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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 15: Evil Means Business!
[Interlude BGM: Moonlit Army (Contra: Hard Corps)]
Meanwhile, aboard the Death Falcon space fortress, Sniper Bomber and Axe Bomber made an important announcement to Red Falcon's remaining brethren that were lucky enough to have survived. In fact, the twosome were lucky to have been patched up by Red Falcon with cybernetic implants. Still, they weren't too happy about us blowing a big chunk of their dictatorship out of existence.
"People of Lord Red Falcon's army," began Sniper Bomber, "we of the Hate Bombers have provided for you our most powerful army of killing machines, the evil Bombermen and women - all led by Purple Basilisk's Chaotic Bombers, along with the Five Dastardly Bombers we revived with Lord Red Falcon's help. We were all guaranteed an indestructible army during our campaign, which involved conquering the major countries of Earth. Not even the strongest military bases stood much of a chance against our reign! We of the Red Falcon Empire had complete control of the Earth throughout the majority of August in the year of 20XX AD. The obvious reason was because we reinforced all of our killer Bombermen with Super Titanium alloy, rendering Earth's weapons useless. None could ever touch our creations any longer! You all had nothing to fear, and marched your way to the enslavement of mankind!" Upon finishing his part of the speech, he and Axe were pissed.
"And how do you repay us?!" shouted the heavyset Hate Bomber. "I mean, seriously! Diamond City, California...along with the rest of the United States - your sorry asses were beaten! But even in said city, you let two - not two thousand, but TWO - guys defeat you by the thousands! Well, one American guy and one pink-haired Japanese girl, but still! You're all trained killers! Next came Brazil in South America...you were also beaten! And again, by two Earthers! Bill Rizer and Lance Bean this time, if you will! Now that, if I say so myself, is absolutely no fun at all! Gah!"
"France in Europe, along with Egypt in Africa - those stubborn soldiers of the US were lucky enough to have chased you off because they had those accursed Four Contras to hold their hands! Japan, China, and finally, the Galuga Archipelago off the coast of New Zealand...you were all wiped out by the thousands! We had sheer numbers compared to those of the Four Contras'! We were completely stripped of our dictatorship in just about 5 frickin' days because of our massive losses! But worst of all, that ninja girl named Yuffie Kisaragi nearly obliterated both Crasher and Blaster's bodies out of existence! You better hope that incident in China didn't defeat our purpose of getting the Contras and their friends to feed Lord Red Falcon their sorrows and anger as part of his revival, because if it did...well, it doesn't matter, since Axe and I guarantee they'll wind up dead by our hands."
"Thanks to her efforts, that 9-Volt kid and his girlfriend still live, but tonight at exactly midnight, we'll retake Diamond City, and while we're at it..." Metamorph Bomber, Crasher, and Blaster came in, prompting Axe Bomber to pause his part of the speech.
"We take the boy's soul!" suggested Metamorph Bomber. "You just leave everything to me, for I can only be eradicated by extreme heat! Lord Red Falcon doesn't only require the negativity spread across the Earth, but he also requires the souls of the humans who perished...which I am personally attending to as we speak. To top it all, we must have the soul of a pure-hearted Earth child, whom I once heard is apparently descended from the one called Rydia."
"And that boy is the one named 9-Volt," added Blaster, "the very same child who stopped us from conquering all of Video Game Dream a few months ago! All hope will be crushed before his friends' very eyes for real!"
Crasher raised his right fist triumphantly. "He and his girlfriend will be sorry they crossed us not once, but twice! We personally guarantee it! Destruction, sorrow, and despair...our dear master hungers for these negative feelings."
"Speaking of which," said Sniper Bomber, "both Axe Bomber and I have a very unpleasant surprise in store just for Aaron, Ami, Bill, and Lance!"
"Yeah! We won't just take over Diamond City again...we're gonna destroy the entire planet! If we can't have it...NOBODY CAN!"
