Chapter Thirty-Six:

Rivalry at The Carnival

He gazed across the plains of Hyrule Field, searching for a sign, anything that would give him a clue. Wario glanced around himself to make sure that no monsters were planning a sneak attack. He knew the land of Hyrule was the home to many dangerous creatures, and not just friendly faces like the brave hero Link.

Wario reminded himself of the vow he made that he would search high and low until he'd found Waluigi, until the Wario Bros were together again. The greedy plumber grunted and strode down the mountain, heading to Castle Town in the hope that he could find something useful there.

"Hey, up here!"

The greedy plumber ceased all movement, and he looked up, spotting an owl staring down at him from a tree branch. Wario rolled his eyes with annoyance, exasperated by the fact that some head-twisting bird wanted to speak to him, and the anti-Mario was in no mood for this.

"Are you looking for something?" Kaepora Gaebora asked, "Allow me to give you some advice, so please open your ears, newcomer. As you travel around Hyrule, you will find many secrets. There are caves and underground caverns in every corner of the land where you can find something valuable, even treasure awaits in the great temples and dungeons of Hyrule."

"Oh, f*** off!" Wario flipped the owl the bird.

"Would you like me to repeat that?" Kaepora asked.

"Repeat that again, I dare you! Repeat such useless garbage and I'll..." Wario screamed with fury as Kaepora Gaebora started reiterating the same information that he'd just told the greedy Italian seconds before.

"SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!" Wario ran off, "MY BROTHER IS OUT THERE AND I HAVE TO FIND HIM! I WILL FIND HIM AND I AM NOT GIVING UP UNTIL ALL IS WELL FOR US AGAIN!"

Fishy Boopkins skipped along the road, happily reciting the song "Under The Sea" with glee on his face, and he could see the lights of the carnival. The anime-loving Spike was in the middle of a One-Piece episode when his TV receiver picked up the broadcast that was Bob announcing his carnival, which got Boopkins hooked in a second since Bob was his best friend.

Oh, a carnival, what irresistible fun. Boopkins walked through the gates, ready to play games and earn some prizes. He walked by one of the prize galleries, and a glamorous sight got his attention in a second: A bikini-clad High School of The Dead Shizuka doll.

Boopkins' eyes went wide as he drank in the prize, then he saw the price for it. He wasn't too worried, especially as he was well-aware that, to earn prizes at a carnival, you had to earn tickets. Boopkins was more than ready to get those tickets, and take home the doll. He'd never gone swimming with any of his anime dolls, but now would be a good time to change that.

The anime-loving fish headed to the shooting gallery, and Bob made his appearance. "Hey, Boopkins!" The Garo greeted, "Have you come to play for prizes? Today's your lucky day, all you need to do is shoot targets and, if you do well, you'll get some tickets."

"Hi, Bob!" Boopkins waved, "Nice carnival you're running."

"No problem. Have fun." Bob nodded, "Oh, and take this kiddie gun since you're small."

The Garo handed Boopkins a small green gun, and the Spike accepted it just as Bob teleported away. Boopkins aimed at the targets, and got right to shooting, doing the best he could to get that Shizuka bikini doll so he could finally take a swim with an anime waifu toy.

While Boopkins was playing what wound up being kiddie target practice for him, Tari had just arrived at the carnival and was looking at all of the attractions that Bob had to offer. As she looked at all of the different games, she spotted a pool full of rubber ducks complete with fishing rods. Tari's eyes lit up, especially as ducks were her favorite creatures in the world.

"Greetings, one and all!" Bob declared as he popped up in front of Tari, he then recognized her, "Oh, are you that girl who defeated me in Smash and didn't give me a rematch? No grudge here. You want a prize, all you gotta do is fish a duck from this pool, and you'll get tickets!"

"Oooh!" Tari exclaimed, "Okie-dokie!"

She paid Bob some money, then she picked up a fishing rod, and cast a lure into the water to begin the game. Whatever prize she got with the tickets she would earn, Tari hoped it would be worth it.

The first game Mario selected was the Ring Toss. However, no sooner than he'd reached the gallery, he found a familiar face wearing blue-white overalls bearing the same face as the fat Italian; SMG4. And the meme man was trying his hand at the game, throwing ring after ring at bottles while Bob observed from nearby... as SMG4 missed with every shot.

