Here's Sammers Kingdom! A world where nothing absolutely terrible will EVER happen... :). Enjoy!


Chapter 26: A'void' the inevitable (World 6)?

The group had arrived at Sammer's Kingdom, ready for their next obstacle. The kingdom was beautiful with it's unique blue coloured walls and gold rooftops. The sky would've been bright with it's emerald green hue if not for the void, which had grown larger than before.

Tippi couldn't believe what she saw. "Look at that... The Void... It's enormous here, much bigger than it is in Flipside. This dimension must be very close to destruction. We'd better hurry, We have a Pure Heart to find."

The others agreed and proceeded to the next area. However, just as they entered, a green armoured man was running towards them in pain. He yelled "I YIELD! I AM ASHAMED!" Then proceeded to leave the area.

"Ahhhh... So you run, coward. You disgrace your family's honor."

They all looked and walked towards the owner of that voice. "Another unworthy opponent... When will this "hero" of legend appear? Time is running out, and still he refuses to show his face!" As the group got closer and walked onto a battle arena, the man, who resembled a samurai, stopped them at their tracks. "You all stop now! You wear the clothes of a crazy. You must be, if you mean to challenge me!"

"Jokes on you pal, i'm not wearing clothes!" Bowser crossed his arms and laughed as if that was something to be proud of... it's not.

Tippi introduced everyone. "These are the heroes of the prophecy, Mario, Peach, Bowser and Daisy. They're not here to challenge you..."

The samurai basically ignored her. "Aha. So it begins, challenger. I am known as Jade Blooper, guardian of the 1st gate. Prepare for game over!"

The warrior, with a katana held above him, ran towards Mario to strike him. Before Mario could react, Daisy blocked the attack with her club. Bowser then took this opportunity to punch the guy so hard he flew away from the area. Mario thanked them both for the save. Just then, a small royal man with facial hair a crown for a head. "OH, SPLENDID! What a rousing spectacle of martial artistry!" He was more than pleased to meet the heroes. "Oh ho! What a performance! And what exotic garb you drape yourself in, challenger! Your skills are impressive. So the hero of legend has finally revealed himself... You may go to the next gate."

Tippi seemed confused. "What 'next gate'? What's going on here?"

"Yea and who the heck are you!?" Bowser questioned the royal.

He introduced himself. "Oh! Pardon my late introduction. I'm known as King Sammer, ruler of the Sammer Guys! Your unusual fighting style brings me amusement to no end! As reward for your victory, I shall allow a glimpse of my treasure... Behold!"

To everyone's shock, the king pulled out a Pure Heart. Tippi shouted "That's...a Pure Heart!"

King Sammer confirmed their suspicions. "Indeed, it is the pride of the kingdom! If you desire it, prove your worth by defeating my loyal vassals in a tournament!"

"Your vassals, King Sammer?" Peach asked the royal.

He began explaining. "In our kingdom, there is a legend that has been passed down through generations. 'When a great hole appears in the sky, the world will soon be devoured.' The tempest in the sky grows larger by the day. It must be stopped!" He sighed as he continued. "But the legend goes on. And so I shall continue a very dramatic reading... Ahem. 'Only one thing can stop The Void: the great hero must be given the Pure Heart.' Vassals, to me!"

The ground shook hard as if there was an earthquake, causing the heroes to slightly lose their balance. The gates at the other side of the area opened and a large crowd of various Sammer Guys ran into the battlefield, ready fro combat.

"HACHAW!"

"HAIL SAMMER!"

"100 STRONG!"

King Sammer explained the situation. "These are my vassals. Should you beat them all, you will prove you are the true hero. Yes, I shall reward you with a Pure Heart if you best my other 99 Sammer Guys!"

Daisy was in disbelief. "99 Sammer Guys!?"

"Exactly, my dear! I love that enthusiasm," the king misinterpreted her disbelief. "I'm sure I'll be on the edge of my throne throughout this thrilling tournament! I will await your arrival at the palace. The tournament has begun... Let skill decide! Begone, my vassals, and move to your tournament positions!" With that, he bid the group farewell and left with his vassals.

Tippi took this opportunity to talk strategy. "So, the king will give us a Pure Heart if we beat the other 99 Sammer Guys... We better get started. We have a lot of fighting to do..."

"Can't I just blast them all with my flames?" Bowser whined.

