Vs Giant DK
His eyes were closed in pleasure as his chocolatey fingers slid into his mouth, his tongue lapping at the last traces of cake and frosting. His grateful stomach growled as it digested the sweet snack. Outside, he heard the glove talking to someone. Probably his two allies for the giant battle. Once his fingers were licked clean, Luigi opened his eyes and pondered over what giant the glove had crafted for him. As if a giant could actually stop him. No way that was going to happen. Many tough battles had been fought, and he was going to keep fighting till he reached his goal!
The glove floated back in, accompanied by Fox. "I believe you two encountered each other earlier," he said.
"Indeed," smiled Luigi, greeting Fox with a warm smile.
Fox rolled his shoulders. "You left a few marks," he commented.
"Bet you didn't expect that," murmured Luigi.
"Not really. So, who's this giant opponent? And where's our other ally?"
"I'll go fetch him now," said the glove, departing.
"You got your gadgets fixed up?" asked Luigi.
"Yeah. I'm telling you, Slippy is a handy guy."
"What about Peppy and Falco? They're not interested?"
"I offered to take them into it with me, but they declined," sighed Fox. "Now, Falco's giving me grief about how I didn't let him come along. I asked him about it more than once."
"If there's another get-together like this one, I'm sure you can make this up to him," reasoned Luigi.
"Maybe," said Fox. "Hey, listen, about our fight…"
"Yeah?"
"I acted a bit cocky, and I guess it was because…"
"…of that tier list?" finished Luigi. "Almost everyone here has made that misconception about me."
"What misconception?" asked Fox.
"That I'm no good. I can't do anything, much less put up a fight. But I'm sure you'll be feeling the truth for the next few days. Need I mention cracking your Reflector and knocking your Blaster out of your hands?"
Fox chuckled.
"Tell you what—we'll fight the giant first, and then we'll talk about our battle. Deal?"
"Deal."
They chatted casually for a bit before they heard the sounds of an animated conversation.
Luigi knew that voice. "Mario."
"I know we'll take that giant now!" crowed Fox.
Luigi fixed him with a pointed look, but he said nothing. The vulpine was displaying the same overconfident attitude which cost him victory in the earlier match.
Meanwhile, the glove floated back in, shutting out Mario raking him over the coals over his stunt with the Luigi clone. Mario's lecture ended mid-sentence when he saw his baby bro.
"Weegee!" he called out.
"Hey, Mario!" greeted Luigi as the two bear-hugged.
"You ready to take on this giant opponent?" asked Luigi once the embrace finished.
"Oh, yeah! Let's-a go!"
"Okeydokey!"
Fox cocked his Blaster. "Yippie-kai-yay," he muttered.
The glove rolled his eyes (?) and warped the trio to the Kongo Jungle. A simple, square stage bordered by a few palm trees and bushes. Below the stage was a Barrel Cannon which would eject the fighters in any given direction.
A giant barrel with the initials DK on it exploded into splinters, revealing none other than—a giant Donkey Kong.
"Oh. O—kay," Luigi said slowly, focusing himself on the gargantuan ape. He and Mario were going to have plenty of fun with this one. DK and the Mario Bros went way back—well, at least Mario and DK did. Luigi was working as a small-time mechanic while Mario was bringing home bread as a carpenter and locking horns with a girlfriend-stealing simian. By the time the bros were working as plumbers and rescuing princesses, peace had been reached with the King of the Jungle, who returned to his homeland to look after his folks and fight off K. Rool. Nowadays, DK could be seen at the Mario Kart races, parties and sports tournaments.
"Wow," said Fox. "That's huge."
"Hello, DK," Mario said to his frenemy. "You've really grown, haven't you?"
Giant DK grinned down at his three opponents.
"We may be diminutive in your eyes," Luigi spoke up, "but our hearts are large! Metaphorically speaking, of course. We're not going to be beat that easily!"
Giant DK faced the audience and shrugged.
With Luigi in the lead, the three advanced toward their giant foe. Giant DK crouched down and offered a pointer finger for each of them to shake.
"And don't worry. This isn't personal," Mario assured Giant DK. "One side's going to win, and the other's going to lose."
"And the loser's going to be you!" cried Luigi, punctuating this with a flying leap at GDK.
