Mario and Sonic:
The Malevolent Wars
CHAPTER 3: DEADLY RUMBLE
Bowser Castle
"WHAT, ARE YOU SERIOUS?" Bowser's voice boomed throughout the castle. Private Goomp cowered in fear along with Sergeant Guy and Corporal Paraplonk. The three were Bowser's Elite Trio, the highest ranked minions in his army. And right now, Bowser was screaming at them after hearing something they had to say.
"SERIOUSLY, THEY REVIVED PRINCESS SHROOB AND HER ARMY? OH WHY HER OF ALL PEOPLE? WHY? THIS ISN'T EVEN SCARY, IT'S JUST HUMILIATING!" Bowser shouted as his mood was not the best one right now. Kamek, his most loyal minion tried to calm him down.
"Your Grouchiness, you need to relax! This temper is not good for your blood pressure!" the magikoopa exclaimed. "I DON'T EVEN HAVE BLOOD PRESSURE KAMEK!" Bowser shouted in Kamek's face, making the magikoopa's head sway back due to the force.
"Right, I forgot about that", Kamek said. Bowser just punched him away before turning to the Elite Trio. "Anyway, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER?" Bowser yelled. "Um, we just found ou-" Private Goomp tried to say but Bowser cut him off by blasting fire in the air.
"DAMN IT! EVERYTHING ALWAYS SEEMS TO BACKFIRE ON ME! WHY IS THE WORLD SO UNFAIR?" Bowser exclaimed. "I mean, life's unfair. Technically, we can't predict the future so-", Paraplonk was cut off by a death glare from Bowser, which immediatly made the paratroopa shut up.
"That stupid Alpha! Using us like that and then bringing back the people we really hate just to add insult to the injury! Well, I'll show him! I'm gonna make sure I get to stomp his head into a mushy mold of his remains and mix it in Koopa Soup!" Bowser exclaimed punching his fists together.
"Um, that's kind of wierd?" Paraplonk said. "If you don't shut up, you'll be the next one in the soup". "Yes, sir". Bowser just sighed and sat down on his throne.
"Great, now we got double the problems. Who knows who Alpha might bring back..." Bowser then realized something. "I swear if he brings that little shrimp and his loyal bean-bag back, oh so help me I'll-" "Your Burliness, please just stay calm!" Kamek interuppted.
"How can I stay calm at a time like this Kamek?!" Bowser exclaimed. "Well how can you think when your screaming your horns off?" Kamek replied. Bowser just grumbled. "I thought so. Now we need to relax and think of a plan", Kamek instructed. Bowser hated being told what to do, but chose not to argue right now. This situation was big right now and Bowser needed to be at his best if he wanted to stop this threat. Bowser then looked up.
"You said Peach had organized a party, right?" Bowser asked Goomp. "Right. It was originally supposed to be a celebration since you hadn't attacked them in a while but then the Shroobs invaded", Goomp replied. "Right-o", Sergeant Guy said. Bowser then stood up, tall and straight.
"Well then, it's time to crash a party. Boys, grab your gear. I'm gonna go get Junior while Kamek, you go get our clown cars ready", he said. "Ooh, can I ride front seat?" Paraplonk asked. "NO!" Bowser shouted. "Ok", Paraplonk said glumly. "Now let's go!" Bowser exclaimed.
"As you wish, Your Grumpiness", Kamek said before hopping on his broom and flying to get the clown cars. "We're on it sir!" Goomp exclaimed as the Elite Trio excitedly left the room. Bowser marched towards his son's room, knowing he'll finally be happy to be doing something.
"You better watch out, Alpha. Once I'm through with you, you're gonna wish you were never born!" Bowser exclaimed.
Acorn Plains, Mushroom Kingdom
Sky Patrol had been nicely parked alongside the big acorn tree as the Freedom Fighters stepped out. Sonic and Tails already knew what some of Mario's world looked like and weren't that surprised. The rest however, were slackjawed at the sight. They were in a happy and fresh atmosphere, as it didn't seem like anyone would ever attack.
