Chapter 8: If this be my destiny
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"Get moving!" shouted a koopaling, "Moves your asses!" The koopalings were forcing kids into hard labor. Reaper was controlling them all. "No resting!" he said, "This statue of myself isn't gonna make itself. Move faster!" Toadstool was watching everything. "You can't do this to them!" she said. "I can do whatever I want," said Reaper, "Not that anyone could stop me since Nicholas is dead." "He's not dead," said Toadstool, "I don't believe you." "Believe it," he said. We were hiding under a rock. "There it is," I said, "Now its time to make things right." "Nicholas!" said Robin. He saw us. "You came back," he said. "Yeah," I said, "I wanna make things right again. Besides, this is my destiny." We were sneaking into Orphan Town avoiding the guards. "There's koopalings everywhere," said Saria, "I hope you have a plan for getting past those creeps." "Live bait," I said. "Good idea," said Saria. She suddenly knew what I meant. "Hey!" she said. "Come on Saria, you and Yoshi gotta make a diversion," I said. "What the hell am I supposed to do?" asked Saria, "Dress and drag and do the tutti frutti?" They did exactly that. The koopalings saw them. "Run!" said Saria. They chased her and Yoshi.
We went into the town and saw the princess. "There they are," I said, "We have to get to the princess now." "Remember, don't let any of those creeps touch you," said Lucina, "Or you'll lose your power." The rest of the koopalings were gathered at a spot. "My brethren," said Reaper, "Today is the day that we take Orphan Town as our own and show the kids that we mean business." I was sneaking around and freeing children from their chains. "And as for the petty children that still believe in their so-called hero," said Reaper, "Let it be known today that your prophecy is dead, like the king who spoke of it." The koopalings cheered. I saw the Reaper holding a scythe. "And they will be joined in death by the princess of the mushroom kingdom," said Reaper, "And let this be an example who kids who will dare to defy me." He was about to kill her.
I jumped down and kicked the scythe out of his hand. "Not so fast Reaper!" I said. "Nicholas!" he said, "A little surprised to see you alive." "That's right," I said, "You thought I died in that stampede but you forget I can get through anything." I got out my staff. "Let the princess go!" I said. "Tell me that after you defeat my soldier," said Reaper, "Boom-Boom!" A giant koopaling with a red shell came down. "Boom-Book kill human raccoon!" he said. He tried to punch me and I dodged and whacked him with my tail. "This raccoon suit can do anything," I said. He was about to tackle me, but Bowser held him back. They were going toe to toe. The koopalings took out the demon soldiers and freed the other kids. "Go," said Roy, support our friend." They all ran free. A demon saw Robin freeing some kids and charged after him. "Arc Thunder!" he said. He summoned thunder and shocked the demon until it fainted. "Enough!" said Boom-Boom, "Boom-Boom no be pushed around by…." Bowser picked him up and tossed him left and right. "Puny koopa," he said.
I went to free Toadstool. "I knew you would come back!" she said. "Of course," I said. I cut the ropes and freed her. "Not so fast!" said Reaper. He shot a magic attack at me and hit me. I lost my tail. "Looks like your raccoon powers are no more," he said. "I still have my fire magic," I said. I shot fireballs at him and he deflected them. "You're weak human boy," he said. I tried to attack him and he froze me and threw me at a wall and near a cart. "You think you're so tough," he said, "Well you're not." I tried to get up. "And let this also be a lesson to all you kids," said Reaper, "You are kids and I am your ruler. You are weak spineless brats who were put on this planet to serve me!" "You're wrong Reaper," I said as I got up, "Kids are not meant to serve you. You say we're weak and you're right." He walked over to me. "Acting alone we're powerless, but if we unite as one we can be stronger than anyone including you," I said, "And that's another thing. I may not be tough, but at least I'm brave enough to face you!"
He was about to attack me again when Roy, Wendy and Larry got in the way. "Ah," said Reaper, "Well…." "We won't let you hurt Nicholas, or the princess," said Roy. "You're just as weak as the other kids," said Reaper, "Get out of the way!" "Never!" said Wendy. "Listen koopalings," said Roy, "We can live as one with the humans. Its Reaper who's put us into a pyramid and he's put himself on top claiming he's the ruler of us all!" "Liar!" said Reaper. "We were taught that we are you, but different," said Toadstool, "Nicholas had a plan to unite humans with koopalings and he's showed us that we can be friendly to humans as he was to us. And if he's willing to try then so are we." "I've had enough of this," said Reaper, "Get out of the way, and I'll fry you all to a crisp." Everyone was silent. "What?" asked Reaper. "Uhh…. Don't you mean 'Or'?" asked a koopaling. Reaper sighed in frustration and said, "Get out of the way 'OR' I'll fry you all to a crisp." "Which is it?" asked Toadstool, "That seems like a crucial conjunction." "That's it!" said Reaper, "Boom-Boom kill the boy!"
