Scene 14: Whatever it Takes
King DeDeDe stands before Ness, Luigi, and Peach's trophies in what appears to be the throne room of an abandoned castle. He pulls out a pair of brooches from beneath his robe.
King DeDeDe: (in his head) These brooches will come in handy later. I'd better make sure everybody gets one.
He puts brooches on the Ness and Luigi trophies and reaches for the Peach trophy, but realizes that he doesn't have any brooches left. He looks down at his chest and sees one last brooch.
King DeDeDe: (in his head) Aw well. Guess I'll just make one for myself later…
He takes off his brooch and puts it on the Peach trophy. Then he steps back.
King DeDeDe: (in his head) There. Now to get to work on—
Suddenly, rubble starts raining from the ceiling, prompting King DeDeDe to look around and then up. The ceiling collapses. A giant piece of rubble lands on King DeDeDe's head, knocking him out. Up above, Bowser and his minions jump down into the rubble and start searching for trophies to abscond with.
Bowser: Alright, minions. I want this place searched until every inch of this area is covered in your footprints.
He notices the Peach trophy half-buried in the rubble.
Bowser: Never mind. I think we just found our big prize.
(later)
Mario, Link, Pit, Kirby, and Yoshi burst into the throne room and look around the rubble frantically.
Pit: What a mess!
Link: See anything?
Mario: No. Do you?
Link: I asked you.
Kirby: Poyo.
Yoshi notices a Bowser-sized hole at the far end of the throne room.
Yoshi: Guys, over there. Look.
Mario: What is it?
Yoshi: It looks like someone beat us here.
Pit: Whoever it was, they can't have gone far. Let's hurry.
Mario, Link, and Yoshi: Right!
Kirby: (simultaneously) Poyo!
(later)
Bowser runs to the edge of a cliff with the Peach trophy in tow.
Mario: Hey, Bowser!
He turns around to see Mario in the air with his fist drawn back, and then holds the Peach trophy in front of him as if it was a shield, forcing Mario to miss.
Mario: Oh no!
Mario lands on the ground near Bowser and narrowly avoids a claw swipe from him. Pit fires an arrow that Bowser barely avoids, and the brooch falls off the Peach trophy. Bowser stumbles over the edge of the cliff but lands in his Koopa Klown Car and flies away to the Halberd.
Bowser: You'll never catch me this time, Mario! (evilly) Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Pit: Argh!
Mario: Mamma Mia. What are we going to do?
Link, Kirby, and Yoshi catch up to Mario and Pit.
Link: (angrily) I don't believe this.
Mario: I know.
Link: You let him get away!
Mario: Me? I didn't see you-a trying to avoid hitting Peach!
Link: Avoid hitting—? Ugh. You care more about the safety of one individual than that of billions of others!
Mario: What would you-a do if you had tried-a to attack Ganondorf and he was using-a Zelda's trophy as a shield? Answer me that!
Link: Ganondorf would never use Zelda's trophy as a shield; his first objective would be to trophy me! The only reason he ever kidnaps Zelda at all is because she carries the Triforce of Wisdom; once he has it, he won't need her anymore, so he'll leave her as a trophy forever.
Mario: How do you know-a? You've-a never seen Ganondorf hide behind others!
Link: That's because unlike Bowser, he doesn't need an army of minions at his back.
Mario: Then why does he ever-a have them in the first place? Huh?
Link: Ganondorf leads minions that choose to follow him.
Link pauses, and then sheathes the Master Sword.
Link: Listen, Mario. You may be used to fighting villains who follow the Saturday morning cartoon routine of hiding behind minions, threatening innocents, and enjoying watching others suffer, but the villains I deal with are nothing like those villains. They don't exercise restraint for the sake of drama. They won't stop at just trophying me. (emphatically) They will kill me if I give them the chance. I can't afford to give them that chance.
Mario: And what about-a the innocent lives you're-a liable to risk for the sake of the mission? Why shouldn't you save them?
Link: Only those lives that truly matter are worth saving. You can't possibly think you can save everyone's lives every time a villain rears his or her ugly head.
Mario: True, but YOU can't hope-a to possibly defeat a villain by yourself every single time.
Mario and Link continue arguing in the background while Pit and Yoshi look on in disapproval.
Pit: Are they always like this?
Yoshi: Pretty much.
Kirby notices the brooch Bowser left behind and runs over to it. He stares curiously at the brooch for a long time.