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World 8-Bowser's Castle – King Bowser
BGM: Bowser's Castle (Fortune Street)
"So, this is Bowser's Castle, eh?" Ruby asked as they looked at the castle in front of them.
"Yep… looks pretty epic if you ask me." Yang grinned, cracking her knuckles.
"We must be prepared for anything." Weiss said.
"So let's go." Blake said as they walked into the castle, as the doors shut behind them and they walked forward, their weapons ready.
As they walked forward, some Grimm were running towards them, along with Goombas, Koopatrols, Hammer Bros and Fire Bros, as they smirked and ran forward towards them, gracefully taking them out with no hesitation and they proceeded to walk forward after dealing with the welcoming committee.
As they kept walking, some Thwomps proceeded to slam down on top of them and trying to halt their progress, but unfortunately for the Thwomps, RWBY just went around them, much to their dismay.
A few Venus Fire Traps emerged from pipes to breathe fire, but they were quickly cut down to size, including a few bony Piranha Plants and two little Sumo Bros that tried to take them out, but it was no use.
"HALT!" Kamek appeared in front of them. "You shall not go any further!"
"Oh look, it's the wizard freak." Weiss said.
"I'll make you pay for this!" Kamek growled, waving his wand and firing magic at them, but they dodged as Ruby ran forward and slashed him to a wall. "Impressive!" He growled. "But you won't be ab-" A cloud went above him and a lightning bolt hit him. "YOOOOOOOOOOOW!"
"Heh, gotcha." Weiss smirked.
"You think that's funny?! I'LL SHOW YOU WHO YOU'RE DEA-" Yang punched him in the gut and sent him to a wall, knocking him unconscious. "Oooogh…" He groaned.
"Hmph, good riddance." Yang said as they proceeded to go on ahead, taking care of several Koopas, Dry Bones and various other members of the Koopa Troop.
Soon, they reached the main doors as they looked at each other and nodded, as they opened the doors and walked in.
End BGM
They walked into a very interesting area where there was a very large pathway in front of them and on both sides are also humongous lava pits as several Podoboos popped up from the lava.
Their weapons were at the ready, ready to take on any challenge in front of them… and then, a very large Koopa King landed in front of them, roaring at them.
BGM: Bowser's Theme (Super Mario 64/DS)
"Hello, Team RWBY!" Bowser greeted.
"Oh, look what the turtle dragged in." Blake said.
"You know, I didn't take kindly how you defeated my men just like that… but no matter, I will take care of you myself."
"We'd like to see you try!" Yang declared.
Bowser chuckled darkly. "Oh, I will… now, prepare yourselves… for I will take you down!" He said as he got ready for battle as they got ready for battle as well.
End BGM
BGM: Bowser Battle (Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time)
Team RWBY ran forward as Bowser breathed fire at them, forcing them to jump and then Yang lunged forward, punching him but Bowser grabbed a hold of her fist and then swung her to the side, then ran forward and slashed Blake and Weiss with his claws, forcing them to dodge as Ruby slashed him from the back, but Bowser's shell made it bounce back as Bowser turned around and backhanded her.
Yang got back up as she proceeded to punch Bowser, but he blocked every punch, even though it hurt, he still went strong as he then punched her in the stomach and used an uppercut to knock her in the air as he then breathed fire at her, but Ruby flew up and grabbed her to pull her away from the flames as Weiss proceeded to rain on Bowser's parade by having lightning bolts hit him.
Bowser growled as he got in his shell and rolled straight for them, forcing them to dodge as Bowser got back up and ran, punching Weiss and Blake away, and then breathed fireballs at them.
Ruby ran forward and used her speed semblance and then using a powerful uppercut with her kick as he was then launched into the tornado, but when Bowser got up, he landed on his feet, glaring at them and roaring, proceeding to jump over and attempted to Bowser Bomb them, but luckily, they avoided it as Blake ran over and kicked him as Bowser punched, but she disappeared as the real Blake appeared and kicked him in the face to knock him back.
Then, Weiss ran forward and stabbed Bowser a few times with her rapier before backflipping from Bowser's punch and then Ruby shot him several times, then Yang ran over and punched him again, as Bowser growled and swung his arm and his claws at Yang, but she ducked and then jumped back.
"Ha! Missed me!" Yang smirked… but then… she noticed a strand of her hair gently floating down, signaling that Bowser… just did the unthinkable.
"Uh oh…" Ruby said as they slowly backed away.
"Why's everyone backing away?" Bowser asked, but then noticed Yang, not looking happy. "...And why do I have a feeling that I just made a biiiiiiig mistake?"
