SBS Time!
Mystery-guy: What did the Straw Hats do to get such a high bounty in your story?
Game2002: They're not the main characters, so I don't give much care about this and you shouldn't care about this either.
Chapter 7
You want this girl's body back? Try and defeat me first!
"Tear down the tower?!" said the others when they heard Wario's suggestion.
"Tear down the tower?!" Asuletta said in surprise. She heard it from the top also.
"Yes, that way we can save the trouble of going up," Wario said. "We'll just make the bad guy come down here by tearing the tower down!"
"But that's not possible! How can we tear down a very tall tower like this?" Negi protested. "And plus, Asuna may…"
"Not a bad idea if you ask me," Meta-Knight asked. "After all, this is the hideout of a villain and places like this are better off nonexistent."
"I agree," Captain Falcon said. "This is the best idea I've heard in a while, and to think that we never thought of anything like this in the past."
"Are you guys serious about this…?" Setsuna asked. "Is this even possible to begin with?"
"Shall we begin the wrecking operation?" ROB asked, and he even had his missiles packs out and ready to launch.
"All right! Let's start tearing down this place!" Wario said, punching his palm.
"Let's go it!" CF said. "Onward! Charge!" And then the Smashers all charged straight into the first floor of the tower.
"Looks like they're serious," Kotaro said.
Asuletta watched them charge in from the top and cried, "They're really serious?!"
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When inside, ROB started the operation by launching missiles all over the place to blow up the walls and tore huge holes on them. Marth dashed at the nearest pillar and with multiple swings from his sword, the pillar broke down into pieces.
"Head Charge!" Wario yelled as he ran for the nearest pillar and rammed through it using his head.
CF yelled a war cry and leaped at the walls and delivered a roundhouse that tore through it. He then followed by Falcon Kicking through the other parts of the wall and even Falcon Punched anything solid in sight.
"Drill Dash!" MK dashed at the ceiling spinning like a drill and bore through it easily. He did this over and over until the ceiling of the first floor was full of holes like a cheese.
"Lax! Gyara! Aero! Destroy this place!" Red shouted as he sent out his Snorlax, Gyarados, and Aerodactyl respective. Lax leaped up a few meters off the floor and landed to create a powerful earthquake that shook the whole place and made cracks across the floor. Gyara charged up an orange beam in his mouth and then fired a powerful Hyper Beam that tore through the ceilings and walls. Aero spread out his wings and then took a deep breath before screaming out at the top of his voice and caused cracks to appear all over to place through using Supersonic.
Mario jumped through one of the holes created on the ceiling by MK to reach the second floor, and then he got to the center of the room and performed a spinning jump and came crashing back down really hard. "Tornado Crush!" The landing was so hard that the entire floor was torn apart, basically connecting the first and second floor together.
CRASH!
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The shaking from the destruction process of the tower could be felt all the way to the top floor. Asuletta and Fawful were panicking and wondering what to do. "Damn those Smashers!" she shouted. "They're really planning to ruin this whole place!"
"O Great Asuletta!" Fawful said. "This place that we call our hideout is about to crumble into pieces like cookie crumbs! Much as I have fury against the Smashers who you despite a lot, I think we should consider our…" Before he could finish speaking though, a piece of the ceiling fell on top of him. "Ow!"
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From the outside, Negi, Setsuna, and Kotaro could see the entire tower shaking left to right violently and cracks reached all the way from the bottom to the top, and they couldn't believe what they were looking at. "Wow… Just wow… I can't believe that they're actually doing this…" Negi said in disbelief.
"I didn't expect them to be this strong either…" Setsuna added.
"Looks like they're having fun too…" Kotaro said.
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Back inside, the Smashers continued to go on rampaging spree. ROB's eyes glowed brightly and then fired rapid burst of energy balls all over the place to blow up the walls and ceilings.
Wario grabbed the furniture that were lying around and slammed them around over and over before hurling them across the place to destroy more things.
Marth leaped at a wall and swung his sword at it, and then he kicked off the wall to jump to the next wall to slash it. When he was done, the walls that he swung his sword at instantly broke down into neat pieces.
As the Smashers pounded and smashed through every single part of the building, the tower started to reach its limit more and more. Soon, the whole place was shaking uncontrollably by themselves and debris started falling. "This place will not hold any longer!" MK said. "Let us get out of here before we become sacrifices!"
And thus the Smashers quickly made a run to the outside before it was too late. They rejoined the other three that were there and turned to look at the tower as it slowly sank to the ground.