"If it were that easy, we would do that," Mario said. "But we both know your fire won't last, so how's about we take turns each round so we have time to fight then recover."

"Wow, Mario, that's actually not a bad idea," Daisy complimented her friend's plan.

Peach clapped her hands together and said with determination "Okay, then. Once we are sure we're ready, let us begin these trials."


After passing about 19 trials (Thanks to Bowser who literally tackle slam and used his flames to beat up the samurai), they've made it up to the 20th round. It was Mario's turn and took this opportunity to use Cudge on the enemy, then managed to use the flame flower to finish them off. After this defeat, the Sammer guy's comrades came by to bring him back home, allowing the group to pass on to the next round. Just when they thought another fight, the Void grew as the arena shook violently for a brief moment.

Tippi was getting nervous. "The Void is growing larger... We have to hurry!"

"Hurry? Why not pause and savor the show?"

Everyone frantically looked around for the source of the voice, before they all looked up and saw Count Bleck look down at them menacingly.

"Who's the creepy clown with the cape?" Bowser muttered out loud, glaring at the blue villain.

Peach wondered the same thing, while the others were readying for a battle.

Count Bleck proudly said "It is already far too late to stop...Count Bleck! BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! The prophecy unfolds smoothly, thanks to the Chaos Heart. The light of each world will be snuffed out one by one..."

Tippi was desperate for an answer. "Why would you want to do something so...unspeakable?"

Count Bleck was not amused. "You QUESTION Count Bleck?! This worthless world's destruction matters not! Far better for Count Bleck to wipe it out of existence than let it remain!"

"How can you say that? That's...horrible!" She didn't know why, but Count Bleck's words made Tippi's heart break.

The blue man continued. "Count Bleck scoffs at you! An insignificant Pixl lectures Count Bleck on what is right and wrong?"

"This is not up for discussion!" The group was surprised by Tippi's sudden outburst. "You're wrong...and sick! All living things have a heart. They're all priceless. You can't just...erase them!"

"Of all things, you defend the heart? Nothing could be more worthless..." The Count held his hat to cover his eyes. "All things...are meaningless. Aside from Timpani, no treasure mattered in the least to me..."

Tippi muttered in shock. "...Tim...Timpani?"

Count Bleck regained his composure. "...Speak no more!" He spread out his arms for a more dramatic effect. "This world is dying under the monocled gaze of...Count Bleck! But don't let that stop you from trying to find a Pure Heart you will never acquire! BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK!"

With that, he disappeared before a battle can commence. Leaving no time to waste, the heroes continued on with a few more battle before entering the castle to meet with King Sammer.

The king was happy to see them and ran towards the group. "Splendid! The heroes have arrived! We received word of your nasty run-in with that despicable fellow Count Bleck. So the legends ARE true... Our ancestors truly did foretell these days!"

Tippi asked the royal "King Sammer, we're sort of in a hurry, here. The Pure Heart, please..."

King Sammer pondered for a moment before he made a decision. "You haven't defeat all of my 100 Sammer Guys, but the situation is grave... Oh, why not! Just for royal giggles. The treasure sits on the 26th gate. Go claim the Pure Heart you so richly deserve!"

They were all glad and made their way to the arena. However, on their way, Daisy, had a weird feeling something wasn't right, but didn't say anything to cause worries for her friends. Once they arrived and found the chest, Mario went up and opened the lid, only for an explosion to hit his face.

"Mario!" Peach and Tippi shouted in fear.

Luckily, Mario was fine, just shocked by the lack of Pure Heart. Everyone saw King Sammer teleport just now, stomping his foot and talking like a brat. "But... But... That explosion didn't even turn you black with soot! That totally didn't even hurt you at all! This stinks! So you thought you'd just grab the Pure Heart? You guys are so dumb! Mimimimimimimimimi!" The King floated up and transformed, revealed to be Mimi instead. "Surprise! It's me, Mimi! You're so silly! Did you crazy heads think the king would give you the Pure Heart? The king's probably tucked all cozy in a bed taking a nap in the castle. ...Making cute li'l snoring noises while his world goes bye-bye!"

"Seriously!?" Daisy shouted in anger. "We don't have time for this!"

"Daisy is correct, Mimi! Time is of the essence. Please, stay out of our way," Peach begged her for them to go through.

