Chapter 5
Plum Player (Part 2)

Bowser roared up in the heavens, as the Resistance girls were shocked. They ran off, as Bowser laughed. The girls ran off into a small Toad shack and locked the doors. They barricaded the doors, as well, making sure the King of Koopas didn't bust in.

"I like it better when he was a bumbling green lizard!" Mai winced.

Motoko cried, "We'll be safe, if we stay quiet!"

Arisa viewed the window, as Bowser approached a small field, far away. He breathed fire at it, eviscerating the grass into ashes.

"Oh, shit!" She gasped, "It's no lizard! It's a dragon!"

"Silly! Bowser is a demonic turtle!" Minami cried.

She shushed her and said, "NO! You want to give away our hideout?"

Tohru was nervous, as Hanajima comforted her. She then asked her why she'd accept the Abobo Challenge.

"Well… I think the voice in the Omusubi said I could," she explained.

"May I see that?"

"Sure."

Hana sensed the Omusubi badge and thought, "Strange… She had the same wavelengths as… No… It can't be…"

She spoke, "It seems that this is a powerful badge. It could be useful to you, as long as you stay safe. I saw what you did to the Koopas and was impressed. But going through such danger seemed stupid… yet bold."

Tohru nodded, "I'm sorry. I really shouldn't. I guess… I cannot do this, after all."

"You came this far. Maybe… Maybe you can beat him. If I know you, Tohru Honda, you can best anybody at it, even for a pure of heart girl, such as you. You electric waves are simply pure… pure good."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Thanks, Hana-Chan."

She left, to help Uotani, as Tohru smiled in joy. However…

"What are you doing?" Omusubi shouted.

"Oh!" Tohru gasped and said, "Sorry. It's just that my friends wanted to stray away from Bowser. In any case, I'll be safe, and so will you."

Omusubi whispered, "Hanajima knows me. Screw what she said. You can beat Abobo. But to test, you must defeat… him. Believe me. Search your feelings, Onigiri, and you will have the courage to best him. Beat Bowser, and see what happens. Belie-."

It stopped talking, as Tohru thought about what she did to the Koopas.

"If only I had a power-up…" she said.

She then found a small penguin on the floor. She picked it up and said, "Oh, how cute."

She read the instructions: "Penguin Suit – A Ice-sliding suit that shoots ice balls and immune to slipping on ice. Caution: If hit, you will lose suit; user must shoot at least three ice balls at a time. To activate, pull tab and then place on chest."

She removed the tab and placed it on her chest.

Cue Mario Power-up sound!

Tohru had become Penguin Tohru! She snuck off to the back, without the others knowing, and went after Bowser. She then slid off on her stomach and went towards Bowser. Omusubi then whispered, "Go for the tail. That's how he was defeated."

Tohru asked, "What about the axe?"

"We're not in the castle. Shoot ice, grab tail, and SWING!"

"ROGER!"

Tohru slid behind Bowser, as he roared, seeing the Penguin Tohru. The Resistance Girls looked on and gasped.

"Is that a penguin?" Mio cringed.

Arisa thought, "Mario… He came to the rescue."

"It doesn't look like Mario," Minami said.

Tohru fired two ice shots at his gut, as he roared. She slid behind him and grabbed his tail with her flippers. She spun around and swung the Koopa King around, like a top. In velocity, Bowser was dizzy, but so was Tohru.

"I'm getting dizzy…" she moaned, "I… I need help…"

Omusubi spoke, "LET HIM GO, DUMMY!"

She let go, as Tohru saw Bowser fly off, upward. The girls were shocked, as Tohru fired ice balls at him. Bowser froze, as Tohru celebrated.

"I did it!" She cheered, as she slid off.

Omusubi exclaimed, "Dude! NO! You have to plaster him down!"

"Come again?"

"You have to nail him in the chest. As soon as he lands, deliver a devastating chest punch."

"But… I'm just a penguin."

"Oh, right. And I am just a simple Omusubi. Not SHUT UP AND POWER DOWN! I'll do the rest!"

Mario Power-Up lost sound…

Tohru returned to her normal form.

