Everyone landed after the freezeframe. The duo went through hell to lead up to this moment.
Mario, and Luigi.
They still haven't found a way out of this strange anime dimension that they found themselves in.
"Hey!" Luigi pointed up. "What's that?"
"Huh...?" Mario looked up. There, he saw a giant fire streak overhead. It landed on top of a tower in the amusement park. "Wah!" He ran towards it.
"Mario! Wait up!" Luigi quickly gave chase. Although Luigi's easy paranoia led to believe this was going to be much worse.
As Mario was running, the plumber had a thought in his head. "Hey, Luigi, I thought-a Shido just dealt with a Spirit of-a flame?"
"Yeah!" Luigi agreed. "And he SEALED her! What's this new flame?"
Mario's heartbeat went a bit crazy. Badum. Badum. Badum. His heartbeat would not stop being loud. It was even audible to those around them when they stopped and looked at the crash site. The very top of the Amusement Park Tower. Mario ran forwards in front of Luigi while the latter took cover. The duo knew this all too well.
"MARIO!" That voice. Mario knew it WAY too well. Luigi's eyebrows went down in anger as they looked up. And guess who arrived.
A giant beast-like turtle with a spiky shell, demon horns, sharp claws, and spiky bracelets. It's teeth were gnashing and it's red hair was flowing in the wind from the height it was at. The beast, no- it wasn't a beast, it was Bowser, Mario's arch-nemesis. He laughed as he jumped up. Mario didn't even move as Bowser slammed down in front of him, knocking everyone else back except Mario.
"BOWSER." Mario called out. He got a good look at Bowser again. He felt a very warm aura and Bowser's eyes were glowing orange. Efreet was still there. Mario knew the half-truth now. Efreet's power had taken over Bowser.
Luigi, being the coward he is, was quivering. "B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BOWSER!" They screamed his name in fear. "N-n-no way!" Luigi shaked. "I thought we lost him when going through the vortex!" He never had seen Bowser so intimidating since the Megabug took him over.
Mario had lost his hat in the impact of the slam. He simply turned to face Bowser, only to find Bowser facing right back at him. After silence from so long between the two, Bowser finally spoke.
"Mario! I don't have time for you."
Mario folded his arms. "Yeah? Well, me-a neither. Get lost, Efreet."
"You dare speak my Spirit name? Gwahahaha! I'm busy planning the destruction of the world! Don't you know that takes time?!"
Mario simply looked at Luigi. Luigi nodded and tossed Mario's lost hat back to him. Mario grabbed the hat and put it on, staring furiously at Bowser. Bowser's size seemed to be a bit bigger since being taken over by Efreet.
"So, you want to fight? But you're so weak now!" Bowser laughed. "No friends can save you when I bring you to the top! I'm gonna knock you out and spin you all over! And then roast you!" He declared.
Bowser then stomped his foot back a bit, looked at the sky and then roared. "GRAAAAAAAAWRGH!" Mario felt a rumble, as he was brought to the sky into a battle arena, the Top of the Amusement Park Tower.
"Marioooo!" Luigi yelled, but it was no use as Bowser's roars echoed.
The fight begun.
Bowser raised his hands. "Camael!" At once, the flaming axe appeared. Mario gritted his teeth.
He had no time to greet his teeth, however, as Bowser started slamming his axe towards Mario. Mario rolled out of the way, thank goodness. Bowser then charged at Mario.
"Wa-ah!" Mario watched as Bowser leapt up into the air. Mario then looked to the side. Camael was sticking right there since it got stuck when Bowser struck. Mario ran out of the way when Bowser slammed down and grabbed Camael.
Camael's power was a bit overwhelming. "A-a-ah! It's burning! It hurts so much-!" He instantly dropped it while Bowser laughed.
Bowser then charged again and jumped up. Mario got a quick idea. Just as Bowser was about to land, he moved Camael a bit. Bowser then stomped...
on Camael's sharp edge.
"GWAAAARGHHH!" Bowser roared in pain as he flipped over and tumbled on his back. Mario charged in and punched Bowser. Bowser started spinning around the arena due to the sheer strength of the punch.
