This is just a silly alternate ending idea I had thought up not long after finishing Gems of Calamity back in early April. Since it's Mother's Day... what better time could there be to make this?

As mentioned in the summary, this is an alternate version of Gems of Calamity's chapter 7. I suppose you could still read this as a standalone and be satisfied, but if you'd like the full context, make sure to read that fic!

Enjoy! And be sure not to take this too seriously.

Note: Super Mario Bros. Z is created by Mark Haynes (AlvinEarthworm), while Amphibia is created by Matt Braly.

Anne Boonchuy was in a fight for her life.

For what felt like hours, she, along with Sasha and Marcy, had been embroiled in a brutal, all-out battle against Metallix, a tall blue robot vaguely resembling an anthropomorphic hedgehog and a sadistic mass murderer that had wiped out entire universes using the seven Chaos Emeralds. The Calamity Trio had been utterly outmatched for most of the fight, but they were finally able to turn the tide after Marcy figured out a way for them to fuse into one being, unlocking the true potential of their three Calamity Gems.

The brawl that followed took Calamity (the name they had decided on for their fusion) and Metallix through several dimensions, destroying countless planets and stars in their way. They had been evenly matched, but Calamity had been able to take advantage of Metallix's deteriorating sanity, which caused the machine's attacks to lose focus.

The two gods' last attacks had collided with enough power to destroy several galaxies, draining the last of the gems' energy from both fighters. One final interdimensional rift was opened by the attack, taking Calamity and Metallix back to Earth...

All the way back to Los Angeles.

However, Metallix- who had now been reverted to Turbo Mecha Sonic- had survived the crash, and despite the heavy damage he had suffered, he engaged Anne in a renewed fist-fight, furious at his humiliation and desperate to stave off defeat.

Suffice to say, Anne was not doing well.

She was able to get a few good hits in, staggering the metal terror, but he just struck back even harder, drawing more blood with each blow (which felt like sledgehammers to her face) and bringing her to her knees. Sasha and Marcy, who had both taken more time than Anne to recover from their exhaustion, were barely able to slow Mecha Sonic before being swiftly put down again.

"You thought you could win? You thought you could actually beat me?!" Mecha Sonic asked, his tone conveying both incredulousness and fury, as he continued pummeling Anne senseless with his fists. He finished his brutal onslaught by grabbing Anne's hair, pulling her head down as he kneed her in the face. He threw one last hook into her cheek, drawing even more blood… some of it even began to stain the machine's fists red.

With her vision doubling and ringing echoing in her ears, Anne could only gasp and weakly squirm as Mecha Sonic lifted her up by the neck and clenched, intent on slowly choking the life out of the girl who had nearly caused his downfall.

"I'm going to enjoy watching the life fade from your eyes…"

This was it.

This was the end. Mecha Sonic was going to kill her.

She struggled and gasped for air, to no avail.

The last thing she'd see would be this soulless machine's cruel stare...

...

Mecha Sonic let out a spine-chilling cackle as he watched Anne's frantic attempts to escape the chokehold. His laughing trailed off, however, when his hearing sensors picked up a low, guttural growl.

Someone was standing behind him... and they were NOT happy.

"Get... your filthy hands... OFF MY DAUGHTER!"

The left side of Mecha Sonic's face was suddenly struck with a sledgehammer. The sound of shattered metal reverberated across the crater, as a hail of sparks flew out from Mecha Sonic's wound. The machine roared in pain as he released Anne, who fell limply to the ground.

"WHAT IS THIS?!" The winded Mecha Sonic stepped back and refocused his visor, turning towards his new attacker, who appeared to be... a middle-aged Thai woman? She had hair and a face greatly resembling Anne's, though with a few more wrinkles, and she was glaring at the machine with an expression that could kill.

No matter. What could this mortal human possibly do to him?

"Fool! I am a GOD! I'll kill you!"

"ฉันจะทำให้คุณกลายเป็นเศษเหล็ก, เย็ดแม่!" Roaring with the righteous fury befitting a mother bear, Oum Boonchuy swung wildly at the stunned Mecha Sonic, tearing off more metal and circuits with each hit.

This robot thought he could murder her daughter and get away with it?

Oum didn't care how powerful he said he was. He was NOT going to leave this crater alive.

Her husband will tend to Sasha and Marcy and get them to safety. SHE was going to rip this pile of scrap apart for what he did to her girls.

Piece. By. Piece.

Oum swung again. More metal was torn off of the machine's ugly mug.