Mai gasped, "HEY, LOOK!"

Motoko cried, "AAH! HONDA?"

Arisa and Hanajima shouted, "TOHRU?!"

Tohru clutched her fist and said, "I… I can't do it."

"You have to, Tohru! Otherwise, how can you handle your first element, in order to defeat Abobo?"

"You have a point."

Bowser was flying down, as Tohru screamed in fear, as he was landing on her.

"NOW!" Omusubi shrieked.

"I can't look!" Mio shouted, as the Fan Club girls covered their eyes.

"TOHRU!" Uotani shouted.

But it was too late. Tohru launched a huge right hook onto Bowser's chest. As she landed the punch, she started to glow red, with some twinkles into her. But, Tohru landed on the ground, as Bowser fell, face first. He groaned, as Tohru was dizzy.

"My goodness!" Mai shrilled, "Honda just defeated Bowser!"

But Bowser got up and roared weakly. He stood up, as Tohru regained her composure.

Omusubi smiled, "I knew you could do it. Tohru, now you can-!"

Motoko cried out, "HONDA! BEHIND YOU!"

Tohru gasped, as Bowser roared at her. He grabbed her, with his claw, and ran off.

"Perhaps I must've overlooked that method, but at least she has the Beast Gene in her." Omusubi remarked.

"UO! HANA!" Tohru screamed from far away, as she was carried off by the Koopa King.

Minami screamed, "NO! HONDA!"

She smirked, "Oh, well. She was a good cadet in the Resistance."

Uotani barked, "NO! AFTER THAT KOOPA!"

They all ran off, as Bowser disappeared into the Forest of Illusion. Jo and Lightning saw the whole thing and said, "Whoa! Someone's got Bowser issues."

Jo called, "Jock Strap! Let's boogie!"

"Sha-Sweet!" He cheered, "T-Honey's gonna be saved by the Lightning!"

Jo shouted, "Hey, moron! They're on our enemy side, not on our Facebook Friend List!"

Lightning snuffed, "Sha-burned. I knew that."

They followed the girls, as Bowser took Tohru into the forest.

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At the Forest of Illusion, Bowser has Tohru in ropes, caught between two Fry Guys. He let out a laugh, as Tohru whimpered in fear. He pointed at the Fry Guys, signaling them to guard her. He had a mission to find Princess Peach, just to lure Mario and Luigi to rescue her. Bowser snorts at Tohru, scaring her.

"What will you do to me?" She whimpered.

Writer's Note: I'd give Bowser some lines in this story, but then I remembered "Super Mario Sunshine"… and I said, "No way! The voice actors and dialogue sucked. But at least it was pretty good."

He then grabbed a Bowser Mask and gave it to her. He snorted that the time will come, soon. She put the mask in her blouse, as he untied her. After that, seven colored Shy Guys appeared and grabbed her. She was tossed into a huge chest and was locked tight. Bowser grabbed the key and snickered evilly.

"I see you're laughing for taking Tohru," Arisa said, as she and the rest arrived, "Now, what's with the key?"

Hanajima spoke, "Huh? I sense her somewhere. Her electric waves are muffled."

A Shy Guy appeared and was about to launch a spear at her.

"LOOK OUT, ELECTRIC GIRL!" Mai shouted, as she shoved her down.

The spear landed on Bowser's tail, screaming in pain. He growled at the Shy Guy and breathed fire at it. The girls ran off, as the flames continued to spread. The Resistance girls regrouped behind the trees, as Bowser killed off a Shy Guy, turning into powder.

"Oh, snap!" Minami shouted, "What'll we do?"

Bowser grabbed the chest and hobbled off. Tohru started to cry in fear.

"Somebody! Help!" She cried in the chest.

Uotani shouted, "TOHRU!"

She dashed off to go after Bowser, as Hanajima saw her run off.

"UO! DON'T BE A HERO!" She called.

But a Shy Guy bumped at her. She growled, unaffected by the Shy Guy's shunt, "Big mistake, mask boy."

She shocked the Shy Guys with her electric waves. They collapsed on the ground, facedown, and with their masks off. She ran off to follow Uotani and Bowser.