"Wow, is this Mario's world?" Bunnie wondered aloud. She had been the most excited out of everyone. "Yup! And like I said, most peaceful place I've ever known!" Sonic said putting his arms behind his head and taking a deep breath. He then smirked at Sally.
"Hey Sal, recognize this place? Acorn Plains, get it? Acorn?" the hedgehog teased. "Don't even start with that Sonny", Sally said forming a blue blade. Sonic chuckled and turned away, looking around. The grass was lush green and there were numerous Acorn Power-Ups lying on the ground. Tails scooped one up.
"We've never used power-ups, but I suppose we might need this anyway", the fox said. Rotor turned to the distance and saw a large, pink-colored castle. "Hey Sonic, is that where we need to go?" the walrus asked pointing. Sonic nodded.
"Yup, that's Peach's Castle alright. C'mon, let's hurry!" the hedgehog said taking off, the others following.
"I can't wait to see the Mario Bros. again!" Tails exclaimed. Amy agreed with him. "Guys, look! What is that?" Cream asked pointing to a brown figure. "That's a Goomba! Quickly take it out!" Sonic exclaimed spindashing it away. He brushed his hands as he stood straight.
"Mario told me all about Bowser's minions. These guys are cute!" Sonic said. Amy frowned. "Yeah, well not all of them. Remember his kids?" Amy asked. "They are really annoying". They all then continued to trek through Acorn Plains, jumping on platforms and sliding down hills as Peach's Castle was getting closer.
"Whoa, what is that?" Sally exclaimed when a Pirahna Plant popped out of a pipe next to her. "Oh that's just a Pirahna Plant. Don't worry about it. They're harmless", Sonic said. Sally nodded and walked past the Pirahna Plant, giving it a strange look. The Freedom Fighters continued to journey through the plains to Peach's Castle, taking out Bowser's minions and finding various items. At one point, Antoine had nearly passed out when a Paratroopa had landed in front of him, but luckily Bunni just punched it away. Cream pointed to a tree with fruits on it and Big proceeded to shake the tree, knocking down the fruits. The Freedom Fighters had alot of stuff they had collected in Acorn Plains itself. Who knew what other things they would find throughout Mario's world.
"We're almost there guys! I think I see the entrance to Toad Town!" Sonic exclaimed. "You go sugah-hog!" Bunnie exclaimed. As they neared the gates, the Toad Guards stopped them.
"Halt! State your name and purpose!" one of them said. Sonic smirked at his friends before walking up. "Yo, it's me Sonic! Remember, the guy at the Olympics?" he said. The Toad Guards quickly realized who Sonic was and immediatly let the Freedom Fighters in. Walking through the town, the fighters were shocked to see it badly damaged.
"Whoa, what happened here?" Tails asked. "Looks like a massive battle took place here. Maybe Bowser attacked or something", Amy replied. Sonic walked up to a nearby Toad and asked what happened.
"It was horrible. The Shroobs have returned and they nearly destroyed the town! Luckily, the Mario Bros. were able to prevent that, but still!" the Toad said before returning to his work. Sonic looked at his friends.
"The Shroobs? What the heck are those?" Amy asked. "Are they like bad Toads?" Cream asked. "I dunno. The only way to find out is to ask these Mario Bros", Sally said. "Peach's Castle, here we come!" Sonic exclaimed as the Freedom Fighters walked through Toad Town and up the path that led to the pink castle. Everyone except Sonic, Tails and Amy were admiring the sight and the Toad Guards at the castle didn't even need an explanation when they saw Sonic, since they were huge fans.
Once inside, the group walked into the Conference Hall where Peach, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Starlow, Toadette, Toadsworth, Daisy and a bunch of other Toads were discussing the situation.
"... so in conclusion, Bowser isn't behind this", Peach stated after hearing Mario's story of the battle.
"Yo, guys!" Sonic exclaimed. Everyone looked and were surprised to see Sonic there with his friends. After a brief introduction and explanation, everyone took a seat.
