sometimes he can takeover Michael's body. Although, his dark form didn't forget what they discussed, but it doesn't mean he'll listen ALL the time.

"Surrender," the large koopa told him, "Even if you try to escape, you're in unknown territory. Resisting won't help you either."

Michael looked around: he was surround with unimaginable odds and trapped in this castle. He felt Oran and Astell clinging on him in fear of what could happen. He glanced at them and saw tears streaming down their faces. Then he put his head down.

"Smart choice werewolf," the large koopa said, "At least you know what you're doing."

"Your right," Michael quietly said and his hands glowed white to everyone shock.

"W-what are you doing?!" The large haired koopa said.

Then his hands glowed brighter, "Protecting my pack."

Then he put his hands together and they were surround by a bright white light. The bright light caused everyone to shield their eyes and finally they vanished. They stood there clueless.

"Was that… magic?" The tall koopa asked no one.

"Who cares!" The tall koopa screamed, "Find them! They couldn't have gone far!"

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They teleported in another hallway away from the danger. Oran and Astell are finally calmed down, but Michael was on his knees. That spell took a lot out of him and he can only teleport to where the enemy is out of sight when in danger.

"At least we got away," Oran said relieved but still a little scared.

Astell nodded and went to her older brother, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," he stood up, "But not for long. They're searching the whole castle."

Astell hugged his leg shaking a little, "They won't take us away, Will they?" She asked nervously.

"I won't let them. If they do then-," he flexed his hand into his claws, "they'll be sorry."

Astell felt relieved that he will always protect them, but she and Oran knew about his mental state. She hopes that he doesn't lash out or hurt anyone to much. They went to Oran and they started to escape the castle. Avoiding getting spotted by koopas, boos, and the koopalings and bowser himself.

Michael thought back to when Kamek said that he knew him and his family. Michael shuttered at the thought that someone from an unknown world knows who and what he his. It also interested him that Kamek knows them all too well, so maybe he might ask some questions.

Then as they were going around another corner there was another guard. Michael quickly snapped out of his thoughts and pulled his younger siblings back. The guard heard a noise in their direction and went over to investigate. Michael can hear the footsteps getting closer and closer. Astell hugged his leg again hoping that they weren't spotted. Then Astell's flower on her head released a mist that covered them. The guard peaked around the corner and finds nothing, so he goes back to his post. It appeared that they disappeared, but the mist from the flower coated them in a shadow aura turning them invisible. Michael opened his eye to find that they were safe then kneeled to Astell.

"How did you do that?" He whispered.

Astell looked at him, "I don't know. Sometimes it happens."

"Well whatever it is it seems to be protecting us."

Oran pokes his side, "Instead of trying to figure this out how about we use this to sneak past the guards," he peaks his head around the corner.

"Alright follow me," Michael said as they walked quickly through the door.

The mist wore off as they reappeared on the other side. They went through more parts of the castle. However, they didn't know where they were. They do know that the dungeon was somewhere at the bottom so Michael assumed that they are somewhere to the top. They came to a stair well heading down. It looked clear and signaled them to follow. Then two koopas, a dark blue and light blue, were standing between the Moonfangs and the stairs.

The dark blue koopa laughed, "Found you."

The mohawk koopa laughed as well, "So you better come with us or else king dad will be mad."

Michael put his hands around his siblings protectively, "Your "king dad" can throw a tantrum for all I care."

"Hey! You can't disown our king dad," he reached in his shell and took out his wand, "now you're gonna get it."

"We tried to be polite about this," the dark blue koopa took out his wand.

The two koopas flicked their wands back and forward as they shot blue fireballs from them. Michael pushed his siblings away from him as he dodged the fireballs. He dodged rolled a few then extended his claws and charged at them. Michael charged at them swiping the incoming fireballs and jumped in the air. They moved to the side as he landed in between them, he swiped his claws at them siding them away from each other. Michael then used his dark and light powers on the two, they glowed and circles appeared under their feet. Chains made of light sprouted underneath the light blue koopa, they circled around them and tightened around, dropping his wand.

"Larry!" the dark koopa shouted, "release him at once," he commanded as he shot a magic blast.

Michael turned and dodged extending his other hand that glowed black. This time black chains sprouted and wrapped around him too. Forcing him to drop his wand and becoming immobile. Michael went back to his siblings.

"Let's go," he said.

They went passed the two as they struggled to get the chains off.

"What is this magic Ludwig?" Larry asked as he continued to struggle.

"I never seen this kind of magic before. It feels like it's unheard of," he wiggled in the chains a little, "And strange."

"Strange how?"

"Like more dark and dangerous."