"You…" A fiery aura surrounded Yang, punching her fists together. "YOU DIRTY KOOPAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" She screamed, running over and punching Bowser in the gut, as his eyes widened in surprise, shocked of the monster that he unintentionally unleashed… and then she used a Propeller Assisted Spinning Jumping Uppercut to his gut to send him flying… and then she jumped up and angrily punched him into the lava pits.
Bowser roared in pain before falling into the lava below, as Yang landed in front of the lava pit.
End BGM
Yang got back up, looking mighty angry before calming down. "That'll teach him…"
"Come on, let's go save the Mario Bros and Princess!" Ruby exclaimed and then the four took off, unaware of Kamek watching the whole thing.
"Oh dear!" Kamek flew over as he looked at the spot where Bowser landed. "King Bowser, if you can hear me, show me one of your limbs!" He exclaimed as Bowser's hand came out of the lava. "Oh good! Here, let me help you!" He said, firing magic at the lava.
In the other area…
Mario paced around the cell, wondering if they're ever going to get out as Luigi was in a fetal position and Peach was looking outside, directly at the Mushroom Kingdom and wondering how the Toads are doing.
It was then… that they heard a door being knocked as they looked at it. "Oh come on, it didn't respond to my foot?!" Ruby's voice asked.
"You didn't kick it open hard enough, you dolt!" Weiss scolded.
"Here, this is how you epically kick open a door!" Yang exclaimed… and then the door came flying off its hinges.
"…THAT WAS A PUNCH!" Weiss yelled.
"You're welcome…" Yang rolled her eyes as they walked over and saw the Mario Bros and Peach, as Weiss jawdropped at their attire.
"W-We… W-We… WE RESCUED PLUMBERS?!" Weiss yelled.
"Were you expecting knights in shining armors?" Blake asked.
"Yes, very much so!"
Peach giggled. "Well, Mario and Luigi are knights in shining armors to me… well, mostly Mario."
"…I'm right here, ya know…" Luigi sighed.
"Don't worry; we'll get you out of here." Ruby said as she swung her scythe as the bars crumbled, freeing the Mario Bros and Peach.
"So, what are your names?" Mario asked.
"Ruby Rose!"
"Weiss Schnee."
"Blake Belladonna."
"Yang Xiao Long!"
"And who are you guys?" Ruby asked.
Mario grinned. "It's-a me, Mario! Wahoo!"
"I'm-a Luigi, number one!"
"…Couldn't resist?" Peach asked.
"Nope." Mario chuckled, scratching the back of his head as Luigi shyly scratched his nose.
"Anyway, I'm Princess Peach."
"Well, we're team RWBY and we're here to get you out of here. So let's go!" Yang exclaimed as they went out of the castle, but as soon as they got out of the front entrance… they felt a rumble and then they heard a loud roar… and when they turned around… they saw Bowser in his giant state, roaring at them again.
BGM: Final Boss Phase 2 – NSMB Wii (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
"MAMA MIA!" Mario and Luigi yelled.
"He's not going out without a fight, apparently!" Yang exclaimed as they were all shocked as Bowser breathed fire at them, forcing them to get to safety by hiding under a ledge that would escape the flames as Bowser breathed fire again.
"What do we do?! We can't fight something that huge!" Weiss exclaimed.
Yang spotted a ? block as she punched it as several Mega Mushrooms launched out and landed in front of them as they looked at each other.
"Peach, get back to the Mushroom Kingdom. We'll handle this." Mario said.
"And let me watch from the sidelines? I don't think so! Remember, I'm a member of the Smash Bros! I can handle this on my own too!"
"Well, there's enough Mega Mushrooms for all of us." Luigi said as they all looked at each other and nodded, as they consumed the Mega Mushrooms.
"YOU CAN'T HIDE FOREVER!" Bowser roared, and then RWBY, the Mario Bros and Peach all grew up to Bowser's level, as they turned to him. "Hmph, like I should be impressed!"
Peach pulled out a golf club. "I'm going to enjoy this!"
"Let's do this!" Yang exclaimed, as their power-ups had grown with them as Mario and Luigi pulled out three fire flowers and absorbed them while pulling out their hammers as Peach absorbed a Fire Flower too.
Bowser roared and then ran forward, proceeding to punch Yang, but she blocked it as she countered with a strong uppercut, then Mario and Luigi both hammered him but he ducked in his shell before getting back up and attempting to drop kick them, but they jumped back as Peach swung her golf club on his head, dazing him for a bit as Ruby and Blake both kicked him away.