As the hours went by, Sniper Bomber and Axe Bomber assisted Red Falcon by powering up an ultimate weapon capable of destroying an entire planet, with him as the ultimate source of said weapon and the entire space fortress itself, which they had been converting from an ordinary space station into a bio-mechanical planetoid since the beginning of World War III. Meanwhile, Metamorph Bomber gave Crasher and Blaster the ability to take an innocent victim's soul, with a combined disguise as Death (aka. the Grim Reaper). With that, the twosome teleported to Diamond City on Earth, and went to 9-Volt's house, where Phoebe, 5-Volt, Mona, Yuffie, 18-Volt, and even Phoebe's father stayed to look after 9-Volt until the end of the war Once there, the villainous duo started off their scheme by giving 9-Volt a nightmare...
HA HA HA HA HA! We shall take your soul!
Much later, it was midnight. We of the good guys had assembled at Crygor Labs for our final briefing. Penny Crygor had bad news for us...
[End BGM]
[Alert BGM: Mission Ahead (Star Wars Rogue Squadron)]
"Guys," began Penny, "Blaze Bomber and I have just discovered some shocking news! While we were off saving the entire world from the Five Dastardly Bombers, it looked as though Red Falcon had been secretly building some sort of secret weapon!"
"I overheard back when I was still held prisoner, that he and his men were planning to build a weapon capable of destroying the entire planet Earth, if by any chance we good guys manage to work our way around their dreaded Super Titanium-reinforced Bombermen!"
Then Mona said, "The worse part...is that 9-Volt's dead! It was my turn when I went into his room to check on him, and found him dead on his bed!"
Arctic Bomber gasped. "WHAT?! Only two monsters like Crasher and Blaster would do something like this! I'd never even dream of going that far, even when I was still a bully back then..."
Wario growled, "If this is their sick-ass idea of getting me to submit to them...they can FORGET IT!"
[Interrupt BGM]
[Briefing BGM: Stage Select - Mavericks (Mega Man X5)]
"Penny, we've got to strike the Death Falcon now!" ordered Bill.
Penny nodded. "Both the CrygorCopter and the Contra Cruiser are ready for both combat and travel in space. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes," said Lance. "We'll do it, or die trying."
"For Mad Dog and Scorpion," added Arctic Bomber. "The time to avenge them is upon us! I swear it!"
Next came Yuffie. "Don't forget, Arctic Bomber: this one's also for our young friend and Mona's little brother, 9-Volt. I'm thankful I volunteered for my Conformer to be fused with Star energy so I don't have to keep relying on Star Drinks. Don't wanna risk an overdose with all the commotion going on..."
And finally, it was my turn. "We'll also do it for Sgt. Billy 'Droidman' Hill, the undercover cop who helped me and Ami escape one of Magnet Bomber's death camps, so we could live to free all of you, and destroy the Five Dastardly Bombers while we were at it."
"Only ten of us could fit inside our helicopter," said Blaze Bomber, "but now, up to twelve of us can do so. I'll gladly take the risk."
Phoebe stepped forth, after praying with her father for our safe return from space. "I'll lead Kat and Ana towards helping you guys defeat the evil forces of Red Falcon, and save 9-Volt's soul. Though my Super Scope is blessed with Video Game Dream's magic rather than holy power, Penny and Blaze Bomber modified it with Star energy so my cannonballs can pierce the Super Titanium alloy."
Kat and Ana, on the other hand, prayed with their sensei that their katana blades, also modified with Star energy, would enable them to smite evil. Cheerful White, Cool Black, and Cute Pink dutifully stated that as long as they're alive, they'd assist us in saving lives, mostly 9-Volt's, and the eventual defeat of the Red Falcon Empire.
With this, we were now fully healed and ready to take to the starry skies in space. Arctic Bomber, Blaze Bomber, Wario, Mona, Ashley, Red, Young Cricket, 5-Volt, Yuffie, Cheerful White, Cool Black, and Cute Pink flew aboard the modified CrygorCopter, while Kat, Ana, and Phoebe rode Dribble and Spitz's taxi cab. Bill, Lance, Ami, and I hopped in our Contra Cruiser to lead our one-way ticket to space. We would eventually arrive at the Death Falcon in space, within an hour, all while Earth's military bases do what they can to distract the outer defenses. Warlock Bomber and Metamorph Bomber are still alive, but we anticipated their opportunity to give their full power in retaliation for the Five Dastardly Bombers' deaths. The question that now remains is: can we survive to tell the tale to future generations? This won't be like last time, but it would be worth our efforts. And what did Sniper Bomber and Axe Bomber exactly have in store for us Four Contras? Only by running into them will we ever find out for sure...
