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BGM: Hades' Infernal Theme (Kid Icarus: Uprising)

"Time! Space! Reality! It's more than just a boring ol' linear path! It's a prism of boundless entertainment! A single choice can branch out into infinite realities and infinite amusement from yours truly! Alternate universes created from the ones that we know and love! I am Lord Hades, your handsome guide to these wonderful and boundless fun of opportunities! Follow me, if you dare… and bask in the neverending torturous question of:"

SUPER RWBY: WHAT IF?

"What If!"

End BGM

"That one was a wild ride now, was it? On the bright side, Sora's got a Pokemon now. On the other hand, Hisui's gonna be reeling from that for a while. Hahahaha! Who would have thought Clayton was a better villain than Ghetsis? Definitely a fighter to the very end."

Hades looked through the universes once more with a chuckle. "Ghetsis died as he lived: An idiot. Team Plasma wasn't much better either."

He came across one universe. "Oh? What's this?" He wondered as he looked into it. "Pffft! That's hysterical!"

He looked up at the screen. "So, we all know how Dry Bowser fared against Louie, yes? It was a tough battle… for Louie, that is. Plus the big guy learned all about the Pikmin while Louie recovered from the fight."

Hades smirked. "That being said… wonder how another captain would fare against the bag of bones? That's right, folks! We're doing this!"

BGM: What If… Olimar Fought Dry Bowser?

"I wonder how Dry Bowser would bode well against the little guy? I'm sure he'll be alright." He grinned.

BGM: Main Theme (Pikmin)

"Hmm… it appears that I've made a wrong turn…" Olimar mused as he wandered around Gemite Jungle while looking at a map.

He looked up to see a Gemite Banana hanging from a tree. He whistled, calling up a Yellow Pikmin as he picked it up, and then threw it. The Yellow Pikmin folded its arms, wondering how to get it off the tree as he stomped on it a few times before walking over to the stem.

He then wrapped his hands around it and gave it a tug.

Snap!

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!" The Pikmin cried as it fell to the ground with the banana. The Yellow Pikmin hit said banana on the ground and bounced off. It raised his thumb up signalling it was okay as Olimar approached the banana.

"Hmm, curious…" Olimar mused, staring at the Gemite Banana as he walked back to his ship with some Pikmin carrying it.

Once they got inside, Olimar decided to cut into it, only for juice to spray out and hit his face. "Ack!" He yelped as he wiped it down. "Hmm, definitely a gushier banana than the ones I'm used to." He said as he tasted the fruit, smacking his lips after wiping his face.

"Mmmm! Not bad." He said as he whistled, offering some of the banana to the Pikmin as they gobbled it up while Olimar had some himself. He then walked outside to continue exploring, when a distress call got his attention.

"Hmm?" He wondered as he took a look, seeing it was from Louie.

"I need help carrying this scrumptious looking food. Low on Pikmin!"

Olimar shook his head, letting out a chuckle as he walked off, following Louie's location. As he got closer, the ground vibrated underneath him. He wasn't bothered. A lot of people were taller than him anyway.

He proceeded to hop over the path and took a shortcut, following Louie's location as he stopped over at a cliff. He scanned the entire overlook, wondering where he could be.

He looked back at the distress signal, noticing that he's moved on while carrying the food. Olimar sweatdropped as he whistled, calling a few Winged Pikmin as he slowly descended down the cliff.

Olimar landed on the ground and continued walking, but then he felt more vibrations, this time stronger than ever. He quickly hid behind some rocks to see what was going on, seeing none other than Dry Bowser walking through the area.

"Bowser?" Olimar wondered. "No, wait… he just looks like Bowser." Wonder why he looks so… bony.

"Mmmph…" Dry Bowser looked around. "Blast it, where did everyone go? Don't tell me they got hung up by the Gemite Fruit."

He shifted his eyes, noticing Olimar spying on him, the latter quickly hiding. "Who are you?" He asked, where Olimar didn't say anything.

If I had to guess, he's hostile… Olimar thought. I shouldn't engage unless I absolutely have to.

"Come out… unless you're too chicken!" Dry Bowser taunted.

Olimar didn't budge an inch.

"No? Well, that's too bad. Guess you're nothing but a coward."

Coward? No. Smart? Absolutely. Olimar thought to himself.

There was absolute silence for a few seconds as Olimar peeked his head out from his cover, where he didn't see him at all.

"Phew…"

THUD!

Olimar was knocked back as he looked up to see Dry Bowser in front of him. "Oh, you're a leaper!"

"...What." Dry Bowser looked down. "Are you serious? Just a little guy was spying on me? You don't look like much!"

"Oh no, don't mind me. I was just exploring. I was just caught off guard by your gigantic size!"

Dry Bowser folded his arms before chuckling. "I suppose I do look rather imposing to little folk." He said as he turned around. "I'll leave you alone."

He walked off as Olimar breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew…" Olimar walked the other way.

"What? No fight? I came to this universe expecting a fight! …I guess I'll do some... divine inspiration!"

Dry Bowser continued to walk off, letting out a hum.

"Pssst!"

"Hmmm?" Dry Bowser looked around. "Who said that?"

"Don't mind me, I am your conscience! Listen very carefully. That little one muttered a whopper of a line."

"What did he say?"

"Said that he can make a better ruler than you can because you don't have the guts to challenge him."

"Oh he did, did he?"

"Also said that your mama was so ugly, that she took one look at the mirror and crumbled to dust at the ghastly sight!"

Dry Bowser's face turned red.

"He DID, DID HE?"

"And… he said you're nothing but a spineless Goomba."

"Spineless… GOOMBA?!"

He let out a roar and leapt into the air.