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!!!!!
After the dust cleared, all that was left of the tower was a pile of rubbles and nothing else. "Mission accomplished," ROB said.
"We sure wrecked up this place," Marth said, sheathing his sword.
"Haha! I had good exercise in doing this!" Wario said.
"Whoa… I seriously can't believe this…" Negi said in awe. "You guys really tore down this tower…"
"And in only a few minutes also…" Setsuna added. "You guys really are scary… Are you guys normally this destructive?"
"Yeah, you can say that," Marth told her.
"So… Where's the bad guy?" CF asked. The good guys approached the pile of rubble and inspected around for any signs of life.
Suddenly out from the center of the rubble, the rocks burst apart and flew everywhere as Asuletta stood out. "Dammit it!" she said angrily. "You guys just had to make a mess out of my place!"
"That's what you deserve!" Wario said to him while sticking out a tongue.
"Give back Asuna's body at once!" Negi shouted to her.
"Like I'm going to let you do as you want!" Asuletta said. "You guys gone far enough! I'm really pissed off now! None of you are going to get away with this without a fight!" She got out the Pactio card from her pocket and shouted, "Adeat!" In a flash, a massive sword as tall as her appeared in her right hand.
Negi, Setsuna, and Kotaro were all surprised when they saw this. "That's Asuna's Pactio!" Setsuna said.
"And she can actually make a sword out of it?!" Negi said with shock. "Asuna is usually only able to get out the harisen fan!"
"Don't underestimate a born magic user like me!" Asuletta said. "Things that this girl cannot do I can do! So you really want me to exit this body, right? I'll only leave if you can make this current body useless. Geheheh!"
"So you're basically saying that you want us to maul your current body?" CF asked.
"No, wait!" Negi said to the Smashers. "Asuna is my student! I can't allow her to be killed just to get Cackletta out!"
"We understand you," Marth said to him. "But there doesn't seem to be any other method to get the job done."
"Hey, do you know any magic spells that-a can make-a Cackletta come outta without-a fighting her?" Mario asked Negi.
"Well, um… Honestly speaking, I don't know any spell that can do the trick, and even if there is one, I don't think it will work…"
"Why?"
"Because Asuna has the special ability to cancel out magic spells."
"What-a do you mean?"
"It's just like he said!" Asuletta said. "This girl is basically immune to magic! The effects of magic will have no effect on her, so even if he is to use a spell that can force me out of her body, it will not work for that reason!"
"And I thought that she is an ordinary girl!" CF said. "You have some very strange students in your class, Mr. Springfield."
"That would mean that now we have no other choice than to fight her until the evil spirit departs from her body," ROB said.
"I know… But I really… can't bring myself to harm her…" Negi said. "If this was a training or a friendly fight, it's all right, but this…"
"And I don't like to hurt girls either," Kotaro said.
"Then leave this to us," Wario said. "We'll break all her bones for you until the witch leaves the body!"
"Are you getting his point…?" Marth said to him.
"Let me handle this," Setsuna said as she walked ahead of the Smashers.
"Setsuna!" Negi said.
"Don't worry; Negi sensei. I won't use any fatal moves on her. I'll try to free Asuna from possession without hurting her as much as possible," Setsuna assured her. "Leave this to me!"
"You want to try this yourself?" CF said to him. "We won't try to stop you, but don't force yourself too hard. We'll step in if you are having trouble."
"Let me help too!" Wario said, stepping forward, but Mario and Marth pulled him back. "Hey!"
"She wants to do this herself, so let her," Marth said to him. "Plus, I can tell that she's not just any ordinary girl. She has skills."
As Setsuna approached, Asuletta said to her, "So you want to take on me all by yourself? Geheheh! I'll make you regret!"
"I will not allow you to use my friend's body as you wish any longer!" Setsuna threatened her while taking out her sword. "I don't wish to hurt her either, so you better leave now before you regret!"
"Geheheh! You sure talk big! You're the one who is going to regret in the end!"
"We'll see about that!" Then almost without a warning, Setsuna dashed forward really fast and swung her sword. This almost caught Asuletta off guard but she managed to block the incoming blow with her sword.
"She's fast!" she thought. Setsuna pulled back her sword and then clashed blades with her again and struck rapidly and not gave Asuletta a chance to fight back.
Asuletta kept on blocking the hits using the sword, but then Setsuna leaped over her in a blink of an eye and tried to take her from behind. Before Asuletta had the time to turn around, she was struck in the back by her sword. "Ugh!"