[End BGM]
[Stage BGM: Intestines (Contra: Shattered Soldier)]
Mission 7: The Death Falcon
Despite our heroes' efforts to stop the Five Dastardly Bombers, it was revealed at the last minute that the Red Falcon Empire had been secretly constructing an ultimate weapon, capable of destroying an entire planet - in our case, Earth!
The Four Contras, along with Blaze Bomber, Arctic Bomber, and their close friends, are dispatched for a final strike mission...one that might be mankind's last hope for survival. And that goes double for Bomber-kind on Planet Bomber. Once more, time grows short - only now, the impending destruction will be a lot worse than a mere nuclear warhead!
September 2, 20XX
1:35 AM
This was the end, with no way of turning back anymore. We joined up with the remnants of Earth's military space ships; while we would get off at the Death Falcon space fortress's main entrance, Ashley, Red, and Young Cricket rode the taxi cab to assist Dribble and Spitz in keeping the outer defenses busy. It was all up to us to end Red Falcon's reign of terror once and for all. As expected from the alien warmonger himself, the fortress's interior was 75% metal, 25% alien...at least until we'd get closer to his lair. Strangely, most of the alien soldiers inside were less focused on killing us, with a big alien bug rushing after them for reasons unknown. The grunts ran for their lives in spite of some getting mauled to death by the creature's pointy legs. Yuffie pulled out some explosive shurikens and threw them one after another, followed by Ami's Fire Bombs, blowing the creature to guts instantly. Though we couldn't get why it killed some of Red Falcon's men first before turning its attention toward us, Blaze Bomber had a gut feeling it was in a frenzy at our presence, and that the alien grunts were in its way.
"I guess it's Konami Barrier time for both of us, Ami," I said. "We'll go first, then Bill and Lance will follow."
"I'm with you, Aaron. Things are getting chaotic, so here we go again!"
"Up, up, down, down!"
"Left, right, left, right!"
Then we shouted in unison, "B, A, Select, and Start!"
When Ami and I activated our 30-hit Konami Barriers, Bill and Lance did the same for theirs. After powering up our protection from fatal damage, the four of us shouted in unison: "We are Contras!" Our friends followed behind us, while Kat, Ana, and Phoebe made certain to stay close to Cheerful White, Cool Black, and Cute Pink so neither one would be killed during our final mission. Yuffie, on the other hand, made careful preparations by casting Protect and Shell on our whole group, giving us protection from both physical and magic attacks alike. Immediately, Warlock Bomber appeared before us with a Smash Ball in his hands. He broke it, increasing his Black Magic powers; thus he summoned the undead versions of the four Chaotic Bombers we killed, each with their Smash Ball-fueled transformations (sans Trigger Bomber), and ordered them to attack us at once while he charged up his Flare spell.
"This can't wait! I've been holding back from showing you my full power long enough. It's high-time I ended your pathetic lives once and for all!" Before he began the incantation of his ultimate attack, he cast Dispel to nullify the status effects provided on our part by Protect and Shell, and took a moment to mock us. "What's wrong? Feeling stressed about running into me over and over? Don't worry, let me give you all the time you need..."
To emphasize his words, he cast Slow on all of us, reducing our movements by half. Then he charged up for Flare while the undead illusions came after us. Slowly but surely (despite taking some damage), Yuffie counteracted the spell with Haste, recovering our speed instantly; Bill, Lance, Ami, and I ran after him in retaliation, intent on shielding our friends with our bodies from the spell's deadly force. As the others fought valiantly and destroyed the undead illusions without too much trouble, they gasped at the sight of Warlock Bomber's fully-charged Flare, having realized that he intended to stall us for his ultimate attack. Then he unleashed the spell, causing a heavy, heated explosion that appeared to inflict fatal, non-elemental damage to us Four Contras.
Warlock Bomber cackled maniacally, having succeeded at doing what he almost did in our past encounters. "Your Contra friends are dead! Now Blaze Bomber and Arctic Bomber are next to die!" Just as he finished boasting, he was both shocked and amazed to see us still in one piece. "Impressive...yet so surprising to one such as I. Never before in my life had anyone ever survived my Flare attack before. My other attempts on the human vermin I faced besides you had been far more successful...but I digress."
