In this chapter, our heroes will go to Rock-Candy Mines.
Don't worry, rock candy and soda aren't lethal together. Though prepare for a loud burp if you do consume them together.
Though oddly enough the Soda Jungle precedes the Rock-Candy Mines.
I feel like I've improved as a writer when writing this fanfic.
But then again, I've already written a lot of fanfics. So the jury is out as to what I can still achieve.
I'm open to ideas as usual. I remember when I included the Koopa Kids in one of my fanfics because somebody suggested it.
Chapter 42: I Want Rock Candy
After Bianca pulled the flagpole, our heroes had access to the Rock-Candy Mines.
This world was a mountainous one.
And a cloudy one too. Though not as cloudy as the one succeeding it.
They noticed something was unusual.
Instead of one tower, there were two.
There was still only one castle, but it was still a deviation from the formula.
"That's a change of pace." noted Jessica.
Was there a reason why the Dragonlord decided to build two towers instead of one?
There was plausibly a reason for it.
A Moosifer explained the situation to them.
"The Dragonlord knows that you're defeating his generals, so he's tightening security." explained the Moosifer. He figured he would be better safe than sorry after all the minions that had fallen.
He didn't want to see Atlas fall. Not after all the generals that he lost. He was a very loyal minion too.
So he figured two towers would make things more difficult for them.
"That makes sense." noted Jessica.
The Moosifer could fight the heroes himself, but he was taking the day off. Sometimes monsters needed a break from fighting.
And he didn't like his chances of taking on the heroes by himself.
Mario noted that in Super Mario Bros. 3, there was something more than one fortress (which were similar to towers) as well. World 6 had three. How difficult that journey had been.
It seems this world was going to be a bit harder than normal. There were two tower guardians to overcome. Not just one.
Still, Jessica figured they still had a chance to win.
So they decided to go to the first level.
This time, Donkey Kong would take a break from the action.
Though he had gone to cliff levels before.
Like in Donkey Kong Country Returns. He needed to watch his step in that world.
For some reason, the boss was a super strong version of Mugly. Were Thugly and Mugly related by any chance?
Fuzzy Hilltops
"Should we change the level title?" asked Jessica.
There weren't any Fuzzies.
They had gone to Chucklehuck Woods to party. They found Fuzzbushes to be comforting.
Actually, I don't think that will be necessary. Though I will admit I do change a lot of level titles.
Mario nodded. Though he did wonder whether there were any Bowser Baddies still in the kingdom.
Some Feralbeasts appeared.
They were pretty fuzzy.
Hence the level title.
Accompanying them were Trigertaurs.
They had the combined jumping power of a horse and a tiger, so they could leap pretty high.
Our heroes had to take care not to get trampled.
And avoid being bitten by their sharp fangs.
Some chimeras were effective combinations.
There wre also Malevolanterns.
If left alone too long, they would summon Low Dijinks.
So it was a good idea not to leave them alone.
And there were Moosifers.
They attacked with fire, as their demonic appearances implied.
Alternatively, they charged at them.
There were also Wyverns.
They happened to resemble Pterodactyls.
Fuzzy decided to pay them a visit.
"Are you here to fight us?" asked Peach.
"Nope! I just figured making an appearance in this level was too good of an opportunity to pass up!" exclaimed Fizzy.
"I see what the author did." noted Jessica.
"That's right. You are a Fuzzy." noted Bianca. There was definitely logic behind that.
Even if she was obscure. She had only appeared in one game, which was rather recent. At least by Dragon Quest standards.
"I can heal you if you want it. I figured now would be a good time." said Fizzy.
The guardian was just up ahead.
"I'll accept that offer." spoke Jessica.
Fizzy healed up the party.
"Thanks!" exclaimed Peach.
This time, the guardian was a Chocolate Golem.
It seemed appropriate that they would encounter one in this world.
The golem attacked…with candy.
Not something one would typically use as a weapon.
But it was surprisingly effective.
The Chocolate Golem rolled a jawbreaker towards them.
It knocked the heroes down like bowling pins.
"Mamamia!" exclaimed Mario.
He then pulled out a candy cane and used it as a sword.
He swung it at Peach, but she blocked it with her parasol.
Jessica decided to use fire against him.
It was her usual strategy, of course…but fire seemed to be the best solution for dealing with a chocolate enemy.
Sure enough, he began to sweat a bit.
"I should stay out of the kitchen." noted the Chocolate Golem.
"But isn't that where you usually find chocolate?" asked Peach.
"I meant the oven specifically." explained the golem.
On the other hand, ice didn't seem to work well.
After all, it was normal for chocolate to be kept at cold temperatures.
Mario swung his hammer at the golem.
Peach decided to switch out with Wario.
All the chocolate was staining her dress.
And she really liked her dress.
Where was the nearest washing machine?
Wario smelled the scent of delicious candy.
This made him very happy.
"Yeah!" cheered Wario.
It looked like he was going to have dessert today.
Wario began to eat the chocolate golem's candy.
"This is delicious!" exclaimed the plumber.
