Chapter 4: An Evil Alliance

Bowser's Castle: In the Courtyard

A rather large man and two robots were falling into the bushes.

"Gaaah!" The man yelled as they crashed into the bushes.

"Whoa!" The yellow robot said bouncing off something. "That was quite a fall! At least I had a very soft landing!"

The man got up and glared at the robot. "That's because you landed on my gut idiot!" He snapped.

"Boss?" Orbot asked. "Where are we?"

Eggman looked around him, everything was dark and gloomy. "I don't know." He admitted. "I should have been able to control where I went, but the machine went haywire. We can be anywhere in the universe!"

"Halt intruders!" A voice called. "Don't move!"

"Huh?" Eggman asked, as he looked around him. On the pathway a turtle with a helmet was glaring at them. "What do you want?" Eggman asked him.

"You are under arrest for trespassing on King Koopa's royal property!" The turtle, Hammer Bro, declared.

Great, Eggman thought. Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse.

"Aww, he's so cute!" Cubot exclaimed. "Can we keep him Doctor? Please please PLEASE?"

"No!" Eggman snapped.

"Be quiet!" Hammer Bro barked. "You are coming with me to see his Majesty!" With that he led the three of them inside the castle.

"Wow!" Cubot exclaimed in wonder, looking around him while walking. "This place is amazing!" He looked in front of him and suddenly stopped, for he saw a statue with a demonic looking lizard with wings. Cubot shivered and walked around it and caught up to the others.

"This place does seem rather sinister." Eggman remarked, also looking around.

"Here we are!" Hammer Bro opened the door to the throne room, and the four walked in. "Your Evilness, my force has returned."

A turtle-lizard-like reptile stood up. "Did you capture the princess?" He asked.

"Uhh…" Hammer Bro stuttered nervously. "Not exactly…but I did capture these people who trespassed on your royal property—"

"WHAT!?" Bowser roared angrily, making the entire castle shake…and made Hammer Bro shake from head to toe. "YOU DID NOT CAPTURE THE PRINCESS!? CAN'T I TRUST YOU WITH THE SIMPLIST OF TASKS!?"

"What's the big deal with this princess anyway?" Eggman asked, making the king of Koopa's glare at him.

"And who exactly are you!?" His voice boomed.

"My…my lord…" Hammer Bro stuttered. "These are the trespassers that I was trying to tell you about."

"Trespassers huh?" Bowser asked, looking at them. "What were you doing?"

"I asked my question first." Eggman retorted. "What's the deal with the princess?"

"If I have the princess I have the Mario Brothers!" Bowser snapped. "If I have the Mario Brothers I can take over this world!"

"Oh…" Eggman muttered. Then an idea came to him. "Your Highness," He said, walking forward and kneeling on one knee. "I have a proposition for you that I'd like you to consider."

Bowser was surprised at Eggman's sudden change of attitude. "What is it?" He asked curiously.

"Since you are trying to take over this world," Eggman told him. "And I'm having a bit of trouble taking over mine, I propose we make an alliance. Our forces can work together, and together we will be unstoppable!"

"An alliance!?" Hammer Bro, Cubot, and Orbot asked in shock.

"I don't even know you buddy." Bowser said. "Why would I even consider it?"

"My name is Ivo Robotnik," Eggman said meekly. "But everybody calls me Dr. Eggman. In my world I am an evil scientist who creates super weapons to take over the world."

"Hmm, in that case…" Bowser thought for a bit, and then clapped his hands. "I accept your proposal!" He walked toward Eggman. "On one condition:" He said. "Help me destroy those annoying Mario Brother's and I'll help you take over your world!"

"Only if you help me defeat my adversary, Sonic the Hedgehog!" Eggman told him. Bowser laughed and clapped Eggman on the back.

"I like you!" Bowser laughed, his voice booming. "It's a deal! From this moment on we are allies!"

"By the way," Eggman asked. "Do you have a place for me to stay?"

"Of course!" Bowser nodded. "You can stay in my castle. Make yourselves at home. Just don't break anything."

"Fair enough."

Just then the door opened and a smaller reptile came in. "Hey papa!" He said, and then he stopped when he saw Eggman. "Hey, who's Fatso?"

"What did you call me!?" Eggman angrily asked, at which Bowser laughed again.

"Son," he said. "This is our newest ally Dr. Eggman."

"Yes," Eggman clarified. "It's Eggman, NOT Fatso!"

"Whatever." Bowser Jr. said carelessly. "I'm Bowser Jr."

"So," Eggman turned to Bowser. "How long have you been trying to take this world?"

"Way too long!" Bowser responded. "I always have a plan, and it almost works, and then those Mario Brothers get in the way!"

"That sounds like me and Sonic…" Eggman muttered under his breath. "Perhaps if we teamed up with some other villains we could have an advantage?"

"Tried it and failed." Bowser said shortly.

"Me too!" Eggman nodded. "But perhaps if we team up with past villains, and make them stronger."

"Great idea! Son, you know what to do!"

"Gotcha!" Bowser Jr. took out his paintbrush and prepared to use it.

"What's he going to do with it?" Eggman asked. "Paint something?"

"Just watch." Was Bowser's reply.

Bowser Jr. closed his eyes and then swung his paintbrush several times. After he finished a large machine suddenly appeared.

"Wha!? What just happened!?" Eggman asked in alarm and shock.

"There's that machine you suggested Doc." Bowser said. "To bring the villains back."

"Amazing!" Eggman complimented, shocked that it had just appeared out of nowhere. "But how did it get here?"

Bowser Jr. held up his paintbrush. "This is my magic paintbrush." He told Eggman. "When I draw with this all my wishes come true!"

Eggman inspected the machine carefully. "Yes, this will do." He said. "Now we have plenty of power to defeat Sonic AND Mario! And to reign supreme!"

Trouble is brewing in Bowser's Castle, as Eggman and Bowser join forces. Now they have a machine that is able to restore villains! What will happen next? Will Mario and Sonic be able to defeat this new alliance? Or will the villains finally prevail? Find out next time in Heroes Alliance!

A/N: Chapter 4 done! I have finally rewritten all that I had already done months ago! Now it'll get interesting. So, not much to say except Cubot is awesome, Bowser Jr. is a hoot, and I love Bowser and Eggman working together. Enough said. If you have any questions, or are enjoying this so far, please comment (Review) and I'll get back to you. Thanks for reading!