"Never underestimate our 30-hit Konami Barriers," announced Ami.
"Clever, quite clever. Lucky for you, I prefer to finish the job when paired up with Metamorph Bomber and the others. By the way, while I'm powered up by the Smash Ball, my magic energy will never run out as long as I'm not defeated or killed! But getting back to the point at hand: should you live to reach our lair just outside the Death Falcon's core...well, you get the picture. Don't disappoint me, Contras! And that goes double for your friends!" With that, he teleported himself out of the heavily-charred hallway, while Blaze Bomber tossed out some useful power-ups from his portable satchel, intent on giving me, Bill, and Lance the upper hand. Bill snagged the Spread Gun; Lance caught the Laser Beam; and I added the Crash Missiles and Ice Breath to my Contra Rifle's empty weapon slots.
Afterwards, everyone of us moved on again, making sure to take out the hidden turrets and the alien soldiers. As soon as we reached the door to the elevator, a bunch of alien soldiers came rushing toward us whilst stacking themselves up in an acrobatic fashion, by forming a giant O. While most of us were baffled at the thought of being attacked in one of the most unusual ways possible, Ami and I were able to recognize this movement from one of the miniboss fights in Contra: Hard Corps. All the aliens did was roll towards our direction in their giant O movement, but that didn't stop Ami from blasting them with her Fire Bombs. The explosions knocked the acrobatic soldiers off, forcing them to change their formation to a giant I. They made like a Slinky-ish toy by leaning towards the floor in an effort to knife us, but Cheerful White, Cool Black, and Cute Pink slide-kicked the guy standing on the floor, causing every soldier to lose their balance and fall off. They grew mad, and formed a giant pyramid by stacking themselves atop each other.
"Now this is MY kind of movie set!" Arctic Bomber boasted, as she got out her Bowling Bomb, warning us to stand back. Then she rolled her bomb towards the acrobatic soldiers in a bowling fashion. The following blast eventually blew them away for good - with most stragglers fleeing from us. "That's all you mooks can do? What a drag."
Once we finally got inside the elevator, we took a ride to the lowest floor it could take us (although not all the way to the core itself). Along the way, another strange-looking creature with pointy legs at its sides (and up front!) busted the door open, and jumped down towards us. Any Contra expert would recognize that kind of beast as the "Beast Kimkoh." In fact, the one we're facing right now resembled the miniboss of level 5 in Neo Contra. All it did was ram towards us; we got out of the way before it hit the wall. The monster jumped back at the elevator's center and spun around, whilst shooting a laser beam out of both its eyes. We barely jumped over it, while Arctic Bomber got fried a little. Then Blaze Bomber inflicted burning damage on the Beast Kimkoh with his Molotov cocktails.
"Stubborn monster!" complained Arctic. "I just had my brand new helmet detailed!"
While Arctic Bomber shot out her icy shards, Bill and Lance attacked with both their Spread Gun and Laser Beam weapons, until the Beast Kimkoh stopped to molt its thick skin. We were grossed out, while Ami and I weren't that surprised to see a giant moth-like alien with dragonfly wings hatch out. From that point on, we dubbed that creature the "Moth Kimkoh." It flew around the elevator - still above us - and attempted to swipe us with its crescent-shaped energy attacks. Thankfully, they were destructible; we returned our attention back at the moth-like alien. With enough blasts, we were able to down the monster for good, with its green blood oozing out of its dead body. Despite having sustained a few hits and losing our power-ups during the entire fight, Bill and Lance weren't too worried, and neither was I. Finally, the elevator reached the destination: Crasher, Blaster, and Warlock Bomber's lair.
[End BGM]
"Well, guys," I began, "this is the place. Needless to say, we either defeat Warlock Bomber and his sinister allies, or die trying."
"The time has come to end Red Falcon's reign of terror forever," said Mona.
"And we'll make sure he and his scumbag minions stay dead!" added Wario.
[Danger BGM: Room of Rites (The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages)]
Just then, Crasher appeared from out of nowhere alongside Blaster, Warlock Bomber, and Metamorph Bomber. "I don't think so, King Tubby! It's you who should stay dead!" Then Crasher wasted not a single moment grabbing Cheerful White by the neck!