Bowser snapped out of his as he got in his shell and rolled towards them, but they jumped back and then Bowser jumped up and slammed his feet on the ground, causing the entire area to feel the shockwave in the area.
And the Mushroom Kingdom felt it as well.
"What in blazes is going on?!" Toadsworth asked.
"Toadsworth, you better come see this!" A Toad exclaimed as Toadsworth came over and looked through the binoculars.
"Goodness gracious! Is that RWBY taking on the effects of the Mega Mushrooms… along with Masters Mario and Luigi and… THE PRINCESS?!"
"Yup…"
"The princess… fighting… that rapscallion…" Toadsworth fainted just thinking about it.
"Oi vey… as if you never seen her in those Smash Bros tournaments…" Toad sighed. "I just hope they take him down before things really get out of hand…"
Back with Bowser…
Bowser roared and then proceeded to punch Ruby and Blake, but they both dodged it as Mario and Yang both used an uppercut to knock him in the air as Luigi jumped up and hammered him to the ground… and destroying his castle in the process.
He then got back up, not caring what happened to his castle at the moment as he was more focused on taking down everyone as Peach then whacked him with her frying pan before using Peach Bomber to knock him back.
Bowser shook it out before breathing fire at them, but they avoided it as Ruby used her semblance and then Weiss made an ice cloud to cover him in snow, but he just shook that off as he also stood his ground against the tornado.
Mario ran over and punched him in the face before throwing fireballs at him with Luigi and Peach as Ruby slashed him repeatedly with Blake and Weiss and Yang punching him several times as Bowser fell on one knee, panting.
"I… refuse… to lose…!" Bowser growled.
Mario looked at Luigi and nodded as Luigi pulled back his hammer and got behind Mario as he got ready. "FORE!" Luigi yelled, using Knockback Bros to smack him in the head, and then Mario jumped up and hammered him in the head before Yang ran over and used an uppercut to finish him off.
Bowser groaned as he then roared at them… before falling to the ground… right on top of his castle, signaling his defeat.
End BGM
"We… did it…?" Ruby asked as it then clicked for RWBY… that the beast has been dealt with.
BGM: Bowser is Defeated (New Super Mario Bros Wii)
"WE DID IIIIIIT!" Ruby cheered as everyone else cheered as well before they all shrunk back down to normal size.
End BGM
"Let's go celebrate at the castle!" Peach exclaimed as they all took off, as they then noticed a warp pipe that said "Shortcut to the Mushroom Kingdom!" as they all jumped into the Warp Pipe.
Bowser shrunk back to normal size, groaning as he got up. "Well, that went better in my head…" He muttered as he noticed an airship landing and then the woman hopped off along with Roman and Neo, as two other henchmen came out of hiding, just so they weren't destroyed by Bowser's destruction.
"Well well, it seems we missed a lot while I was gone." The woman chuckled. "Don't worry, we'll get all of them back. This was just a setback."
"Yeah yeah, whatever…" Bowser muttered. "I'm not one to give up though." He said.
"You could've used your son to help you." The girl said as Junior walked up to them.
"Junior? As much as he's growing up, he's not ready for the Mario Bros just yet… or Smash Bros for that matter, no matter how many invitations they send me…"
"Aww…" Junior sighed.
"Don't worry, one day you will." Bowser chuckled before looking at the woman. "So tell me, who in blazes are you?"
"My name? I guess it's a good time to tell you…" The woman smirked. "My name… is Cinder Fall… and these two are my friends. Mercury Black."
"Sup."
"And Emerald Sustrai."
"Hey."
"And these two?" Bowser asked.
"Roman and Neo. It seems like you two have much in common."
"Him? I don't see it." Roman said.
"Oh, but you will." Cinder smiled. "Come on, let's rebuild your castle and then get back at all of them."
"Yes, lets!" Bowser chuckled darkly.
Back with RWBY…
BGM: Peach's Castle (Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time)
"Mmm! This cake is delicious!" Ruby exclaimed as they were chowing down on Peach's cake.
"I don't know what we are going to do with those Grimm, but right now, I say we enjoy some cake." Peach giggled, and then one of the girls' scrolls went off and Yang answered.
"Hello?"
"Girls, I assume you have rescued the princess?" Ozpin asked.
"Is that Ozpin?" Peach asked.
"You know him?" Weiss asked.
"We've met a few times as he's been here before." Peach explained.
"I know I told you that you have to stay there because the Grimm problem is severe, but you need to come back to class at some point." Ozpin said.
