Author's Note: Posting another chapter because the previous chapter was too short. There will be another update tomorrow.
Super Mario Sunshine Adventure
Episode 5: Gooper Blooper Returns
Upon returning to Delfino Plaza, Mario got FLUDD back and Sonic decided to chatter about how he was so cool and everything and constantly reminding Pauline and Mario about how he was the Blooper-surfing legend and always will be, which Mario totally disagreed with. Pauline, however, thought that Sonic was quite amusing and listened intently to his every word, finding the speedy hedgehog to be very intriguing.
Anyway, they all decided to head on back to Ricco Harbor to see what was up now. When they arrived, they saw the two Piantas jumping up and down in a massive frenzy, obviously ticked and outraged about something. Walking over, the red-capped Mario brother questioned what was going on.
"Looks like that huge Blooper thing is over at the helipad now!" barked the blue Pianta, anger burning in his eyes as he explained. "IT'S SO UGLY!"
"I can't see anything from here!" rambled the second Pianta as he jumped up and down. After that, the two Piantas got into a giant argument about something very idiotic and that didn't make a lick of sense.
"Wait, what?!" Sonic's eyes enlarged at the unexpected information that was given to them. "That overgrown squid is still alive?! I thought we got rid of that thing!"
"So did I!" put in Mario.
"How is it still here and how did it get on top of a helipad?" Pauline caterwauled, clearly flabbergasted. "Can it fly or something because that's just so…odd!"
"You're telling me!"
"Well, regardless of how this came to be," Mario began as he turned his attention on the helipad in the distance, towering above the water and everything. "We still need to get rid of it. It's causing black goop to pollute the water!"
Sonic nodded. "Right!"
"Of course," Pauline yawped.
After that conversation was through, Mario used his impressive acrobatic abilities to flip and spin and whatnot onto the girdles up above. He also used FLUDD in case he couldn't reach a certain place. Pauline took advantage of her windy powers and used it to float up onto the girdles while helping Sonic up there too. Using her powers took a toll on her and caused her to weaken a bit and Sonic was kind enough to suggest that she shouldn't use it so much so often.
It took a little bit, but the three heroes reached their final destination, which was the helipad. Right when they got there, Gooper Blooper hissed like a rattlesnake about to attack and lifted its large tentacles, attempting to pound the three individuals into the ground with them!
"Whoa!" Mario squawked, grabbing Pauline's wrist and jerking her out of the way of an oncoming tentacle that tried to bash her head in. "That was a close one!"
"Barely made it!" Sonic input as he dodged a tentacle that tried to wrap around his body. He waved his hand out in front of him and summoned the water from below, using his water abilities to control it. The water came and, with a flick of his wrist, Sonic flung his worst fear at the overgrown Blooper. The Blooper got splashed in the face with the water and it squealed.
Gooper Blooper growled at them like a vicious beast that had escaped a zoo and swung one of its tentacles at Pauline who had been standing off to the side and watching for a few minutes. The tentacle caught her on the head and caused her to flip sideways, her body crashing into Mario's. The two humans collapsed to the ground with Pauline on top of Mario. Both of them groaned in pain and the giant Blooper laughed gleefully.
Sonic smashed one of the Gooper Blooper's tentacles into the ground, flattening it like last time before picking it up and pulling it off with ease, tossing it elsewhere as the thing wriggled around crazily. Frowning in disgust, the blue hedgehog turned around to see if his two comrades were alright, but saw them on the ground in a very…weird position. Smirking, Sonic whistled, catching their attention immediately.
"Are you sure you two aren't still together?" the speedster questioned them in a very playful tone, avoiding a slap to the face by Gooper Blooper's tentacles. "Because it sure seems like it! HA!" he evaded another attack and then slammed his food down onto one of the tentacles, flattening that one too and then pulling it off and throwing it somewhere else.
Mario's face turned completely red and he gently pushed Pauline off of him, jumping to his feet and using FLUDD to spray Sonic in the back of his head. Surprised, the blue hedgehog spun around and yelled, "WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?! NOW I'M ALL WET! UGH!"
"That was for making fun of me!" the plumber huffed, satisfied with what he just did.
"Mario, I do not think that was wise…" FLUDD decided to throw in his opinion.
"Oh, bah!" Mario dismissed the device's opinion and then marched forward towards Blooper Gooper, grabbing the thing's mouth and pulling on the cork that was stuck in there. However, his hands kept slipping and sliding off because of the black goop covering it.
"Your hands are slipping on the inky goop!" FLUDD exclaimed urgently.
"I know, FLUDD…"
Shaking out his fur, Sonic kicked a tentacle away that tried to wrap around his neck and then shoved his foot down into it, pinning it to the ground. He reached out and grabbed another tentacle, pushing that into the ground too and using his other foot to flatten it to the ground.
"I thought that was amusing," Pauline commented as she walked over, grabbing one of the tentacles that Sonic had immobilized. The girl yanked it off of the overgrown creature's body and it squealed in agony. "What you said about me and Mario being together. It was funny because of how absurd your accusation was."
"Well, you two were getting pretty cozy with each other on the ground like that!" grunted Sonic as he decapitated the other tentacle from the Blooper's body, throwing it into the air as it wriggled about. "I mean, lovers do that kind of stuff, you know? Plus, you both used to BE TOGETHER, and I still find that shocking and weird!"
Mario snorted, hearing his words. "Oh? Don't be a hypocrite, hedgehog!"
"What's that supposed to mean, plumber?!" Sonic shot back in a sneer.
"You and Amy have something going on!"
"No we don't!"
"She's your girlfriend, so there!"
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!"
Ignoring their senseless bickering, Pauline took it upon herself to finish off the giant Blooper. After taking out its remaining tentacles, she cleaned off its face of the goop and then pulled the cork out of its mouth, watching as it howled in bitter pain. When it regained itself, it released a choleric shriek and jumped up, spraying black ink all over the three characters that were currently fighting it. Plus, it grew more tentacles and prepared to get its revenge on them.
"Oh, here we go again!" Sonic sarcastically said, getting rid of one of the tentacles after he was through arguing with Mario. "When are you going to learn that nothing you do can stop us, you overgrown squid?"
Gooper Blooper responded with a banshee-like scream as it swung all of its tentacles at them. Sonic managed to dodge one, but got slapped right across the face by another. Mario, who had been about to just go over and pull the Blooper's mouth off again, got tripped by one of its tentacles and Pauline got wrapped up in a fourth one.
"H-Help…!" Pauline gasped out as she struggled to free herself from the Blooper's clutches. It was squeezing her body and she felt as if her bones were going to snap at any moment! It hurt and she really hated it!
"Don't worry, Pauline!" Mario hopped to his feet and then hurried over to the beautiful woman, quickly getting the tentacle off of her and pulling it off of the Blooper, throwing it somewhere else.
"Thank you!" Pauline breathed, placing a hand on her chest and shaking her head. "I would've been a goner if you didn't save me!"
Mario smiled at her. "No problem!"
"Oh, lovebirds!" sang Sonic as he finally finished off Gooper Blooper.
Like before, Gooper Blooper was sent down into the water below and it squealed like a pig the whole way down. As a reward for their hard work, a Shine Sprite appeared and graced them with its magnificence.
This time, Pauline trotted over and grasped it with her hands, feeling warmth spread throughout her body. She enjoyed the feeling and giggles escaped her mouth. "Yeah! We did it!" she cheered.
"YEAH!" Sonic and Mario applauded.