Cool Black shouted, "No! Let go of him!"
"Never!" hissed Crasher.
Cute Pink put up her dukes, yelling, "You leave my best friend alone!"
Blaster huffed in denial. "You've stood in our way long enough!"
Warlock Bomber added, "Meddling with our plans was the biggest mistake of your lives! But as your reward for getting this far, we stab Cheerful White to death!"
Crasher got out a combat knife, but not before Blaze Bomber kicked it off of him. "Not while we still stand! Cheerful White stays with us, alive!"
Arctic Bomber glared at the assailants, still bent on her revenge. "And don't even think for a moment that I've forgotten the same bastards who organized the deaths of our squadmates from the United States's Delta Force! This...is for killing Mad Dog and Scorpion!" Despite her blind ignorance to the fact that it was Brain Bomber who directly ordered the deaths of Sergeants Mad Dog and Scorpion, Arctic picked up the knife and yelled like an Amazon warrior, as she stabbed Crasher in his left leg with his own knife, causing him to lose his death grip on Cheerful White. Then she got out one of her Bowling Bombs, inflicting additional damage upon Blaster with it.
"GRRAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHH!"
"OUCH!"
The humanoid killers were sent sprawling to the ground upon screaming in agony. "My new allies that my creator brought before us!" cried Warlock Bomber.
Crasher was wincing in both pain and anger. "Aaaauugh! B-blood...blood! You vicious teenaged brat! Ow...Grrr! You know, you really are a stupid, arrogant, bitchy, spoiled, pampered, backstabbing..." He pulled his own combat knife off of his bleeding leg, and threw it at a wall. "...LITTLE BRAT!"
Blaster got up from the floor. "You've gone and pissed us off for the last time! It just wasn't bad enough 9-Volt and Phoebe stripped us of our powers we inherited as the last pieces of Zeromus; not to mention the time Wario sent us to hell by blowing up our personal escape flight at an airport we took over in your precious Diamond City!" He got out a rocket launcher and aimed it directly at Kat, Ana, and Phoebe. "But I now see you're mourning little 9-Volt's untimely demise, so therefore, your souls will make fine additions for your insolence!"
Wario scoffed. "Killing Kat, Ana, and Phoebe with a freakin' rocket launcher?! Now that's just LOW! You'll have to kill me first!" The rocket was shot out, but Wario punched it back, hurting them along with Warlock Bomber and Metamorph Bomber in the process.
"YEEEAAARRRGH!" screamed Crasher. "You'll pay for that, Wario! You took our lives once, but tonight, we'll be happy to take YOURS!"
"You're gonna regret making us reveal to you our ultimate weapon that we've been keeping secret!" snarled Blaster.
"When we're through," added Warlock Bomber, "not a single strand of your DNA will remain!"
To our surprise, Warlock Bomber used his Smash Ball-fueled magic to revive the Five Dastardly Bombers for the final go-round. Magnet Bomber, Golem Bomber, Evil Pretty Bomber, Brain Bomber, and Plasma Bomber all merged together into one ultimate fighting machine. Crasher and Blaster personally manned the combined mech from inside the cockpit mounted atop itself.
Crasher announced, "Now, let's match the true power of master Purple Basilisk's scientific intellect, against your precious holy power and Star energy! By the way, I hope you and your girlfriend are ready to die, fat boy!"
"More like ready to kick your asses again!" retorted Wario.
Mona added, "You're just a couple hollow shells of your former selves with an inflated ego!"
"Though I'm not a vengeful kind of person, despite having lost my husband," said 5-Volt, though a bit out of character for a kind mother such as herself, "taking my only son's life won't be tolerated!"
[End BGM]
[Boss BGM: Pokey Means Business (EarthBound)]
Warlock Bomber, Metamorph Bomber, Crasher, and Blaster had had enough of our persistence. Our efforts left them with no other option but to bring back the Five Dastardly Bombers for one last battle: by merging them into one giant fighting robot. Cheerful White and Cool Black recognized it as the same killing machine Bagular himself used prior to his untimely demise long ago. They believed they would succeed once again with our help, but due to the Super Titanium alloy the Five Dastardly Bombers have now, the two Bombermen were wrong.
