Time for another chapter of this fanfic.
We'll get to see the fight with the Chuckolator.
Of course, you probably already know what to expect.
But I might throw a twist here and there.
What do you think of Princess Showtime? I haven't played it yet.
But I bet Princess Peach's alter egos could be useful for this fanfic.
Chapter 25: Mountain Climbing
Scaling the Mountainside
Some Blizzybodies appeared.
When they appeared, they could feel a chilly gust of wind.
"Don't you usually appear before Flamethrowers?" questioned Jessica. She had checked the monster book.
"We usually do but we share the same monster rank." pointed out a Blizzybody.
They were both Rank C.
"Seems fair." noted the redhead.
"And besides, this seemed like the perfect environment for us to appear." spoke the Blizzybody.
"I get what you mean." comprehended Jessica. It would be weird if a Blizzybody appeared in a desert level.
As their name implied, Blizzybodies used ice magic.
So our heroes had to be careful not to get frozen.
But fire worked well against them.
Peach summoned a Spitnik.
"Not the sun!" exclaimed a Blizzybody.
The Spitnik bombarded the Blizzybodies with fire.
A Blizzybody used Ice Breath, but Alistair countered with Fire Breath.
"You're one step ahead of us!" exclaimed the ice monster.
Some Ursa Minors appeared. It seemed that they didn't take kindly to the heroes entering their territory.
One of them growled at our heroes.
"Mamamia! There are bears on this mountain!" exclaimed Mario.
"Well, it's not too surprising." noted Jessica. When you thought of bears, you typically thought of mountains.
Though not all bears lived on the mountains.
Luckily, the heroes had not encountered Ursa Majors. Not yet, at least.
An Ursa Minor attempted to claw Wario.
But he punched him and knocked him down.
"That was not a minor blow!" shouted the bear.
Mario leapt on top of a Ursa Minor.
But he ate some honey to heal himself.
"That's good honey!" exclaimed the Ursa Minor. He was glad that he had saved it for later. It certainly was useful whenever he got into a fight.
Another Ursa Minor let out a roar.
Peach was knocked off her feet.
It seemed they could roar rather loudly.
Some Splatypunks were on the mountain as well.
But while they were stronger than regular Platypunks, they still weren't so tough.
They could use magic, however.
So that was something.
The Splatypunks began to wear down our heroes' defenses with Sap.
If they weren't careful, they were going to take a lot of damage from attacks.
"Not so tough without your defenses, are ya?" asked a Splatypunk.
However, Peach used Kabuff to counter the debuff.
She had learned support magic.
"Aw, man!" shouted the Splatypunk.
A Liquid Metal Slime appeared.
"I like the view from up here!" exclaimed the metal slime.
"Quick! Let's catch it!" shouted Mario.
However, they were even harder to catch than regular metal slimes.
"Catch me if you can!" shouted the metallic bubble slime.
But they also gave even higher exp. Chances are they would level up if they caught one.
Unfortunately for Wario, he wasn't the fastest fighter. So he was at a bit of a disadvantage when catching them.
Mario was reasonably fast, however. He was used to running around.
He successfully managed to catch the bubbly metal slime.
"I got it!" exclaimed Mario.
"Good game!" shouted the liquid metal slime.
He was looking forward to another chase.
Our heroes leveled up.
This would make fighting the guardians that much easier.
Some skill points were nice.
Peach had a beauty skill. It would make it so enemies attacked her less often.
Which was good, because she was the party healer.
Some Rockbombs appeared.
It seemed they called the mountain their home.
Alistair whimpered.
"That's right. They can explode." noted Jessica. And their explosions were bigger than Grinades, too.
If they wanted to win, they would want to defeat them quickly.
Luckily, they were strong enough to do so.
And Wario had learned a skill that would allow him to give them a taste of their own medicine.
He could toss Bob-Ombs.
"This is so ironic!" exclaimed a Rockbomb that had been hit by one.
One of them decided to explode, but Wario kicked it away at the last second.
"That was a close call." noted Jessica.
In addition to the bears, there were Great Sabrecats on the mountain.
They were rather agile enemies.
But they were vulnerable to loud noises.
They had sensitive hearing.
Still, their sharp claws made for effective weapons.
Wario punched a Great Sabrecat.
He was stunned.
"You're not using ME as a scratching post!" exclaimed Wario.
A Great Sabrecat pounced on Mario.
"Mamamia!" exclaimed Mario.
But Jessica blasted the sabrecat away with fire.
"Thanks!" shouted the plumber.
This time, the boss was a Boss Troll.
He was on the mountain summit…along with a flagpole. It seemed that he had climbed his way up as well.
"I'm king of the mountain!" exclaimed the boss troll.
At least, that was what he claimed he was.
"I knew we were going to encounter one eventually." noted Jessica.