"I see. So it wasn't a regular attack", Peach said. "Well, we don't know that do we? It could be a coincidence", Toadsworth stated. "Really old man, a coincidence? How do you explain the whole worlds merged together thing?" Starlow said annoyed. The two then started bickering about why or why not this would be a coincidence. The others just sighed.
"They never stop", Luigi said. "Yeah", Sonic agreed. "Well, what now?" Mario asked. "I think it would be best if we plan this out. We need to come up with a way to stop this threat", Peach said. "I agree", Sally said. Mario then jumped up as an idea popped into his mind.
"How about we gather an army?" the plumber said. Everyone looked at him in surprise. "Mario, are you sure? I mean, do you know how long that would take?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah and what if the enemy attacks here?" Tails asked. "Or anywhere else", Antoine added. "That's what I'm saying! There's already alot of us right now, so half of us could go find our friends and the others could stay here and protect the kingdom!" Mario exclaimed. Sonic then thought of another idea.
"Wait, we could also look for the Chaos Emeralds and what other stuff in this world to help us!" Sonic exclaimed. Everyone cheered on that idea. "Alright alright, but let's plan this out first!" Sally instructed. After a while, Peach stood up.
"It's settled then! The Freedom Fighters will stay here and protect the kingdom while Sonic and the others go out and find the things that will help us!" Peach said. "Yeah!" Everyone cheered. "Alright, now where to start?" Sonic said stretching his arms. Suddenly there was a loud explosion in the distance.
"Again?!" Luigi exclaimed. "Man why does this always happen-" "Because that's what it is!" Yoshi interuppted clearly annoyed. "Come on, let's go see what happened!" Sonic exclaimed. "You guys go. Me and the Freedom Fighters will stay here and that includes me, Bunnie, Rotor, Nicole and Antoine", Sally instructed. Sonic nodded before speeding off with Tails, Amy, Cream, Big, Mario, Luigi and Yoshi. The group sped through Toad Town, trying to find out where the explosion came from.
"Over there!" Tails exclaimed flying up. He pointed to Acorn Plains in the distance where smoke was showing. They tore to the exit of Toad Town, as numerous buildings were being repaired. The group dashed through the plains, jumping over platforms and hopping over hills.
"What the-" Sonic exclaimed when he saw a tree fall down, sending Acorn Power-Ups flying. Mario, still in his Fire Form, noticed a white Acorn power-up with an S on it and grabbed it before putting it away in his pocket.
"What's going on here?" Amy exclaimed. "Someone is tearing down the nature here!" Cream said. Sonic looked around the damage. There was burnt bushes and destroyed blocks along with some knocked out minions and six torn trees. Six, Sonic thought as he realized something. Then, right on cue, six figures jumped down and landed in front of the heroes.
"It's the Deadly Six!" Sonic exclaimed getting in a battle stance. Zavok smirked at him. "Hello Sonic. So glad you could make it", Zavok said crossing his arms. Sonic glared at him. He of all people was not happy to see the Zeti here, especially after their last encounter.
"Enough talk, what are you doing here?" Tails said. "Yeah, who are you and why are you attacking here?" Mario exclaimed, Yoshi and Luigi beside him. Well, Yoshi eas beside him. Luigi had begun to tremble in fear once he saw the six Zeti and the sight of them scared the crap out of him.
"Hahaha! These guys are the protectors of the Mushroom Kingdom? Look at them big noses boy!" Zazz exclaimed his tongue sticking out. Zeena smirked. "They don't even look like fighters. In fact, they look more like little plumbers, especially that one", she said pointing to Yoshi. The dinosaur just growled.
"Cut it out already. You two are already looking like fools. Anyway, we heard about you Mario Brothers. How you two defend your world with pride and dignity, and must I say I am not impressed so far", Zik stated. "Using those power-ups to help out just proves you are weak", the elder Zeti said. Mario and Luigi this time both growled. It was enough to make fun of them being plumbers, but calling them weak just because of the power-ups? Man this old man really wanted a beating.