"This won't be like our encounter back in China on your planet," sneered Crasher, "thanks to the one thing we did that your nemesis, Bagular, couldn't do. And you know what it is, don't you?"
Cheerful White answered, "We know. The Super Titanium thingy..."
"That's right!" blurted Blaster. "Thanks to master Purple Basilisk's efforts, your bombs cannot touch us, but we can!"
Then Metamorph Bomber announced, "And my three comrades aren't the only ones taking the stage! Don't think just because you managed to deduce my clever ruse, that I've given up on killing you! You're about to witness my true potential, fueled by the Smash Ball I possess - courtesy of Lords Red Falcon, Sniper Bomber, and Axe Bomber! This'll enhance my transformation capabilities, big time! Behold the Mega Transformation, and fear its might!"
Metamorph Bomber broke the spherical artifact, thus enhancing his ability to morph into anything. When we last fought him, he couldn't take the form of anything huge, but with the Smash Ball, he's able to do so. We stared in awe as he took the form of the large killing machine that Crasher and Blaster were piloting, so that they both matched.
"Ha ha ha ha ha HA HA HA! This, fellow weaklings, is what I mean by 'big time'!"
"So anyway," said Warlock Bomber, "which of the two is the real deal? Do you insolent worms know?" Both the mechs teleported all around the large arena, until they came back to where they were just now.
"Figured it out yet?" taunted Crasher. "Take all the time you like, while running away like little cowards!"
"You hear me, Wario?" mocked Blaster. "You'd better run on home, while saying something like, 'Mommy! Mommy! There were those big, scary machines, and they're coming to kill me! I think I'm gonna wet my pants!' Oh wait, we forgot: you're trapped here, with no chance of escape!"
"Only holy power and Star energy can give us pause," said Warlock Bomber, immediately casting Reflect on himself. While it was common the spell can only reflect magic attacks once per turn, his version - souped up by the Smash Ball's energy - could now reflect said spells bounced back at him nonstop for triple the pain rather than twice the damage.
"I know, and we still have it!" shouted Ami. "We may look exhausted, but we're no porcelain dolls."
"We trained to become strong warriors for a reason," joined Bill. "Though we may suffer from near-death situations on occasions, we possess the will to stand tall."
"Yeah," added Lance. "That's why there exists the 'Purple Heart', a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those in the army that have been wounded or killed in action. In our case, us Contras have shown our capabilities to survive - and cheat death."
"Ami and I were nearly killed by Magnet Bomber's laser-trip mines back on Earth," I stated, "but thankfully, we weren't severely wounded beyond medical help."
Bill gave one other example of how we survived. "And the day Evil Pretty Bomber self-destructed in a last-ditch effort to take out her own underwater base with me and my buddy inside? Technically, that could've killed us, had it not been for our Star Energy drinks which were about to wear off that time."
"It probably sounds as if we Four Contras are merely pieces of iron," I concluded, "but the truth is, we're only human."
At this, Crasher and Blaster groaned in annoyance, with the former shouting, "Bleh! You all sound like a giant self-help seminar combined!"
"You may have banished our master to the underworld," sneered Blaster, "but his true power of science will never die!"
Yuffie retorted, "Not if you guys are abusing it in an effort to kill people!"
"ENOUGH!" thundered Metamorph Bomber. "The time for talk is over!"
As soon as we began the final struggle against Crasher and Blaster, Warlock Bomber stared Arctic Bomber down as if to say something to her. Since he knows everything about the original Hate Bombers (though Blaze Bomber wasn't really one of them to begin with) since Purple Basilisk created him and the other Chaotic Bombers, he believed Arctic Bomber could have been one of the finest, had it not been for her overwhelming immaturity and sick obsession with taking me to be her eternal slave. However, she was personally tired of the Red Falcon Empire, ever since they kicked her out. The moment Crasher and Blaster mentioned that "it would've all been so much simpler," Arctic Bomber snapped. She swiped one of the Star Drinks from Wario, opened up the can itself, and gulped down all of the drink inside. Then she shouted, "It IS simple! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Crasher and Blaster activated a flamethrower from Golem Bomber's head, which Arctic Bomber counteracted with an unnatural flamethrower of her own (again due to the Star Drink not recognizing her as pure-hearted, though she didn't care anymore). When both flames made contact, the reaction set off an explosion, knocking both opposing factions away from each other. We got up, only to get knocked down again, this time by machine gunfire and the aptly-named "Magnet Missiles." Blaze Bomber wasn't hurt too much, while Arctic Bomber got up from being knocked away to come flailing her arms about.
