Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying the story so far! Thanks to keybladeboy who has given me an awesome idea! Here's chapter… uh… oh yeah, 6!
Chapter 6:
The Shadows Part 2: The Door
"Okay, now I'm really starting to get mad!" Doopliss exclaimed. He had been wandering in this unknown dimension for what seemed like days, when in reality it was only 2 hours.
"Where the heck is everybody? I can't even tell if I've been walking; everything is black!" Doopliss became crestfallen.
"Some leader I've turned out to be. I couldn't even keep my team together. Dang it! What am I supposed to do now?!" Doopliss shouted at the sky.
"Freak-Sheet?" Doopliss turned around to see his teammates, allies, and more importantly, friends.
"Hey dude, we're over here!" Crash yelled.
"Guys!" Doopliss ran as fast as he could to greet them. When he reached them, he was stopped in his tracks. All the air in his lungs was leaving him… because Mimi had latched on to him in a bone crushing bear hug.
"Oh my gosh! You're okay! I thought I was never going to see you again!" Mimi had tears in her eyes, but they were quickly wiped away by Doopliss's sheet.
"Hey don't cry over me, I'm not worth it. I couldn't even protect my friends form that old hag's attack."
"C'mon dude, quit beating yourself up. I mean, we aren't exactly the world's greatest team." Crash said.
"Doopliss, just remember, no matter what happens we'll always be there for you. We're your friends and that's what friends do!" Mimi said for everyone. She really wanted to be more than just a "friend" but she was just to afraid to let her feelings be known.
"Thanks for the pep talk guys, even if it was kinda mushy and junk. By the way, how did you guys find me?" Doopliss asked.
"Well, Mimi and I were walking when we heard your insane screaming; seriously dude, you scream loud. We went in the direction of your voice and we ran into Koops and Vivian. Apparently they were too busy making out to go find us!" Crash explained.
"For the last time we said we're sorry." Vivian said.
"Hahahahaha! No way! You two, dating! That's hilarious!" Doopliss was sitting there laughing his head off.
"Oh yeah well at least I can get a date." Koops retorted.
"Hey watch it, I could get a da-"
"Okay guys, that's enough! We have to get out of here." Mimi said.
"And how exactly do we do that Pi- uh Mimi?" Doopliss said. He almost called her Pigtails again but he didn't want his face ripped off.
"Hey I got it! Vivian, can't you go through the walls and stuff?" Crash said. It was not very often Crash had an idea and when he did, they were always A+ ideas.
"Well yeah, but there are no walls here…"
"I said walls and 'stuff'; can't you go through the floor too?"
"Yeah, but how is that…"
"Go under right now."
"But…"
"I said NOW!" Crash yelled. I forgot to mention, when Crash gets an idea than there's no stopping it.
"Okay okay I'm going." And so Vivian went under. What she saw amazed her, it was the weirdest thing she had ever seen.
"So, what's the deal? Is there anything under the floor or what?" Crash asked.
"Well there was definitely something under there, but… uh… why don't you just see for yourself." She grabbed Crash and went through the floor. What Crash saw was unbelievable; he saw… he saw… Twilight Town.
"Whoa hold up a second! You're telling me that we were above Twilight Town the whole time?" Crash asked in disbelief.
"You might want to come back under with me again." Vivian said. They went under again and saw another town; this time it was Toad Town.
"Hey what gives?" Crash asked.
"I heard about these before from Dimentio. He said that they're called 'dimensional gateways.'" Mimi informed.
"What are those?" Koops asked.
"Well, it's kind of like a transporter or something, only you can't choose where you're going to end up."
"Well that stinks." Crash said."Hey, at least we have a way out now." Doopliss said.
"Than it's settled, I'll take you all through the dimensional gateway. Everyone hold hands." Everyone grabbed the hand of the person standing next to them and prepared themselves to go through the gate. In a matter of seconds, the whole gang was in a dark and dank place.
"Golly, I never want to go back there again." Mimi said."Me neither dudes, that place was too dark."
"What's the matter Crash, you afraid of the dark?" Koops asked.
"Of course not! I'm just saying it was dark that's all."
"Hey guys, where are we anyway?" Doopliss asked.
"We're in Rogueport, at least under it anyway." Koops answered. It was true, they ended up in Rogueport Sewers where the once famed Thousand Year Door is located.
"Ugh, Crash did you…" Vivian started but was cut off by Crash.
"No I didn't, the place just naturally stinks." Crash said defensively.
