Chapter 8: Max's Story
Max was telling the story of how he got the two Ultrimax Crystals that he found earlier.
"Ok. Here's how it happened." said Max, as he began his story.
"It all happened while I was exploring space my way. I came upon this planet. It was filled with lava. I believe it was called "Lavalan". I don't know why. I just know the same sounds cool. So I landed my ship there, and as soon as I did, I was attacked by fire enemies."
"Did you fight 'em off?" interrupted Mario.
"Did you stomp on them? Did you use fireballs or something?" said Luigi.
Max, who was rudely interrupted, said this:
"Why would I use fireballs since they're fire enemies?" he turned to Mario. "And no, I did not stomp of them."
Max got back to his story.
"I was completely surrounded. With no way out! So I did the only thing I could do! I charged up a Hyper Plasma Bomb. The instant that the fire enemies had me in a super tight spot, practically a small box, I released my Hyper Plasma Bomb. And they were all destroyed!"
"The Hyper Plasma Bomb can destroy all nearby enemies." said Bomberman.
"That's right." said Max. Who was not rudely interrupted, but interrupted nonetheless.
"Anyway, as soon as I released my Hyper Plasma Bomb, all the fire enemies dissapeared in a flash. Which is how the Hyper Plasma Bomb works, as always. Then I began exploring the area. All that was around me was a bunch of craters that spewed out lava at certain times. I was careful to avoid them. And along the ridge, was a huge lava river. I followed to see if it would go anywhere. It led right to a lava waterfall. I looked down, and I found a road that led to the bottom. I followed that road down. And then, something else happened!"
"Did you burn in the firey lava?" said Mario.
"Please. If that had happened, he wouldn't be ok now. At least that's my opinion." said Birdy.
"Anyway........" said Max, "By the time I was at the bottom of the road, I looked at the lava waterfall. And I noticed a cave opening. It was impossible to get through it however. But that's not the 'something else' I am talking about. Because by the time I got there, Mujoe and the Hige Hige Bandits were there too."
"Wait a minute!" said Luigi.
"What!?!" said Max sternly.
"How could Mujoe be with you if he was with us?"
"Well, we took long breaks between getting the two Ultrimax Crystals. My guess is that Mujoe tracked Max to the locations of the two Ultrimax Crystals when we were in space. The third one after we got our first, and the fourth one after we got our second." said Bomberman.
"Correct." said Max.
"Bongo. What a coincidence." said Bongo.
"Stop saying Bongo!" screamed Mangu.
"Sorry." said Bongo.
"Anyway..." said Max, getting back to his story. "Mujoe and his Hige Hige Bandits attacked me. Dr. Mechard was helping. I jumped over the lava river when the doctor waved his Megaton Hammer at me. It touched the lava waterfall, and it stuck to the firey wall. The entrance to the cave was revealed for a split second. I took advantage of that moment and went right inside, the doctor pulled out his Megaton Hammer just as it ran further inside the cave."
20 minutes later.....
"And then, I saw a large generator with the Ultrimax Crystal inside of it. It was a green one. The guardian of the Ultrimax Crystal, who looked a lot like the other guardians you ran into, but wearing green, saw me. And he handed over the Ultrimax Crystal, for he knew I was one of the four heroes who was destined to get all seven."
"FOUR Heroes?" hollered Mario as he interrupted yet again. "There's four of us?"
"Yeah. By the looks of it, it's you, me, Bomberman and Max." said Luigi.
"That's right." said Max. Then he jumped right back into his story. "Anyway, the guardian of the Ultrimax Crystal gave me the Ultrimax Crystal. But as he handed it over, Mujoe and his team of Hige Hige Bandits appeared out of nowhere. There was a large hole and a giant drill machine behind them. That obviously meant that they drilled their way in. Mujoe took the Ultrimax Crystal from me, and he jumped back into his drill machine."
"Wrap it up, Max." said Bomberman.
