Sorry for being a tad late on this. I've been a bit busy finishing Mario & Luigi: Dream Team on the 3DS almost every night, which I recently did last weekend. That, and I kinda wanted to wait until after the staff members of this site finished relocating their servers, since I didn't want to risk losing my unsaved work here. I'm certain they've finished up by now, as far as I've read on the home page.
Anyway, with the truth of the suddenly-revived Imperial Japanese Army exposed and Trigger Bomber dead, it's only a matter of stopping Plasma Bomber's reign over Japan at its source: PlasmaBase.
DISCLAIMER: Contra belongs to Konami, whereas Bomberman still remains a property of Hudson Soft as of March 1, 2012. WarioWare, on the other hand, is owned by Nintendo. Any songs "used" throughout the course of this fanfic are properties of their respective owners, along with any characters that aren't within the three franchises listed here, unless stated otherwise.
Chapter 11: The frozen Japan
"Let me get this straight, Basilisk," said Red Falcon. "You're certain those two over there will avenge our fallen comrades, including the fact that one of your own Chaotic Bombers had just fallen in battle at the Pacific Ocean...am I correct?"
Purple Basilisk gasped in surprise. "Wait, what?! Who died?"
"One of our survivors just told us what happened," said Sniper Bomber. "You better have a good explanation for this."
"It wasn't my fault, I swear! I didn't seriously expect them to-"
"Recall their knowledge of Earth's history?" interrupted Sniper Bomber. "Not to mention the outcome of World War II, and the year the Empire of Japan dissolved for good because of the Constitution of Japan? Or haven't you done your research while you were supposedly dead long ago? How utterly pathetic. The Contras know what's really gone is gone, as far as historical facts go."
Red Falcon added, "And by dumb luck on our part, they were able to quickly deduce Metamorph Bomber's M.O. They know our game, just like we know theirs. Why do you think they surprisingly turned down my offer to share the Crimson Stone with them last month? Holy and darkness are weak against each other, and yet they knew of its deadly curse ahead of time even when I personally lured them into a false sense of security."
Purple Basilisk nodded nervously. "Which is why I had my men scout around space for whatever resources they could find, and voila! The infamous Crasher and Blaster, whose consciousnesses are now implanted into these artificial, vile-looking duplicates of Bill Rizer and Lance Bean."
"Hmm..." wondered Axe Bomber. "Not a bad idea. So anyways...uh, are they awake?"
"We want Wario and his friends' heads on a plate!" boomed Crasher and Blaster simultaneously.
Axe Bomber flinched momentarily. "Whoa! Guess that's a yes..."
[Stage BGM: Snowpeak Ruins (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)]
Mission 4B: PlasmaBase
Originally one of the office towers, Plasma Bomber took it over and converted it into his very own "PlasmaBase."
There must be some sort of alien machinery capable of altering the weather, but we've yet to confirm it.
Meanwhile, the rest of Delta Force are taking on the remnants of Plasma Bomber's masquerading crew.
August 31, 20XX
5:32 AM
Back down on Earth, we of the Delta Blue team arrived in Tokyo, the confirmed source of the sudden ice age. Although Blaze Bomber is weak against the cold, he volunteered to face his worst fear by providing us covering fire from one of our remaining helicopters - with Cute Pink, 9-Volt, Phoebe, 5-Volt, and Mona as his helpers. Bill and Lance got on board the other helicopter to cover us as well, thus putting me and Ami in charge of keeping an eye on Arctic Bomber. All in all, it was up to me, Ami, Arctic Bomber, Cheerful White, and Cool Black to free Japan and its citizens.
"That green-clad scumbag's hideout must be over there!" said Arctic Bomber. "I can see the two statues of himself by the front door!"
Ami nodded in agreement. "Right on track. It must be PlasmaBase!" As we got closer, the wall-mounted cannons opened fire. "Itai! Get to cover!"
Immediately, our two helicopters flew by. Blaze Bomber called out, Hang on, fellas! Help is on the way! We're gonna open the road to Plasma Bomber's lair, so you might want to stand back.
Phoebe, Pink, came 9-Volt's voice, let's give those cannons a taste of Nintendo Power!
They blew up the cannons with Pink's cartoon bombs, whereas Bill and Lance destroyed the Plasma Bomber statues up front from the other chopper. Then Bill said, The path's open! We'll make sure Plasma doesn't get away if he loses! And Arctic, remember what we're here for, alright?
"You don't have to tell me twice," replied Arctic Bomber, "though I think we could have used Ami's Thunder Bombs..."
No time for second thoughts, said Lance. You and the others have a Dastardly Bomber to hunt down.
