Clash of the Smashers

Chapter Two: Bombs, Boos and Goombas…Oh my!

The thing that popped out of the forest was entirely unexpected for the Smashers. It was a Goomba. Yes. One measly little Goomba. Falco looked at the other Smashers in confusion.

"Uh…is it just me or could that little guy NOT make that much noise?"

The Smashers lowered their fighting stances…just as two more Goombas jumped out. Raichu decided to speak this time.

"That doesn't look-"

Before he could finish his sentence seventeen more Goombas jumped out of the forest and formed a line. Diddy shivered a bit at seeing all the creatures lining up. Before anyone could do anything though, a massive creature jumped out and landed in front of the line of Goombas.

This thing was the shape of a Goomba, although it was easily seven feet tall…and proportionally as wide, making it a thing of large girth. It had a small gold crown on its head and a thick white mustache. Its eyes appeared to be going in opposite directions. It opened its large mouth…and spoke.
"Hello fools! I am the mighty Goomba King, although I'm also known as Goomboss. My little army here is going to take over this castle, and capture you and hopefully…heh…you'll come peacefully. If not well…then we'll have to take you BY FORCE!"

The vile Goomba laughed. However his cackling was brought to an abrupt end when Bario spoke.

"And what honestly makes you think that you can defeat us?"

The Goomba King looked at Bario like he was confused that such a lowly worm would speak to him.

"So fool…you believe that you can stop my army?"

Bario gave the Goomba King a brief scornful laugh.

"Of course we can! I bet Mario alone could probably take you all on and win!"

At this Mario made a heroic pose. The other Smashers started to look a little more confident. The Goomba King began to look apprehensive, as he realized Bario's logic…however it didn't take long for him to remember something and recover his evil grin.

"You make a good point feeble one…but what you probably aren't able to take on is THIS army!"

At the sound of his words forty more enemies popped up. Twenty Boos, and twenty Bob-ombs all jumped out of the forest. Quickly following their emergence was King Bob-omb, a massive Bob-omb…lacking a fuse or wind-up key, instead he had a big bushy mustache and a pointy crown as well as two large mitten-like hands that floated in front of him. Also floating in was King Boo, who was an oversized Boo…with guess what? A crown! Upon seeing these new foes Bario's confidence seemed to falter.

"Oh…well…I guess that might be…a little tough…"

Without waiting for him to finish 40 enemies all charged the fifty feet between the Smashers and them. The Kings stayed back so they could enjoy the show, as did the Bob-ombs.

As soon as the enemies started to charge Samus and Link began firing their Power Beam shots and Arrows, in order to take out some of the enemies. They managed to get three Goombas and a Boo, before they were too close for long distance attacks. The seventeen remaining Goombas formed a loose semicircle around the Smashers, while the nineteen Boos floated above them. King Boo took this brief reprieve as time to gloat a bit.

"Ha! You fools don't stand a chance against our awesome forces-"

Before he could finish Mario charged the enemies. He shot off several fireballs, which severely damaged a few of the Boos and then used his hammer to start smashing the Goombas. This was everyone's cue to attack. Bario leapt in and slashed away at some of them, as did Link. Samus stayed out of the main fight and fired charge shots at clusters of enemies. Raichu shocked several of the Goombas, while avoiding their head-bonks, as Kirby battered several with his oversized hammer. Falco shot at some Boos, keeping them distracted…until three started ramming him. Diddy was about to attack when he noticed Goomboss and the other enemies standing off to the side.

"Grr…those cowardly Kings…I bet we'll finish off their minions faster if we get rid of their leadership…"

He ducked under a random Boo and used his jet pack to fly out of the battle area. Both the Goomba King and King Boo were on opposite sides of the battle field, about twenty yards away. Diddy's jetpack gave out as soon as he was out of the main fight and he fell to the ground, rolled and ran for Goomboss.

The rest of the Smashers continued pretty well, most of them took almost no hits and the hits they were dealt were pretty weak, after all Boos and Goombas aren't great fighters. Soon all but six of the Goombas were killed, (Yes killed, some of the Smashers ARE using pointy painful weapons and blunt trauma is pretty good at causing death) and only eight Boos were left. The nine Smashers were prepared to deal the final attacks when suddenly Raichu realized something…

"Hey! Where are the Bob-ombs?"
Yes…all the Bob-ombs weren't in the fight! And King Bob-omb wasn't watching like the other Kings either. Before they could find the Bob-ombs the remaining fourteen enemies charged. Eight of the Smashers met them and started parrying and attacking. This part of the fight seemed like it would last a little longer as the Boos were going all invisible and impossible to hit. Raichu hung back, crawled away from the enemies, stood up and looked around. He soon spotted the twenty Bob-ombs trying to be sneaky as they rolled to the castle. King Bob-omb led his volatile army. Raichu got on all fours and ran for the bombs.

