They cautiously walked into the ship and saw a single clone walking away from them. Luigi raised his rifle and took aim.
"Wait" Mario said as he pushed the barrel of Luigi's rifle down.
"Let's follow him" Mario said.
"Ok" Luigi said "good idea."
They quietly followed the clone. It led them to a large metal door. The clone knocked on the door.
A small window slid open in the middle of the door and another clone looked out and said "password?"
The clone said a word in an alien language. The door opened and the clone walked in; as soon as the clone cleared the doorway, the door slammed shut.
"I'll bet my bottom dollar that Tatanga is somewhere behind that door" Luigi said.
"How do we get through?" Mario asked.
"We could give the password a try" Peach said.
"I've got a better idea" Daisy said.
She walked over and knocked on the door. As soon as the clone slid the window open, Daisy stuck the nozzle of her flamethrower through it and fired a burst of flames. Then she reached through the window and felt for the release catch. She found the button and pushed it. The locking mechanism released and the door opened slightly.
"Ta-da" she said smiling.
Luigi smiled, pushed the door open and looked down the hallway. As soon as he did, a clone at the end of the hallway fired at him. The bullet hit him on the edge his left shoulder. Luigi stepped back behind the wall and grabbed his shoulder. Mario stepped around the corner mowed the clone down.
Then he quickly went to Luigi and asked "how bad is it?"
"Not too bad" Luigi said "it's just in the meat near the edge of my shoulder."
"We need to get you out of here" Mario said.
"No" Luigi said.
He set his rifle down, handed Mario his pocket knife and said "just get it out, I've come this far and I'm not turning back now."
"Are you sure?" Mario asked.
"Yeah" Luigi said.
Daisy held Luigi's hand as Mario started trying to pry the bullet out, Luigi gritted his teeth and groaned in pain. Mario finally popped the bullet out and quickly bandaged Luigi's arm.
"Thanks" Luigi said.
"No problem" Mario said "are you sure you want to keep going?"
"Yeah" Luigi said "can I have the bullet?"
Mario handed him the bullet and said "sure, but why?"
Luigi put it in the chest pocket of his overalls and said "souvenir."
He picked his rifle up and said "let's go."
"Wait" Daisy said.
She grabbed a radio off of a dead clone, pushed the button and said "Tatanga, you miserable coward, why don't you fight your own fights?"
"You have made it passed the security door" Tatanga said "follow the main hallway. I will be waiting in the room at the end. If you make it here, I will give you your fair fight."
"Fine" Daisy said.
She put the radio on her belt, turned to Luigi and asked "got any ideas?"
"Yeah" Luigi said "move cautiously, clear every room and shoot anything that moves. This ends now!"
"I'll go first" Daisy said.
She walked down the hall to the first door. She stepped back, kicked the door open and sprayed the entire room with flames, killing all of the clones insid. Luigi walked to the next door. He put his rifle sling over his shoulder and drew his .45s. He shoulder rammed the door open and saw ten clones. He raised his pistols and began shooting them. When they were all dead, he reloaded the pistols, put them away and took his rifle off of his shoulder. Mario went to the next door, kicked it open, revealing twelve clones. Mario smiled and mowed down all the clones in the room. Peach walked to the last room and kicked the door, but it didn't open. She stepped back and kicked harder, but it still didn't open. She took a few steps back and shot the door's release catch twice with her shotgun. Then she stepped forward and kicked the door as hard as she could, the door swung open. She pointed her shotgun inside, but there were no clones.
"Check this out" she said as she motioned for the others to come look inside.
"What is it?" Peach asked. "
It looks like the cloning machine" Luigi said.
"Too bad we don't have a way to destroy it" Mario said.
"Who says we don't?' Luigi said smiling "Mario spray the controls with your M-60, Daisy melt the wiring, Peach blast the ceiling supports."
They all did what Luigi told them to do. When Peach blasted through the last support, the machine crashed to the ground.
"That ought to do it" Mario said.
He looked at Luigi and asked "ready to go get Tatanga?"
"I was born ready" Luigi said.
They walked to the door at the end of the hallway. Luigi kicked it open and he and Mario both pointed their guns inside. Tatanga was standing in the middle of the room wearing his cape.
He put his hands up and asked "do you consider this a fair fight?"
"No" Luigi said "we just wanted to make sure you were alone."
