Chapter 4: Sadness
Emily and Bowser stepped onto the court and on opposite sides. The Helghast soldier appeared on the court, climbed up and sat on the umpire's chair. He then cried, "Prepare for battle!"
Emily looked at Bowser. She thought, "If whatever those Toads said about him is true, then I have to put a good effort here today! I can't let him win..."
"So, this is Emily..." Bowser thought, "I'm gonna destroy her and her dumbfounded friend, Hugo, and soon enough... I'll destroy Mario and win the Star Cup! Bwah, hah, hah, hah!"
The Helghast soldier held a coin "Heads... Service to Emily!" The Helghast soldier bellowed, "Tails... Service to Bowser!"
He flipped it up in the sky. He looked down at the coin and it landed on... Tails. The Helghast soldier cried out, "Bowser is to serve to begin!"
As the Helghast soldier tossed a pair of tennis balls to Bowser, Bowser said, "Let's see if 'Ms. All Smiles' stands up to this!"
He tossed a tennis ball up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Emily returned the ball back to Bowser. Bowser hit the ball back with a hard stroke of his own. Emily hit it back and it went past an unaware Bowser. "Oh yeah!" She cried as she jumped up and did a peace sign with her two fingers on her left hand
"Love-15." The Helghast soldier called
Bowser tossed a tennis ball up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Emily returned the ball, but it sailed in the air. Bowser easily returned it with a hard topspin stroke. Emily hit it back with a hard slice shot of her own. Bowser volleyed the ball back to Emily. Emily volleyed the ball back, but it sailed in the air once more.
Bowser hit the ball with a hard stroke and it sailed past a diving Emily. Bowser pumped his fist and growled in happiness. "15-All." The Helghast soldier bellowed as he tossed a pair of tennis balls over to Bowser
He tossed a tennis ball up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Emily returned the ball back to Bowser. Bowser hit the ball back with a hard stroke of his own. Emily hit it back to Bowser, but this time, he hit the ball past Emily. "30-15." The Helghast soldier called
Bowser tossed a tennis ball up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Emily returned the ball back to Bowser. Bowser hit the ball back with a hard stroke of his own. Emily hit it back to Bowser again. Bowser hit the ball and it sailed past Emily once again. "40-15." The Helghast soldier called as he tossed a pair of tennis balls over to Bowser
He tossed a tennis ball up and smashed it with his racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Emily returned the ball back to Bowser. Bowser hit the ball back with a hard stroke of his own. Emily hit it back, but the ball did not go over the net. "Bwah, hah, hah, hah!" Bowser cried, "How's that?"
"Game, Bowser!" The Helghast soldier called
"Change sides!" The Helghast referee screamed as both competitors switched sides. He then gave two tennis balls to Emily.
She tossed a tennis ball and smashed it with her racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Bowser returned it easily back to Emily. Emily volleyed the ball towards Bowser. Bowser smacked the ball over to Emily. The two engaged in a long rally.
"I cannot afford to lose this match!" Emily thought, "Bowser might be powerful, but I can go around the court much more than he can. If I can get him to move around, he'll become tired..."
Unfortunately, all the shots that Emily hit were coming straight to Bowser. He then hit a hard topspin that sailed past a diving Emily. "Love-15." The Helghast soldier called
Emily tossed a tennis ball and smashed it with her racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Bowser returned it easily back to Emily. Emily volleyed the ball towards Bowser. Bowser smacked the ball past Emily once again. "Love-30." The Helghast soldier slowly bellowed as he gave two more tennis balls to Emily
She tossed a tennis ball and smashed it with her racket. The ball bounced inside the left service zone. Bowser returned it easily back to Emily. Emily volleyed the ball towards Bowser. Bowser smacked the ball over to Emily.
Emily ran to the middle of the court and hit the ball to Bowser. He then smacked the ball past her and bounced just on the outer line. "Love-40." The Helghast soldier bellowed
"Bwah, hah, hah, hah..." Bowser thought to himself, "This little girl has wasted enough time. It's time I finish her off..."
Emily tossed a tennis ball and smashed it with her racket. The ball bounced inside the right service zone. Bowser returned it easily back to Emily. Emily volleyed the ball towards Bowser. Bowser smacked the ball past a diving Emily once more.
The crowd clapped as Bowser laughed evilly. "Game, Set & Match, Bowser." The Helghast soldier bellowed
"It's all over!" Emily cried as she dropped to her knees and slouched down. She began to tear up.
Bowser walked over and said, "Well, well... I can certainly call you, 'Ms. All Frowns' now. Don't feel bad, though. You're not the only one who has lost to me. Just sit back and watch as I crush your beloved boyfriend, destroy Mario AND win the Star Cup! That way, you can at least smile at me for my victory, once and for all! Bwah, hah, hah, hah, hah!"
Bowser then turned around and left Emily weeping.