"I don't know what those Bob-ombs are doing…but I have a feeling that whatever it is, its bad and I'll stop them!"

Link ducked under a Boo trying to ram him and while it looked around confusedly he stabbed it in the…whatever ghosts call their back. It gave a short shriek and then disappeared. Only seven Boos and three Goombas left. However before the Smashers could do anything the Boos ran through the Goombas, making them invisible, before going invisible as well!

"I didn't know they could do that…," Bario said.

The ten invisible enemies charged. Kirby started his awesome suction powers and promptly inhaled a Boo. He then swallowed it, gaining no new powers. A Goomba hit him from behind and he fell over. He pulled out his hammer and swung wildly hoping to hit something, until he did. Mario. Mario caught the hammer with ONE hand. Yes, Kirby's massive hammer. Kirby looked sheepishly at Mario while Mario gave Kirby a cold glare, and shook his head. Kirby put away the hammer as Mario ducked. An invisible Goomba flew over his head, which he set aflame with a fireball.

Yoshi threw an egg at the ground hoping to hit something…but something hit him. A Boo came up from behind and hit him in the head, causing him to stumble and land in his own egg shell. (The types of eggs that Yoshis use as weapons contain no yolk or sticky substance.) He angrily spun around and jumped in the air. He let loose a ferocious volley of kicks but the invisible Boo was two feet away from where he was kicking. It hit him again and he fell to the ground. Starting to get a little worried he ran away from the fight in a brief panic…not noticing that he was heading right for King Boo…

Meanwhile Diddy had just about reached Goomboss. He took a long circuitous route so the Goomba King wouldn't see him and now he was behind the massive Goomba. He quietly pulled out his peanut shooters (Literally, they are two pistols that fire peanuts very fast and painfully.) and aimed at its back. He fired three times with each before it clicked…not good! He left the rest of his ammo on the castle roof! That was dumb. The six peanuts collided with Goomboss, causing him a little bit of pain. He angrily turned around and spotted Diddy crouching and looking a little bit frightened.

"So monkey, you dare attack ME! King of ALL the Goombas?! Well let's see how you like THIS!"

The King charged at Diddy…

Bario swung his blade but missed whatever he was aiming at, he had no clue. An invisible Goomba ran into one of his knees from behind, causing him to fall. By his count there were still eight invisible enemies, two Goombas and six Boos. He had no idea they could maintain their invisibility this long. He couldn't take it; they HAD to come up with a new idea. And they did. Samus switched her visor from combat to Echo-Visor, a special type of visor that let her see the echoes things make while moving around. This let her see even invisible enemies like Goombas and Boos, as even floating they still make some slight noises, or noise bounces off of them. And where the noise bounces off, that's where they are. She spotted some enemies and since they weren't expecting to be attacked she caught them by surprise and quickly blew up three, one Goomba and two Boos, with her missiles. The last Goomba and one Boo hit her from behind causing her to lose her focus, and turn her attention on them.

Raichu managed to get near the Bob-ombs, but one spotted him running towards them and alerted the rest. King Bob-omb dismissively sent three of his twenty lackeys to take out Raichu while they continued toward the castle. Figuring that there was no need to try to be sneaky the rest of the Bob-ombs broke into a full out run, which considering their tiny legs was about walking speed. Raichu came to an abrupt stop when he saw the bombs. He was preparing to shock them when one quickly dashed forward and hit him with its solid metallic body. He flew back, but had the presence of mind to land on his feet. He sent a small electric ball at the Bob-omb which angered it, but didn't hurt it that much. It lit its fuse and charged at him. Raichu easily side-stepped and the clumsy creature tripped trying to turn around and exploded. Two left…

Falco turned on his Reflector on an instinct and a Boo that tried to hit him got fried in the brief electrical field the Reflector generates when it is turned on. The Boo lost control of its invisibility and Falco could spot it. He quickly attacked it with a few kicks, and slammed it with his wing, causing it to squeal and disappear from this plane of existence. Kirby helped Samus finish off the last of the enemies. Bario noticed that three of the Smashers weren't there. He took a look around to find them…

Yoshi ran at King Boo, still not noticing him. King Boo spotted him though, and it didn't look as though he was going to let the dinosaur like creature hit him.

"So, one of the Smashers is going to do a brave assault to take out ME? Ha ha ha! Come my Boos, take him down!"

