Brighton: This is it, readers! Chapter twelve is here! Queen Sunstar does not own the Mario bros, just the story, and some of the characters like Solance.
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"No! I was too late to save Brighton!" Twila cried. Her world spun, and darkness fell like a blanket over her body.
Cold liquid splashed against her face. She woke up sputtering, and sopping wet. Waluigi stood over her, his hand glowing faintly.
"WALUIGI!" Twila screamed, hovering over the now wet floor, "COULD YOU HAVE WOKEN ME WITHOUT A COLD SHOWER?"
"You fainted, and Brighton…" Waluigi didn't finish.
"No- I am not going to faint this time, so put the hand away!- I want to see Brighton." Twila said, glaring at Waluigi.
"Follow me." Bowis said.
Bowis had been repaired by Muskular. He Led Twila down into the room which the bay window overlooked.
Eldstar turned to Fate.
"We can only hope she has come into that power. It is Brighton's only hope." Fate replied.
Eldstar nodded. He and the other Star spirits watched through the window. Fate, the four other Weapon Beasts, and the brothers watched with them.
Twila approached Brighton.
"Brighton, I know you are still there. I know you can hear me. I can't live without you. I need you! I, I, I love you! Come back to me!" Twila stopped to wipe away her tears.
Up behind the window, Fate smacked his head with his hand in exasperation.
"Skyland needs its Ruler! Please, come back to me!" Twila tried again. A single tear dripped down her left cheek, and fell. Suddenly, a soft blue glow filled the room. The tear solidified into a blue crystal, and locked in place on Twilas Moonstone. Her hands glowed blue.
"What is this new power?" Twila asked out loud, hearing the call of the Phoenix.
"Twila, congratulations. You are now a full-fledged Phoenix. You can use your Phoenix powers now." A woman's voice spoke.
"Phoenix powers? That's right! I have forgotten. My parents are from the line of Phoenix Moons. Please, let this work." Twila placed both hands on Brightons injured chest, and healed the injury.
"Brighton?" She tried.
"Hmm…Twila…" Brighton slowly woke up.
"You are back! Brighton, I missed you! I thought I lost you!" Twila cried, tears of joy streaming down her face.
"Twila, don't get all mushy on me!" Brighton said.
Behind them, Bowis sniffled.
"That was way better then a romance movie!" The Bow said, crying.
"Oh Bowis, you big softy." Brighton said, turning his head toward the Weapon Beast.
"Brighton, you do realize you were dead, right?" Bowis asked.
"I couldn't have been dead. Twila can't heal the dead." Brighton said.
"Brighton, I got my phoenix powers finally, so I can heal the dead." Twila said.
Brighton turned back to her.
"Really? That is good, my love." Brighton said. Twila inched closer to Brighton.
"I thought I lost you, Brighton. Your love gave me the power to bring you back." Twila said, leaning in even closer still.
Just as the two celestials were about to meet in a passionate kiss, Eldstar and Fate came in, interrupting what would have been a steamy moment.
"Oh come on! It was about to get really good in here!" Bowis complained.
"Good to have you back, Brighton. Twila, good work." Fate said, ignoring Bowis.
"Lowser is on his way here, and Brighton, it is up to you to stop him." Eldstar said, giving Bowis a dirty look.
"Lowser killed me the last time we met in battle. It is hopeless. This is a war we have lost." Brighton replied, sitting up.
"Brighton…" Eldstar tried.
"I don't want to hear it. I have been through enough wars to know when it is hopeless." Brighton didn't give Eldstar a chance to finish.
"Brighton, cut the loser attitude! Don't you realize you are their last hope in this? Only you stand in the way of Lowser and complete control of the darkness! You don't have a say in this anymore!" Fate said.
Brighton turned away from them, and turned over what Fate said in his head. Finally, he turned back to them.
"I will go out there and fight. If I fail, Twila, don't heal me. Let me go. I have been brought back from death two times too many. Death is something you don't cheat. I will do everything in my power to stay alive out there. I go alone. This is my battle against Lowser, and no one is to get involved. Do you understand me?" Brighton stood.
"But Brighton-" Twila tried. Brighton cut her off.
"I know it is hard to lose the ones you love, Twila, but everyone has to go through it. Even phoenix moons have to go through it." Brighton said.
"I don't want to lose you, Brighton!" Twila cried.
"Remember that I have always loved you, and always will love you. I will be right here in your heart, my love. You need to let me go." Brighton turned to the door, and a shocked Bowis.
"Why are you talking like you wont survive the upcoming battle, Brighton?" Bowis asked.
"Because, old friend, I plan to waste Lowser with the Sunstone, and no sun has ever survived using it before." Brighton explained.
"Then be the first to survive!" Bowis screamed.
"Bowis, look at it this way. The level of power held in the Sunstone is a lot higher then all suns put together, and even if we suns combined power with you guys, the star spirits, the brothers, and the moons, it still wont be enough. Let me go, my friend." Brighton walked out the door, into the main area.
"Brighton, wait!" Fate ran to catch up with him.
"Yes?" Brighton stopped walking.
"You need the Sunstone. Luigi gave it to me, and I am giving it back to you." Fate handed the Sunstone back to Brighton.
"Thanks, Fate." Brighton took the Sunstone and put it back around his neck. It weight felt so familiar to him. He walked out the front doors of the Haven.
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Lowser roared his fury to the black sky.
"I need a better form!" He screamed.
The clouds parted, revealing a Sun shrouded in darkness. His robes were black, and his eyes were red. His body was black.
"My pet, you failed to open the portal. Why should I give you a more powerful form?" The sun snarled.