3…2…1…GO!
Luigi's flying kick collided with GDK's chin as his two allies rushed to his aid. Fox began a steady stream of Blaster fire, weakening the beast without him knowing. Mario threw some fireballs, knocked a few coins from GDK using his variation of the Super Jump Punch and then joined his brother in flitting around the giant, assaulting him with sharp blows. GDK defended himself with swiping and clapping attacks powerful enough to knock the plumbers out of thin air. He followed up with a two-punch combo which chained into itself and then clapped forward, catching all except Fox, who used his Firefox for a swift escape.
The vulpine lashed out with his judo-style moves while the brothers recovered. Fire was in Luigi's eyes, and it roared to life as soon as the man in green rejoined the battle with a powerful punch to GDK's back, a breakdance sweep, and his cyclone attack. He battered the overgrown ape's face with aerial attacks and seared his chest with fireballs. Mario engaged GDK just as ferociously, and soon, his eye fell on a familiar Hammer.
"Just like old times," he murmured as he grabbed the weapon and started pummeling away.
The Hammer didn't last long, and as soon as it wore off, GDK performed a headbutt which left Mario buried. Luigi and Fox distracted GDK before he could follow up. Once Mario unstuck himself from the ground, he hurled a barrage of fireballs at the beast.
GDK started slamming his hands on the floor, as if beating a drum, creating shockwaves which sent the threesome off their feet. Luigi was caught in the trajectory of the slamming hands and took a hefty battering before shooting a Super Jump Punch right between GDK's eyes.
The trio assaulted GDK with newfound vigor. But if normal DK's attacks were strong, then GDK's attacks were even stronger. He swiped, clapped, kicked, pounded and punched. His Spinning Kong attack almost mirrored the bros' down-B moves. Long, hairy arms became helicopter blades, smashing into anyone in his way. He was also the only fighter who could walk around while grabbing people, using this to try and chuck one of the three off the stage. With the clock relentlessly ticking down, the three fighters were breathing in deep gasps, aching, bloodied and bruised. Luigi had even taken a few Giant Punches to the nose. But that fire never left his eyes. He threw a glance toward his two allies, and the look he offered them seemed to re-inflate them.
"We're not the metaphorical bugs, Giant DK," Luigi said in a low, level voice. "You will never, ever, ever, ever squash us."
GDK had a pensive expression on his face as he studied Luigi's eyes, swollen yet saturated with intensity. Lips parted slightly, oxygen coming in and carbon dioxide coming out. Hands glowing with green sparks. He sliced into GDK with that singular facial expression before raising a fiery fist and launching it into the giant ape. Now, he began to punch left and right, sweating but not daring to stop. Mario and Fox helped out when they could, but their energy seemed to be fleeing them quickly. GDK was wise to this and decided to finish them first. With one overhand swipe, he sent Fox rocketing out of the stage. Mario turned in time to see a Giant Punch collide with him, hurtling him into temporary oblivion.
Tension hung low in the air. Luigi sucked in his breath.
GDK's eyes widened as he saw the fury illuminating his lone remaining opponent.
Luigi had seen the Giant Punch smash into Mario. He'd heard his big bro scream in agony and fear as he sailed beyond the blast line. He'd glimpsed the triumphant grin on GDK's face. And now this ape was in for a crapload of pain.
"This is for my brother—you darn, dirty ape!"
Luigi charged forward at full steam, releasing all of his rage on GDK. He punched, he kicked, he threw and he burned, not stopping till he saw the ape begin to falter. And with one last angry battle cry, Luigi plowed an uppercut into GDK, defeating him.
"You hurt my brother!" Luigi screamed after him. "No one hurts my brother—no one hurts my brother—no one…"
GAME SET!
"You might want to take it easy there," warned the glove as he fetched Luigi some water.
Tears streamed down the plumber's face. "The very minute he knocked out Mario, stuff got serious."
"He's going to be okay," the glove said to him. "I gave both him and Fox a Heart Container and a Maxim Tomato. They'll be out and about in no time."
Luigi sipped his water, feeling himself calm down.
"I'd never let my Smashers get hurt," smiled the glove. "Now, after all that excitement, it's time for another Bonus Stage!"