Mimi didn't care. "You DUMMIES! The only reason I'm even HERE is to get in the way! I'm not all soft 'n' cuddly like the count. Nighty-night! It's bedtime for you guys!

The pigtail girl summoned multiple rubees and shot them all at Mario. Luckily, Peach ran in front of her fiancé and opened her umbrella in time to shield them both. She looked behind her to see if he was alright and Mario nodded in appreciation. Bowser used his flames against Mimi, trying to get her away from Peach while trying to attack. Daisy went to Mario and Peach, telling them she had an idea. While Mimi was distracted with Bowser, she took the opportunity to take one of the rubees off the ground. She tossed it up and used her golf club like a baseball bat, hitting the rubee towards the spider lady, causing direct hit. Seeing what she did, the couple looked at each other before they ran off. Mimi grunted from the pain and aimed her gems at the orange princess. Before she could, she got hit by a few rubees from the other direction.

"OUCHIE!"

She turned and saw that Mario held a few gems, Peach using her now closed-umbrella like a bat also. Bowser was also with them, about to chuck a few more rocks himself.

Felt as if she'd been backed into a corner, Mimi decided to end this. "That really hurt! You're just a big bunch of bullies who hit cute little girls! But it doesn't matter an eensy teensy bit, hee hee! Everything's perfect! ...What, don't believe me? Look up at the sky!"

Everyone looked towards the sky and saw she was right. The Void grew massive, causing the field to shake once more.

"The Void... It's enormous now!" Tippi shouted in fear.

Mimi chuckled at their terrified faces. "Mimimimimimimimimimimi! Yep, I sure got you meanies to waste LOTS of your time! Guess you'll have to give up looking for that dumb Pure Heart now!"

Daisy muttered out loud "This psychotic girl was only trying to stall us..."

"Golly, you guys have really got your thinking caps on today, huh? Well, I did warn you that I was meaner than the count! Anyhow, it's sure a big old bummer I can't stay to play more with you guys. But this place is about to go kablooooey! Later, meanies!"

As soon as Mimi teleported, the whole kingdom shook so hard the surrounding structure began to crumble. Despite wanting to reach the Pure Heart, Peach knew they wouldn't make it far and informed everyone to return to Flipside. Tippi, however, didn't agree. "We've got to make it! We can't fail now. Not now! We've come so far."

"I want-a-grab the heart as much as you do," Mario told the butterfly, then pointed towards the black hole in the sky. "But we should get outta here before we get killed by the Void."

Tippi reluctantly agreed and the heroes used the Return Pipe to escape. The Sammers Kingdom was surrounded by the Void, destroyed any remains of what was left.


The heroes had arrived back to Flipside, just outside th blue doors. Unfortunately, they were all unconscious. Tippi slowly got up, feeling both dizzy and for some reason, nostalgic.

"Count Bleck... I feel like I know him from somewhere..." She looked around and saw the others were still unconscious. She pondered further and realized she has fragments of him in her memories. "Wait... I do! Or at least, I did! I did know him! But... How? And when? And who is he? I can't remember..." Her thoughts were interrupted by Bowser's groaning, and saw everyone was regaining consciousness.

Bowser grumbled, feeling a headache coming. "Urgh... Whuzzat? Whozere? Bwah! What's going on here?!"

"I'm a little discombobulated myself," Tippi replied. "So it's hard to say... At the very least, we seem to have returned to Flipside..."

Mario helped Daisy and Peach up as the pink princess asked "But what of King Sammer and the Sammer Guys... And the Pure Heart...?"

Daisy walked towards the blue doors and spoke out her thoughts. "The door's still here, so the kingdom should still be there, right?

"Only one way to find out," Mario replied.

With that, the heroes went through the door, hoping both the kingdom and the Pure Heart are okay.


"Okay L! My part's done, so you know what to do," Mimi told her fellow minion as soon as she arrived at the hangar.

Mr.L rolled his eyes as he got into Brobot. "Yea, I know. Need I remind you who helped make this plan."

"Yeesh, where'd all this sass come from?" Mimi asked rhetorically. "Just remember, get the heart and come back, that's it." Knowing what L was going to ask next, she beat him to it. " and no fighting the heroes!" Mr.L groaned but complied nonetheless. He was all set inside Brobot and saluted Mimi before departing, both unaware of a jester eavesdropping.


Things will be a bit more different after this chapter, so stay tuned for that! Until next time.