"Lord Solarflare, I failed because I was weak. If I had a more powerful form, I could recapture Twila, and try again." Lowser said.
"I have a better idea. You failed to kill Brighton the first time around, so I am giving you a more powerful form so you can kill Brighton and make sure he really is dead. You better not fail me again." Solarflare said, raising his left hand. A bolt of powerful black magic struck Lowser, and transformed him.
Lowsers claws grew longer, and more wicked. His body grew larger, and his wing span stretched over ¼ a mile. The spikes on his shell became deadly daggers, and the transformation was complete, after his body turned black and his eyes turned red. The power charged dragon demon took off for star road. He arrived, and waited.
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Brighton walked toward Lowser. Lowser chuckled.
"You better enjoy the laugh, Lowser, because it is the last one you will ever have. Prepare to be wasted!" Brighton said.
Lowser raised his right hand, and a part of star road shot up, trapping Brighton inside. Suddenly, the top part of the spire burst open, and Brighton stood on the ledge. His robes had changed to gold, and his eyes glowed yellow.
"Prepare to be wasted!" Brighton held the Sunstone.
"You won't win this time!" Lowser roared, raising both hands. Dark magic pooled at the palms of his hands.
Brighton placed both of his hands on ether side of the Sunstone, and pulled it apart. Inside, the pure light of Solon danced, waiting for an attack command.
"Ancient Sunstone Power!" Brighton released the light.
"Shadow of Argon, I call you forth! Ancient Shadow Power!" Lowser called, releasing the pure darkness of Argon.
Light and darkness met with a deafening roar. Brighton poured all the strength he could muster into the Sunstone, fighting with all he had. The darkness whittled down the light almost to its source. Brighton felt his arms shaking from the effort of holding the Sunstone. He realized his own mistake.
"I need them. Bowis is right, I can survive this with them. Waluigi, Wario, Mario, and Luigi, I need your power!" Brighton called, a tear forming at the corner of his right eye.
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Luigi stiffened.
"Brighton is calling for us! He needs us!" Luigi cried.
"You are right, I can hear him too!" Mario realized.
"Lets go!" Wario said.
"I will ghost us there!" Waluigi said, "Gather around!"
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Light and darkness continued to battle, and the light was losing. Brighton knew that in a few more minutes, the light would be terminated forever. He heard the sound of Waluigi ghosting in behind him. Waluigi and Wario stood on Brightons left while Mario and Luigi stood on Brightons right.
"Call the Elemental Bros!" Brighton ordered, the strain of the battle showing in his voice.
"Elemental bros?" Waluigi questioned.
"No time, to explain! In your heart, you know what, to do!" Brighton screamed desperately.
"Elemental Bros, we are calling, Water!" Waluigi started them off.
"Earth!" Wario wondered how he knew what to say.
"Fire!" Mario called.
"Electricity!" Luigi called.
"Ancient Sunstone Power!" Brighton called.
All four elements flowed into the mighty Sunstone. Blinding white light exploded from the Sunstone and plowed through Lowser, reducing him to a pile of dust. The light burned through the portal, and Solarflare was destroyed. Raymore was rebalanced, and the light faded. Brighton reverted back to himself, and dropped to the ground, panting.
"Brighton?" Mario asked, concerned.
"I am fine, just exhausted from holding that amount of power." Brighton said.
All four Brothers glowed brightly for a second.
"What happened?" Wario asked.
"You have become Elemental warriors, now. You can use the Elemental Bros attack, and have each learned new moves. Waluigi, you have celestial tidal wave, Wario, you have celestial natural disaster, Mario, you have Double fireball frenzy, and Luigi, you have Supreme thunder smash. You can still use your other attacks. I will flame us back to Eldstars Haven." Brighton said, focusing on the Haven he knew so well. Seconds later, they all appeared inside the Haven.
"Brighton! You survived!" Twila flung herself into Brightons arms.
"Can't breathe!" Brighton gasped.
"Brighton, You not only wasted Lowser, but Solarflare was vanquished as well. Everything is back to normal. I am returning back to my mountain." Fate orbed out.
"Speaking of which, Luigi and I need to go let Peach and Daisy know we are still alive. Kalmar, you wouldn't mind orbing us back home, would you?" Mario asked, turning to the Star Spirit.
"I will be happy to orb you two home." Kalmar said.
"Thanks." Mario said.
Kalmar orbed out with Mario and Luigi.
"I am going to ghost out to Starworld, and check on the eggs we left there." Waluigi said, ghosting out before anyone could stop him.
"I guess I will walk home." Wario started for the door.
"Wario, I will orb you home." Klevar orbed out with Wario.
"And we weapon beasts better warp ourselves to our portals and continue to guard them." Spectra and the other four weapon beasts, all of them repaired, disappeared in a flash of light.
"And I have a Kingdom to salvage." Brighton flamed out with Twila still hanging on to him.
"Everything is back to normal again. Hey Skolar, I bet you five star coins that the peace will last for five days!" Muskular turned to Skolar.
"You owe me from the last bet! Speaking of which, you still owe me four star coins!" Skolar cried.
"That's why I am making the bet!" Muskular said.
Eldstar shook his head and walked away from the two arguing stars. Everything was normal again, all right.
THE END
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Queen Sunstar: Thus ends an exciting adventure of the Mario Brothers saga. I hope you all enjoyed the story. I enjoyed writing the story myself. There is a sequel to Brotherhood in the works called Clouds of War. This story is told from the characters points of view, so it should be interesting to see everyone's reactions.
Twila: Finally! Its over! This is the last time I have to say this very boring line, Don't forget to review, now!