"If only we can find a way to get back there quickly…" Ruby said, and then suddenly, the whole area started rumbling.
End BGM
"What in the world…?" Weiss asked.
"EARTHQUAKE!" Luigi screamed.
At Beacon…
"H-H-H-Hey, what's going on…?!" Jaune asked as they had to hold on to something to brace themselves as all the students did the same… and then the shaking stopped.
"I wonder what that was?" Peach wondered as they walked outside… and then they saw a warp pipe appearing in front of Peach's castle as everyone went to take a look before RWBY, the Mario Bros, Peach and a handful of Toads jumped in.
They then jumped out… and realized that they were at Beacon. "Whoa!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Ozpin… we're at Beacon." Yang said.
"What?" Ozpin asked as he looked outside his office to see a warp pipe in front of the school as he also saw the Mario gang. "I'll be right there." He said, hanging up and walking forward.
"RUUUUUBY!" Nora yelled and then tackled Ruby.
"OOOOF!" Ruby exclaimed. "I'm okay!"
"Ruby, we missed you!" Jaune exclaimed and then saw the others. "Who are these guys?" He asked as Zwei tackled Ruby and Yang.
"Hey boy!" Ruby smiled and hugged him and then Ozpin walked over.
"Ozpin!" Peach waved.
"Peach." Ozpin greeted as the two embraced. "How is the kingdom?"
"It's great! How's Beacon?"
"It's fine as well."
"Awesome!"
"Ahem…" Jaune said as they looked at them.
"Oh, Peach… this is-"
Several introductions later…
"Nice to meet all of you!" Peach greeted as the Mario gang introduced themselves… and Luigi screamed once he saw the JNPR Boo.
"WH-WH-WHAT'S A BOO DOING HERE?!" Luigi yelled.
"So that's what it is, eh?" Nora asked. "Cool!"
"I wondered if it had a name." Ren said.
"It probably wandered around and saw us, then proceeded to scare me." Jaune said.
"Still, he's very friendly." Pyrrha said. "We've been trying to come up with a name for him though."
"Let's see…" All of them began thinking before Yang had an idea.
"Oh! I know! It's a Boo… and it's hanging out with JNPR! I know the perfect name!" Yang grinned. "Booniper!"
Cue the groans.
Blood Gulch…
"GOD DAMMIT, BARB!"
"Okay, I can't take it anymore! We need to find them… NOW!" Grif said.
"Lopez! Make a machine that takes us to this Barb character!" Sarge ordered.
"En eso." (On it.) Lopez said as he walked away.
"How the hell are we suppose to make something like that?! We could hardly get the teleporter working to find O'Malley!" And cue Sarge hitting Grif with his shotgun.
"Does that answer your question?!"
"No sir." Grif groaned.
"Good!"
Beacon…
The Boo didn't seem to mind the name and happily danced around, laughing as well. "He seems to like it." Nora said.
Pyrrha giggled. "Then Booniper it is!"
The Boo, now named Booniper, smiled at this.
"Well, it seems we're back to class… as usual." Ruby said.
"You can come to the Mushroom Kingdom however much you like. You're always welcome." Toadsworth said.
"I'm gonna go check this place out." Mario said.
"Me too." Luigi said as they all dispersed.
Meanwhile, in Ozpin's office…
"So, I have to wonder something." Peach said, as she was in there with Ozpin and Glynda.
"And what would that be?" Glynda asked.
"How is that girl doing?" Peach asked.
"Girl? Oh… that girl. I have been carefully training her to keep her… personality in control. The other three girls are here as well, but none of them have met yet."
"They haven't met at all?"
"They will meet once the time comes." Ozpin said. "Once we have that one girl's personality in check."
"She nearly made a mess of my kingdom that one night… I'm not so sure of this."
"I appreciate your concern, but once we have her under control, then the four will meet and a strong team will be born. I even thought of the leader."
"You sure about this? I'm with Peach on this." Glynda said.
Ozpin chuckled. "Don't worry, they'll be able to defeat this force, whatever it may be."
"I'm still worried about that one girl though…" Peach muttered. "But who are the others?"
"Let's just say that one of them is a natural born leader, one who was born in the Forever Forest near Gusty Gulch, and another who lives on an island near your kingdom... and the only area that's been populated with Grimm even before this situation. Then we have the one where she has… a split personality disorder. A very… dangerous one."
"Yeah, a very dangerous one that nearly put Luigi in the hospital!" Peach exclaimed. "Not to mention several other Toads!"
"Like I said, we'll keep her on a tight leash, and so will her teammates."