"I'll show you who's weak!" Mario exclaimed forming a fireball. Zavok's smirk grew wider as Zazz laughed again. "Oh man! I've been waiting for another fight! Let's go!" he exclaimed. "I'm gonna eat that pink one!" Zomom said pointing to Amy who gave a disgusted look.
"Eww, no! I am so not going to do that!" Amy replied. "Are you making fun of me?" Zomom said. "Yeah she is, so what?" Sonic snapped. "Why you-" "Enough!" Zavok said making Zomom shut up before turning to Sonic.
"I see you are still upset over our last fight", Zavok said. "Yeah no kidding! You nearly destroyed my home!" Sonic said. "Ah yes. So did our fellow comrades the Shroobs to the plumbers", the leader of the Zeti replied.
"Wait, you guys are with the Shroobs?" Mario asked. "What? Are you serious?" Yoshi said. "Yes. We and the Shroobs are under the command of one man: Master Alpha. He has used the power of the Chaos Star to resurect the villains Sonic and Mario have defeated and has created a dark army", Zavok said. Sonic's eyes widened. That was a problem.
"Wait what does he plan to do?" Sonic asked. "If we told you, it wouldn't be a surprise now would it", Zavok sneered. "Oooh", Zor added as a little side effect. "What's the Chaos Star?" Tails asked. "It sounds like a valuable object", Cream said. "Where's Froggy?" Big asked, much to everyone's dismay.
"The Chaos Star is a mystical artifact created by fusing the two most powerful energy sources from both your worlds", Zavok said. Sonic and Mario's eyes widened in complete horror. "You don't mean-", both said at the same time but stopped. Zik nodded. "Indeed. In other words, the Chaos Star was created by the fusion of the Master Emerald and the legendary Grand Star, the ruler of the Power Stars", Zik said.
"What!" Sonic shouted. "Are you kidding me?" Mario exclaimed. Zavok sneered at the two. "And with that power, Alpha plans to get rid of you heroes and take over the multiverse, giving him title as God. And he especially hates you Sonic", the Zeti leader said. "Me? What did I do? I don't even know the guy!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Oh you know him very well, blue", Zeena said. "What?" "No way!" "This can't be happening!". The Deadly Six smirked at the heroes. Mario then glared at Zavok. "No! We won't let you guys get away with this!" he said stepping up. "Yeah! I stopped you six once, and I'll do it again!" Sonic exclaimed stepping up as well.
"Stepping up, huh?" Zazz said. "Yeah we are, got a problem wuss?" Sonic mocked getting on Zazz's nerves. "Ooh! I'm gonna mess you up!" Zazz said. "Get ready to have your blood on my nails!" Zeena exclaimed. "I'm gonna squash you girly!" Zomom threatened. "Not gonna happen!" Amy countered. "Hmph, you young fools are naive!" Zik said. "Ehh, I guess I'll do stuff", Zor said. "You won't get away with any of this!" Yoshi exclaimed. "Yeah!" the heroes chanted. "In that case, show me what you got!" Zavok exclaimed holding his hand forward. "Mama mia", Luigi muttered.
With that said, everyone lunged at each other shouting battle cries. Sonic homing attacked Zavok, but the Zeti dodged it and countered with a punch to the back. Zavok then blasted a fireball at Mario who countered with his own in his fire form. Zeena swung her hair at Amy, clipping her on the side. The pink hedgehog stumbled and Zeena lunged at her. However, Amy dodged and grabbed Zeena's hair.
"Oww! Let go!" Zeena exclaimed. "Gladly!" Amy retorted tossing Zeena into Big who punched her away. Big then charged at Zomom, both wrestling each other. Zazz tried to swipe at Tails with his claws, but the fox dodged it. He then kicked Zazz in the face and dodged an attack from Zor. Yoshi slammed Zor away and lunged at Zazz while Tails did the same. Zazz couldn't do anything except take both attacks at once, doing serious damage.
