p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Ike is the first to awaken. He may have broken his fall, but the impact of hitting the ground still knocks him out. He looks at the approaching behemoth dead in the eye./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Tell me something, creature," Ike says before gasping for breath. "For all your savagery, do you know about the power…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser's mouth and eyes take on an orange hue./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Even so, Ike smiles weakly as sweat rolls down his temple./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""…of bonds?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"At that moment, a ferocious cry shakes the arena./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Not literally. And not ferocious in the fierce sense./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser swings its head around. Its once grim expression softens. A new emotion forms on its face. Although it would be more accurate to say it has returns./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"em…Bowser Jr.?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In the distance, seven Koopalings stand, unarms, naked, except for the tears down their cheeks and the snot in their noses./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""We're sorry," Ludwig says as he looks to the side, frustrated. "We didn't mean for it to get this out of hand! Honest!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emLudwig…it must have taken so much for you to admit that./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Yeah," says Roy with a sniff. "It was just a stupid joke…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""A stupid joke," Morton says./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emRoy…Morton…it's even more surprising to have you two cast aside your pride./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""We just wants to get back at you," says Iggy before swallowing some mucus. "…for bossing us earlier."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emIggy…even you were driven to irrationality?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""If we knew you'd turn out like this," says Wendy. "We would have emnever /embothers with this dumb prank in the first place. Now you've made my make-up smear!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" emWendy…it doesn't matter what you look like. You're still my little princess. But, it hurts to see you like this. Its hurts to /embeem like this in front of you all…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Who cares about your stupid make up?" says Lemmy. "Poor Larry…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emLemmy…and Larry. Did I…?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser closes its eyes and grabs it's the side of its head with its left /emWith its right hand, it squeezes at the pulsating purple cracks on its chest. It cocks its head back and let its arms fly to its sides./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""UGOWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"For a fleeting moment, Giga Bowser let its guard down. In that instance, with an iron grip and unshakable will in both arms, Ike jumps into the air and swung up his blade./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The sound of glass shattering is heard. Cracks, yellow rectangles scatters about the air. Ike lands on the ground and collapses on his stomach. With his last remaining strength, he shouts at the top of his lungs./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""BOWSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In the center of Giga Bowser's chest is a purple void with electricity crackling. But in the center of that is the one and only Koopa King, his limbs trapped by yellow pixels./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Is this the kind of man you arrrrrre?!" shouts Ike with his face is doused in sweat. "Do you abandon your kin just because of petty things that have nothing to do with them?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Sonic spun towards Giga Bowser's temple./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Bowser," he says solemnly. "Look into your heart. When you think of what matters to you the most, what do you see? What fills you with brimming pride after a long day of…plotting a coup de ta? Is it moving up some ephemeral list made by indecisive nerds? Or is it their smiles and laughter?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"From above, Captain Falcon rams his feet on Giga Bowser's right shoulder./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""You may be a power-hungry tyrant," he says. "You might be a manipulative, conniving scum bag. But there's something separating you from truer tyrants. It's the same thing that lets you go kart racing with your supposed sworn enemy on weekends. Bowser, you have a heart. You have passion, a burning desire to be admired. To cherish and protect."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Mario jumps to the side of the opening in Giga Bowser's chest, pushing against a corner with his hand to prevent himself from falling./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Wah, yo, yippie, yahoo," he says./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Willard joins him on the opposite side./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""He's right," he says. "Even if you tend to ignore them or boss them around, you can't deny your adoration for them./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser grits its teeth./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emThat's right…they're my babies. And they mean all the kingdoms in the world to me./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""We don't care what some stupid list says about you," says Bowser Jr. "You're emalways/em top-tier to us."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemOh, cry me a river./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"em?