And from the second he saw him missing, Mario was near-baffled by SMG4's misses. He'd seen him land some hits in the past, especially in battles outside all of that carnival stuff, and here, it seemed like the meme man had just recently enrolled in the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy in the throwing class.

"ARRRRGH, COME ON!" SMG4 yelled as he kept throwing, he sounded very angry with the game, and Mario knew that it was not a wise move to anger a YouTuber like him.

"Wow, so close there!" Bob remarked whenever SMG4 made a miss, "Come on now, that just missed! Wow, you aim like a wimp! You are throwing like a little b****, talk about super lame! Is your arm okay there, dude?!"

"Hey, Bob! How did you get here so fast?" Mario inquired.

"I can teleport and I am omnipresent!" Bob explained, "I am everywhere."

And unbeknownst to the Garo, a dark figure with a lanky mustache was watching from the shadows with an evil grin. "And so am I…" Waluigi sneered quietly, then he teleported away without ever being noticed.

"I NEED THOSE DAMN TICKETS!" SMG4 shrieked angrily, he slapped a bag of money on the counter, "GIVE ME SEVEN HUNDRED MORE, BOB!"

"With pleasure, just try not to miss your target this time, SMG4." Bob replied. He took the money without anyone noticing the wicked gleam in his eyes.

SMG4 swiped a pile of rings from the counter, loaded them into a machine gun that he'd managed to bring to the carnival without triggering any security measures, and opened fire. However, despite the rings flying so fast, they still missed their targets somehow. Bob watched until the gunfire ended, then he said, "You shoot like a wimp as well?! Looks like we have a Stormtrooper graduate!"

"OH, COME ON! HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?!" SMG4 yelled angrily, "MY AIM WAS PERFECT, HOW DID I MISS?!"

"Hey, I think that fan is blowing away all of the rings?" The usually dimwitted Mario commented, pointing to a fan that was blowing while aiming in the direction of where the rings had been going.

SMG4 ceased his tantrum. "What did you say?!" He exclaimed, "A fan?"

"Piss!" Bob muttered.

The meme man advanced on the Garo furiously. "Bob, is this game rigged?" SMG4 demanded, "This game wasn't rigged by you, was it?"

Bob pulled out some tickets and handed them to SMG4. "Oh, look. Because you tried your best to hit the targets, you earned ten of these Bob tickets!" He said, "Here you go, SMG4, this is a ticket of your perseverance!"

SMG4 squealed with excitement and took the tickets from the Garo. "I did it! I did it!" He exclaimed, "I'm one step closer to getting that Eggman football!"

Mario stepped forward with shock in his eyes. "No way!" The fat Italian yelled, "Did you just say 'Eggman Football'?!"

"That's right!" SMG4 nodded, "And when I get it, I'm gonna have so much fun with it!"

"Mario was going to get it!" Mario half-yelled.

He and SMG4 stared at each other with shock for a moment. And then, SMG4 flashed a serious look on his face, and so did Mario. The fat Italians stared at each other intensely, and tensions grew fast. Only one of them was going to walk out of that carnival with the Eggman Football, and it would be no one else. Mario wanted it and so did SMG4, and they meant business.

Bob watched from the side, observing the growing rivalry between the plumber and the identical YouTuber. Heck, it was reminding him of something that Mario and SMG4 did once a year, depending on circumstances.

"Oh, crap!" Bob exclaimed, "We have a War of The Fat Italians here! Where are you at?"

"Uh, no. That won't be until later..." SMG4 told the Garo, he continued to stare intensely at Mario until he bolted away from the ring toss gallery while proclaiming, "TICKETS HERE I COME!"

"Oh no you don't!" Mario hollered, he was going to beat SMG4 to the punch if it was the last thing he did at this carnival, and he didn't care how much money he spent up while playing every single game in a bid to get those tickets for the Eggman Football. The spaghetti-loving Italian hurried off as Bob watched, then he teleported away to see how the fat Italians did.

This year's War of The Fat Italians may have been ways off, but it didn't hurt to have a special episode, especially a carnival-themed War of The Fat Italians, even if SMG4 didn't think so. But when the big WOTFI came, Bob was eager to see who would prevail...