"Gaaah!" Zazz exclaimed as he was hit in the front and back. The Zeti slumped down, as Tails and Yoshi high-fived each other. However, they were both blasted back by Zor's Shadow Attack. Zor then covered himself with shadows and split into three, each going for Tails, Yoshi and Luigi. Tails and Yoshi tried to fight them back while Luigi ran away screaming. Zeena shook her head.
"Man what a coward. And here I thought they meant business", she said. "And I thought the same about you!" Amy exclaimed smacking Zeena away with her hammer. She was about to go after her, but Zik jumped in front of Amy's path.
"Come on child! Scared of an old man?" Zik mocked swiping with his staff. "Not at all!" Amy exclaimed as they both attacked with their weapons. Zazz got up slowly and prepared to attack Amy from behind but Cream kicked him back down.
"You guys need to learn some manners!" Cream said. "Chao!" Cheese agreed. Zazz fumed. "I'LL TEACH YOU SOME MANNERS!" Zazz exclaimed lunging for Cream. The rabbit gasped as Zazz was about to slash her, but Big grabbed him and started throttling the Zeti.
"Don't hurt my friends!" Big exclaimed. "Waaaaaaaggghh!" Zazz screamed as Big wrangled him in a twisted knot and tossed him away. Zomom tried to punch Big, but the cat just punched the Zeti away. Meanwhile, Zavok was locked in a fiery battle with Mario. Both threw fireballs of their own, creating mini explosions.
"Not bad. But can you do this?" Zavok exclaimed before encasing his fist in fire and rocketing it towards Mario, who ducked under it. He then rolled out of the way before kicking Zavok in the side and jumping up and launching a fireball right in the Zeti's face. Mario then smacked Zavok away with a steel hammer, which hurt like hell. Zavok just got up and blasted a rather large fireball at Mario who desperately tried to counter with his own, but failed since Zavok's was stronger and was sent flying back.
"Ooof!" Mario exclaimed. Zavok chuckled. "Too bad", he said. "Ditto!" Sonic exclaimed as he spindashed Zavok in the back and kicking him down. Zavok got up and tried to punch Sonic, but the latter just kicked his arm away and then triple-kicked Zavok back into a tree.
"This time, you'll stay down!" Sonic exclaimed. Tails and Yoshi were still fighting off the Shadow Zors as they were having trouble. Tails dodged an energy ball and spun his namesakes trying to slash the shadow. It just went through it as nothing happened. Tails suddenly knew what the problem was but before he could do anything, the Shadow Zor hit him in the stomach with an energy ball knocking Tails down on his back. Yoshi saw Tails was in trouble and ducked out of the Shadow Zor's way and rushed towards the one that was squaring off against Tails. The fox saw Yoshi coming and desperately tried to warn the dinosaur, but no luck as Yoshi went through the shadow and crashed into Tails, both tumbling on the ground. The two Shadow Zors advanced on the two while the third one was still chasing Luigi. Turns out, the plumber could run really fast when scared.
"Oh man oh man oh man WHAT DO I DO?" Luigi shouted as he dodged the energy balls. "Give up", Zor's voice echoed. Luigi then tripped over a rock and faceplanted on the ground. "Ooof!" he exclaimed clutching his nose. Luigi then felt his mustache and sighed with relief. The stache was the most important thing the Mario Bros considered and man it would be a bad day if it got ruined.
"Ahem", Shadow Zor said behind Luigi, making the plumber jump. Luigi slowly turned around and screamed when he saw Shadow Zor ready to attack. "Waagh!" Luigi exclaimed taking out his hammer and madly swinging it, hitting Zor and sending the Zeti flying back. Zor landed on the ground and returned to his normal form, making the other shadows dissapear. "Oww", Zor said.