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemAre you truly so weak that you're moved by a couple of sob stories and speeches appealing to your softer side?/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser's eyes lit up into an ominous orange. At the same time, a massive rainfall of sweat pours down Bowser's forehead. His face scrunches and his body spasms./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemIt's no wonder I easily over powers you this time./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emThat's not what happens./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemBut it is. You put in all that work and effort into bettering yourself. But in the end, what did that really amount to? You're too emotional. You're a big, fire breathing baby that can't see past the end of his snout. No matter how hard you try, no matter how hard you lie to yourself, you can't run away from your roots. The only thing that matters to you is feeling good about yourself. Not those brats./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emStop it…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemYou only ever employs those runts as a means of extending your own tyranny. In the long run, you couldn't give a Yoshi's tail about what happens to them./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emShut up…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemYou can't shut up your deepest desires, Bowser. I am the manifestation of everything you've ever wants to be. A ruler, a tyrant, a juggernaut… /em/strongstrongfears. emAnd now that you've achieved this state of opulence, you don't need them anymore. You don't need /emanyoneemanymore. In fact, you don't even need a single kingdom anymore./em The world emis your kingdom. And so are these other universes once we blow this pop stand./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI said shut your mouth!/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemOh, come /em/strongstrongonnnnem, who are you trying to fool? I'm your inner demon, Bowser. Your deepest desires, remember? You can't deny that every second I'm inside you, it feels so good./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemLIES!/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemOh? That sounds a bit like me. Although, I guess technically, you're inside me even though I'm your feelings, which are technically chemical reactions within the brain and other organs…You know, let's not over think this-/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""emEnough./em"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In a purple flash of light, Mew Two appears. It teleports to the open wound in Giga Bowser's chest. It touches Bowser's forehead. His eyes opens and took on a blue glow. Mew Two's did the same. From a distance, the Koopaling's eyes did as well. They didn't notice but Zelda stood behind them with her arms extends./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Bowser," Mew Two continues. "I command you to feel their feelings. Sympathize with those that you've raises since birth. Feel exactly what it is they feel for you."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"At the same time, Sheik stood several meters away. The top of the top. The manifestation of all his complex emotions is only but a short stroll from conquest./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""It is time to choose, Bowser."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"He saw a bright, blue light. He looks around and notices he is suddenly in an endless void. Without warning, a film strip zooms past him. Frame by frame, it depicts Bowser Jr. listening dutifully to his father with a smile./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"A little further back, there is a strip that shows Bowser and Ludwig playing a game of chess. Bowser suddenly smacks the board of the table and grabs Ludwig by the neck. He put him in a headlock and lightly grinds his fist on his forehead. The two share a laughter./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Another strip shows Wendy applying make up to Bowser's face. He had on pink lip stick, red eyeliner, three long lashes on either eye, and purple blush on his cheeks. He admires himself in the mirror and Wendy gave a proud smirk and arches her leg back in bride./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In another, Bowser leans his upper body back and digs his feet into the ground. He then swung his upper body forward and roars. He looks at Roy do the same. Instead of a savage cry, a burp came out. Roy's cheeks flushes. Bowser lightly taps him on the shell a few times./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"One shows Bowser lifting two Thwomp-Omps attaches to a pole like weights over his chest. Next to him, Morton attempts the same thing with a smaller pair but fell to the left with a loud thud. This causes Bowser to drop his weight on his toe. He hops around on one foot while another is raises at an angle Morton did not know he could of reach./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Another shows Iggy taking notes while Bowser points to a blackboard titled "Koopa Tactics 101: Plumbers are highly vulnerable to touch" and crude drawings of Mario "dying" after running into a Koopa./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"One shows Bowser combing Lemmy's hair. It looks proper and even but then Lemmy rapidly shook his head and everything became undone. Bowser sighs and rubs his right temple with his palm./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The final strip shows Bowser and Larry playing a Mario Kart. Larry came in first place with Bowser in second. In response, he jumps in the air and fist pumps. Bowser picks him up by the under arms and put him on his head. Larry grabs his horns and made car noises with his mouth. Bowser then jogs around the room imitating engine noises. On the top half of the screen, one could see Bowser's character using a Blue Shell while Larry's did his victory lap./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"His face is limp. He couldn't feel any sensation from his body aside from a warmth within his chest. Bowser moves his left hand towards that feeling and gave it a light squeeze./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""What will it be, Bowser?" says Mew Two who seems to appear out of nowhere. "Will you submit to your heart? Or will you submit to your heart of hearts? You must choose. Now."