After hanging up our communicators, we stepped inside PlasmaBase. It reminded me and Ami of the ice dungeons in some of The Legend of Zelda games, especially Snowpeak Ruins from Twilight Princess. Though we remained concerned about our missing friends, including Wario, Kat, and Ana, we had no time to lament, since we had a Dastardly Bomber to stop and a fraud to expose. Ice was in Arctic Bomber's element, so she had no problem getting around within a snow-and-ice-covered building.
"Plasma Bomber's there, and I wouldn't be surprised if Siren and Mosquito are present as well," said Arctic Bomber. "I can feel 'em in my veins..."
Suddenly, we heard familiar voices coming from the hallway. "Hey! Hey, guys! Over here!" We could tell the voices belonged to Kat and Ana.
"Oh no, we're not falling for that again!" shouted Arctic Bomber.
"What're you talking about? We're Kat and Ana! We just escaped ourselves and-"
"Hold that thought." The Mistress of the Cold snatched one of the gadgets that Penny Crygor gave us before we left for Japan. It resembled a mirror, only it had the ability to reveal a person's true form. "I knew it. You're Siren Bomber and Mosquito Bomber in disguise!"
With a gasp from both impostors, they were forced to reveal themselves as the two female Chaotic Bombers that jumped us back in France. "Fool you once, shame on us, even when I shared my power with Mosquito," muttered Siren Bomber. "Seems you're not as stupid as you look after all, Arctic."
Though we knew for certain that mosquitoes couldn't tolerate the cold, wintry weather in reality, we were surprised to see Mosquito Bomber not feeling any different at all. It probably had to be something she acquired for protection against the cold, but that was the least of our concern now. However, instead of fighting us, they just ran off to a distant elevator, prompting us to give chase. Henceforth, we fought our way across the tower, while splitting up into groups to cover more ground. Eventually, we reached the elevator where Siren and Mosquito escaped to. As we rode to the top, we could see outside of the building by the glass-covered window. The enemy fighters attempted to destroy the elevator to kill us, but Blaze Bomber, Bill, and Lance gunned them down to save us - all while minimizing the potential damage to Tokyo. When we finally reached the top floor (which read "30"), we got off and spotted the fake Tojo afterwards.
"We've got you cornered!" I shouted.
"What happened to you?" questioned Ami.
"Tojo" huffed in response. "Like I told you, times change!" Immediately, Arctic Bomber showed him our enchanted mirror, and Ami blasted him with her Fire Bombs, revealing him as the purple-bodied Metamorph Bomber in disguise.
[End BGM]
[Alert BGM: Environmental Shock (Metroid Fusion)]
"Heh...and it took you this long to find me out, didn't it? Well lucky you, and you didn't have to bring Blaze Bomber in to save you. Did he wimp out?"
"Never!" Ami shouted. "He helped provide covering fire for us!"
"Then I guess my work here is done. You uncovered my ruse, so let me reward you with the honor of being beaten to a pulp by Plasma Bomber and the two Chaotic Bombers! It'd be wrong of me to rob them of that pleasure anyway, so farewell to thee!"
"He's getting away! We can't let him..." Just as I almost finished my sentence, Metamorph Bomber teleported out of sight before we could even damage him. "...escape."
[End BGM]
[Alert BGM: Tower of Zot (Final Fantasy IV)]
With Metamorph Bomber exposed, we were inevitably forced into an upcoming fight against Plasma, Siren, and Mosquito. This time, neither one planned on taking any prisoners, although they're holding Dribble, Spitz, Giant Gold, Bookworm Green, and Kid Blue captive. Plasma began, "Welcome, Aaron and Ami of the Four Contras! And most of all, a big hello to my dear friends, Shiro and Kuro!"
Cool Black shouted, "Shut it! You disgust us!"
"Where are the rest of the WarioWare crew, along with Kat, Ana, and the others?" questioned Cheerful White.
"Bah! I'd forget it if I were you! Think you'll win against the mighty Emperor of Japan, who happens to be me: Plasma Bomber? Think again!"
Arctic snapped, "It's creeps like you who give Japan a bad name! Your evil has claimed the life of MY castle and MY private bowling alley...no longer!"
Siren Bomber scoffed. "Oh, puh-lease! Your dumb castle was a bore, anyway!"
"You better gimme back my Glacier Ball, or I'll go ballistic on you!"
"Never!" boomed Plasma Bomber. "I'm afraid you'll all have to die since you killed Magnet, Pretty, and Golem. Ha ha ha ha ha!"