"No," said Boom-Boom, "Princess speak true words." He came to our side, "Princess right," he said, "Enough." "If you won't fight, then I'll kill you as well," said Reaper. The other koopalings murmured and started coming to our side. "What the hell are you doing?!" asked Reaper, "Come back here!" "Let it go," I said. "I'll never let it go!" said Reaper. He charged up for a powerful attack and shot it at me. "DIE!" he said. Bowser got in the way of the blast and fell to the ground. I watched in horror. "YOU BASTARD!" I shouted. I fire-kicked Reaper in the face and he fell and dropped his mask. I went over to Bowser. He was still breathing. "Bowser," I said, "Speak to me." "Friend…." He said weak. I checked his pulse. "He's still alive," I said, "Thank goodness." Reaper got up and we all saw his face. "You….." I said. It was Uncle Johnson. "That's right," said Johnson. All the koopalings watched in horror as Bowser was injured and looked at him. "At least I didn't kill him," said Johnson, "Although I should use my full power on 3 koopalings who…. Betrayed me." Roy, Wendy, and Larry ran.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kick your ass," I said as I got out my staff. "Nicholas you must understand," said Johnson, "The pressure of controlling a city are…" "No longer yours," I said, "Step down Johnson." "Naturally I would, but there's a problem," said Johnson, "See them?" A horde of demons came down. "They think I rule this city." "Well we don't," said Saria. He saw Saria, Lucina, Cloud and a group of children. "Nicholas is the true leader," said Lucina. "Its your choice Johnson," I said, "Step down or fight me." "Must this end in violence?" asked Johnson, "I would hate to be the one responsible for someone's death. Don't you agree?" "If you think you're gonna use that on me you're wrong," I said, "I put it behind me." "But what about your friends?" asked the Reaper, "And what about Princess Toadstool? Has she put it behind her?" "What does he mean?" asked Toadstool.
"So you didn't tell them your little secret," said Reaper, "Well everyone's here, so now you have a chance to tell them; Who is responsible for Ike's Death." I went to the warrior's cliff. "I am," I said. Everyone was shocked. Toadstool took my hands. "That's not true," she said, "Look me in the eye and tell me its not true." "I would, but I'd be lying to you," I said, "Its all true." "There's no getting him to lie, he admits it!" said Johnson, "Murderer!" "No!" I said, "It was an accident." "If it wasn't for your so-called plan Ike would still be alive, its your fault he's dead, and you're the one to blame!" said Johnson as he circled around me, "Do you deny it?" "No," I said. "Then you're guilty!" said Johnson. "No!" I said, "I'm not a murderer." "Oh Nicholas, you're in trouble again, but this time Ike isn't here to save you," said Johnson, "And now everybody know why!" He pushed me down to the edge of the cliff. "Nicholas!" said Toadstool. Thunder struck and a fire started.
"This is familiar," said Johnson, "I know I've seen this before." I was trying to get back up. "Ah yes, I remember," he said, "This is just the way Ike looked before he died." He grabbed my hair and pulled me closer. "And here's my little secret," he whispered in my ear, "I killed Ike." "NOOOO!" I said. I kicked him in the shin and pushed him down. "Murderer!" I said. Everyone was looking. "No, wait," said Johnson. "Tell them the truth!" I said. He tried to get away and I pushed him back down. "Truth?" asked Johnson, "But the truth is in the eye of the….." I began to choke him. "Alright," he said, "Alright. I…. I did it." "So they can hear you," I said. "I KILLED IKE!" he shouted. He hit me to get me off of him and ran. Some demons came at me and started attacking me. The koopalings helped the kids fight them off. Toadstool went into action and fought the demons off. Boom-Boom smashed some demons to the ground.
"Reaper has tortured us kids for long enough!" said Cloud, "And now he has declared war on the world! Will we allow it?" "NO!" shouted the children. "Then let's kick some ass!" he said. He started fighting them. Zea appeared and gave them a hand. "About time you showed up," said Cloud, "You've been absent for 5 books." "Less 4th wall breaking more fighting!" said Zea. Saria was running from a demon. Toadsworth saw her running to his cage. "Let me out, let me out!" he said. "Let me in, let me in!" said Saria. They were cornered by demons. "Don't kill us please!" said Saria. "Hold it!" said someone. It was Yoshi. "Who's the donkey?" said one of them. "Are you talking to me?" asked Yoshi. "They called him a donkey," said Saria. "Are you talking to me?!" said Yoshi. "Shouldn't have did that," said Saria. "ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!" said Yoshi. "Now you're in for it," said Saria. "They call me MR. DONKEY!" said Yoshi. He went charging at them. "Take that you scoundrel!" said Toadsworth. "Take that, and this!" said Saria, "And more of this and that!" She was pounding them with her deku stick. "How about that you punks!" said Yoshi. The demons ran off. Another demon chased Yoshi and he ran. He farted at the demon and Saria knocked him out. I went after Johnson who was running to the top of Warrior Cliff. I made it to the top. "Where are you?" I asked, "I know you're hiding!"