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"His snout moves slightly./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser roars but he could not hear himself. He charges forward, knocking off Sonic and Captain Falcon. Mew Two is projects into the air. The ground shook. Flames seeps from the space between its teeth. The only thing it could heart is a slow heartbeat./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI choose…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Fox shouts. He ran behind Giga Bowser. After getting inches behind it, he jumps onto its scaly shell. Sheik slightly crouches and brought her arms behind her. She pulls out three needles./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI choose…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Falco shouts Fox's name. Ike clenches his jaw. Marth and Roy looks on in awe./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Fox climbs to top of Giga Bowser's head. With both arms, he tightly grabs it by the hair and pulls back. After a second, he punches the top of its skull with all his might./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Sheik closes her eyes and slowly exhales. She felt the ground beneath her shaking./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"With glowing red eyes, Giga Bowser lungs at her. She leapt towards his face./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI choose…!/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Sheik flips over Giga Bowser's head. In response, it archs back./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In a second, she vanishes. There is no trace of Fox either./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"A massive, crimson flame shot out of the stadium. A scorching heat fills the area as it is dyed an ominous color. It lasts for five seconds, but to everyone there it seems like a decade./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser stood still. His upper body faces the burning, blue sky./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"For a moment, it felt satisfied. It decides to explore this new feeling by basking in it./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Then, it realizes most of its teeth were completely burns. Before it could ponder why, the sound of glass being breaking erupts from its stomach. Something shot up from its throat into the sky. It blocks out the son./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"He yells./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""strongemI CHOOSE THEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!/em/strongem"/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"From forty feet in the sky, Bowser slams his rear into Giga Bowser's skull, shattering it into billions of tiny pixels. /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Tell me something, creature," Ike says before gasping for breath. "For all your savagery, do you know about the power…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser's mouth and eyes take on an orange hue./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Even so, Ike smiles weakly as sweat rolls down his temple./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""…of bonds?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"At that moment, a ferocious cry shakes the arena./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Not literally. And not ferocious in the fierce sense./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser swings its head around. Its once grim expression softens. A new emotion forms on its face. Although it would be more accurate to say it has returns./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"em…Bowser Jr.?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In the distance, seven Koopalings stand, unarms, naked, except for the tears down their cheeks and the snot in their noses./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""We're sorry," Ludwig says as he looks to the side, frustrated. "We didn't mean for it to get this out of hand! Honest!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emLudwig…it must have taken so much for you to admit that./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Yeah," says Roy with a sniff. "It was just a stupid joke…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""A stupid joke," Morton says./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emRoy…Morton…it's even more surprising to have you two cast aside your pride./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""We just wants to get back at you," says Iggy before swallowing some mucus. "…for bossing us earlier."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emIggy…even you were driven to irrationality?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""If we knew you'd turn out like this," says Wendy. "We would have emnever /embothers with this dumb prank in the first place. Now you've made my make-up smear!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;" emWendy…it doesn't matter what you look like. You're still my little princess. But, it hurts to see you like this. Its hurts to /embeem like this in front of you all…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Who cares about your stupid make up?" says Lemmy. "Poor Larry…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emLemmy…and Larry. Did I…?