"…If you say so…" Peach said.
Ozpin smiled. "I have everything under control."
Meanwhile… at the Smash Mansion…
"Hmm..." Meta Knight rubbed his... er... mask in thought. "If what you say is true... then we could be experiencing something huge."
"He hasn't been wrong before." Ness said. "I mean, the Brawl Tournament turned out to be a disaster."
"Indeed." Lucario nodded. "The Grimm makes me worried, and what Dr. Toadley said in Toad Town worries me even more."
"It is not just a simple coincidence." Ryu said. "Things are going to get ugly from here on out."
"So, what do you suppose we do?" Palutena asked.
Meta Knight hopped from the couch and readied Galaxia. "There's only one thing we can do... and we may need Remnant's help."
"And what would that be?" Lucario asked.
Meta Knight looked at Lucario, Palutena, Ryu, Ness, Zelda, and Cloud with a grim look. "This never leaves this room until the time is right... but we need to prepare."
"For an ugly fight up ahead?" Zelda asked.
"That... and we also need to prepare for something else."
"That would be...?" Ness asked, not liking where this is headed.
Meta Knight closed his eyes, took a deep breath and looked at his comrades. "For war."
"AAAAAAAH!" A voice yelled as they turned their heads to see Pit running for his life. "LADY PALUTENA, YOU GOTTA SAVE ME!"
"From what?" Palutena asked.
"FROM BAYONETTA! SHE JUST KILLED MY DOPPLEGANGER!"
"What?!" Palutena exclaimed in shock.
At the crime scene…
"…I told you extracting a bit of Pit's DNA to make a replica of him was a bad idea…" Master Hand said as Bayonetta was walking away, in search for Pit.
"Oh come on! It was a great idea! I wanted to make him more edgier and darker!" Crazy Hand exclaimed.
"…Except you also extracted a bit of Pit's personality to him, and made him a complete moron. I knew it was a bad idea to begin with."
"You don't hear 'good ideas' when you hear 'em!"
"All I hear are crazy ideas!"
"But they work! Look, I was the one who suggested Duck Hunt Dog, didn't I?"
Back with Palutena…
"I never imagined she was an angel killer…" Palutena said.
"Eh, I never liked that clone anyway." Cloud muttered.
"Please, hide me! I don't wanna die!"
"…Don't you revive when you die?" Zelda asked.
"Hey, if you're facing an angel killer, reviving is the least of my worries!"
"Oh, Pit…" Palutena sighed and then got contacted by someone. "Hmm? Hello? …What? WHAT?! Are you sure? Okay… we'll be right there."
"Who was that, Lady Palutena?"
"It was one of the Centurions. They claim that Medusa's back."
"WHAT?!"
"Yeah… and it seems the Grimm have taken an interest in her and are siding with her."
"Oh dear…" Pit said.
"So we have to go to our world right now." Palutena said, as a door appeared.
"Mind if I make a suggestion?" Lucario asked. "I know of a certain team that might help you."
"And who would that be?"
Lucario smiled. "Team RWBY."
"Hmm, I'll have to make preparations before going out to take down Medusa. I'll consider it."
"Okay." Lucario nodded as Palutena and Pit walked into the door, back into Skyworld as the door disappeared.
Meta Knight looked at them. "We'll have to prepare, even when those two are gone for now."
"Right." Ryu nodded and then Bayonetta walked over.
"Hmm, now where did that cheeky little angel run off to?"
"…You're obsessed…" Cloud muttered as they walked away from her.
Bayonetta chuckled. "It seems he disappeared on me. No matter, I'll have some fun with him when he returns." She said darkly and walked away.
With RWBY…
"Ah… good to be back home." Ruby smiled, as they laid on their beds as they were relaxing as Zwei laid comfortably next to her.
Then suddenly, doors appeared in front of them. "Uh, guys?" Weiss asked as they looked to see what's going on.
"Where did those doors appear?" Yang asked.
"Who knows… but hey, if we can handle the Mushroom Kingdom, we can handle a random door!" Ruby said.
"Yeah!" Yang nodded.
"Come on, boy!" Ruby exclaimed as Zwei barked happily as they all ran into the doors, unaware of their next big adventure.
In honor of RWBY Volume 4 today... I present to you... the final chapter of this story. And the final chapter of this story in the SERIES.
Yeah that's right, this is gonna be a series!
And even though the next story will be RWBY/Kid Icarus, it will be canon to the RWBY/Mario universe. You just wait and see what I have planned!
Until then, I'll see you on RWBY Uprising!