"Hey isn't this where the Door is?" Vivian asked Koops and Crash.
"Well it's around here anyw- wait, I hear something. It's coming from the direction of the Door." Koops acute sense of hearing always comes in handy.
"Hey dudes, I hear it too."
"Golly, I don't even think Doopliss could be that loud."
"Hey that was so uncalled for!"
"Shut up!" The all said.
"Well c'mon guys, we can't just sit here. We have to go to the Door." Crash said. He led the way while everyone followed.
"This place is absolutely horrendous! Are you two sure this is where it is?" Dimentio asked Bowser and Grodus.
"Well of course I'm sure! This is where I found it the last time!" Grodus said.
"Yeah and it all ended so well." Bowser said sarcastically.
"Watch it you cretin! I was the one who…"
"Oh no, why would we want to fulfill all of our dreams when we can stand here and argue like children?" Dimentio asked his other two cohorts of evil.
"Fine fine whatever. Let's just go inside already." Bowser said. Grodus and Dimentio followed Bowser to the Door's entrance.
"Hey Jesterio…" Bowser pronounced Dimentio's name wrong… again.
"It's Dimentio!"
"Yeah yeah whatever. Anyway, can't you use your magic mumbo jumbo to transport us inside?"
"As much as I detest saying this, no I can't transport us inside. Apparently this Door has a stronger magic than I do."
"It's not the Door, it's the thing inside the Door." Grodus corrected.
"And what is behind the Door anyway?" Dimentio asked.
"You'll soon find out. GACK ACK ACK ACK ACK!"
"Oh no, they're not gonna…" Vivian started.
"I hope not or we're gonna be toast dudes, and not the good kind. We're gonna end up the not crunchy kind, you know the mild not so crunchy kind of white…"
"Crash, are you finished?" Doopliss asked.
"Oh yeah I'm done."
"Good, now let's go after them." Doopliss led the group to the Door and took a moment to look at what he was doing. He was about to jump into a swirling purple vortex that led to who knows where. He was nervous but he had to go inside.
"Alright guys, on the count of three. One… two… uh two and a half… two and three quarters… two and two thirds… two and WAH!" Doopliss was pushed in by Mimi.
"Gosh, I don't know about you guys but he was really starting to get annoying." Mimi said. They all went through the Door that led to the Palace of Shadow.
"My word, this staircase is really long. Is this where the…" Dimentio started but was cut off by Grodus.
"Yes you moronic court jester! I'm telling you this is where it is." They continued to the end of the staircase until, finally, they made it to a dark room with surprisingly lit candles and a casket.
"Are you one hundred percent positive you know what you're doing?" Dimentio questioned again.
"Yeah I have to agree with clown boy here, this seems a little… risky. Besides, don't you need a sacrifice or something?"
"Quiet you imbeciles! Since it hasn't been a thousand years, I don't need a sacrifice. Now watch as I bring the most powerful being in the world back to life and awaken her from eternal slumber! Arise my Shadow Queen, arise!" Grodus shouted almost like an incantation. All of a sudden the fire on the candles turned black.
"W-w-what's with all the shaking?" Bowser asked.
"If you think that this is shaking than you should have been conscious the last time." Grodus said. The next thing they saw was a purple, ghost-like creature come out from the casket.
"I LIVEEE- oh it's you again. Didn't I destroy you already?"
"GACK ACK ACK ACK ACK! You should know that no one can destroy Sir Grodus!"
"That's what you think you annoying creature! Take this!" The shadow Queen shot a fire ball at Grodus. However, the fire ball was quickly deflected by Dimentio's barrier and hit the Shadow Queen.
"You see, no one can destroy me!" Grodus yelled.
"I see you have become even stronger than before. Fine, what is it that you request of me?
"You see, we sort of need your powers to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom since SOMEONE'S bombs were defective!" Dimentio yelled in Bowser's face.
"It's not my fault that those stupid bombs don't work."
"Hmm I see your dilemma. Fine than, I will lend you my powers." The Shadow Queen said.
"Perfect! Now all we need to do is destroy the Kingdom so we can have our own ideal kingdom where I'll be king!" Grodus yelled.
"Uh don't you mean we?"
"Yeah jester boy is right! What about us?"
"Uh right, that's what I meant." Grodus said, covering up his "mistake."
Will the five heroes be able to stop the new evil that has infinite powers at her disposal? Can Grodus be trusted, or will his new found glory cause him to betray his new allies?