Ludwig began to think while trying reach for his wand, so they can get out of their chains. Meanwhile, Michael and his siblings were somewhere lower than they were before. Now that one pair of those koopas found them, there is no doubt that more will show. Michael had his claws ready just in case more tried to attack. They come to another stair well and started to run there hoping it was the last one. Then two pinks koopas come from the stairs.

"Where do ya think your goin?" The big one said,

Michael didn't answer.

"A'ight, if ya ain't talkin," he raised his fists, "then that means a beatin come at you. "I can't believe you ran," the female koopa tighten her bow and got her wand out, "I hate getting my hands dirty and I hate to do my nails all over again."

"Seriously Wendy!"

"Shut up Roy."

Michael took his stance. "I'm sure you have time."

Roy ran forward with his fist in the air ready to punch him. Michael blocks one then swipes his claws back at Roy who punched it away. Roy punched him in the chest that cause his to slide back. Michael groaned a little then quickly caught one of Roy's claws. He tried swiping again, but Roy grabbed it. Meanwhile, the siblings were too focused on their older brother that the female koopa was in front of them.

"You two are cute," she walks closer to them, "What can you do?"

Oran got in front of Astell and held his hands out, "Don't come any closer!"

His hand flashed blue blasting a strong wind, blowing Wendy away. Oran moved very fast to approach Wendy while she was knock back. She gained her footing again to find Oran, she doesn't see him and she spots Astell in the open. Astell back away slowing in which Wendy moved up. She raised her wand only to have it gone. She looked around then Oran ran fast and kicked her in the back. She lands on her front and looked up to see Oran with her wand. She growled and grabbed the wand, yet he had a strong grip. They were yanking the wand back and forward until Wendy throw him up in the air. He recovered by using his air current to land. She ran up to Oran with her wand raised in the air and it glowed. She summons a large ring that squeezed Oran, making him immobile. She raises her wand again and about to summon a fireball. She brought her hand down, but nothing happened. She couldn't move her hand, her arm for a matter of fact. She looked at her hand and saw that it was wrapped by black vines. Looking to find that the vines came from Astell. Her flower on her head sprouted vines on the base of the flower and Astell had her hand out, she was controlling them. She flicked her hand and the vines picked Wendy up and flings her somewhere. The vines retract back to the flower and Astell went to Oran.

"Are you okay?"

He got the ring off, "Yeah."

Wendy was knocked out, yet Michael is still dealing with Roy.

"Wendy!" Roy cried.

Michael was under him, their claws trying to push one another. Michael took advantage and turned his feet into paws and kicked him off. Roy bounced on his shell and back to his feet. Michael saw vane popping out his head, he was getting mad. Roy charged one more time to capture the Moonfangs. Michael ran at him, jumped, and kick him in his chest. The kick sent Roy flying into a wall knocking him out for good. Michael was panting; exhausted from fighting and not so sure how long to keep it up. They all gathered and went down the stairs.

They went down ANOTHER set of stairs like they were repeating their actions. It was getting them nowhere. They had to push on through if they wanted to get home; or, HOW to get home.

Michael saw large doors past the stairs.

"I think I see the way-out guys," they ran to the last set of stairs.

Then there was a loud echo of laughing and it sounded like a mad man."It you can get there this it," Iggy stepped out of a dark corner.

The next laugh was child-like, "If you can't then you can stay with us… forever," Lemmy stepped out as well.

"This is your last chance," Morton stepped out and they started to close them in, "surrender now."

Michael put a protective hand around his siblings and flexed out his claw. "Never."

The three koopalings took out their wands. Lemmy jumped up and summned his ball to get on. They got closer and closer to the point that Michael's siblings couldn't handle the fighting and hugged Michael. Michael gritted his teeth as his red eye glowed. The koopalings fired fireballs at them which Michael held out his hand and caught all of them. They were put out in his, now black, claws. The koopalings looked at each other in confusion and tried again. This time Michael caught them into one big fireball then convert it from a red colored flame to a black flame. He slammed it down on the floor creating a fire shockwave. It blew the koopalings into walls knocking them out. However, Michael was still stand there with his red eye glowing. He knows that he used some of his dark powers from his dark form, but sometimes he can't snap out of the trance immediately. Astell knew the situation, so she went to his front.

"Big brother. You need to come back to us," she grabbed his claw, "Please."

His red eye dimmed then returned to normal and blinked. Then he kneeled to her. "Thank you."

They hugged for a moment until Oran tugged at Michael's shirt. "I think I see the exit."

They turned and saw large doors in the distance a few yards away; their ticket out of here. They raced for the door to escape this castle, but then Kamek walked out from a corner blocking the way. They stopped.

"Kamek."