They had encountered several regular trolls, so it seemed inevitable.
The Boss Troll summoned a troll for support.
He was the boss, after all.
"I wonder how many of them we're going to face." spoke the sorceress. There seemed to be more than a few of them.
"I'm not sure." answered Peach.
The boss troll was faster than his normal comrades.
And he was stronger too.
Perhaps there was a reason why he was in charge.
Peach hit the Boss Troll with a frying pan.
"Ouch!" exclaimed the troll.
Who would have thought a princess could hit so hard?
He called for help again.
Some Bodkin Fletchers appeared.
These Bodkins liked to dip their arrows in poison.
So they needed to be a bit extra careful compared to regular Bodkin Archers.
As usual, Peach could cure the poison if they needed it.
Luckily, Wario was resistant to poison as well. He was a tank, after all.
Mario leapt on the troll minion and knocked him out. It seemed he was getting better at fighting trolls.
"Can I take a day off, boss?" asked the troll. He had bitten off more than he could chew.
"It's so hard finding good help these days." noted the Boss Troll.
"Not for me, it isn't!" exclaimed Peach.
"I remember fighting Bodkin Archers in the first level." noted Jessica as she fought the fletchers.
Peach hit the Boss Troll again.
"Oof!" exclaimed the boss troll.
The Boss Troll swung his mace in a circle.
Both Jessica and Mario were hit.
"He sure packs a punch!" exclaimed Mario.
"Is it a wonder he's a boss?" asked Jessica. He wasn't a pushover like the Cruelcumber in World 1, that was for sure.
This time, Peach decided to call for help.
She summoned a squad of Toads.
They were happy to help her. It was the least they could do after everything she had done for them.
"For the princess!" exclaimed the leader of the Toads.
They began to swarm the boss troll.
"Aaaahhh! Get them off me!" exclaimed the boss.
The Toads were too much for the green troll to handle.
The Boss Troll fell on the floor.
Realizing what had happened, the Bodkin Fletchers decided to flee.
"Bye bye!" exclaimed one of the Bodkins.
"Have I gone from being the boss to a flunky?" asked the Boss Troll.
Peach pulled the flag pole.
"Way to go, princess!" exclaimed Mario.
Meanwhile. in the Chucklehuck Woods…
Our heroes fought against the Chuckolator.
It wasn't every day you fought against a giant made of soda.
"You think we can beat this guy? It's pretty big!" exclaimed Kiryl. Not even a Wiggler was as big as this monster was.
"Well, Bubbles does have the purple Chuckola fruit." spoke Alena. They could likely have it if they won.
The Chuckolator swung its sword at our heroes.
Kiryl blocked it with his lance.
Ruff attacked with his teeth.
He had some stone fangs equipped.
But the Chuckolator slashed him in retaliation.
"Ow!" exclaimed Ruff.
The Chuckolator then switched weapons.
It now had a gun.
"I think it's changing tactics." spoke Kiryl.
And indeed it was.
The Chuckolator began firing soda projectiles at them.
"Incoming!" shouted Nera.
It seemed the Chuckolator could attack at long range along with close range.
One of the projectiles hit Kiryl, splashing him with the reserve.
"Ow! I'm hit!" shouted Kiryl. It seemed that he hadn't readied his shield fast enough.
Alena swung with her fists, but the Chuckolator blocked it with its shield.
"I guess I wasn't fast enough." noted the princess.
However, she noticed that a crack had formed on it.
Perhaps if they hit the shield hard enough, they would be able to break it. It was worth a try.
The Chuckolator fired soda bubbles at our heroes.
They scattered to avoid them.
Nera fired an ice spell at the Chuckolator.
She figured some ice to go with the soda would be nice.
The Chuckolator blocked it with its shield, but another crack appeared.
"Keep on doing that!" exclaimed Alena.
Ruff headbutted the shield.
Luckily, this does not give him a headache. Otherwise he might need some Advil.
The shield shattered.
"This should make things easier for us." noted Nera. Now it couldn't defend itself.
However, the Chuckolator could now use both its weapons at once. It no longer had to choose.
It fired a projectile from its sword, then shot projectiles at the heroes.
"Oof!" exclaimed Nera.
She never thought soda could be used as a weapon.
Ruff pulled out a straw and started drinking from the Chuckolator.
"This is some good stuff!" exclaimed the wolf boy.
He would compliment Bubbles if he weren't deranged.
However, the Chuckolator spun around like a tornado.
Ruff was knocked away.
Nera fired another ice spell.
The Chuckolator shrank in size.
And for some reason its sword and gun disappeared.
It seemed that fighting the Chuckolator weakened it.
It wasn't going to be attacking with its weapons, that was for sure.
The soda giant attempted to bite them, but Nera stopped in its tracks with a fireball.
