Chapter 13
USA! CSA!
Toadsmorth was radioing a toad, telling him to give the go to Capt. Carter. "Roger that, Hey Captain go!", the toad said giving the go sign to Carter. "Alright men, today we save this Kingdom no matter what..." "I'm sorry Captain," Lt. Clark interrupted, "but a Confederate can't help a Yankee.". "Oh come on! I thought we were over that!," the Captain angrily replied, "I'm sorry but we've best be going home, pleasure helping you Cap'", Clark said taking his men with him. "What are going to do now Captain?" Beaumont asked, "Go on without them, come Cavalry Charge!", Carter ordered. The bugle playing and the huge monsters thundering down the hill scared many Koopas out of their shells. The Union men plowed through a group of Koopas, shooting them with whatever gun they had, and when they an out, it was saber time! "Take that you overgrown turtle!" a cavalrymen said, but the fest was short lived, the Koopas regained confidence and saw that there reloading time was a chance to strike. "We're surrounded Captain!" Beaumont yelled, "wait a few more seconds!", Carter answered back. But there seconds were running out, two "landships" we're headed there way, "Captain, we can't hold much longer!" a cavalrymen said, "Just a little more", the captain said, now worrying. Then when help was what they needed, the Captain heard something he hadn't heard since Virginia, it was nothing other than the Rebel Yell. "Go get 'em boys!", Lt. Clark yeered as they plowed through the group. "You, came right on time Lieutenant." Capt. Carter said, " How could you think I'll ever leave you? Now men get those ships!". Two Confederate cavalrymen circled the "landships", lit some dynamite, threw it on them, and rode away. "Kaboom!" both ships blew to smithereens. "Yeeha! Let's go get us some more Cap'!", Lt. Clark yeered. They reached Lt. Kingston's station, and they were dug in. "Captain!", the Lieutenant said, "I thought you left!". "Nonsense Lieutenant, now let's get us some turtles!", the Captain answered. The combined infantry and cavalry plowed through the so called invincible Koopa SC, which greatly boosted the Soldiers of Freedom's morale. King Bowser was enraged, "How could this happen send in the Bomber Fleet!" Send in my Super Koopa Cruiser!", with that, he boarded his smaller ship and left saying, "Kids, fight these pathetic plumbers till Daddy comes back, OK?" "OK pops", the Koopalings said in unison, "Let's teach these plumbers how we play!"
The Koopa SC was retreating but the JC was advancing close to the castle. "Corporal Thomas!", Toadsmorth said, "man those cannons!" "Got it, if anyone knows how to use cannons, its the Union!", Thomas responded back. The soldiers blasted the cannons, and the nearby artillery toads were shocked at their power. The cannons nearly wiped out the Koopa JC, and you can see small figures with their hands up in surrender.
"Those ships are headed to the castle!", a Union cavalryman said, "Come on we're nearly there.", Lt. Clark said. They passed the main doors and dismounted their horses. "Shh...", Beaumont said, "do you hear that?". "What?", the captain asked, and sure enough, they could here shouting, "This way!"
They headed up a long flight of stairs to the foyer, in which they saw their friends fighting 9 turtles. "OK, you men guard the horses, leave me, Lt. Clark, and Beaumont to fight.", Capt. Carter said, "Yes Sir!", the men responded.
"Let go of me!", Daisy yelled while trying to get Wendy off her., "Never, you stupid princess!",she retorted. Wendy was about to trap her in rings when she heard something crack, "I've best leave her highness be.", it was Lt. Clark, with a recently fired Colt. Wendy looked at her staff, and it was shot, right at the orb, "My Daddy gave me this! Now You'll pay!" She rolled into her shell and charged them but utterly missed and was knocked out after hitting the wall. "Thank goodness your here guys!", Peach said, fending of Iggy with her parasol. "Yeah guys, where were you?", Mario said, trying to put Morton on a choke hold. "Yea, we could've used you a few minutes ago," Luigi added, trying to out jump Ludwig to stomp on him. "Well, sorry, we were fighting the battle!", Beaumont responded. "Anyways, come on, join the fun!" Daisy said, trying to get away from Lemmy's ball. The Americans hesitated no longer, and joined the fight, popping Lemmy's ball with a Colt, Beaumont wrestling Roy and winning, Capt. Carter tricking Iggy, and finally Lt. Clark: After being cornered by Morton, Ludwig, and Bowser Jr., Lt. Clark took out a familiar red stick and said, "Hey Koopalings or whatever, don't you want the Red Scepter of Power?". The three final Koopalings were discussing with themselves, while Capt. Clark and Beaumont were giving a thumbs up, "What's it do?", Ludwig asked, "Well, it makes you powerful and you can fly, I mean, its so much power that you'll be blown away!", Clark responded. "Well I do like power." Morton said, "and I do like to fly." Bowser Jr. added, "Well here it's yours!" Clark was about to hand it to them when Ludwig asked, "Why does it say DYNAMITE on it?". "Well Dynamite means Scepter of power in an ancient language, but do you want it?", Clark said, "Yes!", the three Koopalings said in unison. "Well, take it far from here because the red man can get some ideas.", Clark told them, while pointing at Mario, "Oh yeah, that plumber.", Bowser Jr. said. "Now let me activate its powers," Clark said while lighting a match while the Koopalings stood in awe, "Here you go, now Go! GO! Before Mario gets it!". The Koopalings sped off, "Why did you give them that Scepter!?", Mario yelled, but Beaumont explained it to him. "Oh, well, arrivedercci Koopalings!" Mario yelled, and right after that, BOOOOOOOMMMMM! The dynamite exploded, defeating and sending the Koopalings to land right in front of them, but Jr. was protected by Morton and fled as soon as he fell.
"Lets string them up," Peach said pointing at the defeated Koopalings, "I'm on it Princess!" Beaumont told her. He came back a few minutes later with 9 ropes with a hangman's noose at the end. "What are those? , Peach asked the mournful Beaumont, "Well you said string them up so I.. oh, tie them up, OK." Beaumont responded. And within seconds all the Koopalings were tied up, the Captain was the first to speak, "So y'all never introduced me to these men, and urrr.. lizard?". "Oh yes, well Captain, this is Wario and Waluigi, they're brothers, and this is Yoshi, Mario's friend.", Peach told the Americans. "Finally, someone taller than me," Waluigi said, pointing at Capt. Carter, "I thought this world was full of midgets.", with that comment, Mario and Wario looked scornfully at him. "Well , enough chit-chat, Let's go with Lt. Kingston!", Beaumont announced, "Let-s a go!", Both Mario and Luigi said, and with that, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Wario struggling to lead the way. (Super Mario 64 DS Illustration.)