"MONSTERS! You freaking killed-"
Crasher groaned, "Yeah yeah, we frickin' killed your new best friends, Mad Dog and Scorpion, by sending the Waterfall Alien after all of you back on Galuga Island..."
Blaster sighed. "Seriously, what is it with you women, anyway? We killed some of our own men the other day, but you don't hear us bitching and moaning about it!"
Yuffie scoffed in response. "And yet you have no qualms with remorselessly stealing poor 9-Volt's soul. For that, we'll destroy you in the name of justice and peace!"
"Oh yeah?!" snarled Blaster. "You've all yet to see what our all-powerful mech can do! We are the true gods of science!"
"No way, jerkasses!" retorted Wario. "You're a big joke! Hell, your evil empire freakin' steals our planet's military technology for its own selfish gain!"
Meanwhile, Blaze Bomber turned his attention towards me, Ami, Bill, and Lance. He knew time was running out, and that we're the only ones capable of destroying Red Falcon for good. "We'll do what we can to destroy the rest of Red Falcon's followers once and for all. The four of you have to stop Red Falcon, Sniper Bomber, and Axe Bomber! According to Penny's readings, we only have less than an hour left! Here, take my satchel; it contains the Contra power-ups you'll need in case of trouble, but it can only carry so many at once, so try not to lose too many."
"We hear you loud and clear, Blaze!" I acknowledged. "There's no turning back anymore, fellow Contras! Let's rock and roll!"
"Nice try," interrupted Warlock Bomber, "but Lord Red Falcon bars those who are not evil from getting in to our base's core with an energy field of his own!"
"Care to make a wager on that?" retorted Blaze Bomber, turning his attention toward our friends. "Yuffie, you know what to do!"
Yuffie nodded. "I'm on it, Blaze!"
Bill, Lance, Ami, and I ran past Crasher, Blaster, Metamorph Bomber, and Warlock Bomber - all whilst swerving around their attacks to avoid getting hurt. On top of that, we took two of our three remaining Smash Balls with us, while Yuffie used the last one to blow open the path to the Death Falcon's core with her "All Creation" Final Smash. Its blast not only damaged Metamorph Bomber, but it also made a big hole in the energy field, thus giving us Four Contras the opportunity to make our way through before the temporary hole closed up. And get through we did. Meanwhile, the intense blast took out Metamorph Bomber's "Mega Transformation" form, forcing him back to his normal self.
"Nooo! I am one of the greatest of Lord Red Falcon's creations! This can't be!"
"It's over for you, purple punk! You lose!" That being said, Arctic Bomber breathed out a stream of Star-powered flames once more to finish him off, but not without hurting her throat again.
"You fools can't prolong the inevitable! Evil shall never...AAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!" With his last words, he was incinerated.
"Ack..." coughed Arctic Bomber. "Okay...no more Star Drinks after this, and I really mean it. Ow, ow, ow...I really need some ice drinking water."
Warlock Bomber glared in anger. "You'll pay for that, you worthless vermin!"
It was then that the three remaining villains decided the time for games was over. Warlock Bomber used his Black Magic to unleash some of his strongest spells possible. He began by casting Firaga, then Thundaga, and afterwards, Blizzaga. The combined attacks hurt Wario's group, but Yuffie healed them with Curaga, followed by Regen, Protect, and Shell, nearly exhausting all of her magic energy. Then Warlock dualcast Silence upon her in addition to Dispel toward us all, though Yuffie used an Echo Herb and a vial of Ether (the latter known for recovering magic energy) to cure herself before casting Reflect on her friends. Warlock mocked her, unleashing Flare to be reflected back at him, and re-bounced back at the heroes. 5-Volt gasped, but quickly summoned the Mist Dragon in time to shield her friends with its body, whilst it retaliated with its misty Radiant Breath and disappeared before further damage could be inflicted upon itself. Crasher and Blaster advanced upon the heroic group with the Magnet Missiles from Magnet Bomber's head, the flamethrower from Golem Bomber's head, and even the aptly-named "Heart Bombs" from Evil Pretty Bomber's head. Finally, the two killers shot out more ammo from their machine guns, followed by cluster missiles and laser beams powered by Brain Bomber and Plasma Bomber's heads, via the mech's knees. The combined attacks became virtually impossible to avoid at this point, with everyone injured - though miraculously nothing serious.