She swung again. She dented and cracked the remaining armor on Mecha Sonic's forearm.

She swung again. Mecha Sonic caught her sledgehammer, growling in anger as he attempted to twist it out of the woman's hands. He struck Oum's face with his free arm, but she barely even flinched. In fact, each blow seemed to make her even angrier.

Just what is this woman made of?!

Mecha Sonic headbutted Oum, which finally forced her to flinch in pain. Seizing the opportunity, the wounded machine kicked her backward, causing Oum to fall and drop the sledgehammer.

Before Mecha Sonic could grab the hammer, however, Anne was back on him again, having recovered some strength during Oum's attack. After elbowing his chin, she grabbed a nearby rock and bashed it into the robot's chest with her remaining good arm, causing more sparks to fly out of his power core.

"You mess with my mom, and you mess with ME, Mecha-" Anne's yell was interrupted when Mecha Sonic caught her punch.

"This is what you get for trying to oppose me, child!" The merciless machine pulled Anne's arm down onto his knee, breaking it with an audible crack.

"GH… GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The moment her daughter's pained cry reached Oum's ears, something in her snapped. Her eyes shot open, seeing nothing but red.

She had enough.

She was going to end this machine's existence, right here, right now.

As Mecha Sonic threw Anne over his shoulder, slamming her back onto the ground, Oum sprung back to her feet and picked up the sledgehammer.

"Any last words… insect?" Mecha Sonic asked, raising his left boot above Anne's face.

"Y-yeah… you shouldn't have pissed off my mom."

"What-"

With all the might she could muster, Oum swung her sledgehammer at Mecha Sonic's lower body, snapping his thin upper leg like a twig. With his other foot still in the air, Mecha Sonic immediately fell to the ground, grunting in surprise, while Anne rolled away.

Oum yelled out more slurs in Thai as she swung the hammer down on Mecha Sonic, again and again and again. One swing crushed Mecha Sonic's right shoulder joint, leaving it unusable. Another swing broke off the machine's other arm. Another went straight at the metal terror's forehead, leaving a fist-sized dent.

Finally, with a primal scream, Oum smashed Mecha Sonic's exposed power core. The mangled machine, roaring in agony and fury, attempted to kick her with his remaining leg. She rolled to the side and grabbed Mecha Sonic's head from behind, placing the robotic tyrant in a chokehold.

Of course, she wasn't going to choke out a robot. Instead, Oum slammed her foot down on Mecha Sonic's ravaged, limp body, using it as an anchor while she tugged and twisted his head with all her strength.

More distorted warbles and beeps came out of Mecha Sonic as Oum pulled. Slowly, she could hear an increasing number of wires and circuits snap inside the robot, until...

In a burst of sparks, Mecha Sonic's head came loose, allowing Oum to tear it off completely. With one last heave, she lifted the disembodied robot's head, which was starting to leak oil, and hurled it away, causing it to roll and bounce several times before finally stopping on the other side of the crater.

Disconnected from its power core, Mecha Sonic's visor powered down for good. The other remaining pieces of Mecha Sonic shorted out soon afterward, with some getting lit on fire as wayward sparks ignited the oil spills.

Sasha, who had regained consciousness, watched the carnage unfold with awe in her eyes. The FBI arrived soon after, with Mr. X and Jenny at the forefront.

"Don't mess... with my family..." Oum panted, kicking Mecha Sonic's body one last time.

"... Remind me to NEVER piss off Mrs. Boonchuy, ever." Mr. X relayed to Jenny, who silently nodded.

With the threat finally destroyed, Oum quickly rushed over to her daughter, who was left in a sorry state by Mecha Sonic's beating. First responders arrived soon after, rushing Anne, Sasha, and Marcy to the hospital. The Boonchuys and Waybrights followed their daughters, leaving Mecha Sonic's burnt and mangled remains behind... as well as the drained Chaos Emeralds.

Mr. X picked up one of the emeralds and briefly admired it, before handing it off to Jenny.

"Jenners, take these back to HQ. Let's find out what these emeralds are capable of."

THE END

"Come to think of it, I think Metallix should count himself lucky in at least one regard. He never had to face the wrath of your mother!"

- Sasha Waybright (Gems of Calamity, chapter 8)

AN: And... scene!

Again, this is NOT meant to reflect what would actually happen if these characters met and fought. This was just a bit of self-indulgence on my part. And obviously, this is non-canon for the Gems of Calamity saga.

Thanks for reading, and happy Mother's Day!