"Don't worry; I hit you with the back of the sword," Setsuna said. "As I said, I don't wish to hurt your body too much in fear that I accidentally kill her!"
"Then that will you get you nowhere!" Asuletta said, "Time to use this body to full potential!" She stabbed the sword into the ground next to her and then opened her palms. Light came out from both her hands and then she clasped her hand together and energy swirled all around her body afterwards.
"That technique…"
"Kankaho, an ability that uses magical and ki energy to enhance stamina! This is a very rare ability and very little people in the world have it! I'd never thought that this girl would possess this unique ability! Now my strength and speed have gotten a lot more powerful, so prepare yourself!"
Setsuna got into defensive pose when Asuletta pulled the sword out from the ground again. The sorceress suddenly dashed at her a fast speed and slammed down the sword hard. Setsuna managed to block it, but the impact was really strong and she was pushed back a couple of steps. Asuletta went after her and slammed down her sword to hit her, but Setsuna stepped aside fast and swiped at her, only to have it block when Asuletta quickly brought her sword to her side fast.
When Asuletta did another swipe, Setsuna back flipped as many times as she could to escape. Asuletta jumped towards her and slammed down her sword for another powerful impact. Setsuna managed to avoid it, though the impact from the sword managed to make a crate on the ground. Setsuna dashed at her afterwards and attacked her rapidly, though each move was blocked by the villain with ease.
"Whoa… That girl named… Setsuna, right? She's good!" Red commented.
"I knew it just by a look," Marth said. "She definitely has skills."
"Yeah, Setsuna is very strong," Negi said. "But I'm afraid she's holding back her full power because she doesn't want to hurt Asuna too much…"
"Eef eet were uz though, we'd still beat-a up each other," Mario said, thinking back at the time in File Island where he was controlled by Puppetmon and Bowser didn't hesitate to beat him up. This is talking about Rise of the Negativities for those who can't remember.
"Yeah, I would have no problem doing this too," Wario said.
Asuletta dashed at Setsuna and thrust her sword forward. Setsuna stepped aside to avoid it and then flipped upside-down to stand on her hands and then she thrust both her legs forward into Asuletta's face and kicked her back into the air. "Gah!"
Getting back onto the correct position, she jumped above Asuletta as she was still in the air and then caught her head in between her legs and then pulled off a spin in the air and then slammed Asuletta onto the ground very hard.
SLAM!
"Whoa! She's got wrestling skills too!" CF commented.
Setsuna then sat on top of Asuletta and placed her sword over her neck saying, "You get out of my friend's body right now!"
"Setsuna! Don't go too rough on her!" Negi shouted to her.
Turning her eye to her teacher, she said, "Don't worry, Negi sensei! I know what I'm doing!"
"Geheheh! Even if you threaten to cut me, that won't do anything!" Asuletta said with a smirk. "While I may feel pain from your blows, I will not die as I can just depart from this body! Even if you manage to kill the girl's body, I will still live on as a spirit! This isn't my body to begin with in the first place!"
"Get out of there right… YAH!" Setsuna was blasted in the face by an energy ball and crashed back from the explosion while Asuletta quickly got back onto her foot.
"O Great Asuletta! Here I am, assisting you in the way that I can!" Fawful said. He was the one who shot Setsuna just now using his headgear.
"Good one, Fawful!" she said to him.
Fawful then hovered into the air using his headgear and aimed the mouthpiece at Setsuna who still hadn't gotten up from being shot. "Now is when I shoot you!" But suddenly, Kotaro appeared in front of him in a blink of an eye much to his surprise and delivered a powerful punch to his face, sending Fawful to the rocks below with a crash. "Ack!"
CRASH!
"You better not interfere with them!" Kotaro said to him.
Asuletta turned to him and said, "You want to try me now? I can take on anyone!" But Setsuna suddenly leaped at her from behind and slashed her in the back with the blade. "Yah!"
"I'm not down yet!"
Due to Asuletta wearing a cloak (the same one Cackletta originally wore), it soften the impact (remember that she said it can block physical attacks) and thus she didn't suffer any serious wound. "Why you?!" she said angrily. She lifted her hand and electricity gathered at her palm. "Don't think I can't use my original magic just because I'm in a different body! Eat this!" And she launched a thunderbolt at Setsuna, who quickly avoided it by leaping up. Asuletta looked up and was surprised to see that Setsuna had sprouted a pair of angelic wings to fly in the air! "What the?!"