Five Boos that were hiding out near King Boo, just in case, revealed themselves and headed for Yoshi. Yoshi still did not notice anything, so busy was he in running like a wussy that it wasn't until a Boo hit him that he realized they were there. He came to an abrupt stop and looked around to see the Boos arranged in a pentagon around him, preventing him from escaping. A slow grin came to his face…

"So…now everyone will see the awesome might…of my YOSHI BOOM!"

Bario soon spotted the missing Smashers, as each one was by a King. Bario quickly gestured to the other Smashers, trying to get their attention.

"Hey! Guys!"
They all stopped checking to make sure there were no more invisible enemies and faced him.

"What do you want?" Falco asked.

"Well…," Bario started "Three of our friends ran off to take out the Kings…and I think they could use some help! Mario, Meta and I will go help out Raichu. Samus, Falco, Kirby and Link should help out Diddy!"
Bario gave a quick, encouraging smile to them all.
"Uh…what about Yoshi?" Falco asked.

"Oh, I'm sure he can handle himself! Let's go!" Bario said.

The seven Smashers all ran off. Meanwhile Diddy was locked in combat with the Goomba King.

"Agh!" Diddy shouted as he activated his jet pack. Fortunately it had had enough time to charge and came to life. He shot up in the air, right over Goomboss. The Goomba King frantically looked around for Diddy.

"Where'd that little monkey go? I am going to CRUSH you!"
Diddy quietly dropped to the ground behind the Goomba King and charged up his tail for his ultimate attack. Goomboss couldn't find Diddy so he turned around…right when Diddy unleashed his attack. His swing hit the King full on in the face. There was a moment while both combatants stood motionless. Then Diddy lowered his tail. The Goomba King started to shake. Afraid he was going to explode Diddy started to back up…but while he did explode, it wasn't in the way Diddy was expecting…and this explosion was far more terrifying then Diddy could have anticipated. It was an explosion…of laughter.

"HA HA HA! Is that the best you have monkey? I barely even felt that! Heh…this will be even easier then I expected…prepare to DIE!"
Diddy was frozen with shock. His best attack had hit his foe…and his enemy laughed. He was useless…and he was going to die. Or at least that's what he thought until an arrow suddenly appeared in the side of the King.

"AUGH! What? Who dares strike me?!"
The cavalry had arrived!

Meanwhile Raichu was trying to finish off the two Bob-ombs. He sent a shock ball at one. The Bob-omb was slightly damaged and tried the whole lighting its fuse thing. Raichu was going to dodge again, when the second Bob-omb rammed him, causing him to lose his balance and fall. The lit Bob-omb charged for him, and he was unable to move fast enough to avoid it…until Meta-Knight appeared and knocked it away with his sword. The Bob-omb tumbled a few feet and then exploded harmlessly. Raichu was surprised as Mario and Bario also appeared in his vision

"Thanks! I thought I was a goner!"

Bario just laughed.
"Don't mention it. We're in this together right?"

"You were a fool to try and take on the Bob-ombs by yourself," Meta told him.

"Uh…thanks…I think," Raichu said.

The last Bob-omb lit its fuse and charged for the four Smashers. Mario grabbed it and threw it with impressive force and accuracy. It landed in the middle of the Bob-omb army and exploded…setting all of them off as well. King Bob-omb was caught in the massive explosion and was sent flying. He didn't explode since for some reason he doesn't have a fuse. He landed right in front of the four Smashers. They were about to celebrate their victory with some cheers and slaps on the back…until King Bob-omb stood up.

"Grrr…you have destroyed my army and my hopes of destroying Princess Peach's Castle, which will make Bowser furious with me since that was what I was ordered to do…but…I can at least destroy you!"

King Bob-omb got into a ready position…and Raichu, Mario, Meta and Bario prepared to battle.

Meanwhile Yoshi ducked under the wild attacks of the five Boos. They collided with each other and were temporarily incapacitated. Yoshi then shot off several of his eggs, which upon impacting the already weakened Boos, destroyed them. King Boo looked a little hesitant.

"So…you have some skill…but I promise you, it won't be enough to cause me to lose! I am King Boo! The most powerful of all the ghosts! And you, Yoshi, don't stand a chance!"
Yoshi just looked at King Boo defiantly…and smiled.

"Ha! I won't need a chance! All I need is…the Yoshi Boom! YOSHI BOOM…RELEASE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Yoshi started screaming in that way that people do when they think they're being cool and about to unleash something really powerful. At the sound of his scream and in the face of Yoshi's utter confidence King Boo was a little worried and started to float back a bit. Yoshi stuck his hands straight up above his head…and waved them around! He then charged for King Boo. King Boo closed his eyes expecting an incredible amount of pain to follow. He had his eyes closed for a little bit…but after a while, still hearing Yoshi screaming caused him to open them. And what he saw…was really weird.