"Haaaaaahhh!" Mario yelled as he stomped Bowser straight in the gut. That sounded like a crucial hit. Mario was knocked back a bit due to Bowser getting up.
Bowser roared in the air just as he did in the battle cry. Bowser was angry.
He gnashed his teeth, and Mario saw that as a bad sign. He quickly ran as Bowser breathed fireballs at Mario, the fireballs being much faster and more lethal now that he had Efreet. Mario was panicking now that Bowser was slamming Camael's axe TWICE... with SHOCKWAVES added. Mario jumped and dived and tried to dodge past everything. He finally landed when he saw Bowser jumping up again. Mario quickly vaulted over Camael as Bowser landed on the sharp edge again.
"GRAGH!" Bowser roared in pain again and he tipped over again. Mario punched Bowser in the forehead, which sent him into a spinning motion. Mario stomped again which was another crucial hit. One more and Bowser would be done. Mario quickly seperated himself from Bowser and Bowser got up.
"Gwaaa-AAAAARGH!" Bowser was so angry that he lifted himself in the air a bit, and came down. He yelled out from the top of his lungs. "MEGIDDO!" A cannon came from within Camael and aimed directly at Mario.
"MAMA-MIA!" Mario ran around the arena, dodging a giant fire laser from Megiddo. He then dived back the other way when Bowser slammed Camael three times with shockwaves and rubble all over the place. Mario practically had to be in a bullet hell to dodge it, and, surprisingly, he did. He ran to Camael when Bowser was jumping again, dodging fireballs that rained down. Mario jumped over Camael while Bowser slammed onto it. He tipped over once more.
Mario spun his tail around so he would be spinning around. Mario stomped on his stomach, which flipped Bowser over again, but not finished yet.
"So long, King-a Bowser!" Mario uppercutted his jaw as the Amusement Park Tower crumbled. Bowser did a defeat roar as Mario landed on his feet and Bowser slammed down on his stomach, defeated.
"Y-you did it, Mario!" Luigi cheered as he ran and hugged his bro. Then they both looked at Bowser.
"Grr-oow..." He slowly got up, his eyes still orange and his firey aura grew in rage. "WHY YOU...!" He stomped his foot. "I'm not accepting that easy win!" He smirked and weilded Camael. Everyone got in a fighting position.
Bowser charged in and swung his axe at Luigi, immediately knocking him aside.
"LUIGI!" Mario yelled. Bowser chuckled as he quickly turned into his shell-ball and rolled towards Luigi, the latter thankfully diving out of the way.
Bowser swung his axe at the Luigi wildly, continuing the persuit, and eventually knocking him out, and spat a giant fireball at Mario, knocking him into the air. Mario landed onto the ground harshly as Bowser stomped his foot onto Mario, knocking him out.
"See what you're up against, Mario?" Bowser said with a sinister tone. He snarfed as he turned into a giant flaming ball again and took off into the skies, gone like a comet. All that was heard before he disappeared was his evil laugh.
Just then, a small figure arrived. A blue-hair girl in a hat. "...!" It was Yoshino, but why was she wandering in the dark? It got dark when Mario and Bowser had their duel. "Y-Yoshinon... What's this...?!"
"I have no idea!"
Yoshino then called out. "S-Shido! I found them!"
Shido and Tohka made it, exhausted. Shido looked at the scene as Mario got up, brutally injured. "Mario?! What happened?! Why are you and Luigi in this bad of a state?!"
"Bowser... struck back..." Mario clenched his own arm, tears in his eyes due to the pain.
"Kotori!" Shido yelled into the intercom. Kotori reassured him in a calm voice.
"There, there, we've been watching the fight. We'll analyse the scene. For now, I'll bring Mario and Lozenge to the sick bay." At once, everyone was teleported.
"Shido." Kotori asked.
"W-what?"
"As for you, you'll be going home."
"Will Mario be alright?"
"Don't doubt me." Shido was then teleported by Kotori after that last message.