"Who's hiding?" asked Johnson. He kicked dust in my face and I wiped it off. He pinned me down and tried to cut me and I kicked him off. We were clashing at each other with my staff and his scythe. The thunder made it hard for me to see him and what he would do next. He smacked me in the face and kicked me and I fell and dropped my staff and it fell. "This ends now!" said Johnson. He was about to finish me with a drop kick. I rolled over and jumped and kicked his leg and broke it and he screamed in pain and his voice echoed. He was trying to crawl away from me knowing he had lost. "Murderer," I said. "Nicholas… have mercy please," he said, "I beg of you." "You don't deserve to live," I said. "But I'm your uncle and we're family," he said, "You shouldn't be going after me." He got back up and limped on one of his legs. "I mean after all, it's the koopalings who are the real enemy," he said, "It was their fault, their idea and they just forced me to be a part of it." Roy, Larry, and Wendy overheard him and growled.
"Why should I believe you, when everything you ever told me was a lie?" I said, "All my life you told me the world is a cruel place, but the only thing cruel about it are people like you." I charged my hands with fire. "What are you going to do?" he asked, "You wouldn't kill your own uncle would you?" "No Johnson," I said, "I'm not like you. I don't kill in vain." "Oh thank you Nicholas, you're truly noble," he said, "I'll make it up to you. How can I prove myself to you? Tell me anything." "Run," I said, "Run away, Johnson. And never come back." "Yes….. of course," he said as he turned around, "As you wish…. DEAR NEPHEW!" He tried to hit me with his scythe but I grabbed it and kicked the center of it breaking it in half. Johnson tripped and fell down the cliff. He got up and saw Roy, Wendy, and Larry. "Ah, my friends," he said. "Friends?" asked Roy as he laughed, "I thought he said we were the enemy." "Yeah," said Wendy, "That's what I heard." "Larry?" asked Roy. He laughed and licked his lips. Some other koopalings joined them. "No, no.. let…. Let me explain," said Johnson, "No… you don't understand…. I can explain, no!" They cornered him and tore his body apart while eating him alive. Rain came down and washed the flames away.
I came down victorious and everyone saw me. Toadstool ran up to me and gave me a big hug. "I'm so glad you're ok," she said. She kissed me on the cheek and I blushed. "You're a hero," she said. "I am?" I asked. "That was totally amazing," said Cloud. "It was?" I asked. Everyone cheered my name. Toadstool gave me my hat. "I believe this belongs to you," she said. I put it back on. "Ladies and gentlemen, our new warrior!" said Cloud. I went up to the warrior's cliff and put my fist in the air and everyone cheered. A few days later we were having a celebration. Zea gave medals to me, Saria, and the 3 koopalings and one Toadstool. "Ladies and gentlemen, our new heroes of Orphan Town!" said Toadsworth. I made many friends over the past few days, and people begged me again and again to tell the story of how I was the first human to discover the Mushroom Kingdom and become the warrior I am. And this my friends is what you have just seen.
The End
Daisy: This movie was amazing. Can we watch it again?
Nicholas: Daisy, we just watched it. Maybe tomorrow.
(Toadbert comes in)
Toadbert: You guys didn't tell me you were watching your origin story! I wanna watch too.
Nicholas: Toadbert we just finished. Show's over.
Toadbert: (Takes the remote and presses rewind) Well you'll just have to rewind it.
Nicholas: Toadbert!
Toadbert: Saria, they're watching the movie!
Nicholas: Oh man…
(Natalie comes in)
Natalie: You guys are watching the movie? (Sits in a seat)
(Nicholas sees other characters)
Nicholas: Why is Pac-man and Mr. Game & Watch here?
Daisy: Daisy invited some more people.
(Sonic takes a seat, then Bowser, then Link and Zelda)
Nicholas: Hey! This is a crowd! (Tries to get out of the crowd and lands in a seat next to Aariqua)
Aariqua: I'd love to see the movie (Kisses his cheek)
Nicholas: (Blushes) Ok… you win Daisy.
Yoshi: Um…. Is it bad if I have a lot of gas in me right now?
Cast:
Nicholas Shay
Princess Toadstool
Saria
Nicholas' Parents
Isaac
Uncle Johnson/The Reaper
Tatanga
Magnesium
Headmaster of Blue Shell Business
Nicholas' Brooklyn Friends
Zea
Cloud
Ike
Lucina
Robin
Bowser
Yoshi
Roy, Wendy and Larry
Koopalings
Demon soldiers
Orphan Kids