Jo and Lightning found the turmoil in the field, as the Resistance Girls were staggering.

"Sha-Sweet! They survived!" He cheered.

Jo grabbed a Fire Flower and became Fire Jo. She fired fireballs and said, "Not for long…"

Minami, Mio, Mai, and Motoko were burned, along with the Fry Guys, Goombas, and a few trees, singeing them. The Fan Club girls dropped dead, with their bodies limp and pale. Fire Jo laughed, as Lightning cried, "Fire Bro got them! Sha-Burned!"

Jo smirked, "T-Phony is doing this mission alone. No way am I letting these girls interfere. You're forgetting that we don't associate with goody-goodies. So… once we have their corpses in play, Tohru's doomed in iHyrule. But first, we take care of Yankee Blonde and Electric Girl."

Lightning laughed, "Alright!"

They high-fived, but Lightning died, when he was hit with Jo's fireball. He regenerated and stood up.

"Sorry," Jo said, as she gave him a 1-UP Mushroom.

Lightning cried, "How was I supposed to know you were fiery, dude?"

1-UP!

Jo dashed off, firing at the stray Goombas and Koopas. Lightning followed.

100! 100! 100! 100!

"Sha-Bingo! Jo the Fire Bro is going through the End Zone!"

Jo sighed, as she thought, "Still a stupid Jock Strap."

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Far away in Chocolate Island, Bowser dives into a Bowser-shaped cave, heading into his valley, with Tohru Honda inside his chest. Uotani and Hanajima followed, as Bowser disappeared into his castle, as they swam into the cave.

Inside the valley, they viewed Bowser's Castle and saw Bowser inside with Tohru still in the cave. A Magikoopa grabbed the chest, as Bowser went to his room. Uo called to Motoko.

"Motoko… Motoko! Come in! Motoko!" Uo called.

Nothing. She didn't know that Motoko, Mai, Mio, and Minami are already dead, from Jo's act of fiery malice.

"Pick-up! Pick-up!" She yelled, "GOD! MOTOKO!"

Hanajima sensed them, "No good… Their electric waves have vanished."

"They must be back at the forest. Hana, you rescue Tohru. I'll find the others."

She pounded blocks and grabbed 16 gold coins and a Fire Flower. She gave Hana the Flower and said, "Here. This may come in handy."

Hanajima said, "Right. I came prepared, already, but I guess I needed more firepower. You find the others. I'll rescue Tohru."

She dashed off, "Okay, good luck!"

Hanajima grabbed a spare feather and sprouted a cape. She said, "Now… Time to save the day."

UP, UP, and AWAY! Hanajima has become Cape Hanajima, using the feather. She flew to the gate, as two red Magikoopas halted her. She spoke, "Aw, going my way? If you use that wand on me, I'll shoot you with electric waves."

The Magikoopas gasped, as they dashed off, remembering what she did to the Shy Guys. Hanajima flew off and went into a warp pipe to Bowser's Back Door.

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Arisa arrived at the entrance to Chocolate Island. However, she was confronted by Fire Jo and Lightning.

"Well, well, well… If it isn't Uotani the Yank?" She smirked, as she engulfed in flames.

"Jo. Nice look." She smiled, "Excuse me. I have to rescue-."

"You mean those four primadonnas? Yeah, they got caught in flames."

"WHAT? What did you do to them?"

"Easy, Yankee… Thank the lord who invented Fire Flowers!"

She cackled, as Arisa growled, "You… You never cared for us, do you?"

Lightning snapped, "Sha-please. This is T-Honey's job, and that's Chef's orders. Besides, you chicks will be in the way."

Jo smiled, "And you have zero lives. Time to die, Yankee."

She shot a fireball at her, knocking her down, out like a light.

"Game over…" Jo laughed.

Uotani kipped up and held up a leaf, "Oh? What about my Super Mushroom? I had it, before confronting villains like you!"

She placed the leaf on her chest and laughed, "But, sadly… we'll see who has the most useful item in Mario History!"

POOF!

Uotani had become Raccoon Uo. Jo was flabbergasted, as Uo's raccoon tail wiggled, with her ears fluffed up.