The Smashers were all surprised to see this. "What the?! She has wings?!" Red gasped.
"Is it a contraption of sorts?" MK asked.
"Oh, you guys don't know this yet," said Negi, who didn't look surprised at all. "Setsuna is a Tengu, or a crow demon."
"A crow demon?!" they all gasped.
"But from what I've heard, crow demons are supposed to have black wings," MK said. "Her wings are white and like that of an angel's."
"She's suffering from albinism, which is why her wings are white," Negi further explained.
"So there are even albinos among demons… I've seen everything now…" CF said.
"Forgive me if I go too rough on you," Setsuna said. She got out a card from her pocket and shouted, "Adeat! 16 Knives Spinal Spit!" Then in a flash, 16 knives appeared and floated all around her. She pointed at Asuletta and the knives charged at her and plunged into the ground around her, forming a circle, and then they started emitting electricity.
"What is this?!" Asuletta said.
"Cage of Entwined Lightning!"
Then powerful lightning shot out from the knives and formed a barrier around Asuletta, electrocuting from within badly. "GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!"
"Whoa! This is even more awesome!" Red exclaimed.
The electricity finally died down and Asuletta was seen badly charred and her clothes were partially burned up, leaving her almost topless. Setsuna used this opportunity to fly at her and dashed past her, striking her in the body with her sword hard.
SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!!!!!
"YAH!!!!" Asuletta spun back into the air and crashed back down onto the ground face first. Her sword fell down next to her and stabbed into the ground, but then it disappeared in a bright flash shortly afterwards.
"Looks like the winner is set," Marth said.
"Asuna!" Negi quickly ran up to Asuletta in concern and the Smashers and shook her.
"Don't worry; Negi sensei. I hit her with the back of the sword, so there shouldn't be any serious wounds," Setsuna assured him. "Though I'm sorry if I went too hard with my Pactio earlier…"
"That's all right," Negi said. "I know this couldn't be helped…"
"Now we have to think on how to try and free Asuna from possession."
"Yeah, that's the problem now…"
"There would be no need for that…" said the voice of Cackletta.
"Huh?" Negi and Setsuna looked Asuletta. Suddenly, smoke started to gush out from her mouth and they quickly backed off in shock. The smoke gathered above the body of Asuna and grew in size until it took the form of a large floating body with Cackletta's head and a pair of very long arms!
"Now you guys have really done it!" Cackletta shouted angrily. "I've never been push as far as to show people this form! You're the most annoying bunch of pests I've ever met!"
"She finally came out!" Negi said, sounding rather glad.
"You really want this girl back, do you? Fine, you can have it, but after I smash it to smithereens!" Cackletta yelled, and she lifted her arm over the unconscious Asuna and readied to bring her hand down on it.
"No!" Negi quickly ran forward to stop her. Just as the hand was going to come down onto Asuna to crush her, MK flew at her at a blinding speed and managed to snatch her away before she was crushed by the hand.
SLAM!
"Just in time…" MK said. Negi and Setsuna ran up to him and he placed Asuna down onto the ground. "Don't worry; she still has pulse."
"Thanks goodness…" Setsuna said with a sigh of relief.
"Thank you very much…" Negi said to MK.
"This is no time for thanks and relief. We still have one more battle to take care of," MK said.
The rest of the Smashers stepped forward and looked at the massive spirit of Cackletta as she glared at them angrily. "You puny bugs! You've really made me mad!" she said angrily. "I'm going to make you regret for coming against me this whole time! YOU GUYS ARE DEAD MEAT!!!"
"There is only person here who is going to become dead meat, and that person is you!" CF said, cracking his fist.
"It's your turn now," Marth said, taking out his sword.
"Eetz time to put-a an end-a to you!" Mario said as fire started to appear on his hands.
"Oh yeah! My turn to fight at last!" Wario said, punching his palm.
"You can't beat us when we are a team!" Red said, holding up a Pokeball.
"Time to put an end to this!" MK said.
"Stand by for battle mode," ROB said. "Prepare to engage the enemy!"
CF raised his fists and said, "You're going down, Cackletta! We will never allow your plans to revive the Cruncher come true! We will put an end to everything here!"
TO BE CONTINUED
The real battle starts next! Wait, this story is ending already? But this story will be having over 40 chapters and yet it looks like the final battle is coming up next. Just keep on reading to see how things end up eventually and please do not jump to conclusions just yet. The same goes for the person who complains about Fawful not getting enough moment to shine.