Hades laughed. "I came here for a fight and I was going to get one one way or another!"

"YOOOOOOOOU!" Dry Bowser roared after he landed. "You think you can talk to me like that behind my back?!"

"...What?" Olimar wondered as he turned around.

"I'll teach YOU how to respect mothers!"

Olimar tilted his head. "What?"

"And another thing, I'm ten times better than you, you tiny little usurper!"

"...You sure you're not confusing me for Louie, because he'd probably say something like this."

"SILENCE! I'll roast your little ass so hard, no one will recognize you!"

Olimar sweatdropped. "Was it something I said? Because I don't recall ever talking behind your ba-"

Dry Bowser let out a draconic roar, unleashing Oblivion Fire at him.

End BGM

"Whoa!" Olimar jumped away. Guess I'm gonna have to defend myself from him! …For whatever reason!

Olimar blew into his whistle, where a whole army of Pikmin came by his side.

"Bahahahaha! You think a little army will defeat me? Come and get some! I can wipe 'em out in an instant!"

BGM: Main Theme - Pikmin [Remix] (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

Major Misunderstanding - Dry Bowser

Olimar whistled, where the Winged Pikmin picked up some Purple and Rock Pikmin and carried them over, while some Yellow Pikmin took off to go find some bombs.

Dry Bowser unleashed Oblivion Fire again, where Olimar threw his Red Pikmin into it as he dove out of the way. The Pikmin ran to him and started whacking him on his feet. He looked down and shook them off right as the Winged Pikmin flew overhead and dropped the heavier Pikmin.

"Hmm?" He looked up, only to get ground pounded instantly. "OOOOMPH!" He grunted as he was knocked to the ground. Olimar whistled to bring them back as Dry Bowser got up and growled, flashing his claws as Fuzzy Ooze poured out of it as he swung it at the Pikmin… only they weren't affected at all.

One White Pikmin licked it off before shrugging it off while Olimar touched it. "Poison? …No, it's some kind of weird ooze with no effect."

Dry Bowser breathed fire, which Olimar avoided as the Red Pikmin charged again while a few Winged Pikmin flew overhead with Yellow Pikmin. One of them dropped the bomb as Dry Bowser caught it.

"Ha. Like a little boulder will do anything to me!" He said, crushing it… and then it exploded violently that blew his arm completely off. "AAAAARGH!" He growled as some more Winged Pikmin came by and dropped Ice Pikmin, freezing the tyrant solid, which more bombers came flying in as the Yellow Pikmin dropped their Rock Bombs before the Winged Pikmin carried them away.

The Bombs landed right inside Dry Bowser's mouth where they exploded, shattering the ice and knocking Dry Bowser to the ground to stun him.

At that moment, Olimar noticed it was getting dark… and he noticed a mound of dirt starting to glow. "Ah!" He ran over to them, calling for the Glow Pikmin's assistance as they came out of their home.

He whistled as the Glow Pikmin formed into a gigantic glowing orb as he threw it at Dry Bowser right as he got up. "Uuuungh…" He groaned… only to get completely blown up by the glowing orb, with the help of Winged Pikmin dropping more Purple and Rock Pikmin for good measure.

The glowing orb struck Dry Bowser, completely obliterating him as all of his bones were scattered about. His head was cracked as he was unconscious as well.

End BGM

"Sheesh… what was that about?" Olimar wondered as he looked back into his distress call, completely unaware of what the Pikmin were doing. "Let's see here… Louie, where are you-... huh? You're back at the camp?" He asked in surprise.

"Goody! Hup too, hup too, hup too, hup too-"

"Goodness, guess he found some Pikmin to help him out." He said as he looked up… and saw the Pikmin carrying Dry Bowser's body parts away, including his head. "...Oh!"

He quickly ran up ahead, making sure no Pikmin were left behind, let alone eaten by any creature that got too curious.

However, it was a safe trip as they made it back to the Onion where they saw Louie munching on a piece of meat. "Oh, hello Olimar! I was wondering where you were." He said. "I found a new pet!"

"A new pet? What do you mean by-"

"Bark Bark!"

Olimar turned his head to see the Carbon Chomp. "Oh my! He's a feisty one…" He mused.

"Uuungh… where am I…?" Dry Bowser groaned as he noticed he was carried by Purple Pikmin and noticed he was underneath the Onion. "What are you-"

The Onion started to suck him in.

"What?! WHAT?! LET GO OF ME! LET GO OF MEEEEEEEEEE!"

He was sucked in along with the rest of his body, which produced a plethora of various colored Pikmin seeds.

Olimar sweatdropped. "Poor guy… oh well." He shrugged as he and Louie proceeded to pluck the multi colored Pikmin.

Meanwhile…

"Your excellency? Where are you?" Medusa asked as the group wandered around.

"Hey big guy! Where you at?" Felix asked.

"He couldn't have gotten far." Locus said.

"He probably went off ahead… or he's looking for us and we keep missing him." Dimentio said.

"Dry Bowser! Where are you!" Medusa called out as they continued to look for him, unaware of what had happened to him.

"And there you have it, kiddos! Olimar's resourcefulness has once again proved triumphant against the tyrannical Emperor Bowser! …How embarrassing for the latter. Hahahahahaha! See you later!"

*How this What If came to be*

Cody: Let's face it, Dry Bowser would have been worse off if he had faced Olimar instead.

Me: ...Why am I getting a What If idea from that?

Cody: You're welcome, by the way!

*in the present*

Deadpool: Yup, that seems about right.

Ibuki: *snickering* Resourcefulness always was the better option over... hunger.

Take notes, Louie. (Thanks for the idea, Cody!)