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser closes its eyes and grabs it's the side of its head with its left /emWith its right hand, it squeezes at the pulsating purple cracks on its chest. It cocks its head back and let its arms fly to its sides./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""UGOWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"For a fleeting moment, Giga Bowser let its guard down. In that instance, with an iron grip and unshakable will in both arms, Ike jumps into the air and swung up his blade./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The sound of glass shattering is heard. Cracks, yellow rectangles scatters about the air. Ike lands on the ground and collapses on his stomach. With his last remaining strength, he shouts at the top of his lungs./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""BOWSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In the center of Giga Bowser's chest is a purple void with electricity crackling. But in the center of that is the one and only Koopa King, his limbs trapped by yellow pixels./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Is this the kind of man you arrrrrre?!" shouts Ike with his face is doused in sweat. "Do you abandon your kin just because of petty things that have nothing to do with them?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Sonic spun towards Giga Bowser's temple./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Bowser," he says solemnly. "Look into your heart. When you think of what matters to you the most, what do you see? What fills you with brimming pride after a long day of…plotting a coup de ta? Is it moving up some ephemeral list made by indecisive nerds? Or is it their smiles and laughter?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"From above, Captain Falcon rams his feet on Giga Bowser's right shoulder./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""You may be a power-hungry tyrant," he says. "You might be a manipulative, conniving scum bag. But there's something separating you from truer tyrants. It's the same thing that lets you go kart racing with your supposed sworn enemy on weekends. Bowser, you have a heart. You have passion, a burning desire to be admired. To cherish and protect."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Mario jumps to the side of the opening in Giga Bowser's chest, pushing against a corner with his hand to prevent himself from falling./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Wah, yo, yippie, yahoo," he says./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Willard joins him on the opposite side./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""He's right," he says. "Even if you tend to ignore them or boss them around, you can't deny your adoration for them./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser grits its teeth./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emThat's right…they're my babies. And they mean all the kingdoms in the world to me./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""We don't care what some stupid list says about you," says Bowser Jr. "You're emalways/em top-tier to us."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemOh, cry me a river./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"em?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemAre you truly so weak that you're moved by a couple of sob stories and speeches appealing to your softer side?/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser's eyes lit up into an ominous orange. At the same time, a massive rainfall of sweat pours down Bowser's forehead. His face scrunches and his body spasms./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemIt's no wonder I easily over powers you this time./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emThat's not what happens./em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemBut it is. You put in all that work and effort into bettering yourself. But in the end, what did that really amount to? You're too emotional. You're a big, fire breathing baby that can't see past the end of his snout. No matter how hard you try, no matter how hard you lie to yourself, you can't run away from your roots. The only thing that matters to you is feeling good about yourself. Not those brats./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emStop it…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemYou only ever employs those runts as a means of extending your own tyranny. In the long run, you couldn't give a Yoshi's tail about what happens to them./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emShut up…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemYou can't shut up your deepest desires, Bowser. I am the manifestation of everything you've ever wants to be. A ruler, a tyrant, a juggernaut… /em/strongstrongfears. emAnd now that you've achieved this state of opulence, you don't need them anymore. You don't need /emanyoneemanymore. In fact, you don't even need a single kingdom anymore./em The world emis your kingdom. And so are these other universes once we blow this pop stand./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI said shut your mouth!/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemOh, come /em/strongstrongonnnnem, who are you trying to fool? I'm your inner demon, Bowser. Your deepest desires, remember? You can't deny that every second I'm inside you, it feels so good./em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemLIES!/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongemOh? That sounds a bit like me. Although, I guess technically, you're inside me even though I'm your feelings, which are technically chemical reactions within the brain and other organs…You know, let's not over think this-/em/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""emEnough./em"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In a purple flash of light, Mew Two appears. It teleports to the open wound in Giga Bowser's chest. It touches Bowser's forehead. His eyes opens and took on a blue glow. Mew Two's did the same. From a distance, the Koopaling's eyes did as well. They didn't notice but Zelda stood behind them with her arms extends./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""Bowser," Mew Two continues. "I command you to feel their feelings. Sympathize with those that you've raises since birth. Feel exactly what it is they feel for you."