"You are not putting up a fight at all it seems!" Zik exclaimed countering all of Amy's attacks. The pink hedgehog was panting, trying to keep up with the old man. "S-shut up!" she said. "Come on kid, this old man's not even close to finished!" Zik exclaimed swiftly moving to the side. Suddenly, he was kicked behind by Cream. Big punched Zomom away and grabbed both the Zeti's arms before headbutting him, knocking Zomom out.
"Stay away!" Big exclaimed. Zeena then smacked the cat away with an energy ball. "Really, you're happy you took out Zomom?" she said. Zik then kicked Cream into Amy as both he and Zeena stood smirking at them.
"Aww, what's wrong girly? Are you mad that we're winning and you're not?" Zeena taunted. "Heh, they don't even put up a fight! I bet I could challenge them to a weight lifting contest and still win!" Zik said. Amy growled. "Oh yeah? Well we're about to show you the power of Team Rose!" Amy exclaimed getting up along with Cream and Big. "Yeah!" Cream and Big exclaimed.
"Ooh, I'm so scared", Zeena said. "Come on guys, let's do our favorite Flower Power!" Amy exclaimed as Cream grabbed both her arms and lifted her in the air while Big took out an umbrella. Zik and Zeena stood, curious as to what the three were doing. Cream and Amy began to spin in a circle, speeding up and making various flowers on the ground float and spin around them.
"Seriously, flowers?" Zeena said. Big then opened his umbrella, making him float in the wind as well. The three were now a spinning tornado of flowers and were charging at Zik and Zeena at an incredible speed. Before both Zeti had the chance to do anything, Amy, Cream and Big slammed into the two, sending them flying with the flowers doing extra damage. Both screamed as they hit two trees and slowly slid down, unconscious. Team Rose high-fived each other in celebration.
"Yeah, we sure showed them!" Amy exclaimed. "That will teach them not to hurt our friends!" Big said. "And they learned manners too!" Cream said. Zazz then lunged at the three from behind. "Raaaghh, enough with the manners! Deadly Berserker!" Zazz exclaimed furiously delivering multiple purple strikes at a breakneck speed. Team Rose was sent flying in separate directions as Zazz laughed.
"Oh man, the look on their faces!" he exclaimed before Mario leapt at him and firing a fireball at Zazz, his face turning into a horrified look before the fireball blasted his face sending him back down.
"OWWW!" Zazz screamed. "Hahaha! The look on your face!" Mario exclaimed. He then heard screaming as Tails and Luigi were blasted away by Zavok who had launched a flamethrower at the two and punched Sonic away. Mario then ran towards the Zeti, fist encased in fire. Zavok saw this and he did the same. They both shouted battle cries as they lunged at each other and their fists collided, creating a little shockwave that sent the two back a little. Mario quickly recovered and gave Zavok a solid uppercut, knocking the Zeti back before hitting him with a fireball. Zavok growled and swung his arm forward, with a red aura and hit Mario with a powered up punch. The plumber was sent back and Zavok dashed towards him, claws ready to tear him apart. Mario quickly rolled out of the way before jumping up and stomping on Zavok, then striking him with his steel hammer and blasting the Zeti away with a fireball. Mario then charged forward and gave a solid dropkick that knocked Zavok down hard.
"What now, hmm?" Mario said. Zavok sneered at Mario. "You think you've won? You think this is all over?" he said. "I don't know about that, but what I do know is that you still haven't told me why you are here", Mario said. "I'll gladly tell you. All we had to do was slow the Freedom Fighters down from reaching the castle, but they arrived earlier then we expected. Our main priority however, is to find the items that power your world such as the Star Cures", Zavok said.
"Well too bad because you won't get them", Mario said. "Oh is that so? Well you might want to check on your precious castle then and make sure their still there", Zavok said. Mario's eyes widened in horror and turned to the others. "Quickly, we need to get to-" "YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" Zavok exclaimed vicously uppercutting Mario away before flying after him and kicking him in the air, then rapidly punching him before knocking him down. Before Mario could do anything, Zavok blasted a large fiery beam at Mario, sending him crashing into a tree, knocking it down.