"Sam can get a power-up like that!" She shouted, as she charged at Raccoon Uo.

Uo ran at her, but jumped up, wiggling her tail. She flew to the air.

"Eat my dust, Jo-Torch!" She called, as she flew away.

"DAMN YOU!" Jo shouted, as she was about to fire.

Lightning stopped her and said, "No! Dude, she's worthless, with that Fan Service look. Hanajima the Psychic Chick is our main target."

Jo said, "Right. We'll deal with her, later. First, wear this."

Lightning grabbed a hammer on his chest and shouted, "SHAZAM!"

Lightning has become Hammer Lightning, as he was in a black helmet and armor.

"NOW! Let's go after Bowser… and Tohru Honda!" Jo cheered, "CHARGE!"

They ran to the Valley of Bowser, while Raccoon Uotani disappeared into the Forest of Illusion, in hoping of rescuing the others.

Meanwhile, at the dungeon of Bowser, the chest was opened up, as two Koopa Football Players pulled Tohru out. She was placed on a wooden bench, as they laughed evilly. The door was shut and locked tight.

"I'm dead… What will Bowser do to me?" She sobbed.

Omusubi spoke, "Why are you crying?"

"Omusubi… I'm trapped inside a dungeon and I cannot get out," she whimpered, "Bowser will use me… as something… But what?"

"No. I think you're losing your heart and courage. Remember, you slammed the Koopa King with that huge punch and fused his Beast Gene into you."

"Beast Gene?"

"Yeah. You haven't figured it out?"

"No. I'm too scared. Omusubi, help me."

"I will… but in due time. For now, concentrate on the gene and think of something you hate."

"But I have no hate in me."

Omusubi spoke, "Well… There's one option. If you can say this word, you can release your inner beast."

She then said, as she glowed, speaking in tongue. Tohru gasped, as Omusubi gave her the spell word.

"NOW!" She shouted, "ESCAPE FROM YOUR CELL! SHOUT IT OUT!"

Tohru bellowed, "YAJU!"

She then glowed in a black and red aura and roared like a wild monster. She busted the door down and roared in malice and pain. The Koopas see her and ran off. Tohru started to thrash the entire castle, destroying the hallways and royal decorations. The Koopas escape, as Tohru's wild rage continued on.

Omusubi whimpered, "I think I overlooked that one, too."

She cried, "TOHRU! STOP!"

She halted and gasped for air. She then smiled evilly, "Wow! What power!"

Tohru shook her head and cringed, "I don't believe it. I… I never felt so powerful."

Omusubi said, "It is your Congregated Control… All you can do is assimilate your powers into yourself, whenever you are in serious danger. Those Koopas you trounced earlier was just an appetizer. Bowser was the First Course… and Abobo will be the dessert…"

Tohru asked, "Omusubi… How do I get this collective power?"

Omusubi whispered, as she faded, "You'll understand, soon enough… Only I… can speak to you…"

She disappeared, as Hana arrived, in a yellow cape. She grabbed Tohru and cried, "Tohru! Let's go!"

"Hana!"

"Hurry, before-!"

BOOM!

Hammer Bros, Koopa Football Players, and even Magikoopas appeared and found Tohru and Hanajima. They ran off, as the castle began to crumble. Hanajima jumped up and grabbed her, flying off out of the castle. Hana pounded some blocks and grabbed a small power-up. She gave it to Tohru.

"Tohru! Here, take this!" She said, "It's a small Mushroom."

It was, in fact, a Mini Mushroom, which makes you small.

"What should I do with it?" She asked.

"Pull tab, and then throw! NOT YET!" She cried.

A huge Banzai Bill appeared and was about to hit the girls, but Tohru threw the Mini Mushroom at the Banzai Bill. It became a normal Bullet Bill. Tohru lifted her legs up and stomped on the Bill, giving her and Hanajima more leverage to their flight.

"Hang on!" Hanajima called.

They left through the window, leaving the castle. However, outside, Jo and Lightning were waiting on the two girls. Will they be able to make it to Bowser's Castle, before Bowser gets to them, first?

To Be Continued…