"By the way" Mario said "hundreds of clones against four people isn't a fair fight either."
"I never said it was" Tatanga said "now, who is going to fight me?"
"Right here" Daisy said as she pushed her way between Mario and Luigi.
She took her flamethrower off and set it down next to Luigi. Peach stepped into the room and shut the door. She, Mario and Luigi stood by the door.
"We'll just stand here" Luigi said "to make sure we don't have any uninvited guests."
Daisy walked over to Tatanga.
"I will not let you get away this time" Tatanga said.
"You wont let me get away?" Daisy asked "you attacked my family, you shot my husband, you kidnapped my sister-in-law and you tried to kidnap me. I'm the one who wont let you get away!"
"I just wanted your hand in marriage" Tatanga said.
Daisy held her left hand up and said "do you see this ring? It's called a wedding ring. I'm already married. I'm married to Luigi. I love him, that's why I married him. I hate you, which is why I'm about to beat you into a bloody mess."
She put her fists up. Tatanga did too. He stepped forward and swung at her. Daisy ducked, dodging the punch. She stepped forward and punched Tatanga in the stomach as hard as she could. Tatanga bent over, holding his stomach, Daisy punched him in the face with an uppercut, standing him up straight. Tatanga punched her in the face, she shook it off and kicked him in the stomach. Tatanga stumbled back, Daisy stepped forward and punched him in the face, knocking him down. Tatanga kicked her legs out from under her. He sat up, reached for the back of his belt and pulled out a .32 pistol. Daisy sat up and drew her .357. They pointed their pistols at each other's heads. Tatanga pulled the hammer back, Daisy did too. Suddenly Daisy heard the sound of Luigi's rifle and saw the pistol fly out of Tatanga's hand.
"This is a fair fight" Luigi said "not a shoot out."
Daisy looked at Mario and said "catch."
She tossed him her .357. Mario caught it and put it in his belt. Daisy and Tatanga stood up. Tatanga stepped forward and punched her in the mouth.
Daisy wiped the blood off of her lip and said "nice punch."
Suddenly a Tatanga clone ran out of the shadows, grabbed Daisy and threw her against the wall. Peach quickly raised her shotgun and shot the clone. Daisy stood up and ran toward Tatanga. He swung at her; Daisy dropped down, avoiding the punch and sliding between Tatanga's legs. She stood up, grabbed his cape and quickly wrapped it around his neck. She pulled him backwards, causing him to lean back. Daisy kneed him in the kidney three times. Then she yanked his cape back and let go. Causing Tatanga to fall flat on his back. Daisy put her foot on Tatanga's throat and pushed down.
"Do you yield?" She asked.
Tatanga reached for his radio.
Peach ran over and put the barrel of her shotgun to Tatanga's head and said "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
Tatanga took his hand away from his radio. Peach took the radio and walked back to Mario and Luigi.
"Do you yield?" Daisy asked again.
"I would rather die" Tatanga said.
Mario walked over and gave Daisy her revolver.
"Thanks" she said.
She pulled the hammer back and pointed the pistol at Tatanga's face.
"I Yield!" Tatanga said quickly.
Daisy leaned down and pistol-whipped Tatanga on the forehead, knocking him unconscious. A clone stepped out from behind a cabinet. Daisy pointed her revolver at it.
"Please don't shoot" it said "I will call off the attack."
Daisy looked at Luigi, he nodded.
"Ok, go ahead" Daisy said.
The clone pushed the button on its radio and said "attention! Tatanga has been defeated. The attack is over, all surviving clones return to the ship. Bring the bodies of the fallen with you. All surviving clones on the ship, go and help gather the bodies. Princess Daisy and her companions are not to be harmed anymore. They have won the day in a fair fight."
Luigi looked at the clone and said "when all the clones and bodies are onboard. Fly this thing back to wherever it came from and don't ever let me catch you in Sarasaland or the Mushroom Kingdom again. Understand?"
"Yes sir, I understand" the clone said.
Luigi brought Daisy her flamethrower. She strapped it on and they headed toward the exit.
As they were leaving the ship, Daisy looked at Mario and asked "so where do we go now?"
"To Peach's castle" Mario said "so Peach's personal physician can take a look at you and Luigi and make sure those wounds don't get infected."
"And I'll have the servants make a huge celebration feast" Peach said.
"Sounds good" Luigi said.