"MAMA MIA!" Mario screamed as he had crashed into a tree. Due to this, his fire power up was now gone and he was too weak to get up. Zavok towered over him, ready to deliver the killing blow. "Say your prayers", he said. Before he could do anything, Sonic boosted into the Zeti, sending him crashing into another tree, knocking it down. The speedy hero helped Mario up. The plumber stumbled and nearly fell down until Sonic caught him.
"Whoa, you got hit hard! Sure you can fight still?" Sonic asked worriedly. "Yeah don't worry!" Mario said eating a mushroom, healing his health at least halfway so he could fight. Mario and Sonic both stared at Zavok who picked himself up and was pissed.
"Damn you Sonic! This is the third time you've interfered! Blast, I won't let it happen again!" Zavok exclaimed. "Yeah yeah, we'll see" Sonic said before he and Mario charged at Zavok who launched a fireball at the two. Both heroes dodged the fireball and Sonic spindashed into Zavok's gut sending the Zeti stumbling. Zavok punched Sonic and tried to slash him, but Mario stomped on his head and smacked him away with the hammer. Zavok stumbled around a little and Sonic took the opportunity to curl into a ball and let Mario smack him into the Zeti, knocking Zavok into the tree. Sonic smirked at Zavok who was slowly picking himself up and tried to blast Sonic with a fireball but missed. Mario then took out the S Acorn power up and absorbed it's power transforming him into a white colored squirrel suit.
"Whoa, nice!" Sonic said. Mario grinned at Sonic before turning to Zavok. "Now you're finished!" Mario said. "This fight isn't over yet!" Zavok exclaimed charging at Mario and launching two fireballs. They bounced off Mario, as if they did nothing and the plumber just smirked.
"My turn", White Acorn Mario said before flying towards Zavok and punching him in the chest and kicking his face. Mario and kicked Zavok on the back of his head before punching the Zeti in the face and uppercutting him. Mario then spun into a white swirl and slammed into Zavok, sending him careening into a couple of pipes, destroying them in the process. Zavok tried to get up but couldn't seeing as he had suffered alot of damage and felt weak. He cursed himself and punched the ground for his defeat. Mario and Sonic stood smirking at the defeated Zavok.
"What now, red?" Sonic said. Zavok just glared at Sonic. "Grrr, this isn't over yet Sonic! I will have my revenge and that's a promise!" White Acorn Mario just walked over to Zavok and looked at him.
"You made a mistake attacking us", he said. "You, I promise that you'll be sorry. I wasn't showing my full potential and that I regret. But next time, I won't hold back!" Zavok said giving Mario a death glare. "Hey wait, you're not going anywhere!" Sonic exclaimed. Zavok just smirked.
"Sorry, my dear friend. But I don't want to stick around as well as my comrades. I'll see you soon", Zavok said before he teleported away in a red light that made a "Ba-woop!" sound as well as the other Zeti.
"Dang it, they got away!" Sonic exclaimed. Mario looked at him. "You don't think he really meant when he said he was holding back, do you?" he asked. Sonic shook his head. "Actually, I kind of am worried. Zavok was tough right now and if he was just holding back, then imagine how much trouble he could be? And I don't hink he's lying either considering the fact that this Alpha guy enhanced them", Sonic said.
"Oh right forgot about that", Mario said. He then turned around. "Let's check on the others to see if they're okay", he said. Sonic agreed and the two went back to the spot where the battle took place and were surprised to see everyone picking themselves up.
"Oww, that really hurt", Tails said clutching one of his namesakes that was burnt a little when Zavok had attacked him and Luigi.
"I'll say! My nose hurts really bad now, I don't even wanna talk about it!" Yoshi exclaimed, rubbing his nose. "Oh yeah, well how about being slashed repeatedly by a psychopath with claws at lightning speed that it burns alot?" Amy said as she, Cream and Big were covered in scratches and cuts from Zazz's attack.