It made him happy to have a snack after all the adventuring.
The golem gasped.
Without his candy, he wouldn't have the means to fight the heroes.
He attempted to stomp on Wario to get him to stop.
But he moved out of the way.
"That seems to be effective." noted Bianca.
Perhaps Wario should keep on doing what he is doing...
...so long as he didn't choke.
However, Wario bit into a jawbreaker.
"Ouch!" exclaimed Wario.
Perhaps he should have paid attention to what candy he sank his teeth into.
The Chocolate Golem sighed in relief.
Perhaps that would stop him from eating all his candy.
He fired cookies at the heroes.
They exploded into chocolate chips.
"Mamamia!" exclaimed Mario, who got hit by the deliciousness.
Luckily for Wario, one of his comrades was a magical dentist.
Bianca quickly healed his teeth.
"Thanks!" shouted the plumber. He was glad to have Bianca on his side. Though personally he would probably marry someone like Debora. She was loaded.
This time, he made sure to swallow the jawbreakers instead.
They were much better for his teeth that way.
"You ate all my candy! I guess I should surrender." noted the Chocolate Golem.
He pulled out a white flag.
Wario pulled the flagpole.
"I love eating candy!" exclaimed the plumber in yellow.
"You might want to brush your teeth afterwards." pointed out Bianca.
"Yeah yeah yeah." said Wario.
As it turned out, there was a town of Koopas up ahead.
"I guess there are still Koopas in the-a Mushroom Kingdom after all!" exclaimed Mario.
They checked to see if they were hostile.
Luckily, they were not.
So they decided to check out the town.
Meanwhile…
Alena used the Beanstar once again.
Lemmy Koopa was in Gwarhar Lagoon.
"Gwarhar Lagoon?" asked Alena.
"It's a popular vacation spot in the kingdom." noted Peasley.
Perhaps Lemmy figured he would have fun there. Maybe he was building a sand castle? That was a fun activity.
Alternatively, perhaps he could use his wand to summon beach balls.
He's always been a bouncy guy.
Suddenly, an alarm went off.
"What's going on?" asked Maya.
A fwe seconds later, a guard came to tell them about an emergency.
"The town is under attack!" exclaimed the guard.
Our heroes' eyes widened with shock.
"Is it Bowser again?" asked Alena. He seemed pretty determined to conquer the Beanbean Kingdom.
"Actually, we seem to be under attack by robots." explained the knight.
"Robots?" asked Kiryl.
That was unusual.
Though robots did exist in his world.
Our heroes went to the town to see for themselves…and to defend the town.
These robots had smiling faces. It didn't seem like the Koopa Troop had built them. Though they did have Mechakoopas.
They were being led by a Bean who was wearing a strange headgear.
"Who is that?" asked Ruff. He hadn't seen a Bean quite like him before.
"I am Fawful, a lackey of devotedness! I have worked with my mistress Cackletta for years of wickedness!" exclaimed Fawful. Those were good memories.
Unfortunately, it seemed that not all Beans were good. Just as not all Koopas were evil.
"This guy speaks funny." noted Ashlynn.
To be fair, most of the Beanbean Kingdom seemed to be named after laughter.
So perhaps it made sense that a Bean would speak that way.
"Wait, who is this Cackletta?" asked Alena. This was the first she had heard of her.
Suddenly, the heroes heard an evil laugh.
"Eya ha ha ha!" laughed the witch.
"Oh no! It's an evil witch!" exclaimed Nera.
"Soon, the Beanstar will be mine!" shouted Cackletta.
"I'm not sure how we're going to find Ludwig without it." noted Peasley. He could be anywhere in the Beanbean Kingdom...though he probably wasn't in a place that they already visited.
Either way, they needed to defend the Beanstar from her.
"Cackletta's here? I've heard all sorts of stories about her." spoke the royal guard. And none of them were very pleasant.
She had caused trouble in the kingdom for quite some time. Like the time that she attacked the castle with flying monkeys.
The royal guards attempted to stop Cackletta from seizing the Beanstar.
But she zapped them all with lightning.
Unfortunately, their metal armor conducted electricity.
So it didn't exactly protect them from her spells.
"Ouch!" exclaimed one of the guards.
It seemed Cackletta was a bit much to handle. She had been expelled from Woohoo Hooniversity, which was one of the best schools around. So she learned a lot about magic.
Ruff tried spilling water on her.
But this merely annoyed her.
"I thought that would work." questioned Ruff.
"You've been reading too many books…and watching too many movies!" exclaimed Cackletta.
"Maybe I have." answered the boy. He personally liked to read books about werewolves.
Though in his defense, Cackletta did use lightning magic. And water and electricity were not known to mix.
In retaliation, Cackletta attempted to zap Ruff with her lightning bolts.
Ruff panicked and ran away.
She summoned bats to attack the boy.
Peasley decided to warn his mother about Cackletta's plans.
She would definitely want to know about it.
And he figured it would be in their best interests to keep the Beanstar safe.
"Cackletta is trying to steal the Beanstar? But it could be only awakened by someone pure of heart." noted Queen Bean. Cackletta and Fawful didn't qualify.