Yoshi was running around in circles waving his arms about and screaming. King Boo watched him for a second before he started to get really freaked out.

"Uh…hey! Hey! Yoshi! Stop that! Stop! STOP!"

Meanwhile, at the fight with Goomboss, Link, Samus, Falco and Kirby had arrived to give Diddy a helping hand. Goomboss turned his attention away from the frightened monkey and focused on the new challengers. Falco shot off several laser blasts but they were ineffective. Goomboss gave a growl of anger and charged. Falco used his Falco Phantasm to dash out of the way and Kirby just jumped and floated away, but Link and Samus weren't fast enough. They were sent flying by the Goomba King's impressive bulk and Goomboss turned, about to charge for Falco, when a large rock (Kirby) hit him in the head. The Goomba King gave out a low groan before collapsing to the ground. Then Kirby transformed back into himself and looked at Goomboss. Link and Samus picked themselves up and walked over as well. Falco gave Diddy a hand and they wandered over to Goomboss's limp body.

"Is he dead?" Diddy asked.

As if to answer his question Goomboss opened his eyes and jerked to his feet. He was about to attack…but Link shoved his sword through the King's head. Goomboss twitched once…and then exploded. For some reason as the explosion hit the five Smashers, rather then pushing them back…it healed them. Samus looked at Diddy as Link sheathed his sword.

"NOW he is," Samus told him.
"That's great and all…but why are we all like…healed?" Falco asked.

The others just shook their heads in confusion.

Meanwhile King Bob-omb charged forward and punched Bario. Bario was knocked to the ground. Raichu jumped on King Bob-omb's back and started repeatedly shocking him.

"Agh! Get off me you rodent!" King Bob-omb said.

He suddenly fell to the ground and started rolling. Raichu leapt off before he could get crushed and the King clambered to his feet.

"A fast one eh? Well…you are quick but I bet you're not quick enough for-Ack!" King Bob-omb said, as Mario jumped at him.

However before Mario could land the King grabbed him and threw him near Meta. Mario landed rather roughly, and it took him some effort to get to his feet.
"Heh, you fool," Meta said to Mario.

Quick as a flash Mario grabbed Meta and threw him at King Bob-omb. King Bob-omb wasn't expecting the attack and Meta's head hit King Bob-omb full on. They made a loud noise, like metal hitting metal and Meta fell to the ground unconscious. The King wobbled on his feet and Bario managed to get close to him…and stab one of his soft tender feet. King Bob-omb yelled in pain before backhanding Bario and knocking him over by Raichu.

"AGH! My foot! You FOOL! Now you will die! I have no fuse because I do not wish to explode abruptly, but I still can explode…it just requires more concentration…and I would rather take you down with me then die from you!" King Bob-omb roared.

The King started to flash red. Raichu and Bario started to worry. After all an explosion from a bomb the size of the King would probably take them all out! Mario however looked…determined. Mario bolted forward and dodged the King's frantic wild swings. Mario rolled behind King Bob-omb and grabbed him. Exerting what must have been a ton of strength Mario lifted the King…and tossed him. He only went a few feet…but the toss caused him to roll…right into the castle moat. (Of course there's a moat! All decent castles have moats!) He landed, and because of his dense body sank to the bottom. He ticked his last…and exploded. The force of the explosion caused a massive geyser of water that shot up twenty feet. Mario, Bario and Raichu walked over to each other, while Meta stayed unconscious behind them. They felt a brief wind as the water crashed back into the moat…and they were healed.

Meanwhile Yoshi was still running in circles around King Boo. Severely freaked out now he pleaded to Yoshi.

"Please stop! I won't be evil! I promise! Just stop whatever it is you're doing!"
"YOSHI BOOM! YOSHI BOOM! YOSHI! BOOM!" Yoshi shouted.

"Oh I can't take it ANYMORE! AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHH!" King Boo shouted…as he exploded.

Yoshi felt restored as the wind from the explosion washed over him.
"Heh, my move works! I knew it! Ha!" Yoshi laughed to himself.

The ten Smashers, each victorious met in the middle of the courtyard…

(Author's Note: YAY! The second chapter is done! If Diddy seems weak, well there is a reason that his attack failed and it shall be explained in the next chapter. A lot of interesting things will happen in chapter 3…and a little bit of Mario's true nature surfaces…)