[End BGM]
[Boss BGM: The Dispossessed Eidolons (Final Fantasy IV: The After Years)]
Siren and Mosquito began attacking by changing into their respective, monstrous forms with two Smash Balls. Plasma Bomber, on the other hand, used a dark Smash Ball of his own to transform into a giant bird-like form he called: Plasma Roc. The US soldiers that survived to this fight (thanks to our efforts) attempted to destroy the evil Bombers with their frag grenades, only to no avail. Apparently, after all the time we fought the fake Japanese soldiers, the US soldiers forgot that the evil Bombermen were reinforced with Super-Titanium alloy. Meanwhile, Siren (in her "Scylla" form) breathed fire, ice, and lightning from her snake-like heads, simultaneously killing the soldiers with ease. Then Plasma Bomber followed up by slamming the others death with his talons. I quickly got in the act of helping Ami throw some Fire Bombs and Ice Bombs at Siren, Mosquito, and Plasma to inflict damage. Then the mythical beast retaliated by lunging her heads in an attempt to eat us alive, which we carefully avoided so as to not end up like our fellow soldiers did.
Afterwards, she grabbed Arctic Bomber's Glacier Ball and gulped it down to mock her. "HEY!" Arctic yelled. "That's MY bowling ball you just swallowed! Okay, that tears it! Now I'm really pissed!"
Meanwhile, Mosquito Bomber was holding her ground, as if she never felt pain from any attacks thrown at her at all. Once again, we theorized that it had something to do with her sudden protection against the cold. In fact, Cheerful White got out a pair of X-Ray goggles (also given to us by Penny) and looked around, noticing a backpack-like device strapped to Mosquito's back. Gulping down a few sips of Star Drink, he threw a bomb at her back while Cool Black drew her attention to him. As it turned out, the device powered a barrier meant to protect her from both damage and the cold weather, immediately causing her to stop what she was doing.
"Ah...ahhh...AH-CHOO!" The Insectoid Queen sniffled. "Aw, crap! How'd you know I was wearing the special backpack Plasma Bomber gave me so I wouldn't be weakened by the cold?...Ahhh...AH-CHOO!"
"I've fought worse," said White. "Not even cloaked devices can escape Penny Crygor's brilliance."
With Mosquito Bomber rendered powerless due to her weakness, White and Black finished her off with little to no resistance from her bug minions. As for Siren Bomber, we struggled hard to avoid getting eaten alive, but Arctic Bomber inflicted more damage herself than Ami and I did. She even wasted no time gulping down yet another whole can of Star Drink, once again taking advantage of her impure personality to belch out yet another unnatural stream of fire, eventually killing Siren Bomber for good. When the smoke cleared, the Glacier Ball was seen in plain sight, undamaged - and not a single scratch on it, just as Arctic hoped.
"YES!" she cheered. "Yes yes yes yes YEEESSS! I finally got my bowling ball back!"
Plasma Bomber, having depended on Siren Bomber and Mosquito Bomber to back him up, was left to fend for himself. He decided that playtime was over, and threw down some napalm eggs toward us. We got out of the blast range despite suffering some damage from his stray metallic feathers, and returned fire. I was grateful to have picked up the Flamethrower for my Contra Rifle along the way to the top of PlasmaBase, whilst keeping myself from losing it by switching to the default machine gun in its empty slot until the right time. As I used the Flamethrower to the best of my abilities, Plasma was about to hurl more napalm eggs, which I detonated with a well-tied aim, setting him ablaze.
"AAARRRRGGHH!" screamed Plasma Bomber.
"Ha ha ha HA!" taunted Arctic Bomber. "Mess with this Bowling Queen, and Aaron BURNS you alive!"
[End BGM]
The Dastardly Bomber fell to the floor and began exploding. Just as he finally detonated in a blinding explosion, his green spirit flew out of his dead body. The explosion took out the controls to the cages that held Dribble, Spitz, Giant Gold, Bookworm Green, and Kid Blue prisoner. While we were happy to see our pals again, Arctic Bomber spotted the source of the endless winter: a weather-altering machine.
"The Star Drink may not help me since I'm a bad girl, but at least it can double as acid on evil artifacts and not just Red Falcon's soldiers..." She shook her Star Drink can as hard as possible and unleashed a hard spray on the machine, eventually dissolving and destroying it. "YEAH! Japan is free! The snow and ice are melting!"
"Yeah," said Dribble, "but why Arctic Bomber? I thought she was..."
"It's a long story," said Cheerful White.
When we left the now-defunct PlasmaBase, the people of Tokyo were grateful for our efforts in saving their country's reputation, and exposing Plasma Bomber's well-planned ruse. But hey, it was all thanks to our knowledge of World War II, that we were able to deduce the aliens' disguises. After all, as the old saying goes: those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. With only Brain Bomber left, we decided to rest up for a little while before taking off. All that was left for us to explore - according to Dribble and Spitz - were China, and eventually, New Zealand...
TO BE CONTINUED...
For once, Arctic Bomber contributed the most to our heroes' success in dethroning Plasma Bomber and exposing his plot to smear the name of post-WWII Japan. Now only Brain Bomber remains alive...