"That does raise a question." noted Peasley. What was the point of stealing something if Cackletta couldn't use it to her advantage? Even Popple wouldn't do such a thing.
But he couldn't help but worry if they would find out about Alena.
She had the power to awaken the Beanstar.
And he knew Fawful was an expert on technology.
What if he had a device that could steal Alena's voice?
Considering the technological wonders Fawful had made that were attacking the town, that seemed possible.
So Peasley decided that he should warn Alena.
It would be best if they remained on the safe side. Besides, Alena had a nice voice.
So he went to warn her.
Alena was currently fighting the robots.
They were known as Mechawfuls.
Fawful prided himself on making mighty robots.
She managed to topple one with a kick.
"Alena! Don't let them find out about your voice!" exclaimed Peasley.
"My voice?" asked Alena.
"It can awaken the Beanstar!" shouted the prince.
"Oh yeah." recalled the princess.
It looked like the Beanbean Kingdom could be in trouble.
'Why does Cackletta want to use the Beanstar, anyway?" asked Alena. Did she plan that far?
"She wishes to rule the world!" exclaimed Peasley.
"It sounds like she'll have a lot of competition then.' noted the princess. That was probably the oldest evil scheme in the book. Though the means that Cackletta wished to obtain it were creative at least.
"She probably will. But I think it would be best if you don't let Cackletta find out about your voice." spoke Peasley.
Unbeknownst to Peasley, a Mechawful was listening to the conversation.
The Mechawfuls just so happened to come with satellite dishes.
Fawful noted that not only did they have dishes, but they could dish out punishment.
"This is news of greatness! Cackletta will be experiencing such joy!" exclaimed Fawful.
Fawful went to alert Cackletta.
"I found who we are of looking for!" exclaimed Fawful.
"Princess Peach? What is she doing in the Mushroom Kingdom?" asked Cackletta. She didn't seem to leave her kingdom too often.
"I am of finding another princess that is possessing pureness!" explained Fawful.
"What were the chances of that?" questioned the witch.
"Fawful has no idea!" exclaimed Fawful.
If that was the case, the plan was going even better than expected.
She wouldn't have to go to the Mushroom Kingdom to continue her plan once she had obtained the Beanbean Kingdom.
She could just take the voice of Princess Alena, who was nearby.
Fawful instructed the Mechawfuls to capture Alena.
Alena wondered what was going on.
The Mechawfuls seemed to be targetting her specifically.
Could it be that they had found out about her voice?
If so, she had to be careful not to get captured.
Otherwise, it could be the dark ages for the Beanbean Kingdom.
Luckily, the Mechawfuls were having a hard time catching her.
She was pretty fast.
Her training from fighting all the baddies in the Beanbean Kingdom had paid off.
Fawful considered entering the fray himself.
Perhaps his machines weren't up for the job...as strong as they were.
Alena knocked off the head of another Mechawful.
It proceeded to fly away.
This sight was enough to convince him to fight her personally.
"I shall deal with the princess of strongness myself!" exclaimed Fawful.
He fired a projectile at her.
Alena narrowly dodged it.
"His headgear fires projectiles?" asked the girl.
She wondered what else it could do.
She was about to find out.
The headgear fired a laser.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Alena.
She tried to hit him, but since he was flying, it was difficult for her to hit him with her fists.
"I might need some help." noted the martial artist. Flying enemies were a bit of a problem for her.
Although, perhaps her Firebrand could be of use.
She tossed some fireballs at Fawful.
"That is of hotness!" exclaimed the flying Bean.
But he countered by using a freeze ray.
Alena started to feel very chilly.
"Brr…" spoke Alena.
Meanwhile, Ruff was still being attacked by Cackletta.
Luckily, Maya came to his aid.
"You're going to have to go through me first!" exclaimed Maya.
"Fine by me." answered Cackletta.
She summoned dark holes to swallow up Maya.
She ran to avoid them.
Cackletta then cast Frizzle.
This knocked Maya off her feet.
Meena came to her sister's defense.
"How many heroes does the Beanbean Kingdom have?" questioned Cackletta.
She had heard stories about heroes who were defending the Beanbean Kingdom from Bowser the Koopa King.
Perhaps she should have come when they were away from the town.
But then again, taking down the heroes of the Beanbean Kingdom would really decrease their morale.
So she decided she would not retreat just yet.
"You shall regret challenging the mighty Cackletta! Eya ha ha ha ha!" exclaimed Cackletta.
I figured it would be fun to have Fawful and Cackletta appear in my fanfic. Unlike the moai, these two are actually malicious. So I figured it would contrast the last chapter.
Anyways, it looks like I left you at a cliffhanger, didn't I? I'll try to see if I can upload the next chapter soon. Though I will admit I'm making the chapters longer as I go along. I feel like I can make the battles last a bit longer.
I still think the main villain of the fanfic is going to be Bowser. As well as the Dragonlord. But I figured it would be fun to include those two. Even if Cackletta is a one-shot villain.
Are you interested in seeing two towers?