"...and so I used my Hyper Plasma Bomb again! All the Hige Hige Bandits that were standing in my way were defeated. I ran over to Mujoe as he was starting up the drill again. I took over the controls by knocking him aside. He tried to fight back, but I swiped the Ultrimax Crystal from his hands and used it against him. The power of the big green crystal knocked Mujoe aside. A bunch of Hige Hige Bandits that were not killed in the explosion of the Hyper Plasma Bomb retreated. And then I used the power of the Ultrimax Crystal to make the drill machine faster. I used it as the drill machine's fuel supply, and then.........then......then....."
Everyone moved their heads in close as Max aimed for a climatic moment in his story."
"The drill machine took off! It took off at the speed of light! Maybe faster! After like 10-12 seconds, it popped right out of the granite wall of the planet, and as soon as it did, I applied the brakes. But the machine was too fast. So I had to jump out! I took the Ultrimax Crystal out of the drill's engine, and I jumped out as fast as I could! I was right back where I started. The drill crashed into a huge volcano. The vibrations and the crash of the drill caused the volcano to erupt. I got in my ship and flew out of there before the lava reached the area I was at. And I got out of there safely with the green Ultrimax Crystal."
"Wow! Great story, Max!" said Mario.
"Yeah. It was awesome!" said Shout.
"I agree with her." said Dr. Ein.
"So do we!" said everyone else in unison.
"Arn't you going to tell us how you got the yellow Ultrimax Crystal?" said Bomberman.
Everyone else was saying "Yeah" and "Tell us!" all in a group bicker.
"All right! All right!" said Max, who said it just so everyone else would be quiet.
"This fourth one was not so hard. Since you guys spotted the Jetters Ship as soon as you left Canyone, I found the fourth Ultrimax Crystal the instant you left Canyone."
"How is that possible?" asked Luigi.
"Mujoe and the Hige Hige Bandits had already obtained the yellow Ultrimax Crystal while you were all looking for the blue one. I was the only one who knew about it. I fought them for it while you ran through the canyon, back to the ship."
"You were there all along? And you were hidden?" asked Bomberman.
"That is correct." said Max. "I fought them for the Ultrimax Crystal as soon as you guys claimed the blue one. I used my Hyper Plasma Bomb against them. And I got the crystal easily."
"That would explain the flash of light I saw!" said Luigi.
"You saw a flash of light?" said Mario.
"Yes. As we were leaving the surface of Canyone, I saw a flash of light. I thought it was the explosion of one of Mujoe's failures to get the Ultrimax Crystal. You know, an explosion."
"Wow." said Luigi.
"And that concludes my story." said Max, who was finally done.
Everyone gave him a round of applause.
"Now that you're done with the story..." said Bomberman, "There's something that I've been waiting to ask of you."
"I know, I know. You want these 2 crystals." said Max.
"Yes.....we do." said Bomberman.
"Ok. You can have them. But on one condition."
"What condition?" asked Bomberman.
"Didn't you listen to that part of the story? I'm the fourth hero who's destined to find the seven Ultrimax Crystals. If you want these 2 Crystals that I should take credit for, then I want you join the three of you on your quest."
"It's a deal!" said Mario, who reached out to shake his hand.
"Excellent." said Max. But he didn't shake hands with Mario, as he didn't really need to.
"So it's set then!" said Luigi.
"Let's go!" said Mario.
Bomberman, Max, and the Mario Brothers went back to the ships.
"Wait!"
The four heroes stopped and turned back to hear Dr. Ein's voice.
"What?" said Bomberman.
"If you're all going to work together, then I suggest that you get aship that fits all four of you."
"You know, he's right." said Bomberman, as he turned his head towards the Mario Brothers and Max.
"Be right back." said Dr. Ein, as he walked into his lab.
"I wonder what he's working on." said Mario.
"Yeah...." said Luigi.
"We'll just have to wait." said Bomberman.
"And wait, we will!" said Max, raising his finger up.
END OF CHAPTER
Ok, some of us guess that Dr. Ein must be working on a space ship that holds four passengers. But is he? Read the next chapter and find out.