The Chuckolator was weakened, so it looked like the heroes had the upper hand.
But at that very moment, Bubbles showed up.
"What do you call a snack mixed with soda? Popcorn!" exclaimed Bubbles.
The Chuckolator chuckled, and healed some HP.
"Oh no! He's healing the Chuckolator!" exclaimed Ruff.
If they didn't do something, it was going to be at full size again.
"That isn't good." comprehended Kiryl.
"Although, that does give me an idea. The Chuckolator gains strength when someone does something funny, right?" asked Alena.
"I guess we should do the opposite then." noted Ruff.
Nera told the Chuckolator a sad story about when Debora called her a loser.
The Chuckolator began to feel sleepy.
"No! They found out the Chuckolator's weakness!" shouted Bubbles. Things did not look good for him.
Ruff told him a sad story about people who turned into animals.
The Chuckolator was poisoned.
"Oh no!" shouted Bubbles.
Alena then told the Chuckolator a story about how her mother had passed on. It had been a day of mourning in the kingdom. Though she had at least died peacefully.
Ruff cried a little bit.
Kiryl already knew that story though.
The Chuckolator exploded…and splashed everyone with soda.
It seemed that was too much sadness for it to handle.
"That's some tasty soda!" remarked Ruff, who licked the soda off himself.
"It's a good thing I know where to get a new dress." noted Nera.
She did agree the soda tasted good though.
Perhaps brewing it for 1000 years had paid off.
"That was an unusual fight." noted Kiryl.
"Noooooo!" exclaimed Bubbles. There went his life's work.
It looked like the Chuckolator had chuckled its last.
Some Beans wearing white coats appeared.
"You're coming with us, Bubbles." said one of the Beans.
The Beans in the coats took Bubbles away.
"You haven't seen the last of me!" exclaimed Bubbles as he was dragged out of the woods. They would pay for ruining his Chuckola reserve.
"You think he'll escape the loony bin?" asked Nera. She wasn't looking forward to fighting another Chuckolator.
Then again, it had taken 1000 years for Bubbles to make the first one.
"I hope not!" exclaimed Ruff. He was dangerous. Even if he made such great soda.
Bubbles left behind the purple Chuckola fruit.
Alena picked it up.
A wide grin formed on her face.
"That's all the fruit we need!" shouted Alena.
"That sure was hard work, wasn't it?" noted Kiryl.
"It sure was." nodded Nera. They did have to fight a soda giant, after all.
That soda giant had been worth a lot of experience, however. Some of them had leveled up.
And it had dropped some coins they could spend at the Winkles' shop later.
So perhaps it had been worth it.
They had also fought some Bowser Baddies, but that wasn't as exciting by comparison.
The party went back to Gourmet Guy.
He was excited to see the Chuckola Fruit that they had brought him.
"I'm so happy you got me those Chuckola fruit!" exclaimed Gourmet Guy.
He began to leap up and down with joy, which caused small earthquakes.
"Can we go through now?" asked Nera. They had worked hard to get those fruit. And they had fought a boss for the last one.
"Sure! A deal's a deal!" agreed the big Shy Guy.
Luckily, Gourmet Guy had honor.
He stood aside so that they could pass.
"I appreciate you honoring the bargain." noted Alena.
"Well, I might want your help again in the future." spoke Gourmet Guy.
The Chuckola Fruit were making him want to eat exotic cuisine.
Maybe he could go to Little Fungitown next. They had some delicious mushrooms there.
Luckily, they didn't have to use Fire Tickle to knock the big Shy Guy down, since he had agreed to their terms.
"If we see you again, we can get you some more food." noted Kiryl.
They trusted Gourmet Guy to be a guy of his word.
Sure enough, the Mother Chuckolola was up ahead.
It looked like they were going to be doing some tree climbing.
But seeing as they had taken down a giant made of pop, they got the feeling they could handle it.
And three of them had climbed up a mountain as well.
Kiryl decided to swap out for Prince Peasley.
He was a bit worried he might get splashed again.
He wasn't sure what was in that tree.
Other than Wendy, of course.
Wendy saw them approaching the tree.
She was all the way at the top. Just as Larry had been at the summit of Hoohoo Mountain.
"Why did Gourmet Guy let them pass? Oh well, the Bowser Minions were itching for a fight anyway." noted Wendy.
And she was hoping to fight the heroes herself.
She would wait for them.
I hope you liked this chapter…and that you weren't trolled too much.
I wonder if you got a chuckle out of it.
I figured Bubbles being committed would be funny.
Though it would be best if he didn't make another soda. Remember Mario and Luigi?
Coincidentally, one of the worlds in New Super Mario Bros U is Soda Jungle.
I'm not sure I'll have another Chuckolator appear there though.