"I just want all this to be over. I actually think I may prefer Bowser over these guys", Luigi said. "On second thought, I really don't know actually", the green plumber said after thinking it over. Both were really bad since Bowser also loved torturing Luigi. Sonic smiled.
"Well, at least we showed those jerks not to mess with us! Come on now, all together high-five!" the hedgehog exclaimed as everyone cheered and high-fived each other. "Well then, I guess we better get going bac-" Mario stopped when he remembered something.
"Mama mia! We need to go back to Peach's Castle right now!" he said taking off. The others shouted after him. "Wait what's the hurry?" Tails called. Mario turned around. "They may have taken the Star Cures! Quickly, we need to hurry!" Mario said. Everyone followed Mario through the plains and reached the spot where Peach's Castle was visible. And it was still standing with smoke coming out from the side.
"Again?" Sonic exclaimed as to how many times he had seen smoke today. "What's going on now?" Amy asked. "Hurry, we'll find out!" Mario exclaimed taking off to the castle and the others following. "Mama mia, what now?" Luigi muttered as he worriedly ran with the others.
Somewhere
The beach was in a clear and nice weather today. Birds and animals were happily roaming around as the sky was perfectly blue. Suddenly, an orange flashed in the middle of the beach and out came a white hedgehog with long quills.
"Alright, I'm finally here!" Silver exclaimed. He surveyed the landscape around him. Huh. Everything looks normal. That means I still got a chance! Silver thought as he walked around the sand. He looked around again.
"I'm not feeling the whole worlds merged together thing. Oh well, I guess that happens. Anyway, it's time to find the guys who's responsible for the crisis!" Silver exclaimed. "I didn't find any documents this time, so I have no lead. Oh well, this was going to happen eventually. At least I get to meet the Mario Bros again", Silver said. He then used his psychic powers to fly up and take off in another direction.
"First things first, I've got to go to New Mobotropolis and get Sonic to help out! I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about this one", Silver said as he continued to soar in the sky.
Alpha's Castle
"So it appears you've lost again", Alpha said as he looked at the beaten and battered Deadly Six. Zavok nodded. "That plumber Mario, he used some kind of power up that turned him into a red and white fire suit and then a white squirrel suit to defeat me!" Zavok exclaimed angry over his loss. Alpha nodded.
"Ah yes the Fire Flower and the S Acorn. Those two power ups are very powerful indeed. No matter, it doesn't change anything if you lost. What about the others?" Alpha asked. Zavok grinned. "Oh, they are too stupid. The Star Cures are currently being stolen as Sonic and Mario did not see that coming at all!" the Zeti said laughing. Alpha smiled.
"Yes, and soon our goal will be accomplished. Now, go on and rest for a bit. I think you've done enough work for now", Alpha said. Zavok nodded and bowed down. "As you wish, Master Alpha". The six then walked away while Alpha turned to Snively and Captain Basilisx.
"So, are the plans for our new invention coming along?" Alpha asked. Snively nodded. "Yes, Dr. Nega is using his robots to help. We have all the materials we need except for a power source", the short man said.
"Yesss, sssuch power needsss a charger", Basilisx said. Alpha nodded. "And we need to find it. Continue on with your work and I shall ask someone to get the source". Snively and Basilisx nodded and walked off, leaving Alpha to turn around and look at Imperator Ix.
"Ix, I am tasking you to use your powers and find a Chaos Emerald to help power the machine", Alpha said. Ix nodded. He knew he could do it easily. "Do not worry sire. I shall do this task with ease", the wizard said. Alpha nodded. "Good". Ix then Chaos Controlled away and Alpha continued to watch the heroes next step. Try your best. It's all going to fail...
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's note: After a fierce battle with the Deadly Six, our heroes are not done yet! Something is going out at Peach's Castle and Alpha has moved up in his plan. And looks like a new hero has arrived. Silver the Hedgehog has returned to the present and looks like his future is doomed (again). Will he and the heroes be able to stop Alpha? Will they prevent the Star Cures from being stolen? Or will all fail? Keep reading to find out!
EPIC Out!