"Letting the Four Contras run off was the biggest mistake you've ever made!" gloated Crasher. "You had that advantage!"
"Even if they do reach Lord Red Falcon himself," added Blaster, "they can't do jack crap to kill him!"
Cheerful White grunted in pain. "We're not...licked yet...and neither is 9-Volt!"
Cool Black got up from the floor. "We've destroyed Bagular's mech before...!"
And Cute Pink finished her Bomber-pals' pep talk by saying, "We can still...beat your Super Titanium mech...!"
Crasher mockingly shook his head no. "If you really miss that kid so much, we'll be happy to help you join him...All you losers had to do was ask!" To emphasize his point, he and Blaster shot out more Heart Bombs towards the three Bomber-children, almost killing them; not even Kat, Ana, nor Phoebe could avoid getting blasted either. "Now what was that about 'beating our Super Titanium mech', again?"
Blaster laughed heartily. "Oh, that's a good one! Anyway, before you die, we have to admit: we were surprised we're not the only ones interested in creating an army of Bombermen! At least, that's what we heard from Purple Basilisk and Warlock Bomber..."
"What the hell are you on about?!" questioned Wario.
Warlock Bomber answered, "Not only that, but before our arrival, there already was a secret base on Galuga Island - thankfully made just for us!"
Mona felt confused. "No, but seriously...what are you guys talking about...?"
"Poor Earthlings. There are some things you're better off not knowing. But hey, you don't have to worry about them when we're done killing you!"
Suddenly, Wario got up and clung onto the mech's cockpit. "I've got just one thing to say, and one thing only..."
With that, the president of WarioWare bent over, and unleashed his Wario Waft - a really HUGE fart, surprisingly malfunctioning the killing machine's systems. It went out of control, flailing its arms about, which every hero dodged. Warlock Bomber, on the other hand, was smashed by accident; Yuffie charged up her Conformer for a powerful Star Beam, thanks to the enhancement Penny and Blaze Bomber infused prior to our final mission. Its burst of light sent Warlock Bomber crashing into Crasher and Blaster's mech via Golem Bomber's head; not even his souped-up Reflect spell could counteract the beam because of its additional ability to dispel evil magic.
"EEYYARRGH!" cried Crasher. "Stupid moron...get off of us!"
"You're gonna pay for that, Wario!" grunted Blaster.
Wario still had his fists up. "Not yet! This one's for my - I mean, one of our finest pals at WarioWare!"
Wario, Mona, Yuffie, Cheerful White, Cool Black, and Cute Pink shared some bombs with each other (while White, Black, and Pink were still powered by the Star Drinks) in order to pierce the Super Titanium alloy - and deliver the final blow. At the same time, they all hurled the cartoon bombs at the malfunctioning mech, followed by Phoebe's well-aimed explosive bowling ball from her blessed Super Scope. The combined blasts ignited the Wario Waft, thus setting off an even bigger explosion, finally killing Warlock Bomber and destroying Crasher and Blaster's giant mech.
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"AAAAAAARRRRGGHHH!" screamed Crasher.
"DAMN YOOOOOOOUU!" cursed Blaster.
When the explosion (and smoke) cleared, all that remained were the nearly-dead Crasher, Blaster, and the Five Dastardly Bombers. The two weakened killers grunted as they tried to get up, only to cough up some blood from their mouths, and fell back down on the floor face-first. Wario and all the other heroes, however, fainted after having taken so much damage during the long fight. It was all up to me, Ami, Bill, and Lance to finish the job once and for all...
TO BE CONTINUED...
Part 1 of the grand finale has come and gone, but Red Falcon, Sniper Bomber, and Axe Bomber aren't planning on going down without a good fight. I'll probably wait until at least November 1 since Halloween draws near (that, and I am currently doing a Halloween special fic as we speak) - not to mention the fact that I intend for the epilogue to conclude "Return of the Five Dastardly Bombers!" in style. Other than that, see you next time!