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"At the same time, Sheik stood several meters away. The top of the top. The manifestation of all his complex emotions is only but a short stroll from conquest./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""It is time to choose, Bowser."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"He saw a bright, blue light. He looks around and notices he is suddenly in an endless void. Without warning, a film strip zooms past him. Frame by frame, it depicts Bowser Jr. listening dutifully to his father with a smile./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"A little further back, there is a strip that shows Bowser and Ludwig playing a game of chess. Bowser suddenly smacks the board of the table and grabs Ludwig by the neck. He put him in a headlock and lightly grinds his fist on his forehead. The two share a laughter./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Another strip shows Wendy applying make up to Bowser's face. He had on pink lip stick, red eyeliner, three long lashes on either eye, and purple blush on his cheeks. He admires himself in the mirror and Wendy gave a proud smirk and arches her leg back in bride./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In another, Bowser leans his upper body back and digs his feet into the ground. He then swung his upper body forward and roars. He looks at Roy do the same. Instead of a savage cry, a burp came out. Roy's cheeks flushes. Bowser lightly taps him on the shell a few times./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"One shows Bowser lifting two Thwomp-Omps attaches to a pole like weights over his chest. Next to him, Morton attempts the same thing with a smaller pair but fell to the left with a loud thud. This causes Bowser to drop his weight on his toe. He hops around on one foot while another is raises at an angle Morton did not know he could of reach./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Another shows Iggy taking notes while Bowser points to a blackboard titled "Koopa Tactics 101: Plumbers are highly vulnerable to touch" and crude drawings of Mario "dying" after running into a Koopa./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"One shows Bowser combing Lemmy's hair. It looks proper and even but then Lemmy rapidly shook his head and everything became undone. Bowser sighs and rubs his right temple with his palm./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The final strip shows Bowser and Larry playing a Mario Kart. Larry came in first place with Bowser in second. In response, he jumps in the air and fist pumps. Bowser picks him up by the under arms and put him on his head. Larry grabs his horns and made car noises with his mouth. Bowser then jogs around the room imitating engine noises. On the top half of the screen, one could see Bowser's character using a Blue Shell while Larry's did his victory lap./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"His face is limp. He couldn't feel any sensation from his body aside from a warmth within his chest. Bowser moves his left hand towards that feeling and gave it a light squeeze./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""What will it be, Bowser?" says Mew Two who seems to appear out of nowhere. "Will you submit to your heart? Or will you submit to your heart of hearts? You must choose. Now."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"His snout moves slightly./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser roars but he could not hear himself. He charges forward, knocking off Sonic and Captain Falcon. Mew Two is projects into the air. The ground shook. Flames seeps from the space between its teeth. The only thing it could heart is a slow heartbeat./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI choose…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Fox shouts. He ran behind Giga Bowser. After getting inches behind it, he jumps onto its scaly shell. Sheik slightly crouches and brought her arms behind her. She pulls out three needles./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI choose…/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Falco shouts Fox's name. Ike clenches his jaw. Marth and Roy looks on in awe./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Fox climbs to top of Giga Bowser's head. With both arms, he tightly grabs it by the hair and pulls back. After a second, he punches the top of its skull with all his might./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Sheik closes her eyes and slowly exhales. She felt the ground beneath her shaking./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"With glowing red eyes, Giga Bowser lungs at her. She leapt towards his face./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"emI choose…!/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Sheik flips over Giga Bowser's head. In response, it archs back./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"In a second, she vanishes. There is no trace of Fox either./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"A massive, crimson flame shot out of the stadium. A scorching heat fills the area as it is dyed an ominous color. It lasts for five seconds, but to everyone there it seems like a decade./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Giga Bowser stood still. His upper body faces the burning, blue sky./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"For a moment, it felt satisfied. It decides to explore this new feeling by basking in it./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Then, it realizes most of its teeth were completely burns. Before it could ponder why, the sound of glass being breaking erupts from its stomach. Something shot up from its throat into the sky. It blocks out the son./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"He yells./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;""strongemI CHOOSE THEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!/em/strongem"/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"From forty feet in the sky, Bowser slams his rear into Giga Bowser's skull, shattering it into billions of tiny pixels. /p