The Town 3
Wario laughed as he drove his cargo, coming across the trophy of Luigi. Clinking metal rang in his head, ruining his dream. He opened his eyes and found himself behind prison bars, A scowling dog looking at him. "Wah?"
"Don't act surprised," Copper said. "You all thought you could get away with it. Scamming the town with your promise of a race and then doing a runner. Don't you worry, buddy. We'll track down the rest of you swindlers and put them behind bars." Copper shook his head. "You ought to be ashamed of yourself, tricking an honest town like this one." Wario opened up his mouth to wah. "Save it, buddy. You're going to serve your time for this one."
A Bulldog lethargically entered the room. "It is all good," Booker said. "We have ten racers."
"What?" Copper said. "You mean Isabelle sorted it?"
"I think she said the Mayor personally organised the new race himself."
Wario placed his hands on the prison bars. "Does that mean I am free to go?"
"You ain't going nowhere," Copper shouted. "You can rot in here for the stunt you've pulled."
"Actually, Copper, Isabelle said the Mayor requested we let him go," Booker said. Wario jumped, raising an arm in celebration. "Under the condition that he will be one of the racers."
Wario laughed. "No problem. Tell me, who are the bozos I am going to drive off the track?"
The animals lined up on the sides of the track, eagerly anticipating the race. "I don't know about this," Isabelle said, her hands trembling as they held on to her wheel. "These new racers sound mean."
"Relax, Isabelle," Villager said, reaching across and stroking her kart door. "The Mayor has sent the competition on his own behalf. I'm sure it will be fine." An engine roared behind them. "Ah, here comes one of them now."
A pink aircraft with a fin pulled up beside them. An angry Japanese warrior wearing a helmet jumped out of the vessel. Samurai Goroh spread his hands over the surface of Isabelle's kart. "That's a fine looking machine you're driving, little lamb."
"Please, sir. I—I'm a dog."
"You know the law here in the Town? If you lose the race, you forfeit your machine."
"Actually, nowhere in the Town's laws does it say anything about anybody having to forfeit their vehicle regardless of the outcome of the r—" Five more vehicles pulled up to the starting line, all as equally as intimidating as the Fire Stingray. Isabelle put her head in her hands. "This is not what I imagined when the Mayor said a good spirited race."
No spacecraft intimidated her more than the Black Bull. A man emerged from it, bull horns atop his mask. "I am the Emperor of Brutality, Black Shadow. Soon, I will win the race, and all of you pathetic creatures in this puny town will have no choice but to bow down and accept me as your champion, hahaha!"
"Not so fast, Black Shadow." The animals gasped as they looked at the muscular bounty hunter stood beside the glorious Blue Falcon.
Black Shadow grunted. "Captain Falcon."
"That's right, you heathen. Do you really think you are going to win the race? Think again." The animals applauded the audacity of Captain Falcon's outrageous comeback.
"I'll turn you into roadkill before this race is done," Black Shadow said as he took his place inside the Black Bull.
"Oh yeah?" Captain Falcon said. "Well I'm going to beat you so bad, you won't come any higher than second." The animals celebrated as he took his place inside the Blue Falcon.
Wario pulled up beside Isabelle and Villager on his motorbike. "Waht did I miss?"
In the absence of Lakitu, Chip the beaver held the starting lights with a fishing rod. The green light glowed, and the F-Zero contestants sped off leaving the other three racers behind in a cloud of smoke. Villager and Isabelle tried their best with no real hope of catching the others up. Wario rested his hands behind head, driving purely with his feet. "He-he-he. Morons. I am purposely saving my energy at the back. Don't they all know I'll overtake them all when I hit them with a lightning strike?"
Isabelle turned around, unable to help herself as she drove back to Wario. "Actually, the rules of the race have been changed by the Mayor. All item boxes have been removed from the track." She turned back around as Wario muttered to himself. The F-Zero racers sped passed, already lapping them.
Black Shadow led the way. Five racers crashed into the ocean as he made his way to his last lap. He caressed his fingertips together. "Everything is going to plan. Soon, I will be champion." The Blue Falcon sped passed him. "Captain Falcon?" Black Shadow yelled so loudly his voice could be heard over the sound of the engines. "How could you possibly overtake me?"
"I was travelling at a faster rate of miles covered per distance than you, that's how." The town cheered Captain Falcon's witty comment. They roared in celebration as he raced over the finish line first. Captain Falcon got out of his spacecraft and bowed. "You animals are too kind. Please, please, the real heroes in this race are this brave boy, this daring dog, and this noble walrus."
"You think I'm a walrus?" Wario yelled.
Black Shadow clapped. "Well done, Falcon. You have fallen right into my trap."
"What do you mean?" Black Shadow laughed, stretching out his hands and creating a ball of electricity. He fired it at Captain Falcon, locking his arms and body in an electric tornado. Captain Falcon moaned as he squirmed. "Aaagh! What are you doing?"
"Come on out, Blood Falcons!" An army of ghosts emerged from Captain Falcon. They were sinister versions of himself clad in crimson red clothing and dark blue helmets with skulls plastered atop them. "Are you ready?"
The Blood Falcons smiled. "Yeah, we're ready."
Black Shadow waved at the town. "Farewell, animals."
The Blood Falcons ran around punching everyone in sight, yelling, "Falcon punch!" Isabelle drove around in a circle as she watched her friends turned into trophies, the likes of Bertha and Aurora and Tom Nook. Villager sat still in his kart, smiling.
Black Shadow raised his hands, creating a great ball of electricity over his head. "Master will be so proud of me."
Captain Falcon puffed out his chest, breaking out of the electric tornado. He skidded over to Black Falcon and hit him in the face with a knee of justice. The electricity dwindled from Black Falcon's hands as he fell to his knees. "Come on!" Captain Falcon yelled, jumping into his Blue Falcon.
Isabelle drove to where they had put the item boxes, sharing all those that contained mushrooms between herself, Villager and Wario. They sped off out of the town flanking the Blue Falcon.
Black Shadow shouted from the town. "We'll get you yet, Falcon! You can run, but you can't hide!"
Isabelle looked back at all her lost friends, at the trophy version of her brother Digby. She put her head down on her steering wheel as she drove.